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Evening star., 1928-04-28

Proposals for 13 changes in the zon-
ing claseifications Of property within the
District of Columbia and for num-
ber Of amendments to the zoning code
will be considered by the Zoning Com
mission at public hearing Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the District
Building. The meeting will be the last
in which Maj W. E. r. Covell. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, will participate
as executive of the commission. He is
to leave Washington May 10 for vaca-
ton prior TO reporting at Fort LeaVen-
worth. Kans., for his new assignment.
Mai Donald A. Dawson, now at Fort
Leavenworth, has been named to sue
coed Covell as Assistant Engineer Com
missioner here, but it has not yet been
decided which of the three Assistant
Commissioners will be assigned to the
coming work.
The most important matter to come
before the commission next week Is the
proposed amendment to the code which
would place the maximum height OF
buildings in the highest ZOning areas
of the District at 130 feet. including
penthouses, towers, spires and other
extra-height structures which now may
exceed the limit placed on occupied
portions of buildings.
Fight Predicted.
A spirited fight on the proposal, sub
mitted TO the ZOning Commission by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. is expected inasmuch as
the amendment, if adopted, would mean
a lower height limit for the larger
buildings than is now possible under
existing regulations.
At present buildings in the highest
height areas may be erected l30 feet
high. with set-backs above the llO-foo'
level. and penthouses, towers, spires
etc, may be carried above the 130-fooi
maximum restriction for the "occu-
pancy" portions of the buildings.
Under the proposed amendment, these
penthouses. spires. towers and other
slDerstructures would be brought
within the maximum height OF l30 feet
and thus the usable portions OF tn
buildings would be held down to
lower height.
Section XIII. paragraph II. of the
coming regulations would read. II thf
proposed amendment IS adopted:
IN the l10-foot height district build
ings may be erected to height not ex-
ceeding 100 feet or IL stories. provided
such buildings face or abut street
or streets not less than 40 feet wide
between building lines. and provided
Evening star., 1928-04-28
MONTEREY APART TMENTS
ACQUIRED BY WARDMAN

The real estate firm Of Harry Ward
man, II was announced today. has ac-
quired the Monterey Apartments. Ave
story property located on the southwest
corner OF Connecticut avenue and Por-
ter street, In a transaction involving
other properties.
The apartment house, formerly owned
by Rebecca b. David was acquired in a
trade In which Wardman gave title TO
the business property at 904 Fourteenth
street and the small building standing
| unoccupied at 1909 f street.
Wardman only recently acquired title
to the r street property from Karl r.,
Brodt in a trade transaction In which
the latter took title to the Bradford
Building. located at 906-s0s Fourteenth
street.
Evening star., 1928-04-28
BETTER HOMES SHOWS AID
TO NATION, HOOVER ASSERTS
More Than 4,8OO Programs Seen Help to
Improved Living Conditions
in United States.

Homes week nearly every one Of us
can take part in this work through en-
couraging attendance at better homes
programs and otherwise aiding the
local committees"
An American Home Celebration day"
was held Wednesday by the Potomac
Palisades section committee of the
Better Homes in America organization.
Mrs. f. W. Burr. chairman Of the COM
mittee, worked In cooperation with the
Conduit Road Citizens Association. the
F'oxhall Village Citizens Association,
the Reservoir Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton and the Palisades Garden and
Landscape Club.
The evening program. at st. David's
Chapel, consisted OF addresses by
Charles Eliot. city planner of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, on Future Washington, City
of Homes" and Miss Clara Herbert OF
the Public Library on Books in the
Home" together with music, including
q cello solo by Miss Priscilla Lane.
Exhibits of home features were part
of the celebration.
Better Homes week will be observed
In Arlington and Fairfax Counties. Va,
beginning Monday. The observance win
be i'm conjunction with the national
campaign carried on by Better Homes
in America, OF which James Ford Is
Evening star., 1928-04-28

executive director and Constant South
worth assistant.
Mrs Henry Lockwood of Kirkwood
Terrace. Clarendon, Va, is chairman
for Arlington and Fairfax Counties
The Arlington County demonstration
house is a five-room structure, with
built-in garage, at Kirkwood Terrace.
The Fairfax County demonstration
house Is located at Greenway Downs,
iust west of Falls Church on the Lee
Highway. This is a six-room and bath
stucco house with an interesting his
tory. Residents of Falls Church and
Fairfax County are familiar with the
old brick house and the equally old
carriage house on the hill Of the Tripp
estate outside of Falls Church, over
looking the surrounding country for
miles around. With the SUBDIVISION Oh
this estate for building sites, an ar
chitect was called in and then build
ing crew was put to work, with the
result that the old brick house Is now
an eight-room and two-bath home,
with two fireplaceS and a sleeping porch
while the old carriage house has become
a six-room home selected for demon
stration during Better Homes week
Daily programs have been arranged
for both the demonstration houses. EX-
perts in various fields will discuss prob
lens of particular interest 10 home
owners. John NJ. Goodwin Will speak
Tuesday at both houses on Color IN
the Home" In each of the demonstra-
tions. local officials and civic organ
izations have been invited to cooperate
with Better Homes in America during
the week.
The Tuesday program will be ir
charge of the mayor and council OF
Falls Church and on Wednesday In
charge of Better Homes in America
Constant Southworth will speak. Wash
ington clubs viii be asked TO send rep
resentatives TO the Thursday program
The Parent Teachers Association will
be In charge Friday and the Chambe'
Of Commerce OF Arlington and Fairfax
I eo3.~Aau
Evening star., 1928-04-28

The past week was observed through
out America as Better Homes week
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover.
who Is president of Better Homes IN
America, today made the following
statement regarding this Nationwide
program:
"The more than 4.800 Better Homes
programs planned this year by volun-
tary local committees are direct re-
sponse to the needs of millions of
American families who want to inn
prove their standards of living. and TO
make their homes more attractive and
healthful
THE local committees are working
directly with the families in their own
communities to see how homes can be
improved at a cost within reach. Their
demonstrations are for all groups from
those who are now striving to achieve
home ownership 10 those who are look
ing for ideas on how best to cut down
the burden of housework and improve
their housekeeping methods. or who
would like to make their homes more
attractive. Furthermore, they bring
out the value Of well ordered home life
and the essential place OF the home
in building up the health. character
and ideals OF the children OF today.
The American people are using their
income and native resourcefulness
more and more for improved homes,
and for furniture, furnishings, equip
ment and other betterments In the
home. all OF a more or less durable
character. This directly stimulates
business and offers a vast field for the
application OF savings So far as this
accumulation of material goods IS
wisely undertaken and with a view to
durability and quality, 1t Is destined
TO be Of enormous importance in I'M
proving standards of living
ITO make the most of our opportu-
mites requires the cultivation of a good
| sense Of proportion in regard to major
household expenditures, study of home
making problems In the different COM
munities and widespread sharing of
experience OF local men and women
as well as access TO the findings OF ex~
perts
THE better homes committees have
done a splendid service In these direc-
tions. reaching millions of families and
In hundreds Of communities they have
promoted civic measures to improve
housing conditions and home surround
ings and TO make home ownership
more easily possible. During Better
Evening star., 1928-04-28
NAMED TO BUILDING
AND LOAN CONVENTION
Hyattsville Man to Represent
Maryland at League Session
in Dallas May %.

III Oal1hs may S%s
BALTIMORE, Md. April 28--T. H.
Welsh OF Hyattsville has been named as
the official Maryland representative TO
the thirty-sixth annual convention of
the United States League of Building
and Loan Associations, which will be
held at Dallas. Tex. May % TO IS.
Maryland, which recently became af-
filiated with the national organization,
will be represented this year for the
first time at a national convention.
According to a recent report by the
secretary OF the league. building associ-
ations Of America are now the Gus
todians of more than $7.000.000 900.
made up largely of the savings intrusted
by earners The report also shows that
during the past year the aggregate In
crease in the savings intrusted to these
associations is more than $7,000,000.
The $4,000 associations now operating
in the United States. 1t continues. have
total membership of more than H.
600 900 and assets amounting 10 ap-
proximately $7.l62,525 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02

While authorization for the elm
ination of the Eighth street ditch
will go down in the city annals as
the greatest civic improvement of
the year, considerable other work
has been done in making FL Centre
a better place in which to live.
Perusal of the building records
show that there were 237 permits
issued during the year with a total
building valuation of $3OS,967. In
addition some new settling basins
have been installed and improve
ments to the plant made. Numerous
new water mains have been in
stalled as well as sewer mains. The
street department equipment has
also been improved.
In the building permits issued, 81
new dwelling houses are included at
a cost of $l19,420 an average of
So, ,095. Business permits issued tot
allied 1S with a total valuation of
$116,750. One hotel permit was
issued, value $4,000. Five industrial
permits with a valuation of $5,046
were granted; one permit for the
erection of church at cost of
$4 900 is included while the remain
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
LOS ANGELES, Jan. .

LOS ANGELES, Jan. .. =
Further indications that Ed
ward Hickman will plead not
guilty by reason of insanity to
the murder of Marion Parker
when he cnters court tomorrow,
were in evidence here today,
with the appearance of Attor-
ney Joe Ryan as associate coun-
sci for Hickman.
Ryan, who resigned some
weeks ago from the district at
torncy IS staff after directing n
stinging barrage of criticism at
his superiors dismissed question
ers with brief statement in
which he said he chad the mat
ter of joining the defense un-
der consideration
Meanwhile police eentered
their investigation into new
angles of Hickman's murder
Gus career, around suicide notes
left by A. r. Driskell, grand
father of Welby Hunt, youth
full accomplice of "The Fox. =
Authorities freely expressed
their belief that foul play may
have surrounded the finding of
Driskell's body beneath the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
COMMANDER OF
LEGION WILL BE
HERE TONIGHT

Edward STAFFORD, national com
mander of the American Legion
will arrive in FL Centre tonight.
LINER Heald, district attorney, and
:. f. Kellogg, both members of
Boyce Aten post, left FL Centre
carly this morning for Pasadena
where they will meet Spafford, hon:
cred guest at the Tournament of
Roses, bringing the national chief
and his party back to Ell Centre.
Spafford will be accompanied by
Earl Cromas, chairman of the dis
iinguished guests committee; Phil
nodson, state commander of the le-
c;on and James X. Fisk, state adju-
tant.
Arrangements for entertaining
Spafford in the valley have pro
cressed rapidly. The feature event
will be the dinner meeting to be
given him at the Barbara Worth no.
tel at o clock Tuesday night and
tickets are going rapidly. Tickets
may be obtained from members of
the committee in charge of arrange
h,ents, consisting of r. Y. Watson,
George Ross, A. f.. Kellogg and
Kendall b. Perkins. They are also
available at the Chamber of Com
merce headquarters on Main street.
Spafford will be the principal
speaker at the dinner. His speech
Will be broadcast over station KG
EN.
The visitors will be taken on a
tour of the valley early tomorrow
morning, reaching Brawley at noon
where arrangements to entertain
the party at luncheon have been
made. In the afternoon they win
20 to Andrade and to points of in
terest along the Imperial Irrigation
district holdings, returning here in
time for the 8 clock dinner.
The party will go to Yuma from
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
ANOTHER Girl
FEARED VICTIM
or KIDNApERS.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2-No trace
Of Florence Ellison, 14-year-old high
school girl who disappeared while
on the way from her mother s home
to that Of her father, had been
found by police today despite a Wig
liant search.
The girl, who lived with her
father, Deputy Sheriff Charles f.
Ellison, had been visiting the home
of her mother, Mrs. Cora Steiner, in
another part of the city.
The search centered about a mys-
terious woman said to have be-
friended Florence on street car
Apparently having taken the wrong
car, the girl called her mother from
the home of C. A. Morrison.
Mrs. Morrison talked to the girl IS
mother and promised to put Flor
ence on the right car. Mrs. Morri-
son then took the child to the car
When Florence did not arrive home
the search was started.
j. G. Phillips, conductor of the
car on. which Mrs. Morrison placed
the girl, said a woman about AS
years old approached the girl 10 OF
IL blocks before the girl left the ear
in her company. They disappeared
into the busy downtown district, he
said.
A report that Deputy Sheriff Ell
lison, the girls father, had worked
on the Hickman case was found to
be true only in that he was on the
lookout for Hickman as were al
other peace officers and was not as
signed to the case in particular.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
RELIEVE ATTORNEYS PLANNING
INSANITY PLEA FOR HICKMAN

famous Colorado Street bridge
in Pasadena last May, although
at the time DriskelI was belicv-
ed to have taken his own life.
Seven farewell notes, hastily
scrawlcd on the backs of cards
and scraps of paper, which We're
found in the aged man S pock-
cts. have been turned over to
handwriting experts. and be-
cause Of Hickman S record as a
forger will be closely scruti-
niZed.
Search for n woman in the
ease, which took on added i'm
petus over the weekend, grew
slack again today, when invcs-
tigators failed to substantiate
a report that a woman's voice
had been heard in the "death
room at the Bellevue Arms
apartment.
According to word received
at the district attorneys of
flee a young couple, since NOV
ed had heard woman eXclaim
.'My God, Eddie, we've got to
get out of here and get out
quick. y After an investigation
detectives descredited the re-
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
Several Taken in
Raid at Heber

+. II. Crandall, 35, of FL Centre
Francis Araya, IA, of Heber;
Ygnazia Alameda, AZ, of Heber;
Miller Emerson, ~ of Holtville and
Val Matlock, %, of Holtville, were
picked up by attaches of the
sheriff s office Saturday night in a
general roundup conducted at He4
Der.
Crandall is alleged to have been
caught selling Intoxicating liquor
in the vicinity of the dance hall;
the Araya girl and the Alameda wo-
man were also found in that vici-
nifty in possession of some alleged
mescal.
Emerson and Matlock were next
apprehended. They are alleged to
have transported a quantity of IN
toxicants to Heber.
All were taken to the county Jail
and locked up. No formal com
plants have been made against any
of them as yet. The raiding party
consisted of Deputy Sheriffs Tuck
er, Wright and Sharp.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
Stewart Arrested
InBad Check Case

o. r. Stewart, %, of FL Centro
was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs
McClelland and Sharp Saturday af-
ternoon and is said to have admit
ted being implicated in passing two
fictitious checks at the Central Bill
lard parlor on Main street. +. ~
Perry was picked up by the deputies
Saturday morning in connection
with the case.
Stewart has been under the eye
of the police more or less during
the last year. He is alleged to have
attempted to end his life once, then
was given a suspended sentence and
told to get out of Holtvillc on a
charge resulting from family tan
gle. He broke the parole and serv-
ed his time in the county jail
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
DIR. M'MILLAN
CONTINUES TO
DENY SLAYINC
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2.-Circum-
|stantial evidence was entangling DIR.
CHARLES Mcmillan, held on suspic-
Jon of murder in the "sack' death
'of Mrs. Amelia Appleby, widow of
millionaire Chicago inventor, the
sheriff's office believed today.
! In raid on the doctors apart
ment newspaper printed the day
Mrs. Appleby's body was found, but
was still unidentified, had been
rlipped of an article telling of the
roadside discovery of the body
(ashed in gunny sack, deputy sher-
ifs said.
Throughout earlier grilling DR..
Mcmillan had declared he believed
Mrs. Appleby had gone to San Di
go and had not known of her
cath. He still declares he is inno-
ent.
The search of the Doctors rooms
Eas made when Captain Bill Bright,
cad of the homicide detail, learned
hat Mrs. Appleby had owned $780,
90 worth of jewelry, which had
nysteriously disappeared since her
cath.
A quantity of jewelry was found
the apartment. 1t included pearl
ecklaces, diamond rings and jewel
d bracelets. There was also found
roman 5 underclothing, a hypoder-
ic needle and narcotics, the raid
IS declared.
While investigators said the rings
ere woman's and would have
tied Mrs. Appleby's hands, no
|entification of the clothing had
zen made.
The searchers said they had also
Pund small bottle of strychnine.
his, together with the other arti-
es found, will be presented to the
Fand jury Tuesday, the sheriff's
flee said.
Former Police Judge Chesbro and
rome j. Mayo will be the defense
torneys. They said they believe
eir client to be "victim of cir
Instances.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
Coast Trio Held
In Auto Crash

Thomas X. Conetas of Los Ange-
les. was locked up at the county
Jail yesterday morning on a charge
of reckless driving. The arrest was
made by Deputy Sheriff Tucker fol
lowing an automobile accident on
the highway, about two miles south
of Westmorland. Melvin E. Cone
tas, brother, and Mabel Rawson
of Los Angeles were also brought
to the Jail and detained as material
witnesses.
The Conetas car is said to have
crashed into machine driven by
M. B. Koop of Westmorland. No
one was injured in the crash but
both ears were badly wrecked. The
accident occurred at about $50
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
Holiday Visitor
Killed By Host
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. p
Charges of murder will be filed
against Harry Reynolds, host at u
New Years party, who, according
to witnesses, told his departing
guests to "wait just a minute,' and
then shot and killed Gordon Walker,
authorities announced today.
Giles Spiva, a guest at the party,
knocked Reynolds unconscious af-
ter the fatal shots had been fired,
he told police.
According to Spiva, Reynolds
brought out a large gun ana waved
it before women members of the
party. That gun was hidden and
4 few minutes later, rs the guests
were leaving, Reynolds appeared
with small ealiber automatic, with
which he shot Walker a few NOM
ents later.
Witnesses said there had been no
alteration previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
Plane Company
To Move East

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-The B. F.
Mahoney Aircraft Company, San
Diego, makers of Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh IS esprit of ST. Louis, -
Ryan monoplare. win move their
plant 10 st. Louis, within 90
days, Mahonev cablel Colonel Lind
bergb Now Years eve at Belize
British Honduras
"Happs' New Year" he added.
"Will see you in St. Louis on your
return from Cuba.
Under the removal plan, accord
ing to Mahonev, Missouri corpor-
alton will be formed to take over
the Mahoney properties, Mahoney to
contnue as president.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
FAMILIAR SCENE REPEATED AS
''LINDY" REACHES SALVADOR

The city was thronged with
thousands of people long before
Lindbergh landed. At 9.05 a.
m. his plane appeared over the
field, circled ii three times, and
settled down 10 minutes later.
lie was one hour ahead of his
schedule.
He was rescued from the
crowds and taken to the resi-
Dental mansion where he was
greeted by President Romero
nosquc and other officials.
81 want to tell YOU all I
would like to stay here for
weeks instead of two days, f"
Lindbergh told the people,
but | have promised l would
attend the Pan American con-
Ference in Havana, and in or
der to arrive there in time, [
find it advisable to shorten my
stay in each of the Central
American countries.
Lindbergh planned to hop off
early tomorrow for Tegucigal-
pa, Honduras.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
TOURNAMENT OF
ROSES GREETED
BY THOUSANDS
Ideal Weather Helps Make
Beautiful Spectacle at
Pasadena.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

PASADENA, Jan. q Blossom
laden breezes, warm sunshine, cloud
less skies and June temperatures
conspired here today to make the
thirty-nlnth annual Tournament of
Roses the greatest floral festival in
the history of the crown city.
With majestic beauty the long
parade swung into the five mile
stretch of flower strewn streets
while throng estimated at between
100000 and one million spectators,
viewed the spectacl Elm summery at
tire. 1t was a typical Southern Cal
ifornia New Years Day.
The gorgeous floral pageant, this
year known as estates and Nations
in Flowers today included 300
units, with 90 floats and 81 bands.
It had grown from small village
fiesta in 1889 to the program to-
day, generally agreed to be the
nations greatest floral tribute.
John Mcdonald, Civil War veter-
an, led this years greeting to the
New Year as grand marshal. f. f.
Spafford, national commander of
the American Legion and Governor
C. c. Young and Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Buron Fits, of California were
special honor guests.
Prize Floats
Among the floats which were ex-
pected to receive consideration for
the grand sweep stake prize were
those entered from the following
cities:
Glendale, an immense Chinese
drago in flowers.
Long Beach, (for New Jersey
Washington Crossing the Della
ware"
Beverly Hills, ga Court In Par
adise.'
San Francisco monoplane
Greetings by Air.
San Jose, California First
CAPITOL
Portland, Ore,, "Rose Festival
loving cup on a float of Oregon
holly.
Sherman institute, "Pioneers of
the West
San Dimas, Holland Land of
Windmills.'
Taft, Kern county, Temple in
India
San Marino, "Springtime
New York.
Tournament association entry,
- America Enthroned. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-02
SPLENDID PROGRESS MADE
BY Ell CENIRO DURING 1927

ing 155 permits were for additions
and alterations at a cost of $780,
November was the largest month
with a total valuation of $6S,570 in
permits issued.
While the total for the year is far
below the record of $685. estab-
lished in 1926, the erection of the
Barbara Worth hotel in that year
set 1926 down as year that is not
expected to be equalled for some
time.
The erection of the new Southern
Pacific passenger depot is also
among the notable improvements of
the year.
Many Water Improvements
The new water basins and plant
improvements were made at a cost
of $14 200. Water main installed in
cluded four more than l 1-2 miles
long; six approximately 34 mile in
length and eight of halfmile length.
These were installed at a total cost
of $21,350.
A new motor sweeper valued at
$1,000 and dump truck, valued at
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