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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Pleasant View

Guy Stewart has been quite poorly
with influenza.
Rev. Fl. d. Camp took dinner Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Harris
and son John Wesley.
Mrs. Myra Frech and children
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Habegger and
family.
Revival services will begin at the
View Monday evening, Jan. %.
The Misses Lavaun Habegger
Pauline Carr and Reva Habegger at
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taking care of the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Conrad during their
trip in the Southland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brackney
had as their Wednesday evening din
ner guests Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Arm
strong, H. E. Mallory of st. Marys,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lusk of Wa
pakoneta.
Scott Helser of Lima was a Sun
day guest in the E. w. Gooderding
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Moser an
nounce the birth of a son Dec. 81.
The condition of w. A. Arnold
who is in the Bluffton hospital is
reported as good from an operation
Revival services will continue al
the M. E. church throughout the
coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. v. Stirn spent
Sunday with friends in Akron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nelson are en-
tertaining his mother from Green.
vile.
Mrs. Olive Bailey spent Tuesday
with her sister Mrs. Mary Everett
of Cairo.
Attorney T. r. Hamilton of Lima
spent Sunday with his father-in
law VIM. Mcbride who is sick
Mr.. and Mrs. Downey of Lin;
moved in the Ed Bogart propert,
formerly occupied by the Melvin
Burkholder family.
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Charter No. 1873 Reser,
REPORT CT THE CONDITION OF
The Citizens National Bank

Reserve District No. a
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Mr.. and Mrs. t. B. Ghaster and
daughter Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs C. E.
Boobring and Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Reiter attended the funeral of Guy
| Brown which was held last Friday
in the Diller Funeral Home in Bluff
| ton.
The January clearance sale is on
at The Lape Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pearson and
daughter Barbara and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Pearson were Sunday even
ing supper guests of Mrs. Mae
| RAIDER.
Rev. A. E. McVey left Monday for
McZena, Ohio, where he will hold
evangelistic meetings for two weeks.
Rev. Drumnond is the pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fields and
son James Lynn of Toledo and Mr.
and Mrs. III. L. Falk and daughter
Geraldine of Findlay were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Falk last Sun
day. Mrs. Bessie Frantz called in
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jacobs of Find.
lay called in the Ghaster home Sun.
day evening.
Mrs. Maggie Wiley of Kansas
City, No., is spending the winter
with her sister Mrs. Katie Nonna-
maker. Both spent Saturday il
BIufFton with their sister Mrs. Lud
wig.
Mrs. H. /. Fratz and daughter.
Martha, Esther and June spent Fri
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Light.
Mrs. Clara Longbrake of Crane
Rapids, Mich, and Mrs. Haiti,
! Zerbe of Sandusky are visiting il
the Longbrake home. Mrs. Mary
Longbrake is very III at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jones anC
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Sadie Keel and Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. E. Henning and daughte.
Mary Lou. Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Kee
and daughters Mrs. Grace Cox ant
Mildred Keel were afternoon callers
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Poole AM
daughters Norma and Dottie o
Lima were Sunday dinner guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Naylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. /. Fritz and fam
lily were Sunday guests of Mr.. an,
Mrs. B. M. Smith in Lima.
The January clearance sale is o.
at The Lape Co.
The P. 7. A. of the Mt. Cor,
school held their monthly meeting il
the school auditorium on Tuesda
evening. Devotions by first and sec
ond grades in charge of Miss Gene
We've Beagle; prayer by Donal
Meyer; "The Three Bears, by frs
and second grade pupils; readings
drill and singing by the second an
third grade pupils in charge of Mis-
Marcella Reese; one-act play an
music by the public speaking class
in charge of Miss Olive Obee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cole and fam
lily of Burbank, Ohio, were week en-
guests in the H. c. Beagle home.
The w. M. S. of the Evangelica
church will meet with Mrs. H.
Beagle on Thursday afternoon.
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tended County C. E. meeting at the
home of Thora Saul of Findlay, Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Bell and
family spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Maidlow and
family.
Miss Genevieve Wynkoop of Find
lay was the weekend guest of her
mother, Mrs. L. NJ. Wynkoop and
daughters.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet in the home of Mrs. William
Fridley this Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Clarence Fridley is the program
leader. The subject for the program
is "A New Start.
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FoLoaoing IS the first of a
series of tagelUe articles on the
geology of the earth, By DR..
Karl Yer Steeg, head of the
geology department of Wooster
College and recognized as one
of the leading authorities an
this field. Another article 1viu
aDpedr shortly.-EDIToR
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When some of the yolk gets into
the whites of eggs you are preparing
to beat for meringue-as it has an
annoying way of doing-it can be re-
moved with the corner of a clean
cloth dipped in hot water. If you
don't remove it, it may spoil your re-
Sults
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age Of 81 years; Margaret Perine
u765-1840; William E. George,
fourth son Of Robert and Ann
George Q785-1835), and q number
of others.
Undoubtedly there are many per-
sons in Washington who were either
born in Ellicott City or who are de-
scended from those who were. In
deed, when recently talking Of this
place with John Jay DAILY Of The
Star staff, the writer was informed
that Mr.. Days mother, who was
Miss Alice Powers before her mar
riage to Thomas j. DAILY, who born
there, and, no doubt, others who
were born there will be heard from.
First Families.
Returning to the writer's story Of
June 18, regarding the first FAM
lilies of Washington, as indicated by
the census of 1900, the following
names concludes those enumerated: :
Robert Macon, John Manchester,
Philip Maird, william Markward,
Henry Marsham, James Mateland,
James Maitland ca, William NASH
enback, Leonard Matly, Barbery
Marshall, Henry Mayhan, Samuel
Meredith, Robert McCay, John Nc
Clary, Andrew Mccormick, Alex
ander Mccormick, Owen McDerma-
troe, Archibald Mcdonald, Samuel
McIntire, Samuel McIntire "a,
James McGurk, John McGunn,
James McIand. Joseph Mclaughlin,
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Ross Mclaughlin, Robert McMahon,
Sara Mcmahon, Charles McNantz,
Francis McRinnick, James Miles,
Joseph Middleton, Electius Middle
ton, James Middleton, Thomas
Mimm, Harman Minus, Henry Mil
Ter, Peter Miller, Peter Miller ca,
Elizabeth Mitchell, John Minchin,
Thomas Mitchem, Benjamin Moore,
John Mole Cor MauD, Ambrose
Moriarty, Thomas B. Morris, Thom-
as Munrow, William Murray, John
Myers.
Rebecca Nally, Charles Nevitt,
Thomas hewitt, John Newton and
Andrew Norris.
James O'Brian, John OBrian.
David ogleby, Anthony ONeale,
William O'Neale, Grason Orr, Susan
Orr. John Orr. E. Ozborn, Timothy
Paine, Jonathan Pancost, James
Parsons, Joseph Parsons, Barney
Parsons, Benjamin Patterson, John
Patterson, William r. Peacock,
Thomas Pearce, Lawson Pearson,
Benjamin Perkins, David Peter,
Robert Peter, Thomas Peter, John
Phillips, Stephen Phillips, william
Prentiss, William Prout and Sarah
Purran.
Nicholas Queen.
John Ragon, John Ralen, william
Ratclih, Mrs. Ray, John Read, John
Read, Jane Rease, William Reder,
Isaac Reed, Mary Reynolds, William
Rhodes, James Ridgway, John Riley.
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Continued From Page C-4)

these three brothers responsible for
the settling of Ellicott City. Their
graves are appropriately marked and
the information given on the stone
is quite satisfactory. It says:
Andrew Ellicott was born in
Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, 1st. month,
ed. 1893, to which place his grand
father emigrated from Falmouth,
England, about the year 100. Soon
after his marriage to Mary Fox,
Andrew removed from his mills in
Bucks Co., 5th month, 18th, It'll,
and became interested with his
brother John in the settlement and
Improvement of this place. He died
9Th month, goth, 1909, aged rs years" /"
John Ellicott occupies the grave
to the left Of Andrew, Of whom he
was the third brother. He was also
born in Bucks County, Pa, De-
cember %, 1888, and died IS years
later to the day.
Also Esther, wife Of Andrew ELI
colt, born 1757, died 1927; John Eli
colt, son Of John (1769- 1920; An
drew Ellicott. son of Nathaniel
1902 1852; Mary, wife Of John A.
Ellicott (1790-1s72); John A. ELL
colt. born 1892; Joanna Ellicott
(1831 1852: william, fourth son Of
Jonathan Ellicott tl793 1856
Thomas Tyson d79l-185D; Eliza
beth Ellicott Tyson: Ephraim Hewes
(i039-le73): Rachel Hewes, ct the
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William Rogers, Owen Roberts,
Alexander Robertson, BENJAMIN
Robertson, Thomas Rose, Robert
Rose, William Ross, William Ruby,
Andrew Rutherford and William
Rutherford. Z
William Samington, Charles Scott,
Michael Scott, Mary Selby, John
Sessford, Luke Shannon, Alexander
Shaw, John Shaw, William Shaw,
John s. Kan, Richard Sheckles,
James Should, William Simmons,
Ozias Simpson, William Sims, Lewis
Sisson, Mary Smallwood, Samuel
Smallwood, Roger Smith, Samuel
H. Smith, Capt. Smith, Henry
snibly, George Southern, James
Speaks, Richard Spears. Robert
speeden, John sprigg, Thomas Y.
sprogle, Thomas Stanford. George
st. Claire, John st. Claire. Charles
Steel, James Stephens, John
Stephens, Clotworthy Stephenson,
John Stewart, Michael Stiner.
Thomas Stintzman, Joseph Straight,
Solomon Stranger, Gary st. James,
John Starry, John Swank, John SUIT
ton and Mary Sweeny.
Robert Talmey, Thomas Taylor,
James Thicker, James Thicker, Col.
Thomas, Andrew Thompson, James
Thompson, William Thornton,
Thomas Tingey, Cartwright Tippett.
James Tompkins, Henry Toms, John
Tucker, Patrick Tuell, Tuell
and william Tllnuicli0.
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blasts and the raging fire which fol-
lowed. Hoboken workman named
Michael Kristoff was overheard dis
tractedly crying: What have I
done? What have I done?" It was
enough of clue for the police and
intelligence officers to pursue avidly.
They learned that Kristoff for
three days previous to the disaster
had been employed at the Eagle
Oil Works adjacent to Black Tom;
that he had quit suddenly before
the explosion without even collect
ing his pay. For weeks and months
agents questioned Kristof periodi-
cally, shadowed him wherever he
went, got jobs beside him wherever
,, he found work.
From 1t all, they became satisfied
that Kristof had been instrumental
in causing the Black Tom explo-
sions, but despite their persistence
they were unable to link him con-
vlncingly with the German govern
ment or any other agency which
might have desired the destruction
OF the pier and the supplies resting
there.
Six Months Later.
On January II, 1917, nearly six
months after Black Tom, work.
men in the Canadian Car & Foundry
munitions plant at Kingsland, N.
j., rushing preparation of a SIS
100000 order of shells for delivery
to Russia( saw one Of their fellow
workmen, Theodore Wozniak, beat
ing at flames around his work.
bench, then reach for a pail Of
liquid beneath the bench.
Resembling water but apparently
an inflammable substance, the LIQUID
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Still the character of Wozniak, de-
scribed by American Commissioner
Christopher B. Garnett as crafty.
cunning, treacherous and rapacious, I"
was such that greater emphasis was
being placed on another develop
ment than on the breaking down
of the Kingsland workman.
Surrenders Magazine.
The other development was the
surrender in April, 1881, by Hill
ken of the Blue Book magazine
containing the painstakingly tram
scribed message described above.
Explaining that he had found the
magazine in box of old papers
and books in his attic on Christ
mas Day, 1880, Hilken further ex-
planned that it had been delivered
to him by Gerdts in April, 1917;
that he had brought out the message
BY applying a warm iron to the
pages; that he had left Gerdts in
his home while he conferred with
Hinsch about sending the money re-
quested, and that he finally had
dispatched Gerdts with $1,000 to
take back to Hermann, plus q
message that Hinsch would follow
with the remaining $4,000.
On the face of it the message
was thoroughly intelligible to those
who had been delving into the war
time activities of German agents
here, all of the names being recog-
nizable and particular significance
being attached to Herrmann's state
ment that he had told the doubling
Won Eckhardt about receiving his
sabotaging commission from Mar
guerre and Nadolyn In Germany and
that he had been actively connected
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four digits in which the first nu-
neral was meaningless, the writer
indicated page number by the last
three numerals. On this designated
page, the letters undermarked by
the pin pricks spelled out words, in
every case but one the word being
name.
In its original and translated form
with punctuation supplied, the mes
sage follows:
Have seen 1755 (Eckhardt). He is
suspicious of me. Can't convince
him I come from 1915 CMaguerre)
and 1894 (Nadolny) Have told him
all, references 1884 (Hinsch and I,
1884 DeutschlanO 1895 Jersey City
TerminaD, 3106 (Kingsland), 4526
(Savannah), and 8545 CTony's Lab).
He doubts me on account of my bum
7346 (German). Confirm to him
through your channels all o. K. and
my mission here. I have no funds.
1755 (Eckhardt claims he is short of
money. Send by bearer U. S. 5000.
Have you heard from Willie? Have
wired 1886 (Hildegarde) but no
answer. Be careful of her and con-
nections. Where are 1884 (Hinsch)
and 9107 (Carl Ahrendt)? Tell 1884
(Hinsch) to come here. I expect
to go North but he can locate me
through 1755 Eckhardt). I don't
trust 9l07 (Carl Ahrendt, 1894
Kristoff), 1885 (Wolfgang) and that
4776 Hobokent bunch. If cornered
they might get us in Dutch with
authorities. See that 1884 (HinschD
brings with him all who might impli-
cate us. Tell him 1896 (SiegeD is
with me. Where is 1894 (Carl d.?
He worries me. Remember past ex-
perience. Has 2548 (Hinsch) seen
1915 (Wozniak)? Tell him to fix
that up. If you have any difficulties
see 8165. (Phil Wirts Nat Arts Club
Tell 1884 Hinsch) his plan o. K. Am
in close touch with major and influ-
entail Mexicans. Can obtain old
3175 (cruiser) for $4,000 West Coast.
What will you do now with Amer
lea in the war? Are you coming
here or going to South America?
Advise you drop everything and
leave the states. Regards to 2794
(Hoppenberg). Sci NIGHT dunn mach
doch wieder bumm bumm bumm.
Most important send funds. Bearer
will relate experiences and details.
Greetings"
Details of Explosion.
Shortly after o'clock on the
morning of July 80, 1915, a terrified
terminal guard on the sprawling
BLACK Tom" pier of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad in Jersey City saw
f1amees squirting from a box of
TINT. Before he could do much
more than move from his tracks,
he was blown into the Hudson River
as the dark silence of the water
front was shattered with a fearful
explosion.
Two hundred and fifty carloads
OF munitions consigned to the allied
governments went sky-high as the
entire structure of the pier was
wrenched asunder. Just across the
river, Lower New York City rocked
as million dollars worth of glass
splintered and showered the streets.
In all, three men lost their lives.
The damage was estimated at q
minimum of SIC, 100000.
During the hours Of the series Of
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authorized by officials Of the Ger
man Foregn Once and the general
staff (Maguerre and Nadolny) !,
whose names appear in the Blue
Book message), the confession of
Hermann that he had engineered
the Kingsland fire through Wozniak
and another workman, and the tes-
timony of Hilken that he had paid
both Hermann and Hinsch for
sabotage operations in connection
with the Black Tom disaster, the
Claims Commission announced in
1880 that 1t could not definitely fix
responsibility upon the German gov
ernment.
In 1892 an American petition for a
rehearing was denied, but in 1888 a
new American petition for rehearing
was filed on grounds that German
evidence directed at discrediting the
confessions of Hermann and Hilken
was fraudulent.
New Evidence Found.
Meanwhile, considerable new evi-
dence had been turned up by the
numerous investigators working on
the case.
Much Of this turned about Woz-
MAX, establishing principally that
he was paid substantial sums by
German agents for the testimony
which was used in initial discredit-
ing Of Hermann and that he wrote
at least two letters to DR.. Tannen-
berg, German agent, virtually black
mailing in character. Finally, when
the 1880 decision had been handed
down and Wozniak had been given
to understand by German spokes-
men that they would not continue
to pay him odd sums of money, he
had willingly given testimony to the
American investigators to the effect
that he did know Hermann, Hinsch
and other saboteurs-previously de-
MED to the discredit of the two
named-that he participated in dis
cussions about firing the Kings
land plant by use of incendiary pen
cils or rags saturated in phos-
phorous, that he had been paid for
being a party to their plans, and
finally, under further questioning,
that he actually "set the fire on be-
half OF Germany"
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and the oily rags with which Woz-
MAX had been beating at the flames
merely spread the blaze. In a mat
ter of minutes the entire plant was
an inferno and shells meant to
wreak destruction on the German
and Austrian Armies were roaring
into the Jersey skies.
Again American investigators
turned every resource to the task
of determining whether the Kings
land disaster had been accidental
or premeditated. Exhaustively they
studied the background of Wozniak,
a Russian American, and questioned
him about the origin of the fire. The
evidence accumulated indicated that
he had been purposefully involved,
but it was not proven beyond q
doubt that he was either RESPONSE
BILE or that he was in the pay of the
German governmer'
Commission Created.
In 1921 there was ratified be-
tween the German and American
Governments a treaty restoring
friendly relations" and clearing the
way for establishment of a Mixed
Claims Commission to consider all
unsettled issues between the two
governments and their nationals.
Destined to be linked from the
very beginning, the Black Tom and
Kingsland cases came before this
commission early in its history, and
in 1924 an agent of the German
government offered a conditional
settlement of $4,000 600. Because
of the attached conditions the prof.
fer was rejected, and in 1927 formal
presentation of evidence and argu-
ments in the cases began.
Throughout consideration of these
two cases, it Is interesting to note
that there was little of the cordial
ity and cooperation between the
various representatives of the two
governments that existed in con-
nection with settlement of virtually
all the other pending claims. Bick-
ering over procedure and the ethics
involved was frequent.
Despite finding that a general
campaign of sabotage against allied
supplies in the United States during
the period of neutrality had been
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with Hinsch in the reception to the
submarine Deutschland at Baltimore
and New London and in connection
with incidents at the Jersey City
Terminal (Black Tom). Kingsland,
Savannah and Tony's Lab.
The last reference, incidentally,
was to the house of DR.. Anton Dill
ger in Chevy Chase, D. c., near
Thirty third and Livingston streets,
where anthrax germs were produced
in wholesale quantity for .inoculat-
ing horses, mules or any other live
stock being consigned to allied
armies. Savannah was the prin-
cipal point of export for the ami
mails, thousands of which died en-
route from the inoculations surrep-
titiously administered by saboteurs.
An interesting reference, also, was
that to the effect that Hermann
would be able to purchase an old
cruiser for $50, ,000-a venture assert
edly contemplated by Hinsch. who
was seafaring man, to the end that
he might become a second Count
Lucknor, sea raider.
In any event there seems to have
been immediate recognition that
the Blue Book message, if authentic,
would wipe out all doubts as to Ger
many's responsibility for the Black
Tom and Kingsland disasters.
To this effect the umpire of the
Mixed Claims Commission was
quoted in 1882 as follows:
"A glance through this transla-
ton will indicate that, without ref
erence to other evidence, it Is con-
elusive proof to any reasonable man
that (a) Hermann and Hilken knew
the Kingsland fire and the Black
Tom explosion were the work of
German agents and CO. that Hinsch,
Hilken, and Hermann, undoubted
agents. were privy thereto, and (c)
that KriStoh and Wozniak were aot-
i've participants in these events. - .
I may utterly disregard all the new
evidence produced and still, If I
deem this message genuine, hold
Germany responsible in both of the
cases."
In the doubt as to genuineness of
the message, however, have been
entangled nearly 10 years Of pains
taking search and investigation, con-
flicting connections Of experts In
chemistry, in handwriting, in ink,
IN paper and all other component
factors, shortened tempers both Of
individuals and Of governments, and
finally q decision some 10 days ago
that the message was written in 1917
by Fred Hermann, that it was de-
ivered to Paul Hilken in Baltimore
by Raoul Gerdts, and that it estab.
fishes ION the record as 1t now
stands" the justice of the American
claims for payment Of nearly $55,-
000, 900 by the German government.
Illegality CHARGED.
Before this final ruling had been
handed down, however, by Asso-
ciate Justice Owen ]. Roberts Of the
Supreme Court, umpire on the
Claims Commission, the German
representation on the commission
had withdrawn and the German
government had let 1t be known that
it would consider any ruling illegal
and void.
On deposit in the United States
Treasury stand approximately $780,
600. 900 and some defaulted German
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Spies Part
In Black Tom
Plot Shown
Similar Situation
Found at Plant
In Kingsland

The story told in the tollo,D-
ing article 7D1S drdDn entirely
from the accepted records of
the Mired Claims Commission
for the United States and Ger
many, the names used and the
activities dscribed to the indi-
DiduGls so named being set
forth in these records.
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On Sunday morning, July
80, 1916, NelD York 1Dds shaken
out of bed by a series of er-
plosiOns at Black Tom, the
Jersey City terminal OF the
Lehtgh Valley Railroad.
Ttoenty million dollars of am
n1unitton destined for the
allies pds destroyed. The
terrific force of the explosion
is clearly shoUn In the pic
tures on this page.
ALI Photos by Wide World
and Associated Press.
Evening star., 1939-02-18
Junior Building Owners
To Meet on Thursday

The first meeting of the newly
formed Junior Building Owners and
Managers Association will be held
at the Hamilton Hotel on Thursday
at 8:15 pm. it was announced today
by James E. Magner of the A. O.
Bliss Properties, chairman of the
Organization Committee.
The new association, which will
be composed of men and women ac-
lively engaged in maintenance and
rentals of apartments and Office
buildings, has the approval of the
Building Owners and Managers As
sociation of the District The young
er organization, it is announced. will
not concern itself with problems of
policy, such as taxes, interest rates,
labor relations, ETC., but will devote
all its energies to actual operating
problems, with which its members
are constantly concerned. The pur-
pose of the association is to create,
maintain and develop cooperation
among building maintenance en-
ployes; to facilitate the interchange
of ideas in management and main
tenance of buildings and to promote
the general welfare and raise to
higher standards the profession of
building management.
The new organization is similar
to groups in other cities. 1t will act
as forum in which ambitious men
and women will be able to improve
their knowledge of building manage
ment.
Other members of the Organiza-
ton Committee are Henry Beall of
Cafritz, Co., l.. D. Burns of the
Brookings Institution and Walter l..
Mess of Thomas j. Fisher e. Co.