Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 20

. DISTRGTREN BL 15127000 Increase Due to New Leases. Grant Estimates 1930 [+ Repairs at $84,000. The Federal Government’s bill for rent in the District of Columbia is now $1,210,000, representing an increase from just under a million dollars for last year, due to new leases entered into because of expanding governmental business. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, in testimony before the House appropriations subcommittee hav- ing in charge the independent offices appropriation bill, which “is now before the House, explained that for the fiscal year 1930 $84,000 will be needed for re- pairs and alterations. This will include $30,000 for leveling the floors of the Navy and Munitions Buildings, which have settled; $40,000 for the installation of boilers in the State, War and Navy Building: $10,000 for emergency repairs to temporary buildings and $4,000 for repairs to War Department buildings. Rent List Published. Col. Grant inserted in the hearings on the measure a table which showed that the Government is paying since July 1, 1928, these sums for rentals: Barr Building, $28,500; Investment Building, $70,004.87; Earle Building, $65,341.50; National Press Club Build- ing, $167,750; Lemon Building, $8,400; Otis Building, $16,000; Civil Service, $24,592; Department of Commerce, $65.500; Denrike Building, $17,869.50; Hurley-Wright Building, $75,000; Inter- state Commerce Commission, $139,000; Department of Justice, $100,000; Labor Department, $68,000; National Savings & Trust Building, $10,000; 462 Louisi- ana avenue, $11,500; Walker-Johnson Building, $40,000; Winder Building An- nex, $2,500, and these Department of Agriculture buildings: 220 Linworth place, $4,.800; 215 Thirteenth street southw $4,000; 221 Linworth place, $5.4 515 Fourteenth street, $14,- 000; Atlantic Building, 928 F street, $35,000; Ohio Building, American Uni- versity, $10,000; Chemistry Building, 216 Thirteenth street southwest, $16,000; 220 Fourteenth street southwest, $24.- 000; 1358 B street southwest, $55,000; 920 F street (basement), $600; 2513 M street, $1,000.80; 217 Twelfth street southwest (rear), $360; 210 Eleventh street southwest, $900; 220 Thirteenth street southwest, $4,000; 1350 B street southwest, $1,580; 1363 C street south- west, $9,000; 212-214 Thirteenth street southwest, $960; 1316 B street south- west, $3,000; 1304-1308 B street south- west, $3,000; 200-202 Fourteenth street southwest, $3,750; 215 Twelfth street southwest. (rear), $1,080. Other Rents Listed. The table then proceeds with other rentals of the thvemmeatmomer n‘uln‘ the Department of Agriculture, as_fol- Jows: Emory Building, $20,000; Mer- chants' Transfer Garage, $12,000; Mer- chants’ Transfer & Storage Building, $12,500; Terminal Storage, $3,600; Kal- ~“orama Garage, $13,000; 240-248 Nine- teenth street, $9,000; 1810 E street, $1,800; Twenty-sixth and E streets, $4,500; 230 Nineteenth street, $5,400; 306 Ninth street, $480, and the Albee reases 3 that decr in rent were secured in the Earle Build- | ing, in the Investment Building and in the Otis Building. Additional space was | secured in the Lemon Building, in the Barr Building and some additional space in the Earle Building and in the In- vestment Building at new low rates. AL SMITH ELECTED DIRECTOR OF BANK Chairmanship Question to Be Set- tled After His Return From Florida Visit. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 18.—Alfred E. Smith has been elected a director of | | the County Trust Co. of New York. James J. Riordan, #rust company and friend of the for- mer governor, said the matter of the chairmanship had not been deter- mined and would not be until after the return of Mr. Smith from a vacation in the South. Should Mr. Smith accept the chair- manship, he would have to devote the greater part of his time to the affairs of the trust company. The County Trust Co. opened for business on February 23, 1926, with a capital of $1,000,000 apd a surplus of $500,000. Mr. Smith, then governor, was its first depositor. Directors of the company include William F. Kenny, John J. Raskob and M. J. Meehan, personal friends of Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith will leave Sunday with Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny and Mr. and Mrs. Raskob for a month or six-week visit to Sarasota, Miami and Palm Beach, Fla. HELD IN $3,000 BOND. Accused of breaking into the resi- dence of John H. Havenner, 1800 block of R street, and stealing three packages of laundry valued at $25, Luther Chap- man, colored, was yesterday held under $3,000 bond for the action of the grand jury on charges of housebreaking. ‘The man was presented before Judge Gus A. Schuldt by Policemen McNeill and Hopkins of the third precinct, who Graduate McCormick Medical Glasses Fitted Cellege yes Examined DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist _Phone Main 721 409-410 McLachlen f'fll‘ 10th and G Sts, N.W. Cuticura The Sanative, Antiseptic Healing Service Unexcelled for Afty years Sosp . Ointment - Taleum » Shaving Stick 25c. each at all Druggists take TONSILINE ‘Throat irritation, inflammation, difficulty in swallowing and other unmistakable signs of sore throat are conditions that can speedily develop into serious ills. Be warned by them. Take no chances with cure-all antiseptics or hit or miss remedies, but use Tonsiline—the one remedy made especially for sore throat—nothing else. Successfully used for over 30 years. At your drug- gist's, 35¢c and 60c. tott.he CANCELS BANQUET DATE. Kappa Alpha Association Pays Re- spect to Founder’s Memory. Samuel Z. Ammen, one of the found- ers of Kappa Alpha fraternity and the author of its ritual, having dled recently at his home in Florida, the Kappa Alpha Association of the District of | Columbia, will not give its banquet on January 19, the birthday of Gen. Robert E. ._Lee. It is ‘the annual custom of the asso- ciation to give a banquet on the birth- day of Gen. Lee, who made possible the founding of the order at Washington and Lee University, of which he was the president. Weekly luncheons, however, are held at the City Club on Tuesdays, to which all members of the order are invited. PRESSMEN I.\RE NEEDED. The Civil Service Commission has an- nounced that it will receive applications for positions of printing pressmen (cylinder) in the Government Printing Office and Bureau of Engraving and Printing at Washington until Jan- uary 30. Full information and application blanks may be obtained at the office of the commission, 1724 F street. Appointed to West Point. The President has appointed Frank W. Moorman, 6905 Fifth street; Winton Brown, State War and Navy Building, and Daniel W. Smith, 1918 Calvert street, cadets at large to the West Point Military Academy, subject to qualifica- tion at the entrance examinations in March. For Boys EVERY PA PETERS WeaTHERBIRD No school Saturday! ted to Peter's Shoes by expert fitters. TON Tee ot Peter’s “Weatherbird” Shoes . . . . . designed especially for young growing feet! are sold exclusively at the Palais Royal . . . proud to be able to offer them at these low prices. NING CATTLE-OIL BARON | IS DEAD IN TEXAS Lee Bivins, Picturesque Mayor of Amarillo, Held 1,000,000 Acres. By the Assoclated Press. AMARILLO, Tex., January 18.—Am- arlllo today mourned the loss of its first ! citizen, Mayor Lee Bivins, 68, cattle and oil baron, who owned or held under lease for cattle grazing more than 1,000,000 acres of Texas and Mexico |land. He was reputed to be the larzest | individual cattle owner in the United States. |~ The cattle king died at Wichita Falls | yesterday, at about the time of the fu- Imeral of B. S. (Breck) Walker, Fort | Worth and Breckenridge oil millionaire, | who died the previous day. Mr. Bivins was responsible for the growth of Amarillo from a cattle town | to a booming oil metropolis. Two hun- dred thousand acres of his 400,000-acre | ranch here were under lease to oli com- | panies. Despite his oil enterprises and | executive duties, however, he never (changed from what he always told | every one he would be until his death, | “just a Texas cowman.” Bivins came to the Panhandle when he was 27 years old and bought 12,000 | acres of land at $1.06 an acre. “As I sold my cattle, I bought more la; STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, he said, in explaining his acquisition of land and wealth. He was born in Texas, reared on a ranch and his first investment was a calf. He was ever ready to grubstake a friend, even during his lean days. When prosperity came in later life this generosity was expressed in many phil- anthropies. His widow and two sons survive. . Two Fathers and Sons on Paper. DANVILLE, Ill. (4).—On the reper- torial staff of the Commercial-News there are two fathers and their two sons. A second son of one of the elder men is a pressman on the paper. TWO HURT IN CRASH. Landover Couple Injured in Car- Bus Collision. Emory W. Brown, 55, and his wife, Mrs. Ida J. Brown, 44, of Landover, Md., were slightly injured yesterday as a result of a collision between their automobile and a Richmond-Washington motor bus at Fourteenth street and Ohio avenue. The accident occurred while Brown was making a left-hand turn, He received injuries to his right hand and his wife’s forehead was bruised and lacerated. They were treated at Emergency Hospital by Dr. I. Rutkoski. e —r———— Another Triumph for the Downstairs Store! 400 SMART NEW YOUTHFUL From Several New York Manufacturers of Silk Dresses Sizes for Every One Frocks with the proper smart the season—ruffles, pleats, tiers, bows . new one and two piece ef- New shades including plenty of and flares . . fects. navys and blacks. touches of New Satin Crepes Flat Crepes Prints Georgettes Alert to fashion but with a keen sense of a bargain our Down- stairs Store has purchased these new silk dresses at such a figure as to be able to offer them to you for this ridiculously low price. 6 NE $9 to $15 Values Dresses—Downstairs Store Scheol Shoe Special Peter’s Weatherbird Shoes For Girls of SOLID LEATHER They and we are IR GUARANTEED Infants’ Welt Boots, 2.98 Patent, white, smoke and A tan elk. Goodyear welt &P soles. to 8. Sizes Misses’ and Children’s Bl Oxfords, 3.45 & 3.85 I Sizes 8Y; to 2 i Boys' & Youths’ Black or Tan Oxfords, 4.45 Sizes 12V, to 5% Bring the children in and have them fit- “Weatherbird” 600 New Sateen and Broadcloth Smocks Smart and trim for office, class room . blue, black and lavender . . or large sizes. 0 . . made of good quality fast color English broadcloth . . . single and double breasted patterns . . . rose, green, studio, store or $ . small, medium House Dresses—Downstairs Store Women’s and Misses’ Cotton Underthings Gowns, slips, chemises, step-ins and . made of voile, batiste, v . plain or lace trimmed . . . white and pastel shades « » « regular and extra sizes. bloomers . muslin, sateen or crepe . . 29 Underwear—Downstairs Store Gym Bloomers Good quality sateen bloomers . . . cut full and roomy . . . sizes 8 to 22 years gym 98¢ Girls’ Bloomers Sateen, crepe and Klingnot bloomers with reinforced seat . cut full and roomy . . . black, pink and white . . . C sizes 6 to 18 years Underwear—Downstairs Store JANUARY 18, 1929. ke PALAIS ROYAL | G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE MAIN 8780 | — Frocks that flaunt the new colors and the adorable new fashions Misses’ New Frocks 1 6 .50 plain colors in whimsical variety Georgettes in those exquisite new shades. . .the new raspberry and orchid and blue and beige tones . . . frocks to wear to a tea or a luncheon or the matinee; taffetas all crisp and bouffant and shimmery for the next dance; prints and crepes in the smartest new models imaginable. And a Stunning Group All Marked Frocks that flare and frocks with frills...with soft laces... with clever pleats and ornaments and touches that Miss 14 to 20 will just love! Misses’ Dresses, Third Floor prints aplenty Children’s 50c Sport Hose, 3 prs. $1 Many good styles for boys and girls; in sizes 5 to 10 collectively and various wanted lengths. Children’s Sport Hose, 2 prs., 1 Good weight_and_ fancy leg style; also English ribbed hose, full length; in colors. 5 to 10 sizes. Children’s 25¢c and 29¢ Socks, 6 prs., $1 Half-length Socks, in plain colors with fancy tops; in sizes 5 to 7%. Unusual values. 29¢ Buster Brown Hose, 6 prs., $1 Fine ribbed cotton stock- ings: full - length style; black and brown; sizes 6 to 10%. Main Floor Second Day of Our Great Value-Giving Sale of All-Wool 2-Trouser Suits & Overcoats Coats of the genuine “Whitney Finish” Metcalf fabrics in plain blue 29 2 for $50 The Suits— Worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres, serges —all tailored to fit perfectly—neat patterns and colors, with plenty of blues, browns, grays and mixtures. Styles for the young man—styles for the conservative man—a brand-new assortment of ‘patterns and colors, with pin stripes, her- ringbones and mixtures to choose from. Single and double breasted vests; also Tatersall vests; 1 pair pants pleated and onc plain — suits right from the viewpoint of style, fabric and tailoring. The O’Coats— All box-back, double-breasted models —tailored expertly, fashioned cor-, rectly and finished like coats that cost much, much more—as ‘they were meant to! When you see these splendid overcoats you'll be amazed at such values for such a low price. They are all of the genuine “Whitney finish” -Metcalf fabrics, and all in the fishionable blue shade. Box-back ‘and double-breas- ted models, lined with satin. Boys’ $2.25 to $4 “Jack Tar” Wash Suits Suits of the most wanted fabrics and in the best styles 1.95 1Y; to 5-Year Sizes 6 to 10-Year Sizes This group includes all the popular styles, including regulation, middy, flapper and button-on styles. Materials include: Linens, Cottons, Prints, Sateens, Pomgees, Broadcloths, Corduroys. Colors: White, Tans, Blue, Greens, Browns, Combinations. Many have touches of handwork—and the styles for little boys’ are the sort mothers will exclaim over. Boys'—Main Floor