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Evening star., 1932-05-22
President and Mrs. Hoover
To Attend Lamont Dinner
VIII Be Honor Guests Tuesday Evening Senator
and Mrs. Copeland Entertain.
Hardys Are Hosts.
Photo.

Miss Catherine Desmond, Miss Eleanor
Boehs, Miss Marian Reilly and Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Hardy.
Miss Nancy Berry entertained at q
miscellaneous shower yesterday after
noon in honor of Miss Dorothy witcover,
whose marriage to Mr.. Herbert e. East
wood will take place in June.
Mrs. George King, jr., was hostess at
a bridge luncheon yesterday at the
Vindobona Hotel in Braddock Heights,
Md. Her guests from Washington In
cluded Mrs. Tilman B. Parks, Mrs. Fred
Rasch, Mrs. A. Lawrence, Mrs. F. M.
Shortall, Mrs. Henry Albers, Mrs. G.
Louis Weller, Mrs. Arthur M. Free, Mrs.
E. L. Dyer, Mrs. Carol L. Nash, Miss
Halle Clemson, Miss Mable M. Owen,
Mrs. Bonnie l.. Won STEINER, Mrs.
Herry A. Grant, Mrs. Charles C. Curtis.
Mrs. Albert Ayre. Mrs. Lawrence Naylor,
Mrs. Harry M. Packard, Mrs. Richard
Quigley, Mrs. Maude Mitchell and Mrs.
Hattie v. Warf1eld of Braddock Heights.
Md
Mrs. Ralph Barnaby will entertain a
number of the members of the League
Of American Pen Women at tea on her
lawn this afternoon, when Miss
Marguerite Merigold and Miss Kather-
Inc Jacobs will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Barnaby will be assisted in re-
celving by Miss Jean Stephenson, presi.
dent of the Washington chapter, and
Miss Ruth Forney. Lieut.. Comdr.
Barnaby will leave Washington Friday
for Philadelphia to bring to Washing
ton the glider which Mrs. Barnaby will
use In the third national soaring meet
to be held at Elmira, N. Y, July IL.
Mrs. Barnaby received her glider's
license at the meet last year.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
De Ferraras Honored
At Farewell Dinner
Given by De Barons
Ambassador of Cuba and
Wife Leave Washington
Tomorrow for Havana.

The Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de Ferrara were honor guests at 9
farewell dinner last evening given al
the Mayfower by the counselor OF
the embassy and Sonora de Baron
The Ambassador and Sonora de Fer
rara will leave Washington tomorrow
en- route to Cuba. where the former
will take up his duties as secretary of
state of his country. The Ambassador
and his charming wife will be greatly
missed in the Capital, where they have
made a host Of friends during their
stay.
Senor Baron will act as charge
d'affaires Of the embassy until a new
Ambassador arrives at this post. No
successor to Senior Ferrara has been
appointed.
The Ambassador of Poland, Mr.. Tytus
Fflipowicz, has returned to the embassy
after spending several days In New
York, where he vent to attend several
festivities in honor of Mr.. Ignace Jan
Paderewski, famous pianist and former
premier of Poland.
The Ambassador of Chile, Senior Don
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal who Is in
Mexico, Is expected to return the end
of next month.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter entertained a small COM
pany at dinner Friday.
The Minister Of Albania, Mr.. Faik
Konitza, has returned to his apart
ment at the Mayf1ower from a 10 days
visit in New York City.
The Minister of Rumania, Mr..
Charles A. Davila, is spending the
week end in New York. Other men,
bers Of the Rumania legation there for
the week end are the counselor and
Nine. Nano and the financial coun-
selor. Mr.. George Boncesco.
The Minister Of Venezuela and Sonora
de Arcaya and their family, will spend
the Summer at Atlantic City. They
will go to the resort the end of next
month.
The Minister of Honduras and Sonora
de Davila, are planning to spend the
Summer months at Sherwood Forest.
Md
The first secretary OF the legation.
Senor DR.. Don Carlos A. Perdomo, will
spend the season at Crystal Beach, Md.
Sonora de Perdomo will not return to
this country until the Autumn.
Sonora de Abelli, wife Of the Min
lister of Bolivia, who had planned to
leave next month for South America.
has changed her plans and will not
make the trip until the Fall.
The Minister of Siam, Phya Subarn
Sompati, will be joined in few weeks
by Nine. Subarn Sompati, who is now
In London.
The secretary of the Mexican en-
bassy, Senor DR.. Don Enrique Jiminez,
has returned to the embassy. He was
u In local hospital for some time,
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The farewell festivity of the popular
Ambassador CT Cuba and Sonora de
Ferrara, which they gave to celebrate
the anniversary of independence OF
the Island Republic Friday was a bril-
Liant party when friends of the hosts,
oficial and personal, called to bid
them au revoir. The Ambassador win
return to Havana to become secretary
Evening star., 1932-05-22

Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
William N. Doak will leave Washing
ton Tuesday for Darlington, R. l., to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Peck They
will return to Washington the first of
next week.
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills have with them
over the week end at their home Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Clark of New York.
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The Ambassador of Poland, Mr.. Tytus
Fflipowicz, has returned to the embassy
after spending several days in New
York, where he vent to attend several
festivities in honor of Mr.. Ignace Jan
Paderewski, famous pianist and former
premier of Poland.
Evening star., 1932-05-22

Miss Constance D. Writ entertained
at the dinner dance at the Shoreham
last evening. Her guests included Miss
Beverly Moffett. Miss Ashland Cannon,
Miss Sally Taylor, Miss Edna Kimberly,
Evening star., 1932-02-27
Four Dwellings Planned.

Waggaman & Brawner, Inc, has filed
plans with the District government pro-
viding for the erection of four two
story, dwellings at 2700 to 1706 Sixth
street northeast, at an estimated cost of
$4,000 for the construction work. The
houses will be of masonry construction.
Evening star., 1932-02-27
PROTEST JUMPING
OF i. S. CONTRACT.
Builders Exchanges Favor
Separate Unit Plan for
Four Big Projects.

Protest over the plan to lump into
one contract the work OF erecting tne
superstructures for the four large FED
eral buildings at the western end OF
the Government triangle south OF Penn
svlyania avenue has been filed with the
Treasury Department by the National
Association of Builders Exchanges, with
headquarters here.
The buildings mentioned are the new
Labor Department, Government Audi
torium and Interstate Commerce Com
mission Buildings, on Constitution ave-
nue. between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets, and the new Post Offlce Depart
ment Building, on the southwest corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and Twelfth
street.
Recently the plan was announced to
have these connecting buildings erected
under one contract, having a maximum
approved cost of about $21 $50, 900, in
stead Of letting separate contracts for
the building of each one as an indiyid-
ual unit.
At a conference Of leaders of the Ma
tional Association of Builders EX-
hanges. with representatives from all
sections OF the country attending, 1t Is
announced, the matter was seriously
considered, with delegates holding
unanimously that these projects should
be bid ON as separate units.
The association has written the
Treasury Department, which acts for
the Government in the awarding of
contracts:
IF the four projects are Jumped not
more than 10 concerns in the country
will be in financial position to bid the
job, whereas if they are offered as units,
many concerns and individuals will be
able to bid, and a much better figure
will be obtained on the four projects as
separate units than as though let in
one lump project.
ALSO the separate unit plan would
distribute the work to many subcon-
tractors who in turn would give en-
ployment to many men, whereas If
Jumped of, the subcontractors would be
few without a reasonable distribution
of mechanics, which we feel is not in
accordance with Mr.. Hoovers idea of
relief of the unemployment situation" +"
Evening star., 1932-02-27
BUILDING SESSIONS
TO LAST FOUR DAYS
Experts in Design and Use of Ma
terial Will Convene
Here Tuesday.

Architects, engineers, scientists and
other experts in the design and use
Of material for construction purposes
will gather here Tuesday for four
day session.
Duff A. Abrams, president of the
American Concrete Institute, is max
ing arrangements for the twenty
eighth annual meeting here, to be held
at Wardman Park Hotel. An at
tendance of about 600 is expected.
Reports will cover the special finish
of sidewalks in Washington, the de-
sign and building of the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway, walls, arches and
bridges, construction of irrigation and
dam structures, curing by steam, and
the strength and detection of columns.
Cast stone as a means Of color in
architecture will be discussed by F. e.
Lear, professor of architectural design,
Syracuse University.
The American Concrete Institute, with
membership of $500 architects, con-
tractors, manufacturers, engineers and
others, maintains a continuous program
from the Detroit Offices in studying
the properties of design, manipulation,
application and knowledge according to
President Abrams.
Evening star., 1932-02-27

There is a large window to light the
stairs, which is so often omitted in
small houses. There is porch con-
Meeting the garage with the house.
Centering on this should be the flower
garden with perennials or roses. The
house Is well suited to a corner or in
side lot; being only 36 feet wide it would
go on a lot so feet wide and 100 feet
long, but wider lot is recommended.
Motive In Pennsylvania.
The hood over the door is motive
found often In Pennsylvania. Besides
all the other advantages, it is import
ant that any country carpenter knows
the plan so well that he can build 1t
with little effort.
Materials are mixed The chimney
end should be of brick or stone. The
dormers are set in a frieze Of flush
siding, with either clapboard or shingles
for the front and rear walls. The roof
Is of cedar shingles almost black or
slate OF the same color.
Evening star., 1932-02-27

TN our life today we cannot do with
out a few accessory buildings at
tached to the main house. Our
L forefathers had their farms so ar
ranged that they could pass from
one building to another without having
to go outside in the rainy or wintry
weather.
Our home OF today has a garage,
porch, garden house play house-which
will help us to get the same rambling
effect and carry out the charm of the
old arrangement. These additions
when attached to the main portion
make an attractive group, If well
proportioned.
The plan is a very compact type
of Colonial with the hall vestibule and
stairs in the center. A feature of such
a hall is that one can enter any room
in the house from it. If one wishes
four bed rooms instead Of three, an
additional room could be gained by
eliminating one bath and repeating
plan on opposite side.
Evening star., 1932-02-27

The existence Of wireless waves was
suggested as early as 1854 by James C.
Clerk Maxwell, a Scotch physicist.
Evening star., 1932-02-27
BUILDING MANAGEMENT
BECOMES BIG BUSINESS
Handles Property Worth Millions,
sAyscrapers Brought Need for
Professional Services.


Inc evolution of building manage
ment INTO big business with the ad-
niiiiiSVratlon of millions of dollars OF
properly in its hands is outlined by
NoIoert Brown in Real Estate Record
and Builders Guide
STRUCTURAL and mechanical improve
menus which made possible the resi-
oentlSl and commercial skyscraper
otouetlt Iorth, Mr.. Brown finds, the
neeu lor tne professional real property
manager, not only because the absentee
umIeiS were incapable by training and
uIIoesnOuS oy inclination of maintain
ing ahq operating their numerous real
eS.a.e LoIoingS, but also because the
eAysSaaPer introduced a structural and
Lieel.sii'cal complexity with which the
aEeIose INDIVIDUAL owner could not
successfully cope. A special knowledge
was needed for a solution of the prob
rise"
Whlle numerous advances have been
mace IN scientific approach to urban
reai estate with which the professional
nuldlng manager is deeply concerned,
tne nelo !or development of compara-
i've experience data of high value with
its attendant necessity for uniformity
OF classlncation, is open to expansion,
the writer believes.
II the figures for 232 buildings re-
ported in the 1890 experience exchange
report OF the National Association of
Buliolng owners and Managers are
USED as the basis for comparing the
managers expenditures to the value
OF given building, it is seen that every
six years the manager spends as much
for operation and ma1ntenance of a
structure as its assessed value" the
article reads. THE average per square
foot Of rentable area valuation of the
232 buildings scattered throughout the
country is given as $7.22, while the
maintenance and operating expendi-
lures in 1880 average s1.3l per square
foot Of rentable area on the same
buildings"
Evening star., 1932-02-27
LEASING STUDY MADE

Why some tenants do not renew their
leases is a question analyZed by the
New York State Association of Real
Estate Boards. Replies reported by
American Architect include the follow
ing:
Unsatisfactory service, decorating or
repairs, undesirable neighbors, deteri-
Grafton of the neighborhood or district,
financial reverses or financial success,
increase or decrease in size Of family,
change in location of tenants business,
unsuccessful marriage.
Evening star., 1932-02-27

utations in the communities in which
they live and expect TO continue to
practice would act as a spur to the
finest results.
They would further be subjected to
the check of the supervising architect
of the Treasury. This Office would rep
resent the Government as the owner,
would retain full power of supervision
and inspection, and it is not conceiv-
able that under its vigilant and Wig
orous supervision mediocre or inferior
work would be tolerated"
Evening star., 1932-02-27
FUTURE HOME BUYING
Pick One out-Have It Delivered
Move in, Is Procedure Forecast.

One of these days, it is predicted, you
will be able to stroll into house store,
pick out your new house and have 1t
delivered to your lot. Two or three
days later you move in. 1t will be as
simple as buying an automobile-al in
one transaction, financing and every
thing, some observers say.
In this connection, the Magazine Of
Wall Street states: AT present house
is built. Most other things are manu-
factured. Result is that houses being
without the advantages of mass pro-
duction are relatively just as costly as
ever. Under the new dispensation
houses are to have their parts manu-
factured in large sections at the factory
and merely assembled on the job All
costly hand production on the job is
to be eliminated. The manufactured
house is to be vastly cheaper and of
better quality than the ordinary run of
houses under present methods"
Evening star., 1932-12-12
INVESTMENT BANKERS
STUDY RECOVERY AIDS

AS a part of its work for business
recovery by the Investment Bankers
Association of America, the Central
States group of the association will
begin in Chicago this week two series
Of business conferences, interstate and
local, on current problems Of business
and government.
One OF these series of meetings will
be a two-day sectional forum on mu-
nicipal finance, at which time methods
of effecting greater efficiency and econ
omy in municipal finance and in emer-
gency relief efforts in IA Middle West
and Western States will be analyzed.
This forum has been arranged by the
Municipal Securities Committee of the
group and will be attended by so mu-
nicipal bond men from outside Chi
cago, including representatives from in
vestment banking organizations in New
York and most Of the larger cities.
The second forum will continue, with
two sessions q week, until January ~,
and will consist of q practical course
in analysis Of problems pertinent to
business recovery.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
CURB SHARES RISE
IN SMALL MARKET
Utilities Take Lead in Slight
RaIIy-0il Group
Irregular.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 12.-Leading
Curb Exchange shares pointed slightly
higher around midday today, after
opening with gains and losses about
balanced. The f1rmer tone, however,
did not bring about an increase in deal
ings.
Electric Bond g. Share during this
bulge moved ahead about half point.
Niagara Hudson Power was up shade,
as was Standard Oil of Indiana, but
Cities Service most of the time was
down a small fraction. American Gas
g. Electric stiffened, though Consoli-
dated Gas of Baltimore yielded half
point on its first trade.
Traders were inclined to pay more
attention to week end domestic devel-
opments than to foreign news. The
steel reviews were disappointing, as were
the numerous commodity indices, at
new low levels for the year. though
automobile sales were in line with ex-
pectations and retail buying in many
holiday lines was better than antict-
pated.
American Superpower first preferred
advanced 3 points on President Thorne S
announcement that some OF these shares
may be exchanged for the corpora
Ol CilAVCA OOA PNA 00ANAA
So cumulative preference stock On the
basis of two shares Of the latter for
one share Of the former. The offer
expires December 27 next. American
Superpower'S net income will not be
affected by the exchange Of shares, as
income from United Corporation pre-
ference balanced dividend payments on
Superpower'S first preferred shares.
Continental Gas & Electric prior pre-
ferred, Columbia Gas & Electric con-
vertible preferred, and United Light &
Power convertible preferred likewise
vowed forward at this stage Of the ses-
sion.
Regular dividend declarations today
included Rath Packing, Phillip Carey
Manufacturing, and Gray Telephone
Pay Station. Canadian Dredge 81
Dock increased its rate from rs cents
to 81 quarterly.
Swift & Co. gave way slightly in re-
sponse to the company'S report showing
an operating loss Of $5,S38,000. Pep
perel Manufacturing yielded more than
a point. Cord Corporation outdistanced
all the motors in point of activity.
Novadel Agene, for the first time in two
weeks, inclined to heaviness during the
forenoon.
Lehigh Coal & Navigation bettered.
but Glen Alden Coal was unchanged.
Aside from a sizeable gain In Humble
OIL & Refining. the petroleum list did
not move much, but as q group was
firm.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
BURNS NAMED OFFICIAL
IN INSURANCE FIRM
Bradley, Beall & Howard Also
Move Offices Into Southern
Building.

Edward N. Burns has been elected
vice president and treasurer of Bradley,
Beall d5 Howard, real estate, mortgage
loan and insurance brokers. Mr.. Burns
succeeds the last Robert c. Howard,
who served the company for so many
years.
Mr.. Burns has been away from Wash
1ngton for some 80 years, making his
business headquarters in New York
most of the time. Years ago he Travelled
ell over the world, introducing the talk
ing machine. He became one of the
leaders in the phonograph business in
the days before the radio came along.
He is a native Of Washington, having
been born at Camp Lincoln, when his
father was commander of that military
post,
Bradley, Bean &. Howard announce
the removal of their Offices to the
Southern Building. The firm has now
been established over 80 years. The
president, William M. Beall, is one of
Che best known business men in the
city. He is a member of the advisory
board of the Farmers & Mechanics
branch of the Riggs National Bank.
incidentally, he lives in the same house
"a which he was born, in Georgetown.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
BOND LIST MOVES
\ TO HIGHER LEVELS
Strength in German Dollar
.ss Issues Is Feature
Il of Market.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 12.-The
feature of the bond market today was
the unusual strength in German dollar
issues. This appeared TO be based on
a demand from abroad which was
somewhat more aggressive than it has
been. AS well as on the publication of
figures showing that approximately
$3.50, 900 900 par value of German loans
have been repurchased by nationals,
thus greatly reducing the floating sup
ply.
German Government 5l5s opened up
nearly points. The Is rose Il points
while there were advances of l to 2
points in the mortgage bank issues and
In those Of the various German public
utilities and industrials. Although the
question Of reparations may be re-
opened in case the American Govern
ment does not meet the views of its war
debtors, there is no opinion in German
circles that early necessity will be
found for defaulting on interest or
principal of German private debts. On
the other hand it is difficult for bank
ers to see how the question OF trans
Ie1B can be satisfactorily solved much
enger.
IN the domestic list there were a
number of substantial gains in the rails
and induStrialS, as well as IN the oonoS
of the local traction companies. Nickel
Plate per cent receipts rose points.
Some decision must be taken on the
success or the failure of the proposed
financial plan in the next two weeks
National Dairy Products 81 14s rallied l Il
points after declining points Saturday.
Irfterborough Rapid Transit 5S were up
~ points and Observation-Disclosures
Transit IS rose nearly points on dis
cussion of higher fares. International
Telephone & Telegraph AIS made a
further recovery. There was an early
decline of a point in Allegheny Cor
poration SIS which was later Cancelled.
The high-grade rails and public util-
ities maintained their recent top prices
on small transactions.
The heavy oversubscription for the
new Treasury 224 and "a per cent is
sues Influenced some buying in the
Treasury discount bonds, which were
slightly higher. The premium on the
new 2%s amounts to "a of l per cent.
The abundant supply of idle money,
which the subscription to these loans
exposes, should be ample warrant for
the Secretary of the Treasury in taking
up shortly the q-astion Of financing
iong-term bonds and reducing the pres
ent troublesome short-term debts.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
COMMODITIES GAIN
ON DEBT DECISION
Securities Also Benefited by
Britain'S Promise
to Pay U. S.
BY DR.. MAX WINKLER.

NEW YORK, December 12.-The de-
cision of Great Britain to meet its
engagements to the United States on
December Is is believed to have been
chiefly responsible for the gain in COM
modities and securities prices toward
the end of the past week.
While from the standpoint Of Great
Britain the transfer of SOS, ,000, 900 can
not be viewed favorably, there is no
question that the likelihood Of leading
European powers cooperating in inter-
national, economic and financial affairs
augurs well for a real solution OF the
war debt problem in short time, pos
sibly at the forthcoming World Eco
nomic Conference.
AS regards the United States, the set
back in prices during previous sessions
of the Stock Exchange reasonably may
be assumed to have discounted what
ever adverse effects payments are ex-
pected to have.
Should improvement in the securi-
ties markets continue, 1t will be IN
anticipation of bettering conditions.
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