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Evening star., 1924-05-04

glass works situated on the river
bank between 21st and 22d streets,
started in the year 1907. The village
consisted of neat homes, with gar
dens, orchards and hillsides cropped
by cows and geese.
Had Delightful Picnics.
zone of the most delightful pleas
ures of the glass house people were
their picnics and excursions across
the river at Custis or Arlington
Springs, going and returning in large
rowboats and f1atboats. The chief
charm of the place was Mr.. Custis'
hospitality and sociability. He used
to spend a large part of the day
with them, and would play the violin
by the hour for the young folks to
dance, or he would relate anecdotes
about Gen. Washington (his step
father) to an ever-increasing circle
OF listeners, often stripping the pa
Wilton floor of it's dancers, as few
cared to miss a story of our greatest
hero from so attractive, instructive
and authentic story-teller."
As part OF the religious activities
Of the community is described the
gathering on pleasant Sunday after
Moons near what was known as the
Key of Keys. "On this rock in the
river Parson Brown would set UP his
little pulpit and preach to the large
multitude who always assembled on
such occasions and sat as they lis
tened on the grassy slopes of Camp
HILL Then he would get down into
the water and baptiZe the converts
while the peaceful Sabbath air sang
the songs of praise
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Charming Sidelights Upon Early d. C.
History Made AUaiIable at Library
W0shingtOnana Collection Is Gold Mine of Facts and
Pen Pictures of Social, Official and Business
Life of Capital.

A gold mine of early history Of the
District of Columbia and its environs
is available in the Washingtonia COL
lection at the Public Library.
The library takes great pains to
collect all available local material,
which is carefully examined and pre-
served in files or mounted on sheets,
indexed and bound up in books. The
library was fortunate in purchasing
from the valuable wineberger collec.
tion and in receiving as a gift from
the family the extensive accumula-
ton OF local material belonging to
the late Francis E. Leupp, former
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Miss Katharine Patten, reference
librarian of the central reading room.
has charge Of the Washingtoniana
collection. and through years OF sort
Ing and arranging 1t has acquired q
UNIQUE knowledge of the District and
or its history and of those LITTLE
known incidents. invaluable to writ
ers. which are often recorded inaccu-
Clippings Are COMPLIED.
Miss Patten has just completed the
compilation of a. book of clippings on
SUBURBAN districts OF Washington.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
ARMY CUSTOM HALTED.
Weeks Asks Discontinuance of Pro
motion Recommendations.

Secretary Weeks has issued a cir
cular to the Army directing general
officers and others TO discontinue the
practice of sending special recon-
mendations to the War Department
for the promotion of other officers
as brigadier generals, chiefs of
branches and assistant chiefs of
branches, unless specifically asked to
do 50.
That action was taken on the
ground that the information con-
tanned in the recommendations con-
cerning an officers services is al
ready of record in the department.
THE proper place for recommended
tions for promotion" says the Secre-
tary of War, lis on efficiency reports,
and in their preparatio that item
should be fully covered"
Evening star., 1924-05-04
SLATER HELD IN BAIL
IN LANGLEY CASE
Secretary Of Former Prohibition
Director in Pennsylvania Must
. Appear in Court. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3--Aibert F..
Slater, secretary to William c. Nc
Connell, former federal prohibition
director for Pennsylvania, was today
held in $2,50o bail by Federal Judge
Thompson for appearance in the Cow
ington, Ky, federal court to answer
charges that he and others engaged
in a conspiracy with Representative
John w. Langley to remove whisky
illegally from a distillery.
Hiram w. Benner. former chief OF
the permit department of the prohi-
bition forces here. was discharged by
Judge Thompson and will not have to
go to Kentucky to answer the In
dictment against him there.
Judge Thompson directed that IL
Slater should fail to furnish bond
he should be taken to Covington in
custody of a United States marshal.
The decision was rendered on writs
of habeas corpus taken out by coun-
sci for Slater and Benner. The re-
moval to Covington of Milton L. Lip
schultz, son of a former brewer here,
in connection with the case was Or
dered last Saturday by Judge Thomp-
son.
The Covington charges alleged
that the men conspired to remove
] 400 cases of whisky illegally from
the Bell of Anderson" distillery at
KY.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
HONOR FOR CHILEAN
POET PLANNED HERE
"Homenaji" to Be Held at Pan
American Building for
Gabriela Mistral.
VERSE IS WIDELY KNOWN
Writer on Tour to Promote Pan
American Good Will.
VERSE IS WIDELY KNOWN

Chilc's distinguished poet. Gabriela
Mistral. also known as Lucila Godoy,
will he honored by an "homenaje' at
the Pan-American building, in a few
days. The affair is being arranged
by the Chilean ambassador and the
director general of the Pan-American
Union. The exact date will be an
nnuncod later.
This expression Of appreciation is
ors bestowed upon her since She left
chile less than two years ago on a
mission Of ram American friendship
and good Will Gabriela Mistrars
stay in the United States will be
brief, as she intends To sail from New
York for Europe on the 20th. She
reached this country Il few days ago.
Ranks High as Poet.
In the emotional power and grace Of
form Of her lyric work. Gabriela Mis-
tral is considered by many critics to
he the lost OF the living woman
poets dnish America. Her best
knowr tEs are the series entitled
SOM to Death" and Question
ings "E.NCnin@' "Martyrdom." Ron
dos for children" and ITO the Mem
ory Of Nmado NerVu,' the great Mex
lean poet, Her prose poems" in the
style of Tagnre's Crescent Moon"
have been translated into Hindostani.
She was born at Vicuna. April Z.
1883 and educated there and at the
Teachers College in Santiago. In
early life she determined to become a
teacher in 4 quiet country in order to
devote her life To educating others
and to poetry. From 1905 to 1918 she
was an instructor in the girls school
at Los Andes. and it was in the foot
hills Of the Cordilleras that she wrote
some Of her best verse
Dircctcr of schools.
She was appointed director of a
Sphool at runta Arenas. in southern
Chile, in 1918, and from that secluded
spot continued her contributions to
periodicals III South America and in
Paris. where her poems have been
Evening star., 1924-05-04

which may be consulted upon applica-
tion at the reference room of the GEN.
trail library.
The book abounds in picturesque
details of the history of the various
suburbs, accounts of early land deals
and real estate transactions, descrip-
tions of old manor houses, the con-
struction of Cabin John and Chain
bridges. early industries, etc.
1t pictures Analostan Island, where,
approached by a fine avenue Of trees,
was the elegant manor house of the
Masons, noted for its hospitality and
entertainments, freQuented by Wash
ington and Jefferson and other nota-
bles Of the day. Communication with
the island was effected by means of
Nason's ferry from the foot of 32d
street and connected with the Vir-
ginia shore by a causeway.
President Jackson Attends.
The ceremonies connected with the
laying of the corner stone by Presi-
dent Jackson Of Jackson City, July
IL, 1885. are described. The process
sion was formed of all the notables of
Washington, the civic bodies, profess
sors and students, literary societies
and "cftizens and strangers" George
Washington Parks Custis' address was
so eloquent that it was frequently in
terrupted by cheers and loud cheers"
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Are all allslk lined
and Formerly sold
Evening star., 1924-05-04

until, when he stated that 'Your in
dependence was achieved by honor.
and that, come veal, come woe, the
honor, like the Constitution OF your
country, must be preserved" we are
told here occurred a rare and i'm
posing scene. The cheering was tre-
mendous and long continued, and
literally made the welkin ring. and
was Joined in by none more heartily
than the venerable Chief Magistrate,
the officers of government and the
distinguished individuals who were
seated on the platform"
The settlement Of Mount Pleasant
is described in a pamphlet prepared
for the centennial celebration of the
Fourth of July, 1876. After relating
settling of citizens in Mount Pleasant
village, originally known as Pleasant
Plains. the development of the COM
munity spirit and enterprise Is thus
recorded:
Social Diversf0ns Arranged.
'In the winter of 1S67-6S the little
community, finding themselves with
out any easy communication with
the city and virtually separated from
all their former associations, began
to feel the necessity of promoting So
cial intercourse and enjoyment in
their own neighborhood. which re-
suited in the organization of series
of social parties which rotated
through the neighborhood on stated
evenings with music and dancing and
such plain refreshments as could be
served without too much ceremony"
Later a society was organized for
"intellectual exercise and improve
ment." TT fearlessly discussed all
questions, grave or gay, political or
religious, historic or scientific, and
put the American Congress to shame
by it's more frequent and tenacious
discussion on questions of ORDER
The social life of another old COM
munity is portrayed, namely, that of
the village that grew up around the
Evening star., 1924-05-04
President to BE Invited.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Plans to invite
President Coolidge and two cabine'
members to address the convention OF
America were announced today. The
congress will be held in Washington
the week beginning August 26. 1t il,
expected that besides the President
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur vii
speak. Secretary of Labor Davis vii
give the keynote speech, the an
nouncement said.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
MANY WORKING CHILDREN
UNPROTECTED BY LAWS
Industrial Board of Employer
Finds so Per Cent at ID and
IS Years So Situated.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Fifty per cent
of fourteen and fifteen year OF
working children in the country ar;
unprotected by law, but 46.6 per ceni
of these are on the farms, the Ma.
tional Industrial Conference Board
an organization of employers, re.
ported today after a nationwide
survey.
Thirty-five States have fixed az
eight-hour day for children, althougN
only eight States have established
an eight-hour day for women, and
eighteen States will permit a ten.
hour day.
More than half of all persons EN-
ployed in factories are working
forty eight hours or less a week the
boards investigators found, noting
that the American workingman j.
the most enlightened as well as the
best paid in the world.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

translated by Marcia Auclair into
the French.
Among the honors bestowed upon
her by Mexico, Gabriela MiStrals s
name has been given to a new school
building there, and also to one of the
new educational library buildings. A
number of her "rondos" have been
set to music and now are sung in the
public schools and in open-air chill
dren 5 choirS.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
EXPOSITION TO CONTINUE.
Shrine Affair Will Be Held
Through Coming Week.

The Almas Temple Merchants Ex-
hibition and Fashion Revue, which
opened Friday evening. will continue
at the Convention Hall throughout
the coming week.
The fashion show, the Ned Way
burn entertainment, the merchants
exhibits, and the daily appearance of
prominent Shriners in the role of
bridegroom at fake wedding unite
to make the show attractive.
The seat sale was 10000 before
the opening day.
Milk of the Indian buffalo is said
to be richer than that of the Euro
pean cow
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Truth as Test of History.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3.-Faith-
fulness to fact and not to patriotism
should be the text for text books on
history, the Mississippi Valley His
torical Association asserted in a reso-
luton adopted today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Turns Back on
Million for
Poor House

MIDDLEBORO, KY, Mar. 6.
DESERVING the home fitted up
especially for his comfort by
wealthy relatives, Gustav Sa-
lomez, today returned to the
poor house at Pinevil,e, of
which he was an inmate before
he inherited a million dpllar
estate in France and Canada.
Salomez has been trying to
dodge the fortune for more
than 80 years and has looked
with disfavor upon the publ
city that came with his inheri-
tance.
When the poor house autho-
rites learned that Salomez was
heir to the million they releas-
ed him and, although he refus-
ed to accept the estate, rela-
tives persuaded him in trying
the home which they made
ready for his occupancy.
Salomez found life in the new
home unbearable and he set out
afoot for the poor house, so
miles away.
At the poor house Salomez
was known as "Steve White
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Spring" Dinner Dance :,
to BE GiUen March q
By Ten Thousand CLUB

Under the direction Of Mrs. For
rest kutz, chairman of the dance
committee, and Mrs. Duane Stat
f3rd, who is in charge Of the din
her committee, the arrangements
for dinner dance to be given by
the Woman s Ten Thousand Club on
March q at the club house are
progressing nicely.
This affair, which y being held
in lieu of the New England dinner
and barn dance which was first
planned promises to be delight
ful one. 1t will be strictly spring
event, with decorations and Il bonn
tiful menu i'm kcepin.I with the
day, which the calendar records as
the first of the spring season.
Announcement Of further details
viii be made< from time to time,
and club members and the general
public are asked to keep this date
open so that they may attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
THE FAWCETT HOME
is SCENE OF r. e. %.
GUEST DAY BRIDGE

a delight bridge party was given
yesterday with the members OF
Chapter a V, +. r. 0. in obserV-
nnce of their annual guest day, the
affair taking place at the viii $.
Fawcett home on Wensley avenue.
p. f. O. colors, while and yell
low, wore carried out in the flow
ers ana other decorations Of the
house, and were again repeated by
the lee cream with the p. r. O..
star and by tiny cakes with the
marguerite ornamentation carrying
out the p E. 0. motif in the refresh
ments.
Mrs. William Fleming won the
first prize in bridge, Miss Dorothy
Williams, the second, and Mrs. Roy
Brecdlove, the third.
a Members of the social committee
wfo were responsible for the sue
cess of the affair were Mrs. Robert
u. Keplcy, chairman, and Mesdames
George w. Anderson, G. E. Coggins
and l.. C. House, and Miss Hazel
Fawcett, as well as Mrs. Will S.
Fawcctt, the hostess.
Guests of p f. O. bidden to the
affair included Mesdames 0. G.
Horne, William Fleming, G. X. Coop
er, f. ID. Jacobs, Frank F. Anderson,
l.. p. Sargent, John T. Rice, c. S.
Marsden, A. w. Hale, w. j. Reid,
II. W. Brewer Jr., w. Fl. Lavayea,
Joe f. King, G. $. Palmcter, w. G.
Costello, Rex Smith, Roy Breedlove,
James S. Glassford, M. 3. O'Brien,
a. j. Sefaetzel, Harry Barker, ~.
j. L'Fcuyer and the Misses Dor
othy Williams, Pauline Golberg and
Jean Meyer. Out-of-town guests in
vited were Mesdames A. a. Ander
son and Wimp of Los Angeles, Ella
Nj. Conant of Camden, New York,
ana Paulin of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Copeland Of n. Y.
Favored by Cal.
Democratic Group
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. G.
Movement to put an anti-McAdoo
ticket in the field in the Califor-
MIA primaries for the Democratic
presidential nomination was under
way today.
Former Congressman c. A. Bar
low of Bakersfield headed the
movement.
Royal S. Copeland of New York,
it was stated, was favored as. the
choice of the anti-McAdoo forces.
Barlow issued a statement de-
nouncing McAdoo and Gain MeNab,
who heads the McAdoo ticket OF
delegates, for their connection with
the Doheny oil interests. McNab is
now attorney for Dohney and ap
peared for Doheny before the oil
investigation in Washington.
Barlow declared conference will
be held Immediately to organize
the antisMcAdoo campaign.
Nc Adoo has the endorsement Of
the state Democratic organizations
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Bide-A-Wee Clue Group
Meets LGof60Gycgc Home

Mrs. J. S. Loofbourow entertain
cd the members of the Bide-A Wee
Sewing Club at her home Oh Vine
Street yesterday afternoon, the time
being spent pleasantly witly dainty
needlcwork. Dainty Refreshments
were served by the hostess at the
close Of the afternoon, Mrs. II. r.
Nye assisting.
Members present included Mes
DANES II. G. Jones, c. e. Soncs, j.
L. Miller, j. ID. Foss, Frank W.
Young, John w. Cook, J.. G.. Ha-
vcns, Leslie Mcconnell, d. b.
Bromley, Joe f. King, Roy West
morland, H.. 7. Nye and Mrs. Me-
Carthy and Mrs. X. II. Maddox of
Calexico, the latter two being guests
of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
lions Shocking
Sermons Pr0bed
By United press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Mar G.--Zion City,
where . n0ril tone is so h gh
that smoking, peek boo waists,
clinging gowns and flirting are ban
neg, h Deing investigated by the
federal radio inspectors office
Charges have been made that over
seer Glenn Voliva's broad sermons
are Shocking
The Sunday afternoon sermons of
Voiiva, bgim with strong language
and shocking allusions," protests
to Inspector Bean stated.
Bean was urged to revoke Zion
City's broadcasting license.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
BANKS OF S. 4. :
TO AID CATTLE
PLAGUE FIGHT
BY United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, Mar. 6.-Banks of
the San Francisco bay district to-
day Were called upon by Gov. Friend
William Richardson to aid in the
fight against the hoof and mouth
disease.
lie called a conference of bankers
for Friday, when he will ask that
they underwrite a fund of about
$4,000 to finance the fight.
Reports for the last "a hours
showed no serious spread of the
disease.
Physicians were observing the case
of San Pablo baby thought to
nave contracted the disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Women S Interests
THINGS WOMEN ARE
DOING EVERYH HERE

ScvcntysiX per cent of the Vas
sar College alumnae marry college
men.
Miss Marie Connolly, young Cal
ifornia actress, has quit the stage
to become a nun.
Turkish women are prohibited
from wearing hats under an old
Moslem law and tradition.
Practically one-fourth of the wage
carners in the tobacco industry in
New York state are women.
An attempt is being made in Eng
land to have the voting age of
women made q instead of 80 years.
Out of 500 women who recently
applied for positions on the New
York police force there were only
I5S accepted for examination and
of these only ll5 passed the physi-
cal test. OF these about 20 per cent
are expected to pass the medical
ana mental test.
During the past 10 years the
number of women wage earners in
New York has increased more than
= per cent.
Aimee S. Mcpherson, a California
woman evangelist, broadcasts her
sermons from station installed in
tnc church.
Miss Margretta Fort, daughter of
former Governor of New Jersey, re-
Gently acted as speaker of the New
Jersey assembly.
Miss Ethel Bailey, who helped
build the giant dirigible Shenan-
doah, is probably the only woman
aircraft expert in this country.
Though she is only q years of
age, Miss Laura Wick of New York
earns on an average of $4,000 a
year acting. as play broker.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Egyptian Govt.
Reopens Shrine
Tut
By United Fress Leased Wire

; LUXOR, Mar. 6.-Luxor was gay
with flags and bunting i'll the Egyp-
tian national colors today and
crowded with sight seers and ma
tives and distinguished v-s;ors,
here for the official reopening of
the tomb of Tut-ankh-amen under
government supervision.
Three luxuriously fitted special
trains arrived from Cairo, bringing
members of the government who
came to pay their respects at the
shrine of one of Egypt S first rul-
ers. Two hundred notables, includ-
ing Viscount and Niscountess Al
lenby, the Duke and Duchess of
Ascota and virtually the entire di-
plomatic corps came along.
No longer was Howard Carter,
who is forced to content himself
with n law suit III the Cairo courts,
the perspiring master of ceremonies
whose word was law. The special
correspondent of the news syndicate
to whom Carter and Lord Carnar-
Won sold the news rights to their
discovery was forced to take his
chances along with correspondents
representing the press of the world.
Gross Indebtedness is often due to
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Lei KelIogg's Bran free your children
from that dangerous disease -conssipaiion

Have yorr children cat It regularly
two tablespoonfuls daiIy--in chronic
cases, with every meal. They viii like
its wonderful, nut-like flavor--so diff
ferent from common brans which are
most unpalatabIe.
AS cereal, with milk or cream, they
will enjoy Kellogg Is Bran, cooked and
krumbled. Sprinkle it over other
cereals. Cook it with hot cereals. Try
it in delicious mullins, bread, griddle
cakes and other recipes given on every
package.
But start them eating Kellogg 's
Bran to-day. Start every member OF
your family eating it. Kelloggs
Bran, cooked and krumbled, is made
in Battle Creek and is served in indi-
vidaal packages by the leading hotels
and clubs everywhere. Ask for it at
your restaurant. 1t is sold by all
grocerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06

Children are subject to constipation.
In the excitement of play, they neg
lect themselves and foster this dread
disease. More than forty other diseases
can be traced to constipation. Don Y
delay. Begin at once to cleanse their
systems Of the dangerous poisons.
Kellogg g Bran sweeps the intestine
clean-and purifies it. Tt drives out
the poisons which undermine your
children IS health. 1t makes the bowels
function regularly and naturally.
Kellogg's Bran, cooked and krum-
bled, is guaranteed TO bring results if
eaten regularly, or your grocer will
return your money. 1t is guaranteed
because it is ALL bran! Nothing but
ALL bran can be 100 per cent cffec-
tive Kellogg s Bran is recommended
by doctors everywhere they know
from experience that it brings results.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
High School Reserves
Enjoy Hike oE Desert

Members of the high school Girl
Reserves numbering 81 enjoyed a
fourmile hike the early part of the
week. Accompanied by Miss Ruth.
Pearson and Miss Evalena Baker,
the girls hiked to picturesque
spot where they built q big fire and
roasted weiners, marshmallows and
partook with healthy appetites of
Il picnic supper. The tired and hap
py group returned 10 this city about
1880, voting the hike Il decided sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Test Out Second
World Cruiser;
Air Circus Plan
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 6.-A> The
second of the four giant Douglas
world cruisers, in which L. S. air
service officers will attempt to fly
around the world, was to be given
its try out at Glover Field today.
The first plane, found to be a
little tail-heavy, has been remodeled
and is entirely satisfactory, accord
ing to Major +. L. Martin, flight
commander
The other ,two cruisers will be
ready for test flights within a few
days, according to word from the
local factory, where scores of cx-
pcricnced workmen are constructing
them.
Plans are nearly complete for the
giant aerial cirrus which will fea-
ture the take-off March 16. More
than a hundred aeroplancs will he
here for the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
100000 FIR E
RUI MS LARGE
l.. A. FACTO r Y
BY United preSs Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 6.--Sweep-
ing through the big factory of the
Robinson Furniture Manufacturing
Company, Santa Fe avenue and
Fifteenth streets, fire today com.
pletely destroyed the structure and
its contents, with loss estimated at
100000.
The blaze, which necessitated
turning in the third alarm, was
fought by every fire company from
downtown stations, with reserves
rushed from outlying departments
as well.
c. E. Colby, fireman, suffered 4
broken leg when he was struck by
Il fire hose out of control.
The blaze is believed to have orig
mated in the paint shop.
A complete tieup of traffic along
Santa Fe avenue, one of the city's
LEADING industrial streets, resulted,
with thousands of workers being de-
'ayed in reaching their labor.