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Evening star., 1936-05-14
NO SALE.
THE manager of q fashionable dress

I1G uldldScI VI q 4dcIi!Oudu!c oIecc
shop in Washington may not have
made sale in q telephone conversa-
ton with a potential customer, but
she tried to see to it that no one else
did either.
The prospective customer had caught
a heeting glimpse Of "just the dress" as
she passed the store on q street car.
She could hardly wait to get home to
telephone an order for it. Not know
ing the name of the shop. she asked
information for the number Of an
establishment in that block which
might be the one.
She called the number and after
considerable conversation discovered It
was the wrong shop. Was there an
other shop nearby she asked. There
was, admitted the manager to whom
she was talking.
Could she have the name Of the
other shop, the customer wanted to
know.
"I'm sorry" said the manager, II
can't give It to you. I'm q stranger
here myself"
Evening star., 1936-05-14

DR.. Frank Jani said the quads had
. good night and continued in good
condition. Rev. Paul E. T. Lernke,
pastor Of st. Johns German Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, said no ar
rangements had yet been made for
christening the youngsters.
DR.. Jani was pictured today as the
guiding spirit behind the careers of the
quadruplets as well as the guardian
of their health.
Mayor Benjamin F. Turner dis
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Ry the Associated Press.

PASSAIC, N. j., May 14.-The
Kasper quadruplets were measured to-
day for the first time in their six
days of life.
The big event followed the daily
weighing, which showed two of the
quads to have gained half an ounce
In the preceding "a hours, while the
others held their own.
Unchanged were Frances, at 3
pounds 10 ounces, and Frank. at 3
pounds ounces. The gamers were
Felix, now 2 pounds Is ounces, and
Ferdinand, now pounds 81a ounces.
The measuring produced the follow
ing statistics:
Evening star., 1936-05-14

She boarded another car and he
followed. He came to some time later
to find himself in Rosslyn, already
As minutes late for work. an expensive
taxi ride away from the office, but
happily in possession Of the girls
name, address and telephone number.
CONTRAST.
CONVERSATION between theater
~ spectators is not always amusing,
but several patrons at downtown
house the other afternoon had to
litter when a woman on a back seat
exclaimed in a stage whisper to her
companion:
Yeah, Mamie went through his
pockets all right, and what'd she find
an empty wallet and loaded gun!"
UNHAPPY BIRTHDAYS.
GIx different birthdays dropped out
of the official records Of his past
to bewilder a certain citizen having
dealings currently with the Federal
Government. The Government. which
is very literal minded about such mat
ters, has suggested that things have
reached pretty much Of stalemate
in their mutual affairs until the man
makes a final and definite choice of
hirfhdavs
Evening star., 1936-05-14

The selection lies between May 10,
1897; May !, 1895; May /. 1894; April
10, 1894; April 10, 1895, and Septem-
Der 2, 1897.
On the theory that it is best to be
SO years old at this stage of his life,
the man is leaning strongly toward
the aforementioned optional birthday.
He justif1es the selection on the
ground that it appears in the family
Bible, but he neglects to say who
wrote it there, or when.
y ~ y
PONGURS.
biologists here are curious to see
iDhdt kind OF animal the big circus
is bringing to town under the bill
ing-"Pongurs, the Worlds Small
est Beasts of Burden" They haze
searched scientific listings tn pain
for such q creature. They'll Just
hape to 90 out to the circus and
see perhaps that's tuhdt the
management intended In the first
place.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Relief

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-05-14

n ORE in sorrow than in anger,
IN a wayside operative reports
wv that Washington has been
l ' u denied the spectacle Of spec.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

children. the basement can sand q
lot Of punishment and the youngsters
can make all the noise they want
without upsetting the rest of the
house. Easements can also be fur
nished as recreation rooms for grown
ups, with facilities for table tennis.
card playing and other games Guests
can be entertained without disar-
ranging the upstairs living rooms.
1t Is now also possible to add such
an extra floor to the house and to
have the many luxuries and conven-
fences OF automatic heating without
the necessity to use high-priced fuels.
have been perfected to the point
where their operation is entirely au-
tomato, excepting only for the filling
of the hopper with coal each day or
SO. Room temperatures are regu-
lated from an upstairs thermostat.
There are stokers which are fully in
closed and which are quiet in opera
ton, and with no messy ashes to
clutter up the basement. These
stokers burn lower-priced fuel than is
needed in the hand-fired furnace.
There Is also no fuel wasted. Many
owners claim that such economies
are large enough to meet their pay
ments on the stoker installation.
Stokers have been growing in popu-
larity to such an extent that sales
last year were 10 per cent ahead of
those In 1894, and this year sales are
running twice what they were IN 1896.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
ABILITY TO PAY
FACTOR IN LOAN
F. H. A. Mortgages Not
Based Entirely on vaIu-
alton of Property.

Analysis OF a borrowers ability to
pay Is considered equally rs important
rs the valuation Of q property in the
insurance OF mortgages under the
Federal Housing Administration's in.
sured mortgage system, according to
Deputy Administrator william D.
Flanders.
In the making Of mortgage loans,
Flanders stated, as well "a In grant,
instruments, appraisal Of the real
estate security is not enough to de-
termine fully the risk involved.
1T Is an indisputable fact" he
said, that an individual. not q prop
erty. signs the bond and mortgage.
person or corporation. Too FIRE.
quently, under the old mortgage sys-
tenn, the fact that An application
was made and the appraisal justi-
ned the amount Of the loan, were
taken as conclusive proof Of ability
to pay.
I'm rating the real value OF a mort
gage loan, the Housing Administra-
ton takes into considera ton, not only
tie appraised value of the property,
but also the appraisal of the bor-
rover, as he is the one TO whom the
lender must look for repayment"
Under the system used by the
Housing Administration in examining
the eligibility Of mortgage for in
surance. Flanders pointed out, q mort
gage-risk examiner makes an analysis
of the borrowers credit that Is sepa-
rate and distinct from the appraisal
Of the real estate.
Questions which are decided in this
process include the following: Will
the borrower be able to meet the pay
ments? What Is his attitude toward
the obligation? What are his pros
poets for the future2 Is he engaged
In stable line OF business? What
Ia his past business and credit record9
These condition." Flanders ex-
planned, ARE as important considers
tions as the location, condition and
market value OF the property.
Frequently. the borrower. himself,
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Astrologist Finds
Real Estate Values
Are Now on Rise

Real estate values have passed
the bottom Of their cycle" says
the editor Of "Wynn's Astrology
Magazine" writing In the Au-
gust issue, land will continue to
produce a steadily advancing
curve until June, 1914. The the
oretical bottom OF the real estate
market was February, 1888, but
those lows cannot again be
touched until after 1851"
Wynn states that this period Ii
to be exactly the same as the cy-
Gle Of the moons node, . rela-
tionship between the orbit Of the
moon and that of the earth
around the sun. which requires
approximately 18 years and 8
months to complete. I'VE follow
the moons node as II we were
handcuffed to it," says Wynn, ''in
everything having to do with real
estate"
Evening star., 1936-10-03

the Silver Star Homes Committee ex-
anime all houses submitted by build
ers for The Star award for construc-
ton defects. faulty design and plan
ming. Other items given serious con-
alteration by the committee include
location. size Of lot situation Of house
on lot, landscaping and selling price.
This committee gave it's unanimous
Endorsement to the Barnaby street
home. James s. Taylor of the Federal
Housing Administration and fAmerly
chief of the Division Of Housing, Com
merce Department. Is chairman. Other
members are: F. Eliot Middleton, pres
ident Of the Washington Real Estate
Board: John Nolen. jr.. city planner Of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission; Edwin H. Rosen-
sarten. builder. member Of the firm Of
Davis, Wick & Rosengarten, and Irwin
8. Porter, architect.
The house contains seven rooms, two
baths and a frst-fioor lavatory. 1t is
built OF brick painted white.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
SEVENADDRESSES
0NCONSTRUCT|0N
Federation of Architects,
Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians Dated.

Trends in the construction industry
and the effect on the status OF techni-
clans will be the subject Of seven talks
and discussions to be held under the
auspices of the Washington Chapter,
Federation of Architects. Engineers.
Chemists and Technicians, at Wesley
Hall. 1903 X street. The first in the
series will be held Monday night at
Sis
New Construction Techniques and
Materials" will be the general subject
Of next Mondays meeting. The speak
ers will be j. r. Cain, Division Of
Metallurgy, Bureau Of Standards: g.
M. Kline. Organic Plastics Section,
Bureau Of Standards. and 6. w.
Trayer, chief. Division of Forest Prod
ucts, Department Of Agriculture.
Successive Monday Nights.
The remaining six meetings will be
held on successive Monday nights
shrougn November 16. CONSTRUCTION
Needs and Plant Capacity" will be the
subject of Walter Polakov, progress
engineer, Works Progress Administra-
tion, October IL. The following week
David Cushman Coyle, consultant, Ma
tionsl Resources Board. will speak on
Private Enterprise vs.. Public Works" :"
James 8. Taylor, associate director,
Division Of Economies and Statistics.
Federal Housing Administration. will
be the speaker October 26, when the
topic of discussion will be Private
and Publicly Aided Construction"
THE New Deal In Public Works" will
be discussed November by Benjamin
w. Thoron, finance director, p. w. A.;
Roland A. Wank, chief architect.
Greenhills project, Resettlement Ad-
ministration, and speakers from other
Government departments to be an
nounced later.
The subject Of the November Q meet
ing will be Public works. Political
Issue The speakers that evening will
be W. Jett Lauck. consulting economist
to the United Mine Workers and other
labor orgs MIA tions, and Isaac Mcbride
Of the Resettlement Administration.
"Technician-What Now?" will be the
theme of the final meeting, with the
discussion lead by F. L. Ackerman OF
the New York City Housing Authority:
II. g. Churchhill and Jules Korchien OF
the sponsoring organization.
Tickets for the series will cost mem
hers Of the federation $50. while
others will be charged Sl,7S for the
group Of seven meetings.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Home

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NEW SUBDIVISION OPENS
ON OLD LEESBURG PIKE
14O-Acre Development Intended
Primarily for Those Without
Expensive Homes.

sreeial Dispatch TO The star.
VIENNA, Va. October 3.-A new
subdivision known as Madrillon Farms
mas been opened between Vienna and
Tysons Corner on the old Leesburg
pike, one OF the highest points in the
county.
The new development. under the
direction Of H. C. Goodnow of Alex
andria, embraces l40 acres. Lots
range in size from approximately 5
acres to slightly in excess Of one-half
acre.
While building restrictions cover the
lots. the developers state they are in
tended primarily for those who are
Evening star., 1936-10-03

tCOntlnued rTOLn r1Ist FakS'
beautifully wooded lot with It's spaci-
ots garden. also has received much
favorable comment.
Open Next Two Weeks.
Situated in the new Barnaby Woods
section OF Chevy Chase. the home was
built by Claude G. johnson. and is
presented through the once OF Ed
ward H. Jones e. Co.. Inc. Harvey p.
Baxter. prominent architect. designed.
It. Furniture of 18th century design
was supplied by Horace Dulin, Inc,
1907 g street.
The home will be open to the public
for the next two weeks. and may be
inspected between 10 am. and 8 pm.
The best route to it from downtown
Washington is via Connecticut avenue
to Nebraska avenue. right on
Nebraska avenue about three-quarters
of mile to Utah avenue. thence left
on Utah six blocks to Barnaby street
The house Is located three blocks
from the intersection Of Barnaby
street and Utah avenue.
Approved by Experts.
An outstanding feature Of all Silver
Star homes is the fact that they have
been approved by group Of five hous-
ing experts. The men who compose
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Modernized Coal Stove.

The coal cook stove Is modernized
by radically different model which is
Enthusiastically controlled to ssva
fuel and cook with even temperature.
1t Is ready for cooking at any time,
but insulation keeps the kitchen heat
down.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

not in q position to build expensive
homes. The property Is located within
a short distance Of the site OF the first
county court house building, aban-
doned in 17S2 because of Indian raids.
It was stated the property is 486
feet above sea level.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

Is not totally aware Of his ability to
handle an obligation and thus, early
rejection of an unsound application
is the best possible service that can
be rendered TO all parties concerned"
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Novel Toothpaste Tube.

A novel tube for tooth paste. shaw
ing cream and the like has, no cap. A
new type rubber valve saves time and
trouble as we'll as lost caps.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
EASEMENTS PROVIDE
ATTRACTIVE LIVING
Installation Of Automatic Heating
&. Systems Makes Useful
Quarters in Winter.

Easements can be converted into
useful, attractive living quarters by
the installation Of automatic heating
systems. Turned into a playroom for
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
We the'PeObk

"TX7E the people" the first words
w of our Constitution, establish
the United States as the first govern.
ment in the worlds history in which
the people are master and the govern
ment is servant.
81 hold it," said Daniel Webster
forty years after its ratification, Ito be
a popular Government, erected BY the
people; They gave it COnsutu-
ton, and in that Constitution they have
enumerated the powers which they BE-
stow upon it. They 1.-THE people] have
made it limited Government. They
have defined its authority. They have
restrained it to the exercise Of such
powers as are granted; and all others,
they declare, are reserved to the States
or the people,"
Under our Constitution I'VE the
people" brought our government into
existence, and those who administer it
are responsible to us-to the people
CQvrtEhl. 1855. By King Features syndicate Inc
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
BY JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN

BY JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN
Besides the standard objection
that there is no need" for sub
ways in Washington, the principal
argument advanced is that the
tubes would prove too costly.
The argument overlookS two sa-
lient questions:
/. Upon whom would the cost
fall?
2. Would the cost be worth.
while or self-liquidating to the
agency bearing it?
The answer to the first question
is partly a matter of opinion,
partly of fact.
Too Much for Company
The fact, or at least one of them,
is that the local traction company,
if forced to carry out the suggeS-
ton that it bear the entire cost,
would face ruin. The investment
in the original construction Of
tubes sufficiently long to serve the
city efficiently could not be repaid
from the amount of revenue pos
sible from the subwayS with popu-
lation limited to its present size.
But it. is not the number of per-
sons living here that determines
the need for underground trans
portation. It is such other factors
as convenience, beauty, elimina-
ton of traffic delays, curbing of
accidents, etc.
Hence, in the opinion of many
observers, the initial investment in
the tubes should be borne by the
Federal Government, the District
government, or both.
Big Returns for Capital
If part of the cost we're under
written by the Capital Transit
Company and a part by the Dis
trict, or even if all of it were under.
written by the District, taxpayers
here would receive their moneys
worth. The amount of money
saved in the gain of time through
more rapid transportation, the
amount of money saved through
safer transportation, the amount
of money saved through fewer acci.
dents, ard the increased amount
of business brought to Washington
by a more beautiful and quiet city
are items of incalculable worth.
Anything that will assist in
curbing traffic deaths or tighten,
ing the burden of tie-ups on down
town streets or rendering the cen.
ter of the city more attractive
anything that will accomplish any
or all of these things is worth NOR
than the highest estimate on tn.
cost of subWays.
Mondays article will deal with
the cot of Subways for Wash
ingtOn.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
Firebugs Fail 10 Burn
House Aided by Gas

HAGERSTOWN, March a.
Fire bugs attempted to burn
down the home of Cora Fergu
son, Mt. Briar, near here last
night. Investigating officers re-
port finding II half-gallon jars
filled with gasoline and several
partially burned candles after
the blaze had been extinguished.
The jars of gasoline were dis
tributed among the rooms along
with piles of newspapers. The
house was unoccupied at the time
of the fire.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
ShdW a "Smartu,'
COuntryn1Qn
Declares

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March IA
Q.N.SO.-George Bernard Shaw
Is a smart Aleck.
A fellow-countryman not only
unmaSked G. B. S. here today, but
publicly suggested to him that he
would "be better off if he quit
talking altogether.
Elizabeth Drew, famed lecturer
from Cambridge University, de-
clared:
"Shaw has Outlived his time
and is making himself ridicu-
lOus. Most of his statements are
of the smart-Alecky variety, in.
tended for press consumption.
He's out of line with the modern
trend in literature"
This trend, she said, is away
from the "disillusionment" which
followed the World War, and to
ward satire, which is a healthy
Eign."
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
Hoop CROWDS Largest

poSite ends of a small
rect an gular playing
field. using an old Soc
Ger ball as the shooting
medium. Since then the
sport has advanced by
leaps and bounds until
it is now listed for Clym-
pic team competition.
Naismith Week, in
honor of the founder of
the game, was recently
observed with a small
percentage of the net
proceeds of each court
fray in United States be-
ing used to purchase the
affable doctor a lifetime
annuity and a trip to
the Summer Olympic
games in Berlin.
Robert s. Cramer,
311 Taylor St. n. w.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14

Sunset

Silent, with the hush
of dawn,
The tranquil sea lies
sleeping,
The heavens ShadOwy
clouds arc wan,
Then, a low, pale light
starts creeping
Out of the seas vast
SilverneSS.
The pale aurora rises
higher still,
The mighty sea is
Stirred-it wakes.
The gilded sun casts
playful darts of glow
ing light
Thus, Dawn breaks.
CARMELA SANTANA.
1882 Perry Fl. \. w.
Washington, ID. c.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
see N { HERE
STIRS HER
PRIDE

When I look about our
beautiful city and see
the wonderful Govern
ment buildings, magnifi-
cent parks and drive
ways, the great changes
that are turning our
Capital of the United
States into the most
beautiful city in the
world, / feel proud and
happy that I am an
American.
And when I look at
our lovely flag flying SO
gracefully in the breeze,
I say to myself that I
will always be upright
and true to my country
to show my appreciation
for the freedom it gives
me.
I went to the Library
of Congress and gazed
into the case at the Dec
laration of Independ-
ence, so pale from age, I
pictured those brave
men, the siglers of that
famous paper, sitting be-
fore me, placing their
signatures upon it, and
I thanked each one Of
them for the freedom I
enjoy.
MARY f. IRELAND,
719 Third st. n. E.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14

Mary disappearing from her home
In the 1900 block of Blank st.
N. w.
To refresh your memory, she
was the 5-year-old daughter Of
Arthur H. Jones, the prominent
attorney, and Viola Sanchez
Jones', the society beauty.
Straight Writing Test
Last weeks writing was a test
Of straight news writing. This
weeks aSsignment-the follow
up"-tests your ability to write
O human interest story.
Here are your facts:
Two blocks away from Mary's
house, at 2100 Blank St., a large
apartment is under construction.
The night watchman, making his
rounds, discovers Mary huddled
In the basement, a hungry, dirty,
badly frightened little girl.
The watchman, who lives alone
himself, is old Tom Smith, an ex-
policeman. After he gets over his
surprise at finding Mary in the
apartment house, he talks to her
for while and then they go back
to Mary's, where there is the JOY
full reunion.
Now picture the scene when
Mary is found, and when old Tom
brings her home to her mother.
Wiring all the drama you can out
Of the situation-and keep it
short.
And may the best follow up"
story hit the page next week.
Please remember, however, that
the Amateur Page needs all sorts of
material beside the writing con-
test. News of your neighbortood,
happenings in the family that
make good stories, photographs
and cartoons, poems and para
graphs, all are needed.
Judging by the mail that in
creases daily in this department,
you all have the idea now.
And let's have your copy early.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
NYg0P0S0"e0 EGto
IT'S GREEK INTO LATIN

'letterS on vases or other objects
appeared to use "x" as a modified
form of IT," In the three inscrip
tions most recently studied, al
from the earliest Etruscan period
however, the letter tx" was usec
with the value of IS" or "sb." DR.
Fiesel said:
"If SO, one may perhaps infer
that the Etruscans brought their
alphabet with them when they
migrated from the region of the
Aegean Sea. The fact that the
Latin alphabet uses "x" in
value that was familiar to some
of the Italian Greeks, not in the
value the letter had in early
south EtruScan, favOrS the
theory of direct borrowing from
q Greek source"
The Washington times., 1936-03-14
SKYLINE ROAD
REPAIRS URGED

Prompt repairing of Virginia
roads, with special emphasis on
routes that feed traffic to the
Skyline Drive, was urged today by
the American Automobile ASsocia-
ton.
Snow, ice and zero weather have
produced road conditions "unques-
tionably the worst in many yaers," !"
the A. A. A. announced, adding
that the Drive itself weathered
all storms in excellent shape.
The status of Virginia as a ma
tional tourist goal was given as a
reason for immediate work on
routes leading to the highway.
The Washington times., 1936-03-14

S t a rtling statistical
revelations have recent
ly been divulged which
further attest to the in
tense growth of basket
ball.
Frank Menke. who an
nua lly complies his
Sports Record Book,
states that over 100000
900 fans have witnessed
court tiltS during the
past year. This figure
exceeds the baseball at
tendance for a like pc
riod by 25,000,000.
In 1891 DR.. James A.
Naismith, a young in
Structor at the Spring.
field, Mass, Y. M. c. A.
College, conceived the
game by simply hanging
two peach baskets at op-
The Washington times., 1936-03-14

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March IA.
New evidence tending to support
the theory that the Latin alphabet
came directly from the Greeks
was disclosed by DR.. Eva Fiesel, of
the linguistics department of Yale
University, in a paper read before
the Yale Linguistic Club.
The evidence was found in in
Scriptions on three tablets, two of
which are in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, New York, and the
other in the University Museum of
Philadelphia.
In the use of the letter ::'x"
might be the key to the contro-
versy, according to DR.. Fiesel.
She explained that the early
Etruscans. who often inscribed
the alphabet in the order Of its