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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
1000 SCOUTS TO CAMP
NEAR BURNT MILLS, ND.
Overnight Program Of Stunts,
Songs and Stories Arranged for
Opening of Fall Season.

About 1000 Boy Scouts Of the District
Council will gather at Camp Wilson
near Burnt Mills, Md, October 10. for
an overnight camp which win usher In
the Fall season.
The Scouts, arriving Friday after
noon, will pitch their tents, cook supper
and embark on q campfire program Of
stunts. songs and stories.
Saturday morning the campers will
witness demonstrations of tin can cook
ing, shelter preparation, emergency first
aid and other types Of out-of-door lore.
A program OF games and contests has
been planned for the afternoon, before
breaking camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
Marconi Honor Expected.

ROME, September 10 [F9.-The news
paper Tevere said today it understood
Senator Marconi would be named presi-
dent Of the italian Royal Society sue
ceeding Senator Tittoni. resigned for
reasons of health With his resigna-
ton Senator Tittoni ceases also to be-
long to the Fascist Grand Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18

seven-tenths of the American cigar
cites sold in foreign markets now go
70 the Orient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
McGRATH HEADS CLUB
Other Officers Named by Local
American Business Group.

James p. MeGrsth was elected presi-
den, of the local American Business
Club yesterday at the weekly luncheon
held at the University Club. Other
ONCE elected were: w. d. Monroe, jr.,
first vice president; Leroy McCarty,
second vice president; William Free
man. treasurer, and Howard Severe,
secretary.
The newly elected board OF governors
is Samuel A. Syme, chairman; William
Paul Hoffman. Harrison r. Hathaway,
p. A. McIlendon, James McGrath, w. d.
Monroe. jr.: Leroy McCarty, william
Freeman and Howard Severe.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26

"Send over another ton of coal,
please"
That was the first message that
went over the telephone from
many Washington homes this
morning when householderS awoke
to discover that Old Man Winter
had sneaked into town during the
night and was playing havoc with
the many things that 60 along
with an early spring.
The heavy rain of yesterday
gave way to fair, cold weather that
sent shivers along the SpineS Of
those on the streets.
Just what effect the blasts will
have on the Japanese cherry bios
SONS could not be learned. but it
is believed they will materially
hamper their growth.
Other blossoms will also suffer.
horticulturists predicted. unless
the cold wave passes during the
day. In the valley of Virginia.
wheer preparations are being
made for the annual apple bios
som festival, reports said the buds
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
CApITAl. pE0TDl.E

One of the reasons Wash
ington gets so many conUen
tionS is J. A. HURNEY,
brother of Father Francis Hur-
neg, pastor OF the Church of
the Immaculate Conception.
Mr.. Hurney has been in Chi
cGgo for more than tUo gears
attracting conventions to the
Capital. He 1DaS recently Gp-
pointed Chicago representa-,
the of the Willard Hotel by
Frank S. Hight, president.
Whenever Hurney learns OF
any organizations planning a
convention, and he hears OF
them all, he calls on its Off
cialS and describes UiUidly the
advantages and facilities for
holding it here. FetU haze sales
resistance to resist.
FeU people 1Uho knOtU WAL
TER BURNS. of the Se1Oer de-
pdrtment, also kno1U that, a
fen gears back-the number of
gears is inmateriGl-Walter
used to put on a Strong-mdn
act, such as catching q cannon
ball on the back of his neck
and bouncing a shell loaded
1Uith sand from a board to his
shoulders.
Walt has been in the District
SerUice since before the UGr,
starting in as a clerk in the de-
pGrtment. He has 1Dorked his
DGy to one of the teW posi-
tions of engineer in the depart
ment. The Strong-nlGn days,
according to Walt, are oDer for
good.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
AX-NAN STAGES
HIS OWN RUM
RAIDS HERE

Carrie Nations male counter
part. like his female predecessor,
staged a demonstration yesterday
in the Sixth precinct with an ak,
sent one man to the hospital and
had his name listed as complain
ant in the station house to three
arrests, then disappeared.
He gave his name as David o.
Sizemore, So, TOO block Sixth ST.,
before he eliminated his activi-
ties in delicateSsen in the 200
block H ST., where he struck Fred
Myers. so, the proprietor, upon
the head following a heated dis
cussion and fled when a woman
screamed.
I'm going to clean out all
these Washington Speakeasies
women are patronizing," he an
nounced to Sixth precinct officers
about 3 o'clock.
He gave them the name of a
woman nearby who was later ar.
rested on charges of sale and
possession Of liquor. Her name
was Fannie May Miller, colored.
33, of Balls Court Northwest.
A short time later he pounced
upon Richard Moran, 38, 500
block Tenth st. N. W., and mad
an officer lock the man up on
charges of drunk and disorderly
and begging. This was followed
by his complaining over similar
charge against Maurice Connery,
40, 800 block Second st. N. w.
Myers, the man who fell victim
to the crusaders ak, was taken
to Casualty Hospital by a pas
serby and given treatment for
lacerationS on the head.
He told Detective J. F. Box
we'll, Sixth precinct, that he knew
Sizemore and that the man owed
him a bill for back rent. Several
rum jars, which still had liquor
left in them, were found in the
mans rooms by the detective.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
Orcutt Begins Probe of Speakeasies Near Schools
POLICE USE BOY
To RUN OUT
RUMORS"

Investigation of the reported
drinking of high school students
and existence of speakeasies in
the vicinity of Eastern High
School was well under way by
the office of Capt. Harold Orcutt
assistant United States Attorney,
this afternoon.
Although Orcutt refuses to state
just what his next move will be
on the ground that he does not
care to advertise his activities.
Capt. William E. Sanford, Of the
Fifth precinct came forward with
a report which seemed to upset
the charges.
Finds Only One
Following a statement by Henry
w. Lynn, that he knew of ths
existence of several 'speakeasieS
near the high school, Captain
Sanford sent a youth who posed
as a high school student into the
neighborhood. In his report the
police captain said his operative
could find only one place which
could possibly have been one Of
those referred to by Lynn.
He further said that from the
information furnished him by the
boy, the charges of drinking
seemed to be without foundation.
This information was forthconl-
ing, following a statement, by
Major Henry G. Pratt, that he
had no intention of ordering
special details on the investiga-
ton. Such investigations, Of
course, are left to the precinct
commanders.
Major Henry G. Pratt this
morning failed to detail any
squads to investigate conditions
near Eastern High School.
Furthermore the police chief
says he will issue no formal
order to his precincts until he is
requested to. do so by United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover oI
some other constituted authority
The police chief said he doe!
not take cognizance of stories
about current conditions carried
in newspapers, but wants such
information to come to him Off
cially from some definite source
before taking action.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
Retail Hardware Men
Organize Association

Meeting at the Hine Junior
High School Monday night, local
retail hardware merchants adopted
constitution and bylaws Great
ing a retail hardware merchants
association for the cooperation
and mutual benefit Of the retail
hardware merchants of this city
and nearby suburbs.
Future plans call for a concen,
trated attack on competition from
chain drug. grocery, and 10-cent
stores who are invading the field
of the hardware merchant.
Officers chosen we're: George
M. Yeatman. president; Alex J.
Berlin, first vice president; George
M. Stevens, second vice president; !;
John Sawyer, third vice president; i;
w. w. Adamson, secretary, and j.
F.. Cain, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
TRACTION TAX
GUT FOUGHT

Criticism of the suggestion that
taxes of the street car companies
should be reduced if free trans
portation is given to school chill
dren was voiced at a further
hearing last night on the street
car merger bill before the utili'
ties subcommittee of the District
of Columbia.
This criticism was made by Will,
liam NICK. Clayton. chairman of
the utilities committee of the
Federation of Citizens Association
who had previously testified OH
the merger legislation.
Hearings Tomorrow
Hearings are to be held again
tomorrow, at which time it is
expected the street car companies
will present their final views on
the bill.
The other witnesses at last
nights session was John H.
Hanna. president of the Capital
Traction Company, who has been
before the subcommittee several
times. Hanna said if reduced
fares for school children are or
dered the cost should be borne
from public revenues and not by
the carriers.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26

n o ng to
S e e a Ne
braska face
out in the
c or ridor. l
see too few
f ks from
back home, so
I G e n orally
keep my door
open for any
friend t h a t
may be pass
ing by"
Representa-
tive Howard
was secretary
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
21 WITNESSES CALLED IN new FIGHT ON SMITH COMPANY
INQUIRY BEGINS
On APRIL 7 BY
GRAND JURY

Apparently bent on war of
determination against the F. H.
smith Company and it's officers
and directors, the Government to.
Gay summoned 81 witnesses for
a new inquiry before the Grand
Jury which is to begin Monday,
April Z.
The auditing firm of Murphy,
Lanier and Quinn, Southern
Building, is instructed to bring
Its audit reports and work sheets
covering accounts of the F. H.
1926.
The firm of F. B. Keech and
company, investment brokers at
seventeenth and H Streets, North
west, is directed to appear and
produce all ledger accounts and
other records of transactions with
the F. H. Smith Company from
the years 1925 to 1929.
Nineteen early witnesses rang
ing in station from hotel porter
TO Army officers and high execu-
tlves, are to be called before the
lnquiSitorial body. Assistant Attor-
ney General Nugent B. Dodds,
who is in charge of the Smith
Company inquiry, could not be
found to explain the nature of
the new investigation.
The other witnesses and their
names are j. r. Matthews, porter,
Annapolis Hotel; James H. Brown.
Janitor, Smith Building, BIS
Fifteenth st. N. W.; Mrs. Verona
Rouse, employed by the Chase
Securities Co.; John S. Farquhar,
1912 Twenty-Second st. N. w;
H. G.. Giovanetti. Adjutant Gen
erals Office; Charles E. Bishop,
Investment Building; Richard G.
Davis, United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
James Bundy, Smith Building;
John w. Hurley, w. H. West Com
pany; Edward L. Pearce, Peoples
Drug Stores; William Thyson, In
vestment Building: John S. War
rington, Showalter Company; Paul
j. Dundon, Maddux hotels; John
Whaley. National Biscuit Com,
pany; Pearce P. Smith, Ford Mo-
tor Company; William D. Brown,
North American Bankers, Inc, In,
vestment Building; E. Roy Mann,
1881 St. N. E.. Morris E. Thomas,
1884 Franklin st. N. E., and Isl
dore Brill, Peoples Life Insurance
Company.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
D.. {. NUN DIES
= IN BALTIMORE

After serving rs years as a
Sister of Charity. Sister Veronica
Klimkiewicz. 81, a native of this
city. died yesterday in st. Agnes
Hospital in Baltimore. She was
born here in 1888.
She entered the novitiate at
Emmettsburg, Md, at the age Of
16. A sister, Sister Serena lived
to celebrate her golden an
niversary in the same order. She
died several years ago.
Both sisters served during the
Civil War as nurses and in an
engagement encountered their
brother on a battlefield. They
were the daughters of Bennett
Henry KlimkieWicz.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
DR.. WILBUR TO SPEAK

DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secre-
tary of the Interior, will be the
principal speaker at the annual
conference of the Progressive
Education Association to be held
here at the Willard Hotel, April
3 to s. inclusive.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
Bureau Sees Colder
Weather Tonight

were not out far enough to hurt.
The Weather Bureau predicts it
will be colder tonight and skies
will be overcast with possible snow
fIirriaS
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
Drama Conference
Opens Saturday Night

The second annual drama con-
ference of the Community Drama
Guild of Washington will open
Saturday night with a dinner
at Central high school. DR. De-
witt C. Croissant will preside
and DR.. Henry Grattan Doyle
will be POSTMASTER.
Sessions of the conference will
continue next week and will
conclude April with a preSenta-
ton in the auditorium Of McKin-
ley high school Of Marion Gering'S
eXpreSsioniStic drama, Gas"
The Washington times., 1930-03-26

REP. HOWARD TO the Iate
William Jennings Bryan when
Bryan was in Congress away
back in the early nineties.
Today he wears his hair long,
like Bryan always did. and is
one of the whimsical humoriSts
of the House. They always
listen when Howard expounds
his philosophy. He is listed
as a free Democrat" and he
says this means that he'll fol
low his party leader whenever
he feels he can, but is not sub
servient to any party lash.
He's serving his fourth term.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26

Most members of Congress
sit behind partitions or screens
in their offices, and some have
private extra rooms, but REPRE-
SENTATIVE EDGAR HOW
ARD, Nebraska, habitually sits
near the doorway of his room
in the House Office Building,
between the entrance and his
secretary. He was asked why.
IT just sit near the door,
and in plain vieW," he said,
The Washington times., 1930-03-26
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex-
change, $1.317.000,000.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $195 100000.
Treasury balance, 1857, ,l30, ,378. %.
Customs receipts, $32,710,325. .08.
The Washington times., 1930-03-26

Conserve your time in locating de-
pendabIe services by consulting the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Of
tOday's Times Classified Ads.
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JAPANESE TO BUILD
FINE NEW EMBASSY
Permit Issued for $780, 900
Structures on Massachu-
sets Avenue.

A permit was issued by the District
Building Inspector yesterday to the
Imperial Japanese Government to erect
embassy and chancellery buildings to
cost $780, 600 at 2514 Massachusetts
avenue. The approval of plans for the
japanese embassy and the issuance of
a permit to build brought the weeks
total construction permits issued by the
building inspector to a total of $500, SOL.
Oval Court to Be in Front.
Consisting of one 2-story brick and
stone stucco chancellery and one g.
story brick and stone residence of 40
rooms, plans call for the erection of
the embassy building $50 feet south of
Massachusetts avenue and the chan
celery building to front on the avenue
at the northeast corner of the plot
There will be an oval court in front
OF the embassy, flanked on the west
by garden and pool and on the east
by service court
The embassy building will be 104
feet wide and 80 feet deep and will
rise so feet above the street. Plans
for the chancellery call for a 40 foot
frontage on Massachusetts, avenue and
a depth of 144 feet south from the
street. The embassy will have a base
ment and subbasement, while the
chancellery will have % rooms and
one basement.
The building contract for the new
embassy and buildings has been award
ed to James Stewart & Co., Inc, Of
New York. Delano & Aldrich of New
York were the architects.
Other building permits issued by Col
John Oehmann, District Building In
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DISTRICT BUILDING
PERMITS DECLINE
$1,O77,810 Is Reported as
Value of Work in Sep
tember.

Ranking twenty fourth among cities
Of the United States in the volume of
permits for building issued during Sep
TENDER, Washington permits reached q
grand total of SLOT $40 for that month,
representing a decrease of more than a
million dollars from the August figure
of $2,396, $50, according to official re-
ports from SIT leading cities, filed with
S. w. Straus g. Co.
The figure for the corresponding
month last year was $3,232, 300, while
the total reached $3,967,155 for Sep
TENDER, 1923, according to the report
published In the National Monthly
Building Survey.
Building Conditions Improve.
In spite of this fact, prospective build
ing conditions throughout the entire
country showed improvement during
September, as compared with the pre-
ceding month, the report states, point
ing out that the volume Of permits for
September was $168, 254, BAG, compared
with S16l 500 1871 in August, a gain of 4
per cent. In view of the fact that nor
NAL seasonal factors call for a decline
of more than 9K per cent between the
two months, the report declares that
this gain is all the more significant.
1.-The September figures were % per
CeI1t DclOW CklOSe VI 6cpOcltApSt ldSb yCdl,
when the volume was $218,009, 891," the
Straus report reads. However, this Is
a substantial improvement over the 81
per cent loss in August, and indicates
that building is continuing the steady
upward climb toward normal, which,
with but few interruptions, has been
going ON since early this year.
Building Index to Recovery.
Records of past years show that
building permits precede actual con-
struction operations by between three
and five months. II this precedent con-
tinues in the present situation, a dis
tinct increase in actual building activi-
ties should possibly be experienced
throughout the country some time be-
tween December and March Such
revival In construction might well be
the basis of an improvement in BUSH
ness conditions generally"
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FIRST SHOREHAM
UNIT COMPLETED
Formal Opening of Part of ST.,
100000 Hotel to Take Place
Next Week.

Formal opening Of the first unit In
the two-wing $l.5OOO 900 New Shoreham
Apartment Hotel on the south side of
Calvert street between Woodley road
and Twenty-eighth street, overlooking
Rock Greek Park, at the Million-dolla
Bridge, will be Thursday Of next week,
it has been announced.
Ultra-modern in equipment and en-
bodying many convenient features, the
apartments and rooms of the new hotel
are done in eighteenth century style.
The exterior design has been made to
conform to the forestlike setting, with
the facades Of the buildings modern in
character.
The hotel, which Is being built by
Harry Bralove, John J. McInerney and
z. G. Ernst, will contain 800 rooms, sew
eral ball rooms, large dining and grill
rooms, swimming pool, indoor miniature
golf course and a lobby equipped with
large pipe organ.
The second unit is expected to be
completed early next year.
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on the second floor, which would be
ample for a newly married couple.
Later, as the owner becomes more
prosperous, he can add the living room
with bed room and bath above. Then
he can add garage with a maids room
over it, OF course, the porch would be
built at the same time as the living room
and the walled-in entrance garden.
There is cross ventilation in all of the
bed rooms. 1t will be noted how easily
all rooms are reached from very small
hall.
This house could be built of brick or
stucco. If built of brick, 1t should be
painted white. The roof should be Of
red sl1ingle tile weathered in the old
French manner. The chimney should
also be painted white. AL woodwork
should be whitewashed and scrubbed
with wire brush, leaving 1t gray in
tone.
The size Of the lot is preferably 75x
100. The house should set far back
on the lot, as it faces south.
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Georgian style, essentially Adam, the
boys room in provincial and the girls
room in late Georgian.
The dwelling is constructed Of local
granite with half-timbered effect on
the second story. The roof Is of old
English tile shingles in the darker
shades Of red, while the chimneys are
topped with brick Of a character
blending with the roof. The porte
cochere garage, through which the
CONTINUED on Third PaQe)
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MAYER PLANS $4,000
WAREHOUSE BUILDING
Contract Awarded to Frank L.
Wagner, Inc.-Structure to
Be Eight Stories High.

A permit was issued this week by the
District building inspector for the con-
struction of the proposed $4,000 ware
house building which will be erected by
Mayer g. Co.. furniture dealers on the
company's property at 419 Seventh
street. The new building. which will be
eight stories in height, viii provide ap-
proximately $4,000 square feet of addi-
tional floor space. The building will be
Of reinforced concrete, fireproof con-
struction.
Contract for the construction, which
Is expected to get under way immedi-
ately, has been awarded to Frank l..
Wagner, Inc, builders. A. B. Mullett g.
Co. were achitects
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Home Owning Building Section for Washington and Suburb
REAL ESTATE GIVEN BOOST
BY TINY GOLF AND AUTOS
Increasing Demand for Vacant Lots for Courses
Filling Stations Suggests Many Changing
Uses and New Opportunities to Owners

lew opportunities for the
the automobile the
recent statement of the
Estate The suggestion
of the changes of which
occurring determine what
adapted conditions advanced
the association.
in this country early July when the mniatu
infancy of its popularity less than o6
these midget links all of which had settled themselves down to
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continued on Third Page.)
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BALTIMORE TAX GAINS
Preliminary Report Of Appeal Court
Contrasts 1e3o-31.
epecial pispatch 10 The Star,


BALTIMORE. October 25.-Although
the current year has witnessed a slump
IN realty values as well as in securities,
this city's taxable basis for 1891 viii
show an increase over the 1880 figure,
according to preliminary report OF the
Appeal TAX Court
Unoficial estimates made in advance
Of the computations Of the Appeal Tax
Court appropriated the total taxable
basis for next year at s2230, 00O, OO0
This would be an increase of about s75.-
100000 over the 1880 basis.
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STARS FIFTH MODEL HOME
TO BE OPENED TOMORROW
Dwelling at Forty-Fourth and Garfield Streets, of
Sturdy English Tudor Gothic Character, With
''Modernized'' Early English Furnishings.

L1MAXNCI of successful model
fifth and by
Star in cooperation Operative Association
of the District will be
ndcaped plot at the southwest
streets in Wesley Heights. $1,000
or sturdy English Tudor Gothic character bepeakng comfort
oomeSuc this latest model
vision of The Star Constructed under
builders - " - " " e-'
The home will be for public inspection
out the ensuing 80 days The furnishings supplied the
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demonstration period by Mayer &
While the dwelling is of the period
just preceding the earliest influence of
Renaissance motifs, q preview showing
reveals the furnishings to follow the
spirit OF early English design, modi-
ned and adapted in detail to conform
to modern styles. The Tudor Gothic
feeling has been expressed in the living
room, hall, dining room and master
bed room, while for varietys sake the
library has been done in Early American
cherry and maple, the guest room in the