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Evening star., 1939-06-03
the MIRACLE HOMES FEATURE:

Brick steel ond constructon-coneete floor
struetion: Pe1monent Fire proof! SofeOok finish floors
Ioid in ond exclusive pottern-McCord Timken Oil
Fired Copper heotne system designed exclusively tor these
homes Filtered forced crcuIoon-Lost word in steel
enomeIed kitchen cobnes-Fomous Briggs Beoutywore
bathroom fixtures and sleomine porcelain enoreed both
woinscotne with solid bross chromium finished fit
tines-WoI ond woodwork point ond enamel finish in
poste shades thot will hormonze with any type Of furnish
ne-nsuIoted with Ferro The the lost word in reflective
insulation efficiency Visit Of these homes on hot
doy) Furred wos metal windows bronze weother-
stripped eauked-A generous domestic hot voter supply
economically heoted by oi-Moden gas ronee, fully IN
suoted with automatic control-loree lots sodded
ond ondseoped-Curb ond gutter sidewalks hord suoeed
streets-Ten-cent bus serice-two lines-Grommor and
Junior High Schools nearby.
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able when dry. 1t comes in the form
of paste. to be thinned with water.
Hard Water Drin.

Question-The drip of hard water
has formed rough coating on my
wash basins. What will remove it?
AnSWer-You can take that off
with sandpaper or fine steel wool,
but must be careful not to dull the
gloss of the enamel. which cannot
be renewed. Rub very lightly and
go at the job slowly.
New Roof Over Old.
Question: am told that new
shingles can be laid over an old
shingle roof; that the old roof
makes good insulation. What is your
opinion of this?
AnSwer-Laying new shingle
roof over an old roof is an excel
lent plan. The double thick roof
gives good insulation and the roof
is stiffened Also. you are saved
the cost of tearing off the old
shingles and clearing up the mess.
Dry rot in the old roof will die out
and become harmless. Full instruc-
tions for doing the job can be OBJ
tanned from the Red Cedar Shingle
Bureau, Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-06-03

and Mrs. George Murray, U. S. NJ,
a home at 3402 @ street, for l.. H.
Stratford; Roger Robb, SOTO Lowell
street NV, in Kent, for the builder,
Thomas E. Jones, in conjunction
with Phillips & Candy, Inc; 30l6
Cortland place, in Woodley Park, for
the Sommerville Co, Inc, to Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. johnson.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ravenel,
an attractive home in Chevy Chase
Md, 8 Grafton street; for George
Seaton, a home with large grounds
in Washington Grove, Montgomery
County, Md, for f. M. Seaton; 72
Adams street NV, for Mrs. Kate
LoranZ to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Corter;
for DR.. Boyd r. Read a detached
brick and stone corner home at 800l
Saratoga avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
to Mrs. Gertrude Harrison; 2240
Cathedral avenue NV, in Woodley
Park, for Col. George Newell. U
S. A., to v. Lindstrom; 1926 Twenty
seventh street, for E. G. Cornwell to
Katharine Abbey Collins.
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Deaths Reported

bottie Taylor, 81. Gallinger Hospital.
Lyda Mailman, 81, 5509 Chevy Chase pky
Mary Brinkley. n 110 M St. Sc
Charles F. Uppercue -. 1893 10Th st. NV
William c. Rowe, IL 800 Tennessee ave
Annie L Clifford 20, 3347 18th st. NV.
Garrett A. Sullivan, g.. 1909 Holly st W
Catherine c. Lynch, 81, sol Nicholson st.
John J. Rourke, 81 GEORGETOWN Hospital
Llewellyn J Goode 43, Emergency Hospital
Yetta Luuch. so, 550R 4th St NV
Robert Walker, 40, United States Soldiers
Home Hospital
Catherine NJ Grissett -, Columbia Hos
pital
Alfred C. D Nena, jr, 5. 1856 Holbrook
terrace ne
Mary Doye 75 22O H st. ne.
Thomas Ferguson. 20. Freedmers Hospital
Mary Cant, 63. Gallinger Hospital
Frank Sewell. 50. St. Eizabeth's Hospital
Fleming Hackney. 80, Gallinger Hospital
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Walls Of Burgundy

An extremely well-lighted bed
room has walls painted burgundy
color. A beige carpet is matched by
pale beige bedspread and dra-
peries. The dressing table is also
beige trimmed with a fringe of
burgundy and blue. The dressing
table seat is upholstered in a tex
tured fabric of turquoise color. A
chair is also done in turquoise.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Automatic Heat STANDARD

Automatic heat is now standard
equipment in even the moderate
priced home. Ten years ago it was
a rarity, the Small Home Builders
Year Book points out.
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Adds Modern Note

A glass-inclosed shower bath adds
modern note to any bathroom.
Ideal for the extra BATH" the one
that does not contain a tub, glass
cabinets accomplish much in stamp
ing home as modern and desirable.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
Distrusted Circular Sow

When the first circular saw was
put in operation in New Orleans in
1903 lumber workmen promptly
smashed it. They feared it would
cost them their Jobs as hand savers.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Police Find Car
Youth Lost by:
Good Turn

A little of that faith a colored
youth by the name of Thomas JET
ferson had in his fellow man may
be restored now. But it's doubtful
- Thomas will ever entirely re-
cover that spirit of doing a good
turn he showed on the night Of
December 20.
Thomas was driving peacefully
along in his car at Fourth and G
streets S.W. Suddenly white
man ran out and hailed him with
the cry: There goes some people
who stole my truck"
Obligingly, Thomas allowed him.
self to be Communicated to follow
the truck. He overlook it at South
Capitol and w streets and the white
man got out and without so much
as II thank you," got in his truck
and drove off.
The men who were in the truck,
thus left without a conveyance,
turned their attention to Thomas.
They ordered him out of his car
and drove it off.
He reported the theft to Washing
ton police, and yesterday they To-
Gated his automobile in Leonard
toWn, Md. Police there arrested a
colored man in connection with
stealing 1t.
Detective Sergt. Elmer Lewis will
be sent to Leonardtown to return the
automobile to Thomas and the rob-
berry suspect for trial.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
| Bandit Invodes
Store Nights
In q Row

Hyman Growdsky hopes the BAN
dit who keeps holding up his gro
cery store only works" q hve-day
week-or less.
Because last night Mr.. Growdsky's
store at 1884 Eleventh street NV.
was held up for the second night
in a row by the same man, an6 for
the fourth time in three weeks.
Friday night Mr.. Growdsky's wife
was alone when the bandit came
in. flourished gun, and emptied
the cash register. Apparently he
wasn't satisfied with the haul, for
he told Mrs. Growdsky: .'I ought
to kill you"
Last night he came back, this
time a couple of hours earlier. Mr..
Growdsky, came charging from q
rear room with a broomstick, scar
ing the thug into scattering nickels
and dimes all over the place.
The bandit cut Mr.. Growdsky
slightly on the head and Mr.. Crowd
sky retaliated with some sharp blows
Of his own and chased the man up
an alley.
A little later police arrested q col
ored man near Fourteenth street
and Florida avenue NV. He had
| head injuries, 10 they held him for
Questioning.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Lottery Charges Hold
Two Men and Woman

Two men and a woman were under
charges of possessing numbers slips
and operating lottery today after
they were seized with $500 and 1000
alleged numbers slips by police who
followed them for several hours yes
terday afternoon.
The three gave their names as
Geraldine j. Hall, colored, 81, of the
2200 block of Second street NV;
Dallas E. Rattley, IS, colored, of the
1000 block of o street NV, and
Richard Smith, IS, of the 1000 block
of street NV.
Capt. George Little and members
OF his vice squad said they spotted
the pair several days ago and yester-
day an agent succeeded in making
several plays with one of them.
The officers said they saw Rattley
turn some slips over to the Hail
woman at Thirteenth and Wallach
strsets NV.
They tagged" the woman to the
Peace Cross on Bladensburg road,
they said, where she turned a pack
age over to Smith, who drove of.
Some of the officers followed
Smith, arresting him after he made
a circuit through nearby Maryland
and returned to the District, while
others trailed the woman.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
BoIIes Due 10 Be Named
To House D. {. Group

Representative Stephen Bolles,
swept into office In the Republican
landslide which overwhelmed the
Wisconsin Progressives in the No.
vember general election, is expected
to be named q member Of the House
District Committee.
He would replace one Of the three
Republican members who are seek
-4ng other committee assignments
Representative George J. Bates of
Massachusetts, Dewey Short of Mis-
souri, an w. Sterling Cole of New
Mr.. Bolles has long been q stu
dent Of civic affairs. In his library
are more than 200 books on city
government.
BY profession, Representative
Bolles is a newspaperman. For 10
years he was editor of the GAINESVILLE
(Wis) Daily Gazette, having pre-
vfouSly been reporter and manag-
Ling editor for many newspapers. In
Dol he was superintendent of the
l. bress department Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition and in 1907 he was
director of publicity for the James
town (Va) Exposition.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Diphtheriu Warning
Issued to Purents

Health Offlcer George G. Rutland
yesterday urged parents to have
their children immunized against
diphtheria-either by their own ply
sicians or at the Health Depart
ment's agency at 230 Third street
NV.
DR.. Ruhland said the first case
of diphtheria reported in this vicin-
ity resulted In the death Of a q
year-old child who lived in nearby
Virginia. The mother and father
Of the victim and another child all
contracted the disease and are in the
hospital, he said.
The health omcer again warned
parents to put their children to bed
when they catch colds to guard
against more serious illnesses.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
BY BEN H. PEARSE,
Star STAFF Correspondent

BUCK LODGE, Md, Jan. T.
Sam Young, who has been hunting
foxes. red and gray. in this section
for most of his IS years, is going to
have funeral one of these days for
Miss Muffet, one of the fastest
hounds he ever owned. and Walter.
Johnson has promised to preach
the sermon.
The casket, a white one for which
Mr.. Young traded fine Durham
calf, is ready So are the headstone
and grave. AS soon as the water
proof vault he has ordered arrives,
all of Miss Muffet's friends will be
notified of the time for the rites.
"It might seem a little silly to
some,v Mr.. Young explained, "but I
was mighty fond of that dog. I'm
going to bury her right out in the
front yard here. You know I'd
rather be buried beside a good dog
than some folks I~could mention"
Miss Muffet died last October at
the age of about 21z years. Mr..
Young has followed countless dogs
after innumerable foxes in Northern
Montgomery and Southern Frederick
Counties in the last half century,
but in his opinion there never was
hound faster or gamer than she
was.
Net a Red Coat Hunter.
/. She never won any champion
ships. Mr.. Young never went in for
fancy hunting. The wallpaper of
the Youngs' parlor has a hunting
motif, with hunters in red coats
and white breeches jumping over
fences on horses poised in best hAnt
club style. But Mr.. Young never
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Youth FIees With $50
In Coal Yard Ho|dup

A colored youth described by his
victim as vicious looking" today was
sought by police for robbing Mrs
Rosalie Thacker, 62-year-old widow
who operates the George w. Thack-
er Co., lumber and coal yard, of $50
in one of several holdups last night
Mrs. Thacker said the youth en-
tered her Office at 1919 Fourth street
NV. shortly after 5 o'clock, -four
ished a nickel-plated revolver and
demanded her money. After giving
him $50 in bills and change from her
pocketbook, the robber disappeared,
Mrs. Thacker said, after warning her
If you move I'll blow your head of. ~
Mrs. Frances Newman of 1125
Fifth street NV. returned home
yesterday just in time to surprise a
colored boy leaving her third-floor
apartment with her husbands S shoes
and bundle of clothing. The boy
backed her downstairs at the point
Of a pistol, warning her to make
no outcry or he would kill her. On
reaching the first floor the robber
fed. He had gained an entry to the
apartment by jimmying a door.
Mrs. Edna Christopher of / Eigh-
teenth street Sc. had her purse
snatched early last night in the
1000 block Of East Capitol street by
q colored boy. The pocketbook con-
tanned $6.
John Shaw, 81, of 312 L street
Sc. thwarted two colored men yes
terday morning who attempted to
stop him as he was driving along
with his horse and wagon on X
street near First street S.W. He
said he was chased for several blocks
until Pvts. william Gordon and
Walter Sanderson CHANGED along in
q squad car and arrested the two
men. They were held for investi-
cation. -
William Dockery, 28-year-old col.
ored taxicab driver, reported to po.
lice that two colored men held him
up shortly after midnight, took 9t
cents and fled In his cab. He sale
the men engaged him at New Jer.
sey avenue and Pierce street NV
to carry them to the 2100 block o1
70 street NV, and on arriving
there held him up at pistol point.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Man, 50, Held in Shooting
OF Unwanted Visitor

Frederick G.. Jenkins. go, Of the
1900 block of Rhode Island avenue
NV, was being held last night
at the third precinct station house
pending outcome of injuries of a
man he is accused Of shooting in
the leg. The victim, Vincent Coins,
"a, a bricklayer, of the HOO block
of Euclid street, was taken to
Emergency Hospital for treatment
of wound in the left knee.
Police said the shooting occurred
after Mr.. jenkins had warned Mr..
Coins several times to keep away
from his house. Last night when
Mr.. Coins returned, according to
the story told police, the warnings
were repeated, and as Mr.. Coins left
Mr.. Jenkins followed him into the
front yard. Mr.. Coins was shot as
he got into his automobile. At the
hospital it was said his condition is
not critical.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Funds for Armory
To Be Provided
In Supply Bill
Legislators GIVE Guard
Officials Definite
Assurance

Definite assurance was given off,
cials of the District National Guard
yesterday by several members of the
House Appropriations Committee
that funds would be included in the
1910 District supply bill to acquire a
site and start construction of the
long-proposed armory for the militia.
The Budget Bureau ignored the
National Guard Armory in the 1910
estimates, although last year it rec
commended an appropriation of $780,
600 to purchase site lor the build
ing at the foot of East Capitol street
in the area bounded by Nineteenth
and Twenty-first and A and c streets
NE. The Subcommittee on District
Appropriations eliminated the item,
however, when it discovered the site
could not be purchased within the
$4,000 limitation because it would
be necessary to condemn % newly
constructed homes.
The National Guard now uses as
its headquarters and armory the
old National Hotel at O6ixth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, which the
District purchased some years ago
In connection with the acquisition
Of land for the municipal center.
In . few years it is planned to raze
this building to make way for a
second unit Of the proposed new
branch free public library, the first
unit of which it is planned to con-
struct between the Ford Building
at John Marshall place and Penn
sylvania avenue and the old Ma
tional Hotel.
The site at the foot of East Capitol
street was approved four or five
years ago by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
House members interested in the
armory believe that location would
be satisfactory if notifications can
be made in the plans for the armory
so as not to require the condemna- =
ton of SO many of the comparatively
new homes now on the site.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Farley on Hearing
On Cab Rate Boost
Plea Is Called
Utilities Commission
And D. G. Officials to
Confer Tomorrow

Public Utilities Commission Of
ficials will confer with the ConNmis-
sioners tomorrow on possible dates
for hearing on several petitions
calling for increased taxicab rates
and rezoning of present taxicab
boundary lines.
Richmond B. Keech, vice chair
man of the Utilities Commission,
disclosed yesterday that more than
1900 taxicab drivers have paid the
Is cents each that was assessed to
raise d fund to finance the hearing
and the cost Of the commissions in
vestigation.
There are approximately TOO cab
owners who have not paid the as
sessment. Mr.. Keech said. Prac-
tically all of these are members OF
taxicab associations which have not
reported their collections to the COM
mission as yet. Commission officials
estimated the cost of the inquiry
would be about $1,000.
Diamond Payments Turned In.
The Independent Taxi Owners
Association. which operates the Dia-
mond fleet, yesterday turned in the
payments Of its drivers. There are
still nine taxicab associations which
have not reported, however The
largest of these has lit members.
The commission has several pro-
posals for an increase in the zone
fare schedule under consideration
About a month ago, delegations
representing more than $500 taxicah
drivers presented petitions request
ing a hearing and proposing raising
the rates in the second, third and
fourth zones.
1,46S Sign Petition.
One of the petitions, bearing the
signatures of 1,468 taxicsb owners
and drivers, was presented by dele
CATION representing the Independent
Rate and Zone Committee. Another
petition offering virtually the same
proposals was presented by the Taxi
cab Drivers Union, Local No. AT
This petition had ga signers.
Besides asking for changes in the
boundary lines. the owners and op.
orators urged that the fare for the
second zone be increased from 80 te
40 cents; for the third zone from SC
to 80 cents, and for the fourth zone
from 10 to 80 cents.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Two Traffic Deaths
Increase 1899 Toll
In D.C.toF -Four
Truck Driver Dies in
Crash; Cab Kills
Man, Z Held

Two men were killed in automo-
bile accidents yesterday, raising
Washington's 1899 traffic death toll
to four.
David Gibbons, "a, of 800 Park
place NV, driver for the New
Philadelphia Baking Co.. died when
he was crushed beneath his over
turned truck, which was in collision
at Sixth and F streets NE. with
truck belonging to the Brewer-Sny-
der Co. and driven by Arthur j. j.
Herzog, %, of 807 D street NE, who
was reported not injured.
Mr.. Gibbons was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where he was pro-
nounced dead on arrival by DR..
K. j. Harmon.
Witnesses declared Mr.. Gibbons
truck. proceeding north on Sixth
street, was struck at the right rear
wheel by the truck driven by Mr.
Herzog. After the collision witnesses
said Mr.. Gibbons truck turned over
two or three times. Mr.. Herzog and
passers-by helped to remove Mr..
Gibbons. He was taken to the hos
pital in a taxicab to which he was
transferred from a truck driven by
Louis O'Brien, colored, of $50 Acker
street NE, who ran out Of gas at
Eighth and D streets NE.
Mr.. Herzog was released in the
custody of his attorney by order of
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
pending an inquest.
Mr.. Gibbons is survived by his
wife, Ruth. and a baby daughter.
Two colored men were being held
last night at the 18th precinct police
station for action of the coroner
pending an investigation of the
death of Robert Holmes, AZ, colored,
of 769 Kenyon street NV, who was
killed after being struck by a taxicab
while crossing Georgia avenue at
Barry place NV.
The car, owned by Booker T. Will
liams, colored, 80, of 416 First street
NV, was driven by John Mahoney,
33, colored, of 233 Oakdale street
N. w., according to police, who are
Holding both men.
1t. Clarence Lutz of the 18th pre-
cinct police station said the two
came came into the station during
the evening and identified them
selves as owner and driver of the car,
respectively.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Dog Will Have Big Funeral;
Walter johnson to Offciote
Hunter to Bury Speedy Foxhound
In Front Yard of Maryland Home

owned pair of white breeches or q
red Coat. When he wanted to go
hunting he called up a few friends
and they got their dogs together
and went hunting. and that's all
there was to 1t. His only bow to
tradition was a good horse and a
bugle to recall the dogs.
One of Mr.. Young's biggest dis
appointments was the shooting of
a fox a few months ago by a neigh
Dor, while Miss Muffet and several
other hounds were hot on the trial.
He believes it was the same fox
that had outwitted one pack after
another over period of four or
five years. This particular animal
never stayed in his own neck Of the
woods when the hounds started him,
but struck out cross-country, usually
in the general direction Of Sugarloaf
Mountain.
Hunts in Buggy.
Sometimes the dogs would be gone
two Or three days before they came
back, exhausted, to recuperate. Mr..
Young has the pelt now and it's
a big one. One look at the long
legs and it is easy to understand
how he eluded the pack 50 often.
The fur on the underside of his
body was bluish-gray instead of
white. Mr.. Young is going to have
it made into a neckpiece for Miss
Aggie Winner, his housekeeper.
Without Miss Winner Mr.. Young
would hardly be able to hunt at all
now. He has had trouble with his
rheumatism for several years and
hunts with horses and buggy. His
white mare Beauty, aged 18, knows
the country around here as well
as Mr.. Young, better at night,
and has never failed to find her
way home. Miss Aggie prefers to
trap, but always goes along with
Mr.. Voting to open the gates as
they drive across country after the
pack. Only now Miss Muf1et is no
longer here to lead. For her Mr..
Young has written this epitaph:
every fast; game to the core: no
race too long"
Evening star., 1939-01-08
DC. Heads Due
To Approve
Drafts Of Bills
Power to Limit Toxis
And Fire Insurance
Rates Sought

The Commissioners are expected
to give their approval tomorrow to
final drafts Of the first group of
District legislative measures to be
submitted to this session Of Con-
gress. The bills then will be sent
Immediately to the Budget Bureau
and the House and Senate District
Committees.
Included is bill to give the
Public Utilities Commission the
power to limit and change the
number Of taxicabs in the District
to whatever number 1t finds ade-
quate to serve public necessity and
convenience. The measure provides
that the commission could not re-
duce the number of taxicabs by
revoking or resembling any licenses,
but by refusing to issue any new
licenses.
Fire Insurance Rate Control.
Another bill seeks to establish
reasonable" fire insurance rates
In the District by giving the in
surance superintendent authority to
regulate and control the fire in
surance rates for all companies on
policies issued in the District.
The Commissioners feel that be-
cause there is no control, rates are
arrived at by methods that result in
greatly excessive charges.
A bill to provide alternative
methods of enforcement of orders,
rules and regulations of the joint
board Of the Public Utilities Com
missiVn is also included.
AS District officials explained it,
the proposed bill would obviate any
difficulties arising out of enforce
ment of certain orders and regula-
tions by providing for prosecution in
Police Court and for a penalty not
to exceed 5000.
1t was explained that the bill is
necessary to provide means of en-
forcing all orders, rules and regula-
tions Of the Utilities Commission and
the joint board under the traffic act
and an act approved in 1882, giving
the commission authorization to
make and enforce reasonable and
usual police regulations deemed
necessary for control of taxicabs and
other vehicles.
Research Aides Provided.
Another bill would provide for ap-
polntment OF research assistants in
the public schools. At present the
teachers salary act doesn't provide
for salary schedule for psycholo-
gists and research assistants. The
proposed bill, which officials said
would terminate the practice of
using regular teachers for research
work, would class the research as.
slstants as teachers for pay roll anc
retirement purposes.
Bills calling for increasing the
number Of appointments from the
District to the United States Naval
Academy from 8 to IS, and the
number OF appointments to the
United States Military Academy
from to also were included.
A minor bill in the program would
amend the public school teachers
retirement act to provide that each
teacher name beneficiary or bene-
f1ciaries to whom the amount OF
his deductions shall be payable in
the event of death
Another measure calls for estab.
Flishment of an Office of records ano
liens in the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic.