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Letters to the Editor
Reflects on Antipathy
For Great Britain.

For Great Britain.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The recent nearness of the planet
Mars brought again to our periphery
the visitor who has so often shown an
intelligent interest in our affairs. What
most Intrigued him this time was, in
MS own words, "the extraordinary work.
ing OF the isolationist mind" He found
1t cerebrating smoothly, if not sweetly,
when by every rule of logic or common
sense 1t ought to be a smoking wreck
OF stripped gears and cracked cylinders,
He wondered why a Senator from Cali
lorna should get SO much quiet salts
faction out OF the humiliation of the
white man in what is to him the Near
East; and when I replied, Because the
white man happens to be John Bull
he was completely mystifed.
1t Is difficult to explain to a Marian
or even to some earthlings-the under
currents of prejudice and hate that
disturb public opinion in America today.
You must know" proceeded patiently,
that Mr.. Bull is our most venerable
and useful bogy man, the bankrupt
politicians never-failing sure-fire friend,
He was born of our quarrels with George
III and has thriven on every disagree
ment that could be used to keep the
two great English-speaking nations from
any common purpose of world better
ment. Our Civil War almost involved
us in a third war with Great Britain,
and there were critical times before and
after when we were quite ready to fight.
We never hesitated to criticize the
motives or methods of England-and
Ireland we had always with us. Mr..
Chamberlain was not the first English
statesman to use appeasement."
"As far back as 1823," went on, for
Martius still seemed interested, "the
great Jefferson wrote, With her eng
lanO on our side we need not fear the
whole world. With her, then, we should
most seriously cherish cordial friend
ship, and nothing would tend more to
unite our affections than to be fight
ing once more, side by side, in the
same cause Almost a century later
we did fight side by side, but very little
affection came of it. The old bogy
persisted. It was indeed almost ruined
by Big Bill Thompson of Chicago, when
he threatened to punch the nose of a
great-hearted gentleman called George
v; but it is still going strong in spite
of the recent friendly visit of his amiable
SON."
Then, finally, to emphasize the trivial
aspect of our present tragic estrange-
ment, read to him some doggerel that
I picked up one day on the banks of
the Wabash:
We do not like you, Mr.. Bull,
For reasons good and plentiful.
We love the Irish; and the Scotch
Are not so bad, but we must watch
Our step with you or some faux pas
Is sure to get us on the raw.
We do not like your "Are you there?"
We do not like your icy stare.
We do not like your spats at all,
Your hat, your cane, your monocle.
We do not like to have our fun
Extinguished by: 1T is not done"
For be the lady saint or sinner,
However much we want to win her,
We do not like to dress for dinner.
AS for your crimes and misdemeanors,
Though most of them are now hasbeeners
Something still happens to our gorge
When we remember the third George.
August 3. r. D. MILLER.
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Comments on Silence
OF Professors.
To the Editor of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
The impressive silence Of professors of
economics, especially those in the 48
agricultural colleges, in reference to the
economic atrocities perpetrated by the
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Bruce Barton Column
Ridiculed by Reader.


Ridiculed by Reader.
To the Editor Of The Star:
May I express the hope that In the
absence of Frederic William Vile, you
have more contributions of the high
statesmanlike quality of Bruce Barton's
TONY Galento for President"
1t is only by such serious and high
minded discussions of vital issues that
intelligent public opinion can be formed.
Whatever one may think of the case
MIR. Barton makes for Galento for Presi-
dent, he enables your readers to form a
sound opinion on the fitness of Barton
for President or even for any respon-
sible position of leadership.
August 3. CHARLES H. MARTIN.
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Chicago ONCE 435 North Michigan Ave
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clgarette?-M. j. H.
A. Cigarettes are 234 inches long.
@. Please give some information about
the Mountain Meadow massacre.-v. C.
A. This was massacre by Indians
near Mountain Meadow, Utah, Septem-
Der II, 1857, of party Of immigrants
from Arkansas and Missouri, who were
passing through Utah on their way to
Southern California. They numbered
40 men, women and children. They
were attacked on September 7, and with
stood the siege until the 18th, when on
promise Of protection by John D. Lee.
Mormon bishop and Indian agent, they
left the shelter of their wagons and were
massacred.
@. How tall is Buddy Ebsen, the
dancer, who is playing the lead in "Yokel
Boy"?-T. r. H.
A. He is feet inches in height.
Q. How high is Pixies Peak in Colo
rado?-J. V. S.
A. Pixies Peak is 14,11o feet above sea
level
Q. What city had the first S. s.
Kresge store?-M. S. r.
A. In 1897 the first s. s. Kresge store
was established in Detroit, Mich.
g. What were "outlandish flowers" In
shakespeare's day?-H. r.
A. Foreign importations and exotics.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
The old residence at the southwest
Sixteenth and streets NV.
The old Tuckerman Porter residence at the south1t
OF Sixteenth and streets NV.
Some Areas Developed
After Civil War DAYS
Arlington Hotel Site Was
Involved in Controversy
Over Alleged Claim

lister. Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y
Tassara. In the corner house of the
row, at Connecticut avenue, resided
the Russian Minister, Edward de
Stoeckl. In 1903 William w. Birth,
then in his ninety-sixth year, in
writing of old Washington, of a
period subsequent to 1920, had this
to say about Sixteenth street:
"At the northeast corner of Six
teenth and H streets was, as now
st. Johns Church; so to rs feet
north of that stood a small two-story
pebble brick. erected as an
annex to the church, but used for
several years as a school house by
John McPhale and Daniel H
Haskell, with both of whom had
been a learner, when they occupied
the Western Academy.
There were no other structures
on Sixteenth street until Mr.. Gillis
dwelling was reached. On the west
side near K street stood what was
called the mud house (made of
clay), put up as an experiment by
Mr.. Ellsworth while he was con-
nected with the Patent Office (com-
missioner, I think. It was a one
story affair and remained there for
several years. The next and last
house stood on the east side, a little
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of San Juan, as wind freshens. All
hands prepare for an uncomfortable
night. Rain storms bring strong
winds and a nasty beamsea. Is is so
dark the man at the wheel can
hardly make out the staysail, but
the boat seems to be doing well
under this sail and the mizzen.
December 4-In the faint light of
dawn Desecheo Island takes on form
right on the course, a compliment
to Caps plotting. AS sun rises out
of scurrying clouds and the Puerto
Rican mountains come into view, the
crew admits the night wasn't so bad
after all. Come to anchor in sew
eral hours among three Full Line
freighters off Mayaguez. Rain, pour
ing like q West Indian Pago Pago,
gave the crew the first taste of a
Mayaguezean deluge." Wait nearly
two hours for the port doctor.
One of the first lessons to be
learned, sometime with the loss Of
temper, is that the West Indian, no
matter whether he's Of Latin or
African blood, is In no hurry. He'll
not be rushed about anything this
side of a hurricane or tidal wave.
Remember how we felt that we
were really discovering the wealth
of the islands. Here, for instance
December 20-Underway from ST.
Thomas in the Virgin Islands at 4
in the morning, passing the British
possessions of st. Johns and Tortola
at sunup. Wind east and moderate
Few rain squalls between an other
wise warm, clear day-typically
Caribbean. Saba Island Outch), a
Ffertile rock rising abruptly out OF
the sea, sighted of to starboard
soon after crossing Anegada Pas
sage. st. Martins makes up at
and then st. Kits and st. Statia tc
the southeast. Cachalot anchored
| in Marigot Bay several miles of the
French portion Of st. Martins soor
after dark."
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Early bicycle parade passing the Arlington Hotel the
the Veterans Administration Building The hotel
in 1862 Mr. Corcorans picture in the


Washington Mclean, Catherine
Donelly and Fernando Wood also
owned property in the block at one
time.
The owners and occupants Of land
on I street between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets about 1887 were
H. L. King, James Wormley, James
G. Berret, mayor Of Washington,
1858 to 1861, who lived at No. 1885;
DR.. Samuel Clagett Busey, physician
and historian, at the northeast cor
ner of Sixteenth street; John Wick
ersham and Charles Manchester.
The Riggs mansion was until re-
Gently at 1917 I street. This family,
originally of English ancestry, was
an old one in this vicinity, first
settling in Georgetown, and when
their business interests called them
to this side of Rock Creek, as it did
with George w. Riggs, they became
residents of Washington when
GEORGETOWN had its separate mayor
and legislature.
John Riggs of Anne Arundel
County, Md, seems to have been the
pioneer member of the family in
America. He was born in 1887 and
died in 1852. BY his wife, the
daughter of Thomas Davis of the
same county in which he lived, he
had an old-time family of seven
sons and five daughters. Just what
became of all these children is un-
important at this time, except to
say that his fourth son, Samuel
Riggs, who was born october 6
174O, became a successful farmer
and took for his wife Amelia Dorsey
OF this union came Elisha Riggs
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about not having a professional
navigator aboard when the 'front.'
porch admirals at the club said we'd
never get to Haiti, much less South
America, But we soon found that
knowledge of the sextant and all
the abracadabra that goes with it
is of as much use there as in cruis-
ing the Potomac"
1T is cinch to do, knowing the
way in which the islands stretch out
in a chain. They're scarcely so to
IS miles apart. Why seen from the
average boats deck, hardly has one
island dropped astern before you
sight the next"
Each yachtsman has his idea Of
the best route to take. Some prefer
the Cachalots, which was working
eastward through the Bahamas as
far as possible, then easing off for
the slant southeastward to Puerto
Rico and the Lesser Antilles that
close in the Atlantic to make the
Caribbean Sea. Others select Key
West as point of departure and
make Havana the first stop. Then
work the north coast of Cuba, cross
ing to the south side of the chain
before coming to Haiti.
Here's that grueling 300-mile run
we made down to Puerto Rico from
those drab Bahamas:
December 2-SQually weather
cleared at last this afternoon. I'm
der way from French Cay on the
edge of Caicos Bank at. a pm. Miz-
zen and staysail set in moderate
easterly breeze. Sailed all night
December 3-Towering Cape Viejo
Frances on the northeast side OF
Haiti came out of black rain clouds
soon after sunup. Slow going al
day, with numerous rain squalls and
wind shifting northward. Cape Ca
bron abeam at 4 pm. Cat last we're
clear of the Dark Island. Course
changed slightly south to make the
west coat Of Puerto Rico instead
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Delight of Journey Recalled by Examining
Log of the Cachalot, Which Made Trip
Several Years Ago

audience of fellow yachtsmen about
him.
Ill never forget our first contact
with South American officialdom,
the Venezuelan variety. We were
a week wrangling between Caracas
and the consul at Trinidad trying
to get permission to enter the coun-
try. At last we made Guiria, q sea-
port town for the oil fields in North
eastern Venezuela. Guiria is only
about so miles from Port-of-Spain
Trinidad, but it might just as well
have been thousand. AS soon as
we anchored of the place, the
toughest bunch of officials I've ever
seen came aboard. Every last one
of them was a walking arsenal and
not one of them could so much as
say yes in English. Assuming they
must be the customs men, we showed
them all credentials, including a
pedigree of the ships late mascot
cat.
1.-The jolly lads went ashore, leav-
ing one man behind. 1t looked like
deadlock. Finally some Standard
Oil engineers stationed at the towr
came to the rescue. with the CHEEKY
announcement that the boys would
be back later to search for contra
band. So they returned and begar
systematic canvass. The day was
saved when the cook brought in 8
round of drinks, then another anc
another. Next thing you know We
were sitting around the cabin table
the Venezuelans talking away II
Spanish and we coming right bacl
at them in English.
"The days toll, exclusive of th'
whisky, was 100 bolivas. Port fees
custom fees, inspection fees ant
maybe travelling expenses for th'
entire crew. And for the week w
were in the country, cruising tn
Rio San Juan to Caripito, there wa
(See YACHTING. Page C-8,)
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And so 1t goes, each day bring
ing new loud-shrouded groups over
the horizon. One night you'll be
slipping cognac at sidewalk cafe
on a French island, the following
evening drinking tea a hundred
miles away on a British possession.
You find it difficult to keep them
straight-their names, their ma
tionalities-as one after another the
islands drop astern.
A couple of members, one Of them
a yacht broker, joined us at the fire.
Say, you'd be interested in this
one" said the skipper. addressing
Mr.. Broker. I'VE had hardly come
to anchor at st. Georges on Gren-
ada, which is the last of the Antilles
before Trinidad and South America,
when his honor. the colonial secre-
tary and his honor, the colonial
treasurer came out somewhat ex-
cited in the honorable colonial
tender. With due ceremony they
came aboard and told their tale. 1t
seems as if the island fathers. seek
ing good ship to carry mail be-
tween Grenada and Trinidad, had
received, on request. listing OF
some 40 yachts from a New York
broker.
well, out of the bunch they had
selected Cachalot as the ideal boat
At the time she had been listed
for sale, with the possibility of Gus.
toner at the end of the cruise
When the islanders saw her COM
ing into the harbor they thought II
must be one of those American
GODS. 1t was some time before
we could convince them that there
was nothing doing until the trir
was over. They even offered te
ship us all back to the States ir
the best style"
The skipper was warming up te
the subject now, with an attentive
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Bv Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.

BY Malcolm LaW6Orne, Jf.
Maybe one out of every so of
the many hundreds of yachts now
on their way South will cruise
farther than Miami or at the most
Key West during the winter season.
But in time. because yachtsmen are
now discovering that the intra-
coastal waterway opens the door
to year-round boating in Florida,
increasing numbers will look on
Miami or Key West as only clear
ance ports for fuller adventures.
The truth is that the West Indies,
tourist conscious for many years, are
going in for yachting in a big way
and planning to make the islands
more attractive to shippers from
the States.
Already on the Southern calendar
as permanent fixtures are the an
nual Miami Nassau race, the st.
Petersburg Havana classic and the
Havana series this month. when
Cuban sailors play host to star
boat owners of the United States.
The new Club Nautico de San
Juan in Puerto Rico is now COM
pleting arrangements for the first
midwinter regatta of comet class
sloops, to be held some time in Feb
ruary, while club officials are hope
full of staging a Miami-San Juan
ocean race in 1910. In these and
many other islands, boating en-
thusiasts are building new docks
painting the clubhouse so that II
may be recognized and seeing to ii
that the intricacies Of entering and
clearing q foreign port are simpli-
fled.
AS an example of an island adven.
ture for American yachtsmen there
was the 4-month cruise of the mo.
!. tor -sailer Cachalot, which bega1
Evening star., 1939-01-08
By John Clagett Proctor.

BY John Clagen Proctor.
The recent donation to the Lii
brary of Congress and the Smith
sonian Institution of the old Tuck
erman-Porter home and ground, at
the southwest corner of Sixteenth
and I streets, reminds the writer OF
an item he read in The Star of De-
cember Is, 1883 in which an in
quiry was made regarding the title
to this entire block, or square 1856,
by which number it is officially des-
ignated on the city plat book. This
square is bounded by H, and Six
teenth streets and Connecticut ave-
nue., and is one of the city's most
historical and early residential
blocks, the south front facing the
well known Lafayette Park.
The item referred to was regard
ing a letter received by Representa-
tive George Van Eman Lawrence
from one of his Pennsylvania con-
stituents, through lawyer of that
State, in which the lawyer went on
to say that the heirs of the late
Samuel Blackmere, formerly resi-
dent of Washington. D. c., had en-
gagged him to open suit for the re-
covery of some valuable property in
this city which they alleged was at
one time owned by Mr.. Blackmere,
and after his death belonged to
them.
Among the property they laid
claim to was the Arlington Hotel
and Mr.. Lawrences constituents
wanted their attorney to see w. w
Corcoran who then owned the hotel
property and much of the ground in
this particular square, and ascer-
tain something concerning Mr.. Cor
coran's title. The letter also men,
toned the abode of the supposed
heirs as Hookstown, Pa, and made
the rather unusual statement that
they had been informed that the
noted philanthropist was taking
steps to compel payment to him for
the improvements he had made
upon the property.
Anthony Hyde at this time was
looking after much of Mr.. Corcoran's
affairs, and to him representative
of The Star was sent for information
on the subject. Mr.. Hyde pro-
nounced the statement all nonsense
and added: This is the first I have
heard of the matter. Mr.. Corcoran
has, for over 20 years owned the
Arlington Hotel property. absolutely
In his own right. There has never
been question as to the title, and
there is no room for any. In addi-
ton to the hotel, Mr.. Corcoran owns
In the same square, the johnson
house, the Sumner house, the vacant
lot where stood Kings store, six
houses on I street, and a lot adjoin.
ing st. Johns Church. I expect
this is some crazy idea, as there Is
no possible claim any one could have
to the property. I never heard o1
the people or the claim before. mol
has Mr.. Corcoran any knowledge
of it,"
In an interview, Representative
Lawrence said that he knew nothing
whatever concerning the matter
except what was set forth in tn,
letter, and had no interest in tht
matter. The lawyer who had writ
ten to him was a personal friend ant
only desired information"
The six houses on street, herr
mentioned, were known as Corcoran'
Row, and in one of these building
resided, in 1860, the Spanish Min
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Regattas, New Docks and Simplifed Port
Entry Routine Encourage Visits
From American Shippers

from Miami few Novembers ago.
The skipper and party, from Wash
ington and st. Marys City, Md, were
realizing an ambition to do the is
lands in a leisurely fashion and in a
stout ship. The Cachalot was that,
an 86-foot ketch, modelled on the
tough Grand Banks trawlers.
Stretched out in front of the club
house fire the other day. the skipper
and the writer were recalling the
cruise and thumbing through the
Cachalot's log.
Remember that hurricane which
swept over Miami? We were up the
Miami River when it blew hundred
miles an hour. And we we're mighty
afraid the cruise was going to end
before it had really started"
"Yeh. And do you recall what the
local papers termed it the next day?
Yankee hurricane Just because
the darn thing recurved north OF
the Bahamas and came southwark"
Here's one of the first entries in
the log:
November 13-Much running OF
the launch, preparatory to sailing,
taking on last-minute supplies and
bidding friends good-by. Up anchor
at 4::3O pm. to lay alongside Mer-
chants and Miners dock for water
Leave Miami just at dusk. From
the sea buoy, course laid for Great
Isaac light in the Bahamas. Steer
more easterly to allow for strong
Gulf Stream current. Light south
east breeze and hardly a ground
swell. Moon, three days past full
rises over the port bow. All hands
too excited with the first night al
sea to turn in. Great Isaac rounded
after midnight. Mizzen and stay.
sail set with a freshening wind"
The skipper resumed his conver.
sation, Recall how we worried
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Treasury left built by StlSon
Hutchins founder of the Washington Post.

I street was a prominent street
many years ago, though west of
Fourteenth street could hardly be
called downtown during Civil War
days. Later, however, Morrison P.
Waite, when he became Chief Justice
of the United States Supreme Court,
moved to 14l5 I street, and died
there March %, 1888. Nearby the
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Chief Justice resided at No. 1419.
John w. Thompson. president Of the
Metropolitan National Bank, and a
well-known Washington capitalist.
The Mexican Legation was east Of
the Waite home. Secretary OF the
Navy William E. Chandler lived next
to the Thompsons and John w.
Foster was a neighbor. E. L. Dent,
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south of Massachusetts, avenue, and
was the home of Asa Fox, butcher.
The ground hereabout was very
swampy. Fox's house was the last
on Sixteenth street, unless we in
clude a large frame barn erected a
little to the east between N and P
streets by a Mr.. William Lee, whose
home was in the Seven Buildings.
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The locality of Billy Lees barn was
a resort for the boys of the early
days. The barn stood on elevated
ground and served we'll as a handy
ground. The game then was a
favorite one. That, and fox, and
long and round cat. were, with trap
ball, favorite sports of the school
bows"
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Well. wellEon ocs. EIeonos Dudley
Of Chicoeo wrinkles up her nose in some
thing like elee- as she tokes q we'll
eorned drink otter shooting an oee on
the fourth hole Of the Wee Burn course
at Dorien, Conn.,. in the NotionoI
Women's Golf Championship.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Pom Borton found
thot boil oil right, and
smiles to think how
she went right on to
eliminate ElIom moe VIII
Iioms Of Chicoeo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-30
Couple Wed
In Europe
Word Received OF Marriage
OF Former Tacoman
in Jusoslavis

Of interest to their many
friends in Tacoma is the an
nouncement received by Mrs.
John B. Breskovich and Mr..
Joseph S. Resin, of the mar
riage Of their brother, Mr..
Stephen j. Rosin, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rosin,
formerly Of Tacoma but now
of Dalmatia, Jugoslavia, to
Miss Maria Bulic-Stambuk in
Jugoslavia.
The bride is the daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. Anthony SIAM
buk, and the niece Of Franc
Bulic, archbishop of Dalmatia
and one of Europe's best
known psychologists.
She received her education IN
Belgrade and completed it IN
France.
Mr. Rosin attended St. Leo's and
was graduated from St. Patricks
school here. He completed his law
education in Europe They are
making an extensive tour Of Italy
on their honeymoon and while in
Rome We're received by His Holt
ness Pope Plus 1lth. Mr.. Rosins
cousin. Father Andrew Stambuk,
said mass for the newlyweds in
the Roman catscOmbs.
On their return they viii make
their home in Belgrade. where Mr.
Rosin is in the government service