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size, 35 to 40 cents a pound; broiIers,
so cents a pound. The housewives do
well to visit the stores and shops a.
the present time. as the fresh produce
on display looks unusually inviting, ss
indeed, do all articles for the table.
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match the lighter shade in the paper;
floor covering, oval braided rag mats in
green, apricot. yellow. cream and black,
and the furniture maple, consisting of
such pieces as spool bed, chest of draw
ers with separate overmiTror, small
table with drop leaves, ladderback chair
and cricket
The glass curtains may be of ivory
French marquisette with an apricot dot
and the overdrsperies of light green
organaie trimmed with frills Of the
same, picoted In apricot. For the bed
spread patchwork quilt in light green,
apricot and white would he appropriate,
and the electric fixtures might have
apricot paper shades bound top ana
bottom with light green moire ribbon.
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Spring Days in the Garden

Simple Rules Followed in Planting Flower Seed
and Artistic Arrangement of Colors in Beds
Make Handsome Displays Later i'll Season
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q dozen and up; bananas, as to 30
cents q dozen. Strawberies are plenti-
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FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME
MENU FOR A DAY.


BREAKFAST.
Prunes Cooked with Raisins
Oatmeal with Cream
Baked Sausages. Apple Rings
Hot Corn Cake
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Eggs a la Goldenrod
Crusty Rolls
Washington Pie
Tea
DINNER.
Turkish Pilaff
Baked Potatoes
Stuffed Green Peppers
Beet Salad, French Dressing
Raisin Pie Coffee
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less mass of human flesh, and the blood
poured down the glistening sides of the
rock in streams. When the blood had
ceased to flow, the high priest ap-
preached the body of the victim, and,
to crown the horrible deed, tore out
her heart, and after invoking the bless
ing OF the bloody Manitou, devoured
the bleeding flesh, amid the acclama-
tions of the whole tribe. The mangled
remains were then left to be DESTROYED
by wild beasts. Their weapons were
sprinkled with her blood to render them
invincible, and all retired to their cabins
cheered and encouraged with the hope
of glorious victory"
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A FTER reading this tragic story, IL
4 seemed to the writer that he had seen
this very piece Of copper on exhibition
IN the National Museum, and in order
to make sure he got in touch with Dr.
George P. Merrill chief of the Depart
ment of Geology. Of that branch of the
who confirmed this belief
DR.. Merrill also obligingly gave ad-
ditional information regarding the
great copper mass.
1t must have been sent to the Patent
Office prior to 1858, for it was in that
year that it was transferred to the
Smithsonian Institution, unaccompanied
by descriptive records.
The boulder of native copper. as the
museum officials call it. weighs perhaps
three tons, and, according to DR.. Henry
Z. Schoolcraft, who was q member MANY
7ears ago Of the Cass exnedition: "Tts
greatest length Is 8 feet 8 inches: It's
greatest breadth, 3 feet 4 inches. and
It may altogether contain IL cubic feet"
The securing Of the boulder was a
difncult proposition. It is said that "It
took a week for the party Of 81 persons
70 get the rock up the 50-foot hill near
;he river; then they cut timbers and
made stout wooden railway track,
placed the rock on the car, and moved
s with capStan and chains as houses
ire moved. For four miles and half,
,ver hills 900 feet high, through valleys
md deep raVines; through thick forests
where the path had to be cut; through
angled underbrush. the home of pestif-
rous mosquitoes. this railway was laid
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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Unexpected NtmeP cmdC
UnLmnedT Trouble sCemowAw einMi

ating from this area seemed to be paths
worn bare by the feet Of visitors. But
that was merely what the photograph
appeared to show.
AS a matter of fact, to the naked eye
no such area of bare earth and no paths
radiating from it would have been Wis
ible at all, nor would these features have
been recorded through the lens Of the
aerial cameras then in use. The photo
yrauh was made with the aid of new
" developed orthocromatic screen that
separated certain tints so sharply that
grass or foliage that had been recently
trampled upon or cut, and which con-
seuuently assumed slightly different
color values. was thrown into sharp re-
lief-an objective of inestimable advan-
tage in penetrating the enemy'S camou-
fiage. That such a color filter was In
use by the Royal Flying Corps was, OF
course, a military secret that would
have been betrayed by any attempt at
explanation.
that fell into the hands OF an American
not wholly unaSsociated with the dally
press was consigned to the censor'S con-
1uCo-0POAA N~~~
special envoy of the Royal Flying Corps.
While the enemy propagand1st delib-
erately resorted to the use OF pictures
for stirring up trouble abroad for Uncle
Sam at this critical period in his career,
almost as much embarrassment was
caused right here at home by more or
less we'll intentioned folk who some
times let their partisan impulses run
away with their patriotic spirits, and
who viewed with Vociferous alarm GER
tain pictures out of which political
thunder was made.
The photograph that precipitated the
most turbulent home-brewed trouble,
and which monopolized the press OF the
entire country for a few weeks, was
taken in an airplane factory. This pic
ture showed few dozen fuSelages OF
partially completed training planes. In
the usual routine prints were forwarded
to the Committee on Public Informa-
ton in Washington, popularity known as
''the Creel committee" for distribution
to the press The information that ac-
companied them was brief, and while
rewriting and expanding the captions to
be mimeographed and attached to the
prints, an eager but non-technical clerk
made the not unusual error of over
statement and referred to the machines
as fighting planes" with which America
was planning to win the war.
That one misleading phrase spilled
the well known legumes, upset the
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defense of my native State, / never de-
sire again to draw my sword"
* 4 x
1T was in the old War Department
that Gen. Scott himself was ap-
preached with an offer to join the
Southern cause, and Senator Stephen
A. Douglas Is responsible for the fol-
lowing interesting statement, as pub
lished by Hay and Nicolay. and which
he made on his way home to arouse the
great West in aid of Lincolns procla-
nation:
"I have been asked whether there
is any truth in the rumor that Gen.
Scott was about to retire from the
American Army. 1t is almost profanity
to ask that question. I saw him only
Saturday. He was at his desk, pen in
hand, writing his orders for the defense
and safety of the American Capital.
Walking down the street, met a dis
tinguished gentleman, a member of the
Virginia Convention, whom knew per-
sonally, and had a few minutes con-
versation with him. He told me that
he had just had an interview with Lieut..
Gen, Scott; that he was chairman of
the committee appointed by the Vir-
ginia Convention to wait upon Gen.
Scott and tender him the command of
the forces OF Virginia in this struggle.
Gen. Scott received him kindly, listened
to him patiently and said to him:
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ankles covered with bracelets of silver
and copper, she was led to believe she
was to be the bride of the son of the
head chief. The time appointed was
| the end of Winter. and she felt rejoiced
as the time rolled on, waiting for the
season of her happiness.
1.-THE day fixed upon for the Sacri-
fee having dawned, she passed through
all the preparatory ceremonies and was
dressed in her best attire, covered with
all the ornaments the settlement could
command, after which she was placed
in the midst of circle of warriors
dressed in their war suits, who seemed
to escort her for the purpose of show
ing her Difference. Besides their usual
arms each one carried several pieces of
wood which he had received from the
girl. She had carried wood to the rock
on the preceding day, which she had
helped gather in the forest. Believing
she was to be elevated to a high rank
her ideas being of the most pleasing
character, the poor girl advanced to
the altar with rapturous feelings of Joy
and timidity, which would naturally be
raised In the bosom of young female
OF her age. AS the procession proceed
ed, which occupied some time, savage
music accompanied them and chants
invoking the intervention of their Mani
tou, that the Great Spirit would pros
per their enterprise. so that, being ex-
cited by the music and dancing, the
decelttul deluSion under which she had
been kept remained till the last mo-
ment. But as soon as they had reached
the place Of sacrifice, where nothing
was to be seen but fires, torches and
instruments of torture, her eyes we're
opened, her fate was revealed to her,
and she became aware of her horrible
destiny, as she had often heard of the
mysterious sacrifices of the copper rock.
"She coniured Che stern warriors who
surrounded her to have pity on her
youth, her innocence, but ali in vain;
the Indian priests coolly proceeded with
the horrid ceremonies. She
was tied with w1thes to the top of the
rock The fire was gradually applied to
her body with torches made of the wood
which she had with her own hands dis
tributed to the warriors. When ex-
hausted with her cries, and about ex-
pirtng, her tormentors opened the cir ,
Gle that surrounded her, and the great
chief shot an arrow into her heart,
which was followed by the spears and
arrows OF his followers, which, after
being turned and twisted in the wounds, |
were torn from her body in such a mani
ner that 1t presented but one shape
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ton to wrestle with the haunting shad-
ows of duty Pregnant news came to
him, thick and fast. The secession of
Virginia was verified in Washington
that same evening The next evening
the 9Th Massachusetts, marched in min
gled pride and sorrow to the Capitol,
having made an immortal record OF
service to their country. Here were new
and important elements to influence his
decision. Virginia seeded, Maryland in
revolt, Washington threatened, Sumter
lost, the border States defiant, the Con-
tederate States arming and uttertng a
half-off1cial threat that the rebel nag
should float over the Capitol by the 1st
OF May. If the walls of Arlington heard
secret or open conferences with con-
SpiratorS from Washington or conSplra-
tors from Richmond, no record of them
has come to light. But Saturday, April
20, Lee wrote to his old commander:
General: Since my interview with you
on the 18th instant l have felt that I
ought not longer TO retain my commits
sion in the Army. l therefore tender
my resignation, which request you win
recommend for acceptance 1t would
have been presented at once but for the
struggle it has cost me to separate my
self from service to which have de-
voted all the best years OF my life and
all the ability possess. Save in
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crate States, and it was here that the
last interview took place between him
and that great general before he ten
dered his resignation. OF this historic
incident Ben. Perley Poore tells us in
his "reminiscences:
Among the officers of the Army to
resign their commissions was Col. Rob-
ert E. Lee, who was sent for by Gen.
Scott and asked point-blank whether he
intended to resign with those officers
who proposed to take part with their re-
spective States or to remain In the
service of the Union. Col. Lee made no
reply, whereupon old Chapultepec'
came directly to the point, saying, I
suppose you will go with the rest. II
you propose to resign, 1t Is proper you
should do so at once. Your present
attitude is an equivocal one 'Gener-
ally Col. Lee then answered, the prop
erty belonging to my children. all that
they possess, lies In Virginia. They will
be ruined If they do not go with their
State. I cannot raise my hand against
my children Gen. Scott then signifled
that he had nothing further to say.
Col. Lee, with respectful bow, with
drew, and the next morning rendered
his resignation, which was accepted five
days afterward" 4
According to Hay and NicoiSy: Prom
SCOTS presence Lee seems to have re-
tired to his home and family at Arling-
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international custom and agreement to
treat officers as ordinary convictS?
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A S matter of fact, the photograph
showed no such thing. Neither
officers nor men, in this or in any other
American internment camp, were put
to work on the rock pile-nor anywhere
else, for that matter. Much of the day.
time was spent by the men In the
internment camp in leiSurely social in
tercourSe, relieved occasionally by fish,
ing; the evenings were spent largely at
the movies provided for their benefit
Uncle Sans war guests were provided
with so many luxuries that some of our
Citizens Fixits arose to inquire why the
free-born American citizen-Soldier could
not be given as much consideration as q
German prisoner of war.
1t was this very abundance of leisure,
indeed, hat gave rise to a restlessness
on the part Of the prisoners, and it was
at the advice of the friendly Capt.
Koenig that the men were given the
opportunity Of doing some vegetable
gardening and other little chores to
relieve their tedium. This Job Capt.
means Of cooperation with the officers
in charge of the camp. And while thus
engaged his portrait was snapped.
The picture was released through the
regular channels to the American press.
Through irregular channels it reached
the German press. But the caption
under the picture, as it was rewritten
by the German newspaper boys, was all
different. According to reports, only
the Intervention of the Swiss, Dutch,
Spanish and other neutral diplomats,
including the Scandinavian, halted the
dire plan of the German high COM
mand to retaliate by treating as con-
victs all the American officers and men
held as prisoners of war in Germany
and teaching them the art of making
little ones out of big ones"
The incident illustrates one of the
many and complex problems that face
the military censor of pictures. Con-
Evening star., 1928-11-04
BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

T%HE original plan for the construc-
ton of public buildings close to
the White House, finally carried
Il into execution, included Treas
ury Building to the southeast of
the Presidents house, building for the
State Department to the northeast, a
Navy building to the southwest and a
War Department building, or War ONCE
as it was for many years called, to the
northwest. This latter building occu-
pied site now covered by the north
wing of the State, War and Navy Build
ing and, as in the case of the old State
Department Building, faced north.
The only one of the executive build
ings ready for occupancy when the
Federal Government moved here in
1900 was the Treasury Building, and
the bulk of the records of the War and
Navy Departments was first stored in
Lears warehouse, a stone structure near
the foot of Twenty-flrst street west,
which was owned by Col. Tobias Lear, at
one time private secretary to Gen.
Washington. Shortly afterward the Sec
Tetary of War secured quarters in a
building on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets, which he rented
from Joseph Hodgson for the 1S en-
ployes then carried on the depart
nent's rolls 1t was a large, handsome,
three-story dwelling. and was destroyed
by fire on Saturday evening, November
8, i90o having caught from the adjoin-
ing house occupied by Jonathan jack
son, who it seems had died that very
day, but whose body was removed to q
place of safety. The loss, which in
cluded many valuable papers, relics and
evidences of the Revolutionary War, was
practically complete one, only few Of
the public records being saved, and the
blackened walls were visible for many
years thereafter, and frequently formed
point of direction, being referred to as
"the Burned War ONCE"
All four of the public buildings sur
rounding the White House were of a
similar design The Navy Building
which stood on Seventeenth street be-
tween F and @ streets, was temporarily
occupied shortly after the fire referred
to by the War Department. 1t was
common practice in the early days to
hold regular services in the public build
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Dynamite Was Packed in Some Photographs Taken in Wa1

apple cart and put the fat into the
fire. In other words. 1t was the spark
to set afiame the political prejudiceS OF
the anti-Wilson elements. and. preStol
the scandal burst forth. The President
was accused of willfully deceiving the
American people about our war prepa-
rationS. George Creel was charged
with malicious perversion of the facts.
What was in fact nothing more neInous
than q young clerks unintentional mis-
statement was magnified into nation
wide plot. Before the fireworks sub
sided the affair had led to the govern
mental investigations, congressional IN
uuiries and finally to the appointment
Of the Hughes commission to examine
our aviation program and run down
the rumoIs Of mismanagement and
fraud.
All of which, of course, was freely
aired in the newspapers, doubtless TO
the great comfort Of the enemy.
OUR Puritan friends were given their
opportunity to rise in righteous
ness and write letters Of protest and
threat to their Congressman, to the
War Department and no doubt to the
President personally upon the publica-
ton Of a photograph posed at the in
stigation Of a news cameraman who
wanted to put little pep into his
the naval training camp at Pelham
Bay, N. Y, on the day when the
atrical troupe had undertaken to en-
tertain the boys.
A line of young embryo tars was por-
trayed indulging in a simple dance
step with their arms about the waists
of the young ladies of the ensemble.
Thus was obtained graphic proof" OF
rumors of the profligate lives that our
heretofore innocent boys were leading
In these sink holes of iniquity." This
perverSion of the truth, unfortunately,
was a common form of propaganda
spread throughout the country by en-
emy agents and their co-workers.
With exceptions so rare as to be
negligible, the photographs that caused
| trouble did so, not because they were
| taken SurreptitiouSly or because they
we're Intentionally concealed from the
military censor, or because of any ma
| licious or disloyal intent on the part
of the cameraman. To the glory Of
the photographers of the country be
1t said that they voluntarily drew up,
observed and enforced rules Of conduct
upon themselves and co-operated with
the War Department in the absence oil
censorship laws and played the game
with Uncle Sam.
The trouble came because the con-
volutionS of no two human brains arc
precisely the same, and what to one
mind appeared to be but a harmless
news photograph to another mind re-
vealed deeply significant information or
possibilities for, infinite mischief. Hap
PLY for Uncle Sam, these possibilities
were realized only in isolated instance:
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without proper authority by private cit
liens, who either did not understand
the significance of the scenes depicted
or who purposely evaded censorship.
And occasionally such mischief-breed-
ing picture slipped through the guards
and splashed into the newspapers and
gave the military and diplomatic big
wigs insomnia, gray hair and distinctly
localized pains.
One such was snapped at private
aviation field, where tests were being
made of the new giant Handley-Page
bombing planes. This was a British
machine that was designed to be one of
the surprises" of the war. To fill their
orders from the American Army, the
British manufacturers had established
a special factory in this country fac
tory supervised by British officials, con-
Quoted by British executives and oper-
ated by British workmen. It was, sup
posedly, surrounded by every precau-
ton against intrusion.
But one day. while a plane was be-
ing tested on~the field, a small snap
shot of it was made-perhaps by one of
the company's own employees. At any
rate, the is workmen engaged in the
test were not photographed wholly un-
aware of the proceeding, as the picture
reveals them pausing in their labors
and gazing into the lens of the camera.
Eventually print was submitted to an
illustrative news agency and accepted
in good faith. Enlargements were made
of it, portrait of the designer was
imposed upon it. and duplicate prints
were sent broadcast tn the 0rpSS
and embarrassment in military circles
here and in England, and led a dis
tinguished British official to state that
had this picture leaked out in England
some one would have been summarily
dealt with"
Sometimes the military censor had to
fall back upon his arbitrary authority
and withhold approval of q picture
Evening star., 1928-11-04
BY KENDALL BANNING,
Former Chief of the Pictorial Section,
General Stan, United States Army.

General Stan, United states Army,
~ OWN in Georgia is an ordinary
pile of ordinary rocks that II
years ago was figuratively
D hurled into the agitated pool o1
international relations and fol-
few brief but hectic days threatened
to add a new unprecedented era of
"frightfulneSs" to modern warfare.
That pile of rocks is still resting un-
diSturbed-at least, it was at last re-
portS-in an area that during the late
unpleaSantneSS was set apart by the
military authorities at Fort Oglethorpe
as an internment camp, where enemy
prisoners of war were entertained as
guests of Uncle Sam. To ou. ward view
there is nothing about these rocks that
would indicate that they once played
a leading role in an episode that nearly
resulted in upsetting the rules and ira
ditions Of civilized warfare by putting
thousands of military prisoners-in-
cluding especially and specifically GER
tain army and navy ofhcers-at hard,
manual labor.
The trouble started when some one
unthinkingly took what was, on its face
value at least, perfectly innocuous
snapshot that showed a corner of the
before-nentioned rock pile. To make
matters worse. that some one was a
camera man Of the Signal Corps of the
United States Army-a fact that au-
tomatically listed the picture as
Official" classified 1t as a public docu-
ment and by inference stamped it with
the authority of the War Department.
That picture, as events quickly dem
onstrated, was packed with dynamite.
Not. the kind of dynamite that is dis
cerniole by laboratory analysis, but
nevertheless a kind that proved highly
explosive to public opinion in Germany
in general and to military opinion in
Germany in particular For did not
that photograph show, in conspicu-
Gus position, that amiable and popular
German, Capt Koenig, in rough work.
ing clothes, pausing from his manual
laborS on the rock pile (view of rock
pile on the right, presumably at the
arbitr6ry command of a hard-boiled
America-1 sergeant, in order that a pic
torial record might be made, for the
ediflcatioA. at the Yankee pigs, of the
rank humiliation Of the interned Ger
mans? And was it not contrary to all