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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-08

Church of the Good Samaritan
3rd Sunday in Advent
1000 a. m. church school. HOO
a. m. morning prayer and sermon
500 p. m. Junior division of the
Young Peoples Fellowship.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

1877 H street NV. builder; to alter
into apartments. 1928 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV; to cost $500.
]. w. Joyce, 1920 Tuckerman street
NV, owner; Louis r. Moss, archi-
tect: M. B. Swanson, 276l Brandywine
street NV, builder: to erect one q
story brick and cinder block dwelling,
6565 Thirty-second street NV; to
cost $500.
Stone Construction. Inc. 927 FIJI
teenth street NV, owners, designers
and builders; to erect one 2-story brick,
concrete block and frame dwelling,
1920 Worthington street NV; to cost
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p Fischer, 1400
Twenty-ninth street Sc, owners and
builders; Clifton B. White. designer;
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling,
34o7 Highview terrace Sc; to cost
5000.
Ed Marosy, owner and builder: T.
B. Mills, designer; to erect one l-story
stone. brick and concrete block store,
223 Riggs road NE: to cost $500.
Samuel Cafritz, 2e0e Connecticut
avenue NV. lessee; Edmund w.
Dreyfuss. designer; R. T. Woodheld,
1921 Eighth street NV, builder; to
erect one l-story brick and frame
Evening star., 1938-04-23
PRICE
$2l,95O
OPEN TODAY 3 TO 8
SUNDAY II to 8
DAILY 6 to 8

From traNc light at Connecticut
Ape. and Porter St., drtpe east on,
Porter to eth St. and North to
house. See our signs.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

store, 26l8 Connecticut avenue NV:
to cost $4,000.
George Jameson. 4l4 Jefferson
street NV, owner and builder: T. B.
Mills, designer; to erect one 3-story
brick and tile addition, 2sls Four
teenth street NV; to cost $4,000.
George Jameson. 414 Jefferson
street NV. owner and builder; to re-
model, 28l8 Fourteenth street NV;
to cost 5000.
Home Construction Corp, 1928
Perry street NE. owners and build
ers: Victor F. Mariani. designer; to
erect one 2-story brick. stone and
cinder block dwelling, 926 Perry street
NE: to cost $4,000.
Joseph E. Miller, Takoma Park,
Md, owner and builder; F.. B. Proctor,
designer: to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, $500 Fourth street NV: to
cost $4,000.
Archie J. and Della M. Murray, 3O8
Eleventh street Sc, owners and build
ers: Clyde E. Phillips, designer; to
erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3408
Alabama avenue Sc; to cost s., 500.
J. I. Below, 1905 H street NV,
owner: Colonial Construction Co.,
1905 H street NV, designers and
builders; to erect one IL story brick
Evening star., 1938-04-23
RESIDENTIAL SALES
OF H. 0. l.. C. JUMP
Advance Of 76 Per Cent for March
Over February Shown in
Ann0uncAme
announcement,

A rs per cent gain in sales Of resi-
dental properties was scored in March
over February by two Home Owners
Loan Corp, according to On an
nouncemnt today. Preliminary fie-
ures indicate that some l,700 houses
were sold in March, as compared
with e64 In the previous month.
This brought cumulative sales to
o,246.
An improved demand for real estate
In many cities. increased offerings by
the H O. L. c. and greater selling
efforts by real estate brokers who
handle the properties are responsible
Tor the increase, said Col. Harold Lee,
deputy general manager In charge Of
property management.
In some cities groups Of approved
sales brokers have co-operated In ad.
vertising the properties with outstand-
ing results in inquiries and sales" he
said. Several full-page newspaper
ads have been run by brokers.
Following the unbrohen rise in
monthly sales since June, 1887. the
total jumped In February to s84
sales despite adverse seasonal factors.
At the end Of February total sales
Evening star., 1938-04-23

dwelling, 3420 Texas avenue Sc; to
cost $3.50.
DR.. Frederick G. Schneider, ITO
Rhode Island avenue NV, owner:
Schreier & Patterson. architects;
Martin Bros, l341 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, builders: to erect one T.
story brick addition, 1875 X street
NV; to cost $4,000.
Milton E. Groome, HAS Bladensburg
road NE, owner and designer; Mar
tin Bros, l341 Connecticut avenue
NV, builders; to erect one 2-story
brick addition, l765 New York ave-
nue. NE: to cost $1,000.
Harry CORN. Tower Building, own
er and builder; to erect five brick ga
RACES, STA to 5726 Sixth street NV:
to cost $500.
Donald S. Nash. 1916 Bryant street
NE. owner and builder; Thomas M.
Medford. architect; to erect one q
story brick addition, S. and 81 G
street s.W.; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

numbered 7.S46. amounting to $27.-
602.612. -Four hundred and sixty-two
sales were for cash. The average sale
over the country was about $3.50,
prices ranging from 81 1000 to sc, 1000"
Evening star., 1938-04-23
Group Of Homes Completed.

group Of Homes Completed.
Six homes Of Colonial design have
been completed in the 1900 block OF
Fairlawn avenue Sc. by Lawrence
G. Miller and Frank L. Tanning.
builders, 1t was announced today.
This group, the second to be built in
Evening star., 1938-04-23
the section by Miller 6s FAnning, -
being presented by Realty Associates.
The houses are moderately priced.

Yearly wages Of mine workers Of
South Africa are $60,00o,o 900 above
1882.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

Brazil exported 1,562,676 bags Of
coffee in January.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

Q 1Sc pcs. Bias Tape in all COL
ors, 3 yds. to piece pcs. zlc
q Sc XLent Cotton WaddinS
In the 72x90 comfort sise- 4Sc
D Chair psA and ba1k sets, GOV.
sred With gay ctints- -----43e
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Illegal Operation:
NURSE FREED
IN $1,000 BOND

Mrs. Ethel Mae Conner, AZ, a
nurse of the $500 block Fourteenth
st. N. w., was free on $1,000 bond
today pending an inquest Monday
into the death Of Mrs. Justine
Sweeney, %.
Mrs. Sweeney, wife of Charles
Sweeney, attorney with the Fed
eral Trade Commission and
daughter of Representative Rob-
ert Crosser Of Ohio, was found
dead Thursday night in Mrs. Con-
ner's apartment.
An autopsy showed cause Of
death was an illegal operation,
and Mrs. Conner was taken into
custody. Grilled by police for
several hours yesterday, she broke
down and admitted she had per-
formed the operation.
The body Of Mrs. Sweeney was
taken to Cleveland last night for
burial.
Mrs. Sweeney lived with her
husband and two young daugh-
tiers at 1922 Draper Lane, Silver
Spring, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
UNDERPASS HIT
Thomas Circle Plan
DrGLL,S Protest

The District Commissioners TO-
day had on their desks a vigorous
civic protest against construction
Of the proposed Thomas Circle
underpasS.
With the protest representa-
tives Of several civic groups sub.
mitted the alternative proposal
that Massachusetts, Avenue be
carried through the circle on the
surface. Otherwise it was spirit
edly urged that the project be
held up until Congress meets
again.
Members of the protesting
group were told the Commission
erS would make careful study of
all phases of the underpass pro-
ject before taking any further ac-
ton.
The sum Of $530,00O has been
appropriated to carry out the un-
derpaSs enterprise. District engi'
neers here said Massachusetts,
Avenue might have to be widen
AZ feet near the circle to permit
construction. Numerous old trees
would have to be cut down, mar.
ring the beauty Of the area, said
the delegation.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23

citizens Of the District from sharing IN the Governments
work project program.
Representative Vincent L. Palmisano chairman of the
House District Committee, home IN Baltimore
hoping to induce the enlightened voters of that city to
send him back Congress and very fearful that they
won't.
Of all the heads of the city, the in charge of this
Capital of the Nation, only Commissioner Hazen
the job.
Now we don't feel that government is bound
be bad On the contrary it might be very successful
But we do feel that the citizens of Washington the
and women live here pay their taxes here have their
interests here should have the right to say if there to
be oneman government, and if so who that man
shall be.
Or if the people of Washington want mayor, city
manager board of councimen, aldermen, supervisors
whatever you want to designate them the Times believes
it the people who should say who these to be-
And the Times pledges that it shall go fighting along
this line until the day when every qualified resident
has the right to walk up to the polls and cast his her
vote and truly representative is established
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
new CAREER
U. S. EmplOye Quits
Takes Up Fishing

After 80 years Of varied service
in several Government positions,
Frank McLoughan left his Vet.
Grams Administration desk today
to devote himself to a new career,
trying my hand at fishing in
every State in the Union"
Mr.. McLoughlan entered the
Treasury Department in Novem.
ber, 1908, as day watchman and
coin mounter in st. Louis, and
served in various capacities in that
agency until June, 81, when he
shifted to the General Accounting
Office. After two months, how
ever, he was transferred to Vet
Grams Administration and has
served as supervisor of the re-
payment unit, accounting division,
since then.
Fellow employees today gave him
a supply of fishing tackle for his
new career" which will be in
augUrated in California.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Mitchell Tells
Of Order

Fears Of many emergency en-
ployes of the Government that
the Civil Service status to be
given them under the Executive
orders of June "a will not pro.
vide full equality with workers
who entered the service via open
competitive examination, have
been disSipated by Harry B. Mitch
ell, president Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
Workers to be blanketed will not
only have full retirement rights
but also will have the same oppor
tunity to transfer to other classi
fled positions, Mitchell told 9
meeting Of the D. c. Department
American Federation Of Govern
ment Employees, last night.
Such employees are Gin exactly
the same positions as employees
who secure status through exam
ination and certification," Mitch
ell said. "They can be trans
ferred to other competitive claSsi-
fled Civil Service positions; they
can be promoted to higher posi-.
tions for which they are qualified" J."
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
AN EDITORIAL:

VXTASHINGTON'S municipal government is very much
w akin to Douglas Corrgans plane Both obsolete
and anquated but manage stagger along with
at the controls.
As for example, this week when the far-reaching dec
sion was handed down in United States District Court
holding part of the Districts business privilege tax to be
unconstitutional.
The Times sought to get opinions from the heads of the
city government to what action would be taken in view
of this decision which will cut tremendous slice of
the Districts And here is the situation that
found
Commissioner Allen out of the city He has been
the continent with the President, while the affairs
Of his office go unattended.
Commissioner Sultan who has done excellent work, but
is to be returned to his military career not in
his office at the District Building.
Senator William H. King, who is chairman of the Sen
ate District Committee and has proved himself opposed to
the good of the District many occasions, out in
Utah. mendng fences and telling the voters of his State
doubt how he had attempted to prevent the voteless
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Gem Store Arrest:
ExTORT THREAT
CHARGED TO BOY

First precinct police held a 49,
year.old youth today for investiga-
ton as an aftermath Of his al
legged attempt to eXtort money
from Mrs. Lillian M. Rector, man
ager Of a jewelry store at 619
Seventh st. N. w.
Mrs. Rector told police the
youth, Edward Stephen Burgess,
Of the first block Of K st. N. W.,
handed her a note, signed "Ace,
in the store late yesterday. It
read:
"You and your brat are both
being watched. So one false
move and there will be funeral
in a few days. So put $35 in
this envelope and put this letter
in with it or you and your store
will be demolished. Put your
hand on a telephone and an in
nocent boy will die"
Mrs. Rector returned the letter
to young Burgess without handing
over the money. She walked to
the door, screamed for police and
Burgess arrest followed.
Police said Burgess contended a
stranger gave him the letter to
deliver to Mrs. Rector.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23

With or without mustard, too,
my skeptical friend.
Dr. Rutland, who annually
ii, It's a one-man crusade against
the evils of summertime overeating
and over dressing, states flatly
that the hot dog is to be preferred
over the dubious salad, prepared
with dirty hands.
DANGER IN SALADS
Also, DR.. r. would have you
cling close to the tap and take
aboard plenty of cool-not ice cold
water, if you would live in COM
fort to see the leaves turn in the
fall.
A salad is all right in its place,
but its place is distinctly not where
germs can became an integral part
Of the dressing, says DR.. Ruhland.
DIR. Ruhland thinks Byron had
the right idea about summer dress.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
CIeriCs 10 Discuss
Police Problems

Sponsored by the Inter-denomi-
national Ministers Alliance com.
prising the memberships Of more
than so local churches, a mass
meeting has been planned to be
held Sunday, July 81, to discuss
alleged police brutality in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Several civic and fraternal or
ganizations will join the ministers
in this meeting, at the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church. The
speakers will include the Rev. E.
C. Smith, pastor of Metropolitan
Baptist Church; John P. Davis,
secretary Of the National Negro
Congress, and Charles H. Hous-
ton, member Of the legal staff of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
DR.. Robert w. Brooks, pastor of
Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church, Is chairman of the pro-
gram committee.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
DOORS BLAMED
Traffic Toll Is Laid
To Bad Manners

Half the accidents on the high.
ways result from bad manners
Of motorists, Washington I, CIeve-
land, manager Of the American
Automobile Association District of
Columbia Motor Club, said last
night in a radio address over Sta
ton VOL. His talk featured a
meeting Of the Accident Preven-
ton Institute of the Junior Board
OF Commerce at the studio. Cleve-
land said:
Consistent practice of road
courtesy would reduce traffic ac-
cidents In the United States to
at least one half.
IF motorists carried their bad
manners with them when they
were pedestrians they would
dash at top speed by others on
the sidewalk, crowd others out
of the way at building en-
frances and shout at anyone
crossing their paths"
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
S1,10O TO co
Fund for ChiLdren's
Camp Passes $500

Contributions in the 81, 400 cam
paign to send needy Washington
children to camp under the di-
rection of the Family Service AS
sociation passed the $500 mark
today.
The camp is threatened with
closing for the first time in 81
years due to lack Of funds.
Officials estimate that a con-
tribution Of only $14 will provide
q child with a two-week vacation
at the camp.
One hundred undernouriShed
children have been selected for
care at the camp.
Checks made payable to the
Family Service Association, 1922
Eleventh st. N. w., will be turned
into the camp fund.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23

ARLINGTON, Va, July 23.-All
persons who have resided in Vir-
ginia since November /, 1887, may
register and vote in the August 2
primary and November general
election, Claude o. Thomas. chair
man Of the Arlington county elec-
toral board, announced today.
The State poll tax requirement
will not be assessed against new
residents until fall.
New voters, who become 81
years Of age on or before election
day, also may register and vote
The Washington times., 1938-07-23

breathe in, and that is as it should
be, take it from DR.. Rutland.
RURAL MENACES
Stick to the shade, in town and
in the country. says DR.. Ruhland,
but in the country watch out for
poison ivy and ticks. The first
can cause you more painful mo-
ments than you thought existed.
The second can plant you perma-
nently, if you get Rocky Mountain
spotted fever.
All of which pasted in your hat
should see you fairly through the
summer, DR.. Ruhland says. He's
not too optimistic, though; has to
repeat this warning every year.
And while remembering all the
above tips take another tip from
pretty Pebbles Melton and see how
all Of it is taken care Of with
guSto and charm.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
8 Days to Get Tags:
IS DOCS A DAY
TAKEN TO JAIL

Frank B. Marks, District Pound.
master, today warned all dog
owners that July 81 is the deadline
for licenses. Next month any dog
caught without a tag or muzzle
will be picked up and put in "jail''
until bailed out.
Not that the dog "jail" at South
Capitol and K Streets is such a
bad place. In fact, its canine
inmates are royalty treated. They
have good food, comfortable sleep
ing quarters, and an enclosed
wired run with a newly built porch
to protect them from the hot sun.
The dog catcher collects about
is dogs a day and II cats, also any
stray goats. horses and other ami
mails.
Last year about 5000 dogs were
picked up. There are estimated
to be about 10000 dogs in the
District,
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Va. Vote Rules Fixed
Plans Made for Primary

providing their poll tax require
mentS are met.
Registrars for the II Arlington
precincts are: Mrs. Monica
Flaherty, Virginia Highlands: Mrs.
Mary A. Scott, RoSSlyn; Mrs. Mar
garet Stickley, Lyon Park; Mrs.
Helen v. Haller, Glen Carlyn;
Mrs. Ruth Marcy, East Falls
Church; Mrs. Azile Haley, Claren-
don No. 2; Mrs. Clara L. Nevin,
Clarendon No. /; Mrs. B. s. Hut
son, Cherrydale; j. w. Trick,
Carne; Mrs. Elizabeth Summers,
Ballston, and s. Murirl Dye, Arl-
ington.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Laundry Workers
Hear Wi|kerson

Doxey A. Wilkerson, dean OF
the summer school of Howard
University, was principal speaker
last night at a meeting Of laundry
workers at the Phyllis Wheatley
Young Women's Christian Asso
citation.
He spoke on the value of organ
ization from the standpoint OF
education of workers as to rights
duties and responsibilities under
prevailing social legislation.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23

Always wore his shirt open at the
throat.
A couple Of sponge baths or
showers a day will serve for the
apple that keeps the doctor away,
too, he says,
RESTRAIN THINKING
Finally, DR.. Rutland says you
ought to think" in comfort to
avoid hot weather strain. No ex-
haustive, straining pondering, it
looks like he means here.
DR.. Rutland is a firm believer
in the efficacy Of the sun suit as
summertime garb for baby, and
that's not saying how old baby is,
either.
The halter-and-slacks style gives
your skin plenty Of exposure to
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Navy Lets Contracts
For 4 DestrOYers

The Navy Department today an.
nounced award Of contracts for
construction of four destroyerS at
Government navy yards. Two are
to be built at the Boston Navy
Yard, one at the Puget Sound
Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash, and
one at the Charleston, S. c., Navy
Yard.
While no cost figures were dis
closed, construction in private
yards averages about $4,000, 1000
per destroyer.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Northeast Group
Renames Sherwood

K. L. Sherwood was reelected
president of the Northeast Build
ing Association at the annual elec-
tion of officers meeting last night
at 201O Rhode Island Ave. N. E.
The following officers were re-
appointed: w. s. Torbet, vice
president and general counsel; H.
C. Althoff, vice president; s. S.
SymonS, secretary; A. E. CowleS,
assistant secretary; j. E. Payne,
treasurer, and H. R. Engelbrecht,
assistant treasurer.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
WANTS MAMA
Boy 8, KneIU She Was
Sick, So

Linwood Sherwood, who is eight,
was back at his home at 1923
Eighth st. N. w. today after wan
dering into Sibley Hospital last
night in search of his mother.
At the time, "Mommy", who is
Mrs. Catherine Sherwood, was un,
dergoing an emergency appended
tony at Casualty Hospital.
All Linwood knew, though, was
that "Mommy" was in the hospi.
tai, he blurted to sympathetic
nurses at Sibley. A scout car took
Linwood home.
At Casualty Hospital, Mrs. Sher'
wood was reported in satisfactory
condition.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
SdssCer 10 Address
Montgomery Rally

SILVER SPRING, Md, July %,
State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer,
Democratic candidate for governor
subject to the September IL pri'
mary elections, will officially open
his campaign in Montgomery
county during an open air rally
on the grounds Of the National
Guard Armory here tonight.
other speakers at the rally. held
under auspices Of the SaSScer-for-
Governor Club Of the county, will
include Miss Ruth Shoemaker,
member of the house Of delegates,
and 10 v. Morgan, attorney.
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
KNOWS GLOBES EVERY MOVE:
C. u. Priest Authority on Earthquakes
Fr. SOhOn Can
Locate Center
Miles Away
BY PAUL A. CONLN

Mother Earth can't put much
over on the quiet bespectacled
Jesuit who has charge Of the
seismographS at Georgetown Uni,
versity. She may rumble and jun.
BILE in the far reaches Of the Pa
cific. Perhaps she tired Of the ar.
rangement Of those volcanic strata
in the vicinity Of the Himalayas
and decided to shift to a more COM
Portable position.
But Father Frederick w. Sohon,
s. j., knows instantly of these de-
ciSions. Every minute of the day
his seismographs are on duty.
And every little wavy line traced
on the sensitive parchment un.
folding In these pulse-takerS Of the
globe have their peculiar signifi-
canoe to Father Sohon.
HAS 4 INSTRUMENTS
What are seismographs? They
are instruments for recording au.
tomatically the phenomena of
earthquakes-adapted to multiply
by the hundred fold those slight
tremors which mark an earthly
upheaVal be it 10000 miles away.
Georgetown University - long
recognized as q seat Of earthquake
data-haS four Seismographs in
its laboratories. Anchored securely
in blocks Of solid concrete which
extend down to the bowels Of the
earth, these masterpieces of
French, German and English
manufacture, probe the intimate
secrets Of our sphere.
AS Father Sohon puts 1t, this
So-called solid earth shifts con.
stantly just as the. waves Of the
sea. He has the daily record of
curves and reverberationS to prove
his point.
TRACING LATEST SHOCK
Currently, Father Sohon Is trac-
ing down the earthquake which
shook his precious Seismographs
early yesterday. He hadn't placed
his finger on the quake this morn
ing but promised he'd be able to
do so before the day is out.
Here's his method.
The quake was recorded in
Georgetown. He has been in touch
with the Jesuit College at Wes-
ton, Mass, where other priestly
scholars have noted the phenome-
non. On graph paper, Father
Sohon has plated the severity of
the quake and the latitude and
longitude Of the recording stations.
He was awaiting word from Pas
adena, Calf, Sitka, Alaska, and
st. Louis, Mo-, today before pro-
ceeding with his problem. When
he receives this data, he proposes
to plot a mathematical curve
which SuperimpoSed on a map will
lead him to the source of the dis
turbance. And he'll find it, too
he may estimate 100 miles or so
away from the center-but he'll
lind 1t-he always haS-and as
long as the quake didn't occur in
Washington, why should the man
on Pennsylvania Avenue worry
about 100 miles?
The Washington times., 1938-07-23
Van Week 10 Attend
j. ). Bar MeetinQ

Dean William C. Van Week of
the George Washington Univer-
sity law school planned to leave
today for Cleveland to attend the
meetings of the American Bar
Association. While there he will
present to Alfred c. Clum, Cleve-
land law director, the alumni
achievement award for notable
professional achievement and pub
lie service.