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ones by Diesel engines. Thirteen
more excavators have been ordered
for the work, and the banks of the
Indus, which once resounded with the
clash of the warriors OF Alexander the
Great and the East rajahs, now hear
the grinding of American machinery.
Guide Walls Made.
The lining Of the banks of the Indus
with stone levees above the dam site
proved an exciting accomplishment
1t was necessary to wall the banks
with masonry to insure the rivers re-
naming in its channel so that the
waters would be impounded by the
dam and become available for power
generation and for guided diversion
into irrigation channels. Before the
work was completed the river began
to rise and the contractors raced with
the stream. Tier on tier of stone was
laid, but the river kept rising. I'm
renting labor was required to keep
the walls ever above the rising crest.
At times the masons worked up to
their knees in the flood. The stone
laying continued day and night AL
though the food was the highest on
record, the masons won, having laid
100000 cubic feet of stone in six
= d
long.
Modern machinery has been en-
ployed, too. in the quarrying of stone,
tedious process when only antiquat-
ed hand methods are used. Tremen-
douS band saws are set up, running
in complete circuit. The teeth are
lowered on to the sections Of stone
to be cut and the saw started The
glittering steel belt eats steadily
through the stone and disengages
blocks Of precisely the size and shape
| required. A 180-horsepower engine
operates each saw. Blocks of stone
varying in weight from to 25 tons
are quarried in this manner.
Millions of Acres.
The Sukkar Barrage is some 400
miles from the mouth of the Indus
| and about 3 miles from the town
| Of Sukkar. which is in the historic
| province of Sind. When the project
| is completed $500. 900 acres of arid
| and waste land will be brought under
| cultivation. The irrigation will extend
| for distance of IT'S miles toward
Hyderabad, and the region reclaimed
will be greater than the cultivable
| area of Upper and Lower Egypt com.
| bined. Thus, while the great ma
chimes take the place of coolie labor,
| they will produce q situation where
thousands will find employment in the
| cultivation Of what has for centuries
been a desert waste.
The Sukkar Barrage is but one in.
stance OF the use of modern industrial
| machinery in the new India. Steel
mills, textile mills, blast furnaces, fac.
tories of all sorts are springing up in
the reJuVenated land. India is so
| rapidly becoming industrialized that a
tariif has been erected for protection
against the competition of the older
| established industrial nations. But a
| rev years ago such a development
| would have seemed nothing short of
| fantastic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN ID. D., LID,
Bishop of Washington.

have entered our life. no matter what
other influence may have conspired to
give strength and power to our mate
rial development, basicly and essen
TALLY this is a Christian Nation. AS a
matter of fact, this has been con
firmed by the decisions of our highest
judicial authority, the Supreme Court
of the United States. True, we have
separated church and state and there
is no widespread desire to reunite
them; they have distinctly separate
functions. On the other hand, we
have accepted the basic principles OF
the Christian religion: we have &C
knowledged the fatherhood Of God
and we profess to believe in the
brotherhood OF man. These, Christ
maintained, were the great truths He
came to proclaim.
1t were we'll on this great anniver.
sary for us to reaffirm the faith that
gave our Nation birth. We dare not
trust in uncertain riches" nor dare
we unduly assert our potential
strength in men and resources. These
have failed other nations where the
moral character Of the people has de
clined. Disclosing the Fundamental
principles wherein this Republic is
built, we recognize justice, and clean
ana wholesome domestic ana social
life, integrity and honesty in the con
Germs OF commerce, and a consistent
recognition of our obligations to the
nations of the world.
On this glowing anniversary we shall
hear much of that spirit Of freedom
that signally distinguished the men
who gave this Nation birth. Let us
cherish this spirit and maintain it un
impaired, but let us be solemnly re
minded that it is guaranteed to those
alone who recognize that righteous
ness eXalteth a nation and that sin is
a curse to any people"
No man has any right to claim the
benefits or the projections of this fair
land. no matter what his wealth OF
station. who is not willing to pay
homage to it's high ideals and pur
poses. We have moved thus far along
our way, and we have amazed the
world by our phenomenal growth. We
shall continue to advance in the years
that lie ahead by adhering with un
failing fidelity to the principles that
alone secure to us life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
If drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe
Such bOastings as the Gentiles use
Or lesser breeds without the law:
Lord God of hosts. be with us yet
Lest we forget. lest We forget"
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MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

to Dole's action in defying Grover
Cleveland. But the visiting President
of Hawaii was received with full mill
tary and diplomatic honors. He stop
ped at the old Arlington Hotel. There
were exchanges of calls between the
White House and the hotel and
State dinner.
Judge Dole, although he did not
know 1t at the time. had really paved
the way for the Roosevelt Panama
coup OF a later day. The judge and
his fellow "conspirators" in Hawaii
had arranged for speedy recognition.
They had hardly called upon Queen
LII and told her she was through
, when the American Legation issued a
note recognizing" the new de facto
government of the Sandwich Islands.
Later. when the Panama republic
split away from Colombia and
arose to existence overnight, r. r.. al
ready had dispatched his formal rec
ognition. President Cleveland. after
dispatching a paramount commits
sioner" to Hawaii, repudiated the rec
ignition extended by the American
minister, but the new republic was
well on its way by that time and the
American residents of Hawaii had no
intention of returning to the rule of
royalty.
Washington is wondering If some
recent court-martial sentences are
carrying out the old theory Of letting
the punishment suit the crime--and if
so, what.
There was, for instance, the his
toric court martial of Col. Williams OF
the MarineS-the colonel who enter.
tanned Gen. Smedley Butler. his new
commanding officer. at dinner, and.
starting the meal with hooch. ended
the evening, Theoretically at least, in
the hoosegow.
That court-martial cost the United
States Government a pretty penny.
High officer were sent all the way
across the country to sit as judges
Travel allowances and other expenses
brought the cost into the thousands,
if not the tens of thousands of dollars
There was much expert testimony as
| to how much a man could drink with
out getting drunk--if any.
The result of the great issue was
virtually a slap on the wrist for the
colonel. and therefore a complete vim
| dication for the general who brought
| the charges and was much criticized
| for doing So Col. Williams was re-
| duced four numbers in his grade.
Now comes the cOurt-martial of
Capt. Devalin of the Medical Corps of
|
other things, with putting his horse
to bed one night in gaudy silk pa
jamas. Just what a seafaring medico
was doing possessed of a horse-or of
| SILK pajamaS-did not appear in the
| evidence, but. In any event, the cap
tain was convicted on the most minor
i of the charges and specifications and
was sentenced to the cruel punish
ment Of a loss Of three numbers in his
| grade.
| OF course. the loss Of these numbers
| might in the end prove fatal to ex-
pected promotion, but on the surface
they do not seem to point to such an
end, and taken in conjunction with
the acquittal some time ago of two
Navy nurses accused of bringing lio-
our into the United States on
transport, the sentences being doled
out in the Navy and the Marine Corps
are rather significant-but, again, per-
| hapS they are not. Who knows?
(COpyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
The Arboretum Bill,

The bill to establish a national
arboretum in the District of Colum-
bia failed Of passage In the House yes
terday because Of opposition to over
come which would have necessitated
q formal vote. for which there was
no time. limitations were given that
this opposition would be withdrawn
II the measure were amended so that
the cost of this project would fall upon
the District Of Columbia instead Of
the National Government.
The arboretum project is strictly
national, having been proposed by the
Department of Agriculture. 1t Is in
no sense local. despite the fact that
the site selected by the department
officials from a scientific point OF view
happens to lie within the District Of
Columbia. It was selected because of
the peculiar quality OF the soil and
the presence there already Of many
varieties Of native American trees.
Had this past1Dalar site lain a mile o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
New Figure, Old Millions.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star
The days Of Hartman and Hill and
Huntington are over, and In their
places Arthur Curtiss James looms
as the dominant figure in Western
transportation. 1t transpires that Mr..
James is the largest stakeholder in
Western railroads, holding a con.
trolling interest In the Western Pa.
cif1c and a very substantial interest
in other railroads.
Yet the financial structure of Mr..
James has it's foundation deeper down
than the present. His father was d.
Willis James, one of the more quiet
figures of the Wall Street Of a genera
ton ago. From him Arthur Curtiss
James inherited a controlling interest
in the Phelps-Dodge Corporation, one
Of the great copper mining corpora
tons of the world. From him Arthur
Curtiss James inherited his holdings
in the Hill-Morgan systems.
The recent control Of the Western
Pacific was but maneuver of great
wealth long established. The finan-
cial soul of D. Willis James goes
marching on. The spotlight of pub
| licity merely has discovered a long
established fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

One Of the most picturesque Amer
leans OF all time, and the only Ameri-
can citizen ever to exercise complete
sovereignty over an alien nation,
passed on to his last reward in the
death of Sanford Ballard Dole, the
grand old man" Of Hawaii. The no
tice of his death seemingly caused
but a ripple on the surface of these
modern times, but a generation or
more ago the name of Dole was ring;
ing around the world.
Almost single-handed he overthrow
a kingdom and flung the Stars and
Stripes to the breeze in that mid.Pa-
cific station without which today the
United States would feel itself open
to attack at almost any point along
the Pacific Coast
Sanford Dole, stalwart American,
son of a New England missionary,
not only ousted royalty from its
throne, but he later def1ed the man.
date of an American President. Nor
was 1t weakened President whom
he def1ed. 1t was none other than
Grover Cleveland, who had ordered
Queen Liliuokalani restored to her
crown and scepter. But Dole, who
had become provisional ruler of the
Sandwich Islands, and who saw
farther into the future than the folk
in Washington, merely smiled as
Queen LII wept.
Possibly Mr.. Dole, Of the rugged
giant stature and the flowing white
beard OF prophet. might have lost
his battle with Grover Cleveland II
Queen LII had shown a little more
discretion. But one day, according to
the legend which has been handed
down. she was asked what she would
do to Mr.. Dole and his associates in
the revolution" If she were restored
to the throne.
"They are traitors and they shall
be beheaded" she replied in majestic
splendor. But beheading a score Of
the leading American citizens of the
islands was not on the American pro-
gram and LIS crown was lost forever.
Dole was regularly elected Presi.
dent of the Republic of Hawaii, re.
tanning his American citizenship all
the while. Later. when the islands
were annexed to the United States un-
der a territorial form of government,
| Dole was made the first governor
Still later he became a Federal Judge
in the islands and remained on the
bench until the time of his death, at
the age of 81.
| In some respects Sanford Dole was
a sort of island Theodore Roosevelt.
He, in fact. pointed a way in 1893 in
Hawaii to what President Roosevelt
accomplished more than decade later
in Panama. Both were strong men
men Of action and achievement. Both
were pious men, in their way, and
both were beloved by those with
whom they came in constant contact
If Sanford Dole had lived in the
| United States instead of the mid
Pacific, he. too. might easily have
become President Of the United States
Although he seldom came to Wash.
ington, Judge Dole is well remem
bered in the Capital City. 1t was IN
1898 that he visited the Capital in the
strangely dual role of an American
citizen and the President of foreign
nation. He came to consult with
President Mckinley about annexation
There was lively controversy at the
time as to whether or not Queen Lii
had been rightfully dethroned and as
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Automobile Tags.

Traffic Director Eldridge and Super
intendent of Licenses Coombs have
suggested to- the District Commits
sioners that next years auto tags
should be of a new design. with a
maximum of four figures in alpha
bette series. The plan. originated in
Connecticut and widely copied by
other states, is reported to be ex-
tremely satisfactory to police and
motorists alike.
This proposal should be given seri.
Gus consideration by the Commission.
ers. The small tag with few figures
is easy to read and looks a good deal
better on automobiles. The license
plate at best is an unsightly affair
and any change looking to both visi-
bility and appearance should be heart
lily welcomed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

VOU JTCc.
1t was Victor Hugo who said that
the first tree Of liberty was planted on
Calvary's hill. The influence that
Jesus has had on the destiny Of indi.
VidualS and nations has been a domi
nant one for over 10 centuries. I'm
perfectly realized today as are His
ideals, nevertheless His influence Is a
persistent and continuing one. Step
by step the world has moved forward
to recognize that His teachings have
an immediate and practical bearing
upon all that concerns mans well be-
ing. He declared that at the founda-
ton of all true liberty resided truth.
The building Of character or the pub
lie policy upon anything else than
truth meant ultimate and inevitable
failure. The recognition of truth as
basic principle Is the guarantee not
only of efficiency, but of permanence.
No nation in human history has en-.
deavored more completely to embody
this in the foundation Of it's Govern
ment than did the fathers Of the Re-
public. The story Of that momentous
period that produced some of the
greatest leaders the world has known
bears eloquent testimony to this fact.
However we. as a people, may have
matter how frequently we may Nave
failed in observing the ideals set by
these great leaders, still it is safe to
say that the record of our $50 years
witnesses to more persistent endeav-
or to maintain unimpaired our heri-
tage than has been known among
other peoples and nations. When one
considers not only the amazing growth
of this Nation. but the polyglot char
acter Of it's people, it is really extraor-
binary that we have not departed
further from the principles that
marked our birth.
The Christian religion. more than
anything else. gave impulse and in
SEPARATION to those who created our
system of Government. We dare not
forget this in any proper estimate of
our life as a people. 1t is safe to say
that this is truer of America than of
any other nation in the Christian era.
The only times in which we have seem
ed to falter in our forward movements
have been when this fact was obscured
or indifferently regarded. No matter
what later and alien elements may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The suggestion has been made that.
in order to eliminate all possible idea
of ancient unfriendliness, Rudyard
Kipling be invited to write some
verses for 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner." He might revert to the dialect
touches in his more popular poems
and include some such line as "Ooray
for Hunkle SAM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The death Of DIR. Coue removes a
man who proved how far very sim.
pie idea can be made to work for hu.
man benefit II tersely and intelligently
expressed. The thought I'm getting
better and better" can do no harm so
long as it represents a sincere per
sonal ideal and not the mere self
satisfaction of the egoist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Psychoanalysts claim that many
children misbehave because they grow
lonely and discover that they can get
more attention by being unruly. Miss
Lenglen creates even more interest
by a tantrum than by playing the
match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

A great deal of satirical comment
has been based on the use of money
in political campaigns, some Of it even
frivolous. The ability to laugh in
stead of getting angry keeps the tenn
per cool and promotes the ability to
preserve a correct judicial attitude
when the time for serious action ar
riveS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The fact that money is paid for
speechmaking on any subject is not
surprising. The old.fashioned temper.
ance lecturers were among the best
paid public entertainers. combining
powers Of moral suasion with native
wit and genuine eloquence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The marble-playing championship at
Atlantic City was won by an eleven
year-old Kentucky boy. The sporting
editor is constantly compelled to
broaden his information to include de.
tails about a great many things be-
sides pugilism and base ball
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

The public is assured that Presi
dent Coolidge is not worried. A man
who does not interest himself intense.
iy in base ball or golf or fishing auto.
matically eliminates most of the
human anxietieS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Statistics show that prohibition is
an expensive national luxury. other
statistics show that America Is quite
rich enough to afford it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

A little thing like political gossip in
itself and can In no way affect the en-.
| thusiasm of the Sesquicentennial
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Mrs. Mcpherson had a successful
career so long as she limited herself
to plain currency and avoided starting
in az a stamp collector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Italy's plans for print restriction
may encounter a snag when it comes
to censoring the writings of Dan.
nunzio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Mennonite Buttons.
From the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
Credit for substituting buttons for
the hook and eye by the Mennonite
should DO given to the male bloc,
our experience leads Us to believe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Our National Institutions
An Inviting Field.

From the Savannah Press
The income tax collector may have
q profitable experience looking into
the returns of the Pennsylvania pri
mary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

we, who are interested in the
Peruvian daffodilS as well as the
humming bird. would like to hear
from any one who has ever grown
this bulb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Wisdom.

From the Tampa Times.
1t is a good plan to allow your heart
to remain q little softer than your
head.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Shoot!
Shoot Let rockets fill the air
Our citation to declare.
Mid the resonances loud,
Challenging the thunder cloud,
And the flashing sparks defy
All the stars in yonder sky.
Fiery beauties. strange and vast,
Bring no rancors from the past.
They send greeting far and near,
Which all free men must revere.
Independence we salute,
In human Brotherhood! So, Shoot!
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FUNDAMENTALS.

st. John, Utii :S2: aye shall EnotO
the truth, and the truth shall make
you free"
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred.
ived IN this paper and also the local ne re
published herein. Ali rights of publication
OF snecial dispatches herein also reserved
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company

. The Evening Star. with the SUNDAY mnrn
ms edition. Is delivered by carrier within
ths city at go cents per month daily only
40 cents per month Sunday only. 30 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
Telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
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Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
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The MussOIini Plan.
The daily press I'll hold secure
And merely advertise
For only high-class literature
Which / shall supervise.
Jud Tunkins says people speak of
going away For the Summer" He
doesn't believe there is any such thing
as going away From it,
Everybody ON Wheels.
You no longer travel the road with
a tin can"
mo" answered Flooding Pete. IL
saved up my tin cans from year ia
year until finally 1 got enough metal
together to make myself a flivver."
Our National Institutions.
Well send the rockets through the sky
With joy and patriotic zest.
Of institutions, by and by.
Our fire department proves the best
"A laxative man." said Uncle Eben
lis generally willin' to tell de truth
but can't spare enough time FUN con
versation to find it out"
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The Result.

How did that long-drawn invasti-
cation result?"
About as usual" answered Senator
Sorghum. I'm a resignation rumor."
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Am Ofher States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

psiIy and SUNDAY | VI, sig 90: ! mo, 81 O
sunday only ...ii sr.. $500: / mo. IS
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SURVIVORS OF G. A. R.
TO HONOR LINCOLN
Services to Be Held at First Con-
gregationa1 Church Tomor-
row Night.

Survivors of the Federal armies
who fought in the Civil War will
gather tomorrow night, the evening
of Lincoln's birthday, at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and G
streets, to honor the memory of their
war commander in chief, Abraham
lincoln Services will be held under
the auspices of the Department Of
the Potomac, Grand Army OF the Re
public The memoria! services are
held every year by tee department
On IIincoln's birthday.
Hosea B. Moulton, department
Commander OF the G. A. r.. will pre-
side, and addresses Will be made by
Rev, Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and William Tyler Page,
clerk of the House. Others who will
take part in the services include
Hazard Wheeler, color sergeant Of the
department.; Rev. r. e. Mcbride
Mrs. Florence Coakley and Viola L.
Schippert Klinge. Lincolns Gettys-
burg address will he read by Lemuel
Warner. Music will be furnished by
the Marine Band.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of Adolph ]. Schippert, o.
H OldroYd, E. D. Godfrey, John W.
Reid, H. A. Johnson, George H
Kunsman, John Middleton and A. B.
Bennett.