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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-23
THE HENRY YOUNGS
ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young, 531
Lyndale Ave. N, entertained at a
buffet luncheon April IA. Guests
were Mrs. Irene Govan, st. Louis,
Mo-, Rev. and Mrs. P. L. Lockett
and Mrs. Ida Carr. Cleo and Mag
gle, daughters of the Youngs, as
sisted.
The Youngs recently purchased
a fve-acre farm south of st. Paul,
near White Bear. A five room
bungalow is being constructed and
is expected to be completed about
May list.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

about ''the old days" I had to laugh, for 1t
seems just like yesterday that I was being re-
ferred to as a new arrival from Broadway.
/Y FRIENDS weren't exactly right in re-
M ferring to An American Tragedy as one
of the early talking pictures or in thinking it
was my first Although figure the start of my
film career from city Streets" which pre-
ceded Tragedy" I'll have to keep the records
straight and break down and confess l really
did come to Hollywood and appear in one of the
first talking pictures and then return to the
stage quite discouraged with myself and the
medium at the time.
!. It was in those topsy-turvy days when Holly
wood suddenly found its voice and began sign
ing up speaking stage talent right and left
I needed the call and was rushed into Thru
Different Eyes" The title proved prophetic.
for Hollywood at that time certainly saw me
through different eyes than it did later.
The change from stage to screen was too
sudden I felt when was making the picture
that the world wouldn't declare a half holiday
to see it when it was released-or me, either
I was right. / went back to the stage in the
east and to be frank, didn't expect to ever
return to Hollywood l always had been happy
on the stage it was a medium understood. and
nv family and friends were in the east.
Talking pictures made such tremendous ad-
vances that when I returned to Hollywood
again, with long-term contract, after the sue
cess of my Broadway play, bad Girl" felt at
home IL the medium.
In that earlier film experience probably was
too acting conscious. had felt natural on the
stage. had learned to play roles naturally
Even more SO than on the stage, one must
feel a screen role with its close-ups and modern
sound recording that carries even the faintest
whispers to the far corners of the theater. The
minute you feel Like you're acting, you're sunk
You really must play your parts as If the same
series of events happened to you In real nfe
PAGE FOUR.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Studio Storms Too Realistic For Sylvia -
'AnAmerican Tragedy
Star Believes Experts
Guido Natures Worst
BY Sylvia Sidney

THE other day were talking shop on the set-whoh
isn't unusual for when sit around and don't talk
about their profession and tell each other about their roles
their pictures and their plays you figure there's some
thing the with them, they're mad-and someone
mentioned An American Tragedy.
~ remember it, said Henry Fonda First picture ever
Sylvia in. was doing play in New England"
~ saw it. too" spoke up Barton MacLane "One of tn,
best of those early talking pictures. doing show
in New York the time.
did you it, Bill?" Jean Dixon asked William Gargan
Jean had the picture in Philadelphia Bill said he missed
ii. He remembered he busy in Broadway play
Fritz Lang director of You Only Live Once overheard
the conversation and recalled that he "An American
Tragedy in Vienna.
1t suddenly dawned that was Hollywood vet
eran compared the Others the set-and had been
Hollywood only six years! Hank" Fonda Bart MacLane
lean Dixon and Bill Gagan my fellow players in the Walter
wanger picture You Only Live Once" asking me
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

or course there are tricks. Dut tne secfe' 10 W
keep them from looking like trlcks
So I'm an "old-timer in Hollywood!
doesn't take long to become in this fast
changing fascinating place. Hank" FONDA
tells me he too, feels like an old-timer-and
he has been here only two years The cinema
romance of Hank" and in You Only Live
Once is our second. We appeared together the
first time in The Trail of the Lonesome Plne
and we understand our boss" Walter Wanger,
is going to reunite us in Arabian Nights.
which probably will be filmed in Italy.
A MUCH as like Hollywood. | think it is
~ good thing for actors and actresses to
get away from the film center at least once or
twice each year. You have to- to keep fresh
viewpoint and do justice to your work. Some
of my friends in Hollywood prefer to seek the
seclusion of the mountains or the desert after
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

The Star Spent More Than
Two Hours Each Morning
Preparing Her Face for
Her Characterization of a
Japanese Geisha Girl III
MADAME Butterfly"
Evening star., 1937-10-16

September, 1886, and $117,209,8 800 for
August, 1887. Public works and utili-
ties construction started in the 81
States in September amounted to $685.
822 900, as contrasted with $85, ,502,-
900 for September of last year and
$94, ,446, 900 for August of this year.
For the first nine months Of 1887
the total volume of construction work
undertaken in the 81 States amounted
to S2,307, ,014,3 300; this was an increase
of 13 per cent over the total Of ST.
04l ,628. 200 shown for the correspond
ing nine months Of 1896.
The residential building total for
the initial nine months of the current
year amounted to S736,390,600 for a
gain of Is per cent over the total of
s588.03l 500 reported for the cor
responding nine months of last year.
Non-residential building volume
recorded thus far in 1887 amounted
to S894, 1894, 900, against S735,337, loo
for the like 1886 period Public works
and utilities construction thus far in
1887 totaled s675, 5,728,8O0, as compared
with s7l8,2595 500 for the nine-month
period of 1886.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
.REA[TOR SESSION I
T0GVEATTENT|ON
T0BU|LD|NC COSTS
Slowing of Residential Con.
struction and Economy ,
,
Steps to Be Weighed.
ADDRESS BY ICKES
is SCHEDULED FRIDAY.
Relationship of Neighborhood and
Value Of Houses to Be Explored
-
at Meeting Next Week.

Real estate men from throughout
the country will gather IN Pittsburgh
next week for the thirtieth annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, generally regarded
as one of the most important meetings
in the organizations history. The
largest attendance since before the de-
preston is anticipated.
Though preliminary meetings are
scheduled for Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday, the convention proper will
not get under way until Wednesday
morning, when the first general ses-.
sion will be held. A number of realtors
will attend the early meetings, but the
large majority will not be on hand
until the Wednesday session. The
Washington delegation Of about 40 will;
leave the Capital Tuesday afternoon.
A high spot Of the convention will
undoubtedly be an address by Secre-
tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, which
will be given Friday night at a special
session. The Ickes speech, just an
nounced by the national association,
will be broadcast over a Nationwide
radio chain. In view of the fact that
the new United States Housing Au-
thority was placed directly under the
Secretary's department, realtors at
(See REALTOR SESSION. Page CAY
Evening star., 1937-10-16
|SEPTEMBERSHOWS
DROP IN BUILDING
Figures for 81 States East
of Rockies 10 Per Cent
Lower Than 1886,

Construction work started during
September in the 81 States east Of the
Rocky Mountains fell almost 10 per
cent below the level for September,
1886, and was of by almost % per
cent from the August. 1887, total,
according to F. w. Dodge Corp. The
September figure for all classes of con-
struction amounted to s207, 7,071 300.
which compares with s234,271 500 for
September, 1886, and s285, 5,104,1OO for
August of this year.
OF the current September total,
SOS, $4,000 went into residential
building; in September last year this
class recorded a volume of $80,67O, 800
while in August of this year residential
building amounted to s73, ,448,30O Ex-
cepting only the upstate New York
Middle Atlantic, the Southeastern and
the New Orleans territories. declines
from year ago in residential building
were general.
Non-residential building operations
in September amounted to S75,660, 900
which compares with s69,o98.7 700 fol
Evening star., 1937-10-16
.LUCHS IS ELECTED
BOARD PRESIDENT
Murray and Smith Are Vice
PreSidentS-6 New Mem.
bers Take Office.

Morton j. Luchs, vice president OF
Shannon & Luchs and for years one of
the Capitals outstanding realtors, was
elected president of the Washington
Real Estate Board at the organiza-
tion's annual meeting held Monday
night at the Mayflower Hotel. He
succeeds Comdr. F.. L. Sandoz, who
served during the past year,
Francis A. Murray of the H. G..
Smithy Co. was elevated to the first
vice presidency of the board, while
Fred A. Smith of the Floyd E. Davis
Co. was named second vice president.
New members elected to the board of
directors include: William R. Ellis,
Joseph A. Herbert, jr.; Luther w. Lin
kins, William L. Miller, Homer Phillips
and Charles H. Tompkins. Directors
who. were held over for the next year
are: George I. Berger, Lewis T. Breun-
niger, j. Wesley Buchanan. B. Hous-
ton McCeney, F. Eliot Middleton and
William M. Tnrockmorton.
One of Best Appraisers.
Mr.. Luchs is known as one of the
city's best appraisers of real estate
In addition to his other activities, he
has directed the sales department OF
Shannon g. Luchs. and has personally
made some of the largest deals OF
Washington real estate in the last few
years. Always a leader in local real
estate affairs, he was in the forefront
(See BOARD, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Virginia Real Estate Asso-
citation is holding its annual
convention in the George Ma

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convention in the George Ma
L son Hotel, Alexandria. The
meeting opened Thursday and final
sessions are scheduled for today. A
feature of today's program is an adj
dress by Paul E. Stark, Madison, Wis,
president of the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards.
The principal address yesterday was
made by Allie S. Freed, chairman of
the Committee of Economic and So
cial Progress. Freed is president of
Paramount Communities, Inc, which
is sponsoring Buckingham Community.
new low-cost housing development in
Arlington, Va. He stressed the need
of a great national home building pro-
gram during his talk which was titled
Leaders Fiddle While America Is
Burning"
Charles H. Hillegeist, Washington
broker, addressed the convention on
Features Essential to Quick Sale Of
New and Old Homes" A large num-
Der of Capital realtors were guests at
the convention banquet held last night
j. Randall Cation, jr.. was master OF
ceremonies at the affair, which was
attended by 200.
The Alexandria. Arlington and Fair
fax Real Estate Board is host to the
realtors from throughout the State
Robert L. Kane Of Alexandria is act
ing president Of the association, which
will elect new officers today.
CAPITAL realtors are making prep
arations to shove of to Pitts
burgh for the big convention of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards. 1t is expected the local dele
cation will number about 49, While
some Of the delegates, including
Charles j. Rush, secretary of the
Washington board, will be in the
Pennsylvania city for preliminary
meetings scheduled in advance of the
convention, a great portion will leave
at $40 Tuesday afternoon, and travel
to Pittsburgh via the B. g. o. This
party will reach Pittsburgh shortly
after midnight.
Washingtonians are expected to
play important roles in the conven-
ton. Waverly Taylor is a member
OF the governing council of the i'm
portant Home Builders Guild, which
Is expected to do something about
lowering building costs. w. C. Miller,
a past president of the national asso-
Evening star., 1937-10-16

chintz curtains. A hand-carved bed
is a feature piece. There is a large
storage space off this room.
The south bed room is furnished in
modern style with black furniture, and
drapes which show blue, pink, yellow
and white. The upstairs bath, un-
usually spacious, is in yellow and
white.
The bed room on the first floor,
which has bath adjoining, is fitted
up for the office Of the builder. This
room would make an ideal library for
a small family.
Open for inspection daily for the
next three weeks, the Brookdale home
may be reached by driving out Wis
consin avenue to River road, thence
west on River road to Western avenue,
The hou; occupies the northwest
corner of the intersection just over the
District line in Maryland.
Evening star., 1937-10-16

(See REALTOR SESSION, Page C-4)
Evening star., 1937-10-16

lished the District assessment book for
the last three years.
THE J. A. McKeever Co. will
open for public inspection over
the week end the new eight-story
downtown apartment house at 1901
Vermont avenue The apartment
called the Eddystone, is the newest
and largest downtown apartment
opened this season. 1t is located
within walking distance Of most OF
the Government departments. All
apartments in the building. as we'll
as the corridors. have rough texture
painted walls. Other modern touches
include parquet floors. concealed
radiation, numerous electrical outlets
and built-in radio aerials.
Evening star., 1937-10-16

(See BOARD, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1937-10-16
North Bed Room in Peach,

North Bed Room in Peach.
Two large bed rooms and bath are
on the second floor The north bed
room, peach in color, has unusual
furnishings which blend with the color
OF the walls. Windows here have blue
Evening star., 1937-10-16
F. H. A. LOSS S7,927.18
One-Thousandth of l Per Cent of
Total Involved.

One-ThouSandth OF l Fer Cent OF
Total Involved.
In three years Of activity concerned
with the home building and home
financing field, the Federal Housing
Administration has sustained net
losses of only s7,927.18, about one
thousandth of per cent, out of
$700, 100000 in mortgages on which
insurance premiums are being paid.
These figures are as of August 81,
1887.
Approximately s2O.0OOOOO in the
Housing Administrators Treasury
account is available to meet such
losses. This fund includes an original
sum Of $10,000.o00 set by the Con-
gress for the purpose and. the ac-
emulation of premiums on home
mortgages insured by the administra-
ton.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
News and Views on Real Estate

citation, always has a voice in formu-
lating plans OF the organization.
Among those expected to attend the
convention are Mr. and Mrs w. C.
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Houghton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E. Doyle, MIR.
and Mrs. Morris Cafritz, Mr. and MIS-.
l.. T. Gravatte, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Gravatte. jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
I. Kass, Charles A. Jones Of The Home
Owners Loan Corp. and Mrs. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Rush,
MI. and Mrs. F. Wallace Stoever,
Waverly Taylor, Frank ]. Luchs, Percy
H Russell, Frank NJ Doyle. H. Clifford
Bangs, w. o. Cooley. Charles P.
McCurdy, William E. Shannon, Sd;
Leonard Downlw of H. o. L. C. and
F. M. Babcock of the Federal Housing
Administration.
A N ELABORATE program of enter
tainment for visiting realtors has
been planned by the host board for
the N. A. r. E. B. convention. Wis.,
AtOlo dAl0 tllCll WAfCS dlC dutlStu "
tuck a mask and costume in their
suitcases for the Halloween ball
scheduled for the night of October 81
Then. the presidents reception and
dance will take place Wednesday
night. while on Friday night a re-
ception will be given the president
elect.
r.. ++
THE Apartment House. Directory for
the District, which since 1925
has been published by the Washington
Intelligence Bureau. will be issued in
the future by Rufus S. Lusk The
latter announced he has purchased
rights to this book and plans to issue
new directory in January. The new
edition also will include detailed in
formation on Office buildings in the
city and apartments throughout the
metropolitan area. Lusk has pub
Evening star., 1937-02-28
ARMS THEFTS POINT
TO GANG ACTIVITY
Police Press Hunt for Robbers
Who Escaped With % Guns,
Rifles and Pistols.

Possibility that a new gang-rival-
ing the "red-haired bandit" and his
aides-may be planning a series of
depredations caused police to press
their search last night for the rob-
bers who broke into the Sport Center,
800 D street, Friday night, and es-
capped with a number of firearms.
Twenty-Five rifles, pistols and shot
guns, several of the automatic type,
were stolen when the thieves broke
a show window of the store. The loot
was valued at s400.
A lookout was sent for a young
white boy and soldier who were
seen in the neighborhood shortly be-
fore the theft was discovered.
A hold-up and a purse-snatching
were among crimes reported last night.
The hold-up victim was James
Nichols, So of 1404 Fourteenth street,
cook in a Seventh street restaurant,
who was beaten and robbed Of 5000
diamond ring and about So in cash
by two colored men. Nichols mouth
was cut when the thugs attacked him
at Eighth and P streets.
Mrs Mary Youngblood, Al, of 933
L street reported her purse. contain
ing $50, was stolen by a colored man
who accosted her near Fifth and L
streets She was treated at Sibley
Hospital for a dislocated thumb, re-
ceived police said, when she fell after
her pocketbook was snatched.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Head of County Board Farors
Montgomery Reassessment
Karn Backs Demands for Property
Adjustments Homes Found
Escaping Taxation.

ing at six or seven times its assessed
value"
The County Board has already gone
on record in favor Of a reassessment.
and had advised the county's delega-
ton in the Legislature to oppose the
bill postponing the Statewide prop
erty reassessment, Karn explained.
33 Homes Not on Tax Rolls.
The board presidents statement
followed the announcement by Cough
lin that 33 homes, valued at $4,000,
eight Of them in the Seven Oaks Sec
ton, and $4,000 garage in the COM
merical area of Silver Spring, had
been discovered in the past few weeks
which were not on the tax rolls and
had escaped assessment since 1927.
During the past 10 years, the land
only has been assessed, and the
county records showed no evidence
that houses or other Improvements
had been made, Coughlin explained.
How many other houses in the county
have escaped taxation in this manner
can only be told after q new assess
ment has been made, he asserted.
Such an assessment would also
disclose that many commercial prop
critics, valued in 1927, are not bearing
their share of the tax burden, he
claimed.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Claim to Big Fortune Clouded
By Hunt for Inheritance Paper

Claim to a Scottish fortune esti-
mated at from 100000, 900 to $40, ,0OO,-
600 appeared today to be in doubt,
despite a statement by John Thomas
Aud, 33-year-old local store clerk.
that he would 90 abroad within the
next 10 months to acquire the in
heritance.
The announcement was made We'd
nesday, the day after Auld's marriage
to Miss Margaret Esther Dawson,
State Department clerk.
Word hme from Richmond yester-
da$ that John H. Auld, father Of the
loShl man. had been attempting for
q number of years to obtain the
mpney. His son had stated the
father hi ID refused to make claim
on the IFoperty.
Qohn 7. Auld told the Associated
PrSss thai the right to the inheritance
lay in d paper in possession of an
uncle who went to British Columbia
about IS years ago with the original
will Of his great-grandfather, who
bequeathed a $12,000.000 fortune to
the first son Of each succeeding gen.
Grafton.
The Richmonder. who Is employed
- . watchman, said he had written
Evening star., 1937-02-28
RICH NEW ALASKAN
F|NDSLURE MINERS
Gold and Platinum Strikes
on KuskokWim River Spur
F0rtune.S Seekers.
BY the Associated Press.

~ tEt ASoOClhleI FIcess
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, February
27.-Miners in increasing numbers
followed air trails today to the mouth
of the KuskokWim River, scene of
Alaska's newest gold and platinum
strikes.
Secrecy marked the movements as
seasoned sourdoughs hurried from
Fairbanks and other towns to stake
claims on the beach sands or along
the creeks and rivers.
From the scene came mostly rumors,
for miners kept silent on the values
in their pay dirt, hoping to hold of a
general rush until they and their
friends had staked the best ground.
Activity centered on the Eek River
on the south side Of Kuskokwim Bay,
where rich finds Of placer gold were
reported. Lesser rushes were taking
place at Goodnews Bay, south Of the
Eek. where platinum was uncovered
along narrow strip of beach between
the Bering Sea and the mountains.
Bethel, on the Kuskokwim north of
the Eek. awakened swiftly to the din
Of the new influx. Nine planes were
based there at one tima
Charles Johnston, treasurer of the
Goodnews Bay Mining Co, arriving
by airplane from the district via Bethel
and McGrath, said the Eek River
strikes were believed to be excellent.
Platinum deposits found near Tide
water at Goodnews Bay, he said, were
exceedingly good.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
DUST BOWL WELCOMES
ANOTHER HEAVY SNOW
Storm Heads Eastward After Gov
ering Area With Soil
Conserving Blanket.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, February 27.-A
Winter storm that laid welcome
white blanket in the Southwest "dust
bowl" area moved eastward today
across Kansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri,.
Snow in Southwestern Kansas, the
Oklahoma Panhandle and Southeast
ern Colorado was from 2 to inches
deep. There was no wind to blow it
from dusty fields.
While the snow provided less than
a quarter inch moisture. dust bowl
farmers were hopeful it would anchor
the soil.
The two-day snowstorm came on
the heels of a 5-inch snow which end
ed 10 days Of dust blowing
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Recreation Center
Being Developed
In Elk Rirer Park
Outdoor Life Facilities
Will Be AraiIable 55
Miles From, Baltimore.
By the Associateo Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED fleSs.
NORTHEAST. Md. February 81
With the development Of the Elk
River State Park, the State Depart
ment of Forestry will offer public
recreational center with picnic
grounds. camping site and water front
for bathing and boating within 55
miles Of Baltimore.
State Forester F. w. Besley pre-
dicted excellent possibilities to lovers
of the outdoors on the 355-acre tract,
formerly the estate Of DR.. William L.
Abbott Of Philadelphia. The park,
located 8 miles southeast Of here, was
donated to the State by Dr. Abbott.
I'VE want to make it one Of the
finest State parks in the State" Bes-
ley said. There probably will be
several picnic grounds and selected
camping sites. 1t is planned to build
bath houses and the location is ideal
for boating
He said Civilian Conservation
Corps camp may be located there this
Summer to aid in the work of clearing
the estate and also working in the
4,000-acre State forest a few miles
north on Elk Neck The assignment
Of the c. C. C.. camp is awaiting ap-
proval in Washington.
The department has completed the
surveying of the tract and marked
out the boundaries. Karl Pheffer, as
sistant State forester, and Mark NJ
Shoemaker. landscape architect of the
University of Maryland Extension
Service, will map out plans for beau
tifying the tract with trees. shrubs,
trails and recreational grounds.