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Evening star., 1941-11-09
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the Jefferson Memorial.
Photo by Brown Bros.
Mr.. Evans studied in the Corcoran
School of Art, then in the Art Students
League, New York, and the Ecole des
Beaux Arts, Paris. His first serious work
was done here in the atelier of the late
George Oakley Totten, jr., the we'll
known architect, who recognized his
talent and foresaw for him brilliant
future. But New York was then the
mecca of all professional artists and MIR.
Evans, called there by one or more
orders, established a studio in or near
Greenwich Village, where for many years
artists had congregated.
One of his first patrons was Frank A.
Vanderlip of whom he did a portrait
bust and decorative figures for the gar
den of his New York estate. He has had
an exceptionally successful career and
his works have found great favor both
among laymen and his professional COL
leagues. In 1926 he was elected men,
ber of the National Institute of Arts and
Letters and three years later was ad-
mitted to full membership in the Ma
tional Academy Of Design. He was deco
rated by King Victor Emmanuel. and
France bestowed upon him the Legion
Of Honor.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

officer, though the accusation was made
that there was an unusual amount OF
vice in precinct No. l. This, of course,
was brought to the attention of Samuel
H. Walker shortly after he was sworn in
as major and superintendent OF police in
1886. The first thing he tried to do was
to clean up the area south OF PennsyI-
yania avenue. A night attack was made
on some of the dives then existing in
the unsavory neighborhood. and, not SO
strange to relate, some prominent men,
not WaShingtonians, were caught in the
net Some one made the statement that
these arrests were ordered by the chief
for the purposes OF influencing Ieglsla-
ton in Congress, which he emphatically
denied. The result. however, was an in
vestigation and trial of number OF Of
ficers and much publicity.
Attractive Section
Mai. Walkers resignation, which had
been rendered, was accepted. He stayed
in Office just about five months. How
ever. it was quite awhile after this up
heaval in the Police Department before
a real attempt was made to give this
neighborhood a thorough cleaning up.
and the section which had gained the
unsavory name Of Murder Bay
through the number Of murders and
other crimes committed there-Was flnal-
" wiped out Of existence. With the VAST
Government improvements made there
during the last decade, it is now very
attractive part Of the city.
The early history Of the opposite side
of the Avenue from the Post Office
Building is also interesting, for here at
an early date was a brickyard, followed
in the 2Os by a frame building. On the
corner where The Star Office now stands
P. L. Duport kept a fancy goods store.
Later an exchange office was kept here
some time. Then Charles Lauten leased
this property in 1845, with the privilege
of buying. and was soon embarked in the
confectionery business, and as a cher
won a high reputation. In the 20s, we
are told, there were the grocery store OF
Joseph Gibson, the book store of Pishey
Thompson, the shoe store OF James
Lymington. the boarding house OF
Mrs. Arguelles, the residence of Gen.
Walter Jones, with his law Office, and
JB. German, painter. and near Eleventh
street some small buildings. North OF the
Avenue on Eleventh street were the
houses of John Williams, colored; T. j.
Mudd, carpenter, and Mrs. R. McReuna,
and on Twelfth street, John Tucker, bell
hanger; John Rawlings, carpenter, and
William Young, saddlers.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
BY John Clagett Proctor.

merry Federalists. On Wednesday I
dined with Gen. Turreau, who had a very
pleasant party of Frenchmen and Demo-
Gratis; in the evening at Mrs. Madison's
levee, which was brilliant and crowded
with interesting men and fine women.
On Thursday dinner at Latrobe's On
Friday dinner at the Secretary of the
Navy's, and in the evening at ball at
the Mayors. Saturday as yet is unen-
gagged. At all the parties you meet with
so many intelligent people that your
mind is continually and delightfully."- ex-
ercised"
Franklin Engine House
Gen. Van Ness was popular in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and served as Mayor
of Washington from 1880 to 1885,
The engine house to the west of the
Van Ness house was erected in 1857 and
occupied until about 1881. According TO
"Sessford's Annals" where we find this
reference: Franklin Engine House,
built on North D between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streetS-iS a neat, SubStan-
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Ctys Growth Brings Changes to Avenue

What great change a few years will
bring about, especially in a marvelously
fast-growing city like Washington, now
the 1lth largest city in population in the
country, with nearly 100000 Federal en-
ployes alone, and this number being in
creased every day. Even some of the
native residents, who have known the
city for half a century or more, fire.
quently find, when looking for the resi-
dence of some old friend, or for some
historic building, that only the site can
be located! Here, most likely to their
amazement, they may find large public
building or some towering apartment
house. And the former Washingtonians,
who have been away from the city for a
short space of time, may get lost in the
new Capital, and may even find it nee
essary to employ city guide to show
them around town.
The growth of the city has not been
confined to any particular section, but
In the downtown area, the changes are
more noticeable, ard this applles to the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue from
Third to Fifteenth streets, and in the
squares lying to the south of Pennsyl-
vania avenue to independence avenue.
The triangular-shaped square between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets Penn
sylvania avenue and what was once D
street, is one of the more interesting sec
tions of this city. When the Capitals
blocks and lots were surveyed and
marked off by Surveyor Ellicott, this
square was Trade into four lots, lot No.
being at Twelfth street and lot at
Thirteenth street Lewis Morin's house
was on lot l, and in 1907 was assessed at
$1,000. On lot in this square Coltman
& Calder, in 1907, had built an $500
house, quite likely for business purposes.
Regarding Lewis NORM there seems to
be little known about his business activi-
ties in this city W. B. Bryan in his
sketch of the Hotels of Washington
Prior to 1914" tells us:
"Another hostelry that played no
small part in the lives of the citizens at
this early period was what was known
as Morins Tavern. This place was
established by Lewis NORM of Baltimore,
Commissioners lot l, square 292, at the
southwest corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Twelfth street, paying for this
deep triangular piece of ground the sum
of S54977. Here he erected two-story
frame dwelling house. fronting 80 feet
on Pennsylvania avenue and extending
back to D street, and used by him as a
tavern as the deed of that date, No.
vember 16, 1901, recites
''This inn was selected as the polling
place for the ward in which it was To-
Gated in the first city election and for
number of years subsequently BY the
year 1911, Mr.. NORM had opened gro
cery store in the same locality. There
Is but little mention of the hotel Mr.
NORM died in the fall of 1911 and two
years later Mr.. Espey is spoken of as
his successor"
Evening star., 1941-11-09

single-cylinder press, with capacity of
perhaps not more than 1000 impressions
an hour, performed its daily mission in
a shed adjoining the building in the
rear, and manpower was utilized in place
of steam, which was not adopted until
several years later"
In the building at the southwest cor
ner of Twelfth and D streets, was the
restaurant of John Baier, in 1878, and
here frequently came the thirsty gentry
to wet their whistles. 1t was once the
residence of DR.. George A Carroll.
Station House Replaced
On the west side of Twelfth street,
midway of the block, once stood the first
police percinct, which, no doubt. is re-
called by many evil doors and by many
who were just suspected Of being evil.
This site was first occupied by a station
house about 1888, with 1t. Richard A
Arnold in charge. Prior TO this, the pre-
cinct was located at Ala Tenth street
NV. with 1t. NJ. A. Austin in charge
in 1878, and 1t. John F. Kelly command
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

Theodore Kemp was out the
other day trying his luck. His
flyrod was working overtime,
but it must have been the wind
was in the wrong direction or it
was the dark of the moon, for
Theo. said: "He just couldn't
get 'em." That's out of the or
dinary for Kemp who usually
takes home enough to mess up
a skillet.
Was sitting in my boathouse
the other day and observed some
one in a boat across the lake,
very busy with their fish poles.
Out of curiosity to know what
they were doing | took my field
glasses to give 'em the once
over. 1t was Mrs. Louise Specs,
who lives over by Jim Wilson,
and was she having fun, pulling
out those big blue gills. Believe
me folks, Mrs. Specs knows her
fishing and how to find them,
too.
"Spike" Dustheimer, who lives
down at Edgewater Beach says:
''It beats the band how the moss
changes the fishing spots" You
get a swell place located one
night where you catch them.
The wind comes up and floats
the moss hither and yon and the
next time you go to the same
spot, you don't find it. Then you
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

and pop again, or back at her
old job as stenographer.
"Then we go on to quote the
nice generalities indulged in by
National Headquarters: Love
marches on; Obviously it is not
desirable to halt the marriages
in the country for a period Of
five years. Decisions on such
cases must be made somewhere
between the head and the heart,
and sometimes local boards have
leaned too far on the side of
the heart
"Then we wind up with the
only statement that can be made,
which runs to the effect: That
no one can tell what the indivi-
duals status will be; that status
can only be determined by his
local board, and the local boards
decision can only be made when
all the facts are before it.
"That, of course, doesn't sat
isfy the fellow. He wants ad-
vice! When he finally gets us
into corner and we can't get
away, then this is the advice we
give him:
"Son, right now this seems to
be the least certain of all un-
certain worlds. If you share
that uncertainty, then remember
that every other man, woman
and child in this country shares
it equally with you, and your
uncertainty is no greater than
theirs, even if you want to get
married and at the same time
you face the obligation of dis
charging a certain duty to your
country.
GAS far as / know, no man or
no woman can ever get any
guarantees from life. Don't be
surprised that you can't get
them now. If you feel that you
and the girl are fitted for each
other, go ahead and get mar
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

lady standing near by wanted to
know if he were really deaf and
dumb. A voice from the gallery
remarked: "No lady, not deaf,
just dumb" Hank was a good
sport-he just crawled to cor
ner to enjoy his cool, sparkling
beverage.
Kenneth Kreider, the supposed
flyrod (purist) was caught fish
ing with live bait along the
creek the other day. | wonder
what his story to the boys will
be now.
Blue gills are spawning in the
deep water this season.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

Recently, a Newark member,
evidently we'll acquainted with
the hazards and joys of life, re-
lated his procedure, when this
moot question is asked of him,
and his common sense answer
follows:
Probably because we are in
clined to be helpful, and have
few gray hairs, every so often
one of the boys we know sidles
up to us and, with some en-
barrassment, whispers a query
in our ear.
"That query has to do with:
What will happen to him if he
gets married
"Now we have been married a
long time, and there are a lot
of things we could tell him about
what will happen to him! But
it is not of these he desires to
know. He wants some advice
and he wants to know if mar
riage will affect his Selective
Service status.
"In our official capacity we
are hardly in a position to give
him personal advice. Anyway,
the act of giving advice is dan
gerous business in any position,
official or unofficial.
$50 we begin by telling him
that marriage, in itself, isn't a
basis for Selective Service defer
ments. We tell him that the
matter turns on dependency, and
we point out that the newly mar
ried man doesn't come before his
board with very lengthy rec
ord of dependency.
"We also tell him that boards
will scrutinize his reason for
marriage, and if they get the
idea he is ducking behind some
woman's skirts, no matter how
cute and pretty and desirable she
is, the local board members are
likely to be a little irked and
he may find himself in the army,
with his wife living with nom
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

start all over again and
again.
All Roby, the Columbus tire
fixer who fishes quite a lot in
our locality came in the other
night after it became dark. l
don't know what the matter was
but when Al ascended a pair of
steps he almost turned a COM
plete flip-flop at the top. It's
generally the reverse, you fall
down, not up. Of course Robey
might have been loaded down
with fish and the weight was
too much. Anyway he was lucky
he didn't break his watch, 'er
somethin'.
One of my good friends told
me the other day of seeing Glenn
VanWinkle and his wife enjoy
ing a fishing trip up the lake,
but later reports indicate the fun
trip was a work job. Van said:
eve fished four solid hours and
didn't even get a bite" "Dis-
gustin" when the darn things
don't bite.
Another endurance contest.
Reports reach me that Emerson
Fishbaugh did a 14-hour stretch
one day last week with not much
to show for it. It's the same
old story they tell me. You've
got to know more than the den
liens of the deep if you expect
to hook 'em. Must have been
using the wrong kind of bait,
Emerson.
Musical sounds came drifting
across the lake, from the far dis
tant shore the other evening. /
stopped and listened. Folks, it
was beautiful and on the other
hand it sort of "got me-" Where
was it from? My field glasses
gave the answer. A large group
of men, possibly the Maenner-
chor from Newark, was gathered
in body on the front lawn at
the Wehrle home, across from
Edgewater Beach, enjoying an
outing. The chorus rendition of
songs, from the far distant, over
the water, was quite a novelty.
1t was really swell. You should
have heard them.
George Handel and his two
little brothers came out the other
day on a fishing expedition.
I noticed something dangling
from his pocket, which he ex-
planned was a watch charm call
ed a motor. "Want to buy it" he
remarked. "Neat little thing
probably will make him deal
some day when Pm in need of
new anchor for a boat.
Bartoe of the Wehrle plant
let the "big one" get away again.
That's his story but for a little
proof of what he did do Bart
brought in two big-mouths, one
a three-pounder.
/ thought ! had lost one of my
old fisherman when Charlie Rit-
tenhouse was married, but it
seemed like old times the other
day for C. R. showed up. In
stead of losing one, I've gained
an extra customer. The Mr.. has
bought the Mrs. a swell new fly
rod.
Walt Seany was fishing in my
boathouse again the other day.
Hank Fight of the Ohio Power
Co is quite a boy. With "Old
Sol" doing his stuff, Hank came
in off the lake and was so thirsty
he couldn't talk and began ask
ing for a drink with motions. A
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
GAINESVILLE Labor
Group To Have
New Club Rooms

The GAINESVILLE Federation of
Labor expects to move into new
club rooms and meeting halls
about August l, according to The
GAINESVILLE Tribune. Full details
had not been worked out at the
meeting of the organization held
June %.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
SOME RECORD

SOME RECORD
Tiny Ruffner, M. c.. of the
"Your Happy Birthday" broad
casts on the NBC-Blue Network
Fridays, made quite a reputation
for himself as an amateur boxer
in his early days. He fought un-
der the name of Wildcat Morgan
and scored 19 knockouts in %
fights.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
PROTECTED LIGHT
FOR ENTRY

The problem of daylighting
the front hall, without loss of
privacy, may be solved at trif-
ling cost by installing a panel
of glass blocks on one or both
sides of the door.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
CALENDAR OF
LOCAL UNIONS

LABOR = Meets second and
fourth Wednesday evenings at
1880 p. m. at Labor Hall, 71A E.
Church Street; Emerson Fish
baugh, president; E. e. Baker.
secretary; Forest Muhleman, treas
urer.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

SQUARE HOUSES CHEAPER
A square house is less expen-
sive to roof than is the house
with many roof surfaces. Roofs
of all types, however, should be
covered with fire-resistant mate
rials, such as asphalt shingles.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
STOWE N

STOVE MOUNTERS Local No. a
affiliated with Stove Mounted
International Union; meets secof
Hall; president, Ward Howell, E
". Sixth street; secretary, BE-
nerd Kelly. 20 N. Williapaa.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

ried to her. You've just got to
take your chances in a very
tough pitch, along with the rest
of u.s."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

These regsrans according State Headquarters, sin
instance and quite naturally anxious
what effect if the would have the think
action the members their board especially
ord Hrnin;r AL
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
L.AIINnRY WORKERS AND nRY

LAUNDRY WORKERS AND DRY
CLEANERS, Local No. 81, affil-
lated with the international Laun-
dry Workers, Cleaners and Dyers;
meets every third Wednesday in
Labor Hall, 1880 p. m. President,
Carl Leas, 700 Mt. Vernon road;
secretary, Audrey Ables, 251 West
Main street. Elections held in
December
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
SHEET METAL WORKNRs

cal No. az, affiliated with IA
ternational Sheet Metal Worke
Union; meets second and four9
Fridays of each month in Lab
Hall; president. Ben Swan, 95 Je
ferson street; secretary, Claude
Meredith. Rt. 2. Thornville, phon
4Zl9l.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
PLUMBERs AND arEAM Err,l

TIERS Local No. 271, affiliated.
with United Association of JOUR-
ters; meets first and third Wed-y
nesday, 1880 p. m, Labor Hall
president and business manager&
Irwin Huggins, LOG Penny ave.
nue., phone 1884; recording secre.
tary, Francis Funk, 1914 Andovel
street, phone 53821.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

FOUNDRY employees Local No.
6s,, affiliated with international
ployes; meets first and third
Friday at z p. M, Labor Hail.
on East Church street; president,
Chas. Pritchard, As Pearl street;
secretary, Carl Watson, SO De-
Crow avenue; treasurer VIM. H.
Jones, 1873 Wildwood Avenue.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
Selectee Question, "Shall | Get
Married." Is Answered -?

Members of all local Selective Service boards
sought out daily by unmarried registrants seek
ing answer to that age-old question: "Shall l
get marred?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
PAINTERS. = TER R RDEGoRAToRs AND

PAPERHANGERS Local No.
fourth Friday evenings at Trades
Assembly Hall; president, Jesse
w. Baillie, % Bowers avenue;
recording secretary, l.. r. Nc
Gruder, 10 Weiant; financial Sec
retary John o. Palmer,
5S Dewey. avenue; Business Agent.
Chas. Miller. 98 S. 33rd street,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03
RUBBER WORKE

RUBBER WORKERS Local 21&
affiliated with United Rubbe
workers of America; meets frs
and third Friday, 8 D. M, 10
Fifth ST.; president, Frank Smith
secretary, Frank L. (Bud) Starr
Jr.. 81 s. Pine ST.. phone 38312.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

CIATION Local No. 1872, affi1iaf-
ed with American Federation of
Musicians; meets fourth Thursdag y,
z p. M, Labor Hall; president, r.
r. Lawrence, 33 N. Williams
Street; secretary, Ed. A. Barber.
Johnstown, r. d. 2. 4
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
affiliated with the Building
Trades Dept, A. F. of L., meets
p. m., Labor Hall. President, E.
e. Baker; secretary, Bernard
Baker. r. D. s. phone 41248.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

FLINT GLASS WORKERS Local
No. SIS. affiliated with Ameri-
can Flint Glass Workers Union;
meets third Saturday, 2 D. M,
Labor Hall; president, Walter
Bergman, $50 Ridge avenue,
phone 51931; secretary, Walter H.
Keller, 435 E. Main street, phone
54091.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

CARPENTERS Local No. 1856, af-
filiated with United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners Of
America; meets second and fourth
Friday, z p. m.s Labor Hall; pres
street, phone 47673; recording
secretary, ]. M. Bell, 303 West
Church street. Phone 28293: fin
ancial secretary, B. B. Hughes.
172 North Tenth street, phone
28184; business agent, Bernard
Baker Cherry Valley road, r. -.
5, phone 1928.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-07-03

ENAMELERS Local No. IA. affili-
ated with International Broth
erhood of Foundry Employees;
meets first and third Saturdays,
10 a. m, Labor Hall; president,
bert street, phone 21661; secre-
tary, John w. Parker, 1887 Wood
lawn avenue, phone 1881.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
R. A. F. Renews Attacks on Continent
Boy, 7, Refuses to Face Jury
Tryino Mother on Abuse Churqe

The Dist 'ict Court trial of Mrs.
Evelyn N. Stewart accused of beat
ing and burning her 7-yearold son,
Jimmy, In April was delayed several
minutes this afternoon while law
yers and court attaches tried IN vain
to persuade the curly-headed child
TO appear at the courtroom door to
he identified to the jury of three
women and nire men.
When efforts to persuade the boy
failed to bring him to the doorway,
the mother was permitted to speak
to the child. She couldn't induce
him to appear for identification by
Or. Harold Hodges, Sibley hospital
inferno, who treated him for burns
and Welts.
Finally Justice T Alan Colds
borough, presiding judge, announced
the boy did not want to come into
the court ard then added: Il don't
want anybody to keep after him to
try to force him to come in"
The trial continued with the tes-
timony of DR.. Hodges that he had
treated the child on April II for first
degree burns from his waist down
and for several blisters and stripes
over his legs and back. The boy
Evening star., 1941-06-19
German Losses
In Libyo Heavy
British Claim
By GODFREY H.P. ANDERSON,
English Journalist.


WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
THE WESTERN DESERT, June l9,
British tanks and planes took
heavy toll OF German armored for
nations in Libya during the recent
three-day battle fought around Fort
Capuzzo and Salum, near the Egyp-
uan-Libyan border,
A high staff officer. summing up
the results of the heavy engage
ment, told me;
We certainly gave the Germans a
bloody nose and We found out what
We wanted to know about the
strength of their forces on the Egyp-
tian frontier"
Although not achieved without
some losses, Gen. Sir Archibald P.
Wavells renewed thrust into Libya
did succeed in its double purpose of
causing the Germans to show their
hand and also forcing them to re-
lieve their pressure on the Austral-
ianS still holding out at Tobruk.
The Germans had to divert tanks
from the Tobruk front to save
their forces which were cut off
near Salum.
When, as the battle developed,
the German reinforcementS threat
ened to outf1ank the British by an
encircling sweep south over the
escarpment beyond Salum. the
British decided to retire to their
original line between Buqbuq and
Sofafi.