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Evening star., 1937-10-24

MoRLEY's COMMERCIAL ACAD-
ENVY, where the young Wells
spent six trying but forma i've years,
was heavy with Dickens-like qualities.
Thomas Morley. the proprietor, was
putting into practice several of the
new educational trends His pupils
impressions were not those of COM
petent elucidation and guidance, of
universe being made plain and
understandable.
When the moody headmaster found
the Wells boy could be interested
e by the grammatical analysis of q
complicated sentence he took liking
to him and showed him much more
than the usual attention. When
Wells left this school at the age of
13 he had acquired the ability to use
English with some precision and
delicacy, even thought the accent was
Cockney.
BY this time the knowledge-acquir-
I Ing schoolboy was in almost uncon-
cealed revolt against his mothers
deferential attitude to royalty and
her social superiors. His resentful
heart claimed at least an initial
equality with every human being
but it was equality of position and
opportunity he was after, and not
, equality of respect or reward. He
was not at all inclined to sacrifice
his conceit as being made of better
stun intrinsically and inherently,
than vnnrf ofhav b,,roor haipUe hu
any Standardization with people
Evening star., 1937-07-09

HARLES E. LIPSCOMB, who
I diel Monday at his country
place near Easton, Nd, WAS
~ buried at Manassas, Va, his
native town, on Wednesday afternoon.
He was born at Brentsville, near Ma
nassas, the son of the late Judge Will
liam E. Lipecomb Of the Virginia Com
mon Pleas Court and OF the late Mrs.
Henrietta Holland Lpsoomb, and was
a descendant Of one Of Virginias old
and prominent families.
Charlie" Lipscomb was a man OF
whom Virginia may bo Justly proud,
for he worked hard, attained great
success, gave much pleasure and 10y
to others and lived life to the fullest
in his ss years.
After graduating from William and
Mary College at Williamsburg. he
taught school at Manassas for several
years. This was the beginning OF the
great interest which he took In educa-
tional activities. He then went to
New York and entered the publishing
business with Walter F. Austin and
they founded the National Alumni,
Inc. In 1914 the f1rm was merged
with the Vincent Parke Co. to form
the present Parke Austin Il Lipscomb,
Inc. publishers.
Mr.. Lipscomb served as treasurer,
then became chairman Of the board OF
directors. Long prominent in the pub
fishing field. he WAS senior oflcer OF
this firm specializing in educational,
scientific, historical and religious
works. Among the more important
works published by firms with which
Mr. Lipscomb was connected have
been Great Events by Famous His
torians," Greek and Roman Classics"
The Works Of jules Verne" and
Source Records Of the Great War"
Mr.. Lipscomb was treasurer and
director OF Smithsonian Institution
Series, Inc, subsidiary OF Parke,
Austin IL Lipecomb. The Smithsonian
Institution Series publishes sets OF
scientific books prepared by the Smith
sonian Institution in Washington.
CHARLES LIPSCOMB gave eener-
ously to his alma mater, William
and Mary, and to the Manassas school
system. and was noted for his contri-
buttons to charity. He was Mason,
Evening star., 1937-07-09

his yacht and spent his Summers
entertaining many Of his friends In a
most delightful way.
Attractive, genial, generous and pop
ular, his loss is felt deeply by relatives
and friends.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. May
Blaine Lipscomb, niece OF the late
James G. Blaine; a daughter, Mrs.
Rebecca Lipscomb White, the wife Of
Capt. Thomas D. White, military at
tache at the American Embassy in
Rome; a granddaughter, little Becky
Ann White; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E.
Weldon OF South Orange, N. j., and
Mrs. F. E. Garrison of Denver, Colo: a
niece, Mrs. Howard Jamison OF Ma
Evening star., 1937-07-09

a member OF the Kappa Alpha fra
ternity and belonged to the Lambs
Club, Baltusrol Country Club, JefIer-
son Islands Club and the Chesapeake
Club Of Easton, Md Although since
going into business Mr.. Lipscomb had
lived in New York, he came back to
his old Manassas home each year for
visits and took pride in all OF the
activities OF Prince William County.
He always attended the Dairy Festi-
val there and was an interested spec
tator at the re-enactment OF the battle
Of Manassas last Summer.
He was fond of the water and boats
and some years ago purchased Pres
guile. lovely, historical place on the
Wye River near Easton. Here he kept
Evening star., 1937-07-09

has made several entries for her In
gleton Camp.
There will be many visitors in War
renton for the show. Stanley Stokes,
r., Of Philadelphia, and his two
brothers, Alex and Harry Stokes, have
arrived for the gayeties Robert Wal
ZACH, jr., secretary of the show, will
give = luncheon on Saturday for the
judges, officials and few g-Iests. A
luncheon will be served on the grounds
for the benefit of the hospital Those
giving dinner parties on Saturday
night before the dance to be given at
the country club are Miss Polly Bu-
Evening star., 1937-07-09

nassas, and nephew, William H.
Lipscomb Of Washington, D. c.
Bishop John Chanier White of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of Spring.
field, ILL.,, the father of Capt. White,
conducted the services on Wednesday,
which were held at the home OF Mrs.
Howard Jamison at Manassas.
THE Leny Manor Horse Show, to be
held tomorrow at John r. Bu-
chanan's estate near Warrenton for
the benefit of Fauquier County Hos
pital, has about $50 entries, and all
classes are we'll filled. The young peo-
Evening star., 1937-07-09

pie running the show-all OF them
must be under 81 years OF ase-are
working hard getting the ring and
jumps in shape, and everything is
looking flne.
Among those who will exhibit horses
are Miss Margaret Cotter and Miss
Betty CouzeuS OF Washington, Mrs,
George Greenhalgh Of Berryville, Miss
Ellie Wood Keith Of Charlottesville.
Tony and Alexander Reeves of Cob
ham, E. r. Colbert Of Fredericksburg
Misses Mary and Jane Moller of Mid
dleburg, Mrs. Ruth Guitar and Miss
Mildred Gaines. Mrs. Isham Keith
Evening star., 1937-07-09

CHARLES LIPSCOMB gave gener-
~ ously to his alma mater. William
and Mary, and to the Manassas school
system. and was noted for his contri-
buttons to charity. He was a Mason,
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Honest Tourist.

OVERTON, Nebr. F.--A few DAYS
ago = tourist stopped at a drug store
here to buy an ice cream cone. He
struck up An engrossing conversation
with the druggist, and went away
without paying for the cone. Next
morning came q letter addressed to
the drug store on U. 8. Highway No
80, Overton, Nebr." Inside were
stamps worth 5 cents-payment for
the cone from the unknown tourist
Evening star., 1937-07-09

chanan, Bill Emory, jr., and Ralph
Mckee.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
HE "Cood Old Summer Time" be.
Ik 8 comes rather ironical expression
Nsy ~ to many merchants because they

IEae9 2}& 10 many merchants because they
THINK they find that hot weather
is the "bugaboo'' that makes aisles look
like lanes in a cemetery and sales records
resting place for red ink. Vacations of
employees and the ''goings-away" of custom
ers are sweet music in the ears of His Royal
Highness, THE HEAT-BUC, while they sound
like Chopin's Funeral March to storekeepere.
Paralyzed with despair, such merchants turn
up their feet in defeat and put the store flags
at fgurative half-staff. BUT one analysis
of the truth of the situation produces diff
ferent result. The difficulty lies NOT in
hot weather BUT in what is done Cor rather
not done) to overcome the accepted obstacle.
Furriers have proved by figures that more
business CAN be done in August, our recog.
nized hottest month, than in any other of
the year. They have found that women will
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Look Out!

buy furs at any time If good reason is
supplied for this action. They offer the
necessary inducements, advertise what they
are doing and }. get business. What holds
good in the case of furs holds good for most
any other article of use. Now, realizing this
will not change the situation agreeing
with its possibilities will not suffice; DOING
something about 1t .. WILL.
Think it over; get busy; PLAN to get
action and you will get it; summer months
are only as bad as negligence lets them be
and can be as good as they are MADE to be.
DO something. Remember .. the HEAT.BUC
will get you if you don't look out.
Phone National 5000; your call ,ciY bring
Evening Star representative to help you
uffh your advertising problems; he ,vH
shou you HOW to advertise more Effectively
more economically and 4. ,vth GREATER
results.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
In the Hunt
Country
by NINA CARTER TABB.

HARLES E. LIPSCOMB, who
I diel Monday at his country
place near Easton, Md. WAS
~ buried at Manassas, Va, his
Evening star., 1937-02-01
$4, 900 for East Room Drapery
Part of White House Request

Last year there was a special appro-
priation of $4,000 for removal Of
fire hazards. There are many things
that could be done to bring the build
ing up to first-class condition, but
the President does not approve Of the
entire program at this time," the
House committee was told.
Other improvements to come out Of
the quadrennial s50,000 special fund
are: Eleven thousand dollars for the
alteration and repair of roads in the
south grounds start on making
some improvements that the Presi-
dent has had in mind, including
widening of the gates and landscape
changes: 5000 for repair of the
wrought-iron stair rails on the south
portico. which are rusting; $400 for
repairs on the roof of the mansion
and terrace, $500 for repairing and
painting the fence around the White
House grounds, $4,000 for replacing
deteriorated sash, screens and wealth.
er-proof1ng throughout the mansion;
some of the screens and sash are as
old as the building and it Is unsafe
to try to open them.
The regular appropriations for
maintenance of the Executive Mansion
and grounds during the coming fiscal
year Is $143,098. OF this, $16,814 Is
for temporary employees for social
functions and other work Of a tenn
porary character, $4,000 for supplies
for l8 greenhouses.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Bandit Arriues
Too Late for Cash
But Takes Ring
AUo,cs Dry Cleaning
Manager to Keep We'd.
ding Band, HOuerer.

1rked at his small cash haul. a
youthful bandit today released Mrs
Mary w. Thompson West, manager of
a dry cleaning establishment, from a
closet in which he had locked her long
enough TO force her to give him her
diamond engagement ring valued at
SIS. Then. allowing his victim to
keep her wedding ring which was set
in diamonds. he returned her to the
closet and locked the front door to
facilitate his escape.
The intruder entered the shop too
late to find approximately SIS in cash
from Saturdays receipts which had
been sent to the bank short time
before.
Mrs. West. manager of Bornot' S
Cleaning Shop, 1852 M street, was
alone when the bandit, who was we'll
dressed and carrying a gun, appeared.
After forcing her into the closet at
the point of his gun, he took $3.50
from the cash register and 50 from
her purse, she said. He also inquired
ABOUT saturdays receipts and appeared
angry upon learning that they had
been sent to the bank.
Hysterical but unharmed. Mrs.
West was released when her brother.
John Thompson, 33, of Cottage City.
Md. called with his wife at the store
and. finding the door locked, was told
by neighbor:
Somebody's locked up in there"
Evening star., 1937-02-01

The White House Is going to have
new curtains and drapeS, costing
$4,000. in the east room, where i'm
portant social functions are held; 1t
is to have $4,000 worth of new fur
niture and rugs in the conference
room. cabinet room and lobby OF
the executive Office, where pickup
old furniture has been used since
the executive office was built. The
White House is to be repaired at a
cost Of $1,000, and $4,000 worth OF
small ir-conditioning machinery Is
to be provided for certain rooms-a
complete job of air-conditioning would
cost $150,o00 to 100000.
These are the principal repairs and
improvements under a $50,000 fund
appropriated every four years, which
is included in the independent offices
appropriation bill, reported to the
House today.
The President has decided he will
not 60 into the complete air-condi-
tioning Of the mansion at this time.
Capt. e. p. Lock, jr., Of the Army
Engineer Corps told the House sub
committee headed by Representative
Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia. It
was pointed out that the District Of
Columbia has assessed the White
House at $2.250.000 and the grounds
at $23,623.170. 1t Is estimated that
with normal depreciation $67 500 q
year could properly be spenkin keep
ing the building In hrst-cli1 shape.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
DISTRICT PROMISED
HOUSE DAY MONDAY
Bankhead Pledges Consideration
of Bill to Repeal Red Rider
Then.

Speaker Bankhead gave assurance
today that the District would not be
deprived of its regular legislative day
in the House next Monday and that
the Kennedy bill providing for out
right repeal of the "red rider" would
be considered at the time it is called
up by Chairman Norton of the Dis
trict Committee
Kennedy's bill was the first District
measure to reach the House calendar
at the present session of Congress. II
was not considered on the initial Dis
trict day last Monday because of the
absence of Chairman Norton, who was
confined to her hotel apartment by
influenza.
Mrs. Norton. however, Is convalesc-
ing and is expected to return to her
duties sometime tbs week.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
CAPT. BARNARD ON
TWO.MONTH LEAVE
District Superintendent of Penal
Institutions Soon to Be
Retired.

Capt. M. M. Barnard. superinten-
dent of the District penal institutions,
today started on a two-month leave
of absence today prior to his official
retirement.
With his wife he will start Wednes-
day on an automobile trip to Florida,
where he expects to remain the next
two months. On the trip they will
be accompanied by Capt. and Mrs.
Julian H. Sheen.
Capt. Sheen, formerly deputy war
den of Atlanta Penitentiary, has just
been appointed in charge Of the New
York House of Detention.
It seemed probable today that Capt.
Barnard will not be officially retired
until April 80, which will give him
another month to serve after his re-
turn to Washington. He reaches the
age Of IS on April S, but because the
birthday comes after the first of the
month, it was expected the Commits
sioners would continue him in office
until the end Of April.
No official action has been taken
by the Commissioners on his con-
tinuance in office. Paul L. Kirby, as
sistant director Of public welfare. is
acting superintendent Of penal insti-
talions.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
GUFFEY "RUMOR" PROBE
is DEMANDED BY HOLT
West Virginian Bases Request on
Magazine Article-Senate's
Prestige Held "obscured."


Ry tie Associated Press.
Senator Holt, Democrat, Of IVES
Virginia demanded today an investi-
CATION of "scandalous rumors" about
Senator Guffey. Democrat, of Penn
sylvania
In a resolution Holt claimed the
Senates prestige had been "obscured"
by an article in the November issue OF
American Mercury entitled Lord
Guffey Of Pennsylvania.
He asked That the Judiciary Com
mittee be ordered to investigate Such
rumors, he said, tend to create dis
respect of the Senate by the people
OF the United States"
Chairman Ashurst, Democrat. o.
Arizona of the Judiciary Committee
declared hotly:
i won't have anything to do witt
it. I am busy on important matters"
If the Senate were to pause in its
great work to consider the truth and
falsity of newspaper articles about its
members. it would have time for lit
tie else" Ashurst said.
Hollis request was referred 70 the
Judiciary Committee.
Holt and Guffey have been at DO
litical odds since Hollis filibuster in
the closing hours of the last session
prevented the passage of the Guffey
coal bill.
Evening star., 1937-02-01

and I climbed. The elevators, natu-
rally, are not working
THE soap was useless because there
wasn't any running water. 1 got my
first face wash after I had been there
several days. Everybody in the broad
casting studio who could leave dashed
out when the word came that bar
ber shop was open.
Although they all needed shave,
they really went for the wash The
barbar had a tub of water boiling on
a stove. Everybody had the same
towel slapped on their face, but it felt
good"
Smoking Is Taboo.
A strange sight was a huge side
wheeler river boat tied up between two
buildings on one of the main streets.
1t drifted over the dock when the river
rose and now it is in sucn shallow
water that it probably will have to be
diSmantled.
Smoking along the water front is
taboo because of the presence Of oil
and gasoline in the water. Merryman
saw man about to light cigarette
near a soldier.
The soldier said drop it and the
man told him to go to hell Pulling
his gun, the soldier said: 'Okay, I'll
put you both out There was no
smoking"
1t will be a long time before Louis
vile is restored to normal, according
to Marryman. The park around the
city hall has been dug up to a depth
of Is feet to fill sandbags; buildings.
cracking at the base, will have to be
razed, and streets, split down the
middle. will have to be replaced.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
AUDIT FIRM HEADS
DENY j. S. CHARGE
Six Indicted for Failure to
Appear at Probe Are
Granted Bond.

The six officials Of the Railway
Audit e. Inspection Co., Inc, who
were indicted here September % for
failure to appear before the La Fol-
lette Senate Committee investigating
civil liberties violations in industrial
disputes. pleaded not guilty today be-
fore Justice Oscar r. Luhring in Dis
trict Court.
Each defendant was allowed to re-
main at liberty under 81 1000 bond.
At the request of Defense Attorneys
Alvin L. Newmyer of Washington and
Leonard Weinberg and Howard A.
Sweeten Of Baltimore, Justice Luh-
ring granted the officials leave to
withdraw their plea within the next
10 days and file motions or demurrers
attacking the indictments.
Those under indictment are w. w
Groves, president of Railway Audit: !:
w. Boone Groves, vice president:
James E. Blair, secretary treasurer.
and j. c. Boyer, all of Pittsburgh: L.
Douglas Rice. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the firms Philadel-
phia Office, and Dobert S. Judge of
New York.
Appearance Of the six here this
morning followed a determined pre-
liminary fight to prevent their de-
moval to this jurisdiction.
Contending the Senate was with
out authority TO prosecute them, the
four defendants living in Pittsburgh
opposed removal proceedings there
before a United States commissioner,
and when the commissioner ruled in
favor of the Government, transferred
their fight to a Federal district court
in Pittsburgh through habeas cor
pus proceedings. Rice and Judge
agreed to abide by the decision of the
Pennsylvania court, which held that
they must return for arraignment.
Although the six defendants were
indicted in separate true bills, Chief
Assistant United States Attorney David
A. Pine obtained q tentative agree
ment from Attorney Wineberg that
the defendants would stand trial to-
gether.
Pine said he will bring the six to
trial as soon as possible and predicted
that they will be brought before
jury within less than q month after
preliminary motions are disposed Of.
Groves and his associates were
charged with contempt of the Senate
by failing to appear August 81 before
the La Toilette committee in compli-
ance with subpoenas.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
No Water to Wash Your Face
In Flooded City, d. c. Man Says
Radio Supervisor Tells
Of Hardships of Liuing
in Louisville.

Water, water everywhere and none
to wash your face with-unless you go
to a barber shop!
That's one of the lasting impress
sions brought back from flooded
Louisville by Earl Merryman, WJSV
supervisor.
A week in the inundated Kentucky
city, working constantly by CANDLE
light and oil lamp so the only means
of communication with the outside
world might go on uninterrupted,
left Merryman somewhat haggard
when he returned last night.
Hip boots was the first purchase
he made when he flew into the city
to provide relief for the staff OF
Louisville's Station WHAS.
Just how hard the beleaguered
radio men have been working was
shown when one of them ;ried to
explain Merryman's duties, but was
able only to give vent to slight
"croaking" sound.
fNe-uay DrOauCaSt.
Five days without a break in the
control room. located on the second
floor of the Courier Journal Building,
has made robots out of announcers,
engineers and other technicians.
Knock out" pills, administered III
lieu of aspirin, were given several OF
the operators to get them away from
their posts when relief arrived.
OF all the narrowing sights Merry
man saw the most vivid was that o.
a woman giving birth to a child just
after she had been placed in row.
boat to be taken to safety.
Another time he saw a pont00n
reconstructed on hundreds Of
charred whisky barrels. worth $40
apiece-capsize and throw scores Of
persons into murky waters.
That's all been written about, of
course" Merryman shrugged, but
maybe you don't know about the hotel
situation.
For $3.50 you can get room at
any hotel, but you must be your own
chamber maid. You get shot in the
arm, a lantern, pillow, sheets and
cake of soap.
Bed Always Occupied.
your bed, however, is always oc-
cupied. You shake the fellow who's
there when you go up and tell him it's
your turn. And then after you've slept
awhile-usually an 8-hour shift that
seems like 20 minutes-somebody else
routes you.
My room was on the eighth floor
Evening star., 1937-02-01
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
FATAL TO -FOUR
Death of Pedestrian Brings
District Toll for Year
to ID.

Fatal injury Of pedestrian early
today increased the Districts traffic
toll for the year to IA and resulted in
the fourth death in weekend crashes
in and near the Capital.
The last person to die was William
J. Kanode, As, of Fort Eustis, Va, who
was taken to Emergency Hospital after
being knocked down by an automobile
at Thirteenth and NJ streets at 7:45
o'clock last night.
A companion, James Walsh, 46, of
3l2 Third street. suffered a crushed
leg and other injuries in the same
mishap.
Both men we're struck by car po-
lice said was operated by Clarence T.
Day, 28, of lit Seventeenth street.
The others fatally injured in the last
IS hours were Fred Dedeaux, "a, of
529 Gresham place, whose motor cycle
turned over on the Defense Highway
near Lanham, Md; Madeline Suesens,
Is, of Lanham, who figured in head
on collision, and an unidentified COL
ored man.
The colored man died in Freed
mems hospital. where he was taken
despite his protest that he was not
hurt. His neck was broken when
struck at Sixth and P streets. An in
quest will be held today.
Girls Sister Injured.
The Suesens girls sister, Louise. lS,
was seriously injured about the head
and three other persons were hurt in
the same crash, which occurred at
Lanham. The others were Kenneth
Shoemaker, l8. Of Hyattsville. Md;
George Frisco. 20. also of Hyattsvile;
Rose Hart, %. colored. and Helen
Mum. Is, colored, both of 307 r
street.
Meanwhile Joshua Evans, jr.. who
was seriously injured in a wreck near
Hamlet. N. c., was said to have a
good chance" to recover barring un-
foreseen complications.
Miss Angelica Lloyd. 1925 r street,
and Randall H. Hagner, jr. 1881 Con-
necticut avenue, were injured in the
same accident, which occurred when
their car, driven by Hagner, over
turned on curve.
Disregarding her own injuries, which
included chest injuries. Miss Lloyd, q
debutante last year, struggled up an
embankment to bring aid to her two
companions.
Expected to Recover.
Physicians said Miss Lloyd and
Hagner also are expected to recover.
Evans, who is 20 and law student at
George Washington University, suffered
a broken collar bone, lacerations about
the scalp and several fractured verte-
brae.
Miss Lloyd is the daughter of
Damarest Lloyd of Wardman Park
Hotel.
In other accidents reported last night
and early today, Louis Detterer. "a, Of
2012 o street. received severe leg in
juries. He was taken to Garfield Hos
pital after being struck on Bladensburg
road near Cottage City, Md. Police
said he was helping push a stalled
automobile when hit by car which
failed to stop.
Miss Martha Thompson. 1446 Irving
street northeast, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a wrenched back
following a collision between two cars
on Union Station Plaza.