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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
CUBA ASKS SUGAR
TARIFF Be LIFTED
Free Admission Annually of
Specified Quantity Is
Requested.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Free admission annually of speci-
fed quantity of sugar from Cuba in ex-
change for a reduced Cuban tariff has
been asked of the United States Gov
eminent by the Cuban government.
1t was made known yesterday that
an official note, transmitted to Secrc-
tary Kellogg by Ambassador Ferrara of
Cuba, commended that the present tariff
policy of the United States is running
the island republic and is hurting the
business of American exporters who
trade with Cuba.
After stating that Cuba's purchases
from American manufacturers have
fallen from S404 1886 900 in 1920 to APP
proXimately Sl25,000. 900 last year, the
note concluded My government con-
siderS this is the right moment for
reaching an agreement. not only in it's
own interest. owing to the serious crisis
which its principal product has been
going through for the last three years,
but also in behalf of the American eX-
porters. They are seeing their volume
of business with Cuba decreasing more
and more every day. which market
might be lost largely by them in short
time"
The note is to be transmitted by the
State Department to the House ways
and means committee. which recently
heard pleas of American sugar cane,
beet and corn farmers for an increase
in the present sugar tariff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
REEVES WORKMAN
OVERCOME BY GAS
Cable Splicer Gives First Aid to
Companion Before Rescue
Squad Arrives.

Overcome by Illuminating gas which
Allied a manhole at the new Commerce
Building, under construction at Four
tenth and B streets, this morning,
William Lanham, 22-yearold cable
splicer, of 802 D street southeast, was
revived by fellow workman, specially
trained in methods of resuscitation, be-
fore the arrival of the Fire Department
rescue squad.
Gardner Grenfell, also employed as a
cable splicer at the building. had been
given course in first aid by the Red
Cross SO as to be ready for just such
an emergency. When the occasion
arose he was ready and brought Lam
ham back to consciousness in record
time
While he was working on the man
the rescue squad and Emergency Hos
pital ambulance were summoned. Upon
arrival the firemen took over the work
and administered oxygen for few
minutes and then dispatched the patient
to the hospital. His condition is thought
not to be serious.
Fellow workmen say Lanham was not
overcome until after he had climbed
out of the pit. 1t was explained that
men frequently lose consciousness when
they come into the sun and fresh air
after the gaseous vaporS of manhole,
the change of atmosphere causing
vertigo. The, gas came from small
leaks caused by the work OF excavating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
PURE INDOOR All
No oben scindowS-N0 drafts
The Home

The husband likes to smoke. the cook
must cook, and the clothes press often
smells, but COROZONE makes everyone
happy. for " destroys tobacco odors;
kills stale cooking odors and is as good
as a summing for the clothes in the
closet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
BRITISH SLAYER BOASTS
AS HE FACES SCAFFOLD
"Boy With Hundred Sweethearts'
Hanged for the Murder of
One Girls Mother.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, March II. - Joseph
Reginald Victor Clarke known as the
boy with a hundred sweethearts," was
hanged this morning for the murder of
Mrs, Alice Fontaine, mother Of one OF
his SweetheartS.
Clarke kept his boast to his jailers
that he would face death bravely and
assist them at the scaffold.
Z Clarke was 81 years old and well edu-
Gated, having had brilliant school
career in England. He visited his
mother in Virginia when he was 49,
spending a year at Princeton Uni
versity before returning to England.
He studied psychology and hypnotism,
police said, and then began to entangle
many women. In the case of Mrs. Fon-
tame he boarded with her rent free
while he courted her daughter. He
fleeced her of her life savings and then
killed her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

meeting in Roanoke. called a meeting
of the Republican State central COM
mittee to be held in that city on March
%. One of the purposes OF the gather
ing as set forth by Chairman Angel,
is Ito work out an effective and efficient
method of qualifying those who are in
sympathy with us to vote in the Fall
election All members of the executive
committee were urged to lend their
efforts in this direction.
Stand of Republicans.
Mr.. Angel also made public letter
he had written committee members stat
ing that it was his opinion that the Re-
publican party should say Ito those who
were with US III the contest last year:
We are rea.y now to join hands with
your organization for the purpose of
maintaining the policies for which such
q desperate fight had to be made
The letter also expressed the opinion
that the party should deal frankly
with our friends and openly with the
public
The idea that an effort should be
made to reach a workable basis for
cooperation with the anti-Smith DEM
ocrats ran through the discussions of
the Republican executive committee.
Col. Henry w. Anderson, former
Republican candidate for governor, re-
iterated his position that there was
no objection to joint campaign, in
which the Republicans should Work
with the anti-Smith group toward Il
common goal. Among others who
spoke were two of the three Repuo-
lican Representatives. Jacob A. CARRIER
of the seventh district and Joseph c.
nf n
United States district attorney for the
Western Virginia district, said that it
was more important to get together
on issues than candidates
The executive committee agreed that
more progress could be made when def
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

ing with the well-known cosmetic effect of palm and
olive oils.
This treatment, twice day. is the advice of beauty
perts America and all the world retain skin love-
ness first arch ather of Pamolive Soapand warm water
to be rubbed with both hands, we'll into the skim Two
minutes of soap massage; rinse, first with water
then with cold final cold water rinse as astrngent
In this minute treatment millions of women find
solution to their problems of skin care. Palmolve
is now the leading complexion soap not only in the
United States but also in 48 other countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
What talm and olipe oils do

The need for thorough, but gentle cleansing of the
skin is universally recognized Oil secretions, DUST dirt
makeup clog the pores Unless they removed daily
they will harden into blackheads and pmples or cause
sallowness and dull, lifeless skin.
PaImoye Soap, as Masse says, combines deep cleans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
Texas University Gets Million.

PARIS, Tex, March II (Ap.-The
University of Texas will receive approx
imately 81 ,000,OO and the heirs of w.
j. Mcdonald, wealthy Texas banker,
the balance of an estate valued at about
S1,3500O0 under compromise agree
ment entered in District Court here
yesterday.
Mcdonald left his money to the uni
versity for construction of an astronomi-
cal laboratory, but the will was contest
ed by relatives, who contended he was
insane at the time the instrument was
signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

mite campaign plans had been mapped
out, and it was with this view that the
meeting was called for March %.
The Democratic state central commit
tee. which the executive committee ad-
vised Chairman j. Murray Hooker to
call together by March IS. has not yet
been called to assemble. The committee.
however, is expected to hold meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
Winchester Presbytery to Meet.

WINCHESTER. Va, March IL (Spe-
ciaD The meeting of Winchester Pres
bytery, embracing nearly dozen coun-
ties in northern Virginia and nearby
West Virginia territory; will be held in
the First Presbyterian Church here. be-
ginning April is, it was announced to-
day. The Rev. DR.. F. T. McFaden is
pastor of the church where the meeting
takes place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
Name Streets After Presidents.

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, March IL
Especially President Hoover and CAL
vim Coolidge shared honors equally In
the naming Of streets in new develop
ment opened here today, each having a
street named after him Other names
include Washington. Jefferson, Monroe,
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

probably in Richmond in the near fu-
ture.
The combination of Republicans and
anti-Smith Democrats turned normal
Democratic majority of $4,000 votes into
a $4,000 Republican majority in Mo-
vember. 1928. for the first Republican
victory in Virginia since reconstruction
DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

"A one time or another during the social my beauty
eyperts are called upon refresh and revitaze the
nexions of Washngon's most fasdious women, says NJ
Robert whose fashionable Connecticut Avenue salon is
shown above.
"Were YOU to ask any of them why they here, I'll
venture they would tell YOU is because preparations
though marvelousy simple truly effective And, of
equal importance that each patron obtains the intimate
personal counsel essential to proper skin
''For example-we always recommend that our patrons
employ the simple, effective Palmove Soap home beauty
treatment The soothing deep cleansing effect of the palm
and olive oils experty combined in this famous soap,
necessary lasting beauty beauty treatments them
Selves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
By GENE DAY.

q; ]; :; e; !; +;
Fairfax remarkable resi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03

evidently having ventured to try the
door and having opened it far enough
to put her head inside. MRS. BARR"
"Yesl Coming! Lefty called down
to her, and the baby wakened.
Its Mrs Simmons" the voice from
below called up IT just ran in;
thought maybe you were sick"
Just minuter" Lefty said, and,
as she put her feet to the floor, she
grasped the footboard of the bed. "Oh,
Larry! I'm SO sick!" she cried. I'm
SO sick! I feel so bad!' and she be-
gan to cry like child.
Get back into bed" Larry said.
II must get up" she said, although
she was already up.
Mrs. Barr! Are you sick?" came
the voice of Mrs. Simmons again, and
then, "If you're sick, don't get up"
and then a warning, I'm coming up"
"Ohl" exclaimed Lefty, and she
drew her kimono around her and
chung to the foot of the bed At the
door, which was wide open, Mrs. Sim
mons raped, but this was merely to
observe the conventions, and she
stood in the doorway herself the next
moment.
She was the sour faced woman who
had been behind the coffee table at the
Winton Women's Club. and now she
looked at Lefty appraisingly.
II was afraid of it," she said. 81
said as much when I saw you yester-
day-grip! Well, II you've got it,
you've got 1t, and that's all there is to
amt. You get back into bed"
The baby was beginning to cry, not
angrily. but with the fretfulness of a
morning baby not receiving the atten-
ton 1t desires, and Lefty turned toward
1t.
Never you mind the baby" Mrs.
Simmons said.- i've had more than
one, and it's a pity If I can't tend to 1t.
Have you had the doctor YETI"
She was helping Lefty into bed and
not over the footboard.
IF you haven't had a doctor vet"
she said as she leaned over to arrange
the covers, III phone to DR.. Brown
for you. He's the best. There's no
sense .fooling with any but the best
when you can get them, say What
does the child eat?"
1t was very simple food, Lefty told
her. and explained the quantities Mrs.
Simmons took the baby and bore 1t
away.
Hell not come much before TO-"
she said at the door. meaning the doc
tor, land I'll be up by and by and
brush UP things before he gets here.
Would tea or coffee taste best to yod?"
Il think I'd rather have tea" said
Lefty meekly.
And what will he have?" asked Mrs.
Simmons.
Il don't want anything" said Larry.
i think he'd rather have coffee,
please" Lefty interpreted And it is
so good Of you. Mrs. Simmons"
"WHo told her we were sick'" Larry
w asked when their good Samari-
tan had gone below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
THE BIG NOISE

where there had been no town before.
And making fortune, too, it was said.
For does not our own happiness
come from helping others?" Mrs. Ches-
ter Turtle was relentleSsly asking. And
is it not true, dear friends, that actions
speak louder than words? In our own
little town.
+ ARRY'S hands were beginning to
tremb!e and he was burning. He
hoped she was about through, or he
would not be able to play his final
pieces. If he felt much worse, he would
have to go home He saw Mrs. Brek-
law looking at him anxiously and knew
she saw he was i'll. He closed his eyes.
And so. dear friends Mrs, Chester
Turtle was saying now, that is the mes
sage bring to you: that is the thought
I want to leave with you. Let us all
unite, as women, as members of this
club we all love. as citizens of our beau
tiful town of Winton, to do what we
can to help all those who need help, to
brighten the lives of those whose lives
need Frightening, and to make this
beautiful world still more beautiful.
thank you'll"
Will lllAS, MIS-. ALlSSJST LOOK IeT
seat, little to the rear. between the
two palms. She seated herself with con-
fidence that she had done we'll, and Mrs
Breklaw arose, clapping her hands, and
all in the room applauded. Mrs Chester
Turtle inclined her head and smiled in
acknowledgment. Mrs. Breklaw came to
the edge of the platform. She said a
few words and then announced that Mr..
Lawrence Barr would play violin Sc
lection.
He was able to play, he found.
despite his dizziness, but he was glad
that Mrs. Chester Turtle had suggested
something light; he could not have
got through difficult thing, and he
swayed as he bent to put his precious
violin in its case. He was given a brisR
salvo of applause, but it was from an
audience that was standing. His last
note had hardly been played before the
women were getting out of their seats,
and although quite a dozen stopped
to tell him how much they had enjoyed
his playing. 1t was while they were on
their way to join the crowd that had
massed around Mrs. Chester Turtle.
In the small lobby the air was better.
He had left his hat and coat on a rack
at the end Of the lobby, but now two
kitchen tables had been set across the
place to act as serving tables, and
behind them three or four women were
busy filling trays with cups Of coffee
and the sandwiches and little cakes
One Of these. he noticed, was one Of
the women who had been standing in
the door while he was playing. She was
not one of the attractive women, for
her face was long and thin and her
look that of one who considered life a
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81 don't know how to thank you for
all you've DONE" she said. II don't
know what we would have done without
YOU"
you've been an angel to us, that's
sure" Larry declared.
you've been better than an angel"
Lefty said. you've been like mother.
All the time you've spent here and all
the work you've done, and taken care
of us all so well. We can never thank
you"
1--WE can't offer you anything, of
course" said Larry, but you can bet
that, when we think of a woman who
has really done good in this town.
we'll think of you. Lefty, isn't there
anything"
Eyes, I know just what Mrs. Sim
mons would love to have" said Lefty
beaming She went to the window and
separated the Turtle flowers into two
equal parts. She thrust one part into
Mrs Simmons hands and the sour face
softened. "Some of Mrs. Turtles how-
ers," Lefty said; that's what you'd
like. isn't it, Mrs. Simmons?"
It was evident enough that that was
what she would like. She buried her
face in the flowers, seeming their spicy
odor, drawing deep breath.
Mot" she said, chat need or want
thanks, Mrs. Barr. 1t has been a happy
time for me, helping you what could.
It has been an experience for me. I've
never done much like this, helping folks
that was sick-none at all, If you want
the truth of it. Mind my own business
and let others mind theirs has been my
way. But, when I heard the beautiful
words Mrs. Turtle spoke, the day your
husband played the violin, was
ashamed of myself, Mrs. Barr. felt
like a new creature when she was done
talking. Help Others she said Good
deeds are the most beautiful acts she
said. We who are so fortunate as to
live in this beautiful little town. she
said, should feel that we can never do
enough to make lives brighter and hap
pier And so said to myself, Sarah
Simmons, be ashamed of YOURSELF and
over I came. knowing you looked so
sick. So don't thank me, il I've been
of aid to you. Mrs. Barr-thank Mrs
Turtle that spoke those beautiful
thoughts"
I'VE do thank her." said Lefty; don't
we, Larry?"
For a moment Larry hesitated. He
bent to pick up one Of the button chry-
santhemums that had fallen to the
floor. When he raised his head, his
face was red, but he tucked the chry-
Santhemum into his buttonhole and
grinned.
Eyes, of course" he said. "why not?"
Because, quite often, Big Noise does
reverberate in unexpected places and
bring about unexpected things.
(Copyright, 1920
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now Is outstanding near historical Ash
Grove. 1t was built by a man who
was wounded during the Civil War by
mimic ball which plugged its way
through the wall of the house In which
he was seated and embedded itself In
his body, causing critical injury.
Many years later. when this soldier
built house on the present Besley
farm, he made the dwelling bulletproof.
owned a portable sawmill. There was
an abundance of white, black and red
oak available. Enough of these hard
wood trees were felled, logged and
sawed to provide timber for the frame
work and finishing Of the new house.
The walls were made Of one layer of
2-inch plank in vertical position and
second coating of similar boards
spiked In place in horizontal position.
The house walls thus were 4 inches
thick and were so tough that the or
binary rifle bullet of those days could
not penetrate them.
These battle-age walls were weather
boarded as usual on the exterior ands
were lathed and plastered inside the
house.
This old house was built for centuries
of service and would still be standing
were it not for accidental flames which
RACED 1t some years ago. The fury OF
the flames and the heat of the fire were
SO great that trees and foliage within q
considerable radius of the burning
building were killed.
X X \
ONE especially interesting feature OF
~ the modern lodge made OF pine
logs built as a permanent replacement
for the venerable home that was RACED
by fire Is its appearance of being framed
directly into the large trunks of former
chestnut trees. The horizontal logs are
mortised into these. perpendicular cor
ner posts. They are also framed in
similar manner into the window and
door frames, all the outside trim that
is used being also made from chestnut
This gives the dwelling the finished ap-
pearance of a standard frame house
without detracting in any way from the
rustic effect produced by the use OF logs
as building material.
Perhaps, by this time. you are Won
dering how the pine and chestnut logs
used In the construction of this 'origi-
nal' home were treated In order to
fortify them against destruction by OBJ
noXious insects. The logs were allowed
to season for about IL months after the
native pine trees were felled. Then they
were sawed to the desired shape and
dimensions Subsequently they were
painted by hand with pure creosote in
order to reinforce them against insect
attacks. Two thorough applications of
creosote were made with ordinary paint
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ready to lead the applause whenever a
pause in Mrs. Chester Turtles words
seemed TO indicate that 1t was time TO
applaud.
AS she stood on the platform. Mrs.
Chester Turtle was noteworthy example
of the efficient and handsome woman oil
today. She was somewhat above the
average height and was well-formed,
and she was unexcited and entirely self
possessed. She seemed to suggest that
what she was saying was well worth
hearing. not only because it was she who
was saying it, but because the thoughts
were precious.
Never" thought Larry "have /
heard so many platitudes in one talk.
She thinks she's saying something. She
certainly considers herself the Big
Noise of this town."
There could be no doubt that Mrs
Chester Turtle did consider herself
something extremely important She
very evidently believed that to her
audience her words were pearls OF great
price
And I think we should all try to
make the world a better place to live
in" her voice continued. Mature has
given us SO much that is beautiful
And especially should we all try to make
town of Winton-a better place to live
in. We should all try-yeS, try"
Her voice was getting on Larry's
nerves. 1t had seemed rather appeal
ing, at first, but when she talked so
long it became not little like a whine.
I'VE who are SO fortunate as to live
in this beautiful town should feel that
we could never do enough to make lives
brighter and happier. And should not
our charity begin at home? But let us
not call it charity; let us call it help
fulneSS-"
Well, she probably had right to
maunder en- Larry decided. They let
her get away with this sort of murder
every so often, no doubt. because she
was the Big Noise in Winton. She had
been president of the club ever since
its creation: indeed, she had created
the club. It might be said, he sup
posed, that she was the club, just as it
might be said that her husband was
Winton He had made the town out
of vacant farms, laying out the streets.
building and selling the houses, making
the rules and regulations. Chef Turtle
was the whole Winton Realty Co., and
the Winton Realty Co. had actually put
Winton on the map. making a town