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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-03
By F. E. D.

States to Germany, arrange
ments will be made to have
letters of philatelists in this
country dispatched on the re-
turn voyage to Freiderichsha-
fen and back again to New
York, when they will be sent to
points of origination.
In deciding against a special
stamp for this coming trip the
Post Office Department point.
ed out that four stamps have
been already issued In connec-
ton with trips to this coun.
try of German Zeppelins. Is.
sues were recorded as of April
10, 1880. when three stamps
were ordercd; and October,
1888 when special so cent
stamp was issued.
A set Of six stamps comem-
Grating the "Yunak" games at
Sofia, Bulgaria, has been re-
ceived by dealers in this coun-
try. The values are: / lev,
green, an athlete on parallel
bars. with stadium in back
ground; 2 leva, pale blue,
Bulgarian youth in native cos
tune; Al, red, Bulgarian girl in
native costume; Z /. blue, pole
vaulting; Ia /, brown. view of
Sofia stadium, and so ], orange
a shield. featuring a weight
litter and a lion.
Five stamps have been is
sued in Costa Rica, commem.
Grating the 3OOth anniversary
of the Virgin of Los Angeles,
in Carriage city, this virgin be.
ing the patron saint of the
country. Values and colors arc:
SC, green; 10c, carmine rose;
soc, orange; 45c, brofn black;
and soc black. The &c and SOC
values bear the same designs;
the 1Oc and soc are alike; and
the 45c design is distinct from
the others. A 4
The set announced in Hun
gary some time ago, celebrat-
ing the third centenary Of the
University of Budapest, will
appear on September 18th, and
will consist of six values. The
6f., 16f., and 20f. will bear the
portrait of Cardinal Peter
Pazmany, founder OF the uni
versity, while the 10f., S0f.,
and 42f. will picture the sign
ing of the charter of the insti-
tuition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-03

Of the Missouri, areas that in the
East would encompass whole
states can be covered by dust
from soil erosion and pinched by
drought and beaten down by low
prices and yet, when spring and
summer comes, the mystical faith
in the good earth fills mems hearts
with PERENNIAL hope. Despite
unfortunate areas ~ in o district
that, in the words Of Henry Wall
lace, "can be covered by q dime
on a map of the country six inch
es square, - the trans-Missouri
and the trans-Mississipp country
generally faces better crop pros
poets than in several years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-03

There will be no special air
mail stamp issued by the post
Office department to he at.
tached to letters to be carried
ON the forthcoming trip of the
new German Zeppelin, the LIZ
120. Latest information from
Germany indicates that the
German dirigible will be placed
I'm commission and ready to
start on its initial trip to the
United States about the middle
OF October. Delay in complet.
ing its construction has caused
several changes to be made In
the date for the first flight of
this Zeppelin.
Although no special stamp
will be provided when
the big ship makes its round
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-03

Complimented By Converse Le'cis comndmdant at
Fort Adams, and recipient of craftsmanship m'eddL
rifle cross and expert manual bar, John Cumey sac foot
SON of our sports 3D. made en0abe showing at the
Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Dozens a0here
the past thirty days he has been taught full gear
course in army maneuvers. Young Quincy aoas trams-
ferred in weeks time from platoon duty to "ett
guy' and acting sergeant. He presented Rifle
Cross for scoring &c points out of possible IS and
bar called "erpert manual" for has proficiency IN
manual of arms. Lieutenant Colonel Roy Rice of thts
city had the local boy under his care for aohIe and
,yas taken aaUau aUth the remarkable accomplishments
the lad performed at the Massachusetts camp. Just
another example of following in dads footsteps.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-03

Interlude and nocturne 80. Mr.. and Mrs John Cool
dge are living in Race Brook Road Orange after
spending the past few years residents of Cheshire
Art Cossham the Bristol sage leaves for Boston Monday
to start his annual vacation He'll be gone the month of
August and hope it's smiling month wherever Arts
travels carry him Our thank to the boys of the 175th
Company CCC, at Black Rock Camp, Thomaston for the
issue of the Black Rocker official paper of the camp It
shows plenty of effort and considerable talent the part
OF the editors Reading of bob" Buckmasters death
of those persons you connected with sickness
death. He the most neghborly knew, kind and
generous to fault No uttered anything but
friendly words about him in his lifetime We would like
to always remember him in the years to the smi
ing, entertaining, fnehearted, Woodworking man that
he .....
Evening star., 1935-03-16
new EVIDENCE GIVEN
OF REALTY UPTURN
W. C. and A. N, Miller Report a
Number of Sales in Last
Winter Months.

Further evidence of the upturn In
Washington real estate is indicated
in the sales report released today by
w. C. and A. N. Miller. developers
of Wesley Heights, Spring Valley and
Westerleigh. The report covers ac-
tivities of the firm during the last
Winter months
TIE homes sold and the purchasers
are as follows:
4907 Upton street to Bernard l.
Amiss, vice president of Washington
Loan e. Trust Co: 4925 Upton street
to Dean M. Rathbun; 4233 Fordham
road to William Siebel architect in
Veterans Bureau: 1862 Quebec street
to A J. Cleveland. vice president Of
American Association Of Railway
Executives; 1928 Twenty-eighth street
TO Col R. L. Eickelberger. and 3629
Forty-ninth street to Norman T
Engle
1919 Upton street to A. j. Fleming
member of the faculty of American
University; 4941 Glenbrook road to
DR.. Howard F. Kane; 1921 Forty-ffth
street to Charles T. Russell. deputy
commissioner Internal Revenue; 4407
Klingle street to Raymond Sparks,
assistant corporation counsel; 456l
Cathedral avenue to Henry D. Ralph,
newspaper correspondent, and 1854
Klingle street to local investor.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
HOUSING ACT SEEN
BOON TO FARMERS
Opportunity Is Provided to
Better Conditions
With Loans.

People who live on farms or in rural
communities have a remarkable op-
portunity to better their condition and
a great many of them have already
taken advantage of the provisions Of
the national housing act.
One may obtain credit up to $4,000.
The terms are easy. The money Is to
be used for necessary or desirable i'm
provements. There are unlimited pos
sibilities.
Improvement Suggestions.
A new fence may be required. The
barn may be remodeled and concrete
flooring put in. Or a barn may be
constructed. Wells and ponds could
be financed. The house may be re-
finished and made more comfortable
A new heating plant, which will make
the old place cozy, might be installed.
The front porch may be glassed in
and made into sun parlor The attic
may be made into an attractive bed
room.
Almost anything and everything
which is classed as built in" or per-
manent fixtures may be obtained
through the modernization credit plan
of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton.
Consult Nearest Banker.
The old house may be painted and
new windows put in. The roofing may
be fixed or completely replaced. A new
chicken house or silo may be erected
There is hardly any improvement
which cannot be arranged for. All the
farmer has to do is to consult his
nearest banker. The great bulk of the
banks and loan associations are CO.
operating and are anxious to help.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Old "Stob" Signs Going
Traffic Bureau Hopes to Complete
Erection of New Ones in Two Years.

the District. experts at the Traffic
Bureau contend.
1t is believed that compulsory in
Spection would drive half the old
rattle-de bangs" off the street. If
compulsory inspection were in vogue
there would have to be a central ga
rage-where the District government
would inspect all cars-twice a year.
Also, place where the police could
harbor cars that fall into their hands.
AS it is. police officials claim they
must violate the law themselves in
parking old cars. taken in arrest, out
side police precincts.
Rigid Fines Held Aid.
While Traffic Director Van Duzer
is charged with providing ample
markings and warnings at street in
terSectionS and while Traffic InSpec-
tor Lamb is charged with enforce
ment of the traffic rules and regula-
tions. it is agreed at both offices that
rigid Police Court fines are the great
est aid to law and order.
"A S25 fine for passing a stop sign
would do the trick" one officer said
today. 1t was recalled that 10 years
ago there was great hue and cry
over traffic violations. especially the
overtime parking rule. A campaign
was started. Every motorist who
parked overtime was fined $40 AT
the end of a week there was not a
singel violator in the entire city.
1T worked once. it will work again. -
an officer at headquarters remarked
Evening star., 1935-03-16
FIJI. A. AIDS MOVEMENT
TO REPAIR LANDMARKS

In many sections Of the country the
better housing program may be dove
tailed with community campaigns to
repair and preserve existing historical
landmarks. it has been suggested to
the Federal Housing Administration.
Almost every community includes
one or more old buildings Of historic
or architectural Importance. In many
instances, coming to the attention of
the Housing Administration. such
structures are in a deplorable state of
disrepair
Many cities and towns have acted
in this matter by interesting Cham
bers of Commerce and the historical
societies in making campaigns to
preserve such treasures Of the past.
This movement has had added stimu-
lus since the inception of the better
housing program last Summer. A new
roof. foundation, or coat of paint has.
in many cases. added longer life to
many old buildings in several States
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Magasine-Feed Boiler Offers
Automatic Heat Convenience

the fire is lighted, this bypass Is
opened, thus connecting the combus-
tion chamber directly with the CHM
ney. The fire then starts to burn
briskly.
When the chimney has been heated
and the proper draft developed, the
bypass is closed to direct the hot
gases through the long, revertible,
notwithstanding flue
A positive control of the air supply
admitted to the fire is assured which
minimizes the consumption of fuel
Any desired heat output Is automati-
cally maintained by sensitive regu-
lator which controls the draft by
operating both the air intake and the
cold-air check.
This automatic regulation con-
tributes to fuel saving and the COM
fort of steady, even heating, and elimi-
mates the inconvenience of attending
to drafts.
Installation by a competent heating
contractor is necessary for the opera
contractor is necessary for the opera
ton of a magazine-feed boiler at its
full efficiency.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

The owner of residential or business
property wishing to enjoy the con-
venience of automatic heat with the
use of solid fuel may have magazine
feed boiler installed under the easy
payment plan of the Federal Housing
Administration.
Even during the severest weather.
when full heat from every radiator is
required every hour of the day, a
magazine-feed boiler need be tended
only once in about 10 hours. During
the milder part of the heating season,
once in about "a hours is sufficient,
says the Plumbing and Heating In
duStrieS Bureau.
This type of boiler feeds its fire
automatically from its large fuel stor-
age chamber. AS the fuel on the
crate burns, additional fuel comes
down, by gravity, to replace it, without
the necessity of moving parts or ac-
ceSsories.
To assure easy starting in any kind
of weather, one of the improved types
of magaZine-feed boilers is equipped
with a bypass control device. Before
Evening star., 1935-03-16
SHANNON & LUCHS
CLOSE EIGHT LEASES
c. & G. Parking Service Takes
Northwest Corner of 18th and
New York Avenue.

Closing of eight leases within the
last few weeks was announced today
by the Shannon g. Luchs Co. The
leases are as follows:
c. g. C. Parking Service. Inc, prop
erty containing 1000 square feet OF
land on the northwest corner of
Twelfth and New York avenue. from
the owners, Eugene Young and Morris
Simon, for a parking lot and gasoline
service station. The property has
frontage on New York avenue, Twelfth
street and I street.
A store building at 903 E street.
leased to Edgar Baum, Inc, for three
years at an undisclosed rental The
property is owned by the Heiden-
heimer estate and will be used by
the tenant for the sale of Office furni-
ture and fixtures.
Store at 937 Pennsylvania avenue.
leased to Melville Realty Co. for three
years commencing April ! at an un-
disclosed rental. Premises will be
occupied by one of the Thorn Mean
shoe stores.
Store on the corner of Eleventh
and Lamont street has been leased
to DR.. Charles L. Harris for the
owner, Mrs. Lima N. Schumacher.
After extensive repair. the premises
will be used as a drug store.
Premises 1107 Pennsylvania ave-
nue, formerly occupied by Gait &
Co, has been leased to D. G. Gold
berg for the sale of novelties and
souvenirs.
Premises 806 Ninth street, leased
to Harold Metro to be used as mems
haberdashery.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co. have leased premises 33l Fifteenth
street northeast from George Will
Hams, owner A new store will be
built on this site.
The A. e. p. have leased premises AIS
Bowen road southeast. The owner,
Martin McInerney, will construct a
new store on this site according to
the specifications of the A. & P. Tea
Co.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
REAL ESTATE TAX
REVENUE GREATER
Two-Month Income Tops Last
Year $876,977 as Feb
ruary Gains.

BALTIMORE, March 16.-Revenue
from current taxes on real estate for
the first two months of this year is
well above that for the corresponding
period of 1884, according to 2 repor'
of City Collector Thomas G. Young.
Last month current real estate
taxes produced S6,473,531, an increase
of $1.421 ATS over February of last
year. For the first two months of the
current year revenue from this source
amounted to ST SOB $50, as compared
with $6,73l ,953 for the similar period
of 1884.
Revenue from delinquent taxes is
also showing an increase over last year.
For the month just passed delinquent
taxes produced S436 1863, as compared
with s388.7 for February, 1884. For
the initial two months of the present
year 1924 ,904 was received on account
of delinquent taxes which is in round
figures $4,000 more than for January
and February, 1884.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
ROBOT CONDITIONS AIR

A device which controls house
temperature by the utilization of an
electric clock is now on the market
and available to home modernizers.
The new robot chronothermatic
control" is said TO be the product of
a half-century of research and is now
within reach Of the average home
owners pocketbook. The invention
is alleged to accomplish the ultimate
in economical temperature balance
and may be used, not only on oil
and gas heating systems, but also
where coal Is the heating element.
The economy of using the new con-
troll is said to have been proved in
tests made durin gthe past Winter.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
SALESMAN SCHOOL
TO BE HELD q DAYS
Building Supply and Contracting
Firm Workers to Attend;
Begins March 20.

Announcement was made today that
a school for statesmen and employees
of building supply and contracting
firms in connection with the modern
ization drive now being conducted by
the Washington Better Housing Cam
paign. will be held for four days in
the Willard Hotel beginning Friday,
March 80 at pm. 1t will be directed
by Vernon T. Grizzard, sales engineer
and instructor.
Employees. executives and distribu-
tors for such businesses as electrical,
painting. plumbing and heating. lum-
ber, hardware, building material and
contracting. are invited to attend the
classes to be held March %, April /,
5, and from pm. until $50. A
course in sales training will be offered
which, according to Grizzard, will be
Evening star., 1935-03-16
BUILDERS AWAIT
THAW IN CAPITAL
Lumber Dealers Warn
Against U.' S. Competing
With Private Lenders.

There is a total of $500,000,000 in
new construction in the country
ready to go" as soon as financing can
be arranged, the National Retail Lum-
ber Dealers Association declared in
letter forwarded to all members of
Congress this week.
The estimate of contemplated new
construction was made by the asso-
citation from a survey being made
through its membership of $4,000 lum-
ber yards throughout the country.
The letter pointed out that the work
relief bill sets up an appropriation OF
$4,000, 900 for housing. and warned
of "the dangers" of Government sub
sidizing cheap home building lust at
the time private capital is being
thrown into the construction field
With this tremendous amount of
private home building Offering the
letter said, 1T is our opinion that 1t
is very serious matter for the United
States Government to go further into
the matter of Subsidizing cheap home
building. Past experiences along this
line have indicated that it is an eX-
penSive proposition to the Govern
ment and, in most cases. a very
notable failure"
Work of F. II. A. Praised.
The letter stated that the associa
ton survey not only indicates de-
mand for dwellings of the higher type,
but shows an enormous demand for
houses in the $4,000 to $4,000 class,
The letter praised the work of the
Federal Housing Administration, as
follows:
There has been some criticism of
the Federal Housing Administration
for its delay in getting started, but
close cooperation with Administrator
Moffett makes us feel very optimistic
for the future. Private financing.
backed by Government insurance. Will
prevent further drains upon the United
States Treasury and at the same time
provide the employment relief that Is
being contemplated by the proposed
Government subsidy.
The letter said the association does
not know to what further extent the
Government proposes to go into the
building field through its various
agencies, but that any governmental
activities of the kind would seriously
handicap and possibly defeat the ex-
tensive program of home building now
being developed by F. H. A. and the
endeavors of that organization and
the building industry in general TO
induce private capital to enter the
construction field.
Survey Results Tabulated.
The letter to members Of Congress
concluded:
You have passed legislation to take
care of the housing situation. 1t Is
one of the finest pieces Of legislation
ever enacted. 1t is now beginning 10
function and thousands of men have
already been put TO work. with I'M
mediate prospects of increasing the
pay rolls of the building trades work
ers. Congress should hesitate long
time before it destroys this one piece
of legislation which will provide new
construction in an orderly and normal
manner and provide work for the men
in the building field
The results of the incomplete sur
vey, including the number OF pros
poets for new homes, together with
the estimated value of such prospects,
is as follows:
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Paint Lends Antiquity.

Architects and decorators are now
specifying painted floors in rooms
where an old-fashioned effect Is de-
sired. Terra Gotta, maroon. deep blue
and green are appropriate and make
effective backgrounds for Colonial
rugs-whether room size or the smaller
hooked or braided scatter rugs.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

One of Washington's obscure
traffic stop" signs, which Traffic
Director Van Duzer is gradually
replacing with new enameled re
fector" signs. There are about
2,O00 of these old signs still IN use
at important intersections.
Star Staff Photo.
signs. difficult to read as compared
with the easily read eight-foot sign
already in operation on 1000 inter-
sections.
Two Years to Complete Job.
There are about 1000 important
intersections in the city" Mr.. Van
Duzer said, land about 1000 Of these
still carry the old signs. The new
signs are on 1000 corners. We are
replacing the old signs at about l,oOO
a year-which will give us two years
to have the job completed. The new
signs, highly enameled. cost about
$3.50 apiece and will last five years,
for certain. Tests show that some OF
these signs will last eight years"
The traffic director is anxious that
washington have as good warning
facilities as any city in the Nation.
Down at Traffic Bureau. where IN
spector B. A. Ladd is just about to
complete 80 years on the force, all OF
which were spent exclusively in trafhc,
there is a belief thai human nature Is
always looking for IAN out"
THE second law of nature" In
spector Lamb said today, seems to
be the making of an alibi. II man
runs by stop sign. or passes red
light, his first thought is to make an
alibi."
The inspector, who is celebrating
his 30th year on the force today,
believes that the laws of the District
of Columbia have not kept pace with
the growth of the automobile, either
in numbers or in mechanical perfec-
ton.
Too Much Speed.
Again, the inspector says: There Is
too much speed under certain condi-
tions." If he were asked what is the
cause of most motor vehicle accidents,
Inspector Lamb said he would reply.
Too much speed-though I do not
mean that the speed laws of Washing
ton are too high
This goes for the pedestrian as we'll
as the motorist The motorist is In
a hurry to get down the street-per-
haps to beat a light. The pedestrian
is in a hurry to get from back OF
parked car There is an accident, all
because of too much speed.
America probably has the finest
roadway system in the world, mil
lions spent upon it, the finest cars
that mechanics can make-with good
brakes and everything-but America
has developed type of demon driver
that makes it impossible to have 100
per cent perfect driving. So the in
Spector believes. He cites the three
great elements in any safety campaign
as the roadway, the automobile, and
the driver-and the driver the cause
of most of the accidents.
Cites Traffic Difficulties.
All-night parking, violation Of the
regulation against parking within Is
feet of a stop sign. and failure of
Congress to grant the District thN
right to impound cars whose owners
violate the law, are some of the rea-
sons for Washington's traffic difficult
ties, according to the authorities.
Compulsory inspection of automo-
biles, twice a yeat. with the set-up
to enforce it, Is also another need Of
Evening star., 1935-03-16

of great service in Federal Housing
Administration work.
Each night GriZZard will lecture on
two subjects of interest to members
of the industries attending. The
school, Grizzard said, will close with
a mass meeting in Constitution Hall
April 8 at pm.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
ADVICE ON PAINT CANS
Turpentine Will Prevent "Skin'
From Forming on Contents.

Cans containing paint to be used
again should be tightly covered be-
tween painting sessions. Before ap-
plying the lid tightly, however-and
after placing the can where it will not
be moved until time to use 1t again
a very thin layer of turpentine poured
carefully over the top of the paint in
the can will usually prevent thick
skin from forming on the surface of
the paint.
If such a skin does form, try to
remove it all in one piece. Don't,
through any mistaken idea of econo-
my. stir the skin into the paint. This
will only break up the skin into tiny
particles which will roughen the sur
face Of the paint.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
How to Hide Radiators.

Exposed radiators often detract
from the looks of a room. A window
seat built over a radiator is a very
inexpensive proposition in any house,
or if the radiator is not by window,
grilled inclosure can be built around
and over it.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Call Panel Conceals Wires.

more slightly residence bell and
buzzer system is provided by a new
call panel which conceals wires and
signals beneath decorative surface or
fiush-type coverings.