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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
CLUB MEETINGS
SATURDAY

Members of Alpha Gamma Lat
reian Club will meet at the home
of Miss Elizabeth Mathis, 1914
Rawls avenue. Mrs. c. E. Bonner
will talk on Robert Sherwood's play,
"The Road to Rome"
Chapter G, P. E, O., win hold a
meeting at the Sherman inn. Mrs.
Ada Miller, Mrs. H. c. Gemmer and
Miss Grace Emery will be hostesses
for the luncheon. Installation Of
the new president, Mrs. H. C. Doggy,
will take place. Mrs. J. B. Rose
murgy, Mrs. Frank Smith and Miss
Adelaide Conte will read papers on
know Your Own State and It's
Natural Resources"
Members of Phi Omega Pi sorority
will be entertained with l o'clock
luncheon at Ayres' tearoom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Sorority Plans
Party Honor for
Illinois Women

Members of Alpha NJ chapter,
Alpha Zeta Beta sorority, will en-
terrain tonight at a dinner bridge
party at the Lun1ley tearoom, 1910
North Meridian street. in honor of
Mrs. Cornelius Wantz, Oak Park,
ILL.,, formerly of indianapolis.
Decorations and appointments
will be in the sorority colorS, red
and white. Sorority members who
will attend are Mrs. Bert Walters,
Mrs. H. Wheeler, Miss Esther Webb,
Miss Dolores Friedman, Miss Evelyn
Nordloh and Miss Betty Jean
Sweeney. Among guests will be
Mrs. Thelma Hopes, Miss Helen
Gurgason and Miss Alice O'Donnel.
Miss Sweeney and Miss Nordloh are
in charge of arrangements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
CELEBRATE
HOLIDAY

Council Sabbath will be celebrated
at 1880 Saturday morning at the
temple by the indianapolis section
of the National Council of Jewish
Women. The national council has
chosen this Sabbath, as it is near
est Purim, the feast of Queen
Esther, to stress women's place and
achievement.
Mrs. Samuel Hahn, Mrs. Isaac
Born and Mrs. Jack Goodman will
read the ritual. The sermonet will
be given by Mrs. Sutton Cohen.
Closing prayer will be pronounced
by Mrs. Samuel Dorfman. The Sis
terhood choir will present pro-
gram of special music.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
CLASS TO GIVE
BANQUET

Members of the Young Peoples
class of the First Presbyterian
church will entertain with a spring
formal banquet at $50 tonight in
the dining room of the church at
Sixteenth and Delaware streets.
Paul M. Reid, assistant pastor, viii
be the speaker.
More than 100 are expected to
attend. A musical program will be
given by double quartet from the
Christian Men Builders class of the
Third Christian church, and Ed
ward o. Snethen will entertain
with representations. David Angus
tus will be toastmaster and Judge
Henry M. Bowling will be teacher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
CIVIC CENTER OPENING

Formal opening of the j. T. v,
Hill, Negro community center,
Nineteenth and Columbia avenue,
viii be held Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
Jesse P. Mcclure, election direc-
tor, announced the program for the
dedication. The community house
has been remodeled at an apnroxi-
mate cost of $1,000.
Mayor L. Ert Slack. John E. Mill
nor, Michael E. Foley, Adolph EN-
hardt and Mrs Mary HoSs, park
board members VIII participate IN
the program
The Rev. W. D. shannon win be
master OF ceremonies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Pinned-Up Curtains

If you pin back your glass cur
tains at night, they will last loager
than if they flap against the screen
or out into the night air. Paint
patent clothespins the color Of the
woodwork in each roonl,. decorate
them with a few painted flowers in
other colors and keep them hung by
rings on the window frame to have
them handy nights.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Mrs. O'NeeL Is President

Mrs. Louis O'Neel, ShelbyvilIe,
was elected president of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of the Flat
Rock Baptist Association at the an
nual conference held in Shelbyville
Wednesday. Other officers are:
Vice-presdent, Mrs. Lora Daily
Columbus, and secretary treasurer,
Mrs. Bertha Smith, Smithland.
Citizen Baptist churches of Shelby,
Rush and Bartholomew counties
were present.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Cleansing Flowers

When the artificial flowers in your
wardrobe need cleaning, put them
in a preserving jar of some good
cleansing fluid, screw the lid down
tightly and shake the whole jar
gently. When clean put in another
Jar of fresh fluid and rinse in the
same way. You will behold them
restored TO their pristine beauty and
freshness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
HONORED
WITH TEA DANCE

Freshmen of the Teachers College
of indianapolis were guests Of hon
or this afternoon at a tea dance
given at the school by the Indian
apolis group of students.
Miss Lucille Gaines was chair
man in charge of arrangements. She
was assisted by Miss Leone Ia
coma, Miss Garnette Davis, Miss
Thelma Saunders, Miss Charlotte
Derck, Miss Dorothy Yagerline, and
Miss Juanita SWengel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
THETA BETA CHI
CHOOSES OFFICERS

Miss Helen Dongus was elected
president of Theta Beta Chi sorority
at meeting held Tuesday night at
the home of Miss Edna Kritseh, 1913
South Delaware street.
Other officers chosen are: Vice
president, Miss Frieda Wegner.
secretary, Miss Dorothy Schaefer;
treasurer, Miss Edna Kritsch, and
sergeant-at-arms, Miss Elizabeth
Wegne~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
w. C. z. U. Institute Opens

Bartholomew county w. G. T. U.
annual institute opened at Column
bus Thursday night, Mrs. Eliza
beth Stanley, state president was
the principal speaker. AT the ses-
sion today, Mrs. Stanley and Sena-
tor Anderson W. Ketchum, Green's
burg, addressed members. Plans
were discussed for giving prohibition
a chance in 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
SIeea,e Trickf

A new evening gown of black
satin combined with modernistic in
sets of white satin, has long sleeves
of very fine white net with deep
cuffs of the black and white mod
ernistically cut satin. They appear,
from distance, to be cuffs without
sIeeves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Mss Cotton Re-EIected

Members of the Fortnightly Study
Club have reelected Miss Eliza
beth j. Cotton president of the or
SANITATION. Other officers who will
serve with her are: Vice-president,
Mrs. Edwin Hill; secretary, Mrs. w.
c. Eichholtz, and treasurer, Mrs.
John e. Hollen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22

Candy Sale to Be Held
Tau Gamma Sigma sorority will
hold a candy sale at the Uptown
theater, F'orty-second street and
College avenue, Saturday afternoon
and evening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Rag Exhibition Scheduled

A nexhibition of North Carolina
hooked rugs will be given at the
Junior League shop, 1853 East Four
tenth street, all next week., under
direction of Mrs. w. A. Faver. Mem
bers of the league will be at the
shop to assist Mrs. Faver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
CnnppbelIs to Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs, Leonard Campbell,
3O65 North Delaware street, will
give a dinner party tonight at the
Woodstock Club. Covers will be
laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell, Mr..
and Mrs. George Forrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Collett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Cullom and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Mcclure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Card Portv

A card and bunco party viii be
held by the Daughters of America at
I. Q. O. F. hall, Prospect and East
street, at $3.50 Saturday night. The
public is invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Benefit Dance Planned

Booster committee of Meta Coun-
Gil, Degree of Pocahontas, will en-
terrain with benefit dance at
Christamore house, West Michigan
and fremont street, Saturday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Plan Card Pnrtu

Mothers Club of Woodside kim
dergarten will give a bunco and
euchre party at Hamilton hall,
Hamilton avenue and East Wash
ington street, at $3.50 tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22

Sponsor Food Sale =
Altar Society of st. Catherine's.
church is sponsoring a. food and
pastry sale TO be held in the library
room at 2:9O SATURDAY. afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22

Gives Luncheon Bridge
Mrs. Walter Scoggins, 1929 Spruce
street, entertained with a luncheon-
bridge Thursday at her home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
FIR Jacket

Fer Jacket
The short fur jacket is exceedingly
good for early spring, especially if
lined with the colorful silk of the
frock it tops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
Prescription He Wrote
in 1892 is the Worlds
Most Popular Laxative
IL W ~
ww-WIth warrants.

When Dr.. Caldwell started to
practice medicine, back in 1875,
The needs for a laxative were not
as great as they are today. PeO-
pie lived normal, quiet lives, ate
plain. wholesome food, and got
plenty of fresh air and sunshine.
But even that early there we're
drastic physics and purges for
the relief of constipation which
Dr.. Caldwell did not believe
were good for human beings to
put. into their system. So he
wrote a prescription for laXa-
tive to be used by his patients.
The prescription for constipa-
ton that he used early in his
practice, and which he put in
drug stores in 1892 under the
name of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, is a liquid vegetable rem
edy. intended for women. chill
dren and elderly people, and
they need just such a mild. safe,
gentle bowel Stimulant as Syrup
Pepsin.
Under successful management
this prescription has proven its
worth and is now the largest
selling liquid laxative in the
world. The fact that millions of
bottles are used a year proves
that it has won the confidence of
people who needed it to get relief
from headaches, bilOuSneSs, fiat
ulence, indigestion. loss of appe-
tite and sleep. bad breath, dys-
pepsia, colds and fevers,
Millions of families are now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY
ADVANCES RAPIDLY
Growth of New York Com
pany'S Plant Is Reflected
Elsewhere.
Ely J. c. EOYLE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 29.--No public
utility can stand still for long without
endangsring it's balance. This is the
consensus Of Government officials ana
utility executives today Some Of them
are irving it and are like men on sta
tionary bicycles. :.
But the electric power industry IS
nropressing rapidly. This was maze
thoroughly evident today when the
"iuice" for the first time went romp-
ing through two new turbo generators
of 100000 kiowatt capacity cacn az
the plant fthe United Electric Ll9nC
&, Power Co. III New York: These
Generators are the largest in the world
ana have added 100000 horsepower TO
the electric power facilities OF New
York. =. .,,o
This brings the electric power OF the
state to 4.375OOo horsepower. PENN
svlvania has developed 3,400,000 horse
mower, California 100000 and Illinois
2,97o, 600. The growth OF both hydro-
electric and steam plants throughout
the country is commensurate WIN VIC
mower developed in these Common
Wealths. But the real deVeIopNent mas
been in the steam plants.
dav are at capacity. they use l60 tons
0f coal an hour That is, halls ton
for each thousand kiloWatts OF power.
The new machines weigh only 88 tons
per 600 kilowatts. rs against 81 tons
for the old type machines. The mere
mechanical perfection of this machinery
today made the eyes Of foreign engineers
bulge. -, -oo
The two generators will use 1,700,-
600 pounds of steam an hour, or the
equivalent of 212,T00 gallons of boiler
feed water. This water comes from the
CITY mains and is the same as that con-
slmed by other citizens, but the con-
denser water to the extent of 10000
gallons a minute is licked up from the
East River. and when it has cooled
the steam is returned to that stream.
What these new developments (each
of the generators can hight mllllon
homesl mean to New York can hardly
be estimated. They have been instru-
mental in reducing insurance rates,
death rates, the spread Of disease,
crime, robbery and violence, and have
raised the standard Of living in over a
million homes.
atThis type Of progress is not peculiar
10 New York. Relatively the improve
ment in small cities is much higher and
the demand for electric power today is
over II per cent III excess of that for
the corresponding period of 1928 This
demand, coupled with greater efficiency
in the use of fuel and in distribution
! systems. will result in the up and COM
ing public utility companies in the cleo
| trio power field making profits of 20
per cent or more above those OF year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May 90 GFD Omitted
States Department of Agriculture =
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head, including
5000 direct; market slow: mostly steady
to strong with Tuesdays average on
hogs scaling under 25o pounds; heavier
weights strong to 10 higher; top l0.9O
paid for 155-220 pound weights;
Butchers, medium to choice, 250-3Uo
pounds, 1000a1070; 200-250 pounds,
1O.25a1O.9o: 10000 pounds, 1o.0Oa
1920; l30-l60 pounds 975a10.90. Pack
ing sows, 900a965. Pigs, medium TO
choice, 90-130 pounds, 9.25al0.5O,
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head. Calves
Receipts. 1000 head; fed steers OF
value to sell at 400 upward, strong to
Is higher; top, 1910; steers more active
than light yearlings; she stock slow.
Slaughter classes, steers, good and
choice. 1.30o-1,500 pounds, l350al5,O
] ,100-1, 800 pounds, 1365al5.25; 95O-
HOO pounds, 13.75al5.25; common end
medium, $50 pounds up, l1O0a 1919;
fed yearlings, good and choice, 750a950
mounds. l3.5Oal5.25; heifers. good and
choice, $50 pounds down, 1300a14.7o;
common and medium, 950a13.00. Cows,
good and choice, 950a12.00; common
and medium, g. O0a9.50; low cutter and
cutter, 6.25a8.O0 Bulls. good and
choice (beeO. 10.00a11.50; cutter to
medium. 7.75a10.25. Vealers (nlilk fed,
good and choice, 12.00a15 90; medium,
9.5Oal2.00; Gull and common, 7.00a9.5 so.
Stocker and feeder steers, good and
choice Gall weights, 12.25al3,25; COM
mon and medium, 9.75a12.25.
Sheep--Receipts, 1900 head market
Csc lower; Idaho Springcrs, 1925; Cali
fornias, 1878; few wooded lambs, 1850;
shorn lambs. 12.00a1225; top, 1875;
fat ewes. 650a7.00.
Quotations on shorn b2sis: Slaughter
classes-Spring lambs. gSed End choice,
15.25a1635; medium, 14.25a15.25; Gull
and common, 12.25al4.25. Lambs. good
and choice. % pounds down, 12.00a
1900; medium. 1l.00a12.25; Gull and
common, 3.25a11 90: medium to choice,
92-100 pounds. 10.75a12.65. Ewes, me-
dunn to cooice $50 pounds down, coca
7.25; Gull and common, 250a6.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
STANDARD on ISSUES AND FORMER
CIIRGIINIE e IEc--ETCCKS
Sales in
PONDS.


Y t sIs P Pow & %.s So 81 ga, S90S, 3d.
9 Alum. co Amer S 81 lo5 ! lo3 1907
An An G Gas I E Fl 8 aosa g. = 81
20 Am Pow & 1t IS 2Ol6 1851, 105 I05
81 Am Poll Mill 5s 40. 96'4 SO SO
: Anpai Fl Pow SIS sc. SSSss S3ss $685.
10 Asso Dye & Pr Gs SO SO 90 80
13 Asso Gas & + 4l2s 'A3 1913 100 l2l
, Assoc q & Ell 5i2s n l04 l04 l04
20 AS G&E 4l2s as WV l04as 1882 103la
28 AS Sim Hard 6i2s '33 86i2 6Gi2 86i2
3 Bate Valve Bag Is ~ 10412 l04l4 l04la
g Beac2R on g So: 1921 lo99d5ss 1882 9s5
10 Bell r Can SIS = 81. lGo 100 100
Caro- psi IS Sc. go 80 W
5 Caro- PAL SIS Sc n. SO 90 99
Cent Sta PAL 5las '53 80 1894 go
Chi Pine Tool 5 i2s AZ 80 80 SO
Oh Rys CTS dep IS 81 8z24 1884 e224
1 c S Ri ii SIS '4s A. 9ila 93A 94Ia
Cine st Ry 5las 50 90 % "a
Cit Serv SIS Go IS 877s 30
Cit Sery Gas s. IS 40 50 asa 49,
"a Cit Ser Pow 5las 50. % 92's e37s
, CT Ell Hum IS Al l01 los lo5
CT FL Hum SIS 81. l03 1903 l03
is Cons @ Ia 47.s 60 @ 90 90 90
| Cons G BIT 5las E 81 InSl, l15,, 1851
Cons Tex IS Az. 8SIs e87s 631s
Cont GEE 70 "A 5a.. a6's asa se's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
CURB SHARES DROP
IN SELLING MOVE
Zenith Radio and Club ALUMNI
mum at New Low
Records.
BY HARRY II. BECKER.

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK, May 29--Curb stocks
turned irregular today after recovering
further early in the session under re-
newal Of buying for short account.
The opening was mostly higher, but
the only aggressive demand was for
utility stocks, and more especially for
those identified with plans for the for
nation OF a new Super-powcr system
on the Eastern Atlantic Coast.
In view of the lack of urgent buying
power, professionals tested The marker
again tor weak spots and met with
considerable success in the case of is
sues with an active market in Chicago.
These were heavily sold and broke 40
ruptly.
Speculative Issues Affected.
Before midday the market for Ger
tain highly speculative issues, ad-
Yersely affected by fears OF reduced
farm income as result OF the break
ing grain prices, virtually collapsed.
Zenith Radio Jared worst, breaking be-
tween sales to forenoon new record
low of 275g, against the previous clos
ing of 36l4. 1hiS was also in response
to a disappointing report OF earnings
for the year ended April 80, net
amounting TO S2.77 a share, in contrast
with preliminary estimates OF as much
as IS a share.
Club Aluminium lost several points
additional and also made a new low.
That issue slumpcd almost IL points
Tuesday when the Chicago Stock EX-
change temporarily suspended trading
in it because buying orders failed TO
match the selling.
Utilities held their early gains rela-
lively better than others, although there
was no extraordinary weakness except
in the few specialties mentioned. Amer
lean Superpower gave the outstanding
performance the "a stock climbing
more than 10 points from its opening
price before profit-taking halted the adj
vance. The "B" improved to a much
lesser extent, and there was consider
able activity in other securities created
by recent expansion plans.
Southeastern Power. also interested
in the combine being built up under
the guidance of the Bonbright-
DreXel interests, reached 100 for the
first time, adding points to the gain
of the preceding session. Except Tor an
other new high by Penn OHIO Eqlson,
other power and light issues cid not
make much further Roadway.
Aviation Group.
Hlgn-prlceQ lnuuSti4dl W liOAu VA4C-4
rallies best included st. Regis Paper,
Aluminium, Ltd; Libby Owens, Trans
america and Swift. g. Co. On the other
hand. Deere 85 Co. broke 10 points after
opening firm and Grigsby- Grunow
eased in sympathy with other radio
issues
Aviation shares held near their pre-
vious closing levels, with most of the
activity in Fokker and BendiX. the
latter, in which General Motors has an
interest, was in belated demand on tne
inauguration of dividends. Transconti-
mental Air Transport lost part of its
late strength. due to prof1t-taking and
in the face of the announcement that
the new cir service to the Pacific Coast
will be inaugurated July s.
There was very little change in the
general character of the market for oil
and metal issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
THIS WEEK ON THE
LIBERTY LIMITED

ACHO1CE CUT inch-thick =
~ boned. Skewered neatly-with
the Epicurean kidney enclosed-and
tied. Sailed. Peppered. drilled nut
brown over a clear, hot fre-sealing
in all the havor-the sizzling, rich
juices-until done to turn -.
Then promptly unskewered. I'M
tied. Served an nature-piping-hot!
{ No sauce! No elaborate seasoning
-. Only the crisp, savory bacon and
the fresh, green garnish of parsley or
water cress to bring out the tender
delicacy of the lamb.
And it's as easily digestible as it
is delicious! A dish that leaves you
feeling fine. Simple - wholesome -
satisfying. :.
Try it this week on Pennsylvania
dining cars-you'll call it one of our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

| than Federal income tax, totaled s422.-
453, as against s439. 687 Gross income
amounted to S359,39o. which compares
| 80, 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Corporation, reports gross revenues Of
1871 ,542 for the year ended April 30,
1929 as compared with S770.229 for the
preceding IL months. Operating ex-
penses, maintenance and taxes, other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

never without DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, and if you will
once start using it you will also
always have a bottle handy for
emergencies.
1t is particularly pleasing to
know that the most of it is
bought by mothers for them
selves and the children, though
Syrup Pepsin is Just as valuable
for elderly people. All drug stores
have the generous bottles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

best heritages from Mother England!
-Grilled English Lamb Chop svith
Bacon.
c. F. Mccullough, General Pass.
Agt., 6l3-14th St. NV, Washington,
d. {.
LIBERTY LIMITED
Noe operated on still faster schedule
1871 hours to Chicago
No extra fare
Leaa.5 Washington. .......... 3l5PM.
ArtveJ chicago ....................'9 300 AM.
Additional trains leave Washington for Chicago
at 7:55, 1850 AM, 2:45, 705, 7:2O, 1880 PM.
To'Detroit, the fastest train is The Red Arrow
only 10 So hours
LrareS Washington. Observation-Disclosures. S:55 PM.
47Tr!ce5 Detroit. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S:45 AM.
The American for St. Louis leaves Washington at
$50 PM. and arrives in St. Louis at $40 PM
The Spirit of St. Louis leaves Washington at
2:l5 M and arrives in St. Louis at l:20 PM.
For information and reservations telephone Main
9lf0 Sundays and holidays telephone National757O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
Years Revenues Higher.

The West Virginia Water Cervice Co.,
, subsidiary of Federal Water Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

London women are reviying fancy
needleWork.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-04
jamaica to Restore Palace

Z IN
Kingston, jamaica, W. 1.-The
Kings House, historic structure of
thesAycst Indies, is to he. rebuilt after
centuries of neglect, Once the resi-,
sieiice 81 nObfemen and the rendezvous
Of the2 elite Of Jnmaica. the Kings
aanaaSe stands lii Sparishtown. q rem
npanf Or .by:ssvIse Eiories
Tie building was swept ~ fire. IN
Octoher, 1925. Little. more than q
sheIl how remains OF the stately man-'
sion. once regarded MS ''the noblest
ediiice of Its kind in the Western
hemisphere" The handsome facade,
with its dignified columns of Portland
stone and pavement of white marble,
withstood !, the fire. The structure
stands on, square the north side of
which is. graced by an open temple
and colonnade inclosing the elder Bal
cons statue of George Bridges Rod
ney. the Savior Of the West Indies"
The Kings House was designed by
Craskell. the engineer of the islands.
during the administration of Gov. Sir
Henry Moore. about 1854. II became
the residence OF many governors. Its
cost was over 100000. Not until 1870
did the glory of the Kings House
fade. During the administration of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-04

the rice crops were ruined by the lack
of rain and famine set in.
1t was when the drought began to
take serious toll of the crops in and
around Wuhan and rice crisis threat
ened that the farmers, with the back
ing of the merchants, planned a
monster meeting at which united.
prayer would be offered to the god
of rain and god of harvest.
In the past such meetings were
held whenever there was lack of rain.
but under the Kuomintang rule. the
authorities withheld permission. con
tending that it was purely super
stitious practice.
The controversy went on for over
a month, but as the drought continued
and the situation grew serious the
local officials finally gave in and the
united worship of the rain god was
held.
Curiously enough, rain fell and the
drought broke just day after the
mass meeting. The farmers and the
promoters of the mass meeting were
satisfied that the downpour was the
direct result of their prayers.