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LOSS HELD DEDUCTIBLE.
Overflow and Seepage Question
Ruled On in Tax Case.

Question Of whether a farm owner
in making income tax returns is enti-
tied to deduction for losses suffered by
overflow and seepage of water where
such overflow and seepage from natural
causes resulted in destruction of a
planted crop has been brought to deci-
SIGN in a case which has just been
passed upon by the board Of tax ap-
peals.
way against Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, Docket No. 1917. The tax
payer in the case claimed as a deduc-
ton the cost of the preparation of the
ground and the planting. The COM
missioner Of internal revenue had dis
allowed the claim. The board Of tax
appeals, overruling the commissioner
decision, held the loss in this case to be
deductible
Evening star., 1928-11-10
AUTUMN SPRAYING

There is a real need of giving certain
species of fruit trees one final spraying
before putting away the spraying outfit
for the Winter. Peach trees in par
ticular should be sprayed once after the
leaves have fallen with lime-sulphur or
bordeaux mixture as a means Of con-
trolling leaf curl, that disease which
very often attacks the leaves in early
Spring, causing them to fall in cases
of severe infection. The spores of this
disease are now on the buds awaiting
opportunity to enter. If spraying is
deferred until Spring, the chances are
that the gardener may not be able to
spray in time and, since late Fall
spraying is fully effective, it is to be
recommended as timely procedure for
peach growers.
A spray of lime-sulphur after the
leaf fall IS a good treatment for all
fruit trees and fruit plants, especially
Evening star., 1928-11-10

gates to the National Capital Federation
of Garden Clubs are l.. M. Clarke and
III. r. Engelbrecht.
J. p. Schumacher paid a high and
well deserved compliment to the retir-
ing president. DR.. Royal j. Haskell, un-
der whose direction the club has ad-
vanced in its brief two years of exist
ence to a commanding and highly re-
spected position in local gardening cir
cles.
The National Capital Federation Of
Garden C1uDs will not meet again until
January, at which time election OF Of
flcers for 1929 will be held. 1t Is very
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gratifying to find that the federation
has become firmly established. There
are now IS affiliated garden clubs and
It is confidently hoped that in the COM
ing year all the local clubs will lend
their aid to this worthwhile organiza- =
ton by becoming supporting members.
This is the final appearance of this
column for the 1928 season. The gar
den editor wishes to express his appre-
citation to the various garden clubs and
garden club officers who have assisted
by supplying information concerning
their activities.
Evening star., 1928-11-10

Mrs. Grace o. Pariseau, chairman of
publicity for the Battery Park Garden
Club, announces that the regular
monthly meeting of this club will be
held Wednesday, November 81, at the
Community Clubhouse. DR.. Peter Bis
set is to speak on "Evergreens."
The joint meeting of the National
Capital Federation of Garden Clubs and
the Woodbridge Garden Club, held Mon
day evening at the Sherwood PreSby-
terian Church. Rhode Island avenue and
Twenty-second streets northeast, proved
to be an unusually interesting and
happy occasion. The Woodbridge Club
was celebrating the completion of the
second year of its existence as an inde-
pendent organization. The federation
representatives were guests and assisted
in the program by giving interesting
accounts OF the activities of their re-
spective clubs. Practically every organ
izat1on has developed worthy major
project, such as the planting of local
school grounds or the development of
Fairgrounds, etc, and the accounts
proved conclusively that the garden club
as rule is occupying a very definite
and useful place among civic organiza-
tlonS. Among the garden clubs repre-
sented by delegates we're the Community
Garden Club of Rockville, Md; the
Chevy Chase, D. c., Garden Club; the
Chevy Chase, Md, Garden Club; the
Burleith Garden Club, the Battery Park
Garden Club, the Takoma Horticulture
Club. the Society of Little Gardens of
Foxall Village, the National Capital
Dahlia and Iris Society and the Wood
ridge Garden Club. Miss Margaret C.
Lancaster, president of the federation,
discussed the tentative plans that have
been formulated for a meeting of State
garden club federationS, which 1t Is ex-
pected will be held in Washington next
Spring. This will be an important oc-
casion. one requiring the full support of
all the local garden clubs. That the
garden clubs are prepared to render the
necessary assistance was evidenced in
the pledges of support given by several
of the delegates.
The American Horticultural Society
will meet Tuesday evening, November
13, In the small lecture room of the Ma
tional Museum, with DR.. Edgar Wherry
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture as guest speaker. The sub
ject of the address will be "The Con-
servation and Preservation of Wild
Flowers" a favorite theme Of Dr.
Wherry and one that he is eminently
qualified to discuss on account of his
years of study of native plants. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The officers of the Woodbridge Garden
Club for 1929, elected at the annual
meeting held November 5, are L. M.
Clarke, president; Mrs. w. P. Lambert,
vice president; A. r. Hester, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. H. r. Engelbrecht,
recording secretary, H. r. Goddard,
treasurer; r. c. Long. librarian. Dele
Evening star., 1928-11-10
Gardening in Washington

AND ITS ENVIRONS

those subject to San Jose scale. Apples
and pears from the home garden all too
often carry evidence that this scale is
still O common pest. Commercial
orchards in which consistent spraying
is the rule are little bothered by this
inSidious insect pest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Marriage Licenses.

Asrriage licenses have been issued to the
Hoard z. Newman. q. and Ruby N. Haas,
Al; KEY ErsosEic Wenchel
10 rev. william IL Z holman l'''e - A''''''
Lee T. .Pen1beytor.. "a, and Edith v. Fen
sosn' ~: both Of Richmond. Va, Rev. Jack
~Lesington z, Smith. "A. and Bertha ".
10 f k.s as aSs T. sna hss.ls z Wiley
.FnlAp Ran, -. Waterbury, Conn, and
Asrgzret z Mulysney. ~. Of this city. Rev.
arthur L. FoitE. q, Of this city. and Helen
g Price, ~, LEYay, Va. Rev. Charles b.
PsiIlD 1. gKests q. and Catherine j.
Rss. {. Howard Lsnbdin. ''
Herman z. Christiensen, a. and Lossna
~ a as1.sy m .I Esg. T " T Ys,p c,., ana
Mar TIn1ieS. 70. L1nehbars, Vs. Rev. r.
psaiss ?. yInams. 4. and y,oi.. A ROB
s %;'.Ps R sssh q Richmond Va. Rev.
wa a2s': e Kew r 4 Down g. snd Eth'l"'s
cksrsss p. stream, IS. and Jessie H.
Erye. a. both 81 JACKETS, Va. Rev H r.
J9En Day. q. and Helen Mecrsy. 10. Rev.
nshyy Nii,. 7. 49,. n. ard Ri, BLANCHE A ps-
Henry r. Msnor. q. and Bessie N. Barnes.
q. both Of Baltimore, Nd Rev. II. w,
Les P Ryan. 20. Fort Humphreys, Va. and
Ethel k- Ferguson. 10. Of this city Rev.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
DISABLED VETERAN
WORK PLAN SOUGHT
Committee to Make Survey
of Methods Used in
Allied Countries.

Survey of the methods used by the
silied countries in helping their World
War disabled to get employment viii be
made by President Coolidge's special
veterans preference committee. of which
Representative Hamilton Fish Of New
York is chairman.
In their efforts 10 find ways and
means of opening the doors of employ
nent in the Federal service wider to
disabled veterans especially. the COM
naittee has decided to get through Of
fetal channels all the information it can
about what has been done by those ma
tions which fought side by side as allies
in the war. Gen. Pershing testified
FRIDAY that to his knowledge France. Tor
instance, was doing more for her dis
ablec than the United States, in the
matter of veterans preference.
While the committee had not decided
definitely yesterday how it may go about
the matter of obtaining this inforn1a-
ton, it was variously suggested that the
military attaches of the War Depart
nnent or the foreign representatives OF
the Veterans Bureau would be able 10
transmit such matter in short order. The
Presidents committee is planning to
submit a report by December l. Hear
lngs will resume next wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
APARTMENT R0BBERIES
BRING 360-DAY PENALTY
Former Janitor Sentenced After
Confessing Thefts at
Two Houses.

Admitting he had taken articles from
lockers in the Cecil Apartment and
the wardman Park Hotel. where he was
employed as a janitor, Luke Boone, coll
ored. was sentenced yesterday to serve
$50 days in jail, with the option of pay
ing $500 in fines cr serving an addi-
ticnal 100 days for six cases of larceny.
He was also held for the action of the
grand jury on a charge Of grand lar
ceny
Boone was employed at the Ward
man Park Hotel for Is days. during
which time he is alleged TO have taken
numerous pieces of Silverware. He
then was employed as ianitor at the
Cecil Apartment for one month. When
he moved away. 1t is alleged, he took
numerous pieces OF tableware and
clothing he had obtained from the
lockers of residents Of the apartment.
In addition he is charged with having
placed a cot, which was in the hall Of
the apartment. on the moving van to-
gether with an entire barrel Of china
and glassware valued at $50.
Practically all the articles taken have
been recovered. They include dishes.
sugar bowls, soup tureens, umbrellas
and bathing suits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Pieces Early America
Knew.

1t is said that all period furni-
ture portrays the mode of
living of it's day. Surely Early
American furniture is no ex-
ception. The quaintness, the
new spirit of the times are
brought out in the beautiful
designs that these pieces fol-
low. Though naturally bor-
rowing ideas from their native
lands, Early American de-
signers worked out a style dis
tinctively original. An out
standing quality of Early
American furniture is its
practicalness, its extraordi-
nary capability to serve. Many
are the pieces with large,
my drawers, spacious
shelves and ample table tops.
Desks conserve every inch of
space, tables have drop leaves
to give them greater useful
ness. There's a unique beauty
about these early pieces. See
them here tomorrow.
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Garden Set of 6 Pieces, sos

One of the Joys of summer is finding a cool retreat
and cooling drink out in the open. The umbrella set
shown consists Of the table, the umbrella armchars
and side chairs at sos in green motif.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
WINS SCHOOL AWARD.

Robert T. Murray. Sd. has been
awarded the junior scholarship prize Of
o book. "The Life Of Dean Briggs" for
attaining the highest scholarship In the
junior class at Armstrong Technical
High School
The book Is offered by the Harvard
Club OF Washington TO ranking juniors
OF each Of the high schools
Murray is q lieutenant in the cadet
corps, and took highest scholastic hon.
OfB for the whole high school. He is
president OF the Valentines Club of
Washington. and business manager Of
the school paper, the Armstrong Porch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
PRAISES r. L. WILLIAMS.
Taliaferro Wishes Him Success in
New Revenue Post.

Commissioner Sidney r. Taliaferro
sent q letter Of appreciation yesterday
70 Robert L. Williams, who resigned as
assistant corporation counsel 10 join the
legal staff Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau
After more than is years as an as
siStal1t to the corporation counsel of
the District Of Columbia" said Mr.
Taliaferro, you have resigned to ac-
cept another position which holds
express the appreciation of the District
for the splendid and efficient work
which you have accomplished.
Il desire TO assure you that you have
the very best wishes Of the Commits
Eoners, as well as my personal regards
and best wishes. for your future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Home Han1onu
By
MAYER g. CO.

Strive for the Newest in
Bedroom Furnishings
What a satisfaction it is to
know that even your bedroom
is in harmony with your sta
ton in life--as smart as the
clothes you wear, as perfect
as the car you drive, as ultra
modern as the entertainments
you attendant as we'll done
as the bedrooms of any of
your friends. The modern bed.
room has become a private liv-
ing room as we'll as a place to
sleep. You will enjoy having
a desk there that you may
write letters undisturbed; an
easy chair with a lamp above
it and book shelves or an end
table for magazines and You
will enjoy reading zen negli-
gee" Let us help you plan a
bedroom you'll be proud of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

Our Department Of Interior Dec.
grafton Is showing many distinc-
tive slip cover materials and drap.
cry materials now. They will
gladly measure for your needs and
submit you an estimate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Rooms Where Harmony
Rules

There are rooms that make
one feel positively uncomfort-
able, others where one is per-
fectly at ease. The harmony
of a room, itself, has much to
do with the restfulness or the
calm poise of the individuals
who live there. Guests almost
Immediately upon entering
room sense its harmony or the
lack of it. What effect has
your home on those who
see it? To attain this quality
of harmony is not always a
simple matter. If some par
ticular period design is fol-
lowed it becomes easier. The
color scheme is quite as i'm.
portant as the furniture
types. It must be in keeping
with the furniture. and bring
out all the beauty there. per-
haps by contrast, perhaps by
subtle blending. Our Depart,
ment of Interior Decoration is
always glad to help you work
out your problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
The Teacart

The practical housewife finds
many uses for her teacart. II
saves her miles of steps a day.
When 1t isn't in active service,
often she places it in q corner
OF the dining room, where it
gracefully holds her prettiest
tea set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

Karpen Fiber Suites
For Smart Sun ParlOrs
The number and variety OF
smart. new fber suites here
now makes a selection de-
lghtfully simple. A sugges-
tive few are quoted below.
Karpen Handwoven Fiber Suite In a gray
blue enamel with cushions upholstered In
... sssd looking e.:tonn'. tire. $500
Good looking new Karpen Fiber Suite OF
three pieces with sofa, armchair and
rocker in smart cretonne: coz 0n
complete ................ pCO.UU
Three.piece Karpen Fiber Suite In a gold.
green and black combination and up
s sSasssFs sam % beautiful ere. $3.50
Cafe au lait dec dia, with very unusual
cretonns upholstery: three O110
pieces .........,t..... P11U
Distinctive Karpen Handwoven Fiber
Suite In taffy. green and purple enamel
combination. cretonne cush. cor O0
ions: three pieces ......... pJO.UU
Three-piece Karpen Fiber Suite In plain
green enamel with cushions upholstered
In cretonne: sofa. high~back OFT E0
chair and low-hack chair DO .OU
Karpen Handwoyen Fiber Suite OF three
pieces In Buckeye brown. sofa armchair
and rocker. very comfort ego 00
able ..................... PCU.UU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

imported Belgian Mour-
zouk Rugs-striking pat
terms. reduced now to
$24.75. Size 9x12.
Artistic new patterns in
Imported Belgian Mour-
zouk Rugs. size Sx10. re-
duced to ........SlS.75
6x12 size Imported Bel
gian Mourzouk Rugs:
several colorful and ar
tistic patterns, reduced
to ..............sfS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
The Clock

Clocks in all sizes, grand
fathers to small desk size, will
always add considerable dig.
nifty to the home atmosphere.
Tickity-tock, tickity-tock-al.
ways an ominous sound OF
passing time "A reminder
that you must keep on your
toes in order to get anything
really done In an altogether
too short lifetime. We are
showing some remarkable
timepieces for use in modern
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Bozart Summer Rugs
Specially Low Priced

Surely you'll not so the whole summer
through without cool summer rugs. You'll
And some very tempting prices now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

9x12 size Jaspay Fiber
Rugs. new desirable pat
terms, reduced to. .Sl4.5o
S.3x10.6 size Jaspay Fiber
Rugs In many new pat
terms and colorings. re.
duced to. $3.50
6xs size Jaspay Fiber
Rugs, all good patterns.
specially priced now
at ..............SS.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
CAPTURING SUNSHINE AMI
Gay Pieces of Fiber and Willow
Furniture Lend Their Aid

GUNNER can be the pleasantest season of
~ all when you have a cool place of retreat
from mounting temperatures cheerful, airy
porch, for instance with light, cool woven fur.
niture, gay cretonne cushions, and fernery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
WARDMAN BUYS
$500 ONTARIO ROAD
Price Paid for Apartment
Building Reported
as S450,O00.

Contracts have been signed for the
purchase by Harry Wardman of the
five-story apartment building at $500
Ontario road from the Ell & Kay Build
Ing Corporation, it was announced to-
day by the Office of Shannon & Luchs,
which handled the transaction. The
consideration was reported to be $780,
600.
Wardman gave as part payment for
the apartment building the large build
ing site fronting on Connecticut avenue
and DevonShire street, to the north OF
Cathedral Mansions. North, which COM
prises about 10000 square feet. A
value of $330.000 or SO square foot
was placed on this land. it was said.
No. $500 Ontario road is new mod
ern building containing % apartments
ranging from two rooms. kitchen ana
bath to six rooms, kitchen and two
baths. 1t was built by the Ell & Kay
concern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08

Poole. president of Ambrose r. Higdon.
the Federal American Bank "All signs
point to an improvement in real estate
and all other lines Of business. with
more life and snap than we have had
for some time" he said today
1.-The past year or two has resulted
in a marked cleanup of an overbuilt
condition--many more houses having
been sold in that period than were
built. This in itself is healthy and re-
fleets good judgment on the part of
those who build and those who lend to
build.
Through the influx of persons from
other parts of the country and the
growing up of the younger generations.
the city absorbs about 5000 additional
housing units each year." he said.
Is golf an essential to real estate
man?
Probably most real estate brokers and
statesmen are golfers. Some love the
game and are adept at welding the
clubs. Others are medium or poor
golfers. Fiction stories have been spun
about statesmen getting up foursomes
with prospective wealthy clients. who
lose the game to win commissions on
resulting sales.
But not all Washington realtors are
golfers, Indifferent or otherwise. Horace
Dodge of the Office of Weaver Bros is
one exception Mr. Dodge has broad
smile and hearty laugh, but he doesn't
play golf. He frankly reports that his
golf was-well-not worth mentioning
and about 2 years ago he abandoned
it altogether. He didn't even put on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
sackcloth for its sudden demise. HI
still wears his smile.

sackcloth for it's sudden demise. He
still wears his smile.
Builders Of homes today are seeking
to give new houses something of the
charm of old age. They say the buying
public wants new homes, but do not
care particularly for that brand-new
bandbox appearance.
Harry Boss is one of these. Recently,
during a tour of group of houses he
had under construction, he came upon
a workman about to erase from the
facade of house a wide rust stain
which had resulted from heavy rain
on piece of implanted gutter.
Leave that just as 1t is, he directed
II wouldn't take thousand dollars for
that STAIN
Morton j. Luchs and Herbert T.
Shannon returned to Washington Tues
day of this week from vacations. Mr.
Shannon spent the week end holiday
at his out-of-town home Shannon
Shores. near Pearsons, st. Marys
County. Md. where he enjoyed fishing
and yachting. and Mr.. Luchs returned
to his desk from a vacation of mouth
spent at Poland Springs, Me.
Charles A. Jones. vice president Of
Shannon & Luchs. left Wednesday fcl
n vacation of two weeks at his country
home at Overall, Va.
James F. Salkeld. head of the bust
ness property department of the rea
estate offices of Harry Wardman, anc
his family were at Atlantic City over
the Labor day holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08

and the total cost
of projects for which permits were
issued the first six months of 1923 was
considerably above the figure for the
same period of 1927.
Col. Oehmann's report does indicate
the recession in building that occurred
here last Fall and Summer. When 1t
was found a year or more ago that
Washington was threatened with the
bugaboo of overbuilding, operations
were drastically curtailed. With the
opening of 1923, however, Increased
activity was again noted.
New projects authorized during the
first six months of this year amounted
to more than $22.548.990 as compared
with S21, 141 $40 for the same period of
1927. In addition, number of major
projects announced recently have not
yet been included in the building per-
NIT reports.
Indications are that Washington is
passing out of the period when the
stability of real estate values was being
menaced by speculative overbuilding.
Bankers and others in key positions APP
parently took hold of the purse strings
in time, preventing Washington from
experiencing a real slump which has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
NEARING COMPLETION.
Meyer Davis Bowling Alleys viii
Open Next Month.

Construction of the new Meyer Davis
bowling alleys at the corner of Four
tenth and Riggs streets, now rapidly
nearing completion. will be opened
about the middle of September. accord
ing to present indications. The new
building has SO alleys on its two f1oors
de7oted to this purpose.
The new bowling plant is of concrete
construction and will cost, complete
with equipment, an estimated total of
100000. Particular attention was paid
in the planning of the building to
ventilation and lighting The windows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
STUDY FACTORY SITES.
Real Estate Boards Will Examine
Problem.

There is no divining rod by which
a factory may find its most favorable
location. but there are factors which,
in the mind of the specialist in indus
trial real estate, converge to point to the
one spot on the map of region or OF
CITY which would be the most advanta-
eeous for the success of the industry.
What those factors are and how their
value may be measured will be studied
ct a special conference on industrial
real estate problems which has been
called by the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards.
The meeting will be of the entire
membership of the industrial property
division of the association. 1t will be
held in New York City october 20, 30
end 81.
Heads of industries which are consid-
ering the problem of relocation, con-
struction specialists in the industrial
field and transportation specialists deal
ing with the servicing of industries will
be invited to meet with the industrial
realtors in the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
Extract Works for Russia.

IENINGRAD LP). Erection of tam
ming extract plant, the first to be built
in the Soviet Union is contemplated by
the leather trust. 1t is believed that
once in full operation, the plant will
have sufficient production to supply the
Soviet Union without importation of
Quebracho extract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08

District, showing
that for the fiscal
year ending June
30 operations suf-
fered a decrease of
$12,040,6 95, or about
25 per cent from
the total for the
preceding fisc a !
year.
The report for
the past fiscal year,
however, is not in
dicative Of present
activities in build
ing here. In fact,
private operations
are in or ca S / n g
rather than de-
creasing in volume