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Evening star., 1934-02-03

ties with the use Of these long-term
advances"
Commenting on the uniqueness Of
the meetings, where all investors have
a voice in the affairs Of the asso-
ciation, Mr.. Pellet pointed out that
here is a vestige Of financial democracy
in America.
Meetings Declared Unique.
"The peculiar relationship of build
ing and loan investor to the association
makes him a shareholder and part
owner in the institution" he continued.
Such meetings are unique in fnan-
cial practice today. Even in other
types Of institutions which are theo-
retically cooperative enterprises the
company is likely to cover too much
territory for gathering of the share
holders under one roof to be possible.
The practice of government Of q
financial institution by the little men
as well as the big men, the community
leaders, has continued down through
the century of building and loan his
tory In America -103 years. to be
exact. 1t dates back even so years
farther in the building societies.
The first association In America
held its organization meeting in the
town tavern, and up until the 1905
it was common practice for them to
assemble In back rooms OF stores for
these shareholder assemblies. Today
such a meeting is a cross-section of
the life Of community, especially in
our smaller cities"
Evening star., 1934-02-03
PUBLIC AID URGED
TCW!PE OUT SLUMS
Planning ConsuItant Holds
Private Financing Cannot
Provide Cheap Homes.

NEW YORK, February 3.-Carol
Aronovici, community planning and
housing consultant, advocates the use
of non-interest-bearlng public FUNDS
to finance the replacing of slums with
decent low-rental houses.
Private capital cannot be attracted
to such projects" he says in the cur
rent American Architect. The high
cost of land and increased costs Of
labor and building materials will not
permit of Az per cent interest on the
investment These costs cannot be
reconciled with the low rents which
slum dwellers now pay or will be able
to pay for better housing.
The situation" Mr.. Aronovici says,
lis complicated by promoters who,
after four-year fast from speculative
building, are trying to force the hand
of the administration by playing upon
the sentimentalities Of unemployment
and bad housing
The present cost of land and con-
struction are too high to make low
rental housing commercially profit
able" the article states Architects
familiar with housing requirements
and experienced in the social requi-
sites of low-cost housing have found
it impossible to develop economically,
even 1t the comparatively low inter-
est rates required by the Government
housing schemes which would rent at
rates within the reach of the lower
third Of the people.
If the lower income groups are to
be housed decently the Federal. State
or municipal governments must meet
the difference In the cost of what Is
socially essential In housing and what
is economically possible in terms of
income.
1.-The conclusion is inescapable
Nothing short of non-interest-bearin
amortizable public funds will bring
into being any housing for those who
need it most If We are to begin at
the bottom Of the rental scale. we
must recognize that the Government
cannot use interest bearing bonds in
the hope that low-rental housing
would be both enue-producing and
self-amortizing 1t may be the latter,
but it will not fit into our present.
day economic system Of interestbear-
ing investment
Evening star., 1934-02-03
|BENEF|TSARE SEEN
lin MODERN|zATON
Building Projects Are Ex-
pected to Have Effect on
Whole Community.

Building undermining projects, stim-
ulated by the Federal Government
and sponsored by private interests
throughout the country, will have q
noticeable effect on improved business
conditions during 1884, In the opinion
of Ernest T. Trigg, president Of the
National Paint. Varnish and Lacquer
Association
There are tangible reasons for be-
lieving that employment will not be
allowed to lag In 1884" Mr.. Trigg
says THE impetus Of the Govern
ment's activities will push toward an
increase of employment in private
business. Credit expansion to meet
the long deferred demand for prop
erty Improvements will make 1t pos
Sible for owners and managers Of busi-
ness properties to renovize and repaint
structures that have suffered greatly
from neglect. Sustained employment
will afford thousands of families an
opportunity to protect homes from
further weather damage
with an increasing consciousness
Of rising real estate values. both pub
lie and private owners will be aware
during the coming months that a
well-conditioned structure is a more
valuable structure. This trend, in
evitably, will mean larger volume Of
sales in building materials generally
and increased employment In the
building and construction trades"
Commenting on the building out
look for the coming year. Philip Lie
Der, president of the United States
Building and Loan League, says:
The coincidence Of increased en-
ployment more available mortgage
, money and the possibilities of good
! house at a smaller unit cost will make
1884 the year Of the upturn. The new
,, houses are showing the family Of
| moderate means that they can have a
less elaborate house, and yet COM
Portable one, and therefore live within
their means.
While new trends in home building
are tending to reduce the cost in this
way, the price of materials is going
| up During the last month, when
ttle wholesale price index has fluctu-
ated up and down within a small
radius. building materials have not
| shared the general characteristic;
they have continued steadily upward.
This means that the general tendency
OF existing real estate will be toward
| higher prices
Evening star., 1934-02-03

" HE Stars house plan today is
an answer to the increasing
demand in this vicinity for
i small houses Of attractive de-
sign. The dwelling idea pre-
sented here was conceived by Joe
Harry Lapish. Washington architect.
home designs sponsored by local
architects.
Revealing charm and compactness
in its plan, the home has English
characteristics. although 1t compares
in size with large apartment. Cross
ventilation is provided in the bed
rooms and living room.
A feature of the plan is the two
story living room with beamed CELL
ing A dining room. two bed rooms,
kitchen. bath. five closets and ample
storage place, are included.
The bed rooms are located in sep
arate wing, so that they are dis
tinct unit and may be closed OIL from
the living quarters. Although the
roof space over this section was pri-
marily designed for its insulating
value. it is also made available for
storage by means Of disappearing
/ stairway in the hall ceiling.
An outdoor living and dining ter
race is located on the garden side
of the house to insure privacy and
quiet.
The kitchen is planned so that the
sink is located where the light will
come in over the left shoulder in
stead of the more usual and more
tiring way of facing into the light.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
H. G. LANDER, JR., HEADS
ILLINOIS HOME LOAN
Former President of Chicago Real
Estate Board Assigned to
Reorganize Work.

Henry G. Zander, jr, immediate
past president of the Chicago Real
Estate Board, has been appointed
State manager of the Home Owners
Loan Corporation for Illinois. with
the assignment of reorganizing the
administration Of H. O. L. c. in that
State on a non political basis. The
appointment is announced as made
with carte blanche from the White
House for expediting the production
of loans
Meantime hrst-field assignment
given to Philip w. Kniskern. New
York, newly appointed H. o. L. c.,
supervising consultant on appraisal.
is that of helping the new Illinois
State manager outline methods for his
territory. Mr. Kniskern is president
of the American Institute of Real
Estate Appraisers of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards.
Mr.. zander, eldest son Of Henry G..
Zander, past president Of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards and
chairman of its Committee on Federal
Legislation. completed his term as
head of the Chicago board December
6. The father is chairman Of the
board of the Federal Home Loan Bank
of Chicago.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
BUILDING PERMITS
VALUE is $56,692
DURING LAST WEEK
s COMPACT AND COMPLETE.
Continued From First Page.)

NCOnClnueO from f1rSC PdSe.)
apartment addition and make repairs
5ll Four-and-a half street southwest;
to cost $1,000.
William H. Saunders g. Co., Inc,
1919 K street, owners; Ernest D.
Stevens. designer: Paul T. Stone, Inc
918 Fifteenth street. builders; to
erect one 2-story brick and concrete
block dwelling, 5733 Nebraska avenue;
to cost $500
Charles Sturbitts. 1900 Mckinley
street, owner and builder; Dillon &
Abel, designers: to erect one 2-story
brick and tile dwelling 5000 Thirty
third street; to cost $1,000
Frank D. Phillips, 56l7 Thirty-sec-
end street, owner, designer and
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
tile dwelling, 3040 Legation street; to
cost $1,000.
William A. Stuart, 1921 Forty-firs
street, owner, designer and builder
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling
6244 Utah avenue; to cost $500.
The Hecht Co., Seventh and
streets. owners; B. E. Freund. archi-
tect: j. L. Parsons. jr.. 1927 1 street
builder: to make repairs, 622 r street
to cost $4,000.
Young Women's Christian Associa.
ton. Seventeenth and K streets. own
ers and builders; j. E. Carney, de-
signer: to make repairs, 110l M street;
to cost $1,000,
Washington Hotel, Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, owners
E. L. Bullock. jr.. architect; Charles
H. Tompkins Co.. 1903 K street. build
ers: to make repairs. Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue; to cost
$4,000.
M. j. Uline Co, Third and M streets
northeast, owners and builders: r. W
Hodge, designer; to erect one 1-story
brick addition and make repairs and
alterations. 1850 Third street north
east; to cost $1,000.
Garage to Cost $1,000.
A. D. Mansfield, 31O Rittenhouse
street, owner; Dillon & Abel, design.
ers; H. E. Davis, 4722 Forty-sixth
street, builder: to erect one 1-story
brick addition to dwelling for ga.
rage. 80 Rittenhouse street: to cost
81 900.
Morris Cafritz. for Ambassador
Hotel, 1902 K street, owner; to re-
model show windows, 1408-10 K street;
to cost $1,000.
H. M. & V. M. Nagle, owners and
builders; George Miller, architect: to
erect concrete safety deposit vault
3214 Prospect avenue; to cost 81 900.
Charles SturbittS. 1900 Mckinley
street, owner and builder; to erect one
brick and tile garage. 5000 Thirty
third street; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
NEED
FOR CITIES SEEN
Value of Property May Be
Doubled by New In
proVements.
Continued From First Page.)

respect to such matters as roads,
transportation, water supply, land
planning, housing, public buildings,
distribution of industries, social sur
vey. parks and recreation.
This project is not intended to
provide merely emergency employ
ment, although many white collar C.
w. A. workers will be used, but Is de-
signed to provide for the long time fu-
ture development of every State along
carefully planned lines, so that growth
shall, no longer be merely haphazard
convenience and efhciency may pc
served. and billions Of dollars may be
saved which the country now throws
away every year through lack OF plan
ming ahead.
States to Start Cities.
"But State planning is just mapping
the big outlines of development, and
the undertaking will be in no way
complete until the details are filled m
by the counties and especially by the
cities, towns and villages.
THE administration has started the
States. and the States are going to
start the cities and towns, IN order that
a thorough piece of work will be done.
A letter from the National Planning
Board to the State Planning Commis-
sions makes this statement:
"'The State commission shall CO.
operate with municipal planning
boards for the purpose of guiding ana
accomplishing a co-ordinated, adjust.
ed. and harmonious development OF
the commonwealth. It shall encour-
age the creation of such boards ana
gather information relating to mu-
nicipal planning for their use. and 1t
shall also promote the adoption 81
municipal zoning, and gather ln1or-
nation relative thereto for the use ol
the municipality adopting or propos-
ing to adopt the same
Are we going to go on doing just
what we used to do? Are we going to
nut up buildings where streets and
parks will soon be needed? Are we
going to allow congestion to choke our
business streets and add to the a.
ready appalling casualty lists? Are
we going to keep our land at 90 per
cent of its possible value for lack OF
proper streets?
Now is the time for cities. towns
and villages to do the thing they
should have done years ago. Now. d.
rect aid can be obtained free from
State planning boards. Now =. w. A.
workers are available without expense
to assist in the initial step-the sur
vey of the city or town to collect the
great amount of data necessary to give
the information upon which all city
planning depends"
Evening star., 1934-02-03

IAAoS o9S.L
by 13 feet and the other is 13 by 1o.4
feet
The plan Of the house is marked
by its generosity Of closet and storage
space. large compartments being pro-
vided in each of the bed rooms and
a handy linen closet being located In
the hallway.
A finished stairway leads to the at
tic which has been hoored and insu-
lated. and may be used either for
storage or as q children's play room.
Automobile accommodation is pro-
vided in a two-car built-in garage, en-
tered by means of driveway and
ramp from the Chatham road side Of
the house. The cellar plan includes
a laundry, heating equipment and
lavatory.
The dwelling has been furnished for
the 30-day period Of public demon.
stration by Hutchison's. Inc. in keep
ing with the Colonial character Of its
architectural scheme. Draperies were
provided by John r. Lyon and land
scaping was executed by Quaint Acres.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
SALES HERE INCREASE
Apartment House Is Exchanged
for Eleven Properties of
Nils Chalmers.

Pronounced activity in the market
for income producing properties as
well as in homes is reported by Shan
non & Luchs, realtors, in summary
af recent real estate transactions.
Among the larger transactions
handled by the firm was the exchange
Of the apartment house at 1416 Chaplin
street for II investment properties
formerly owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Nils
Chalmers.
Other sales included the following
1706 Woodley place to Mrs. M. l..
Duke: 1916 Eleventh street. to Thomas
M. Hoyle; 507 Randolph street, pur-
chased by 8. w. Wright from the
washington Loan & Trust Co.; and a
lot at $500 block of OrdWay street,
brought by Carl Dane as a home site.
Numerous other transactions were
reported by the firm, in which the
names Of the purchasers were with
held.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Woman Ranks Tenants.

LOS ANGELES.-Afrs. D. NJ. Deg
man, manager of the Lafayette Apart
ments here. has adopted "gold-star
ranking for her tenants. On the door
of every apartment unit are pasteo
paper gold stars, each star represent
ing one year of occupancy. Guests
like the idea and are eager for each
new star, the manager reports. and
apartment seekers are much i'm
pressed by several doors which show
as many as eight stars.
Evening star., 1934-02-03


tate Boards He rounded out his term
of Office at the national convention in
Coral Gables, Fla. Hugh Potter OF
Houston. Tex, is now president of the
realtor body.
DR.. G. A. Nichols, former director
of the N. A. r. E. B.. and Oklahoma
City realtor, was in Washington this
week on business with the Federal
Government.
A. c. Houghton, president. and
Charles j. Rush, secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board. will
be guests at the Midwinter dinner
of the Washington Board of Trade
in the Willard Hotel tonight.
L. E. Fite. former president of the
San Antonio. Tex. Real Estate
Board, is visiting in the Capital.
Evening star., 1934-02-03

not be diScon-
tinued, and Mr..
Hartung, Is chief
Of the company
b e a RI n g h i S
name.
Mr.. McKeever
entered the real
estate business
81 years ago
with Shannon &
Luchs. In 1920
he b e ca m e q
partner In the
firm Of McKee,
yer & Goss, Inc,
and in 1880 or
~A,. a tina
Evening star., 1934-02-03

III AAANN NAAN SIAA
estate firm Of
Hartung & Glib
bons, and later
acquired the en-
tire busin e SIS,
op r a t in g as
William F. Hart
ung & Co.
Bot h h a v e
handled negotia-
tions for the sale
Of many promi-
nent properties
in the Capital.
Announcement
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Announcement

ment of Roland N. King as manager
of the Blackstone Hotel, 1915 Seven
teenth street. was announced today.
Mr.. King is we'll known in local
hotel circles. having previously been
connected with the Portland Hotel
Tilden Gardens and Army Navy
Evening star., 1934-02-03

Robert l.. McKeever Co. He is vice
president of the Shoreham Investment
Co., which owns the Shoreham Build
ing.
Mr.. Hartung has been in the real
estate business here for more than
20 years, also having started with
Shannon g. Luchs. In 1919 he
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Senator En- Route Here.

TUCSON. Ariz. February 3 LPl-
United States Senator Jesse Houghton
Metcalf of Rhode Island was en- route
to Washington today after having re-
ceived treatment here since November
for a throat ailment. Mrs. Metcalf
ACCOMPANIED him.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
.c4long
Realty
R0W

FORMATION Of the McKeever.
l. Hartung Co., Inc. q partner
ship formed by Robert L. Nc
i Keever and William K. Hart
ung, both veil known in local
real estate circles, was announced
today.
Mr.. McKeever is head Of the Robert
L. McKeever Co., which business will
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Collections Show Increase.

Especially the records for the last
two months of the year show pick
up in mortgage collections, accounted
for largely by the increase in employ
ment which has characterized recent
business trends.
Financial statements rendered to
the shareholders in the assemblies
show the associations liquidating their
short-term borrowings and more and
more making use of the lorg-term
advances possible under the Federal
Home Loan Bank System. This con-
dition sets the stage admirably for
wide expansion of home lending activi-
Evening star., 1934-02-03
|SMA[[CROUPSRUN
righteousness
Shareholders in Thousands
of Cities Direct Home
Mortgage Operations.

CHICAGO, February 3.-The gov
erning Of q $1,000 600, 900 home mort
gage business by meeting of humble
people in churches, school auditoriums
end similar places is being demon
strated as thousands Of communities
hold annual shareholders meetings of
their building and loan associations.
The United States Building and
Loan League points out that share
holders coming together in groups OF
So or 100, 300 or 1000, participate
in the management as simply as did
the New Englanders in their Colonial
town meetings If things have been
going to suit them, reserves being
built up. loans extended to the best
of the institutions capacity, needy
shareholders taken care of by repur-
chase of their shares, the board OF
directors gets reelected by vote OF
all members, be their holdings Sl00 or
81 900.
Annual shareholder meetings this
year are devoting particular interest
to the records of home owners and
their payments, and are finding the
1888 record of the borrowers surprls-
ingly encouraging" says LIE Grand w
Pellet of NeWburgh, N. Y, vice presl-
dent Of the league.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
FIRM INCORPORATED
H. B. L. Properties to Engage in
General Realty Business.

General Realty Business.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 3.-The H
B. l.. Properties, Inc, of Silver Spring
Md, have been incorporated under the
State laws of Maryland to engage III
general real estate business. The
company is capitalized at $4,000, and
Fred E. Lang, Joseph T. Van Pelt
and Dorothy NJ CASTOR, all of thi-
city, are the incorporators.
Evening star., 1934-02-03

\ AANNlA Ma AtAA,
Hotel in similar
capacities.
The appoint
ment was made
public by Baer
g. Scholz, repre-
senting the syn
dicate W hi C h
owns the hotel.
w illiam C.
Miller returned
to Washing gton
this week as the
former presi-
dent" Of the Ma
tional Associa-
Ill., - Nal IT,
Evening star., 1934-02-03
STAR OPENS FIRST
IN 1894 SERIES OF
HOMES TOMORROW

Continued From First Page3
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-12

Party members, must Gerve as a
ce-ious of warning to tl,e comrades
that they are not doing their Com
munist duty. 1t is clear from the
letter that such negligence and in
activity Of Party members does not
enthuse and encourage non-Party
members to devote their fullest
energy in the building of the union;
and it certainly does not raise the
prestige of the Party among these
militant, willing workers. Such be-
haviour is unpardoable also because
such conduct of Party members ais
described in the letter is certainly
not a stimulus to the workers to-
join the Party.
1t is necessary for ne Party to
state to Comrade J. f. that the ac-
tions of the Party members he
mentions are not in line with the
Party, but are a serious deviation
from the line of the Party and from
what the Party expects from
Party members. The Party always
struggles against negligence and
lack of activity OF its membership
and always considers the Party
members as duty bound to become
the most active, the most energetic
workers and builders In the class
struggle. The District Committee
will certainly look into this matter
without delay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-12
Women In
Leadership
OF Council
By a Worker Correspondent

NEW GOSEEN, Ind. After
months Of struggle in organizations
Of different names, the workers in
Fayette Tovnshrip are now coming
into the Unemployment Council,
and a great deal more enthusiasm
is being shown that ever before.
The Council agreed on a set of
demands which are as follows:
Those not working to receive re-
lief in cash equal to those working
on FER.A. projects. Free rent,
medical aid, adequate bus service
for school children living in out
lying districts, and books and
clothing for ALL
The wage for the FER.A. work
here in Vigo Co. was set at 40c per
hour. We are demanding so cents.
The COMMITTEE placed the de-
rlGad5 bcfc--c the rclicf eccnt and
immediately 30 men were put to
work. Also medical aid has been
given to workers who have been
refused that service up i'll now.
Unemployed women are to be put
to work making clothes for school
children at 40 cents per hour.
The direct relief has been very
inadequate here. AS low as a IS
order for family of two and an
SO order for a family of eight.
The weekly wages on the diff
fereut projects range. from 1920 to
$3.50. Families of five receive $7.20
and families of 10 the $3.50, which
goes to shows that the relief agent
has very peculiar ideas IS to bud
getting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
SYnhilis and Gnnnrrhea

T. D., Observation-Disclosures or any
other venereal disease is definitely
preventable. In a previous article
statistics were given to show how
thoroughly this p-ophylsxis might
BE- carried out and directions were
given for prevention Of the disease.
Briefly, to adequately prevent the
occurrence Of venereaI disease, the
following should be observed:
l. The sexual act should not be
unduly prolonged and should be
limited to once.
2. Immediately after completion
Of the act, the male should urinate.
3. Within one hour, the male
should inject with an eye dropper
into the canal of the penis 20 drops
of 2 pc cent protargol solution
(obtainable at any drug store) and
hold this in for five minutes.
4. Following this, the patent
should thoroughly rub all external
parts with SO per cent calomsl
ointment.
This routine should effectively
prevent any veneresl disease. If
veneral disease does occur. treat
ment should be started at once.
The sooner the cure is commenced,
the sooner will the condition be
cleared up. Gonorrhea is distinctly
cureable If proper treatment is in
stituted. Unfortunately. many pa
tients get into the hands of quacks
who take their money and make
them worse instead of curing them
But, if the patient will go to COM
petent and honest physician at the
first sign of the disease, he should
be completely cured in six to ten
weeks.
The symptoms of acute gonorrhea
are as follows: About two to seven
days following a suspicious inter-