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Evening star., 1936-02-14
Roman OUTPOST Found,

TUNA R).-A far outpost of the
Roman empire was discovered In the
extreme south Of Tunisia near
Medenina, the ruins Of a fort and
Christian church seeming to be part
Of q series of military stations which
guarded the Sahara in the first GEN.
turies Of the Christian era.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
DR.. B. z. Mays to Urge Amity.

DIR. Benjamin E. Mays, dean Of the
School OF Religion, Howard Univer-
sity, will be principal speaker at a
race amity meeting at pm. tomor-
row in Bahaf Center, Room 502 Albee
Building. Charles Mason Remey will
preside.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Smugglers Hit.

AS a barrier against smugglers OF
silk and other things from the French
settlement of Pondicherry, customs
authorities of Madras plan to erect a
barbed-wire fence 80 miles long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20

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Evening star., 1936-11-07
PRIVATE BUILDING
FOR OCTObERH|T
$2,061,975 TOTAL
Increase of $500, 900 Over
1885 Is Revealed in Re-
port for District.
0NE-FAMILY HOUSES
SHOW MARKED GAINS
Municipal Building Totals $S5, 900
as Fire Station and Garage
Are Planned.

Valuation Of all types of private
construction in the District for which
permits were issued during October
totaled $2,06l ,975, an increase of about
100000 over the corresponding
month Of 1895, according to the
monthly report of Building Inspector
John w. Oehmann, made public to-
day.
The report showed that increases
over October, 1885, were especially
pronounced in one-family residential
units and in additions. alteration and
repairs to existing structures. Per-
mits for construction of multi-family
structures dropped slightly below the
figure for last year.
In addition to private construction,
municipal building last month to-
tailed $4,000, as permits were OBJ
tained by the District for a fire sta
ton and large garage. There was no
municipal building in the month last
year.
Permits were approved in October
for 172 one-family dwellings, costing
81 1,013,525, as compared to 141 struc-
lures of this type approved by the
building inspectors Office in october
last year. twenty-five apartments,
valued at S434,00 and having a ca
pacity Of 172 families, were included
in last months list of permits. Sixty
Of the structures, capable Of housing
CSee BUILDING, Page C-4.)
Evening star., 1936-11-07
WARM AIR CONDITIONER
OFFERED FOR HOUSES
Gas-Fired Unit Is Developed for
Winter Service-Summer Coils
May Be Added.

A warm-air conditioner, gas fired,
is announced by the General Elec-
trio Co. This is a direct-fired air
conditioner developed especially for
residential Winter service, and COOL
ing coils for complete Summer air
conditioning may be added at a later
date.
The one-piece cast-iron heating
unit eliminates possibility Of f1ue gas
leaks, and electric pilot switches pre-
vent opening Of the main gas valve
until all pilots are burning. Fully
automatic humidity control and
thermostat enable the mechanism to
function steadily without attention.
Inclusion of the aphonic radial flow
fan secures delivery of more air,
against higher pressure but with less
noise, than is possible in any similar
size or type conditioner. The heat
ing surfaces include radiation screens
of sheet metal of ample surface and
with high heat transfer rate.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
$424,426 BUILDING
LISTED FOR WEEK
40 0ne-FamiIy Dwellings
and Seven Apartments
Recorded for Permits.

Building in the city during the past
week. according to permits issued
by the Office of Building Inspector
John w. Oehmann, reached a valu-
alton of $424,426, the approximate
average for recent weeks.
Permits for the erection Of 40 one
family dwelling and 7 apartments
were included in the list. A total Of
1913 permits for all types of construc-
tion were granted in the period.
However. most Of the larger permits
were for residential projects.
Meadowbrook, Inc, obtained the
two largest permits of the week. One
called for erection of three apartment
buildings in the 5000 block of First
street, at cost of 100000. The sec
ond was for construction Of 10 brick
dwellings in the 1900 block Of First
street, to cost total of $50,000 Har-
(See PERMITS. Page C-5)
Evening star., 1936-11-07
NEAR Z BILLIONS
SPENT IN BUILDING
Architectural Forum Cites
Outlay for Construction
in Last Five Years.

A grand total Of 1890, ,000, 900
will have been spent on building con-
struction in the United States during
the whole year 1896, according to an
estimate by the Architectural Forum.
released today. OF this total, about
$3.50, 900 900 will have gone into resi-
Dental construction alone. Other
categories show commercial construc-
ton accounting for 5000 100000, in
dustrial. s75,000,000; institutional.
$27O, ,000, 900; recreational, s35, 900 900;
public, 100000, and the re-
mainder for remodeling.
Building has this year experienced
an increase of about 70 per cent over
1935-nearly twice as much as in any
of the preceding four years, the
Forum points out in critical study
of the Skyline of 1885," and ''the
last II months will probably 60 down
in history as the beginning of the
boom"
As for the quality of this years
building, the Forum says, rive years
of no building has not meant five
years Of no thinking. 1t has, as a
matter Of fact, meant an occasion for
an unusual amount Of thinking" most
of which has been directed toward
the concepts which underlie architec-
ture, and some of the thinking has
managed to reach through to stone
and steel"
Buildings Examined.
BY way of example, the Forum ex-
amines los new buildings representing
almost every current type Of archi-
lecture, from sewage disposal plant
in Cleveland (Easterly Sewage Treat
ment Works. to an old ladies' home
in Hinsdale, Ill.," including houses,
apartments, banks, restaurants and
bars, filling stations, factories, laun-
(See CONSTRUCTION. Page C-4)
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Route for Motorists
In Paying Visit to
Silver Star Home

The sixth Silver Star Home Of
the year, located at 4112 Tenth
street northeast, may be reached
from downtown Washington by
driving out Rhode Island avenue
to North Capitol street and left
to Michigan avenue, thence right
on Michigan avenue to Tenth
street northeast. Turn left into
Tenth street and drive to Taylor.
The house is located near the in
tersection of Tenth and Taylor
streets.
Erected by Malcolm Matheson,
jr., Inc, the house has been
completely furnished by the w.
B. Moses Co. 1t will be open for
a period of 80 days and may be
visited between the hours of 10
am. and 9 pm. The house bears
the unanimous Endorsement of
the Silver Star Homes Commit
tee, a group of housing experts.
F. L. Sandoz, recently elected
president Of the Washington Real
Estate Board, Is a new member
Of the committee.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
1e HOUSES TO BE BUILT
Dwellings in Northeast
Section Planned by Boyer.

Nineteen new dwellings will be built
by the Boyer Realty Co. on c street
northeast, it was announced today.
The firm already has sold IL homes
which it erected in the section.
The Boyer firm has sample house
in exhibition at 1914 c street north
east. The location Is near Eastern
High School and Elliott Junior High
School. The houses contain six
rooms, two baths and recreation room.
They have automatic heat, furred
walls, insulation and weather strip
ping.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
REALTORS TO MEET
States Council to Assemble in
New Orleans Nov. 1920.

The States Council of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
made up Of representatives from each
State group of realtors, will meet in
New Orleans in connection with the
coming annual convention Of the
association. Its dates are November
18 and 20. Topics include strength
ening of State organizations. tax
programs and strengthening license
laws. The Realtor Secretaries Coun-
Gil will have a lively and informal
experience exchange meeting Novem-
ber II, 19 and 20.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM
MADE FOR SMALL HOME
Protection Against Fire
Held Possible With Midget
Apparatus.

A midget sprinkler system for a
small home has recently been per-
fected which gives automatic protec-
ton against fire to the residence in
the same way that commercial and
industrial structures are protected.
The system can easily be installed
under the ceiling of any basement.
1t is connected to the domestic water
supply and is piped with soft copper
tubing installed in loop. The loop
traverses the entire basement and
thus produces an even distribution
of water and pressure.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

(See PERMITS. Page C-5.)
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Good Paint Weather.

The outside Of a house should be
carefully examined now to see If it
needs a new coat of paint. If so.
have it put on as soon as the leaves
have stopped flying about. Select
a dry day when the temperature is
over 40 degrees to do the painting.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

(See SILVER STAR, Page c.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

(See BUILDING, Page C-4)
Evening star., 1936-05-26
JURY CLEARS YOUTH
IN TRAFFIC DEATH
Robert E. Smith Found Not
Guilty in Elizabeth Petrey
Manslaughter Trial.

Celebrating only As minutes. q
District Supreme Court jury late yes
terday found 17-year-old Robert e
Smith, $40 Otis street, not guilty Of
manslaughter in the traffic death
February 16, 1885. of Elizabeth G.
Petrey. 1922 Fifth street. who was
struck in front of her home by Smith s
machine.
Defended by Attorney Ralph 8.
Fowler, young Smith, the son of
Frank e. Smith, assistant to the gen.
eral manager of the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co., contended
he was exercising all possible care
when the accident occurred.
Lawrence J. Petrey, father Of the
girl, was sitting on his front porch,
but 1t was not until he rushed to the
Evening star., 1936-05-26
SOCIETY SURVEYING
NEEDS OF CRIPPLES
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson Announces
Start of Fund Drive to
Help Children.

A city-wide survey of the needs Of
crippled children and q concentrated
campaign for funds has been opened
by the Crippled Childrens Society,
it was announced today by Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, president.
Results of the survey, designed to
locate the Districts crippled shildren,
will be placed at the disposal of the
Public Welfare Boards proposed
division for the care Of crippled
children. The campaign is expected
to net funds for carrying on the
survey and providing educational.
recreational and medical attention
for crippled boys and girls.
Realizing the need for adequate
transportation to and from schools,
Mrs. Grayson said, the society plans
Evening star., 1936-05-26
COURT IN CHINA
FREES PHYSICIAN.
Dr.. Colbert Acquitted on
Charge of Poisoning
Fourth Wife.

BY the Associated Press.
sTIENTSIN, May 26-Dr. John w
Colbert, acquitted by the United
States court in China of charges OF
attempting to poison to death his
fourth wife, went free today.
The 50-year-old American physi"
clan, whose young wife testified on his
behalf and who steadily maintained
innocence, listened to the verdict un-
smiling and unmoved.
Mrs. Colbert patted her husband
assuringly on the back.
Judge Milton s. Helmick said the
court entertained strong suspicion of
Colbert's guilt, but in the position of
sole juror, the judge said he was not
satisfied Of any guilt on the de-
fendant's part beyond reasonable
doubt.
THE doubts in the courts mind
center partly on the lack of a sub
stantial motive and the comparatively
ineffective character of drugs en-
ployed by the defendant, with their
uncertainty of producing DEATH" the
judge said
Therefore, with some misgivings,
but realizing that If an infallible de-
cision can not be reached, the law
holds it better to make mistake in
favor Of the accused than against
him, the court orders the discharge
Of the defendant"
Judge Helnick said. A. r. Morrison
Of Los Angeles presented the Govern
r1ent'S case thoroughly and ably.
The facts adduced, the judge ruled,
justified American authorities in
bringing DR.. Colbert to trial and fore
ing complete disclosure of the cir
cumstances of the case.
The judge said Dr. Colbert per-
sisted unethically in treating his wife
in an unsatisfactory manner and
could not complain for being obliged
to answer for his actions in Criminal
Court when the treatment presented
suspicious features.
DR.. Colbert, former resident of St
Louis, was released Immediately.
Evening star., 1936-05-26

to inadgurate bus systems so that
children who are physically unable
to attend schools by normal routes
may be provided with special trans
poftation and wheel chairs where
necessary.
In addition to the survey, steps are
being taken toward the vocational
training of children. H. G. Corpening
Of the vocational rehabilitation divi-
sionof the Department Of Education
and five members of his staff are
organizing several classes. among
them an elementary electrical train
ing course.
The society's campaign includes
drive for new members. Annual dues
are 81 for active members, IS for
associate members and 500 for life
members.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
$556 is SET AS COST
OF LEGORE CAMPAIGN

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, May 26-Sena-
tor Harry w. Legore's successful race
for the Republican congressional nomi-
nation in this district cost 1855, a
statement Of campaign expenses filed
with the clerk of the court showed
Contributions to the campaign were
s575. Senator Legore contributed $375,
the statement showed, and 500 each
was given by William B. Cutshall and
Jacob B. Feiser, campaign manager for
Legore.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
CHAIRMEN APPOINTED
FOR CLUB CONVENTION
Cosmopolitan international Ses-
sion to Be Held in Washington
June 90 to July /.

Committee chairmen for the Co.'S
mopolitan International Convention
to be held at the Mayf1ower Hotel
from June 29 to July l were an
nounced today by the local Cosmo-
politan Club.
Robert McChesney has been named
general chairman. Assisting him will
be William King, vice chairman, and
Michael Schaefer, secretary.
Other convention officials are Dr.
Calvert Buck. chaplain; p A. Davis,
chairman of the Finance Committee;
Hamilton Wilson. hotels; William Nc
Carty, transportation; E. A. Rule.
reception; A. w. Defenderfer, regis
tration; Henry Owens, entertainment;
Edwin Hahn, publicity; Henry TAFT
Rodier. printing; Paul Heiss. tickets;
w. A. Edelblut, badges and programs;
Maurice Colbert. sightseeing and Will
Liam Kiesler, prizes.
Evening star., 1936-05-26

street to render aid that he learned
the victim was his daughter.
When struck the girl was crossing
to the home Of Q neighbor where she
had promised to teach several young
children their evening prayers.
Witnesses testified Smiths car hit
her as IL passed another machine.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
Seeks Beer License.

SILVER SPRING, Md, May 26
(Special) The Montgomery County
Liquor Control Board yesterday re-
ceived the application Of Edward G.
Weens Of Rockville for light wine
and beer retail license. The date for
the hearing was set for June IS.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Miss LAMAR in Opera.

GRACE LAMAR. formerly Of Wash
ington. is singing the role of
Azucena in III Trovatore" on the
Steel Pier at Atlantic City this eve
ming and tomorrow evening. The per-
formances are among those in a Sc
ries Of presentations of opera in Eng
ish by the Steel Pier Opera Com
pany. Others in the cast with Miss
Lamar are Josepha Chekova of the
National Opera at Prague, who will
sing the role Of Leonora; Myron Tay-
lor as Manrico: Harrison Christian
as Count di Luna; Thomas Nelson
as Ruiz; and Ralph Villano as Fer
rando. Henri Elkan is conducting.
Miss Lamar lived for several years
in Washington where she studied with
Mary Alsop Cryder until she went
abroad. For three years she worked
with Pieraccini in Milan, where she
later made her debut in opera. re-
turning to this country and settling
in New York. Miss Lamar is a native
of Minnesota and during her child
hood lived abroad. After returning
from her study in Europe she spent
year or more coaching with Nine.
Schumann-H -Heink.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Milk Sweet 3 Months.

a NEW method OF keeping milk
fresh and sweet over a long period
is claimed to have been perfected by
Chicago inventor, William p. White.
In part, at least. it is practical ap-
worked out at the Beltsville Expert
mental Station some years ago.
Milk, when pasteurized and bottled
under the White system. is then
treated with jet of live steam which
Is played on the top of the bottle. The
stream sterilizes the top of the bottle
and the top surface of the milk. A
metal cap is placed on the bottle
with some live steam still remaining
under the cap and over the surface of
the milk. With condensation, this
steam leaves a partial vacuum over the
milk which prevents the development
of bacteria, which depend upon air for
their life and reproduction. Especially
is this true of the Tactic acid bacteria.
which cause the normal souring OF
milk.
Under the, White system It Is
claimed that milk can be kept sweet
for three months If kept in refrigera-
ton.
The Beltsville system goes even
further and permits milk to be kept
stored in air tight containers for that
long Just placed on store shelf with
out refrigeration. 1t permits the pur-
chase of milk in quantity-just as
canned milks are now purchased.
The Beltsville plan calls for vacuum
treatment from the time the milk is
drawn from the cows until the pack
age in which it is marketed is finally
opened by the consumer.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
CONCERTS HIGHLIGIT GITWEEKINCAPITALMUS
RETURN PROGRAM BY LEADER
Dr. Gustav Sbe of Baltimore Conduct First Concert Of Sixth
Week of symphonies on Potomac-Wheeer Beckett
and Sylvan Levin Programs Here.

the Water Gate Symphony Orchestra
he scored a remarkable success with
both audience and orchestra.
For several years Mr.. Levin was
assistant conductor with Leopold
Stokowski. and prepared for him
many Of the operas which the IA
nous conductor produced in Phila-
delphia. The program August %
will include Academic Festival Over
ture." Brahms; ballet music from
"Rosamunde," Schubert; La Rouet
d'Omphale," Saint-Saens; Die Mol
dau." Smetana: "Rumanian Rhapsody
No. J." Enesco, and "Bolero," Ravel.
PACELI DIAMOND, mezzo- soprano
Of Philadelphia, will be the guest
soloist at this concert and will sing
two arias, that Of Liza from Debussy's
"L'Enfant Prologue" and Mon
occur s'oevre a ia voix" from Saint
Saens' Samson and Delilah."
Miss Diamond received her degree
Of bachelor of music from the Curtis
Institute Of Music in Philadelphia
and now lives in New York, where she
is studying with Giacomo Minkowski.
She has been a member of the Phila-
delphia Grand Opera Co. and of the
Chicago Opera Co., singing with
marked success the roles of Honsel in
"Hansel and Gretel, SusuN in Madam
Butterfly" and Zita in 'Sianni
Schicchi." In addition to various con-
cert engagements she has sung in
Faust" and Aida" at the Lewissohn
Stadium in New York and in the
Robin Hood Dell production Of Car
men," On the Steel Pier in Atlantic
City she repeated her success as Han
sci and also sang the part of Mer-
curius in the Bach cantata, "Phoebus
and Pan
Evening star., 1936-08-22
midsummer Nights Music

\ MIDSUMMER NIGHTS MU-
SIC" was presented last week by
the pupils Of Henry Kaspar at Kas-
par House on Mintwood place when
the youthful students not only played
solos but gave demonstrations Of ear
training and their knowledge of har-
mony and other branches of study
for pianists. Appearing at this mid
Summer recital were Ethel Garrett
Kaspar, Leslie Marie Earle, Alexan-
der Kaspar, Gene Ferris. Helen Rus
sell, Mary Miller, Jack Hughes. Fran
ces Kressin, John Parker. Frances
Silsbee, George Ferris, jr.; Laura Ann
Hughes, Josephine Famiglietti. Fran
ces Blake, Etheldreda Kaspar, Sarah
Brooks, Everett Gayhart. jr., who
though only IA years old played a
concerto with the Navy Band last
Winter; Lillian Rubin, Marian Kreis-
elman, Eugenia Schumacher, Debo-
rah Freilicoff. Betty Mauchly, Jean
Evans. Judy Cole. Margaret Sampson
and Irene Lerch.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
T-MEN CRACK SHOTS

signed to them. There had never been
an occasion arise where the need of
expert craftsmanship was felt. Only
when old Tom Quisenberry started
out to clean up the ''revenooers" in
his path did officials wake up to the
situation that here was a great group
of men assigned to protect and de-
fend the first magistrate of the land,
unable to function because of lack of
training.
Today the Treasury Department
under Secretary Morgenthau hopes to
consolidate the gains made in CO.
ordination Of the armed personnel
under his direction. He hopes to in
duce Congress to permit him to erect
1t into bureau similar to that OF
Director Hoover's of the Justice De-
partment.
A GREAT deal of law enforcement
devolves upon the Treasury De-
partment. Chief is enforcement of
the customs laws of the country, the
narcotic laws and the laws concerning
alcohol. The Coast Guard is directly
under the Treasury and Is charged
with the enforcement of laws against
smuggling offshore. Customs looks
after smuggling along the borders o:
Canada and Mexico.
Today the ''T-Men" throughout the
whole country are burning up ammu-
milton to the tune Of 1000. 900 rounds
annually (22 caliber) and 100000
rounds (3S and .45). The most Of
the cost of this ammunition Is bein-
footed by the Coast Guard. Some O
the related bureaus are paying into thc
fund for the benefits received.
Ammunition of the .22-caliber va
riety costs in the neighborhood o.
$3.50 per thousand rounds. Cost O:
the .38 and AS ammunition runs in
the neighborhood of SIS per thou
sand. The whole total bill of keeping
the men involved up to par in train
ing is, approximately, s50,000. Con-
gress probably will be asked in jan
uary to make an annual grant for the
training of the ''T-Men."
In the meanwhile the country may
know that the President and its
treasure is guarded as never before
in history by as fine body of marks
men as ever drew a bead on a gun.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

pire's prints was held last season in
the Washington Arts Club.
At Pointe au Pic Murray Bay,
Charlevoix County, Canada, Miss Edith
Hoyt Of Washington lately has held
an exhibition of paintings made re-
Gently in Europe and in Canada. The
former, done in Spain and in France,
were exhibited last season in Paris
under the auspices of the wife of our
American Ambassador, the Ambassa-
dor of Spain and his wife. and the
director general of fine arts Of France.
Among the sponsors of the Canadian
exhibition was Mrs. William Howard
Taft. Miss Hoyt has recently re-
turned from Europe, where she spent
the last year and half. She will
exhibit In New York and Washington
during the coming Winter.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Music Notes.
MARIE Won UNsCHULD, founder

MARIE Won UNscHuLD, founder
of the Won Unschuld University
Of Music, will return in few days
from Europe, where she visited in her
former home in Vienna. Before COM
ing to this country to live, Nine. Won
Unschuld was court pianist for the
late Carmen Sylvia, when she was
Queen of Rumania.
Grace Powell and Lydia Farquhar,
violirists: Ellen Sager, viola. and Anne
Farquhar, cellist. will continue to as
siSt Lyman McCrary, organist, at the
morning services at the National City
Christian Church during August.
They will play Handel's Concerto
No. 15," for organ and strings, to-
morrow.
Warren F. Johnson, organist, will
play Sunset" by Karg-Elert, and
improvisation" "Cantilene," Canzo-
netta," from "Impressionen, Op. %.
by Paul Krause, before the evening
service at the Church of the Pilgrims
tomorrow.
Dorothy Sherman Pierson is sup
plying the soloists at the McKendree
M. E. Church during the Summer sea-
son. Those selected are Mary Ellen
Folmer, Edna Cecilia Moreland,
Thelma Elizabeth Steele, Frances
Burger Taylor and Ethel West, who
are among her artist pupils.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Concerts at University.

THE Concert Series Committee of
= Howard University School of
Music has arranged the soloists and
dates for programs during the sea-
son of 1867. The first concert
will be given by the Westminster Cho-
rus, Dorothy Manor, soloist, Tuesday,
November 10: December Is. the last
date for this year, Conrad Bernier
will give an organ recital.
Alton Jones, to be heard in piano
recital, will give the first concert in
the new year, Tuesday, January 5.
and on March Is. Louise Burge, con-
tralto. will sing. In addition, recitals
have been arranged by Frank Harri-
son, baritone. and Hazel Harrison,
pianist, the dates to be announced
the first of October.