davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
ANGUS PALACE AS APPEARED IN 1920

tarnish, lily pools had dried up and
the reservoirs of fountains let the water
filter through the trellis fences in the
park were down, sculptured figures
Of gods and goddesses poised high on
corners threatened to fall into cobbled
courtyards, where the grass grew be-
tween the interstices Of stones that
were old when Rockefeller's great-great-
grandfather was a baby.
Rockefeller and the Versailles of the
Louis Of France may seem an incon-
gruous mixture. But John D. Rookie
Teller, jr., belongs to this scene. He
arrived at the big palace in the Sum-
ner Of 1924 escorted by the American
architect Welles BoSworth, and surveyed
the scene Of deterioration and desola-
ton The French state was concen-
trating at that time on the war-devas-
tated areas and had no funds for the
preservation Of monuments.
Impressed by Spectacle.
Rockefeller was moved and impressed
at the spectacle of so much frozen his
tory crumbling away, and gave 81 ,00O,-
600 for preserving and safeguarding"
works in Versailles, Fontainebleau and
Rheims, leaving the management Of the
fund to committee consisting of Ca
briel Hanoteux and Maurice Poleolouue,
with Ridgely Carter of the Morgan
bank as treasurer. Welles Bosworth as
secretary and the French Ambassador
at Washington as president Versailles
got 100000 francs of the first dona-
ton and 100000 of a second Rookie
Teller donation of 10000 900 francs made
in the Spring Of 1927. Stimulated by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

lectual co-operation-these are the
problems that have absorbed the major
attention of the League in its first 10
years. Indeed, the League, contrary to
any idea that its founders had has be-
come a vast clearing house, a center
OF technical service, where questions
that overflow national boundary lines
are taken up in continuous common
council.
The friends of the League sometimes
imagine that this idea of nations meet
ing together to promote certain COM
mon purposes is more or less new
technique which the League introduced.
AS a matter of fact, 1t had been de-
veloping for so years before 1920. The
Universal Postal Union, created in 1873,
substituted for the chaos of conflicting
rates and routes systematized arrange
ments which now bind together the
whole letter-writing world. The Inter-
national Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures, formed b. treaty in 1875. gave us
definitions by which the gram carries
the same significance in Paris and
Tahiti, and the meter means the same
thing In Valparaiso and New York.
Our method of calculating time from
an accepted prime meridian is the re-
suit OF worldwide conference held in
1884. Similarly, we had universal con-
ventions In regard to such matters as
telegraph codes, submarine cables, COL
lisions OF ships, sanitary regulations
and the navigation of harbors and in
land waterways. Even such a detail as
concert pitch had been standardized
by definite treaty and the music world
had been tied together by this mutual
understanding. From 1864 to 1914, 228
OF these multipartite treaties and con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

ended in the howls Of the Paris mob
and the thud Of Louis XVI's head fall
ing into the Sawdust basket
Survives a Revolution.
It's old owners dead and gone. their
order vanished, it had managed to sur
vive a revolution, coup d'etat Ma
poleon, the citizen, King Louis Philippe
(who played about with his architec-
ture as an enterprising plumber might
play about with the Pantheon a
couple of Prussian armies, multitudes
Of tourists and the great war.
But 1t had not survived intact. From
palace 1t had become a museum. BY
the time the PruSsians stamped in and
made the celebrated hall of mirrors re-
vertebrate with the proclamation of the
German Empire, it was in a sad state
of neglect, and 1t was beginning ia
qualify for a ruin when, half century
later, the successors of those empire
builders crept in to sign the death war
rant of the aforesaid empire and the
Versailles treaty which ushered In the
enigmatic postwar world.
Everywhere windows Sagged and let
in wind and rain. The slate roofs over
the big palace, the grand and petit
trianonS leaked, so that rain water lay
in pools in the attics over the Galleries
des Glaces and the Louis XIV and
the Queens apartments. The nymphs
and cherubs on the ceilings of the CEN
trail part of the palace slowly dissolved
and whole pieces of the painted ceiling
threatened to fall Tapestries rotted
on damp walls, paintings were dete-
riorating, gilt had disappeared under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

1914, what would have happened If
Austria had had to justify her posi-
ton before 400 newspaper correspond
ents sending their reports to every
country on earth?
New Sanction Being Evolved.
This is the new sanction which is
slowly being evolved. This is the weap-
on that the League IS hammering
into shape at the forge. The signifi-
canoe of this development was dra-
matically portrayed at the last AS
sembly meeting in September, 1929,
when the British delegation proposed
the denomination of Articles XII to
XIV, "in order to determine whether
it is necessary to make any modiflca-
lions therein" This study, which will
be reported upon shortly, involves
not only the necessity of harmonizing
these sections of the covenant with
the Kellogg pact, but raises the whole
question Of sanctions. Human ideas
have evolved in 10 years and the ma
chinery OF peace must keep pace with
them.
In the third place, the League has
been far less concerned with strictly po-
nttcal questions than either its friends
or foes prophesied 10 years ago. Any
one who glances over the agendas Of
the various Assembly or Council meet
ings will be struck by the overwhelm-
ing preponderance of items that have
to do with economic, humanitarian and
social questions. Human slavery, re-
lief work. refugees, traf1c in women.
international health, communications
and transit taxation. customs regula-
lions, financial reconstruction, intel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Many Nations Give
Books to Pope Plus

There is much ado In cultural GEN.
tiers which plan to participate in the
celebrations listed for Pope Plus sacer-
dotal jubilee year by donating rare
books of great scientific and literary
value with which to enrich the Vatican
library. Premier MuSsolini was pre-
sumably the first to present books for
his holiness by sending in block val-
liable collection belonging to the Chigis
with additional historical data, the
whole found in their dwelling forming
his main office or ministry OF foreign
affairs. Marchese Ferraioh followed
suit and small cargo of first editions
which his noble ancestors had been
collecting for centuries arrived at the
bronze door,,
Latest reports in Rome are that the
movement has assumed an interna-
tional aspect. for Germany, France,
Belgium, Ireland. Portugal and Scan
dinavia have been busting out ma
tional shelves and paying postage rates
to Vatican City. Bensdictines the
world round are installing suitabla
quarters to collect volumes destined for
the library, Their adeptness in this
line has encouraged the proper aus
thorities to announce an unexpected
success OF the initiative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

this example, the French government,
through the Commission of Historical
Monuments, gave 15,000,000 francs.
Under the scientific guidance of the
architects Patrice Bonnet and Pierre
FTancastel, these millions have worked
wonders, although the wonders are
more apparent to architects and those
who have known Versailles for the last
10 or 20 years than to the casual tour
list, who does the great palace in an
hour.
The decay has been arrested. the rot
stopped. Engineers dried out the pal
ace. Over the Galerie des Glaces
Louis xIV'S bedroom, the northern
aisle, the Attic Chimay, the Cours
d'Honeur of the King and queen, the
Salon d'Hercule, the Hall Of the Chapel,
the Opera House foyer, the Aisle Ca
briel, the Ministers buildings-over all
these the old deteriorated states were
pulled on and the roofs remade In lead
Steam jets have restored to their au-
thenttc hues the colored marble pillars
and white arches Of the famous Colon
made, which heard the trillings OF
Marie Antoinette and the click Of the
Pompadour'S silt heels.
New woodwork on the windows of
the whole central part Of the palace,
the aisles. the Grande Orangerie. New
facades for the Ministers AisleS and
the Opera House over the reservoirs
Eighteenth century clay beds of foun-
tains repaved with cement. Ratings
restored. Similar restoration work on
both the Trianons. New trellis fences
Ir0nfjI3I,oS - csI.-1I- g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Original Insignia
Offered for League

An italian magazine, Antieuropa, Is
all set to win three prizes of 1000, 500,
and ESQ forms (s400, 5000 and 5000,
offered by the Dutch representation
at Geneva for the best nag, escutcheon
and motto with which to identify the
League of Nations before the eyes Of
grateful admirers. The creations prof.
fered by the editorial staff are original
and we're submitted with postscript to
the effect that forms are dear to news
papernen who do not receive Geneva
salaries, The flag must be all white,
and bearing the word Pax" while in
the upper left-hand corner will be ems
broidered wolf. and in the lower rigilt-
hand corner. lamb; the presence of
the menageries to be thus interpreted:
Superior stabat lupus, inferior autem
agnus." 1.-THE higher the wolf. the
lower the lamb A plate depicting
an employe cashing his pay checks az
the main entrance OF the League pail
ace. with the following wcrc,s printed
underneath: II long for no other bait"
would suflce for an escutchecn. The
motto SHOULD be. according to men Of
letters terba vo liant" words n.y.. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Prisoners Aid Club
Is Formed in China

For the purpose of extending helm to
discharged prisoners of the municipal
jail, society has been formed and is to
get assistance from the municipal treas
ury. Headed by foreigners, the society
points to the fact that there are at
present 1890 Chinese prisoners in Jail,
and that 40 are being discharged daily.
AS many Of the public who pay 81 an
nually will be made members of the
society. Attention was focused upon
tn municipal jail and it's overcrowded
condition following the sentence of two
Mexican citizens who had lost their
extraterritorial rights and were, there
fore, sentenced in a Chinese court to
serve a years term for operating a
gambling resort. Conditions in the Jail
have been described as being medieval
in the extreme, notwithstanding it is
under British jurisdiction. While most
OF the prisoners are Chinese, there are
also Russians and those of other ma
tionalities who have lost "extrality"
rights through the lapse of treaties or
voluntary abolition on the part Of their
home countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Morality in Talkies
Pleasing to Clergy

Hollywood will find that Latin coun-
tries with traditions of the Spanish
Roman Catholic Church welcome the
talkies more than the old-time movies
on sheer grounds of morality, If nothing
else. If the talkies depict crimes, at
least the talk explains them, while pam
tomime alone serves merely to show new
ways OF crime to supplemented spec
tators, who often gain the impression
that the criminals 60 scot-free. Manila
Is experiencing baneful effects from the
movies, which will hardly come from
gun scenes such as those exhibited in
the talkies. Broadway" for example,
a talkie shown here, reveals In its dia-
logue that those who shoot each other
are persons of evil character; the Ma
milan will not conclude that killing is
really sanctioned by recent Americans,
only that a show has been built around
the lurid lives Of people on the loose
This factor will help popularize the
talkies and disarm much clerical disap-
proval. That the talkies avoid the ex-
tremes of the silent movies will be good
for this branch Of American export
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05


TN THE formal parks and painted
palaces Of old Versailles unwonted
hammerings and savings, splash
Il of paint brush and smack of con-
crete falling into blue clay beds of
fountains silent these last 200 years
are disturbing the ghosts of the regime
ancien.
Shades of naughty beauties whose
sins were the gossip of an hour in
Marie Antoinette's day peer inquisitively
ESQ they say from dim corners at
workmen busy with tattered tapestries
and faded paintings untouched by
renovators hand since the Paris COM
rnune turned the royal orangery into a
death cellar; and down the statue
haunted avenue of Trianon men have
seen fitting ghosts of Kings favorite
and Queens lover-curious, no doubt,
as to what the noisy arrival of masses
Of drainpipes, timber and workmen's
paraphernalia may portend.
It is even whispered that the stately
figure Of Louis XIV, the Sun King,
himself, in his great wig and high
heeled shoes, has been seen in the
Kings bed chamber. cooking an inter
ested royal ear in the direction of the
tourquoise clock which licked out his
last moments and the last moments of
Louis XIV, and some time later stopped,
but now magically and majestically
ticks and chimes again.
It had been falling into decay, this
vast old palace which Is the complete
and perfect expression Of that fantastic
epoch which began with Louis XIV and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Dentists Forceps
Swallowed by Lady

Dentists will have to be more care
full In France. Take the case of DR..
Blank x. Blank, who has Just had to
pay 10000 francs $1,000 In damages
to Nine. Lionel Nastarg, an indignant
patient who sued him and won her suit.
When the lady went to have a tooth
repaired, she was nervous, and the I'M
happy dentist got nervous, too. "Wider!"
he commanded, open wider!" There
upon he began prodding with his for
ceps. but unhappily he prodded too far,
and the forceps disappeared-inside the
'ady. And to get them back cost DR.
Tank 10000 francs. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Ten Democratic Seats Sur,


The faintest glance at that list will
show what an advantage the Democrats
have. OF the IS seats now held by
them which come up in the November
election. 10 are in Southern States. we
can stop right there. Those 10 seats
the Democrats are certain to hold
The one Democratic seat in a North
ern State that the Democrats may lose
is that of Steck of Iowa. Probably. in
deed almost certainly, the Democrats
will lose this seat, and Iowa will return
to the practice which has been normal
for 1t since the Civil War, the practice
Of having Republicans only in the SEN
ate; practice once epitomized In a
saying that Iowa will 60 Democratic
when hell goes Methodist"
Here then We have the Democrats
certain to hold 10 of their seats, likely
TO hold two more and almost certain to
lose one. Let us turn now to the Re
publicans. The Republicans whose
seats must be filled in the November
election are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

Continued on Sixth Page. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

Highlands Association, referring to the
efforts to have a new insurance code
adopted in the District, said the bill
was being blocked by the "black sheep"
of the insurance business.
President A. H. Gregory Of the Stan
ton Park Association reported that
long delayed" paving in and about
Stanton Park was at last being repaired.
On motion of John p. Smith the asso-
citation voted to ask the authorities not
to abolish the Fairgrounds on the Union
Station Plaza.
Favor AnacOstia Bridge.
On motion of j. P. Farmer the asso-
citation went on record in favor Of a
bridge across the Anacostia River at
East Capitol street. On account Of the
increasing traffic on Maryland avenue,
Mr.. Farmer said some solution must be
found.
Pupils of the Stuart Junior High
School gave a musical program. John
Smith played saxophone solo and MISS
Elanor Snyder gave a harmonious
dramatic recitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
EMBEzzLEs $4,000
check-up on Accounts Of Accused
Railway omcial Reported.

ST. LOUIS. April IS R.-An audit
has shown the embezzlement Of Oliver
D. Chambers, manager Of the mail and
express traf1c department Of the Frisco
Railroad, who has confessed he diverted
company checks to his own use for
gambling, will amount to around
1922, 000." 4. r. Miller, vice president
and general counsel for the railroad.
announced last night.
Chalmers, at liberty under $4,000
bond, admitted he took the money over
period Of four years, admitting he
converted checks given by three large
newspapers for carrying newspaper
shipments. Chalmers was not bonded
and the railroad has little hope OF re-
covering the embezzled funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
District funds. The action was taken
after very brief discussion.

District funds. The action was taken
after very brief discussion.
Several visitors, representing other
associations, spoke briefly on various
topics. Miss Eta L. Taggart, first wom-
an member of the Citizens Advisory
Council, referred to the historical spots
in and near Washington and urged the
citizens associations and others to aid
in correcting erroneous statements
about them. She said, for instance, the
statement that Key mansion in George
town had been demolished to make way
for the Key Bridge was wrong.
Harry N. Stull, delegate from Stanton
Park to the federation and member of
the Advisory Council, told of the work
of the federation to stop the distribu-
of Communistic literature in the
schools.
Christopher Lehmkuhl, president of
the Petworth Citizens Association, said
the best way to deal with this subject
was ito turn the schoolboys loose" He
said he was going to ask that it be
handled that way in Petworth.
G. B. Bishop of the Sixteenth Street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
BINGHAM AIRPORT
!. BILL IS OPPOSED
Stanton Park Association
. Goes on Record After
Brief Discussion.

BY unanimous vote the Stanton Park
Citizens Association, meeting last night
in the Peabody School, went on record
against the Bingham bill to appropri-
ate So. soc. 900 for District airport from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

In the group that would ordinarily cost as
high as $50 are beautiful American red foxes
dyed brown fox, poined and cross fox,
stone martens, dyed wolves in blue and
platinum.
Furs, Fourth Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

lust at the last minute we were able to buy
these IS fine, selected fox and wolf skins in
the seasonable colors and present them at
this splendid price at the height OF this
smartest suit season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

There are prints of tiny fresh
flowers on pastel grounds.
there are solid colors in pas
tells there are big dots and
little dots !. F. there are dresses
for all daytime occasions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Items Of News
About The Town

Mrs. Hazel Gleghorn left today
for San Diego where she will visit
relatives.
Lawrence Kuerbis, who has been
visiting in the valley this week, left
today for San Diego.
p. l.. Mankins, who received
word of his fathers illness, this week
has gone to his home in Chico and
will return some time next week.
0. p. Heald returned, yesterday,
from q brief business trip to Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Frank Wilbv will spend the
week end with her son. Frank. in
Claremont, who is attending high
school there. .,.t..
Roy DUPONT. Of San Diego, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman f.
Dupont. at their home, Jlj Wensley.
Mrs. H. f. Anderson will spend
the week end in Los Angeles visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. VI. 0. King returned last
night from Los Angeles. where she
spent the week shopping.
Mrs. X. II. Cary and daughter,
Marilvn. and Mrs. j. f. Dovey, who
have been spending the week in Los
Angeles visiting friends, are expect
ed to return tomorrow.
Maurine Mastick, a student at U.
c. L. A., is visiting her mother, Mrs.
II. Sullenger, this week end.
Bert Yarlett, of Canada, and
Howard Mikesall, visited friends in
FL Centre, yesterday, before leaving
for Los Angeles.
A. ". Reese, of Los Angeles, visit
ed his daughter, Mrs. Norman Z. Du-
pont, Yesterday. Reese is in the val
ley to attend the golf tournament
which is being held in Brawley.
Mrs. Earl Richmond returned yes
terday from a weeks visit on the
coast. Mrs. Richmond visited her
mother in Long Beach, her sister in
Bellflower, and friends in Los An
geles.
Harry 4. James, who has spent
several days in FL Centre with bus
mess associates, left today for Los
Angeles. James, on Lincoln's birth
day, broadcast over KXO.
Mrs. y. Mattingly returned today
from Los Angeles, where she has
spent the past few days buying for
johnson Greene company.
Jack Frye, president of the Stan
dard Air Line, spent the day in FL
Centro with Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Whit
law. Whitlaw is traffic manager
for the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
IMPERIAL
Press Staff Correspondent.

lMtEhlAl., Feb. II. - Mr.. and
MIS- Jack Christensen of Whining
ton made brief visit to the form
er's mother, Mrs. A. X. Carey, re-
Gently.
Mrs. Virgil Patterson returned to
Los Angeles Thursday morning af-
ter two weeks stay with her hus.
band in this city. Their daughter,
iona, is studying violin and organ
in Los Angeles.
The local Y. w. c. A. board will
meet next Monday afternoon at 2:30
with Mrs. Charles Ralphs at her
home on the Rubber canal east of
this city.
Miss Anna Bishop had as her din
ncr guests last Wednesday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Bishop, Mrs. NJ. Me
Nhorter, Mrs. Curtis Gabrielson and
daughters, Jean and Joan.
Robert Meadows came over from
san Diego to visit his pareatS over
the weekend.
Mrs. Elsie Bezdccherk went to
Los Angeles Friday on business.
ulloR roster mad the misfortune
Ia drop = heavy weight on one of
his feet, breaking some of the bones.
Mrs. Miriam Wilson left recently
tor Los Angeles to be away for two
weeks or more.
Richard Carey is absent from
srhool this week on account VI an
attack of illness.
Mrs. Curtis Gabrielson and daugh-
ters. Jean and Joan. returned to
Pacific Beach recently, after two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. jess
Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Banta enter
tanned their bridge club Tuesday
evening, the affair being pot luck
dinner followed by ards. High