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History of Department From
Continental Congress
Covered.
, A booklet entitled "The United
pt*tes Navy," giving the history, per
Eanel, organization and shore estab
hmpnts of the Nation's sea forces,
tu available to the public today.
It was prepared by Chairman Walsh
Bf the Senate Naval Affairs Commit
tee with the assistance and co-opera
tion of the Navy Department and was
printed as Senate Document No. 35
Of the present Congress.
Copies of the 70-page paper-bound
A booklet are for sale by the superin
tendent of documents at 10 cents each.
First Naval Force.
The work begins with establishment
•f the first naval force by the Conti
nental Congress during the Revolu
tionary War and in succeeding chap
ters tells of the organization and his
tory of the Navy Department, estab
' Ilshed May 21, 1798, with Benjamin
Btoddert as the first Secretary, the
shore establishments, the fleet, per
sonnel, the Naval Reserve and the
Marine Corps
There are seven pages of illustra
tions of the types of ships and air
craft used by the U. S. Navy.
‘‘The history of the Navy is replete
with action," the booklet says in the
opening chapter. "The quasi-war
With France, 1798-1801, saw its bap
tismal fire. Tripolitan pirates next
brought it to the Mediterranean. Then
came the war of 1812. Suppression
of the slave trade necessitated con
siderable activity.
1 Step for New Navy,
v ' The first step toward a new Navy
(after the War Between the States)
came under the administration of
President Garfield, when an advisory
board was appointed to report on the
needs of the Navy. President Arthur,
In his first annual message in 1881,
declared, ‘I cannot too strongly urge
upon you my conviction that every
consideration of national safety, econ
omy and honor imperatively demands
a thorough rehabilitation of the Navy.’
In spite of the reluctance of Con
gress to accede to his views, the birth
of a new Navy occurred in his ad
ministration. Later, under the lead
ership of President Theodore Roose
velt, naval development went forth
apace. The World War added an
other chapter of expansion. Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, wartime
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, has
given renewed impetus to naval build
ing and activity since taking office in
1933."
CONCERT IS LISTED
BY ST. ALBAN’S GROUP
Clifford X. Berryman to Give
Chalk Talk in Organ
Benefit Affair.
The Rector's Aid of St. Albans i
flhurch will present a concert at 8 30 :
pm. Wednesday in Satterlee Hall.
(The proceeds will be devoted to the 1
'church's organ fund.
The program will include stories
hnd a chalk talk by Clifford K. Berrv
man, Evening Star cartoonist, as well
as musical selections.
Others taking part will be Mrs.
Helen Henderson, soprano; Edward
Steffe, baritone; William Raymond,
Unor; Fred East, baritone; Elizabeth
Winston, pianist; Thomas W. Bra
hany, Irish stories; Arthur Pierce,
darkey dialect songs and stories;
George O. Connor, character songs,
Gertrude Nash, accompanist for Mrs.
Henderson, and George H- Wilson,
accompanist.
' Raymond Steffe and East will open
the program with a medley of .songs
trranged by Wilson. Brahany will tell
•'The Story of the Ark."
Circus Tent City Rises Today
On Arrival of 5-Section Train
Antoinette Concetto, shown here srvmging her sister Grade
in a “bird nest,” is the only girl aerialist ever to accomplish a
two-and-a-half revolution somersault and the triple somersault.
She is the star of the “Flying Concellos” with the Ringling
Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus.
HE circus, a world which travels
on the wheels of 94 railway
cars and on the strength of
94,000 adjectives, will come to
a halt in Benning yards this after
noon at 2 o'clock, and 15 minutes
later a city of 31 tents, white, taut,
new' canvas will begin to rise on the
dusty lots which lie behind the Union
Market, Florida avenue and Fifth
street northeast.
Wild beasts, more used to the
screams of brakemen than to the
jungle’s calls, will be among the first
away from the five-section train
which brings down from Brooklyn the
wonders of the combined shows of
Rmgling Bros. <fe Barnum & Bailey
for a four-day visit to Washington—
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
The show begins tomorrow at 2
p m., and today all the earth can
gaze without cost on the circus in
its shirtsleeves. The casual visitor
can w-atch brave men polish the ele
phants’ toenails and look at the keep
ers feed their howling, impatient jun
gle charges. And when they’ve had
enough of beasts, they can watch the
chefs cook for the men and women
who work for the circus and perform
marvels in the ring.
Winter Training 1 ou*.
The jungle creatures only now are
recuperating from a Winter more vig
orous than any they have spent since
joining the circus. The result of their
off-season efforts is ‘'India,” the new
opening pageant, which the circus
people themselves, usually hesitant
about boosting their own endeavor,
admit is "by far the most impressive
and colorful spectacle ever produced
by the organization.”
''India” requires the animals to
spend several minutes in an atmos
phere of the bizarre so unusual that
the lions and the tigers and the ele
phants and their colleagues of jungle
and veldt, were nervous and dubious
when they were introduced to the
idea. At last, however, most of the
animals havp been taught to wear
their unusual head dresses and be
come accustomed to riding their
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strange floats without a lash of the
tail.
Even so, a dream of the publicity
department of turning "India” into
a sort of Times Square in motion
came to naught, because the lions
picked for the job refused absolutely
to co-operate. They would give their
all for pageantry, but not one whit for
publicity.
The idea was to attach the tails of
four lions to lines leading to the con
trol for an electric switch. This
switch, when on, would admit an elec
tric current to a neon sign to be car
ried high over the spectacle, flashing
off and on at regular, quick intervals
as the lions in unison raised and
lowered their tails beneath the neon
pronouncement:
“India is the most lavishly costumed,
the most gorgeous circus spectacle ever
conceived. It is the last word in ex
quisite color blendings and in lighting.’’
The lions, it was said, were in hearty
accord with'the message of the neon
sign, but they insisted on being taken
from their traveling cages to enable
them to look at the sign while their
tails regulated the electric flow. The
management considered this demand a
subterfuge and refused to accede to it.
The lions for their part were adamant,
and the number was discarded.
Among the scores of outstanding
new features from abroad, who will
perform after “India’’ has made its
round of the mai ntent, are the Mag
yars, Europe's largest and “most sen
sational” somersaulting springboard
acrobatic troupe.
The Great Aloys, aerial flying and
diving daredevils.
Famous Horse Act.
William Heyer, Europe's "first"
Horseman and trainer, with Tamara
Heyer and their famous horses.
The Wen Hals, Oriental "marvels”
of the weird Chinese bars.
Maria Rasputin, the "daughter of
the Mad Monk of Russia,” and her
liberty horses.
The Maysy-Brach troupe, aerial
thrillers on a high unicycle shaft.
The Lu-Lolita troupe, midair up
side-down gliders.
Tlie Randolls, famed flying return
troupe.
The Erwingos, high trapeze "sen
sationalists.”
The Cleveres, somersaulting acro
batic “whirlwinds.”
The Qualtieros, airplane revolvers.
Tlie Colters, Europe’s renowned
equestrian clowns.
To add to these sensations, the Ida
Kathe duo will soar at the head of
the largest all-girl aerial ballet ever
produced in Washington, the United
States. North America, the Western
Hemisphere, the world, the solar sys
tem. It is colossal.
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The commissioner of internal rev
enue announced yesterday that em
ployer and employe contributions to
State unemployment insurance funds
are deductible from Federal income
tax returns.
PSYCHOLOGY SERIES
WILL START TONIGHT
Dr. Albert G. de Quevedo to Dis
tinguish Between Fact
and Fable.
Dr. Albert O. de Quevedo, distin
guished Catholic psychologist, will
give a series of five free lectures on
the subject of “Psychology—Fact and
Dr. de Queredo.
raDie. tne nrsi
to be delivered at 1
8:15 p.m. tonight
in the Immacu
late Conception
parish auditori
um, N street near
Seventh. The
lectures will con
t i n u e through
Thursday night.
A recent series
of lectures here
by Dr. de Queve
do drew large at
tendances. The
speaker is a
former faculty
member of Catholic colleges on the
West Coast and has lectured before
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deep. Its exceptionally spacious interior,
with restful chair-height seats, is richly
BhERVER5 arc chalking up victory after
victory for Studebaker in the war for
public preference that the six cylinder cars are
waging this Spring.
Undaunted by the name or reputation of any
other six, the smart, impressive Studebaker Dic
tator is forging to the front on sheer merit.
Sixes that cost more, and sixes that cost the
same or less, fail to stand up against the Dictator
under the spotlight of comparison. And the public
as well as Smdebaker is benefiting by the triumph.
styled by Helen Dryden. Its big trunks are by
far more capacious than those of any other six.
It’s the world’s first six to offer the automatic
hill holder plus feather-touch hydraulic brakes
... the world’s first six to offer the dual economy
of the Fram oil cleaner and gas-saving automatic
overdrive. s. the world’s only six with non-slam
doors that closer tightly at a touch. See it and
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the faculties of many non-sectarian
colleges.
The series will be sponsored by the
Catholic Daughters of America, the
Knights of Columbus, the Sodality
Union, Holy Name Society, Interna
tional Federation of Catholic Alumnae
and other groups.
One phase of Dr. de Quevedo'a
lectures is an expose of charlatans,
fake healers, swamis, spirit mediums
and fortune tellers who annually are
paid more than *100,000.000 by the
American public, It is said.
M’NUTT ISSUES RULE
Poreign Consular Matters Must
Pass Through His Office.
MANILA. May 15 UP).—Jorge B.
Vargas, secretary to President Manuel
Quezon, disclosed today he and Wayne
Coy, chief representative of High Com
missioner Paul V. McNutt, had held
a friendly conference on relations be
tween Malacan Palace, the presiden
tial residence, and the office of the
high commissioner.
Coy disclosed that McNutt had di
reeled a letter to all foreign consul*
in Manila advising them matters per
taining to foreign relations must be
routed through his office instead of
direct to Commonwealth officials.
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The House With the
Green Shutters
7ii Twelfth St.
Always High Grade;
Never High Priced
Another Budget Special
"In the Nook”
This week, from Monday
to Saturday, inclusive, we
shall have displayed in The
Nook on the first floor a
Bedroom Suite in the mod
ern motif. A full 8-piece
suite—specially assembled
and specially priced to
"meet the budget."
This Is "The Budget" Croup
You will be impressed with the interpretation of the modern school
which has entered into the designing of this suite. Although it is strictly
20th century in character, you will still trace the inspiration of the Old
Masters in the detail of execution. The suite is solid maple, finished in
in the ultra-modern Blondeil color.
The group comprises Chest of Drawers, Dressing Table with hang
ing Mirror, Night Table, Twin Beds, Chair and Bench.
Regular Price, S295—Budget Price $
Sale of Floor Samples of
Upholstered Furniture Continues
None reserved—Every Chair, Sofa, Love Seat that has served
during the past season as a Sample is included.
Reduced to Insure Speedy Clearance
Smart Rattan Porch Suite
The exceedingly
graceful lines in its de
sign and the studied
care for comfort which
this suite offers have
made it one of the
"best sellers" of the
present season.
It is a suite confined
exclusively in Wash
ington to W. & J.
Sloane, and typifies
Sloane quality in every
detail.
3 Pieces—Settee and 2 Chairs
3 pieces—Settee and 2 Chairs—Cushions; green
trimmed with white; orange and black; blue and £
white; brown and tan; tan and brown; yellow and
white; red and white—all with natural frames_
Chaise Lounge, $22. Tilt-Top Stand, $12
Rugs for the
Porch
Rush blocks, green and
natural, brown and nat
ural, all nat- ^
ural. 9x12 *Z4*5°
Imported Casco
Bay Rugs
In Three Sizes
9x12-$13.50
6x 9-$6.95
3x 6-$2.40
Manchester Rugs
Four Sizes
9x12-$21.50
8x10-$16.50
6x 9-$10.50
3x 5-$5.75
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