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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
COURT FIRE PERILS
Old Supreme Tribunal Chamber Suffered
Damage Which Started Agitation
36Years Ago for Home.
diately by . fire OF considerable in

diately by . IRE Of considerable in
tensity.
Two bicycle policemen. at the cor
ner Of Second and G streets north
west, saw the flames issuing from
the windows Of the building and
turned in the alarm. Every available
fire truck in the District of Columbia
went into action.
During the progress Of the fire .
line OF hose burst and bystanders fed.
panic-stricken and dripping. 1t was
soon repaired, but failed to work. A
fireman, deciding that the pipe was
choked, took of the nozzle and re-
moved four eels.
AN INVESTIGATION made by Ed
\ ward Clark, architect of the Cap
itol, with the assistance of two out
side Investigators, Glenn Brown, ar
chitect, and Prof. Charles E. Monroe,
chemist and expert on explosives.
traced the explosion to gas Jet left
burning in one of the Supreme Court
file-room compartments.
The outer valve Of the gas meter
had been left open through some ones
oversight. Gas. under abnormal pres
sure, blew out the sealing liquid of
the gas governor, flooded the COM
partments, forming an explosive mix
ture, and, was ignited by the burning
gas Jet.
The explosion lifted the masonry
floors of the small rooms in the law
library, the file room of the Supreme
Court, the marshars Office and the
electricians room. It blew up the
floors and arches of the small air shaft
adjoining the crypt, and completely
destroyed the floor Of the vestibule,
fronting the entrance to the law Ii
brary. Windows and doors were car
ried away. For a while there were
fears for the safety Of the building
walls.
The fire destroyed the Supreme
Court hydraulic elevator, which had
been installed for the use of Justice
Field, who was lame. The flames
Quilted the ante room and the offices
of the marshal of the Supreme Court.
the private rooms Of the Attorney
General, and finally reached the
arched ceiling of the court room.
Tons Of court records were de-
stroyed. The decorations Of the court
room, which had recently been re-
newed, were ruined. The marble
busts Of the Chief Justices escaped
damage.
Acts Of heroism were recorded. The
fire could not be brought under con-
troll until the gas from the main
was cut OF. Chief Electrician Glenn,
Drawing the intense heat, entered the
meter room and cut Oh the gas Ut the
door valve Of the main.
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ORT OF KINGS IS A BIG BUSINESS
Handling Millions Maintaining Huge Plants and Educating Thoroughbd Is
Hundreds BuyStae One Sponsor Racing
First Of Club Here.

eye of man could not distinguish, the
all revealing and accurate photo
graphic "eye" of the camera linked
to the electrified stop watch had d.
vulged. The set-up was such that the
camera automatically took picture
of the finish of the race, being so 10
Gated in the judges stand that it
commanded the best possible view and
angular perspective of the thorough
breds as they spurted across the fin
ish line Inventive achievement has
contributed new and accurate judge
Of racing events, one that produces an
almost infallible record. Horse rae
ing benefits greatly; the finish cam
era takes the doubt out Of close I'm
ishes. Decisions which otherwise
might be faulty and subject to pro-
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test are now accepted as factual and
founded on positive proof.
Shift the scene to late October
dawn, one Of those mornings when it
is murky overhead and moist under
foot. Apparently the weather man Is
debating with himself whether to
dish out one of those bright, bracing
days or to dispense mugginess and
showers. The setting is neighbour
ing Maryland race track. About the
time that a swanky streamlined mo-
tor car comes to a halt at the racing
oval, two housekeeping. fidgety
horses with training boys in the sad
dies leave the exercise ring where
the thoroughbreds have been timber.
ing up and jog slowly to the track.
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eyes, even though schooled to the task
by years Of experience, fail to decide
this issue. Is it three-way tie, race
track marvel duplicating the extraor-
binary triple play Of base ball? Will
the race be repeated?
THE Photographic timing device,
one of the newest aids Of the
racing world, has picked the winner
and the two runners-up. Even as the
spectators argue heatedly or frankly
confess their befuddlement, the win
ner's number is posted and tie re-
corded between the second and third
horses for place and show honors and
cash awards. The time IS close to the
record for the distance. The success
full bettors race to the pay-off WIN
dows of the parimutuels. What the
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Clay, then Speaker of the House, with
an offer of Secretary of State If he
would support Adams, and that Clay,
in turn, had approached the Jackson
forces with tender Of his support
for a similar reward had rocked the
country.
The Washington National 1ntelli-
gencer reported on the day previous
to the election that: Great numbers
of stranger have been attracted TO
the city. BY tomorrow night there
will not be bed to be had IN the
city for love or money"
The House met on February TO
elect. The galleries were damned.
Gen. Lafayette occupied a seat OF
vantage
Only one ballot was necessary to
elect Adams. Thirteen States went
for him to seven for jackson and Tour
for Crawford. When it was apparent
that Adams was to be the next Presi-
dent, the effect was electric"
There was a clapping Of hands and
audible Misses in the galleries" re-
ports the New York National Advo-
cate. The galleries were ordered
cleared-a deep disappointment 10
the more than a thousand persons
who had, many of them, waited from
early morning to witness the spec
tacle"
jackson, however, made no pubic
show of his disappointment.
In 1886 Richard M. johnson OF
Kentucky failed to receive a ma
jority of electoral votes over three
other candidates for the vice presl-
dency and was forced to fight 1t out
in the Senate with Francis Granger
of New York, the runner-up.
On the first ballot johnson received
80 votes to Changers is and served
as Vice President under Martin van
Buren,.
ONE of the greatest political crises
~ in American history followed the
presidential election of 1876.
The contestants for the presidency
were Samuel j. Tilden, a Democrat,
and Rutherford B. Hayes, q Repuo-
hcan.
The election called for the choice
of 800 electors, of whom 1875 would
constitute q majority. The votes OF
all but four States were beyond dis
pute and gave Tilden ls4 to Hayes
165.
From the four States Of Florida,
Louisiana, Oregon and South Caro-
lima. however, came duplicate sets 81
electoral votes certified by conflicting
State authorities. Twenty votes were
thus in doubt, of which the Demo-
Gratis needed but one to elect ana the
Republicans needed all.
Who was to decide on the validity
| Of these 20 doubtful votes?
The situation was further compli-
Gated by the fact that the Democrats
controlled the House and the Repuo-
hcarls the Senate.
roth parties finally agreed to SET
up an emergency electoral COM
mission composed Of five Representa-
tives, five Senators and i've members
Of the Supreme Court. The COM
missions decisions were to stand ~
Anal unless both houses Of Congress
should reverse them.
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Bv Herbert Plummer.

TUMULTUOUs scenes have
marked the two occasions
in American political history
L when the election of a Presi-
dent has been thrown into the House
of Representatives.
Charged by the Constitution with
choosing the Chief Executive when
a presidential candidate fails to re-
ceive a clear majority OF electoral
votes, the House performed this task
in both 1901 and 1925.
The Senate chose the Vice Presi-
dent for the only time in American
history after the election of 1885.
In the election of 1900 Thomas JET
ferson and Aaron Burr received IS
electoral votes each, thus leaving it
to the House to say which should be
President.
February II, 1901. was the date set
for making the choice.
Feeling ran high in washington on
the eve of the balloting.
For several days previous reports
the New York Daily Advertiser, men
of the most abandoned and profligate
character focked to the city and it
is the opinion of every sensible man
here violent measures would have
been resorted to to thrust Mr.. Jeffer-
son into the chair"
Another newspaper reported that
letters were being written to the sup
porters of Burr in the House threat
ening them with assassination"
WITH all but two members present IT,
and one of those two lying i'll
in a committee room adjoining the
chamber, the House started balloting.
Thirty-five ballots were taken during
the next six days without choice
being made. On the thirty-sixth bal
lot, February II, Jefferson was elected
by the votes Of 10 States to for
Burr and blank.
1.-THE manner of the last ballot was
arranged but few minutes before
the vote was TAKEN" Burr supporter
said afterward. THE means existed
of electing Burr, but this required his
cooperation. BY deceiving one man
"a great blockhead) and tempting two
(not incorruptible) he might have
secured a majority Of the States"
Burr took his defeat in good grace.
Supporters of Jefferson were wild
with Joy. The New York Daily Ad-
vertiser says on February 1a:
After the presidential election last
evening q band Of Republicans (Jef-
ferson's party. consisting of the most
worthless wretches assembled in WASH
ington, marched from one end Of
the city to the other and attempted
to compel the citizens to illuminate
their homes. When one Burr adherent
refused, the mob left him impre-
eating vengeance"
THE election Of 1925 in the House
while not so dramatic, neverthe-
less abounded with color.
In the campaign of 1924 none Of
the three candidates received q ma.
jority of electoral votes. Andrew
Jackson captured 90, John Quincy
Adams "a, and william H. Craw.
ford Al.
"A sensational rumor that Adam
supporters had approached Henr,
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of Representatives elected President for the
first in 1901 pen settled the tie beoeen Thomas Jefer
son fright topJ and Aaron Burr lett in Jetersons auor In
1925 elected John Quincy Adams and the large crod
loudly result that
galleries had to be cleared 5elow an artists conception Of
the scene.
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new building recently, many
old timers recalled the agitation for
new quarters which was carried on in
Capital newspapers So years ago. fol-
lowing the explosion and fire in the
Capitol, which nearly destroyed the
Supreme Court chamber and ruined
many priceless documents.
At Sis pm. Sunday. November g.
1898, an explosion of mysterious or
igin, which was heard for blocks
around, shook the Capitol to its foun-
dations. This was followed imme-
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Confirmation Of Appointment Of
 Dufresne Made
(By The Associated Press,

JUNEAU, July IT, - Formal confirmation of the appointment of Frank Dufresne as Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Com mission, was announced in a tel egram from Stanley B. Young, Chief of the division of Game Management under the Biolog- ical Survey, at Washington.
 The appointment is effective as of July 1st. Dufresne succeeds Hugh Terhune, now in charge of the game reserve at St. Char les, Arkansas. Dufresne is now in the interior and expects to re- turn to Juneau in three weeks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17

raignmant of McMahOn. MeSsag es of felicitation poured in to King EdWard from all over the world, while the monarch re mained calm and with no dis play of emotions over his narrow escape.
 King Edward rode unharmed into range of a loaded, levelled pistol as he was returning from Hyde Park to Buckingham Pal ace. The pistol was taken from the hands of it's crippled owner Andrew McMahon, 34, once an editor, by middle-aged heroine, a woman in grey. It clattered harmlessly to the roadway behind the Kings horse on crowded Con stitution Hill.
 McMahon struggled with Lon don Boobies and walled q didn't want to hurt him. I only did it as a protest" words that were not explained. He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and remanded to jail.
 The King at Hyde Park had just presented new colors to six battalions of troops. He was in officers uniform. With him was his brother, the Duke of York. Jueen Mary had watched the pro cession at the Park.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Weather Today
 (U. s. Weather Bureau)

Cloudy skies with light rain and light southerly winds have set in, during the night, over the Seward Peninsula. All interior and southeastern Alaska have generally fair weather with Mt. Mckinley reported visible from both Anchorage and Fairbanks.
 A storm of moderate intensity obtains south of the Gulf of AL aska and ridge of high pressure extends from Aklavik, at the mouth of the Mackenzie River diagonally across the Territory and into the North Pacific at Dutch Harbor.
 Highest 65; Lowest 40; Rain fall a trace.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Man and Woman ElectrOcuted In
 N. Y. Murder
(By The Associated Press)


 OSSINING, N. Y, July IT, - Mrs. Francis Creighton and Ev- erett c. Appelgate were electro cuted Thursday night for the egg nog murder of Appelgate's wife, Ada.
 Mrs. Creighton preceded her alleged lover to the electric chair. Two matrons and three guards wheeled her in a wheel chair to the death house. She was appar ently unconscious when she arriv ed there. The guards and mat rons quickly formed protective screen around her, linking arms. She was pronounced dead after the current had been on for two minutes. Their screen was to pre- vent the horrid aspect being seen by others in the death house, of an unconscious person being electrocuted.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Say
 Instructions Not
 Issued Bar Inds.
(Sy The Associated Press)


 WASHINGTON, July IF, The Forest Service said no instruc- tions had been issued headquar ters here barring Indians from employment on Alaska CCC pro- jects.
 The regional forester for Alas ka, Chas. Flory told members of the senate indian affairs com- mittee Investigating Indian con- ditions in the Territory, that he had been instructed to employ no Indians.
 Officials here said they 'un derstood there had been some controversy over the question of the selection of personnel for Al aska forest camps, but handled locally, the problem was one for Governor Troy to work out" stated the spokesman.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17

an unidentified man, reported to have been seen at the door of the girls room about l A. M., when some of the other guests heard a woman's scream over the noise of an electric storm.
 Miss Clevenger is the only child of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Clev- enger of New York.
 The young lady came here two days ago for vacation trip with her uncle, Professor w. L. Clev- enger of North Carolina State College at Raleigh.
 Professor Clevenger discovered the tragedy when he went to call his niece this morning. Coron- CT authorities declared an in- quest would be held today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17

 CONTROL OF
 FRENCH ARMS
Chamber Passed Bill To Control The Nations Armament Industry
 Republic France
(By The Associated Press)

PARIS, July IF, The French Chamber of Deputies voted today naturalization of the arms in- dustry by 484 to 85.
 Back by Blum's leftist gov- ernment the measure clamps strict governmental control on the nations large armament plants.
 Edouard Daladier, Minister of Defense, urged its passage and vigorously attacked wartime pro- fiteers. The U. s. Senate iavest-1 gation of the arms industry was cited as an example of the inter- national importance of nation alizing warfare equipment pro- duction. .-
 War must not be a source of scandalous profit. We want peace of free men, and not one which is suitable for slaves, said he Defense Minister.
 The bill calls for the appro- priation of funds for large plants depending mainly on orders giv en by the government which will be paid for their property
 Exports and manipulation of profits and securities will be con- trolled by cabinet decree.
 In addition to about ten major factories the program cnvisages the limiting and control of other companies whose production is mainly designed for commercial use, such as airplane manufact- urers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Soviets Blow Up
 Coal Fields Lay
 Bare Many Tons
{By The Associated Press)

{By The Associated Press)
 MOSCOW, July IT, - Soviet engineers fired a blast today of 1850 tons of high explosives to expose rich deposits of coal in the Ural mountains section for surface mining.
 The blast was set off near Che liabinsk. The inhabitants retired three miles from the scene in or der to escape possible injury.
 The blast opened up ditch five-eighths of a mile long by seventy feet deep. The coal bed is estimated to contain about seven and a half million tons of coal.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Licensed Liquor
 Dealers Banded
 War Illicit Sales
(By The Associated Press)

FAIRBANKS, July IF, - Lie ensed liquor dealers organized an association here yesterday which will war on the bootleg ger, thereby seeking to prohibit the illicit sales of liquor.
 John Hall, who has been Chief Deputy Marshal, was appointed to be Clerk of the U. S. District Court for the Third Division, succeeding Einar A. Tonseth, who in turn was named Deputy U. s. Marshall. John J. Buckley was promoted to the post of Chief Deputy Marshal.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Trader" Returned

Captain Ira Rank of the schoon CT Trader, accompanied by Pete Paulson, and Bill Besner returned to Nome yesterday from a trad ing cruise to St. Lawrence Is- land Little Diomede Island, and points on the Alaskan coast nor tn of Nome. They reported the Eskimos were not having much success with there hunting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Three Unite To Defeat LandOn
 And Roosevelt
(By The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, July F, - Dr. Francis E. Townsend announced that he, Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin, Rev. Gerald K. Smith, and Representative William Lemke, will participate in tour in support of Lemke, the new Union Party's candidate for pres- ident.
 Townsend is the leader of the two hundred dollars month old age pension; Coughlin heads the National Union for Social Justice; and Smith leads the Share the Wealth Movement.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
FORMER EDITOR SAID DIDN'T WANT TO HURT KING EDWARD
 HE JUST WANTED TO OBJECT
George Andrew McMahon, 34, Placed In Jail. Wife Says She Stick to Him.
 King Receives Many FeIicitations
(By The Associated PresS)

LONDON, July IT, - Mrs. George Andrew Me- Mahon, dark-eyed wife of King Edwards alleged at tacker, said: "Whatever it means to me, shall stick by him. My husband was always kind and good humor- ed We have been happy. It is all beyond me Why, he always stood up when the national anthem was played and always talked to with affection for the Royal family
 Meanwhile, Scotland Yard continued it's investiga- tion of reports that the in gray who knocked the pistol from McMahon's hand was an American Her is being withheld if it is known pending ar
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
l7 YEAR OLD GIRL
 HONOR STUDENT.
 IS FOULLY KILLED
Girl Was Going On Vacation. Face Was Mutilated Attempt Made To Ravish
 Her. Assailant Remains Unknown
(By The Associated Press)

ASHVILLE, North Carolina July IT, - Blond, Helen Clevenger 9-yearod New York University hon. or student, shot to death in her hotel here Thursday by assailant who escaped after mutilat ing her face with sharp instrument and attempting to ravish her.
 Ashville and Buncombe County officers said that they without clue to the slayer but are seeking
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
French Government To Nationalize Arms Industry
OuakeColorado Destroys Town
 Unknown Dead
(By The Associated Press)

NBV The hSSOC1dleO FTeSS)
 TUQUERRES, Colo, July IT. A disasterous earthquake virtual ly destroyed this town, making thousands homeless and the cas- ulities are still unknown. It is feared that many have perished.
 To pacify the inhabitants they were crowded in the outskirts of the town while the shocks con- tinued. The main shock occurr- ed at noon and lasted two min utes.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
3rd Transmission
 Blood Made To
 Save Mans Life
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 JUNEAU, July IT, - A third blood transfusion was given Don Thompson, 29, carpenter, today, who has been in the hospital suff- ering from a nose bleed, for a month.
 His condition was reported as critical. His nose stops bleed ing for a time, but begins again with any exertion.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-07-17
Bigger Plan For
 Japanese Defense
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PresS)
 TOKYO, July IT, - A five year naval program costing 88 mill ion dollars was reported in two Japanese newspapers today.
 It includes the construction of at least two capital ships and extensive expansion of the naval air force in 1887 and 1888.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-16
Engineer" an Old Word

The term engineer" has been In
the English language since the
early Fourteenth century at least.
1t meant at that time zone who de-
signs and constructs military works
for a type of defense" A century
later the meaning was extended to
include lone who designs, con-
trives, or invents, as an author or
designer; also, plOtter, a layer
of snares." The term is from the
late Latin ingeniatorem, from the
early Latin ingenium. Spelling and
pronunciation have varied from
the Fourteenth century engynor
through yngynore, ingenor, inginer,
engyner, ingener, engenier, to the
spelling engineer, in the Seven
teenth century, the form still pre-
vaillng. Pronunciation prior to the
Eighteenth century can be assumed
only from the spelling. In 1870
John Walker indicated a pronunci-
alton identical with that in use to-
day, and this pronunciation Is COM
mon now In England and America.
Literary Digest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-16
Elrosa

John Myer called at the Ben
Kampsen home Tuesday evening.
Casper Weisser and Albert
Schmidt made a business trip to
st. Cloud Tuesday.
Metre Grove, spent Sunday with re-
latives here.
Tony Fladung called on Ben
Kampsen Thursday afternoon.
Vic Nelson, of Sank Centre, and
Gregory Dold were Elrosa callers
Thursday.
Math Notch called at the George
Diedrich home Sunday.
Ed Telling was at the Nick Kohl
home Friday evening.
Ben Kampsen was a Belgrade
business caller Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Louis Michels and Math
spent Sunday at the John Notch
home.
Wilfred Telling spent Sunday at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Telling.
Art Kochman, of Regal, spent
Sunday at Elrosa.
Ben Osendorf called on Ben
Kampsen Sunday evening.
Nick Hennen was a Rockville
caller Thursday.
Julius Henkel, who is employed
at the Tony Aademacher home,
spent Sunday with his home folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackets, of st. Mar
tin. were pleasantly surprised
when their Elrosa friends dropped
in to help them celebrate their
fifth wedding anniversary.