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Evening star., 1935-03-29
A|NTREE RACE WON
BYREYNOLDSTOWN
Blue Prince Is Second, With
Whitney's Thomond
Third.
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was eight lengths in front of the
American-owned horse.
On the second time around the
two-mile course, Reynoldstown took
the lead from Thomond, I'd, at
Becher's Brook with Blue Prince third.
Whitney's jumper moved to the front
again at the canal turn, however, and
apparently had the race well in hand
when he weakened in the final dash.
Reynoldstown carried 158 pounds, II
more than was packed by Blue Prince.
one of the lightweights Of the field of
~. Thomond II had 167 pounds in
the saddle, with Jockey Speck ham
ding the reins. Blue Prince closed at
40 to l and Thormond II, at 9 to 2.
Only Six Finish.
Only six finished the course. Lazy
Boots was fourth, Uncle Bait fifth and
Bachelor Prince sixth. The four other
American-owned entries, including
castle Irwell, owned and ridden by
George H. (Pete) Bostwick, fell either
the first or second time around the
course.
Nobody in the main stand knew
when Golden Miller went down, but
thousands gasped disappointment when
he failed to appear the first time past
the judges stand. The bookmakers
danced with joy.
The Bostwick- Castle Irwell combi-
nation looked great the first time
around, running strong second to
Uncle Bait. The American sportsman
dropped out Of competition quickly,
however, as Thomond II, Blue Prince
and the winner moved to the front.
The three leaders took the next to
the last hurdle almost together, and
then Thomond II forged to the front
by a narrow margin. He was unable
to stand the pace. however. When
the first three horses crossed the finish
line no other horse was in sight.
Slower Than 1894.
Golden Miller fell at the first fence
after Valentines Brook on the first
trip around the course.
Reynoldstown was clocked in min
utes and 81 seconds, one second slower
than the record established by Golden
Miller last year.
Clear. sparkling weather promised
game spectators the finest visibility
in many years for the running of the
famous steeplechase.
There was no hint of ground haze
such as marred last years event.
Great Britain declared a holiday
while half million of the Kings
subjects sought to gain at least a
fleeting glimpse of the running.
Twenty-seven jumpers had been
named for this most gruelling steeple-
chase in the world-4 miles $50 yards,
with 80 Jumps.
Golden Miller, winner a year ago,
was the shortest-priced favorite in
the Grand Nationals 97-year history,
9 to against. in the last nights
quotations.
Carrying most of the American
hopes were Thomond II and Castle
Irwell. Thomond II was quoted at
to l and Castle Irwell at 20 to !.
Between the two American favorites
in the betting list was F. E. Peek's
French-bred Tapinois, a 19-to-2 shot.
Completing the American contin-
gent were Whitney's Royal Ransom,
IS to l.; Jesse Metcalfe's Theras, Sc
to /, and M. D. Blair's Fouquet,
80 to /.
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FTER having fooled for Is
years with all kinds of idealis-
tic formulas of international
cooperation, outlawry of wars
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L I >
the linotype operator, wouldn't bet
$4,000 on horse he never saw" Teed
decided to take the cash.
This morning he banked it. THAT
$4,000 was drawing interest" said
Teed, when Tapinois lost out at Ain
tree" Teed said he wasn't going to
invest in any fancy stocks. I'm fol-
lowing my bankers advice and hope
to have nest egg for my old age"
j. Harry Cunningham, for years
secretary of the Grid1ron Club and
president of an engraving company
here, held q sweepstakes ticket on the
horse to place fourth, Lazy Boots.
Cunningham said he expected to
realize about $4,000 on the ticket. All
Of the tickets are worth $3,975 and
there is a cash prize in addition on
horses which finish the gruelling
course.
None Of four other local holders of
sweepstakes tickets placed in the
prize money at today's running.
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DANCE SPONSORED
Jewish Student Loan Fund Again
to Hold "Gigolettes."

Encouraged by the success of their
last "gigolettes" dance, the Jewish
Student Loan Fund is sponsoring an
other dance to be held tomorrow night
at the Jewish Community Center. One
hundred and fifty members of Phi
Delta, Sigma Pi Sigma and Ioa Gam
ma Phi Sororities will act as hostesses.
Proceeds from the affair will be used
to help pay for the tuition of students
through the loan fund. The fund is
Endorsed by many civic leaders in the
Capital, including Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith, Senator King and Rabbi
Abram Simon.
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VIRGINIAN WINS $4,000
EDISON MEMORIAL PRIZE
Miss Lillian Banks of Norfolk
Designs Universal Light to Be
Tribute to Inventor.

BY the Associated Press.
DR.. Alfred Warsaw, president of
the association sponsoring a "univer-
sal memorial light to Thomas A. Edi-
son." said last night that the winning
design for the memorial had been sub
mitted by Miss Lillian Banks of Nor
folk, Va.
DR.. Warsaw said the selection of
her design carries with it the award
of a $4,000 prize.
He said he would go to Norfolk
Tuesday to discuss the memorial with
the designer.
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~ years VIII Gal hilluS VI lucdllS-
"A tic formulas of international
4 4 cooperation, outlawry of wars
and what not. Europe is now
settling down and putting into effect
once more the good old system OF
military alliances and secret agree
ments. When the new war breaks
out the discredited statesmen will
shout again that this is the last war
ito end all wars"
After President Wilson made known
his IA points and the slogan that the
allies were fighting ito make the
world safe for democracy" Bernard
Shaw issued his own statement. Said
Shaw: President Wilson has rem
dered the allied powers a real service
by telling them what they are fighting
for. They did not know it until now"
\ xx
It will be amusing to read in the
next few months another statement
regarding the fight for democracy,
signed by Mussolini and Stain.
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only. Several thousand men will go
to work on that building. Masons,
carpenters, electricians-all to enjoy
a year and half's work at top wages.
More prosperity.
A IL the department stores, and the
- little shops. the butchers and the
bakers, and the restaurant keepers,
are experiencing a trade revival.
Department store sales in May this
year were 1875 higher than the May
sales of 1884. They in turn were 1871
per cent higher than the sales of
May, 1888.
So it goes!
Office buildings, once begging for
renters, now show rental lists ap-
preaching 4 per cent Of capacity. Two
years ago it was estimated that the
office buildings of Washington, by
and large, were IS per cent filled. In
June of this year the estimate reached
95.7-an increase of ia per cent.
So far as occupancy is concerned,
the same Is true of apartment houses.
To all intents and purposes they are
practically filled-less than per cent
of the apartments in Washington are
on the rental list.
In June, 1888, IS per cent of
Washington apartments we're rented.
This June the number grew to 97.4
per cent-an increase of las per cent.
This Is one of the reasons why
builders have gone in for the New
England fiat idea. To show how the
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money passed around by the visiting
lobbyists.
It all goes, however, to make WASH
ington rich.
Even the Tourist Camp. one Of the
finest in America, has been playing to
capacity this year.
In other words, Washington holds
poker hand known as the full house.
THE march of progress is on. new
automobiles to the number Of Ia
TAB bought here in the first i've
months of this year. Thousands more
have been purchased since They
are rolling over the streetS-at least
$4,000 new cars-helping to clutter
the already over-burdened traffc lanes
in this year of prosperity.
Two years ago. in the first i've
months, the automobile dealers Of
Washington could get nd Of only S.74s
new cars. Their business in the mean
time has improved 1915 per cent
1t is generally believed that Wash
ington has more cars per capita than
any other city in Americs-in the
world.
From January to July ~, this year,
the Traffic Bureau sold lSl, ,leS tags for
cars old and new. That means the
entire population of the city could 60
riding in its motor cars-alnoSt two
cars for every five persons. No other
capital city in the world has the sane
quota. Berlin, for instance. has only
one car for every IS inhabitants,
So far as sirplane facilities 60,
Washington also leads all the capital
nations in the world. This is tire
busiest airport Of them all. though is
stands only third in the American
scale.
On the average day in Washington
there are 26l airplane arrivals and
departures. That Is. private and pub
lie planes. They shoot out OF here TO
all points of the compass.
With a passenger list rs per cent
full. on an average. 20 arrivals and
departures are made at the Washing
ton airport each day by scheduled
planes-to New York. Cleveland. De-
troit, Chicago, Miami and way ports.
An average Of $40. passengers 3 day
travel thuswise.
Over top Of this is the usual days
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Robert J. oNeill, the builder, says
that as soon as. the electricians turn
on the lights in these fats they are
occupied.
People are coming into Washing
ton so fast" Mr.. O'Neill says, except
for the stupendous building program
we would. have difficulty providing
quarters for them
It looks that way.
Right before your eyes, ladies and
gentlemen, here is what happened in
the last year or two:
Washington passed the half million
mark in population.
In 1910 Washington's population
was 331,069. In 1920, 437,571, and
in. 1880, 486,869 July l, 1884, the
Bureau of the Census estimated the
population at 497,O00. At the same
rate of growth the population passed
100000 July this year. F,
GOVERNMENT workerS now come
within $4,000 of the total number
employed here during the World War
Then 117,000 helped Uncle Sam make
the world safe for democracy. The
peak was reached on Armistice day.
Now helping Uncle Sam keep the
wheels Of state moving, there are
103,453 men and women op the Fed
eral pay roll-in Washington.
That is a So per cent growth. In
1888 there were only 65,437.
Naturally there Is q corresponding
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Speeding To70ard Prosperity
the Ma1ion5 CapHal Heads the
List of AN Other american
Cities in Ne1v Building and
Development according to a
BroadSmvey7MtlNadePnbA

flourish, they are putting up two-story
buildings-and occasionally four
story structure
Were it not for a. local law against
30-story buildings, Washington would
take over the skyscraper industry from
New York-where there may never
be another one built in a generation.
Builders on this reservation plan to
cover the lot with as many buildings
as money can buy. AlreaCy ....::e build
ing boom here has reached staggering
proportions. More than 800 per cent
increase in two years.
Building operations jumped $5,000,-
600 from January through June of
this year over the same period two
years ago-in 1888. An actual in
crease of Bib per cent.
Now buildings in Washington open
as fast as they shuck oysters in Nor
folk.
The number of families provided
with new homes during the last six
months Of this year jumped almost
500 per cent over the same period two
years ago. From January through
June, 1888, only 271 families moved
into new houses-according to figures
compiled by the Bureau of Labor Sta
tiStiCS. This year, up to June 80,
1896 families moved into or are get
ting under new shelter. This is
an actual improvement of 1888 per
cent.
In all, the dollar value Of new resi-
dental buildings from January
through June totaled s6,631 ,090. The
new non-residential buildings-office
buildings, garages, hot dog stands and
the ike-went up to $8,829, ,799, or
a grand total of SIS 5,460, ,88s in build
ing operations. When repairs are in
cluded, the jump goes over the $20,-
100000 mark.
And the building still goes on!
out Georgia avenue way and New
~ Hampshire avenue extended, q
new development is taking place-the
introduction of an old New England
idea-the four-family fiat
The four-family fat is a two-story
effect-four individual fats or tene-
ments, each with a living room. bed
room, bath, kitchen and dinette. There
are no Easements under these houses.
They are heated by gas. The rent Is
arranged in the $40-a-month bracket.
At present, some 200 Of these fats
are under construction In various parts
of the city. a
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Upper, left: Tearing down the old to make way for the
new. Top, center: Shopping crowds in downtown
Washington Top, right: Government workers leay'
ing the Old Post Office Building adjoining the build
ing Lower, left: The old Calvert Street Bridge gives
way to the new, nearing completion Lower, cener
The heart of the Nations Capital showing the Old Post
Office Building hanked by the Government struc-
lures. Insert: streamline train coming
Washingtons electrified tracks. Lower, right:
Massive scafodng of steel used recently repair the
Washington Monument.
Airyiew
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growth in the Government pay roll,
amounting to 63.8 per cent. Last
June it hit an all-time high, at $15.-
753,823. On an annual basis this
amounts to more than $40. 100000.
In November, 1888, the Govern
ment- pay roll was well under $10,-
100000.
Since Uncle Sam himself hands out
this money, it is good as gold-and it
buys things.
Employment in other lines. too, has
lifted. Almost one-fourth of the I'M
employed have gone back to work.
From May, 1888, to May. 1885, en-
ployment increased here at the rate
Of 23.9.
Those who returned to work in
clude men and women in the hotel
business, department stores, whole
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builders are going after the money
with which to build, figures taken
from the quarter that lends the least
money for this work give an idea.
The building and loan associations in
the first six months Of 1888 made SO
loans of S269, 9,970-ior construction
purposes.
For the first six months Of this
year the Washington building and
loan associations loaned, for construc-
ton purposes. s1,845,O0O. In all, 208
construction loans. AS rule builders
deal with mortgage concerns-so this
is only the small-change operation.
E. C. Baltz, chairman of the board
of the Washington Taxpayers Pro-
tective Association, sees business get
ting better all the time in Washing
ton. He says:
"The number Of Federal employees
Is near the war time peak. Building,
always an important factor in WASH
ingtons prosperity, has staged sharp
comeback within the last six months.
The number of housing units started
so far this year is away above normal.
In view of these facts, it is diff
cult to understand why relief con-
tinues at an abnormal pace when
business in this city Is in a reasonably
prosperous condition, and has been so
for six months"
WHILE residents Of Washington
w newcomers and oldtimers alike
are thus being taken care of in the
way of dwelling houses, what about
the transients?
Thirty-five first-class hotels and
hundreds Of minor establishments
witnessed q 28 per cent increase in
business over the past two years.
In January and through May, 1888,
the hotels here were doing SIS per
cent of capacity business. From jan
uary this year through May the busi-
ness increased to- 70.S per cent-a
hop of 28.3 per cent. Just how much
business has increased since then
even Arthur Harnett, president of the
state definitely. Before going on va
cation he said business showed an i'm
provement, mostly from the honey
mooners. Washington this year got
its full quota of brides ard grooms.
Gus Gumpert, treasurer of the as
sociation, calls attention to the fact
that December and July are the worst
months in Washington hotel business.
Yet the month just passed proved to
be glorious-with 20 per cent gain
over July of last year. In the hotels
belonging to the association there are
$500 rooms-and three-quarters of
them rented each day and night, on
an average.
That means q lot OF outsiders
spending the night In Washington.
They bring money with them to spend,
It is estimated that more than 20
million dollars were spent In Wash
ington during the past year by the
travelling public.
Twenty million dollars manages to
spread itself around pretty we'll
seeking far corners In the community.
That is q low, conservative estimate
based on 5000 persons spending an
average Of $40 o day each. 1t reckons
not with the minor hotel patronage
ct all-nor With the huge sums of
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sale and retail stores, insurance COM
panies, banks and service establish
ments.
No figures showing increased en-
ployment in the building trades are
available. The fact that Washington
is building now more than normally
proves that artisans are back at work.
More men will go to work in the
building trades very shortly. Only last
week a contract was awarded for the
construction of the new Interior De-
partment building of the pres
ent building. Plans call for a $10,-
100000 structure, to be completed in
II months, work to start soon as pos
sible. This building will be the first
great Government project to use only
escalators for passengers. What ele-
vators are installed win be for freight
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By John Jay DAILY.
V YHILE America moves steadily

y y y
w YHILE America moves steadily
NA toward recovery, Washing
Wv ton, the Nations Capital,
is setting the pace to lead
all other cities in new building, growth
and municipal development.
A new era of living is being fash
ioned on the banks of the Potomac.
Gone are days of dealing with doom.
Prosperity, never far around the
corner, has come to town.
A recent survey of business, COM
merce, industry. trade, traffic and
general living conditions here-com-
pleted yesterday by the secretary of
the Washington Taxpayers Protective
Association, Rufus S. Lusk-shows
that the City Of Magnificent Distances
tops all others in America in recovery
and, new development.
Pictures of paradise on earth are
painted with prosaic figures taken
from governmental and municipal re-
ports-cepsus surveys, commercial
statistics, business indices, social
oouAACo aASA SfSA IcAc4 iIU1 IuLnlud-
tions. Y
Sounds of the hammer and the saw,
the nervous tattoo of the riveter, the
clank Of the sledge, the chug chug of
the motor, hoisting derricks, revef-
berate over the housetops.
Transportation has speeded up.
From New York and way-stations to
Washington, streamline trains and
buses shoot through the countryside.
Airplanes day and night fly the sight
seer, the business man, the legal ad-
visor and the political poetaster to the
seat of American Government.
WASHINGTON in World War times
N'F was busy as q beehive.
Washington In peace times-and In
the midst of q worldwide depression
takes on the throb of new life.
There Is activity over and under
the asphalt, gold in the Treasury. and
the watchful eyes of the world are
on this mans town.
Bang, bang, bang! Another build
ing goes up to house the incoming
hordes. In the last three months
Washington reached second place
among all American cities in building
activity.
Now, the race for supremacy is be-
tween Washington and New York.
In Manhattan, where skyscra eers
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comes lost in the uniformity Of hurry
ing men.

comes lost in the uniformity Of hurry
ing men.
WHAT'S A MAN TO DO?
MOT so long ago Col. Dan I. Sultan.
IN Engineer Commissioner. was a
little late for speaking en-
gagement. When he arose to talk, he
realized, too. he must prepare for an
i early exit. But the colonel is clever
This is what he said:
"A number Of years ago was sta
toned in Nicaragua, where they have
many odd customs which Americans
hardly understand. For instance, there
the man is absolute ruler-dominating
his home in every way.
Nov in America things are some
what different. My wife told me on
arrival home this evening that ] am
scheduled to remain for dinner with
guests, but my secretary already had
contracted me for this talk, so there we
were. l left home in i'll repute, YOU
might say. Perhaps if I had stayed
in Nicaragua more than just two years
I might have started to get the uppar
hand in my own family" The colonel
shook his head sadly. But fellow
never knows"
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PALATIAL PLANE BOUGHT
BY DORIS DUKES KIN
Machine Specially Designed for
Walker Inman Has Speed of
More Than 200 Miles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 19.-Walkel
Inman, wealthy sportsman and half
brother to Mrs. Doris Duke Cromwell
tobacco heiress, accepted delivery yes
terday from local airplane manufac-
turing plant of ship specially de-
signed for him.
The plane, powered by two 400
horsepower motors, has six seats, a
lounge bed. filing cabinet, folding
table, reclining chairs, lavatory, radio
and a gyro-robot to opeia ate the con-
trols. 1t has top speed OF more than
200 miles an hour.
Inman, who has a transport pilots
Incense, is expected to do considerable
of his own plotting.
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NAVY Cook Found Dead.

SAN PEDRO, Calf, March 19 tP.-
c. G. Burns, IS. ships cook on the
Scouting Force repair ship Vestal, was
found dead in hotel yesterday, a
bottle of poison under his bed.
Navy records list Burns home at
Carbondale, ILL.,. and his mother as
Mrs. Millie M. Burns, Christopher, Ill.
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STRANGER.

south side of the monument in the
center of Lafayette Park.
His clothes are shabby, and his
crushed hat covers the white hair of
age. but he ignores the fiutter of snow
or the diagonals of rain.
When he reaches the spot he always
seeks he stops and faces the White
House. takes off his hat, places it over
his breast and closes his eyes. His lips
move silently. After a moment he
opens his eyes upward to the sky and
makes the sign of the cross. Then he
shuffles back to the streets and be-
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w ashington Wayside
Random. Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.
TELEPHONES.

IELEPHON1CS.
D1D you know that
IL Washington telephone service
was established December /,
1878, with Is telephones connected
with a small switchboard located at
1923 G street and Burnett L. Nevius,
2O4 East Underwood street, Chevy
Chase Md, was the operator.
Washington has 190,259 of the ap-
proximately 100000 telephones in
the world.
Washingtonians make approx
mately 100000 calls per day.
Telephone service was established
between Washington and thea follow
ing cities on the dates indicated:
Baltimore, July 25, 1888; New York,
December 81, 1885: San Francisco,
January 25, 1915: London, February
S. 1927, Madrid, October 13, 1928, and
Toxic, December T. 1884.
The first sentence ever spoken over
the telephone was on March 10. 1876,
when the inventor. Alexander Graham
Bell, said: 'Mr. Watson. come here,
l want you" to Thomas A. Watson.
his assistant in the little Boston
workshop.
STRANGER.
y VERY day at $50 am. he turns
r. his back on the clatter of the
city on its way to work and
shuffles to a place of quietude on the
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5000 Hardy Well Known
EverbIooming .Rosebushe.

Dame Edith Helen, Pink
EtiOle de France. Red
Frau Karl Druschki. White
Gruss an Teplitz. Red
X. A. Victoria. White
LADY AshtOwn. Pink
Los Angeles. Yellow & Pink
Nine. +. Herriott,
Yellow g. Pink
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Miss Rowena Thorn. Pink
Mrs. Henry Morse. Pink
Radiance. Pink
Red Radiance. Red
SOuv. de Claudius Pernet.
Yellow
Talisman. Three-tOne
Willowmere. Pink g.
Yellow