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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1817-Archduke Albrecht who
led the Austrian armies against
Italy in 1866, born in Vienna.
Died there, Feb. Is, 1895.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

Bangkok, Siam, uses canals
principally for traffic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TODAY
A MYERS ARIES

1797-Sir Jeffrey Amherst, who
commanded the British forces in
America in the war with France,
died. Born Jan 90, TIT.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

In Quito every one removes his
hat on seeing a flash of lightning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1881 William G.. Fargo, one
of the organizers of the Wells
Fargo express company, died in
Buffalo, N. Y. Born at Pompey,
N. Y, May 20, 1918.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1886-Grand Army of the Re-
public held its national encamp-
ment in San Francisco.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1925-New York capitalists
formed a syndicate to control the
South African diamond mines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1923-Calvin Coolidge took the
oath of office as President of the
United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1902-Harry Tracy, the fugi-
tive bandit, killed himself near
Fellows, Wash, to avoid capture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1892-The steamship Teutonic
made the longest days run ever
recorded up to that time-528
miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

1899-The Pennsylvania troops
returning from the Philippines
were welcomed in San Francisco.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-03

aug. 2 & 8
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

Sizes 2 to 10. Long and short
sleeves, ankle or knee length,
sleeveless White and random
mixed. Strongly made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

OF crepe de chine and georgette
crepe in navy, black, pink and
white. Tailored and overblouse
styles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

With fancy cuffs and
stitched backs. Gray,
cork and sand. Also
sue d e n @ gloves,
fancy cuff style, in
mode, brown, walnut
and beige.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

Bigger,
Better Values
During
Reaaaosaeli1ag !!

1t has been our constant eff
fort to give our customers I'M
usual yalues-the best we
could find. We feel the val
ues secured for this expansion
sale surpass all our former
efforts. Listed below are but
a few of our many rare bar
gains.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

pciOts out. IL the injustice to car
nwnters had been featured and road
building had awaited bill Of enforce.
mens calling upon every citizen to
contribute to the cost of road building
the joss to ear owners would have
been staggering.
Billions Of doila RS worth Of anluiiO
biies have been wasted on rOus h
rts,.isa IL has kept the rnotorist 3 nose
10 the srindst"ne trying TO save
enough on earn enAigh TO keep him,
self i'm the class of car to which he
has been accustomed. Nov he IL be-
sinnina. to reap the rewards Of his
foresight. aad his Willingness to in;
vest, Ia standing for what may on
may not he unrea sonab ble ia xat ton. lie
finds ii increa singiy easier To keep
himself In the type .of ears he Is ac.
cust onNed to, and even finds himself
able toabuy better cais.
Good roads are saving his invest.
ment i'm ears. He Is accommodating a
surplus of automobile utility, which
In the hng run is a surplus Of cash.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
The Red Gross.

La his address yesterday at the open
ing session of the Pan A merican Red
cross President Coolidge struck q
high note of international "a. operation
and good will, and made pta in his be.
lief that ihe same spirit which ami
mates The Red Cross In It's huna aits
rian work might we'll prevail in other
intercourses among peoples aud na
lions. IL the distresses which result
from war and disa ster bsing quick re-
spouse In sympathy and material aid
from all the civilized world. why
should not suffering frUsn other ca uses
be equally appealing? And rs 1t has
been demonstrated by the Red Cross
that DatiOns can cooperate for the
preventing as we'll as for the relief uf
suffering from disease. IL In not illugi-
cal to believe that the way has been
shown 10 co-oporati ton 10 avert the suf-
ferings that come from war by avert
ing war itself.
The President expressed the graft
tude which the people Of the Capital
and the Nation feel that the Pan
A American Red Cross selected Wash
ingtOn az the place Of its second meet
ing. The welcome extended the dele
gates from American republics goes
equally to their guests who are here
from Europe and Asia, for all are en-.
gagged in the great enterprise Of max.
ing the world a better dwelling place
for ell it's peoples.
An impressive instance Of the first
day Of the conference was the offer
which. went forward Of assista uce 10
sufferers from the volcanic eruption in
Japan. The Red Cross knows no geo
graphical. boundaries or racial distinc.
tiOns when there is suffering to be as
suased.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Collecting the Dividends.

GoOd roads appear to be giving
motorists more than the comfort Of
smooth riding. Just one Of the ad-
vantases is the dividend returned to
the motorists in the form Of q better
automobile. Motorists who contribute
most to the ca Gse Of good roads can
own better cars.
The Minnesota highway department
puts IL this way Money you don't
put into gVvd roads In shake Out of
your car. you seerr This is entirely
aside frvtn The belief that the public
nv u whole benefts from xuod road ds
and should pay, tor them. TIE point
developed by Minnesota Is that even
R II is not fair for the car owner to
stand all the burden of road building
he can do SO At q handsome profit.
II. by clubbing together, one hun.
dred citizens Of q small community
eau purchs We u,Udesn fire apparatus
and save themselves many thousands
in Ara losses, 1t is q matter OF sec
ondsry consideration whether the
400 deadheads in thA community en-.
10y similar protectisr without con-
AA
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Passing the Half. Million Mark.

Estimates by the United States Bu'
reau of the census place the popu!a
ton Of Washington we'll over the five
hundred. thousa nd mark by the ist of
Judy. i;a sed ON The average rate OF
increase between 1910 and 1920 the
Government bureau states that the
National Capitet will soon join the Sc.
lect ella SIS OF fourteen American cities
with populations Of more than n half
million persons. Added TO this cheer.
District viii jump into the big city
class with twenty.eisht thousa nd to
spare, SO that there is no rea SON for
controversy among the elite re9a rd,
ing the admitts nee of the Federal
city.
Although the Census Bureau esti.
mate Is fattering TO the growth OF
Wa shInston and all Washinstonia ns
are hopeful that the city will reach
the high mark Of considera bly, more
than u half million by July, the police
census taken here recently does not
bear out the estimates OF the bureau
lna smuch as previous police tabula
tions taken at a time nearest to that
OF the Federal ceNsas have always beeu
slightly higher. II Ia only fair to be
he>e that The police census tx
"res, setting the pOpu,at ati~n of Wash
iustOn at The present time at siightiy y
under FIVE hundred thousa nd, are
more accurate than the theoretical es
timale OF the census bureau.
But regardless of whether the Ma
tionsl Ga pitfalls popula ton is under u
half million. an even half million Or
more than a half million there is no
discomfort on the part VI residents
here over it's status as one of the
select ciass of cities. Washingt ton Is
growing aud Wa ashingtvn Ia prosper
Gus. Congress is gradually beginning
To realize that II is iesisia ting for 4
metropolis instead Of an ancient coun
try town. A unified civic spirit is
ma dphe''HS hScfl dhu tne piospccts
OF a still greater Washington are
looming bright On the horizon.
A mecca for tourists, a school oi
historical lore for students, and a fine
place IN which to live for every one
WsshingtO IL rapidly taking its pla ce
among the foremost cities Ut the
world. Ten wears from now the pres
ent pOpuls ton will seem small, and
the National Ca pitar will he climbing
stea dily toward the million mark.
And SO IL is no wonder that Wash
inston looks forward to the future
with confidence In its destiny as a
great capital aud a great city.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Defense &. day. which should not Ne
aba ndoned.''
The way to accomplish the purpose
of such day is set forth by the Rine-
hamton Press as follows: The Gov
ernment hasn't worked out a plan NJ
military prepa redness which provides
a place for the individual citizen who
is not Of military age and subject 10
compulsory service. When II gets
such a plan. and can provide citizens
with specific duties. IT can call upon
them to take part in a test mobilizs-
ton with some assurance that they
will respond intelllgently." In sim
liar vein the Wichita Falls Record
News holds that the law authorizing
these muster days should either he
made more specific or that clause Of
the national defense act should he re-
pealed." while the Brooklyn Ea gle
feels that with so large force Of
veterans available, the War Depart
ment might well find some means Of
keeping a string attached to them
The belief that Defense day. al
though put forward as a. national test
of readiness to respond to the call Of
war. is not and cannot be such a
test is voiced by the Des Moines
Evening Tribune while the Detroit
News axserts: 1T proved nothing at
all. 1t added nobody to the military
rolls. 1t did not show that factories
were ready to he turned over at once
to the manufacture of munitions and
equipment" The Charleston Eve
ming Post also is convinced that The
War Department found the Defense
day tests of doubtful value and
says that Ito have any real signif-
canoe it would require that there
should he some greater incentive to
response than was given in the mere
call for patriotic expression
Similar comment from the Okla.
homa City Times is that such a ges-
ture is no help toward formidable pre-
paredness: whether civilian signs
up for a day or not has no bearing
on his worth In an emergency AS to
our orga mixed military strength" adds
the Times. that still will be as en-
cient rs ever" The Morgantown New
Dominion also concludes that "ha wing
intrusted the matter To Government
departments. citizens are content with
reminding the Government frequently
of their interest and checking up on
the defensive activities of Congress"
Evening star., 1926-05-26

free access tn the American market
and even return to them internal rev.
enue duties collected here on Philip
pine products competing with do
iNestic internal revenue taxed 'sM"is,
relieving Philippine industry and peo-
pie Uf a considerable part Of the tax
burden they otherwise would have 1"
bear.
The .3.0UV ,V0V-peso surplus In the
Philippine trea sury is a very comfort
able ms r2iR to have ON ha nd when the
iSia nds .are freed from all charges for
external defense. But il would he
hartiir "A drop in the bucket were the
aSpira t!uns Of certain t'ilipinus for, in
dependence 10 be realized. Were the
islands forced to bear the full costs Of
nationality and in addition were 10
lose the advantage they now have
over other importers in the America IL
markets there soon wcu!d be very
different story as to Philippine pros
peritN.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Iris.

The Iris takes its place as d public
spreads dts perianth in it's frst an
nual exhibition at Washington. 1t
makes it's debut here under the patron,
age Of the National Capital Dahlia
and Iris 'Society, in co-opera ton with
-the American Iris Society. Washing
ton welcomes Iris to the field Of pro
fessionsl flowers and believes that she
deserves a share OF the regard given
Rose, CaI1lation, Chrysanthe hemum and
Dahlia.
Iris in nv stranger lin our midst" J"
She has tseen in the gardens Ut these
parts for two centuries. Grandma.
when she was a little girl. called her
Blue Flag" but when grandma be-
gan to grow tall enough 10 put on
long skirts. take French lessons and
have bes,ax. she called this flower
"F1eur-de.ih."
There are wild members Of tho
family-the family Iridoaein fields
near Washington, but the highly cul-
tured and fashionable Iris does not
know Them is, she does not ask
hem tv her sVirees. salons. fetes aud
teas. Among those rela tivns who live
wild out side. 4 garden fence are yellow
star grass, whose literary name 10
Sissy rinchiuu.. aud blue eyed grass.
They are pretty and sOciable. and IL
Nvu look At them in a sunny field they
/ will show you smiling, shining faces.
| They are members in good standing
in the Iris family, or Iris gems. and
their ancestry goes back to the days
vf old Greece aud Rome.
Iris has n happy name. She is men
| toned by Homer and Fersil and was
the rainbow which WAS a messenger
of the gods to men. The botanist who
ma med this herb Iris had pretty
fancy, and 50 far US known did not
dispiease The people living on Olympus.
Iris is very much improved since
you knew her in the Old garden. Hor-
tic,iiturists have educated her. and
she has IL ken on new cOlOfs, bears
herself loftier and her form Is better.
She is very beautiful and gay. The
public gardeners Of Washington fell
In love with her svsne years ago and
gave her plots In the parks. A great
many Washingtonians will call on
Iris during her exhibition in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

! We desire To present today two por.
! traits. one Of the kindest man we have
ever known, the other Of the mea nest.
The first we shall call MI. A; the
second-a very poor second, indeed -
shall be known here simply as Mr.. B.
A stands for Affable and b for
well. Bes-for the gentleman has a
sting instead of tongue. We shall
present his portrait first In order not
| to leave bad taste in the mental
mouth of the reader.
! BY showing them In this order we
shall comply with the biblical injunc
ton that the last sball be first and
the first shall be ias,~
Mr.. r was born In good family.
and apparently had every incentive to
he gentleman. AS to his early
movements we have no record, but
undoubtedly he must have been one
/ Of those children who pull off flies
! wings. poke out dogs eyes and bea
other children over the head with
sticks.
| No doubt the happy urchin had q
| siingshOt with which he hurled stones
| through the bt<sk windows of neigh
| boring residences. When he grew up
he sublimated his desires, az the psy-
cho-analysts say. and has thrown yer.
| bal stones ever since.
| In other words, the gentleman to.
day simply has a nasty disposition.
| Why beat around the bush about
| him? That is what all his friends q nd
acqua inta nces have been doing all his
| life, and that is how he gets away
with it,
Had some spiritual adviser In a mo-
ment Of inspiration hit this carper
over the head with a large mallet at
| the tender age of 40, say, the world
| would have benefited and the gentle.
! man would have been put out of his
misery.
| Every one feels sorry for MIR. Il, for
| ii is difficuit to believe that he Is any
! thing but a trouble to himself most
| of tho time. His malady might be
naiyzed into eiSht-tenths spiritual Ill
| ness. One-tenth meanness and one.
tenth envy.
| Certainly no man born OF woman
could really enjoy innicting pain upon
others 80 continuously as he does. He
seems unable to praise any one OF
anything.
| He Ii known to have spoken kind
words OF George Washington; but
since the Father OF His Country ha.
been dead now for many years, Mr
/ ID ptObdUIF OocS uOt IcdT uc VIII ID ke
| issue with him. Mr. Il hates to bs
c0ntradicted.
Mr. L was the man .Alexsnde
Pope had la mind when he wrote:
| A httie learning ts = dangerous thing,
Drink deep. Or taste not the Pieriah sprins
| Not that would admit it. lie
would Immediately criticize the Queer
Anne suthOr. in the secret recesses oi
his mind. resenting the fact that Mr
Pope really could write.
would point out, his faciIe
tongue darling In and out and his
bright eyes cleaning with an unholy
joy, that Pope might have studied
| grammar to better advantage, with a
special reference to the derivation vi
, the word learning"
| Grammar is Mr.. BIS fetish.
| Words fascinate him, as they Do
Insny another man, but, instead vi
going on to their use In groups, com
| monty termed ideas" as others do
MIR. B yields his whole soul 10 the
study of words as words. He contem
| plates each one as a Separate Entity
Evening star., 1926-05-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

have reached notes so high that the
wave length was only about inches.
o. Where and when was the FIRST
Mormon church b,iilt?-W. T. K.
A.. The first Mormon temple was
built at Kirkls nd. Ohio. in 1884. IT
Is still sta nding nd is used as house
Of worship by q bra nch Of the Nor
mon Church.
O. What was the origin of the word
tobacco?-B. C.. S.
A. The expla na ton perhaps mos,
generally accepted IL that the word
tobacco IL derived from "tohago,"
which was an Indian pipe. The Island
Of Tobaeo. contrary to the heller NJ
meny. did not furnish the name for
tobacco. The island was given that
name by Columbus because Of it's re-
sembis nee in sha pc to the Indis n pipe.
Q. How many eggs does queen
bee lsy?-T. J. L..
A. About 1000 a day.
@. Which is correct-burnsides or
sideburns?-M. H.
A. The name descriptive ~ a style
of whiskers is burnsides. They were
worn by Gen. Ambrose Everett Burn
Siuc anu nis iId He YVES S1NeO W tHeW
@. Why was costermcns.r 80
cailed?-L. r. v.
A. The name Ia corruption of
costard monger. or costard seller. cos-
tard being an old English ma me for
the apple.
Q. Is the st. Lawrence, River now
open for nsviga tion?-C. g.
A. 1t opened tn navigat tion April %.
O. Who is now ruler Of F:sypt'-
F.. y.
A. Egypt has heen an indepe ndent
Kingdom since February rs. 1922.
when the British protectorate tery1'.
mated. The present ruler Is King
Fuad ]. who was proclaimed king
March 16. 1922
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Those Repudiated Bonds.

From the Oklahoma City Daily Oklshoman.
The many labors of Hercules were
easy compared to the task Of one who
would try to answer the argument Of
the British chambers OF commerce
that the repudiated bonds OF certain
American States should be paid. The
OutlaWed bonds were issued in a legal
way by sovereign States. the States
received approximately face value for
paid for the bonds, and then the de-
linquent States coOlly refused to pay
their legal obligations.
But the argument for payment ap-
plies only to such bonds as We're is-
sued prior to the Civil War nd were
repudiated prior to that war. No surh
argument can be made for obligat tions
incurred by the seeding States. The
foreign investors who bought the obli-
cations Of the Confederate States
were taking a gamblers chance and
they lost. The American Government
certainly IL not duty bound to pay
debts incurred by its armed and war
ring enemies. These obligations should
be charged off a nd forgotten
Nor will the argument for full paw
ment apply to the bonds issued In the
days OF carpet-bag ascendancy. The In.
tollieent tax-pa wing citizens OF the
Southern States were not respo onsible
for the bonds issued in the dark days
of reconstruction. Those bonds were
issued against the will and in spite of
the protest of those who were expect
ed to pay them. Civil government at
the South had ceased.
If any unit Of government Ia under
moral obligations to pay the bonds Of
carpet-bae issue, II Is the Government
OF the United States. under whose au.
thority the carpet.bag governments
were organized ana by whose soldiery
the carpet bag governments were
maintained. If'any one pays those re-
pudiated obliss tiOns. 1t should not he
the only parties to the transaction
who were entirely blameiess.
But 1t 10 impossible to find a single
reason for not paying the bonds issued
and repudiste in the antebellum era
The debts incurred were honest debts
and were incurred I'm legal way.
Just now while America Ia so insist
ent on the payment Of the debts owed
her by foreign nations II IL doubly
important that the stain of dishonest
reputation be lifted from the name
of the delinquent Americas comnfoa-
weaitAs.
as -
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Sharing Americas Prosperity.

Not only is Uncle Sam a pretty
good father to The children Of his i'm:
mediate family. VIII" dwell, as ii We're,
under the family rooftree. but he
seems to he a pretty good foster
father to adopted children who have
their homes distant from the paterna !
estate. We have general rea liza tion
~ the fact. and ii is brought home to
Us frequently by less fortunate pee
pies. that the United States is the
9Enost prosperous nation in the world.
. 3Sut II would seem that American pros
mental domain. A report which Gov.
Gen. Wood has cabied to Washing ton
discloses that the Philippine Isis nds
are relatively az prosperous as any
American has.
Not only is the Philippine budget
baia need. but in the last calendar year
fhere was an excess OF revenues over
expenditures Of II 500 ,6e9 pesos, more
than double the surplus Of the pre-
ceding year. The insular administra
3, tion II more than paving its way and
there is a ca sh balance in the insuiar
trss sury of $4,000. 600 pesos. Not only
the government but The people them
selves are prespering as never before
= In the history Of The isian Ia the
course OF his report Gen. Wood says:
During the year / visited sii parts
OF the archipelago and found every
where contented and happy people iiv.
. ing under steadily improving cOndi'
tions, undisturbed by political prop.
!, aganda from Manila. Public order
was excellent. public health conditions
satisfactory, taxes better paid ths n
ever before. revenues increasing ana
ssbusiness conditions steadily imprOv.
ing, the estimated increase in value Of
the six leading crops over that of 1924
being 45. 900, 900 pesOs.
That the Philippines are prosperous
n Aue4s reely to the generosity toward
Z thsr the Government and people
Of ,th,k h,ksaolan1rSr-cilsnlaHuaaialol lthana