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Evening star., 1937-08-21
E.H.A. AIDS CITIES
BYTAXGUARANTEE
By.Product of System As.
sures Officials OF
Finances.

The mandatory provisions for the
prepayment Of taxes and assessments
on properties covered by insured mort
cages are proving to be valuable
contribution to the fiscal stability OF
city, county and State governments
in every part OF the country, accord
ing to Stewart Mcdonald, Federal
housing administrator.
Originally designed to protect the
administration against loss, the pro-
visions for the monthly payment Of
taxes have resulted not only in the
prompt payment Of millions Of dollars
In taxes, and the prevention OF de-
linquency, but also in the collection
OF hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
In back taxes and assessments by city
and county governments.
Many Cities Affected.
The beneficial effects of this by
product of the administrations pro-
gram have been felt by cities in four
fifths Of the counties in the United
States Administration figures show
that the 1900 mortgages, aggre-
eating approximately s853,000,00O
which have been accepted for in
surance as Of June 80, 1897, are scat
tered among 2,4l6 Of the 3,100 coun-
ties in the country.
The installrnent payments OF taxes
and assessments for each year, and the
further provision that the mortgage
lending institution, and not the bor-
rover, be made responsible for the
meeting of periodic tax payments pos
sesses a three-way advantage" the ad-
ministrator said
Local Government officials have
commented favorablv upon the regula-
ton, which requires that all back taxes
and assessments on property be paid
prior to the final acceptance of an
insured mortgage. Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars in back taxes and
assessments have been collected and
paid to authorities because OF this
provision
"Once the loan has been consum-
mated, current tax payments, due for
the coming year. are included in the
small monthly installment payments.
These funds, held in trust by the in
stitution, are paid to city governments
IN the manner and at the times speci-
fed by law.
Reassures Officials.
ut can be seen that properties A.
nanced with insured mortgages can
not be in default on tax payments as
long as they remain in good standing
City officials can be sure, therefore,
that these properties will not be delin-
Quent in taxes, and that all necessary
payments will be made on the due
date. This is an item of major impor-
tance in city finance, especially in
view OF the fact that in many cities
the number Of properties financed
with insured mortgages Is now very
substantial"
The administrator also pointed out
that borrowers and lenders benefit in
equal measure from the tax payment
provisions. The borrower is relieved of
the necessity Of lump-sum outlays, and
the lender is assured that his invest
ment is amply protected, in every re-
spect.
Evening star., 1937-08-21
TRACT IN FAUQUIER
Is SOLD FOR $500
Special Dispatcn to The Star.

special Dlspatcn to The Star
WARRENTON, Va, August al
Sale of 1lo-acre tract in Scott dis
trict, near Landmark, TO Donald y
Shepard by Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Kines
featured F'auquier County realty dealI
OF the week. This property brought
= price Of $500.
J. Sidney Hutton sold to r. A. EottI
II acres near Catlett for a reported
price OF 81, 400. B. F. Ellis, jr., pur
chased four acres near New Baltimor
from Warren W. Reid. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Brittlebank sold slightly NOR
than an acre of ground near Land
mark TO James Skinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Putnam
sold two lots in Hume to J. w. Mills
A tract Of 283 acres in Scott dhtric
WAS purchased by Donald D. Shepar
from the estate Of Spencer Rector.
Evening star., 1937-08-21
GUARD INTERESTS,
ARCHITECTS TOLD
Necessity of Method o!
Selection for Public
Jobs Cited.

Looking TO 4 reorganization OF Fed.
eral Government departments, the ar
chitsctural profeasion must develop
. method Of selection Of architects for
public buildings which will eliminate
politics and guarantee dhtingushed
service, Electn D. Litchneld Of the
New York Chapter Of the American
Institute Of Architects declares.
Defense Of architecture against it,
"false sons"-national and State
Civil Service employees, who have Or
sani1ed to prevent employment Of the
architect in private practice-is nee
essary, according to Litchfeld, who
urges the institute to prepare q
practical program" to be put into
effect At the earliest opportunity. Ar
chitects should guard againts the es-
tablishment Of "a great planning fac
tory" in Washington, he warns
What has any grouo OF architects
done for the development of method
for the selection, In & competent way,
OF the man or men best qualified for
appointment by the Government"
asks Litchfeld Does our profession
wish to have demonstrated inspira-
ton, ability and experience adequately
rewarded, as they are in the other pro-
fessions, or does he wish that IN all
stages Of his career he shall compete
regardless Of how fallible judges and
juriAs may bon equal terms with
the beginner and wornout hack?
New York Activity.
"In the City Of New York an effort
has been made in the last two years
TO separate municipal appointments
as far as possible from political con-
alterations, civic or professional, and
to have them based on demonstrated
ability, experience and character.
Both competition and direct appoint
ment have virtue. Sometimes, and in
some cases, competition should be def
nitely in order, but generally direct
appointment is more practical and In
fact more fair.
For the national Government the
architect must work out 4 method Of
selection which will be just, which will
be outside OF politics and which, in
Evening star., 1937-08-21

many cases, inasmuch - the weathsred
shingle does not come ~ long - this.
It'd GIVE . hundred dollars 10 be
cool right this minutel" said 4
friend Of ours during the height OF
one Of our hottest August days. But
I couldn't give more than that, BE-
cause I don't feel I've . right to spend
more On the luxury Of air condition
ing"
We could have argued with him, t.
the effect that 1t Il not q luxury to
keep yourself At and able to function
at double-quick time even In hot
weather, but We were hot, too. 40 In
stead We went out and asked some
air-conditioning engineers II 1t u pos-
sible to keep cool for 500.
The answer 1-almost. For - lit
tie ~ S75 to 500 you can buy =
window unit which functions ~ .
ventilator, bringing the fresh outdoor
air inside. filterins 1t, circulating It
and keeping out the noise. But folks
who think in terms Of cooling, heating
and humidification want to be pre-
pared for the future, 70 they get .
room unit for $50 which docs the
same things and can be converted
into complete air conditioning.
But the beauty OF the unit we saw
At this price Is that At any time you
fall heir to about $3.50 you can turn
it into 4 cooling and dehunmidifying
device for Summer. And should you
have $3.50 you can make 1t A heating
and humidifying device for Winter rs
well. And the change makes abso-
lutely no difference in the appearance
OF the unit.
The ransformable conditioner
comes in = good looking metal cabinet,
finished in ivory or any color you want,
to order. Behind the decorative
enamel efficient fans operate, muted
by q sound-deadening apparatus which
keeps the clamor OF the city streets
where 1t belongs-outside. A small
knob inconspicuously placed makes 1t
possible for you to regulate the
dHOuIlt VI az kJOoic al, uiiA viz
adjustable front grill directs the air
out into the room or back against the
window pane, As you wish.
You can place this conditioner where
your radiator has been, II you get the
extra money for making 1t into = de
luxe model, for heating coils are mere
~ added TO the inside Of the cabinet
and 10. you have warm air heat In that
particular room.
This conditioner IL called 4 -four
phase" type because it does four things
from the ou1et-draws In ATS cubic
feet Of fresh air 4 minute; filters out
dust. SCOT. pollen; circulates the air
evenly. and stifles noise. When it ID
transformed 1t actually has four more
phAses-cooling. dehumidifying, heat
ing and humidifying-making = total
Of eight tricks this handsome little
comforter can perform on demand.
Evening star., 1937-08-21
ASPHALT CONSUMPTION
Is, ,243,s1O Squares Of Roofing
Used in Five Moaths.

Obeu In rive M olth1.
During the first five months OF 1897
13,24s,sl0 squares OF asphalt shinale
roofing were shipped, according to fig.
ures compiled by the Bureau of the
Census OF the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce.
Approximately is squares are re-
quired for the average home. There
fore, about 822,o20 homes, including
new dwellings and older cnes, have
been fitted with this type OF roofing
during that period. This fe-month
output would cover twice the area of
Manhattan Island, New York.
The Department OF Commerce re-
ported that the monthly shipments
for this year were January. 2,386, ,22s
squares: February, 3,5sS,sS7 squares;
March, 2,328,656 squares; April,
2,423,17s squares, and May, 2,516,s6l
squares.
Evening star., 1937-08-21
New Floor Over Old.

A house that does not have the type
Of flooring the owner desires may have
An applied floor covering laid over the
old floor, if it Is not possible TO replace
the Worn one
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04

Anthony ]. Drexel Biddle, Jr.,
wealthy Philadelphia, has been
named u S. ambassador to Po-
land by President Roosevelt. Bid
die, who has been minister to Nor
way, Is well known as a tennis
player, having won the champion
ship of France in 1884.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04
Nav shows Bilbao, Basque capital

R1hao beeaeed Loyass is shown on the
map Spanish rebels reported to nave
The dotted line shows what t
Basoues call aginot forts of concrete ana steer
along side of the Basque capital Fau
among Basques said to be great
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04

Judge James M. Morton, Jr.
Federal Judge James M. Morton,
Jr., has ruled the Social Security
Act is unconstitutional in de-
cision handed down in circuit
court of appeals in Boston. The
decision was rendered in the case
Of George P. Davis, of Waltham,
Mass, against the Boston and
Maine railroad.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04

On the occasion of his, 48th BIRTH
day, Fuehrer Adolf Hitler of Ger
many stands. in the doorway of
the chanceaery in Berlin to re-
view a gigantic parade in his
honor. Celebrations and parades
were held through Maitland in
honor of the No. / Nazi.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04

Lieut.. A. B. Clarke
Lieut.. A. B. Clarke is in command
of President Roosevelt's fishing
cruise yacht Potomac, which the
president boards at New Orleans
for a cruise into the Gulf Of
Mexico.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-04

Succeeding Robert G. Caldwell as
minister to Portugal is Herbert
c. Pell of Newport, r. l., former
congressman. Pell served in the
sixty-sixth congress as represent
ative from the Seventeenth New
York district.
Central Preaa
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Flood Relief
Fund
Money Received by
The Star for the
American Red Cross

and acknowledge funds for the Red
Cross food relief. Make checks pay
able to the District Chapter, American
Red Cross. Mail or bring to the
cashier, The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
PHARMACIST ROBBED
BY 2 ARMED BANDITS
Pair Get 500 as They Hold Up
Proprietor of Northeast
Drug Store.

Jacob Krakower, proprietor Of a
pharmacy at 1887 Bladensburg road
northeast, was robbed of $50 last night
by two armed bandits who forced him
to stand aside as they looted the cash
register and escaped in an automobile.
Krakower, who was alone in the
store. told police the men headed
toward Washington.
David Zaas. proprietor of filling
station at North Capitol street and
New York avenue, said his pockets
were picked of $40 by gypsy woman
who hung about the station for some
time last night after asking him the
location of a grocery store.
Thieves who deadened the sound Of
shattering glass by pasting heavy
paper over a window they broke to
gain entrance, took $50 worth of as
sorted meats and quantity of to-
baccos last night from a grocery store
at 2021 Fourth street. Sam Litoff,
proprietor, reported the loss to police.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
FLOOD AID FUNDS
EXCEED S,3OO,O)D
Total Represents Increase
of So, 900, 900 in Gifts
Since Saturday.

Week end contributions to the Ma
tional Red Cross flood relief fund
today had raised the total amount
to $8,319,500. This represents an in
crease of almost 81, 900, 900 since Sat-
urday.
The latest tabulation for Washing.
ton was s162 2,24488. the District Red
Cross chapter reported. Contributions
through The Star to date total $751;
l2095.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen F. r. Keefer.
chairman of the District chapter, re-
iterated that the national chapter
Is unable to estimate the total amount
that will be necessary, asserting that
the only limit of Red Cross assistance
"is the maximum generosity" of the
public.
A special Red Cross collection
amounting to s369s9 was received yes
| terday at the morning service at Gov.
enant- First Presbyterian Church. z. L.
Martin, treasurer, announced in a let
ter to The Star.
The Blue Gallery, 2040 S street,
plans to donate TO the relief fund the
proceeds from the auction of two
photographic prints by A. c. Arnold.
The first one will be sold tomorrow,
and the second on Friday. The gall
lery is waving its commission on the
sale, and the artist is contributing the
entire proceeds to the Red Cross.
Herbert Scott of Bermuda sent a
check for s86 to the National Red
Cross, and wrote: "Godspeed in your
work. The brightest thing in the pic
ture is the terrific bounce of the
American people, which enables them
to come back and build again with
! faith and cheer in their hearts"
Two large contributions reported
yesterday we're Westinghouse Electric,
$4,000, and the Campbell Soup Co,
$4,000.
The National Federation OF Post
Office Clerks reported $1,000 promised
| by Brooklyn clerks, $500 raised by
! Rochester clerks. and 100 per cent of
clerks in Charlotte, N. c., subscribed.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
SHIPS BATTLE STORMS
ANSWERING AID CALLS
Two American Vessels in North
Sea Attempts to Rescue Dis
tressed Foreigners.

Ey the Associated P1ess.
LONDON, February 1.-Two Amer
ican ships battled raging storms today
to answer distress calls Of foreign ves-
sells in distress in the North Sea.
The United States steamer Cliff
wood, bound from New York to Hell
singfors. Finland. stood by the dis
abied Finnish vessel Corona, awaiting
calmer seas before attempting to take
off 25 persons.
Anxiety for the Russian steamer
Irtysch was allayed by wireless re-
port it needed no further assistance
The American ship Argosy, which had
been racing through heavy seas to
the Irtysch, reported it lost much of
its deck cargo in the gale.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
LOST.

LOST.
BOSTON TERRIER, female dark brindle.
face half white: strayed from Brightwood.
Jan. 20: Reward. ~ Oglethorpe NV.
BRIEF CASE containing music; Saturday
night. on H st. between 9th and eth NV.
Reward Columbia 47s7.
CoAT-Byack. at Presidents ball. at Ward
man Park Hotel. Please call Hyattsville
COIN PURSE. m small. black: a9.,s sonts,ninE 1sa
Ss3; Liberal reward; Emerson 1"ao. =
Please return: Reward. Met: 6aoS. 49,
DoG-Large male mostly police. black.
ask ia. 4 sn pGsne sper North anSasy 4os4y - ss Law
renee st. ne. Brookland. j.
EVENING SHOES. hose. evening slip: left
IN Raleish's cocktail room. Friday night.
Call Cleye Sol; Reward Sd
ward Decatur 1915.
GLASSES, lady's. in blue case. Sat. am.
Please call Wisconsin $3.50 or Maynower
Ms sah.s W1s s5e GoAr with h. ev wst eoa s
scarf with initials r. c. a." gloves, in
willard Hotel Saturday, evening. Liberal
reward. Phone National 9593.
Park bs Goeeaea Toem nia
Dist. 1870, Apt. 20. Reward.
PARTY who picked up money IN Mount
Zion Church. az the funeral of Mrs. A.
Smackum. please return to owner. Mrs.
Ada johnson, 2.29 Dumbarton ave. NV.
Reward.
PocKETBOoK-Lost on street car. 18th
and n Y. ave. between 8 to 3 m. Reward.
Cleveland 1851.
RINGs-One with zircon. stone. encircled
with pearls; one cameo: left in Hecht Co.
wash room. Saturday. Met. 1881. Liberal
reward.
SPTTZ. white long hair. 10 months old
collar and tag. No. 225S34. Phone Wal
nut 6SS6W.
ST. BERNARD DOG. brown and tan;
strsyed from 1863 Sheridan st. NV. Call
Lore. Georgia 1910.
night. Reward. 317 3rd st. Sc. Apt. "A
WATCH. mans. initials y. F. c." Re-
ward Randolph 2945.v
WRIST WATCH. ladys; between Palace
Theater and Peoples Drug Store u1th and
G.. Reward. Cleveland 4245.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
RELIEF BILL FIGHT
SEEN|NCONGRESS
Use of w. P. A. Workers by
Probers Defended by
Foes of Rider.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate dispute over the right OF
congressional investigating commit
tees to use relief workers threatened
today to break the comparative calm
that marked the first month OF Con-
gress.
Tempers quickened for the debate
on the 5000 100000 relief deficiency
bill and its rider to block Investigators
from calling upon the w. p. A. for aid.
Administration leaders doubted they
would send the much needed appro-
priation to the White House today.
But they still hoped to get it there
soon.
Action at both ends Of the Capitol
speeded up as February began. The
House faced the first regular appro-
priation bill OF the session-the big
supply measure for independent offices.
Republicans Plan Attack.
lHlo PloOdUly Will bC PdoSCu Wy
mid-week to make way for the ad-
ministration measure to extend the
reciprocal tariff law for three years.
Republicans drew plans to attack the
tariff trading power Of the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt, meanwhile, prepared
series of special messages to direct
congressional attention to other topics,
including planning for better use Of
water resources.
He had personally intervened in
the argument over use of w. p. A.
workers for investigations, objecting
to the rider, and his Senate lieu
tenants were chiefly lined up against
it. ".
Such celebrated Senate investiga-
tors as Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota; Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana; Black. Democrat, of Alabama.
and La Toilette, Progressive, Of Wis
consin teamed UP to protest the
restriction.
Approved by Committees.
The rider reached the Senate floor
with approval from the House and
Senate Appropriations Committee,
which voted eight TO six after the
President had his say.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming. was ready with a COM
promise, to let existing Senate COM
mittees continue the use of w. p. A.
experts. The Nye-Wheeler group
wanted to kill the rider. contending
it was designed to handicap inquiries.
The biggest other controversy in
the relief bill-over the size of the
w. p. A. fund-had been removed by
the promise Of another deficiency ap-
preparation later in thc session to meet
the cost of flood aid.
Members Of the Senate bloc which
had contended for an appropriation
Of $1,000 ,000,0 900 to carry through
June, said the prospect OF another
bill removed the necessity of stretch
ing the amount In the current one
over the full Ave months remaining
this fiscal year.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
RISE UNCHECKED
BY GAPS IN LEVEE
River, However, Remains
Well Below Top of New Ma
drid's 51-Foot SeaWall.

Hs the Associa ted Press.
NEW MADRID. Mo. February l.
Swelling with its burden from the
flooded Ohio. the Mississippi strained
at its levees in flood -harassed South
east Missouri today.
Quiet and slow, it crept up the
seawall of this half-deserted town
it's rise unchecked by breaks in the
Bessie Levee, which poured its muddy
burden into nearby Tennessee. There
the water flowed across the mile and
a half neck OF horseshoe bend to
rejoin the Mississippi.
The river remained well below the
top Of New Madrid's 5l-foot seawall,
but a driving wind sent waves lap
ping at levee rims on the l3l 000-
acre Birds Point-New Madrid Spill
way. purposely inundated to ease the
pressure of the food.
Shoulder to shoulder, toil-weary
men labored along the 27-mile stretch
of setback levee, anxiously heaping
sandbags against the rivers steady ad-
vance.
Barge Sinks With Workers.
The spillway. a scene Of constant
drama since Army engineers blasted
out its retaining walls a week ago
to unleash the pent-up Mississippi on
its basin farms. saw near-tragedy on
its icy surface once more when a
barge loaded with w. P. A. levee
workers sank in the muddy water.
Col. E. C. Kelton of the Army En-
eineers said today 36 of the more than
100 workers on the barge were 'un-
accounted for. bu t we feel certain
these men will turn up soon. 1t is
merely a matter of checking up and
getting in touch with their homes"
David Proffer said his son-in-law,
Jim Wilson, drowned.
Stories Of near-disaster and heroic
rescues came from survivors. but none
30 poignant as Proffer's simple COM
rnent:
Jim hasn't come home. He's out
there in that spillway."
When the barge started going
down." said 27-year-old Ralph Car
penter. some of us started shoutin "
Pull 'er to shore. pull 'er to shore but
1t was no use. We were sunk under
five feet of water before any Of us could
even jump.
Some of those fellows had on over
coats. which kept EN- from swimming.
Some we're cramped over double and
were going down."
Part Of Levee Workers.
The w. P. A. men were a part Of
the thousands who have labored un-
ceasingly atop levees on the Missouri
side of the Mississippi, fighting the
food which already has driven $4,000
bottomlanders from their homes.
Among them. now housed in concen-
tration camps. are 5000 residents Of
the inundated Birds Point Basin.
A possibility that the rivers whim,
now menacing New Madrid with
flood, may one day leave the city
high, dry and miles from the water
front, was discussed today by Col.
E. C. Kelton of the United States
Army Engineers as a result of the
new flow across the neck Of the bend
at Bessie Landing.
From Bessie the river now swings
north to New Madrid. then curves
south to flow within a mile and half
Of itself current is coursing across
that mile-and- half strip since the
breaks in the Bessie levee.
Col. Kelton said it was possible for
the river to cut a permanent channel
across that stretch of land instead of
making the swing north Much de-
pends upon the duration Of the flood,
he said.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
PLAINFIELD ORCHARD.
OPEN All, WINTER

Sandy Spring. Md. out Ga. ave. ex-
tended to Glenmont. right s mi. w. w. M.
A DEAL FUNERAL AT SIS
Provides same service as one COSTING $500,
Don't waste insurance money" Call
DEAL. With 25 Years experience LIN
CHAMRERS Is one of the largest
A@A'AoAsA\S undertakers In the
world Complete funerals as low as S7b
up. Six chapels twelve parlors. seventeen
assistants Ambulances now only 81 400
Chaplin st NV. Columbia O432. SIT 11N
NBt. s.e. Atlantic 670O.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DAILY TRIPS MOVING LOADS AND PART
loads to and from Balto Phila. and New
York Frequent trips to other Eastern
cities Dependable Service Since 1885,
THE DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE
CO Phone Decatur 25O0.
] WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. CHARLES A. SCHANA. 3413
14th INV. l.
Evening star., 1937-02-01

ACCOUNTANT
Systems. acctS. kept: complete tax and
Met. 233a.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE POLICY
holders of the National Mutual Insurance
be held at the once OF the company in
the investment Building, Washington. D.
c., wednesday. February 10. at / 80 pm.
JAMES MACDONALD.
Secretary.
OFFICE OF LANsBURGH & BRO. WASH
ington, D. c., February l. 1937-The
annual meeting of the shareholders of
Lansbures1 {; Bro. for the election Of direc-
tors TO serve the ensuing year. and for
the transaction Of such other business as
will be held at the once of the corpora
ton, 420 Seventh st. NV. on Monday,
March /. 1887. at . p.m.
MARK LANsBURGH.
Secretary
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Washington in London.

A picture Of George Washington,
United States President and British
Subject" has been added to the Ma
tional Portrait Gallery in London.