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national chairman, has suggested that
the Republicans in the House and IN
the Senate should hold frequent; party
caucuses to decide party policies
Whether the Republicans In either
House could be held to q united front
on anything that comes before them
is extremely doubtful. The Republi-
can membership In the new Senate
is only 17-out OF 96. OF these IT.,
IL belong to the more regular group
in the party, and five to the Progress
sive wing.
The five Progressives are johnson
of California, Borah of Idaho. Frazier
and Nye of North Dakota and Nor
beck Of South Dakota. In the more
regular group are McNary and Steiwer
of Oregon, Capper of Kansas, Austin
and Gibson of Vermont, Hale and
White Of Maine, Townsend of Dele
ware. Vandenberg of Michigan, Davis
Of Pennsylvania, Bridges Of New
Hampshire and Lodge Of Massachu-
sets. Lodge and Bridges are new
comers to the Senate, and they have
Decn placed IN Lne regular group
because they hail from the more con-
servative part Of the country, New
England. What they will actually do
when they sit in the Senate remains
to be disclosed. Lodge has a reputa-
ton for being progressive. To get
this group Of Senators to act as a unit
Is likely to be tough job, to say the
least.
And yet the Republican party as 1t
stands today is the only affective
agency to oppose the New Deal Demo-
Gratis. In the recent election no third
party showed any strength whatever.
Lemke. the candidate backed by
Father Coughlin and his National
Union for Social Justice, got more
votes than other of the minor party
candidates. He had, however, much
less than a million votes Thomas.
the Socialist candidate, had probab bly,
less than 100000 votes when all re-
turns are in. Thomas, four years
ago. polled SS1,95l votes for Presi-
dent. Il lseks sS though most of his
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Republicans have now fallen. But
that was due principally to the fact
that the solid South" continued to
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remain faithful and to elect Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives.
What the Republican attitude will
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Republicans

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
Landon Leads Poll

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 G.N.SO.
Gov. Alfred M. Landon leads in
81 States and President Roosevelt
in 10 in the fifth report of the
Literary DigeSt's presidential poll.
The Republican nominee re-
ceived 438, 8,601 votes to Roosevelt's
282,S24, with 29,083 going to
Representative william Lemke,
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
Tree Diseases

Discussion of tree diseases in
Europe and ways to prevent them
from entering the United States
will feature the 275th meeting Of
the Botanical Society of Wash
ington at the Cosmos Club, Tues
day at 8 p. m.
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BALTIMORE, Oct. a. New
vigor has been injected into the
campaign for permanent registra-
ton Of voters in Baltimore by the
revelation that many thousands of
registered voters on the poll books
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books would be kept up to date by
perpetual inventory. Death rec
ords would be used to clear the
books and the post office would
cooperate by supplying lists of per
sons who change their residences.
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are actually missing, removed from
the State or dead.
The true state Of the election
books has been brought to light by
a presidential poll. Thousands Of
the ballots sent out to registered
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which unscrupulous politicians
have their henchmen cast ballots
for persons who, for various rea-
sons, are no longer voters.
Under the proposed plan Of per-
manent registration, all voters
would be registered anew. The
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voters have been returned by the
post office, marked "nondeliver-
able" Many Of the "voters" have
been dead for years, it is said.
Leaders of both major parties
fear that the condition of the books
is conducive to ghost voting" in
The Washington times., 1936-10-02

Clearing the Way for Finer, More Beautif
JeweIry Store for Washingtonians
Sowe reducing entire inventory to the lowest ebbWe
offering entire stock at these unhead of reductions
Take advantage Of these unbelievable bargains while there is
still time.
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CAPITAL PROUD OF NEIGHBOR
Old Buildings Pioneer Residents and Early History Linked With
Suburban Life Which Has Gained Opulence in Days Of
Washington Development.

which was uncovered by the present
owner, dates back . number Of years,
but Is still doing duty In furnishing
water for the lawn and garden, which
embrace nearly AZ acres.
This property, which is in johnson
and Wines second addition to Hyatts-
vile, on Olive street, just west of
Marion. was owned by John Bowie in
1881, having been conveyed to him
that year by his father, Thomas
Bowie. Thirty-three years later, or
in 1864, John Bowie and his wife
transferred title to Joseph B. Bryan
and his wife. Mr.. Bryan, who was in
business here for many years follow
ing the Civil War. with his brother,
C. C. Bryan. conducted one OF the
leading grocery stores Of the city. at
608 Pennsylvania avenue. For Ia
years he made his home at Ravens
wood, and in 1882 sold his holdings
to George J. johnson and Louis D.
Wine, and Mr.. Wine lived there for
a while
In 1894 johnson and Wine trans
ferred title to Michael v. Tierney. A
few years later Tierney decided the
property to Mrs. Alice Widdicombe, his
mother-in-law, and apparently she
returned the property to him In 1908
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urd,ne rt O house

THE people Of Washington are IN
terested in Hyattsville. where so
many Of our former friends and resi-
dents reside. Indeed. for the same
reason. we have fond attachment
for all the towns close TO the District
of Columbia. But, TO the writer, there
is always a returning Of the mind to
by-gone days when he uses the name
"Hyattsville, for it carries him back
fully half century, when, as young
man, he travelled backward and for
ward past that town when riding on
the railroad, particularly when on his
way to Bay Ridge and when return
ing from that resort, and particularly
after a strenuous day spent there
bathing and swimming, for it was then
always a great relief TO his tired feet
and sleepy head, when the conductor
came through the train. to hear him
say, "All off for Hyattsville" for he
then knew, as did everyone else on
the train, that it would be only few
minutes more before the engine would
pull into the old B. and o. Depo.
which stood for many years al the
northeast corner Of New Jersey avenue
and c streets. now a part Of the
Capitol grounds.
Indeed, the thrill Of reaching
Hyattsville is still enjoyed by all
Washingtonians when returning TO the
city, especially if they have been away
for any length of time. for. up 10
date. no one has ever proven 10 the
contrary that there is no place like
home"
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property there. Perhaps, maybe some
of them even took part yesterday in
the jubilee; let us hope so. Here are
the names:
c. C. Hyatt, Gen. Albin Schoepf,
a brigadier general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Ben Holiday,
H. Wallis, r. K. Elliott, James Hughes,
E. r. Mexican, w. P. Prime, w. B.
Prime, Henry T. Scott. 90 Aman,
James ONeil, J. Q. Shipley, w. w.
Danenhower, John E. Lowe, Francis
Gasch. Eli S. Prime.
CD Noerr, Charles Bennett, Miss
Maruty, Joseph B. Bryan, William P.
Shedd, Seth Holton, Reuben Middleton
heirs, John T. Mercer, B. F. Guy,
Charles Wells, R. K Elliott, E. P,
Goodman, Thomas w. Smith, Mrs.
Joseph L. Danenhower, joseph A
Scaggs, E. P. and w. B. Cottrell,
Cd Sibley. Mrs. M. L. Middleton.
Thirty-six years ago, Hyattsville
elected as its first mayor, Michael "
Tierney, who was then practicing law
in Washington with his brother, E E.
Tierney, and in regular order he has
been succeeded by the following
mayors: DR.. Charles A. Wells. DR..
Joseph R. Owens, John ]. Fainter,
William p. Magruder. Roger Bells,
Harry w. Shepherd. Oswald A.
Greager, Edward Devlin, John G.
Holden, William A. Brooks, Matthew
F. Halloran, 7. Hammond Welsh, j.
Frank Rushe, Irving Owings. Dr.. H. T.
Willis, Lemuel L. Gray and DR.. H. 7.
Willis, again, the present mayor.
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just to the north. and known as Fir
wood, where lived the celebrated in
ventor. DR.. James Harris Rogers, was
likely built at even q later date.
The old Octagon House on Locust
avenue, to the east Of the railroad
tracks. is one OF the unique houses
Of this section. 1t is owned by the
Rogers family and was formerly oc-
cupied by one OF its members, but is
now occupied by two families named
Clark
In 1922 Frank J. Metcaif, in reading
an article on the Octagon Houses Of
Washington, before the Columbia His
torical Society, went q little outside
the city to give an interesting account
Of this peculiarly shaped house. which.
however, is not so very old-looking at
it through the eyes OF an old-timer.
But here is what Mr.. Metcalf said
about this particular building:
Our next call was at the house
itself, where We were met by the wife
OF the owner, Mrs. William S. Rogers,
who invited US in and gave us de-
scription Of its arrangement. Each
side has a length of about twelve feet,
and the first floor is divided into two
parts only. the partition being not
quite in the center of the two opposite
sides. The entrance Is into spacious
hall, from which the stairs ascend to
the second and third stories. The
main room Is bounded by three sides
of the octagon and the larger part of
the fourth and fifth sides. The two
upper floors are divided into two good
sized rooms. and third one which is
smaller. The roof is surmounted by
a small observatory, also octagonal in
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Silo Gas a Menace.

An investigation into the tragic death
Of three persons in Maryland, who
succumbed to gas in silo, has brought
a warning from the Department of
Agriculture that similar tragedies are
likely to happen unless proper precau-
tionS are taken.
The greatest danger comes, the b.
reau of Chemistry engineers say, when
large quantities of carbon dioxide gas
are generated during the fermentation
that always takes place when corn en-
silage is placed in the silo. This fer
mentation. which begins Immediately
after the ensilage is put in. may con-
tinue for several days. The excess
amount of carbon dioxide often lowers
the oxygen content of the air to such a
point that persons entering the silo
will suffocate.
The pit silo, with its lack of ventila-
ton, is the source of greatest danger.
The air in the above-ground silos may
be regulated by keeping one of the
many doors open near the surface OF
the silage Care should be taken to
open the doors as near the silage level
as possible after 1t has had time to
settle.
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IN POTOMAC GORGE

pied by the Virginia end of Key
Bridge. Established in 174s by John
Mason. who owned and lived on Ana
lostan Island. near by. it was land
ing place of great importance II col
on;al Maryland the District Of Column
bia and Virginia.
Escorted BY a cavalcade of Alex
andrians. George Washington came
up the Post Road from Alexandria to
this ferry and crossed over the river
to Georgetown on his way north n
become the first President Of the
United States. Greeted in George
town BY the "acclamations OF large
crowd" he was escorted through that
place by a corps of gentlemen" as
far as a tavern on the post road half
way to Baltimore.
ONE Of the most momentous cpl
" sodes along the banks of the Po-
tomac in this section was the cere-
mony attending the beginning of the
construction of the Chesapeake Is
Ohio Canal The interesting pro-
ceedines are best described by an ac-
count given at the time. ON July
4. 1928. at an early hour. the mem.
bers of the Corporations Of Washing
ton. Georgetown. Alexa ndrla and III
vited guests assembled at Tllleys
Union Hotel in Georgetown. At 7:30
the President Of the United States
arrived, escorted by a troop Of cav
airy.
The company, having assembled
in procession at about O'Clock on
Bridge M street in Georgetown,
moved forward TO music by the Marine
Band to High street wisconsin ave-
nue. wharf, where they embarked for
the scene of celebration in especially
prepared boats. accompanied by a
great concourse of citizens in water
crafts or moving in unison along the
! banks of the river.
ION disembarking. Gen. Mercer,
president of the canal company. pre-
sented a spade to President Adams,
Who proceeded to address the conf
pany in a very stirring, patriotic
speech.
"On attempting to use the spade,
it struck a root which prevented II
from penetrating the earth. He made
another attempt to insert the inn
plement. with no better success;
whereupon he stripped off his coat
and went to work in earnest.
'As The President concluded his
remarks. national salute was fired
by a detachment of United States
artillery on the grounds.
After other speeches had been
made, and other spades had turned
other sods, the procession again
formed and returned to the boats BY
way of the canal back to tidewater.
where they embarked. Here a coll
lation was served and several toasts
appropriate to the occasion were
drunk The boats finally arrived at
Davidson's wharf in Washington.
where the procession disembarked."
The canal project commenced In
1928, completed in 1850, abandoned in
1924. cost $ll,000.0o0. and was the
last important historical event in the
early days along the Potomac in the
District of Columbia.
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to have been Sarah Tewksbury). filed
the inventory Of his estate. Like so
many early settlers of this country,
Charles and his wife became the par
ents of a large family Of nine children,
namely: Seth. Susannah. Ann ID.
young. another Ann I'd. young), Peter,
Ann, Eliza. Penelope and William.
OF these. William, the last of the
children, born about lit. married
Eliza Walker and had seven sons and
two daughters. One Of these sons,
Christopher Hyatt ID. 1851. d. 1909 +,
married Lucy Peach. and had Mary
and William. Later he married Sarah
Clarke. and had Christopher Clarke
who founded Hyattsville), and
Lucretia.
Christopher Clarke Hyatt d. Sep
TENDER 20, 1899; d. 1884 married
Catherine Culver. and had by her,
Culver, Catherine and others. BY
his second wife. Francis r. Perkins,
he had Franck. who became q physi-
clan and a throat specialist in this
city and married Miss Carlton;
Hattie. Charles and Albert. The widow
Of DR.. Franck Hyatt resides in WASH
ington with her son. Franck Hyatt, ir..
and a daughter, MIS-. Conrad Reid.
resides at Kensington. Md. Mrs. Nellie
H. Elliott of this city. and many
others, are descended from Christie
pher Clarke Hyatt.
In connection with the Duvall
House and the Duvall family before
mentioned, the Hyatt genealogical
tree also includes the marriage OF
Martha, the daughter of Benjamin
Duvall 171l-1s03) to William Hyatt.
jr., which shows that the Hyatt and
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Mr.. Wheatley, in speaking Of the
property, said that he had it from an
old resident named Hickey. who lived
in the general neighborhood, and who
recalled the place as far back as 1857,
that at one time the grounds Of
Ravenswood extended as far eastward
as the railroad tracks. and that in the
rear of the old homestead were slave
quarters and other outbuildings.
A MOTHER building. which has the
appearance of being very old. is
what is known as the Duvall House.
because of its having been once oc-
cupied by member of a well-known
Maryland family of that name. 1t
was probably the home of Mary
tHyatt) Duvall. sister Of Christopher
Clarke Hyatt, who married Frederick
Duvall, and had as issue Mark Duvall,
Leonard Duvall, Nancy (DuvalD
Lewis, and probably others. Mrs.
George Howard now resides in the
Duvall House. which sits back from
the boulevard, next to the Armory. and
is between Franklin and Marion
streets.
1t is. indeed, true that there are
few people who are not proud of their
ancestry and In this connection. 1t
is a well-known fact that the people
Of Maryland revere their ancestors as
much as do the people Of any State
in the Union, and they are truly
justified in doing so. And so. in speak
ing of the Hyatt family, we are re-
ferring to worthy pioneer that
settled in Colonial Maryland some
time prior to 1878, for at this time
Charles Hyatt, the immigrant an
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alongside which. it is claimed. the
river once flowed and upon which part
of Braddock's army is said to have
landed on its way to fight the French
Not far from this rock, upstream
and on the other side of Rock Creek,
near where it empties into the Poto-
mac. was said to have been another
old-time river landing. 1t is claimed
that if Braddock'S army had LANDED
in this neiehborhood it would have
done so at this last landing. BY so
doing it would have been saved the
necessity of crossing Rock Creek to
get to the road that led out Of George
town to the West.
This place on Rock Greek was called
Saw Pit Landing and is Of historical
interest becs use. being used as early
as 100 as a disembarking place for
immigrants. trappers and traders. II
established GEORGETOWN as one of the
earliest trading posts in the English
colony.
THE territory of the District of Co.
= lumbia never became a scene OF
conflict during the Revolutionary War
And at no time did any of the armies,
Colonial or British, pass through it
on their expeditions or campaigns to
and from the South The American
forces were generally brought down
from the North to a point on Chesa-
peake Bay opposite Annapolis. From
there they were ferried over to the
mainland and crossed Maryland to
the Potomac below Alexandria, where
they were transported over to the Vir-
ginia shore.
The site Of Masons ferry is occu-
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shape. Thus there are seven rooms in
the house, not including the halls.
"A long and narrow addition, con-
tanning four rooms, has been appro-
priately referred to as the Trailer
This makes it better suited for FAM
lily dwelling, especially if the family is
large-and the present occupants
number ten. The owner thought that
this addition, which appears as of
stone construction, though really a
pebbledashed exterior, was built be-
fore the 0ctagon, but another in
formant was sure that it was more
recent portion, and was added for in
creased quarters.
This octagon house is easily reached
by the electric cars from Washington,
by getting of at the Melrose crossing,
before coming to the Baltimore &
Ohio station at Hyattsville. We next
consulted Mr.. Harry w. Shepherd
cashier of the First National Bank.
who as soon as he had learned the
ObJCNk VA wi NioAbs NdiANu III FNOiAo
on the phone, and finding that he
was at home, went with us and in
troduced US. DR.. Charles A. Wells has
been a lifelong physician in Hyatts-
vile. having begun his practice in
Bladensburg. and he is the father of
Walter A. Wells, Washington physi-
clan. From his well-stored memory
the following facts. some of which
have been verified by other informants,
are here recorded:
THE builder of this octagon house
was Henry T. Scott. a druggist OF
Swain is connected with the early his
tory OF the place. and as he was a
brother in-law Of Mr.. Scott, it is
probable that he may have done some
of the work upon it. Mr.. Scott lived
here for about year keeping bach
elor's hall; he afterward married and
opened a drug store in Bladensburg.
When he moved from this house he
bought and occupied farm not far
away. AS near as can be ascertained
without searching the county records,
this house was put up in the year
1888 or 1854. A school for young
ladies was kept here by Miss Mary
Ann Keech. assisted by one or two
OF her sisters, but when their brother
Alexander died the family left
Hyattsville.
THE house was next owned by a
Mr.. McCutcheon. from whom it was
bought by William P. Shedd. One of
the latter's daughters married William
Shepherd, and his family occupied
the home until about fifteen years ago.
when it was sold to William S. Rogers
Mr.. Harry w. Shepherd. grandson of
William P. Shedd. is the cashier of
the First National Bank, and lived
in this house during his boyhood. In
the yard there is a rustic arbor of
octagon shape, but of more recent
construction"
IT WOULD. of course, be interesting
II We knew the names of all the
pioneers OF Hyattsville: those who
built it up and who paved the way for
the hustling. businesslike, BEAUTIFUL
town it is today. But naturally, this
is impossible, for, try as we may. We
would be bound to omit some Who
even played an important role in its
development. But there is. in the
Public Library, plat of the place
dated 1879. and here appear the names
OF many persons who were residing
in the town at this time, or owning
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cestor, owned an estate called Jerico,
later within the boundaries of Prince
Georges County. Again, in lit. he
was granted a patent to the land
known as Tewksbury. ION the east
side Of the Eastern Branch of the
Potomac" Bazingthorp Hall. was
another early tract Of land patented
by him.
Charles Hyatt died some time during
1926 or before that date. for it was
then that his widow, Sarah believed
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Duvall families were early closley re-
lated and undoubtedly had consider
able property interest in common in
and around Hyattsville.
THE Hyatt Mansion house (now a
tourists home), which stands on
the west side OF Rhode Island avenue
at Hyatt avenue. was probably erected
by Christopher Clarke Hyatt soon after
he settled the town, judging by its
construction. and the Rogers House,
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car unobstructed. The new grille, new
bar bumpers, headlamps recessed into
fender aprons and slanting v-type
windshield that opens, highlight the
cars new lines Seats are wide enough
for three. The rear compartment is
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vile Sunday to visit at the Fred
Pran and DR.. T. w Prail homes.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Fred Prail who had been visiting
relatives at Janesville.
Earl Zieske from Westbrook
spent the weekend at the parent
al E. w. Zieske home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Passmore
and son Curtis of Westbrook
visited at the Fred Prail home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Fordham
and Mrs. Ben Gates were Manka-
to callers Monday afternoon.
Howard Fordham, who has been
taking treatments at the Imman-
uel hospital at Mankato come
home November 6.
Mrs. E. Jameson and daughter,
Doris, and Miss Luella Stearns
spent the weekend at Minneapolis.
Miss Irene Stearns who teaches at
Norwood also spent the weekend
in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Joe Thomas who has been
visiting at the home of her son,
Anthony Thomas at Cherokee,
Iowa and at the George Thomas
home at Lamberton is visiting
friends and relatives here for a
few days. With her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. James Thomas she will
leave soon for Roseville, Califor-
MIA to spend the winter.
Rev. D. j. Govig, and family
spent from Thursday until Satur-
day in Minneapolis. They came
home by the way of Eagle Grove,
Iowa where they called on rela-
tiVeS.