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Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

MEETING OF P LITER PRECINCT
 DEl0CR'.TS IS C-ILED
 4 meeting will be held Sunday, 500 P.F. Dec. 9th, at the old ARRC General Office, for the pur- pose of organizing the Palmer Demo cratic Club.
 i'll Palmer Precinct Denocra are urged to attend, and general invi tation is extended to all Col oni sts who vote the Demo ocretic ii cket.
 Howard Lyne, Democratic member of the -4laska Legisla ture will act as temporary chairman.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Allen Fredericks, Bill BouWens and Jack Lund made a trip into Sew- ard to escort the new herd of COWS north by train.
 .e understand that Jack now in- sists upon being called Doctor Lund. Seems that Jack and the stork that brings bovine babies met Whi le the train vas at l1oose Pass and Immediately promoted a conf finement case.
 The 72 cows one yearling, two calves and two rams all arrived in fine shape. The COWS, all except the. few for the Experiment Farm, were drawn for by the colonist immediately upon arrival and are loW housed in their new barns on the tracts of the lucky ones.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

ETsL 1EPINE TRAPPER N0rr OUT
 70 GET P2CS?ECT TCPS
 Jack Favien of 7-asi1la heard J. 2s. nightly announc ement ever KFrO to the effect that Norman Dawn, movie d1reotcr wi tn com oany at --nchorage, would pay $2so fer live wolverine to be used in the picture he is making.
 Now Jack kne1' where Wolver- inc hung out, so he starts cut to get himself a few Xmas dollars by setting, a trao right in front of the old deserted Fishook Inn on the Lucky Shot road. Then he hiked back home, planninf to return in two days.
 Tn the meantime a prospectcr coming down out of tho hills ceme by, saw the wolverine in the trap, end thinking to spike cny chence of the hell-dog getting away, club bed him to death.
 #11at Jack seid vhen the pro spec- tor told him about it can't be set do1m here.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Valley residents wishing to sign up as members of the lratanuska Vcl- ley Conservation ASSOC iation may do So by dropping. in ct the 2IoTEE2 of flee. Even if you don't care to join, drop in and sign the peti ti on to the game commi sion, ty which it is hoped we can get them to stock the valley vi tn deer.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

All farm equipment is to be brought in and recondi Ken Corliss announces that trucks will shortly make the rounds, so if you nave mower, blow or anything frozen down, please break it. loose and be ready to have it haul d in.
 Also, if you have one of the old ,amp ranges or heater, please ret it under cover of some kind.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Shades of Chick Sales! The old Specialist should see the heated. fourteen holer just completed by HalloWe len proof, too.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Conf 1ence in the future of almer is best expressed by cash inves tment. Ernie Kling, general manager of newly formed Palmer Fotor Service, feels that there is enough business here clrecdy to support 9 reel freieht and pcssen- ger transoortGtion outfit.
 lis new CHG truck hcs been busy ever since he unloodod it from the flat car, md his shiney lctest model Terraplane sedan fills Q rusl time tCxi want tn. the ccmp has felt keenly during the cold snap.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Wtc-TT5D: To buy, rent or lease; q tent house or two room cabin. h. quire Gt the PIONEER office. FOR s..L3: 4 r1otpoint' cleo tric iron, Or trade for That hcve you?' Ken Corliss. ..Feed mill. FOR S.ALE: Pr. Ae Union Hockey
 skates on shoes. Trcnt tz Iildoncn, bunk car "l2.
 FOND: Gasoline ccp. PIO,r7rT7 off.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1935-12-05

Don't pass up the vmGs contributic5 boxes just because there's no snow Whi iskered Santa thero ringing c
 bell. Drop z few dimcs cnyWcy.
Evening star., 1935-09-07
BUILDING PERMITS
FOUND INCREASING
81 Per Cent Rise Is Shown
in 81 Fifth Reserve Dis
trict Cities.

According to the current monthly
report Of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond. building permits issued in
July in 81 leading cities of the fifth
Reserve district numbered 2,448, COM
pared with. 1877 permits issued in
July, 1884. an increase this year OF
81 per cent, and estimated valuation
figures for last month Sotaled $4,-
sos ,636, an increase of $50 per cent
in comparison with valuation figures
totaling $2,31o,659 in July last year.
Twenty-four Of the 81 reporting
cities showed higher valuation figures
for the 1885 month. Among the five
largest cities. Baltimore, Washington,
Richmond and Norfolk increased in
estimated valuation for permits issued
last month, but Charlotte decreased.
Contracts awarded in July for con-
struction work in the fifth Reserve
district totaled $l4,751,155 compared
with $18,09l ,724 reported for July,
1894, according to figures collected by
the F. w. Dodge Corp. OF the July.
1885, awards, S6.377, ,405 represented
residential type of construction. COM
pared with s2,365,979 for this class Of
work in July last year.
Contracts for residential work made
UP 43 per cent of all contracts awarded
In July this year. compared with only
Is per cent of July. 1884, contracts.
Total valuation figures, by cities, In
July follow:
Evening star., 1935-09-07

lower than the water thermostat so
that the fan starts before the water Is
turned on and operates continuously
until cooling Is no longer required.
30 Degrees Easy.
May says that with outside tenn
peratures of 100 to los degrees. he
had no trouble maintaining a tenn
perature of 80 degrees in three rooms.
All doors and windows. of course, are
kept closed, but from to 10 per cent
of fresh air is brought in from the
basement.
The water. after having circulated
through the coils, is utilized for do
mestic use and for lawn sprinkling.
Next Winter Mr.. May expects to add
humidification device and also air
filters. He will then have complete
air conditioning plant giving clean air
at comfortable and healthful tenn
perature, Winter and Summer. The
air will be supplied with the proper
moisture content.
Evening star., 1935-09-07
Humidity and Not
Building Defects
Cause Vet Spots
Realtors Declare Claims
Supported by Recent
Weather.

The unusually high humidity of
last Wednesday. Capital home builders
say, clinched for them an argument
of long standing with home owners
and prospective home owners that the
wet spots on the walls and cellar
floors of their new homes were not
due to bad construction but rather
to condensation of moisture in the
air.
During the recent rainstorm the
humidity hit SO per cent. only per
cent short of the saturation point of
100. The walls, floors and virtually
everything on the inside of every
building in town was almost as wet
as on the outside where the rain was
falling fast. That was exceptionally
high humidity, but according to the
builders. it showed home owners and
most of the prospects just what hui
midity will do. Generally, the humid
ity here is not so high. and then, too,
generally there aren't so many wet
spots inside as there were Wednesday.
The situation had really assumed
serious proportions. 1t was so serious
that many builders had stopped in
Btalling recreation rooms, because in
the basement, the usual place for
such room, the condensation was
noticed more, than in other parts of
the house. Home owners would not
follow the remedy that builders sug-
gested. and the prospective purchasers
refused to listen to their arguments.
When moisture gathers inside
builders recommended starting the
heating plant for short while. This
will dry out the house. Or. II the
trouble is confined to the basement
room, light a fire in the fireplace
that Is usually located there.
Evening star., 1935-09-07
Well Water Offers inexpensive
AH-Conditioning Opportunity y

delivered at a temperature Of So de-
grees. obviously costs nothing. There
is nothing in any of the equipment
to wear out except the bearings on
the pump and as these are bronze
bushings. they can be replaced at very
little cost.
The total cost OF electricity for the
operation of the pump and the fan for
the entire season was Sl068. There
were about 600 hours of operation last
Summer.
Two thermostats in the living room
make the equipment entirely auto
matte in operation. One controls the
fan and the other the motor valve
supplying water to the cooling coils.
The latter thermostat is set at the
desired room temperature and turns
the water on and of as the tempera-
ture of the room rises and falls within
the range of the thermostat, The fan
thermoStat is set about three degrees
Evening star., 1935-09-07

and 1900 600. 900 board feet during
1885. which contrasts favorably with
the total Of 1905, 900 900 feet in 1882
and l5.467. 10000 last year. The
stimulus given residential construction
by the Federal Housing Administration
on a Nationwide scale is said by the
committee 10 have been partly re-
sponsible for the gains in the lumber
industry.
Evening star., 1935-09-07
APPRAISAL TERMS
DEFINED IN STUDY
58.Page Preliminary Report
Issued by Realtors Edu-
cation Unit.

Under the title, Appraisal Termi-
nology, the American Institute of Real
Estate Appraisers of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards has
drafted for the study of its members
a 58-page preliminary report of its
Committee on Education and Research
covering briefly some $40 technical
terms important to be clearly defined
in their use in real estate appraisal.
K. Lee Hyder. Milwaukee. is chair
man of the committee which prepared
the report, just off the press.
Project Begun in 1882
Establishment of proper concepts
and definitions of terms is first ne
Cessity in the development of any
general understanding of sound ap-
praisal theory. The building of a
sound appraisal Technology, which
would become standard in all use. is
a work upon which the institute has
been engaged since its formation in
1882.
Chairman Hyder states: In estab-
fishing a sound real estate appraisal
terminology we face certain conditions
which should be understood.
"Appraising is directly and indi-
rectly linked in its practical applica-
ton with many other professional and
business lines of endeavor. such as
the various branches of engineering,
construction. accounting and finan-
cling. Other organizations have and
are giving considerable thought and
attention to the need for a standard
terminology.
Laws Vital to Studies.
THE existing statutes of our States
and the precedents laid down by our
courts in matters of valuation cannot
be ignored and, initially at least, are
vital whether as aids or obstacles in
our studies.
The preliminary report consists of
q reasonably complete list of terms
and suggested definitions drawn up in
the simplest possible form. Encyclo-
pedic discussions have purposely been
eliminated to a large extent in favor
of clear and concise definitions. Many
terms of an accounting or allied engi-
neering and financial character have
been included.
1t should be possible to harmonic
terms and definitions in such manner
as to be adaptable to all phases Of
appraisal practice and ultimately to
issue a report that will have the sup
port Of all interests
Evening star., 1935-09-07
SULLIVAN APPOINTED
TO JURY IN CONTEST
Washington Architect to Assist
in Allegheny County, Pa,
Housing Competition.

Francis P Sullivan, prominent
Washington architect, has been desig-
mated as member of the jury which
will select the winning design in the
Allegheny County Better Housing
Committee-Pittsburg Press Archi-
tectural Competition.
The jury will meet in Pittsburgh
September II, and their session will
be followed by a meeting of the
Pittsburgh Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects at which Mr..
Sullivan will be the guest of honor.
Mr.. Sullivan is the second vice
president of the American Institute
of Architects, and chairman of its
committees on public works and on
the National Capital, and has been
identified with various projects for
the provision of low-cost housing in
Washington.
Other members of the jury are:
Frederick Bigger, Mrs. Oliver j.
Hal!er and o. w. Heselbarth of Pitts
burgh and Robert R. McGoodwin of
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1935-09-07

How he is cooling his house at very
slight expense by the use of well water
is described by M. F. May, an en-
gineer, in a recent issue of Domestic
Engineering. trade paper.
The method of house cooling which
is being used so successfully by May
could be utilized in any part of the
United States where we'll water at a
suitable temperature is available. The
drilling of the we'll and the installa-
ton of all necessary equipment may
be financed under the F. H. A. plan.
The equipment, which is very simple,
consists of a well in the back yard. an
electrically driven pump, some cooling
coils, an electrically operated fan and
the ducts leading to the rooms on
the first floor.
Cost Is Small.
An amazing feature OF the installa-
ton is the low cost of operation and
maintenance. The water, which is
Evening star., 1935-09-07
Plastic Paint Available,

A composition. known as plastic
paint. which is sufficiently soft to
spread with a brush, Is similar TO
soft plaster and can be worked into
a wide variety Of textures.
Evening star., 1935-09-07
r. H. A. SPEED CITED

Journal Of A B. A Lauds Haste
of Provision of Loans.
The August issue Of Banking, jour-
nal of the American Bankers Associa-
tion. says:
Bankers who have had experience
with the Federal Housing Administra-
ton know that 1t works more speedily
than many governmental agencies.
When all necessary information is
given, loan may be obtained and
construction started within a period
Of 10 days"
Evening star., 1935-09-07
RECORD CONSUMPTION
OF LUMBER F0RESEEN
Use of More Than 1e, 900, ,ooo, 900
Board Feet Predicted by Com
mittee of Commerce Unit.

Lumber consumption this year will
be greater than 1t has been In any
12-month period since 1881, it is pre-
dicted by the Special Lumbre Survey
Committee Of the Department OF Com
merce.
The committee estimates a total
consumption OF between 10000 ,O00, 300
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
CANOES USED
FOR RESCUES

Padding canoe is risky
enough business, in the opinion
of many people, but imagine a
canoe to save a drowning person!
That may sound still more
risky than padding a canoe, but
the American Red Cross is demon
strating how it can be done with
safety.
In a canoe rescue of a drowning
person, the trained life saver
dives overheard and brings the
victim to the surface.
Regaining his craft, he holds
the victim to the gunwale as he
climbs inboard. Then he turns
and prepares to haul the victim
over the gunwale, pulls the upper
part of the unconscious persons
body into the canoe, reaches out
and gathers the legs in, finally
swings him around and down into
the bottom of the canoe.
It's just that easy. Try it some
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
MERIT SYSTEM
BILL GIVEN
ADVANCE
Rep. Sirovich Measure
Sure to Go Before
House For Action

Believed dead for the past three
months. the Sirovich omnibus civil
service bill was today unanimously
reported to the House Civil Service
Committee by the special subcom-
mittee assigned to study and hold
hearings on the measure.
A companion measure has been
introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator J. Hamilton Lewis CD Of
Illinois.
Extension of the merit system
to all workers, non-competitive ex
aminations to include under civil
service emergency employees whose
agencies become permanent, ex:
tension of classification to the
field, annual automatic promo
tions, optional retirement and es-
Enlistment of a civil service
board of appeals for arbitration of
disputes between supervisory Off
GERS and personnel are included in
its provisions.
The Sirovich bill has been sub
jected to many attacks, particu-
larly in recent months, because Of
the drawn-out series of hearings
held, and some opponents of the
measure declared the bill dead.
The unanimous action Of the
subcommittee today, however,
means that the bill will come be-
fore the full committee and in all
probability will be reported out to
the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01

road cops were called on by the
Secret Service to patrol certain
roads. That's big stuff in Balti-
more, and they let the newspapers
have it for all they were worth.
But were that White House press
room gangs faces red?
Now that it's all over. Steve
Early, who was called on the tele-
phone all night long Git seemed
like that, says he is going to
make sure that he knows about
these picnics in the future.
And, at any rate, he let the
White House press room gang
have the real list of those present
on that picnic. They were the
President, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
West. Prof. Felix Frankfurter, Miss
Marguerite LIE Hand, Miss Grace
Tully and Secretary Morgenthau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
SCOOP PRESS
ON PICNIC
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was speeding through Montgom-
cry county en- route for a little
known picnic grounds atop Sugar
Loaf Mountain, the first emf
nence one sees on leaving Wash.
ington for Frederick. It lies to
the south and west of the regu-
lar Frederick highway, but can
be approached from the south
on Highway % out of Rockville.
The thing that inks the gang at
the White House press room is
that their bosses all learned about
this picnic from Baltimore. The
White House press room gang has
been touted as the cream of the
profession and all that stuff: and
it is supposed to have possession
of the feed-box dope on every
thing the President does and
says: and it's just too bad when
ones boss calls up and says that
the Baltimore office is all excited
because President Roosevelt and a
carload of Secret Service officials
are tearing through Maryland on
the way to a picnic.
Were Faces Red?
OF course. Baltimore got on to
this picnic. because the Maryland
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
TRAFFIC DRIVE
PUSHED, 314
ARRESTED
10 Persons Hurt Here
In "a Accidents
In "a Hours

Today's developments in the
police departments war on reck'
less motorists in the District in
cluded:
l. Arrest of 314 violators Of
traffic regulations during the
24.hour period ending at a. m.
Declaration by Major
Ernest w. Brown, Superinten-
dent of police, that he will order
his men to bear down" on
drivers who park motor vehicles
abreast of other vehicles. Com
mercial vehicles in the con-
gested downtown section are the
worst offenders in this respect,
Major Brown said.
3. Reports of "a accidents in
the last "a hours, in which 10
persons we're injured. All of the
injuries were slight.
So Speeders Arrested
OF the 314 arrested during the
past "a hours, So were charged
with speeding, IS with passing q
red light and three with driving
while intoxicated. The total mum
Der arrested in the IL days the
campaign has been in progress
is 300.
Major Brown said he woulc
issue an order to all command
ing officers to direct their mer
to arrest all drivers who parked
their vehicles abreast" espe
citlly on downtown streets anc
in congested areas.
Special curb space is allotted
for loading and unloading of com
mercial vehicles, the police CHIEF
pointed out, but these vehicles
continue to be the worst offend
ers. These double parkers force
otherwise law.abiding motorists tx
drive on the left side of the street
and otherwise cause unwarrantec
violation of traffic laws, Major
Brown said.
FOuF CnIIuren durG
Accidents and injuries reported
have been decreasing in number
each day since the beginning o.
the drive. and only one traffic
death has occurred in the Dis
trict. Among those injured yes
terday were four children.
The present strict enforcement
Of traffic regulations is not just
q Temporary reform" Inspector
L. I. H. Edwards. assistant super
intendent Of police, declared to
day.
Police are pleased with the re
suits of the campaign, but there
will be no "let down" because oil
this. Other drives have produced
results. it was pointed out, but al
soon as. efforts were slackenec
conditions became as bad as ever
This one will not operate thai
way, Inspector Edwards said.
Figures were released today b.
William A. Van Duzer, director O
the Department of Vehicles ant
Traffic, showing that taxicab
figured in more accidents, in pro
portion to their number, than any
other type of vehicle on the city,
streets during the fiscal yea,
which ended June 80.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
Defiant VIRGINIA MOONSENNER SLAIN BY FEDERAL Agent
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
by SHUi1sg a Life

Little Frances,
7 years old
today,
performed a
good deed for
her annivers-
airy. Passing
by the kitchen
of a neighbor,
Mrs. Elizabeth
w. Oaks,
$500 block
N st. N. W.,
she noticed
the woman
overcome
by gas.
The child
quickly sum-
moned help.
y4k De OdhS
was taken to
Emergency
Hospital
in a critical
condition.
Times Staff
Photo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
7 MEN PERISH,
Is INJURED IN
RAIL WRECK
Victims Are Trapped
In Flaming Oil
Of Tank Cars

WACO. Tex, Aug. 1 G.N.S).
Seven persons are believed to
have lost their lives in the wreck
of a Missouri, Kansas & Texas
freight train near Bruceville that
injured IS last night, rescue work.
ers said today.
Eight of those hurt were in a
critical condition.
The middle of the long freight
train, comprising 10 Cal, Uu.-l.ed
and left the track. Tank cars
carrying fuel oil rolled from the
rails and burst into flames.
While only one body. that Of
an unidentified man, has been re-
covered from the debris. Roy Mar
tin, an ambulance driver, and
other rescue workers, said they
believed seven men probably had
died in an inferno of flame. Nine
cars burned.
Ambulance workers were handi-
capped by intense heat. They
said when they arrived they could
hear men screaming and believed
they were trapped in box car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
! DEATHSLA|D
TO HEAT

Rain tonight and tomorrow is
expected to bring to and end
temporarily at least-the latest
heat wave which blanketed the
Capital today.
Two persons died yesterday as
a result of the heat.
Forest Briggs, 81, shortstop for
the Gaithersburg CMdO baseball
team, drowned in the Potomac
River. near Seneca. Md. Joseph
Williamson. SO, assistant steward
at the Columbia Country Club,
whose chronic heart ailment was
aggravated by the high tempera-
lures, expired while riding in an
automobile on Georgia Avenue
near the District line.
The drowning victim was swim.
ming in the river with his younger
brother. Walter, 16, and friend,
Robert Bohrer. 16. also of Gath.
ersburg. According to the two
youths, Forest suddenly diSap-
peared beneath the water after
calling for help.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
Girl, q, Saves Woman
From Gas Death

ION the floor. She summoned
William Neal, janitor, who called
the Fire Rescue Squad.
Mrs. Oaks was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital suffering the ef-
fects of gas poisoning. Her con-
dition is considered critical, but
she will live, physicians reported.
Police said five burners on the
kitchen stove were open when they
found Mrs. Oaks.
The woman probably would have
died had not the alert child called
for aid, physicians said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01
Policeman Rebuked
ByJ. Edgar Hoover

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Aug.
I GN.SD.-A rebuke from j.
Edgar Hoover, head of the Blu.
reau of Investigation, Department
of Justice, today was in the
hands of Police Chief Bartholo-
NEW Bresnahan. an outgrowth Of
the arrest, and release, of Will
liam E. Meade, who sought to
shield his identity by mutilating
his fingertips with acid.
Meade, arrested for a traffic
law violation. is wanted for ques-
tioning in the Edward Bremen
kidnapping in st. Paul, MINI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-01

Seven-year-old Frances Palmer
was being acclaimed as a heroine
today.
That is Frances is seven today,
for this is her birthday. She was
six when she achieved her first
fame.
Frances, who lives in the $500
block N st. N. w.. yesterday,
was playing in the alley in the
rear of the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth w. Oaks, 81, of the same
block, and saw Mrs. Oaks lying