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Evening star., 1939-09-06
Hugh Herbert Sues

LOS ANGELES, Sept. S LR.-Film
Comedian Hugh Herbert asked S67,-
500 damages today for injuries he
claimed he received in an auto COL
lison December 20.
He charged truck owned by Con-
solidated Film Industries struck his
car.
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Queen Carries Cos Mask

LONDON, Sept. (P.-Queen
Elizabeth, like most of the ladies of
London, carried gas mask yester-
day as she and King George in
Spected London's civil defenses.
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Weather. Report
FURNISHED By

Weather
District CoumbiaFa tonight. tomorrow
fair and somewhat gentle
southeast
Maryland tonight
what warmer in the interior
Vrgna-Fair
what warmer in the interior
West Vhginia-GenaAy tonight and tomorrow
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Robbers Scorn ST Loot

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. R.-
Two men who held up filling sta
ton here didn't want to be called
pikers. They rif1ed the cash reg
lister and found only a dollar bill.
They put it back and walked out.
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Summary Of
Todoy's News

Page. Page.
Amusements, Obituary A-l2
| Bis Radio BILL
Comics B-16-17 Society B-3
Editorials A-10 Sports --A-14-16
Finance ALI Woman's
Lost, Found Bill Page --B-1O
Foreign.
If Hitler leads army in Poland, allies
will profit. Page AS
War may give Italy German trade
IN Balkans. Page AS
Warsaw's situation more perilous;
fall may come today. Page Al
French claim local advances"
against Siegfried line. Page Al
Reporter at front sees Nazis round
up Polish men. Page AS
italy neutral, but keeps war ma
chine well oiled. Page Az
Notionol
Death toll in sinking of Athena
now put at A. Page Al
N. F. F. E. hears plans to aid War
Department personnel. Page Az
Washington and Vicinity.
Food buying jumps with fear of
wartime high prices. Page B-1
Settlement of 15-day plumbing
strike is sought. Page B-1
Man injured in traffic crash Friday
dies. Page B-1
Editorial ond Comment.
This and That. Page A-10
Answers to Questions. Page A-1O
Letters to The Star. Page A-l0
David Lawrence. Page ALL
Alsop and Kintner. Page ALL
Frederic William Vile. Page ALL
Lemuel Parton. Page ALL
Jay Franklin. Page ALL
Miscellany.
Natures Children. Page B-7
Bedtime Story. Page BIS
Crossword Puzzle. Page Bis
Letter-Out. Page Bis
winning Contract. Page B-17
Uncle Rays Corner. Page BIZ
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Report for Last "a Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest, 81. 3. at Alb pm. yesterday;
Lowest, 5s, at am today; year ago, 90.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 96. on August g.
Lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 80 per cent, at 5:45 am. today.
Lowest. % per cent, at 3:45 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy al
Great Falls today
Tide Tables.
Diminished BY United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
,,. To-day. Tomorrow
Hlgn --------- 0:32 am. l:31 am.
Low ----------- 1:29 am. $50 am.
Hlsn ---------- l2:56 pm. 200 pm.
Low --------- 7:22 p.m. 1927 pm.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
sun. today-- $40 R.S3
Sun, tomorrow 5:4l 6:31
Moon. today- II :O9 pm. 12:h5 m
Automobile liEhts must 81 turned an
one-han hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-09-06
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
capital (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Senate F. H. 4. Action
Seen as Go Signal.
For Home Builders
FinoI Passage Of
Legislation Affecting
Owners Forecast

The Senate's action Thursday ap-
proving amendments extending cer-
tain powers of the Federal Housing
Administra ton should remove hesi-
tation on the part of builders. lend
ing institutions and home owners in
going ahead now with their build
ing plans, it is pointed out.
Passage by the Senate of these
amendments should give the green
light to people who have been hold
ing back because of uncertainty and
delay over the legislation. The House
has already passed a bill which is
substantially similar to the Senate
bill insofar as the F. H. A. small
homes program is concerned.
There appear to be no serious con-
troversal points of difference be-
tween the two bills which will have,
to be ironed out in conference.
Therefore, the final bill SHOULD be
ready for the Presidents signature
within a relatively short time.
InsurabIe Limit Raised.
Main features of the two bills in
clude provision for an increase in
the amount of residential mort
cages insured by the F. H. A. which
may be outstanding at any one time
to $4,000, 100000 from $4,000, ,OOO, 900,
and extension of the 25-year amorti-
zation repayment period for small
home loans, indefinitely in the
House bill and two years in the Sem
ate bill. These are the chief details
affecting the immediate outlook for
the construction of small homes
under the F. H. AS insured mort
gage system.
Loans up to 80 per cent of property
valuation. as opposed to the old
limit of 80 per cent, which were
wrought into the F. H. A. plan by
the 1888 amendments. continue
without the need for further au-
The 10 per cent down
payment provision applies in the
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Many Visitors
See,Low-Cost
Star Home
Six-Room Dwelling
Priced at Less
Than $4,000

Several thousand people visited
during the week the low-cost Silver
Star Home at 3424 Dix street NE,
River Terrace, which was opened to
the public for the first time last
Sunday. The home will be on exhi-
bition for 80 days under sponsorship
of The Star.
This is the first low-cost home to
be shown under the Silver Star plan.
Many of the visitors were openly
enthusiastic in their praise of the
house. 1t is a six room and bath
structure which is priced at under
$4,000.
Long topic Of conversation and
discussion. the low-cost home built
by private enterprise actually has
become a reality in Washington
only during the past year. Passage
by Congress of amendments to the
National Housing Act, which makes
1t possible to finance these homes on
the most favorable terms in history,
40 lOl UIIC 1CCcIlG RIcdU
activity in the low-cost field. Large
portions of undeveloped land in the
northeast and southeast sections
have been built up during the past
IL months.
Three Bedrooms.
The new home was built by Davy
d Murphy, developers of River Ter
race, from plans drawn by George
T. Santmyers. 1t has been COM
pletely furnished by Lansburgh e.
Bro. Constructed of brick, the
house has three bedrooms, one of
which has been furnished as a
child's room. 4 ~
All basement walls in the home
are poured concrete. a type of con-
struction usually associated only
with large buildings. Low con-
i struction costs are made possible
through Use of sectionalized forms
and trained crew of men who have
the procedure we'll systematized.
Special hollow-face brick used in
the house greatly adds to the water
prooflng and insulating character
of the walls.
Steel easement windows are used
throughout the home, while the
floors are of oak Rock wool has
been placed in the roof to insure
against heat loss There is a full
basement. The house is heated by
an automatic oil burner equipped
for winter air conditioning. This
unit has fan which may be used
for circulation of air in summer.
Inspection Windows.
The first floor contains a stable
living room. dining room and we'll
appointed kitchen. Special inspec-
ton windows have been installed in
the walls of the rooms, so that the
public may examine structural fea-
lures.
The River Terrace home bears the
Endorsement of members of the Sill
yer Star Homes Committee, which
is composed of five experts in hous-
ing. Members of this committee
inspected the house thoroughly.
Visiting hours at the home are
from 10 am. to 9 pm. each day
during the exhibition period. 1t
may be reached by driving out
Benning road from Fifteenth and H
= streets NE. Continue over the Ana
costa River bridge to Thirty-fourth
street and follow River Terrace
signs to the house.
Evening star., 1939-04-29

(See F. H. A.. Page BID
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Home BuiIdinq
Continues
|Upswiing
Washington Drops
From Third Place
To Fourth

Residential construction activity,
as measured by building permits is
sued, continues its march to COM
plete recovery throughout the coun-
try, Secretary Of Labor Perkins re-
ported today following completion Of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
monthly survey Permit valuations
for residential construction IN March
were 10 per cent greater than dur
ing March, 1888.
The increase in residential con-
struction occurred in all sections of
the country Six of the nine geo.
graphic divisions. the Middle Allan
tic. East North Central. South At
lantic, West South Central Noun
tain and Pacific, showed gains of
more than so per cent.
Washington dropped from third
to fourth place among the cities of
the country in the value of all types
(See BUILDING, Page B-50
Evening star., 1939-04-29

case Of newly built owner occupied
singe-family houses where the mort
gage Is 500 or less. This reduced
down payment. along with the ex-
tension of the repayment period
from 20 to Is years by last years
amendments, is generally held re-
sponsible for the substantial pickup
in residential building during the
past IL months both here in Wash
ington and throughout the country.
Allows Older House Financing.
The amendments to the act also
extend the Federal Housing Admin
istration's authority to insure mort
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Two Homes Sold

Sale of two homes on Western
avenue near Pinehurst Circle was
announced today by the real estate
firm of Walker & Prescott, Inc. A
home at 65l4 Western avenue is
being completed for Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Regardie, while 65l8' has
just been bought by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Croft. The sales were
made with the assistance Of Edw.
H. Jones & Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1939-04-29

cages on existing construction for
another two years. This is consid-
cred important in, order to give pur-
chasers of old houses the same
financing facilities available on new
homes. In the Senate bill, the F. H.
A. may insure mortgages on prop
(See F. H. A., Page BID
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Cooley Offices Moved

The real estate firm of Cooley
Brothers has moved it's Offices from
the Tower Building to the Invest
ment Building, it was announced to-
day. The firm has a general building
and brokerage business.
Evening star., 1939-04-29
Wood Over Cement

For next winters warmth and
comfort, lay a wood floor over con-
crete surfaces Lumber dealers can
supply estimates of both material
and labor costs.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Two D. T.. Justices
Work Twice as Hard
As Average Judge
Proctor and Adkins
HondIe Double Usual
Number of Cases

Double the average number Of
cases disposed Of in Federal Dis
trict Courts throughout the United
States were handled by each of two
of the justices assigned to the GRIM
inal branch of District Court here,
an analysis of the cases for the year
just closed revealed yesterday, off,
cials asserted.
Whereas the average for the Ma
ton is placed at about 450 cases per
judge, Justice James M. Proctor,
sitting in Criminal Court No.
here, heard and disposed of 867 cases.
He conducted 2l0 trials and heard rs
motions, making total of 1852 mat
ters coming before him for adjudi-
cation.
In addition, Justice Proctor super
vised the selection of petit juries and
the choosing and weekly reporting of
the grand juries, throughout the ju-
dicial year. He heard long argu-
ments on the validity of the indict-
ment under the Sherman Antitrust
Act, in which the Government
charges the American Medical Asso-
citation and number of prominent
physicians with violation of that
statute. The jurist still has under
advisement the demurrer filed by
the association and the doctors,
through their counsel, to the indict-
ment
Justice Jesse C. Adkins, who pre-
sided in Criminal Court No. 2,
handled total of 1904 matters.
These included 745 cases heard and
disposed Of; 202 actual trials. He
heard SO motions. Likewise, Justice
Adkins heard most of the lunacy
cases and devoted his attention to
matters relating to estates.
While the figures for Justice Bo-
ltha j. Laws, who off1ciated in
Criminal Court No. 3, were not i'm
mediately available, it was said that
he handled about 500 criminal mat
ters. Justice Laws considered the
Warning income tax-evasion cases,
Which consumed many weeks, and in
addition was able to devote some of
his time, since court began last Oc-
tober to civil business. Both JUS
tice Proctor and Justice Adkins were
able to dispose of some civil mat
terS in the grist Of criminal work.
Figures for the civil business of
District Court, accomplished during
the last judicial year, were not avail
able today, but are still being COM
piled, authorities asserted.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Identity Brings Trouble

Charged with Justification of
identification by means of which
two Germans were admitted into
the country, Hildegard Mannheim de
Farenmnach was arrested in San
Luis, Argentina.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

"A one-day sale that will irht
the way to brighter and more
attractive summer home! Smartly
styled brown alabaster lamps with
f1ngree metal mountings and
painted paper or rayon shades in
colors to harmonic or match.
Cooled Third Floor.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
6. W. Graduates 370,
With Miss Swanhout
In Singing Role
Degree Is Conferred on
Dr.. Aronho; Ambassador
Nelson Johnson Cited
(Ltst OF graduates, page A-15.J

(Ltst OF graduates, page A-15J
From a background of professional
caps and gowns, a white-clad movie
and opera star last night delivered
the convocation message 20 $40
graduates of the George Washing
ton University through the medium
of great arias and songs.
Comely Gladys Swarthout en-
chanted more than 1000 persons
attending the unique concert-gradu-
alton exercises in Constitution Hall
dedicated to the role Of music In
national life.
The well-known mezzo-soprano
was not the only feature Of
the exercises-traditionaly held on
George Washingtons birthday. DR..
Oswaldo Aranha, foreign minister of
Brazil, received the honorary degree
of doctor of laws while the band
played the Brazilian national an
them and Nelson T. johnson, Ame--
ican Ambassador to China, received
a special citation.
Sings Commencement address,"
The commencement address" by
Miss Swarthout consisted of four
songs and four arias, all Of which
were we'll received. The black
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Ex-Lighthouse Keeper
Dead After 'Monotonv'
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
APALACHICOLA, Fla, Feb. 23.-
six months ago 60-year-old r. K.
Cooper took on q Job as keeper Of
the Cape st. George lighthouse on a
narrow island IL miles out In
Apalachicola Bay.
Six days ago the wife Of his as
sstant went away on a visit and to
Keeper Cooper fell the task of cook
ing meals for six workmen, there to
install new equipment.
Tuesday Cooper boated here, told
acquaintances he was bored with
lighthouse monotony and espe-
cially with cooking. He returned to
the island.
Yesterday, Just before noon, the
lighthouse assistant found Cooper
dead IN his room. There was a bull
let wound in his head.
He had prepared no meal.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Dr.. BuIIou Celebrates
His Goth Birthday

Georee Washington was not the
only one to have a birthday cele-
bration yesterday.
DR.. Frank Washington Ballou
superintendent of schools, was &C
years old. He celebrated by going
out to dinner at the Brooke Tea
House with members of his bridge
club where he had birthday cake
with six candles. They later ad-
journed to the home of w. A. Ross
of the Department Of Agriculture to
play bridge.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
French Flying Couple
Die in African Crash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, Feb. 23.-News Of the
death of Baron and Baroness de
Faucoucourt when their private
plane crashed near Tibesti In q
mountainous region Of French West
Africa reached Algiers today.
The baron and baroness were
prominent In French civil aviation.
He was president Of the Aerial Club
of Beauvais, and she was the second
Frenchwoman to obtain a first-class
pilots license.
Dispatches from the interior said
their plane crashed just south Of
the Libyan border, near 11,200-foot
Emf Kussi peak.
Evening star., 1939-02-23

ming. Miss Gladys Swarthout
said it with song.
Star Staff Photo.
haired artist was in good voice and
her selections were calculated to
show of her rich lower register.
Perhaps her best all-around per-
formance was her singing Of the
Lords Prayer, which she sang as an
encore.
Miss Swarthout stepped a bit out
Of category in choosing to sing
Rosina's aria Una Voce POGO Fa"
from "The Barber of Seville" which
demands the more flexible colora-
tura tones of Lily Pons. But the
other arias, "The Habanera," card
scene and "Seguidille" from Car
men," were more suited to her voice.
She was accompanied on the piano
by Lester Hodges.
Three Washingtonians were
among those receiving certificates or
degrees with honors. They were
Emma Lichterman and Helen Nc
Neil Of the Junior college, and Louis
Lazaroff of Columbian College.
In making the citation to Ambas-
sador johnson, President Cloyd Heck
Marvin of the university said he has
won distinctive honor" in the carry
ing out Of his Office.
DR.. Aranha Honored.
DR.. Marvin described DR.. Aranha
as a wise leader" discriminating
diplomatist" and Statesman" in con-
ferring the honorary doctor Of laws
award.
The president also delivered a brief
charge to the graduates, declaring
that possessions and achievement
are nothing without faith, hope and
love.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
200th Boby at Motonusko

PALMER, Alaska, Feb. q R-
Arrival Of the 200th baby at the
Government sponsored Matanuska
colony was announced today, An
8-pound girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Yohn, who came from
Evening star., 1939-02-23

Tomahawk. Wis, in 1887. The colony
was started in 1885 by 200 farmers
moved here from Midwest drought
regions by the Government.
An built airplane few
from Paris to Brussels, Belgium, in
35 minutes, a new record,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
This Sporting World
Salute to Sydney
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Though he was in perfect position to claim an airtight alibi, and even go further by insisting he was 'ganged" when Blaine Rideout, one of the Texas twins, stuck an elbow into his ribs, knocked him of stride, allowing Chuck Fenske, the Wiscon- sin state policeman to come on and win the Princeton mile of the gentry" Saturday. Sydney Wooder- son exhibited traditional British sportsmanship when he wrote a signed article for a London paper, which states that he was knocked off stride, but did not believe the foul intentional and hoped to meet the winner, Fenske, again soon. Of course, there were two results that might have changed his attitude someWhat-the first being that his outdoor record of 4:06 was not ap- preached by five seconds and the other element being that Rideout, the runner that fouled Wooderson, was not the winner. At any rate, the runner him~,lf showed much better SportsmanShip than some of the English writers who pre-judged the race from behind their takwood desks. 5000 miles from Princeton, New Jersey, setting up a "four pre- diction before it actually occurred, the exception being that they saw it as deliberate" even before tine race was run. while Wooderson, the man fouled, said he thought it com- pletely unintentional after the race was over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
DUSTY SOFTBALL

U. S. Rubber and Chase Metal Works rule the rooSt in the Indus trial Softball league. The former with five wins and no refeats leads the National division while Chase, with four straight triumphs, tops the American league. Farrel Foundry, which was read locked with the borough combine for top honors met, its first defeat last week in an upset at the hands of the Paper Box array. Lux and Ingersol trial Chase in the Ameri- can division with three wins in four starts.
 The feature game of this weeks slate is between the U. s. Rubber and Scovill at Hamilton Park dia- mond No. 2. The Scovill stockholders have record of three victories and two setbacks.
 Following is the complete sched- ule of games. diamonds and officials for Tuesday night:
 Hamilton. No. 1.-Chase vs. Blake & Johnson, umpire, Guglielmo; No. 2, Scovill vs. U. s. Rubber, umpire Fusco; No. 3, Paper Box vs. Ameri- can Brass, umpire, Perriello.
 Fulton, No. l, Chase Metal Works vs. Ingelsoll. pmpire, Hoar; No. 2, Lux vs French, umpire, Greece.
 Waterville. No. l, Farrel Foundry vs. Benrus, umpire, Kiersted No. 2 Post Office vs. Waterbury Buckle, umpire Gerace.
 Washington, No. l, American Fastener vs. Brock Hall, umpire, Barone.
 The standings of the two divi- SiOnS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
TIE IN PARKS LEAGUE Liberty Stars, Pals, Sacs Share First Round
 HOnOrs
STANDING

First round baseball honors in the Public Parks League must be split three ways, with the Liberty Stars, Blessed Sacraments and North End Pals as the top teams, resulting from yesterdays games when all three were-one-sided winners. Wa terville A. c. was subdued 10 to by the Liberty Stars; Sts. Peter and Paul were set back 13 to 2 by the Sacraments and the Aviglianese lost to the Pals 10 to 4.
 Four runs in the first two innings, and four more in the eighth sewed up the Stars-Waterville game, Sap anski hitting home run and three singles; Charley Foster gave the Peter and Paul outfit btu four hits; and Loy and Eddie Bradley hit hard and timely, the latter driving in three runs; Jimmy Gribbon, playing his first game for the Sacs getting two triples.
 Six runs in the fifth inning, added to a couple in the first was more than enough for the North End Pals to score against the Avigs. Rinaldi and Senich hit well for the winners Gombozi for the AviglianeSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Golf Grist

Johnny (Swifty) Cavanaugh's eagle two on the Chase Country club eighth hole Sunday was the prize golf shot of the weekend locally, and all the more im- pressive to me, as it cost me dollar to see it, but was well worth the price. Now Johnny knows how Bryon Nelson felt when he walked up to the hole and pulled up the flag to watch his ball fall in for a shot that won him the U. s. open by one stroke, an eagle two scored with a three iron. Frank O'DOn- nell, playing with the East Mountain golf team also got a great "kick" from his birdie 3 on the par 5 ninth hole at Chase co yesterday. which must have had something to do with the fact that the teams wound up all even in two matches, each losing by 21 points at the others home course, a situation almost impossible, on three point basis of scoring. Al La- butts, Chase pro, got even for his setback by Frankie Paul at East Mountain, scoring a 75 to Paurs 78 for a win yesterday. At Cheshire Saturday, Chase golfers were defeated 54 to 39 but Casper Spearo won the re- freshment championship. Frank GambardeIlo, Honey Pot pro, had a 70 to a 72 scored by Al Labutis. Bobby Grant and Julia Zims of Wethersfield need ed a sudden death" playOff to win the CGA mixed four somes at Waterbury co Sunday, having been tied by Sam Will jams and Mrs. Donald Futile. Each team had 3 ''best ball" of 8l. A. Ciementseu. with l56 for IS holes was Thigh gross" at the Scovill outing Saturday at Highland club, Meriden, but won a prize just the same. con- sisting of a free golf lesson from the pro, Bub Geoghegan. If Mir. C. is smart he will spread his free lesson over his two weeks vacation and next year he may break 15O. It can be done! . Three tied for the Kickers' Ham dicap prize, F. J. McGrath, AI- Ian Ruffin and ]. Meehan hav- ing net S2, the lucky number drawn. w. R. Reg" Gil man and E. H. Jones had net of 66 when they figured up are ter the I. w. Day annual handi- cap tournament at Waterbury Country club Saturday. Gilman taking a 20 handicap and Jones . 22. T. F. Kellogg won low gross with 7S.