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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
Capital Capers
by GEORGE ABELL-

RNAMENTED with the Order of the Star of
~ Calderon and pearl and diamond scarf
pin, hospitable Minister Colon Eloy Alfaro of
Ecuador entertained in Washington recently at
large luncheon in honor of the retiring Am
bassador of Brazil and Nine de Lima Silva.
The luncheon table in the Pan-American
room of the Mayhower tWinkled with gay spring
flowers, tall red, blue and yellow tapers, and
red blue and yellow peppermints.
All the national flag of Ecuador! enthused
guest.
Minister Alfaro was pleased with the
thoughtfulness of a capable naitre dhotel.
When he arrived in Washington, the manager
of his hotel presented a little note inquiring on
what day the national flag of Ecuador should
be flown.
"Pichincha day." proudly replied Captain
Alfaro, recalling the memorable battle for in
dependence in 1922.
What day?" asked the puzzled manager
May a." said ANaro!
AS q gracious gesture, the management pro-
vided Ecuadorean flags of candy, candles and
canapes. If the orchestra had played the Ecua-
dorean national hymn, 20 Salve Patria" the
apotheosis would have been realized.
nHILOSOPHIC, easy-going Bill Culbertson,
L former ambassador to Chile, sat at the
Ecuadorean fete next to Mrs Thatcher, wife of
the first American governor of the Panama
Canal Zone
And what are you doing these days, Mr..
Ambassador" she inquired gushingly. "A poti-
cal post of some kind?"
Madame responded imperturbable Culbert-
son. II am not candidate for anything"
TTTTAN-HAIRED, soulful-eyed Nine. de
l. Lima Silva, who loves animals and has a
charming way of saying charming things, slipped
Quito cocktail and talked about her dogs.
She is sailing on the Holland American line
steamer Staatendam with her pets and taking
them into her stateroom.
English boats are rough on dogs, no matter
how calm the ocean. Dogs go in the hole and
canine lovers can't tolerate that. The French
and the Dutch companies hold a more sophis-
ticated viewpoint. Dogs in the cabin and no
questions asked
Furthermore, all dogs go into quarantine in
merry England. contingency which has sew
eral Washington dog fanciers fguratively by
the ears
NOTE-Baroness de Cartier de Marchienne
wife of the former Belgian ambassador to Wash
ington, struggled Toto, her pet Dobbermann
Pinscher, into England via a complaisant stew
ard and a picnic hamper. Stupefed British
officials were brushed aside with the announce
ment that Toto enjoyed diplomatic immunity
Baron de Cartier having been appointed am
bassador to the Court of st. James.
MRS. ALMA BRITTEN, wife of the Illinois
4VA congressman, Frederick the Great" ap-
peared at the Ecuador party swathed in furs and
wearing pink American Beauty rose.
Your cheeks are as pink as the flower" COM
plimented an admrer
rs my face red?" retorted Mrs. Britten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
WATCHING
BY ALYS WACHsTETTER

d. ALI y WAChSl E11Eh
sit in my little house
Quietly all day,
I sit by the window
To watch you pass this way.
My table grows dusty,
There are papers on the floor,
But I look out with eager eyes
For you to pass my door.
Up the road you're coming,
l feel my throat throb,
I long intensely
To have you turn my knob,
But you pass by me blithely
And never look in,
Preoccupied, and unaware
love you like sin.
sit in my little house
Quietly all night,
Wishing that my candle fame
Would be your beacon light.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
DILLNGER BESTS
U. S. ARMY, TOO
By william Pickens.

7 NhtMss
1t seems that the United States
army is just as efficient at hunting
bandits as it is at flying the mails.
Perhaps if the job were turned over
to some backwoods constable, he
might actually take Dillinger alive.
There is plenty of medodrama but
poor military tactics in assaulting
Dillinger in his strongholds and be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

vertisement in newspapers to agi-
tate the public against the laboring
man.
We simply are trying to organize
and defy and Associate Business
Builders to find an outside paid or
ganizer or agitator in our union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
CALLED AGITATORS
BUSINESS BUILDERS
By a Union A:tendal

BY Union Attendant.
We would like to know who the
Associated Business Builders are.
Can they call themselves anything
else but paid agitators? They GER
tainly are paying big money for adj
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
PRODIGAL'S RETURN

CAMUEL INSULTS return to, America
- makes queer spectacle-a blending of
the return of the prodigal son. the arrival
at the iailhouse of fugitive coiner and the
advent of the captain back from the wars.
The issues at stake in his indictment, his
flight his arrest and his approaching trial are
being overshadowed by the projection of his
own personality. The whole affair is being
dramatized, and it is being dramatized in the
wrong way-as the case of one individual, not
the case of system.
For this trial ought to do more than sim
ply tell us what kind of man insult himself
was, in the days when he was mighty. 1t
can tell us what kind of country we were
in those days. what sort of economic system
we lived by, and how power was gained and
used.
If we concentrate too much on the per-
sonality involved, we are apt to miss an i'm
portant lesson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

Test tube babies, says Sir Arbuthnot Lane,
famous London surgeon. will produce a more
vigorous race. But with no fathers to gloat
over theml
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11
The Message Center

Times readers are tnrited to cypress
their Uietos in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare chance.
Limit them to $50 toords or less.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

Chaperoned girls don't make good wives,
says the president of Wheaton college. Maybe
that's why the girls in Hollywood are such
failures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

Bonus marchers again are converging on
Washington. Good news. They'll make con-
gress quit sooner than any other army of
lobbyists could.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

A man in Alabama forgot he had $1,000
in the bank. Lots of others elsewhere might
as we'll forget it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

Pennsylvania has cut the price of liquor
to beat the bootlegger but the bootlegger will
cut both price and liquor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

MRS. ALMA BRITTEN, wife of the Illinois
1VA congressman, Frederick the Great" ap-
peared at the Ecuador party swathed in furs and
wearing pink American Beauty rose
Your cheeks are as pink as the flower" COM
plimented an adnirer
rs my face red?" retorted Mrs Britten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-11

CTATISTICs and indices are sometimes dull,
- hard to understand.
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lockers, looking very much detected. "Wen,"
he demanded, "how did 1t go2"
Jones' voice was worried. mot 20 good
Terry. You tnow I don't think Evans likes
me-"
Terry said, '"Tell uncle"
well. YOU know Wood- Clark"
Terry did-Woody CLARK, smartest left Winger
In the East.
well. Clark was coming down solo. and
he was holding his stick like this" Jones
demonstrated-"a bad mistake, because could
check him like this. see?" He demonstrated
some more, pantomime. $50 says, Look,
Woody. If you'd hold your left hand down-'
Evans was standing right there, and he says
to me, Well Mr.. Cleghorn, when you get
through, I'd like to show you . thing r two
about . hook-check, If you feel you could
learn He sounded kind Of sarcastic"
Terry felt faint. This lid, showing Woody
'Aiow did you get along with the hook
check?"
Jones' face frightened. "Fine!" he said
you see I'd been holding the puck too much
In front Of me, but rs soon IS Evans showed
me, caught on right away. They won't
catch me in that mistake again. But didn't
like that crack about Cleghorn, anyway. Be-
cause look-don't you suppose Clark wants to
learn? OF course" he added naively, "Cleg-
horn is . blame good coach"
Terry sighed wearily The kid was 70 darn
sincere.
There was almost continual friction between
Evans and Jones in the days that followed,
as for instance the memorable occasion when
Jones set the coach right on the interpreta-
ton of the forward passing rule. It did not
help matters that Jones was right.
1t was little past midseason when finally
the lid blew of. 1t happened on . night when
the Monarchs were playing the Falcons.
When the minutes togo Light flashed ct
three. and the score was tied-1-1-a Falcon
defenseman drew penalty for tripping
With the one-man advantage, Evans prompt
y showed his first string onto the Ice. As
they dropped over the boards Danny barked
final instructions in rapid staccato. To Jones
he said. "Stay behind that blue line al the
time, understand"
Terry watching from the press-box, thought
as he had once before, There's no stopping
that guy"
He watched Jones skate to his position on
defense. hoping that he would have sense
enough to obey orders and stay there And
Tor exactly 1 minute and - seconds Jones
did. Then he found his chance and took It.
He had stopped Falcon attack near his own
blue line, stealing the puck with an expert
poke-check, and as the Falcon forwards thun-
dered past, the back-checking Monarchs on
their heels. Jones found himself alone with the
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puck q fraction Of an inch wide of the mark,
struck the iron upright-the impact sending
the rebound skittering out over the blue line.
And the Falcon forwards loafng back after
their last rush, picked up the loose puck and
high-tailed 1t for the other end Of the rink.
Listening outside. Terry heard the TRADE be-
gin, heard Evans below: "You, Jonesl Since
how long have you been running this outfit?"
He broke Of, and there came low-voicei
reply. then Evans again: "You thought! You!
And with what. II may ask it7 You had or
ders to stay back but you thoueht-'
Another short pause.
mol You bet 1t won't happen again. be-
cause therell be no chance. From now ON
you're out. dyou hear me? Outl For the res.
Of the season. No; you needn't turn IN your
There was much more, but Terry, feeling the
need Of Q very tall cold drink did not stay to
hear the rest.
But look" said JONES' for perhaps the sew
enteenth time, cant you do anything?"
Sure" said Terry. Lots Of things might,
for instance, talk to Evans. But it wouldn't
do any good"
He looked at Jones quizzically. what under
heaven made you take that puck down. In the
first placer"
We'll" Jones confessed. 'it seemed like q
swell idea at the time"
In spite of himself, Terry srin2ed broadly.
But I see my mistake now. II Evans will
give me another chance I'll see It doesn't hap
pen again. From now on I obey orders"
Terry tried to zee Danny next day. but the
girl in Evans ONCE said he was out. He called
him on the phone and Evans said, If It's about
Jones. there's nothing doing" and hung up
The Monarchs entrained the next week for
Vancouver, for the Allan Cup finals against
the b. C. Mountaineers, perennial contenders
from the West. The Aountaineers were the
last and biggest hurdle On the Monarchs'. road
to the championship
Surprfsngly, Evans allowed Jones to 60
with them to Vancouver, though he said-and
meant it-"You won't get . chance to play"
Terry also accompanied the team, to write the
final series for the Chronicle He knew tina.
without Jones the Monarchs could not play
combination hockey. Jones and Clark TO-
gether there was . pairI But Clark alone :.
THE Mountaineers did . workmanlike job. At
] the end Of the second game the score was
81.
II have" said JONES' BY way Of preamble,
''an idea-of may say. the better sort"
Shoot It,"
I'VE are going to hdnap Evans"
Before proceeding further said Terry
with deadly calm "let rs pause to define
our terms. This fellow We'f"
u.s." said Jones succinctly.
ITS out" Terry ruled. There are laws"
You won't have anything to do with this
one" Jones pointed out reasonably. IAN you
!, do Is help" And he outlined the plan.
Terry came upon Evans in tae hallway
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puck, with only one defensenAn, goal
keeper. and . large expanse Of ice between
him and victory.
IL WAS away without loss Of time. At
] the blue line he met the lone Falcon de-
fender. Without slowing his pace he faxed
to the right then swept wide TO the left and
bored In on the goal Almost into the goal.
mouth he came. and then when the time was
right he drove . brsteTing shot to the open
corner. Almost
There came . crack like rine-shot as the
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near the Monarchs' dressing room, pulled him
aside. asked coaxingy. according to instruc-
tions, LII drink, Danny?'
Evans looked family astonished
The war Is over" Terry grinned
"Well," Evans admitted, II could stand Q
short snort
They sought q secluded corner
Three to one," Evans said, taking the prof
fered FASH But they're game"
Terry tried q last desperate plea. If they
"They haven't"
Then drink, Socrates" Terry murInured-
"Eh?" Evans asked.
II said that stuff cost me 50 . quart"
Evans pondered judiciously. Not bad" he
decided, "at that price"
They loitered q moment. Terry thought, Too
easy. Hope Frank didn't make this knockout
stuff too strong" Danny said he guessed he'd
better get back to the boys
Another short one?" Terry asked hopefully.
''We-ell@"
He had another short one. Terry lounged
against the wall watching him. After . mo-
ment Evans lounged against the wall, too. After
little space, Terry said, WELL let's get along"
and turned on his heel.
He glanced back in time to see Evans slump
forward and slide down the wall. Then he
walked back. took Evans by the shoulders and
dragged him to the nearest exit. The taxi
driver to whom he entrusted his burden under
stood he had seen sick gentlemen before.
Terry went to the Monarch dressing room and
found Jones already there, frantically tearing
on his street clothes
Sick" he was saying, "an' he hadda 60
home So he found me an said. Get IN and
play. Tell Woody it's o. x"
Somebody said lightly, Maybe Danny was
scared he was gonna die an thought he'd
better make up to you for all he's DONE"
They AL laughed at that It was remark
able how much better they suddenly felt-with
Jones back. and . fighting chance to win
The tme-keeper catapulted through the
door, asked, Ready Come on" and vanished
swiftly.
"Innaminnit" Clark called.
Jones was almost dressed.
THE rest Is history. The Monarchs, coming
out for that fateful last period, were men
possessed. They played beyond themselves.
such hockey as they never played before. AZ
q team they were spectacular, superb. But
mostly It was Jones.
Things really began to happen. They tied
the score with smart hockey and sound psy-
chology. And there were stiI 11-odd minutes
to play. Every move was bitterly contested,
and penalties were frequent.
minute and . half from the end there
was brief pause while the Blue Shirts changed
forward Ines
Clark skated alongside Of Jones. Go heavy
ON the defense for . while, Frank. Wen try
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you've heard of him, Of course.
7 Eight-column banner headline across
the top of the sports page.
Kidnap Jones Shines es
Rangers Doaon Maroons
Evening star., 1934-11-03

extra money for modernization pur-
poses.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press re-
ported from New York that the Gov
ernment's new proposals in regard to
mortgages and construction met a
| favorable reception in large financial
circles.
Representatives Of banking, building
and statistical interests cautiously re-
Trained from prediction of future out
come, but were in agreement that
President Roosevelt's per cent basic
maximum interest rates on home
mortgages under $500 and the mu-
tual insurance features Of his proposal
would reach two objectives.
Can Run for 20 Years.
| The first would be a spur to con-
struction in suburban and near-urban
neighborhoods by reason of availability
of reasonable interest rates and not
too quick termination of mortgages.
insured mortgages may run as long as
20 years under the administration
plan.
The second feature regarded as
sound" in financial centers was the
creating of an exchange, so to speak,
for mortgage obligations held by
country and suburban banks.
| In connection with the latter feature,
the establishment of Federal mortgage
loan agencies was regarded as forming
a market for home mortgages and
creating a new financial agency to
handle this type Of loan in place of
existing scattered methods.
John A. Elliott, vice president Of the
General Builders Supply Company,
said establishment of home loan off,
ces created a source of mortgage
money not available after so many
private sources collapsed, while the
subsequent fixing Of reasonable inter-
est rates" was the natural sequence in
interesting prospective builders of
average-coSt homes.
Metropolitan areas will not benefit
so much as the suburban communities
Evening star., 1934-11-03
Red Lead Preserves Metal.

Only 500 tons Of red lead are re-
quired to preserve $4,000 tons Of metal
on the East River Bridge.
Evening star., 1934-11-03
.FLORIDA'S SURPLUS
HOUSING DISAPPEARS
Past Year Shows Squirt in Con-
struction as Pressure for
Properties Grows.

During the early months this year 1t
was estimated that surplusage hous-
ing throughout Florida had been used
up within a possible 10 per cent. 1t Is
now estimated that this 10 per cent Is
virtually exhausted. Were it not that
several million dollars worth of new
construction accomplished during last
Summer the State would be facing
scarcity in housing. Miami and Miami
Beach lead the list in new building
construction during the current year to
the extent of almost IS 100000.
Almost every other city Of South
Florida shows increase of building Of
from two to four times what 1t had
been during any Of the last three years.
There is little doubt that every section
will see an actual housing shortage
before the end of the present season.
This upbuilding Of the more strictly
resort cities and towns Of the East and
Evening star., 1934-11-03
West Coasts is a straw showing which

West Coasts is a straw showing which
way the winds Of real estate opportuni-
ties are blowing. The wind vane also
points to interior and rural communi-
ties. During the last six months the
traveller to any populous or semi-pop-
ulous agricultural or grove section has
noted signs Of trade expansion and
population growth.
On all roads may be seen many new
ly cleared fields backing or surround
ing set of buildings that may con-
sist Of two or three room cottage, a
garage or barn often built of old lum-
Der or clapboard, humble but usually
neat and clean, betokening the survival
Of hope and the building of a new
home. In most instances these mean
some undaunted family making a new
start in life under more propitious
conditions than they have ever before
encountered.
Evening star., 1934-11-03
F. H. A. MORTGAGE
SET-UP HELD SPUR
TO CITY BUILDING
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
the New Deal, have been looking for
a break in the matter of home flnanc-
ing. 1t is believed the new mutual
mortgage insurance plan of F. H. A.
will furnish the attraction that will
lead this group into the market Tor
homes.
Some real estate men have stated
they believed that Washington is ap-
preaching a building boom. The far
sighted real estate man does not wish
to see boom, but merely the re-
vival of the normal amount of build
ing. BY creating large home mort
gage market, which Is one of the
goals of the F. H A. long time pro-
gram. and making the real estate in
vestment field more attractive, 1t is
believed the Government will bring
about a return to normal construc-
tion activity.
Attractive for Investor.
Washington real estate for invest
nent, 1t is felt, has successfully wealth
cred the storm of economic depression.
For this reason alone it appears attrac-
tive to the investor. but with the added
attraction of insurance, millions of
dollars that have been piled uselessly in
bank vaults the last few years, will
be thrown into real estate
A number of men declared that
they disliked Governments entry into
the hcme mortgage field in the man
ner it is doing through the housing
act. But as others pointed out, the
Government is merely paving the
road that private institutions and in
dividuals will use to drive the home
construction business to recovery.
That Washingtonians are greatly
interested in the mortgage insurance
features Of the housing administra-
tions program is borne out by the
large number of inquiries concerning
it received by the better housing cam
paign heads, as well as the individual
real estate firms.
Many Make Inquiries.
The Washington Better Housing
program headquarters stated that at
least 20 per cent of the inquiries re-
ceived during recent weeks have been
in regard to titles and Of the hous-
ing act. This, despite the fact that
the organization is primarily engaged
in promoting title l, or the modern
ization phase of the act.
It was pointed out that the modern
ization and mutual mortgage insur-
ance phases may be worked well to-
gether. Home owners who have ex-
isting mortgages on their homes may
refinance over the longer period pro-
vided by the Government, reduce the
yearly installments, and utilize this
Evening star., 1934-11-03
REFORESTATI0N SHOWN
New York Society to Exhibit
Method November Sill.

The means of reforesting idle land
are to be illustrated at the 9th annual
Autumn flower show of the Horticul-
tural Society of New York, November
8 to II, inclusive. The exhibition,
which is free to the public, will be
held in the American Museum of
Natural History, Manhattan, and
George E. Stevens, supervisor of for
estry exhibits for the New York State
Conservation Department. is arrang-
ing an interesting exhibit, bringing
out the necessity as well as the posi-
bilities of tree planting. Worked out
in miniature. it shows idle land on
one side and reforested land on the
other. separated by the reproduction
of a dirt road and rustic fence.
Evening star., 1934-11-03

Upper left: Quaint early Amer
lean home at 80l4 Saratoga ave-
nue.. Sligo Park Hills, Nd, sold
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Bishop
by the North Washington Realty
Co.
Upper right: Colonial brick home
at 4400 Harrison street, Chevy
Chase, recently sold to Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Cavanaugh by C. H.
Hillegeist Co. 1t has eight rooms
and two baths.
Below: New Colonial home in
Belle Haven. Alexandria, Va, built
for Mr.. and Mrs. Louis p. Cook
by r. L. Kane, Inc, of Alexandria.
Mr.. Cook is an official Of the
General Accounting once.
Evening star., 1934-11-03

with small single-family homes, he
pointed out. 1T is now important to
keep the interest down." he added.
William Payne Of the American
Bankers Association expressed the
belief the whole scheme is very
sound" and follows the trend Of all
interest rates.
1T will encourage the home owner"
Payne said
Evening star., 1934-11-03
SHANNON & LUCHS co.
FINDS MARKET ACTIVE
Four Sales Announced by Firm
During Week Of Fall
Activity.

The Shannon & Luchs Co. stated
today that the Fall market for real
estate continued at an active pace
during the past week, and announced
the closing Of four sales during this
period.
The sales are as follows:
1850 Kennedy street, purchased by
Clara B. Terhume from Emma N.
Clarkson.
TOLL Hampden lane, Edgemoor. sold
for Judge and Mrs. Eugene Octave
Sykes.
1902 Cleveland avenue, purchased by
Judge and Mrs. Eugene Octave Sykes
for their residence from Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin v. Eckert.
1910 Girard street northeast, pur-
chased by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z.
Jones.
Evening star., 1934-11-03
Paint Resists Whitewash.

Do not try to whitewash over paint
well to oil-painted sc4faces.