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Evening star., 1931-12-06
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

--HE National Symphony Orchestra is
not only coming into its own
organization worthy of outside-of-
town as well inside-of-town at
-. tention but it is accomplishing lit
tie things which perhaps some of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
WELDED JOINT TEST
DEVICE HELD NEED
Civil Engineering Teacher Declares
Stronger Skyscrapers
Would Be Result.

Riveting hammers would be silenced
within five years and the strength CT
skyscrapers increased If an inspection
device could be perfected for testing
welded Joints. according to Ray G.
Brumfield professor of civil engineer
ing at Cooper Union.
The welding process is not only more
durable, he says, but it probably would
prove cheaper in building construction.
The lack of certainty as to the quail
ity of a weld after it has been made
is the stumbling block in the way of
the new method of joining sections
of STEEL" Prof. Brumf1eld reports.
There is no question of its superiority
over riveting.
1T is impossible to build a riveted
joint stronger than the steel which
is being united, or for that matter.
even as strong. In a weld, the point
of union may be made stronger than
the plate itself.
THE necessary instrument for cal
culating the strength of YIELDS will no
doubt be developed. The best method
in use now is the judgment of a skilled
expert. In an effort to eliminate the
human element as much as possible
some firms contracting for welding
make constant laboratory tests of the
finished joint. They declare that
workmen do their best only when they
know their product is constantly being
exposed to inspection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
ENGINEERS GUIDANCE
SEEN FUTURE NEED
Means to Reduce Wastes of Distri-
button Outlined by Con-
tractors Head.

Fewer smokestacks, more schools and
the guidance of the engineer will
brighten the human highways Of the
future, A. P. Greensfelder. president
of the Associated General Contractors
of America, declares in an Engineer
ing Foundation symposium on "Bene-
fits From Engineering Progress"
I'VE talk today of overproduction.
We lament overeXpanSion Of facilities
for the production of goods. Then why
not more homes and schools and hos
pitfalls, and better highways to make
them accessible, bridges to span the
gaps of time as well as space, the SOW
ing of ideas as well as seeds?" he
asks.
Production is three-fold: Articles
to be consumed, wealth In private
structures, and community facilities.
Engineering minds are constantly elm
mating wastes of production. BY
steadily improving railroads, highways
and other means for carrying goods,
they have brought costs of transporta-
ton to amazingly low figures compared
with those Of pre-railroad days.
Engineers should now. with even
greater concentration, devote energy to
reducing wastes of distribution.
Engineering methods. properly util-
lied by business men, should be help
full in reducing the costs Of merchan-
dizing. just as they have been helpful
in cutting costs of producing goods,
power and light. Engineers will be
found ready to cooperate In solving
the problems of merchandising"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
MORE HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING EXPECTED
Population Changes to Result
in Fewer New Primary
Institutions.

Changes in population age groups and
social life in the large urban centers of
the United States as reflected in the
1880 census will result in the building
of fewer new primary schools and more
for advanced and adult education, it is
predicted by L. Seth Schnitman, chief
statistician for F. w. Dodge Corporation.
The loss that appears imminent in
graded school construction will be coun-
teracted to a large degree by gains in
junior high school and high schools, he
believes.
100000 Under IA.
According to the 1880 census, he re-
ports, approximately 5,000,00J children
under IA years of age were attending
school in the SO cities having 100000 or
more inhabitants. This school popula-
ton group represented about IS per
cent of the total school attending popu-
lation of all ages in those same SO
cities.
Citing the importance of school con-
Struction to the building industry, the
statistician reports that schools and
colleges constructed during the years
1921 to 1880, inclusive, in the Is largest
cities OF the country were valued at
approximately $950,000,000.
Relation May Hold.
During this same period, $9,700, 000, 900
worth of new residential building of all
descriptions was constructed in those
same centers. Thus for each $4,000 of
new residential building approximately
$500 was expended on new schools and
colleges.
This relationship may be expected
to hold approximately for the decade
that will end with 1910. But the total
dollar volume of new school and college
construction will in all likelihood fall
substantially below that recorded for
the preceding decade, unless further
large extension in education and its
facilities particularly for adult educa-
ton, as well as large replacement Of
existing old, outmoded, hazardous facil-
tiles is undertaken during the interim"
Schnitman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
CONSTRUCTION DROPS

Construction contracts awarded dur
ing the first IS days of November In
the 81 States east of the Rocky Noun
tains amounted to $40, 800, as COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
REM0DELING FOR CLUB
Ball Room of Old Draper Residence
Has Been Leased,

The large ball room Of the old Draper
residence, at Connecticut avenue and K
street, has been leased from Joseph
Hines, owner, by interests now re-
modelling the place for the Club Mon
martre, to be operated by Alfred
tor, and La May and Louise, vaudeville
artists.
Extensive redecoration and alter
atoms now are being made to mod
ernie the room while at the same time
preserving the decorative French period
lines OF the room, where many fash
ionable social function has been staged
In days past. Among features to be
retained are the gold leaf application
to the ceiling and the stained glass of
Pompadour design, it is reported
The residence was built as the home
OF Alexander Shepherd, the last Cover
nor of the District of Columbia. The
house. also in the past has been occu-
pied by Baron Rosen of the Russian
embassy. the Chinese legation, Mrs.
Washington Mclean and Senator Don
Cameron, as we'll as the Draper family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
EASIER FINANCING
SEEN AS NECESSITY
Economic Service Declares
Hoover Plan Will Aid
Home Building.

Experts continue to analyze the cur
rent financial situation as attention
is directed in realty and construction
fields to the plan proposed by Presi-
dent Hoover for creation of system
of re6iscount mortgage banks.
Improvement in the financing Of
building will come, in the opinion of
the Brookmire Economic Service. Inc,
when the general financial situation
eases"
So far, this service reports, it is held
by some that there has been only a
slight decline in the figures of money
in circulation, and that when boarded
currency really returns to banks on
large scale, the willingness of institu-
tions to lend on desirable projects will
increase.
Sharp reductions in costs must also
precede any building revival, Brook
mire contends.
BroOkmire Statement.
Regarding the general building
situation and the effect which the
homes mortgage banking plan may
have, Brookmire states, in part:
"Basically, our troubles are caused
not by a shortage of credit, but rather
by the previous excessive and mis-
guided use of credit-not merely in
building, but in every other field as
well. The whole financial structure is
consequently clogged with frozen
credit.
Having tried to obstruct natural
def1ation, we have hampered the nor
NAL process of getting people in liquid
condition where renewed activity can
be undertaken. AS a result, recovery in
building is retarded. especially since
we do not have the accumulated short
age of housing that existed in 1921,
but have, at the most, only local
shortages.
under the Hoover plan the public
will remain as badly indebted as ever
but some pressure will be relieved
where help is given to institutions that
are badly tied up. The immediate field
in which assistance is to be extended
is homes where mortgage loans eligible
for rediScount do not exceed $4,000
In estimating the Importance of re-
Vival in home construction, the Dodge
contract figures are enlightening.
Laws Are Necessary.
I'm the past decade-the hectic 20s
the residential group shows that
apartments averaged approximately ST.
100,000,000 year-most of which
amount does not come under the plan
One and two family structures totaled
about the same figure of 100000
600 a year. These are abnormal fig
ures. since this period included the
boom era. Congress must pass the
necessary legislation, and before all the
machinery is set up the major part of
year may elapSe.
aside from the direct effects, the
psychological side must be considered.
The President is reported as believing
that the volume of credit he seeks to
stimulate totals between $4,000, 000,-
600 and $4,000, 900 O0O' However,
there is little hope for the many mort
gage bonds that are in distress be-
cause they were based on inflated
values, Unfortunately, too, the con-
tinuouS dosing Of favorable psychology
to which the public has been subjected
ever since 1929, is rendering them i'm
mune.
President Hoover's mortgage bank
ing system will tend % straighten the
chances of residential building in NAL
ing the best recovery of the various
types"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
M'FADDEN TO TALK
AT LOAN BANQUET
Annual Meeting of District
Association to Be Held
December |.

Representative Louis T. McFadden,
chairman of the Banking and Cur
rency Committee of the House during
the past session of Congress, will
address the annual banquet meeting of
the District of Columbia Council of
Building and Loan Associations.
Another guest speaker will be Will
liam E. Best of Pittsburgh. Pa, presi-
dent Of the United States Building and
Loan League.
Special Guests.
Among special guests will be Repre-
sentatives Guy E. Campbell Of Pennsyl-
vania and John B. HOLSTER, recently
elected to the Ohio seat formerly held
by the late Speaker Longworth: DR..
John M. Cries, executive secretary Of
the Presidents Conference on Home
Building and Home Ownership, and a
number of the officers CT the United
States Building and Loan League and
representatives of various State leagues.
Arrangements for the event, to be
held at the Willard Hotel December l,
are being completed by a committee
consisting of G. Clinton James, chair
man, past president of the national
body; Chaplin B. Bauman, president of
William s. Quinter and Edward c. Baltz.
The meeting is to be the largest
gathering of building and loan men
here since the convention of the United
States League was held in Washington
in 1914.
Among women building and loan
executives invited to attend the gather
ing are Miss Ann E. Rae, Niagara Falls,
N. Y, q past president of the United
States League: Mrs. D. E. Crary, secre--
tary of the Minnesota State League, and
Miss Isabelle F. Henderson, secretary OF
the Railroad Cooperative Building and
Loan Association, New York City.
Among the others expected to attend
are James A. Devine secretary of the
Ohio State League; Emil A. Gallman,
secretary of the New Jersey League;
Ward B. Whitlock, secretary of the Hi.
nois League; Neill Davis, secretary OF
the California League; George F, Ogden,
secretary Of the Indiana League; Paul
B. Morrison, secretary of the Kansas
League; Warner M. Allen, secretary OF
the Massachusetts League; George A.
Plant, secretary of the New York
League; John F. Mahr, secretary of the
Oklahoma League; George w. Cliffe,
secretary of the Pennsylvania League,
and Walter B. Hilton, secretary OF the
West Virginia League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
GOVERNMENT BOOKLET
GIVES BUILDING HINTS
Pointers Compiled by National
Committee on Wood
Utilization.

Builders interested in promoting
better construction as a means of slim
ulating the urge for home ownership
will find many worthwhile pointers in
the latest publication of the National
Committee on Wood Utilization, ac-
cording to Leonard P. Reaume, past
president of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards.
The booklet, made available through
the Department of Commerce, describes
house insulation, its economies and ap-
plication and is designed to show means
of reducing needless waste and to pro-
mote good construction methods.
Twelve experts on building and
housing prepared the report which
deals with all types of insulation ma
terials. Leroy E. Kern of Washington.
representing the American Institute of
Architects, was chairman of the COM
mittee.
The document may be obtained from
the Government Printing Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
METHODIST BOARD BUYS
PROPERTY IN NORTHEAST
Residence at 113 First Street
Northeast Acquired by Church
Organization.

The residential property at 113 First
street northeast has been acquired by
the Board Of temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church from Lottie Schubert, ac-
cording to title transfer recorded with
the District recorder of deeds.
The property is near the headquar-
tiers building of the Methodist board at
First street and Maryland avenue
northeast and its new addition.
Benjamin S. Minor and william M
Throckmorton we're named trustees in
the financial transaction involved in
the dealing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
LAUDS ARCHITECT
Writer Gives Credit for Return of
English Gothic Types to q. 8.

Credit for the return to the United
States, about 40 years ago, Of the Eng
lish Gothic type of architecture, and
later of other elements Of medieval
architecture as developed In France
and Spain, is given to Ralph Adams
Cram by Arthur Tappan North in q
newly published series of monographs.
Mr. North, formerly editor of the
American Architect and the Archi-
tectural Forum. in the first Of the
monographs, dealing with work of out
standing architects of this country,
points. to st. Thomas Church in New
York and the new buildings Of the
United States Military Academy at
West Point as examples of Grams de-
signs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
CONSTRUCTION HOLDS UP
Building in Canada This Year
Compares Well With Last.

Building activities throughout Canada
during the first IL months of this year
compare favorably with the level at
tanned in the corresponding period of
1880 despite lowered costs of building
materials, which makes somewhat diff
ficult comparison CT the scope Of con-
struction this year and last.
MacLean Building Reports, Ltd,
shows a total valuation of new con-
struction in Canada at $505, 1862, 300 for
the first 10 months of this year. This
compares with a valuation OF $558,607,-
800 for the same 10 months of 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

Least Attractive to Barnacles.
Shin hulls are being painted white
because tests show that this color is
least attractive to barnacles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
Rehearsals for Play Planned.
respondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, November 28.-
Members of the newly organized Mask
and Wig Club of Prince Georges County
will soon begin rehearsals on play, 1t
was decided at meeting in the home
of Richard Thomas here. Newly admit
ted members of the club were special
guests at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

pared with $129,312, 900 In the CORE
spending period Of 1880, F. w. Dodge
Corporation reports.
Non-residential building accounted for
SIS, 991 TOO of the half month total and
residential projects for $22, 308, SEC.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
FIRMER UNDERT0NE
Brings new CHEER
TO STOCK MARKET
Market Is listIess, However,
and Traders Are Inclined
to Be Careful

New York, Nov. 24.-(P)-The stock
market easily absorbed occasional
flurries of selling Tuesday and MAIN
tanned a firm undertone. Bonds also
displayed better tone.
The share market was rather list
less and traders were inclined to hold
aloof. It was felt in some quarters
that the list had become Oversold
and that technical rally was due,
but no aggressive efforts to drive
shorts to cover were made.
Rails had further periods of weak
ness, but industrialS and utilities
were well supported. After a mid
morning sag, the general list worked
higher. and by early afternoon, gains
of point OR so were registered by
U. S. Steel, American Can, American
Telephone, Allied Chemical. Dupont,
Eastman, American Smelling, Amer
lean Power and Light. International
Harvester, Southern Pacific. North
American and National Biscuit.
Public service of N. j. advanced 2.
An early upturn was largely lost. New
York and Harlem. which is largely
held by the New York Central, ap-
peared at new low at 115ls. This
stock sold as high as SOB in 1928.
Pennsylvania sagged point to a
new low at 2514.
The share market had recovered
to 3 points at the close. Sales ap-
pro,sinatcd one and quarter mil
lio., shares
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
For Sale
COAL LAND

Will sell or lease 80 acres three miles
west of Leith to large outfit who
could ship carload lots. Milwaukee
Railroad through land Vein up to
fourteen feet thick. Excellent grade
of Ignite. F. H. Bauer, He'll, N.
Oak, Grant County.
FOR SALE-Overland sedan, $45.0O.
A bargain. Must sell at once.
Phone 1471-J or call at 314 3rd st.
Apartment 4.
FOR SALE-Oldsmobil four door
sedan. 1929 model. Al condition:
New tires and new battery at only
$500 down. Phone 1877 or call al
3l9 South 10th st.
FOR SALE-Pumpkins, 10c and up:
parsnips, $1.0O per bu.; beets, 75c
per buShel. Potatoes, soc per buShel.
$40 South 11th st.
ORDER PETERSON coal, $500 per
ton. lib Mandan Ave. Phone
637-J. Peter Baker.
FOR SALE = Fine building lots on
11th Street. One block from school.
A. P. Nyden, Hebron. N. Oak.
DELIVERED any place in town, SAL
vaged bricks of capitol building.
$1.O0 per yd. load. Inquire s. F..
Lambert. Phone 1927.
CHOICE CANARY singers: Import
ed Rollers. Hartz Mountain and
Choppers, native singers. Cages,
seeds Jacob Bull. phone 1l5-J.
Dickinson, N. Oak.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
STRONG FIRMS BUY
WHEAT AND MARKET
REACTS AT CHICAGO
Closing Prices Are Two Cents a
Bushel Over Bottom
Level For Day

Chicago. Nov. 24.-(P)-Strong COM
mission houses absorbed surplus Of
ferings of wheat late Tuesday and the
market jumped more than cents a
bushel from bottom levels reached
temporarily. Stop-loss selling had
resulted from disclosure of the actual
position of the federal farm board S
controlled wheat holdings, which
were shown to be larger even than
most traders had believed. Helping
to rally the wheat market was an
nouncement that purchases of North
American wheat Tuesday for ship
ment overseas totaled 100000 BUSH
els.
Wheat closed nervous, ,2-l1s cents
above yesterdays finish, Dec. 56ss
May 6O-60,s. Corn at as-7s decline,
Dec. 411s-h. May 455s-a. Oats a
shade down to a up, and provisions
unchanged to cents higher.
Opening 1s-A higher, wheat after
ward rose further. Corn also started
1s-A up and continued to mount.
Price setbacks that quickly fol-
lowed official acknowledgment of the
huge amount of unsold wheat in the
hands of farm board allies more than
blotted out Tuesdays early enhance
ment of values. There was general
selling.
In the downward swing of wheat
prices, July contracts went to a dis
count under May, as compared with
a premium that had been the rule
of late. Corn and oats gave way with
wheat, and were also sold on account
of opinions that cold weather would
put the corn crop into better condi-
ton. On the other hand, western
points reported keen demand from
feeders and no corn offered.
Provisions sagged. responsive to de-
clines both in hog values and in
grains.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
ana, contended the board stabilized

tana, contended the board stabilized
it after wheat was entirely out of the
hands of the farmers and then left
the market in the spring before the
farmers were ready to sell the next
crop.
why didn't you go on with your
stabilization?" Wheeler asked.
I'VE went into the market to stab
ilize the price," Stone replied, "and
kept on until the farmers had an
opportunity to adjust their acreage
and our funds were exhausted"
A summary of wheat stabilization
operations follows:
Purchases up to June 30. 1881, 329,-
GAL ,052 bushels for $27O,204 ,5O3.
Average purchase price 81.97 cents
per bushel.
Sales prior to June 30, 1881, for
export, milling and other purposes,
72,5O4, ,481 bushels.
Sales between June 30 and Nov. /,
including 25,OO0,000 bushels to Brazil.
100000 to Germany, and 100000
to China, and those through regular
trade channels, 67,4SO,384 bushels
Amount still in hands of corpora
ton on Nov. !, 189 656,187 bushels.
Total spent in grain stabilization
operations $272,972,6 ,6O4
Total repaid the board from these
operations. $112,823,8
Saved Money Last Year
The board saved $484 $50 last year.
Congress appropriated S1,900,00O
for its administrative expenses and it
spent only $l,245,420. 1t transferred
$4,000 to the agriculture depart
ment for use in organizing a foreign
outlook and market service.
Salaries accounted for $898, 1852
while $347. 7.068 went for travelling eX-
penses and equipment.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov. 24.-(P)-(U. S. Dep.
Agr0-Eogs 10000 including 10000
direct; fairly active: weak to 10
lower; 17O-21O lbs. 4.35-4.40; top 4.45;
100000 lbs. 4.30-4.4O; 325 lbs. 4.25;
140-160 lbs. 4.35-4.4o; pigs 3.75-4.00;
packing sows 375-4.00.
Light light good and choice 140-l60
lbs. 4.25-44o; light weight 10000
lbs. 4.30-435; medium weight 200-250
lbs. 43O-4.35; heavy weight 250-350
lbs. 42o-4.40: packing sows. medium
and good, 275-500 lbs. 3.75-4O0; pigs,
good and choice, l00-l30 lbs. $50
Ais.
Cattle ]l.0C0; calves $500; very lit
lie done; sentiment weak on predon-
inant supply in between grade fed
steers and yearlings, especially year.
lings; choice offerings scarce and
about steady; strictly choice kinds
absent; best early 1890; several
loads 115O-l200; bulk steers of value
to sell at 7c0-9.50: she stock very un-
even: mostly steady to weak; bulls
steady; vealers firm.
Slaughter cattle and vealers: steers
SUOu dllu CiJOlSC OOO-CoO lSo'
HIS; 9OO-ll00 lbs. 8.00-l2.50; HOO
1900 lbs. 8G0-l3.O0; l3O0-15oO les,
SOO-13.O0; common and medium GOO
1900 lbs. 100000; heifers good and
choice 550-850 lbs. 650-l0.25: common
and medium 3.50-7Go; COWS good and
choice 4c0-5.25: common and me-
dunn 3.25-4.00: low cutter and cutter
2.25-3.25: bulls (yearlirgs excludcd>
good and choice (bcen 4O0-A75; cut
ter to medium 2.50-4.25; vealers tmil.1
fed good and choice 5.0o-7.o0; me-
dium A00-500; Gull and common 800
ZOO; stochcr and feeders cattle:
steers gccd and choice 500-l050 lbs.
5.50-7.25; common and medium 3,75-
$50
Sheep 10000: mostly steady; choice
fat lambs 1915 higher to outsiders; !;
desirable native and fed western
lambs 5.75-6.25 to packers; closely
sorted kinds 635-6.50; feeders Ats;
fat ewes 2.0O-275.
Slaughter sheep and lambs: lambs
80 lbs. down, good and choice, 5.25-