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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
Testimonial Planned
 By Community Club
William P. Kelly Former President, to Be IOnOred By Washington IIiII-F -Fitzmaurice's Team in Ist Place

William ?. Kelly, former president of the Washington Park Community Club will be the guest of honor at testi munity Club at the Community House Saturday evening February 2s The affair will be for members of the Com
 muity Club and given in honor of the splendid work that Mr. Kelly has done for the community It was mainly throughhe efforts of Mr. Kelly and few associates that Washington Hill received the new community house and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

and Tony Rcmblsh third with iO4.0. These figures were released this morning by Secretary John KoSlow- ski.
 Twenty members went Co South. bury, Sunday evening, with their escorts for the monthly social at one 0s the members cottage. It ls hoped more will take advantage oe these sociais in the future.
 The basketball team will perform at Pulaski hall Thursday evening of this week against Houthington. Tho SC. gtan's cagesterg have been equipped with rcd and black jackets which will Do seon for the first time in this game. February Q tho team will journey to Thompsonville for . return game with Rev. John David's team. Cars will leave tho clubrooms at 1 o'clock and all players and fans who will accompany the team are urged to be on time.
 The Eoster Of the club was In. creased at the last meeting with tho the addition of Ted OlscheR. skl, former athletic director, and Al Perkins. All Polish boys over ls,sre eligible to join.
 The annual dance of the club will Do held February 22 ct Pulaski hail. Much interest in this social function has been displayed to date and Q big crowd is anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

night when they saw the snow fali- ing as they trimmed Joe Phelan and his All-Americans by Q 34 to 20 score.
 The Kilkenny Kats continued their climb out of tho cellar and added the Washington Hills to their list of victims when they defeated Freddy Kellys charges 8 to 90.
 Tn the other matches played Bill O'Donnell and his daity Boys took Q 36 to 28 decision from Jimmy Gusick's eheilackers and George O'Nelil and his Oilers took a 32 to 3i decision from Happy Shea's Pine Hills despite the fact that Dobo Sheehan was in tho losers lineup.
 The standing to date Is as fol. lnWR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

timo the annual election of officers will take place and plans fornu- lated for future activities. Present club officials are Otto Wanger. mann, president; James Keyser, vioe.presid0nt; Alfred Daukas, sec. retary; and treasurer; and William Lusas, captain of sports. Tho club trustees are James Overton, William LliSa8 and Rudolph Kulman.
 Tho Wilson 4. c. ping.pon team consisting ot Rudy Kuin,an, Joseph L,igaS, and Alfred Daukaa, are anx- ious to oppose the team that repre-. sents St. Joseph'S Holy Name So- cioty. A game may be set by in- quiring ct tho Wilson clubrooms on South Wilson street or by contact. ing any of the players.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
lnual Meeting

Tho annual meeting of tho Wil- son A. 0. will take place Tuesday evening. February iith at which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
PUBLIC INVITED BY
 TRAFFIC COMMITTEE

Members of the local service clubs, school teachers and other groups will be guests tonight ct Q meeting of the citizens' traffic com. mittee at the Crosby assembly hall. Lieut.. Frank Krcml of the Evan- ston, H., police department, 6 Yia- tionally known trafac authority, will Do the speaker. The general public is invited. The meeting is under the general direction of Supt. of Schools Thomas J. Condon and Willis M. Tate, co-chairmen of the educational committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
St. Stan's A.
 Newsettes

Tho St. stan's A. A. bowling team travelled to Bridgeport, Sunday eve- ming and defeated tho Polish-Amer. leans of that town for tho second straight time, winning two straight games. I'd Morzenski leads the club in tho tourney conducted for fnem- berB with an average of i08.3 while Arnold Perry iB second with i00.2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
Meeting Tonight

Meeting Tonight
 There will Do meeting Of the chairmen in charge of the three day carnival to Do given by tho St. Fran. cis Xavier church, February i3, 14, and ib in the parish hall. The chairmen will name the various workers for tho three nights and final plans for the big event are OK. pected to Do completed at tonights gathering,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
GERMAN TAXPAYERS COUNTED

Berlin (UP)--0ermany has i,0e2,. 200 persons assessed for income tax, but of these only i,700 have incomes of moro than 12S,000 . year. /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

TFeaDuFer
 Warden, Joseph M. Schaefier; junior warden, ElllS Y. Phelan; treasures, Homer c. Fllleyj pars ish clerk, Merwln Y. Whiteleyj vestrymaen, William Sherman smith, Harry Bevier, Norman Neale, Homer B. Record and Benjamin M. Freeman; dele- gates Co Che diocesan conven- ton, Homer q. Fllley and Ber- tram B. Bailey; alteFnates, Richard 3. Bayard and Irving w. Harrison,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

chess group was also addressed by John stanwlch and W. IT. Warner, advisors to the club.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
F. H. A. Makes No Loans.

The Federal Housing Administra-
ton lends no money. 1t insures loans
made by private financial institutions
operating under provisions of the ma
tional housing act.
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.|NSURAbLE LOANS
INCREASE IN 1885
$508, 8,082,999 For Year
Brings Grand Total Up
to $538, 8,622,732.

Financial institutions throughout
the country lending insurable funds
under the national housing act re-
corded s50S,O82 ,sss Of business dur
ing the year to advance the total
since the operation Of the act in
August, 1894, to 1888, ,662,732. The
latter half Of 1885 showed an in
crease of more than 100 per cent in
the volume of business over the first
half.
The quarterly totals in 1885 for
both modernization and repair notes
insured and mortgages selected for
appraisal are: January, February and
March, $35, 22,226; April, May and
June, Sis, ,491 ,060; July, August and
September, $167, ,986, ,593, and October,
November and December, $161 1852 1856.
Low cost housing mortgages accept
ed for insurance totaled $27,030,2 ,234.
The total for five months of 1884 was
$30,579.733.
Third Quarter Highest.
The third quarter of 1885, because
it included the peak building months,
remains the highest total. The final
quarter. when building operations
may logically be expected to be sub
stantially curtailed, held to a sur
prising volume, according to Stewart
Mcdonald, Federal housing admin
istrator.
The third quarter of 1885 saw the
years record for mortgages selected
for appraisal with a total of s92,-
258,816. But an unexpected national
effort in modernization and repair
work late in the year accounted for
a record in modernization and re-
pair notes insured in the final quarter
with total of $50, ,355, ,875.
The quarterly figures reflect some
of the difficulties that attended the
operation of the national housing
act early in 1885. The need for
Evening star., 1936-01-11
TOTAL OF 972,197
HOMES REFINANCED
H. 0. L. c. Reports Only 8 ,Pct.
Of Operations Remain to-
Be COMPLETED,

Only about 3 per cent Of the emer.
gency lending operations of the Home
Owners Loan Corp. remain to
be completed, according to a report
Of activities up to January 2, which
shows that 972,197 urban home mort
cages. to value of s2,941, ,273,716, had
been refinanced by the corporation by
the end of 1885.
AS Of JaJnuary 2, $500 loan appli-
cations were pending action by the
corporation, a number which is ap-
proximately 3 per cent of all appli-
cations received since the corporation
was established for the relief Of dis
tressed home owners in 1893.
Experience of the past months indi-
Gates that of the pending applications,
a large proportion will prove ineligi-
BILE or be withdrawn by the applicant
because he can now be refinanced
through his present mortgage. or OBJ
tain the necessary credit from other
private sources.
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the lowest point in the last two dec
AIDES. This is emphasized by a number
of recent sales. some of which were
all-cash transactions; the decided i'm
provement in the condition of the
rental market. as we'll as the steadily
increasing demand for business and
residential properties from local as
well as outside investors. The ten
dency to lower interest rates will have
a good effect upon building opera
tons"
One Of Pioneer Concerns.
The real estate, loan and insurance
business which Mr. Brown heads is
one of the eldest in the city. The Office
was founded January IL, 1890, and
opened for business at 1923 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, in the old George
Washington Hotel Building. In 1906
the Brown organization moved to 624
Fourteenth street, and in 1919 estab-
lished itself at 1400 H street. Last
week Mr.. Brown moved his Office to
1415 7 street.
Mr.. Brown in recent years has
transacted business with the children
of many of his clients of other days
Despite an active business career, he
always has been prominent in civic
and fraternal affairs. Walter A
Brown, jr, is now associated with him
in business.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
HEATING SYSTEM
PROGRESS is CITED
Sales Executive Declares First
Step in Modernization Is
Automatic Heat.

There is a striking similarity be-
tween the economic recoveries of 1922
and 1861 feature of both has been
tide of home building rising far
swifter than industry as whole.
But there are great differences be-
tween the home of the first postwar
recovery and the home of the current
recovery, points out John j. Beatty,
jr., of Iron Fireman Sales Corp.
mo doubt the biggest change is in
heating system" he states. In 1922,
the home automatic heat was rarity.
Today. a home is not considered mod
ern unless it is heated automatically.
In fact. one of the first steps in
the modernization of a residential
property is usually the bringing of
the heating system up to date.
Some of the greatest gains in
American industry are being made by
manufacturers of automatic heating
equipment"
Evening star., 1936-01-11

enabling legislation In all Of the
States kept a check on the lending
operations Of many banks. However.
by early Summer the legislatures OF
A States had amended laws govern
ing the practice of mortgage lending
and the second quarters figures show
the extent of assistance given to the
housing act by the States themselves.
Final Quarter Notable.
Most notable. perhaps, is the vol
ume of business in the final quarter
Of last year in a season not ordinarily
distinguished by continued building
operations. While the selection of
mortgages for appraisal held to the
unexpected high level of 5,497,01l
for the three month period, moderni-
zation notes reached a record for
the year and are continuing at peak
momentum thus far in January.
While the total of low-cost housing
showed no startling gains near the
end Of the year, Mr.. Mcdonald
pointed out that at the present time
projects totaling more than $86,000.-
900 are under review.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
DEADL|NE JAN. 19
IN HOME CONTEST
Ample Time Remaining for
Entry, However, in Miller
Competition.

Though all entries must be placed In
the mails by midnight next Sunday.
January 10, to qualify in the $lOO my
Home Competition" sponsored 1or tne
public by the firm of w. c. d A. N.
Miller. builders and developers, it was
emphasized today by the sponsors tnat
ample time remains for all who wish
to enter the contest.
All you have to do to enter is to
submit either a word description OF a
sKetcn of the house you consider the
best in design, arrangement and live
ability. The sponsors believe there are
hundreds of residents of the metropol-
itan area whether homeowners or not
who have ideas about the house they
would like to live in. 1t is these ideas
they want entered in the competition.
the merits of the idea submitted and
not on the quality of the sketch or
word picture entered.
Pamphlets Available.
The contest is open to everybody
with the exception of professional
architects and members of the Miller
firm. Entries should be sent to the
Washington Board of Trade, Star
Building, in care of MY Home Compe-
tition." Pamphlets giving full infor-
nation about the contest may be OBJ
tanned at the officers of the Miller firm.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen,
Arthur B. Heaton. president of the
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute of Architects, and F. Eliot Mid
,dleton, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board, are the active
Judges for the competition, with
Stewart Mcdonald, Federal housing
administrator, as honorary chairman.
Irwin S. Porter. prominent architect,
will serve as advisor to the committee.
Best Ideas to Be Picked.
The judges will select the five best
ideas entered in the contest Archi-
tects, local members of the American
Institute, will then be asked to submit
details as to how each of the houses
should be erected. The judges then
will select the best architectural rem
dering of each of the original ideas
Exact scale models will be made of
the five houses and they will be placed
in window of Woodward &, Lothrop's
where the public may view and vote on
them. The house receiving the largest
number of votes will be the winner,
and the person submitting the idea
will receive $100.
The Miller firm has selected a lot
on the southeast corner of Forty ninth
and Upton streets, in their subdivision
of Westerleigh. where they will build
the winning home.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Curing Damp Cellars.

Damp cellars are frequently the
result of the fact that the surround
ing ground is fiat or slopes toward
the foundation of the house. Grad
ing to form a smooth sharp down.
ward slope away from the walls is
an effective remedy in many such
instances Water on the surface should
be drained away from the cellar walls
For this reason q sharp grade is
desirable.
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Building

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Brown

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OURAY BUILDING SOLD
BY MRS. E. B. M'LEAN
Out-of-Town Investors Pay $175,-
600 for Structure Erected
by Her Father.

The Ouray Building, eight-story Of
flee structure. at Eighth and G streets,
has been sold by Mrs. Edward B. Nc
Lean to "out- of-town" investors, it
was announced today. The sale price
was S175,000.
The building was erected in 1904,
by Mrs. McLean's father. Thomas F.
Walsh, who named it for Ouray Coun-
ty, Colo, where he made g. fortune
in mining.
The street floor of the Ouray Build
ing is occupied by stores, while the
Federal Government leases all the
floor space above. The sale was trans
acted through the Offices Of the
CafritZ Co.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

Somewhat strict regulations govern
the approval of low-cost housing
projects. Mr.. Mcdonald said The
Federal Housing Administration de-
termines, first, the need Of such a
project on the site proposed; second,
the soundness of the financing plan;
third, the rent schedule which must
be low enough 20 meet the require
ments of the groups for which these
projects are erected. Above all, the
Federal Housing Administration
maintains rigid scale of property
standards in connection with low
cost housing projects.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

a result of this competitive situation.
The Committee for Economic Re-
covery has pointed out. in a thorough
and carefully developed analysis, that
mortgage money should be available
for soundly planned and well-built
homes at cost of 4l2 per cent, which
is the rate prevailing in England,
where a housing boom has been in
progress for several years. Any move
ment toward lower interest rates. how
ever, it is generally conceded, will be
over a period of years, and no i'm
mediate or sharp reduction is con-
sidered imminent by students OF
financing methods.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

Der of homes built more than doubled
those in 1884.
October Best Since 1929.
Especially significant was the broad
front on which the improvement took
place-in the smaller towns and rural
communities. as well as in the cities
The Improvement was cumulative,
with the Fall months showing un-
precedented strength. October was the
best since 1929 and was 1913 per cent
greater than 1884 The monthly rec
ord OF residential building permits is
sued in 776 cities, as recorded by the
United States Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, shows how the home building
program in 1885 grew in strength,
month by month, eliminating in great
Fall activity of great significance.
1T is estimated that the total num-
Der of residential units. including farm
and rural homes, built in 1885 was
125.OOO. representing a valuation of
S600O00,000. AS the building permit
chart to left indicates, 10000 houses
were built in 776 cities which have a
total population of 54,47400O. On the
basis Of reports to American Builder
from small town, rural and farm areas,
representing population greater than
the 54000,000 covered by the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics reports, total of
125,000 units for the entire country is
not considered excessive, although it
Is higher than the published reports
Of agencies that do not take into con-
sideration home building in the rural
areas.
Carried on in Small Towns.
"The residential building industry is
carried on in thousands of small towns
and rural communities as well as the
larger city and suburban areas. Its
volume is made up of multitude of
small operations that mount to large
national totals. The sharp reversal of
trend that took place in 1885 is, there
fore, considered highly significant.
The building industry's move forward
in 1885. analysts agree, marked the
end Of long decline and the begin
ming of an equally long period of rising
volume. There are many forces max
ing toward home building increase
of considerable proportions. The need
for modern new homes is great and
credit for home financing is available
in large amounts. These two factors,
plus the tendency toward rising rents
and shortage of houses in the mod
crate cost field, indicate a sharp in
crease. On the basis of reports from
the most reliable sources, American
Builder predicts 1886 residential vol
ume will double that of 1885. In
terms of housing units this means
250,000 homes. In terms of dollar VOL
ume it means a market of approx
imately $3.50 100000.
Show Need for New Homes.
"1n February. 1884, the American
Builder published a statistical issue
dedicated to the unemployment of
100000 men in the building industry.
In that issue an annual need for
100000 new homes per year was
shown. 1t was pointed out, however,
that to show statistical need for
100000 new homes per year was one
Evening star., 1936-01-11
WILLIAM D. FLANDERS
GETS NEW F. H. A. DUTIES
New Yorker Is Named Deputy
Administrator of Titles II
and III of Act.

Stewart Mcdonald, Federal housing
administrator. today announced that
William D. Flanders has been named
deputy administrator in charge Of
Titles II and III of the national hous-
ing act. Mr.. Flanders, who organized
the field division of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, recently was
named deputy administrator in charge
of Title I. the modernization and re-
pair program. He is succeeded in that
post by Leigh r. Gignilliat, who be-
comes deputy administrator in charge
If Title I and the field organization.
Both Mr. Flanders and Mr.. Gig
nilliat have been with the Housing
Administration since its organization.
Mr.. Flanders is a resident of New
York City.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Wax Cuts Varnish Gloss.

Floor varnishes usually present a
good gloss, although some are mar
keted in the form of dull or mat
finishes. When the high gloss var
nishes are applied and it is later de-
sired to have the floors present a
duller appearance. such floors may be
waxed occasionally to obtain this
effect.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

Der of homes built more than doubled
those in 1884.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Admiral, Mrs. Watts
Visiting in Capital

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Alfred john
son are entertaining at their home at
2137 r street, Admiral and Mrs. VIII
liam c. Watts of Philadelphia, who
have come to the Capital for the
former to attend the meeting of the
Navy Selection Board. Admiral Watts
is in command of the fourth naval dis
trict and navy yard of Philadelphia.
CoIndr. and Mrs. John Bailey Long
staff will entertain at cocktail party
this afternoon in honor of the visitors,
who will also be the guests in whose
honor Gomez end Mrs. William
Granat will entertain at cocktail
party Friday afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon Admiral and
Mrs. johnson were hosts at small
and informal tea. which was attended
by few close friends of Admiral and
Mrs. Watts.
Admiral Walter N. Vernon. who was
formerly stationed here as naval aide
to President Hoover and for a short
time as aide to President Roosevelt,
has arrived in Washington to attend
the meeting of the selection board.
Mrs. Vernon remained on the West
Coast, where Admiral Vernon was
transferred from Newport, where he
and Mrs. Vernon lived for a short
time following their departure from
Washington.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

by Moussorgsky, at night, has created
q remarkable record for artistic, WORTH
while productions. Among the un-
usual things they have done. and done
well. Is the still much-talked- about
Lady Macbeth of Mzensk," which was
done In New York, Philadelphia and
Cleveland. The company has ap-
peared with both the New York Phil.
harmonic and the Philadelphia SYM
phony Orchestras.
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, well known
both as a gracious patron of the arts
and as a composer Of real talent, has
seen this company In several produc-
tions and is SO enthusiastic she wired,
while still out Of town, reservations for
a large party for both performances
to be given here. Other patronesses
include Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mrs. Will
liam Corcoran Eustis, Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman, Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher and
Mrs. Edwin M. Watson.
These Russian operas are being pre-
sented locally under the management
of MIR. William A. Albaugh and reser-
vations can be made at the National
Theater.
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Russian Opera Has
Prominent Patrons

Mrs. Owen j. ROBERTS and Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, the wives Of two
justices Of the United States Supreme
Court, are among the many prominent
patrons and patronesses in Washing
ton for the first appearance here Of
the Russian opera group known as the
Art Of Musical Russia, Inc. in two
brilliant operas Sunday, January 26,
in the National Theater.
This company, which will present
lie Cog dor" by Rimsky- Korsakoff,
as q matinee and Boris Godounov,"