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The Washington times., 1937-10-02
PhiLateListS
Plan STAMP
Pool

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 2
G.N.S).-An international scheme
for the bulk purchase by philatelic
clubs Of commemorative issues of
postage stamps of different coun-
tries is being considered by the
Royal Federation of Philatelic
Clubs of Belgium, in collaboration
with the Federation International
de Philatelle.
The idea is that by making
cash deposits in advance, clubs will
be able to ensure supplies for
their members who are interested
in other countries commemora-
tive issue of the number of sets re-
quired.
It is thought that by subscrib-
ing in advance, profiteering by
dealers will be avoided. Members
have complained that to obtain
one set entails a good deal of
trouble and uncertainty. A bulk
order from a club would, it is con-
tended, get more attention, espe-
cially if the money were deposited
in a central international organ
ization beforehand.
Some II countries are already
affiliated with the International
Federation, and it is hoped to OBJ
tain as members some of the
South American countries whose
stamps are eagerly bought by
manv collectors.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Ford Group Asks
Vote on Bargaining

DETROIT, Oct. 2 Q.N.SD.-A
collective bargaining election in
Henry Ford's vast main plant in
Dearborn employing $1,000 men
doomed today.
A petition of the Ford Brother
hood of America demanding the
election was being forwarded to
the National Labor Relations
Board at Washington today by the
Michigan regional offices.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
St. DOminic's Plans
Rosary Celebration

A solemn professional will be
held tomorrow afternoon outside
st. Dominic's Church in celebra-
ton of Rosary Sunday. Following
the professional, Father Camillus
Boyd, OPP, will give a sermon.
On Thursday, Father Joseph F..
Beever, OPP, will begin a series
of sermons in connection with the
Novena of Holy Hours in prepare
ton for the Feast of the Immacu-
late Conception. The general title
of the Novena talks will be Com
munism Combats the Church"
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Operation Permits
Woman to DisrObe

JOLIET, ILL.,, Oct. 2 Q.N.SJ.-
Mrs. Gertrude Day was recovering
here today from an operation that
permitted her to take off her dress.
She was slipping it over her head
when a fastener caught in her eye
lid. After half hour struggle
she was taken to the hospital
where the fastener was shipped
away.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Fidelity Receiver
Counts Ballots

Whether IS per cent of the
shareholders in the defunct Fidel.
ity Building and Loan Association
have consented to reorganization
plans offered by the First Federal
Savings and Loan Association will
be known next Tuesday or Wednes.
day.
James H. Nolan, receiver for the
Fidelity, said several days would be
required to check irregular" con-
sents mailed in by shareholders q
their guardians.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02

playmate told police he had seen
them firing at trolleys. Their con-
fession was prattled out so freely
that Assistant District Attorney
Vincent Kowalski snapped;
These boys don't seem to
realize that they have taken a
human life"
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Ickes to Abolish
State PWA Posts

QNS). Secretary of Interior
Ickes announced today the PWA
will be dismantled partly on No
vember l because Of lack of funds.
Ickes said State offices would be
abolished and IA regional offices
take over the work Of handling
projects aggregating 81, 1856, 592, 7o2.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Chinese Students
Go Broke in u. S.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Their al
lowanceS cut off by the Sino-Japa-
nese conflict, scores of Chinese
students at Columbia University
and other American educational
institutions are in desperate finan-
cial need. Y. E. Hsiao, secretary
of the Chinese Student Christian
Association, said.
At Columbia, it was learned
that at least IL students need i'm
mediate funds for living expenses.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
SCORES INJURED
in CAMPUS RIOT
AT U. OF MICH.
Officer Hurt Seriously
After Grid Rally

ANN ARBoR. Mich, Oct. 2
G.N.S0.-Tear gas fumes still
hung heavy over the University Of
Michigan campus today after
student rioting' on the eve of the
schools big" football game re-
suited in injury of three persons
and the failing of three 1uths.
One of those hurt, Patrolman
Roland Gainsley, may die, hospital
attaches said.
"CRASH" THEATERS
The rioting started when 1000
students tried to crash" two
theaters to be met with stern resis.
lance by police, was a prologue to
the traditional grudge game be-
tween the University of Michigan
and Michigan State College foot
ball teams this afternoon.
Besides Patrolman G ainsleN
those injured were:
Clark Benham, of ScarsdaIe, N.
Y, sophomore, hit by a blackjack
in the hands of an officer.
PATRON UNCONSCIOUS
Edward Collins, a patron of one
of the theaters, who was knocked
unconscious when he walked out
of the show into the riot.
Scores of students also nursed
black eyes and bruises.
Those Jailed, police described
as Robert Golden, 10, and Martin
Messmer, 10, both freshmen, and
Arthur Jaeger, 16, an Ann Arbor
high school student. Both Golden
and MeSsmer are from Detroit.
TEAR GAS USED
Police charged the student mob
three times, each time firing tear
gas. The students finally were
dispersed about midnight. The
collegians, police charged, had
paraded downtown after a pep"
football rally at Hill Auditorium.
During the rioting, police al
legged, the students diSmantled q
fire engine summoned to put out
two bonfires ignited on the side.
walks in front of one theater. Stu.
dents also engaged in a prolonged
snake dance" and staged "Sits
down strike" on the business cor.
ner of the campus. The latter was
effective tor more than three
hours.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
WOULD SCRAP LINE

Q.N.S.) The Lehigh Valley
Railroad today asked the I. C. C.
for authority to abandon % miles
Of line between Canastoa and
Camden, N. Y. Highway competi-
ton has made this line unprofit-
able, the application said.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
Oriental Students
Stage Fist Fight

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 2
(C.T.P.S0-Chinese and japanese
students from Central Junior High
School-both boys and girls,
staged a massed fist fight near
Central High School campus here
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
NATION AROUSED
over INCREASED
PRICE OF MEAT
Blame Is Denied by All
As Protests Grow
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 U.NSJ-A
storm of protest against high
meat prices is sweeping the coun-
try and people are asking Who
is to blame?"
On this question, of burning
Importance to the American
housewives, there is a divergence
of opinion.
Nobody takes the blame-the
retail dealer, the wholesaler, the
farmer or the big packer.
Well, then-are the high prices
due to the drought, or to the pol
icy Of the United States Govern
ment which. a few years ago, in
stituted a hog-depletion and crop
curtailment program?
INTEREST is KEEN
A survey by International News
Service today indicated keen pub
lie interest in the problem and
brought forth interesting COM
ments.
Chicago advices quote John A..
Kotal, secretary of the National
Meat Dealers Association, as siz-
ing the situation up thus:
"Blunders Of Washington
brain trusters have boosted
meat prices entirely out Of
range of the consumers pur-
chasing power.
Unfortunately, nature does
not follow the dictates and
planning Of man, and the blum
ders Of the Government were
aggravated further by the
drought.
Nov the consumer is paying
the BILL"
The International News Service
bureau in Detroit reported the
Book Cadillac Hotel in that city
says it is paying 100 per cent more
for cuts Of beef this year than last.
PRICE DOUBLED
The Hotel Statler, same city,
says it is paying double what it
paid last year. Veal, the manage
ment said, is higher today than
they have ever known it to be.
Atlantic and Pacific retail stores
in Detroit reported their stores are
making approximately 6 per cent
less money than they did a year
ago.
According to New England ad-
vices. "Bostonians are turning to
vegetables and fish to balance the
budget because Of the skyrocket-
ing prices of meat, in some in
stances. so per cent higher than
last year."
Distributors pointed out"
the Boston report stated. that
the drought of the last three
years was responsible for the
high prices today. Boston's
favorite meat-heavy steer beef
takes three years to raise.
Government curtailment policy,
AAA, also added to the shortage
today"
The Washington times., 1937-10-02


SHIRLEY KoPP IS, lying dead floor Of trolley in
New York city, her head pierced by rifle bullet fired by
of two schooboys who admitted they had been sniping
at passengers from a city park.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 QNS)-With GOODNESS that shocked
hardened police officials yearod schooboys today
fessed apparent responsibility for the snper Staying of II
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
The Weather

District of Columbia-Fair to-
night and Sunday; not much
change in temperature; gentle,
variable winds.
Maryland-Fair, slightly cooler
tonight; Sunday fair.
Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday: not much change in
temperature.
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
REDUCED PRICES

The mayor added that what the
people want is Clover prices, not
explanations" and when a mem.
Der Of Congress made my own
Investigations and was able to re-
duce prices by exposing the spread
between the cattle raiser and the
retailer"
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
TEMPERATURES
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January /, 1887, SOL;
deficiency of temperature since
October /, 1887, 8; accumulated
excess of precipitation since Jan
uary /, 1887, 7.18; deficiency of
precipitation since october l, 1887,
O.09.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 70; lowest, So.
TIDE TABLE
High tides today 6:10 a. m. and
6:35 p. m.
Low tides today 1890 a. m. and
1854 p. m
High tides tomorrow 6:53 a. m.
and 7:19 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today at 6:04 a. m.
and sets at Ssh p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at sos
a. m. and sets at $40 p m.
The moon rises today at 3:46
a. m. and sets at Alb p. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-10-02
RAPS WALLACE
ON MEAT PRICE

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 G.N.S)-
With steaks and Chops rapidly dis
appearing from moddle-class
tables, Mayor La Guardia acidly
suggested today that Agriculture
Secretary Henry A. Wallace edo
something" about sky-rocketing
meat prices other than write let
tiers of explanation.
Local pocketbooks pinched thin
by precious jewel" prices for even
the most indifferent cuts Of meat,
New York heard a suggestion from
it's market department to substi-
tute eggs. fish and poultry until
prices come down.
SHOPS CLOSED
Strongest action taken was by
the Federation of Kosher Butchers
which announced that its $500 re-
tail markets, closed yesterday
afternoon for the Hebrew Sab
bath, will not reopen today nor
until lower prices are instituted.
LaGuardia, commenting on an
unpublished Letter from Wallace,
asserted:
"Just why the Secretary of
Agriculture wrote to me, I can
not understand. What he should
do is to write to the stock yards
in Chicago and the packers
around the cnl1ntrvn
Evening star., 1937-06-19
BALANCE IS SOUGHT
IN COLOR SCHEMES
Buckingham Community in Ar.
ington Shows Results Of
Experiment,

Buckingham Community. new Ar
lington, Va. development, Is ebout to
show the results Of research devoted
to analysis and measurement Of color.
In difference to the fact that all
normal eyes react in the same man.
ner to the same color stimuli applied
under the same conditions, designers
Of apartments in the community are
concentrating in natural color balance.
Years Of research have been de-
voted to analysis and measurement
Of color. A definite system for meas
uring color has resulted. With 1t,
the degree Of appeal to the normal
eye can be predetermined for any
color combination. Repeated scien-
tific tests prove its accuracy. from
both the commercial and esthetic view
points.
Because the housewife lives q rou-
tine part Of her life in the kitchen,
the color plans at the community will
be Of restful charm. Ceilings, walls
and floors, together with the workable
tops, all will provide Just the right
amount OF color in the background to
give life to the entire color balanced
scheme. The kitchens will be pleas
ing, for they are to be lived In every
day.
The bath rooms are a world of
charm in themselves One in par
ticular-two tones of blue in the
plumbing fixtures, set OF with a deep
shade OF blue in the shower curtains
will blend with each other in perfect
harmony. The final secret OF the
Evening star., 1937-06-19

it possible for the maid to avoid COM
ing through the main part OF the
house at any time to gain access to
her room.
Another feature that will appeal
to the women is the large basement
recreation room, which may be
reached by means of 4 stairway lead
ing from the dining room. The rec
reation room also has an outside door
opening from the garden.
Venetian Blinds.
The living porch was designed SO
that 1t could be reached both from
the living room and dining room, the
latter means OF access being par
ticularly convenient for serving food
or beverages during an afternoon
bridge party.
Venetian blinds At all the main
windows provide good ventilation, az
well as adequate natural lighting.
Cornice boards have been hung in
all the ground floor rooms and in
the three large bed rooms on the
second floor, making it a pleasant
task to drape the house. Electrical
plugs for vacuum cleaner, sewing ma
chine and various other electrical ap-
pliances have been installed in almost
every conceivable spot, including the
bath rooms.
The house is located on a spacious
lot, containing 1876 square feet. The
lot has a l22-foot frontage on Dorset
avenue and the grounds are dotted
with trees and have been attractively
Handicapped by j. H. Small d Sons.
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water from 4 rainfall and thus offer
more conductivity than one with
smooth bark, which accounts for the
fact that beeches are seldom struck.
Trees are equipped with lightning
conductors In much the same manner
as buildings. Such protection Is rec
commended by the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters and the code for
protection against lightning prepared
by the American Institute Of Elec-
trical Engineers and the National
Board Of Standards sets up specifca-
ttons for tree lightning conductors.
Serves Dual Purpose.
The purpose Of . lightning con-
ductor ON either = tree or q building
Is twofold. It serves as . preventive
because being run into the ground 1t
constantly gathers the electrical cur
rents from the earth and dissipates
them into the air, thus leasening the
attraction for the air charge when
1t gathers. When the air charge does
strike, the lightning conductor fur
nishes . path Of least resistance along
which the charge will pass into the
ground.
Lightning protection will not guar
antee the life OF . tree which is
struck. although 1t will protect its
woody structure and thereby prevent
damage to nearby buildings or injury
to people from falling branches. A
heavy charge might pass into the
ground with sufficient strength to kill
the roots, although that possibility
Is nlnimized by the dissipation Of
the ground currents. But a lightning
conductor will conflne the charge and
lessen Its intensity, and for that rea
son 1t Is worth while,
Evening star., 1937-06-19
TREE PROTECTION
SCHEMEEXPLA|NED
Rod, Easily Installed, Will
Prevent Destruction
by Lightning.

The city or suburban dweller has q
great advantage over his country
cousin when 1t comes to taking pro-
tective measures to prevent trees from
being leveled by lightning.
This observation Is made by Paul
Davey. tree specialist. who empha-
sizes 1t is possible for the city OF SUBJ
urban resident to minimize the danger
by putting lightning protectors on
trees likely to be struck.
1t Is not 1T all unusual for trees to
be struck by lightning. But foresters,
particularly those in charge of large
State or Federal forest preserves, pay
more attention to lightning danger
than do city dwellers who own shade
trees, because many forest flres are
started by lightning.
The electrical display We know Is
lightning IS discharge of electricity
out OF tho air into the earth. It oc-
ours when atmospheric or other condi.
tions have built up strong positive
charge In the air and a strong negative
charge In the earth, or vice versa.
naturally the point OF contact is that
point at which the two currents come
closest to each other. On the plains
II might be . fence post, In the forest
the tallest tree, in . village or city
tne highest building or tree.
Difference in Susceptibility.
Inere Is some difference in the sus-
ceptloiilty OF trees to lightning in ad-
oltlon to height. A deeply rooted tree
gives 4 better connection for the
ground currents than one which is
shallowly rooted. A tree standing in
wet ground will accumulate the earth
cnarse more than one in 4 dry spot.
A tree with thick bark will soak up
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Careful Check Up of Heating
Plant Repays a Home Buyer

In buying 4 home the heating sys-
tenn should be carefully checked.
When a mortgage on existing property
is insured by the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration. the entire plumbing
system is given careful consideration
before the insurance is written.
Serious damage to boilers is often
incurred during the Summer months,
one Of the principal causes being cor
rosion which results from the combi-
nation of moisture in the cellar air
and sulphur in the SCOT, ash and resi-
due. This reduces 4 boilers useful
ness.
A thorough cleaning by competent
heating contractor will prevent this
corrosion. Cleaning OF the boiler con-
sists Of the removal OF SCOT. ash and
residue from all heating surfaces and
the removal Of clinkers. cinders and
ashes from the frepot, CRATES and
ashpit
Broken or warped CRATES should be
Evening star., 1937-06-19
HUNDREDS ENTER
DESIGNS CONTEST
Structural Clay Products
Institute Sponsors Ma
tionaI Event.

Hundreds Of architects, operative
builders, real estate operators, de-
sieners, craftsmen, engineers and con-
tractors are entering the $4,000 home
competition of the Structural Clay
Products Institute of this city.
Designs, floor plans, photographs,
hlueprints and decorative details of
construction, such as flreplaces, wall
fountains and doorways. are being
submitted daily to the headquarters
OF the institute.
The prize awards are divided into
, Of $500, 4 OF $3.50, of 5000, 6 of
500. "a Of $50, "a Of $25 and 20
OF $40, with the competition laid out
into three main classiflcations.
The first stage of the contest COW
srs sketches, floor plans, elevations
and sections OF one, one-and- half
and two-story houses built of struc-
f'Iral clay masonry, brick or clay tile
and their various combinations. Glass
A OF this first half Of the first division
embraces houses up to and not ex-
ceeding f1ve rooms and one bath and
not surprising $4,000 cubic feet in
volume. Glass B includes dwellings
OF f1ve to seven rooms, with one or
Two baths, within volume Of $4,000
cubic feet. Prizes for each class are:
First. $500; second, $3.50; third,
500, and 10 awards of $50 each.
Entrants: Architects and craftsmen.
Architects, operative builders and
realtors are eligible to enter the Sec
ond stage OF the competition. which
calls for photographs and plans only
OF one, one-and-a-half and two-story
brick or brick and tile houses built
since 1928. Glass A covers three to-
hve-room dwellings with one bath.
Class B confines itself to five-to-
seven-room structures with one or two
baths. Prizes for each class: First.
s2So; second, 800; third. $50, and
~ awards of $25 each.
Sketches or photographs OF decora-
tive or structural details built of
burned clay products come under the
third stage Of the contest, with class A
treating architectural or decorative
detail. such as f1replaces, door and
window openings, fountains, we'll
heads, walks and drveways, while
elaAs B emphasizes construction meth
DDS and functions OF burned clay
brick or structural clay tile.
Prize awards will be made October
], 1887. Preliminary awards OF $25
and $40 will be made for plans and
drawings accepted at once.
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color charm Of the room will be the
selection Of the complimentary back
ground. In the duplex mansionets
an ultra-modern treatment Is being
provided by the use Of vitrolite. An.
other bath room with a southern ex-
posure will have . color combination
OF cool green's and white and will
truly glow with the warmth Of true
color charm.
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Blue for Kitchen Walls.

A soft and pleasing color COM
bination for kitchen includes walls
and ceiling In powder blue semi-gloss
in a deeper blue enamel. and the
dado is painted with cream gray
semi-gloss paint. Doors and cab
inets are in French gray enamel,
striped In blue
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AID FOR CLIMBERS

Build support for vining or climbing
flowers long before they actually need
such support, scientists advise.
Gardeners sometimes put OF the
building Of supports just day too long.
for plants often get heavy and break
over without warning. In other words.
procrastination can be the thief Of
flowers as we'll rs Of time.
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Star Home
Continued From First PAGE

may be removed and placed elsewhere
In the kitchen while its contents,
vegetables, fruit, ETC., are bein. used
Many Kitchen Cabinets.
Many kitchen cabinets assure suffi-
sient space for storage of dishes and
other articles used daily or infre-
ouently. The cabinets are complete
with broom closet, bread board and
much drawer and cupboard space.
An attractive feature OF the house
IL the location Of the maids room and
bath over the garage. These quarters
may Be reached by back stairway,
leading from the kitchen, which makes
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repaired before Fall to prevent the
waste OF fuel. Partly burned fuel may
pass through a warped CRATE and fall
into the ashpit for disposal. Outer
surfaces OF the boiler should be
cleaned, and the application Of 4 pre-
servative paint to parts normally
painted is effective in keeping the
heating unit In good condition during
the Summer months.
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Modern Tubs Recessed.

A modern bath room has the tub
set IN an arched recess backed by 4
panel Of structural glass. The effect
is light room with utter privacy.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
CUMMINGS URGES
ST|FFER TRUST ACT
Government "Can't Get Any,
where" Under Present
Law, He Declares.

Expressing his earnest belief" that
the Government cant get anywhere"
under the present antitrust laws, At
terney General Cummings today re-
iterated proposal Of six months ago
that commission be appointed to
study revision of the laws.
Many months of intensive investiga-
ton OF allegedly collusive bidding by
steel companies for Government con-
tracts have led to blank wall in so
far as criminal action is concerned, he
told reporters at his press conference.
Evidence purporting to show that a
group of the large rubber companies
submitted identical bids to the Gov
eminent, in violation of the antitrust
statutes, was forwarded to the Depart
ment of Justice recently by the Fed
eral Trade Commission. Cummings
said the rubber cases differ somewhat
from the steel cases, and indicated
action OF some sort may be instituted.
The steel cases are closed, however.
| don't believe any successful GRIM
inal prosecution Of steel companies can
be had under the present laws" Cum
mlngs asserted. He explained that the
antitrust laws have been "devitalized"
by strict Interpretation of various
courts.
He reminded the reporters Of a let
ter he wrote to President Roosevelt
last Spring calling attention to the
lmpotency of these laws and recon-