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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November i4.-Mrs. Irene
Castle Mclaughlin has explained her
friendship for dogs.
"I just adore children. but am crazy
about dogs" she said yesterday in q
speech. "I have never been let down
by a dog. I have been double crossed
on the witness stand by humans, but
never by deg. We are softened by
civilization and domesticity has soft
ened dogs"
The once-famous dancer made this
explanation to the Judiciary Commit
tee of the City Council in opposing q
pending ordinance which would dele
gate authority to the mayor to release
unclaimed animals from the city dog
pound for the purpose Of scientific ex-
Fermentation.
Incidentally she revealed that her
husband, Maj. Frederick Mclaughlin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
MRS. IRENE CASTLE McLAUGFILIN
FIGHTS EXPERIMENTS UPON DOGS
Champions Pets in Opposing Chicago Ordinance to Free
CANNES for Science-Activities Irk Spouse.

did not approve Of publicity she has re-
ceived as an animal champion.
when I left home this morning,
she said, "he warned me against two
things. One was not to get photo
graphed. The other was not TO make
o speech"
As she spoke, cameranen kept snap
ping pictures, so she added:
you see how hopeless 1t Is to keep
INV first promise. SO I might Just as
| we'll break my other one and make q
speech"
Mrs. Mclaughlin is the leading pro-
ponent of a dog sanctuary known as
orphans of the Storm" Recently
she was involved in litigation growing
out of her activities in behalf Of dumb
animals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
TROPHIES TO BE SHOWN
National Guard Rifle Victories Dis
play to Be in Shop Window.

Trophies won during the past year
by tbs rifle team Of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia will be
placed on display in window in Gar
finckels store at Fourteenth and G
streets during the week, it was an
nounced by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding the local militia brigade,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

who made arrangements for the exhibit.
Gen. Stephan will visit the 260th
Coast Artillery Regiment in its armory
at Water and o streets southwest, next
Thursday night to present commissions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

to ofiicers and cups and trophies 20
members Of the command for excellence
IN various phases Of artillery work dur
commands the artillery regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

With styles reverting to former times,
England'S roadways are witnessing
comeback of tandem bicycles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
UNINSPECTED CARS WILL
BE ORDERED OFF ROAD

With approximately $4,000 Mary
land automobiles yet to be inspected
in the annual Save-a-Live Campaign,
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles E.
Anstin Baughman announced that
after December all machines with
out inspection stickers will be stop
ped by police and ordered inspected
within twenty-four hours.
If the owner of such car does not
comply with the order, it was said,
the machine will be ordered off the
road and license tags will not be is
sued for 1882.
Commissioner Baughman, discuss
ing the campaign which closed
November 80, said thatabout $50, 600
machines have been tested at the au-
thorized inspection stations through
out the State. By midnight of the
closing date, he said, police expected
that 95 per cent of all registered We
hicles would have been inspected.
Everyone should be interested in
the safety of our streets and high
ways said Commissioner Baugh-
man. 'And we are going to con-
centrate our efforts on the few who
care nothing about their own safety,
let alone the safety others. This is
the last warning to those who have
not taken advantage of the six
weeks free inspection that the 1900
official stations have been giving
throughout the State.'
The campaign has been successful,
the commissioner said, in having
some $1,000 machines with faulty
brakes put in safe condition. More
than 10,580 steering mechanisms
have been adjusted and approximately
$3.50 lights have been corrected.
Commissioner Baughman pointed
out that the number of necessary re-
pairs and adjustments which have
been ordered illustrates the necessity
of periodical inspections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
PENNSYLVANIA FARMEE
JARED BEST

Figures presented by the bureau
OF statistics and information, Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
covering the period from September
Is to October Is, reveal some inter-
esting facts concerning the farm eco
nomic situation.
While the prices of all principal
grain crops and livestock on October
Is were considerably below The pre- :
war level, the price of milk, eggs
and poultry, three extremely impor-
tant sources of farm income in Penn
sylvania, We're above the 191O-1914
level. Taken as whole, the index
of farm prices for Pennsylvania is
81, or only 9 per cent below pre-war.
The price index for the entire country
is 68, or 80 per cent below the 1910
1914 period. Using the same index
for what farmers have to pay for
commodities purchased for both
Pennsylvania and the United States,
it is found that the purchasing power
of the Pennsylvania farmers dollar
is u cents, while that for the entire
United States is only 81 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

ut is a gloomy movement in
history. Not for many years, not in
the lifetime of most men who read
this paper, has there been so much
grave and deep apprehension;
never has the future seemed so meal
culable as at this time. In our own
country, thousands of our poorest
fellow citizens are turned out aginst
the approaching winter without
employment.
'1n France the political caldron
seethes and bubbles with uncer-
tainty; Russia hangs, as usual, like
cloud, dark and silent, upon the
horizon Of Europe; while all the
energies, resources and influences Of
the British Empire are sorely tried. "
This has familiar ring. 1t might
have appeared yesterday in any one
of a hundred publications, probably
something like it did. But the par
ticular quotation comes from Harper
Weekly, dated October 10, 1857,
seventy-four years ago!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

There are millions of farmers in the
United States who, when winter
comes, are almost as completely cut
off from the outside world as if they
were in darkest Africa. They have
the vehicles, but the roads serving
them have not been essentially i'm
proved since the days of the horse
and wagon.
The world of today is largely de-
pendent for its social and economic
progress, on quick and certain trans
port. What the railroads mean on
long hauls, good roads mean to the
farmer on short hauls. They allow
him to sell his goods at the best pos
sible time, to buy supplies on short
notice, to get quick medical help
when needed. They aid small town
merchants by bringing them business
that otherwise could not reach them.
States and counties will not have
done their duty to the farmer until
every framing area is provided with
dustless, mudless, weatherproof,
feeder roads. Modern road building
and surfaceing methods make such
roads available at moderate cost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
NINETY SIX PER CENT OF
MARYLAND HOMES
ON GOOD ROADS

Ninty-six per cent of Maryland's
population today resides within two
miles of hard surfaced roads. Harry
D. Williar, DR., chief engineer of the
State Roads Commission, has just
revealed.
In 1910 this State had but 44O
miles of hard surfaced roads while
now the system is composed at $500
miles. There were but $500 automo-
biles in Maryland in 1910, however,
compared with 1892, 900 now.
In 1908 the then staggering sum OF
IS, 200, 900 was authorized by the
legislature for a road building pro-
gram" said Mr.. Williar. The total
cost of construction and maintenance
for the period from 1910 to 1881
amounts to approximately $l12, 900,
600. For the year 1880 alone the
sum of 100000 was disbursed
for roads and bridges.
Now SO per cent of the land area
of the State lies within two miles Of
some State road.
In 1908 road system was laid Out
so that each county seat would be
connected with every other county
seat. This has been accomplished
and every town having, a population
of 600 or more is connected witt
every other town of a similar size by
modern hard-surfaced road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

A total of 1923 unnecessary fire
hazards were eliminated during the
year ending June 80, by deputy fire
marshals on the staff of the Illinois
Division of Fire Prevention, accord
ing to the Fire Marshal of the State.
In addition to this, So structures
were removed because of the hazard
they presented. 1t is the policy of
the department to seek cooperation
of the owner, and to use the law
only when results can be secured in
no other way.
If every state conducted such
work as this, it is ssfe to say that a
deep dent would be made in our
national fire loss.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
DELAWARE POULTRY AND
FARM CROP SHOW

According to an announce
ment which has been made
by H. S. Palmer, extension
poultryman of the Univer-
sity of Delaware and secretary
of the Delaware State Poultry
Association, the premium list
is now being prepared for the
annual state poultry show
which will be held in Milford
during the week of Jnuary 5 to
s. in cooperation with Della
ware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation and the Delaware Rab-
bit Breeders Association.
The closing date for all en-
tries in this show is Dec. %,
so all those who are planning
to enter exhibits should attend
to this matter at an early date
in order to avoid confusion dur
ing the last few days before the
entries close. Poultrymen will
be interested TO learn that the
entry fee this year has been
reduced to one-half of what it
was formerly, while the pre-
miums have been increased
with the result that between
$1,000 and $140O will be paid
ont to the winner at this vnar'c
show.
In view of the fact that the
three agricultural organiza-
tions previously mentioned
have combined their efforts,
the exhibits as a whole this
year have promise of being the
largest that have ever been
display at any one show
which has been held in the
Stale OF Delaware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
A BUSHEL OF WHEAT FOR
THE BIRDS

June 10, 1881, we issued bulle-
tin entitled ''The Bird Feed Patch, !"
requesting agriculturists of Maryland
to plant strips of seed either thru
their fields or around the edge
thereof. to furnish feed and cover
for birds during the coming winter.
Our appeal was granted in great
many sections.
Due to the great surplus of wheat
in this country, we again appeal to
the public, as a means of relieving
the congestion and assisting the
farmers, to purchase one bushel OF
wheat, which can be bought for
from so to so cents per bushel, turn
it over to this Department and we,
in turn, will use it to feed the birds
during the coming winter.
There are scattered throughout
the counties of Maryland and in
Baltimore City as well, numerous
chapters of the Izaak, Walton League,
Game and Fish Protective Associa-
tons and civic clubs and we earnest
ly requested the Presidents and
Secretaries of these organizations to
urge that EACH MEMBER DONATE
ONE BUSHEL OF WHEAT which
may be distributed thru committee
appointed by the club or, if turned
over to this Department or the
District Deputy Game Warden of the
County, we will have it used to good
advantage during the coming winter
when feed and cover are the scarces st.
This method will not work any hard
ship on any person and will, to some
extent, relieve the congestion which
exists, and will be very beneficial in
supplying our birds with a dinner
table whereby we will be assured OF
carrying the birds thru to furnish
brood stock for the Spring of 1882.
AS the wildfoul season closes
December 18th, ducking clubs can,
with very little expense, purchase
wheat and feed the wildfowl during
the winter months, preserving them
for brood stock to go back to their
breeding grounds in the Spring of
1882.
We sincerely hope our appeal at
this time will be granted, thereby
helping us to increase our supply OF
birdlife, especially certain species
which have been affected so serious
ly due to the long continued drought
which has existed since 1929.
E. LEE Le'C0MPTE
State Game Warden.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
TUBERCULOSIS
LEADING CAUSE
Of DEATH IN
PRODUCTIVE YEARS
1918 Marylanders Died Last
Year

According to recent statistics COM
piled by the National tuberculosis AS.
ISOLATION, tuberculosis is still the lead.
ing cause of death in the productive
years of life or between the ages Of
fifteen and forty-five. Last year 1913
Marylanders died from this disease,
making the tuberculosis death rate In
Maryland 9S.9 per 100000. The coun-
ties of Maryland and Baltimore City
showed slight decline from the pre-.
vious years rate. The table below in.
dicates the deaths from all forms OF
tuberculosis in the State of Maryland
by county and color:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1881

Congress has authorized the sum
of $500, 900, OOOfor government build
ings. 1t is proposed to construct
245 new buildings to replace obsolete
structures, to provide 1911 existing
buildings with major extensians, and
to erect buildings in 1,085 commun-
tiles which are now without Federal
buildings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

"Our people are beginning to
realize that our burden of taxation,
state and national, is becoming
almost unbearable. The animal cost
of Government, Federal, state and
local, rose from $4,000 900 in
1918 to $12, 900, 900, 900 in 1927 and it
is now rapidly approaching $l5,OO0,-
100000 a year, Says Silas H.
Strawn, President, Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

The number of deaths in Baltimore,
Carroll, Frederick, and Wicomico
counties appear high, due to the fact
that sanatorium is located In each
Of these counties. The number Of
residents in these counties that died
from tuberculosis are as follows: Bal
timore 81, Carroll "a, Frederick %.
and Wicomico IS.
The counties that showed an in
crease in the number Of deaths over
the previous year are: Anne Arundel,
Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles,
Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary's and
Somerset. Dorchester had the same
number of deaths as the previous
year, and the other counties showed
fewer deaths.
-"Buy Christmas Seals"-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

Realism in the movies has
never yet introduced the sound
of a coffee grinder-one OF the
most characteristic In a lumber
camp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
NOTICE TO GUNNERS

Notice is hereby given that
trespassing on the premises OF
the undersigned with dog or
gun, or otherwise, is forbidden,
and all trespassers will be
dealt with according to law.
GEORGE w. cox
WILLIAM REYNOLDS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04
CURTIS e. IRWIN
MRS. JENNIE TAYLOR

Licensed Funeral Director
Gentleman Embalmer Lie
ensed for Maryland and Penn.
sylvania.
Dtgnified service given al
calls, night or day.
Cor. N. Queen q Walnut sta.
Prone 122 Rising Sun. Mo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

Driving go miles from home,
sleeping in a cornshuck bed,
eating strange food and going
back next day is an outing" if
you call it so.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

The broad highway to de-
struction is a one-way street.
No stream of travel Is ever
seen coming back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

Nothing is SO hateful to wit
ness as a family row in when
you are not involved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

Why does a child discbey?
Because he wants his own will
like everybody else. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

If we can't sell wheat to
Europe, let US educate the
Europeans to pumpkin pie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

NIGHT AND THE STARS
CLEANING
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore. Maryland
Night, and the stars are gleam-
ing,
Over Judea's Hill.
The shepherds their watch are
keeping,
And all so peaceful and still.
Night, and the stars are gleam-
ing,
Over the Manager bed;
And the Babe of Bethlehem
sleeping,
On a pillow of straw for his
head.
Night, and the stars are gleam-
ing,
Over Judea's Hill.
And the shepherds still their
watch keeping,
In the gladstone night SO
still.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-07
FIRM OF L0WLY ORIGIN
GETS HUGE CONTRACT
Twenty-Million Radio City Job Re-
wives Story Of Precarious
Beginning.

A $2o,ooo,ooo contract for building
the 66-story ONCE and studio unit of
the Rockefeller Radio City in Gotham
has just been let to Hageman-Harris,
starting full-nedged construction work
on the immense center In New York
This huge award revives the story OF
how . contracting career was started
II years ago by q half-hour talk de-
livered by young man seeking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-07
REALTY THIS YEAR
YIELDING PROFITS
Sales, Leases and Manage.
ment Sources of Money
Making, Reports Show.

People are making money in real es-
tate investments this year, the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate Boards
reports in its weekly story for the pub
| lie. Examples of profits that have come
to the attention of the association re-
Gently cover sales, long-term leases and
profits as a result of realtor property
management, realized since January
| 1881, mostly in the large cities.
Here are some of the people who sold
realty in 1881 and made money as
result:
Soren Jacobsen Of Salt Lake City
| purchased a Six-room brick home for
| $4,000 in April. He sold the house to
John Hooker, travelling salesman, for
$500 in May.
On July II, 1922, in st. Louis, Mo,
A. j. Donnelly purchased lot in block
81 Of the university Park subdivision.
on monthly payment plan and re-
ceived his deed october 2, 1925. He
sold the property to the Lubrite Re-
hning Co. this Summer for $4,000.
Investment Nearly Doubled.
Miss Alice M. King Of Boston, Mass,
bought lot Sc in the Commonwealth
avenue development at Newton Center,
Mass, for 1900 In November, 1925.
Miss King, on February 3, resold her
lot to Harry Richal for $4,000.
On November II, 1928, Miss Josephine
Taber, a branch librarian Of Seattle,
purchased a small corner lot in Nc
Allisters Addition for $70o. On Sep
tember IA, 1891, A. C. baltimore bought
Miss Taber's lot for 81 400, doubling the
sales price In less than three years,
which transaction started in a very
active market and ended in u slow
market.
On June IS, 1927, "Mr. A." bought a
home in Wesley Heights, Washington,
D. c., for $18,500. On July Is, 1881, he
sold this property to Mr.. B." for $19,--
600, securing free rent for a period OF
three years and realizing q profit of
$500. In the same city q resident pur-
chased o home, also in Wesley Heights,
on October 80, 1928, for $4,000. On
May IS, 1881, he sold this property to
another for $4,000.
In Washington, D. c., O nationally
known shoe concern leased property on
r street for 20 years at an annual rental
OF $4,000, to take possession March !,
1891. In February, 1881, this store was
subleased to q chain store for the same
term ct an annual rental of $4,000,
$3.50, 900, 1t Is reported.
w. G. & A. N. Miller, Washington
realtors, who furnished two of the ex-
ampleS from this city, also report an
illustration Of the appreciation Of real
estate values in times Of depression.
This company bought. in 1922. q parcel
in the District Of Columbia containing
394,625 square feet at 2h cents per
square foot. In 1881 this land sold at
Is cents per square foot.
In Toronto, Canada, George Watt, IT,,
bond salesman, had to leave town. He
had bought home at 174 Sheldrake
boulevard for $1,000 this year. Six
months later, and in one weeks time,
he sold this house for $1,000.
In New York City the John A. Stein
metz Co. purchased two three-family
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frame dwellings for o client In 1881.
The buildings, which were Of old-type
construction, were renovated at q cost
CT $4,000. Within three months these
buildings were sold at q profit of $500.
On May !, 1881, L. L. Sachs & Co,
of Chicago subleased q property for the
remaining so years Of q S9-year lease
at an increase Of approximately ST.
o0o, 900. The property, which is at ST.
SO West Randolph street, had been
leased 40 years ago at $1,000 ground
rent net.
On September IS, 1881, DR.. H. w.
Deegan Of Tacoma, Wash, old q tri-
angular tract, known as parts of lots 9
to IL in block 3009, for $40 1000 cash.
Dr. Deegan purchased this property in
1922 from the Wilkinson estate for
SIS, 900.
Columbus, Ohio, had, in 1881, what
is said to be the largest individual real
estate deal transacted for many years,
involving $l,750,000. This transaction
involved the exchange of the southeast
corner Of Sixth and Broad streets for
the 16-story office building at 8 East
Broad street. Projects are under way
for the erection of 100000 In i'm
provementS.
John Boswell of Tuckahoe, N. Y, had
a second mortgage of 5000 and H. j.
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tracts, Hageman seized the chance at
least to try for the award, the story
goes.
Luckily, as he believes, Hageman was
the last Of the contending speakers.
Quite q stir was created in con-
tracing circles when Hageman-Harris
won the contract. The hospital was
completed despite wartime troubles and
embargoes on materials,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-07

Bradshaw had two plots Of land. Mr..
Bradshaw sold part of his land for
81, 200 to Mr. Boswell and took back
Boswell's second mortgage. Boswell
profited, because he sold long-term
second mortgage for less than he could
discount it and obtained 81 900 cash for
working capital Bradshaw was re-
lieved of the installments that he nao
to pay on q $4,000 mortgage on the
land. Boswell, who is builder, Will
build on the land.
In April, 1929, q lot leased for a
service station in Long Beach, Calf,
was bought for $4,000. In May, 1881,
is was sold to the present tenant for
$4,000. The lot is at the southwest
corner Of Willis and Perris avenues.
The sale consisted of half cash.
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for himself and partner their first con-
tract as builders.
It all started. according to the story
recounted by General Building Con-
tractor when John c. Hageman and
John w. Harris, despite limited capital
decided to launch q construction COM
Az that time Mrs. Carson e. Peek
Of Brooklyn announced plans to build
a memorial hospital, in honor OF her
late husband. The trustees elected "a
let the work on the cost-plus-fee basis
This was not to be contract awarded
by the usual method Of competitive BIDS,
with the low figure as the objective,
but each interested contractor was
given q half hour In which 70 give
his arguments for the job.
Though lacking large capital as
guarantee Of financial ability, or ex-
perience in the form Of previous con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-07
RESIDENCE ACQUIRED

A six-room residence at 1918 Park
place. overlooking the extensive grounds
of Soldiers Home, has just been pur-
chased by Frank Coniglio. This prop
erty was acquired through j. Leo Kolb,
real estate agent. The home Is Of brick
construction, located on a spacious lot.