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Evening star., 1936-08-29
W-BUILT HOUSE
BLESSING TO EYE
0vereXposure of Cellar Is Com.
mon Fault-Yard Grade
Gradual.

Most suburbs, and even cities, suf-
fer from overexposure Of the cellar.
When we see house built low on the
ground it seems more pleasing to the
eye. The reason is plain. The phase
"a long. low, rambling house" is typ
ical of the ideal of most people in the
way Of architecture. Yet. knowing
this, we still persist in placing houses
2 or 3 feet out of the ground. The
reasons are practical ones. and, un-
fortunately, they are more potent
than esthetic appeal. Deep excava-
tion costs more, and the deeper we go
the more likely Is the need of water
proofing, which also adds cost; fur
thermore, in many streets the sewers
are not laid deep enough in the
ground to allow proper drainage from
cellar fixtures. Skillful grading can
overcome the stilted effect to a large
degree, although it should not take
the form of sharp terraces that look
too artificial. The slope should be
as gradual as possible and should ex-
tend well away from the house.
Should the present trend toward
cellarless houses become more power
full. We can all have nice low houses
with minimum of grading. II your
house needs grading. you can finance
it through the modernization credit
plan OF the Federal Housing Admin
istration.
Evening star., 1936-08-29

frame dwelling. 1905 Evarts street
northeast; to cost $500.
National Savings & Trust Co., trus-
tees; r. o. Kluge, architect; H. S.
Ward, 1902 Spring road, builder; to in
stall elevator hatchway, 905 E street,
to cost $500.
Gorin & Horning. Tower Building,
owners and builders; ]. G. Herbert,
architect; to erect 10 2-story brick
dwellings, 52Ol-l9 New Hampshire
avenue, to cost 100000.
Gorin & Horning, Tower Building.
owners and builders; to erect nine
brick garages, 5205-19 New Hampshire
avenue. to cost $l,800
N. D. Renner, Silver Spring. Md,
owner and builder; Paul E. Kraft, de-
signer; to erect one 2-story brick and
concrete block dwelling, 20 Madison
street, to cost $4,000.
George r. Lyles, 1919 Minnesota
avenue northeast. owner, designer and
builder; to erect one 2-story frame
dwelling, 1917 Minnesota avenue
northeast, to cost $500
F. w. Bolgiano g. Co., All New York
avenue northeast, owners; Warren
Spencer, 1850 Jonquil street. designer
and builder; to erect one 3-story brick,
stone and concrete addition. All New
York avenue northeast, to cost $4,000.
Thomas F. Jones. 3511 Patterson
street, owner and builder; George E.
Locknane. designer; TO erect one q
story brick and cinder block dwelling,
1921 Twenty-ninth street. to cost
$1,000.
c. E Mills, 80 Madison street north
east, owner and builder: F. B Mills,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling. So Madison
street northeast, to cost $4,000.
George j. Wells. 1929 Irving street,
owner; George T. Santmyers, archi-
tect: Korzendorfer & Brooks, 923 Fiji
teenth street, builders; to erect one q
story brick and cinder block dwelling,
1920 Northampton street. to cost $5,-
500.
L. E. Breuninger g. Sons, Inc, 1915
K street, owners and builders; to make
repairs. 1870 K street. to cost $1,000.
Miss Pauletta Guffey, 2340 Kalo-
rama road, owner: Ward Brown, ar
chitect; Davis, Wick, Rosengarten Co.,
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Permits

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and 1928 E street northeast; to cost
S22.500.
James Cosby, 52O5 Blaine street
northeast, owner and builder; S. B
Miles, designer; one 1-story frame
dwelling, 5341 Call place southeast; te
cost $1,000.
Louis Harrell, 1922 Thirty-fr street
southeast, owner; Globe Construction
Co., 1006 H street, designer and
builder; one 2-story brick dwelling
1922 Thirty-first street southeast; to
cost $4,000.
Victor Osin, 6210 Dix street north
east, owner and builder; c. F. Wynn
designer; one 2-story brick dwelling
6117 Dix street northeast; to cost
$4,000.
Cyril E. Albright, Clinton, Md,
owner; r. C. Archer, jr., architect;
Simon Vincent, 5015 Hayes street
northeast, builder; one 2-story brick
dwelling, 3O13 Clinton street north
east; to cost $4,000.
w. r. Mathis, 1924 Morrison street,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; four 2-story brick
apartments, 5116-20-24-28 Second
street; to cost $4,000.
Frederick Hatcher, Insurance Build
ing, owner: D. L. Stern, architect
David L. Stern Construction Co., 141s
street, builder; one 1-story brick
stone and concrete show room build
ing, 1911 Rhode Island avenue north
east: to cost $4,000.
Claude G. johnson, 416 Shepherd
street, owner and builder; Harvey P
Baxter, architect; one 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling, 3237 Ar
cadia place; to cost $500.
David Sirkis, Fourteenth and [
streets, owner and builder; March,;
Hallett, designer; one 1-story brick
store, 5522 Georgia avenue; to cost
$500.
Mana Fisher, 1881 Fourth street
owner; Dana B. Johannes, jr., de-
signer; Davis & Platt, Inc, $500
Fourth street, builder; one 1-story
brick dwelling, 3o31 Alabama avenue
southeast; to cost $7,750.
G. A. Metzler, 1106 Vermont avenue
owner and builder; E. B. Corning
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling, 1903 Taylor street
to cost $1,000.
G. A. Metzler, 1106 Vermont avenue
owner and builder; E. B. Corning
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling, 1701 Taylor street
to cost $4,000.
l.. J. Green, owner; Russell E
Mitchell, architect; c. A. Metzler, 110e
Vermont avenue, builder; one 2-story
brick and tile dwelling, 1446 Hem.
lock street; to cost $4,000.
Michael A. Mess, owner; A. P. Clark
jr., architect; c. w. Gosnell, Inc.
14l4 Monroe street, builder; to erec
ten 2-story brick and cinder blocl
dwellings, 4315 to 4351 Harrison
street: to cost 100000.
Castelberg Jewelry Corp, owner
and builders; to make repairs, 1904
street; to cost 81 300.
Thomas G. Kengla, 1928 Davi
street, owner; w. j. Anderson, de-
signer; Paul Rosenberger. Clarendon
Va, builder; to erect one 2-story bricl
and tile dwelling, 1928 Davis street
to cost $500.
Lorenzo Di Giulian, 1900 Newtor
street northeast, owner; L. de Ladur'
antaye, architect; A. B. Jeffries, I'll!
Evarts street northeast, builder; tt
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erect one History brick dwelling
1925 Thirteenth street northeast; tc
cost $4,000.
James Ben Thownsend, 1859 I
street, owner and builder; r. C
Archer. jr.. architect; to erect on
1-story brick dwelling, 5025 Aver!
street southeast; to cost 81 900.
Carl Trometere, 1923 Girard street
northeast, owner; Brickford Co., 203s
K street, builders; to re-roof. 142;
Girard street northeast; to cost 81 900
Jerome S. Murray Co., Inc, l40t
G street, owners and builders; w. v
Woodland, designer; to erect one 2.
story brick and cinder block dwelling
4105 Eighteenth place northeast; tt
cost $4,000.
Clifford Paschall, GOT c stree
northeast, owner and builder; Marcus
Hallett, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and concrete block dwelling
34o1 High View terrace southeast; tt
cost $500.
William N. Foster. 331 Raleigh
street southeast, owner; Maurice
Joyce, 3633 Horner place southeast
designer and builder; to erect ont
2-story frame dwelling. 1920 Brother!
place southeast; to cost $4,000.
S. M. Williams, Silver Spring. Md.
owner and builder; j. r. Williams
architect; to erect one 2-story brici
dwelling, 1921 Hennyson street; Il
cost $1,000.
Clarence Grosner, 2611 Thirty-flrst
street, owner: Joseph Parks, designer
Harry F. Boryer. 1416 F street
builder; to erect addition. 26l1 thirty
first street; to cost $4,000.
Fillippo Capone, owner; H. r. Rob.
inson, architect; Arthur August, 1914
Bass avenue northeast, builder; K
erect brick addition. 2606l2 Georgia
avenue; to cost $1,000.
Howard c. Davidson, owner; G.
Walter Towel. builder: to make re-
pairs and alterations, 3238 r street;
to cost $4,000.
D. C. Developing Co.. Inc, 1917
K street, owners and builders; M. Mes
robian. architect; to erect four 2-story
brick dwellings, 7oo-08 Quackenbos
street; to cost IS 900 each.
D. c. Developing Co., Inc, 1872
K street. owners and builders; M
Mesrobian. architect; to erect foul
2-story brick dwellings, 60l2-2(
Seventh street; to cost $4,000 each.
A. s. Lord, 4019 South Dakota ave.
nue., owner; C. B. White, designer; tc
erect one IL STORY brick dwelling
1920 Shepherd street northeast; tt
cost $500.
Raymond Construction Co., Inc.
owners; L. T. Rouleau, architect; A
j. Howar. 1149 Connecticut avenue
builder; to erect one 7-story brick
tile and concrete apartment, 172s
New Hampshire avenue; to cost
$4,000.
1914 Massachusetts, Avenue Co.
Inc, Washington Building, owners
]. C. White. architect James Bairc
Co, Inc. $40 Eighteenth street, build.
ers: to erect one 8-story brick-and.
| concrete apartment, 1914 MasSachu-
sets avenue; to cost S230,00O.
The Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massac chu.
sets avenue, owners and builders; r
o. Kluge, architect; to construct pent
house, 2100 Massachusetts, avenue; tt
cost 81 900.
Martin McInerney, Invest m
Building, owners and builders; o. r
Scholz, designer; to erect one 1-stor!
brick store, 1901 Georgia avenue, II
cost $4,000.
Massaponox Sand & Gravel Corp.
Evening star., 1936-08-29
HOME MORTGAGE
SECURITIES SOLD
$23,000,000 of Insured
Obligations Transferred
Up to July 81.

More than $23,000,000 of insured
home mortgages have been sold to in
stitutional purchasers of mortgage Sc
curities up to and including July 81,
according to statement made here
today by Stewart Mcdonald, Federal
housing administrator.
AS of that date, he said, 48 inSur-
ance companies had recorded transfer
to themselves of approximately $12,-
100000 in mortgages insured under
Title II of the national housing act,
or more than one-half Of the total
purchased. National banks. savings
banks and trust companies account for
the surchase of the balance.
"These institutions" Mcdonald said,
shave gone into markets beyond their
own State boundaries for a great bulk
of these insured mortgages, thereby
contributing toward freer flow OF
mortgage money from areas where 1t
is abundant to areas where it is scarce.
THE standardization of the mort
gage as an investment, development
effected by the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, has provided insurance
companies and banks with greater
opportunity for investment in residen-
tial real estate mortgages. Heretofore
large institutional investors in mort
cages confined their operations to
metropolitan areas where they main
tanned branch Offices or loan corre-
spondents for those territories. In
vestment in mortgages in widely scat
tered communities was not considered
sound practice when investors were
without facilities for servicing such
loans in emergencies and where in
vestors were unable to make regular
inspection of the property against
which the mortgage was made.
The insurance feature of the ma
tional housing act has eliminated this
danger and has made it possible for
these investors to enter the field on
a larger scale and expand their &C
tivitieS.
THE risk rating system of measur-
ing mortgage risk created by the Fed
eral Housing Administrations under
writing department establishes the in
sured mortgage as an investment OF
standard quality and value"
Evening star., 1936-08-29

613 Fifteenth street, builders; to erect
one 3-story brick dwelling. 2927 Ben.
ton street, to cost $4,000.
Miss Pauletta Guffey. 2340 Kalo-
rama road, owner; Ward Brown, ar
chitect; Davis, Wick, Rosengarten Co.,
613 Fifteenth street, builders; to erect
brick garden wall, 1927 Benton street,
to cost 1900.
Evening star., 1936-08-29
BR00KM0NT DEVELOPER
ANNOUNCES CONTEST
Offers 800 for Best Suggestion
on Way to Beautify
Subdivision.

Royal H. Carlock, developer Of Brook
mont, residential subdivision between
Conduit road and Little Falls. is offer
ing $100 as a prize for the best sug-
gestion as to how to spend $1,000 in
beautifying the development.
Carlock announced today that the
prize winning suggestion will be chosen
by a group Of judges to be selected by
the Civic League of Brookmont and
Vicinity, Inc, the Garden Club OF
Brookmont and the Potomac Valley
Citizens Association. The contest will
close october / and the winner will
be announced 10 days later.
No limit is placed on the number o1
entries to be made by each contestant
or the type Of Identification to be sug.
gested. Entries are being received by
the Brookmont Contest Committee
Station A, Washington.
Evening star., 1936-08-29
Plumbing Cuts Important.

When plumbing is installed in a
house It is necessary to cut away parts
Of the wood frame to allow the pipes
to pass. This cutting should be done
by carpenter who understands the
strength values Of the members to be
cut.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

ture" In giving up the British throne
for Wallis Warfield Simpson.
Eight hundred Of the writer's also
asked the British prince for Jobs, most
Of them expressing preference for
secretarial work.
Reliable sources disclosed the duke
suffered last night from another at
tack of severe head pains, which some
said might be connected with his ear
affiiction.
Attendants at the castle Of Baron
Eugene de Rothschild. where the for
mer ruled is a guest, emphasized. how
ever, the duke lis not really ILL"
Edward sat up late last night listen-
ing to British radio broadcast over q
high power receiving set with It's spe-
cial antenna.
In golf and an evening game Of
ninepins the former monarch dis
played much Of his old-time gayety
said those who had access to the
castle of Baron Rothschild where Ed.
ward Is guest.
The Baroness Rothschild, it wa.
learned, last evening won Edward
over to her suggestion that he make
O Christmas shopping tour in Vienns
and perhaps even visit some Of thu
night clubs in which he and Walli,
Warfield Simpson spent 80 many care.
free hours during previous visits te
Austria.
Persons who come and 60 from the
castle said today his apparent menta
depression Of the first few days of hi
self-imposed exile was created BY
doubts as to whether his best courss
was to meet Mrs. Simpson or remain
away from her until after her divorce
from Ernest A. Simpson becomes final
April A.
Now. these persons said, whatever
doubts we're bothering him seem to
have been dispelled and he has re-
turned to some Of his old time jolity
THREATS CONTINUE.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

". Under the railroad plan, how
ever, carriers and employees each con-
tribute ga per cent monthly, the levy
on the employees covering only the
first $500 (or less) Of their salary.
The same system Is being used TO
set up pension accounts for the rail
workers Is for employees In other in
dustries. Nineteen areas are being
created and the potential beneficiaries
are being listed according TO these.
These numbers constitute q continu-
alton of the series in use by the Social
Security Board 50 there will be no
chance Of q duplication in. any two
pension set-ups, nor will there be any
necessity for an employe to get an
other number should he switch be-
tween a railroad pay roll and that of
some other industry.
Even had the Railroad Retirement
Board gone ahead with its own legis-
lation, 1t would become necessary to
work out an arrangement with the
Social Security Board on this very
point to avoid future difficulties. it
was pointed out. Under the plan
agreed on the Social Security Board
area numbers will run from l to 699
and the Railroad Retirement Board s
from 700 to TIC.
Because the plan is at present tied
up in the courts, enrolment Ia on n
voluntary basis as compared to the
mandatory provision covering the So
cial security act. The funds con.
tributed by carriers and employees can
be held In trust by the carriers where
they so desire or may be turned over
to the Treasury.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
JOBLESS AID BILL
IS SIGNED BY NICE
Governor Calls New Law
deficient in Several
Particulars"
ny the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, December 1.-THE
Maryland unemployment insurance
act became q law today when Gov.
Harry w. Nice afixed his signature
to the measure as passed by the re-
cent special session Of the Legislature.
The Governor signed the bill in the
executive Offices of the State House.
It also was signed by Senate President
Lsnsdale G.. Sasscer of Prince Georges,
Speaker Emanuel Gorfine, c. Andrew
Shaab, secretary of the Senate. and
John J. Nowakowski, chief clerk Of
the House.
After signing the bill the Governor
said:
Having been advised by the Fed
eral Social Security Board that the
unemployment insurance bill as en-
acted by the General Assembly In re-
cent extraordinary session must first
be approved by me before that board
can certify that it meets with the
minimum requirements Of the Fed
eral law, I have this day afflxed my
signature and shall Immediately send
the completed bill to Washington for
approval.
THE measure is clearly deficient in
several particulars, but, in the main,
it follows the structure OF the bill
prepared by the committee which /
appointed recently. Although the re-
duction in the rate of tax, with its
consequent reduction OF DEMENT'S to
the employees of Maryland, Is regret
able, this involves only matter OF
detail which I am confident will, be-
fore long. be suitably amended.
The real achievement was the in
corporation into the permanent fabric
Of the social policy Of our State OF
the principle of unemployment ,nsur-
ance legislation. for the Legislature
has wisely provided that the State law
will not depend for its validity upon
the constitutionality Of the Federal
social security act"
Evening star., 1936-12-17

cover the secret details surrounding
Edwards farewell broadcast.
They said they wanted to know:
Why did the B. 3. c. network shut
down Immediately after the abdicat-
ing King shouted into the micro
phone, God save the King?
Were Edwards and the archbishop's
speeches made after consultation with
government officials?
Did the B. B. c. demands is GUS
tomary Of all radio programs-a pre-
view of their messages?
Other members declared all pro-
grams during the empires constitu-
tional crisis were too mournful and
sad" and should have been brighter
in order to help Britons take their
minds OF their troubles.
Letters Of Protest.
Constituents kept steady stream
OF letters, mostly critical Of the arch
bishops broadcast, in the members
mail. Laborite Josiah Wedgwood an
nounced his determination to raise
the B. B. C. issue tonight, when the
general debate on its affairs is sched-
uled to come up.
Although there was outspoken OBJ
lection to the srchbishop's talk. he
had supporters in the Commons, and
a third group of members preferred
to let the matter pass.
Champions Of the B. B. C. were
concerned that the government
agency's opponents might use the is
sue for blocking the renewal of the
corporations charter, which expires
December 81.
The Daily Telegraph sought to dam
the flood Of letters to newspapers CEN
suring and applauding the arch
bishops broadcast.
I'VE publish today further selec-
ton of letters from the great volume
of correspondence from our readers
on the subject of Canterbury's refer
ence to the Duke of Windsor" the
newspaper announced over q special
column.
While a ma jority of those who have
written us have taken the view pub
lie censure of the late King was re-
grettable, the primate has not been
without considerable body of support
for his action.
Both sides have been sufficiently
ventilated and we feel the subject is
not one to be kept alive by continuing
the controversy ."
EDWARD GETS 5000 LETTERS.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Mrs. Merrynan
to Join Niece
atCa1,neS
Tells Ne,Ubold Noyes
of Plans in Phone
Conversation.

Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman,
aunt OF Mrs. Wallis Simpson, told
Newbold Moves in telephone con-
versation today that she was leav-
ing London Friday to join her niece
at Cannes. She did not say how
long she expected to remain there.
Mr.. Noyes, who is writing a
series of authorized articles on her
romance with the ex-King, has
cabled both the Duke of Windsor
and Mrs. Simpson. informing them
that upwards Of so leading Ameri-
can and foreign newspapers. with
circulation Of over 100000, are
printing the series. He told the
former King that the American
reaction to radio speech was most
favorable and explained that the
intimate style of the articles were
essential to attract Nation wide
public attention in view of the
plethora of unauthentic articles
which have flooded the country"
Evening star., 1936-12-17
ASKS PERMIT CHANGE

Radio Station wTAR Of Norfolk
asked the Communications Commis-
sion yesterday for permit to increase
It's power from 500 watts. one kilowatt
day, to one kilowatt using directional
antenna at night.
The station also asked authority to
move the auxiliary tranSmitter from
Virginia Beach boulevard, IT miles
from Norfolk, to location on Glen
Rock-Elizabeth Park road 1.6 miles
east OF Norfolk.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
QUEEN ELIZABETH
IS BROAD-M|NDED
Not Expected to FroWn
Openly on Rouge at
Court Functions.
ES the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 17.-As
Hritain's new royal consort. Queen
"IdzZie"-as she likes to be called
steps into immediate Importance to
American debutantes from coast to
coast
What Lizzie" thinks about powder
and paint and low-cut gowns, either
bosom or back or both, is a fluttering
question to scores of American girls
already looking ahead to the day, next
Summer, when they will dip the knee
at an estimated cost of $4,000 per dip
before the plump-cheeked former
Smiling duchess" who is now Eng
lands Queen.
Frowned "Out Loud"
Stern -browed old Queen Mary, in
her day of regal nodding at American
presentees curtseying past her at
royal court, frowned at traces OF the
rouge poland frowned out loud. Her
majesty's royal displeasure," she let
1t be known, would be incurred by any
one suspected of artificial blushes.
low-cut gowns were out, too.
The new Queen, it is safe to predict.
will carry on the precedent in this ana
other respects, although it is hard to
imagine her either looking stern or
froWning very long at time.
She gets along famously with the
old Queen Mother; they're far chum-
mier, in fact, than Queen Marys re-
lationship with either the svelte, dash
ing Duchess of Kent. or the tweedy.
sports loving Duchess of Gloucester.
And as long as Queen Mary lives
"Llzzie" will probably follow her
guidance.
She is, however, by no means "stuf-
fv." She is in fact broad-minded Not
long age she voiced her approval OF
shorts for women athletes-a daring
thing to do in England, even today,
for the idea of women exposing their
neither limbs in public has spurred
literally thousands of old Tory die
hards in the clubs along Pail Mall,
to write apoplectic letters to the editor
of the London Times demanding to
know:
Cad. sir what is England coming
10? This means the end Of the en-
pire"
Duties as Queen.
In her new role as queen, Elizabeth
will have just about the same duties
she had as England's top-ranking
duchess heavy load of charity
events, hospital visits, reviewing
troops. opening bazaars and trying to
keep her impetuous oldest child, the
l0-year-old Princess "Lilibet," from
cutting too many capers for the news
paper and newsreel cameramen.
A lot goes with the crown. Of course.
She'll have her own throne both at
Buckingham Palace and in the House
Of Lords, to sit beside BERTHE" when
he opens Parliament or holds court.
She'll be moving, any day now, from
the none too royal ducal establishment
at las Piccadilly to Buckingham
Palace, with its million-dollar, solid
gold dinner plates and thousand-odd
doors and scarlet-coated flunkeys by
the hundreds and all the rest OF the
glittering paraphernalia of sovereignty
which Edward gave up for the love of
Wallis Warfield Simpson.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

just been doing what it could in this
regard until the agreement was
reached with the Social Security
Board to do the recording. 1t Is esti-
mated that If the new pension plan
gets by the Supreme Court 1,650,000
workers will be covered. Already the
board has received applications from
$1,000 and the pensions are going out
to about 5000. The maximum pay
ment is $l20 monthly and there Is no
minimum. Under social security
benefits range from $40 to $85 month";