Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1930, Page 14

—2 FRATERNITY HOUSE WORK IS STARTED Mary'and Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi to Have New Home. Construction of a new fraternity house for the University of M and Chapter of Delta Signa Phi was started today on a half-acre site on Wellesley avenue, adjoining the university campus, at Coliege Park. Md. The cast is esti- mated at $32,000 in plans approved this week by the commissioners of Prince Greorges County. i The building will contain a large drawing room, chapter room, kitchen and service quarters on the ground floor, with a large living room, hall, library and a suite of rooms for the chapter hostess on the second floor. On the upper two floors will be 18 rooms for members of the fraternity. ‘The building, to be erected by the Berry McAllister Chapter House Co, is to be completed by November. The project is under the direction of Louls G. Carrico and E. F. Zalesak. ‘The fraternity project was the largest approved during the past week by the county commissioners, who issued per- mits for 29 structures having an esti- mated total cost of $77,195. Other permits issued include the fol- lowing: Arthur C. Keefer, owner, North ‘Washington Realty Co., builder, $10.000, residence, Mount Rainier; J. M. Steele, owner and builder, $4,700 dwelling, Sea- brook; Carl Pippert, owner and builder, $2.500 dwelling, Capitol Heights. Greater Beaver Heights Construction Co., owner and builder, three dwellings, each costing $4,500, Beaver Heights; F. W. Wood, owner and builder, $1,200 res- idence, Beltsville: Morris Anglin, owner, ‘Walter C. Johnson, builder, $6,500 resi- dence and $500 garage, University Park. FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN BONDS OUTLINED Real Estate Securities Judged in New Development Study Just Released. Eight fundamental factors should be considered in judging real estate bond values, according to a new study of de- velopments in the real estate bond field, which has just been released by Halsey, Stuart & Co. These tests of value are: The type and purpose of the building, KEAL ESTATE. | NEW Sigma Phi, to be erected on Wellesley THE E\'HNI)’H STAR. WASHINGTON, D, €, SATURDAY, . JULY: 5. 1930. FRATERNITY HOUSE PROJECT Architect’s conception of the home for the University of Maryland Chapter, Delta avenue, adjoining the college campus. HONOR ARMY MEN AS AIDES TO BYRD Three Who Accompanied Ex- pedition to Antarctic Listed for Decorations. By the Associated Press. GARDEN CITY, N. Y, July 5.—Two members of the Byrd expedition will be awarded the Dist! shed Flying Cross and a third the Soldler's Medal for “valuable and heroic contributions made by Army personnel” with the ex- pedition. ‘They are Capt. Ashley C. McKinley, Air Corps, and Lieut. Dean C. Smith, Air Corps Reserve, who will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Master Sergt. Benjamin Roth, Air Corps me- chanic. Announcement of the awards was made by Assistant Secretary of War Davison at a dinner given by Nassau County to Admiral Byrd and his asso- Jocation, valuation, earnings, manage- rr;‘r‘m. equity, retirement and trustee- ship. Commenting on these tests, the re- Pport states: “Valuation should be conservative, based upon appraisals prepared by rec- ognized authorities independent of the investment house or the building man- agement. “Such an appraisal should take into account the value of the land, that of the building, its character, location and surroundings and the probable future trend of values, accessibility to trans- portation facilities and stability of Tentals and property values. “It is paramount that the appraisal should indicate a valuation of the mort- gaged property substantially in excess of all bond indebtedness.” SPURIOUS S 0 S SIGNAL BLAMED IN REED CASE Interruption of Former lonltor'.l Speech Laid to Small, Uniden- tifled Set in New Jersey. Tt was evidently & spurious S O 8§ | signal which 5o rudely interrupted for- mer Senator James A. Reed’s network broadcast nearly a month ago while in | Sta the midst of & vitriolic condemnation ;l( :rhm. he described as the “radio rust.” ¥ c Investigations conducted by Federal Tadio inspectors up and down the At- lantic Seaboard falled to reveal th: any station, either ship or shore, re- ceived the purported distress call other than the Radio Corporation of America | Oiy: station at Tuckerton, N. J. Thus the origin of that 8 O 8 which caused the shutting down of radio stations in New York for 26 minutes and silenced Senator Reed’s bitter denunciation of the R. C. A. may remain a mystery. The only ible explanation offered by high radio officials, following receipt of confidential reports from E. H. Lee, acting radio supervisor at New York, and L. C. Herndon, supervisor at Balti- more, is that if an 8 O S was sent out at all, it was by an amateur or experimenter, with a very low-powered set, in the immediate vicinity of Tucker- ton. It may have been that some “youngster” was playing with a trans- mitter and was sending out the 8 O § for the fun of it. If the S O 8 had been sent out by a ship on the high seas, it unquestionably | A would have been picked up by more than one station somewhere in the ar Only a transmitter of exceedingly low power would emit a signal confined to the immediate vicinity of Tuckerton, it ‘was explained, The reports of the supervisors, made at the behest of the Federal Radio Commission fmmediatly following the incident, which caused considerable stir, were based on the examination of logs of all land and ship stations with- in reasonable range of Tuckerton. Operators, wherever possible, were in- terviewed by the supervisors and their inspectors, without trace of the alleged distress signal. The R. C. A. operator at Tuckerton, Charles H. Hess, who was interviewed by inspectors, said he had picked up the “faint 8 O 8 signals,” and that they were repeated from four to six times. (Copyright, 1930, by the Consolidated Press Association.) AWARDS TO BE GIVEN BEST PLANNED BUILDINGS BY BOARD OF TRADE (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) between January 1, 1928, and January 1. 1930, will be eligible for entry However, in the four phases of the awards study just described above, the subjects may date back for several vears, if not previously submitted for consideration. Landscape treatment completed longer than 2 years ago may be submitted since time is re- quired to achieve full results after omniings are completed. A single =0t alo may be entered in several classes of the awards study, it is pointed out by T. A. Mullett, chairman of the Municipal Arts Committee. Photographs submitted for consider- ation should not be more than 8 by 10 inches in size. the committee states. The committee adds that “owners, architects, builders, dealers in real estate and any others interested are requested to send in any subjects which they think worthy of consider- ation. It is not necessary that one must be connected with the production of the subject suggested. Any one may propose the work of another for con- sideration. Such disinterested recom- mendations will be especially valued, clates. The awards will be made at Washington next week. McKinley was awarded the distin- guished Flying Cross “for extraordinary achievement as an serial photographer in connection with the Byrd Antarctic expedition.” Smith was one of the pilots of the expedition. Roth, the citation said, “performed his duties as an air- plane mechanic efficiently and with great devotion to duty.” SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York. ARRIVALS. Arcadian—Montreal and Quebec. Virginia—Kingston . Dominiea—Port Spain. Nordefjord—8t. Thom: DUE TODAY. Augustus—Genos President Harding—Hami utschland—Hamburg | Essequibo—Vaiparaiso .. DUE SUNDAY, JULY Pastore—Port Limon. Tuscania—8outhampton - Antwerp . ri—Bremerhaven m Britannic—Liverpool Ceiba—Kingston ronia _Glasgow . nia—Southampton DUE TUESDAY, JULY tern Prince—Buenos Aires Erestdent Adame_world” cruls os. Tusg Commewyje—Haitian ports. DUE WEDNESDAY, JULY 9. Metapan—Santa Marta lle de France—Havre Pan America—Bermuds DUE THURSDAY, JULY 10. George Washington—Hamburg . Nerissa 8t Banta Clara—Valparaiso . dian—Bermuda ... . | Biboney DUE SATURDAY, JULY M. Leviathan—Southampton +. Berlin—Bremerhaven Hamburg—Hamburg . Cambria—8an Francisco . OUTGOING STEAMERS. BAILING TODAY. Banta Barbara—Oristobal, Callao snd Val- 0. Vnznaa-mvl’lymouth, Boulogne and Rotter- am. Munamar—Nassau, Miaml and Havans. And Brem- Europa—Cherbourg, Southampton naven. ia—Kingston. ern Prince—Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Alr SAILING TOMORROW. Minnewaska—Cherbourg and London. Rochambeau—Plymouth and Havre. Cedric—Cobh_and Liverpool. Milwaukee —Cobn, Cherbours and Hamburg. Erederik VILI—Oflo and Copenhiagen Pennsylvani Panama Canal and Santos, ) Puerto Colombia Puerlo Colombis, Oristobal and co. oa-Havana, Cristobal and P es._Santiago, Kingston tilla, Tela and Puerto Barrios. miida-Bermuds. Fort 8t. George—8t. John's. Arcadian_Bermuda., Emilia—San Juan. Piraeus + Limon Gerto” Cas- Adian_ eruise. Martinique— Cape_Haitien Montoso—8anto Domingo City. c Pacific Coast San Prancisco— Montevideo, BAILING SUNDAY, JULY 6. | Aquitania—Cherbourg and Seuthamsien. BAILING MONDAY, JULY 1. | Hamilton—Nortolk Evangeline —Yarmouth, SAILING TUESDAY, JULY Augustus—Gibraltar, Genos | Ancon—Port_au Prince an: | Araguaya—Canadian cruise. | BAILING WEDNESDAY, JULY | Tuscanie—Plymouth, Havre and London. endam —Bermuda. 3anta Rita— Cristobal, Callso and Valparaiso Deutschland—Cherbours, uthampton and Hamburg Pan-America— Bermud, Presigent HardingPismouth, Oherbours oand Hampire Hpgind Ympic—Cher nd_Bouthampton, Caraboho—San LR nTe “Buerto Maracaibo: x Maris Kintaton orisovel. oart [t Puerto Colombia' and Santa M Ceiba—La Ceiba o Vandyck —Barbadoes, Trinidad. Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires, SAILING THURSDAY, JULY 10, American Banker -London, Cameronia _Moville snd gv. eor Dominica—Trinidad_and n. Cherhours. Bremer- not for alding the jury in compiling subjects for consideration, but also for thus demonstrating that good buildings are appreciated by the public.” 1t is proposed that the decisions of the jury of award be laid before the Fine Arts Commission for advice as to any one of the group that may be &o@.d to warrant a special high award. | Sn':uun-—coh)h aven. !Aé-uln"nu» San Juan and Santo Domingo y. SAILING PRIDAY, JULY 11 New Amsterdam—Piymouth, Boulogne and Tie de ‘France—Plygouth and Havre. Ameriean Logioh. Bermuder Rio 6. Janeirs, Santos. Montav ng'ilunu Alres ogreso and San Jacinto—Ha Cruz. and Antwern, Lapiand— Anior—In Curacao an Maraca. Conscience Prompts Return of Stolen Towe! to Y.M.C. A. By the Associated Press. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Towa, July 5—Two years ago & towel dis- appeared from the local Y. M. A. Yesterday that towel came back, and with it an unsigned note: “I am returning herewith a towel which I stole from the Y. M. C. A. two years ago because God won't listen to my cry until I make these things right. Please forgive me.” ASKS RUM CONTROL BE LEFT TO STATES Senator Copeland Would Amend Enforcement Law, but Would Prohibit Saloon. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 5.—Delegation of authority over the liquor problem to the individual States was urged yester- day by Senator Copeland of New York, in an address at the Tammany Fourth of July celebration. “There will not be a contentment in the State of New York and in many other States,” he said, “unless the Con- stitution is so0 modified as to permit the State itself to determine what shall be its course in this particular matter.” New York, he continued, has the right “to settle a purely domestic mat- ter as the overwhelming majority of its citizens desire it to be settled.” He added that under no circumstances une 28 | Must, the saloon be permitted to return, “If we are chained to the cause of present-day prohibition,” he said, “there must be found a way to break the chains. That must be done in the 3 ' legal way, the constitutional way, grant- ing the right and privilegeg to every State to choose for itself how this | be! problem should be dealt with within s | its borders. “New York has a right to say: ‘We are dissatisfied with the present con- stitutional amendment and demand a Tevision of the Constitution which will leave the State free to deal with the liquor problem as it chooses.’ & RUNAWAY, 6, STILL ELUDES SEARCHERS Hunt in Canadain Bush Country Continues Futile After Two Are Found. By the Associated Press. KAPUSKASING, Ontarlo, July 5— Victor Gareau, 6, who ran away from home Monday with his baby brother and sister, ~yesterday still eluded searchers who have been beating the bush country around his farm home for four days. The little girl and the other little oy were found Wednesday after they had hidden from searchers for two days, the distracted voice of their father cailin bringing them out of hiding. Traces of Victor have been founa from time to time, but no one has seen him. He apparently is following the procedure all three adopted succesfully of dropping to the ground under a bush or in tall grass whenever searchers ap- proach. It is not known how the boy has lived, if he has survived, as he took no food with him when he left and the berries and roots he might find in the woods would hardly be sufficient to maintain life for long. His parents, however, hold firm to the bellef th he atill is alive, s SENTENCE POSTPONED Penalty Io:"At!ic Man” Put Off to Hear Arguments of Defense LOS ANGELES, July 5 (#).—The 8u- rior Court has postponed to July 3 n‘ntenclnx of Otto San Huber, “attic man” convicted of manslaughter for the death of Fred L. Oesterréich here eight years 0. This was to provide hearing of defense motions to set aside the verdict on the grounds the three- year statute of limitations bars a sen- tence. WANT BREAD AND WORK Hungarian Unemployed Demon- strate in Budapest Streets. BUDAPEST, Hungary, July § (). — ‘The unemployed demonstrated Thurs- day in the principal streets, shouting “We want bread and work!" They were dispersed by the police after a few arrests were made. 8ix-Room Home Bought. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Kidwell have purchased the six-room dwelling at 3336 Prospect avenue, it is announced by the Georgetown office of J. Leo Kolb, which handled the transaction, Kansas Ave. Home Bought. Mr, and Mrs. T. Earl Lynn have pur- chased the new brick house, erected at 5207 Kansas avenue by C. W. Williams, it is reported by the office of Austin M. Cooper, which handled negotiations. —_ ——— After being convicted of stealing a check for $20, Dr. F. W. Osborn of Rugby, England, was recently expelled from the General Megical Couneil of England. IBUILDING LEAGUE OPENS NEW OFFICE National Headquarters of Body Formed 38 Years Ago Now in Chicago. Special Dispatch to The Star, CHICAGO, Ill, July 5.—The United States Building and Loan League, which was organized 38 years ago in Chicago, opened a new national head- quarters here yesterday s the initial step in an expansion program which wxill take at least five years to com- plete. ‘This organization, which had a hand- ful of members in 1893, and which now has 1,200 member associations, with as- sets of more than eight billion dollars, has had headquarters in Cincinnati for more than three decades. The secre- tary-treasurer will remain in that ecity, but a national office will be located at 59 East Van Buren street here under the direction of H. Morton Bodfish, lately of the National Association of Rea] Estate Boards staff, who becomes the first executive manager the build- ing and loan body has had. In announcing the league's new na- tional headquarters, Mr, Hale gives the following history of the bullding and loan movement. “On the evening of January 3, 1831, several men assembled in an inn in Frankford, Pa., a suburb of Phila- delphia. ‘There, by the light of an oll lamp, was organized a business that today has assets of more than eight billion dollars and which pays divi- dends and earnings of more than five hundred million dollars annually. Needed Help Even Then. “These citizens of Frankford had found it difficult to finance home own- ership, 8o they established a fund which they converted into shares of stock on which loans were made each other for home building . This first building and loan association was called the Oxford Provident Building Association of Philadeiphia County. “The effort was entirely personal and had to do with the individual home- building problems of the original mem- bers. For this reason the papers of the organization provided that it be ‘terminated’ in 10 years’ time, the eriod worked out then as necessary 'or completing the payments on home building loans. “But the well meaning citizens of Frankford did not realize that many changes can occur in a dozen years and that it would be necessary to take in new members from time to time to replace those who died, moved away or wished to sell their interests. The new blood, brought in toward the end of the 10-year period, of course, wanted more time with which to repay their loans, and so the idea continued and, reorganized, this original association is still_operating. “Prom Pennsylvania the building and loan movement spread into other States rapidly and the national organi- zation set up in Chicago in 1893 fused together these local and State bodies that all had one common finterest, the encouragement of home ownership.” RS UNEMPLOYED MAN KILLS RAIL WORKER Colored Employe Found $hot After Applicant Is Refused Job in Texas. By the Associated Press. OENTER, Tex., July 5-—Tom Smoth- erman, an unemployed white man, ac- cused of killing a colored worker after ing *d a_job, was held in jail here Thursday ch: with murder. Lill 8impson, employer of the colored man, A. Fletcher, said Smotherman applied for work on a sawmill railroad Monday on which Fletcher worked and was told to come back Tuesday. Re- turning, he was advised there was no work for him. “If you are going to use that man instead of me, all right,” Smotherman was quoted as sa . “I have my mother, sister and iwo children to sup- port, but I guess I can find a job elsewhere.” ‘Whereupon, officers said, Smotherman went to a house nearby, borrowed a shotgun, saying he wanted to shoot uirrels, and eame back to accost letcher. “How long hlvl.dyfll been working here?” he demanded. d Fletcher replied that he had come here about & year ago from New Orleans. “We don't allow your kind in these woods and I guess you had hetter get out,” authorities said Smotherman answered, Fletcher left, ing down $he ra road track, with Smotherman followi: A few minutes later & shot was heard and Fletcher was found dn_d; MAN SENT TO PRISON DESPITE PLEA OF WIFE Three Go to Atlanta After Plead- ing Guilty to Smuggling Watches. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 5.—Despite the pleas of his wife, who tearfully told the court “he was just a poor sap,” Solomon Rubman, secretary and treasurer of the Federated Mall Order Corporation and the Superfine Watch Co., was sentenced ‘Thursday, with his two partners, to the Federal Penitentfary at Atlanta. Rubman, Paul Rabkin and Joseph Y. Perlman of Mount Vernon, N. Y. pleaded gullty to a charge of having smuggled $950,000 worth of watch cases and movements into the United States. Rabkin and Perlman were sentenced to 2 years each and Rubman to 18 months, CAPT. DICKSON TO LEAVE ‘War Department Officer Is Ordered to San Francisco. Col. James M. Phalen, Medical Corps, in the Panama Canal Zone, has been ordered to Baltimore for duty with the Maryland National Guard; Lieut. Col. James Nadal, Infantry, has been trans- ferred from Brooklyn, N. Y. to Fort Warren, Wyo.; Lieut. Col. H. F. Sykes, Gmaha; Nebr. 0 the War Departmente aha, Nebr., e War rtmef Lieut. Col. Felix Emmanuelll, Infantry, from Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to t Omaha, Nebr.; Maj. C. A. McGarrigle, Quartermaster {rom Fort Mason, Calif., to San An o, Tex.; Maj. L. R. athaway, Infantry, from Fors George G. Meade, Md, to Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; Capt. Herman Peldman, Quartermaster Co from Cleveland to Chicago; Capt. D. C. Corps, from the Panai to Fort Monmout) R. A. Dickson, M Corps, from the War Department to San Prancisco. First Sergt. Jullo R. Rodriguez, 65th Infantry at San Juan, Porto Rico, will be placed on the Army retired list July 31 on his own application, after more than 30 years' active military service. Lane to Go to Camp. Earl C. Lane of the sales staff of Boss & Phelps, who holds the rank of {major in the 20th Infantry, Marine Corps Reserves, will leave Washington tomorrow to spend two weeks in train- ing at Quantico, Va. Pt | H.-W. heating plant. REAT ESTATE, PROPOSED NATIONAL QUAKER MEETING HOUSE This stone meeting house for the Frien and Phelps place, with funds raised through subseription. ds in the United States, will be erected at Florida avenue, Decatur place | From the Front Row Reviews and News of Wlshindton‘s Theaters. “The Border Legion.” A Nice Wild West Grey Story. HE Border Legion,” now on &« view at Warner's Earle ‘Theater, is the most recent of the Zane Grey novels to be transplanted to the screen. It is recommended to those who do not take their great big, wide open spaces seriously. Abundantly clothed in cumulus clouds, mountain-peaks, streams, valleys and con- #inual hoof- beats, this plc- ture has been P h o tographed with care, di- rected with dis- cretion and is replete with actors who seem to realize that “the best things in Jife are free.” 1t is, generally speaking, whole- some, “‘outdoor” en t ertainment. What makes this fllmfi:lllhtil'i better than By brother “west- erners” is that, at the time of the great and daring rald on the ham- let of Alder Creek, the raid is made minus the usual screams, cries, horse- yells and atmospheric palaver. The marauding party behave themselves with self-control and ride into town on_their villainous mission in sober fashion. And, although “The Border Legion” is at that moment almost completely destroyed, there are evident only a minimum of death-curdling antics, the smoke of battle being extinguished with the same finesse that marked its debut. ‘The State of Idaho, in this case, serves as a bacl d for a band of outlaws, who seem, apart. from one poorly “made-up” villain, a rather friendly Jot. Jack Holt, serving - as their chief, assumes a “heavy” for a change, and politely and courageously dies in the end so that Richard Arlen can run off with Fay Wray. The atory needs no detailed recital, since, fashioned on Mr. Grey's first-string model, it is mere]( & peg on which to hang the exploitations of the hero, the herine, the out-and-out villain and the bad man who, underneath, has a heart of gold. ‘The feminine element is taken care of by & 100 per cent cast which includes only Fay Wray. The pic- tures of her are something really ,ood to look at and to remember. ack Holt seems better than Richard Arlen—who never can 5:2 over being Just a nice fellow with s pleasing And Eugene Pallette, telling a “trout story,” is certainly worth some kind of honorable mention. ‘The remaining half hour of the program is devoted to the various newsreels, Vitaphone comedies and the Earle Orchestr: E.de 8. M. “Golden Dawn” Pleasant and Operatic. ’[‘Hl title of the current feature at Warner's Metropolitan Theater, “Golden Dawn,” bears no relation to one of nature's most frequent habits, not to a climax that might be ealled “‘came the dawn.” It refers whole- heartedly and absolutely to Vivienne Segal, who, in spite of an attractive display of blonde curls, seems to feel she is a daughter of darkest Africa, and therefore bound to become the bride of & wooden god. Although this picture has that splendid singing team of Segal and ‘Woolf, and although Noah Beery has a basso-profundo song, “The Whip,” it remains somehow just another one of those technicolor operettas, with little that is especially stirring or amusing. The humor, in fact, has ‘been interpolated with a heavy hand, and even if the jyngle is an appro- priate place for a tale of blood-and- thunder, it is too reminiscent of that masterpiece of Hollywood products, “Ingagl,” to be thoroughly effective. Perhaps the idea of having a sym- phonic jazz orchestra lurking some- where in the midst of the jungle REGARDLESS OF LOSS SICKNESS PROHIBITS OWNER REMAINING IN THIS LARGE TWO - STORY HOUSE. MUST SELL OR EXCHANGE FOR BUNGALOW WITH ALL ROOMS ON ONE FLOOR. Going For 39,500 200 Conn. Ave., Md. Beautiful corner 75x175. Pro- fusely planted with flowers, fruits, evergreen and shade trees. Nouun, small or l:l':mpedA Eight d;ll[h'.lu 1 | rooms. larium. ‘Tile bath. Easy stal attic, Automatically _controlled Oak floors, ‘Two-car garage. Porch 10 ft. wide graces the entire front. Recently painted. Now lets see who knows Aad l,wrecum a real outstanding value Open Sunday 2to7 P.M. JUST TWO MILES BEYOND ©. 0. LARE. JOST HEYOND BAVE NOAD (SEE OPEN BIGN). FISCHER & COMPANY 1427 Eye Street N.W, Distriet” 0566 thickets has something to do with the apirit of unreality. Every time one of the natives opens his mouth he is accompanied by a thunderous but really excellent orchestra of two or three jungle musicians tapping on their wooden sticks. The story, however, is better than the usual operetta variety. It con- cerns the efforts of a Britisher to prevent a blonde lady from becom- ing the bride of an African god. After he has failed she is accused of being an unsatisfactory goddess and sentenced to death on account of a drought that has come upon the country. ‘Thereupon the hero un- covers the fact that she isn't an African debutante after all, but a white-blooded gal, and he drags her away to an English home of tea, scones and muffins. Vivienne Segal and Walter Woolf vocalize very nicely and otherwise act in true operetta fashion. Noah Beery proves again that he can sing ‘with the best of them, his particular song being among the best in this film. Other members of the cast have their moments—Alice Gentle having, perhaps, too many. Joe Frisco, in a short film, fea- tures Joe Frisco in a comedy about Joe Prisco and as additional and helpful material for the program Graham MacNamee again an- nounces the most up-to-date news in The Evening Star-Universal News- reel. E. de 8. M. “Rough Romanee” Reminiscent of Prewar Flickers. FLXC‘KERING back to the fillums of 15 years ago, the Fox this week offers “Rough Romance,” a 1930 talkle version of a hair-raising “mellerdrammer” of 1915, in which Eliza crosses the ice, etc. George O'Brien, the diamond in the rough, Who attempts to polish off a dance room floor, among other feats, scores a decided hit with his acting. The weakness of the play, however, offers but little for the manifestation of his well known abllity. Helen Chandler, as a lonesome daughter of the storekeeper, in this story of timber and trappers of the Pacific Northwest, presents an excel- lent portrayal of a girl denied all beauty and life. ‘There are several good laughs in the production, in the absurdities of the plot and also when Noel Francis, the banjo-eyed, hatchet-faced com- panion of Lumberjack O'Brien, ap- ian. Francis and his ex- verbal and facial, draws many a justly earned guffaw from the audience. Antonio Moreno is the villain, the bold marauder, who steals fur and tries to steal the storekeeper’s daughter, all with intentions of not doing right by our little Nell, Moreno, however, gets his, as all movie vil- lains must, in the proverbial fashion of & 1915 thriller, ‘The storekeeper’s girl, like countless numbers of the predecessors, is called upon to fall into the river just as the log jam breaks u; Hero O'Brien, wounded in a fight with the villain, succeeds in knocking the villain into the river to die under the logs and then comes the mad dash to save our girl. In the old thrillers, the lumberjack hero al- ways cakewalked his way across the logs, OBrien injects ~originality, :-;wev:r. by diving under most of em, Joe Rose, the eccentric dancer, and the Osaka boys, Japanese Jugglers, share honors in the stage vaudeville production. Each presents a clever act that wins a good hand. Sam Jack Kaufman, excellent master of ceremonies, plays the piane = fret sy ys plano exceed. The Fanchon and Mareo stage pro- duction, “International Iden""ngena with & Spanish scene starring Prede- rico Flores, tenor, followed by Jim- my Lyons, a comedian much-be- decked with medals; Markel and Fawn, a good pair of comics, and the Sunkist Beauties. Leon Brusiloffl and the Fox Or- chestra pay tribute to the July Fourth observance, and news reels, Morton Floodas at the organ, and the cartoons round out the bill. D. J. “The Big House” Is Wallace Beery's Triumph. SECOND analysis of “The Big House,” deservedly held over at Loew's Columbia for another week, reveals the fact that the deficiencies in story material are easily forgiv- able through the inspired perform- ance of Wallace Beery, As some one has said, he never makes a false move or gesture throughout. Whenever there is danger of this film slipping into tepid make-be- lieve, a “shot” of Beery is all that is required to restore it to the original fine tempo for which he is chiefly responsible. He is, unquestionably, the backbone of the drama. Proof of this is evidenced by the sudden drop in intensity when Morgan, Beery's right-hand man, escapes from the prison and is pictured somewhere in the hinterland. For approximately 12 minutes the cam- era discards Beery in favor of Mor- gan’s love affair with a dazzling but unnecessary blonde. And dur- ing those 12 minutes, due not at all to the failure of the actors, one may safely close one’s eyes and drop off into the land of Nod. As soon, how- ever, as Morgan returns to prison, as soon as Beery is shown stepping across the white line to welcome his brother convict, complete ‘ genuine- ness is reached again, and until Beery is “croaked” there is never another dull moment. ‘This is not to say that the other actors concerned are at all delin- quent on their jobs. For the most part, they are admirable. Chester Morris is particularly natural in his convict moments and forgivable for wanting to introduce a note of ro- mance with the luminous Leila Hyams. Robert Montgomery draws his characterization of the stool- pigeon carefully and dramatically, overdoing it perhaps a trifle at the end and, although Lewis Stone is statuesque and unperturbed as the warden, he, alone, seems out of place. For the first time a Laurel and Hardy comedy must be labeled flat. “Below Zero” is distinctly below par. Other items on the bill include a newsreel and the Columbia Orches- tra. . de 8. M. ot g An ice hockey rink to be opened in London next year will have a capacity of 10,000 persons. WILL BEGIN SOON ON MEETING HOUSE Contract Let for National Friends” Structure on Florida Ave. Following the letting of the bullding contract Thursday, construction of the National Priends’ Meeting House, at Florida avenue and Decatur Pplace, probably will be begun next week. This is announced by Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, treasurer of the corporators, Wwho are carrying the responsibility for the erection of an old-fashioned meet- ing house where the principles of sim- plicity and the ideals of the old Quaker- ism will prevail for the edification and worship of all Quakers, from President Hoover to the humblest adherent of that faith, The simple stone structure, designed by Price & Walton, architects, in conformity with the traditional Quaker feeling, will be completed five months after work is begun. Hence, the cor- porators of the meeting hope worship will begin in the new house by the 1st of the new year, In this house, where it is indicated Mr. Hoover will worship, the origi Quaker ideals will hold forth. The in- terior will be of plain gray coloring and will be devoid of organ, pictures and ornaments found in most churches, The stained glass windows of other de- nominations will give way to plain glass of the variety which was bullt into the window frames of Friends' | meeting houses of a century or more ago. The bullding itself will be largely of native stone, giving the walls & soft gray coloring, and the roof will be covered with a composition shingle which, though modernly fireproof, re- | sembles the old hand-split shingles. It is these same shingles which John D. Rockefeller is causing to be used in his restoration of Willlamsburg, Va. The meeting house faces toward Florida avenue, with Phelps place bounding it on one side and Decatur place bounding it on the other. Two well aged oak trees will remain fea- tures of the grounds. The structure is being erected through subscriptions given by Friends all over the United States. There will be no “pastor” in the sense of a sal- aried clergyman in charge, but, later, & minister whose services will be me- cepted in accordance with Quaker | ideals probably will administer to the | spiritual needs of the meeting. | _In the absence of a governing clergy- man, a board of corporators has been | set up to carry the responsibility for the business tranactions involving the | construction. ~Thomas Janney Brown is chalrman of the corporators, Herbert | Lewis is secretary and Mrs. Walcott is treasurer. 6514 7th Place N.W. New—Detached This finished 7 room: new home is fully ith many unusual featutes. colored tile bath, cedar closets, breakfast room, ti kitchen, hardwood trim throus) well LA h' shrubbery, fenced, with enrage to ouse. a; completely match h This is a strictly detached sub- division and & community of home owners. OPEN DAILY TO 8 O'OLOCK J. DALLAS GRADY 1010 Vermont Ave, Dist. 9179 New Detached Brick Chevy Chase, D. C. Only $1 3,250 This splendid house, located at 5545 33rd Street N.W., is of all-brick construction, rooms, beautifully decorated. with slate roof, extra large Tile bath and shower, with extra lavatory and toilet adjoining master bedroom. Large porches. od sized lot, with fine shade trees. Garage. . Open Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday and every day until sold v Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Military Road, turn enst to 33rd Street and north one-half block to property, axim; EV. d MR cos 1415 K St. N.W. Wesley Hrinhts The Garden Spot of Washington Offers What No Other Development Can Offer * ervice Nat. 4750 TS wonderful tree-topped hills and wooded valleys provide settings for homes of tinctive character, creating an exclusive community— within the city’s limits and only ten minutes’ ride from the White House. .You‘ll appreciate the rcstriptipm whic.h protect investments in Wesley Heights from promiscuous building and insure to it the perpetuation of that wholesome community spirit which betokens congenial neighbors. The demand for homes in Wesley Heights is always far in advance of construction—for every home is Miller-Built—with that thoroughuess which demands deliberation and insures superiority in every detail of material and craftsmanship. Ofen Sunday 10 M M. to 8 P.M. 1119 17th Street N.W Exhibit Home 4400 Hawthorne St. N.W. Cor. 44th and Hawthorne Sts. W. C. and A. N. MILLER Realtors—Builders Decatur 0610