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$8,450.
SEMI-DETACHED.
4 BED ROOMS

This most attractive 7-room house, near
Soldiers Home Park, convenient to every
thing, and priced to sell sight on seen.
All modern features. with large front, side
and rear porches; two-car GARAGE. Easy
terms Call Cleveland 175a-W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-05

SL4 SUI.
Detached Brick Colonial.
FOREST HILLS.
This charming brick colonial residence
was designed and built by an architect
from especially drawn plans for his own
home, and incorporates many interesting
features. Changed conditions place this
home on the market at q figure below re-
production cost. Wide center entrance
hall with circular stairway, marble open
fireplace. bay window in dining room,
breakfast room with tile floor, buffers
I pantry, master bed rooms and tile
baths on 2nd floor. large attic with
finished rooms also q servants batn:
bricked-in furnace room. housing heating
plant, oil burner and automatic storage
water heate-; two-car built-in garage:
truly fine hone in a restricted develop
ment adjacent to Rock Creek Park.
EVENING PHONE SERVICE UNTIL Pm
n. /. SALISBURY CO., Inc,
ilis Eve st NV Natl S9O3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
Special Session Discussion
Extends to Many Questions

Times Independently holds that 'the
legislative game Is one Of give and take,
and It Is hard to play 1t successfully any
other way" The Syracuse Herald I'm
dependency feels that statements by
Senators Borah and Walsh suggest an
opposition purpose to develop so Tor
midable q structure Of unfinished legis-
lation at the short session that political
self-interest will convince the President
of the expediency OF calling an extra
session of the Congress newly elected
by the voters"
"The regular business Of the short
session." declares the Baltimore Sun
independent Democratic), should BE-
enacted promptly. Supply bills and
other routine measures should not De
halted for any reason. In the present
shaky temper of the country any tie
up of such legislation might have o dis
tlirbing effect all out or proportion 70
its real Importance. This does not mean
that under proper circumstances Sena-
tors and Representatives may not ex-
press their views on other subjects ana
seek action on them"
Emphasis upon Senator Borah's prom
Use that there will be no filibuster -
placed by the San Francisco Chronicle
independently, with the added com"
ment: For which the country preatneS
a sigh Of relief. For. when 1t comes 70
extra sessions, Borah Is in class by
himself as an authority. He's the busy
boy who brought about the last extra
session, and he did 1t without the aid
Of O fiilibuster. His promise to lay on
this time gives hope that Borah, like the
rest of the country, may suspect that
extra sessions are not what they have
been cracked UP to be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
Produce Market Site.

The matter of selecting a site for
the so-called Farmers Market or Prod
uce Market has been controversial
from the beginning and hedged about
with many difficulties. Now the Com
missioners having found that the site
cannot be purchased within the linita-
tons Of the appropriation made by Con-
gress, they must resort to condemna-
ton proceedings, and in the event that
the award also exceeds the appropria-
ton, the question again will be pre-
sented TO Congress.
When the item Of the Farmers Mar
ket came up IN Congress last year II
was developed by Mr.. Simmons that
citizens organizations Of the District
had recommended delay in selecting q
site and had opposed the site in South
west Washington, bounded by Tenth
and Eleventh, z and q streets. The
Commissioners had also recommended
delaying choosing the site, believing II
would be advisable to wait for five years
or longer TO determine the city's mar
keting trend as well as the location Of
the new site to be chosen by dealers
who would be ousted from the present
Center Market. The farmers heretofore
have scn9ht o location near the whole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28

cause Of is proximity 70 other large
buildings, and the Public Buildings
Commission will avoid the danger OF
attempting to crowd too many monu-
mental structures within limited space.
Should discussion Of the Army and
Navy Building and site at the hearing
tomorrow indicate the wisdom of be-
ginning its construction in the rela-
lively near future, it will be placed on
the program Of projects to be presented
to the short session of Congress. These
already include plans for Coast Guard
Building at the apex of the Avenue
Triangle; plans for a central heating
plant in Southwest Washington be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
and an increased authorization for the
Department of Agriculture extensible
building, one of the largest buildings on
the list. The authorized cost Of the
Department of Commerce Building is
$l7500,000. AS the Army and Navy
Building would be even more expensive,
its authorization at the coming session
of Congress would add materially to
the expenditures to which the Federal
Government has been committed.
The Army and Navy Building is nat
urally linked with the projected remod-
cling of the State, War and Navy Build
ing. The future use Of that structure,
when new housing for the Army and
Navy Departments has been provided,
should be carefully considered. The
State Department has been overcrowded
for so long that the provision of adj
ditional space would be welcome in
deed. But in addition to giving the
State Department more room, it is
planned to move a part, at least, of the
Executive Ofices from the White House
to the State, War and Navy Building.
And no plans for future use Of this
building should be considered complete
unless they provide reception rooms and
state dining halls, the lack Of which
has been embarrassing for many years.
The Pan-American Union, fortunately,
has been able to supply the need to
some extent, but it has its own i'm
portant functions. The new State De-
partment Building should be adequately
equipped to meet all requirements in
entertaining foreign visitors and pro-
viding At meeting places for distin-
guished international gatherings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
''Vanishing'' Indian Idea
Disproved by Figures

From the Arkansas Democrat Uittle ROCK.
When Will Rogers, in his comment
on the Indian memorial convention IN
oklahoma recently. said, I'VE don !
need q memorial; we amt dead yet, out
are just getting started" he told a
truth which Is little realized. The
myth Of the vanishing" Indian per-
sists despite the fact that census reports
show his tribe is increasing
The United States Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs reports an Indian popu-
lation of about 100000 and there is
now an increase Of about 1900 annually.
Furthermore, the birth rate Of the In
dams has exceeded the death rate for
the last Is years.
A contemporary points out that, OF
course, there were more Indians In this
country before the coming of the white
man-about $4,000. it is estimated.
But the pressure Of white settlement
caused q dwindling Of this number and
50 arose the myth that he was dying
out.
In reality, the Indian is doing just as
Rogers said, lust getting started" It
has been q tribute to the hardness Of
his race that his people have survived
against the treatment suffered at the
hands of the white man. History tells
of many races that have vanished from
the face Of the earth under less trying
conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28

f, thermometer enjoyment, and three or
four are better.
We would not go to the extent Of
the clock manufacturers, who guilelessly
tell us that there ought to be clock
in every room.
We do not believe in such a superfu-
| ity of thermometers, nor that there
should be one on every side Of the
house, in order to compare north with
south and east with west.
But there should be one good indoor
thermometer and one good outdoor
temperature indicator at the least, for
it is by comparing outdoors with in
doors that the keenest pleasure and
the greatest profit come.
~
Many home owners believe they can
get along without an indoor thermome-
ter.
"oh, I know when I feel chillyl"
these will declare.
Often they would be surprised, If a
thermometer were put to work, to dis
cover that the temperature in their
living room was nearer IS degrees than
the theoretical 20 which they fondly
suppose they possess.
Again, one may be suffering from
the beginnings Of cold and feel chilly
when every one else In the house Is half
smothered.
The human skin, while often a good
enough indicator of temperature
changes, is just as likely to be "off" as
not, owing to a multiplicity of fac
tors, ranging all the way from inner
body heat to the lack Of proper under
wear.
A reliable outdoor Thermometer, on
the other hand, will prevent many per-
sons from plunging into heavy under
clothing at the first seasonable change.
The fashion Of wearing fiannels has
gone out with most city folk who work
In steam-heated offices. The latest
medical belief is that the skin should
be given chance to breathe, at all
seasons OF the year. and that additional
warmth should be supplied it during
really cold weather through the wear
ing OF heavier outergarments.
With a good thermometer placed out
side q window, where It will get the
north and west winds, which are what
one must face when walking along, the
householder may, in comfort, survey the
state of the weather and decide with
accuracy whether he should wear his
topcoat this morning or his greatcoat
II one is fortunate enough to have one
II he hasn't, he can slip on a sweater
His associates at the Office may decide
he looks like the Ancient Mariner, but
at least, he is warm If not fashion,
able.
X 4 4
Few tenders OF hot-water heating
plants seem to realize that there Is an
| exact relationship between the temper
ature Of the water in the boiler, Of the
| temperature outdoors and Of the room
temperature.
Yet close observation, If one Is inter-
ested enough to run a furnace with
some approach to scientific exactness,
will reveal series of water tempera-
lures to give certain room temperatures
when the weather Is 50 much, or 80
much, or so much outdoors.
| Set Of wind and other factors must
be taken into consideration Ito say
nothing of the state of ones pocket
book; but, in the main, these rela-
tionships may be charted as pre-
cisely as the log Of a modern radio set
Thermometers are responsible for
this exact knowledge. Always they
prove interesting, and sometimes amuse-
ing, home companions. Buy one nowl
as the ads say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28

sale ana commission merchants, and
their business has in some degree de-
pended upon the business Of these men.
The subject afforded opportunity for
some rather acrimonious debate on the
floor of the House. Mr.. Simmons did
not mince words in describing the
nature Of the appropriation, and charges
were freely made that the deal was tied
up with the railroads and was more for
the benefit Of the constituents of some
Congressman than for the benefit Of the
farmers from adjacent States or for the
people of Washington who were called
upon to foot the bill. Nevertheless, the
appropriation was made. The chief
argument in its behalf was that Con-
gress had already authorized the project
and failure to make the appropriation
would be bad faith.
Congress frequently criticiSes the
high prices demanded for land pur-
chased by the Government What will
be its reaction If the condemnation jury
fixes a higher price for this particular
site than Congress has appropriated?
It would obviously afford the members
of Congress an excellent excuse for
striking out the appropriation, and
there would be few in the District who
would question the wisdom of permit
ting 1t to lapse. But in this particular
case there are other interests at work
than the mere wishes of the citizens Of
the District of Columbia. 1t is alto
gether probable that the influence of
those who have agitated the Southwest
Market site in the past will prevail
and the land will be bought no matter
what it costs. But in the meantime
the subject is due for another airing on
the floors Of Congress. The result will
be interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Representative Will r. Wood, Repub-
lican, Of Indiana, chairman OF the
House Appropriations Committee and
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee, had a little
fight all of his own for reelection. He
came through handily, winning by
$500 votes over his Democratic OPP
ponent. Charles j. Murphy, Of Brook
ston. In congratulating Wood, Murphy
telegraphed: Jimmie Smith lived 10
miles west Of Brookston. Dan O'Con-
nor lived 2 miles east Of Jimmie. jim
nie sold hog. When he passed Dams
place he was asked how much the hog
would weigh. In the evening, when JIM
mic returned, Dan asked the weight Of
the hog. Well says Jimmie, he
didn't weigh as much as thought he
would, but then I didn't think he would.
didn't get as many votes last Tuesday
as thought would, but then didn't
think I would. Please accept congratu-
lations."
President Hoover isn't particularly
fond of handshaking or photograph
bees at the White House. It is of re-
cent record that he apparently goes
through the ordeal something like a
man walking in his sleep. At any rate,
according to the official journal of q
certain national organization which met
at Washington and wound up with a
Photographic seance on the White
House lawn, this is what happened:
After being drilled and focused
for about Is minutes, our 500 dele
gates were admonished to hold their
positions and smile for another 20
minutes. At the end of this time
President Hoover appeared, walking
briskly and f1anked by his secre-
tary and some Secret Service men.
Mr.. Hoover took his place in the
center of the group. The cameras
shot revolvingly The President then
turned to the president of our con-
gress and asked: What is this? A
convention?' Upon being told just
what it was Mr.. Hoover said some
thing about being happy to meet us
and returned to his office at the
same brisk pace"
Copyright, 193o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
Customers Blamed
For Ticket ScaIping
om the Milwaukee, sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
An Eastern narrative Of how theatrical
ticket scalpers are being circumvented
by q system Of telegraphed orders re-
deemed at the box offces tells that the
scalpers obtained possession Of some OF
the telegraph orders and sold them at
higher prices ito willing purchasers"
Right there, 1t seems to us, lies the
root of the entire ticket scalper
problem.
willing purchasers" are ready to pay
extra prices for seats even in the face
OF an effort to save them from the
extortion of the ticket Spectator.
There can be no sales where there are
no buyers and II few willing pur-
chaserS" would cease to be willing to
the extent at least Of cooperating with
theater arrangements in efforts to get
rid of the scalping evil the business
would soon be aaned.
It has, Of c=~se, been charged
sometimes, we suppose, with Justice
that theaters have been in collision with
the Scalpers. However, the telegraph
plan indicates an end Of collision II 1t
ever prevailed. Anyway, the remedy
for this evil Is to refuse to provide tn"
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
The Army-Navy Building.

It Is doubtful that any decision viii
be reached at the hearing tomorrow in
the office Of Senator Smoot Of the
Public Buildings Commission on the site
for the contemplated Army and Navy
Building. But the various suggestions
for the location of this great structure
will be discussed and there should be
interesting developments. The new
building has not yet been authorized by
Congress, but it has already come TO be
regarded as one Of the chief projects
in connection with the Federal pro-
gram. The problem Of so placing the
building that it will be convenient to
the personnel Of the two departments,
but at the same time set in surround
ings adequate for its size, contains ad-
m!ttedly perplexing difnculties.
The sites so far given chief attention
are the Southwest" location, in the
territory south Of the Mall between
the Capitol and the Smithsonian; the
corner Of Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, which obviously would
mean use Of practically the whole block
between Seventeenth, Eighteenth, F or
q street and Pennsylvania avenue; the
land lying generally between the In
terror Department and the Naval Hos
pital and the north side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue west of Sixth street.
Some Of these may be considered rs
out Of the question almost from the
start, and other locations will probably
be suggested. The building as now
planned would exceed in size the De-
partment Of Commerce structure, which
is the largest Of the Government build
inss 90 far authorized. The question
already has been raised whether the
Commerce Building win not suffer Be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
Disabled Veterans
To Get Pacific Home

From the Portland Oregon Journal.
Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest
Uncle Sam will build a new national
home for disabled soldiers. Gen. Frank
T. Hines very soon will come to this
region and hear arguments. He, will be
accompanied by Surg. Gen. Hugh Cum
ming. Advocates Of all the various
sites will have their day.
In the end a decision will be made.
A spot will be chosen. Until the an
nouncement Is made there will be wild
hubbub. After that all but the success
ful advocates will nurse their dis
appointments. But Gen. Hines and
Surg. Gen. Cumming cannot be swayed
by purely local considerations There
are conditions that will control the
placing Of the home and to which even
the ofncials Of the Veterans Bureau
must bow. Convenient location In re-
spect Of existing hospitals must be the
hrst consideration. The disqualification
load on the Veterans Bureau will In
crease until 1850, accoydin9 70 actuagi0ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

The thermometer is an instrument
every one can read, often with benefit,
always with interest.
There has been a great deal Of talk
during recent years of precision in
strumentS.
Almost any gadget which does any
thing for humanity is termed a 'pre-
cision instrument" as If there were
some magic in the name
All the time the good old thermome-
ter has been going right ahead telling
us how hot we are in Summer and
how cold in Winter.
There are some who think that most
thermometers are by no means entitled
to the word precision" in front Of
These declare that most PEOPLES
nome thermometers are notorious liars.
Just as Alexander Pope said. that
all men swear by their watches,
although no two Of the instruments
keep the same time, so these critics of
thermometers are wont to say that
the variations in thermometer read
ings are notorious.
The point is. however, that the value
OF the home thermometer lies chiefly
In Its use as means Of comparison.
1t may be true that your own pet
of the Weather Bureau and 10 degrees
lower than the instrument owned by
Neighbor Jones.
But that it has gone down 40 de-
greeS overnight tells a story all by
itself. The. Weather Bureau "offlcial"
always seems higher than the "unof-
fetal" told of by the layman'S in
Strument.
AS for Neighbor Jones' scale and tube
If 4 "A
sand we believe it to be alcohol, he
bought it for 80 cents, as he himself
admitted, and no doubt 1t takes nber-
ties with meteorological changes.
There Is a great deal of simple salts
faction in possessing a thermometer
which registers lower or higher, accord
ing to the season, than any one elses
instrument.
Men have been known to be willing
to tight to back up their thermometers.
In some sections of the country 1t is
almost q killing offense, ranked with
calling Q man q liar or worse, TO in
sinuate that his outdoor thermometer
does not tell the truth.
The peculiar thing Is that few own
ers have checked their scales and tubes
with q standard, sworn Bible
instrument, one which tells the truth
and the whole truth, without regard
for the feelings of its owner.
Yet these persons commonly are the
most touchy about the integrity of their
own little degree tellers. It is case of
Love me, respect my thermometer,
with them.
If you should tell them that their old
est boy Is given to constructing fabri-
cations out of the whole cloth, as We
say, they would agree with you, partly
because they know you to be right.
Tell them, on the other hand, that
the thermometer on your back porch
registered o low Of 19 degrees this morn
ing, when they have just declared that
theirs sank to no lower than "a degrees,
they will pop up Immediately with a
frozen look and a remark to the effect
that your instrument is a liar and the
father Of all liars, and has no truth
In 1t.
+ r \
Most householders do not get the
maximum help or entertainment out OF
thermometers because they do not have
enough of them.
One thermometer per house is not
enough.
A pair Is a minimum for complete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
Two Vital Recommendations.

Despite the fact that Dr. Miller Nc
Clintock, trafic specialist of Harvard
University, Is in disagreement with
some features Of the joint report Of the
Commissioners Special Traffic Com
mittee and the Traffic Advisory Council,
he il thoroughly in line with two of its
vital recommendations. These concern
the left-hand turn and the passage by
Congress of q measure to force the
showing Of financial responsibility by
those convicted Of major offenses in the
operation Of their motor cars. Wash
ingtonians have fought vigorously to
bring about these two changes. DR..
McClintock's support is therefore en-
couraging In the extreme.
For the past few years the rotary
left-hand turn used in this city has
been a source Of annoyance and danger
both to local residents and the large
army of tourists visiting the National
Capital. Unsound in principle, difficult
Of execution and unnecessarily con-
costing to trafflc, the rotary turn has
been persistently championed by the
trafnc ONCE in spite Of the fact that 1t
Is used In no other city in the country
with the exception Of Cleveland. AL
sorts Of arguments for It's retention have
been put forward by local trafic on
cials, but none Of them are sufficient to
overcome the demand for uniformity
In trafiic regulation.
In so far as the safety financial re-
sponsibility measure is concerned there
Is little. II any, difference Of opinion.
Sponsored by the American Automo-
bile Association after an intensive study
by q special committee the members Of
which were appointed from all sections
Of the country, the law has already been
adopted in twelve States and the prov
tnce Of Ontario, Canada. It was in
troduced In Congress last Winter, has
passed the House unanimously, received
Q favorable report from the Senate Dis
trict Committee, and is now on the Sen
ate calendar for action. It Is one OF
the most important pieces Of District
legislation and should receive the early
attention Of the Senate at the forth
coming short session.
II these two recommendations were
the only ones acted upon by the Com
missioners and Congress, Washington
would be immeasurably improved from
q traffic standpoint. 1t would immedi-
ately lose its unenviable standing OF
being a city which had no regard for
uniformity of regulation with the rest
Of the United StateS-and uniformity
In connection with trafic means safety
and a community which Is content
to permit the deadly combination OF
the reckless, insolvent motorist to go
his unhampered way. But these will
not be the only ones. The traffic prob
lem in the National Capital has been
given q most intensive study during the
past Summer and Fall and the Com
missioners, taking the best Of the sug-
gestions from the traffic bodies as well
Is from DR.. McClintock, are in Q posi-
ton to bring about vast improvement
all along the line. Washington awaits
their decisions with confidence and
| interest.