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Evening star., 1926-09-16
UNITARIAN LAYMEN
MEET TOMORROW
Religious Liberty to Be Gen.
trail Theme of 3-Day Assem-
bly, of National Body.

Plans for a nation wide educational
campaign in the interest of religious
and academic liberty, to be directed
particularly against anti-evolution
laws and other restrictive legislation,
will be laid by the national chapter of
the Unitarian Laymen's League dur
ing the chapters three-day conven-
ton, which will open here tomorrow.
The sessions are to be held in the
parish house Of the All Souls Uni
tartan Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets.
Speakers will discuss many phases
of religious and educational freedom
and a report on the famous trial of
John T. Scopes for teaching evolution
in defiance of the anti-evolution law
of Tennessee will be made by Charles
II. Strong, New York attorney, who
appeared before the Tennessee Su-
preme Court for Scopes as the repre-
sentative of the Laymen's League.
Rev. DIR. Samuel McChord Crothers.
clergyman and author, of Cambridge,
Mass. will speak Saturday evening on
"America's Struggle for Religious
Freedom" AT the same session Rev.
Frank w. Pratt, minister of the First
Unitarian Church of Richmond, Va.
will speak on Religious and Aca-
demic Freedom in the South"
DIR. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce, pastor of
the All Souls Church, will preach a
convention sermon at IL am. Sun
day, which Is to be broadcast.
The Laymen's League has a ma
tional enrolment of $1,000.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
FAIRFAX HOTEL BOUGHT
FOR AROUND ST, 900, 600
Firm of Maddux, Marshall, Moss &
Mallory Buys Long-Contested
Property on Mass. Avenue.

The Fairfax Apartment Hotel.
Massachusetts avenue at Twenty-firS
street. was purchased yesterday from
2100 Massachusetts Avenue, Inc, by
Maddux, Marshall, Moss & Mallory.
according to announcement by the
latter company. The purchase price
was approximately $1,G00.000. 1t will
be operated in connection with the
chain of hotels owned or controlled
by this company in Washington, and
will be under the personal direction
of Dewitt c. Patterson.
Built as an apartment house, this
building was the subject Of extensive
litigation, residents of that section OBJ
jecting to an apartment house in that
exclusive section. The zoning laws
were invoked and the matter was
taken to court, which decided in favor
OF the apartment builders, but at the
same time decided that no other
building of such character could ever
be built in that territory.
In addition to hotel facilities for
transients and permanent residents
the Fairfax contains As housekeeping
apartments and has large garage fa-
cilities.
MadduX, Marshall, Moss and NAL
lOry now own or control the Cairo
Martinique, Arlington, Tilden Hall and
Fairfax Hotels and. according to Maj
III. c. Maddux, expect to take over
another one shortly.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
SMOOT |SCALLED
CIVIL SERVICE CAR
Or. EIIery C. StoWelI Also
Says Other Congress Men,
bers Interfere With Work.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 16.-
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah is the
practical dictator" of the Civil Serv-
ice Bureau in Washington, DR.. Ellery
C. Stowell of Washington yesterday
told the Assembly of Civil Service
Commissioners, in annual session
here
"Other members of Congress, too,
are interfering with the service to
such an extent that citizens should
organize to protect this important
Government service from being fur
ther' hampered," added Mr. Stowell,
who is president of the Better Gov
ernment League in the National
Capital.
1T is shocking toIfind the Federal
Government more secretive about ap-
pointments than are the States and
cities. L doubt if greater secrecy is
practiced in bureaucratic Russia"
Evening star., 1926-09-16
LIBRARY HOURS CHANGED.
Central Building and Branches to
Go on Winter Schedule.

Beginning Saturday, the Public Ii
brary and branches will operate or
the regular Winter schedule, am
to 8 pm. daily except Wednesdays
9 am. to 3 pm, it was announced
today.
The central building is also open
on Sunday afternoons from to
pm. for reading and reference use in
the adult departments. The children's
room at the central library which has
been closed during the Summer for
repairs will be opened Monday. The
rours during the school year are II m
to pm. daily except Wednesdays
IL m. to pm, and Saturdays, 8 am.
to s pm.
Evening star., 1926-09-16

Formerly $4.o8 and $5.98. One
piece styles of wool jersey, crepe
and serge in plain colors, stripes
or plaids. Trimmed with hand
embroidery, braid and buttons.
Sizes 7, 8 and 10 years only.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
MANY GROUPS BUYING
GRAND OPERA SEATS
Belief Expressed in Chicago That
Masses Soon Will Regard It
as Essential.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 16.-The time
is almost at hand when grand opera
will be recognized\as just as much a
part of the life of the masses as the
libraries. boulevards and parks, de-
votees believe.
Not only are subscriptions for mod
est priced seats at the coming season
of the Chicago Civic Opera Co. keep
ing pace with subscriptions in the
diamond horseshoe" but a big
schedule Of special nights for indus
trial workers is developing, the man.
agement announces.
Employees of railroad have
brought out the house for Sunday
evening, January 16. Workers in two
large packing establishments at the
Union Stock Yards, two big down
town department stores and the stu
Evening star., 1926-09-16
29c Bath Towels
19c Ea.

White and fancy effects,
slightly soiled but will laundcr
beautifully.
Street Floor
Evening star., 1926-09-16

tunnel being bored to North Kansas
City. The cause of the blast has not
been determined
Rescue workers toiled all day in
the gas-laden air of the tunnel to
sreach the bodies of the victims
All apparently had been killed in
stantly by the force of the blast,
which did considerable damage To the
tunnel.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Much-soughtFarm !.
Year Book FOundtO
Hold Wine Recipes

Agriculture Department officials
have been puzzled for some time
over the demand for the 1904 Agri-
culture Year Book.
Close inquiry, however, disclosed
that the book contains number
of recipes, with Illustrations, for
making clarets, burgundies, and
other red and white wines, and
officials now understand.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Dies of Injuries.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CTTMREPIAN Md Septe

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, September IS
John p. Ross, so years old,
Barton, this county, died at
Allegany Hospital here of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident Sun
day night on the Northwestern turn
pike, about miles east of Rom
ney, w. Va, when the car struck a
cement bridge. He was accompanied
by two sons, and the elder, who was
driving, was cut about the face by
glass from the windshield. The father
was internally injured.
Evening star., 1926-09-16

dent body of Northwestern Univer-
sity have tentatively closed arrange
ments. Three special performances
have been arranged for by the en-
ployes Of the five great public service
corporations in the city. and other
parties. ranging from bank employees
to hotel employees and outlying bust
ness mems associations are forming
in large numbers.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Noiseless "Riveting" Due.

Welding instead of the usual noisy
riveting is being tried out in the con-
struction of steel buildings. The elec-
trio arc is used to weld the beams to-
gether in place of uniting them by the
riveting hammer. The process may be
cheaper as we'll as Quieter
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Gales Aiding Agriculture.

President Gales of Mexico Is work.
ing on such practical problems as irri.
eating 100000 acres. providing 16 900
horses and 5000 sets of plows to Mex..
can farmers on credit and establish
ing agricultural banks where tillers OF
the soil may borrow money at reason.
able rates.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
$1.98 Crepe Kimonos
$1.39

Women's Long Kimonos of
floral crepe in tan, orchid and
pink. Side-tie model with long
collar.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Tots Jersey Dresses
SIPS

Henna. brown, copen and
green. Trimmed with hand en-
broidery across the front. Sizes
2 to 4 years.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
Infants Sweaters, 49c

Also sacques of knitted and
brushed wool. White and blue.
Formerly sold for $3.50 and
S1.08.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1926-09-16
$1.98 Sweaters, 89c

Women's Light weight Wool
Sweaters, in sleeveless, slip-over
style. All colors. Splendid for
sports and for wear later under
coats.
Evening star., 1926-09-16
EIGHT DIE IN BLAST
IN TUBE UNDER RIVER
Bodies of Workmen Recovered
From Tunnel 800 Feet Below
Bed of Missouri.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, September 10
Eight workmen met death 300 feet
under the bed of the Missouri River
here yesterday in premature explo-
sion of dynamite in the water works
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Night Schools
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

ID YOU ever think the vast pains to which the com
munity goes only in providing an education Tor all
children in the public schools but IN giving training
to those who cannot attend the public schools through the
means Of night schools?
There they teach various trades nome making TOT Women
and English for the foreign born
large force of has been organized for these
schools for this season in New York city All the night
schools operate under the regents regulations and the night
courses duplicate the daytime high school courses
One who wants to for the job OF clerk or secretary
can find opportunity here.
It has been pretty well demonstrated that the man OF
decidedly out of luck in the United states
is the who has training.
Such in New York has only himself TO plame' ZOE
night schools everywhere.
The youth who compelled to leave school before gradua
on finish his at night and get his diploma JUST
the .a
The courses in the evening high schools offer complete
curriculum that leads academic diplomas and entrance
into college.
The requirements and about the as in
the day school.
Every facility for studying languages, American history
mathematics and the sciences is offered
By application the school special prospectus may De
obtained.
Many youth is impatient to get to work and make
money nothing better that may do with ms
years eighteen and twenty than to devote them
to proper training.
When be finally goes to work his efforts will be more
effective
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
House ReappOrtionment to Be
Delayed Six Years

That the present unconstitutional membership Of the
Of Representatives may be continued until 1857 when the
election President Vice President might be questioned
existing conditions changed House leaders have hit
scheme settle the long pending reapportiOnent
controversy.
the plans go through legislation will be passed that Will
keep the present basis Of 4S5 members but the
legislation will become effective until after the 1880
and just in time for the Congressional and PRESIDENTIAL
elections in 1882.
the mandates of the Constitution had been followed the
euse would long ago have been reappooned on the 1870
census but that would have forced the retirement of
Representatives if the present membership Of 40 remained un
changed Leaders Of both parties the House do not feel That
the total membership in that body should be increased Inc
body is cumbersome enough
Based the 1920 census with reapportlonnent fixed at
total OF 49, States would lose from one to tour mem
ber while others would gain in membership There would be
the losses and gains the electoral college vote from OIL
ferent States.
There were large increases in the population Of States
between 1910 and 1920 New York. California and Illinois
are examples Those States deprived Of their just
representation the House. Other States which showed little
gains in populations retain strength the House IMAM
they entitled to.
Should the proposed plan through the membership OF
States will be lowered but not for six years In the
meantime the House perpetuates plain violation Of the Con-
sttuon and grave injustice many States all because some
Representatives would lose their positions or their districts
would be- redcted that they wouldn't have the political
prestige and pull necessary to return them to the House
The Constitution mighty sacred thing Representatives
who feel in their places is the subject Of wonderful
orations In Congress.
The late Representative Tim Sullivan New York soleny
asked Whats the Constitution between friends? and he
seemed to have correctly sensed the attitude OF the House.
which pessten refuses to do its plain duty and
preparing scott at the Constitution by putting off reappor
tionment for six years
The constitutional Senate is not misrepresentation Of the
principles of representation based on population.
The State Of Nevada with total population in 1920 Of
II 4O7 has equal voting strength in that body with New York
which had 1861 7 people in 1920 Delaware with 2SOOS
population offsets the Senators of Illinois with es62so
population
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
ASTRONOMY CLUBS
By Garrett P. Serviss

hall OF Syracuse University. Mr..
Chamberlain viii give a lecture
on the moon. On evenings
when the weather permits OPP
portuntty will be given to all who
desire to view the heavens
through the Calthrop telescope.
How easily and simply all this
il arranged! Have president,
secretary, a treasurer-and a
telescope. That Is enough to be.
gin with. Even the telescope is
not an essential, at the start.
The really essential things are:
First, someone who knows some
thing about the stars and planets.
and who has enthusiasm, for
leader, and second, an awakened
public curiosity about the universe
around US. The last already
exists to a large degree every
where. Astronomy of late has be.
come as powerful in its appeal t.
intellectual humanity as geo.
graphical exploration was In the
times following Columbus. But
already the earth has been most.
" overrun; that the boundleSs
heavens can never be.
Brilliant In WINTER
While for popular telescope OBJ
servation the winter may not be
quite so favorable as the summer
In our climate, yet never are the
consultations so brilliant as in
winter. and they call for no tele-
scope. In winter. too, indoor dis
cussion IL most enjoyable. Start
your society, then. this winter
with meetings for organization
and for lectures and conferences
on the endless fascinating topics
that astronomy offers. Incidental
ly, under the sparkling heavens.
when the weather Is not too cold
or stormy. point out the constella-
tions and the principal stars and
planets when they are present
to those who do not yet know
them. Have some star charts and
pianispheres handy, and some
books on the geography" of the
sky. Before the winter Is gone
your members will be equipped
with sufficient. first hand knoWl'
edge Of the heavens to pursue the
subject with fast increasing zeal,
and they will have Venus, nightly
Frightening on her western throne
to stimulate their enthusiasm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
LAND OF SUPERSTITIONS

this by barring every door and
window and closing every crevice'
The pictured devil Of the Sicil'
ian is greatly like ours. How
ever he has pair Of bats wings
on which he carries the con-
demned away.
OF course they believe In
witches who are supposed to take
the forms of spiders or cats. II
witches tourch a tree 1t will ROT:
If they kiss a child 1t will die.
To guard against this they hang
the picture Of a saint on the
door OF the baby's room, and
vessel Of salt covered with a
fringed tablecloth and twlg
broom are placed outside. When
the witch sees the picture of the
saint she turns and removes the
cloth over the salt. She will not
enter the room until she has
counted all the fringes on the
tablecloth, the grains in the
pot of salt and the twigs in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

whose life was cruelty dominated
bv q shallow, selfish mother.
Because OF this dominance. Eve
lyn loses her lover and TOR
while it seemed as IL she could
not stand the pain. Yet she won
through to q deeper. richer Life
within herself. And her frienos
thinking of the selfish mother
who was always saved from suf-
fering. SAYS: ELLEN Burnaby was
not marked for pain: she would
have made nothing OF It; e
would have made nothing OF her.
Do you agree with that! do
you think that pain was sent to
make something Of us?
Millions of men and women
have accepted the ! theory IN
other days. "Wht the Lord
loveth He chastenels. the men
and women who founded this
country accepted that with ur-
questioning faith. Pain to them
wasn't bad luck" It wasn't an
accident. Nor was it the I'M
happy result OF a blunder, which
might have been avoided by more
intelligent action.
Pain was a gift to those people,
a dark and bitter tonic which
God had given them for the
Strengthening of their lives. IT
had a definite and sacred part in
the great program. 1t was an
opportunity-an initiation into q
higher plane of experiences step
in evolution.
Strange how we've grown away
from that old belief.
Life is so rich and safe ana
comfortable now. And like Irene,
we're sure it's. all due to our
good management. We've little
thought of the power or the
Christening of God. We're SO
sure of ourselves-so sure OF our
wisdom and strength.
But when our strength fails
and our wisdom falters and we
lie broken and bleeding in the
dusk and darkness, we begin to
wonder-Is pain necessary. after
all? Do we need it as the earth
needs storms. as the plants need
soil and darkness for their gerni-
mating? Is this the bitter gift
through which life finds it's
awakening? And are those who
have suffered the lucky" ones?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
INTRODUCING
FRIEND
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
MRS. BEEcKMAN:

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ was intr oduced to Mrs. M.
In acknowledging the introduction
she said. How do you do?" I
said. Nicely. thank you. How are
your"
Was that correct? A girl friend
said that I should have simply
said, "How do you do?" or II am
pleased to meet you."
My mother taught me to say It
that way when 1 was old enough
to be introduced to any Of her
friends. I have never had anyone
criticize it before so thought that
I would ask you. M. e. s.
I am very glad that you did give
me the privilege Of talking 1t over
with you. my dear girl. for intro.
auctions are such frequent occur"
rences that it is a relief to know
just what we should say in &C.
knowledging them and then to say
it automatically. When we are sure
Of the words that we should say,
then we can have all our atten-
ton to put into the graciousness
with which we say them.
Your friend who told you that
you should have said. How do
you do?" is absolutely correct.
These words--"How do you DOR
are the accepted way of acknowl-
edging an introduction. You may,
If you wish. add the name Of the
person to whom you are intro.
duced. If you are sure that you
have heard the name correctly.
You see, you took the words,
How do you do?" literally, and
they are not meant to be taken
that way. AS a matter OF fact,
viewed from that point of view,
they are not very sensible. for
we do not really. or at least in
most cases. care how the person
does. But Just the same. it Is the
You answered the question, and
this one is not supposed to do to
these words when they are used In
an introduction acknowledgment
If you had known the woman. and
then, as she greeted you. she
asked about your general welfare,
your answer would have been quite
correct. Or at least. II am very
well, thank you. How are your"
would have been correct. Nice.
Iy" is not a particularly good word
to use. for 1t doesn't mean r"'"".
The last part of your friends
recommendation you might
have said. II am 'ased to meet
you".-is not as good as the first
part. This expression should not
be used in acknowledging an in
PRODUCTION. You may. however. II
you wish. when you are taking
leave Of the person to whom you
have been introduced, say, Good
by, l am very glad to have met
you"
Now is all this clear. and are
you all ready to be introduced?
Polish up your most gracious man
ner III it is not always shintng),
smile in a friendly way. and say
Ito any one to whom you are in
troduced or who Is introduced to
you), How do you do?" Then you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03

r AM informed OF the success Of
i the Syracuse Astronomical So
ciety in New York's splendid
Jlamesake of the glorious old city
of Archimedes. The formation OF
such societies or associa tons l
have long advocated In these ar
ticles as the best way to meet
the constantly increasing popu.
lar interest in astronomy, and
to compensate for the general
failure of schools to give instruc-
ton, or to awaken interest. In
the subject.
Astronomy satisfies the mind,
the Imagination, the innate aspi-
ration OF every intelligent per-
son toward something higher and
broader than the ordinary things
of life, as no other science il
capable Of doing. It offers the
great mental rest cure-"rest"
meaning not stagnation but free
expansion.
An astronomical society Is
moral tonic, such as church is,
or ought to be. Years ago. when
] was giving illustrated lectures.
mogtly of an astronomical char
acter, month after month. in Car.
negie Hall, New York, two sis.
tiers, who were we'll known to
the public by their work. used
to be in the audience almost
every night. and one Of them
said to me: You see us here
so often because this Is our
church.
Admiration Of Universe
And in truth can God be more
highly honored than by admira'
ton of the universe-pace those
who insist that there is no God,
and that the universe is only
the product of self-originated &C.
ton. Well, if that be so, then.
in astronomy we admire that on
it's grandest scale!
This Syracuse society by the
list of it's activities offers "A
model for the formation OF
others-at least one in every
large town or city. For instance.
this season Mr.. karp will give 2
series Of lectures, which not only
members of the society but
others as well may attend on
the consultations, the solar sys-
tenn, stellar evolution, etc. These
meetings are to be held in a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
Humanisrl1S

and mothers Of $50 boys and girls at the buckne
CoEducaiona University resent ndecate questions put
RAISING They refer to smoking swearing carrying hip
TASKS and petting parties"
The important thing historians of this period will be
the fact that the questions should be asked.
That should be necessary to ask boys and girls under
twenty whether they carry and drink bootleg liquor and to
ask young girls whether they permit indecent 1amarly Is
comment on our prohibition civilization.
Fannie Hurst who has and SEES describing the HAIL
Mills murder trial. says Mrs Hail. widow of the murdered
man: quiet under perfect control but her
hands were frantic
Down behind the railing which enclosed her. like flames
that kept leapng up and dashed down again.
her hands They beed curious soneke quiet of the head
and shoulders They nervous frantic hands They dug
and bit at one another and kept wanting leap upward but
were restrained in time"
Human beings studying faces from childhood learn to
control the expression Not with the hands with the
feet In India when native tses the lawyer watches his
bare feet 1t said 1.-The Hindu will twist his toes when he
is lying.