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The Washington times., 1938-07-01
2 U. S. BUILDINGS
TO REPLACE 200
EYESORES
New Projects Reach to
Senate BarberShop

Once upon a time, the United
States Congress saw fit to appro-
PIRATE $4,000 to protect the con-
eressional beard.
And today, because virtue al
ways pays, that heroic beard-sav.
ing appropriation is recalled as q
great monument to men who were
far-sighted.
In 1912, a housing report was
made to the then President Roose-
veit-it was Teddy" then-by ia
cob Riis. The report was sort of
private, but shortly afterwards,
Mr. Riis testified before a con-
gressional committee.
GUESS WHAT HE SAW?
And what he said he saw was
enough to make Congress open UP
its purse-strings to benefit the
DiStrict-and the congressional
boards.
For what Mr.. Riis saw was Will
low Tree Alley, described then as
notorious" and in the recesses
of that not-tooclean alley he saw
a host of white things fluttering
on a line in the breeze. Across
the white things, recognized on
closer scrutiny as towels, was writ
ten:
Senate barber shop"
Promptly the appropriation was
passed to tear down the slums
in Willow Tree Alley.
PLAYGROUND LATER
Sometime later a playground
was built on the site of the de-
molished slums, and although
little used, the playground still
remains as monument to those
heroic men who saw a blight to
our fair city and a danger tc
their boards in Willow Tree Alley
That site today, 26 years later
is in the midst Of the squares or
which the Government contem
plates the construction of the pro
posed Social Security and Rail
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

HOLLYWOOD, July 1 G.N.S0.
Joan Blondell, blonde film actress,
listened to her husband, Dick
Powell, screen singer, Groom a
cheerful song today.
She presented him with an
eight-pound girl at the Cedars of
Lebanon Hospital here.
The child was the second for
Miss Blondell. Her 4-year-old son,
Norman, is the son of her former
husband, George Barnes, but was
adopted by Powell.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
SCHE|DON STAND.
SWEARS he SHOT
AT AUTOS TIRES
Had No Intention to Kill,
Says Police Rookie
Continued from Page y

by three or four inches. I was
scared and Jumped out of the
way.
Il thought it was my duty
to shoot to stop that driver.
AS I Jumped l fell through
hedge. I pulled my gun and
started firing at the tires and
the gas tank. I did not intend
to hit the driver. The car rolled
along and came to stop.
FIRED FIVE SHOTS
II did not know what that
driver might do, so l reloaded
my gun. I had fired five shots"
Former Senator Frank Ball, de
tense attorney, asked Scheid:
Would you have fired at the
driver for merely reckless driv-
tng?"
Scheld replied:
mo sir, I would not"
After he discovered Daugherty
was shot Scheid said he calleo
Arlington county police and the
rescue squad and the wounded
man was taken to the hospital.
DIED NEXT DAY
Il was pretty well broken up
after l found that he had been
shot. l was very nervous"
Scheid said he did not learn
until the following day that
Daugherty had died Of wound
in the head.
The defense yesterday attempt
ed to show that Scheid and Knox
were searching for an automobile
thief who had stolen car that
night. Under cross-eXamination
by Commemorative Attorney Law
renee Douglas. Scheid admitted
that he never had any idea that
Daugherty might be the man for
whom they we're looking.
THROUGH AS POLICEMAN
Earlier Scheid had testified Of
his graduation from high school
in 1888, of his three-year employ
ment in a drug store, and of his
appointment to the police force
nearly year ago. Ball asked:
DO you intend to do police
work again-after this is over?"
Scheid emphatically replied:
mo. SIR" -------
Scheid said he had been called
by Herbert Knox to help him
search for a stolen car. He said
this was after midnight, and that
he went over and searched a field
firing a shot in the air.
WAS A LITTLE SCARED
Ball asked:
why did you fire your re-
Volver?"
ITO scare anyone that might
be hiding in the field"
Were you scared?
well, l guess was a little
scared"
Scheid said he had heard noise
at the Frazier house-the home of
Daugherty's brother.in-law, and
that he walked up and found two
men sitting in the car.
OFFERED HIM DRINK
He said they offered him a
drink but that he refused it, and
that as he started to walk away.
one of the men said:
"Get, the hell out of herel"
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Judge DOran
Succumbs at 6S

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July l.
Judge James P. Doran, SO, presid-
ing justice of the third district
court of Bristol, died yesterday in
his chambers after a heart attack.
A native of Cambridge, he was
educated at Holy Cross College.
He was appointed to the District
court bench in 1888.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Grandmother Wins
Support Decree

CHICAGO, Ill. July / 1NSD
Ar s1-year-old grandmother. Mrs.
Amy Thayer, today sued her 49,
year-old grandson, Bob Thayer,
and won a S110 a month support
money. Judge Albert 1sley made
tht award after he learned that
the grandmother. who is near
destitution. haG previously given
the youth a 1901 acre Montana
ranch.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

road Retirement Boards buildings,
between Independence Ave. and
C st., Third and Fourth SITS. S.W.
The local Alley Dwelling Author
ity is much interested in the pro-
posed construction. because more
than 200 houses. all densely oc.
cupied, are located on sites Sc
lected for these buildings, and new
homes will have to be constructed
so that a housing shortage will
not be createn
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Health Institute Cornerstone Laid

SECRETARY of the
Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, jr. (left), is shown
with Mrs. Luke I. Wilson
and DR.. Thomas Parran,
Surgeon General of the
United States, at the lay
ing of the cornerstone for
the new National Institute
Of Health at Bethesda, Md.
Mrs. Wilson donate d
ground for the institute.
Washington Times staff Photo
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

Uncle Mack'S Funny Family
takes the air over Station VOL,
Sunday at 8 a. m. Be sure to set
your dial Saturday night at 1910
kc. Tell the children to turn on
the radio and listen to Uncle
Mack'S Funny Family.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
DUNNE GETS POST

NEW YORK, July l 1.N.SD.
Frank Dunno, president of the
New York Security Dealers AS
sociation, has been elected a mem
ber of the governing committee Of
the Investment Bankers Confer
ence, Inc.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Franco Advances
On Onda Front

HENDAYE, July 1 QNS.).-Generalissimo Francisco
Frances forces driving southwark toward Valencia today
captured five positions the Onda front, the
time nationalist troops the Bech crossed the Artana
road only four miles from Nues miles Valencia
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

OFFICES FOR RENT

and lavatory. Splendid location Just off
Conn. Ave, Plenty Of parking space. Reason
AHA tai
The Washington times., 1938-05-23
DODGE

Dodge 1875 2-Dr. Trunk Sedan cong
Original Jet black finish. spot 0OOO
less upholstery and a perfect motor.
EMERSON q ORME
II q NJ St. N. W. Dist. 500
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

You'll find many Used Cor bmquins
in todoY's Classified Section OF the
Herald ond Times.
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

| COLORED-D st. 8. E., between 10th and
18th SITS. rooms. hot water, electric
141O H st. n. W. DI. 1919. Ewes.
| GEO. 20S1.
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

THE FLEETWOOD
37o7 woodley Rd. N. WI. bedrooms.
liv. rm. dinette. kit. bath: refs. CT. O615.
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

SEE THESE APARTMENTS
Newly decorated. like new. 2 bedrooms.
living room. bath and porch. S42.50; 2
large rooms. bath and porch, $35. Strictly
white and convenient neighborhood. 44O6
Georgia Ave. N. W. See these before de.
Gliding Janitor
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

45TH PL S. E.. 1147-Cool. lovely 3-rm.
bath apt. with modern furniture; or un-
furn.; Frigid., cleo, gas, turn.; adults;
reasonable; Atlantic 6351.
The Washington times., 1938-05-23

(THE ALWYN)
Near 18th st. and Columbia Rd Three
rooms, kitchen and bath. S65.00.
| Four rooms, kitchen and bath: refrig.
Grafton on house current: elevator Resi-
dent manager. $4,000.
H. L. RUST CO.
| 1901 16th CT N NAT 2100
Evening star., 1938-12-03
"A Little Saturday Talk
BY Fred Neher

care of people in December. She
was goddess of the hearth" and
many fires burned in Roman hearths
when December winds blew in
Italy.
The worship Of a fire goddess
reminds us of the reason fires were
believed to be 50 holy in early times.
The earliest known way of kindling
a fire was by rubbing wood against
wood. This was a long and rather
hard thing to do, and the result was
that people tried to keep a fire
burning from day to day. and from
month to month,
In Vesta's temple at Rome there
were Vestal virgins. At first they
were young girls, from 6 to is years
OF age, and their work was finished
at the time they were old enough
to marry. Later the Vestal virgins
spent 80 years at the temple-10
years of training, 10 years of serv-
ice and 10 years teaching.
It was the duty Of the Vestal
Evening star., 1938-12-03
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Have you ever thought about the
meaning of this month of Decem-
ber? It came from q Latin number,
"decem," meaning 40" In other
words, December means tenth
month";" although 1t really is the
twelfth month in our calendar.
To explain the name, we must
20 back to the early Roman Gus
tom Of starting the year with March.
Counting from March, the present
month would be the tenth.
The early Romans opened the
year in March, but a later change
made January the first month. At
the time that was done, four
neutrality-suspicious., October, No
vember and December-should have
been given new names, but the old
names were kept, even though they
mean seventh" eighth" ninth"
and tenth"
The goddess Vesta was supposed,
IN Roman times, to take special
Evening star., 1938-12-03

Longfellow was right when he
penned these lines in 1863, for in
deed Paul Reveres famous ride had
almost been forgotten by the world
earlier historians had recalled the
famous alarm without mentioning
who gave it; in fact, a request of
Revere's for $5.25L travelling expenses
was refused by the Massachusetts
Committee of Safety as exorbitant.
Evening star., 1938-12-03

virgins to guard the fire in the
temple. If it was allowed to go
out, the one who had 1t in her
charge was whipped. In an event
Of that kind, new fire was kindled
by rubbing wood. The same process
was used at the Roman New Year,
when the old fire was put out and
a new one was started.
To become a Vestal virgin was
looked upon as high honor, and
many of those in the service of
the goddess were daughters Of i'm
portant Roman families. On taking
office they cut their hair and hung
the treSSeS on a tree.
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone. Merwn D.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby Howard Schenken
worlds leading team-of-four. inventors of
the system that has beaten every other
system in exist encel J
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Poor East

When a player realizes that every
time it Is his turn to lead he will
have some sort of problem, he
should endeavor to let his partner
get into the lead if possible, the
theory being that although he has
to guess, his partner may know
what to do. We recently saw a
hand chucked to declarer because
the West player failed to take ad-
vantage of this principle.
South, dealer
Both sides vulnerable.
North-South 40 on score.
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The bidding:
South West North East
1% Dbl. IA Pass
- Pass 3D. Pass
Pass Pass
Many players would have reached
final contract of two spades or
two no-trump with the North and
South hands. However, whatever
the final contract, the right defense
would beat it. Against three clubs
West opened the deuce of hearts.
incidentally, on any other lead the
hand would be cold Declarer played
dummy's king and East promptly
slgnaled with the jack of hearts
A diamond was led from dummy
and the 10-spot fnessed, West win
ming with the queen and continuing
with the four of hearts. Now East
carefully played the nine, forcing
declarer's ace and clearly marking
East with the 10-spot. Declarers
next play was the jack of diamonds.
West won with the ace and now
had no excuse for not playing the
six of hearts, which would have
put his partner in the lead. How
ever, for some reason or other West
elected to play the queen of hearts,
which held the trick.
Now West played a third dia-
mond. Declarer discarded a spade
from dummy, won in his own hand
with the king and played the nine
OF clubs. West played low and de-
clarer continued with the ten of
clubs. West won with the ace and
once more was back In the lead. At
this point the fine player would
have counted declarer's hand and
realized the only hope was a shift
to a spade. But, as may be seen
from the preceding, West was not
fine player. He led fourth dia-
mond. Declarer ruffed in dummy,
discarded the losing spade from his
own hand and made his contract.
OF course, there are any number
OF ways in which West might have
saved himself, but the simple way
would have been to let his partner
get IN with the ten of hearts.
(Copyrisht. 193s)
The, Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers if a stamped
s3-centl; self addressed envelope is in
to The -Four Aces. care Of The Evening
the Four Aces system nc Of a contract ce'ire Bridse
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Evening star., 1938-12-03

Listen. my children, and you shall
hear
OF the midnight ride of Paul
Revere
On the eighteenth of April, in
seventy-five;
Hardly man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day
and year."
Evening star., 1938-12-03
T~eAe Ia4

(Copyright. 1889
Ii you wish to Join the 1888
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, write
to me In care Of The Evening
Star. inclosing = Scent, stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
Winning Contract.
By THE FOUR ACES,

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine. Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team -of-four. inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other systeAdttn existence.)
Evening star., 1938-07-09
BY John Hix

MINE championship titles in q single
season is the record Of Hopkins,
Hopkins. Hopkins and Wood" Spring
field. Mo-. swimming team composed
Of three sisters and friend.
The four girls-Bettie Jane, Anna
Lou and Ellen Gale Hopkins and Faus-
tina Wood-included two Missouri
Valley A. A. u championships. indoor
and outdoor, in their total, besides
seven sectional titles
Forest Shrine.
An old Italian lumberman. wish
ing to leave living reminder Of his
faith. in 1906 carved the picture Of
q church on the trunk Of a beech
standing in Grove Township, Cameron
County, Pa.
Witnessing the event was L. C..
Wykoff, now . retired forest ranger
Just the other day Wykoff happened
to pass the same tree and, strange as
it seems, saw the identical carving,
still there after 80 years.
The carving was on the north side
of the tree. according to Wykoff, and
was cut only part way through the
bark. so that the trees growth had
not disturbed the original picture.
Evening star., 1938-07-09

Va eAAC 4uCCA OA oHaACc, 4AC NCClACu OIl
the safe return of a trump. De-
clarer finessed the ten, then played
the ace and king, discarding a club
and a heart from dummy. The king
of spades was cashed and Mr.. Becker
next played the ace Of clubs, then over
to dummy's king. He had intended
to discard his third club on dummy's
ace of spades, then trump q club in
order to establish q discard for his
losing heart. Unfortunately this plan
could not be consummated, since East
held two club shoppers. So, changing
his tactics, Mr.. Becker discarded a
heart on the ace Of spades, then
trumped q spade.
He now ran of his remaining trumps
which brought every one down to two
cards. West, Of course, held on to the
high spade and dummy retained the
ace-jack of hearts. East was forced to
blank his king of hearts in order to
keep the queen Of clubs. The rest
can be easily imagined. On the twelfth
trick Mr.. Becker played . heart. Vests
queen and East's king were captured
by the ace, and dummy's jack won the
f1nal trick.
(Copyrieht, 1887
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers IL . stamped t3-cent),
self addressed envelope is inclosed With
each communication addressed to the Four
Aces. care The Evening Star; Il you de-
sire the pocket outline Of the Four Aces
system Of contract bridge. send with your
request to the Four Aces. care The Evening
Star . stamped (3-cent). self-addressed,
laree-sise envelope and you will receive an
outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
Saving the Slam.


other systeHfsin existence)
Saving the Slam.
TT IS q far from comforting feeling
to arrive at . slam contract, which
have disaster loom when the opening
lead Is ruf1ed! This Is exactly what
happened to B. Jay Becker when play
ing q six-diamond contract recently.
He suddenly found his East opponent
trumping the opening spade lead. How
ever, Mr.. Becker recovered from his
surprise quickly enough to fulfill his
contract.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
~ Pass "a Pass
20 Pass 3N.T. Pass
50 Pass Pass Pass
After East r1lffed the opeffinp lead
Evening star., 1938-12-11

The southern beaches should
be more attractive thon ever
this winter. They'll be deco
roted by such snort new beech
styles as this bothine suit Of
block ond white royon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24
IT'S STILL WORK !

There are some folks who
hold to the idea that many
young people desire 10 get a
higher education so they
won't have to work with
their hands, who seek college
in order to fit themselves for
white-collar jobs. This field
is pretty well filed and many
a lad is compelled to take a
job where manual labor is
necessary. Just because you
are highly educated doesn't
mean your work is not hard
and tiresome. Often you will
find that the uneducated man
who labors by Drawn returns
to his home physically tired
but not mentally worn out.
Ask an Office worker if he
has sleepless nights worry
ing over mental problems ?
The fact that education gives
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24
FAREWELL TO NOVEMBER

The very unusual fall we
have enjoyed in almost every
section of the country, is re-
markable in many ways. Sec
tions where there has been
severe frosts accompanied by
heavy SHOWS and icy rains by
this time every year, are
commenting upon the beauti-
full days, the balminess of a
November breeze. To make
readers more aware of the
remarkable November, spring
flowers have been found
along a stream in Maine. The
first of this month found
cowshps, or marsh marigolds,
growing in a field in this
same state, while one woman
displayed strawberry bios
SONS found in her field. This
is indeed an indication of q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24
NOT THE SIZE

Maybe it is due to the
many movies we have seen
of vast halls, the estates, the
castles of the English gentry
but we have been of the
opinion that England was a
land of mighty palaces and
huge beamed ceilings. But
when we learned that their
last year demand for Christ
mas trees dwelt on those
three to five feet high, our
sense of proportion was
upset. We couldn't figure a
three foot cedar in some of
those rooms we have seen
on the movie screen! Seems
that the trees of large size
that were formerly in de-
mand were sold last year to
hotels.
But this buying of smaller
trees does not mean a dwind-
ling of the Christmas
Spirit. Voices raised in
carol-singing sound the note
that what difference does the
size of the tree make? Make
folks prefer the simple holly
wreath tied with a large red
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24
AUTO REASONING

"A Judge has ordered a
young WPA worker "either
30 sell or give away" his
automobile. This was due
to the fact that the mans
wife testified that her hus-
band spent most of his $12
weekly wage on the car. We
can believe this as anyone
who owns a car realizes the
upkeep is a major part Of
the family expense. Yet
there Is the side Of the WPA
worker too, for in many
cases a car is necessary in
securing and holding o job. It
has happened many times
hat unemployment relief has
been refused on the grounds
that persons applying owned
an automobile. There have
been many tales of cases
where families have called
for relief checks and gro
Gerry supplies-in their cars.
One story goes about the
woman, living in the city,
who called a taxi from relief
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24
Must Become Statesmen,
Quit Their Denagoguery

And, next, If the Republican lead
ership has good sense, it will dis
play its best brand. It will tell its
followers to become statesmen and
quit their demagoguery. The OPP
portunity awaits them to be con-
structive and if they fail to put for
ward sound proposals, they will
have justified the country in refus-
ing to give them control as was
done in 1895.
1t is proper to say, Of course,
that the Republicans viii not be in
control of either the senate or the
house. That means. they can have
no management of legislative ma
chinery. That machinery. which is
all-important in carrying forward
political party policies. remains in
the hands Of the New Deal. But
the absence Of control for the Re-
publicans can not destroy the re-
sponsibility which they have as
sumed in electing as many men,
bers Of the congress as is recorded.
They dare not dodge that response
bility.
Just ahead, therefore, lies the ne
cessity for Mr.. Roosevelt to realize
that there is q new public temper
which does not like extremes. and
for Chairman John Hamilton of the
Republican national committee, and
Republican Leader McNary in the
senate, and Republican Leader Mar
tin IN the house, there is the oppor-
tunity to fight for reasonable legis-
lation all Of the way. These three
Republican leaders must have
something to offer besides criticism
of the New Deal.
Western Newspaper Union
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-11-24

New Dealers D-rrage Of propagan-
da that the criticism, itself, was
propaganda. With the middle
classes back in the suspicious mood
that is good for democracy, they
are again occupying their rightful
role in government. There are
many times more of them than any
other group; they are the majority,
and they showed it again this year
by the sharp division of votes.
The New Deal, with the aid Of
old line Jeffersonian Democrats,
will control the congress for the next
two years. But their control is not
of such a character as to permit
denial of rights to any Individual
representative or senator or any
group of them. There can be no
mailed fist or must" orders. In
stead, if Majority Leader Barley
in the senate and Majority Leader
Rayburn in the house want to get
their programs through, there must
be moderation. Extremes will spell
defeat and revolt, and it is conceiv-
able that policies of a too radical
type could send the old line Demo-
Gratis over to the aid of the Repub-
licans and into a coalition to de-
stroy the New Deal utterly and eff
fectively. There can be no more
rubber stamp business. New Deal
tactics must change, and the sooner
the bunch Of so-called intellectuals,
the high brows. learn this lesson, the
better it will be for Mr.. Roosevelt,
politically.
! am told by a number Of politi-
cally important personages that the
election already has increased the
courage of some of the conservative
Democrats who were not outspoken
heretofore. 1t is predicted that
these will feel free now to tell the
President when they disagree. None
can foretell how far that situation
will develop. It is a part, how
ever, of the thought that modera-
ton must be the rule.