Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1931, Page 6

BLAINE QUIZ 0 ASK .. BLUE SKY LAW . Probers Expected to Seek New Securities Commission, Realtor Licenses. ! Meeting in executive session today, the subcommittee of the Senate, headed by Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, vir- tually completed its report to be made shortly to the Senate on the results of its extensive investigations into real estate business and sale of securities in ‘Washington. Senator Blaine said after the meeting that there was substantial agreement among members of the committee as to the type of legislation which they will recommend to be enacted in order to set up protection for investors in realty securities and real estate. Committee hearings were held during the past year, It was indicated the report would recommend adoption of a “blue sky” law, which would set up a securities commission with power to permit or prevent the sale of certain realty securi- tles, and a second bill designed to es- tablish additional protection for prop- erty purchasers in cases of mortgag foreclosures. Will Ask Realty Licenses. The committee also is expected to Te- new its recommendation for enactment of a law providing for the licensing of real estate brokers and salesmen. The Senate last May passed such a license bill. and is now awaiting similar action The House District Committee reported favorably upon this real estate license measure, and Representative Mc- Leod, acting committee chairman, has anncunced he hopes to have the House act favorably upon this bill at this session. Reports Due Out. Senator Blaine indicated today he plans to have the committee lay its report on its lengthy investigations be- fore the Senate for consideration at this session. He pointed out, however, that if final action by the Senate is not possible at this session, matters at least would have been simplified by the subcommittee having formally made its report. ‘Thus, he said, it would only be nec- essary at the next session for the bills effected to be reintroduced, and that committee at the next Congress to go over the same that has been covered in ibility that the sub- committee of Senate District Com- mmittee may formally adopt its report in & meeting today. If this is done it is expected Senator Blaine will lay the lengthy report before the Senate at the earliest opportunity. POWERNOHNEES NAVES RETURNE Move to Test Authority of President Seen in Act to Get Rejection. m in By the Assoclated Press. ‘The Senate Interstate Commerce | Senate without recommendation nominations of the three members of | the Power Commission whose names | President Hoover has refused to return to_the Senate, The nominations were of Chairman Smith and Commissioners Garsaud and Draper. ‘The a tlon was unanimous. It was a preliminary move to have the Senate formally reject the nominations of the | three commissioners, in order to strengthen its court test of the Presi- | dent’s authority to retain the three commissioners in office. | A resolution impends before the Senate to request District Attoruey Leo A. Rover to institute proceedings to t the right of the Commissioner: . in view of the Senate’s reconsiders K of their comfirmations. Some members of the Senate major- ity, which is cal ng on the battle with the President over the three nomina- tions, felt it would be better legal | tactics to actually reject the nomina- | tions before taking the case to the courts. Members of the committee agreed to- day that in view of the circumstances the committee should report the names back to the Senate without recom- mendation, in order that the Senate an C id hy BROKER HELDHERE | Former Bank President Ar- rested on Warrant Charging I htm with embezzling $700,000 from. the defunct Title & Trust Co. of Western | Pennsylvania, Linford Fitch Ruth, for- | Detective Robert Barrett. Hampshire avenue and was sent to the twelfth precinct station to be held for Pennsylvania authorities as a fugitive from justice after being questioned at Committee today reported back to the | Police the | Kelly, nied shortage and declared that he is will- ing where the Title & Trust Co. is located into custody was sworn out by A. A. Downing, chief of detectives in Fayette embezziement and abstracting money from the bank. In a letter from Pen; sylvania police accompanying the wi rant it was stated that Ruth was pry alleged shortage was telephone directory after other mediums Barrett scanned the book and finally came upon & telephone listed in the name of L. F. Ruth at the New Hamp- | M street to Rhode Island avenue. shire avenue address, Barrett called at the home on the chance that it might be his man and found that it was. IN EMBEZZLEMENT $700,000 Fraud. Sought here on a warrant charging r president of that bank, was taken to custody Jast night by Headquarte arrested at 1709 New Ruth was headquarters by Capt. Edward J. assistant chief of detectiv: Willing to Return. The 70-year-old banker, a distin- | | guished figure with a Van Dyke beard | tires, chain drive, or unmuffied ex- nd pince nez glasses, vigorously de- any knowl:dge of the alleged to return to Connellsville, Pa., A warrant on which Ruth was taken ‘6unty, Pa., and specifically mentions lent of the bank that was closed by ate banking commissioners after the discovered. Name in Directory. Ruth was located through a District ad failed, police said. Detective Sergt. CITIZENS WILL STUDY NOISES OF CAPITAL Dupont Circle Association Acts to Curb Unnecessary Disturbances on Streets. The Dupont Circle Citizens' Associa- | tion, after an address by Harral Mul- liken describing the progress in New | York City to eliminate excess noise con- | stituted by horns, unadjusted brakes and | lcose parts of automobiles and trucks, | appointed a committee of five persons | to study conditions in this city. | T. H. B. McKnight, Mr, Mulliken, E. G. Bliss, R. L. Longstreet and Admiral Joseph Strauss were appointed to study noise conditions in Washington, | ‘The association adopted another resolution at its meeting in the May- flower yesterday afternoon, which was introduced by Admiral William Ledyard Rodgers requesting that the proper au- thoritles secure passage cf appropriate laws to prohibit from residential sec- tions of the city between.the hours of | 10 pm. and 8 am. any vehicles pro- | p-lled by motor power, which have solid hausts. \ It was pointed out that trucks, ce- ment mixers, and steam shovels are a distinct annoyance while passing through streets between these hours and that the use of the streets by such ve- hicles also deprecates the value of prop- erty for residence purposes. Maj. Clayton E. Emig introduced a | resolution which was passed urging the | District Commissioners to enforce the | law against parking more than 18 hours in one spot H The District Commissioners were also requested to instruct all policemen to enforce all regulations i regard to the | smoke nuisance in ancther resolution passed by the association. | Widening of M street west from Connecticut avenue to Georgetown was discussed. It was stated that M street, Ruth readily admitted his identity and agreed {0 accompany the detective which is now 30 feet wide, was only half wide enough to carry the traffic from JAMES B. LAMBIE. ruary from St SUGAR AID SOUGHT St. Croix Commission to Ask Help of Congress. ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Feb- | ———0 3 (#)—A commission of three including the chair- !man of the Colonial Council, left yes- terday steamer Ner before Congre Proix, for Washington, aboard The islande Joseph Alexander, D. C. to make representations seek assistance to res- | uscitate the St. Croix sugar industry |and to improve economic conditions generally, Canegeta and D. Hamilton Jackson comprise the commission. 1931. FUNERAL TOMORROW FOR JAMES B. LAMBIE Services for Oldest Past Master of Masons Here to Be Held in Afternoon, Funeral services for James Baird Lamble, 84 years old, leading business man and prominent in organizations here, who died yesterday at the home of Rev. Dr. J. H. Dunham, 2109 G street, will be conducted in Western Presb terian Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be private. Mr. Lamble founded the James B. Lambie Hardware Co. here in 1881 and | at the time of his death was chairman |of its board of directors. He was a | charter member of the Unlon Trust Co. and a member of its board of directors | and a director of the Raleigh Hotel Co., Inc. He formerly was secretary of the Schneider Baking Co. | Mr. Lamble had the distinction of | being the oldest past master of a M: | sonic Lodge in the District of Colum- | bla, having served as master of Hiram | Lodge in 1876-1877. Long active in church work, Mr Lambie was & member of the Western Presbyterian Church and a trustee of that church for 55 years. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, member of of the District of Columblia. R R Uncertainty regarding prices Russia will charge for lumber is holding up many European lumber deals, Telephone National 5000 For immediate delivery of The Star to your home every evening and Sunday morning. The Route Agent will collect at the end of each month, at the rate of 11; cents per day and b cents Sunday. the the Washington Board of Trade and || the Assoclation of Oldest Inhlbilunl.\K PUBLIC LIBRARY LOBBY IS BEING REARRANGED Furnishings Change to Allow More Space for Use of Reading Publie. Officials of the Public Library are rearranging furnishings of the lobby in the central building to provide more space for the reading public. The large desk with the turn-stile and bars will be removed and the information desk and readable book case are to occupy central positions. After the alteration, readers will re- ks at the desk to the right of nce, and have mnew books charged at the desk on the opposite side. New applicants for library cards will register at the desk to the right. The work of alteration will not inter- fere with the routine of the libra: which is open week days from 9 am. to 9 pm.. and Sundays from 2 pm. to 6 pam. for registration and reference only. such vertise in the ~—just swallow a few of these harmle little tablets. Pape’s Cold Compound stops that aching, and all that soreness. Your eyes will stop watering; your nose won't run. That feverish, “gone” feeling leaves, and appetite returns. Only 35c at any PAPE COoLD Compound Motor Travel Is More Popular Than Ever If you are contemplating & trip, and have room in your car for one or more passengers, there is no easier way to secure passengers than to ad- MOTOR TRAVEL Classification of The Star might take what action it desired. R s Cong;enional Club to-Vote. Officers will be elected by the Wom- en’s Congressional Club in the club- house, at 2001 New Hampshire avenue tomcrrow. The polls will close at 3 o'clock. to headquarters. tion as that of a He gave his occupa- broker. Queen Quenevere, the consort of the \fabled King Arthur, was esteemed ex- ! cellent at chess. King John of England was seated at the chess board ata noted incident in English history. (ORK_AVENUE af FIF TEENTH eveTYey sy @ Keeping Washington Men Well Dressed ® Final Reductions Qur Entire Collection of Men's and Young Men's Heavy Weight OVERCOATS A small group of $35 and $40 overcoats is $ g TR S SR 29 $45 silk-trimmed boucles in plain blue and oxford; $50 nationally known Mt. 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DO not think of unemployment in terms of millions of people out of work in this broad land of America. Think of unemployment as a few le out of work within a stone’s throwfof ;::P— your own neighbors. Maybe one, or maybe two out of every twenty in your vicinity. That, after all, is the unemployment problem. Put those persons back to work and that ends the unemployment problem in your vicinity. Don’t worry about other communities. They will take care of their problem in the same way...in fact are doing so, in every part of the United States. The Government Is Doing Its Part The Government is speeding up its program of public works, wherever this is possible. That means people are going back to work. Communities Are Doing Their Part Local governments are advancing projects, and hastening useful enterprises of every sort ... getting work started . . . now. are going back to work. Now What About You? Now, for instance, is the time to make additions, improvements, repairs, to have odd jobs done around your home. .. to increase the worth of your property while materials are low priced... to increase the country’s buying power...to give a neighbor a job. Study the 100 suggestions that are listed here. Then get busy and give a neighbor a job. ‘ Do this, and you are doing as patriotic,a thing as any man can do. You are doing a constructive thing, a profitable thing, and a friendly thing. YOU ARE GIVING WORK TO SOME ONE WHO IS READY TO GIVE YOU OUTSTAND- ING RETURN FOR YOUR INVESTMENT. The only useful money is money at work. Put some of yours to work ... That means m& Put # Neighbor to work 13 Repair walls 14 Paper walls 15 Paint walls 16 Renovateplumbing 17 Renovate water supply system 18 Rebuild water tanks * 19 Rehang windows 20 Reglaze broken windows 21 Renovate electric light system 22 Install new electric outlets 23 Clean chimneys 24 Paint woodwork 25 Refinish picture frames 26 Paint stair treads 27 Repair locks 28 Replace broken i ll;-rdw-ro epair lugg: 30 Construct nl.:. parlor 31 Construct sleeping porch 32 Mend cellar stairway 33 Whitewash cellar 34 Whitewash out- buildings 35 Install curtain rods 36 Repair shades 37 Insulate attic 38 Clean grease traps 39 Rebuild coal bins 100 Jobs ERE sre 100 jobs. Not all are prac- tical at this time. But give the jobs you can— today—and add others as soon as weather permits, Construction, Repairs and Painting (a) Inside the House 1 Repair furniture Reupholster furniture Refinish furniture Recover mat- tresses, etc. Stain floors Varnish floors Lay linoleum Build shelves Build bookcases Build cupboards Construct new partitions Construct wood boxes, etc. 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 40 Paint cement floor (b) Outside the House 41 Patch roof 42 Reshingle roof 43 Repair fences 44 Paint fences 45 Paint house 46 Paint trim 47 Mend shutters 48 Paint shutters 49 Mend gutters 50 Mend leaders 51 Repair siding 52 Point brickwork 53 Renew weather- strips 54 Repair garage 55 Rehang garage doors 56 Heat garage 57 Construct out- buildings 58 Construct sheds 59 Build window boxes 60 Repair footboards 61 Build clothes reel 62 Grade terrace, ete. 63 Build concrete walks 64 Build brick walks 65 Move young trees 66 Cut down brush 67 Plow garden 68 Renew sewage dis- posal system 69 Mend cellar doors 70 Repair flashing Cleaning, Washing and Personal Services 71 Clean out cellar 72 Disinfect cellar 73 Clean out attic 74 Clean out store rooms 75 Wash floors 76 Polish floors 77 Wash windows 78 Clean woodwork 79 Clean wallpaper 80 Wash ceilings 81 Wash clothes 82 Iron clothes 83 Wash household linen 84 Iron household linen 85 Polish metalware 86 Beat rugs 87 Shovel snow 88 Tidy up yard 89 Wash and polish automobile 90 Clean shoes daily 91 Saw and pile wood 92 Run errands 93 Sew and mend clothes 94 Press outer clothes 95 Darnstockings, etc. 96 Deliver packages 97 Bring up coal 98 Wash dishes 99 Care for children 100 Act as companion e Foening -Shae in cooperation with President Hoover’s Emergency Committee for" Washington, D. C. ; loyment &