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CHURCH OF OLD FALLS PARISH
DRESSED In COLONIAL BEAUTY
Place Where Washington Worshipped and Soldiers
of Two Great Wars Sheltered and SuccOred
Men and Horses, Restored.

north the darker foliage Of the black
oaks; more beautiful" as Archdeacon
Neve remarked, than stained glass
Original Structure Frame.
Records of the parish show that in
1874 a frame church was built on the
site. March %, 1853, the vestry met
to determine whether to repair or
build anew. and whether to change
the site, Present were Henry Gun
nell, William Payne, jr., church ward
ems; John West, William Payne,
Charles Broadwater, Thomas Wren,
Abraham Barnes, Daniel McCarty,
Robert Baggers and George Washing
ton. They decided to rebuild on the
old spot, and Of brick.
On January ], 1867. plans produced
by James Wren, descendant of Sir
Christopher Wren, architect of st.
Paul's London, were accepted. and the
contract awarded him, at the price
of 500 pounds, 15 shillings, or a little
less than $4,000.
At a meeting held December 20,
1863, the church was received.
The contract was explicit. "The
walls to be % feet from the founda-
ton, that is 31a bricks to the sleep
o.
2Ia from thence; the mortar to be 2-3
lime and 1.3 sand the roof to have
three principal rafters. to be covered
with inch pine or poplar plank, laid
close to shingle on, the shingles to be
of best juniper cypress, q of an inch
thick. The altar piece, pulpit and
canopy to be completed in Ionic
order"
Ten or fifteen years ago "a builder
examined the roof and reported the
joints still so tight one could not run
d case knife between the timbers.
In the earlier days this was called
the upper church, and Christ Church
at Alexandria, Va, the lower church.
In the minutes Of 1856 this is first re-
ferred TO as "the Falls Church. For
| many years the two churches We're
served by the same minister.
List of It's RectOrs.
In the list are found the names of
Revs. Charles Green, Townshend
| Dade. David Griffith elected first
Bishop of Virginia, but never conse-
crated and Bryan Fairfax eighth
| Lord Fairfax). Since the Civil War
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have been Bishop Horatio Southgate,
Rev. DIR. John McGill. Rev. Dr. Frank
Page, Rev. J. Cleveland Hall, Rev.
r. A. Castleman, Rev. DIR. McGill
(again), Rev. George $. Somerville,
Rev. w. T.. Calender, Rev. DR.. Nc
Gill third time), Rev.. Andrew Grin
nan and Rev. RIA. Castiernan (againl.
In the early part of the nineteenth
century the church fell into neglect,
but about f840 Il was restored by the
munificence of Henry FairfaX, grand
son of the former rector. Henry
Fairfax, as commander of the Fair
fax Volunteers, died of fever. in Mex
leo in Is47. His body was brought
back and inferred near the southeast
corner of the church, where in 1917
the Virginia Chapter of Daughters OF
Founders and Patriots erected stone
with suitable inscription. Col. Charles
Broadwater recruited Revolutionary
soldiers there.
Civil War Hospital.
In the Civil war it wassused first as
! hospital. Later It was damaged by
company Of Union Cavalry on picket
duty. who used it as a stable, to
which usage the newly bricked-ur
places under the front windows beal
testimony.
After the Civil War the United
States Government gave 100 toward
it's repairs. Early in the present cen
tury the Rev George s. SomervillC
gave his life to securing money for n.
restoration. He is buried under the
shadow of the church. A bronze tab
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ELDR|DGE PLANNING
TO CUT ARRESTS.
Card System for Minor Vio-
IationS May Be Tried
Out Here.

Aroused by the latest report of the
Police Department revealing record
breaking number or arrests in March,
more than half of which We're for Vio-
lations of the traffic regulations. Traf-
tic Director Nj. o. Eldridge announced
Yesterday that he would press the
plan he proposed several weeks ago
for reducing arrests for minor
breaches of the traffic code.
Mr. Eldridge's plan is already in
practice in a number of the larger
cities throughout the country. 1t
consists merely of leaving a card in
the machine of u Violator of some
minor regulation, indicating the of
tense ch 'rged against him. copy
nf this card would be sent to the Traf-
tic Bureau and kept on file. and the
yiolator would not be annoyed or in
convenienced in any way by the
police unless he should be caught a
second time for "A traffic ottense.
Then the ..@Er,"l...:on would be used
N a report prepared for the Traffic
Court.
Minor Violations Cited.
The proposed cards, tentatively de-
signed for the consideration of Chief
of Police Edwin B. HeSSe. lists Such
minor offenSeS as violation of the
parking regulations. no lights ana
faulty equipment. The card contains
no references to the regulations IN
Nolving the operation of machine.
Mai. Hesse has had MIR. Eldridges
proposition under consideration for
some time, but has deferred decision
pending a survey he is making OF the
situation brought about by the In
creasing number of arrests with
view to relieving congestion in Police
and Traffic Courts. The traffic di-
rector, however. indicated that ne
would confer with the police CHIEF
early next week in an effort to speed
up action on the card system plan.
with the use of the card system"
Nh Eldridge said confidently, Il be-
lieve that the arrests for first minor
violations OF the traffic regulations
will be reduced between 25 and so
per cent. l have some sympathy with
first offenders and believe they should
be given some consideration, but l
have absolutely no sympathy with the
persistent vlolators."
Believes Enforcement Strict,
Director Eldridge expressed the be
lief that the large increase in the
number of arrests is due TO the strict
enforcement of the traffic regulations.
Washington is getting better en-
forcement of its traffic regulations
than ever before" he said. but l diff
fer with the statements that If the
police continue at their present pace
more than one.fifth of the total popu
lation will have been arrested when
the year closes.
MANY Of those arrested are per-
sistent violators and | venture to say
that a search of the Police Depart
ment's records will show that some
of them are arrested not less than
six or eight times a year.
There is a very close relation be
tween law enforcement and safety"
Mr.. Eldridge continued. Prior to
this year practically the same traffic
regulations were in force, but the
arrests were not as large in number.
This was due to the fact that tie
police gave the offenders tickets,
many of which We're torn up or the
cases quashed before they got into
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the police station for recording.
This practice has been stopped
with a resulting increase in the num-
Der of violations reported
The rigid enforcement of the traffic
regulations this year also has brought
about a decrease in traffic accidents,
Mr. Eldridge pointed out. There were
but traffic deaths last month, com
pared with II in March of the previ
Gus year and 8 in 1924.
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BOOTLEG MILK PR0BED.
New York Health Chief Says He
Has $32 1000 Checks as Evidence.

NEW YORK. April H9.-Health
Commissioner Harris. who is investi-
eating the alleged shipment of boot
leg milk into this city. announced to-
day that he he'd in his possession can
celed bank checks aggregating S32,
900, representing money paid by a
Middlewest milk company to gain ad-
mittance into this city of bootleg
milk.
The checks were made out to Harry
DanZiger, who organized the indie
pendent Milk Dealers Association and
who is now under S25 900 bail on
charges of extortion of money from
milk dealers. Commissioner Harris
withheld the name of the milk com
pany alleged to have paid him the
S32 900.
Gasoline now is 60 cents a gallon
! in the Baltic States
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Grant and Carter to Speak.

Maj L. S. Grant, Sd, director of
the office of public buildings and pub
lie parks, and Public Printer Carter
are scheduled to make addresses at
a meeting of the Association of Gov
ernment Building Superintendents to
be held at the Government Printing
Office at $50 o'clock on the after
noon of April 6.
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let on the north interior wall honors
his memory. II
From 1927 to 1861 the parish rec
ords are gone, with mural tablets,
high pulpit, creed and Ten Command
ment tablets. 1t is planned to per
petuate the memory of all who have
figured in it's history with tablets.
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Colleges Get Bequests.

NEW YORK, Auril 8 CP).-Bryr
Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa, and
Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala
are residuary legatees under the will
OF Mrs. Alice d. Jackson, filed today
and which disposes of an estate esti
mated at $175,O00.
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Gasoline now is 60 cents a gallon
in the Baltic States
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Gowns
Boomers. Etc,

SO Flanneletto Gowns, In slip
over style. AL white or white
with pink or blue stripes. 7Oc
SOC value. each. ..... ~
so Tub Silk Boomers. Flesh,
white. navy. black
and brown. $1.s5 Ct 90
values, each. ........
so Gowns of cross-bar dimity,
voile and batiste. t1.4s and
1875 values. Special. $7OO
Zach .............. ~A'oO
200 Apron Frocks OF gingham
and percale, trimmed with rick
rack braid or q contrasting col
or. ESQ to 41.4s values, 7Oc
each
so Extra Size Gowns, in slip
over style. crepo or
muslin. $1.s5 value. 81 40
each ...............
SO Step-in Sets OF batiste,
nainsook and imported wolfe.
sa.s5 and $4.e5 values. co OK
Special. each ...... %@s|O
100 Philippine Chemise, in
built-up boulder
style. $1.69 value. c1 90
cdCQ ...............
so Extra Size Costume Slips
White. hip-hem style. c1 40
$1.96 value, each. 80. ~A'T/
20 Pajamas Of crepe or wolfe
Flesh or peach colors.
&2.95 value. Special, 90 ~
each ...............
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Dresses

"a Afternoon and Lvening
Dresses, made Of fine quality
chiffon, seorgette crepes, metal
Ito cloth and velvets. The shades
IN the lot as q whole are flame.
black, sapphire blue. tan.
The sizes range from SO TO 40
and the former prices from s40.75
10 ss5. Friday S28.m
each .............
= Handsome Brocaded Eve
ming Dresses, made in the
graceful draped effects. The
shades are rose and orchid, the
sizes 40 and AZ, and
tho former price S4.1 90
&55. Each. .......
3 Evening Dresses, made Of
gold lace combined with geor-
getts. Sizes So to 46 in the
lot. Formssiy S38OO
1875. Now. 49,. %Oo'Oo
80 Evening Dresses. Tho ma
terials are chiffons, silk velvets.
metallic combinations. brocades
and other combinations. In
pastel shades. Sizes 16 to 3s.
Formerly $500 to
1915. Special Fri $1,000
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Floor Coverings

10 Felt-base Rugs,
seconds. Size 6x7.6 G1 nn
it,. Each ..........
$50 yards Feltbase Runner.
remnants. Were 29c and 7Sc
sec. Special, yard. .... Nv
-s5 Oval and Round Chenille
and Rag RugA Were $2.95 to
s4.s5. Slight, soiled. S1.5O
so wool-and-fiber Rugs, 22x36
inches. Were CSC. Spe- C0c
cial. each ..............
30 Reversible Wool Smyrna
Rugs. 30160-inch size.
Were 1895. Special. 90 30
Il wool wilton Rug. sAx1o'A-
#. size. Was 1895. SS00S
Special at .......
g Seamless Administer Rugs.
Seconds Of $3.50
grade. Size s1l2 IT. 1895
Special, each .....
200 Cocoa Fiber Door Mats,
eoxss-inch size. 1896 Sl.5O
value. each ........
i 900 yards 18-in. Grass Run
uers. Stenciled borders. Green,
blue or brown. Special, TIC
100 Heavy Perforated Rubber
Door Mats, 1Sx30-inch
size. $3.50 value $l.29
eacn .....
Kann's-Third Floor.
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Furniture

SO end Tables, in attractive de
signs and mahogany-Veneered
tops. Underpart Of hardwood.
Regularly $3.50. Spe- Cd OK
cial, each .-...
IA Rhodes Sectional Bookcases
base and tops. Finished in wal
nut or mahogany. Subject to
some slight imper
tections. Regularly $24.38
$3.50, each 80.
30 Tea Wagons Of mahogany
and walnut finishes. Drop leaves
and handle. Removable glass
tops. Rubber-tired w h e s
Were s2s.75 and S24.75
$3.50. Special each
$ Spinet Desks, with sliding
writing part and partitioned let
ter rack. Nicely finished In
brown mahogany.
Re & u larry s2i.s6. S1975
Special at ........
) Gate-Ieg Tables, In q pretty
Windsor design. Mahogany and
wa nut finishes.
Were s24.s5. spe- $775O
cial, each. ......
= Console Tables and Mirrors,
in attractive Tudor design. Two
tone mahogany veneered top and
mahogany finished base. Poly
chrome mirror size 12x30 inches.
We're $3.50 spe- $l4,05
Kann's-Fourth Floor
Laces
Novelty Net and Moussellne
All-overs, gold on white. and
black. Regularly $1.75 and $500
= yard Z v. Special sp FIJI $l.39
Black Tulle. all silk, and espe-
cially desirable for hats and
gowns. A regular
$1.65 value. Special. @1 %
q yard .-...... ~A'So
Kann'a-Street Floor.
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All Charge Purchases Entered April LIST Bills.
An "Excella" Pattern for q Smart
Dress FREE for the Asking!
Pattern Counfer-Street Floor
A Demonstration of ''Rayopac''
The New Wash Fabric, Is Going on!
Kann's-Street Floor
Housewares

Il Table Base for kitchen cabi
net. gray finish.
Slightly Slightly married. $3.50
i Globe Gas Range, white en-
ameled all over. Automatic heat
control. Used during demon
s s,1s so Re Regularly $92.5O
Club plan If desired.
= Electric FIreless Cookers,
slightly scratched. GOT S0
Special. each -. %S'Oo
-8 Thermax Electric Irons.
made by the makers of Cniver-
sal wear. Glib. size. CD Or
Special, each ..
If Extra heavy Galvanized
Iron Pals. Regularly 2Oc
CSC. Special. each. ....
500 rolls Of Crepe Bathroom
i Paper IT. spe- 6 rolls. 24c
Sc Covered Vegetable Dishes,
with gold band decoration.
Special, each complete 1Oc
Kann' s-Third Floor
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Knit Underwear

$50 Women's Light.wetght
Cotton Vests. in bodice and
built-up shoulder styles. As
sorted qualities. Sizes o.
t6 to AZ. Special. each. -. SoS
300 Children's Vests and
Pants, cotton neeced nned.
Broken sizes in each style. Reg
tllar 800 qualities. Spe- COo
cial, each. NV
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Toilet Goods

An assortment OF Wooden
back Mirrors in various styles
Our former lowest price. SOc
81. Your choice Friday.
Odd lot Of Japanese Incense
Burners, in assorted styles.
Were 29c and 60c. Your IT,
cholce
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Ribbons

-IZc to Ssc Wash Ribbons, III
plain Jacquard and novelty
weaves and plain and combina-
ton colorings. Desirable widths
I nose lingerie Taed pur- Sc to 23c
Kann's-Street Floor,
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Bargains Friday At ''The Busy Corner
A Great Sale Is Offering Victor
Records at Less Than Half Price
Kann's-Fourth Floor
BIOuses

50 Eelveteen Overblouses.
hish-collar style, trimmed with
silk braid and little brass but
tons. Long -sleeved models. SO.
3S and 40 sizes. For
merry s2.s5 to $500. $l.59
T4iCu
IS Wash Blouses. slightly
mussed; in white and colored
wolfe; also in wash broadcloth;
made with long and short
sleeve s. Formerly @1 10
t1.s5 to $2.95. Now. %A'A
So Crepe de Chine Blouses. In
dark and light colors, also
white. with long and short
sleeves. Broken sizes. For
merry 1896 to $500 CO 20
values. Special. .. ~~'o|
SO Handmade BIouses, in
.uck-in style. trimmed with Irish
and filet laces. with long and
short sleeves. In broken sizes.
Formerly $685. to &O 70
$685.. Now. SA. ~
kann's-Second Floor.
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Home Fittings

700 Indian Head Sanitary
Mattress Covers, for full size
beds beds Well boxed $3.50
each ..........-.-
$50 pairs Blocked MarQuisette
Curtains. with ruff1ed borders.
Complete with tie backs. SOo
CSC grade. Pair. ......
80 bolts Attractive New Gre
tonnes, in light and dark color
ings. Good patterns. ESQ Toe
TO 80 grades. Yard.
ITO Genuine Cedar Chests, in
three price groups.
Lot No. l, plain style. 80 inches
long. sl5.s5 grade. SO 85
Lot No. 2, $c4s5
Special. each .....
Lot No. 3, 1926
to $685. values. S24.R5
Special. each 80.
$50 pairs Blocked Marquisette
Curtains, with ruff1ed borders.
Valance and tie backs. QQc
$3.50 grade. Pair. .....
-22o Sanitary Mattress Covers,
the S. K. S. $500 and S7C0
$2.25 grades, each.
lib yards Velour. in large
remnant lengths. Various col
ors. $500 to $500 $3.50
grades. Yard ......
900 pairs Half-sash Curtains.
with neat ruffled-edge borders.
Made of good marqui- 2Sc
settle. sec grade. Pair.
100 Cretonne-covered b a r
tiarbor Chair Cushions, button
tufted. Reversible style.
$l.25 to S1.45 grade, QQc
each ..............
So Rayon and Velour Pillows,
in various shapes and sizes.
s2.s5 to 1895 grades, $l.5O
$50 pairs Ruffied Curtains Of
blocked and striped marquisette.
Complete with valance and
tie backs. 1885 grades SLIGO
Kann's-Third Floor
Gloves
800 Women's Two-clasp Lamb
skin Gloves and q few novelty
cuffs. Mostly black and white
Broken sizes. Special, 7Oc
pair .................
/ 900 pairs Novelty-cuf Fabric
Gloves, with fare and turn
down cuffs. Good, wanted col
ors. Sizes 5a to So. EOc
special, pair. ........... w
Kann's-Street Floor
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Umbrellas

Is Women's Silk, also Gloria.
Umbrellas, odds and ends from
stock. Perfects and seconds
Stubby styles. Silk cord III
handles. Various colors. For
merly S0.45. Choice GO o.
Friday ......
Kaun's-Street Floor
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BEDS. EtC.
$ Full Size wood-flnish Metal
Beds, floor samples, slightly
m q d. We're
sl4:s5 to '2s.ss. $1,000
Each .............
3 White Enamel Beds, with
spring. Twin and
double sizes. Special 1895
. Four-p poster Wood Beds. full
size. Mahogany
finish. Were s24.s6. $500
Each ............
4 Full Size Ivory-flnish Sim
mons Metal Beds with spring.
Were $500 spe- $1,000
4 Layer-felt Mattresses. full
size. Were SEAS. $3.50
% oDsc; Lsy srdsi Mattresses, full
size size: Were 'l4.s5. $1,000
Il Double Da-Bed, mahogany
head and foot. Was 3CQ M
1896. Special at. ~~'Oo
o
s sDr1ns'' Were 'l4.'a. $3.50
Kann's-Third Floor.
DOmestics
Special lot Of Single-bed
Bleached Sheets, free from fill.
ing and perfect. A limited
quantity only to close O0c
out. Special. each. go.
-2A yard Doublebed Bleached
Sheeting, cut from the full
piece. All perfect, FREQ from
filling. Regularly soc. 9Oc
Special, q yard. ........
-Pillowcases, 42x36inca size
(before hemming). Reg
ularly soc each. Special, 70c
zach
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Cirdles
Brassieres, Etc.

-15 Sltp-on Rubber Cir
dies, with two sets of
hose supporters. CD 90
$500 value for ~~
Odd lot Of Brassieres Of
lace. satin and brocade
coutil. $3.50 70 $500
values. Special at
$1.39. S1.95, $2.95
80 Bra ssieres Of pink
coutil. H ook d back.
Rubber IN sides. Made for
the stout figure. Tape
straps. Sizes 46 to kOc
Sc. $3.50 value FOR wv
As Corsettes OF pink
striped coutil. Boned in
diaphram. Wide elastic
gore in hips. 800 QOc
value. each ...
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Children's Wear

-Children's Creepers, of white
broadcloth and poplin. Prettily
shocked and nicely
tailored. $500 value. @1 %
Special, each. ..... ~As61
-26 Children's Slip.on Sweaters.
in black and white checks.
Regularly $3.s5. Spe- ct az
,i,1 aacb L. IO
Kann'-Second Floor.
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Jewelry

Odds and ends Of Jewelry. IN
Guiding Necklaces, Chokers.
Pins, Cuff Links, etc. Were
2sc. 500 and $1.0o. Your 15c
choice Friday. ..........
Kann's-Street Floor.
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-64-inch Mercerized L d
Damask. good. heavy weight
and Il sturdy-wearing Qualit!
in good, desirable lengths. zoe
Special, u yard ....
Remnant lengths OF Star
tex" Part-linen Toweling Crash.
II inches wide. with blue boz
der. Very absorbent 7Sc
quality. Special, yard.
Pure Linen Hemstitched Ia
hlecloths, size 56X12 inches. 4
good weight damask,
assorted patterns. CD -
Special, each .......
kann's-Street Floor
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NeckWear

4NSSA"SW
= Rayon Shawls, one orchid
and one blue, hand painted
Slightly soiled from display.
Were 1850 and
1880. S p Q o i l. S1O.95
ohCII
Broken lot Of Neckwear.
Regular 500 value. To
Choice
Kann'+Street Floor.
Innings
Remnants of geo to 6sc Lin
ings, including sateens, perca
lines, mulls. ETC., in white TO-
and colors. Yard ...... ~
Kann's-Street Floor.
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$l4.95 Mattresses
1855

Layer Felt Mat
tresses. in all sizes
for wood or metal
beds. Choice Of
, 4 tickings. Full
45:pound grade.
Third Floor.
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White Goods
Remnants. l211c yd.

-Nainsook, good weight, close
ly woven and very desirable FOR
lingerie purposes.
kann'-Street Floor
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SO end Tables, in attractive de
signs and mahogany-veneered
tops. Underpart Of hardwood.
itesularly $3.50, spe- S4.95
.,;nJ - ~ ~
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Busy Corner Specials
Regular Goods Reduced for Friday ONLY
End Tables
S2.48

Mahogany / n.
ished End Tables,
in a very attraC-
tive design. Very
low priced for
Friday.
Fourth Floor.
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TWO CIR AFFES COMING TO ZOO;
THIRD DIED BEFORE SHIP SAILED
Hi-Boy Gets His Name at Once, But Un-
expected Companion Awaits Title.
Some Animals Due Tomorrow.

of wild animals ever received in the
United States and is being unloaded
today.
More than half Of the collection con-
sists of reptiles. Only the best of
these will remain in Washington be-
cause of the limited facilities for ex-
hibition, the remainder being supplied
to other ZOOS in exchange for animals
not included in the shipment.
Folty-five Days on High Seas.
That modern Ark, the City of .Cal-
cutta, was 40 days on the high seas,
passing through severe storms on
the Atlantic and a heat wave on the
Red Sea. which threatened to prove
fatal to most of the collection. But,
due to the constant care taken of his
charges by DIR. Mann and his assist
ants. the losses We're actually less
than for any previous wild animal
shipment. The only notable losses
were two zebra. which succumbed to
Pneumonia on the Atlantic. A few
of the smaller birds were the only
other fatalities.
Notable in The collection are:
The largest leopard in captivity.
A shoebill stork, one of the only
two ever brought alive to the United
States and almost extinct in Africa.
This was obtained from the Sudan
government. This bird. still young
ster, stands about three feet high and
eats four or five chickens a day. 1t
is priceless.
An elephant shrew, a curious little
Continued on Page 4, Column 1)
Evening star., 1926-10-25

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
BOSTON, October 25.-Hi-Boy, the
giraffe for whom the children of
Washington sent the Smithsonian
Chrysler expedition into the w1lds of
Africa, is here.
And SOS his old jungle playmate,
much to the surprise of everybody.
Unaware that Hi-Boy was bringing
a fellow giraffe along with him. there
was no name with which to christen
the newcomer upon his landing here
in company with 1000 other NAM
mails. birds and reptiles. brought to
America on the City of Calcutta.
1t seems that the first giraffe cap
tured by the wild animal hunters, and
described in dispatches from DR..
Mann. up and died without apparent
cause, 50 DR.. Mann. determined to
keep his promise to the youngsters of
Washington, ordered the ark to go
ahead without him and leave him to
hunt another, If it took all Winter.
Had Fine Luck i'm Hunt.
Fortunately, however, just as the
ship was ready to sail. he obtained the
two other giraffes and was able to
sail with the remainder Of the party.
Neither Hi-Boy nor his friend had a
sick day during the long trip.
The whole consignment Of strange
visitors, with exception Of the hoofed
animals, will reach Washington to-
morrow and be taken at once to the
Zoo.
1t is one Of the largest collections