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The Washington times., 1934-08-01

Friends of The Times Adven-
ture Club: We are still receiv-
ing new members for the club.
Some of these members are
starting little clubs of their own,
holding meetings to elect Off
GERS, etc. We have about two
groups who have started what
they call Little Adventure
Club" but today we have a let"
ter here from "Babs" Barnes, of
4722 Fifth st. N. w.. a member
Of The Times Adventure Club,
who sends us a list of new mem
bers for our club. This list OF
friends really belong to a small
club all their own which they
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Times Adventure Club

call the 81. U. G. Club" mean
ing "Just Us Girls" She writes:
"Around our way we have
formed j. u. c. club. AS a
surprise for the members, am
enrolling them in The Times
Adventure Club. They include
Phyllis Duke, aged IL, birthday
May 3, of sos Decatur st. N. w.,
president; Kathryn Wesselles,
aged II, birthday July IS, 4724
Fifth st. N. w., secretary; Ger
aldine Brown, aged 10, birthday
August 22, 512 Decatur St. N.
w., treasurer. Other members
are Marjorie McCOnchie, birth
day June 6, 4712 Fifth st. N. w.;
Celeste and Alice Moss, of 8
Sherman Circle. Although Shir-
ley Kurtz does not belong to the
j. U. Co. she would like to be
enrolled in your club. She is 10
years, birthday November 6 Twill
send her address later.
81 am vice president of the j.
U. G. and 1 am a member of
the Adventure Club, too.
Good luck to all the men,
berS of the club"
Jackie Varney, of 3017 Chan
ming st. N. E., a member of the
club, writes:
Friends of the Adventure Club:
II hope Ill be excused for not
writing, for SO much has hap
pened since I wrote to the Ad.
venture Club.
III want to enroll my baby sis
ter. She will be 8 months old
the 18th Of July. Her name
is Barbara Ann. We think
she is just the thing at home.
If / can get picture of her I'll
be only too glad to send it to
YOU.
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GREETINGS

SEVERAL members of The
Times Adventure Club cele-
brate their birthdays today.
They include Warren Kennedy,
237 Ninth st. C. E. Peto
Toggas, 1884 Eighth st. N. w.:
Paul Powell, jr., Herndon, Va;
Esther Winn, 20 Ninth st. S. E.
Marion Mansfield, East River
dale, Md; Noble Oliver, Baden.
Md; James Sedgwick 1925 Flor
ida Ave. N. E.; Winifred Man.
neny, Winchester, N. H.; Muir
rell Holt, 5119 Eighth st. NV:
Dolores Shay, 1245 Maryland
Ave. N. E.; William Lanham,
1103 w st. S. E.; Evelyn Bowie,
Marbury, Md, and Virginia
Simmons. Indian Head, Md.
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Due to the great number OF
requests for Barbara Holmes
Service, ALL INQUIRIES MUST
BE MADE By mail or q personal
UiSit. Please DO NOT make
requests by telephone.
STONELEIGH COURTS:
For those Of you who have
been waiting and hoping for
something entirely different in
an apartment I have some
good news. A building located
in the 1000 block of Connecti-
cut Ave-, that has been noted
for many years for its dignity
and prestige has taken the
center wing of the building
and turned it into small units
of one and two rooms, kitchen
and bath. Let me tell you of
just one unit I visited yester.
day. A living room with walls
of crystal blue with tiny stars
sprinkled here and there. a
fireplace placed low in the
wall, side lights with brass
background that reflect a
golden glow, built-in book.
cases and shelves of a clear
white, are just a part of this
unique and beautiful room,
Bedroom with plenty of closet
space and bathroom that I
just raved about, the walls of
which were duco finish in a
beautiful clear sea green with
the cleverest cabinet I have
ever seen. On either side of
this cabinet was concealed in.
direct lighting which had re-
Electors that threw the light
Just as one wished, built-in tub
with shower and a full length
mirror on the back of the
bathroom door was another
splendid feature. The kitchen
was just what every house.
wtfe'S heart is set on. table
top stove, oxford cabinets,
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Continued from, Page p

1t is good. old.fashioned hard
labor.
The choice rested with local
civic and business leaders, acting
under the advice of officials of
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton.
The chose Thomas P. Littlepage,
well-known local attorney. Mr..
Littlepage has long been promi-
nent in political and charitable
work in Washington; is past
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, and was the general-in.
chief of the NRA campaign staged
here last summer.
One of the first official acts
taken by Mr.. Littlepage was to
surround himself with an eXecu-
tive committee OF social workers,
bankers. contractors, architects
and lawyers who are at the top OF
their professions and known and
respected throughout the city.
But is it noticeable that in chos-
ing prominent and successful
people to assist in the drive Mr..
Littlepage was canny enough to
find people who are willing to
work. Nobody was chosen because
his name" was famous; every Sc
lection is noted for willingness to
work like the proverbial Sam Hill
for the betterment of the city.
House to House Canvass
The local housing organization,
when complete. will consist of the
director, an unpaid executive COM
mittee, several other unpaid COM
mittees, and an army of volun-
teer, unpaid workers who will can
vass the city from house to house.
There will also be set up cen.
trail headquarters where small
paid staff will handle the neces-
sary details of assisting citizens to
obtain "moderniZation" loans, cor
respondence, etc.
In connection with this local
headquarters, the expenses for
which will be collected among To-
cal business men. Mr.. Littlepage
showed more good picking.
He secured possibly the finest
site in the city for such a head
quarters free of charge. A Suita-
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RENTAL UNITING
Win
Barbara Holmes

General Electric refrigerator,
plenty of space for meal prep
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feet home. An entrance foyer
which was quite large gave
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rental price is included elec-
tricity, gas and refrigeration
and 1 feel, in view of the ar
rangement and the extremely
convenient location, 1 can
safely recommend this as one
of the most outstanding apart
ments in it's individuality and
beauty that I have visited.
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Here's a nice little apart
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electric refrigeration.
IT interested in any OF the
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BAR WILL PUSH
NEW D. CLAWS

When the next Congress pre-
pares to consider matters pertinent
to District affairs, it will find a
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How to Obtain Loans
Under Housing Act

Would you Ike to obtain an inexpensive, easy
to-repay loan for repairing or improving your
home, store or other improved property?
Would you like to cOnuert your present short
term, expensive mortgages on your home into a
neU IOng-term, per cent, anaOrtized mortgage?
Would you like to obtain such a neD mortgage
to finance the construction of neW home?
AH of these benefits to property OUners are
proDided under facilities being developed by the
Federal Housing Administration. For all infOr-
nation and help, vrite your questions to the
Housing Editor, The Washington Times. Enclose
a stamped, self-addressed return eneUeIOpe to
insure prompt, personal reply. Do NOT teIe-
phone or call in person.
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reason he was seriously handi-
capped in his desire to further I'M
portant legislation.
During the past summer, Mr..
Prettyman has been going over the
anticipated legislative program
for the next session and will be
prepared to present any matters
completely and effectively at a
moments call.
To aid Mr.. Prettyman in his ef-
forts, Bar Association President F.
Regis Noel has appointed a special
committee, selected with great
care, to work in cooperation with
the Commissioners in any matter
which might even remotely relate
to the organization.
Frank S. Bright is chairman of
the committee, which is called the
committee on civic affairs. Archie
S. Shipe is vice chairman and
Robert P. Smith, secretary. Mem
bers include Marvin harrington,
Preston B. Kavanaugh, Sidney F.
Taliaferro and John w. Town
send.
Another postal from Richard E.
Wexford was mailed from dear
old London and bore a three
half.pence stamp. 1t has a pic
ture of a cosy Corner in the
Chop Room" of a tavern special
izing in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
Mr.. Wexford flew over from
Paris, he said, above the clouds
most of the way to avoid the
storm below. He writes:
''It is a nice trip if you don't
fall in the English Channel"
Now, what made him think
about falling in the English Chan
mel?
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Bids and Proposals

COMMISSIONERS, D. c., Washington, Sep
tember II, 1934,-Sealed proposals will
be received at Room 500, District Building,
time. September Fl. 1884. and then pub
Icly opened for improving the roadway of
Broad Branch Road, N. W., from Nevada
Avenue to Rock Creek Park with about
$500 tons of asphaltic surface and with
curbs and cutters. Plans and specifiCa-
tiOns may be obtained at Room 427, Dis
trict Building. The attention of bidders is
directed to the Special Provisions cover
ing sub-letting or assigning the contract
and to the use of Domestic Materials, also
to the following, "A certificate of COM
pliance on the prescribed form which will
be furnished for that purpose shall be
signed and submitted by all bidders, in
accordance with Executive Order No. $685.
issued by the President on March IA, 1884
Only bids accompanied by such certificate
shall be considered or accepted. The con-
tractor to whom award is made shall re-
quire sub-contractors and dealers furnish
ing equipment. material and supplies to
sign similar certificates before making
awards to or purchases from such SUBJ
contractors or dealers. copies of which
shall be furnished to the contracting Of
flcer." The minimum wage paid to all
skilled labor employed on each contract
shall be not less than one dollar and ten
(S11O) cents per hour. The minimum
wage paid to all intermediate labor en-
ployed on each contract shall be not less
than sxty-five fSO65D cents per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all unskilled
labor employed on each contract shall be
hour. The Director of Unemployment for
the District of Columbia is Mr.. Edgar B.
Young, $50 Indiana Avenue, N. W.. Wash.
ington. D. C.
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close coordina.
ton betW e e n
the District Bar
Association and
the Dis t r ! C t
C commissioners.
Corpora t i o n
Coun el E.
Barrett Pretty
man came into
office at a time
when many i'm
portant District
affairs were at
a crisis during
the ma ST, session
of c on g r e S S.
and for that
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Commissioners Notices

COMMISSIONERS. D. c., Washington, Sep
tember 13, 1934.-Sealed proposals Will
be received at Room $50 District Building
until o'clock P. M. September 2Sth.
1894. for furnishing Two Trucks, 6-Ton.
Specifications and informstion at Room
32O. District Building.
COMMISSIONERS, D. c., Washington, Sep.
tember 18th. 1934.-Sealed proposals
will be received at Room 500. District
Building until . o'clock p. M. Sept. 2Sth.
1884, for furnishing Ten Trucks, l " Ton.
Specifications and information at Room
32O, District Building
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Housing Group We'll
Led. Housed Here

BILE amount of floor space on the
ground floor of the Shoreham
Building has been donated by the
owners, the arrangements being
made through the agents for the
building, Weaver Brothers.
In other words, the Washington
housing drive is we'll housed.
Mondays article will deal with
other phases of the "moderniza-
tion' drive.
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Rentals
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Reasonable.
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noon, it being that it is entirely
too warm to become eXcitable or
to in any wise froth at the
mouth over anything whatso-
ever, least of all the makeup or
batting order of the two ALI
Star teams which will meet in
New York next Tuesday in the
name of sweet charity
That is why I have little SYM
pathy for or with my fellows
in toll who are rising up in
great indignation because Messrs
Joe Cronin and Will Terry do
not adhere to the voice of the
public in nominating the teams
of the two leagues who oppose
on July 10.
I have just inspected the per-
sonnel of those teams as well
as the personnel which might
have been named had the vote
of the fans been strictly ad-
hered to, and I can't see that as
a whole one is any better than
the other. They are all good
choices.
A Responsibility
The meat of the whole mat
ter, according to my way OF
viewing such things, lies in the
fact that as managers of their
respective choices, Cronin and
Terry must more or less expect
to be responsible for what they
accomplish or fail to accom-
plish out there on the field of
battle.
Were either of them to say,
"IlI stick to the vox pOpuli,"
he would Immediately have his
alibi ready in case his team
lost, an alibi which would read
something like this:
"Hell'S bells! Whattadya ex-
pect me to do with team which
I had nothing to do with NAM
ing?"
AS matters stand, the issue is
right up to Joe and Will. They
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CATCHES WITH NEEDY

Sport fishermen Of Washington in cooperation with
The Washington Times and the local 1zaak Walton
League chapter, have undertaken to give to needy
their catches which they do not themselves.
The hundreds of this city who daily taking salt
and fresh water fish from the various sources hardly
Washington are urged to take their excess catch to
the distributing headquarters, EACHO & CO.,, Nos.
21, % and % Municipal Fish Market, Water Street.
Foot of Twelfth, S. w., at any hour in the "a
Needy individuals and organizations desiring this
fresh seafood may obtain by securing order from
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Marshall Place and Streets Northwest Phone, Dis
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The Terminal Refrigeration and Warehousing Cor
poraton is giving the ice to keep this seafood fresh
leave their Names the weight of their CATCH the loca
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delivering their catch.
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ruled with the AS wining both
encounters much to the sorrow Of
the 10000 odd fans who turned
out to witness the fun.
Manager Cronin had to call
upon five FINGERS in the first
game, Gen. Alvin Crowder, Bob
Kline, Jack Russell, Alec McColl
and Earl Whitehill. while in the
nlght-cap Bob Burke, Alec McColl
and Bob Kline saw service.
Employ Three Hurlers
The AS employed three hurl-
ers during the two games, Alton
Benton and Joe Cascarella in the
first contest and Johnny Marcum,
who went the route in the Sec
ond, although pressed towards
the end.
The double defeats proved un-
usually disastrous for the Griffs,
as they dropped the team from
third place in the standings to
fifth. However, the boys had
hopes of getting back into the
first division in the New York
series starting today, which turn
of affairs would enable them to
trek west next week with a
greater incentive than rules at
the present time.
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striving for the title, should be
one of the most interesting
matches in years. The American
is past mistress of the chop
stroke, and the English girl is
one of the worlds finest stylists.
The result probably will hinge on
their services.
George Lott. of Chicago, and
Lester Stoeffen, of Los Angeles,
advanced to the semifinal 0und
of the mems doubles by b ting
H. Denker and H. Henkel, of
Germany, 6-1. 1911, 6-3. The
Germans we're outgeneraled and
outhit except in the second set,
where each side carried it's own
service until the twenty-fourth
game when the American pair
broke through.
Borotra I'd Brugnon. t h e
veteran French combine, showed
superior team work in eliminating
Die Williams and Sidney Wood,
Americans, in the mems doubles,
8-6, 60, 6I3. Williams stami-
ma was not equal TO the fast pace
the Frenchmen set and Wood
couldn't carry the burden alone.
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Owners, managers, and players
have had their say on the subject
and in most every case the opln'
ion has been that it has affected
the general play of the teams in
every respect, particularly from a
pitching standpoint.
But today. Lefty Walter Stewart,
Griffs' star left-hander, was &C
costed on the subject. Said Wal
ter:
"Many of us pitchers have
tried to say the new ball has
handicapped our general effec-
tiveness from the mound, but in
my opinion and case, it hasn't
bothered me at all.
"Take the new seams, for an
example, they haven't handicap
ped my style q bit, in fact, I've
been able to grip the ball better
than any time before.
"It is livelier and 1t can be
hit harder, but I believe most
pitchers will agree with me
there isn't such a difference
that our general effectiveness
has been lowered"
Even though there may be many
who will disagree with Stewards
views, the fact remains the south
paw has enjoyed one of the best
seasons of his career as big time
hurler this year.
Bounce a Feature
While on the subject of this
lively ball, two games were played
with it's bounce" a feature at
Washington yesterday where the
Philadelphia AS def ate d the
Griffmen in a holiday double
header. 10 to 9 and 6 to 8.
In these contests, the pitchers
of both teams experienced plenty
of trouble between the start of the
first game until the final out of
the last. But then again, 1t might
not have been the livelineSs of
the ball which caused SO much
trouble during the torrid after
noon.
At any rate plenty Of hitting
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BY CHARLES A. SMITH

WIMBLEDON, England, July S.
Helen Jacobs, of California, today
entered the final round of the
women's singles in the all-England
tennis championships by elimi-
mating Joan Hartigan, Of Aus
tralia, Ga, Ga.
Helen's superior net tactics and
more powerful service were too
much for the unseeded player
whose perfect forehand drive had
carried her through to the semi
final round and made her the sur
prise player of the tournament.
Joan Nervous
Joan appeared nervous when
she appeared before a near-ca-
pacity crowd on the center court.
Thus it was that Helen took the
first three games of the opening
set with ridiculous ease. Then
Joan grimly pulled herself to-
gether and took the next game on
her own service.
The Australian got her power
full forehand working in the fifth
game, which was deuced four
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President Clark Griffith, VI
the faltering washington ball
club is today taking unto him
self much of t}?e credit for this
initial srcr toward better pitch
S11g, and goodness knows his
pitchers need whatever aid their
boss can secure for them in this
respect. Even Griff admits it
is the hurting that is holding
down his team.
Heretofore the pitchers. with
q little assistance from the in
fielders who have cozy way of
helping take the shine off new
balls inserted in the game. have
had to rub off the gloss them
selves, thereby doing a hurried
job of it rather than run the
risk of holding up games.
Fewer Felled Batters
After repeated letters from
Clark Griffith, President Har-
ridge took heed of this danger
Gus situation and today notified
all of his umpires to attend to
this gloss-removing business, well
in advance OF the game.
Thus a little box of soil will
be placed in the umpires' dress
ing rooms with which to per-
form this dirty work" ahead
of each game. a gesture which
will be boon to pitchers with
a tendency toward wildness-
particularly the kind that ends
in felled batters. no few Of
which have been victimized this
year, including Messrs. Travis
and Sewell, of the washington
club.
His fight half won. Griff now
intends to move severely with
league headquarters to go back
to the narrower stitching which
does not flatten out after a
ball is in use-thuS giving the
pitchers the maximum control
and reducing wildness and
beaned batters to a minimum.
I have, but a single claim to
make this bright July after
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} times before Helen was able to
snatch it out of the fire.
Forces Errors
Joan was able to crash through
Helen's service only once and
then chiefly because she forced
Helen into errors. In this one
game, the Australian girls drives
off her forehand down the side
lines forced Helen to net the
returns.
In a fourth round match of the
womens double, Lolette Payot, of
Switzerland, and Mrs. M. A.
Thomas, of Great Britain, de-
feated the seeded Wightman Cup