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Evening star., 1939-01-22
BY Joseph S. Edgerton.

In the little known Anacostia
River valley, a region of wild rice
marshes, narrow, winding channels
among small islets on which in
Vulnerable wild fowl nest, and bass
waters in which poachers cast their
nets of foggy nights. the largest
and most unusual park in the vi
cinity of the National Capital is now
taking shape under the capable
hands of the Army Engineer Corps.
Extensive though this park may
be, it is merely unit in a parkway
project of vastly greater scope-a
parkway which some day is expected
to provide motorists a magnificent
two-section highway, extending to
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York, but by-passing all cities and
towns en- route. Like the Mount
Vernon highway, it will go through
unbroken park, free from grade
crossings and commercial and in
dustrial developments.
Even more, if the hopes of city and
State planners are realized, this
beautiful parkway into the National
Capital will be merely one of a
series of similar parkways into
Washington from every direction.
Plans for the Washington-Balti-
more parkway are far advanced
Much of the land required already
is in governmental possession. All
Of the necessary land within the
District of Columbia-the entire
Anacostia valley-now is publicly
owned and partially developed. Con-
gress will be asked this session for
funds to speed up this work. The
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, in cooperation with
the Maryland Park and Planning
Commission, now is in the midst of
5000 900 land-purchase program in
the Anacostia valley in Prince
Georges County.
Congress has authorized, the Mary
land Legislature has ratified, and
Army engineers now are preparing
plans for either bridge or tunnel
to carry the parkway across Balti-
more Harbor, east of the city.
Between Washington and Balti-
more the parkway is to pass through
several large tracts of beautiful
country already publicly owned
Greenbelt, the great new Agricul-
ture Department reservation at
Evening star., 1939-01-22

special boarding house in Orlando.
They will be the only boarders in
the place. Meals will be served at
certain hours. Curfew will sound
at a certain time. The survivors
will move to a hotel when the rest
Of the squad appears.
Baseball, once 1t began to attract
clean-cut college men, rapidly
moved forward in estate. Today,
even the second-flight minor league
players live in grand style during
the training and playing season.
A young man from Mud Flat, Mo-,
invited to a major league camp as
a pitching candidate, finds himself
assigned to a room in the best hotel
in town. He is at liberty to eat
all he may care to. A de luxe bus
calls at the hotel door to take him
to the ball park and to carry him
back. After practice his time is
his own, providing he doesn't over
step the bounds of reasonable con-
duct.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Bv Francis E. Stan.

This is the year in which base
ball becomes 100 years old, and
off what has gone before in this
industry. which is recognized as the
national pastime. the more daring
critics are climbing out on the limb
and predicting that the sport seems
here to stay. The more conservative
savants of the Nations press boxes
are content to agree that baseball
now has packed away the first and
hardest 100 years and is we'll
established enterprise.
1t is singular, then, in the light
of the last statement, to note
that Clark Calvin Griffith, rugged,
stanch pioneer of the game. has
selected 1899 to smash all precedent.
This normally is the time OF the
year when sports pages of metro
politan newspapers resort to what
the trade calls canned stuff"
Basket ball. at best, is hard read
ing. Boxing is breaking no records
for attendance, interest or class.
Indoor track is something that
most people can take or leave alone.
In short, mid-December through
February is the dull peroid
in sports.
Griffith, president Of the Wash
ington Senators and the only man
to rise from the playing ranks to
his present position, is stealing a
march on the rest of the clan.
The Old Fox, an integral part of
baseball for more than half of its
century of existence and generally
conceded to be its No. l conserva-
tive, is setting up a Florida train
ing camp February /. BY more
than a full month, the old gentle
man is beating most of the other
major league clubs in preparing
for the 101st season. Griffith will
sound the call at the Senators
camp in Orlando, Fla, and the
biggest drive in the history of
Washington sports will be on.
1t is interesting at this point,
at least for the average baseball
fan, to analyze this movement by
Griffith. A year ago found the Old
Fox, SO years old and guiding light
of the American League, which
he played an important part in
organizing, tossing out his cards
In a contrasting manner A year
ago he believed he had fair chance
of winning the pennant . Wash
ington's fourth pennant in history
and the fourth since Griffith came
to the Capital from Cincinnati in
1912. The Senators of 1888 were a
weird collection of Wide-eyed kids
of ability and aging veterans whose
feats had become legendary. Griffith
had a hunch that 1888 was the year
that would witness the downfall
of the great New York Yankee
club. And then, out of a clear sky,
Griff1th's own team blew up. The
balance he sought never was
achieved.
Regardless of the Importance you
may place on baseball, Grifhth's
plan and method for 1889 must be
regarded carefully. Recklessly, the
Old Fox ripped apart his veteran
club. He sold Bonura to the New
York Giants. successfully getting
waivers on the big slugger who
promised President Roosevelt a
home run on the opening day and
lived up to his promise by wham-
ming a 500-foot drive into the left
centerfeld bleachers. In exchange
he got cash, which is to be spent on
young blood, and two kid players
who virtually are unknown. He
Evening star., 1939-01-22

young man, say between 18 and 35
to daily run around a Florida ball
yard a dozen times, throw a heavy
medicine ball around, field ground
ers and take batting practice, play
ball game and get a rundown
for a month or even six or seven
weeks?
Up to now the answer has been a
blatant mo" by most critics and
professional debunkers. A ball
player is a singular athlete. His
term in the limelight is short. He is
out to make money while the max
ing is good. 1t follows that none
but the dumb is going to eat and
loaf himself out of shape during the
of-seaSon. And it follows, too. that
Evening star., 1939-01-22
IS RELIANCE OF SENATORS
Record Number Players Taken Playing Camp Spring
ing and Early Dates Set for Beginning of Pemnaries While
Old Methods of Feeding Are Made Great Objective

ridded himself of the peeved. dis
gruntled Simmons. greatest right
handed hitter in the history Of the
game. For AL. who in 1886 brought
$4,000 on the market, he received
only $4,000 He sold his veteran re-
lief pitching ace, Elon HogSett, to
Minneapolis, and today. on the eve
of the earliest spring training ses-
sion in all baseball history. we find
Clark Griffith gambling entirely on
youth.
What is spring training? Even
the veteran fan sometimes wonders.
The Johnny-Come-Lately admit
tedly is stumped. Does it really re-
quire weeks for a ball player to get
into shape? Is it necessary for a
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-03-30
Citizens Condemn Capital Transit Votes Action
,nbe1t Hospital Rates Announced

The Greenbelt Transpor tation Problem given
thorough going last Monday night at the reg
ular meeting Of the Town Council. with local eiti-
expressing themselves e1oquently the matter.
A commni cation from Mr. Robert Porter urging
Council to make extensive study Of the Transport
tation problem, with the idea in mind of possibly
establi shing cooperative bus line read. Mayor
announced that Mr.. Vincent had been appointed
chairman the commit to consider this problem
two other mbers Of this committee is to be
ed shortly.
letter from Dean j. Locke. of Capital Transit,
which claimed that the Transportation Committees
recommended solution of the transport problem
if adopted. would provide little. if any, savings
over the present arrangement read. Mr.. Joseph
Bargas and Mr.. vi liam Kelsey, speaking for the Com
mittee, presented figures tending to refute Mr..
Locke's contentious. There lengthy and
what heated discussion the problem with many Of
capacity crowd participa ting In general the
clusion seemed to be that the solution to the
b1em far from being reached, but that head
way being made.
Mr.. Kelsey read statement which he claimed
that the service to be substituted by Capital Tram
sit in place Of the present service would not
COVE citizen support that therefore We would
have decent service at all. said that
Farm Security had admitted in published statements
that it obligated to provide adequate cheap
transpor tion for its housing projects and that
the Farm Security should not stop till it had pro-
vided such service for Greenbe1t. Allen Arness
strongly condemned Capital Transit it's handling
Of the whole problem and urged that the community
fight the natter to finish. Mr.. Bargas promi sed
that the Transportation Committee would carry on,
but he said it needed positive support from the
Council and Greenbelt citizens at large.
Mr. East introduced resolution instructin g the
Town Attorney to prepare and file with the inter-
state Commerce Comm ssion request that Capital
Transit be prohibited from stopping the present
vice at the present time, pending a hearing. The
resolution adopted unanimously. SINH Lar
tuition is to DO filed by the Transportation Commit
tee.
The Manager announced that a list Of equi pment
needed for the Hospital had been drawn up,
and that bids had already been requested. and would
be opened shortly. The rates to be charged for
vices at the hospital proposed by the management
after careful study and advice from Berenberg Of
the Health Association announced as follows:
Private Room $3.50
Semi-Private Room 400 ~ En-
Delivery Room 1850 " I
Operating Room ~ <
Emergencies 500 ~
Tonsi1ectouy 500 q
1.OO
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-03-30

Greenbelt's Lineup Against FBI Saturday
The curtain will be rung down the basketball
here Saturday mite when the Geenbe1t Athlet
&c Club cagers engage the strong FBI. quintet who
up In the fast Heurich amateur league.
The five wi IL be led by the Thompson
brothers, former a1l-southern contribute from
Duke University.
dance end will begin promptly at O'Clock.
European Situation Won't Stop
Harry Frantz: He'll Be Here
latest word from Mr. Harry Warner Frantz. cable
Of Uni ted Press. indicates that the
situa ton will probably not hold him at his desk
nesday evening" April s. and that he will there
fore able accept the invitation Of the Green
belt Club to be present at it's regular
monthly ting that evening.
Mr.. Frantz will draw his experiences, to
which adds unusual insight and genia1ity, to tell
about Reporters Of the Caribbean. He Will also
sponsibi1ities Of his position may permit him to do
so.
The journalist Club cordially invites all Who
would like meet Mr. Frantz to attend the meeting
We dnesday. April S, 6:l5 Pm. in the COOFERATOR
office.
Citizens Association Host
At April Fools Night Dance
Music by Price Hartley and his Orchestra Will oe
heard in the School Auditorium tomorrow Greenbelt
tri DIS the light fantastic. Which is another way OF
saying Citizens Association is planning to
increase a dwindling treasury by throwing dance.
An enjoyable time is promised to all. There will
be door prize, eligible all those who purchase
Committee of the Citizens Associate before the
evening Of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04

War of has its toll Downing Street This
followed peaceful though odd incident The
famous street, seeking when
tossed suitcase full Of rubber balls "Bomb!"
Women injured and children tramped before
Here, suspect is colared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
STADIUM BOYS WIN
IN POSTER CONTEST

Two Stadium high school senior
boys we're awarded the first and
second honorh In a poster contest
conducted In connection with the
annual Poppy day sales Of Edward
y. Rhodes posi. American Legion.
and It's. auxiliary.
The winners are first. Herman
Larsen. 2soz 40, Mason ave. ard
second. Nasal Toki. 1905 10. X st.
There were 10 entrants.
The contest. sponsored by the
Rhodes post auxiliary. vas held
under the personal direction 81 Mrs.
Harry Berg. general chairman. and
Judges we're Mrs. George y Allen.
hrs. Margaret X. Gould and Clay
ton Leonard.
The COMMITTEES wished % express
It's thanks publicly for the publicss
generous response 70 ths sale q
peoples.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
PIERCE COUNTY
SECOND At j. N.

Fierce county has the s~cond
largest delegation cf any county
In the state al the University 90
Washington. enrolment ststkststs
hsss complied show. Enrolled At
the iass-se regular session are
sie sttdents residing IN Pierre
county. King county - first. with
1881,
sHohcnatsh county follows hehlua
Pierce. with ste ssuienss spnksne
sends sss and Yskims 1Tu Only
one student from Ferry coun,y ss
registered
From 1894 until this year. the
number 81 students frum Pierce
county has risen from a7s ta TIA
summer sessiun attendance fram
Pierre county runs slightly below
900 ssudenss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
OFFICERS WILL
RETURN PASTOR
Rev. w. II. Alexander
Jailed in Spokane
for Tacoma

Flight Of the Rev. W n Alex
snder. reported TO be presiding
elder Of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion church Of Seattle,
was brief after issuance Of a war
rant for his arrest last weekend.
Authorities here learned late
Monday he had been taken into
custody in Spokane.
Rev. Alexander was sought here
after religious spectacle BY
singers OF Portland Negro church.
for which he sold an estimated
, 600 tickets at 81 each, failed 10
take place An appearance SEIZED
uled last Friday night at Greenwich
coliseum drew crowd Of about 800
which had to leave without seeing
q show
The play was announced as
benefit for Bethlehem Baptist
church OF Tacoma. Of which Rev.
William I. Monroe Is pastor.
Deputy Sheriff Earl J. Cassidy
and Detective Ralph Hubbard are
to return Rev. Alexander to Taco
ma for questioning The warrant
was issued Saturday st request OF
the Better Business Bureau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

wnrk sfsrr a referendum and could
resume wnrk only ~ the same
pracrauFs The company ssegest-
"a lant Friday that the men return
10 work while n<notistscns were IN
progress
cnrydon Wagner, vtes presidene
~ the compsny. informed union
officssis the ecncern would -
svsdy sn open n~mosistions a. -
Visions and amendment ~ existinx
working agreements sny tims sstss
'rs~~efay.
me commemorative - ~ coss-
psny u.s signed ~ - Lc4res
fsnss 4 Mcdonald. 1swyy -
Cornelius and Henry Maatk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

In the last article. we learned
how the Indians conducted their
war west OF the mountains in
Washington, with the battle Of
Seattle as climax. Now We
will look at the war on the east
side Of the Cascades.
Just "a the land and climate Of
eastern Washington are different
from that Of the coast. so IL there
q great difference between the
Indians OF the two regions,
Many of those on the coast
were Fiatheads. living largely on
a fish diet. trained in the use ot
canoes, wise to the ways Of the
water. On the other side Of the
Cascades lived Indians closely akin
to the plains Indians taller, ficrc-
er. far more mobile as military
units because they could travel
over plain and through the woods
on fast horses
War with them was n far DIFF
ferent thing than war on the
coast, where Il mainly was a de-
fensive conflict on the part OF the
whites against msrauding bands.
over on the plains. where the
fierce Yakimas. the treacherous
Cayuses. and the dreadful Wella
wallas howled in whipped-up hate
against the whites who were tak-
ing their land. the war proved a
grim and hard-fought business. fun
OF tragedy and sudden death.
II took men trained in the mill
tary arts TO cope with the In
dams OF the east and IL took
their best efforts
As early as 1855. when Governor
Stevens made his Walla Walla
treaties with the Indians 10 the
east. there was muttering.
At all the councils. various In.
dians would pick up handouts Of
earth and look at II, saying, I'VE
cannot sell Mother Earth"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

The Indians, in spite of the
treaties. felt that such sale
would be disaster as Il truly
was
Governor Stevens was saved
from massacre at Waiia wails
when Chief Lawyer ESQ named
by the whites because u his glib
tongue) moved his tent RICH,
among those Of the whites
lie warned the whites 81 the
coming massacre and then told
his fellow Indians that II they
attacked the whites. the whites
would Immediately kin him Law
yer Because the Indians feared
the brave chiefs tribe, they called
OF the attack.
one man who won his spurs IN
our Indian wars was Philip Sheri-
dan, later famous civil war gen
eral. Little PM engaged the
Indians IN several sharp encoun'
tiers.
In 1858, the war with the Indians
reached low obb. from the white
mans point Of view.
In that year Lieutenant Colonel
steptoe stepped out proudly with
ISIS men. 10 deliver what he be-
ieved would be final blow to
the Indian cause.
But alas for his hopes fIe mot
a band of indians near what IL
now the city Of Rosaiia.
Instead OF Officiating the Indians
Stcptoc lost number Of men and
was forced 20 make an ignomini-
Gus dash for the Snake river and
Fort Walla Walls 10 keep his en-
tire party from being killed
The Indians were luhilant. We
have defeated the whites" they
ohanted. We will drive them
from our lands"
But another day was coming
NEXT, Wright forces peace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

Inc first Few hours were perfect
for canoe travel. and. feeling COM
pletely rested. we clipped off the
miles until about 10 o'clock. when
that so-and-so headwind sneaked
around bend and slapped us in
the face. The things we called that
wind will so in our own diary. but
are not for publication.
There were times when we actu-
ally had to strain at the paddles
to keep up with the current. which.
by the way, has dropped from six
to three miles an hour. We have
been assured that these winds will
change with the moon, but we
haven't seen any sign Of 1t yet.
Safely Pass Rapids
Though we had been warned re-
pestedly about Dsuphin rapids.
they we're the first case Of under
exaggerstion. The churning. rock
strewn waters. whipped by the
headwind, made us catch our
breath as we fought TO stay in the
narrow channel. For $500 feet this
mad water raced and when we fl
nally shot out from them. II was
with a deep sense of relief and
new sense of ability and confidence.
When We put ashore for a late
lunch We happened to glance to the
west and witnessed what we
deemed a phenomena - the black,
menacing clouds of q thunderstorm
were coming up against the wind.
We were to find out that these were
the worst Montana storms.
Hoping we would be able to reach
Kipps at the head of Cow island
before the storm caught us, we hur-
ried through lunch, packed the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
" Gather Data

Weather fcreeass Generally
fair tonight ard Wednesday. vita
sawe esnudtness near the coast.
Al Tacoma q. w. wtnd south.
west m. . h barometer 10 II.
rising slowly.
Rain for "a hours ending 81 =
q m. Tuesday. % ef al inch
since May I. a. ~ inch. since Jan, /
IL 30 inches. = deficiency II asa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
Complete Plans for Puyallub
High Baccala,lreate Services

Wednesday at II 30 O'Clock AL
board members are requested IN
he present Mrs. Paul Wslzsl will
assist Mrs Hunt.
For the final meeting ~ Boy
Scout troop No. 81 for the season
Monday night. Victor Hruxas and
Richard Oliver took the group 10
Athletic park. Tseoms. where they
witnessed tho Tigers-aacramenio
game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

PUyALLuf~ Final plans have
been made for the baccalaureate
service for the graduating class
Of Puysllup high school TO be held
in the auditorium Sunday night at
o'clock.
The ceremony will open with
the playing Of the proeessional,
March Of the Heroes" tGreigl,
by the school orchestra. under the
direction Of Verne Jennings, while
the iss seniors will take their
places Rev. George Harlow, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church.
will give the opening prayer, which
will be followed by Tsehaikowski's
Prayer" played by brass quar-
tet composed of Walter kowaiski.
Ralph Stout. Kenneth Fewins and
Lloyd Baisinger, The scripture
lesson will be read by Rev. Erwin
II. Jshr. pastor Of Peace Lutheran
church.
hnceaiaufeat< ssfmah
Rev. Philip Raymond will preach
the bsceslsureate sermon. Facing
Life with Courage" The final mu-
steal number will be Lift Thine
Eyes" from Msndelssohns Eli
JAN by the junior high girls xles
club. Rev Give Taylor Of the
First Christian church viii deliver
the benedletion.
Al the assembly Thursday morn
ing at $50 senior class day sxsr-
eises will b. held. with Dolores
Grubb. class president. acting ss
general chairman. Several awards
will he made. among them being
stag. pins. Hi-Llfs pins and ten
mis- letters
Commencement exercises were
held AZ henillin school Monday
evening when q class Of eight
members was given diplomas, Ths
group Included Merle stop. vale
dictorian; urisl Piper. saiDtat0-
ran. Donald Wilcox. historian.
Ethel Faucet. Richard Baker. Err
nest Harm. Louise M9ndell and
Lowell Donaldson. Rev. Erwin ".
Jshr, pastor Of Peace Lutheran
church. Puysllup. gave the al
eress. John vani<uysn IL princs-
pal Of the school.
On Wednssday afternoon the
annual school picnic viii De held
a. Trout lake
Luncheon "Wednesday
Board members of ths Junior
Womsn's club viii meet for lunch
con and a business discussion a.
the home Of HrA Newell Hunt