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which were eliminated for one reason
or another as the race narrowed
down, we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Whitlock,
Clarendon, Va; Mrs. William j. Nc
Gee, 1910 Lamont; Mrs. E A.
BoggeSs, 329 Eleventh street south
east: Mrs. Dora C. Leizear, 5301
North Capitol street; N B. Medley,
Clarendon; Mrs. H. Clyde Grimes,
3ll9 N street; Howard w. Stein, 1346
Potamac avenue southeast, and
Samuel Handelsman, 6810 Laurel
street.
Members of the committee in
charge Of judging. who also are
members of the Silver Star Model
Homes Committee, are James S.
Taylor, formerly head of the division
of housing, Bureau of Standards, and
now with the technical section of the
Federal Housing Administration; DR..
Louise Stanley of the Bureau Of
Home Economics, Department of
Agriculture; John Nolen, jr., city
planner for the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; A. C.
Houghton, president of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board; Irwin S.
Porter, president of the Washington
section, American Institute of Archi-
tects; Charles H. Tompkins, Wash
ington builder, and Oliver Owen
Kuhn. managing editor of The Star.
This committee was assisted in its
deliberations by suggestions on tech
nical matters from F. Leo Smith.
Albert c. Shire and other members of
the Housing Administration techni-
cal section.
1t is hoped that the publication
each week of these before and after"
photographs submitted by contestants
in The Stars competition will spur
the Federal Housing Administration S
drive for home modernization, as well
as aiding citizens of metropolitan
Washington with suggestions for
contemplated moderniZation Of their
own homes.
Evening star., 1934-10-07

part of the country. built in 1900. and
by undermining has acquired home
that possesses not only the present
day convenienceS but a tradition and
history.
Mrs. Rozzelle added several rooms
and succeed the somewhat non
descript" home on old Georgetown
road in Alta Vista, and with the ad-
dition of landscaping has made an at
tractive residence.
Makes More Room.
Mr.. McAlpin made additional room
in his home by inclosng a screened
porch and making other improve
mentS.
Mr.. Savage erected porch, painted
his home and made numerous othar
improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffer renowned the
basement in their home, thereby add
ing a recreation room.
Mr.. Steinkuller made a delightful
paneled bed room and den out OF an
unusable, cluttered-up attic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reilly built new roof
on their bungalow. changed a dormer
and made other Improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shisler changed the
stairway in their home. added base
ment and furnace, Handicapped the rear
yard and added a great deal of living
space and closet room by judiclous
interior rearrangement.
Mr.. Carlock cleared a lot in the
woods, building pool, tiny cascades
and otherwise beautifying the land
scape in the rear Of his Brookmont
home.
Mrs. Bassett improved her home by
changing the landscaping arrange
ment Of the lot entirely-or rather
making landscape where before had
been only unsightly piles of dirt and
barren ground.
Other Contestants.
Among other contestants whose
entries were definitely in the run
ming" for the judges decisions, but
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Facing a serious opposition from
the combined Socialist and Communist
parties, he went on the air few days
ago and told the French people that
unless they stop playing at politics.
not only will they bring about civil
war within the country, but will also
invite foreign invasion.
He urged upon them the neceS-
sity OF reutsing the constitution in
order to gtUe France a government
patterned after the British. He
,CantS prime minister at the head
OF the French government-dt
present there is no such person
in the cabinet; the president du
Consei" is not provided for in the
constitution.
He wants the government to be
able to dissolve Parliament, like in
England, and what is more important
he wants the public officials to be
independent of political influences;
the discipline and the splendid organ
iZation of the British officialdom is
due to the fact that the public serv-
ants are loyal to the state, regardless
of what political party is in office.
Trouble Mostly Economic.
But Doumergue in warning his
| fellow countrymen of the dangers OF
playing with fire pointed out that
Frances troubles, like those of other
nations, are not so much political as
economic. Internal political troubles
must be settled forthwith to enable
the government to assure an economic
recovery.
Unlike in the United States, France
must strive to reduce the prices of
commodities, in order to assure a
greater consumption of goods and en-
courage the revival of the tourist in
dustry-one of the main assets of that
country. The present high prices
must be brought down; otherwise there
is a real danger of internal trouble
due to the fact that people cannot pay
for the essentials of life. The high
cost of production contributes further
to lose the few remaining foreign
markets and increases unemployment
France Makes Trade PactS.
Like in this country, the French
government has been busy making
certain trade agreements with its
political allies. But, like the Ameri-
can reciprocal trade agreements, these
are merely of platonic value, token
agreements, and will not help real
economic recovery.
France, Doumergue thinks, must
lead the way toward a free trad
ing economic policy. The disturbed
exchanges and the politics Uhich
haze been permitted to enter the
field OF economics make it diff
cult for any government to ddUo-
cate an outright free trading policy.
But a beginning must be made
Doumergue says, and he is looking
for such a beginning to the nations
of the gold block" with whom he
would like to enter into an agreement
for a free exchange of goods.
A country can survive poison gas
spread by armadas of enemy airplanes
but economic attrition brings certain
death.
Evening star., 1934-10-07

from a solid door bought at a house,
wrecker's establishment for a dollar
with a sawed-out decorative top added
and a thumb latch.
"A great convenience was the addi-
ton of a brick coal bin with an OPEN
ing chute into the boiler room, con-
venient to the tidy new little heater.
No more coal in the shed outside.
"A lot of old stone dug up made a
pavement by the new French door in
the dining room-and old brick were
laid for a terrace under the grape
arbor.
Ivy will, later on, make a square of
green out front. backed with ever
greens-and flowers will make the
garden gay, come Summerl
The conservative value of this
house is S8,500"
The Lucas improvements, commit
tee members agreed, showed that
thought had gone into the complete
renovization of what amounted to
little more than a rundown shack.
1t was remodeled into cozy, livable
and altogether honey home, and
is an attractive picture to passersby.
The Binyon Improvements not only
make an old row house" into home
with individuality. they said, but added
a distinct air to the neighborhood
by its being different"
Other Prize Winners.
Brief descriptions of other prize
winning projects follow:
Mr.. Apperson took an old eyesore
of house, similar to that remodeled
by Miss Binyon, and made of it a
home with individuality, by taking
off a hideous false front and erecting
sleeping porch.
Mr.. See converted a Dutch Colonial
home in Aurora Hills to a type of
Georgian Colonial house, adding a
room and porch and taking off the
overhanging caves of the Dutch type.
Mr.. Smith made of his small, tile
rooted house in Alexandria an impos-
ing Georgian Colonial home. with
tall. white pillars, a drawing room of
distinction and a great deal more
room.
DR.. Mordecai Ezekiel remodeled
old Loughborough House. on River
road, one of the Oldest homes in this
Evening star., 1934-10-07
CUBAN CAR AND BUS
UNIONS BAN STRIKE
Beginning of General Walkout
Set for Tonight-Sugar
Mills Are Quiet.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, october 6.-Street car
and bus operators decided tonight not
to join a general strike movement by
which radical labor unions are seek
ing to tie up the commerce Of the
nation.
Meanwhile, the beginning Of the
strike was set definitely for midnight
Sunday. Previously the start had been
set for midnight tonight.
The decision of transportation
workers here not to take part in the
movement was the first break in the
so-called united front of the labor
group. Radical labor leaders were
bringing pressure on the transporta-
ton workers in an effort to swing them
back into line.
President Carlos Mendieta assumed
personal charge of the government
efforts to maintain order and to pre-
vent complete tie-up.
Official dispatches to the Interior
Department said that workers in three
sugar mills and in the Port of Nue.
vitas already had started their strikes.
Evening star., 1934-10-07
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
INSTAR CONTEST

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-10-07
This
Changing
World.
Political Prophets See
Only Trouble in
Europe's Future.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Another revolutionary storm Is
sweeping over Europe in Spain this
time.
The political atmosphere across
the Atlantic is so heavily charged
with electricity that the political
weather prophets cannot forecast a
change for the better. 1t is only
storms that they can see in the
near future.
1t is this condition which has
determined CASTOR Doumergue, the
grand old man of France. to tell the
naked truth to his countrymen. He
did not mince his words because
he does not want power. When he
was summoned last February from his
country estate at Tournefeuille to
head a new government, he had been
in retirement for several years and
had not intended to return to public
life. He wanted to end his days in
the peaceful surroundings of his home
in the South.
Evening star., 1934-10-07
million EXPECTED
AT Church PARLEY
Buenos Aires Ready for DEL
egates to Eucharistic
Congress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSocihtco FIesSs
BUENOS AIRES, October 6.-All
Buenos Aires was decorated with Eu-
charistic Congress emblems today as
this city of 2,500,000 persons, the
largest Spanish-speaking town in the
world, put the finishing touches on
its preparations for the thirty-Second
International Congress opening We'd
nesday. One million persons are ex-
pected to participate.
The congress- the first in South
America, will bring together S cardi-
mails and more than 100 bishops and
archbishops from more than 80 coun-
tries, with hundreds of priests and
friars, and thousands of lay pilgrims
The Buenos Aires setting, however.
will make 1T predominantly Latin
American, and majority of the pill
grims will be from the lower half of
South America.
Thousands on Scene.
Although most of the 100000 visi-
tors anticipated from outside Buenos
Aires, 250,000 of them from the Ar
gentine provinces, are expected to ar
rive within the next few days, thou
sands already are here.
Preparatory religious services IN
preparation for the congress, begun
in mid-1933 when prayers were started
in churches of Argentina and other
neighboring countries, will reach their
climax tomorrow when communion
for women and girls will be held in
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Gate From Old Door.

-Four new window openings were
made in the east wall-and all the old
window sashes were changed for II
light sashes.
"A very attractive gate was made
Evening star., 1934-10-07
COMDR. NELSON RESIGNS
FROM NAVAL SERVICE
Officer, Recently Divorced, Sc
cures License to Wed New
London, Conn, Socialite.

Naval orders published yesterday
revealed that Comdr. Joseph Leroy
Nelson, who was divorced at Reno,
New, several weeks ago and secured
a license to marry the same day, is
to leave the service
He is now commanding the U. S. S.
Antares, which is doing duty with
the Fleet Marine Force, but he will
be detached from that duty about
November 6, the Navy Department
said yesterday. His resignation has
been accepted. effective December 81.
Comdr. Nelson was divorced by
Mrs. Helen Nicol Nelson, San Fran
cisco social registerite, on grounds of
cruelty, according to the Associated
Press. He Immediately secured Ii
Cense to wed Mrs. Katharine S. Far
nam, former New London, Conn, So
Cialite
Evening star., 1934-10-07
TWO DROWNED IN CRASH
Canadian Always Plane Cap
sizes in Lake.

WINNIPEG, October 6 R.--An air
plane pilot, whose name was reported
to be E. Morris, and a Mr.. Henderson
drowned today as Canadian Airways
plane capsized in alighting on Island
Lake, $50 miles northeast of here.
Dorothy Dean, Stanley Sinclair and
Walter Jewett, mining engineer,
succeeded In reaching shore, it was
stated in meager reports reaching
Winnipeg.
Evening star., 1934-10-07

the old high. barn-like structure
which we had originally. Steel case
ments replaced the old wooden case
mentS.
"One of the most attractive fea-
lures of the remodeled house is its
30-foot combination studio living
room and balcony. Beams. staircase,
mantel and trim are of rough, green
stained oak At the end is a five
foot fireplace flanked to either wall
by stone work and paved in front
with tagging for five feet.
The immediate surrounding ter
race was sodded and the remaining
premises plowed and planted to
green cover crop. The entire cost
was approximately $4,000.
The structure is so planned that
it can be added to and expanded
without tearing away or altering any
of the existing house"
DR.. Lucas attractive home may be
reached by driving out Lee Highway
to the stop light in Falls Church,
turning right and driving for two and
half miles by the speedometer, then
turning left to the top of the hill,
where the house may be seen.
Supervised by Owner.
| Here is the way the other first prize
winner, Caroline Bean Binton, de-
scribes the project in which she re-
modelled an old brick Georgetown
house:
"a little battered hulk of a brick
house-in it's prime a 'bootleggerS'
den'-to clean it, sweeten it and
strengthen it, giving it new life, has
been my enthralling task, even through
July heat!
The work was started June II and
finished in seven weeks-not counting
the inevitable leftoverS-like making
screen doors shut again, etc.
Done by day labor under direction
of a competent foreman, watched step
| by step by the owner, whose car stood
by every day from $50 to f. with rare
exceptions, ready to go errands or give
an opinion.
THE owner drew plans, boSsed the
kitchen shelves, and helped match up
| the tintS for all indoor painting, sitting
on an empty tin, wall paper samples in
hand.
Two hopeless fues used for coal
stoves were rebuilt and lined with tile
for wood burning flreplaces.
THE stairway was ripped out and
turned about face, giving access to
the bath above without crossing one
bed room-new treads were supplied
and spindles.
Gate From Old Door.
"Four new window openings were
made in the east wall-and all the old
window sashes were changed for II
light sashes.
"A very attractive gate was made
Evening star., 1934-10-07

Among other contestants whose
entries were definitely in the run
ming" for the judges decisions, but
Evening star., 1934-10-07

The homes pictured above were
awarded first place in each Of the
two classes in The Stars 81 900
Better Homes Contest, entries for
which closed September IS. No.
1.-The home of Caroline Bean
Binyon. as it was before renovizing
and (No. p as it is now, since
the moderniZation work was done.
Photograph No. shows the
frame building which DR., L. NJ.
Lucas purchased and No. shows
the home into which he trans
formed it, TO win first place in the
over $4,000 class of the contest.
No. s photograph shows the long
studio living room created by
moderniZation in DR. Lucas home.
Miss Binyon won first prize for
the under $4,000 class.
Star staff Photos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-08
By Blosser
'icturcs by George Scarb {

roader, and very promptly hopped aboard. Just then monstrous rabbit scampered up to Nature Nick.
 Let's have race," the rabbit said. "I know that I'll come out ahead. or Tim the turtie's~bound to lose. He's never very quick"
 "Oh, sure!" yelled Duncy. "'TwilI be fine. Across the ground I'll draw line. That's where you both can start from. Then you'll race to wonder tree.
 While Dotty rides the turtle I will ride the rabbit. Me. oh my, this really ought to be an inter- esting sight to see."
 And then the funny race be- gan. The turtle walked. The rab- bit ran. Wee Duncy felt 50 con- fident, a smile spread. on his face.
 The rabbit, though. saw greens nearby. To get at them, he jumped up high and fiopped poor Duncy to the ground. The turtle won the racs.
 (Copyright, 1934, NEA Service.
 ~ Inc). .--
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-08

Wee Goldy watched the turtle for a whole. and said, Hes get ting sore. Why don't you let him have the'fish you're holding out in { front?"
 You've had ride that's been just swell, while sitting on his funny shell, and now you should stop fooling him with such crazy stunt"
 "All right" the friendly man re- piled. Here's where end dandy ride" In just about a minute more the fish was out of sight.
 "I'll bet that tasted very good" said Ditty. Gee, I wish I could go riding on the turtles back. I'm really very light"
 "WelI. miss, l fear that what I've Aone," replied the man, will spoil your fun. Now that the fish 6 eaten, my or turtle will not race.
 "Eut go ahead and have your mAe. if you're sure you'll be sat- bfied to ride real slowly" Then . smile spread on wee Dotty's face.
 sYou bet I will" she loudly
Evening star., 1934-05-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, May q lR Omitted states ate
Department OF Agriculture l.-Hogs, $4,000,
lower than Friday: i6o-Sio pounds. S.5os
365: top. $40: pigs, $50 down; packing
sows. 2.75s3. 90: light light, good and
SI; Geight, 10000 pounds; POUNDS. S.s5aS.SG; me.
dium weight. 200-250 pounds. 3.50a3. 20;
heavy weight. 25O-350 pounds 3.40a3 ,65;
packing sows. medium and good. ,275-550
oGnfs Poonfso pounds. 6oas. @ 90 600 ana 'n0''e'
Cattle. 10000; calves, 1000: fed steers
na s1sdts strong to 10 snes
active on medium to good lishtweisht
yearlings.. s.25; heifer yearlinss. e.s5;
to fire. Slaughter cattle and vealers:
Steers. good and choice. 100000 pounds,
0oei,soo pounds. s,S5aS.a5; 1900.
1900 pounds. 7.5Oa94o; common and me-
dunn, 550-1,30O pounds. -4.50a7 90; heif-
frs good and s5ocs and @.dG
medium. 2'90a4 25; low cutter and cutter
aooa ssa 6ee ee Ps and
Choice. 5.ooaS.5o; medium. s.75sS so; Gull
sas fssaer e0aSn easss stesns good sHd ehoos
5o0,l l,05o pounds e. 476aeoo; common and
messm; sheer 5o6: 1909 lamb. active strong to
is hisher; 9th other Glasses STEADY; loads
but s,tI.ais sss' sB4,ns sgSs
Upward upSi '0YdHiG 1915. Slaughter sheep and
lambs: Spring lambs. good and CHOICE,
55 medium 1a s7sss ssss. So lambs go 90
common and medium. 6.50as.40; e0-9s
pounds, good and choice. .00aS 20: ewes.
90-15O pounds, good and choice. 2iO0a
.6Oa2 65.
Evening star., 1934-05-21
Jersey Standard
Shows 25,O84,3lO
Profit for 1888

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 21.-The Stand
srd OH Co. Of New Jerseys annual
report for 1888 shows consolidated net
income Of $25, ,084,310 after all charges
or the equivalent of OF cents share
on the capital stock. For 1882 the
company reported net income Of $780,
865. which was equal to one cent a
share.
Current assets at the close Of 1888
amounted to $557 ,67S.392 and current
liabilities to $150,50l ,194, compared
with $574,782,127 and $127 $50. .88l, re-
spectively, at the end Of 1882.
Cash, including call loans Of $12.-
580,702 and bankers Gcceptances, de-
clined from $ll6,857, ,704 to $l05, 5,525.
1877. Marketable secuI tiles were car
ried at cost Of 83,258. .469 compared
with SOL ,772,692 at the end Of 1882
In their remarks to stockholders
Walter c. Teagle, president, and w. s
Parish, chairman, said that to pay
dividends of $l25 q share during the
year it was necessary to draw upon
the surplus to the amount OF S.
906, sos.
Evening star., 1934-05-21
NEW ZEALAND APPLES
NOW ON u. S. MARKET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 2l.-The
American apple market Is being in
vaded by New Zealand competitors,
according to word reaching growers
and shippers here today. A carload
Of Delicious apples picked from New
Zealand orchards six weeks ago and
shipped by way Of Halifax was sold
Thursday in New York. Five others
of the same consignment are to be
offered. Those sold we're in good
condition and well favored. The
apples, packed in boxes. found the
trade rather timid at the first offer
ing. and prices we're from sl65 to
$1.80 per box.
Evening star., 1934-05-21
|EGG QUOTATIONS
| SLIGHTLY UNEVEN
Government. Graded Brown
Standards Go Half a
Cent Lower.

Egg quotations were slightly irreg-
ular on the Washington produce mar
ket today. Government-graded brown
standards declined half q cent, while
other offerings were unchanged. Live
poultry was steady.
The summary, with egg and live
poultry prices, furnished by the De-
partment of Agriculture, follows:
BUTTER prints coz score).
20; tub. 70; 1-pound prints coo score). rs;
TUB, "a; l-pound prints (SS score), "a;
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys. old
Long Island ducks 49,; capons. .3Oa3s;
keats, per pair. young, $50; SQUADS. per
pound. 40a45; rabbits, domestic, Per
MEATs-Beef. 1oa1s; veal. 11a12; lamb.
l6al7i smoked hams. 16a17i. strip bacon,
l6alo; lard, SaSh2; compound. 712aS.
EGGS-Market slight irregular; cent
lower on U. s. Government graded brown
standards, but unchanged on all other
grades. Current receipts, 10; hennery,
whites. 16al7; Government graded and
dated white egg y; s. extras; large: 22a2S; y.
large. IS: Government graded and dated
brown eggs; U. 6. extras. large, 81; U. s.
1--we foGETk9%Msrket l5E1sa fkt stead, at un,
Leshorns. iSsi4; ROSTERS; 7sS; Spring
broilers- Plymouth Rock. 20a22; colored
1Sa2o; Leghorns. l7a1e; turkeys, old TOMS
IL; 1ld hens. l4a15.
Evening star., 1934-05-21
ADVERTIZING PLANNED.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD "A four months campaign OF
special advertising will be launched
May Is by the Pineapple Producers
Cooperative Association, Ltd. using
newspapers in a selected group OF
metropolitan markets, outdoor posters
in A cities and several nationally cir
culated trade journals in the grocery
field. The Winter campaign in ma
tional magazines and trade journals
ended in April.
Evening star., 1934-05-21
ACTIVITY MOUNTS
At COTTON MILLS
Operate at 104.5 Per Cent
in April Compared to
Previous 1929
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The cotton spinning industry was
reported today by the Census Bureau
to have operated during April at
104.5 per cent of capacity, on a single
shift basis, compared With 1929 per
cent in March and 9a7 per cent in
April last year
Spinning spindles in place in April
totaled 3l,0ll 200, op which 26,450,-
$50 were active at some time during
the month, compared with 31,0ll.574
and 26,503,876 in March and 30,966.-
794 and 23,416,630 in April last
year.
Active spindle hours for April to-
tailed 7,260,010, ,224, or an average of
234 hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 7,72O,217,745 and 249 In
March and 6.569, ,136,738 and 2l2 in
April last year.
Statistics for cotton-growing States
follow:
Spinning spindles in place in
April totaled 19,324,9 ,944 of which H.
947 ,506 were active at some time dur
ing the month, compared with 49,
282. 2.844 and 1898 1872 in March and
l9,05l,2l4 and 16,752,042 in April last
year.
Active spindle hours for April
totaled a289, 907,42 or an average of
274 per spindle in place, compared
with 5.S62, ,242 1923 and 288 in March
and 5,136,587 480 and 270 in April
last year.
Active spindle hours and the aver
age per spindle in place by States
follow:
Alabama. 531 ,527 ,54s and 27s Geor-
gia. 9l6 6,802 ,265 and 27o; Mississippi,
49,l53,l66 and 2l9; North Carolina,
1857 ,9l0,349 and 254; South Carolina,
1,777,6 ,635,224 and 308; Tennessee. u.s.
8S6 ,9S8 and 27l; Texas, 66.l76, 758
and 243; Virginia l64, 54, TOO and Isl.