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ly his experience as an authority on
Washington Zoning.
The planning committee, according
to Col. Sheriff. will be charged with
the coordination of the planning work
carried out under the Board of Com
missioners of the District of Columbia.
under the office of public buildings and
public parks. under the National Capt.
tai Park Commission, under the chief
of engineers of the United States
Army; relating to the water supply
recla ma ton and river and harbor i'm
provement at the National Capital;
the Highway Commission of the Dis
trict of Columbia as to highway de-
velopment; the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission. as to park and
highway development in their purview
and the architect of the Capitol as to
the development of the Capitol
grounds.
The membership OF the above nam.
ed committee" said Col. Sheriff. is
largely officials of the Government for
the District of Columbia. and the pur-
pose of the committee Is to coordinate
and to bring into harmony the plan
ming activities now carried on by the
above named agencies, each of which
is working Tor the development OF
Washington along its particular line.
For 125 years Washington has been
without any comprehensive plan Of de-
velopment except for the original plan
prepared by Maj. L'Endant under the
direction of President Washington and
Thomas Jefferson, and also excepting
the plan for the development of the
park system of the National Capital
made in 1901 by the Macmillan Park
Commission.
There have been plans for carry
ing out the various different parts
of the development, such, for In
stance, as the highway plan, which
has done such splendid service; but
none of these plans has been COM
prehensive and complete in bringing
together all the different planning
activities into one co-ordinated and
correlated whole. The planning now
being created, as it represents all the
executive agencies engaged on the
various developments of city and
park planning, will be in "a position
without additional expense 70 the Gov
ernment or to the municipality, to
coordinate all planning and develop
ment activities"
Evening star., 1925-06-09
General
Is Sole Master
OF White House

Attorney General Sargent. dur
ing the absence of President and
Mrs. Coolidge, is master of the
White House.
The Attorney General Is the sole
occupant of the big old mansion,
with the exception of the attend
ants and servants, and will re-
main so until tomorrow morning,
when his distinguished host and
hostess return from their Mime
sofa trip.
Mr.. Sargent and his wife took
up their temporary residence at
the White House more than
month ago. The latter returned to
their Vermont home a week ago.
and. with her and the President
and Mrs. Coolidge away. the Attor-
ney General has been keeping
what might be termed White
House bachelors hall To prevent
himself from getting TOO lonely he
has had friends in for meals and
for the evening several times.
Evening star., 1925-06-09
Noted Harding Roses at White House
Are Dying Despite Tenderest Care

claimed to be the finest specimen of
all the pink variety OF roses grown
UP to that time. Mrs. Harding was
so pleased with the appearance Of the
flower and the honor extended to her
by having 1t named for her, she OBJ
tanned some small plants for her gar
den. These plants thrived well and
bloomed in glorious fashion until this
Spring. For some unaccountable rea-
son they are withering and give evi-
dence of not being long for the plant
world. in which they occupied such an
honored and conspicuous place.
The little old fashion flower garden
which Mrs. Harding planted the first
Summer she was in the White House
is faring better than the Harding rose.
1t has been tenderly cared for and
nourished from year TO year, and to-
day il is one Of the real beauty spots
in the White House grounds.
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CITIZENS TO OUTLINE
DEFENSE DAY PLAN
Col. Bell Calls Meeting of Com
mittee for Friday-Will Not
Act as Chairman.

The question OF how Washington
should observe Defense Test day on
July this year will be discussed at
meeting in the board room of the
District Building at 4 O'Clock Friday
afternoon of the committee of citi-
zens, which arranged for Defense day
last year.
Announcement of the calling Of the
meeting was made by Engineer Com
missioner Bell following a session of
the Board of Commissioners this
morning. In planning for the observ.
ance last year Col. Bell served as
chairman of the committee. but he
said today he probably would ask the
committee to select the chairman this
year.
Those who will be invited to attend
the meeting are: James T. Lloyd,
Isaac Cans. Milton e. Allies. Charles
A, Baker, c. T. Clagett, E. II. De
Groot, Elliot H. Goodwin. Roy l.. Neu-
hauser, r. p. Andrews, John Gleiss-
ner. Newbold Noyes, Edward B. Nc
Lean, G. Logan Payne, Samuel J.
Prescott. Edward F. Colladay, Char
J. Bell. H. A. Brooks, Arthur Carr. E.
c. Graham, Harry q. Kimball and
Edward D. Shaw.
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PARIS rs HOPEFUL.
Believes Europe Now Nearer to
Permanent Peace.

PARIS. June Q tP).-The French
reply TO Germany's security pact pro-
posal. upon which Great Britain and
France announced complete agree
ment AT Geneva yesterday, will be
forwarded to Germany within a few
days. 1t was sent today TO Brussels
and Rome for approval. Belgium is
familiar with the note and officials
said its approval is certain. Italy's as.
sent is confidently anticipated.
1t was, believed here that Europe
now is nearer security than at any
time since the armistice, and that a
general settlement may come within
a few months. 1t was said in French
circles, however, that everything de-
pends upon whether Germany la sin
cere In wishing a permanent peace.
The points of agreement are:
First, the pact no longer presents
the appearance of assistance to be
given by France to Belgium, but a
firm decision by Great Britain TO de-
fend her own security from the Rhine
and the Scheldt.
Second, the interests of France s
allies, the Poles and Czechoslovakians.
have been guarded, because France
retains the right to cross the de.
Rhine zone In case Of a
threat by Germany over her eastern
frontiers.
Third. the arbitration treaties which
Germany has proposed to conclude
with Prague and Warsaw, as with
Paris and Brussels. and which must
be negotiated at the same time as the
security pact, will only affect differ
ences arising in the future; that Is
they cannot apply to questions OF
frontiers or other dispositions pro.
vided for in the peace treaties.
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Despite all efforts to save them, the
several famous Harding rose plants in
the rear grounds OF the White House
are dying. At least the gardeners who
have been working over these plants
trying to revive them are of the opin-
ion that their end is near.
These plants were put into the
ground personally by the late Mrs
Harding when she was mistress of the
White House. The President was
passing along the walkway between
the executive Office and the White
House building at the time. and he
stopped and looked on at the proceed
ing
The Harding rose was first grown
at the Department OF Agriculture
greenhouse and was named in honor
OF Mrs. Harding. When it was first
shown II was received with great ac-
claim by rose fanciers. 1t was pro-
Evening star., 1925-06-09

cent of them had capital of more
than 100000 The great number of
small bank failures" he said each
one of which has elements of trag gedy
in its own neishborhood and each one
or which locks up a portion of the
purchasing power of the country, ac-
counts for the failure of business to
respond as it should have responded
TO the favorable influences that have
been evident for the past 10 months
These small bank failures are still
occurring at the rate of six or eight
week and there have been 274 of
them since the first of January down
to and including May Is.
Need Larger Banks.
Evidently, il there is a remedy
for this condition, the credit men
should be interested in advocating
its adoption. We must have banks
large enough to afford good manage
ment and large enough to spread
their risks over a variety of indus
tries. and over considerable terri
tory" he said.
The invocation today was by DR.
Lewis j. Schwefel of Adas Israel
Congregation of this city. A demon
stration, credit chemistry" was pre-
sented by the Robert Morris Asso-
ciates George H. Williams of New
York led forum in discussion of
problems confronting the credit man
today, and the fire insurance COM
mittee reported under direction of N
Hallgren of Seattle. T. Alfred F'lem-
ing of New York spoke on Arson"
The first formal session of the
conference was held yesterday after
noon, with Bishop James E. Free
man of the Episcopal diocese of
washington as the principal speaker
Bishop Freeman declared the first
line of defense of the Nation was
the moral character" OF it's people,
adding: You haven't any paper in
your box that Is worth 10 cents un-
less the man behind the paper rep
resents moral character" Edward
James Cattell of Philadelphia spoke
on Looking Forward"
Ir welcoming the conference on
behalf of the District Commissioners,
Associate Justice Frederick L. Sid
dons of the Supreme Court of the
District commended the association
for it's work, emphasized the impor-
tance of credit and declared that the
destruction of credit would destroy
business itself" The "elevating of
business standards" was recommend
ed as a means of enlarging and
Strengthening credit.
by w. c, Hanson, chairman of the
general convention committee; Frank
w. White, president of the Wash
ington Association of Credit Men,
and Frederick F. p. Siddons, chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee. e. d. Ross of Portland. OreG..
responded.
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COUNCIL STARTING
STUDY OF BUDGET 7
Going Into Session This Aft.
- ernoon, With Data From
Various Departments.

With data before them from all i'm
portant agencies OF The District gov
ernment, the Citizens Advisory Coun.
Gil this afternoon will begin series
of executive sessions to decide how
much it will recomend to- the Comm.
missioners for the 1927 budget.
The council yesterday afternoon
spent two hours with Supt. Of
Schools Ballou. al which the superin.
tendent explained in detail the items
which make UP the new school bud.
get of S13.563 900 This proposed
amount is about 81 400 900 more than
the appropriation for the school sys-
tenn for the next II months
The council over period of several
weeks has heard the needs of the
Sewer Department. Highway Divis.
ion, Board of Charities, Police. Ere
and Health Departments. and the
free Public Library system.
Study Merits of Each.
At the executive sessions which
start today. the council will endea vor
10 decide the relative merits of the
various projects laid before il
While the council itself has not vet
decided to what extent IL will 60 into
details in making its first advisory re.
port TO the Commissioners. II was
indicated today that probably will
suggest a total for the entire budget
accompanied by an outline of the
sums that should be allotted to each
of the more important departments
At the conference yesterday after
noon DR.. Ballou devoted much of his
time to an explanation of the need for
more teachers 10 take charge OF the
approximately 75 additional classrooms
which it is expected will be ready for
occupancy by the end of 1926.
Want Ground at Once.
Of the total school budget of Sl3.-
500 900, the second installment of the
fve-year building and ground program
calls for about $4,000 900. 1t was ex-
planned TO the council yesterday that
the School Board originally aimed at
81 ,0o0, 900 as the amount TO be pro-
posed for continuing the building pro.
gram in the fiscal year 1926-27. but
that 1t added several hundred thou
sand dollars in order to acquire sev-
eral pieces of ground for future use
where the necessity for immediate
purchase was imperative.
DIR. Ballou urged upon the council
the Importance of buying land at once
in certain localities for schools that
will not be built for several years to
come, pointing out that unless this
farsighted policy Is pursued vacant
ground will not be available later on.
The council may hold one more
hearing to discuss the financial re-
quirements of the trafic directors Of
flee for signal devices before reporting
to the Commissioners.
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DUKE ADDS $4,000, 900.
Makes Total Gift to University
&s. .ooO. 900.

DURHAM, NC. June R).-An
additional gift by James B. Duke. to-
bacco magnate, of $4,000 900 for the
building fund Of Duke University, was
announced today by President r. p.
Few Of the institution, at a gathering
here of alumni at their annual
luncheon.
The gift increases the building fund
previously created by Mr.. Duke for
the university from SS,000,00 to
SS, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1925-06-09
MEXICO NEAR BANK GOAL

MEXICO CITY, June 9 OP).-The
Mexican government, it is officially re-
ported, has saved $4,000. 900 pesos of
the 50,000,000 intended for the estab.
lishment of a sole bank OF issue.
After the bank Is inaugurated, it is
stated. the government will contem-
plate resumption of interest payment
on the foreign debt, and also the agra.
rian debt
Evening star., 1925-06-09
Driver Suspended.

Clarence Montgomery. colored driver
of the Emergency Hospital ambulance,
has been indefinitely suspended follow
ing complaint by Commissioner Fen
ming that the ambulance was return
ing from call at an unnecessary rate
of speed and making excessive noise
with the siren. The Commissioner said
the incident occurred while the ambu.
lance was proceeding south on Four.
teenth near street about 6 o'clock
Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1925-06-09
White Slave Pact Favored.

TOXIC, June 9 CP).-The japanese
cabinet today voted to ratify the
League of Nationas white slave proto-
col of 1921. with two reservations. The
first reservation is that all mandate e
islands and territories be excluded
from the protocai; the second is that
the age limit mentioned In the pact
should be lS years instead of 81.
thereby conforming TO Japanese laws
Evening star., 1925-06-09
u. S. Group Leases
Soviet Manganese
Mine for 20 Years
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, June 9.-The Soviet
government and the Hartman In.
terests have reached an agreement
on the terms of the long-pending
Chiatouri Manganese concession
and the contract Is expected to be
signed tomorrow
American interests will have a
20-year control of the mines. which
are the largest and richest of their
kind in the world
Evening star., 1925-06-09

Among the nneriss possessed by the
Dowager Quaoa NarGherita of Italy is
Evening star., 1925-06-09
D|R|G|bLES UNFIT
TO AID AMUNDSEN
Are Not Suitable for. Arctic
Search. Secretary of Navy
Wilbur Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Wilbur has no intention
OF sending either of the dirigibles Los
Angeles or Shenandoah in search of
the missing Amundsen polar expe.
dition.
In announcing refusal of request
by the Norwegian Aero Club that one
Of the airships be sent to the rescue.
the Secretary declared: I'VE are not
going to send any wild goose chase
TO the ,polar regions The Navy
Department has not changed it's
opinion that such an expedition is
not fea sible and Mr.. Wilbur pointed
out Yesterday that il sent 1t could
not be ready TO operate before the
three airplanes with the Macmillan
Arctic expedition could make a search
for Amundsen.
Difficulties attending dirisible
tight to the pole, he believes. would
be greater than those Of heavier
machines. the airship being more
highly susceptible to weather condi-
tions. An added danger. he said,
would lie in possible recurrence OF
engine trouble. which forced the Los
Angeles to break off her trip TO
Minnesota.
The Los Angeles, which turned back
Sunday at Cleveland, when motors
connected with her water recovery
system failed, will resume her flight
TO Minnesota. probably tomorrow, for
the Norse-American centennial. as
soon as repairs are effected, the Sec.
retary announced.
French Party Going.
Meanwhile. another Amundsen re-
lief party is reported forming in
Paris. Dispatches last night related
that DR.. Jean Chsrcot. Polar explorer.
intends to leave early in July TO
search for the adventures. The
French man believes that the expo
dition Is safe and is attempting to
reach civilization before the Polar
Winter begins.
A similar view was expressed by
meteorologists and airpiane experts
who returned to Bergen. Norway, yes
terday from Spitzbergen, where they
were associated with the Amundsen
party in preliminary preparations for
the venture. They were confident that
the expedition is safe and that its
members are hiking across the ice
fields toward Cape Columbia.
Unless the missing party is heard
from by August I. when the Mac
MILAN party will reach Etah, in
Greenland. Boston dispatches said,
Macmillan may start a search at
that time, using two of his three
naval planes. He proposes TO trace
Amundsen's supposed course between
Cape Columbia and the Pole.
Evening star., 1925-06-09
PlNEO0 AT MELBOURNE.
italian Aviator Completes Stage
of Flight Begun April 21.

MEIbOLR RNE. Australia, June 2
tP).-Comdr. Francesca de Pinedo.
Italian hyer. arrived today at st.
kilds. suburb of this CITY.
The above dispatch shows that
Comdr. de Pinedo. who is chief of
STAFF of ltaly's air force, has COM
pleted the first maj jor stage of his
projected flight to Australia and
Japan, which he began April 81 Pre-
Nious advices have indicated that
ne would take brief rest and have
his machine overha uled either at
Melbourne or sydney before hopping
off on the JananeSp fight
Evening star., 1925-06-09

Many a girl who never had her ears
pierced may have had them bored.
Evening star., 1925-06-09
CITY HEADS WANT
TIDAL BASIN BEACH
REOPENED AT ONCE

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PARK AND HIGHWAY
PLANNERS CHOSEN
BY COL. SHERRiLl

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immigration from north and west
Europe gave constant encourage
nent there TO liberal thought and ac-
tion," he said. and in this country by
gradually giving the North a great
preponderance in numbers, hastened
the downfall of slavery.
America with all that II represents
of hope in the world" the President
told his audience, lis now and will be
what you make 1t. It's institutions of
religious liberty, of educational and
economic opportunity. of constitutional
rights, of integrity of the law, are the
most precious possessions of the hu-
man race.
These do not emanate from the
Government. Their abiding place is
with the. people. They come from
the consecration of the father, he
love of the mother and the devotion of
the children. They are the product of
that honest, earnest and tireless ef-
fort that goes into the rearing OF the
family altar and the making of the
home of our country"
Evening star., 1925-10-25

braWny discus throwerS and broad
jumpers going through their events.
while close by stands a musician in
flowing robes. blowing earnestly on a
flute as if ii We're quite the usual thing
to do. What material advantage, If
any. was gained by this no one can
know. The pictorial records, however,
indicate that music of this sort was a
common accompaniment of all athlet-
les.
Some of the best examples of Hell
lenic art that have been preserved
show the favorite Greek sport of
wrestling. Many of the pictures dc
not reveal the exact form or style
used, but from writings of that time
it has been ascertained that the great
est Importance was attached to grace
and skill. Merely throwing your op'
ponent with a resounding whack upon
the canvas or ground - was not
enough to fetch frenzied cheers from
the spectators; it had to be done cor
rectly and in good style.
Boxing, too, evidently had its strict
rules. In none of the pictures is there
representation of a body blow; all
the damage is done to the head. 1t
seems that it was not considered good
form to strike an opponent anywhere
Evening star., 1925-10-25

himself, as he put it, in front of 20
or so as he would have in front of
200. AS for my part, l should go
through life feeling that ! had been
cheated out of the real romance Of
getting married Besides, think of
having to explain to most of the
people you know that they aren't
really your best friends and so
couldn't be invited.
That, however, was the way the
matter stood-we were to have tiny
home wedding sometime after Christ
mas-when l began getting all the ad-
vice Slowly, it percolated through to
me that in giving in about this | was
making "A grave mistake. If 1t had
been Just the wedding it would have
been bad enough, but it was so much
more than just the wedding. 1t was
suddenly clear to me that l was start
ing wrong.
l should not like to go all through
life never having anything the way l
wanted it. having to make one com
promise right after another as long
as lived. l thought about Mrs. Dun
woody laying out her husband S
clothes and Dulcie having to ask
Roger for every penny and Mrs. Hol-
lidayS curtains reeking with pipe
smoke. and other tragedies all over
the world, just because they didn't
start out right.
Everybody seems to know that It is
easy to get u man to do what you
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Secret of Wood.

CE LII L 10 5 +. whose chemical
~ structure has baffied chemists for
a century. is Welding TO the searching
eye of the X.ray spectograph in the
hands of DIR. O. LS SponSler, botaniSt
of the University of California. accord
ing to the Scientific American. The
most recent photographs show that
cellulose-a stick Of wood for example
consists of a multitude of strings Of
molecular beads all running parallel.
Many years go chemists discovered
that cellulOSe consists of carbon. ny
drogen and oxygen in the proportion
of 8, 10 and atoms. respectively
Little more is known OF its chemical
architecture. CelluloSe does not CryS-
tallize, vaporize, melt or do any other
orthodox act which would help out The
analytical chemist. In the light o.
X-rays, however, it now yields series
of remarkable line photographs which
indicate the ead-string style Of struc
ture.
The beads are all alike Each ap-
parently consists of a cluster of u
atoms firmly combined like an ind
vidual chemical molecule, but still
chemically tied to its two neighbors
in the string, above and below. 1t re-
quires about 0.0O0, 900 of these atoms.
end to end, 10 span the distance of one
inch.
Ordinary light waves are too coarse
to reveal such minute details. so that
there is no hope of seeing the atoms,
even through a powerful microscope
The minute X-rays, however. are able
to pick out and exhibit TO the camera
such atomic details as those just de
Scribed.
DIR. Sponsler pictures the cellulose
units acting as beads closely strung on
a tight cord. The chain resistS a pull
better than a push. This agrees nicely
with the well known principle that a
timber will withstand a greater tensile
stress than a crushing stress.
The bead chains. being separate. can
easily spread apart without breaking
This also agrees with the fact that Il
timber, soaked in water, will swell
sidewise, but not lengthwise.
The new theory also tells US that u
broken strand of cellulose should have
reaCtive atoms at the ends of the
chains, where the rupture occurred,
and where there is obviously no mate
rial to hang on to the last link. This
agrees with the known fact that Ger
tain chemical tests work on the end or
q fiber, but do not succeed on the side
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a lamb and thinking that the shepherd
seemed to be afraid of the lamb.
For better, for worse-for richer,
for poorer-and forsaking all others
50 long as ye both shall live
In minute or two, VIII had put
the new ring on my finger and 1t was
all over. j was a Married Woman.
DR.. Dibling shook hands with us
both, and while he was filling out the
certificate for VIII Mrs. Dibling kissed
me and wiped her eyes.
II never get over crying when
people get married." she said. Then
she kissed me again. You've got a
nice boy there" she said. And don't
you care what comes along. just
keep things all right between the two
of you, and you'll manage"