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homes for themselves And as the grouno
south was reclaimed some dwellings and
business nlaceS appeared.

homes for themselves. And as the grouno
south was reclaimed some dwellings and
business places appeared.
When in 1916 the canal was opened
to navigation much wood and produce
was brought here in boats Schooners,
sloops and longboats were used In the
trade, and much OF the adjacent grouno
was given to wood yards"
However, since flood conditions in this
section were generally so uncertain, it
Ohio avenue, from Twelfth to near Fiji
teenth street, a part Of Louisiana avenue
from Ninth to Tenth street, and nearly
all of the block in which once stood
Ford's Opera House, could have been
purchased with riparian rights. Indeed,
the old Marsh" Market-as the colored
folk used to call it--got its name from
the marshy locality in which the original
nondescript buildings were erected.
One can hardly realize that century
ago the Falcon Boat Club, the first OF its
kind in this city, had its boathouse at
first where is now the west end Of the
National Gallery of Art and later "ad-
joining the Tenth Street Bridge, over
the canal"
In the evenings the Falconers would
lower their boat into the canal and run
out upon the river. In the earlier years
of the clubs existence no trouble was ex-
perienced in reaching the river channel,
but as the fats began to fill the oarsmen
were compelled to take advantage OF
high tide to get out successfully
The early condition of this territory
was clearly revealed in 1928 when the
contractor was excavating for the foun-
dations of the Internal Revenue Build
ing. Numerous piles and old wharves
were uncovered deep in the ground and
extending up almost to G street, and it
may have been even right here that the
boat club had its quarters.
Mr.. Croggon, in his account also notes
the beginning of business along Louisi-
ana avenue, and tells us that about
1850 one of the dealers in fruits and
vegetables in the market took a store
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School Children Picture Hawaii Today

"At one time plane few low, ant
what! Have my eyes deceived me?
had seen a plane with red circles or
either side of the wings! I looked again
and still I saw a CLINT of the red. This
time I was crazy and ran in the house
Walking from one room to another,
folded my hands and prayed that all
this would pass as a dream
Since then I do not pray for pretty
dresses or shoes or jewelry, but I am
praying for just one word, peace"
After the Jap Attack.
A boy writes of his experiences the
second night after the attack:
"On the second night after the attack
every home and light was blacked out
and it was pitch dark. There were nc
radio programs on the air. AS we sal
in the darkness, restless, there arose
sudden commotion on the street out
side. People seemed to be running to
and fro. We poked our heads out of the
windows, straining to hear something
that would enlighten us.
Suddenly the shutting of feet paused
under our window. and woman's voice
said You had better get your things out
We're evacuating.' She quickly passed
on.
Il was ready to follow those hurrying
people, but my father refused to bulge
One by one, the members of our family
came out. The air was chilly and the
distant rattle of the machine guns made
the dark night sound eerie.
"A slow-moving auto with blue lights
stopped ahead of us. Two men measur-
ing at least feet got off and with arms
folded questioned us on the commotion
When we related our story one of them
advised us to go home. He assured us
that we would be informed by the police
should such an occasion arise.
"A few minutes later we heard people
returning. We were certainly glad that
We did not run off as the others did, and
never, we vowed, would we be caught by
rumors."
Another boy philosophically sums up
the attack as follows:
When I aWoke I was surprised to see
the headline. One thing I was glad of
was reading the front page which said,
School closed till further announcement.
Boy, was glad!"
SO it is that from the children of these
tropical islands, a picture of Hawaii
past and presents brought to the
members of the Junior Red Cross in the
United States. Not only do they learn
of their school life today and of the
Japanese attack, but of volcanoes and
rare blossoms, of skiing on Mauna Kea,
of tennis and barefoot football in
Waikiki. And most important of all they
learn that the Hawaiian school children
can take it. If, for example, their play
ground has to be turned into a trench,
they take it in their stride, and still
have time for such essentials as drink
ing chocolate milk and saluting their
American flag.
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Onetinle tourist mecca.
gest problems in Hawaii-that of chang
ing the agriculture of the islands. Here
tofore their crops have been planned on
an export import basis. Now they need
diversihcation of crops to provide them
with the essential foods.
Providing Food Supply.
The pupils point out that some go per
cent of the employed people are con-
nected directly or indirectly with the
tilling of the soil and the shipment of
Hawaiian agricultural products to other
parts of the United States. The majority
Of gainfu1ly employed workers in Hawaii,
approximately $4,000 individuals, are
engaged In the industry of producing
sugar.
One little girl writes Of her impressions
on the day of the japanese attack:
Boom! Crash! I closed my ears and
looked at the clear blue sky. There
were Jumps of black smoke here and
there Far out in the western sky planes
were zooming downward, then up. Such
a practice; surely they'll win if they
go in war
Then. all of sudden, some one said,
The Japanese are attacking! Yeah! Ats
true When heard it, I thought he was
the craziest fool. How can they come?
The radios still playing music! Oh. he's
crazyp and uithol1t hotberinr T uept tn
hang the clothes. Each time I heard
the 1oooms tremblsd and ran for the
house.
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The American Organ, referred to by
Mr.. Croggon, was published by j. Melvin
and was issued in the interest OF the
American party. Its first issue was on
November 13, 1854, only two years after
the first issue of The Star, December 4,
1852. However, it did not live very long,
dying two years after it was established.
The life of the party it represented also
was short, but while at the zenith of its
glory, succeeded in electing John T.
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Wide World Photo.

--Wlde World Photo.
constable, and Mrs. s. j. Hutchins,
dressmaker lived on Tenth street, and
at the corner Of Louisiana avenue and
that street was the American Organ,
published in the interest of the native
American, or Know-Nothing party of the
sos, with Vespasion Ellis as editor.
About the center of Louisiana avenue
was located pump of spa water which
was regarded as Of highly medicinal
quality, and 1t was carried to all parts
of the city, frequently crowds of people
waiting their turn
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room and engaged In the commission
business. being the first OF that once
numerous class in that part OF the city.
He was known as French John at first,
but later as Cheap John, and he met
with such success that he surrendered
his market stall to other parties and
stuck to his store
On Louisiana Avenue
"Mr. Moore built on Louisiana ave-
nue. near Tenth street two frame houses,
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conducting the bacon business In one.
These were. in June, 1910, destroyed by
fire and were replaced by brick build
ings. Mr.. Moore occupying one and Mr..
Shaffer's leather store the other.
"On c street were the boarding houses
OF Mrs. Kicker. Mrs. Dom and Mrs.
Narden, which fourished, being favorite
stopping places for those engaged in
the market. Samuel C.. DAWSON, being a
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Though parts of the section referred
to-now covered BY some Of the more
recently erected public buildings in this
subsequent to 1851, yet up to that time
and even later, some very nice people
resided in this neighborhood. However.
after this war. the type of residents,
generally, changed considerably.
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When the Federal Triangle Site Was City Eyesore
By John Clagett Proctor

Looking at the Federal Triangle today.
and barking back to the beginning OF the
city, and even subsequently for number
of years, one could hardly visualize the
uninviting condition of this part of
Washington, from Sixth street west to
Fifteenth street and from Constitution
avenue north to Pennsylvania avenue.
A very old man, writing of this section
from his personal recollections, says that
in 1900, Pennsylvania avenue, from the
foot of Capitol Hill westward, was almost
impossible for vehicles of any kind, and
even difficult for a person to walk, i'll
same places, on account of the mud.
bushes, thorns, briars and the like, and
that this was particularly so on the
south side, where the clumps of thorn
bushes in some places were so thick that
they had to be cut down with scythes in
order to enable the workmen to make q
footway to Fifteenth street, which thev
did by carting earth, gravel, chips of
freestone and similar material along this
thoroughfare until fairly good walk
was made from near the Capitol to the
White House.
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Reclaimed Land

RECLAIMED Land
Soon afterward the center of the Ave-
hue was filled in and graded and di-
vided into three sections, marked with
four rows of Lornbardy popular trees, the
Idea being suggestive of the Paris boule-
wards. President jefferson was so in
terested in the work that he gave it his
personal supervision.
James Croggon, whose personal recol-
lections probably ran back for quite
number of years before the Civil War,
in one Of his interesting stories written
for The Star in his declining years, says
that the section of the city south of
Pennsylvania avenue to the Smithsonian
grounds, and from Ninth to Tenth streets
was "for third of century partly COW
cred with water at times, and was made
up so much of marsh land that 1t was
difficult to delineate what was suitable
for settlement This swamp land border
ing the Tiber did not even approximate
firm land till the center of c street was
reached.
1T was about this point that what
became known as Sluice Run united
with the waters from Franklin Square
and were merged with those of the Tiber.
When the waters of the latter stream
flowed into the canal, - the adjacent
ground was drained and utilized
That it was not very inviting Sec
ton for residential purposes is apparent,
for few and far between were the eligible
places for houses. These were of the
lines of the Avenue and on Tenth street
north of C street. Indeed, with the run,
which until 1903 was crossed by fording,
but was later spanned by a simple
wooden bridge and with little improved
roadway, there was not much to invite
settlement and improvement until the
establishment OF the Center, or Marsh
Market, IN 1892. .r
Old Marsh Market"
Before this was authorized and when
there was uncertainty of the complexion
Of the canal, which was to supply drain
age, few optimistic people had made
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Servicemen Sight-Seeing Here
Mark Constitution Day Today

Several hundred servicemen and
war workers from the Is local USO
clubs, on sightseeing tours today,
will meet at 2:15 pm. at the shrine
of the United States Constitution
in the west gallery of the Library
of Congress to celebrate the 156th
anniversary of its adoption.
While the original document has
been removed for the duration of
the war, a replica has been placed
in the shrine.
Dr. Eldon James, law librarian
OF Congress, will speak to the
group on the Constitutions adop-
ton. Other speakers at the cele-
bration will include Pvt. Charles
Goodman, 339 Cedar street, Takoma
Park, Md, who is now convalescing
at Walter Reed Hospital from
wounds received at Guadalcanal,
and Miss Mabel r. Cook, USO area
representative.
Special guides will conduct the
USO party through the Library and
its annex, explaining the institu-
tons collections of rare books, docu-
ments and prints, its murals, mo-
saics and statuary, and it's reading
rooms and conveyance systems.
Exhibits opening today at the
library will include a number of
photographs of USO volunteers
throughout the country as we'll as
in the District under the heading
of Women in the War Effort" and
a collection on Military Colleges
in the Present War" with prints and
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the temporary committees. had a
ratio of one to two with members
of Congress-are given almost a
$3.50 representation on the perma-
nent committees which also include
members of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Gov. Warren of California is
chairman of the Subcommittee on
Social Welfare and Security; GOV.
Bricker of Ohio heads the Subcom-
mittee on Postwar Enterprise, In
dustry and Employment; Gov.
Dewey of New York, the Subcom-
mittee on Reform of Government
Administration, including the prob
lem of Federal bureaucracy; Sem
ator Taft of Ohio, the Subcommit-
tee on Finance, Taxation and
Money; Representative Hallack of
Indiana, the Subcommittee on Labor
Legislation: Senator McNary, the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, and
Representative Reed of New York,
the Subcommittee on International
Economic Problems.
These subcommittees on domestic
issues are expected to write more
detailed recommendations than were
adopted at Mackinac Island, after
considerable research and study of
the various problems.
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to do a better job than 1t has been
doing. A
Other speakers on the POSTWAR
Jobs broadcast were Dewitt M.
Emery. president Of the National
Small Businessmen's Association,
and William Benton, vice president
Of the University OF Chicago.
when the shooting stops, "Mr.
Emery said, every small man or
manufacturer who Is now engaged
in war production will, figuratively
speaking. break his neck in order
to reconvert his plant and get his
regular peacetime products in the
shortest possible time"
Mr.. Emery said setting 1000 en-
ployes arbitrarily 'as the dividing
line between large and small babi-
ness" showed that in 1899 small
business represented 99h per cent
Of the total number OF manufac-
turing concerns and employed
nearly 78 per cent Of the wage
earners."
Mr.. Benton said the "drive" OF
businesses, old and new, with the
"pent-up demand for goods and the
tens of billions of dollars Of saw
ings may easily give us business
BOOM"
But he said, I'VE must plan now
to keep any such boom under con-
troll"
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$50 Million Monthly
Gain in War Output
Urged by NINA Head
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-American
industry must increase monthly
production by $250. 900 900 over each
preceding month for the remainder
of 1943 to deliver war material eas
promised" Frederick C.. Crawford
said tonight.
In coast-to-coast radio broad
cast over the Mutual network the
president Of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers revealed
hitherto guarded production figures.
and called for As per cent increase
in aircraft production and rs per
cent In munitions, naval vessels
merchant ships and all other cate
gories of equipment"
We have promised the general
staff more than we have been CIV
ing them, $65, 900, ,0O0, 900 worth Of
war materials this year, twice as
much as last year." Mr.. Crawford
said.
In an earlier broadcast over NBC.
Mr.. Crawford, president of Thomp-
son Products Of Cleveland, Ohio,
plane parts manufacturer, had gone
beyond immediate production needs
to Post War Jobs: the Responsible
ity of Business"
He said both workers and fighters
want "a job at least as good or
better than they had before the war"
He warned that failure of busi-
ness to provide jobs would result
in a postwar WPA."
Mr.. Crawford in his second talk
listed four factors as hampering war
production: TOO much individual
inefficiency and failure to do the
fullest possible days work; alto
gether too much labor turnover
too much jumping from job to job
for higher wages; an alarming rate
of absenteeism in war industries,
and altogether too maryland I say
one is too many-strikes and SLOW
downs"
Department Of Labor statistics
show that the manpower turnover
this summer reached new peak Of
81 per 100 employed. That sounds
like I'm trying to pass the buck on
to labor. I'm not.
Management has got to do a
better job, and Government has got
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Ii. Pope, C.FIyer,
Missing in Action

1t. David H. Pope, 25, of 5000
Lowell street NV, a native of
Washington, who had been awarded
the Silver Star in July, has been
listed as missing in action by the
Navy Department, according to his
rarent., Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Pope.
1t. Pope was cited "for conspicu-
Gus gallantry and intrpedity as a
pilot of fighting squadron during
the assault on and occupation of
French Morocco, November 8-11,
1912" He led his squadron with
such skill and daring as to contrib
ute greatly to the rout of AN enemy
tank force, the citation said.
After attending Western High
School and Bulls Preparatory
School, 1t. Pope entered the Naval
Academy in 1885. Following gradu-
alton he was assigned to the cruiser
Helena, which was sunk in the Solo
mons. He transferred, in 1941, to
the naval air service, receiving his
training at Pensacola Naval Air
School, Fla. He won his wings last
year and was assigned to an aircraft
carrier.
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photographs of outstanding gradu-
ateS.
The fall and winter program of
the Salvation Army's USO will be
discussed at pm. tomorrow when
the club holds its annual party for
hostesses, Capt. Alfred Osborne, di-
rector of the club, at Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, an
nounced
The affair will feature variety
show presented by Miss Mary Davis
of the District Recreation Depart
ment
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Special Prayers PIunned

The Seventh-day Adventists will
observe Saturday, October 80, in all
their churches as a special day of
prayer for the safety and future well
fare of more than 80 of their mis-
sioharies interned in the Philippines,
China, Borneo, India and other
places.
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Accepts New Charge

BERRYVILLE, Va, Sept. IL Dr.
The Rev. E. D. Vaughan, who has
been pastor of the Presbyterian
Church here since June, 1898, has
rendered his resignation to become
pastor Of Mizpah Presbyterian
Church in Highland Park, Rich.
mond.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

The more money you lend your
Government the more planes, tanks
and ships our country can turn out
and the shorter the war is going
to be- Back the attack with War
bonds"
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More beautifully furnished

DOROTHY GERALD PORTER: More beautifully furnished
apartments like the the Porters have.
and FLORENCE MAYES: Much happiness in their
rage and may their only troubles be little
BRUTUS FLORENCE CASSIUS Codes Of money and
cess to a Woodworking and splendid young couple.
ATTY. HARRY L. SCOTT continuance Of his fight for the civil
rights of our people
prosperity -
REV H. W. BoTTs REV. ARTHUR IRVINE, REV. J. CLAY
BURNE REV. NJ HOGARTH, REV. A. F. MARTIN, REV. A. W.
WILSON, REV. EDWARD THOMAS, FATHER FRANCIS BYRNE
REV. B. N MOORE REV. CLARENCE T. R. NELSON REV. S. E.
WARE REV. c. B. WHEELER, J. W. GRAHAM REV. H. RED
DICK LLEWELLYN WILLIAMS, FATHER LUGER, and all
other Twin City ministers: of their worthy contr
communities Also addition OF many new members to
their churches.
HERBERT HOWELL: energetic like Mr.. Howell.
CARMICHAEL That she give her secret to
of US Twin Cans retains her constant hness and
attractiveness
LIEUTENANT and MRS. HENRY BOWMAN: A pair OF beaut-
full twins from Sir Stork
JEWELL ALEXANDER Continued her fine job clerk
a General Hospital
MARTHA McWATT: handsome Prince Charming her
CORNELIUS and FLORENCE MoBILEY: More weu-dressed
the Mobieys.
THEODORE and ERMIE ALLEN: increased number
genial couples in the Cities like the Aliens.
MANN More personality couples like the Manns
CECIL continuance the Path Of Success which
he following
CHARLES and JOHNNIE WASHINGTON: luck hap
piness a swell couple when they leave the Twin Cities
PARK YOUR CARCASS: special built folding davenport which
about when he calling ember Pary the
parks when he calling and takes his date u
MOORE rank Of Captain with the WACS for Ike
LIEUTENANT JIMMY BRADFORD and SGTIMAJOR FOSTER
Guinea and all the other local lads in the armed
vices) Continued good luck and a safe return home.
BROWN and MAX HALL stationed the U. S. S.
New Yo) Continued rise station with the u Navy
WRIGHT: Lots Of tOhaches for lots of folks
and FORREST MCKINNEY: A beautiful blue and white
bungalow for handsome couple.
THE POISON TONGUE SQUAD OF THE TWO TOWNS: That
squad hOks while they making Of remarks
TO ALL TWIN CITY FOLKS: A MERRY XMAS AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR
From your Pal
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dissatisfied than you are, so why
not make a change. You are max
ing no progress at all living with
people you distrust and can't get
along with. A change will buoy
your spirits and help you off to a
fresh start. You have no one to re-
gret leaving behind, so why not
pack up and leave? Your mother
will not object to moving to Mis-
sissippi. She just doesn't want to
barge in on your brother and his
little family. And she's not too
hard to get along with if you stroke
her right.
L. RI am in the middle age
of life and am planning on buying
a home at small price. Would this
be a wise step for me to take ?
Should I let my COW and hog stay
in the country or should / bring
them in town to the new place ?
Would they be misery to me?
Ans: Buy the place. It's con-
venient to your work and the price
is within reason. You are making
a permanent change to the city and
you will be better satisfied in a
home of your own. Leave the COW
and hog in the country. Arrange
to have someone raise the hog on
halves and keep your COW for
the milk she will yield if you do not
wish to sell her right now.
N. CT met one of my boy
friends whom I had not seen in
five years last week. He has the
appearance of being in love with
me and wants me to go away with
him. am not exactly in love with
him but I am looking for a hus-
band. Do you think it will be o. K.
for me to go ahead and marry this
fellow?
Ans: There's . big difference,
young lady, in a serious marriage
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Chicago Team
Plays Halle
New Years Eve

The Chicago South Side Boys
Club will come to st. Paul on FRI
day night, New Years Eve, for a
big game of basketball at the Halle
@. Brown House. Athletic Director
Gerald Porter has booked some Of
the top notch teams of the country
for Halle. The Boys Club comes
to Halle without defeat this sea-
son having won a tourney in Chi
cago last year.
Last year the Chicago YMCA
packed the Halle Gym and from
the ticket sales this year the Gym
will again be sellout, and in order
to get a good seat you are urged
to come early.
Some new faces will no doubt be
in the Halle lineup and they are
expected to take the measure Of the
Windy City cagers.
Preparations are now underway
to make Jan. 18th, when the Great
Lakers cagers come to Halle,
one Of the biggest nights in the
history of Halle basketball. Mayor
John J. McDonough will say a few
words and Dads will be honored
that night. Follow this paper for
further publicity on this game.