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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
.CHA|N STORE FIRM
TAKESLEASE HERE
RemodeIing Operations Under
Way at Site of Place
Destroyed by Fire.

The @. G. Murphy Co., 5 and 10 cent
chain store concern, has leased for a
period Of IS years the properties at 1915
F street and 1214-16 G street, where a
chain merchandising store will be To-
Gated after conclusion of remodeling
operations, according to an announce
ment here this week.
The location comprises the premises
formerly occupied by the Dulin g. Mar
tin Store, now located in its new quar-
tiers in the La Sale Building, Connec-
ticut avenue and L street, and the prop
erty having 40-foot frontage on G street
owned by s. KannS Sons Co. After re-
modelling, the combined properties
leased will have a frontage of so feet
on G street, with depth of 1913 feet,
and of "a feet frontage on r street,
with a depth Of 1913 feet.
A Murphy Co. and 10 cent store will
be located on the first floor and basement
of the property, it is announced. There
are approximately 81 800 square feet Of
floor space on the first floor and base
ment floor.
A restaurant with a seating capacity
of more than 100 will be installed in the
basement story, it is announced.
The lease was negotiated by the Henry
L. Frank Co., Baltimore, and Paul r.
Reed, real estate and location manager
of the Murphy Co., with the real estate
department of the American Security
& Trust Co., representing the M. w.
Beveridge estate, owners of the former
Dulin & Martin home.
The Beveridge property, destroyed by
fire, has been rebuilt, and the Kann
property will be remodeled by the Muir
ply Co. at a cost of 100000, in addi-
ton to the cost of new fixtures.
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Architect Plans
Building to Reach
los Stories High
Backer of Proposed New
York Skyscraper Is
Not Disclosed.

The latest proposal for new sky
scraper for New York, of q size stag
gering to the imagination, comes from
Leonard Cox, New York architect, who
is reported to have drawn plans for q
structure to reach skyward for "a quar-
ter of a mile" It would be building
of 1856 stories, taller than any yet con-
templated.
= The announcement of the plan. made
by the Building Research Council, does
not state when or by whom the pro-
posed structure would be erected. the
race between skyscraper builders in New
York to build the highest building In
the world has been so breath-taking IN
the past several years that informed
observers would hesitate to say that 1t
cannot or will not be done.
The proposed structure as designed
would give something of rainbow Ell
feet, derived from its exterior colortng,
which would carry out the hues of the
spectrum, the architect states.
It would occupy four city blocks,
with the central part towering directly
over the street intersection. Openings
through the building would permit the
passage of traffic. Space left for the
avenue would be approximately 400 by
200 feet. The walls of this Enclosed
canyon would rise 40 stories, to great
arch.
by being placed directly over the
street intersection the main shaft of the
building would be removed as far as
possible from neighboring property,
Mr.. Cox explains. This would protect
the other buildings from obstruction:
| to light and air and would at the same
| time insure an adequate supply for this
one. There would be virtually no in
side space Except for about i6 storie:
over the arch, the average horizontal
distance within the building from wal
to wall would not be more than so feet
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APARTMENT HOUSE
CITY" IS PLANNED
Fifteen-Story Structure With
1000 Rooms Is Contem-
plated Here.

Plans for a huge suburban apart
ment house that will mark a new de-
parture in such project for the met
ropolitan area of the National Capital,
not only by reason Of its size in a sub
urban community, but for its COM
munity" features, were announced this
week by Brainard H. Warner, jr., Tower
Building.
A 2,0O0-room, HISTORY apartment
house is planned, to be erected on
large tract of land fronting on the pro-
posed Rock Greek Park in Montgomery
County at a point where it is proposed
to build a dam for the formation of a
lake when the park is developed, Mr..
Warner announced.
Application Approved.
The Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, according to
a statement by Irving G. Root, chief
engineer, has approved an application
for building permit for the project.
Actual construction would not De
started until Spring, Mr.. Warner said.
One of the unusual features OF the
DEVELOPMENT would be absence Of drive
ways to the entrance of the building.
Ali approaches would be by under
ground routes. There would be storage
space in the basement for 500 automo-
bileS. Thus there would be no Vehlcular
roads on the surface of the grounds i'm
mediately surrounding the development.
Golf Course Planned.
It is proposed to have golf course
for the use of tenants and a space
availableafor employment as an airplane
landing field. There are to be two play
grounds, for small and older cnlioren'
in charge of Supervisors.
There is to be a building housing q
swimming pool and gymnasiums, ana
on the first floor of this structure Is
to be provision for a drug store. gro.
cery store, general merchandising ana
other shops. AS the project now Is de-
signed, it would be community In IT.
self.
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u. S. INDUSTRY CONFIDENT
OF CONTINUED PROGRESS
General Business Will Not Be Retarded by Wall
Street Crash, Say Leaders-More Money
for Building Declared Available.

That general business the United States will not be retarded
that industries particularly building, will
benefited drastic scaling
opinion than $50 leaders widely diversified
Their statements Geographic
queS National Trade Journals publishers
tectual Building other
majority replies
the forced virtually
ton of stocks
substantial proportion
industry
States the high interest Wall Street will
the development and productive enterprises through
the country Building operations stated which
seriously hampered by the difficulty of obtaining the large capital
prohibitve will
revision downward stock market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09

han for the same period last year.
street northeast (lots 819 to $40, square
1922; to cost $4,000.
w. L. Grain, owner and builder; ].
H. Embrey, designer; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 1891 C street
northeast dot 1873, square 1010); to cost
$500.
c. C. Collmus, jr., owner; E. B. Grit
fin, designer; Griffin Bros, builders; to
erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling, 5918 Nevada avenue Got 81,
square 1859; to cost $500.
One Story Addition.
F. L. Kohler, owner and builder; Nell
son B. Durfee, architect: to erect one
history brick addition, 3403 Connecticut
avenue Qot 805, square 2219); to cost
81, 900.
Mrs. Eudina B. johnson, owner and
builder; George T. Santmyers, archi-
tect; to erect one 2-story brick dwell
ing, 1926 Thirty-ninth street dot part
IL, square 1900; to cost $4,000.
Taylor Norman Oil Co., owners and
builders; A. H. Abel, designer; to erect
one 1-story brick and concrete gasoline
station, 103 Upshur street QotS l and
2, square 1929; to cost $4,000.
Robert Wanzer, owner, designer and
builder; to erect one 1-story frame
dwelling, 900 Forty-ninth street north
east dot So, square 5146); to cost $4,000.
DR.. o. E. Howe, owner and builder;
Marcus Hallett, architect; to erect one
2-story brick store and dwelling. Is P
street dot 81, square 616); to cost
81, 900.
Benjamin F. Hamilton, owner, de-
Signer and builder; to erect one 2-Story
frame dwelling, 1857 Sherrier place
dots 6 and T., square 144l); to cost
$500.
Permit for Garage.
F.. M. McConihe & Co., owners and
builders; to erect one brick private
garage, Kalorama circle Got 8,
square 1929; to cost $4,000.
Ralph w. Bohrer, owner; Allan B.
Fay, designer; Morrison Bros, builders:
| to erect one 1-story concrete block
storage building for trucks, 5000 Wis
consin avenue Got 802, square 1861;
| to cost $4,000.
Drew Pearson, owner; to make re-
pairs, 1922 Dumbarton avenue Got
part 1873, square 1880; to cost $4,000.
G.. w. Forsberg, owner; A. S. J. At
kinson, architect; S. j. Prescott, build
| err; to erect two 1-Story brick gas filling
stations, COL N street southwest dots
and 800. square 473); to cost $4,000.
| Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
one history brick and concrete gasoline
filling station, 1912 Conduit road (par-
eel 1890, square 1880; to cost $4,000.
| Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
owners, designers and builders; to erect
one 1-story brick and concrete addition
to station, 1900 Bladensburg road north
east (lot 10, square 1883; to cost $4,000.
William F. Jackson, owner, designer
and builder; to erect one 1-story frame
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however, was ABOUT 81, 5UU,UUO less
The total for the year 1929 will fall
farther behind last year unless the con-
struction figures for November and De-
cember are exceptionally high The
figures for the last two months of 1928
were unusually high, boosting that
years total
Plans for private building operations
in the District having a. total estimated
cost of $430,720 were approved during
the past week by the building inspector.
Col. John W. Oehmann There were
permits for IS dwellings, including of
costly type; for number of flats and
numerous business and remodeling jobs.
Permits were issued as follows:
w. G. & A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to
erect one 3-story brick dwelling, 5101
Tilden street (parcel 8/5, square 1850 !;
to cost $4,000.
E. P. Hinkel & Co., owners and build
ers; Pringle & Arnold, designers; to
erect one 2-story brick cleaning
building, 900 Rhode Island avenue
northeast (parcel 13l /149, square 1929 ;
to cost $4,000.
F.. M. McConihe & Co., owners and
builders; J. j. Whelan, architect; to
block dwelling, Kalorama Circle dot 8,
square $780, to cost $4,000.
Five Brick Flats.
Young Enterprises, owners; George
T. Santmyers, architect; Young & Opp
heimer, builders; to erect five 2-story
brick flats, 1140 to 1855 Owens place
northeast 0ots GOT to ZIG and lot 821,
square 4059); to cost $37, 500.
w. G. & A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; c. E. MacNeil, architect; to
erect one 3-story brick dwelling, 4914
Glenbrooke road dot 80, square 151D ;
90 cost SOS, 800.
Peoples Drug Stores, inc, owners; E
| s. Haislip, designer and builder; to
erect one 1-story building for stores,
1144 Connecticut avenue and 1141-1143
Eighteenth street dots e and D, square
1917; to cost $4,000.
Presbytery of Washington City
| owners A. S. j. Atkinson, architect;
one 1-story brick church building, Sill
Grant street northeast dots 80 to So
square $685. to cost $4,000.
Joseph M. Stanley. owner and builder
| w. B. Honey, architect; to erect one
| 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 1926
Morrison street Got IL, square 2023)
to cost $4,000.
Brick Dwelling.
Robert Acorn, owner: L. r. Ray
architect; Morrison Bros, builders; II
erect one 3-story brick dwelling anC
garage, 1855 Linnean avenue dot 20
square 2251); to cost $4,000.
L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners anc
! builders; H. L. Breuninger, designer
| to erect one 2-story brick, frame and
| stucco dwelling, 1912 Floral street Qot
| "a, square 2736); to cost $12,500.
Gulf Refining Co., owners, designers
and builders; to erect one 1-story brick
and concrete gas filling station, POI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
PHILLIP-LOUISE SHOP
NOW IN NEW QUARTERS
Leases Store Space at 1877 L Street,
in Duryea Building, for
Two-Year Period.

The Phillip-Louise shop, formerly 10
Gated at 1907 Connecticut avenue, mas
leased the store space at 1927 street;
in the Duryea Building, it is announced
by story g. Co., who negotiated the
lease. The rental period is for TWO
years with privilege of renewal for three
more years. The total rental amount
involved in the five-year period is APP
proximately $4,000. L. w. Groomes
represented the owner Of the property.
The same ofice also reports the leas-
ing of the store at 1875 Connecticut
avenue to the Spic g. Span Cleaners,
Inc, for a period Of one year, with the
privilege of renewal for two years.
Shannon a. Luchs represented the
owner of the property in the negotia-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
HOME IS PURCHASED.

Mrs. Oscar Underwood, widow OF the
cenatcr from Alabama, has purchased
es her Washington residence the new
house at 10 Observatory Circle, near
the new British embassy, now nearing
completion. ~
The property was acquired from Mr..
snd Mrs Harry Wardman, now occupy
i.o the house. Mrs. Underwood is the
rWr r. of Woodlawn, once the home OF
TeIiie Gusts near Mount Vernon, put
-, hes decided to locate in Washington
s.snrtlv. it Is reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
G. o. P. COMMITTEEMAN
LEASES HOUSE HERE
Claudius Houston Takes Residence
at 1920 Twentieth
Street.

Claudius Houston, chairman of the
national Republican committee, has
leased as his Washington residence the
large detached dwelling at 1920 Twen-
tieth street, on the southwest corner Of
@ street. it was reported this week.
The three-story dwelling, once occu-
pied by Secretary of War Davis, was
leased from DR.. and Mrs. Cary Lang
horne, through the agency Of Sandoz,
Inc. 1t is of brick construction with
limestone trimming. 1t has large ball
room and is suited to entertainment
purposes.
The dwelling will be the home of Mr..
Houston and three daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
Building Section for Washington and Suburbs
ID. e.. PRIVATE BUILDING
PERMITS SHOW INCREASE
Expenditures During First Ten Months Exceeded
$32,OOO,OOO, While Total for October
Shows Advance.

Expenditure $32738115 in private building operations
exclusive of Federal projects and suburban developments
Maryland Virginia provided building
during the first months of this illustrating the rate at which
the limited the National Capital is improved
Col John W. Oehmann building inspector reports that
private building projects during october had estimated
cost of $605 representing considerable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
Du Point Apartments Sold.

The Dupont Apartments, 1717 TWEEN
tieth street, have been sold by James r,
Salkeld to an unnamed local investor. IL
is announced by Hedges 81 Mlooleton'
inc which handled the transaction.
The building contains 26 apartments OF
five and six rooms and bath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
White House Souvenirs.

Five thousand blocks of wood cut from
trusses removed from the roof of the
White House two years ago, when the
Executive Mansion was remodeled, are
to be distributed as souvenirs among
schools throughout the country by the
National Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
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Continued on Eighteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

special correspondent OF i ne SlAt'
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. June 6.-From
the ranks Of the lingering thousands of
Confederate veterans the years have
winnowed out all the fat men. Even
the drummer boys now are "a or more.
It is lean, hard. wiry men who have
fought off the barrage of the years and
who are now frolicking through their
thirty-ninth annual reunion here.
Fifteen bands, snappy highs stepping
outfits. unbeatable both in volume and
artistry, have worked this town up to
happy frenzy of delight as they blast
back the years and usher in romance
Cheer "Star SpangIed Banner"
The United States Marine Band has
made the veterans just about as happy
as anything that has happened. A few
years ago, when the Confederates held
their convention in Atlanta. Sousa re-
fused to play Dixie" because he didn't
figure it quite up to his musical stand
ard About the last of the old scars
had healed, but this Sousa incident was
lingering irritation. There was some
anxious conjecture as to whether the
Marines would play the beloved old
tune. When, at the big meeting at the
armory last night. the band turned
loose with Dixie" the crowd tore of
the roof" Then the crowd cheered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
STAGE IS PREPARED
FOR FLOWER SHOW
Peony and Horticulture So.
cieties' Exhibitions to
Open Tomorrow.

The ballroom Of the Willard is being
transformed today into a great mass
of vari-colored blossoms in preparation
for the opening tomorrow afternoon of
the annual exhibitions of the American
Peony Society and the American Horti-
cultural Society.
Immediately after the show Saturday
the flowers will be taken over by the
local chapter of the National Plant
Flower and Fruit Guild for distribu-
ton in local hospitals.
The annual banquet of the American
Peony Society will be held at the VIII
lard tomorrow evening. School children
are to be admitted free to the show on
Saturday when accompanied by their
teachers.
The following judges for the Ameri-
can Horticultural Society exhibits were
announced yesterday: Mrs. Frances
King. Miss Hedwig Kruger, Charles N.
Elliott, Mrs. L. Helen Fowler, c. E.
Gapen, Mrs F. H. Shultz, Fairman Fur
ness. G. E. Yekes and Prof. A. S.
Thurston.
The judges for the American Peony
Society exhibits are: Harry A. Norton
of Quebec. Charles Klehm of Arlington
Heights, ILL.,; L. A. Worries of ST. Joseph
Mo-; Jack S. Goldhaber of Philaoel-
phia, C. A. Pfeiffer of Winona, Mimi !;
H. L. Beckman of Van Vert. Ohio; Mrs
Dean Funk, Mclean, Ill; David F.
Moulton Portland, Me-; w. G. Dumont
Des Moines, Iowa; H. G. Seyler, Wom-
elsdorf, Pa; Chesla Sherlock, Media,
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FARE RATE INCREASE
WILL BE CONSIDERED

The Public Utilities Commission will
hold a public hearing in room lo2, Dis
trict Building, at 10 am, June 10, to
consider the request of the Washington,
Marlboro and Annapolis Motor Line
Inc, to increase the rate of fare now
charged within the District from 10
tokens for 81 to four tokens for so cents
At the same time the commission
will consider a petition from the Brad
bury Heights Citizens Association ask
ing that the cash fare of IS cents now
charged in the District be reduced to a
straight 10 cent fare.
The token rate now in force was put
into effect by the company during April
and May in an effort to attract new
business According to the company the
fare reduction has resulted in loss of
$71235 in that period. Peoples Counsel
Ralph B. Fleharty, however, reported
to the commission that he found the
loss was only $4338. and that the in
crease of the number OF riders at
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c. ONFEDERATES CHEER Justify
AS MARINE BAND PLAYS DIXIE
Lean, Hard and Wiry Veterans Frolic
Through 39th Reunion With
Minds Far In Past.

just as loud for The Star spangled
Banner"
Sam Newton, from Cleburn Parish.
La, has buckSkin suit and muzzle-
loading gun. about feet long He Is
by no means the only Daniel Boone
in the lot. One of the boys" from
Pamela County, Tex. packs" a bowie
knife and knows 60 verses of the
Chisholm Trail" Pete Kitely. one of
the 'razorback" crowd from Arkansas,
has a trained badger which carries the
meat home from the butcher shop, and
his grandfather-Mr. Kitely'S-kneW
Davy Crockett and Adams Poke.
Hedgehogs and Badgers.
That badger story, told out on the
camp ground, reminded Adam Pruett
of Missouri Ridge of his pet hedgehog,
Katie, who slept in the kitchen and
once licked a timber wolf. The tales
are endless. These are Siegfrieds OF
Americas Niebelung, and with them
will pass the lore of deep and allur-
ing wilderness.
There is, in this gathering Of vet
Grams, a complete isolation from all the
disturbing and perplexing realities or
today. They are in and OF the past.
Around an army tent there is crowd
of eager lads painstakingly following
the instructions of gnarled and knotty
old veteran who is showing them how
to make a squirrel trap while he tells
them about Chickamaugee.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
SHR|NERS INSTALL
130FF|CERS TODAY
Selection of Convention City
to Conclude Business
of Convention.

LOS ANGELES. June P).-Sev-
enty-five thousand Shriners here at
their fifty-fifth annual convention drop
the curtain today on week of fun
making
With the post of outer guard, only
contested Office of the Imperial Council,
filled by Walter S. Sugden of Wheeling,
w. Va, who was elected at yesterdays
conference. there remained but two
more functions-the installation of the
thirteen officers at high noon and selec-
ton of 1890 convention city.
In brilliant parade, 10000 Shriners
marched before thousands of spectators
last night.
Official Review Staged.
Under the dazzling beams of arc
lights, the Shriners staged their official
review down Figueroa street. the bands,
patrols and chanterS of 81 temples
marched by street throngs and into the
Coliseum before nearly 10000 spectators
for three hours.
To match the splendor of the Shrin-
ers parade, the motion picture industry
prepared to flash $4,000, 100000 candle
power on nearly 40 floats, in a pageant
tonight. The display. which also will
include the presence of a score of ia
to have cost $250000 and was made a
gift to the Shriners by motion picture
magnates.
Officers Move Up.
Leo v. Youngworth of Los Angeles
will be installed as imperial potentate
to succeed Frank G. Jones of Houston,
Tex Ten other officers each will move
up one post. the imperial treasurer,
James Burger of Denver. Colo, and the
imperial recorder, James r. Price of
Richmond, Va, retaining their positions
by unanimous reelection yesterday.
Choice Of a convention city appar-
emily lay between Toronto. Canada
Minneapolis. MINI, and Atlantic City,
N. j., with a noticeably strong leaning
toward the New Jersey ocean resort.
The adjournment of the convention
will bring no change in the 1929-30
program for the Shriners' Hospital for
Crippled Children. A motion to increase
the appropriation $500 900 annually was
tabled until next year.
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Continued From First Page)
a series of reception salons, from the
windows of which an unobstructed view
of Washington's Joan of Arc statue, in
Meridian Park, erected during M. Jules
.Jusserand's ambasSadorshlp. may De
had. M Claudel desires to I'LL the new
embassy with modern French furniture
and furnishings, rather than with
museum pieces" like Empire, Yer
sailles, Marie Antoinette or Louis XIV
suites. He thinks the embassy should
internally be the expression OF tWen-
tieth century France.
Includes Living Quarters.
In addition to housing the embassy
proper and its Offices, the building Is TO
contain living quarters for certain mem
bers of the embassy staff. These &C
commentator will take up the Fifteenth
street end of the building. The en-
bassy will front on Sixteenth street ana
stand in the midst Of Washington's most
famous diplomatic quarter. Within a
block or two in various directions are
the embassies of italy Spain, Cuba and
Mexico and the legations of the Neither
lands, Poland. Lithuania and Persia.
Representative Stephen G. Porter Of
Pennsylvania, chairman Of the House
foreign aEalrS committee ana Ine COM
mission in charge of constructing United
States diplomatic and consular build
ings abroad, takes lively interest in the
French embassy plans. He hopes it may
rise in experimentation" with the
81 900 900 foreign service Office build
ing which Uncle Sam is putting up in
the Place de la Concorde at Paris. Mr..
Porter thinks 1t would be an ideal ar
rangement to have the Washington and
Paris corner stones laid on the same
day in 1880, and, If possible, later dedi-
cate the two buildings at the same time.
The Pittsburgh congressman also would
like to see Uncle Sam match the French
idea of having statues of Washington
and La Fayette in the Washington
embassy by placing statues of La Fayette
and Franklin in the hall OF our Paris
building.
Copyright, 1929