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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
2 Babies Bitten
By Rats; One a
Month Old

Two infants were bitten by
rats while asleep in their crib
today.
Alfred L. Richards, jr., one
month old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred l.. Richards, 1900 block
Kenyon st. N. w., was badly
bitten on the cheeks and nose.
His screams awakened his
parents who drove off the
rodent. The child was treated
at home.
Mabel Palmer, colored, seven
months old, was bitten on the
right foot in her home in the
1000 block Fifth st. S. E. She
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
PUBLIC To VIEW
ORPHANACE

st. Joseph's Home and School
will hold open house on July 7 to
acquaint Community Chest con-
tributors with the use to which
their money is put.
The st. Joseph's Home and
School, an orphanage maintained
by Sisters of the Holy Cross at
Bunker Hill Road and Twenty
eighth Street N. E., houses 81
small boys.
Other Chest institutions also
will be opened for inspection at a
later date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Hazen to Be Named
On d. e.. Allen Board

Commissioner HaZen probably
will represent the District Govern
ment on the three-man alley clear
ance board to be appointed by the
President.
The commissioners have re-
ceived a letter from the President
asking them to appoint one of
their number to serve with a
representative of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Public Works Ad-
miniStration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
HOUSING BILL
= IS SIGNED v
International News Service

INTERNATIONAL News Service
President Roosevelt today signed
the Administration housing bill,
which will make about $200,00O,'
900 in federal funds available for
building and renovating.
He did not, however, accompany
the signing by appointing a di-
rector for the project, nor did he
announce any administrative
machinery to administer it. .
The measure provides for loans
to prospective home builders up
to 80 per cent of value, with in
terest at 5 per cent, and for loans
on existing mortgages up to go
per cent of assessed value.
An insurance system is set up
to protect the governments in
Vestment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
y TROLLEY, AUTO CRASH

Collision of a street car oper-
ated by Motorman Alonzo T. Coo
per. 40, early today with an auto
mobile driven by Robert H. Vim.
cent, IS, colored, Of the 1400 block
Of South Capitol ST., injured Vim.
cent and a companion at Ecking-
ton Place and Florida Avenue
Northeast. The car driver and his
passenger, Esther Bell, 40, colored,
of the 1900 block of Corcoran st.
N. W., were taken to Casualty
Hospital. but refused treatment, i"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
School ZOning
Is Sought in
Arlington

Control of distribution of
pupils in the public schools of
Arlington county through estab-
ishment of attendance zones is
asked of the county school
board in a resolution passed by
the Arlington County Parent
Teacher Association last night.
Prohibition of attendance of
pupils under 6 years of age and
establishment of kindergartens
for them was also asked.
A third request was for
supervision of Fairgrounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Alexandria to Name
l2 f.4E' 3tO School Board

"A special meeting Of Alexandria
city council has been called by
Mayor e. F. TIGER to eject three
members to the school board.
Members to be replaced are Mrs.
George Klipstein and Mrs. Elmer
Smith, whose terms expire June
80, and e. E. Lawler, jr., who
has resigned.
The question Of construction
and bids on the proposed new
high school will be decided at the
meeting Friday at 7::3O p. m. in
the council chamber.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
IN Afternoon Nth Joe Cook

pears from q lot Of unexpected places in the
current Joe Cook show.
Dave Chasen is Joe Cooks good friend and
stooge, personally and professionally and has
figured hilariouSly in all the Cook shows. He
spends most of his time at Sleepless Hollow,
where he makes himself affable to guests and
the nemesis of pests
In every sort of weird garb and makeup he
has been beaten and buffeted, ducked and dis
robed tricked and tripped. all to the vast
delight of the cash customers. Until the OPEN
ing of this seasons show, Hold Your Horses" "
Chasen hadn't spoken a word on the stage in
years. He got frightened in rehearsal and in
sisted on being coached in his speaking part.
His line is Get back, you curl"
CUNDAY is the most fun on the farm that
- being the only day that Cook and Chasen
are entirely free from the theater.
Sometimes a bus is chartered to bring out
25 or 80 guests for a party, which includes
actors. literary folk, musicians, q producer or
two artists, vaudevillians and anybody who
happens to be In New York from Cooks beloved
home town of Evansville, Ind. The Marx
brothers will be there if they're in the East
at all; so. probably will Alexander Woollcott
and Dorothy Parker.
II the weathers in the least agreeable there's
an outdoor barbecue. Servants and stooges
some in farcical costumes, go about passing re-
marks and caviar canapes. Thin, haired
Rowlands, now become a stern-visaged major
domo Of the manor, launches into . bitter
quarrel with the dinlinutive Ergotti.
Il should be highly and deeply appreciative. !"
barks Rowlands, who always gets things . little
scrambled, "h you we're to be susceptible in the
matter Of relinquishing your unwelcome media
tions in my meddlesome affairs And II I'm
wrong. can't be far from it,
Alta boy Ellis" chortles Cook.
After the food. Dave Chasen suggests going
to Schultz's, so the crowd troops down the hill
to the barn. to be admitted to q cozy little
stube with tables, free lunch, a midget piano.
fireplace and paneled oak walls intricately
carved with dozens of figures Of gnomes.
Schultz, the bartender is a thin, gray-haired
man with Dutch comic beard and q Welsh
accent-Rowlands again.
IF any one can play the piano. Joe McKeon
will dance. Schultz will sing, any way, usually
a sobby old ballad, and may deliver one Of his
fantastic speeches. Cook strolls around grim
ming and smoking cigar.
Pretty soon there's hammering on the door,
and cop (Joe Cook. jr) appears. He has q
bum outside who wants to get warm, may
he come in? Sure. says Schultz and in swarn1s
Dave Chasen made up like cross between
Yukon Jake and q Bowery whatizzit. With
out any one noticing, he soon disappears, to
burst in again disguised as an old woman look
ing for her worthless SON.
Evening star., 1934-01-21

out to speak of all the fights that ever
took place here, but simply to touch on the
highlights here and there as he happens to
recall them, and naturally he may leave out
just the one you may have in mind, though he
hopes he shall not do so.
Nevertheless he does still recall Ed Roche, q
most skillful boxer who. in looks at least had it
on all the other fighters of his day, for he was
really handsome lad
Tommy Lowe, Kid Sullivan, George North.
ridge, who fought the original Jack Dempsey:
johnnie Monahan, Billy Young, the horSeshoer;
Pete Laly and Joe Williams of the top
notchers who once fought in and around the
District Of Columbia Some Of these are living;
some have passed to the great beyond
In the amateur ranks undoubtedly the Wash
ington Gymnastic Association which had its
rooms on the south side of Louisiana avenue
between Ninth and Tenth streets, turned out
some good athletes. and probably some good
sparrers among them; and, Of course, the Co
lumbda Athletic Club. which came into existence
q little later and which was a much bigger
organization. produced some very creditable
talent, as did the Y. NJ c. A.
Joe Bateman was for some time the boxing
instructor of the Columbia Athletic Club, which,
outwardly at least. frowned on prize fighting
yet quite a number Of lively engagements were
pulled of by its members, one Of the earliest
being that between Berry Adams Of the Column
bsa and Won Lendgren Of the Potomac Boat
Evening star., 1934-01-21

his career fought such men as Tommy Ryan.
Dan Creedon and Dick Moore. He served in
the World War. was wounded, and is living
somewhere in Florida.
Mcmillan did some of his training at the old
BrightwoOd Driving Park and the writer saw
him in this way several times His ending.
which occurred under distressing circumstances
on February 20. 1896. was regarded by The Star
as frst-page news.
The cause OF his death was smoking opium
and his death occurred early in the morning
after heroic efforts were made his
by DIR. Wade H. Atkinson and Dr. George B.
Heinecke. He was not addicted to the Of
the drug.
At the funeral which took place from Lees
undertaking parloFS, Rev. Father Gloyd of St.
Patricks Church. in his remarks, took occasion
to read q lesson to the gathering The body
was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
DAT OCONNOR, the genial bondsman Of
this city. also had an enviable career in
the ring. He has evidently taken the best care
of himself, for ne one would ever suspect that
he was one of Washingtons best scrappers 40
years ago. Indeed. it was in 1894 that he
stayed three rounds with Bob Fftzsinmons at
Kernan's Theater, when the conqueror of Cor
bett was at his best.
It is not the writer's intention to mention all
the prize fighters Washington has ever turned
Evening star., 1934-01-21
Continued From Fifth Page

strenuous exercises you are likely to be cheered
by the arrival of venerable airedale named
Ladde bearing tiny cask of brandy attached
to his collar.
with Mr. Cooks morning activities He
dashes through few exercises, a round
of golf, a couple of slashing sets of tennis then
amuses himself by digging up rocks around the
place and putting them somewhere else.
Leading down to the lake is a tagged walk,
no two stones of which are alike Cook has
been collecting them for years-from demol-
ished theaters, historic residences and the coun-
try places of friends. Along this winding way
you'll come upon little sylvan glades in which
figures of gnomes are bowling dancing.
Scores of these sculptures are scattered about
the estate
There are 16 rooms in the house, which
rambles down the hillside toward the lake and
finally ends with huge glass-roofed room
full of easy chairs and fireplaces. The dining
room looks like a baronial hall with 16 places
at the table.
Everything emanates an air of tasteful mas
culine luxury. There are good books good pic
lures and heavy furniture. His bed room IS
symphony in brown velvets. The rooms of his
two sons and two daughters are out of hearing
from the centers of midnight festivities.
There are nearly always some guests staying
over night and for them the host furnishes
old fashioned white nightshirts, which he auto
graphs and presents to their wearers next day.
BECAUSE of the strange goings-on at unusual
y hours luncheon Is at 3 and dinner at
midnight, when Cook is trekking back and forth
from his Broadway show, he used to have
trouble keeping servants. The ones he has
now, though. used to be on the stage them
selves and they seem to understand. The chef,
for example, is q Danish ex-acrobat who
worked In some of Cooks acts. Benny's
barbecues are famous.
Ellis Ivor Rowlands is the butler, footman.
bartender and lightning change artist He will
tell you that he was born ON the highest
mountain in wales, sang in a celebrated Welsh
choir and spent AZ years the stage. Cook
will tell you that he hired R0WlandS when
the latter came around to sell him a case of
rye on the day after prohibition supposed
to have become effective.
Cook likes to have midgets round him and
In his shows; he thinks they're good luck.
Herman Ergott, one Of the little people" Is
a frequent visitor at Sleepess Hollow. Another
is pretty sure TO be tiny Joe McKeon, who ap-
Evening star., 1934-01-21

Club. The fight took place near GaithersburA
Md, and was Won in 80 rounds by Won Lend
gren after Adams knee became dislocated. Fol.
lowing this affair the board of governors Of the
Columbia Club met and repudiated any connee-
ton with the meeting of the two fighters.
George Garter was one Of the Columbia Athu
1etic Clubs best boxers and "Tubby" Dickinson,
its heavyweight, was always in the thick of the
fray. His fight with Compton fierce one.
Soon we find our efficient and cordial city post
master, William NJ Mooney, dressing down Won
Lendgren and taking from him Champion
ship Mr Mooney Of the clubs best
athletes and, in addition to being its best boxer
for while, was also one Of its best tumblerss
and if you do not believe it did him lot Of
good, just look at his magnificent presence todaR
Evening star., 1934-01-21
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unless you sUish to

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Evening star., 1934-01-21
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today for this real Gloucester treat.
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Is Central Wharf. Gloucester. Mass.
Evening star., 1934-01-21

In 1909 btiiy nnCsniho1i, OIL UNUSUALLY SiCfCh
man with his fists, came to Washington from
New York He was born in England. and, it is
said was of good parentage. For awhile he was
in the British navy, and perhaps it was here
that he got his first experience as Sparrer.
At any rate, he developed this while in Wash
ington and won many hard-fought battles.
He early became the protege of Ned Donnelly
and Bob Hoffman, and in 1886 made his first
regular appearance in the ring in fight up
the river with Pete Lally of Baltimore, in which
he won. An account Of this fight, printed in
The Star at the time, says: "Old-timers who
were at the scene said that this contest was in
the nature of the reproduction of the best of
the Aaron-Collyer fights"
He next fought Paddy Duffy of Boston. who
was then the weltherweight champion of the
world and he lost. He also lost the decision
when he fought George Northridge of this city
In Chicago he had better luck, for here he
knocked out Tommy Ryan in 16 seconds after
the men had entered the ring, but his hackers,
who was behind him, refused to count, saying
that the people came there to see fight The
contest accordingly continued, and strange
to say Ryan won.
In New Orleans he whipped Hines in rounds,
and he was in Kilrain's corner when he fought
Sullivan rs rounds at Richburg.
Returning to Washington, he fought Campbell,
16 rounds He then turned the tables on Mike
Ready, winning In 16 rounds. Pat Ready,
Mixes brother, proved much easier, losing to
Mcmillan in half round. But the younger
Ready turned out to be great fighter and in
Evening star., 1934-01-21

What Makes My Mackerei
Fillets So Good
But you must get the right kind Of macky
erel f1llets-the pick Of the new late-catc4
is what you want-to get this real food
Joy. That's the secret of the tempting
soodness Of my mackerel fllets I send you
the choicest hllets that are carefully sliced
from the fat. tender sides of the new late
caught mackerel Practically boneleSS. no
waste parts whatever: these mackerel flle<S
are 50 plump and full bodied that they juse
fake into juicy mouthfuls.
Evening star., 1934-03-07

treaty denotes q fundamental change
in recent Greek foreign policy and is
calculated to destroy for his country
her undisturbed position in the Balk-
ans. He particularly urges Greece to
reject the treaty before her tradi-
tional foe, Bulgaria, declares adher-
ence to it.
M. Venizelos' disapproval of the
Balkan pact springs mainly from his
fear that it can embroil Greece in q
costly European war. He envisions q
conflagration as an ever-present pos
sibility in connection with Yugo-
slavia's differences with Albania.
Albania Is in virtual alliance with
Italy. which would almost certainly
intervene in her behalf in case of an
armed clash with Yugoslavia, while
the latter would claim the support of
the signatories to the Balkan pact.
Greece'S venerated political leader
regrets that Albania's frontiers were
not guaranteed by the pact and that
the approval of the great powers, es-
pecially Italy. was not sought.
Conditions now being what they
are, M. Venizelos is persuaded that
Greece's best interests would be
served by holding aloof from an
agreement that can, in his judgment,
lead to embarrassing and grave con-
sequences. He has just. somewhat
pathetically. informed a group Of
party leaders and former supporters
that he is ready to make the last
sacrifice and 60 into exile to prove
his love for Greece if his presence in
the country in any way conduces to
political unrest and national discon-
tent.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
A Needed Plan of Action.

A warm spell has outdone the
c. w. A. in complete snow removal.
But the city has learned to its dis
comfort on previous occasions that
warm spells and c. w. A. workers
are not always conveniently at hand.
The Commissioners are wise in max
ing plans for the campaign that
might have to be waged next week
certainly next Winter-against heavy
snow storms. Commissioner Gotwals
hopes to obtain, in the District ap-
preparation bill now starting its way
through Congress, creation of a spe-
cial fund for snow removal or au-
thorization to use water, sewer, high
way and street cleaning funds in an
emergency, or both. The practice
now is to bill the street cleaning fund
for all the work done by other de-
partments in snow removal, and this
fund is manifestly insufficient.
But there are equally important
steps which should be taken, along
with making the necessary financial
arrangements. A more adequate and
workable plan for snow removal, under
properly centralized authority and re-
sponsibility, should be drawn up at
the District Building. A plan Of at
tack in snow removal was perfected
in 1926, after q storm that paralyzed
Evening star., 1934-03-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Talking to the man in the seat be-
side you, while riding in public We
hicles, is an art.
1t requires honesty Of purpose, some
patience, and good terminal facilities,
as some one said. It calls for q man
Of good will.
No other sort, of course, will dare
to talk to the man in the seat next
him, unless there is an accident. or
some unusual event.
Tight-mouthed persons unsew their
lips, upon such occasions. then shut
them even tighter as soon as they
realize the great mistake they have
made.
The man Of good will is not afraid
Of himself, or of life, or of others.
He speaks when he wants to, he lets
1t 60 at that. If others misjudge him,
that is their lookout His job is to try
to be human.
X X X
Discretion Is the better part Of valor
here as elsewhere.
There is not much point in attempt
ing to talk with the chap next to you
if you know before you begin that the
fellow IS afraid of strangers.
This is peculiar fear, not listed
in any Of the books, but a very real
one. nevertheless.
A great many know 1t who would
not admit it. They regard themselves
as intensely democratic, but do not
believe in talking to every Tom, Dick
and Harry they meet. they say. They
prefer to wait until they know some
thing about you.
Our man of good will goes on an
other principle.
He realizes that there are thousands
of persons he would like to meet, but
never shall.
Perhaps this is one of them, this
chap with the hat pulled down over
his eyes.
He is not afraid that he will bemean
himself by talking to a stranger. He
has faith in humanity-and in his
own judgment.
X \
Life is a game with him: he likes
to pit his own skill against that Of
the eternal enemy.
He uses his own Judgment in Sc
lecting those to whom he shall talk,
but II another gets the jump" on
him and talks first. he Is not afraid
to accept the challenge.
Nothing seems Sillier to him than
the sight Of an adult who does not
know what to say when another adult.
even though a stranger, makes a
chance remark to him.
In street cars and busses there Is
always plenty of conversational mate
rial. Are not human Beings present? D.?
One really cannot get away from them
in public vehicles! One may lose
track Of them in forests. or on the
plains. or deserts, or the high seas. at
least for a time. but in a street car
or bus they are powerfully present.
And. being at hand, human beings
suggest topics for conversation. 1t
is impossible to look at another hui
man being without having thoughts,
either about him, or about something
that he suggests, or brings up.
X X
Everybody suggests something or
other.
If you are riding by and look out
at the men recruited to shovel snow,
each man there is a story.
See yonder man. with the finely cut
features and the general air of a pro-
fessor.
He has no business being in that
line. shovel in hand. but there he is,
and all honor to him.
Even the least discriminating per-
son can see that he never handled a
Evening star., 1934-03-07
Opinion Divided on Suggested
New Alignments in Politics

A variety Of opinion has developed
IN comment upon a suggestion by
David Lawrence, editor and Wash
mgton correspondent, that the pres
ent political situation calls for a re-
alignment OF forces and new party
names to label full -fledged new deal
lists. Socialist Democrats and the op-
position constitutional Democrats.
Supporters of the plan find national
trend in that direction and demand
for clear-cut division of sentiment
under the two-party system, but many
editors point out that new parties
have usually been unsuccessful and
think reorganization of the Repub-
lican organization can be effected to
meet the requirement for effective
opposition to the party in power.
TO put through a general shift
ing Of personnel and principles that
would give us two big parties, each
more or less united from top to bot
tom," says the South Bend News
Times, might be an exceedingly
healthy development 1t is hard to
escape the feeling that the actual
trend of things today is in that di-
rection.' The Philadelphia Record
feels that "a new conservative party
would rationalize American politics, {"
and the Texarkana Gazette COM
mentS: 1T has been one of the
axioms of American politics for a
good many years that there is little
real difference between the two ma jor
parties. 1t has been equally clear
that neither party has been homo
geneous and that each one contains
sizable groups sadly out of harmony
with the majority opinion of their
fellows"
1t is pointed out by the Springfield
(Mass) Republican that lin the crisis
of 1860, q new conservative party was
formed under the name of the Consti-
tutional Union party" and that Its
platform was strikingly similar to that
outlined for the proposed Constitu-
tional Democratic party" The Re-
publican states that it won 80 elec-
toral votes, and that its declaration
OF principles would do very well as
the platform of a party aiming to re-
store the Constitution of the fathers" !"
The Saratoga Springs Saratogian
agrees that the trend is in favor of
this project, while the Burlington
Hawk Eye Gazette declares: There
is room for new party, in fact some
very wise political observers insist
there Is room for two new political
parties; one for the ultra -'progressives'
of both old parties and one for the
great mass OF voters of each who are
not yet ready to scrap the Federal
Constitution.
The need OF displacing the Re-
publican party is questioned by the
Concord IN. H.) Monitor, which holds
that the party is already a Consti-
tutional organization" and that paper
says Of interpretations of the Federal
Constitutions: "The difficulty is that
the most violent defenders Of the