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Evening star., 1939-04-15
Certificates Given
j. ). Architects BY
French Government
Group Was Honored at
Exposition Of 1887
Held in Poris

Twenty certificates Of award to
American architects honored by an
international jury at the Paris In
ternational Exposition of 1887 were
presented by the French govern
ment at dinner given this week by
the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects at the Architectural League in
New York City Architects from
many sections of the country at
tended.
The presentations were made by
Maurice Garreau-Dombasle, Com
mercial Attache of the French EN-
bassy. Julian Clarence Levi of New
York. chairman of the institute COM
mittee, presided. Guests of honor
were Jacques Greber, chief architect
of the Paris Exposition, and Ltche-
vallier Chevignard, vice presi sent
of the jury of award. The work of
the American architects was ex-
hibited photographically IN :he
United States Pavilion at tne ex-
position.
The recipients of the certificates
of award were as follows:
Industrial and commercial archi-
Evening star., 1939-04-15
f. B. Cummins Wins
Kenwood Blossom
Photo Contest
Mrs. J. P. Harris Second;
Entries to Be Exhibited
Starting Monday

Earl B. Cummins of 1920 Chaplin
street NV. won first prize from
several hundred contestants in the
Kenwood cherry blossom photo
graphic contest, it was announced
today by the Kennedy Chamber
lin Development Co.. sponsors of
the competition. He will receive
$50 in cash.
The announcement, made by
Donal l.. Chamberlin, vice president
of the sponsoring firm, named Mrs.
j. P. Harris of the Marlyn Apart
ments as winner of the second
award. The third. fourth and fifth
prizes went to j. M. Hamilton, 7O2
Montgomery avenue. Silver Spring;
H. L. Woodward, jr., 303 Victory
Building, ana Henry j. Carl. 1902
Rodman street NV, respectively.
Those receiving honorable men,
ton prizes are: Shirley Ashton,
3713 Window place NV: Mrs. Mar
jorie N. Bissel. 2012 Perry street
NE: Fred D. Bradford. Kennedy
Warren Apartments: Miss Angela
Jansen, 1921 Massachusetts, avenue
NV; c. R. Marvin. 1882 Yuma
street NV; G. w. Riley, 1888 New
Hampshire avenue NV; Ray P.
Teele, 3713 Jenifer street NV;
Campbell I. Smith, 6805 Georgia
avenue NV; j. M. Zeh. TOP Gar
land avenue, Takoma Park. Md,
and E. w. Zimmerman, 6708 Forty
sixth street NV.
Photographs submitted in the
contest will be on exhibition at the
Kenwood Golf and Country Club
next week from Monday through
Friday.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
will present awards to the first three
prize winners next Wednesday at
10 am. Those judged in fourth
and fifth places, as we'll as those
receiving honorable mention, will
receive their prizes through the mail
as soon as the negatives are sub
mitted in accordance with contest
rules.
1t was estimated that 100 more
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Housing Leads
D. T.. bui|dinq
Activity
$672,876 in Permits
Include 81
One-FomiIy Houses

Activity in the residential field
again featured construction In the
District during the week as the
office OF Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann approved permits having
a total valuation Of $672,876.
Included in the list were permits
calling for erection of 50 one family
dwellings and two apartments. A
majority of the homes to be built
were of the low-cost variety.
More important permits of the
period follow:
Matthew K. Stevens, 2435 Four
teenth street NE, owner and build
er; Harold G.. Murphy and Mat
thew K. Stevens, designers; to erect
81 2-story brick and tile dwellings,
1430 to 1853 Montana avenue NE,
1440 to 1864 Charming street NE.
143l to 1859 Charming street NE,
1901 to 1905 Saratoga avenue NE,
1886 to 1914 Douglas Street NE. and
1445 to 1853 Evarts street NE; 70
cost $4,000.
Potomac Electric Power Co., Tenth
and E streets NV, owners and de-
signers; builder not selected; to
erect one 2-story steel, concrete and
brick addition, 1913 L street NV; to
cost $4,000.
c. H. Small & Co., $50 New York
avenue NV, owners and builders:
J. Lee Lane, designer; to erect five
2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 1872 to 1926 Yuma street
NV; to cost $500 each.
c. H. Small g. Co., $50 New York
avenue NV, owners and builders:
j. Lee Lane, designer; to erect five
(See BUILDING, Page B-8)
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below zero-your rooms should
not contain more than 20 per cent
Of moisture. At temperatures be-
tween and 20, your rooms should
not contain more than 80 per cent
OF moisture. At temperatures of 20
and over, your rooms should not
contain more than 40 per cent rela-
tive moisture"
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Dining Room CoIors

A modern dining room receives
Its atmosphere of GOODNESS from the
light green painted walls and wood
work. The walnut furniture matches
the hardwood floor which is nearly
covered by a plain rug matching
the wall color. The ceiling is fin
ished in cream color, and cream
color lines run horizontally through
the green draw curtains at the sides
OF the windows which extend across
one end of the room.
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entries were received by the contest
sponsors this year than ever before
The judges who selected the win
ner Thursday are: Commissioner
Hazen, Earl Heap, picture editor of
The Star; B. A. Hewins, manager
of the Eastman Kodak stores here;
Arthur Ellis of the Post; j. D. Sears,
president of the Kenwood Citizens
Association, and J. A. Overholt,
president of the Bethesda Chamber
of Commerce.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
House Needs Drink,
But Not Too Much

Every house needs drink! The
modern, healthful house should not
only be comfortably warm during
the winter, but atmosphere within
1t should contain moisture.
The home owner, however, is cau-
toned against too much moisture.
DR.. Henry A. Gardner, writing in a
recent issue Of the bulletin of the
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer
Association, stated:
AT very low outside temperatures
Evening star., 1939-04-15
10000 Visit
Third Silver
Star Home
Dwelling in Kenwood
To Be on Exhibit
Through April q

Crowds estimated to total more
than 10000 persons already have
visited the third Silver Star Home
of the year at los Kenwood avenue,
Kenwood, Md, which tomorrow will
enter the fourth and final full week
of its exhibition period.
Due to both it's own attractive
ness and the presence of the Ken
wood cherry blossoms the new home
has proved to be the most popular
ever displayed in the Washington
area. 1t will be open to the public
daily from 10 am. until 9 pm.
through Sunday, April %.
The home is a white Colonial
type structure. 1t contains 10
rooms and three baths. with an
additional two rooms and bath un-
finished on the third floor. 1t
occupies beautifully wooded and
Handicapped lot in the heart of the
exclusive community in nearby
Maryland.
Designed by Sonnemann.
The Kennedy -Chamberlin Devel-
opment Co., sponsors of Kenwood
built the house. 1t was designed
by A. H. Sonnemann, prominent
architect. and has been tastefully
furnished with authentic repro
ductions of old pieces from Colony
House, Inc. The furniture har-
monies we'll with the strictly Co.
lonial style of the home.
1t is an unusually well-arranged
home. The interior plan is con-
venient and takes full advantage
of all available space. -Four bed
rooms are on the second floor
along with two baths. The third
floor has two unfinished bedrooms
and space for a bath An attrac-
tive den is on the first floor, in addi-
ton to the customary living room.
dining room and kitchen. The latter
room is separated from the dining
room by a breakfast nook.
One of the unusually attractive
features of the home is the large
recreation room in the basement,
which opens at ground level 1t
has abundant light and air.
Interior trim of the structure is
specially made. The house has all
the structural features usually as
sociated with the most expensive
houses.
Endorsed Unanimously.
MANNERS of the Silver Star Homes
Committee, all experts in home
building, design and planning,
unanimously Endorsed the KenWood
house after careful examination.
James S. Taylor. of the Federal
Housing Administration, is chair
man of the committee. Other
members include: Edwin H. Rosen-
garten, builder, member of the firm
of Davis, Wick and Rosengarten;
Francis A. Murray, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board; Ir-
win S. Porter, prominent builder.
and John Nolen, jr.. director of
planning of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The house may be reached by
driving out Connecticut avenue to
Chevy Chase Circle, west on Graf
ton street through Somerset to Ken
wood. After entering Kenwood
follow signs to home. Alternate
routes are out Wisconsin avenue to
Dorset avenue, left and through
Somerset to Kenwood, or out Con-
necticut avenue to Bradley lane
and west on Bradley lane to Ken
wood.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Various Fiber Bourd Sizes

Manufacturers of fibre board
products have made available to
home modernizers, through local
lumber and building supply deal
ers, newly developed materials in
sizes created especially for use in
covering ceilings. These may be
nailed or cemented in place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
HAPPINESS BOYS
 RADIO TEAM ENDS
Ernie Hare, Partner With Billy Jones, Dies Today
 of Pneumonia

New York, March 9.-(UP)-Ernie Hare, 56. partner of Billy Jones in the noted radio team, Happiness Boys," died today in Queens Gene ral hospital, Jamaica, of bronchial pneumonia.
 He had been i'll for five weeks at his home (144-16 35th Ave-, Flush ing, Queens) and was taken to the hospital 8 week ago.
 Hare's death ended partnership that had started by accident and last continuously for more than 15 years.
 Hare was church singer who got his start on the stage when he came to Broadway and took part in 10 Winter Garden productions, includ- ing the famous "Sinbad."
 He made numerous recordings be- fore 1920. Hare was making record in a studio one day in 1920 when the manager asked him if he would make record with Jones, who hap pened to drop in. Their voices blend- ed so well and the record was such a success that Jones and Hare de- cided to become partners. They made 4,000 records.
 In 1921, station KDKA in Pitts burgh, one of the first radio stations in the country, engaged the team for song and batter skit. The en- gagement was successful and KDKA signed the team to a contract.
 Jones and Hare became the first such team on the air and remained radiop erforlners almost continu- ously until flares illness. They made numerous vaudeville appear ances,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
MAN, WOMAN DIE
 IN AUTO CRASHES

Charlton, Mass, March 9-CUP) A man and woman were killed and two men, including the woman's hus- band, were injured last night when three automobiles collided on the Boston Springfield highway less than half mile from the spot where eight persons died in bus crash a year ago.
 The dead are Mrs. Bebe Vaughn, 49, Colonial apartments, Richmond, Ind, whose husband, Edward, AT, was injured; and Jack Weisenberg, 35, of Rochester avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, president of the Century Mo- tors corporation of New York.
 Also hurt was James Early, 21, of 213 Sumpter street, Brooklyn, with whom Weisenberg was riding. The driver of the third car, M. F. Noonan of Wellesley, was not hurt. Neither Vaughn nor Early was hurt seri- ously.
 State police said the Vaughn car, a beach wagon, was following Noonan's machine toward Boston. The New York car, travelling in the other direction, sideswiped Noonan's car and crashed against the beach wagon. the report said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Knocked Unconscious They Were Lying Helpless In Car-Squad of Bremen
 Lower Ladder to Save Them
ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE NOON
 ON WATERTOWN AVENUE

An Oakville couple, trapped in their car which skidded through fence and landed upside down in the Naugatutck river, opposite 451 Watertown ave- nue. were rescued just after noon today by combined efforts of firemen police and motorists In serious condition at Waterbury hospital, both suffering from shock and possible internal injuries Patsy Rose, AZ, of Hillcrest avenue, Oakville, and Mrs. Mary Rose AT, his wife.
 Unconscious Victims Trapped In Car
 The sedan in which they travelling towards Watertown skdded Waterown avenue about no feet from the intersection of Bunker Hill avenue ripped through about 5 feet of fence and dropped 25 feet into the Unconscious and trapped in the upside down car efforts of motorists to the pair unsuccessful
 Scores of Police Hurry To Scene
 Call to police headquarters brough Superintendent William Roach Sergeant Charles McWeeney of the motor patrol and dozen policemen The ambuances from both the police department and Waterbury hospital sent
 Bremen Rescue Couple With Ladder
 Bremen of Engine 8, Bunker Hill, and Truck 3, East Main street, responded to emergency call and while police and motorists pried open door of the partially sub merged car firemen under Captain James T. Mcdonald. Truck B. and Captain James Cavanaugh Engine B. placed ladders 30 and 32 feet long, brought down sretchers and removed the and woman to the waiting ambulance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
LABOR FORCES IN
 RECESS TODAY
Proposal of CIO Will Be Considered Tomorrow
 By Federation
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

Dx WxAA1k1lX1 xAs Af1vv 1kGINNG United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, March 9.-(UP)-The labor peace conferences were re- cessed today while officers of the Congress of Industrial Organizations mapped strategy for renewing two basic collective bargaining contracts affecting the largest labor union.
 The negotiations initiated by President Roosevelt, will resume here at 8 D. m. tomorrow. American Fed eration of Labor and CIO negotia- tors had agreed to consider at that time 8 CIO proposad to end the three-year old struggle between them for supremacy by merging AFL, CIO and independent railroad unions into an American Congress of Labor.
 May be Counter Proposal
 The AFL committee likely will present a counter proposad at that time. This was indicated by the joint AFL-CIO staetment but could not be confirmed.
 CIO President John l.. Lewis and Vice President Philip Murray came here to attend United Mine Work CTS Union policy committee meet ing. They are both members of the CIO peace committee. The AFL uegotiators will arrive here today.
 The UNIV session will draft de- mands for negotiations beginning on March IA with Appalachian bitu- minous producers, and shortly after April 1 with Pennsylvania anthra-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

Miss Irene Reed, g, of West Cheshire, was released yesterday afternoon late when bond was furn- ished to Attorney William I. Faster nak, city court clerk, by the girls mother and father, MT. and Mrs. Otto Reed.
 Maurice Carmody, 34, also of 61 Keefe street, was released early yes- terday afternoon when sufficient bail was furnished by Mrs. Lillian Goldberg, wife of William Goldberg, and Carmody's sister, Miss Marga- ret F. Carmody.
 ;s, Three Hearing Friday
 The trio will face charges of black mail in city court timorrow, the case developing from alleged attempt of the three to abtain $500 from Mrs. Gagnon who is separated from her husband and is employed at a To- cal factory.
 Attorney .Lawlor pleaded to the court that mo money actually had been paid" and that while the case, he supposed, would be based upon a charge of "extortion", his clients testimony would tend to show that Goldberg had paid the woman, in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
TWO GIANTS MEET
 IN COURT TRIAL
One 8 Feet 8 Inches, Other 7 Feet 6 Inches-Libel Is
 Taller's Claim

St. Joseph, Mo-, March 9-(UP).- Two men who see the world almost as Gulliver saw Lilliput face each other in court otday, one to state that he possesses full normalcy of body and mind despite his size, the other to refute his claims.
 They are the worlds tallest men: Robert Wadlow, who at 21 is 8 feet, inches tall, and Texas Jack Earle, circus giant, who is feet inches tall.
 For three days, Wadlow, his per- sonal physician and number of his friends have described as damaging to his reputation an article written by Dr. Charles Humberd which said he was "apathetic, surly and un- friends" toward his fellow man. He demand $100,000, alleging libel.
 Contrast Between Two
 The defense planned to bring Earle into court today, draw con- trast between the two and declare that while Earle is normal, Wadlow is the victim of an abnormal growth at the base of the pituitary gland which influences his personality and growth. This defense claim was made in deposition signed by sev- eral noted brain surgeons and au- thorities on giantism.
 To strengthen it the defense will point to the contrast in Earle's and Wadlow's gait and to an alleged con- trast in their demeanor. Both troop ed with the Barnum & Bailey cir GUS, Wadlow as a center ring, big top attraction, Earle as a sideshow freak"
 Earle came here yestreday. He walks with an easy grace, known in the realm of giantism as motor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Son of Martin and Mrs. O'Flaherty of B West
 View Street This City
COMRADES SAY HE
 MET END AS HERO
Graduate of Crosby High School = Democrat Enl- ploye During School Days

Official notification of the death of Thomas Joseph O'Flaherty of Waterbury while fighting with the Loyalist forces at the defense of Madrid, September 12, 1888, reached here today. Survivors of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, of which O'Flaherty was a member, report that he "died in action" a hero and a soldier.
 O'Flaherty, son of MT. and Mrs. Martin O'Flaherty of B West View street, came to Waterbury in 1929 wish his parents, brothers and a sister, from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, where he was born Janu- uary IA. 1914.
 Employe of Democrat
 In Ireland he studied at the Christian Brothers school and the Je9fers Institute of Theology. Lo- cally he was graduated from the Crosby High school with the class of 1882 after achieving popularity as member of the track team and mathematics Club. During his high sckool days he was employed in the mailing department of the Water bury Democrat. Officials recalled him today as an efficient and will ing worker.
 Following graduation from Crosby High school, he became interested
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
CANCELLED CITY CHECKS IN TRIAL
Identified By Purcell They
 Are Offered as Evidence By Attorney Crawford
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff RepOrterl

Two dozen cancelled city checks, representing ordinary city eXpendi- lures in 1886, made out on ma- chine other than the pin point" machine of the city clerks office, and numbered with a typewriter or ink, were identified in superior court today at the trial of the Wa terbury spiracy case by Chief Ac- countant James P. Purcell, under cross-examination by Atty. George H. Crawford for the third day.
 The payments included various amounts to the Connecticut Motor Vehicle Department, the payroll &C., count of the city, the teachers pen- sion fund, Postmaster Charles A. Babin, and several individuals.
 From Alcorn Files
 Defense Attorney Crawford had the checks, which he obtained from the files of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, marked for Identification. His purpose in introducing them was to offset testimony given by Purcell that checks issued without the use of the pin point machine and not numbered with numbering machine were irregular"
 Purcell, the states star witness, who has testified to the expenditures of thousands of city's funds with out the approval of the board of finance, and in alleged irregular" fashion, admitted today that he re- ceived a salary increase of $500 in 1887, and that the appropriation for salaries in the controllers office for 1897 was over-expenses by si,176.56.
 Signed Upside Down
 He told of attending a meeting of the board of finance February 20, 1880 at which the warrants pay able sheet was signed upside down" by the members of the board of finance. That's what they did on that day." he said and added that he had no knowledge that they did not do that throughout the eight years of the Leary administration.
 Called upon for an explanation as to why" the amount of the items
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
DEWEY CHANGES
 FOR PRESIDENCY
Hamilton Thinks He Is Man For Nomination May
 Yet Become Target
BY LYLE c. WILSON n nskaL n~~z- CknEG Cnv~nexS N nvS

(UnltcU KTcSS StdA1 OOITCSpOAucht)
 Washington, March 8-UP)- District Attorney Thomas E Dewey's Republican presidential stock is bullish again today but under circumstances still confusing to persons reading the political tick CT tape.
 Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican National Com mittee gave Dewey his latest boost for consideration by the 1940 nomin- ating convention. Speaking in AL bany, N. Y, Hamilton pledged his political judgment to the statement that the G. O. P. already is assured of sufficient strength next year to elect a president--provided New York state can be brought under the Republican flag.
 Strategy Says Hamilton
 Sound political strategy is to nominate the favorite son of 8 big and doubtful state if electoral votes of that state are likely to decide an election. Polls and casual inquiry combined to advance Dewey toward favorite son status. There are other available Republicans in New York such as Rep. Bruce Barton and Rep James w. Wadsworth, a former sen. ator who legislates with considerable distinction.
 But the breaks have been with Dewey with two notable exceptions The first misfire in the Dewey salute was when Justice Ferdinand Pecora declared a mistrial in the initial proceedings in which Dewey was attempting to convict Tammany district leader James J. Hines oi giving political protection to num- bers racketeers. Pecora contendec that Dewey had asked an improper question of a witness.
 The second reverse to Dewey wa; aEnot otiYprrad NxH Dona 1A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
BOXES OF
 COSTER EXAMINED

Bridgeport. Conn, March 9-(UP) Examination of safe deposit boxes of the late F. Donald Coster-Must- ca, head of McKesson & Robbins, Inc, disclosed today they contained only small amount of jewelry and no evidence which would help the federal government in it's investiga ton of the affairs of the noted swindler.
 The jewelry was found in 8 box at fairfield branch of the Bridge port City Trust O.. by U. s. Mar shall Bernard Fitch. Two postal in spectors were present when the de- pository was opened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Senator Culhane Backs 5-Cent Bus Fare Bill
ate Senator Coles of Bridgeport Attacks German Bund Group
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)

Hartford, March 9.-Senator George T. Culhane of Waterbury this afternoon submitted to the judiciary committee a petition bear ing the signatures of 24 to 35 mem bers of the state senate in support of his bill limiting bus fare to 5 cents within city and town limits.
 The bill was one of the many controversial measures on which the committee began to hold hearings early this afternoon. Senator Gull hans bill which has only a brief text provides that no bus company may charge fare of more than five cents for ride within limits of any city or town in the state.
 Bus Companies Oppose
 Representatives of many bus com panies were at the state capitol to- day to oppose the bill. A similar bill has been presented several times in the past by Representative Dan- iel Mahaney of Waterbury, but has always failed of passage.
 The judiciary committee this af- GcEllOOll d4oO COOh up Q O4A1 Dy 1tCP- resentative Mahaney obligating street car lines to register a bill prohibiting the charging of flat rates by light and power companies and a bill concerning lower charges for telephone installation. a
 Also before the committee this afternoon were two bills by Rep resentative Hugo Guastaferri of Wa terbury one limiting the power of the public utilities commission and the other calling for the appoint ment of committee to investigate the public utilities commission.
 Fees Hearing Set
 The claims committee has fixed Wednesday, March 29, for the date of the hearing on the bill of Rep resentative Guastaferri obliging the city of Waterbury to return to lawyers entry fees illegally paid. The
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