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The Washington times., 1931-12-16
MORE SENATORS
AIR VIEWS Of
DRY LAW
Some Indorse Referendum,
But Few 0. K. LegaIizing
of intoxicating Beer
copyright 1881. hv International
News Service)

News ServiceI
Herewith are presented more
of the replies received by Inter.
national News Service in its poll
of the members of the Seventy
second Congress on the possibility
of a referendum on prohibition
and the question of legalizing
beer:
Senator George CD of Georgia :
81 do not favor repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. Beer,
If intoxicating, cannot be legal.
lied under the Constitution"
Senator Broussard CD of
Louisiana:
81 favor q referendum on the
Eighteenth Amendment and /
favor legalixing beer"
Senator Vandenberg (R0 of
Michigan:
mo question regarding o ref.
erendum can be intelligently
answered unless the specific
text Is available. A referen-
dunn on repeal with concurrent
submission of the proposed al.
tentative would be ridiculous"
Senator King CD of Utah:
"If we do anything at all
with prohibition, we should sub
init the question of reEeal. 1
favor no palliative"
Senator Carey (R) of Wyoming
Beer would merely cOmpli-
cate the enforcement of prOhi-
bitiOn. favor a referendum
on the Eighteenth Amendment,
but there must be a new plan
Of control proposed before we
can repeal the existing law"
Senator Reed (RJ of Pennsyl
vania
"If there is to be a referen-
dunn, Congress should submit
the question of repeal or mOdi-
ficatiOn to the people,"
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TreadWay Attacks
MCF adden Speech

The bitter charges made by
Representative Louis T. McFad
den (R.) of Pennsylvania against
the motives Of President Hoover
in arranging the German mora
torium caused another flareup
when the Ways and Means Com
nlittee assembled today.
Representative Treadway ,(R0
OF Massachusetts, declared:
"AS one member of the COM
mittee, I protest against its be-
Ing used as a vehicle whereby
Representative McFadden can
continue his attack on the Presi-
dent Of the United States. If
it is in order, I move that Mr..
McFadden not be heard"
McFadden yesterday On the
floor of the House accused the
President of selling out" the
United States, and Of being the
tool of international bankers who
have large investments in Ger
many.
Representative Crisp CD OF
Georgia, replied he thought the
motion in order. but it should
be rejected" He continued:
This committee cannot pre-
judge what q witness will say"
Treadway then withdrew his
motion, but declared If McFad
den repeated his accusations
against Mr.. Hoover he woulC
move to strike them from the
record ..-.
Representative McFadcen yes
terday created such a stir thai
Representative O'Connor CD oi
New York was moved to ex
claim: ''.'.
eff the charges made nv the
gentleman from Pennsylvania
are true, then the resident
should be impeached
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STORE LOOTED
Of WHISKY

Cutting their way through the
ceiling of a drug store at 1430
Seventh st. N. W.. thieves made
away with 1877 pints Of prescrip-
ton whisky early today. The loot
was valued at $500.
The thieves then forced open a
cash register and took 500 from
it. Hinges on a safe were sawed
and the door removed but moth
ing was reported missing.
Entrance was gained by forcing
a window on the second floor
after which a hole was cut through
the ceiling. In addition guam
tity of cigars and other mer'
chandise was stolen. y
Police said Il piQts had been
recovered. +
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NOTHING DONE,
C0NGRESSSET
R:HOLlOAY
Democrats, Control of House
Theirs, Lack Program
of Legislation

The Seventy Second Con-
gress, handicapped by a edo
nothing" policy in both parties,
will adjourn for the Christmas
recess without ratifying the
war debt moratorium, revising
taxation, touching the tariff or
providing relief for the unem-
ployed.
Lack of legislative achievement
prior to the holiday will be due in
no small measure to the failure
Of the Democrats to have a legiS
lative program ready when they
took control of the House.
Moses Fight Blocks Senate
The Presidents debt mora
torium will be ratified by the
House late this week, but before
the Senate can approve it. Con-
gress will quit for its holiday.
This do nothing" record will
be in sharp contrast to the last
Congress, which enacted a num-
ber of governmental appropTts-
ton bills prior to the Christmas
recess.
Decisions Deferred
The Democrats were confronted
with the responsibility of initial
ing q program of fiscal legislation,
as such measures must originate
in the House.
At the first session of their con-
gressional policy committee. the
only decision reached was an
agreement to reduce governmental
expenditures.
All decisions of tariff and taxa-
ton were postponed, while the
subjects o. unemployment relief
and prohibition were not dis
cusSed.
Unemployment Bills Wait
The Republican leadership Of
the Senate declared it was wait
ing for House measures, but OF
fered no program Of legislation
which can originate in the upper
branch of Congress.
A number Of unemployment
measures have been sponsored IN
the Senate, but no arrangements
have been made for, hearings be-
| fore the recess.
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Solutely was normal child dur
ing the four and one-half years
she lived at the Annadale home.
They identified several pictures
taken of Edith during that pc
riod which showed the child to
be healthy and apparently nor
NAL.
Attorney Stephenson, in his ad.
dress to the court, admitted Edith
was a normal child, both mentally
and physically, while she was at
the home of her grandmother.
Brother Next Witness
Francis Riley, 1S-year- old
Langly High School student, who
with his sister, Louise, reported
the alleged cruelties inflicted on
Edith to the authorities, was next
called.
Francis was well groomed and
had the appearance of a bright
boy. He told briefly about Edith
being locked in the wine closet"
in the cellar and in the closet on
the second floor. He said he
wa not allowed to go near her,
but on several occasions managed
to sneak into the closet next to
the bath room and washed his
sisters back.
Francis said Edith was given
only leftover foods. Asked to ex-
plain what he meant by leftover
foods" he said:
Zone day our dog had some
rice, which was placed on the
floor for him. The dog refused
to eat it, so my step-mOther put
it in the closet for Edith. My
step-mOther would scrape off
the food left on the bOarders'
plates that they did not eat, and
NShe gave that to Edith"
Got Water i'm Bottles
Francis said Edith's food, when
she got it, usually consisted Of
some beans. potatoes, cabbage. or
lettuce. She did not get water
every day, he said. Sometimes
the child was given a bottle of
water in the closet, bat, on other
occasions. she was given only one
small drink.
On several occasions, he said, he
heard his sister scream in terror.
He said on several occasions
when Edith would sing or cry
while locked in the cupboards
either in the cellar or on the Sec
ond floor of their home, his STEP
mother would beat her, kick her
and knock her down.
Face Covered With Blood
On several occasions, he said,
Edith's face was covered with
blood from the beatingS she got
and that on one occasion her
head became badly swolled from
kick administered by Mrs.
Riley.
He said that on one occasion
he Sneaked into the closet where
Edith was locked On the second
floor after the Stepmother had
beat her.
He said he saw several teeth
on the floor and Edith told him
that Mrs. Riley had kicked the
teeth out of her mouth.
On another occasion, he said,
MrSi Riley poured scalding water
over Edith's legs and that it
took three months for the scars
to heal.
Asked if he ever discussed
Edith'S condition and Ill treat
ment with his father he an
sWered that he d. he said hi
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father refused to interfere or pro-
tect Edith and that his father
told him that he did not under
stand the situation.
Boy Is Cross Examined
He said his father never struck
Edith.
Under cross examination he ad-
mitted that his father was pres
ent when Edith was beaten at
times and that his father did at
tempt to object but that Mrs.
Riley would order him away say
ing that she was administering de-
served punishment.
The boy told that he found
key to the closet where Edith was
locked and that while his parents
were away he frequently sneaked
into the closet and washed Edith's
back.
On one occasion, he said, his
stepmother handed Edith a sauce
pan filled with tainted lettuce,
and told the girl she had to
eat it.
When Mrs. Riley returned to
the cupboard. he said, Edith had
taken the lettuce and stuffed it
down into a hole in the floor
hoping, he said, that the STEP
mother would think she had con-
sumed it.
Forced to Eat It
Mrs. Riley, however, found the
lettuce and forced the little girl
to eat it.
Young Riley said that except
for one occasion last year he had
not received any Christmas
presents for three years. He said.
three years ago, his step-mother
gave him a pair of pants and a
shirt as Christmas gift.
Last year. he said, Miss Craw-
ford. a teacher at Langley Junior
High School, gave him a handker-
chief as q Christmas gift, the
only one he received. He said
he put it in a drawer at his home
and the next day it was gone.
Several boarders at the Riley
home testified that they had
never seen Edith Riley and did
not know she existed until the
authorities took her from the
house.
All of them testified that they
each paid $35 a month for room
and board. Attorney Collins told
the court he introduced that
evidence in an effort to offset
attempts. which the defense said,
will be made later to show that
the Riley's were in destitute cir
cumstances.
Mrs. Emma Kline testified that
while she boarded there for
eight months Mrs. Riley would
not take any board money from
her. But, she said. that Mrs.
Riley took all the furniture from
her former, home and never paid
for it.
Rachel johnson, a maid at the
home, at periods covering the
last four years, said she did not
know Edith was living in the
house until the authorities came
there on November 6. She said
she followed the authorities up
stairs and when they unlocked
the door of the cupboard and
told her to look in.
She said she saw Edith sit
ting on the floor staring at
her with her eyes wide open.
She said there was water
bottle near the child and an
empty saucepan. -
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Edith Riley was not brought to
the trial room. ..-- s~.~~..~..
While the legal machinery was
being moved along at the opening
session of the trial Edith was
playing in her ward in Gallinger
Hospital.
Stephenson, in opening the case
said he expects to produce evi
dence to show that Edith had con
tracted habits which made her a
danger to other children and for
that reason she was kept away
from the outside world and her
brother, Francis, and her sister
Louise.
The defense attorney said he
will produce several physicians
who were called to treat the
child.
He said Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
gave the child every loving care
and attention that they could,
but at times, due to the fact
that Mr.. Riley was out of work
and sick, they did not have
proper nouriShment for Edith OF
themselves. He said he will
show the Riley's had to appeal
at. times to charity organizations
for food.
Attorney Collins, in stating his
case to the court, explained the
father and Stepm other are
charged with inflicting cruel and
inhuman treatment on Edith dur.
ing a period of eight years until
she was removed from the Rhode
Island Avenue home or Novem,
ber s last.
Says Child Was Normal
Collins said until Edith was AZ
years old. during which period
she lived at the home of her
maternal grandmother. Mrs. Anna
Annadale, 1414 v st. N. W., she
was q normal child. He showed
Edith was born January 4, 1919
and said her mother died three
weeks later.
He explained that Edith, hel
brother, Francis, and sister
Louise, with their father, lived
with MRS. Annadale until Riley
married the co-defendant.
Shortly after she was taken to
live with her father and step
mother, Collins explained to the
court, the cruel treatment was
started. He said that during the
first four years of rdith's life ir
her new home she was not given
proper food and denied many
things necessary to a child OF
her age. She was never allowed
outside the house during thai
period. he said.
The last four years of Edith's
life, he said. were spent for the
most part in a closet in the cellar
of the home or in a closet or
the second floor Of the house.
Slept on Filthy Rags
Collins said both closets were
without ventilation and that the
child was forced to sleep on
filthy rags on the floor. During
that period, he said, she was de
prived of education and was fec
like an animal. What food was
handed to her, he said, was put
in a saucepan while the water
given her was in a milk bottle.
Mrs. Annadale and her daugh
ter, MRS. Louis M. Hall, of ,l02l
Monroe St. N. W., the first TIVE
witnessed testified that Edith ah
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Suggests
Economic PQrLeu

DALLAS. Tex, Dec. Is 0.N.SO .
An international conference de-
signed to bring about a reduction
of economic tension throughout
the world is the most logical
method of obtaining world peace
and disarmament, William Gibbs
McAdoo, former Secretary of the
Treasury, stated today.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
BY ADOLF HITLER
Leader of the German Fascist
PaFfy1

CUniversal Service Special Cablel
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MUNICH, Germany, Dec. Is.
Dear Chancellor:
Your accusations against me
and my party are not those
of a statesman, but party
politician.
Us alone you have heaped with
reproacheS while there are millions
Of Communists plotting against
your governmental system.
Your emergency decree policy
Is doomed to failure. Many Of
your DEGREES are not worth the
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
Wilkinson Talks
Of C1rdOzO Plans

Garnet C. Wilkinson, first as.
sistant superintendent of schools,
divisions 1913. addressed the Car.
dozo High School Parent Teachers
Association last night in the
school library.
He told of plans for moving
the Cardozo High School tC the
old Business High building at
Ninth and Rhode Island Avenue.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

bian, was MARGERY DURANr
transferred by lighter from the
Curtiss Airport, North Beach, to
the Europa.
Early this year, Miss Durant
returned from an extensive air
tour of northern Africa and
Europe.
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C. of C. to Continue
Membership DriUe

Reporting 81 new washington
Chamber of Commerce members
as the result of one week OF ef-
fort, team captains of the organi-
zation's membership committee,
headed by Greed w. Fulton, have
made plans to continue the cam
paign after the first of the year.
The chambers slogan is 1882
members in 1882. Reports were
made at a luncheon meeting at
the Washington Hotel yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

New York and
r e no night
club hostess,
was back in
R en- o today
to start all
over again"
According to
Miss Guinan:
"VOl t aire
said that he
70 u n d tn e
English h a d
pie n ty of
manners, but
they were all
bad. / went
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a u t o m obile
magnate, sail
ed last night
aboard tn e
liner Europa
on a hunting
expedition by
p la ne over
t h e African
jungles.
H er ma
chine, Silver
Wing, a twin
m o tore d
Ell q ht = DaS.
senger Sikor-
S k Y amphi-
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TEXAS GUINAN to Texas, and
1 also found hospitality and
manners, and I'm glad to be
back in this SnOw-surrOunded
city of forgotten husbands.
"I'd rather be a ragamuffin
in Reno than the whole show
in Dallas, which also has its
sheriffs. They get in your way
even more than they do here.
/ went to one party in Dallas.
There were 81 guests and two
bottles of ginger ale"
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
Texas Back in Reno
To Start Over Again

RENO, New, Dec. Is UN.SO.
Declaring she had emulated
Voltaire, except that he went
to England one time, while I
went to Texas" Texan Guinan.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

reSpondence on
he Manchu-
rian C on t r O.
versy on a con-
fidential basis,
if a formal re-
quest is made
upon him by
the committee.
Senator John
S on (R.) of
California, in
troduced a reso-
luton in the
Senate calling
for the CORE
spondence to de-
kor,.@n;~A wv, - - !
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DR.. SIMON TO TALK

DR.. Abram Simon will speak on
Finding God'' in his sermon to
the washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION Friday night, 1t was an
n0unced Aodays
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PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Miss Durant to Hunt
In Africa by Plane

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Miss
Marjorie Durant, Sportswoman
and daughter of w. C.. Durant.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
U. S. Manchuria Notes
Await Senate Call

Secretary of State Stilnson Wil1
give the Senate Foreign RSlat-&1S
Committee all the diplomatic SsrG
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
PHONE District $3.50

Ask for an Ad-taker she will
tell you why it will pay YOU to ad-
vertise in The Morning Herald and
Evening Times Classified Sections.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

termine what SEC. STIMsON
part the United States has taken
in the controversy.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
Judge Let's, Without Jury Hears Case
Against Parents of Edith Riley

father refused to interfere or pro-
tect Edith and that his father
told him that he did not under
stand the situation.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Children Greeted

The President today received
the children who are in the
Capital attending the nation
wide visual education f2mon-
stration and went with them to
the south lawn to be photo
graphed.
Mrs. Evelyn Wight Allan,
who was a guest at the White
House for the past week. left
yesterday for her home in
Brooklyn.
Yesterday afternoon the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover, accom-
panied by a party Of guests,
attended the baseball game at
Griffith stadium, where a num-
Der of prominent people in
society foregathered to root for
the home team.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
SOCIETY NOTES

Commission. Is at the New
Chamberlin at Old Point Com.
fort, attending special meet
ing of the board Of directors
of the commission.
X X
Miss Janet Whittemore. of
Los Angeles, and Miss Barbara
Borman. of San Francisco are
in Washington to attend the
visual education demonstration.
*
Mr.. Joseph Mitchell Day, Of
the Curley Club of Washington.
entertained his brother in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Derderian, of Brookline
Mass, over the Fourth Of July
at his home in the Park Lane
Apartments. Mr.. and Mrs
Derderian have returned to
Brookline.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. F. s.
Key-Smith, of Washington. are
extending their stay at the New
Chamberlin. at Old Point Com
fort. until the latter part Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 8. Elan
merry, with their debutante
daughter. Miss Virginia Elan
merry. and their other children
are at Seven Gates Farm a.
Vineyard Haven. Mass, where
they will remain until the early
fall.
* Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N. De
LaShmutt will leave July II to
spend some time in Linville.
N. c.. where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bovard.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Party for Stimsons

The Secretary Of State and
and Mrs. Stimson, for whom an
elaborate program Of entertain
ing has been arranged during
their visit in Rome. will be the
honor guests at a garden party
to be given Friday afternoon
By the United States Am5assa-
dor to Italy and Mrs. John w.
Garrett, at the embassy, which
Is one Of the most beautiful
and spacious residences in
Rome. 1t formerly belonged to
the Queen Mother Marguerite
and was purchased a few
months ago by this Govern
ment as our embassy.
Secretary and Mrs. StimEon
and their party plan to leave
Rome for Paris on Saturday.
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Mrs. Farnan Is Due
In New York Todav

MRS. Suzanne SilvercruyS Far
nam. the Sculptress and wife
of Mr.. Henry w. Farnam, jr.,
of New Haven, is due to arrive
in New York today from Europe
on the Majestic.
Mrs. Fsrnam, who is the
daughter Of Baron Silvercruys,
president Of the Belgium SD
preme court, recently donated,
to the government of Belgium
the new American Home for
Belgium Orphans, near OStend,
Belgium. Crown Princess AStrid
Of Belgium. received the gift
in behalf Of her country. The
funds used to build the home
were collected by Mrs. Farnam
in America.
Mr.. George Bond Cochran. of
this city. arrived yesterday at
La Forge Cottage in Newport.
where he will pass the sum
mer.
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LadyHerbert Due
On Annual Visit
This Week

Lady Herbert, of England,
will arrive this week for her
annual visit in Newport, where
she will spend a month with
her sister, Mrs. r. Shaw Safe,
at Ocean. Lawn, her summer
home there. 4
Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher, wife
of the former ambassador to
Belgium and Italy, arrived yes
terday in Newport to seek a
villa for the remainder Of the
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
spent part of last summer at
the Underwood cottage until
Mr.. Fletcher was called to
Washington for the Tariff
Commission.
Mrs. r. s. Reynolds Hit, OF
Washington. who is soiourning
at Hot Springs. entertained at
a farewell luncheon yesterday
in the Colonial restaurant there
in compliment to Mrs. Bispham
Mexican. who Is leaving shortly
for California.
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Miss Jane M'DiII
Engaged to Wed
Mr.. HeaIey

DR.. and Mrs. John r. McDill.
of Washington. have announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Jane McDill, to Giles
Greville Healey. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner Healey. of New
York. Miss McDill was grad
uated from the Holton Arms
School in Washington and, in
1880, from Vassar College.
Mr.. Healy, who is grandson
o. the late Gen. Warren M.
Healey. U. S. A., was graduated
from Yale in 1925.
The marriage will take place
shortly,
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Mrs. Jones Hostess
At Terrace Dinner

Mrs. WINS Jones entertained
a dinner party last evening on
the Shoreham Terrace. Her
guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Orme Wilson, Major and Mrs.
Beverly Dunn, Mrs. Reginald Co
croft, Major Raymond Lee and
Mr.. j. T. Kodding.
Mrs. Francis Walker enter
tanned a company Of young peo-
pie last evening at the dinner
dance on the Shoreham Terrace
for her daughter, Miss Evelyn
Walker.
The guests included Miss Polly
Foote, Miss Rion Fortescue. Miss
Mary Elizabeth Macarthur,
Miss Isabel Perry. Miss Char
lotte Mayo, Miss Patricia RidS.
dale, Miss Elizabeth McNally,
Mr.. Ingham Mack, Mr.. Charles
Clark, Mr.. Ben Guy, Mr.. Clark
Brant, Mr.. Homer Byington,
Mr.. Jimmy Peters, Mr.. Joseph
Pratt and Mr.. Sidney Prince.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Miss Russell Soon
To Wed Young
Navy Officer

Announcement is being
made today of the engagement
of Miss Fanny Russell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay
Russell, to Ensign Richard
Stottko Andrews, U. s. N,
son of Forestry Supervisor and
Mrs. Frank Ellery Andrews, Of
Santa Fe, N. Mex. The wedding
will take place in the late
summer.
Miss Russell attended Miss
Madeira's School in Washing
ton and the Shipley School in
Bryn MaWr. Pa, and later
studied in Europe. Ensign An
drews will be stationed on the
S. s. Colorado, at San Pedro,
Calf. He is now with the
Navy Rifle team at Annapolis.
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Mrs. william G. McAdoo has
arrived at the Plaza in New
York from Vineyard Haven,
Mass, where she visited friends.
Mrs. Frederick E. Guest and
her sons, Mr.. Winston Guest
and Mr.. Raymond Guest, who
have been at Roslyn Manor,
their place at RoSlyn. L. l.,
sailed for England last night
on the France.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Vanderbilt, who have been in
Europe for a short visit, are
arriving tomorrow on the lie
de France and will go to Oak
land Farm, their country home
at Newport, r. I.
Mrs. Armistead Peter, jr., Of
Hillbrook Farm, at Dobbs Ferry.
gave a luncheon party in the
summer garden of the Plaza.
New York, yesterday and took
her guests to the farm by mo-
tor later.
\ \
Mrs. Cary D. Langhorne, Of
this city. is at the Weylin Ho-
tel in New York for a brief
stay.
Mr.. Abdel el Hennawy, of the
Egyptian legation, has taken an
apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel, where he will make his
future home.
\ \ X
Efr. A. r. Rogers, of Wash
ington. who is in charge Of
the Yorktown SeSqui- Centennial