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never shown in any other wars in his
tory.
Former Senator Hoke Smith re-
called the generosity Of Gen. Grant at
Appomattox in refusing to accept the
sword Of the beaten commander and
In allowing the Southern soldiers to
take home with them their horses and
equipment so that they could begin
at once to raise crops.
Henry X. Bush Brown, whose au-
thortty on art Is nationally recog-
nized. paid a tribute to Augustus
Lukeman, the sculptor. Mrs. Min
negerode Andrews and Mrs. Francois
Berger Moran outlined plans for the
campaign.
Admiral Grayson drew his execu-
tive committee from the following
guests at his dinner last night
Guests at Dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hard. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton E.
Allies, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Atwood
Colman, NJ. l.. Fox, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel G. Roper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles p. Light, Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton c. Elliott. Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Rob
ert e. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. David
III. Blair. Col. and Mrs. Clarence o.
Sheriff., Bascom Slemp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert n. Harper, Prince and
Princess Cantacuzene, Senator and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Senator
and Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood Mrs.
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IBERIA. and Middleton Stewart Barn
well, genera! secretary field depart
ment national council. New York,
Missionary Bishop Of Idaho.
The house of deputies today dealt
a death blow to the resolution spon-
sored by the Sanctity of Marriage AS
sociation when it tabled the resolu-
ton by an overwhelming majority.
The resolution would have amended
the canons of the church making re-
marriage after divorce almost impos-
Sible.
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Once Strong Man,
Ajax Becomes Ill
From Mild Effort
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 17.-Selig
(Ajax) Whitman. former strong
man of the New York Police De-
partment. is seriously Ill at his
home as a result of lifting n COM
paratively small bag OF gold bullion
Whitman once lifted a 1000
pound dumbbell and pushed "A
freight car up a hill in St. Johns
Park.
Last July he became paralyzed
on his left side from assisting in
the transfer of gold in the Wool
worth Building.
He was known as a physical mar
vel and often posed for artists of
the National Academy of Designs.
He retired from the police depart
ment five years ago.
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Will Inspect Navy Hospitals.

Miss J. Beatrice Bowman, superin-
teudent of the United States Navy
Nurse Corps, is to make an inspec-
ton of nursing conditions in the
United States naval hospitals at San
Diego. Calf; Bremerton. Wash; Mare
ra'and Calf. and on the L. :. :. Re
lief. naval hospital ship. She will sail
for the west coast on October 20
aboard the United States naval trans
MORT Henderson
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CHOOSE EPISCOPAL
MISSION BISHOPS
PreIates Name Four, While
Deputies Kill Drastic
Divorce Restriction.
by tho Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, October l7.--F'our
missionary bishops Of the Protestant
Episcophi Church were chosen today
by the house or bishops meeting here
In general convention Of the church
ana sent to the house OF deputies for
confirmation.
The following bishops were chosen:
William NJ. Thomas Of Porto Allie
gre. Brazil. Suffragnn Bishop OF Brazil
Shirley Hall Nichols of yamunichi
Cho. Hiroshai. Japan, missionary
bishop to Kyoto; Robert Erskine
Campbell. prior Masambulam Monas-
terry School, Liberia, Bishop Of Ii
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CONTEST STARTED
AMONG D. c. GIRLS
13 to Get Trip to Atlanta as
Stone Mountain Fund
Prize Drive.

Thirteen young women of Washing
ton are to be awarded a free trip to
Atlanta, Ga, to attend as honor
guests the great costume ball there
in connection with the Stone Noun
tain Confederate memorial campaign,
II was announced here yesterday by
Admiral Cary Grayson, chairman Of
the Washington committee.
The thirteen young women selected
are to be the ones who sell the great
est number of campaign coins for the
memorial. In addition, nominations
and photogra phs must be sent to the
Washington headquarters, 900 South
ern building, before November l, it
was announced.
Invitations have been sent to every
State society, organization and club
organized here to nominate three
young women between the ages of 16
and 25 for the contests. Winners of
the contests, together with the win
ners of similar contests being con-
Quoted in other cities, are to be pre-
sented at the ball, which will be held
January 10.
The harvest campaign for the sale
of the memorial half-dollar coins
minted by the Government to aid the
construction of the Stone Mountain
memorial was launched Thursday night
a dinner given by Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, chairman of the campaign
committee for the City of Washington.
Claude \. Bennett explained the
purpose of the coinage. stating that
it was the first time in history that
any Government had assisted in pay
ing tribute to soldiers who had at
tempted to disrupt it.
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between Daniel Carroll Brent, Mar
shall of the District of Columbia Of
the one part and Joseph Queen of
Prince Georges county in the State
of Maryland of the other part.
Whereas the said Daniel Carroll Brent
by virtue of writS of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Circuit Court of the
District of Columbia for Washington
County to wit: one Eliza
beth Doyle Use of John Darnall
against Walter Queen, William Fergu-
son and Richard Jameson, and the
other against Robert Ferguson, John
Robertson and Thomas MundelI eXecu-
tors of Alexander Hamilton who was
assignee of Benoni Hamilton Wade
use of Henderson, Ferguson and Glib
son against Walter Queen, did enter
and take possession of part of a tract
called The Enclosure the property
of said Walter Queen supposed to con
tain about 1SS Acres"
1t is written in the deed that the
District marshal advertised the land
for sale and that Joseph Queen. being
the highest bidder, bought it for 81 $50.
Before these transactions shown by
District records, Richard Queen.
father of Joseph Queen. owned large
tract in the District, and on that tract
Queen Chapel est. Francis de Sales
church, stands. If YOU will follow
these lines with the intelligence of
which | believe you capable you will
see how the matter is proved. Among
he District records is deed of which
the following is part:
AT the request of James Queen and
others the following division of prop
erty was recorded the 18th day of
Nav 1902 We the subscribers being
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QUEEN CHAPEL ROAD.

!. That cleared lot was the tract on
which Queen Chapel stands and in
that part of the Queen farm, Richard
Queen by will, April 25, 1893, set apart
two acres to Bishop John Carroll for
church use. This partition of the
Queen estate was to carry out a pro
vision of the will of Richard Queen.
have not found that will and it seems
not to be among District records, but
one finds references to it. For eX-
ample this:
AT the request of Samuel Queen
the following assignment was record
ed the II day of May, 1902. Know
all men by these presents th;at where
as /, James Queen of the State of
Kentucky, am lawfully and justly
entitled to certain sums of money.
lands and other property under and
by virtue of the wills of my father
Richard Queen deceased bearing date
on or about the 18th day of April
in the year of our Lord 1898 and also
of my brother Joseph deceased bear,
ing date on or about the 25th day
of November, 1901, Therefore |, the
said James Queen for and in con-
sideration of the sum of 43j pounds
four Shillings and two pence cur
rent money of Maryland to me in
hand paid by the said Samuel Queen
of Prince Georges county tetc) have
my interest in the estate of Richard
and Joseph Queen
Richard Queen, who owned large
parts of the tracts patented as In
closure and Hadduck Hills, was the
father of Joseph Queen who bought
Walter Queens land, sold by the Dis
trict marshal. / assume that joseph
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WASHINGTON CONGREGATION CONFIRMATION CLASS.

One of the most significant meet
ings of the congregation was held irg
January, 1861, when q new CunStltg-
tiUn was signed by IHl members. 8
choir was instituted at that time with
]. l.. Blout as organizer. leader. aud
its inspiring force for many years
Creation of a school as part of tine
congregations activities became a.
fact in October. 1861. In April ] $50.
there We're 81 members children in the
school and II Of non-memhers.
The Civil War brought many JEWISH
soldiers here. In 1862 a sepcial sory.
ice on the holidays was held for ther4
in Alexandria by MoritZ Fischer. 1t
iS related that Il Jewish officer il fun
uniform, desiring to attend the Nu1u
kippur services in this city. hell
in t'inkman Hall tnear the engine
house, refused at first To enter. aS the
sight of men and women worshipin-
together on the same floor was often
SiVe 10 his orthodox sentiment. Nhc
told that economy ami the ahSence
of galleries compelled them TO seat
the men in the front and the Womcu
in the rear. his conscience and r"i5-
sious sensibilities were appeased.
Then came the glad days when the
congregation attained q permaneu
home. The growth Of the Cuucre@a-
tion and the unsatisfactory quarter
at Ninth and ID streets compelled this
action. The South Methodist Church
on the west side OF Eighth street. he
tween II and !. which was being ten
porarily used a. Il Government hos
pital, was bought. In the Spring "f
1863 the little community moved into
the new home which was dedicated
by Rev. Dr.. Isaac Lesser Of Philadel-
phia. They decided TO call themselves
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12 teachers. and addition to the high
and normal schools.
X X X
THE celebration of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation also will cali
attention to the fact that this is the
27Oth anniversary of the readmission
of the Jew into England and of his
coming to America. A strong colony
of Jews lived here as early as 1S41,
mostly young men clerking in stores
and going to Baltimore for the main
holiday service.
Although it is 70 years since the
congregation had the distinction of
securing its charter from Congress,
vet the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation was organized three years
earlier. For preservation of these his
torical facts the congregation Is in
debted to Rabbi Abram Simon, who
points out that "a hardy band OF
young and spirited pioneers, poor in
the worlds good but rich in the pride
of their religious heritage, and anX-
ious to maintain the rights of their
faith, met on April %, in the home of
w. Jacob. on Pennsylvania avenue
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets"
For about two years tne JEWISH
services were held, first, in the homes
of Fl. Lissberger and NJ. Lully: then
over the home of l.. Cohen, corner of
HI street and Pennsylvania avenue,
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets; then in a rented room on
F'our-and-one-half street and Mary
land avenue southwest, and then on
Seventh street near D. In those early
DAYS members of the congregation
took charge of the services. In 1854
Sam Herman came from Baltimore
and was the first officially elected
chazan, serving also in the capacity
of secretary for one year. During this
year the services were held in the
home of the president, Isaac Herr
berg, on Pennsylvania avenue between
Third and Four-and-one-half streets.
Then came the "red-letter" day for
the Washington Hebrew congregation
when in December, 1855, the Thirty
fourth Congress acceded to the
strong petition, under the leadership
of Capt. Jonas P. Levy. and granted
the original charter, which now
hangs in one of the anterooms of the
temple This charter is signed by
Nathan P. Banks, Speaker of the
House Con December 8. 1850; by J.
D. Bright, President Of the Senate
pro tempore Con June 2, 1866, and
approved in duplicate and signed by
Franklin Pierce, President of the
United States.
There were about so names on the
congregations books at that time, but
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THE OLD TEMPLE. FROM 1868 TO 1897.

years the membership was practically
stationary.
An interesting event, written large
in the local Jewish history, occurred
about this time. Because public and
party feeling ran high over anti
slavery agitation Il deadlock lasting
two months prevented the election of
a Speaker by the National House of
Representatives.. In desperation. or
with the thought that prayer availeth
yet in Israel, the Speaker then ap-
preached the president of the Wash
ington Hebrew congregation immedi-
ately after the Sabbath morning
services, asking if he would not per
NIT the congregations minister to
offer prayer. Owing to Mr.. Lans-
burgh'S lack of fiuenCy in English
A. S. Solomons secured the services
of Rev. DR.. Raphall of New York
who, appearing in djgnified mien
with becsming tallith and cap, in
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not more than 40 were full members.
l. Seldner was elected charzan in
1865. and then II. Mela, and the
services We're held on Fourth street.
opposite the City Hall, for q year
and a half and then transferred to
the southeast corner of Ninth and d
streets.
In the Fall Of $50 Rev. S. NJ. Lans-
burgh accepted the local leadership.
He came from Baltimore and was
author of a learned astronomical and
historical treatise
The first revised constitution. writ
ten in 1857, was signed by ~ mem
berS. showing that for those first two
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and Walter Queen We're brothers.
James Queen. who mored to Kentucky
before 1902. was a son of Richard.
The relation of the heirs named in the
partition of the property is not dis
closed by records in the recorder of
deeds office. but l believe the distribu-
ton of the lots was the result of a
suit of partition about 1901, and it
might pay us to look into that.
The Rambler's work of getting rec
ords he has quoted here was greatly
leSsened by references" given him
by the District Title Company. To
President Ernest J.. Schmidt many
years friend-j'eXprime mes remercie-
ments ct ma reconnaissance. and to
Vice President George OConnor-My
Cousin Caruse-benigne dicis pro
cOmitate
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'Shaare Zedek Congregation" al
though this name was never used after
its announcement. DR.. |. NJ. Wise
preached during the same year here
and in 1865 DR.. Lesser delivered 1t
special memorial service in April on
the death of Abraham Lincoln.
The Civil War wrought havoc in the
congregation, which was reduced To
Il members. DR.. We'll was succeeded
III January. 1867, by Rev. I. :. Jacob
son. and two years later came pr.
Harman Baar, who during a short in
CumbenCy, cut short by throat afiI3c-
ton, won the loving appellatiou Of
father Of the orphans" Rev. Isaac
Stemple followed in August. 1870. hav-
ing served without remuneration for
some time.
Again in 1870 there was disruption.
About 80 members left the parent
body and organized an independent
Continued on Fourth pagoD
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of part of said tract conveyed to
Daniel Stephenson, then with said
part being run and laid down by di
rection of Joseph Queen with two de-
greeS and thirty minutes as an allow
ance for variation, North fifteen de-
SreeS and 40 minutes East" Then
follows a description of the bounds in
perChes. degrees and minutes east.
west, etc. In the deed is this: This
tract joins the tract conveyed to
William Murdock now the property OF
Mr.. Slater.
The second Queen deed in District
records is of 1901. Part of it follows:
AT the request of Joseph Queen the
following deed was recorded the 18th
day of November, 1901, to wit: This
indenture made the 1lth day of No
vember in the year of our Lord 1901
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offering prayer in the House and
Rabbi Abram Simon. the present senior
rabbi of the congregation. has been
accorded the courtesy in both House
and Senate.
x j. *
n 1859 Il rupture occurred in the
congregation and an independent
'Shul' held services at Ninth street
and Market place, near the commission
stores. having elected Rev. S. We'll as
Charzan. They bought a burial plot
on Seventeenth street, above the
boundary.
After lapse of several months.
each congregation realized that CO.
operation was preferable. A union
was effected with Mr. We'll as char
zan of the united congregation. Under
the ministry of Rev. Mr.. We'll, real
and substantial progress was made
10y the congregation from 1851 To
1867
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spired the confidence of all the law
makers present" His simple prayer
for wisdom ana harmony was fol
lowed Immediately by the breaking of
the deadlock and the successful cleo
ton of u Speaker
Since then the privilege of opening
the House or the Senate with prayer
has been granted visiting rabbis from
time To time. such as DR.. 1. NJ. Wise,
-. Phillipson, j. l.. Levy. Edward \.
Calisrh and Joseph Silverman. The
Washington Congregation ministry
was not overlooked, either, for Rev.
Louis Stern. rabbi of this congrega-
rinM for 4S Nears. hid the hnnnr OF
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called on by James Queen, Mary
Queen Gardiner. Manham Queen,
Ann Edwardson Queen, Eleana Queen,
Gerard S Boarman for self and wife,
Samuel Queen, and Manham Queen for
the heirs of Joseph Queen, to divide
the landed estate of the late Richard
Queen and Joseph Queen, the same
being laid off into lots. have agreed
as follows, the said lots being laid off
by Mr.. George Fenwick. Manham
Queen shall have wood lot No. C
valued at 90 pounds per acre and
cleared lot No. valued at three
pounds per acre"
Then follow the lots assigned to the
heirs of Richard and Joseph Queen.
Samuel Queen was assigned wood lot
(uncleared land) No. valued at -
pounds per acre and cleared lot No
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New Sounding Machines,

NEW electrically-driven sounding
machines which have been per
fected by the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey for the rapid determination of
the depth Of the ocean and the nature
| Of it's bed, as we'll as of its water at
various depths, are so efficient that a
sounding of 3 miles deep may now
be taken in only one and one-half
hours, says Scientific American.
The new machine consists of a reel
having a diameter of a little less than
> feet, driven by q horsepower
electric motor which obtains its sup
ply of current from the ships gen
orator. On this reel is wound 1000
fathoms, or nearly miles. of stand
ard hard drawn steel piano wire of
No. u Brown and Sharp gauge. This
size of wire is about half the diam
eter of the average pencil lead. yet it
must he able to withstand a stress of
100 pounds without breaking.
The use of such small wire as this
has several advantages which may
best be demonstrated by an account
of the material formerly employed
Long ago hemp rope was used. This
was extremely clumsy when used for
deep sounding. 1t was Supplanted in
1872 by Wire. Nevertheless, the wire
at first used had to be quite large in
diameter, for it had to be strong
enough to draw the sounding weight,
some 60 pounds of metal. back to the
surface against the water friction on
| thousands of feet of wire and of the
weight itself.
Later the detachable sinker was in
vented. Instead of pulling both wire
| and Sinker up after the sounding had
| been made, the Sinker automatically
drops off when it strikes the bottom.
| a detaChing device effecting this pur-
pose very simply. The Sinker is, of
| course, thrown away forever, but it
has little value. The wire alone may
then be drawn to the surface COM
paratively rapidly without danger of
| being broken.
| The reel now used holds "a 900 feet
| of wire, and when it is seen that each
! turn is wound with "a tension of 100
pounds it is evident that the total COM
preston on the drum, when all the
wire has thus been wound up, is about
| 400 tons. Therefore, the reel must be
of very sturdy construction. Its rim
is 51a inches wide and inches thick,
| of which part must be cut away to
permit of reeling the wire on it.
1t is interesting to note that this cut
| for retaining the wire on the reel is
, only inches wide by 11a inches deep;
yet it suffices TO hold the entire 5
miles of wire. This conveys an inn
preston of the small size of the piano
| wire used.
In making sounding to $4,000 feet
| depth one-half hour is required for the
descent of the sinker and one hour
| for reeling in the wire. 1t has been
found that the electrically driven ma
chine reels in the wire about 80 per
cent faster than the older type of reel.
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Sir! /!

Yes. my dears, the lace on this is
60 years DID,
You don't say! Did you make it
yourself?"
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Old Deeds Throw Additional Light
*- On History of the Queen Family
the Writing History and the Handicap of Tacng Subject
That Has Never Previously Been Presented

I ASK YOU to stick by me while L
work out the story of the Queen
family, Queen lands and Queen
u Chapel. l believe this request
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Washington Hebrew Congregation
Will Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Announced for Those Who Worship Eighth Street Temple With
Get together Party and Review of Past History.
"Week of Weeks

n HE Washington Hebrew Con
gregation. with its home on
Eighth street between II and
L ], having rounded out 70 years
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12 teachers, and addition to the high
and normal schools.
X X X
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-07
Milk With Grains Will
Hasten Growth of Chick

That the addition of milk to the reg
ular grain ration Of growing chicks
leads to a greatly increased rate Of
growth is a conclusion reached by fed
eral poultry specialists who have stud
led the matter experimentally. The
experiments are still in progress. The
conclusion agrees with the experience
of commercial poultrymeh who have
included milk in the rations Of young
chickens.
Another experiment conducted by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture which promises to be of prac-
tical Importance is on the relative eff
cheney of mash rations containing vege-
table proteins. The results thus fa1
bear out those of previous years work
to the effect that the addition of GER
tain mineral salts to vegetable pro-
TENS makes them compare favorably
with animal proteins as protein sup
plement for poultry. Unless the min
erals are used the protein of animal
origin is more efficient.
These experiments are conducted at
the bureau of animal industry farm,
located at Beltsville, Md, near Wash
ington. Last year the government
poultry specialists Matched about $500
chicks with good results. The fowls
are used for great variety of studies
in breeding, feeding and management.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-07
Air-Slaked Lime busting
Will Discourage Slugs

busting of air-slaked lime around
the plants will discourage slugs or
snails; they will not crawl over it.
Many may be trapped by laying cab
bage or lettuce leaves on the ground
in the evening; in the morning they
will be found under these leaves, and
may be destroyed.
These molluscs are often a nuisance
in cold frames, hotbeds and cellars, as
well as in greenhouses. To control
them the United States Department
Of Agriculture advises to remove all
decaying boards or debris, and then
apply air-slaked lime, finely pulverized
salt or road dust literally. OF course,
salt could not be used on plant beds,
but beds of cuttings or seedlings may
be protected by putting border of
salt, SCOT or dry lime around them.
Dry lime or salt will be found desir-
able in, cellar where the slugs or
snails appear. They can also be poi
soned with d. bait of boiled potatoes
or sweet potatoes sprinkled with white
arsenic or paris green. Drenching the
soil with a solution of mercuric chic
ride corrosive sublimate), one-half
ounce to the gallon of water will de-
stroy slugs, snails, earthworms, and
the larvae of various soil insects, but
this must be handled with great care.
as it is a deadly poison. As the BIZ
chloride corrodes metals, 1t should be
prepared in a glass or glazed vessel.