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height. What l remember particu-
decided TO see a. show. There was no
use in going to see a. play. because
1 could not understand what they said.
While debating what to do / saw
posted in front of a theater, Doug
las Fairbanks today"--at least, 1
guess the last word was today. So
1 dismissed my car and went in TO
see Doug" After the show was over
1 hailed a taxi and told him to drive
me back to Dom Pedro'S palace.
The Rio chauffeurs are keen busi-
ness men. He was not going to lose
a good fare by admitting he did not
know what l was talking about. He
had, however, caught the words, Dom
Pedro" so he drove me to Dom
Pedro $ gardens-wrOng-D Pedro's
Theater-wrOng again-Dom Pedro's
Park-I think every public building
was named after the former emperor
l tried my best to make the chauffeur
understand where 1 wanted to go, but
it was no use, he could not imagine
wanting to go to the palace. Finally
L eSpted a newsstand on which a news
paper had a large picture of the Colby
Mission taken when we arrived. I
pointed to the picture of myself. then
to myself. He smiled broadly and i'm
mediately drove me to my distinction
Dom Pedro's palace.
The reception was a wonderful af-
fair. Sonora PesSoa was altogether
charming and convincing in her well
come. During the evening | made an
engagement for an interview with the
president for the next day at II
o'clock. AS / entered the executive
mansion. l met Nine. Pessoa coming
out. After the manner of Main street.
nf I cfn
to tell her what q lovely time we had
the night before. The lady was more
than embarrassed; she was flabber-
gaSted. She bowed coldly with the
utmost for1nality and hurried to her
automobile.
Utterly SURPRISED I turned toward
the gate and saw President Pessoa
coming across the lawn to meet me-
Seldom has one had the opportunity
TO see a finer exposition of tact, than
that shown by the president, over the
diScomforture of n victim of the eti-
quette of a strange country. He pat
ted me reassuringly on the elbow, as
he chewed his lip to keep from laugh
ing. 1--WE should be very glad to have
you among us for a much longer time.
We like the North American cordial
ity and appreciation of our friendship,
but our customs are different from
those Of the United States. Under
our canons of department, 1t is not
permissible for married woman to
SO much as exchange a greeting with
a man on the street. unless she is ac-
companied by her husband. I saw the
catastrophe coming but there was
not enough time for me to reach her
side. Let me thank you, as it was
impossible for Sonora Pessoa to do.
for the good will of your intent"
Copyright 1876
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BY WILLIAM ii. CRAWFORD.

~ RAZILIANS are great on cere
- monv. Everything must be
au' fait. The battleship carry
- ing the Colby Mission on it's
errand of good will to the na-
tions of South America was stopped
SO miles at sea, off Rio. by q radio
dispatch from the Brazilian govern.
ment, asking. that we remain out of
sight of land until the following morn.
ing, and plan to arrive at II o'clock.
The mission had brought that request
upon itself by being "a hours ahead
Of its engagement. 1t was no part of
the plans of President Pessoa, to have
the brilliant, welcoming ceremonies,
which had been in preparation for
a month. dimmed in the least by a
hurried Encouragement.
It was not welcome news. We had
been cooped up on board ship for 1S
days and wanted a chance to stretch
our legs.
Whatever sense of Inconvenience we
may have felt by being held a anchor
out on the open Atlantic for a day,
had its compensation when we were
escorted into the jeweled setting of
Rio harbor by two Brazilian cruisers
the next morning. The harbor is a
great bowl of glistening jade-tropical
growth IN which is lnlaid the city with
it's suburbs, There are two mountains
at the entrance like glorious gateposts
of the Brazilian domain. Between the
cruisers of the Brazilian navy came
the yacht of the President like a
gracious swan.
The United States battleship barked
it's salute as President Pessoa came
aboard. He was a. fine figure of a
man, though not Of giant stature.
There was about him o dignity which
made ~ completely Oblivious OF his
Evening star., 1926-06-06
When the Dignified Graduate Returns
To the Campus of Dear Old Alma Mater

| the auickness of our getaway.
| Presently the young man touched
him on the shoulder.
1.-The president will see you now,
he whispered.
We entered the room The ''old
guy rose to meet us. Mr.. Sims card
| in his hand. But he was not old
! He was at least 10 years younger
than either of us. He was, in fact
what Mr.. Sims and / would almost
| have called a boy. In dress and man
ner he looked as spruce and busy as
| the sales manager OF a shoe factory.
| Delighted to see you. gentlemen
| he said, shaking hands effusively.
I'VE are always pleased to see our
old graduates. Mr.. Simpson-No. ]
beg pardon, Mr.. Sims-class of 'S7, !
see-No, beg your pardon, Glass of
'67, I read it wrongly"
II heard Mr.. Sims murmuring some
| thing that seemed to contain the
words "a look around
Yes, YES, exactly" said the presi-
| dent. "A look round, you'll find a
great deal to interest you in looking
about the place, I'm sure. Mr.. Simp.
| son, great changes. I'm extremely
| sorry I can't offer to take you around
! myself" here he snapped a gold watch
omen and shut, "the truth is I have
to catch the 1890 to New York-so
sorry"
Then he shook our hands again,
very warmly. In another moment we
were outside the door. The getaway
was accomplished.
| toward the avenue.
| AS we passed the portals Of the
Arts Building, a. noisy, rackety crowd
| of boys--evidently, to our eyes, school.
boys-came out, jostling and shouting.
They swarmed past us, accidentally,
nA doubt. body.checking Mr.. Sims,
whose straw hat was knocked or and
| rolled on the sidewalk. A janitor
| picked it. UP for him as the crowd of
boys passed.
"What pack Of young hoodlums are
thoseo" asked Mr.. Sims. you
| oughtn't to let young roughs like that
come into the buildings. Are they
here from some school or something?'
mo, SIR" said the janitor. They're
students"
| "Students?' repeated Mr.. Sims.
'And what are they shouting Ike that
"There's a notice up that their pro.
fessor is i'll, and SO the class is can
celed, SIR"
"ciassy' said Mr.. Sims. "Are those
a. class?"
eyes, SIR" said the janitor That's
the senior class in philosophy.
| Mr.. Sims said nothing. He seemed
| to limp more than his custom as we
passed down the avenue.
| So far as I know. his only bene-
faction up to date has been the 81
that he gave to a flackman to drive US
away from the college.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-06-06

TN THE club 20 which l belong. in a
quiet corner where the sunlight
falls in sideways, there may be
Il seen sitting of an afternoon my
good friend of 80 years standing.
Mr.. Edward Sims. Being somewhat
afflicted with gout. he generally sits
with one foot up ora chair.
And here of an afternoon Mr.. Sims
talks to me Of his college days when
he was young. The last 80 years of
his life have moved in so gentle cur
rent upon so smooth a surface that
they have been without adventure. 1t
is the stormy period of his youth that
preoccupies my friend as he sits look
ing from the window of the club at the
waving leaves in the Summertime
and the driving snow in the Winter.
On such occasions he talks to me
Of the noble old college which he at
tended, Of the campus, of its great
size, of the ancient elm trees, the
wonderful old buildings: and still more
he talks Of the venerable professors;
their deep learning; OF the aged presi-
dent, and of the wit. the brilliance and
the achievements of his college class
mates.
Mr.. Sims lived, it would seem, in
a. golden age. Yet, oddly enough. in
his 80 wears of graduation he has
never visited the 'old place as he
fondly calls it.
Twas the more surprised then when
he expressed his intention one Spring
day of whiting the ''old shop" and in
vited me to make the journey with
him TO his college town. / gathered
that his visit was not without a pur-
pose: that his fortune had now reached
the comfortable stage when some
thing must be done with it; and that
he meditated g. donation to the "old
joint"
inferred further that his mind
turned to the endowment of a chair
in philosophy--a deep subject and one
that does not alter or pass away.
It was in the fullness of the Spring
time that we made our journey. when
the leaves are out on the college
campus, and when commencement
draws near, and when all the college,
even the students. are busy.
Mr.. Sims, noted when joined him
at the train. was dressed as for the
occasion. He wore a round straw hat
with a colored ribbon. and light gray
suit, and q necktie with the garish
colors of the college itself. Thus
dressed, he leaned as lightly as his
foot allowed him upon a yellow stick,
and dreamed himself again an under
graduate.
We left the train, walked through
the little town, and entered the uni
versity gates.
Gee" said Mr.. Sims. pausing a
moment and leaning on his stick.
''were the gates only as big as that?'
We began to walk Up the avenue.
''T thought there were more trees
to 1t than these" said Mr.. Sims,
Yes" answered. You often said
that the avenue was a quarter OF a
mile long
so the thin0 used to be-" he MUIR
INJURED.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BY RING I4.ARDNER.

"O the editor: Pretty near every
body that can rent or borrow
a balloon or bicycle seems to
Il OF picked out this spring and
summer as the time to visit
what some after-dinner speaker has
wittily dubbed the North Pole and
1t is said that the congestion up in
that neck of the woods" has all
ready became so congested that the
mayor of Poland has assigned 8 extra
mounted EskimoS to the traffic squad
to work week day afternoons and all
day Saturday and Sunday. Dame
Rumor hath it that one of these
policemens. a fellow it seems by the
name of Cardiac Tepus. was fined
1a a mo. salary and scolded something
fierce for his failure to catch up with
Evening star., 1926-06-06

l washed the windows yesterday. l
only washed them on the inside so we
could look out, but left them dirty on
the outside so the people can't look
Evening star., 1926-06-06

go it won't be in no 2-passenger toy
balloon or go-cart. 1t will be in
special train and along with me will
be full crew Of real estate men.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

In. Don't you think / am bright?
Yours truly.
/. NJ. KLEVVER.
Answer next week.
THE PERFECT FOOL.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1926-06-06

landscape gardeners. golf architects,
contractors. carpenters and builders.
l am going to start a real estate de-
velopment up there that will make.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

The telephone wires in London
alone, If joined together, would stretch
around the world SO times.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

When dealing with the public, the
better course to pursue is to he ones
natural self. IL that self win bear the
light OF day.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

~ RAZILIANS are great on cere-
y mony Everything must be
auN fait. The battleship carry
- ing the Colby Mission on it's
errand of GOOD will to the na-
Evening star., 1926-06-06

S the famous Chinese philoso,
~ pher, Confuseus. once said,
"A LET every dog have his day,
4 4 but confound him when he
barks at night"
Evening star., 1926-06-06

Dear Mr.. Wynn: Will you please
settle a dispute between my wife and
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

IN THE club 20 which l belong. in a
quiet corner where the sunlight
falls in sideways, there may be
i seen sitting of an afternoon my
Evening star., 1926-06-06

Dear Mr.. Wynn: Ny father is al.
ways kicking about people looking
through our windows while we eat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

also recalled that once President Lin
coin signed a bill after Congress had
quit, and that when Congress re-
assembled the judiciary committee
formally decided that he had no right
to do so. but the law had been put
on the statute books and executed.
In regard to the new public utili-
ties commission measure. however.
there is no perplexing problem in
VOWED. The President didn't sign the
bill for the very simple reason that
it never reached him.
Retains Status.
The clerk of the House, although
doing his best in the short time al
lowed. was not able to get the changes
in the bill properly engrossed on
parchment in time before the gavels
fell in House and Senate The bill
does not lose its status. but will be
sent to the President for his signature
as soon as Congress reassembles in
December.
The failure to complete enactment
through formal approval of the bill
really works no great hardship, be-
cause. as previously stated, funds are
not available for paying the salaries
of the two new commissioners yet to
be named by the President. and SO
they could not serve any way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
CHICAGO AlRMAlL HUB.
Many Lines Run Out of Middle
Western Metropolis.

CHICAGO. July $40 its old claim
as the worlds greatest railroad center.
Chicago is adding that of the worlds
greatest airmail center.
Daily airmail service now goes In
all directions. except southeast. and
this line is under advertisement await
ing bidders. Twenty-four hour serv-
ice to san Francisco. and ten or eleven
hour service day and night to New
York. have become familiar. Twelve
hour daylight service to Dallas has
worked steadily for month. The
three hour route to Detroit Is the
only one which does not include most
of the principal cities along the line.
All but the East-West routes are
contract" routes. privately operated
and each has its own landing station
several miles from the Government
airmail field and factory at haywood.
Yet for arrival and departure of the
mail all planes leave and arrive with
their mail careoes at haywood, so
that pouches received from one direc-
ton can be Immediately transferred TO
any other direction.
one accident OH the Middlewest sec
ton of the East West route. one on the
Detroit route, and one on the North
west route. have been listed and only
rarely do weather conditions affect the
ION time" record of haywood head
quarters.
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FAILS TO SIGN BILL
FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
Time Before Adjournment Too Short to Make Re-
quired Changes, But Funds Also Lacking
to Pay Members.

The President failed to sign yes
terday the bill providing for a new
Public Utilities Commission, distinct
from the Board Of District Commits
sioners. The Senate made important
amendments to the bill as il passed
the House, and the House concurred
in the Senate amendments. This
action came within an hour of ad
journment.
The failure of the President to sign
this measure and the fact that no
appropriation was carried for pay
ing the salaries of the two new
civilian commissioners gave rise to
considerable speculation. Auditor
Donovan ruled that If appointed
promptly by the President the two
rev commissioners could not serve
until funds were provided for paying
their salaries.
Question of Signing Later.
When the President did not sign
the measure the question was de-
bated as to whether he had 10 days
in which to sign il. In this connec-
ton it was recalled that President
Wilson signed the water power bill
several days after Congress had ad-
journed. on advice of the then At
torney General Palmer that he had
right to do so. This question has
never been iudicially decided. 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
T|[S0N APPROVES
SESSIONS RECORD
Declares Farm Problem Was
Tackled With Patriotism"
Despite Failure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
While congratulating Congress on
It's record of things done since last
December. Representative Tilson Of
Connecticut, the Republican leader.
observed in the House yesterday that
'a3 we adjourn the problem OF agricul
ture ovcrproduction is stili unsolyed."
''But we can at least congratulate
ourselves" he said. that the prob
lem was tackled with earnestness and
patriotism"
He included in "a brief digest OF the
more important legislative activities
the $3.50 900 900 tax reduction law. the
S16J. 600 900 public buildings program.
the Watson Parker act to settle rail
road labor disputes, the admlnistra-
ton proposal to create a division or
cooperative marketing in the Agri,
culture Department, ratification or all
debt settlements except for Senate &C
ton on the French agreement and
veterans and reclamation legislation.
Has Favorable Record.
1.-THE first session Of the Sixty-ninth
Congress. he asserted. has made a
record which compares favorably with
any session in our national history.
! lie complimented his Democratic
| colleagues for universal courtesy and
| personal friendliness. adding:
/ ITO my friend. the distinguished
minority leader. Mr. Garrett of Ten
neSRce 7 am indebted for his cooper
alton in all things, save only strictly
party measures
| lie said Mr.. Garrett. by not oppos
ing "meritorious' measures. particu-
! larry the new tax law. simply he
. cause another party favors them.
| had made n record for the Democrats
that was far more difficult to attack
! than if he had stood in opposition.
Gives Proponents Credit.
! In discussing farm relief proposals,
! the Republican leader said that advo-
Gates of the equalization fee proposal
| for disposing of the surplus crop
problem were entitled to credit for
| an honest and sincere effort to solve
a great economic problem"
Even though Congress failed to ap-
prove this plan, he added, a step In
the direction of at least partial reilef
was made in the cooperative act
The Republicans. he added. have
enacted in the last six years too
many laws in the interest Of agricul-
ture to I've now charged with an un-
friendly attitude toward the indus
try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
IMPORTANT p. e.. LEGISLATION
ENACTED DURING SESSION

important legislation Of interest to the
Of a the session ended:
District
buildings erected in
Washington which $50Ooo0o is Immediately
available.
a
Government employees
raising contribution from 21a to 32 of
salary.
of welfare
activities of the District government in
mothers with dependent children,
National Commission into
park and planning orderly for the city
the
by the President
Provided the link between
Rock Creek and Potomac Parks.
Passed buildings
District jail crowded unsatisfactory
conditions found exist a by The Star.
- Enacted substantive
Free Public Library
w. &C
installation lights
of all drivers
lberalized retirement public Of
the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Stainless Pots and Pans.

MANCHESTER. July 3 R.-A
kitchen boon to housewives is prom
Used in announcement that stainless
pots and pans soon will be on the
market.
News regarding possibilities of
stainless iron for numerous articles
was given by DR.. ]. Barclay, of Man
chester, at q conference of the Insti-
tute of Water Engineers here In his
opinion stainless iron will prove to be
one Of the greatest discoveries since
iron itself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
KANSAS FIRST OBSERVED
4TH OF JULY IN 1904
Records Show Lewis and Clark
Celebrated Day on Creek They
Named Independence.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATCHISON, Kan. July 3-The first
celebration of the Fourth of July in
what is now the State Of Kansas was
held near here in 1904 by the Lewis
and Clark expedition sent by Presi-
dent jefferson to explore the louisiana
Purchase.
Records show that the explorers
started by the Missouri River May
10. reaching the present site of Kan
sas City. kas.. June %. Three days
later they struck off west and on July
reached creek near here which
they named Fourth of July.
The celebration of the expedition
began at Fourth of July Creek and
apparently they still were in holiday
mood when they crossed the next
creek for they named it Independence
Creek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
JUDGE GIVES SCOTT
TIME FOR APPEAL
Sentenced to Hang October
IS to Let State Supreme
Court Review Case.
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO. July 3,-Russell Scott.
once a Canadian fnancier who turned
robber and killed a Chicago drug
clerk, today heard the date for his
execution fixed for the fourth time.
Judge Marcus kavanagh. before
whom jury last week found Scott
sane. today denied a motion for new
sanity hearing and sentenced Scott to
hang October IL. The date was fixed
far enough ahead to permit time for
another appeal to the State Supreme
Court. which SCOTS attorney contem-
plates.
In sentencing the killer of Joseph
Maurer. clerk, who time after time
has escaped the moose through new
trial, appeals and gubernatoral re-
prieves. Judge Kavanagh recommend
ed that the case be reviewed by the
Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
SUITS JUMP IN FRANCE.
Best Tailored Clothes for Men
Go to $40.

PARIS. July 8 LP--Not only does
the high cost of living in France in
clude foodstuffs. but mems suits have
taken a jump III price in recent
months.
Before the war the best tailored
suit in France cost in the neighbor
hood of $25, but now the same suit
will cost from $50 to $40.
Those who claim to have investi-
gated the clothing business declare
that many wooden mills in France
manufacture for English firms. The
cloth is shipped to England and then
back to France. the duty and ship
ment cost coming out of the pocket
of the man who buys the suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
GERMANS IN PARDON PLEA
Bay State Action Sought by Them
in Sacco-Vanzetti Case.

BERLIN, July CP.-Leading Ger
man Socialists and Democrats, includ-
ing Paul Loebe, president of the Reich
stag, have sent an appeal to Gov.
Fuller of Massachusetts, asking par
dons for Nicolas Sacco and BaItolomeo
Vanzetti, convicted of murder.
MaXimillian Harden and other we'll
known writer's are joining in the
appeal. The General Federation of
German Trade Unions also haa, urged
the American Federation, of Labor to
intercede with Gov. Fuller in behalf
Of the condemned men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Called Unusual Procedure.

This is a new and unusual pro
cedure." Judge Kavanagh said, and
because it is the first of its kind in
Illinois, l think the Supreme Court
should be given an opportunity to re-
view it in it's entirety"
Because Scott is without funds.
Judge Kavanagh granted motion by
William Scott Stewart, defense attor-
new, to have the State supply him
with the record of the proceedings to
be presented to the Supreme Court.
Scott, clean shaven and well
dressed, displayed the first interest
he has shown in the proceedings. lie
listened interestedly and intently to
Judge kavanagh's decision and state
ments He, however, refused to com
ment
Wife Plans TO Fast.
Meanwhile plans We're progressing
in Detroit for Mrs. Catherine Scott.
his wife, to stage a public fast i'll u
glass box to raise funds to aid her
husband. Police refused to permit
her to stage a similar exhibition i'll
Chicago.
Scott was recently returned here
from the Chester Asylum for the
Criminal Insane, where he had been
an inmate since jury found him in
sane and saved him from the callows.
Three State alienists recently exam
ined him at the request of hospital
authorities and found him sane. Last
Saturday a second jury of laymen
Judged him to be sane. SCOTS COM
mittment to the asylum provided that
he should be returned to Cook County
and hanged in the event he regained
his sanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
New Steel Alloy.

SHEFFIELD, England. July up.
discovery of a new steel alloy is an
nounced by Sir Robert Hadfield, head
of Hadiields, Ltd, steel masters.
SO high temperature will it with.
stand that gas turbine has been
constructed to run at the speed of
So 900 revolutions minute, at a work
ing temperature of 1850 degrees f.
Machines made of this steel, it is
stated, can be worked at a bright red
heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Lahore. India. is to have an indus
trial exposition next December and
January and special trains will be run
from all parts of the Punjab.