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but his curiosity was aroused. and once
Peters curiosity is aroused he has no
peace and he gives his friends no peace
until it has been satisfied So, the first
chance Peter got he hurried over to the
Smiling Pool. He knew that Rattles
spends most of his time there or along
the Laughing Brook, or over by the Big
River, and he knew that the other peo-
pie who live there must know some
thing about him. Grandfather Frog
watching for foolish green flies. Peter
has a great deal of respect for Grand
father Frog, who Is accounted very old
and very wise. He waited until Grand
father Frog had caught several foolish
green flies. for he had learned by ex-
perience that Grandfather Frog was a
great deal more likely to answer ques-
tions when his stomach was full. When
he thought that 1t was wise to do so ne
ventured question.
IF you please, Grandfather Frog
where does Rattles the Kingfsher make
his home?" asked Peter in his most po-
lite manner.
"Chug-a-rumi How should I known
replied Grandfather Frog. gruff1y.
Because you are SO wise that you
know everything" said Peter.
No such thing. No such thing No
body knows everything" retorted
Grandfather Frog, still speaking gruffiy,
but 1T was plain to be seen that he was
wee bit fattered.
We'll, you know so much that it
amounts to the same thing" declared
about Rattles the kingfisher that /
can't belieHe 1t. / guess IT is lust eos-
sip among the other BIRDS who don't
seem to like Rattles very we'll"
What is it you have heard?" demand
ed Grandfather Frog.
That Rattles makes his home in a
hole in the ground" replied Peter.
Well. ! don't see anything hard to
believe about that" grunted Grand
a aahnge bole in 'ts the grounds" ne i've IN
why, because he Is a bird" replied
Peter.
"Chatterer the Red Squirrel lives in a
hole in tree. doesn't he? And Happy
Jack the Gray Squirrel builds a nest in
the top OF tree, doesn't be?" asked
Grandfather Frog.
Yes" replied Peter. slowly, trying
to see what Grandfather Frog was
driving at.
"Weil, they are not birds; they are
animals If they make their homes in
the trees why should not birds make
their homes in the ground?' continued
Grandfather Frog.
This was too much for Peter Why
shouldn't they? There wasn't any rea-
son why they shouldn't. Then it is
true that Rattles makes his home In a
hole in the ground.' cried Peter:
"Of course it is true" replied Grand
father Frog, gruffiy. There isn't any
reason in the world why it shouldn't be
true Rattles is a bird of sense"
"Where Is it?' asked Peter, eagerly.
That is none Of my business, nor is
It any business Of yours" declared
Grandfather Frog. 81 never have asked
Rattles where 1t is and IL knew I
wouldn't tell you. never pry into
other peoples secrets and. IL you will
take my advice, you won't either, Peter
Rabbit It Is a bad habit. No good
comes Of 1t. Now run away and attend
nap"
Peter knew that he had learned sA
Evening star., 1916-08-27
BIG SCHOOL GROWS
ON WISCONSIN AVE.
Four New Buildings on "The
Balcony of Washington
Are Completed.
DOMESTIC SCIENCES TO BE
TAUGHT BY NOVEL PLAN
Additional Educational Center to Be
Another Adornment of
the Capital.

From the Connecticut Avenue bridge,
the Long bridge over the Potomac river.
the Speedway of Potomac Park. from the
and from other vantage points affording
vistas, the observant Washingtonian these
days notices an imposing group OF build
ings being erected on the heights Of Wis
consin avenue near Massachusetts, avenue.
They are the buildings of the National
School of Domestic Art and Science,
springing up by night as well as by day.
for the work of erecting them is going on
under electric light after nightfaii: to
crown the ton of what an Argentine diplo-
mat residing in the neighborhood recently
described as 1.-The Balcony of Washing
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Peter Rabbit Looks for the
Home of RattIes.

Peter Rabbit was both happy and un-
happy. That is funny way to be, isn't
it Eut it was true. He was happy be-
cause he was trying to satisfy his
curiosity. He is always happy when
he Is trying to do this. And he was
unhappy because he didn't know just
how to go about It, You see, he was
trying to find the home of Rattles the
Kingfsher. and he didn't know just
where to look for 1t. He knew very
little about Rattles. who lives very
much by himself and has little to do
with the rest of the Quaddfes. Peter
had been told that Rattles makes his
home In a hole in the ground. At first
he didn't believe 1t. The idea of a bird
living in the ground! But when Grand
father Frog said that it was true Peter
had to believe it because he has the
Evening star., 1916-08-27
T E N N I S
BY MOLLA BJuRSTEDT
National waz..n Tsnnis Chsmnioa az TIA
United St3tos
No. 29-Training for Matches.

1 think the chief danger in training
for tennis match is in the direction
of too much work. When girl starts
the season she will find herself woe
fully out of practice: many of the
points of her game will need decided
brushing up. She has plenty of re-
serve energy from her winters rest
and a wild desire ITO be up and at it,"
Before she knows it she will be in an
overtennis condition OF course the
amount of training depends on the in
dividual, but il is well to remember
that tournament requires a great
amount of endurance. and that IL you
are down very fine you will proba bly,
have exhausted your reserve strength
and possibly crack in the deciding
set.
I train somewhat differently from
most girls. because l am always in con-
dition But my own difficulty is avoid
ing too much work. l am not particu-
1arly an advocate of early to bed and
early to rise" training. nor do ! think
any particular diet should be followed.
l simply get much sleep as l think
1 need, eat what I like-although / do
not eat much before a hard match
and generally l try to forget that I
am preparing for anything in particu-
lar. / firmly believe that most train
ing wears. because a girl gets an en-
tirely exaggerated idea of the impor-
tance of the training and of the match:
she gives away to nerves.
/ think that a set or two in the
morning, with possibly some practice
of individual strokes. and two or three
hard sets in the late afternoon, will
put any one in proper condition, and
that the off time had best be spent in
doing something entirely unconnected
with tennis which takes ones mind
entirely off the game and the coming
match.
The normal girl needs none of the
ordeals of the prize fighter: of course.
a case might be imagined in which the
player had abused herself during the
winter season, but that sort of girl is
hardly likely to take to tennis, anyway.
The general average needs only the
of endurance and the
of nerves" and this re.
suit is best to be gained by perfectly
natural life with a fair amount Of
tennis.
thoroughly believe in the European
system of training, and think the girl
who trains hard" may hurt both her
game and herself.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

him. for he has developed in It until h.
pays the position better than he ever did
third u'o
Chicago is going 10 open a four-panpa
series In Philadelphia tomorrow but II
rowland figures son making a c,eapun
there he probably Will has. reason ~
change his mind, for Mack's team 10
Hoing much better now than il did when
the White Sox won eight straight games
from them eiea
TIE White Sox did not look like cham
picnship aggregation during their stay
here u Is L mich stronger team ON paner
than II Is OF the field, and with Jim Scot.
suspended anG none of the other pitchers
going well the team is not going to Law
UP lot OF victories. though il NAV show
Improvement when 1t gets on its own
grounds
Empire Nall!n Is one of the most in
competent officials that have ever snent
season In the American League and
the chances are his career as a major
league umpire will end with the close
OF the present season. Besides Great
ing the Impression that he has weak
eyes. his judgment is lacking both
when ne is behind tho bat and on the
bases. Wv
His rulings on williams In tho last
inninE. when he called two strikes on
the catcher on balls which were hardly
higher than the batters shoe tons
were indications of tho genera, char
ac,er of his work
We wonder whether Billy Evans ettII
is a member of the American league
stan. washington supporters Of the
game have seen him but once this sea
: aon.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
UNCLE sam, ALIENISH.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

On the southern outskirts of Wash
ington there Is a large country estate
which belongs to the government Ex-
tending over several hundred acres of
green lawns and farm land are sixty
brick buildings and frame cottages
which house over thirty-two hundred
residents. There are all the appur-
tenances of a self-supporting colony.
from a blacksmiths shop to a shoe
factory. There is an ice plant. bak-
cry. a dairy with a herd of 201 cows
and furniture and brooms are fash
ioned. The residents make their own
clothes, farm the land and care for
the lawns. do the building and repair
work and give their own theatricals in
ia theater built for the purpose.
This colony is not a federal social
istic experiment. 1t is the government
asylum for the insane, one of the most
remarkable scientific institutions in the
world. Here come psychologists from
all over the United States to work in
the psychological laboratory as well as
many eminent alienists from abroad,
who, while coming to observe and
study. bring many new and interesting
theories with them For the past
twenty-five years the asylum has been
under the superintendence Of DR.. Will
liam A. White, psychologist of the
modern school and an admirable ex-
ecutive, who has worked out the pres
ent unique system by which all neces-
stiles are produced by the patients
within the confines of the grounds. AS
an economic expedient, not much can
be said in favor of the system, since
the great majority of the articles man
ufactured could be bought very much
cheaper direct from factories. but the
work serves to keep the patients oc-
cupied anu contented. Every day any
number of patients may be seen labor
ing busily about the place, cutting the
grass. working the farm and feeding
the poultry and cattle: and If 1t were
not for the pathetic similarity of ex-
preston on their faces, the broad iron
bars on the windows of the houses and
the high brick wall which completely
surrounds the grounds, you would i'm
q summer agricultural and Industrial
college.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

No. i. singles -Buckingh.m.. PetwOrth., de
feated $. Skinner. Racquet 81. Sns' ss,a. 49, .sd
No. ., singles-Noetzel Pefworth. deleateo
No i. doubles-Buckingham and Noetzel
Petworth, defeated Skinner and Skinner. Rae
No ., doubles-Johnson and Clayton. Pet.
worth. defeated Cash and E. D"wd. Racquet
|: No. 8, doubles-Blair and Clear. Petworth,
defeated Cashell and stevinson. Racquet 30
No. 4, doubles-Lynch and Lyons. Petworth
defeated Hall and Howenstein Racquet S-o'
No. s. doubles-Bradford and Hills, RACQUET
defeated Foster and Krider. Petworth. &C.
ell. 6-s.
HOME, 5; ARGYLE; 2; -, sn.,c.
So. 2. sinsies-Manock. Home. defeated Thur
tell No. A1eyis; r sousiesLThurtel and Robs Argyle
defeated Green and Andrews. Home, 6S. -.
No ., doubles-Brown and Manock. Home
sa g. cdGT and
defeated Anstett and Kellerman, 81, So. a..
feated : McSuIloeh eSuT and Hoisiger. Argyle, s-s.
No. 5, doubles-Marine and Lovett, Home: de-
feated Binley and Hindlcy, Home o-S. "
RrREAI1 OF STANDARDS, 4; PRINCETON, q:
No. /. sinsles-Cissel. Princeton. defeated
Fisher. Standards. 6-2. 1s. g. ,,....,
No. .. singles-Pettijohn, staneafas' oeiea'eu
No i doubles-Hi1son and Champion, Prince
ton, defeated Fisher and Lewis. Standards o--i'
No. 9. douhles-McNulty and Morse. Princeton.
defeated Pettijohn and Tuttie, Standards o1'
No. 3. doubles-Phelps and Cragoe. Standards
defeated Cissel and Haas. Princeton 20
60. 6-3.
defeated Knapp and Knapp. Princeton. e@'
IS. ..
ards. defeated Erwin and Killeriane. Princeton,
81, 60.
HoLMEAD. 4; EUCLID, 8.
No, I. sinsIes-Bailengers Holmead' defeated
No. 2. singles-Beadle; Euclid, defeated
Eldred, Holmead, Ga, 6-S.
No. l. doubles-Garrison and BeAdle, Euclid.
defeated Williams and Ballenger. Holmead, 6-5,
6-.
No. 2, doubles-EIdred and Lathrop, Holmead.
defeated Sheppard and GdEman, Euclid. 81,
81.
No. 8. doubles-Franks and Shepard. Euclid.
defeated Morrow and Bentley. Holmead. 4-6.
g.. 14-12.
No 4. doubles-McCathran and Brown. Hol-
mead, defeated Mercer and Shore, Euclid. 81,
81.
No. 5. doubles-Nelson and Buell.. Holmead,
defeated Haas and Smith, Euclid. Is, 60.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

greatest respect for what Grandfather
Frog says What Grandfather Frog
doesn't know about his neiehbors Is
hardly worth knowing, for he Is very
old and accounted very wise.
He had told Peter that he didn't
know just where the home of Rattles
was because it was none of his bust
ness, and that If he had known he
wouldn't have told Peter because 1t
was none of Peters business. This
was quite true. but I suspect that it
made Peter all the more anxious to find
that home. Peter is always interested
in the affairs of other folks. He just
cannot seem to help It, So he made up
his mind to find the home of Rattles II
it took him all summer. He began to
suspect that 1t might. Hunting for
particular hole in the ground without
any idea where it was likely to be was
a good deal like hunting for needle
in haystack. You see there are so
many holes in the ground, some in the
Green Forest. some in the Green Mead
ows. some in the Old Orchard. some In
the Old Pasture, some along the Laugh
ing Brook some around the Smiling
Pool, and, though he had never been
there, he suspected that there were
some along the Big River.
First Peter sat down and tried to re-
member all the holes of which he knew,
and he knew of a great many. You
know, he makes use Of holes to escape
from his enemies, and so he makes 1t
his business to know about all the
holes where he is in the habit of going.
"It must be a hole that some one
else has dug" thought Peter. because
however could a bird with such little
feet as Rattles the Kingfsher has dig
a hole OF course, 1t isn't hole that
any one else is using. so It must be an
old hole. I'll go visit all the old holes
l know Of
on he started. lipperty- -lipperty-lip,
to visit all the old holes he could re-
member on the Green Meadows and in
the Green Forest. He didn't once stop
to think that never had he seen Rattles
on tho Green Meadow or in tho Green
Forest, except along the Laughing
Brook. II he had he would have saved
himself lot of trouble. But Peter is
tAAt way; he thinks. of only one thing
Evening star., 1916-08-27
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

cannot be called "dormitories." al
though they are to house the pupils,
for the reason that the new system of
training young women in the domestic
themselves shall keep house." in a
model house." demonstrating in a prac-
| tical way in their individual school homes.
which are small apartments. the lessons
| they study in the classrooms.
| The building is being done by the
George A. Fuller Company, with about
$50 men on the job. day and night. The
first building will be occupied within
ten days Gardens and terraces are
being laid out on the property. new
roadway has been built into the
grounds at the south end and green
houses and conservatories are to he
constructed at the end of the south
slope of the long hill. which fronts
325 feet on Wisconsin avenue. There
are 100000 square feet in the tract.
| which runs through from Wisconsin
avenue to the Tunlaw road, at the back.
OF Native Potomac Bluestone.
The buildings are Of native Potomac
bluestone, with concrete floors and slate
roofs. all construction the most modern
| possible. The temporary central heating
| plant is being equipped with l00-horse-
power boiler for an improved vacuum
| and heating system. a 1.O00-gallon
nOl-WdteT IdHk, TO supply. at uFSt, IoftN-
five shower baths In the basement of the
administration buildng-the old Hunt
mansion-which, in the spring, will be
put under rollers and moved to the back
of the property, to make way for a big
stone building, there are being built tea-
rooms. chocolate shop etc, for the
/ instruction and pleasure of the students.
Half a dozen tennis courts have been
built at the back of the property. and the
school will eventually accommodate 200
boarding and 400 day scholars. although
K will not be possible to build before bad
weather sets in this year enough struc-
lures to house more than eighty boarding
and 200 day scholars. Plans were
made by and the building work Is
being carried out under the general
supervision of Charles F. Wood. vice
president and secretary. of the school:
Miss Mary Airline Zurhorst being presi-
! dent and treasurer, besides presiding as
, principal of the educational departments.
| The school will be opened for it's four
reenth term. beginning October 4.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
TITLE FOR HoME-BUnDERs.
Win Richmond Championship and
Are Ready for Intercity Series.

RICHMOND. Va, August 26.-The
today defeated the
kocen's Boosters both games of a dou-
to and 6 to 2. and won
the city amateur championship and the
right to represent Richmond in the in
tercity series with Baltimore and
Washington. Joliffe's wildness in the
ninth inning OF the second game caused
the Boosters to tie the score, but the
Builders punched hits in the tenth and
scored four runs. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
Home builders. ...... 4 o 8 o o o0x-7 a
koeen's Boosters. 90 o 0 0 0 o 90 q q
Batteries s-Roberson and johnson; Sanderaon
and Tisnor.
SECOND GAME 90 innings).
Home builders. o o o o o 0 90 "a 10 .
kocen's Boosters. o o o 0 D o o 2 % ?
Ratteries-Jolife and Tigpor; Mason and John
son.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

the American University and the big
seminary for girls which is shortly
to be built by still another edu-
cational institution. a novel system
of training girls in the domestic arts
and sciences which heretofore has cen
tered in a smaller way in the city
neigh borhood of Connecticut avenue
and Rhode Island avenue is to be car
ried out in a group of community
buildings (Which will number seven by
next year and eleven by the year
after), the whole to occupy seven and
a half acres and to represent an invest
ment of 81, 900, 900.
Four Practically Completed.
Four of the main buildings are prac-
tically completed. The old Hunt man
sion has been remodeled, to serve for
the time being as an administration
building, and. in addition. a temporary
power plant is being erected at the
back of the tract, facing on the Tun-
law road. The four main buildings
Evening star., 1916-08-27
BOTH FIGHTERS PRAISED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. August
26--Judgment of pace will be Charlie
Whites undoing Labor day. Next to
Tod Sloan, the jockey, Freddie Welsh
is the best Judge Of pace I ever saw in
my life" said Manager Pollock today.
II have watched and seconded Welsh
in many long distance battles, and 1t
is this same sort of pace Judgment
which spelled Sloan's world wide fame
that makes the champion, beyond a
doubt. in my mind at least, terribly
tough nut for any lightweight to crack
over the championship distance.
Welsh will be at his best both as to
pace" and distance in the Labor day
match. He has never let down since
he boxed and defeated Benny Leonard
at New York three weeks ago.
A week ago he made those of his
detractors who had been trying to
shove him into the welterweight class
the Denver commissioier Of weight 3
and measures at 129E pounds. The
next day he came to Colorado Springs,
has been eating everything that ap-
peals to his fancy and now is lowering
around the 136-pound mark"
Manager Lewis Talks.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, August
26-White will win mainly because he
possesses the ability to land a harder
punch with either hand than any other
living boxer; also he has a wonderful
pair of eyes, and. therefore. Is one OF
the most accurate hitters that ever don
ned a glove" said Nate Lewis, manager
Of White, today Coupled with the
above important assets he Is as cool as
cucumber under fire and thoroughly
game. His wonderful condition at ali
times makes him absolutely impervious
to punishment, and I have yet to see
him in a daZed condition from a blow.
"As far as ring generalship. speed
cleverness in defense and attack, ability
to take punishment. gameness-in fact
everything that makes up a real cham
pion with the exception of hitting abil-
ity-I consider Welsh fully as good as
Joe Cans. Kid Lavigne. Frank Erne OF
Jack McAuliffe.
''On the lack of that one essential as.
set in Welsh's makeup I base my be-
lief In Whites ability to take the cham
pionship away from him In a twenty.
! round bout"
Evening star., 1916-08-27

Frank Schultz presumably is a smart
ball player. but he has yet to learn the
infleld fiy rule. With Carey on first
and none out in the first game of the
doubleheader with the Cardinals on
August Is. Schultz hit pop to Corhan
at short. He thought he was out any
way and didn't run. Corhan mufeed the
ball, forced Carey at second and threw
out Schultz at first. Schultz can get
a copy of the rules at any book store
for ten cents.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

he could from Grandfather Frog. SO he
thanked him and started off. But as he
hoped along, lipperty y-lipperty-lip. ne
was more curious than ever about the
home Of Rattles the ktnghsher, ana ne
ouite forgot Grandfather Frogs advice
TO mind his own business. He made up
his mind that he would find the home OF
RattleS.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
REGA|NS LEAD
Defeats Racquet Club, 6 Out OF z
Matches, and Goes in
First Place.

Petworth displaced Racquet from first
place in the Suburban Tennis League in
the matches played yesterday. when II
won six contests out Of seven from the
team which was in the lead at the END
of last weeks play. the Racquet ciuo,
Racquet is firmly ensconsed in secono
place. having percentage of .643 against
5l2 for Princeton, which is third.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

ton," namely, the ridge on the west side
of Wisconsin avenue from Garfield street
down to below Davis street, where the re-
Gently acquired school property begins.
From this balcony the capital lies out
stretched in the valley below. like map
unrolIed at ones feet, and, at the back,
like a panorama. are the foothills of the
Blue Ridge of Virginia.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

Chicago fans are demanding that John
Collins be benched because Of his failure
to hit Just think where the White Sox
might be now IL they had kept Bobby
Roth and sent some other player to C1eve-
land instead.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Variety Of Cases
From the District.

which are discharged cured. On the hos
pital staff are a number Of psycho-detec-
tives. who have developed genius for
finding insanity clues. In most cases the
patients tendency is to conceal the mat
Evening star., 1916-08-27
On the Old Hunt Estate.

Here, on what originally was known
as the old Hunt estate. more recently
described as the Barber tract of land,
is being brought into existence an i'm
portant new educational center and
still another adornment for Washing
ton. which will attract girls from all
over the United States.
Within a long stones throw of the
Cathedral of IS. Peter and Paul at
Mount st. Alban, the Cathedral School
for Girls, the Cathedral School for
BOYS, and in the same neighborhood as
Evening star., 1916-08-27
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RE
GENTLY ADDED,

The following list, arranged by sub
jects, includes some of the latest addi-
tions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each Sunday are reprinted at the end of
the month, in the library's monthly bull
letin. Copies Of this may be obtained
free at the library or will be sent by mail
for Is cents a year.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Martinsburg Loses Lead.

SpectAI DIspatcH 70 The Star-
HAGERSToWN. Md, August 2s.-
Martinsburg today lost the lead in the
Blue Ridge League to Chambersburg
the Maroons gaining a margin of fve
points when Martinsburg lost to Ham
over in that town, while Chambers
burg was winning from Frederick
Martinsburg lost through inability to
hit with men on bases Score:
Z. III. D.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
INDIANS AND ATH-
LETICS DUE TO PLAY
HERE THIS WEEK

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1916-08-27

Besides the soldier and the criminal. the
hospital has a number of varied and mis-
Evening star., 1916-08-27

1e asylum Is called,
the government in
1856. primarily for
the military in
sane. although It.
was also to take
Of the District of