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The Washington times., 1930-08-21
Power Transmission Seen
In NetU Transformers

the transformers we're Of 5000, ,OO0
volts. They were brought over
from the high voltage laboratory
on q specially built conducting
line to the testing department.
Tests were dangerous. They
were made between midnight and
. o'clock In the morning, when all
employees were away. Only q few
engineers and physicists were
present at the tests.
Despite repeated application Of
the artificial lightning, it was Inn
possible to damage the trans
formers. These transformers. Of
the non-resonating type, de
veloped by x. K. Palueff, are 70
be actually used on the Fifteen
Mile Falls 220. 900 volts transmis.
sion line OF the New England
Power Company. Each Of them
is rated as Of 1900 kiIovolts.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21

In thes grand ballroom 200 neo'
phytes tapped in unison. In the
center Of the room. on . raised
platform, was the goddess Of tap
ping, il1structing her followers IN
the most approved technique.
The west ballroom was the only
SPOT where the rule was mo
tapping. There dignified couples
moved in ordered couplets to the
minuet, the gavotte, the waltz and
modern dances. Not a foot struck
q discordant tapping note. AL was
staid, stibdued and quiet. That
citadel Of classicisrn seemed TO De
holding it's own successfully
against the onslaught Of tapping
which, IL the prophecy holds good,
win invade America.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21
Ga. Woman Is Held
In d. C.. Mans Death

{ A nisdemeanor charge, that Of
being an accessory after the fact,
was yesterday placed against
AIRS. Ruth Cross, Of Brunswick.
Ca, who is held in the Mcintosh
k0a.) county jail in connection
with, the disappearance and al
legged Staying Of Frank .Nagel,
washington decorator. according
10 information received here.
4 Mrs. Cross was given q prelim-
9nary. hearing before two justices
pf the peace yesterday. Bond
was fixed at $500, which her
friends promised to post today.
Trial will be at the next session
nf the Mcintosh. superior court.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21
Woman Is Injured
| As Car Strikes Her

/. Mrs. Jeanette Vaughan. 5000
block Of Eighteenth st. N. w.,
suffered back bruises yesterday
Mhel1, stepping from behind a
truck near Tenth and B 'Sts.
IN. W., she was struck by an
automobile operated, according
TO the police, by Charles M. Bale,
r4O0 block Park .Rd. N. w. She
was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where her condition was
said not to be serious.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21
CROTTO AT BEACH

! Kallipolis Grotto' is having it's
annual outing at, Seaside Park,
Chesapeake Beach, today. Many
left on the morning trains for
the beach, while others went by
automobile. The committee in
Eharge has planned an elaborate
Drogram Of athletic events.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21

New meAsa s'Uasa CmFn.S efsseaag
antisfaeteEy eRaampesaas1sm, can be pre-
cured g a very reasenable eest fFsn
to6ay's Classified Ada
The Washington times., 1930-08-21

But why should we tell you more
when you can see it all. for yourself
at the Gas Appliance Exposition every
evening from z to 10 o'clock for the
rest of the week. All the latest gas
appliances are on display, including
Electrolux, the gas refrigerator, self
action. water heaters, Bryant Gas
Heater and air conditioning system,
all makes and styles Of ranges, In
cinerators and Humphrey Radiant
fires.
We extend a cordial invitation to
everyone to drop in, either before or
after the movies, to look around.
There is only one thing we would
ask, and that is, please don't anybody
write to tell US that the Florodora Girl
flourished before the time of the gas
cooking range. We just couldn't
stand that.
Oh, and we almost forgot. There
will be refreshments and music, too,
every evening at the Exposition.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21
MARILYN COMES BACK

NEW YORK, Aug. Al yI.NS.l
Marilyn Miller was back on Broad
way today after O stay In Holly
wood. She expects to appear n
q new play soon.
The Washington times., 1930-08-21

= MEAN, my dear, you MUST come
over. Folks have been having
more FUN at the Gas Appliance
Exposition of the Washington Gas
Light Company held every evening
from z to 10 o'clock in the newly re-
modelled showrooms at 419 Tenth
Street.
Here we see Miss Florodora IF
she seems trifle sad, do you blame
her? Look what she had to cook with?
She has just discovered Ooh horrorsD
that her cake is burned (now that you
mention it, perhaps it is loaf).
On our right is Miss 1880 who is
sloating (politely but Enthusiastically.
And why shouldn't she when she has
the latest thing in gas appliances to
make cooking a pleasure? See how
nice her pie has turned out. (Inci-
dentally it is peach and was later
eaten by the two charming ladies in
the picture.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

Washington, D. C., May 81, 1880
This have made with NJ c. Hines. lncr Auction
Realtors conduct auction sale for Virginia Manor The property
beautiful lots and few small acreage have agreed
this sell every lot and offered this regardless of the
This wonderful opportunity buy building lot or small tract at
this time at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
ARCHITECT GROUP
TO HOLD ELECTION
Gilbert Rodier Nominated to
Succeed PeasIee as Head
of Institute.

Election of officers of the local chap
ter of the American Institute of Archi-
tects for the ensuing wear will be held
at the annual meeting of the chapter
at Sis o'clock next Thursday afternoon.
Gilbert L. Rodier, for several years
secretary of the chapter, has been
nominated for the presidency to succeed
Horace w. Peaslee, who was elected a
vice president of the American Institute
at the recent convention here.
The nominations committee also pro-
poses B. c. Flournoy for vice president;
w. H. I. Fleming. second vice pres dent;
Fred G. Robin, secretary; William
Douden, treasurer, and Mr.. Peaslee as a
member of the executive committee to
succeed Mr.. Flournoy.
Announcement of the meeting calls
attention to the fact that at any time
within five days before the meeting any
group Of five or more members of the
chapter may nominate other candidates
for Offices.
The election meeting is to be held in
the afternoon to permit chapter mem
bers to attend the dinner meeting of
the Association of Federal Architects to
be held at z pm. Thursday in the court
of the Navy Department Building at
which number of high Government
officials are expected to be honor guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
Early American Style
Motif of Residence
of S. H. Kaufman.
HOUSE OVERLOOKS
ROCK CREEK PARK
Extensively Handicapped Gar
den Has Summer House
and Small Pool.

A charming new Washington resi-
dence and one revealing a number of
unusual new ideas in home planning
and design is the house recently COM
pleted at 2442 Belmont road, overlook
ing Rock Creek Park, which has been
purchased by Samuel H. Kaufman.
Early American style is the motivat-
ing spirit of its architectural lines. The
exterior construction is of stone and
whiteWashed brick, the house being
rooted with weathered tile shingles, all
forming a part of the color scheme of
the house.
Extensively Handicapped Garden.
At the rear of the residence is an ex-
tensively handicapped garden having a
large f1agstone terrace, Summer house
and small pool.
OF the main entrance is a stair hall
having a marble floor, with a winding
staircase leading to the upper floors.
On the first floor is a dining room
with walls with wood paneling up to
the chair rail. One end of the room Is
entirely paneled, large fireplace being
located on this side. The mantel Is of
black and gold marble purchased from
an old Baltimore residence Above the
paneling in this room the walls are
covered with an imported hand-painted
paper.
The living or drawing room is 20 feet
inches wide and AZ feet deep. In this
room is another fireplace, which has a
mantel of wood and is faced with
marble. From one end of this room
there is access to the garden and to a
large grille room in the basement The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
SKYSCRAPER VALUE
WILL BE STUDIED
Building Owners and Man.
ayers to Hold Convention
in Biloxi, Miss.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BILOXI. Miss, June THE sky
scraper. Americas most distinctive form
of architecture, will be subjected to an
intensive study next week by the men of
the Nation whose business 1t is to rent
out the millions of acres of office space
and to keep that floor area comfortable
and attractive.
Renting to Be Considered.
The twenty third annual convention
of the National Association of Building
Owners and Managers will open Mon
day here, where the owners and man
ayers of $1,000 100000 worth of COM
mercial properties in the United States
and Canada will give their attention
primarily to renting and operating
problems.
THE past 10 years have witnessed an
Unprecedented period of construction OF
ofice buildings" it is stated by Paul
Robertson of indianapolis. president OF
the association New superlatives in
buildings have been created in that
time The Woolworth Building has long
since surrendered its laurels as the
worlds tallest building, the title passing
to the Bank of Manhattan Building, and
the mortar on that building was scarcely
dry when the steel of the Empire State
Building was being reared sufficiently
high to wrest the honor away And
even that building may have but short
time to hold the title. for other buildings
will reach new heights. Chicago has
given us the worlds largest building in
the new Merchandise Mart. What new
superlatives are in store for us, no one
knows.
!. Race for Height Incidental.
1.-THE race for hight and volume Of
buildings has been merely incidental to
the creation of fine homes for Ameri-
can business. The production of this
space at such a terrific speed, however,
has left us with a serious economic
problem since there is approximately a
quarter of a billion dollars worth OF
capital tied up in vacant Office space.
This is unproductive capital in view OF
the present rental market. 1t is our
purpose to study ways and means by
which the absorption of space may be
speeded up and to put some of that
capital back to work.
THE convention will likewise be con-
cerned with operating problems, for We
have the biggest housekeeping job on
our hands the world has ever known
Hercules and the Aegean stables have
nothing on the Office building industry
with a half billion square feet of space
to be cleaned each day. No one has
ever calculated how many thousand
miles the vertical transportation sys-
TENS of American Office buildings travel
each day. 1t is stupendous task to
keep all elevators and the other service
facilities of Office buildings functioning
properly. For these reasons more than
half Of our convention time will be de-
voted exclusively to renting and oper-
ating."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ALIASES ARE PLANNED
Washington Real Estate Board
Completes Arrangements for
Detailed Plat Books.

The Washington Real Estate Board
has completed arrangements with Frank
H. M. Klinge of Philadelphia for the
preparation and publication of detailed
descriptive aliases or plat books cover
ing the metropolitan area Of Montgom-
cry County.
This publication. the first Montgom-
cry County plat book on this large and
detail scale, win be published in about
six months. Officials of the Maryland
Park and Planning Commission and the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission will cooperate with the pub
fishers in preparation of the aliases.
The plat books will contain lot and
square outlines, indicate the area of
parcels, location of major improvements
and carry the names of the owners of
the larger parcels of land. The maps
will be in color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

This big sale presents great oppor-
tunity to secure a fine business location,
home site or small farm. Tourist hotel,
B. & O. station, bus station already there.
From a residential standpoint nothing
better can be desired. Railroad and bus
transportation every hour. Build your
home here and enjoy the fresh air, shade
and scenery. EVERY lot offered will be
sold to the last bidder at the buyers
price. Absolute Auction. No high
pressure methods-no by-bidding. Just
an old-fashioned auction sale for what
you think the property is worth. Meet us
at Virginia Manor, Maryland, Tuesday,
June 10th. Sale begins promptly at IL
am, rain or shine. On the premises.
Long, Easy Terms
ALL SETTLEMENTS ARE MADE
WITH THE MERCHANTS BANK AND
TRUST co.. TRUSTEE FOR PUR-
CHASERS AND OWNER. SENATOR
F. NJ. SIMMONS, OWNER.
Those interested may by appointment
inspect the property by making reserva-
tons for free bus trip to Virginia Manor
and return. Call Dist. 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
BODFISH GIVEN POST

H. Morton Bodfish, for the past two
years a member of the staff of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards, has been appointed executive
manager of the United States League of
Building and Loan Associations. Ma
tional headquarters for the organiza-
ton will be established in Chicago.
During his connection with the ma
tional association Mr.. Bodf1sh acted as
secretary of the consultation bureaus of
the cooperative apartment division
and the home builders and subdiyiders'
division and was secretary for the prop
erty owners division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
Fires Laid to Chimneys.

Structurally unsound chimneys are
an important contributing factor to the
large number of home fires that are
characteristic of the annual heating
season, according to the Holland Insti-
tute House fires could be materially
reduced and millions of dollars saved
home owners annually, says the insti-
tute, If heating systems were given
thorough cleaning and examination at
least once year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

grille has fiagstone flooring and walls
of rough brick painted cream color.
An open fireplace here has a mantel
shelf of oak. Also there is a rear serv-
ice stairway from the basement to the
servants. rooms on the top floor and
connecting with other floors
Three Master Bed Rooms.
The house contains three master bed
rooms, each with private bath, and
shower, on the second floor, with three
additional large bed rooms on the third
floor. In addition, there are four
servants rooms and two baths, garage
for four automobiles, a laundry, large
storage rooms and boiler room.
The house also contains an upstairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
Landmark Will Be Raced.

One of Chicago's historic landmarks,
the Potter Palmer castle, is about to
be RACED. Though suited architec-
turally," as the Chicago Tribune puts
1t, more for the bottom of a goldfish
bowl than place on Lake Shore drive, I"
the old house for generations repre-
scented to passengers on the sightseeing
buses the epitome of luxury, grandeur
and beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

IEr60I0ll ESE0a0a0M0NMl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

library which is paneled in pine and
contains built-in bookcases.
The property was acquired from the
William A. Hill Co., the builder, through
the agency of Moore & Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07

Scientists compute that from 20 tc
1000 meteorites plunge each year to this
earth.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
CRIME
Is Fostered By Low Wage
System

New York. - Low wages breed
crime, declares Ranulph Kingsley,
writing in the New York Times. He
is an official of crime insurance
company.
According to the United States
census" said Mr.. Kingsley, "25,000,-
900 clerks, bookkeepers, factory
hands, mechanics, and day laborers
average $25 a week. This is sub
sistence wage for a single man, but
precludes marriage.
"The reason that four-ffths of
present-day American crimes are
committed by youths between Is and
25 years of age-as the Times recent
ly stated-is that the wages paid to
unskilled, unorganized young workers
do not permit sufficiently attractive
normal life.
$50 long as we Americans have
exploitation we shall have crime. So
long as we continue to wiring dollars
out of the starved and suffering hu
man bodies we shall continue to have
hold-ups, theft, burglary, embezzle-
ments and forgery"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
Power of Calculation
in Infants Instinct?

Andre Lenoir, Belgian boy, Is
stated to be able, at the age Of two
years, to multiply any two fve-hgure
numbers accurately and without hesi.
tation. Whether this is an exaggera-
ton or not I am unable to say, but
every now and then the phenomenon
OF the calculating boy" crops up
and astonishes the world. The feats
Of these wonder children appear to
be done by sort OF instinct, and
sometimes the apparently magical
power Is lost as soon as a real knowl-
edge Of mathematics Is gained.
A well-known calculating boy was
George Parker Bidder, who was born
In 1906, and was exhibited In his
childhood as an arithmetical marvel
He became an engineer and was as
ISOLATED with Robert Stephenson In
the London and Birmingham-after
ward the London and North h-Western
railway-and was a founder OF the
Electric Telegraph company and pres
ident of the Institution of Civil En-
gineers. Among his best t-known works
are the Victoria docks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
TO PENSION
10000 In New York BY
Doubling Tax

Albany, N. Y.-A state pension tor
penniless aged of 70 or over Will be
recommended by the state old age
security commission, according to
CYRUS w. Phillips, counsel for the
commission. The cost will approx
mate $4,000, 900 year, to be raisel
bv doubling the stock transfer tax OF
2 cents share.
The commission estimates that 40,-
900 persons, now in dire want or
without adequate support, will be ell
gible. This will allow them to main
tain their own homes and escape the
poorhouse.
According to Mr.. Phillips there Will
be no definite maximum or minimum,
although one member of the commits
sion-Frank X. Bernhardt, of Erie
county-recently announced that a
maximum of $50 was being con-
sidered
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07

divided his pay among the others who
had asked five cents gold more per
day.
Million dollar corporation is organ
lied by Chicagoans to convert and
market cornstalkS of which the coun-
try now produces about 150,000,000
tons annually. Corporation expects
to produce IL 1,O0O,0O0,O00 square feet
yearly of insulating and wall board
and expert chemists to discover
many valuable by-products. Farmers
will get about So per ton, it is said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
Profits in Marsh Land

With proper care bit OF marsh
land. generally considered worthless,
may be made to yield profit. The
tendency has been 10 drain such q
piece OF land and then cultivate IL.
Sometimes this works out, but often
not. Instead OF this, such wet areas
may be more successfully utilized for
the production Of fish, wild ducks and
geese, and beaver and muskrats. Wet
areas may also be made TO produce
vast quantities OF food suitable for
feeding and producing millions Of
ducks, geese and other waterfowl, and
certain fur bearers-animal life that
would add materially to our supplies
OF attractive food as we'll as afford
recreation through hunting, with eth
er camera or gun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
RADIO MONOPOLY
Is a Big Menace, Says
WCFL'S Attorney

Washington (ILNS)-That radio is
too important to permit valuing sta
tions on basis of program popular
ity, but that service should count, was
the way the issue was put by Hope
Thompson, consel for labor's sta
ton, VIGIL, Chicago, addressing the
senate Interstate commerce commit
tee.
radio is too big to be used merely
for entertainment" Thompson said,
adding that it was more important
for 1000 to hear "a speech such as
one of you senators make" than for
a multitude to listen "to some maud
lin song"
Thompson said whoever controls
radio in the future will control ma
tional thought Not even congress has
the courage to deal with the radio
situation, so powerful are the infu-
ences seeking to control the industry,
Thompson told the committee.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
Valuable Discovery in
Tuning Church Bells

A church bell made from the finest
bell metal may give forth harsh, un-
pleasant sound. due to the fact that
1t Is out Of tune with itself. The
stroke OF single bell sounds to us
like one note, and until very recently
even the most expert bell makers have
not realized that the sound Is really
made up OF five separate notes. The
five notes must be In tune with one
another in order that the bell may
give forth harmonious sound. What
we then hear Is combination Of what
Is known as the strike note: the nom-
inal, which Is an octave above the
strike note; the hum, which is an oc-
tave below, and the third and fifth.
This recent discovery regarding the
harmonics Of bells has made possible
the new art of bell tuning, revival
of what for two centuries was consid-
cred lost art. The large bells are
inverted on a huge turntable and re-
volved while the metal Is pared away
from the inside until 1t Is correctly
shaped to produce the harmonious
tones.-Kansas City Stars Science
Service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
Towns With Historic Names

Names famous In British history
and literature are found in small
district Of southern Ontario, Canada.
Here Is the city Of London, one OF the
most important Of the province. To-
Gated on the Thames river. Less than
fifty miles away Is the city Of STRAIT
ford, which, as In the Shakespearean
tradition, Is located on the Avon.
Nearby is town which bears the
name of the great dramatist, while
another community In the region is
called Waterloo. Not far from STRAIT
ford is the city Of Kitchener, which
before the World war was called Ber-
lin.-New York Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
Pet SQUIRREL in Church

The strains OF Lohengrin resound-
ed through Kansas City church.
Just as the last II do" was repeated
at the blossom-laden altar, bit of
fur dropped lightly to the sill Of
neaAby window. A fash of gray and
Perky. the brides pet squirrel. landed
squarely on his mistress head. he
sat bolt upright on his throne OF or
ange blossoms and lace, his bushy tail
curled over his back, and gave the
audience stare for stare. After a
slight pause the bridegroom gravely
removed Perky from his seat and un-
tremendously dropped him out the
window.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
His Ciassi6eation

he was good-tempered little man
and very chatty, and 1t was unfor-
tunate that he should have got into
so dull q carriageful of passengers.
He beamed upon them all, and tried
to start q conversation In two or
three directions, but without success.
Silence reigned; the interest In news
papers was intense. The snubbed one,
too, sank into silence. but at the first
stopping place he got out, and before
slamming the carriage door, withering-
ly remarked, "Waxworks, by gum!"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-02-07
WHAT NEXT?

A Washington, d. c., man says he
has invented a process for making
hollow tile out of coal ashes, cement
and sand.
T. A. T. planes have been filled to
capacity every day since 16 were
killed in T. A. T.-Maddox plane,
showing, plane folks say, that pas
sengers no longer fear crash possi-
bilities.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago arch
itect, has drawn plans for sky
scraper to be built in downtown
New York, all of glass.
A new lightning arresting material
has been discovered. 1t is called
thyrite, word of Greek derivation
meaning "gate." 1t is good insu-
lator for ordinary currents, but when
high current comes along it changes
from insulator to conductor, provid-
ing harmless pathway for the over
load. 1t can be made into any shape
that can be nodded, looking like a
cross between black slate and porce-
lain.
Strike of five Haitian street clean
ers was settled when the municipality
fired lame member of the union and