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New Britain herald., 1930-08-25

other in those years, gone outside the law to reap revenge.
 z A study of the figures shows an interesting relationship between in- dustrial conditions and mob vio- lence. In 1892 100 whites and 155 negroes were lynched and in the fol- lowing year 46 whites and 154 ne- groes. Those were the years which set high records for lynching They also were the years of financial and industrial depression more severe than at any time since.
 Related to Prosperity
 By 15s6, when prosperity was re- turning, lynchine dropped to 51 whites and so negroes and in 1900 to whites and 107 negroes. By 1914 when the war boom struck industry the figures showed only three whites and 49 negroes paid the penalty in Judge Lynch's" grim court. But 1919, when the war boom was pass ing, saw the figures go up to S4. Since then the trend. until this year, has been generally downward, reaching it's low level of 10 in 1929.
 To understand the present state of mind in parts of the southern states. one must remember that close to 70 per cent of the total population south of the Mason Dix on line is black. Two states, Missis- sippi and South Carolina, are more than 50 per cent black. In 200 coun- ties out of 1864 in the southern states, negroes are in the majority.
 Approximately 20 per cent of the negroes are illiterate. There is little provision to combat feeble-minded- ness, perverted development and in canit. Those thNks are most often reached through the schools and in the case of the mentally deficient negro he is usually the illiterate who does not come in contact with the school.
 Some Sections Quiet
 Yet the problem is not acute 10 the point of violence in all parts of the south. Virginia has not had
  a lynchins or other show of violence this year. In Louisiana there has not been a lynching in more than 529 years. In many sections therc seems to be apparent content. South Caro- lima and Georgia, perhaps, are the centers Of the greatest tension and Atlanta. a city with a large indus trial population of both races and chosen center for racial agitation, would appear the point Of maximum unrest. II was there that the remark of a laborer 10 the United Press correspondent may have epitomized the present situation.
 He pointed 10 a negro mail car rier.
 See that fellow, the laborer said hes getting so cents an hour. Why should that black man be getting 60 cents an hour for carrying the United States mail while white men are out of jobs"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-25
LORD HATHERTOS DIES

London, Aug 25 Lp-Lord Hath. erton, third baron of the name, died Sunday at his nome, Teddesley Park, Penkridge. Staffordshre.
 He once was military secretary 10 8 governor general of Canada, the Marquis of Dufferin and the Marquis of Lorne.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-25
HAS MARROW ESCAPE

Colchester, Aug, 25 Samuel Slavkin had a narrow escape from serious injury Saturday when three poles fell on Pleasant street The poles barely missed him and the wires fell around him. High winds were held 10 blame for the collapse of the poles.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-25

One hundred and thirty-one new fighters ordered by the air corps will be equipped with ring cowled ersines for additional speed
New Britain herald., 1930-08-25

Korean lesnedeza was not affect ed by the drought in kentucky
Evening star., 1930-09-25
FAMOUS PERIOD DESIGNS
GRACE PRESIDENTS HOME
Controversy Once Ragged Over Dominant Note of
Furniture-Mrs Coolidge Favored
Early American Motif.

HROBABLY the country has neighbors who
- interested his hme has the President And
welcome accorded his guests
and at the on the Rapidan, few
neighbors know than the which Herbert
Hoover occupied after it completed
While the first floor to the public
morning until in the afternoon
the presidential guarded
fully The sem-pubc exclusively for large social
affairs and edecoated in 1902 during
IN ornate French Empire style.
Few Can
probably know about other famous resi-
dences the the White House Guides
ehtseeg tours gby Secretary Andrew
Mellon housing who must be guarded
carefully powerful Nation be, will
remain unknown to numbers
Widely the furnishings gathered together under the
Pennsylvania Nearly period OF the Ma
ton DEVELOPMENT the beginnings Of
there Those who have Inspected the
furnishings are divided opinion like it, do not
Charles the formal
Roosevelt the that
would have of George Washington had
he selected the furnishings building he planned 1t the
mode coming popularity the beginning of the nineteenth
Evening star., 1930-09-25
$2,OOO,OOO,OOO FURNITURE
INDUSTRY OPENS DISPLAY
Local Merchants Join i'm National Program for
Week of Special Demonstration
Starting Tomorrow.

MERCAS $20000O00O0 furniture industry will embark tomo
of the sangest crusades in mercantile history
1 It will begin eight-day demonstration.
Here, in 900 other cities throughout the land retail
dealers for the first time in will try show how
attractive instead trying sell
them merchandise national home furnishing style show held
leading of the city which home equipment sold will
last through October A.
Planned Particularly for Women.
national and local leaders expect the exposition to attract
the automobile shows draw the
the merchandise which has occupied the floors
will make the latest creations
furniture All appointments the home will shown
Particular attention will be placed
coverings drpa objects backgrounds which harmonic
with the furniture.
successful it considered probable that
the Washington will adopt the plan of looking
after the consumers interest first instead Of merely pushing the sale
of articles, leaders
1t is pointed out that only by sincerely attempting to make
attractive the furniture store justify It's existence
the will benefit increased
business increased public confidence
Evening star., 1930-09-25

more of import than furniture; to many
they were unessential. But II $50 were
allowed for hanging bookcases, waste
paper baskets, table runners and pic
lures and pottery, the average living
room in the city would cost 5000.
The average dining room furniture
consists of eight pieces, costing between
$3.50 and SITS. The reason for the low
ness of the price is the frequency with
which apartment dinettes are furnished
with q table and four chairs. OF the
total, l1.3 per cent cost less than 500;
Is per cent less than SIPS. On the
other hand, 6.3 per cent cost from 1925
to $3.50; 65 per cent cost from $3.50 to
SITS; 1913 per cent cost more than 5000.
Data on Bed Room.
That Washington folks appreciate the
value of restful sleep is evident in the
average bed room. The typical bed
room contains double bed. dresser, chest
and vanity. Nearly as many homes had
twin beds as those with double beds
About SITS would be the average price
paid for these pieces, with another $25
at least thrown in for mattress and
springs. Many homes spent $S2 fol
these last items.
A bench for dressing table, boudoil
chair and an extra mirror were like.
wise to be found in the average bee
room, adding about $25.
Four-piece bed room suites varied ir
price from $50 TO more than $325, 2(
per cent costing less than 500, % pei
cent costing more than $3.50.
Kitchens Not Surveyed.
Since many renters homes were con-
sidered in the survey. 1t would be unfair
to list kitchen furnishings, since in some
tables, stoves and refrigerators are fur.
nished; In others the only necessary
equipment appeared to be can opener
In addition to the personal and deco
rative items, draperies were noted ir
most homes, in addition to window cur.
tains. The cost of window decoration
would probably run about $35 per room
Thus, spending $685. for living room
$2l0 for dining room and $235 for bee
room, 1t viii cost the newly wed 81 ,08I
II he wantPto furnish a three-roon
apartment as well and as adequately O.
kthat Of his fellow citizens. -.
Evening star., 1930-09-25
Early Washington
Recalled as Place
Of Courtly Mode
Furniture Was Simple but
Dignified, Charming in
Line and Proportion.

Early washington was courtly place.
Those were the days Of snuh boxes.
wigs. sprigged muslins and dignity OF
national feeling, which has never been
equaled since.
The leisured courtliness was the OUT
growth of a new prosperity following
irving and arduous years OF pioneering:
Georgian architecture with beautIul
doorWays survives today, and George
town is particularly rich in these gems
Furniture was simple but dignined'
Charming in line and proportion.
George Washington, who was SO
economical as to set down the fact tnat
5000 12-penny nails were used IN Lne
Construction of one of his corn Cribs,
would have been shocked at prices
charged today for Colonial furniture.
Money went further in those days, and
Colonial furniture'S value increases with
| its beauty.
When the Father of his Country mar,
ried Martha Dandrldge, widow OF Dan1el
Parke Gusts, according TO a nlstorlc
sketch, THE bride was attireo In eIk
and satin, lace and brocade, with pears
on her neck and in her ears; while tne
bridegroom appeared in blue and silver
trimmed with scarlet, and WIN soi1
buckles at his knees and on MS Shoes.
Such was the dignity ana peauty
which pervaded the local scene. Eieean.
animated and aristocratic Tor MafCns
Washington; solid, sturdy ana supstan'
tial for her husband was t1e IurnltuI,s
at Mount Vernon. It reHays 2 visi'
Ltooay TO any lover Of nne 11nattRss
Evening star., 1930-09-25
PRICES GENERALLY
LOWER THAN IN 1917
Furniture Dealers Say Style Show
Comes at 0pportune Time
for Public.

Unusual opportunities are being Of
fered the public today in home furnish
ings, both from an economic and style
standpoint, furniture dealers of Wash
ington who are preparing for the Home
Furnishings Style Show to be held Sep
tember 26 to october were agreed
today.
This is the first national style show
arranged by the home furnishings In
dustry.
The style show comes opportuntely
for the public. The new merchandise
selected at the Summer markets now Is
available to the public at prices which
compare favorably with those before the
World War. In some classes they are
lower.
Since the peak Of prices was reached
in 1920 they have gradually decreased
until now furniture and other merchan-
disc for the home is offered at surpris-
ingly low figures.
Practically everything now on display
in local furniture stores represents the
latest in fashion.
Inventories have been low for some
time, due partly to the fact that the
business depression which the country
has recently experienced caused mer-
chants to buy cautiously and because
merchants were preparing to restock
for q complete new line Of goods for
AEau Rhowinn.
Evening star., 1930-09-25
YusT what does an average Was

UST what does an average Wash
ington home look like? Just
~ how are the average living room,
dining room and bed room
furnished? About what does it cost
the typical Washington family to
furnish the three main rooms?
Representatives of this newspaper
undertook to survey the field and
learned from q canvass Of homes and
the stores which furnished them what
typical Washington home looks like
and what it costs.
There are at least three upholstered
pieces in the average Washington living
room, and a bare majority of these are
"three-piece suites" The rapidly in
creasing tendency is to choose daven-
ports and two additional chairs which,
while not matching, harmonize with
the sofa in design and color. Easy
chairs are divided between the Cogs-
well. pull-up and massive armchair
type.
MOhair Leads One Field.
Mohair, probably the longest-lived
fabric, is the choice for upholstering
material, with tapestry not far behind
The older pieces were vari-colored in
the newly-furnished homes, the daven-
port is in q plain color. The average
cost Of the three pieces is $3.50 to 5000
In per cent Of the homes the cost was
less than $50; in per cent the cost
was greater than $325.
In addition to the upholstered pieces
at least two other chairs are used-foi
desk, for telephone, for cards and fol
occasional visitors. The average cos
of these chairs would be $l7.50. There
are on an average three tables in the
living room, library or console type
averaging $35; end tables, averaging
SIS; occasional tables, averaging $40
There are three lamps, table, floor anC
bridge types, costing $3.50, $l8 and SIS
The average living room harbors
desk he It secretary. spinet. or knea'
Evening star., 1930-09-25

~ UGs and carpets can no longer
- be considered without regard
Y to the furnishings Of the
room, according to Miss Helen
Townsend Barton, authority on home
furnishings, who today discussed the
National F. me Furnishings style Show
here September 26 to october (.
1.-THE time has passed." Miss Barton
said, when women bought rug solely
because they liked 1t and did not think
of it as part of the decoration scheme
of the room in which it was to 60.
Women now realize that infinitely more
satisfying results may be obtained by
the selection Of just the right rug.
New Styles Described.
There is q great demand now for
highly decorative rugs. For long time
we have been using the plain, neutral
tone carpets, but for a large room we
are beginning to appreciate the color
and decoration which can be intro
duced through the usaapf figured car
pets. Even In unfigured carpets we are
going II for nYelier colork. Tones run
Evening star., 1930-09-25
Feminine, but Not
''TOO Fussy,'' Rule
For Girls Room

The keynote Of the young girls room
Is simplicity. 1t should be wholly un-
sophisticated and reflect her own
daintineSs and individuality.
She will want to bring her friends
here, she will want a place to keer
her school trophies, place to study
and to play. The proper background
for these activities can be arranged
by the use Of carefully selected furni-
ture and decorations.
Her dressing table will be essentially
feminine, but not too fussy. Perhaps
it will be "skirted" one and, II it Is.
the material In the skirt" may be
duplicated in the draperies.
A chest of drawers, to store away
the feminine apparel needed for school
wear, can be had in MAPLE or some
other equally attractive and appro-
nItate WOOD .--...--.--.-.--.-.
Evening star., 1930-09-25
JUNGLE SAM GIVES
HELP TO BUYERS
Wealth of Data Concerning
Retail Goods Aids the
Consumer.
THOU USANDS of consumers
throughout the Nation appeal
for home furnishing information

THOU SANDS of consumers
throughout the Nation appeal
for home furnishing information
to Government agencies in
Washington, although few residents of
the city realize what help they may
secure from the many departments
which are provided for the purpose.
The Department of Commerce,
through the Bureau of Standards, the
National Committee on Wood Utiliza-
ton, Textile and specialties divisions
u one source Of data. The Department
Of Agriculture, with its Bureau Of Home
Economics and Forestry Service, offer.
another outlet. Secretary wilbur oi
the Department Of the Interior Il
chairman Of the semi-governmental
body, Better Homes In America, which
maintains offices here.
Tests Are Conducted.
The Bureau of Standards constantly
Is testing the many items which are
used In the home and setting up speci.
f1cationS which make it simpler for tn,
consumer to learn what he is getting
for his money. Fadeproof wall paper
Is just one item which is available tc
the public because of the work of thi.
body. The bureau is now working or
| minimum standards for mirrors, anc
has many similar projects under way.
The National Committee on WooC
| Utilization, Of which Secretary Lamont
Is chairman, is now preparing book.
let, How to Judge Furniture" which
4 eh all "a
This publication will discuss in human
| interest fashion the elements which
make for comfort. durability and utility
in furniture, and will describe con
struction and the proper care of fur
niture.
The Textile Division Is equipped II
supply data on textiles used In uphol.
stering and for draperies, as well al
| lampshades, and to give information
on any fabric. The SpecialtieS Divi
sion Of the Department of Commerc,
| superviseS the many commodities which
are sometimes called novelty furniture.
Kitchen Arrangement.
From the Bureau Of Home EconomicI
in Agriculture you can find out how II
arrange your kitchen to avoid steps
can obtain information on textiles from
sheets to lace curtains. This bureau Il
extremely interested in giving the hom'
| owner information which will eliminate
| the element of chance In buying.
| From the Forest Service you may OBJ
tain a booklet on Identification o
| Furniture Woods" Likewise you ma,
determine the properties of the variou
woods going into furniture and built-ir
equipment for the home.
Better Homes in America has as it
purpose the elevation of public taste II
homes and furnishings, with eSpecia
reference to the many economies which
may be effected in intelligent purchaS
ing and home management.
Evening star., 1930-09-25
MISS DIX LAUDS
AMERICAN HOME
Famous Writer and Adviser
Will Give Radio Talk Dur.
ing Style Show.

%HERE is no place like q wen
furnished, attractively arranged
home, and 1t need not be q
palace to create the proper
atmosphere for ideal living, In the
opinion of Dorothy Dix, writer and
authority on the home, who has spent
more than 80 years Of study on the
subject.
"Our American homes will ever be
the foundation Of our lives. Whether
we live in apartment houses or in .arge,
spacious dwellings, we will make them
places Of beauty, restfulness and de-
light" said Miss Dix at the time she
was asked to give a nationwide radio
talk in connection with the National
Home Furnishings Style Show, Septem-
ber 26 to October 4.
To Give Radio Address.
"It is with great delight that have
accepted the invitation to talk over the
radio in the near future for the Ma
tional Home Furnishings Style Show
It is the first event of this kind ever
attempted on such q large scale, and
the furniture industry Is to be con-
graduated for this noble undertaking.
Women today are more style and
design conscious in home furnishing
than ever before AS a matter Of fact
it is the women of America who set the
vogue in home furnishings. Designer
for large furniture manufacturing con-
Germs, I am told, are constantly seeking
information from the women OF Lnt
Nation, the buyers Of their products
when preparing their designs for future
showing.
''The National Style Show itself wa
an idea formed when the industry BE-
came alert to the knowledge womer
have on home furnishings. This ID
great tribute to the American woman
the manager of our homes, where fam
lily life abounds amid cheerful and A.
tractive surroundings"
Homes Build Character.
Beautiful homes, Miss Dix said, PLAY
such an important part in the minds O
! youths, In the building Of character anc
appreciation for the nicer things IL
life.
youth Is the impressive age" sh'
! explained. I'm the decisions we make
the ideas we form on life, the formation
| of character-everythi Is nodded II
our minds and bodies in the home II
| early life. Mothers know this, and tina
Is one of the reasons why mother ar
ranges the home in the most attractive
| comfortable and cheerful manner.
Evening star., 1930-09-25
CONSIDER. RUGS IN RELATION
TO OTHER HOME FURNISHINGS
Expert Finds Modern Housewives Selecting Floor Cover
ings as Part of Decoration Plan.

ming from cerise and spring green to
rich orange and deep lavenders are now
available.
"The heavy Old English styles now
so popular demand the rich subdued
tones of dull reds; the equally popular
eighteenth century designs are most
hRopily used on rugs of light and deli
cate colors.
Rugs for Large Rooms.
"For the spacious room the figured
designs are appropriate. Rugs and car
pets which are strongly marked with
patterns in bold and vigorous colors
flnd their place in the large room where
somewhat massive and sturdy furniture
is used. They make the correct back
ground for heavily carved pieces OF
Spanish, italian or Jacobean furniture.
Solid colors, small all-over patterns,
or indistinct, delicate designs are the
best selection for the small room where
furniture of light and graceful lines is
used The delicacy of the furniture re-
quires a floor covering in keeping with
it. Added zest may be secured in the
room where the plain tone carpet is
used by placing on it several small
rugs, carefully selected TO heighten the
decorative scheme Of the Eoome --4--.4
Evening star., 1930-09-25
Budget Experts Estimate Cost of Adequately Furnishing
Three Main Rooms of Washington Home Averages ST O85

would be $9850, although Orientals,
domestic patterns in sheen type Oriental
finish, braided, hook and rag rugs are
also much used and have been obtained
at prices much lower as we'll as much
higher than the average A figure of
$50 might have been the average If
some OF the homes in the survey had
not been content to go rugless.
1t would be impossible to compute the
cost of art objects and decorative acces-
sories. To some persons these were
Evening star., 1930-09-25
INTEGRITY IMPORTANT

Modern Buyers Cannot See Furni-
ture During Construction, as of Old.
Early New England cabinet makers
were wanderers, who, carrying their
tools, made the furniture of the country
side, staying at the homes of their en-
ployers until jobs were completed.
Consequently, the furniture owner
could see his future possessions in all
stages of construction.
Today, when furniture is made to hide
structural details for decorative reasons
1t Is imperative that the maker and
seller Of furniture possess one asset
above all others-integrity
Evening star., 1930-09-25

hole, the average cost being $40. The
local home also usually contains a
radio and 500 is the cross-section av-
erage price paid for set, tubes and
cabinet installed.
Average Rug Prices.
The floor coverings vary with the
STYLES of the homes furnished. Axmin-
sters and Wiltons. together with plain
broadloom carpeting are the leaders.
An average price for the living room
Evening star., 1930-09-25
Home Furnishings Vital Factors in American Family Ii

The efmlyis o American and
Of OOfamHis gn23 homes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

and Miss Edna sheehy supported Mr..
Clayton.
Compromise Voted Down.
Fred A. Emery attempted a compro-
mise resolution, expressing the conf
dence Of the federation in both its ex-
ecutive committee and its Public Utili-
ties Committee But the federation
was in no mood for compromises and
later voted down a motion to lay all
resolutions on the table. The Clayton
resolution went through finally ex-
actlv as he had written it.
The roll call of the federation showed
the entire faction which has been
thought to control the federation, in
Guiding all of its officers and the chair
men of most of the important commit
tees lining up solidly behind the execu-
tive committee. But the Clayton sup
porters outnumbered them.
Those who voted in favor of the Clay
ton resolution were r. p. Armstrong,
G. w. Ayers, c. A. Barker, B. B. Bierer,
G. B. Bishop, E. F. Blanchard. r. C,
Bowker, H. L. Brooks, F. T. Campbell,
A. A. Cheney, J. A. Clark, w. Nick.
Clayton, L. A. Carruthers, V. P. De-
Knight. H. K. Dierkopf. J. S. Driggers,
F. T. Dubois. j. F. Duhamel, Mrs. H.
M. Fulton, W. J. Gath, j. c. Hiatt, j.
B. Hopkins, w. P. Kenealy. j. w. Lam
bert, c. M. Maize, j. w. McGarry, c..
Middleton. w. j. Neale, D. Peppler. H.
G. Phillips, H. M. Phillips, j. c. Proc
tor, H. I. Quin, H. E. Radcliffe, F. D.
Ryan, Mrs. G. S. Rafter, Mrs. E. C.
Rittue, ]. A. Saul j. M. Schaffer, A. F.
Scheer, Miss Edna j. Sheehy, Mre. E.
Sullivan, w. I. Swanton, Miss Eta Tag
CART, J. H. Thomas, H. c. Turner and
H. E. Young.
Those who voted against the Clayton
resolution were A Adelman, M. q.
Baughman. B. A. Bowles, E. j. Brennan,
S. M Ely, F. A. Emery, H. M. Frampton,
j. L. Gammell, j. L. Goldman, A. H.
Gregory, G. c. Havenner, E. S. Hege,
E. B. Henderson, w. G. Henderson, Miss
G. w. Hollinger. &C. E. LaVigne, w. "
Lewis, M. G. Lloyd, T. E. Lodge, H. W.
Lynn, James May. M. M. Mclean, c. L.
Shorey, c. 1. Stengle, H. N. Stull, j.
Sanders. S. M. Smith. L. S. Trundlee
G. r. Wales and James G. Yaden.