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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
h1>aMngtu} First City Directory lo8 Years ~Ag0

residents, IS; license to tavernkeepers $50;
license for billiard tables, $780,
Even as early as 1922 the District of Column
bia was very careful about the traffic regula-
tons, as shown by the following excerpt:
whenever q hackney carriage shall be un-
employed, and not in motion, and within the
streets or avenues of the city, it shall be placed
lengthwiSe the street or avenue in which the
same may be- and stand, if on an avenue, at
least "a feet, and on any street, Is feet from
the curbstone, and in such manner as not to
be in the line of other cross streets or avenues,
or to prevent or obstruct the passing Of wagons
or other carriages, or persons on foot, from
crossing in the line and direction of the foot
way on the side of any other street. or avenue,
and the driver of every such hackney carriage
while occupying any stand, must sit on his
seat in such carriage, or stand near thereto,
with the reins in his hands, and must not
absent himself therefrom without leaving the
reins in the hands of some person capable
of taking charge of the same, and also must
not crack, slash, or otherwise use his whip,
so as to annoy persons passing, or frlghten or
scare horses, and for each and every violation
of any of the aforesaid regulations, the owner
or proprietor of the carriage shall forfeit and
pay a sum not less than two nor more than
five dollars"
In those early days, it is learned from this
",
they are today; in fact they were legalized.
Under the heading Manager of the City Lot
teries" the following information is given:
"These we're appointed by the mayor, in con-
formity to acts of the corporation, for the
purpose of agreeing on a scheme Of lottery
and managing the same, in order to raise
fund for building and establishing two public
schools, a penitentiary and city hall. Before
proceeding to dispose Of the tickets. the man
10 oiIyo in he nj
$4,000 for the faithful performance of their
duty They are authorized to fill up vacancies
in their own body and to elect a president.
whose duty it is to sign all contracts and lot
terry tickets They receive a compensation Of
SO each for every day they are employed, pro-
vided the whole expense of drawing any one
scheme shall not exceed an average of 81 ,000."
The last few pages of this priceless book are
given over to advertisements which reflect the
spirit of that time.
Printing Office
Twelfth street west, between and streets
north
where
Orders for Printing will be thankfully received,
and neatly executed,
by
VIM. Duncan
Columbia Tavern
Seventh street, near the Center Market.
Solomon Drew.
Informs gentlemen travellers that he can
accommodate them with good Beds and Board
ing, and with variety of liquors.
share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
Dinners dressed at the shortest notice.
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wecple that If you do anything long enough
YOU will 80 II well; that II you look at the pic
lures frequently enough you Will appreciate
painting; that If you hear concerts IN sufnclent
number you will be musical. Indeed 1t Is stlH
widely held that the only equipment necessary
for musical critic is to have heard the concert
and a number of preceding ones. 1t probably Is
true that an innate love Of beauty In any form
leads us back to it, to study the painting. 70
listen once more to music but here we stick,
without the possibility of further progress unless
our appreciation is trained.
Practice does not make perfect, unless 1t is
the right kind of practice. good flute player,
said Aristotle, becomes good flute player by
playing the flute, and bad flute player becomes
a bad flute player by playing the flute Fine as
it is for us all to have the opportunity OF listen
ing to good music, unleSS We have the energy
to learn how to listen to it the opportunity in
most cases is largely wasted.
Such educational concerts as these of Mr..
Seedlings can at present be enjoyed only in
large music centerS. Something OF the kind has
been done with less admirable equipment in
various parts of the country Innumerable con-
certS. for children Illustrated by the piano and
one or two other instruments have proved their
-alue but at present it is a rare privilege to
learn about the orchestra and Its music under
such musician as Mr.. Schelling, and with such
artists assisting as the players of the Philhar-
monte Symphony.
Yet some of us have faith that in time train
ing of this sort will be made available for the
Whole Nation. In its present form it is costly,
and would not be available even in New York
except for the Philharmonic Symphony Society.
which regards these concerts to be sufficiently
~aluable to be supported by it, and the work
Sf Mrs. Mitchell and her friends. lovers of music
and of children. But the very fact that these
concerts have been organized over series OF
ears outside of any city national educational
system yet leaning toward the schools gives us
reason to believe that they prophesy an Ult.-
mate change in our program of education. It
is sound observation. often verified, that one
can foreten which subjects viii eventually be
added to the school curriculum by noticing what
training the public is at present willing to pay
for outside the school. All extracurricular edu-
cation is a criticism of the established program
of the moment. What We want SO badly after
the schools are through with us that we will pay
extra for it indicates precisely where the schools
are inadequate.
AN education is inadequate if it fails to call
our attention to the world we live in. I say
nothing so ambitious as that it should make us
thoroughly at home in that world, or masters
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corps of workers will be going from
door to door seeking data for the 1880
City Directory. listing the Names ETC.,
m of over $4,000 people. This book,
when completed will present quite a different
appearance to that of the first directory Of
washington, compiled in 1922 listing 9,606
whites 1,945 slaves and 1896 free colored,
total population of 1921.
Tucked away under lock and key in one OF
the fireproof compartments OF the rare book
room of the Library of Congress is this little
book, 634 inches long, Az inches wide and y
inch thick. In gold letters on its dark-blue
binding are the words 1.-THE Washington Direc-
tory-1822-Delano."
CHANGING through the pages of this book,
yellowed by age, you find that not only does
Mr.. Delano give the names and addresses OF
the people living in Washington at that time,
but that he also gives information concerning
the government of the city. AS you turn the
pages your imagination takes you back from
the hustle and hustle of the present day to
that of more leisurely life, lot years ago.
Opening the book at the first page, you learn
that this is THE Washington Directory, show
ing the NAME occupation and residence of
each head of family and person in business;
the names of the members of Congress and
where they board, together with other useful
information" That the book was compiled by
Judah Delano and printed by William Duncan
December 1922.
IN glancing through the index, which is both
interesting and enlightening giving in
nutshell the history of the city, one finds such
information as: Boundaries of the wards; char
ter of the city; chimney sweeps: hackney car
riages, rates of fare in; managers of the city
lotteries; mayor; population of the District OF
Columbia slaves, tax on, etc.
Under the caption, Members of the Seven
tenth Congress- second session, with their
boarding houses" are listed AZ Senators and
1873 Representatives.
Apparently, when this directory was COM
piled; the houses in Washington were not
numbered for Senator William Findley Of
Pennsylvania is listed as boarding with Mrs.
Queen, near Browns; that Senator Jesse B.
Thomas of Illinois boarded with Mr.. Sawyer,
opposite Browns.
Listed under the Representatives are found
the names of James Buchanan Of Pennsylvania,
John Randolph of Virginia, Edward F. Tattnall
of Georgia, Van Rensselaer, of New York and
many other names familiar to students of
American history.
In the early days. Washington was divided
into six wards each ward having its aldermen
and councilman. Instead of three Commits
sioners, We have today, there was mayor
and register. At that time, Thomas Carbery
was mayor and William Dewith register.
According to Mr. Delano there were only
five foreign ministers residing in Washington
in 1922: The Right Hon. Stratfor Canning,
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Ha&ards in Shipping
Livest0ck

CLIPPERS of livestock are faced with Q
~ serious problem in the last few days OF
their ownership of the stock, when the trans
portation presents number of hazards to the
good condition of their shipments. Changes
in the routine of feeding and watering ex-
nosure to severe weather, overexertion and ex-
element all combine to bring about rapid de-
terioration Of the stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
BY LEILA GREEN.

IN few weeks in the city of Washington,
a corps Of workers will be going from
door to door seeking data for the 1880
City Directory, listing the names, ETC.,
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SHELBY AND KELLY
FACE NEW STATUS,
DOUGHERTy STATES
Neither of Two Officials Who
Were Relieved of Duty
Comments.

When he was informed that the grand
jury had ignored the presentment
against Robert A. Mcpherson, Com
missioner Proctor L. Dougherty, who has
executive charge of the Police Depart
ment and is president of the Board of
Commissioners, said: This action by the
grand jury creates a new situation with
respect to Inspector Shelby and Lieut..
Kelly, accused by the former grand jury
of improperly presenting the McPher-
son case. The Board of District Com
miSsionerS will lose no time in trying
to straighten out the status of Shelby
and Kelly, now that another grand jury
has, in effect declared that the July
grand jury erred in its conclusion con-
cerning Mcpherson" Shelby and Kelly
were relieved from duty in the Detective
Bureau after the first grand jury re-
port.
Inspector Shelby and Lieut.. Kelly
both were asked for comment on the
action of the grand jury, each replied
he had no comment to make.
The day after the report was made,
Shelby, who was chief of the Detective
Bureau, was ordered transferred and
placed in charge of the uniform forces.
Kelly was ordered to exchange places
with Lieut.. Joseph c. Morgan, the de-
partments complaint officer and liaisou
man, with the Civil Service Commission.
The Commissioners next eEdeavored
to prepare charges against Shelby and
Kelly and created a committee con-
Sisting of Assistant Engineer Commis-
Sioner Donald E. Dawson and Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride to in
vestigate the charges made by the
grand jury. This committee invited
every member Of the grand Jury and
all the witnesses who had testified be-
fore it to tell what they knew of the
conduct Of Kelly and Shelby before the
grand jury, but only five of the grand
jurors accepted the invitation.
ALI of those were understood to have
been opposed to the report censuring
Shelby and Kelly. The Commissioners
then Cancelled the Bride-Davison in
yestigation and the matter has been
hanging fire ever since. The Commis-
sioners were unwilling to take any ac-
ton that might prejudice the McPher-
son trial in court. Now that McPher-
son is a free man, they will go back to
the beginning and try to straighten out
the status of Kelly and Shelby.
The third member of the department
whose fate is linked in the Mcpherson
case is Pvt Robert j. Allen. The Com
mlSslonerS have before them a recon-
mendation that Allen be dismissed from
the force for insubordination and an
appeal from Allen asking that he be
retained.
Aliens dismissal, however, did not
grow directly out of the Mcpherson
case The INSTRUMENTATION with which
ne was charged consisted of a state
ment to the newspapers that he intend
ed to investigate the district attorneys
office and letter to Mai. Henry c.
Pratt superintendent of the depart
ment. reaff1rming the statement given
to the press.
The Commissioners will hold a board
meeting tomorrow morning but 1t is not
known whether the Allen case will be
on the docket.
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employed on tne lOuTLu HUI Va VIZ
building, said she heard a slight rumb-
ling noise. followed by terrific, most
frightful explosion"
The gas wagon, attached to the Dis
trict of Columbia Fire Department, car
ried four persons to the hospital.
HEADQUARTERS Detective B. Q. kuenl-
ing was serving papers in the Vlclnlly Oh
the explosion when the explosion came.
He said he saw vast cloud OF steam
that seemed to hover over the mole
made in front of the two stores, whose
fronts we're wrecked.
Clothes Torn From Some.
AS the cloud blew aways he said,
there was left in the street great mass
of twisted and broken automobiles, great
slabs of concrete sidewalk and broken
glass.
Clothes. he said, were torn of of the
victims of the explosion, in some cases.
He was the first to send in the alarm.
The injured were brought to Emer-
gency Hospital at time OF day when
an unusually large number of doctors
were al work in the dispensary. The
staff was quickly organized under the
direction of DR.. Walter Atkinson, who
is chief of the staff doctors.
Among the outside doctors who were
present at the hospital at the time OF
the accident were DR.. John Shugrue
brain specialist; DR.. Edward Cafritz, DR.
Ned Pickford, DR. William Monroe, DR.
John Darner, DR.. John Lyons, DR.
Robert Scott Lamb. DR.. Myers Hirsch-
man and DR.. Guy Ledbetter.
Philip Schneider, an employe of the
Lansburgh store, which adjoins the
Five and Ten Cent store on the rear
was Just going into the alley when the
explosion occurred. A woman, fright
ened by the blast, rushed to the second
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Indictment of Husband NOlle
Pressed on Recommendation
of Prosecutor Laskey.
u. S. PROBERS OF PARK LANE
MYSTERY PRAISED BY GROUP
Statement Fails to Make Reference to
Murder Or Suicide of Young Nurse
Found Strangled.

Robert MCPHERSON jr indicted by former grand jury
numbering his wife Virginia exoneated today the
grand jury Immediately released from jail.
previous nole the
ton of Laskey special assistant to the Attorney General
assigned to prosecute the
supplemental jury commended Laskey and
assistant the Attorney General
their fairness and efficiency presenting all the evidence the
criticism their conduct of the
the halls of Congress.
Fitzpatrick Justice the formal
gnoamus the special of the grand jury The
report reads:
sentiment of this jury that the
parment Justice thorough
scntou investigation of all the facts that would shed light
the Mcpherson
ut likewise the unanimous sentiment of this grand jury that
John Laske special prosecutor and Thomas Cullen special
investigator spared efforts obtain all material witnesses
evidence in presenting this to this grand jury
witnesses Fully.
witness given the fullest opportunity to tell
only of members who voted against Indictment but also of
indictment
of this to it, particularly the
attacks made John Lakey his handling which
splendid example of discharge of public duty
learning this afternoon that the grand
prosecution
do before petit
Senator described neard taking
he
murdered that he did
-
Senator Base South Carolina also reiterated the attack
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SCHOOL TO TEACH
WORLD AFFAIRS TO
Be FOUNDED HERE
Judge z. B. Parker Leaves
Bulk of So, 600, 900 as
Endowment.

A Graduate School of International
Affairs, to be afiliated with local uni
versity, is created by the will of Judge
Edwin B. Parker, formerly of Houston.
Tex, member of the Mixed Claims
Commission, who died october 80.
The bulk of his $4,000, 900 estate is to
establish the Parker Endowment in the
custody of the Riggs National Bank,
executor and trustee under his will,
which is to finance the new school.
Harlan F. Stone, justice of the United
States Supreme Court, is named as
chairman of the board of supervising
trustees of the school, and Frank Fritts
of Chester. N. j., as secretary. Other
members of th0 hDard, all of whom are
designated by the testator as his friends,
are Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of
State; William D. Mitchell, Attorney
General, and Harry T. Klein of New
York.
Outlines Purpose of School.
The purpose of the school, as outlined
in the will executed September 9, 1929,
is Ito teach high-minded young men
OF proven character and ability sub
JectS calculated to equip them 10
render practical service of high order
to the United States Government III
its foreign relations" The testator
suggests that the scope of the work
of the school be broadly conceived
and be always adjusted to meet the
need of the times"
A bequest of 500, 900 is made to
the national board of the Y. w. C. "A.
to finance the Katherine Parker Music
Foundation, the net income to be used
to establish and maintain a department
of music, with capable secretary, TO
promote and stimulate the use of music
in Y. w. c. A. activities throughout
the United States, with special atten-
ton to Girl Reserve organizations in
industrial centers and rural communi-
ties.
Niece Is Given $4,000.
The household effects at POOL Twenty
fourth street, with automobiles, jewelry
and the like, are given to the widow,
Parker niece, now a teacher of his
tory. is given $4,000 to complete her
academic work, obtain a degree and
visit Europe.
The remaining estate goes to the
Riggs National Bank to create the Par
ker Endowment, with instructions to
permit Elsa M. Peterson, member of
the Parker household since girlhood, to
continue to live at the home with the
widow during the life of Mrs. Parker
and in event the home property is sold
to pay her one-sixth of the income from
the proceeds.
The widow is to be paid 50 900 month
ly for life; George A. F. Parker and OS-
valid S. Parker, brothers, of Texas, each
is to have a life annuity of $3.50 per
month"; Clifford G. Acker of Texas, a
nephew, a life annuity of $3.50 per
month, and Anne F. Parker. a niece,
500 per month during her life.
According to the petition for the pro-
bate of the will filed by the Riggs Ma
tional Bank through Attorney Frank
j. Hogan, the court is told that Judge
Parker owned premises 200l Twenty
fourth street, assessed at $175,119, and
had personal property estimated al
81, ,S49,746.
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EDGE CONFIRMED
AS PARIS ENVOY
Senate Approves Nomination.
Baird Is Appointed Success
Sor to Senate Seat.

Within few minutes after his nomi-
nation had been sent to the Senate to-
day by President Hoover, Senator Wal
ter E. Edge, Republican, of New Jersey
was confirmed as Ambassador to France.
The nomination arrived from the
White House when the Senate met at
10 o'clock. Senator Borah, chairman of
the foreign relations committee, asked
and obtained unanimous consent for
immediate approval of the appointment
without referring it to committee. This
action was taken,
Baird Is Named Successor.
Coincident with the confirmation, an
Associated Press dispatch from Newark
announced appointment by Gov. Lar
son of David Baird, jr., to succeed Mr..
Edge as Senator. Baird will serve until
1890
1t has been known for a month or
two that the New Jersey Senator was
slated to succeed the late Ambassador
Herrick at Paris and that he was to be
appointed after the work of the special
session was nearly completed.
Senator Edge was born in Philadel-
phia November 90 1874. From 1897 to
1899 he was journal clerk of the New
Jersey Senate, later becoming secretary
cf that body. He served in the Army
as a volunteer in the Spanish American
War. For the last IS years he has been
active in New Jersey politics. In 1909
he became a member of the New Jer-
sey Assembly and year later was
elected to the New Jersey Senate. He
served as majority leader in both
branches of the New Jersey Legislature.
His successor. Mr.. Baird, is wealthy
lumber dealer and the son of United
States Senator. Mr.. Edge appointed
the elder Baird to the Senate to fill
vacancy caused by death. The son
has never held public Office.
A leader in the southern section OF
the State, Baird was largely credited
for the victory which United States
Senator Hamilton F. Keane won in the
five-c -cornered fight of 1923.
His father served from March, 1918,
to March, 1919, as successor to William
Hughes. Like his father. his para
mount interest in life is politics.
Short, heavy set, and not yet SO
years old, the new Senator is a man
of unbounded energy. He starts his
day early and ends it late. and has
ready smile and hearty laugh.
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watch, so anxious did he seem to get
out OF doors again. A clerk called
him back to hand him an envelope
containing the watch and a key. The
youth was in high spirits and did not
mind not having an overcoat. Leahy
asked him If he had on enough clothes
ana he said, "Oh, I'm warm enough"
The grand jury presented its decision
to the court at 1880 o'clock before
Justice Peyton Gordon, sitting in Grim
1nal Division /. The decision was sim
ply to ignore the case against McPher-
son for lack of evidence.
Special Prosecutor Laskey addressed
the court Immediately following the
grand Jury's report, reviewing briefly
the Governments activities in the case
ana concluding with a motion that the
charge preferred by the previous grand
jury be noile pressed.
Laskey's Statement.
THE Department of Justice, through
the Bureau of Investigation I,askav
said, has been investigating this case
since October 4.
THE investigation has been a most
thorough one and feel 1 can say that
1t has been conducted in a fair and i'm
partial manner.
THE result of this investigation to-
gether with all the evidence presented
by witnesses who appeared before the
previous grand jury, which presented
an Indictment against Mcpherson. was
offered to this grand jury.
The grand jury has found this evi-
uence insufficient to indict and has ie-
nored the charge against Mcpherson.
That is the end of this case,
Therefore, in the case of the United
States VS.. Robert A. Mcpherson, jr.
IN which murder indictment was re-
turned by a grand jury whose member
snip included ar ineligible Juror, wish
to move that the indictment be nolle
pressed.
IT think this should be done, as there
are no other charges against the in
dicted man"
Justice Gordon listened attentively
and then inquired if it were not a fact
that Mr.. Laskey was the Governments
special prosecutor in the Mcpherson
case. LaSkey said this was so.
Defense Saws No.
Justice Gordon then instructed the
clerk to enter the nolle PROSE- plea on
the records. Turning to William E.
Leahy, defense counsel, who stood be-
side LaSkey and Cullen in front of the
bench, Justice Gordon inquired If the
defense had any comment to make.
1Ieahy said he had nothing to say.
The grand jury met this morning at
IL O'Clock, apparently with their minds
already made up. No witnesses had
been called for today. The iury's re-
port was delayed by the presentation of
testimony in another case not connect
ed with the Mcpherson Investigation.
RumorS had been rife all morning that
the grand jury had decided to clear the
name of the youthful bookkeeper and
athlete, who has been awaiting trial
since october II on a technically void
indictment.
Cullen. who in his regular capacity of
an inspector of the Bureau of Invests
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