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Evening star., 1939-03-25

arch and the use Of wrought iron.
The iron grille work which nils the
opening Is of italian Renaissance
tradition. interesting In pattern, ex-
cellent IN scale, proportion and
workmanship, an effective barrier to
the unlimited. In harmony with
the wrought iron grille, rich, grace
ful but masterful wrought iron
lamps made In a mastery manner
were used on either side Of the
entrance.
In the spirit Of its italian prece-
dent. . strong. battered and heavily
nodded high base is q fitting sup
port for the massive brick walls
above. Roman shaped brick
much longer and narrower in pro-
portion than usual brick propor-
tions-were used for the facing Of
the outside walls and were laid In
mortar. forming unusually thick
mortar joints. The shape and color
Of the brick combined with the color
and thickness Of the mortar joints
gave q distinctive and pleasing tex
ture and pattern to the large wall
areas. Rich materials combined
with artistic skill served to pro-
duce q house whose architecture
reflected the desire of its owner to
have 4 place "for entertaining"
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Residential bui|dino
For February Hits
10-Year Peak
$7e,o2o,oo Contracts
Awarded East Of
Rockies in Month

At no time since 1929 has the
February volume of residential
building equaled the total for Feb
ruary. 1899. Residential contracts
awarded in the 81 States east of the
Rocky Mountains last month
amounted to $1,000 900, according
to F. w. Dodge Corp. This total
represents gain of SO per cent over
the February, 1898. total which
amounted to $40.023,O00.
Thomas S. Holden, vice president
In charge of the statistical research
division of F. w. Dodge Corp, stated
that the combined total of residen-
tial contracts for the first two
months of this year was more than
twice the corresponding 1898 total.
Although the public housing pro-
gram is growing in importance, 1t is
significant" he said, that the great
est contribution to- the residential
building gains was made by private
enterprise. At the end of the first
two months of this year, private resi-
dental contracts amounted to $14O,-
276 900. as compared with only $19,-
100000 for public projects. The
private residential total showed a
gain of $65, SOL 900 over the first two
months of last year as compared
with a gain of $685., 900 for public
residential building"
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One Pipe Hot-Water'
Heatinq Now Offered

Typical Of the modern trend to-
ward compactness and economy In
heating equipment is the one pipe
hot-water heating system, says the
Plumbing and Heating Industries
Bureau.
The same pipe which carries hot
water to the radiators returns cooled
water to the boiler.
The trick Is accomplished by a
novel fitting which forces the hot
water to now In the upper part of
the pipe while the cooled water is
compelled to circulate In the lower
level.
AS the name implies, the one
pipe hot-water system has one main
which makes q complete circuit of
the basement. Two branch lines for
each individual radiator lead of
from this main line. One pipe car
rtes the hot water from the main
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Doorway of the Mclean mansion 1900 street NW pre-
sented here In the series of sketches made by
Frederlck Moss Now being demolished to make
oce building the house for social
activity in the Capital
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Fair Demonstration
To Be Conducted Here

A New York Worlds Fair demon
stration Home of Tomorrow" will
be constructed in Washington, ac-
cording to an announcement yester-
day by c. Stanley Taylor, director
of shelter exhibits and in charge of
the home building center of the
fair, who is visiting here.
The Worlds Fair representative
has formally completed arrange
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theater. Familiar are the stories of
its heydey Of social activities when
invitations to the house were 20
coveted that, failing to receive one,
disappointed social aspirants took
short trips out of the city rather
than face the kind of music that
wasn't being played at 1900 street.
All sorts of mystery has grown up
about the place. Tunnels from its
cellars were said to lead to the
Executive dwelling, but these were
never found. A secret staircase
winding beneath one of the fire.
places is the only mystery" ever
to be actually discovered.
Typically Florentine In architec-
tural character, the entrance to the
Mclean house is impressive because
OF the heavy stone voussoirs OF its
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BY ANNABEL PAXTON.

When the late John R. Mclean
asked John Russell Pope-more re-
Gently architect of the much ar
gued about Jefferson Memorabilia
design him q house. he specified
that 1t was to be for entertain
ing-nothing else" So it is not
surprising that Mr.. Pope sought as
his inspiration the lavish but digni-
ned Italian palaces and designed
structure typically Florentine. Rich
in detail, its doorway is one of the
finest examples of the Italian Rem
aissance to be found in this coun-
try. The wrought iron and lamps
are a copy Of those used at the
doorway of the Ricardi Palace in
Florence.
Washingtonians are familiar with
stories Of the ornate interior Of the
Mclean mansion-of its brocade-
covered walls, elaborate chandeliers,
flreplaces. intricately carved and
painted ceilings, mahogany stair
case, tremendous pipe organ and
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line while the other carries the
cooled water which the special At
ting shunts to the lower level OF
the pipe.
Advantages OF the one-main sys-
tenn are the decreased material cost
resulting from the use Of only one
main; lower labor cost, inasmuch
as less labor is required to install
one main; more overhead room In
the basement, and less insulation.
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Star Home
Continued From First Page.)

tate Board; John Nolen, jr.. direc-
tor of planning of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, and Edwin H. Rosengarten.
builder and member of the firm Of
Davis, Wick g. Rosengarten.
Large Entrance Hall.
First floor of the home has a large
entrance hall, living room q feet
long and IA wide: dining room, l6
by 13 feet; library, IL by II feet,
and large kitchen. There are fire.
places in the living room and Ii
brary. The latter room is paneled
In redwood. and bookshelves line
the walls at either side of the fire.
place. A huge living porch opens
off the drawing room.
The second floor has four bed
rooms. The masters room, directly
above the living room, is IA by l9
feet in size. It has two cedar-lined
closets and a bath cut off from
the remainder of the floor. The
smallest of the three other bed
rooms is 13 by II feet.
Ihere are TWO large diminished bed
rooms in the attic. as we'll as space
and piping for a bath. The base
ment contains a large and light
recreation room, attractive maids
room, bath, heater room and storage
space.
All framing lumber in the Ken
wood house is Of fir. The struc-
ture is topped by a roof of heavy
slate. Beneath this has been placed
q thick blanket of rock wool, in
surance against heat loss. The
walls are furred, and the water
pipes, cutters. downspouts and fash
angs are of copper.
The home will be open to the
public each day during the exhibi-
ton period from 10 If, the morning
until at night.
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Period Living Room

Period living room-with dining
alcove-of a two room apartment
furnished with 18th century pieces.
combines dull blue. gray and wine
red with q white trim. Gray paint
covers the living room walls. which
are broken by grayed blue draperies
with wine-red fringe. The walls Of
the dining alcove are white. Dining
chairs are upholstered In wine-red.
while the living room chairs are
done in q blue-ribbed fabric match
ing the draperies In color. A gray
carpet covers the floor of both the
living room and dining alcove.
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ments by visiting the site of the
exhibit home at nearby Northwood
Park. Md, developed by Garden
Homes. Inc, which has been ap-
pointed to duplicate exclusively in
Washington faithful replica from
the Town Of Tomorrow" a feature
OF the New York exposition con-
tanning Is examples OF the finest
home construction.
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Dining Room Motif

A dining room with dignified ma
hogany furniture has walls and
woodwork painted straw COLOR a
golden tan carpet, and chair cover
ings of old gold.
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The policeman on the corner 10 In
a position TO see the whole traf1c
picture better than you can from
the sidelines. Observe his signals. ;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
Farmers Week At
 The Worlds Fair
Day-By-Day Program Presented This Week With All
 Features of OId-FashiOned Fair

Grange Day. Sunday will be day of general fun and touring of the Fair grounds.
 Not only will these specia. event; appeal to farmers, but the entire Fair itself offers any unparalleled op. portunity to see at first hand the agricultural life both of the United States and abroad. The Federal Building and State Buildings each display some phase of agricultural life and its importance to the coun- try, while the Foreign Pavilions also show their products.
 The exhibits at the Fair also lay great stress on the farmers part ir the American community, ana dis play in hundreds of ways cross sec tions of every element that make; up the picture of farm life in Amer lea. The electrified farm and how electricity can be used by the farm CT, BordenS with its herd of 150 ol the choicest milk COWS in the Unit ed States and Canada, Gardens or Parade with its wide display ol plants and flowers, the Town ol Tomorrow and its fifteen demon stration houses, the Ford, Genera Motors, Goodrich, Sealtest ane Standard Brands Exhibits all holc intense interest for Americas great farming population.
 And for relaxation there is tht amusement area with its wide va. riety of fun and entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

New York, Aug. 8.-America's s farmers will be honored at the New York Worlds Fair during Farm Week--August 2 through August IS with a day by day program or ceremonies, contests and entertain ment combining all the features of an fashioned country fair plus the widest variety of fun and educa- ton that the great exposition can produce.
 For the full seven days the pro- gram will revolve around the farmer and his interests with prizes offered for milking champions, hog calling champions, horse shoe pitching champions and cake baking cham pions. and every kind of contest that holds place in the hearts of farmers and their wives. Nor will the young sters. be neglected with All club competitions and young farmer con- tests holding large part Of the pro- gram. .,,
 The Model Farm at the Fair will have register where prizes will De given to the largest farm family vls- itors, the family travelling the farth- est distance, the oldest farmer and the youngest farmer.
 The program for the week starts with a huge parade of farmers and their families together with a long array of farm implements and live stock, and will end with a twilight hour concert by the Illinois Rural Chorus on closing night, Sunday, August 13.
 In between will be banquet tor 108 of the country's champion farm CTS all of whom have won their ti- ties in various phases of agriculture. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will be the chief speaker. The vari- ous contests that will be held in- dude square dancing, hog calling, husband calling and an old fiddler's competition. On Wednesday, August 8. there will be tug of war, post driving contest and horse shoe pitch ing, while on Thursday there will be an international championship milking contest for 8 trophy and cash prizes with any milkmaid in the world between 16 and 25 eligible. On the same day there will be a baking contest for egg cakes, not iced, butter cakes, decorated cakes, cookies and doughnuts and finally, pies.
 Friday will be a musical competi- ton and display of vegetables, with Saturday set apart as National
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
SECOND ATTEMPT
 TO RAISE SQUALLS.

Portsmouth, N H., Aug. 8.-(UPs A second attempt to raise the sunken submarine Squalus from its 40-fathom grave may be made Fri day. This appeared possible today as salvagers speeded placement ot pontoons. (
 Four were lowered and made fast yesterday and the other six will be attached to the subnersible to- day and tomorrow, weather permit ting. Those already fast, with two more, will lift the stern. .
 Attachment of the pontoons to the huge lifting chains was ac- complished through Il dives. One was placed at 200-foot depth, 4N feet above the Squalus, another at 80 feet.
 The first attempt to raise the Saualus and its 26 dead July Is failed when the submersible sudden- ly poked its. nose above the surface and then sank to the bottom. It originally sank May g during a routine dive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
LOUISIANA STATE
 SCANDAL GROWS
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yiosca who have obtained the in- dictments here of such personages @:
 Leche, who resigned as gover- nor six weeks ago, on charges oi conspiracy to violate the hot oil act and conspiracy to defraud the government;
 Seymour Weiss, suave and wealthy hotel owner and former treasurer og the Huey Long machine, or charges of using the mails to de. fraud in a double sale of hote property to the State university on charges of conspiracy to evade income taxes and of collaborating with Leche in the hot oil act vo- lations;
 Dr. James Monroe Smith, former president of the State university now charged on Al counts of em- bezzlng university funds;
 President Freeman w. Burford oi the East Texas Refining company al Dallas, Texas, on hot oil charges relating to his dealing with the Louisiana clique;
 Louis Lesage, suspended former assistant to the president of the Standard oil company of Louisiana on the same charges;
 Monte Hart, building of electrical contractor, on mail fraud charges in connection with the double sale the hotel property.
 Hot Oil Charge Latest
 The hot oil charge was the latest development. The evidence was that Leche, in the spring of 1886 when he was governor-elect, hac conspired with Weiss, Burford ano A. 0. Glasswell, president of the Pelican oil & Gas Co.,, now dis solved, to raise the production .oi l3 gas wells in the Sexton-h lease of Rodessa from 5000 to 2O,- GOO barrels a day.
 Production of the lease already had been established by one oi Huey Long's laws but. 1t was charged, the defendants induced James O'Connor, then assistant state attorney general, to rule that 2O,O0( barrel production was legal. Ther the indictment said, the de- fendants compelled Dr. J. A. Shaw chief oil operation engineer to con suit with then Commissioner R. 5 Naestri (now mayor of New Or leans) in Hot Springs, Ark, ane chen raise the allotment Of the wells to 10000 barrels.
 The plan was to run 100000 barrels of hot oil, on which Weiss was able to receive 10 cents barrel the indictment said. After 480 0,00( barrels had been run and allegediy moved in interstate commerce, the federal court of the Eastern Texa: district enjoined the East Texas Re- fining company from moving more
 After that, it was charged, tht defendants conspired to sell tht East Texas Pipe Line company N the United Gas company, with Lecht and Weiss getting $100,000 commits sion to split between them. Weis. was charged with having evadee taxes on approximately $130,000 ii the oil transaction.
 Leche's involvement left only Mayor Maestri still unscathee among the ranking heirs of Huey Tong, Weiss, Leche and Maestri and Abraham Shushan, who Tel from power when he was indicted h,,t acquitted on federal income ta' violations soon after Longs death had been highest in the Long re- gime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
Economy Experts

The demands for economy and predictions that the next session would trim expenditures drastically came from Sens. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, Walter F. George, D., Ga, and Pat McCarran, D., Nev. They expressed the hope that business would make substantial strides to- ward recovery between now and next January.
 Tt has been demonstrated beyond any question that we cannot go on spending more than we take in," Wheeler said. "In the next session we will have to try to curtail ex- penses drastically"
 McCarran predicted that economy would be "the big issue" in 1940, while George Forecast even greater opposition to the lending and Hous- ing Bills land any other pump priming measures"
 Cause Of Court Statement
 The Presidents court announce ment was occasioned by his signing of bill to set up an administrative office for the federal courts. That he said, marked "the final objective of the comprehensive proposal fol judicial reorganization which made to the Congress Feb. 5, 1937." MT. Roosevelt conceded that the "precise method" of one of his seven recommendations that for enlarge ment of the supreme court--was not followed, "but the objective. . Was achieved" through the opinions of the supreme court itself.
 It was President Roosevelt's pro- posal to add new justices to the supreme court for those who did not retire that brought the first split in the New Deal-Democratic party. A bitter fight was waged through out the spring of 1897 before the bill was recommitted--killed--in the Senate.
 What Roosevelt Said
 Of that phase of the campaign, MT. Roosevelt said in his announce ment last night before leaving for Hyde Park:
 q called attention to the unwar- ranted attitude of the supreme court with reference to its exercise of constitutional powers. Measures of social and economic reform were being impeded or defeated by nar- row interpretations of the constitu- ton, and by the assumption on the part of the supreme court of lebis- lative powers which properly be- longed to the Congress.
 "It is true that the precise method which I recommended, was not adopted, but the objective. as every person in the United States knows today, was achieved. The results are not even open to dispute. Attacks recently made on the supreme court itself by ultra conservative members Of the bar indicate how fully our liberal ideas have already prevailed
 Crank J. Hogan. then it's Presi- dent, told the recent convention of the American Bar Association at San Francisco that recent far reaching" decisions of the supreme court compel the conclusion that the American people must look to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
New Dealers Will Not Retreat From Program
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the legislature rather than the judi ciary for the preservation of liber- ties"-- "--Editors)
 Aug. 2, 1889 History MT. Roosevelt said the date Aug. 2, 1889, deserves special recognition because it marks the final objective of the comprehensive proposal for judicial reorganization"
 "The country" he added, lis nat urally concerned with the attain ment of proper objectives rather than any one of the possible meth ods proposed for the accomplish ment of the end"
 First reaction to the announce ment came from McCarrann, who was one of the leaders of the fight against the court bill in the Senate. He said:
 "The great trouble now is that neither the masters of the law (The Bar) nor the people know what the next decisions of the court will be. Unfortunately, even the President doesn't know, though he seems to think he does. The one gratifica- ton we can get out of all this is that the court is still the constitu- tional court of the land, which the framers of that document intended it should be. It can act free and un- hampered."
 Other Objectives
 The other objectives of his court reorganization proposal, which the President said had been accomplish ed, were:
 l. Extension of retirement privi- leges to supreme court justices.
 2. Addition of 25 judges to the federal courts to eliminate congest- ed dockets.
 3. A more flexible judicial system allowing judges to be assigned to areas in arrears.
 4. The right of the attorney gen. eral to intervene in litigation be- tween private parties involving con- stitutionality of federal statues.
 5. Right of direct appeal to sup reme court in cases involving fed ear lstatutes. 6. An administrative office for the judiciary to oversee its dockets and expedite its own affairs.
 In his review of the last sesion, Rayburn said that if Congress had done nothing more than revise the revenue act and liberalize the social security act, it would have deserved the thanks of the American people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
PEAK CLIMBER IS
 TRAPPED, DIES
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NSOklUlLluCu HUH EdSC v within few hours but were forced to stop when severe snow storm caught them 1000 feet from the ledge where Clark was trapped. The storm ragged through Sunday night and part of Monday.
 Water Poured Down
 When the Rangers finally reached the ledge, Clark lay directly in a fall of icy water sheeting down from the summit. They were cer- tain that he had fared all right until the snow storm came up and the water began pouring down on him.
 Signs were found in the snow and ice covering treacherous chimney" at the ledge's base show ing that he had attempted to climb this to a dry haven. Had he been successful the rangers said, he would have lived.
 He fell while halfway up the chimney and gashed his skull on rocks at the base. The fall, it was believed, rendered him unconscious and his exposure to the freezing water led to his death.
 Clark, was 35, a bachelor. He lived with his widowed mother Long's peak is about 25 miles south- west of here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
FURIOUS ATTACK
 MADE ON POLAND
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"Germany's patience will not last forever. When 1t comes to an end, it will write the closing sentence on modern Polish history"
 The Boersen-Zeitung threatened:
 If one Polish gun fires on Dan- zig the German people will draw their newly forged and gleaming sword most promptly to show Poland that Greater Germany is a power which knows how to bring crim- inals to justice.
 "It should not be thought that German patience may be irritated for ever with impunity. Our pa- tience will one day be ended. Then brazen provocateurs can hope for no mercy"
 The official Nazi News Agency said:
 Let Poland realize that one can- not unpunish play with burning fuse near 8 powder keg."
 The Deutsche Allgemeine zeitung headlined: Polish Paper Threatens Bombardment of Danzig: Chal- leLlBe UO 1erIndT ArInS.
 No Peace Sentiment
 "The newsapere statement proves there can be no mention of any peaceful sentiment in Poland" said the Voelkischer Beobachter, off, cial Nazi party newspaper. Polish intransigeance and cannon fever comes from Polish support by the western powers. There can be nc question that the support Poland has received from Great Britain and France has contributed in the great est measure to Warsaw's most dan gerous provocation."
 "A shot at Danzig could bring Poland into contact with German mailed fist which would very quick ly freeze the arrogance of Polish hot blood" said the Lokalanzeiger.
 Danzig NaZi leader, Forster, ar rived at Salzburg yesterday after noon by arplane. He was believed to have motored at once to Berch- tesgaden, a half hour drive, to see Hitler.
 Danzig Papers Join
 Danzig, August 8. -. (UP) - The semi official Nazi newspaper Dan- zier Vorposten joined today in the Reich press attacks on Poland, ostensibly as a retort to the Warsay newspaper, Czas, and warned that Danzig "has prepared for defense. J
 Complaining bitterly of "The laundering of newspaper big guns and daily war alrms" from Poland, Vorposten said:
 "This continuing state of daily declarations of war - the statments of Czas must be regarded as such are intolerable for us Danzigers and can under no circumstances be borne any longer by Danzig.
 We have shown patience and generosity enough and acted as though we had not heard the Polish war threats. <. We consider 1t our duty at this moment of Polish war threats not only to utter serious warning but also to point out to the whole world that Poland daily, with full intent, was placed finder on a powder keg which might explode at any time.