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Evening star., 1936-09-27

\ n RS. KARL FENNING, al
M though she Is the last one
who would ever admit this
= fact, is one of the most sue
cessful holders of presidential ONCE
in women's clubs here. To date her
record shows banner terms In motivat-
ing the Smith College Club as an
Alumnus of the class of 1911; the
Chevy Chase Women's Club, the
Thursday Book Club and the Ameri-
can Association of University Women
Thursday, October /, Mrs. Fenning,
as the twenty-seventh president of
the nearly half century old goth Cen
tury Club, will mount the rostrlm
at Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K
streets, to call its first Fall meeting
to order at IL am. Here the Goth
Century now meets on the first Thurs
day in each month from October
through May.
Associated with Mrs. Fenning in
the administration of her office will
be Mrs. Edward L. Montgomery, first
vice president; Mrs William r.
Maxon, second vice president; Mrs.
r. M. Anderson, recording secretary:
MRS. r. Thomas West, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Howard o. Nichols,
treasurer, and Mrs. Rylas c. Bryant,
assistant treasurer.
Membership Selective.
From its inception. membership in
the goth Century Club has always
been upon a selective basis, with
broad principles actuating its choices.
Membership Is limited to 500 persons,
an amazing number Of whom are al
ways present at the monthly meet
ings, SO that there is never any ques-
ton Of drumming up an audience for
. special speaker. Rather is the prob
lem one of comfortably seating it and
OF serving 1t with the plate luncheon
which has been an invariable feature
OF its convocations since the days Of
its founding in 1890.
The Twentieth Century Club, it is be-
Geved, was the first .woman's group
to swing its various interests and ac-
tivities through special sections de-
voted to them. These hold separate
meetings of their own, often in the
homes of their members, which gives
them an intimate, friendly touch. They
are presided over by group chairmen,
who by virtue Of their selection sit
with the elected members of the Ex-
ecutive Board in their session on a
day prior to the general monthly
meetings of the club
Annual picnics. have been fea-
ture of the concluding meetings of
these sections. with the clubs entire
membership having its choice Of
which one it might desire to attend.
Particularly enjoyable picnics have
been held at the suburban homes of
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Merle
Thorpe, Mrs. Willard Hayes, the late
Mrs. Thomas Sidwell and the beach
home Of Mrs. Harold Doyle.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
THE STORY SO FAR

TotN THOMAS LONG left his magnificent
fortune to friends - and former mis-
- tresses. To his relatives he left only
letter, and three strange objects "a necklace
of monkey skulls; a lavishly carved knob
kerrie: and leopard-skin kaross The letter
revealed the source of the dead mans wealth
"a secret valley of diamonds = deep in the
heart of the Kalahari Desert. The necklace,
knobkerTie, and the leopard-skin were SYM
bols by which those of his relatives who dared
undertake the venture might trace the guides
who had accompanied him on his perilous
journey.
At the lawyers suggestion, lots were drawn
for the symbols. The necklace fell to Patricia.
step-daughter of John Longs brother Henry;
the leopard skin kaross to Gertrude Kane
Swift, his sister; and the knobkerrie to Sandy
McDiamid. nephew.
That very night Sandy was robbed of his
knobkerie by Roger Philbeach, one of the
benefciaries of the will from whom he had
sought information about his Uncle John.
Undaunted by this misadventure, Sandy
sailed Immediately for South Africa where, in
little over two weeks time we find all the
heirs except Michael's mother, Gertrude
kane-Swift Mutual distrust had divided
them into three parties: Henry Long, Patricia,
and a man known as Philip Wisdom whom
Henry had engaged in London as a sort of
courier; Michael and his two brothers,
Ernest and George Bennett; and Sandy. who,
unknown to the Others, had joined forces
with a Cornelius and Sarie Van Niekerk,
South Africans, whose father had been men
toned in John Longs will. This last party
planned to follow the other two over the
desert by plane.
In johannesburg, where they met again by
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was here that the relatives of John Thomas
Long hoped to find the guide who had led him
to the Valley of Diamonds.
During the first week in March the three
parties were converging upon Zwartveldt.
Sandy and the Van Niekerks who planned to
make the trip over the desert by plane,
camped a mile or so beyond the village,
awaiting the arrival of the Others. They had
equipped themselves with arms, ammunition,
maps. and carefully estimated food supply.
Since much of their flying would be at an
altitude of from 5000 to 10000 feet above
sea level, the motors of their plane had been
equipped with super-chargers and special
gasoline The Van Nekerks expected to de-
pend upon the movements of the other parties
for their guidance to the Valley, so took only
one native servant with them - Willem =
Cornelius faithful black boy.
They knew nothing as yet of the Longs
progress, but expected Michael and the Ben
netts to arrive at any moment
And three days later the Bennett party did
enter Zwartveldt. They were distinctly
sobered by their first taste of travel in a
springless wagon which progressed in series.
of jolts, and was drawn by long span of
sixteen, slow-moving oxen.
To supervise their ox-wagon they had en-
gagged a tall. loose -limbed kaffir boy, who
spoke little English. and two Sesutos, one of
whom could cook after fashion. The other,
the voortrekker, walked in front of the oxen,
cracking his whip.
As they wearily mounted the steps of the
tin-roofed shanty which served as inn in
Zwartveldt, the first person the BENEFITS set
eyes on was Sandy He was just inside the
front room, standing in front of a small bar.
We'll, well!'' George exclaimed. You're a
Continued on page ~
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chance, Michael and Patricia discovered that
their interest in each other was really love.
Michael then tried to arrange for his party to
join Henrys, for he sensed Patricia's fear of
the sinister Wisdom. But at two o'clock that
afternoon boy brought note to his room.
Eagerly Michael tore it open, read with a
sinking heart
Michael dear:
have but moment to spare for this but
wanted to tell you that Wisdom advised
Father against our joining your party We are
taking the noon train and will be in Upington
the day after tomorrow. AS soon as we have
the necessary equipment, we expect to go on
to Zwartveldt. Try to join us there.
Patricia.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
More thrilling adventures await the treasure
hunters in their search for the Valley of
Diamonds. Part three of a new serial by
DENNIS WHEATLEY

from today
Where indeed! Happily none of the men,
bers of the three parties had any suspicion of
the terrifying experiences they would undergo
before month would have passed.
PART III
"VR village of Zwartveldt lies on the
fringe of the kalahari Desert, at
the junction of the Molopo and
Nosob rivers. some 16O miles
northwest of Upington. A few struggling
houses, ramshackle inn, and two or three
native stores border its one street. About
mile outside the town, on the bank of the
Molopo, is small native settlement, and it
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Abolishing Potlatches

\ T LAST accounts, the Canadian
parliament had a bill before it to
abolish potlatches. When an Indian
gets prosperous, he gives party, with
free food and drink for all, and what
ever he has left over he bestows upon
the guests and so winds up beggared
but happy. That's potlatch. Although
at present confined to the Indians, it's
not their own idea. They borrowed it
from some of the early settlers. It's
an old Scotch custom.
Tracing the genesis of traditional
things is interesting. I thought the
famous motto of the Northwest Mount
ed police had originated within the
force until once when I tackled some
native smoking tobacco at trading
post in upper Ontario. AS soon as I
recovered consciousness / knew whence
came the slogan, always Gets Its
Mani" That was years ago, but 1 still
have dizzy spells in humid weather.
Speaking of borrowing or rather of
trading, we could make profitable
deal-from our standpoint-by swap
ping Canada a great gross of parole
boards and overly sentimental COVER
nors and judges who put technicalities
before common sense and common JUS
tice for about half a dozen of their
trial courts and one or two square
jawed prison wardens.
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bath upon the PROSTATE subjects. In
their gratitude they gave him several
million dollars in tribute that night.
This important fellow, who has the
pOrtly mien and general appearance of
a Wall Street broker and yet joins the
most humble of his followers in beat
ing his chest until the blood comes in
extremely emotional religious rites, is
a walking rejection of the theory that
never the twain shall meet. His is
tempered combination of oriental and
occidental culture and education.
He was reared by a strict mother
who had been a member of the Persian
royal family. His stern tutoring, his
natural aptitude and his real under
standing of and interest in his people
stamped him as a true leader when he
was only sixteen. Riots broke out be-
tween the Hindus and Mohammedans
Ia Bombay. So fired with emotional
hatred were the masses, tirst-class
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SUMS, chiefly IN the recognition Of GER
tain apostles of Mohammed.
His direct descent from the "last of
the prophets" was responsible for the
most colorful part of the present semi
centennial celebration of the Aga
Khan's reign. This was the recent bath
ceremony. gold coach, drawn by the
Aga's magnificent horses, and climax
ing a great parade several miles long,
set out from his place to the pearl
mosque, the believers prostrating
themselves by the thousands along the
line of march. The coach contained that
holy of holies, the Aga Khan, In his
ceremonial bath. The water was scented
with priceless altar found In the bath
of Mumtaz, the Mogul queen whose
memory is perpetuated in the wonder
full monument that is the Tai Mahal.
1t had been acquired by the Khojas,
the fabulously wealthy cotton princes
of Bombay.
Millions for Bath Water.
AS the coach bearing the Aga Khan
passed solemnly down the professional
avenue, he sprinkled water from his
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race war was in prospect. The young
Aga Khan issued a command to his
people that they were not to engage in
such racial fighting. They "bent over
backwards" to obey his wish, even to
the extent that Moslems were inviting
Hindus home to dine with them.
In this instance the Aga's command
was something the Ismaili could under
stand, but four years later, when he
was still not grown man, he issued
another that was far more a test of
his power. A plague ravaged India in
1897. Thousands upon thousands were
dying because they refused to be inoc-
ulated with protective serum. They re-
volted at the thought. The young Aga
went about among them. explaining
the absolute necessity for incubation.
To their amazement he barred his own
body time after time and accepted the
prick of the needle to show them he
would not ask them to do anything he
wouldn't do himself. Their super
stitions were broken down, they were
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Used Market Gross"

During the Middle Ages thousands
Of towns in Europe had market
cross" an ecclesiastical cross that
was set up In the market or trading
place to remind both buyers and SELL
ers Of the Golden Rule, writes Mrs.
Catherine Ryan, Chicago. Ill, In Col
liers Weekly. Many are still In ex-
istence, a notable one being in Bris-
toll. England and another in Edin.
burgh, Scotland.
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Of a lion in British society, and the
presentation of the present Begun at
the Court Of st. James was one of the
most picturesque social affairs of
recent years.
Aga Himself Plays Now.
Unusual ceremonies are occurring
every day during the celebration for
the Aga Khan. One day 1900 wom-
en-, clad in silk pajamas. honored him
at tea. Every day in his palace
grounds he serves food and drink to
tens of thousands of visitors.
Annually his cabinet presents the
Aga Khan with his weight in gold,
determined at a public weighing. He
usually tips the beam at about 225
pounds, so the take" is a considerable
one. This year, perhaps because of the
significance of the occasion, he broke
all records, weighed In at 2371a, and
collected more than 100000. Most
of 1t will go to charity to relieve dis
tress among indig ent Moslems.
g Western Newspaper Union
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Wild Rice Yield

Chippewa Indians In Wisconsin and
Minnesota will harvest a wild rice
crop Of 10000 pounds this year. This
rice Is the principal food Of mallard,
teal, black ducks, wild geese and mud
hens. The rice must be planted by
hand annually In the lowland waters
OF these states. 1t grows over six feet
tan and is harvested by the Indians
from canoes. Strangely, the wild rice
Is not native to these northern waters
but was originally planted here by the
Chippewas.-Farm Journal
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then governing Java as British pos
session, surmised the temple to be
somewhere in that region, discovered
the exact site, gave orders to exca-
vate, and uncovered Borobudur. Sys-
tematic restoration of the ruins by
the Dutch officials was undertaken In
1907 and finished in 1911.
Starting from the level plain, writes
Mason Warner in the Chicago Tribune,
nine terraces lead up the sides and
.ver the top Of the hill. The six lower
ones are square and the three upper
ones are circular in form. There are
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The Yellow PeriPs Peril

\ 7 THIS moment the question be-
1 \ fore the house is whether it is
more perilous to be a statesman in
Japan and give offense to the soldiers
or a soldier in America and give of
tense to the statesmen?
Howsomever, at the risk Of being
penalized for punning, this innocent by
stander ventures the prediction that
amongst us there won't be any more Of
these summary removals for the Ha-
good of the service, as it were.
Because when something happens off
or on a military post to make Tom
Blanton, the blood-sweating behemOth
of Texas Democracy, line up with lot
Of Republicans-well, 1 never thought
I'd live to see the day. / don't believe
Uncle Tom did, either. I'll bet nobody
is more surprised than he is.
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432 inches In the stone walls, each
one containing a statue Of the Dhyana
Buddha.
Four terraces contain 1900 sculp-
lures on the outside and inner bal
ustrade walls. The life story of Bud
dha, according to legend, is depicted
on the first terraces; the dramatic In
cidents Of Buddha's earlier incarna-
lions are carved on the remainder Of
the walls on the first terrace and on
the inside balustrade walls of the
second terrace. Other decorations de
pict milestones in the teachers career
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Raced Buddhist Temples,
Also Images and Statues

When Islam overcame Buddha in
Java in the Fifteenth century, the Mo-
hammedans destroyed the Buddhist
temples, together with their images
and statues of Buddha and the saints.
The priests In charge of Borobudur
covered the entire building with
earth, and tropical nature furnished
a jungle growth to camouhage and
hide the sacred edifice. 1t was not
until 1914 that Sir Stamford Raffles.
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Still Coughing?

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with anything less than Creomul-
sion, which goes right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature to
soothe and heal the inf1amed menu
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
Is looSened and expelled.
Even If other remedies have
failed, don't be discouraged, your
druggist is authorized to guarantee
Circumcision and to refund your
money if you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Circumcision right now. (AdvJ
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SS5,s'a5,!(;g|!ss !:
- about:

DEVERLY HILLS, CALF
II Things certainly are lovely for
the boys in the big stone bide-a-
wee homes, is it not so?
At San Quentin here in Cali
fornia. chosen groups turning out
counterfeit money and never hav-
ing to worry about getting in Jail, since
they are already in. And nice jolly
strike on at Alcatraz. And in my old
home state, the inmates just seeming
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10 come anu ~ dI WILL,
as It were.
But in Illinois Is
where the chaps enjoy
all the benefits of con-
genial society without
the bother Of paying
dues. 1t must be grand,
serving as a member
of the house committee
of the Joliet Indoor
Country club, W at
with crap games and
poker parties and
1inuor ma dp RIGHT thpra
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Still Drumming Up Church
Attendance in Dutch Towns

An attendance drummer has been
newly appointed at Hoogeveen, Hol-
land. to call the people to church.
The old custom of drumming up
church attendance persists there as
in some other Dutch towns. Every
Sunday morning and evening. the
drummer marches through the main
streets of Hoogeveen. drumming with
all his might. to let the faithful know
that 1t Is time to get ready for d.
vine service.
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ant of the prophet himself, forty-eight
times removed, is to them the repre-
sentative of God on earth.
Fiftieth Year of Leadership.
The year 1886, the fiftieth of such
divine ambassadorship by the Aga
Khan, is being made the occasion for
elaborate and ceremonious celebration
wherever there are believers in the
IsmaiIi faith. From the far-tlung cor
ners of the world are pouring in vol
untary tributes of even greater value
and more magnificent splendor than
the regular annual tributes which the
Koran says must amount to 21a per
cent of the income of every ISmaili.
They are being stored in the Aga Hall
in Bombay, there to await redistribu-
ton TO charity, educational and social
institutions or the Aga's racing stables
and palatial villas.
Most of his enormous power the Aga
Khan owes to his paternal grandfather,
Hasan Ali Shah, Aga Khan |, who
was born in Persia in 1900 and died in
India in 1885,. Aga Khan | traced his
ancestry back into prehistoric Persia
and back to the Beni-Fatimite caliphs
who founded Cairo in Egypt and were
the sons of Fatima, the daughter of
Mohammed.
Hasan Ali ruled over a province of
Persia perhaps too wisely and well, for
when he defended his people against
cruel and oppressive taxes imposed by
Fateh Ali Shah, he incurred the mortal
wrath of that ruler of all Persia. Be
cause he had been the Shah's friend,
however, he was allowed to escape dur
ing the civil war which followed.
Hasan Ali, by this time an old man,
fed through Afghanistan to Bombay,
where he settled. He offered himself
In service to the British army in
Afghanistan and among the frontier
tribes. His offers were accepted, but
held as of little Importance, until it
became known that this first of the
Aga Khans was receiving voluntary trib-
ute year after year from all points over
India. And when it was discovered that
regular contributions were also pouring
In from many other oriental countries
and from Africa, John Bulls colonial
representatives began to realize that
the holy leader of Ismaili was rip
pin good man to have on their side
He did them lot of good before his
death, too.
Second Aga Dies Early.
The first Aga Khan's good work was
carried on by his son, Aga Khan IL,
who lived only four years after his
fathers death. Aga Khan III was only
eight years old when he succeeded to
power.
Ever since he was very young man.
the present Aga has ruled his fol-
lowers in their religious and political
affairs wisely and kindly. To them he
is fit descendant of the prophet.
The Mohammedan religion recog-
nizes many prophets, beginning with
Adam. There are three. however. which
are of outstanding Importance, for the
three books" which they are credited
with having handed down. Moses in
troduced the laws, Jesus the gospel,
and Mohammed the Koran, or the scrip
lures as revealed to him by Allah
tGod). The Ismailis differ from the
other branch of Mohammedanism, the
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The Whole storyI

Dad-Ah, SOC, I'm proud of you.
So you made 9S-yard run In the
big game?
Sister (who hac seen the game)
Did he also tell you he didn't
catch the man in front of him?
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Competition

Peach-It must have taken a lot
of courage to rescue me the way
you did.
Sailor-Yes, had to knock down
three other sailors who wanted to
do 1t.
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copyright.-wNU Service
Island of Crete Histcrv

Crete, the third largest island In the
Mediterranean, Is the place where
naval power originated. King Minos
Of Cnossus, In Crete, was its founder.
He was the first ruler to acquire do
minion over the sea. Civilization In
the island dates back to 34O0 B. G.
1t is believed that the alphabet orig
mated in Crete. The island lies mid
way between Europe. Asia and Africa.
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Rx WIILIAM C. UTLEY

TIE is the political leader or loO,-
- OO0,OOO persons in India alone,
j and the spiritual leader of TO-
100000 persons in central Asia,
Africa. Arabia and the Orient-yet he
has rot a kingdom Of single acre.
To his followers he is as holy as
the Pope is to his-yet he is one Of the
most notorious sportsmen of the world.
His income is more than S3,0O0,000
year, his houses are veritable palaces.
he is able to shower gifts of fine silks,
fabulous jewels and exquisite furs upon
whomever he pleases-and he Is hap
PLY married to the daughter of small
town hotel manager in France.
He is the direct descendant Of
major prophet-yet he won't bet on
race horse, even one from his own
$5,0O0,000 string.
Such enigmatic sidelights on this
phenomenal personality might be re-
corded for column after column. He is
the Aga Khan, Sultan, Sir Mohammed
Shah, the religious potentate over the
followers of the Ismaili branch of the
Mohammedan faith, and as the descend
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Wish to Be Heard

Were we as eloquent as angels.
we should please some more by lis
tening than by talking.-Colton.
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on the premises and shots in the arm
at the low rate of one dollar per shot.
The day is at hand when ''prison
break" in the headlines won't mean
that some of the fellows on the inside
are trying to get out but that some of
the fellows on the outside are trying
to get in; and who could blame them?