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Evening star., 1938-12-19

commissioners M Of The eoidr pisIr,cfN UNIT It
columbia, WASHINGTON D. c. Separate
sealed bids for the construction and COM M
2ieido 22,etion Of Ia an a. assembly hall-eymnasim ad-
for same; at School Building No. -. known
as the Monroe School," located on north
side Of Columbia Road, between Sherman
and = GeoTgia cor "a Avenues. NV. Washington,
ers at Room 500 District su BuildinF Wash-
cenber %. 1898. and then pubiiciy o OPENED
and read aloud. The Instructions to Bid
Sers: Form Of Bid; Form Of Contract, Plans
Performance Bond may be examined and
secured at the once Of the Chief clerk
EnRlneer Department, Room 427. District
Building and copies, thereof obtained upon
o11a oep1sit OF certified check. payable to the
Twenty Five Dollars (S25 OO) for each
set. Not more than three 49, sets OF draw
lnEs ana specifications. etc. will be fur
nished to any one general contractor. Upon
condition. said deposits will be refunded
the Commissioners reserve the right to
waive any lnformalties in or to reject any
or al bids: Each bidder must deposit with
Ms M, oo ors security IN an amount equal to five
form and subject to the conditions pro-
Vloed IN the instructions to Bidders At
tsntlon OF pldders 10 particularly called to
the requirements az to conditions Of en-
wage rates to be paid under this contract
The estimated cost Of the work to be per- Der.
formed under this contract is Forty Nine
TTheeppsapd They Seven Hundred Dollars, .(s49.::
within SO days after the actual date t Of the the
openine thereof. G. NJ. THORNETT. Sec
cenoer l6 1888. -- dec16.19.2t
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Turkey has q shortage of Ameri-
can cotton.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

among the members Of the British
Commonwealth Of Nations since 1882,
when the Ottawa agreements were
signed, was in fact discriminatory
against the United States, because
the United Kingdom and Australia,
formerly big buyers of United States
timber. now buy from Canada the
wood they used to purchase here.
Committee Divided,
As the third day Of the hearings
began the Committee for Reciprocity
Information divided itself INTO four
sections In order to complete It's
business more quickly.
While the export items" division,
Of which the lumber interests are \
part. met In the Commerce Depart
ment, the wool group, textiles, ex-
cept cotton, and ceramics" met at
the Federal Tariff Commission, Eighth
and E streets NV; the cotton tex
tiles and sundries" met in the ball.
room Of the Raleigh Hotel and the
chemicals, wood and paper. agricul-
ture and beverages" met in the audi
torium Of the National Museum, Con-
stitution avenue and Tenth street
NV.
Four hundred witnesses are expect
ed altogether on the question of
whether reciprocal concessions should
be granted by this country and the
United Kingdom, including her CO.
lonial empire. in accordance with the
four-year-old law which permits the
administration to lower or increase
the duties in the Smoot- -Hawley tariff
by so per cent.
The agreement between the United
States and Czechoslovakia, the seven
teenth in the freer trade program of
Evening star., 1938-03-16
An,ericu1, Boats
Must Be Used
Bv u. S. Aides

Government employees in foreign
service will have to govern their vaca-
ton periods by the sailing dates of
American vessels if they hope to COL
lect travel allowance pay, Acting Con-
troller General Elliott told Secretary
of State Hull in a decision made pub
lie yesterday.
A ruling was prompted in the case
OF Theodore ]. Hohenthal. vice consul
at Bombay, who has been ordered to
the United States on home leave and
will not be able to get an American
ship until May 81. The Secretary of
State asked if under the circum-
stances the law prohibiting Federal
employees from travelling on foreign
ships except in an emergency could
be waived, so that Mr. Hohenthal
might use foreign vessel as far as
Port Said where he could take an
American ship for New York.
Mr.. Elliott said no.
Travel by an officer or an employe
pursuant to leave of absence is not
of such a nature in so far as the
Government is concerned, that it can
not be performed at such times as an
American vessel will be available
therefore" he said.
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Secretary Hull. was formally pro-
claimed last night by President Roose-
welt. who pointed out in a letter to
Secretary Mongenthau that its low
cred tariff provisions are extended to
81 countries besides Czechoslovakia
under the Observation-Disclosures clause.
Germany Exempted.
Germany, however, was specifically
exempted from the benefits of all
agreements made under the Reci-
procity Act. However, Austria was
included among the nations which
enjoy special tariff advantages. The
President wrote Secretary Morgen-
thau:
Because I find as a fact that the
treatment Of American commerce by
Germany is discriminatory I direct
that the proclaimed duties shall not
be applied to the products of Ger
many"
The lowered duties on the imports
from Czechoslovakia covered in the
agreement become Professionally eff.
fective here April l6. Final effective
ness will be declared when the agree
ment is approved by the Czechoslo-
vakian National Assembly.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
U. S. UNITS TO AID
BOYS CLUB DRIVE
Department Representatives Are
Named to Collect Funds for
Police Program.

Government departments and bu-
reaus are preparing to aid in the
$4,000 Police Boys Club campaign
opening Sunday. ]. Leighton Corn
we'll of the Department of Justice,
chairman of the Government units
for the campaign, declared today.
The drive already has been indorsed
by numerous Federal heads, Mr.. Corn
we'll said, including Attorney General
Cummings.
The following have been designated
to accept contributions from employees
Of their respective departments and
bureaus:
Commerce, E. w. Libbey: Labor,
Samuel j. Gompers: Justice, Mr.. Corn
well; State, Edward Yardley; Treas
ury, Frank A. Birgfeld; War, Miss
Mary Oliver; Agriculture, Joseph Ha-
ley; Commodity Credit Corp, Guy G..
Chase; Federal Trade Commission,
A. N. Ross; Security Exchange Com
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.LUMBERMEN SEEK
PACT CONCESSIONS
Better Chance to Compete
With Canada in British
Markets Desired.
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

The American lumber industry to-
day strongly urged tina; the United
States seek tariff concessions from
the United Kingdom which would
permit this country better to CON-
pete with Canada for the British wood
market.
The spokesmen for the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
and the West Coast Lumbermen's As
ISOLATION who appeared before the
Committee for Reciprocity 1nforma-
tion, holding hearings on the pro-
posed British trade agreement in the
Commerce Department Auditorium,
included w. s. Culbertson, former
Ambassador to Chile; w. B. Greeley
Of Seattle, former United States chief
forester, and DR.. Wilson Compton.
secretary-treasurer OF the National
Association.
The lumbermen pointed out that
the imperial preference method of do
Ing international business, in vogue
Evening star., 1938-03-16
80 UNITS FORMED
BY LITTLE MEN
More Credit and Tax Cuts
Sought, Monopo|ies and
Chains Hit.

Dy the Associated Press
At least so organizations of small
business men have sprung up since
the February little business" confer
ence, Commerce Department officials
estimated today.
Literature received here indicated
the more active groups have platforms
opposing chain stores and monopolieS,
and seeking tax revision and more lib
eral credit.
Commerce Department officials said
they had recognized no one group as
an official spokesman. but regarded
most of them as bona fide Some are
being investigated by Better Business
Bureaus, however and at least one per-
son has been arrested Tin Columbus,
Ohio) for soliciting funds for a bogus
organization
Dozen Form Council.
One offshoot of the national first
meeting here was the American Small
Business Council, composed of the
dozen men who talked to President
Roosevelt
Leslie E. Sanders of Orlando. Fla.
member of this group, has charged
the Commerce Department with trying
to squelch further activity. He said
the committee would meet, nevethe-
less, in Washington Friday to prepare
for Nationwide organization on a
permanent basis.
Then there is federation headed
by w. P. Ames of Arlington, Va,
which asserts its partisan charac-
ter. while its rivals charge Democratic
sponsorship.
Other Groups Formed.
Another of the organizations is
headed by Dewitt Emery of Akron,
Ohio. New England is represented in
still another. headed by Alfred C.
Gaunt of Methuen, Mass.
There are other groups in New York
City, Rochester. N. Y; Toledo, Ohio,
and Princeton, W. Va.
Each of the organizations contends
1t has mission that has been
neglected by other business associa-
tions. which Commerce Department
files show total at least 1000.
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RECITAL is GIVEN

Margaret Reed Dooley, soprano
well-known concert singer and an
alumna of Trinity College, gave a re-
cital at the school last night. She
was accompanied by June Burgess at
the piano.
Miss Dooley was graduated from the
school in 1924 and after studying in
Germany returned to this country,
where she had number of engage
ments with the San Carlo Opera Co.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

mission, Raymond G. McKnew; Fed
eral Reserve System, Mrs. Louise
Thomason: General Accounting Office,
Reed F. Martin: Inland Waterways,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper: Archives, Col
las G. Harris; National Youth Admin
istration, Sam Gilstrap; Pan-Ameri-
can Union, William v. Griffin; Board
Of Tax Appeals, Robert Tracy: United
States Marshals Office, Thomas E..
OFT.
Rising retail prices are causing in
creasing demands for higher wages
in France
Evening star., 1938-03-16
Lighting Devices Explained.

Washington and Baltimore mem
bers of the Illuminating Engineering
Society, meeting here last night, heard
Samuel G. Hibben, illumination engi-
neer with the Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co., explain new
developments in lighting.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
NEVER SURPRISED

Library Checkroom Attendant
Finds Oddities in Packages.
LOS ANGELES LP).-Stella Van
Wagner runs the free checkroom at
the public library, and has got over
being surprised at the things people
carry around.
She has checked dozens of canaries,
bowls of goldfish and sick. but talk
ative parrot. One quiet elderly wom-
an left shoe box punched full Of
holes. Miss Van Wagner looked inside
and saw a big snake.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
LAW GUILD TO MEET
Local Tax Situation Will 3.
Discussed Topfobt

The local tax situation will be dis.
cussed at 8:15 o'clock tonight at a
meeting Of the District Chapter, Ma.
tlonal Lawyers Guild, in the old In
terror Building.
Rufus Lusk, president of the WASH
ington Taxpayers Association, and
Prof. Arnold Tolles of the Citizens
Committee on Fair Taxation will speak
Evening star., 1938-03-16

Greece has decreed that al, figs must
be picked by hand.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
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basement recreation room, many peo-
pie have found that they could very
nicely use another direct entrance to
the outdoors The cellar door being
located usually in such a place that
the rest of the cellar was cut of from
it by the game area
If you have felt the need for such
an opening you will find it simple
matter to have one put in as a stand
ardized steel cellar bulkhead is now
available. which fills the bill to per-
fection.
These bulkheads are made of a cop
per steel of considerable thickness and
great rigidity, SO that they will stay
in condition year in and year out
without Warping or rusting away. They
come in five parts. all knocked down.
so that they may be quickly assembled
at the spot where the opening has
been cut through. The doors consist
of two steel panels, which may be had
in a paneled, diamond pattern or plain
design surface. The necessary hard
ware to put them in place. which con-
sists of two hinges for each door, a
sliding bolt for locking the doors from
the inside, lift handle and an auto
matte safety catch on each door. This
clever little device remedies that prob
lem of holding the doors for you in
an open position until the release is
tripped by hand or foot.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
For Cleaning Leather.

To clean leather upholstery a good
neutral soap made into a 1ellylike
consistency will prove efficient.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Hunt Caricatllres
OF Friends Ride
Game Room, Walls
Amusing Note Is added
by Creenhalghs in
Colonial Mansion.
Special Dispatch to Tho Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, March l2.-
Nh. and Mrs. George P. Greenhalgh
Of Toledo, Ohio, who already have
spent a fortune, 1t is said, on recon-
ditioning and improving the large old
Colonial mansion on their Springs
bury estate in Clarke County. are hav-
ing their associates of the Blue Ridge
Hunt Club done in caricature in the
game room of the mansion, and the
murals thus far finished by Miss
Verna Rogers, a Baltimore artist, have
excited much interest among men,
bers Of other hunts.
Capt. Billy Watkins, club master,
is pictured jumping over the mantel
and blowing vigorously a massive
horn. Capt. Ewart Johnston sits
calmly far back in his saddle with
loosened reins as hiB mount rears on
its hind legs Mrs. Billy" Jacobs
Wetherall. formerly Of Baltimore, is
being extricated from a mud pond.
Mr.. Greenhalgh is making a swan
dive over his horses head straight
for a fox, while Mrs. Greenhalgh is
Evening star., 1938-03-12
THIRD STAR HOME.
CLOSES TOMORROW
Ridgewood Village Residence One
of Most Popular Sponsored
in Series.

The public will be afforded final op-
portunity today and tomorrow to visit
the third Silver Star home Of the
year, located at 1927 Greenv.le road,
Ridgewood Village. The 30-day ex-
hibition period expires tomorrow
night.
Built by Randolph Jennings from
plans drawn by Dana B. Johannes,
the Ridgewood Village house has
proved one of the most popular eve,
shown under sponsorship Of The Star.
In excess Of 10000 persons have visit
ed it in the last four weeks.
The house bears the Endorsement
Of the Silver Star Homes Committee,
which is composed Of five housing
experts. 1t is large structure of
Colonial design. 1t is completely fur
nished, decorations and furniture be-
ing supplied by Hilda N. Miller
The house may be reached by driv-
ing out Sixteenth street NV. to
Sheriff. drive, opposite the entrance
to Walter Reed Hospital Turn left
on Sheriff. to Beach drive and right
on Beach drive to Leland street. The
house overlooks the intersection OF
Beach drive and Leland street.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
GOOD APPRA|SALS
AID REALTY FIELD
Wider Use of Improved Data
Helping to Stabilize Condi-
tions, r. H. l. B. B. Says.

Better appraisals and wider use of
improved appraisal data by home mort
gage lending institutions are develop
ing sounder and more stable condi-
tions in the entire real esate field.
Horace Russell, general counsel of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, said
in a statement issued today
THE control of mortgage lending
policy in the future requires full and
adequate appraisal data" Mr.. Russell
emphasized. Greater and greater
numbers of mortgage lenders, both
nationwide and local, are providing
themselves with more adequate ap-
praisal data and more competent ap-
praiSals, and, as result, are exercising
better control over their mortgage
lending policies. This gives us high
hopes that in the future our real
estate and mortgage credit structure
will stand UP, and that We will avoid
the chaos that results from the con-
duct of so important business with
out the facts.
Great progress has been made by
appraisers in gaining more adequate
knowledge of the real estate with which
they are concerned and some prog
ress has been made by a few in the
development Of facilities from which
appraisal data may be furnished
Mortgage lending policies are becom-
Ing more suited to the requirements
OF American real estate purchasers and
owners. Much remains to be done to
develop sufficient number of capable
real estate appraisers with adequate
information and appropriate equip
ment for their work. Mortgage lenders
must be educated to secure more COM
plete appraisals and to use such data
IN controlling their policies"
In citing the experiences of the
Home Owners Loan Corporation in
the field of appraising, Mr.. Russell said
when the Hole was incorporated in
1888, it was confronted with an ex-
traordlnary situation with respect to
appraisal data, mortgage lending pol
icy, and its proper control. 1t could
not use appraisal data as to market
value only. which had been the prin-
clpal character of appraisal data avail
able up to that time, to control its
mortgage lending policy 1t did not
have data on market value and repro
duction cost.
1T was finally determined that ap-
praisal data as to market value, repro
duction cost and capitalization of
rentals were the necessary ingredients
for a sound lending policy"
Evening star., 1938-03-12
BY LAWRENCE CROLIuS.

w YHEN you have been in a
drug store or soda fountain,
" " have you ever noticed
the splendid new counter
tops which most of them have in
stalled in recent years? They are
made OF some of the numerous plastic
materials which are being developed
at rapid rate for all sorts of uses
about the home
These tops were made especially to
stand the rough service of soda foun-
tain and bar installations. where
glasses and dishes are flung about
at random and with little regard for
what happens to the smooth. shiny
surface. Obviously, if the surface
will stand up under those conditions
1t should be ideal for use in kitchen
sinks and pantries where comparative
care would be taken with the drop
ping of dishes or the gouging of sill
verware. Another factor which makes
them particularly well suited for use
in the kitchen is the fact that they
aren't the least disturbed by acids
which would ruin the finish of many
of the old-fashioned materials and
are also highly impervious to heat.
In the past many people have been
steered away from using this material
because it required the services of
master craftsman carpenter, or some
such individual. to put in even a SIM
pie pantry table top Now you can
get complete cabinet top, made of
plastic, in any one of a number of
different colors, all made up in the
form OF sink, complete with a back
apron of the same material, mounted
on a strong frame. A standard sink
of monel metal or even porcelain is
fitted in the plastic board, so that
the installation of a device may be
made with a minimum of labor and
expense. The tops themselves are sur
prlsingly moderate in price, and what
a difference it will make in the kitchen
OF your home, with this shiny piece in
place
X X 4 X
WITH the complete surrender OF the
average cellar to the forces of
pleasure and gayety in the form of q
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III. o. l.. C..
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
or 1t may reflect the economic decline
Of recent months.
"One indisputable fact lends conf
dence. Borrowers of the H. o. L. c
have shown that they are determined
to save their homes and, in the mass,
have been faithful in meeting their
obligations Barring serious economic
obstacles, the vast majority will come
through"
In record of performance. the San
Francisco region led all others in 1887,
with ISL per cent of its borrowers
principal debts repaid. Figures for
other leading regions were: Dallas,
1877 per cent; Detroit, 1876 per cent;
Atlanta, 1876 per cent and Memphis,
13.5 per cent. The 10 leading States
were Nevada, Wyoming South Caro-
lima, Montana, Maine, Oregon, Idaho,
Mississippi, New Mexico and Kentucky
Mr.. Jones emphasized that there
was decrease in the rate of foreclos-
ure actions during 1887 despite the re-
cession. AS of January 81. the COR
poration owned 70.10l properties. 1t
had sold 6,582. Of 59,306 units avail
able to yield income. 86.7 per cent were
rented; 1873 per cent were vacant.
Both rentals and sales of properties,
the latter curtailed to avoid adversely
affecting real estate markets, prove the
constant demand for homes Mr.. Jones
said
Backlog of Delinquencies.
Some stress has been laid on the
foreclosures in 1887" Mr. Jones added.
1T should be remembered that from
the time the corporation was estab-
hshed, in June, 1888, until the end of
lending operations, June II, 1896,
there were very few foreclosures. Ma
turally during that period. many bor-
rowers lost their fight against the de-
preston and there was a backlog of
delinquencies which resulted in manv
foreclosures.
The peak of foreclosure actions
authorized was reached in August.
1885. Acquisition of properties has
varied because of the difference in
the length of time required to COM
plete foreclosure in the various States.
But there has been no deluge of
acquisitions during the past II months.
ihey have, as matter of fact, fallen
far below what well might have been
forecast a year ago, and the picture
presented by the year 1887 is an
encouraging one in respect to the
corporations hope of saving the vast
majority of the million homes it
refinanced."
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finally giving her hunter a rest by
"toting" him to the stable. George
Burwell frantically clutches his
horses tail as they clear a jump.
Miss Virginia Jacobs is suspended by
the back of her breeches on a broken
tree limb, while her mount gives an
astonished look
Ben Randolph is just hitting the
ground. Graham Dougherty's horse
is headed right in the direction Of q
skunk. The appearance Of fox
caused Joe Lewis horse to buck, and
the legs OF Alexander Mackay-Smitk
are too long for the little nag he
rides.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
RENT WOULD BUY
Mcdonald Points to Terms of
Housing Act.

The average American family pays
monthly rental for living quarters
which would be sufficient to take care
Of the monthly charges on a compare
bic home Under the liberalized term.
of the National Housing Act. Federal
Housing Administrator Stewart Nc
Donald said today
Moreover, the monthly charges on
certain priced homes under F. H. A.,
plan would be less than rentals fol
comparable and similar shelter, Mr.
Mcdonald said,
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Color Hint for Stucco.

Now that so many home owners
are taking advantage Of the property
improvement plan of the Federal
Housing Administration and are pre-
pairing to paint their property this
spring, color schemes for houses are
in order. For q stucco house, light
gray walls with trim of the same
color, deeper gray shutters and a
rich red door make a cheerful and
harmonius combination. The roof is
also deep red.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Cheerful Kitchen.

A kitchen that is also breakfast
room is made cheerful by painting
walls and ceiling sunny yellow, the
floor orange salmon and the furniture
and window frames blue green. Mold
ings and touches of bittersweet in the
Evening star., 1938-01-25
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By BURTON HAWKINS
BY BURTON HAWKINS

roughs-Arcelli bout doubtless will
find little sympathy Burroughs,
losing blood rapidly from a cash
on his head. probably would have
needed a TRANSMISSION If La Fond
hadn't halted proceedings.
Promoter Joe Turner will stage
big winter fights at the proposed
Capital Garden and employ Turn.
er's Arena as q proving ground
the same will hold true IN
graphing. AL Reid and Tony
Dupre. who battled here last night,
both use aliases Reid Is Reib-
son and Dupre is Dalpra. Local
basekt ball referees soon may be
wearing black and white striped
shirts it will be discussed at
their next meeting.
Blackie Pearson. who reported
for the first time yesterday, may
be used by Coach Miller in the
light-heavyweight notch against
Catholic University's mittmen. -.
Ivan Nedomatsky and Mike Lom-
bardo. regulars last year, have been
laboring with the Terp thumpers
:. as has Jimmy Jones, Ivar1's
brother and pro pug. Eddie
Reich, who handled Georgetown
football publicity, is q candidate
to beat the tom-tom for Capital
Garden.