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The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
PAGEANT TO BE GIVEN
Scout Camp Period to Close With
Historical Program.

Campfire program of the Boy
Scout reservation Thursday night
will present a pageant, CLARK and
the Indians" The pageant viii
close the reservations second
camping period Rifles, knives,
powder horns and tomahawks used
in the pageant will be borrowed
from the historical collection Of F.
o. Belzer, scout executive.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
FOUND LASTING
RELIEF FOR ASTHMA
Was Better in 4 Days, Trouble Left
and Has Not Returned.

Folks who have choked all night
from asthma or bronchial trouble
will be glad to read what w. H.
Hughes, 1928 Clifton St., Indian
annapolis, Ind, says:
II had asthma for 3 years. I could
work only half the time. Before l be-
gan taking Nacor in April. 1926, | was
completely down and hadn't been in
bed for weeks In days. relief came
and I could sleep soundly. My asthma
soon disappeared, and has not troubled
me since"
Hundreds OF people who suffered for
years frotl asthma and bronchial
coughs. state that their trouble left and
has not returned. Their letters and
booklet Of vital information will be
sent free by Nscor Medicine Co.. 40S
State Life Bldg. Indianapolis. Ind.
Call or write for this free information,
and find out how thousands have found
lasting FgIief.-AdvertiSeme
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
GIRL ATHLETES
WILL COMPETE
FOR CITY TITLE
Twilight Ball League Will
Open Series Thursday
at Fairgrounds.

Girl athletes are engaging in an
extensive program at city play
grounds this week under a schedule
drawn by Miss Ruth B. Emhardt.
women's supervisor.
A city wide jackstones champion
ship with playground contests, sec
tional games and finals between first
and second place winners Of the
sectionals is a main event.
A league composed of six working
girl twilight playground ball teams
viii swing into action THURSDAY
night
A new set Of games for girls and
smaller boys was handed the at
tendants at each of the city play
grounds this week. Rabbits Nest
and Boiler Burst have proven the
most popular.
Teams from Brightwood. Willard,
Brookside, Fall Creek, Indianola and
Riley Fairgrounds make up the girls
bail league. Games will be played
each Thursday night between 6
and 7.
Players to Be Divided
Miss Emhardt has designated that
each team send in a list of eligible
players. Each team will have cap
tain. who alone may address the
umpire. Visiting team will bat first,
and all games will be seven innings,
unless shortened to five innings with
permission Of the losing captain. In
case Of late start game may be five
innings by agreement before start
of play.
The Brightwood Girls Athletic
Club team will be known as the
Brightwood Girls A. C.'s. Miss
Myrtle Gardner. 1913 Ingram street.
will be captain and manager.
The Riley playground girls will
be known as the Leaping Bronchos.
Lena Swink. 1886 Oliver avenue, will
be captain and manager.
Rhodius Black Cats
The Rhodius playground team will
be called the Black Cats. and Kath-
crime Brewer will be captain and
manager.
The Municipal Gardens grounds
will be represented by the Municipal
WALLPAPERS. with Neya Wright. 1886
North Holmes avenue. as captain
and manager.
The only requirement in the
jackstoneS contest is that each
entrant supply herself with five
smooth, fiat. round pebbles. Any
number of girls may take part and
large groups will be divided into
groups of two or three players each.
Winners at all Fairgrounds were
being determined today Entrants
we're between 8 and Is years of age.
Play in the sectionals will be held
at 2:3O Thursday.
Event to Be Friday
At the Brookside sectional center,
Miss Barbara Bridge will be in
charge. Brooksioe, Spades. Bright
wood. Oak Hill. Morris Square and
EIenberger winners will compete.
At RAIDER and Udell ground Mrs.
Wysong will be in charge, with girls
competing from Maroney, RAIDER.
Joseph. Broadway, Golden Hill and
Municipal Gardens.
At Indianola Mrs. Caroline C-eg-
ory will be in charge. Girls from
Riley. Rhodius, Hawthorne. Indian
ola. Kingans, Camp Sullivan and
Lentz will compete.
The city-wide games for first and
second place winners at sectionals
vii, be held Friday at Garfield park.
Each entrant must have card of
Identification from the sectional SUI
pervisOrs. First place winner will
receive a block Il"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
FREE SWIMMING
!. CLASSES DRAW
/. BIG ATTENDANCE
Thousands to Be Taught at
City Pools Before End
of Season.

Heavy attendance is marking the
free swimming classes at city pools,
recreation officials asserting that be-
fore the season ends thousands will
have been taught how to swim.
The schedule for free instruction,
daily except Sunday: Ellenberger
and Garfield, $50 a. m; Willard
and Mcclure. IL a. m; Rhodius, 2
p. M; Warfleigh and Douglas, see
guards.
Fitted to Needs
Instruction hours were fitted to
The needs of each pool The early
morning classes at Ellenberger and
Garfield enable the noviceS to get
their training before the pool is
opened to non-class members. Tinid
pupils escape the fear of ducking
and other distractions. Mcclure
beach is sufficiently large to permit
a corner for classes while others are
free to swim. At RhodiuS. an area
is roped off for the classes. There,
the p. m. hour allows the max
imum attendance.
Champion Aids
Among the instructors assisting
Francis T. Hodges, and Miss Alma
Tiefert, in directing the classes are
some nationally famous swimmers.
including one Olympic champion.
Miss Euphrasia Donnelly. Some OF
the instructors have been specially
trained for this sort of work in
schools of physical education.
A class for adults who wish to
learn to swim is being conducted at
Garfield park at p. m. each night
this week by Hodges, and Mrs. Bert
Nelson.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
SURVEY CITY PLAY LOTS
Recreation Body, Which Made Sug-
gestions, Changes Name.

Change of name from the Play
ground and Recreation Association
of America to the National Recrea-
ton Association has been announced
by Joseph Lee of Boston, president
The Indianapolis recreation depart
ment recently underwent surevy
of representatives of the nationa
association, and many of their rec
concentrations were adopted anc
now are in use on local play
grounds.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
SWIMMERS WILL MEET
City Contest to Be Held Sunday at
Mcclure Beach.

First official city recreation de-
partment swimming meet of the
season will be held at Mcclure
beach at p. m. Sunday, with a
program of events to include both
sexes.
There will be events for chill
dren under II, juniors, from II to
II, and seniors, more than II. Girls
and boys will compete in different
events. Feature of the meet will
be a three-duarter- mile river swim.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
REPEATS RACE VICTORY
Ruth DOty, Is, Wins Base Running
Event at RhotIjuS Park.

Ruth Doty, IA, of 434 North Wal
colt street. a regular attendant at
Willard park playground, proved
again last Friday that she is the
fastest girl base runner in the city
Competing at Rhodius park, Ruth
circled the bases in the best time,
duplicating her feat of the week be-
fore. Margaret Croft, 1928 Speed
way avenue, of Municipal Gardens
Fairgrounds, finished second.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
LIFE SAVING METHODS
TAUGHT TO ALL AGES
Instructions Are Given Daily at
Rhodius, Garfield Parks.

Boys and girls. as we'll as adults
for the past week have been receiv-
ing free instruction in the life saw
ing methods of the American Red
Cross.
Francis T. hodges. director of life
saving for the Indianapolis chapter
of the American Red Cross. in CO.
operation with the city recreation
department. is giving the junior and
senior Red Cross life saving courses
at Rhodius park daily at p. m. and
st Garfield park daily at 2. m. Ap-
proximately forty boys and girls are
expected TO pass the difficult tests
which began Tuesday.
Glasses will be held next week at
Ellenberger pool. and at another oi
the city pools, not yet selected.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
wins Base Running Event

Nelvia Madden, 13, of 1904 Martin
dale avenue, competing from the
J. T. V. Hill Fairgrounds, finished
first in a base running contest for
Negro girls at Douglas park Fri
day. Lucille Holt, IL, of 2440 Hovey
street, a Douglas representative, was
second.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
Earthquake Kills Three

BH Tnifed Press
GUATEMALA CITY. July is. =
Three persons were killed and an
other injured by the earthquake
which rocked Guatemala Monday,
helated reports received here said.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
LANTERN PARADE TO
BE STAGED AT PARK
Vaudeville Program to Be Given at
Garfield Theater.

A lantern parade will be staged
at Friday night. July 18, at Gar
field park by chlldien from Orange,
South Side Turner'S, Greer, street
and Garfield Fairgrounds. Chill
dren will carry lanterns they have
made in the city-wide Japanese
lantern contest.
Following the parade the open
air theater at Garfield will be the
scene of a vaudeville program to be
staged by the Garfield playground
talent and featuring the Garfield
toy band.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
GARY COOPER GOES
IN FOR A WAR PLAY
Movie Hero Has the Lead in The Man From Wyoming,
Which viii Open Friday at the Circle Theater.

THIRST then The Texan and now Gary Cooper
his latest Paramount starring
wyoming"
pictures his adventures great the captain of the
society girl ambulance driver who made her
thrills They fall in love and married
in
together happy abandon But he IS
they Later June reads
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
OPEN AIR PLAY SLATED
Garfield Playground Children TO
Give Vaudeville Show.

Garfield park open-air theater will
he the scene of a vaudeville show
Friday at 7 p. m. with children of
the playground participating.
Various athletic games will feature
the regular Friday night program
this week. Carl Frye viii lead COM
munity singing. Miss Judith Julian.
playground director, will be assisted
by Miss Helen Adolay and Gus
Mueller Jr.
''Bo-Peep" was presented last
week, the handicraft class making
IL scenery for the show.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
Test Vacuum Containers

Vacuum containers for shipping
cheese are undergoing tests in New
Zealand after the system was found
acceptable for packing butter.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
CLARA'S LATEST
BOOKED AT INDIANA

Clara Bow has discovered t1dt
love is just as exciting among the
millionaires as it is with ordinary
folk, and the "It" personality is said
to be at it's finest in the sparkling
comedy-full romance, Love Among
the Millionaires, opening Friday at
The Indiana.
On the stage during this week Is
featured two big stage shows
Charles Davis and his band will
offer Twenty Minutes of Whoopee'
aside from the PubliX unit Home
Wreckers."
Clara sings Believe 1t Or Not
I've Found My Man" That's Worth
While Waiting For That's Love
Among the millionaire" and "Rarin
to Co."
The cast supporting Miss Bow in
cludes Skeets Gallagher, Stanley
Smith, Stuart (AxeD Erwin, Mitz
Green and Charles Sellon.
The stage presentation, Home
Wreckers," includes O'Donnell anc
Blair, the Plasterers; Billy and Elsa
Newell, musical comedy favoriteS,
the Six Beverly girls, Broadway'S
highest stepperS, and Andrew anc
Louise Carr, tap dancers.
Dessa Byrd will be at the organ
and a Paramount sound news rec
will complete the bill for the coming
week.
Theaters today offer: "The Un-
holy Three" at the Palace, "Tht
Border Legion" at the Indiana
Sweet Mama" at the Circle
Caught Short" at the Ohio. Gold
Ell Dawn" at the Apollo. Pat Lane a.
the Lyric. and burlesque at the Co.
lonial.
At 9 o'clock tonight and Thurs
day, Edrdini. escape artist, will ap'
pear at Walnut Gardens.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16

Louder" A Paramount sound news
reel will complete the program on
the screen.
Lester Huff will be featured at the
organ, playing "See America First.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
BIR III
NOT

Frank ana Mabel Sweeney. Doy.
Leon II. and Lucille Harley, gill
Harry L. and Margery Graves, girl
Paul o. and Michael Wax, giTI.
Richard c. and Margaret Walters
girl.
John z. ana Sue Elkinto1s girl,
Leonard l. and Helen Lyle gtyl.
Patrick j. and Laura Collins, gtyt.
Edward ana Ada 4 zen, girl
Rudolph ,. and Aane ssSomDess.
u. D. ana Arbutus Cooper. girl
Joseph and Miriam BIumenthaL gtrl.
Russell ~. ana Marjorie y. Arundel.
George p. ana Grace D. Grimes, boy.
James w. and Theima Posey, boy.
George =. and Marjorie Brent, boy.
Coley ,. and Rose ~ Davis. boy.
David y. and Lucille Fisher, boy.
Robert II. ana Alethea Burklin, bog.
Eugene II. and Ellen Mcs4ichael boy.
James r. aud Alice Waunall, boy.
George J, and Agnes FinlS boy.
Arthur and Bessie Kemhie. boy.
George and Ethel Robinson, girl
Marques y. and Myrtle Ray, gigi.
Louis ana Gladys Brown, trL.
Thomas II. ana Florence Brooks girl
Oliver ana Theresa Ray. boy.
Charles and Eleanor Wood, boy.
Robert =. ana Alice @. WaBhtngtcns
boy,
James ana Florence Johnson, girl.
Louis and Catherine Brown. boy
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
DEATH NOTICES
HOWARD GREENE

Funeral services for Howard
Greene. 56, who died Sunday after
q short illness, were held this
morning ct 1890 o'clock ct his
late residence, 1919 Thirty-firsC st.
N. w. Interment took place in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Coming TO washington IN 1929
from Canada, where he was born,
Greene became wen known here
as scientist, inventor and sports
man. He was an official % the
motion picture laboratory Of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, and while holding this po.
sitiofi invented the "tinne lapse"
machine, used IN photographing
the termination Of seeds and the
growth Of plant disease. He was
also the author Of several tech.
nical books.
Besides being one Of the found.
ers Of the Canoe Sailing Club
Greene served as commodore since
its inception. He was also the
holder Of the Potomac River
canoe sailing championship.
Other organizations with which
he was affiliated were the Ma.
tional Wild Flower Society, the
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club,
the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club
and the international Association
Of Arts and Letters.
Surviving Greene are two sons,
Lewis and Kingsley, both Of New
York, and two sisters. Mrs. VIII
liam North, of Morfistown, N. j..
and Mrs. Stephen Spolasco, Of
New York.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Mar AGE
LICENSES

Paul 4, Garter: q; EisAnoad; Va. Y.
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Irene caatsE as. TAs rev = ". Q.
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SsSi 4. puaa, g, aas ,,' M.EssE:s S.a,.
waltsE s Harysy Msaisoa 9: 80 ss ssd MI MI
James 'iss; ). Ksansay. ss. ana Marssrd
J. paina. as: The Rev. ?. z, Eeaeh.
Tss9 Mosan s, W. rss 50ns. s.v g iad caIIis1. Mar
John A. smith. 40. Sioux Falls. 8. D.
and Myrtle Bradford. 80. The Rev.
w. 8. Absrnethy.
.. sS1's s1dta: L s.'GR e Tns: N. s ssaf sa.s i:s
John Manning. 80. ana Annie May
FoEd. 2S, The Rev. Charles HodEeH.
RawIinaH wian ss0tt s. Il: f. s.v .ia .1ds @s.i. L
John jackson. 80. and Rosetta Hyern.
q: The 1sv: ". A. Murphy.
TaS:s C TsSr''Gs Il. 3 :1 aa a.ssa: AssI:
Alirsa sao'z; 5. .y.sk.on. u. ana p.a.y
Butler. ~ The Rsy. 2: P,nkstt:
syTs 'ss IS I'T Tss lssR'' ss3 j. q aSd Sl.I. MsF'''
g. Hunter. %. The Rev. Wtiliam a.
J.Sss6s Ess: r Ss'a u. i Is, ~ .:.ss5 ssss;on
Norman Presley. 3s, and Edith Ste
yenssn. 90. The Rsv. waiter Il.
william vernon stevens u. and
Anna Marie GallasAsr. %. The Rev.
W oliver strunk. 70. snd kindred
Rohert Gamnheii sfsrr sE 80 GstS.
erins Rose Ruth. a. The Rev. W. 8.
SSilip . Msaros. %. ana x.sAryn
Hyman Z Caller. sl and Cecilia
Norbert .. Birch. Is. ana Mary G.
Costello. a.. The Rev. J: 2. Conner.
Ma. ana Elsie &. shipisy. %. Takomre
stephen Forester, 50. ana Averii D.
stsysSs "Ts1:v g S rrIssv Rev casssssa sg smith %
2. Jockiyn, 81. The 3ew &. 9.
charlie. A Lawrence. q. ana Cora
Huteherson. 80. The Rev. y. II.
John g. Benson. %. ana Mabel c.
.ns Aagsiss GHsa.,. ,Msyss: q: saltimors: Nd.
MS sHa HSsotny Ths ~, Sssnsn. is Baltimore.
IS John "a ) SSx; csTsos. {: FSis RsIsirh. \. j.
ana Louise Duncan. 30. west AshevIlie,
N. G. The Rev. u. ". Thompson.
Georga W. Edwards 81. Lynn. va,
The Rev. j. .. Briggs.
irwin Redd. 3s. Dumtries, We, ana
Beatrice Robingon. 2s. DumfrieG va.
Judge ~ =. Mattingiy.
" Arneld, a.. The Rev q. W. b.
stephen J. Buynitxky. ~. ana Mary
Z coekartlls g. The Rev. g. ,.
Ray Clarke. ~, Riehmond. va. ana
Gertrude Newcembe. 1s, Richmond, va
rhs Rev. A. ,, Poore
Ralph 4 RUSSELL ~. aaA I.Oueiia II.
Ross ~. The -RgS. "a. %. 43aiioo1.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
j. G. BURGER

Joseph 3. Burger, 81, who died
Sunday ct his home, 658 G st.
N. E., was buried In Fort Lincoln
Cemetery today following serv-
ices held at his late residence a.
1850 o'clock.
Until his retirement six years
ago, Burger was actively engaged
in the tobacco business. He was
q native Of Germany, but came to
America early in his life, living
in this city for 65 years.
Burger, widower, is survived
by q daughter, Josephine, and q
son, Clarence w. Burger. He was
q member Of the MT. Horeb Ma
sonic Chapter, Lebanon Lodge
and the Association Of the Oldest
Inhabitants Of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
GAIT. q. nFFT.EY

Capt. Cleland Nelson offley,
who died last Thursday In ths
Mare Island Naval Hospital, Marc
Island. Calf, was buried yester.
day IN the Presidio Of San Fran.
cisco. He was 81 years old and
q native Of washington.
Graduated from the q. 8. Naval
Academy in 1889, Offley served
as engineer officer Of the Oregon
in her famous trip around Cape
Horn and also in the battle OF
Santiago. He received promotion
for maintaining q greater speed
than the vessel was supposed 10
be able to make.
Surviving are his wife, who was
Miss Margaret Greenleaf, Of
Georgetown; Q daughter. Miss
Margaret Offley, and q son, Lieut..
Comdr. Archibald N. Offley, and
also two brothers and Q sister.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Anderson and the Rev. Z. N. An.
derSoil, Of Roseland, La.

Sarah ". r. white. 80 years. 3701
Msrssrst 4. Hoover. IS years COS
Rock Creek Church Rd.
Alice @. Burbank. 81 years. walter
Reed Hospital.
IDA ., shEevG ~ years. Masonic
and Eastern Star Home.
Egbert y. Thomas. 50 years. ssas
Mary !. Murphy. % years. 1891 "
Zelda caruana. IS years. Emsrgshcy
Hospital
Thirty.fifth st, ~. W..
EdwaEd walker. 80 years .. .
Naval Hospital.
Clarence Judd 81 years. St Elt1as
bethG Hospital
Elisabeth y. Cable, years. Epigs
copai Hospital.
Jessie Smith, ~ years. TuberculoslD
Hospital.
John sriseos, Is ysarA Trssdmsa's
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
MRS. Z. NJ. DONALDSON

Services for Mrs. ElizabetJa M.
Donaldson, who died yesterday
after q long Illness, win be held
tomorrow at 1850 o'clock at the
home Of her daughter, 1880
Upshur st. Mrs. Donaldson was
80 years old.
Born in the old first ward In
the vicinity Of Twenty.second and
F Streets Northwest, Mrs. Donald
son was Q lifelong resident Of
Washington. She is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Frederick
Silers and Mrs. Frank Knowles,
and three grandchildren.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
W. W. VOEEKER

Services for william w. voelker,
45.year-old painter who was
drowned Friday while swimming
In the river near Chain Bridge,
were held this morning at II
o'clock at the grave In Cedar
Hill Cemetery. The Painters
Union, to which Voelker belonged,
was in charge Of the funeral.
Voelkers' body was not re.
covered until nearly two days
after the drowning. He Is sur.
vived BY . wife and daughter.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
RUBY A. HENRY

Funeral services for Ruby An
derson Henry, former resident Of
this city, who died last Tuesday
at Los Angeles, Calf, were con.
Quoted today from the residence
Of her sister, Mrs. Tena Butler,
80 r st. N. w. Interment ct
Harmony Cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband, Marco Henry: her
father, the Rev. II. Anderson:
three sisters, Mrs. Tena Butler,
Eula williams, Smithdale. Miss;
Rena Spruill, Asbury Park, N. j.,
and two brothers, Lieut.. Leon NJ.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
Real Estate
BUSINESS PROPERTY

2S33-3H RIADENSBURG RD. N, q.
STORE q ROOMS AND BATH
Modern, built-in garage corner lot. bargain
GARMAN EROS. LINCOLN g400
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

THE DEsIRABILIrY or LIVING IN APARTMENTs
OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE T8F, SCENEIDEF
IS BEST EVIDENCED BY THE FACT
THAT ALL OF THE BUILDINGS ARE 100 PER CENT
RENTED EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING:
In
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sngaSsd onsm Without Sa.s -. !. :. = = .
to $3.50 depending and ocau -. -.
hsss
Of Rodan
located connsctcu AysnasannE
& ExCEPT1oN
YORK ARE EouIppED REFRIGERATION.
room sa BAH S e ss I rooms % % ana baS at can enssss
resident e
st. n wv " % Ssoss % %ssss virE Il T
T.F. SCHNEIDER CORPORATION
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
MRS. MARGARET HooYER

Mrs. Margaret A. Hoover, who
died Saturday at her home, COS
Rock Greek Church Rd., was
buried today in Arlington Ma.
tional Cemetery. Mrs. Hoover
was 81 ct the time Of her death
and had resided Ia washington
80 years.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

4 pretty corner six-room and bath brick
home In q good, eioss section Of northeast
within WALKING distance Of uuions station.
and every convenience
Ihg house 10 newly decorated and is 9
spIohdld value for this modest price. CALL
r. M. HOOKER,
METROPOLITAN 200a.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
WASHINGTON TIMES

BUSINESS OFFICE 1877 B ST n ".
RATES DELIVERED By CARRIER 10
WAsHINGToN AND ALEXANDRIA
The washington Times datiy 10 delivered
Times and sunday Herald 16 centa DOR
week: Daily Times and HeraId daily. 90
cente per week. Daily Times and Herald
daily and sunday 2k cents per wsek.
The Washiugton Herald daily and Sun.
day Il deliyered ~ carrier at is cents per
week: daily only 10 cettS per week and
Sunday only 10 cento Per week
RATES BY NAIL
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
N nfEnfORTAM
FLORlaTe

APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens.
Gude Bros. Coz 1912 B Sc. y. w.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24
r. r. SCHNEIDER CORPORATION
Want - Miscellaneous

An IN uMMEDIATE NEED Of quantity
OF good substantial used furniture Can
nav cash Metropolitan 306l
APPAREI-Ladies' Mems and Children'e
of all kinds Tor rummag0 sale. Dresses
of any amount. Will pay cash, n. Cohen.
1888 7th y. W Net. o764-7740.
The Washington times., 1930-06-24

1f36 WILLARD ST N. W.
Cool. clean sunny apartment1. IN new
building. elsy. and janitor eerViee R,mi,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-28
M STREET BRIDGE
WILL BE OPEN SOON
District Awards Highway Con-
tracts for Projects Total
ing $419,505.

The M Street Bridge which has been
closed to traffic for nearly i've years.
win be opened again in few days as
the result of the action of the District
Commissioners today in awarding con-
tracts for highway work totaling $419,-
6O5 so. According to L. p. Robertson,
deputy chief of the highway depart
ment, the first work to be done VIII De
the replacing of q surface on the new
M Street Bridge khich recently was
otherwise completed.
The work is expected to start ABOUT
next Wednesday and the prloge proD-
ably viii be ready during the following
week.
The bridge, which crosses Rock Greek
On the line of NJ street between Twenty
sixth and Twenty -SeyenthS, streets, re.
places the Old bridge, which was closed
On account az its decayed condition on
NAV 10, 1895. The new structure re-
Gently was completed at a cost OF $780,
600, including the cost Of water mains
under the bridge and other extra WORK.
The roadway contracts, which were
awarded considerably earlier this sea-
son In an effort to do something To-
ward relieving unemployment condl-
lions, obtained favorable prices TO the
District for the work. It had been eS-
timated before the bide were opened
that the amount involved would be
$500 600, but the contracts awarded
call for S6l 900 less than this figure:
Carson Gruman won three OF
the contracts, as follows: Bitummous
surface treatment, $l5,260; repairing
Cement base and cement concrete
roadway and alley pavement, $45. 435;
resurfacing sheet asphalt streets, 1882
COS. The Crawford Co. was awarded the
contract for construction Of sidewalks
for ST ,7O5 and MCGUIRE & Role were
awarded the contract for concrete al
leysffor $l22, 252.50.