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cent expect no increases in apartment
rents and ~ per cent anticipate no
rise for Office space rents.
Strongest in Far West.
predictions against rent increases
were strongest in the Far West and
Mountain and Southern States, with
the Middle West close behind" said
George H. Patterson, association Sec
retary. Opinion from Eastern mem
bers was not quite so conclusive. in
dicating some possibility of higher
rents there, although, even for this
section, more than half of the replies
received predicted no gain.
"Seventy-two per cent of the men,
bers replying from Southern States
expect no increase in single-family
house rent in 1888. 70 per cent in the
Far West and Mountain States. 66
per cent in the Middle West and 50
per cent IN the East voted similarly.
No further rent rise for apartments
Is foreseen by II per cent of the
members in the South, Sc per cent in
the Far West and Mountain States,
81 per cent in the Middle West and
go per cent in the East Elghty-two
per cent of replying members in the
Middle West expect no gain in Office
rents in 1888; rs per cent in the Far
West and Mountain States. rs per
cent in the South and SO per cent in
the East voted likewise.
Confirms Other Views.
These results are in line with the
current available statistics from the
country's leading fact-f1nding agencies,
which show that the long rent rise
may have been halted, at least tenn
porarily. Last November the rent in
dex dropped frsctionally for the first
month since January, 1884, the low
point of the depression as far as rents
are concerned. Rents, of course, are
closely tied in with new building.
building costs and general economic
conditions. all of which are reacting
unfavorably toward any further in
creases.
mo further rent increases this wear
In many respects means a reduction
because taxes, high labor and repair
costs and the price of many building
materials are still going up. Rents
generally are only ~ per cent above
the depression low, while many costs
directly affecting them, such as COM
mon labor. are at all time highs"
This survey is the first of series
the Mortgage Bankers Association of
America is making this winter among
its nearly 500 members in Al States
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Value Built in Homes.

That today's builder builds a home
that Is the best value in the history
OF American construction Is the state
ment Of housing experts. That is be-
cause new methods, improved ma
terials. better tools are available today.
In other words, from roof to founda-
tion. the 1888 home is 4 sound invest
ment when built by a recognized
builder of standard materials.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
DECORATIONS PLANNED
Washington's Birthday Theme to
Mark Realtor Dinner,

Washington's birthday will be re-
hected in the decorations for tie
Washington Real Estate Boards
dinner-dance February 81 at the May
flower Hotel.
The Program Committee, headed by
Harvey L. Jones, has held several
meetings and is making elaborate
plans for the affair.
g. Edward Altemus is chairman of
the Dinner and Decorations Com
mittee. while Albert w. Walker,
chairman Of the Reception Committee,
will be assisted by several former
presidents Of the board and other
members.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Fungus Growth Prevented.

A chemical to be mixed in small
quantities with paint is said to pre-
vent the growth of fungus on the paint
and to prevent termites from boring
through the film. 1t Is particularly
helpful In dairies. breweries. wherever
moisture Is present. 1t may also be
used as a dip for lumber or to keep
out termites.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

twice by House and Garden magazine,
received the Washington Board Of
Trade award for architectural su-
periority. Is well as receiving the sil-
yer Star award for merit in building.
The community Is located half .
mile beyond Westmoreland Circle. Just
north Of Massachusetts, avenue.
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Rent

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ELECTED SECRETARY
N. Norman Mayer Advanced
by Firm,

William M. Beall, president of
Bradley, Beall Il Howard, Inc. today
announced the election of N. Norman
Mayer as vice president and secretary
Of the corporation.
Mr.. Mayer is a graduate of George
town University Law School, a men,
ber OF the bar and has been we'll
known IN insurance circles for many
years.
He succeeds Edward N Burns, who
died last June.
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,aooer At one side Of the freplaos
leads to balcony.
Since the apartment was desiened
oy an architect for his own use, he
aooeo large studio window on the
nortn SIDE. This window curves up-
ward to form part Of the ceiling.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Lack Of Putty Cracks Glass.

Lack OF putt on the frames of win
COWS may cause cracked glass.
Moisture absorbed by the frames dur
Ing heavy rainfalls causes swelling
OF the wood. This in turn presses
on the glass and cracks it.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
FIREPLACE PUT IN PIT
IN DESIGN Innovation

S"0AaeL VIII 6oOAS0el1 separates
Longing Place From Rest
Of Room.
An innovation In living room design
Is the placing Of the fireplace In q wide.
shallow pit. reports the Modern Home
Institute.
In = smart new London apartment,
. semi-ctrcular pit Is used for lounx-
ing purposes. A long. low cabinet with
. bookshelf, fashioned of Philippine
mahogany. Is used to separate the
fireplace sector from the remainder Of
the room.
Cushions are used on the floor of the
recess In the place Of chairs. A short
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
CAST or CHARACTERS

nsYRNA DoMBEY = heroine. Wife oe Che sensational swing hand leader. ROBERT TAFT - hero, News naper photographer--detectl ANNE LESTER = Myrna's clos eat friend. DANNrE FEELEY - officer as- signed Co investigate Ludden Dombey's murder.
 
 Yesterday; Tait begins to re- organize the band under his nian- Mgcrship and the members agree Co help him and Myrna to the end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
AIrTnnrn ~N A1IIcHN eY NARD JONES
BY NARD JONES
eopyRIoMT. Ioso NGA oeNvleE. INe.

showed that he had paid Q si,0O0 for it, probably took it at Q time when Lud Donbey needed money badly and had appealed to Macy whom he knew. And on the third week of The Swinagteers pro- grams under "Torchy" Stephens he called the band together and asked them to take a temporary cut so that he could make an ofter to buy back Macy's interest for what he paid for 1t, He told them why and eevry one of them agreed that under the circuti- stances Macy should be out.
 Tait took the certified check to Macy's apartment that night, "Bands aren't in your line, Mir. Macy, and I thought you'd be glad to ket your money back. suppose 1t was merely in the nature or Q loan to Dombey,"
 Tait didn't care for MRcy's smile. "On the contrary, Tait. I'm inter- ested in number of things, Why not bandp I'm perfectly content to  retain my share of The Swinagteers, Incorporated"
 "What would make you change your mind2"
 "You mean what would l con- sider fair return on my mvest- ment2 Well-you seem to be doing very we'll with the outfit, Tait. Suppose we said $6,000?"
 "But that's absurdl Dombey owes at least-"
 Tt was only a suggestion In an- swer to your question" Macy in- terrupted. We can let matters stand. I'm not in the least wor- ried about my $l,000."
 But Tait was. As he left Macy's apartment he was plenty worried Plainly, the man wanted 8 share in the band--and he must have reason for wanting 1t. Could 1t be 50 that he could maneuver Myrna into hole?
 (To Be COntlnued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
OAKVILLE COMP ANY
 EMPLOYES PROTEST

Employes of the oakviile co. de viaicn of the ecoviil Mfg, Go. will meet tonight ct headquarters of the Waterbury Brass Workers union, b3 spencer avenue, to plan organisa- ton of c union. A demonstration took place ct the plant gate yeSter- day with union officials passing out literature and addressing the em- ployes with the aid of . sound truck,
 According to union officials, em- ployes are protesting Q wage cut.
 Negotiations at the Waterbury Buckle Company have not as yet been conpletod, although the 100 women who went on strike last week have returned to work. An- other conference is slated for 1snursday afternoon ct . o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
PASYMPHONISTS
 OFFER VALERIANO
Sanpish Lyric Tenor to Sing at Bridgeport Con.
 cert Tonight

ell valeriano. Spanish lyric tenor, will appear tonight with the Bridge- port Symphony orchestra, when that unit of the WPA Federal Music project presents tho second concert of its fall indoor series. Frank Foti will conduct.
 The great artist has appeared in New York Carnegie hall, Town Hall, in Boston and Chicago, and has made several tours to the Pacific coast where he was SO enthusiastic ally received, that he spent the enc tire season In California. His Eu. ropean background includes success fui concert appearances in Paris, Berlin, London and Milan. A two year contract with the Opera Comique in Paris has made him a familiar figure to Paris music lovers. On tonight's program he will sing famous arias from the operas.
 The concert will take place at the Central high school, Lyon place, Bridgeport, ct e:iB ?, m. Series tickets at ei.00 are still available for the remaining three concerts Of the series: single admissions are 70 cents. Students may obtain the special 2S cent student tickets at the door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19

of the department. Barkley wanted a conviction, Feeley knew, and Barkley didn't care much who got convicted What the detective ofiicer feared was that Macy would spring , something suddenly and make the police detectives laughing stocK And Barkley would probably er. courage him, since he couldn't very well get conviction until somebody was brought to book with sufficient evidence to justify trial for the murder of Ludden Dombey.
 Tait, too, was painfully aware of the situation, but he had never felt so utterly helpless, There was one bright spot in the outlook The Swingateers were doing well. Under "Torchy" Stephens they were as popular as ever, and noth- ing was hlnted that the Pacific- Plaza would try to break the con. tract. AS the new manager, Tait had contacted the majority Of more important creditors and con- vinced a share of them that they still had chance to get their money A few night of pencil scratching told him that if Mont- gomery would give The Swinga- teers e chance to make some more records, even without Lud Dom- bey, he could get the corporation on an even keel again. Then Myrna could do as she liked, She could stay with the ship, or she could leave 1t free of Dombey's debts,
 Time and again Tait found him- self hating Dombey for the mess he'd made for Myrna. But then, he told himself, Ludden Dombey had mt figured on being murdered. Gradually Tait discovered that 1t wasn't the debts so much which angered him, where Myrna was con- cerned as 1t was the immediate past in Dombey's private life. Tait kept feeling that Lud Dombey had been rotter to sweep Myrna of her feet without e chance to look ct that past. A fellow like Dombey didn't reform over night, not even for pretty wife like Myrna.
 Often, as Bob Talt sat figuring over the Dombey books, he'd be disturbed by the face of Myrpa - Myrna's eyes or her moving lips getting between him and the sheet of paper. Perhaps Leonard Macy was right, and he had fallen II, love with her without knowing 1t Feeley had wondered about 1t, too Dannie Feeley was lot sharper than anyone had given him pub- lic credit for.
 Tn the days following his talk with "Torchy" and the band, Tait consciously stayed away from Myrna except when he had to dis- cuss business with her. And he began to resent 1t c little when she would mention Ludden Dom- bey in Q queer, reserved tone as though she and Lud had held Q secret she would share with no one else.
 Heavy on Tait's mind had been the fact that Leonard Macy owned . piece of tho band. The records
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
Mexicon Bottles Mode Him President


 WHEN the United States ac.
 v quired Texas In is4s, the gov. @nment turned to "Old Rough and Ready" Gen. Zachary Taylor, to occupy the borders. By the spring of i840, the general had moved down to the mouth of the Rio Gfande with . force of 5000 men and established Fort Brown, Across the river was the Mexican army, under orders to drive Americans out of the contested area. They tried this Rnd war was on.
 Suddenly Taylor faced . conflict beyond his strength. But he won two victories in quick succession. at Palo. Alto and Resaca do l0 Palma, on May Q and Q, Is40. The Mexlcans retreated and Taylor followed to consolidate his posi-. ton. At the same time the coun. try began to consolidate the gen. erals position for the presidency.
 Followed another close shave. and victory for Taylor at Mon. terey In September, and again the country acclaimed him. Next Taylor crossed sharply with Gen. eral Scott In the Mexican cam. paign, with the result that at Buena Vista Taylor barely snatched a victory from Santa Anna and his 10000 troops, four times the number Taylor com. nanded. At home the feeling was that Taylor had been stripped of his troops by Scott, who was cam- paigning elsewhere in Mexico, but won anyhow. So Taylor became irrevocabiy . presidential possl. biiity. He was elected In i840.
 He Is shown here on Q U. 6. stamp of. the issue of 1870.
 tcopyFIsht Isaa NEA Service. inc'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
ASHBOX FIRE AT
 TWELVE QUELLED
Damage on Property of Ella Doran at Midnight
 Slight

Ar, ashbox fire ct 4i7 East Main street was extinguished by firemen shortly after midnight. Tiremen aIl- ewered aFi alarm at i2:i3, and the last company was back at It's station ct i2:52.
 The fire was on property Of Ella poran. Damage was reported slight,
 Early last night 6 fire in leaves 0n city property on Greenwood ave- Siie was extinguished. Late yester- day afternoon . rubbish Ire was put out in the roar Of io5 North Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
CHAPTER xv

"T don't want to make any prom ises I can't keep" Tait told 'Torchy" Stephens and the band he had gathered inside his apartment 'sBefore Lud was killed he was rid- inR for another kind of 8 fall. He was paying your salaries. all right, but 1t wouldn't have been long be- fore you'd have been out of jobs because I,ud wasn't paying anybody else I'm going to try to hold off the wolves and get things straightened out, but don't depend on It. It's a gamble, and nothing more. If there's anybody here that doesn't want to stick 1t out, we want to hear from him now"
 "Torchy" spoke up. I'm stick ing. Anybody here want to slide9"
 The ensuing silence was the an- gwer, and Tait turned to "Torchy" Stephens. DO you think Pacific- Plaza will try to poke Q hole in OUT contractP"
 T believe I can talk them out of it if they do try It." Stephens said. "There's e scandal clause in the contract that they might try to crawl out through -- but once ! did . favor for Hoskins, the fnaa- ager. I took over fzzy Pico's band when fgzy got plastered on c night that Hosklns had advertised big"
 "doodl" Tait exclaimed. "Then you're the fellow to talk to Hos- kins--but only if he brings up the subject. I think the best hunch would be to keep showing up and doing your stun. as If nothing had happened"
 Sure" said Stephens, "That's what we'll do."
 The next two weeks were hectic ones for Bob Tait. He and Feeley spent days going over the Dombey papers, but there was considerable extraneous stuff and In the end they did little more than establish what Harris Rogers had told Tait in the firgt place. Ludden Dombey had been headover-hee in debt. Hii past included Q number of expensive young women. He'd faked his aus thorship of "The Cats Meow" and failed to make good. and he'd vio- lated his contract with the phono- graph recording company, which had been good source of revenue.
 Reeley was frankly stymied, and was leaning heavily on the exist- enoe of the musician who had written ''The Cats Meow. But hC hadn't yet been able to find him though the city had been combec and Feeiey had wired his dc. scription to every conceivable musicians' union in the country Leonard Macy, tho dilettante art criminologlst, had been suspi' cicusly silent and this worried Feeiey more than anything. Ht knsw. for instance, that Macy hac several times been in touch with Barkley. the prosecuting attorney The newspapers, weary of an ad- ministration which used the police department as Q political football were pressing Barkley hard. There was more iawbreaking, more crime than ever, and while Feeley wa guiltless he was bound to be paint Cd with the same brush as the rest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19
' cRANIUM
 CRACKERS

An actress who died recently and uh0 had achieved her greatest fame 5aFing tic movies silent days was kn8Wn as "the girl with the topaz eges.1 She entered the films the gear the Ltsilanla was sunk.
 Who Was the actress referred to, KIiat le the color Of topaz, and Hiat year d1d the actress onter the slmef
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-19

Answsfs ~ nAsk PAsA
Evening star., 1938-08-03
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-Hazel Hurst, a.
year-old blind American, appealed to
King George vi and American Ambas-
sador Joseph P. Kennedy today to
waive British animal quarantine re-
strictions, which prevent her from tax
ing her Alsatian dog guide into Eng
land.
She rejected the offer Of q one-eyed
man to have his eye transferred to her
by surgical means. She also refused
the offer Of British guide dog.
The Oneonta, N. Y, girl wired King
George after James A. wallace, aged
81, wrote her:
Il pray you to forgive me for writ
ing and will in no way be offended If
I offer you my right eye If it could be
transferred to you by an optical sur
geon."
Miss Hurst. who announced she was
returning to the United States Friday
II the dog, Babe, was not allowed to
land with her, said ut was very kind
Of him, but shall not accept"
The blind girl telegraphed King
George: Making my last appeal to
your majesty to permit me and my
seeing eye to enter your country. My
dog Is my eyes. I know you can help
me-" Miss Hurst cabled an appeal for
aid 10 President Roosevelt yesterday.
Lillian Shrimpton, secretary Of the
Evening star., 1938-08-03
ROOSEVELT HEADS
FORBALBOA TODAY
1,645-Pound Ray Landed
by Crew of Destroyer
McDougaI.
Hy TIE Associated Press.

ABOARD U. s. S. HOUSTON,
COCOS ISLAND, Aug. 3 (via naval
radio) o).-President Roosevelt and his
party got In the last of their deep-sea
fishing in the Pacific today before leav-
ing Cocos Island for the Panama
Canal Zone.
The Houston made ready to leave at
pm. (E. S. T.) on the 54o-mile run
to Balboa, where she is scheduled to
arrive tomorrow afternoon.
Prize catches Of the Presidents
party-five big sailfish-were over
shadowed today by a 1,645-pound ray,
harpooned by the crew of the escorting
destroyer McDougal. Hung up along
side, it measured IS feet in width and
9 feet in length.
The run to Balboa is the last leg
Of the Presidents Pacific cruise, which
started at San Diego July l6. Since
then he has travelled down the coast
of Lower California, thence to Socorro
Island, Clipperton. the Galapagos
Archipelago and Cocos Island, a total
of approximately $500 miles.
Prof. Waldo L. Schmitt OF the
Smithsonian Institution, continuing
his Investigations and explorations, re-
ported discovery of a species Of palm
which long had been desired by the
institution for scientific study and
propagation.
He described the discovery as tall,
slender and stately; with graceful
crown of leaves; different from but
more closely resembling the royal palm
than any other well-known species"
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Russians and japanese People
Border Area NO,u in Dispute

of Manchukuo are mostly Chinese who
have migrated there within the last
10 or 20 years. Society ofncials say
that in recent years Chinese have
moved there at the rate of million
q year.
The products Of Manchukuo are
largely agricultural, and 1t furnishes
a supply Of foodstuffs and other raw
materials to Japan. It has no outlet
to the Sea of Japan.
Korea, near the disputed boundary,
has been a part of the Japanese
empire since 1910. It has q popula-
tion Of II 1862 ,645 in an area about the
size Of Minnesota. Eighty-five per
cent Of the population is rural.
The fighting apparently is taking
place in the vicinity Of Possiet Bay,
which Is some rs miles from Vladivos-
tok, the society said. The bay is
surrounded by undulating hills and
there are no great mountains near.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
RUSS0-JAPANESE
WAR IS DOUBTED
U. S. Observers Believe
FIare-Up Will Result
in Armed Truce.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Men to whom the administration
looks for guidance clung today to the
conviction that the latest Russo-Jap-
anese fighting was likely to conclude
in an armed truce.
Regardless of pitched battles along
the Manchukuo-K Korea Siberia bor-
der, well-informed persons still are in
clined to view the clash as local
affair destined to be settled locally.
Neither Japan, embroiled with
China, nor Russia, concerned over Eu-
ropean threats and internal problems,
desire general war at this time, In
the view of several diplomatic and mil
itary experts here.
All observers, however, are ready
to revise their judgment quickly II
the boundary fighting shows signs Of
getting completely beyond control.
Hull Issues Statement.
Official State, War and Navy De-
partment comment has been limited to
Secretary Hulls statement yesterday
that the Government was observing
with special interest the varying re-
ports from Toxic and Moscow.
Privately it was disclosed that
months ago detailed study Of official
reports from abroad had led to the
conclusion, still held, that neither side
wanted conflict Of the proportions
Of the 1904 Russo-Japanese war.
One official adviser, map in hand,
noted that Changkufeng Hill, scene Of
fighting this week, was situated in ter
ritory that was in dispute before ia
pan occupied Manchuria in 1881.
Only about 100 miles southwest
Of Vladivostok, Soviet Far Eastern
metropolis, it overlooks and domi-
mates the railroad serving the port
of Rashin, which Japan has de-
veloped recently in Korea.
Threat to Railroad.
Neither side moved to occupy 1t
until Soviet troops took possession
recently, creating an incident like
that Of last summer in which troops
and gunboats clashed on the Amur
River.
To the japanese, Soviet occupation
of the hill would mean a threat to
the railroad, officials said. For that
reason they were inclined to believe
the japanese military would not give
away, as the Russians did in the
Amur fighting.
Both the Russian Siberian force and
Japan's Manchurian-Korean forces
are semi-autonomous, able to carry
on undeclared warfare without in
volving their respective governments
irretrievably.
The boundary fighting, experts
noted, tends to hold along the border
great japanese force, which other
wise might prove decisive in the Sino-
Japanese conflict.
They said a general war would
mean probably japanese attempt to
pinch off the Russian Far Eastern
provinces at Lake Baikal. a Japanese
naval blockade of Vladivostok, and
immediate Russian air raids on
Japan's cities.