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The Washington times., 1931-07-27
BIC NAVY PLEA
MADE BY LEWIS

CHICAGO, July 27 USD.
Pleading for a strong navy as the
major factor in safeguarding the
country's peace. Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Cd, of Illinois,
made an address to the First Bat
talon. Twenty-fourth Marines, at
the Naval Reserve, prior to their
departure for encampment at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta.
ton. The Senator declared:
"OUr first duty is to remove
from the minds Of our fellow
ericanS that prejudice
against the construction of a
just navy, and to deny that its
operation Is to make war or
create the opposition of ma
tiOnS.
"Our land, now circumScribed
by nations. leveIing hatred and
jealousy at us, will be pre-
served from destruction only
by the Navy, whether the as
Sault be from communism or
from nations united to humiI.
late us politically and dethrOne
us commercially"
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
Jobs Wanted
Times staff Photo

Editor
Washington Times,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
desire to cooperate with the District of Columbia
Committee Employment by giving job during the
Midsummer Job Campaign July Fl to August 15 The
work want done is
want person of Sex. Age. ...... Married or
Single. ......; and also Estate other qualifications
will pay Estate wages by hour, day, month, year
job) *$........ The work will provide employment for
(number of hours days. weeks). Indicate if the job will
be permanent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Please send me a SOBER capable honest and willing
employee Very truly yours,
Address ...........................
Name of Job Detector.
H1uUi0"" '''' 80
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
Arrangements Made
For AUGUST Festivals

A joint Community Center pro-
gram will be presented by the
Mabel Jones Freeman dancers of
this city and the Community
Center Band at the Sylvan The
ater, Friday. The band will be
conducted by James Miller and
Henry Grant will be at the piano.
Five August programs will be
given on Friday evenings and a
sixth will be held on Wednesday,
August IL, at which the Girl Re
serves of the Y. w. C. A. will pre-.
sent a midsummer festival, Ma
renka," in cooperation with the
United States Army Band.
The August events will also in
clude presentations by Friend
ship House, the Overseas Band
and the Drum and BuGle Corps.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
22 August Holidays
Observed Somewhere

Every day in August, except
nine, is holiday somewhere.
says a report compiled by the
Guaranty Trust Company OF
New York.
August /. for instance, is a
bank holiday in Peking, China;
Ell Salvador's Day in Salvador,
and a public holiday in Turkey
and the Caicos Islands.
August 3 is a South American
holiday, as are nine other days
during the month. The anniver,
sary of the German Republic is
celebrated August II, which is
also a holiday in Canton and
Peking, China.
The list goes on through the
month. ending with August 20,
celebrated in Salvador as the
anniversary of Barrios.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
Elks Complete Plans
For M1ruL1nd Meet

CUMBERLAND. July 27.-Final
plans for the eleventh annual
convention Of the Maryland. Della
ware and District of Columbia
State Elks Association, to be held
here August 10, IL and II. have
been completed and the program
of events issued. Large official
delegations from Pennsylvania
and West Virginia are expected
to be present also.
More than 1000 uniformed
men are expected to be in the
parade which will be given in the
evening Of the final day. Will
mington and the Eastern Shore
are expected to supply more than
$780,.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
BARBARA BIRCH
Boat Trip to Baltin1 ore
Winds Up Vacation
staff Photo

at Leonardtown. Md, one OF the
first settlements of the State
Washington-B Baltimore passengers
miss it though. as the stop is
made at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing.
You do take in. however, on
both trips the historic old town
of st. Mary's, the original capi
tai of Maryland, founded by
Leonard Calvert. There is a
marker in the church yard of
Trinity Chapel, one of the sights
Of the town. designating the spot
where Calvert made his famous
treaty with the Indians.
We had only a few minutes
at Grason's Wharf, the stop just
before st. Mary'S, and having
heard of former State Senator
GraSon as one of the leading
figures in Maryland politics !
thought I might work in an in.
tervieW which our paper might
use. The captain said only seven
minutes. so I had to work fast.
I dashed up to the house buried
in boXwoOd centuries old where,
my luck being with me, I found
the senator.
BreathlesS, I gasped:
I'm from the Washington
Times. What do you think of
Ritchie?"
He pulled his pipe from his
mouth:
"Our next President"
Thanks"
And I dashed back to the boat
to climb on board just as they
pulled up the gangplank. My
shortest interview.
Steam for Baltimore
After st. Mary's there was only
one brief pause before the boat
swung into the bay and steamed
Tor Baltimore. 1t was radiant
night with a thin silver of a
moon. and stars twinkling. A
cool breeze blew all the way.
Great ships passed with a
friendly toot and little boats
scuttled by, hurrying home to
harbor.
The trip was particularly jolly
for me. as a half-dOZen or so fel.
low Scribes from Washington
were making the cruise that
weekend. Captain Hart told me
he always has a crowd on week.
ends and frequently for the mid.
week trip.
Taxis met the boat in Balti-
more. I had breakfast on the
train en- route back to Washing
ton and, my Job. The meal set
me back IS cents, which brought
my expenditures for the end of
my vacation up to $14.87 Tin.
cluding tips). And my vacation
to $83.78.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
JOB DETECTORS
PUSH DRIVE

Members Of The Washington
Times Job Detector Force are
working with renewed interest
and energy this week to locate
work for the unemployed of
Washington, according to George
J. Adams, jr.. executive secretary
of the District Employment Com
mittee, with whom The Times is
cooperating in the campaign.
New incentive to the boys to Sc
cure more and more jobs was pro-
vided by the good time they had
Saturday when, as guests of the
Washington Baseball Club Off
cials they say the Senators win
over the st. Louis Browns. to l.
Other treats" announced by
Mr.. Adams to those job detectorS
who add to the success of the
cause include theater party
and airplane flights over the
National Capital on Saturday,
August 8, and a big old-time
outing at his Brookdale Spring
Farm, Md, on Saturday, August
Is. Still other plans are in the
making and will be announced as
surprise affairs later.
Six boys, proudly wearing their
Officer" badges as members OF
the Job Detector Force for the
first time at the game Saturday
not only attracted a lot Of at
tention, but they had the privilege
of having their pictures taken
with Walter Johnson.
All boys of the District are
eligible to join the force. Use
the blank printed in The Times
or get applications from the Dis
trict committee.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
SCHOOL GROUPS
REPORTED IN
SITE TRADE
Takoma Delegates Make Deal,
Says Rumor, for Selection
OF Location in Own Area

The meeting tomorrow night at
the Takoma-Silver Spring High
School Of the fact-finding COM
mittee to recommend a site for
the proposed new senior high
school for the eastern suburban
section of Montgomery County is
expected to develop many tense
situations.
The committee. made up of "a
delegates representing various
civic and other organizations and
communities in, the section, has
held four meetings within the
past four months without any re-
suit in the way Of recommending
site.
80 From TakOma
Thirty of these delegates are
from Takoma Park, which fur
nishes the largest school popula-
ton of any community inter!
eSted.
Practically every unit of
citizens has given evidence Of
wanting the school located in
It's territory. So far IL sites
have been examined.
The most outstanding devel-
opment within the past two
weeks is the persistent report
delegates from Takoma Park
and those from the northern
area of the section have entered
into a deal for support of
site in Takoma Park.
A Trade Seen
II this is accomplished. the
Takoma Park delegates will sup
port a movement for another
school in the northern area, to
be erected later.
This success of this merger of
votes would then provide two
senior high schools, if the Board
of Education of Montgomery
county chooses to accept the
recommendations of the fact
finding committee, which is not
an official body, but merely a
citizens group asked by the
county administration to recon-.
mend a site.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27

(Continued From Local P09e)
home town MEANS more to me
than it did two weeks ago. And
there is still much to be told.
Two weeks was all too brief a
time to take in everything.
Sometime. maybe, I'll be able
to see it all.
I finished my vacation with a
whirl. A weekend that will al
ways live in my memory. 1t was
dip into the pages of history,
the unrolling of the curtains OF
the past.
On the Talbot
In other words I made the
famous little cruise from Wash
infton to Baltimore on board the
Baltimore and Virginia Steamboat
Company'S good ship Talbot. A
volume might be written about
the trip and still leave much un-
said. 1t was one of the most
fascinating experiences Of my
life. And it cost just $l2.12 with
the addition Of couple OF dol
lars for tips.
The $12.12 includes everything
cabin, four meals, taxi fare
from the dock to the railway sta
tion in Baltimore and a ticket
back to Washington on the
"Pennsy." The food was perfect.
We had fried chicken, soft-shell
crabs, fish, all the good things for
which Maryland and Virginia
cooks are famous. Sufficient for a
farm hand or a coal HEAVIER. You
never saw such a spread.
The company does its best to
give you the biggest $l2.12 worth
of your life. The captain of our
boat, Capt. Robert Hart. was a
hospitable soul and made each of
the 90-odd passengers on board
feel as though the trip was being
made especially for their pleasure.
River Veteran
Captain Hart has been S6
years on the river and knows
the old Potomac and CheSa-
peake Bay to the last drop. He
knows all the points of interest.
historic and otherwise, even the
most flourishing bed Of mint
for iced tea. (FOr your infOrma-
tiOn it's at Lodge Landing, Md.
The boat leaves the Baltimore
and Virginia Steamboat dock in
Washington at 4 o'clock on Sat
urday afternoon and docks at
4:30 Monday morning in Balti-
more. You can leave in the mid
die of the week, if you wish, or go
to Baltimore and finish in Wash
ington The company pays your
feS~ both ways. Leaving from
Baltimore gives you a better view
of the bay but you miss part Of
the Potomac.
Primarily freighter, the boats
stop at all the quaint little Po
tomac and Chesapeake towns to
take on tobacco. cattle. vegetables
etc. Many of the stops are long
enough to give the passengers
an opportunity to do a bit oi
sightseeing in the towns-sleepy
little hamlets forgotten by every
one but the historians.
LeOnardtown First
On the Baltimore-Washingtor
trip there Is a three-hour stor
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
KILLING Stirs Hunt
Ru Alexandria Police

Alexandria police seek William
Lewis, colored, charged with the
fatal shooting of George Web
ster, colored, in an argument at
Queen and Henry Streets.
Webster died at the Alexandria
Hospital last night. He was car
ried to the hospital by Melvin
Brooks and Harrison Fains,
Colored.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27

-FOUR DAYS LEFT TO FILE
YOUR PERSONAL TAX RE
TURN. Persons failing to file
return who are found to be tax
able are liable to Supreme Court
action for such failure.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
SPED ON AFTER
H|TT|NG YOUTH,
} IS CHARGE
Second Washington Man
Helps Capture Clarence Mar.
! shall and His 2 Companions

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
H7.-Melvin Payne, 20, of Fal,
mouth. Va, who was struck and
seriously injured last night by
p hit-run driver on Kings High
way, recovered consciousness to-
pay and physicians said he would
live.
Hurt Repairing Tire
Payne was hurt while repair
tng a punctured tire on the high
way. and was brought to the hos
pital here by E. B. Broth, a civil
engineer, who saw the accident.
Driving behind Broth was Rod
erick j. Henderson, of 3546 T
tSt. N. w., Washington, who
chased a car which he believed
Swas the hit-and-run auto and
caused the arrest of Clarence
Marshall, of 219 T st. N. E.,
washington, who was identified
by Henderson and his companion,
Miss Alma L. Crowell. of 1928
.rwenty-ninth St. N. W.. Wash
Hngton, as the hit-and-run driver.
Two Companions
With Marshall in the car were
Elwood Marshall, of Fredericks-
burg, and Daisy Pickard, of 1912
tForty-fourth st. N. W., Washing
ton, all of whom denied their
car struck anyone. However.
clarence Marshall. the driver, is
held awaiting the outcome of
Payne'S injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
3 Garage Men Held
In $3.50 Gem Theft

Three men were held for the
grand jury by Justice Harry
Shepherd, of Accotink yesterday
son a charge of stealing clothing
and jewelry valued at $3.50 from
aGeorge L. Maxwell, of Greenwood,
IVA, after the latter's car had
1collided with one driven by G.
.Creeto, of the Argentine en-
dbaSSy.
Frank Hurst, Albert Hurst and
David Payne we're arrested at
Hurst's garage on the Fort
Humphreys Road, where Green
wood had taken his car to be
repaired. Payne was fined $50
kor possession of brass knuckleS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27
Chain Gang Fugitive
Gets ; Months More

In the Alexandria police court
today, Andrew Mcdonald, colored.
who escaped from the chain gang
March Is and was recaptured yes
terday, pleaded guilty to violating
the dry law and was sentenced to
serve three months in jail and
pay a fine of $25. HE also will
serve nearly four months on his
original sentence.
Melvin Wood, fisherman.
pleaded guilty to possession of II
pintS of liquor He was fined $50
and costs and given 80 days in
Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-07-27

On the Baltimore-W Washington
trip there Is a three-hour stop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
MANUFACTURER FAVORS
FORESIGHT IN INDUSTRY
Truman q. Morgan, r. w. Dodge
Corp. President, Advocates Long
Range Planning In Speech.

Long-range planning for industry was
advocated by Truman s. Morgan, pres
ident, F. w. Dodge Corporation, In an
address before the Detroit convention of
the National Association Of Ornamental
Iron. Bronze and Wire Manufacturers
this week.
During the decade from 192O-1o29,
we spent 10000 900 900 In new con-
struction Of all descriptions" Mr.. Nor
gan said. Not over IS per cent of this
was invested in overbuilding. This Is
per cent viii certainly be absorbed and
slow return to normal registered in
part through the low construction con-
tracts Of 1891. In the decade upon
which we have now entered, we shall
need to duplicate this decade of growth
II present facilities of the building in
dustry are to be more fully utilized.
Shortly the pinch Of obSolescence will
set US moving.
IF long-range planning is one Of the
developments resulting from the lessons
OF our present troubles. and I trust it
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$1Skso. 800 Work Let in Week.

The final week Of September produced
SIS, $50, 300 in new construction con-
tracts in the metropolitan area Of New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10

out was the result Of the movements,
carried forward by newspapers. maya
zines and many other ctvic-minded in
situations. for building Of better and
ever better homes.
Place 100000 Value.
This is important, since value Of
$4,000. 600 has been placed by the de-
veloperS on the 70 dwellings to be
erected In the Colony Hill section.
Plans for these 70 houses are being
drawn by Horace w. PeaSlee, vice presi-
dent of the American Institute OF
Architects, while the landscape plan
ming Is being done by Miss Rose Greedy
The main entrance to Colony Hill is
at Reservoir and Hoban roads, where
formerly was part OF barren and
raw hillside.
In striking contrast to its former ap-
pearance a curving street, Hoban road
has been cut into the hillside and the
sweeping lines of long, curving brick
walls, painted white, lead into the
group Of Colonial houses. some of which
are also Of brick construction. given 9
bright white color.
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that Of Rex VS.. Jones, the jurist de-
clared 1t was also an indictable offense
for a timber merchant to cut logs Of
timber In the street adjoining his yard.
Said Lord marlborough in giving the
decision In this case:
HE is not to exc out the inconven-
fence of his own premises by taking in
the public highway into his timber
yard, and, If the street be narrow, he
must remove to a more commodious
situation for carrying on his business. 4"
The realty body cites these as mat
ters of Importance since traffic con-
gestion, automobile parking and general
use CT streets are of such vital i'm
portance to property owners and real
estate developers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
COMMUNITY PLAN
IMPROVES HOUSING
Seeking Harmony, Some
Builders Choose but One
Architectural Style.

Planning Of the residential develop
ments has seen notable advance IN re-
cent years as some home builders have
centered predominant Importance upon
architectural beauty, achieved princ.-
pally by designing whole community
layoutS with harmony as the chief
motive.
This replaces in many instances for
mer carefree methods of designing each
house in new section without any re-
gard OF it's relation to its neighbors.
Sometimes in practices followed by
residential developers of building a
whole community from a preconceived
plan there is found a selection Of but
one general architectural type which
all houses in the section must follow,
individuality being achieved in the va
riouS dwellings through variation in the
plan of the house though not in its
general style class.
Colony Hill Example.
One example Of such a method may
be seen in extensive DEVELOPMENT now
under way in the Colony Hill section
north of Reservoir road and east of
Foxhall road, where only detached
dwellings of either pure early American
and Georgian design are to be per-
mitted
Developments there to date bring into
concrete form ideas developed after
more than year of study in which
plans for the whole development were
conceived. Plans for % houses have
been worked out on small scale and
working drawings for 10 of these have
been completed. Seven now are under
construction and two more are to be
started within two weeks.
Architects Approve.
The first group of these homes has
received the Commended" rating OF
the Architects Advisory Council, vol
untary jury of registered architects
sponsored by the Washington Chapter
Of the American Institute of Architects
This is the highest rating given private
building projects before completion.
The free service, awarding of ratings
and offering of suggestions for changes
in designs of private building plans BY
this council is part Of the widespread
movement for encouraging better archi-
tectural design.
In fact, it is stated by Harry K. Bos:
Of the firm of Boss & Phelps, develop
ers of Colony Hill, the selection of tbs
type of homes for that section and ths
planning of an entire community lay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
u. S. Parking Laws
Based on BritOn's
Decision in 1872
Jurist Ruled Against Long
Waits in Streets by
Stage Coaches.

Laws regulating parking Of vehicles
in this country are based on a decision
handed down in 1912 In England by the
distinguished jurist, Lord Peterborough
says clifton r. Bechtel, Chicago, writ.
ing in the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards weekly story for the
public.
In the case Of Rex VS.. Cross, hearc
in 1912. Lord Peterborough ruled that
It was an indictable offense for stage
coaches to stand at long intervals wait
ing for passengers in public streets.
mo one" said Lord Ellenborougn
Can make a stable yard Of the Kings
Mr.. Bechtel says this is probably the
first ruling on parking.
In another case heard the same year
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LEASE NEW OFFICES

The hrm Of L. T. Gravatte has taken
new quarters In the Securities Building,
at Tao Fifteenth street. to which Offices
viii be moved from the building at OPT
fifteenth street, where it has been To-
Gated since 1928.
Mr.. Gravatte entered the realty busi-
ness here In 1918 with the N. L. Sans
bury Co., Inc, and became an active
member Of the Washington Real Estate
Eoard when he entered the field with his
own firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
WILL ERECT 5 FLATS

Federal Construction Co. to Build
2-story Structures on Peabody st.
The Federal Construction Co. plans
the erection of five two-story fats in
the 500 block Of Peabody street, accord
ing to specifications filed with the Dis
trict government. The total cost is
estimated q $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10

win be, obsolescence will in the near
future supply its unfailing market. It
will not be the market Of the make
over or repair man. It will be the
market Of total elimination Of whatever
Is out Of date"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
Site for Grill Leased.

Business property at 1114 Eighth street
southeast, near the entrance to the
Navy Yard. has been leased to Bacas
Brothers for use as a grill, it Is an
nounced by the Office Of j. Leo Kolb,
which handled the transaction.
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York. according to +. w. Dodge Corp
ration. OF this sum, $685., 400 was :
non-residential building, $4,059. 100 (
residential building and $4,885, 700 1
public works and utilities.
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DOWN.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
Queer Methods of Measuring.

To cook a three-minute egg without
the aid of a timepiece, the cooks in
some parts Of the country sing verse
Of MY Country IT'S of Thee" six times
The time thus consumed amounts to
shade under three minutes. In Ger
by the recital Of certain prayers. Ger
tain tribesmen of Asia measure distance
by the pipeful. The distance between
two points is judged by the number of
pipeloads of tobacco that would be con-
sumed in the walk. Shepherds and
other dwellers in the open estimate the
time by the length Of the shadows
Sailors know the noon hour when the
sun is over the yardarm.
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More than 5000 motor coaches enteg
London every day.