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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
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AWAITS WPA
SH0VELS
Watches HungriIy for
Work to Begin on
Improvements

1t takes more than freezing
weather and icy paths to keep DR..
William M. Mann, director of the
ZOO, from his beloved steam
ShoVelS.
The word beloved" is used ad-
visedly because for the past 81
weeks the good doctor has waited
impatiently for them to begin
work on the four new WPA prof.
ects designed to make the Wash
ington Zoo second to none in the
country.
First he talked Congress into
exhaustion until they finally gave
in. Then he wore himself to q
frazzel waiting for the appropria-
tions to come through. And now
he has worn a path to where the
new elephant house is to be, just
to see if those steam shovels were
working.
Every day for the past week he
has braved impossible weather.
a mere nothing to former ex-
plorer-to watch that steam shovel
dig the foundations and to listen
to the whine Of its engine:
(which is music to my ears"
Points Out Meats
Today, accompanied by Edwin
H. Clark, consulting architect Of
the procurement division Of the
Treasury, DR.. Mann pointed out
where the meats separating the
elephants from the public will be
located.
Washington's three elephants
which include Babe, aged 81,
and two others aged 10 and Is,
will not be fenced in. Like The
Chicago Zoo, also designed by Mr..
Clark, they will have moats-
similar to those used when
knighthood was in flower-in-
stead.
An elephant, Mr.. Clark ex
planned, won't step into anything
he cannot feel with his trunk,
and if he can't feel the bottom
of a ditch-and the meats will
be deep-he won't step either
into them or beyond them.
Can Leap A Ditch
Lions and tigers. DR.. Mann
added, can leap a ditch with ease,
so they will continue to be con
fined behind bars. However. their
new cages will have ventilation
similar to that used in the bet
ter movie houses so that pungent
odor one notices on entering the
lion house will soon be a thing
of the past.
All the animal houses will have
removable skylights which will
not only admit sunlight and fresh
air, but will prolong the life of
the animal. They will also elimi-
nate the necessity for outdoor
cages.
The hippos come in for their
share of attention, too. They are
going in for night life, with under
water lights in their pools. Nifty,
Ell?
Metal RuStprOOf
AS little metal as possible will
be used, Mr.. Clark said, and that
will be rustproof Thistle doctor
hastily pointed out-Will save the
taxpayers money in repairs.
The three new buildings will in
clude a bird house, to be COM
pleted-the doctor hopes-by July
4; the pachydern elephant
house by Thanksgiving and the
mammal house by Christmas. DR..
Mann added:
"And Mr.. Clark has designed
an aquarium that won't leak
which is a feat in ITSELF"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
KINDERGARTEN
D0UBLESUP

Because Of lack of space, kin
dergarten pupils at the Buchanan
School are divided into two
groups, one attending in the
morning and the other in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Reed and Mrs.
Mildred Setter are among the
teachers who must overcome
difficulties in teaching large
numbers of pupils in limited class
room space.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
JUNIOR, SENIOR
GROUPS T0BE
AFFECTED
Comprehensive Tax
On Class AIertness;
Called Supplemental

Georgetown University juniors
might we'll get "on their toes"
in a special scholastic sense right
away-the sooner the better.
Not that the third-year men on
the Hilltop" are not in many
ways ION their toes"-but because
The Washington Times learned
today that a new system of com
prehenSive examinations in junior
and senior electives and in the
entire field of Junior and senior
philosophy will be instituted at
once, although it's full effect will
not be felt until June, 1887.
George Washington students
are forewarned that comprehen
sives loom at Columbian College
also.
At Catholic University, fresh.
men learned last fall of new de-
velopments which similarly call
for frequent reviews.
Supplemental Only
These departures from ortho-
dox educational systems are in.
digenous to Washington, as was
learned last week at the conVen.
ton of the Association of Amer,
lean Schools and Colleges in New
York. Colgate, Skidmore and
Hamilton have all embarked on
new methods of handling the eX.
animation problem.
According to Father John E.
Grattan, S. j., dean of George
town, the comprehensive examina.
tions now planned will not sup.
plant the usual yearly examina-
tons now in effect, but will sup
plement them as an additional
means of retaining the knowledge
accumulated during the last two
years of college work.
The comprehensive on the cleo.
tiveS, Father Grattan said, will be
written. Whether the philosophy
comprehensive will be written or
oral has not been definitely de-
cided, it was explained, but the
tendency seems now to be toward
erals.
Dean Explains
Another point that is still In
allegiance, Father Grattan added,
is whether the comprehensive, if
oral, will do away with the pres
ent senior orals in philosophy.
Father Grattan declared:
There is no universal
panacea for correcting weak
ness in the retention of knOwl-
edge. Experiments on means
of making knowledge stick
have been going on for some
time on widely diversified lines.
The objective of education
is the absorption of as much
knowledge as possible. We be-
lieve that these comprehensive
will assist toward that Obiec-
tive"
An even more drastic innova.
ton may be inaugurated at
George Washington University'S
Columbian College along certain
lines. Dean Henry Grattan Doyle
said that although no universal
system of comprehensive was be.
ing contemplated, plan for com.
prehensive examinations in the
major field of each student was
under consideration.
System at C. u.
This plan, DR.. Doyle explained,
calls for a comprehensive each
year in the major course covering
Continued on Page 10. Col, q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Distribution Seen Kew
To World Peace

Currency manipulation and alb
normal trade barriers are ECO
nomic weapons leading to war"
Thomas j. Watson, industrialiSt
and American chairman of the
International Chamber of Com
merce, told $50 women delegates
to the eleventh conference on the
cause and cure of war in the
Hall of Nations of the Hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
G. O. P. Women Meet

SILVER SPRING, Md, Jan. %.
The Federation of Republican
Womens Clubs of Montgomery
county will meet in JeSsup-B Blair
Community House, Silver Spring,
Md, January q, when plans for
the clubs participation in the
coming presidential campaign will
be discussed.
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Here's Early Slant
on Major Eastern
Grid Alma Momsies

OUR scribe may as well put his
\ neck out among the celebrated
gentlemen who boast how they can
handicap = most humanity cratic
sport with prim statistics. Herewith
Is the dope concerning the 1886 pros
poets Of the East's leading gridiron
alma m0msies.
YALE-After two years Of proba-
ton Bob Beckwith is back at center
and the line seems likely to be the
strongest since Pond and Neale took
over the coaching assignment. Bob
Train will be missed at end but, if
Scott passes his exams and teams
up with Wright at tackle, they'll
make strong combination.
HARVARD - Fair enough line,
especially ut the tackles, where
Gaifncy and Kerkovian perform. Of
Tense seems wocfully weak, though,
and, unless some sophomore back
surprises, Prof. Harlow may need
to call out some Of those marines
who used to perform for him at
Western Maryland.
PRINCETON-When Gil Lea, last
and greatest of the football Leas,
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inal little liver pills put up 90 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
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Olympic Stars May Turn Pro
If Real Money Goes on Line

III some OF those babbling pro-
motors lay some real money on the
line flock Of track stars immedi-
ately will turn pro. Several Olym-
pic stars admit frankly that they are
much interested in open meets but
do not wish to lose their amateur
standing until they are guaranteed
a better proposition Frank
Graham, the famous sports column
mist, started writing baseball twenty
years ago. In his first week he saw
sim Lavender pitch a no-hit game
for the Cubs against the Giants and
watched Bancroft and Stock make
a triple play Git really could have
been completed by Bancroft alone)
in a@Philly Giant contest Bill
Tarnsworth and Toney Belts, the
eminent sports writers, were send
ing it in in such huge chunks that
Aqueduct clubhouse bookies had the
filters while paying of recently
Doc Morris, the famous fight pub
licist, has been picked as press
agent for the Rev. (Share the
Wealthy Smith who soon will speak
at the New York Hippodrome.
Coach Clair Bee says his Long
Island u. quintet, undefeated last
year, will be very good again this
winter but that it is senior COM
bination and will lose three or four
games Dutch Bergman, Catho-
lie U. coach, has prepared a book
called Fifty Football Plays"
International leaguers say that Nc
Carthy and Koy Of the Newark
Bears were almost ruined by the
night baseball played on the Yankee
farm this summer . The Yam
KEGS made rs home runs off Phil
adelphia pitchers this season !.
Wade Killefer of Indianapolis and
DOME Bush of Minneapolis man
age their ball clubs without signing
contracts Harold Lloyd of the
movies owns a private golf course
Billy Sullivan, Cleveland catch
err, returns to his job as salesman
for Chicago tailoring company aft
err the baseball season.
Don Bulge uses the heaviest rack
ct in tennis /. 1t weighs 15Ia
ounces Ellsworth Vines uses
a 1914 ounce racket Southern
California has a Japanese quarter
back on its freshman football squad.
University Of Texas is not issuing
No. 33 on its football jersies .
That was the number worn by Bohn
billiard. who scored the touchdown
that beat Notre Dame in 1884 /.
Whenever back comes along who
shows he Is worthy to wear It, wen
let him have the jersey" Coach
Jack Cheyigny told his squad, "but
until then the number is in the
trnnnv ROOM
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-08
Money DESTROYED

When Uncle Sans paper mon
ey becomes worn ano badly soiled
it is returned to the Treasury
where it is destroyed and bright,
new bills issued in it's place. If
all denominations were thorough
ly mixed together before being
tossed in the macerator each ton
of money destroyed would contain
approximately $4,000 one-dollar
bills, 10000 fives, 10000 tens,
$4,000 twenties, 10000 twos and no
more than 10000 fifties and high
er denominations, which proves
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ones, fives and even the tens
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NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:

NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:
r OLKS are mumbling about the
way the Yankees are handling
their World Series ticket sale
Babe Ruth says his only batting
practice this year came when he
swung at an indoor baseball. He
missed on the first three cuts and
broke the bat when he finally con-
nected Is a celebrated sports
hero, rather new to the turf and
reported to be winning and losing
vast sums at the tracks, really bet
ting for one of the best educated
books? Adolfo Luque, the very
able coach Of the Giants is one Of
the most accomplished rhumba
dancers Of the generation
Cards and Dodgers picked Fred
Fitzsimmons to give Carl Hubbell
the most pitching help in the World
Series. They say the big fellow Is
almost as fast as he was five years
ago.
What celebrated college is
squawking about letting it's basket
ball team add to the Garden profits
this winter? The reason seems to be
that the front for the Gardens court
activities is too closely and actively
connected with a track bookmaking
minor politician Tom Laird,
the celebrated sports editor who
flew in from California day or two
ago, says that Joe Marty, latest
high priced Pacific Coast league
sensation, is by no means a Di-
Maggie. Dan Morgan, who used to
manage him, says that Trainer Bill
Schaefer OF the Giants was the
best gymnasium fighter he ever saw
=. frankie Frisch's legs are black
and blue from hip to ankle due to
the beatings he took while attempt
ing to rally the Cards by personal
appearances at second base.
II 1t Is true what they say about
Dixie, Georgia will have the best
football team down that way this
season. Spec Towns, the Olympic
hurdling ace who plays end, and
Tommy Haygood, 2o0-pound junior
tackle, are the keymcn OF q really
great line Also you might
keep an eye on Gintoff, Boston col
lege's 197-pound sophomore. When
Gil Dobie gets back that big and
fast he usually goes places.
Lefty O'Doul, the former Yam
kee, Dodger and Giant, who
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-08

now manages the
San Francisco club,
will witness I h e
World Series
II New York state
racing officials ever
get time to wander
from the betting
ring into the pad
dock they might no
tice S o m e t h / n 6
which could be
changed to the bene-
fit of unwary tax
PAYERS. Under the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-08

The Maine Election
The conspiracy of secrecy which
surrounds 50 many issues in this
campaign, applies also to the voting
in Maine recently.
Actually the results should not
have been SO pleasing to the Repub-
Leans, and should have been more
pleasing to the Democrats than their
statements indicated. There were
several points perfectly known to
the management of both organiza-
tons which they are not discussing
in the public prints.
For instance, the fact that
negroes form a small part of the
Maine electorate.
The Democrats know this. OF
course. They know that they are
counting Oh the switch Of negroes in
large blocks from the Republican
to the Democratic parties TO swing
almost every pivotal state II they
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graduated IN June,
Princeton took stock
and found three 9TH
er first-string ends
also were missing.
This is the only spot
causing Coach Girls
Ter much concern
now and the Sophs
insist he really has
nothing to worry
about. Charley Toll,
who may 60 down in
Nassau history as
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a. Ceppi, Barfield, Keck, Cooney,
Hart, Hillebrand. Biffey Lea and
Hector Cowan, is the one to watch
in the line. Although there is TO
fullback quite as good as the de-
parted Pepper Constable, Chick
Kaufman and Ken Sandbach are
dashing ball-carriers and it is diff
cult for neutrals to believe the Tt
gers will not be as good as last year.
PENr1-Veteran, mostly seniors,
team which should be one Of the
best but which probably will en-
counter the customary Penn politi-
cal reverses. Gisburne is the key
tackle.
COLUMBIA-Far better than last
fall. Sid Luckman, triple-threat
back, and Art Radvilas, fine end,
are the best of some unusually
strong sophs, while Tackle Bate
man is the ace of the line
DARTMOUTH-We at guards
and none too IRE Mutt Ray will
recover sufficiently to resume star
ring at center. Hollingsworth, late
1885 discovery, may star as triple
threat along with several other fleet
backs.
CORNELL-Several teams will
find the Big Red tough to take but
Cornell is at least a year away
from what old grads hoped for when
they hired Coach Snave,y. Very
good sophom0res and Captain Jack
Batten, already celebrated as a de-
fensive star, may be the seasons
best kicker.
FORDHAM-Spies insist Jimmy
Crowley is working with numerous
rugged and powerful candidates, but
that the Rams are by no means as
strong as touted. There may be
some trouble filling the tackle gaps
left by Sarno and Sabo.
MANHATTAN-Line is certainly
big and fast and probably dumb.
Tuckey could be the best fullback
in the East. Chick Meehan is OPP
timistic as usual and he may be
right about several of those sur
prises he promises to spring.
N. Y. U.-Not as strong as last
year and definitely misses the kick
ing and passing of Big Ed Smith.
PITT-A fine big bunch of boys
with just one weakness, the lack of
Nick Klisky at center. Jock Suth-
erland, ordinarily very good at de-
veloping pivots, now is working on
that problem.
ARMY-Gar Davidson says the
Cadets are big and strong with more
reserves than last year bui that
they lack speed. Monk Meyer, OF
course, is the pigskin toting star
and Bob Kasper seems to be doing
all right, SO far, at the difficult job
Of replacing Quarterback Grohs.
NAVY-Another possible dark
horse inspired by the revenge motif
Still sore over that first half run
away last December, and even now
more concerned with the Army con-
test than with early season affairs.
Whisperers confide that so far il
shapes up as one Of the weaker
MILDLY teams.
HOLY CROSS-Big, strong and
fast with a nice smattcring OF sophs
headed by Hank Ouel!ettc, tormci
Eaverhill high star. This crack bal
carrier may shove Rex Kidd. ace
pilot for the past two seasons, righl
ont OF the lineup.
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present layout sharpshooters have
too much access, or, at least, ways
of getting in touch with jockeys at
local tracks Watty Clarke says
that Leo Durocher, once a woeful
hitter, now drives a ball back at
a pitcher harder than any other Ma
tional league batter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-08

Lefty O'Doul, the former Yam
kee, Dodger and Giant, who
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HOLY CROSS-Bis, strong and
fast with nice smattcring OF sophs
headed by Hank Ouel!ettc, former
Eaverhill high star. This crack ball
carrier may shove Rex Kidd. ace
pilot for the past two seasons, right
ont OF the lineup.
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Montana labor news., 1936-12-24
UNION MEANS DOUBLED
PAY TO TIFF MINERS

POTOSI, Mo.-(FP)-Union or
ganization has meant more than
doubled pay for Washington Coun-
ty, Mo, tiff miners during the past
year.
Ending their latest strike, they
have again won pay increases, this
time by SOC, bringing the price paid
by professors to $3.50 a ton. The
new scale affected $500 miners. Mill
hands in the processing plants have
been raised Csc a day, bringing the
minimum daily wage to about So.
More impoverished even than
southern sharecroppers until they
waged a militant struggle against
armed deputy sheriffs, injunctions
and Imprisonment of their leaders,
the miners are now well organized
in the Init. Union of Mine, Mill &
Smelter Workers.
Montana labor news., 1936-12-24
Y IS HUGE
TRAT0n
CAMP AND JAIL
los Concentration Camps.
225,00 people jailed.

lUo CONCENTRATION camps.
225,000 people jailed.
Prison sentences totaling 100000
years.
IS death sentences.
80 women executed, jailed or driv-
en- to suicide.
These figures are admittedly in
complete. There are thousands of
others who were beaten to death
behind prison walls; who were shot
while trying to escape; who alleg-
edly committed suicide. Who are
they? How many? Nobody knows.
No human agency can keep track
of the Nazi crimes.
Hundreds of thousands of Ger
mans guilty of no crime except that
Of stoutly defending democracy have
been confined at one time or anoth-
er to Concentration Camps. The
Nazi claim that only two camps with
a handful of 'incorrigibles' remain,
is not true. More than 10000 still
languish behind barbed wires. Re-
ports of the correspondent of the
conservative British daily, ssThe Lon
don Morning POST, describe the
shocking conditions of hundreds of
prisoners in the Camp of Lichten-
burg. They are mistreated. Their
sufferings are beyond description.
They are kept from any contact with
the outside. Not even letters from
their relatives are handed to them.
Germany's story is the story of
every country ruled by dictatorship.
Thousands of Mussolini's opponents
are herded together on the Lipari
Islands. Austria's prisons r over
crowded. Fascism breeds war. Hun
dreds of thousands of Spanish work
ers are its victims. Its agents are
busily plotting the destruction oil
democratic rule and democratic in
situations everywhere. Americas
shores are infested with them.
American organized Labor togeth-
er with the Labor movements Of
Europe is actively engaged in bring
ing relief to the victims of Dictator
ship. The Labor Chest organized by
the American Federation of Labor
in 1884 has raised hundreds of thou
sands of dollars for this purpose
Thousands of workers and their fam
lilies have been saved from utter des-
titution.
This cause needs and deserves
your full support. We shall appre-
ciate it if you will give the widest
possible publicity to our relief ac-
Invites and thus help us to mitigate
the ~sufferings of innocent people
crushed by dictatorship and tyranny