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Evening star., 1937-11-20
18TH SILVER STAR
HOME TO BE CLOSED
Available for Inspection for Last
Time Today and
Tomorrow.

Final opportunity will be offered
the public today and tomorrow to visit
the twelfth Silver Star Home OF the
year, located at the corner of Lynwood
and Laird places. Chevy Chase Hills,
Md. The 3O-day exhibition period
expires tomorrow.
Charles r. Matheny built the house
from plans drawn by Louis R. Moss,
architect 1t is presented by the
Thomas ]. Fisher Co. Chevy Chase
Hills is development Of the Chevy
Chase Land Co. The house was fur
nished by Hutchison's. Inc. and deco
rated by Sarah Willoughby Moody OF
Bethesda
Built Of brick and Colonial in de-
sign. the home may be reached by
driving out Connecticut avenue past
Columbia Country Club to Chevy
Chase Lake. Take the first left turn
past the car tracks and drive slightly
more than a block to the site. The
dwelling bears the Endorsement OF the
Silver Star Homes Committee.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
GROUP OF II HOMES
PLACED ON EXHIBIT
Newest House in Homeland Bring
Total Erected in Development
to Nearly IS.

A new group Of IL new homes was
placed on exhibition today by the
Cafritz Construction Co., in Home
land, the firms community In Amer
ican University Park, west Of River
road
Bringing to total OF nearly rs the
number of houses erected in this de-
velopment, the new homes contain six
and seven rooms each, and follow
Colonial and English architectural
styles. All are air-conditioned and
embody such features as automatic
heating, all-electric kitchens, complete
insulation and latest innovations in
home appliances. Construction en-
bodies the use Of copper plumbing,
cutters and downspouts. furred walls,
four-inch rock wool insulation and
slate roofs. Each lot in the develop
ment is l67 feet deep, containing 1000
square feet.
A furnished display home is being
shown at 4438 Ellicott street NV.
Pieces were supplied by the Peerless
Furniture Co. and the decorations
were by Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley Will
cox.
Evening star., 1937-11-20

and install new basement in store, 322
Kennedy street NV; to cost $4,000
Mary Mallet, 615 F. street NV,
owner and builder; to make repairs
1881 Eleventh street NV; to cost
$4,000.
Pringle Construction Co., GOT FIJI
teenth street NV, owners and build
ers; A. M. Pringle, designer; to erect
one 1-story brick and concrete con-
tractors shed, 2lO Fenton court NE;
to cost $4,000.
Sam Gordon, GOT w street NV,
owner, designer and builder; to erect
one l-story brick gas station addition,
2l33 Tenth street NV; to cost s2,O50.
Thompson's Dairy, 20l2 Eleventh
street NV; owners and builders;
Maurice S. May, architect: to make
repairs, 20l2 Eleventh street NV;
to cost $500
George J. Fleming. 1923 Wallach
place NV, owner: J. M. Hallett, de-
signer: H. w. Heslop & Bro, 724 I
street SW.. builder: to erect one
2-story addition. 1923 Wallach place
NV; to cost S469.
B. Hart. 2l12 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, owner; R. c. Archer, jr., archi-
tect; AckinSon & Ackinson, 6l0 Irving
street NV, builders: to make re-
pairs, Pip Pennsylvania avenue NV;
to cost $500.
F. D. Bridget. 1925 Burke street
Sc, owner: L. w. Giles, builder; tn
lnclose porch, 1925 Burke street Sc;
10 cost $500.
Otto F. Noll, 1929 T street Sc,
owner and builder: H. w. Turner. de-
signer; to erect one 2-story frame
and-tile garage and inclose porch,
1929 T street Sc; to cost $1,000.
Woodward Building. Fifteenth and
H streets NV, owners; Charles H.
Tompkins Co., 1880 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, builders: remove existing
sidewalk lights and replace with con-
crete slab, Fifteenth and H streets
NV; to cost 5000.
Irving Moskowitz, lib E street NV,
owner and builder; L. w. Giles. archi-
tect; to erect one l-story brick-and-
frame addition. 1912 Irving street
NV; to cost $1,000.
Ebert Charity. 2809 Sixteenth place
NE, owner, designer and builder; to
erect one 1-story frame addition. 2s0s
Sixteenth place NE; to cost $3.50.
Evening star., 1937-11-20

institute not only aids the housewife
in the selection Of electrical equip
ment, but also will plan for her a
step-saving kitchen. Miss Burns pre-
sented the miniature kitchen planning
set as means Of helping home buyers
to visualize their completed kitchen
arrangement.
Discusses Lighting.
r. z. Samson, assistant to Mr.. Bart
lett, covered tn. subject Of Wiring
and Lighting in the Home" The
proper location Of convenience outlets
is important not only for portable
lamps. but for the greater number and
increased use Of appliances, particu-
larly small cooking appliances. Ade-
quate wiring means satisfactory use
which reflects in the value Of the home
as well rs the comforts of the home.
Permanent lighting fixtures play an
important part in happy home life.
AS an example. front door lighting fix
lures are often so poorly placed that
the callers face Is in the shadow and
it is impossible to determine who it Is
until the door has been opened.
The existence OF these electrical de-
vices In the home are valuable selling
Evening star., 1937-11-20

the Interstate Commerce Commis.
sion for more than IS per cent in.
crease in freight rates. the Structural
Clay Products Institute, Washington,
national association of brick and struc-
tural tile manufacturers, today de-
clared that ''an increase in freight
rates on building materials will sub
stantially further retard home build
ing"
Specifically. the railroads. in their
petition filed with the l. c. c., Novem-
ber S, asked Government permission
to make horizontal increase OF Is
per cent in freight rates, except for
five commodities, bituminous coal and
coke, anthracite coal. lumber, sugar.
fruits and vegetables The institute
will file its reply to the railroads Pc
tition within the next 80 days.
Evening star., 1937-11-20

aids for the realtor, he said. They
increase the value and charm Of a
home to prospective purchasers and
will make more satisfactory living
quarters for years to come.
The public is demanding the latest
and most complete electrical installa-
ton in homes purchased not only be-
cause Of the convenience and increased
value today, but also because they
realize that few years from now any
home not so equipped would be all
but obsolete, Samson concluded.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Primer Routs Rust.

A novel paint primer for metal
penetrates through rust and makes it
chemically inert expelling the mois-
ture and preventing further rust.
Paint or oil enamels may be applied
over it, not lacquers or synthetics.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Withstands Pressure.

Wear resistant lathe and grinder
centers are now made with an ex-
tremely hard tip which is said to add
greatly to the life. also to make
greater pressures possible without
damage to the center.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Legion Bars Fascist Salutes
From Future District Parades
Resolution Raps Unnamed Veterans Who Marched
Thursday and Attacks Nazis-Mason Is
Elected New Commander

All foreign salutes were barred
from future American Legion parades
here in resolution adopted at the
closing session of District depart
ment's annual convention last night.
after it was charged that a veterans
organization participating in Thurs
day nights parade had used what ap-
peared to be Fascis: or Communist
salute.
The action was taken at a meeting
in the MaYflower Hotel. during which
Police Lieut.. Thomas Mason, jr., was
elected commander of the department,
succeeding Horace Lineburg, also a
lieutenant in the Police Department.
Mason and his entire slate were
swept into office by decisive vote on
the first ballot.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
FARNSWORTH ASKS
FREEDOM IN ATLANTA
Assails Indictment in Espionage
Charge-Case Is Taken I'm.
der Amusement.

~ tAe ASSOCIATED PreSS.
ATLANTA, August 14-A writ of
hAbeas corpus for John S. Farnsworth,
former naval officer under sentence
OF from 4 to II years for violating
the espionage act, was taken under
advisement by Federal Judge E. Mar
win Underwood today
Farnsworth was convicted in WASH
ington last February Is on a charge
of giving confidential naval pam
phlet to Yosiyaki 1tmiya and Akira
Yanaki for transmission to the jap
anese government. He was indicted
August 2, 1886, about three weeks
after his arrest.
Gray-hsired and alert, Farnsworth
appeared before Judge Underwood to
make his own plea, contending the
indictment on which he stood trial
was insufficient in allegations OF
arguments to identify or allocate any
act of the defendant"
The former lieutenant commander
hand-printed his petition In the Fed.
eral penitentiary here, where he start.
- serving his term March 3.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
24NAT|0NS BACK
HULLPEACE AIMS
Italy, Germany and Japan
Among Those Formally
Stating Accord.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Secretary OF State HUI issued q
statement OF policy July Is oduo-
eating abstinence BY all nations
from use OF force in pursuit OF
policy and from interference in the
internal affairs OF other nations.
This statement wns circulated in
foreign capitals for comment, and
Teet ago 81 nations expressed
attitudes in harmony NTH it.
By the Associated Press.
Secretary Hull's plea for "nterna-
tional self-restraint' drew from Italy
Germany and Japan yesterday formal
expressions of accord with America S
peace policy.
Replies from these countries-Where
military matters play important parts
in foreign policy-accomp those
from 81 other nations agreeing with
Hull's peace enunciation.
Reaction also included diplomatic
notes from the Spanish Loyalist gov
ernment currently battling an insur-
gent army. and from China, now en-
gagged in fostilities with its neighbor,
Japan.
In terse note, Germany informed
the United States its basic principle
is, as is generally known. directed to-
ward the regulation of international
regulations by pacific agreement and
hence comedies with the ideas devel-
oped by the Secretary of State"
Italy voiced appreciation of the
high value of Hulls principles,
saying:
The Fascist government favors
everything which may conduce to the
pacification and to the political and
economic reconstruction Of the world.
Therefore, it regards with sympa-
thy every initiative which tends to
achieve that end by means of the
limitation of armaments, by means
of economic understanding among ma
tions, non-intervention in the inter-
nal affairs of other countries, and
any other means which may now or
in the future appear responsive to this
objective
Japan "Concurs" Generally.
After expressing general concur
renee" Japan informed Hull its gov
eminent believed his peace objectives
will only be attained. in their ap-
plication to the Far Eastern situa-
ton, by full recognition and practical
consideration of the actual particular
circumstances of that region"
China and Spain, their homelands
torn by conflict, sent statements SINH
lar to each other, Spain expressing
lively sympathy" and China full
harmony"
Hull said expressions of more than
SO governments had enunciated "a
common theme of approval of funda-
mental principles which are given new
strength and increased vigor when
they are thus jointly reiterated and
proclaimed"
Accord with the policy came also
from Canada, Costa Rica, Czecho-
slovakia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Finland, Greece, Honduras, Irao, Irish
Free State, Liberia, Lithuania, Mex
leo, Norway, Panama, Poland, Ru-
mania, Siam and Switzerland.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
SINKING Of LAND
N|DAHO SPREADS
Farmers Worried, Fearing
More of Valuable Area
May Be Ruined.
picture on Page A-3)

BY the Associated Press.
BUHL. Idaho. August 14-Harried
farmers of this Southern Idaho agri
cultural region were alarmed tonight
over a strange geological quirk that
may turn their productive land into
useless canyon bottoms.
The farmers, who have triumphed
over climatic conditions by irrigation,
faced an uncomfortable foe-land
sinking
That the subterranean disturbance
s miles northwest Of here is far from
finished was shown when a new sink
ing canyon" formed within the last
"a hours. An area 20 yards wide and
10 yards long sank IS feet in a single
day
Farmer H. A. Robertson, on whose
land the phenomenon is occurring,
said the new canyon gives every evi-
dence of continuing to spread
The new depression. which started
from crack in the ground. is separ-
ated from the original sinking cam
yon' by 25-foot wall The first de-
preston, covering five acres, has sunk
to the 200-foot level and is still set
ting. Land cracks have spread in
all directions.
Baf11ed farmers found little solace
in geologists' explanations that col
lapse Of the upper lava crust of sub
terranean. cavern is causing the land
to sink. They expressed concern fur
ther openings might cause the little
Salmon River, which borders the dis
turbed region, to follow an under
ground source and deprive them of
part of their irrigation water supply.
The rim of the infant canyon is
but quarter of mile from Robert
sons farm house.
Small crops-mostly vegetables
are raised in the affected area.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

The vote on the salutes came on
an amendment by j. j. Murphy of
George Washington Post to a motion
sharply criticizlng Nazi activities in
this country, and indorsing investi-
cation by the Legion in New Jersey
of a Nazi camp in that State.
While Murphy did not name the
organization involved. spectators on
the reviewing stand Thursday night
commented on salutes by some Of the
members of the italian war veterans
when they passed
we should have the American
salute in our parades." he told the
convention, "and no other salute ~
Demonstrating by the use of his right
hand. Murphy said You couldn't
(See LEGION, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-08-15
ARTIST WEDS HIS MODEL
FOR "MISS GALLAGHER"
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Pa, August IA
Artist Malcolm S. PARCEL and the
girl who posed for many of his paint
ings. Helen Gallagher, were quietly
married today.
The ceremony was performed at the
bridegroom's home by his father, Rev.
8. L. PARCEL, retired Baptist pastor.
The couple left by automobile for
a honeymoon Of several weeks, with
out announcing their destination.
PARCEL, Al, is nationally known
portrait painter. His bride, when
she was l6, posed for painting en-
titled Miss Gallagher" which won
for PARCEL the saltus gold medal Of
the National k:adeny Of Design.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Plea to Bar Ne'u Bombing Sent
Nine. Chang by Mrs. T. r., Jr.

again, pending arrangements to in
sure the safety mot only of foreigners
but OF your own refugees" She
added:
Saturday we witnessed with our
own eyes casualties and destruction
beyond description among these peo-
pie"
Nearly all the Shanghai victims
were Chinese.
Recently Mrs. Roosevelt, touring the
Orient with her l9-year-old son
Quentin, was Nine. Chiang's dinner
guest.
She is familiar with the Orient,
having spent much time here while
her husband. now In New York, was
governor general Of the Philippines.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
MAIL PILOT UNREPORTED
IN NORTHERN CANADA
Air Transport Officials Think He
Landed to Await End of
Rain and Fog.

EDMONTON. August IA Canadian
Press) Pilot Leonard Waagen, fly
ing the regular airmail route from
Edmonton to Northern British Co.
lumbia points. was unreported today.
but believed delayed by rain and fog
which followed heavy smoke clouds
yesterday.
United Air Transport officials here
said they believed he was down at
some isolated post awaiting better
weather.
British Columbia police at Pouce
Coupe, British Columbia. in the Peace
River district. reported the United Air
Transport plane which left there yes
terday for Fort Nelson, British Co.
lumbia, was niss1ng)
Evening star., 1937-08-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August IS Sunday -
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., visitor
in Shanghai, today telegraphed Nine
Chang Kai-shek in Marking, urging
that there be no repetition of Satur-
days bombing OF foreign areas in
Shanghai, in which nearly 900 persons
were killed.
Nine. Chang, Wellesley-educated
wife of the head the Chinese gov
ernment and army. herself Is secre-
tary-general Of the national air
forces.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she entreated
Nine. Chang 'as q sincere friend" to
make sure that the Chinese air force
does not bomb the International areas
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Mission Boat Stops for Wedding.

Mission Boat Stops for Wedding,
BAR HARBOR, Me, August IA tP).
The mercy" boat Sunbeam of the
Maine Seacoast Mission paused on
it's coastal trips late today while Miss
Elizabeth Workman, volunteer mis-
sion worker, and Edward Hyde, both
of Loudenville, Ohio, were married on
her bow.
The bride is a teacher in Louden-
vile. Hyde is Johns Hopkins Uni
versity student.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
STATE TROOPER DIES
OF HOLD.UP WOUNDS
Might Have Been Able to Help
Identify Pair Who Shot
Him in Back.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, August IA
State Trooper John j. Broske died to-
day 10 hours after he had been shot
down in hold-up without being able
to assist his fellow officers in identi-
flying the bandits.
District Attorney Leon Schwartz
said he believed Broske knew the two
men who staggered into the Boulevard
Inn early today and shot him down
before he could turn around.
The men escaped with $40 taken
from the inn cash register and s35
taken from a salesman. They jumped
into an automobile and sped away,
while Mrs Grace Geick. the proprietor,
and two men In the room rushed to
help BroSke.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
CRASH FATAL TO GIRL;
DISTRICT MAN HURT
Miss Neileen Cooper Loses Life,
Sylvan Schwartz Injured
in Virginia.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August
14.-Miss Neileen Cooper, 81, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Cooper, Co.
lonial Beach. was fatally injured in
an automobile crash near King George
court house this afternoon.
Sylvan Schwartz Is, Washington,
was seriously hurt. The car hit a
culvert on straight stretch of high
way, officers reported.
Miss Cooper died in Mary Washing
ton Hospital here of multiple injuries
at 10 pm. Schwartz received broken
leg and a fractured skull. The young
woman was conscious when she ar
rived at the hospital and said she was
asleep at the time of the accident.
She is survived by her parents, a
brother, William Cooper Of Colonial
Beach, and sister, Mrs. Jean HUH
man of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
General Held Insane.

KRAKOW, Poland, August IA (P).-
Gen. Joseph Roja, one of the late
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski's best known
officers, was transferred to the in
sane ward Of hospital today.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
BANK ROBBER is SUICIDE
Plunges From Third to First
Floor of St. Paul Jail.

Floor Of st. Paul Jail.
ST. PAUL, August IA Nj.-Clair
Gibson, bank robber, killed himself
today by plunging down an areaway
from the third to the first floor Of the
Ramsey County Jail. He died a few
minutes after he was taken to a hos
pital.
Arrested in Roseburg, Oreg., Gibson
was returned to Minnesota by Federal
authorities. Wednesday in Minneap-
oils he was sentenced to 40 years in
Federal prison, and waived extradi-
ton to Hancock County, Iowa, where
he was wanted for murder.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
BALL BEARING IN LUNG
BY tie Associated Press.

Surgeons Remove It in Operation
at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, August IA R).-Sur-
geons working with Horoscope and
bronchoscope removed small ball
bearing today from the lung of J.
B. Starnes, Is, radio repair man.
The bearing slipped into his lung
while he was at work.
Starnes formerly lived in Asheville,
NJ c.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
.CONFEREEST0CET
D. c. AIRPORT BILL
CopeIand.Ma Measure
Passes Senate in Amend.
ed Form.
BACKGROUND

BACh ChGROUND-
For decade controversy hos re-
rolUed around proposals for q per-
n1anent National Capital airport.
Washington Airport, one of the
busiest commercial fields, is called
dangerous for use By large trans
ports. A month ago pilots served
notice they Would refuse to use
field unless nem provisions uere
made promptly. Congress hastened
consideration OF bills for permanent
field at Camp Springs, Md. and
for emergency enlargement OF
Washington port and closing OF
Military road.
House and Senate conferees will
seek an agreement this week on the
details of the CopelandMay bill tc
enlarge and promote safety at Wash.
ington Airport. The measure passed
the Senate yesterday in amended
form.
Meanwhile. the fate of the King bill
for development of new Govern
ment-controlled s3,286,25o airport at
Camp Springs, Md. in accordance
with the recommendation Of the Dis
trict Airport Commission, rests with
the House. which has not acted on it
The King bill passed the Senate
Friday.
In this connection, a new proposal to
develop a 1.030-acre air terminal for
the Capital on the site of the historical
College Park. Md. Airport was laid
before the Airport Commission yester-
day. That commission already has
made its recommendation for Camp
Springs to Congress. however, and
there did not appear to be much
chance for consideration of the latest
proposition unless the Camp Springs
measure should be delayed until the
next session.
Copeland Measures Substituted.
Taking up the May bill as it came
from the House. the Senate struck out
all after the enacting clause and SUBJ
stituted the provisions of the measure
introduced by Senator Copeland, DEM
ocrat, of New York. This would make
possible a more complete develop
ment of the landing facilities at the
Virginia end Of Highway Bridge than
would be possible under the House
terms.
The Senate Immediately asked for a
(See AIRPORT. Page A-e)
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Bridges Move Thuarted.

Bridges rose in the Senate to press
his demand but before he could get
the floor a quorum was called and,
because an insufficient number ans
Wered, the Senate adjourned for the
week end.
Bridges told reporters he would have
demanded that the Black nomination
be handled the same way as other ap-
polntments to the Supreme Court. He
said hearings had been held on all
such nominations, including the ap-
polntment of Chief Justice Hughes,
and that the same treatment should
be given to the nomination of a
Senator
He was prepared, he said, to submit
to the Senate many telegraphic de-
mands for hearings on the nomination.
1t became apparent yesterday that
the position expressed by Senator
Bridges was being taken by several
others Of the Democratic and Repub-
lican Senators who fought President
Roosevelt's original court bill If un-
successful in forcing hearings in the
committee, it was indicated they
would, nevertheless, attack the NOM
ination in the Senate on the ground
that Black was member of the Sem
ate which passed the Sumners-Mc-
Carran-Ashurst act, under which JUS
tice Van Devanter retired.
kilograms Assail Black.
This view also was taken by Senator
McCarran. Democrat, of Nevada, a
member of the Judiciary Committee,
who, as co-author of the retirement
act, is inclined to believe that the
question of appointing justices to the
Supreme Court except when a vacancy
occurs from Impeachment, death or
resignation is one that can be dealt
with only by constitutional amend
ment.
The recommendation of judiciary
subcommittee that the nomination be
reported favorably goes to the full COM
mittee tomorrow and there was every
(see ADJOURNMENT, Page AID