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Evening star., 1923-09-23

! NE of the unparalleled Iabors
IN of the mythical Hercules
IN was the colossal assignment
| of cleaning the :Augean
istables-a task comparable in mag
nitude to the gigantic job. latterly
completed, of putting the CLINT. gloss
and glisten into every nook and
corner of the United States Capitol.
anticipatory of the early return of
ICongress and its resumption of law
making activities.
| More than four hundred expert
mechanics. repairmen, engineers,
architects, laborers, scrubwomen and
iother arch enemies. of dust, dirt and
deterioration have been busily engag-
ed since the gavel OF the Speaker of
the House last fell in the adjourn
ment of Congress in cleaning up. re-
modelling and repairing our greatest
federal building-the famous struc-
iture dignified and venerated by every
patriotic American.
| In the chambers of the House and
Senate, the song of the saw and the
anvil chorus of metal striking metal
have substituted for the clamor of
loratory. The swish of the broom.
the flop of the mop and the chatter
| of charwomen have resounded in the
tcorridors which customarily are trod
by the cushion -heeled feet of our
federal legislators. The skillfufly
manipulated brushes of the adept
artists have provided the essential
touch of culture to the Industrious
picture of the daily cleanup cam
paign, for the decorations, panels,
painting and portraits have needed
retouching in the same degree that
the hinges of $50 doors have required
ireadjustment and the smooth sur
faces of miles of marble stairways
and halls have required polishing.
Yes, II is surely some tremendous
| Job to doll up the mammoth building
which crowns Capitol Hill for the
reception of the congressman who
soon will be flocking to Washington.
| David Lynn, architect of the Capitol
land superintendent of Uncle Sams
! most famous of buildings, is annually
confronted by apparently insurmount-
able obstacles and stupendous labors
iouite as monumental as those that
wrinkled the face of Hercules.
/ In his quiet. unassuming and eff
cient way. Mr.. Lynn subdues the
great problems with which he has to
contend. If you think it borders on
| a trifing matter to be manager-in-
ichief of the United States Capitol
the $40. 100000 estate, with supple
mental and, related structures-you
should keep tab on Mr. Lynn's goings,
icomings and doings for a single day.
Then you will be intimately acquaint-
| ed with what appears regularly on
the calendar of this gentleman who
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operated scientifically as to effect a
upward draft.

operated scientifically as to effect an
upward draft.
sl# K
n JNDER ordinary conditions no cases
~ of suffocation. will ever occur in
the Senate. as the present facilities
provide for 100 cubic feet of fresh
air minute for each legislator. This
is double the amount of ventilating
air to be found in even the best of
office buildings.
The improvements in the ventilat-
ing and lighting systems are largely
due to the efforts of Senator Hale
of Maine. WHO has made a special
study of these matters. Recently a
score of the most prominent engineers
from Europe who are making a study
of American methods of ventilation
visited and carefully inspected the
equipment at the United States Cap
itol. They unqualifiedly complimented
1t as the best system now in opera
ton in any large government build
ing in the world.
An extraordinary tower = about
thirty, feet high and ten feet in
diameter terminates in a yentilatfng
pit which yempties into brick walled
tunnel 512 feet long and ten by fif-
teen feet in cross-section. From the
intake tower the fresh pure air is
sucked mechanically into this tun-
mel. 1t is heated during the winter
by being passed over hot coils so
that it's uniform temperature when
delivered in the Senate chamber is
seventy-two degrees.
The ventilation system in the Cap
itol is so arranged that even when the
outer doors are opened no change in
the interior temperature due to
draughts results.
The House of Representatives is
equipped with ventilating system
quite similar to that in the Senate
hall. except that the former apparatus
is much larger.
Seventeen new artistic panels have
been designed and painted by the
Capitol artists. and installed in the
Senate chamber during the recent re-
cess of Congress. Previously. the pam
els had been painted directly on the
plaster. The new panels are painted
on thick permanent canvas, which
| was first cemented to the side walls.
This handsome piece of work has been
completed under the direction of
Charles e. Moberley, who has been
the adept decorator at the Capitol
for the last twenty years.
Necessary improvements have also
been made in bringing certain por-
tions of the electric wiring system
which illuminates the Capitol at
night, up to date. 1t was back in
1896 that the electric lighting of
Uncle Sans largest building was in
augurated. The work then installed,
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4 f..
may be, called the busiest man in
Washington"
HERE is a brief lineup of the field
l. l. of activities supervised by the
| Chpitol architect: The Capitol grounds
ccyer 5s.s acres with the gigantic
lCapitol-the building is -551 feet long.
1850 feet wide and 2S7 feet high
gracing the little promontory which
overhangs Pennsylvania avenue. In
addition to having. complete charge
of the Capitol. Mr.. Lynn also looks
after the House Office building, the
Senate Office building and the govern
meRt power plant. This power plant,
a modern city of mechanics. provides
heat. light and power for the Library
of Congress. the coast and geodetic
survey building, the Botanic Gar
| den, the courthouse and city hall,
the Court of. Appeals and the Court
of Claims, and light alone for the
plant also furnishes heat and power
for the government printing Office
/ end the city post office. The boilers
| and heating plant on Capitol Hill are
the largest in the District.
When the old congressman and the
new assemble they will discover that
many worthy improvements have
been made. The senators who, ses-
sion after session. have been COM
planning about the poor natural
light and the inadequate system of
| ventilation in the Senate chamber will
have no potential causes for COM
plaint. Twenty-four large skylights
have been installed so that the nat
ural illumination of the hall will be
exactly doubled.
If the air that we breathe is a
measure of our efficiency the national
senator's are going to bubble over
with energy this winter. for the
ventilation system of the Senate
chamber has been repaired and recon
structed so. that now it is as perfect
as modern mechanics can make 1T. A
large electric fan ten feet in diameter
now drives 10000 cubic feet of air
per minute into the Senate hall A
highly efficient system of heating this
air during the winter has been pro-
vided
A large new white tile floor has
been built under the wooden floor in
the Senate chamber. The space be-
tween the tile and wood forms what
is known technically as a plenum
chamber or tunnelway for the venti-
lating air which is forced into the
duct. This air is distributed through
out the hall by means of inlet per-
foratfons in the legs of the desks
where the senators sit, and by way
of other intakes located in the risers
of the stairs. The impure air is
sucked through outlet devices in the
ceiling by means of special fans so
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tween bituminous and anthracite, but
if the demand is heavy the price
equals that of so-called hard coal
In handling coke one should employ
practically the same method used in
the firing of anthracite, except that
closer regulation of the drafts is
necessary and a small layer of ashes
should be allowed to remain on the
CRATE to protect it. When you kindle
the fire the draft should be opened
wide until the mass has become we'll
ignited. then it should be shut down
until just sufficient to support COM
bustion at the desired rate.
There is another form of coke.
known as petroleum coke. which is
the ultimate residue from the distil-
lation of petroleum. 1t is practically
free of ash and higher in heat value
than any other solid fuel. 1t is not
as yet available in great quantities
and usually commands higher price
than anthracite. 1t is used in the
furnace much in the same manner as
ordinary coke, except that an artificial
ash bed of fire brick, broken to the
size of walnuts, must be placed on
the CRATE to protect it from the heat
and to reduce the draft.
X
THERE is an amalgam on the mar
l. ket that has given very satis-
factory results. This is made of coal
dust combined or. as the name indi-
Gates, amalgamated with oil The
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although satisfactory for that period.
is now antiquated and inefficient.
In the Garfield administration. a
workman was engaged one day III
some repair work on the roof above
the Senate. Accidently, he fell
through one of the skylights. His
body, catapulting to the legislative
floor far below, fell. directly at the
feet of one. of the Washington's lead
ing statemen of those days. The
workman was injured very seriously.
The Senate was excited almost to
condition of stampede. AS result
of the accident. Congress officially
ordered that all the keys to the stair
ways leading to the roof of the Cap
itol be placed in the custody of the
Speaker of the House, and that
henceforward no repair work of any
kind was to be conducted during the
active sessions of the legislative bod
les. This rule is still followed. 1t ex- 4
plains why most of the repair work 5
at the Capitol is done during the sea-
sons when Congress goes on vaca-
ion.
IF reapportionrnent on the basis OF
L the 1920 census is confirmed and =
executed during the session of Con-s1
gress which begins in December. IN
the neighborhood of forty more rep
resentatives will be added to the al
ready large and cumbersome army OF
national Legislators. The Office quar-
ters of the federal representatives are
overtaxed and crowded. even as mat
ters stand today. If the personnel of
the House of Representative is iu-s
creased, offices for the newcomers
will have to be secured outside of the
Capitol or the House Office building. "a
Under existent circumstances there +.
are 435 representatives and five ter
ritorial delegates. Each of them has
one Office room in the House Office
building except sixteen members,
heads of committees and others spe-
cially designed by the Speaker of the.s'
House to occupy offices in the Capitol.
Without question, the national rep
resentatives are handicapped serious
ly at present for adequate Office
space. The senators each have from
N"O " III &C VI LOul IooAIS III
suites in the Senate office btilding
No representative, no matter how
powerful he be, has more than one
room, unless extra committee room
facilities may be counted as Office
space. The average representative
has his secretary and stenographic
assistants in the same room with him.
He confers with his colleagues amidst
the clash and clatter of mechanical
writing machines. He has no privacy
other than a folding screen which,
may be used to partition his private
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Excellent Hard-Coal Substitutes
Found too Costly for Use in Homes

Scientists at Bureau of Mines Have Been
Trying to Find Ways of Obtaining Cheaper
Fuels - General Objection to Bituminous
Product Can Be Overcome by Proper Furnace
Methods Saving by Use of Ignite Found to
Be Dream.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Science, Elbow Grease &
Have Cleaned Capitol for Congress

Inmacu sNowR sandU
ennensM Persons EN-
nL OHcesB
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29
h10R WILLIAMS DENOUNCES ENGLISH
|sPEAMNG UNION AND Nj KLUX KHAN
tred Upon Rotarians the Duty Of Carrying
Virtues of Late World War Into Peace

born. how he had worshipped God,
what language he spoke? By no
means. We boasted then we did not
care. He had proven by blood test
his true patriotism. That was enough
for us. We were not asking then
Who is an American" We knew.
If we lose that vision, if we confuse
the qualifications then so plain. that
beautiful ceremony on the hillside of
Arlington was but a hollow mockery.
Those who would set up that dynasty
of the native born should have the de-
cency, as one of their first acts of
power, to remove the body of that un-
known soldier from Arlington and
send it to some other country, for
how may they tell if he measured up
to the standards they are now setting
up for the American and is fit rep
resentative of their country"
I'VE have entirely too many for
eign flags floating around America to-
day." said MIR. Williams and he then
discussed what he believed to be two
roots of menace to America, one aid
ed by outsiders and the other aided
by sappers within made up of our
own stock. These two roots to which
the speaker referred are the English
Speaking Union and the Ku KluX klan
He described the former as being
made up of very estimable people, of
the present and ex-dependencies of
British Empires, whose plan, accord
ing to Mr.. Williams, was to organize
and rule the world. Mr. Williams
IN 70
of America and referred to the alb
surdity of such plan when our citi-
gems had only recently gone overseas
to prevent another country from gain
ing such point. He believed that
America should not assist in the move
ment of this union to obtain funds in
maintaining the home of Washington's
ancestors six generations back in
England OF the Ku Klux Klan Mr.
Williams said that the. organization
was a disgrace and referred to meth
DDS in the south where citizens were
fiogged because group of men peep
ing through nightshirts and hiding
behind the flag thought it was wise.
He added, however. that those who
had sand enough to go out and do
tne HOsRlHg were not as cOWdruly as
those who contribute to it. In clos
ing Mr.. Williams said. that Rotary
could be dedicated to service of no
greater importance than that of bring
ing the people to the radiant vision
of Armistice Day and the duty of
carrying the virtues of war into
peace.
Mr.. Williams address came at the
conclusion of the Rotary Club dinner
at which several members of the BPW
Club acted as servers The usual
songs were sung by the members of
the club under the leadership of DR..
Derbyshire. The next meeting will
occur on Tuesday noon next
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

concluded with the words, "He is
wonderful man
{. p. Merrill presided at the post
prandial exercises and said ne thought
it WAS an honor To have a squad of
football players such as we had in
Skowhegan high school and that he
believed their records were almost
equal to the records of the young
ladies' who had made the banquet pos
sible Prin. Foster gave toast to
The team and the wonderful support
Of Skowhegan citizens. He compli-
mented the boys by saying that it was
the best team of any school in which
he had ever served as principal. He
voiced an appreciation for the sup
port of the coach, the people and es-
peciallY the support of r. b. Cole
Col. Shumway spoke of the growth of
football in Skowhegan high school
since the days when he was a student
and urged that the manager insist on
bringing Cony High School to Skow-
hogan next year. He told an anus
ing story and brought an optomistic
message to the football heroes. Be
fore introducing the next speaker
T0astmaster Merrill stated that he be-
lieved that the White Star Laundry
accounted for the clean games of the
past season and then called upon
X. b. Cole, proprietor of that enter
prise, Mr.. Cole remarked that he had
said about everything he could to the
boys before this but said that the 1923
team was the best and gamiest that
ever came out of any school in the
state of Maine. He illustrated this
by the gamey spirit shown by some
of the players on the recent game at
Bdd eford Walter Wilson respond
ed for the second team and Capt.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29
NORRIOG EW0CK WILL
HAVE BANK


During the past few months the
Norridgewock Chamber of Commerce
has been working for bank in that
town and few weeks ago Bank Com
missioner Fred F. Lawrence was in
formed of their purpose. AT once
the Skowhegan Trust Company became
interested and offered to open bank.
1t was determined that proper loca-
ton for banking could be secured and
since that time the necessary pro-
ceedings, according to bank laws of
the state have been followed, with the
result that on Tuesday forenoon at
1870 a public meeting of the citizens
was called in fremen's hall and Bank
Commissioner Lawrence, after follow
ing the lawful proceedings, gave the
Skowhegan Trust Company the right
to open bank in Norridgewock. The
town has needed bank for number
of years and the citizens feel greatly
indebted to the Chamber of Commerce
for handling the situation with such
good results 1t is expected that the
bank will be located in the postofiice
building where the present Carr store
is operated. 1t will probably be open
ed in a few weeks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

line and never letting an opponent
pass when within reach. Plays tackle
and is ii senior this year.
Adolph Provost, "Gramp," manager
of the team shifted from full back
last year to end this season. He
adapted himself to the position, play
ing strong game at all times. Mem
Der of the senior class.
FeliN Dionnc, phil" played end.
Allowed to play only part of the sea-
son and playing rs a regular for the
lrst time he showed great improve
ment. making him very strong man
on the defensive and a great catcher
OF forward passes Felix is II mem
Der of the sophomore class
Paul Beaulier has yet to make bad
pass 10 the baclllield. Very accurate
and prompt. He showed great dcyei-
opment in his only year of football.
Eyander Perkins, Van never knew
what a football uniform felt like until
about the second week of practice.
He soon showed he WAS able to fill
the uniform, doing very good work
when called upon to substitute for any
of the backfield.
William Cowette. No one but
Chin seemed able at the first OF
the season to fill his namesakes place
who was injured at the time. Al
though considered sub in ability
should be considered regular He
is a junior.
Charles Bess. "Chick." is senior
and yet to see service on the first
team but because of his work on the
second eleven and his regular attend
ance al practice WAS awarded the CO.
veted IS"
Bernard Holt. %, was elected man
ager OF the team for next season.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

S. II. S 1928 FOOTBALL TEAM
the S. II. S. faculty. He stated to
the Reporter that prospects for 1924
were splendid and that while there
were only three letter men returning,
there were many SECOND string men
who had great promise for strength
and skill on the gridiron next year
Mr.. Doste is popular among the stu
dents and among his friends in Skow-
hegan. His local affiliations are
with Simon Peters Post OF the Amer
ican Legion. The Milburn Club and
Somerset Council knights of Column
bus.
And now the heroes themselves:
Capt, Henry Lessard. more common
ly known as Hank has played three
years for the Orange and Black. For
making interference and running with
the ball they make none better 1t
is claimed that he carried rabbits
foot in every game for Hank played
during the entire season. He is a
member OF the Junior class.
Reid Appleby. captain elect for 1924
is the heaviest man on the team. He
has played a good game at guard and
tackle. being considered by some as,
good lineman as has been seen
in action this year. Reid is a Junior
and has played all three years.
Emile Dionne Frog" running mate
of Hank" whose reputation is known
throughout the state can kick, pass
or run with the ball. making the
most versatile man on the team A
former captain whose high school
football days are over Opposite
to Hank Emile has had the tough
est breaks of any man on the team.
Ernald Mullen, Pat" playing his
first year for Skowhegan showed re-
markable ability in carrying the ball
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29
QD|ES TO Be REMOVED
FROM CEMETERY
respective Central Maine Develop
ment Responsible for New
Burying Place

| Bingham Nov. 28.-There is a pros
|rt that business in Bingham for the
|rt few years will be good A man
|s been here looking over the hard
pod growth with the idea of estab
Fhing wood alcohol plant in con-
|etiOn with the one already being
pill at Carrabassett The State is
lay out "a large sum of money in
4 rebuilding the road between Mos
w and The Forks during the COM
y season. Also the indications point
The coming of the Central Maine
Pser Company's big dam. The COM
fhy has purchased the Smith Howes
Pm in Moscow of Walter Robinson
4 are grading a large portion of it
cemetery. The former burial
punds will be in the flooded area
Pen the dam is built and all bodies
\ be moved to the new cemetery
feh is very favorably located.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

The banquet given the 1923 football
team of the high school was spirited
and thoroughly enjoyable affair. The
tables were set in the form of hol-
low square in the new part of the
Domestic Science quarters in the high
school building The place was gay
with orange and black ribbons, the
high school colors, and the lights
were shaded with fantastic baskets,
one of which represented Skowhegans
new high school building. Emblem
atical of the occasion the table decor
ations were rubber footballs and a
game of volley ball was feature of
the dinner. The menu included to-
mato soup, salmon loaf, green peas,
mashed potatoes, rolls, olives, pickles,
cake, sherbet and coffee. 1t was
served by members of the Domestic
Science class under the direction of
Miss Evelyn Bridges, teacher in that
department. Before dessert, a num-
ber of stunts were introduced with
c. P Merrill presiding. These were
surprises and the first was debate
in which Edward Cayouette of the
high school football team put it all
over John l.. Fish of the Reporter,
and won the honors. This was fol-
lowed by various features in which
Col. s. n. Shumway of the school
board. j. II. Jenkins, DR.. c. f. Rich
ardson, Robert Furber, Walter Will
son, Prin. H. A. Foster, Bedeau Goul-
lette and Van Perkins participated.
Perkins was called upon to give IA
sketch of Coach Dostie and this he