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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-28

Quartz and place- location no. tices at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-28
F Miles Per Hour

The best ever registered for the Olympic marathon was 2;32:- 35 4-5, in 1920 at Antwerp by Hannes Kolehmainen, the first of Finland's internationally famous distance runners and the best known up to Nurmi's time.
 It was at the same games that Nurmi, as a 22-year-old phenome- non, first broke into the ranks of Olympic champions Fl Duff, the African, won the 1928 marathon m 2.32:57.
 It's a long grind and a tough one. this marathon, but if Paavo lays off the veal pie beforehand and dessn't experience any cramps or foot blisters, believe he can romp the route in the hitherto unheard time of ? hours and Is minutes.
 The best of the marathon plod- ders average around 10 miles an hour. On regular track the dis tance has been done in less than 9 hours and 30 minutes. I would fioure Nurrni capable of doing close to 12 miles an hour. l may be Dreiudiced in favor of the silent Finn. but I have seen him run two miles in 8:58 Is after spending TWO previous nights in pullman berths and have watched him romp over the countryside in weath-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-28

Old papers s, 'rAe Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-28
IDOz|ER WINS
 FROM SANTOS
San Francisco Negro Given Unpopular Decision
 Seattle Bout

SEATTLE, Jan. 28.-Fighting all uphill battle after bouncing to the canvas for the count of three in the first round, Battling Dozier, San Francisco negro, scored an unpopular decision over Sammy Santos, of Manila, in six round main event here last night.
 Dozier weighed 143 pounds and Santos tipped the scales at 142 pounds.
 
 There are 15f "a:rilouSe keepers who maintain watches on the high est mountain peaks on the air lane from San Francisco to Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-28
sHIREs SIGNS CONTRACT

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28. - Art the Great) Shires, pride of Italy, Texas, and former White Sox boy. announces he has signed one 1ear contract to play with the Bos- ton Braves for $11 ,000.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
BOSS & PHELPS
NOW rs YEARS OLD
Members of Firm and Employees
Are Today Celebrating
Silver Anniversary.

Members and employees of the firm OF
Boss & Phelps, realtors. today are cele-
brating the twenty-flfth anniversary OF
the founding of the organization here.
The firm first opened Offices August
81, 1907, at 910 Fourteenth street. The
original members of the firm were
Harry K. Boss and H. Glenn Phelps,
who now are in active charge. Bent I.
Webster also started with the organiza-
ton in 1907, serving first as manager OF
the sales department and later becoming
an active member of the firm.
With the growth of their enterprises,
the firm moved to larger quarters at TIA
Fourteenth street, later to 1406 H street
and finally to their new building at
1417 K street.
The construction department to date
has built about 1000 homes, a number
of apartment houses and two office
structures. Among the residential de-
velopments are Foxhall Village ano
Colony Hill.
In recent years William l.. King, Ruth
L. Newman and Milton F. Schwab were
made members of the firm.
Mr.. Boss Is a past president OF the
Washington Real Estate Board and 9
director of the American Security and
Trust Co.
Mr.. Phelps is director Of the Mount
Vernon Savings Bank, the District Title
Insurance Co. and the Columbia Real
Estate Title Co.
Mr.. Webster is president Of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board director OF
the Chevy Chase Bank and former
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board.
Mr.. King is chairman of the mortgage
and finance division Of the Mortgage
Bankers Association and president OF
the Cosmopolitan Club.
Mr.. Schwab has been active in the
work of the Board Of Trade and the
Real Estate Board.
Evening star., 1932-08-27

or any other person the deed executed
by him Is taxable.)
Deeds conveying realty sold for non
payment of taxes Gas executed by State
county or municipal officers.
Deed to cover pure and bona fide gift,
as from husband to wife.
Deed by husband and wife to straw
man." who Immediately executed deed
reconveying property to wife, and also
dead Of reconveyance. In both cases, II
given for no consideration or nominal
consideration of SD
Conveyance by corporation to owner
of all its capital stock without valuable
consideration in consequence Of dissolu-
ton.
Deeds by executor of a will to divisees
conveying specific parcels OF real estate
devised to them In common. (Unless a
consideration passes between the di-
visees by reason Of some Of them taking
a greater share than entitled in the
will)
Deeds Of burial sites which do not
convey title to land.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
MANY DEALS HELD
EXEMPT FROM TAX
Options for Purchase oil
Realty Among Those Listed
by Association.

Options for the purchase OF real es-
tate, contracts for sale, unless they vest
title. and leases Of real property are not
subject to the stamp tax on real estate
conveyances, incorporated in the reve-
nue. act of 1882. 1t is explained by the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards
Other realty transactions listed in the
regulations issued last month by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue as not SUBJ
ject to the stamp tax, as reported by
the realtor body, include the following
Deeds from agent to principal con-
veying real estate purchased for and
with funds of principal.
Partition deeds, unless a consider
alton passes by reason of one or more
OF the parties taking a share Of greater
value than his undivided interest.
Deed transferring title to building
and loan association for purpose Of Sc
curing loan on property so conveyed
which property is Immediately recon
veyed to its owner
Conveyances without consideration II
trustees or other persons, not In con-
nection with sale.
Quit-claim deeds given for no con-
sideration or nominal consideration tt
correct flaw in title.
Deeds simply confirmatory Of title
those which do not vest title not already
vested.
Abstracts Of title.
Deeds of release and deeds Of trust.
Reconveyances Of partnership prop.
erty by receivers to owners after ad
ministration of estate.
Conveyances to a trustee withou
valuable consideration or from trus
tee to cestui qui trust without valu
able consideration.
Judgment or decree Of State cour
operating to transfer title TO real estate
Deed to trustee for benefit Of creditor
| when. however, the trustee sells o
| conveys such property either to credito
Evening star., 1932-08-27
u. S. MACHINIST ENDS
/ SO YEARS OF SERVICE
Alber q. Huber, SO, Retired at
Own Request From Federal
] Bureau.

Completing 36 years in the service of
the Federal Government, Albert H.
Huber, 63-year-old machinist at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, was
retired yesterday at his own request.
Fellow workers presented him with a
billford containing 500. The presenta-
tion was made by Malcolm C. Hankins.
Mr.. Huber, a native of Hamilton,
Ohio, came to the Capital in 1896 to
accept position as machinist at the
bureau. In 1900 he was transferred to
the Bureau Of the Census, where he re-
manned two years. He re-entered the
service in 1908, receiving an appoint
ment at the Navy Yard. A year later
he was transferred to the Post Office
Department and in 1911 returned to
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Mr.. Huber, who resides at 1905 Tenth
street, plans to leave with his wife for
the Catskill Mountains, where he will
make his permanent home. He Is
life member of'Lodge No. Is, B. P. o. E.
Evening star., 1932-08-27

Sales Of the German champagne in
dustry have dropped by one-third in the
last year
Evening star., 1932-08-27
BUILDING PERMITS
S43,10O LAST WEEK
Total Includes Headquarters
of American Pharmaceu-
/ ticaI Association.
tcontinued From First Paee.)

Continued From First PaeeO
erect one 3-story brick and frame dwell
ing. 4426 Lowell street. to cost $ll, ESQ.
W. C & A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; G.. E. MacNeil. architect; TO
erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling. 3124 New Mexico avenue, TO
cost S10.750.
Trustees of Concordia Church, own
ers:, J. B. Thompson, designer; T. F.
Collier, builder; to erect brick addition
Twentieth and G streets, to cost $4,000.
Home to Cost $500.
lie Breuninger & Sons, Inc, build
ers; H. L. Breuninger. architect; to
erect one 2-story brick and stucco
dwelling. 1907 Thirteenth street, to cost
$500.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Altman, owners;
M. Patterson, designer; E. A. Pessagno,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 2 Pnehurst circle, to cost
$1,000.
J. F. Moore. owner; silger Construc-
ton Co., designer and builder; to erect
one 2-story brick and tile dwelling,
2l27 Branch avenue southeast, to cost
$1,000.
Patrick. John and Michael O'Dono-
ghue, owners: T. j. O'Connell, designer;
Lord Baltimore Filling Stations, Inc,
builders; to erect one 1-story brick
and stucco service station, 3035 and
S037 Fourteenth street, to cost $4,000.
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. own
ers; to erect two greasing pits, ZIG
Second street. to cost $500.
James White, owner and builder;
j. A. Platter, designer; to erect one
2-story frame dwelling, 5213 Aster place,
to cost $500.
One-Story Brick Shop.
John Burgess, owner; L. W. Giles,
architect; J. w. Barker, builder; to
erect one 1-story brick shop. sol Fifty
seventh street northeast, to cost $4,000.
Grant Willbanks, owner and builder;
Alexander Fortune, designer; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 323 Fifty
ninth street northeast, to cost $4,000.
Washington Cathedral, owner; w.
C.. Peter, architect; Harry r Boryer,
builder; to erect elevator shaft, MaSsa-
chusetts and Wisconsin avenues, to cost
$500.
Republic Investment Co, owner and
builder; r. M. Briscoe, designer: to
erect one 1-story brick gas station
1921 New York avenue northeast, to
cost $1,000.
Republic Investment Co., owner and
builder; r. M. Briscoe, designer; to
erect one 1-story brick gasoline station
2201 Benning road northeast, to cost
$1,000.
E. Martin, owner and builder; L. w
Giles, architect; to erect one 1-story
brick addition, I'LL Sumner road
southeast. to cost $1,000.
Frank Hawkins, owner; F. A. Crump,
designer; George Morson, builder; to
erect one 1-story frame addition, 1924
Hunt place. northeast to cost $3.50.
Rose Rosenfeld. owner and builder;
John D. Trout, designer: to erect one
1-story tile gas station, 731 Minnesota
avenue. southeast, to cost $500.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
VALUES SHOW DECLINE
June Figures Compiled From 36
Districts Smaller Than Those
for Preceding Month.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, Ill, August 27.-The to-
tai dollar volume Of real estate mort
cages recorded in the principal urban
centers of the country in June showed
a slight decline from the figures of the
previous month, according to a monthly
compilation by Nelson, Hunt & Co.
Tabulation Of reports from So dis
tricts. on which comparative data Is
available, comprising more than one
half of the urban population of the
country, covered in the survey, gave a
total of $l19,403,153 in real estate
mortgages filed in June as compared
to a total of s125, 399,O37 for May, a
monthly average OF $128, ,667 200 for the
first six months of the current year,
Evening star., 1932-08-27
MYSTERY DEATH VICTIM
WAS ALONE, SAYS DRIVER
Ettinger Clue Provided New Or
leans Police by Man Who Drove
II Chicagoan to Hotel.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, August 27.-David
r. Ettinger, Chicago optician. who died
here Thursday from poison, went to his
hotel alone.
L. J. ziblich. the driver, identified
the dead man as the lone passenger he
conveyed to the hotel from the flying
field. Ettinger arrived here Wednesday
and signed "A. M. Sanderson of St.
Louis" and "a. J. Blair of Cleveland"
on the register
Officers had been unable to solve the
mystery of the two names The body
was sent to Chicago, where police sug-
gested kidnapping plot because of Et-
fingers abrupt departure from Chicago.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
WILL BUILD TWO HOMES

Linden C. Prato, owner, and Gott-
walls g. Burgdoat, builders, have applied
for permit for the erection of a two
story brick and frame dwelling at 1851
Potomac avenue, having an estimated
construction cost of $500.
George w. Young as owner and
builder plans to erect a tWo-story brick
dwelling at All Asbury place having a
building cost of $4,500, according to
plans filed with the District.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
PLAN $4,000 DWELLING
New Brick Home to Be Built at
46O1 Davenport Street.

4OUI OHVtHPUII 0IItt
J. G. Herbert, owner, and H. E. Davis,
builder, have applied for permit from
the District for the erection of two
story brick dwelling at 4601 Davenport
street, having a construction cost esti-
mated at $4,000.
J.R. O'Brien, owner and builder. will
build a one-stor yframe dwelling at
2015 Taylor street northeast, having a
construction cost computed at $4,000,
according to specifications on file.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
and q total Of s2i2,s12,Os7 for June,

Analysis Of the figures compiled in
the survey show a June decline Of
per cent from May and approximately
A per cent from June, 1881, whereas
the June decline from the six-month
average Of the current year was only
7 per cent.
Thirteen of the reporting cities COM
piled in the survey reported a larger
volume Of real estate mortgages in
Evening star., 1932-08-27
STORE CHAINS LISTED
Real Estate Boards Publish N-
rectory of Headquarters.

A directory of chain store head
quarters for service" chains has been
published by the National Association
fof Real Estate Boards through It's
brokers division. The list is one OF
four directories covering the head
quarters Offices of more than 10000
store chains in SO lines of business
which are being published this year
by the division as a special service
to its members.
A directory of wearing apparel chains
and a list of food and house furnishing
chains have already been issued. The
remaining list, to be published in Oc-
tober, will be of miscellaneous chains.
The 1929 directory listed altogether
4,9O3 chains in 80 different lines of
business. The 1881 publication listed
e.181 chains in 36 lines of business.
The 1882 list Of service store chains
totals 1888 chains.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
81. 500 Residence Planned.

Plans for the construction of q two
story dwelling at 1915 Perry street
northeast are revealed by L. NJ. Shenk,
owner, in an application for permit.
The house will be Of masonry and frame
construction and is estimated to cost
$7,5G0. c. r. Matheny is the builder.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
PURCHASE NEW HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Garry Lewis Buy
Sheridan Street Residence.

Mr.. and Mrs Garry Lewis have pur-
chased the dwelling at 1898 Sheridan
street from Biron Bros, builders,
through the agency of Thomas l.
Peyton 1t is Of English architectural
influence, of brick and half timber con-
struction and was designed by George
T. Santmyers.
The house contains six main rooms,
including three bed rooms, two baths
and a sleeping porch. There is recre-
alton room in the basement.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
Will Build on @ Street.

Charles E. Boles as owner and Sears,
Roebuck & Co. as builders, plan the
erection of a two-story brick dwelling at
1924 @ street, at a building cost OF
sc, 100.
Evening star., 1932-08-27

June than In the previous month Of
May and three reported increases over
June, 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
q ;ApTv5E5jTSF5a5R2E;' T55jS552 2;'T5j CUB j,

to write again and call us
down.
For example, here is a let
ter from Raymond Thayer,
1903 A st. N. E. And a pic
ture which we have put in the
column today. Raymond writes:
"Why haven't I received my
membership card? l have writ
ten and sent in the blank, but
1 haven't received the card.
Please let me know if you have
sent it,"
If Raymond hasn't heard
from us by January / we'll
send him TWO cards. How's
that, club member?
Micky
Two interesting little Wash
ingtonians are Charles F.
Stack, jr., and his sister, Mary
Patricia, both of 4619 Fifth
St. N. w.
Charles and Mary are their
names, but no one calls them
that. They are Micky and
Patsy to their family and to
the Adventure Club.
Micky is the oldest and Is
five years old. His sister is
two and, we think, quite a
grown-up young lady for her
years.
Dorothy Stadtler, of Beth
esda, Md, asks why we didn't
publish her name on her birth
day anniversary, November IL.
She was 8 years old that day.
Home Coming
AS a matter of fact we didn't
know November was Dorothy's
birthday or we certainly would
have mentioned it. 1t is not
too late now, however, to wish
her all the happiness in the
world.
Dorothy is a sister of our
good member, Louise Stadtler.
who has been i'll since last win
ter and for the past three or
four months in a sanitariurn.
Of Louise, Dorothy says: :
'She is coming home for two
weeks at Christmas, but will
have to go back to the Salli-
tarium on January 5. She is
getting along fine. Her weight
has increased from 48 to 6612
pounds in three months. We
hope she will soon be home for
good"
Junior" Douglas Sharpe, 204
Allegheny Ave, Takoma Park,
Md:
81 would like to join the club.
I am in the second grade and
am 7 years old. My father
reads the funnies to me and
make him read Mickey Mouse
first of all. My teachers name
is Miss Ricketts,. 1 60 to the
TakOma Park School. 1 hope
to see my letter in the column
and 1 will send my picture
later"
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

HENRY sCHMID' jr. N. w.
Charlotte will be years old
and Henry 9. The Adventure
Club wishes both of them Many
Happy Returns of the Day. 1t
is sort of a bad break for a
little boy or girl to have a
birthday. the day after Christ
mas. We hope friends of
\ Henry and Charlotte won't try
making one gift do for both
birthday and Christmas. That,
we think, is a VERY mean
trick. ChristmaSeS are grand
but a birthday is something
that belongs to YOU.
Tut, Tut, Tut
We have received number
of letters this past week from
new members bawling us out
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

m e n ton to-
day that on
that day two
of our club
members will
ce lie b r a t e
tn cir birth
day anniver-
SarieS.
ey are
Ch a ElOt te
HE t t., 254
Tenth st. S.
E., and Henry
S c h mid, jr.,
21O ] on e S
Bridge Road
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

because they
h a d n t re-
ceived their
m e m berShip
cards.
You see. it
is this way,
b Us a n d
g iris. A t
Chris S t mas
time we are
just twice as
b u ~ as at
any 9th e r
time of the
year. You'll
g ct y o u r
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

cards, but RAYMOND THAYER
you'll have to wait until next
week, when we have a little
more time. If you haven't
received them, however, by New
Year we give you permission
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Kit KarsOn and the editor Of
the Adventure Club column
wishes all the club the Mer-
riest Christmas and Happiest
New Year ever.
We are not publishing a
paper on Monday SO we will
Evening star., 1932-03-12
ROOSEVELT FORCES
HOLD OFFER OPEN
COMPROMISE With Smith Turned
Down in Bay State, but Stands
Until 5 O'Clock Tonight.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 12.-Leaders Of the
Roosevelt for President campaign in
Massachusetts, have set 5 o'clock today
as the deadline for any compromise
with political leaders backing the can
didacy of Alfred E. Smith for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination.
Efforts for a compromise engaged in
a. Louis C. Howe, personal secretary tc
Gov. Roosevelt, and Gov. Joseph B. Ely
of Massachusetts,, leader Of the Smith
forces in this State, have come tc
naught
The Roosevelt organization last night
offered to make no contest for presiden-
tial delegates in the Massachusetts, pri.
mary If the Smith group would promise
to pledge its delegation to throw its
strength to Roosevelt if and when il
appears that Smith cannot be nomi-
mated.
After a conference, Gov. Ely was re-
ported to have told Howe that he was
unable to make any promises. Howe
had no statement to make, but James
Roosevelt, son of the New York Gov
erncr, and Mayor James M. Curley
leader of Massachusetts, Roosevelt
forces, issued a statement that they
would withhold final decision on theil
ultimate plans until 5 o'clock today.
Evening star., 1932-03-12
CITY BUYS $4,000
IN BABY BONDS
Figures for Weeks Anti
Hoarding Campaign Indi.
cate Success.

WaShingtonians purchased something
in excess Of $4,000 worth of the
Treasury's baby bonds" during the
past weeks campaign against boarding
Newbold Noyes, chairman for this
area Of the Presidents Citizens Re-
construction Organization, announced
last night after preliminary check up
on sales from Washington banks. The
figure may be changed, but not ma
terially, after all sales are counted, in
Guiding those made during the halt
day OF business today, it was stated.
The campaign has been a success
from every standpoint" Mr.. Noyes
stated. The sale of the baby bonds
was not great, but it was never ex-
pected that 1t would be. According to
the banks, there is little boarding in
washington compared to the extent
that boarding has been practiced In
some other less fortunate communities,
and Washingtonians were not expected
20 exchange money drawing higher in
terest Tor the 2 per cent baby bonds.
Back In Circulation.
The bonds that were purchased rep
resented. in nearly every case money
that had heretofore been placed out OF
circulation Practically none of that
money was withdrawn from savings or
checking accounts for the purchase of
the bonds. So, while $50, 900 worth of
ponds sold means that much money,
heretofore hidden away, placed in cir
Continued on Page 8, Column a.
Evening star., 1932-03-12

Col. Schwartzkopf's bulletin con-
tinued:
I'VE have no control or supervision
over the activities of Col. Lindbergh or
his representatives in any respect.
"Al police agencies have been active
in the investigation of this case and
are making every effort possible TO ac-
compliSh the return of the baby. 'fne
investigators will cooperate witA any
and every enforcement officer or other
persons having information of value
that may lead to the recovery Of the
baby.
Police departments an oveS She
country, in their anxiety to obtain IN
formation which would result in the
return Of the baby, are exertinR every
possible effort with the result that nu-
merous Independent investigations are
being conducted, but which are no. re-
ported to these headquarters There
fore. 1t Is impossible to answer all IN
quiries concerning other police activi-
ties.
I'VE fully realize the Importance Of
these independent investigations and
appreciate the fact that when they
amount to nothing of importance we
are not annoyed by useless messages
which would congest our files with
feel certain that any information Of
Importance or any value accumulated
by any police agency will be transmit
ted forthwith by any police department
or agency.
"The status of the investigation has
not revealed any information Of a pro-
ductive nature in the past "a hours
Many Of the investigators are at present
on assignments which have extended
into at least three other States and
have not returned. The results of this
investigation are not known and will
not be known until they communicate
or return
IF their investigation develops any
details of importance or value to this
investigation we will be pleased to
transmit same in our next bulletin -
The first part of the police bulletin,
dealing with the immunity question,
was in direct answer to a question sub
mitted by reporters.
The earlier police procedure Of giving
information by answers to questions
submitted by the press at stated inter-
walls has been abandoned, but questions
are still sent in before the bi-daily bull
letins to keep police informed as to
what phases of the investigation are Of
current interest to the general public.
The bulletins are written with these
questions In mind, but with no attempt
to answer them all directly.
The Questions Submitted.
The questions submitted prior to the
10 o'clock bulletin today follow:
l. Is the guaranty of confidence
which you pledge any and all inform
ants to be construed as a promise Of I'M
munity, even to the kidnapers, should
they give information leading to the
baby'S return?
2. Have the police any information Of
Continued on Page 8, Column So