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prove traffic conditions In Georgetown
al the Key Bridge. and at the same
time, produce an artistic and comDrc-
henSiyc park Plan which vii! form a
monumental approach to the Nations
Capital from the Lee Highway,
Something must b. done TO relieve
the ever increasing traffic congestion
either by divertinS 1t around to some
other point ana building another bridge,
or by the plan indicated III the Illus
trationS.
NJ and Prospect streets when trans
formed eS proposed would be capable Of
carrying a stream Of automobiles three
or four abreast rapidly
Al h3i,dings lying between NJ street
arc Prospect street frcr Key Bridge
to Rock Creek Park will be removed.
Frospec. street will b continued east
ward from Thirty-iifth street to Rock
Greek Park.
Tho pcoposed parkway would be
about $50 feet wide from building line
to building line. The streets on either
side would be so feet wids. leaving a
strip $50 feet wide between the two
roadways for landscape treatment.
The roadways would be bordered with
trees and other planting. Traffic going
west would proceed along the north
side of the parkway on what is now
Prospect street around the great circle
to the bridge. Traffic on NJ street
would move as al present,
The birG's-eye perspective, view 3.
gives the general appearance Of the en-
Semelc From this perspective view the
possibilities Of the development may be
clearly understood and indicates the
architectural treatment OF the build
iras with arcades on both sides Of the
parkway.
The arched paSsageway provided By
arcades not only enhances the build
ingS but affords protection. When q
community becomes acquainted with
this picturesque system Of protection
against inclement or hot weather it
will rejoice forever.
Any one who has visited the Old
World and enjoyed its shelter will en-
Enthusiastically welcome its adoption here
In Bern, Switzerland. the hausfrau
may venture forth on a stormy day
sans umbrella. sans gaioShes and shop
10 the depletion Of her finances. and
when satisfied that there is no more to
spend may seek cozy nook and gossip
with friends
Apartment houses will be erected on
the upper terrace. which will undoubt-
edly be called Georgetown Terrace"
commanding magnificent and sweeping
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Tragic Fate Of Jonathan Cey Resulted in Law Against Due

I a man being killed with kindness, for
J az the next shot fred Cilley vas shot
/ through the body. He dropped his
/ rife and said i am shot; put his
/ hands 10 the wound. fell. and expired
In two or three minutes.
When the Senate and the House met
the following Monday. both bodies
were oftcially notified Of the fatal en-
counter. ana both bodies deplored the
death Of Jonathan cilley. On February
20, his funeral took place from the
House floor. the gallery being crowded
with friends and acQuatntances Of the
deceased. A general attendance cs
Senators was also noted The body
was borne TO Congressional Cemetery.
from which IL was soon afterwards
. taken % his Northern home, and re
inferred in ThomaStoa, Me, on MAY
3 following
In 1879. cilley had married Mss
Deborah Prince, daughter Of HeEeS'3h
Prince of Thoma$toU. who survived
! him together with three young chill
dren. and later another one, born SUo-
Seouent 10 Its fathers death.
II this duel had done nothing else
but kill poor Ctlley, We. indeed should
have much cause for regret, but 1t did
even more than this, Congress tc>S
February 20. 1889, placed on the statute
hook law against dueling, which has
the desired result. and from that day.
dueling around Washington vas q rare
thing. and ultimately ceased entirely,
The Law reads,
III any person shall give or send. or
cause 20 be gwen or sent. 20 any per
SON in the District. any challenge q
fght duel, or ~ engage in single COM
bat with any deadly or dangerous M
Struraent or weapon whatever. cr X ans
person in the District shall accepg aG,y
challenge 70 fight a duel or ~ engage
In single combat with any deadly or
dangerous instrument or wearon what
ever, or shall b the bearer I anv such
challenge, every person - SWING O.
sending. or eauSlnS ~ ~ gwen oT Seot
ny accepting such ehallengs OF hNGle
aiding or ahetting IN elVh>g, sending o.
accepting such ehallensr, Shsr p
deemed guilty ri high crime ana nNl~-
demeanor. ara Oh CONVICTION shall y
punished hy Imprisonment and ONSn@-
mens tn hard tabor tn The nenitensiaF,
for term neg eNNeedlag Ave yeAyN r.
the discretion et the court
II any person shah Assault S.r3F~
beat or wound, or cause ~ be as,
Saultec. stricken, beaten er Wounds,
any person IN the District, tov dccNtn
ms or refusing IL accept ANY esalleGEr
to tSht = duel. or 60 engage IN Slug,s
combat with any deadly OF danSSFcus
instrument or weAnNAn whatever o
shall yNaSt or publish. er cause 70 es
lN>Stsd on published. any aritmS ehaIS.
hg any such person ~ deelMaas ~
refusing 70 accept any such challenge,
se ce coward ev using any other
opproeriouS or injurious language
therein, tending ~ degrade ana dlS.
grace such person tcE ~ deelnAnx eg
refusing such ehallenee, every psKSNa
80 offending, en ccnSiction theENns.
shall ee punished Nv ccngNneRens ~
hard laher III the penitentiaFy for
term not exceeding three wears, In the
discretion OF the court
Other drastic laws alse arply IN ths
District et CestlaNiA against this feTtu-
nAtely, nav eANolete ana earnAyse
practice,
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Radio Plane.

PilotleSs planes have been made sue
cessfully to loop the loop by wireless
control from the ground in recent
experiments In England, says Popular
Science. The mechanical pilots brain"
is a radio receiving set within the plane
designated to interpret and act upon
impulses transmitted from the ground
control station. The muscles" are tiny
compressed air motors. actuated by the
master radio set. These operate the
cartr0ir
Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY JOHN cLAoETT PROCTOR.


~ HERE is hardly a corner In old
Washington, @! what the resi-
dent may czu downtown WASH
i ington, where some very inter-
eSt1ng historic building or site
does not exist. In the Capital Of the
Nation il Is obvious that history would
always be IN the making.
With 50 large q number Of the great
egs men Of the country making Wash
ington their home, for az least a larger
part of the years. ever since the Con-
gress FIRST met here IN the Autumn Of
1900, how could Washington be other
wise than q great historic centeF7
Street after street has It's historic
houses. Avenues and places almost
breathe cf the past, and carry one back
70 sosae celebrated and great event or
occasion. While i A true that many
structures of historic nature are
gradually giving way 70 progress, yet
others are daily taking their places.
and though the Yazed structures OF the
past may not exist longer yet IN mem
orr they I've on. and the same se1tA-
n1ert stlll attaches even 20 the ste upon
which some old building or some ole
landmark cree stood.
WneTe ar epoch Is mace IN our ns-
tsorsl affairs, Il IL here IL has us SCI
ting II lis here the first milestone
Il set and inscribed. that future genera
tscns may read O. the successes and
ire gsOFle< and tire mistakes and the
failures, ss the case may be- Of those
VINO have preceded us.
An epoch IN American history--foF
81 surely teens 70 ne 70 have been
ens--wsS made by the tragic death on
Saturday, February ~. isSs. Of one Of
the best men who ever stepped MS 1901
into ConsTe9S-JonstnAn Cflley. ne
vas killed In q duel. by one William j
Graves. wao survived. but VINO died. .
brief decade afteTwsre. IN comparative
obbc,1r.ty.
jonathan Cilley vas Of a distin-
Rlisnee New Hampshire family, and
Rak born In Nottingham, iH that state
july z 1907 He vas the soIl Of Green"
;eas Galley, who oied ID 1908. leaving
. wife, fos. IONS and three daughters
Being cessrous of liberal educsiiof'
.,onathsn early entered Atkinson Acsh"
emy. sne oscanss member ~ tns
freshman class o. EowaolI CoalezF
Brunswick Ne In 1921.
Ike 90 many If our great men, he
had but limited cs seitsl " Degin life
nith. spe selzee the opportunity "
teach . country school during the
Winter months, both before snc after
his entrance 81 college
Ye ssy re gsS the brightest man IN
kls elsas would not be true. and yet
he always stoot III me front rank, He
took part IL g.! ciaes Debates and espe-
eiaily Distinguished himself Ia debate
en1 oFstery II IL said he was e
young mar ~ Qyiek and powerful intel
1ect. endowed with sagseity and tact
YET fIEnk and free 10 his mode et
eetaoa, ambitious. Of good influence
earnest active ard pefkesering. with
ar elasticity and cheerful strength o'
mind which made daftlcuit!es easy, and
the struggle with them pleasure
Mingled With the anisDie qualities thsi
we're ike sunshine % his fFisncg thefs
verf hsKEaeT and steiner tfslts which
ftaeS MIN " MAKE head aaalna 81
adverse world but IL ~ss only At th'
moment " need that the iron frame
work ot the character became p2fcep'
flDls 4"
I fFos graduating from college
~ Jonathan Ciliey bsgan The studs
ef l6N Ia tie Dffes 81 ggkn Euae lks Ia
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views of the river and the distant hills
Of Maryland and Virginia.
On the vantage point OF Georgetown
Terrace there will be an out-of doors
cafe to ertice motorists, pedestrians and
residents.
It is a delcctable thought that one
day 1t will be possible to spend the
Evening star., 1928-03-25

company Of volunteers and led them
into Boston. He was appointed major
IN poorS regiment. in IT'S, and two
years later was commissioned colonel Of
he First New Hampshire regiment, sue
eedine Gen Stark At Ticonderoga he
commanded his regiment, as he did at
ennis Heights, and was with Mad
Anthony Wayne at the Stormtng OF
tony Foint
At the battle of Monmouth. in ITS.
he following story Is related Of him;
He was IN command OF a body OF
lis regiment moving toward a rail fence
enemy moving toward the same fence
The British of1cer ordered hts men.
hen the damned rebels mounted that
,nce. TO fire upon them. Upon that
o.. Cilley answers, Two can play at
hat, sir. and coming near TO the fence
g ordered the men III the front rank 20
hand their guns 10 the file covering
hem and take up that fence and lay
PROSTATE. and not break time II was
,0ne in an instant. The British, seeing
his. changed their front and took n
retrograde march, In civil life this
venerable man was held in high eStima-
zion by all the patriots of our country.
lie was in the executive council. and
vas always a patriot 10 the core"
had proved himself s worthy son of
worthy sire in the War Of lsi2-l5, and
Jonathan was not the type OF man To
lahcr under such en- lgnominiouS name
as coward" So when the day came
II found him ready,
IT was agreed that the parties should
meet al AnacoStia bridge, On the
road to Marlboro" between the hours
OF / 80 and $50 pm. Galley ana his
party arrived firSt, and all proceeded to
the dueliag ground, The position as
signed Graves was near wood which
partly sheltered It. Cilley'x was on
higher ground, Cilley was attended BY
Mr., Jones. MIR, Bynum and Col JAMES
W, Schaumherg, and by Dr, Duncan as
his surgeon Graves was attended by
MIR Wise, Mr., crittenden. Mr. Menetee.
and DR. Folts Mr., Calhoun and Mt
Halves, both members Of the House from
Kentucky, were at some distance OIL as
spectators, The hackdriverS. together
with Grafton Powell and James r,
Brown, constituted all the cvewitneSSeS.
When the command was siven 10 tlte,
Cilley ftfed before his piece was fttlly
elevated, both missed The friends ot
both parties then assembled to try to
patch up the differences. but ON ae-
count OF the ohStneey Of Graves
seconds and friends, this resulted III
failure. and again the men faced each
other. and again both missed
Prom every viewpoint this MAS
silly" duel Here were two men hring
away at each other, neither holding
enmisy toward the other, both tiGhtins
solely 10 comply with the code duelle
Before the men were ordered 20 face
each other for the third and fatal time
MIR, Wise said These gentlemen have
come here without anlncSity toward
each other; they are fighting merely
upon point of honor, Cannot Mr
Cilley assign some reason for not re-
ceiVlng. at Nil Graves hagNiS. CO..
Wshha communication
10 thiS Mr Jones replied II am
authorised by my friend, Mr., Cilley, "a
say that In declining Co receive the
note from Mi Graves, n0rportmg % b.
from col Webb. he meant no dtSreNpeet
to MIR, draves eecauSe ne entertained
for him then aS he nov deeS. the
highest respect ana the mast ktna
tstlmg"
And here Is a real aemonsuatlen Of
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restaurant one may contemplate the
surrounding country and yield to remi-
niscence. The type OF mind that Is
Evening star., 1928-03-25

More than la.aaa, ,Oaa eecnle ia QEeas
nsttain are insured against uaeMescy~
MenN
Evening star., 1928-03-25

I fFOk ggsdaating from college,
w. Jonathan Ciliey bsgan the study
Ct law Ia the once Of john kusglss ~
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nGlresoO Ohn Day When Port Vas A tIy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

EOURTEEN peaks of the all
year snow crowned High Sierra
exceed $4,000 feet. Mt. Whitney
(highest in the nation) tops them all
1t l4,}Ol feet. In the midst of this
spectacular wilderness Los Angeles
maintains a unique natural park.
In all the world there is probably
no more wonderful playground
than this High Sierra country with
its 1000 lakes from 5000 TO 200
feet And to this magnificent world
of granite, forests. snow and wild
life. Los Angeles is the gateway.
This High Sierra trip out of Los
Angeles by motor Through the
Owens Valley. over 10000 foot Ii
oga Pass. through vast forests into
the sublime Yosemite and 4 return
via the Ridge Route Ton mountain
tops for IS miles). will be one of
the outstanding remembrances of 4
Ifetime-~yct il is bit an incident
of your Southern California vaca-
ton this summer!
Beyond the snow clad mountai ANS
-~ in full view from the peaks
around Los Angeles--the sparkling
blue Pacific marks the nations west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
Beyond snow peaks /. the Pacific!

boundary line Here are 81 miles
of wide. smooth. Riviera-rivalling
beaches and Turing occanside cities
Santa Barbara. Santa Monica.
Long Beach. la Jolla. Newport
Beach and i dozen others-ofterins
the keenest surf sports.
Make your plans now TO come
out this Summer-Sure. Each vaca-
ton day spent in Southern Califor-
MIA presents 4 vivid contrast unlike
anything you ever saw before. You
will always be going somewhere
beaches. mountains, desert, orange
groves. canyons. movie-land, bill
lion dollar oil fields. Symphonies
under the Stars" at Hollywood
Bowl. Old Spanish Missions!
Los Angeles will astound YOU BY
its growth and activity. IL offers
everything and more. for enter
tainment. for comfort. for relaNa-
ton. Los Angeles County is among
the wealthiest in natural resources.
It's agricultural products last year
alone Appropriated sos 100000.
Los Angeles is the new approach
TO Hawai- and the Orient. aS we'll
as To- the entire Pacific Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

TINE big prize contest on the best
letters on Rice's Bread which has
been stirring up 80 much interest in
this city closes at midnight March ID.
That means you've got only five
more days to write your letter.
Hurry and get ii in today. You can't
afford to miss this chance to win one
Of these big prizes-for yourself, if
there's some special thing for which
YOU want money-for your club or
society il you are interested in raising
funds for an organization.
The letters are coming in thick and
fast. but no matter how fast they come,
each one receives the careful attention
Of the committee Of judges that ha.
been selected 10 decide which ones
will he awarded prizes.
The judges have been chosen for
their speciaI knowledge Of the subject
of health and nutrition.
ImfhOYiiies on Nutrition
VIII Judgc Letters
Miss Phyllis Dawson Rowe is the
Uietitisn in Chief of Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Faulkner is the Head of
the Department Of Home Economics
Of the Baltimore City Schools.
Mrs. r. A. PiIling is the Field Sec
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OF u. lad. Rsrt
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Onl y > days more
TO win $I5O!oo
Enter you,' letter to-day
for the 800 Contest"

rotary of the Women's Civic League
Of Baltimore.
We couldn't have found three
women in this part Of the country
whose judgment and integrity you
could trust more.
Don't let another hour pass with
out writing your letter.
RULES FOR CONTEST
]. Letters must not be more than 200
words in length.
2. Letters must be- written i'm ink or
ON "a typewriter and on one side Of
sheet only.
3. Letters mus, be plainly and lcgibly
signed with full name aud address
Oi sender.
4. Letters must moi be- written in verse.
). Every woman over eighteen years
who has been u user Of Ricc's Bread
is eligible to pcte--cxccpt cn-
ployecs Of the Rice Bakery and
their relatives.
4. Letters entered in the contest can
not be- acknow lodged or returned.
7. Contestants agree I" accept the vcr-
dict Of the judges as final.
Is. Address all letters 10 (onicst E.li-
tor, Rice Bakery, IA Eleventh 81,
=. f., Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
Demonstrations
On Yards Create
Great Interest

SAN BENITO, Nov. fT.-The fol-
lowing extension club letter was is
sued Saturday by County Agent
Henry Alsmeyer and Miss Kate
Adele Hill, home demonstration
agent:
Improved yard demonstrations in
Cameron county are going forward
in a most encouraging manner. The
agent and Stanley Crockett visited
SO yards during the month Of 0c-
tober and from those yards the fol-
lowing we're chosen: The teacher
age at Los Fresnos under the super
vision Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Boales,
members OF the Los Fresnos home
demonstration club; Mrs. j. c. Mil
Ter. Of the Landrum Park club:
the Briggs Coleman school building
where the demonstration will be un-
der the supervision OF J. l.. Lanier
Of the school board. Mr.. Craig. sup
erintendent of the school and Mrs
Grady Nuckols. president Of the
Clio Improvement club which is the
homo demonstration club of the
Briggs-Coleman ~communitv: Mrs. c.
r. Watley of the Santa Rosa club:
Mrs. p. NJ. Sherer of tn Penn.
Avenue club: Mrs. Eugene Kaufman
Of the Los Indios club; Mrs. T.. S.
Tarwater Of the South H~arlingen
club; Mrs. p. p. Wilson Of the Fl
Jardin club: Mrs. j. T. Ball Of the
Palmetal club; Mrs. Fred Bucner OF
the Primera club: Mrs. w. @. Adams
of Combes club and Mrs. Reed Lang
Of Browne Tract.
Pictures have been taken Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
Call Waterway
Conference On
Harlingen Plan

HARLINGEN, Nov. 17.-Nhat has
been described MS "some interesting
information from high officials" on
the waterway situation in the Valley
has been promised for a dinner Of
Harrington people here Monday night,
given by r. II. Stuart. who gave a
similar affair early this week.
The nature of the information
Aid not be learned. but it was
limited that there would be some in
teresting changes in the outlook OF
the water situation in general when
this information is divulged at the
meeting.
The purpose Of the meeting was
described as an effort to unite all
persons on the waterway situation in
This section, TO bring about a bet
fer understanding, and to decide on
amore definite policy in regard to
the conflict between two factions
here on waterways.
This conflict has developed since
n move was started in Harlingen 10
abandon temporarily the move to-
ward cutting through Padre Island.
and 10 endorse the intracoastal canal
ara the Point Isabel port.
II is rumored that a dinner of res
;dents of different Valley cities may
Ne arranged after this banquet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18

each Of these before any improve
ment has been made and pictures
will be taken in April and May, 1929,
to show improvement.
"Mr. Crockett 10 at work on plans
for each Of these twelve and plant
ings will be done within the next
month.
"Mr. Crockett says that these are
important points to remember in
planting the homo grounds:
plant trees for a background.
Cover u~nsightly buildings with
vines or growing shrubs.
"Plant native plants. shrubs and
trees rs much as you ian work them
in.
"Use more shade trees, and plant
so they will shade house from hot
midday and afternoon sun.
use ANNALS in front or In con-
nection with %shrubbery border, they
give color and flowers when many
shrubs are not blooming.
Arrange plants so you will have
some shrubs blooming every season
of the year."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
Colombia Textile
Market, New Line
Said Significant

HOUSTON, Tex. Nov. 17.-OP-
rss fact that Colombia ranked second
.ronc South American countries as
m.Tket for American textiles last
80 should be Of more than passing
,..srest TO Texans in view Of recently
assbIishing steamship service 10
caSorhis and Venezuela from Texas
opss IN the opinion Of Ernest l.
ro.t Houston. Of the N. S. Depart
me- Manufacturers Of many products
.-s,..5ed in the list Of textile exports
me-. his country TO Colombia are To-
from n The hinterland of the Texas
sa'ud rorts and some OF them perhar.
cuh Kin 70 thft country by way OF
eah norts more economically than
tness sother route. Tut said.
By the first eight months n
DuI norts Of textiles to Colombia
s2s 4 value Of s54Tec oo, ~ a
.eaenea average OF $es4.sI5. n sig
Nentnas over the monthly aver
49, ss5i,750 last year, Tut SAID
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
HOTEL COURSE
AT TEXAS UNIVERSITY

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 11.-(P-The
University of Texas may soon add a
course in hotel management TO the
curriculum, DR.. j. A. Fitzgerald. dean
Of the School Of Bushes Admins
tration. said.
DR.. Fitzgerald conferred recently
about the proposed course with W. c.
Leary, president OF the Texas State
Hotel Association, and Bruce Carter,
chairman of the associations COM
mittee on university hotel training.
II is planned 70 offer a course which
will provide practical training for
those wishing to enter the hotel
business with a view to working In
the managerial field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18

Of the Mason-Dixon line. according
to r. Z. Dabney, supervisor.
The files also cover the Civil
war period, including such papers
as the National Intelligence Of 1912
1867. and the New York Times, New
Orleans Picayune and Georgia and
Arkansas papers depicting this era.
Although only five years old.
there are in the collection 12,oO0
bound volumes and nearly 5000 I'M
bound volumes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
u. [. Maintains
Old Paper Files

AUSTIN. Texas. Nov. 17.-(P-In
the University of Texas newspaper
collection, maintained TO facilitate
advanced research work. a number "
newspapers which a~nte-date the
American constitution. An example
is the Kentucky Gazette Of 1~7s7-is00.
Thee collection is to largest south
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
CITY LOSING

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Nov. IT,
R)-The city of Wichita Falls has
lost its second step in its fight
against an injunction preventing the
dumping Of refuse from the city
sewage disposal plant into Wichita
river, on the ground that the stream
is being polluted and that adjoining
lands are damaged. A ruling uphold
ing an injunction grented ID. G. Whit
ney, landowner, has been made by the
Fort Worth court Of civil appeals.
The city also faces a suit for 100000
damages hv Whitney.