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The Washington times., 1923-06-20
TUFTS GIVES DEGREES
TO WALPoLE AND BOX

MEDFORD, Mass, June 90
Among the honorary degrees award
ed at the Tufts College commence
ment here today, at which more
than three hundred students were
graduated, was one Of Doctor of Let
tiers to Hugh Walpole, English
novelist.
Other honorary degrees conferred
were: Doctor of Humane Letters,
Edward Box, author; Doctor of Laws,
Claiming H. Cox, Governor of
Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1923-06-20
Chinese Lanterns We're Glimmering,
Soft Music Was Being Played, When
-ZoWie-Stairs Refused to Stay Up

swell feed at a smart country club,
we then dashed over and broke in
on one of the niftiest little lighting
effects that even improved upon.
There was music and singing
and dancing and eats, and you
wouldn't think anybody there ever
clocks. The country is sure at its
best now, and the old ozone was
like inhaling an1brOsia.
WAS LIKE DREAM.
The artist that staged this thing
has got ideas. At times everything
looked so pretty / felt like we were,
i'm "a movie set and If my dancing
partner hadn't stepped on my pet
corn just about then / might have
let my imagination carry me away.
Some white WiSkercd wise crack
er once cElirped something about
pride something before q fall, and
/ wanna tell you that bird was
right!
Remembering back to the days
when / was ng-distance spec.
tatOr at affairs like this, l figured
it would be kinda nice to stroll up
across the way and have a birds
eye view of the grounds, and then,
Just when that empty feeling came
inside I'D get the thrill of knowing
1 could crash the gate and get a
welcome as one of the invited
guests. So I suggested to the
young man who was just thanking
me for a fox-trot, that we stroll
out and take panorama OF the
place, and he said sure!
STRIKES A SNAG.
Gliding through the cOloE-ful
gathering with all the pOise I've
always wished was natural to me.
/ was about to glide out into the
shadows, feeling like some
heroine of q best seller when
WOW! =
The foot that / started to place
with all the delicacy and grace Of
a show girl walking down stage
struck a snag!
Before 1 had time to think Of q
quotation from Shakespeare, one
more to the point escaped my
lips, and my dignity was diIniK-
ished to much less than honor
able mention.
The top stair OF the garden
walk did me a cOwartlIy trick!
In less time than it takes a
split second stop watch to record
a finish / was reduced from the
radiant gliding being imagined
myself to be to a heap Of slap
stick comedy being hOisted to her
feet by the gallant young man
who / bet was inst dying to:
laugh right out loud!
STEPS TOO ARTISTIC.
Other guests ran to my as
sistance.
These artistic garden steps 40
not all they look to be in the
plans. Gimme the good old &C.
ment kind that stay put!
After this stepisOde / retired to
the corner of the garden where n
huge swing is hung for the xii
dies, and took flights OH it. which
treasured me that was not
fatally injured.
wanted to get away off some
where, and the swing seemed to
be taking me there about as fast
as / WOul dixie to go.
Amt it just like a teetOtler TO
fall down stairs and make the
party look wet!
The Washington times., 1923-06-20

Devil's Postpile National Monument,
rainbow Falls on the central San
Joaquin river and high mountain
climbing in unnamed peaks are a
number of the features provided by
nature for entertainment of the city
folk vacationing there.
This is the third camp maintain
ed by Los Angeles in the noun
tains. All provide vacations prac-
tlcally at cost of transportation and
board during the week or fortnight
outings.
Ten years ago the first Los
angeles municipal camp was open
ed and served as a model for estab.
hshlng other camps on national
park property, as recommended by
government officials to other com.
mdnities.
Success of these operations is
attributed to the popular support
or campers, the chamber of com.
merce, clubs and efficient play.
ground officers, as well as Govern.
ment cooperation.
The Washington times., 1923-06-20
WOLVES MAY BECOME
PETS, SAYS NOBLEMAN

1 GREENWICH, Conn, June 20.--
Pet wolves may replace pet poodles
and other breeds of small dogs now
so popular among society women il
the plans of Lord Auckland, of Eng
land, now stopping at the Pickwick
Arms Hotel here, are carried out.
Helen" is the name of a pet
Auckland says that the wolf can be
taught to become just as warm a
friend to his master OF. mistress as
a dog.
The Washington times., 1923-06-20
BRITISH OFFICER SLAIN
BY PALESTINE BANDITS

LONDON, June 20. - Captain
Swan, paymaster of the British
gendarmerie in Palestine, was muir.
dered last Friday while travelling
between Ramleh and SJaffa, says a
Jerusalem dispatch to the Daily
Mail His assailants escaped.
Several other acts of brigandage
have occurred in the district in the
last few days, adds the CORES
The Washington times., 1923-06-20
LINCOLN HIGHWAY SPAN
FAILS; TRUCKS BARRED

HARRISBURG, June 2O.-The
state Highway department direct.
Cd truck traffic to refrain from
using the Lincoln Highway, between
beotord and Accommodating.
small bridge immediately
west or Juniata crossing, Bedford
county, has failed,
The Washington times., 1923-06-20

old son. He followed his announce
ment of retirement by a. statement
that he was giving up his position
because he desired to travel in
foreign lands for a number of years.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
Los QUE REGREsAN

En- Ell Ponce 1legaron aver de
Nueva York los siguientes pasajeros:
Manuel Agudo, ". Alvarez, L. Bronl-
herg, L: Bromberg, Bruce Cochran, Ma
nuei Cuetara, Amador Cuesta, Juan
Ccrtada, G. Jimenez Dalmau y Inft..
Miguel Dalmau, Magdalena Dalmau,
JIana Dalmau, Manuel Fernandez, M.
Gatell, John Garrison, w. j. Highs, W.
j. Hibbs, P. Harris, William Adams,
z. Acevedo, Luisa Cruz, v. Calvente y
INIT, Alberto Calvente, Josefina cal
vente, Gregoria Cordero, George Du-
ruy, Rosa Diaz, J. A. Gomez, E. Con
zalez, E. Gonzalez y Inft., Jose Coma
lez, Lydia Gonzalez, Ferdinand Con
zalez, J. A. Harlor, G. A. Jose, Anna
M. Koester, Ramona Lopez, r. J. LIE
german, Isidor Levy, F. L. Martinez,
A. Novoa, M. L. Martinez, M. L. ong,
Maria T. Ortiz, Aldreata Piel, e. Ri
vera, Fernando Selgas, A. Terrell, o.
A. Tagal, o. A. Tagal, Marcelino vaz-
qaez, Sra. Ingram, Francisco Jiinenez,
Jos6 Miranda, Rafael Ozuma, Pastora
Penso, Juan Rosario, G.. de la Rosa, Jo-
Sc suarez, Joseph Sevilla, Joseph Sc
villa, Tlla Sevilla, H. Stoessen, fran
cisca Torres, y @. Ventura.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
Los VeCinOs de HOyO FriO
y SalsIpuedeS Sc Quejan
de su SitUaci6n |
A LA HONORABLE CAMARA DE
REPRESENTATIVES
PETICIoN

Honorable Presidente de la Camara
de Representatives. de Puerto Rico.
Hon. Sefor:-
Los que esta suscriben ante " H.
respetuosamente comparecen en- su
nombre y eI de sus Representatives, ha-
bitantes todos de los sub-barrios de
Puerta de TERRA, para exponer 10 que
a continuation Sc expresa:
Hace algunos meses que Sc esta efec-
tuando Ell dragado del puerto proce-
diendose al relleno de los terrenos de
Hoyo Frio salsipuedes con ell tango
que Sc extrae de La referida obra, y, CO.
mo consequence de 10 cual, un numero
considerable de familias pobres hemos
continuado, por razones economicas, vi
viendo en- los referidos sitios, donde
con incalculables sacrifcios 1ogramos
preparar un pobre aIbergue para nues-
tros hijos; y hoy, cuando la situaci6n
para nosotros es mas apremiante, sin
que por ningun medic encontremos la
soluci6n de salvarnos de la orfandad,
vemos destrrirse nuestras pequefias
prop;edades, y 10 que es mas dolorosa
aun; hemos tenido que ocupar como
preventivas viviendas los bajos de 1nu-
chas casas de este barrio, sin que hasta
este momento hayamos podido resol-
yer este deEcado dificil problema pa
IA nosotros, y, 10 que es peor atn no
nemos recibido la cantidad irrisoria en-
que fueron tasados nuestro hogares, no
teniendo en- cuenta ell valor que muchos
de ellos tenian para ell pago de las con-
tribuciones
Por las razones expuestas, tenelnos
bien conparecer ante ESQ alto cuerpo
por " H. presidido, en- la seguridad
que habreis de tolnar una accion que
resuelva de momento la angustiosa 81
tuacion de nuestros hijos, ibrandolos
del triste espectaculo de vivir como los
aninales debajo de las casas, forma
esta indigna de la cultura de nuestro
pueblo Ell timbre de orgullo que man
tiene esta cu1ta sociedad.
Esperamos respetuosamente la volun-
tad de ese. respectable cuerpo por v. H.
presidido, y Quedamos,
Atentamente,
(F.irmados.) Francisco Javier Acos-
ia, Ramon Pehalver, Jacinto Buitr6n
(Siguen las firmas)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
TONICO
StTIchn0 Ferlars

Reconstituyente de forma ale
mana a base de hierro, arsenico
y estricnina. Recomendado por
los principaIes specialists Anne
rIcanos, AIemanes y Franceses.
De'Venta en- todas las Farmacias.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
UNA cARTA DEL GoBERNADoR A
LA AsOCIAoIoN DE TENEBoREs
DE LIBROS

Una Comision de la Association de
Tenedores de Libros y oficinistas Sc
persona en- la Mansion Ejecutiva y le
entrego al gobernador Towner un men
sale do bienvenida al que dicha alta
autoridad ha contestado en- los t6rmi.
nos siguientes:
San Juan, P. r. abril 13, 1928.
Mr.. j. F. Pascual, Presidente del Coni-
te Executive de la Association de Te-
nedores de Libros y Ofcinistas de
Puerto Rico.
Mi cstimado senior Pascual:
Su mensaje felicitandome y EXPIRE
sandome sus simpatias por mi nombra-
miento como Gobernador de Puerto Ri
co y prometiendorne la decidida adhe
sion de ese organismo a mi gobierno,
ha sido recibido.
Agradezco mucho gu generosa acti-
tud Y les aseguro que tendre mucho pla
Ger en- coadyuvar con usteaes al mejor
desarrollo de los intereses de Puerto
Rico que garanticen en- 10 possible la
felicidad prosperidad de todos los
habitantes de nuestra bella isla.
Reiterandoles las gracias Y con mis-
mejores deseos para usted personalmen-
te para aquellos a quienes usted re-
presenta,
Soy sinceramente vuestro,
Horace M. ToWNER,
Gobernador de P. r.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
LA GRECA, ell mejor restaurant
de San Juan. Tetuan 21.-Advt
DEPARTAMENTo DEL INTERIOR
Division de AUTOMOBILES
EXAMINES PARA oHAUFFEURs
DR.. Narciso DOVAI.
Advt.
Advt.


Ell Jefe de la Division de Autom6vi-
les del Gobierno saldra a efectuar exa-
menes para chauffeurs en- la isla, con
el siguiente itinerario:
viernes 27, 300 A. NJ, Arecibo.
viernes 27, 500 P. NJ, Aguadilla.
sabado %, 900 A. NJ, Mayagiiez.
Domingo 20, 500 A. NJ, Ponce.
Domingo 90, 500 P. NJ, Guayanna.
Lunes 80, 900 A. NJ, Humacao.
Todas las personas que hayan remi-
tido sus solicitudes al Departamento del
Interior, y satisfecho los derechos de
examen, podran presentarse en- los dis
t;ntos cuarteles de la policfa donde Sc
vayan a efectuar ex&menes, la hora
indicada en- La notification que Sc les
remite.
Debido al POGO tempo de que dis
pone ell examinador en- la isla para
efectuar estos examenes, Sc recomien-
da puntualidad sobre La hora que Sc
eita, porque no podran ser adlnitidas
a examen aquellas personals que lleguen
tarde.
E. H ROGERS,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
Ell AUDITOR KEssINGER Y sU AS
sISTANT NC GOWN

Los sefores Kessinger y McCown.
auditor y assistant respectivamente.
bajaron al despacho del senior Esteves
con Ell objeto de saludarlo, ell senior
Esteves aprcvecho la oportunidad para
conferenciar con Ell sefior Auditor, pues
interesa los informes de esa oficina en-
relacion al estado de todas aquellas le-
yes que no han sido puestas en- vigor
y que fueron aprobadas por la ante
rior Legislature.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
Ell. EMBAJADOR ALEMAN EN-
Ell DEPARTAMENTO DE
ESTADO

WASHINGTON, abril 2e. -(United
Press) Ell embajador de Aiemania
Otto Wiedfeldt estuvo esta tarde en- Ell
Departamento de Estado conferencian-
do extensamente con Ell secretario Mr..
Hughes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
MoNsENoR TESLA A ROMA

ESSEN, abril 26. Omitted Press).
Sc infor1na- que Monsenor Testta envia
do papal la cuenca del Ruhr marchara
para Roma en- los 1ltimos dfas del mes
actual.
Monsefior Testa presentara un deta-
llado inforrne al Sumo Pontifce acerca
de la situaci6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27

belludo y hace
fragil ell cabe-
llo. No hay ma
da mejor para
la linpieza del
cabello que pu-
TO aceite de CO..
co Mulsifed por
que es puro y
absolutam e nte
inofensivo. E s
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
HabIa IN M6dic0
Abril IL, 1923.
sres. wyman & Shine
San Juan, p R.

Abrll IL, 1923.
sres. wyman & Shine
San Juan, 2. R.
Muy Sres. mios:-
Deseo manifestarles que pocas veees,
be encontrado, un medicamento de re-
sultados tan rApidos y satisfactortos
como la Pepsina Ruibarbo del DR.
Rcsque que Uds. representan. Para TO-
dos aquellos trastornos, gastrointestina-
les, cuyo origen esta, en- una "Coleli-
tiasis'' en- casos "Colecistitis'' la
Pepsina y Ruibarbo Bosque ha venido
Ilenar ell vacio medicamentoso. que
fsltaba mis- enfermos. La formula es
sencilla, l6gica y practica, y en- los mu
chos casos, que he recommended, este
preparado, sus resultados me han sldo
siempre de un complete exito = no ten
&C Inconvenience en- asi manifestarlo
p1blicamente,
De Uds., Alto.
DR.. Narciso DOVAI.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
ptULlKA FREDERICK

HAS eSCOHOuAGV tdMuSd ESHtlld w utHte
eincomparable-
mente- mas efcaz que ell jab6n mas
costoso cualquier otra cosa. Lo
venden todas las boticas y drogUe-
r{as, perfumerfas peluquerias.
Bastan unas cuntas onzas para to-
da una familia durante meses.
P6ngase en- una taxa con un POGO
de aqua tibia unas dos tres cucha-
raditas de Mulsifed. M6jese senci-
llamente el cabello y frotelo con es-
te. Basta esta cantidad para obte-
ner una espuma rica y abundante,
la cual Sc enjuaga facilmente, de-
jando la cabellera en- un estado de
li1npieza absolute. Ell cabello Sc SEGA
rapida y uniformemente, haciendose
flexible, sedoso, ondulado y lustroso.
Ell aceite de coco Mulsified disuelve
y quita hasta la Ultima particula de
polvo Y caspa. Caidese de las imita-
clones. Exfjase que sea MulsifeG IA
hricado por Watkins. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
MAS TRoPAs AL RUHR

ESSEN, abril 26. Omitted Press).
Eli Mlnistro de la Guerra M. Magi-
not ma informado esta tarde los re-
presentantes de la prensa que han ST.
40 envlados a la zona ocupada dos ba-
tailones adicionales de tropas france
sas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27

"a GREcA, ell mejor restaurant
dc San Juan. Tetuan 21.--Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-04-27
cuidado con apIicar
Jabon q la cabeIIera

La mayorfa de jabones y shampus
compuestos contienen demasiado al
cali, substantial esta muy perjudi-
cial, puesto que deseca ell cuero ca
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21
WELL DUG BY WASHINGTON
IN USE AFTER l67 YEARS

able. Within the boundaries are stu
ated the Fort Louden seminary and a
number of private homes. In the yard
of home next to the seminary Is the
Washington well. No greater monn-
ment to that American hero can be
found.
The well Is 133 feet deep. drilled
through solid rock. 1t is about 3h
to feet in diameter and every inch
done by hand; not even an explosive
was used. So much trouble did the
engineer have in obtaining the right
temper for the steel that he brought
from his old home at Mount Vernon
his private blacksmith, There is no
record Of how long it required to dig
The well-not more than three or four
months at the most.
The history of Winchester records
that for l67 years the old well has
continually functioned and has never
been polluted. A short time ago, in
placing a concrete cover over the top
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21

are also the ages at which the ini1u-
e.iza epidemic made its greatest in
rods and In which tuberculosis
showed the most pronounced decreases
during the last decade. 1t is entirely
conceivable, comments the statistician.
that each one of these three items
played an important part in the phe-
nomenon under consideration. Atten-
tion has been repeatedly called in re-
cent years to the excessive mortality
among women from causes incidental
to pregnancy and child-bearing, these
excessive maternal death rates having
shown, it is said, the greatest reluc-
tance toward Improvement.
The influenza epidemic, beginning
with 1918. it is thought, may have
been the exciting cause for much of
this increased maternal mortality, 1t
having been noted early in the influ-
enza outbreaks that women at the
chid-bearing ages suffered excessively
from the disease. This condition has
been marked with eac,i new outbreak
of influenza. 1t is further brought
forward that there Is no question as
to the greater reduction OF tubercu-
losis mortality among males than
among females and this is strikingly
marked In the ages under consdera-
tion.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21
Women Fast Losing the Ad-
vantage They Formerly Had,
Statistics Show.

Washirgton.-Wo Women are fast losing
the advantage which they have pos
Sessed in the past of lower rate of
mortality than men. 1t is Indicated by
life Insurance statistics The excess
mortality of men over women. II Is
said. has been one of the supposed
fixed relationships in vital statistics.
In the tinted States the death rate
of males has always been found to
be higher than that of females at
every age period from birth till
death and this condition has pre-
vailed quite generally throughout the
civilized world. In recent years. how
ever, the mortality of females has
actually been higher than that of
males among the industrial policy
holders of the insurance companies in
the United States and Canada In 1911
the mortality of white males insured
in one company was more than 13 per
cent higher than among females.
While the actual excess in male NOR
tality varied somewhat from year to
yea, the condition continued up to
and including 1918.
Change Also Noted in Negro Race.
The year 1919 was ma ked by
sudden drop to about per cent. and
by 1920 reversal in the relationship
had become fact, with tie female
mortality &c per cent above that of
males. In 1921 it WAS L. per cent
higher In 1922 the condition was
again changed to an excess of IL per
cent in male mortality over that of
females
In the negro race the difference
between the death rate of the two
sexes was never so strikingly marked,
but, nevertheless, between 1912 and
1olS the excess Of male morality was
continuous, VARYING from > to about
10 per cent The year 1915 was the
first year in which the mortality of
females actually exceeded that for
males. and this condition has contin-
ucd since, including the year 1922.
The fact thai reversa; appears
among both white and negro lives is
considered significant Very similar
relationships in the mortality rates of
males and females are apparently in
dicated. it is pointed out, in the fig
ures for the registration area during
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21
coqg1sss toWiden H$hway SSs}4hs2sp%s0S,gys5 "a
9 evsT, ,,' y<@s W1r'd iiN Gz9-e$14 -e$4SS&51

Yellowstone. 9S.223 with 1S.253 cars
Yosemite, 100,5O6, with 1883 cars p;
Glacier, 23,935, with ZIG cars. Rocky
Mountain therefore had only $500
fewer visitors than the other three
parks combined ara II $50 more cars.
Rocky Mountain, 1872, has had
!, l,122.O42 visitors. Those of the three
other parks total as follows: Yellow
stone, 37S,5s7; Yosemite, ss7 ,294 Gla-
cier, l12.549. Rocky Mountain has
therefore had, 19l7-22, no less than
243,612 more visitors than Yellowstone,
Yosemite and Glacier combined
Rocky Mountains appropriation for
the fiscal year of 1924 calendar year
1929 is $74,2SO, That of the three
other parks Is: Yellowstone $36S,o0o !;
Yosemite, $295,00o; Glacier, $225,0o
Rocky Mountain, 19l7-24, has had
appropriations aggregating SOB, $50.
Those of the three other parks for the
same period total as follows Yellow
stone, $2,049, ,5o6.12; Yosemite, $2,03S,-
900; Glacier, $1,17S,113.21
1t is true that Yellowstone and Yo-
semitic return considerable revenues to
the United States treasury Yellow
stones revenue in 1922 was Sl65, ,014 13
and losemite's S131. 1851, while Gla-
ciers was $6,0S2.71. Rocky Noun
taln's was but $2,695.4l. But the gov
ernment policy is to make the ma
tional parks ultimately self-supporting
as to administration, maintenance and
protection, with appropriations for
permanent improvements. Rocky
Mountain produces no revenue to the
government because the government
has made practically no improvements
Fancy overlooking such Il business op-
portunity as Rocky Mountain,
However, even the Doubling Thorn
ases are less pessimistic than usual
this time-since the congressional
committee does not propose to give
Rocky Mountain the S2S0,0O0 outright,
but plans to get the money all back
from tourists using the road. The
plan, as prepared by Senator Robinson
and approved by Senator Warren and
the other members. is that each car
owner using the Fall River road be
taxed one dollar for season pass
which allows him as many trips as he
chooses and pays for all his passen-
gers. These fees will go into a sink
ing fund to repay the government,
which is to advance the money for
Immediate use" In the spring of
1924.
This fee of one dollar applies only
to Fall River road. Entrance to
Rocky Mountain National park is free.
There are three entrances for auto
mobiles: East, Estes Park: south.
Longs Peak; west, Grand Lake. The
Fall River road runs east and west
through the park, from Estes Park to
Grand Lake. Owing to the typography
1t is the only east and west road that
can be built and no north and south
road is possible. The plan therefore.
in effect makes the only automobile
highway through the park govern
ment toll road
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21
Entire Armies Will Be Put to
Sleep and Made Prisoner,
Says u. S. Chemist.

New York.-Whole armies put to
sleep and taken prisoner in gas war
fare is by no means an impossibility
% years hence, Col Raymond f..
Bacon, chief of the technical division
of the chemical warfare service, A. f.
f., says in a description of the pos
Sibiities of the future art of war
made public by the American Chem
icnl society.
The $2,00O0O0 spent on the .esearch
organization did more toward winning
the war, Colonel Bacon asserts. than
any S2O0000,000 spent In other ways
Great Lesson of the War.
One of the greatest lessons of the
war has so far gone almost unheeded,
according to Colonel Bacon, who con-
tinues:
ITO say the use of gas in warfare
must be abolished is almost the same
rs saying that no progress must be
made in the art of warfare toward
making it more efficient or more hui
name.
"If one reads of the great battles of
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-21
Water Still Being Taken From
Hole He Drilled in 1855.

Winchester. Va.-Washingtou's well
In the four-month drought that threat
ened such serious consequences to the
Shenandoah valley did not fail in
the mission intended for 1t by the then
Col. George Washington, constructor
and commandant of Fort Louden.
Winchester. In 1856, with the French
and Indians moving slowly from the
west, Winchester, then an outpost of
English civilization. was threatened.
and Colonel Washington. aftervard
general and President of the new re-
public, was ordered by General Lou
den, commander-in-chlef of the Eng
lish troops of America. to construct II
fort.
portion of the embankment
thrown up by Washington is still in
tact, and the line of the for, is trace