Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1926, Page 25

. —_— - 0 i Plans Parade ' £ M| organtations. 1.000.000 men and buil s . bara | subdivisions, including thousands of I long at Muscie Shoals.” have been at- lots are heing offered as ‘investments' | cributed to Henry Ford in advertise. | *€4son 10 BE GALA EVENT 27 Towns Bes:de District to Take Part in Pageant Saptemier 11, af Washington and hen the firemen #nd nearhv towne i Virginia swing dovy avenue Sentember in their parade will biggest pageant of its k fn the National Cuy the most unusual where. aceordind to Sergt. A. J gagni n of the charge of arrangements, n line of paratus and men from the W and from towns. The procession will own story of the evolution fighting equipment. as there will be exhihits from the dressed-up little hand pumpers of coloni; times. through the age «f horsecdrawn en gines. down ta the red monsters of today. wiich can 1t < of water over the tallest hu 01d Horses to Take Part One of the outstandinz features of will bhe the presence of iene and Toin. the faithful old equine servants, which a grateful Government retired 1o lives of com fort at Rlue Plains whes use- fuiness the Wash ive De partment came 1o an e The story of these three <. and thei vow escape from slavery in heatvv Arav service and ultimately the gl factory Leen told all over t country Now aryland Pennsylvania annual mark the d ever seen and one of stagzed any Bar. immittee in ever chairm: he ap <hing the march will ton department tell its ha agni declares. the . is ansioua to give every person in Washington. especially the children. a vie of the three v percherons which constituted the las team of fire horses to remain i activ service in the local partm They will bhe hrought ach fromn Blue Plains for the day. hitched np to old pumper. like the old one they pt ed in the olden davs. and given th place beside the other “lire zhters™ in iine. Prizes for Best Floats. Resides exhibitions of some of the latest apparatus to be added to the Washin, Fire Department of the 42 engine and truck compa will be represented by foat float must all be decorated hy members of the company represented and three prizes will he given the most attractive floate. Similar prizes have been offered for the best appear 1 sompanies from out of the city The towns which have thus far definitely imdicated their intention of heing represente are Bladensburg. Cottage City, Hyattsville, Brentwood, Mount Rainier. Riverdale Riverdale Tieizhts, Rranchvilie. College k. Rarwyn Hei. Laurel, Seat ant. Capitol Heights ( ater ghis, all in Mary Ileton, Clarendon ydon. Falls Church. Alexandria Cherrydale, East Arlington, Potomac and Jefferson District. al! in Virgzinia In addition. the fire cor I.eeshy Va.. has ked permission to send its apparatus A letter of acceptance has heen forwarded Tt was explained that the Leesburg com- pany had not heen especially asked a= were the others, hecause it isx so dlatant from Washington th the efMficials here did not helleve e com pany would be interested. Events have shown., however, that interest in the annual firemen's parade has apread fay bevond the o iginal area planned for it Will Start About Noon. The parade will form at New Jer. avenue and D street and begin move ahout noon The definite heur will be announced later. Lvery sffort will be made to arrange the parade for an hour when parents can best bring their children down town tn witness the spectacle. om- cials of the Iederal and M icipal Governments will review the pageant from a stand in front of the Treas lowns will be on hand wit many mew tricks to tickle the humor of the wridelines The par 1fter passing i review, will continue on to the Kk Grifith tadinum where the emen and firemen will meet o afternoon in their annual battle. L es offered fo the parade, hesides those mentioned. are ee prizes for most comical exhibits three for companies having the largest n ber of antomobiles in line and twel\ tndividual trophies 1o awa d individ ual efforts. SEDAN CHAIR UNCHANGED. Bar Sergt The hts to ve Has Always Been the Horseless Carriage Since Origin. the most consi vehic ever know m the seventeenth century believed have first e as one of the per aquisites of the fuehionable world. until today. when one may own anythir from the “fivver” variety (o a custom made de luxe preduct. the sedan has never been drawn by a four-tooted animal. The original sedan chairs were man pelled. Usually they were beauti fully painted. their decorations be the work of e greatest painters .of pastoral scenes. Such were the sedans used by Marvie An toinette. Mme de Mainten other celebrated F'rench women can be seen today the car houses at Versailles and Malmai Tt is «aid that Puke of Buck ham raised a storm of pi in | don when he first appeared in a se chair in that citv, men *pheasts of burden Tn Paris cha variahly Auversr \ don the task was by Irishmen. the “cabhies " of late: At an)y rate. Sir - usually accredited aibility for the first apne: cedan in England. was nate in securing a mo than have been the mar the modern vehicle of that {n 1634 he obtained the sol to use, let and hire all sec London for & period of 13 vears The hansom cab. the last stand of which in New York is in the neighbor hood of Centrai Park South. has some of the earmarks of the sedan chair though it is doubtful if its designer. the English architect. Joseph Aloysius Jansom. had 1ts more exquisite pre decessor {hE. ~hen, in 88C e registe vhat he called a rafety Hansom was ate t fers Du the financial returns on his vehic for he sold the M to a compar that agreed to pa £10,000, which was never received nti: s the Probably horseless redan when it is come into exister e forerunne; ileze s in less v San mbe | Signs for Flyers. To assist keeping their bearings Ol Co. of California roots of 110 of its stat San Diego. Calif . and Seatt with the names of the towns ¢ they are situated. In adec row will be painted nearhy true north he lettering will he of eufficlent proportions 1o enable the cross.country the names to be read from aititudes as great as 3,000 feet. nearby | of fire} each | fes | the pany at i ater | e | connection with a French | were in. | performed | of the | Duncombe. patent | i | i i can public to fling ot * Better Bueiness Bureru necessary tongue. A figures on a | le SRGT. A. J. BARGAGNL ! | What Tomorrow Means to You | BY MARY BLAKE. | propitious and denote advantages in {travel, assuring success for all in Htiative work and concentrated effort. | 1t would appear. from the signs, that work of practical utility, as distin { zuished from that of an artistic na- | fure, is ble to be bhenefited by the da avorable influences. | "Fhere will be present a very clear {cense of proportion. and courage and R dooaiaris. Wil pawer ! willlibe tgent | erated In the eveninz the condi- tions undergo a very dcided change | ' become adverse. It will he ad ble. at this time. to seek relax- on in harmless amusements o con nionship and forget. as the tasks of the day. Jorrow will, during give evidence of physical| although they will not be to the various ailments of lhood. None of these, how- use complications. These must_be watched very care- during tlie adolescent stage, as To they will demand skill- Their characters will pliable. Al that they become in - mature vears will depend on sument in’ their childhood. f tomorrow is vour birthday. veu have a very inquisitive mind—not with a view to “butting-in”" or satis- fying an idie curiosity. but with the avowed object of acquiring informa- | ition. You are very observant and| | take a great deal of interest In de- }ml« and what others may deem | Lirifles. This knowledge is well card-indexed in @ mental manner, | land you are thereby enabled to call| on your reserve of useful data when ever and wherever it may be meeded. You are very energetic and never | disposed to “ioaf.” ling away time {is particularly distasteful to you and teven in yvour v ations you always have some specific aim in view. You ! are robust and vizorous and highly strung: so much so. fact. that it is very difficult o keep still— to the discomfiture and. sometimes, lannayance of vour friends. You are resourceful and very happy [in always finding the “way out.” and | lare ravely. if ever, discouraged to the | | point of pessimism. Your courage in | 'the face of difficulty or hardship al. | |ways serves as a stimulant to those {associated with you. |” Well known persons horn | date are lsaac J. Merritt, Theodore Lyman. naturalist Ashhurst, jr. physician and su Charles T [fartt, geologist: R { Wendell, educator and author lie Reeves Chanler (Troubet author. | planetary compi sible Child; infancy . chustie fully that ti attention on that inventor: John zeon: rrett | Ame- | Koy, | 1026 EXTRADITION IS SOUGHT. North Carolina Mav Be Asked to Give Up Jess Roy Hart. | GREENVILLE. s. ¢ | . —Request will he made upon Thomas W. McLeod to send requ tion papers to the governor of North i Carolina for the purpose of bringing to this State Jess R Hart, wanted here on a charge of tain | ing signature by false pretenses” in A warrant, sworn todax. arges Hart ohtained the sianature I« v ¢ stating | ) ed Hart Lnew {he other person would not sisn. lart alsn is wanted in & i on A | charze of pie | forred be hisx wife lie is being held |in jail at Asheville \ugust 21 | note Anti-Semitic Leader Dies. ERLIN rmer prominent OFFICES FOR RENT STAR BUILDING | i Wl (The Avenue at Eleventh) There are only two offices vacant in The Star Build- ing; a part desir- able two-room both outside fully Wate tor service and on Sunday outh of the cailable immvediately to tenant h satisfactory reference at $90 ronthly. Appls 610 Star Building or Phone Main 5000, Branch 3 cleva dnizht to Called “Real Estate Phan-| tragie i | used successfully 5 {kv ithe New Better Business Bureaus. after having completed THE SUNDAY' -STAR, . WASHINGTON, According to the reports of these h st te as, T w ¥ e e Ol rorens | | Such statements as. 1 will emplo; a city 75 miles muddy lands throughout the countr. In many | ments of the lots in this vicinity Al the sales repre. | . of these propositions, sentations are grossly exaggerated. Lots Bring Sky-High Priggs. [, ¢, 00, DY) prospect that | plat of one o begin to ope. | One salesman toli « eachers ers, 1a < - i chool teachers. ministers. laborers. | 7% FEESRAN {00 lomestic and perhaps widows and B lations of yesrs into lots at Muse i al fave ven Shoals. can avo'd i LW Uekros L300 the | Sent Trained Investigators. unty. charged he New York ity Fureau sent a| T POu Vhine o rained investigater. a former Post! nEsensEl at Ofice inspector. o Muscle Shoals CLY | ui prices from 3t nd *he vicinity, According to its re-| s ) [ gort. e found UhiE mitch SEVERINGE | o) e e only “city” a municipality “in legal | cuiicee have taken place in 1 form 3ly.” but as to population it|ihe %0.000 lots for sale sint propused, according to the|INg barren fields which, according to| " gccording to the report, “sidew: Al that la | the bureau. were advertised as “the | have been puilt by many lot endore | is u salesman with a glibe | VETY hub and civic center of the “City | from dirt roads that extend into the few pictures and a set -of | ©f Muscle Shoals woods as far as one’s eyve can reach iney circular. The city hall and center of munici- [ Some developers iave embellished | Sav their project that has heen pal activities of the “city.” according | their subdivisions with fire hydrants, | to, 82t the ever iothe report, was “apparently lsolated | white-way lights and sewerage sys. Miles eady public o part with its monex, | in the middie of a large field.” | tems. These huve been paid for out uf | The omprises various rea! esiate eubdi.| The hureau in its report after the!the proceeds of lot sales. They pro-|enough lot isfons around Muscle Shoals which | investigation states “that in the light | vide talking points to sell more lots | dale Count York City and Washington |of facts, buyers of these lots have|to new and far distant purchasers. | indulged In the wildest sort of ‘wild- | *Just farm land. in some instances. | cat’ speculation induced by misleading | rough. hilly, swampy or wonded, | advertisments and misrepresenta- | tn the fdle nitrate plants or | tive statements by salespeople.” 110 miles away has been with assessing of its ed at $10. 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