Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1932, Page 26

' B—10 HIGHWAY CLOSING | BILL IS FAVORED J. C. Nichols Holds Yearly Maintenance Saving of $300,000 Would Result. Purely as “a sound, practical, busi-| ness-like matter, which should appeal to every one” and “to preserve the pic- turesque beauty of the National Capi- tal” the pending street closing bill is being urged by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It will result in a saving of at least $3.- 000,000 and some $300,000 a year in maintenance costs This is emphasized in a letter from J. C. Nichols of Kansas City, a member of the Park and Planning Commission, to Mrs. Mary T. Norton, chairman of the House Committee on District of Columbia Legislation, who had recently asked him to give her some reasons Wi his legislation should be passed ‘We have been greatly handicapped | in planning efficient layout of streets | within the District,” Mr. Nichols ex- plains, “on account of the checkerboard plan of streets which has been im- | pinged upon its beautiful topography. | As a matter of fact there are few American cities,” he insists, “where | there is greater need for the laying out | of curved streets adapted to its par-| ticular topography. Would Preserve Beauty. “It is cnly in this way we can pre- gerve the picturesque beauty of the District, save a greater percentage of | the forest trees and at the same time effect & very large saving in the un- necessarily heavy expense of grading streets according to the checkerboard plan and thereby forcing immense gr. ing costs on the adjoining property Mr. Nichols points out that “‘there are gome 7.500 acres cf I as yet unde- veloped in the District, where it isj essential that we abandon much of the | gridiron plan and use a more efficient street Jayout. There are many in- stances where streets have never been developed, although they have been | dedicated, and where the owners them- selves would be very glad to have the street closed in orcer to develop a mcre efficient street plan. As it is now, this can only be done by special act of | Congress, and a subdivider is usually | not willing to wait many months until Congress meets in order to find out if he can use this mcre efficient plan, and in order not to suffer delay he will pro- ceed according to the present gridiren fl./ THE EVENING STAR, Duse to the Store Being Closed Monday and Tuesday All Items Advertised Sunday for Monday’s Half-Day Selling Will Be on Sale Wednesday Famous Coral Brand FINERY Silk Hosiery 69¢ - 3 Pairs for $2 —Two styles—sheer, pretty picot top chiffon hose, and picot top medium service weight hose—both styles with the genuine ‘‘stop-a- run” feature. The chiffons all silk. The service weights with lisle tops. Sizes 8!: to 10 in smart colors. Kann's—Street Floor. Silk All-Over Laces $1.00 yd. —Black and beige colored silk laces in lovely new all-over pat- terns for dresses, yokes and sleeves. 36 inches wide. 36-in. Cotton All-Over Laces, in ecru and pastel colors, 95c vd. Kann's—Street Floor. WASHINGTON, D. C., —Imagine it! alone. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1932. Copyright, 1932—S. Kann Sons Co. . -CENTENNIAL Sale! Ready Made Slip Cover Sets 8 Pieces. Including Separate Cushions, to Fit the Average 3-Piece Living Room Suite Spring and Mattress tomatch............. A box spring and mattress for the price you would expect to pay for one of them The coil springs are en- cased in a woven striped ticking, °5.95 Linette-Weave Striped Material, Cretonne or Jaspe Cloth —New covers that will not only protect your furniture, but make your home more attractive for Spring. Choice of three different fabrics—a linette weave striped material in several colors...cretonne in several colorful patterns...and jaspe ctoth in the plain natural color. $7.95 values. Tailored-to-Order Slip-Cover Sets Now Only —These covers will be made to fit any size three piece suite of furniture and the five separate cushions. Choice of colored jaspe cloth or linen faced crash cretonne. Kann's—Third Floor. Double Damask Table Cloths Pure Irish Linen plan. and the mattress, made of tiny Could Save $3,000,000. = resilient coils and fine layer felt, > «We believe,” said Mr. Nichols, “that is covered with ticking to match. Box Sprmgg ... $14.50 ea. on the rem: g 7.500 acres we could | All standard sizes. Each guar- effect a saving of at least $3.000.000 by anteed. Mattresses . . . . . $13.00 ea. the passage of this bill and a saving of sflmctrmg over $300,000 per year in e oEEEe aintenance. m"The advent of the automocbile,” he emphasized, “has made it unnecessary to have such short blocks as were for- merly planned, and by adopting a more efficient street plan by the use of longer blocks we will be able to eliminate a great mileage of unnecessary side streets. This does not mean that there Would be any important major street eliminated, and, in fact, it would en- able us to plan & greater number of major streets to take care of through traffic. Sizes 70x88—68x88 $3.59 —Soft, satin finished double damask in neat patterns. Woven of long linen flax and bleached to snowy whiteness. Regularly $5.00. 70x70 Cloths Regularly $3.95 70x106 Cloths . ..... Regularly $6.50 21 and 22 i _A Rayon Démask WB.éds_[_)réadé B Specially Priced —Fancy woven rayon damask spreads, in plain 3 5 shades of rose, gold, blue, green and orchid; single [ and double bed sizes. Bags,*1.79 “All modern city planners,” Mr. Nich- ols points out, “realize that a standard- ized street plan, with practically all streets the same width and the same length, is unsatisfactory to meet modern-day needs and are advocating greater variation in street widths and block lengths so as to give greater street capacity where needed and less street capacity in purely residential areas, particularly single residence sec- tions. - “The street closing bill, as proposed,” he says, “gives every property owner full right for a hearing and the collec- tion of damages, if any. The Real Estate Board of Washington already has indorsed it and many of the subdivisions are already coming to our commission for advice and suggestions as to the best street plan and its best adaptation to the general street plan of the District. Yet when we tell them that no change can be made until Congress meets they are frequently unwilling to undergo the en- Tnee\'lnz expense to make up studies for the new street plan, due to uncer- tainty of the action of Congress and the delay involved. | “This bill is safeguarded by the fact ! that the closing of any street must be| approved by the District Commission- ers and also the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the latter commission being a neutral body, charged with the responsibility for look- ing to the welfare of the District as a whole and from the national stand- point, and, of course, the District Com- missioners will always have regard for the needs of the District “It is my judgment, due to my ex- perience in having built more than 125 miles of streets in the Country Club District (Kansas City), where the streets are laid omt to fit the contour of the land, that this is more important than any other legislation which has been proposed for the development of the District so far as the efficient develop- ment of the Capital is concerned. It has always particularly appealed to me because its purpose is both econom and greater bea it was one means by which we could save the taxpayers an immense amount | of money to compensate them some- what for the cost of our park, play- ground and fort drive. HELD IN SHOOTING Buspect Arrested After Bullet Hits Man on Street. James Jackson, colored, 30, of 933 F street southwest, was shot in the left leg while standing at Seventh and E streets southwest last night. He was| treated at Emergency Hospital. Police | are holding Walter Smith, 25, of 711 H street southwest for questioning | Ira N. Randall, colored, 25, of 731 Lowries place was treated at Casualty | Hospital early today for a bullet wound | in the left foot. He explained to po- lice that he accidentally shot himselt 'STOP BAD BREATH f Thousands of people afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. 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Each fully guaranteed. g E Thin-Model Pocket Watches Special, $5.95 —15-jewel watches in chromium-plated cases with simple, dignified chasing. Plain or fancy dials. Clear numerals. Kann's—Street Floor. Transparent Velvet Ribbon, 69¢ yd. —Lustrous, transparent velvet rib- bons in light and dark colors, and five-inch widths. 89c value. Shaded Satin Ribon 39¢ Yd. —Seven-inch ribbons in ten differ- ent colors. 59c¢ value. Kann's—Street Floor. Women’s 16-Rib ) Umbrellas $1.69 —Neat, practical umbrellas of gloria, in plain colors. . .and of an imported mix- ture in novelty pat- terns. All with wooden shanks and attractive handles. Kann's—Street Floor. Kann's—Street Floor. Just What Your Maid Always Needs Aprons! Apron Sets! 59¢ e If there are any left after this sale they'll be—79¢ —Well made aprons of crisp, white lawn, that will launder excellently. The aprons are finished with deep scalleps or rickrack trimming; some have dotted Swiss centers. The sets are trimmed with rickrack or bias folds. Kann's—Second Floor. Ribbed Knit Comfortable, Form-Fitting, Inexpensive Sports Undies 39¢ .. 2 Garments for 75¢ —The perfect gar- ments for those en- gaged in active sports—golfing, rid- ing, tennis, hiking. Vests and panties, in small, medium and large sizes, and a dainty pink color. KAnn's—su-ee-t Floor. $1.95 Grade Printed Silk Crepe 51.39,.,,_ —An all-silk crepe in plaid, striped and paisley patterns that are really beautiful. Light and dark col- orings. 39 inches wide. $1.00 and $1.29 “Eagles” Silk Crepes Special, 87c yd. Kann's—Street Floor. Hear Miss Ruth Whitney's Talks —this week in the Lingerie Depart- ment, on the proper underthings. She is Ture to be interest- ng. Perfection of Fit Comfort and Daintiness in Kickernick Undies —Delightful _garments, accurately cut and with that “give” which means comfort. 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Kann's—Third Floor Regular $1.50 Therm-a-Hot Hair Dryer —75c size Fitch Dandruff Remover Shampoo —$0e sise Fitch Wase S]- 39 All for L4 —This Therm-a-Hot hair dryer and Infra- red Lamp dries the hair quickly and easily. It is easy to handle—leaves the hair soft and lustrous. Has no air blast to tangle the hair. To introduce it we are making this special € o mbination offer, giving you a $22 value for $1.39. Kann's— For Various Specially Priced - 25¢- —Handy boxes, useful boxes, good looking boxes, for odds and ends, for make-up and for hosiery—all covered with bright colored flowered pa- pers. Hosiery boxes with six and twelve sections. 39c and 50c values. Notion Depart- ment. Kann's—Street Floor.