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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
APPRAISAL FACTS
REPLACE GUESSES
Old Method, Based Only on
'Say-So,' Discarded for
New Way.

The modern appraisal of residential
properties substitutes facts for guesses,
with consequent assurance to investors.
ascertained by some occult juggling Of
Figures, substantiated only. by an ap-
praiser's "say-so," long since has been
discarded.
This comment came today from Asa
Groves, chief appraiser OF the Home
Owners Loan Corp, as he reviewed
improvements in appraisal technique
in that organiz.' 'on since it was eStab-
lished five years ago and faced the
greatest appraisal task in the country's
history.
Sound practices are becoming more
and more apparent in the entire ap-
praisal field said Mr.. Groves, For
merly a property's value was set by
an appraiser with virtually no ex-
PLANTATION. But today, the appraiser
has to prove why it's worth this or that
figure and how he drew his conclusions.
Neighborhood Analysed.
"The modern appraiser analyses his
neighborhood and vicinity for property
value trends, then the specific property
for its concrete values and its utility.
Desrability of location at the present
time, duration of that desirability,
worth in the future, family needs,
availability to recreation centers and
schools, distance to sources of income,
social associations-all these are fac
tors in determining the value Of a
property. None is neglected by the
efficient appraiser.
Much progress was made at the Ap-
praisal Forum held here last Novem-
Der. The American Institute of Real
Estate Appraisers. the Society of Resi-
Dental Appraisers, the United States
Building and Loan League. the Home
Owners Loan Corp, the Federal Hous-
ing Administration and the Farm
Credit Administration all had part in
that forum, and it marked a distinct
advance in appreciation of our prob
lens"
The H. o. L. c. assumed an impor-
tant part in the improvement of ap-
praisal procedure when it suddenly
was CdllCu vi " iCllllairSC
million homes. an unprecedented
Nationwide operation, Mr.. Groves
pointed out.
The sudden demand for expert ap-
praisal advice placed heavy burden
on the comparatively few selected Off
Gals who were charged with RESPONSE
bility of establishing equitable values
upon thousands of properties offered
for security" said Mr.. Groves.
New Standards introduced.
"While a need for real estate ap-
prsisers had existed for many years,
the supply of competent men was
usually drawn from Complementary
Real estate statesmen,
lumber dealers, contractors and ar
chitectural engineers were pressed
into service. But as these men gained
experience new ideas we're developed
and accepted, and with the coming
of H. o. L. c. standardized method
OF reporting on a Nationwide scale
was successfully introduced.
Earlier methods disclosed the in
duences Of functional and economic
depreciation. These deductions we're
formerly made on the basis of ply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

ton practice are some Of the things he
finds affected. To them he adds con-
struction practices newly necessary to
control internal condensation within
walls.
Mr.. Carney, who has professionally
planned conditioning systems, in
GLIDING notably the major systems in
Rockefeller Center, says in part:
"Since the body must always lose
heat, the correct general rule for de-
signing buildings with air conditioning
for continuous comfort is: Always let
the body lose its heat at comfortable
rate and in comfortable proportions
by the way it is emitted. The winter
and summer problems are funda-
mentally alike-to control bodily heat
loss, not only by maintaining a normal
air temperature. but also by preventing
the temperature of any inside wall
surfaces from varying too much from
the correct temperature of the room
air.
In the near future any construction
whfchin combination with the air dis
tributing arrangement does not sustain
glass and wall temperature close to
the controlled air temperature will be
considered either erroneous or obsolete.
May Reduce Window Sizes.
"By and large, windows of sheet
glass will probably become smaller, be
of modified design to provide insula-
tive value and sealing characteristics.
One of the chief attributes Of glass
brick is provision for daylight while
permitting remote control of their in
side surface temperature by the air
conditioning, as by supply grille 10
Gated a dozen feet away. Exterior
walls are thus kept clear Of mechan-
ical plant, valves, steam traps or
other gadgets. The entire heating
and air-conditioning system becomes
cheaper since it need not extend to the
rim of the building.
Another major factor in building
design which will be considered more
as time goes on Is allowance for air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
So ACRES OF ESTATE
NEAR MARKHAM SOLD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, Aug. Joanna
v. Butler has purchased from the Po-
tomac Joint Stock Land Co. SO acres
of the Belle Meade estate near Mark
ham, formerly owned by DR.. S. B.
Elliott. The purchase price Was SIS, 900.
In other realty transactions in this
section, Preston N. Moffett purchased
125 acres near Orlean from the execu-
tors of the estate Of the late j. c.
Athey; Charles G. Stone, commits
sioner, sold to Walter H. Robertson a
parcel of land with Improvements To-
Gated near Catlett, and Virgil A. Hop
kins purchased from H. w. Hopkins
100 acres of land on the Greenwich
Catlett road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

the successful use Of hung ceiling
spaces to act As air chambers in lieu
Of air ducts. : Hollow walls with
perforations should receive considera-
ton as future development for in
PRODUCING air in large volume without
draft"
OF very great general interest Is this
statement Of Mr.. Canney's:
THE chief factors enabling imme-
diate reduction in the cost OF air con-
ditioning will emarlate outside of the
air-conditioning industry, and can best
be realized through c6-ordinated, spe-
cialized planning during the evolution
Of the building plans"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Modern Living Room.

Powder blue and canary yellow
form the color keynote of a modern
living room, with touches of brown
for balance. In this room the walls
and woodwork are painted pale pow
der blue, the draperies and one leather
chair are canary and the rug a rich
brown. For the upholstered chair
figured material of modern design,
combining brown and blue, is used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Powder Blue and Pink.

Powder blue Is employed to lend q
restful atmosphere to a study, while
black and soft pink give accent notes.
A powder blue painted desk with
black chair rests on a deep blue car
pet. A small stand is also painted
black. and powder blue table har-
monizes with walls of lighter tone
OF blue. Soft pink and blue chintz
in Powered design Is used for win
dow curtains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

A sketch entitled ssrhs Maxim of Golden Eaeletv was written and presented By members of lne troop. Refreshments were served
 Miss Seaver is the daughter c MT. and Mrs. Dwight Seaver cI Wood street. She is a senior In Leavenworth high school, and srprn graduation will enter the Childrenr hospital in Boston to study child nursing. She became a Girl Scout in March, 1892.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
FLED BY PLANE TO ENGLAND

"A ICW QAyS 1ACSI, WlLu I11S Wu6 and secretaries, he flew in . special plane to England. He was thus safe from Hitler's secret police and from enemies at home.
 Turn-coats of his own country, ever since his departure, have made him the scapegoat of all the ills that have befallen the truncated land. His busts and his portraits once placed in many public build ings, have been removed. Would be statesmen, who were overshadow- ed by him in the days of Czech prosperity, are now heaving bricks at him.
 Newspapers of his native land are holding him responsible for all the country's misfortunes. One charged printed-evidently with Naz inspiration-is that Benes tried by every means within his power to bring about the fall of Premier Stoyadinovitch of Yugo- slavia because he is German.
 It is charged that Benes not only gave funds to support anti-Stoya- dfnovitch papers in Yugoslavia but also sent agents there to do the same work. Another charge is that he likewise mixed in Rumanian politics, attacking statesmen there whose policies he disliked. And, of course, being of Nazi inspiration, these sheets say that Benes em- ployed in all these machinations non-Aryans.
 The 54-year-old statesman is paying no attention to these ale gations by some of his hostile countrymen. He is relying upon the verdict of history. Also what Czecho- slavakia has lost, America will probably gain, because he will re- main in the United States and be- come naturalized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
NEW NORTH END
 GROUP STARTED
BisOns Organize at Meet ing Last Night-DiRu-
 bertOS President

The newly organized North End Y Bisons elected Oridic DeRubertas president for the next six months at a meeting last evening. John Tan- netty was elected secretary and Raymond Jacovino was named treasurer.
 Victor Lanese of the Tri-.ngles club, instrumental in organizing the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
GOLDEN EAGLET
 FOR GIRL SCOUT
Highest Award Given Miss Laura Seaver of
 Troop IS

The highest honor in Girl Scout ing, the Golden Eaglet, was award ed Miss Laura Seaver, of Troop IS, St. Paul's Methodist church, at ceremony last night in the church. Mrs. Hugo Lang, member of the Waterbury Girl Scout council made the presentation. Betty Donahue was awarded life savers badge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
TRAIL CLEARING

A trail clearing expedition over part of the Mattatuck state forest will be made tomorrow by members of the Waterbury Naturalist club. Donald Mala will be in charge.
 The state forest trails are marked twice each year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

group. was chosen advisor. The boys will hold a Christmas party Decem- Der D. at a place to be selected later.
 Basketball practice for the club team will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in charge of Frank Pol letto Jf the Crescent Hub who will act as coach. Some of the members are Tony Perotti, George Giustiano, John Jannetty, Billy and Tony Mar tone, Fred Guisti, Oridic DiRubertos, Raymond Jacovino. Joseph Garafolo and Joseph Catevivo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

available to everyone. such tragic loss of life is needless.
 The director of the Visiting Nurse Association stated in an interview that the early signs of cold are often the same as those of influenza and other contagious diseases, and should be dealt with promptly by calling a doctor.
 Pneumonia is a very serious dis ease and one of the most common causes of death. Over work, lack of sleep, exposure to cold and wet increase susceptibility to it, and immediate medical attention and skilled nursing care are important because every hours delay lessens the chance of recovery.
 Today serum is available through the local Health Depart ment, and if given early enough may be the means of saving many lives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
BY MILTON BRoNNER

London, Dec. 16-Quietly resting his frayed nerves in pleasant home in London before taking up his post as a professor at the Uni- versity of Chicago, ex-president Ed tlard Benes of CzechoSlovakia real- izes more every day that only nar- rowly did he escape the fate of Kurt von Schuschnigg. last chan cellor of free Austria.
 The crime of Chancellor Schusch- nigg was that he sought to pre- serve the independence of his native land. Therefore, ever since, he has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
BeneS, Escaping Nazi Wrath, May Become U. s. Citizen

was then a government without a territory.
 Shortly after, revolution broke out in what is now Czechoslovakia and the republic was proclaimed. During nearly all its existence Masaryk was President and Benes Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1885 when Masaryk died, Benes was chosen as his only rightful success sor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
RIGHTFUL HEIR TO CZECH PRESIDENCY

When Msaryk came to America to sell the Czech case to President Wilson, Benes remained in Paris and secured French recognition. On Oct. IA, 1918, the Czech National council in Paris headed by Benes, declared itself the provisional gov ernment of the Czech republic ana was so recognized by the Allies. It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
REsTRn RY RRnWNR

New York The only team 11 have an edge on Lefty Gomez lad season was the St. Louis Browns who bested the Yankee star ti1reg games to two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

MORE DAYS--DO your Christ@ mas Shopping in Waterbury and patr0nize the stores that patrOnixa your newspaper-Buy Democrat ad~ VertiSed merchandise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
HELPED MASARYK
 FOUND CZECHOSLOvAKIA

The irony of Czech ingratitute iS that no man except the late President T. c. Masaryk gave more and ventured more for his country than Benes. Born of a Bohemian farming family and educated at the University of Prague and later in the French University of Dion Benes returned to Prague to become Q professor in the University of Prague. MaSaryk had been one of his teachers and all his life he looked to Masaryk as the George Washington of his country.
 When the world war broke out, Masaryk succeeded in going abroad to work for Czech independence. Benes remained in Prague to or ganize. But he was constantly watched by Austrian spies. In 1915 his wife was arrested. He himself barely got out in time disguished as g peddler and shot at by German frontier guards just before he skip- ped over the border into Switzer- land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

Pneumonia is prevalent at this time of year and will be until spring. From November 1, 1897 to November 1, 1888 there were 2O4 cases reported to the Department of Health. Over half of these peo- pie died. In city like Waterbury with doctors, clinics and hospitals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

been . prisoner of Hitler, kept in close confinement and not allowed to see anybody dear to him. The charge against him has not yet been framed. The date for 8 trial has not been set.
 Evidence is increasing that Ed uard Benes, who likewise defied Hitler and who likewise tried to pre- vont hs country from being mere province of Germany, was marked for a fate like that of Schuschnigg. He was lucky enough to beat the rap by a few days. After his country had been forsaken by England and France and its dismemberment be- gan, Benes resigned his post as President on last October 5.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
NET TIGHTENED
IN CRAFT PROBE

NEW YORK, Oct. S GN.SJ.
Accounts Commissioner William
B. Herlands today repeatedly was
concentrating his investigation Of
Brooklyn'S law enforcement Sys-
tenn on 35 cases prosecuted ny
District Attorney William F. X.
Geoghan's office.
The cases were being investl-
gated with the same close scrutiny
which resulted in bribery charges
against Petty Racketeer Irving
Juffe. said 20 have stated he
bought with $4,000 bribe i'm
munity from prosecution.
HerlandS has sent out 1.402
Subpoenes requiring financial rec
ordS c. Geoghan and his staff.
Meanwhile, Herlands, who at
first refused to testify in the
Kings County grand jury inveSti-
CATION of the fur racket he probed,
said he would appear tomorrow
as a voluntary witness.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
Jasper Post N. 13
Reception Is Tonight

Boosting $50 members in good
standing, Sergeant Jasper Post No.
10, American Legion. will hold an
installation and reception for
newly-elected officers tonight at 8
o'clock in the new Colonial Hotel,
with Comdr. Daniel M. Goodacre
In charge of arrangements.
More than 100 guests are ex-
pected by the guest committee,
which is headed by National Ex-
ecutiVe Committeeman Joseph J.
Maloy, and includes Thomas j.
Frailey. John j. Orlosky, Edward
L. Marthill Charles Francis Nc
Carthy, Fred F. Money, Charles H.
Pierce and George Lee. The LIE
gion's national guard of honor will
participate.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
Their Patent
'TUkeSSh1'i1OEc
OsGt of Wool

Patents for making wool un.
shrinkable have been issued
to three men who would use
a new chemical process, the
U. S. Patent Office disclosed
today.
Joseph S. Reichert, Of Me-
tuchen, N. j., and Ralph w.
PeakeS, of EdgewOOd Arsenal,
Md, jointly invented q proc
eSs of rendering wool un.
Shrinkable through use Of
chlorine and other chemicals.
Another process which would
subject the material to q mix
ture of hypOchlOrate was de-
viSed by Ernest Lee Jackson,
of Washington.
In the Reichert and Peakes
process the wool absOrbs
about IL per cent of chic
rine, after which II will not
shrink, even If washed in hot,
SOapy water-Or so the inven-
tors claim.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 QN.S0.-
Four of l8 members of an alleged
German spy ring, indicted for
espionage today were booked for
trial on october IA. They are
Johanna Hofmann, former hair
dresser on the German liner
Europa; Guenther Rumrich, for
mer United States Army sergeant;
OFT H. VoSs, former mechanic in
an American aircraft plant, and
Erich GlaSer. a private in the
United States Army air corps at
Mitchell Field when indicted.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
VETS RALLIED
Foreign Wars Posts
ODen Drive

Officers of the Department OF
Virginia, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will outline the membership cam
paiRn for 1938-39 at the council
meeting of the Eighth district at
2 p. m. Sunday in Alexandria. 1t
will be held in the Russell Mitchell
Post, v. F. w. hall, 319 Prince St.
Austin ]. Matthews, Eighth dis
trict councilman, announces that
the following have been invited
to speak: w. I. Woodell, Staunton,
Va, department commander; Sam
uel B. DeVaughn, Alexandria, SEN
ior vice department commander,
membership chairman; Oscar P.
Jungbluth, Portsmouth, junior vice
department commander; Edward
Byrd, Norfolk, department quarter
master, chairman of the buddy
poppy committee; John R. Logan,
Front Royal, department chief of
staff; Albert F. Anderson, Lees
burg, department patriotic in
StructOr,
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
HUGHES SPURNS.
PROPOSAL FOR
COURT PROCTOR
Judicial Conferees Turn
Down Cummings Idea

0.N.S.) Chief Justice Hughes
and the senior federal circuit
Judges who comprise the judicial
conference today turned down the
administration proposal to estao
lish a court proctor" pending
further study and inclusion Of the
conferences own recommends
tions.
The plan. sponsored by Attorney
General Cummings, was feature
of President Roosevelt's defeated
Supreme Court enlargement plan
last fall and was INTRODUCED as a
bill in Congress last year. The
bill does not use the word proctor
but AN administrative officer OF
the United States courts
STUDY BY COMMITTEE
zone of these objectives (ot
the bilD is to give the courts
the power of managing their
own business affairs and to that
extent to relieve the Depart
ment of Justice of the response
bility," the Chief Justice re-
ported.
The conference appointed a
committee to prepare a recon-
mendation, subject to the
approval of the conference, 10
collaborate with Cummings in
working out a plan that would In
clude provisions looking toward
the eSta blishment of judicial
councils or some other like method
within the several circuits and the
District of Columbia for the con-
troll and improvement of the
administration of justice therein.
MORE DISTRICT JUDGES
In effect, the conferences report
approved the transfer of the
budgetary control of the courts
but indicated that some agency
within the court circuits be named
to supervise the courts work and
assign justices. :,
The conference recommended
the appointment of nine more Fed
eral district judges in addition to
the 20 additional judgeshlps ps|
authorized by the last Congress.
Two additional district judges
were recommended for the South
ern District of New York, and one
each for the District of New Jer-
sey, Eastern District of Pennsyl-
vania, Northern District of Geor-
gia, Eastern District OF Missouri,
Southern District of California,
Western District of Oklahoma and
the District of Kansas.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
BuIIitt Sails for j. ).
On Six-Month Leave

PARIS, Oct. 5 G.NSD.-United
States Ambassador William C. Bull.
lit sailed for the United States
aboard the liner Normandie today
for a six months leave of absence.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Johnny FEDERAL's MEMO

I
y Well, boss, you didn't do so
bad in your election predictions
and I'm surprised, columnistS be-
ing what they are, that you
haven't done a little Dragging be-
fore now My big kick was
the gains made by the Republicans
in the House Not that I have
anything against the Democrats
but remember how you predicted
months ago that the Republicans
would gain at least so additional
seats 1t looked like a screwy
guess at first, but when that
famous nationwide poll came out
A WEEK LATER and made the
same prediction 1 commenced to-
swell up When the prediction
came true, well, just felt sorry
for a minute that I had sworn off
beer and could not celebrate!
Have you collected from that pc.
litical writer whom you bet that
the election in Maryland would
be anything but Nice thing? -. :.
My biggest personal kick, however,
comes from the fact that you pre-
dicted the election of Jimmy"
Van Zandt, popular past national
commander of the VFW the day
after his nomination and twice
since Looking through the
files, however, 1 find you were not
so hot a year ago, when you Swal-
lowed that poll taken by House
secretaries as to who would be de-
feated this year Your score
was slightly less than 500 per
cent, which was all right W h n
you were playing baseball but not
so hot in making election predic-
tons.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
AW Why?

If you are interested in say,
ing the poor guy from a nervous
breakdown, Boss, why don't you
bring out the promised details on
that WPA reliefer at 400 c Street
who owns the grocery store?. Z.
Each day after work he comes to
the Times office and carefully
looks over the column to see
whether you have kept your prom
Use. Be nice and break the news
soon because as Won Lung, the
Chinese philosopher, said: "Ah
ounce of worry is worse than a
pound of actualitieS!"
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Yep; Said So!

It commences to look as though
your prediction that WPA relief
ers were in for bad time after
election is already coming to pass
You reported the other day
that Soil Conservation had let out
90 and now our mail shows 10
have been transferred from Ar
chiveS to other projects It's sup
posed to be to obtain a more even
distribution of workers, but I per-
sonally believe that it's a gag"
used to get rid of workers who
won't take some things.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Speaking of Pups

Knowing of your love for dogs,
J. E., I think I might possibly
get this item by your eagle eye
and busy copy pencil particularly
on things I write) .. That restau-
rant right across from us had a
cage outside yesterday with six
dogs in it and a sign saying they
might be purchased for two bucks
each by applying inside. -Four
went yesterday and one early this
morning. . This gives me an idea
Why doesn't the SPCA build
a bunch of similar wooded
cages and scatter the impounded
dogs throughout the city in like
manner. I'll betcher lots of folks
who never go down to the Pound
could not resist buying some Of
the dogs we have seen down there
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

One BIG Union doing rather stOeU
Then came split aDith A. F. of L.
Two SMALLER Unions doing all right
Then came the Crdft-InduStriGlist fight
Three LITTLE Unions, each 1Cith plan
Congress Says:
"It'S spinach-get together If you cGm."
JOHNNY FEDERAL.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

BY. . The stranger Tipped: Gee,
you have a funny-looking face"
Dad said nothing, and h e
stranger repeated the crack.
After about the fifth remark.
dad, who was the original mighty
atom, jumped UP and pummelled
the mans face until it looked like
a raw beefsteak. Then he showed
him in front of the mirror and
rasped: Look! Now who has
q funny face?" This is a tip to
trammelled tin1ids in Government
offices.