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Evening star., 1936-07-04

Va, owner; A. E. West, 23l0 Con-
necticut avenue, designer and builder;
to erect one 2-story frame dwelling,
46l6 Van Ness street; to cost $685..
Henry J. Hough. ALA Thirty
eighth street, owner; H. P. Baxter,
architect; c. r. Matheny. 6147 Thir-
ty-first street, builder; to erect one
2la-story brick dwelling, 4708 Reno
road; to cost $10,500.
Mrs. Ray Blackman, 1907 Corcoran
street, owner and builder; T. M. Med
ford, architect; to erect one 1-story
brick dwelling, AIS Rittenhouse
street; to cost $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Moxley, owners;
George ]. Commar, designer: Jerome
S. Murray Co., Inc. 1406 G street,
dwelling, 2128 Thirty-first street
southeast; to cost $4,000.
Clarenc T. Blanz, 1925 Twenty
sixth street northeast, owner: STAN
dard Homes Co.. designers; Gale H.
Stalker. 1913 Harvard street. builder:
to erect on 2-story brick. stone and
framt dwelling, 1929 Chestnut street
northeast: to cost s5,775.
J. A. Dulany, I'LL South Carolina
avenue southeast. owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers. architect; to
erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell
ing TAB Van Buren street, to cost
$5,000
Howenstein Bros, 652 H street
northeast, owners and builders; Julius
Wenig, architect; to erect two l-story
brick and stone stores, 3013-30l5
Fourteenth street, to cost $4,000 each.
Gulf OIL Corp, Baltimore, Md,
owners and builders; E. G. Kalten-
bach, designer; to erect one l-story
brick, tile and concrete gas station.
1872 Gorgia avenue. to cost $1,000.
Gustav Nieder, 2611 Thirty third
street southeast, owner; Globe Con-
struction Co., 923la New York avenue,
designer and builders; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling. 2611 Thirty
third street southeast, to cost $4,000.
Harry c. Johnson, 1853 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, owner; G. A.
Halfpap, designer; Bilt-Rite Con-
struction Co., $50 Thirteenth street
southeast, builders: to erect one 2
story brick dwelling, 3717 S street
southeast. to cost $500.
r. R. Reigelman, 1907 Irving street
northeast, owner; Standard Homes
Co., designers; Gale H. Stalker, 1913
Harvard street, builder; to erect one
2-story brick. concrete block and
frame dwelling, 3705 Wheeler road
southeast, to cost $500.
Keith L. Sugmiller, owner; A. S. ].
Atkinson, architect; p. G. Grady,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 6443 Thirty-first street, to
cost s6,500.
Jack Shulman, 1901 Bennings road
northeast, owner; A. M. Poynton, de-
signer; M. Cladny Construction Co..
4707 Kansas avenue, builder; to erect
one 2-story brick addition, 1901 Ben
nings road northeast, to cost 1900.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, July Closets of late
have developed unexpected possibili-
ties. When the metropolitan hostess
opens a closet door today she doesn't
apologize for an untidy interior-in-
stead. she is greeted with surprised
and admiring comment from her
guests. The magic OF colorfully coated
wood. stencil ornamentation, gay shelf
papers and painted or linoleum Cow
cred floors contributes to this effect.
New uses have been divised for some
closets. The door of one in q Park
avenue apartment conceals COM
pact bar, fastened TO the inside, with
racks for glasses and bottles. In q
suburban house a large closet of the
hall has been converted into q dress
ing or powder room. A collector of
old china has appropriated a shallow
closet in her apartment to house her
collection, equipping 1t with shelves
from top to bottom. In another home.
a very attractive telephone booth has
been made out of q small hall closet
by painting the walls very light gray
Evening star., 1936-07-04
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has less than 2 per cent moisture and
so crumbles into the tiniest pieces. A
fresh cake of soap can be inserted
when the device needs reloading, since
the entire front of the dispenser can
be removed.
1t is an attractive looking gadget.
finished with a plastic material that
eliminates any possibility of corro-
sion, and it is very easy to keep clean,
both outside and in.
THESE are the days when vigorous
outdoor play fills not only days,
but evenings. too. Is your cellar
whoopee room the scene OF nightly
ping pong tournaments? Does the
exuberant sound Of young peoples
laughter keep the older folks awake?
If it does, father ought to redo" the
play room with Misunderstanding
plaster, a half-inch surface of 1t over
the old plaster. Then he can sleep
without knowing that championships
are being won or lost n the base
ment.
Sound-absorbing plaster with its
air pockets that suck in the sound
waves, deadening them without excess
sive reverberation, controls the sound
in play rooms. bed rooms, nurseries,
telephone recesses, anywhere you want
to make silence. It's finished surface
is Of proper hardness to withstand
normal wear and tear, and can be
washed or redecorated without loss
of efficiency.
Since it contains its own internal
activating agent, which makes the
pores. 1t is not necessary or desirable
to "stipple" the wall when the plaster
has been applied You can watch the
pores appear within a few moments
after this plaster has been travelled.
Indeed, you can hear the yeast-hke
action. If you put your ear close to the
wall. Sheer magic. really, and brand
new-for only few years ago, the air
pockets had to be made by mechanical
means after the plaster was applied.
Accoustical plaster that sets its own
pores, comes in white and colors. 1t
is as good finish as any ordinary
plaster, and controls all the sound
within the space it encloses besides.
A good idea for new home owners, too,
we think.
Editors Note: For further informa-
ton about any Of these products, write
to Designed for Living. care of The
Evening Star, and inclose a stamped
envelope
Evening star., 1936-07-04

n YOISE. noise, noise. City life Is
n made up OF 1t. especially in
the Summer. Does it shatter
your nerves. increase your ir-
ritability, detract from your efficiency,
now that opened windows bring it to
you in a discordant crescendo?
No need Of it. For under $75 you
can keep your office or study or bed
room as quiet as in the Wintertime,
and purify the air besides. BY means
of window ventilator, street noise
can be muffled to a mere whisper,
while three-speed motor whirls clean
air into the room as If by magic. And
1t uses no more current than an ordi-
nary small light, or about "a cent per
hour. GO cents g mcuth)
This window unit is a boon to those
of us who wait from week end to week
end for silent, undisturbed nights rest
in the country, far from trolley and
truck. But it is q double boon to suf-
ferers from hay fever. rose fever and
other uasal disturbances. The pollen
is caught in q glass filter, along with
dust, dirt and SCOT, and miserable,
sneedng, snufling humans can sit in
rooms ventilated by this means with
out any discomfort. Tests show that
CTS per cent of the pollen is caught by
the filter.
The air comes into the room through
louvres which can be adjusted so the
draught goes ceilingward, fioorward.
or where you choose The unit does
not interfere with drapes, as it extends
only inches into the room.
Two filters are installed with each
unit, but they should be changed every
two months. You can do it yourself,
as easily as replacing folding screen.
And you'll be amazed at the amount
of dirt collected in that time.
A LITTLE boy we know asked
poser recently.
How can you get clean," he de-
manded, with dirty soap?"
1t was something We couldn't an
swer, and our speculation on the
problem resulted in the purchase of a
non dirt collecting soap dispenser for
his home. Clean soap was the best
solution of that problem.
Do you know about the new soap
pulverizers for home use? You have
seen them, of course, as we have. in
public lavatories. But now there is
model into which you put cake Of
fine toilet soap and get 1000 hand
washings in granulated form.
It operates on the same principle as
the rotary nutmeg crater. The soap
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Cellar Water Escape.

At the bottom Of an outside cellar
stairway. or any other flight of steps
that leads down from grade to an en-
trance into house, there should be an
area at least 6 inches deep with 3
drain in it that leads to some escs pc
for the water that will flow down the
steps.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Stencil Work for Walls.

Lace curtains Of beautiful design
can be used as stencils for the appli-
cation of an interesting pattern to
walls. Dry, untreated net or lace is
first carefully stretched over a rigid
frame and then coated carefully with
orange chellac. When the shellac has
dried hard, the stencil is ready for use
Paint is applied with rotary motion
Of the brush. Very little paint at a
time should be in the brush. Usually
a lighter tint of the background color
is used for the stencil work.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Wild Rose Vitamin.

Vitamin c. lack of which causes
scurvy, has been obtained from the
wild rose at the All-Union Scientific
Research Institute at Leningrad,
Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29

Of Happy Days Are Here immediately Postmaster General Farley theme of convention
 Organ said named the rely entirely the recordings for music
 The the five six largest played either by recording which manipulates the instrument much guided by roll will be
 
 
 chambers loft reality great pedal the tributed the The valued s0O0 sucl that could be heard distance of and nehalf mile if played of-doors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
COMP R0MISE REACHED ON
 TAX MEASURE
Bill Will Be Reported Back to Senate as Soon
 as Possible

WASHINGTON, May 29-After a last minute change which would increase the individual income sur- taxes, except in the lowest surtax brackets, the Senate Finance Com mittee has approved of the com promise tax bill.
 Acting Chairman King said the compromise bill will be taken to the floor of the Senate as soon as pos sible.
 The compromise also places a normal corporate income levy on a graduated basis instead of the orig inal flat 18 percent as planned.
 The individual income surtaxes will be boosted one percent in each bracket between $600O and $50 900. The lowest bracket, $4000 to S6,- 900 will not be affected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
CONTEMPT CASE NOW IN HANDS, J. s. ATTORNEY
House Citation Turned Over Indictments Expect
 ed Next Week

WASHINGTON May 26.-Speaker Byrns has sent the House contempt citation of Dr. Francis E. Town send and his two aides to United States Attorney Leslie Garnett who said he believed he could obtain an indictment next week but was doubtful if trial could be had before next fall.
 The citation bore the signatures of Speaker Byrns and House Clerk Trimble.
 The contempt case is the outcome of the refusal of Dr. Townsend and his aides to obey subpoenas and tes- tify before the House Investigating Committee of the Old Age Pension Plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
SENATOR BORAH GIVES WARNING
 IN HAST WORD"
Concluding Speech Before Convention Is At-
 tack, Monoplies DECLARES C. 0. P.
 FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Direct Assault Is Made on Stand ard Oil and
 Insidious Coils

WASHINGTON, May 29.-In his heralded last word" before the Re- publicans meet in the National con- vention, Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, candidate for Presiden- tial nomination, said last night that some Standard Oil companies have been extremely active in this pre- convention campaign" and com mented: Their representatives will sit in the convention Some of us shall be interested to know where they throw their support"
 The Senator in his radio speech mentioned none of the candidates for Presidential nomination and left open the question whether or not he would take an active or pas sive role in the campaign if he him self is not named.
 Fight on Monopolies
 In conclusion which stirred spec ulation at the Capitol, he referred to his fight on monopolies.
 The evidence is now all about us," he said, and we cannot be uninformed as to the situation. What the party does under the present conditions, therefore, I must regard as final"
 Illustrates Point
 By way of illustration, Senator Borah read letter which he at tributed to an independent oil com- pany which said; Standard Oil and four other companies are out to secure a monopoly on the world S oil production. They have it now in the United States, where we who are known as independents are per- mitted now to follow the oil busi- ness only with the grace of the Standard Oil and its associates
 Then came the previously quoted reference to oil representatives in the party's Cleveland convention.
 Party Fighting For Life"
 Efforts of the party will be fore doomed, Borah warned, unless both candidates and platform are free of the insidious deadening coils of monopolistic corporations which, he said have drained the Republi- can party of courage until the party is fighting for it's very life"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
NEW PROCESS FOR REFINING
 OF MANGANESE
Ihventio n of Bureau of Mines Will Free U. S.,
 Dependence, Imports

WASHINGTON, May 29.-A new process for extracting manganese low-grade American ore, which holds potentialities of freeing this country from any dependence on foreign supplies, has been announc- ed by the Bureau of Mines.
 R. s. Dean, chief metallurgist of the Bureau, says pure manganese can be recovered electrolytically from ore containing as little as ten to fifteen percent metal.
 Heretofore the United States has been dependent almost entirely on Russia, Brazil and parts of Africa for it's annual requirement of 37O,- 900 tons of the metal, which IS indispensable in making steel
 S. M. Helton, Bureau metallurg- ist, invented the new process.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
DESPERADO IN
 CUSTODY WITH
 WOUND IN HEAD
Long Sought Edward Me- Mullen Turns Defiant
 When Questioned
PULLS GUN, STARTS
 GENERAL SHOOTING
Stays Inspector, Wounds Customs Officer, Acci-
 dently Shoots Himself

BUL LIE TIN = BELLINGHAAI, wash, May McMullen' is not expected to live through the day.
 BELLINGHAM, Wash, May o. Critically wounded by a bullet in the head, a man identified as Ed ward McMullen, widely sought Canadian desperado, is in the hos pital here under guard of the Unit ed States Marshal's office charged with murder following the fatal shooting at the Blaine Customs Off, flee Thursday of Immigration h. spector Charles M. Flesch, aged 40.
 Shouts Detiance
 McMullen who gave the name of John Albert and Arthur Fraser, of Vancouver, was taken off a bus when answers to Immigration h. spectors' questions proved unsatis- factory When an attempt was made to search him, the man shout ed:
 No one is going to search me"
 McMullen pulled out an automat- ic and started shooting.
 In the melee F'lasch was shoS through the heart and L. J. Pike, Customs Officer, was wounded slightly.
 McMullen shot himself in the hnad onpfdnv.tn1ltr t..l,fl e.ff with officers.
 Is Identified
 Canadian officers identified Mc- Mullen through fingerprints as the much sought Canadian outlaw who Dominion officials said was com- panion of Norman F. Red Ryan, Ontario bank footing gang leader who was slain last Saturday night in a liquor store robbery at Sar- mia, Ontario.
 McMullen had a revolver in ad- ditlon to a pistol and about 200 rounds of ammunition. On his per- son was over $7O0 in Canadian cur rency.
 Warrant Issued
 A Federal warrant has been sworn out in Seattle formally charging the prisoner with staying Flasch.
 If McMullen recovers sufficient- ly he will be taken to Seattle in an ambulance, United States Mar shal A. J. Chitty said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
MRS. HOMER JEWELL
 WILL VISIT HAWAII

Mrs Homer Jewell, wife of Game Warden Homer Jewell, who is now in the Aleutians on the Brown Bear, is leaving from Vancouver, B. C., aboard the Empress of Japan for three or four months visit to Hawaii, according to word re- ceived here. Mrs. Jewell has been in Vancouver visiting her father since Mir. Jewell left for summer patrol work in the Aleutians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
AREDEvILS OF SPEED READY TO RACE SATURDAY
Many Good Drivers Enter. ed in Indianapolis Mem
 orial Day Event
By CLAUDE WOLFF

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29. - The daredevils of speed are at it again more intrepid-if anything-than be- fore, when treacherous bumps on the 2ih mile brick speedway made even the most reckless "let up" at times.
 Now that dips, bumps and other hazards have been removed, they are tearing around the course with view to shattering all records in the annual 500-mile automobile race here tomorrow, Memorial Day.
 Any good driver can bend his car around the curves now to aver age 125 miles an hour," Babe Stapp, the California veteran, says. "The asphalt covering the bricks is as smooth as glass, but it has plenty of tire grip. The wider turns make 1t possible to hurtle into them with what I might call cautious abandon. Watch the records fall. Stapp already has driven thou sand miles on the reconditioned course and knows more about it than any of the 40-odd pilots here preparing for the speed classic. The fastest single lap ever negotiated was by Leon Duray, now retired, eight years ago when he swung a single -seater around at 124 miles per hour.
 Records Should Fall"
 Kelly Petillo, another California driver, expects to see his record for 500 miles-106240 miles per hour, established last May-bet- tered with miles to spare. He came out of retirement to try to do it himself. Petillo, hard, reckless driv- CT, has a chance if his car can take it.
 The nations foremost drivers will compete in the gamble with death for part of the $100,000 of cash prizes. The winner usually cashes in to the extent of about S40,00O, with a good job of advertising some commercial automobile as another reward.
 Among them are dependable Louie Meyer, Huntington Park, Cal, winner in 1928 and 1888; Wild Bill Cummings, Indianapolis, the victor in 1884, and Petillo. Fred Frame, of Los Angeles, who was driving in races when many of the present. day drivers were children, may fasten helmet on his grey head for another whirl with fate. Then there is up and coming Rex Mays, who some of the vet erans say is the best speedway driv- CT since the days of the flashing daring, skillful Frank Lockhart. He won the pole position last year |
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
CONDITS ABOARD ALASKA

Dr. J. H. Condit is a northbound passenger on the steamer Alaska en route to Sitka where he will act in the capacity of curator of the Sheldon Jackson Museum, accord ing to word received by the Rev. David Waggoner.
 pr. Condit who is accompanied by his wife will also be an instruc- tor in Bible course which will be held during the Young Peoples Conference at Sitka next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
LandOn'S Name in Nomination
 at Convention
Governor Makes Announce ment Kansas Man
 to Sponsor Kansan

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 29-Gov Alfred M Landon announced today that John Hamilton, National com mitteeman of Kansas, will place his name in nomination for the Presi- dency at the Cleveland convention of the Republicans. He is District delegate to the convention and Gen. eral Counsel for the Republican Ma tional Committee.
 T suppose the matter of a sec- onding speech will be worked out at Cleveland" Gov. Landon said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
.DR. CRUEN|NC
 SOUTHBOUND ON
 NORTHWESTERN
Director Opposed to En- larging Glacier Bay
 Monument as Reserve

Dr. Ernest Henry Gruening, Di- rector of Territories and Island Possessions, concluded his three weeks Alaska tour and survey this afternoon when he boarded the steamer Northwestern at Ketchi- kan enroute to Seattle and Wash ington, DC.
 For the past three days Dr. Gruening has toured Southeast AL aska by plane, stopping at numer- ous towns and villages and con- fering with the residents.
 Early Wednesday morning, with Col Ralph w. Dusenbury and Charles w. Hawkesworth, he flew from Juneau to Chilkoot Barracks. From there he flew extensively over the Glacier Bay district and the Glacier Bay National Monument area, along the Mt. Fairweather Range, and above places that few planes have travelled. pr. Gruening was most impressed by the sight of huge snow capped mountains, hun dreds of Glaciers, and the bays dot ted with thousands of floating ice- bergs. While enroute, the Director commented that from his present knowledge, and from the aerial survey he had made, he did not see the advisability of enlarging the area as a reserve, and also that he would so report to proper au- thorities in Washington, and hoped that he would be able to further action in opening up more of the area for prospecting.
 Visits Hoonah
 While visiting in Hoonah. Dr. Gruening was told by several na- tive fishermen that fish vet scarce so far in that area, however the cannery there will operate this year and most of the population will be employed.
 Fish are likewise scarce at Sitka but most fishermen say the con- dition is normal and that more quantity and better quality will come later.
 The town of Sitka was obvious ly prepared for the coming tourist season, and the numerous evidences of this effort was enthusiastically commented on by Dr. Gruening as he congratulated the residents, city officials and the Chamber of Con- merce upon their enterprise.
 At the Sitka dock a large and at- tractively painted sign advises visi- tors many things of interest to be seen in Sitka. Througout the town and along the road other similarly painted signs point toward the par ticular historic places.
 Sees Sitka Improvements
 The famous Russian church has been recently painted, likewise the old Russian cannon and other his torical articles and places have been made ready and attractive for the many tourists scheduled to visit Alaska this summer.
 At an informal meeting the needs of Sitka were described in detail to pr. Gruening
 For more than two hours he in- spected the Territorys fine new Pioneers Home, including the hos pital as well as the dormitories, es- corted by Charles Wortman, pr. Nicholson and Deputy Marshal B. F. Ficken, talking with many of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
Courts Ciue NeW Dealers
 Something to Worry About
By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington

Most of its proceedings already have been prearranged, but the D m ratio National Convention may find one question still wide open: How far should the party platform go in criticism of the courts, and in asking for a new judicial deal?
 Under-t h e surface discussion of that subject has developed wide range of opinion without pointing the way to solution. It seems certain that many conflicting view points will be presented to the plat builders.
 No one professes to know just what course will be favored by MT. Roosevelt, in whose hands control of the convention is expected to rest.
 In one respect, at least, the Su- preme Courts invalidation of the Guffey coal control act strikes deeper into New Deal philosophy than did the MIRA decision.
 The court now has held that neither the interstate commerce clause of the constitution nor the taxing power may be used to do what the Administration wants to do about wages and hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-29
NAzI FLEET CELEBRATES
 IN KEEL BAY
President Hitler Aboard Battles hip Reviews
 New German Navy

KEEL, Germany, May 29 = The new Nazi fleet of some 50 battle ships, destroyers, speedboats and submarines, with President Adolf Hitler aboard the vest-pocket bat tleship Deutschland, ste a m e d around Keil Bay today in Ger many's greatest naval display since the World War.
 The naval display was in cele- brating revival of the fleet.