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The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Enabling Act Passed
By Senate in Illinois

A Statewide e. ablng act which
would empower municipalities
throughout the State of Illinois to
take by right of eminent domain, or
excess condemnation, more property
tLan is actually necessary for the
creation of public improvement and,
subsequently, to sell or lease this
property in order to defray the ex-
penses of the improvements, has
passed the State senate ard is now
before the house.
taxpayers from the burden of levies
for Improvements from which they
may be remote and receive little or
no benefit.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
FORT STEVENS
. PROVES LURE

Unusual interest by the public is
being manifested in the exhibit
home in the Fort Stevens develop
ment of the Wardman Corporation,
it was announced yesterday by the
firm. stating ten homes had been
sold during the week.
The exhibit house is of the semi
detached type. containing six rooms
and bath. with built.in heated ga
rage, and of brick construction. The
house has been furnished COM
pietely and decorated by the Pre-
mier Furniture Company, 425 Sew
enth St. n. w. No attempt has been
made to furnish the home in any
period" the pieces and suites be-
ing selected for suitability and COM
fort in the rooms where they were
placed.
Imbued with the idea of a COM
munity of homes, with all modern
,conveniences. that could be sold at
reasonable price and on terms
within reach of every family of
moderate income. Harry Wardrnan
acquired so acres in Fort Stevens
about three and a half years ago.
Since that time more than $50
houses have been erected and sold.
Statesmen of the Wardman concern.
his building foremen, engineers, and
others connected with the firm are
included in the list of home owners
in the Fort Stevens development.
Fort Stevens has an interesting
historical background. It vas one
OF the military posts, it is said,
thrown up to protect thS National
Capital from attack during the civil
war. President Lincoln Is reported
to have been under fire at Fort
Stevens during the conflict between
the North and South, tablet hav
ing been placed where he stood
during the battle.
The development is situated east
OF Georgia Avenue. on a high eleva-
tion. The exhibit home NAV be
reached by driving out. Georgia Ave
nue to Tuckerman Street. and east
to Eighth Street. where signs will
direct the way to the house. It
VIII be open daily until o'clock
at night.
Miles of unused TRANSPORTATION .r,,t
you at low COsf fhpnu~I,
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
s APART MEN rs
SOLD HERE IN
ONE DEAL

One Of the largest apartment
house deals in the history of Wash
ington was reported today, with the
signing OF contracts for six build.
ings that sold for approximately
$780, 900, according to H. Grady
Gore, who handled the transaction.
The buildings are the Partridge,
1873 Park Road n. W.; the Ritz,
Euclid st. and Mozart Pl. N. w;
the Quincy. S11 Quincy ST. N. W.;
the New Hampshire, $500 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W.; the new
building at 1901 Connecticut Ave.
N. w., and 28O7 Connecticut Ave
N. w.
PerIey R. Eaton, of Rutland, VT.
was the purchaser, who, 1t was
reported, is acting for several New
England corporations. He is said
to be prominently identified with
airplane and airplane accessory
manufacturing and granite quarry
ing, in New England.
The New Englander is quoted as
saying that his purpose and that
of his associates in acquiring Wash.
ington property, Is that they are
of the belief the National apital
is the most substantial real estate
city In the country. and has the
most brilliant future.
All six buildings figuring are Of
brick with limestone trim and five
stories in height. The Partridge was
acquired from the Dolfis Apart
ment Corporatino; 2S07 Connecticut
Ave. from the Carolina Realty Com.
pany; the Ritz from Mrs. jamie
Gore; 1901 Connecticut Ave. from
Harry Bralove; and the New Hamp-
shire and S11 Quincy st. from Jacob
Minkoff, Nathan Smith, Abram s.
Kay, Harry Cohen and Max Lin
coin.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
X Street Gas Station
Is Leased for 5 Years

Clarence f. Bright and Lawrence
J. Mangan have leased to the Crew
Levick Company the gas. oil and
accessory station at 2015-27 X ST.
n. w, il was announced yesterday.
The lease is for a term of six
years. beginning June 1 and termi-
mating May 81. 1888. and calls for
a total rent consideration of $2S,S00
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Architects Make NelU
Code of Safety

To reduce the rising mortality workers in the build
ing trades the American Institute Of Architects has compiled
safety code for the construction industry and will make
it available for nationwide endorsement and adoption by
contractors it announced yesterday at the Ocagon
tional headquarters of the institute.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18

THREE OF THE SIX apartment buildings involved
in large apartment house transaction. total
sideraton is involved of approximately $2,50O,O00.
Upper left to right the Quincy 81 Quincy ST. N. W.,
N w. Lower, the Partridge, 1878 Park Rd The build
ings acquired by Perey R. Eaton, of Rutland, W.T.
acting agent for several New England concerns ac
cordlng to H. Grady Gore, who handled the negotia
tons The other buildings 1901 Connecticut Ave,
the Ritz, Euclid Street and Mozart Place. and 28O7
Connecticut Ave.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18

The code Is said to be the first
comprehensive effort to formulate
safety regulations for the building
industry in this country, Samuel K.
Bishop, chairman of the institutes
committee on health and safety, de-
clared. It's preparation has required
more than a year and was begun at
the request of the workers them
selves, in the belief that the archi-
tects represented a wholly unbiased
group specially fitted to undertake
the task.
"The institutes committee has
worked in cooperation with repre-
sentative of the national trade union
safety standards committee for the
building trades, and with the assist
ance of a consulting engineer, Ru-
dolph P. Miller" Bishop stated.
Previous Codes Fail
Several previous attempts to es-
tablish such a code have met with
failure" he added, lowing to the diff
ficulty of harmoniZing the conflict
ing interests represented by the
many different trades involved in
building. The architects, being in a
disinterested and unbiased position
in the industry, informed on the con-
ditions which prevail, and at the
same time are in a position, through
the contracts they may control. to
urge the acceptance of a necessary
program for the protection of human
life.
More than 1000 construction
workers are killed each year, 10 each
day, according to careful estimates.
The death-rate is higher than any
other except that of the mining in
dustry. In the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and California
almost $4,000 accidents occur annu-
ally.
- THE construction industry is the
second largest in the country, con-
fronted with greater hazards than
any other. and paying the heaviest
insurance charges against accidents.
1t Is capitalized at about $4,000 ,000,-
900. and employs more than 1900, 900
men,"
IL
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
HAMILTON IN NEW POST

r. E. Hamilton, formerly with
the office of Harry Kite, is now
connected with the houses sales
department of Hedges and Middle
ton. Inc
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
STORE IS LEASED

A five-year lease for the store at
553S Connecticut Ave. n. w. TO the
American Stores Company. who will
occupy the premises upon compile
ton Of alterations. was announced
yesterday by Carl G. Rosinski,
realtor. The total rental involved
was reported TO be $25 1000.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
MANAGES CHAIN STORE

Two changes in departments CT
Weaver Bros, Inc, were announced
yesterday by the firm. Earl Mac
intosh, a vice president, is now man
ager Of the chain store leasing de-
partment, and Clarence w. Dodge.
ice-president and treasurer has
been placed in charge of all sales.
Turn to the Classified Automobile
for Sale columns Of this paper today
for large variety Of used-car bargains.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18

stop heFeI n y0H want to own a
ear Of your own, see the ease with
which you can purchase u good used
one from the dealers who are adyer-
tlstnE their best buys In today's Clas-
The Washington times., 1929-05-18

Automobile ownership awaits yOu to-
day. See the best used-eRP buys In
Washington. They are advertised In
tOday's Classified ads,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
YOUNG GUARD NOW
 FACES NEW TRIAL
Senate Fledglings Rest After First Sudden Development

Washington, Dec. 6. P-How will i1 soar during the regular session, that fledgling young guard" bloc of senate republicans which flew solo shortly after it left it's nest?
 It matched almost overnight in the special session, blending the voices of its A members against plans of the republican wheel horses to adjourn the special ses- sion of congress without passing a tariff bill.
 The flight threw the senate into night sessions, the "old guard" into apprehension, and the insurgent- democratic coalition into oratory.
 Senator Pat Harrison of Missis- sippi was the most audible. Inter- mittently calling them Junior leaguers," bush leaguers" and Boy Scouts,' he charged the young guard" with bolting their party leadership in an effort to get out from under responsibility for
 
 Responding for his colleagues, Senator Henry J. Allen, the new member from Kansas whose close contact with the President is never admitted and as rarely concealed, declared they wished only to keep the admlnistrations pledge to ag1i- culture and stand by MT. Hoover.
 We saw a raw deal for the President the senator explained, ! and without secret organization, dark plot or ulterior motive this group, so misunderstood in it's mo- i've, voted to block adjournment In the hope that a bill including the | industrial rate level of the Fordney- McCumber law and increased 1 agricultural schedules would De passed" To the "old guard" Senator Allen said that the new alignment of the republican majority did not ques- uon the leadership of Senator James l.. Watson, Indiana, senator floor leader, Senator George II. Moses, New Hampshire, chairman ol the fepuDllcan senatorial cam- l palgn committee, or any of the | party wheel horses
 The new element, he assured | 'hen' expects to be back in the nest in all things except abandon i lnent of tariff legislation.
 However, the new bird scared . nigh on it's first flight and while u hovers near the "old guard" it's wings are not folded. It's strutting anout leaves some question as ;o where it will perch or what it will turn out to be-
 It feels it has the support of the Tresldeht, and that may be induce ment for the spurs and thick feathers of a game cock.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

"cash,' coins normally worth one- twentieth of an American cent, has fallen so low that it has become profitable to buy them for their metal value.
 Junks from Tsingtao, Chefoo and Shanghai bring hundreds of tons a month into Dairen, where enterpris-
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
DOLE IN BRITAIN
 ONLY INSURANCE Not Designed to Keep Vast Un-
 employed H0rdes Quiet

London, Dec. R-Chief among all the issues in English domestic politics is unemployment. Chief among all the issues in the unem- ployment question is the dole" the payment made weekly to out-of- work men and women.
 Much misconception exists with regard to the dole, Of which the proper title is Unemployment in- surance." It is not as appears to be widely believed in America, a mat ter of having the government pay out vast sums each week to support the unemployed in idleness and to keep them quiet"
 In actual fact, the state only bears two-sevenths of the dole, the other tive-sevenths being provided by contributions from the employ CTS and from the men and women who are fortunate enough to be at work.
 The actual scale of payment is that the employer pays eightpence week in respect of each person that he employs;' the worker pays sevenpence, and the state siypence.
 To qualify for the dole. the un- employed man has to satisfy the authorities that among other things = he is genuinely seek ing work and is unable to find it, and that he has paid at least 90 contributions to the scheme within the two years prior to his applica- ton.
 The scale of benefits under the scheme is not so liberal as to offer any inducement to deliberate idle ness.
 The highest single payment is IT shillings weekly, about $4.25, to un- employed men over 21 years of age; and a descending scale leads to the smallest payment-that of 5 shillings a week to girls of 16 and IT. Two shillings a week is allowed to an unemployed person for each child under 14 years of age.
 Payments on this scale keep body and soul tohether-but only just. ..,.. ... l
 None the less. though the great majority of Englishmen are satis- fled that the dole does not lead 10 deliberate idleness save in an i'm fnitesimal minority of cases, the system is regarded throughout the country as terrible evil even though, as things are at present, a necessary one.
 The payments b.. the state and the direct tax on industry represent ed by the weekly contributions of masters and men are serious enough: but more serious still is the indi- l rect tax on the whole prosperity of the country that is represented by the existence of an army. over a million strong. of able-b bodied men and women who are not producers. | and are consumers to enly a limit ed extent.
 That is why the activities of Mir ]. H. Thomas, who holds the sine cure cabinet post of lord of the prvy seal in order that he may act as minister Of unemployment are followed with such intense interest by Britishers.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

been commemorated by a single oak tree which has been planted on the place of the arch of triumph, near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This tree is the lieu of pilgrimage Of thousands of persons daily. It is carefully tended, given plenty of water, and if it dies, it will be re-
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
PRIZES FOR DARNJNC

Paris, Dec. (UP)-The Union of Parisian Dressmakers is offering a large number of cash prizes to the winners of a series of sewing and darning contests. Some 300 girls, all apprentices in the large dress making shops, will participate. The
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
Money Is Sold by Ton
 In Darien. ManchUria

Dairen, Manchuria, Dec 6 P}- Money has been bought and sold in ton lots of recent weeks in this Pap- anese" controlled port of Manchuria.
 The buying power of the Chinese
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

placed so that there will always, through time an oak tree on that spot commemorating the world war
 dsad.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Long winter nights pass quickly if you read the Herald's Xmas Gift suggestions.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
Ministry of Public Works is also ofs> fering two silver medals to the girls 1. performing the best work.

Ask Mir. Benson of the Chamber of Commerce what he thinks of the Herald's Xmas gift suggestion columns.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

OAK TREE FOR WAR DEAD
 Paris, Dec. (UP)-The million and a half French war dead have
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

ing Japanese melt them down. A ton of ''cash" can be delivered in Dairen for just under $150. It shows a profit of s20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
PURDUE ACCOUNTED
POWERFUL AS ANY
BY ROBERT zRPKE,
Foot Ball Coach. University of nlino

Foot Ball Coacn, university OF ILLINOIS,.
Purdue, which won the Big Ten
championship in defeating Iowa, proved
by that victory that It is as good as
any team in the country.
No competition Saturday, in and out,
Is as tough as that In the Big Ten.
Our teams destroy each other and it
takes an unusually hardy one to emerge
unscathed.
Purdue's victory was largely due to
two outstanding backs, Harmeson and
WEIGH, stalwart personalities and ex-
act ball handlers. They have size,
weight and experience.
The teams made an equal amount of
ground, and it was HarmeSon's pass
ing ability which turned the scales. 1t
was Coach IngwerSenS misfortune that
Iowa has no accurate paSser. Few
spectators realize the difference in the
abilities of paSsers. The man who can
time his toss, throw ball that can
be easily handled and put 1t in the
right spot is rare.
Jimmy Phelan, coaching Purdue to
its first Big Ten championship, has
handled his material adeptly. No one
will begrudge Purdue its triumph, and
Illinois passes on the crown to fine
team, we'll coached.
Notre Dame deserved to win from
Southern California and congratulate
Rockne and his crew for upholding
Middle Western foot ball prestige. The
as good as the best Big Ten teams,
but, in my opinion, they are no better.
Don't overlook Santa Clara'S defeat Of
Stanford.
(Copyright, 1919, by North American News
paper Allianee)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19

THE major features Of a one-shot
hole-particularly q hole under
ITO yards in lengths the trap
Il ping and dif1culty around the
putting green. For many years
the fourth hole at the Chevy Chase
Club has been one of the easiest one
shot holes about Washington, even
though last year a new tee was built
20 yards back of the old tee, which in
creased the length of the hole from
simple mashie shot to No. 4 iron or
more. The green at the fourth was the
largest green on the course of the
Chevy Chase Club. 1t measured several
score square yards larger than the third
or the ninth, which are large green's.
The only difficulty there was anywhere
near the green. provided the ball was
struck hard enough to 60 over a ditch
in front of the putting surface, were
shallow traps at the right, out Of which
a shot might be played with a putter
and widely spaced trees at the left, from
which there was no difficulty in lay
ing the ball close enough for putt.
That has all been changed now. From
very easy hole, with a big green
which could hardly be missed from the
tee, the fourth hole has become a diff
ficult affair, with very much abb
breviated putting surface, flanked on
back by q deep grassy swale and on the
right by a brace Of deeper traps than
those which formerly caught ball of
the line at the right. The ditch in front
of the green still remains, so the green
today is literally an island affair, and
much smaller surface than it has been
for years.
The change in the fourth green is
all part of the course improvement pro-
gram instituted few months ago by
Chairman Stead Of the club golf
grounds committee and ably put
through under the direction of Green
keeper Watson. The first work of this
nature came when the twelfth green was
rebuilt and retrapped. And now The
fourth, which was one of the weak holes
of the course, has become one of the
best. In place Of a gentle bank sloping
back to far-away trees, the back of the
green at the fourth now goes over into
a deep swale to catch shots too strong
to stay on the green. And a hooked
shot or a ball of line at the left will
find q deep and large trap A short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

shot will find the ditch, while . ball at
the right will md a trap. Quite q
change from the easy one-shotter which
has been the fourth hole at CHEVY
Chase for some years.
Fall may be here, with slow fairways
and bumpy putting greens, but that
does not mean that golf, and golf OF
a spectacular kind. is anywhere near
finished. Out at Columbia yesterday four
local professionals engaged In a rip
sncrting, knockdown, drag-out golf
match, which was packed as fun OF
thrills as any we ever have seen. II
finally ended on the nineteenth hole
when Mel Shorey knocked in a SHOOT
putt for a birdie 3 to break the dead
lock which existed at the end OF the
eighteenth. In the game were arthur
d Thorn of the Woodmont Country
Club formerly Town and Country and
Mel Shorey of East Potomac Park
paired against Al Treder of the Manor
Club and A. L. Houghton OF the Harper
Country Club. And what scoring
pace this quartet of professionals set
rs they blazed trail of brides over
the first nine at Columbia!
Here is the way their best ball ran
on the first nine holes:
Par ..4443 S 4 4 8 4-35
Best ball. a 3 3 2 3 4 2 40
Houghton knocked in birdie on the
second, Thorn ran in a 35-footer on
the third for a birdie, and Shorey came
back with a birdie at the fourth. Then
Thorn holed one for another birdie
on the sixth and Houghton knocked
in a 30-footer for a birdie 2 on the
eighth.
The upshot of the game was that the
foursome ended all square on the
eighteenth and they had to play an
extra hole to decide the victory. Shorey
ended the combat when he laid a
mashie shot six feet from the hole at
the nineteenth and canned the putt
for a winning 3. Thorn had the best
individual score of the foursome with
a II for the eighteen holes. Houghton
was only a shot away, at 70, while
Shorey was "A, and Treder, whose put
ter was behaving badly, was rs. In
Thorn's round we're two missed puts
of less than five feet. The popular
little Woodmont mentor is playing as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
.FISTIC CHAMPIONS
OF CANADA NAMED
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
QUEBEC, November 19.-The Cana
dian Boxing Federation has named the
Official holders of all the Dominion's
fighting crowns as follows:
Heavyweight, Larry Gains, Toronto;
light heavyweight, Charley Belanger,
Winnipeg: middleweight. vacant; light
weight, Al Foreman, Montreal; well
terweight, Jackie Phillips: feather
weight. Leo Kid Roy, Montreal; BAN
tamweight, Joe Villenueve. quebec;
fiyweight, Frenzy Belsnger, Toronto.
There was some discussion in con-
vention over the award of the ban
tamweight crown to Villeneuve, Mon
treal delegates asserting that Bobby
Lothian of that city had defeated
the champion at the title weight. He
was not awarded the title because off,
Gals of the Quebec commission had
decided the title was not at stake.
The federation decided that Lothian
should be given chance to chal-
lenge Villeneuve for the title and that
the champion would be obliged to meet
him within six months after the chal-
lenge was issued
The federation voted to instruct in
coming officers to take up with the Ma
tional Boxing Association of the United
States the question of broadening the
national association and making 1t an
international one with the right to exer-
else control both in the United States
and Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON.-Primo Camera, italy
won on foul over w. L. (Young) Strtb-
ling, Macon, Ga. "a.
NEW YORK.-Jack (Kid Berg
England, outpointed Eddie ElkinS, New
York (10).
PHILADELPHIA Massey, Phil
adelphia, stopped Harry Blitman,
Philadelphia (2). Johnny Jadick,
Philadelphia, outpointed Luis Vincen-
TIM, Chile (10).
NEWCASTLE, Pa.--Phil Tobias New
York, outpointed Ernie Peters. Cleve-
land QO).
PITTSBURGH.-You Jack Thomp-
son, Los Angeles, stopped Billy White,
Jersey City co. Fontainne Evans. Los
Angeles. stopped Frank Munro, Pitts
burgh go.
WICHITA, Kans-Angus Snyder,
Dodge City, Kans., stopped Ludwig
Haymann, Germany CD.
SANTA FE.-Babe Colima, Los
Angeles, won on foul from Kid Pacheco,
Santa Fe (5).
INDIANAPOLIS--Bi Shaw, De-
troit, outpointed Tracy Cox, Indian
apolis G0). Kid Woods, indianapolis,
outpointed Willie Cecil, Louisville 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
1een Dempsey and Scn1eng Hinted the Fire for Atlantic CITY,

good q brand Of golf these days as any
man about washington.
Houghton Is to leave Washington
next Monday for st. Louis, where he
will change trains on his way to Cali
fornia, where he and Fred Mcleod will
represent the professionals of the mid
Atlantic sector in the National P. G. A.
tourney to be played at Los Angeles
early in December. Both Mcleod and
Houghton plan to remain in the West
for a few weeks to play in the several
tournaments to be held In California
Just prior to Christmas, including the
William Wrigley tourney with its $500
purse, on Catalina Island on December
IL.