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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-07
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L.ASSEIESS

At Detroit-Bruce Flowers, New
Rochelle, won on a technical
Knockout over Pinkey Kaufman,
Bridgeport, in the sixth 1O).
At Passaic-Jackie Shupack,
Paterson, won an Ground decision
over Johnny O'Keefe. Garfield.
At Buffalo-Joe Scalfaro, New
York, and Johnny Datto, fought
six rounds to a draw.
At Lansing Chief Elkhart,
Pueblo, knocked out Lee Mere
dith, Toledo, in the fifth round
lO).
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IS OIL F COURSES
ARE SOGGY
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON


Enough of this" uttered Sam
Leidy, Of the Woodmont Club,
as he wallowed in the mire over
his home golf course yesterday.
TITS time for me to be headed
South when golf conditions
around here reach such terrible
state"
Leidy and the writer tried to
play sociable round Of golf but
the thawed turf sagged with each
step and hunks of the precious
soil were chewed with every
stroke. Gum-boots were the proper
footwear rather than golf shoes.
The mild weather Of the
past few days has lured sew
eral golfers back to the
courses but they perhaps may
regret the whims of nature.
The courses are in no fit
playing condition. Balls,
hit with all the skill and ex-
perience Of q seasoned golfer,
drop dead in the soft and
muuuy BTOunus OHCc AEOACu1
but lOOSened by the bright
sun and warm wind.
And even at places like Colum-
bia, some of the tees can't be
used. This is especially true 70
the No. l back tee. which looked
like a quicksand yesterday. The
players were forced to drive from
the front tee.
Many, many golfers may trek
to the courses today and tomor-
row, but they are due for a pleas
ant surprise. Unless a sudden
drying wind arrives, the golf en-
thusiastS must endure hardshipS
and are warned to go equipped
with heavy boots.
C. F. Armiger, distributor OF
golf course equipment. will be host
to the chairmen Of green's com
mittees. greenkeepers and pros at
a dinner Monday night at $3.50
o'clock at the Hamilton Hotel
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WHlRLWINDS WILLING

The Walter WhirlWinds are
casting about for basketball games
with unlimited clubs. Call Man
ager Sanders, North 1855 after
ssh nm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-07
EVANSVILLE WINS

Rushing from behind in the last
quarter. Hyattsville High School
yesterday defeated Charlotte Halls,
quintet In an interesting cams,
"a 10 ia
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Basketball Results

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FFS HAVE NO PARTICULAR TRADE in VIEW
DEMPSEY AIDS BA[[YHOO.
!. FOR SCOTT .VON PORAT
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

NEW YORK Dec Tt was Barnum who made The dis
covervMr Bailey as usual being all tied up with the
tortionists-that takes ring to make carnival and
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three rings to make a circus.
But, even his agile mind never
thought that we would live to see
the day when people would pay
to see a man referee prize-fight.
They are going to do it on Mon
day night. =.
In fact, they started to do 1t
"a hours ago, when announce
ment was made that Miss Tay-
lor's husband, John Dempsey,
probably would be in there call
ing his shots from mid-ring on
the Phil Scott-Otto Won Porat
party. Prior to the announce
ment, the advance sale had been
far from bad. 1t became down
right good when the word on
Johns appointment went forth
and began to teach craftsmanship
in 10 easy lessons.
No two ways about it, the
lad still has them eating con-
tentedIy from his hand. 1t
looked like $4,000 show on
Thursday. Today, everyone
knows that it is unlikely to
do worse than $4,000 and
may climb into the early
eighties.
That kind Of money isn't
barber-shop jingles, but, then,
$7O,0 900 never before got a three
way ride for its money in boxing
before.
Mr.. Barnum did it on the
circus lots, but boxing always
ran as a two-man show, and a
referee figured his night was not
ill-spent if they paid him nc
heed very constantly.
This time, there will be a third
principal in there. thereby in
creasing the thrill possibilities by
exactly one. These are as fol
lows: A knockout of Scott by
Won Porat, a knockout Of Won
Porat by Scott, and Dempsey tc
count the man vino is knocked.
Frankly, the show is good
enough to get by on its own. It
has the champion OF England In
one corner and a fine, two-handed
hitter in the other. It has Jack
Sharkey and possibly a heavy
weight title fight waiting for the
winner, and it has two men whose
punch is harder than their chinS
a state of affairs that always
! makes for drama. But, If Demp
Sey goes in there, too. it can't
miss.
As far as my memory takes
me, it is necessary to go all
the way back to Jeff'S salad
days and the Jack ROOt-Mar-
vim Hart fight to find a
parallel situation.
At that, it doesn't parallel al
all in a comparison of the fight
ers. Scott and Won Porat may
not be champions, but they are
better fighters than Root and
Hart, the opinions of professlona.
old-timers to the contrary. Scott
in fact, is a first-claSs man ur
to but not including the chin
He can give it; he can't take it.
However, Schmeling had
chance to give it to him, but be
came selfish and decided to keep
it all for himself. If this man
Scott is much a chump would
like to know why they can't get
Schmeling into the same ring with
him. AS matters stand, they have
been singularly unable to get
Schmeling into the same country
with him.
AS for Won Porat, it is the con
census of expert opinion that
Schmeling never will go for q
Won Porat match. If he did. ne
wouldn't be asking for trouble
He would be demanding it.
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The infieId, Griffith init
mates, will likely shape up
As II finished during the past
season while the Outfield, IN
less some change is effected,
may also go unchanged.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
SOUVENIR RECEIVED

W souvenir roster for the Alas kans and Yukoners Sourdough Stampede and reunion, held this year in Seattle, the home camp, was received at the Gateway of flee from the Sourdough Stam- pede Association. It IS interesting ln that 1t gives information about the individual "Sourdough,' who, with hundreds Of others, meets annually at the great reunion which has been been organized solely for the benefit of Alaska and of AlaSkans. The Second An nual Stampede -l93O-is to De held in Vancouver, B. O.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
NEW YEAR s GREETINGS

Why not start the New Year by paying that long overdue Dill YOU owe your doctor? And by so doing make it possible for him, in turn, to meet his own obliga tfons? You have confidence ln his judgement; you acknowledge his skill; there are times when his services are indispensable You trust him as you trust no one else, with your life itself and with the lives of those most dear to you at times when suffering and anxiety have warped your own judgement and left you helpless. Yet are you sure you rave given him any substantial rer son for believing he can trust you? From the first great mo- ment of birth to that last tragic hour when death closes the scene you can depend on him, and often on him alone for aid, sympathy, understanding. Why not make a new resolve to remember what you owe him, along with your indebtedness to others who are, perhaps, more insistent in their demands2
 An Advertisement by the
 Territorial Medical Association
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27

thc Alaska Yukon Pioneers, the Ladies of the Golden North, and the Sourdough Stanlpedee group as we'll as from ~ number of Seattle commercial and industrial insti- tutions. With the Sort of support from Alaska which The Seward Gateway is giving us we are cer- tainly going to snd Miss Alaska around the world Land we main tain that no finer publicity could be obtained for the Territory for which we are all working.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27

The following editorial appear ed iii the last issue of the Alaska Weekly published at Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
APPRECIATION Is EXPRESSED, ALASKA
 WEEKLY EDITORIAL

The following editorial appear ed iii the last issue of the Alaska Weekly published at Seattle
 A WORD OF APPRECIATION
 III a recent editorial in The Seward Gateway, The Alaska Weekly was assured the backing of all Alaska in presenting the candidacy of Patsy Ray for the honor of being named Queen of the Circus in the contest which the Seattle Press Club is con- ducting with the huge Winter Circus which is to be presented at the Seattle Civic Auditorium during the Holiday week.
 We appreciated that editorial tremendously. It expressed the spirit which tends to weld to- gether all the interests which Eare at present working in a small individual way for the good of all Alaska Once those interests are brought together with sectional differences eradi- cated, jealousies thrown in the discard and eyeryone's shoulder to the wheel Alaska's rapid ad- vancement and development is { assured.
 Naturally We are grateful for the support of The Gateway We are not attempting the difficult task of gaining a victory for Alaska in competition with large Seattle interests for the sake of The Alaska Weekly, but for the sake of Alaska. We have been rel ceivirg gratifying support from I r-~~A
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
ATHLETIC PROGRAM

School athletics $40 to p. m. Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
 Mems handball-5 to D. m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and SaGmcay.
 Mems indoor baseball .3O to iO Ip- m., Mondays.
 Ladies indoor baseball to I10 D. m Thursdays.
 Boys basketball ..o 8.30 b. m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and FriGays.
 Mems basketball 8:3O to l0 D. m Wednesday and Saturdays.
 Women's basketball -8 3O to 10 ID. m Tuesday and Fridays.
 SEWARD ATHLETIC CLUB
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
DEMPSEY IS OUT AS
 A REFEREE MIAMI BOUT

MIAMI, Dec, 27, #) Jack
 Dempsey IS "out' as referee for the proposed bout vs Sammy Mindell, lightweight champion, and Man lueI Quintero, Cuban champion, here on January 10. Eddie Kane, Mandell's manager declared me would not let His fighter enter the ring with Dempsey as referee He declined to state his reasons. Kane
 was manager for Tommy Gibbons
 at the famous Shelby, Mont, bout
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27
PAGE SEVEN

The Cutter Chelan, which left port yesterday morning, expects to arrive M Seattle in three and one-half days, weather permit ing.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27

MASKS at Urbach & valade.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-27

FOR SALE-BundleS WI old papers Twenty five cents. Gateway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
HH Kinds of Buildings Were Taken BY
Government for Wouuded Soldiers Because
of Battles Fought in This Vicinity-Part
of Mall Nozv Has Characteristics Which
Recall Those Days-Homes Of Citizens
and Churches Taken.

had been in use for many years even before
1918.
During the Civil War, however, many hos
pitfalls were erected here, in addition to the
number Of schoolhouses, churches halls, pub
lie buildings and other places which were
taken and used for hospital purposes. But
even with these, there were few times when
the accommodations for the i'll and wounded
soldiers were equal to the enormous demand.
Armory Square Hospital covered nearly all
of that part of the Mall from Sixth to Seventh
streets and from B street north to street
south. Rather strange to say that today this
block does not look unlike what it did in Civil
War days, except perhaps that the ends of the
temporary hospital buildings fronted on Sew
enth street, whereas now the sides of the
buildings parallel Seventh street. In appear
ance at least, history here almost repeated
itself
DR.. J. M. Toner tells us that this hos
pital consisted Of eight long, one-story, frame
buildings, but Autograph of the hospital
shows a number Of other buildings and the
fence inclosing the grounds seems to reach
as far east as Four and-a-half street.
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THE Bureau of Fisheries building at Sixth
and B streets southwest was built originally
as an armory for the District of Columbia
volunteers and militia and to be used also for
the deposit of military trophies. sessford first
mentions this building In his Annals for the
year 1856, when he says:
"A lofty brick building has been erected
on the Mall to be occupied as an armory for
the city volunteers and for the deposit Of
military trophies"
The following year he makes this entry:
"The handsome building on the Mall, erected
for an armory, Is now ready for occupation,
and the grounds within the Enclosure have
been graded and prepared for a parade
ground"
In his review for the year 1858, the annalist
tells us that 1.-THE Armory Building, on the
Mall has been completed and is now occupied"
The District Militia, however was privileged
to use the new armory but a short while,
when, the war coming on, the Federal author
tiles stepped in and took possession Of the
building, which they have kept ever since.
Among the purposes to which it was put,
from 1861 to 1865, was the manufacturing
of small ammunition, and there is a state
ment to the effect that serious explosion
occurred here during the war. At the begin
ming Of the great struggle, it was from this
building that the three-month District
troops-the first volunteers to answer the call
Of April is, 1861-received their arms and am
munition.
Armory Square Hospital was opened in Au-
gust, 1862, and continued In operation until
after the end of the war, when it was closed
on September II, 1865.
The first hospital that the Government had
use for in Washington was the City In
Urinary, which stood in judiciary Square, on
what would be the north side of e street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. It was to
this hospital that the soldiers Of the Sixth
Massachusetts, Regiment were taken upon their
arrival In Washington after being wounded,
when passing through Baltimore, on April 10,
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OF these residences, the one to the west
later became the home Of Gen. Grant.
and here he was residing when he became
President He remained here for about ten
days after his inauguration before taking up
his quarters at the White House. Later Gen.
William T. Sherman lived here. Matthew
c. Emery, Washington's last mayor lived and
died here, and his daughter, Mrs William M.
Hamay, and her husband have for years made
it their home
Though the neighborhood has changed con-
been kept up and today seems to be in eX-
cellent condition.
In addition to the three dwellings forming
the Douglas Hospital additional temporary
frame buildings were erected on the remainder
Of the square bounded by New Jersey avenue
and Third street and I and K streets. An
other dwelling at 461 E street northwest was
converted into quarters for wounded soldiers.
The residence of Joseph Gales one of the
editors of the National Intelligencer, which
for many years stood close to where is now
the new Technical High School, became the
lexington Hospital in 1862. This afterward be-
came the home Of Kate Chase Sprague and
later was an orphan asylum. 1t was destroyed
by fire.
Many an old-timer will recall the wonderful
picnics he attended in Gales Woods, then a
part of the lexington farm or estate, and
over which hospital buildings and tents we're
once clustered. To the east of lexington Hos
pital on the Kendall Green property, was Fin
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1861. the anniversary of Lexington and Con-
cord.
On November 3, a few months later, this
hospital was accidentally destroyed by fire and
not rebuilt.
Another hospital in Judiciary Square was the
Fifth Street Hospital, which was pressed into
service after the burning Of the infirmary.
This building was used for school purposes,
and here taught many years "Billy" Wallace.
who, besides being good instructor, had the
reputation Of being able to conquer bad boys.
This building was unsatisfactory for the pur-
pose and was abandoned on the opening of
the Douglas Hospital in January, 1862.
THE first Battle of Bull Run, July 81, 1861.
- and the early skirmishes around Wash
tngton made it necessary to provide hospitals
for the wounded soldiers Of the army. Nat
urally, all possible speed was used in this
direction but so imperative became the situa-
ton during the latter part Of 1862, that even
the United States Capitol was used for this
purpose from September to November, 1862,
or until other accommodations could be Sc
cured.
It is Interesting at this late day to follow
up these old temporary hospital buildings
some Of which are still standing and rem
dering good service to the city, though, Of
course in other ways. In all there were,
during the four years OF the war, about forty
three military hospitals In the city, and about
seven in Georgetown, including the one opened
in the Georgetown College buildings which
was used from September 1862, to February
/, 1865. Another Catholic building which
was taken over for q brief time was Trinity
Church at the corner of what was then Lin
gan and Second streets.
st. Aloysius Church at North Capitol and
streets, through the exigencieS Of the war,
was also demanded for the accommodation
of the sick and wounded, but Father Mcguire
and the congregation begged the privilege Of
erecting a special building for the purpose,
which, when completed, was turned over to
the Government. 1t was located on ground
between X and L and North Capitol and
First streets, west, near the church property.
Numerous churches of other denominations
were taken over and used through dire ne
cessiy Ascension Hospital consisted of three
churches, Church of the Ascension on H
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets north
west, where the Rev. William Pinkney afterward
Bishop Pinkney, was pastor; the Fourth Pres
byterian Church. on Ninth street between G
and H streets; and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, on Eighth street between H
and streets, now the site of the Jewish syna-
gogue.
Epiphany Hospital included the present Epis-
copal Church on G street between Thirteenth
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BY John CLACETT PROCTOR.

= JAR may have its compromising
III features, but what Sherman said
N about it many years ago. in just
three words, Is still taken as lit
orally true Though 1t may bring
Joy to the successful army, yet to the victor as
well as to the vanquished it leaves its grief
and its heartaches, the kind that never, never
heal
Three years ago, when the writer arrived
home one evening for his dinner, he found
awaiting him his wife's cousin from Brewer
ton, N. " who had come all the way from
her home to obtain information about her de-
ceased son, James Harvey Spire who as
private in Company G, l07th Infantry. Twen-
ty-seventh Division, had lost his life In the
storming Of the Hindenburg Line.
He had been buried In France and his body
was to have been returned to his native land,
but through such an error as is likely to occur
at q time when extreme excitement prevails.
the exact grave to which his remains had been
consigned could not be located. The mother
had come all the way to Washington that we
might 60 in person and ascertain the cause
of the delay, and 1t was in this way that
the facts were obtained from the War Depart
ment
Like thousands Of other mothers, she was
still heartbroken, though eight years had then
elapsed since her boy made the supreme Sacri-
fee for the nag Being assured by the SYM
pathizing and courteous officials that every
thing would be done to locate the body. we
proceeded to leave the building, when lady
clerk overlook us in the hallway and gave
Mrs Spire the tag which had been taken
from the dead body Of her son, as further
evidence Of his positive death. A short while
afterward, her only remaining son was killed
in an automobile accident up in New York.
This is the same old story, told in different
way, Of participants in all our wars, and Is but
one, even of many thousands, in the great
World War which is so fresh in our minds,
and which has left its sting along with the
glories achieved by our noble army
VIE Of the District of Columbia saw sub
w stantially nothing Of the suffering Of the
World War, and even less Of the Spanish
American War, but during the War Between
the States the writer believes that Washing
ton saw more real suffering than did any other
city in the Union. Being the Capital Of the
Nation, and being so close to so many Of the
Civil War battlefelds ever so many thou
sands of wounded soldiers were brought here
for treatment, necessitating the placing and
erecting Of many hospitals in and around this
city.
There were no hospitals erected in this city
for the soldiers Of the Spanish-American War,
and only one, Mount Alto, that was erected
because Of the World War, so far as the writer
recalls.
Walter Reed General Hospital was greatly
enlarged during the late war, but it had been
established as far back as 1905. The same
may be said Of st. Elizabeths, where the ca
pacity was doubled on account Of the addi-
tional patients needing treatment subsequent
TO our entrance into the war with Germany.
However, this, too, is very old hospital, and
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ana FOurCeenLn SCreeIS, Dy LtlaC nanle anu
the First Baptist Church, which then stood on
Thirteenth street between G and H streets,
where now stands the telephone office Rev.
George W. Samson one Of Washington's most
celebrated divines, was the pastor of this
church, as well as being the president of Co.
lumbar College, now George Washington Uni
versity.
Other churches pressed into service, when
the necessity arose, were: Ebenezer. on Fourth
street between z and G streets southeast; Grace
Episcopal Church, on D street south between
Eighth and Ninth streets, which was opened
In 1862 and closed in January, 1873. Ryland
Chapel, also on the Island, and still standing,
was turned over to the Government by Pas
tor j. c. Coombs In July 1862, and was not
used again for religious purposes until Janu-
airy of the following year.
Trinity Episcopal Church at Third and
streets northwest. and Union Chapel M. E.
Church on Twentieth street near Pennsylvania
avenue were also used as hospitals during the
early days Of the Civil War.
WHEN pressed for accommodations, the
Nv army even took possession Of private
dwellings, such as that Of Mrs. Hobbies, To-
Gated about a mile north Of Florida avenue
at Twentieth street, where accommodations
were greatly increased by the erection of large
hospital buildings and the placing of tents
on the grounds. This became known as Cliff
burne Hospital and it was to this place that
the patients of the Union Hospital in George
town were early removed together with its
medical staff and medical outfit.
Dwellings 800 and 1854 street were early
taken over, as was Douglas row, or Minnesota
row, at Second and streets northwest and in
the latter connection The Star makes note Of
this incident in its issue of November S, 1861,
when 1t states:
1.-THE Federal Government it was an
nounced today, has engaged the whole
of Minnesota row-the splendid mansions
of the late Senator Douglas Senator
Rice, Senator John c. Breckenridge and
Mr.. Corbin-for military hospital pur-
poses.
Their cost of erection was about
$4,000, exclusive of the value of the
square on which they stand-said to be
worth about $4,000 additional. The
rent paid by the Government is at the
rate of about $1,000 year for the en-
tire row of houses.
IAN of these fine homes are bounti-
fully supplied with heating apparatus.
bathing rooms, aqueduct water and
other modern conveniences. They are
declared to be the best buildings TO-
the purpose to be found anywhere in
the District of Columbia"
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FAR may have its compromising
features, but what Sherman said
about it many years ago, in just
three words, is still taken as Ut
erallv true. Though It may bring