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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28

ina ginable for the economic welfare
of the country over the long swing.
We are deliberately shutting off the
flow of that vitalized, ambitious, Nigor
Gus blood which has been the making
of the greatness of our Nation.
while our. immigrant population
is engaged in Strengthing the econom-
ic snewS of the Nation. on the other
side Of the ledger it might be cited
that it is the native stock which is
today running into debt. The install
ment business. in its present excuses.
is being patronized far less by the inn
migrant and his children than by
those of us who pride ourselves on our
generations of America nism. In fact,
from what evidence l can gather. it
is the native stock which is keeping
the acceptance and finance corpora
tionS busy diScOunting their paper for
everything from automobiles to candy,
from radios to jewelry.
meanwhile, we approach the Fall
months with general business pros
poets in fairly healthy condition. |
do not expect the last six months of
the year to equal the first half. but no
marked recessions should take place.
The Babsonchart today stands at
per cent above normal. Employment
and pay roll trends have Sagged off
slie htly and there should be an ample
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
LARGEST OF MODEL HOUSES
OPENS TO PUBLIC TOMORRC
Stone Residence at 35th and Massachusetts Ayen,c
Leaving Only One More Project TO Be Completed.
Is Fully Furnished and Attractively Handicapped.

One of the unusually attractive e..
lures is the beautiful winding -
case which is So placed that il do
not interfere with the center - ;.
plan of the house or spoil the y
that is given through the houS" e
the back garden from the front e"
All the features were chosen e.
to conform with the architectural IL
sign and the period furnishings.
Front and side porches. the kitten
equipment. bedrooms. bathrooms an
even the third-fioor rooms were y
ned with the activities of the lnr :
housewife or servants i'll mind.
Equipped With Oil Burner:
The latest type of oil burner. e-'
trio refrigeration and all mocer
household equipment commensulifi
with the cost and size of the buildln
are included.
The garden has been properly Ian
ScapeI>With shrubs and small tr"~.
This house besides being unusuni%
pleasing tn the eve. is an outstandin-
example of what can he accomplish o.
on 4 compar a lively small lot.
The slate roof. the white finish a.
the woodwork. the placement and tyt,'
of electrical fixtures. the fireplace
the Mushroom in the front hall-1t
add To the attractions OF the To-
dence.
The house will he on view to Tin
public starting tomorrow morning q
10 O'Clock for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
BY ROGER w. BABSON.

BABSON PARK, Mass, August %.
During the past 90 years we have
made great strides in lowering the
cost of production, but during the
same period we have increased the
| costs of distribution. To-day the al
tice which retails for 81 costs only
about 90 cents to make. The bal
ance of the 80 cents is divided some
what as follows: Fifty cents goes for
selling the article and 30 cents for
profit. One reason for this excessive
selling expense is that our people are
being saturated with goods. are
already deep in debt and sales re-
siStance is continually growing great
er. 1t is hard to convince the man
out OF work that his ultimate posi-
ton would be helped by having more
people come into the country, but l
believe such is the case.
The farmers are the great potential
buyers OF America. We are living in
an industrial age and the predomi
nance of the machine sometimes
makes us forget the fundamental ia ct
that the United States is still an ag
ricultural country, depending for its
essential prosperity upon the crops
more than upon any other single eco
nomic factor. Too many of our laws
are enacted without due regard for
this fact and the present restricted
immigration law is one of these.
Farmers Are Sore.
As the next election will show, the
farmers of the United States and Can
ada are very sore at the attitude of
their respective governments. The
price of their products has declined,
while the price of the labor taxes and
Z OF no
gone up. Farm laborerS are getting
scarcer, less efficient and more expen-
sive every year. These farmers feel
that the immigration, tariff and other
laws are being made in the interest
OF the capitalist and union labor of
the East. These farmers want more
immigrants from Europe who will
give them an honest days work for
a reasonable pay. Although the
/ farmer was wrong i'm his economics
in his desire to fix prices, he is not
wrong in his request for free mar
ket for labor. The present immigra-
f h"n Jaw IS very unjust to the
The direct effect of the immigra.
| ton law upon farm labor has been
more serious than is generally appre.
ciated. In the fiscal immgra ton wear
! 1925 only 1850 agricultural workers
were admitted to the United States
compared with 27.492 the previous
year This represents decrease Of
~ per cent I'M agricultural labor i'm
migration for 1925 compared with
! 1924. That is why farm labor contin-
ues scarce and why it is becoming in
! reasingly expensive each year--aS
we'll as less efficient. Efficiency in Ia
hor increases when there are more
|
creases when the supply of Jobs ex-
ceedS the number of men to fill them
Farm labor is no exception to this
funda mental rule. Hence, the effect.
through the farmer of restricted i'm
migration Is to curtail his purcha sing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
o YOU of discriminating tastes and I'M
erring good judgment who demand Sc

Of
Eatmosph
is tcompleed
harmingd
t. attract terrace land
Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
BABSON HITS IMMIGRATION LAW
FOR HOLDING UP PRICES TODAY
Problem of Next Decade to Be One of Distribution,
Not of Production, He Thinks-Farmers Sore
In United States and Canada.

| power as we'll as to increase the cost
of food products.
1.-THE automobile industry at first
ba sed its production policy upon the
/ fact that the automobile was a luxury
! and could command luxury prices.
That was all very we'll in the early
days of the industry when the auto
| mobile was more or less the toy OF
either the enthusiast or the rich man.
, Today lower prices have brought the
automobile into the class of neceSSi-
ties for the great body of the Ameri-
can public The automobile today Is
as important medium of tranSpOrta-
ton as roads were to the settlers or
our country. Profits per car have
dropped away. but the volume Of pro.
ductiOn has scored and the net result
may be seen in he financial statement
of any of the leading automobile con-
Germs. Again. one reason for the
great development of our electric light
and power companies Is the fact that
the price of electricity to the con-
sumner has been steadily lowering. Tn.
do,Ibtedly this reduction is largely pos.
sible owing to the comparatively small
part labor plays in the production OF
electricity.
II am friendly to organized labor
and | appreciate as clearly as any
one that some employers in the past
have abused their power over labor
have tried to get labor as cheaply as
| they could without honest conNjdera
| ton of what was labor's rights and
what constituted a fair wage But
today labor is no longer in the down
trOdden position which may have
! once been the case. Wages in the
United States, both ineterms of actual
dollars and in purchasing power, are
! higher than they ever have been in
the history of the world. In fact,
believe they are higher today than
| fundamental economic law warrants
And one of the artificial props which
! have kept labor at these eXhorbita mt
| heights, and thereby prevented prices
| from coming down, has been the new
! immigration law.
Naturally enough, therefore, the
labor unions object to letting down
| the immigra ton bars. They fight
such a step just as they used to fight
t the introduction of labor.sa wing ma
ch1nery. But just as labor was de
! feated in its protest against lahor-sav
/ ing machinery, just SO will it eyentu
/ ally be defeated in it's efforts to limi,
! the labor supply of this country by
! legislation.
Economic Value Of Immigrant
There is another aspect of immi
/ grafton restriction which has not
/ been sufficiently noticed by our stu
| dents and experts in population an(
labor problems. This is the increas
ing economic value of the immigra nj
as expressed in the following ways:
81. Our foreign population is build.
| ing our permanent structures and
capital investments.
''2. Our savings bank deposits and
life insurance funds are coming largely
from the foreign born and their chill
dren.
"Since this is SO, immigration re.
Striction such as~We are practicinc
today is the most short sighted policy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
PRESS BUILDING GETS
5 FIRE-TUBE BOILERS
Either Coal or Oil May Be Used as
Fuel-First Floor Framing
Soon Ready.

Five fire-tube boilers We're installed
during the past week in the National
Press Building. the history home and
Office building of the National Press
club under construction at Fourteenth
and f. streets The boilers We're built
by the Oil City Boiler Co, Oil City. Pa.
Either coal or oil can be used in them
The framework for the street floor
O. the structure is expected to be
finished the first part of September.
From then on ii will rise at the rate
of one story week. The frame will
he completed up to the fourteenth
floor 10y the early part Of December
Mechanics will work on the interior
as tn, framework goes ND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
COLORADO REALT0R DIES
John M. Steele Was Widely Known
In National Associa ton.

John NJ. Steele, executive secretary
of the Denver, Colo. Real Estate EX-
change. died suddenly at his Summer
cabin at Indian Hills. Colo. August
ID. Death was attributed to disease
of the heart.
Mr.. Steele was Il member of the
RealtOr Secretaries Division of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards and was a contributor to it's
Annals of Real Estate Practice for
1925"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
JoNN MVEllER

labor supply available in most lines
for the balance of the year. The out
look for the next few weeks is for a
business volume index not far from
present levels, thus indicating fairly
high volume of business activity"
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28

It is clearly evident that the bust
ness recession indicator toward the
end of January is under way. The
continuation of curtailment in manu-
featuring output apparently is in pros
peCt.-EIarNard EcOnOmic SerA.ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

800 Fine Lace Window
Panels, SOS
We've just received these
lovely panels--a happy Christ
mas thought, by the way!
Charming patterns, scalloped
and fringed.
Velour Portieres, S15.95
and S23.o5
Handsomely made, double
faced ones that will lend dig
nifty and color to your home.
The $l5.95 ones are size 36x21l
the $23.95 ones are 50x21z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
800 Velour Pillows, $1.o5

Nice plump in soft velour with nsets of damask
apestramazing quality for only S195! Handsome warn
of red blues gold and deep
blend with and enrich every decorative scheme Five differ
ent shapes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Miss Mildred Mar
low. o04 Kenyon Street
N. W., with the Toy
Limousine yesterday
afternoon---in the Toy
World!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

A really-truly carriage for
dolly - with reclining back,
adjustable hood and corduroy
lining. For 22-inch doll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Boys Mackinaws, Suits and
Overcoats, $12.75

Long Overcoats, for big
boys, 10 to II. Double
breasted, convertible collar,
box and ulster model. Yoke
and plaid Innings.
= Two-pants Vest Suits, Of
all-wool tweeds, cassimeres
and mixtures; sack coat
style, with lined knickers;
strongly sewn. Sizes 7 to II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Inkfsh That Blinds
Enemies With Light

A cuttlehsh that confounds Its enc
mics with light instead of darkness Ia
the interesting creature described by
Prof T.. Newton Harvey, student of
what Is popularity known as "cold
light" who devoted eight months to
research In the marine laboratories OF
Naples and Messna Italy.
Ordinary squid or lnkflsh that live
near the surface escape their pursuers
by throwing out cloud of black
fluid, as kind Of submarine smoke
screen, Professor Harvey explained.
This abysmal form, which lives at
depths of probably ten thousand feet,
where no light ever penetrates, has
only rudlmentary ink sac, which in
stead Of the usual inky sepla contains
luminous substance. When dis
turbed II discharges u Jet of this lu-
minOus material and thus blinds Its
enemy with light instead of darkness
Professor Harvey Is Of the opinion
that this deep-sea squid is descend
ant of surface-livlng animals, but that
ms II evolved in darkness II found that
this reversal of It's ancestral mode Of
defense was useful In insurlng Its sur
Yival.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Wafer That Burns

Powder river is fitting name for
the stream which passes through the
northeastern section Of Wyoming 1t
burns.
burning water" exists In several
places on the river where natural gas
II found bubbllng up through water.
Some bubbles will ignite when
match Is applied.
During the winter peculiar forma-
lions are caused by the gas seepugcs.
When the river Is frozen over, gas
accumulates under the Ice and NJ tho
pressure gathers, II forces thin sprays
OF water through the weaker spots In
the Ice and these sprays freeze IN
curious formations OF arches and low
pillar
The gHs does not make the water
unpalatablP for drinking In Arvada
there D. drinking fountain, the water
OF which can be set on fire mt any
time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
SkuEk's Combat With
CrotUs Unequal Match

How one skunk staged Il battle with
a flock of crows and was worsted by
them on floating cake of ice In Wels
er river Is told by rancher living
east of Weiser, Idaho. His attention
was attracted by the uproar of the
crows and he watched the battle for
some time, says the Milwaukee Jour
nal.
The birds were apparently excited
by the skunk's proximity. Occasion
ally crow would lose control of It.
self and fall into the water and drown.
As the Ice foe floated nearer the bat
tie grew in intensity.
The crows were fierce In their at
tacks but the skunk was just as fierce,
using not only his claws but apparent
ly also his poison gas equipment He
would dart his best weapon into the
eyes of his assallants and there would
he one less crow to combat.
Gas supplies finally gave out and
the unequal battle ended when several
Of the birds alighted on the foe and
picked out the skunz's eyes As the
foe drifted out of sight the skunk
was stretched feebly on his side, with
the crows picking vigorously at him.
The rancher counted more than doz-
en- dead crows in the stream.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Expert Counterfeifers

Chinese counterfelters have a seem
Ingly llmltless assortment OF tricks.
Their glass dollar, thousands OF which
are known to be In daily circulation, ~
the same size as genuine dollar, has
the same ring when tossed upon a
counter and the same weight. Yet un.
der It's thin coat Of silver is nothing
but center OF glass Brass, lead.
copper and many other amalgnms are
used In making spurious banknotes
with which the market Is Hooded.
These people are said TO be the best"
cOunterfelters In the world. Their
work Is so clever that all banks are
forced to employ STAFF OF expert
counterfeit detectOrs Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Insistence on Song
Cost Hostess Money

New York makes the most OF Its
eminent people. Invitations to lunch,
dine and dance come by the scores to
those who have acquired fame by
facility at one Of the arts. and In
many cases they are the drawinc
cards of the ambitious hostess.
A noted singer recently wns invited
to join small group Mt the home OF
casual friend and she accepted
After dinner the hostess cooed, "Now
you must sing for u.s."
arm so sorry" said the soprano
with genuine regret. hut | begin n
concert tour tomorrow. and | must not
use my voice Till then"
"Ah, but think OF the disappolnt.
ment to our friends here; they came
because | assured them you would
sing for us. Really. | Insist"
"You inslst?" asked the singer.
"Assuredly."
The artist sang two songs. and on
the next day the hostess received II
bill "for professional serylces-$l 900"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
May Day Festivities
Kept for Centuries

The origin Of the custom Of celebrnt-
Ing May day In lost In the mlsts OF
antiquity. The FIRST day OF May has
been observed In some manner since
before the time Of the Romans. In
Rome, May day fell within the period
which was sacred to Flora, the god
dess OF flowers. and Hover process.
sions were common On that day. Me.
dlevol and early modern England
celebrated around the Maypole on the
village green, There was morning
procession to the woods TO bring home
the MAY" or hawthorne blossoms to
wreathe the Maypole, The queen"
chosen by popular vote, set ~ her
court In flowery bower, which she
left at times to dance with her loyal
subjects. Tennyson's MAY Queen"
gives picture OF these rural fcstlvi'
ties A custom, now almost dISap'
peared, prevailed generation or 50
ago In this country In the hanging
OF MAY baskets" on the front doors
OF the houses OF ones friends and
neighbors. II was point OF honor
to afiiX the little token OF wild flowers
to the door knob and slip away undls-
covered.-Exchange, .J.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
a RouRhncck

Every real fellow | ever know was,
on occasion, something Of crank and
rOughneck. \ real fellow will be
agreeable until crowded; then II de-
yelOps he has a punch.
The reliable old house dog will play
prettIly with the children and never
growl at them, but observe him some
day when fed at the kitchen door. Let
another dog appronch who II ON the
prowl and the old reliable will develop
into terror.
Note the captain Of ship. How
agreeable he is to the passengersl
How the ladies' admire him. But In
case Of a panic or mutiny he is the
worst roughneck on board II. W.
Howe's Monthly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Vanity Cost Job

In the old days IN the West, when
saloons, instead OF being blind pigs,
were saloons, a circus magician, down
on his luck, obtained Job as bar
tender. One day travelling conjuror
visited the saloon where the magician
was employed and In exchange for u
few drinks did number of tricks.
The proprietor was greatly impressed,
and, after the c0njuror left, remarked,
THAT was clever fellow. His coin
tricks were wonderful" The magl-
elan, who had said nothing of his true
profession, but whose pride was now
aroused, remarked, 81 don't think
much of them. l can do better my.
self" He thereupon took dollar
from his pocket, and made II dIsnp.
pear before the eyes OF the proprietor.
When he had recovered from his as.
constituent, the proprietor said
You're too smart to handle my mon
ey. You're fred San Francisco
Argonaut.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
A Society Wedding

John, the negro sexton Of smart
church In a small town had great
passion for the Christian Endeavor
society and after much study learned
the pledge. He was also n preacher,
and many dusky lovers were united In
happy wedlock by John. Recently he
was compelled to appear before the
divorce court with a negro couple
whom he had some months previously
married.
"John," said the Judge, did you
marry this coupler"
"Mlster Jedge, did; en- den
didn't. | tole dat Niger dare, efen
he wanted me TO marry him fer him
to bring me $3.50. en- when he cum
dare to get married. he didn't hab
but six bits, en- you know, ledge.
I can't marry no two nIggers fer six
bits, so jes' TUX and sed dat Chris
tian Endeayor pludge over 'um en-
OATS all de marlin de's had"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
HoLLand's CapitaI

The name Of the capital Of Holland
Is preceded by the word The" because
the Dutch name has the name equlya-
lent OF "the"-Der-wlt the name
Graenhage. It means the Counts
Hedge. In the Thirteenth century
the site OF the present city was the
hunting lodge and grounds OF the
counts Of Holland and under Count
Floris Q254-1208) became the Of.
fetal residence. Under william II II
also became the site OF the supreme
court and the center Of admlnlstra
tlOn. II was not. however, lncorpo
rated az a town until the Nineteenth
century
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
GoLfnR Knockers

The expression plus fours' orlgi-
mated from the fact that golfers found
the regular knIckerbockers a bit too
uncomfortable for golfng. Designers
Of mems apparel, therefore, drafted Il
pattern for knicksrbockers for golHng
In which four inches were added to the
inside seam with standard length Of
20 inches. The additional four inches
on each leg provides for the drop OF
the plus tours" and so the model
came by It's name.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Money in Broken Clam

The dealer IN secondhand plate
glass Is certainly the possessor OF one
Of the oldest occupations OF any man
In London. When a big window gets
smashed the owner usually prefers
that the Insurance company shall re.
place the broken pane than that he
should be paid It's price. The dealer
buys the broken panes from the com
pany and cuts them up, finding ready
sale for the smaller sheets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
CABIN Jo IA NJ
PART%,
HOMES AND INVESTMENT,
ON CONDUIT ROAD.

q subdivision attractive in every wav
eUO lots lOOx2O0 feet desirably located
ADout 2O,OOO square feet in each lot
Prices range from $500 to $500 Der In,
ierms easy-iO per cent cash and 2 per
cent monthly. P''
Lots $4,000 to $50 900 so. f. nj % foo,
liiil sites to 10 acres for large bomes
al manner situations fot country bomc.
Lever siopinf, undulating and hipsides
~ open space and among beautiful treos
rleh, NY healthy and good n, iphLothood
UOVeIioohlng river, creeks and virginia Ana
U VI, NonIuit Road and 100 20 500 Yards baek
rou' inlies 'front.' on Conduit and Stote road.
view conduit will make double homie vard
SanaI; Fotomac, hills -pictureSque scencrv
onourban demonstrating, batbinp. hon,in.
na co'1 water springs and shade treeS
q Ine sui ior ifuit and garden crons
op'enuiu section fer raisinr ,hicl ens
uoou nome sites--splendid inyestment
nav, r,ave located over 100 families AZ G i y
r.os.ofhce, stores, schools and chuTcbe.
FAMOUS q }. Bridge-7 miles from Whi,o
noaus IKE city streets electric lldh
tract SoU acres---hne for subdivis,nn
location insures increase In wilma.
JOINS TINS side Congressional Golf Cjnh
maps ana full information upon reoue.,
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-30
Irish Fairies

In Ireland those generally spiritual
but occasionally extremely waterfalls
tic little beings, the falrles, ruled the
roost until well on In the Nineteenth
century. They figure largely IN Irlah
poetry and are celebrated by writers
so diverse az Lover Ferguson. and T..
W. Joyce. And who that has read II
can ever forget Yeats description OF
the wonderful lady who came to take
Oisln Into the Land Of the Ever Young
on the bnck Of the glorlously cnparl-
sOned steed with his Bride Of find.
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