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Evening star., 1936-03-22
NAMES OF DISTINCTION IN RECORD OF PRESS GALLERY
FIRST PUBLISHED INTERVIEW
McCuagh Noted Writer Made Newspaper History in Early
Perod-Mss Austne Snead, First Woman Correspondent.
Men Who Have Represented The Star and Other Papers,

ports for his paper. or who serves as
correspondent, or who acts in an edi-
torial or managerial capacity for any
first-class journal, must, necessarily,
be above the average in intelligence
and, no doubt, many nice things
might well be said Of him. And,
therefore, Gen. Boynton Is only one
Of many old-timers who stand out
Just q little more prominent than
some Of the rest of the fellow workers,
as does also Crosby s. Noyes, who. in
1866, was representing In the press
gallery the Philadelphia. Evening
Telegraph.
During the latter part Of this year
we find Mr.. Noyes representing The
Star at the Capitol, and his name ap-
pears among the correspondents there
until at least 1873. James o. Clephane
represented The Star In the press gal
lery from 1860 and until he went with
the National Republican. in 1868; T.
S. Leybold represented The Star at the
Capitol In 1861; w. D. Wallach, In
1868, and at other times; r. F. Bois-
seau, 1870-1872; James F. Dooley,
1871; S. H. Kaufman, another part
owner of The Star. 1871-1873 and
later, and. of course, many others have
followed since.
Others representing local and out
side newspapers between the years
1860 and 1875, are: w. A. Rind, Ma
tional Intelligencer; w. A. Parkhurst,
Constitution: Gamaliel Bailey, the
National Era. In which first appeared
Harriet Beecher Stoves Uncle Toms
Cabin; M. M. Noah, Alta. California;
A. r. Spofford, prior to becoming the
librarian of Congress, the Cincinnati
Commercial: John r. Young, Phila-
delphia Press; A. I. Alvord, Detroit
Tribune: Murat Halstead. Cincinnati
Commercial; N. B. Northrop, Wash
ington Statesman; s. P. Hanscom. Ma
tional Republican: Ben: Perley Poore,
Boston journal; E. j. o. Fisher, WASH
ington Chronicle; Edward Shaw,
Taunton Mass, Gazette: w. 3. Shaw.
New York Times; F. D. Curtis, Troy
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report had been disputed and asked
him if I had understood him cor
rectly. He replied hat he could not
remember just what he had said to
me, but that I had reported him ex-
actly as he thought. and that as he
really did believe that these papers
were the greatest, he could not see how
I had gotten the idea If not from his
conversation
"'How did you come, Mr.. McCul-
lagh, to have such close relations
with President Johnson?'
"'It came from talk Of his which
I reported. He noted that the article
I wrote expressed his views exactly,
and after that he gave me number
Of interviews. The first conversation
was given by President johnson with
out any idea on his part that it would
be published. When he had finished
I asked him if he had any objections
to my using what he had said in the
newspapers. He replied that he had
not, and when the matter was pub
ALoiicO Iic "do 81 PicdocN Will tilc
result that had easy access to the
White House.
"I always prepared myself upon
the subject which I wished the PreSi-
dent to discuss before I went, and to
certain extent I had an idea of
the answers which I thought he ought
to make. His talks we're entirely
informal; many of them were more
in the shape of chats than stilted
interviews. We each had rocking
chair and President johnson would
rock back and forth as he talked. He
spoke very freely, saying whatever
came uppermost in his mind, and
at the close of each interview would
ask him if there was anything he
had said which he did not wish re-
ported. He would then tell me to
run over the subjects we had dis
cussed. I would do this, and if there
was anything which he thought should
not be published he would tell me. AS
a rule, however, he allowed me to
use my own judgment
IN 1866 Gen. Henry v. Boynton
= succeeded Whitelaw Reid as cor
respondent for the Cincinnati Com
mercial- Gazette, and in time became
dean of the journalistic corps. 1t has
been said that he always had well
coming word and kindly smile for a
new member of the corps, and that
he had not an enemy among the men
who shared with him at Washington
the profession of journalism.
OF course, an attempt to select the
most prominent newspaper men dur
ing any particular period would be
undertaking very big job, and one
which would naturally end in dissatis-
faction, for, after all, any man who re-
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IN. " Times; L. A. Gcbright, Asso-
ciated Press.
THE last named was an active men,
Der Of the Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants, and on July 4, 1880, the
year before he died. he delivered the
independence day Grafton in the old
Corcoran Building. the site Of which Is
now occupied by the Washington Ho-
tel. An interesting item. printed at
the time Of Mr.. Gobrights death.
had this to say:
"Mr. L. A. Gobright, who died at
Washington on the 14th instant, in the
65th year of his age, was one of the
oldest journalists in the country, hav-
ing been connected with the press OF
Washington more than As years. For
nearly 80 years he represented the
New York Associated Press there. He
retired from active service in 1878,
but his connection with the ofice re-
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said to have taken place between A. M.
Soteldo and James Francis Keegan.
Both Stoledo and Keegan, the story
goes. swoIe out warrants in the Police
Court against each other, but neither
appeared to prosecute his case when
later called in court. A subsequent
article, appearing in the Republican,
seems to have goaded Stoledo beyond
restraint, and he determined to take
the matter into his own hands.
Evidently he blamed Barton for the
items printed, for on the evening Of
February 9, 1882, he appeared at that
gentleman's office in company with
his brother, A. c. Soteldo, and there
received bullet in his neck-fred
by his brother and intended for Bar
ton-from which he died in Providence
Hospital two days later.
One can but imagine the importance
attached to the case when The Star
printed three or four columns relative
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John w. Forney, the Philadelphia
Press; D. c. Foney, Washington
Chronicle; W. J. Murtagh and H. A.
Preston. the Washington National Re-
publican; Dom Piatt, Cincinnati Com
mercial; George Alfred Townsend
CGath'O, Chicago Tribune. and A. M.
Soteldo, New York Sun.
At a later date, Mr.. Soteldo became
the managing editor Of the National
Republican of this city, and served I'M
til 1877, when the paper changed
hands. Antonio Maria Soteldo was
his i1ll name, and, no doubt. many
will recall his unfortunate encounter
with Clarence M. Barton, who some
years later was holding the same office
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manned unsevered until his death, be-
ing pensioned for faithful service.
"Mr. Gobright was prominently
identified with the I. o. o. F. and the
Oldest Inhabitants Association Of
Washington. He was one of the most
honest, upright and faithful Of men,
and during the Civil War he enjoyed
the fullest confidence of President
Lincoln and Secretaries Seward and
Stanton. often being called upon to
assist them in the preparation of
proclamations and other important
documents, which were finally in
trusted to his hands for telegraphing.
when Andrew johnson made his
famous swing around the circle Mr..
Gobright accompanied him and pre-
pared the very elaborate and inter-
esting reports that were telegraphed
to the press. He was on terms Of in
timacy with the celebrated men of
both political parties who have figured
in public life during the past 40 years.
Evening star., 1936-03-22

make an address. He wrote many his
torical sketches Of Washington and its
people, and of men and women Of the
States, and these alone will perpetuate
his memory for many years to come.
In 1867 he began to edit the Congress
sional Directory, and he also made a
compilation of the United States
treaties with different countries.
Naturally, there were many other
correspondents sending out news from
Washington in addition to those men
toned, and such men as Joseph Mac
farland. L. L. Crounse, j. Rankin
Young and Henry L. West could not be
omitted. Nor could we leave out
Francis A. Richardson, who wrote his
recollections for the records of the
Columbia Historical Society.
During this period, A. H. Byington
was representing the Norwalk Gazette;
de B. Randolph Keim. the New York
Evening Telegram: D. D. Cone and J..
c. Proctor, the Philadelphia Ledger:
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and though often trusted with i'm
portant matters, he never yielded to
the temptation to print what had been
communicated in confidence.
I'm his personal manners he was
modest and unpretending, but his
modesty never degenerated into weak
ness or a want of positiveness where
principle or real convictions were at
stake. The Washington press gang
will not soon forget the veteran whose
they have so long enjoyed"
DEN PERLEY POORE, who died in
~ 1887, was also q member OF the
Oldest Inhabitants, and was OCCASION
ally drafted upon public occasions to
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to the matter. very brief portion Of
which reads:
'Mr. Barton was at his desk, at
tending to his duties, and Mr.. Conger
sat on the other side, reading a paper.
A few minutes after 8 o'clock Mr.. A.
M. Soteldo, jr., accompanied by mis-
brother. A. C. Soteldo, entered the
room. A. M. Soteldo stepped up to the
desk and handed paper to Mr.. Bar
ton, who sat on the other side, with
the request that he should read it. Mr..
Barton read it over and said that it
was a matter for the editor, Mr.. Cor
ham. Mr.. Soteldo then rose and, plac-
ing his hand in the direction of his
hip pocket, threw himself upon Mr..
Barton as he sat in his chair.
''Soteldo's brother, who was stand
ing at the side of the desk, pulled out
a pistol and aimed it at Barton's head.
He fired while the two men were strug-
Cling, and it is supposed that this is
tn ball which took effect in Mr.. Bar
tons neck. Mr.. Barton struggled to
his feet, knocking a students lamp,
which stood on the table, on the floor,
shaking himself free from Sotddo's
grasp. He had hardly gotten to his
feet when Soteldo grappled him again
and the two men rolled over on the
floor. This occurred more quickly
than can be described.
In the meanwhile, the younger
Soteldo kept up his firing, and. in at
tempting to shoot Barton while he was
struggling on the floor, shot his own
brother in the back, probably infiict-
ing mortal wound"
But then We must not forget, in
speaking of early newspaper men. to
mention that Frederick Douglass once
sat in the press gallery when he was
the editor of the Washington New Era,
and it might also be proper to include,
at least for home pride sake, such cor
respondents as Mrs. Briggs, who wrote
as Olivia; Myron Fox and w. c.
Mcbride of the Washington Chronicle,
John B. Mccarthy Of Forney's Sunday
Chronicle, Mrs. M. c. Arnes Of the New
York Independent, Miss Austine Snead
said to have been Washington's first
newspaper correspondent, and many
others. who. for want of space, must
be omitted.
THE press club idea in Washington
had its inception in March, 1867
when the news gatherers at the
Capitol formed the Washington Cor.
respondents Club. and this was fol-
lowed in September of the same yeal
by the Washington Press Club, which
was for local newspaper men prin-
cipally. j. C. Proctor, then city editor
of the National Republican, was elect
ed the first president of this club. Evil
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previously held by Soteldo. The affair
occurred on February 8, 1882, when
the Republican office was on the south
side of E street. a short distance west
of Thirteenth street. where formerly
were located the Offices of the Southern
Railroad.
ON JANUARY 10. 1882. an account
" at the time states, the Republican
printed an item regarding q fracas
Evening star., 1936-03-22
s'Miracle'' Debunked.

FEDERAL inspectors have investi-
gated q so-called miracle food
and promptly debunked the miracle
into q common swindle.
The labels on the package referred
to the article as vitalizer, norma!i2er
and slenderizer with fine content Of
vitamins. It was recommended as
weight-reducer for those who would
take one teaspoonful at mealtimes In
place Of the meals.
An analysis by Federal chemists
indicated the vitamin content was low
rather than above normal and the
product itself was mixture Of sugar,
soybean -four. cocoa and salt. health
full enough ingredients, perhaps, but
making q compound which fell far
short Of the claims.
The price was 81 for Z ounces. The
Government collected the return OF
so packages In the form Of fine.
Evening star., 1936-03-22

The Belgian diamond industry is
said to be in the best condition since
1929. following increased sales Ia the
United Statas.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

for his seventeenth home run of the
season, but the Nationals came back
in the seventh to tie 1t up. A walk to
Lewis, a single by Kuhel and another
single by Chapman made it 90, but
the rally ended when Kuhel was out
trying to steal home and Reynolds
fouled out.
Goslin again started rally in the
eighth that sent Detroit ahead, 80.
The Goose dropped fiuke double to
center and scored on legitimate two
Dagger by Marvin Owens that looked
to be a game winning base hit. 1t
made it to 2. going into the ninth,
and when Lewis famed to start the
frame, the Griffs seemed through.
Kuhel. however. doubled and after
Chapman had flied out, Reynolds drew
a walk.
Hill, hitless all day, walloped a
terrific triple to center, scoring Kuhel
and Reynolds and making it I to 3.
A moment later Hill made steal
Of home to score the final run. for
although Bluege walked. Kress singled
and Pinch Hitter Johnny Stone walked
after the swipe. Appleton popped to
end the rally.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
JUNIORS AND BOYS
OPEN net TOURNEY
Future Davis Cup Material in
Fields Seeking National
Titles at Culver.
Be the Associated Press.

Be the Associated Press
CULVER, Ind, August 9Th.
youngsters to whom the United
States will look for Davis Cup ma
terial in the future opened play at
Culver Military Academy here to-
day In the national junior and boys
tennis tournament.
There were 81 entrants in the Junior
division Of the tournament and. seeded
No. was Joe Hunt Of Los Angeles,
runner-up last year, who last week
completed . tour through the East by
finishing second to John McDiarmid
in the annual Seabright invitational
tournament.
Robert Riggs. also OF Los Angeles,
winner Of the ma ational junior title last
year. did not enter this years meet.
Other seeded players in the junior
division are Don McNeill of Oklahoma
City, Isadore Bells of Philadelphia,
winner Of the boys title last year;
Russell Bobbitt Of Atlanta, julius
Heldman Of Hollywood, Calf; Melvin
Lapman Of New York, Seymour Green
berg OF Chicago and Morey Lewis of
Oklahoma City.
William Umstaedter Of New York,
Eastern boys champion, was seeded
first in field Of IS for the boys tour
nament. Others in the seeded list are
Larry Dee Of San Francisco, James
Wade OF Altadena. Calf; Leonard
Floyd Of Memphis, Tenn; John
Kramer Of Monticello, Calf; Melvin
Schwartzman of New York, Jack Celia
OF Denver and Robert Friedman Of
st. Louis.
Singles play began today and the
first doubles matches will be played
Wednesday. Finals will be held Fri
day and Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
Harridge Goes by Air.

NO MAJOR league club ever has
been involved in serious train
wreck. Consequently air lines must
match the railroads in safety before
they can offer any strong selling
point to the majority Of club owners.
One crash would ruin a league for
the season. That day may be long
coming, but aviation people believe it
will arrive
Boston's flight was not the first
time a major league club has been
transported by air. The Cincinnati
Reds flew to Chicago couple of sea-
sons ago, but for that adventure
three planes we're necessary, whereas
the entire Boston personnel rode in
one ship. which also carried the
players hand luggage. Will Har-
ridge, president of the American
League. made the dash with Boston
and is one who can see the eventual
possibilities Of air travel to base ball.
1t may be several generations be-
fore any great change will come in
the major league maps, but inevitably
there must be a geographical recon-
struction Of the entire structure OF
professional base ball That much
was admitted by one Of the most far
seeing leaders Of the minors a couple
OF Winters back. Base ball is a con-
servative business; one that accepts
new ideas with reluctance, but some
time clubs will 60 scooting across
country in giant planes and the At
lantic and Pacific coasts will be united
on the diamond.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
Browns Are Heavy Burden.

THE American League now is faced
with the problem Of the st. Louis
Browns. st. Louis has become one
team city and, with the Cardinals in
ascension, the Browns have become
a milestone around the Americans
neck. There also are one or two
perennially weak spots in the Ma
tional and new venue is the only and
obvious solution.
Los Angeles has the population to
support major league base ball club.
The California metropolis now is less
than "a hours by air from any Of the
Eastern wings of the American
League and a night flight from the
Western side. Should the st. Louis
Browns ever be moved, Western
point must be chosen to maintain
the geographical balance. Los An
geles is the logical spot, but it may
be years before any such change is
made.
The matter of the majors moving
Into Pacific Coast or any minor league
territory could be adjudicated under
the major-minor league rules. so that
is not an impossible barrier. More
necessary is the development of air.
mindedness among the club owners
To-day few magnates willingly would
trust their players to the air. Tom
Yawkey of the Red Sox is an eXcep-
ton, for he does most of his travelling
by plane.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
Golfers Now Charging Fees to Listen to Tall Tales


manner: One drink, 10 per cent of:
two drinks, IS per cent on; three
drinks, so per cent Of, and four
drinks, 100 per cent of.
Isn't 1t worth four drinks to
listen to some of the golf tales that
pass around the grill room at any
club?
And II he Is persistently pestifer-
GUS, you might intimate that you
have run out of golf balls and for a
box of balls you will sit patiently
through the entire match, including
all shots and the psychological
angles Of the game.
It should be fun, but it's rather
hot to liquidats by tbs drink
mGEAe6
Evening star., 1936-08-03
lAYDEN is CLIMBING
IN FOOT BALL POLL
Makes Heavy Gain on Bierman in
Race for Job of Coaching
All-Star Grid Team.

r. ire Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 3.-Bernie Bier
man Of Minnesota still led today
In the voting to select a head coach
for the College All-Stars, who meet
the professional champion Detroit
Lions at Soldier Field September l..
but his margin over Elmer Layden of
Notre Dame had been sharply trim
med.
Bierman headed the Irish boss BY
145.862 points Saturday, but a rush
OF Layden support from Chicago and
Northern Indiana cities yesterday re-
duced the lead to 1892. Bierman's
total was 5ss,447 points. Layden had
544,465.
Following the pace settlers were Al
vim tBo) McMillin, Indiana, AIT ,665;
Lou Little. Columbia, 411.le5; Lynn
Waldorf, Northwestern. 38S, 1856: Fran
els Schmidt, Ohio State, 289 O84: Tiny
Thornhill, Stanford, 2e1.156: Ossie
Solem, Iowa, 287,l5S; Clark Shaugh-
messy, Chicago, 284,287: Matty Bell,
Southern Methodist. 272.8l5; H. O.
CFrit) Crisler, Princeton, 166,1e5;
Jimmy Phelan. Washington, 265, ,70s;
Harry Kipke. Michigan, 262,272, and
Andy Kerr, Colgate, 25l, ,877.
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time he starts on his recitation Of
how he accomplished the great
stunt, pull out these quotations
on listening. A time limit Of five
minutes is set for the following:
Long drives, Is cents; flubbed
drives. so cents; good approaches,
Is cents; fiubbed approaches, Is
cents; long puts sunk, so cents;
short puts missed, rs cents; num-
ber of three-putt green's in q
round. 81; getting out of rough,
IS cents; getting out Of bunkers,
81: how I made q birdie, $685.;
how I made an eagle, s2.50; how
/ made a -in-one, IS.
And then, If he really gets atsGd
under full steam, and starts st
the Arst hois, b tsn you Of every
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Price COlvin Withdraws.

DRICE COLVIN OF Baltimore, fourth
ranking player Of the section and
who has been seeded first among the
foreigners, was forced to withdraw as
he is defending his singles champion
ship in his own city.
Although only eight matches were
scheduled today full round was ex-
pected to be played tomorrow when
all of Edgemoors courts. freshly re-
surfaced and nearing top condition.
will be ready for play Goeltz was to
make his debut this afternoon against
Harold Hulls in the feature match Of
the day. although one other seeded
out of -towner, Lieut.. John McCue. was
to play Eugene Sydnor of Richmond.
Sydnor IS the twenty-ninth national
ranking junior player of the country
while McCue. a member Of the Navy
Leech Cup team. is rated the third
best of the visiting players.
Should Goeltz get by Hulls. as ex-
pected. he next would meet Nate
Ritzenberg. newly-crowned public
parks champion of the city, probably
tomorrow. Goeltz is in the same
bracket with Stan Robinson and Ralph
McElvenny, whom he would meet in
the third AMI Quarter final rounds,
respectively. Others in the lower half
of the draw (GoeltZ's half include
Dooly Mitchell. seeded No. l local
player; Ed Mather and McCue.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
Turf's Biggest Gamble.

ITS perhaps the biggest gamble in
horse racing. and the top-hatted,
jeweled crowd that comes nightly to
the sales ring will be well equipped
with check books.
They will be seeking another buy
like Case Ace. for which Mrs. Ethel v.
Mars Of Chicago paid $4,000 last
year and which won s36.540 Saturday
by finishing first in the Arlington
Futurity.
Another Tintagel, which cost Mar
shall Field $500 in 1884 and won the
$4,000 Belmont Futurity last year. or
another $1,000 filly like Split Second,
which has won 25 times her purchase
price, may be in the lot,
Evening star., 1936-08-03
BIG WEEKS HERE
FOR D. c. NET FOLK
Mems Mid.Atlantic Singles,
Women's League Event
Offer Full Program.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.


w YITH the mems scene Of ac-
\h/ ton shifting to Edgemoor.
wv and the women's remaining
at Rock Creek. tennis was
to continue on a double-feature basis
throughout the week as the Middle
Atlantic singles and the Women's
League tournaments attracted their re-
spective adh ,rents.
The tournaments will provide valu-
able data for next Winters rankings.
The additional doubles events in the
womens play probably will prevent
their finals from being reached until
the end OF the week, although they are
playing quarter final singles matches
today.
Arrival OF ranking Middle States
star and the default of the formerly
seeded No. ! out-of-town entrant has
caused shift In the seedlings Of the
foreign" male players at Edgemoor,
with Frank Buddy Goeltz, who
created such a favorable impression
in the District tournament, now eStab-
lished as the man to beat.
Evening star., 1936-08-03
KENWOOD CLUB VICTOR
Defeats Congressional in Tank
Meet Among Juniors.

Kenwood Golf and Country Club
junior swimmers today hold a victory
over Congressional splashers. achieved
yesterday at the Kenwood pool. The
summaries:
~ BOYS 10 years and under. 81 yards
Kraft C.; third. JIMMY Burns XXI.
Won by Betty Lou Trowbridse X, ': second,
Sally Baldwin tK.l: third, Eaitn Ross CO.
Vt, Boys IL years and under, 35 yards
steRarr Icg: third. ma jimmy @ FSaaa eEDao *. u
Won by Ethel Fuller XXI: second. Frances
WeStfaH tKl: third. Sister Williams &C..
u,I BOYS a yesrs and under. 35 yards
We-tfsil 5Kh W and and Budd ssanPon fH' (c5. 't', 0U0
Girls IA years and under. 81 yards
Won by Betty McCrosley &C.: second,
Patsy Ferry tK), third, Kathleen Murphy
wd7s Boys s. = years -ags and under. 10y % yar9;m s
Peiree *; third. Robert, Horton tC,l.
Girls is years and Under, 20 yards
Won by Mariana Trowbridae lKD: sec
ond. Eleanor Fuller tKl, third. Judith
Boys relay, 1e years and under, IS
Tom Smith. Bob Murphy. Ed Murphy,
Con2ressIonal Robert Horton. Frank Will
hams. Paul, Stewart, John Gorhaml.
.f5 Girls cTwo1 relay Yeas and TRdsr IS
Murphy. Frances ,westphal, Ethel Fuller,
Eleanor Euf, Cecilia Duryea, Judith
Btral. Catherine Huff.
RobeTt Horton CT: second. @ T. Ed Murphy
tKD: third, Frank MerriWell tK.)