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Evening star., 1932-10-26

The State Department was in fut-
ter. The Lytton Commlsslo.l .cpo. |.
containing some 10000 words, had
been released on Sunday afternoon and
the 60-odd copies, which had been re-
leased, were exhausted in no time.
Hundreds of requests were pouring into
the department from foreign embassies
and legations, Government departments
and institutions interested in the Man.
churian situation, and the State De-
partment could not satisfy these de-
mands. The department had no more
paper available for this purpose. Con-
gress has cut the contingent expenses"
OF the State Department from SI3I, 900
to 100000, and the white paper hereto
fore SO lavishly used by this department
had been strictly rationed and doled
out like water in Sahara.
The budget of the State Department
has been drastically cut. Its budget
for this year has been reduced from
sl6,000000 to $13,000,000, and the heads
OF this department are struggling hard
to make both ends meet without in
fiicting undue hardship on their officers.
AS it is, the Department of State Is
one of the organizations which does
not weigh heavily on the taxpayer.
While the legislative establishment alb
serbs 40 per cent of the budget, the
War Department 9.56 per cent. the
Navy Department 6.67 per cent, the
Treasury Department 10.44 per cent,
the Department of State takes only 028
per cent of the total budget
STILL the Congress has found it nee
essary to ask the State Department to
cut its expenditure by 18 per cent, and
this had to be done.
Wholesale Dismissals Avoided.
The method adopted by Secretary
Henry L. Stimson was one which pre-
vented wholesale dismissals of officers
and clerks.
These are the items which Congress
has ordered to be reduced in order to
achieve the saving of S3000000:
l. The sums appropriated for the
building now in progress of embassies
and legations have been Cancelled.
2. The appropriations for the hire OF
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clerks in embassies, legations and con-
sulates abroad has been reduced by
$3.50, 900.
8. A cut of 100000 in the salary of
foreign service officers has been ordered.
T. The emergency fund of the Secre-
tary of State for special Investigations,
unexpected conferences and confidential
work has been cut from 100000 to
$3.50 900.
S. The post allowances of officers in
the field have been completely sup
pressed.
6. Representation allowances for for
eign service officers ranging from $3.50
a year in small places to $4,000 year
for the embassies IN Paris and London
have been Cancelled.
7. Contingent expenses Of the State
Department have been reduced from
s137 900 to 100000.
9. Travelling allowances have been re-
duced to the maximum of Sc day.
10. All leaves of absence have been
suspended.
Effect Of Economies.
How do all these savings effect the
American foreign service, which in time
of peace is considered by many as i'm
portant as the armed services In war
time?
The suspension of work now in progress
for the construction of American embas-
sizes and legations abroad is said to be OF
no great consequence, except for the TACT
that such a suspension will eventually
entail an increased expenditure, due to
the fact that the cost of labor and ma
terial may increase within a year or
two and delay of construction gen.
orally entails certain adaptations
which have to be repaired before the
new work begins.
But the reduction of $25O,0O0 in the
appropriation for clerk hire and the
100000 cut in salary of foreign service
officers has played hayoc with the offl-
Gals stationed abroad, officials said.
Secretary Stimson was opposed to any
dismissals from the service and decided
to save this money by cutting certain
allowances foreign service officers
abroad have been receiving until this
year. He has ordered reduction OF 40
per cent of the rent allowances granted
these men and has also ordered dras-
tic cut in the expenditure for light,
heating, stationary. telephones. etc, in
all Offices of the United States foreign
service abroad.
Thus the American consuls who are
generally men living exclusively out OF
their salaries. 1t was pointed out,
have suffered cut of 40 per
cent in their rent allowances. while
the representatives of the Treasury
who are stationed abroad have had
no cuts at all and those of the De-
partment of Commerce have had cut
of only 10 per cent of their rent allow
ances. Consuls and vice consuls had
to cancel their leases, sometimes at a
considerable material loss, it was said
and have been forced to move, with
their families. into cheaper quarters.
But this drastic cut has enabled the
State Department to maintain all those
Evening star., 1932-10-26

foundations Of the laboratory building,
which will be the first to go up. The
administration building will follow.
The Government is represented on the
site by Walter z. Shipp, United States
construction engineer of the Treasury
Department, who is supervising the Job.
The buildings are expected to be I'm
ished about next September.
Evening star., 1932-10-26
new HEALTH BUILDINGS
RETAINING WALL BEGUN
Unusual Feature Will Be 26-Feet
High NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Work Finished.

A retaining wall. 26 feet high and
about 400 feet long, is an unusual fea-
ture of the new construction now under
way for the two buildings of the Ma
tional Institute of Health at Twenty
fifth and e streets Steel is expected in
about two weeks for the first building.
Concrete Is being poured for this re-
tanning wall, which Is necessary to hold
the banks of the grounds of the ada
cent Naval Hospital.
Excavation has been completed by
the contractor, Wills, Taylor g. Mafera,
for both the buildings, which are to be
laboratory and an administration
building Concrete is being poured for
Evening star., 1932-10-26
Secession of County Shown.

WINCHESTER. Tenn. (Pl.-An "ord-
inances of secession" document
thought lost when the home Of Col.
Peter Turney was burned during the
Civil War. recently was found among
official records Of Franklin County
The document proves an oft-repeated
story that Franklin County seeded
from the State of Tennessee and Joined
he Confederacy before Tennessee had
tone so.
Evening star., 1932-10-26
HUEY LONG FLAYS
REPUBLICAN AIMS
Claims Administration Is Reaction.
ary and Only Roosevelt's Elec.
ton Can Save Nation.
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURG, Kans., October 90
Senator Huey P. Long Democrat,
louisiana. conducting three-day
campaign in Kansas, last night attacked
the national Republican administration
as reactionary and said the salvation Of
the country depended upon the election
of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The days oratorical activities Of the
King Fish" began in Topeka, moved
on to Fort Scott, and ended in an ad-
dress here.
In Fort Scott Senator Long charged
President Hoover with favoritism toward
bankers and big business interests. and
asserted tax rebates he said we're made
to large corporations proved the accu-
sation.
At Pittsburg the Louisianan assailed
the unequal distribution Of wealth now
prevailing to the detriment of the
common man" and pointed to the farm
surpluses on one hand and starving
people on the other.
He will speak in Columbus, Oswego,
Cof1eyviue, Cherryvale and Parsons
today.
Nearly half the 234.14 farms in Hol-
Evening star., 1932-10-26
ST|MSON SLASHES
TOTAL Upper CENT
Items Are Cut All Along Line
to Effect Saving of
$3,0O0,OOO.

This is the fourth OF q series of ar
ticles on operation OF the drastically
reduced budget in the Government
departments.
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Slams new government will revise
taxation.
Evening star., 1932-10-26

Nearly half the 234,145 farms in Hol-
land are now operated by tenants.
Evening star., 1932-10-26

THIS new unit was designed
L after years of outstanding
success in economical oil heating
with the Quiet MAY Automatic
Oil Burner along with the con-
current study of means of I'm.
proving the methods of heat
absorption found in the thou.
sands of boilers and furnaces
encountered by Quiet MAY En-
gineers in this country and
abroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-06
DE MOLAYS PLANNING
 FATHER, SON BANQUET

Preparations are being made by the Ds Mclays to give a Father and Sen Banquet at the Masonic Temple Saturday, December IT, Every Mason and his son and the fathers of De Molsy members are invited to attend the affair. A Mason without a son may adopt one for the evening.
 The committee having the bar- quet in charge consists of Robert Henning, Chairman; Earl Lager gren, Arthur Ficken and Dan Livie Reservations may be made by call ing 1882 or 3353 after 6:30 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-06
GOLD EXPORTS FOR NOVEMBER
 ARE st,005,021
Exceed n Value All Othel Commodities Export
 ed During Month

Gold, z in } November, constituted the lions share of Alaska's com modities shipped to the States, and it's value was more than tha5 of, all other items on the export list for that month, according to the monthly statement Of com merce just made public by J. c. Mcbride, Collector of Customs.
 The value of all gold shipments for the month was $1,005,021. The total of all commodities for Novem- ber was s1,7l6,919.
 The list of all commodities and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-06

Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, of Brockton, Mass, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, who, in launching "These United States" Yovement in Wash ington, D. C., urged women to keep their eyes on the public funds. Women, said Mrs. Pooae, need to Sarrow their horiIaa rather than
 widen 1t right now.
 Five times as many people are killed and injured yearly as dic from natural causes.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
MATERIALS DROP
IN WHOLESALE COST
Week Ended April % Shows Group
Index 72.2, Against 72.4
Week Before.

The wholesale cost of building ma
terials as a group declined slightly for
the week ending April %, as COMPARED
with either April Is or March 26. &C
cording to index numbers tabulated bv
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Depart
ment of Labor.
The index for the group was 1872 for
April %, as compared with 724 for
April Is and 1873 for March rs. The
index numbers are based on average
prices of 1926 as 100
The index for house furnishing goods
remained steady at 1872 for the pre-
ceding three weeks. but this compared
with 1876 for the week ending March 26.
The index for metals and metal
products stood at 80.2 for the week
ending April %, as compared with
8o6 for the week ending March 26.
A rise was shown in the figures for
fuel and lighting. The index for this
group was TT for April %, as compared
with 691 for March 26.
The index for all the 784 commodi-
ties included in the survey was 658
for April %, as compared with 66.2 for
March 26.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Five Dwellings Planned.

Earl l.. Warren as owner and builder
and c. N. Bell as designer have filed
plans with the District government.
which provide for the construction of
five 2-story brick dwellings at 1920 to
1929 Third street. The cost of con-
struction is estimated at $25,000.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
BUILDING AND LOAN
GAINS ARE SHOWN
District Associations S614,.
O13 Ahead in Assets for
March, Says Secretary.

The building and loan associations
of the District made gain of $614013
in assets during March, according to
reports to the Building Association
Council of the District, announced to-
day by William S. Quinter, secretary.
The total assets Of the Washington
building and loan institutions thus has
been brought up to $83,7O7, ,o4s. Dur
ing the past month 754 new accounts
were opened and 412 new loans were
made, amounting to $1,419,140, Mr..
Quinter reported.
The quarterly figures reveal equally
encouraging results, the tabulation
showing that gain in assets for the
three months amounted to $l,878 049,
with 1852 new accounts opened, in ad-
dition to which 1912 loans were made
for total of S4,306,65
|. The figures were compiled by the
Building Association Council, which is
composed Of the IT larger associations
in the city, and are to be used in COM
pillng the figures for the entire coun-
try by the United States Building and
Loan League.
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building program carried throughout
the country magnitude and usefulness any vast
past from the Pyramids of Egypt to the
Panama Canal R G. Dun Co declared in special survey
of the building industry, made public this week
The program being accomplished by the actual authorized
practically all of which will
labor thus furnishing
needed, the continues
This being carried however merely
the buildings erected
will public service protection the Dun
Evening star., 1932-04-30

EFClJ Unity family mas an IN
herent right to own a home.
Beautiful New Types.
Architects, engineers, inventors and
manufacturers have now made possible
beautiful homes incomparably superb
or to old types in plan, convenience
and healthfulness, at no increase in
cost
Engineering practice applied to the
arrangement Of household facilities has
made 1t possible to eliminate most
of the drudgery of housekeeping.
Beauty is a commercial asset to the
home builder, because it is a spiritual
necessity to the home owner.
Financing the home owner Is the
most backward phase of the situation
and calls for new methods of extend
ing credit on the part of banks and
investment institutions operating iii
this field.
'Zoning and city planning save
waste, reduce ultimate costs, and add
attractiveness and ether social values
to stable investment values for home
owners.
"Slums have no excuse for being and
should be eliminated by wise concerted
effort.
More industries should move to the
country, where workers may have bet
ter home surroundings.
Large scale housing has proved we'll
worth while when wisely planned, and
Evening star., 1932-04-30

single houses as there were vacant
houses.
In spite of these who claim that the
country is all built up and while there
may be enough housing and office and
factory space to meet curtailed current
requirements, it Is safe to state that
the housing industry. in its longer view,
still is in its infancy.
During the last two years, Specula-
tive building of nearly every class and
quality has been eliminated, which has
tended to enlarge the influence of ar
chitects, the engineers. the larger con-
tracing organizations and townships
planning experts. 1t also has increased
the need for community planning, in
place of the former haphazard specu-
lative developments, and the need for
sound projects for rehabilitating depre-
ciated residential areas. 1t probably has
created more future opportunities for
large-scale investment building COM
panies, as distinguished from companies
operating on the highly speculative
basis so prevalent back in 1928 and
1929.
Cost of Materials Lower.
Material costs now are under the
levels of 1922, when they were the low
cSI SlIlCe lllC WOAsO WAL. OIL dl
steel and all metals have declined sub
stantially, electrical fixtures and equip
ment also are materially cheaper than
they were in 1890 Lumber dealers are
overstocked and are suffering losses, as
result of buyers market. Plumbing
costs are back to the 1918 level, and
plumbing materials have dropped about
43 per cent since 1920.
There is an oversupply of unskilled
help, and an ample supply of skilled
mechanics. Since early last Fall there
have been several voluntary wage re-
ductions in some cities union labor has
agreed to lower wage scales running
from 8 to II per cent in the different
classif1cations for period of one year.
After having passed through a furry of
price-cutting, both contractors prices
and quotations on materials are on a
somewhat more stable basis, and an up
ward trend has been noted in some in
stances"
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should receive encouragement and sup
port from business groups.
Home ownership must not be taxed
out of existence.
Rural homes can be made as beau-
tlful and convenient as city homes.
old homes should be modern;ze
Tor the sake of health and conven-
ience.
Laws affecting city housing condi-
tlons and the ownership and protection
OF homes need study and revision.
Women'S special interest in home
making should be recognized in all
planning Of national program, par
ticularly in the design, decoration and
interior arrangement of the house,
and in all matters affecting the health
and welfare of the family.
Research and the dissemination of
its new knowledge through organized
channels should be encouraged.
The devoted work of the committees
OF the conference and of the members
who attended the meetings in Wash
tngton Is service which 1 gratefully
acknowledge on behalf of the country.
and which I commend to all civic
leaders and citizens as an inspiration
to further efforts in promoting the
development and enrichment of the
foundation Of our national life, the
American home"
Evening star., 1932-04-30
MRS. RICHARDS GIVEN
REALTY BOARD POST
Action Results From Resignation
of John A. Petty, Executive
Officer Many Years.

Mrs. S. N. Richards, associated for a
number of years with the work of the
Office of the Washington Real Estate
Board, has been made assistant execu-
tive secretary of the board by action
of the directors of the organization
yesterday.
She has been placed in temporary
charge of the office and will fill the
duties of the executive secretary The
action was taken by the board due to
the resignation of John A. Petty, for
many years the executive officer Of the
pointed clerk of the Arlington County
Court.
At the same meeting yesterday the
board accepted the resignation Of Mr.
Petty.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
ARCHITECTS GIVE
3 DWELLINGS O. X.
Councils Action Indicates Build
ing Standards in Neighbor-
hoods Selected.

Plans for three dwellings to be
erected here were awarded an approved
rating this week by jury of the Archi-
tects Advisory Council, sponsored by
the Washington Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects.
The approved projects for the de-
signs for dwelling for 1908 FesSenden
street. designed by Charles E. Dillon
for w. F. Davis; a dwelling for 272S
Thirty-second street. designed by James
w. Adams for Arthur s. Henning, and
dwelling for 1915 Fourteenth street,
designed by H. A. Heine. owner.
The approving rating indicates the
finding of the jury that the design
meets the standards which should be
maintained for private buildings in the
neighborhoods affected.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs
US. BUILDING OPERATIONS
GREATEST In ALL TIME

800 Structures Extensions or Additions Under Con.
tract, One Post Office Building in Chicago
Alone Costing $22, 100000.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

In the exterior, brick is pre-
dominant interspersed with stone, and
above the entrance door is overlapped
hand aided siding. This same siding
extends around over the main gable
end up to the bird house.
Woodwork around windows and doors
is of hand hewn stock in natural finish
Evening star., 1932-04-30

or antiqued gray. The roof is variegated
gray black slate or fiat tile, and chimney
pots are dull red terra Gotta. The wall
should be of well-toned dark and light
bricks. This wall should be well
groomed with planting and vines.
The interior has large living room,
dining room and kitchen, and upstairs
are four bedrooms and two baths.
The house should be located on lot
at least 75x100 or $50 feet, and placed
at least 80 feet back from the sidewalk
line.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Renovations Cost $3.50, 900, 900.

The average life of Office and apart
ment buildings has been found to be
80 to 40 years. In order to compete
with newly constructed buildings, re-
placements and remodeling at certain
definite intervals have been found
necessary. About s57O 600 900 is spent
annually on replacement or equipment
and remodeling of commercial buildings
Evening star., 1932-04-30
TWO REALTY FIRMS FORM
Hyattsville Corporations Named
After Washington Apartments.
Ipecial pispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 30-James M.
Gill and Doris N. Wolf of Washington
and T. Howard Duckett of Hyattsville
have incorporated two realty firms
under the State laws of Maryland.
Both of the firms are located in Hy-
attsville one being known as the VAL
ley Vista Co. and the other as the
Harvard Hall Co. The capital stock
of each company consists of 5000
shares, par values $40 each.
The Valley Vista and the Harvard
Hall Apartments in Washington re-
Gently were bid in at auction in the
name of Doris N. Wolf.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
PRESIDENT GIVES SKETCH
OF PROGRESS In HOMES
Connected Nationwide Move for Still Better Hons.
ing Urged in Foreword to Conference
Reports Volume
president HOOVER briefly sketches the

RESIDENT HOOVER briefly sketches progress aIreadv
achieved in the development the American home and
points & to further advances and detectives foreword to
nome e ana a9ne Ownership recently published
from the - ~ O'-"04' O0A0luSolS
THE next lift evating the living conditions of tho
american family must from and nation move
nent to provide better
Nogales international., 1932-09-10
HUNT FIRST
MOEUR SECOND
SAYS IRWIN

In a phone message 20 The In
ternational yesterday, Oscar Irwin
of Phoenix state campaign manager
for Gov. George w. r Hunt. made
the following prediction on the out
come Of Tuesdays primary:
Hunt will run first, Dr. B. 3.
Noeur second, and K. Berry Peter
son thru.
Hunt supporters, Irwin said, quick
ly covered a 81 900 wage: made in
Phoenix yesterday that Peterson
would be nominated.
Irwin, known as THE Human Dy-
namo" in state political circles, re-
turned to Phoenix Thursday from a
swing over the southern and east
-ern parts Of the state in the inter-
est of Goy Hunts candidacy.
Nogales international., 1932-09-10
FIRST ROTARY
PRESIDENT IN
STATE VISITOR

Amos A. Belts of Phoenix, member
of the Arizona Corporation Commls-
sion. first president of the Phoenix
Rotary Club when it was organized
10 years ago, was among guests at
the regular weekly Luncheon OF the
Nogales Rotary Club yesterday noon.
The Phoenix Rotary Club is No.
100 and was the first Rotary club
ever organized in Arizona. Belts IS
still a member of the club.
Another guest at the local meeting
Yesterday was Charles Howe Of
Phoenix, also member of the Cor
poration Commission Howe and
Belts came to the meeting as guests
of Craig Pottinger.
A feature of the session was a
very interesting address by Collector
of Customs James Mcdonald on the
history OF tne Eva Dugan case. NC
Donald, at the time OF the arrest OF
Mrs. Dugan several years ago, was
sheriff of Pima county. He told the
Rotarians each step taken to bring
about her arrest for killing a man
named Mathis. Mrs. Dugan was ex-
ecuted on the gallows at the Ari-
zona prison about two years ago.
At yesterdays meeting Dave Levy
of the Border Cafe was inducted in
to the club by DR.. M. I. Merritt.
Nogales international., 1932-09-10
Boosts Johnson
For Atty. General

In the interest Of the candidacy
of Harry Johnson, Democrat, for
Alto. ney General, Attorney E. w.
Mcfarland of Florenc p, prominent
in American Legion circles Of the
state, was caller last night at the
office of the Nogales International
Johnson q resident Of Phoenix
for the past 25 years, was member
Of the First Legislature, was deputy
county attorney under County At
torney L. M. Laney OF Maricopa
county and was chief deputy under
the present county attorney of
Maricopa county until a few weeks
ago when he resigned to run for
Acknowledgement. He is one of Ari-
zona'S leading attorneys, and par
ticularly well known for having
worked and fought for important
labor legislation.
Nogales international., 1932-09-10
Registration By
Wards, Precincts

Regis ration by wards and pre-
cincts for Tuesdays primary:
Ward l, Nogales Precinct No. !
Democrats BIT, Republicans 81.
Ward 2, Nogales Precinct No. /;
Democrats 283, Republicans 60.
Ward 8, Nogales Precinct No. /:
Democrats GIT, Republicans 90.
Tubac, Precinct No. 2: Denloc- ats
106, Republicans IT.
Santa Cruz, Precinct No. 3: DIM
ocrats 1O2, Republicans %.
Patagonia Precinct No. 4: Demo-
Gratis 283, Republicans 55.
Montana Camp, Precinct No. s:
Democrats %, Republicans 16.
Elgin. Precinct No. 6: Democrats
40. r publicans 26.
Tt al registration: 1873 Demo
.yac1 392 Republicans, % miscellan-
5us. Grand total 2293.