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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23
Sudden Change OF Policy
Ordered From " hife House

IVA could have pressed on, with
its strangling competition, with
rates which did not return a yield
even on the part of its cost which
was not allocated TO flood control or
navigation and free PWA grants on
the local systems.
The answer is that there was a
sudden change of policy, ordered
from the White House. There was a
right-about face of the course which
David Z. Lilienthal had been pur-
suing. There was an utter rejec-
ton of the policies of George Norris
and John Rankin so far as treat
ment of the electric industry is con-
cerned.
The only rational explanation is
that the administrator wants some
thing more important, and that
something is not difficult to see.
AS a matter of fact w. E. Douglas,
chairman of the S. Z. c., has been
telling the President for a long time
more than year noW--that the
utilities have been tagging at the
rate Of about billion dollars a year
in their new spending. II would
seem apparent that the President
has decided to see If utility spend
ing, damned up for four years now
according TO Douglas calculations,
will not break the business log-jam
and revive prosperity in this coun-
try.
If it works, as some friends of the
President see the future, business
will boom from now until November,
1910; the New Deal will 60 march
ing on for the four years to follow
II business continues bad for the
next Is months, reactionary gov
eminent may sit in Washington.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23
Congress Goes Along Filth
President on Preparedness

In actual appropriations for ships
and guns, mnnitinns ard planes, and
training for preparedness generally
President Roosevelt will get all he
wants from congress. Capitol Hill
is much impressed with the notion
that the surest way to preserve
peace is to be SO strong that it
would be folly for any foreign coun-
try to drag Us into war.
But congress does not see eye to
eye with the President on some of
the purposes of increased national
defense spending. 1t will. rot go
along with him toward possible
sanctions against aggressor nations.
There is tremendous sentiment for
minding our own business and not
giving even too much tongue-lashing
to the nations that are doing things
of which we cordially disapprove.
There is strong minority, head
ed by Key Pittman, chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee,
which is for strong economic action
against Japan. Senator Pittman is
convinced that this country could
punish Japan for its action in clos
ing the door Of Chinese trade to this
country, and could do so without
risk of provoking war between ia
pan and the United States.
There is another strong minority
which favors boycotting of Ger
many, partly because of Germany's
treatment of the Jews, and partly
because Of her aggressions on Aus
tria, Czechoslovakia, and her keep
ing Europe constantly in a war
scare. A much smaller minority
feels the same way toward Italy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23

ers' refusal to lend her was at least
partly responsible for her winding
up her contract.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23

When Madeleine Carroll paused
recently in New York on her way
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23

ored hose and very fiat shoes, re-
ported the movie fan Decidedly
not smart. But her hat was an I'M
copyable French bicorne, and the
collar of her suit marked it as one
of the latest efforts Of famous
French modiste.
Suddenly the rather buxom young
lady smiled, and the movie fan
wilted. She had recognized Miss
| Carroll--and had learned that movie
stars, when left to their own de
vices. aren't always as smartly
dressed as they are on the screen.
incidentally, the next Carroll pic
ture is Cafe Society," and the one
after that is called Air Raid, and
is the story of two young people
caught in city-in the war zone.
-
Hollywood has to be aWfully care
full about these war pictures. In
idiots Delight" for example, Es-
peranto was used instead of Italian,
French or German, just to avoid
the danger Of angry protests from
foreign governments. When it was
done as play no such precaution
was taken.
When fame begins to come to
radio performer 1t certainly comes
fast. Kay Ky&r, the orchestra
leader, wasn't particularly we'll
known even SO recently as year
ago. Now he's so well established
at the top of the ladder that when
he signed recently to appear with
his band at a New York movie
house the contract called for a sal
airy of Sl2, 500 a week--an all-time
high.
Want to know what sort Of thing
is likely to trouble big executives?
1t seems that there were weeks of
huddles over the title for Raymond
Pages new program, 1t was TO be
called 100 Men and Girl" and
Paige had 100 men in his band,
and the girl was Hildegarde and
everything was fine. But Universal
owned the title--remember the pic
ture by that name? Eventually
somebody thought up '99 Men and
a Girl" and after more indecision
because that was pretty close to
the original it was cleared.
-
| ODDS IND ENDS : Phil Bakers
sponsor has Herer seen either Baker or
The cast 81 his radio program, so The
broadcast is 10 be shifted to Honolulu
for a time Edgar Cuest and .4ndre
kosieianefs. The orchestra leader land
husband 81 Lily Ponsj are coilaborat.
ing on song.
y western Newspaper Union
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-23

Joan Blondell has tied up her
future again, so far as making
Evening star., 1939-02-04
.loW-Cost HOUSING
Through Private
Enterprise Urged
Builders Able to Provide
Better Homes CheopIy,
Conference Told

Private enterprise is capable of
providing better housing for more
people at lower cost than any pub
lie building program, Wilson Comp
ton, secretary and manager Of the
National Lumber Manufacturer AS
ISOLATION. told the Eighth Annual
National Public Housing Conference,
meeting in New York City, this
week.
Except for the families of eX-
tremely low and insecure income. I
see more likelihood of progress to-
ward decent housing through pri-
vate-enterprise building at $500,
$500. and S700 room, than through
public building at $1,000 or $1,000 a
room. he declared
Stating such progress would not
be accidental, but would have to be
reached by intelligent cooperation
of the building material and equip
ment industries, distributors, and
builders, finance institutions and
appropriate public agencies, Mr.
Compton said the building industry
/ had clear recognition that the
major housing opportunities today
are among families which know and
want modern housing but can afford
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Foirfox Realty Deals
Set January Record
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 4.-The VOL
ume of building permits issued and
the recordation of deeds and trusts
in Fairfax County during the last
month exceeded all former January
records.
County Clerk John M. Whalen
reported 346 recordations during
January, an increase of 80 over the
same month last year, and more
than twice the number admitted to
record in January, 1885.
Building permits in the aggregate
of $78,7O0 were issued in the office OF
County Commissioner of the Reve-
nue. James U. Kincheloe. Last jan
uary such permits totaled s45,750,
making a jump of S32,95O for the
current year. In January, 1886, per-
mits in the aggregate of Sl4,6O0 were
issued.
Altogether, 25 permits were issued
last month. Of the number, % COW
cred new construction and two I'M
provements. For new construction
the largest single permit was $2o,-
900.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Star Home
Enters Third
Exhibit Week
Thousands Express
Admiration of
RutIedge Residence

An unusually favorable reception
by the public has been given the
first Silver Star home Of the year.
the attractive Cape Cod Colonial
dwelling at 5443 Forty second street
NV, Rutledge, which tomorrow will
enter the third week Of its 30-day
exhibition period.
Thousands Of persons have filed
through the new home since the
opening two weeks ago, and compli-
mentS have been many for the struc-
ture and the way it has been deco
rated and furnished. Exhibition Of
the house marks the opening Of the
development, Rutledge, portion Of
Chevy Chase, which occupies a site
on one of the highest spots in the
District, between Connecticut and
Wisconsin avenues.
Edward R. Carr, prominent real
tor and original developer of Barn.
ably Woods, is sponsoring Rutledge
and erected the new Star home. 1t
was designed by M. T. Bagley and
Dan Kirkhuff, and has been taste
fully furnished and decorated by
Moody g. Gould of Bethesda, assisted
by Lynn Davies Mitchell. Miss
Mitchell returns to Washington after
several years experience in New
York City as decorative consultant.
Seven Rooms and Two Baths.
There are seven rooms and two
baths in the Rutledge home. A fea-
ture of the first-hoor arrangement
is the inclusion of a room, with full
bath adjoining, which may be used
either as a bedroom or study. For
display purposes it has been fur
nished as study. There are three
bedrooms on the second floor, which
should provide ample sleeping quar-
tiers for the average family.
About half of the furniture In
the house is antique. These old
pieces have been supplemented with
authentic reproductions and this
combination gives a harmonious,
decorative effect. Color schemes for
all the rooms were carefully Sc
(See STAR HOME, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Building Permits Hit
New High
For Week Here
100000 Doctors Hospital
And $450,000 Court
Building Included

Valuation of building permits
issued during the past week totaled
$1,710,432, a new high for the year
in the District. The list included
permits for erection of the Doctors
Hospital, under construction on I
street, and the $450,000 Juvenile
Court building.
The Office of Building Inspector
John w. Oehmann also granted
permits calling for construction of
81 one-family dwellings and half
dozen small apartments.
More important permits of the
week follow:
The Doctors Hospital. Inc, 1885
I street NV, owners; Francisco &
Jacobus, architects; Lee Paschall,
Richmond, Va, builder; to erect one
1O-story and basement concrete
hospital, 1915 I street NV; to cost
100000.
District government, Juvenile
Court Building. owners; municipal
architect, architect; to erect one
3-story limestone-facedc court build
ing and Offices GA rooms, 400 E
street NV; to cost $450,000.
District of Columbia, owners;
Louis Justement and municipal
architect, architects; to erect one
7-story brick, steel and concrete
ward building and also one 1-story
brick, steel and concrete heating
plant, Gallinger Hospital, Nine
teenth and G streets Sc.
st. Martins Church, owners; F.
V. Murphy. architect; Davis. Wick,
Rosengarten Co., Inc, GLIB Fifteenth
street NV, builders; to erect one
1-story brick and concrete church,
1902 North Capitol street; to cost
$4,000.
Israel Reiskin, 421 Farragut street
NV, owner; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect one 3-story brick
and cinder apartment GO units),
Evening star., 1939-02-04

551 to 557 Lebaum street Sc; to
cost $4,000
Howard Homes, Inc, 1912 Fiji
teenth street NV, owners; John
D. Cobb, architect; Clarence w.
Gosnell, Inc, 1414 Monroe street
NV, builders; to erect eight 2-story
brick dwellings, At to 81 Franklin
street NE; to cost $4,000.
Mary L. Hall, 1904 Twenty-fourth
street NE, owner; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; Louis H. Hall,
builder; to erect seven 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings, 414426
Nineteenth street NE; to cost
$4,000.
Eugene H. Phifer, 1901 South
Dakota avenue NE, owner and
builder; Dana B. Johannes, jr., de-
signer; to erect four 2-story four
Evening star., 1939-02-04
to own or rent modern homes only
If available at lower cost.
Small Homes Demonstration.

small Homes DemOnStf2t1On.
IAN activity among the major
home building industries whose sole
objective is to develop decent hous-
ing for more people at lower costs
is the National Small Homes
Demonstration. 1t includes more
than 30 of the principal national in
dustries including my own-the
lumber industry-producing build
ing materials and equipment.
Through it a number of these in
dustries collectively are exploring
the possibilities, through stand
ardization, of further partial pre-
fabrication and pre-assembly, of
equipment parts and through new
methods of building and new uses of
materials of reaching lower costs; of
developing for the inexperienced
and comparatively helpless con-
sumer an easier way to the owner
ship or rental of a modern home.
with structural and financial safe
guards founded in the integrity and
good faith of many of the country S
greatest industries.
There are men of wide knowledge
and of great name who say that
families with anual incomes not
over $4,000 must look to the public
(See HOUSING, Page B-4D
Evening star., 1939-02-04

(See STAR HOME, Page B-3.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Home Building
In January Sets
10-year Mark
Private Construction
Three Times Figure for
Same Month in 1888

The valuation of private building
construction in Washington during
January was more than three times
that of the corresponding month OF
last year, according to the monthly
report made public today by Build
ing Inspector John w. Oehmann.
Operations within the District last
month were valued at $3,572 ,461, as
compared to SLID $50 for January,
1885,
All types of construction with ex-
ception of apartments shared In the
gains, with the number of one-tam-
ily dwellings approved IN January
establishing a 10-year record for the
month. The total building valua-
ton was more than $1,4OO,OO0 over
that of December. In addition, the
District government received per-
mits for construction valued at more
than 100000, a figure far above
either of the comparable months.
Larger-Home Trend Shown.
Permits for 1874 one-family dwell
inps. with value of 81 ,133, $50, were
issued last month, as compared 10
63 dwellings with a value of $422 300
approved in January OF last year.
In December 187 dwellings were
included in the list of permits, but
the total value of these was less
than in January, indicating trend
toward a larger type of home.
In January IA apartments were
approved by Col. Oehmann's ONCE.
These have capacity of 100 fam
lilies and a valuation of 1892 600.
These figures are slightly below
those for the month last year, when
the capacity of new apartments was
ITO families, and these buildings
were valued at $4O7 900. Apartment
construction in December reached
q total of $3.50, 900.
More Additions and Repairs.
Valuation of additions, alterations
and repairs to existing structures
last month was $436,311, about dou-
BILE the figure for January, 1888. and
even more above the December total.
New building valuation by sections
of the city follows: Northwest, 81
511,45O; Southeast, $4O6, 300; North
east, S218,4o0; Southwest, none
Modernization work by sections:
Northwest, 1898, ,631 Southeast, s12,-
100: Northeast, $4,000, and South
west, $3.50.
Permits for the following large
buildings were issued in January:
The Doctors Hospital, value $780,
900; Scottish Rite Temple, $3.50 900;
library of George Washington Uni
versity, S250,000.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

families each) brick and concrete
block apartments, 4000-4004- -4008-
4O12 Edmunds street NV; to cost
$4,000.
Washington American League
Baseball Club. owners; N. w. Bar
rett, designer; George A. Fuller Co.,
Munsey Bldg, builders; to erect
one 2-story brick and concrete toilet
addition, 2O15 Georgia avenue NV;
to cost $4,000.
L. C. Miller, 4518 Sargent road
NE, owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers, architect; to erect six
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
Evening star., 1939-02-04

ings, 1616-1626 Fort Davis street
Sc; to cost $4,000.
Woodward & Lothrop. Tenth and
G streets NV. owners; The Marley
Co., designers; Mehring & Henson
Co.. IL H street NE, builders; to
erect cooling tower on roof, Tenth
and G streets NV; to cost $1,000
Home Developers, Inc. 1929 L
street NV, owners: Thomas M
Medford, architect; Harry Krevait.
1926 D street NE, builder: to erect
three 2-story brick and cinder block
(See PERMITS, Page B-2D
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
Last Rites For Mrs.
Emil Gardu Tuesddy

Funeral services for Mrs. Emil
Garau, lifelong Bluffton resident
were held at her late residence on
South Main street, Tuesday after
noon. Her pastor, Rev. w. L. Har-
mony of the Lutheran church Off
ciated at the services followed by
interment at Maple Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Garau, aged seventy-five
years, two months and twenty days,
died at her home Sunday morning
at 1915 o'clock. She had been bed
fast since last December when she
suffered a fractured hip as the re-
suit of a fall.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Huttinger, pioneer
Bluffton residents. She was mar
ried to Emil Garau in 1889, the
couple attaining their Golden We'd
ding anniversary on Monday, June 5.
She was d faithful member of the
Lutheran church here and active in
the work of women's societies.
Surviving are her husband, daugh-
ter Mrs. Earl Heckathorn of Spring
field and son Raymond Garau of
Rishville, Ind. One sister, Mrs,
Mary Mitchell and six grandchildren
also survive
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
Former Local Man
Dies In Indiana

Paul Steiner, former Bluffton resi-
dent and father of Rev. E. G. Stein
er of this place died at his home in
Woodburn, Ind, early Monday morn
ing. He was aged seventy-one years,
six months and two days. His death
followed an extended illness.
He was born and lived on the old
Abraham Steiner farm three miles
west of Bluffton until 1907 when he
moved with his family to Woodburn
where he farmed until he retired in
1922.
Surviving are his widow Hannah
Gerig Steiner; three daughters
Amanda and Mrs. Mary Gerig of
Woodburn and Mrs. Rose Wagler of
Pekin, ILL.,; two sons Ezra of Wood
burn and Eli of Eluffton. Also sur
viving are two brothers N. F. and
S. w. Steiner of Bluffton and two
sisters, Mrs. Maryan Lugibill of
Grabill, Ind, and Mrs. Lydia Rupp
of Bloomington, Ill.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at Woodburn Men
MONTE church of which he was a
member. Officiating at the services
were the pastor Rev. II. l. Fraker
assisted by former pastor, Rev.
E. J. Oyer of Lafayette, Ind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
To Be Missionary
In French Africa

Miss Catherine GratZ, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gratz of South
jackson street, has resigned her po-
sition as a home missionary in Ft.
Wayne and will enter the foreign
mission field in French West Africa.
Miss Gratz will spend the summer
here, leaving in September for New
York city where she will spend a
months time in preliminary study
of French and native languages.
Later in the fall she will sail for
France for a six to nine months
study of French.
Following completion of that
course she will leave for term OF
from three to four years in French
West Africa, being located IN a
desert mission station at the edge OF
the Sahara maintained by the Mis-
sionary Alliance association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
LeaUe On Summer
Trip To Alaska

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Biery are en-
route on a months trip to Alaska
where they will visit points of in
terest and attend the annual con-
vention of the National Editorial
association.
The party consisting of some 200
newspaper publishers and wives, left
Chicago Saturday night for Seattle
from there they sailed north Tues
day aboard the chartered steamer
Aleutian through the scenic inside
passage for Skagway.
From there they will go to Seward
ON the Gulf of Alaska and north by
rail to Fairbanks, a short distance
from the Arctic circle. While ir
Fairbanks next Wednesday, the long
est day of the year, they will wit
ness a baseball game played at mid
night without artificial lighting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
Growing of Queen is Held
Monday Evening Because
of Afternoon Shower
Graduation Festivities Are Well
Attended Notwithstand-
ing Two Days Rain

Rain which rarely interferes with
Bluffton college commencement fes-
tivities was a factor to be reckoned
with this year and resulted in sew
eral last minute changes on the
scheduled program.
Notwithstanding the rain which
fell internationally throughout Mon
day and Tuesday, large numbers of
visitors were on the campus and the
various affairs incidental to gradua-
tion week were well attended.
Growing of Miss Esther Ramsey
er as Bluffton day queen to have
been held in the afternoon was post
poned until early evening on ac-
count of rain.
The Thespian society play, Shake
speare's Merchant of Venice" and
the College orchestra concert which
were to have been open air campus
attractions Tuesday night were
transferred to the high school gym
nasium.
Rain also fell Tuesday morning
at the time of the graduation exer-
cises at the First Mennonite church,
but skies cleared by noon for the
commencement luncheon at Ropp hall
which closed the weeks program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
MIDDLE DISTRICT
CONFERENCE HERE
Mennonite Congregation of Five
States to be Represented
In Sessions
Sunday Afternoon and Evening
Meetings in High School
Gymnasium

Mennonite congregations of five
Middle West states will be repre-
sented in the Middle District Men
monte conference which will meet in
Bluffton from Saturday until Tues
day.
The conference meets here on the
invitation of the First Mennonite
church which will be in charge of
local arrangements and entertain
ment of the visitors.
States represented in the confer
ence are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri. Final preparations
for the conference are being made
by various committees Of the church
here it was stated Wednesday morn
ing by the pastor, Rev. H. T. Unruh.
CHICAGO PASTOR TO SPEAK
Principal speaker at the confer
ence sessions will be DR.. Rufus D..
Bowman, president Of Bethany Theo-
logical seminary, Chicago.
Meetings of the conference will be
held in the First Mennonite church
with exception of the Sunday after
noon and evening meetings to be
held in the high school gymnasium
to accommodate the larger attend
ance anticipated at that time
The Sunday afternoon session will
consist of song festival opening at
1880 o'clock, when choirs of the var
ious churches of the conference will
provide program. In the evening
at 7:3O, DR.. Bowman will speak un-
der auspices of the educational COM
mittee of the conference.
OPENING SESSION SATURDAY
The conference will officially open
on Saturday afternoon at 1870 o'clock
at which time preliminary recon-
mendations of confesence committees
will be presented
Following the at2snoon meeting
supper will be served on the Blufftor
college campus followed with SER
mon by DR.. Bowman in the Men
MONTE church Saturday night at s
o'clock. DR.. Bowman will also
speak at the Sunday morning service
in the First Mennonite church at 10
o'clock.
Routine business of the conference
will be held on Monday and Tues
day including appointment of COM
mittees, reports of various churches
church boards and missionary organ
izations.
The conference will close on Tues
day afternoon after electing officers
and selecting a meeting place for
next years gathering.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
DEDUCT MONEY
FROM SCHOOLS
State Department of Education
Withholds $4,000 from
Bluffton Schools
Non-payment of Tuition Pay
ment by Orange Twp.
Pupils is Cause

Because the board of education did
not collect tuition from 81 Orange
township pupils living outside the
Bluffton district who attended school
here during the 1878, the Bluffton
schools will lose $4,000 in payments
from the state school foundation
fund during the present fiscal year.
This became known the first of the
week when the Ohio supreme court
ruled that pupils attending schools
outside their own district must pay
transportation and tuition expenses.
Several years ago when the Orange
township rural schools were abandon
ed and the territory transferred to the
Union township school district, a
number of Orange residents who OBJ
jected to the policy sent their child
rem to the Bluffton schools.
Paid Transportation: Not Tuition
During the time they attended the
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