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REBELS SURROUND
MG’S FORCES
nationalists Face Most Seri
ous Rebellion in Four
Years.
9y the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. July 25.—With complete
•ontrol In only three of the score of
provinces In China the Nationalist gov
ernment at Nanking was confronted
today with one of the most serious of
the several rebellions that have plagued >
Its four years of turbulent existence.
Commissioned by the Canton in- ;
■urgent government, which has ruled j
Kwangtung and Kwangsi Provinces
since late April, Gen. Shih Yu-San,
northern war lord, has begun hostili
ties against the Manchurian allies of
the Nationalist government.
Thus the Nationalist regime, with j
power centered on the Yangtse River,
of Middle China, has been placed be
tween two revolutionary forces. , Even i
in this central area, the government |
finds itself menaced by organized |
armies of Reds end bnntiits. ravaging
towns and countryside.
Chiang Fights Rebels.
For two months President Chiang
Kai-Shek devoted his attention to mili
tary activity against outlawry in dev
astated Kiangsi Province, taking up
headquarters at Nanchang, its capital,
to command the 200.000 soldiers thrown
■gainst the insurgents.
But little has been accomplished in
this campaign, and Chiang’s enemies at
Canton have taunted him with charges
•f little intent to suppress banditry.
With dissension stilled within their
ranks and independent military south
ern leaders pledging allegiance, the
Cantonese have announced their in
tention of taking the offensive against
Nanking to end the asserted dictator
ship of Chiang and his purpose of
founding a "dynasty.”
Co-operating with them in Northern
China are the rebel forces of Gen. Shih
Yu-San. numbering 60,000 and reported
gaining large accretions from Shansi,
Shantung and Honan Provinces. Some
of these forces have penetrated to with
ing 125 miles of Peiping.
Manchurians Weak.
Opposed to this northern threat are
nearly 200,000 Manchurians of Gov.
Chang Hsueh-Liang, but they are said
to have little stomach for fighting in
this rebellion. Nearly exhausted by
campaigns against rebellions in 1929
and 1930, deserted by many of its lead
ers who went over to the Cantonese,
and uncertain of the support of numer
ous war lords who maintained inde
pendent rule in many provinces, the
Nanking government held off its attack
upon the Cantonese insurgents.
Meanwhile, the revolt spread to North
China, in co-operation with the Can
tonese of the south.
At the head of the Cantonese govern
ment is Wang Ching-Wei. bom at Can
ton in 1885. educated in law in Japan,
former resident of Europe and author
of many books written in Chinese and
English and for many years a leader of
the radical wing of the Kuomintang
(Peoples party) which has been the
power behind the Chinese republic.
Wang Loses To Chiang.
Condemned to life imprisonment for
attempting to assassinate the Prince
regent, Wang was released when the
revolution which created the republic
broke out in 1911. He became a protege
of Sun Yat-Sen. founder of the new
regime, and as such the colleague of
Chiang Kai Shek. For a time the two
young men served together, but Wang's
more radical tendencies caused him to
form the Northern Coalition In Peiping,
which collapsed in October, 1930, with
• defeat by Chiang.
MOPE GASBOMBS
FOUND IN JOLIET
Prison Official Says Elaborate
Preparations Were Made for
Outbreak.
Mr the Associated Press.
JOLIET, 111., July 25. —Seven more
gasoline bombs and several knives found
by searching guards in the Stateville
Penitentiary today gave additional evi
dence, prison officials said, that elab
orate preparations had been made by
convicts for outbreaks that vigilance
frustrated.
Twelve prisoners were placed in soli
tary confinement as a result of the dis
coveries and all was quiet within the
' prison tonight as the search continued
through the tiers of cells. Monday
search of the interior will be completed
and extended to the yards, Warden
Henry C. Hill said.
The bombs would not have been disas
trous if exploded, Hill said, but could
have started fires which might have al
lowed the felons to escape in the con
fusion.
Twice State police were summoned to
the prison during the last week, but
each time the hour set for the expected
•'break” passed without incident. Al
though the police had been dismissed
today, they were ready to return at an
Instant notice.
GRASSHOPPER HAVOC j
IN IOWA SERIOUS
j
Infestation Worst Ever Seen There.
State Entomologists
Deport.
■t the Associated Press.
DES MOINES. July 25. —Serious dam- !
age to corn and other small grain ,
crops from grasshopper infestations in j
Western lowa, was reported today by j
Dr. C. J. Drake and Dr. G. C. Decker, I
Btate entomologists, and Dr. J. R. Parker |
of the United States Department of
Agriculture after a week’s tour through 1
Western lowa and parts of Nebraska i
■nd South Dakota.
Characterizing the infestation as the
worst they have seen in many years,,
the men said Western lowa faces as
extensive damage as South Dakota and
Nebraska, where they said many farmers
have seen complete destruction of
crops.
Dr. Drake cited one farm of 1.600
•cres in South Dakota which he said
would not produce enough this year
to feed one animal. In many fields j
the grasshoppers have not only eaten
stalks, ears and leaves from corn plants I
but have eaten roots as far down as
they could reach.
■■ •
Woman Hurt in Crash.
Elizabeth Walpole Force, 24, of Hy
■ttsville, Md.. was injured slightly late
yesterday when her automobile col
lided with a car operated by John W.
Dunnington, 1515 Rhode Island avenue
northeast. The crash occurred at
Rhode Island avenue near Thirteenth
■treet northeast.
Walther League Session Set.
CHICAGO. July 25 (A').— The na
tional executive council of the Walther
League, a Lutheran young people's or-
Kiizaiion, announced today that the
"lie's 1932 convention woi|Jd be held
Angeles, beginning July, 24.
WASHINGTON FINANCED SPREES
TO KEEP HIS GARDENER SOBER
Holidays and Appetizers Exempted in
Temperance Pledge Brought to Light
in Pamphlet Series.
George Washington didn’t object to
his gardener at Mount Vernon taking
“a dram in the morning and & drink
of grog at noon," with sprees thrown in
for good measure during such festive |
occasion* as Ciyrlstmas and Whitsun
tide, provided the laborer proved worthy
of his hire on regular working days.
He even provided the money for these
I occasional sprees.
This rather unusual temperance
; pledge which Washington compelled
1 his inebriate gardener to sign at the
I risk of losing his Job has been brought
to light in a series of pahphlets por
traying "Washington, the Man of Mind, ’
edited by Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart,
professor emeritus of history at Har
! vard University, and published by the
; George Washington Bicentennial Com
] mission. .
’ Being a careful administrator of his
: plantation, Washington had decided
| views on the question of sobriety and
i labor, though, like all colonial gentle
men of his day, he recognized the uni- i
versal custom of drinking Intoxicants. !
So when his bookkeeping accounts re- I
vealed that the gardener in* question i
was permitting his weakness for liquor j
to interfere witn his labor. Washington .
sought a means to correct the habit -
and vet at the same time retain the ;
services of a valuable workman. With- ,
out doubt. Dr. Hart explained, the gen
eral viewed the step he was about to take
as a matter of economy.
Remarkable Pledge Taken.
So, when his patience had been tried
after one quite extended spree during
which time the gentleman farmer prob- i
ably had to hire some one else to super- .
vise his famus gardens, he brought the
matter to an issue. It was on April 2a,
1787. in the latter years of Washington s
life. With his secretary, Tobias Lear, as
a witness, the unfortunate employe was
called upon the carper and affixed his
mark to the following remarkable |
pledge: .
"Philip Barter, dhe gardiner, binds.
himself to keep sober for a year, and to
fulfill his duties on the place, if allowed
four dollars at Christmas, with which
to be drunk four days and four nights;
two dollars at Easter, to effect the same
purpose; two dollars a t Whitsuntide, to
be drunk for two days, a dram in the
morning, and a drink of grog at dinner,
at noon. For the true and faithful per
formance of all these things, the parties
have hereunto set their hands, this
twenty-third day of April, Anno Dom- '
ini 1787. „
“PHILIP BARTER X
mark
“GEORGE WASHINGTON."
“Witness:
’ GEORGE A. WASHINGTON,
i "TOBIAS LEAR.”
With this incident, Philip Barter
seems to have had his only one day of
mention, by name at least, in the rec
ords of Washington. After the signing
h? passed out of the limelight. Know
ing Washington's characteristics as he
AL G. BARNES EXPIRES
ON CALIFORNIA RANCH
Dynamic Showman Dies After
Seven Months' Illness With
Lung Trouble.
By the Associated Press.
INDIO. Calif.. July 25.—1 n the seclu
sion and quiet of the desert, surrounded .
by a peace he had sought for years, j
A1 O. Barnes, dynamic showman of the
circus, died today.
Pneumonia and complications brought. :
to an end his turbulent life. Time and
again in the seven months since lie
came here, seeking to cure a lung ail
ment. his life was despaired •of. but
each time he recovered, until a sinking
spell beat down his lowered resistance.
The tall, white-haired circus veteran
was conscious almost to the last, at
tendants said. At his bedside was his
third w'ife, Mrs. Margaret Goldsborough
Barnes, former wife of a Colorado cat
tle man.
They married only last December in
Phoenix. Ariz. Two former wives of
Barnes live near Los Angeles. They
are Mrs. Dollie Barnes, his first wife,
and Mrs. Jane Barnes, his second wife,
by whom he had his only children,
two girls and a boy. A sister, Mrs.
Lydia Bishop, living in Michigan, Is
the only other survivor.
Around the hast two wives and the
circus was built the sensational life of
Barnes, from which he sought to escape
two years ago, when he sold cut for
a million dollars and began an almost
secluded life at his home in Los An
geles.
Hardly a year of this quiet retire
ment passed before his health ligan to
fail. From the time of his arrival here
he was confined to bed almost con
i stantly and a ranch where he lived was
guarded to protect the quiet he sought.
INSURANCE MAN DIES
\
1 Dr. Lee Kaufer Frankel of New
York Succumbs in Paris.
; PARIS, July 25 UP).—Dr. Lee Kaufer
i Frankel. 65, second vice president of j
! the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co,;
New York, died suddenly today of a j
; heart attack. He had just returned to
Paris after a tour of Europe and was !
: accompanied by Mrs. Frankel. The j
body will be taken to America aboard j
the steamer Olympic July 29. i
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Between F aad G Streets
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G, JULY 26, 1931—PART ONE.
does after years of research and study.
Dr. Hart has no doubt but that the
man kept sober for the year.
Story of the Great Seal.
After long and diligent search, the
I Bicentennial Commission has discovered
| ore thing, at least, closely identified
; with the founding of oua Government
which appears to have escaped the at
tention or Washington.
The famous “great seal” of the United
States was designed and executed with
out the participation of Washington,
probably due to tho fact, it was ex
plained. that he was already away from
the Continental Congress and engaged
in fighting for Independence on the
battlefield.
As the division of information says,
perhaps this accounts for the curiously
twisted and backward history of that
indispensable adjunct of national sov
i erelgnty.
It Is tc historic fact, perhaps lost
to sight, *hat hardly was the signing
of the IW..aration of Independence out
of the way than the Continental Con
gress, on July 4, 1776, named a com
| mittee to design a coat of arms and
j seal for the United Colonies, In spite
! of the fact that this committee con
| sisted of Benjamin Franklin, John
■ Adams and Thomas Jefferson, all men.
jof Judgment and distinguished taste,
i the design they submitted was discard
j ed and the matter of a seal for the
i United States was dropped for four
years.
Another Committee Named.
In 1780 Congress appointed another
I committee to reconsider the discarded
, design, only to discard it again. Fi
nally. in 1782. a third committee was
i appointed to settle the matter, and Wil
. liam Barton. A. M.. of Philadelphia
and Lancaster, an expert In heraldry,
was employed to draw up a new de
sign. Charles Thomson, secretary of
Congress, suggested a few improvements
and from these Barton designed the
! “arms of the United States,” adopted
i July 20. 1782.
Such is the story of the “great seal.”
1 so called because a "lesser” seal was
also authorized but never executed.
1 Then, on the adoption of the Constitu
-1 tion and the establishment of the
United States of America, the great
seal was placed in the custody of the
Secretary of State and ever since has
been under hia guardianship.
Three times in history It has been
necessary to replace the great seal as
the result of war. The first replace
ment occurred in 1841. On this occa
: slon the engraver was guilty of a curl-*
; ous blunder. In place of the 13 arrows
that belong in one of the eagle s talons,
:he engraved only 6. In 1884. when
again it was necessary to engrave a
new seal, this error was corrected and
the seal became a slight enlargement
and sharpening of the original design
of the Continental Congress. In 1903
the seal was again renewed, in close
adherence to the original Barton de
sign. the authorities having decided any
change would break the historic contin
uity of this emblem of our sovereignty.
'CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE
ISSUES PAMPHLET
Booklet Outlining Arguments for
District Representation I»
Published.
The Citizens’ Alliance of Washington
announced yesterday that it has Issued
a small pamphlet describing Its pur-
I poses and activities and setting forth
j a few of the leading arguments in fa
vor of national representation for the
| District of Columbia,
The alliance acknowledges assistance
: in the compilation of statistical infor
mation contained in the pamphlet to
the National League of Woman Voters
and to the Citizens’ Joint Committee
on National Representation.
In the pamphlet the alliance is rep
resented as an organization of Ameri
can citizens, the aims of which are to
“promote the interests of members and
to assist An the campaign to secure
national representation for the District
of Columbia.”
The alliance also calls attention to
the fact that it has published a “fran
chise seal.” This seal is a reproduction
of a famous Berryman cartoon, de
picting the District of Columbia chained
to the post of disfranchisement. These
seals are for sale at X cent each in the
alliance headquarters, 204 Star Build
ing. The purposes of the franchise
seal, which may be placed on the re
verse of envelopes and other mailing
matter, are twofold: First, to provide
funds with which to carry on the work
of the alliance; and. second, to convey
throughout the Nation the rightful de
mand of disfranchised Washingtonians
for political equality with their fellow
citizens of the United States.
The pamphlets are being mailed to
those known or thought to be Interested
in national representation.
The alliance was organized a year
ago last June and since has been active
in the campaign to secure national rep
resentation for the District of Co
lumbia.
NAUTILUS MAY CRUISE
Wilkins May Take Submarine to
Norway Tomorrow.
PLYMOUTH. England. July 25 UP).—
j Sir Hubert Wilkins said today he might
, take the submarine Nautilus to Bergen,
Norway, on Monday.
I The time for successful Arctic explo
i ration has not yet ended, he said, and
| there are still two or three weeks of
I the brief Arctic Bummer ahead.
GERMAN PRESIDENT
NOT ‘HAND-SHAKER’
Hindenburg Reserves Custom
Only for War Veterans.
Leads Simple Life.
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER.
(Copyright. 1031, by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, July 26.—President Von
Hindenburg does not approve of the
“shake hands” Idea in vogue in Amer
ica. An audience with the head of the
nation should be exclusive enough to
be a distinction, he believes. An excep
tion is made, however, in the case of
old World War veterans. When these
are lined up side by side with the active
forces of the Relchswehr. the herr "feld
marschali” often goes out of his way to
shake hands with each and every vet
eran.
Lunch is usually taken with the fam
ily. As all things in the President’s
private life, it is a simple affair, bright
ened by the presence of his three grand
children. Hindenburg la exceedingly
fond of children. He is always genu
inely touched if. on leaving church or
j attending some function, a child steps
forward to offer him flowers, especially
if this action is impromptu.
War Companions Dwindle.
Following his afternoon nap the Pres
ident Is free, at Fast until the evening,
lor personal engagements. That com
rades in arms constitute the majority i [
of his personal callers, is not surprising.
Their numbers are dwindling rapidly, j;
however, and many a time the President |;
dons his field marshal's uniform to help
perform ttie last rites at the grave of !
some one who fought side by side with
him.
The President’s devotion to his family
is touching. B? it the wedding of a
grandson, the confirmation of a grand- ;
daughter, the christening of a great
grandchild, the birthday of a nephew—
Von Hindenburg never falls to be pres- |
ent, even though this may mean travel
ing long distances.
The term family includes all those j '
who work in the President s palace. In
all the personal concerns of this little I
official family he takes the warmest In- 1
terest. If there Is illness anywhere, he
never falls to Inquire and show fatherly ,
concern.
Reads In Evening.
The President’s evening is normally I
taken up with quiet reading. Except on j
state occasions, he never goes to thea- ,
ter, opera, or a concert. The diplomatic
corps understands that it would !>-* a
j big strain on him to attend their din
.ners.
I Hindenburg himself gives several state
dinners In the course of the year—one
to the nvmbers of the cabinet, under
secretaries and other high officials and
their wives, one to the diplomatic corps
and their ladies, and the others on spe
cial occasions such as the visits of for
' elgn potentates.
Those in attendance at these func
tions are particularly struck by the
chivalry of the venerable field marshal- j
President to the women. The way he ]
kisses the hands of the older matrons as :
he presents them with a bouquet, the I l
manner In which he bows to the younger ,
srt and addresses a kind word here and l
there to them —these are impressions i *
left Indelibly upon the minds of those i
who have been honored with invitations. '
83 GUARDSMEN HURT
i
Victims in Storm That Hit Camp !
Expected to Recover.
ALEXANDRIA. La.. July 25 UP).— A re- 1
check of consequences of a sudden wind 1
and rain storm that swept through the c
tents of Camp Beauregard near here
late yesterday, showed today 83 mem- i
bers of the Mississippi National Guard :
in training there were Injured. j i
Although 10 were listed as seriously j <
hurt, physicians said all were expected i
to recover. i
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PHILIPPINE BUDGET
REDUCED BY DAVIS
Governor General Reaches
Accord to Avoid Deficit in
Island Treasury.
By Cable to Tha Star.
MANILA, P. 1., July 25.—Gov. Gen.
Dwight F. Davis has struck an accord
with legislative leaders relative to the
Philippine budget, avoiding a treasury
deficit this year and next by paring ex
penses carefully, possibly using the $6,-
000,000 gold surplus rrom previous
years, together with other contingent
funds.
La Vanguardia, important Spanish
language Manila newspaper, says that
the Filipino leaders have agreed with
the request of Mr. Davis that no salaries
be reduced.
Public Works Suffer.
Philippine public works are suffering
badly, affecting business, which Is fur
ther Impeded by the credence given to
the opinion of visiting Senator Harry
B. Hawes of Missouri that the next
Congress may vote the Philippines in
dependent, both in redemption of
America’s alleged promise and for the
purpose of stopping free entry of Philip
pine goods into the United States.
That condition, coupled with the $3,-
000,000 failure of Rafael Fernandez,
Filipino real estate plunger, involving
the National City and the Hongkong-
Shanghal banks to the tune of $500,000
each, besides from 20 to 30 large busi
ness creditors, makes July the darkest
month in the islands' commercial life
in 20 years. Filipinos are especially
watchful, being the chief holder* of
real estate.
Against Bond Issue.
Mr. Davis is pessimistic, but deter
mined to keep within the bounds of
revenue collections and not, to resort to I
issuance of bonds.
“I am conscious of the difficult situ-1
ation," explains the governor general.
"Every one, including the legislative '
leaders and cabinet bureau heads, has I
co-operated In balancing the budget
with collections.”
(Copyright. 1831).
SAILOR THREATENED
GIRL, HARRISON SAYS|
Slaying Suspect Shows Jury Finger
"Cut While Making
Sandwiches.’’
By th# Associated Press. '
SAN DIEGO, July 25.—Moss E. Gar- ;
rison, accused of the murder of Hazel i
Bradshaw, 22-year-old telephone girl j
whose body was found May 3 in the
Balboa Park Indian village, told the
jurors at his trial today that "a sailor
boy” had threatened the young woman
the day before she was slain.
“She told me on Friday that a sailor
boy who used to go with her sister, Mil
dred, had met her on the street and he
had said, “That little sister of yours that
aorks down there at Glenn's thinks she's
too good to go out with a sailor, and I
suppose you. being a telephone operator,
think you are too goo, to,’ ” Garrison
testified.
Once. Garrison left the witness stand
and held out his right index finger so
that each Juror could examine it under
a magnifying glass and see a scar there.
He said the scar was the result of a cut
he received while making sandwiches
May 1 at the railroad commissary where
he worked. He said he tore the pockets
out of hU trousers to bind the wound.
The State made much of the scar and
the tom pockets, contending that he
slashed his finger during the fr»cas
which resulted in Mias Bradshaw's
death, and that he tore out the pockets
after being taken to Jail because they
were bloodstained.
LETTER REVEALS WASHINGTON
AS D. C. LOT SALE PROMOTER
i
1 President Proposed Naming Agents in
Towns to Vend Sites Here —Was Grati
fied by Auction Results.'
I
i
George Washington is revealed In
the role of tl)e National Capital's first
real estate promoter, in a letter which
Ihe addressed in 1792 to the ‘‘Commis
sioners of the Federal District.”
The letter, made public today by the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, was written from Philadelphia
on November 17 of that year, in re
sponse to a communication from the
Commbsioners giving details of a lot
sale held near the Capitol.
Reference is made to an auction sale
of lots attended by certain mysterious
"circumstances” which Washington and
the Commissioners agreed to keep from
the public, and Washington advanced
a plan for a Nation-wide campaign to
dispose of lots yet unsold.
Text of Letter.
The letter follows:
"I have duly received your letter of
the 13th of October, enclosing a list
of the sale of lots in the Federal City
with the prices, of which I am more
gratified than I am by the numbers
which have been of. I am
pleased to find that several of your |
mechanics were among the purchasers !
of lots, as they will not only, in all
probability, be among the first im-!
provers of them, but will be valuable
citizens.
"I agree with you in opinion that |
-"•ourd in such eligible places as about j
the Capitol and the President’s house
should not be sold in squares, unless
there are some great and apparent 1
advantages to be derived from specified j
buildings, immediate improvement, or j
something which will have a tendency
to promote the advancement of the
! city.
I Refers to “Circumstances."
“The circumstances under which Mr.
Blodget bid off the square near the
| Capitol were such as occur at almost
1 every public sale and. in that instance,
■ his having done so appeared very proper
for the interest of the public. I agree. ■
MAXWELL’S "
FINAL WEEK
JULY CLEARANCE SALE
Floor Samples and F ew-of-a-Kind
Suites and Separate Pieces at
f
Bed & Bedding Occasional
&5w.... q-K M Chairs
Coil Spring. 5 19 95 reap
537.50 Coil _ A Tpmic sl2 Occasional Chair*. . .$5
Spnng Cane $04,50 1 CriTlS lO sl4 Occasional Chairs. . .$7
$23.95 Innerspring Mat- Suit Every Occasional Chaer*. 51° I
e ”at*sj o y 9 s One | Odd Dressers
Bed Room Suites, l/ 2 Price
Four-piece Bed Room Suites. ezmsm off
Regularly $85.00. Now *t4i
Four-piece Bed Room Suites. SQEJ t^o^a
Regularly $190.00. Now OD
Four-piece Bed Room Suites. $ll Q * * UU< *
Regularly $239.00. Now 11c/ $25.00 Dressers, $12.50
Four-piece Bed Room Suites. $1 A n {*“* er ‘> fl 500
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Regularly $150.00. Now 4 0 V
Three-piece Mohair Suites. SOQ
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however, with you that it would be best
for the circumstances not to be gen
erally known.
“How far the idea which Mr. Blodget
suggestls of having an agent to pass
through the several States to dispose of
lots might be beneficial or not, I am
unable to say, but it appears to me
that if a respectable and responsible ;
character in the principal town of each j
State could be authorised to dispose of
the public lots, as purchasers might ap
pear, provided the matter could be so
arranged that no confusion or incon
venience should arise from the same lot j
being disposed of by two or more agents
(which might possibly be done bv i
monthly returns being made to the
commissioners from the several agents,
ascertaining the day and even hour of
the sale, to be by them confirmed pre
vious to any payment—* small per- ;
centum to be allowed the vendor—and
all private sales to cease a month be- i
fore every public sale), it would be a
means of accommodating persons in
different parts cf the Union and would
expedite the sales of the lots. But this,
as well as Mr. Blodget's suggesUcn
I < which rather appears to me to be 1
, hawking lots about), must be weighed !
and determined upon according to your
best judgment and Information.
Propose* Superintendent.
“I think that a further public sale In
: the Spring, or early in the Summer i
! would be advantageous, for it is deslr
; R hle that every opportunity which could
! be convenient, on account of the season
I and other circumstances, to dispose of
lots in this way should be embraced.
“In proportion as numbers become
| interested in the Federal City and the I
; public works advance, a constant at
tendant at the spot will be more and
more requisite on the part of those !
who superintend or direct the business
I thereof; and I am of the opinion it
will be found necessary, as neither. of
■ the Commissioners resides there, that' i
some active and competent character
vested with proper authority by them
should be constantly on the ground to
superintend the business carrying on
there. But who this person shall be Is
altogether with yourselves to choose
and the various and essential qualifica
tion win him will readily occur to jau."
The “Mr. Blodget” mentioned in the
letter is believed to have been Samuel
Blodgett, jr., an insurance man, who
came here from Philadelphia and be
came one of the largest individual
holders of real estate in the then
nebulous Capital. The auction referred
to probably -as a sale in which Blodgett
purchased an entire square of land
fronting on the Capitol site.
It Is of interest to note that Wash
ington s suggestion for the appointment
of a superintendent to act for the Com
missioners in the real estate sales was
met by the naming of Blodgett. His
torians record that Supt. Blodgett got
the Commissioners into an embarrassing
( financial predicament when he staged
' a « r t at tottery, the grand prize in
I *** to be a $50,000 brick hotel.
I The hotel, a two-story “skyscraper” in
I the wilderness near the Capitol was
j , e , r s ct . ed ' but the sl ow sale of the lottery
| tickets necessitated numerous postpone
-1 ments, threatening the success of the
W’hole scheme.
; , The drawing of numbers finally took
place at a big barbecue, after the Com
missioners had bonded Blodgett against
any possible loss. Who won the hotel
does not appear to be of record.
LUTHERAN REUNION
PLANS COMPLETED
1 Special Dispatch to The Star.
I WINCHESTER. Va„ July 25.—The
Rev. Dr. G. Morris Smith, president of
Sesquehanna University, Selinsgrov’,
Pa., and Harry L. Snyder, editor of the
Register, Shepherclstown, W. Va., are
to be principal speakers at the twelfth
annual Shenandoah Valley Lutheran
Church reunion at Endless Caverns
grounds, near New Market, July 30. it
was anounced today bv the Committee
on Arrangements. Dr. Smith is a native
of Shenandoah County, in which the
reunion is to be held.
A number of Lutheran clergymen
who have only recently accepted calls
to Virginia valley churches will be In
troduced and invited to speak briefly.
A picnic dinner will be served, and
musical features will be supplied by
the New Market High School Orchestra
and the Mount Jackson Band.