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TONELOAN AN REPORT PROCRES ‘“Lines of Credit” Ranging ~From $18,000 to $780,000 : Are Now Open. " "Lines of credit,” ranging from $18,000 to $780,000, have been opened among 5 of the 12 regional banks and member institutions and within a short time many millions of dollars will be sdvanced to home financing institutions District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel. | S recorded in the official citation, | ‘Thomas J. Jackson, second lieu- * tenant, Company K, 126th In- fantry, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Force, was award- ed the Croix de Guerre of Prance for heroic gallantry in action with the enemy during the attack on the south bank of the Vesle River, In Les Grande Marias Woods, north of Ville Savoye, France, August 5, During the | for the purpose of relieving small mortgages in distress, the Federal Home Loan Bank said today. 5 About 30 additional applications for Mfl extensions have been roceived by the board, Chairman Franklin W. Fort said, and are being acted on promptly. Additional unconditional stock sub- scriptions amounting to $280,000 have been received, bringing the total up to $9,539,581. Fort said that by recent action of the Delaware Legislature and approval of Gov. C. D. Buck, more than 40 build- attack on the en-, emy’s position, the | enemy heavily| she'led the position | of ocur trnops and | swept the area with machine - gun _fire. Company K was| ordered to with- draw to th2 edge of the woods until the shelling had ceased. Lieut. Jackson, with four of his Mg and loan associations in Delaware with assets of more than $17,000,000 | have become eligible to join the new‘ sredit system. “Specific legislation was necessary to | t these institutions, eligible under | Federal Home Loan Bank act, to | subscribe to stock in the regional bank at Pittsburgh and pledge their mort- @ages as collatersl for loans from the Teservoir provided under the system,” chairman explained. Prior to Fort's statement, Representa- | Cochran of Missouri introduced a » making it mandatory on the home | bank system to lend to individual home .owners an amount up to 80 per cent of value of their property. act now specifies the maximum of 5 &r cent. ran charged that at present the I home owner receives little or no it from the system. BANQUET TO BE GIVEN . A. R. WOMAN RELATIVES Entertainment Saturday Evening Sponsored by D. U. V., 8. U. V. G and Auxiliaries. ‘Wives and daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic will be enter- tained at a reception and banquet to Be given at the La Fayette Hotel Sat- urdays at 6 p.m. The affair will be | sponsored by the Daughters of Union | Veterans, William Harding and Wil- %iam B. Cushing Camps, Sons of Union Veterans, and their auxiliaries. esentative William E. Hull of II- will be toastmaster at the ban- Music will be furnished by mem- of the organizations. on the Arrangements Cem- fnittee are Mrs. Nan Thurber, presl- dent of the Daughters; Robert F. J. McAvoy, district commander; _John Wells, commander of Cushing Camp; Mrs. May Parker, and Wiliam B. We}h National officers of the G.A.R. | ‘will attend the banquet. A ST RN OLMSTED HONORED BY RESTAURANT MEN ‘Washington Proprietor Elected to Directorate of National Association. Bert L. Olmsted, chairman of the Tes t division of the Merchants and; ufacturers’ Association, was elected:.a director of the National| Ri t Association at a recent m of that body in Chicago, it was reported yesterday by Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the local merchants’ or- | genization. Mr; Olmsted has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association for geveral years and is one of the active members of the Washington Boosters' Committee of the M. & M., which conducts a-week end trip on the River and the Chesapeake —_— | Former Member of British men, voluntarily stayed on the river bank throughout the heavy shelling and, under machine-gun fire, kept the | enemy under observation and informed his commanding officer when the shell- ing had ceased sufficiently to permit the company to return to the river | bank. By his gallant conduct our men were at all times enabled to keep their | position at advantage. Resideace at | appointment, Washington, D. C. | | With the rank of captain, he is now | on duty in the office of the judge advo- cm.o general of the Army in Wash- SECRETS VIOLATION IS LAID TO AUTHOR Intelligence Service to Face Trial. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 7.— Compton MacKenzie, the noted British novelist, was formally committed for trial today on a charge of violating the dreaced “official secrets act.” The action was taken in Police Court, and the trial was scheduled at Old | Bailey in January after the prosecution | had alleged MacKenzie had “unlawfully | communicated” information gained in the government service. MacKenzie was attached to the British Intelligence Service in Southeastern Europe during the war. Offered No Testimony. The novelist recently published a book, “Greek Memories,” dealing, among other things, with his experiences in the in- telligence service. ‘The volume was withdrawn from cir- culation on the very day of issue and prosecution followed. Testimony wasi taken in camera for the most part. ‘The author refrained from submitting any testimony in his own behalf, but sought to justify the writing of the suppressed book in a statement to the court. & Answer to Propaganda. “My object,” declared MacKenzie, “was not financial gain, but to tell the truth about Venizelos (former premier 'of Greece) and the patriots who fol- lowed his lead 16 years ago. “Being the only person in possession of all the facts of the situation at Athens, I thought it my duty to answer propaganda which for many years has been carried on in books against the allies and the Venizelist Greeks. I plead not guilty.” The writer was admitted to bail of £100 on his own recognizance. INQUIRIES THREATEN PLAN BUILDING Psoanm’ OVER BOAT SEIZURES| 'hfladelphin Electric Co. to Spend\ $10,000,000 in 1933. ! PHILADELPHIA, December 7 (P).— ‘A $10,000,000 building program for | 4933 was announced last night by Wil- the Phila Ihm H. 'x‘uylor. pns\do_ut , in hh annual ad- ureu to emplay ’&tlmnu for 1933 call for an ex- upon new construction of 11 050000" he said. “If we add the 4932 carry-over and deduct the esti- Smated carry-over into 1934, we reach » grand total of $10,530,000 of con- iction which it is contemplated will done by the Philadelphia Electric . system In the year before us.” ‘These figures, President Taylor said, clude only $1960,000 of the total of nore than $8,000,000 to be invested ln1 new 165,000-kilowatt turbo-gener- | at the Richmond generating sta- , & project to be completed in 1934. — e l Travel Cheap in Scotland. Holiday season tickets which permit velers to use the railway at will in | territories for a flat sum are popular’ in Scotland this ‘An’ Edinburgh man paid $2.50 » seven-day ticket embracing the lisle and Border districts. He traveled | 709 miles, making his fare seven miles | a cent. CLEAR EYES . VIGOR a1 60 the answer is: Internal Cleanliness Intestinal stoppage, com- monly known as constipation, is the cause of 809 of all human ills, say many famous doctors. Thousands feel and look old before ““their time,” often because of personal neglect. I£ you are not feeling up to par, }want to regain your old-time energy and really feel good again, fo = gl le. pleasant method of banishing Foke Sne hitls 7 Tablet when- ever you el singgih, Gl of cold * constipated o bilious, It guickly seftles upsct stomach, s ot Ele oo Jivers luy lluer cleanses and sweetens the ~E3 E-Z Tablets gently but surely and Keep |34 Japanese Fishermen Alleged to Have Poached in Philippine Waters. | Seizure of two Japanese craft by an American revenue cutter for allegedly fishing - in Philippine waters without | authorization, reported yesterday to the Bureau of Insular Affairs, may lead to diplomatic inquiries from Tokio: The cutter Arayat encountered the poachers at Puga Island, Province of Cagayan. One was anchored, but the other vessel, endeavoring to escape, ig- ‘nored & shot across her bows. The lArE)it gave chase for about five hours along the coast ‘umtil the Japanese craft sought shelter in shoal water. A launch despatched by the revenue cut- ter finally overtook her. The crews, numbering 34 men, were | taken aboard the cutter, and the two | fishing boats towed toward Manila Rough weather, however, compelled the abandonment of the fishing craft. Collector of Customs V. Aldanese at !Mflmll 15 considering the case. A member of Gov. Roosevelt's staff was aboard the Arayat at the time of the capture, and will be a witness. The incident occurred on December 2. | = Fred Kitchen, James Brown and Tony Creed have started from London on a | four-year hike around the world. . . YOUTHFUL safely drive out all accumulated food wastes that clog the intestinal tract, yet they never cramp, upset or weaken you. 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