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Evening star., 1934-04-14
ROCKVILLE HAS ONLY
2 PERMITS IN MARCH
So, $50 Dwelling at Damascus, and
Addition to Dwelling Costing
SO, 500 Planned.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 14-Only
two building permits were issued by
the clerk to the county commissioners
here during March and none has so
far been issued during the present
month, the records in the Office of the
commissioners disclose.
The permits obtained in March were
for erection Of dwelling for Howard
R. and Lois L. Watkins, near Damas-
Gus, to cost s2,S5o, and for a three
room addition to the dwelling of
Charles M. Thomas, near Rockville,
at cost of $3,500.
Most Of the permits for construction
in the county are issued at Bethesda
and Silver Spring. and there have
been no reports from those Offices
since February, although numerous
permits have been issued during that
period.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Building Records History.

Concerning the historical value OF
the art of building, Lady Morgan, Irish
novelist and critic, once declared:
Architecture is the printing press Of
all ages and gives a history Of the
state of the society in which it was
erected, from the cromlech of the
Druids to those toy shops of royal bad
taste-Carlton House and the Brighton
Pavilion. The Tower and Westminster
Abbey are glorious pages in the his
tory Of time and tell the story OF an
iron despotism and the cowardice OF
unlimited power"
Evening star., 1934-04-14

antiquity, and is employed in modern
business buildings where economy is
an objective.
Architectural Problem.
The architectural problem present.
ed by the sloping variety is that Of
arranging the supporting timbers or
iron beams "in such relations as to
secure the greatest strength and stiff
ness consistent with the minimum of
weight; also to avoid lateral strain
or thrust upon the walls. The form
chosen has been that of two or more
inclined planes for the slopes Of the
roof over the inclosed space. Two
inclined planes are formed by a ser
les of sloping rafters having the
lower ends tied together to prevent
spreading, the upper ends forming
the angle Of the roof and connected
by the ridge-piece. The method OF
tying the rafters is by a horizontal
beam laid across the span, receiving
at each end the foot of one Of the
rafters, the two being securely NOR
tised. This is called a tie-beam.
comes necessary to secure the tie
beam against settling in the middle,
and this is done by joining the center
of the tie-beam and the ridge angle
Of the rafters by kingpoSt." Braces
are introduced as and when needed.
Variations of the common pattern,
Of course, are numerous, but in prac-
tically every instance the same prin-
ciples are at work, and to that degree
all roofs are alike.
Gable Type Common.
The commonest Of all roof forms is
the gable type, consisting of two slop-
ing sides of equal dimensions. A So
called shed roof" represents one-half
of gable roof. In the United States
the French" variety had tremen-
dous vogue about 1870-it is described
as "a form with almost vertical sides,
sometimes concave or even convex,
and the top usually fiat or sloping
toward the rear" The true Mansard
type is "a form Of curb-roof, the
lower slope of which approaches the
vertical, while the upper slope is vari-
able, but much more nearly fiat than
in the typical curb-roof" in which the
lower section approaches the perpen-
dicular while the upper section IS
nearly horizontal.
Francois Mansart was a French
Evening star., 1934-04-14
HATHAWAY HOME
BROADCAST SCENE
Place Of Shakespeare's
Courtship Will Be Radio
Feature.

TOR the first time in history a
l. broadcast from Anne Hatha-
ways cottage will be hearo
L when the Columbia network
stages a radio pilgrimage to
the English town, Stratford- On-Avon,
on the eve of William Shakespeare's
270th birthday anniversary, April 22.
The famous cottage was the scene
of the poets courtship and early
married life and is regarded as one
of the most famous Shakespearean
shrines. 1t is the objective of 10000
visitors a year, half of them Ameri-
cans. The radio pilgrimage will be
conducted by Cesar Saerchinger, Co.
lumbia European representative. Mrs.
Cowley, the custodian, who 20
years ago assisted the Hathaway
family in moving out after a tenure
of 400 years, will employ her rich
Warwickshire dialect to describe some
Of the old relics.
Another highlight of the broadcast
will be the rendition of Elizabethan
music by an ensemble under the di-
rection of Anthony Bernard, musical
director Of the Shakespeare Memo
rial Theatre. Sir Archibald Flower,
three times mayor Of Stratford and
chairman Of the Memorial Commit
tee; Bridges Adams, director Of the
Memorial Theatre, and S. G. Well
stood, custodian of ShakeSpeares
birthplace, will each speak briefly.
They will contribute recollectionS and
legends pertinent to famous Shake
spearean quotations.
The closing feature of the radio
pilgrimage will be the ringing of the
chimes of the Holy Trinity Church
where the Bard of Avon is buried.
A BROADCAST production of
n Franz Lehar's operetta 'Frede-
rica," first producted in Berlin
in 1923, is to come across the Allan
tic in a Columbia pickup from Eng
land April %. The air version, last
ing IS minutes, will be presented by
a cast Of performers of the British
Broadcasting Co.
x x x X
THE heavyweight sisters of the
l. killet, Eddie East and Ralph
Dumke, have signed as broadcast
regulars again. They are to take
over an N. B. c. program at 7:30p.m.
Tuesdays.
y x X X
A TTORNEY General Cummings
"A will outline his IL point program
for an extensive drive against
racketeering in a broadcast over Co.
lumbia Thursday at IL pm. The
dozen points included in the plan
coincide with the Attorney Generals
recommendations to Congress.
n n X X
TWO more recruits from the field
i of literature, James Thurber and
Roy Helton, will join the ranks
Of radio personalities soon.
Thurber, noted for his humorous
writings and fantastic drawings Of
unhappy animals, will make his radio
debut April 10 for a series of broad
casts. Helton, poet and novelist, Is
scheduled to begin series April 81.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.


Roofs never have had an historian,
yet the roof of a building probably is
its most important feature. No
structure is complete until its roof
has been constructed, and no struc-
ture can endure very long after its
roof has been removed.
A monumental demonstration of
the latter fact is to be found in the
picturesque ruin of Elgin Cathedral,
Scotland, once one Of the most widely
celebrated churches in the world. The
Regent Murray caused its destruction.
In sore need of money for his troops,
he ordered the roof of the edif1ce
stripped of its lead. The loot was sold
to Dutch merchant and was lost at
sea en- route to Holland. Meanwhile,
down came rain and snow; the de-
fenSeleSS house Of prayer crumbled
under the attack Of the elements. In
few years it had passed beyond the
point of possible repair. Today its
broken walls stand up against the sky
in reproachful grandeur. Pilgrims to
the site talk in whispers of the an
cient dissertation. The story illus
trates a proverb still older: Save the
roof, and you save the house"
Parent of Roof Unknown.
No one knows who first invented
artificial shelter, but 1t may be con-
ceded that the genius who sponsored
the initial covering of a human habi-
tation was an authentic benefactor Of
mankind. There are several theories
as to how the event transpired. Some
writer's think that the parent Of the
roof was a large leaf or several leaves
carried by an individual over his head
In the manner Of an umbrella. They
trace the line of descent through the
tent-top to the true roof supported
on rafters or cross-beams.
Other authorities suppose that the
built-to-order house reproduces the
natural cave, is, In fact, little more
than a cave constructed according to
plan in the open.
photographers define the term as:
"Roof, the covering of building by
which the interior secures protection" P"
The word, "in ordinary acceptance,
includes the covering and the support
ing framework, though in carpentry
it is applied only to the framework. B"
Broadly distinguished as fiat or
sloping, the former type was used al
most exclusively among the peoples OF
Evening star., 1934-04-14

r. Fortuna Of New York for $4,000;
15o5 Rhode Island avenue northeast,
q chain grocery store, sold In con-
junction with the Office Of N. z. Ryon
Co., to an out-of-town investor for
the estate Of Francis Barrett; 221 A
street northeast, purchased for q home
by Mrs. Mary Long from John Shaw
Of Florida; 4524 Ridge avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md, purchased by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Grifith; 311 and 313 K
street, commercial site, sold to the
Kass Realty Co., for M. p. McDermott,
Evening star., 1934-04-14
MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES.

March and other stars Of Hollywood
will join a group of Broadway celeb
rites in a special Commute broad
cast over wRC at Z. The feature will
be scene from "She Loves Me Not"
Broadway comedy hit.
Mary Alice Collins, comedienne Of
numerous Broadway shows, will make
her radio debut as star on the House
Party presentation on WRC at 9.
The Byrd broadcast on WJSV at
10 will feature william Haines, me-
teorologist, and DR.. Earl Bryant
Perkins. Haines will talk about
Evening star., 1934-04-14
INDEX FIGURE LOW
Real Estate Market Activity Was
46.3 in February.

The index figure for real estate
market activity, compiled monthly by
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, was 463 for the month
Of February. The index Is compiled
from official reports Of the number
Of deeds filed in 81 cities.
The current index figure is the low
est reported for any February in the
whole period covered by the associa-
tion's compilation, beginning in 1924.
1t is, however, as points above last
years March figure.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

Shower Not Expensive.
A shower can be installed over a
tub at little expense. Various models
of showers are made for different
kinds of tubs.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

A special concert Of Latin American
music by the United Service Orchestra
and soloists will be broadcast tonight
at 1890 by WRC as a feature of Pan
American day. Secretary of State
Hull will be the speaker. The entire
concert, starting at $50, will be
broadcast by NAA, which uses the
500 kilocycle channel.
George Arliss, Constance Bennett,
Ronald Colman, Jack Oakie, Loretta
Young. Spencer Tracy and Frederic
Evening star., 1934-04-14

architect Of the seventeenth century,
but the roof named for him really
was invented by Pierre Lescot about
1850.
The new Supreme Court Building
exemphfles the standard sloping roof
Of the Classical period Of history, re-
sembling as it does the covering of
the Parthenon at Athens. At the
other extreme, the State, War and
Navy Building has a roof Of the Man
sard style. The gable type has a
representative example in Washington
Cathedral.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

weather conditions at the South Pole
and DR.. Perkins will discuss the
habits of Antarctic animal life.
WJSV also will broadcast, from
10:30 to II, high lights of the testi-
monial dinner to Edward A. Hayes,
national commander Of the American
Legion.
The speaker on the National Parks
program over WMAL at 10 will be
Horace M. Albright, former director
of the National Park Service. His
topic is, "reminiscences Of Parks and
People"
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Beginning of Roof as Shelter
For Man UnnOted IN History
Some Writers Believe Leaves Gaze Orig.
inal Suggestion, While Others Say
Idea Was Inspired by Caves.

antiquity, and is employed in modern
business buildings where economy is
an objective.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Kitchen Knife Sharpener.

A new kitchen aid is an electric
knife sharpener, available In models
operated by battery or alternating
current. Two grinding edges auto
matically sharpen the blade as It 10
drawn through.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Flush Valve Noistless,

A new closet flush valve Is said to
be practically noiseleSs in operation
and permits flush volume to be fixed
anywhere between two and eight gal
Ions.
Evening star., 1934-02-03
DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX
Wife Who Be1ittles Husbands Efforts Has
Herself to Thank When He Fails-Man
Who Loafed Before Marriage.

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makes him incapable Of an effort DO anything worth
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during hard times for his wfes dismal
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he lacked initiative lacked judgment until finally she made him
THE a a
cheero What your business has failed" she told him. You
made once ear and you'll do again You started from scratch
capital a
Up at them am backing win"
strengthened his heart until
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him
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And thing She kills
the that lays the golden DOROTHY
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Evening star., 1934-02-03
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

the Mngs-to supply the blood with
oxygen and to take away carbon d.
oxide, waste product Of the body.
For health section Of your scrap
book)
The leaflet called ''Marveb Of the
Sky" contains Q diagram showing
sizes Of the planets and their distance
from the sun. It tells about Donati's
comet and other wonders. II you
want copy, without charge, send
stamped return envelope to me In
care Of this newspaper.
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-02-03


we got out all the oxygen, the cost
OF breathing would be cut to about
s55 a day.
Fortune Is with us, however. We
do not have to pay for the air, and
the chances are that 1t will remain
free.
A pint Of air per breath Is very
close to the average for a man who
is at rest or moving slowly, and 1t is
normal for him to breathe from IA
to 18 times per minute. Fast walking,
running or other exercise will speed
up breathing great deal, and the
lungs will be supplied with more air.
Tests prove that q person after ex-
treme use of the muscles may take in
200 pintS of air in one u1inutei
Exercise causes us to burn up oyx-
zen al faster rate, and more is need
ed 10 take the place Of what we lose.
Air passes through the nose, reaches
the windpipe and goes down toward
the lungs. The windpipe divides into
two good sized tubes, and these branch
into smaller and smaller tubes.
The tubes end in air chambers"
so small that the head Of a pin is
large compared with one Of them
It is estimated that there are about
700,000,000 air chambers in the lungs
Of human being.
When We get to the air chambers
We come to the important thing
which happens. The chamber walls
are very, very thin-and on the other
side are tiny blood vessels Oxygen
passes across to the blood, and the
blood takes it around the body to the
cells which need 1t.
In trade for the oxygen the blood
gives a gas to the lungs-carbon di-
oxide. The lungs do not care much
for the gift. and in the course of
breathing they send it to the outer
air.
There we have the central uses Of
Evening star., 1934-02-03

heavily sized paper the surface OF the
leaves will be badly scraped by these
quick hiders, and it is interesting to
see how carefully they avoid those
portions covered by ink.
Books are not the only possessions
of ours these silver witches attack.
They are fond Of the starch in our
curtains, clothes and silks. The wall
paper is another source Of food sup
ply for them and many people have
been greatly puzzled over the way
the wallpaper has scaled on in spots.
with seemingly no reason for such
procedure. There are authentic re-
ports to show that carpets. plush
upholstered furniture and vegetable
drugs have also been gathering place
for these starch lovers.
Unmolested. the insect multiplies
rapidly. It loves warmth. and for this
reason seems to flourish especially well
in houses that are closed tight for
the Summer.
Little is known Of the life story OF
this creature. His actions, Of course,
prove that, though he dissolves at a
touch, he has been able to cause much
damage, especially dHlouS n IiS4Co
stored for long time.
There are many spreads TO be pre-
pared for the scurrying one. It is
advisable to have the fatal dose placed
where it is impossible for any but the
pest to find it, as most Of the tasty
preparations intended for the silver
fish have arsenic in them. The sill
verflsh has a fatal liking for it and
thus makes it possible to free your
home.
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Evening star., 1934-02-03
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKINs ELLIS.

Blont. le Blunt, le Blunte and le
Blonde
In America. and especially in the
Southern States, this family is wide
spread. It is one of the oldest FAM
lilies of North Carolina and was found
ed by James Blount. the immigrant
who came to the province in 1854
He was the son Of Sir Walter Blount
Of Sodington. Worcestershire, Eng
land. and was captain in the life
guards of Charles IL
James Blount was a distinguished
colonist in Chowan County, North
Carolina. He was member of the
Governors Council and also a member
Of the House Of Burgesses.
Descendants of this family are now
found In all sections of the United
States.
The coat of arms shown is used by
the descendants Of James.
(Copyright lo34)
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Differing Little Frocks From One Pattern
Producing the Effects That All
Particular Mothers Desire in
Children's Clothes.
Fine Finishes Should Be Shown
Instead of Depending on
Use of Trimming.
BY BARBARA BELL.

xOUNG mothers who are vitally
" interested in making Sue
cess of their job will find 1t
great saving in time If they
cut out several little frocks OF
different fabrics at one time from one
pattern. Tie each separately and put
aside for that odd moment when II
can be approached with renewed in
terest.
Experienced sewers know that pre-.
paratory work Is half the battle. Ana
If one operation Is made OF the cut
ting, much Of the drudgery is taken
out of the work.
Since children's clothes must be
laundered often, to keep them I'M
naculately fresh. the inside seams are
put in by machine. To get the best
results we suggest using very tiny
stitch. a fine needle and number 0U
thread. This produces the effect all
particular mothers want in their
children's clothes.
Fine finishes should be used rather
than trimming And under this head
come narrow pipings and bindings.
made from the narrowest of the
ready-made bias tape; fine lace edglng
and tiny buttons and loops. Metal
fasteners are taboo on little children's S
garments.
Embroidery. If done with close,
fine stitch and used sparingly. Is ap-
proved of on fine organdy, voile and
lawn Dotted swiss frocks call for
cellars of a good quality Of organdy
edged with very fine lace,
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1868
may be made in percale, pique, ging-
ham. chambray, dimity, volle. dotted
swiss. organdy or crepe de chine
Designs in sizes 6 months, |, 2 and 8
years. Sizes | and 2 years require
~ yards of 36-inch material.
Monday: A Frock in Two Fabrics
rirt.t L
Evening star., 1934-02-03
A Little Saturday Talk

ROM Q reader living not far
l. from Spokane, Wash. comes
this amusing letter:
L Dear Uncle Ray| have
been going to write to you for
so long that thought had Just bet
ter write. I want to tell you some
thing really funny. I have for
school teacher lady who came from
the East. She got letter from her
sister, and her sister asked Il there
were lots Of wild Indians around here,
scalping people, and she said she bet
there were lots Of cowboys all around.
She also asked If we had school In a
little log cabin or something.
I'D like to know where people get
this idea. There are some cowboys
on the big ranches, but there are not
any wild scalping Indians!
II have not been keeping an Uncle
Ray scrapbook very long, but like
the stories. You must have been writ
ing for long time. The other day
/ was looking at newspaper which
dated back to 1922 and saw a chapter
Of The Child's Story Of the Human
Race which you wrote
Il, too. feel as though know you
very well. Your earnest reader,
"GOLDIE REEVES"
Yes, Goldie, I have been writing for
a long time. My first newspaper ar
ticle for boys and girls appeared In
1921. I hope that ! shall still be
able to write stories when 1861 rolls
around. After that may retire, but
I am not sure that I shall do so. I
like to write, and I like the boys and
girls for whom I write.
II Is interesting TO think Of the
great number Of places in which there
are members Of the scrapbook Club.
A youth who lives in "Accra, Gold
Coast, Africa sent me this letter
when he joined
"Sir-I wish 10 become q member
Of your club. I have seen many other
clubs mentioned in newspapers, but
none appealed to me so much to join.
Your club has befriended my heart,
and has made me join. I will be glad
If you will favor me by enrolling me
as a member Of the club. Yours
faithfully, "R. A. DANIEL"
We are glad to have this member
from the Gold Coast. and I hope that
he will write to LIS again.
The Gold Coast is British colony
in Western Africa It has an area of
10000 square miles, counting the
northern territories which have been
annexed TO 1t. The population is
about 1000 900. Of whom only 1000
are Of European stock. In addition
- rO1I liov le rnfl
sends forth ivory, coconuts, coffee,
monkey skins and procupine quills.
Whether you live in the Gold Coast.
in China, or in any other land, you
are welcome to join the new 1884
Scrapbook Club. UNCLE RAY.
tCopyright lq34)
Evening star., 1934-02-03
BEDTIME STORIES sy B 7ss,n.o" ss,.se.

great claws were Whitey's best weap-
ons Now, clutching that disputed
dinner, they were useless as weapons,
very good thing for Mrs. Reddy, as
Reddy could have told her had he
been present
Mrs. Reddy was free to use her
teeth and she did. She tried her best
to sink them into Whitey's neck. But
Whitley was always too quick to give
her a chance and that hooked bill of
his tore her face and ripped a cash
in one shoulder At last Mrs Reddy
caught one Of Whiteys legs in her
teeth and. despite the protecting
feathers. they hurt so that he was
forced to let 60 of the Duck With
that foot In fact. he let go with