Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 23

REAL WORK PROGRESSES ON PRESS BUILDING Canstruction Is Two-Thirds Complete — Nearing Eleventh Story. uction ding Cons Club B streets now the ional Press | centh and F | on th o of the old Ebbitt, ¥ completed, from he total time re-| and by M rrl\‘ framework story level nth ms of this 00 square | igned to rammoth proporti cove: feet of land and which is de reach 14 looming up tive of I" stree Fr The fr ton of pleted a of the pla tew day exterio The t and whicli amework Completed. he theater por- been com: and equipment will begin in the next her with finishing the imework of it hus oceupying the eastern | portion of the building, | ased for a term of | r Corpora 0 have p mu-auy‘ nce and riadern ce provides tur 75 will be on an an be lowered to t floor or raised to L. There will lifts on the stage, which st in Washington. The s done through a pre- set switchboard, which permits as many nes to be set up in advance an entire evening’s be given by merely switches at the desired the leve the st also be will other as 10 sc so t ince can throwing the time. Day and Night Phone Service. It is estimated now that the steel work and the four stories below the street level have been completed, that the building will rise to its permitted height at one and one-half stories per weel floor will be telegraph facilities and will be intercommu day and night service through the central s ence of equipped with 1l telephones ing, so that n be given itchboard in any tenant. s Club quarters will be on the top floors. There will be an auditorium, seating approximately 760, that will have a great vaulting and decorated ceiling, while the side walls will be incased in walnut panel- ing. The club wil contain a dining room and card rooms for women. The main lounge and the main dining rooms of the club wil be sufficient to accommodate approximately 1,000 guests, The main portion of the club has ceilings approximating 19 feet high with a mezzanine balcony floor running throughout. WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH IN HOME; SUITOR SOUGHT ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MAMMOTH LABOR TEMPLE PLANNED and cos tion of company and labor This 70-story s‘rm‘hll‘fl, Eflvp(ned as the center of trade union u‘tlvlflu, a 000,000, is contem; r. It wmlld houu Iabor union activ ties, a labor bank insurance | union department ‘store and be rented, as nall. for com- mercial office space. Plans by John Eberson. ed by the Chicago Federa. FORD GETS-ANOTHER YEAR TO DEMOLISH SHIPS folk Wins ‘Extension—Bid Bister Says She Saw Man Standing Over Prostrate Form “Pump- ing Lead.” Jessie Stuart Nelson, colored, 26 years old, was shot to death last night in an upstairs room at her home, 2351 Sherman avenue. Police are searching for Malcolm Howard, colored, 40 years old, who is accused of the killing. The dead woman’s sister told police she saw Howard, a suitor of the slain woman, standing over her prostrate form and “pumping lead into her.” Sheran to spread the alarm and when she returned Howard had fled, she said. He left his hat in the room. Six shots were ffred and all took ef- fect. Two were through the head and others in Qifferent parts of the body. Death probably was instantaneous. Detectives Darnall, Keck and Thomp- son and police of the eighth precinct are investigating. RUSSIAN FLYERS EXPLAIN. Tell Polish Officers They Tired of Soviet and Fled. WARSAW, Poland, February 5 (). 'wo military aviators who were ap- prehended and brought to Warsaw by the Polish authorities after landing on Polish soil vesterday told officers they were Russians. They said their names were Klim and Timoszczuk, and that they were officers of the 21st Infantry Regiment of the Russian Soviet army. The two adventurers said that while their regiment was on duty with the XKiev_garrison they became tired of the Bolshevist regime, stole a plane and fled by air. They came down in Volhyn [ 5th and Longfellow Sts. Your Money Can Be o Better Spent Than in One of These Beau- tiful All-Brick 7-Room Homes T 5610 5th Priced from $9,750 & up Terms made to suit you CYRUS IMMON Realtor 1414 K S1. N, E Main 1022 EMl|ulllllllllllllllllllllllllullllunlllllmllulllfllllfllllllli AL e for U. S. Line Rejected: The Shipping Board extended for one year the time in which H Ford is required to demolish the 199 steel cargo ships he purchased from the Government in 1925, Fifty ships are at Norfolk, an@ Mr. Ford gave as his reasons for the ex- tension the difficulty in towing these vessels to Detroit and the delay in manuhiemns of machinery for the Rejection of proposals to operate the United States Line made jointly by J. H. Winchester & Co., Inc., and Gibbs Bros., Inc., of New York, was an- nounced yesterday by the board. The offer was to operate the Levi- athan and the four other ships be- tween New York and European ports on a contract basis of 13 per cent of the gross operating revenue. Rejec- tion was on the recommendation of President Dalton of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, present operator of the lines for the Government. Master Sergt. Armstrong Retires, Having ‘completed 30 years' active service in the Army, Master Sergt. Joseph Armstrong, 6th Feld- Artillery, at Fort. Hoyle, Maryland, has been placed on-the retired iist on his, own application. * Three Apartments and Store A splendid investment on the best thoroughfare in NB. Ido one who wants to run a small bu ness at & low overhead. Fully rented now. Store rented on monthly_basis. dress Box 192-D, ce Difficulty in Towing 50 From Nor- | LORNA DOONE HELD MYTH. Blackmore Novel Founded on Yarn, Historian Says. EXMOOR, England, February 5 (#). ~—Lorna Doone never lived and Rich- ard D. Blackmore's celebrated ro-| mance of that name was founded on a myth, says A. G. Bradley, noted English historian. Mr. Bradley's findings indicate that about a century ago a Mr. Mundy, vicar of Lynton, in Devon, heard an old country yarn about a family of outlaws living on Exmoor. It im- pressed him so much that he made a story out of it and had the village school children copy it as an exercise, Some coples made by the children still exist, and one enterprising guide- book writer incorporated the story in bhis work. Presumably, Mr. Black- more got the idea of the novel from the guide book. ~ JANUARY BUILDING SHOWS INCREASE Decline in Residential Con- struction More Than Offset by Apartment Projects. The report of bullding operations in the District of Columbia for the month of January, which has just been sub- | mitted to_'Assistant Engineer Com- | missioner Whitehurst by Col. John W. Ochmann. building inspector, shows a slight increase over December in the | total value of projects started. At the same time the report shows a continued decline in the construc tion of residences and an increase in apartment construction. The total value of tions were set at $2,90; to $2,846,340 for December. ber of homes built, the report states, was 141, a decline from 154 reported for December. Construction of seven apartment buildings, at a total cost of $7,366,000 was started in January, being the largest single class of opers tions. The following table shows the num- | ber of permits issued in January, char- | acter of operations, value, et BRICK No. pegmits. 129 83 uary opera- 55, as opposed P At 1,366,000 11125 140.400 26500 Warehous 8.000 114,000 Dwellings Repairs. . . 2900 Dwellings . Garages . Repairs Delling Garage .. Dewllings . paire Garages Sheds . Garages . Sheds . MACHINER Motors 21 Elevators’ Boiler . Totals ... 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Phone Main 8949 f‘ENTER entrance type residence overlooking %4 Rock Creek Park, with a splendid view of the Cathedral. Frontage of 45 feet. Ten spa- cious, sunny rooms, two baths, hot-water heat, three fireplaces, side lights, heavy steel beam pre- war construction. In perfect condition through- out. Out of town owner must dispose of this home at once. Impressive - Corner Mt. Pleasant $14,500 19th & Kenyon— 3101 19th St. N.W. Open Sunday N. L. SANSBURY CO., Inc. 1418 Eye St. N.W. Main 5904 The num- } American touris this | D. L33 Workmen Put in First of Guards in Upper Windows. The first of the bars for the windows at the top of the Washington Monu- ment have been completed and are be- ing put in place today to ascertain their practicability. If found satisfac- tory, they will be followed by the manufacture of seven other sets. The bars are built into a frame which can be removed at night when the shut. ters are closed, The bars are curved outward, so that people may lean and look out of the’ windows and get every view they desire. The construction of these bars was determined upon after recent sul- cides by jumping from the windows. BRITISH RAIL RATES CUT. American Tourists' Requests Basis of Fare Reduction. LONDON, February 5 (#).—In re- sponse to requests made in behalf of all the British ralil- ys vesterday agreed to a reduction of 25 per cent in fares for circular tours of England, Scotland and Wales for the months of May to October, in- clusive. The concession will apply to murlstsl of all nallonulluov PADLOCK ON BREWERY. ! Three-Fourths of Building Ordered | Closed. February 5 () ree-fourths of a. brewery situated at Baltimore and Missouri avenues, At lantic City, has been ordered padlocked by Federal Judge Runyon. The sec- tion ordered padlocked was operated by a manufacturer of cereal bever- The remaining section is an ice plant. . Prohibition agents raided the build—l ing four times last year. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY INSTALL MONUMENT BARS|700 DUE TO ATTEND o . o ' 5, 1927. REALTORS’ BANQUET C. C. Hiett, Pmulent of ]hhoml, Will Be Principal Speaker at March 26 Affair. (2% tional C. Hiett, president of the Association of Boards, which represent 3 cltiea throughout the United States and Canada, will be principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Wash. | ington Real Estate Board to be held | in_the New Willard Hotel March 2. The local board's committee, under | the chairmanship of A. H. Lawson, i preparing for an assembly of approxi- | mately 700 persons. This is indicated by the demand for tickets, which has become very large since the announce ment of the banquet, approximately a | week ago. One of the features of the banquet will be an elaborate entertain ment program. Practical souvenirs will be given. A meeting of the banquet commit tee will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m Preparations now are being made by the various committees for the din- ner, and It is expected invitations will | be mailed soon to members of Con | gress and high local and Federal Gov | ernment officials Thu‘w in charge of the banquet are Lawson, chairman: Ow l— !mommn H. Tudor M mmons, Howard A. A. Brickley, James F, J. Kyle, Joseph A. Petty, Sullivan, Milton F. Schwab, Albert E. Landvoigt, Theodore M. Judd, Lansing Valk, John Saul, L. C. Leigh, C. H. Hillegist, F Jarrell, W averly W Taylor, Was Earl Mackintosh, Wilmot W. Trew, M y and Ben T. Webster. -~ . Oldered Here for Duty. Col. William R. 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