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PLANS APPROVED
FOR 14DWELL|NGS
Cost of Projects for Which
Permits Were Issued Dur
ing Week $249, $50.

Construction of IA private dwellings
in the District is provided in plans APP
proved this week by the building In
spector, Col. John w. Oehmann. The
total cost of all new projects for which
permits were issued this week was es-
timated at $24s,7 Among permits
issued were the following:
Mrs. P. j. Nee, owner; ]. j. Whelan,
architect; De Sibour Construction Co.,
builders; to erect one 3-story brick and
tile dwelling, 1855 woodland drive dot
as, square 2200); to cost $4,000.
| Mrs. Deming JarveS, owner; j. w.
Kearney, architect; r. w. Boiling,
builder; to erect one 2-Story tile and
stucco dwelling, 1884 McGin terrace
dots 26 and 81, square 22O0); to cost
$40, 900.
William c. g. A. N. Miller, owners
and builders; q. e. MacNei, architect;
frame dwelling, 1880 Forty-fourth street
part lots 90 to "a, square 1879; to
cost $50, 900.
Max CORN, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect three 2-Story brick dwellings,
1922, 1924, 1926 Thirteenth place north
east Qots 81, SIS and Sc, square 3974) /;
| 10 COSJ DZ1,UUU.
C. w. Morris & Son, owners and
tect; to erect two 2-Story brick dwell
ings, 3703 and 3705 Window place -(lots
81 and SIS, square 1891); to cost $16,-
600.
Thomas j. Lane, jr., owner, designer
and builder; to erect two 2-story brick
flats, 1891 and 1888 Twenty second
street Cots 229 and $50, square SD; to
cost $15.500.
Louis I. Greenberg. owner; George T.
Santmyers, architect; M. Glmenick,
builder; to erect one l and 2-story re-
tail brick store and plant, 1890 Bla-
densburg road (part of parcel 1897,
square 4267; to cost $1,000.
Thomas J. Neill, owner; Donald s.
johnson, designer; Geary-Johnson Co.,
Inc, builders; to erect one 2-story brick
and frame dwelling, 1925 Thirtieth
street part lots 804 and sos, square
2256); to cost $4,000.
Gulf Refining Co., owners, designers
and builders; to erect one history brick
New York avenue northeast Qots 81
and 38, square 670); to cost $1,000.
Washington Episcopal Cathedral, own
erS; George A. Fuller Co., builders; to
construct gallery, Wisconsin and Mas
SachuSettS avenues Got -, square
1925; to cost $1,000.
H. IF Fisher, owner; A. Jeffrey, de-
signer and builder; to erect one 2-Story
brick and tile dwelling, 1888 Twelfth
street northeast dot Is, square 1926 /;
to cost $4,000.
Andrew D. Loffier, owner; T. F. Jones,
builder; to make repairs, ETC., 724 Elev-
enth street dot 829, square 319); to
cost $4,000.
Emily Matthews, owner; w. @. Peter,
architect; Harry F. Boryer, builder; to
erect one 1-Story brick addition, 1926
P street Cot 218, square 1889; to cost
| $1,000.
Joseph Sansalone, owner; @. A. Mari
mari, builder; to make repairs, 240 First
street southwest dot 800, square $3.50 a;
to cost 81 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

Mr.. Cromwell came to Washington
six weeks ago in connection with other
business matters to learn among other
things what actions were being taken
in revision of the tariff, and while her.
became interested in Washington real
estate.
While out-of-town capital has been
invested largely in Washington. real
estate, special interest attaches itself
to the purchase made by Mr.. Crom-
we'll since this is his first major in
vestment in improved property.
1T have travelled over the country
considerably in my work and have
been offered investments in buildings
from Los Angeles to New York" Mr.
Cromwell said to the representative of
The Star.
He added that the very fact that
he had invested a large sum in local
property bespoke his faith in the future
of this city.
aside from my interest in oil lands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

he said. IT have invested in no Ing
proved real estate of any moment. My
purchase of this building here is my
first major investment of this character"
The Shoreham Building was acquired
in negotiations conducted through the
Office of McKeever g. Goss, local real-
tors. The building was erected by the
Wardman Construction Co., the Struc-
ture being started about a year ago.
The building construction was financed
through the Office of Swartzell, Rheem
& Hensey of this city.
The History building has main
facades of limestone. 1t has a content
of 2,180, 900 cubic feet. The building has
a frontage of 1877 feet on H street and
of 100 feet on Fifteenth street. It was
designed by M. Mesrobian, architect Of
the Wardman Construction Co.
The structure is divided into 521
CONTINUED on Third Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Scope and Variety to Feature
Star Model Homes This Year

North Washington Realty Co. on a tri-
angular wooded site at Fernway and
Locust roads, in the Northgate section
north of Kalmia road and east of Six
tenth street.
The last Of the series, the plans of
wrich are announced today, will be a
palatial stone and half timber house,
being erected by w. o. & A. N. Miller
at the corner of Garfield and Forty
fourth streets, Wesley Heights. 1t will
be the most costly in the series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
REALTY FIRM TO OPEN

A real estate business will be con-
Quoted under the name of Edith S. B.
Wright at 1912 Twenty-fourth street,
it was announced today by Mrs Wright,
formerly member Of the firm of Mayo
& Wright. Announcing that this COM
pany had been dissolved, Mrs. Wright
said she would have associated with
her in the new organization Mrs. John
H. Magruder, Mrs. Rutherford Bing-
ham, Mrs. Thomas M. Knox, Mrs. j.
Earlston Tropp, jr., and Miss Wilhemina
Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
REAL ESTATE
FIFTH STAR MODEL HOME
OF STURDY ENGLISH DESIGN
Wesley Heights Building to Be COmmOdous
Dignified and Unusual in
Service.

commodious proportions dgnihed in character and unusual
In entertainment facilities the fifth of the series Of
model homes being by The Star this in
Builders Association, will sturdy house
English design to be erected by W. Miller on
Garfield
This model home in Wesley Heights will be constructed local
Eabean period style The roof will be of old English tile shin
chmneyS will
blending with the red tile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
REALTY MEN TO HEAR
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER

Waverly Taylor, architect and builder,
president of Waverly Taylor. Inc, will
address members of the sales managers
section of the Washington Real Estate
Board at its next meeting, Thursday,
at 1890 o'clock, at the Ambassador
Hotel, it was announced today by j.
Wesley Buchanan, chairman.
Mr.. Taylor will speak on colonial,
English and Mediterranean styles of
architecture. The meeting will be a
luncheon session. Mr.. Buchanan will
preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
OIL MAN ON VISIT HERE
BUYS S3,75O,OOO BUILDING
Confidence in Capitals Future Prompts Investment,
Says Joseph Irwin Cromwell of
Southwest
BY DON S. WARREN,
Real Estate Editor of The Star

Cromwell having made millions of dollars in the
the Southwest to Washington to
make investment of considerable size in the form of ina
proved real estate.
making him
Building northwest
Fifteenth and streets in the financial center of the
Capital the consideration being placed at 50000
Faith Washngton future headquarters offices of
oil investment local improved
after negotiations closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
GOvERNME NT DEFICIT
PUT AT $214;518,952
Operation Cost Figures $685. 1853
Less Than for Same Period
Last Year, However.

BY the Associated Press.
A deficit of $214,518,952 in the cost
Of operating the Government from July
/ to August IL was indicated yesterday
in the Treasury's daily statement.
The deficit, however, was $2,55S, 1853
less than that for the same period last
year. 1t probably will be. wiped out
when the installment on 1929 income
taxes is received for the third quarter
in September. About $40o,000,000 is
expected then.
For the 42-day period of the present
fiscal year the Government collected
S183, 340.7 29, or $53,2o25 500 less than
receipts for the same period last year.
Expenditures amounted to 1897, $780,
682, or $55,726,277 less than those of
year ago. The chief cause of the de-
crease in expenditures was in the sink
ing fund, only S25,O0O,O 900 having been
credited to it, while on August IL, 1929,
$103,864,950 had been placed in that
fund.
Customs collections up to August II
amounted to $50, 999 SAG this fiscal year,
as compared to 72,744 ,542 last year,
while the income tax receipts in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
YOUNG D. C. WOMAN ATTORNEY
SPECIALIZES IN AIR LAWS
Miss Margaret Lambie At
tends First International Air
Law Institute in Chicago.
Has Distinction of Being Only
Woman Specializing in'
International Law.

Miss Margaret Larnbie, young Wash
ington attorney. attending the first In
ternational Air Law Institute in the
history of aviation, recently held at
Chicago, ILL.,, has the distinction of be-
ing the only woman specializing in in
ternational law to be registered and
one of the two woman lawyers of the
entire country to attend this confer
ence, which has drawn prominent legal
figures from all parts of the world, and
which promises to lead into interesting
and unusual fields.
Miss Lambie, who makes her home
with her mother at 1861 Crescent place
and maintains law Offices in the South
ern Building, will attend also the first
national legislative air conference, Au-
gust 1920 in Chicago, before her re-
turn. Both the institute and the confer
ence are being held at Levy Mayer Hall
of Law, McKinlock Campus, Northwest
ern University, and are being attended
by prominent figures in legal circles
both from this country and abroad.
Among these are DR.. McNair of Cam
bridge University, England and Capt.
Roper of the International Commission
on Air Navigation of Paris. who will
present to the institute group the inter-
national aspects of the air problems
which are under discussion, Among the
interesting questions on the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15

are: "Who owns the air?" and "who
has the power to regulate traffic in it
and how stringent should those regula-
lions be?" The conferees at the insti-
tute hope to formulate some basis for
an international air-law code to take
care of these aspects of the ever
increasing problem of air legislation.
During the past two years Miss Lambie
has come into local prominence as the
first woman to open law Office in the
District for the practice of international
law. She is looked upon as one of the
most brilliant of the rising young law
yers of the Capital by those in legal
circles. Less than year ago she was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
VAGRANT WILL HAVE HOME
IN JAIL TILL SEPTEMBER
Judge Hit Sentences John L.
johnson, Who Has a Job
Waiting for Him.

A man arrested for vagrancy told
Judge Isaac r. Hit yesterday that he
had arranged to go to work September
/, so the magistrate conveniently COM
mitted him to jail for is days in order
that he might have a home until that
time"
John L. Johnson, colored, was arrest
ed by Policemen E. D. Lambert and w.
M. Malone of the ninth precinct and
locked up.
Your honor" pleaded Johnson, ''I've
got job coming to me September /.
I'll never get work if you stick me in
jail for long time"
Would you like to have home I'M
til that tiine?" asked Judge Hit.
''Yas, subj"
"All right" said the magistrate to
the clerk, send him down for Is days!f'
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admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court, being one of the
last persons to take the oath under the
late Chief Justice Taft. She is one OF
the very few women in the country
who may practice before the highest
tribunal of the land. In addition to
being a member of the District of Co
lumbia bar. Miss Lambie holds men,
bership at the New York State bar. She
plans to attend the meeting of the
National Bar Association at Chicago
August 20-22. at which many of the
foreign lawyers attending the institute
will be entertained and will figure on
various programs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
MILLER ASSURED
ALABAMA VICTORY
Wins Democratic Guberna-
toriaI NOmination-Bank-
head Senate Choice.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 15.-
Official tabulation of returns from Ala
bama's Democratic primary today
swelled the total vote in the senatorial
race to more than 100000, and def
nitely established B. M Miller of CAM
den as the gubernatorial nominee. John
H. Bankhead emerged as the partys
choice for Senator, in opposing an in
dependent ticket.
The independents, headed by Senator
j. Thomas Hef1in, also will offer candi-
dates for both Governor and lieutenant
governor. Helm was excluded from the
party primary under a rule barring as
candidates those who opposed the 1928
presidential nominee.
With scattered precincts in four coun-
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ties missing the senatorial vote was
Bankhead. 96,785; FREDERICK I. Thomp-
son. Mobile publisher, 54,691.
The count for Governor. with four
counties incomplete, was Miller, 1898,
against 1886 for w. c. Davis, lieuten-
ant governor and runner-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15

night after police of the third precinct
raided a house in Phillips court. The
officers declared that a large amount
of liquor was thrown to the floor durs
ing the raid, but that by hopping the
floor with handkerchief they saved
about a quart.
Detective F. Q. Brass and Sergt.
Dersch made the raid. 4EItk
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same period totaled $50, 1892, 165, as COM
pared with $42, 123. 694 a year ago.
The miscellaneous tax netted $76,-
67b,488, about S3,000000 more than coll
iected in the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
PETTY THIEF JAILED
Theft of Goods Valued at $1.52
Leads to eo-Day Term.

Charged with stealing rubber
stamp, valued at $3.50, and paper and
pencil, worth 2 cents, Gilbert H. Rey-
nolds, 80 years old, was committed to
the District Jail for 90 days yesterday
after Judge Robert f. Mattlingly had
declared him guilty in Police Court.
Reynolds is said to have taken the
goods on August IL from William
Ochershausen, 225 Seaton place north
east. He was arrested by Policeman
H. P. Thompson of the fourth precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
Idaho NimrOd Bags
Grouse With Gold
Nugget in Cizzard
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, August 15.-As
a nimrod Gus Gilbert wins the
gold-lined grouse.
1t was one of three he shot
while hunting on the Upper
River. In its gizzard was gold
nugget the size of a lima bean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
DRAWS 6o-DAY TERM
Colored Man Pleads Guilty to Pos
session of Whisky.

William Holland, colored, 932
Twenty fourth street, pleaded guilty to
possession Of quart of whisky and
Judge Robert E. Mattingly sent him to
terday.
The colored man was arrested last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

could ride ''that DANCED fat nag" Amid the
jeexs OF ringmaster and audience the sailor
mounted the circus animal, only TO fan on
repeatedly. But while the audience stin jeered
him the sailor dotted his uniform and rode
superbly IN spangled tights
Dan Rice. most popular clown produced by
America, made backwoods farmer out Of
Pentland's sailor. Disguised Is Pete Jenkins,
from Mud Corners" the redoubtable Rice stag
gered into the circus ring and, after clinging
clumsily 10 o loping principal horse" or
"roeinback," shed countless coats, vests and
pantaloons before, properly costumed for circus
equestrianism. he pirouetted and somersaufted
samazangly.
old-time Pete jenkins act" Is still prominent In
our circuses. '.Poodles" Hannaford Is annually
starred IN &c, though he first appears in huge
and leading an imitation poodle ON its leash.
But he rides In evening dress and black derby
because he Is of the August school. which was
originated BY an Engiishman. An August clown
mtst. traditionally, wear evening dress and
achieye laughter through assumed awkward
ness.
But with the exception of .POodles" Hanna
ford. his younger brother, George, and their
many imitators, most circus clowns amtse the
multitude BY antics IN one-piece clown cos
TUNES. Tradition demands that each costume
nust be ognamentsA with ruffs and big black
o. red spots and b topped by . white hat run
ming TO peak. MoEsover, clown white" must
mask the face Of each Joey"
Clown white, Of pge-Elisabethan origin. b Q
mixture Of oxide oR zinc, lard and tinctuSe o.
bensoin, which b busted over with talcum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

Though born and bred IN French pantomime,
Jules Turnour had become o talking clown,
contributing bis verbal comedy 70 struggling
little wagon show. Jules Is still clown with
Ringlings, but he has gone back to pantomime.
He has completed the same cycle as the few
surviving singing clowns.
Those singing clowns were featured, too. Pete
Conklin hourished IN the golden age Of circuses.
In that age the clown was O soloist, not only
In talking and singing. but IN special business.
When he said. sang did anything the whole
tent missed none Of it.
Though It is more than forty years ago when
Burr Robbins circus showed our town, can
still hear Pete Conklin sing. to the bands &C
compartment:
"Ohi soyi TEL them to stopi"
That iOas the CRY Of Mayiev.
Bat the more she cried "Whoals
They cried, ~Let her col"
And the ssOing Il pext higher ssd higher.
Petes song was '.nn in" while the prop
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IN the mammoth tent they had Just lsft the
sJoeys" could hear the circus hand shifting
from fast music 70 D waltz, and they knew that
the 1s.oc0 towner citizens were saping O. the
: death defying feats ct each and every perform
s ance!" ~sa sr
These mummers, Merry Andrews and bufycons
bark back In their business" and costuming
theater. but they owe good deal to medieval
French Pterrots. They are also indebted. O.
are all circus lovers to the great italian panto-
mimist Joseph Grimaldi, through whom all
sircus clowns became plain "Joeys" But
American remedeled the circaas clown.
lust as America developed its own style OF
circus. % did u develop It's own style IN
clowns. unless you chance upon O. small circus:
travelling on It's own motor trucks you must
tnke your clowns en- masse today. 49, 3
In the modern mammoth Ringing institution
circus clowns must be regimented. There Is
much 70 be laid for wholesale clowning, but
cur ancestors were much closer TO true circus
comedy. 4 44 81 {,
Before the opening Of the nineteenth century
famous American gentleman named George
Washington was pleased by the antics Of
Thomas Suliy. brought from England to clown
for Mr. John Bin Ricketts, Circus ut Chestnut
and Sixth streets, Philadelphia.
Since that momentous first appearance Of o
clown before an American circus audience our
tent-show Glowing has gone through divers
stages. Our Nation Was still In swaddling
clothes when Yankee showmen deserted the
comparative comfort and safety Of permanent
buildings and took 10 the road I'm tiny tents
With horses supplying the motive power they
penetfateds n the wilderness with perfMmezs.
uansicaans Wild animals and paraphernaiia.
Among the first of these brave circus pioneers
Was Aaron Turner. Young p. y. Barnum Of
Bethel Conn, Travelled IN Turner'S Circus 90.
30 did Joe Pentfand. clown who cracked
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Chaplin May.
White Tops" and $4,000 Miles Through Chile .,

powder, except where black or red grease paint
Is laid on 10 emphasize eyebrows, lips or facial
peculiarities. AS my friends in Clown Alley
now compound it, clown white Is a skin food
of superlative power. Its removal with the aid
of cold cream reveals baby pink complexion
in spite Of long years Of Glowing in foul
weather. Yet 1t is not always beneficial. Sit
ting among the "Joeys' not long ago, heard
one of them ascribe the sudden death Of George
L. Fox, greatest Of "Humpty Dumpty' pam
tonimists, to blood poisoning from bismuth.
which Is used IN place of benzoin. Some Of
the talking clowns died that way.
TN the good old days Of talking clowns one
ring was enough for any circus. The clown
was apt at repartee. Much as the court fool
hdded kings, the circus fool made fun Of the
lordly master Of ceremonies, the ringmaster.
The latter was the butt" or feeder for the
comedian. The latter was up on Shakespeare.
too. He answered any question from the seats
BY quoting glibly from the bard. Hence to an
audience Of 1000, Tony Pastor. Billy Burke
or Al AEiaco were familiar, beloved personalities
who TESTED with anybody or everybody. Those
good old days were quite recent. too.
when Ringing Brothers circus reached my
old home town. Rochelle, NJ, less than forty
years ago, on wagons instead Of special railroad
cars, we towneTs listened avidly while Jules
Turnour asked the Ringing ringmaster. Al BY
name. what Is that big animal. Mr.. Ring
master?"
To which the dignified senior Ringing re-
piled. ''That animal Is an elephant. .Jules.'
Whereupon the white-faced man In motley
inquired: what IL that big thing On the front
Of the elephant?"
The senior Ringing patiently explained:
THAT big thing h the elephants trunk.
And Jules. true TO the tradition Of the times.
brought down the house with his foolish
wheese: Then that little thing on the either
end must be his satchel."
At which senior Ringing wrapped his long
dashed whip around Jules thin legs and We
towners burst into peals OF merriment.
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MI who annually attend our tented
III" shows wonder, consciously or un-
consciously, ''aow did clowns get
into circuses?"
This curiosity Is natural because no circus
Is complete without clowns peanuts and ele-
plants. Most of us know that peanuts spring
from Southern soils and that elephants originate
In Asia and Africa. Yet few of the millions
Of circus fans realize that the low comedians
Of tanbark rings are descended from Greece
and Italy by way of the talking and singing
clowns who pleased patrons Of early American
wagon shows"
The Ringing Circus Is SO big today that It
presents its clowns In regiments. This Spring
sat beneath the Ringing tent while 60 white
laced "Joeys"-as all clowns are known-com-
peted with trumpeting elephants, loud voiced
peanut statesmen and q louder circus band for
The attention OF $4,000 "towner'' citizens.
AS these towners huddled on tiers Of hard
blue, seat-planks they faced an elhptac1
'.hippodrome track" Of trodden grass which In
closed three modern rings and two broad stages
"a modern arena In which the comedians as
saulted each other with long, nat sticks or air.
0Iled bladders or open hands.
Specialties varied this rough comedy. One
eccentric In bagU trousers stumbled and was
rum over by an alleged steam roller. Another
fsmster miraculously escaped injury after tum-
bling backward from q pile of tables. After
standing skllfuIy on its hind wheels, . motor
car exploded. Then It ran backward and for
ward without . driver. A gigantic giraffe
p0xaded and danced solcmnly while . bearded
eaveman followed On an imitation dtnosaur.
The "Joeys" Of the worlds greatest circus
were putting On their big clown number.
After two minutes Of hilaYity. o tophatter and
ammaculAte equestrian director blew shrilly On
O little whistle. The "Joeys" exited noisily 70
Clown Alley IN the mems dressing room, where
they painted and exchanged condolences.
IAN easy laughing house" one Joey" boasted
On he wiped the "c3own white" from his face
with cold cream.
I've worked 10 faster towners," his nsiehbor
grumhled as he threw o hustle and huge false
sFeet into his square-topped wardrobe trunk.