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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07
DOUGLAS DAILY DO|NCS
w. Il. Reese Returns

w. Il. Reese Returns
w. e. Reese, who was recent
visitor in Bisbee, has returned to
Dougsas.
TO Bisbee
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Wills, of
Douglas, were recently in Bisbee on
business, staying. a short while.
At Home
MRS. R. S. Gibbs and baby were
able, to leave the Calumet hospital
yesterday and return to their home.
Spends Week End in Nogales
Mrs. S. L. Butler of the Fisher
apartments spent the past weekend
in Nogales visiting frienda.
Return From Bisbee
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Anderson have
returned from Bishee, where they
were visiting friends recently.
Smith to Have Operation
&. H. Smith, of Smiths grocery,
will be operated on Wednesday
morning at the G. & A. hospital.
III
Clinton Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. J. Anderson, is confined to
his home on account of illness.
TO Bisbee
William Evans motored to Bisbee
yesterday. returning the same eve
ming, on business trip.
Bisbee Banker in City
NJ. j. Cunningham, president of the
Bank of Bisbee, was in Douglas yes
terday conferring with local bankers.
Freshmen Club to Meet
The Freshmen club will meet to-
day at the Y w. G. A. promptly at
4:15. Mrs. j. w. Tardy will lead
the singing.
Meeting
There will be a regular monthly
meeting of st. Cecelia's Guild to-
day at the Parish house, beginning
promptly at $3.50 p. m.
Pneumonia
Jess Edwards, connected with the
Mountain States Telephone and Tel
egraph company is i'll with pneu-
monia at the Calumet hospital.
Rucker Canyon Man Here
John Kieth, a rancher in the Ruck-
er canyon country, was in Douglas
yesterday on d business and shopping
visit
Major Operation
Mrs. w. M. Barber of 1919
Greene street, underwent major
operation yesterday morning at the
Calumet hospital.
From FL Paso
Philip J. Hahn of Ell Paeo was a
visitor in Douglas yesterday. He
will visit Los Angeles and other
coast cities before returning home.
Operation on Nose
Mrs Naomi Miller, a Douglas res
ident, had major operation on her
nose Sunday at the office of local
specialist.
Richard Jennings Home
Richard Jennings, who has been
convalescing at thu Calumet hos
pital following major operation,
was able to be removed to his home
at 1884 Fifteenth street yesterday.
THRIFT THURSDAY
Gem flour sifters, 19c. Thursday
only Douglas Hardware Co.-Advt.
CARD PARTY
Rebekah benefit dard party will be
held Friday eveKing at o'clock at ODD
Fellow hall. The public is invited tc
attend Admission Csc. Refreshments
and prizes.--Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

Spends Weekend in Nogales
Mrs. S.. L. Butler of the Fisher
apartments spent the past weekend
in Nogales visiting frienda.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

Meeting
There will be a regular monthly
meeting of st. Cecelia's Guild to-
day at the Parish house, beginning
promptly at $3.50 p. m.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

Smith to Have Operation
e. H. Smith, of Smiths grocery,
will be operated on Wednesday
morning at the c. & A. hospital.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

William Evans motored to Bisbee
yesterday. returning the same eve
ming, on business trip.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07
sbee Banker i'm CITY

BlSbee Banker In City
NJ j. Cunningham, president of the
Bank of Bisbee, was in Douglas yes
terday conferring with local bankers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07
Freshmen Club to Meet

The Freshmen club will meet to-
day at the Y. w c. A. promptly at
4:15. Mrs..J W. Tardy will lead
the singing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

Mrs. r. S. Gibbs and baby were
able, to leave the Calumet hospital
yesterday and return to their home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07
Holy Communion

Holy Communion
At the service of holy communion at
10 o'clock this morning in st. Stephens
church, special intercessionS will
be made for the sick and sorrowing.
Eel Paso Visitor
Mrs. Willis Wilkey of Ell Paso,
well known in Douglas, has been
visitor here for the past several
days. She is staying at the Palo-
mar hotel.
Iii in Ell Paso
Mrs. D. c. Smith, of S34 Ninth
street, was operated on recently in
Ell Paso, according to word received
in Douglas yesterday, and is doing
well.
Winter Tourists
w. w. Smith Of Springfield, Ills,
and Mrs. G. r. Edmunds of Salt
Lake City, Utah, were among win
ter tourists stopping in Douglas for
a short while yesterday.
Ladies to Meet
The Ladies Aid OF the Presbyterian
church will meet this afternoon at
2:30 in the annex of the church.
All members are urged to be in
attendance.
w. N. FIippen to Nacozari
w. N. Flippen, manager of the
Nacozari hotel, passed through
Douglas yesterday morning en- route
to his home at Nacozari. Flippen
has been in Ell Paso several days
visiting his mother.
To California
Mrs. VIM. Scrimsher, mother of
Mrs. w. F. Kelly of 1850 Four
teenth street, left Monday for Col
ton, Calf, where she will spend an
indefinite length of time visiting
her daughters.
Arrives From Phoenix
Benjamin A. Blump arrived yes
terday from Phoenix in the first light
six Willis Knight automobile to be
brought to the G. E. Pettingall agency
of Douglas. The car is said to be the
latest word in that make of cars.
Ships Bulls to Mexico
Marion Williams shipped a carload
Of registered bulls into Mexico yes
terday over the Southern Pacific rail-
way line The bulls we're bought at
Amarillo, Texas, by George Long and
shipped to Douglas for Williams.
Removed to Calumet
A. NJ Weir, manager of the mems
wear department of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company, who has
been i'll for the past week, was re-
terday, from his home at the Gard
amer.
Ends Visit With Sister
Frederick Smith, brother of Mrs.
c. E. Pettingall of 1912 Eleventh
street, left this week for San Fran
cisco where he plans on making his
home. Mr. Smith has been making
his headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.
He had been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Pettingall for about three weeks.
Frank Hitchcock Here
Frank Hitchcock, former post
master general under the Taft adj
ministration, and owner of the Tue
son Citizen, passed through Douglas
yesterday en- route to eastern cities.
! He will return in about three weeks
and at that time will visit Douglas
again.
Sexton Says It's Last Thought
Electricians of the Arizona Edison
company have just completed the work
of installing the sol-lux lighting sys-
tenn in the Ferguson drug store, which,
according to j. P. Sexton, manager
of the electric company, Is the last
thought in lighting systems. Tt elimi-
mates all glare, the light being by
the reflected method
Buy your new spring suit and Shirt
made to order from Bates, 761 18th st
/ See window displaying newest colorf
| and StyleS.-Advt.
---Or >--
| Palomar Beauty and Barber ShoI
next to Palomar Hotel. Phone 1877
Adyt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Wills, of
Douglas, were recently in Bisbee on
business, staying a short while.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-07

w. e. Reese, who was recent
visitor in Bisbee, has returned to
DouI.as.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
RUSSELL ACQUIRES
BUSINESS LOCATION
Buvs Residence at 1881 K Street as
Future Home of His
Realty Concern.

Percy II. Russell, Washington realtor,
this week acquired title TO the three
story red brick residence at 1871 K
street, which Is being remodeled as the
future new location of his real estate
firm. it was learned today.
Title to the property was acquired
from j. M. Camalier. and the considera-
ton involved in the transaction was
reported TO be approximately SIPS 900,
Tse sale was handled through the office
of r. Marbury Stamp.
The property at 1871 K street has a
frontage of IS feet and depth Of about
$50 feet. Recently Mr.. Russell sold to
the Southern Railway interests as q
part of the site. OF the new home OF the
railway the brick building at the corner
of Fifteenth and K streets. which now
houses his real estate organization.
Sale of property at i717 X street by
Harry wardman and Thomas P. Bones
to Stephen A. Miller also was reported
today by Mr.. Stamp. who acted as
broker in the deal This property is
improved with a three-story residence
having frontage OF asia feet, which Is
to be used for business purposes.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
REAL ESTATE
FOURTH STAR, MODEL HOME
BEGUN IN FOXHALL VILLAGE
English Residence in Group of Nine Will
Be Combination Brick and Timber
Work-Open to Public in Fall.

! again a window overlookS the garden.
| There is space at the front of the din
| Ing alcove for a refrigerator and cup
| board At the right rear OF the mouse
| is the Kitchen, with entrance door INTO
the front hall and also opening onto a
second covered porch at the rear of
| the house. cemented service yaro
| runs to the alley from the steps OF this
/ porch. Stairs lead TO the basement
from the front end of the kitchen,
A cold storage room is provided IN
the basement, in addition TO wash trays,
toilet and provision for an ash pit.
heating plant and boiler.
The stairway to the second floor Will
be found to the right of the front en-
trance hall. and In the small space in
front of the stairs will be located a
small coat closet and telephone.
At the front of the second floor will
be two bedrooms, one opening off the
small hall at the top of the stairway,
which will be 8 feet inches by Is feet
s inches in size, and the other, opening
off the main hallway, II feet inches
by is feet 6 inches The larger bed
room will have a private bath and
shower. with large size closet AT the
rear of the second floor will be two
other bedrooms. with a bath between
them. and both having closets. The
larger OF the two. u feet by IL feet
vii! open onto the second-story covered
porch at the left side of the building.
On the third floor will be a large
studio, Is feet inches by "a feet 6
inches. which is adjoined on the right
bv a large cedar closet At the rear
of the third floor will be a lounge, II
feet by IL feet 6 inches. and maids
room, s feet 9 inches by IL feet.
bath also will be located on the third
floor. opening off hallway leading TO
the stairs
The Foxhall Village model home and
the other eight of the group were de-
signed for the developers by James E.
Cooper. Washington architect. associ-
ated With Boss g. Phelps.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Work is proceeding satisfactorily on
The star model homes In Aurora Hills,
Va, Shepherd Park and Kenwood, plans
for which we're announced during the
past month. Visitors are, invited To in
spect the demonstration homes TO
watch the various stages Of their con-
ssruction.
The Aurora Hills home. which Is to
be open for public inspection july is,
Is now skeleton of its final form, with
It's rough framework completed. and
today finds plumbers at work fitting
the building with plumbing fixtures.
This house Is located at the corner Of
washington avenue and Custis street.
Aurora Hills. 1t may be reached by
private automobile or bus via the road
to Alexandria TO Frazier avenue. where
signs will direct the visitor 10 the house
Washington Alexandria street cars also
stop at Frazier avenue.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
MAKE DEAL FOR TRACT
OF is F0RESTED ACRES
w. c. and A. N. Miller Acquire
Body of Land Near Wesley
Heights Development.

w. C. 81 A. N. Miller have acquired
title 10 a tract of about Is acres of
rolling, forested land lying near their
development of Wesley Heights from
David A. Baer and Robert o. Scholz,
in a deal also involving transfer OF
several town lots to the latter parties.
Titles TO the properties were transferred
this week.
The new section acquired by the
Miller company Is located along Chain
Bridge road and Cathedral avenue, and
includes parcels 1915, 1924 and 1929.
The Miller brothers transferred To
Baer a. Scholz, city property including
the lots lying along Thirty-fifth street
and north OF Macomb street and the
property lying south OF Garfield street
and west Of Woodley road.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
IL DWELLINGS OF VARIED
TYPES COVERED IN PERMITS
Five-Story Apartment House Planned at
5130 Connecticut Avenue to
Cost 100000.

2-story frame dwellings, 3005 and 3007
Seventh street southeast dots 80, 80
and "a, square 5952); TO cost $4,000.
w. e. T. Millington. owner: Horace
Peaslee, architect; A. c. Warthen Sons.
builders; to erect one 2-story cinder
block dwelling, 1858 Allendale place
tiot ID, square 225D: TO cost $4,000.
James F. Mikkelson 81 Son, owners
and builders; r. W. Berry, designer; to
erect one 2-story stone and tile dwell
ing. 1909 Chesterfield place DOT SIS,
square 225S; to cost $4,000.
Moses Herzog. owner; William r.
Fowler Construction Co, builders; to
make repairs, 5423 Georgia avenue Oot
300, square 1885,; to cost 81 900.
Warner Stutler, owner; Charles J.
Garner. builder; to make repairs and
alterations. rear 1912 North Capitol
street dot ISL, square 6lO; to cost
1880.
M. L. May, owner; w. B. Honey. arch
itect: w. G. Kremkau, builder; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 5843 Thirty
third street dot 55, square 202D; to
cost $4,000.
Goldenberg Estate, owner; Joseph F.
Sullivan, builder; to erect one 1-story
brick rear addition, 913 Seventh street
dot 8l0, square 452): to cost $1,765.
Hedges 65 Middleton, owners and
| builders; to erect four brick private
garages, 4105-11 Thirty-eighth street
! 0ots. % to 25, square 1899; to cost
| 81 900.
l.. E. Breuninger g. Sons, owners and
builders: H. L. Breuninger, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 1884
Taylor street 0ots IS and IA, square
2634); to cost $4,000.
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. owners; Fred Drew Co, Inc,
builders: to repair terraces, Seventeenth
and d streets (lot -, square 173); TO
cost $4,000
Charles D. Sager. owner and builder:
to erect rear porches. 548-58 Twenty
Continued on Eighteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Construction of II dwellings of varied
architectural types, to be erected in the
several sections of the District of
Columbia. is provided for in permits for
private building operations issued by
the District building Inspector. Col.
John w. Oehmann, during the past
week.
The total estimated cost of all new
operations is estimated at $248, 1896.
Several business type buildings and a
number of repair and remodeling opera
tions also were provided for in the new
list of permits.
Among new applications on file are
plans by j. E. Douglass, Washington
realtor, calling for the construction Of
five-story brick and stone apartment
house at $3.50 Connecticut avenue. at
an estimated cost of 100000. The
apartment would contain $50 rooms
divided into SO suites of two to four
rooms, kitchen and bath.
Building for Caterer.
The largest project approved by the
building Office this week Is for the con.
struction of two-story brick and tile
building for catering business at 1871
Columbia road, at cost of 100000.
Permits were issued as follows:
Natalie AVigone, owner; Frederic B
Pyle, architect; Schneider -Spliedt Co.
builders; to erect one 2-story brick anc
tile building for catering business, 1881
Columbia road dot 479, square 2580)
to cost 100000.
William D. Sterrett, owner and build.
er William r. Lamar, architect; tC
erect two 3-story brick and tile dwell
ingS, 1919 and 1921 Rowland place
(lots 20. 81 and %, square 2062); tc
cost $4,000.
l.. E. Breuninger &c Sons, owners anc
builders; II. L. Breuninger, architect
to erect one 2-story stone and tilG
dwelling. 1917 Morningside drive DO
l9. square 2774; to cost SIG 1000.
Matte 3. Morris. owner: Maurice
Joyce designer and builder: to erect two
Evening star., 1928-05-26
WORK IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
ON THREE STAR. MODEL HOMES

The model home at Kenwood. which
will be open to the public on Sep
tember 16, now has been carried up TO
the second floor level. indicating the
size and Southern colonial architectural
style OF the hoNse. The brickwork has
been carried along with the wooden
studding which marks the arrangement
o. the rooms. and the second-fioor loists
now have been set In place. This house
is located at the corner of Kennedy
drive and Chamberlin avenue, in Ken
of Somerset, Md.
Ground for the model home in Shep-
herd Park was broken last week on the
site at the corner OF Morn!ngside drive
and Juniper street and today the stone
foundation walls have been carried I'D
Evening star., 1928-05-26
GAS COMPANY PLANS
NEW GARAGE Bull DING

The Washington Gas Light Co. has
filed plans with the District building
inspector calling for construction OF a
three-story garage building between
and Twenty-ninth streets.
Just north Of Pennsylvania avenue. The
cost was estimated at Si6S, 900.
The site Is 254 feet by 246 feet. The
building ~ feet high. would be of stone
and brick construction. 1t has been de-
signed by Davis. Wick az Rosengarten.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Diplomat Leases
3 w. Bradley Lane
AS Summer Home

Senior DIR. Don Adrian Recinos.
Minister of Guatamala TO the United
States. has leased as his Summer
residence the home of DR.. J. Ryan
Devereux, at West Bradley lane,
The transaction was handled through
the Office of Sandoz, Inc.
DR.. Recinos has his ministerial
Offices in the Southern Building, Fiji
teenth and II streets.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

TO the FIRST floor level. The foundations
are 10 inches thick. Work on the rough
framework will be started next week
The house, of the English type. will be
ready for public inspection beginning
August 10. The house may be reached
by way of Sixteenth street. Alaska ave-
nue., Morningside drive to the corner OF
Juniper street.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
]. G. soharf Made Officer

John @. Scharf recently was elected
vice president Of the contracting Arm
OF. Samuel j. Prescott Co. Scharf Is a
grandson OF the late George l.. Sheriff,
coal merchant of this city for many
wears
The Washington times., 1928-07-12

your bouse worries will he over when
yo., consult The Times and Herald olassl-
fled house for rent columns To-Day TOT
an tInfuFnished or furnished house.
The Washington times., 1928-07-12
Watch This Space!
by jim RING

Fourteen noble purifiers az tba
metropolis, known generally az tha
Committee of Fourteen. have ,lis,
covered, they say, evidence If
Sin, in no small parcels, all up
and down that crazy street called
Broadway.
Night clubs, dance studios and
other places OF nocturnal whoonee
have received the severe cenu,~e
of the committee. The report
discloses more vice than anyone
believed existed. and makes BROAD.
way even more Interesting than II
formerly appeared.
we will agree with anyone that
the district represented bv the
street is greatly overrated, but the
Committee OF Fourteen's report
should convince any doubters that
the place really has possibilities.
The committees report had
hardly run into three. editions Of
the New York papers before the
night club hostesses were out on
the front lines, each carrying the
CASTLE soap and scrubbing brush,
symbols or cleanliness and firing
voIleys of sulphurous retorts into
the committees camp.
Texas Guinan dashed back to
town from Long Beach to lead
the crusade against the vice
crusaders.
MY club Is clean, Tn clean
and the kids who work for me
are clean" was her first broad.
side.
She gathered her ammunition
for a blast suitable to blow the
. committee out Of its shell-proof-
who are these people making
these cl1arges she demanded.
'sLook at their names mot one Of
them had cigars named after
them. I'll meet them one or all
and defray all expenses In dis
cusslng this alleged immortality. "
seyariety. the Bible 81 Broad
wav. has brought out a special
number in honor of Meyer Davis,
the big Fiddle and Food Man, a
Washington lad and "a former
member OF the Marine Band.
Jack I.ait, writing an apprecia.
ton OF Mr.. Davis in the num-
ber recalls the fact thai this
prince OF artistic jazz left the
Marine Band to do the right thing
by the. throngs Of dance music
lovers.
He installed his first orchestra
HI the Willard, and got $50 q
week out of ii. That was the
beginning. Adding constantly TO
His far-fIung activities Meyer
Davis may stiII be rated as ION
the make, = although he has
passed long since the mark which
determine q mans success 0r
failure.
The music of his orchestras Is
heard around the world. and II
il highly fitting that Variety
should so signally honor. Wash.
5ingtonian who has 50 anna zingly
made good. Page after page Of
tributes from his business as
sociates, orchestras and profes.
sional friends attest to the
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have anything TO 40 with the
United Artists pIcfufizaki0n w
THE Darling 81 the G0ds.p The
new schedule seems to b. Tor
Edwin Carewe TO direct the drama
with Dolores Del Rio az ita star.
Az the scene and characters ere
Japanese, II ii understood that
Sessue Hayakawa has been ap.
preached to play in Dolores sup
port. If the plan goes through
an outlined, many sequences will
be photographed IN the land of
the cherry blossoms and rice
cakes.
A long distance call from June
C0lIyer in New York tells her
friends that she isn't going abroad
after ali. Apparently chasing
through Europe, win Be more h
question Of chasing through Holly
wood. for 1t seems that our
friendly ~ neighbors across the
seas object to the importation Of
American players to act In Amer
lean pictures.
June plans to rest up from BIT
sof 3 breakdown caused BY over.
work by vacationins at the West
chester BiItmOre. Director Dave
Butler Will jump across the pond
to get few necessary shots and
then both win return to Holly
wood. Wen. it's an III wind.
etc. for now Sue Carol and Nick
Stuart won't be separated.
The. name of the story that
Tristan Topper has turned over
to Director Bill Howard from
which to make Janet Gaynor's
next film Is Pate. which means
in Dutch, but not darn thing
in United States However. this
sis quite All right, as the locale Of
the story IL in Holland. Before
we ever see II they'll have
name tagged on that win mean
something at the box office.
Speaking OF titles, The Green
Hat beg pardon mean. "A
Woman OF. Affairs. = in which
Greta Carlo Is to star, may be
changed to "Decency.D The lat
ter name in q suggestion from
Director Clarence Brown. which
may meet with the approval OF
Will Hays, who is to be con-
suited about 1t today. Incidentally.
Walter Byron has not vet been
loaned by Goldwyn to play the
male lead. They're still dickering
over the do-re-mi.
The Washington times., 1928-07-12

magnitude Of his standing In the
amusement world.
Washington has good reason 70
be proud of Meyer Davis, and II
we know anything about the
man. he's going to keep on max
ing washington proud OF him
until the time when he drops ms
fiddle and gives over the active
management of his affairs TO an
other.
George White sends to this
desk tabloid newspaper en-
titled. New York Morning Scan
dals." with editorials on the Car
pathian Mutiny, Congress ana tne
Porcupine. Love. Gold insects
and Static.
The paper proclaims pubiica-
ton of All the Pictures Fit i9
Print" and News, Hot and Gola
But News"
It's gorgeously funny piece
OF publicity for Georges new eal-
ton of the scandals" which re-
Gently opened in New York, with
Pennington. Patricola, the how
ards. Richman. Frances Williams
and the rest OF that talented
family.
we have put the paper under
lock and key, that 1t may NOT SUI
( fer the same undetermined fate
which befell a copy Of VARIETY:
deposited with us by Hardie
Meakiny 20 that we might see TOT
ourseIf the big Meyer DAVIS
supplement.