22 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. JULY 27, 1924-PART 1. KU KLUX KLAN HIT BY N. Y. SOCIALISTS Convention Gets Promise of La Follette to Consider Labor Party.
Associated Press. EW YORK, July Ku Klux Klan was denounced by name and the La Follette-Wheeler ticket was in1 dorsed by the State Socialist convention The of the independent the Indorsem*nt, first instance in which the State Socialists have indorsed candidates outside their own party. The denunciation of the Ku Klux Klan was contained in the following plank of the platform: "We denounce all attempts at dividing the people along racial and religious lines and as the most conspicuous offender in this respect, though not the only one, we point to Ku Klux Klan a and condemn it especially because of its pernicious campaign of intolerance and terrorism against large of the people and as the hand maiden of reaction, the of exploiting influences and servant of as de democratic grave institutions and ordermenace to the integrity ly progress." Labor Party Forecast. The formation Labor party in which the Socialists will probably join was forecast in the following exfrom the platform which folcerpt lowed the indorsem*nt of the independent nominees: "Confident that this must lead to the early organization of a powerful Labor party, the Socialist party pledges its fullest Morris Hillquit, leader of the New York Socialists and Eastern manager of the La Follette campaign, in a speech upholding the indorsem*nt of candidates outside the party, said: "The Socialist party has not given up any of its principles, views or aims." La Follette's Promise. He said the Socialists had no secret with La Follette for of a Labor party, but understanding the creation promise from La Follette there was a convention would be called that a January to consider the advisanext bility of forming such a party.
toThe State ticket will be named morrow. When Hillquit was asked about Hylan's offer to be the candiMayor of progressive movement date for governor, he said: not acceptable to any of "Hylan is the groups in the progressive movement." MOUNT RAINIER. MOUNT RAINIER, July 26 Mount Rainier Citizens' Association will meet at the town hall Monday evening. Reports from important committees are expected and refreshments will be provided. A full report on the changes in the school system to take effect the new school year will be with forthcoming.
By this change it is exwill be provided at the pected room Mount Rainier building for children of the first and second grades living near that building. By the present all up to fifth grade have children, the Brentwood system building, regardless of where they live in this school district. Several accidents happened to the little ones while crossing the main thoroughfares to the school, and the mothers' took the matter up with the club citizens' association. After a special delegation was sent to the meeting a school board. W.
A. Vannecounty chairman of the local board of man, trustees cha and chairman of the school committee of the association, will make this report to the association. By a motion passed at the meeting of the mayor and common council, a sidewalk will be laid on the west side of Thirtieth from Bunker Hill road to Cedar street, under provisions of the revolving sidewalk fund, which provides payment for the work the abutting property owners over by a three-year period. The road force is busy grading and rounding up the bad roadways, and it is expected that by fall the roads' will again be in good shape. The vast amount of building that has been gOing on here the past Spring has caused great damage to the roads, the connections with the sewer and water system being particularly damaging to the condition of the roads.
Although it was hoped by many of the town's citizens the council would make some attempt to secure the assistance of the Washington Railway and Electric Company in widening the roadway on Rhode Island avenue by filling in between the concrete State road and the company's tracks with the crushed-stone material that was removed from this same road system a few squares west, nothing along this line was done. The maverial is practically all removed now, 50 that the possibility of the co-operation of the railway company on this score is lost. According to W. M. Vanneman, chairman of the school trustees, the auditorium of the new Rainier School building will be turned into a schoolroom, because of the increase in the number of children to attend that school the coming session.
is some talk of a portable building there for the coming session. This rapid growth in the number of school children is showing the need of some permanent relief of the situation, and it is expected a campaign will be launched for funds for additional facilities to the present building. The volunteer fire department staged a benefit performance at the Cameo Theater Tuesday evening. It was one of the most successful affairs held in this section, the theater ever being filled for two performances. Manager Crawford announces that the fire department of Cottage City has arranged to have a benefit along the same lines in the theater Tuesday evening, July 29.
Star Hall, the home of Adah Chapter, 0. E. has undergone a complete renovation, during building which has been time raised and the sidewalls rebuilt from the roof of the second up. The upper floor the been completely remodeled and is has most desirable hall room in now a every respect. Swat the Fly For assistance in the campaign against the fly, The Star.
has for distribution a quantity of wire-handle fly swatters. Ask for One at the STAR OFFICE or Any of Its Branch Offices Dog Days, Now Feared, Were Adored By Egyptians Before Tut-Ankh-Amen Sirius, After Which Period Takes Name, Indicated Good Crops. District Canines Suffering From Superstition, Is Report From Pound. Dog days to barefoot- youth means the period in late July and August when scum forms on ponds and sluggish streams checking swimming delights. The parental ban upon swimming becomes sterner, and, of course, the joy of "goin' in" greater.
To the savants of the Naval Observatory dog days have astronomical significance. They are, that is to say, coincidental with the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog star. Thus boy -head men. As you the head of the barefoot sarcover near as a layman of the man-in-thestreet type can reduce the star-gazers' language understandable terms, the heliacal rising of Sirius, or of star each year in time to be seen other star, is a the first rising of the any before sunrise. Back before the days of Tut-AnkhAmen, doubtless, the Egyptians perceived that Sirius rose just about or just before the time of the annual overflowing of the Nile, which enriched their lands and made bountiful crops; hence, the Egyptians had an altogether benevolent attitude toward dog days.
They about July 3 and the period esanted to August 11. Appears in Hottest Season. In other countries the rising of Sirius was coincidental with the hottest season of the year and the fashion came about that diseases peculiar to this period were associated with the star, so that the attitude toward dog days was one of fear. This is largely the current view of dog days, with the addition of an assumption that it is the period when dogs go mad and bite people. The dogs, like the barefoot boy, know nothing of Sirius, however.
One of these days, according to the astronomers, Sirius will play a doggone trick on dog days. For Sirius rises a little later each year, and in the course of time it may rise in the dead of winter! Then it may become the fashion to blame frostbites and automobile starter troubles upon the star. A Keith's circuit smart actor will provoke a laugh by saying that Sirius is the guy that put the star in starter. Sirius, parenthetically, the heavens. It seems too beautiful to brightest of all the stars "in be picked on by mortals evil with it.
The ancients set the precedent. Among the Romans it was a star of ill omen. The name Sirius is Latin from the Greek meaning "scorching." The Egyptians called it "Sothis." The ancients had a way of drawing lines from star to star in such a way as to make a was in the mouth of this dog. The good likeness of a dog, and Sirius whole constellation is called Canis Major, canis being the Latin for dog. Dogs Give Their Views.
At the District poundershena dogs who forget their bite people are brought for execution, the subject of dog days naturally is more engrossing than the presidential election. One dog with a face that gave no indication of a malicious disposition was overheard as follows, giving a free translation of dog language: "Fellers: Dogs don't get justice. When the sun beats hot on golf links and men get kinder riled and maybe smack each other about a little, do they get sent to the hoosegow? They do not. Most of the time nobody pays any attention to it, but in a while some notice is taken; but once in a while some notice 1s taken; but even then banishment from course is the limit of punishment. "With us dogs, though, it means capital punishment if we are hot and irritable and some kid or grown-up teases us to the point of distraction and we take a nip at a leg in hit 1 Now with.
we Only haven't thing got we can anything do for self-protection is to bite. Take me, f'rinstance. I bit a little girl simply because I was hot from playing with a boy pal and something I'd eaten wasn't resting well on my stomach either. But no allowances were made. And 1 go to the gas chamber in the morning.
Recalls Extravagant Praise. "There are enough books in the Public Library extolling the virtues of dogs as the friends of man to make us a little stuck on ourselves, but that's all forgotten the minute slip up on our manners and bite we folks. Course I admit that a dog does get sorter criminal at times, like humans do, and I'm not defending my fellow dogs in such cases. It's just this unreasoning death sentence on any of us that stumbles from grace once that I'm saying shows we don't get justice. "Why take the way the Egyptians use to us: The chaplain of the pound was comforting me for my execution tomorrow by telling me that dogs were held in veneration, almost worshiped, by the Egyptians.
That big star we were looking at last night, Sirius, is our very star. The Egyptians liked it because it was the forerunner of good crops, and because it was so faithful and protectlike a good dog is. It was in a later period and other countries that the superstition arose that diseases were associated with Sirius. "What we need is one of these smart lawyers who knows how to get people that kill and maim out of jail. I don't reckon any of us who bit people really wanted to hurt them badly, much less to kill them.
Most of the men and women I know were squaredealing folks, and likely as not once they get to actually thinking about dog days and separating superstition from common sense, they'll find a way to help us. Advice to Boys and Girls. "For one thing, they might tell all boys and girls not to tease dogs in hot weather. Some grown-ups need that advice, too. Us dogs will have to do our part by passing the word around to be on guard against bad in dog days.
Even when the temper kids play with us until we pant for breath we mustn't get sore, nor when they hit us with sticks or twist our tails and that sort of funning. Then, any dog that bites without provocation will have to take his medicine, but the first offenders, with some extenuating circ*mstances, may get a chance at life. "I'm going to die without a whimtomorrow, because I had a lot of per good times here and kind friends, and the chaplain says there's a dog heaven, where everything will be all right. So long, fellers; do your bit, keep a stiff upper lip, stand the gaff." Snake Hunter Who Lived to Be 105 Could Say ABCs and Count 100, Only Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, July That education is unessential to long life was shown in the life of Horace Payne, who died at 105 years of age several days ago.
Payne could say his ABCs and, count up to 100, but beyond that he he was "uneducated." Patriarch of the Allegheny Mountains, he lived at Rockingham at the home of his niece, Mrs. C. Kenny, and was widely known as snake hunter. His brother, James Payne, built the first wagon trail over the mountain range, connecting the Shenandoah Valley with the trails that led west through for longevity. His mother, married Elkins and Parkersburg, W.
Va. Payne came from a family noted when only 15 years of age, brought into the world 14 children and lived to be 98. Jim Payne, the eldest, lived to be 88; Miss Margaret, a sister, to 70: Miss Virginia, another sister, to be 84, and William, a broth- COTTAGE CITY. COTTAGE CITY, July 26 the July meeting of the Cottage City Citizens' Association, held in the community building, it was announced that mail delivery to houses had been assured to begin template the placing of boxes at difSeptember 1. The plans a also conferent points in the town for outgoing mail.
Plans were launched for the taking of a school census. Last year only two of the four rooms in the new school were used. The school trustees are securing prices on a fire escape. Report was made by the committee appointed to take house census of the town to be used as a basis for levying taxes that their work had been completed and, the list had been turned over to the county commissioners. The town commissioners were present and requested the views of members of the association as to what disposition should be made of the road rebate money which will be secured from the county commissioners in the Fall.
Several suggestions were made. The association went on record as unanimously favoring the proper draining of all streets as a first step in the road improvement program. Charles A. Locke has tendered his resignation as town treasurer. This action was necessitated owing to the fact that the United States Civil Service Commission was unable to grant him permission to hold this position.
From reports received from members of the fire company who have been selling tickets for the motion picture to be shown for the benefit of the company in the new Cameo Thea. ter at Mount Rainier Tuesday night, the affair will be well patronized. HYATTSVILLE. HYATTSVILLE, July 26 of tickets indicate that the excursion to Chesapeake Beach Wednesday for the benefit of the Memorial Cross being erected at Bladensburg in honor of the 54 men of Prince Georges County who gave their lives in the World War, will be largely attended. Upward of $1,800 has been contributed to the cross fund which is being raised by Snyder-Farmer Post, No.
3, American Legion, of Hyattsville. Drawings for the shrine are now being made and the contract for its completion is expected soon to be awarded. TOURISTS FROM U.S. FIND PERSIA SAFE With Nomadic Tribes No Hint of Feeling That Brought Death to Imbrie. By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July party of three Americans has just returned from three months traveling in Persia during which they saw no sign of the feeling led to the recent fatal attack on American Vice Consul Imbrie. They carried no arms, not even a revolver, relying solely on the recommendation which the head of the Bahtiara tribe made in intrusting the party to the hospitality of the tribe. "The party included two men and one woman. Their experiences carried them not 80 much to the towns as among the nomadic tribes whose customs they studied. They accompanied the Bahktiara tribe on Its migration northward for almost three months, the woman using a tent while the men lived with the natives.
See Life of Natives. Thus they were able to witness the battle of the nomad against nature. Ag the life of the nomads depends upon their animals, of which they possess horses, asses, sheep, cows and some mules, are forced to follow the grass toward north each year when it disappears in the South. This migration means crossing the River Karun and mountain ranges attaining a height of 12,000 feet. For over 12 hours their route is over snow and they have no winter outfit for this journey, the women traveling barefooted, carry their babies strapped to wooden cradles on their backs, and relieving their husbands of the burden of carrying their rifles.
Their possessions are loaded on cows as well as mules. During the northward the American party crossed Zaarda or Yellow Mountain pass, which 80 far as is known, never before had been crossed by Americans or Europeans. ROCKVILLE. church at Lower Seneca with about a societies in attendance. Miss Isabel representatives of the various 100 Kingdon of Rockville, White chairman, of Bal- presided.
Miss Jeannette timore, new field secretary for the State, spoke. Mrs. Thomas R. Falvey Rockville, gave a report of the of Union meeting at the recent annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary of the Western District Baptist Association at Frederick; Mrs. the Eugene Scott of Rockville, told Southern about annual meeting of the H.
H. Baptist Nicols Convention, and Rev. and Rev. P. Rowland Wagner gave impressions of the G.
E. Southern Thomas Baptist of Convention. Mrs. and Mrs. George E.
Kensington of Rockville, were elected secLewis retary Misses and Regina treasurer, Birch, Catherine respectively. Kreamer, of Bettie the Osterly nursing and staff Agnes of Shoemaker, Providence Hospital, Washington, were dinner guests Wednesday evening of Miss Helen Inquiry Kirkland. Club held its The Rockville bi- weekly meeting at the home of Henry J. Finley early in the Mrs. week.
Miss Eleanor Smith, super- ROCKVILLE, July 26, Montgomery County Volunteer Firemen's Association, comprinsing Kensington, Sandy Spring, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Rockville, held its midsummer meeting in St. Mary's Hall here last evening with 150 members of the five organizations in attendance. It was conducted by Fred Lutes of Silver Spring, president of the association. Dr. Otis M.
Linthicum, president of the Rockville department, spoke briefly in welcoming the visitors, and after a business session Leo M. Moore of Havre de Grace, who is president of the State Firemen's Association, addressed the gathering, following which refreshments were served. The arrangements were in charge of Dr. George L. Edmonds, chairman; George Peter and Reuben Riggs.
While engaged in hauling in wheat on the Linthicum farm, near Travila, this county, oldesterday Walter Connors, was beaten by Daniel 16-year-old Charles Genus, colored, and for several hours was unconscious. Genus disappeared, but was arrested this morning and is in jail here. John Roland Johnston of Washington, is the defendant in a absolute divorce, filed in the circuit court by Mrs. Agnes Gale. Johnston, who charges that on December 1, 1920, while living in Washington, she was deserted.
She also asks custody of two sons, aged 17 and 14 years, and restoration of her maiden Agnes Crawford The couple married in Washington, Decemwere ber 25, 1901. Licenses have been issued by the of the circuit court here for the clerk marriage of Frank LeBaron Goodwin. 21. and Miss Ida E. Sabin, 22, and William A.
Goss, 24, and Miss Frances E. Madison, 21, all of Washington. Miss Chandlee Dead. Miss Annie M. Chandlee, well known in Baltimore and Alexandria, where she taught school 1 for many died a few days ago at her years, home near Ashton, this county, aged.
74 years. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Edward and Mrs. Mary Chandlee and a sister of Mrs. Edward and Miss Hannah Chandlee of Bentley this county; Mrs.
EdSandy Spring, ward Leadbeater of Alexandria. and Mrs. Edward Kummer of Medford, Mass. Dr William T. Pratt of Rockville, health officer, is about to county inaugurate a campaign against rabies dogs and has obtained a among supof vaccine.
The county commisply sioners are considering giving their co-operation to the extent of refusing in to issue dog licenses excepting cases of animals that have been vaccinated. The midsummer meeting of the Montgomery County Medical Society was held at the Manor Club, Norbeck. In the absence the presiWilliam T. Brown, Dr. C.
dent, Dr. C. Tomlison of Sandy Spring, presided. William T. Mallory Washington, read a paper; Dr.
Dooling of Walter Reed Hospital, discussed "Some Phases of Hyper-thyroid Diseases," and Dr. Dutell of Walter Reed Hospital. talked on Super-chronic." "EmpyemaThe Montgomery County Group of Acute, Chronic and the Women's Baptist Missionary Union of Maryland, comprising the missionary societies of the Baptist churches at Barnesville, Cedar Grove, Poolesville, Mount Zion, Lower Seneca Germantown, Kensington, Rockville, and Travilan, met yesterday in the BLADENSBURG. BLADENSBURG, July 26 a special meeting of the commissioners Paul Wells was appointed a town bailiff, to succeed Charles Seauberlich, who resigned. The town tax books have been returned from Upper Marlboro, and Tax Commissioner Carl Huber will send out as many tax bills this week as possible.
Owing to the fact that records at Marlboro are somewhat behind, the books later will be returned for further compiling. Taxes may be paid either at the home of Cari Huber, on the Washington Baltimore boulevard, or at the home of E. J. Cannon, at Bryant avenue and the Annapolis- Washington boulevard, In Decatur Heights. A billion dollars divided among all the people of the United States would give each person about $10.
EXPECT STATION CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PROJECT Zoning Commission, Called Upon to Decide Moot Question, May Cause Entire Matter to Go to Legislators. The project for the development of an attractive parkway linking Union Station with the Capitol building may be revived in Congress as a result of the steps now being taken to have the Zoning Commission designate part of the plaza tract for com" mercial purposes. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which still owns about half of the land needed for the contemplated parkway, has awakened interest once more in the plaza scheme by its petition to the Zoning Commission. Sign announcing that the land is for sale have been erected on the privately owned portions of the plaza and the recent application for the zoning of the property for building purposes is another indication of the intention of the railroad company to dispose of its holdings. Because of the location of this land, with the gateway to the city at one end and the inspiring white dome of the Capitol at the other, this case probably will prove to be one of the most important the Zoning Board has had to decide since it came into existence four years ago.
Consideration of the problem of how this area should be zoned has been postponed by the commission until September, at which time arguments will be heard from the owners and from interested citizens or organizations. Portion Unzoned. At the present time that portion of the plaza owned by the B. O. is recorded as "unzoned." It possesses this unique designation because the Zoning Commission, believing that the park scheme eventually would be carried out, did not consider the area when it originally zoned the entire city four years ago.
Now that the owners have requested some action, the zoning commission has taken the position that it cannot continue to leave the land unzoned. It will have to render a decision. Whether the plaza will be I designated as residential or commercial will not be determined until after arguments are heard in September. The Baltimore and Ohio and the Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore, the latter a holding company, have asked that the property be zoned first commercial with a 90-foot height limit, which would permit apartments. hotels or any kind of retail business.
The commission suggested in its notice of a hearing on the question that the zoning be residential with a 60-foot height limit, which would permit apartments. hotels or residences, but no stores. of course, the greater part of the plaza tract is still occupied by the temporary dormitories erected by the Government during the World War to house the army of young women brought here at that time for clerical while it work in the departments. And is not known how much longer the dormitories will be needed, the -sale signs that have been erected in front of some of these buildings bear evidence to the fact that the private owners have their portion of the proposed park site on the market for disposal the first opportunity. Purchase Half Complete.
The plaza park purchase has remained half complete for SO long a period that it is doubtful if many Washingtonians recall today the exact status of the project. there is United States Treasury Few realize, instance, that an unexpended balance -of 139.27 of the amount appropriated by Congress for the acquisition of the land. of the land needed for the park purchased years ago, except that controlled by the Baltimore and Ohio. The railroad holdings were the subject of a condemnation proceeding 1912, but the railroad purchase was never settled. the scheme for the laying off of a beautiful plaza north of the Capitol as far as the railroad terminal was started by Congress in.
the Summer of 1910--14 years ago it contemplated the purchase of 12 squares of ground. In April, 1912, two squares had been acquired by condemnation, and up to that time Congress had appropriated $1,500,000 in three annual installments of $500,000 in 1910, 1911 and 1912. In January, 1913, condemnation proceedings for the remaining ten squares were completed and the total appraisal placed at $3,204,431.78. In June of that year Congress appropriated approximately $2,800,000, which, with a balance left over from the previous appropriations, was sutficient to complete the purchase. Referred to Commission.
Before the proceedings incident to the purchase were carried out, however, Congress in October, 1914, passed a resolution turning the task of completing the purchase over to a commission of three, to be appointed the President. This resolution of Congress carried a provision that the amount to be paid for the holdings of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore should not exceed the original cost of the land, plus 6 per cent, to the time of the condemnation I proceeding. condemnation value placed on railroad's property in the court award was $1,731,937. The commission appointed by direction of Congress in 1914 recommended that the railroad be offered $1,143,443.54. The Baltimore and Ohio declined accept this latter figure, and the project came to a standstill.
Then the war with Germany came on and all such peace-time improvements were forgotten, while Washnigton, with the Nation, concentrated on winning the Government war workers had to be housed, and the Housing Bureau entered into an agreement with the B. O. for the use of its property on the plaza, together with adjoining squares the Government already had purchased for temporary dormitories. The Government Hotels a are still being operated under annual appropriations from Congress. what legislative steps would have to be taken now to complete the plaza purchase is problematical, but it be given consideration next Winter.
Records show that of the total area comprising the plaza the government has acquired 543,349 square feet and the Baltimore and Ohio still owns 483,829 square feet. If after the railroad property is zoned, any of it should be sold for private building operations, the final execution of the plaza park scheme as originally planned would be further complicated. Various schemes for the treatment of the plaza after the acquisition of the land has been completed have been worked out in the David Lynn, architect the Capitol. The most practical of these plans calls for the setting aside of several building sites future Government structures on the plaza, surrounded by spacious areas of grass, flowers and walks. It is understood the B.
O. takes the position that if negotiations were reopened with the Government today to complete the purchase of the plaza land there would have to be a new appraisem*nt Famous Cleveland Fishing Yacht Is Now a Common Work Boat Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July Widgeon, once the pride of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay as she carried Grover Cleveland, then Presi-, dent of the United States, on his famous -hunting expeditions, is now an ordinary work boat, taking on cargo here at the Pratt street wharf. In Cleveland's day she was a yacht. yet even in those times she was of unusual appearance.
Now, with the exception of a sister boat. the Elsie of Havre de Grace, she is unique. She commands instant attention by her extraordinary lines and enormous spread of canvas. Fifty-six feet long and with a width of 15 feet and 7 inches, her main boom is 50 feet long, overhanging the square stern. The bow LYON PARK.
LYON PARK, July 26 trees along the banks of stream flowing through the playground, electric lights hung from the boughs, and reflected from a swimming pool, furnished the background for a basket pienic and sale of ice cream, cake, candy, lemonade, given Wednesday by the Woman's Club. Long tables were provided and loaded down with baskets. A feature was furnished by the children belonging to the playground classes, who demonstrated some of the games of the playground. Miss Mary Whitney, the supervisor, was in charge. Prizes were distributed to boys and girls.
C. W. Fitch and A. Moore served as judges. Mrs.
J. C. Haley, president of the club, was general chairman. Those assisting included Mrs. Poole, Miss Herger and Mrs.
Tolford, ice cream booth; Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Whiting, lemonade booth; Mrs. Toulotte and Mrs. Brown, candy booth; Mrs.
Moore and Mrs. Morgan, cake booth, and Mrs. Lamborne, grab bag. It is estimated that the sale of good things to eat netted 'the Woman's Club approximately $50, which will be used to secure additional equipment and help to defray expenses in connection with the playground activities. The movement for a community house, to be erected in Lyon Park, is fast gaining momentum.
The committee held mass meetings Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, at which the plans were discussed. Sketches of several designs were on display, and met with general approval. The meeting on Wednesday evening was transferred from its regularly scheduled place, in the Lyon Fitch building, to the grounds where the picnic and sale was being held by the Woman's Club. The large gathering at this event displayed unusual interest in the sketches of the different types of buildings which have been suggested and which were also transferred and placed on display. The executive committee of the Lyon Park Civic Association visited the Ashton Heights Citizens' Association last week to present the resolution calling for the amalgamation of the two This proposition was indorsed by the Lyon Park association.
Arthur Orr acted as spokesman for the committee and enumerated several important reasons why residents of Lyon Park deemed such a movement particularly opportune. He pointed out that the community house to be built in the park should embody the ideas of the residents of Ashton Heights if they approved the idea of a merger, and as this matter was now under consideration Ashton Heights should participate in the deliberations if they were to use the facilities to be provided. Those making the visitation included Mrs. C. K.
Lewis, Miss Eleanor Herger, Messrs. Lawrence Michael, Oscar Remsen, Arthur Orr, C. K. Lewis and A. A.
Moore, chairman, EXPERT SCHOOL ADVICE The Star has engaged the seroices of an expert school adviser on schools. It is sug. gested that those interested visit the schools personally if possible, or write direct to the schools, giving explicit information about the pupil desired Pro be entered, and ask for full details and not for a catalogue. The Star's expert school ad. viser is visiting the out-of-town schools at all times, and readers can obtain explicit advice by ad.
dressing the Educational Adviser, The Evening Star, Washington, D. and all letters will be forwarded and answered promptly. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND AURORA VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, July 26 general merchandise store will be opened July 29 at Frazier and Hennegan avenues, and for the most suitable name suggested a prize will be given. Miss Ward of the county welfare board on her first visit in this district offered her co in starting the recreation field for the young folks. A "sweet sixteen" party was given Saturday evening by the Campbell Club at the home of Miss Ora Lewis, on Dulaney avenue, In celebration of the birthday of Miss Alice Williams.
James Talbott and son of Arlington Ridge left recently for a two months' stay in Europe. Raymond Bearse and family and Roy Reeves and family, both of Ridout avenue, left Saturday on a camping trip. LAUREL. LAUREL, July 26 Boys' Club of St. Philip's Church, headed by its president, Phelps, will leave tomorrow for Colonial boys.
They will be quartered at one spend their annual week's vacation. Beach, where the members will The party will be composed of 35 of the Episcopal Church homes of that place. The Woman's Club of Laurel held a bazaar for the benefit of the new unit of the Laurel Fire Department at the Masonic Hall here on Thursday and Friday evenings. The proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new fire wagon to fight fires in the Midway City. Rev.
Joseph A. Myer has returned from his vacation, spent in Boston and other points in the North. At the close of the services at the Baptist Church last Sunday evening the pastor of the church, Rev. E. M.
Krantz, addressed a few remarks to Rev. Theodore B. Anderson, former pastor of the Presbyterian Church. who left with his family this week to accept a charge in the West, expressing regret on behalf of the members of the Baptist congregation and all of Mr. Anderson's many friends that he was leaving Laurel.
A pretty wedding took place at the residence of Rev. Norton when Miss Elizabeth Clifford became the bride of Stewart Anderson. Miss Marguerite Clifford was maid of honor and Horace Chaney was best man. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson left for a Northern trip. Owing to the fact that free mail delivery will be inaugurated here on September 1, all patrons of the local post office must have their houses numbered and a letter box or slot installed. This office had free delivery during the first administration of President Cleveland, which ceased at the expiration of his term of office. FORESTVILLE. FORESTVILLE, July Great Falls Grange held its regular meeting in the school auditorium on Wednesday night, July 16, with a large crowd of Grangers in attendance.
Plans for Forestville day were discussed, and it was decided to defer action until a special community meeting could be called. It has always been a custom here for the Grange to manage Forestville day with the assistance of the other members of the community, and to these arrangements at meetings separate from the regular Grange gatherings. The next regular meeting of the Grange will be on August 6. The Jolly Workers' Club, which is composed of the domestic science department of the Forestville High School, gave an ice cream festival on the school grounds Tuesday night, realizing about $36, which will be used to pay the expenses of a delegate to Blacksburg to attend the annual short course for girls' club workers. which begins July 28.
Miss Cora Van Patten will go as the delegate from Forestville. Norman Bradford and George Cornwell have been spending the week at "Black Mocassin" camp on the Potomac River, about four miles above Great Falls. Several other Forestville boys were guests at the camp at different times during the week. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Shroy and Miss Annie Cornwell spent the week end at North Beach, as guests at the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Daily.
Other Forestville people in the party were Mrs. A. C. Darne and Misses Eolene Follin and Hellen Preston. Rural Development Topic.
Special Dispatch to The Star. MARLBORO, July 26. -For the purpose of discussing the activities of the Southern Maryland Immigration Commission. the principal object of which is the colonization and upbuilding of the rural sections in the Southern Maryland counties, a meeting is to be held here the afternoon of August 7, at 3 o'clock. when members of the commission will receive all persons interested in the work.
There will be brief talks by prominent people and motion pictures. EDUCATIONAL. PREPARATORY AND PRACTICAL FRENCH. Spanish. Portuguese.
For terms call 5 to p.m. Apt. 702. 2210 1 PA. ave.
LANGUAGES. All modern languages taught by native teachers. Conversational Method. Day and evening classes. Individ nal lessons: Free Trial Lesson.
without obligation on vour part. Reduced summer rates. BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES 816 14th St. N.W. Tel.
Fr. 2620. Pan-American School of Spanish Classes now forming. Special instruction for Army- men, High School and College students. Enroll now! Ofices: 3rd Floor Brentano Bldg.
12th F. Main 7193. NATIONAL A SCHOOL FINE APPLIED ART FELIX MAHONY, Director, Main 1760 Conn. Ave. and "Study Art With a Purpose" Day and Evening Classes Children's Saturday Class Our 8 Month Professional Fundamental Course fits you to accept a position.
in Interior Decoration, Costume Design, Color, Poster, and Commercial Drawing. Register Now. MAYFIELD CONTEST MAY BE REOPENED Peddy to Be Given Chance to Prove Intimidation Used to Get Votes. Chairman Spencer of the Senate committee hearing the contest over seat of Senator Mayfield, Democrat, Texas, announced yesterday that at an executive session of that body held recently at Atlantic City mission was given for a reopening the case along strictly limited lines. Representatives of George E.
B. Peddy, the Republican candidate contesting Mayfield's election, would be allowed, under the plan, to enter evidence as to whether in six specifo counties in Texas, to be selected later, there had been intimidation or duress used to affect the casting of ballots. Senator Mayfield's counsel would be notified in advance as to what districts are chosen by Peddy. The com. mittee expects to sit in Washington in November to hear testimony.
At the conclusion of the last Congress the committee held that the evidence concerning unlawful expenditures was insufficient to justify it in reporting adversely against his seating. Attorneys then were notified that opportunity would be given them to argue the question as to whether other phases of the campaign could be investigated, and it was on this point that the Atlantic City meeting acted, Senator Spencer said. MAKE WAR ON PETTING. Hyattsville Police Act on plaint of Citizens. Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE. July complaints by members of organizations and individuals, police have announced a campaign to break up "petting parties." On the new Washington- -Annapolis highway Constables Andrew Gasch and Claude Reese arrested a Washington man, who was found guilty on a disorderly conduct charge and forfeited collateral in Justice of the Peace Herbert J. Moffat's court here. EDUCATIONAL. OUT OF TOWN.
er, to be 80. Surviving are a brother, Henry M. Payne, a farmer of Stonewall Augusta County, and a member of Jackson's Brigade, wounded three times and taken prisoner at Gettysburg. Henry is walked ten miles from Harrisonburg to Singer's Glen to attend the funeral. "Uncle Horace was a man of simple tastes and loved a simple life," declared Mrs.
Kenney. "His main food was eggs and milk. Only last Easter, he ate 13 eggs for his breakfast. loved milk and drank lots of it. He never smoked nor used tobacco in any form, and he never touched intoxicants.
He loved animals. The only times he lost his temper were when he saw some one beating a horse." Payne sprung from that old Virginia stock, which migrated to the mountain fastnesses in the days before and during the Revolutionary War. His mother, who was Miss Sydney Jones, came from a family that owned a big plantation in Orange County, and had many slaves. She preferred the life in the mountain frontier of Virginia with her husband, to a life of ease and plenty in her Eastern Virginia home. Town in Ultimation Demands Barbers Cut Prices by August 1 Special Dispatch to The Star.
I Lonaconing LONACONING, have town reduction July authorities in are the seeking to a prices charged by barbers, claiming the war scale still obtains. The following motion, offered by Councilman Ennis and seconded by Councilman Miller, was unanimously adopted: "That the Barbers' Union and the owners of barber shops in Lonaconing be requested to reduce their rates in conformity with the present wage scale paid in said town and vicinity. Should they ignore this request and fail to do so on or before August 1, 1924, the mayor and city council shall take such action as they deem 'necessary to adjust same." CAPITOL HEIGHTS CAPITOL HEIGHTS, July 26 Columbia Rebekah Lodge No. 50, I. 0.
O. of Capitol Heights has installed these officers to serve six months: Noble grand, Mrs. Clara Millar; vice grand, Mrs. Margaret Halfpap; warden, Mrs. Minnie Boswell; conductor, Mrs.
Claudia Link: recording secretary, Mrs. Olive Litz; financial secretary, Miss Evelyn Barrett; chaplain, Mrg. Daisy Klock; inside guardian, Miss Louise Taylor; outside guardian, Mrs. Susie Barrett: right and left supporters to the noble grand, Mrs. Marie Davis and Mrs.
Anna Pierce; right and left supporters to vice grand, Mrs. Florence Empy and Miss Mary Osin. Mrs. Nellie Reno, treasurer, and Mrs. Rosie Greenstone, pianist, have six months more to serve of their one terms.
Mrs. Bessie Osin is the retiring noble grand. Columbia Lodge will hold a carnival August 4 and 5 in their hall and on the grounds adjoining. A regular meeting of the mayor and town council is to be held Monday night in the firehouse. The council was recently presented petition asking that Washington avenue be cut down from Sixty-first street, and this matter is expected to be further considered at Monday's meeting.
The American billion is a thousand millions. The English billion million millions. is almost as blunt as the stern, her bowsprit a bare 6 feet square timber. Her rudder is controlled by a hickory tiller in shape much like an ax handle. Leeboards take the place of the usual centerboard when sailing close to the wind.
Her owner, Capt. G. F. Curlett, 614 North Pulaski street, says she can outfoot anything on the Chesapeake when the wind is to her liking. The tiny cabin, forward, gives clear evidence of her former high estate.
The fittings are of walnut and ash. A slide table that disappears under the forward deck when not needed Cleveland used in diningRARARAR is declared to be the one which Cleveland used in dining on board. The Widgeon was built in Brooklyn, N. in 1878. She draws only 37 inches when carrying 50 tons of freight.
When she is light she draws only 13 inches, and as Capt. Curlett declares, "Can go anywhere a paddle duck can KENSINGTON. KENSINGTON, July 26 the Eastern Kensington Star, will Chapter, hold Or- a lawn fete on the municipal grounds August 1. Miss Jesta Warthen is chairman of the general committee. Mrs.
Spencer Bean, chairman of candy; Mrs. Herbert Wright, chairman of cake; Mrs. Harry Wanner, chairman of grabbag; Raymond Burgdorf, chairman of publicity; Miss Marguerite Haugaard, chairman of dancing; Thomas Saxon, chairman of ice cream and soft drinks, and R. H. Chappell, chairman of lighting.
At the yearly meeting of the annual subscribers of the Noyes Library, the following trustees were elected: 0. J. Field, president; B. W. Kumler, secretary; J.
W. Townsend, treasurer; C. R. Hughes, E. S.
Noyes, Welles Meriam, F. Brown, Rev. T. A. Johnstone and W.
P. Hay. The librarian reported a total, circulation during the year of 6,165 books and 1,331 magazines. During the year $150 was expended for new books and magazine subscriptions. Books loaned or donated by the Rev.
Thomas D. Windiate, Mrs. Charles R. Rowdybush, Mrs. Hugh Weston and Mrs.
George Peter. The construction of the new parish house for Christ Episcopal Church is making progress. The last service will be held this morning, when all members and friends of the parish are invited to be present. The annual supper and dance held for the benefit of the Montgomery County General Hospital will be held Wednesday at the Sandy Spring High School. the supper and dance a base ball game will be played in the afternoon and moving pictures given afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Jack Scrivener and Mrs. John Trader entertained jointly the day Afternoon Bridge Club' in compliment to Mrs. Adelno Gibson, who is leaving here soon for Fort worth, a where her husband, Maj. Gibbeen ordered to report for duty.
The card party given on Tuesday by the Laytonsville branch of the Woman's Democratic Club of Montgomery County was largely attended. Mrs. C. Christopher is chairman of the branch. Richmond Golf Course Opened.
RICHMOND, July 26. The Seven Pines golf course, former home of the club by that re name, was thrown open the public today. A. Thomas of Washington is manager of the course, which, is being operated by S. G.
Leoffer, of the same city. The course is the only one of its kind in Virginia a and one the few public links in the state. of, is similar to the popular municipal courses of other cities, except that it is run by private capital. Women among the pupilent Greeks seldom appeared in AKELEY HALL A School for Girls -Healthful turesque location on Lake Michigan. College preparatory and general courses.
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