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Evening star., 1946-07-14

Potomac and marched along the
Milkhouse Ford road to Bladensburg
where they engaged" in the Battle
Of Bladensburg, August "a, 1914.
Later the Milkhouse Ford road in
the vicinity of Brightwood, became
known as Magnolia avenue, and
still later, in honor of Gov. Alex
ander r. Shepherd, the name was
again changed to Shepherd road,
and more recently this name gave
way to Concord avenue. And now
it is proposed to call 1t Missouri
avenue.
BladenSburg road, which it is pro-
posed to change to Ohio avenue, is
not Colonial road, being one of five
turnpike roads authorized by Con-
gress from 1903 to 1910. 1t was not
until 1920 that it was completed to
Baltimore. However, there is rea-
son for assuming that this thor
oughfare may have been in use as
an unimproved post road as early
as 1906, and even before the con-
gressional authorization referred to-
But after the road had been COM
pleted in 1920, the time of travel be-
tween Washington and Baltimore
was reduced from IL and Is hours
to about six hours. Prior to the
opening of the road extending
Inorthward from Fifteenth street
NE, the Old Bladensburg road,
then beginning at Florida avenue at
the head of Delaware avenue, was
In use to BladenSburg.
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ihemians generally called the Mira
flores" with his dignity and reserve,
who at certain moment sits down
and eats his dinner with you. No
better nor more charming company
could you ask for-as my friends,
/ Don Domingo Santa Cruz and DR..
Alfonso Leng. respectively, deans Of
fine arts and of medicine of the
University Of Chile, were glad to
confirm.
! The latter, incidentally quite we'll
known as great dental authority
in our own country, too, is in his
spare time" as he modestly put it.
an excellent composer. He himself
insists that 1T has only kept me
from being better scientist He has
the face of a saint, and the DISPOSE
ton as well. Great artists such as
Erich Kleiber and Fritz Busch have
played his orchestral works, and I
will have the pleasure of introduc-
ing one of them to the Washington
public in one of our winter concerts
He is one of number of COM
posers of a generation ago, nearly
unknown to the rest of the world,
who created musical activity of
the highest kind in their small and
faraway country. The others were
Bisquist, Soro and Allende, all liv-
ing and active in the music depart
ment of the University of Chile, of
which Domingo Santa Cruz is the
brilliant and active head. He is also
the connecting link both in age and
artistic tendencies between them
and the younger generation of
o..-'>:tT roW being instructed, who
IN many instances show signs of tai
ent and. in one or two particularly
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Bladensburg Housed
Many Noted Men

But Bladensburg road as we know
it today. is very interesting artery
of travel and, historically a very i'm
portant one as we'll since it leads to
the old village of Bladensburg, which
was created in l742.
OF the early residents of this once
very important and thriving place,
perhaps two outstanding figures
were Benjamin Stoddert, who died
in Bostwick House, still standing,
and William Writ, American author
and lawyer.
Stoddert was the first Secretary
of the Navy and he spent much of
his time in Bladensburg when not
living in Georgetown. He is buried
in the churchyard of Addison
Chapel. not far from Seat Pleasant
his tomb being inscribed:
ITO the Memory of
Rebecca Stoddert who died on
the Sd day of February, AID, 1909
aged As years
and also Of
Benjamin Stoddert, who died on
the 18th day of December, 1913,
aged 62 years.
OF William Writ, volumes might
be written. He was born in Bla-
densburg, November 6, 1772. his
father having been Jacob Writ, a
native of Switzerland, and his
mother Henrietta Writ of German
birth.
Jacob Writ owned several pieces
of property in BladenSburg, where
he kept tavern, and he later built
house on lot No. 5, but just where
the tavern or where the house were
located is still a matter of conjec-
ture.
Mr.. Writ went to school in
Georgetown and Virginia and by
1907 had gained much distinction.
William Writ is buried in Con-
gressional Cemetery, where his
grave is marked with a marble
shaft
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formerly Military road, at Georgia
avenue.
Prior to the building of the Mill
tary road, during Civil War days
Milkhouse Fork road extended from
beyond Western avenue, eastwardly
through Rock Greek Park, crossing
this stream less than half a mile
north of the present Military road
thence crossing a steep ravine to the
high land, thence through the lands
of Horace White and Motley More
land, and continued westward to
Bladensburg. or connected with
roads that led there.
1t is a we'll authenticated fact in
local history that a number of the
Federal soldiers crossed the Upper
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| buildings were almost at the mercy
of the rabble If they saw fit to ex-
ercise mob rule. 1t was not long
afterward that police guard was
provided, but exclusively for night
service, and paid for out Of the
Federal Treasury-strange to say.
During the debate in the Senate
to appoint the guard, it is related
that Senator Crittenden opposed
the bill, particularly that portion
which provided for a badge and q
baton as marks of the distinction
1T is nothing (these Is men," he is
reported to have said, "but prae-
torian band. Rome diminished us
how such small numbers increase in
multitudes." Continuing, he pre-
dicted that it would not be long be-
fore the President would be sur
rounded by bodyguard of uniform
ed men, and that it was the duty OF
the lovers of liberty to destroy this
attempt to introduce new element
of danger at the National Capital.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
By Hans Kinder
Conductor. National Symphony orchestrs

Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra
EN- ROUTE TO PERU.
A SENTIMENTAL Frenc h
n ditty of my youth said
|A something to the effect that
To 60 away Is to die a bit
Since those days I have gone away
from so many places that 7 thought
I'd become hardened to the fact.
But the nostalgia refrain came back
to me and refused to be argued
away when my new Chilean friends
said good-by to me.
I have never encountered more
cordial and genuine kindness, nor
more real understanding hospitality
than from these charming people.
And, from what I've learned from
foreigners who have lived there
long time, this is not mere flash
in the pan" or the result of a great
but momentary enthusiasm They
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Early Washington Roads
By John CIoqett Proctor

|" HERE is difference OF opin-
ion as to whether Concord
avenue should be changed
to Missouri avenue and
Bladensburg road to Ohio avenue,
and the question is now up to the
Commissioners.
Until few years ago, We did have
a Missouri avenue, which stood one
block south of Pennsylvania avenue,
which it paralleled, and extended
from Third to Sixth streets NV,
until the Government obliterated
this thoroughfare entirely. Judging
by the buildings erected there, it
seems to have been fine street In
the early days, and close to the
Capitol. Some members of Con-
gress boarded there at least from
1843 to 1916, when we find that
Representative Henry S. Clarke of
North Carolina boarded with Mathis
Jeffries, whose home was between
Third and Four -and-a-H Half streets.
Representative John R. J. Daniel
of North Carolina also lived here,
and around the corner on Fourth
street, between Missouri avenue
and Pennsylvania avenue, at Will
liam Duvalls. resided Representa-
tive J. H. Harmanson of Louisi-
ana, Orlando B. Ficklin of Illinois
and J. H. Lumkin of Georgia. In
the block between Fourth and Sixth
streets, on Missouri avenue, Repre-
sentative B. G. Thibodeaux of
Louisiana lived at Daniel Wilson's,
and nearby at 467 lived John Tyler
before he became President.
At the time it was removed, the
old Tyler residence appeared to be
in very good shape, the walls
especially being in fine condition
for a building nearly 100 years old.
1t was probably erected around
1885, when Mr.. Tyler was serving
in the Senate. From the fact that
the first Mrs. Tyler spent but one
winter in Washington, the chances
are that Mr.. Tyler did not own the
property, but rather made his home
in q boarding house, which it was
quite likely at the time.
President Tyler was one of many
distinguished Southerners who
espoused the cause of the South
and joined the Confederacy. He was
noted for having an opinion of his
own, which he rarely surrendered,
and was q man of intellectual &C
Evening star., 1946-07-14

"She asked If the maestro
1UouId all0aU her to giUe
him an 'dbraso' in the name
Of the ladies OF the orcheS-
trd."
large flag with the name of the
district: Maipo, San Pablo. Con-
cepcion. etc.-all very colorful and
gay. Everybody had a good time
I have been told that too much wine
is public problem in Chile, but I've
noticed very little of it. And it GER
tainly wasn't in evidence that day
unless some Communists drowned
their sorrows in silence. If so, they
had a reason.
If the stability shown in the
Chilean character could find its
counterpart in the country's fnan-
cial setup, it would be an ideal place
Of refuge in the turmoil of the world
of today. But recently imitation has
shown its ugly fangs. and prices are
very high. AS always, the middle
the professionals. are the
worst sufferers. The people" seem
to take it more easily. Somewhat
like the Viennese who. when things
were at their worst, used to say: IN
Berlin the situation is serious bat
not desperate. In Vienna. the situa-
ton is desperate, but not serious. =
just the same. I hope for the sake
of my friends there, who have been
so marvellous in their enthusiasm
'my last two concerts in Santiago
were each sold out in less than three
hours after the bcX Office opened
that the government will be able to
control things. The country needs
it, and it deserves it.
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Concord Avenue Takes
Line of Historic Road

! Concord avenue, which Missouri
avenue is proposed to replace, ex-
! tends from a little west of Sixteenth
street NV. to Blair road, and from
Georgia avenue eastward, it is laid
down on practically the same line
as the old Milkhouse Ford road a
part of which may still be seen eX-
! tending for a short distance from
the north side of Concord avenue,
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Delays Hamper Start
To Lima by Air

Now I'm on my way to Lima, the
next "stopoff for concerts on my
gradual return north. Above huge
sea of white clouds, with the peaks
of the Cordillera still penetrating,
we are going in plane of the Pam
agra (Pan-Arherican-Grace) Line, a
company about which I and MANY
Americans have but little of
grace to say. This is due to its
arbitrary ways with passengers, from
whom there have been many COM
plants. Don't count on getting
anywhere on time" is my advice
after six trips with them, mostly in
excellent Weat ther, but with invari-
able starting and other delays of
from II to l8 hours. and even more.
Breach of promise should have
swell chance in each of these cases.
as you are always advised to be on
time, &len have to wait for hours
and hours, sometimes to be told to
come back the next day, when it
may start all over again. That's
what happened. After being prom
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Of your Stomach's health and salts
faction, and thereby a part of ones
mental and bodily comfort? You
may think of the origin of a ma jor-
domo as belonging to the court OF
Spain, but you should see the chef
of tiny place for artists and Bo-
Evening star., 1946-07-14
TYLER Entered House
When u Years Old

After serving in the State Legis-
lature he entered the House of Rep
resentatives when 81 and remained
there until March 3, 1921, having
declined to be a candidate for fur
ther nomination. From 1925 to 1927
he served as Governor of Virginia,
and in the latter year was elected
to the Senate, where he remained
until February %, 1886, when he re-
signed.
On March 4, l841. he was inau-
gurated Vice President, with Gen.
William Henry Harrison as Presi-
dent. When the latter died, on
Evening star., 1946-07-14

April 4-one month after being in
augurated-from the relentless and
incessant demands OF Office seekers
it is said-Mr. Tyler succeeded him
In Office, taking the oath on Apri,
6, 1841. He was the first Vice Presi-
dent to succeed to the higher office
upon the death of a President.
From Washington down to the
present incumbent, all have had
their troubles with only difference
in the degree. Tyler had more than
his share, for he got along with
Congress about as well as did An
drew Johnson, and an attempt was
made to impeach him but the idea
was rejected, since members of
Congress were not quite ready at
that time for such action.
Insult to President
Denounced by Citizens
His first serious official act, which
met with disapproval from Con-
gress and the politicians, occurred
when he vetoed the bank measure
A gathering of dissatisfied Wings,
we are told, took place that evening
at what was known as the Log
Cabin Tavern. pOSSiblV the same
building as the one erected in front
of the old Center Market in 1840,
near which was a liberty pole of
LOT feet in height, erected by men,
bers of the Whig party.
Here it was proposed to go i'm
mediately to the White House to
Evening star., 1946-07-14

complishments and force. He was
native son of Virginia and was de-
scended from the highest type of
Colonial ancestry, his father having
been Governor of the State of Vir-
ginia, and he having been gradu-
ate of William and Mary College,
williamsburg. Va.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Signs of Every Nation
On Chilean Streets

In the streets one sees signs OF
every nation - for instance, a la
vile de Nice next to the old ale
house, or Restaurant Mozart. But
the Spanish predominates, of
course. And it penetrates. Every
one has certain innate and
acknowledged dignity. I am, for
instance, maestro oh, yes. But
the cook in the restaurant is a macs
tro as well, and addressed as such
by every one, from the proprietor to
the busboy. Which is, of course
as it should be. For who is more
worthy of the name than the master
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are that way. It's their character
which in turn has as its base the
real meaning of the word "cortesia,
which expresses more than our word
courtesy" 1t is that which comes
from the core, from the heart, and
from breeding. I mean this quite
literally. The Chilean race, while
originally Spanish. has long ago
mixed we'll with some of the best
bloods of Europe-English, Scotch
Irish, French, German and Dutch
There is a small strain of the fine
IAraucanian Indians as we'll - and
the result is admirable Rarely have
II seen such beautiful women as one
finds at the Crillon Hotel in Santi-
ago having tea in the afternoon.
This latter is but one of the many
European customs the Chileans
cling to, and a very pleasant one it
is, indeed.
Evening star., 1946-07-14

fAnother article from Mr.. Kin.
dler will appear-,Dhen it gets
hereJ
Evening star., 1946-07-14

1" HERE is a difference Of opin-
ion as to whether Concord
avenue should be changed
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ised to go through to Lima in one
day tand a superb day it was). we
left Santiago at l pm. instead of 7
a m, and got only to Antofagasta
which, its beautiful name notwith-
standing. is hell hole. There We
spend the night in what is known
as a guest house" 1t certainly
justifies this moniker. The last tins
there, had several right in my bed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
Truman Ends First
Year in White House

preston, and a veterans march on
Congress.
Only one Of these. in the mild
form Of too-many strikes has hap
pened. And those strikes have
been both good and bad for Harry
Truman. Not yet have they got
out OF hand to a revolution" stage.
But he's emerged from the first
rush of strikes far from the cham.
pion OF labor. although his admin
istration favored high wages. Early
this was evideG: e. the termination
OF the War Labor Board Manage
ment, which greeted his falling heir
TO the presidency with high hopes.
grumbled outloud about the grant.
ing OF higher wages without in
creasing the price Of their goods.
The result was a compromise here
and there, as in steel The wage
rise of 1874 cents an hour was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
Season Planned
For Scout Camp

Plans are being made for the
21st season Of the Newkirk Boy
Scout Camp, operated by the Wash
tenaw-Livingston Boy Scout Coun-
ell and located near Dexter on the
Huron River. Originally established
in 1925 his camp has its purpose
the training OF individual Scouts.
patrols and troops in activities and
procedures that may be usable in
year round activities in the Scout
Troop. Summer camp is merely an
extension. a high spot OF the year
round Scouting experience which
a boy enjoys.
The Camp Director will again be
Donald Drake, with Donal Burns
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
Britain at Odds
With Albanians

New York, Apr. Sup Great
Britain's severance OF diplomatic
arrangements" with Albania to-
day may set up another bitter
United Nations Security Council
battle among the big powers to
replace the settled Iranian case.
Albania's application for UNo
membership, supported by the So
Wet Union. is pending before the
Council. It was submitted by Yugo-
slavia at the London Council meet
ing in January.
Great Britain and the United
States are opposed to immediate
membership for Albania.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
SLIGHTLY BELATEO

WALLA WALLA, Wash.-INS-
Civilian Elmer Bond chided the
Chamber of Commerce because a
pack Of playing cards sent to each
local man in service never reach
ed him in the Army.
The Chamber official expressed
regret and said he would give him
a set of cards Just returned by
the postoffice because the address
see was not located.
The returned package OF cards
was addressed: pvt. Elmer Bond"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
ny EsTHER Y. nj. TUFTY

AAe - - ~ - " q o
Harry Truman will soon round
out his first year as president. It's
q time for adding up his score.
Certainly, he gets a passing
mark. But how much more than
that. is where political observers
differ The country has been safe
in his hands but whether the
country has moved forward as fast
as II should or in the right direc.
ton arouses conflicting opinions
When the man from Missouri
looks aback over the year he must
take certain satisfaction that some
things have not happened. During
the war. when many explosive stu
ations were held in check by firm,
war controls and the force Of
patriotism. II was said that many a
lid would blow of come the peace.
There was talk OF coming race
riots. industrial revolution, a de-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06

serving as assistant camp director.
Mrs. Davis will return as camp
chef. Plans are being made for
handlcraft director, a nature lore
instructor, troop leaders and other
STAFF members.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
SOW THRoTTLEs FOX

MCLEANSBORO. nl.--INS- A
fox, a SOW and a stork were In a
three.way race for time. The fox.
as farmer John T. Erkmann de-
scribes It. came out third best
Gray Renard tried to get into a
pen inhabited by an expectant SOW.
The SOW grabbed the fox by the
throat and throttled 1t to death.
A minute later the stork arrived
with litter OF nine pigs for
"Battling Momma."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-06
SPOT RARE DUCK

MASSETT. B. C.-INS-An ell
der duck. resident of the polar and
sub polar regions. has been report
ed seen near Massett. Officials
say 1t is only the second time that
an elder duck has ever been sight
ed in British Columbia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
Special "7hin Stocks
Advance Or Market

Smith common rose 3 "a to STA or
a record pipe order. National
Distillers Vas up 2 "a at $91.37.
a new 1916 peak, in the wake of a
stockholders splitup vote.
A split proposal lifted Thatcher
Mfg. a point at one time but the
stock eased to finish up IA al
$44.25.
Eastman Kodak added 3 points
at S243 on only 300 shares. Lesser
improvement was retained by
Bethlehem, Youngstown Sheet,
Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Sears
Roebuck, NORTHUMBERLAND, Ken
necott, Consolidated Edison, Gen
eral Electric, Allied Stores and
Texas Co.
Losers of a point or so includ-
ed General Motors at ST. Us. Chry-
sler $l27.50, ]. I. Case $3.50, In
t%ernational Harvester $96.5O and
Southern Railway $61. Smaller re-
c%essions were posted for U. S.
Steel, Goodrich, U. S. Rubber,
Woodwork, Electric Power & Light,
Northern Pacific, Chesapeake &
Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, Westing-
house and du Pont.
Railway bonds slipped. Cattle
prices rose and hogs fell. At Chi
cago corn was up the limit of S
cents a bushel, barley 3 cents and
oats 5-8 to off 3 cents. Cotton
DO and Humble Oil. Stumblers
dropped $1.90 to $3.50 a bale.
A shade advanced in the curb
were Catalir, American Maracai-
were Kaiser-Frazier, Lamson
Corp, Middle West Corp, and
Electric Bond & Share. Turnover
here was SO, 900 shares versus $780,
900 yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
LIVESTOCK
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, July 2.-(R-
.CUSDA)-Hogs-Market $l.60 high,
er than Friday on good and choice
barrows and gifts; $1.s5 on sows;
good and choice barrows and gifts
12O-33O lbs. and pigs $3.50 (tlau;
1Oo-12o lbs. $500; good sows all
weights $3.50; good stays $1,000.
-Cattle-Market largely nominal
on very light receipts most slaugh.
ter classes; good cows quotable
$12.0O-13.5O, common and medium
$40. 00-12.O0; Gamers and cutters
7. 50-9.50; heavy bulls largely 1920.
400, lightweights $1O.O0-12. 90;
vealers fully steady, good and
choice largely SIT. 00-18. 90, medium
grade $15.00-16.0 90, common SIC. 90.
1900; not enough lambs 10 make
a market; local yards will be clos,
ed July 4th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
RAIL
BONDS In DEMAND
Majority OF Issues Turn
Irregularly Lower On
Light Volume

NEW YORK, July 2.-P-Rah-
road obligations were irregularly
lower in the bond market Tuesday
although selected issues were IN
demand and registered some gains.
Price changes in other corpor-
ates were narrow and volume light.
Total sales of So, $40, 900 compar-
ed with 81, 1900 0 Monday.
Declines ranging to more than
two points affected such liens as
Colorado and Southern 4 LIS, St.
Paul convertible 4 LIS, North West
ern q lbs, Rock Island refunding
As, Seaboard Air Line income 4
Us and international Great North
ern adjustment Is. The inactive
southern Railway Memphis divi-
sion SIS dipped 9 points to 126 IL
on transfer of only two bonds.
Rock Island convertible 4 LIS
added a point to Mondays gain at
81 3-4.; Denver and Rio Grande
Western assented SIS, were up l
SO at II, and Central of New Jer-
sey IS closed at As IL, up l 3-8.
Improved elsewhere were Ohio
Edison IS, Southern Bell Telephone
IS, and Central New York Power
IS. Lower were International Hy-
dro Electric IS, Goodrich 2 GAS
and Pacific Telephone 2 3-4s.
Governments Higher
U. S. governments were slightly
higher in over-the-counter markets
with the Victory Loan 2 lbs up 1-8
at 1O3 1892 bid. There Were no
sales on the exchange.
In the foreign dollar list Peru
first IS and Buenos Aires 4 3-4s ad-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
RALEIGH

RALEIGH POULTRY
RALEIGH, July 2.-P)-NCDA)
Egg and poultry markets steady
to firm. U. S. Grade A, large, AZ,
Broilers and fryers strong So to 81,
. CHARLOTTE SPOTS
CHARLOTTE, July o. (P :
Spot cotton closed 30.95.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, July 2.-F-
T%urpentine 96; offerings %; sales
1,150; receipts 81; shipments Ill;
stocks 1920.
Rosin, offerings and sales S.;
receipts e39; shipments 63l; stock,
7,481.
Quote: B, 800; D, Sis; E, and
F, $50; H and I, 500; K and M.
700; N and VIC, 7.05; WV and X,
ITO.