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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
STEELS STRONG
ON STREET
Technical Stocks Move Up
ward Friday
WALL srurIsr JOURNAL FiNAN-
GAL ItI.NItlM


NEW york Aug 30 Thursdays
selling movement iu some ~ tho
stocks iu which the selling had been
CROWNS rather reckless appeared q"
have benefited tho technical Hitun
tipn aud stocks were better all along
tho line in the sariy dealings
Grurral Electric moved up to The
highest price ~ Its history al a3lt
while Mack Truck rrbnuuded four
points Go 10. and brisk buying opera
tinus went ahead in stocks Ike Pub
lc Service corporation ~ New lefs
soy which went ca sil. and Cast
Iron Pipe which reached new high
on tho gnfrrnt recovery az lIR, up
ne front yesterdays low
stocks opened strong a. = Steel
tt1k up = Southern Railway
lOg.. up =, Htudobakrr. tssi up
a General Electric. sal up ia
Texas Gulr sulphur it2, Mack
TruckA go, up Z. Anaconda. e.. up
a North American. tht, or 80
Reading. N1h OF a. Cast Iron
PIPE. lss. up ia, American Nmrlts
lnE llDs, up ~ Westinghouse Air
ilrakr l9h, up ~ American sugar
% T., up =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Ship NeWs
Arrivals and Departures

Arrived AUG 20 stir Emma AisHana
1v from han Diego via ports ~ o. an.
stF William A. hrkeupey from New
York via ports az ~ 80 a m Aus 60.
ar West cactus from uuruaa Aires
Via Han Francisco al F.ia g. ga. Hlr
Quirait from ins Angeles Via Tacnms
10 tfsn D M ctr p1YisstnNn from Nv
rrrtJ Mukilteo and Tacoma at p m,
atr Halaug from iua Angeles 40 ~ o. "a.
sailed Aus. 20 Hfr Yosemite fpr San
franciHca Via Fort tudiaW at a. m,
Aus So ste Wuitam Campi8n for New
York via ports % $3.50 y m. ms Hopbys
ala f1r Alaska at midnight rtr PIil0rr
tetps far Tacoma o. O. M Htf Dor
uthY Alexander Tor los Angeles VIA San
Frausia1u of o. ms. str SELMA CITY
Tor Tacoma aHI Vancouver az 100 y m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Everett Holidays
for Horse Races

Wednesday, August 20, has been
declared n half holiday in Everett on
account OF the opening Of races at
the North Pacific Live Stock nsso-
citation show nt Silver Lake. Mayor
j, II. Smith. Of Everett, asks that all
business houses and industrial plants
suspend for the afternoon OF that
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Boston Wool

BOSTON Avs So fair business
rcntiuuvs ia fine wool. tutH domestic
and foFrigu Prices showed little
,haHEr large dealers are refusing to
rraut lower prices Mills arc apparently
stiii working on a haui-tos mouth paaia
Considerable bargaining gucs on. The
sales % spring 1883 g0ods indicates Wor-
Etvds have gained in favvf ohio de-
lalncs are unchanged az 5tG56e. halt
blood stock. sac sic. foreign markets
continue strong
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Band Concert at
Volunteer Sunday

Adams concert band viii present
Ia wcll-yaried program at Volunteer
park Sunday, starting nj $40 p m,
The old favorltc william Tel"
overture has place Of honor on
the bill. Spocialtcs VIII be Sc.
octed trombone solo by NJ, u. Miller
and u clarinet duet by Rccchla and
Drlnud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Chicago Board of Trade
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug Foreign rI.
change opened steady sterling Hs5tt .
francs I0,QtssA lire. i005si, Belgium.
io.0f53M: marks. 1850. sweden. cess.
Norway 1859.
Foreign exchange closed Irregular. De.
mSud sterling. tIsGh up =, francs.
i0.OtGsH. or iO.000i lire, i0.o1sza. Up
iD.O00th, belgium, &0.0iJ3h, OF
80 o0oOh marks, 25s Holland. fOs7, or
iO.ooOi. sweden, $3.50 Norway. 1867. up
iO.OOii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Seattle Wheat
Thnr.dn,r 0molntIon.

No. western white. 1l5s: No. /.
soft white, 1857; No. western
white 1851; No hard winter.
tL55; No / northern spring. ti,57,
No I big blue Htcm. 1892.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
Cash Wheat

CHICAGO Aug. 3o.--Cash wheat--So
red, tL57hi No. 2 hard tIG5dI65i
No. . spring, Il.638163
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21

MATUpNLf woman with references
VIII take charge 81 two children
on trip 90 Canada, Address F.72,
Seattle Star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21

VEGETABLES
prtrra PAID nbatr.at~ Dr.Irr.

FFFFTN FHEH NH"IrFNTT UFaTFF"
Quotations By Pioneer fruit a Produce
60.
tine prices given are 'hos. made 20
retail dealers BY wholesalers. win a
few seasonal exceptions. prices 10 pro.
ducers can be figured by d-dur,irE the
approximately is per rsat for handling.
storage and selling cpst.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
San Francisco Produce

Buitcr--b2 hc prime flrstH, nominal
Eggs -i7ho, extra pullots, A0o; under.
sized pullstP 26c
Cheese cal. flats, flrstE, 2iiBc, Cali
fornln Young Americas, fancy. 2Sc,
Americas 2fc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee

ThUrFHnlTN VuotnIiOns
Supnr Raw, frmcri spot $3.50: re-.
fined, firmrr; Rranulatcd, i5,36Hb.G0.
Coffee No. Mo IN spot 2Oa No. I
AnntoE. 2aA m21nr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
MARKET FIRMER
Eggs Steady; Peaches Nov
ing Steadily Thursday

Local markets were steady Thurs.
day. the vsK market appearing
easter as little change iu prlcrH
WrFr noted alberta peaches were
also washer with d plentiful supply
pu hand The price VIII remain
steady while tho supply does not
flood the market a. in tho ease of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
PERSONAL

A GUARANTEED nomach remedy.
We care not how many rem rdicn
you have tried without relief. ~
this does not enable you 10 eat
With comfort. your money VIII be
refunded Ask for testimonials.
MACINTOSH SCOTCH REMEDY.
CO. box GT. Seattle.
LApi Esz-Fpr poTHopRt hygiene use
MAYO Does not iTritAtn. Is not
poisonous. has no odur. Origin
Etsd b. Eastern Specialist by
mall SOC Send for circular.
Murray Medicine Co. f.. o. Box
i2i1. Yakima. Wash.
JEFF MEEK WAS last heard from
IN Seattle In tho spring OF 1894
Hia cousin. Msckcr Bayn, of Grass
Greek. Wye. would like TO hear
from htsn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
sIIiNGLE MARkE'r
FIRST GRADES

standard Stock. Per Ad. Perm
Extra stars, Gs2...t2.Oi 1856
Extra stars, b-2,.,,. 2,1G 27O
Extra Clears .,,.,. 2b0 400
j-2 PcrfcCtB ,,,,,, 2bB-2.o2 550.ggB
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
MONTHLY LINEAGE RATE
calendar MONTH

% 70 % lines used during caisn.
IVY % 1919 lines used during calsn-
Gar month .....l4 cent? per lino
w 20 tb2 Tines used during cHlrn.
aaar month .,,.sia cents per llno
aVs 20 aba lines used during chlon-
Haf month .....tg crnta per line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
FUNERAL NOTICES

PETERS At walia wAlia, AuE ~.
1915. THEODORE PETERS. aged
- years. h. loved son ~ John Pc
tcrh, brother Of n A. aud Roy a.
Peters and Mrs Frank . Peterson.
Funeral services Saturday. ! m.
~ our chapel Friends invited Home
co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
MILK AND CREAM

DAIRY PRODUCTS
Quotations BY rcrrY nra-,
fricos raid Shipper, city Delivery
NaLHA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
LOST AND FOUND

Lost Leather travelling baE, be.
tween Green Lake and ihlnucy on
I'm ave. "wednesday afternoon
paful Reward Phone Sunset
0fIs,
srHANEp White los tcirief An
cars. short toll, license sl8a
itinirrsilpu 1909 Rainier ave.
Lost -Hnl folder about t76 iu cur
frnrE owners aHWS inside re-
Turn 90 same address Liberal TF-
ward Nturrtatkgg
Lost Friday. Itsniun ,aT Toys
blue oyrralia. white collar
NAHlrfs2ibf Reward
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-21
o MANTED-TO RENT

WANTED 10 rent about : acres Or
more. with modern chicken hluar.
diYr description and rent I'll,
NtaF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21

The increasing popularity of the
bungalow Is not difficult to explain
when one sees such attractive and
well-arranged small houses as
those built by Cain & COnerty
of the United Labor and Trust
Company Bank, 2 z. Market st.
The bungalow here pictured is
one Of five in the 700 block on N.
Drexel Ave. All are different in
their exterior coloring and finish.
some being of frame, others Of
stucco, but the same floor plan
has been used throughout all of
them.
From the porch the entrance
leads directly into the living room,
which is lighted by a group of
windows on the west and a high
window on the south. In some of
the bungalows a fireplace and
builtin bookcases give an added
charm, and all of the houses have
built-in cabinets in the kitchen
and medicine cabinets. in the cath-
room.
Between the living and the din
ing room is wide archway that
adds to the apparent size of both
rooms. A door on the south Of
the. dining room opens into the
coy kitchen, which may also be
entered by way of a grade en-
trance on the south.
The bedrooms and bathroom are
separated from the rest Of the
house by a small hallway. from
which doors open into each of
these rooms. This arrangement
insures that privacy so desirable
in "a small house apd has been
found an ideal one for bungalows.
The living and dining room of
these bungalows are attractively
papered in harmonilla paper of
buff shade, While the bedrooms
are dainty in pastel shades and
ivory woodwork. The lumber and
millwork in all OF these houses
was furnished by the Capitol
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
SHOULD ORDER
next SEASONS
TULIPS EARLY
Basins Seed Store Can Sup
ply Bulbs for Beauti-
full Flowers.

Were you one of those admiring
passers-by who took the number Of
that gayly-arrayed, cheerful tulip
that nodded at you from the big
tulip bed at Thirty Eighth and
Meridian SITS, these past two weeks?
OF course it was perfectly all right
to take Miss Tulips number, or the
number of any of her sisters-those
tulips dressed nevery shade of the
rainbow, that were a part Of the dis
play shown by Basins Seed Store,
141 N. Delaware ST.
Order Now
But, if you took that number in
tending to order a duplicate Of the
flower for your own flower bed. this
is the time to do it instead Of wait-
ing until next fall, according to S.
d. Bash. wa
"All during the time the tulips
were in bloom in that display
garden" Bash said, IT saw people
stopping to take the number of
blooms that they particularly ad-
mired. No doubt they intend to
order bulbs. Of that variety in the
fall, when tulips are planted, but
in many cases orders placed then
will be too late for delivery this
year.
From Holland
For many of those bulbs in the dis
play bed are imported fro mHolland
and must be ordered at once If we
are to have them shipped to In
dianapolis in time for the fall trade.
If the order does not reach us until
fall, it will be another year before
we can fill it, and many fiower-lovers
will be disappointed.
$50 If you've picked out your
favorite tulips from our wide variety
don't wait until October to let us
know their number. Order them now
and We'll have them here in time
to plant for next years blooming"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
WIRING SHOULD
BE Done VI EN
BUILDING HOME
E. P. Foulke, Contractor
Says This Is Good Way
to Save Money.

There's no better way to save
money by spending it than to have
your house adequately wired for all
necessary electric outlets while 1t is
in the process of construction" f
P. Foulke, electrical contractor, 944
N. Drexel Ave, aid in discussing
the Importance of wiring for cleo
tricity when building home.
THE first and most important rea-
son that adequate wiring should be
done while the house is being built
is because it may be done for less
Later
This does not include the cost of
replacing damaged plastering and
wallpaper and torn-up floors, all of
which is necessary when wiring is
done after the house is finished
"You may think now that one out
let in the living room is enough to
take care of the floor lamp, but how
about the lamps you'll have three
years from now? And suppose you
want to move the lamp to another
part of the room?
How easy to prepare for 1t before
the house is finished by putting in
outlets in various places in the
room. Three or four outlet re-
ceptacles may be installed while the
house is being built for what it
would cost to install one afterward.
Bracket lights, too, are fast in
creasing in popularity and outlets
for them should be prepared whether
or not you can afford the fixtures
now The best plan is to consult an
expert electrician before you build
and follow his advice on wiring your
home; then there will be no regrets
a fterward -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
Building Permits

Leona Hill, reroof, 1902 Ruckle
"a 4. L. Munden, porch. 1929 Laurel
Supreme Oil Company. tank, Twenty
First and Belt. 5000
william Shouts, dwelling, $50 E. New
Mrs. John Bailey, remodel. 3443 Salem
R. Mayo, reroof. so1-s N. Alabama
:. Taylor Carpet Company. cables. ITO S
K of p Lodge. repair elevator GIG N
Pennsylvania. ST. .925.
Henry shoemaker, dwelling. 514o N
Pennsylvania, $4,000. -,,o ~
Henry Shoemaker. furnace, 5l40
Carrie Howard addition. 1877 E. Morris
:. George Cornelius. furnace. ao14-1e W
George Cornelius. furnace, Dol Arnolda
William snowden, rebuild, 2421 Sheldon
E. W. GARRISON. addition. 1947 Adams
Jane whitsett. reroof. 143s-4o Naomi
Bertha Greenlee, remodel, 81 e. La
8. +. Duvall garage 3515 E. Sixteenth
Rudolph Kiefer garage. 1855 Congress
F. F.. wooling. dwelling. 2o45-47 Park
F. +. Wooling. dwelling, 2o41-4s Park
F. i: Wooing, dwelling. 2oa7-as Park
K. K. Ward, dwelling, 2oaa-s5 N
K. K. Wsrk, dwelling. 2o2e-e1 N
f F.. WE9SSdling' dwelling, 2o2e-27 n
F. F. Wooiing, dwelling. o221-23 N
r. +. Wooling. dwelling 2o17-1e N
F. +. Wooling, dwelling. 2o13-15 N
r. F. Wooling. dwelling. 200e-11 n
r. f. Wooling, dwelling, 2o4o-42 N
r. r. Wooling. dwelling, 2o24-2e N
Parker. 81 800.
Parker. So 500. .oso :.
F. F. Wooling, dwelling. 202S-30 N
Parker, 81 800
r. r. Wooling. dwelling. 2o1e-1s N
Martha Horn, dwelling. 1888 N
Martha Horn. furnace. 1885 N. Riley
Albert Hitzslberger. coal office, 116t
L. j. Murdoch. garage 1909 Oliver
Clarence Jackson. reroof, as4 N Colo
Belle Letcher, dwelling. 332e-2s n
Belle Letcher, furnaces. 3326-2S N
Capitol. $500.
IS p. Sample, dwelling, 3437 Fletcher
S. b. Sample. dwelling. 3433 Fletcher
s D. Sample, office. English and Sher
man. $500.
Mary McGuff. dwelling. 1888 s. Ran
dolph. $4,000
Fred Eastwood, shop, 511 Walton
Henry Grafton. addition. 1904 e. Twer
Hugh Reynolds, reroof. 412o Broadway
$312.
A S. Meng. dwelling. 5272 Park
A. 8. Mepg. furnace, 5272 Park, $40
J. H. Werner. dwelling. 1913 s. Warman
$1,000.
Mary McGuff dwelling. 1740 s. Ran
dolph. $4,000
Mary MeGuff. dwelling. 1744 s. Ran
dolf. $4,000.
P. J. Anderson. dwelling, 3s14-1e E
Michigan, $4,000.
P.. J. Anderson. furnace. 3s14-16 E
Michigan, $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
ENGLISH TYPE RESIDENCE CONSERVES SPACE
Sometimes Built of Brick, Shingles,
Stucco or Wide Clapboards-Roof
Is Steeply Pitched, With Uneven
Slope Solid Shutters Pretty.
BY Molly Elliott

The Gothic Tudor and Ezabethan architecture
best advantage in churches and residences which
space is not consideration but the English type which
these groups belong has been chamngy adapted and
three bedroom houses that practical
sufficiently large for the average family
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21

Intend to Construct Homes
That VIII Last for
Many Years.

eff some one offered to sell you
real gold brick for Is cents. you
wouldn't buy it because you
wouldn't believe it was gold. You'd
know that, as the saying goes, you
can't get something for nothing, and
you'd be suspicious of anything that
seemed worth more than you paid
for it," said w. II. Keller, secretary
Of j. E. Morrison and Company,
realtors and builders, 513 Lemke
Bldg.
That's the reason" Keller said"
that we do not claim to build the
cheapest house, for it isn't possible
to make good work cheap. You
can't build an honest-to-g goodness
house. that will satisfy the home
owner, and sell it at price that is
less than it cost to build.
Cheap Price-Cheap House
eff house is sold at a cheap prise
it must be a cheap house--and not
every one wants a cheap house.
Many persons prefer to pay fair
price for a substantial, well-built
home that will be a lasting source
Of pride to them and will reflect
credit upon the builder That's the
kind of houses we want the reputa-
ton of building.
Build on Contract
THE j. E. Morrison & Co. will build
upon contract for any would-be
home owner who has a clear lot to
apply as first payment on his home
or for a moderate cash first pay
ment. The balance due on the house
may be paid at l per cent a month,
like rent, until the home is clear.
And, after it is paid for, the
owner will have a real house that
will last for many more years in
stead of a shoddy structure that
means constant expense for repair
ing" Keller said. 1--WE do not offer
to build the cheapest houses. but we
do build enduringly good homes at
a moderate price-houses that give
their owners full value for every dol
lar that goes into them"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
PIPE WRENCH is USEFUL

Every home should possess a pipe
wrench. 1t costs very little more
than an ordinary monkey wrench,
and its range of usefulness far ex.
ceeds this homely tool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
CAN MAKE SUNLIGHT

Careful selection of wallpaper and
draperies for a room will give the ef-
feet of sunlight, however gloomy the
day may be.
Papers in which the buff and vel
low tones pre6ominate are always
cheerful and stimulating to the eye.
1t is possible now to buy glass cur
tain OF gold color gauze, through
which the light filters warmly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21

This smaller English type is
sometimes built of brick, occasional.
ly Of shingles or wide claptoards and
very frequently of rough stucco.
Whatever material Is used. however,
there are certain outstanding fea-
tures that are characteristic
Steep Roof
The most conspicuous of these is
the steeply pitched. unevenly sloped
roof. the narrow caves and the
sharply pointed dorrners. The steep
roof had real reason for existence
in land where snow falls fire.
quently and fingers wherever there
is a place to linger. for even the
remain long on roof more nearly
vertical than horizontal.
Nor were the wide caves needed
in the northern climate, for the sun
light on the walls was welcome and
shadowy spaces were of no advan-
tage.
Shutters Picturesque
The solid shutters, too, that are
a picturesque part of the exterior
of these English cottages were built
to keep out the cold winds rather
than the warm sunlight and the alb
sence Of open porches proved that
this architecture originated in
land where there were few long, hot
summer afternoons.
On the other hand, the easement
windows, when opened wide, admit
both breeze and sunshine, and the
space saved by emitting the porch
is added to the spacious living room,
which usually occupies the entire
front of the house. A small en-
trance hall substitutes in the Eng
lish cottage for the center hall that
characterizes the Colonial type of
architecture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
DETAILS OF KITCHEN
Light, Plumbing, Drain and Cup
board Room Are Essential.

Importance Of the kitchen, especi-
ally in a small home that does not
boast e company of servants, can
not be stressed too much. There are
only a few details that need to be
added to a poor kitchen to make of
1t a good one.
Good light, good plumbing, a good
sized enameled iron drain board,
plenty of cupboard room, enough
space for the storage of food, dishes,
potsc and pans and work table space
are most essential. A good ice box
or refrigerator and good stove also
are necessary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
PAINTING HOME
IS EC0NOM
way TO Spend
Liberal Financing Plan Is Of
fered by Northern
Company.

Are you one of those would-be
economical home owners who looks
at the weather-worn walls of the
family residence, then at the fiat
tened state Of the family wallet, and
signs regretfully because you can't
afford to paint the house this year?
AS a matter of fact, 1t would be a
saving of money to have it done at
once
Building DepreciateS
For every day 1t is left implanted
lit depreciates in value. and the
Northern Paint Company. 2943 Cen
trail Ave-. is offering to do the work
on an easy liberal term plan of
financing that takes all the pain out
of painting. financially speaking.
The work. too. is done with the
best of paints. for the Northern
Paint Company handles Advance
paints and varnishes made in Indian
apolis. The company arranges finan-
cling of the painting job and. If de-
sired, recommends a painter whose
work they know is good.
Good Terms
The terms will appeal to every
home owner who is temporarily
short of cash after settling the win
ter coal bills. A telephone call to
c. F.. 'Schiez. manager of the COM
pany, Randolph 1927, will bring all
H. - tfn,, Ia@{~aI
The proposition is one that should
interest those who have houses to
sell or rent. too. for everyone real
ICES that 500 spent for paint adds
5000 to the value of a house and
Increases it's chance of sale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-21
WHEN A PIPE BURSTS

What to do when a pipe bursts:
First, shut off the water. Then
call a plumber. If he cannot, come
Immediately. disconnect the bursted
pipes as near back of the break as
possible and plug up the open end
with a rubber stopper. which can
be bought at any hardware store
for a small sum. The stopper can
be fastened in place so that it will
withstand ordinary pressure. and
the plumbing in the rest of the
house can be used until the repair
man arrives.
Evening star., 1925-11-14

ture read by accomplished readers
seems not to be the kind of enter
tainment liked by a large number
of persons. Popular taste surely
leans to Jazz and to moving pictures
and spoken plays whose appeal is to
persons OF very ordinary measure
of intellect and who, not conceiving
their deficiency, are not eager to eX-
ert themselves to become appreciative
Of intellectual entertainment. There
are persons who are anxious to keen
fresh in memory the good things they
have learned or heard and ambitious
to learn new things which ought to
make for higher understanding and
enrichment of the mind. Many of
these persons will probably be inter
ested in the poetry matinees," In
which, no doubt, the readings will
not be exclusively Of verse. With
the popular interest in education, 1t
seems strange that more persons do
not turn to great books and other lit
erary works rather than frivol with
those that cannot stimulate the mind
and form the habit Of high thinking.
We shall see how well these New
York poetry matinees take" with the
public.
Evening star., 1925-11-14
School Congestion.

Crowded conditions in Washing
tons public schools continue, despite
the passage of the f1ve-year building
program by Congress at the last
session School officials predict that
the results of the first years appro
priation will not be felt until the
beginning of the next school year
although building operations are
being carried on with the utmost dis
patch.
Definite relief from congestion in
the entire school system will not be
apparent for three years. Congress
waited too long. Building legislation
for the District schools should not
have been disregarded until the last
session. 1t was a paramount issue
in the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh
Congresses and if it had been acted
-1Ipon at that time the National Cap
itaI would now be well on it's way to
recovery.
It is but another example of con
cressional delay of needful improve
ments for the District. Portable
schools and staggered hours" have
been some of the measures adopted
hy school authorities to care for the
overflow of the students of the city.
Yet for year after year Congress has