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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927. 9409 g a model of Stephenson's| Still a Chance. | derful. I wouldn't mind marrying him| Maseachusetts Institute of Tech= e JHE _EVENING NS | | XH “IRON HORSE" [% DEADMANHOLDS B & O. EXHIBIT OF IR ey B = n is part of the parade iz the|¥rom Lifs. Esther—All right, dearie, T'll let you | when approached by upper classmen {=iant “King George V." the largest lo- Elaine—T think vour flance iz won- | know when I've finished with him. 'on the campus. | OPENS TO PUBLIC TOMORROW | o N: N Philipsborn 606 =614 ELEVENTH ST “My Favorite Silk Stocking” Dies in Hospital. | s a hundred ve: A littla more ¢ Orizin of the explosions which yes- | terday wrecked the acetylene plant |{pa United of the Southern Oxygen Co., south of | opened the of the and caused the |as the Baltimore & Ohio An historical pageant, depicting a century of progress in railroading. An exhibition such as has never before been presented for the education jcomotive in the Brit {and built by the Canadian ional Lol S e OF THE plain Acetylene Explosicn Famous Old Locomotives. [ine s oraina Tomorrow will be | post chaise, which furnished the fast | At ,ther times it was in the thi .| passenger service of those days. BxttleasHite | | % e . { Crool the first locomotive to pull | 100 Years History of Railroading Re- =yunweicin o, | IRON HORSE - —_— 1 Ol “¢ Exhibition. Then, showing the gradual improve: | jnunition. B . W 1( . p Sl‘l . |interesting history. The om T | Thumb,” to prove ihat it was practi- | only Person Who Could Ex- vealed in Two Weeks Pageant dhowing o "entered o race with a horse-drawn y s{var. Much to the deliht of the on lookers the engine broke down and " " g The old “Gener was the central B ] . s 4 h O th 5 ,.] valv:i‘nui‘re '1‘.';:::‘.":3:: :‘"“" mji e actr in .w\.}ul episodes during th at altimore ept. 24t to ct. 8 : st common | old-fashioned river hateau. a brairie | ¢ jroderal and passengers in | schooner of the historic type and a ||y the Confederates after a long c . ia L e | pition, ol A e and interest of the men, women and children of America. One hundred e ansporta-jon. u he history that is show | 3 3 at Nalsthorpe. Balti-| boat. the Conestoza wagon. the fast| yaceant is also told in the stationary | vears rolled back! A century of development depicted in the arts, the rel‘“t:" ll:(h ":.\‘"":'“5'1"',‘,1"';‘(‘“"‘l""w‘i:‘ exhibit of the fair. The central build- | *h of the days of Was E ing wounded and am- | Hizhway Bri death of one man and the injury of | another. may never be known s. C. exhibitio esquely | more, m Wood, 53-year-old employe of |t he history of inland | from the days of the | dramatic features, of this miniature World’s Fair! is the Hall of i hefore, to | before the reviewing stand : 4of the present | Here the pageant assmmes a new | Liosiocd’ character. The railroad had come | Sigri ot (60 roup of Bal |Into existence The history of the | iopc giher ot in | establishment of the Baltimore & | o % Ohio Railroad is-told with floats, vep- | {3 " DL IS B o Gitain an ade | resenting the first meeting in the | jje, of the history of inland transport, g ~ o I P 3 \ents | house of George Brown. the parade | o' 500" 0 Giay “any phase of the NO ADMISSION CHARGE. For reserved seat tickets write to The Cen- | railroad in_which one’is interested. the paht. of Oakton, Va. the only | fivst | the g motlves, calis,, Heldues, | Pageant moves daily, except Sunday and Monday, at 2:15 P.M. B il Do Exhibition open weekdays 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Sundays 2 P.M. to.5 P.M. <ory, however small | roading. In this build- | Accommodations for 50,000 visitors daily. Grandstand seats 12,000. person who mizht have offered an | explanation, died at Emergency Hos- pital late yesterday from burns and | other njuries received when the | acetylene gas he was handling ex- | ploded Charles Pitts. whose leg was frac- tured by one of the series of blasts. was in a different part of the plant A s unable to ;\m:.m the canse opening of the Erie | cident, it is stated. The only | Canal. thus threatening to throw most o, |of the commerce with the Alleghany | regions into the easier channel to the in February timore merc! nd banker: the house of George Brown to d roblem of savins the inland re from the encroachn: New York, which had a new artery of | IN& the of 1t that time on the occasion of la of the firat sione of the new | ‘The Traffic Building in smaller than O e e ik wnd | the Hall of Transportation, and con tracks. Then comes the attempts at ter means of travel, the tread- I e e e, Phillip | Mill car and peculiar rail car. s wo 5 we 1™ . later o become he Nian |5ins when Peter Cooper of New ails. The cars |3 tenary Director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore, Md. Please specify the day you wish to attend. tains exhibita of industries related to | vailroading. Here is shown a work ing model of the Locust Point grain elevator, one of the largest in the world. | The Alliea Services Building con tains records of the development of industries such as the telegraph. tele: phone, express and railway mail service, The smallest of the four buildings that. house the falr is the tavern. | General Washington. Tt is an exact | replica of the type of tavern that was ound along the turnpikes in the days of the & other man in the huilding at the time, Lawrence Buckheit, is not an em: ploye and therefore is not fahiliar | north with acetylene gas manufacture. [ Th Buckheit was slightly hurt. | pr The ruins of the building ar such shape that any clue to the v son for the first explosion appear: to have been obliterated. The huild- | used for the manuf: re of | acetylene gas and the Alling of | 1g47 The or eyline containers with the highly | {acks from combustible fuel. According to R.| gijver. Because of this the undertak- Other Iron Horses. B. Swope, president of the company, Wood was engaged in filling a row of empty ecylinders with the gas when an’ explosion k and started three blasts Swope, in an o rushed to the scene and Beverly Lavender Stripe Chiffons $1.95 3 Pairs, $5.50 Special round trip fare $1.00. Tickets sold daily, good on trains leaving Washington 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. Valid for return only on special trains day of sale. For details apply to Ticket Agent. ent of the blish a roac a progressive inventor, who owne stock in the company, designed a tiny locomotive and brought it to Balti- more to be used as the first ensine n the road. It w amed the “Tom Fhumb” and is next in order in the parade in| (Standard Time Shown) ing wa | of the Revolution devoted to the development of this| The fair will continue until Octoher crude beginning of the “iron horse.” | 8. Every Mondav it will be open only | ing was named the Baltimors & Ohio. | he next section of the pageant f [ neither the rzanization' | Today, 100 yea name, the fund arter has been chan | aning tomorrow and every day.| There is the “York rotwo we a | which w cked him flat our other e nearby 1831, | 10 school childven 2 built in | rried the the first prize in the com- —_— . | g 3 i d_the | o eunt, & At 215 o'clock in petive locomotive trials of that year R | dsing man to an automanile, in which | FRCG LG aing wntit 4| the ekt R e s 6 oy Hoalhie el ease thet enitivednipEiiess 1NN INE UNHEE | iaiown JEONer. which | love our neighbors as they love them except Sund These are the many reasons why Fashion- ables choose Beverly Lavender Stripe Silk for some years was the standard tvpe | | of engine in the Baltimore & Ohio: | American Indians, with heavily laden | the “Thomas Jefferson,” of 1835: the pack ette.” the “Mennon." with its | £6€8, haped smokestack, a freight pital. He was so ever, that physic for him. He re ous hath until he s hours later. of inland travel in this count It will commence with a gr s could do little ned ir mtinu ccumbed several horses and the primitive | “Lafa ng before the 12,000 | queer Top Chiffon above all other stockings, and term them “My Favor- ite Silk Stocking.” ‘ravios™ e e R | ceats that have been constructed to|train of 1848, pulling cars that for SEES SUNDAY SPORT accomodate the guests at the fair.|the first time have the flexible dou- | The Indians of this group were sent |ble-truck arrangement of wheels, and from Glacier National Park by the a passenger train of 1855, BETTER THAN GOSSIP Great Northern Railway. They are| From this point the p full-blooded members of the Piogan | up of modern locomotiv and Blood tribes of the Blackfot|of England, where the railroad origi- Nation. | nated. this section is led by a float sngland—Mather of Rail et de is made In honor BECAUSE They're Silk to the « Very Top. Their Lavender Stripe prevents Garter Runs. London Minister Says People Who% Then follow in order a canoe con-|called * Class Sabbath Games as Un- T ¢ 3 godly Make Him “Tired.” They're always Per- fect and Full Fash- ioned. They're always fea- tured in the Smartest Shades. games with Godlessness make me - tired,” asserted the minister in a ser- mon at St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hamp- stead. “Nobody denies that man’s first duty on Sunday is to render to| | God the things that are God's and to | consecrate part of the day to Hi | servic “But when he has done this, are | we not guilty of both presumption and | Pharisaic self-righteousness if we as- |sign to the tortures of the damned | those who indulge in healthy out-of- door games on Sunda " “Which,” asked Rev. Bourchier, “in | the sight of Heaven, is the more ac- ! ceptable—a tennis match or a gossip {match? To concertrate upon one's lawn or one’s neighbors? What hypo- |.crites we are! The S as made {for man—made that he might keep Hi b Correspandence of the Assoctated Press. | o & LONDON.—Sport on Sunday ‘i< h H better than gossip in the eves of the Rev. Basil J, Bourchier, who pleads T e ouse The House for Sunday ghmes. | of Courtesy of Courtesy “Pious people who identify Sunday | (P i } 606 - 614 ELEVENTH ST. A Unique One-Strap With Parisian Atmosphere lew Sweaters Of pure all-wool in_coat o slip-over styles. V or oval neck and Prince of . Fall Fro Cks e aaer o om $ 1 5 $ 2 5 Silk Underwear Crepe de Chine Gowns, . e § 2,95 Bags and Pocket new pieces in all pastel Books Special at For School or Business, the Fashion- Informed Will Want T hese oly. “Restrictions of the Puritan Sunday merely antag: people. What was all right in 1 s all wrong for 1927.” N 4 | CARD WAITS IN MAILS | FOR DELIVERY 21 YEARS | Correspondence of the Associated Press. | BOSTON.—Extremes in postal serv- |ice have beén demonstrated in New T PATENT shades and in tailored or _ —Black Garter Snake Trim: | England this Summer. Satin—Crepe de Chine—V elvet lace trimmed patterns. A post card 21 years in the nfails BLACK SUEDE and still awaiting delivery is in the hands of Postmaster J. W. Sleeper of Georgette —Gunmetal - Silk Kid Trim. Plaistow, N. H. It was posted in Munchen, Bavaria, October 8, 1906, ad- dressed to Miss Elizabeth Woodman of Atkinson. N. H. After travels on | two continents it arrived here years | after Miss Woodman had moved away. In contrast, a letter mailed in L Angeles, Calif., was delivered 75 hours later in Rutland, Vt. About nine hours | of this time elapsed hetween the ar- A new Fall One-strap whose simple beauty is en- hanced by clever cut outs on quarter. 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