Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1934, Page 19

R NOVENBER SHOWS DROP N ANARDS Construction Figures Off From October, F. W. Dodge Corp. Says. ‘The construction award figures for November exhibited a decline both as contrasted with data for October and with the figures for November of last year, according to F. W. Dodge Cor- poration. Losses from the previous month were noted in each of the four prin- cipal classes of construction: About nine million dollars in public works; 4% million dollars in non-residential buildings; 4 million dollars in public utllities, and more than 6 million dollars in residential buildings. This loss in residential building is the more discouraging because it occurred in that phase of construction where F. H. A. aid has been chiefly centered. Declines in contracts from the data of a year ago were shown in resi- dential buildings and public works of such size as to more than entirely offset the gains reported in non-resi- dential buildings and public utility types. The November construction contract total, all classes, amounting to $111,740,800 in the 37 Eastern States, was more than 30 per cent be- hind the volume of $162,340,600 report- ed for November, 1933, and compares with $135,224,800 for October of this year. For the elapsed 11 months of 1934 contracts for construction, all types, totaled $1,450,426,900 in the 37 States as compared with $1,048,498900 for the corresponding months of 1933. Cumulative increases over 1933 were shown for each mejor construction classification; 187 million dollars in public works; 161 million dollars in non-residential buildings; 44 million doliars in public utility types, and only 9 million dollars in residential buildings. Commenting on the small gain in residential work the Dodge organization states: “It must be remembered that the ccntract figures include both new and alteration projects. It is of interest, therefore, to note that on the side of residentizl building, the entire gain in contracts thus far reported for 1934 was due to alterations; but for this gain in alteration and modernization prcjects, the residential contract total for the 11 months of 1934 would have fallen behind the 1933 level by about five million dollars.” EAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, This house at 1515 Sixteenth street was recently purchased by Ralph Tuenis, through the offices of Boss & Phelps. The house, which contains 20 rooms, is being renovated by the new owner. tar Stafl Photo. D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1934, ROXY'S PROGRAM T0 BE CONTINUED o= Weekly Presentations Have Become Among Most Pon- ular Offerings. HE weekly programs of “Roxy and His Gang,” heard over the Nation-wide Columbia network each Saturday, Eastern stand- ard time, will continue on a contract renewal effective today. Since its inception September 15, the program, which is both Roxy's first sponsored series and his first series on Columbia network, has become one of the most popular air offerings of the week end. Against the musical back- ground supplied by the large concert orchestra and mixed chorus, directed by Leon Rosebrook, Roxy presents the many talented young members of his gang. Among those who have won wide acclaim are Aimee Deloro, colorature soprano; Sue Read, diminutive per- sonality songstress; the team of Her- bert Kingsley, pianist and blues singer, and Vicki Chase, classic soprano; Alfred Seville, operatic and concert baritone; Larry Taylor, 18-} year-old popular baritone; Darrell Woodyard, bass; the Roxyaires, male quartet; Lillian Morton, the vest pock- et comedienne; and Henrietta Schu- mann, young concert pianist. Roxy, who celebrated his 12th an- niversary as a radio showman Novem- ber 17, is ajtempting in the series to preserve something of the informality and warmth that characterized the ploneer days of broadcasting. The results have been more than gratifying to the veteran impresario, for the largest audience of his long history in the amusement business has reacted with an enthusiastic avalanche of ::cben that has exceeded all expecta- ons. * % & % ROYAL ctristening, the first to be broadcast as far as records here indciate, will come from overseas next Saturday. The event is to take place in the | royal palace at Naples, Italy, the prin- | cipal role being played by Princess | Maria Pia di Savola, baby daughter of Crown Prince Umberto and Princess Maria. WEAF-N. B. C. intends to have the ceremonies on its channels at 9 am. * ok ox x wITH her sixth broadcast in the | current series set for Columbia ] = December 15. __ WRC 950k WMAL 630k (Copyright 1934) WISV 1,460k AFTERNOON PROGRAMS. REAL ESTATE. Eastern Standard Time. - WOL 1,310k PM. Biltmore Enlemu ble “People’s Lobby” g~ Farm and Home Hour Viennese Sextet Words. and Music 'Ted _Brwn’l Orch. !ndl..l Security 8|68E8 "ngle'l “bobw" Plesta Mexicans mnzn_nwuis “ u [Don Pedro’s Orch. - & Radio Play Bill “ o Ithaca =i Saturday's Songsters Straub’s Ensigns Jerry_ Blaine’s Orch. “ Teachers’ Chorus Miniature Theater w . “« u 2 00009 000900 83 9] ot e e o Our Barn Concert Favorites w m . Emery Deutsch’s Orch, W w IL. of C. Musicale 'The News Rhymer [Evening Star Flashes \George Sterney’s Orch. Sunday School Lesson Sundown Revue . ow Our American Schools $858|5858/5858/58 EVENING PROGRAMS. IL. of C. Musicale “ u “Little” Jack Little Larry Walker Sports Review—Music 'Tom Coakley’s Orch. Krausmeyer and Cohen Sports Parade Evening Album Ely Culbertson Bill Coyle The Master Builder Penthouse Melodies Today in Sports Jerry Blaine’s Orch. ‘True Time John Herrick - » Henry King's Orch. News—Music o s Jamboree guaseaaalV 88585858 =2 Pickens Sisters Pisher’s Gypsy Orchestra) George Reid Art in America Grace Hayes (Club Habana Orchestra slmlnnd “Rmbel‘l | Musical Revue EEEFEHEFS 'Three Martinis Strickland Gillilan Frederick J. Libby Louis Anspacker |Songs You Love . “The Gibson Family” Radio Gity Party National Barn Dance 88582858 Grete Steuckgold . e ‘Himber’s Champions Central Union Mission American Op'ry House 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 | “The Gibson Family” Let's Dlnge | National Barn Dance News Bulletins Hal Kemp’s Orch. Saturday Revue |John Slaughter’s Orch. American Op'ry House Radio Scandals 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 Dorsey Brothers' Orch. Preddie Martin’s Orch. Let’s Dance PR Elder Michaux Glen Gray’s Orchestra Sign off —| | 12:00 |Let’s Dance Madriguera’s Orch. THT e R 12:30 12:45 Paul Pendarvis’ Orch. 1:00 Let's Dance |Sign Oft MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM “A Night on Broadway” an imaginary visit to the leading ‘musical comedies apd revues current on Broadway, will constitute “Roxy's” program over WJSV from 8 to 8:45. |Sign oft A sketch depicting the trials and tribulations of a composer of music will be the highlight of Sigmund Romberg's program on WRC at 8. ‘The gadget filled laboratories of Joe Haymes' th | Ozzie Nelson’s Orchestra Fer NOTES. nifies noise as much as 10,000 billion times. Frederick J. Libby, executive secre- tary of the National Council for the Prevention of War, will speak over WOL at 8:30. “Our Government's at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow, Mrs. F. | D. Roosevelt will conclude her talks | on the general theme of education. The particular topic is “Problems of Education as It Relates to Bife.” Dr. E. E. Free in New York’s famous Flatiron Building will be converted into a haunted house for a “Ghost Hunting by Microphone” program over WJSV at 7:30. This broadcast is the second in a series demonstrating Dr. Costly Japanese Policy” is his topic. Virginia Rea, soprano, will be the guest soloist on the “Songs You Love” program oz WRC at 9. “The Shadow Behind the Throne” will be presented during the American ACVTIVITY INDEX 56.1 Records in 62 Cities Ahead of LUMBER BUSINESS UP Activity at Mills During Week SERVIGE GENTER'S Reported Heavier. New business at the lumber mills during the week ended December 8, 1934, was somewhat heavier than during the previous week of Thanks- giving, shipments were slightly lighter and production was about the same—all items being at early July levels—according to telegraphic re- ports to the National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association from regional associations covering the operations of leading hardwood and softwood mills. Any Month of Year. Real estate activity for October was indicated by an index*number of 56.1, according to the compilation made monthly by the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The index is compiled from official records of deeds recorded in 62 cities, The present figure is the highest which has been reached during the current year. The index for Sep- tember was 48.6, for August 52. The index for October, 1933, was 47. DAILY SHORT STORY- HIS GRUDGE Gresham’s Neighbor Chose a Strange Way of Making Aquaintance When He Offered to Fight. BY BUCK HATHAWAY. SHADOW fell across the wall in front of him and John Gresham looked up. The man who'd just moved into the white house up the lane ‘was coming up the walk. A nelghbor- ly first call, Gres- ham thought. He got to his feet, lay- ing the trowel be- Jf side the rosebush he had been work- ing on. The man came on delibrately, with an air of de- cision. There was something familiar about Lim, but Gresham couldn't place him. He ex- perienced the ela- tive thrill that is cursor of recogni- tion. s “Are you John Gresham? The man had stopped two or three paces away. He asked the question £oftly, as if he disliked to disturb the quiet of the late morning. He stared with & peculiar fixed intensity. The stare startled Gresham. Inexplicably he associated it with antagonism. For no reason he could think of he in- stinctively resented the man. There was repeated, sharply and in- sistently, the feeling he had known the fellow somewhere, some time. He probed hastily tarough his mind for a clew—college days, the war, busi- nees—and failed to recall him. Yet he knew the man. Faced with an im- ponderable situation. he replied: “Yes, I am he. What can I do for ou?” He tried to make his smile and tones cordial, but felt he had failed. The man’s attitude was provocative and grating, though he merely stood there, waiting, with apparent cour- tesy, for Gresham to speak. Gres- ham’s discomfort increased. . “Do you remember me? Jim Davis?” Gresham shook his head. “No, I don’t,” he confessed. “You just moved up the lane, didn’t you?” He was slightly irritated. Whatever “HE WAS ON THE i; was he should have known about tais man evaded hlfi: Hkke \n: dream figure when one is half waking. gg‘he man laughed harshly. “That makes it difficult,” he said. “I'd hoped vou would remember. I wonder; do you recall Marjorie Ellis?” Marjorie Ellis! The name sent John Gresham into the past. He was, momonetarily, in Lowell, standing in front of the old high school. A figure detached itself from a laughing group on the school steps. He saw himself waiting for her as she ran toward him, hands fluttering above her head like two white pigeons. She came to his side, eyes glowing, and he . . . The scene faded. John Gresham jerked back to the present, acutely aware of persistent brown eyes and of full, smiling lips. Marjorie Ellis. She was the piquant-faced redhead who had been the light of youthful Jove. He felt an instant's sadness place you. you live in Lowell? You must have.” The man stared. An ironical smile wreathed his lips. John Gresham was aware that the man before him dis- liked him tremendously. He feit, too, without knowing why, that no peaceful mission had brought the man into the gar- den. Gresham sensed impending conflict. “You guess,” the staring cne said. mean?” became rettled. “I wonder if you'd understand.” “Understand what? What are you talking about? I certainly don’t get you, brother.” The man chuck- led without humor. His face muscles tautened “Gresham,” he pronounced, “I came here to give you the heating of your life.” s As though in a dream Gresham met the first rush of the man. His fists flailed in a storm of blows. He knew at once he was outmatched, but he fought doggedly back. Something told him to. There was no helping it. The situation was inevitable. He felt he had to fight this man sometime in his life. It might just as well be now. There was no one to see the battle. The trees lining the lane hid the gar- den and the combatants. John Gres- ham felt crushing blows beat into his face and felt his own fists beat back into the face before him. For the most part he was on the receiving end. An uppercut broke through his weak- ening guards. He sensed disaster, but did not feel the blow that brought with it darkness, quiet and peaceful. When he returned to consciousness the stranger was bathing his forehead with a sopping handkerchief. “Feeling better?” his opponent asked. Gresham nodded weakly. “You still have the advantage of me,” he said through lips. sat down beside him. “Listen,” he said, “I'm the Jim Davis who was to have fought you over Marjorie Ellis, 20 years ago. Re- member? It was a Winter dey back in Lowell. Instead of fighting you I lay in a snowbank and howled for mercy. It was a cowardly form- ance, and I've never got over«it until now. I made up my mind I'd find you some day. When that day came I'd fight you. You might whip me, but you'd have known you were in a fight.” Jim Davis grinned. “I wouldn’t have laid down. It's taken years but I found you—through the war rec- ords. And—here I am—" John Gresham had a sense of hu- mor. “Yes,” he observed, “here you are— very much. I remember now. What's become of Marjorie?” Jim Davis laughed. “Marjorie and I have taken the white house. She’ll be pleased to have RECEIVING END.” The stranger | Presen By VICTOR BRIDGES MOLLY’S STORY. 6« annoyed,” said Jerry. “I hate losing pals, especially When I'm out of England.” some villainous-looking black twist into the bowl of his pipe and rammed it down with his thumb. “Anyhow,” he added, “I gather that it’s all over now, and that I've just dropped in for the tail end of the banquet.” “Don’t be in such a hurry,” I said. “What you've heard so far is only the overture.” He raised an inquiring eyebrow. “Oh!” he remarked hopefully, “so there’s more to come, is there?” “Plenty!” In as few words as pos- sible I went on to describe my inter- view with Seymour, and then amidst a profound silence I continued my story till I reached the unpleasant point when Mr. Stillman had stepped forward with the coil of rope. “The swine meant business all right, Jerry,” I said; “one could see it in his face. Don't know how it would have struck most people, but personally I much prefer being shot to being tor- tured. I was just getting ready to give him a plug in the jaw and take the consequences, when a beautiful voice up in my bed room suddenly began to telephone to the police. I stopped and turned to Molly. “This is where you come in, partner,” I added. “But look here!” Jerry straightened himself and eyed me suspiciously. “Are you trying to pull my leg or is all this Drury Lane stuff an absolute fact?” “It's the plain, unvarnished, strike- me-dead truth,” I protested. “You walt till you hear our young friend | here. She’ll spin you a yarn that will make you sit up and whistle.” ‘Thus encouraged Molly set to work. In her soft Southern accent, with its faint hint of an Irish brogue, she re- counted once again the strange and dramatic chain of events which had brought her to Queen’s Studios. She told it all very simply, but watching Jerry’s expression as the tale pro- gressed, it was easy enough to see that he was already completely fascinated. He made no attempt to interrupt or question her until she had reached the end, and even then he sat for & mo- ment or two puffing at his pipe—his eyes riveted on her face. “By Jove, you've got some pluck!” he said slowly. “Do you mind if I shake hands with you?” He got up, and having performed the ceremony with becoming gravity, reseated himself in his chair. Molly smiled. “I hate being cheat- ed,” she observed. “It was father’s invention and I want him to have the full credit of it.” “How does it appeal to you, Jerry?” I inquired. “Would you like to throw up your idle, pleasure-hunting life for a few weeks and join us in a spot of detective work? You won't find us ungrateful. If we get back this paper of hers;~Molly has already offered to it you with a new Baby Austin.” “I didn’t do anything of the kind!” She darted an indignant glance at me. “I sald—" “Never-mind Nick,” breke in Jerry. “He always exaggerates. Besides, mercenary as I am, I don’t want any bribing. I've been yearning to have a cut at the sleuth business ever since 1 was a small boy, and now that the chance has come——" He rubbed his hands together gleefully. “Trench, O'Brien and Mordaunt—Private In- quiry. Agents—Murder a Specialty— Telegraphic address, Eureka, London.” “Well, that’s very comforting, “You'll make a magnificent ‘tec —especially if there’s going to be any more of the rough stuff.” I paused. ADVERTISEMENT. SHOULD have been distinctly | He stuffed | “Now let's be dead serious for a min- ute. We've told you all the facts and | I'd like to hear your opinion about them. Coming on to it with a fresh | mind, as you have, you may be able to see some point that Molly and I have missed.” Jerry sobered down promptly. “There’s one thing as clear as mud. Osborne must have known that he'd been followed from America and he'd got the wind up pretty badly. That was why he was trying to do a boit on the quiet. Wanted to slip off be- fore they found out his address. “All very sound as far as it goes,” I admitted. “The snag is that it doesn't in any way account for the murder.” “Of course, it doesn’t” admitted Jerry cheerfully. “Murder always takes a lot of explaining. I've got no doubt that if these two toughs of yours had run across Osborne they'd have bumped him off without turning a hair, but as things are, I'm inclined to think that they were just a little bit too late. Somebody else stepped in and did the job in front of them.” “Looks that way anyhow,” I said. “You can’t sell an invention without talking about it, and Osborne may have given the show away to half a dozen different people. It's my be- lief that somebody had already made him an offer. After all, he'd been over here quite a time and. ! “Besides, there's the money,” inter- rupted Jerry. “Where do you suppose he got that £500 from? According to Miss O'Brien’s story he'd precious little of his own when he left New Orleans. He must either have sold the thing outright, or else he’d signed up a con- tract and been touching for a bit on | account.” HOME MODERNIZATION IS AIDED BY WOMEN Local Committees Made Drives for Repairs and Additions in First Phase. Women everywhere are “taking hold” of the home modernization and new home building program in greater numbers every day, reports reaching the Federal Housing Administration in Washington indicate. One of the first phases of the modernization program in thousands of communities concerned itself with house-to-house canvassing to learn and suggest what repairs and addi- tions might be made. These drives were arranged by local communities and were aimed, also, at obtaining actual pledges of repair expenditures that might be expected. A woman's club in Aurora, Ill, was one of the first feminine organiza- tions to take the lead and offer its services for this door-to-door cam- paign in that town. The results in information on modernization and new buildings obtained by these work- ers, plus the actual pledges for prop- erty improvement made, proved con- clusively to the local committee the value of women workers. HOUSE REPAIRS URGED Improvements May Be Made With Loan Under Housing é“‘ People passing by or guests arriving often judge a map by the way his I looked at him in admiration. “Well done, Sherlock,” I said. “That's a point that had never occurred to me. Now I wonder— “Show him the letter,” suggested Molly. “Let him read it for himself.” I produced Sir William Avon's com- , munication from my pocket. “This arrived last night by special messen- ger,” I sald. “He must have sent it off directly after the verdict.” Jerry took the sheet of paper and ran his eye over its contents. Then he whistled softly. “We're on the right track—that’s a certainty! Avon’s & tremendous swell in his own line. He must be mixed up with the business in some way.” Nicholas makes an important en- gagement, tomorrow. —_— FORCING H. 0. L. C. BOND ACCEPTANCES IS SOUGHT Unusual Suit Is Filed by Woman This Week in Baltimore Circuit Court. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 15.—An unusual suit, which would compel a building and loan association to ac- cept Home Owners’ Loan Corp. bonds in settlement of a mortgage was filed this week in Circuit Court. The suit was filed by Mary A. Riley against the Occidental Perpetual Building and Loan Association, which holds a mortgage of $2,600 on her property. ‘The suit asserts that last Spring when the complainant applied for a loan from the H. O. L. C. the de- fendant agreed to the bonds in payment, but that since then it has refused to accept them. Judge Eugene O'Dunne signed an order directing the loan association to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted. ADVERTISEMENT. NETWORK HEADLINERS = SATURDAY Far into the night the your enjoyment—and Saturday bas network advertisers now sponsor become one of radio’s Fape dar. house is kept up. Are the exterior walls of the house beginning to look the worst for wear? Coal going into a cellar, blistering Summer suns, smudgy children’s hands, all the hard treatment houses undergo, these things mean repairs every year or two. 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When completed the building will | have accommodations for 85 men, in- | cluding sleeping rooms, dining room | {and recreation halls. The men ad- mitted to the center are put to work at once collecting various articles from all parts of the city. | These articles of clothing, furniture | and odds and ends are taken to the | workshop of the center and repaired or | renovated to be resold. There will be | 8 storeroom in the new building for | the sale of these articles, proceeds of which go toward the support of the ' center. | The building, which will be located | at First and F streets, will be adjacent | to the workshop, located in the same | block, making, officials believe, - for | greater efficiency and more successful | handling of the men. | Commissioner Melvin C. 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