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Evening star., 1931-06-20
WORLD HOME COST
IS CONGRESS TOPIC
Building and Loan Societies
to Celebrate Centennial
at Philadelphia.

Provision of housing the world over
cost Ss6,o0o, 900 900 since the World
War.
This will be the background Of the
discussions to come before the Inter-
national Congress Of Building Societies
and Building and Loan Associations TO
be held at Philadelphia August 10, when
5000 housing finance executives are TO
study means of promoting home owner
ship.
British Representative Here.
An oficial spokesman for the British
government has been appointed to pre-
sent a paper on government supervision
of building and loan organizations In
the United Kingdom.
The United States Building g. Loan
League will hold its centennial con-
vention simultaneously with the inter-
national gathering at Philadelphia,
celebrating the founding in q suburb Of
that city 100 years ago Of the flrst
American building and loan aSSocia-
tion.
A delegation Of 1inanciers will travel
S.556 miles to attend the convention
and international congress as repre-
sentatives Of Honolulu building and
loan body. Committeeman for the con-
gress also are in correspondence with
bodies in Austria and Poland, arranging
for delegates from those countries.
VIII Show Home Creation.
detailed picture Of how 5000, 900
American homes have been created in
: the past century solely out Of the saw
; inss of citizens Of modest incomes is
!, to be presented to the foreign dele
q gates, 1t Is reported by William E. Best,
q pittsburgh, chairman of a committee
: of the United States league arranging
for the international congress.
Besides the government representa-
Eive, Great Britain will send $50 build
ing society executives to the congress,
Z says Miss Ann Z. Rae, Niagara Falls,
N. Y, honorary chairman of the
leagues International Congress Com
mittee. Four of them will read papers
:. on appraising, business building meth
- odS, history and legal provisions in
:, their cooperative home financing m
stitutions.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

klinsae valley ct the rear e me
property.
Construction Of this structure, which
VIII be one of the largest single build
ings Of its class in the District was
started last October, and is scheduled
to be completed by next October. It
will contain 2,020 apartment rooms
and the immense content Of 5000, 600
cubic feet.
Finest Cooling Installed.
The structure Is being erected by
Edgar s. Kennedy and Monroe Warren,
local builders, who will retain owner.
ship Of the property.
To make use Of the cool air At the
lower levels Of Klingle Valley, shafts
have been run from 10 feet below the
street level to all parts Of the build
ing, through which It 10 planned to
force $4,000, 900 cubic feet Of air per
hour into the building.
The building rises but eight stories
above Connecticut avenue, but the
natural, steep slope Of the land made
possible construction Of IL stories at
the rear, above ground, including three
basement floors on the park side. The
building has frontage Of ATS feet
along Connecticut avenue end maxi
mum depth Of more than $50 feet.
From the main section Of the build
ing. which is set back IT'S feet from
Evening star., 1931-06-20
ARCHITECT HON0RED
Magonigle Gets Degree at Nebraska
o., First of It's Kind.

The honorary degree Of doctor of
architecture was conferred for the flrst
time in this country at the 1891 COM
mencement of the University of Ne
braSka, the recipient being H. Van
Buren, Magonigle of New York. char
acteriZed in the citation as scholar.
teacher, author, architect, painter and
sculptor Of national reputation"
Mr.. Magonigle is past president of
the New York Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects and for
several years served on the board of
directors of the institute. He was
recently awarded the gold medal of
this chapter for distinguished services
to his profession.
He is trustee of the American
Federation of Art, a member of the
Society Of Beaux Arts Architects and
a past president of the Association of
the Alumni of the American Academy
in Rome and the Architectural League
of New York. He won the gold medal
of the league in 1889.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

nounced today by the ONCE Of J. Leo
Kolb which handled the transaction.
The property is improved by a two
story brick row house, containing six
main rooms. It is located near the
Georgetown Reservoir, which, 1t is re-
ported, has been under consideration as
site for the new Georgetown library.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

for whieh permits were issued during
April, 1891.
There was q decrease Of 10 per cent
IN the estimated cost Of new residential
buildings and decrease Of 2O.s per cent
n the estimated cost Of new non-resi-
Genital BUILDINGS, comparing permits Ia
Gted during these two periods.
The estimated cost Of total building
operations for which permits were issues
during May, 1891, was el5O, ,3pe .526.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
BUILDING PERMITS DROP

According TO reports received by the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics. Department
Of Labor, from 342 cities having popu-
lation Of $4,000 or more there was q de-
crease OF 1913 per cent In the estimated
cost OF buildings Tor which permits were
Issued during May, 1881, as COMPARED
with the estimated cost Of the InuifdinRa
Evening star., 1931-06-20

the avenue cslFblng. two wings extend
% within 20 feet Of the street, form
Ing huge entrance court. which VIII
be Handicapped.
Cost Of the construction Of the build
ing alone has been estimated at a.. .9OO. :
600. with the expenditures for the
land. equipment and fllrnishinRs rlIn-
ming the total into 9 much larger
figure.
The project was designed by Joseph
Evening star., 1931-06-20
vOORH0RST IS PURCHASER

Residential property at 1915 Thirty
third street, in Gedfgetown, has been
purchased by J. Clarence Voorhorst
from Mrs. Caroline johnson, it was an
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
MONROE SCHOOL
CHANGE HIT

Residents of Monroe Street to-
day planned a second protest
against the ruling Of the Board
of Education transferring the
Monroe School to the colored d.
vision.
A petition, signed by more than
100 residents of the Parkview
neighborhood, will be presented
to the board at the end Of this
week by B. j. Kroger, chairman
of the Monroe Street Committee.
The petition was drawn up at q
mass meeting held last night at
the Parkview School, and urges
reconsideration of the order.
Among reasons cited for pro
testing the order was the state
ment that children now attending
the Monroe School would be
forced to attend the Parkview
School, necesSitating crossing sew
eraI street intersections.
The petition also declared that
the increase in the colorcd popu-
lation Of the neighborhod did not
warrant the change.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
4 Picked to Judge
Aircraft Models

Judges for the D. C.. Model
Aircraft tournament were an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Eliza
beth X. Peoples, director of the
Community Center Department.
They are w. Fiske Marshall,
chief Of the licensing division for
commercial pilots, Department Of
Commerce: Lieut.. Robert K. Clio.
vannoli, Air Corps, U. s. Army;
Don J. A. Moore, vice president,
and John A. Shaw, of the Avia.
ton School Of America. Others
from the U. S. Naval Air Sta
ton will be announced later.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
PARK REMOVAL
I Inks CITIZENS

The office Of Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant, 3rd, executive officer of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. is today
holding under consideration the
plea Of score Of prominent resi-
dents for preserving the parkway
IN the 1900 block Connecticut
Ave. near the Taft, Bridge.
Colonel Grant said this pro
Test was the first he had heard
since the removal Of the Orna-
mental grass plot in The center
Of the avenue was scheduled two
years ago. A public hearing may
be held on the subject, he indf-
Gated.
Residents of the area claim the
parkway is a/beauty spo5; that it
slows traffic, hence prevents acci-
dents, and that its removal would
have no good result. Among those
protesting is former Representa-
tive Edward Heating. N
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Dixie Post IItstGLLs
NeLU Legion Officers

Installation of officers by Dixie
Post, No. 4. American Legion,
was held. last night at the Odd
Fellows Hall. conducted by Fer
dinand Frasier, department COM
mander and his staff.
Those installed were C. w.
Browning, commander; w. B.
Rogers. first vice commander;
Mark E. Burnham, second vice
commander; Char les Haslup,
third vice commander; A. j..
Kearney, adjutant; and John
Schultz, finance officer.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Park Exhibits to Be.
Seen at Yorktown

Exhibits from practically all
Of the national parks will be on
display at the Yorktown Sesqui
centennial Celebration from Octo
her Is to 10, Acting Director A.
e. Demarcy, Of the National Park
Service announced today.
The Park Service will have
three tents at Yorktown. One
will be headquarters for the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and the Di-
rector of the National Park Ser
vice when the Colonial Monument
Is formally dedicated by them on
October 16. the opening day Of
the celebration.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Orphan Children
Are Picnic Guests

More than 100 children from
st. Johns Orphanage, on Colum-
bia Pike, Arlington, Va, will be
the guests Of the Arlington
County Dairy at picnic on the
orphanage grounds this after.
noon.
Ice cream, cake. candy and
milk will be served to the chill
dren by Herbert L. Marcy, presi-
dent. and employees Of the dairy.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
DRIVERS FINED

Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Rockville Police Court fined Moses
Boyd, colored, 500 and costs for
while drunk. Howard
Crawford received the same fine
for the same offense, and Marshal
Enowden was fined $25 and costs
for reckless driving.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
STOP ITCHING TORTURE

Clean, soothing, invisible ZEMo
brings prompt relief to itching skin.
E c ma. Pimples, Ringworm.
Rashes, Dandruff and similar an
noying. itching skin or scalp irrita-
ions are relieved and usually healed
oy this. antiseptic, soothing lotion.
All Druggists. 35c. SOC. $500. Extra
Strength for obstinate cases-$1.25
The Washington times., 1931-08-26

Your choice Of 60 sin
gle sheets and so envel-
opes or so double sheets
and so envelopes. This
is a quality stationery
that you will like.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
RED CROSS AID
GIVEN COUNTY

At a recent meeting held at
the Red Cross Headquarters,
Washington, the following bene-
fits to nearby counties were re-
ported by Mrs. Nina Church
Brann, chairman for the Red
Cross Of Montgomery county:
All county membership receipts
will be recognized in the District
of Columbia (where 100 per. cent
membership is desired or other
wise).
All District of Columbia mem.
bership solicitors will be ex-
plicitly instructed to take the
poStoffice addresses of persons
taking out membership.
Mrs. Brann says that this sort
of cooperation insures success for
the membership drive in Novem-
ber.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
TEACHERS SEEK
PARENTS AID

Greater cooperation between
home and the school was urged
yesterday by Mrs. Hugh Bradford,
president of the National Con.
greSs of Parents and Teachers,
at the parent ,cher institute of
the local congress held at the
Franklin School.
Mrs. J. N. Saunder, president
of the District Congress of Par.
entS and Teachers, emphasized
the need Of greater cooperation
between parents, teachers and
principals in supplying food and
clothing to underpriviIegCd chill
dren in the schools.
Presiding at the session, Ste
phen E. Kramer. first assistant
superintendent of school, com.
mended the parent-teacher move
ment for its potent influence on
the moral, physical and spiritual
development Of the child" Mrs.
w. T. Bannerman. director of the
partment Of home service of the
local congress, spoke on Judy
Groups and Grade Mothers"
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
CIVIC DISORDER
: CALLS POLICE

Montgomery county police were
called to preserve order at the
annual meeting Of the Cabin
Johns Citizens Associations an
nual meeting last night, when
irate firemen. attempting to keep
the fire tax Of the community in
force, first tried to initiate 16
new members to back their stand
and, when the new members were
tabled for one month, were ac-
cuSed of dousing the lights in
the Glen Echo Cabin Johns School
building, where the meeting was
held.
Agitation against the fire tax
was led by w. B. Armstrong. re-
cording secretary Of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation.
When the new members were
introduced, he motioned that the
issue be tabled for one month.
This action caused the new 16
to demand the return of their
money and, with 10 old members,
they marched out of the building.
Several minutes later the lights
mysteriously went out. Police
were called to prevent further
disturbance.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
HOUSE BATTLES
TO RECALL,ERA
Of CANNON
New Congress Due for Rows
As Turbulent As Any In
Raucous Days Of Uncle Joe

Two months from tomorrow a
new Congress, the Seventy-second.
will assemble under circumstances
that promise 1t will become the
most turbulent and entertaining
legislative gathering since the
days of the fight on "CannoniSm"
more than two decades ago.
There were thrills and excite
ment aplenty during the war
Congresses Of the Wilson admin
istration, and during the recon-
struction period thereafter, but
most of them we're born rather
of a patriotic fervor and the
slogan then was that politics
stops at the waters edge"
True, investigating committees
later sprung up to inquire into
the disbursement Of the billions
voted for war purposes but the
country and its politicians emerged
from it all in fairly good huInor.
because Congress, anyway, had
declared and therefore won the
war with the aid Of some 5000,
900 or 1000, 900 doughboys.
In Cannon's Day
In. the older days, when Uncle
Joe" Cannon's name was a hiss
ing and a byword among Demo
Gratis and Republican Insurgents,
there was a knock-down-and-drag-
out fight in session after session
House members long ago put
behind them unkind thoughts
about the late Speaker Cannon.
. But, beginning early in Decem-
ber, there is going to be a return
of turbulence over new issues and
the retention of some of the old
Cannon rules.
Old Guard Concessions
Old Guardsmen of the G. o. p,
with a prospective majority Of
only one or two at best, clready
are offering concessions.
Troublesome issu- arising to
poster the new House, with Sen.
ate rc:'1Ibrations certain, include
such major issues as tariff re-
vision, new tax law suggestions,
criticisms of the Administration
about unemployment policies, re-
vival C the Muscle Shoals con-
troverSy, election contests, cuts
in appropriations, and a dozen
other things.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
JAIL BREAKERS
i. NABBED BY.
POSSE
Frederick Prisoners Found
In Field Near CotOctins;
Surrender Follows Shots

FREDERICK. Nd, Oct. 6.-The
flight Of five prisoners toward the
mountains after they forced their
way out Of the city Jail hers was
halted yesterday by a posse
of farmers and State and city
police. ~.
Surrounded In q cornfield within
sight Of the security of the wilder.
ness on Catoctin Mountain, tie
fugitives surrendered after the
posse fired into the air. ..-
A wholesale delivery Of all
prisoners in the Jail was frus-
trated when a trusty saw the five
men forcing an outside door and
summoned guards.
All of the escaped prisoners
were being held for automobile
thefts. They are Carl Harris anc
Harvey Edwards. of Tennessee;
John WileS, Arthur Harding and
Franklin Sweeney. IN.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
PRICE FOR LOT
IS EXPECTED
To Be CUT
Warehouse Company Prepared
Almost to Give Site Away
In Order to Hurry Project

Aiming to prevent the posi-
bility of Comptroller General
]. r. McCarl shattering the
present plans of the District for
construction of the Farmers Pro
duce Market in the southwest
section, District officials have
begun negotiations to blot out
recent charges of illegality Of
the plans.
Conference Yesterday
Major Donald A. Dawson, act
ing engineer commissioner, and
Major H. L. Robb, assistant
engineer commissioner. had a
conference yesterday with
officials of the Terminal Re-
frigerating and Warehouse Cor
poration on a proposal for
acquisition of lot owned by
the corporation at a small price
In order to eliminate necessity
Of awaiting an additional appro-
priation from Congress.
The negotiations placed the
corporation in q position of praC-
tically giving away the lot.
located at Tenth and G Streets
Southwest. The corporation Al
ready has assured the District
Il would do everything possible
to speed up the completion Of
the market.
It offered to sell the lot to the
District for $4,000 even though
o condemnation jury placed a
price of $4,000 on the land.
$4,000 Available
The officials have carefully in
quired into funds on hand and are
in q position to make the corpora
ton an offer of between $4,000
and $4,000 for the land. Another
conference with the officials and
corporation representatives will be
held later this week.
Legality of taking the land from
the corporation and paying for it
ct a later date was questioned by
Edwin S. Hege, on the Fedora
tion of Citizens Association special
market committee. He obtained
an unofficial ruling from Comp
troller McCarl to the effect that
the land must be purchased to be
in keeping of the Congressional
measures authorizing expenditure
Of 100000 for the land and mar
ket.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
By C. EDWARD MORRIS
Copyright, 1881, by Interna tional
NeMa SnrvicaN


PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6.-Ameri.
can industry's lost battalion-the
12S,O0O soft coal miners who will
never draw another days pay at
a mine-are scattered over 26
States.
More than 70 per cent of these
are fighting for life in four coal
producing States, Pennsylvania,
west Virginia, Kentucky and
Ohio. across which the writer has
tOst Travelled 5000 miles back and
forth. =
Follow Phantom Hope
A handful of followers of a
phantom hope are making a brave
stand now 80 miles southeast Of
Charleston, w. va.
There six patched tents huddle
haphaIardly together in a shouI.
der:high tangIe of weeds and
0ushes ON q sOggy strip Of ground
below the level Of the road which
follows the yellow waters Of
kelly's Creek from Cedar Grove
to Wards.
These tents were hastily thrown
up at sundown September 81 to
give shelter that night to five
families OF miners just evicted
from their homes at the nearby
camp of the Kelly's Greek Colliery
Company.
The evictions were the after.
math of a 33-day strike which
was broken August 8.
Starvation Turks
In one of the flimsy shelters
nine persons are trying to keep
dry and warm, doing neither be-
cause the rotting canvas over their
heads always leaks.
The first words I heard as I
approached the forlorn colony
were:
"Pa, I'm hungry"
The whimper came from q four
year-old girl. whose Spindly legs
and pop eyes furnished telltale
evidence Of undernouristment.
This I soon learned was a
commonplace in this cafp.
In Dire Straits
About $50 miles northeast of
the Kelly'S Greek colony-in the
Monongalia Valley coal field
some unneeded miners are being
demobilized with less suffering.
But they are not properly mem
berS of the lost battalion. They
are largely agricultural workers
who were attracted to the mines
by the high wages Of the war
boom years. @
The miners who remain in the
MOnangalia Valley are in dire
straits. A survey by DIR. r. C..
Farrier, of the Mongolia county
health unit, revealed that more
than % per cent Of the school
children in six large mining COM
munitieS afOund MOrgantOwn
were undernOurished.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
BiIiousness
Read This Astonishing Offer

It doesn't help to be taking seda.
tives or cathartics all the time to
bring comfort to your sore, sick
stomach. The spells get worse and
worse-you've found that out.
What you want to do is to put
your stomach o. in such splendid
shape that it will be long, long
time before it bothers you again.
There's sure way to do. this-an
easy, delightful way. Just take
Dare's tasty Mentha Pepsin for a
couple Of weeks.
Then IL you don't say It has done
you more good than all the other
stuff you took before. Peoples Drug
store or any other first!class drug
gist will give your money back. \
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
B0rcrOft Will Hear
Candidates TO1aight

Candidates for sheriff and Com
monwealth attorney will speak at
the Bancroft Community House to-
night under the auspices of the
Bancroft and Civic leagues. Can
didates for sheriff to speak are
Howard B. Fields. incumbent: A.
C. Clements, C. o. Klein, Carl
Schultze, Edward Duncan. Candi.
dates for Commemorative attor-
ney to speak are: william C.
Cloth, incumbent; Lawrence Doug
las, Amos CrousSe, Smily HoSmer,
Clarence r. Ahalt.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
Parks Board Wants
- Clock ReDGir Man

The Civil Service Commission
announces competitive examina
tionS for the following positions,
with closing dates and entrance
salaries given:
Clock repairman, office of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks of
the National Capital. November
3, $3.50.
PharmacologiSt, National Insti-
tute of Health, Public Health
Service, November 8, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
Operation Inquiry
Holds UD InQueSt

The inquest into the death of
Edna Tyler, "a, of 913 Third st.
N. W., who died Saturday at Co
lumbia Hospital as the result of
an alleged illegal operation, was
continued indefinitely yesterday.
Deputy Coroner Joseph B. Roe-
ers, in continuing the inquest,
acceded to a request Of police
who said they needed additional
time for their investigation.
Bowie A. Creamer, "a, of 3219
Volta Pl. N. W., is being held.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
CiUic Societies Hear
Helen TQuLOr Sneak

Representatives Of civic and
fraternal organizations met
yesterday in the Alexandria City
Council Chamber where they
heard a talk by Miss Helen Tay-
lor, of the State Department of
Public Welfare of the welfare
and social service program for
the city.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
st. Johns Enrolment
29O, L0rQeSt to Date

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Oct. 6.-St.
Johns College has the largest
student body in its history this
year. The total enrolment &C.
cording to Dean Robert Bacon.
shows a roster Of 290. OF that
number 1876 are returning while
1O4 are new pupils. The enroll
ment last year was 2S3.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
Motorists BelV0re,
AnnUDOLiS Warns

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 6.-Wil-
liam Curry, the new chief of police
of Anna 1olis, announced today
that the parking laws on Main
and West streets will be strictly
enforced, starting at once.
Under a recent bill passed by
the city council, parking on West
Street is limited to two hours and
on Main Street to one hour.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
Skerm an s
WdOwDies,
M1OKars

UTICA, N. Y, Oct. 6 O.N.S).
After suffering for 10 years from
heart disease, Mrs. Carrie Bah
cock Sherman, widow of James
S. Sherman, Vice President in the