JEFFERS, Lamar, a Representative from Alabama; born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., April 16, 1888; attended the public schools and the Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston; served with…
JOHNSTON, David Emmons, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., April 10, 1845; attended the common schools; enlisted in the Confederate Army in April…
KILBURN, Clarence Evans, a Representative from New York; born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., April 13, 1893; attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, N…
HIESTAND, Edgar Willard, a Representative from California; born in Chicago, Ill., December 3, 1888; attended the public schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1910; during the First…
HITCHCOCK, Peter, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cheshire, Conn., October 19, 1781; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1801; studied law; was admitted to the…
PATTERSON, Edward White, a Representative from Kansas; born in Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kans., October 4, 1895; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant…
McVEY, William Estus, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Leeâs Creek, Clinton County, Ohio, December 13, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from Ohio…
McWILLIAMS, John Dacher, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., July 23, 1891; attended the public schools and Norwich Free Academy; was graduated from…
(Encyclopedia) cucumber, fruit of Cucumis sativus, a species of gourd whose many varieties are descended from a plant native to Asia and Africa. Cucumber is classified in the division Magnoliophyta,…
(Encyclopedia) citronella, common name for a grass, Cymbopogon nardus, the source of oil of citronella, used in perfumes and soaps and as an insect repellent. The plant, with bluish green, lemon-…
