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Rejects Official Welcome.

With Gen. Pershfng was Lieut. Col.
John C. Quekemeyer, his aide through
out the World War and also one of his
most trusted assistants with the An1eri-
can piebiscitary commission at Tacna-
africa Maj. Gen. J. J. Morrow, an.
other member of the commission. was
also at the station. and Brig. Gen.
Samuel D. Rockenbach. commander
of the district of Washington, was
present TO take charge nf the few
arrangements that were essential and
to welcome Gen. Pershing back to this
district.
Gen. Pershins greeted all as old
friends. refusing to accept even so
small a delegation in an official ca
pacity. 1t had been planned to bring
him out of the station through the
President room, but even this idea
was abandoned and Gen. Pershing
headed quickly for the President s
door at the far east end of the station
There he consented to pose for about
10 minutes for photogra piers. laugh
inCly greeting those he knew, and
talked briefly 10 newspaper men.
Il am very glad to be back home. .
he said. There is nothing of an of
fetal nature that | can tell newspa per
men except that l have an appoint
ment with Secretary kellogg Until
must decline to discuss Tacna africa ;,
Gen. Pershing had a short confer
ence al the State Department with
Secretary Kellogg and later called on
the President at the White House
Declares He Is Sick.
Although Gen. Pershing did not dis
cuss his health after his arrival in
Washington. he told an ASsocia ted
Press correspondent on the train at
Richmond that he was feeling very
badly and that he would not delay his
recuperation at Walter Reed anv
longer than il was necessary to wind
up the essential official business of
his trip. This is not expected to take
very long. Il am sick man." he
told the Associated Press correspond
ent.
Members of Gen. Pershing's party
said the voyage from africa to Kew
West, thence to Florida. and. finally.
to Washington, had not affected him
adversely He had a short stop in
Florida, and it was said the rest was
probably beneficial to him. Gen.
Pershing arranged to make his home
temporarily a the Metropolitan Club.
and soon after his arrival in Wash
inSton went to his office in the War
Department. There. too, all ceremony
was dispensed with at his request.
When Gen. Pershing left for the
Tacna africa territory he closed up
his Connecticut avenue home and no
attempt is being made to reopen it.
The general expects his treatment by
Army medical authorities to occupy
a considerable length of time and it
is understood that his rehabilitation
will begin with a general physical
'overhauling. Besides medical at
tention, he will be in the hands of
dentists for considerable time.
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WEATHER.

10. s. weather Bureau Forecast.J
Fair and cold. with lowest tempera.
ture tonight about 10 degrees: tomor-
row. fair and warmer.
observation-disclosures. %. at 3 pm.
yesterday: lowest, l.. at a m. today.
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Evening star., 1926-05-27

- possible harmonic with the
L'Enfant plan. Whether sites will be
secured by taking over privately
owned property between Missouri and
Pennsylva MIA avenues, Maine and
Maryland avenues, and between b
street north and Pennsylvania avenue
and Is street south and Maryland
avenue rests mainly with the com.
mission.
The Ellicott plan "ef the city In
tended for the Permanent Seat Of the
Government Of tho United States"
drew q canal along the north side Of
tho Mall, and along part Of that
course the Washington City Canal
was dug. The Ellicott plan left the
space between the line Of the proposed
canal and Pennsylvania avenue as
private property. The Parsons plan
OF 1900 carried out what iandscs pc
architects conceived to be the spirit Of
L'Enfan mt 3 idea, and extended the Mall
north to Pennsylva MIA avenue and
south to Maryland avenue. and on
the north side Of the Mall SO extend
ed the architects laid down proposed
sites for national buildings. That is
the pla n favored by all persons who
would have the Capital tra nsfOrmed
into a city Of the highest architec.
tural excellence.
The statement is made as coming
from Sena tor Smoot, chairman Of the
Public Buildings Commission and who
for years has favored the policy Of the
bill just signed. that 1.-The buildings to
be erected are to be archhecturaly
beautiful az we'll az adequate in size
a nd practical for the Use to which they
are to be put. -
There is a belief that the first VI the
proposed buildings to be undertaken
will be the Archives Building. That is
needed to make tons Of public records
safe and to release the space they oc-
cupy In number VI Government
Evening star., 1926-05-27
Government Building Program.

The fve.year $50. .000. 900 Govern.
ment building progra M in Washington
Is in the care Of the United states
Public Buildings Commission, Sen
ators Smoot and Swa nson, Represent
atives Ianham and Elliott. David
f-ynn, architect of the Capitol: James
A.. wetmore, supervising architect Of
the Treasury, and Maj. Grant, director
OF Public Buildings and Parks
In Wa shinston. This commission will
have discretion in directing the order
in which the structures will be built,
their design, cost nd sites. The deci-
sion OF the commission will go to the
Secretary of the Treasury, and his
recomme nds tion will go to Congress,
which il TO make appropria ton and
give final approval to the plans.
The bill as signed by the President
contains the amendment offered by
Senator Bruce that with exception Of
sites for an addition to the Govern
rnent Printing once nd for a building
for the Supreme Court all the build
inSs shall be placed south Of Penpsyl.
VI mia avenue. II Ia In the law that,
with the exceptions noted. none Of the
new e,,iidines shall he north Of Penn
syivania avspes. and should a. nearly
Evening star., 1926-05-27

Today We use cat to point moral
and adorn a tale.
The cats name In Blackie, alias
Cato, alias Tumblebug. He came
from no one knows where. and evil
IDENTIFY has gone back there.
1t is with his going, rather than
his coming, that we are concerned;
for it's telling Is our tale, and it's i'm
piicatiOnS our moral.
Blackie was a true alley cat. He
was of an uncertain age. his coat a
| sort Of rusty black, what there was
! Of 1t. The remainder shone in dingy,
torn patches, which struck the un.
! observing az mango.
Blackie did not have mango, how
ever his" somewhat dismal appear
ance was due simply to unhealed
| marks Of battle.
When he strayed into the neighbor-
hood and decided he liked 1t he was
! notable for his large yellow eyes.
Most persons shrank from contact
with him on account Of his scars.
Some, however, gave him food and
lodging on cold Winter nights, where.
upon he purred happily and rubbed
his fur still more dingy on convenient
table legs. He was IN appreciative old
fellOw--tOO appreciative, to be quite
honest about him.
He was 40 afectiOnate, in fact
that his friends constantly found
themselves covered with his shed hair
and entsngled In his winding, twist
ing back.
such was Biackie.
Under good feeding and the atten.
| tion which he craved. Biackie picked
up In appeara nee, so that in time he
| lost some Of his NANCY appeara nee
and began to look better all around.
Nothing seemed to disturb his equa
| nimity. lf he was chas out Of the
ward for rolling on the iris, he would
sit at the back gate and peer through,
not Offering to come in.
lie WAS content to get his evening
| meal, and sleep In the great outdoors.
His prize feat tas his human friends
saw ~ WAS to sleep all day in the
driving rain In the middle of the back
yard.
1t WAS the last Of the mixtures Of
snow and rain pelting down dismally
but Biackie did not bulge from his
bed In the grass. Some, seeing him
there. thought him dead. but they did
not know Blackie.
lie was used to water. Huidied up
in chimney corner. he would face
the ha ardest rains that came they did
not come very often with the "a I'm
of u feline B,,ddha.
His one trick seemed to be rolling
over and over. flip. Hopping from side
10 side Oh his back. prefera bly, In a
newly planted flower bed
The CHIEF point Ia his life came
when he was invited into the warm
kitchen, during a pouring rain. and
allowed to sleep on u chair the re.
mainder of the day
His behavior was exemplary. Curl.
ed up into ball, he slept the hours
away, now and then opening his vel.
low eyes. now and again shifting his
position, in the Ieisurely, methOdical
manner eats have.
One could even hold his hind legs
! without molestatiOn. This is some.
| thing ninety-nine cats out OF hun
dred will resent with biting teeth or
scratching claws. But Biac ckie did not
, seem to resent anything. The world
pleased him, although he kept wary
eve upon 1t.
That evening he seemed in his usual
Evening star., 1926-05-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

pentine. followed by q coating NJ pow
dered wax worked on to the floor in
the same manner as wooden floor
IL wsxed and polished. Another
method that might be employed
would be coating the surface Of the
floor with liquid soap which In worked
up into a lather and rubbed into the
floor by means of scrubbinR brush.
after which an occasional application
Of powdered soap on the floor from,
time to time would serve to keep the
surface in good shape. IT might he
| that several applications Of liquid SOAP
would he necessary before the sur
face Is filled sufficiently to provide y
smooth finish which would ne salts
factory.
Q. Js there a lightning rod on the
| statue Of Freedom on the dome OF the
Capitol?-M. p. S.
A. The statue acts as lightning
| rod having row OF spikes around
the crown, placed there for the pnr-
pose OF receiving lightning discharges.
Q. What is the value Of the out
put of ice cream factories? n. A. n.
A. IL amounts to more than $3.50
100000. not including the output of
small retail shops.
Q. Does fosgy air weigh more than
clear air?-L. F.. j.
/ A. Fossy air weighs more thar
clear air II all rhe other conditions are
alike. and more per cubic foot, say.
/ by the weight ot all the fog particles
i in. that cubic foot less the weight nj
| the air displaced by these particles.
However. this fog weighs very little,
and so dry air and foggy air. when
the other conditions are identical,
weigh almost exactly the same.
| q. have house trimmed with
white paint. Can the paint he wash
ed with something TO clean IL. hut not
! spoil it?-T. II.
/ A. One of the best ways to clean
white paint is to dip piece Of soft
flannel cloth In warm water. wiring
it out and then dip il in clean hran,
using this to rub the paint. The fric
tion of the bran will remove the stains
without injurinE the paint.
q. How many miles Of railroad does
the New York Central hsve?-W.
A. n.
A. The New York Central lines have
6.276S9 this does not include sepa =
rately operated lines that are CON
trolled by the New York CentraD.
G. Does St Elizabeth's have hoard
Of visitors?-L. f. r.
A. st. Elizabeth Hospital has a
board of visitors, the members Of
which are appointed by the President
of the United States.
Frederic J. Haskin IL employed by
this paper to handle the inquiries of
our readers and you are inrited to coll
upon him as freely and as often ss
you please. AJAX anything that is a
matter Of fact and the authority ,riIl
be quoted you. There is no charge
for this serrice. Ask ,rhdt pou trdnf.
sign your name and address and IN
close 2 cents in stamps for return
postage. Address The ECenin0 Stdr
Information bureau. Frederic J. Hds-
kin. director. Washington. y. G.
Evening star., 1926-05-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

good humOr, so that one who rolled
him over on his back had no rea son
to fear his bite.
This night, however, Blackie cached
up his head, as his two forepaws were
grasped. and nipped the hand that
held him.
Instinctively, the one who held him
slapped Blackie on the ears-for the
holder was a member Of the anima |
kingdom, too. and had his instructive
reactions az well as do the members
| Of the cat tribe.
Blackie was up and away in an In.
stant. bounding up the steps, over
the fence, past a foot of another that
kicked at him. With the impulse of
the kicker we have nothing to do.
Our story 10 Of the one who slapped
and he who gets slapped
IL there are physical reactions.
equally there are mental reactions.
Call them Of the SOUL If It pleases you
better. Speak the word Coincidence, 4"
too. IL that brings the idea to you
in more appealing fashion.
II was the last the neighborhOod
saw Of Blackie. He was just an old
alley cat, who had no beauty. that
any one should prize him. nor any.
thing particularly but a good dispOsi.
tion. and seemingly he had lost even
that.
Yet the one who slapped. after
reflection aving bathed the wound.
| and put iodine on ~. felt saddened
that he had struck back at Rlackie.
The cat knew no better-but he. the
socalled superior animal--he should
have known better.
He, in common with others. was
glad that Blackie was gone. In truth.
the cat had been sonnet hing Of a nui-
va nee. In the secret recesses OF his
| heart, however, the slapper would
have been glad 10 see Blackie ba K
| once more, just to give him q kindly
pet and a bowl Of cream.
How many OF US go through life
via piping others and then wishing We
had not done it,
Is there man with soul so dead
who never to himself has said, Il
wish l hadn't done that?
The only way we can prevent our.
selves from being sorry for what we
do is
Never to do 1t.
A counsel of perfection. in truth.
vet one that every one can attempt. at
least, to pat into practice.
The trouble with this world one Of
TIE ttOHbtcs is tndt 80 ubdnN never
even try.
Regrets.
There is NO Ina u who does not ha We
them-nO woman. no child. perha pr
no dog. or no cat-every living thing
must regret something.
Happy Ia he. perhaps. who has no
regret other than sIapping an alley
eat. This. as most regrets. was two
fold not only for the act done. which
was unnecessary. but also for the Civ.
ing i'm to an impulse.
In 4 thousa nd affairs of daily life Ii
will be better for MS to go To bed bit
ten. hut with a conscience at rest
than to add to our hurt the sting OF
anger. the spleen Of wrath, the disas-
ter of ill-wil.
There Is no day. however we'll be.
gun. that does not give us some op.
pOrtunity TO refrain from hurting or
injurins others, either mentally or
physically.
How long will IL he before we Chris
tians learn what the Man OF NaZareth h
meant when he said
''lnasmuch as We do it unto the least
Of these little ones, 50 also We do II
! unto Nee
Evening star., 1926-05-27
The Y. w. C. A. Building.

Impressive ceremonies marked the
laying of the corner stone Of the new
Young Women's Christian Association
Building by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. The
structure which is rising at Seven
teenth and K streets is to be a model
of it's kind. 1t Will contain bowling
alleys, cafeteria, tea rooms, admin
istration ocIices, cI,,brooms and gym
nasium. The total cost Of the build
ing is expected to reach $750,Oeo. OF
this amount $250,O remains to be
IA ised.
WashingtOnian ms should rally to the
aid of this great movement and DO
their hit to ccmplete the project. The
pork Of the Youns wcmsn's Christian
Evening star., 1926-05-27
No Party Lines in Discussing
Pennsylvania Primary Fight

Party lines are not drawn to any
extent in comment on the Pennsyl-
vania senatorial primary in which
Senator Pepper. dry" and backed
by the national administrat tion. was
beaten along with the ardently dry
Gov. Pinchot by Representative Ware.
leading the old Phila adelphia machine
and rallying the "wets" generally.
Republicans and independents. like
the Democrats. differ chiefly over
the question of whether 1t was a
significant nti-Volstead victory OF
merely the triumph of political or
ganiza ton using all the tricks of the
trade.
This primary, whatever else 1t
was" in the opinion of the Chica go
Daily News independently. "unques-
tionably was referendum on Vol
steadism-indirect. but none the less
effective. The Democrats. too,
adds the Daily News. have nOminat-
ed q wet candidate for Senator. Thus
Pennsylva mia has gone on record in
ia vOr Of a redehnition Of intoxica mis-
In prohibition enforcement laws. Ma
tional and state The Albany Eve
ming News independent Republica n,
draws the conclusion that the
people are tired Of the prohibition en-
fOrcement farce and want to express
themselves about it," with the added
comment that Ware made handle
of prohibition for his campaign, and
1t was an effective handle. The
Louisville Herald-Pos Gndepend-
enD also feels that the conclusion
is scapable that the vets have
s<t@ f%Es
there is no reason to assume that
Representative Ware cOrralled any
dry votes
"Pennsylvania has frankly de-
clared itself wet State" says the
st. Paul Pioneer Press independent
Republican,, which. of course. was
never secret. and proclaims that
the present system of prohibition will
have to he forced on its population
against their will. 1t Is a reminder
that New York is not the only great
state whose wishes will have to be
overridden IL prohibition is to be
maintained in America. The inabil-
ity of Republican administratio ion
to save man like Pepper in PENN
sHlvania Is pOgtent that should not
be lost on Washington
On the other side are assertions like
that of the Hartford Times Gndepend.
ent Democratic) that Ito say that Ware
won on the wet question and to ignore
the fact that the Philadelphia machine
simply stood by its own Ia to confuse
the issue much as it was confused in
Illinois. where Senator Mckinley was
made to appear a victim of his World
Court adhesion" A similar opinion is
held by the Elmira, Star.Gazette lin.
dependent. which remarks that 1.-TWO
organizations seeking control of the
politics of the state Of Pennsylvania
fought it out in the primaries" and
describes the battle as "a case of the
Fast against the West in Pennsyl-
vania, and the Fast won.'' The
Elmira paper also concludes that
Ware lis seeking the mantle once
worn by Boies Penrose' and will un.
doubtedly step into Penrose's shoes,
provided the Mellon interests viii
accept the verdict Of the primary"
To the Newark Evening News lin.
dependenU it appears "the vets may
take great joy and new courage out
of this primary" and also. rightly
or wrongly, Secretary Mellon made
the nomination Of Pepper test of
Evening star., 1926-05-27

o. Where and what ia Liberty
Row?-D. l..
A. Liberty Row In an avenue Of red
oaks in a park At Cleveland. dedicated
May 30. 1919. to the memory OF the
s35 Cleveland boys who gave their
lives in the World War.
@. How far apart are the sources
of the Rhine and Rhone Rivers
r. c. 8.
A. The sources of the Rhine a md
Rhone are about 8 miles apart. The
length Of the Rhine IL 500 miles: Of
the Rhone. 504 miles. The former
river empties into the North Sea- the
latter into the Gulf Of Lyon and the
Mediterra mean.
O. What was the name Of the
Queen of Sheba?-M. NJ.
A. The Queen who visited Solomon
is not Historically mentioned by name.
Her home was Sheba. which was the
capital OF Arabia Felix. According to
name was Balkis.
Q. What was the name Of the other
man who rode when Paul Revere did
to spread the alarm?-F'. G..
A. William Dawes WAS the other
man who rode to warn the cOlonist 4
Of the coming Of the British.
q. How many rose leaves does 1t
take to make an ounce Of altar of
rOses?-W. H.
A. 1t In said that it takes 9 tons
Of rose leaves to make an ounce of
this highly concentrated perfume.
Q. What is the size of the largest
esq knOwn?-T. l.. y.
A. The epiOrnis, an extinct rattle
bird of MAZDA gascar. much like an os
trich In size and structure, laid the
largest and strongest eggs known
measuring about 13 inches by ga
inches. These dimensions are twice
those Of an ostrich egg, and an egg OF
the epiOrnis would hold the contents
Of six ostrich eggs. Tradition and the
evidence Of some bones indicate that
these birds were extermina ted since
human occupation of Madass scar be
gan.
q. How is artificial snow made
A. Artificial snow is made from
steel wool or mica. In either case, the
material Is simply broken into fine
bits.
u. Nhat ls nat1Ondl StanOaFu IN
Voice.. j.
A. 1t In a form Of invoice recon
mended by the Department of Com
merce through the Bureau OF Stand
ards, for all transactions involving
the use Of such commercial docu
ments.
z. DO the Philippine Isls nds have
their own postage stamps or do they
use the United States stamps?-C. G
A. The Post ONCE Department sayi
that the Philippines have their OwT
stamps. However. United States
stamps are also used.
q. Is there a method that will give
a cement floor smooth finish?-G. G
A. In finishing the surface OF 9
cement floor there are several methods
that can he followed. 1t can be treat
ed with parafin wax dissolved in tur
Evening star., 1926-05-27

cult to do than TO make wise will.
especially IL one has much to give md
desire to give beneficently. In this
respect Mr.. Pennell's will is remark
able-its provision for the future, it's
we'll considered plan, It's simplicity Of
expression, the freedom it allows
those who would carry out it's pur.
pose. Essentially 1t Is a generous in.
strument; few binding restrictions are
made. The spirit il essentially affirm-
ative; great trust Is created but one
which seems easy to fulfill, and in 50
seeming must lead to achievement.
BY his life, through his work, and
now at his death. through his wise
forethought and generous gift. Joseph
Pennell has enriched and added glory
to our Nation. And what is more.
this glory'is not " the past or merely
Of the present. hut for all time.
Evening star., 1926-05-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHH.ANDER JOHNSON.
Rewards Of Toll.

Rewards Of Toll.
Work is for wealth-Or q bit Of n
snack
TO keep good scout In commission
Work Is for glOry-or else in it's lack,
The hope Of a chance to go f1shin'.
Work Is for spiendor and pomp and
renOwn.
Work brings reward for the wishin'
That some day youll steal far away
from the town
And forget all it's cares and go
f1Shin'.
Evening star., 1926-05-27

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Washington welcomes this new
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