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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned at
sos p. m.
An increase in the estate or in
heritance taxes raising the maximum
rates from % to 40 per cent was
adopted by a vote of 100 to 10.
An amendment which would allow
deductions for state estate taxes up
to 25 per cent of the amount of the
tax imposed by the federal govern
ment was adopted.
Opposition to granting Philippine
independence at the present time
was voiced by Secretary of War
Weeks before the Insular Affairs
committee.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Saturday, March /

SENATE-Met at noon and in ses-
sion all afternoon.
The Wheeler resolution occupied
the stage in the senate all afternoon.
The discussions of same by many
senator's were full of enthusiasm but
there was not the bitterness mani
Tested as on the preceding day.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned at
l:25 p. m. after meeting in joint
session with the Senate for the men,
orial services to the late President
Harding. Secretary of State Hughes
was the only speaker, and delivered
an eulogy on the life and services of
the late president.
Republican leaders decided to take
up next week the Mckenzie bill au-
thorizing acceptance of Henry Ford's
bid for the Muscle Shoals project
Immediately after final action on the
pending revenue measure.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Wednesday February %

Wednesday February %
SENATE--Met at 11:45 a., m; ad,
journed at 1855 a. m. for the pur-
pose of attending in the hall of the
House of Representatives the mem
orial services of former President
Harding.
The oil investigating committee
read into the Record copies of tele-
grams that passed between Washing
ton, Palm Beach and New Orleans
involving persons interested in the
pending hearing.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Daily Index to CONGRESS-

societies protested against the John
son restrictive immigration bill.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

HOUSE-Met at noon; in session
most Of the afternoon.
Day devoted TO District Of Column
bia bills and matters OF local inter-
est only.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

and opposed the selection of the com
mittee by Senator Wheeler because
every one knows that the author Of
the resolution is closely affiliated
with elements of our population
which has particular reasons for OBJ
jecting to DR.. Daughefty." He refer
red, of course, to organized labor,
which it is claimed elected Mr.
Wheeler in Montana.
The debate was participated in by
Senators Lenroot, Norris, Stanley,
Wheeler, Hefiin, Walsh and Others
and was enlivened by numerous per
sonal passages between senators.
The senate adopted a resolution
to throw open to the oil investigat-
ing committee all income tax returns
made by Mr.. Doheny and Mr.. Sin
clair and their oil companies and by
former Secretary Fall.
The oil investigating committee
issued subpoeans for all persons men,
toned in kilograms that have been
read passing between Washington
and Palm Beach.
Former Attorney General A. Nit
chell Palmer testified before the oil
investigating committee concerning
his employment as counsel and den
led that at any time had he looked
after the interests of former Secre-
tary Fall.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at $50 p. m.
Tax reduction bill, with the Long
worth compromise income tax sched-
uie, was passed by the house by a
vote of 408 to 8. 1t provides for a
maximum surtax of 37a per cent on
incomes of more than 100000, and
reduces the normal tax on small in
comes from to 2 per cent. A pro-
vision written into the bill reduces
by one-fourth all income taxes pay
able this year.
The Democratic plan imposing a
maximum surtax of A per cent, pre-
viously adopted was displaced by a
vote of ZIG to 1879, Republican insur-
gents having been won over by the
compromise.
The amendment adopted in COM
mittee of the whole, increasing the
tax on cigarettes from 50 to 81 a
thousand, was rejected by a vote of
258 to 1853.
When a separate vote was taken on
the Mellon rates they were rejected
261 to 153.
The rules committee reported a
resolution under which the Henry
Ford offer for the Muscle Shoals pro-
ject will be taken up for considera-
tion next Tuesday, with final action
predicted by the end Of next week.
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
Try This New Kind
Of Makeup, Girls

Jack Curtis, who plays Wolverstone,
the tough and rough lieutenant for
Captain Blood" in Rafael Sabatini's
famous novel of the same name which
will be shown at the Grant-Lee Thea
tre on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, gives few tips on the art of
makeup to young girls who are always
seeking something new in the line of
cosmetics. According to Curtis he
has discovered an absolutely new and
original makeup which he is using for
the first time in Captain Blood"
Owing to the convenience of ma
terials and easy method of applying
Mr.. Curtis thinks that the method
should prove popular with every debu-
tante, especially during the summer
season when a healthy tan is desir-
able.
The directions are simple, and may
be tried by any young girl who lives
near a sand pile. After applying
liberal coat of flesh paint to the face,
go to the nearest sand pile and throw
handsful of sand upon the face. The
effect is marvellous as we'll as unique.
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
For Your Amusement
Woman on the jury
Stock Co. Offering

An exceptional theatrical tid-bit
awaits the Measure of Jersey theatre
goers in the form of one of the best
stock companies in America at the
Seventh Avenue Theatre, 124th street
and Seventh avenue, with their pres
entations of only the best of Broad
way productions.
THE Woman on the Jury" Is this
weeks play, with $50 This Is London"
coming next week, and within the
Law, ." Polly Preferred" and "The
FooP' following.
John Litel and Clara Joel are the
featured players that an exceptional
company is built about Every critic
on every Broadway daily has pro-
claimed these players absolutely the
best stock players in America.
Matinees are given three times a
week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays, with a performance every
night but Sunday, when a popular
moving picture program is presented.
The theatre is only five minutes
ride across town on the 125th street
crosstown trolley, and as the final
curtain is always about II p. m. in
the evening sufficient time is given to
catch the 11:15 boat back to Jersey.
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
Republicans Won
Nearly All County
And Boro Offices

On New Years Day the oath of
office will be administered to 1873
newly elected municipal officials
while on January 2 three Freeholders
and on January 13 four Assemblymen
will take their oaths of office.
B. Duncan McClave, chairman of
the Republican County Committee,
has found it interesting enough as a
civil engineer, to compile detailed
statistics listing the newly elected Of
ficials according to their party des-
ignations, as follows:
Assemblymen-FOur Republicans.
eeholders-Three Republicans.
Coroner-One Republican, with the
probability that there will be no one
other than Republican sworn in for
this office.
Mayors-Sixteen, of whom nine are
Republicans and seven are either
Democrats or Independents.
Councilmen, Committeeman and
Commissioners-132, with 115 Re-
publicans and seventeen Democrats or
Independents.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., with thirteen
Republicans and five either Independ-
ents or Democrats.
Collectors-Twenty-o with sew
enteen Republicans and four either
Independents or Democrats.
Township Clerk-One Republican
These figures, according to Mr..
McClave, do not include the Boroughs
of Fort Lee and Park Ridge where
recounts are pending for two council
men, nor does it include the one tie
for councilman in the Borough of
Teterboro. Although the Democrats
and Independence are listed together
above, some of the candidates run
ming as Independents were working
for the county, state and national
candidates of the Republican party
and some of those listed as Democrats
had the endorsement of the Republi-
cans.
When Chairman McClave was
asked to comment upon the figures
as released by him, all he would say
was "the detailed figures are more
significant than any comment l could
possibly make at this time"
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
Fl. Lee School Board
In Routine Session

At the regular meeting of the
Board of Education of Fort Lee on
Monday evening, Messrs. Larkin
and Madden appeared as repre-
sentatives from the Carpenters
Union and registered a request that
night classes for carpenters be in
augurated in the manual training
department of School No. 1. They
stated that in the event the reeui-
site number of between fifteen and
twenty pupils fail to make appli-
cation for enrolment, the number
could be made up by carpenters in
Edgewater, who would like to join
the classes. The board took the
matter under consideration.
State Superintendent B. C. Woos-
ter, Mr.. Morse, of Trenton, and
State Architect Ernest E. Sibley, of
Palisade, reported that after inves-
tigation of the auditorium of School
No. l., they were of the opinion
that there is nothing to be done
to lessen the hazard which is said
to exist when more than twenty
five people are in the auditorium.
Large crowds, such as at the an
nual commencement, have been for
hidden for the past year, owing to
unsafe conditions.
1t was decided to hold the an
nual Christmas entertainment in
the Fort Lee Theatre, the date to
be announced later.
Supervisor Arthur L. Chase and
Mrs. Edward Dobelaar were named
to represent the board at the semi
annual meeting of District Boards in
Trenton on December s.
A request from the Boy Scouts
for permission to hang their flags
beneath the American flag at the par
ish house of the Church of the Good
Shepherd was denied by the board
on the ground that no other flag
should hang beneath the national
emblem anywhere.
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
B. F. Keith's Capitol

Ned Wayb urn's Honeymoon
Cruise" one of the greatest acts in
vaudeville, is the headliner for Sat
urday and Sunday at B. F. Keith's
Capitol Theatre, Bergenline avenue,
at Fourth street, Union HILL 1t has
a cast of twenty-five, and six big
scenes. In addition there are num-
ber of other top-notch attractions in
Guiding a feature photoplay.
The reason for all this is that
Keith's Capitol is celebrating ami
versary week.
Ramon Novarro is the star of "The
Red Lily" a picture of life in the
French underworld. 1t tells of a re-
markable love story between two
thrilling characters in the old world
quarter of the French capital
Palisadian., 1924-12-05

The story of Dorothy Burgess is
like fairy tale come true. She
was Just nobody at all in the theatre
"a lovely, wistful girl, whose dark
eyes were full OF dreams-playing a
tiny bit in Edgar Selwyn's pro-
duction OF Dancing Mothers" at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New
York, with not word to say, when
Mr.. Selwyn gave her permission to
understudy Helen Hayes. who was
playing one OF the tour leading
roles in this sensationally success
ful comedy. Even then Dorothy
Burgess did not dream the chance
would ever come to her to succeed
the famous ingenue. II Miss
Hayes was SO unfortunate as to
get sick her understudy might have
the opportunity to play the part of
Kittens until she recovered. But
that was the most Miss Burgess
could expect. Then, one wonderful
red-letter day, Mr.. Selwyn decided
to transfer Miss Hayes to another
play. He said nothing to her under
study, but instead gave her chance
to play the part without blare OF
trumpets at a Wednesday matinee.
That settled it. For Dorothy Bur-
CESS gave such a fine, understand
ing performance that the play
wright-producer announced her i'm
mediately as Miss Hayes Derma-
nent successor. and New YorF ac-
claimed her achievement as some
thing most extraordinary, because
she jumped overnight to a stellar
part in a play, skipping all the inter-
mediary steps to such a position in
the theatre.
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
B. F. Keith's State

May McAvoy, Marie Provost and
Pauline Fredericks, with Lew Cody,
are the outstanding stars of Three
Women" the feature of the program
for Saturday and Sunday at B. F.
Keith's State Theatre.
For Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week there is the return
engagement at popular prices of Mar
ion Davies in one of her greatest sue
cesses, "Yolanda"
For Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of the same week there is Booth
Tarkingtons great story in picture
form, Turmoil"
Palisadian., 1924-12-05
Clifside Couple
Married on Nov. 80

Miss Jennie Sartarsiero, of 221
Fourth street, Fairview, and Filice
Gertile, of 261 John street, were mar
ried at Our Lady of Grace Church
on Anderson avenue, Sunday after
noon, by Reverend Father Obatte, at
4:30 p. m.
The bride wore white satin gown
with a veil and long train strung
with orange blossoms. The bride
and groom, preceded by a page and
three flower girls and followed by
six bridesmaids, marched through
the church to the strains of Lohen-
grin's bridal march.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20

MAN, HISTORY
FIGURE
Captain hlowgate, Weather
Head, Used Federal Funds
to Equip Jeanette"

There are scores Of washington
men and women today who can
tell in graphic detail the story Of
the exploring ship t'Jeannette, y
which a generation ago started for
the North Pole, got lost and later
bad to be rescued after half Of
her crew died OF pfivations.
Rut-there are few who know the
story OF how the Jeanette Waa
outfitted: how high Government
official. interested In the explora-
ton, had to live the life Of fugi-
tive from justice for ten years.
This man Captain III. w. How.
gatelived In Thirteenth street, IA
residence where the Arthur Jor.
dan Piano Company now stands.
In 1880. when the proposal was
made to send an expedition to the
Arctic. Captain Howgate saw in il
possibilities for gathering much
valuable data for the Weather Blu.
reau. He was then chief of the
United States Weather Bureau
and was formerly in the signal
service.
Congress was not in session, but
an appropriation running into thou.
sands Of dollars was available for
the Weather Bureau. Howgate was
so thoroughly sold on the idea that
he used the Weather Bureau funds
to outfit the expedition, expecting
to have Congress approve the "a.
penditure and make. additional ap.
precipitation for his bureau.
But-Congress did not approve.
The Jeanette" sailed out OF New
York and Howgate was taken to
task by Congress. He was charged
with uTilawfully diverting Govern.
ment funds.
A Federal grand jury returned
an indictment against the Weather
Bureau head and two detectives
were sent to arrest him.
Taken in custody at his office,
Howgate asked the detectives for
permission to go to his home In
Thirteenth street and change his
clothing before going to Jail.
Reaching his home. Howgate gave
the detectives chairs and cigars and
said: Just wait until go into my
bedroom anG change my clothes"
The detectives waited. In fact
they waited ten years, for Howgate
had closed the door on them and
fled through back entrance.
Ten years later he was discov.
cred in New York under an as.
stunned name. He had grown q
beard and was conducting q second
bard book store in a basement.
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LINGERIE SHOP ON
MEAT MARKET SITE

1t is a far cry from. tenderloins
to lingerie. but old-time Washing
tonians who gaze on the dainty
pink things in Garfinkle's windows
at Thirteenth and r streets remsyn.
Der that as boys they were sent to
a butcher shop at this very site to
get tenderloin steaks for Sunday
dinner.
A generation ago it was a treat
for the small boy to slip away and
stand by the window Of the butcher
shop and see the sausage ground
right before his eyes. The butcher,
in white apron and welding q
cleaver, presented a terrifying pic
ture that followed the boy home.
Many mothers used to tell their
sons "I'n get the butcher after you
il you don't be good" They knew
what she was talking about.
That picture Of the butcher with
his cleaver did much to help Wash.
ington mothers of the old days i'm.
prove the conduct of their sons.
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sold for the Government all the
dead letter accumulation.
Perhaps the most interesting sale
ever held by the company was that
known as the Lord BaItimores sale
OF portraits. silverware and iewelry
belonging to the oldest branch az
the old Calvert family, who were
direct descendants Of the Lord Bal-
timore. They also disposed of at
this sale the old homestead known
as Mount Airy, granted to the
Calvert family by King Charles /,
Of England. in 1889. For this sale
an especially attractive catalogue
was issued and sold for 25 cents
each.
The firm holds at least two sales
each week. and averages selling 800
items each sale. This gives some
idea Of the enormous amount OF
business that has been accumu-
lated since the organization of the
company.
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DRooPs HAD FAITH
IN THIRTEENTH STREET

Z. f. Droop was one of the first
merchants to have courage enough
to leave the, established marts Of
trade on Pennsylvania avenue and
move away to Thirteenth street at
G street. Many friends and bust
ness associates Of that day predicted
that business would never follow
him.
But Drops dream OF business
on Thirteenth street was later
realized. The piano and music store
now operated at that site by Ed
and Carl Droop is evidence.
Van Sickle's drug store formerly
stood on the site now occupied BY
the Droop store. 1t was a frame
structure, old fashioned In many
respects, but you could buy at
Van Sickle's anything you wanted
II there was anything wrong with
you," says the old timers.
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s 0 n S FOLLOW
CAREER Of
FATHER
Drops Started Business on
Pa Ave-, Where Postoffice
Now Stands

Drops Music Store of Amer
lea" was the address carried on a
letter to e. F. Droop & Sons, music
dealers. 1t reached the firm on
schedule time.
Such is the fame Of the Droop
music store, which began business
ir 1857 in building IN the site
where the United States Postoffice
Department now stands at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
After a number of years at the
postoffice site the store was moved
to the old Iron Hall at 925 Pennsyl.
vania avenue. where 1t. remained
until 1909, when the business was
moved into its present quarters at
Thirteenth and G streets. In the
meantime the founder had died and
the business was continued by the
two sons, Edward H. and Carl A.
Droop.
aDroops handled pianos, music,
band instruments, monographs and
pipe organs. -
Several members of the staff Of
the store have been identified with
l. for many years. Herman Vol.
nler has record of thirty-five
years with the business; F, X.
Boucher has been with the estab.
lishment thirty-seven years; s. r.
Harper, the treasurer. twenty.three
years; A. B. Mudd, twenty five
years.
The store has a Baltimora branch,
where they hold the wholesale dis
tributing agency for the Victor
talking machine.
For many years there has been
conducted in connection with the
business a department of foreign.
travel. While not related directly
to the music business, this depart
E..ent has always been a part of
the store.
Edward H Droop is well known
as pianist and composer.
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COMPANY.
HAS MANY
SALES
Numerous Historic Events Re-
called IN Looking Over
old Sale Lists.

Some thirty years ago Charles
q. sloan, who for number OF
pears had been associated with
the firm Of Latimer & Sloan,
withdrew and established his own
business known as the Charles. q.
Sloan & Company, Auctioneers, ar
1903 g street northwest. Some
lew years later the building now
standing at 1407-9 g street north.
west. and occupied by the Western
Union Company, was built for the
Euctioneers. Mr.. Sloan soon built
up q wonderful trade ana was
forced by increased business to
get new location on New York
GYenue, where he rema med until
1919 when he mpved to the pres
emit address at T1E Thirteenth street.
northwest The building now oc-
cupied by the company was built
about thirty years ago for an
apartment house, and was later oc.
cnpied by the Shipping Board.
The growth of the company has
been phenomenal, as it now ranks
aa the leading auctioneering com.
pany Of its class in the South. Il
VIII be interesting to all Washing
t0niAns to review some of the
! sales made by the company.
in 1895 q sale was conducted In
which an the antique furniture
@na rare old wines belonging to
xIlncess Cantacuzene were disposed
or Several other interesting sales
look place during that year, as
me personal effects Of the Mar.
gus Lonza di Brolo, the per.
sonal effects Of the Minister Of
EortugaL Augusta De Sequcisa
Tnedim. also the personal effects
q Senator Conger. In 1898 the
entire estate Of Antony Pollok was
sold. In 1907 the personal effects
g Frank A. Stockton, very
prominent author, was disposed a.
py the company. In 1908 the
stable belonging to Baroness Van
0ternpurg was sold. In 1909 the
streets belonging to Senior BON
Louis Corea, minister from Mica.
ragua, were sold. During that
eame year the effects belonging
@ David D.. Cotton, Of San Fran.
cisco and Wash 'ngton. were die.
posed Of. Also those of the mir.
Khan. OA'e-a
In 1912 the entire equipment of
the old Arlington Hotel was sold
before the building was wrecked
% make way for the Veterans RuiId.
ing. In 1914 the effects of George
Alfred Townsend, prominent
author who wrote under the nan
name Of Gath" were sold. In
1870 the effects Of Admiral F.obIev
y. Evans were sold, also the effects
q J Henley Smith and Judge Wi.
liam Pitt Kellogg. In 1922 the he.
longings OF Princess Bon Com.
pangni, who was before her mar.
riage Margaret Draper. In 1924
the effects of Thomas Nelson page
were disposed Of by the Company.
IN 1924 the estates OF John x.
Logan and George M. Oyster. If.
were disposed of by this company,
For thirty years this firm has
been the auctioneer for the army,
navy and Government officials, as
well as retiring diplomats, ana for
the past twelve years they have
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LOCAL PICTURE
FIRM ENJOYS
SUCCESS
buckingham Prints" Made by
Washington Company Are
Very Popular.

Appropos Of things artistic. Mr..
&c. o. Buckingham. Of the art COM
pany which bears his name, at
1913 Tenth street northwest, said,
Fidelity to an ideal is best fixed
In the mind by a photograph Of
that ideal. Epochal pictures Of our
country's landmarks in its progress
upward and onward which weave
the tie that binds into the 'homel
sweet home Of our Individual and
national life, are most illuminating.
Thus II is indeed essential in the
study of political institutions and
the scence OF government that we
Illustrate with truly artistic his
toric pictures the text of q school
lesson or the beauty OF an incident.
washington, Il. c., the Capital OF
the nation. is the very heart OF
our business, social and political
life. It's day by day history IS
the sum total Of our individual
and collective achievement. Hence
the public buildings Of stone and
marble. and the creative instinct
finding expression in monuments
and memorials to our heroes and
statesmen, are the visible and per.
manent evidence of our national
ability and patriotismour flag
their symbol"
The "Inquiring Reporter" posi-.
blV could not pass as an art critic,
but from his limited knowledge
Of the subject, he would say that
visit to this store, where pictures
masterfully portray Washington's
beauty, is indeed flood for the
soul"