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Evening star., 1927-12-07
1,26 ARE HOUSED
AT SOLDIERS HOME
Conditions at Institution in
Fine Shape, Is Report to
War Department.

Conditions at the United States
States Soldiers Home under the gov.
ernorship of Maj. Gen. Henry P. Nc
Cain, u. s. A, retired. are excellent
financially and in every other respect,
Insp. Gen. w. c. Rivers, who has
just completed q personal inspection
of the institution, has reported to the
Secretary of War.
The average number of resident
members Of the home during the past
year was 1876, a slight decrease from
the average for the preceding year,
and the average cost per member for
1927 was S570.20, as against S571.9S
for the previous year. The oldest men,
ber at present is "a years Of age and
the youngest but 49,
Average Cost Shown.
The average cost Of subsistence per
member. per day, was 36 cents for
the general mess, 55 cents for the
hospital mess and 54 cents for the
dairy mess, a slight reduction COM
pared with the previous year. THE
dining halls. kitchens and bakery, ;"
said Gen. Rivers, were all in excel
lent condition and the food served is
ample in variety, sufficient in quantity
and we'll cooked and served"
with a large number Of the members
of the home as to their contentment,
condition. surroundings, food, etc, and
received no complaints, there appear
ing TO be a general feeling of content
ment. AS a result of anticipated
economies, he says, the budget for the
fiscal year 1928 is less than that for
1927 by S79915.
$3,575,299 i'm Permanent Fund.
The permanent fund of the home
deposited in the United States Treas
ury, amounts to S3.575, ,299, and draws
interest at the rate of per cent a
year. The conclusions of the inspector
general are given as follows:
THE members are we'll clothed. fed
and housed; suitable recreation is pro-
vided for them. The home Is salts.
factorily managed. and is operated on
a high standard. There was, however
no appearance Of luxury or Of expendi
ture for purposes not reasonable and
necessary. The officials of the home
are competent, and the attitude of all
appears to be one of sympathetic inter.
est in the members"
Evening star., 1927-12-07

A woman orator says that women
own $3.50, 900 in telephone stocks in
the United States.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Inn" and Joint Owners in Spain"
The winning play was 1.-The Pot Boil
err" as presented by the Jewish Com
munity Players. Second prize was
won by the players of Cleveland Park
Club with THE Rising of the Moon.
Plays given last year may be given
this year, but not by the same group.
The Community Center also an
nounced the appearance Of Cornelia
Otis Skinner, who will give program
of her own, entitled Character
Sketches" tomorrow evening at Cen
tral Community Center.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Neighborhood House Market"

Various fancy articles made in the
handicraft department of Neighbor.
hood House and homemade eatables
are for sale today at the Christmas
Market" being held at the house, 47O
N street southwest, in connection
with the observation Of Open House
week being observed there, from De
cember to 10. The sales which will
continue this afternoon and through
the early part Of the evening are
under the direction of Miss Ellen A.
Ninton
Evening star., 1927-12-07

| at dinner following the dedication OF
the new Chamber of Commerce Build
! ing here.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Secret Test of Is Chicago Pupils
Shows Poor History Ideas, German Says

Pupils explained "they were never
taught" the things asked.
The first question was, what is
the Monroe Doctrine?" Only of the
rs could answer correctly.
Eight correct answers were received
to a question about the causes Of the
War Of 1912.
Nathan Hale was correctly identi-
fed in another question by 20 of the
rs who took the test. On the same
question. 26 identified Francis Scott
Key and % Samuel F. B. Morse; but
none was able to identify William T.
Sampson or De Grasse. Other results
were: David G. Farragut, S; John
Ericsson, 2: Stephen Decatur, 1; Oil
yer Hazard Perry, 3; Nathaniel
Greene. I.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
MILLINER SUES BANK,

Harry Shapiro, 1117 g street. YES
terday sued the Mount Vernon Saw.
tngs Bank for $4,000 damages for
alleged dishonor of his check for s1O1,
when he had sufficient funds on de.
post. Shapiro says he is a milliner
trading as Russell's and opened an
account with the bank and on April
30 gave check to a New York con.
Germ for bill of goods. The check
was not paid and was protested, he
states. to the detriment Of his bust.
ness reputation. He is represented
by Attorney, Simon F'leishman.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 7.-Results Of
a secret test made unofflcially on rs
pupils of local high school by for
mer Representative John ]. German
were tabulated for introduction today
at the trial of William McAndrew,
suspended superintendent of Chicago
public schools.
German, who previously testified to
the existence of pro-British text books
in the Chicago school system, was to
reappear at today's regular meeting
of the school board.
The test conducted by German
showed a lack of knowledge Of ma
tional persons and events, he said.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

he did not see any possibility Of 1op-
ping off another $3.50, 900 900.
Gen. Lord was the principal speaker
Evening star., 1927-12-07
MISS BOLAND HONORED
BY CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
Washington Branch Organization
Reflects Her Grand Regent.
Board Of officers Chosen.

Miss Mary C. Boland was reelected
grand regent of the Washington
branch of the Catholic Daughters of
America at the annual election, held
last night at the headquarters Of the
organization, Col r street.
Other officers elected for the ensuing
year were: Mrs. Jennie Simms. vice
regent; Miss Genevieve Waters, proph-
etess; Miss Katherine Hannagen,
monitor; Miss Grace Sprucebank, lee
turer; Miss Anna Dunn, sentinel; Mrs
l.. w. Auth (re-elected) and Mrs. Ar
thur Reynolds. trustees; Miss Agnes
Barry, financial secretary; Miss Flor
ence Winters, historian; Miss Cath
crime Rupert, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Anna Holmes, treas
urer.
A business meeting was held follow
ing the annual election in which ten
tative plans for Christmas distribution
of gifts were made. Announcement
also was made that the Christmas ba-
zaar held by the Catholic Daughters
of America Wednesday and Thursday
at the home had netted a substantial
amount.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Long sleeves, long legs--or short sleeve
knee length. Gray or white in one-piec
styles. Of a good, heavy heeced materi;
that will stand hard wear. Sizes to /
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Medium service-weight Hose, in all th
wanted shades. All are full fashioned
Slight irregularities do not mar the wear
ing quality. Sizes S19 to 10. Give them fo
XmaS
Evening star., 1927-12-07
LORD RElTERATES STAND
ON $3.50, 600, 900 TAX CUT
Glad to Urge s460. 0o0. 600 Slash.
but Funds Afe Hai aa t1aDd.
He Tells Uhlaaas
By tho Associated t'tsss

BY tho Associated ftess
CINCINNATI baas,at.s -ts''s
Gen. Herbert NJ. t.afn atsshsas - ii+
budget. told members ~ lbs 'bsf4
Der of Commerce iast hIstt st!at ~
would be delighted" ~ JeeD,t4HlSHH
a reduction Of g400 900 pbb ~ tsnhfsi
taxes "if he had any idaa Hhete ~"
money was to come ffbth
"The budget showed that any sISbs
900, 900 could be cut from The hsaefai
taxes for 1928" he said. adding mss
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Lieut.. Perry Reassigned.

First Lieut.. Redding F. Perry,
t-nited States Cavalry, has been re-
,ieved from duty with the American
Battle Monuments Commission at the
War Department and assigned to the
Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer, Va.
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Gunner of Books

TyHERE pepoe who like to own books iust as
others own canes or teapots any curiosity.
Their house is full of bookcases and their book
shelves full of old volumes They haunt auction sales
and pay they can fabulous prices for first editions
These people called bibliophiles
bibopMle to be person who loves the ontside
OF books he doesn much about what is in them
The owner OF books not necessarily great reader
your real reader does not much to whom book
belongs; all he wants is the information it contains
The real reader is chooser He tell when he strikes
sea OF nnocuous paudes mountain range of useless
difficulties.
As matter of fact most books are mostly padding They
Very few tell you simply and concsey what you want to
know.
$50 the older the real reader gets the smaller his library
becomes
Oliver Wendell Holmes said that his books gradually
decreased IN number until he had only about twelve
at the time of his DEATH
There good deal of snobbery and preense abont being
great reader and keeping up with the latest books
Books pour from the presses of the world in vertabe
Niagara II man were to read all the latest volumes he
would have to have nothing else to do.
Emerson sad There eight hundred and fifty thousand
volumes IN the Imperial Library in Paris If man were to
read ndustrousy from dawn dark for sixty years he
would die in the first alcoye.''
The art Of being good reader is the art Of being good
selecer 1t is important know what to choose and
what part of the book read as it to be an industrious
reader
This does not that reading should be only for pur
pose ana we should never read anything but what useful
Reading is also and sometimes it is engaged
in for the fun of the thing
But the of skipping is necessary none the less and tho
best part OF the ability read the ability tell what not
to read
good reader is skiul hunter and not an omnivorus
guper
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
Mexico Fears Chinese
It Fears Also the Mixture of Chinese Blood

Mexico alarmed at the growing influence of the Chinese
Thousands of Chinese have married Mexican women
and do extremely well the low Mexican wages Pres
dent Gales promises to do something about it.
The East and West will NOT mix if only because West can
not compete with East in the struggle for existence
Scientists those that study racial heredity and biologists
tell you that there actual physical hereditary obstacle
to mixture Of the Monaghan and socaled Aryan or Can
caan to which the white people of this country belong
Science thinks there must be incorrect transatnu in thu
Book Of Genesis The Old Testament says that one single
and woman were created and became of ali other
human beings.
They point that this impossible according to the Bib
Itself For Adam and Eve had only two boys no daughters
And even they had had daughters the sons coudn
married their sisters the did go off and marry
The Bible tells u.s. see the 18th verse 9TH chapter Of n;
That Gain went out from the presence the Lord and de
In the land Of Nod the East of Eden It was there
pareny that Cain who had killed his brother got married
for in the 18th And Cain knew his wife, and
she conceived and bare EnoCh, etc.
Very probably the scientists don't know what thew are
talking about wife for the son Of Adam and Eve might
have been made exactly Eve made by taking rib
from Cain and making wife for him out Of that It could
have been done without necessarily putting it in the Bible
book of limited Those things ordinary
human beings to understand
Scientists that study evolution and think they know all
about it offer another difficulty
They say that human beings developing from lower forms
Of animal ife appeared about the time in different
parts Of the world and up from the lower animals
somewhat different
According to these scientists what we call the white race
0eScendS from AFRICAN race
descends from gorilla type and the Monaghan race de-
sends from orang -outang type
Scientists say the difference between these types are
permanent and 50 great that mixtures Of blood through
inermarrage actually harmful and eventually produce
sterile types that have no offspring.
The Monaghan and Aryan mixture produces in the end
what known the Monaghan idiot Every obstetrician
knows about strange births that times white mother
having child with Monaghan features always idiot and
rarely living more than few days after birth
Many of these Monaghan idiots have appeared Italy and
CONTINUED in Last Two Columnsl
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
Time Alone Will Tell Whether
Our New Utilities Officials
Will Fit Their Jobs

Time alone will demonstrate whether President Coolidge has
sOn g WSaa ID
prove that mistake has been made in the nominations Of
Mess Adams and Chdress who with the Engineer Com
missioner will constitute the commission and Blaine NAL
Ian. who will become the new peoples counsel
This newspaper led tho fight for years that secured the
legislation Public Utilities Commission separate and
tnct from the Board Of Commissioners and for peoples
counsel who would devote all his time and skill to defending
the interests Of the public in public utilities matters
The who have been named to the three positions
young and energetic possess ability though apparently
experienced in local utilities questions Engineer Commits
soner Bell is again named as Engineer Commissioner he will
be buwark Of strength the commission because of his
experience and knowledge of utilities conditions here
Should Colonel Bell be relieved Of his duties Engineer
Commission win be wholly uniformed the vastly i'm
portant questions to be solved most of them vitality and
closely affecting the interests Of all the people Of the District
and the valuable properties involved.
Our public utilities managed by shrewd officials and ad-
Esed by the abest lawyers should welcome this situation
rejoice over it, in fact The highly paid managers and
torney Of Washington utility corporations have every detail
the history of these and the legal phases involved
their fingertips Why should they worry?
The most important Of the positions filled by the President
e that Of peoples counsel The very given the position
indicates the functions Of the office This lone attorney will
engehanded fight the imposing array of attorneys repre-
senng the utilities corporations he has the opportunity to
prove his WORTH to make reputation for himself but he has
huge job ahead Of him. he up the great re-
spOnbes he fights the peoples battles appressivev
courageousy and wisely he viii have the backing Of District
people he doesn't ne will have failed to take advantage
The fitness Of the Presidents appointees will be determined
W the Senate which must confirm reject them is
shown that they have been and free from influences
connections that would be preuda to their serving on the
firmed
The test Of the Presidents wisdom in their SELECTION. will
come later They viii be in the public elight all the time
and their purposes and motives viii be subjected to continual
analysis.
They genuine District citizens and have been oucbed
Tor by influential citizens Of the District or they would NOT
have been appointed Whether they will measure up to their
responsibilities depends upon them The President has faith
In their doing So
There keen disappointment that W. NICK Clayton was
not named on the commission peoples attorney Repre-
many years been active behalf of public in utilities
problems He is probably the besnformed man in the Dis
ct on these subjects and has been true the citizens
Washington His services have the community nothing
In dollars and cents his worth has been 100000 or more
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
By ELSIE ROBINSON
The Rhythm Of Life

move across the sky, one with
the wind, the tossing leaves, the
flying scud of cloud.
l stood by the sea. Fierce tor
rents of green water broke upon
the beach-receded- them
selves together-broke again. A
storm was brewing and the sky
and ocean warred. The air was
filled with whistling and the hiss
of foam and a great coughing
boom from out the west. Yet
under all the turmoil, in the very
heart of sound, there was a
measured movement like a dance,
A monstrous dance of waves
green giants, leaping. STOPPING,
leaping on again
Rhythm-you've thought of it
as something in a poem, haven't
you? But there is rhythm in all
life.
Rhythm in bending trees and
rolling waves. Rhythm in sea
sons. fall of snow and rise of
sap. Rhythm in moonlight and
the darkened sky. Rhythm in
dawn and noon and evening star
and night-then dawn again.
Not small. pretty rhythm like
a man-made poem, but vast
rhythm which sometimes takes "a
long, sad life TO understand.
And there is rhythm also in the
lives of men.
Brave, noble lives move in a
rhythm like tall trees against the
sky. Lives that are kind and
generous-lives that forget them.
selves in searching after truth
or doing kindness-such lives
move in a rhythm.
You feel the rhythm when you
come in contact with such lives.
1t is like hidden music in. each
thing they do. Like a great river
running underground. You feel
its force and beauty though you
cannot see the source.
They are part of something
greater than themselves, those
lives. They are part of a great
poem which includes all other
men, all truth and beauty. health
and righteousness.
The Washington times., 1927-01-14

lis outside the pane. It is i'm.
portant to record" adds Professor
Pitkin, that the movement was
entirely toward the north and
was horizontal. There was no
upward movement such as one
might expect If this had been
merely the evaporation of the
condensed moisture on the pane"
Moreover. the curious move.
ment was not visible on any clear
window pane, and after the Au.
rora had ceased, only a faint
trace of streamers being any.
Wnere visible, no such phenom.
enon was developed on the pane
when it was again covered with
condensed mist from the breath.
Professor Pitkin calls for en-.
lightenment about the strange
phenomenon upon some expert
aLroras or radioactivity, or rela.
tiyity, or something else" The
explanation may not lie so far
away or in SO many diverse IL
rectionS. Some might think that
mere reflection OF the moving
steamers, the translucent film of
mist would furnish the basis of
an explanation. Has Professor
Pitkin thought of trying an tx.
pertinent with moving artificial
lights, and, say. a sheet of thin
ground glass in place of the
vapor clouded pane?
But, whatever the explanation
of the phenomenon may be, the
story of it has a little lesson
for everybody. which is that if
you keep your eyes open and
your attention awake, you viii
find nature ready with surprises
at almost every turn, and any
one of these surprises (which the
majority of people pass without
noticing) may offer you a lead.
ing string to a new discovery
Our mighty telescopes, which
sound the depths of the universe,
spring from the accidental dis
covery of Dutch opticians boy
that two spectacle lenses of diff,
ferent power when held in GER
tain way made a distant church
spire look nearer.
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman.
A Flower for a Lady

n EAUWeT AOT AAduy
Nov that Dame Fashion has
~ so definitely set her seal on
imitation flowers as accessories Of
our costumes. both for day and
evening, one of the most artistic
and easiest presents to give
woman of any age this year is
a flower to adron her dress or
coat The world of flowers-even
the world of artificial flowers-is
one which offers us such an elo,
quent opportunity for expressing
our taste and artistry, that choos-
ing the flowers that are appro.
pirate and complimentary to our
friends is a chance to exercise
our taste, Appropriateness, har-
mony, color, design. texture
these are what we must keep in
mind when making our floral gift
to her. One warning-be careful
not 20 choose archids-either ma.
tural or artificial-if any woman
to whom you wish to send them is
not an "orchid-y" woman. that is,
If she is not exotic or particularly
queenly, or has not a particular
fondness for these too-oftendiffi-
cult-to-wear flowers.
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
IN THE AURORA
By Garrett P. Serviss

Man has been dwelling on the
surface of this old earth ball for
some time and during few hun
dreds of years he has been really
learning something about it, and
has filled a number of books with
facts and thoughts concerning it.
But it remains inexhaustibly fertile
in surprises and puzzles. and so
keeps its inquisitive little tenant
continually on the jump.
Science is at least as long" as
art, and as much subject to be
logged by oddities, which often
turn up in almost mysterious
fashion. / am thinking of what,
according to an account written
by himself in Science" hap.
pened recently to Prof. Walter
B. Pitkin, of Columbia Univer-
sity.
In the early evening between
8:45 and $3.50 on October IA, there
was a brief display of Aurora
Borealis, which was observed
by Prof. Pitkin from his house
in northern New Jersey, situated,
ION the top Of treeless hill,
l725 feet above sea level"
The air was unusually clear,
with no perceptible wind; there
were no outdoor Examinations ex-
cept a few street lights about
half a mile, away, and the cleo.
trio lights in the house were ex.
tinguished to enable the inmates,
who went into a north room bet.
ter to see the streamers of the
Aurora. These streamers were
very strong"
While they We're playing in the
SKY, Professor Pitkin's son han.
pened to hold his face close to
window pane, and the moisture
OF his breath was precipitated on
the glass. Then began a curious
thing. The entire area of mist
on the glass seemed to begin
drifting and blowing at a great
rate 1t looked for all the world
IKE tremendous snowstorm,
aeavy flakes and wisps of driven
snow appeared to be flying mast
The Washington times., 1927-01-14


say they're out of tune" Ana
that's exactly what does all them
they ARE out of tune with
the rhythm of life.
The Christ once said. "Lror
whatsoever will have his life shall,
lose it, but whosoever win lose his
save it."
did not understand thar saw
ing until | began to sense the
Thytnm or life about me-until /
myself had suffered because
nad not given up my own life
70 that rhythm of which the
Christ was a part. When / had
suffered. | understood. could
not save" my life-I could not
make my life beautiful or strong
OF significant-until l had ''lost"
my life in the lives of others. in
that great plan of which we all
are a part.
think that this is the real
civilization Of fumanity-the grad.
ual merging of individual life and
desire within the great, rhythmic
plan OF ALL life. The giving mr.,
OF self, the casting off of the
iAtIiS HuSkS OF self. the deVeIon.
ment OF a sense of other lives
being caught up into the RHYTHM
When one has sensed that
rhythm, things do not hurt So
much. for one sees hurt in q
different way. The things that
happen to oneself do not seem en-
big or Important any more for
always there is the consciousness
of something so much bigger .nd
more important behind individual
life.
Things do not hurt SO much
Poverty does not hurt so much
being crippled does not hurt so
much-even death does not hurt
SO much. For death is onlv mart
OF that great rhythm-mornine
ana noon and evening star md
night-then dawn again.
THEN DAWN AGAIN,
The Washington times., 1927-01-14
1926 IN AVIATION

MEXICAN aviation made
"A greater progress during 1926
than in any other year of its his.
tory" writes G. K. Spencer. di.
rector of the Aeronautical Review.
IN Current History for January.
For the first time legislators
turned their attention to aviation,
responsible men and substantial
capital entered into air transport
and aviation in commerce and in.
dustry was generally recognized.
Half billion dollars has been
invested in the aircraft industry.
this money coming generally from
the most conservative elements in
the country, and dividends are be.
ing paid. 80 Every manufacture.
er's books are filled with orders
far into the future. and competi.
The Washington times., 1927-01-14

ton and the rapid purchasing of
aircraft Manufacturers agencies
resemble the early days of the au.
tomobile industry"
Mr.. Spencer describes the in.
creasing prevalence of individual
ownership of aircraft. He says:
Flying over the airways between
Chicago and the Pacific Coast, l
recently observed hundreds of pri.
vate aircraft tied up in fence cor.
ners, pastures, near farm houses
and barns, being obviously the
property of the farmers and their
hired help.
AT. Prescott, Omaha and Los
Angeles a large part of the total
aid traffic each day is furnished
by planes coming from ranches
and farms for supplies. The Unit.