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Evening star., 1927-10-15
REALTORS PLEDGE HELP
TO ST. LOUIS HOMELESS
More Than 1000 Families Need
Emergency Shelter After
Recent Tornado.

Housing for more than 1000 families
made homeless by the st. Louis tor
nado of october has been provided
| through the st. Louis Real Estate Elk.
change, working in cooperation with
the Red Cross. Members of the ex-
char took the initiative in offering
80 to 60 days occupancy rent free In
worthy cases.
The exchange, in the emergency
shortage of homes which the storm
created, took action TO throw the
whole service of its membership into
the steadying of the shelter situation.
The board branded as unethical any
attempt by owners or agents to raise
rents during the emergency. BY for
NAL resolution. members of the board
not only are urged to refuse to act as
agent for any owner who should in
sist on a raise of rent during the short
age. but also are asked to report his
case to the exchange.
The board called for extension of
time for mortgage payments, either of
principal or interest, for home owners
in the devastated region whose homes
ere under mortgage, and pledged the
400 real estate concerns who are mem
bers of the exchange to offer this eX-
tention in all cases where they them.
selves hold deeds to property in the
affected area, and to urge owners who
are their clients to make similar eX-
tention,
Evening star., 1927-10-15
BUILDING TOTALS
S@6,6(0 IN MONTH
Home Construction Projects
Lead All Others in Dis.
trict Activity.

Construction of 154 dwellings of va
rious types. having a total estimated
. cost of $966, 900, was authorized in the
District of Columbia during the month
of September, according to the
monthly statement Of new building
projects which was issued today by
Col. John w. Oehmann, building in
Spector. Home building projects led
. all other types of building, exclusive
of Federal operations. Apartments
fell into second place for the month,
plans for but three being approved.
having a total estimated cost of
$315.000.
The total estimated value of all new
building projects, exclusive of Fed
eral opera tions, was fixed at $l,774, ,220,
which was considerably below the
corresponding totals for preceding
months. The September total brought
the grand total for the first nine
months of 1927 to $29, ,025 ,645, whereas
the corresponding figure for the first
nine months of 1926 was approxi.
mately 100000.
Building permits were issued during
the past month as follows:
Evening star., 1927-10-15
LYON VILLAGE HOME
is SOLD FOR $4,000
Louis C. Carl Purchases Model
Structure on Granada Terrace,
Overlooking Lee Highway.

The Lyon Village Star model home
the second of the series Of four dem
onstration houses erected in Wash
ington and it's suburbs this year $
features of the better homes move.
ment sponsored by The Star, has been
purchased by Louis C. Carl, member
of the firm of Cali Carl. Inc, it was
announced today by the office of Lyon
& Fitch, Inc, builders of the home.
The consideration involved in the
transaction was S21 900. including the
garage, hangings and refrigeration
and heating plants of the house.
Mr.. Carl, formerly a resident of
Lyon Park, Va, Yesterday moved into
the new home. The house is located
on Granada Terrace. Lyon Village,
about one mile west of Key Bridge on
the Lee Highway, and is of the Medi'
terranean style of architecture, with
thick masonry walls finished in rough
texture stucco. The home is situated
on commanding site overlooking Lee
Highway, and the grounds about the
house are attractively Handicapped.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
PERIL IN STAIRWAYS.
Deaths in Homes Due to Unlighted
Cellar Steps.

Editorial comment in a Philadelphia
newspaper reveals that over a given
period of time more persons were kill
ed in their homes than suffered fatal
accidents on the streets.
From our records it would seem
that a fight of stairs is the most
dangerous thing in house." says the
editorial writer in speaking of home
accidents.
One factor in home accidents is that
OF the uniighted and often Uttered
cellar stairway
Evening star., 1927-10-15
FAKE REALTORS LIKELY
TO HAVE LICENSE TAKEN
Real Estate Operators Using Term
Illegally Subject to Per-
NIT Suspension.

Any person who represents himself
to be a realtor when as a matter Of
fact he is not entitled to that designa-
ton is guilty Of a fraud upon the pub
lie and will be denied a renewal of
license as real estate broker, accord.
ing to an official notice for California
which has just been issued by Stephen
Barnson, State real estate commits.
Sioner.
The term realtor is limited to mean
member of constituent board of
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, and the exclusive right of
the association to the word has been
upheld by court decisions in various
States, the commissioner points out.
The action of the State real estate
department of California is in line
with a ruling for New York State
made by A. G. MacNulty, assistant
secretary Of state in charge Of the ad-
ministration Of the New York real es-
tate license law. and with the position
taken for New Jersey by the New Jer.
sey Real Estate Commission.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
$105,791, ,001 Loan Investments.

The real estate mortgage loan in.
vestments of the Prudential Insur.
ance Co. of America amounted to
$105,791, ,001 during the first nine
months of this year, 1t was announced
here today by the H. L. Rust Co., To-
cal correspondents for the insurance
firm.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Government experiments have DEM
onstrated that Strawberries can be
profitably grown in Alaska.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

An atlas which was given to King
Charles II of England in the seven
teenth century is taller than a man.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

The following summary shows the
distribution of improvements among
the respective sections of the District
of Columbia and the values of same:
Evening star., 1927-11-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. November 10.-A sub
terranean brewery, it's intricate sys,
tenn of Easements and passageways
yielding beer and liquor making para
phernalia worth half a million dollars,
has been found by Federal prohibition
agents a few steps from Detroit
main artery. Woodward avenue.
So extensive was the plant that it
occupied an entire city block Of base.
ments and most of the office buildings
above. Dan Vacarelli prohibition ad.
ministrator. believes that in the dis
covery of the giant plant last night
his Office has uncovered the main
source Of supply to many of Detroit S
blind pigs and bars.
Night Club Deserted.
A fashionable night club at 33
Selden avenue, which was believed to
be headquarters and general offices of
he underground plant, was deserted
when Vacareili and nine agents ar
rived at an hour picked as most liable
to catch the after-theater crowd.
In the dining room, where nearly
200 tables were set. many laden with
steaming viands. there were evidences
of hasty exit by patrons. A few
Evening star., 1927-11-10
LEAGUE TO ASSIST
PARLEY At Havana
Member of Secretariat De-
tailed as aide in Pan
American Arrangements.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 10.--Aithough
the League Of Nations does not intend
TO send an official observer to the
forthcoming pan-American conference
in Havana, the League secretariat
proba bly, will participate in the work
Of preliminary organization for the
conference.
An official note issued today said
that the League secretariat was send
ing Cristobal Rodriguez TO Havana.
Rodriguez is a Panaman and mem.
ber of the secretariat. It also is re-
ported that one or more League inter.
prefers may go to the conference.
1t appears that Cuba. which Is a
member of the League council, first
consulted Sir Eric Drummond, League
secretary. concerning technical points
connected with preparation for the
conference which Is scheduled to open
in January. because OF the League s
vast experience in arranging such af
fairs. Sir Eric appointed Senior Rod
risuez to supply the requested infor
nation. and soon after Cuba asked
whether Rodriguez could not be sent
to Havana. To this Sir Eric agreed.
Although the League does not In
| tend to send an official observer II
! is understood that Rodriguez will
| make report, especially because Ol
! the fact that the League is seeking tt
augment its links of liaison with Its
! lIatln American members.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
FRANCO .JUGOSLAv
TREATY IS OPPOSED
italian Press Sees Slap at Rome
if French Sign Peace
Agreement.

BY the Associated Press
ROME. November 10.---The signing
of the Franco-Jugoslav treaty at a
lime when the politics Of Belgrade
is decisively anti-Italian' will be a
direct admonition to Rome" says
the conservative newspaper II Mes
saggero, which discusses the treaty at
length.
The paper declares that Jugoslav
politics are often provocative and
always turbulent and intemperate. II
adds that the present treaty will in
no wise tend to simplify the whole
European situation. while it may COM
plicate the Adriatic problem.
The Franco-Jugoslav treaty. recent.
'ly agreed upon, but not yet signed,
is pact Of amity and arbitration.
1t was completed a year ago. but
held up pending the negotiation of
similar pact between Italy and
Jugoslavia. The complication grow
ing out Of the Albanian situation
caused by the treaty of Tirana be-
tween Italy and Albania gave set
back to the negotiations between Italy
and Jugoslavia. however. and the
French view was that Belgrade de-
sired that the treaty be signed with
Paris now.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
John Coolidge Gets
Credit for Audience
Given to Teachers

By the Associated Press.
PLAINVILLE. Conn. November
10.-The girls saw Florence and
Florence wrote to John and John
wrote to his father and that ex-
plains why the Ia Plainville MEM
bers of the Connecticut American
izatiOn group were received at the
White House Saturday when the
other 436 girls could not get an
audience.
Miss Esther Trumbul1, niece of
Cox. John T. Trumbull, one of the
party. conceived the idea of enlist
ing the aid of her cousin in arrang-
ing for a reception with President
Coolidge An exchange of letters
between Miss Florence Trumbull
and .Iohn Coolidge followed and the
whole thing was arranged in
tWinkling.
1t was explained at the White
House that the larger group was
not received because the Presi-
dent has been forced to discontinue
reception of school groups of this
size The IA who were received
were said to he teachers.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
HUGE ERGROUND BREWERY
FOUND IN HEART OF DETROIT
Subway Plant Occupies City Block
Tunnels Lead to 80 Exits in
Nearby Buildings.

tables had been overturned. From
racks in the checkrooms were hung
coats and hats left behind in the
hurried departure.
On 150-foot bar at the rear of the
dining room were glasses containing
beer or whisky. which patrons had
not taken time to consume as word
of the impending raid was received.
Behind the bar the serving counter
was stocked full.
Most elaborate was the plant outlay.
most lavish was the liquor making
equipment Included in contraband
which the agents seized were a beer
vat containing $4,000 gallons of beer,
several hundred barrels Of beer. a
large quantity of bottled beer, II cases
of whisky, eighteen 5.000-gallon beer
watts. three $4,000, gallon beer watts,
ton and a half of filter paper pulp
used in purifying beer, three 10000
gallon wooden whisky tanks, empty;
a large ammonia refrigerating plant,
"racker" machine, used in filing
kegs and FIVE large automobile trucks.
TrapdO0r Is Found.
After more than an hours investi
CATION. agents found a cleverly con-
cealed trapdoor of steel leading to
basement.
At one end of the basement another
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Evening star., 1927-11-10
VERMONT PLEADS
FOR FLOOD RELIEF
Governor Asks Immediate
FundS-CoId Weather
Slows Workers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. November 10.-President
Coolidge and the Red Cross today
had before them an urgent appeal
on behalf of fiood-stricken Vermont
from John E. Weeks, governor of the
State.
Plainly impressed by the magnitude
If the catastrophe, which overwhelmed
many parts of his commonwealth. the
governor declared the situation was
so critical that immediate aid was
imperative.
Cold weather added force to his ap-
peal, as relief workers struggled over
snow-coyered roads to bring food and
medicine 10 the isolated communities
OF the far North.
S75,OO0 Appropriated.
Contributions will be received by the
Red Cross on by the governor, by
whom they will be turned over to the
organization which. in cooperation
with the Army and local town and city
governments, has undertaken the chief
work of relief.
From Washington came word that
the national treasury of the society
had appropriated $75.0)6 10 be used
in Vermont, and that voluntary dona-
tions of another $4,000 had been re.
ceived.
The money win go to meet immedi-
ate needs, including rebuilding and re-
pairing of homes. furnishing of houses,
rendering Of medical aid and rehabili'
tation of small businesses, where the
livelihood of individuals is involved.
Farms as well as village homes will
be assisted.
Estimates IF actual 1858 to the food
swept area, iH:';tding parts of New
Hampshire, wes'ern Massachusetts,
and Connecticut as well as Vermont.
are still necessarily so vague as TO be
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column ~
Evening star., 1927-11-10
BUTLER PREPARES
FOR c. 0. P. PARLEY
Convention Date and Place to
Be Set by Committee at
Session Next Month.

Chairman William M. Butler of the
Republican national committee today
is perfecting plans for the meeting of
the committee here on December s.
when a convention city is to be
selected.
The committee is to meet at the
Willard Hotel, and will be in session
December Z, as well as December D,
If the additional time is found neces-
sary. On December 5, the executive
committee Of the national committee
will meet here.
Cities which desire the Republican n
national convention next year have
been informed they must have their
invitations in the hands of the secre.
tary of the committee, Roy o. West.
by November 10, MIR. West is in
Chicago and some of the invitations
have gone TO him there in the first
instance, and some have been forward.
ed to him after being received ut the
national committee headquarters here.
Among the cities which will seek the
convention are Cleveland, San Fran.
cisco. Detroit. Kansas City, Seattle.
San Antonio. Denver. Philadelphia and
Chicago.
San Francisco Once Favored.
Before the Presidents announce
ment Of August that he did not
choose to run for President in 1928
there was considerable sentiment
among members of the committee for
holding the convention in San Fran
cisco. Today some of this sentiment
still exists, but there is a general feel
ng that it would be better to have
the convention In city more acces
sible to all sections of the country
particularly if there is TO be con
vention in which many ballots are to
be taken and real contest over the
nomination. The tear is expressed
that men whose presence may be val
| liable to the party would, be unable
to give the time to make the trip tc
the Pacific Coast
The convention city. it Is said. VIII
De selected with a view to the best in
terests of the Republican party. There
is no inclination to sell the conven
ton to the highest bidder among the
cities. A guarantee fund for the ex
penses of the convention and the com
mittee will be required. Those ex
penses usually run in the neighbor
hood Of 100000 to $125,000. But il
the expenses are less than the speci
fed guarantee fund, the balance does
not go to the Republican committee
for the campaign. but back to the
city.
There has been no crystaliZation OF
sentiment upon the convention city
it is said. However. the likelihood OF
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Evening star., 1927-11-10
FRAUD IS CHARGED
IN PHILADELPHIA
Citizens Party Claims Money
Was Used by Regular
G. O. p. Workers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. November 10 -
Leaders of the Citizens party. whose
candidate for mayor was overwhelm'
ingiy defeated at Tuesdays election by
the Republican organization candidate
allege that the organization spent
money as recklessly' i'm the municipal
campaign as it did last year when Will
liam S Ware was elected to the United
States Senate. 1t also alleges that in
timidation and illegal assistance
were resorted to,
Asserting that the attempted win
dication" of Ware through the election
of his campaign manager. Harry A
Mackey, to the mayoralty had cost the
organization approximately $1,000.
0O0," the Citizens Party Council said
the orgy of expenditure was great
er in proportion than sthe S3.0O0.00o
spent in the Statewide campaign of
1926, which was the subject of sena'
torial inquiry.
I'VE are advised" said statement
by the council. that $500 was allowed
to most of the divisions to employ
watchers and workers Since there
are over 800 divisions this would
mean approximately $3.50 900 to begin
with. apart from the enormous adver-
tising and election expenses including
the gifts made to opposition watchers
to keep away from the polls.
"While the Citizens party was linn
tied in it's expenditures to about $4,000
for watchers, the organization crashed
the polls with as many as 10 and 70
watchers and workers, some of whom
not only intimidated voters, but doled
out copious allowances in new $40
notes and dispensed liquid refresh
ments lavishly.
80 numerous and grave are the
charges coming into these headquar-
ters that a meeting will be held to
consider a proposed course OF pro
cedure.''
Mackey defeated J. Hampton Moore.
Citizens party candidate, by more
than 1866, 900 plurality
Evening star., 1927-11-10
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
EXTENSION O.K.'D
Commissioners Agree to
Principle of HarIand's
$4,000 Project.

The extensive traffic-light install
lation program of Traffic Director
William Fl. Harland, involving an ex-
penditure of approximately $270.00O
was agreed to in principle today by
the Board of District Commission.
ers and the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
The program was considered at a
joint meeting of the Commissioners
and the commission which was at.
tended by Traffic Director Harland
and Capt. r. G. klotz. chief engineer
of the commission.
Held Lights Unnecessary.
The latter recommended in a report
about 10 days ago disapproval of the
light installations on the ground that
present traffic conditions do not
justify the expenditure. and probably
would not for some years to come.
Several changes will be made IN
Harland's program before it is finally
approved. however. but indications are
that expenditure of the S270,000 will
he authorized in the near future. Un-
less this fund which was derived
through fees received for automobile
drivers permits renewed prior to July
l. is expended or obligated by Decem.
ber 81, 1t will revert. to the Treasury.
Conference to BE Tomorrow.
The changes to be made will affect
chiefly proposed intersection installa.
tionS, where lights would interfere
with street car and motor bus opera.
tions A conference will be held to-
morrow between Mr.. Harland and the
commission 70 consider where the
changes should he made
Specifications for the new lights al.
ready have been drawn up and just
as soon as the Commissioners ratify
Mr., Harland's program as modified.
bids will re advertised. Eearly ap-
proval of the program will allow the
contract to be awarded before Decem-
ber 81. and prevent the return of the
$270,000 fund to the Treasury.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
CONVICTION RATE HIGH
AMONG PRODUCE THIEVES
Onlv IS of 1O3 Were Found Inno-
cent by New York Courts,
Police Head Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE. n. Y, November 10
Motorists who help themselves to the
farmers crops should be interested in
the almost perfect conviction rate
procured for this form of thievery by
New York State troopers during the
last II months.
A report made to the New York
State Farm Federation Bureau con-
vention here today by Maj. John A.
Warner, superintendent OF State
police, showed that all but Is OF the
iO3 persons arrested by the troopers
for this form of petit larceny were
convicted.
The vigilance service in which the
troopers play their part was or.
ganized by the Farmer Bureau about
two years ago as result of drive
to stamp out thefts of fruit and farm
produce in the State. A preliminary
survey by the bureau disclosed that
most OF the farm produce thefts were
committed BY Motorists.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
SCHOOL STRUCTURE
ROCKED BY EXPLOSION
Wilkes.Barre Building Dynamited
Workman Saves Railway Line by
Extinguishing Fuse.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. November
10.-The incompleted West Pittson
High School Building was rocked by
a dynamite explosion today, and the
quickness of a workman who extn.
guished sputtering fuse prevented
ii sticks Of dynamite from exploding
on the Laurel line electric railway, Just
as the Scranton Wilkes Barre train
was to pass.
The damage to the school building
had not been estimated. Residents
living near the building were aroused
from their beds by the force of the ex
plosion.
The scene OF the attempted railway
outrage was three miles from the
school building and near where a
candy factory was blown up several
weeks ago. The dynamite had beer
placed i'm the middle of the track.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Globe Trotter's Will Endows Home
For impoverished Men and Women

price Is said to have been $4,000.
Already $1O0. 900 has been spent on
the project.
Mr.. Eodine made his fortune as
head of the Mandarin Paint Co. He
maintained no home and spent most
Of his spare time in travel. Shortly
before his death he was taken i'll In
rocming house. where. he said. he
was more at home than at any other
place. and had conceived the idea Of
endowing club for those similarly
situated.
The home to be called the John
Bodine Memorial Club. is to Re non.
sectarian and open only to men and
wop.en of culture. college edvca,io
being one of the entrance quAlifica-
tions. In 1t there is to be . large
library. open to tha public.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. November 10 Pro.
visions for the purchase and endow.
ment of a club for men and women
over so years old. and of culture and
refinement. who have lost their for.
tunes, are contained In the will OF
John Rodine. wealthy bachelor and
globe trotter, who during his life fire.
quently expressed his regret that he
had no place to cali his home.
In accordance with the terms OF his
will. Graylock Hall, the three.story
colonial mansion Of the late Rich
ard Mott at Bayswater. Long Island.
has been bought, said William 8.
PettitA executor of Bodine's estate.
The Hiding Is considered one of the
show rlaces Of the RockaWays, Its
Evening star., 1927-11-10
By the Associated Press.

The pat OF the Presidential ha nd
stopped the wailing of curly.headed
Robert Mcfarland Russell today after
the child had thrown the lobby of the
White House executive offices into
more or less confusion just as the
customary noon, hand-shaking group
was about to be received by President
Coolidge.
The tow-heade1 the son of DIR.
and Mrs. Alfred E. Russell. and born
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Presidential Pat Drives Away Tears
OF Curly-Headed Child at White House

in Barre. VT, had refused to quiet
down even under the threat of his
mother that unless he stopped crying
he would not be permitted to see the
President.
The signal for the group to pass into
Mr.. 'oolidge's Office was given, and
the father. carrying the still crying
baby. was pushed along against his
will until he stood on the threshold
Of the Presidents room. There young
Bobert caught sight of Mr.. Coolidge,
who patted the baby's hand and the
crying ceased Immediately.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Bank Cashier Robbed.

READING, Pa. November 10 tPl.
Harry Deem, assistant cashier oi
the First National Bank at Birds
boro. miles from here. was over.
powered by two bandits and robbed of
a satchel said to contain between
SIS. 900 and $4,000. as he walked out
tire rear door of the Birdsboro post
,f{ico fndaV
Evening star., 1927-11-10

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi.
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed