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QUAINT TOWN OF GRASSE
FAMOUS FOR PERFUMES
Huge Quantities of Flowers Used
Annually in Factories
for Scents.
Gladys Davidson in the London Mail

Gladys Davidson in the London Mail
The pretty and quantity old fash
Toned town of GraSse has been world
famous for it's scent factories for sew
eral hundreds Of years; and the enor-
nous quantities Of perfumed flowers
that come annually into the factories
there are almost incredible.
fume making are orange blossom.
roses, jasmine, mimosa, violet, mar
cissi, jonQufls, hyacinths, mignone tie,
tube roses. carnations, wallflowers
All these flowers are grown in the
immediate district. and most of the
adjoining countryside is devoted to
the flower-growing industry. The first
harvest to be dealt with is that of
the violet, which has just now started
and will probably last for a couple of
months or longer, and the other will
follow on in their due seasons. The
busiest time, of course, comes in May
when the roses, mignonette, orange
blossom and carnations are at their
best
The scent and soap factories OF
Grasse are all fitted with the latest
and best equipment for extracting the
perfumed essence from the millions OF
flowers brought into them. Different
flowers go through different processes
and the various firms have certain
special secret processes for their own
special brand of perfume.
A very general method is to place
oik in which they remain for a cer-
tain number of hours, when they are
removed and replaced by supply of
fresh petals, relays of petals being
used until. the fat or oil is thoroughly
! impre gnated with the perfume. An
other method Is to scatter thickly
the petals over glass plates covered
with grease, piling the plates high uI
one over the other.
In both these methods the fat or oil
is afterward plunged in alcohol
which extracts all the perfume from
it, so that when the grease is finally
removed from the alcohol not the
least trace of scent remains in 1t.
Some valuable perfumes are made
by distilation, the oils are being dis
titled from the flower petals. The
famous altar of roses" is prepared
in this manner; likewise eau-de-
cologne. The latter is made from 9
mixture of flower petals and oils de-
rived from the blossom and leaves OF
orange trees and upon the rind of
oranges, which, together with various
spices, are distilled with alcohol.
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Three of the bright planets adorn
the sky in the early evenings of June.
Venus, brightest of all, is low in the
sky in the northwest (see figure y.
1t is very brilliant, but closer to the
sun and in less favorable position
than in the last two months. Just
above it are the twin stars Castor and
Pollux. Venus moves a little east
ward among the stars until June 9,
then begins its westward or retro
grade motion. The sun appears to
move eastward among the stars about
a degree each day and so soon over
takes Venus. 1t passes it July J..
After that time Venus is morning
star. This ends this interesting pc
riod beginning September 10. 1928,
during which Venus has been an eve
ming star. At the present time it has
bly, the most interesting time in
which to see the planet with a tele-
scope.
Neptune. whose position in Leo is
marked in figure /. cannot be seen
without a telescope. Saturn, the most
interesting Of the planets, is at its
best. 1t is in Virgo. not far from
Spica, star at A. figure l. Saturn is
brighter than Spica, but is surpassed
in brightness by the stars Vega at Is.
unique system of rings surrounding
the planet make it the most interest
ing celestial object observed with a
telescope.
Fig. .. BOotes. the Herdsman.
Jupiter, ordinarily the second
brightest planet. is in Ophiuchus, not
far from the bright star Antares at r.
Jupiter is brighter than any fixed
star. 1t, too, is a very interesting
telescopic object. Its brightest four
satellites may be seen with very
small instrument. 1t is at opposition
June ). Mars is in Capricornus and
Uranus in Pisces. Neither can be
seen in the early evening. Mercury
can be seen in the east before sunrise
for a few days before and after
June ).
The sun is farthest north of the
equator June 81, pm. eastern stand
ard time. Summer begins then.
In the middle of the map figure 1,
that is, nearly overhead, lies the con-
stellation Bootes. The name goes
back to very ancient times and is
mentioned in the Odyssey by Ho-
mer. Just what the name means is
questioned. Some say he Is a man
driving oxen: others say he is plow-
man, a hunter or shepherd The
brightest star of the constellation is
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the brilliant reddish star Arcturus at
D. This star is readily identified.
Many of the stars of BooteS are in
Cluded in stream of stars which
form a sort of extension of the handle
of the big dipper leading around to
Arctus. Some of those stars, with
others, form a group resembling a
kite, as shown in figure l.
In figure > we have shown Bootes
as a shepherd or herdsman, with his
staff and sickle, as drawn by Arge-
lander. AS is true in most of these.
the mytological figures. there is no
apparent connection between the ar
rangement of the stars and the figure
whose name the constellation bears.
The stars apparently fall at random
within the figure.
Arcturus is one of the brightest stars
in the whole heavens. Sirius is the
brightest. followed by two stars too
far south to be seen here. Vega at L
and Capella at G and Arcturus are of
so nearly of the same brightness that
some astronomers regard one and
some another entitled to the next
place. The comparison of the three
stars is more difficult because they
are of different color. Vega is whit
ish and Capella yellowish Arcturus
is about thirty light years distant,
and gives out about sixty-nine times
as much light as the sun. 1t is one
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ISLAND OFF NEW ZEALAND
MARKED BY POISON GASES
Deposits of Gypsum and Sulphur
Are Gathered in Face
of Danger.
"a. Bastiu in St. Nicholas Magazine.

8. l.. Bastin in St. Nicholas Magazine.
One of the strangest islands in the
world is situated about forty miles
off the North Island of New Zealand
This is precipitous rock nearly 1000
feet in height and about three miles
in circumference. White Island, is it
is called, has immense deposits of
gypsum and sulphur, otherwise no
one would ever want to go near it,
In fact, a trip to the island is some
thing like "a visit to the Internal re-
gions.
Right in the center of White Island
there is a strange lake sixty acres in
extent and fifteen feet deep. This is
really gigantic chemical retort.
Dark green in color, the water is
heavily charged with Sulphuric acid
and hydrochloric acid and it is prac-
tically always at boiling point.
From the great body of water thick
clouds of poisonous fumes are con-
stantly arising. On one side of the
and blowholes, many of which give
an opening into the molten interior
of the earth. From the lake and the
craters an incredible cloud of sui
phuric and hydrochloric fumes is sent
up.
This hangs over the island like a
great cap of white vapor, and it is
for that reason the rock was given
its name. During the blowing OF a
strong wind the acid smell can be de-
tected at a distance of seventy miles.
It is only during certain months of
the year, from November to March,
that White Island can be safely visit
ed. At that time the wind is blowing
steadily in one direction and the
harmful fumes are carried away.
Then busy workers come to the is
land and load ships with the gypsum
and sulphur.
The task is not wholly without
danger, for now and theL. the sea will
find it's way through cracks into the
semi-molten regions below the sur
face and violent explosions are al
ways likelihood.
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cording to the Indian allegory,s the
elimination of a long hunt for, an
enemy, actually marked the abandon
ment of the name Digger Indian by
all Indian tribfs in California The
Mewuks were the last to gain their
tribal designation. They were once
called Diggers.
Indians say the name Digger first
made it's appearance in Utah. II was
said to have been first used by whites
on thsir way to California because of
the Indian custom of digging for
roots. Then. as the whites continued
their westward migration, the set
tiers continued to use the appellation
The Digger in Indian allegcry came
from Utah to Nevada, then to the
piutes of Pit River, then to Modoc
County, shasta County, Humboldt
County and down into the south.
Spurned by every tribe, he became an
outcast and sought shelter in the ter
ritory of the Mewuks. Here he re-
manned hidden, refusing to leave,
until his recent capture and death at
the stake.
The annual "cry" Of the Mewuks is
held in honor of the dead. Indians
from all parts of the state attend. 1t
Is a time of ceremony, feasting and
merrymaking.
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THE STARRY SKIES IN JUNE
% Of the Unhe of k

Of the so-called giant" stars--that
is. star of low temperature and low
density which is at the beginning of
its career as a star. When it was
thought possible to determine the
diameters of stars by the use of the
interferometer, Arcturus, being sup
posed to be star of large diameter,
and therefore one whose diameter
could be measured more easily than
others, was one of the first on the list
to be tried. The resulting diameter
was 21.000,000 miles. AS the suns
diameter is but $4,000 miles, this
means that Arcturus is roughly 24O
times as large in diameter and 14,000.-
900 times as large in volume.
With the exception Of our nearest
neighbOr. Alpha Centauri not visible
in this latitude. no star as bright as
the fourth magnitude changes its po-
sition among the stars as rapidly as
does Arcturus. Rapid as is this mo-
ton. relatively about 4,S00 years
would be required for a motion of a
degree. which is about a fourth Of
the distance between Arcturus and
the star west of it. Arcturus is one
of the few stars mentioned by name
In the Bible. Arcturus is mentioned
in JON xxxviii.32 in the Authorized
Version. The Revised Version. however,
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Georgetown. The executive board
will meet in the morning and the
regular meeting will take place after
lunch. The yearly reports of the Of
hcers and chairmen will be read ut
this time.
The siXty-second annual meeting of
the National Education Association
will be held in washington June 20
to July 4. The National Congress
of arent-Teacher Associations has
been requested to hold a section
meeting in connection with it July
i at o'clock, to discuss the relation
ship between the two organizations.
Miss Olive Jones, the president of
the National Education Association,
has appointed the president of the
Parent t-Teacher Associations, Mrs.
G. S. Rafter. on one of the important
committees of the convention.
The District of Columbia Public
School Association will meet in the
board room at the Franklin School
next Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
with Capt. Julius Peyser presiding.
Mrs. Leonard S. Doten. a former
officer of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parent-Teachcr AS
sociations has returned to her home
In Philadelphia after a weeks visit
In Washington. During her stay
ucie d group u tnoSe VINO were
closely associated with her in parent
teacher work gave Mrs. Doten a
luncheon in the mems University
Club. The following attended: Mrs.
O.. S. Rafter, Mrs, J. y. Saunders. Mrs.
T. II. Daniel Mrs. u. L. Dalby. Mrs.
NJ j. SpottSwood. Mrs. Judge Tolson
Mrs. q. S. Fraser and the guest of
honor. Mrs. l.. S. Doten.
The final passage of the teachers
salary bill is source of great salts
trict of Columbia Congress of
Parcnt-Thcacher Associations This
organization has worked for more
than two years for the passage of
this bill.
Mrs. G. S. Rafter will speak on
The Child in the Sunday School"
In the metropolitan Baptist Church
next Wednesday. June 4.
The Morgan Parent Teacher Asso-
citation was given an exhibition of
classroom work May 90. Each school
gave some feature of its regular pro-
gram. Mrs Harvey Wiley presented
to the school "A picture donated by
the eighth grade mothers of the class
of 1924. The boys of the eighth grade
acted uShers. At the close of the
afternoon program refreshments were
served by the eighth grade girls.
The Adams Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will meet tomorrow at 8
O'Clock. In addition to the reading of
annual reports and installation of
new officers there will be a demon
stration of usual education. June 5
fete will be held at the school to
raise funds for the association.
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By the Associated Press.

BERLIN. May 2S.-Frau Ruth
Fischer. undisputed new boss of the
Communist party. is a Vienna jewess.
whose meteoric career is an outstand-
ing feature of German politics.
Frau Fischer is woman of over
bubbling temperament always found
where the fight is hottest. Daughter
of a Vienna professor. she attended
the university during the war and
there became imbued with revolu-
tionary theories. She was in close
touch with the plans of Bella Kun,
when that Communist leader carried
out his coup d'etat in Hungary, and
she attempted parallel step against
the Austrian nation assembled
December II. 1918. Arrested with her
former husband, Friedland. she was
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changes the translation. Some one
has said that If Job could have an
other look at the heavens now he
probably would detect no change in
the position of any star, even in that
of Arcturus. Thus. the term fixed
stars is sufficiently accurate. Arc
turus was first discovered to be NOV
ing in 171S by HALEY. He announced
that Areturus, Sirius and PrOcyon
had changed their positions since an
cient times. These were the first
stars discovered to be moving and not
absolutely fixed. Really Arcturus IL
moving through space with a velocity
of seventy -one miles per second. The
suns velocity in space Is twelve miles
per second While the velocity of
Arcturus is large, there are many
stars with greater velocities than
this.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Montana's Forests Increasing
n Cnmnressed Air Magazine.

From Compressed Air Magazine.
One state, at least, is making
good showing in forest conservation.
According to recent figures of the De-
partment of Agriculture, the timber
resources of Montana are increasing
at the rate Of 100000, 900 feet a year.
The annual growth in that state is
estimated at 800,000,0O0 feet, as COM
pared with the reported cutting of
SOC, 100000 feet for all purposes. The
present stand of timber is put It
$1,000, 900 feSA Z.
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"DIGGER" INDIAN PASSES.
Tribes Give Up Name Fastened to
Them by Whites.

lone. Calf, May 2S.-The Digger
Indian has gone. He has been killed
by the Indians themselves. The Dig
ger Indian was burned at the stake
while he was jeered and Knocked by
600 of his fellows at the annual cry
of the MeWuks, near here, recently.
The burning was in effigy, while d
picked band in full regalia did a war
dance about the victim.
The burning, while typifying, ac-
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Fighting Vienna Je,cess of Vide Career
Is Leader of German Communist PARTY
soon liberated as a concession to the
masses who adored her.

soon liberated as concession to the
masses who adored her.
Joins German Radicals.
Frau Fischer then left for Ger
many, where she joined the radical
wing of the Communists and con-
sistently opposed the party's course
as too mild. During the passive re-
siStance in the Ruhr she demanded
that the Communists seize the mines
and industrial plants and thereby
strike a blow at both French and
German capitalists. Her agitation
bore fruit at the January congress
of the party. where the old guard
was swept into the discard.
1t is interesting to note that the
three outstanding leaders in German
Communism have been women. Rosa
Luxembourg was considered the brains
of the party until she was murdered
in 1919. Frau Luxembourg was then
succeeded by Clara Zetkin, who has
now abdicated in favor of Frau
Fischer.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

This column is conducted by the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations, branch
of the National Congress Of Parent
Teacher Associations. headquaT-
ters. the Appeals building, 426 9Th
street northwest.
Mrs. Benjamin p. Zebley is the dele
gate to the District of Columbia Con-
gress of ParentTeacher Associations
from the Hubbard Home and School
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Association. Las
December, at tn,
rainbow fete sh,
was one of TIL,
chairmen in charg,
of the very sue
cessful "Toyland.'
In order not O'
conflict with the
graduating & eXer,
c S @ $ in [ h .
schools, the regu.
lar meeting ant
all-day picnic ol
the District of Co.
lumbia Congress.
of Parent-Teachel
Associations will
be held June 10, il
II
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Conscience.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
what has become of the still small
voicew
sPerhapoL It needsAa .. loud spsAherffs :
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Drapery Department

Curtains
More of those plain rufhed Marquisette and
VoiIe Curtains, IA yards long, with tie backs,
Regular SITS, Special $1.25 Pair.
Colored Madras Curtains and Portieres,
$3.50 Pair, Now $4.25 Pair.
$1O5O Pair, Now $5.25 Pair
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Her Popularity.
From the philadelphia

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
why is she so popular with men?"
"She knows how to join in their
dislik es."
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Curtain Materials

Yard goods to make up just to fit your windows
and doors at very low prices.
Colored Madras, sold up to 81 90 yd.
Special 29c Yard
White Madras, small quantity, sold at 75c.
Special ...............3 35c Yard
Cretonnes, sold up to 85c yd
Special. .................. SOC Yard
Cretonnes, sold up to $1.25 yd.
Special. .............. 75c Yard
About 400 ydc Cluny Insertion, sold up to &c.
Special. ................ 10c Yard
About 200 yds. Lace Edging sold up to 121sc
Special .......-..."...... &c Yard
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The Force Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion held a fair May "a. Mr.. Trippe
gave a talk on China" and The
Merchant of Venice" was given by
pupils of the school. Mrs. Rawlings
was the chairman In charge of this
fete.
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Mrs c. 5. Rafter will sneak on
"Thc Child in the Sunday School"
In the metropolitan Baptist Church
next Wednesday. June A.
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Purchases Forwarded Prepaid 70
A1y SkipPnS Point u the u q
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The final passage of the teachers
salary bill Is source of great salts
faction to the members of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of
Farcnt-Thcacher Associations This
organization has worked for more
than two years for the passage of
this bill
Evening star., 1924-06-01

$3.50 aRfnen silver heached Table Damask;
extra heavy quality; fine pattern,
Reduce1to $1S6 YsRd.
$s50aH linen Table Cloths, sine 70xs8 inches;
beautiful patterns; extra heavy quality,
Reduced to $500 Each.
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priced very low The articles men
e merchandise included in this sale.
Special Gray Hammock, with stand. ..2L75
Special Porch Bed Davenport, with mat
tress, covered in cretonne ......... 31.00
Special Englander Double Day Bed, COW
cred in green denim ............ .29.00
Special Englander Porch Davenport. .23.0O
Metal Cot, with twin link spring, 80 in.
wide; just the cot for the porch. $50
Cotton Mattress to fit above cot. .... 900
Special Top Icer Refrigerator 1875
SDecial Cedar Chest 1875
, 1924-06-07

and mercy. We love Thee above all
creatures and thank Thee for all Thy
wonderful gifts. Bless Us all the days
Of our life here on earth SO that we
may be happy with Thee forever in
heaven.
Our Father, who art in heaven, bal
lowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth as it
is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. aud forgive US our tres
passes as we forgive those who tres
pass against US: and lead Us not into
temptation, but deliver US from evil.
AuIen.
May the blessing of Almighty God,
the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost,
, 1924-06-07
"PHTLlP WILLIAMS"
Respectfully,

mes DGCil uliYs
r. Z. BARRETT.
DcSpatchjug Secretary.
~. Letter from Government dated
April q, 1924, advising the. Chairman of
the Colonial Council that the budget es-
Inmates for the fiscal year 1924-1925 has
been transmitted to the Chairman Of the
Municipal Committee of St. Croix.
81. Letter from Government dated
April %, 1924, transmitting copy of a
resolution to provide for q means of
operating the well drilling equipment
for the drilling Of public and private
we'll.
The Chairman read a letter from Ssh
Elected Member for St. Thomas (RDtbs-
child Francis) in which The member re-
quest that mis- remark made in the Joint
Session of the Colonial Councils of ST.
Thomas and St. John. and ST CroiX on
April 4, 1924, viz: Il thought there we're
sufficient members in these Councils tl2t
love things American, that's why /
didn't bring it before the Councils be
changed to read as follows: 4 thought
there were NOT sufficient members
in these Councils that love things Aneri-
can. that's why | didn't bring il before
the Councils
The (Actjug Chairman said the cor
rectiOn viii be made accordingly.
The (ActjHg Chairman read a letter of
resignation from the Honorable 2nd ap-
pointed Member (NoIO and said, This
matteris on the order OF the Gay.
"a. Letter from Government dated
May 13, 1924, forwarding copy Of a re
port on the irrigation possibilities on the
island of St. Croix
The report was laid on the table for
inspection.
~, Letter from Government dated
May p, 1921, reading:
, 1924-06-07

descend u7on us and remain with US
forever. Amen.
The Acting Chairman remarked: Since
the last meeting the following communi-
cations have been received.
~. Letter from Government dated
April p, 1924. reading:
The Honorable,
The Chairman Of the Colonial Council.
Municipality ST s.. Croix,
ST. CroiX, Virgin Islands.
Sir
have the honor to quote herewith.
for your information and guidance, the
following letter received from His Ex-
cellency, the Governor Of the Virgin IS
lands.
i. The Fort Of Fraderiksted is
hereby placed solely under the J1~is-
diction Of the Government Of The Viz
gin Islands and hereafter no part Of it
viii be considered Federal property.
- Notify all concerned Of The fore
going.
"PHTLlP WILLIAMS"
The transfer Of the property herein
referred 70 will become effective from this
date.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19
SIMON H. MORRIS DEAD.

After an illness OF three months
Simon H. Morris, for the past 25 years
sexton of the First Baptist Church,
Atlantic City, died Tuesday morning
at his late residence, E. Walnut ave
nue., Pleasantville.
For the past 80 years Mr.. Morris
had been a resident of the county and
was widely known as builder. He
was universally loved because of his
consideration and courtesy.
Surviving him are a widow Mrs.