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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02

"HE apartment was pleasant
and homelike place with its
Il two bedrooms, living room,
kitchenettc and bath. l noticed the
CAV chintzes, the nice prints, the
good-humored touches of novelty
and color in odd and unexpected
hooks and corners. Then | remem-
bered that l was stranger in
truding here, where one had walked
and slept and dreamed Of her wed,
ding day had gone out and had
now mysteriously disappeared.
Returning to the living room,
after roaming from front to back,
Thatcher Colt sat down on the
edge of the couch and, leaning on
his walking stick, shook his head
and stared around him with
Thoughtful eyes as if seeking the
truth about Geraldine roster
through clairvoyance. Then he be-
gan to question Betty Garfield.
Once more I admired the quiet
and adroit method which he en-
ployed with such consummate skill
he was leading this girl to talk
about her friend contidingly, SO
that she was almost unaware that
she was being interrogated by
a master of inquisition, dreaded
throughout the underworld. For
half an hour they chatted on, and
at the close Thatcher Colt said:
81 think ] have what l want
now. Betty-a psychological por-
ception clerk in a doctors Office,
and why?-Because she wanted to
be in the big city, instead of the
little town where her parents lived.
An ambitious girl who was taking
night. courses in Columbia Univer-
sity. A good-natured creature
YOU roomed with her for three
years and never had serious
disagreement"
"That's true" said Betty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02

Geraldine Foster, very at
tractive young reception clerk in
the Washington Square office OF
DR.. Humphrey MaskeH, vanished
from her Morningside Heights
apartment on the night before
Christmas. Her room mate, Betty
Garfield, reported her disappear
ance to the police three days after
Christmas and appealed directly
to Police Commissioner Thatcher
Colt for aid. Betty held a phone
conversation with Geraldine on
Saturday. Christmas Eve. during
which the latter said she wished
she was dead. Betty tele:
phoned Geraldine's mother and
learned she had not arrived for
the holiday. The missing girls
fiance, Harry Armstrong, had not
seen her since Friday. DR.. MaskeH
says. he returned to his office
Saturday afternoon to find Ger
aIdine gone. Colt goes at once
to the Foster apartment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
Lyman
BY S. GYLDEN

Severt Gylden called on William
Harjus Monday.
The combined program and shoe
social of Trygg schools No. l and No.
4 was held Tuesday.
Gust Eckholm called at John CYL
denis Wednesday.
Mrs. Gust Eckholm and daughter
Lydia spent Thursday at John CYL
den's.
Edwin Olson and Miss Lydia
Lehto were dinner guests Of Gust
Eckholm's Thursday.
Mrs. William Harju, son Benn and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02

no trouble. If ever your health be-
comes impaired in any way, why, put
the question of the possible bearing
of the pulpless tooth up to your ply
sician, who. If he deserves your con-
fidence, will come to a decision only
after consultation with your dentist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02

HI-HO PUZZLE NO. 5-Cut out
the seven pieces and fit them to-
gether in a manner that will form
the silhouetted figure shown above.
Blacken the backs of the seven pieces
with ink or crayon, since solution of
some of the puzzles requires that Ger
tain pieces be turned over. All seven
pieces must be used in each puzzle.
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Editorial Comment

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trend of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, NJ. d

Signed pertaining health
diagnosis treatmenE will
Letters should
made queries conforming
William Brady,
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Of all news dispatches credited to it
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matter herein are also reserved.
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CHAPTER Nv,

.HE apartment was pleasant
and homelike place with its
Il two bedrooms, living room,
Evening star., 1932-12-10
APPRAISERS PLAN
PROCEDURE TALKS
National Realty Group Con-
vention Arranged for D. C.
January 25-28.

Appraisal procedure Is to be discussed
by officials and members of the Amer
lean Institute of Real Estate Appraisers,
professional division of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards, at
its forthcoming convention here Janu-
ary 1928. At the same time a state
ment of the Institutes code of ethics
will be considered.
Proposed standards of practice for
farm land appraisers, already approved
by the farm lands and county estates
division of the association, also will be
reviewed at the session here at the
Willard Hotel.
The institute was organized in June
as distinctly professional body, as an
instrument to identify those passing
the standards of practice and ethics
required by the institute.
The governing council Of the insti-
tute now has elected 169 members of
the institute. There are 457 affiliate
members. Members only can use the
designation M. A. L." meaning mem
ber of the Appraisal Institute.
The council, at recent meeting in
Chicago, approved the application of
Al for institute membership and de-
ferred action on "a other applications
pending submission of additional data.
New Jersey realtors were the first to
obtain charter as a regional chapter.
Applicants for the grade of member,
the institute explains, must demon
state their ability to appraise all prop
critics which are standard to and or
dinarily encountered in city of $4,000
population, and satisfactorily establish
their knowledge Of number of types
of properties and appraisals. They
must have good record in active ap-
praisal for at least five years. A writ
ten or oral examination may be re-
quired by the institute.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
LOAN GROUP NAMES.
JAMES AND BALTz|
D. c. Home Finance Officials
Given Posts on Standing
Committees.

Two Washington home finance off,
cials have been appointed to posts on
standing committees of the United
States Building and Loan League, it
was reported today by Ward B. Whit
lock. Springfield, Ill, president of the
body.
c. Clinton James of the Columbia
Permanent Building Association, has
been made member of the Committee
on Mortgage Foreclosure, Redemption
Procedure and Cost, and Edward c.
BaltZ, secretary of the Perpetual Build
ing Association, has been named
delegate to the conferences of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
The committee concerned with the
mortgage foreclosure question is work.
ing with the National Conference Of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws,
which has under consideration
standard mortgage law for adoption by
the States.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
BUILDING TO BEGIN
Dwellings Planned in New West.
moreland Hills Section.

Construction of a number of new
dwellings will be started Immediately
in the new Westmoreland Hills section,
lying near Massachusetts, avenue at
the District line, it was announced to-
day by the Loughborough Delevopment
Corporation, developers
Plans already have been drawn for
dwellings and work now will proceed
with the completion Of roadways in
conjunction with the paving of the
large Westmoreland circle, the de-
velopers report.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
HOME IN VARIOUS STAGES.

graph. Between the two new completed
wings and the steel framework are the
old buildings, which will be rszed later
to clear the site for the final two wings
of the Agriculture development.
Just to the right and the rear of
the completed two wings of the Agri-
culture Building Is seen the site of the
Central Heating Plant, which will serve
all the Government buildings in the
downtown area, including the White
House
In the middle and distant position in
the scene appears the new Federal
Warehouse, which was completed during
the past year. At the extreme left is
the Freer Art Gallery.
In the foreground, at the right. are
seen the old buildings of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, now occu-
pied by a division of that agency and
the Office of the Register of the
Treasury.
The Aronberg- Fried Co., Inc, of New
York, has contracted to erect the five
wings of the Agriculture Building for
$780, 900, and to complete the work
by late Spring of 1884.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
FUTURE GAIN SEEN
IN SUBURBAN AREA
Trend Last Year Cited to In
dicate Change in
Population.

The suburban districts rather than the
cities proper are likely to show future
increases in the population of the
United States, as the result of profound
notifications which now are taking
place in the basis for expansion Of
American industry, in the opinion of
editors Of the Index, published by the
New York Trust Co.
Last year, for the first time in the
history of the United States, the num-
Der Of immigrants returning to their
native land exceeded the number Of
those entering this country" the Index
observes. "The previous year was the
first during which the number of
Americans going to rural communities
to gain livelihood exceeded the num-
Der Of those coming to the cities to live.
Farms Gain 656,0o0.
Both of these trends undoubtedly
were caused, in large measure, by lack
Of employment in the cities.
THE latest reports Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture indicates that the
increase in farm population during 1882
will be approximately 656,000 and the
gains for the years 1880, 1881 and 1882
will more than offset the loss during
the previous decade
undoubtedly, many OF those who
have left the cities will return when
economic conditions improve, but this
flow back to the larger centers of pop
ulation will be tempered by changed
conditions. There is a tendency to
locate factories In smaller cities and
towns, as is illustrated by the growth
Of the textile industry in the South to
replace plants in the more densely
populated areas of New England.
Increase Is Slower.
Moreover, the population of the
United States is increasing at smaller
rate and 1t is estimated that by 1880 it
will be stationary at about 180, 900, ,000
The basis upon which American in
dustry has expanded is in process of
profound modification. The number of
consumers will not increase with any
thing like the rapidity of the past.
Because there are no frontiers and
language barriers here, Americans will
continue to be mobile people, but In
all likelihood the population will be-
come considerably more stable in size
and location than it has been in the
past"
Evening star., 1932-12-10

$136,100 Permits Issued.
During the last week permits were
issued for projects having total eSti-
mated construction cost of Sl36,1 100.
In the new list of work for the week
we're plans for the erection of II private
dwellings.
Among projects approved during the
week were the following:
Biron Bros, Inc, owners and build
ers; George T. Santmyers, architect;
to erect five 2-story brick dwellings,
1871 to 1879 Sheridan street; to cost
$4,000.
w. c. and A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; G. E. MacNei designer; to
erect one 3-story brick and frame
dwelling, 4971 Hillbrook lane; to cost
$15,800
Marcus Notes, owner; B. E. Freund,
designer; D. E. Nichol, builder: to re-
model and make alterations, sos Ninth
streets; to cost S14,500.
J. B. Tiffey, owner and builder; Rob-
ert P. Tiffey. designer; to erect two
Evening star., 1932-12-10
TAX BASIS DECREASES
Baltimore Figures $23e, ,OOO, ,OOC
Force Higher Tax Rate.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
BALTIMORE. December 10.-A de-
crease of S238,0OO,00O in the taxable
basis of Baltimore is shown in report
submitted to the City Council by Mayor
Jackson, explaining the reason for an
increase of "A cents in the tax rate next
year to $3.50 per $100.
Appropriations over which the city
has no control, departments as the po-
lice, on which the salaries are set by
the State Legislature, amount to S23,-
346,212.35, of the total budget for 1888
of s45.71O,726l3, he explained.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
J. S. EATON MADE HEAD
OF GOSS SALES OFFICES

J. S. Eaton has been made the head
of the sales department of the Goss
Realty Co., it was reported today by
Earl E. Goss, head of the firm, in an
nouncing enlargement of his staff.
Hamilton Smith and william B.
Dortch, formerly associated with Mr..
Eaton In the firm of Eaton & Co., also
have become associated with the Gess
Realty Co. Everett A. r. Searl. builder,
also has joined the GoSs concern.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
~ONSTRUCTION of the wings Of
4 the Extensible Building of the
I Department Of Agriculture has
~ reached an interesting stage,

redC0eQ Ill IlIcICSlulB otdSC,
as shown in this new photo
graph, revealing how units of the de-
velopment now appear from an elevated
position.
In the left foreground IS seen the
administrative building. consisting Of
the central unit recently completed, and
the marble wings erected under the
Roosevelt Administration.
Located to the south, on the other
side of B street southwest, Is the site
of the Extensible Building of seven
wings, two of which have been COM
pleted and occupied. This development
will occupy the area from Twelfth to
Fourteenth and from B and c streets
southwest. At the right of this area,
seen here, is a group of old buildings
now nearly raZed, to make way for two
wings of the new building.
The steel frame of one Of the three
other wings yet to be completed to
the east appears to the left of the
two completed units seen in the photo
Evening star., 1932-12-10
$9O3,840 IN NEW WORK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 10-New
improvements, additions and alterations
last month were valued at $903,840, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Buildings.
The total contrasts with $1,995, $50 for
october, 1882. and with $l,772,040 for
November, 1881.
Valuation of permits granted during
the IL months ended November 80
amounted to s14,701 $50, compared with
$28, $50 for the like term of last
year. The total for 1881 was $29,571,- :
120.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
HEADS BUILDING GROUP
Baltimore Man Elected President
of Maryland Association.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 10.-George
w. Bahlke of this city was elected
president of the Maryland League of
Building Associations at a meeting Of
directors of the organization here this
week.
Other new officers are Robert A.
Diggs, vice president; r. G. Mowbray,
treasurer, and Adam E. LAUDER, execu-
tive secretary.
Mr. Bahlke reported that the aggre-
gate resources of the group Of associ-
ations in the league are practically
unchanged after experiencing another
year during which many investors were
forced to draw upon their savings to
meet living expenses. New deposits al
most equalled the Withdrawals, he said.
showing again the soundness Of the
building and loan plan.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
PLANNING OF HOMES URGED
FOR LOW.INCOME FAMILIES
Threefold Program by Finance Agencies to Produce
Ownership for Those Paying $40 to
$50 Rent Proposed

~OMPREHENSIvE planning to make home ownership possible
portion of the city families of the lower income
~ class paying from $40 to $50 month for rented
urged the Home Owning and Home Building Com
mttee of the United States Building and Loan League
threefold with this objective should
the finance agencies real estate who
building contractors it is declared Philip
Lieber, Shreveport, La, chairman of the committee
of existing with view to construction OF houses
bargain prices where they
first point in the proposed
Evening star., 1932-12-10

212 STORY brick and frame dwellings,
48o9 and 4811 Davenport street; To
cost $4,000.
Louis T. Rouleau, owner. designer and
builder: to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings, 4403 and 4409 Garrison
street; to cost $4,000.
Louis T. Rouleau. owner, designer
and builder; to erect two 2-story frame
dwellings, 4405 and 4407 Garrison
street; to cost $4,000.
Allen c. Minnix, owner and builderf
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1932-12-10
$1,000 Dwelling Planned.

Plans for a tWo-story brick-and-frame
dwelling to be erected at 1928 Twenty
sixth street northeast, having con-
struction cost estimated at S5,000 have
been filed with the District government
by Tolson, Kemp & Nix, builders, for
L. H. Nix, owner.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
Owning Building Section for Washington and Suburbs
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
AGAIN LEAD FOR MONTH
46 One-Famiy Dwellings of $3.50, 100 Cost In.
cluded in November Summary-All Private
Operations S52O,585

ESIDENTL construction took the lead last month
~ all other types of private building operations according the
November of work by Building Inspector
w. Oehmann.
Included the list Of November projects
of about $219 house There permits for 20
detached dwellings, detached and 13
The total all private operations the last month
estimated $208 which $2705 or
total figure $3030 for building the northwest secon
southeast section $36 $50 the northeast
Evening star., 1932-07-15
lob RELIEF EMPLOYEES REPORT,
BUT ONLY TELEPHONES LEFT
Twelve Stay Desks Hoping for Financial Solution
Despite Congress Refusal.

was not the slightest hope left in OBJ
tanning congressional approval of the
appropriation to operate during the cur
rent fiscal year.
The organizations headquarters is in
the GoVernment-oWned Walker John
son Building, 1874 New York avenue,
and today furniture was being removed
from all but five of its 20-odd rooms on
the eighth and ninth floors of the
building. Those employees borrowed
from other departments when the
organization began to function last
Summer under the direction of Mr..
Clifford have been returned to their
original assignments. it was said.
When President Hoover appointed Mr.
Clifford to head the organization, the
Commerce Department was called upon
to mother it until Congress convened.
The department is said to have ad-
vanced to the organization S150,00O,
and was refunded when the second de-
ficiency bill for the 1882 fiscal year was
approved early this year.
OF this sum, the organization reported
today S129.236.58 was expended up to
June 80, last. A total of S95,96O was
expended fer salaries, S27,82358 for
contingent expenses and S5,503 was
spent for printing.
The organization was created, officials
explained, to cooperate with public au-
thorities and with national, State and
local agencies having responsibility for
unemployment relief activities.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
DETECTIVE AGENCY
TAX EFFECTIVE
Only One Bureau Has Made
AppIiCation-Taxi Boost
Fails to Cut Numbers.

Enforcement of the provision in the
new license law requiring a s1oO license
fee for the privilege Of operating a pri-
vate detective agency will be begun
Monday. At that time Inspector L. 1.
H. Edwards, Police Department per-
sonnel officer. will confer with captains
of all precincts and give them inStruc-
tions on the enforcement of the law.
According to its provisions. the
agency must make application to the
District. and the application must be
investigated ana approved by the Po-
lice Department before the license is
issued. Thus far only one application
is under investigation, although in a
letter to Supt. of Licenses Wade
Coombs Walter Parsons OF the Parsons
National Detective Service charged
that many persons, including police
men, are operating private detective
agencies without licenses
Meanwhile the provision in the new
act raising the price CT hackers licenses
from SO to S25 does not ssen. accord
ing to Mr.. Coombs, to have had any
appreciate effect in cutting down the
number of hackers Although the law
only went into effect July /. already
643 licenses have been issued. III of
them yesterday A parcel of $40 licenses
has been made up for one of the large
rental cab agencies, and will be issued
in a day or two.
Mr.. Coombs said that he has heard
of no complaint at the increase in the
license fee.
Evening star., 1932-07-15

Twelve employees of the Presidents
Organization on Unemployment Relief
today reported for duty and sat at their
desks throughout the day awaiting ar
rival of financial agent"
They are all that is left Of a staff OF
more than $50 men and women who
during the last fiscal year drew salaries
amounting to sos, $3.50. Because Con-
gress has refused to approve an appro-
prialion to carry on this work, the re-
lief organization found itself existing
in name only
The IL employees, however, are report
ing to work daily in hopes that some
thing may intervene and they will even
tually be paid their salaries.
The organizations director, Walter S.
Clifford, president of the American
Tolerhone & Telegraph Co., has do
mated one local telephone for the cause
and officials said they are privileged to
use mis- own private telephone for long
distance communications. The tele-
phones are the only assets of the organ
ization, there being no funds available.
Mr. Clifford left Washington several
months ago to resume full activity in
behalf of his private corporation and
the affairs of the relief organization
have practically been left in the hands
of Fred CroXton, assistant director.
Mr.. Croxton said today the organiza-
tion would carry on the best it can
under conditions. He inNnated there
Evening star., 1932-07-15
BOYS DISAPPEARANCE
FOLLOWS SCOLOING

A parental scolding was believed to-
day to have caused James Gordon Helm,
IL, to run away from his home in the
1000 block of Jackson street northeast
yesterday.
The boy was scolded by his parents
Wednesday evening, it was said at the
home. Yesterday, after he had failed
to return home for lunch, his mother.
Mrs. May Helm, found a note addressed
to her saying he was going away. Police
were asked to help locate him.
The note began by saying when you
read this I will be many miles away"
1t then urged the mother not to worry
assuring Mrs Helm he would be "all
right" The boys father William A.
Helm, is a statistical engineer for the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
LEXINGTON CENTER
WILL STAGE FETE
Singing, Dancing, Swimming and
Movies Included on Program
Arranged for Tonight.

lexington Recreation Center will
stage a community entertainment to-
night at 7 o'clock with singing. dancing.
swimming and moving pictures included
on the program.
From until 7:3O o'clock community
singing Will be conducted on the Nc
Kinley High School terrace by William
r. Schmucker, with Mrs. Edith H.
Hunter accompanist.
Following the singing. movies will be
shown in the school auditorium under
supervision of Harold Snyder
From until o'clock, Prof. E P.
korecz will give instruction in social
dancing at the Langley Junior High
School gymnasium. and from 9 until
11:30 a dance will be held there. The
school swimming pool also will be in
operation
lexington Recreation Center lists
among its Summer activities a Drama
Club, children's dancing class. branch
library and daily playground recrea-
ton