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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
TAMMANY GOES UPTOWN.
Temporary Quarters Taken While
New Home Is Prepared.

NEW YORK. July tp.--The Tam
many Society TODAY abandoned the IA
nous Wigwam ON Fourteenth street
which 1t has occupied for so years. and
moved to temporary quarters at Park
avenue Records and trophies Of other
days we're transferred from the old
building. which Is soon to be demol-
iShed
The old Wigwan was the headQuar-
tiers for Boss Tweed In the days when
he was at the height OF his powers,
The first Democratic national conven-
ton held In this city was housed IN the
assembly hall there. The society num-
bers In its ranks the mayor, United
States Senator and a presidential norn-
inee, Gov Alfred r. smith A more
spacious home = under construction IN
the Union Square district,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
$500, 900 FIRE LOSS
AT BLACKSTONE, VA.
Three Blocks in Heart of Town
Destroyed by Flames Believed
Started by Cigarette.

BLACKSTONE, Va, July CN.-Fire
destroyed three blocks in the heart Of
town here early this morning. entail
ing q property loss estimated by City
Manager c. II. Hardey at $500. 900.
Only o fourth Of the loss is to be COW
cred by insurance. No loss Of life was
reported, although several firemen were
overcome by the heat of the flames.
Originating In q condemned build
ing from what is believed to have been
a carelessly tossed cigarette, the IRE,
spread. and for nearly eight hours re-
sisted the combined efforts Of four fire
companies, three Of which were sum-
moned from nearby towns. to ex-
tinguish it.
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Eastern Standard time) yesterday. At
that hour they had been flying for
almost ~ hours and had covered D
distance estimated at 5000 miles. Their
average speed was about 1875 miles an
hour.
At 1925 pm. Greenwich time (5:l5
pm, Eastern standard timel the steam
Ship Ionic Star radiocd that It had re-
ceived a message from the flyers say
ing all was well. Their position was
not given.
The airmen kept consistently to their
course They estimated when they
started from Rome Tuesday night that
they would be passing Gibraltar about
dawn, and at 5:i5 am. they were sight
ed there. p
AT 8 pm. Greenwich time they were
sighted at villa Cisneros. Rio de Orc,
Africa. They apparently headed for the
Cape Verde Islands soon afterward, for
q dispatch from st. Vincent little
later said they were sighted $50 miles
10 the north. They hoped to pass over
the islands at twilight. and q radio
dispatch to Buenos Aires from the is
lands reported their passage at 5 PM,
after which they began their long and
perilous flight over the South Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
Auto Racer Killed.

CLARION, Pa. July 8 tA1.---Isiil pfief-
fer Of Ambridge, Pa, was killed here
yesterday when his automobile skidded
during i00-rnile race al the Clarion
track and locked wheels with another
machine. dagget Hughes OF Warren,
Ohio. sent his car crashing through q
fence TO prevent running over Prefer.
Gagget was cut and bruised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
]. PRESTON MOSES DIES;
WAS MARINE IN WAR
Funeral Of Veteran, 90, viii Be
Held Saturday Morning, With
Burial at Arlington.

j. Preston Moses, 90 years old, World
War veteran and clerk In the Depart
ment of Agriculture. died In Garfield
Hospital yesterday after long illness
Mr.. Moses enlisted I'm the United
States Marine Corps during the war at
such an early age that his mothers
consent was necessary before he could
be accepted. He resided In this city
until recently when he moved TO Cherry
dale, Va. He was member Of the VIZ
liam r. Singleton Lodge, r. A. A. NJ.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Hazel Moses: his mother. Mrs Eugenia
A. Moses; two daughters, Dorothy and
Shirley Moses, and sister, Mrs. Gladys
z Hall
Funeral services win be conducted In
the s. II. Hines Co funeral home, 290i
Fourteenth street. Saturday morning al
II 80 o'clock. Rev George r. Dudley
will oficiate. interment win be In Ar
iin6ton Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
FILLING STATION
SLAYER MUST DIE
Victor, Dingus Convicted at Leba.
non, Va, for the Killing of
II. 7. Robins.

By the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Va, July 5.-A ver-
dict Of guilty of first-degree murder
with recommendation of death in the
electric chair was returned against Vic
tor DinguS by Russell County Circuit
Court jury this morning.
Dingus. whose trial began three days
ago. was charged with the killing Of
II. T. Robins. well known merchant OF
Barnett, Va.
The commonwealth contended that
Dingus, member of party of five
young men. shot Robins to death when
he caught them syphoning gasoline from
. filing station operated by him. II
was indicated that sentence would be
passed ON Dingus later In the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
Mob Tries to Kill
Shrine Decorators
Who Stole Milagros
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 5.--Gold and
silver '.miiagros," stolen from the
Shrine Of Guadalupe, a place sacred
to Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin
Of Guadalupe, have been recovered
by the police and restored to the
shrine
Military reserves had to be called
out to prevent an Infatuated mob
from killing the men believed to
have desecrated the religious place
most beloved BY Mexicans.
'Milagros" are emIblems placed by
the faithful In appreciation and tes-
timony Of miraculous cure attrib-
uted to the virgin.
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HEADS RIFLE TEAM.
n. G. Radue Appointed Captain OF
Civilian Unit.

Appointment of Richard q. Radue,
l2ta Monroe street northeast. as cap
tain of the civilian rife team to repre-
sent the District at the national rifie
matches nc Camp Perry was announced
today by the Commissioners.
Ratiue waA authorized 10 make the
necessary arrangements for the tryout
and the selection OF q team uuder the
general supervision OF L. q. nrinton,
IT., adjutant general Of the District
militia
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THREE DIE As PLANE
CRASHES DURING STUNT

JOLIET, III. July 5 (s'I.--Three were
killed Yesterday when a wing crumpied
on q commercial plane as II Hoped at
a 1 .s00-foof altitude. The dead: Ber-
nard Harms, licenses pilot. John w.
Parks, 80, and John Blessing. IA.
HARMS plane was three-passenger
swallow hiplane. II was pronounced sale
.eSterday By q Federal inspector
Harms had done a rushing business
throughout the day. carrying more than
100 passengers,
The fatal trip was free affair
Harris rad promised his friends. Parks
and pleasing, he would do some stunts
stunts. -.
Harms completed one loop success.
fully but as he zoorned up on thf
second the right upper wing collapsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
COL. J. T. DEAN TO RETIRE
Served More Than 46 Years In
United States Army.

Col. James r. Dean, u. s. Infantry
stationed In New York City, win b.
placed ON the Army retired list Sep
tember Is ON his own application after
more than Is years service. A native
Of Ohio he was graduated from the
Military Academy In June, 1887, and
served a. a major OF Coast ARTILLERY
In the Spanish War and as bfigadieI
general. National Army. In the World
War.
In the Regular Army he served In
the Infantry and the Adjutant Gen.
erals Department and reached thf
grade Of colonel In May. 1917,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
GREEK CHAMBER FACING
DECREE OF DISSOL LUTON
New Elections Will Probably Be
Scheduled for Au-
gust 10.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS. July S.--The Chamber OF
Deputies will probsbiy be dissolved by
decree. to be issued Saturday. and new
elections viii be fixed for August 10.
M. Veni2eios, the premier, presided
over meeting Of the cabinet after 1t
was sworn in and announced that the
government program would be set forth
IN O declaration either In the cham
Der or directly to the nation.
Venizelos urged strict economy in
oil public services, harmonious relations
between capital and labor and efforts
to augment the national resources by
productive labor. He emphasized the
necessity of impartial elections and de-
clared the presence In the cabinet Of
two leading statesmen outside the Lib
eral ranks guaranteed that the cleo
tons would be free manifestation of
the peoples WIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
AIR TOURISTS TAKE OFF,
% Planes start for Fort Worth
From Tulsa.

TUSLA. Okla, July 5 up. Led BIZ
w. q. Beard m a Waeo-l0 hiplane. ~
planes In the national air tour took on
from the Tulsa Airport this morning
on q 2a0-mile hop IL Fort Worth. Tex.
More than 1000 persons we're at the
field 10 see the planes get Away at two
minute Intervals. starting ut Q am.
Beard, who was forced out Of the tour
at Indianapolis by propeller trouble.
caught up with the tourists here yes
terday and was given the privilege of
starting firSt, The planes faced q 30
mile head wind nj the start.
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Indy ATTENDS PARTY
ON LONG ISL AND BEACH
Flying Colonel Breaks Usual Re-
serve to Be Guest of Mrs. Henry
Pomeroy Dawson.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 5.--Col. Charles A.
Undbergh. whose indifference for the
glamours OF being socially lionized Is well
known. seems to have broken. In a mild
way, that hitherto hard and fast rule
Of his.
Last night he was guest at beach
party at the home Of Mrs. Henry Pome-
roy Dawson. near Locust Valley, Long
Island The colonel piloted seaplane
on several trips, taking up members of
the Dawson family and their guests for
short rides.
There was dancing at the party, but
whether or not Lindbergh was one OF
those who INDUCED in this recreation
could not be learned.
Earlier in the day he was the guest
of r. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secre-
tary OF War for Aeronautics and son
OF Mrs. Henry Dawson, at the Dawson
home at Peacock Point. Long Island.
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OLD DISTlLLERY BURNS,
Plant Near Hagerstown Formerly
One of Largest in Country.

S"O VA AoA SYST Al SVunLy.
Special Dispatch to The star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, July 5.--The
former Walker Distillery. a few miles
west Of here. was destroyed by ere or
unknown origin last night. 1t vas one
OF the largest plants Of the kind In the
country before the days of prohibition.
The fire started In the home or
Leroy Nigh. owner OF the former dis
tillery. which Is short distance away.
Nigh and others Of his family were
absent at the time The flames sureaci
and soon enveloped the huge structure.
The loss Is said to be upward OF $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
POLICEMEN RETIRED.

Skinner, Howard and o'Dea Have
Long Records.
Police Pvts. w. II. Skinner and Frank
Howard of the harbor precinct and l.,
d. ODea of the sixth precinct were
ordered retired today by the District
Commissioners for physical disabilities
incurred In line Of duty.
Skinner Is 81 years old and has served
the Police Department for more than
20 years. Howard has been connected
with the department for 80 years. He
is SIS years old O'Dea Is SO years old
anc has been In the department for 80
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
AUTO VICTIM EXPIRES.


Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, July Sos
valid Uhi, ~ years old, of Mount Saw
age died early today from injuries
received when he was struck by an au-
tomobile Sunday night, driven by ID. T.
Lloyd.
He was walking along the road. and
Lloyd's statement that glaring head
lights OF an approaching car prevented
him from seeing Uhi was corroborated
by Paul Barring. riding with Lloyd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
BAND CONCERTS.
TO-DAY.

BY the United states Soldiers Home
Band, at the bandstand. at $50 O'Clock.
John S, NJ. Zimmerman. leader.
March, Comrades of the Legion. Scuss
Overture. Don Juan. .>,... .Morar9
Moroccan original. "A Melody IN Alb
Zimmerman
Scenes from the comic opera. The
Mikado" Sullivan
Fox trot. you Don't Like rt--Not
Much" Kahn
Valse, "Valse Mignonne" ...a. .Drirp
Finale. FLANDERS" .McNfehol
The Star Spangled Banner"
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TONIGHT.


BY the United States Army Band
at the United States Capitol. 7:SO
O'Clock. William J, Stannard: leader.
March. From Tropic to Tropic,"
Overture. "vasco Nunez de saiSos.s
.Calhmany
Waits. "LeciAs. ,.........s... Fpnsesss
Rolero. "Lcjanitos ...... BpStAnfrnfe
Elegia, Lament and olorifcation.s
March. Washington orayss. sorsfssils
overture, der Tamhoar der Garas
It'll
Fox Trot, Mary Ann. pAvis
Prayer at Eventide'. Eiie
Selections from The Student Prince,
March, La Giralca" 0onrsles
The Star Spangled Banner
ny the United States Marine nana
at tae Sylvan Theater. Monurnenf
Grounds, at 3;So O'Clock, Taylor nranA
son, leader.
NJ Ell Congressional Cub STEPHAN
Overture ~lsi3" TSchaikowSky
Ia 'Serenade~ MOSsxress,
%. March DIES peti,s soiass q
Trombone solo. Thoughts o. tove.s
Grand scenes from II pas,iacci,~
Invitation to The pance,a
wsbersweingArtnef
"RhapSodie Nnfwexs snne~. .IAo
THE Star Spangled ,Danners
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HOOVER FORCES GRID
FOR FIGHT ON SMITH
IN EASTERN STATES

CONTINUED from FIRST Page. )
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ROME r. YERS HEAD
TOWARD RIO AFTER
ARRIVING IN BRAZIL

Continued from First Page
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NO TRACE IS FOUND
OF RIVER VICTIMS;
THREE BODIES SOUGHT

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and even handed over to II his su-
preme power. The senate returned
the compliment, gave him command
Of the army and OF the imperial
finances. conferred upon him the name
Augustus Princeps Il. e.. august
leader. and for year after year re-
elected him to this supreme authority.
~
But what made Augustus great was
his preference for peace. He did not
suffer from the itch for conquest. be-
ing content to maintain the empire
with the frontiers existing when he
came to power. Ills first care was to
give competent and honorable govern.
ment to the provinces; he made the
governors directly responsible to him.
and kent careful watch upon their
administration of affairs. lie under
took a great census Of all the popula-
ton of the empire: and on this basis
adjusted taxation so that 1t would fall
equitably upon the different nations
and classes, while yet producing SUI
ficient funds to finance the reconstruc.
tive enterprises Of the state. Citizen
ship was extended To the inhabitants
of the provinces, and. though some
thing Of the old intense patriotism
was gone from Rome. it was replaced
with A spreading sense Of the bene-
fits that came from inclusion In the
new order Of the empire. Gradually
these varied peoples. from Sicily 10
the Danube and from the Euphrates
to the Atlantic were welded into a
nation.
The effects of peace and stability
We're immediate. Trade, which had al
most stopped under the disorder of
civil war. flourished again. From city
10 city. throughout the empire, great
roads were built. paved in many cases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

leadership Of Rome which Caesar had
bequeathed to him. Antony, strong
In his possession OF the consulate,
would gladly have made himself dc
tator; but, learning that Brutus and
Cassius had organized a great army
in Macedon and were preparing to
move against Rome, he permitted the
election of Octavian as co.consul, and
formed with him and Lepidus a
"triumvirate" for the suppression OF
the last senatorial revolt. Together,
they crossed the Adriatic with the
remnants OF Caesars legions and de-
feated Brutus and Cassius on the
plains of Philippi i'm the year AZ Be.
Octavian returned, to the capital.
and, despite his youth, began at once
that marvellous reorganization which
was to restore the health and
greatness of Rome. Antony, charged
with tho maintenance of Roman power
IN tho East. mistOok Egypt for the
Orient and spent most of his time in
the arms of Cleopatra. Tho young
queen, believing in the power of her
beauty against all armies and all
craftsmanship, planned to make An.
tony supreme In the empire. with her
self supreme over Antony. Suspecting
this. Octavian declared war on An
tony. met him in naval battle at
Actium, on the west coast Of Greece.
and put him to cowardly flight. Over
Whelmed with shame. and abandoned
by his queen. Antony killed himself:
and Cleopatra, after trying her
charms in vain against the stern DC.
tavian. put a viper to her bosom and
died in the best dramatic tradition.
Secure ut last. Octavian returned Ia
Rome and began one of the greatest
rcigns in history. With subtle diplo
macy he preserved the forms of the
old republic under the new reality
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with large hex1gonal slabs Of stone
30 strong and so well set that some Of
these roads, with their original pave
ment, remain IN use today. Roads
and bridges and aqueducts became
the symbol Of the organizing genius
of Rome Never before had human
movement been 80 free from place 10
place: never before had the eXcha nge
of commodities proceeded 80 convent
emily and securely. Money. which
had hidden itself out Of use during a
century OF chaos. flowed back again
into investment and enterprise; the
rate Of interest on loans fell from Il
TO per cent; and everywhere the
savings of men, put 10 work IN a
thousand ways. contributed 10 the
restoration and development Of Rome.
In the capital itself Augustus un-
dertook great building enterprises. re-
solved 10 make the city beautiful and
ma jcstic beyond any that the world
had seen. He restored and enlarged
the growing business Of the govern
ment. he persuaded rich men to erect
libraries, theatcrs and gymnasiUrns,
built on the Palatine Hill a simple
but pretty palace for himself, and
spread throughout the city new cdi-
fees Of every kind. II vas his hoast
that he had found Rome a city OF
brick and left it city of marble.
He encouraged all the arts. befrierded
Horace and Virgil, and made his reign
the greatest age In Latin literature.
When Re died in the year Il AID.
after ruling Rome for q generation,
his task had been SO we'll done that
for two centuries the Roman empire
enjoyed the greatest system Of order.
and the wisest and most honest gov.
eminent. that history has known.
Copyright 1928. By VIII Du-an,)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
NIGHT AIR MAIL SERVICE
IS PLANNED BY FRENCH
New Delivery System to Be Pat
termed After American
Standards.
Correspondence of the Associated rress.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PARIS. -Nicht-1ying air mail serv-
ice ts planned in France. patterned
after the American and German sys.
tens.
Eleven iiverging lines from Paris
10 all parts II the country would he
cut by four transverse lines. 4 letter
would reach almost any village over.
night. as the intersecting air lines
would connect and mail would reach
principal railroad points before the
depa rturc Of secondary trains To small
towns.
lie Bourget air field. where Lind.
bergh landed. would he the postal and
aerial center.
Private enterprise for the operation
Of the planes is suggested as the most
desirable by the government postal
engineers who have mapped out the
routes. counted the probable cost and
are furnishing ammunition to hacker
of the Idea in Parliament. The gov
eminent. however. would retain sti.
peryisnry control over the service
Air postage. IL lis calculated. need he
emily double ordinary rates for letters
| TO make the venture seif.supporiing.
Air field equipment and air lane
lights could be obtained from Gerrna ny
under the Dawes plan reparat!ons.
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~ the murderers fed. Antony made
his famous speech over the dead body,
and read Caesars will. which gave his
gardens TO the public as a recreation
ground and divided his money among
the citizens. When the body was
burned on the funeral pyre the people
came and cast into the flames their
most beloved possessions in token of
their love. ACTORS flung in their
dresses, musicians their instruments.
soldiers their swords. Women added
their necklaces and scarfs. Mothers
brought up their children to con
tribute toys and playthings' H'roude,
page 415). When all the others had
ceased to mourn. many Jews fingered
wailing by the remains of the man
who had been the first to give them
liberty.
Beside him Alexander is but boy,
NAPOLEON n roma poet. seldom
has such complete nobility been
found in n conqueror; he was TOO
scrupulous and perhaps too generous
for complete success; almost true or
him are the words which Napoleon
used for one of his brothers: He Is
too GOOD to be great" lie was lenient
out of strength: he was never carried
away by anger: he never eXulted over
enemies defeated and fallen. His as
81 ssination was one of the great stu
pidities of history. another Of those
crucifixions which litter the pathway
of genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
P0INCARE LACKS FAITH
IN VALUE OF TELEPHONE
Rarely Employs Wire in Convers.
ing With Others, Never When
Secrecy Is Important.

Correspondence Of the Associated rFess.
PARIS. --Prenier poincare docsn't
trust the telephone. lie uses 1t rarely
and never when secrecy in important.
Il do not use IT, he said recently
in the chamber, because your polit!-
cal friends sometimes listen in on
ministers calls" replying 10 remarks
by, n hostile deputy.
Poircafe ~ admission aroused n good
deal If discussion because one of the
government arguments in favor Of
the telephone monopoly II that public
operation guafa ntEes secrecy.
There was hunor in the incident
yecause some months ago Eo$aiists got
control of telephone tines from the
ministry Of the interior and by i'm
l,rrsonat!ng the minister and his AZ
slstaH, over the telephone they caused
Leon Daudet. KoyaiIai leader. 10 be
released from prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

Mothers, you cant start too early 10
establish a chitd's ssrsne and tranquil
disposition. Even an infant can have
q hsppy, frstiess state OF untnterrupt,
cd health, What viii help do this
A simpis, purely vegetable product az
old - YOU arc, plain Castor1s.
A few drops Of Castoris will settle
al unsasIssss in a jHy. WIN dispsi
colo or ward oH coostipat,oni and
iust 90 surely check dIarrhsa.
In rssI sickness. call q physician,
Bat many physieians urge only Gas
toris for those little childish disorders
that need nothing more. YOU need
never be afraid 10 give pure Csstoria
II - safe and perfectly harmless. Tor II
contains no parsgosie, no opistes. no
dope OF any kind. At last, this 10
true ef the genuine Fietohef's Gas
taris"~~snd that 10 the Kind doctors
tell you si~sys TO buy,
Fistshsr's Csstosia 10 fine Tor any
child. All children love 10 take IL
Delicious tasting. and ~ COED ~ Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
Manila Has Russian Circus.

Manila had all the thrills OF circus
recently when the X. Borowsky Isnku
Circus from Russia pitched its tents
on vacant lot facing the Grand
Opera House for a months run. 30.
roWsky. the owner and advance agent
advertised that he had - performers,
Is horses and IA herd of trained ami.
mails, lie In veteran circus man
having shown In Manila the last pre-.
vious time e years ago. and troubles
in Russia have not dmmed his star.
for his aggregation is now larger than
ever before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

II Royal. retired business man of
Ola sgow, Scotland, recently ordered
dinner for six, then diued at the
Us lie alone. IL was the tenth ami
versaTy III tbs eve Of ilis wedding day.
yhea he arranged Ii similar dinner
and "a the appointed time the bride to
be failed 10 aDpc"r. She had rtarled
tor the dinner. bUi disappeared. and
waa rF.rr heard from aftefWhtd
Every Re3r On tho anniversary III ms
tra2ic dinner Royal II "a solitary diner
al "a i3bir laid for six