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Miss Frances V. Miller.
Bride-to-Be, Honored

a miscellaneous shower was given
"Wednesday evening at the home of
Miss Sarah Jane Renfrew, 1917 Rhode
Island ayvenue northwest, in honor Of
Miss FEances Virginia Miller. whose
marriage to Mr.. Bernard Charles
Taubersmith Will take place on No
vember: 2S.
The DECORATIONS were in pink and
white ;.nd q large kewpie doll dressed
as Il b.ide adorned the center of the
table. The guests We're: Miss Sara
RrntreM. Miss Harriet Tunnel, Miss
Mtrth; Garner, Miss Ruth saunders.
Miss .llfreda HeSse, Miss Maude
Wrighs. Miss Jean Addor. Miss Gwen
dolyn a'ollard. Miss Eleanor Sullivan.
Miss johanna hacberle. Miss Myrtle
trumlsitt Miss Erna Otto. Miss Lena
Lohau:.h. Miss Mildred Hollanbank.
Miss Hary Harvey and Mrs. Mildred
iiill and Mrs. Helen Roberts.
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HONOR PASTOR AND WIFE
ION 4OTH ANNIVERSARY
CHURCH Members Give Reception
With Flowers and Gifts, for
DR.. and Mrs. FultZ.

I'll. congregation of the United
Brethren Church rendered q reception
"Wednesday night to the pastor, Rev.
Ir :. e. Fultz, and Mrs. Fultz. on the
occasion of the fortieth anniversary of
rheiE wedding
A bouquet formed from paper cur
~enCs of various denominations was
prcss .nted TO the couple by Mrs. Har-
riet. .Spekenheir. on behalf Of the con-
Srega ton, which crowded the church at
Eorsh Capitol and r streets.
BEAUTIFUL bouquets of real flowers
were presented by a committee from
the: Washington Centennial Lodge, No.
"A. IL A. A. NJ. of which Dr. Fultz is
chaplain. and by the Scottish Rite
BODIES of the District.
The pariShioners also celebrated the
tru Of the pastor for the sixteenth
tinse, to the church by the Pennsylvania
.oI.erence. Musical numbers We're
gilxsn by the Sunday school orchestra,
ln,er the leadership of Miss Olga Me-
licf.
Others taking part in the program
wee Mrs. Madeline Cornish Nichols.
Dorothy Gilligan. II. Gill;gan, Esther
MGick Margaret Horn, H Lee Smith,
Clsr Bressler. Mrs. W. +. Doyle, MIS-.
Msdred Fultz Burtner, Howard Top
nam, Ralph L. Young, Guy Numbers,
Ralph II. Lowell, A. A. Sampsell and
Margaret Hoover
airs a. r. Horn was chairman Of the
c9mmittee having the celebration in
csarge.
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Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo
Leave for West Today

Former Secretary of the Treasury ana
Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo. with their
two little daughters, will leave Nash-
ington today for their home. Ill Los
Angeles, after spending a week or ten
days at the Hotel Hamilton. They We're
much fcted by their old friends, though
the parties were small and informal.
Mrs Knapp, wife OF s-ieu5. Ccm-
nander John Harrison knanp, l. :. y.
entertained at luncheon Tuesday for
Mrs McAdoo, having a small company
of her close friends to meet her. Mrs.
Knapp formerly was Miss Frances Matt
land Marshall, daughter OF Mrs. VII
liam l.. Marshall and the late former
chief Of engineers. /. =. y. Mrs. Nc
.Adoo. as Miss Eleanor Wilson. was :;
bridesmaid for Mrs. Knapp at her mar
riage few weeks before the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs McAdoo.
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Patronesses Named
For Pen Wcmens Fete

Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs. Henry c.
Wallace, Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs.
Mary Roberts Rhinehart, Mrs. Larz
Anderson. Mrs. John Alien Daugherty,
Mrs. Mark w. Potter Mrs. Park West,
Mrs. W. F. Dennis and Mrs. George
D. Hope are announced by Mrs Muriel
Lynch Crichton, chairman of the ways
and means committee, and Mrs. Will
liam Atherton Du Puy, vice chairman,
as patronesses for the bridge and
nah jongg party to be given by the
District of Columbia League of Amer
lean Pen Women, in the gold room of
the Shoreham Hotel, Tuesday, No
vember 20. at o'clock
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Plan Reception in Honor OF
Washington Camp. S. ofC.V

\ reception of Washington Camp,
No. 500, Sons of Confederate Veterans,
to the official ladies at the Confed-
crate Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont
avenue northwest, will be given Tues
day night. November Is, at $50
o'clock. The sponsor is Miss Carrie
AldriCh Conway; maid of honor, Miss
Rebecca Fairfax Fred, chaperon. Mrs.
Josephus G. Trimble; matron OF
honor. Mrs. Thomas II. Baker: re-
firing Chaperon, Mrs. Jesse Anthony,
and retiring matron of honor, Mrs. y.
w. Tuck.
Mr.. John A. Chumbley, commandant,
will preside. On the program are:
MuSic-NIiSs Rith Chockley, Miss
Myrtle Chockley. Mr.. George Bayless.
Mr.. Lawrence Murray, Mr. Edward
Jenkins and Mrs. Dolores Spence: ad-
dress, In the Dawn of the Coming
Year" John \. Chumbley. command
ant. Maj. Z. W. r. Ewing, historian,
IL general chairman.
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BR0WNLOW TO ATTEND
D. c. POLICE INSPECTION
Former Commissioner Here From
Petersburg, Va, for Event
Tomorrow Morning.

Louis r. Brownlow, former Districtt
Commissioner. and now serving az
city manager of Petersburg, Va, herh
with members of the City Managerx'
Association, will participate in an ir.-
spection of the local police depart-
ment. The inspection will begin st
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, at the
fourth precinct police station. + bs-
tween " and 9Th streets southwest
The three District Commissioners.
Maj. Sullivan and other police off,
cials will witness the drilling and
inspection of the several commands
which will include the members of
Lieut.. Nina c. Van Wrinkles squad
of policewcmen.
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One college career satisfies the am
billions of most women, but Mrs.
Edith Kinney Doten, of Worcester.
same university that her daughter sat-
tends Mrs. Doten graduated fkom
Radcliffe College thirty-five years
ago. Now she is taking courses in
church pageantry and hymnologr in
the school of religious education of
Boston University, where her daagh-
ter is a third-year student.
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A small but wonderful group of beautifully tai
lored suits in this lovely new material! Box and
panel jacket styles Choice of navy blue, kit fox,
Tampa and Zanzibar. Sizes "a, 36 3S only in this
group. You'll need to be prompt If you in
terested in this "Appreciation" item.
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A Boiler of Pornpeii.

CoME time ago an interesting dis
y coyery was made in the museum
at Naples, where the works of art
and utensils found in the buried city
of Pompeii are preserved. Careful
inspection of one of the ancient cop
per vase-shaped vessels there has
shown that 1t is in reality tubular
boiler.
That this form of boiler should
have been known to the Romans 1000
years ago Is somewhat remarkable.
For just what purpose it was used
is not known. but the boiler Is well
constructed and contains five tubes
running across a central freboxr and
so arranged as to permit the water
surrounding the fre-box to circulate
through them in a continuous cur
rent The soldering Of the tubes was
so skillfully done that it remains in
tact today and the cover OF the
boiler closes hermetically.
The entire height of the machine,
which. as remarked above. is shaped
like a vas. with two side handles
and three ct, is only about seven
teen inches It has been suggested
that 1t may have been employed for
distilling purposes. However that
may be. it's preservation for so many
Centuries under the ashes of Vesuvius
proves that stubular boilers are not
| altogether q product of modern In
lVAntiens --
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the goldsmith's art were removed
Spaniards.
x X X x
THE Chimus were the complete
antithises of the Incas, who
worshiped the SUM- The Chimus
were worshipers of the moon. The
dead city of Cajamarquilla is another
interesting place to visit. It is a
mystery. 1t has neither history nor
tradition. There are no legends con-
nected with it. 1t is truly q dead
city, but who knows but that some
day a brave archeologist may come
with a great force of men and un-
cover the secrets that have been SO
jealousIy guarded by the spirits OF
those who lived within its walls so
many years ago that all trace of time
has been lost.
When one visits the ancient ruins
Of Tiahuanaco he enters the confines
of what once must have been a won
derfui municipality. 1t is a city that
NOT even the legendary lore of the
SoNCip. SOi-
cerning 1t. There Is nothing to tell
Of how old 1t might be, measured by
the early century construction ex-
amples. In the earlier period those
who lived near this old city used to
appropriate for their own use some
of the stones and other materials
from the ruins. but the Bolivian gov
ernment a few years ago passed a
law forbidding the removal of any
Of the parts Of the ruins. Some of
the stones still intact are beautiful
examples Of the artisans skill. They
are accurately squared and cut and
fitted into walls of fine workman
ship. One will notice great blocks
Of stone with moldings, cornices and
inches cut with geometric precision,
great monolithic doorways orna-
mented, with, symbolical figures cut
in high relief. There are numerous
monolithic idols and other specimens
of the carvers art. An area called
"the temple" forms a rectangle 3Ss
by 445 feet. All through the ruins
one can see wonderful work done by
men who must have spent years OF
their lives In doing It, and from ar
artistic zstandpointsat6 6ns AhlAsxsstur(
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those who dwelt within. Others ap-
pear to. have been designed merely
for the purpose of giving a view of
the surrounding country. One visit
ing the ruins will note that many of
the sculptures contain figures, and, In
the main. these represent persons
seated, and the general position Of the
subject is that OF being seated. and
practically all of them are sitting
cross-legged, after the fashion of the
Turk OF other days. There is no facial
resemblance to the Turk. however.
The lines of the face and figure are
quite different. Nearly all Of the fig
ures have some form of adornment
fashioned in the carving. For in
stance. beautiful collars. a cape draped
over the shoulders, to say nothing of
beads and bracelets. while atop the
heads one sees a design Of glowing
plumage of feathers. The panels are
surrounded by numerous lines of
who the figures, represent. They may
be chiefs who won renown on the
field of battle or they may be priests.
and the lines Of writings may tell Of
the sacred deeds these men Of = the
church performed. .,...i. ..
Like others Of the earlier days of
the Americas, the Mayan artists did
not = content themselves with merely
giving an expression to their talents
in somber hues: they employed bril-
liant shades and colors, so that their
handiwork would stand forth.
That there Is some connection be-
tween these people and the sun wor-
shippers is borne out by the fact that
in one of the buildings Is work that
shows two figures making offerings,
one supporting himself by his hands
and knees and the other seems crushed
to the ground by the weight.
Between them, at the foot of the
tablet are two figures sitting cross
legged. one braeing himself with his
right hand upon the ground and
with the left supporting square
table. The attitudes and, action of
the others are the same. - except that
they are in reverse order. The table
rests upon their bended necks, and
their Il distorted countenancss may
perhaps be considered expressions OF
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explorers show that the peoples of
early days had other sports, som,
OF which are depicted by means OF
carvings on tablets that are still in
tact, but of the nature of the games
there is nothing of record to show
how these games were played. 1t
may be possible that when the
"glyphers," meaning the men who
make a study of reading hieroglyph-
les. solve the problem of reading
some of tfeso Inscriptions that We
shall have a more extensive knowl-
edge of the sports of the real an
clients than we have today.
In the matter of translating these
hieroglyphics it may be stated that
for years scientists have been study
ing the inscriptions that have been
found on the walls of the temples
and other edifices found in the ruins
of the Americas, but despite their
best efforts there are many that, up
to the present, have baffied them.
Once they manage to secure key
that will aid them in unraVeling the
mystery the world will be richly en-
hanced for there is no doubt that
many of these so far meaningless
marks, will tell of things of which
we have never dreamed
i; x x i .
TT does not require a great flight of
the Imagination to picture the dis
covery of other day telephones, ra-
dio sets and other things that We
consider great modern day discov-
cries, for with the uncovering of
ruins in this part of the world are
being found evidences that the men
and women who lived here centuries
ago enjoyed many advantages that
We now enjoy but that We're denied
to our immediate ancestors.
Some of the ruins are but few
hundred miles from where we are
sitting. These deal with the relics
of the Maya civilization, which had
reached a state of culture not equaled
by any other people of the western
hemisphere previous to the coming OF
the white men from over the seas
Note the crumbling foundations of
the awe inspiring structures at
Palenque. THESE ruins anleudte Dy
many generations the period of verbal
or written records. AS to their age.
one is still in the dark, and it so far
is a matter of speculation as to the
period in which they were construct
ed. Before attempting to describe
these ruins let US pause for a mo-
ment and return to the study of the
wonderful places at Chichen liza and
Uxmal or the great stones of Qui-
rigua, all of which have a distinc-
tive form of architecture and all of
which have beauty of form that has
never been excelled- 1t is enough
to cause one to dream of the ma.gnifl-
cent cities, each teeming with busy
citizens, and attached to all of them
are traditions that far excel anything
connected with the great places that
have been uncovered in Egypt, for
there we find but the tombs of rulers,
while in the other places near at
hand we find evidences of a great
and an artistic people.
The Maya cities are so far a. sealed
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FOrmosa's CanphOr.

THE camphor output OF Formosa,
i combined with that of japan.
constitutes the bulk of the worlds
supply of this valuable gum. The
most valuable of the camphor for
ests. it appears, are within savage
territory. An American consular off,
GER, who has visited Formosa, has
made an interesting report on the
subject.
After climbing a steep and slippery
hillside he came upon a large cam
phor tree lying felled across his path.
1t was about four feet in diameter
and had been sawed longitudinally
in two portions. Two men were en-
gagged In pairing off with a kind Of
gouge-shaped adj chips measuring
the thickness OF ones little finger.
The whole air was pervaded by
strong odor of camphor. A little
farther UP the hill he found the stills
themselves, situated by the side of a
mountain stream, amid the most lux
Lfiant vegetation.
The process by which the camphor
is extracted from the wood is simple
and inexpensive. The chips are
placed in an iron retort and heated
by al slew fire. The camphor vapor
given off from the chips passes along
q bamboo tube into a cooling box.
where it condenses in the form of
snowlike crystals. The cooling box is
Partially immersed in a stream of
running water. The chips are re-
newed every twenty-four hours and
every eighth day or SO the fire is ex-
tInguished and the crystals scraped
eff from the sides and bottom Of the
crystallization box.
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surrounds the story Of the ruins Of
Palenque,, we shall know just what
1t really does mean. .:..
A step southwark and we come TO
the ruins of Mitlat:The name is a
corruption of Mictlan, meaning, The
place Of death" One Is. therefor.
prepared to see a burial city. Some
authorities also call this place
Lyobaa.- meaning The center of
rest" The ruins, in marked contrast
to the rest found in Central and
South America. are not in forest
Of dense vegetation but are situated
in the center of an arid plain or
valley. and on every side are equally
sees the remains Of a stone fortress
OF considerable size.
In one of the buildings, the Palace
Of Pillars, one sees monoliths that
stand like great sentinels. They have
withstood the rigors of time and
are viewed with great interest by
scientists who visit the ruins. A
model of the structure at Militia. the
Palace of Pillars, may be seen In
the National Museum. This model
gives one an idea of the beauty Of
the building. although 1t has none of
the fine decorations that are pos
sessed by many of the ruins in otner
parts of the Americas.
The quarries from which these
great slabs of stone were obtained
are but few miles away. Some
explorers have expressed the opinion
that the builders did not face the
building with some Of the great slabs
on account, Of the labor that would
be entailed. but II they. stop to con-
slider that the walls are covered with
million or more small stones, each
of which had to be cut to At, the
theory that labor was to be saved is
not tenable. There Is but little. il
any, doubt that the ruins at Militia
possible weight to the beliefs of the
people who had charge of the con-
struction.
Pursuing the journey, one comes to
Chan Chan. the ruined Chimu capital.
going from the town of Trujillo. one
finds ruins that have alternately been
the hope and despair of men of sci
ence. We have read of the Incas,
and we at once recall the fight for
supremacy between the Incas and the
Chimu.
In these ruins are examples of irri-
cation works--aqueducts. reservoirs
and canals-of such q gigantic scale
and completeness to make for a GER
tainty the engineering ability of
these ppeoples. AS one looks down
on the ruined, city he Is impressed
with the magnificent bas-relief deco
rations. many of which are brilliant
ly coipred. In many of the. ruins are
burial mounds containing examples
of marvellous pottery. Peru has been
noted for its splendid examples of
early pottery, and perhaps the finest
examples. are those that have been
taken from these ruins. The records
in charge of the alcalde or mayor at
TrujilIo disclose the fact that years
and years ago many fine examples of
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book to the student of history and
peoples, but ere long the men of sci
ence will find way to tell US all
about these wonder spots of the
world, and the chances are that when
the story has been told we will find
that the Mayans were a race that
did really big things.
The ruins of Palenque are about
ten miles from Santo Domingo del
Palenque, state of Chiapas, Mexico.
The palace group consists of about
ten units and the style of architec-
ture would indicate that the build
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tions, Temple of the Beau Relief,
Temple of the Cross. Temple of the
Sun and Temple of the Cross No. 2.
The palace group occupies the CEN
trail position among the ruins. and is
a composite structure. and is one of
the most Interesting of any group of
Maya ruins north Of Guatemala. The
masonry consists of great slabs that
form part of the palace, and on the
sides of these one f1nds inscriptions
carrying message to the rest of the
world. but a message that still re-
mains unread. In one of the buildings
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ings were erected at different Pc
riods. The early chroniclers of Maya
history made no mention of these
ruins. The chances are that they
were in the earlier days of the ex-
plorers covered with a great growth
of vegetation as are most of the
ruins that have been uncovered in
late years. There are six in the
group of ruins commonly known as
the palace group, Temple of Inscrip-
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that is the better preserved of the
two stands ten feet six inches high.
The headdress of the figure is both
lofty and spreading. In the place
where the ears should be are holes.
This may be due to the fact that in
some earlier. period some vandals
tore from the figure, gold or other
valuable earring. Around the neck
is a carved necklace. while pressed
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against the breast is PECULIARLY
fashioned instrument that apparently
was so designed as to convey the
impression that it was equipped with
teeth at it's lower end. The left hand
rests on a hieroglyphic, from which
descends some symbolic ornament.
xx
A S to the significance of the Pa
lenquean cross, there have been
many attempted explaina tons. and
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pain and suffering. Upon the table
are two bantons crossed and supporting
a hideous mask, the eyes widely ex-
panded and the tongue hanging out.
This mask is believed to represent
the Mayan symbol of the sun, and
pal figure seems to be offering sacri-
fees.
In the main Temple of the Cross
are two statues of stone. The one
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while archeologists, theologians and
scientists have endeavored to show
that the cross bears some relation
to religion, yet 1t is just as plausible
to. say that it it a symbolic of the
tree of life and that the bas-relief
is a monument commemorative of a
propitiatory sacrifice to the rain god.
Some day. when scientists have IN
raveled the tangled skein which still
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Is a mural tablet seventy-five feet
long and twenty-five feet wide. The
outer piers of the houses are deco
rated with figures of humans, nodded
in a hard substance and surrounded
with an ornamental border.
y X x
IRON the manner Of construction
some of the parts of the ruins
give one the impression that they
were designed for the protection of
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May Sh That Ne Worlds flint Pan-Amr
Union Building of Washington Finds That May
LandFwa Base Ball Was Played Thousands of Years n
Been Ud Professional Base BAH Players Facts About the Which
edaH of Cutue.
, 1923-10-04
Week
To Be Observed

Most Of Dur readers have not.d
noted that American Education
week Is to be observed this wear
rom Sunday. November IS. to sat
nrday. November a., somexhs,
eeriler than in former years. The
program emphasizes the Importance
OF tho country schools by deyotins
.ne exercises Of two days mainly 10
he consideration Of rural problems
Sunday. November is. ia desI~.
natca. For God and Country,
Monday American utIo,
LAY" Tuesday. Patriotism Dav."
wednesday. School and Teach.-
DAY" Thursday 'TIiteracy Dav."
Friday: Community Day" sstur-
day. Physical Education Dav"
Ihe slogans for Friday. Novem-
Dor 20. are AN Equal Chance ror
Al Children" "a Square Deal for
ne Country Boy and Girl" The
suxsested program emphasizes the
plea for Eqauity of opportunity for
every American bo and girl" ana
yurgeS the Importance Of a pubiic
library IN every community. II IA
expected that every rural commun.
ity VIII assemble at its school hou.a
On that da. On Saturday win be-
, 1923-10-04
Ayala Fights in
Laramie Tomorrow

The fame of Noble Ayala, local
fighter who is still undefeated by
more than a referees decision in
his two years OF scrapping here, Is
spreading. This is shown by his
match tomorrow night at Laramie
with Bonnie Shannon. popular jun
Tor light weight of the University
city
promises to be fast. according to
the Laramie Republican. whose
summarized account follows:
The Laramie Athletic club will
present another high-class card here
next Friday, Oct. s, when Bonnie
Shannon. Laramie's popular Junior
light weight. will meet Nobe Ayala
a smuggling. tough. two-fsted battler
of Rawlins. Ayala. a Mexican by
birth, is a strong favorite Of the
new Oil City, having never lost a
decision there In his two-year ca
reer. This bout will be Bennie's
first appearance here since last
February when he met and defeated
AL Dale of Chicago.
Bonnie in meeting Ayala must
give away from twelve to fifteen
pounds of weight but claims that
his mode Of ring warfare will de-
feat the Mexican. Shannon was
to have met Billie Papke but due
to the boxing commission In South
Dakota he was unable to appear
here before the 18th and the club
rather than set the date back, sent
challenges to several noted scrappers
including Ayala.