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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
MGR. If. C|EPLAK,
NOTED PRIEST, DIES
Escaped Soviet Death Sen.
tence in 1925 for Resisting
Church Seizure.
RH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fFtss.
PASSAIC, n. J., February Is
Archbishop John Felij Cieplak of
Wilma, Poland, once the center of
worldwide sympathy and interest be-
cause a Soviet tribunal sentenced him
to death for resisting seizure of church
property, is dead
The end came in St. Mary's Hos.
pital last night after weeks illness
from pneumonia and influenza. He
was So years old.
He had been in this country since
last November and expected to sail
Saturday Tor Poland.
Mgr. Cieplak, formerly archbishop
of Russia, was sentenced March IS,
1923, in Moscow to be shot by a firing
squad Vicar General Butchkavitch
was tried and sentenced with him, end
later executed.
The United States joined with other
countries in protesting the sentences.
and the archbiShop'S was committed to
10 years imprisonment. Through the
efforts of Premier Mussolnii of Italy
and the Roman Catholic Church in the
United States he was released from
prison in March, 1924. He was the
guest of Pope Plus in Rome for Is
months.
Archbishop Cieplak visited num-
Der of American cities after his ar
rival. His appointment as Metropolis
tan of Wilma came while in the United
States.
Archbishop Cieplak, born in Dom
brova August IT, 1857, entered the
priesthood In 1873. He was appointed
titular archbishop of Achrida in 1919
by Pope Benedict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

the year ended with January, 1926.
the increase in Washington being 7
per cent. Jacksonville, Fla, regis
tered the largest increase, a rise of
IA per cent in the year.
Food prices in the Capital in Jan
uary We're Y per cent higher than in
1918.
The Department said there was lit
Tie change In the general level of
wholesale prices in January as COM
pared with December Farm prod
ucts and foods declined slightly below
the December level, while lower prices
were also reported for clothing mate
rails. metals, chemicals and drugs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md. February 1s.-
The family of Charles ID. Steckley of
Harrisburg, Pa, violated "a Federal
law for more than a half century with.
out being aware o. it. They had pos
sessed. since the War Between the
States, reproduction of a Civil War
period dollar bill.
Eighteen by twenty-five inches in
size, the reproduction had passed from
father to son as a family heirloom. had
at one time hung on the wall of a Har-
risburg clubhouse and had been saved
by Mr.. Steckley's father at the risk of
his life when the clubhouse burned.
Not until Mr.. Steckley offered it to
the Philadelphia sesquicentennial for
exhibition did the secret service be-
come aware of it's presence. Agent
Bart Bratton of the Baltimore district
called on Mr.. Steckley, and now the
bill is in Baltimore, Government prop
erty with no legal means available to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
FOOD PRICES GO UP
SLIGHTLY IN CAPITAL
Figures for Month Ended January
Is Show Decrease for Coun-
try at Large.

While food prices Throughout the
country generally decreased nearly 1
per cent in the month ended January
is, prices in Washington rose nearly
half Of per cent for the same period.
the Labor Department announced to-
day. Washington was ono of IL
cities in which food costs rose during
the month, while prices decreased in
81 cities.
Forty-nine Of 81 cities surveyed
showed increases in food prices over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
U. S. Seizes, as Illegal, Likeness of ST.,
Priced 50 Years, and Owner Weeps

Mr.. Steckley to recover it, Mr.. Brat
ton says. 1t was conf1scated under a
Federal statute forbidding possession
of reproductions of United States cur
rency.
The owner wept when the bill was
torn in being folded for him, Mr.. Brat
ton said. Mr.. Steckley told the agent
he had refused $4,000 for 1t and con.
templated having 1t insured for $780,
900. George Washington is represent
ed in the center of the bill, standing
on top of the globe, with Labor in the
upper left corner shaking hands with
a farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
WANT GAS SERVICE.
Chevy Chase Park Residents Ap.
peal for Extension.

The Public Utilities Commission
was requested by a group of Chevy
Chase Park residents to authorize the
extension of gas service to the homes
in Thirtieth, Thirty-first and Ritten-
house streets. and Tihrty-first place
and Utah avenue.
The application was signed by 81
persons who signified their willing
ness to pay the required deposits on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
FLYER Reaches Cape Town

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, FebrlI.
airy Is P.-Alan j. Gotham, the Brit
ish aviator who started from the Croy.
don England airdome November ~
for a flight to Cape Town by way Of
Egypt. arrived here YESTERDAY. Cob
ham SAYS his actual flying time for
the 5000 miles was about 90 hours I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

and housefurnishing goods. In the
group of miscellaneous commodities,
due largely to the falling price Of
crude rubber, a decrease of 2 per cent
was shown. Fuels and building ma
terials, on the other hand, avera ged
somewhat higher in price than in
December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

A photograph recently shown in
London depicted the Isle OF Wight as
seen from the air. The size of this
photograph can be judged from the
fact that it covered an area of $50
square miles at a scale OF three inches
TO the mile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

installation. amounting to s4051 each.
| upon which they will receive refunds
as additional consumers take the
service.
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Mexican Finance Minister Ill.

MEXICO CITY, February IS P).-
Alberto j. PAM, minister of fin.nc
is suffering from a severe alta * of
Influenza
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

There is a potash mine in Stassfurt
Germany, where men work $500 feet
underground at a temperature of 1O4
degrees Fahrenheit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
Federal Aid For Good Roads
TO Be Continued

The Senate with slight amendments has passed the House
bin apprOprang $165O00OO for the fiscal years 1928 and
1899 for Federal aid to good roads throughout the nation
a sbOOOOOO appropriation for 1927 has already been made by
Congress
The House viii doubtless speedily in the Senate
amendments that the appropriations may be assured for the
future.
The wisdom Of these advance appropriations that the
States nav know will be Federal cooperation with
them in carrying valuable highway development Il en-
abes the States 70 make plans and appropriations leaving no
doubt that Federal aid Is absolutely certain
The legislation continues the program OF 5O0O CONTRIBUTIONS
by the Federal and the States with the Secretary
Of Agriculture 70 allot the funds
When William Hearst member OF Congress 10 l0Uo
he foresaw the Importance Of Federal aid in developing
WAYS and introduced and consistently supported the PROPOSE
ton that has now become national policy having achieved
farreaching results in highway upbuilding.
Under uans prepared by the Department Of Agriculture
there win be completed by 1881 splendid series of ten East
West and North South transcontnenal highways immensely
aiding travel and commerce and serving the military purposes
Of the nation in times of emergency
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PAYING FOR
THE PARTY
-Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-L

nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
y /. Regarding an engage
ment party. at whose expense and
at whose home is it given?
2. Who writes the invitations:
Can you give me an idea as to
what to write.
8. Can an engagement party in
vitation be combined with a letter
giving the happy news of the
engagement? ENGAGED.
Usually the mother of the bride
to-be gives the engagement party
at her home and she pays for the
party. as the parents of the bride
pay for the wedding. OF course,
1t Is not necessary that an Ell.
gagement party be given, but II
1t Is, usually 1t is given by some
member of the brides family, II
for some reason her mother does
not give it. Usually it is a
luncheon or tea, very casual
party and the news is not d.
vulged until the guests are At the
party.
2. The invitations, as have
said, usually do not carry the news
of the reason for the party; they
are simply written as they are
for any other party. II it is tea.
the invitations can be sent on
visiting cards.
8. 1t 10 better not to give the
invitation In this way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

The Woo1worth tower we will
assume is 500 feet high "a slight
overstatement In round figures.
but to the advantage OF the OBJ
serverl. Twice 500 is 1900. and
and the square root OF 1000 IS
40.t So we see that the line Of
sight from the top of the Wool
worth tower would strike sea level
at a distance Of 40 miles. Adding
together the 33iz-nile range from
the Penn Monument and the 40
mile range from the Woolworth
tower, we find that they fail to
cover by 1914 miles the distance
between New York and Philadel-
phia.
A little. sketch shows the facts
very clearly. 1t is plain that in
order that the tops of the two.
towers should be visible from one
another they should both be
touched by a tangent line grazing
the earth at a point between
them3 If each had height OF
nearly 1000 feet, that condition
would be fulfilled, the point lying
half way between. Various other
relative heights would fulfill the
condition, but the tangent point
would fall halfway between only
IL the heights were equal.
The same rule may be applied
by the passenger at sea to cali
culate the distance to the horizon,
provided that he knows the
height of his eye above the water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
.H!erOis11l


EROlSM Is the salt that keeps humanity from FotIng
IL When we take an inventory Of the qualities and
passions Of the crowd likely 70 find dis
couragng thngs They who depe the human
are not without their reasons
What weller Of sefshness III the business world, what
reacheres crueles often what utter hearesne and
brute seizuresl
III the relations between and women what world Of
sickening facts!
In family life what Jars and pettness, what frequent
degradation should be the most beautiful and most
ideal OF human relationships
In the history Of religion what shameful list OF per-
versions headsrongnes vanity intolerance persecution
superstition, and even Wolfish passonsl
all these sailed and cured, altered and antidoted
by one hing--heroism.
Not the spectacular kind that makes the CAPE
but the unknown kind for itself alone for the
eye Of God and the satisfaction Of noble selfrespect
Think Of the unnoted and unnumbered Of heroism
the part Of mothers These alone would the world
ten good men would have saved Sodom.
Look land you seek you shall fndl at the numberless
deeds sefsacrfice among the poor the erenunciaons
of the rich the hpunes of feIlowWorkmen the splendid
courage Of men and that they often conceal with
of shamel $
True, friend pessimist, humanity may be just mud dirt
earth all through sparkes the and priceless gold
Of heroism
Copyright Newspaper syndieats
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

Campaign funds are sweed by contributions from big
poratons and international They rewarded BY
platform planks such the World Court
the duty Of patriotic Senators to prevent ucn pan
from becoming law Otherwise the corporations and the inter
national bankers would be our lawmakers
Misunderstanding obedience to party platform Is al tnal y
necessary there need Senators to Washington
Just send bosade platform to the Capitol and let the Senate
clerks write it into laws.
Nor any defense say IT voted for the Court because
President Coolidge told me to- ...s ..5 s.
President Coolidge tell the Senate what
laws to than the Senate has to tell the President what laws
to enforce the Supreme Court what laws to declare
The President would be the last to claim such
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

HNHE Apingi, of the French
i Congo. are small people
OF comparatively light color.
They retain many Of the. customs
that were prevalent among the
tribe in centuries long gone.
One of the most striking of
their customs is that OF pulling
out two of the upper incisor
teeth. The rest Of the incisors
are filed to sharp points. This
in itself lends distinctive ap.
pearance to any member of the
tribe.
Like most of the tribes of
Africa. they know practically
nothing of medicine or surgery,
and the practices they resort to
in the curing of diseases are
sometimes frightful. In surgery.
for instance, they are frequently
cruel to the point Of tnhumanity.
In order to cure a case of lum.
bago they will slash the back.
seemingly Unfortunately. Lime
Juice and pounded CAYENNE pep.
per will then be rubbed vigorous
~ into the wounds. Needless to
say. the records of cures are I'M
frequent.
Some of the less brutal but
equally inefficient medical cures
consist OF splitting upon the AT.
fected part of the body or rub
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
TORTURED BY sAVAGES

bling the body with chalk made
from the bones of the ancestors OF
the victims.
+ One OF the cruelest OF unneces-
sary tortures practiced by the
Apingi is that of subjecting people
suspected Of witchery to q trial
by ordeal.
At one time the chief Of the
tribe was believed to be under
the influence Of withcraft. Thrse
of the young men OF the tribe
were suspected OF welding the
hostile influence. Nothing would
do. If they wished to 1--we. but
to subject themselves to the test.
of drinking poison. II they were
innocent they would not die. ac-
cording to the belief of the tribe.
On the day Of the trial the
tribe gathered round, armed with
spears. knives and axes. ready to
tear the victims to pieces IL they
should seem to be dying.
Bravely the threa youths raised
the glasses to their lips, bravely
they drank the horrible poison.
The torture through which they
went was indescribable. but they
finally survived, very weak. They
were declared innocent. and the
doctor closed the ceremony by
going through the same procedure
himself. then declaring that the
bewitchers were outside the
tribe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
Matrimonial Fable

Once upon time [presentl in New York, where almost
anything happen and about everything does husband
was going to take his wife to the theater.
he telephoned her him This was little before
o'clock At 1890 the wife, almost hysterica with anger
and ANXIETY abandoned twoheur wait and went home
Husband arrived within few minutes And this children
is what he said
my DEAR Sam Smith and walked along from the office
and went into cigar store to phone you had the tickets
While in the booth the proprietor locked up and left
tsam standing outside knocked on the glass He
away to find out where the cigarstore lived It
way in the Bronx But finally he got back downtown
and let out about half past ten So here my dear
New one e The funny part it actually happened
The this fable obvious: Wives should always
believe their husbands!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

a READER asks IL II Ii possI-
IA bic to see, with powerful
telescope. New York city from
the top OF the Penn Tower IN
Philadelphia. The question Il In
teresting because II involves the
effect on distance vision Of the
rotundity Of the earth, and the
more people 90 travelling. espe.
ciaIIy at sea, the more they find
themselves concerned with this
particular subject, for the proba.
BILE distance to the horizon II g
matter or curiosity and OF FREE
uuent discussion among passen-
gers lettering on the deck OF 9
ship.
question asked must be NO.
Even the top Of the tallest build
Ing in New York would be below
the horizon Of an observer on the
summit uf the Penn Monument
unless there happened to be at
the moment Of observation an ex-
traordinary state Of refraction
existing in the atmosphere, sur
ficient to lift into sight distant
objects ordinarily completely con-
ceaIed.
Al telescope would give no aid
whatever toward seeing an object
SO far off that it was below the
line of the horizon. although Of
course il the object was above
the hrizon but invisible only be.
cause OF its small size the tele-
scope would bring 1t into view.
But q telescope cannot see around
q corner any more than the I'M
aided eye can.
The straight-line distance be-.
tween New York City and Phila.
delphia il about ninety miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

power This monarchy republic with separate and
independent Congress- executive and Judiciary.
The Senator OF sovereign State shrk his duty Of
bating bordering and voting negenty legislation affect
ing the welfare Of his people and his country but he cannot then
successfully himself the ground that he supporting
the President whose business is not legislation at all
Intelligent support Of President Coolidge does not require
approving this return into the politics Of Europe good Be
pubcans isapprove this thing IN the Presidents admins
ation their duty tell him They tel him BY
firing World Court Senators from office
No Court Senator up reelection this year
not hide behind the Presidents coaa under the Repub
can platform He must stand out ID the open and defend biz
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
Strenuous Effort

Modern science says that intensive mental work done not
in the brain alone The whole body participates: heart
nerves. muscles the mysterious duces glands that have
much with ordering the activities Of the human machine
all unite focus every bit of energy the task to be
accomplished.
that's why who puts everything he's got into solv
.ng an engineering problem directing play fighting the
stock market gets tred-though he hasn't lifted finger
-as the half miler during 49,
is We hur ourselves the saying u.s. whole heartedy
into game Of tennis to the diving float at the
beach.
How many of capable Of intense MENTAL effort?
Too few. The thoughts wander. Our bodily mechanism
hash been taught concentrate It SHES away like badly
broken colt the direction in which it supposed 60
Learn to think. Dig into the job in hand with whole
hearted MENTAL EFFORT.
Ncgutaius are moved that way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

the object Il practically = seas
level surface. Any considerable
hills intervening would prevent
the application Of the rule by
making higher horizon and thus
hiding the object, although over
4 level it would be visible. TAX
ing the case of New York and
Philadelphia, and assuming p
practically level surface between
them, let as apply the rule.
The height Of the Penn Monu-
naent we will say Is $50 feet.
Twice $50 il 1920; the square
root OF 1870 il nearly 3Sh. This
shows that the line OF sight from
the top Of the Penn Monument
would meet the horizon about
1914 miles from Philadelphia. But
the straight.line distance between
Philadelphia and New York IL 20
miles.
However. If the observer could
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

World Court Senators to they voted for
the Court because it in the Republican platform
Senator Borah showed the holoWness OF that oe1ense
when he declared in the Senate:
@Mr. President could be found who nOtWlth-
tardiDg he believed this proposal unwse unpaOtic and
menace country would still vote for because his pays
platform declared in its favor He WOULD BE THE SLIM
TEST pARTY SLAVE THAT EVER WRIGGLED HIS
WY THROUGH THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
national party platform not and cannot be anything but
set Of suggestions legislation All kinds of trash get into
party platform secretly by party bosses during the hectic
DAYS Of convention and adopted By the convention without
discussion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

Now, the surface OF the earth
has 4 curvature Of about s inches
to the mile. But the refracticn %
the, light rays coming over the
horizon from an object behind II
has the effect Of apparently lift.
ing ii l1p and thus bringing It
into sight when II ID iii reality q
little below the horizon. The
amount Of refraction il variable.
but careful experiments have
shown that, on the average. re-
fraction practically reduces the
curvature to s inches to q mile
instead of 8.
From this Is deduced the fol-
lowing rule: Double the eleva.
ton Of the eye in feet and take
the square root Of the product:
fha result viii be the distance Of
the horizon ID miles. This as
sunnes that the surface Of the
earth between the observer and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14

ing. If she is forced to get our
OF her corner her whole being
turns sick. For days she suffers
the agony of anticipation. Every
thought of the change Is misery.
Funny, isn't it? Sounds as II
Helen were a nervous. hysterical
invalid, But she's nothing OF the
sort. She's a healthy well bal
anced, intelligent. fine human be-
ing - unselfish and with
splendid control of her emo
tions.
Then what rs the. matter?
IMAGINATION-that's what is
the matter.
Helen has an eight-cylinder
imagination. and 1t works over
time. Most imaginations draw
pictures for their possessors--
practical pictures, or fanclful
ones. But Helen's imagination
does more than that. 1t gives
Helen the FEEL of things.
1t gives her that EMPTY
FEELING of strange places
1t gives her that LONELY
FEELING of being with strange
people
1t gives her that LOST FEEL
ING of one who has left home
1t makes that world outside her
beloved corner seem a vast. heart
less waiting menace.
And big. strong. cheerful Helen
becomes a frightened lost child as
she contemplates that menace.
Her imagination doesn't actual
ly describe those separate feel.
ings to Helen. nor has she ever
analyzed them to herself. She
doesn't say: I'm going to feel
lonely and empty and lost" All
she knows Is that dreadful sick.
ness and discomfort overcome her
at the thought of facing new
places and people. and this feel
ing confuses her dreadfuIly. She
ia ashamed Of it. and angry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-14
By ELSIE ROBINSON

are shut out from the richest
things in life because of their
dread of strange encounters.
Then their own shame over their
supposed "cowardice" makes their
trouble infinitely more acute.
They begin to feel like marked
people" They think thew are
under a curse-that they cannot
do the things which normal. brave
people do. If they could only
know that they are simply
troubled by over-active magma
tons they would speedy be cured.
Then can we do just what we
wish with our imaginations?
No, we can't do Just what we
wish for we really know very
little about the Imagination. Even
the wisest psychologists do not
know what the imagination is.
They do know. however. that it
makes life a heaven or hell
for us. They also know that
Imagination can be SO fed and
guided that 1t will be helpful
servant rather than cruel
tyrant.
If Helen could realize that it is
really her imagination which Is
troubling her she could begin
new treatment of that irflagina
ton. Instead of letting it swamp
her with frightened confusions.
suggestions and sensations she
could set up a healthy. happy.
counter array of suggestions and
sensations. She could begin to
tell her about all the interest.
ing things which she will see and
the fortunate opportunities which
will present themselves. She
could deliberately reach out to.
ward the Strangeness. instead of
shrinking from it. And when
she did that. all the terror would
vanish.
Try II yourself. Pal. IL your
imagination IL raising Cain with
you.