Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1929, Page 15

" TELLS HOW CIRGLES MAY BE IMPROVED ._Harris, Addressing Engi- eers, Discusses Ideal Treatment. Building & subway under Scott Circle and closing up' the sections where Six- Seele by Tmpostng buldings.are among e by impos u are among ideas recently dficu-ed fy Albert L. Harris, District municipal architest, at a meeting of the civic section of the American Assotiation of Civil Engineers. ‘The plan, Mr. Harris said, has three distinctive advantages. Pirst, it would take out of the circle all of the Six+ teenth street traffic and provide it with uninterrupted progress; then it pro- vides greater architectural possibilities by carrying the architectural develop- ment across Sixteenth street. and last it would greatly improve traffic conditions on Rhode Island and Massachusetts avenues, which intersect at the circle. The plan is not official, nor is there any known disposition to make it so. The engineers were discussing what is known as “round-point,” that. is, prob- lems affecting construction on a circu- lar instead of straight front. Mr. Har- ris delivered an address on the archi- tecture of round point, and took up the problem of getting the best possible r sults out of a given situation by pick- ing on Scoft Circle and seeing what could be done to improve it from an architectural standpoint. A graphic presentation of Mr. Harris' ideas is shown in the reproduction herewith of his ideal treatment of the circle. Two monumental Suudmgs face the circle on the north and south ends. Their front- age on the circle takes up nearly all of its circumference. There are two other buildings, symmetrically arranged, one between N street and Rhode Island ave- nue and the other between N street and Massachusetts avenue. Unusual Treatment Proposed. Tn discussing the advantages, archi- tectural and otherwise, of this scheme, Mr. Harris said: “In the study of Scott Circle, a very radical modification of the usual treat- ment of this type of motif is proposed. In order to obtain a large amount of wall space for architectural expression, Sixteenth street has been eliminated from the circle and traffic on this street has been provided for by a tun- nel passing under the circle.” After speaking of the advantages of this scheme, Mr. Harris discussed the theory of the circles found in such numbers in Washington: “In my opinion,” he said, “L'Enfant introduced the ‘round point’ in the plan of Washington to interrupt long stretches of avenues with some inter- esting object and to prevent the possi- bility of monotony and barrenness. “The problem of the round point in the city plan has two very important aspects; first, the number of streets en- tering the circle. In my opinion the number of streets passing through the circle should be reduced to the mini- mum, and one street is more satisf: tory than a larger number as the archi- tecture of the circle is practically con- tinuous and the designer is given the widest scope. for the study of the en- semble. If more than one street passes through the eircle it is important that they should be symmetrically arranged 50 as to provide symmetrical masses of buildings. Picturesqueness may be ob- tained by unsymmetrical grouping, but eater dignity and repose is obtained y symmetry and composition. Architecture Unrelated. “In the Washington examples, the buildings: surrounding the circles are not designed: with reference to the cir- cle in ‘Genter, or to each other, = q. wHCEP< CPZO~HPnZM® = \ n‘j i R R Iyl il TRAFRFFR i f&fui. halalg: A. L. Harris, municipal architect, illustrates how the circles in the highway svl-ln here may be beautified by harmon- izing the abutting structures and diverting traffic through subways. The way ment is shown here. there is no unity, no comprehensiveness or harmony of expression in any of our so-called circles. The architecture is yaried, unrelated, and generally unin- teresting—even commonplace.” Turning his attention to the famous Place de I'Etoile in Paris, in the center of which stands the Arc de Triomphe, ! Mr. Harris was outspoken in his criti- cism of its architectural effect. “The plan of this circle,” he said, “is most unfortunate in that too many streets radiate from the circumference, leaving very little space available for buildings or other treatment, conse- quently the arch in the center is left without an adequate background. The barrenness of the surroundings of this important national monument is re- grettable, and steps should be taken to correct this obvious error. Even the large mass of trees fail to help the sit- uation very much. “Contrast this treatment with the Circus at Bath (England) where there are only three streets radiating from the circle, leaving a large percentage of the circumference for buildings.” Coming back to Washington for ex- ample, Mr. Harris pointed out the way Massachusetts avenue is saved from being a long, monotonous stretch of roadway by being broken up with eir- cles and other landscape architecture devices. “Beginning at the eastern end,” he said, “we have Lincoln Park, Stanton Park, Mount Vernon Square, two tri- angles at Eleventh and Tweifth streets, Thomas Circle, Scott Circle, and Du- pont Circle. The treatment of Union Station Plaza and Sheridan Circle have been added since his (L’Enfant’s) map was made. He even goes farther, in some instances, and blocks the street en- tirely with a park, compelling traffic to go around it, as at Eighth and G streets and Eighth and K streets, Lin- coln Park and Stanton Park.” A e g o ‘The British Empire now has a popu- lation of 450,000,000 |c———|o|——3|o|[——=|a|——|0] T e s e e Al Sales NICARAGUAN PAPER COMMENDS FELAND Not a Naive Wronged by Acts of Marines Commander, Declares Diario Moderno. Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, command- ing the Marines in Nicaragua, who has recently returned to the United States, drew the approbation of the Diario Moderno, newspaper in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, for his work in connection with supervision of the Nic- araguan elections last November. In an editorial April 2, the statement is made that not a single Nicaraguan was wronged by the actions of Gen. Fe- land, and that, on the contrary, many went to him for protection and justice, “The American soldier leaves a most pleasing memory in our country” the editorial reads, in part. ‘‘He contribtued very effectively, with all loyalty and honor, to the carrying out of the plans of Hon. Henry L. Stimson, personal dele- gate of President Coolidge, for the definite establishment of peace in Nic- aragua, based on justice, protection and free suffrage; he contribyjed to the maintenance of order, and he aided Gen. Frank Ross McCoy and the American electoral mission with great efficiency in the supervision of elections and pro- tecting its functions in all the republic. “Logan Feland is a noble representa- tive of the just spirit of the American Nation in its relations of co-operation for Nicaragua. He was a sincere friend of Nicaragua and all Nicaraguans, with- out distinction as to class.” PR T Canada led all other countries in the amount of its purchases of American products last year. cott circle would look with such treat- DISTRICT EDUCATORS WILL BANQUET APRIL 27 The annual 'banquet of the Districh, of Columbia Education Association will, be held Saturday, April 27, at 6:30 pm., at the Mayflower Hotel, it was an- nounced last night by Miss Edith Grosvenor, president. According to plans completed yester- day, the association will include among its guests Senator Capper of Kansas, Dr. William John Cooper, United States commissioner of education; Representa- tive Simmons of Nebraska, Representa- tive Zihiman of Maryland, Dr. Charles F. Carusi, president of the District of Columbia Board of Education; Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of Washington schools, and Joy Elmer Morgan, editor of the National Educa- tion Association’s Bulletin. Miss Grosvenor, a teacher at Business High School, .will preside as president, while the hosts and hostesses of the function ~will include the assistant superintendents of schools, the super- vising principals, directors of special subfects and the principals of the senior and junior high schools. Reservations are being made by the committee in charge under the chairmanship of Miss Annie = C. Kelliher, a teacher at the Curtiss School, and by Miss Grosvenor. Other members of the committee include Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant su- perintendent of _schools; Gilder and Miss Marie Walcott. Campbell Sends Car to Course. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 13 (#).—Capt. Malcolm Campbell today put his racing automobile Bluebird on & train for the Zak River, from where it will be taken by motor truck to the Verneuk Pan for an early attempt to break the world speed record of 231 miles an hour set by Maj. H. O, Sea- Daytona Beach, Fl Miss Mary | Nine-Year-0ld Clarence Nich- olds Meets Death Playing “Follow the Leader.” Clarence Nichols, 9 years old, paid with his life yesterday afternoon for the privilege of proving to his tes that he had “as much nerve as the rest of them.” He was drowned in the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River when he fPell lry‘om a lAhel bem:flu: ‘lrl;e ennsylvania Avenue Bridge W] - ing to emulate the feat of an older boy who had crossed the girder safely. Brother Was in Group. Clarence, who lived at 1532 D street southeast, fell into the river shortly after noon. Members of Fire 2 ment Rescue Squad No. 1 recov body an_ hour later. They worked for half an hour in a vain effort to resusci- tate the lad. The most pathetic figure among the little group surrounding the spot where the firemen were working over the body was 14-year-old Grafton Nichols, older brother of Clarence. Grafton was crossing the bridge when the crowd below attracted his attention. He hurried down and got to the river’s edge just as firemen lifted his brother's body from the water. ‘While the firemen worked over his brother’s body he sat on the running board of a nearby automobile, a pitifal, dejected figure. Tears coursed down his cheeks as he realized-the hopeless- ness of their task. Bernard Raum of the 2200 block of Prout street had crossed the girder safe- ly before Clarence started on his fatal journey. As he stepped onto the beam, the others called to him to come back. Rescue Effort Fails. “I'm not afraid,” he called back, ‘S can do it just as well as the rest of He had almost attained his goal and was bending forward to grasp a sup- Lwn when his foot slipped and he tum- fed into the water. Unable to swim, he came up once, struggled a few moments, and sank. Bernard Raum dived after him, but was un::le to locate Clarence in the muddy water. C.u ALUMNI.TO GIVE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY | prices? An Alumni night program of cards and entertainment will be given by the ‘Washingtonr Chapter of the Catholic University Alumni Association Wednes- day evening in the university gymna- sium at Brookland. ‘The alumni have gfllhnbd the party as one of a series of similar functions to be given during the year. In the Fall a “home coming” alumni reunion will be held. The local alumni are being given the assistance of the Catholic University %l;”fcmb lnu? Dnm':i: Auochuoni e former wi pear in & program o ballads and oo!le‘;g airs, whup: the lat- ter will present “Action,” a one-act play. Special features will be given in addition. Daniel J. Ryan is chairman of the general committee, whose membership includes Basil Kelly, Edward Leasure, Edward J. Cammack, J. Harold Kil- coyne, William H. De Lacey and Maurice Weschler. Faculty members of the com- mittee are Arthur Deering, James Hay- den and J. Harvey Cain. Henry J. Connor is president of the Washington Chapter of the C. Alumni, Edmund R. LaFonde is secre- tary, and John J. Clarke, treasurer. the | cf U. |sales and business economics confer- HOSPTAL SURVE SCOE BROADENE Board of Trade Seeks Data on Care for, Persons of Average Means. ling those in s tionis concerning the financing volved. This survey seeks information as to the following questions: “Do you believe that Gallinger Hos- pital will soon be ready to handle all charity cases in the District? “Would it be advisable to have a strict rule among all hospitals that all | Ak charify cases can be treated only at Gallinger? “Would group insurance be a pracfl- cal way to bring adequate hospital treatment within the reach of the man or woman of moderate means without Chl:r"yhe? tter of “In the matter of proposed re-alloca- tions of functions among local hos- pitals, can you make at this time definite suggestions which would be acted upon seriously by representatives %"l?ll parties interested, in October, “Are public hospitals more economical than private hospitals? “Do you consider it advisable to ex- tend or enlarge public hospitals as a| means of providing hospitalization for paying patients of moderate means? “Would you care to participate in group purchasing of supplies with a view to buying in quantity at lowest 5! “Do you consider it advisable to en- large Government hospitals (such as Army and Navy hospitals) to treat civilian employes of the Army and Navy in time of peace and to be used for the sold?lers and sailors only in time of war?” A similar questionnaire was sent to publicly operated hospitals in Washing- ton, also seeking advice and recom- mendations concerning the question. Business Men Discuss Problem. ‘The matter will be brought before a section of the public here for the first time May 11 when the subject will be discussed at a business men’s health conference sponsored by the public health committee of the Board of Trade in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States when several gromlnent physicians will be brought from New York to lecture on how business men can keep fit men- tally and physically. ‘This “ciinic” will be the third of a serjes of special meetings planned by the Board of Trade as service for their members and other Washington busi- ness men. Friday evening a special Wireless Steered Car Designed to Go 400 Miles Per Hour lymmfun—l.’_o ¥ m i Am- i i £ § i (41 i g g T : h I i g q i f % s 1 ] g g H e gid gEf 4 i Pt i il GIRL SCOUTS TO SHOW HOME-MAKING ARTS played During Program Set for April 21 to 27. Activities through which Girl Scouts are trained for homemaking will fea- ture & program of Girl Scouts of this city, Baltimore and nearby Virginia at local héadquarters, in connection with the observance of “better homes week,” April 21 to 27. Mrs. Stanley Collamore Sears, chair- man of the national Girl Scout house ‘committee, who is planning the pro- gram, will be assisted by Mrs, George erson, wife of the secretary to Presi- dent Hoover. The program will be opened each aft- ernoon by n-& ceremonials on the lawn in front of the headquarters house by Girl Scout troops of Wi n. each afternoon Mrs. Isaac Gans will supervise demonstrations car- ried on by Girl Scouts in hostess work, cooking, nursing, table setting and bed making. Miss Gertrude L. Carey, direc~ tor of handicraft, will supervise demon- strations of handicrafts. Dr. Lois Meek, educational secretary of the American Association of Univer- wBWumtn. is preparing an exhibit of Mrs. R. Bruce Horsfall, who is a writer for Nature Magazine, will be in charge of the exhibit of nature collec- tions. Mrs. Herbert Traut, local direc- ing ps from Baltimore Saturday, April 27, when they will conduct dem- onstrations in needlework. Miss Dor- othy Green, director of the Girl Scout troops of Washington, will be in charge of assembling troops for flag ceremonial and signaling demonstrations and also will be responsible for some of the ex- hibit work. Injured Worker Better. The condition of James Dudley, 59, of 1405 Rhode Island avenue, who was seriously hurt yesterday morning, when he fell 65 feet from a building under construction at Walter Reed Hospital, was reported improved last night. Dud- ley was employed at the new nurses’ bu erected on the hflwicuol g grounds by the Virginia Engineering Methods of Training to Be Dis:| SHIFT PLAN SHOWS .FIRE PROMOTIONS IChief Watson Lauds System' of Platoon Changes After Mpnth’s Test. s0 that on no day would v.lure,:e eltgg an excess or shortage of officers or men in any particular area. Found Extremely Difficult. This was found extremely difficult, and the department was compelled to commission several officers without per- ;mnen'tu A t to Iuv& & mobilé orce Tom company to company as the exigencies of “change day” and the various officers’ days off demanded. The new 'ment has worked so well that few of these men are need- ed. Chlef Watson gives entire credi for the new pian to E. R. Pierce, chief clerk of the department. Mr. Pierce said that so far he had had nothing but praise for it from the men. The change in “change day” has been accompanied with a change in the system of granting the members of the department their one day in seven off, as required by law. Under the new rules a man who is off, say, Monday this week will be off Tuesday of next week, Wednesday of the fol- lot week and so on. Thus when his day off in ope week is Saturday, g:a adny off the following week would y. Occasional Week End. This gives the men an occasional week end off without the necessity for them to take the days out of their an- nual leave, and according to Mr. Pierce that is the feature that has called forth most favorable comment. Chief Watson explained that in 1924, when the scheme was first put into effect of having night and aay pia- toons, the department had no experi- - ence to go by, and did the best it could orkable flnue”wmkoutnvellnnm Borden and Alvin C. Brusse, of New York University discussed the demon- strated modern sales and business ad- ministrative methods. On April 22 the Board of Trade will give a public showing of the “History of Aviation,” a motion picture drama- tically portraying the development of aviation in the United States, in in- terest of the development of a model airport in the National Capital. The EIGHT CONVICTS ESCAPE. ABB! 8. C., ence was held at_the United States| pi Chamber, when. Profs. Richard C.| George Plitt Company, Inc. 718 13th St. NW. OING OUT OF THE We will vacate this building—everything must be sold. We are going devote our entire time to the particular lines of business which we established in 1891—that of interior and exterior painting, paper.hnnging, upholstering, draperies, laces, refinishing furniture and decorating. We are going to close out our ENTIRE STOCK OF FURNITURE, RUGS, LAMPS, LAMP SHADES, ETC., IMMEDIATELY. : :nll move to quarters more adapted to our painting and decorating usiness. Then we .DIATELY. icture will be shown in the auditorium of Central High School. FURNITURE BUSINESS Sacrificing $100,000 Stock of Furniture, Rugls,; Lamps, Lamp Shades, Etc., and Hundreds of Other Things at Probably the Most Sensational Reductions Ever Offered on This Kind of Merchandise THIS SALE SHOULD APPEAL TO EVERY ONE whe can use GOOD FURNITURE, FINE RUGS, LAMPS, LAMP SHADES, ETC.... THE REDUCTIONS ARE POSITITIVELY ASTOUNDING...but are the result of eur determination to CLOSE OUT OUR STOCK IMME- ‘ THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS’ worth of fine, choice mer- chandise marked AT COST AND LESS THAN COST TO EFFECT QUICK AND DECISIVE CLEARANCE. Youcan All sales for cash. No returns. Ne exchanges. JDon’t Deiay—%Cdmé Now—Buy for the Future—This Is Your Opportunity ~ Sale Starts Monday at 9 AM. Shop Early and Avoid Crowd for Cash. ~No Refunds. No Exchanges. 't llforg to stay away. [c——=]o[c———0] E op Huc= nz—:a<wn<m§ / [i=]