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him secretly, alleging infidelity.
Later she became the fiancee Of
the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, form
cr rector Of the Church Of the As
ccnsion. who was forbidden by Bishop
Manning 20 marry her because she
was divorced.
In 1911, Stokes married Miss Helen
tContinued on Page 2.
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Art Prices.

From the New York World.
Much lamentation has been heard
abroad that 50 often America outbids
Europe when valuable works of art
come UP for sale. 1t Is said That we
are stripping the Old World of its
treasures still held in private hands.
1t is a question Of dollars, not of sen
timent or patriotism, when buyers are
sought.
+ That the Munsey bequest to the
Metropolitan Museum, Nal'iousiy est
mated in tens of millions. Will be the
cause Of soaring prices for rare paint
inas and other art objects is the
gloomy prediction of Cecil Reginald
Grundv. editor of the Connoisseur.
III Mr.. Grundy means that England
and France are destined to see De
longings by which they have set great
store across the Alta antic, there are
ample grounds for his prophecy. or
IL he means that this market promises
higher prices than any other, ne Is
only speaking by the record. But 50
far az the Metropolitan Museum Is
concerned. it must he said that the
museum itself has not been q laFlSh
buyer--and for two reasons: IL mas
not been well supplied with funds. and
it's rather rigid policy has kept II
from being an important competitor
Of nrivste collectors of large means.
It's galleries have been enriched by
notable gifts from individuals rather
than through its own purchases. II
In the future it should command sum
cient resources to acquire valuable
paintings and other art objects, as Mr..
Grundy expects, 1t might then exer-
else a power 1t has never possessed.
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EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT RET. JAMES E. FREEMAN. d. d., LID,
Bishop Of ashington

Lord. to whom shall we go? Thou
alone hast the words of eternal Ire.
Even lngersoll must needs declare as
he stands by the grave of his beloved
brother affirming in one OF tne HloSl
beautiful expressions OF Whlcn we
have knowledge his faith in the NE
heyond): 'In the night of death nope
sees "A star. and listening love can near
the rust le of a wing. Deserving tne
closing hours of President GarHeid >
life Mr.. Blaine IN eloquent. phrase salu
that already ne "felt upon MS Wasted
brow the breath of the eternal morn
ing"
However men may have guessed or
speculated concerning Immortality. II
is Jesus alone who affrms IT. lie does
not speak as one who hopes, but
rather as one who knows. Standlng
before the open grave, with sorroWlns
women. he declares himself TO he the
resurrection and the life" Again he
saws. BECAUSE ] live, ye sha1 I'VE
also" In one OF the most sublime OF
his utteran ances He shothes his ANXIOUS
disciples with the words. Lei hot
vour heart he troubled, neither lei IL
be afraid.
The supreme climax of the Gospels
is that Of which Easter speaks, name
w, the w 49,"
the dead For over ~ centuries Inc
vision of men has been focused upon
this stupendous event. III Is safe 10
say that no. other single incident re
corded In the literature of the world
has ~ absorbed the eager attention
and devoted reverence OF mankind.
From this single statement the early
church took It's departure. 1t was the
very heart of the belief of those heroic
men who counted not their lives dear
unto themselves that they might win
christ" If they followed with halting
footsteps the Savior in His brief life
time. they followed with martyrlike de-
votion the Savior who rose from the
tomb. Little wonder is II that this Is
so, for He alone has demonstrated to
men that life is indestructible. 1t Is
safe to say that the message OF
Easter has done more to comfort the
sorrowing and to ease the burdens of
the depressed than any other single
statement ever recorded There is
striking signifca anee as we'll as inspira
ton in that word spoken by Henry
George: What shall it matter, when
eyeballs glaze and ears grow dull, II
ont of the darkness shall stretch n
hand md into the silence shall come a
voice saving. Well done, good and
faithful servant. enter thou into the
Joy nf thy Lord"
This mortal must put on immortal
itN"
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Immortality.

First Corinthians: xv.53:. This
mortal must put on Immortality"
Carved on the tomb of Erasmus at
Bale Is the word Terminus" 1t
implies that which is repellent to the
human mind. To believe that death
ends all,'' or that our little life is
rounded with sleep is contrary to
mans deepest aud tenderest feelings.
'Tts life whereof our souls are scant
more life and fuller that we want
From the earliest beginnings of re-
corded history down, to the latest hour
the supreme passion of the human
heart has been tor life--fuller, richer.
more abundant life, Whether we turn
10 the ancient literature of Egypt or
to the more recent literature of
Greece, or again to that Of our own
time, we find the same deep expires
sions of mans yearning for the high
est fulfillment of his being. Perhaps
no one has SO completely expressed
this as the great English poet. Tenny-
son. In his immortal poem, I'm Me.
moriam." Crushed by a sorrow that
overwhelmed him. he sought out Of his
own soul to answer the query, IF a
man die shall he live again." 1t took
II long years of deep reflection before
he satisfied himself 1t is said that
the first stanZa of the great poem
was the last one he wrote. and 1t con
tains In four lines his final conviction:
strong Son of God. immortal Love,
Whom We, that have not seen Thy
face
BY faith and faith alone embrace.
Believing. where we cannot prove"
The sublimest heights reached by
the great English poets have issued in
compositions that express their belief
IN Immortality. In one of the most
ancient books nf the Bible. speaking
out Of his distress and misery. job
cries out, II know that my Redeemer
liveth." IT is one Of the earliest ex-
pressions contained in the great Book
that reflects mans conviction concern.
ing immortality. We do not have 10
turn TO poets or dreamers or even
to the great sages and prophets. for
any witness ia those feelings that re
side in every human breast However
carelessly or indifferently we may live
our lives. however unconcerned We
may he as 10 the future. there come
times when the great enigma concern
ing the ultimate Of life confrontS us.
Then II ia hat we turn away from all
human rea soninc and philosophiZing
and seek for some word of fnality.
Then II is like one of old We cry out.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
Wholesale Arson.

A veritable reign of terror Is pre-
yailing in England and Ireland as the
result of series Of incendiary fires
which have destroyed large rural ma n
sions recently. During the past four
months no less than sixteen great
country houses have been burned
with all evidences of intention. Enor-
nous values have been lost. In
some cases irrepla ceable objects OF
art and souvenirs of the past have
been destroyed. Eleven persons are
known to have lost their lives.
In the latest case. near Dublin.
six bodies we're found In the ruins.
and there were unmistakable signs
Of murder. In the cther fatal fre
at Cheshire. where ave persons were
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Keen the Children Well!

Every Washingtonian should be CON
cerned To establish an endowment
fund for the Child Welfare Society OF
this city which for 20 years has beeh
doing invaluable work In the main
tenance of health among the children
of the Capital. With inadequate
funds. necessitating frequent appeals
for special contributions, the society
has since 1901 been conducting health
clinics at which mothers could bring
their little ones for examination ana
for treatment. f.xpedients have been
rendered necessary to carry on this
work. Thanks TO the generosity OF a
large group of public spirited women,
the service has been maintained with
ont interruption. But the city has
grown more rapidly in recent years
than ever before. and the dema nds
upon the Child Welfare SocietN's fla
cilities have exceeded the resources.
It is now sought to establish an en-
dowment fund OF 100000, the income
from which will effectively maintain
rhis work and make provision for flu
ture development. There is need for
more centers in which the service can
be maintained and for more nurses
The physicians OF Washington are
giving their services without charge
II there were more stations, if every
section Of the city could he covered, IL
would be possible through this agency
to keep the well child we'll and thus
lessen the pressure upon hospitals and
the distress in homes. The true health
service consists in preventing disease
and curing incipient ailments in check
ing infection. All Washington is con
cerned in this work, for. without re-
gard 10 social station or family cir
cumstances. illness among the chill
dren is matter of city.wide concern.
Disease is subtle enemy and must
he fought incessa ntiy. For the sake
OF the children of Washington. it ia
the present hope that this appeal for
contributions that will establish an
amply sustaining endowment fund for
the Child Welfare Society will be
quickly and fully needed.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
The Potomac Bridge Bill.

Abortion by the Senate committee
an connmercs Of the rule to submit
all railroad bridge propositions TO the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
report insules thorough consideration
Of the practical need of a bridge
across the Pn. .omac and the establish
ment of a freight terminal in Mary
land Just beyond the District bound
ary. Protests against this plan have
been registered with the Senate com
mittee. They have come from resi-
dents of Maryland and the District,
based upon statements from high
authorities that there is no necessity
for such an addi ion to the great
terminal facilities at the Capital The
Senate committee. however. is asking
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for a judgment on this score, and the
belief prevails that the commission
viii repert that there is no occasion
for expansion Of freight terminal ia
cilities by this means.
Objection TO this plan is based upon
the fear. which is we'll grounded. lest
the establishment OF a great freight
terminal on the northern boundary OF
the District would tend to an indus
trial development ruinous To a large
residential territory. which is now in
q state Of rapid advancement. The
plan has not sprung from any local
demand or from the wishes OF the ex-
listing railroad corporations. Local
shippers do not desire the delivery Of
their incoming goods at SO remote q
petnt, involving a long truck haul
through the city. or the delivery of
their outgoing goods to that point
with the same necessity OF long haul
ing. The railroads that enter Wash
ington have ample freight terminal ia
ciiitiNs, expansion Of which is easily
possible without adding to the rail
trunks.
The arsHrYAent~has~ heen- advanced
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that an additional railroad bridge
across the Potomac at Washington is
a military necessity. Such necessity
is so remote and so doubtful that II
is not to be considered in this con-
nection as warranting a construction
that, il it is accompanied by trans
portation and Industrial development
such as that projected. will impose
a serious burden upon the Capital
community and its environs through
out the times OF peace which 1t IL con-
fdently believed will be long without
interruption. Furthermore, military
authorities declare that there is no
need for such q work from "A defense
point OF view for the movement of
troops or goods: that during the
Great War. when shipments We're
vastly increased. the existing facilities
sufficed: that in the event of another
war entailins a heavier demand for
transport additional communications
could he easily provided more effec-
i've IN IaCt CnAH tHdt contemplated
in the present measure.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will report upon the transporta-
ton needs regardless of military con-
siderations. 1t has heretofore given
assent to new works of this character
only upon a showing of absolute need.
Those protesting this proposed inva-
sion OF a residential area with an un-
desired and, it would seem from the
testimony of railroad officials, unre-
quired freight yard are encouraged
to believe that the reference Of the
bill to the commission signifies it's
eventual disapproval.
Evening star., 1926-04-04

killed. there was no suspicion OF
murder The theory Is held that these
fires are not the work OF a single per
son or group of incendiaries. but that
several bands are taking toll upon
property. There seems to be no sign
of robbery as motive, though that Is
not demonstra BILE. as the state OF the
ruins lea YES no chance OF deduction.
II this were a time of political ex-
citement these fires could he under
stood al the work Of fanatic partisa MS
But there is no campaign in progress
and the victims of the fires are not
prominent in politics. They are mostly
retired business men. whose selection
for this form OF reprisal presents
profound mystery. The suggestion is
growing that pyroma Mac started
this dastardly work and went far
enough in 1t alone to suggest TO others
by example means Of wreakins pri-
vate vengeance. Whatever the cause
or motive. the outbreak of arson has
caused a state of the most intense
alarm throughout the British Isles.
Evening star., 1926-04-04

Has something gone wrong with
the grand old bartE's publicity ma
chinery? 1t begins to look as if the
progressive and recsleitrant. tepub-
licans are getting all of the public
attention, except the little which &C
| casionally goes the way of the Dem
ocrats. Time was when the Repub-
lican machine ran smoothly and
faultlessly. The virtues Of the regu-
lar G.. o. p. We're extolled from the
housetops.
Consider now the fact that a Rep
resentative in Congress of the old
school of Republca nism. from the
rock ribbed State of Utah, which
went for President Taft in 1911,
when every other State failed the
grand old party except Vermont.
arises in his place in the House and
utters the first word In defense Of
President Coolidge in connection with
the charges brought against him by
Senators who instigated the investi-
CATION of the Tariff Commission.
During all the discussion of the
| President course in dealing with the
commission no Senator spoke for Mr..
Coolidge No attempt was made 10
defend or explain the President
course, despite the fact that he was
| openly charged with "tamperlng
with the commission and "bribing
| its members with higher posts iii the
Government service.
But at last i'm the House u stal
wart arises and speaks speaks thof'
| oushly and at length. explaining a
| great many things-and the whole
| Republican publicity machine appears
| TO be asleep at the switch.
The speech appears to have been
overlooked in all the public prints.
Even so indefatigable a newspa per
reader as President Coolidge failed
to find any mention OF the incident
in the party organs.
The presidential defender in the
lower branch of Congress was Repre-
sentative Cotton Of Utah. He paid
particular attention to the charge
that the President had attempted 10
| mack" the commission and that in
so doing he virtually had forced Wee
| Chairman William S. Culbertson TO
resign and accept a diplomatic ap'
pointment as Minister to Rumania
u DENY that absolutely" explained
Mr.. Cotton. THE facts are that VII
liam 8 Culbertson had been smbi
tious for a long time TO get into the
diploma tic service. He had asked
President Harding for such an ap'
nointment. Senator Curtis had gone
q
10 see President Harding about 1t, and
had asked the President TO give Mr.
CnlhertsOn the transfer. Culherfson
pressed the question both in and OUT
| of season. 1t is understood Mr.. Gull
bertson told President Coolidge that
, President Harding had promised him
an appointment in the diplomatic
service. 1t is also understood Una
at that time President Coolidge told
i Culbertson that at the first oppor-
tunity he would give him an appoint
ment. In the Fall of 1924 vacancies
occurred in the diplomatic service
and. according TO his request, Mr.
/ Culbertson was considered for and
accepted the appointment as Min
| lister to Rumania
Representative Cotton defended the
| Presidents appointment of DIR. r.. b
| Brossard To the Tariff Commission
| and further said that he attended
| personally to the famous meeting In
| Senator Smoot's office when MIR. tui-
Evening star., 1926-04-04
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

, bertson discussed the sugar tArins
and he thought the meeting an en-
tirely proper one. In closing the
gentleman from Utah took g. pot
shot al the Democrats by challenging
them to make d campaign issuea out
OF the tariff. saying il they fl0 soe
| the Republican party onc0 more
would be swept to viotorIh
Senator Reed of PennsylyRniA enc
| livened the somewhat drab proceeds
| ings OF the tariff investigation when
! Alfred Dennis, the new commission
vice chairman, was on the stand. Mr..
! Dennis had been telling of the bick-
! erings and back hitings going on In
side the commission, and had been
particularly bitter toward Chairman
| Marvin. He said, in effect, that no
! tariff commissioner could open his
| mouth TO make a. statement without
| being Jumped on" by the chairman.
| That's very much like us regular
Republicans in the Senate" snickere6
| Senator Reed. we can't say a word
without being jumped on by the Pro-
gressives.
| One of the White House correspond
ents discovered tho other day q pas
sage in an Oscar Wilde story for chill
dren which he insisted reminded him
Uf President Coolidge. The quotation
Was from The Selfish Giant" and it
| read somewhat as follows.
| 'Ons day the Giant came back. Hs
! had been to visit his friend. the Cor
nish Ogre, and had stayed with him
| for several years. After the seven
years We're over lac had said all that
he had to say, for his onversatlon was
limited, and he determined TO return
| to his own castle.
The wet" and dry discussion.
which has reached somewhat acute
stage in Congress and one or two
| State Legislatures. has been going on
| In the smoking rooms OF Pullman care
ever since the NOlstead act first took
effect. A Western visitor 10 Wash,
| ington recently stated that he had
won lot of money on a transconti.
mental tour ny betting that whenever
two men got to talking the subject
would turn to prohibition within ~
| minutes
He also told Of the breezy drummer
| who blew into the smoking room one
day, and. rubbing his hands together.
exclaimed:
Well men, let's save Is or % min
utes and start talking about Ticker
right now
! While political war is heinz fought
in Washington about sugar. there *
the suggestion that the next actual
| war may be fought on sugar In tho
! British Army, among others. il long
mas been the custom to serve all snl-
| dlers a tot Of rum at dawn each
morning in the field or trenches.
Now the British are experimenting
with sugar for their athletes The
cambridge crew. which defeated OK
ford a week ago. all partook Of sugar
| before the race. Each narsman vas
given two Spoonfuls If brown sugar.
Ihey finished the long test in splen-
ala physical condition. The expert
ment Is likely to be extended to the
| army.
III sugar replaces rum as a Winter
stifhhIant ration the day Of the "choc-
oiate soldier, wiimsiCaIlv predicted
by Bernard Shaw. will virtually he
al hand
Copyright i9"6p
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Annuity Increase in Prospect.


Government annuitants. who have
been subjected to alterna tions OF hope
and despair for several months. are
now cheered by the prospect of ac-
tion. proba bly, at the present session
of Congress, increa sing their annni-
ties. The elder clerks who are booked
for early retirement are likewise
heartened by the vote Of the House
committee on Friday 10 report q bill
which. though the details have not
yet been formally announced. will. il
is known. provide for a more liberal
scale of payments. An outline of the
bill, which was printed in The Star
Yesterday, indicates measure Of
gratifying generosity The maximum
Of the annuity is placed at $1,000 in
stead of t72o. The divisor figure which
determines the annuity is lowered
from As TO 40
The only doubt now remaining is
whether this measure will entail such
a demand upon the Federal Treasury
that its enactment at the present ses-
sion will be regarded as inexpedient
on the ground of economy in govern
mental expenditures. II would be most
unfortunate in any circumstances II
such a consideration should prevail.
Recent reports OF the Treasury's re-
ceipts from taxation at the end Of the
Arst quarter of the calendar year
A1lA ~ . q
indicate a very large excess of reve-
nues over estimates. There is reason
to believe that despite the material
reductions in the rates the tax col
will be in excess of exnenses. There
is no necessity. therefore. for rigidity
of economy. especially in matter OF
this character. which should he de-
,errnined without reference to Treas
urv conditions, but should be rated as
an obligation.
Experience has proved the unwis-
dom of esta blishing the annuity scale
SO low as to make retirement seri-
Gus hardship. Since the act went into
effect and retirements we're ordered,
elder employees going out of active
service to subsist as we'll as they
might upon pitta noes inadequate TO
meet their actual needs, there has
been a disposition or the part Of the
Younger members Of the service TO
leave it lest they in time be made to
walk the plank' into penurv. This
low annuity scale has nut premium
upon voluntary departures from ac-
tive service. The overturn has been
Increased.
II was the purpose ~ the retirement
act. from the Governm snt's point Of
view. TO permit a c.saranc OF the
s~rvice of those who mad become
superannuated and were NO longer
capable of fully efficient discharge
Of duty, to permit promotion more
ra pidly and to maintain greater sta
bilitv on the part of the Governments
working force As the law has worked
out. however, it has accomplished only
the first two of these objects. With
the new scale now proposed estab-
lished for annuita nts--to include all
who are on the retired list at the time
of the enactment as well ss those to
hs rAti ed afterward--there will be
greater inducement to the depart
mental workers to remain in the serv-
tee. ..-
Evening star., 1926-04-04

the measure has met with success in
all except a small part Of the country.
1t is their opinion that the problem Is
largely centered in the Fast.
They seem to be not entirely alone
in the belief that the Middle West and
the West are dry. These sections are
known To be politically dry. An otfi-
cial in Washington, who Is closely as
socia ted with the problem of enforc-
ing the Noistead act. when asked his
opinion as to the sdvisa bility of allow
ing light wines and beer, said, We'll,
unofficiaIly / would say this might be
a solution Of the problem. However. ]
do not believe that there is much
chance Of their return. The vets are
conf ned largely TO the East. the West
being almost solidiy politically dry.
The Womans National Committee
for Law Enforcement is afsot strong
advocate OF new legislation, both
State aud Federal which will make
the enforcement of all laws more eff
fective Mrs. Pea body says that there
are now pending in Massachusetts
several laws Of this nature. Up TO now
thev have been functioning under laws
which are practically obsolete and can
not he applied to modern infringe
ments. For instance. she says that in
son cannot he punished for stealing
an automobile. because the law, as It
sta nds, provides only for stealing a
horse.
"Know Your Court"
Women have been urged to acquaint
themselves with conditions in their
local courts. There have been organ
lied * now Your Court committees
for this purpose. In an effort to in
spire the women Of the Nation To do
all they can toward enforcing the law.
many slogans have been evolved
and these have been made into series
of posters. The first one Off the press
is Don't be afraid of politics. make
politics afraid of YOU" Another urges
the making of our democracy safe
for the Constitution.
This national convention of women,
coming right now at the time OF the
wet referendum being conducted by
newspapers and associated organiZa
tions bids for public interest. The
question at issue is Of interest TO the
public-nearly every one taking sides
strongly with one or the other.