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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-03
RECORDS REVEAL.
MATS IMPROVED.
over LAST YEAR.

This day a year ago, when the
Mats were in sixth place, eight
games behind the pace-Settlng
Yankees. the local public prints
carried such enlightening items
as these:
Joe Cascarella, pitching for the
Mats against the Tigers, wasted a
seven-run lead and was knocked
out of the box by Goose Goslin's
home run with the bases loaded.
The Mats finally lost when Ed
Linke, replacing Cascarella, was
Smacked for a homer by George
Tebbetts. The score was II to
(which reminds us that CaScar-
ella, pitching for the Reds against
the Dodgers yesterday, was
knocked out of the box and the
Dodgers won, II to 5.
LAST YEARS NEWS
Under fairly fat headlines 1t
said that Buck Newsom and Shan
ty Hogan had a fist fight on the
Mats bench. And another eye
catching piece had to say that
Cliff Bolton had quit the Mats
again. Bucky Harris was quoted
tersely enough:
THE guy has vanished"
Bill Dietrich, of the fourth
place White Sox. had pitched a
no.hit, no-run game. Dizzy Dean
was freshly suspended by Ford
Prick, president of the National
League, after getting up at a
father and son banquet and say.
ing:
THE two biggest crooks in
baseball are Ford Prick and
George Barr"
DEAN HAS HIS SAY
Dean also said:
II absolutely amt going to
pitch in that All Star game"
The standing of the American
League looked like this:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-03
CRACK SOFTBALL
MEET ON
BALLSTON FIELD

Maritime Commission and the
colorful DR.. Pepper softball teams
begin a series of exhibition games
tonight under lights at Ballston
Stadium which figure to stir up
added interest in the local world
of softball.
The game is scheduled to begin
at $50 o'clock and a gallery Of
1000 enthusiasts is expected to
turn out to see the two teams in
action.
FANS WANTED
Harold Steffes will hurl for the
Maritimers against Abe Rosenfield
of the DR.. Pepper aggregation. A
preliminary game between Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation and
the Colonial Village All-StarS Is
scheduled for 7::30 o'clock.
These games are being sponsored
by the District of Columbia Soft
ball Association with the hope
that spectator interest in softbalI
can be aroused.
From a participating stand
point, softball in it's four years of
existence in Washington has prac.
tically swept the town. Now the
association has designs on specta.
tor interest.
STRONG TEAMS
The association believes it's first
match classic tonight is one of the
finest ever offered to softball fans
in this vicinity. 1t undoubtedly
brings together two of the best
hurlers in this vicinity and pits
the championship DR.. Pepper ten
against a strong contender for the
title.
Many teams have hurled chal-
lenges at the winner of tonight's
fuss. For instance, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation would like
nothing better than to tangle
with the winner. The U. s.
Aggies and the strong Carr and
Boswell teams are also after a
contest with the winner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-03

%Games behind leader.
The leading hitters in the
American League this time last
year we're:
Walker (Tgers) ....s..ss..s"...... So
Cronin Cred Sox) ...s....sss.s".. .SS1
Larry tIndians) ,.....s..s....ss..'. $50
Bell (Brownsl .............s '6lI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-03
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

- Paul 49, Columbus might camel.
Milwaukee, ., Indianapolis might
"a 'uet.
Toledo - Minneapolis. ! night camel.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Evening star., 1938-02-13
MRS. MARY E. SURRAT

Isaac, who had joined the Confederate
Army. Things became steadily worse,
50 she leased the tavern and moved
into Washington. Annie came home
from school and they opened . lodg-
Ing house at 541-now 604-H street
NV. This, then, was the household
into which son John brought John
Wilkes Booth.
THE young lady boarders must have
thought him quite an accession,
Tor ne was gallant and handsome and
entertaining and quick to turn music
pages while they played the plano.
And so the plot moved steadily on un-
til the surrender at Appomattox. That
changed things q bit. Plainly. there
was no point in kidnapping the Presi-
dent for the prisoners Of war, which
Booth thought to ransom in exchange
for his Great captive. would now be re-
leased, anyway. The rest Of the story
Is history. Lincoln died In the house of
Evening star., 1938-02-13
'eldom failing in anything she UNDER

seldom failing in anything she under
took"
About 1885 she married John H.
Surratt, ST., and the future must have
looked very bright when they went to
live ut Condin's Mill, an estate Inherit
ed from the husbands uncle. But
Negro slaves, seemingly infuriated by
some cruelty Of their mistress, burned
the house. John surratt then worked
for some time as contractor on the
Alexandria Railroad, but eventually
returned to Prince Georges County and
bought . tavern which he called Sur
Rats" about Is. miles southeast Of
Washington.
"The drift was all doWnhill," says
4 commentator. Money was scarce.
John Surratt got = tiny postmaster
ship but was 20 uneducated that all
the duties Of the oflice devolved upon
his wife. He died in 1863, leaving the
poor woman with three children-An-
ME, away at convent school; John and
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Current Exhibitions.

CORCORAN GALLERY OF
ART-Exhibition Of Historical
Portraits, under the auspices
Of the United States Constitu-
tion Sesquicentennial Commits
sion. Exhibition of Water
Colors by Eugen Weisz. Exhibi-
ton Of Etchings by Peggy Ba-
con opens February IS.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
-Etchings and Autographs by
Thomas Handforth.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM-ARTS AND IN
DUSTRIES BUILDING-Ex-
hibition of Original Prints IL
lustrated in American Annual
Of Photography. 1898.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM. Constitution avenue
Exhibition of Water Colors
of California. by w. S. Bag
datopoulos. National Collec-
ton Of Fine Arts. Group Of
Miniatures recently acquired.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GAL
LERY-Exhibition OF Prelim-
mary Sketches for Painting, by
Carl Knaths. Recent Access
sions, Drawings, Water Colors
and Prints. Print rooms.
PHILLIPS GALLERY STUDIO
HOUSE-Exhibition of Oils,
Water Colors and Drawings, by
Olin Dows.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHING
TON-Miniatures and Flower
Paintings, by Eulabee Dix.
Water Colors by Gladys Mil
ligan. Jewelry by local crafts
men.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART,
WASHINGTON GALLERY
Exhibition OF American Water
Colors from Homer and Sar-
gent to the Present Day. Closes
today, free this afternoon.
GALLERY OF MODERN MAS
TERS-Exhibition of Pictures
in Various Media by Contem-
porary Individualistic Artists.
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Main Build
ing-Drawings by Agnes Vein
rich. Northeastern and South
western Branches-Oil Paint
ings by Local Artists.
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. w. P.
A.. Independence avenue-Ex-
hibition of Humor in Chill
dren's Art.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR ART GALLERY-Exhi-
bition of Paintings by Students
in American Colleges and Pro-
fessional Schools.
THE CARAVEL SHOP-Paintines
by Philip Bell, Auriel and Cleo
BeSsemer; Prints by Kyra
HOWARD UNIVERSITY-Ex-
hibition of Paintings and
Prints by James A. Porter and
James L. Wells.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. 6l4
E street Naturalization Of
Paintings by A. H. o. Role.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

a Swedish tailor on Tenth street and
q hue and cry went out for the head.
Of the guilty.
The Sarratt family fell under suspi-
cion and both mother and daughter
were arrested. A $4,000 reward was
offered for John as an accomplice
but he foiled the authorities for several
years and finally escaped the moose be-
cause the jury could not agree. Sister
Alice was dismissed after questioning
when the conspirators were brought to
trial early in May, 1865. No so fortu-
nate their mother, and on July S she
was sentenced, together with three
men. Ito be hanged by the neck until
dead" sentence to be carried out be-
tween the hours of 10 am. and 2 pm
on July 7, 1866" Her companions in
misery were David E. Herold, George
A. Atzerodt and Lewis Powell.
Mrs. Surratt had not borne up well
during the trial, although one news
paper account says that lone or the
other Of her blue eyes continually
peeped from behind her palm leaf
fam" When sentence was pronounced,
she asked in terror for more time to
prepare herself for eternity. Her at
torneys, knowing full well that IN ex-
tension might be impossible, advised
the poor woman to use such time as
remained to best advantage. Religious
advisers were granted to her, as to all
the prisoners, and two priests were at
her side continuously. They accom-
panied her to the scaffold, when all
hope was gone, and administered the
sacrament just before the trap was
sprung. So thoughtful were they that
one priest carried on umbrella over her
head as protection against the blazing
July sun. Lewis Powell, not 30 tenderly
used, snatched for himself the new
straw hat Of 1t. Col. Mccall, one of
the attending officers.
THE authorities were loath to hang a
woman and waited until the last
moment for possible stay or reprieve.
But at last they could delay no more
and when. in answer to hangman
Rath's Her. too?", Gen. Hancock
nodded the second time, the doors
dropped with their awful burdens.
But the widow woman's' ghost was
abroad in the land" When President
Andrew Jackson swung back to the
dead Lncoln's peaceful plans for re-
his enemies had their
fing. On the floor Of the johnson i'm
peachment trial. they charged him
with having "railroaded" Mrs. Surratt
to the gallows and said that he had
cruelty turned down the plea for
mercy that five of her judges had
signed. johnson retorted that he had
never seen such . paper. Judge Ad-
vocate Holt said that he lied. The
trial became . regular witches caul-
dron Of charges and counter charges
about the dead woman and her guilt
or innocence. All this, Of course, to
add to Johnson's woes.
And so the record runs. The stone
on the well-kept grave in old Mt
Oliyet says merely Mrs. surratt" and
gives no hint Of the troubled career OF
her who lies beneath. .
Evening star., 1938-02-13
BY Mary Jane Brumlev.
PLAIN gravestone out in near.

1LAAN SIdVeSlOne out IN near.
~ by old Mount Olivet Gene
~ terry marks the last resting
place Of one of the most de-
bated women in American history.
Mary E. Surratts scant half-century
of life brought her little renown, but
death gave her a place in the pages
OF history. Hanged as one of the
conspirators in the plot to assassinate
President Lincoln, she has been vari-
ously branded as villainess of the
worst ilk and extolled as the personi-
fication Of all the virtues.
Perhaps the H street lodging house
keeper was born under an ill-fated
star-things never seemed right with
her. And the death which gave Mary
Surratt q sorry role in the annals of
the future brought no rest for her
maligned memory, Superstitious pur.
chasers of the H street property fol-
lowed one another in swift succession,
vowing that they would not. live in
q house where the lady walked the
halls at midnight, clad in robes of
death.
Then the politicians began to see
things, too, and the fat was In the
fire. There was no Imagination"
says an American historian, about
the ghost that stalked after President
Andrew johnson. The dead woman
became, all too soon, 4 living force
in the worst shambles that ever beset
American politics. the quarrel be-
tween johnson and the radicals" This
is the end Of the story, though, and
we are concerned with the beginning.
We know now that John Wilkes
Booths first plan was to kidnap,
rather than to kill, President Lincoln.
Obviously. this was no onA-man job
he must have assistance: So he be-
gan to assemble the supporting cast
for his greatest role.
I ACK of space forbids our telling
of the various recruits. In due
time, however, he added one John H.
Surratt, $50 = month clerk for the
Adams Express Co. and occasional
blockade runner for the Confederacy.
surratt himself proved of no real use
to the plot, but was the unwilling
cause Of his mothers death, for he
introduced her to the dashing Booth.
Now Mrs. surratt, described a. q
pious, hard-faced widow Of 45," could
scarcely have furnished q romantic
interest for the actor, but the family
home did give him the necessary
rendezvous for consultations with CO.
workers.
Some authorities think that Mrs.
Surratt was fascinated by Booth, who
was some 20 years her junior. Small
wonder II she was, for life had been
hard on Mary jenkins surratt. Raised
near Waterloo, on Calvert's manor,
Prince Georges County, Nd, the
young woman had shown 4 desire for
elf-improvement, and 20 WAS sent to
= female seminary in Alexandria. Re-
turning home, she became 1 belle,
and, says . newspaper of that day,
quite as noted fcr her strong win,
Evening star., 1938-02-13

oil paintings and pastels at the Beaux
Arts Club, Baltimore.
Mural by Harding for the
Post Office Department
Wins Prize in Philadelphia.
IN THE Pennsylvania Academy's
l33d Annual Exhibition, which
opened less than fortnight ago, to
continue into March. q mural panel,
painted by George Harding for the
Post Office Department Building in
this city, received the Edward T.
Stotesbury prize Of 5000. This is one
OF pair to be placed on the walls
in the south lobby, sixth floor. Pre-
sumably 1t represents Franklin and
His Administration Of the Post"
| Humor in Children's Art
An Exhibition in the
Children'S Museum.
AN EXHIBITION entitled "Humor
in Children's Art" opened Febru-
ary / in the Children's Gallery, 8l6
independence avenue SW.. to con-
ttnue throughout the month. 1t is
made up OF the work Of children from
the w. P. A. art classes of the District
Of Columbia and New York City and
may be seen from l to 5 pm. on week
days and from 10 to on Saturdays.
Humor, it is said. Is one Of the first
characteristics to emerge IS the art
of the child develops, and it ranges
from the subtle and unconscious to
that which is frankly comic. The re-
suits, 1t Is claimed, are often more
individual and spontaneous than
when serious subjects are dealt with.
Obviously, the children whose works
are displayed are unframed and pro-
duce for sheer amusement. The effort
of the teachers under whom they are
working is to allow free expression
and to cultivate the creative instinct.
There is probably no subject upon
which there is more possibility for dis
agreement than humor, and there is
nothing drearier to experience than
humor which fails to register.
With the opening of this exhibition
two additional workrooms have be-
come available in the building where
the Children's Gallery is located and
free classes in clay and paint have
been set up under competent instruc-
tors These will meet on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons and on Sat-
urday mornings. Information con-
corning registration may be obtained
by telephoning Mr.. Philip Bell, gallery
director, National 4l58.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
ByL@Ia Mechlin.

THREE bills which have to do
with art in relation to the
Government are on the con-
gressional docket this year. On
one. H. ]. Res. 79, introduced a little
over year ago in the House Of Rep
resentatives by Mr.. Sirovich, Repre-
sen.ive from New York. and referred
to the Committee on Patents, public
hearings have been held during the
past week.
For a Department of Science,
Art and Literature.
THIS joint resolution provides for
the establishment of an execu-
tive department Of science, art and
literature, under q secretary who
shall be member Of the cabinet Of
the President of the United States.
According to the provisions OF this bill,
all bureaus, sections, Offices or other
elements of the executive branch of
the Government dealing with science.
art and literature shall be transferred
to this department, save only the
Library of Congress.
This proposed new department shall
be administered by three undersecre-
taries, in addition to the secretary, one
assuming charge and direction of all
activities under the Government per-
tanning to science, one to those per-
tanning to art and the third, those per-
tanning to literature. They are to be
provided with "a carefully selected
and competent staff and proper equip
ment." Also q suitable building shall
be erected to house this new depart
ment. preferably on Capitol Hill to
balance the new building of the Su-
preme Court" which shall architec-
turally be in keeping with 'the beauty
Of art. the dignity Of science and the
visions of literature"
At the hearings during the past week
this bill has been discussed before the
Committee on Patents, by painters
moving picture actors and actresses.
writer's and others. by one of whom
the present Postmaster General. Mr..
Farley, was nominated for the pro-
posed new secretaryship. For this
Evening star., 1938-02-13

Edith Hoyt left this week for Paris:
Miss Elizabeth Sawtelle sails in less
than fortnight for Dalmatia, and
Miss Eleanor Gusts goes to the west
coast Of South America. with con-
templated stops in Ecuador, Peru and
Chile. Thus the local quota is tenn
porarily quite depleted.
Prent,ss Taylor Exhibits In the
Baltimore Museum.
AN EXHIBITION of Autographs
and drawings by Prentiss Taylor,
now Of this city. opened in the Balti-
more Museum Of Art February 7, to
continue to March Z. This museum Is,
it will be remembered, holding at the
present time notable exhibition of
paintings representing 200 years Of ac-
tivity in this art in America. OF the
70 works catalogued, 20 are essentially
masterpieces. and have been lent for
the most part by museums or private
collectors. These cover the period en-
braced in the first $50 years and in
clude paintings by Copley, Peale. Stu
art, Duveneck, Eakins, Homer. La
Fargo. Thayer, Sargent, Whistler and
others. The remainder Of the exhibi-
ton is made up of works by contempo-
rary artists, with very generous
showing by painters of Baltimore.
Other Out-ot-To1Un
Exhibitions OF Local
Interest.
MARGARET COVEY. the daughter
Of the well-known mural painter,
who spent one or two seasons in
Washington recently and exhibited
from time to time here. is represented
in group exhibition set forth at this
time by the members of the New Ro-
chelle Art Association in the Public Lii
brary of New Rochelle.
Margaret Fitzhugh Browne. who has
many friends in Washington and has
exhibited here at the Corcoran Gall
lery Of Art and elsewhere, held a very
successful exhibition of her portrait
paintings, in oils and drawings, at Doll
and Richards. Boston. last month.
Abel G. Warshawsky, American by
adoption. group of whose works was
shown recently here at the Raleigh
Hotel. is exhibiting this month in the
Reinhardt Galleries. New York. Five
notable examples of his recent paint
ings, two portraits and three land
scapes. of impressively fine quality, are
illustrated in the catalogue
Glen Cooper Henshaw of New York,
who is well known In this city, has
lately held an exhibition consisting of
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Karl Frees Murals in
Post O11ce Department of
Historical Interest,

Historical Interest.
TWO new mural paintings have beer
placed recently In the Post Once
Department Building. These are b,
Karl Free and occupy panels in tn.
south lobby on the seventh floor. They
represent, respectively, French Ex'
plorers and Indians" and Arrival o.
Mail in New Amsterdam" and ar,
elaborate compositions, embracing nu'
merous figures, and are more illustra'
tive perhaps than any Of the mural'
that have been given place in tn,
north and south Hobbies Of the Pos
Once Department.
These works resemble in genera
character paintings by Howard Pyl'
and c. Y. Turner made in the las
decade Of the 10th century and th'
first Of the 20th. They are reasonabl!
historical and essentially pictorial
They do not, however. mark an!
progress in art. Undoubtedly the.
will prove Ineligible to the masses
and valuable as historical data, bu
they make no contribution of sig
nificance to the field OF art. To sa!
that they are better than certai,
other murals that are ranged in tn
same series is to give them but fain
praise.
There are only two excuses for tn,
production Of q mural painting. On.
Is the enlightenment of an ignoran
public; the other, decoration. Tha
Z mural should fulfill both obliga
tions y not impossible. The firs
requirement Is fulnlled by these ant
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
DEL.MAR

Mr.. Frank Baker has purchased
the Earl Elliott property, on Grove
street and intends to occupy same
soon.
Mrs. F. E. Lynch and daughters
Jane and Betty, OF Dover, have been
spending some time here with Mr.
and Mrs. r. E. Lynch. Sr.
Richard Cullen made a business
trip 20 Baltimore on Thursday.
Mr. Carroll Elliott. proprietor OF
the Delmar bakery. who has been
confined to his bed for several
weeks, Is improving.
Mr.. Linwood Locates has accepted
a position at the English Grill. in
Salisbury.
Miss Rosaleigh Davis is entertain
ing Miss Katherine lester OF West
minister. Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keeray and
daughter, Miss Mildred keenan,. are
spending several days at the Veter-
ans Home at Rehoboth.
Chincoteague Island is making pre-
paration for its annual big day
pony penning day-on July 2S. when
about 400 ponies win be sold at auc-
ton. Prices usually range from s25
to 500 per head.
Mrs. Carrie Kitchens has returned
from a ten-days' vacation spent at
Rehoboth.
Mr.. Marion Parks OF Washington.
D. c., is spending the summer in
Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Miss Mary West Tomlinson has
returned from a two-weeks' visit to
Mr.. and MRS. Paul Kenney. OF near
town.
John Smith. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Smith OF this town. has ac-
cepted n position with the First Ma
tional Bank, here.
Mrs. Herbert White. who has been
patient in the Peninsula General
Hospital. Salisbury, for several days,
has returned TO her home on State
street.
Mrs. Paul Hearn and children OF
Philadelphia. is spending some time
with relatives in and near town.
Miss Mary Jean Hill of Richardson
Park is spending the summer with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. George White enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs. =. J. Steger and
daughter. Betty, Of East Falls
Church. Va. over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
RoxANA

Sunday morning preaching service
al Roxana NJ. E. Church. You are in
vited.
Conrad Bunting is IN at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Goodwin. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Wilgus are spend
ing some time at Fenwick's Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Winters of Phil
adelphia. are visiting friends here.
Mrs. Lille Stephens, Mrs. Alva
Lynch and son Louis spent Thurs
day with Rev. w. NJ. Parker and
family at Millington, Md.
Rev. J. E. Jones has purchased a
new Chivrolet coach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Blair Of Will
mington are spending their vacation
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cove Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruleth Lynch, accom-
panied by Mr., and Mrs Armel Nor
ris of near Selbyville, are on tour
to California and other places on the
Pacific Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Hudson and