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Henry kuehling August "a, 1873.
Harry King married Ida Langley Oc-
tober 90. 1870. William Pratt King
married Leah kata Bowers July Is,
1880"
On another blank leaf is this:
catalina Van Ness, the daughter of
Capt. Isaac Van Ness (continental?),
officer with six of his brothers in the
Revolutionary Army, was born Febru-
airy in 1897, in Columbia County
New York. She married Daniel Landon.
Her daughter, Henrietta Landon, was
born in Troy, n. Y, March -, 1925,
married on her sixteenth birthday to
Zebulon Montgomery Pike King in
Georgetown, d. &. Their children
were Rudolph Alpheus born January
s. 1912: Mary Albertina, born October
10, 1S43: Norman Landon, born June
Is, 1916; Harry, born October 8. 1874;
Francis Landon, born October 10, 1850:
Landon King, born March Is, 1857;
William Dean Pratt. born June Is,
1857; John Lewis Cliff, born Septem-
her %, 1859; Aida E,rnestina, born
August Z. 1863, Catalina Van Ness
died at Vernon Ooaks, near Mount
Vernon, Fairfax County, at the home
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afterward. he learned of the incident
He gave instructions that Mr.. Clark
be found without delay. The bank
president had never seen the copper
magnate. but when he reached the
Senator by telephone at his hotel he
assured Mr.. Clark that his check
would be good forthwith at that bank
for whatever amount the Senator
cared to write.
That was the beginning of a friend
ship that was to. bear interest for all
art-loving Americans. Mr.. Glover,
one of the few now living who knew
intimately the founder of the Cor
coran Gallery, William Wilson Cor
coran was. as he still is at 19, presi-
dent of the institution. 1t is to his
vision and business acumen that the
gallery so largely owes triumphal
realization of the aims of the founder.
4 S his acquaintance with Senator
"A Clark grew Mr.. Glover discerned
in the Senator deep and growing
sympathy with the work of the Cor
coran. From its earliest days the
gallery has fostered the development
of American art as a primary object,
and in pursuit of this purpose it in
augurated nearly 20 years ago bi-
ings of native artists, wherever they
might live. could be eXhlblted Tor
prizes and for sale.
Through interest instilled by Mr..
Glover. Senator Clark donates 81 1000
toward the prizes for the first of these
exhibits. in 1907. Paintings then
shown sold for a total of S49, 900 all
of which went to the artists. The
success of the innovation was so pro
nounced that the Senator soon in
creased his prize donation to $4,000
and before his death he gave an en-
dowment fund Of 100000, the income
of which will perpetuate the Clark
prizes.
The first home of the Corcoran gal
lerv was in the red brick and brown
stone structure of Victorian as
pect that still Is standing at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Seventeenth street.
housing the United States Court OF
Claims and facing the State, War and
Navy Building. Taken over by the
auartermaster's department of the
Army during the Civil War. 1T was
not restored to the gallery trustees
until 1869. 1t was opened to the pub
lie the following year.
Mr.. Corcoran's deed of gift conveyed
the gallery to the public ito be used
solely for the purpose of encouraging
American genius In the production of
works pertaining to the fine arts. ;"
There was included a 5000 900 endow-
ment fund and Mr.. Corcoran's per-
sonal art collection, valued at the
then not inconsiderable sum of
$4,000
In the passage Of time, acquisitions
to the collection made apparent the
necessity of expanding the gallery,
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Notes on the Flyleaf of Book
- Assist Rambler in Hunting Facts
VanN LAND
eordsR RecalE Exciting Period in

A BOOK that belonged to Ann
~ Elbertina Van Ness, daughter
~ of Marcia Burnes and John
a p. Van Ness. was brought to
the Ramber's desk as he
began to write this story. Perhaps it
was given to Ann Elbertina by her
mother, but that is guess. In it is
oookmark which / assume TO be that
of John p. Van Ness. On blank
leaf written in a small running hand
and in ink once black and now faded
to light brown, is this: Ann Elber.
tina Van Ness, May 27, 1915" Below
that line is written This book is now
the property Of Mary Elbertina King
kuehling, presented to me by Mrs.
James Byrne 1s74-M. Albertina King
Kuehling."
The book, duodecimo. is bound in
brown calf with scroll in gold leaf
AS a border. The paper Drowned by
time is sound and the print small but
distinct The book is in Italian and
the title page is: lie Adventure di
Telema co-Di Francesca Salignac de
la Mothe Fenalon-Nuova Edition con
IN Discorso Sulla Poesia Epica. Parigi
Presso Bossange. Mason Besson
1907 Surely you see that this is the
venture. the fortune or the story of
Ieiemachus, son of Ulysses and Pc
nelope, with treatise on epic poetry,
written by Francois Fenelon, trans
lated into Italian and printed at
Parigi in 1907. 1t is a translation
of book that may not be in the
library of every reader of the rambleS.
That book is Les Aventures de Tele
maque," by the Catholic prelate Fene
Ion, who died in 1115. He wrote Tele-
maque as model for he education of
princes and the book displeased Louis
NV Let me turn to the biogra ply of
Fenelon and pass this to you; His
most celebrated work is Les Aventures
he Teiemaque. Ii was carried off and
published by a valet employed to
transcribe the manuscript. On the ap-
pearance of this work Louis manifest
ed displeasure toward Fenelon, con-
ceivtng his historical romance to be q
satire on his reign, and forbade the
completion of the printing.
Some malicious persons pretended,
what Fenelon himself never thought
OF, that the characters We're thin dis
suiSes of personaGes at the court. But
there was nothing singular. apart from
fhe suspicion referred to, in the Kings
displeasure. Fenalon's liberal ideas
as embodied in the book, that the King
existed for his subjects and not they
for him, We're anathema to an abso-
lutte monarch. Nor was he ever daz-
Zled by the veneer of Splendor and
the military glories of the reign"
Written on the f1y-leaf of this book
and in purple ink which has blotted
through the fiber of the paper are
some notes which the Rambler tran
scribes thus: 1T is for the above
Albertina Van Ness that Zebulon and
Henrietta l.. Kings only daughter.
Elbertina. is named-born October 10,
l84S. in Georgetown, and who after
ward married j. II. kuehling. Ru-
dolph Alphonso King married Nettie
Moore. NJ. Albertina King John
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which / assume to be the Van Ness
arms, is not illumined, but l can read
for you that in the escutcheon is
five-point star argent dexter chief and
star argent sinister chief. There
is pale or palette with bordure sable
and the fess blanc contains an etoile
dargente. If the arms were illumined
l might find markings dor, gules, vert
and azure, but 1 give it to you as 1
saw it. There is a crest or crista
above the chief which in early
heraldry was a sign of uncommon
honor. and this crest is a morton
plumeuX. Below the chief Is a motto
PRO Dec ct Nobilissima Patria Bata-
vorum' which is as plain to you as to
me, but which I take the freedom to
construe as For God and the Most
Renowned Country of Batavia"
You have been told that the mother
of Marcia Burnes Van Ness was Ann
Wight and that the farm of her an
cestors and on which she and her
husband. David Burnes. were buried
was part of the land called Enclosure,
on which much of the town of Brook
land is built. You were shown last
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Clark Collection Brings Fulfillment J
OF Citys Dream of Art Leadership
Through Gift Corcoran Gallery of Late Senator's Collection
...u. American People Will Derive Benefits.
BY WILLIAM S. ODLIN.

BY WILLIAM 5. ODLIN.
~ ECENTLY the trustees of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, in
IN this city, accepted the terms
i of a clause in the will of the
late William A. Clark, TOR
mer United States Senator and Mon
tana copper Croesus. whereby the gal
lery will become the permanent de-
pository of his collection of art treas.
ures. which authorizes appraise al
So .000,0 900. Thus is taken mighty:
stride toward attainment of the Ma
tional Capitals cherished ambition of
becoming the esthetic as we'll as po-
litical metropolis of the United States.
While the Capital will enjoy physical
possession of the celebrated old paint
ings. statuary, tapestries and other
rare objects of art that make up lh.a
great Clark collection, the gift is
really one TO the Nation. Primarily
the importance and value of one
museums possessions are immea sur
ably enhanced but there is a deeper
significance
The Corcoran holds A unique place
in the affections of Americans. To
greater extent than any of the other
great public galleries, 1t is truly a ma
tional institution, for nearly every
American. at some time in his life,
VISITS the seat OF MS eOeTdl SIONeTn
ment and few indeed who come to
Washington fail to roam through the
beautiful templs Of art that stands just
over the e,way from the White House.
Thus 1t can hardly be gainsaid that
more people from more different parts
of the country have seen the Corcoran
collection than have visited any other
museum.
The acquisition of the Clark collec-
ton by the Corcoran gallery is an
event of national significance. And
this Is how il came about:
Soon after his arrival in Washing
ton many years ago. to take his seal
in the Senate, William A. Clark wished
to cash check of rather large size
Calling al the largest bank in the city
the Riggs National. he asked for the
president. Charles c. Glover. Mr.. Glover
was out, and the quiet una ssum-
ing man who had dug a vast for
tune out of the copper-impregnated
hills of Montana was not yet the com
manding national figure he was des-
tined to become. He was personally
quite unknown to the officials of the
bank who were present and, as he
was unidentified, the only assistance
they could offer was TO send his check
through to New York. loss of time
Mr.. Clark could not afford
The Eew Senator departed, and
when Mr.. Glover returned. soon
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and the trustees cast about for solu-
ton Of the problem. The gallery owned
a plot of ground just north of the
building, but between that lot and
another further north. also owned
by the gallery, was 56-foot strip
in the possession of a certain fiery
naval officer who with great distinc
ton comma nded Union bocka ding
feet during the war between the
States.
1t chanCed that between the admiral,
who has long since gone to his re
ward. and Mr.. CorCoran there had
existed feud. the cause of which
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is forgotten hut whose bitterness was
events were to prove. Approa ched by
Mr.. Glover on behalf of the gallery
trustees. the old warrior tartly re
fused to sell his land at any price and
thus permit expansion of an institu-
ton bearing the name of his foe.
Although some of the trustees re-
garded abandonment of the original
site as nothing less than "sa crilege. -
Mr.. Glover found the gallery could
acquire desira BILE tract at New
York avenue and Seventeenth street
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Honey Bath for Pearls.

RATHS in newly gathered honey are
recommended by a European gem
expert to restore the lustre to pearls
that have grown dull, says Popular
Mechanics. Treatments of 4s hours at
two'week intervals for a period of
aoout SIX months are said to produce
tne most satisfactory results and the
honey should be removed with alco-
hol instead of water.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

An old colored woman was heart
to say to friend. why. yes'm, that
thar little one Of mine am de cawbon
copy Of his father"
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BOOK that belonged to Ann
Elbertina Van Ness, daughter
of Marcia Burnes and John
P. Van Ness. was brought to
the Ra nhler,s desk as he
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
WOMEN OPPOSED TO WAR
 MEET IN WASHINGTON
To Offcr Course By Best Experts To Determine Causes and Methods
 of Prevention

Minneapolis, Jan 9.-The national congress for the cause and cure of war; to be held at Washington. D. C.. Jan. 1924, will offer a course of study by the best experts to deter IT inc just why wars have occurred and how they can be prevented, and will not be a conference of propa- ganda or hysteria, according 10 Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, chairman of the program committee and former president of the general federation of women's clubs.
 Six hundred women representing six large national womens organza- tions have been invited to attend. They are the Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of Wom- en Voters, the American Association of University Women, the Nationa Young Women's Christian associa | tion, the National Christian Temper. ance union and the Council of Jew ish Women.
 With the conclusion of the confer ence, said Mrs. Winter, a statement of the findings will be drawn up an" each of the represented organlza tions asked to sign it, giving a work ing basis for further action toWaru international peace.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09

how deeply the loss of such things was regretted where tho objects had been,
 Not long ago an Amrican bought an extraordinarily hne statue of the Virgin for 100000 francs, but before delivery he asked the antiquity dealer if ha could prove that this statue had not been stolen, This occurred in 1923, when the stolen statue from the St. Sauveur church was causing much talk. When the dealer admitted he could not give the required proof, the American collector preferred 10 cancel his pnr- chase rather than to become an ac7 compiCe in theft,
 Last July an appeal was made 10 save the Roman arches of Saint Martory, which had been bought by a dealer for l0,Ouo francs, and at once an American woman who has lived long time In France, sent q check which no doubt will enable Us to save this monument"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
Boy Babies Have Less
 Strength Than Girls

Chicago, Jan 9.-Boy babies have not the same chance of living as girl babies, they are tho weaker scN, according to Prof. s. J. Holmes zoologist of the University of Cali fornia, speaking here today before the American Statistical association.
 Tn the first year of life many more boys die than girls, the propor- ton of boy deaths being greater in the first month and gradually de- cteasing through the rest of the year. Studies made in places. pc riods and social strata where the in- fant death rate is low, show the ratio of boy deaths to girl deaths is high. AS we go back in embryonic life this ratio steadily in creases. The male, apparently, is the weaker animal. at least at the start of life. '
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
US. IN 1924 MADE
 S,56O,Sl3 AUTOS
Nearly Half Million Less Than
 Figures for 1928

New York. Jan. 9.---Automobile production for December as estimat- ed from shipping reports to the Ma tional Automobile Chamber of Com merce today totalled z 2il,665 cars aud trucks, This brings the total U. S production for the year to S,56O,. SIS, The Canadian figures of cer- tain companies, however, are not in cluded so that the grand total Is es- timated to be over S,650,000.
 Reports from dealers throughout the country indicate that the busi- ness is In a very strong position. Stocks on hand of both new and used vehicles are light and the winter out look Is improved over last year.
 The totals for the twelve months exclusive of certain Canadian figures are as follows:
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
DESPOIL FRANCE
 OF ART TREASURE
Exodus Of Antiques to America
 Is an Immense Danger

Paris Jan. 9.-Tho exodus of French historic antiquities 10 Ameri- ca is an immense danger, the Duke of Trevtse declared in a recent ad- dress before the Faubourg club. The speaker, while rcgrettlns the loss of irrcplaccablc ancient treas- ures, as q man of common sense as well as lover of art said he did not blame those who buy and carry off these vcstiges of long ago, but that he sought to make such sales more difficult, if not impossible, If means arc not found to stop this exodus" he continued the towns and country sites will be deprived of their finest historic and artistic objects.
 Any property owner in France can cut his house up and sell the stones, facade, windows, roofs, or naments and feiezes or the iron work of the wells, without even informing the Fine Arts department, so long as 1t has not been classified, and very few buildings are classified" |" the duke said,
 An object classified as Of national interest, it should be explained, can- not be sold without authorization of the Fine Arts department of the government.
 Tn 1921 law was passed that put an embargo on all such com modities, pictures and objects of art as well as tapestries and archi- tectural fragments but dealers con- plained so of the way the law in- terfered with business that 1t was repealed, and consequently French ediflces are no longer protected.
 The feelings of Americans toward France are 50 generous and delicate that they would never buy architec. tural fragments If they were aware
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
SUBWAYS ARE INSTALLED

Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 9.-Barce- lona's first subway is to be inaugur- ated next month. The motive pow CT is to be electricity. and the cars and stations are to be equipped with all modern improvements. Eleva- tors will carry passengers to the street level at points where the tracks are far under ground.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
AIR MAIL ROUTES EXPAND

Hamburg, Jan. 9.--London, Am sterdam, Hamburg and Malmoe, Sweden, will be linked together ear ly next year by daily air mail and passenger service! English and Ger man machines will be used.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09

Year 4,0l3,509 3,560,S13 S"Total partly estimated.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09

69 pairs boys all wool trousers in light and dark tweeds and cheviots, cut full and lined throughout. Broken sizes, to IS years. While they last, S2.19.
 second Floor
New Britain herald., 1925-01-09

New dresses of silk and Kasha specially purchased and offered at special low price. There are models for street, afternoon, and many for dinner and dance wear
 Fourth Floor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26
CARRY Fight
ON SIGMAN
TO CHICAGO
New York |. L. G. W.
Talk General Strike

NEW YORK CITY, July 24.-chl-
caeo members Of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union will
be urged to join in the demand for
the resignation Of President Morris
sieman. when members of the Joint
Committee Of Action of Locals z, 9
and %, of New York address a mass
meeting in the Workers Lyceum,
2733 Hirsch Boulevard, on Saturday
afternoon.
Louis Hyman, chairman of the Joint
Committee of Action, and G. S. zim-
norman, its secretary, will tell of the
suspension, trial and expulsion of the
Executive Committees of Locals 2, 9
and %; the raids on Locals and 9;
the beating up of pickets by repre-
sentatives of the Joint Board, and the
way in which workers are being dis
charged because of their sympathy
with the suspended locals.
sigman Machine Must Go.
I'VE are coming to Chicago" says
Mr.. Hyman, before leaving today for
Cleveland, ito let our members know
the true causes Of this fight, and just
what has happened since we were
suspended on June II. When they
learn the truth, am certain they
will all join with us in our fight
against our corrupt officials and their
powerful political machine, and will
back us in the demand that not only
President Sigman, but vice-Presidents
Perlstein and Feinberg and all their
henchmen must go.
I'VE shall ask the workers to help
with the defense fund that will en-
able us to continue this fight to a
finish; and we shall call on them to
denounce not only the action Of the
New York Joint Board. but the policy
Continued on page 80
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26

States and Rumania will take part in
the maneuver of the Polish army at
the end of August near the Ukrainian
frontier. At the same time military
agreement is to be concluded between
Poland and Czecho-Slovakia against
the Soviet Union and Germany.
Russians Discuss British Threats.
The imperialist threats of England
occupy the lively attention of wide
circles of the working class and peas
antry of the Soviet Union. Today a
mass meeting of the Red Army sol
diers of the Moscow garrison address
ed declaration, to M. v. Frunse, Peo-
pies Commissar for the Army and
Navy, in which, amongst other things,
they said:
we are strong and we are always
prepared to fight AT any moment we
are ready to take up our situation for
battle and to smash back those who
attempt to Disturb the peaceful re-
construction of Soviet Russia
Will Defend Revolution.
A declaration of the same meeting
was sent to the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Russia which
said that in case the firm peace policy
of the Soviet power should be in vain
and the Soviet Union be compelled to
defend itself by force of arms, then
the Red Army of the Soviet Union
would be prepared to prove its
readiness to fight for the achieve
ments of the November, 1917, revolu-
ton. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26
BATTLES OF l. L. G. w. u LEFT WING
ON SIGMANITES TOLD IN TABLOID

l. Meehes
BERT where the o
Lawyer Of the machine
kevleh demand
duct Joint Action Committees a trial.
g. Felnbers letter asking help.
A. cloakmkers the contracting
firm requested to the
Joint Action
s. scab Of Local
that they should be able reject the
Great demonstration Of the cloak
Saturday in Chicago the Workers
Speakers
Auditorium to refuse hall Note meeting place
T. Stormy gathering Of decides
governors commission a referendum vote
g. Takers hutHns
they bufed
g. Action Committee calling makers to
collect for the defense, quickly possible
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26

list powers. l he ABOLITION OF UNI
equal treaties will at once cut
the vicious roots which have
been nourishing all our evils.
Peoples of the world, we appeal
to you for justicew
Addressing the head of the A. F..
of L. whose approval Of the Coolidge
proposal for a conference of the nine
powers to consider the possibility"
of mere revision of the unequal treat
les, has aided the scheme of American
imperialists to check the rising tide
of national revolution with promises
of future favors the Canton govern
ment, controlled by the Kuomintang
party, takes issue with the hypocritic
demand of Coolidge that "China must
put her house in order" before the
treaties can be even revised.
I'VE are certain, says the cable to
Green, that so long as the unequal
treaties exist, China will not be able
ito put her house in order.
Therefore we demand that our in
ternational status be changed on the
basis of equality with other nations.
Our people demand nothing but what
they are ready to accede to other ma
equality in international rela-
tions, Independence in the exercise of
their sovereign rights
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26
B. & 0. BILL
PLANS POGROM
OF EXPULSION
Intends to Gust All Rad
icals from Union

Having stolen the election from his
opponent, J. F. Anderson, "B. and o.
Bill" the ex-Salvation army drummer,
who claims to be president of the In
ternationaI Association of Machinlsts,
issued a ukase which calls for the
expulsion of all members Of the Work
ers Party and Trade Union Education
al League from the organization.
Johnson has already expelled And
erson and it is reported that SALIVA
ton Sal" intends to expel every prom
inent supporter of Anderson before he
gets thru. But 1T is not believed that
he will have an easy Job
The Fake Executive.
The executive council, by grace of
fake ballots, having met in Washing
ton, decided to warn all locals that
they must expel all Communists under
pain of losing their charters. The
council also decided, we learn from
the capitalist press, that a complete
reorganization of the field staff would
take place and that several organic
ers and local business agents would
be dropped. This means that all or
ganizers and business agents who sup
ported Anderson will be taken off the
payroll
Endorse Company Unlonism.
Among other decisions reached by
he Johnson crowd was the endorse
ment of the B. and o. class collabora-
tion plan and decision to spread it
to other railroads.
Johnson and Dawson have a lot
of union funds at their disposal and
they have no intention of relinquish-
ing their graft to a rank and file ma
jority. But it is reported that the
rank and file have not yet said the
last word. Salvation Sal" may soon
learn the lesson that is now being
taught to Sigman.