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The Washington times., 1934-07-14
| D A n 8 ASSIST
IN RENEWING
OLDHOMES

CHICAGO, July 14.-With cur
rent reports from the real prop
erty inventory Of leading cities
in the United States showing that
one out Of every seven houses is
between 80 and 40 years old, the
United States Building and Loan
League is preparing to recon-
mend undermining this particular
age group.
AS a preliminary to a study the
home building and home owning
committee Of the league is now
carrying on it released today to
building and loan associations a
bulletin showing two examples of
what is meant in concrete terms
by "modernization." It points out
that thousands of similar projects
can be financed from funds now
available.
OCSSS 4NOs ID q 4Enu1G HOUSE
built 80 years ago in one of the
metropolitan sections, and ap
praised at present price levels at
$4,000. The owner got an ad
vance of $500, repayable in
monthly instalments of $38 and
not only put many building trades
men to work, but brought his
home distinctly up-to-date.
Case No. 2 is less expensive type
Of undermining. The home was
owned debt-free by family which
borrowed $3.50 to give the house
complete 1884 advantages. Changes
made includes a new roof, new
, bathroom fixtures, new oak floor
ing, built-in cabinets for the
kitchen and bathroom, electrical
fixtures, walls repaired and the ex,
terror painted.
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NEW TYPE HOME
IS OFFERED At
LUXMANOR
BY DICK BAKER

Luxmanor makes its bow today.
Now the secret is out and the
mystery that has lowered about
the Shannon-Luchs offices is
solved.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
CLERKS UNION
IN CAMPAIGN

Determined to have as much
backing as possible when it re-
sumes it's fight during the next
Congress for further beneficial
legislation for Government per-
sonnel, the National Federation OF
Federal Employees has issued a
call to all local branches to secure
more new members during the
summer.
. Increased membership, it is felt.
will be of great assistance in push
ing such proposed legislation as
raising the basic pay of Federal
workers; improving the retirement
fund rules; gaining full restora-
ton of the pay cut, and extending
the merit system further into
more and more agencies.
The campaign is being waged
with the help Of many State
federations, allied with the N. F.
F. E. Reported as active already
and State groups in Arizona
Illinois, Maryland, Montana, Penn
sylvania, washington and other
states, while new State organiza.
tions have been recently formed
in New Mexico, Colorado and
Kansas.
Pointing to the many laws IA
vorable to Government employees
passed during the recent session
of Congress, Miss Gertrude M
McNally, national secretary treas
urer Of the N. F. F. E., states:
much, however, remains to
be done. The next session Of
Congress provides an OppOrtu-
nifty to present again the case
for the Government workers; an
opportunity to emphasize again
the necessity for further re-
medal legislation which will
place the Federal Government In
the van as an employer, rather
than drawing up in the rear as
ut present"
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
WAPLE HOME At
. FORT SLOCUM
OPEN

Three homes have been COM
pleted and two are under con-
struction by Waple and James in
Fort Slocum Heights, where the
firm now has an exhibit house at
5734 First st. N. w.
This firm has been unusually
active in this section. having built
$50 homes during the last five
years. Plans are under way for
18 more homes.
The exhibit house at 5734 First
Street faces the Fort Slocum
Park, a 17-acre tract near the
new recreation center. It is an
all-brick, detached house contain"
ing seven rooms and three baths,
and is offered at the attractive
price Of $10,500. The house is
tastefully furnished to show it's
prospective owner just how it will
look when occupied.
There is a fireplace in the liv-
ing room. A feature Of the house
is the first-floor den with bath ad-
joining. The den is paneled in
knotty pine.
A screened living room porch
provides an engaging vista of the
terraced garden. A recreation
room is situated in the basement
opening onto the garden level.
The house includes an all-elec-
trio kitchen in which is such mod
ern equipment as an electric
range, refrigerator, clock and ven
tilating fan. The color scheme is
cream.
Upstairs are three bedrooms and
q large orchid tile bathroom. A
dressing room adjoinS the master
bedroom.
The house has a center-hall
plan. It is insulated, screened
and metal weat h er-s trippe d
throughout.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14

Point Blackstone, lying ada.
cent to the historical Blackstone
Island, where Lord Baltimore and
his hardy band Of adventures
landed some three hundred years
ago, is enjoying a phenominal sale
of summer homesites. Over $1,000
worth of choice summer homeSites
have been sold during the past
three weeks. This beautiful sum-
mer playground lying along the
lower Potomac and st. Clements
Bay, just above where they empty
The Washington times., 1934-07-14

THIS SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT and attractive home
recently constructed by Hannum and Turner, of Hyats
vile, Nd, is open for inspection. 1t is located
Arundel Avenue, and is reached by driving out the Bat
Boulevard through Hyattsville, turning left at
Arundel Avenue
The Washington times., 1934-07-14

~ . Z 4OV
homes, more or less, on half-acre
or larger tracts.
1t is an elaboration Of the sub
sistence homestead plan. Each
home-and one is already on ex-
hibition-will have a chicken
house already stocked with a
dozen white leghorn laying hens.
The kitchen garden is already
planted and the site is beautifully
landscape.
Moreover the price is low and the
Shannon and LuchS Development
Company is confident that it has
found a winner in this project.
The house is a farm colonial
type with a high-ceilinged central
room. One wing includes the
two bed rooms with connecting
bath and the other wing contains
the electric health kitchen, dining
room and two-car garage below.
There has been nothing like
LuXmanor in these parts and the
Shannon-Luchs experiment will
be watched with interest.
There is new Waple & James
house that will draw its share of
attention over the weekend, too.
Unusually spacious for a house
of its type and price, the dwelling
presents an attractively different
exterior from it's neighbors.
Built of brick, with six rooms
and an electric health kitchen,
the house also has a detached
garage in the Handicapped garden.
It is located at 5724 First st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
Point Blackstone Enjoying
Big Sale of Homesites

Iinto Chesapeake Bay, is being
closed out at extremely low prices
to settle the estate of the late
Robert Blackstone and many de-
lightful building spots have been
sold to many Washington, Vir-
ginia and Maryland residents.
To close out the entire tract, so
that the mortgage may be salts
fled, 219 building sites are being
disposed Of at the remarkably low
price of $40. These lots measure
so by 125 feet and present a won
derful opportunity for the average
family to secure a summer home
at an extremely modest expendi-
ture.
Point Blackstone has two sand
beaches, one on the Potomac side
and one fronting on st. Clements
bay, and is celebrated as one of
the finest fishing grounds in
southern Maryland. The winter
duck shooting is also accounted
one of the best along the southern
waters.
Each Sunday, hundreds Of pick
nicers enjoy the shady grounds at
the proposed club house, and
afterwards don their bathing suits
and enjoy the various water sports
on the wide, sandy beaches.
Many of the purchasers Of the
lots are now planning building
modest summer cottages on their
lots, and the late fall will witness
many building operations in this
popular summer community.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
E.. N. Graham Heads
1884 REGATTA GrOuu

Edwin N. Graham, vice presi-
dent of the National Electrical
Supply Company, yesterday was
appointed chairman Of the trophy
committee Of the Presidents Cup
Regatta, it was announced by
John A. Remon, president of the
regatta association.
Graham's duties will be to select
the trophies, which will be pre-
sented to the winners of the
various motor boating, canoeing
and swimming events held in con-
nection with the regatta, Septem.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
DANGEROUS THRILL

CANON CITY, Col. Q.N.SO.-A
cable car loaded from four diff.
ferent States, burned out a bear
ing 300 feet from the bottom while
negotiating the tortuous 1,500-foot
ascent to the top Of the Royal
Gorge, near here. It was lowered
after remaining on the side of the
precipitous cliff from 4:20 p. m.
until 1920 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
MAPLE AND JAMES CONTINUE FT SLOCUNA DEVELO LOPMEN
RESORT ON BAY.
NLY36M|LES
FROM D. c.

The completion Of the new
State road from Chesapeake
Beach to willows, Md, has been
of great advantage to summer
residents on the western shore OF
Chesapeake Bay adjacent to
Washington and particularly to
those whose cottages are located
at Randle Cliff Beach.
Heretofore the single track
shore road and the roundabout
county road were very great OBJ
stacles in the development and
enjoyment of this bayside resort.
Nevertheless, those who had
cottages there endured those
handicaps for the privilege of
spending their vacations there,
to enjoy the health-giving air and
salt water bathing, and to in
dulge themselves in the complete
relaxation and rest, both physi.
cal and mental, which could be
had.
Build q Church
This is the only subdivision on
Chesapeake Bay where the people
of all denominations joined in
many enterprises to accumulate
funds to build themselves a
church for their Sunday devo-
ton.
The State road has stimulated
building and many new cottages
are now being erected.
Added to the excellent salt
water bathing there is good fish
ing, grabbing and boating and as
resort for children, it is safe
and health giving.
Randle Cliff Beach is SO miles
from washington, D. c., and can
be reached by auto in about an
hours drive at nominal speed,
the entire distance through Mary
land being travelled on beautiful
wide State roads.
Randle Cliff cottage owners
usually take the whole family in
the car, and every one enjoys, if
not the vacation, then the week
end in wonderful salt air that
tends to promote excellent health
in the whole family.
A Real Comfort
It is one of the places where
one can really enjoy being lazy
and relaxed. If you wish to have
a real outing, have a cottage at
Randle Cliff Beach. It will pay
you in health, comfort and ease
of mind and body.
The social atmosphere of Ran
die Cliff Beach is one of excep-
tionally pleasant congeniality.
The cottages being built are
economical in cost and furnish
ings yet commodious, sufficient
to give ample protection from
the elements and permit one to
enjoy all the freedom of an out
ing without many Of the string
ent conventional requirements.
The first is the sights, for we
shall see sailing up and down the
Chesapeake crafts of every de-
scription, from the stately liner
going or returning from her At
lantic voyage, to the little motor
boats scurrying about on various
errandS.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
CHURCH FOR TOURISTS

PORTLAND, Ore. GN.S).
Centenary Wilbur M e t h o d S t
Church here this summer will set
a precedent for churches of this
city. Instead of closing the doors
during the warm weather period,
as has been the custom in the
past, the church will add a third
service, an early one-hour service
for tourists.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
DELEGATE ELECTED

Mrs. Frank Peck, Frolis, Va,
has been elected delegate Of the
F1oris Home Demonstration Club
to the Virginia HomemakerS AS
sociation convention in Blacks
burg, Va. July 81, it was an.
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14

honored at the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the deaconess work at the
Mary j. Drexel home and the
Philadelphia Mothers house. Con-
gratulations from President Won
Hindenburg of Germany were re-
ceived by Sister Magdalene and
officials of the home.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
Details Of the development re-

veal why Nor.
ris Luchs has
b e e n thinking
in erms of
eggs, butter and
garden sass"
all Spring-and
show how an
enter prism S g
realtor can fea-
ture these items
in an outstand-
ing subdivision.
Luxmanor is
a portion Of
Morris Luc h S
estate and will
connn nriSa 100
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
LIFEWORK is NURSING

PHILADELPHIA G.N.S.). - A
lifetime of service as a nurse,
which dates back to the time of
the Franco-Prussian War, received
recognition here recently, when
Sister Magdalene Won Brecht was
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
10 IN IDAHO RUN
FOR CONGRESS

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. IA 0.N.SO.
Idaho voters went to the polls to-
day to ballot in the primary for
10 candidates seeking two Con.
gressional seats, and six candi-
dates for governor.
In the First district, Represen-
tative Compton I. White, incum-
bent, is opposed by State Senator
E. G. Van Hoesen for the Demo
cratic nomination. Former Repre-
sentative Burton L. French is un'
opposed on the Republican ticket.
In the Second district seven
Democrats and eight Republicans
are seeking the seat made vacant
by Thomas C. Coffin, killed in an
automobile accident in Washing
ton.
Gov. C. Ben Ross, Democrat, is
seeking nomination for a third
term. He is opposed by Asher B.
Wilson, national committeeman
and his own appointee to the
State board of education, and by
Frank Martin, former attorney
general. T Three candidates are
seeking the Republican nomina,
ton for governor. One is Frank l..
Stephan, who prosecuted LYDIA
Southland, notorious feminine blue
beard,
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
n EBRASKANS
CD To POLLS

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. IA QNSO.
Climaxing one of the states bitter
est primary election campaigns,
Nebraska voters went to the polls
today to nominate candidates for
United States senator, governor
and less important offices,
Of chief interest in the state was
the scrap between Gov. Charles w.
Bryan, Nebraska's only three time
governor, and Rep. E. r. Burke,
for the Democratic senate nomin-
alton.
The battle between the two has
created an open break in the Dem
ocratic party. Gov. Bryan, fight
ing to retain his power in state
politics, was resting today after a
strenuous stumping tour. Behind
Brother Charley's" opponent has
been thrown the powerful support
of Arthur F.. Mullen, former Dem
ocratic National Committeeman
from Nebraska, and floor manager
at the last Democratic presidential
convention for the Roosevelt
forces.
In the Republican senatorial
contest are Robert G. Simmons,
Kenneth S. Wherry, Robert Smith,
u. S. Renne and Barton Green.
Five republicans and nine dem
ocrats are seeking the nomination
for governor.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
UNION REJECTS
MINNEAPOLIS
PEACE PLAN
Strike Committee Tells U.
MediatorS New Proposa,
Is Discriminatory
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

| by As IAkANTfAAIb'GN
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. IA
SO.-Emphatic rejection by
union leaders of the latest pro-
poSal for a settlement of the
Minneapolis truck drivers strike
threw peace negotiations in the
air today.
Father Francis J. Haas and E.
H. Dunnigan, Federal mediators,
met with a stiff rebuff when
they put the new proposal before
the strike COMMITTEE of 100" la,
night for approval.
Firm For Original Plan
The committee, which speaks
for the 5000 men on strike,
branded the plan as an "em-
ployers proposal" and fatty de-
clared they still stand for the
original Haas-Dunnigan plan they
accepted 10 days ago.
Plain words were spoken at the
meeting which was marked by
the hurried departure of Father
Haas and Mr.. Dunnigan. Why
the conciliators left so suddenly
was not explained. It was said,
however, that many union men
were provoked at Father Haas
and Mr.. Dunnigan because they
had read in the Minneapolis
newspapers that the Federal me-
diators had approved the new
peace proposal.
The employers at a meeting
yesterday in which all of the
166 firms involved in the strike
were represented voted to accept
the new proposal, and declared
they would make no further con-
ceSSionS.
Meet Again Today
Today the employers were to
meet again. Father Haas and
Dunnigan were planning to go
before them in another effort to
save the situation.
After the strike COMMITTEE of
100" meeting last night, Albert
Goldman, Chicago attorney, who
has been representing the union,
said Father Haas and Mr.. Dun
nigan denied they had approved
the new proposal. A letter ad-
dressed to Father Haas and Mr..
Dunnigan was made public, from
which it appeared the employ.
ers agreed to re-hire all men
on strike.
The employers stipulated, how
ever, that they could challenge
any former employe who had
taken conspicuous part in the
strike or who had been involved
in violence or aggressive picketing.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
Time Limit For Crop
Loans Gets Extension
BY International News Service

BY international News Service
The Farm Credit Administra-
ton today extended to September
IS, the time limit for receiving ap-
plications in the drought areas
for crop loans for general pur-
poses, for summer following or for
the purchase of winter seed wheat,
rye or barley.
The time limit for filing appli-
cations for summer following
loans outside the drought areas
also has been advanced to Sep
TENDER IS.
Crop loans for general purposes
which were discontinued on May
81. again were. made available
during July in all the drought
stricken regions, the 1884 $40.000.-
600 crop loan appropriation is the
source of the funds.
Loans in the drought area to
buy food for livestock or to move
livestock to new pasture and
range lands are not affected.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
BANK HERE SUED
FOR SECURED
EPOS|TS
Thomas E. Rhodes Asks Court
To Compel Return of Funds
BY U. S. Agencies

Charging that certain Govern
ment agencies and preferred cor
porations were paid off 100 per
cent of their deposits out of Com
mercial National Bank funds,
Thomas E. Rhodes, local attorney
and former special assistant to the
Attorney General, instituted suit
today in District Supreme Court
to have the funds returned to the
bank.
Besides the bank and it's re-
ceiver, R. c. Baldwin, defendants
named are the Commercial Build
ing Corporation; Philippine
Manila Railway Company; U. S.
Shipping Board Merchant Marine
Fleet Corporation; j. F. T. O'Con-
nor, comptroller of currency; How.
ard Sutherland, former alien prop
erty custodian; Urey Woodson, di-
rector of the Alien Property Blu
reau, Department of Justice, and
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mingS.
Through Attorneys Philip H.
Marcum and Robert H. Mcneil,
Mr.. Rhodes stated that in March,
1898, he had $2,125 on deposit in
the bank, which had then been
closed by order of the Treasury
Department.
He alleged that for some time
prior to that date the bank had
solicited deposits of various gov.
ernmental agencies and corpora.
tions and upon receiving them,
pledged certain securities to Sc.
cure the payment of the accounts
After the bank had been closed,
the suit related, accounts of the
United States Shipping Board,
the Philippine Manila Railway
Company, and the office of the
Alien Property Custodian which
had been secured by the bank
were paid off 100 per cent with
the approval of Comptroller
O'Connor.
Alleging that this was a viola
ton of the rights of other deposi-
tors, who thus far have been paid
only so per cent of their deposits,
the court was asked to compel an
accounting of all funds paid out
and to compel the bank and
Treasury officials to disclose other
cases, if any, in which depositors
have been so favored. The court
also was asked to appoint a re-
ceiver to take over the funds al
ready paid out and restrain the
defendants from using any of the
funds received.
Mr.. Rhodes informed the court
he was unable to ascertain the
amounts paid to the several de-
PENDANTS. In the instance of the
Commercial Building Corporation,
he alleged, it was owned by the
bank and certain of its notes
were pledged to secure deposits of
the defendants.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
CONTINUED from Page y

Continued from rage ~
that building costs are expected
to come down. One of the most
important features of the ma
tional housing act is its provision
permitting the Interstate Com
merce Commission to lower
freight rates for construction ma
terialS.
Every help will be given to con-
tractors, building suppliers, and
others desiring ideas for adVertlS-
ing.
The contractors and building
supply firms themselves are al
ready in action in many centerS
to spread the good word.
Committees Formed
In leading communities COM
mittees of prominent civic and
business leaders are being set up,
to direct local activity in what
many observers believe to be the
most significant and far-reaching
of the Administrators recovery
programs.
An example of the efforts al
ready in operation is the Home
Improvement Council recently or
ganized in washington which,
like similar councils being or
ganized elsewhere, is a nonprofit-
seeking group of builders and
suppliers cooperating to assist
the home owner and prospective
home owners to improve his
living conditions.
Office Opened Here
The local council has estab-
lished offices at 726 Jackson Pl.
N. w., and is now ready to help
property owners, not only with
suggestions of modernization and
new construction, but also with
the financing of it.
Another portion of the educa'
tional campaign, as important as
any other, is word-of-mouth con
versation between citizens. OIL
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
Big Educational Campaign
To Speed Housing Plans

ecials of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration expect that the ex-
ample of one person in renoviz-
ing his residence or erecting a
new home will result in similar
action by neighbors.
Many of the neighbors, it is
expected, will further the cause
of recovery by following the ex-
ample of the housing campaign,
using their own cash, rather than
seeking credit through the chan
nelS opened by the National
Housing act.
TOmorrOw'S article will ex-
plain the differences between
the Federal Housing Admins
tratiOn, the Home Owners Loan
Corporation, and similar Gov
eminent agencies.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
JAPAN

TOKYO, Aug. IA U.S0.-The
Japanese government has decided
to notify the United States, Brit
ain, France and Italy before the
end of the year that Japan will
no longer adhere to the Washing
ton Naval Treaty, it was learned
today.
The Washington Treaty estab-
lished the 5-5-3 capital ship ratio
for the United States, Britain
and Japan. 1t thus gave the
United States and Britain parity
in battleships and aircraft car
riers and fixed Japanese tonnage
in these categories at three-fifths
of the American or British ton
mage.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
OHIO PRIMARY
WATCHED

UMBUs, o., Aug. IA
Q.N.SO.-EyeS of the nation TO-
cused on Ohio today as upwards
of 100000 voters went to the
polls to nominate Republican and
Democratic candidates for U. S.
Senator, "a Representatives and a
full slate of State officers.
Particularly was the nation at
large interested in the will of the
voters in the sizzling three-cor-
nered Democratic contest for U.
S. Senator, where Representative
Charles West, reputed to carry
the tacit Endorsement of the
Roosevelt Administration, clashed
with Gov. George White and for
mer Gov. Vic Donahey.
In the Republican Senatorial
race few political observers
doubted that Senator Simeon D.
Fess, 73-year-old party wheel horse,
and ardent critic of the Roosevelt
recovery program, would be re-
nominated.
Senator Fess had opposition
within his own party from the
young progressive element, but it
was divided between Judge Wal
ter Wanamaker, Akron, and John
M. Vorys, Columbus, both World
War aviatorS.
Also appealing for a slice of the
FesS opposition vote were Gen.
Jacob S. Coxey, of Massillon, who
40 years ago led "Coxey's army" Of
unemployed on Washington, and
Attorney Edward Lamb, Toledo,
defender of labor.