Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1937, Page 8

ANCIENT PRISON DOOMED BY FLOOD Order to Abandon Kentucky | Penitentiary Comes After Disaster. By the Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Ky, February 6.— When Gov. A. B. Chandler ordered | the State penitentiary here nban-[ doned after the Kentucky River | flooded its yard and lower cell blocks, | he wrote “finis” to the 136-year-old | institution, first prison to be built west of the Alleghenies. | The flood hastened its end, but the | pending program for building and rehabilitating State institutions in- cluded a new prison. The prison originally was a two- story stone building. During the War of 1812 British prisoners were confined in the peni- tentiary at the request of President Madison in retallation for the close ! confinement by the enemy of Amer- ican prisoners. | The institution was raked at least three times by major fires, 1844, 1864 and 1870. The penitentiary was enlarged from time to time until it had 2,908 in- mates. Flood Relief Fund Money Received by The Star for the American Red Cross ‘The Star will continue to receive and acknowledge funds for the Red Cross flood relief. Make checks pay- able to the District Chapter, American Red. Cross. Mail or bring to the cashier, The Evening Star. Previously reported _________$33,825.01 B 10; = 1.00 Women's Club of Neighborhood House A. & P. Managers' Beneflt As- sociation 4 Wiliam and Prieds H. Lobman Girl_Scouts. . Wenke __ 5.00 | J. Willlams SiE ioyes of Savi Cofr 0D 2 == eurich, Employes Asioctation mployes of Chr. Heurich Brew- NICOIE on e o Mrand Mrs. J. B. Courtney Principal and teachers of Birney School, thirteenth division Pupils _'of Birney thirteenth division Farnum_Class. Calvary Baptist urc] = = Joseph H. Milans Lodse Chap- ter, No. 41. O, E. 2-A Grade. Takoma, D. Schoo] 5 - . _helpers and engineers { Corby's Bakery._ = Employes of the Press Cafete: Albert R.”Hughes "hool, Jobn _Oliva Cleveland Park Community Con- gregational Church Policemen’s Association of D. C. ‘Women of the Moose. No. 368 Alpha Epstlon Chapter of the Upsulon Lambda Phi Pra- termigys oo o s Philathes Class of the St. Paul M. E. Church South A Pupils of 5-3&;«. Mott School (Mrs. Campbell's class) Bouthwest Wholesale Fruit & Producers’ Ares & 7 Eugenia_Merkie. Lucille Oollins and Jean McCarthy _ Young People's” Choir. Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church- Anonymous cash -.$34,983.15 PenET e HOWARD U. LECTURE In celebration of Negro History week, Howard University Library will present Capt. Arthur B. Spingarn, New York book ana art collector, in & lecture at 3:15 pm. Friday in ™oug- | lass Hall assembly room. Negro Americana will be exhibited in the north reading room of the library. 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Shoes made longer and THE SUNDAY STAR, Benefit Doll Show of 3 Girls Raises $1.50 for Flood Victims| Three little girls, who staged a doll show to aid the flood sufferers, photographed yesterday when they brought the pro- ceeds—$1.50—to The Star for th are Jean McCarthy, 11; Lucille Collins, 7, and Eugenie Merkle, 8. When all the pennies were counted the three little girls found their doll show had raised $1.50 for the flood sufferers. The young promoters of the benefit, | Jean McCarthy, 11, of 1447 Lawrence street northeast; Eugenia Merkle, 8, of 1409 Monroe street northeast, and Lucille Collins, 7, of 1472 Lawrence street northeast, brought tueir Red Cross contribution to The Star today. The girls put their heads together and thought up a scheme to help after reading in the newspapers about the unfortunate children who have been driven from their homes along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by the flood waters. The result was a doll show on Lu- | cille's front porch last Saturday. Small girls of the neighborhood en- | tered 27 dolls at a fee of 1 penny a | doll. the extra $1.23 ‘The promoters explained that represented “vol- | untary” contributions. The three girls were the judges, and awarded a big china dog to the owner | of the “cutest” doll, a medium-sized % Poais G Street ot Bleventh NEW YORK CONSULTANT OF This nationally known Hair Tinting Expert is at your service to discuss with you the beauty, color She will show you how an INECTO treatment brings youthful glamour back to graying hair, leaving it softer in texture, ideally and care of your hair. conditioned and above fooking in color. Don’t miss this oportunity. ment early to discuss your hair problems with this New York Inecto Consul All consultations and treatments ia the seclusion of our private booths. Beauty Salon . . 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The judges wore official badges | pinned across their dress fronts. | “The show didn't last all day.” Lu- | cille explained, “but we wore our badges all day because we had a lot | of checking up to do after the show | was over.” EDITOR TO SPEAK | Prospect of World War to Be Dis- | cussed by Spain Visitor. | Anna Louise Strong, associate edi- | tor of the Moscow Daily News, wul‘ | lecture on “Is World War Inevitable?” | | tonight at 8 pm. at the Typo-| graphical Temple, 423 G street. Having just returned from Spain, she will present her views on the in- | | fluence the Spanish conflict is hav- | | ing on the rest of the world. Representative Bernard of Minne- | sota will preside. Platriet 1100, Natalie Young all completely natural- Make an appoint- tant. . Balcony udents. All records are The Marconiphone Radio-Phonograph Custom Built @ Two, Models “Junior” Portable . $99.50 “D” Portable . . . $149.50 Automatic Record Changer. Re- Radio. Respectively 5 and 6 tubes. Operates on both A. C. and D. C. currents. The most compact com- bination available. 1300 G R | and District Red Cross headquarters NG FUND SPLRS RED CRLSS RELIF National Total Is Nearing | $17,000,000 to Alleviate Flood Distress. First reports of families in the | flood zone who have been returned | to their homes and rehabilitated by the Red Cross were received here yes- | terday as the relief fund to alleviate | distress in the inundated section con- tinued to grow. Although checks and cash contri- | butions flowed steadily into national | no tabulation was made last night. | Figures released early yesterday | showed the national total to be $16.- | 1755.000 and the District sum $236.953. 1 Donations made through The Star WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 7, midnight amounted to $1158.14, to bring the total to $34,983.15. Ohio County Rehabilitated. Reports submitted to national head- quarters revealed emergency work and rehabllitation for 300 familles in Trumbull County, Ohio, has been com- pleted. Charles Francis, executive secretary of the Red Cross chapter with headquarters in Warren, Ohlo, reported the families back in their homes and with mattresses, clothing and household goods furnished by the Red Cross. In Cincinnati 33,000 refugees still were being fed by the Red Cross and 4,000 sheltered. Health conditions there were reported good. Serious conditions still were being faced in Portsmouth and Ironton, Ohio, two citles which were almost completely engulfed. Columbus housed 1,200 persons from Portsmouth, but many of them were reported return- ing to shelters in Portsmouth yester- day or to their homes, where they were habitable. Housing Acute in Evansville. Evansville, Ind., according to the | Red Cross report, was facing a hous- ing problem as 2,500 refugees were being returned there from outlying areas. The Red Cross at Evansville | 1937—PART ONE. points in Kentucky, rescuing live stock. | Among large checks received at na- | tional headquarters during the last 48 | hours was one for $25,000 from Wil- | liam Bingham, 2nd, Bethel, Me., who ! had previously donated $2,500. The second contribution was sent, he | wrote, “owing to the magnitude of | the disaster along the Ohio River.” Acceia Employes Donate. Employes of the Acacia Mutusl Life | | Tnsurance Co. of Washington for- | warded a check for $344.70, while em« ! ployes of the office of the recorder of deeds here sent $40 in cash. Contributions made through The | Star included $381.03 sent in by the | | Managers' Benefit Association of the iGrut Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. | Another check for $241.13, collected | | by the Potomac Food Distributors’ Association, under the supervision of J. T. Richards and J. Emerson Sauer- | hoff, represented contributions of | fruit and produce dealers in the South- west Wholesale Market. 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