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Evening star., 1933-02-12

CHORTLY the American people were demand
- ing funeral car. car fitting and suitable
to carry the body of their great President from
one suggested the discarded Pioneer" the car
that had been shunted of onto sidetrack as
a useless unit of railway equipment
So the Pioneer" was brought forth. All
objections to making clearances were brushed
aside. Overnight an army of determined
workers began cutting away station platforms
and removing distractions on bridges and else
where. Thus it came about that the Pioneer"
the first of all full-dedged Pullman cars, began
its triumphant though melancholy, journey to
Washington, from which city it returned to
Springfield, bearing the body of Abraham
Lincoln.
So it was in the hour of his death 68 years
ago, Lincoln was instrumental in giving a much
needed impetus to sleeping car development.
The Pioneer" soon won wide recognition and
publicity, and for time was put in regular
service on the Alton road It was not long
before similar cars were in course of construc-
ton. The public, much to the surprise Of
railroad men, was ready and willing to pay
the higher tariffs that were charged for the
additional comfort and luxury they enjoyed,
and the demand for more and better cars grew
steadily
MI Pullman, after naming the Pioneer
began designating other sleeping cars A, B, @,
etc. Apparently, with all his vision, he did not
realize how soon the alphabet would be ex-
hausted. Today the 5000 sleeping cars that
Scurry about over American railroads indicate
the hopelessness Of reliance on our inadequate
alphabet for such designations.
The Pullman Car Co. has grown to be one
OF Americas outstanding institutions. For yeaxS
George M. Pullman. the patentee Of the CT.
was the company's executive head. STRANGELY
enough Mr.. Pullman's successor was none oth9
than Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son Of Ahra-
ham Lincoln.
Evening star., 1933-02-12

seen through those of 1864 it was the last
word" in Pullmans.
There was however. one serious drawback
to the Pioneer" Il was 50 high and 50 wide
that 1t could not clear railroad platforms and
covered bridges Consequently, there were no
railroads On which it could run. When Mr..
Pullman pleaded with hard boiled railroad Of
acials to widen the clearances. he met only
with rebuffs.
ITS ridiculous" they contended. Besides,
the travelling public Is not going to pay real
money to ride In such . fancy contraption."
So the magnificent 'Pimeer" stood idling IN
the railroad yards near Chicago glorious
dream that had apparently turned into a night
mare How long It would have remained q
casto6 under ordinary circumstances no one
can possibly say. But circumstances and con-
ditions suddenly ceased to be ordinary: In
deed. in the wink Of an eye they became
extraordinary.
The rairoad men. suddenly ceased laughing
and Mr.. PuI1man's Pioneer" ceased to be q
joke. In fact, almost in an instant all America
became very, very sober, for telegraph wires
were busily carrying the shocking news that
Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated The
country was being told that its Chief Magis-
trate lay quiet IN the White House at WASH
ington.
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n 70 bed clothing was furnished. Weary pas
~ sengers, fully dressed, lay ON rough mat
tresseS, using oyercoatS and shawfs for cover
ing, and likely marveled all the while at the
fruitlessness Of modern invention As one dis
consolate traveller expressed it, "Why be whisked
through space in discomfort, even agony, at
the breakneck speed of 20 miles an hour, when
Journey could be made slowly and pleasantly"
As time went on other similar cars, with
berths arranged only on one side, in three tiers
were adopted by various roads. In these cars
the "uppers" were hardly more than overgrown
book shelves on which fatigued and exhausted
passengers sought rest in vain. Occasionally
some slight improvement was made, but for
years virtually nothing was done to eliminate
the discomfort incident to travel by rail at
night. Candles furnished light, and heat came
from wood-burning box stoves Nevertheless
despite the hardships that were necessarily
part of night travel the railroads enjoyed an
appreciative patronage.
It was when George M. Pullman, on busi-
ness bent, began travelling at night that the
opportunity for vast improvement in the sleep
ing car field struck him forcefully. Not many
months passed before the young genius put
some of his theories into practice. In the very
beginning he set out to combine comfort with
luxury.
In 1853, he began by remodeling two cars
OF the Chicago g. Alton Railroad. No. and
No. 19, as the two transformed coaches were
known, were instantly accepted by the public
as marked improvements over their predeces-
sors However, their originator considered
them merely experiments. He had just begun.
IT was in 1864 that car, radically different
] in construction and appointments from
any that had heretofore been attempted made
its appearance Appropriately named the
Pioneer" 1t caused a sensation. Never before
had any one seen anything to match 1t. Never
had the public in its widest flights Of fancy
imagined such masnincence. It had improved
Evening star., 1933-02-12
BY LOUIS E.. REICHARD.

T Is q strange but an interesting historic
fact that the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln and the removal of his body from
the National Capital to Springfield, H.,
had a very important bearing upon the
development Of the Pullman sleeping car.
Furthermore it Is an interesting bit Of in
controvertible evidence tending to show how
unrelated events and circumstances are often
definitely yet mysteriously interviewer.
For . number of years before Abraham Lin
coin became President Of the United States
there had been sleeping cars in America. That
Is to say, certain cars were designated 20 by
the railroad ofncials, though the public that
tried vainly to sleep in them undoubtedly could
have supplied any number Of more appropriate
and less misleading names
The first car to masquerade under the desig-
nation sleeper" made It's debut in 1886 on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Of Pennsylvania
It bumped along noisily between Harrisburg
and Chambersburg. It was nothing more than
q remodeled box car, an adaptation Of an oTd1-
nary day coach to sleeping requirements. It
had been divided into four compartments,
In each Of which three hunks were built against
one side. In the rear of the coach were pro-
vided a towel, basin and water for those fas-
tidious travellers who deemed additions nee
eSSary.
Evening star., 1933-10-26
69c Au-Silk
Wash Crepes
SOC rs.

A firm, all-silk washable crepe
with a smooth suede finish. An
ideal crepe for dresses, blouses and
undies. IS light and dark colors
and plenty of white-39 in.
THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1933-07-15
TURF STARS STRIVE
FOR $4,000 PURSE
Mr.. Khayyam and Gold Basis
Co-Choices in Arlington
Classic Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
HICAGO, July 15.-Some good
3-year-o had a chance today
to prove a claim to the 1888
championship Of the division,
and take away with it the victor's
share of a s45OOO purse. in the fifth
renewal of the Arlington classic.
A field of 13, good and indifferent,
was named for the mile and quar-
ter, and every thoroughbred with any
kind of a claim to championship non
ors was included. A victory for one
of the ranking stars meant stronger
claim. Triumph for an outsider would
serve to scramble the situation little
more.
Mr.. Khayyam, winner Of the Amer
ican Derby and Gold Basis, which won
the Latonia Derby two weeks ago. were
the co-favorites at to /. Arrayed
against them were Head Play, War
Glory and The Darb.
Gold Basis, owned by Morton L.
Schwartz of New York. and trained by
Max Hirsch, who Saddled Gusto. win
ner of the 1882 classic, and its big
purse, has worked sensationally. Sarada,
F. A. Griffith's Kentucky Derby hope
which developed a cough and could
not start in the bluegrass feature, ap-
parently had returned to form.
The race was considered SO wide
open that the top price quoted against
any horse was 30 to THAT against
Kerry Patch. victor in the Belmont
Futurity last Fall.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
CANADIAN, YANK
F|NAL|STS At GOLF
Black and Campbell Battle
for Dominion Amateur
Championship.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Y VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
July 15.-An international &c.
hole final round duel between
two youthful golflng stars Of
the Northwest, Albert (ScottO Camp
bell of Seattle and Ken Black of VAN
couver brought the Canadian amateur
championship to a climax today
There was little to choose between
them on the basis of their play yes
terday, when Campbell eliminated the
tall Portland, Greg. ace. Frank Dolp,
4 and 3, while Black won from Harry
Givan Of Seattle. University of Wash
ington freshman, 3 and !.
Black, 2o-year-old son of the profess
sional at the Shaugnessy Heights Club,
where the tournament is being played,
was four under par for the 35 holes
of his match with Givan. Campbell,
19-year-old holder of the Pacific North
west crown, was two under par for
SO holes.
Campbell's march into the finals
gave the United States a chance to
avenge the victory Ross Somerville OF
London. Ontario achieved in the Amer
lean amateur last year. Only once in
38 years has the Canadian crown
crossed the border. Eddie Held of New
York won it in 1929.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
ENGLAND NET TEAM
NEAR CUP VICTORY
Needs Only Even Break in
Final Singles Today to
Trim Australia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
w WIMBLEDON. England, July Is
M -Englands Davis Cup ten
v mis- forces needed only an
even split in the last two
singles matches with Australia today to
gain the interzone finals against the
United States.
The brilliant British doubles combi-
nation Oh Fred Perry and George Pat
rick Hughes, whipped the youthful Aus
tralians. Don Turnbull and Adrian
QuiSt Yesterday. Z 5, Ga. 3-6. 6-3,
tc give themother country 2-to-1 lead
in the series.
Australia'S only hope rested on the
champion. and young Vivian McGrath,
TO sweep both of the final singles duels.
Crawford. of course. was favored over
Perry despite the Englishman'S bril-
liant play both Thursday and Friday
but McGrath was given no better than
an outside chance of beating Henry Will
fred Bunny Austin. 26-year-old Eng
lishman Who ranks second only to Perry
in the British rankings. In the open
ing sing.es matches Thursday. Crawford
beat Austin and Perry conquered NC
Gratn.
A victory for either Perry or Austin
automatically would clinch the series
for England and qualify her to meet
the United States at Auteuil next week,
the winner to face France in the chal
lenge round.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
SPENCE SETS WORLD
MARK AT SWIMMING
Betters Own 440-Yard Free Style
Time-Flanagan Beats Ameri-
can Record in Mile.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 15.-A new world
" record and an American mark al
ready were in the book today as
the talent in the National A. A. U.
swimming championship meet took to
the rough water in the north lagoon
Of the World Fair grounds.
The 440-yard free style. the 220-yard
back stroke and the 880yard relay
were on today's program, and the
splashers hoped for better weather than
the rain and choppy waves that handi-
capped them at the end of yesterdays
competition.
Leonard Spence. the defending cham
pion. gave the New York A. c. a new
world record yesterday in the 44O-yard
breast stroke. and Ralph Flanagan. the
l5-year-old human fish from Miami
Fla, lowered the American mark for
one mile
Spence made almost a solo perform
ance to win In minutes S4-5 sec
ondS, breaking his own world mark of
6:l22-5,
Evening star., 1933-07-15
RANK T. BELL, the new
x commissioner of the Bu-
reau of Fisheries of the De-

X commissioner of the Bu-
/ reau of Fisheries of the De-
partment of Commerce, said
when he assumed his duties last
March: "An exhaustive search of
a number of trout and salmon
streams in the West would reveal,
attached firmly to rocks, logs, and
snags, considerable number of
loose flies and other items of
similar equipment.
These items once reposed in the fly
book and tackle box of Frank T. Bell.
I fshed before 1 became commissioner
OF fisheries, and will fish after I cease
being commissioner of fisheries, and l
present these background facts to show
why the Bureau of Fisheries will, for
the next few years. do its best to pro-
mote the interests of the angler as well
as the commercial fisherman.
The sportsmen Of Washington
and the Bureau Of Fisheries have
a double responsibility. We not
only have to maintain fishing
that satisfies Cur own ideas OF
what's what in this line, hut we
also have to produce fisnIng that
meets the varied ideas and ex-
pectations of a multitude of peo-
pie who come from all parts CT
the country for a sojourn OF
varying duration.
Not all Congressmen who were miss
ing at a roll call or committee meeting
were playing golf Many OF them lay
Evening star., 1933-07-15
n,arv Golf Layout Cro1u Bits Pro Track CoachS Value Questioned
sMarble Came" Is Golf Novelty
Army.Navy Club Players Use Pellets to Keep
Track of Bets, Pay Off at Each Hole.

of at the end of each hole. there
is no bookkeeping of any kind and
the whole thing is simplicity itself.
At the end of the game the gent who
has the largest supply of marbles
collects from those whose marble
stock has dropped below par and
that is all there is to it. The marble
game literally makes every player
in the match play against every
other player. which is a desirable
feature in any golf contest.
But when you have to give 10
or a dozen strokes in handicap
marble game, it gets rough" Maj.
Sutherland says. Then you really
have to watch your step" The
marble game. which was brought to
Washington from Minneapolis, where
Sutherland played for several years,
probably will spread around the
Capital.
incidentally Danny Burton. who
played with Sutherland. Capt. K. j.
Fielder and the writer in his first
essay at the marble game yesterday.
is playing quite a stout brand of
golf The red-headed youngster is
walloping the ball mile from the
tee With two bad finishing holes
he was around the course in II.
Evening star., 1933-07-15

departments of Maryland. Virginia,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania ere
irving hard to keep their streams well
stocked with native brook and ralnoo"
trout, and the small mouth and large
mouth black bass. The bass. inch Tor
inch, and pound for pound, IS the
gamest fish that swims.
The District of Columbia, Vir-
qinic, West Virginia and Penn
sulyanid haue laus protecting the
n1emb,rs of the bass family from
erploitation and sale The last
session of the General Assembly
of Maryland failed to enact such
law. despite the fact that tor
several years there has been
Ueru strong sentiment in Mary
land. especially in the iUestern
part of the State. for the protec-
ton of black bass D;thin its
borders.
The failure of the Maryland Legis-
lature to pass the black bass bill left
that State the only one in our part of
the country without bass protection.
The Izaak Walton Chapter of the City
Of Baltimore, with the many other
sportsmen's organizations. prevailed
upon the City Council of Baltimore to
pass an ordinance closing the markets
to the sale of these fish. and this ordi-
nance was signed by Mayor Jackson
last month. Black bass cannot now be
legally sold in the Baltimore markets.
These fish formerly were shipped to
Baltimore from the tidewater sections
of Maryland, North Carolina, and even
as far south as Florida. The action OF
the City Council of Baltimore will have
far-reaching effect and certainly was
step in the right direction. Its effect
will soon be fully realized, just as the
abolition of the purse net in Maryland
waters is being realized today With
thousands of fish landed by the anglers.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
MURPHYPLAYS BUXBY
FOR LONGWOOD TITLE
Coughlin and Culley Are Oppos-
ing Hill and Fitch for Honors
in Doubles.

By the Associated Press.
~ ROOKLINE, Mass, July 15.-Dick
Il Murphy of Utica, N. Y, and Ham
ilton College went forth today to
meet Martin Buxby of Miami in the
final round of the forty-first Longwood
Bowl Tennis Tournament.
The left-handed Utican. playing bril-
liantly defeated G. Frederick Roll OF
Philadelphia in semi-f1nals yesterday.
BuXby was forced to go overtime TO
beat Joe Coughlin of San Francisco and
Stanford.
Joe Coughlin and Henry Culley of
Santa Barbara, Calf. faced Malcolm
T. Hill. Newton, and Sam Fitch, Brook
line, in the doubles final for men. The
last bracket of the wCman's doubles
found Carolyn Babcock of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn
of Orange, N. j.. facing Alice Marble
of San Francisco and Josephine Cruick-
shank OF Santa Ana. Calf.
The womans singles final round was
all California. with Miss Babcock meet
ing Miss Marble.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
PARKER AND SHIELDS
net FOES FIRST Time
Sensational Youngster Favorite in
Spring Lake Final-Face in
Doubles Also.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CPRING LAKE, N. j., July 15.-For
the first time in their careers on the
courts. Lanky Frank X Shielcs of
New York and 17-year-oId frankie
Parker of Milwaukee,, new national clay
courts champion. were to meet today in
the singles final Of the Spring Lake
Challenge Trophy Tournament.
The sensational Parker was favored
to capture the trophy.
The two also prepared to play in the
semi-f1nals of the doubles division to-
day. Parker had Herbert L. Bowman
Of New York as partner and Shields
was teamed with DR.. Eugene McAuliff
of YCnkers, N Y
In the othe- doubles semi-finals,
Berkley Bell of Austin, Tex, and ]. Gill
bert Hall of South Orange. opposed Lo-
renzo Modarse and Arturo Randin of
the Cuban Davis Cup forces.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
20 YEARS AGO
WASHINGTON rallied to defeat
IN THE STAR.

WASHINGTON rallied to defeat
w Cleveland. 4-3. Groom, Engel
and Boehling ell pitched well
for the Nationals. George Mcbride
starred. Fred Falkenberg was the
losing hurler.
Y. M. H. A. tossers drubbed the
Northern team, 1913, in the Central
League to gain a first-place tie with
Sherwood and the Printers, in the
second-half series. Crews. Kilroy,
Shoemaker and Goldberg were stars.
Hyattsville. which took the place Of
the Southland A. c. in the Capital
City League. won its first game in
the loop. defeating Waverly. IA.
Hyattsville's players included Rapp,
Rawlings, Huntemann. OBrien.
Gray, Landvoight, Mattern. Brooks,
Gait and Knott, who pitched well.
OBrien and Breen starred.
Charley Piozet pitched the Rock
awav Club to IL win over the I'm
manuel Baptists of the Northwest
Sunday School League. Sheehan,
Burnside, Linkins and Cox led in
batting
The Methodists defeated the
Episcopal nine, 9-3, in the Brookland
Church League. johnson pitched
strongly for the victors. Herr and
Hill were standoutS.
In the Northwest Sunday School
League, st. Paul conquered Fourth
Presbyterian. 5-4. Coe. the winning
pitcher. shaded Winstead and also
got three hits. Freddy Austin and
Elv Purdy did some clouting.
Blk Six Mumford pitched we'll for
the Government Hospital for the In
sane nine. but lost a So game to
Congress Heights. Moore was the
winning pitcher. Jimmie Pum-
pllries,. Perrigo and Kerr scintillated.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
SandlOt Ball

IKE PIGS, who finished second
in the first-half series of the In
dustrial Diamond League, are
hot after second-half honors and the
right to meet the Police, first-half VIC
tors, for the league pennant.
Yesterday the Dixies conquered Gich-
ner's, 80, rallying in the last two in
nings to do all their scoring. Bennie
Spiegel for the winners and Lefty Brown
for the losers engaged in a stellar pitch
ing duel.
Other results:
Investigation. 4: Printers. 3 depart
mental League.
C. & P Telephone IA; Standard OIL. :
National Capital Leaguel.
Mount Vernon. 10: Calvary Baptist, 5
Georgetown Church League.
Civil Service s. Public Documents.
Federal Leaeue).
Crimson Insects, 10; Washington Boys
Virginia Bantams, 10; Congress Heights. Q,
Evening star., 1933-07-15
FOUR HIGH RANKING
GRAPPLERS ON CARD
Steele, Marshall, Garibaldi and
Shikat to Appear in Show
Here Thursday.

TOUR of the. biggest names in
rassllng - Ray Steele, Everett
Marshall, Dick Shikat and Gino
Garibaldi-will appear on next Thurs
days mat show at Griffith Stadium, 1t
was announced by Promoter Joe Turner
Steele will headline the show. op-
posing Pat O'Shocker in the main event
to which the usual two-hour time limit
has been affixed.
In the 45-minute time limit semi
final Shikat, former world champion,
will engage Garibaldi Marshall, re-
ported to be Jim Londos' successor, will
tackle Frank Spears in the main pre-
liminary.
Two other matches are in the max
ing. Tickets are available at the An
napolis Hotel Women with escorts
will be admitted free.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
|NSTALLMENT PLAN
IS PUT INTO EFFECT.
Popular Club Expects to
Have SO Holes Within
Next Two Years.
b WALTER r. McCALLUM.

4 al lIly navy NOuiieAy
Club, located in Arlington
i County, Va, just a few
brassie shots from the
wireless towers hard by Fort
Myer. is about to embark on a
new scheme of course construc-
ton by which, within the space
of two years or so, it hopes to
have an entirely new golf course
to supplement the layout in the
valley east of the club house, laid
out five years ago by Maj. Richard
Newman from the cockpit OF a
ow-f1ying airplane.
Naturally the service club, like most
golf clubs nowadays. is not overburdened
with surplus of ready cash. If condi-
tions were as they were five or six years
ago. the club might go right ahead and
build new course, but pay cuts and
various other economy measures have
hit the military services just as they
have hit Uncle Sans civilian employees.
So the Army-Navy Club, which has
probably the heaviest play of any club
near Washington, with only l8 holes,
plans to build its much needed new
course on the installment plan. as it
were. Club officials have scheme for
constructing a few holes at a time,
whenever the money becomes available,
to finish the new layout within two
years, on a progressive scale which will
give the club Sc holes Of golf in "a
months or Whereabouts.
Evening star., 1933-07-15
STAR CARRIERS SWIM
FOR FUN AND PRIZES
Some Also Qualify for Membership
in Clubs as They Cavort in
Crystal Pool.
THE fellahs who carry The Star
i n, ado rae,ru in the crrSta Srirf,-

THE fellahs who carry The Star
made merry in the crystal SWIM
ming pool at Glen Echo Park
when they took part in a meet that
produced plenty Of exciting competition
Everybody got a big kick out of the
affair, which was arranged by Gait
Burns circulation manager of The Star,
and Edward H. McCrahon, director of
the pool.
In addition to the meet events sew
eral of the boys qualified for member
ship in the various clubs conducted by
the pool.
Here are the summaries of the meet,
the winners in the first three events
each receiving bronze medal:
6o-yard free style-Won by John Backus;
second. William Harper; third. Royal Oh
Fancy divins-won by william Harper
Obstacle race-won by Charles Maddox;
second. Royal Olmert; third. Warren Dell
Egg race 'three-day complimentary swim
dox tother contestants Disqualified.
Dick Palmer won a one-day compliment
ary swim ticket for ,sportsmansnip,
members Of the Crystal Pool Whale. Por-
auSiynE IL esrten ons tests W3g ,GqT
Charles Mitche f PoTposeMWfliam fh hPaPSs, PaPfs,
John Chamberlain. Warren Dell. Hugh Mad
aoxed dox TsfyeF NsTH5 5Ss5 HsT obs Sobs Ms
David Thatcher William Flood Tests for
m me c1s d1Sson are .vsn, ths
cult.
and Boyd Hickman and Mahlon Giascock,
judges.