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Evening star., 1936-07-21
RAILROAD SERVICE
TOBOW|E ASSURED
|. c. C. Approves Acquisition
of Spur to Race Track
by Pennsy Subsidiary.

Railroad transportation to the
Bowie race track was assured Wash
ington and nearby Maryland racing
fans yesterday when the Interstate
Commerce Commission approved the
Pennsylvania Railroads proposal to
acquire ga miles Of railroad formerly
operated by the Washington. Balti-
more g. Annapolis Railway Co. from
Odenton to the track.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington Railroad Co., subsidiary
of the Pennsylvania, plans to pur-
chase the old right of way, consisting
of q single track from Odenton to
Bowie.
The road Is to be operated by the
Pennsylvania only during the Spring
and Fall racing meetings at Bowie.
The Pennsylvania served the race
track during the recent Spring meet
ing under q service order" Of the
I. c. C.
At q hearing early this month
counsel for the Pennsylvania told the
I. c. c. they have negotiated with
the Bondholders' Protective Commit
tee Of the w. B. g. A. Electric Rail-
way Co. for purchase.
It was shown that during the
Spring meeting the railroad handled
$4,000 passengers, principally from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
lngton, giving the road net return
Of about $1,000. The rail revenue
from the Spring meets, however, is
not as large as that received during
the Fall, it was pointed out.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
FREEMAN TO BE FREED
WHEN SON ARRIVES

Alden Freeman, wealthy 74-year-
old architect, author and political re-
former, who has been under observa-
ton at Gallinger Hospital since Thurs
day, will be released as soon as a rela-
tive, reported on the way here. ar
riveS.
It was reported at the hospital that
Charles Boulton, adopted son OF the
architect, was flying to the Capital
from Miami Beach, Fla. He was
understood to have left Sunday, but
had not arrived this morning.
Freeman was arrested and COM
mitted to Gallinger after he disturbed
patrons of Turkish bath in the 1400
block of G street by talking at great
length Of his wealth.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
u. S. Will TRANSFER
KRESS TO ALCATRAZ
Convict Slightly Wounded in At
tempted Break From
LeavenWorth.

Robert Kress, serving 10 years at the
Leavenworth Prison Annex for theft Of
firearms and attempted prison break,
is slated for transfer to Alcatraz Prison
as result of second attempt to es-
cape from Federal confinement.
Sanford Bates, director Of the Fed
eral Prisons Bureau, said today Kress
was slightly wounded with buckshot
yesterday when a guard discovered him
on a roof of a building, armed with q
knife and rope.
Refusing to obey the command to
surrender, Kress was fired on by the
guard Several buckshot entered his
body, causing superficial wounds, Bates
said.
The prison director said Kress had
been removed to Leavenworth from
Mcneil Island Penitentiary because of
an attempt to escape the island in q
boat. He was quickly recaptured. His
original sentence of five years for lar
ceny was increased to 10 years by the
addition Of penalty for the attempted
break at Mcneil Island.
Kress had been confined In the hos
pital section of the Leavenworth An
mex, which houses largely narcotics
law violators.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
PROHIBITION IN D. C.
IS URGED BY ORDER
Good Templars Favor Decent
Conditions" in Capital.
Schmidt Is Elected.

Prohibition for the District was IA
vored by the National Grand Lodge Of
the International Order Of Good
Templars at its recent annual meet
ing at Niagara Falls.
The organization adopted q declara-
ton Of its Committee on Prohibition
and Law Enforcement, which included
this paragraph concerning the Ma
tional Capital:
I'm favor of prohibition for the Dis
trict Of Columbia and all other terri
tory in which the whole Nation shares
the responsibility for government. to
the end that our national affairs may
be conducted in q place where order
and decent conditions prevail, as they
do not in the presence Of the almost
unlimited sale of intoxicants."
J. Raymond Schmidt OF this city
was elected national superintendent OF
legislative work, succeeding DR.. Edwin
G. Dinwiddie Of this city, who died in
May, 1885, after serving for 80 years
In the post. .-..- -.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
ss"v the fir" battle Manassas The jail the '"0" troops '0
PAID VACATIONS
ORDERED BY W.P.A.
Several Thousand White
Collar Workers Affected
by Ruling.

Several thousand Works Progress
Administration employees, whose leave
status has been the subject of contro-
versy for some time, will get vacations
with pay.
Orders to this effect went out yes
terday from Aubrey Williams, w. p. A.
deputy administrator.
The order applied to W. P. A. super
visory and white collar employees, who
previously had been barred from vaca-
tions because they are paid from the
same pay roll as the rank and file Of
relief workers.
The order directed that vacations
and sick leave with pay be provided
under the same conditions as others
of the w. P. A. administrative staff on
regular pay rolls.
This was made possible by an ad-
ministrative order which. officials
said, met the objections of the con-
troller generals Office. Former Con-
troller General J. r. McCarl had ruled
that leave with pay was not author
lied by the work-relief appropriation.
Protests against the order were
made to williams by delegations rep
resenting white collar workers in New
York City, to which the change prin-
cipally will apply.
officials said the order did not pro-
vide vacations or sick leave for the
more than 100000 needy carrying
out w. P. A. projects.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
JUDGE W|THHOLDS
0RDERPROTECT|NC.
PIN BALL DEVICES
Luhring Leaves Bench,
Promising to Draft In
Junction Himself.
REFUSES TO ACCEPT
GARNETT'S ARGUMENT
But Again Rejects Company
Proposal as Too
Broad.

An acrimonious discussion today OF
the terms of the promised injunction
to prevent police from seizing pin pali
machines ended with Justice Oscar r
Luhring declining to listen further TO
United States Attorney Leslie g.
Garnett and again taking the matter
under advisement.
The question TO be settled Is what
types or makes of machines Will oe
granted immunity by the preliminary
injunction which Justice Luhring said
he would grant to the Pioneer Novelty
Distributing Corp.
Rejecting an order preferred by
William R. Lichtenberg, counsel for
the pin ball company, as too broad,
the Judge departed from the bench
promising to draw up the injunction
himself.
In signifying his intention late yes
terday of issuing temporary injunc-
tion, Justice Luhring said he was not
convinced the machines were legal,
but that there was sufficient contro-
versy as to facts to require taking
testimony, which could not be done
until next October.
Feels Injunction Fair.
He said lie felt constrained to enjoin
the District attorney in the interim to
prevent injury to the business of the
pin ball distributors.
Lichtenberg presented substantially
the same injunction order today
which the judge refused to sign yes
terday District Attorney Garnett
said the proposed injunction would
stay the hands of police in respect to
every machine in the city, and Justice
Luhring told Lichtenberg:
I'm not going to let you people
yun wild"
He refused to permit Garnett to dis
euss any of the legal aspects of the
ease.
r More than week ago Garnett Or
dered police to seize all pin-ball ma
chimes which pay off in any manner.
He agreed to postpone the seizure, how
ever, so that the legality of the ma
chimes might be tested in a court of
equity, rather than by a criminal
prosecution.
A pin-ball machine, which had been
taken by police in a raid, was brought
to the court house for the hearing
yesterday. but was not demonstrated.
Throughout the hearing it reposed in
q corridor, just outside the court room
door.
10000 Machines in Capital.
Lichtenberg told the court his con-
Germ has some $500 machines scat
tered throughout the city and that
there is q total of 10000 in Wash
1ngton.
He profered IS affidavits to support
his claim that pin ball is game of
skill, while Assistant United States
Attorney John J. Wilson submitted
other affidavits to prove it is game
Of chance.
Wilson also contended that it was
not necessary for him to show that
chance predominated, but merely that
there was substantial element of
chance.
Even though an expert might be
able to put the ball into the hole of
his choosing, the average player can
not do so and this brands the ma
chine as a gambling device, Wilson
declared.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
KING ASKS REPORT
ND.C.LOANLAWS
Statutes Covering Building
Associations Subject of
Call on City Heads.

Chairman King Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee called on the Commits
sioners today for report on the ade-
quacy of District laws covering build
ing and loan associations, as a result
of the closing of the Fidelity Building
& Loan Association.
II existing laws do not provide proper
protection for depositors in the build
Ing and loan associations, Senator King
purposes to seek new legislation at the
next session of Congress.
Senator King said he called Com
missioner Hazen for the report instead
of the corporation counsers office be-
cause the District has not had corpo-
ration counsel as result of the failure
Of the Commissioners to appoint a sue
cessor to E. Barrett Prettyman, who
resigned several months ago.
The delay of the Commissioners in
naming a corporation counsel has irri-
tated King, who expressed the wish
that attention be given in the near
future to filling the vacancy.
King has supported William A.
Roberts, peoples counsel, for the posi-
ton. Others who have been men
toned for the post include Elwood
Seal, assistant corporation counsel, and
Richmond B. Keech, vice chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission.
Meanwhile a Government receiver
and his assistants continued to check
the records of the closed Fidelity Build
ing & Loan Association and the Exec
utive Committee of the Board Of
Trustees Of the organization met again
to continue their consideration Of the
situation.
A statement was issued late last
night by DR.. r. w. S. Bennett, presi-
dent, to the members of the associa-
ton, as follows:
Since the closing of this institution
by the controller of the currency on
Saturday, July 1S, 1886, the Executive
Committee of your Board of Trustees
has kept in close touch with the situa-
ton and will continue its best efforts
for the protection of your interests.
"As soon as possible. your trustees
WALL AAohC . NOAA4PACoS obdOCAAAC4I Va IAAC
condition Of the association, with sug-
gestions for your future action.
Until the Treasury officials have
completed their examination, complete
detailed information necessarily Is not
available.
1.-THE Executive Committee feels
that it has sufficient information at
this time to justify it in saying that
any impairment eventually deter
mined, at the worst, will represent
only a small percentage of the asso-
cations assets"
Meantime, the arraignment of Fred
B. Rhodes, local attorney and former
president of the association, for al
legged larceny Of $4,000 from the or
ganization, has been set for August 3
in Police Court It was understood
the case may be put before the grand
jury before the arraignment.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
SECOND CONCERT
TOMORROW NIGHT
Wallenstein to Direct 80 Musi.
clans Again at Water
Gate.

The second concert in the series of
"symphonies on the Potomac" will be
presented at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
water gate of the Arlington Memo
rial Bridge, with Alfred Wallenstein
again directing the orchestra of 80
WASHINGTON musicians.
The ampliflcation system, which
failed to arrive in time for the OPEN
ing concert Sunday, when approx
mately 10000 persons thronged the
amphitheater, will be in use tomorrow
night, officials of the Washington
Summer Concerts Association said.
Eunice Norton, concert pianist, will
appear as guest soloist, playing the
Schuman Concerto in A Minor"
The orchestra will play compositions
by Won Weber, Liszt, Johann Straus,
Rossini, william Grant Still and
Rimsky-Korsakoff.
Thomas ]. Mullikin, chairman Of
the association, yesterday expressed
the appreciation of the musicians for
the public's interest and support Of
the symphonies, as evidenced at the
opening concert.
Evening star., 1936-07-21

Due to lack of space for display, few
additions have been made in the past
few years.
Educated to be q lawyer, art be-
came a hobby with Fairman after an
illness in 1892. He first turned to the
field of photography, and has won
what friends describe as a peck Of
medals" many from European coun-
tries. He is self-taught, but received
recognition as an art writer through
magazine and newspaper articles.
A native Of Vermont. Fairman re-
cevied a law degree from the old Co.
lumbia University, and has been ad-
mited to practice before the United
States Supreme Court and District
Court, as well as the Maryland Court
Of Appeals.
He won't tell how old he is.
But I've been living in the house I
built at 325 o street for the past so
years." he volunteered.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
Lack of Icebergs
Puzzles Official
Of Coast Guard
None Crosses Danger
Line for First Time
in 23 Years.
BE- the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Rear Admiral r. r. Waesche, COM
mandant of the United States Coast
Guard, is puzzled over a dearth Of ice
bergs in the North Atlantic.
For the first time since the Guard
started keeping an eye on icebergs %
years ago, no "berg" crossed the dan
ger line this year to menace North
Atlantic steamer lanes, Waesche said.
The danger zone is south Of the
forty-eighth parallel, an imaginary
line extending East and West across
the Atlantic Ocean 80 miles north Of
st. Johns. Newfoundland.
The absence Of icebergs enabled
the Guard to wind up its North At
lantic ice patrol on June Q, more than
a month earlier than usual.
There is no definite explana-
tion," Waesche said. 'The most
plausible answer apparently can be
found in the phenomena or mystery
surrounding a weak, slow moving,
small in volume Labrador current"
Only IS icebergs were reported
north of the North Atlantic steamer
lanes this year. Since 1918 the num-
ber of icebergs that fioated south OF
the forty-eighth parallel averaged 420
q season, Waesche said.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
G. 0.P. BODY ASKS
DEMOCRATS CASH.
Landon and Knox Commit
tees Letters Received
by District Officials.

The Landon and Knox Campaign
Committee, recently formed with Paul
E. Lesh as president, is sending letters
to District government officials-some
of whom are staunch Democrats-urg-
ing them to join the Republican COM
mittee and incidentally to contribute
$40 or q larger sum to the Republican
campaign purse.
Such letters from Lesh have been re-
ceived by Peoples Counsel William A.
Roberts, Acting Corporation Counsel
Vernon L. West, Richmond B. Keech,
yice-chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, and other District en-
ployes.
When questioned as to why such
persons we're solicited in behalf OF the
Republicans, Lesh declared letters are
being sent to persons who are known
Republicans"
Sees Little Harm Done.
While this list is not as up to date
as it should be, he declared, he sees no
reason why such well-known Demo-
Gratis should have been included. Ger
tainly," he declared, "it was without
my knowledge. However, can see
that little harm has been done, for we
certainly will not receive any aid from
them"
Roberts, Democrat, appointed by
President Roosevelt, promptly wrote
Lesh, suggesting that it was with some
amazement that he found District om-
cials being solicited by letter at their
Offices. Keech, also q Roosevelt ap-
pointee, but who previously served as
an assistant corporation counsel under
the Republican regime, discarded
Lesh's letter
IT am a Washingtonian and like an
alien cannot vote" said Keech.
West said he had not contributed
to either the Democratic or Republic
can party since he has been in Dis
trict service.
Roberts Letter.
Roberts said in part in his letter
to Lesh: Although must admit that
I am sufficient of joiner to be
tempted by almost any invitation to-
ward additional fraternal affiliations,
must confess that could never sub
scribe to the purposes Of your or
ganization.
1T, after careful and methodical
circularization Of all the District OH
GERS, you find yourself unable to Sc
cure . quorum for the Landon and
Knox Campaign Committee, may
suggest that you abandon your enter
prise and I will gladly afford you
membership in my own, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt for President As.
sociation,' contributions for which
would be solicited-outside Of Govern.
ment buildings"
Evening star., 1936-07-21
HEARING CONCLUDED
ON SONG SERVICING'
Briefs Ordered to Be Filed by
August 10 in Case on Right
to Use Mails.

The curtain has been rung down
on the Post once Departments
lengthy musical hearing" but an
epilogue is scheduled for August.
The piano, which has occasionally
regaled spectators, remained mute
yesterday as final testimony was added
to the 2,o00-page record Of the hear
ing In which Henry r. Cohen. chief
of stan Of the Universal Song Serv-
ice Of Hollywood, has been defending
his concerns right to use the mails
In its business. Briefs must be filed
by August 10, Acting Solicitor T. G.
Murray ruled.
As the end drew near, Miss Edna
Mason of Twentieth and I streets
testified that as o client Of Universal
she is satisfied with revisions and
melodies to her original verse, for
which she paid Universal $50 "serv-
icing" fee. -.'.
Cohen testified that out Of some
3,735 songs serviced by Universal, he
knows of only about IS which have
been published.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
WOMAN IS ARRESTED
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE

Miss Marjorie Scott, IS, who said she
was formerly employed in Congress-
mans office, was being held at the
Woman's Bureau today on charges Of
passing worthless checks amounting
to about 500.
She was arrested at downtown
hotel yesterday by Detective Sergt.
Gene Davis and Detective H. C. Wana.
maker as she was about to leave for
Atlantic City.
Miss Scott Is alleged to have cashed
several Of the checks at hotels after
saying she had been in an automobile
accident and was suffering from shock.
One Of the checks, police said, was
drawn On q California bank.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
OUTING PROCEEDS
TO AID BOYS CLUB
Columbia Heights Business Men
Will Use Money to Help
Establish Branch.

Proceeds from the annual outing
of the Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, slated tomorrow at
the Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
reservoir grounds, will be placed In q
fund to be used in the establishment
Of a branch Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Boys Club in the Columbia
Heights section
A picnic and athletic events, with
prizes for the winners, are included
in the program, which will begin at
pm. A greeter committee, COM
posed Of w. F. Dismer, B. A. Levitan
and A. r. Swan, past presidents, will
oficiate.
The program has been divided into
three parts SO that late comers win
be assured Of entertainment.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
SENATOR RADCLIFFE
PRAISES PRESIDENT
Hy the Associated Press.


Senator George L. Radcliffe, Demo-
crat, of Maryland, told the Democratic
National women's Council last night
that President Roosevelt "has oone
more for all classes Of people than
any man that's ever Deen in the White
House."
Answering what he termed cries Of
"class hatred" by critics Of the ad-
ministration, Radcliffe lauded the
President as q great humanitarian"
and recited what he described as evi-
dences of increased business pros
perity and happiness for people in
all walks Of life.
Former Senator Thomas Hedin Of
Alabama also told the: council Of what
he described as benefits resulting
from policies of the present admin
istration.
Mrs. Florence Farley, Democratic
national committeewoman for Kansas
predicted Kansas will support the
administration"
Representative Frank w. Boykin oi
Alabama also addressed the uaesang
Evening star., 1936-07-21
Honored by Sorority.

Miss Mary Lou Collifiower, 1112
Buchanan street, q member Of Iota
Chapter Of Chi Sigma Sorority, was
elected national treasurer Of the or
ganization at the annual convention
Just closed in Philadelphia. In recog-
milton for her services she was pre-
sented with an honor pin. She was
also eaected 10 the National Council
Evening star., 1936-07-21
First-Aid Class Planned.

A class in standard first aid' win
be organized by the District Chapter
of the American Red Cross at the
Chapter House, 1880 E street, at 10:30
am, next Tuesday and will continue
to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1890 to IL O'Clock for five and
half weeks. Mrs. Gertrude Cum
mings, ex-Army graduate nurse and
Red Gross instructor, win be IN charge.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
Priceless Art of the Capitol
Guarded ~ Years by One Man
C.. E. Fairn,an, Curator,
Has Compiled Valuable
Data on Artists.

Looking after the art in the United
States Capitol, seeing that it is kept
clean and in good repair, and digging
up information on the artists who
contributed it has been the job Of
one man for 27 years.
At least, 1t has been part OF his
job.
Charles E. Fairman, art curator, is
also chief clerk in the Capitops archi-
tect office, and 1t was under that title
that he worked several years. When
his duties very definitely included a
separation of art material from the
other records in the architects Office.
Fairman earned the title art curator" )"
He is the first and only person to hold
that position.
Until 1909 records Of the Capitols
art were pretty well mixed up with
data on building and other details.
A self-taught artist, Fairman imme-
diately set out to put the art work
on an Independent basis" as he ex-
planned.
Writes on His Work.
One result is the authorship Of two
volumes, Works of Art In the United
States Capitol Building" published in
1918 and now undergoing a revision,
and cart and Artists of the Capitol of
the United States of America" which
was completed in 1927. In addition,
he has arranged in chronological order
correspondence in connection with the
acquisition of numerous pieces, so that
persons interested in the subject need
look no farther than the architect s
office for the proper information.
Fairman accumulated missing links
Of information by devious means.
For instance, some years ago he
was passing chance remarks with q
fellow guest at q New England hotel,
and when the conversation ripened to
the point where names are exchanged,
the other man introduced himself as
ingalls,.
Traces Chance Clue.
Fairman pricked up his ears.
"Ingalls?" he queried. II wonder II
you happen to know anything about
Walter ingalls,, who painted portrait
of Charles Sumner, now hanging in
the Capitol"
"Why. yes" the man replied. "wal-
ter Ingalls, was q cousin Of mine"
Fairman then learned the location
of an ingalls, genealogy which revealed
that the artist had had one son. Fur
ther research disclosed that the son
was still alive-at the ripe age Of 90
but he was able to produce the desired
data.
what" Fairman would like to
know, IF I hadn't run across him
before he died!"
On another occasion Fairman.
through q conversation with q mar
shal at the Supreme Court, located
the wife and son Of Albert p. Henry
who executed q bust Of Henry Clay
living almost in the shadow Of the
Capitol.
So it's been full Of excitement and
interesting coincidences-this hunt fol
biographical material. Now Fairman
believes he has adequate information
on virtually all the sculptors and
painters whose work is in the Capitol
Silent on Value Of Art.
There are approximately 300 pieces
of art in the collection, he said, bui
he refused to estimate the value. Two
Gilbert Stuart portraits of Georgs
Washington have been valued as. higf
as $4l, 900 each, and the eight histor'
ical paintings in the rotunda cost OF
an average Of $4,000 each, though
] their yalue b probably greater b. nov