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The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Nothing Short Of Sensational

The National again announces the sensational 1.-TWO for
One" Sale to Washington When it previously run it
was the first sale of its kind and created such a
tremendous furore that repeat this great event.
giving remarkable values and amazing gift offerings.
Don't miss it.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20

You couldn't find anything
more appropriate for your
bedroom than this triple
mirror suite for this low
price. Consists of the four
pieces pictured. Cleverly de-
signed and we'll made. In
walnut finish.
And the Git 2-Pc. Lining
Room Suite pictured ubOUe
included without cost to
you!
Evening star., 1934-07-08

for the natural drift of city populations toward
the open land for their own better living under
peacetime conditions, happens to be about
good q thing as they could do if they were
moved by military considerations alone.
Airplane-borne bombs, whether gas explosive
money and military effort If one can't kill
more than five or six civilians with one, better
save it for more concentrated target.
So the scattering of the civil population, aided
by good motor highways and high-speed sub
urban rail lines is already providing for their
safety as the scattering of chickens foils the
swoop of a hawk. 1t is only the folk who do
not take to the suburbs or subsistence-farming
areas who are exposing themselves as potential
airplane targets.
In this countryward drift, European cities
are again more or less following an American
lead Americans have been glad enough to get
away from city crowding. at least for living
purposes, for traditionally the American urbante
is a country boy or girl who came to the big
town to make good-so that going back to the
country on more comfortable terms might be
possible. But in European cities the scattering
may have to be governmentally stimulated to
some extent, because, in general tight-ftted
dwelling has always been the rule in them.
In any case Mars appears to be playing
double role as city plsnner, suggesting closer
huddling under one thick shield where close
packed units are really necessary, and recon-
Evening star., 1934-07-08

mending the exact opposite maximum scatter
ing of the population. wherever crowding can
be dispensed with.
In lending his influence to the uncrowding Of
cities. Mars has ironically reversed his former
style as city planner. For centuries war and
the threat of war operated mainly in one direc-
tion-toward close crowding within a protecting
wall
from the dawn of history this was So and
I it was SO even before there was any history.
for excavations in Neolithic townsites show that
the inhabitants surrounded their settlements
with mud walls or palisades like those of our
own frontier settlement days.
Jerusalem, wrote the biblical scribe. is a city
compact together" So was every other walled
city of ancient and medieval times. and for
good reason. The more compact the city the
less wall is required to surround it. The shorter
the wall the less it cost the taxpayers.
Also the shorter the wall the higher and
thicker you could afford to build it, with all
the advantages that gave you. higher wall
enabled you to stand farther above your enemys
head while you dropped large rocks on him, or
baptized him with boiling oil, or applied other
forms of acute personal encouragement And
a thicker wall made him toll longer with
battering ram and balsta.
To be sure, there were few-a very few
cities that did not have walls. Sparta, in her
truculent pride, boasted of her Giving walls
Evening star., 1934-07-08

her fierce, unconquerable citizen soldiers VINO
always went to meet their enemies instead of
waiting for their enemies to come to them. But
there was only one Sparta. An unwalled city
in antiquity was as rare as an uncorseted
woman in the gay nineties
Thus cities wore their confining girdles Of
stone all through antiquity and the Middle Ages
Only the coming of gunpowder, that fierce, fiery
equalitarian ,eveler, put period to the walled
city as it ended the armored knight, hitherto
secure in his individual personal wall of steel
THUS Mars, city panner laid the ground
work for the outward movement of city
populations by ending one of his most ancient
inventions, the confining, corseting city wall.
with one of his most recent Inventions really
efficient artillery. The sites of the old walls I'm
most European cities. are now marked by mag
nifcent broad streets, where the wall was
dumped into its surrounding ditch. Almost
every German city that has an old enough
history can boast its fine "ringstrasse"-the
ring" being the line of the old encirclng WALL
The wall that once hedged the burghers In
now helps them to get out!
Mars has shown activity in one other aspect
of city planning. one that is perhaps best known
and shown in Washington the one capital In
the world that has known no serious street
rioting or fighting and was invaded by foreign
foe'>b once, and that in the towns very
infancyI
When Maj. lEnfant, French army officer and
architect, laid out the basic plan for the city Of
Washington the riots and bitter street fighting
of the French Revolution were fresh in his mind.
He presented scheme which he felt would
enable the constituted authorities to cope with
any insurrection in the Capital-a webwork of
radiating avenues, laid out over the conven-
tional checkerboard of square blocked streets Of
an American city.
These wheel-spoke avenues connected at cir
cular parks. 1t was Maj lEnfant's idea that O
battery of artillery in each of these circles would
prevent mobs from erecting barriers in the
these same parks as rallying points to sally
out whenever danger threatened.
1t so happened that the worthy majors war
he planned for his friend, Gen. Washington,
and the diagonal avenues now serve only to
expedite traffic for those who know the city
and to confuse those who do not.
The wheel-spoke street idea however was not
original with Maj. FEnfant. Long before his
time, almost two centuries before it, in fact,
another Frenchman, Jacques Perret, designed
what he considered an ideal town. 1t was sur
rounded by massive wall and moat built on q
star-shaped plan, to keep off alien enemies
Within, radiating from the great central plaza
where the city hall stood, were the main streets
"a perfect wheel pattern.
Cannon in the central plaza could hold at bay
any insurrectionary mob or any enemy troops
that might break through or over the wall At
one side of the town citadel, rulers
castle, to which the garrison could retreat a.
last stronghold If they lost everything else.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Once the Strength Of
a Nation at Nan,
the Cifies Mozv Are
Its Weakness; So
Military Strategy
Reverses Its Ideas
aNdDfcfafes n Nezv
Urban Arrange-
MeNf.
BY DIR. FR4NK THONE.

UMORS of war thicken and grow more
ominous day by day. Governments
move to strengthen alliances, build i'm
pregnable steel-and- concrete fortifica-
ton systems along their frontiers,
amaSs piles Of munitions and supplies,
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
F AIR ATHLETES
SEEK TITLES

BROOKLYN, April 1.-Two
hundred women athletes, includ-
ing the best of the United States
and Canada, will vie in national
indoor track and field champion
ships here tonight.
The seven individuals and one
relay team crowned in the
women's nationals in the Garden
a year ago are on hand to defend
their titles. They are:
50-meter dash, Miss Pearl
Young, Williamsburg, Va; So
meter hurdles, Mrs. Evelyn Hall,
Chicago; 2O0-meter run, Miss An.
nette Rogers, Chicago: 400-meter
relay, Newark Women's A. c.;
running high jump, Miss Annette
Rogers, Chicago; standing broad
Jump, Miss Dorothy Lyford, Bos'
ton; basketball throw, Miss Nan
Gindele, Chicago; 8-pound shot
put, Miss Rena Mcdonald, Boston.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
|1O-GAME TEST
AWAITING
BOWLERS
BY DANNY GILL

i
They'll be after the scalps of
Dutch" Newman and Joe Harri-
son, defending champions of the
Washington Times Atlantic Coast
Doubles, today, with all the fight
an underdog musters when he sees
a title staring him in the face.
The event gets underway at 2:45
o'clock at Lucky Strike, with the
final five games at Northeast
Temple at 1880 p. m. Entries will
be received up to starting time.
The fee is $14.
Newman and Harrison don't
intend to stand idly by and let
their duckpin crown slip from their
grasp, even though Dutch" has
been on the shelf, so far as bowl
ing is concerned, since January,
when his leg began bothering him.
Leg Went Bad
In fact he was watching Joe
Harrison, his Occidental seam
mate, bowl against John Blick>s
Atlantans recently, when Joe's
right leg started to ache a bit.
Said Newman:
'WeIl have to use my right
leg and your left"
# they perform as they did
last year they'll show plenty.
Then, they turned in 2601 set'
made up Of a 1886 and 1915. In
the first block. Joe had $50 and
Dutch" a 696, which the former
followed up with 673, while New
man threw in 642.
The winning score established
a Central-South Atlantic record at
the time it was made. The team
averages 260 game, and Newman
averaged 1873 over the 10-game
stretch.
Clarke, Barnes Second
Astor Clarke and Ray Barnes,
Of Baltimore, were second with
1884 and Red" Megaw and Ollie
Pacini, third, with 2440. The
first event was won by Megaw and
Pacini with 1887. Howard Par.
sons and Charley Watson were
second the first year with 2435,
and Ben Hare and Paul Brill.
third, with 2414.
The only record which stood
up last year was the 159 game Of
Gordon Scible, Of Annapolis.
Dutch" Newman's 500 Is a new
mark.
George L. Isemann is a halt.
record-holder, sharing the high
single game doubles record Of 29O
with Jack Talbert. Jack rolled
a 149 and ISemann a 141.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Giants That Were

AS for the Giants, there was
really nobody left who went
back to those red-hot nickel
world series between the Stone
ham sharpShooters and the Rup-
pert rifles of the early 1920s.
No, was wrong. There was
one-Pancho Snyder. But the
big Texan was q coach now, a
fellow who ambled out to the
line and said:
"YOu can do it, Of boy, Of
bOy!"
And even he had been gone
almost long enough to be forgot
ten before Terry picked him up
again, so that the continuity was
broken
Little Arthur Neff, the organ.
playing portsider, wac some
where out in Arizona, where he
had gone originally for the
health Of his youngsters. He
had even picked up a promising
rookie and schooled him and
sent him to Terry-the big out
fielder, Hank Lieber. The Barnes
boys-Jess and Virgil-strange
characters both, now that I view
them in retrospect, had long
since drifted back to their ma
tive Kansas wheat fields.
Will ever forget the day that
Jess pitched that no-hit game
against the Phillies, and by some
miSchance I, the rawest sort of
cub reporter, was the only rep
resentative on hand for my
paper-then the New York
Times. What a thrill!
In Partnership
The laughing Meusel, Irish,
had gone on to form a part
nership with Bob in the deli
catessen business in Los
Angeles, and without half try
ing I could see Bob weighing
up a pound of potato salad.
He couldn't even get a bang
out of pounding out a home
run with the bases full before
$4,000 persons. Wrapping up
her delicatessen for Mrs. Blotz
must be thrill for him. in
deed.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
The Boys Come Home
Caseys First Trip
And BGnlbinO's Last

NEW YORK, April 14.-T h
New York Yankees and the
Brooklyn Robins slipped quietly
into our town while we slept
last evening, so that we woke
this morning 10 find another
baseball season sitting in our
laps.
The Yankees and the Robins
will meet in the first Of two
exhibition games at the Yankee
Stadium this afternoon, after
which all will not be quiet on
. the Harlem until next october
rolls around.
" The twin Homecoming was
significant in more ways than
one. It marked the first time
that Charles Dillon ("Casey'D
Stengel ever led his own ball
team into greater New York
city, and the last time that
George Herman C"Babe~ Ruth
will ever come home from the
Southland as a player.
In a way the Babe is the last
Of three aces once held by the
fans of our town. There was
John McGraw of the Giants,
= Wilbert Robinson Of the Robins
= and Ruth of the Yankees. That
was the Setup when first I
started writing baseball in these
parts more than a dozen years
ago.
Now McGraw is dead, Robbie
is gone, and the Babe pulls in
from st. Pete Cor the last time.
Something like this was pass
ing through my mind as I sat
in Leone's Restaurant a few
minutes ago, and studied what
is perhaps the last picture Of
McGraw that was ever taken.
Shortly before he died John was
host at a party to the baseball
writer's Of New York, and it was
that night that the picture was
SQaPpeu.
Catch Your Own Trout
There was some sort Of gag
about catching your own brook
trout for dinner and the picture
shows him with a fishing rod
in his hand. They tell me he
was the McGraw Of old that
night-happy, witty, the mar
ve1ous host that he knew how to
be when the mood was on him.
But the picture does not show
it.
Perhaps it was only imagina-
ton, or the brandy that had
come with my ceffee. but as I
studied it, the impression grew
that this was the first time
had ever seen McGraw, even in
o picture, when he looked like
an old man. And then, with
some vague idea about this well
come-home piece in view, I got
to thinking of the changes that
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Century Bicycle
Club Will Meet

All members Of the Century
Road Club and other persons
interested in bicycling are asked
to attend the meeting at the
clubhouse, 915 I st. N. W., Tues
day at 8 p. m. Plans for the
forthcoming race will be dis
cuSsed.
Ed Bieber, "Bits" Horner, Joe
Collins, Leon McDougall, Charlie
Towers, Charlie Cauffman, Bill
Whiting, Charlie Allen. "Stone-
wall" Jackson, and General"
johnson are urged to report.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Harridge to Attend
Griff-SOr Opener

William Harridge, Am eric a n
League president, has informed
Clark Griffith that he will be
present at the opening game
Monday between the Griffs and
Boston Red Sox at Griffith Sta
dium.
The league chieftain will be
one of many notables due to at
tend, featuring, Of course, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, President Of the
United States, who will throw out
the first ball.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
YOUNG MERNEN
VIE MONDAY

Scores Of young swimmers will
vie for honors in the fourth
annual swimming pool compe.
ton, sponsored by the Boys Clubs
of America, Monday night, start
ing at z o'clock, at the Jewish
Community. The events will be
conducted by the Boys Club of
Washington and Georgetown Boys
Club.
The officials for the meet will
be furnished by the District Play
ground Department, headed by
Dick Tennyson. Events: Forty
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

had taken place in baseball
around our town in the last
decadH.
Only Ruth, Of the figures &C
tive on the field was, so far as
I could recall, left. Miller Hug.
gins was gone, Of course, and
now even Herb Pennock, the
smoothest, slickest southpaw
pitcher of 'em all. But there
were no more Pipps, Peckin-
paughs, PrattS, wkeys,
SCOTS, Shockers, O'Neills, Wits,
Dugans, Bob Meusels, or who do
you remember?
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Benning Obtains
Use of GOnzG0G Field

Manager Dan Veihmeyer, Of
the Benning A. c. unlimited
baseball team, has acquired the
use Of the Gonzaga Stadium for
the current season.
Benning diamonders will prac-
tice there tomorrow at 2 p. m.
For games call Joe Shahady at
Decatur 2859-R between 6 and
7 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
SIXTH RACE
Mile and n Emulnma
SEVENTH RACE
Mile and 70 Yards
st. ALbGn's Tennis
Team Wins EGSiLv
Weather, Clear; track, fast
FIRST RACE
Six FurIOnYS

st. Adams inaugurated its ten
MS season auspiciously, trimming
Landon Prep, SO. Results:
teated C. Slaughter (Landon). 6-1.
6-3; c. Carver (St. Alban's) defeated
Martinez Nandon), ga. 6-4: Freleigh
(St. Alban's) defeated Becker. 6-S,
81.
Doubles-A. and C. Carver defeated
Slaughter and Martinez. e-1,6-3: Edison
ana ". Wicker est. AlbGn's) defeated
Becker and 0uHhA@. 49, 80
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
EAGLES TO DRILL;

The Anacostia Eagles will drill
this afternoon and tomorrow
afternoon at Fairlawn Field at 2
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

WASHINGTON will have strong delegation in the
Middle Atlantic Y. M. C. A. swimming championships
here today Upper left shows Jim Orme who will COM
pete in the back stroke Upper right Paul Wilson, who
is entered in the breast stroke Center picture shows
the local medley team with Orme just finishing the back
stroke Capt Knox Moncure pungng into the water for
the breast stroke with John Muady in the rear who'll
do the free style. Times Staff Photo
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

yard dash, free style; 20-yard
back stroke, 2O-yard breast stroke,
60-yard dash, free style: 20-yard
obstacle race, carry five-pound
weight.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Pickups and
Put0uts

Sandy Douglas, caddymaster
at the Chevy Chase Club, idol
lied baseball players once. ).
Was always on hand to greet
the Griffmen returning from a
trip. .Maury Nee, Georgetown
Prep athlete, casts an eye to-
ward NOtre Dame. Denny
SOthern, who paStimed in the
majors several seasons, works
here. The ninteenth hole at
the Congressional Country Club
Is the only one hereabOutS with
four tees. Art Shires was inn.
plOred by "Tiny" Joe Holman
to take up wrestling when
"Whataman" was with the
Griffmen in 1880. Might have
cleaned up over $4,000 a year
compared to his small baseball
fee. Lefty Mcintyre will pitch
for the st. Mary's Celtics
against the George Washington
U. nine tomorrow in Alexandria
=. Many old time local sand.
lot athletes will attend the
oyster roast at Auth's, Seventh
and ID SITS. S. w., 2 to 8 p. m.
tomorrow. Proceeds go to St.
George Church, Valley Lee, Md.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
C9RwM C91aSIH1S
BY BILL CORUM

; A Picture of McGrGW.
MeuseLs and WheGts
Are Gone. Forgotten
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

PEE WEES SCOUTING
Jack Russell Pee Wees are
after games. Call Atlantic GLIB
and ask for Jim.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
BLUE FLAMES PRACTICE

The Blue Flame Valet Shop
baseballers will workout tomor-
row afternoon on the South El-
lipSe field at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

NTH Il A G E. Three-yeaF-Ol Olds
pward; claiming; purse, $500 ;
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

SIXTH RACE-FOur-year-O a
upward; claiming; purse, $500; mile and
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
FOR MONDAY

&C. v. whitney entry.
bBrOOkmeade entry.
cS. w. LabrOt entry.
DC. w. ORIe entry.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
RENT-FLA-S.

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homes. all good northwest sections; rents
reasonable; car and guide free. 2S14
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1910 LAMONT ST. NV.
rooms, baths. porches completely
furnished; refined, convenient residential
section; cool in Summer. Unusually at
tractive rental
WAGGAMAN.B
REALTY CORP,
100 Eye st. NV. ME- $780,
FURNISHED HOUSES, ALL SECTIONS.
GIBSON RENTAL BUREAU, INC,
1871 H st. NV. Ma. 557S.
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HOUSES-UNFURNISHED

HOUSES-UNFURNI
ss5 TO 500 MONTH PAYS FOR YOUR
home. Wny Just pay rent9 No cash pay
Al Al 5th ST: NE:E5 ROOMS AND
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COLORED.

COLORED-2429 ANGER PL. SEC R
garden; S17 mo. Apts-32S T NV, 3 r
$40. 637 Acker ne. 8 r. $50. NE. 643l
Evening star., 1934-04-25

WOODBRIDGE. D. C.
See 1904 26th st. n.e.-6 comfortable
rooms. complete baths. built-in garage
many distinctive features usually found
| only IN higher-priced homes Open daily
until pm
WOODBRIDGE REALTY CO..
NO. 1o03 o3T7 r Ave ME-
Evening star., 1934-04-25
NEW BRICK BUNGALOW.

Very High Elevation
Overlooking entire city and beautiful
park; large. bright rooms, complete
paths. recreation room. built-in garage;
convenient to cars. stores and schools;
Terms arranged. Call Mr.. FIELDS, GE.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

Excellent Home Values.
NEAR TECH HIGH.
S47. .50-243S End ST. NE
Living room, dining room, library, 3 bed
rooms. kitchen, bath.
IN PETWORTH
S55-12 BUCHANAN ST NV
Colonial home. reception hall living
room. dining room. 3 bed rooms Kitchen
path. screened porches, large front porch,
large rear yard.
14th & K CAFRJTZ M OoSO
Evening star., 1934-04-25

FROM $4,000 TO $4,000 YOU
can have built to order including
90-foot corner lott an individ-
ually designed and well constructed
house in select neighborhood of
the NV. by a prominent frm that
has the reputation of building
high c'ass houses: within 10
minutes Of center of city. Tentative
plans and colored perspectives will
be submitted for your considera-
tion. Address Box 334-E. Star office.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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No No a4-4 - rooms rooms and and bath bath s5o.e0
THE INGLEsIDE
j 1881 Lamont St. NV.
i No. So rooms and bath. .S57 so
j No. 14-3 rooms and bath. 1000 Y
THE CALIFORNIA
. 17s5 California st. NV.
No. 33-5 rooms and bath. $4,000
No. 42-5 rooms and bath. 81 so
\ THE BIRMINGHAM
Y 2611 Adams Mill Rd.
No. 41-6 rooms and bath. .S57 80
THE CARLTON
1141 Lanier ri. NV.
4 No. 44-4 rooms and bath. 1000 1000
THE CLIFFBOURNE
1855 Calvert St. NV.
j No. 3-5 rooms and bath .S47.5O
j No. 44-5 rooms and bath. $3.50
THE ROCHESTER
1888 Meridian Pl. NV.
No. FL room and bath. $3.50
No, 36-3 rooms and bath. 1850
THE PARKER
Y $500 18th St. NV.
NO. 105-5 rooms and bath. $3.50
No. 502-6 rooms and bath. $3.50
Y THE ALAMO
y 1928 18th st. NV.
= No. 45-1 room and bath. S25.00
No. 24-5 rooms and bath. 5000 {
: No. 36-3 rooms and bath. 1000
1918 CONN. AVE. NV.
Il Opposite the BrOadmO0r
NO. 205-3 rooms and bath. S47.50 |
No. 4o1-4 rooms and bath. $3.50
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No. 55-5 rooms and bath. $3.50
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! 1440 Meridian Pl. NV.
No. 4-4 rooms and bath. .$45.00
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:, 2233 1Sth st. NV.
i NO. 43-4 rooms and bath. $4,000
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