Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1930, Page 24

THE EVENING BOY SCOUTS PROGRESS | MANHA”AN I.[]SES AT RIVERDALE HEIGHTS| | 10 PET. SINGE 1020 ™ im Class. Oldest New York Borough Has 430,164 Fewer Residents. Special Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE HEIGHTS, Md., June 12—Though organized less than_three | | months ago, T¥oop No. 118, Boy Scouts | of Riverdale Heights, already has 13 | of its 23 members rated as second-class | Scouts and several nearly ready for | first-class_tests. | C. Gardner is scoutmaster of the | troop, which is sponsored by the River- dale Heights Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. The troop recently returned ' By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK. June 12.—Manhattan, the core of Father Knickerbocker’s do- main and oldest of his five boroughs, Jost 430,164 residents in the last decade, leaving & 1930 population of 1,853,939, compared with 2,284,103 ten years ago. preliminary census figures completed Jesterday disclose The past decade’s loss of 10 per cent, compared with a decrease of only 2 per cent in the previous 10 years, indi- cates a steadily increasing population shift in the island containing some of world's most_valuable real estate, pur-| chased for $24 by Peter Minuit a little more than 300 years ago. g Every one of the four Manhattan| census districts except the Washington Heights _section, at the northern end of the island, has shown a loss. The greatest decrease is indicated in the district at the southern end. housing Chinatown, Wall street, the lower East Side and the Bowery, with a loss of 246,371, | Immigrants' Children Move, | The lower East Side alone has lost #pproximately 200,000. The sons and daughters of immigrants are going to night school and they're influencing the old folks to move uptown to the Bronx or across the river to Brooklyn The “silk stocking district.” in_mid- town, holding Park avenue, Times Square and Riverside Drive sections, has decreased 85.782. The Park avenue district of that section shows the small- est loss, with a decrease of only 2 per cent, for hundreds of its exclusive homes are giving way to apartment houses. Times Square and the garment center, once thronged with brownstone fronts and now devoted to theaters, business and hotels, lost 33 per cent, while Chel- sea, one of Father Knickerbocker's old residential districts, decreased 39 per cent. The region holding Greenwich Village, workshop of struggling artists and writers, lost approximately 17 per cent. Upper West Side Loses. A loss of 150,571 is shown in the dis-| trict containing the upper West Side. Even the regions of Sutton place and Tudor City, two of Manhattan's great- est residential developments in the last decade, have lost 33 per cent. Apart- | ment houses have taken the place of | the district’s old tenements and apart- ment house dwellers have fewer chil- | dren than tenement house dwellers. | The northern section—the only cen- | sus district to show a gain—has added | less than any of the others have lost, with an increase of 42,560. Washington Heights has alone gained 75 per cent, offsetting the small losses of Harlem and the region of Columbia University. ANNOUNCE Big Brim German Shot and R;\)bed. LEIPZIG, Germany, June 12 (#).—A messenger of Knauth, Nachod & Kuehnes, Leipzig branch, yesterday was shot down in the street by two men, who snatched his bag, containing 15,000 marks (about $3,500), and escaped. Bandits Get 108 Years. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, June 12 () —The Criminal Court at Chachak | yesterday sentenced 30 bandits to pri- | son terms aggregating 396 years of | hard labor. The chiefs each were| condemned to 108 years. | For'this event we must ask that all sales be final. There can be no returns, no exchanges, no refunds. So choose carefully. Here's ”Big" News Our Entire Stock of 487 5 Important! SPrIng ‘These are the kind of coats that are ideal for vacation wear. In the eve- ning, motoring or any kind of travel- ing. Many women will buy two or three. All Sizes ‘There are coats for every one! Junior misses, 11 to 17; misses, 14 to 20, and women, 34 to 50. M.Prooks.-Co G- STREET BETWEEN from a camping trip of several days Fenwick, Md., on the Potomac. camped on the property of W. R. ‘Thompson, & member of the troop com- mitice, who attended the camp along | with Dr, E. A. Le Lacheur and C. 8. Kernan, other members of the com- mittee. There were 16 altogether in the party. The troop concentrated on a study of practical camping problems. Edward Goodwin is acting assistant /8 DARTMOUTH SENIORS Six From Capital and Two From Chevy Chase Will Receive Degrees Tuesday. | scoutmaster of the troop and the patrol | Special Dispatch to The Star. leaders are Elwood Birch, No. 1; Stan-| HANOVER, N. H, June 12—Eight ley Kernan, No. 2; David Lawr Ny A, N i, David Lawrence, | partmouth seniors from Washington In 'the recent “camporee” held at|and Chevy Chase will reteive the de- University Park and participated in by | gree of bachelor of arts in the com- nine Scout troops of this section, the | mercement exercises in Webster Hall Riverdale H 5 e Heights group placed fourth. “Tur-sday morning. A class of more than 400 men will be _Approximately half a million tourists | graduated at-that time. The com- Vvisit Yosemite National Park each sea- | mencement week end will open Friday son. with the arrival of alumni and guests M-Prooks-Co G- STREET BETWEEN TH & 12TH S FOR FRIDAY and SATURDAY A Specially Planned Millinery Lvent Panamas, Stitched Silks, Corn Husk Straws, White Felts, and Sailors! s Hundreds of Other e Hats, $2.75 to $10 Berets, 75¢ and up The hats in the headline are the .leading millinery fashions at all the very smartest places this Summer. Of course you'll be wearing one of the five so why not select it at Brooks this week end ... You've never seen so many really grand hats at a price as modest as $5... ALL ~ HEAD SIZES! Aats—Fourth Floor M. Brooks Co. We suggest that you come early Friday morn- ing, for very best choice wit naturally fall to the first comers. But no matter when it is don't fail to attend. for Thrifty Women HTH & 12TH Sport and Dress o 262 Priced at Less Than 'Actual Cost! ’ 98 COATS Originally $19.7 Later Reduced to $15 and $19.75 NOW! 10 1 In these three groups you will find dressy cl to $25 Originally Later Reduced NOW! 225 Specially Purchased for This Event! AT GENUINE BARGAIN PRICES 136 COATS 263 COATS Originally $39.75 to $69.75 Later Reduced to $29.75 & $34.75 NOW! 3 20 oth eoats both with and without fur (mostly the wanted $25 to 339 t0 $19.75 & §2 blacks and blues), lined and unlined silk coats ever so smart for Summertime, and plenty of Tweed Coats for sports, motoring or travel wear. Both furred and unfurred styles. Brooks'—Coats—Second Floor STAR, WASHINGTON, |LIVE IN WASHINGTON AREA | day JUNE 1930. ATLANTA HAS FARMS Census Takers Finq 1,237 Agricul- D. C., THURSDAY, of the graduating class and will con- tinue until degrees are awarded Tues- 12, The Washington and Chevy Chase men to receive degrees are Berchmans Fanner Firepatricr: Brostmon mans| tural Units in City Limits. ments; Loren Eskew Heron, 3903 Joce- ATLANTA, Ga. June 12 (®).—The | lyn street; John Palmer Hodges, the |municipality of Atlanta, as defined by | Ontario; Decius Wade Safford, 3339 act of the last Legislature, is quite a | Mount Pleasant street; Charles Edward , farming community. Widmayer, 3807 Thirteenth street; An- | Reports made public by the census thony Wayne Van Leer, 1858 Ontario | office here Tuesday showed 1,237 farms place; Richard Compton Squire, 4613 |in the area. Many a backyard garden, Langdrum lane, Chevy Chase, and |however, comes under the classification, George Winchester Stone, jr., 410 Cum- | since the census Yakers counted as a mings lane, Chevy Chase. Hodges, | farm any agricultural, dairying or poul- Squire, Stone, Van Leer and Widmayer | try enterprise with an annual produc- are former Central High School stu- |tion valued at more than $250. dents, while Fitzpatrick, Heron and | In the borough of Atlanta proper Safford are graduates of Western High | farms increased from 9 in 1920 to 190 School. this year. ’ THE HECHT CO. F STREET AT SEVENTH IO What Price . .. and, if you please, the tailoring determines the price you pay! We Say Because, at this price, The Hecht Co. gives you Supreme Fit Expert Workmanship Superior Styling Permanent Shapeliness Dependable Performance Bear this in mind . . . and you’ll realize that it pays to pay for fine tailoring! (Direct Elevators to_the Men's Clothing Department—8econd Floor.) THE HECHT CO. F STREET AT SEVENTH White Flannel Trousers, $8-5 Your wardrobe should include at least Well cut, cool, comfortable and exceedingly smart. two pairs of these trousers. Blue Flannel Sport Coats, single or double breasted 18 (Men's Clothing—Second Ploor.) I¢’s Time for Another Permanent Wave, $10 We don't have to tell our patrons how perfect, in style as well as technique, our Permanent Waves They knotw. If you've never had one of our specially trained Operators give you a soft, natural looking Per- manent, come in right away and have one, and you'll know, too, how lovely a Permanent Wave can be. Fifth- Floor THE HECHT “F Street at Seventh” Including ' Shampoo and Finger Wave are, e CO. National 5100 See Today’s Times for THE HECHT CO’'S Friday Super-Specials THE HECHT CO. “F Street at Seventh” Remember Father’s Day Sunday, June-15th It’s the women and children who pay and pay . . . their re- spects to Father. And how could they do it better than by giving him a Dunhill Lighter? Sale of 300 Dunhill Lighters Less Than Price Regular $10 and $12.50 Dunhills $3.95 Regular $I5 $17.50 and $20 Dunhills $4.95 They are shown in standard and sports styles. Some are in plain finish. Others leather covered, engine turned and gold plated styles. (Men's Shop—Main Fleor.) Father’s 5c to 2 Sc You'll find a thought- ful card for him in our complete assortment. To Husband on Father's D I5¢ and 25¢ To Mother and 10c and 25¢ To Father— Sc, 10¢, 15¢ and 25¢ To Grandfather......15¢ Men'’s Billfolds 3] © %5 Hip -book style with pockets and compart. ments for auto license, small and large cur- rency. All leather. Genuine leather toilet cases fitted with 5 and 6 pieces, §7.50. Other toilet cases from $2.95 up. Toilet and bill- folds initialed without charge. (Main Ploor.)