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conclave plus a convention of the
Ancient and Honorable Order OF
New York Night Club Doormen-
now crowd all these into one mel
low Old World city-and you have
Rome today.
The town CLEANS with boots and
red and yellow sashes and golden
shoulder cordons. Flaming bombs,
crossed cutlasses, eagles in every
conceivable posture are embroidered
on military caps. The tail feathers
of every fowl that ever scratched
gravel from the lowly banty to the
proud peacock sprout from this
martial headgear. And all moving
toward the Palazzo Venezia-fat
officers of the Fascist militia wad-
ding along in their black shirts and
black tasseled caps-snappily turned
out colonels in the gray-green Of
the regular army striding along.
Cheerful, Friendly Crowd.
The crowd in the plaza beneath
the balcony gathers slowly. Never
does it become dense. About a
third-maybe haf-are there in the
uniforms of various military or Fas-
cist Observation-Disclosures auxiliaries
or Fascist Boy Scouts. The people
Of Rome make up the rest. 1t is
not listless, it is not wildly enthu-
siastic. 1t is cheerful and friendly.
An American Armistic Day such as
any American President could as
semble in political off year.
All the veterans of that 17-year-
old march on Rome are there and
they are about the average age of
the American Legion-getting bags
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Park Service Lecture
On Old New York

A Photographic reconstruction OF
old New York Is to be presented
free to the public, by the National
Park Service at pm. Wednesday
in the Departmental Auditorium
Constitution avenue between Twelfth
and, Fourteenth streets NV.
The program represents one of a
series of illustrated lectures put on
annually by the Park Service in
Washington during the winter
month.
Gardner Osborn, secretary of the
Downtown District Committee for
Cooperation With the New York
Worlds Fair, is to explain the pic
lures. Slides to be used in the lee
ture have been prepared from photo
graphs and other illustrations in New
York archives.
After the showing of the slides
and Mr.. Osborn's discussion of them
motion pictures in sound of New
York will be shown.
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Italians Celebrate
f7fh Anniversary
OF March on Rome
MussoIini Grand
Old Man Because
He Avoided War
(Tenth OF a SerieS.)
By WILLIAM l.. WHITE.

ROME. Italy (AirmaiD My little
rickety horse-drawn carriage "a
dime takes you quarter of a mile
in this town. clatters over the
cobblestones. Just II years ago to-
day-October 30-Mussolini marched
on Rome to establish the world S
first Fascist dictatorship. This
morning every store is closed except
the booths of the flower sellers, and
Rome has the feel of an American
armistice day as the people converge
on the plaza in front of the Palazzo
Venezia, where Mussolini will ap-
pear on the balcony.
Every church bell in Rome is toll
Ing: Ding -dang-bong, dang
bong-they peel and thunder over
tile roofs. And everywhere uni
forms. Imagine an Army Navy
game plus an American Legion con-
vention plus knights of Pythias
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the confidential grin all over them
again and I am here to tell you
that they love 1t. After this he takes
some curtain calls, quite a few of
them, but not so many that the last
would have looked silly because there
were so few people left in the square.
Fascism boils down to matter Of
perfect timing.
AS the crowd trails away I gossip
with a few people in the square and
here is what I gather. He is still
the grand old man of Italy after II
years largely because he kept them
out of war. The Italians liked the
axis while it lasted because under
it Italy seemed to be going places.
Most Italians like Fascism, but it
was never part of the original Ital-
ian idea that any large number of
Italians should get hurt as a re-
suit of it.
The blacks Of Abyssinia, yes-the
loyalists of Spain again and en-
phatically yes-but never any great
quantity of Italians. Then all Of
sudden late in the summer it
looked as though, as result of
Fascism and the axis, a large num-
ber of Italians stood in a fair way
to get seriously damaged with no re-
'sultant visible profit to Italy, and
the Italian people did not like this at
all. And then just as suddenly Mus
solini pulled them out of the war,
and their present emotions are just
what yours would be if you had just
barely managed to get out of the
path of a skidding Fruehof truck.
So he's still the Grand Old Man.
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AUCTION SALES.
TODAY.

THos. ]. OWEN q SON. Auctioneers,
TRUSTEE IS lsaI SALE Eve oF st. vALUABLE M.W REAL
ESTATE. fMPRoVED BY FoUR-sToRY
AND ApARTMENT BUILDING. KNOWN
NUE. NORTHWEST
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly
recorded. in Liber No 6l09,. folio 303. et
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustee will sell at public auction. in front
TIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER. AID 1889
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises, situate in the
and being lot numbered hfteen G55 in
Samuel Davidson's subdivision of square
numbered two hundred and sixteen t216>
srIS as Der pat recorded eco in the office Of the
TERMS OF SALE: one-fifth Of the pur-
chase f,f Sc money y, to be paid in cash balance
before one, two, three and four years. with
interest at 5 per centum Der annum. pay
sS sSle a4areTv dsgd from day Of sale secured
purchaser A deposit Of 50 10000 10000 will viii be
required ut time of sale Examination Of
stamps. etc. at t'I,, cost of purchaser Terms
Of sale to be complied with within 30
days from day Of sale. otherwise the trqs-
post or to resell the property at the risk
and cost Of defaulting purchaser upon the
foregoing terms after five days advertise
published in Washington. D c.. or with or
without forfeiting the deposit the trustee
may avail itself of any legal or equitable
rights against the defaulting purchaser.
AMERICAN SECURITY AND
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
By HOWARD MORAN,
Vice President.
(Seal) Attest:
A. H 'SHILLINGTON.
Assistant Secretary.
nos. .d&ds eXsu&holS
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THOS. J. OWEN h SON. Auctioneers.
1431 Eve ST NV
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honor Of 1t. Gen. John L. De Witt,
their World War quarternlaster gen.
era!, Saturday night at the Willard
Hotel.
Other members of the committee
are Elmer F. Neagle, M. Manning
Marcus, Walker H. Colston, Bernard
V. Rhodes, James E. Witherite,
Joseph L. Cohan, Irving H. Silver
berg, Col. A. L. Smith, Clifford L.
Tyrrell, John B. Du Bey, William H
Kay, Oscar A. Jackson and Bentley
Mulford.
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TRqsTEEs SAFE c4r- OF -yA55gARLE, REAL REAL
BRIcK AND STONE BUSINESS AND
AAPARTMENT BUILDING; KNOWN 4! As
NUE. NORTHWEST
recorded. in Liber No. 6260. folio 400. ct
seq Of the lane, records Of the, District
party secured thereby. the undersigned
trustee VII sell at pu6,G auction ion = in front
AT FoUR-TWFNTY O'CLOCK PM. the
following described land and premises. sit
uate in the District Of Columbia and desiG-
G. J Hillvers Subdivision of square ninety
three f93l. as per plat recorded in Liber
No. IL. folio 81. Of the records Of the
offN Of the surveyor Of the District OF
TERMS OF SALE: one-hfth of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash, balance
before one. two. three and four years. with
interest at s. per centum per annum pay;
able. quarterly. from day Of sale. secured
purchaser A deposit of So 10000 will be
required at time of sale. Examination OF
M Stamps etc at cost of purchaser Term
Of sale to be complied with within &c
days from day Of sale. otherwise the .trus-
tee reserves the, right to forfeit said De.
and cost OF defaultine purchaser upon the
foregoing terms. after five DAYS advertise
ment of such resale in some newspaper
without forfetinr the deposit the trustee
NAV avail itself of any legal or equitable
rights eeainet the dnfanl-ir- purchaser.
AMERICAN sFCUPrTY AND
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
By HOWARD MORAN.
Vice President.
tSeal) Attest:
A. H SHILLINGTON.
Assistant Secretary
noS,d&ds,eXsu&hols
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AUCTION SALES.
Future

y - ChL
''0'' j. 1GhN I9sI EYE sST. 81. AAHWSrl0NEERs' AW.
TRUSTEES fs,,s. SALE " as OF VALUABLE TRACT
EAST SIDE tass Of s1STEENfa 1s1T3Anf 81 gTREHF EHE
NORTHWEST. NORTH OF THE IN
ORCHID sTREETs NoRTHWEsT. 5sr rHWHsT AMI
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust
sgH egly =, recorded eas j in LPer No: 500, ioiio
District Of Columbia, and at the he request @ tss
Of the party secured thereby. the under
signed surviving trustee will sell at public
east side, Of Sixteenth Street Northwest.
lust north Of the intersection Of SIX
1s sfd orfhf E T1EfssF N2FhTff DAP
e o SooEM6eK och6ck PM AP the ss2 }oaTns AT TTo as
and being: Beginning for for the eoHe same at a
9{stsrt gCint in the east line Of Sixteenth street
the intersection Of said line Of ssHS Sixteenth
and running thence along said line OF
Sixteenth street. north degrees 05
meutes INN o tsa east 19ss4 feet to the south
agement Corporate thence by and with
said south line north 81 degrees 50
minutes min ss east; 412 81 feet; thence leaving
north 80 degrees 55 minutes west 4OS .83
6 feet to the place of beginning containing
93.3O6 square feet according to plat Of
survey made by James NJ Seybolt, civil
engineer, dated March 90. 1884; subject
to the right Of way granted to the Dis
trtct OF Columbia by. deed dated july 10,
1886; recorded in Liber- 7015 at folio 27
OF the land records Of the District Of
Columbia. for sewer purposes: said de-
scribed land now known for purposes Of
ASSIGNMENT and taxation as Parcel 9l /s4
TERMS OF SALE One-third of the
purchase money to be paid in cash. ball
ance in two equal installments, payable
in one and two years, with interest at
six per centum per annum, payable
by first deed of trust upon the property
purchaser .;e, 4 deposit, Of $1,000 in cash.
time OF sale. All conveyancing, record
ing. revenue stamps, etc, at cost Of pur-
chaser Terms of sale to be complied
with within 80 davs from day of sale
otherwise the trustee reserves the right
to resell the property at the risk and
cost Of defaulting purchaser. after Ave
days' advertisement of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washing
ton, D. c.
PARKER s. WILLIAMS.
Surviving Trustee.
Hewes. Prettyman Await & Smiddy.
s22 Connecticut Ave NV.
Washington. D. C
Attorneys for party secured
no17,1S,20.21 % 1924. .25.272s
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ROBERT M. GRAY. Trustee,
no6 IA oO2S 100 18th St NV
THOMAS BOWLING g. CO.. Auctioneers,
Ills Eye st. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
PROVED PROPERTY, CONSISTING OF
A TWO-STORY FRAME AND STUCCO
DWELLING. KNOWN AS la R
STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed OF trust dated
May 8 1899 recorded in Liber No. 7346
at Folio 429 on May 10, 1899, among the
land records of the District OF Columbia:
and at the request of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell
at public auction In front Of the premises;
on MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, AID. 1899. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scribed land and premises situate in the
District Of Columbia, and designated as and
being part of original lot numbered 10 in
square numbered 551. Beginning for the
same at the northeast corner of said lot
and running thence west on r street 21
feet 10 inches; thence south 120 feet:
thence east 81 feet 10 inches: thence north
120 feet to r street and place OF the begin
ming. Assessed for purposes of taxation
and valuation as lot S4S. square 55D, i'm
proved by premises known as IA r st. NV.
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of
trust for S2,250, further particulars of
which will be announced at time Of sale;
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. deposit Of $500 required.
Conveyancing, recording, ETC.. at the pur-
chasers cost. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days. otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may be advertised
and resold at the discretion Of the trustees.
no1o,2o,22,24,27 Trustees.
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Rainbow ReveiIIe Editor
Banquet Chairman

Harold Barnhard Rodier, national
editor of the Rainbow Reveille, to-
day was named chairman of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments for the banquet to be given
by the District of Columbia Chapter
of Rainbow Division Veterans In
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THOS J. OWEN & SON AUCTIONEERs,
143l Eve St NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING. CON-
TANNING SIX ROOMS, KNOWN AS
PREMISES NO. 1850 E STREET
BY virtue OF a certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Liber No 1856. folio 500, ct
sea, Of the land records Of the District OF
Columbia. and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
will sell at public auction, in front Of the
premises, on MONDAY, THE TWENTY
SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A D. 1899.
AT THREE O'CLOCK PM, the following
described land and premises, situate in the
District OF Columbia, and designated as
and being lot as in square 4537 in the
subdivision made by Margaret Polwarth
and Martha F. RieSs, as per plat recorded
in the office Of the surveyor fol, the Dis
trict OF Columbia in Liber 107 at folio 10.
Terms Of sale: All cash. deposit OF
100000 VII be required at time OF sale
All conveyancing, recording, etc. at cost
OF purchaser. Terms OF sale to be complied
with within thirty days from day of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property al the risk and cost of
defaulting purchaser, after five days ad-
Vertisement Of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington. D. c.
KENNETH o. HULSE.
WALTON L. SANDERSON,
nol5,1S.2O,2225. Trustees.
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FUTURE
ADAM A. WEScHLER & SON. Auctioneers

TRUSTEES SALE OF yALggAABNLEE BE TWo; &S
STORY BRICK DWELLING: DWV pSsa6 si6
NORTHWEST, WITH METAL GARAGE;
BY virtue of an order OF the Iistrict
Court of the United States for the Dlst,lct No
S4ss, the undersigned trustee will sell BY
THREE O'CLOCK PM, ON WEDNESDAY,
THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF NOVEM-
BER 1899, lot 81 in Percy H: Russeils S
Subdivision of lots in Francis W. Miller.
Bellevue. as per plat Of said Russell,s sub Sub
division recorded in Liber County %, folio
14O, OF the records of the once OF tne
surveyor Of the District of Columbia, now
DESIGNATED as lot 81 IN square 3o39. Sold
subject to prior building association nrst
trust of $4,000. the unpaid balance OF
TERMS OF SALE: Over and above SAID
trust one-third of the purchase money to
be paid in cash. balance in two equal IN
stallments, payable in one ana two years
from date Of settlement of sale, to be repre-
sented by promissory notes OF purchaser.
bearing interest at the, rate OF six per per
and secured by deed of trust on property
sold. or all cash. at option Of purchaser:
Deposit of $3.50 will be required at time OF
sale Taxes and assessments will be paid
or adjusted to date Of sale. Examination OF
title. conveyancing,, recording. Tevenu,e
cost Terms to be complied with within
twenty days from day OF sale, otherwise
trustee reserves the right either to forfeit
the deposit or to resell the property at
the cost and risk Of the defaulting pur-
'A''' ROBERT NJ GRAY: Trustee.
Evening star., 1939-03-10

Eren if 1t Isn't Included in
Your Budget You Can't Af-
ford to Miss This Opportunity
Evening star., 1939-03-26
so Best-Dressed
Women to Get
Corsoqes

ATLANTIC CITY, March 25,-
The so best dressed women on the
Boardwalk will again be. selected and
honored by the resort on Palm Sum-
day.
. Leading stylists will again serve
as judges in the ceremony that was
introduced by Atlantic City some
years ago and has since been adopt
ed in many other cities throughout
the country. The judges, riding in
two flower bedecked rolling chairs,
will move along the Boardwalk dur
ing the early afternoon and as each
selection is made the woman so hon.
ored will be presented with corsage
Of gardenias.
While Palm Sunday provides only
a preview for the famous Boardwalk
Easter parade, it is impossible to
make the selections on the latter
Sunday because of the tremendous
crowd.
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walking, steady seeing and q whirl-
wind of entertainment.
The list of shows and attractions,
the place. where fair-goers gather
in their exhibit hours for
amusement and conviviality, offers
a host of names that are known
in America or the world over.
For Example.
Look over this list, and draw
your own conclusions:
The Fol9s Bergere, fresh out Of
Paris; Ed,h FRANKIE Goldman. the
New Ma h King" Sally Rand, of
fan dant fame; Greenwich VIII
lage, q s.sbr of Treasure Island that
fair spC Asors say has gone Bohemian;
the Scottish Village with its ginger
beer and highland fling artists and
singers, brought to San Francisco
from Glasgow; Zornia, Queen of
the Nudists" and her colony.
And on the roll call goes:
The Muse Mecanique, antiquated
by lively automatons of yester-year
which has been collected from every
corner of the civilized world, and
which today after 100 years of
shoWmanship, still is rated top flight
entertainment not only to lobbyists,
but to curious fair folk as we'll.
The Cafe Continental, a night spot
which wines, dimes and presents
terpischoreans, blues singers and
bands.
The Showboat, the pride Of Padu-
cab Of Steamboat Round the Bend"
fame, which houses Mildred Harris,
former wife of Charlie Chaplin, and
is reserving full deck for the Elysi-
an nudists for later in the season.
Music and Clubs.
Artie Shaw, the dance band mas
ter; the Yerba Buena Club, where
society and club women meet; the
Island Club, where clubmen stand at
a bar that is theirs exclusively; the
Hospitality House, convivial house
for visiting newspaper, magazine and
radio men; the American Air
ways clipper base, where the giant
72-place flying boats put in and take
of on their Pacific cruises; inns and
restaurants which run the food mill
around the globe, offering savory,
finely favored cuisine pleasurable
but often strange to the American
palate.
San Francisco's own Chinatown
underworld the construction of viii
lage worth 81 100000, stocked it with
jade and silk and trinkets which
carry all the flavor of the Orient.
Mandarin Theater players do quaint
Chinese plays, Chinese caterers serve
Chinese food and steaming tea and
crunchy cakes. The Princess Der
Ling has priceless antique collec-
ton on display.
These are but a few of the high
light attractions, only some of the
dazzling names that are billed for
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Deaths Reported

Sarah j. Lee. 81, 800 4th st. ne.
Mary r. Rourke 80, 30S East Capitol st,
Mary j. Herring. 81. 20-A Bates St NV.
Clarence w. Turner. 72. Roosevelt Hotel
George A. Cannon. II, 124 Yuma st Sc
Hospital
Beuiah Findley. 81. Providence Hospital
Fannie Harrison. 81. 1147 18th St. NV.
Frederick Hanson Nelson, 80, 9O3 Kearney
Charles Taylor, SO. Garfield Memorial Hos
Daisy p; Edwards, So. sibley Memorial
Arthur ! ,Nimmo, So, u 8. Soldiers Home
Leo Vaughan. 55. 2aO H st. ne.
Helen Connell. 53. GEORGETOWN University
Hende cson F. Freeman. 40. Casualty Hos
Frank Smith. As. Casualty Hospital
Lillian Mitchell. Al. Garfield Memorial
Charles G, Beasley 2, Georgetown Univer-
Mary A. Watkins. s5. 17os T st. NV.
William Parks 81, 22O H St ne
Ihomas Waters, 20, Gallinger Municipal
Ida Carpenter. SO. 2O1o 2nd st. NV.
Edith Cecilia Forrest, A., Garfield Memo
James MARROW, 40, 1850 Wisconsin
jamie Johnson 40. 33e Dixon st. sv.
Bernard Harris. "a 351 st sw
Money Harris. 26 1903 9th st. NV
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Marriage License
Applications

Edwin D. Weidemeyer, 80. 1444 Parkwood
pl. Jaw. and Rose M. Fields. ~ I444
Parkwood pi. NV: the Rev. Raymond w.
White.
Ralph L, Patten. "a. 3414 9Th st. ne. and
Dorothy H. Rector. 25. 1880 X st. NV:
the Rev. 3. B. Daugherty.
Vernon ID. Inner 26. 2l29 18th ST. NV.
and Anne Holmes Guthrie. 81, 6OO3 18th
st. NV; the Rev Robin Gould.
keefe. 1s. Baltimore: the Rev. John H.
Robert 4. Ward. as. Baltimore and Shirley
n Wier; - Baltimore; the Rev. J.
o.er.e aa.sey weaver nSen'Ri 81. eos O st. NV. and
NV: the Rev. !. Edward Johnson. o '''
John Smith. 80. 817 Massachusetts ave.
nv nv and Lizzie Harrineton -. 344
Henla Ysab T. r. ssS ssss o: b.r9s 9ss9y 2d
st: NV: the Rev. J. 6. Banks. vim
William H. Leyking 90. BufYalo. N. Y.
and Vera J. sandoz .2s. l717 st. NV;
and Ethe aotti.b as a6s webster Ky T.
NV: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld.
Jules l. Phillips 26; Collingwood. N. j.
and Helen r. n IT, Hqsshns9n nsf.n ga
George v. shelton 20 F4ederiekspurs. Va.
Ind; The rev: I. N. Thompson: a''''s'
Frank M, M Wallace; n.,ss roS. Hl: 46i3 Meade st.
st. ne: the Rey 3. i, Whiting. eA'e
James Iemuel McKenney' Is. and Dorothy
Summeryille Williams. 25. both OF
oeerse elsenfhi Il. " Willis. SO. and Mary A. God
dard 43. both Of Linden. Md.
Edward Lambert, 80. Washington, and
Evening star., 1939-03-26
City News in Brief

TODAY.
Meeting, Alpha Zeta Delta Soror-
ity, Wardman Park Hotel, 2:30 pm.
Dinner, Masters Association of
1885, Lafayette. Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Fifty Club, Carlton Hotel
7:30 pm.
Dance, Rochelle Club, Lafayette
Hotel, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Ellis School tour party,
Willard Hotel, 8 am.
( Luncheon, Washington Executives
Association, Willard Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, English Speaking
Union, Willard Hotel, pm.
Luncheon, Newcomers Club, Carl.
ton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Meeting, International Stewards
and Caterers Association, Carlton
Hotel, 3 pm.
Dinner, Board of Trustees, Colum-
bus University, Willard Hotel, 6
pm.
Dinner, Elementary Principals AS
ISOLATION. District schools, Willard
Hotel, 6:45 pm.
Meeting, Washington Chapter
Women's American Ort, Jewish
Community Center, 8 pm.
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nine gigantic exhibition palaces with
products of their efforts.
AS a result the exposition has
enough free exhibits to keep a fair
goer walking 10 hours a day (and
at lively, NOTWITHSTANDING clip, too)
Tor 10 days-and then that visitor
could not possibly have seen 1t all.
For example, General Electric
packed up its House of Magic in
Schenectady, N. Y, and sent it to
San Francisco, where It, has been
stopping" the fair throngs even as
red traffic signals do the careful
motorist.
And the Levi Strauss miniature
rodeo, pint-sized Western drama
oone by puppets, has played to
capacity houses for the full four
weeks Of the fair.
The I. E. du Pont story Of modern
chemistry, showing how chic silk"
nose are made out of glass and a
score OF other ingenious contrap-
tons have been devised for the
benefit of mankind. is getting its
share OF startled and pleasingly
amazed fans.
United States Steel has built q
San Francisco of 1899 In miniature,
has shown how ribbons Of steel may
become the roadway of tomorrow,
and how the picturesque old water
front OF today may some day not
TOO 1are hence be removed far
around the hub of the peninsula.
West Dramatizes Appeal.
Eleven Western States and British
Columbia have combined their re-
sources to present spectacle of the
West IN an effort to promote 1899
travel West program which will
cause a mass movement into the
territory second only to the gold
rush of 40.
Missouri and Illinois have built
separate exhibition salons, at a cost
OF $l50,000 and $110 900, respectively,
placing industrial scenic and recre-
ational displays which tell broad
story Of the two commonwealths.
Thirty-four foreign nations, most
OF them fronting on the Pacific.
have brought the lure of far-oh
lands right into the heart of Amer
lea with comprehensive, romantic,
legendary. industrial displays.
This man-made 400-acre island,
the largest ever built by humans,
was dredged from the bottom OF
San Francisco Bay by a corps Of
United States Army engineers. 1t
was raised 13 feet above sea level.
the saline sand was washed and
filtered. permitted to settle, San
Francisco Worlds Fair promoters
conceived the idea of setting the ex-
position thereon, went ahead and
did it, although the original intent
was to reclaim the island for a mill
tary base.