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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
The District May Get a Square
Deal in Fiscal Relations
Senate has squarey met the issue again forced by Tn


House Is to the annual fiscal relations between the
District and Federal Governments
n The senate win firmly stand BY its Appropriation Com
i4ts and not uuit cold at the crucial moment the 604O
1900 o division 81 expenses will be restored and the House
Injustice the 100000 lump scheme, win be retired
All Wasbnaton and all fair minded citizens Of the nation
win hail with satisfaction the Senate committee action in
eliminating the lump SCUM ana =.
# the substantive law OF oO4o mas
never been repealed
The Senate has done this before but the Senate committee
has never earnest and 90 determined
srstofore under threats Of Congressional deadlock
o e House cotee which fastened the lump SCUM scheme
the District the Senate has receded u tne senate vsM
Appropriation bill at all bringing about chaos n District
% sadlook threat win be repeated by the House coterie
responsible for this fiscal mcnstros but the Senate n card
language has the top hand st this session and in posi-
ton to compel the House to change 'front.'
This national convention and election year Republican
esnaors and Representatives viii both seek adjournment Of
CONGRESS in time for the Republican National Convention
Senators and Representatives likewise have political fences
Sc eir own to mend but Senators will not be quite
anxious get back TO their political machines g members
Of the House.
over the District Appropriation bill Their political fortunes
VIII not permit . deadlocked Congress
Tae the case Of Representative Madden chairman Of the
House Committee Appropriations g an example llr
that iostsrsd the lump SCUM plan on the District His
leadership has heretofore forced the senate 70 yield e ne
House
Mr. Madden has bitter and probably losing fight on hand
Tor party denomination in Chicago. His district composed
mainly of negro voters They are rebellion against him
almost to Mayor Thompson Of Chicago vas recently
howled down when at mass meeting Of negro voters ne
attempted to aud Mr. Madden and advocate his denomination
These voters want Of their color IN the House
There other House leaders who have important work
10 do III their districts after the Republican National Con-
vention, which they will attend
District people may profit from the exgences Of politics
this year get the deal they are richly entitled %
It ali depends upon the Senate Il that body refuses 70
again submit to House dictaton and defiance the fiscal
problem viii be rightly settled for year, ct least
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. c. A. L. Reed

VoU, whether man, woman, or
4 baby, probably either use or
have used upon you some form
Of busting powder. To dry the
face and take away the "shine"
after a shave or bath is q very
general practice. To dust the baby
after a bath Is. likewise. almost
universal practice. The fact that
powders are thus extensively
used and that their use IL in
creasing is testimony to their
high value.
It is true. however that with
certain people and with certain
powders the use of the latter Is
followed by troublesome irritation
that sometimes is the ssarting
point Of more serious skin disease.
1t is important, therefore. to con-
slider a few salient points about
toilet powders as brought out by
Coolidge in a recent extensive in
vestigation.
A gritty powder is not soothing
and cannot be protective and has
been known to cause definite
skin trouble. A gritty powder has
the general effect OF sandpapering
the skin, and besides causing the
infant continual discomfort, 1t
lays it open to infection. There is
no excuse for using gritty
powder, as the test for grit is
simple. 1t is only necessary to
mix a teaspoonful of powder in
a cup of water and to see If any
deposit settles out. If it does, the
powder should be firmly rejected.
Unfortunately the mother nearly
always has to do these tests for
herself, since most physicians,
chemists, and nurses have never
troubled to discover the ingredi-
test of all is that performed on
the infants skin. Once a pure
powder has been chosen, it can
SdISly ne Hldu0 q TOul1uSs nus
pitfalls warn mothers against inn
pure powder, but often exercise
very imperfect supervision over
that which they use themselves.
Their general choice is talcum.
Many accidents from inhaling zinc
stearate have occurred through the
mother giving her child the powder
box as toy to keep it quiet.
Tale is a mineral. usually found
next to limestone and silicate rock.
1t is mined in flat, smooth plates,
which should have a velvety and
translucent consistency. Different
tales differ very widely in hardness
and purity. Some are used for
making door stills and fire places,
some for slate pencils, some in
paper-making and some to prevent
friction between the tubes and COW
ers OF automobile tires. Some OF
the tale sold as busting powder is
ground without being properly
cleansed or milled and therefore
carries with it particles OF grit or
impurities such as mica, lime,
lead and arsenic. Lime is very
widely distributed in nature
and is particularly liable to find
it's way into tale. 1t is used
in large quantities for tanning
leather, an industry which requires
somewhat different properties
from those of an ideal busting
powder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
By ELSIE ROBINSON

stand why. why, I actually
starve myself" she walls. II
don't have a thing for breakfast
but black coffee and fruit and a
silver of toast. AS for lunch,
have just a salad and at night
nothing but some meat and a
green vegetable and more fruit.
You can't expect me to do more
than that. I'm simply famished
all the time. Yet last month l
nut on seven pounds"
That's what Edna tells her
friends and she actually believes
it's true. But it's really hooey
and it doesn't fool old Mama
Nature for a minute. Nature
knows exactly how many calories
Edna is consuming and she is
making her pay for every one Of
them. Those two big helpings of
strawberry jam at breakfast; that
chocolate bar at 1890 a. m. The
French pastry with lunch; the
milk shake at S:47 p. M; the shoe
string potatoes and peach short
cake for dinner; the waffles after
the show-Nature keeps track of
them all and she adds up the
total in layers of lard.
CHEATING AT SOLITAIRE
Just kidding himself into bank
ruptcy.
Edna kidding herself into
obesity.
some folks have queer ideas
Of indoor sport, haven't they?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02

surance last year to meet the
mortgage on his house. Mrs. jim
is worried sick. Neither she nor
Jim can understand why a. smart,
Woodworking chap like Jim should
get in a hole.
Jim ought to put stop watch
on himself. Then he'd know the
answer. The truth is, Jim's bluff
fling himself by all this talk about
big work. He actually loafs 20
minutes to every five he works.
Sits with his feet on the desk
and smokes. Or CABS with some
of the fellows. Or reads detec'
tive book. Or pares his nails.
Or calls it a day at 1870 and goes
off for a round of golf.
Jim doesn' realize that this has
become a fixed habit. He drifted
into 1t so gradually. l think 1t
began about three years ago when
his uncle died and left him that
$4,000. He'd been plugging along
pretty hard, ever since he and
Minnie were married, and that lit
tie glimpse of Easy Street must
have seemed like paradise to Jim.
So he began to pamper himself
a bit.
OF course, that would have
been all right IL he had faced the
fact that he was pampering him
self. But he wouldn't. He still
Kept kidding himself by talking
about how he was one of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
Remember the Chauffeurs

Don't Put Their Eyes Out.

ANUFACTURERS of automobiles that decorate radiator
lV1 caps with ornaments" asked remember that
the chauffeur is made of metal occasionally
crank his car, with the best self-starter
When manufacturers have sharp pieces of metal called
Ornaments projecting in front the radiator and fastened
to the radiator cap, they make chauffeurs unhappy
man in armor holding sharp spike sticking out q
some savage animal with his paw jaw extended il
danger to the chauffeur.
AS he cranks the car he bends forward and down. He
can't everastngy be thinking about the sharp trap that il
set for his forehead his eye.
Many chauffeur show face the marks of ono
of those ingenious little ornaments"
Manufacturers please put your radiator In
safe place If there must be anything sharp about Them
point BACKWARD toward the windshield
the radiator and toward the chauffeur's eve
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
ONCE-OVERS

Often hor won ,e married couples you wonder what the
the woman saw his or her partner which was attractive
While Won are thinking along this lne these same people may
havr The thnos about and the have
selected
income.
Rt NAV have some nretty dsageabe traits not to
dow people free from
them.
So why consider yourself superior to the MAJORITY
What have you done that is exceptional! 4. 1900 .ou.4
What have of charm that can make up lor your up"e
persons with FEWER oppor-
tunties than they are your supeos .,
judgment of those whom you meet!
YOU figure because do not see "
tractive features about persons they don't exist!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
-Ry Helen Rowland

A .FoRCED LANDING" is the
"A kind a man makes when he
starts out for little spring fir
tation and lands at the altar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02

A forced LANDING" Is the
"A kind a man makes when he
starts out for little spring fir
tation and lands at the altar.
Feminism may come and femin-
ism may go, but not even
1870 pounds avoirdupois ever pre-
vented a normal woman from
longing to think herself as some
body's little girl.
When 3, mans illusions die he
buries them one by one and for
gets them, hut a Woman's illu-
sions never die until a whole
new set of them has grown in.
Women were far more beauti-
full. and after-dinner speakers far
more brilliant in those rosy days
when a man could look at them
through the bottom Of a cham
payne glass.
The most difficult thing to get
for a wedding used to be the
old lace and the orange blossoms.
Now it's the bridegroom.
When a man confesses that
he's sorry about anything that
he has done, he doesn't necas-
sarily mean that he's sorry he
did it, but that he's sorry you
found 1t out.
The difference between love at
90 and love at 80. when the heart
is ripe, Is like the difference be-
tween the clear, white glare of
an electric bulb and the soft,
warm glow under rose-colored
lamp shade.
Lots Of women has a habit Of
rushing to the divorce courts
these days almost as regularly as
they go to the dentist-just to
see what they're suffering"
from.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
Money in a Good Name
Ask Henry Ford

GOOD name better than great riches and has the
advantage of bringing great riches its train sometimes
This applies to Henry Fords Edsel quoted ~
saying that the Ford has already sold 100000 copies
the buyers having it. They take Henry FordJ
WORD for it that is the kind they want. They
believe in his name
The Ford plant expects be turning 5000
day about 100000 year. That great many but
when you remember that the people in this country used 70
buy 100000 buggs every year. before our
population and prosperity anything like they are now
realize that for sell and half million
plenty Of for other people to sell two ana
half millions more and then soma.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
SLEUTHS USE
TOWER

Police in Trafalgar Square, in
London, England, have use of
granite coming tower, impreg-
nable to attack, to observe crowds
who hold Indignation meetings
and demonstrations. The occu-
pant of the tower Is in telephone
communication with Scotland
Yard, so that extra police can be
summoned Immediately If condi-
tions warrant. Powerful arc
lamps at the, top of the tower
illuminate the whole square at
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Do know
l. Florentne America named after?
What sent aid for the colonies in the
Revolution?
What is the Of the slave in shakespeares
Tempest"
what document the are created
equal?"
s. In what continent the Andes Mountains?
the who headed expedition to
globe?
n What the Flying Dutchman?"
mi each blank.
- Tudor the Of one of the royal families
81 Al commonly connected with Juvenile
TO- "The Pit and Pendulum" was written by -
IL The is kind of !
Il When is 10 o'clock in New York. o'clock
in Chicagh
See Magazine Page For Answers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
LISTEN, WORLD

hardest working
guys on the
street. So now
Jim's in a hole
and he doesn't
know how he
got there. But
his ere di t ors
could tell him,
and. his Gus
toners, too, who
don't find him
in the office
when they call.
Edna's another
ne w h o is
s h o Exchanging
herself.
Edna's on a
diet, a strict
diet. Yet, in
spite OF the
strictness of the
diet, Edna keeps
on piling up the
p o u n d $. And
cha nan'f IIndar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
REMARKABLE
CAMERA

Scientific tests are being con-
Quoted at Langley Field, Vir.
ginia, Of a camera which takes
1000 pictures at the rate Of 1000
a second. with exposures of one
millionth of a second. The photo
graphic device is used TO record
the picture of what takes place
within the cylinder Of a Diesel
type of high.speed engines. The
exposure is made by the ilIumina-
alton from 4 high.tension spark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
TIM doesn't see
ID w h y h .

TIM doesn't see
w h y h .
d o e mt g e t
ahead.
Works like q
doga c c ording
to Jim. Gets
down 10 fhe Of
flee around 5;
doesn't quit until
S. Why. some
times, so he tells
his w ife. he
doesn't even go
out for lunch.
j st h a $ a
C gu pla sand.
witches sent in.
Yet, in spite OF
all that digging,
he's been run
ming b e h | n d
more and more
for the a s t
three years. Had
to get a. loan
- T9R@ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13
REPAIRING OLD HOUSES
is PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Easy to Finance Alterations, as
They Put More Value Into
Property.

Repairing old houses and bringing
newer ones up to date with modern
materials is profitable business, says
one observer
Even if Self-satiSfaction and respect
for the opinion of the neighbors do not
prompt Improvements. substantial self
interest does About as simple and sure
way of making money as can be found
is to modernize the old house in ap-
pearance as we'll as in plan
In most communities it is easy to
finance alterations, because they always
put more value into house than their
cost. This "goes" even when the old
house is already covered with all the
mortgage 1t can stand. canvass OF
building and loan mortgage companies
shows that generally the entire amount
of approved alterations can be covered
by loans. Renewing the house renews
the security of old loans
Here is what is reported to have hap
pened with an old house in Washington.
The mortgage company rated it as abb
Solutely valueleSs, but appraised the lot
at $4,000 They put up $4,000 for the
alterations and then held the house and
lot to be worth $4,000 and splendid Sc
curity for the $4,000; but explained fur
Their that the property now has GU
mulative value which will amount in
the near future to $18,000-due entirely
to the magical effect of the renovations.
The reSuscitation of dying houses is
one of the most truly economical things
that can be done from the community
standpoint, it is contended. Thus vast
amount of investment capital finds it
self occupied If the owners of the old
houses would generally undertake to
bring them up to date, they would make
new wealth for themselves far in excess
of the amount of borrowed money re-
quired, and would benefit their friends
and neighbors who have funds to in
vest through building and loan COM
panies, banks, mortgage loan COM
panies and private loans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

of the land rather than carrying out
the rigid checkerboard arrangement.
The three named are Harry K. Boss,
w. C. Miller and E. S. Kennedy.
The contour plan for streets, 1t Is
pointed out, makes for greater beauty
in residential sections and, when
coupled with the plan for longer blocks
and the elimination of cross streets
found unnecessary, results in great saw
ings, both to the public and private
property owners, individually.
1t is the opinion of members OF the
flaming Commission also that these
principles of highway layout not only
result in savings to the city by the
elimination of some of the cost Of
grading and paving, but also tend to
help preserve trees and other scenic
features that sometimes are interfered
with py grading under the old plan.
During the recent sessions Of the
Park and Planning Commission esti-
mates were made public showing that
the savings to the District by applying
these principles to the remaining unde-
veloped portions of the city would be
approximately $3,657 900 in the original
cost of new streets and an annual saw
ing of $337,500 in the cost of their
maintenance.
J. C.. Nichols, member of the COM
mission explained that the purpose of
inviting the local real estate operators
to work with j. A. Ryder. commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

A writer in a recent issue of Building
Age and National Builder describes a
legal complication which may confront
any owner. It illustrates the care which
should be exercised in signing contracts.
II expect extra pay for blasting that
ledge of rock that has been encountered
in excavating for your cellar" said a
contractor to an owner
Nothing doing" replied the owner.
Your contract states that you will ex-
cavate the earth, stone. old foundations.
rubbish and all other materials accord
ing to the plans, of sufficient depth to
build all walls, piers. foundations, etc.
My lawyer tells me that that clause in
the contract prevents my being liable to
you for extra compensation. / am sorry
that you struck rock, but that was your
lookout when you took the Job"
We'll. I've got a lawyer, too rejoined
the contractor, land he tells me that
your lawyer is in error so far as this
controversy goes"
And so the court was called upon to
decide, who was right and who was
wrong. That tribunal decided in favor
OF the contractor, saying (Dionne VS..
West. Paris Building Association, 1879
Atlantic Reporter, 497):
The word stone according to its or
binary use covers small pieces of rock or
one of moderate size Large
masses are usually described as rock or
ledge.
ITO excavate is to hollow out or make
a cavity by digging or scooping, and un-
less there is something in the contract
or written instrument to indicate a
broader use OF the term, it does not in
clude blasting and removing rock or
ledge"
Some laymen may wonder how the
court got around the fact that the con-
tract not only required the excavation
OF earth, stone, etc. but also "all other
materials" There is a rule of law that
where contract specifies lot of things
and Is followed by general description
like in this contract, the general de-
scription will be presumed to have
been intended to apply only to things
similar to those specified. There is SUBJ
stantial reason to support this view, for
if land all other materials" was in
tended to cover any sort of material
that might be encountered, what was
the use of specifying earth, stone, old
foundations, rubbish?
If the contract had not specified any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13
FEW MORTGAGES
NOW FORECLOSED
Real Estate Board Notes
Strong Contrast Between
Present and Past.

Despite the fact that the great ma
iority of homes today are bought on
time payments, through application of
the mortgage loan system, the number
of foreclosures are unbelievably few
compared with the vast sums loaned
in mortgages, the National Association
of Real Estate Boards points out to-
day in one of a series of educational
articles on real estate matters.
For a prospective home buyer or
builder, mortgage is means of &C
ouiring home that could not be pur-
chased in any other way unless the
all cash; and statistics show, the as
ISOLATION reports, that exceedingly few
homes are purchased by full cash pay
nlentS.
Situation Today Changed.
The situation today, when borrowers
of mortgage funds are protected to a
great degree by laws imposing restric-
tons on foreclosures, is in marked con-
trast to former days when a mortgage
was a stain" on the family honor,
and when mortgages were never dis
cuSSed in public and their owners
shuddered about them in private" the
statement adds
Very few businesses today can go
very far without credit" the associa-
ton states. Even the little corner
grocery store requires credit in order
to purchase new stock. The man who
can command credit today can COM
mand the modern world. And the man
who can secure a mortgage is a man
who can secure credit.
THE organizations that now deal in
first mortgage loans include great
mortgage companies, banks, trust
companies, and building and loan as
Sociations. Also as result of the
passage of the McFadden act, national
banks are permitted now to lend mort
gage funds. These institutions are a
far cry from the dingy one-room Of
fees where some honest and good
many dishonest money lenders drew
up foreclosures a hundred years ago.
Time Limit Is Varied.
"The time required after the default
of the borrower before the lender can
acquire title to the property varies
from a few weeks in some States to
as much as two years in others. In
Missouri the time is 20 days, in Mich
igan it is IS months, in Maine it is
Nee year. This means that if the
Borrower defaults the lender of mort
gage money in Maine, in order to pro-
tect his interests, has to pay the taxes
and insurance on the property for an
entire year.
1.-THE lender must do this so the
property will not be seized for taxes
or burn down and net him nothing.
In addition, he must forego the interest
on the mortgage for this time. And
the day before the year period expires.
the borrower can pay the interest ana
avoid foreclosure.
But foreclosures are unbelievably
few compared to the vast sums loaned
In mortgages The interests lending
money in this field rely on what is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

provinces has decided that death or im4
prisonment is preferable to serving in
the army. f III
The Nazarenes are members OF, ~
religious sect reared on strict puritan
principles The recruiting officer OF
the district reports that out of 500 per-
sons called to service from the district,
only one was willing to put on the
Kings uniform.
The CONSUMPTION laws provide
penalty of 10 years at hard labor for
refusal to serve and the government
has been obliged to act against the
entire community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

engineer, in q further study Of this
method, WAS to ascertain the possible
savings to private property owners by
the adoption of these principles to
future highway development
The study in which the three real
estate men will cooperate will include
an estimate of the savings on grading
of lots by having the highway follow
the natural contour of the region. the
probable number of trees that could
be saved. the effect on the value of
the land and an opinion on the beauty
of the city resulting from such sys-
tenn.