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streets of Washington before Alex
ander r. Shepherd started to i'm
prove things here may be had by
reading an item in The Star of
December 81 1862, regarding the
burning of Ford's Theater, which,
later being rebuilt, was the scene of
the fatal attack on President Lin
coin. At this fire the press says that
the delay of the apparatus in ar
irving at the burning building was
due to the engine getting stuck fast
in the mud at Pennsylvania avenue
and Thirteenth street.
The following year the Govern
ment brought two other fire engine
companies here-the Meigs. No. 2,
and the Rucker. No. 3. The Meigs
was housed at the northwest corner
of Twenty-third and F streets.
while the Rucker was located at
the northeast corner of Delaware
avenue and K street. Mr. Dickson
then became chief engineer of the
Federal fire equipment, with James
M. Colgan as foreman of engine
company No. /; Thomas j. Nelson.
foreman of No. 2, and Dennis Nc
Collum, foreman of No. 3.
BY 1871 Bill Dickson had, ap-
parently. left the Fire Department,
for in May of that year he was
elected a member of the House of
Delegates in the first District of
Columbia Legislative Assembly, was
reelected the following year and
was also a member of the Feather
duster LEGISLATURE that climaxed
the Districts territorial govern
ment.
And so, Mr.. Dickson being an
avowed partisan politician, opposed
to the party then in power. he
was naturally suspected by many of
playing politics. However, he was
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within the main one. These con-
tain the richest store of agricul-
tural literature in the world and a
staff of SO men and women is re-
Quired to handle the work in the
main section alone.
Farmers send in their problems,
which may concern fertilization
or disturbing insects, agricultural
economics, breeding or feeding of
animals, or questions may come
about food and drug laws, forestry,
seals or fisheries. Experts are there
to find the answers and mail them
out.
Among the specialized libraries of
the Department of Commerce per-
haps the most interesting are those
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey
and the Bureau of Standards. Inf
the former, about $1,000 volumes
and thousands of records and
phamplets tell of the work of the
observatories, astronomical, mag
netic and chronological, and many
photographs show how the work
of the bureau is carried on. Schools
and colleges find these of great
interest.
The first superintendent bought
the original collection for this
library in Europe in 1911.
Standards Books.
While the Bureau of Standards
offers only 10000 books they cover
very completely complex questions
of weights, measures, wind pressure
and any other question dealing
with mathematics, chemistry and
engineering.
Going over to the Department of
the Interior, the student of educa-
ton will find 10000 books to help
on every phase of education, both
domestic and foreign. He will find
rare old textbooks, too, one dating
as far back as 1892 with John
Hancock's autograph.
Under this department the Bureau
Of Mines has much In It's collection
Of books to offer the student.
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growing out of the trial resulted.
The members of the grand jury
we're: Elias S. Hutchinson, C. w.
Lohr, Henry Semker, F. c. Eek
loft, C. A. Lemar, F. A. Schneider,
w. B. Muller, Jacob H. Kengla,
Howard G. Keyworth, William M.
Hamilton, George Truesdell, Charles
Schroth, James w. Tyler, H. Clay
Stewart, Antonio Sousa, Richard
Hopkins, Robert o. Edmonston,
John H. Click. w. B. Brooke, H. A.
Willard, w. J. Stephenson, James
B. johnson and William S. Roose.
Some of the additional indict-
ments named: Ex-senator William
Pitt Kellogg. who gave bond in
the sum of $4,000; George v. Mise
rale, Thomas J. Brady, Marshall G.
Conder and j. H. Walker.
Warrants were also issued by the
Police Court, upon affidavits, fo1
Frank H. Fall, Thomas S. Foote,
Arthur Payne and F. C. Shaw.
The warrants stated in effect that,
Fall employed Foote and Payne to
influence William K. Brown to vote
for the acquittal of the defendants
by offering him $2,5O0. Shaw was
alleged to have approached Juror
Doniphan with an offer of $500 to
vote for the acquittal of the Dor
seys.
Contempt Charge.
Even some of the newspapers were
brought into the case when a mo-
ton was argued by Judge Merrick
to cite for contempt of court. for
publishing abusive language. A. c.
Buell.. editor of the Capital; also
rule for Buell., Helm, Hack, Ring
walt and E. w. Brady, the trustees
of the Critic, and Mr. Harris. one
of the editors of the latter paper.
The Police Department was not to
be left out of the trial, and. after
the smoke had cleared away, De-
tective George o. Miller was among
those removed for taking too much
interest in the case.
Toward the end of the trial, when
it became necessary to detain the
jury, quarters were furnished in the
City Hall, and at other times in the
National Hotel. But regardless of
where the jury was quartered. ru-
murs were always rife about jury
fixing One report was to the effect
that lighted candle was placed
at night in the window Of the jury
quarters by one of the jurors in such
a way as to indicate how the jury
stood. Another signal, which was
given while the jury was in the
courtroom, had a certain juror tap
ping his finger number of times
Evening star., 1939-03-05
By Susan Baker.

1t has been said that information
which cannot be found in WASH
1ngton cannot be found at all.
This is not literally true, but it
has an element of truth in it, for
nowhere else in the country is there
so great variety of libraries and
these offer millions of books, docu-
ments and records covering every
conceivable subject.
Nothing is too large or too small to
be included, and because this is the
seat of government, such collections
cannot be duplicated.
Libraries are a natural growth of
a well-established government. 1t
has been so from the earliest times
when records were kept on tablets,
cylinders and papyrus. From these
books were evolved.
Famous archives and libraries ex-
listed in the great centers of learn
ing along the Euphrates and Tigris,
in Egypt, Greece, Rome and Pales-
tine.
All modern governments have
their national libraries. The United
States is not behind in this. Ours,
which corresponds to that of the
British Museum. is the Library of
Congress. 1t is a matter of common
knowledge that this was originally
located in the Capitol and was
burned in 1914, after which jefferson
offered his as nucleus for a new
one. He valued his 6,487 volumes at
$23, $50, which vast sum in those
days, created sharp debate in Con-
greSS but was voted upon.
The most valuable of these books
had been bought from Benjamin
Franklin.
From Monticello.
When the Governments purchase
was completed the books were
packed In wagons at Monticello and
for six days horses strained and
pulled over rough and muddy roads
toward Washington. What must
have been the delight Of those re-
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sponsible for the moving when they
finally arrived in safety.

sponsible for the moving when they
finally arrived in safety.
In 1851 another fire destroyed
two-thirds of the books, so new
start had to be made, and through
patient endeavOr during the years
the number has steadily increased,
and in 1897 they were moved into
their present home. Many private
collections have been placed there,
SO that now more than 100000
books occupy 165 miles of shelves.
Besides these there are millions of
manuscripts, engravings, maps and
photostatic copies of rare works of
foreign libraries. Nearly 100000
pages of these were presented in one
year by John D. Rockefeller, jr.
The growth is continuing so sat-
isfactorily that it has been found
necessary to construct an annex
with capacity of 100000 books.
There are also 173 study rooms for
research workers, a central station
for the pneumatic system for the
delivery of books, reading rooms,
stacks and offices.
But the historian who goes in
search of early and consecutive his
tory does not stop in the main build
ing. He goes through to the Rare
Book Division, where he may choose
from $4,000 volumes and 25,OO0 PAM
phletS. There he finds the entire
drama of American settlement set
forth in poetry before it was UNDER
taken in fiction and the rarest works
on American history.
Though history may be his sub
Ject, he receives inspiration in other
lines if he makes a tour through the
stacks where the books are preserved
by a special treatment of the air.
1t is swept of all dust and so per
cent humidity introduced. Finest
bindings and most ancient paper do
not peel or curl in these conditions.
Along the shelves one finds such
collections as the only books left of
Je1erson's library. Houdini's COM
plete collection, which contains every
book published M magic and spir-
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and another one twirling his hat,
for the purpose before stated.
That there was dissatisfaction
among the jurors as to the comforts
provided them can be assumed by
what the press said on September
10, 1882. 1t was this:
Last night the jury was locked
up in the jury room at the City
Hall, deprived of the common neces-
saries of civilized life, according TO
Judge Wylie's instructions, but they
were given supper during the eve
ming and allowed to have light"
One of the big climaxes of the
trial came on November q, when
President Arthur removed from Of
flee Marshal Henry, Postmaster
Anger and his assistant Foreman
M. D. Helm of the Congressional
Record. and Commissioner and ex-
Senator George E. Spencer, Govern
ment director of the Union Pacific
Railroad.
William Dickson, or Bill" Dick
son. by which name he was generally
called, was a well-known Demo-
cratic politician of several years fol-
lowing the Civil War. He came to
Washington in 1864. when Wash
ington's first steam fire engine was
ordered from Philadelphia to this
city by the Secretary of War. the
order being the result of number
of disastrous fires here which the
TOGO to COPE with Mr.. piekion was was from from
the first. placed in command of this
company. known as the Hibernia No.
l, with his headquarters in the old
Union Engine House at Nineteenth
and H streets, where the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants now
meets.
An idea of the nature Of the
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made. He said that members of the
jury had spoken to him regarding
their being approached with propo-
sitions of corrupt kind. His ad-
vice, he said, was, Say nothing
about It," as the court did not then
want to interrupt the course Of the
trial and the argument.
This thing has grown" continued
the judge, "and within the last "a
hours 1t seems these wolves who.
are around the jury have become
fiercer and more determined. I felt
such indignation that felt almost
like advising the members of the
jury who spoke to me to shoot the
man on the spot. Villainy of this
kind, scoundrelism of that degree
deserves no mercy. I wish to ad-
wise the jury to repel with scorn
and indignation any base attempt
Of this character upon their virtue
and integrity. Give them no quar-
ter, spurn them with the end of
your toes. There are no 2aser vermin
that infest the earth"
Foreman William Dickson of the
jury, rising from his seat, said:
After this case is ended, your hon.
or, shall lay the whole matter
before you for action"
Later Mr.. Dickson said that on
August % he was approached with
an offer of $4,000 by an official
connected with the Department of
Justice If he would vote for the con-
viction Of Brady and S. w. Dorsey.
He stated he was told by the man
who approached him that he rep
resented the Attorney General
Dickson said that other jurors had
likewise been approached but that
sums offered were small In letter
subsequently sent by the jury fore
man to the Attorney General he re-
ferred specifically to a special agent
of the department as the one who
offered the bribe ito influence his
Judgment and verdict"
Ingersou Address.
One of the outstanding features
of this trial, and which proved as
we'll to be in the following trial,
was the address of the lecturer,
creator and lawyer, Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll. the great agnostic. On
the morning when he closed his
argulent, standing room in the
court was at a premium. The crowd
was so unusually large that Judge
Wylie. said. There is large au-
dience this morning"
While the trial was in progress
the grand jury was busy hearing
witnesses and taking testimony, and
a number Of additional indictments
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LIB RARIES GIVE WORLD RANK IN CULTURE
Scholars Engaged in Research Obtain Access
to Priceless Material in Many
Great Collections

itualism, Audubon's elephant edition,
the length and breadth of each book
being that of wild turkey, as all
illustrations are life size.
Every science or art is represented,
even to that of cookery. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Robbins Pennell, wife of
Joseph Pennell, the great artist, left
her collection of cook books to the
Library, and her book entitled my
Cookery Books is a literary gem in
itself. Her hobby of collecting these
began with her writing a daily COL
umn of recipes for the London Pail
Mall Gazette. She became fasci-
mated with old cook books, and often
bought them instead of a badly
needed new gown, SO has given the
student of culinary art marvellous
collection to consult. Many of these
books date back to the 18th century.
Vollbehr Collection.
Then there is the Vollbehr collec-
ton of 5000 volumes representing a
cross-Section of literature published
in the last half of the 18th century.
In the newspaper files are the
papers of the 18th century and of
Washington after the Capital was
moved from Philadelphia. These
files continue through the Civil War.
Among them is the Washington
Era, which ran Uncle Toms Cabin
as a serial before it was published
in book form.
There are other rarities that at
tract the attention, such as 1000
lost letters of Andrew jackson and
an early English grammar presented
to his sweetheart, Ann Rutledge, by
Abraham Lincoln. There are 1888
Bibles and the Eliot Indian Bible.
the first complete Bible published in
America. But one of the most in
teresting items is Columbus letter
to King Ferdinand and Queen Isa-
bella announcing the discovery of
the New World.
Influences which nodded the
character of the youth in the early
days of our Republic will. be found
in the juvenile department, where
1000 books for children, represents
ing each period from 1900 to the
present time, occupy the shelves.
This division was inspired bv q
student who chose Juvenile Litera-
ture' as the subject for her doctors
thesis. She consulted DR.. Volta
Parma, curator of the rare book
department, who aided her in her
quest for information with the coll
lecting of these books from the main
library as a result.
The goal of the assembling of
books for the rare book department
is the building up Of . collection
that can Pe utilised BY students.
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The information charged: THAT
on the first day of October. 1878.
at the city of Washington and
within the jurisdiction of this COURT
the said Thomas J. Brady, John
L: French. William H. Turner, to-
gether with George L. McDonaugh,
Samuel P. Brown, and certain other
persons to the attorney aforesaid
unknown, knowingly. willfully,
fraudulently, unlawfully and cor
ruptly did conspire, combine, con-
federate and agree together, be-
tween and among themselves, to
defraud the United States of Amer
lea out of large sums of money, in
amount to the attorney unknown"
etc.
This action was tried before Judge
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Well>Known Characters
Were Figures in Case
Robert G. Ingersoll Brought
Into Prominence Among
Legal Participants
By John Clageff Proctor.

The old that there nothing certainly
true great extent least and the longer live the c
ton the statement
Take for instance the recent scandal arising of the Warning
and then back to the trial Of 1881 1885,
attention
fellows
higherps
through executive
conditions contempt decided
United
Square including the
b and known the City Hail. apparently has not sufficient
all the before the United States
and this
been tried Police Building
and also the contempt charges have been settled
Botha
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19
Detroit Visitor Entertained By
Friends With Breakfast Parties

William Lindsay. recent WISH
tor In the city. was shown many
social courtesies by local friends.
including Mrs. Martha Cameron,
40 Tennessee street. and Miss
Chanie $. Lindsay.
While here, Mr.. Lindsay was en-
tertained at lovely breakfast at
The home OF the Sweeneys on
Parker. dinner at the Higgin-
botham home. r. Philadelphia: the
IL. Bells, on Tennessee, a breakfast:
dinner at the YWCA. and theatre
party, by Bessie Hughes; party at
Colchester. Ont. at the Langston
cottage. hosts being n. c. croft, l..
r. Williams. +. Jackson, and
Grace Bennett buffet supper. nj
William Browns. Ferndalc; old
fashioned dinner at Covitts. OF
Quinn Road; sightseeing tour 10
Greenfield Village and Ford plant.
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Austin:
another tour with the Arthur Ter
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

Bleach Jim Melburn. Hughes
Peterson. Henry Ward. and John
McCrarv.
Mrs. VI. 4. Reveal. Of kansas
city, is the charming guest of
Mr.. and Mrs William A. Adams.
OF Mortified avenue. She has been
the recipient OF numerous invita-
lions to dinner parties and outings.
Mrs. Reveal also visited Toledo.
Ohio. and spent a pleasant evening
at the home OF Attorney and Mrs.
Leon III. Hubbard. OF Pontiac. Mich.
Mrs. Reveal Is so delighted with
the Motor City hat she plans 10
make her home here. as soon as
plans can be perfected
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Collins
and Mr. and Mrs. John Aliimns Of
New Orleans. were the house guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Andcr-
son, l11l McDougall. They were
also dinner guests OF Mrs. Eddie
Robinson 2977 McDougall. Sunday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Collins and
Mr. and Mrs. Aliimus returned
home Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Eddie Robinson, Of McDou.
cal, also had as her guests AT a
dinner party. Miss Ncitie Moore.
Mrs. Nellie Mundy. OF New York.
and Mrs. +. A. Daniels. 4. a. Ice.
OF Omaha. Is another recipient or
Mrs Rohinson's hospitality.
Rollo y. Vest. 2O1O ~. Antoine
pen. Wednesday I'm Mansfield. Ohio
with his family. in celebration OF
the nth birthday OF his little
daughter. Shirley. The Vest chill
dren are spending the summer
with relatives in Ohio. Mr.. Vesi
viii visit Akron. Columbus and
Cleveland before returning HON.
Miss fedaIma Boyd. Of CIe,e.
land, Ohio. arrived in Detroit sun
day aud will attend the social af-
fairs on Nacirema Week program
Miss Boyd Is the charming house
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Lind.
slcv. Of Parker avenue.
Attorney Cecil Poole. NJ Pitts
~ 1Hf a. HWllF lf"a
da'. after a brief visit IN Detroit
While here. he was the guest Of
his college friend. Willis Ward
Mrs. Sarah Alexander. wife .of
Rev. George Alexander. Of Char
lotte. y. G. was the recent house
guest OF her cousins. Mrs. Martin
A. Cameron and Miss CLANCY r
Lindsay. Mrs. Alexander attended
the. sessions of The Womans Home
aud Foreign Missionary society Of
The AME Zion church. recently hem
la Detroit
In closing our chat this week,
We thank our Mirror" friends for
The many compliments given this
column. Continue 10 send In your
news Items and keep boosting The
home town paper. The Detroit Tri-
hume. Hoping YOU win enjoy read
ing the special Emancipation and
Historical Edition OF the Tribune
and with brightest and best Wishes
10 all, We sign off until next week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

Mrs. Walter Simpson. Mr. and Mrs.
Toney Gray, Mrs. h. Williams. Miss
n. winston, Mrs. A. Crawford. Mrs.
r. Rogers. Mrs. REYNOLDS. Mrs. p.
Smith. Mrs V. Glenn. Mrs. l..
Means Mrs II. Carter. Mrs. l.. Cav
en-. Mrs. J.. Thews. Mrs. II. Henson.
Mrs. G. Rayburn. Mrs. II Chapt-
man, Mrs. J. Brown; and mem
bers OF the cast who attended
were Louise kirtley. Alberta
Pope. Bonnie Dickson. Adelaide
Boatner. Irene Jackson. Gertrude
Jackson. Lavada Jordan. Bertha
Curry. Stella Johnson. V a
Slaughter. Saundra Crawford. Mar
gnret Nelson. Eunioe Adams. La
rita Jackson, Geraldine Over
: Get. Novella Trotter. Martha
Howlette. Florence Singlcfood. Le-
roy George. Jackson Smith Albert
Graham James Bolden. Richard
Jones. Earl Byrd. Gerald Dyer.
Robert Kcyes. Marion Fullcrlove.
John Webb Joseph Robinson. Fred
die Williams. Russell Jackson. Will
liam Ridley. Lem Neil. cassius
Butler. Robert Tyler. and Walter
Rcchtcr.
Mr.. and Mrs In Planie and Mr..
and Mrs. Maxwell were also CUES :.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19
Atlanta Visitors Are feted With
Dancing Party By Frances RaifOrd

One OF the delightful social ar
fairs OF last week was the dancing
party Friday evening at the Alpha
house on Elliott street given by
Miss Frances Raiford in honor OF
Misses Millicent and Josephine
Dobbs OF Atlanta, who we're house
guests of Miss Raiford.
Refreshing fruit punch and mu-
sic held the attention OF the young
people throughout the evening.
Besides the charming honorees.
others present included; Marjorie
Carter. Monny Needham. of Chat
ham, Ont, Charles Watts. Ruth
Routt. Grove Coote, Kathleen Coote.
Joe Tandy, Mary Penick Sypert.
Billy Sypert Margaret Mccall.
Ulysses Boykin, Ben Davis. Henry
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

When Miss Mary Elizabeth Mar
Tin returned home Sunday evening
August s. from a sightseeing drive
with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.. A. l..
Martin. OF 1854 Madison avenue.
she beheld beautiful scene. The
home was dimly. lighted. on enter
ing. she found TO her surprise that
birthday party In her honor was
being given by her younger sister.
Ernesiine. and Miss Pauline Mouse.
~ joint hoslcsses.
The following guests were pre-
sent. Miss Dofnthy Brown. OF Sell
iua, Ala. house guest OF her cousin.
Pauline: Miss Juanita Lee. Lois
Redd, Elizabeth Williams. Mabie
Jackson. Anna Mae Griffin. Betty
Sullivan, Mr.. and Mira. Robert
Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Wallace.
Willie Shorter. Jr.. Robert Nelson,
Frank Rodgers. Alfred J. Cohen,
Clarence Wallace, Rufus Riggs. Jr
Joshua Mccarthy. Edgar Wallace.
Earl Rodgers. James Lee. John
Thorpe. and John House.