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Evening star., 1941-03-09

In time. this small structure be-
came obsolete as jail, and Con-
gress, being convinced of the neces-
sity, by act of March 3, 1889, ap-
propriated s3l 900 for a new three
story brick building to be erected
at the southwest corner of Fourth
and G streets, just to the east of
where is now the old Pension Office
Building.
Robert Mills, who designed the
Washington Monument, the Treas
ury and other Government build
ings, was the architect. while, ac-
cording to Mr.. Croggon, Stanton
Brothers were the bricklayers, and,
incidentally, the careers of these
men are quite interesting. Richard
H. Stanton was born in Alexandria,
D. c., now Virginia. September 8,
1912; completed his preparatory
studies there and attended the Alex
andria Academy. Later studied law.
was admitted to the bar and began
practice in Maysville, KY. in 1885;
from 1885 to 1842 he is said to have
been editor Of the Maysville Mon
itor. He served as postmaster of
Maysville and later represented his
Kentucky district in Congress from
lS49 to 1855; became a judge, and
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Parking Handicap Removed With Aid

thought of it is such hindrance
to owning a car that, as previously
mentioned, thousands do not even
try. Exactly how many thousands
is not known, but some idea may be
obtained.
In 1888 Washington had an esti-
mated population of 632 252. In
1889 it was 649,874. In 1910. that
being a census year. exact figures
showed 663,091. The automobile
registrations for those three years
were 206,2 ,208, 2O3 ops and 191, ,767, re-
spectively. In other words, while
the population rose steadily, the
number, of cars kept dropping.
Most of the increase in popula-
ton came from Government
workers, whose salary is higher than
the average for the Nation. They
were, then, able to afford auto
mobiles, if they could get any
pleasure out of them. OF course.
many did, but not the expected pro-
portion. Life is too short to spend
large percentage of it cruising
aimlessly about looking for a place
to roost. Eugene Sues famous
novel, THE Wandering jew" whose
unfortunate hero could never settle
down for any length of time, would
have been even more poignantly
written if Mr.. Sue had had to drive
an automobile in Washington.
Nor are motorists by any means
the only ones to feel distressed.
Store proprietors are equally hard
hit-perhaps even harder. 1t is
one of lifes little jokes that they
spend lots of money acquiring the
most expensive and highly taxed
property in central districts, where
the population is dense, only to
have many of this population drive
to the outskirts and deal with COM
petitors who have priceless asset
room to park.
Mass of Demands.
Both motorists and businessmen
have become vocal in their COM
plants. They feel that unlike the
weather something can really be
done about it if the right parties
are only approached. One of the
right parties they think of is the
American Automobile Association.
This organization has been deluged
with letters, kilograms and phone
calls, demanding that it get in the
lists and fight. The A. A. A. has
accepted the responsibility. 1t is
well equipped to do so. 1t works
for the general welfare of all mo-
torists and has in the past been
largely instrumental, along the con-
structive line, in getting roads i'm
proved and bridges built, and along
the destructive line. in getting toll
gates, speed traps and other nui-
sances abolished.
washington !. Cleveland, man.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

have been the Jail used by the Levy
Court of Prince Georges County.
Jail Appropriation.
b. act of Congress approved
March 2, 1902, Congress made an
appropriation for the erection of
Jail, and the site chosen was at
about the center of Judiciary
Square. or more definitely, about on
the north side of E street between
Fourth and Fifth streets. The fol-
lowing year an additional appropri-
alton of S3,700 vas made and the
building completed at a cost of
nearly $4,000.
1t was plain, oblong building,
one erd of which was fitted up for
the jailer, and for years it housed
prisoners under commitment for
trial OF under sentence, runaway
slaves and the INDECENT insane and
those confined there at the instance
of their families. For years Cart
wright Tippett occupied the posi-
ton of jailer. being succeeded by
Thomas Williams. who filled the Of
flee Until about 1647. when Robert
Ball. sr., was appointed, he being
assisted by his son, Robert Ball, jr.,
then a mere lad, but who was some
20 years later PLACED in full charge.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

siren song and were lured away
from buildings outnloded in design,
with faces wrinkled and dropping
and window eyes covered with the
film of old age. 1t became obvious
that the downtown real estate dis
trict was headed for oblivion, whose
symptoms would be empty stores,
auction sales and f1y-by-night ten
ants, while the woman shoppers
would go elsewhere"
Ending Was Happy.
"And how did it all come out?"
Mr.. Cleveland was asked. Did it
have happy ending?"
1T did" asserted Mr.. Cleveland,
thanks to the vigorous action OF
the city manager, John F. HasSler
A downtown property owners as
sociation was formed, which bought
up vacant property and turned 1t
into parking lots. Its work is de-
scribed in the report of Dudley w.
FROST, manager of this association" !"
Extracts from Mr.. Frost's report
folloy:
THE Downtown Property Owners
Association participated in the or
ganization of the Downtown Mer-
chants Parking Associations mer-
chants cooperative organization
which this year. 1910, will park in
its six non-profit directly operated
parking stations a million and a
quarter automobiles, averaging about
one and a half passengers per vehl-
Gle. In other words, putting into
the stores or businesses of member
merchants approximately 1900, 600
potential customers in these II
months. The method used Is that
a merchant may become mem
Der without the payment Of any
initial fee, agreeing to abide by the
conditions of the bylaws Of the
non-profit organization. The mem
bership is composed of stores, banks,
newspapers, finance companies, pro-
fessional men, in brief, all classi-
fications of business conducted in
downtown Oakland. The parking
association holds ground leases on
all the properties and has under di-
rect management all of its parking
stations. All stations are open air
and experience has proved that
shoppers prefer The easy ingress and
egress from such parking lots.
With the exception of one. all
stations are self-parking, that Is,
customers parking their own cars
and lock them if they wish, for they
will not be moved by an attendant.
One of the stations, several days
each week, will handle 1000 cars be-
tween 8 am. and pm. This sta
ton has a capacity of but 1913 cars,
turning over each space 1913 times
in the 10 hours.
Depending upon local conditions,
| the stations provide one, one and q
Evening star., 1941-03-09

was appointed, which is now en-
gagged in the survey. 1t is likely
that the report will be made to Con-
gress by about the first of April.
Plan Is Analysed.
The gist of Mr.. Cleveland's own
solution is to have the Government
step in and take charge of the situa-
ton by establishing and maintain
ing federally owned parking facili-
ties, using a combination of three
methods.
One consists of three-decker
parking garages, close in. They
need not be incloSed structures: they
could have three levels separated by
supporting columns. without walls
but with ramps. and could be built
cheaper that way.
Another consists of buying blocks
Of blighted property along the fringe
of the business district, razing the
buildings if any, and operating OPEN
air, concrete-based parking lots. AS
these would not be in the heart of
the business district, the cost could
be reduced, so that no more than Is
cents day need be charged
The third and most ambitious
project is to tunnel under parks and
provide space that way. Mr.. Cleve-
land estimates construction costs at
about 81 500 a car. At first sight it
seems rather absurd that empty
space costs three times as much on
the average as the car that 1t Is
destined to house, but he says it is
finacially feasible. That amount
could be returned in 20 years by
charging Is cents day or 10 cents
an hour.
These three major plans should
take care of the principal difficulty
the all-day or longtime parker
and leave the streets free for
through traffic and allow.som op-
portunity for the short-time parker
to use the curb, with or without
meters, depending upon the amout
of time needed. The driver who
would like to stop in for a moment
at drug store to buy a tooth brush
would have some chance of finding
space, and for such a short er-
rand would not have to pay for the
privilege.
There the matter rests now. Mr..
Cleveland is eagerly awaiting the
report to Congress. and when that
comes out, will press for the passage
Of bill, based on the committees S
recommendation, to relieve the con-
gestion. If it doesn't pass this Con-
gress, he will keep plugging until
it passes another one. He does not
expect to attain the absolute ideal
of easy parking that is afforded by
the Sahara Desert, but he does ex-
pect to remove most of the source
Of trouble and make Washington a
better place In which to live.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

half and two hour free parking
privileges. at the expiration of which
time a charge of 10 cents an hour
or fraction thereof is made. The
free parking is obtained by having
the parking ticket, which is stamped
by an electric clock, showing the
time the free parking expires, vail
dated by member merchant Of the
association. No purchase is re-
quired.
costs Of parking are billed to
members monthly on a pro rata
basis, this monthly charge varying
as the numbers of valuations and
operating costs increase or decrease.
The unit cost is arrived at by total
ing all expenses and deducting there
from all cash revenue. The total
number of tickets validated is then
divided into this last figure, giving
the unit cost. Each member is then
billed in accordance with the num-
ber of his valuations for the month.
This unit cost has always been below
cents car.
Because of free parking privi-
leges, all privately operated parking
stations are forced to keep their
parking charges down to 20 cents or
less for all-day parking, which
makes for maximum use of off,
street parking facilities by shop
.pers."
City Is Healthy.
THAT did the trick" said Mr.
Cleveland. Downtown Oakland is
healthy again"
Oakland is one city, and Wash
ington is another" suggested the in
terviewer. would you recommend
an exact duplication Of Oakland's S
procedure?"
mo, I wouldn't" replied Mr.
Cleveland. "but it is good illustra-
ton of what can be done. Here we
have no city manager and are di-
rectly under Federal control. Also,
much of the land that might be used
for parking belongs to the Govern
ment, or is wanted by 1t. This
brings in the element of congress
sional approval and action, which
did not enter into the Oakland pic
ture"
Well knowing that he could get
nowhere without first interesting
Congress, Mr.. Cleveland watched for
the most favorable moment, and
found it. Last year when the Sem
ate Subcommittee on District Ap-
propriations was in session, he OBJ
tanned permission to testify before 1t
and did so. He urged them to put d
rider in the appropriation bill to
provide FUNDS for survey of off,
the-street parking in Washington,
including the location of the lots,
type or types needed and method
Of financing. The bill went through
with this rider and q commission
Evening star., 1941-03-09
By Basil Gordon.

Many of Americas most ingenious
contrivanceS to make life better
have brought with them an addi-
tional headache-What to do with
them when not in use. AS out
standing examples, we give you the
automobile and the used razor blade.
The used-razor- blade problem has
been tackled ever since the days
when the safety razor came into
prominence. Some of the best
brains of radio and vaudeville gag
artists have worked over it painful
ly, especially to their auditors, with
little result other than lot of free
advertising for the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado as the only perfect
place for the disposition of worm
out blades and /or jokes about them.
Each man has his own pet solution,
none perfect, as sooner or later he
is due to get stuck.
So also is the motorist who tries to
abandon his car temporarily while
he attends to his affairs. His injury
is financial, and the preliminary
symptom is little pink tag on the
steering wheel, for parking over
time or in a restricted area.
Car Is Liability.
There are several ways for the
motorist to avoid this trouble. The
simplest of all is to cease being, or
not to become, a motorist A quib-
BILE, you might say. except for one
fact-that is just what is happening
in Washington now. Thousands of
people here, who can afford cars
and would like to run them, do not,
on account of inadequate terminal
and parking facilities. What is the
use, they say, of owning an auto
mobile when one can hardly ever
leave it anywhere and have any
peace of mind? 1t has been face
tiously stated that an airplane is
no good on earth, but at any rate
a plane setting on the ground is
not a liability, which cannot be
truly said of a car on the streets
of Washington after the driver
leaves it.
In the horse and buggy days of
the Gay Nineties, every now and
then driver would acquire a horse
with similar drawback-an animal
that had to be exercised continu-
ously or else become so skittish as
to be unmanageable. There was no
rest for his owner; if it were raining
and he wanted to stay at home,
that didn't matter. Unless Dobbin
took run at frequent intervals he
would become wild, so out he would
go. urged on by the curses of his
driver, until both we're worn out.
Perpetual motion was the only solu-
ton.
But perpetual motion Is just as
tiresou1e now as than. and ths very
Evening star., 1941-03-09

ager of the District of Columbia
division of the american Automobile
Association, was most helpful in
outlining its newest problem and
ways of attacking it.
ut won't take care Of ITSELF" he
said. Furthermore, it will get worse
if something isn't done. That has
been the effect in other cities. One
of the best examples is that of Oak
land, Calf where trouble became
acute in 1881.
Aggressive real estate dealers
promoted new business centers well
out from the center of the city. They
told downtown store tenants that
a new business district always goes
ahead and the old one invariably
goes back Many listened to their
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Jones will, apparently. have no
trouble about bail, for hundreds of
people express themselves ready to
qualify as soon as he is brought up.
"Jcres is known as one of the
best horsemen in this section, and
has some of the fastest running
horses in the District. Perry Car
son, who is in charge of the van,
was or the rear, and seeing no DEM
onstration on the part of the man,
had no right to draw his weapon"
On November % Jones was re-
leased on a $1,000 bond. E. G.
Wheeler, the junk dealer, and the
well-known restaurateur, Sebastian
Aman, qualifying
The old second police precinct, to
Evening star., 1941-03-09

which Jones was taken after his
arrest, still stands at 2040 Georgia
avenue, opposite the ball park.
Lit. James johnson was then in
charge, and his territory included
nearly all of the county of Wash
ingtop
The first building used as Jail
after the Federal Government
moved to Washington was located
on the north side of C street, be-
tween John Marshall place and
Sixth street, about opposite to
where was once Havenner's bakery.
1t was built in 1853 for the use of
Prince Georges County, Md, and
it was in this structure that NC
Gurk was confined prior to having
Evening star., 1941-03-09

been taken to Capitol Hill and
executed This statement was
vouched for by James A. Wineber-
ger and j. Go,dsborough Bruff,
early members Of the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants.
James Croggon says that prior
to 1900 log house on New
Jersey avenue and D street Sc. was
used for this purpose. OF the c
street building Wilhelmus Bogart
Bryan tells us that it was small
brick edif1ce Of three rooms and
that it continued as county insti-
tuition under the authority of the
Levy Court, even after the year
1902. He also says that from the
scanty records obtainable this may
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Horseman Made Dramatic
Attempt to Kill Guiteau
Mills, Designer of Monument,
Was Architect for One of
Early Penal Institutions
By John CIaeeH Proctor.

After all the reconstruction work and additions have been completed
planned the Washington Jail
will
did
thing building
prove
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Life is too short to spend q
large percentage of 1t cruising
about looking for a place to
park, especially when the
problem is complicated by
signs like these.
Star Stat Photo.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Braw|ey Captures
ALeague Title by
Blasting Imperial

Brawley softballers we're cham
pions of the Imperial Valley A
League Friday by virtue of a to
3 victory over Imperial Thursday
night.
In close game poorly attended,
the north-enders took the second
in what was to have been a three
game playoff for the title. The
Brawleyites won the first game 7
to last Tuesday night.
The contest Thursday night
brought A League games to an end,
leaving only All-Star contests on
the softball list for remaining weeks
of the season.
Brawley's runs Thursday night
were scored by Fleming in the third
inning, p. Williams tWo runs) in
the second and sixth; Lewis in the
third: and Chalupnik in the sixth.
T. j. Paine and j. Ehmke scored for
Imperial in the fifth inning and
F.. Storey in the ninth.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Packing Companies
Grant Wage Boost

CHICAGO, Aug. Is CUP) - The
Swift and Cudahy Packing compan-
les today announced a five to six
cents hourly wage increase for ap-
proximately $4,000 skilled and un-
skilled laborers at SIS plants thru
out the nation.
Swift announced a flat five cents
per hour wage boost for 5000 hour
ly paid employees at Chicago plant
and equivalent increases based on
local conditions for $1,000 workers
at Al other units in the company
system.
For 10000 workers at its Ii plants
Cudahy announced a five cents
hourly increase for all male and
for skilled female help and a six
cent hike for unskilled female en-
ployes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE
BY Harry Ferguson

alert-standing over him flashed
through your mind. It is a picture
you have seen 50 many times in
50 many rings.
But always your attention was
brought back to the bronzed giant
who stood there talking so quietly
and so confidently:
7 really think that I'm in per-
feet condition for the first time in
my life. 7 have been up in Maine,
you know. and I never had this
feeling about my condition before
7 weigh about 2l0 now. and I think
III go into the ring weighing about
2O2.
Another heavyweight with what
people called screwy ideas talked
that way one time. and that would
be Gene Tunney just before he
tackled Jack Dempsey the first
time He said he was going to walk
out when the bell rang and nail
Dempsey on the jaw And he did,
and the great Manassa Mauler
never recovered from it. Tunney.
too. went into the woods and came
out brown. tough and lean.
Don't get me wrong. At this
distance and at this time I'm not
saying that Nova is going to beat
Louis. I'm just trying to get into
words the hunch that arrived and
kept coming back yesterday as
Nova talked and shadow boxed in
the Pioneer.
Lady Luck likes these guys who
fear nothing. She likes EN- to be
willing to take a punch to land
one. And I for one will not be too
surprised if on the evening of Sept.
10 she takes that last, long walk
from dressing room to ring with
Nova and then, just before he goes
up into that hot square of light,
grasps one of his big. brown paws
and says:
Keep punching. kid. this is your
night to howl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Engine Derailed
Near Petaluma

PETALUMA, Cal, Aug. Is CUP)-
The locomotive of a northbound
Northwestern Pacific freight-pas-
senger train was derailed at a
bridge just north of Petaluma last
night and fell on its side in the
shallow water and mud of Petaluma
Greek
Fireman j. Porteous of Fairfax
suffered a broken arm and Brake
man J. f. Martens, San Rafael, was
cut and bruised.
The thirteen freight cars and
three passenger cars on the rear
end remained on the tracks.
The train, bound from Sausalito
to Eureka, was travelling about &c
miles per hour when the locomo"
tive jumped the track just before
it got to the bridge. The engine top.
Piled into the creek bed breaking
away from the cars behind
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
NEW YORK STOCKS

Stocks dipped fractions to a point
TO the lowest general level in more
than a month today and trading
volume contracted to the smallest
total since early July.
There was nothing in the news to
account for the drop, one of the
sharpest since the current downturn
got under way last July 29. Some
Iy-Whic hter ;....7s = "a u
experts attributed the decline large
ly to the fact that yesterdays ral-
(which terminated record
breaking series of IA consecutive
declines-had failei TO attract fol-
lowing. Some selling also traced to
uneasiness over foreign news.
Stocks sales dwindled to 100000
shares, smallest for any full Sc
ion ince lat July when a imilar
amount changed hands. Yesterdays
sales were 100000 shares. Curb
stock sales were 10000 share again
$4,000 yeterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 1890,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Glendale Golfer
Heads QuaIifiers

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is CUP) -
Bruce Mccormick, Oakmont Club,
Glendale, Cal, Today headed Sou
thern California qualifiers for the
National Amateur Golf champion
ships.
Mccormick turned in a 36-hole
card of 143 at Riviera yesterday to
tie with Pat Abbott of Pacific Pal
isades and then won three-hole
playoff, Third members of the south
land delegation will be ex-tennis
star, Ellsworth Vines of San Ga
briel, who carded 146.
-qualifiers included Delbert
Walker, Long Beach, 148; Fred
Clark, Jr.. San Gabriel, 152; Paul
Gardner. Los Angeles, 166; and Mel
son Hill, Pacific Palisades ,173.
The three qualifiers will leave
early next week for Omaha.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-15
Favored Softban
Teams Come Thru
In State Tourney

STOCKTON, Cal, Aug. Is. (UP)
Two of the favored teams of the
California State softball tourna-
ment won their opening games last
night on the twin diamonds of Oak
park.
The strcng San Jose Hester Dairy
team knocked over Stockton Box.
81, as Leroy Zimmerman pitched
a tWo-h.tter.
Gwen Wong, sensational Chinese
girl pitcher, famed Is batters as
her Alameda Lucky Stores team
beat Oakdale, Az, to become one
of the strongest threats of the girls
division.
Florence Isaac of San Francisco
Sherrys pitched no-hit ball until
the last inning as the Sherrys beat
Martinez Drug, 6-3
Ralph Lachenmeier pitched
four-hit game for the Modesto Re-
gals in beating the Vallejo Riggers.
81. Oscar Kludt of Lodi Super
molds hitched a two-hitter to up
set the Richmond Merchants, 10.
The 80 mems and 16 girls teams
will be playing here until Sept.
for the right to go to the national
tournament. One defeat puts a
team in the losers bracket and
two losses eliminates a team