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ORCHESTRA SCORE
PRINTED In WHITE
By Associated P-ess)

MANNHEIM, Germany. May &c.
White music notes printed on a
black background have replaced
the traditional black notes on
white in the orchestra pit of the
local civic theater and opera
house.
An engineer charged with i'm
proving the lighting for the or
chestra found that the reflection
Of the music stand lights on the
while pages often provoked quar-
rels between conductor and stage
manager. The stage manager OBJ
jectcd to the interference of or
chestra pit lights with his efforts
at darkening the stage. The con-
ductor insisted his musicians could
not play in the dark.
BY printing the notes in white
on a non-glossy black paper, all
quarrels were stopped. The Mann
helm orchestra pit is almost dark.
Lights fall upon the diminutive
white notes only.
The musicians saw the white
notes are reStful to the eye. The
stage manager can conjurc up
balmy nights for stage sweet
hearts without having the illusion
destroyed by reflected lights from
the pit.
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE

Among the thousands of letters
which come daily to Major Bowes.
radio impreSariO, was one which
suggested that he enter the presi-
dertial race. The major replied he
didn't have time"
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
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DOings Around The
T. Golf Links
(By GRAVY)
. oe 90 Q . .

Last Sunday was a day that
you had to be an excellent swim
mer as well as guy that could
not tell when the wind was blow
ing. 1t seems that about an even
dozen Of the genus Homo Sapiens
partook of the Royal and Ancient
pAstime. However, they were not
OF the monkey genus but must
have been an entirely different
descent, being more of the Pisces
family. However, let us get on
with our story:
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TODAY'S GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Detroit.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
New York at Boston.
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HODGES.

HODGES, because he stands so
far ahead, has been
viciOusly slandered
by the usual age-old
sickening dirt spread
by the professional
politician and be-
cause
HODGES lead the fight for
the masses OF the
people to get taxes
off their homes and
to kill the sales tax.
The big interests"
don't want
HODGES because he stands
openly for old age
and mothers pen
sions and because
HODGES fight for the tax.
free homes made
these Especial in
terests" shoulder
their proper part of
the tax burden. If
the voters recognize
HODGES past service to the
average citizen by
rallying to his BAN
ner, this leader Of
. the masses, known
for his past per-
formances" instead
of political plat
form promises" can
win in the first pri-
mary.
Help Yourself, Your Family, Your
Home, Your Schools by Helping
HODGES!-The poor mans
friend
paid For By Friends)
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Whenever you feel the mood to
brag, belittle your fellOwmen or
perhaps just be full of "baloney'
do not discuss SAID matter with
your usual golf opponent; or by
telling him how bad he is and how
good you are. The other night
quite an argument ensued be-
tween PiOus William and Otto
Kirchheiner on the one hand and
Ii Plummer on the other. OF
course you would think that two
against one would be unfair N
any argument but you never met
up with Ii Plummer. However,
after some discussion it was nu-
tually agreed between Otto AMI
Willie that they could lick Ii and
Russell Kerr any day in the week
including Sunday. But such was
not the case the past Sunday on
account of after 16 holes Ii ard
Russell were up on Willie and
Otto and the latter named gen
tlemen wish to have the matter
dropped; Mr.. Plummer thinks 9TH
erwiSe.
Mr.. Walter Vinson could not
figure the water puddles, breezes
and other incidentals. Mr.. George
Liera and Mr.. Hartley Albury
were not bothered quite so much
with the aforementioned articles.
A fivesome composed OF VIII
liam Penabable Kemp and Johnny
Kirschenbaum against Hurricane
Eddie StrCnk and Melvin Russell
with Charles Sal&s as referee had
a marlveOus time seeing who
could make the most strokes. 1t
seems that Doc and Johnny fin
ished two up on their opponents
but all the scores looked like the
National Debt. AS usual Eddie
managed to get more skins than
anybody and pretty soon Doc and
company will learn that they
can't play Eddie even for skins
for Eddie will always be there for
a tie and on some OF the holes
will win them easily. Of course
this docs not mention the nine he
got on number eight hole. Now
if Eddie gave Willie stroke on
each round. one also to Charlie
Salas and three on each round to
Melvin. he would be getting some
where. No use to give Johnny
Kirch a stroke because he won't
take same. not even from Bobby
Jones. However, it is their agree
ment and who would the crowd
rather lose to than Eddie?
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

At Philadelphia II. ii. T.
New York .......--........-.--- z II l
Philadelphia -...--.--.-.--...--1O Is 2
Batteries: Gomez, Brown, Had
ley and Dickey; Ross and Hayes.
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Batteries: Lee and Hartnett
2. Dean and OrgOdOwski.
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b"SIOI --------------- %------------
Batteries: Deshong, Appleton
and Miles; Ostermueller and r.
Terrell.
No other games scheduled.
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CARDS DEFEAT
CHICAGO CUBS
GIANTS SHUTOUT PHILLIES;
BOSTON RED SOX BLANK
WASHINGTON MATS


Especial TO The Ciiizen)
NEW YORK, May 26.-The St.
Louis Cardinals defeated the Chi
cago Cubs with p. Dean on the
mound for the Redbirds, while
the Pittsburgh Pirates dOwned the
C'ncihpG Reds.
The q York Giants shutout
the PhiIlfes. and the Boston Bees
BANKED the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In the American League, the
Athletics went to victory over the
Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox
shutout the Washington Senators.
These were the only two games
scheduled in the American League.
The summaries:
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
AZ st. LOUIS II. II. f..
Chicago --...................-.--. | 10 l
st. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 Z U
Batteries: Lee and Hartnett;
2. Dean and OrgOdowski.
At Cincinnati Il. II. E.
Pittsburgh ---,--.----------..- 8 3 l
Cincinnati ...-.........--...--s 2 8
Batteries: Lucas and Todd;
Schott. Brennan and lombard.
AT New York r. II. +.
Philadelphia ...-..........-.- 0 5 q
New York -.-.......-......--.-- l 4 0
Batteries: Bowman and Wilson;
Smith and MancusO.
At Brooklyn r. II. f.
Boston Observation-Disclosures o IL U
Brooklyn ----------.------------- U L
Batteries: Lenine and Lopez;
Farmhouse and Phelps.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Philadelphia r. II. r
New York ..--...--.......---..- z II l
Philadelphia .--..--.-.-....--10 Is 2
Batteries: Gomez, Brown, Had
ley and Dickey; Ross and Hayes.
At Boston r. II. E.
Washington -.--.-.-.....------- U
Boston ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6 8 o
Batteries: Deshong, Appleton
and Miles; Ostermueller and r.
Terrell.
No other games scheduled.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

Wilkinson, ran in the rear door Of an
Avenue cable car and out the front
door, emerging with broken seat at
tached to his body. But he was so
badly injured that he had to be shot.
Another early charter was granted
in 1872 to the Boundary g. Silver
Spring Railway Co., but it was long
while before this road was operated
beyond Rock Greek Church road,
where the cars were turned around
on a turntable for their trip back TO
Florida avenue. For some years the
chief use of this road was to convey
passengers to the Schuetzen Park,
then on the east side Of Georgia ave-
nue., Just to the north OF Columbia
road.
AS might be surmised, this park
was a great German picnic and
amusement place. and on special oc-
casions, the opening Of the verein
was announced by the repeated fir
ing of a full-sized cannon on the
opposite side of the road, greatly to
the delight of all the kids. near and
far. The cars were not extenced from
Rock Greek Church road to Bright
wood until 1889 during which time
the pioneers of that part of the Dis
trict, now almost entirely built up.
had to rely upon rickety stage coach,
with torn and flying curtains, known
as the Red Bird" which a curious
old colored man occasionally drove up
and down the road.
The first practical application Of
electric power to the street cars IN
this city was during the year 1883,
and occurred on the line Of the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home Railway,
which had its city terminus on Sew
enth street and New York avenue.
1t was the overhead system, as will be
seer, hv the illustration herewith
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State Department was moved, tempo
rarily. to the southeast corner OF s
and Fourteenth streets, in a building
erected for the Washington City
Orphan Asylum. and which Is still
standing And here 1t remained from
1866 to 1875. during which time-in
1867-Alaska was purchased from
Russia by our Government for the
modest sum of $7,000,000, the nego-
tiations being carried on by William
H. Seward, then Secretary Of State.
But, at that time, so enormous did
the price seem to some, and 50 absurd
the purchase at any price. that Alaska
was frequently referred to as Sew
ards Folly"
a seat Is concerned, this road Ger
tainly got on to bad start, for we
also nnd 1t said on the opening day
that AL the closed cars that the COM
pany have received, 10 in number,
are being used today. carrying large
numbers of passengers, as many as
40, on one or two occasions. The
llIct up lllio IuO1 illAis woo S1O"oSo
almost to suffocation."
We hear all kinds of stories about
these, the first cars operated in Wash
ington, but the following description
may be regarded as authentic, since
1t was printed at the time they were
brought here.
This afternoon" the account reads,
1.-TWO more cars were received at the
railroad depot for the Washington &
Georgetown Railway. They were built
in Philadelphia by Messrs. Murphy &
Allison and are very creditable pieces
Of workmanship. One Is q regular
passenger car and the other u large
open Summer or excursion car.
"The regular car measures inside
about by IS feet and will seat COM
fortably about 20 persons. The seats
on the sides are covered with fine
silk velvet and the windows, which
are of stained and plain glass COM
bined. are furnished with cherry sash
and poplar blinds. besides handsome
damask curtains.
THE excursion car has seats run
ming crosswise and will seat "A per-
sons. The car Is handsomely painted
both inside and out. The prevailing
color inside Is white, while the
outside Is cream and white, with a
fine painting in the center and the
words Washington & Georgetown
r. r. at the bottom. The wheels are
of different colors, contrasting with
the body Of the car and giving the
whole q very picturesque appearance.
MANY are under the impression
NA that the street car and bui
Evening star., 1936-12-06

service in this city is worse now than
ever, and to those best informed the
writer is willing to leave this ques-
tion, not knowing personally whether
it is or Is not true. But he does know
that in the distant past many Of us
were often very glad to get just a
toe hold on the rear step Of a bob
tailed car in order to reach our des-
tination. Indeed, no doubt many will
recall the time when the cars re-
turning from the ScheutZen Park, the
base ball park, the circus grounds, the
steamboat wharf (when the fast and
commodious tide-shover Mary Wash
ington was returning from Occoquan
Creek and at other places where
crowds were assembled. that the pas
sengers looked more like swarm of
bees than human beings trying to get
home.
A good description OF the way peo-
pie crowded street cars In ye olden
days was printed at the time of the
Hanlon Courtney boat race in 1880.
It said:
80 jammed with passengers were
the Washington and Georgetown
street cars, with people on their way
to the Georgetown river front, that
some took positions on the roofs OF
the cars, so damaging the tops that
holes were stove in them, necessitat-
ing their being repaired. Some half
intoxicated men. the story goes, even
went so far as to mount the backs OF
the car horses and would not aban-
don their positions until forced to do
so by the police" An oldest mhabi-
tant amplifies this by saying that 1t
was the only time that he had ever
seen men hanging on cars with just
one leg hooked inside the window and
the rest of the body on the outside
of the car. being supported from
above by gripping the top Of the car
with their hands.
But evidently the car company was
about two jumps ahead Of the public,
as usual, and anticipated the surplus
passengers that had to be provided
for. even before any objection could
NC EdlcCu, anu 81 VIC ddO q PdA dSA oPAA'
omitted from the description before
given Of the first cars. that provided
for Just this contingency. 1t said:
THE top of the car Is rounded, per-
mitting persons to stand upright with
out inconvenience. and rods. to which
loops are attached. are run from end
to end" And to this statement every
body will agree that being able to
stand upright in car is really con-
venience, whether We are entitled tc
it or not. And those who were here
in the cable-car days will admit how
necessary it was to have strap OF
something to hang on, especially wher
the gripman put the works on sud-
denly, for then it was either case
of hang on for dear life or slide. Kelly
slide! And sometimes this mean,
sliding from one end Of the car te
the other.
A FEW Of the early railroads In
"a Washington included the Metro
politan Railroad Co., chartered July
1, 1854, followed by the Connecticut
Avenue and Park Railway Co. Q868)
the Columbia Railway Co. C1870)
Union Railroad Co. Q872), and the
Capitol, North o Street and South
Washington Railway Co.. chartered ir
Evening star., 1936-12-06
SEA-GOING HACK is RECALLED
Street Cars Held Sway for Large Part of Period Which WASH
ngton Transportation Was in Process of Evolution From
Early Period of the Nations Life.

notable advances, beginning in 1854,
when the two chief omnibus lines,
known as the Union" operated by
Reside g. Ven Derwerken, and the
Citizens were formed and were
practically consolidated a year later
with Gilbert Van Derwerken in con-
troll. Their stables we're located in
what had been an old tobacco ware
house on the south side of M street, a
short distance west of Wisconsin ave-
nue., which was purchased from the
town by the proprietors Of the Union
Line.
Both Van Derwerken and Reside
we're progressive business men. and
soon a regular schedule was estab-
lished, together with a night line serv-
ice from the Capitol to Georgetown.
Van Derwerken was an experienced
coach builder and before coming to
this city had owned large factory
in Newark, N. j., where he manu-
factured stagecoaches. omnibuses and
railroad cars. But here he had his
losses as well as his successes, and
twice his factory was destroyed by fire,
causing great loss, and twice he rebuilt
and conquered the difficulties.
IT Is said the first railway passenger
= coaches in New Jersey, and prob.
ably in the United States, were manu-.
factured by him, and it was while thus
engaged, we are told, that he met
Mr.. Adams. who was in some financial
trouble and to whom he proposed that
he 60 into the express business, and sc
it happened that Mr.. Van Derwerker
built the wagons and obtained the
horses, and thus advanced the means
for starting what later became the
Adams Express 90. About 1850 HI
sold out his plant in Newark and
moving to Washington, began his prof
liable career in the transportation
business.
Here his buses were Of the mos
attractive design. mainly because o.
the owners personal knowledge ane
skill in designing them. Frequently
they bore the name Of some general OF
local prominence. and painted on the
panels on each side of a vehicle were
apt to be portraits of the persons sc
honored while the interior panels were
adorned with landscapes.
An old-timer can hardly think o1
an omnibus without associating i,
with his childhood days, when We.
hicles of this type, but of q much
larger size, were used for conveying
children to their picnic grounds
They were especially popular with
churches which hired them during
the Summertime to take the Sunday
school children on their annual out.
ing to the woods and many will re.
call the numerous occasions they wert
thus conveyed to Berrys Woods, Lit
ties Woods and other nearby places
around Washington, where ice cream
Evening star., 1936-12-06

was granted, 1t was found that the
capital stock of 100000 had been
greatly oversubscribed. The subscrip-
tions from Philadelphia amounted to
s4,200,000, while New York subscribed
for over $l.O00,000. The local sub
scriptions did not amount to much
over the capital stock.
The first Board of Directors elect
ed by the stockholders Of this road
were George S. Gideon, Henry D.
Cooke and Harris c. Fahnstock OF
Washington; John Carter Marbury,
Georgetown; Edward w. Clark and
]. Barlow Moorhead. Philadelphia, and
w. A. Darling. New York. On June
IL The Star states:
"The Board Of Directors organized
yesterday and elected Henry D. Cooke.
ESQ., president, and Harris c. Fahn-
stock. esq. secretary and treasurer.
The rails and other materials for the
construction Of the road have already
arrived, and the laying of the track
will be commenced tomorrow =.
This morning a gang Of some 40
men were set at work near the foot
Of the Capitol in preparing the tools
for the large force Of workmen who
will be Immediately employed to lay
the rails between the Capitol and
GEORGETOWN. The ground will prob
ably be broken this afternoon or to-
morrow morning. and the work will
ronfily, ThA ~
has discarded the contract system and
will have the work done by days
work under the supervision Of Mr..
William Morton, jr., . gentleman Of
large experience in building street
railways. The gage of the road will
be 1 feet 81 inches"
Mr.. Moorhead Of the Board Of Di-
rectors Is mentioned as an experienced
railway man: Mr.. Darling as having
had much experience, he then being
president of the New York Third
Avenue Railway, the most successful
city railway in the world.
WHEN the Washington and George
w town road was sufficiently COM
pleted between the Capitol and the
Treasury an experimental run was
made on July II, and the following
day, at about the time of the ad-
journment of Congress. the cars were
put in operation. and all Of the citi-
Dens who wished to avail themselves
Of the privilege were given free ride.
On July 20 the road had its official
opening, the tracks being in perfect
order from the Capitol to the State
Department, which was then located
on Fifteenth street, where IS now
the north end Of the Treasury Build
ing. However, soon afterward the
Evening star., 1936-12-06

and cake, and barrels Of lemonade,
were provided for the little ones,
which they can almost imagine they
taste even to this day. Here were
also provided swings and other means
for making it an enjoyable event. All
the large hotels in the city once used
the old type passage omnibus for
conveying their guests to and from
the railroad stations.
But this vehicle passed into the dis
card when the street car became the
popular mode of travel following its
introduction here in 1852. when the
Washington & Georgetown Railroad
Co. was chartered by Congress on
May II.
Among other things which this
charter provided was the placing Of
the fare at cents a passenger. It
was also provided that the tracks
should be laid in the center of the
avenue and streets. The capital stock
was placed at not less than three, nor
more than five hundred thousand dol
lars, and the stock was to be divided
into shares Of $50 each.
4 SCHEDULE Of five minutes was
stipulated for the Avenue line and
Is minutes for the Seventh and Four
teenth street branches, and as much
oftener as public convenience might
require.
Section II provided for the preser-
vation of articles of value inadvert-
emily left in the cars
Section II made it obligatory upon
the corporation to transport any Gov
ernment freight on the order Of the
President of the United States or the
Secretary of War or Navy. q reason
able compensation to be paid there
for
Section 1s made any one who
liable to fine Of IS for every of1ense,
and also for damages occasioned by
such delay.
Section 10 declared the act null
and void unless the road between the
Capitol and Georgetown was COM
pleted in so working days from the
date of organization; from the Capitol
to the Navy Yard within so days. and
on the other streets within six months
Soon after this act became a law a
meeting was held in room No. 10.
National Hotel building still stand
ing at the northeast corner of Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue) at
Z o'clock pm. and an organization
effected, with Elliott Kingman as
temporary president of the board
and j. ]. Combs as secretary. Halet
Kilbourn was chosen treasurer.
RE1NG at q time when the country
was engaging in a Civil War, it Is
rather surprising to note that when
the subscription books were closed on
May a, one week after the charter
Evening star., 1936-12-06

1875, and which later became the Belt
Line, and proved very popular with
people who wished to ride around the
city all day for a nickel. or six rides
for quarter-since this was possible,
II you did not get caught repeating.
OF course, the person who has no
knowledge Of the beginnings Of the
early railroads in Washington cannot.
to any considerable extent, visualize
the improvements that have taken
place. On the Seventh street line the
cars were drawn by two horses; the
Avenue cars had both one-and-two-
horse cars, the F street line, two
horses; and the Ninth street. H street
and Fourteenth street lines, one horse.
However, this refers to the very early
days. and the number Of horses varied
with the period.
The two-horse cars had both drivers
and conductors, while on the one
horse cars the driver gave out packages
Of tickets and made change, the fare
being deposited in the box, to the front
Of the car, by the passenger.
1t was on the Fourteenth street line
that such literary talent as John Bur-
roughs and Walt Whitman used to
ride, and the latter always preferred
to ride out on the dashboard with the
driver, and here. We are told, he got
much of his nspiration-and probably
left some behind-since many will re-
call an old driver on this line named
Wooster, who could and would spring
a rhyme upon the slightest invitation.
OF COURSE, there have been many
amusing things to take place on
the street cars. as one might imagine.
but one of the most unusual, and
which, unfortunately. ended seriously.
occurred on April II, 1896. when a
runaway horse, owned by Charles c.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Continued From First Page.)

On the uplands there is much pine,
with hardwoods. including white, red
and black oak. At Snowden Hall
there are seven acres of pear and
apple trees. young. but needing at
tention, with other fruits. The flora
includes partridge berries. moss, win
tergreen, grasses and, last. but far
from least, that pate de fois gras of
deer, the greenbrier. Wintergreen is
said to be rare in these parts; at least.
it is said that more of it is found in
the refuge than in any other section.
Rock Creek Park is known for hav-
ing wintergreen.
RIRD and mammalian surveys have
been made already, but the re-
suits have not been tabulated. DR..
Morley said that a first project will
be a plant census to get all possible
facts on environment, so that changes
in the food cover can be observed.
The refuge will ask Maryland for
six or seven deer as seed stock in
the Spring, Morley said.
All our game must necessarily be
the property of Maryland" he pointed
out. We can carry on our expert.
ments, reduce or increase our stocks,
Evening star., 1936-12-06

PEING at time when the country
was engaging in Civil War, it Is
rather surprising to note that when
the subscription books were closed on
May a., one week after the charter