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The Washington times., 1927-02-16
District Corporation Counsel
Should Not Be a Presidential
AppOintee

The Senate Committee Appropriations in the District
ingtOn BY provision that the Corporation Counsel the Dis
rct shall be appointed BY the President with the advice and
consent Of the Senate"
shall be resident Of the District He may be political
selection from any State with interest whatever in the Dis
ict except the increased salary Of $500 that would
20 to him
Il does not probable this provision viii be adopted
N the Senate It wholly unfair to the people Of Washing
ton who pay the salary Of the Corporation Counsel Il is
violation Of every principle Of home rule II another and
unwse step TOWARD further liberalization Of strictly local
affairs.
rules and policies that general legislation shall be put
upon appropriation bills Il subject point Of order in
the Senate and in the House. too should reach that body
IL is presumed that the point Of order will be raised in the
Senate and be sustained by the Vice President
If the proposition not defeated point Of order. it
should be defeated on direct vote in the Senate.
The motives back of the proposition appear to be desire
get rid Of Corporation Counsel Stephens who has adj
Judged by at least Representative inefficient adj
plinistrator.'
To get the scalp Of Mr. Stephens therefore the Senate APP
propratons Committee is willing to violate all congressional
rules and policies and disregard all considerations Of justice
toward the people Of Washington.
These Senate statesmen and politicians know how get rid
Of office holders unsatisfactory to them They know how to
bring pressure on District Commissioners to express them
selves to those officials in such way as to ret what they want
The powerful influence Of Senate and House Appropriations
Committees known to everybody in the District and Federal
governments High and low officials in both governments
cater to these big in Congress- yield to almost anything
members Of these committees want
The Commissioners the best judges Of the abilities and
fitness of the Corporation Counsel remain his present
position filled by him for years under various Commssioners
but Mr. Stephens should have get Of his position
there justification whatever for the President naming his
successor There is every good reason why the
should the Corporation Counsel Of this municipality
The Corporation Counsel is to the Commissioners virtually
what the Attorney General the President Of the United
States he the adviser the Commissioners all District
legal matters He should be in harmony with them and not
independent Of them His continuance IN office should be
subject to their wishes and to their appraisal of his value
public official
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
DR.. FRANK CRANES.
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Outdoors Cure
By DR.. FRANK CRANE

ctHERIFF WILLIAM + TRAEGER, Of Los Angeles
county announces that the county to have the first
openar camp for the treatment and Of narcotic
addicts.
The camp will be the first Of its kind in the country and
will be located in mountainous section where there II
plenty of fresh air and wholesome surroundings
This is step in the right direction.
There nothing good for every kind Of malady to
get people out in the air:
Most diseases are diseases Of the house.
The Indians have suffered from defamation since they
have been compelled to live in houses
The treatment Of insane patients by putting them IN sOm6
opep-ar retreat instead Of locking them in cells has
been beneficial.
tuberculosis would not be serious disease you could
induce those who npent stages to get out Of doors
and live there especially in dry climate
There hardly any kind Of trouble that outdoors viii not
cure and California be congratulated in contemplating
this step
Sheriff Traeger says:
Mere confinement Of dope addcts in the county jan
does not help hem for they released they
turn to their old haunts and habits. -
The camp will be constantly attended by physicians and
its inmates will be engaged in heathfu occupations and
by this the majority Of these unfortunates be
savaged and sent back to the world useful citizens Inc
stead of brokendoWn and and dependent upon
society.
The country wishes this enterprise and
mends that its example be followed by other sections it
movement in the right direction.
Copyright Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
LUNCHEON IN HAWAII

left to cook for a number Of
hours.
When the food is cooked It is
spread on the grass on a cover.
ing of fragrant ferns. Instead
of a serviette a ii leaf Is placed
at each plate and flowers are
scattered all over the spot. and
are at each place. A number of
polished calabashes are filled with
poi, without which no Hawaiian
meat is complete. Poi is q kind
of porridge made from the root
of the taro. 1t Is of a pinlish
gray color and is rather sour.
After each guest Il presented
with a garland OF leaves, which
he is expected to wear, he sits
upon the ground. The smoking
meat, tied up in the ii leaf. Il
then brought in and is eaten
with the fingers.
You must not ask for a knife
or fork, or you win be guilty Of
a decided breach of etiquette,
Your true Hawaiian disdains the
use Of eating implements. At
each place Is a little dish filled
with chopped cocoanut and sea-
water to be used as a relish with
the meat. Young onions, sweet
potatoes and sailed shrimps are
also served, and for dessert You
wiz have melons.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16

1t is a popularity of men
shared by trees-to stand erect
against gravity. Thus, up Is over
head and down is underfoot, II
you were on Venus instead Of on
the earth the local law would be
the same; down would be toward
the center Of gravity of Venus
and up would be toward the sur.
rounding sky. Thus, IL you were
there, you would look up to see
the earth. while we at home were
also looking up to see Venus. Our
local ups" would be more or less
dicerctly opposed to one another,
except in the peculiar situation
illustrated in our little diagram,
where we see that ''up'' on the
earth corresponds with cup" on
Venus whenever the observer on
the earth looks directly at Venus
herself Then star seen nearly
in line with the two planets would
be ''up." or overhead, for OBJ
servers on both Of them. BY q lit.
tie study Of this diagram you can
arrive, with its aid, at a number
OF other curious conclusions about
up and down in the universe.
Contradictions on Earth
But let us consider the contra.
dictions Of our own terrestrial up
and down. Think q = person
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
Greedy Electric Interests
They Defy the Government in It's Plans for Colorado
River Development

The hands Of this Congress running away without full
fment of of the solemn pledges of the Republican
party legislation for development of the Colorado River
It promised in the Republican platform Of 1924 It
has been advocated since then in every message President
Coolidge has sent to opening Congress.
claims the support and recommendation Of Secretary
Work and Secretary Hoover who revised the Swing johnson
bill into it's present form and made it Administration
measure.
It Of the projects Secretary Hoovers plan of
national waterway improvements the constructive thing
in Republican policy today.
bears the stamp of approval of House and Senate rga
sion committees which by large majories its
passage There is opposition prevent it from becoming
law it be brought to vote in the House and Senate
Five States urgently request the legislation.
is emergency for the five thousand jewellers in
Imperial Valley constantly threatened by Colorado floods
Nobody familiar with the theory Of American government
would think that such Legislation could fail Of passage
Yet it has been held off the floor of Congress for nearly
month by the Rules Committee Of the House. in which body
the bill must apparently originate because is
measure.
Some influence stronger Washington than the
Administration the Government ITSELF That influence is
frankly the private electric power industry in whose in
eres Congress has been flooded with form letters and form
kilograms protesting against putting the Government in
business only to the extent that President Coolidge Sec
rotary Work. and Secretary Hoover want 90 into
business
These three provision Of the bill giving the
Government the choice ~ Of building the power plant and
selling the electricity generated t2) leasing the power
rights to private interests.
They want the choce-because will enable them to get
fair price for the biggest single block of power in
the United States.
The private interests say the Government has no business
retaining the choice
It is interesting conflict between the American Govern
men irving to express the will of the people and certain
powerful corporate interests
At the present moment the Administration not winning
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
up AND DOWN
By Garrett P. Seryiss

Please tell why 1t IL that we
look up at the planets, and yet,
If they have people. they do not
look down at us.
"B. H.. Devon. Pa"
TUBS question involves a good
Il deal more philosophy than
may appear on the surface. First.
up" and down" are words Of
only local application. Not only
does every planet have its own
up and down. but also does
every side Of the same planet.
You carry your zenith and your
nadir with you wherever you go.
The direction OF up and down de.
ponds upon gravitation. ''Up" is
away from the center of gravity,
and down" is toward that
center. and the center Of gravity
in a globe like the earth practi.
cally corresponds with it's center
figure.
As a general proposition we
may say that on every planet
up" means away from the plan.
cts center in any direction, while
down" means toward that center
from any direction. Thus there is
no top" to up. but there IL q
bottom" to down, the bottom
being at the center of gravity Of
the particular planet concerned.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
By ELSIE ROBINSON

worry. / am certain have not
the courage ever to do 80.
feel safe in speaking for both Of
us, therefore, when say that II
q child meant real sacrifice of
what we have set up as material,
intellectual and social standards
for ourselves and our children, we
should no longer be desirable
parents"
One wonders what would be
the feelings of all the devoted
self-sacrifieing parents and tax
payers who hire this teacher OF
youth should they read her com.
placent confession that she would
not have the courage to face any
material want or worry" Be
that as It may, here's q question
which is Of more immediate con-
Germ to all of us.
DOES 1T NECESSARILY COST
81 900 TO HAVE A FIRST.CLASS
AMERICAN BABY?
How much does it cost to have
a baby in your town?
What did YOUR baby cost?
And was it worth the price?
Let's hear. Sit down tonight
when Dad comes home and draw
up q brief budget Of expenses
and ten us how you managed.
Then send it, not to me- but to
the editor Of this paper. He's
the boy who handles the news
stories. AND THE STORY OF
YOUR BABY's COMING rs THE
BIGGEST NEWS STORY IN
THE WORLD TO-DAY.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16

standing on the side OF the earth
exactly opposite to you. The direc.
ton Of his up" is that of your
down." and vice versa. COf
course down ends at the center Of
the earth, but mentally one NAV
extend it Indefinitely In the same
direction.l The line of up and
down for people who are one
quarter Of the earth's circumfer-
ence away frun you in any direc.
ton over its surface Hes at right
angles to your own up-and-down
line. A star overhead for you Is
on the horizon for them. This
fact includes the whole scheme
of local time. The distance round
the earth measured in time is "a
hours. To compare local meridian
times q prime meridian must be
chosen for q starting line. Then,
when 1t Is noon on that line. it
Is a. m. on a meridian 80 degrees
west of 1t. and 6 D. m. on q
meridian 80 degrees east of it,
Another Up and Down
Returning to the person stand.
ing on the earth Numerically
opposite to you-imagine the earth
suddenly to shrink to q mathe-
NAUTICAL point. If this occurred
when 1t was noon for you 1t would
occur when it was midnight for
your antichthon (dwelIer on the
cher side Of the earth.l AS the
earth shrank to nothing you would
come together where it's center
had been. feet to feet. Night
would have disappeared together
with the earth. whose shadow it
is, and each Of you might call
out to the other under his feet:
Hello. down there! What do you
mean by jumping up at me in
that ridiculous up-side-down atti-
tude?"
But after awhile. If you
remained alive In open space. you
would discover the location of
another line of up-and-down, termi-
mating in the center of the sun
at the down end. Nevertheless.
retaining your share in the orbital
revolution that the earth had
possessed. you would not drop
into the sun. but would simply
be accelerated" toward it in a
closed curve. as the earth had
been:
The Washington times., 1927-02-16

do it? Sail we can do to pay
the rent and keep up the install.
nlents on the car and keep a
few glad rags on the good old
shapes. There isn't enough left
over for q canary birl. much less
a kid"
So the wilkins family tree has
no new sprout and Uncle Sam
Is out q citizen.
In a recent issue Of The Sur
vey, Jane Sheppard Holbin ex-
pands on this what price baby"
theme. The price OF Mrs. Hol-
bins theoretical baby might be
a little amazing to Grandpa and
Gram. who used to have one q
year. She says:
For five years ] have been
teaching English in q large city
high school. My husband teaches
science in a private school. Our
combined resources tabove $5,500l
allow us an interesting life in
accordance with our taste But
can we have baby?
Il figure that | must stop
teaching lat any rate, for a year.
Then there can be no certainty of
any future plans to return. This
will reduce our income to the
neighborhood of $500. A luxury
We should never consent to re-
linquish IL expert medical atten.
ton. My friends who have babies
in, the style in which should
wish to have mine tell me that
the baby proper costs $1,000. In
Guiding specialist. hospital and
nurse for one month, but exclud-
ing any subsequent medical at.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
LeIan ROWland-
Why Isa RacheIors

Why Is a Bachelor?
no TO, ye Simple Ones! Come
" not unto me, saying, why
Is it easier to get camel through
the eye of a needle. than to get
. bachelor through the door Of a
church,"
For so long as women continue
to make Single Mans life one
long sweet love-song, why shall
he exchange 1t for lullaby?
Consider the SOFT SNAP and
the perpetual holiday which are
the Bachelors!
Behold, II so happened, that
group of merrymakers held a
weekend feast in the woods. And
they called it a Camping Trip.
And 10, all the married women
came, bringing roast fowl and
homemade bread and cold bever.
ages and hampers of solid food.
And all the damsels came.
bringing chocolate cakes and
angel food and divers dainties and
savories.
And all the married men came,
bearing rugs and robes and tents
and cushions and camp-stools and
cooking things.
But the single-footers arrived,
clad in white plus-fours and vivid
blazers, and full Of merriment and
pep, withal.
For they carried no burdens and
brought only their own Sweet
Presence!
And 10, they were greeted with
joy and smiles and rapturous wei.
comes from the women!
Yea. the matrons lowered about
them and sought to make them
COMFORTABLE. And the
damsels said in their hearts,
Thank heaven!'
And while the Married Men put
up the tents and built the fire,
and unpacked the hampers and
spread the rugs and ran to the
spring for water, the Bachelors
stretched themselves beneath the
trees, and permitted the women
to amuse them and wait upon
them and feed them with sweet
meats and flattery and tld-bits.
And when the feast was spread,
the Bachelors received the white
meat from the fowl and the icing
from the cakes, and the cigars
from the Married Mems pockets.
And when they had eaten and
drunken, the Married Men fell
asleep, for they were exceeding
weary!
But the Bachelors flirted with
the Matrons and danced with the
Damsels; and their feet and their
spirits were lighter than summer
love. For they were NOT weary!
Go to. ye Simple Ones. To Be-
popular and pampered and petted,
= Married Man must be szeoed-
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
MED like to
wv have q
baby, but"

WE'D IKE TO
baby. but"
You've heard
them say that,
ha MT you?
p erh a p 8 you
have said 1t
urs elf. 1t
voices a COM
mon dom este
crisis. And ii
you want to see
what Ii means
to our country
just cast an eve
on the census
returns.
~ . s, W ed
surely love to
have q kid, !"
confide Frank
and Ella Will
kins with the
utter frankness
Of 1927, but how
a. H-np 49,
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
Russia-=-NOt So Foolish
She Keeps Out.

Somebody with is in charge of Russia If
anything happens you hear from Russia I'VE going to
keep out Of it, Russia thinks China should manage herself
and be free And Russia isn't going to send troops there to
Be killed in somebody else's fight.
Secretary Kellogg has said what 80 per Of Americans
viii approve that must protect citizens Beyond
that wish the Chinese well should like see them estab
h their government and keep going will recog
pize any real government
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
WISE SAYINGS

NOTHING great was ever
N achieved without enthusiasm.
Education alone can conduct
us to that enjoyment which Is,
at once, best in quality and in.
finite in quantity. Mann,
A suppressed resolve win be-
tray itself in the eyes.
George Eliot.
Live to explain the doctrine by
thy life. Prior.
Hatred e self-punishment.
-H0saA RAAAa0
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
They Need Rest

, 4 FTER a house plant has
"A bloomed well for some time, it
needs a rest. Put 1t in a dark,
cool dry place and decrease the
amount of watering. says Nature
Magazine. Soon it will put forth
new green shoots, after which it
should be watered, thoroughly
again. repotted. and brought back
to the sunlight. After Il has
started to grow again. a little fer.
tilizer win helA
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
LISTEN, WORLD!

tention: the 0.
penses entailed
In an even
slightly larger
establishment, q
c o m p ct en-
child's n u rso
provided / re-
turn to teach.
ing, and a hun.
bred etceteras.'
Such an out
lay. she states,
is out Of the
question, az In
any alteration in
their prese n t
standard Of liv-
ing. The lady
Is quite frank
about it.
MY Injuries
nave alW Us
been few but I
have never had
to face any ma
k@~.snT ~uvnvRk 49,
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
Wearing Rings

Wearing Rings
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- Do you think that 1t would
be proper If l wear a diamond
ring on my right hand during the
wedding ceremony? J.
Yes. the bride may wear her
engagement ring on her right
hand during the CEREMONY
deed she should either do this. or
not wear her engagement ring at
all, for the wedding ring should
not be put on over the engage
ment ring
The Washington times., 1927-02-16

ing rich or exceeding handsome,
or exceeding fascinating.
But a Bachelor need be only-a
Bachelor!
And wherefore shall he ex-
change a Soft Snap and the at
tentions Of all women. for a life
job and the inattsntion of one
Woman2
The Washington times., 1927-02-16

TUE visitor to Hawaii should
! make it a point to attend
real native feast. It is an ex.
perience well worth while. for
the Hawaiian food is delicious.
and il served in true native fash
ion, the feast is a fascinating
ceremonial for the uninitiated
guest.
The banquet is held in a shady
mango grove. A deep hole in the
ground is lined with stones which
are heated red hot. This Is the
oven, and the food to be cooked
in it is placed in a broad, tough
leaf called ii leaf. The meat is
cut into small pieces and twisted
in the leaf. the long stem form
ing a handle. The little parcels
are then placed in the oven. COW
cred with water and earth, and
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
NIGHT Clothes

NIBnG CIOLneS
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ VIII you settle an argu.
ment between a friend and me?
When you get an invitation TO a
friends house to stay all night,
il 1t proper that you should take
your night clothes with you or
should your friend furnish them?
M. c. M.
You should take your own night
clothes, since you know that you
are to stay over night,
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
QUESTIONSOF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-l
Introduction Hints
MEAD AEp0 prrTSLYAEANT.

Introduction Hints
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ When you are introduced to
a man and you make the first
move to leave. is 1t proper to
say. II am glad to have met
your"
2. In being introduced and in
parting, the first one will say
the customary words. Il am glad
to have met YOU" What would
be the proper answer to give?
B. N.
Your question. If you are a
woman. needs a bit of revision.
A gentleman is introduced to a
lady. Therefore, your question
should read. when a gentleman
is introduced to YOU" etc,
Yes. either one who leaves
first may say, Il am very glad
to have met you" It is not
necessary to say this. but it is
polite il 1t, is true.
2. II am glad to have met you"
Is not correct to use in ackpowl,
edging an introduction. When 1t
Is said as the person is leaving,
the other person says, Thank
you. / am very glad to have
met you. too" Either may add,
IL he or she wishes, ST hope that
l am to see you again soon Tor
some timerl."
Evening star., 1927-02-05
Brick Sales Hold Up.

The experience of the first month
of the new year in the common
brick business seems to sustain the
prediction that 1926 volume in sales
is going to carry through at least the
early months of 1927, according to the
January digest prepared by the Com
mon Brick Manufacturers Associa-
ton. A larger number of plants than
usual have operated through January
and the stock Of burned brick on hand
is slightly larger than a month ago.
The movement of brick from the
Yards has been somewhat reduced
by weather conditions, which are slow
ing up construction work. One of the
most encouraging features of the re-
port is marked increase in the or
ders for brick on the books. One hun
dred and fifty-nine companies report
ing show orders for approximately
312,000,000 as against orders for 275,-
100000 a month ago and 253,000,000 a
year ago this date.
Evening star., 1927-02-05
REALTY GROUP GROWING.
New Boards Are Added to National
Association.

Real estate boards in many cities
have Just been added to the member
ship roll of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards by action of
it's board of directors. The resigna-
ton of three member boards was ac-
cepted. Three boards that have ceased
to function were dropped from mem
bership. The action makes the new
total of membership Of the association
664 boards. The association during the
year 1926 added ia new real estate
boards to its membership and dropped
II boards, a net gain of 81 boards.
New boards elected to member
ship are as follows: Ithaca Real Es-
tate Board, Ithaca, n. Y; Kingston
Real Estate Board, Kingston, N. Y:
Norwich Real Estate Board, Norwich,
Conn: Real Estate Board of Belleviile,
Belleville. n. j.: Healdsburg Realty
Board. Healdsburg. Calf; Willie Real
Board, Healdsburg. Calf: Waukegan-
North Chicago Real Estate Board,
Waukegan. ILL.,: Tri-County Real Es-
tate Board, Charlevoix. Mich; klamath
Realty Board, klamath Falls, Greg;
McComb Real Estate Board. McComb,
Miss; Tracy Real Estate Board. Tracy,
Calf; Mount Clemens Real Estate
Board, Mount Clemens, Mich; Orland
Realty Board, Orland, Calf; Superior
Real Estate Board, Superior. Wis:
Plant City Real Estate Board, Plant
City, Fla.
The following boards, which have
ceased to function, We're dropped from
membership: Paso Robles Real Es-
tate Board, Paso Robes, Calf; John
son City Real Estate Board, Johnson
City, Tenn: Baker County Realty
Board, Baker, Greg.
The growth of the association dur
ing the past five years is indicated
by the following table: