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cilitate the efforts Of the United States
to prevent the loss of the homes Of its
citizens, this act shall be In force and
effect for a period of five years from
and after the date of its approval
Section q. That any owner or holder
Of any mortgage, deed or trust, or lien
Of any character whatsoever, on any
home or farm homestead, who, having
refused to accept the bonds Of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation, or Federal
farm loan bonds In exchange for his
mortgage, deed Of trust, or lien, may
payment of the whole or part of the
principal of his mortgage. interest. or
taxes; exercise any power Of sale; COM
mence any action for breach Of COW
enant or condition in any mortgage:
commence or continue an action or take
any steps for obtaining foreclosure,
possession, or occupation Of the premi-
ses described in the instrument. The
court may grant leave to commence
or continue an action II 1t is satisfied,
having regard for all relevant circum-
stances, including the ability Of the
mortgagor to redeem the property out
Of his own money, it would be unjust
and nequitable not to grant 1t. But
where the mortgagor Is unable out Of
his own money to redeem the property
or to repay a portion of the principal
sum, the court Is not to grant leave un-
less satisfied that by reason of the
wasting nature Of the security the re-
fusal to grant leave would seriously
effect the security, or II the conduct Of
the mortgagor has been such in re-
gard to any breach of covenant in
the mortgage as to render him unde-
serving of the benefits under this act.
Section 8. The term court as used
in this act includes any court of COM
petent Jurisdiction Of the United States
or of any State"
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RCHITECTURE of Cape Cod
" Colonial character is incorpo-
II rated in the house plan pre-
1 \ sented today as another in
series of dwelling ideas pre-
pared for The Star by group of Wash
ington architects interested in better
ing the standards of home design.
Conceived by James F. Hogan archi-
tect, the house plan. typical of all Colo
NAL designs, is marked by simplicity
and frankness of expression.
The plan was designed for the usual
suburban fiat lot 1t is compact and
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LOW.COST RESIDENCE
RECORD is CLAIMED
Young New Yorker Tells How
Comfort and Taste Were
Achieved at $1,000.

Franklin Brill of Buffalo. N. Y, "a
kFp6ng man neither architect nor
|SEngineer, but well versed In modern
'{deas Of materials, home making and
home furnishing" according to Review
of Reviews. has built a house that cost
some 81 800 and which houses himself
and his mother in perfect comfort and
taste, and with cooling, housekeeping
and upkeep at new lows similar to his
building costs
Brill says this about his home:
Many experimental houses have
been built in this country, but few of
them have reached the low-cost goal
they set for themselves. Few also have
been designed for that very large and
important unit, the family of two, with
provision for later expansion; in other
words, the coupe with-rumble- e-seat mar
ket.
THE house was designed for luxuri-
Gus living for two. cost only 1900, ac-
complished by careful choice of ma
terials, largely fabricated, and by
elimination Of traditional nonsense. Il
was designed, somewhat as a protest
against our antiquated building anc
living methods. by layman. 1t stand.
In a suburb of Buffalo. and does very
nicely without such customary thing.
as cellar, dining room, furnace anc
furnace piping. baseboards. wainscoting
plastering, lathing, papering, flooring
shingling, tiling, exposed woodwork
porch and porch steps, cave troughs anc
conductors, closet doors, sconces anc
wall switches, bedsteads.
"Yet it offers such luxurious feature.
as wood-burning fireplace. mechanical
refrigeration, broadloom carpet through
out, built-in radio, shower bath, roo
solarium, ventilating fans, built-in fur
niture. It stands on a concrete base
moisture -proofed and insulated, with
walls of pre-cast masonry flat-decl
roof, with much of its interior surfac,
consisting of finished, proceSsec
board applied in large panels"
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engineer and librarian, must seek a
proper balance Of the esthetic and utili-
tartan
Engineers in general are only too
weak In their consideration Of the es-
thetic and only too practical In their
desire for the utilitarian. Architects In
general are somewhat better balanced
but frequently do not fully comprehend
the importance Of proper and adequate
artificial lighting.
Consequently, it falls to the librarian.
the eventual custodian Of the building,
the one who has to live with the struc-
ture, to insist first OF all that an illumi-
mating engineer be called into consulta
ton with the architect from the yer
inception Of the problem, and frequent
ly the librarian must become the arbi-
traitor in case of a conflict"
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LIBRARY DESIGN
CHANGES SOUGHT
Architect Says Lighting of
Structures Should Have
Greater Attention.

Poorly lighted libraries restrain cul-
tural progress, according to Dean
Joseph w. Barker of the Columbia Uni
versity School Of Engineering. Archi-
tects and engineers have failed to rec
ognize the importance Of illumination
In the design and construction Of these
buildings, declares Dean Barker, who is
q past president Of the Illuminating
Engineering Society.
Faulty lighting, he asserts, is becom-
ing Q greater menace, inasmuch as the
average age Of the Nations population
Is increasing and more light Is needed.
The public interest, he says, demands
that improvement in lighting installa-
tions be considered in the enlarged
construction activity which lies ahead.
There Is danger, he cautions, that
library buildings may degenerate into
book warehouses.
Library q Workshop.
Libraries in general" Dean Barker
explains, have two main characters
tins: First, they are monumental build
ings intended to emphasize the fact
that they are the cultural centers of
their communities and the storehouses
Of the accumulated knowledge Of man
wherein students in the largest sense Of
the word seek out the truths contained
In the printed word.
Every part of the building and every
utility contained therein must carry out
these two characteristics. Every person
connected with the building, architect,
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BILL
AIDS HOME OWNERS
McKeoWn Measure Provides
Court Protection in
Distress Cases.
Continued From First Page.)

said, "is intended to give the dis
tressed home owner easy access to the
courts to forestall foreclosure. 1t de-
clares an emergency to exist, and the
life Of the law is limited to five years.
It makes any competent court. either
Of State or the United States, able to
prevent the forced sale of q home with
out the proper permission Of the court.
II did not have the District Of Co.
lumbia In mind especially when I
drafted the bill, but I am glad that 1t
will help the situation here"
The McKeown bill Is limited only to
those cases in which Government bonds
are refused. A more general bill, COW
ering the entire foreclosure field here.
was introduced in the last Congress,
and, while it received favorable reports
from both House and Senate District
Committees. 1t failed 10 get final con-
sideration.
That bill is expected to be reintro-
duced in the present session, and its
passage is anticipated. The fact that
the District Of Columbia is one Of the
few jurisdictions in the United States
wherein foreclosure proceeding may
be instituted without the sanction Of
a court impressed members Of Con-
gress when a special subcommittee last
year made a study Of housing and
rents in the District.
Present Plan Criticized.
The Senate rent investigating sub
committee made the stud and Senator
Arthur Capper, Republican, Of Kansas,
who was then chairman Of the District
Committee, severely criticized the ease
with which a home may be sold, even
in cases when only small equity was
left to the mortgage holder.
1t is that class of mortgage holders
that McKeown is hoping to thwart. He
related the circumstances Of one case
in Oklahoma in which a mortgage
holder, described by him as a skin
flint" refused bonds and sought to
foreclose because the property meant a
much better financial return than the
acceptance Of the securities. In some
such cases, only small portion Of the
original loan remains unpaid. and be-
cause Of the lack OF jurisdiction Of the
courts, the home owner Is forced to
lose q much larger equity than that
held by the mortgage holder. The
same lack Of jurisdiction also has the
effect Of providing no period for the re-
demption Of property after 1t is once put
under the hammer Of the auctioneer.
The McKeown measure provides:
THAT owing to the inability Of many
thousands Of home owners to meet
promptly the whole or any part Of the
principal Indebtedness, interest, or
taxes due on their homes creates an
emergency, and to more effectually IA
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Chancellor Adolph Hitler of Germany
has been instrumental In the passage
of legislation that will greatly curo
the activities of unscrupulous land de-
velopers and put high-rank1ng ofncers
in the central government directly be-
hind the real estate future OF the
suburbs of every city in Germany, ac-
cording to word from Berlin.
The objective of the legislation is to
advance the beauty of the countryside,
encourage agriculture, forestry. strate-
gical road building and town planning.
Germany is said to have suffered
from the uscrupulous retailer OF lana.
Herr Hitler has learned from America
and other countries and has ADDED 10
this a few tricks Of his own in retailing
subdivisions.
General Government Control.
Herr Hitler is reported to have ex-
pressed utter disgust with a number
of highly speculative land developments
which have been foisted on Germans
and now that he is in position to put
into effect his feelings, he plans to cure
quickly the wrongs Of the past. He
has worked through ministers and
party legislators proposal to change
the land plan of Germany, and in the
future the government will pass on the
development of every section OF the
Reich or there will be no development.
High officials will decide whether or
not a plan will be workable. If, In the
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would suit adequately the closely budg-
eted family, the architect points out
The exterior is of local stone and heavy
slate. All exterior trim and painted
surfaces would be white.
A feature of the first floor is the
step down living room with its chest
nut paneled walls and unfinished
beam ceiling In an out-of-the-way
corner is a den, or guest room, with a
full bath adjoining.
Directly adjacent to the living room
and dining room is the open. screened
porch, which in the Summer months
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Law May Curb
Tenants Moving
Without Notice
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 13.-As
the result Of repeated demands OF
Baltimore property owners, the
board of directors of the Real
Estate Board will recommend
passage Of an ordinance making
it misdemeanor, subject to fine,
for any tenant to vacate any
property without first giving no
tice to the owner or his agent.
Commenting on this proposed
ordinance, George r. Morris,
president of the board said:
Among the complaints which
prompted this action by the
board was one from an agent
who manages a thousand or more
individual houses for owuers.
This agent contends that out Of
every 100 properties vacated by
tenants, SO move out without any
notice to the owners"
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ROAD BUILDING MARK SET

What the United States Bureau OF
Public Roads believes to be speed
record in road building was established
recently in the building of a Public
Works highway in the San Juan Ma
tional Forest in Colorado. The road,
known as the Pagosa Chama forest
highway, is part of the main-traveled
route between Santa Fe, N. Mex, and
the Mesa Verde National Park. Only
49 days of the 200 allowed to complete
this 412-nile section Of road were re-
ouired TO put the highway In service.
according to the report of the bureau,
which was in charge of the construc-
ton.
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IEcoNo FLOOR

may be used as an outside dining and
living room.
The second floor contains two large
bed rooms and smaller one. Both OF
the larger bed rooms open onto the
sundeck. One bath is located on this
floor.
The basement contains the built-in
garage, laundry, boiler room and rec
reation room, finished in knotty pine.
The house contains $4,000 cubic feet
and would cost between $1,000 and
$4,000 to build, the architect esti-
mates
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General Government Control.
WALL COLOR AIDS SLEEP
Soothing Shades Advised by Col
gate Psychology Professor.

Bdte 1sycH01OSJ
Less sleep may be required for COM
plete rest If bed room walls are re-
painted in some color that is soothing
and ouieting to the individual sleeper.
according to DR.. Donald Laird, head OF
the Colgate University department OF
psychology.
Proper rest. 1t is pointed out, depends
on a number of factors" For example,
Edison and Napoleon needed little sleep
because their work was interesting ana
satisfactory to them. woodrow wilson,
on the other hand, required long rest
periods because his work had certain
degree of monotony or tedium. The
proper color on bed room walls and fur
nishings. Dr. Laird believes, is a vital
sleep factor" and ranks in importance
close to daily working conditions.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
Martin Brown To-
Give Motorists
Mechanical Hints
SERIES OF LECTURES ON
MECHANICS

Starting Monday evening, May IA,
at Phyllis Wheatley House, Martin
Brown, well-known mechanic and auto
mobile instructor, will begin a series
of lectures on the proper care and
maintenance of autos.
Eight lectures will be included in
the series, which will be given on Mon
day and Thursday evenings from TOO
o'clock to $3.50 o'clock. The first two
will deal with the practical operation
of automobiles. The third and fourth
will be upon care and maintenance Of
cars; the fifth and sixth will include
oiling and correct fabrication; the
seventh will deal with the rights OF
other autoists on streets and public
highways, and the eighth will take in
general review of the preceding lee.
lures.
Miss w. Gertrude Brown has con.
tributed house space for the lectures
which are free and open to the public
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD INTER
RACIAL MEETING

A group of young people from St.
Peters A. M. E. church took part in
an interracial meeting with young
people of Fifth Avenue Congrega-
tional church (white), 32nd straaS and
Fifth Avenue South. Member of the
group, the Misses Dorothy Pi!tman
Marionne PEBBLES, Mary Turn. Dor
othy Early, Ruth Pittman, Helen
Thonap7on and Leila Pittr-~a and
N -~- T9'msge Casey, n, v, Bell
~ + well Guy we're chspeccled by
c. Z = raoT, who also served as
joint 'lisc 8sion leader. The young
women, all members of the St. Peter
Junior choir, and who are also known
as the Musical Notes" sang several
spirituals.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
'FOllies " Ticket
Sale Brisk As
Revue Date Nears

Advance sale of tickets for Grown
field Follies of 1884" music2: 2avue
to be presented May rs, at I. e @
Brown House, is large according to
Miss I. Myrtle Garden.
BilIee Griffin, "Follies" director, has
been putting the large cast through
strenuous rehearsals.
Cast of so
Featured in the "Follies" will b.
Jack Neal, as guest artist; Alder
Harper, Edmonia Perry and Norma
Stokes, principals, and chorus of 16
with additional skits by other artists
Special Costumes
Costumes are being specially made
by a group of women volunteers IN
der the direction also of Griffin, who
is something of an authority CT
theatrical costuming..
The "Follies" show is expected tt
be the best of local musical produc
tions of the season.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
HARLEM TO HAVE BLUE BOOK
OF SOCIETY

New York, May 10. - Beginning
June 1, Harlem viii have its own So
cial register. The blue book of Har-
lem society, which is being sponsored
by Carroll Case, son Of Frank Case
of the Algonquin, and by Walter
Varncy, executive Of the show, "Four
Saints in Three Acts" will very care
fully tabulate and classify the social
elect of New York's Negro popula-
ton, and will contain 500 names.
Lucius Beebe, columnist, writing of
the new addition to Harlem society,
says:
"Not every one can get in the Har-
lem register any more than they can
in the register of Mayfair. Duke FL
Engton, for example, is included in
its rating, but Cab Galloway, because
he is considered an extravagant and
forid fellow, will not appear in its
pages.
"Some idea of the desirability of
getting in the Harlem register may be
derived from the circumstance that
Case was asked to tea the other after
noon by an affluent Harlem dowager
who sent for him with cream-colored
Rolls Royce town car with two men
on the box"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
Scotland Yard q:
Comedy--Drama
Monday May Il
WHEATLEY PLAYERS IN SECOND
ANNUAL PLAY

In rehearsal for several weeks, "The
Affair At The Sea GULL" three-act
comedy-drama, next presentation Of
Phyllis Wheatley Players, will be Civ
en- Monday night, May 81, in the gym
nasium of Wheatley House.
Scotland Yard Yarn
The play concerns the adventures of
one of the Scotland operatives while
working on the solving of a jewel
theft.
Cast Members
Members Of the cast include: Beu-
lak Mitchell, Wendell Jones, Louis
Mason, Jr., Marionne PEBBLES, Helen
Waters, Mary Kyle, Thomas Stovall,
Jessie Shepard, Herbert Howell, John
Baldwin, Frances PEBBLES, and Archie
James. Directing the production is
Senton Spence.
Crowd Expected
The expected large crowd has neces-
STATED presenting the production in
the gymnasium, instead of in the audi
forum, as has formerly been the case.
Mr.. Clarence Hughes is chairman of
arrangements for the play. Tickets
may be secured at the settlement
house, or from members of the club.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
Church Notes
ST. PETERS NOTES

"The Powerful Queen on a Throne
Invisible" is the subject of the Rev.
w E. Guys Mothers Day sermon,
Sunday morning.
On Sunday night, Mr.. Talmadge
Carey, Mrs. Olivia Lewis, Miss Helen
O'Neill, and Master Ira Allen, speak
ing for father, mother, youth, and
child, will each give a version of
"What I May Do to Help Build a Sue
cessful Home"
Special music by the Junior choir,
a solo by Mrs. Blanche Mays, and a
pantomime by twelve girls directed by
Mrs. Josephine Escue will add to the
program.
"The Four Pillars of the Christian
Home" will be described by Newell
Guy, Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, Miss
Erma Clardy, and Mrs. Mamie Nc
Coy.
The campaign of Evangelism at St.
Peters will open Sunday morning,
May 27. Mrs. B. Margretta Jones, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, will be the Evangelist.
Three choirs, directed by the Pastor,
will give a program of special music.
The Willing Workers club, Mrs.
Jessie Shannon, president, will cele-
brate its 25th anniversary, May 20,
with a sermon by the Rev. L. W.
Harris, and Pilgrim choir, at 7:45
p. m.
A arto-centennial tea on May "a
will be featured by the presence of
charter members Mrs. Belle Glover,
Mrs. G. D. Smith, Mrs. R. B. Moulden,
and Mrs. Daisy Simpson. All church
auxiliaries have been invited to this
function at the parsonage.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
ST. PHILIPS NEWS

On Thursday, May 8, the Bishops
Committee met in the Guild room.
Those present were: Mrs. N. Nc
Cracker, Mrs. M. Wilson, John La
Coste, Owen Howell, Rev. E. A..
James, Mrs. VIM. Godette and Mrs.
LeNora James were guests of the
group. The Women's Guild Auxiliary
met at the residence of Mrs. Thomp-
SON, 229 St. Anthony Ave. There
were eleven guests present. Plans for
May day sale on May "a was the
topic of discussion. A luncheon is to
be served at the affair. On Sunday,
May 6, Rev. E. A. James preached at
the church. His topic was "On the
Mountain" one of his special evan
gelistic sermons. On Sunday, May Is,
Rev. Mr.. Gentle will be guest preach
er at the church. He has been priest
in-charge of st. Timothy's Church,
Minneapolis. May 8 the Mems club
met in the Guild room. The consti-
tuition of the club was chief topic of
discussion. The annual picnic was al
so arranged for. Mr.. B. Salters has
been made general chairman. There
will be special meeting of the club
next Tuesday evening. Those pres
ent at the meeting May were: Mr..
s. Salters, president; Mr.. John La
Coste, secretary; Mrs. McPheeters,
treasurer; Mr.. Frank Wright, SER
geant-at-arms; Mr.. Strothers, Mr.. O..
Taylor, Mr.. Fowks, Mr.. Hector Vas
sor, Mr.. "Babe" Salters and Father
E. A. James. On Thursday, May 10,
Ascension day there will be celebra-
ton of the Holy Eucharist at the
church. A special service will be con-
Quoted at st. Clements church where
the Rev. James De Wolf of Kansas
City will be guest preacher. Friends
and visitors are invited to attend wor-
ship at st. Philips on Mothers Day,
MAY, Ia
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
STERLING CLUB DANCE AND
VAUDEVILLE AT ST. PAUL
AUDITORIUM MAY 1s
Twin Cities Talent Featured

Twin Cities Talent Featured
In the spacious st. Paul Auditorium,
Friday evening, May 18, the Sterling
Club will entertain its many friends
and followers with dance and vauda-
vile. Regardless of the temperature
outside, dancing in the unconditional
auditorium to the tune Of an eight
piece modern orchestra will be de-
light. Talent from the Twin Cities
will be featured in the vaudeville.
In the past the Club, through Us
interest in civic affairs, has been a
great asset to the community. It now
hopes that people will come out in
large numbers and help make this
affair a success. This will aid thu
Club in continuing its civic work in
the community.
Tickets may be obtained from all
Club members. Refreshments will be
served by the Clubs Social Commit
tee.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
Mrs. Lulu Maxwell
Awarded $3.50 By
District Court Jury
JURY AWARDS SOCIAL WORKER
SMALL SUM

After hearing for three days testi-
nnony in $25, 900 damage suit against
DR.. D. D. Rea and DR.. w. D. Rea,
both white, for assault, filed by Mrs.
Lulu Maxwell, public relief investi-
gator, Hennepin county district court
awarded the plaintiff, Mrs. Maxwell,
$3.50.
Mrs. Maxwell charged the men,
operators of an apartment building at
928 Sixth avenue south, assaulted her
on April %, 1888, when, she went
there to interview relief client. Both
men denied the charges. The two men
are originally from Kentucky.
Witnesses for Mrs. Maxwell testi-
fed that they saw one of the men
kick her. Miss L. o. Smith, counsel
for Mrs. Maxwell, asked the jury to
return verdict for $4,000. Thurs
day morning the jury, before Judge
W. c. Leary, returned the small YER
dict of $3.50.
Mrs. Maxwell, who lives at Alb
Fourth avenue south, is graduate of
the University of Minnesota, and has
been in social service work for years.
Before being employed in the Mime
apolis Public Relief Department, she
worked for several years with the
Minneapolis Family Welfare Associa-
ton.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-05-12
DAUGHTER ELKS PLAN GREEN
DINNER

The members Of Minnehaha Tenn
pie, No. 1919, I. B. P. o. E. w., will
serve a green dinner on Wednesday
May Is. Dinner will be ready at
p. m. In the evening there will be
dancing from 10 until -. Mrs. Jes-
sic Shannon, Mrs. Cassie Hill and
others will be the cooks. Mrs. Max
inc Jones will have charge Of the
special entertainment features at the
evening frolic. Mrs. Ruth Walker
Davis is general chairman of enter
tainment committee. Dinner Is cents
Ladies 10 cents, Is cents for dancing
We will be looking for you.-Adver.
tisement.