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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
Z HOUSE DESIGNS
.CLASSED STANDARD
Architects Council Rates II
Average and Disapproves
ID Others.

The designs for IL private residences
to be erected in Washington have been
approved by the Architects Advisory
Council as meeting standards which
should be maintained for private build
ings in the neighborhood.
Also at the two past meetings of the
council the plans for Is other dwellings
were rated as average and IA others
were disapproved.
The council is a voluntary jury of
architects, sponsored by the Washing
ton Chapter Of the American Institute
of Architects. Its work is advisory
only. Where deemed in the interest of
architectural merit or economy, sug-
gested changes are offered for consid-
Grafton of builders or owners.
Lack of Study of Design.
One reason given for disappearing the
designs of projects is that in the opin-
ion of council members they show lack
of study of design, with generally un-
necessary detail
The council at its meeting this week
approved plans for the following:
Two dwellings for 6600-6 6o6 Sixth
street, designed by Harry L. Edwards
for e. A. r. Scarf; dwelling for AIT
Forty-siXth street, designed by George
S. White for w. A. Stuart; dwelling for
1864 Locust road, designed by ]. A.
Parks for the North Washington Realty
Co., and dwelling for 1920 Sixteenth
street, designed by Victor Mindeleff for
A. Seagren.
Preceding Week Plans.
During the preceding week the coun-
ell approved plans for the following:
Dwelling for 6211 Thirty-third street,
designed by w. F. Frederick for Maude
v. Phares; dwelling for 5470 Thirtieth
place, designed by Arthur B. Heaton for
Harold H. Blythe; two dwellings for
6614-6618 Seventh place, designed by
C. E. Dillon for Gilbert Seek; dwelling
for 518 Underwood street, designed by
C. E. Dillon for Gilbert Seek; dwelling
for 3400 Oliver street, designed by "
Mcguire for James Mcclellan, and
dwelling for 2218 Bunker Hill road
northeast, v. T. H. Bien, designer and
owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
GARDEN CLUB SPEAKER

Mrs. Parker Dodge, president of the
Chevy Chase Garden Club, will speak
in the Garden Club program to be
broadcast tomorrow afternoon at 1:3o
by Station WMAL.
The Chevy Chase Garden Club Is
one of the most active of those of the
District associated with the gardening
movement. The organization Is plan
ming to participate in providing 'Bi-
centennial" garden this season at the
Ben W. Murch School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
PASTOR breaches TWICE

Rev. c. B. Austin, pastor Of the West
Washington Baptist Church. will preach
tomorrow at IL am. on THE Glory OF
Jesus" and at pm. on He Went a
Little Farther"
A delegation from the church will at
tend the anniversary service at the
First Baptist Church tomorrow after
noon.
The pastor will preach a midweek
sermon Thursday at 7:45 o'clock on
THE Significance of the Cross"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
FIVE HOUSES PLANNED

$35 900 Total Cost of Sheridan
Street Projects.
Five two-story dwellings are to be
erected by Robert Canuso owner and
builder. Of Silver Spring, Md, on a site
at 1900 to 1908 Sheridan street &C
cording to plans filed with the District
building inspector this week.
The total cost is estimated at $35 900
The houses are to be of brick and tile
construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
Paint Used on Citv Hall,

When the City Hall in New York was
built, about 122 years ago, it was felt
that New York City would never extend
beyond Chambers street, so that no one
would ever notice the rear of the build
ing. Although the fronts and sides
were built Of marble from New England,
the rear was walled with a cheaper
stone. Now the city authorities are
keeping the rear wall painted to har-
monte with the marble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
NINE DWELLINGS
WILL COST $51,4OO
Ingraham Street Project by D. c,
Gruver, According to Specif-
cations Filed.

Construction of nine dwellings at
4o2 to 418 Ingraham street is planned
by D. c. Gruver as owner and builder.
according to specifications filed with
the District building inspector
The total construction cost of the
dwellings and garages is estimated at
S51, 400. The dwellings are to be of
two stories each and of brick construc-
ton.
Max Sugar as owner and builder has
applied for permits for the erection of
two two-story brick and tile dwellings
at 5523 and 5527 First street. The to-
tai building cost is estimated at SIS, 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
WILL BUILD THREE STORES
Harris shapero Files Kennedy
Street Project.

Construction of three one-story
stores at 800 to 3o8 Kennedy street is
planned by Harris Shapero, as owner
and builder, according to specifications
filed this week with the District build
ing inspector
estimated at $4,000 in the plans fled
with application for building permits.
The stores are to be of masonry
construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
Housing Plan Proposed.

A $1000,000 housing project for one
of Cleveland's "blighted areas" has been
proposed by Walter H. Mccormack, says
the American Architect He believes
that apartments and houses can be
built in Cleveland to rent for from SIS
to Sc room through use of a new
method of building construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
Dwelling Permit Asked.

Ella M. Talbert as owner and Maurice
Joyce as builder have applied for per-
NIT for the construction of one two
story brick and cinder block dwelling
at 1887 Nichols avenue southeast, the
building cost of which is estimated at
$4,000.
Evening star., 1932-12-11

authority than any other men Of the
party to direct affairs.
1t was determined that the State Or
ganizations themselves, not only the
oretically but in reality. were to be en-
tirely responsible for the campaign in
their respective territories. In other
words, as Chairman Farley would put
it. 1--WE laid it in their laps" They
were to be supported, informed and
ENCOURAGED. but were at all times to
feel that this was their job, and that
success rested on their shoulders.
Second Tradition Ignored.
That there might be no misunder-
standing on this point, a second tradi-
ton was ignored. All State chairmen
we're called to the headquarters at
New York in groups Of 10 and IL from
contiguous States. They met with the
national chairman and with the old
and experienced leaders Of the party at
two long meetings each day, and gen
orally a meeting at night, for three
days. At these meetings they told
those in charge of the central organi-
zation of the conditions in their own
localities. and in return were made to
realize that the statement they were
10 pS SOlGIy 1cSpCliSlDlC dllQ WAS
no f1attering gesture. The success of
this radical experiment was instanta-
neouS. Every State chairman went
back feeling he was a person of real
Importance, of real responsibility, and
determined to work as he had never
worked before for the success of the
Democratic party. That they did so
work, was evident in the result.
The next radical change was in the
advisers at headquarters. Gov. Roose-
velt held that no matter how wise any
set of advisers might be, after they had
been away from their own localities and
out of touch with distant States three
or four weeks they were unable always
to judge situations correctly. So instead
of a permanent board, a system OF
visiting counselors" was set up. Dur
ing the campaign practically every
leader of importance, including the
national committeeman, was called to
headquarters for a tour of duty. Con-
sequently the advisory board was always
changing, but it always maintained a
majority of advisers who had been at
headquarters for some time, so the
continuity Of plan was never broken.
This also proved a highly successful
innovation.
But the theory of making the State
organizations responsible went further
Evening star., 1932-12-11

had been distributed to every one of the
precinct committeeman instead of in
bulk, as I understand was the Repub-
hcan method, was perhaps q greater
factor in this widespread. Nationwide
display.
In connection with the sending out
OF this literature, an amusing and
somewhat embarrassing incident oc-
CURED. It became necessary to ascer-
tain If the letter inclosed with the
package came within the postal regu-
lations as matter descriptive of the
uses Of the contents thereof, in order
to get the parcel post rate. A postal
inspector was sent for. He felt that
as the question involved some thirty
to forty thousand dollars worth of
postage, 1t should have the Judgment
of the postmaster of New York himself
At the time the letter was written
the necessity of having it okayed by
the authorities had not been thought
Of, and the letter was handed to the
inspector without its being read Sec
ond time. He came back after some
hours with rather odd and much
embarrassed expression.
Modification Is Asked.
"The postmaster rules" he said.
tildt tiic lcLtcI 10 HldIdblc dI pdICel
post rates, but he asks as a favor that
you somewhat mocify that postscript" F"
Then to our horror it was remem-
bered that the postscript read as fol-
lows: "P. S-Please acknowledge the
receipt of this package as soon as it
reaches your hands, as experience has
shown that Democratic literature has
way Of getting lost in Republican
post Offices"
You may be sure that postscript was
greatly modified before the letters went
out, although, to be honest, it was
worded In such way that We heard
whether the package reached them or
not.
Those who like statistics may be in
terested in knowing that during the
campaign the organization employed
more than 900 people, with a pay roll
of some $4,000 a week, and that in
addition to the 63,000,000 pieces Of lit
erature sent out, there were 5000, 900
buttons, and 100000 personally ad-
dressed letters.
One oddity was the way the organiza =
ton was set up. What was disrespect-
fully referred to as "the brain trust. u
meaning the national chairman, fl
nance division and few other bureaus,
such as the speakers bureau and the
board of advisers, was established in
the Hotel Bntmore, New York, In
quarters that in every way resembled
the headquarters Of the past except
perhaps, that less space than usual was
occupied.
Across the street. where the head
quarters of the primary campaign had
operated, practically six floors of large
Office building were filled with what
we called the brain workers, those who
wrote and answered letters, who COM
piled the information, who organized
clubs, who kept up the enormous mass
of correspondence generally and those
who handled the publicity. These num-
bered two to three hundred people.
Then an entire loft In large office
Evening star., 1932-12-11
|CONFIDANT RELATES HOW ROOSEVELT
SHATTERED PRECEDENTS In CAMPAIGN
Different Strategy Is
Followed by Party
Throughout.
State Organizations, Not
National Committee, Were
Held Responsible.

than the mere conferences Of the State
chairmen. Two years ago Gov. Roose-
welt, who had very radical views on this
point, had what amounted to dress
rehearsal of the national campaign
This was his own campaign for re-
election as Governor. There he put to
actual test his belief that there should
be personal contact between head
quarters and every precinct committee
man, that they should be made to feel
that the actual responsibility physically
of getting out the votes rested on their
shoulders, and that the success OF the
State leaders depended primarily on the
individual efforts Of each county COM
mitteeman.
Primary Campaign Activity.
During the primary campaign for
almost year previous, Chairman Farley
had collected the names and addresses
of practically every precinct committee
man, task of no small magnitude
when it is considered that there are
more than 100000 of them. These
names had been put on plates so letters
could be sent to all of them on short
notice. At the very beginning Gov.
Roosevelt addressed a letter to every
one of these local committeeman. Two
sentences in that letter show clearly his
viewpoint as to the Importance OF this
group of workers who might well be
described as "the forgotten men" Of the
political organization in the past. This
is what Gov Roosevelt wrote to each
precinct committeeman:
'It has always been my belief that
while those high in authority in any
political organization get most OF the
limelight and applause, elections are
won by the willingness and ability OF
those who deal directly with the voters.
The success or failure of our party in
electing its candidates is after all
greatly dependent upon the loyalty and
efficiency of our county and State COM
mitteemen and women, on whose
shoulders rests the task Of getting
voters for our party to the polls.
"If I should be fortunate enough to
be elected. want you to know that I
will feel it has been due in very large
measure to the work of you and your
fellow county and State committeeman
and women. After all, the efficiency
and value of your leaders, State and
national, depend more than anything
else on their ability to arouse your ac-
tive interest. There Is little they can
do to get actual votes-that task rests
upon you."
Each committeeman was asked in
this letter to write freely on conditions
in his own precinct, and to give any
suggestions he might have on what
would be the most successful form of
campaign in his territory. To make
sure these letters came under the Gov
ernor's eye. the replies were to be ad-
dressed to the Governors house In New
York City, and not to national head
quarters.
The response was gratifying in the
extreme. Thousands upon thousands
of the committeeman wrote back, in
many cases long letters, and in all
Evening star., 1932-12-11

building next door was taken up .by
what we called our mechanical de-
partment, with addressing machines,
mailing machines. circular letter.
writing machines. Here packing, stamp
ing, folding and similar work were
done with a large force working "a
hours in three shifts during the height
of the campaign.
The public were welcomed gladly at
the main headquarters at the Bltmore
But unless they had actual business
there they we're discouraged from visit
ing the brain workers across the street.
and under no circumstances were they
permitted to roam around the mechani-
cal department In this way Just what
we were doing was at no time matter
of common knowledge, and we could
keep our little secrets Of strategy.
There were many other new and
interesting features of the campaign
recently closed, but these are enough
to show how essentially and funda-
mentally different it was from all CAM
paigns before, and while, Of course.
predictions are risky, 1t is this writer's
confirmed impression that we have
established precedents which will be
more or less closely followed.
(Copyright, 1892, by North American News
paper Alliance, IncJ
Evening star., 1932-12-11
HARTMAN TO SPEAK
AT C. OF C. MEETING
Will Discuss Countrywide Aspects
Of Local Transportation
Problems.

Henry ]. Hartman, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
states, viii speak on countrywide as
poets OF local transportation problems
before the washington Chamber OF
Commerce Tuesday evening at the May
flower Hotel. Washington's traffic per-
plexities win ibe discussed.
The occasion will be Transportation
Night" with the co-ordinated transpor-
tation plan proposed by the Citizens
Joint transportation Committee, form
ing the central theme. This plan will
be presented as a special order of busi-
ness.
Thomas p. Lttlepage, president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, will
preside. The resolution Of the Cid-
zens' Joint Transportation Committee
will be presented by George e. Keneipp,
chairman of the Transportation Com
mittee Among the guests invited are
the members Of the Senate and House
District Committees, the District Com
Ynissioners and members Of the Public
Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1932-12-11

More than 100000 goats and sheep
are being raised on the Aegean Islands.
Evening star., 1932-12-11
COURT TO FIX DATE
FOR BALLS TRIAL
Indictment Charging Misuse
of $515,959 County Funds
Will Be Used.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
STAFF Correspondent of the Star.

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va
December 10-The date for the second
trial of former County Treasurer E.
Wade Ball, on charges involving al
legged shortages in his accounts of more
than a half million dollars, Is to be set
at the opening of the December term of
the Circuit Court on Monday. The
East Falls Church withdrawal case is
also pending and ready for argument.
Ball is to be tried on one of three
indictments returned by the October
grand jury, charging him with the
misuse Of county funds Stotaling S5l5,-
ESQ. He is charged in one indictment
with having failed to turn this amount
over to William H. Duncan, then county
clerk, when Ball resigned as treasurer.
One of the other indictments charges
him with the misappropriation of Sill
800 during the last half Of 1881 and
the third with the misappropriation Of
t75,000 during 1890.
Setting of Date Delayed.
At the time Ball was arraigned on
November 18, defense counsel declined
to file the usual demurrers and motions
to quash, but the setting Of the date
for the trial was delayed to await
decision by Commonwealth's Attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas and Assistant
Attorney General Collins Denny, Jr, as
to which of the three indictments they
would use in the trial.
Douglas will announce the decision
of the prosecution on this question on
Monday, at which time he also Is ex-
pected to renew his previous motion
for the selection of an out-of-the-
county jury for the trial. At the time
Douglas made this motion Judge Walter
r. Mccarthy stated that he could not
entertain it until it had been definitely
determined which Indictment would be
used.
The Indictment upon which Ball was
acquitted in September involved $4,000
Of State finds.
Withdrawal Case Ponds.
The case of the proposed withdrawal
IF the East Falls Church section of
the town of Falls Church, lying par
italy In Arlington County and par
TALLY In Fairfax County, from the cor
poration of Falls Church, has been
pending for several months and Is on
the docket for consideration at this
term.
There will be but three new felony
cases for presentation to the grand
itry at this term of court unless addi-
tional cases should arise over the week
end, Commemorative Attorney Douglas
said This is one Of the lightest dockets
IN many years.
Grand jurors summoned yesterday
were:
walter O.Hara, j. Vernon Smith,
George A. Rucker, James w. Trick, 6.
C. Bean, Walter E. Bell, Ernest W.
Cushing, James Harris and G. o.
Bashain.
Evening star., 1932-12-11

Air-cooling, for years an inn
portant feature in high priced
cars, now enters the lower price
field with nationwide acclaim.
The presentation of the new
Olympic at $13S5 t. o. b. factory,
which is 5000 to $1,000 lower than
previous Franklin prices, is the cul-
mination of an ambition to combine
traditional enduring quality and
comfort with Franklin 8 air-cooling
principle, in a car priced for the
times.
Airplanc Engine
For several years Franklin has
been developing airplane- type en-
gines for automobiles. Proving high
" successful in the Airman and 12-
cylinder Franklins, it was decided
Mt the outset to power the new
Olympic with an airplane engine.
The 100 H. P. engine gives this
car a power to weight ratio Of one
H. P. to every "a lbs. of weight.
Such a high ratio naturally gives
sensational performance.
The Olympic also introduces the
supercharger in the low price
Evening star., 1932-12-11

headquarters, as well as the campaign
chairmen, the Governor and his own
immediate advisers. received copies
every day.
think It can truthfully be said that
the Democratic national headquarters
knew of the ebb and now Of the politi-
cal currents In this campaign, the dan
ger points, the sudden flares and local
flaws that needed ironing out, the grad
ual drift for or against our nominee,
and all the different varieties Of infor-
nation upon which successful strategy
must be based, far more accurately
than ever before, and II our campaign
committee has been praised for max
ing few mistakes, 1t is due, think, to
this very unusual accuracy Of daily
information.
Another radical departure was in the
matter Of the distribution of itera-
ture. Previous custom was to print
various pamphlets by the million, ship
them in bulk by the tens of thousands
to the various State chairmen, who in
turn shipped them by the thousands to
the county chairmen. 1t was theoreti-
cally the duty of the county chairmen
to get this literature in the hands of
the actual voters.
Literature Largely Wasted.
A rather detailed survey, In which
1 took part, of a previous national
campaign showed that of literature dis
tributed this way only from to per
cent actually got into the hands of
voters who would be influenced there
by. Thousands of pamphlets lay un-
distributed at State headquarters, and
hundreds more In each county COM
mittee rooms, and those distributed to
the local committee chairmen rarely
reached the precinct committeeman I'M
less these called at the county or State
headquarters, and carried them away
Here again the revolutionary methods
established two years before in the
Governors State campaign was car
ried out. While certain reduced
quantity was sent to the State chair
men and the county chairmen, indi-
Vidual packages were made up OF only
10 pieces of each kind of literature,
and sent to every one of the 10000
local committeeman.
With this package went another per-
sonal letter bearing the Governors sig
nature, requesting particular pains to
see that these 10 pieces of literature
went into the hands where they would
do real good. AS near as we can
check, 80 per cent of the literature SO
distributed actually got not only into
the hands of the voters, but into the
hands of voters who were influenced by
it. When I add that $4,000 900 pieces
of literature were thus distributed, it
will be seen that the job was man size.
One proof of its effectiveness was
brought back by the newspaper men ac-
companying the Governor on his trip
I'VE never saw anything like the propa-
ganda of the Democratic nominee; u
they reported. Everywhere We went
were hundreds and hundreds Of the
Governors pictures In windows, and
not one of President Hoover"
The popularity Of the nominee, as
the vote showed, had much to do with
this, but the fact that these pictures
Evening star., 1932-12-11
KEECH GIVES ADDRESS
ON OFFICIAL ROUTINE
Peoples Counsel Office, Utilities
Commission Covered at Mt.
Pleasant Meeting.

Richmond B. Keech. peoples counsel.
explained the operation of his Office
and OF the Public Utilities Commission,
and told of the current business of both.
In a talk before the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association last night in the
Branch Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets.
The association passed a resolution
commencing Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
chief of police, for methods employed
in handling the hunger marchers" last
week Praise for members of the force
was voiced in a letter which will be sent
to Maj. Brown and the Commissioners.
Lester T. Walter, principal of the
Powell Junior High School. was admit
ted to membership in the association.
Later he outlined the needs of his school
in a brief talk. Mrs. c. A. Burmeister
Of the Bancroft School also spoke. T.
H. Braden presided.
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Evening star., 1932-12-11

and thereby creates maximum pow
or impulses of uniform intensity In
all cylinders. Thus the super
charger eliminates starved cyl
inders and gasping or choking ac-
celebration.
Winter Troubles Eliminated
With winter approaching,
motorists are offered additional ad-
vantages in owning an air-cooled
car. In the new Olympic such
troubles as freezing, boiling or
leaking radiator are entirely elm
inated--also the expense and
trouble of anti-freeze liquids and
other cold weather precautions.