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Evening star., 1926-05-28
The New Public Buildings.

The Public Buildings Commission
has under consideration the general
building program provided for in the
bill recently enacted authorizing con-
struction Of public buildings through
out the United States to cost $165 ,O00,.
900. Part of the work Of the commits
sion will he TO determine details Of the
construction plan relating to the Dis
trict Of Columbia and which lis known
as the Hve.year nifty miliion.doll pro-
GRAM, The commission believes that
the irst annual instal liment VI $lO.-
600 600 will he carried In the deficiency
bill to be considered by Congress be.
fore adjournment. .
Ia the conjectures as to which Of
the proposed buildings will be deter
mined on first 1t has been suggested
that the first to he planned and begun
should be the Archives Building, in
order that public records may be made
sa fe and that space taken by them in
numerous buildings may DO otherwise
used, 1t is necessary that the plans,
cost and site Of each building be con-
sidered separately, and the inference
has been that the Archives Building
will be decided frst. IL buildings for
the Departments OF Commerce, Labor,
A Agriculture and State, and for the Su-
preme Court and Government Print
Ing once are to be completed in Ave
or six years it is necessary that work
on those buildings be carried on at
the same time.
The question Of locations IL highly
important. The Government owns the
land between Pennsyivania avenue
and the Mall and Fourteenth and Fif.
teenth streets, and surely that area
will be used as sites for public build
inss. AS none Of the buildings ex-
ceptinc the Supreme Court and the
addition to the Government Printing
Once may be erected north Of Penn
A--l&>~. "A
Evening star., 1926-05-28

| Several years ago "a gentleman by
| the name of T.. u. Meredith was
, Secretary of Agriculture. having been
, appointed from the great state OF
! Iowa, "Out where the tall corn
Grows
With the end Of the Democratic
| regime Mr. Meredith left Washing.
! ton, but his name still comes honr.
| to the hearts and bosons of thousands
! of Washinetoniins. once month,
| through the medium of his magazine,
| Better .ilomes and Gardens.
The writer OF this column takes
! particular pleasure in recommending
| this publication to HIS readers, not
among monthly periodicals. but also
! because it is. in sense. largef
This and That.
This column Ii built and founded
, on the home. and therefore has ap'
pealed to the readers Of a home news
| paper. The sensational, the "snappy.
| the ultra-clcVer. we have left to
others. and have simply tried to write
about the decent and true things,
| as we are given the light to see them.
This also explains the function of
| Better Homes and Gardens. Founded
! by a man who believes in America n
our Nation, the magazine Is edited
by chesla &. sherlock, who has a
vision Of n detached home for every
American family.
We do not hesitate to say that we
| regard ii as the most honey maga-
zine published, and, in SO saving, we
get around to its uniqueness.
4.
zine has all hOnOred place today In the
IA affections of families all over the
United States, largely because it gives
them something in the periodical line
which they never had before.
This may seem an amazing thing
to say. when one stops to think Of the
number OF publications which litter
the newssta nds. Have there not been
home magazines before, and elabo-
rate ones. too?
Yes, there certainly have--very
elaborate Ones-that was the main
trouble. The accomplished publishers
and editors Of these estimabie publica-
tiOns did get out wonderful ma agaZines.
la the past we bought our fun
share Of these beautifully illustrated,
superfine paper periodicals. We ad-
mired the picture OF Mrs. Burlington.
Jones garden OH Long Island, with
its great fountains, wallis, pergOlas,
statues.
The Interior of Mrs. kiuffingtOn-
Jones home, too. compelled us to ad-
| init that no home we had ever been
privileged to enter could compare
with ii. The console table in the mag
nificent hall was utterly beyond COM
pare.
We read with hated breath the arti,
Gle by the efficient interior decora tor,
in which he told. with evident self sa {.
isfactiOn, just how he had managed
to make Mrs Bluffins ton.Junes' home
n place whore no child would dare
play.
Wistfully We looked at the pictures
elaborate and inclusive, showing how.
why. when and where to grow the
latest peony creations. costing from
$40 to $50 for q threeeye root.
Some day. we sighed, I'VE will
plant peonies of that description in a
garden 80 largely grand, near a beau.
tifnl mansion
Then We placed the gorgeous publi-
| cation in the waste paper basket. and
heartily wished that some inspired
publisher would put out a home maga.
zine for Just plain folks"
Evening star., 1926-05-28

islanders stout determination to
maintain national solvency."
England has taken the wind out Of
the sails of her detractors, in the
opinion Of the Chicago Daily News.
which says: Whatever some pessi.
| mists may assert to the contrary.
England is mot done II is facing
the future with confidence. British
faith in the gold standard has been
vindicated by the course of economic
and financial events" The News be-
lieves that ''the recovery Of the pound
sterling should encourage other ma
tons to take up in earnest the ques-
tion of returning to the gold stand
ard Such action. it afirms. If taken
by France. would assist in the "sta bill
zation of the franc" and economic
questions. including the cost ot living
and the flight Of capital. would be
much simplified.
"A new mile post along the road
OF world postwar reconstruction was
passed when the English pound ster-
ling exchanged at gold par in the New
York money market" SAYS the Sacra-
mentO Union. as ii notes the impor-
tant fact that this is the first time
any country involved in the World
War or any European country neigh.
Dor to the war area has seen its
currency and credit reach par In
international exchange" The Union
states that "it is significant that at
the same time sterling EXCHANGED at
gold par The French franc went to
new low level of 3.O1 cents. compared
to pre-war parity. of 19 cents, and that
Belgian francs and Italian lire con-
tinued to respond to the French
influence"
Discussing the recent British strike
and the still more recent rise to gold
parity Of the pound sterling. the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin thinks the
latter so largely follows the collapse
of the general strike that one is
tempted to try to trace a connection
between the two" In its a ma lysis the
Bulletin adds: THE strike itself set
Great Britain back financially and in
dust rally. increased unemployment
and taxation and made a budget
defcit possible. These are all un-
favorable factors. But the fasco of
the general walkout also burst the
bubble of labor radicalism. 1t showed
that the nation in general not only
resented the attempt to take 1t by the
throat but had the power to prevent II.
For Great Britain's future, the strike.
by clearing the air. may have been
worth all it cost. That is Perhaps the
good omen Of the pound at par
Convinced that there must be
great reserve force concealed in the
British Empire the Chattanoox
News expresses the Judgment that
Its vitality Is entitled to q place
among modern marvels." The Bell.
ingham Herald. observing that France
has practically no unemployed but
it's finances are dem0ralised." while
Great Britain. with It's finances in
perfect shape. constantly faces eco
noniic trouble that has resulted in an
army Of unemployed of more than
1.000,O00 for years. suggests that
possibly actual completion Of the !,
ths-fzane a1-tAsEnnMaef1 1l1aa3teoS =.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
The Dependent Children's Bill.

Next Tuesday the Senate will BRO.
reed to the Anal considerat ton of the
bill to provide home care for de.
pendent children, better known.ae The
mothers pension bill. 1t was debated
last evening at some length, but with.
cut fnel action. and by una nimons
consent it was agreed to take. 1t up
On the 1st OF June. In the course of
the considers ton Of the bill la st eve.
ming the Senate, without q record vote,
rejected the committee amendment to
the House bill. which places the ad
n,tnistration OF this system Of home
care under tho Public Welfare Boa,
instead ot q separate orga MIA ton. Az
the mea sure now stands it is in re-
spect to it's administration identical
with the House bill. and therefore at
variance with the proposal of the dis
trict Commissioners, their public wei
fare commission, which investis isA ted
this and other questions Of like nature
at great length. and virtually the en-
tire. District populs ton, which la,
uiNnIoSteu itS WISH Ia tHlS respect w
q variety OF means. g..
Evidently there Is q disposition on
the part Of some legisia tors to adopt
the New York plan" for mothers
pensions or home care of depe nde nj
children. regardless of the wishes OF
the local community. An insistent
lobby for the seps rate board propose
has been maintained under the direc
ton OF a national orga MIA tion devoted
10 this subject. In the course Of the
debate last evening only two arsu
msfts were advanced in favor of this
position. one that the Board of Pub
lie Welfare, newly created. will have
too much to do to attend properly to
the mcthers' pension system and the
other that the recipients Of this
bounty should not be placed in the
category of other beneficiarie oi
charity, the delinquents and other
charges upon the community.
As a matter Of fact the Board of
Public Welfare will not be over
burdened with duties. 1t was Great, ID
specifically to replace the Board c'
Children's Guardians. which hae
charge ~ the former system of caring
fnn ~ H. ln0nn1 1n0kn< atnsvas. .aGeah
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Recovery of British Pound
Lifts the Worlds Spirits

Like ray OF sunlight through the
clouds hanging In the wake Of the
general strike. news that British
sterling had reached par for the first
time since the war pleas ses and en-
courages the world.
Credit for the achievement is given
by the Utica Observer. Dispatch to we'll
known English economic tenacity
and sense" Why are not other Eu-
position? This paper thinks the diff
ficulty upon the continent is due
largely to the fact that the govern
ments will not balance their budgets
The English assessed the severest Of
taxes" continues the Utica paper.
and the people paid them. The
politician ns on the continent do not
dare to do the same. The people will
not pay taxes as the English will
The Columbus Dispatch is impressed
by the fact that Just when stat
isticians are figuring the enormous
losses alleged to have been sustained
eight days general strike. the pound
sterling surprises the pessimistiS by
rising above par" and this in spite of
the fact that six years ago the pound
sank as low $3.1s" The Dispatch is
Of the opinion that the retu0 to a
gold standard played its part in the
rise Of the pound. saying in tlHs con-
nection: only a year or SO ago, with
Britons Of the John Maynard Keynes
school shrieking against the move
ment with all their might, the chan
cellor of the British excheQuer calmly
announced the resumption of the gold
standard. Since then. the va ations
in the exchange value of the pound
have been confined within limits 10
narrow as to indicate the absolute
confidence of the financial world in
the stability Of the British position.
The whole world would be the loser
If that confidence were seriously and
justifia bly, shaken"
That this economic rehabilitation
records the "high.water mark Of Brit
ish character" In the tribute OF the
Louisville Courier journal. 1T is
character that has achieved this re-
markable victory" continues the
Courier-Journa while other nations
have gone the easy way into imitation
and bankruptcy : and reputation.
Great Britain has kept faith with the
British tradition Of commercial in
suffered and worked their way out of
the financial welter wrought by the
war Their character has comma nded
credit when credit was needed. On q
scale never before known, the late J..
Pierpont Morgan's dictum that the
basis of credit is character and not
capital-that men worth millions may
not prudently be lent a dollar and that
men without q doiar may very
prudently be lent milllons--has been
sxemplined."
John Bull liz pictured by the Man
chester Union an having made good
in his long fight against obstacles
which well might have deferred
less determined man Of business" and
considers that he has set an example
worth following. THE French have
the opportunity To study British
finance at close range" suggests the
Union. and 'it will be a pity indeed IL
to .ta1uesomA hint. from the
Evening star., 1926-05-28

A strong appeal is made by Presi.
dent Coolidge to a large element of
American citizenship that does not re.
gard it as absolutely necessary for a
true statesman to qualify as a base
ball fan or O. golf expert.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

TrOtsky's remarks are now uni.
verally read. 1t required a world up
heaval to secure this contrast with his
Obscnrity as an editor in the Bronx.
In spite Of the desire TO encourage
literary genius The price of doing so
seems in q case like this excessive.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

So many questions are being argued
before the court Of public opinion"
that q calendar should be provided to
permit them to be argued one at a
time.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHlI.ANDER JOHNSON.
Reversed.

Reversed.
The band is at the microphone
By night AS well as day,
And when I'm sleepy. all alone,
! hear the music play.
A band I'd follow through the street
OF yore in boyish glee,
But now there comes a change com.
plete.
The band is following me.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Demand for Novelty.
do you think an investigat tion
should he prolonsed?"
AN investigation said Senator
Sorghum. should, IL you want to get
your man, be made as brief as pos
stble. If you go on hammering him
week after week the public begins to
want to see a few of his good quail
ties pointed out. simply for the sake
Of variety"
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Summer resorts threaten to provide
that in order to prevent argument
about the length of bathing suits there
shall he no bathing suits.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

SupeFstition has been vanQuished
by civilization. Nevertheless an in
dustriOus astrOloger can collect a
larger annual income than pains
taking astronomer.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

The great question which confropts
the little fellow In the face Of over.
whelmtng power has been realized bv
Abd-elKrim. 1t Ia whats the user,
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Epicures resent the idea of a rough
party, which permits q chorus girl in
a. bath tub to spoil a quantity Of per-
fectly good champagne.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Poor Imitation.

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
That's really no war In China;
Christian nations would kill twice as
many men in half the time.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Slow Leak.

From the Los Angelica Times.
Most Of the defiation that fnanciers
talk about appears to be In rubber.
.onlv-ArlittlAsnunctuH at~4hA4v 80,
Evening star., 1926-05-28
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All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

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Evening star., 1926-05-28

The Evening star with the sunday morn
inr edition. il delivered by carrier within
ths c,tS ~ SO cer's nAr mouth, daily on>
Is cents per month Sunday only ~ cents
per month. Orders may he sent hy mail ar
telephone lain 5000. COLLECTION is ma"t 10y
carrier AZ .he and OF each month.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Pe1det6 All.

CWOFC1B ALL
The weary ped0ler brings his pack,
And honsbIy says, What do you
lack?"
Each mortal seeks to show some
worth,
TO justify his claim OH earth.
I'VE long for the loftiest possible
position in life,' said Hi Ho. the
Chinese philosopher. "rhe fee on the
tip of the dogs ear attains it,
Jud Tunkins says the funda mental.
ist ands the modernist can't under.
stand each other and for his part he
can't fully understa nd either of them.
Sarcastic.
"What did you think of the original
jazz composition?"
ut didn't strihe me as compost.
tion," answered Miss Cayenne. 1T
was an imposition
That Missing Bird.
There are SO many kinds OF fight
About SO many different things
II that Peace Dove should heave in
sight,
Let's grab him quick and clip his
wings.
when a man is puffeckly satisfied
wif hisself," said Uncle Eben, he y at
- xa.>~sAS~ - r.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

when a man is puffeckly satisfied
wifi hisself," said Uncle Eben, hes at
neSennah,nnnnmn(Aahonneoc -,
Evening star., 1926-05-28

The weary peddler brings his pack,
And hun.bly says, What do you
lack?"
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Sarcastic.
That Missing Bird.

There are SO many kinds Of fight
About SO many different things
II that Peace Dove should heave il
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Let's grab him quick and clip his
wings.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Q. Is it correct to say. Il eat soup
or Il drink soup"?-C. J. P.
A. The idiom in general use is Il
eat soup In a literal sense. one
does not drink it. Soup is slipped
either from the spoon or the cup.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

Q. When the sun reaches it's north
ern solstice. how long is it above the
horizon at the Arctic Circlef-C. r. y.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
allowing for the effect OF refraction
and the suns semidiameter. some por-
ton Of the suns disk will be continn.
Evening star., 1926-05-28

e band is following me.
The Washington times., 1926-02-11
DAD SEEKS SON
Of GEM Girl
MRS MABEL MOORE

The future custody of 2-year-
old Warren j. Moore, il. whose
father is Government clerk here,
and whose mother, Mrs. Mabel
Moore, is now serving six
months sentence in Baltimore for
buying and pawning $4,000 worth
of jewelry on her step-father's
charge account, viii be decided
before District Judge George A..
Softer In Baltimore next week in
habeas corpus action brought by
the boys father.
Boy Is in Baltimore
Moore charges that his son is be.
ing Illegally detained by Mr.. md
Mrs. Edgar Lyon, Of the Berkeley
Arms Apartments. Baltimore. Mrs.
Moore is daughter of Mrs. Lyon.
Mrs. Moore's husband, from whom
she has been separated for some
time, began his fight for the re.
&overye of his son about two weeks
ago when he asked the Maryland
!. CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
The Washington times., 1926-02-11
PACIFIC FLEET NOW
Streaming SOUTHWARK

Los ANGELES. CAL. Feb. liz
The Pacific battle fleet, which left
Los Angeles harbor February 1.
bound for Panama, where winter
maneuvers will be held with the
Atlantic scouting fleet, was steadily
steaming southwark today, travel
ing. with all engines unstopped for
ten days, according TO radio adyices
here
The fleet. totalling more than SO
ships in ali. is scheduled to drop
anchor in the Balboa Canal Zone
at noon Monday.
The submarines were making ex-
-eelIent progress in trailing the
battleships, 1t was reported.
The Washington times., 1926-02-11

Slipping from q snow bank
while waiting for street car to
pass, little 6-year-old Ruth Money,
Of 514 D st. S. E. fell beneath
the rear wheels Of an east bound
Capital Traction Car at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast at noon today and was
crushed to death.
The child WIS Trying To- cross
Pennay ania avenue from the
south side and when she came to
the street car tracks, noticing
that . car was approaching from
tie west, she stopped, after climb
ing to the top Of the bank of
snow that lined the tracks at that
point.
Slips Under Wheels.
AS the car moved past her spec
tators were Mortified to see her
totter, scream and plunge down
the snowbank directly under the
rear wheels Of the car.
The accident occurred SO quickly
that the mangled body Of the little
one was clear of the car before 1t
could be stopped.
Al call was Immediately sent for
the Casualty Hospital ambulance,
but the child was dead, her head
crushed by the heavy wheels.
The Washington times., 1926-02-11
CHILD SLIDlN VI wan
OFF snow TRIAL
BANK SET

Who killed Ben Sen WI, In the
mysterious triple Staying at the
Chinese Educational Mission, on
the night 81 January 20, 1912
a jury IN Criminal Court No. z
yesterday was unable to reach
an agreement on the guilt or
innocence Of ziang Sun Wan, the
sole suspect. Wan was convicted
Six years AGO, and was granted
I new trial on 4 ruling of the
United 81 tes Supreme Court.
Trials Cost $IOO.OO0
Already the Governments efforts
10 prove Vans guilt have cost
close to 100000, ana yesterdays
jury stood: 10 for acquittal. FOR
conviction.
A third trial for Wan, according
District Attorney Peyton Gordon,
will be held next month, and con-
siderable difficulty In selecting a jury
is expected. although the District At
torney thinks otherwise.
Wilton j.. Lambert, chief counsel
for the defense, obviously disap-
pointed at the outcome Of the sec.
ond trial, but claiming a moral
victory. stated today that ne Is
willing 30 proceed with new trial
next week; provided, Of course, that
we be accorded. as we think We
have right to be accorded under
the judicial code, trial in Criminal
Court No. 1, under Justice Bailey"
The fact that Lambert had dis.
agreed with Justice Wendell r.
Stafford, who presided over the lat
est trial, on numerous grounds,
was evidenced by the imposing num-
Der of exceptions to judicial opin-
ion which the defense piled up
during the four weeks during which
the case was tried
Expected Freedom
Wan was SO sure of acquittal
that he had packed his clothes and
personal belongings at the Jail yes
terday morning. Surrounded by
expressions Of sympathy and cheer
from his fellow prisoners, Wan UNI
packed the grips last night.
First Ballot
The first ballot taken by the jury
after its retirement. to a chamber
above the courtroom showed five
tor acquittal and seven for convic.
ton. When the IL men were pre-.
pairing to retire for the night, at
$3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning, the
vote had changed to eight for &C
1uittai and four for conviction.
After breakfast yesterday, one more
juror voted with the majority.
Luncheon was brought to the
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The Washington times., 1926-02-11
HA
N SCHOOL
unsafe

There was great JOY among the
pupils Western High School
their parents and the faculty d
the institution, when the new
5000. 900 addition was thrown open
for use sc the beginning Of the
fall term this year But the cries
a. happiness haye l.ed 70 anIss
81 appbil aent il the mouths
of those who were uttering than.
The school Is asall dressed pps
III ii true but II still n0
place Il %. The stage Ut itn
handsome new auditorium, one BIT
tie most needed features Of the
new building has been declared
unsafe By the faculty, after sew
eral narrow escapes of teachers
and students from serious I'M
jury and the great hall i idle.
BhcIk Is Passed
when ii win be ii shape to use
no one seems 70 know. Teachers
at the school protest vigorously
against using ii at all until curtain
ana light bar cables. already puIling
thcir tse.beanas up with the floor
for approximately three-Quarters ~
an inch. have been fastened more
securely.
Al. i. Harris, municipal architect,
dssclairns any responsibility in the
matter. saying the stage and equip
ment was built under special con
tract and under the dissection OF
@. WiImarth. assistant
superintendent Of schools In charge
OF business affairs.
Mr.. Wilmarth says he knows
about the condition, and has notified
tne New York Studios, the con-
tractors. to- correct IT. But. MIR.
Wtlmarth says that floor VIII not
be pulled up entirely for at least
a year. il at all. and there is no
reason to discontinue use Of the
nall. z Just how he guages the
length of time the cables viii holsl
TO the floor as one year, Mr.. VII
MARTA did not say.
School Aff8irs Suffer
In the meantime. not only are
regular school affairs FOR which an
auditorium is essential being post
poned or cancelled. but athletics and
other extras for which the school .
budget does not provide. are suffer
ing at the institution. They are
supported by revenues from school
olays. There have been no school
plays. because the faculty Is afraid
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