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Evening star., 1934-04-07

even lower. Savings bank accounts
show no small amount Of available
reserves.
"But the terms Of mortgage credit
are not yet what they might be. With
greater exactions as to sound con-
struction, supervision and honest busi-
ness administration. the second mort
gage might be done away with, the
first mortgage made for much larger
proportion of the cost, the amortiza-
ton period extended, even the inter-
est rate might well be made lower.
"This would cut down appreciably
the cost Of financing; hence the cap
ital investment and the carrying
charges. The better construction
would cut down the maintenance
charges. Such a mortgage note would
and should have more the character
of q long-term bond. Lenders on
residential mortgage notes in the past
have been too prone to judge the
qualities Of the houses superhcially.
trusting to the law Of averages to pro-
tect their investment"
Evening star., 1934-04-07
WASHINGTON society of the
! Civil War period assembled
I for many a gay and bril-
liant dance in the severe,
d-hrick mansion Of Sixth

" " lot many u gay anu DTll.
liant dance in the severe,
red-brick mansion at Sixth
and E streets, which now is head
quarters for the Catholic Charities.
In the three-story residence once
lived William Sprague, Rhode Islands
war Governor" and veteran Of Bull
Run and the Peninsula campaign, who
came to the Senate in 1868 and that
same year married one of the most
celebrated beauties of Washington So
ciety.
Her name was Kate Chase and she
was the much-sought-after daughter
Of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the
Treasury in Lincoln's wartime cabi
net and famous chief justice Of
the United States Supreme Court.
Chase. perhaps, was the most dis
tinguished resident Of the old man
sion. It was Chase whose legal bat
ties to free the American Negro from
bondage won him the title of the
attorney general Of fugitive slaves"
Maintained U. S. Credit.
First a Governor Of Ohio and then
Senator from that State. Chase was
persuaded by Lincoln to accept the
Treasury post in 1861. During the
dark days of the Civil War, he main
tanned the credit of the Federal Gov
ernment, helped to establish q ma
tional banking system and proved so
valuable that Lincoln refused to ac-
cept his resignation on several oc-
caSions when the sturdy Ohioan chal-
lenged the Presidents policies.
Lincoln finally permitted Chase to
resign so that he could be nominated
chief justice Of the Supreme Court.
Chase served in this capacity until
his death in 1873.
In 1863, Chase refused to sit in
the trial of Jefferson Davis, presi-
dent of the Confederate States, al
though that same year he presided
with distinction at the impeachment
of President johnson.
Throughout his life, Chase devoted
his great legal talent toward i'm
Evening star., 1934-04-07

prefabricated buildings. as
serting that they do little to furnish
employment and are not capital In
vestments. He points out that 30 per
cent of the cost Of q well-constructed
home goes for labor.
Prefabricated houses, often sold on
the installment plan, last only five or
ten years before being cast into the
automobile graveyard he says.
Abuse Of installment buying, he adds,
did much to bring about the depres-
sion, and should be guarded against
in the future.
"The professional financial fore
casters seem to be unanimous in the
opinion that building recovery Is es-
sential to q substantial further rise
from this depression" Mr.. Gray con-
tinues. This applies particularly in
the field Of individual homes. The
history Of previous depressions clearly
points to the revival Of building as the
backlog Of recovery, and with reason.
Buildings represent capital invest
ments and people still will not invest
their capital in new ventures until
they feel a reasonable confidence IN
the stability of the economics Of the
nor will they invest except
at what they consider satisfactory
price levels.
The new ventures are essential to
the production of future materials and
the vast amount of labor required to
produce the materials, to fabricate
them. to transport them. and to as
semble them in the building. From
the mine, from the quarry, from the
forest to the finished house, upward
of 80 per cent Of the cost is labor.
Take with this the fact that the build
ing industry Is In size second only to
agriculture, and you have the whole
picture. You cannot have q full re-
covery Of business with any such ma
jor group still tagging.
"The larger buildings do not en-
ploy comparatively as much labor as
the small building because Of the large
amount of prefabricated material and
Of mechanical operations at the build
ing. That accounts for the pre-
eminent importance Of the private
house in the building revival.
1.-TWO factors are essentia4 to such
a revival First, there must be con-
fdence in the economic stability Of
the situation. which implies ten
dency upward, and there must be
funds in reserve and usually credit
available. Building prices are still low
enough to be very attractive, and land
Evening star., 1934-04-07
HOME FINANCING
CHANGES URGED
Second Mortgages Would
Be Eliminated by Institute
of Architects.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-04-07

ton to the $3o. o.ooo. 600. 900 In the
81, ZOO and $4,000 income class, there
Is q $4,000, ,0oo. 900 housing shortage
among families with incomes above
$4,000, the result Of lack Of new con-
struction during the depression.
Another 81. .o0o. .0o0, 900, he declared.
Is needed to provide homes for those
families with incomes under $1,000.
These people, he charged, live in
homes absolutely UNIT for human
habttation. Extensive Government
aid. modelled on European slum clear
ance systems, Is required II such
dwellings are to be provided at 81 200
q unit, a minimum that has never
been achieved. Providing such homes
Is the surest defense against Com
muntsm, he asserted.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
CODE ACTION HELD
HOME-BU|LDERA|D
Johnson Heeds Fear of
Mounting Costs; Separate
Pact Seen Likely.
fContinued From First Page.)

tCOlCluueQ EIOIu EHSt Z dSC.J
pated effects, and the method of its
operation.
The following is the text of Gen.
JohnSon's order exempting home
builders from the construction code:
Whereas, the code of fair competi-
ton for the construction industry, as
approved by the President on Janu-
ary 81, 1884, effective March 2, 1884,
appears to include, in its definition of
the industry, the business Of the land
development and home e-building in
dustry; and
Whereas, members Of the land
development and home-building in
dustry have submitted for approval
a code of fair competition for their
own industry, which is now pending;
and
Whereas, claim has been made
within 10 days of the effective day
of the code of fair competition for
the construction industry that the
provisions thereof would be unjust
to the members of the land-develop-
ment and building industry,
and it appears that justice requires
that a stay be granted of the appli-
cation of the provisions of the code
of fair competition for the construc-
ton Industry to members Of said
land-development and home building
industry:
Nov, therefore, I. Hugh S. john
son, administrator for industrial re-
covery. by authority in me vested by
executive order, No. 6205-B, dated
July Is, 1888, and otherwise. do
Hereby stay the application of the
code of fair competition Of the con-
struction industry, so far as it applies
to members Of the land-development
and home-building industry, pending
the approval of the code of fair
competition for said land-development
and home-building industry, provided,
however, that during the period of
such stay all Of the members OF the
Acknowledgement and home-building
industry shall comply with the wage,
hour and general labor provisions
contained in the code Of fair compe-
tition for the construction industry.
(Sigued)
HUGH S. JOHNSON,
Administrator for
Industrial Recovery.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
ESTATE At WARRENT0N
SOLD TO BOSTON MAN
Robert g.. Shaw Becomes Owner
of Dixie, Home Built in
1853 by Col. Tyler.

wARRENTON, Va, April 7.-An
important real estate sale was closed
here this week by J. Green Carter.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gould
Shaw Of Boston and New York
bought the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis j. s. Grace, on the Springs
road Just ouside Of Warrenton.
This house was built in 1853 by
Col. Nat Tyler, who named the place
Dixie. Later owners have been DR..
David Gordon, Capt. Alexander D.
Payne and DR.. James Kerr. Grace
reserved part Of the land attached to
the place.
Shaw is son of Robert Shaw of
Boston. q noted polo player. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaw expect to take possession
July and make this their permanent
home.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Repairs First Urged.

Before painting the house, see that
all broken, leaking cutters, down.
spouts and valleys have been repaired.
This precaution guards against
marring the painted surface after the
Job Is done.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Putty Is Essential.

After the prin1ing coat has been
and cracks to insure a smoothly fin
shed surface.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
Spring Fashion
Flashes

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Soms
Of our winter fashions are
simply too good to give up for
spring. AS spring holdovers,
they're just as smart as they
were last winter, and quite as
successful. Take Vionnet's IA
nous plaStron, for example,
last seasons sensation. If you
think it's gone and forgotten
now, guess again. It returns
to pep up many a spring frock,
in tango red over q red-and-
white checked frock with a
tango red jacket, for example,
and in many other color combi-
nations.
Another winter winner was
the Red Riding Hood. 1t was
widely worn on winter evening
wraps and comes back on sports
coats for spring-one par
ticularly stunning model being
in crap and plaid wool with
the hood lined in bright red.
It's grand for rumble-seat rid
ing, and is a natural for board
tng-school and college girls
Feathers may have been put
away in moth balls with your
winter furs, but feather.like
fabric trimmings are taking
their place for spring.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
End Of the War

One Of the greatest problems
around the Capitol these days
is the rearrangement Of the
statues that are in Statuary
Hall.
The tremendous weight Of
the marble and bronze figures
makes it necessary to shift them
about and place them in other
parts Of the building.
Virginia has two statues in
the hall. One is of George
Washington and the other is Of
the great Gen. Robert E. Lee.
One Of the statues will be
left in the hall. Washington's
replica, of course, will remain.
A suggestion has been made
to move Lees statue to the
rotunda and place it beside the
statue Of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
It would be one Of the last
steps in bringing together the
famous opponents of the War
between States.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
BeoutyQueries dndAnswers

but It doesn't do much good.
Do you think It might be the
type Of makeup I use? Just
what can / do to make my
complexion more attractive? I
read your articles every eve
ming, and get many helpful
suggestions from them. 1 hope
you can give me some good
advice, too. Mrs. E. D.
Answer: Use a good powder
base-either a soothing lotion
or a light finishing cream
before applying your makeup.
Many women with dry skins
find cream rouge more salts
factory than a dry one. Cream
rouge, of course, must be
blended in before the powder
base dries. Use an ultrarich
nourishing cream on your face
and neck, and allow it remain
on all night. Be careful to
select a mild, non-alkaline
soap.
Owing to the fact that this
column has received such wide
response and its readers have
evidenced such interest in its
writer, Miss Hume has been
asked to write under her own
name instead of Lisa DumOnt,
which she has been using.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
Advice to the
LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Both Attracted to q Football
Player
Dear Miss Fairfax:
We are two girls who are very
much attracted to a certain
football player at our school.
We should like very much to
know him, but he acts very in
different to everyone except his
most intimate friend. What
would you advise us to do In or
der to meet him?
BARBARA AND DI.
It's too bad, girls, that you
have selected this young hero
as the object Of your interest.
They are known to be very aloof
and stand -offish, but sometimes
they're human, after all, eSpe-
cially when their sides lose the
game. AS you're all in school
together, I can't see that a for
NAL introduction is necessary.
School confers :. blanket ac-
quaintance, and I think 1t would
be albright if you just began
to talk with the young man,
preferably about sports, the next
time an opportunity presents
itself
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
ChivaIry VS.. Cash

Mary (''Molly'') Eben, who
IS one Of the loveliest women
around the White House, what
with her gray hair that sets
off her features so attractively,
must think these Senators
really believe in economy.
"Molly" was awaiting a cab
on a recent morning at her
hotel when Senator whom she
knew appeared and asked her
to share a taxi with him, so
that he might keep an i'm
portant appointment.
Molly" acceded and they
rolled off in the cab, making
the White House the first stop.
Arriving at the Executive Off
ceS, "Molly' handed over her
share Of the fare.
And the penurious Senator
accepted
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
Pavement Patter

Abner Drury, who is one Of
the towns best hosts, says at
the company rathskeller a
barrel of beer is given away
daily and from the sample, or
rather numerous samples, con.
sumed by a man who Is very
well known to this column, the
recipients are given a taste Of
one Of the best beverages. ..
Was D. L. C'Danny') Boland,
one Of the new leaders," per-
turbed not so long ago when,
talking with a young woman,
he made certain slightly de-
rogatory remarks about Jimmie
Walker, the former "Hizzoner"
of New York, and discovered
that the gal, Rita Burke, was
a niece of the former mayor. ..
Sally Smith, is about to be-
come one Of the highest fly
ers" around this big city in
view Of the fact that she has
had her aviation activities re-
warded by a pilots license. =.
Wondering about Jack Haslett
the other day, and hear that
the young Alexandria attorney
has been in New York having
a chance to give, that excellent
voice Of his a tryout. e. E.
Naylor, AAA official, has been
known to stay at his desk all
night and far into the follow
ing night as many as three
times during a single week
when the pressure Of work de-
manded intense activity. To
Johnnie" Neville, off comes
the hat, and may this column
express the hope that it will
look like its mother and not
like father George. Benjamin
Barnwell Aiken, Department Of
Commerce expert, has a defin1:
ton for a newspaper man thaC
terms one Of the scribes IAN
itwas-Stated-on-go good authority"
hound-Major Raymond J..
Walter, local lawyer, recently
appointed to an NRA position
in which he will handle NRA
troubles originating in the Dis
trict, is taking his private Sec
retary, Miss Inez Warren, with
him to his new job.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
TRIM ANKLES

Question: If you can help me
with my beauty problem 1 shall
be extremely grateful! Although
1 am 5 feet 7 inches tall and
weigh about 155 pounds, I am
not fat, but well-prOpOrtiOned
except for my ankles. They
are very large. Is there any
possible way to reduce them?
If so, how long will this take?
Constant Reader"
Answer: Unless the bone
structure of the legs and
ankles is large, they can be
reduced through exercise. In
case a person is overweight a
general reduction trims down
the ankles, but otherwise Wig
orous exercise alone will do 1t.
It's impossible to say how long
this will take, though I must
warn you it's a rather long,
tedious process usually. Send
along a stamped, Self-addressed
envelope for my suggestion for
Streamline legs and ankles.
X \ \
CHAPPED SKIN
Question: During the cold
weather my face becOmes dry
and chapped, and naturally my
makeup never looks smooth. I
use cleansing cream at night,
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
The Rhymins
O Optimist
~ ALINE MICHAELIS
Winter in the South

WLuCcE IN bAC CVuSA
1ow strange is Winters touch
upon this land
which VOWS allegiance ever to
the sun;
How alien the coldness Of MS
hand
And his harsh troops that
through the garden run!
Tneir scarlet flags poinsetta
blossoms lift
d signals of distress upon the
wind
That from the mort hla n d
swoops, strident and swift.
An angered god. to suppliantS
deaf and blind.
The new leaves Of the cam
phor, pink and small,
The petals of the delicate white
rose,
Lantana's gold and orange
flowers, all
Shrink, shivering, where Win
ter'S bleak tread goes.
And even the mocking bird,
once bold and gay,
Ia forest fastneSseS now hides
away.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
Around
The
Capital
BY JOHN SNURE. Jr.

Nancy Elmore, who. by the
way, is one Of the towns
most attractive young women,
and "Billie" Finley have been
friends for many a day.
However. they are on the
verge Of breaking up the
friendship at present. All be-
cause the two girls cannot
agree on the merits Of fish.
Nancy is anxious to get some
Siamese fighting fish for the
aquarium in their apartment.
"Billie" refuses to have the
finnies.
She has been told that it is
necessary to have a certain
type Of worm to feed the fish,
and rather than have worms
around, billie" is ready to
take to pugilism.
The Washington times., 1934-02-19
The Romantic Touch

These Valentine messages
must appeal to the hearts of
telegraph company folk.
"Brick" Clarke, desirous Of
calling on friends in Philadel-
phia, did not know the busi-
ness address Of the husband,
so sent a wire to the wife.
It read:
"May I come up for dinner
and spend the night?"
Some romantic soul at the
Philadelphia office attached a
sticker to the telegram. The
Sticker bore these words:
"The old, old story told in
o new way!"
The Washington times., 1934-02-19

NE Trips ANlD pLljkl&S mo A
IcRENcE AAlO u SQUEEZED
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-03

TN THE gray twilight of the dawn
4 OF June %, 1876, the men on the
steamer Far West, tied up on the
banks of the Little Big Horn river
In Montana, were awakened by a
splutter of rifle fire. AS they
rushed on deck. they saw a horse
man galloping furiously up the val
ley, turning 10Y and then In his
saddle to fire back at the whooplng
Indians who were pursuing him.
When the redskins saw the steamer
the gave up the pursuit and the
lone horseman dashed up. Spring
Ing from his saddle, he staggered
on to the Far West and gasped out :
Custer and all his men have been
wiped out by the Sioux"
He IA "Muggins" Taylor. a
scout attached to General Gibbons
command, on his way to Fort Ellis
with dispatches from his command
er. Discovered by the Indians he
had been forced to run for his life
and only the lucky chance of his
finding the Far West where he did.
saved him from death at the hands
of the savages.
Two days later Taylor left the
Far West when II steamed out of
the Big Horn into the Yellowstone
and set out on his long, lonely ride
OF l75 miles to Fort Ellis. A hun
dred miles from his starting place
he reached an old stage station on
the Yellowstone where lived Hor-
ace Countryman, an old scout and
indian fighter. Taylor was so ex-
hausted that he was unable to 90
on. but the next day, accompanied
by C~ountryman, he set out on a
fresh horse and reached Fort Ellis.
where he again told his tragic story
to a group Of Mortified listeners.
In the meantime Countryman had
continued on to Bozeman. where he
expected to be able to spread the
tidings OF Clusters fate over a gov
eminent telegraph wire. But on his
arrival there he found the govern
ment wire down and useless, 80 he
continued on to Helena which he
reached about noo on July A.
There he told the news to Andrew
j. Fisk, an Associated Press CORE
spondent, and that afternoon Fisk
flashed to the world the first news
of the disaster on the Little Big
Horn-a feat made possible by the
daring ride of "Muggins" Taylor
After the Indian wars were over
Taylor became a peace officer In
Montana and was killed in the town
Of Coulson In October, 1882, by a
drunken ne'er-do-well named Lump
or Lemp who shot Taylor down
when the deputy sheriff attempted
to arrest him.
@, 1884. Western Newspaper Union.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-03
Household Diary
Has Real Value
Matters Worthy of Record
Can Be Chronicled
for Reference.

The day Of the diarist as A re.
corder of events In literary STYLE
seems to have passed almost com
pletely. But this does not indicate
that diaries are not kept. They may
0 mere 1ottings of daily events, to
show where the writer was and what
were the happenings Of the calendar
days. Some persons keep diaries In
order that they may realize the good
times they have, and nothing but
pleasant occurrences are recorded In
the happy day summaries. Often
diaries are kept chiefly for business
affairs, the transactions of each day
being given without comment; and
very briefly. The pages can be re
ferred TO. to refresh the writer's
memory. These diaries often prove
of value In establishing facts In
years later.
One of the best diaries for the
home is an lmpersonal household
diary. For example, In II are set
down such data as when furnace fuel
was bought, and when a new supply
was necessary, and the total cost of
each quantity as well as Its price per
ton, Ii coal, or the price I'm similar
units of purchase, If OF other fuels.
When furniture was bought, If new.
Is set forth, or when upholstered II
the covering was worn out on old
chairs, etc. Also what the new ma.
terial cost, what kind II was. and the
charge for the work of recovering the
pieces.
Such a household record Is q fine
thing to have, as, by referring to II.
IL will be discovered what the I'D
keep of the furniture amounts to.
whether the price paid for the new
piece was reasonable or not accord
Ing to the wear 1t gives. The worth
of the particular upholstery material
Is also tested by Its durability, which
can be determined from the pages of
the diary.
&tNVAo VI Tit EAIuGU VIII
prove helpful from year to year, tell
Ing, MS 1t will, when plants were SET
out, or when seed was sown. when
bulbs were taken up, whether the
place In which they were stored
was good or not, according to how the
plants developed from them next sea
son.. When the lawn was fortified.
and the gardens dug and fortified
In the spring, and the costs, should
be set down.
It Is By such jottings II few words
that this sort Of diary proves valu.
able. The personal element ia elImi-
mated, or at least, minimized. The
volume Is not one for the writer's
eyes alone. 1t Is a household diary
for anyone to consult who cares to
be enlightened on the subjects writ.
about.
@. Bell syndicate-WNU Service.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-03

entrance of the building. I'm
sorry. I'm afraid | can't identify
the others"
Kilday inspected both keys care
fully for future Identification. then
crossed to the door. tried one of
them. 1t worked. Fletcher's face
registered annoyance. The detec~
tive's obvious method of checking
up on his statement was not to his
liking.
"Who has been here today?" Kill
day began abruptly.
Mr.. Royce was here" replied
the servant "Mr. Nicholas Royce.
He was to be Mr.. Franklin's best
man. They had lunch together and
Mr.. Royce called here, late, to ac-
company Mr. Franklin to the
church."
"Of course. Was there anyone
else?"
"Yes. MIR. Carmody-the young
one. He called just after Mr.. Frank
lin had left for the church."
Had he been here before. Fletcn-
err"
II don't remember seeing him be-
fore"
Then how does 1t happen you
know him?"
HE gave me his name, sir. Mr..
Carmody seemed rather-er fus-
tered, you might say, sir. he told
me who he was and said that II was
important that he e Mr.. Franklin
at once"
II see" Kilday leaned against
the table. arms folded across his
chest. who else was hereY'
"Mr. Dunbar. He told me about
the-about Mr.. Franklin's DEATH"
"Mr. DunbarT The detective
weighed the name. milo Dunbar?s
"Yes. sir. He was Mr.. FranklIn's
partner"
"When was he hereT'
This evening. About six o'clock,
| think. He told me-"
Eyes, yes. | know" the sergeant
interrupted. but what did he
want7 He didn't come here Just
to tell you what had happened"
Fletcher shrugged. "He vas look.
Ing for Mfr. Fletcher's will. He
said he was sure 1t was here, some
where"