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In further speaking Of Robert Mills, Allen O.
Clark says:
sNo one worth while and who does great
things escapes criticism. In Congress Mr..
Mills was criticised. Criticism there means
little. so much is due to politics and party
prejudice. John Quincy Adams had in his
Journal
~.H r. u s. January 8; 1888, Lincoln called
Cushing to testify TO the bad construction Of
the custom house at Newburyport, of which
Mills was the architect. Cushing testified that
the walls OF that building did, like Desdemona.
seriously incline not toward union but to
divorce, and that great iron bar across the
keep them In their bearings. Gushing was
irresistibly faeetious, and while testifying gave
his advice to take down the embryo palace Of
the Treasury Department and build q plain
brick, fireproof republican workhouse for the
department in its place
Mr.. Adams, for himself, in the journal
added: The building will be q continual and
enormous expense but whether ever finished it
Is doubtful, and whether it will stand If fin
1shed is more So
I'm two histories it is stated that Mills de-
signed the Patent once. Mr.. Elliot and Mr..
Mills competed. w. B. Bryan in "A History of
the National Capital says, The design of Will
liam P. Elliot for the noble structure was
adopted 1t can be said 1t Is also in the style
of Mills. It is the Corinthian architecture
and built of white marble. Mr.. Mills, the
architect of public buildings, supervised the
construction. The construction was begun in
July 1886, and President Jackson turned out
the first spadeful. The Patent once was built
upon an elevation which became known as
Patent Once Hill In the city directories for
1922 and 1926 appears John Orr, gardener,
northwest corner of r and Eighth streets. For
many years Orr occupied this reservation as
a squatter sovereign"
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atitution.
THE Committee on Public Buildings recon-
mended, May a. 1850, an extension OF
the Capitol to accord with the recommends
tions and drawings Of Mills. However, q COM
Mills was directed to unite the best parts of the
four sets. However, President Fillmore APP
proved the plan of Thomas M. walter, archi-
tect OF the United States Capitol.
The foundations of the wings Of the Capitol
had been laid when Mills advocated their aban-
ment, the enlargement, east and west, OF the
main building and extension on the north and
south He said the area OF each wing ex-
ceeded that of the main building, and conse-
Quently made loss of proportion, and that the
main building must be principal and not SUBJ
ordinate"
In 1886 Robert Mills and william p. Elliot.
rival architects of the period, competed with
designs for the Treasury Department. Mills
received the award. The original part Of the
Treasury Building the front on Fifteenth
street, with the colonnade is that Of Mills, and
its construction was supervised by him. The
original plan called for a wing on the south
to provide requirement of rooms The wing
would intercept the view between the Capitol
and the Executive Mansion, contrary to the
plan Of the city. Congress did not interfere
and left the decision to the President. jack
son, it is tradition, thrust his cane into the
ground and said with emphasis the building
there should stand IS an exhibit of congress
sional indifference. However, the south wing
was planned by Thomas M. Walter and built
many years after.
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when he designed the Westtown Meeting House
can best describe the building, which VIII
resemble it. When Mr.. Price was asked to
undertake the meeting house in Pennsylvania
he asked, "Do you want it to be the kind OF
meeting in which an old Quaker gentleman of
the 1700s would feel at home?"
That is the kind Of q Quaker meeting that
washingtonians going to have.
Go with the Quaker gentleman Of $50 years
ago to the Washington Friends Meeting.
Walking up the shaded slope, he will see
low building which appears part of the hillside.
Constructed principally Of gray Foxcroft stone,
which has the satin sheen Of pigeons breast,
with which some local stone of brownish hue
has been blended, it Is trimmed with white
cornice, doors, window frames and shutters.
Two simple doors, typical of the Quaker meet
ing house, with protecting hoods, form the
entrance to the edif1ce. The building depends
on proportion and line rather than on orna-
mentation for its beauty.
Going in one of the little hooded entrances
on the Florida avenue side of the building the
old Quaker gentleman will see two blocks of
seats facing the gallery, the raised platform
where the ministers and overSeers sit. Facing
in toward these sections from the Phelps and
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FORE that the means for obtaining this model
of early American architecture and an old
fashioned meeting were provided without pub
ncity. It is known that one donor, woman,
has gwen the money for the meeting house, but
she remains anonymous. The cost OF the lot
and other necessary expenses have been borne
by other contributors
Although it may seem as though this meet
ing has been planned to satisfy whim
of the present mistress of the White House, the
motives underlying its evolution have been sin
cere and deep. The men and women who are
responsible for its erection desire to establish
a place that is open to eve y one who wants to
worship in the old Quaker way.
There will be no music nor paid pastor Qnno-
vations which some of the Quaker meetings are
adopting) and the meeting will be con-
Quoted in the old fashion, without a program
of hymns and speeches. According to early
custom, members of the meeting sit in silence
until the spirit moves one Of them to speak.
Those who have facility of speech are said to
have the gift of ministry and called
ministers" This meeting will be independent
and will not be attached to either Of the two
Friends meetings now in Washington.
The purpose which the architect had In mind
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which symoolizes the faith it represents
In this instance a simple gray-stone Struc-
ture presents picture which calls to mind
religious society which sought an abiding place
in the American Colonies and which stood Tor
simplicity in dress and manner, equality be-
for the truth.
1t is because of Mrs. Herbert Hoover that
Washington is to have a true example Of the
old Quaker meeting-a building that will reveal
the taste of the Quakers.
When Mrs Hoover visited the new Quaker
meeting house at Westtown, Pa, not long ago.
the story goes that she said "I have only one
criticism There should be two of these meet
ing fouses-one for Westtown and one for
Washington"
The wife of the President Of the United
States had gone with Mrs. Charles d. Walcot..
wife of the former head OF the Smithsonian IN
stitution to visit the Westtown meeting, which
was designed ito make a Quaker gentleman
of the old days feel at home" and was ex-
pressing her delight in no half-hearted way.
Her criticism might truly be called construc-
tive for now not many blocks from the White
House q quaint Quaker meeting house Is going
nm It's setting is one which enhances its an
tiuue design, for two patriarchal oaks dignity
the lot which slopes down to Florida avenue
and which is bounded on the north by Decatur
place and on the south by Phelps place. This
means to those who know their washington
that the SltuaC1On Is not Iar AOh NOLlileCtA'uC
avenue at street and is in the neighborhood
of the former home Of the Hoovers and the
house in which Woodrow Wilson died.
The hillside adds to the beauty of the site
and gave the architect the opportunity TO maze
the building more complex than the one at
Westtcwn, while retaining the same simplicity
Of design.
There can be no doubt that this meeting
house in the Capital will possess the character
istics of the one which aroused Mrs. HooVers
admiration, for the same architect, Walter F.
Price of Philadelphia, has designed it. Aside
from the facts that he is a Quaker and that
this meeting house will be attended by the
President of the United States and Mrs. Hoover,
there are many reasons that make this under
taking of special interest to Mr.. Price.
TT was Mrs Walcott who assumed the respon-
u sibility for the enterprise that has made the
meeting house of Mrs. Hoover's dream a reality.
According TO Quaker custom and tradition in
all business affairs, the money was raised
quietly and p ivstely, and the structure was
under way before it was generally known that
it was even contemplated. In providing for
expenses involved in conducting their meetings
members CT the Society Of Friends contribute
their money vJun tarily every year-a collec-
ton plate would be shocking as red hat at
meeting IN the days when gray was worn-and
only the t efsGrer knows the amount of their
financial support.
Il does not seem unusual to Quakers, there
Evening star., 1930-11-30
BY ALICE WATTS HOSTETLER.

~O the imposing array of church edi-
fees which contribute to the beauty
! of the Nations Capital and express in
materials of the earth homage to the
spiritual is added another building
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Continued on TsOenty-arst Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
GINGER DRINK BLAMED
FOR 100 STRICKEN
IL Counties in Mississippi Report
Paralysis Epidemic, But No
Fatal Cases.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
JACKSON, Miss, March 15.-ReportS
by mail, telegraph and telephone to the
State Board Of Health tonight, indicated
that about 100 cases Of paralysis, result
ing supposedly from drinking Jamaica
State. Thus far no fatalities have been
reported.
Alcorn County Saturday reported 20
cases, and the following counties listed
one or more: Winston, Forrest and
Smith. Counties previously reporting
were Kinds, Holmes, Noxubee Kemper
Newton, Lauderdale, Jefferson Davis,
Wayne.
DR.. II. c. Kicks. epidemioIosist of the
Of the mysterious epidemic. attended q
clinic Of Lauderdale physicians last
night at Meridian when a prominent
New Orleans neurologist made spinal
punctures on several patients, taking
the spinal fluid for future study. DIR.
Kicks spent all day yesterday and today
In the field.
DR.. Felix J. Underwood state health
ofncer, stated Saturday morning no EVIL
dence has been uncovered To indicate
the malady was a new disease of cpl
demic form, and said all present show
ings tend to indicate eft Is directly at
tributable to something chemically
wrong in Jamaica ginger
However, no definite decision has been
reached by the Mississippi officials, DR.
Underwood declared, and careful studies
would be continued DR.. r. w. Kem-
merer, in charge Of the State laboratory
was awaiting enough samples of the
ginger to begin laboratory experiments
on guinea pigs and rabbits. State chem
lists also will examine the drink In an
effort to discover the chemical contents
believed to be responsible for the partial
paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
COUNTIES TO GET
DISTRICT WATER
Connections to Be Made With
Montgomery and Prince
Georges Lines.

EVANSVILLE, Nd, March Is
of the District of Columbia and the
washington Suburban Sanitary District
Of Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties will be made this Spring and
Summer. They are to be made only for
the purposes Of assuring o supply to
the metropolitan district In case OF
such as drouth or large
fire, when a heavy demand might be
made on the Maryland system. The
for service ct all times.
Cost Of Service.
The Maryland service now costs about
80 cents q thousand gallons, and the
price at which the District water will
be served when the connections are
made is 6k cents. The so cents, it was
explained by Robert B. Morse, chief
engineer Of the commission in Mary
land, is for the water distribution, and
does not include the overhead on the
capital invested In the filtration and
pumping plants and the lines.
Mr.. Morse said that there was an
urgent desire last Summer to put in the
connection with the District mains at
Rhode Island avenue northeast, and all
Of the material, including the meter,
had been purchased, but cold weather
arrived before the work could be start
ed, and nothing more was done be-
cause there is no urgent need during
the Winter months. However. he said
that plans now. are being made for
this connection to be made this Spring
Chevy Chase Connection.
Another connection planned Is at
Chevy Chase, but this has been held
in allegiance because the Maryland
officials want the connection to be
made with what Is termed the fourth
high service in the District, whereas
the Capital off1cials want to connect
with the third high service. Mr.. Morse
explained that the fourth high service
is the only one which would do them
any good in the Chevy Chase section
unless another pumping station was put
in. He said that this was not desirable
because of the additional expense in
volved, and the fact that 1t would
necessitate the construction Of a new
building in that area TO house the
pump.
He said that he was going to confer
with oficials of the District water de-
partment in a few days, with a view to
getting their approval Of the connection
with the fourth high service, and when
that Is done the connection will be
made.
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REPUBLICANS TAKE
COUNCIL TO COURT
Demand for Approval of G. 0.
P. Primary Officials Issue
of MandamuS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, March rs
The city council here was under man
damuS from the Supreme Court today
to show cause on March 18 why it
should not approve the list Of Repub-
lican primary oficials submitted 10 1t
Monday night by the Republican execu-
tive committee. The mandamuS was Sc
cured for Ben S. Lyeth, chairman of
the committee, in Charleston. Wednes-
day.
The court action is the outgrowth of
a Republican cleavage within the city
council, which is composed of four Re-
publicans and one Democrat. Three OF
the four Republicans, Chris Daley, can
didate for the nomination for mayor;
A. B. Irwin and Emory Kline. are open
ly opposing the plans of Mayor George
w. Appleby, candidate for renomina-
ton, who is said to have the backing
Of City Solicitor John C. Henson.
Lyeth's committee on Monday night
submitted a list of election off1cials,
which was approved by council, but
with some changes" The revised list
has not been made public. Counsel for
Lyeth in applying for the mandamus
explained that the minutes OF the meet
had he seen the list. The opposition
will be represented on March 10, when
the mandamus proceedings is answer
able in Charleston, but has not yet
named counsel
Two woman members Of the Repub-
lican committee told the council they
had not received their notices OF the
meeting, at which the officials were
named, in time to attend. They there
fore questioned the legality of the list.
At the same meeting charges were
made that the city police car was being
used to campaign against Candidate
Daley and his friends. Mayor Appleby
promised to try to stop the practice II
there was any.
The two Democratic mayoralty can
didates now in the field are William @:
Morton, former superintendent OF
schools, and C. P. Howell, an insurance
man.
The primary comes in March and the
election in April. The terms are Tor
two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Fireman's House
Burns as Station
Fails to Answer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 15.-
L. H. FURRY, veteran fireman,
stood on guard duty at Engine
Company No. headquarters
early today. keeping on the alert
to help speed fire apparatus to
any homes that might catch on
fire. The gong rang for Con-
federate and Woodland avenues.
but the company at station No.
did not respond, because the fire
was out of their district.
A short time later the phone
rang for FURRY. He was told
that his home on, Confederate
avenue, had burned. Firemen
from two other station houses
reached the residence, only to
find 1t a roaring furnace. FURRY
was permitted to 60 to the fire
He found him home a mass Of
ruins.
Mrs. FURRY and their daughter
were out Of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
LOS ANGELES TORNADO
UNROOFS $50 HOUSES
Two Persons Reported Injured a.
Suburbs and Industrial District
Are Swept.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March ia tornado
swept through suburbs south Of Los
Angeles today, continuing northeast
into the industrial district Of Los
Angeles. About $50 houses were I'M
rooted or damaged in Lawndale, Haw-
thorne, Lennox and the Los Angeles
industrial district. Two persons were
reported injured.
Originating in Lawndale. south of
Hawthorne, the twiSter swept through
the section Of small frame residences,
demoliShing one and tossing private
garages about and lifting roofs by the
score. Into the Hawthorne business
district the freak wind roared, tearing
the roof from the fire station and
damaging many business places.
In the southern industrial district
telephone poles and power lines were
torn down and demoliShing a frame
building at Twenty-fourth and Minerva
streets. 1t whipped tops of freight
cars and showed strings of seven and
eight cars about like toys. Prompt
action of the Fire and Police Depart
ments Of Hawthorne prevented fires
from torn down power lines and broken
gas pipes.
Hailstones fell for 20 minutes shortly
before noon. The continued rain and
heavily soaked athletic fields, forced the
postponement of outdoor sports events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
DRAW JAIL SENTENCES
FOR MANY MARRIAGES
Gates Gets Seven Years in Leaven-
worth and Son Is Sent to
Reformatory.
By the Associated Press.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March Is
William D. Gates and his son Richard
who between them married 10 women
in various parts of the country, were
sentenced in Federal Court today for
violating the Mann act.
The elder Gates, who married seven
women, drew a sentence of seven years
in the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kans. The son, who was ac-
cused Of three marriages, was sentenced
to three years in the Federal reforma-
tory at Chillicothe, Ohio.
The father and son were alleged to
have married the women for their
money and deserted them when it was
gone.
Earlier in the week Gates changed his
plea to guilty from not guilty after
learning that Richard and another son
probably would testify against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
LeavenwOrth Loses
Best Entertainer;
Sentenced in ID. C..
COlored Comedian, Con-
victed of Manslaughter
Here, Released on Parole.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEAVENWORTH, Kans., March Is
The Federal Penitentiary here lost its
best entertainer today when James Earl,
colored comedian, was released on parole.
Thousands of visitors at the Sunday
afternoon concerts had applauded his
songs and dances.
Earl and his wife were on an Eastern
vaudeville circuit, and while playing in
Washington he engaged IN tight with
another colored man. Each was armed
with knife, and Earls adversary was
fatally stabbed.
Convicted of manslaughter, he was
sentenced by q District of Columbia
jury to seven years in the Federal peni-
Tertiary. His parole expires In July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
MEXICANS PLAN FLIGHT.

MEXICO CITY, March is P).-The
Mexican Army aviators, j. Perez AL
lende and Jose Leon left here early this
morning for Merida, whence they plan
a on-stop flight to Havana.
The flyers probably will leave Merida
tomorrow mornAgg If the weather Is
good.
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thousand persons are homeless. So far
no loss of life has been reported, but
the losses in livestock, crops and build
ings are heavy.
The authorities have taken precau-
tions to prevent disaster, but it is be-
lieved that the Ebro will continue to
rise. 1t overlooked its banks in some
places to a width of 2 kilometers.
The governor of the province is tour
ing the flooded region in q boat. and
the government In Madrid has promised
military aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Tourists Lower Rum Price.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, March
is oh. r. Pooley, attorney general
told members of the Legislature last
night that tourists from the United
States have so increased the profits Of
the British Columbia government liquor
Canadian consumption. Of liquor has
not increased, Pooley said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Ships Crash in Canal Locks.

PANAMA, March is LP).--The lumber
ship General Sherman and the cargo
ship Silver Yew continued their
journeys today after the Silver Yew had
rammed the other in the MirafioreS
Lock Of the Panama Canal, Neither
was damaged seriously.