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New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

Americanism There's celebri- ty; let's go annoy him."
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

As a last desperate effort 10 ar rive at an equitable distribution Of separations, they might shake dice
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03
RefuteQ.

Col. Newton Gin battle, to flee ing colored private: "Coward! Now is no time 10 run"
 Private Rufus. "No, but it's a darn sight better'n five minutes from now will be, boss."
 HI. w. Ri Der
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

Entered at the Post once at New Britain
 as Second Clan Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

TELEPHONE CALLS
 Busiuesa Office ...,. y25 Editorial Rooms ... 926
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

Of course Providence protects us. You know it isn't good driving that keeps the number of wrecks so low.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

SUBSCRIPTION RATES tt.oo Year
 S2.oo Three Mopths
 75o Month
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

There are wet and dry statistics to show everything except the number of drinks reluctantly ac- cepted by guests who don't want to seem queer.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

Horses, too, become inseparable companions, but not while loafing in pasture. Only when they work to- gether.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

With men like Mr. Macdonald and Mir. Hoover in power, nations can live in perfect peace so long as they have nothing to argue about.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-03

T must slip on something and get down stairs quickly" cries a popular novel heroine. Try a banana peel, lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
FIVE-DAY WEEK MOVE
FOR BUILDERS GAINS

"The five-day week movement for
building craftsmen continues with IA
vorable reactions in many parts Of the
country" says the s. w. Straus Co.
while many Chicago builders, regarded
as a weathervane in building circles.
oppose the five-day week on the basis
of the overtime problem, much fec
vorable sentiment has been expressed
in its behalf. The Journal of Electrical
Workers and Operators claims that the
five-day week is already major VIC
tory for labor, and that the present
status of this shorter week movement
is the termination of a generation OF
labor education.
"A review of the five-day week plan
In the Monthly Labor Review, pub
lished by the Department of Labor, in
dicates that in all sections of the coun-
try, with the exception of the South.
the f1ve-day week has at least gained
foothold. OF great social significance
is the statement Of Thomas A. Edison
to the effect that as the introduction
of automatic machinery in industry be-
comes more general it will be compul-
sorry to have the five-day week in order
to prevent overproduction. George B.
Cutten, president of Colgate Univer-
sity, goes even further, saying, The
five-day week is just around the corner
and it does not take very powerful
telescope to give us glimpse Of the
five-hour day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

one zone or another during the life
of one generation-indeed in the period
of q very few years-is responsible for
the unearned making OF objectionable
fortunes Of few while 1t means the
absolute ruin OF many.
] would limit all buildings in Man
haitian to eight stories-and actually
mean just that It has been calcu-
lated that New York's population could
be doubled on the basis of an average
building height Of eight stories, even
In the narrowest part of Manhattan
Island. Below Fifty-ninth street today
only about per cent Of the buildings
are higher than 10 stories. The average
height is but about four stories.
OF course it would take great courage
and initiative of q high order to set
about limiting building heights in any
such way, and Immediately the ques-
ton comes up: What could we do with
the skyscrapers we have? That would
settle itself, think, on the basis Of
taxation. I would tax a Sixteen-story
building at twice the valuation of an
eight-story building, a twenty-four-
story building at three times, and so
on, making eight stories the unit. Some
skyscrapers might come down then; it
might be too expensive to maintain
them; but, in any case, such a restric-
I1OIl WOuIu 4OISC CfCAy Va q
building to consider his neighbor
as well as himself and to abandon
private purposes for the good Of the
city as q whole.
To restrict building heights as I
suggest would not be for the sake Of
art, either, but for the sake Of the
people. Surely it will not be contended
that skyscrapers have been built for
the sake of art. In fact, they have
made the city very ugly. And II we
do not restrict building heights and
continue building without any more
limitations that we have now the
streets below will only grow more con-
gested, darker and drearier.
More than that, our traffic conges-
ton will become so very dense that we
shall have TO tax automobiles for using
the streets. Moreover, our municipal
Water system and sewer system are not
adequate to meet such demands as are
made upon them by the exceedingly
unequal distribution of New York's
population which every new skyscraper
towering into the heavens only makes
so much worse. We may easily face a
very serious engineering situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
i. s. ARCHITECTURE
! TO Be DISTINCTIVE
st. Louisan Says Style Is
Becoming Independent
of History.

Chicaso's towers and Manhattan's
cliffs of masonry are the forerunners OF
q distinctive American architecture, ac-
cording to Louis La Beaume OF st.
Louis, a director of the American Insti-
tute of Architects.
America has finished that period of
its history when 1t was not only melt
ing pot for many races but museum
of the architecture of many lands, Mr..
La Beaume believes. He predicts that
our architects will lay aside historical
patterns for buildings and develop a
STYLE of architecture corresponding to
the swifter tempo Of existence on this
continent.
Many Nations Copied.
"Greece, Rome, the Italy of the
Medicis, the France Of every dynasty
from Charlemagne to Poincare, the
England Of 800 years from William the
Conqueror to George w, the Spain OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

stinct in us next to that for self
preservation and the survival of the
human race; and second, the greater
mass efficiency which comes from the
proximity of business Offices.
Businesses are interdependent and
this makes 1t expedient for represent
atives Of industry to locate near one
another so that personal and business
contacts are possible with the least loss
Of time. Because Of this the leading in
dustries of this country, and Of the
world, locate Offices In New York and it
is the clear economic tendency to con-
centrate these in tall buildings and
often in districts largely given over to
affiliated businesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

the Moors, of Ferdinand and Isabella.
and the four Philips, have been COPIED"
he points out.
"But what Of American architecture?
What do our flattering critics mean
when they proclaim that we lead the
world in this most vital of all the arts?
Our Gothic churches cannot be better
than the Gothic Of the Isle de France,
our tempted memorials, or counting
houses, cannot exceed the perfection
of the Parthenon.
"They must see in our factories, In
our skyscrapers, something they have
never seen before, something that has
suffered q change, and taken on the
aspect Of its environment. They must
mean our Chicago towers, and Man
hattan's pinnacles and cliffs Of masonry.
LivingsIs Smarter.
eff our old stodgy habits are chang
ing, If we are beginning to detect a new
crispness and terseness, new simplicity
and directness in the design of our little
buildings as we'll as our big ones, we
may seek for the cause in two factors.
First we are living in a crisper,
speedier, smarter time. and second,
client and architect are more nearly
one and the same than they ever were
before
1.-The young architect of today feels
and reflects the tempo of his generation.
Our architecture is stripping itself Of
much Of the historic impedimenta which
clogs and hampers its natural purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
Land Banks to Be Studied.

Acting upon a motion adopted by the
farm lands division at the convention
Of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards in Boston, Harry Rath-
bone, Lincoln, Nebr., chairman of the
division, has appointed a committee to
make a study of the policies of the Fed
eral farm land banks as they function
in various sections Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
EXPERTS DISAGREE ON SUBJECT
OF ssSKYSCRAPERS" FOR u. S. CITIES
Believes New York Archi.
lecture Has More Arts
tic Permanently Than
Other Forms.

Editors note: The question as to
the height OF buildings In Washing
ton has repeatedly come before du-
thortttes, and tDide divergence OF
opinion has been expressed. Here
NTH is presented opinions by tho
outstanding architects OF the coun-
try, one urging drastic limitation OF
building heights and the other up
holding the need, service and beauty
OF the "skyscrGper." The former Is
Thomas Hastings, iDlose ptetDs are
reprinted from the NeD York World,
and the latter, HarUey Wiley Cor
bett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

Rehabilitation Profitable.
Rehabilitation Of the old home pre-
serves both its use value and material
Value
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
LEGION WOMEN
PROTEST

Many members Of the Amer
lean Legion were turned away
from the Arnistice Day ceIebra-
tion at the washington Audi.
torium after the building had
been filled with invited guests, it
was declared last night at a
meeting of the u. s. s.. JACOB
Jones Post, No. 2, In the District
Building.
Vigorous protests were made i,y
members Of the post against the
manner in which the tickets
were distributed.
Officers were elected as follows: /:
Miss Jane Breen. commander; !;
Mrs. Rose O'HaTa, senior vice
commander: Mrs. Elsie M. Pin
ney. Junior vice commander; Mrs.
Amy Hammond, chaplain: Mrs.
Eloise Broaddus. historian: Mrs.
Helen Opitz, sergeant at arms;
Miss Mary E. Weide, quarter
master. and Miss Catherine
Crowley and Miss Elsie Becke,
color bearers.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
DISTRICT PROBES FATE
Determined TONIGHT
HOPES
TO GET HIS
QUORUM

s. Whether or not Washington Is
to have an immediate and vigorous
Senatorial investigation Of condi-
tions in the police department and
the office Of the District Attorney,
win probably be determined to-
night by the success or failure Of
the investigating committee to as
semble q quorum Of its members.
Senator Frederic M. Sackett,
Of Kentucky. chairman Of the
subcommittee Of the Senate Dis
trict committee, which was author
lied to conduct the inquiry, de-
spairing Of ever getting his group
together In the day time, has
summoned them to meet at 7:3O
o'clock tonight.
II he can get quorum all will
be well, and the inquiry will pro
ceed apace. But, should he fail
to get q majority Of his com.
n1ittee to attend, it Is regarded
as likely that the inquiry will go
over until the regular session con-
VeneS In December.
The meeting tonight will be held
In the room of the Senate District
Committee, and win be executive.
It Is understood that 1t will be
given over largely to discussing
methods Of procedure and to hear
ing read the letters received in re-
sponse to communications sent to
officials dealing with various
phases of the investigation.
These letters are from Attorney
General William Mitchell, dealing
with the use of Department OF
Justice operatives in the probe:
from Chief of Police Henry G.
Pratt, dealing with the suspension
of Policeman Robert j. Allen dur
ing the Mcpherson inquiry; from
Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt
dealing with issuance of permits
to carry weapons, and from Dis
trict Attorney Leo A. Rover. deal
ing with delay In prosecuting cases
arising from Chinese tong mur
ders.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. ELIZABETH

when he went to Italy and be
came court painter to the Duke
Of Mantua. He returned to Ant
werp In 1908. where, save for dip
lolnatic missions to Spain and Eng
land. he continued to reside un-
til his death In 1910. He was
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
CONDENNAT
HEARING SET

Chief Justice Walter !. Mccoy
today ordered all persons inter
ested in squares numbered 636
and 689, to be used as q site for
the addition to the House Office
Building, to appear in court De
cember %, to show why the prop
erty should not be condemned Tor
the use of the Government.
The proceedings were instituted
by the Department of Justice to-
day. The squares lie between
New Jersey and Delaware Ave
nues and B and C Streets, one
being located in the southeast and
the other in the southwest.
The Congress Hall Hotel and
other properties have alrea dy
been acquired by private pur-
chase. The Government owns
the Public Health and GeodeEic
Survey Buildings located within
the area. Assistant Attorneys
General Henry H. Classic and A.
Lefwich Sinclair and Assistant
United States Attorney Arthur G.
Lambert appear for the Govern.
ment.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
|SLANTSO ON (APITALPE E0PLE

POLICE COURT JUDGE
RALPH GIVEN bslies the poPu-
lar conception Of the hard
hearted n1agistrate Uho turns
deaf ear TO defendont's pleas
and doesn't knOw the meaning
of mercy.
Although he Was appointed
to the bench Just l0st year, he
has already acquired reputG-
tion for f6trneee. Sometimes,
though, He belieUes that a Jail
term ie the best thing for the
accused, even though there is a
choice Of snspeRdins the sen-
tence.
The other day he ssnt man,
whose nsYUes were bad and
who had been drinking, 10
OccOqcGn, Va, TO serVe 30 days.
The mans father requestsd that
the Judge do 90, to give the
defendant sOOrk in the open air
where he w0uLd Be unable 10
get hold Of any Dhisky.
Once upon n time and not so
many years ago, kENDRICk
SCOFlELD was one Of the best
known local Newspaper men and
magazine writers in this city.
His stuff" was bright and
snappy and Kendriclx never did
have any difficulty in finding
. market for his literary out-
put.
Scofield looked the part. He
used 10 wear a wide.brimmed
black felt hat and q flowing
windsor tie and his pince neE
perched upon his nose az a
rakish angle. Like Julius
Caesar, SeofieId dressed with
artistic carelessness and any
body would know at glance
that he was either an artist, u
literary genius or some such
celebrity.
About eight or ten years ago,
-,Scofield began to become more
actively interested in antiques.
He always did favor that sort
of thing. Rare old books, prints
and 50 on. He thought the
matter over and finally gave
up HE newspaper eonneetions
and devoted himseH entirely to
the collecting Of antiques. To.
day Seofield is one Of the best.
known dealers in Coloniai and
early American mepire furni.
ture in this city.
COMMISSIONER PROCTOR
4. DOUCHERTY has failed to
make good, he says, on vhat
seems to Be one of tkS usual
functions Of a District Com
missioner. a
Comnsissionsr DouRherty said
he IOGs informed Dhen re TOOK
office that most of the Com.
n1issi0ners had been solfin9
men. He has only played four
Or fiOe games since he took
office, howeDer. His eollecgue.
COMMISSIONER SIDNEY r.
'TALIAFERRO, is a golf sug
and Plays an excellent game.
DANIEL S. GARGES, secretary
to the Board Of comnsissioners,
is frequertly his eenspanion On
the links.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13

b Beautifying the lawn in front
of his home and making the
backyard a haven for birds
occupies. most of the spare time
OF WILLIAM cHEESEMAN, an
editor in the Biological Survey,
Department Of Agriculture.
Cheeseman lives in . house
Of his own design in Lyon VIII
lare, Va. The backyard COM
tains several birdhcuses, espe.
cially designed for certain kinda
Of feathsred guests. His great
est trouble 10 keeping English
sparrows from the houses built
for small birds.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
OMMISSIONERS DEAF
70 REQUEST Of ALLEN
DENY HIS PLEA
To SET. ASIDE
VERDICT

The ending Of the Doyle-Allen
episode will remain stain on
the administration Of the pres.
ent District Commissioners un-
less the patent travesty' Of Al
lens dismissal and Doyle's &C
ql1ittal on the same charge is
corrected, Aliens attorneys stated
in letter to the Commissioners.
The CommisSio however,
yesterday refused to consider the
attorneys request for q reversal
Of the Allen verdict based on the
ground that the, acuuittal OF
Doyle destroyed its validity.
Trial Called Sham
The letter Of Aliens counsel
follows:
"It is impossible for Allen to
be guilty and Doyle innocent of
the same charge based upon the
same letter. The slightest con-
sideration for public opinion.
fairness or justice would require
you, upon your own motion, to
correct, so far as possible, q
patent traveSty.
The entire proceeding with re-
spect to Doyle and Allen has be-
come little more than q sham,
which you have the power to
end. If you have the disposition,
and we venture to say that un-
less you do, this episode will re-
main stain upon your admin
Stration and the police annals. !"
I Commissioners Reply
1.-The, Commissioners reply,
tienSd by the secretary to the
20 ira, says in part:
"a 'EiI directed to inform YOU
that IN accordance with my let
ter OF November 9, you were
given 10 days within which to
submit any written statement de-
sired in connection with this.
appeal. The commission will
take no further action in the
pending appeal until the expira.
tion OF the 10 days allowed you,
unless earlier advised that no
further written statement will he
filed, after which the case will
be considered and disposed Of on
its merits"
The Washington times., 1929-11-13


Police Court trying liquor cases
instructed Precinct Detective vii
liam r. Burke to return to his
house to get an attachment. He
asked Burke how long it would
take him to go and return. Burke
told him about 40 minutes. Al
few minutes later Judge Nc
Mahon called the case in which
Burke was q witness and dis
missed it because Burke was not
present. The detective drove nine
miles for the attachment.
The week before Judge Me
Mahon had accused Assistant
u. s. Attorney in charge Of liquor
prosecution, David A. Hart, of
wasting the taxpayers money. He
said this when the Government
was not ready with two cases
because several policemen were
not on hand to testify.
The policemen had been SUI
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
Military Order Views
Transmitted to Hoover

The Military Order of the World
War yesterday handed President
Hooper a series of resolutions
ado tied at it's convention here.
The resolutions urged immedi-
ate steps by the Government to
butlGtIthe United States Navy up
to the Sd 8 ratio authorized by
tbY Washington ornaments con.
fgfence, approved military train
5ng at schools and colleges and
Ehe citizens military training
camps. and bespoke increased pay
for officers In all of the services.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
Judge BrelDs Trouble
For 7ardy Police
Times staff Photo

pccemans lot is not happy one and members Of Wash
ington Metropolitan Police Force having trouble being
in two places at once il was revealed yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
Iowa Society to Hold
Reception November II

The Iowa State Society of Wash
iagton announces its series OF win
ter social events to be inaugurated
Thursday night. November II. At
$3.50 with a reception to A. r.
Dawson, executive secretary Of the
Republican senatorial committee.
The officers Of the society who
have arranged the entertainment
to take place at the willard Hotel
are: Mrs. william Fitch. Kelly,
Mrs. F. Dickinson Let's. Miss Ger
trude Louis, Karl ID. Loos and Karl
s. Hoffman.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
Boulevard Citizens
To Elect Officials

Election Of officers and urgent
business viii be discussed at the
annual meeting Of the Connecti-
cut Avenue Citizens Association
to be held In All Souls Parish Hall
Monday night at 8 o'clock. VIII
liam s. QiIinter. secretary Of the
association. announced that sew
eral prominent speakers win ad,
dress the meeting. @
For - comprehensive aeIectioa 0g
rooms for rent see foday's TiFnes and
Herald Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13

poened in Supreme Court ana
were unable to leave.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
19 Army Planes to Make
Test TriD to Spokane

To provide winter training, 10
planes Of he first pursuit group
will make a round-trip flight
from Selfridge Field to Spokane,
Wash, 1t was announced yester-
day.
The date Of the take-off Is to
be set by Col. Charles H. Dan
forth, commanding officer Of the
post, but the flight is to terminate
not later than February /. The
planes, 18 pursuit and one trans
port, win be equipped with skis.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13

In fact, it is the freshness of Coffee that
largely determines its goodness. The best
Coffee never tastes very we'll if it has
spent too much time on the grocer's shelf.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-11
FARM BOARD OKAYS
MODEL COOPERATIVE
Called Ideal Set-Up for Other
Grain Organizations to
Follow for Relief

Washington. Nov. 1l.-R)-The
federal farm board has approved the
North Pacific Grain Growers Cooper
alive association with the assertion
that 1t was looked upon as a model
set-up for other grain cooperatives
that arc to affiliate with tho National
Grain corporation.
The new association was the out
growth OF a movement started several
weeks ago among the grain producers
of Washington. Oregon. Idaho and
western Montana.
The new cooperative will be a stock
corporation organized under the laws
Of Delaware. It will have an authorized
capital of 81 .000. 900. shares to be sold
only to local cooperative3 elevator
warehouse, or other grain handling
associations on the basis of the aver
age volume Of business handled an
nually.
AS soon as practicable the regional
association will obtain signatures tc
the standard marketing contract be-
tween the grower and the local asso-
Citations yet to be organized on q
triple option basis. These options
are: Sale upon the days price pre-
vailing at the time Of delivery: de-
ferred sale with storage privileges
with a definite time limit; and sea-
sonal pooling basis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-11
'CUDAHY BOWS HEAD
AT SOLDIERS GRAVE
Wisconsin City. Reaffirms Trib-
ute to First American
Soldier TO Die

Cudahy, Wis. Nov. ll.-tPl-A be-
draggled wreath. wet from an all
night rain. lay today on a grave in st.
Adalbert's cemetery to reaffirm this
city's tribute to the American soldier
1t halls as the first to die in the
World a
While schools and civic gatherings
marked the eleventh anniversary of
the armistice, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Czajka joined with friends in recall
ing how their son John. after con-
spicuous bravery. had fallen In the
trenches on November Is, 1917.
He was. they and this city insist,
first of Americas men to die. Yester-
day. under lowering clouds. a solemn
service attended by 200 M who SOL
diered with Czajka. by city officials
and by his parents and a brother who
served for II years In the army again
asserted that belief.
Simple rites were held. A former
soldier spoke. A priest intoned a
prayer. A wreath was laid or the
little mound. and a bugler blew taps.
Weeping. Mr.. and Mrs. Czajka went
home, where q gold star glowed in a
window.