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pIoyed by a bookbinding concern
and has been in the Navy 20 months.
Douglas Burton Promoted.
Pvt. Douglas G. Burton, jr., whose
wife and two children live at 1904
Fifth street NV, has been pro-
noted to private. first class, in the
Medical Corps of the Army. He is
assigned TO duty with general hos
pltal in the South Pacific. Pfc. Bur-
ton attended George Washington
drafting school and was employed
by the Arlington Drafting Co., Ar
llngton, Va, before entering the
service in December at Fort Mver.
Va.
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Virginia Soldier in Choir
OF Church for Servicemen

Corpl. Conley A. McMullen, 8 Six
teenth street Sc. is a member of q
church choir comprised of United
States soldiers and members of the
British Auxiliary Territorial Service
The choir, formed at an Army sta
ton in England. sings once week
at a small village church attended
by Protestant members of an infan-
try unit.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
r. McMullen. Hot Springs. Va,
Corpl. McMullen entered the Army
81 months ago and arrived in Eng
land last october. He is assistant to
his units chaplain.
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Simms Promoted
At Bermuda Bose

William G. Simms, son of Mrs.
Francis Simms, 1908 Morrison street
NV, has been promoted to SER
geant at the Bermuda Base Com
mand. George L. Plummer. son Of
Mrs. Minnie E. Plummer, 2609
Fourth street NE, was recently
promoted to technician fifth grade.
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A. H. KllkeSOn at
B ow Field,
Fla, for his part
in raids against
japanese install
Ia tions in the
Al e u I ! a n S, he
was the young
est colonel in the
Army.
Three of Col.
McCorkle's rela
tives reside in
Washington. His
m o t h er. Mrs.
Charles M. Nc
COrkle. and a
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Cohen Is Lieutenant

In a story on Army promotions ir
Fridays Star Robert B. Cohan, 8l7
Buchanan street NV, was er-
roneously identified as captain.
Cohan, who is 27, a former student
at George Washington University
and statistical clerk in the
Weather Bureau for several years
was promoted from second to first
lieutenant,
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1903 Sixth street
south, Arlington,
Va, recently was
pr o m o t e d to
m a jor. He is
with the 9th Air
F orc e. M a ].
Pauly was COM
missioned upon
G r a d u alton in
194l from Vir-
ginia Polytech-
mic In S tt t ute
after which he
was selected by
the Army for
special training
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verSity.
Corpl. Lawrence E. Gerkin, Marine
Corps, son of Mrs. George M. Webb,
500 Fourth street Sc. has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant. He was with a
rifle platoon during the Solomon
Islands campaign
Established V-MaiI Base.
Pfc. Cyril A. Barber, formerly of
1905 M street NV, has been pro-
NOTED to tecnnician, fifth grade. He
is on duty with the Army Postal
Service. Corpl. Barber is a former
employe of the Veterans Admins
tration. For eight months he served
in the Military Police Detachment
at Fort Lewis. Wash, later transfer
ring to the postal service in Califor-
MIA. He was among an initial group
establishing a V-mail station, where
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here. Brock Winslow, II, enlisted
in the Navy in july and is taking a
gunnery course at Norfolk, Va. Be-
fore enlisting he worked for the
Pan American Union.
Both attended Hyattsville High
School. Their father is an cleo
trician for the NAVY.
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B r o W n, 1916
North LeXing-
ton street. Ar
lington, Va, is
stationed here
as a bombardier
He entered ser
vice last Oc-
tober at Santa
Ana, Calf, and
was graduated
from OCS at
D e m / n E, N
Mex. 1t. Brown
formerly W a S
employed In the
advertising de-
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Reilly Completes Course

SEYMOUR JOHNSON FIELD
N. C.-Pfc. John E Reilly. jr.. re-
Gently completed five months
course IN aircraft maintenance anc
repair at this technical school OF
the Army Air Forces Eastern Tech
nlcal Training Command He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John E
Reilly, 81, 20l5 Fifteenth street
NV. He was formerly employed
by the Treasury Department.
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Marines With Artillery
Units on Guada|cand|

GUADALCANAL. s econd 1t.
Austin P. Gattis. 26, of 26l5 Forty
second street NV. has been assigned
to an artillery unit for duty. 1t.
Gattis Is the son of Mrs. Mayfeld C.
Gattis. He attended George Wash
ington University and was general
manager of wholesale greeting card
firm before enlisting in the Marine
Corps in April, 1912 He was COM
mieSiOned December 16 1o42
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r. A. Wilkins. F. w. Campbell
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond James,
5531 Sherrier place NV, have three
sons and four sons-in-law serving
in the armed forces.
The sons are Technician Fourth
Grade John H. James, who has
unit in India for over a year; Avia-
ton Cadet Charles r. James, d.
training at the San Antonio Avia-
ton Cadet Center, Tex: and Sea-
man Second Class Jack M. James,
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1t. q. g. Je-
rome Theodore,
son of Mrs. Fan
ny The O d ore
1926 Connecti-
cut avenue NV,
is low h e a d
com munications
officer Of his ship.
1t. T h e cd ore
went on sea
duty in March
and in July was
promoted to his
present ra n k .
He is a graduate
OF George Wash
ingtOn upi
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HydllSVllle, Mo. ..
are following in
the footsteps of
their f a t h e r,
who served in
the Navy during
the World War.
haywood Wins
! W, .jr., 20.
] o i n e d t h e
Coast Guard in
January and is
taking a course
in sub chasing
at Miami, Fla.
He t form e ! Y
worked for a
printing concern
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W ycOIIldn, llISI
class, in the Ma
val r eSery We.
Yeoman Bull
lington went on
active duty in
M a r C h, 1912,
and has been on
duty in Atlantic
areas since Sep
tember. Before
e n t e r n g the
service he was
employed by the
w ar Depart
ment here. He
~ d,
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lumbus University law school. He
was graduated from Naval Training
School in March, 1912, and ordered
to duty in the Pacific.
Mr.. Jarvis, the boys father. is
chief of the Publications Division
Veterans Administration.
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Redden Promoted

PEARL HARBOR - William D.
Redden, 9l8 K street NE, Pearl
Harbor Navy Yard worker, has been
promoted from boilermaker helper,
third class, to boilermaker helper,
first class. He formerly was en-
ployed in the District Engineering
Department CReservoir).
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GreenweIIs in Service

FORT DIX, N. J.-Corpl. Ray
mond R. Greenwell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip w. Greenwell, 1757 A
street Sc, recently was awarded
the Good Conduct Medal He was
inducted in January, 1941. His
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Ilc IlOW IluIlUleS
letters insult
able for photo
graphing on mi
croflm.
Avla ton Me-
chanic Second
Class Charles
Alfred Muth, %,
son Of MI. and
Mrs. Alfred C.
M u t h 2 o.
R h o d e Island
avenue NE, has
b e e n serving
overseas for a
year. He for
nnerlN MaS en-
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Nance, Hawkins Grads

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Ophir c
Nance, jr.. 21, son of Mrs. Jennie S
Nance, 30l6 Dumbarton avenue
NV and Claggett Hartman Hawk
ms, 2l, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E
F. Hawkins, Woodbridge, Nd, re-
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Z. J. PTsyStdS. W. 3. Harper.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Eight
naval aviation cadets from the
Washington area were graduated re-
Gently from Wesleyan Naval Flight
Preparatory School here. They are:
Aviation Cadets Marvin r. Full
mer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Full
mer, 8720 Colesville road, Silver
Spring, Md; Carl Kurt Wiehle, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. v. Wiehle, 1915
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Paul F. O'Connell, jr,. son of Mrs
Wilhelnina o. Forester, 1913 Girard
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Wheeler Platoon Leader

FARIBAULT, Minn-Ri C h a = d
Wheeler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard A, Wheeler, Herndon, Va, has
been appointed staff sergeant, pla-
toon leader, in the cadet battalion
at the Shattuck School here.
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d. II. ITD1ne. ]. L. Brigham.
street NV: Don Hendley Irvine, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Danzi
1850 Harvard street NV: William
B. Harper, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Harper, ST., 9512 Biltmore drive.
Silver Spring, Md.
Richard H. Chiles, jr, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Chiles. Berwyn, Md. !;
Edmond John Przystas, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Felix D. Przystas. 322 B
street Sc. and James L. Brigham,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Brigham,
2801 Thirty ninth street NV.
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3. BrOSiuS. c. MdrmQduEe.
II, now undergoing basic training
at Jacksonville, Fla.
The four sons-in Law are First
1t. Floyd w. Campbell, %, serving
with an ordnance unit, Army Air
Forces, in England; Corpl. Calvert
Marmaduke, 26, stationed with an
Army Air Force unit at Pocatello,
Idaho: Corpl. Richard A. Wilkins,
26, with tank division at Augusta
Ga, and Electricians Mate Second
Class Bertrum Brosius, %, stationed
at the AnacOstia Naval Air Station.
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Mckee, Bowers Lieutenunts

WEST TEXAS BOMBARDIER
QUADRANGLE.-RobertC c. Mckee,
jr,. SON of Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Nc
Kee, sr.. 5846 Sherrier place NV,
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eu tIlc FuTple
Heart for a mi
nor shrapnel in
J Jury re ceived
during an enc
my air raid. He
is a Navy hos
pital corpsman
serving with a
m a r inc unit.
Fully recovered
from his wound,
he is now back
on active duty
at field hospital.
Carton was in
the Navy Medi-
cal COrnS from
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Veteran Of 9 Years
Service Decorated in
South Pacific Zone

SOUTH PACIFIC-Chief Phar-
macist's Mate Thomas Carton, STEP
son OF Mrs. Emma Thomas, 1414
Quincy street NV, has been award
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Youngest Colonel Is Believed
Taking Part in Raids on Europe

When Col Charles M. MeCorkle.
%, former commanding officer of the
Saith Fighter Squadron, recently re-
ceived an air medal from Brig. Gen.
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Hortinq, Smith Graduate

HONDO, Tex.-Second Its. Fred
erick G. Harting. jr, 25, son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Harting, e. Farragut
place NV, and George M. Smith,
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Two Complete Course

LANSING. Mich.-Corpl. Robert
A. Gingell, Marine Corps. 1927
Auburn avenue. Bethesda, Md. and
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Bird, live at 270O Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, and another sister, Mrs.
Josephine James, lives at 1924 Cha
pin street NV.
None of these knows, however
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Student J. H.
Connor, jr., are
now in the serv-
ice. Capt. Connor
is stationed with
the Signal Corps
in Arlington, and
his son is in
training at Will
Transport, Pa.
Capt. Connor
served with the
Infantry as a
first lieutenant
d u Il G I h e
World War, hav-
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wIns|ow Brothers in Navy D. {. Engineer on Liberator
AS Father Was in Last War Praised for Battle Skill

haywood and Brock Winslow,
sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. Maywood P.
Winslow, 4232 Nicholson street,
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Burlington Promoted

Neil H. Burlington, %, formerly
of 1915 Sixteenth street N. W., has
been promoted
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Aviation Stu
dent Connor, 18
was a Junior at
the University
of Illinois prior
to entering the
service. He un-
derwent b a S i c
training at North
C a m p H o o d
Tex, with the
tank destroyers
and later trans
ferred to the Air
Forces. He is q
student captain
and a member
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is the son of N. H. Bullinston.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Burlington
of Sasakwa, Okla. A brother, First
1t. Melvin Burlington, is with the
Air Forces in California.
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Aero-Engineer, II,
Promoted 10 Major
In 9Th Air Force

ENGLAND.-Bruce H. Pauly, %,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer G. Pauly,
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1t. Brown in Idaho

GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - 1t.
Robert L. Brown, %, son of Mr.
and Mrs y w
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Hero Of Last War and Son
In Signal and Air Corps

Capt. ]. H. Connor. 8o4 North
Wayne street. Arlington. Va, and
his son Aviation
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PLAINFIELD ORCHARDS.
APPLES AND SWEET CIDER

OPEN WEEKDAYS AND SUNDAYS
Out Georgia ave. 5 miles 10 Glenmount,
rlsht on Route / s. miles W W. Moore,
Sandy Spring. Nd Ashton c41l
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE-To
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-The COM
missioner of Customs on Sept. 80, 1913.
authorized the change of the name OF the
ol.s KA-kI l2ll17S to SUZY TOO
F A. NJ SEAFEP, Deputy Collector -
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partment at Woodward e. Lothrop.
in aircraft at the Ordnance School
lege.
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1881 to 1887 and returned to duty in
September, 1910. He served with the
marines in Iceland and has been in
the South Pacific war zone for
year.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

I WILL NOT BE responsible for debts
other than those contracted by myself
RAYMOND T Moore. I712 Abingdon dr.,
Alexandria. Va 4.
SUPER SERVICE TRASH can accommodate
81 new accounts for regular trash removal
TR lIIQ ~
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Maj. Oliver Marshall
Promoted in Sicily to
Lieutenant Colonel

SICILY - Maj. Oliver K.
Marshall, son of Mrs. Carrie D.
Marshall, 1918 Reservoir road
NV, has been promoted to
lieutenant colonel. He has been
overseas since last August. Col.
Marshall's wife and two chill
dren reside at Fortress Monroe,
Va.
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HELP MEN.

Any worker last employed in an
essential or locally needed activity
can not be hired by any other en-
ployer except upon presentation of
statement OF availability from his
last employer or the USES.
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many doubts; the mechanisms OF those
DAYS were crude. and even then he toyed
with the idea of improving them.
Then came the First World War, and
his knowledge Of the sea was put TO good
use. He was appointed ship craftsman
by the department of commandeered
ships in December. 1917, and the follow
ing May was promoted to chief hull
estimator year later he became senior
engineer. but resigned in November,
1919, to become private consultant ma
rine engineer. profession which he still
practises.
His experience with the Government
and IN private practice enabled him to
60 what he had wanted TO while still a
sailoy-inycnr a foolproof. sure, safe
launching device for small boats. He
spent much OF his own time and money
on the project, and years ago received
verbal encouragement only. without
adoption of his invention. Now, under
the stress of war. a concern i'll Perth
Amboy, N. j., is manufacturing his re-
leases. How many are being made is
a military secret.
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(ew Lifeb0at Release Answers Vital Nee

a universal joint that takes care Of all
bending.
In the background may be seen hook,
one Of two on larger model, the other
end not being visible. These hooks, Of
course in practice are suspended by
falls from the davit itself and Will stay
closed under any weight until lnten-
tionally released. Regardless of whether
the boat is to be used for defense or
ofense. for rescue or for attack, its
occupants can get aboard with full equip
ment and then be lowered 10 the water
a big Improvement over SCTamb4ns along
the sides Of the vessel on rope nets or
lines and then trying 10 board a small
craft bobDing uncertainty III rough seas.
One does not, in fact, need TO be a
nautical or technical expert 10 see the
advantage Of Nj. ROttmer'S improve
ment Furthermore, his invention will
continue to be essential beyond victory.
Long after the human enemies of clvlli-
zation are crushed, the restless ocean will
continue it's efforts to destroy human
lives. Any weapon that will help defeat
these attempts is welcome.
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the tournament headquarters was
beautifully festooned over the whole
front: so was Lerch's cigar establish
ment; and Joe Shillington, not content
with the string of lanterns along the
entire Avenue. put up an extra wire
around his corner, thus having double
tier of lanterns TO throw light on the
decorations Of the building. which were
flags. both OF miniature and large size,
entNined in eHergreenS.
: "Wangemann S Arbeiter Hall, No. 463
and 465, was very beautifully decorated
with evergreenS, United States and Ger
man flags ana Chinese lanterns, and
during the day his mammoth OrcileS-
trion was attracting attention. Brueggc-
mans Arbelter Hall, opposite, displayed
flags of all nations, the United States,
Swiss. German and Irish cOlorS being
prominent. With the words Fools Head
quarters with comic faces a. either
end. ana Joe PIatz had a pTOtuslOn Of
Chinese lanterns, miniature flags and
eyergIeens at his place; L. c. Campbell
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with Waehington'S most elaborate car
nival of all time held on February 90
and 81 OF that year. The Star printed
several columns at the time regarding
this notable occasion, Of which the fol-
lowing excerpts Will suffice to convey
its great importance.
The Avenue was as clear as a parlor
floor, and apart from the thousands of
Chinese lanterS, reaching on both sides
from tie Capitol to the Treasury Build
ing. and the numerous flags, burgess
and pennants stretched across at brief
intervals, every house along the line
was decorated with flags and evergreens
and flowers. so that our noble thorough
fare never presented a grander appear
anCe About noon, While the wooden
carriageWay was crowded with gay
equipages and the sidewalks were lined
with spectators. all III their holiday
best, and the houses decked with gay
Colors. all lit up by the warm sunshine,
the scene was brilliant III the extreme.
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By Basil Gordon.

If asked to enumerate weapons used IN
this war, few would ever think OF the
humble davit which is, nevertheless,
of vital Importance. We all know,
vaguely, what a davlt is-a device to
launch small boats from large ones
and We take it for granted that each
ship carries the number it needs, and
We let il go al that.
The davit is a weapon Of either de-
fenSe or offense. When a vessel is
torpedoed the hfeboats 1t carries be-
come more important than the vessel
itself. which is written off as los,
Its crew. however, is not: most Of it
may be Saved--that is, if the lifebOats
can be launched. otherwise. not And
that is where the daVlt comes in. If
the sea is smooth, and the torpedOed
ship does not list too heavily. almost
any crude form of davlt might DO
With high seas, and heavy list, this is
far from true: the very best and most
positive launching mechanism that man
can devise is needed.
Offensively. the davit launched in
vasion barges Here it is possible to
make use of a simile. The big ship
is the gun; the barge with crew is the
bullet; the gasoline that propeIs it is
the powder, and the dayit that launches
it is the trigger. If the trigger doesn't
go off, nothing happens.
The war galleys Of Julius Caesar and
the ancient Greeks before his time some
times carried small boats, needing davits.
The first "davit' was, perhaps, husky
crew to pick the boat up bodily and
drop it overheard, but in time mechanical
devices were employed for the job, with
varying success. Often the mechanisms
failed, in different ways. The boats
would fail to lower: they would lower
and then fail to release, leaving them
to dash to pieces in rough seas against
the sides of mother ships; on occa- =
sions one end only would release, spill
ing the entire crew. Throughout the
ages many lives were lost for these
I reasons.
In this war, and for the future, the
Navy and the Coast Guard are grimly
determined to eliminate such unneces-
sary casualties. The Coast Guard il
particular, invited marine engineers, o.
8 any one else, to submit for their ap
4 proval any sort of liteboat launching
b and releasing gadget that would bt
81 practicable and positive in action. ant
81 as a result have recommended the Rott
81 mer device as one of the best.
s Henry E. Rottmer of this city ha
# had background eminently suitable
n for his invention. In his youth he wa
= a deep-water sailor and Weathered man
gale.
Some we're so severe that they cause
him to glance speculatively, at lifeboat
and earnestly hope that they could b
safely launched, u necessary. Hs ha
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The reader is invited TO direct atten-
ton to the foreground of the accompa-
nying picture, for horrible example
of the wrong kind of launching device,
the kind that has cost lives. Even IN
the calm air and on the stationary floor
of the basement housing the models, the
writer. experimentally "launching' the
plank representing a lifeboat. encoun-
tered theoretical disaster 1t swung
wildly. and one end released before the
other. at an angle great enough to spill
any passengers it might have contained.
1t is the sort of thing that Hitler would
design for our use.
In the middle distance, Mr. Rottmer
is shown with his invention, pointing to
the release lever in the center OF the
boat-a lever operating to turn a shaft
that runs the entire length of the craft.
One flip of it and the hooks at the ends
open simultaneously and positively. 1t
is impossible for one to get ahead Of the
other and cause tiltlng. Nor can the
shaft fail to operate due to warplng; If
it happens to get out of line, it still has
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Along the Avenue

Commencing at the eastern END Of
the Avenue, the gate OF the Capitol
grounds at that point was spanned by
a massive arch of eyergreenS. Then
came NeWkirks saloon beautifully
decorated; then Celtic Hall in the same
manner, adjoining which was a saloon
improvised for the carnival. and appro-
priately named Welcome House, Adams
express office was covered with flags
from door to roof, and, not content with
that, the flag pole was fastened to the
top Charley Mades' Hotel was decorated
with varicolored Chinese lanterns; Ben.
Beveridges saloon also, and Bregazzi's,
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business by himself and William M. took
into partnership his sons, Melville c.,
Ernest A. and Samuel D.
Well-known Firms
From Market Space the Shuster firm
moved to GIG Pennsylvania avenue next
to the old store of Woodward e. Lothrop's
Boston Dry Goods House" before it
moved to Eleventh and F streets. At
923 Pennsylvania avenue was J. w.
Boteer & Son and next came the music
store of Edward F. Droop, later moved
to Thirteenth and CT streets where the
business now is being conducted. In this
block was also once located Barber &
Ross, B. Robinson & Co. and at 909 was
the first home of the Central Union Mis-
sion. and at 937 was John F. Ellis Music
Store.
In mentioning the Saks' clothing
store at the corner of Seventh street
and Market Space it should be said that
this firm, in 1878, was at 1868 and 365
Pennsylvania, and the following year
ISadore and Andrew SakS. members of
the company We're at 3l6 Seventh street,
before moving into their new building
before mentioned their old stand being
taken by the Bon Marche.
Other firms once engaged in business
in Market Space included Z. G. Davis.
who sold fancy goods at No. 7l9 Davis
later served for a number OF years as
collector of taxes Tor the District of
Columbia In 1880 T. n. Naudaln sold
dry goods at 709, d. E. w Garter at
I'll. and Geo. J. johnson at Tl3. A
popular store on the Space a few years
later, where a great deal Of Christmas
shopping was done. was that OF EmmCnS
Smith & Co. the partner being Edward
j. WardWell, and the business was
known far and wide as the Boston
Variety Store. Here also was King 5
Palace millinery store. Trunnel, CLARK
& Co. was in the 300 block 10 the west,
as was w. NJ. Brown. SnoWden L. Hemp
stone, S j. Haislett. awnings; William
H. Doeke, and Petersen g. Childs, car
pets. and others.
The older residents of Washington can
recall many changes in this neighbor-
hood, particularly along Pennsylvania
avenue. and some things they cannot
remember which their torbears have
recorded from time 10 time.
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue Changes
The late DR.. William Tindall, in re-
ferring to PENNSYLVANIA avenue, has told
us that this historic thoroughtare was
macadamiZed in 1882 from First tC
Fifteenth street and remained in this
condition until replaced by Wooder
blocks Elsewhere it is reliably stateo
that the avenue was paved with cobblt
stones in 1847, but this probably refer!
TO carriageWays and street crossings
But even with these Improvements tht
dust at times was simply sitting, anc
little relief came until completion o
the wooden block pavement early il
1871, when the event was celebrated