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The Washington times., 1938-10-04
Bids and Proposals

P. W. A. Project No. 1022-F
COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, Washington, D. C.-Sepa-
rate sealed bids for the installation of
conduits and manholes for the Fire Alarm
Distribution System from Mcmillan Park
or the site of the new Fire Alarm Central
Office to manhole No. 8. First and Doug
las Streets N. W.. north on First Street
to manhole No. o at Michigan Avenue
and First Street. west on Michigan
Avenue and Harvard Street N. W. to an
existing C. & P. Telephone Company man.
hole No. 1s, approximately 10 feet east
1O22-F), will be received by said Com
miscioners at Room 500. District Build
ing Washington' D. G. Cay until 200 o'clock
structions to Bidders. Form of Bid. Form
of Contract. Plans. Specifications and
Forms of Bic Bond and Performance
Bond may be examined and secured at
Department. Room 427. District Building.
and copies thereof obtained upon pay
ment of $40 for each set. Not more
than three sets of drawings and specifi-
cations, etc, will be furnished to any
one general contractor. Upon returning
such sets promptly and in good condi-
ton, said deposits will be refunded. The
Commissioners reserve the right to waive
any rmalities in or to reject any or
all bids. Each bidder must deposit with
his bid security in an amount equal to
five per centum (5%) of the base bid
in the form and subject to the condi-
tions provided in the Instructions to Bid
ders. Attention of bidders is particularly
called to the requirements as to condi-
tions of employment to be observed and
minimum wage rates to. be paid under
the contract. The estimated cost of
the work to be performed under this
contract is 100000. No bidder may
withdraw his bid within 80 days after
the actual date of the opening thereof.
G. M. THORNETT. Secretary, Board of
Commissioners. D. C. September 80. 1898.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
the Purchase Section. National Bureau
Of Standards. Washington, D. c., until 2
p. m, November Is. 1898. and then
publicly opened for high-voltage rectifiers
and X-ray tubes. Specifications can be
obtained from the Purchase Section. Ma
tional Bureau of Standards.
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con, to which this reporter has
not been invited. We will sulk
at home munching our sour
grapes and slipping buttermilk,
or else go out and cover some of
the half dozen or SO women's
club championships that have
hit the town all of a heap this
first week Of october. Brr-r-rI
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Snead Uber Allies

And yesterday, HELEN DETT-
WELLER, Maryland champion,
who only few days ago carded
q beautiful 78 over the Co
1umbia course in the Corby Cup
event, blew up completely in the
qualifying round Of Congress
sional Country Clubs women's
championship to take a SO.
HELEN has no idea what
exactly went wrong, but says
that IF there was q right way
to play any of my strokes yes
terday, I certainly didn't do it.
Everything went wrong at the
same time"
AL HOUGHTON, the Old
Point Comforter. was full of
The mar wells of SAMMY
tSNEAD'S golfing ability yester-
day, in between spectating at
East Potomac. He says he has
seen the White Sulphur pro
make men like L A w S Oh
LITTLE ana JIMMY THOMP-
SON look no better than buffers
J. pressing to keep up with the
club champion. He can out-hit
and out-general them all.
HOUGHTON likens his supe-
fiority over the rank-and-file of
prize-winning pros to the differ
ence that existed for over a
decade between the BOBBY
JONES and the rest Of the field
OF amateurs. And SNEAD is
Just be6iMning. Tile rest Of the
pros are scrambling around
with o vengeance, it's true"
says HOUGHTON, "but they're
only battling 1t out between
then for second place"
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Ladies' Man

The East Potomac pro-am did
not get quite the turnout of big
time pros expected. BIG ED
DUDLEY Of the huge Philadel-
phia Country Club layout was
too busy being a ladies' man to
motor down. Philadelphia coun-
try clubs broke out in a rash of
lady-pro events yesterday and
all the Quaker City professionals
had to be on hand to squire the
ladies around the links.
At East Potomac'S pro-am
most Of the out-of-towners did
better than the local club pros,
who seem to find the flat
Speedway layout something of
Q bette noire. A few minor
chord squawks were heard bear
ing on the position of the cups,
which were placed on the rise or
down-Slope of little hillocks. But,
after all, something has to be
done to stiffen the lay of the
flat terrain, and that seems to
be the only way it can be &C
complished.
More legitimate would have
been a kick or two regarding
the speed of those greens. No
one seemed to be able to pitch
and stick, and frequently chips
to the near edge ended up on
the far side.
The East Potomac greens
should have their share of top
dressing. Since attending the
meeting of greenkeepers at the
Agricultural Experimental Sta
ton at Arlington last week, I
have become something Of a
rocking chair authority (self-
styled on the subject Of green
keeping.
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Top-dressing serves three pur-
poses: Cd it covers up the dents
left by balls pitched to the
green; (2) the organic matter
found in all compost scattered
over the surface acts as a fertil-
izer; (3) barred roots are covered,
projected and thus permitted
to creep on, as is the natural
habit of healthy creeping bent.
But taken by and large, the
greens Of East Potomac are in
good shape considering the fact
that they take a worse beating
from scuffing feet than any
other green's in the city.
Things can get pretty dull
when time after time the same
performers come through on top
in sporting events. In golf, too,
par-busting by the same men
and women may grow so mon
otonous that a break in their
arrnor Of perfection may serve
not only to encourage the duffer
but to give added appreciation to
their good past and future per
formanceS.
This week has seen two fem
inine linkSters pause hesitating-
ly by the wayside, undoubtedly
atemporary alteration for each.
BETTY MECKLEY, Middle At
1antic champion, lost in the
first round of the first flight
Of Indian Springs champion
ship to MRS. RIG H ARD
KREUZBERG, 2 down.
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Ia uNC CA1I4 - VI NOuAOC, 4NaA4OJ
Reed. Field Horses: ASter Princess,
My Shadow. &C. F. Hockley-H.
Bruce entry.
FIFTH RACE
One and One Sixteenth Miles
1-Bootless (Smith) ....... 112
2-Genie Palatine (Sarno) 112
3-Sir Jim James (HowelD 112
Conquer (Gilbert) ...... lis
5-Clingendaal (Scheih) .... 103
6-Unheralded (Seabo) .... 10
Handicapper's choice-Conquer,
Sir Jim James, Bootless
SIXTH RACE
One Mile and Seventy Yards
Carnage q. Wagner) -. 105
2ANansemond (B. Hacker) i. 100
3-San Antioca q. Gilbert) . lis
+Chainwick Il. Dupps) .... 100
5-White Sand (R. Eccard) lis
6-Diplomacy (No boy) ..... LOT
Handicapper'S Choice-San An
tioca, NanSemond, Carnage.
SEVENTH RACE
Mile and a Sixteenth
More Pep (R. Hightshoe). 112
2-Timberline (R. Dotter). :. lis
3-Surprise Box ID. WeSt) ITO
4-Tuneful CR. Eccard) ..... ITO
.5-Lght Chatter Il. Dupps).. 1O9
6-Amhurst q. Gilbert) 90. 113
7-Camaraderie III. Mora) . Ill
HandicapperS' choice: More Pep,
Light Chatter, Camaraderie.
EIGHTH RACE
One and One-Eighth Miles
.1-Panalong (R. Dotter) 80. lis
'2-Scarlet o. (B. Hacker) :. 1O6
.3-Army and Navy CM. Sarno) lis
Anew Deal Il. Hanford .... lit
5-Black Grouse (H. Mora) . lis
6-Toni Il. Dupps) ......... 109
7-Amgood (No boy) ........ Ill
Handicapper's choice: Black
Grouse. Scarlet O., New Deal.
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Official Laurel Race Proqrom

Handicapper's Choice: Hockey
Bruce entry, OF course, Nancy
Reed. Field Horses: ASter Princess,
My Shadow. &C. F. Hockley-H.
Bruce entry.
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Paddock Picks EN-
AT LAUREL

Weather, clear: track, fast.
90; 2-Year-old colts and gel
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BEST BET-CONQUER.
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ever, for use during special occa-
sions, such as the presidential in
augllral ceremonies.
Coupled with the plaza improve
ment, Mr.. Lynn would like to see plans
carried out for the extension and COM
pletion Of the Capitol itself-a step he
said that should start the improvement
and Identification of East Washington
from the Capitol grounds down to the
banks Of the Anacostia River. Exten-
sion and completion Of the Capitol
Building has been urged for more than
10 years by all who have served as
architect Of the Capitol since the time
of Thomas U. Walter. The Commits
sion OF Fine Arts and a number of the
country's leading architects have in
dorsed the plan, but legislation to
carry out the project has never been
approved by Congress.
In 1885, however, the Senate passed
bill authorizing the Capitol extern
sion, but 1t died in the House Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Again, two years later. the Senate
passed similar bill, and it, too, failed
to get out Of the House committee.
Two Plans Proposed.
Two plans have been proposed for
extending the Capitol. One provides
for an extension Of the building east
ward for II feet 10 inches. The other
proposes an extension of 80 feet 6
inches.
The extension and completion Of
the Capitol is desired primarily to cor
rect an architectural defect in the
building which exists due to the skirt
or base Of the dome extending over the
east portico in such q manner as to
give the appearance of an apparent
lack OF support to the dome. The ex-
tension also would provide additional
arrny11 md q fio,,e 1{,r =. e.SL1,. "a ~
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gress and make possible the connection
Of the House and Senate gallery floors.
According to architects, the main
portico Of the Capitol does not support
the dome, but is so recessed and out of
scale with the wings that it lacks the
dignity and weight it should have. In
fact, one famous architect, Edgerton
Swartwout, of New York said 1t is
"a case Of the tail wagging the dog"
With the Capitol improvement and
Identification program, Mr.. Lynn be-
lieves the vista to the east should like
wise undergo an extensive beauty
treatment. He said East Capitol street
should be widened and lined with mon
umental buildings to provide fitting
and dignified approach to the Capitol
from the East.
Urges State Buildings.
An ideal plan, Mr. Lynn said, would
be to carry out proposal for the erec-
tion of a series of State buildings bor-
dering East Capitol street. Each State,
he pointed out, would have its own
building. displaying the products and
resources of the State, together with
facilities for entertaining visitors.
Plans already approved by the Ma
tional Park and Planning Commission,
he pointed out. contemplate the WIDEN
ing of East Capitol street from 50 to
200 feet--a width that will provide an
impressive view from the Capitol to
the Anacostia River and far beyond.
The plan also contemplates preserva-
ton of the big elm trees that line
East Capitol street. These old trees
would be moved back to line 72-foot
pavement that would be constructed
between the curbs.
Washington has been improved and
beautified to the west Ct the Capitol" :"
said Mr.. Lynn. Now lets concentrate
on beautifying the approach from the
east |" -. r = ~
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TRADE BOARDHEAD
NAMES CHA|RMEN
Several New Appointees
Picked, Though Most In
cumbents Are Held Over.

Francis G. Addison, recently elected
president of the Board of Trade, yes
terday announced the chairmen Of
the various committees of the organ
ization for the coming year. In most
cases, the incumbent has again been
designated for another years service,
but several new chairmen are included
in the list.
Joseph G. McGarraghy replaces
George w. Offutt as chairman Of the
Law and Legislation unit. Mr.. Offutt
has held the post several years and is
retiring because of other duties.
Robert v. Fleming has been selected
as chairman Of the important Mu-
nicipal Finance Committee, succeeding
Edgar Morris, who has been named
chairman of the Executive Committee
Of the Greater National Capital Com
mittee. Mr.. Fleming is widely recog-
nized as an outstanding student Of
local economic conditions and is con-
sidered admirably fitted to direct the
boards work in the field Of taxes and
municipal expenditures.
Tilson Gets Post.
The new chairmen of the Public
Utilities and Transportation Commit
tee Is Col John @. Tilson. prominent
attorney and former majority leader
Of the House of Representatives. He
replaced John J. Esch, who had held
the job for many years, and who was
forced to refuse reappointment because
he was leaving the city.
Morris Cafritz, prominent realtor,
has taken the Craftsmanship Of the
Committee on Universities and Private
Schools. This post recently was re-
the job for many years and who was
headed the committee for the last sew
eral years.
The Committee on Water Supply
will be headed this year by M. o.
Leighton, well-known consulting engi-
neer. who brings to the position a
wealth of experience in matters con-
corning the Potomac River. He sue
ceeds M. x. Wilberding.
The Membership Committee is under
the leadership of W.. Crosdale Wits,
who last year served as first vice
chairman. He replaced Karl farrell.
Other Chairmen Named.
The other committees, whose chair
men were reappointed, are: American
Ideals, A. J. Driscoll; Aviation, Clar-
ence A. Miller; Bridges, George C..
Shinn; Charities and Corrections, John
F. Victory; Community Affairs, Harry
P. Somerville; Industrial Interests,
Mark Lansburgh; Insurance and Fire
Protection, Frederick P. H. Siddons;
Municipal Art, Theodore Irving Coe;
Municipal Sanitation, James c. Wilkes;
Public and Private Buildings, Arthur
B. Heaton: Public Health, DR.. Arthur
c. Christie; Public Library, B. NJ.
McKelway; Public Order, Odell S.
Smith; Public Schools. George E.
Keneipp; River and Harbor Improve
ment, John A. Remon; Streets and
Avenues, George v. Graham; Traffic,
Col. Lawrence c. Crawford; Zoning,
Harry Blake; National Representation,
Theodore w. Noyes, and Military and
Naval Affairs, Col. Leroy w. Heron.
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~
ton has cause to rejoice
over reaching the legisla-
~ tive goal in two important
civic problems. The Juvenile Court
law was finally enacted and is now
in operation and the President on
Tuesday signed the new lunacy law.
That humane method of ham
ding the cases Of the mentally i'll
supersedes the old plan, which was
SO hard on both patient and family.
The District Court has already
named the Lunacy Commission
which is to administer the new law
and control commitments to insti-
tutions for mental ailments. The
commission consists of lawyer
and three physicians who are spe-
cialists in mental ailments. Eight
physicians have been named to
serve staggered terms of from one
to four years. The doctors will
serve for alternate three-month
periods.
The Senate on Tuesday passed 10
District Of Columbia bills, IL of
= which have gone to the President,
having been previously passed by
the House. Both House and Senate
have a number Of important District
measures on their calendars and
there also are bills passed by the
Senate pending before the House
District Committee and bills passed
by the House pending before the
r Senate District Committee.
Just how the District is to fare as
to the clearing of the calendars of
District legislation is impossible to
predict. Some worthy bills are
sure to fail through the impossible
ity of securing unanimous consent.
The time Of adjournment is so very
uncertain that any predictions are
out Of the question. The House Dis
trict Committee has decided to
meet no more this session, 80 that
1t will be necessary for the chairman
to poll the members on any legisla-
ton which he may wish to report.
Caught in this uncertain position
are the bill to authorize the District
to get. under the P: w. A., $780,
600 in loan and grant for important
municipal building projects, and the
bill which has passed the Senate to
name the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge after John Phillip Sousa.
The deficiency bill passed the
House on Wednesday, carrying Dis
trict items of 1886, 900, which
amount the auditor claims will not
disturb the District budget, as the
new tax law will supply ample
funds for what is not payable out
OF the gasoline fund. About $780,
600 Of the deficiency appropriation
will be charged against these ear
marked funds.
Provision is made in the def
cheney appropriation bill for con-
tinuing the. National Training
School for Chris and Tor ths Rs
eeiving AnlnA = was hsld. n The
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improvements; $515,500 for new facili-
ties and remodeling Of the National
Training School for Boys-in the first
hve-year program and $500,000 for
the first portion of the National Arbo-
return; $500,000 for the initial sports
field development at East Capitol
street. supplemental to q w. p. A.
project; $2,250,000 for new buildings
for st. Elizabeth's Hospital, to COM
plete the program; $1,500,0O0 for the
completion of the program, roads and
buildings at the National Arboretum;
$4O7, 500 for various buildings and
facilities at the National Training
School for Boys: $5,000,000 for the
completion of the stadium and build
ings at East Capitol street and the
sports field development, in the latter
five years.
Proposals in Report.
The Presidents Committee report
proposes for the National Arboretum
six-year program totaling 81 ,975, 40,
1O-year program for the National
Training School for Boys, aggregate
Ing $230,000; a total Of $4,350,O00 for
various improvements at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital; 100000 for stadium
and recreational facilities, with pro-
posed legislation authorizing the con-
struction Of stadium, parade field,
swimming pools, ETC., in section F of
Anacostia Park; 100000 for q sport
held development at the end OF East
Capitol street; additional buildings for
the Naval Air Station at Anacostia:
additional buildings for the Naval Re-
search Laboratory at Bellevue, D. C.,
and increased facilities for the Army
Air Corps at Boiling Field.
For additions, extensions and re-
modelling proposed for Gallinger Hos
pital, the Presidents Committee lists
$l,110,000; . new building or remodel
ing and extension of the old building
for the District Jail, adjacent to Ohl-
linger Hospital, 81. soc, 900 is projected:
$2,750,000 is proposed for q site and
construction Of the new National
Guard Armory and for new buildings
and other facilities proposed for the
0A6Ce AoA6C az SuAAP ShAAAAo, Nou6ICCS
Heights. $675.ooo Is contemplated.
With this far-reaching program,
East Washington may well look for
ward to rapidly increasing growth, in
the opinion Of interested officials. The
business interests and civic groups con-
cerned with that section are behind
the plan to create more economically
balanced city-as the National Capital
Park and Planning 0ommiasion pro-
poses.
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rms IS Lhe SeDenth OF series
OF Sunday articles dealing with
more balanced Development for the
National Capital. The merit article
,CfH appear in merit Sundays Star.
Construction Of huge under
ground automobile parking garage
beneath the Capitol Plaza was advo-
Gated yesterday by David Lynn, super
vising architect, as another step in
his program OF beautification Of the
Capitol grounds.
Preliminary studies already have
been made to show the feasibility Of
a subsurface parking garage with
accommodations for 1000 cars. The
garage would be two stories high, with
ramp connections between the levels.
There would be space on each floor
for 1000 cars. Entrance to the
garage would be made from surface
levels connecting with driveways in
the Capitol grounds. se
Called National Disgrace"
Mr.. Lynn said the present parking
situation in the vicinity of the Cap
itol constituted q national disgrace.
mo other nation in the world" he
declared, would permit such = con-
dition."
Approximately 1900 cars q day now
clutter up the heart of the Capitol
Plaza. In fact the only space in this
vast expanse not used for automobile
storage are narrow driveways to per-
NIT necessary trafic movements.
Parked cars also are scattered all
through the Capitol grounds. Even
In the, areas where signs proclaim
mo parking" a thoughtless tourist
and sometimes q member of Congress
will leave his car : If other space, Is
not available. .+. -.
The present Capitol Plaza parking
lot is one of the largest in Wash
ington. There is no limit on parking
time. No fees are charged and uni
formed Capitol policemen assist in
parking the cars and then protect
them from thieves until the owners
return.
More Trees Needed.
Mr.. Lynn said construction Of an
underground garage not only would
remove the unsightly scene of hun
dreds OF parked cars directly under
the Capitol dome, but would enable
him to give the plaza the esthetic
treatment its dignity deserves. In
stead OF wide bay of asphalt directly
in front of the Capitol, Mr.. Lynn
would like to extend the velvety
green lawns of the Capitol grounds
and perhaps stud it with more shade
trees. leaving enough open area, how
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Congress was in the interest of the
enactment of the. taxicab liability
bill. The Federation OF Citizens
Associations, Board of Trade, motor
clubs and other groups rendered
valiant service to members of Con-
gress who were working for this
legislation There appeared little
prospect Of harmonizing the diff
ferences between the Senate and
House, but agreement was reached
between the civic forces. with the
result of the conferees finally get
ting together Both the Federation
and the Board OF Trade sent letters
to every member of the Senate and
House.
The conference report will have a
preferred status in these closing
hours of the session and is expected
to assure the final passage OF the
bill. This has long been a very
controversial matter and 1t will be
relief to both Congress and civic
leaders to get it out of the way.
The bill will afford the public a
liability protection similar to that
which has long been available in
other communities.
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Toy Guns Emphasize Traits
Of Destruction IN Children
Prevalence of R0bber Games Among
Small Boys Held Appalling-Urge
Teaching Proper Use of Firearms.
BY MRS. WALTER B. FRY.

m President D. G. Congress of Parents and Teachers
~ & TICK em upI Go now, m up!"
How many times in walking
these words from the mouths
old enough for schoo pistols chasing one
other and shouting "Shck em up! If
Almost inconcevab should permit our
children play patterns:
learning from their earliest childhood
Somehow there to be
than construction that appalling game
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used to illustrate the statistics, the

used to illustrate the statistics, ths
case is strengthened materially.
Then there Is great value in
photographs to show conditions
which you are seeking to remedy.
Some of the old-timers in the civic
groups can tell Of many a difficult
civic battle which has been won
by the pse Of amateur snapshot
photographs. Then there are so
many movie cameras available now
for such work.
Some Of the best ammunition
used in the fight for the new John
Philip Sousa Bridge was In the
form Of pictures made by Adelbert
W. Lee. In . civic contest one.
must b prepared.
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DR.. KARPELES HONORED
Will Take Over Presidency Of
Women's Medical Body,

COLLEGE PARK. Md, June II
R.-University Of Maryland officials
announced yesterday DR.. Kate Kar-
peles, medical advisor to women at
the university. would be inducted into
office Monday as president of the
American Women's Medical Associa-
ton during the groups convention in
San Francisco.
She Is an assistant professor in
education here and Is associated with
GARFIELD Hospital in Washington,
where she has private practice.