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Evening star., 1938-03-23
MARCH -, 1898

the program was on the air 11 to y
SIT calls were completed.
The point of it all is that the au-
dience voted overwhelmingly in favor
of swinging the classics. swinging them
until they scream There were 76
requests for Martha" in the Boswell
manner. "Loch Lomond" led the re-
quests for Scotch ditties and other
tunes the audience wanted the day
lights beaten out of were wedding
March," Marie" Indian Love Call"
"Old Gray Bonnet" "Old Gray Mare"
and William Tell Overture"
But if any of classical musics de-
tenders want to claim it isn't at all
fair because only the "jitterbugs"
listen to the radio that late at night,
we'll agree happily.
Some Other Items.
Notes to You: Everything is all
right with the world again for we
have just received a program correc-
ton which reads, Kill Hollywood
Showcase'-Insert Americans at
Work." Boris Karloff brings the
horror to the Lights Out drama to-
night (WRC at 12:30), appearing in
Cat Wife" The life of John James
Audubon will be dramatized on Don
Voorhees, "Cavalcade" tonight (WJSV
at 81 :. Today is the day G. w.
Johnny Johnstone, director of publi-
cations for the Mutual Broadcasting
System, marks IS years in radio. He
came into commercial broadcasting as
a control engineer for WEAF in 1928
-. A note from the Andrews Sisters,
who won a lot of fame recently for
their swing version of "Bie Mir Etc.,
asks have We heard their new program
(WJSV nightly at y. And our answer
Is. yes, gals, we have and we think
you're plenty okay. H. M.
e.
Evening star., 1938-03-23
RELIEF POLICIES HIT
President Is Told Of Charge by
Pennsylvania Group.

Pennsylvania Group.
President Roosevelt said yesterday
that Federal relief should not be used
Tor political purposes.
Informed at press conference that
one Pennsylvania political faction was
charging another with mixing w. P. A.
and politics. Mr.. Roosevelt said he
would take action in any case where
he believed it justified. =
Evening star., 1938-03-23
Czechs Fought for Freedom.

A year after the World War broke
out 100000 Czechoslovakians were
fighting in one or another Of the allied
armies in order to earn their freedom,
and this in spite OF the fact that for
Czechoslovakian to fall into the
hands Of the Austrians meant execu-
ton, for the Czechoslovakians we're
Austrian Suh3ects.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
TRADE EXECUTIVES
TO MEET MAY 2.3
Speakers at Association Sessions
to Discuss Trends in Laws
Affecting Business.

Trends in laws affecting business
will be discussed at a meeting Of the
American Trade Association execu-
tives here May and 3.
Speakers and their topics are sched-
uled as follows: Prices and Business
Revival" DR.. Isador Lubin, commits
sioner Of labor statistics; Reciprocal
Trade Agreement Programs of the
United States" by Henry F. Grady,
vice chairman Of the Tariff Commits
sion; Developments Under the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act" Charles
Fahy. general counsel for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board: The
Political Situation-Whats Behind
the News" Raymond Clapper, COL
umnist for the Scripps- Howard news
papers: Regulatory Functions OF the
Federal Trade Commission. Richard
P. Whitley, assistant chief counsel
for the commission; THE Revenue
Act Of 1885," Claude w. Dudley of
the Millers' National Federation, and
Federal Legislation Affecting Busi-
ness" Pyke Johnson Of the Automobile
Manufacturers Association.
DR.. James Shelby Thomas, presi-
dent Of the Chrysler Institute OF Enei-
neerine. will speak on What the Ma
chine Has Done for Mankind" at the
annual dinner of the organization the
evening OF May at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
BOYS GAMES SLATED
FOR EASTER PERIOD
Elaborate Program Scheduled by
Central Y. NJ. c. A. Unit
Beginning Tomorrow,


An elaborate program Of athletic
events and games has been scheduled
at the Boys Department Of the Gen.
trail Y. M. c. A., 1892 g street NV,
for the Easter school holiday period,
beginning tomorrow.
From II am. to l pm. tomorrow
there will be outdoor baseball practice.
From Gas to 8:45 pm. seniors and
Intermediates OF the department will
hold an Easter athletic tournament.
Tomorrow evening the Cleveland Park
Club will hold table tennis tourna-
ment. for younger boys in the "Y"
boys branch in the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church. The main
Boys Department building will be
closed to members until $3.50 pm. to-
morrow while the learn-to-swim CAM
paign is getting under way
Beginning Tuesday and repeating
each day through Friday. an Easter
athletic tournament will be under way
for preps. juniors and intermediates
Shufneboard. handball. baseball, table
tennis. billiards. wrestling and SWIM
ming are included among the activities
for the five days. Included will be
the beginning Of the seniors handball
singles championships on Wednesday
and junior wrestling championships
Friday.
Games tournaments have been ar
ranged for each evening through
Thursday at the Cleveland Park
Branch and on Friday marble tour
nament will be held there.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
PUBLIC WORKS PLAN
RESUMED BY ICKES
$3.ll9,9o2 Apportioned Before
Congress Acts for Projects
in SO Communities.

BY the Associated Press.
Without waiting for Congress to
provide additional funds. Secretary of
Interior Ickes. the Public Works ad-
ministrator, resumed spending under
the old P. w. A. program yesterday.
He apportioned s3.ll9.9O2 in loans
and grants to help finance construc-
ton Of So schools and school additions
in q States.
Mr.. 1ckes said these allotments
would be financed under existing
legislation from the sale Of bonds and
other securities.
Reliable persons disclosed that the
Works Progress Administration in an
other step to combat depression, short
ly would place a substantial" order
in the cotton cloth markets for mate
rials to be used in work relief sewing
rooms.
Cotton mills have been hard hit by
the business slump.
Several Governors were here yester-
day for conferences with Government
spending and lending agencies.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
DR.. LAPP is CHAIRMAN
OF ANTI.WAR CONGRESS
Economist Sees Danger Of Being
Drawn Into Conflict Unless
Strong Hand Is Taken.

DR.. John A. Lapp. economist. author
and labor arbitrator. has accepted
chairmarship of the National Anti
War Congress to be held here May 28
to 30. it was announced last night by
the Keep America Out of War Com
mittee, which has headquarters at
1907 H street NV.
In accepting the post DR.. Lapp said ::
America is in danger of losing its
poise and being drawn into another
world war unless there is resolute
stand made against those measures
which create the war spirit"
DR.. Lapp. who for many years was
director Of the social action depart
ment Of the National Catholic Welfare
Council, said the anti-war congress
will include representatives OF labor
unions. farm organizations, co-opera-
tives, youth. church. service and wom-
ems clubs, veterans and other Or
ganizA tions.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
PARTY CHIEFS VISIT
JAPANESE PREMIER
Cabinet Crisis Emphasized
by Callers as Konoye
Threatens to Quit.
b. the Associated Press.

TOXIC, April l6.-The seriousness
Of the japanese government crisis was
indicated today by the continuous
stream of political leaders to the villa
Of Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye.
who was reported threatening to re-
sign.
The newspaper Asahi asserted that
the future Of the present cabinet is
gloomy unless major reconstruction
is carried out and steps are taken to
win quick and final victory in China.
The premier. who WAS said to be
Ill. remained silent on reports of the
government split but Minister of Jus
tice Suehiko assured the people after
visit with him that Konoye was
not planning to resign.
Wartime Control Demanded.
The crisis was said to have arisen
when army and navy leaders de-
manded further wartime control. The
premier was reported opposing thee
demands because he promised parlia-
ment the rational mobilization act
would not be applied during the
Chinese conflict.
Newspapers carried almost no war
news The newspaper Chugai said in
an editorial that wild rumors" con-
cerning the situation in China con-
tinue to gain credence" and warned
the nation to remain calm.
We particularly regret that such
falsity is difficult to demonstrate" the
paper said.
Saionii's Secretary Calls.
Among the visitors who called at
the suburban villa Of the premier
during the Gay was Baron Kumao
Harada, private secretary of Prince
Kimmochi Saionii, who presumably
conveyed the elder statesman's" ad-
vice to Konoye
Other visitors were leaders of the
two dominant political parties Min
seito and Seiyukai These leaders,
Chuji Machida and Yonego Mazda,
conferred Jointly with the premier.
but declined to comment when they
left.
Minister of Education Koichi KIDD.
who vas said to be one of the hackers
Of the premier. called on him during
the afternoon and was scheduled to
confer with Prince Saionii tonight.
The foreign minister. Koki Hirota
vas the only member of the cabinet
who has not visited Konoye since the
crisis developed.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
DR.. BORDEN HoNoRED

DR.. Daniel LIE Ray Borden. associate
professor Of surgery, director of health
administration and university surgeon
at George Washington University, has
been elected president OF the Wash
ington Academy Of Surgery.
Other officers elected by the acad-
emy for the coming year are DR.. Fred
Sanderson. vice president, and DR.. j.
o. Warfield, secretary.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Screen Comic Is Accused.

LOS ANGELES. April is tAP.-Clyde
Cook. screen comic. was Jealous and
cruel and overindulged in liquor, his
wife charged in a divorce suit today.
Cook countered with cherges she
had hallucinations Mrs. Cooks suit,
filed yesterday. asked $500 a month
alimony and share OF community
property. Both seek custody of a
daughter. Decision was reserved.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
WILL REPEAT LECTURE
Edmund H. Whitlock to Discuss
Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park.
Edmund H. Whitlock will repeat his
lecture, The Story Of Glacier Ma
tional Park" at 8 pm. in the audi
torium OF the new Interior Depart
ment, c street between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets NV This will
be free to the public and will feature
colored lantern slides and natural
color movies entitled The Land of
the Shining Mountains"
Officials of the National Park serv-
ice OF the Interior Department, in
announcing the lecture yesterday, said
an overflow audience "of several hun
dred" was turned away from the
April lecture by Mr.. Whitlock.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
1900 Acres Burned.

RICHMOND, Va. April Is Up
F, c. Peterson. State forester Of the
Virginia Conservation Commission
said today forest fires had burned
more than 1900 AGREES during the
last few days
At the same time he urged campers
and mixers in the heavily wooded sec
tions of the State to exercise care
with FIRE
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Agent in Two Towns,

Electrification of the railway has
put the ticket agent of Amberley Sta
ton and the postmaster Of Houghton
Bridge in two places at the same time.
He is the same person and the two
places have been consolidated. When
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Wealthy Distilier Dies.

FRANKFORT, KY, April 16 R.-
George F. Berry, wealthy retired
whisky manufacturer, died tonight
after an illness lasting several weeks
He was 81. Until his retirement 10
years ago, Berry was head OF the w. A.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Gaines Co.. operators Of the Old Crow
and Old Hermitage distilleries here.
He was nationally known among dis
tillers.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

any one wants q stamp the man Is
in Houghton and when asked for a
railway ticket he Ia In Amberley,
ready to serve.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Members Of q club in London are
fined for having dirty shoes.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Industrial activities have increased
In Austria in the last year.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Rose oil produced in Bulgaria last
year weighed 6,1o5 pounds.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Man, Of these. We are convinced. will do this
because they do not appreciate how little LaSalIe
costs. They assume tha, LaSaIle's price Is high
because its quality and reputation are so high.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

But this isn't true! As matter Of fact. you can
pay more for certain models Of eleven other cars
than it costs to get a new LaSae va.
If you expect to pay more than 1000 for your
next motor cargo on up and get LaSalle
You ought to do this because there is really no
substitute for Cadillac quality, Cadillac safety
and Cadillac prestige.
Why not come in today for a demonstration?
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Why didn't somebody
I'LL me-?
-,

WITHIN the mex, twelve
months. some 100000
motorists are gong to buy
cars at or about the price
Of a I.aSalle-and still not
get a LaSalle.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
|. <. Wrenn Takes Post
With Gas Liqht Co.

Lee E. Wrenn, we'll known in real
estate and building circles here, has
been appointed to a position in the
promotional division of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., James E.
West, supervisor, announced today.
Mr.. Wrenn has been assigned to the
Montgomery County section of the
division.
Earlier Mr.. Wrenn was engaged in
similar work for the company within
the District, and more recently
served as supervisor in the mer-
chandise department. In his new
position he succeeds Allen F.. Davis,
who resigned to accept position
with stove manufacturing firm in
Ohio.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Points in Old House
Advisable to Check

When an old house is bought with
the intention of undermining it, the
services of an expert are generally
required to determine to what ex-
tent modernization is necessary to
make the house comfortable for mod
ern living.
There is a certain amount of in
terror inspection, however, which
may be made by the layman. Funds
for necessary modernization may be
obtained from a financial institution
which is qualified under the prop
erty improvement credit plan of the
Federal Housing Administration.
Some of the things to check in ex-
amining house include leaky fau-
Gets, clogged drains, sticking doors
and windows, broken sash cords, and
weather stripping. The prospective
purchaser should see if the base
boards have shrunk or if they fit
snugly to the floor, Creaking floors
should be checked.
The plaster, especially at the top
OF door frames, should be checked
for cracks, and all exposed wires
should be examined to determine
whether or not they are properly
insulated.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Modernizution
CONTINUED From First Page,l

system and your car engine inter-
fere extensively with their power
and economical operation.
We saw something the other day
which should appeal to the home
owner who has a nice parcel of
ground around his house and would
like to inclose it with an inexpensive
fence
This fencing was packaged in a
compact bundle of wood pickets all
ready to be erected around your es-
tate, whether large or small. The
pickets are made of long-lasting red
wood and come complete with every
thing necessary for their installation.
Each picket is 2l2 by ~ inches in
size and you can get them in styles
to suit the architecture of your
home. Your lumber dealer prob
ably has them in stock, so all you
have to do is get rough idea of
the number you will require to sur
round your establishment and order
the necessary number of bundles of
"a pickets each.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Review
Continued From First Page.l

and reliable method of keeping
warm in winter, but is readily
adaptable to the converse task of
keeping cool in summer.
Essentially forced circulation de-
pends upon the installation, in the
main return-air duct close to the
furnace, of a centrifugal blower for
forcing air through the system, in
stead, as formerly, of depending
solely on gravity-the natural ten
dency of warm air to rise and cool
air to descend.
"The great advantages of this
method are:
Il. Room temperatures are under
much better, more positive and
prompt control. If the weather
turns cold more warmth can be
brought up much more promptly
and easily, by speeding up the
blower than by changing the fur
mace drafts or building up the fire.
When the weather turns warm COM
fort can be maintained by slowing
down the blower or shutting it off
entirely.
80. The system is so much more
efficient in distributing warmth
that the furnace can be 20 per cent
smaller than with gravity circula-
ton.
Savings In Fuel Bill.
"3. Under favorable circumstances
substantial savings can be effected
in the fuel bill.
a. The air ducts, return ducts,
registers and grilles can be smaller.
OF more convenient shape, and more
conveniently located-better adapted
to the decorative scheme of the
rooms.
IS. The system is adapted to COM
plete air conditioning; it is possible
by its use to install air filters and
humidifiers which would not be
practicable with only gravity circu-
lation.
IS. With forced air circulation all
that is needed to adapt the winter
heating system for summer cooling
is to supply some simple method of
cooling the air. BY installing a
cooling unit in the air circulation
system the same blower fan. ducts,
registers and grilles that circulate
warm air in winter will circulate
cool air in summer. 1t is as easy
for an efficient modern system to
pull the temperature in the house
down below the outside temperature
in summer, as to raise it above the
outside temperature in winter.
While engineering research must
keep right on developing and per-
fecting the knowledge gained during
1888, the most important task now
before the industry is to make this
technical information available to
those who can best use it. This
means not only the heating and air
conditioning contractors but real es-
tate developers and individual home
builders
Evening star., 1938-12-31
H. 0. L.C. Borrowers
Repay 100000 a Day

Borrowers of the Home Owners
Loan Corp, caught in the grip Of
the depression and threatened with
the loss of their homes only few
years ago, today are paying 81 ,000,-
600 every working day to charge
off their debt to Uncle Sam The
borrowers now on the books Of the
corporation have paid back 81 cents
On every dollar obligation due to
date.
These f1gures-ample proof that
the American home owner does not
regard the Government as Santa
Claus - were released today by
Charles A. Jones, general manager
Of the corporation, in a New Years
statement which declared that fully
83 per cent of the accounts now on
H. o. l.. C. books are in excellent
condition" And his statistics on
foreclosures showed that the cor
poration will end 1888 with acquisi-
ton of only slightly more than II
per cent of the properties it re-
financed, percentage less than
half that of any comparable group
OF private lending institutions.
Otner figures quoted by Mr.. Jones
were encouraging items for the real
estate market as a whole. H. o.
L. c. rentals have jumped to s2s25,
per month, as compared to s2l53'
for August, 1885, an increase of
1914 per cent. Sales of properties
amounted to approximately 10000,
or more than one-fourth of the
number the corporation has &C
quired, despite a policy which per-
mits sales only at rate a stabilized
market can absorb. And the H. o.
l.. c. still is spending more than
100000 each working day to i'm
prove the properties in it's possess
sion-a policy which is exerting a
Nationwide influence on the pro-
lection of property values.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
F. H. A. Administrator
Calls Home Bui|dinq
Outlook Bright
Trend Is in Contrast
To Thut ct Sturt
Of1938

The prospect of the home building
industry for the new year is the
brightest in nearly decade, Stew
art Mcdonald, Federal housing ad-
ministrator, said today.
The outlook now, he said. is in
sharp contrast to that which con-
fronted the industry at the begin
ming of 1898. Then home building
had fallen to low ebb. The amended
National Housing Act, with its
liberalized provisions for home
financing, was in the process of en-
actment in Congress and its ef-
fectiveness remained to be tested.
1--WE all hoped it would produce
the stimulus needed to revive resi-
dental construction" said Mr.. Nc
Donald. but few of us were willing
to predict that the new program
would be the success that it has
proved in the last 10 months. 1t
was not until early spring that its
effect began to be felt. Even then
we withheld optimistic claims until
we were sure that it was not just
a flash in the pan.
"Since March l the Federal Hous-
ing Administration has been trans
acting business at rate of approx
imately $120,OOO,OOO month. Dur
ing November and December only
moderate declines have been record
ed in tn volume Of small home mort
cages selected for appraisal with fees
paid. This phase of F. H. AS
operations has proven an exceed
ingly accurate barometer in the past
and the figures would seem to indi-
cate that many builders are not
going to sit idle and wait for spring.
Each week since November l
construction of approximately 1000
new single family homes has been
started under F. H. A. inspection.
This does not include new homes
financed under the F. H. A. plan
after completion of the construc-
ton. In addition, 80 large-scale
rental projects are under construc-
ton under the F. H. A. program.
Thus the 1899 home building
year will get off to a flying start.
The year 1898, in spite of poor
beginning, produced more housing
than any year since 1929. The new
year, barring the development Of
unforeseen obstacles, should pro-
duce an even better record
Evening star., 1938-12-31
BuiIt-In Shelf

A built-in telephone shelf pro-
vides one solution for cramped hall
ways in small homes.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Managers.
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will speak on "Fallacies in Ads for
Individual Homes" The final morn
ing talk will be by Harry F. Gerrity,
general counsel for the national
organization. on Recent Govern
mental Activities Affecting Real
Estate Management"
An address of welcome to the
delegates will be made by Stacy M
Reed, president of the Building
Owners and Managers Association
of this CITY, The officers and COM
mittee chairmen are as follows:
John J. Kuder of Scranton, pres
ident; George B. Simmons of Balti-
more, vice president; T. H. Evans
of Weaver Bros. of Washington,
chairman Of the apartment group;
Selwyn L. Powers of Washington,
chairman of the Reception and En-
tertainment Committee; John T.
Flanagan of Trenton, chairman of
the Proceedings Committee; Nor
man r. Ellis of Baltimore, chairman
of the Resolutions Committee, and
Mr.. Simmons, chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee.