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Evening star., 1933-11-28

Two colored shoplifters were given
heavy sentences in Police Court this
morning by Judge Isaac r. Hit, carry
ing out his pronouncement of few
months ago. when he said he would
put every person found guilty OF shop
lifting behind the bars until after the
holiday season"
The pair were Mary Hawkins, "a, OF
the 1900 block of Sixth street, ana
Jimmie Spencer, %. no fixed address.
The Hawkins woman was seen to take
two dresses from a counter at a down.
town department store Saturday BY
Detective H. D. johnson. he told the
court. He also said she became dis
orderly when he tried to arrest her.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
GAS COMPANIES REDUCE
VALUATION BY 5000
Error in Insurance Found in Gross
Examination at Public
Utilities Hearing.

The Washington and the Georgetown
Gas Light Cos today voluntarily Topped
off $500 of their valuation claim be-
cause of an error in calculating insur-
ance rates. Since the valuation claim
will be approximately s38,000o 900. the
reduction works out to a little more
than 400 of l per cent.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Will
liam A. Roberts brought the error to
light today when croSs-examining Au-
gust C. Klein before the Public Utin-
ties Commission. Peoples Counsel
Richmond B. Keech had previously
completed his cross-examination of Mr.
Klein.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
Dairymen's Treasurer Summons West

Dairymen's Treasurer Summons West
minister Meeting.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WESTMINSTER. Md, November 28-
Closely following the mass meeting held
here last wednesday night, when ZOO
dairymen gathered to protest the Balti-
more milk marketing agreement, Isaac
W. Heaps. secretary treasurer of the
Maryland State Dairymen's Association,
has called a similar meeting for tomor-
row night in the local armory. He said
he had an important message" for
dairymen and businessmen of this sec
ton.
After last Wednesdays sessi IN. which
nearly ended in a riot, Heap announced
a hearing would be held in Baltimore
soon on the much-protested milk code.
Evening star., 1933-11-28

ington, White-Gravenor Hail, s:15 pm.
Dinner, Progressive Council No. .
and Loyalty Council No. 10, Daughters
of America. Masonic Temple. Eighth
and F. streets northeast, pm
Gard party, Gamma Chapter, Pi
Sigma Lambda Sorority, SIT Eleventh
street southeast, pm.
Thanksgiving service, Christian Youth
Fellowship. Foundry M. E. Church, Six
teenth and streets, pm.
Meeting. Delta Chapter, Pi Omicron
National Sorority, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Our Flag Chapter, D. A. R.,
Willard Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Order of Christian Mystics,
Willard Hotel pm.
Meeting, Kentucky Society Commit
tee, Willard Hotel, pm.
Dance, Kentucky State Society, Will
lard Hotel, Q pm.
Thanksgiving dance, Young Peoples
League, Bnai Israel Synagogue, Four
teenth and Emerson streets, 9 pm.
Meeting, City Fire Fighters Associa-
ton, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Cleaners Association, Ham,
ilton Hotel. 8 pm.
Card party, benefit st. James Cath
olic Church. auditorium. Thirty seventh
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, pm.
Meeting, Hope Lodge, No. Z, Shep-
herds of Bethlehem, 1914 v street south
east, pm.
Card party, Waneta Council. No. 6,
Pythian Temple, 9 pm.
Card party, Good Cheer Club. South
ern Diaries auditorium, 60 M street
northeast, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon. Lions Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard Hotel,
1890 pm.
Luncheon, University OF Missouri
Alumni, University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Democratic Club. Univer-
sity Club. 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Veterans Administration,
University Club. 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
SLUM PROGRAM AID
BY REALTORS ASKED
P. W. A. Housing Chief Seeks
Cheap Land-Competition
by U. S. Denied.

The cooperation of realty interests
with the Public Works Administration
in the task of obtaining low-cost land
for the Districts initial "slum clear
ance" venture was asked last night by
Robert D. Kohn. head of the housing
division of the P. w. A. Mr.. Kohn
spoke at a meeting of the Washington
Real Estate Board at 240O Sixteenth
street.
Emphasizing that the Government
does not intend to compete with pri-
vate enterprise, the speaker asserted it
Is the Public Works Administration s
housing. which 1t has been found eco
nomically unsound for established real
estate business to provide.
1T is socially minded program
that cannot harm private enterprise
and cannot harm private property"
Mr.. Kohn asserted. "As a matter Of
fact, it should do them both good"
Check on Tenants.
The public works official made it
plain that the policy of the Govern
ment would be to deny this low-cost
housing to families it found could af-
ford to pay rent in better quarters al
ready established. Also. sites for the
Governments low-cost housing would
be selected only after it had been as
sured that the selection would not harm
existing property values.
THE real estate men can help u.s."
Mr. Kohn said, in finding places where
land is low enough in cost and property
bad enough in condition to permit re-
placement under the public works pro-
gram. 1t must be borne in mind that
we cannot produce loW.c0st housing II
land cost Is high. We hope the citizens
of Washington interested in clearing
these slums will do their part to make
the work possible by doing their part
10 keep The land cost down.
Parks Work Outlined
The real estate men were addressed
also by A. E. Demaray, senior assistant
director of the Office of National Parks,
Buildings and Reservations, who out
lined the various projects under way
in this section under auspices of his
Office. He also reviewed the history of
the National Park Service and other
agencies of the Government recently
consolidated in the present unit.
The board adopted resolution
authorizing Fred A. Smith, program
chairman, to arrange Midwinter din
ner of the organization the latter part
of January. A. C. Houghton, president
Of the realtor body, presided at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
10 keep The land cost down"
CONSTITUTION is DRAWN
By staff Correspondent of The Star

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star
POOLESVILLE, Md, November o.
A new constitution drafted by special
committee headed by Rev. Guy H.
Crook was presented before the Pooles-
vile Community League at its meeting
last night and will be acted upon at
the December session.
The committee was directed to pre-
pare a new constitution at the leagues
last parley because the present con-
stitution of the league. adopted in 1921.
is considered too antiquated for pres
ent Use
Evening star., 1933-11-28
C. E. Rally Friday.

BALLSTON, Va. November 28 (Spe-
cial The Arlington County Christian
Endeavor Union. of which Miss Pauline
Smith is president. will hold Thanks
giving rally in the Ballston Christian
Church at 7::30 o'clock Friday night.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
274 Books in Braille.

A total of 274 books were published
in braille for use of blind readers dur
ing the first 10 months of 1898.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
PHILLIPS GIVEN HONORS
Local Student Named Head of
Debating Union at Harvard.

Debating Union at HarVaru.
Asa E. Phillips, jr.. has been elected
president of the Harvard University
Debating Union and also a member OF
the editorial board of the Harvard Ad-
vocate, the university newspaper, it was
learned today.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa E.
Phillips of 2400 Wyoming avenue and
former pupil of the Friends School
here, graduating in 1929.
Evening star., 1933-11-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY.
Dinner, Progressive Council No. (

Meeting Chemical Society of Wash
ington, white-Gravenor Hall, 8:15 Pm
Evening star., 1933-11-28

and Loyalty Council No. 10, Daughters
of America. Masonic Temple. Eighth
and F. streets northeast, pm
Evening star., 1933-09-02

order. Constitution Hall has eight
Ionic columns rising against its main
facade.
The Carnegie Institution Building Is
an adaptation of the Corinthian order,
with an imposing portico consisting Of
a double row Of Corinthian columns.
The District Court House has an
Ionic portico. while the Patent Office
has is Doric columns in its main
portico in F. street. The central pa
vilion of the Library of Congress has
eight pairs of Ionic columns, and the
New National Museum portico is de-
scribed as Roman -Corinthian with
eight columns patterned after those OF
the Temple of Jupiter Stator at Rome
The City Post Office exterior col
umns are Ionic, and the architects OF
the Scottish Rite Temple had recourse
to the same form. The colonnade OF
the House Office Building is supposed
to have been modelled after the Colon-
made du Louvre, Paris. The Doric
order was used in the design of the
Department of Commerce Building
The District Building has 16 Corin-
thien columns rising through three
stories. The pilasters of the Fan
American Building are Ccrinthian. st:
JOINS Church has double row OF
Corinthian columns, and the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church has a
Roman-Corinthian portico and pedi-
ment. The columns of the east en-
trance of the Arlington Memorial Am
phitheater are Corinthian.
In private buildings throughout the
city all three types appear.
Evening star., 1933-09-02

agriculture, the need for a permanent
home made itself felt. In such regions
as Western, Central and Northern
France, where fertile valley lands lie
close to natural shelters and caves,
Neolithic man inhabited these just as
did Paleolithic man, and as they are
used by some of the present inhabitants
of these regions. He was, however, not
content with what Nature had done to
make a home for him, but enlarged
and changed the natural shape of the
caves and shelters so as to make them
more convenient and comfcrtable.'
The genealogy of architectural ideas
Is plain. The desire for comfort which
motivated humanity 100000 or 100000
years ago and stimulated man to find.
occupy, improve and initiate cave shell
tiers survives in the twentieth century,
and Is, in some degree, responsible for
hotels, apartment houses and ordinary
private residences in which primitive
conceptions are reproduced without
apology. Modern man also, like his re-
mote progenitor, brings the fire indoors.
makes a Summer atmosphere Of his
own for the coolest Winter day. Re-
Gently, too, he has gone to the other
extreme, and by the device of con-
trolled ventilation has created an air
conditioned environment IN the sitting
heat Of Summer.
Perhaps it is not too much to sug-
gest that had humanity lacked the
power to discriminate between what was
congenial and what was not and the
capacity to govern environment in that
I regard, it would have perished long ago.
The quest for comfort has promoted
the survival power Of man. Architec-
ture, ancient and modern, Is an ex.
Evening star., 1933-09-02


Caulinower is not always an easy veg
etable to grow, for in some years the
heads simply will not attain high
grade.
Lima beans one Of the finest Autumn
vegetables in this region, have been un-
usually abundant and of good quality
this year The lima bean is highly
nutritious food and one of the most
satisfactory home garden vegetables.
The sweet potato is not related to the
white or Irish potato but is included
in the morning glory family. The
plants are making remarkable growth
at this season and covering the sell ip
a solid mat, making cultivation in-
possible and no longer necessary The
sweet po. alto does not flower in this 10
cality but in the tropics blossoms ard
sets seed freely. Hence all new varie-
ties have to be secured from the South,
The cabbage butterfly. shown in the
accompanying cut. looks attractive
enough when fitting through the c2uli-
flower and cabbage, but when consid-
cred as the parent of the green worms
which riddle the leaves with holes and
even eat into the tender heads. the
story is not so pleasant. Dusting the
Evening star., 1933-09-02
25 YEARS AGO
Local Real Estate

Local real estate firms have sue
cesstully consummated many important
transactions this week" it was report
ed in The Star September 2, 1908. Two
of the largest Of the sales were made
by Charles F. Wallraff, secretary and
treasurer Of the firm of Moore & Hill,
Inc. both being transfers OF invest
ment property.
"One Of the pieces was the second
Of the row of 'Shires,' apartment
houses on Columbia road, sold for the
owner and builder. Harry Wardman.
Moore & Hill recently sold to A. A.
Birney the Devonshire at price OF
s35 900, while the consideration for the
second of the 'Shires' was about
100000"
On the same day, Shannon & Luchs
reported the sale of two-story brick
residence at 1855 Newton street to
Joseph H. Hines. The consideration
was reported to be S4.950.
Completion of the Executive Apart
ments, at 3401 Sixteenth street, by
Joseph j. Moebs. owner and builder
was reported in The Star during the
same week of September, 1908. Harry
Wardman reported the leasing OF 43
of the 48 units in the group of eight
apartment buildings, just completed on
Fourteenth street, between Clifton and
Euclid streets.
Evening star., 1933-09-02


loans are made in conformity with a
definite housing and rehabilitation
policy and it has set itself the task OF
formulating such spolicy.'
AS to housing in new neighbOrhoods,
the committee says that phase Of the
problem Is relatively free from the
hampering restrictions encountered in
any attempt to rebuild blighted or slum
areas.
Large Scale Sought.
Consequently" it is added, there
should be invariable inSiStence on large
scale development, on completely inte-
grated neighborhoods and on conform
ity with rational schemes of urban and
regional planning
Discussing the question Of rehabili-
tation of worn-out sections of cities,
the committee said:
ANY attempt at urban rehabilitation
must be accompanied by adequate con-
demnation laws, which guard against
the abuses of 'hold-outs' and over-val-
uation of land and existing buildings.
Income producing buildings are per-
mitted to write off annual deprecia-
ton for income tax purposes. If this
depreciation Is real for taxation, it Is
equally real for purposes Of valuation
in condemnation
Therefore, in condemnation, struc-
lures should have depreciation written
of their cost to determine their present
value, unless the owners are prepared
to show that the capitalization of cur
rent earnings is in excess of the con-
demnation price of the land plus the
deprecated value of the building
Evening star., 1933-09-02
plants with pyrethrum powder will give
partial control.

plants with pyrethrum powder will give
partial control.
Garden Notes.
LIES, such as auratum, regale, ele-
Agans. hansoni. henryi, tigrinum and
speciosum, which produce roots on
their stem as we'll as bulb. must be
planted deeply, from 6 to 10 inches,
depending on the size Of the bulb and
the nature of the soil. Those species,
such as candidum, superbum, martagon
and testaceum. which do not root along
the stem. need be planted only twice
their depth. Autumn is generally con-
ceded the best time of the year for
planting lilies but 1t is not always posi-
bic to procure bulbs at the proper sea-
son.
Any one who attempted to straighten
I'D plants two or three days after last
weeks storm must have been surprised
to find that various species. such as
marigolds. had already formed new
rootc. If the stalking operation was
DELAYED much longer it would be i'm
possible to restore the plants to posi-
beautiful plants which one had tended
all Summer lying decumbent on the
soil.
Evidence that the soft or silver maple
IS disappointing shade tree was plenti-
full after the storm. The soft, brittle
wood snapped readily in the strong
winds. With SO many better species,
there is little need Of planting the silver
maple.
The pyrethrum, or painted daisy, OF
the perennial border is a very valuable
source Of insect poison. At this time
almost all the material is imported
from hIIf cfr A.
forts are being made to develop the
industry in the United States. The
flower heads are the only portion Of the
plant harvested for extraction. Pyre-
thrum is extra worthy as home gar
den insecticide because it is not harm
full to humans in the strength used on
plants.
Most of the trailing rock garden
plants are very easily prcpagated by
stem cuttings. In fact some Of the
species have to be pruned severely to
keep them from spreading too rapidly.
The blue sphea, Caryopteris incana,
really a member Of the verbena family.
is an interesting deciduous shrub just
new coming into bloom. The flowers,
although small. are conspicuous be-
cause of their great number. Literally
hundreds of bees may be noted about
the blooms at midday. The plant Is
readily increased by cuttings of half
ripened wood or by seeds In fact, the
blue sp!rea self-seeds freely.
Tha fact that most species Of trees
in lecf may bc killed by continued sub
mergence OF the roots in water Is not
generally recognized 1t is a question
Of lack of oxygen, and were 1t pos
sble to bubble air through the water,
the trees would not perish. A few years
ago the bursting Of a water main under
a suburban street was followed by the
sudden death of young. vigorous. flow
ering cherry trees in the parking.
Undoubtedly the young trees were
smcthered.
Evening star., 1933-09-02
The Home Gardener
Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for
Beautifying Surroundings of the Home.
BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

greatest function Of lime is in modify
ing the acid reaction Of the soil solu-
ton to the point most favorable for
the plant. Some plants, such as rho
dodendrons and blueberries, have
distinct aversion to lime or rather the
alkalinity induced by lime, other have
no decided preference and still others,
such as the beet and cabbage, have a
distinct preference for lined soils. Just
how this difference in acidity prefer
ence arose Is not known, but apparent
" from long association with a given
set OF conditions. The cabbage, for
instance, Is supposed to have devel-
oped from a native plant on the chalk
shores Of Britain.
From the gardeners standpoint, it
Is almost apparent that lime should
not be applied at random whenever the
notion arises, but rather that the gar
dener should consider the plants. Lime
may actually be harmful in certain in
stances. Generally speaking, local soils
ars rather acid as indicated by the
azaleas and laurel in the woods and
for most Of the garden an application
Of lime will prove worthwhile once in
every few years. The advisa bility of
spreading heavy coat Of lime each
year Is questionable.
Lime Is purchasable either as hy-
drafted lime or as ground limestone, but
the former Is more usually handled by
dealers. On the garden. bydrsted lime
should be applied every few years at
the rate Of to 8 pounds per 100 square
feet. A similar application may be ap
piled to the lawn at about the same in
terval, particularly those lawns where
ammonium sulphate is used as fer
tilizer. Blue grass grows best on slight
ly acid soil.
Obviously. where the gardener plans
to grow rhododendrons, the lime should
be withheld and it may be necessary
to apply an acidifying material such as
ammonium sulphate. Lime cannot be
used as the ordinary fertilizer, but must
ture Of the crop and Of the sell.
The Vegetable Garden.
CELERY is subject to attack by three
~ different leaf spots, all Of which
yield to repeated spraying with
bordeaux mixture, a combined copper
sulphate and lime spray. Celery plants
may be set out now with prospect
of a good Thanksgiving crop. A help
full practice is to set the plants in the
bottom Of a shallow trench so that
when it comes time to bank the celery
less effort Is required. Even the So
called self -blanching varieties are i'm
proved by blanching
Another vegetable that requires
blanching to attain good quality is the
Evening star., 1933-09-02

Butterfly Of the
common cabbage
worm which has
light yellow with
black markings.
Evening star., 1933-09-02
ARCHITECTS HOPE
TO PREVENT WASTE
OF BUILDING FUNDS

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-09-02

The inevitable development took
place, and the people Of the Neorthic
period, as DR.. Starr notes, dug out
In the soft rock in the Marne Valley
comfortable houses-copies Of natural
caves
With regard to these made-to-order
limitations, Prof. Cleland writes: "As
long as man was in the hunting or food
gathering stage, he frequently moved
from place to place and probably did
not erect permanent huts, but was con-
tent with skin, bark or branch shelters,
and such natural caves and shelters as
he could ind. With the adoption Of
Evening star., 1933-09-02
Tin on Paint-Mixing.

The practical painter should thin
down cnly enough color to last through
the day, mixing fresh color each day
for each days work, rather than thin
ming enough to paint the whole house
and taking chance on the weather.
Evening star., 1933-09-02

Lining Soil.
A THOUGH lime is a plant food, its
n need in this respect Is very limit
ed and easily met by the natural
content of calcium In the soil. The
Evening star., 1933-09-02

Cd ullllONet- 1 II Z
simplest way OF
handling caulifow-
.er is TO bend a few
Of the large outer
leaves upward. ty-
ing them together
with rana or soft
I " inc. Without
b ! a n c h i n g, the
c a u ! flower bud
takes on a green
ish hue an q
L
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-26
ENGLAND TO HOLD ss AERIAL CARNIVAL SIMILAR TO OURS

LONDON. April 28,-Internation- al air races along the lines of Am erica's annual 10-day event are be- ing planned for England for the first time. M saf4ii
 The inaugural. proposed by a fi- nancial group in London, is tenta- lively fixed for August AT with the probable site the Portsmouth municipal airdronne:i s9sq z A minimum guaranteed prize of 5 900 pounds (about $25 900 at par) is planned as the stake which will be open to pilots of every country.
 It is planned that each day of the meet will be given over to- a separate race, machines with en- zines Of unlimited capacity having the air one day. while planes with engines of eight and half liter capacity and six and half liter capacity Will race the remaining two days. Ntss'S Pisl'sS Wsss1 A lo-mile, pylon-marked course lis planned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-26
MERRY GO ROUND.
 DUE AT CAPITOL
E a m ous Political Drama Comes to Juneau
 Lee Tracy Stars

Washington from the inside is disclosed in Washington Merry o-Round," the feature picture coming to the Capitol Theatre to- morrow night.
 While the title is that of a fa- nous non-fiction book that has been widely read during the last few years, the subject has been novelized for the motion picture and romance added to the inter esting story of politics.
 Lee Tracy, metropolitan mayor in the Capitol feature last Sunday and Monday, is shown in Wash ingLon Merry -Go-Round" as a Reo- resentative who goes to Washington for the express purpose of exposing graft at the Capitol.
 Constance Cummings plays the role of a Senator's granddaughter who is innoeently enmeshed in the network of crooked politics.
 The picture has received high praise from nationally prominent reviewers and it's showing in Ju- neau promises special entertain ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-26
.DOUBL E BILL IS AT CAPITOL
 AGAIN TONIGHT
Mystery Picture and West ern Share Honors on
 Local Screen


 The Capitol's big double bill, By Whose Hand?" a mystery picture and Texas Cyclone" a Tim Me- Coy Western will be shown for the last times tonight.
 Ben Lyon and Beatrice Weeks, two popular players who have earned enthusiastic followings among movie fans, play the prin- cipal roles in By Whose Hand?" the mystery picture which has as its theme the. solving of five lnys- terious crimes that occur on a pull man train roaring along at sixty miles an hour There is all of the suspense necessary to good mys- tery and an amazing climax that finally reveals the guilty parties.
 The Tim Mccoy picture gives the Western star an opportunity to earn his spurs as one of the best riders and fighters on the screen. Shirley Grey is his leading lady.