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Fire Engine Burns
As Another Rushes
TO Quench Flames

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
SEAT PLEASANT. Md. Sep
tembcr 2i--l'ire last night de
stroNed the handsome new pulnper
Of the Seat Pleasant olunteer Fire
and Community W Welfare ASSocia-
ton as 1t Was getting Il supply
OF gasoline AZ R"Ner's Garage, Cap
itol Heights.
The engine Il The puinpPr WaS
running ~ the tlme. II il SAID
The pumper Mas purchased aboul.
a month ago ana was equipped
with chemical tanks, hose and
other apparatus. The loss is es-
timated ar $4,000. 1t is not known
whether there was an insurance.
The blaze was eXtinCuished by
the Capitol Heights Fire Dcpart-
ment, which kept the fire from
spreading.
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BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September "a.
Arthur Lane. secretary Of the Amer
lean emba Ssy in Mexico City. owes his
life 10 his thirst for a lemonade. g il
waS Lane. and not Jacob Rosenthal,
New York business man. whom
andits sought when the latter was
kidnapped and later murdered. accord
ing to Joseph Ruff. the slain mans
Son-in-law.
Ruff and his cousin Lucian Ruff
pa ssed through san Antonio yesterday
en- route to New York City with Rosen-
thal'S body.
Il do not know why they wanted
Lane but We are positive 1t was he
they wanted and not my father-in-
law" Ruff said.
RoSent hal was kidnapped September
II at point a. few miles ont of Cuer-
navaca while he. Euf and Mr. and
Evening star., 1926-09-24
Ancient Wood AnalVzed.

wood dI~d-sd from rzte .seri.
near Rcms and suppoSei - rave hesn
y par of'H pleasure age i.Esd w
mobiles 500 ycHl-> a. 20, !:as bean !6sni'-
fed b. ID" CEilec. states tores; pro<..
uctS laboratory. Microscopic exam
ination Of tNe timbeTS slowed ,ka
presence uf normal resin ducts ind.
eating the U.ood was either pirs,
spruce. larcl or t!r. though :. is cca-
stder.l likely it vas spr7Ics.
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worlds lamp oil. An important step
in the development of artificial light-
Ing was the solution of the problem
of draft for lamps. This is credited
to Swiss engineer named Argand
in 1882. George Washington had
some of the Argand lamps at Mount
Vernon. and these are now included
In the collections of the museum.
Evening star., 1926-09-24

tee in each locality, who would act as
chairman oi IA local subcOmmittee. An
invitation from The Virginia iiig hla nds
Association for The orga niza zion "a
meet at that place october is was ac-
cepted.
Evening star., 1926-09-24

CoTtermonsers o: England ara isco-
rating umbrellas Nth tiny hattAas %
match their costumes.
Evening star., 1926-09-24

Mosaic art was known To the AS
syrians.
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preceding March. They are all in the
same form and contain the same
declarations of trust. That executed
by David Rurnes, which included the
Center Market reservation, conveys to
Thomas Beall and John NJ. CAN'T
1.-THE trustees designated by the Presi-
denU all the lands of the proprietor
within the bounds of the city, upon
the following trusts, viz: That all the
aid lands. etc, as may be thought
necessary or proper to be laid out
together with other land within the
said limits Of the Federal City. with
such streets, squares, parcels and
lots as the President of the United
States. for the time being. shall ap-
prove; and that the said Che. truStees)
shall convey to the Commissioners for
the time being appointed by virtue of
the act of Congress and their
successors for the use of the United
States forever. all the said streets, and
such of the said squares, parcels and
lots s the President shall view proper
for the use Of the United States
Provision for Payment
Provision then Is made that the
% pounds per acre to be paid by the
United States for the squares should
be paid out of the proceeds of such
sales. In pursuance of this last pro.
vision. Beall and CAN'T. the trustees,
made a conveyance Of the premises
on November 80, 1896. to certain
Commissioners. appointed under the
act of Congress, subject to the trusts
then remaining to be executed.
This view of the matter renders
it unnecessary for the court to go
into an examination of the facts in
sisted upon in the answer to repeal
the allegations in the bill. or to dis
prove the equity which it asserts. If
the United States possesses, as we
think they do, an unqualified fee in
the streets and squares, that defeats
the title of the plaintiffs and definitely
disposes of the merits Of the cause
The Center Market property" Mr.
Coldren continues. being included In
the plat transferred by David Burnes,
as original proprietor. ! can see no
ground for assertion that any O'Neill
heirs could have any interest in this
property in any event, and the above
decision seems to settle the right of
the Government to dispose of this
property for any purpose II sees At.
whether we devote it's use to construc-
ton of Federal buildings or sell 1t
outright to individuals If we should
so choose.
The name 'O'Neill does not ap.
pear in the list Of 10 original pro.
prietors, which has always been pub
licly known. ! am wondering if this
individual has not confused possibly
the famous Peggy O'Neill' who &C.
quired notoriety during the admins
tration Of Andrew jackson, some 80
years later, with the wife of Peter
Van Ness (who was the only daughter
Of David Burnes) or some other char
acter. l find nothing to indicate that
any O'Neill heirs are interested in the
property conveyed by the original pro-
prietors for the foundation Of the City
of Washington"
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ANIMALS CAPTURED
HERE GIVEN TO zoo
loads. Snakes, Bats. Also
HeronS and Owls Swell
Park Collection.

Not ALI animals at the Zoo come
from the jungleS of Africa or South
America.
Even in the backwards Of Washing
ton suburbs there are creatures run
ming Wild which make valuable ad-
ditions 70 the collection Of the Ma
tional Geological Park
A considerable number OF birds,
mammals and reptiles are presented
to the Zoo every year by local col
lectors who. happening to trap some
thing they never have seen before.
come to the conclusion that II must
be something unknown to science.
This. of course, never Is the case,
but quite often the creature is well
worth capturing.
During the past week. for instance.
the Zoo received from a nearby col
lector an owl with face like a
monkey-a near relative Of the boot
owl
The weirdness of the birds face
would attract anybody not familiar
with it. The fact is that these
monkey faced owls---the resemblance"
is only superficial upon close eXanli
nation--are fairly common in the
country around Washington. hut
they are strictly nocturnal. 81 that
few residents ever have seen th"tn.
When one is captured aliv" tho cap
tor is likely tn think he has real
prize.
Another prize a great blue heron.
was captured hv a local ornithologi=t
near the Eastern Branch and pre-
scented To the Zoo. This bird. al
though still fairly common in its Wild
state, seldom is seen In collections.
II is difficult TO capture alive. II IT,
Is injured in the process Of capture
it probably will die in captivity.
Hoot owls. bats. queer little toads
and snakes frequently are con-
tributed, While tho Zoo sometimes
has a surplus of these. officials say,
they are valus hle. particularly n
they will breed in captivity and thus
produce material for exchange pur-
poses. Crea turas received AZ the
Zoo are sure Of being given a good
home.
Really rare animals II was stated.
probs bly, have been eliminated from
| the near environs Of the city with
the rapid spread of the suburban
population Jp 10 II few Years ago
there was a family Of otter on tho
| Potomac just below Chain Bridge.
but they have not been seen for some
| time and probably have been killed
or have migrated much further up
| stream. offers always are interest
ing i'm geological collections. being
among the most active and intel
| ligent of all the race of mammals.
The common snakes and toadS
about Washington have little value.
although there always is p chance
that any queer-lOokiuG specimen may
he a new species or q sport from the
| existing species which will be of real
| interest to science.
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DISPOSAL OF CENTER MARKET
SITE HELD WITHIN u. S. RIGHTS
Claim That Land Would Revert to O'Neill
Heirs if Use Is Changed Refuted
By Official

The question as to the reversion of
the land contained in the site of the
Center Market to the original gran
tees in the event that the property
is abandoned as a market has been
made the subject of legal study In
the National Park and Planning Com
mission, and Fred L. Coldren, secre-
tary of the commission, has rendered
an exhaustive opinion. in which he
says that the land Is the absolute
property of the Government to do
with it as 1t chooses. The lnvestiga-
ton was made following a suggestion
made to officials Of the office that the
land would revert to the "O'Neil'
heirs.
After furnishing copies Of the orders
of George Washington and John
Adams ordering the conveyance of
the streets and squares in the city
of Washington to certain commits
sioners, he points out that the plat
showing the holdings Of the 10 orig
inal proprietors Of the land on which
the city is located shows the Center
Market property was included in the
holdings of David Burnes. In support
of his opinion, he quotes the decision
of the United States Supreme Court
in the Van Ness case. which was an
action by Peter Van Ness and his
wife, an only daughter of David
Burnes.
It was claimed by the plaintiffs in
this suit that under the act Of Con-
gress of 1922 the Government was ad.
vertising for sale certain lots included
in certain reservations or "appropria-
tons" as they were then called.
shown on the plat of Washington City.
as reserved for public purposes; that
the Government had no right to sell
and if it did so. the original proprte-
tors or their heirs were entitled to
reversionary rights or interest.
All Features Analyzed.
1.-The Supreme Court" says the
Coldren opinion. deliberately dis
cussed every feature Of this case and
held that by the agreement made be
tween George Washington and the 10
original proprietorS, by which the or
iginal proprietors were to absolutely
convey complete title to their property
to the United States. represented by
trustees, the United States was to re-
tain title to all streets. without com
pensation; that proprietors were to
receive 25 pounds per acre for the
tracts indicated as public reservations
and that all the balance Of the prop
erty was to be equally divided be.
tween the original proprietors and
the United States.
THE Supreme Court says: The
grants were made for the foundation
Of the Federal City. and the public
faith was necessarily pledged when
the grants were accepted to found
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such city The very agreement to
found a city was of itself a most val
liable consideration for these grants.
1t changed the nature and value of
the property to an almost incalculable
extent The land was no longer to be
devoted to mere agricultural purposes,
but acquired the extraordinary value
of city lots The proprietors
so considered it. In this very agree
ment they state the motive of their
proceedings in a plain and ineligible
manner
Their agreement reads as follows:
We, the subscribers, In consideration
of the great benefits we expect to de-
rive from having the Federal City
laid off upon our lands. do hereby
agree and bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors. and Administered ors, to
convey in trust =. The Presi-
dent shall have the sole power
of directing the Federal City to be
laid off In what manner he pleases.
He may retain any number of squares
he may think proper. for public i'm
provements or other public uses: for
the squares or lands. in any form.
| which shall be taken for public build
ings, or any kind Of public improve
ments or uses, the proprietors. whose
lands are taken. shall receive at the
rate Of Is pounds per acre, to he paid
by the public
Changes Were Inevitable.
THE court proceeds: They must
have also contemplated that munich
pal corporation must soon be created
| to manage the concerns. and police.
and public interests Of the city: and
! that such a corporation would and
| ought to possess the ordinary powers
| for municipal purposes the
| authority to widen or alter streets.
| and to manage. and in many in,
| stances, to dispose Of, public property.
or vary it's appropriation. No human
| foresight could take in the great
| variety of events which might render
| great changes in the plan. form and
| location of the city indispensable for
! the health. the comfort and the pros.
| perity Of the city. The appro-
| priation Of these squares for public
use would not necessarily carry with
| it an implied obligation that they
| should forever remain dedicated to
| those uses and none other.
| Ion June 90, 1921. the proprietors
| severally executed deeds of indenture
to consummate the agreement of the
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Prepare to Avert
Typhoid at Scene
OF TrOpic Storm,


Steps to forestall a typhoid out
break in Houma. La. where a
tropical storm struck week before
last, have been taken. the Amer
lean Red Cross was advised yester-
day.
The State Board of Health has
sent laboratory boat. two bacteri-
ologists and a nurse to aid local
health officers and the Red Cross.
and all residents are being inocu-
lated against the disease. Several
old cases Of typhoid have been re,
ported. but none due to the storm.
the telegram to headquarters here
said
The State Conservation Depart.
ment has made available boat for
supplying fresh water to the city
The Red Cross estimated that
about two months would be re-
quired for the work of rehabilita
ton.
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SHERIFF TO GET REWARD.
CAMBRIDGE MAYOR SAYS
North Carolina Official Who Holds
Prisoner Despite Writ to Re-
ceive $500

BY the Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. September
4.-If the Sheriff of Waynesville. ~
c.. who is holding George Farley
until the Cambridge police pay him
the $500 reward. will write the par
ticulars of the capture. he can have
the money. Mayor Edward Quinn said
tonight.
Farley Is charged with the murder
of Eugene Crawford. negro. here
When first arrested in North Caro-
lima, the court at Waynesville gave
him freedom on writ of habeaS
corpus. The governor. however.
granted eXtradition and ordered his
re:arrest. Sheriff Cabe recaptured
his man, but has refused TO honor the
extradition demand until he has been
paid the $500 reward offered.
The two officers who had made a
second trip south for Farley did not
have that amount with them.
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REVENUE BUILDING
WORK BEGINS SOON
WITH CLEARING SITE
Continued from First Page.)

and foundation for half of the rev.
enue building
This half will occupy the square to
be RACED. and the western half of the
present farmers market so that by
the time the District is ready To va
cate that part of the farmers market
in January. the Treasury may have
let contracts for the excavation and
foundation. Thus there will be no
delay in the progress OF the first
building under the program.
Col Bell stated Yesterday afternoon
that there is nothing more to be done
by the Commissioners with regard to
relocating the farmers market until
after the meeting Of the Park and
Planning Commission in October.
Will Go to Congress.
If the Planning Commission an.
nounces it's decision at that time as
to where the farmers market should
go. Col. Bell said the Commission
ers would take steps Immediately to
prepare for Congress whatever esti-
mates are necessary to cover the
actual relocation.
In the event the permanent site
recommended for the farmers market
is already owned by the Government.
the only fund needed will be to take
down the existing steel sheds on B
street between Tenth and Twelfth.
and the erection of them again on
the new site. If the location decided
upon is not already Government
owned. the estimate will have to in
clude the purchase.
II was indicated yesterday after
noon that District officials do not
anticipate that there will be any diff
ference of opinion between them and
the planning commission when the
market recommendation is finally
decided upon. in view of the fact that
municipal officials have been working
with the planning body on the mar
ket-site problem.
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Sanders Lands in Honduras.

SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Sal
vadOr. September tPl.-Everett
Sanders, private secretary To PrcSi.
dent Coolidge. has landed In Port
Castillo. Honduras. He is accom-
panied by Mrs. Sanders and both were
at a military reception at the
City of Truiillo.
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ARLINGTON HOTEL SOLD.
Maddux. Marshall. Moss & Mallory
Firm Buys Inn.

The Arlington Hotel. on Vermont
avenue between X and L streets, has
been purchased by Maddux, Marshall.
Moss & Mallory. it was announced
by that firm last night.
The statement said that the hotel
would be operated in conjunction
with the Martinique and Cairo IIo-
tells and Tilden Hall
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Distances About Equal.
They say the Baltimore & Ohio
haul from Potomac Yards to Ecking-
ton by way Of the proposed belt line
would be about equal to the haul by
way Of the present route.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad now
has a belt line in operation practically
around the city from Fourteenth and
Water streets via Benning and Hy-
attsville to the New York avenue
yards and then by the Metropolitan
branch. the Georgetown junction.
swinging around by Chevy Chase
Lake. Bethesda. Somerset and the
Dale Carlia Reservoir. down into
Georgetown near the junction of Rock
Creek with the Potomac River. This
is an old established belt line. which
has been in operation for more than
20 years.
The proposed Loughboroush Belt
Line would swing through practically
the same area. 1t proposed TO take
over the Washington Old Dominion
Line from Potomac Yards. to build
through west to Ballston. across the
river near the Maryland line and con-
meet up with the Georgetown branch
Of the Baltimore h Ohio. or a parallel
ling line. The Loughborough plan
was to cross the Baltimore 4 Ohio
near Georgetown Junction. make an
other crossing near Hyattev1lle. then
70 connect with the Pennsylvania line
near MaGruder Station and TO con-
meet with the W. B. 4 A.
THE Baltimore Ohio omcfals say
they have no interest in the proposed
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haul for these trucks as compared
with the haul to Water street. it is
argued, so that. counting the return
movement. each truck would have
four additional miles haul, or about
$4,000 truck miles a year.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Board Firm for Raise
 Rutherford's Increase

Members of the common council who object to fixing the salary of building inspector at s3,500, at least until next April, are applying the wrong rule to the situation, building commissioners claim.
 The council members say they do not oppose the higher pay, but claim city ordinances require that petitions for increases must come in at the December meeting of the common council to be acted upon thereafter. The commissioners point out, how ever that the ordinances require every salary to be fixed again when there is a vacancy in office. This brings the matter of Inspector A. N. Rutherford's pay before the council through the regular channels since the resignation of F. J. Hennessy brought about the vacancy. the board members argue. Placing the salary at a higher figure than was paid Hennessy does not require a de- parture from precedenet nor does it have any bearing on the ordinance pertaining to raises, the council will be told.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Notice
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF MAPLE
 HILL WATER COMPANY

To the Stockholders of the Maple
 Hill Water Company:
 You are hereby notified that a meeting of the stockholders of the Maple Hill Water company will be held at the home of G. E. Root in Maple Hill, in the Town of Newing- ton. on the 18th day of September. 1928, at seven o'clock p. m. (Stand- ard Time) to consider and take ac- tion on the following matters: 1. The sale of all or a portion of the physical assets of said company, to the Maple Hill Fire District in ac- cordance with an offer received from said Maple Hill Fire District. or as otherwise may be determined or authorized. 2. Resolution voted by the direc- tors of this company as follows: RESOLVED. That if the offer of the Maple Hill Fire District is accepted by the stockholders of. this company and if the contract formed thereby is, approved by the Public Utilities Commission, this company subject to the approval of the Public Utilities Commission, terminate its corporate existence.
 3. To act on any other business proper to come before said meeting. Dated at Newington, this 17th day of August. 1928.
 c. F. ROOT.
 H. A. LIENHARD.
 E. B. PROUDMAN,
 G. K. SPRING,
 E. W. PAPE.
 Directors,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17

was asked by Senator Simpson to look around the court room and see if he could see anyone who was there. He pointed out Willie Stew ems. Senator Simpson then asked him If Carpenter was there, but he could not remember that.
 Simpson then read transcript of former examination of pr. Long in which he said Carpenter was at the crabapple tree and that Willie Stevens walked around the obdies.
 Witnesses yesterday included James Mills. husband of the slain chorister, who testified Mrs. Fran ces Stevens Hall, widow of the slain rector also charged with the mur- ders, had told him 24 hours before the bodies were found that they must be dead" He offered no con- cluson when asked if he thought this a premonitive utterance.
 A blood stained handkerchief bearing a monogrammed "L" was described by Fred A David an in NtHII6IlOl OL lllt III III l V The incarnadined cambric was found near the crabapple tree by casual visitor and brought to him.
 Elmer Boyd, publisher of the New Brunswick Home News, whose re- gard for the feelings of Mrs. Hall, he said, caused him to send his re- porters to relatives of the widow instead of to her, was among those ordered examined today. Boyd said the present investigators had criti- cized him for his undue regard for Mrs. Halls feelings"
 Mrs. Mary Lee, of Paterson, one of Mrs. Mills sisters, who told investi- gators she heard her sister say Mrs. Hall had given her "a killing look was prepared to take the stand. Barbara Tough, former maid in the Hall home, Miss Jessie Jamieson, organist at pr. Halls church and Raymond Schneider, who found the bodies beneath the crabapple tree, also were called by the Investigators.
 Partial corroboration of the testi- mony of Mrs. Jane Gibson, woman pig raiser who identified Carpenter and Stevens as the men she had seen on the Phillips farm, near New Brunswick, at the time she heard four shots fired, was given by Rob- ert Erling. Erling refused to give the name of a girl companion Who was in his automobile when, he said, Mrs. Gibson, whom he knew peered into the car. He said Mrs Gibson, who was searching in the dark for a lost moccasin, did moi carry a light. Mrs. Gibson testified there was no saddle on the mule she was riding.
 Erling said there was. He saic he had not testified previously be- cause he wished to shield his com panion. Mrs. Gibson also named Mrs, Hall as the woman she said she saw at the crabapple tree.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
annoyed by reports of her actions

annoyed by reports of her actions with other men, he testified.
 Judge filling recalled Mrs. Koval- eski to the witness stand and ques- tioned her as to who takes care of the child and who stands the ex- pense. She denied her husbands statements. She did not go to see the child while he had it because she was afraid of him. She said she wants the child. She earns s1O week and spends s3 for living ex- penses. She feels she is able to bring up the childawithout help.
 Judge filling continued the case until Saturday morning in charge of the probation officer.