Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1931, Page 48

WARNING IS ISSUED ON“FREE-LOT” PLAN D. C.'Better Business Bureau Tells of Current Petty Investment Modes. A wamning to the public that the “free lot” scheme which operated ex- tensively several years ago, has started up again in the District was issued yes- terday by Louis Rothschild, dis one of a number of .petty. investment schemes that have been the subject of recent investigation of the Better Busi- ness Bureau. The method of the “free lot” agent is to call at a residence, represent him- self or herself as from some real estat: concern, l.l‘l)d‘( ?ute ththav, as ':‘lh ldvel:- tising proposition they are taking ti hames of ‘persons and dhat, there will be = drawing at which a lucky person will win a plece of real estate. ‘Those who give their names are invafiably win- ners, Mr. Rothschild said, and later a man calls, congratulates them, and makes an appointment for them to view their prize. - .14 “When the winner finally géts'to’ the | property,” Mr. Rothschild = declared, | “the salesman will say that it will cost | $39 to acquire title to the land. This | generally appears reasonable, where- | upon the salesman points out that the | ° lot is only 25 feet wide and that, of course, it is not practicable for building purposes. Finally he offers to sell the adjoining lot for $300, and thereby take advantage of their prize and get a val- ued piece of real estate.” The free-lot scheme, Mr. Rothschild declares, is just a trick to sell two of these narrow lots, and in most cases it 1s doubtful if a eingle lot is worth the cost. i Disabled Veterans Lee T. Turner, department com- mander of the Disabled American Vel erans of the World War, yesterday issued & general mobilization order to all officers and chapter commanders for a membership drive, which is to con- tinue until June 1. Junior Vice Com: Marshall Simmons was appointed chal man of the Membership . Committee. Present indications, it was stated, are that _the goal, 1,000 new members for the D. A. V. in the District of Colum- bia, will be reached before the na- tional convention, which is ‘ta. ba held. THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., l JUNE BRIDE-ELECT | MISS JULIA PORTER, Daughter of Commissioner and Mrs. Ci ngagement to Mr. place in June. laude H. Porter, who have announced he ‘ George Richard Hise of Des Moines, Iowa., the w«ldln{tlu h:: | —Clinedinst Photo. | PLAN TO AVOID RUM LAW French See Hope in Condensation Process of Grape Juice. PARIS (#).—French wine-grape grow- Belgian Savings Up. BRUSSELS (#)—The Belgian Sav- | ings Bank, a state institution, is pros- | pering in ‘the financial crisis. Its de- | posits which totaled $59,000,000 in 1920 | increased in 1929 to $160,000,000 and in 1930 to the record figure of $200,- Army and Navy News ‘Navy. According to instructions issued by the Secretary of the Navy, promotions initially due under the s of the new Navy personnel law will b2 mad: as of June 5, on which date the gradu- ation of the 1931 Naval Academy class will take place. Under the law the lieu- tenant commanders that were sclected for premotion to commander by the board that met last December who have not made their numbers by the date of convening of the next Seiection Board will remain on the list of selectees and they will not have to be considered by the next board, as was the case under- the previous law. The last naval line Selection Board, which met last Decem- ber, selécted 37 lieutenant commanders for commander, and a d of nine rear admirals will meet on May 15 to recom- mend 43 additional lleutenant command- ers for promotion. There will be no se- lections for the grades of rear admiral and captain at that time. About 230 lieu- tenants, it is estimated, will be ordered in June to report before boards in July for examination to fill vacancies in the grade of lleutenant commander. ‘The next regular Selection Board will probably be convened in D:cember, at which time the numbers to be selected I be in accordance with the provi- sions of the act—that is, 10 per cent of the next higher grade plus any vacan- | cles existing or that may occur prior to the ensuing June 30. Present estimates are to the effect that this year, under the new law, there will be about 10 promotions to the rank of commander in the Medical Corps and 1 in the Dental Corps and no advancements in other staff corps of the Navy. A Selection Board, composed of officers of the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy, will be convened at the Navy Depart- ment April 20 for the purpose of rec- ommending one officer of that corps for promotion to the rank of commander. ‘The board will consist of Capts. Gedrge A. McKay, Paul L. Reed, Carl A. Carl- son, Walter H. Allen, Frederick H. Cooke and Clinton D. Thurber. (J. G.) John G. Hughes, Richard F. J. Johnson and Lieut. (J. G.) Charles M. Ryan have been selected additional post-graduate students in the subjects of mechanical engineering and communication engineering, respec- tively. They will be ordered to the f‘;‘;‘{* commencing in the Summer of 11931, Lieuts. Army. ‘The first impression of the proposed ‘Army promotion measure, briefly de- scribed 4n this column last Sunday, has been one of indorsement, with certain reservations, founded on explanation of details such as the application to the system of the statistics relating to at- trition, upon which is based one of the leading plans for advancement in a pyramidal organization. After many de- lays, extending over a period of years, there is, at least for the present, keen satisfaction on the part of Army officers that the War Department has in prep- aration and in readiness for submission to Congress a bill that is a careful de- velopment of a sclentific treatment of the perplexing Army promotion prob- lem. Some defects may be discerned in the terms of the measure, but as it | stands today it represents the most con- |scientious and promising effort yet |made at a solution of the vexatious | problem without recourse to elimination |and without intrusion of promotion by selection. ‘The resort to the extra numbers offers some hope of stabilization, without vio- lence to Individual interests and with maintenance of personal efficiency. | There is apt to be some challenge of the figures relating to attrition, in which connection there may occur the claim that officers will not reach the grade of .PZASTERNA 1219 ConnecTicuT Ave GOWNS Sfiring Evenings and MARCH 29, 1931—PART THREE. Heutenants for length of service, for which advancement, about 800 first lieu- tenants and 600 second lieutenants are already eligible. One of the first questions to be ad- dressed by members of Congress to the MacArthur plan for adjustment of Army promotion attaches more or less | directly to the cost involved. Of this | the preliminary estimates are described | as reassuring in the modesty of the es- | timate, but_thers 1 however, the final and definite calcula- tion usually obtained from the Finance Department. For the first time in approximately in & decade the station assignments of | the three colored chaplains of the Reg- {ular Army have been changed. The three colored chaplains affected by the order are: Louis A. Carter colored), who holds the rank of lieu- | tenant_colonel; Alexander W. Thomas yet to be made, | (Baptist, | (Methodist W" a captain, and Honpr?“s. Caver (Baptist, colored), also s captain. " Chaplain Carter, who has been serv- ing with the 25th Infantry at Camp Stephen D. Little, Nogales, Ariz., since January, 1921, will go to the 24th In- fantry, at Fort Benning, Ga., where he will relieve Chaplain omas, who has been at the latter post since September, 1922. Chaplain Thomas will assume his new duties with the 10th Cavalry, Fort Huachucs riz., about May 1, relieving Chaplain Caver, who will go to duty with the 25th Infantry, at Camp Ste- phen D. Little, Ariz. The latter has heen serving at Fort Huachuca with the 10th Cavalry since September, 1922. Upon the completion of .their course of instruction at the Arms! War Col- lege in June the following officers will remain in Washington and will be as- signed to duty in the office of the chiefs of their respective arms and services. They are, with their assign- ment indicated, as foliows: ~Lieut. Col. Taylor E. Darby, Surgeon General’s office; Lieut. Col. Jacob E. Fickel, chiet F Street at Seventh Maj. Walte: chief of Air Corps; Hi Marshburn, chief of Infantry, Halg Shekerjian, chief ‘Warfare Service. An Army Retiring Board has been ppointed by the Secretary of War. of hich Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry, of Cavalry, is the president, to meet in this city for the examiuation of such officers as may be ordered before it. In addition to Gen. Henry, the personnel of the board is composed of the following officers: Brig. Gen. Henry C. Fisher, assistant to the surgeon gen- eral; Cols. Reynolds J. Burt, Percy M. Ashburn, Harry L. Steele, Charles C. :lkn, Fred W. Bugbee and Ma). Leon and Maj, of ' Chemicaf Glasgow has a wave of burglaries. THE HECHT CO. NAtional 5100 Every Good Fashion in | Easter Hats At least 50 different styles—including Sailors, Watteaus, Ban- deau Hats, irregular brims, Turbans and Cloches, in every new straw, rough or smooth, shiny or dull—at every price from $3 to $12.50—you CAN'T HELP finding the perfect hat for yourself! ers see a glimmer of hope that a new 000,000, condensation process may enable them this year in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the last week in June. Post-Lenten Formals Plans for the dance to be held at the Willard Hotel, under auspices of Rea Chapter, are progri 3 ‘Women's Overseas Service e and many of the individual members, the American Legion and Veterans of For- eign Wars are co-operating with the committee in charge of this dance, ‘which, with President and Mrs. Hoover, Vice President Charles F. Curtis and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis ]Adlma and ml.n{ other nationally and ocally prominent persons list of patrons and patronesses. The next regular meeting of Ace Mmcl;mé‘r'fllbehilnd“}r‘ha April 1, at 8:30 p.:i e ‘Carload Purchase! Electric | SEWING MACHINES | - Made the o makers Sewing . Machines! Balance Monthly $135 Electric Console Machine" A special arrangement with the manu- facturer enables us to quote tremely low price. walnut console. house. Fully guaranteed. (Bewing Machines, THE HECHT CO. F Street at Seventh the | colonies and for foreign countries. 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Refreshing piquant are these new spring evening clothes, formal gowns for women and misses in the plain and printed crepes, imported chif- fons and all manner of fine laces . .. new ankle lengths and graceful af. fairs of ruffles in mousseline . . . these are around $75—$85—$110 « .« fresh pale tones, spring-like colorings, also white, black, brown and new pastels . . . exquisite new cuts, the feminine silhouette in soft laces; the curved, clinging lines that " wind so gracefully; little fitted jack~ ets with many . . . these begin at $85, others at $125 and $145 . .. all 2 most tempting collection for the after-Lent dinners and parties and the Metropolitan Opera, here quite soon. Watteau of sheer straw—a bow of peau d'ange nestles under a becoming brim. Ellen Calevas of the Zoe Beau- ty Shop las been awarded the Grand Prize for Permenent Wav- ing at the International Conven= tion of Beauty Shop Owners, re- cently held at Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. .. Permanent waving by Mrs. Calevas personally on the new Nestle de Juxe machine assuring you of a realistic wave, given without discomfort or inconven- " 'fence. For appointment call Metropolitan 9138. ZOE BEAUTY SHOP| 716 13th St. N.W. Second Floor READYTOWEARANDMADETOORDER . The hat of stitched erepe, with a brim that is faced with straw. ‘]'Iaffatfygue A Nost BeautFul Little Qrand Pi A smart matron's hat —rough straw turban with a feather quill. are the days of the Old Timer / At last your dream realized— the old piano goes out—a fine Baby Grand by the makers of ‘the celebrated Laffargue Piano replaces it. The new price is $485 for a limited time only. EXCHANGE YOUR OLD PIANO $2:50 ARTHUR JORDAN PIANO COMPANY set aside for month- ly payments takes care of the balance. . A rough straw that’s way up on one side and way down on the other. Here's the hat for your Easter frock— black sheer straw, three snowy gardenias. 35 A favorite—the be- coming tricorne—in this * instance, of bakn. 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