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Londoners Suggest
Subway Garages

With the number Of English mo.
torists increasing at the rate Of 1000
a week, the parking question has be.
come serious. In this connection the
suggestion Of garages under some of
the London squares has been revived.
1t has been decided to place before
the royal commission on London
squares a proposal for the building
OF garages under certain squares
According to this idea the squares
externally are to retain all their
present features, except in so far as
reconstruction would be necessary to
provide ramps or inclines for cars
entering and leaving the underground
garage. There are 365 squares in
London which might be set aside as
car parks. Many of them are too
small to warrant the expense Of sub
surface garages, but not few could
be utilized. Tenants and owners of
the freehold Of almost all Of them,
however, have ancient rights which
prevent their being scheduled as
parking places above or under the
ground, and before anything can be
done there must be new legislation.
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difference between the early prints in
later editions and late prints, even
when printed from the original blocks.
The test is in the color and the print
ing. A woodblock print is made
from several blocks. If these blocks
Go not key properly the outlines do
not tit and the prints lose in value.
The early prints were made from
vegetable colors, the later prints
from aniline dyes. That "a print has
faded is not an invariable indication
OF age or of value, for the aniline
colors are much more apt to fade
than the vegetable colors and some OF
the early prints, il carefully kept, are
as colorful as the newer ones,
But all of the prints included in this
collection are not by Hiroshige. There
are several exceedingly fine examples
of the work of Utomaro, whose figures
are among the finest and have u style
essentially their own. There Is a very
beautiful panel in this collection by
Utomaro of birds and flowers. There
is an exceedingly attractive landscape
by YeiSen. who worked with Hiro-
shige, did figures and landscapes, ana
stands high in the estimation of col
lectors. There are also works by
Toyokuni l, figures and landscapes,
and an extremely interesting figure
triptych by Kuniyoshi. In short,
there Is enough variety to give the
whole added interest and to allow the
visitor to compare the varying styles
Of these great Japanese masters.
The print division of the Library of
Congress is fortunate in possessing
valuable collection Of Japanese prints
assembled and presented by the late
Crosby S. Noyes of this city, besides
other works purchased and presented
from time to time.
The Ereer Gallery possesses. of
course, one Of the great Oriental col
lections of the world. and the student
will find it interesting to compare the
works of the Japanese print makers
with the works Of Japanese, Chinese
and Korean painters Of earlier days
found in this notable collection.
The Arts Club of Washington is to
be congratulated on the presentation
Of so interesting a collection and one
SO provocative Of thought and study
at the opening of the season.
A Paraguayan artist. Modesto Del.
his residence in this city. is holding
an exhibition of figure paintings at the
Dixie Galleries, 1640 Connecticut ave-
nue.. under auspices of the Paraguay
an Legation.
Mr.. Rodas studied in Italy, France
and Spain, where he was sent by his
government as the winner of the Ma
tional Art prize, and his works give
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Photo by John Miller

indication of unusual talent and train
ing. In type they are Spanish, in
spirit similar to the best of the modern
Spanish school-bold. vigorous and
colorful, essentially out Of the usual
He has painted Spanish subjects and
presumably subjects of his native
country-"A Village Belle with Span
ish Shawl" "Woman in Black Mantil-
Ia" "Boy with Fowl" and boy with
Oranges" The boy with Fowl is
particularly attractive and impressive.
Impressive also Is an old village
woman with wrinkled countenance
and clear-seeing eyes; an old country
woman selling refreshments by the
wayside. All are excellent characteri-
cations, virile works. We do well to
make such an artist welcome. The
exhibition VIII continue for a fort
night.
At the Dunthorne Gallery there
opened the middle Of last week an ex-
hibition Of water colors by Jane c..
Stanley Of Detroit, the mother of Mrs.
Dean Acheson of this city. Comprised
in this exhibition are SO works done
during recent visits to Europe, includ.
ing scenes in Dalmatia, in Italy, the
Tyrol, France and Spain, also the
Canadian Rockies and the Azores--a
wide variety.
Mrs. Stanley studied under private
master in Boston. She uses clear
color and evidences mastery of tech
nique. Many OF the subjects that she
has chosen to portray are famous
| places, such as the Piazza San Marco
and the court of the Palace of JUS
| tinian in Venice and the Peinador
| Tower of the Alhambra. For those
who have visited these places they
will be found delightfully."- reminiscent.
| Mrs. Stanley paints somewhat in the
| English manner. Her works suggest
not a little the charming water colors
I by Col. Dome of England, shown here
| at the Veerhoff Galleries last Spring,
ard will, from subjective interest and
colorful effect, as well as .skilful rem
| 6ering, undoubtedly prove popular and
! induce admiration.
A collection OF recent pencil draw
! ings by Miss Marian Lane Of this
! city has been placed on exhibition in
the atrinm of the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art, in the cases wherein are com
monty shown groups OF etchings. The
majority OF the SO drawings set forth
are OF English scenes and were done
uuf1ng the past summer Wllen MISS
Lane was on visit to England. her
native land. Quite a number are OF
Canterbury--"rhe Angel Tower Of
the Cathedral" The Old Baptistry.'
The Gateway Of st. Johns Hospital
Fifteenth century; THE Home for the
Aged Poor at Canterbury" "Tht
Canterbury Weavers," a picturesque
group of quaint buildings: "The Nor
man Staircase" beloved Of all, ant
most skillful and alluring; The Darl
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The Public Library.

Recent aCCessioflS at the Public
Library and lists of recommended
reading will appear in this column
each Sunday.
Camp Directors Association. Camps
and Camping. 1927. VD.C IS.
Care and Construction Of Tennis
Courts. VKT-C 18.
Perkins. Ruth. Magic Easements.
VD-P414m.
Roper, w. w. Foot Ball Today and
Tomorrow. VKF-R6S3f.
Spalding's Official Interscholastic
Foot Ball Guide. 1927. VKF-Sp.
1894.
Thomas, G. c. Golf Architecture in
America. VKG.T3s7.
Wignall, r. c. The Story Of Boxing.
1928. VB-W63.
Radio.
Gernsback, Sidney. The Radio Edu-
Gator. TGC.G317r.
McNamee, Graham and Anderson,
r. q. You're On the Air. TGC-
M232y.
Robson. s. s. Manual of Radio
Telegraphy and Telephony. TGC-
R563ma.
Sleeper, M. b. Radio Hook.ups.
1922. TGC-Sl2Sr.
Travel.
Chancellor. John. How to Be Happy
in Paris Without Being Ruined,
G39P-C36h.
Clark, C.. u. Bessarabia. G54-C546.
Dondore, D. A. The Pirate and the
Making of Middle America. GS75-
Etherton, p. T. The Crisis in China
G6G-Et33c.
Freeman, L. r. Waterways of West
ward Wandering. Gs94FS7.
Lawrence, D. II. Mornings in Mexico.
G95-L437m.
McGovern, w. NJ. Jungle Paths and
Inca Ruins. G99.M 1851.
Rosenberg, J. N. On the Steppes.
G54-R726E.
Tharaud, Jerome and Jean. Maria.
kech. 1920. G796.TS227m.
Art.
Ames. A.. 5r. Depth in Pictorial
Barritt. Leon. How to Draw. 1904.
WsB.B275.
Beaufort. T. r. Pictures and How to
Clean Them. WPY.B3S.
Bell. Give. Landmarks in Nineteenth.
century Painting. WP.B41.
Lemos. p. J. Applied Art. WB-
L546a.
Richmond, Leonard. and Littlejohns.
John. The Art OF Painting in
Pastel. 1917. WMU.R41.
Literary, History and Criticism.
Gard. Wayne. Book Reviewing
ZY.G 1863.
Garwood, Irving. Questions and Prob.
lens in American Literature.
Gibb. H. A. r. Arabic Literature.
ZY62.G35.
Thompson. e. j. Rabindranath Ia
gore. ZY69A-T 12t.
Thompson, r. N. 8. The Seventeenth
| Century English Essay. ZY.T377s.
Valentine, A. c. The English Novel.
ZY-V233e.
Drama.
Anderson, Maxwell. Saturdays Chill
dren. YD.An23s.
Brooks. G. s. and Lister, w. B. Spread
Eagle. YD.B795s.
Green. Paul. The Field God. YD.G.
S25f
Hamilton, Cosmo and r. c. Reilly.
| Pickwick. YD.H 1852.
Maughan, w. S. The Letter. 1925.
| YD.M444l.
Rubinstein. H. +. Leabel's Eleven.
YD-RS231
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Of madras, 'percale
Of domestic broadcloths.
All well reinforced and
cut to fit properly. And
in an unusually gener-
Gus range Of patterns.
Sizes from 8 to Is.
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z DEATHS LAID
To JEALOUSY
COUNTESS SAN


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 20.
Jealousy and robbery were two mo-
tives advanced by police today for
the double Staying of Arthur b.
Moore. prominent railway official,
and Mrs. c. j Thornton, his young
and pretty companion. whose bodies
were found near a wooded lane
Thursday.
Thornton. who separated from his
wife five months ago. was sought
for questioning. His present where
abouts were not known, although
he was last reported in New York
City.
Mrs. Thornton, with a nine-year-
old daughter. had been making her
home here with her mother, Mrs.
j. r. Thomas. Eve always thought
Mr.. Moore was single" Mrs. Thomas
told police. "He never told my
daughter he was married"
Mrs. Moore, wife of the slain
man, left her husband several weeks
ago for her former home in Chatta.
nooga. Tenn, taking her three
children with her. She was expected
to arrive here today to claim the
body.
Theory of robbery was put for
ward when a search of Moore's
pockets revealed only a rabbits
foot--and that $50 and n watch
he was known to have carried were
missing.
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All But One Are Freed
In Clatterbuck Death

With the exception of James e.
Steenson. colored. SO. AIS Washing.
ton ST. N. W., all of the people ar
rested in the death of Richard Clat-
terbuck, IS. 500 Sixth st. N. W.,
have been released.
Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt issued
certificate of death due to alco-
holism.
Stevenson is being he'd until tho
police complete an investigation of
the fact that Clatterbuck's body
had apparently been dragged from
Etevenson's home into the alley
where it was found yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

A new purchase of
Wash Dresses in which
to start the new term.
Straightline and two
piece effects of color
fast ginghams, wash
prints, crash or pongee.
Unusual styles in coll
ors most suited to the
school girl Of 2 to IA.
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HEIRS To
PAY Bis Loss
BY international News service

BY International news eeESleo
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan 21.--
The court of chancery here has
decreed. it was learned today, that
losses amounting to $1,OS2,S9I93,
incurred by the late James B.
Duke, millionaire tobacco man, IN
Instrumentation with a new process
of manufacturing fertilizer, must
be met by his estate in spite of the
opposition of his widow, Mrs. Mana
line H. Duke, of Duke Farms,
Somerset county, N. j.: George e.
Allen, of Hartsdale, n. Y. and
William r. Perkins, of Montclair.
executors of the $50 900 900 left by
the deceased.
The loss sum in question is to be
paid over to the Southern Power
Company, OF Charlotte, n. c., in
which Mr. Duke held 20 per cent
of the stock.
Duke had subscribed to the build
ing fund of the Dilworth Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, of Charlotte,
but he never met the sub
scription. The court DEGREES that
the claim of the church is estab-
liShed.
Duke died on October 10. 1925.
He left his daughter. Doris, IA, one.
third of his residuary estate and
his widow a yearly income of
100000. He also created the Duke
endowment fund for the purpose
Of maintaining Duke University in
North Carolina, which institution
was named after him by his re.
quest.
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MILICENT DONE
WITH SALM

SOUTHAMPTON. England Jan.
21-"t have finished with the count
now" declared the Countess salm,
the former Mil'icent Rogers. daugh-
ter of H. RI Rogers of the Stand
ard Oil. when she arrived here to,
dav aboard the Aquitanla.
The countess displayed the ut
most reluctance in meeting news.
papermen and fatty refused the
invitation of photographers to go
to the lounge and pose for pictures.
Question after question was hurl-
ed at her with only studied re.
fusal to answer.
Then someone interjected, What
10 you think of Count Salm and
noblemen in geheral?"
Il have finished with Count Salm
now" came the reply
The Countess disembarkec wear
ing light blue one-piece frock,
with a mink coat and a black clocle
hat. With her mother and brother
she proceeded Immediately to Lon.
don.
Passengers said that the. Countess
made but few appearances during
the voyage, and she appeared pale
today, the voyage apparently hav-
Ing been none too pleasant for her.
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For girls 20 IL.
Beautifully rnade'in dis
tinctive spring styles
with interesting new
collars and cuffs. Every
dresa hand-embroid-
cred, in just the right
way. Enough to make
them decorative, at the
same time practical.
Dress-up frocks that
are easily Numbered:
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Juniors Dresses
s9.e7

Following the latest style edicts as faithfully
as those of their older sisters or mothers Pret-
ty dress-up frocks of flat crepe, crepe de chine
or satin. Some in the new two and three
toned effects. Exquisite colorings and few, if
any, of them alike In sizes Is, Is, IL and 10.
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Warm blanket cloth
robes in bright colorings.
Trimmed with roomy
patch pockets and silk
cord girdles. In sizes for
children z to 6.
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ZOO ON RANMED.
SHIP To LAND

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan II.
Efforts were being made today to
land the zoo passengers Of the
steamship Creole, New York TO New
Orleans vessel of the Southern
Pacific lines. which was rammed by
an unknown ship last night. about
so miles below this port.
First advices indicated that all the
passengers were safe and that none
was in danger.
No estimate of the damage done
to the Creole could be made early
today. &l
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Seven in EdgertOn Home
Overcome by Carbon Gas

Filling the house so gradually that
the occupants were unaware of its
presence until they were partially
overcome. carbon monoxide gas last
night affected seven persons in the
home of Charles Edgerton, so years
old, 3611 Norton st. N. w. All were
treated by DIR. Harry A. Ong, of the
Rochambeau.
Those overcome were Edgerton,
his wife, Mrs. Henry Edgerton, As;
John Edgerton, Z; Anne Edgerton. s.
Mrs. Mary E. Jordan, %, 1922 Thirty
fourth st. N W.. visitor, and
Willie Yates, colored, 1925 T st. n.
W.. a servant in the house.
With the exception of Willie
Yates, all were treated and remained
at the house. The former was taken
to Emergency Hospital, but quickly
revived.
The gas came from a furnace.
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The government of Peru has
taken over the radio broadcasting
monopoly of that country and will
meet its expenses by charging Ii.
cense fees for receiving sets.
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$4,000 Game of Presidents
and Their First Ladies Of the
Land. First Prize $5,OOO.OO-
1856 cash prizes in all. See The
Big Sunday Washington Herald
ON Sunday. january %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

constructions, were laid on piling. The
tower simply slumped into a shape.
less heap Of broken masonry. A sue.
cessor has since been built. but II
lacks the charm of the original and
will require a long time for mellowing
into the semblance Of the great shaft
that gave Venice a distinction for
centuries.
Reproduction of the Leaning Tower
Of Pisa would probably never be under.
taken If that pile should fall. The
secret of its peculiar construction has
never been solved. There is a differ
ence Of opinion among architects and
Psychologists as to whether the de-
parture from the vertical was acct.
dental or intentional. There are evi.
dences to support each view. Ger
tainly deliberate attempt to erect n
tower out Of plumb would be an in.
teresting experiment. But 1t is to be
hoped that the occa sion will not arise
and that, despite its decrepitude and
continued inclination. the Leaning
Tower will remain an object of inter-
est for many generations.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

One Of the wonders of the world
the Leaning Tower of Pisa, continues
to lean more and more each year. Un-
less it Is checked in its tendency to
increase the angle Of departure from
the vertical it will eventually fall. Re
Gently the authorities of Italy became
concerned lest the famous structure
was in danger Of collapse and COM
mission was named to examine 1t ana
determine the chances. 1t was found
that the careful measurements which
have been taken during a long period
show that during the past nine years
the rate Of further inclination has
somewhat increased. During two dec
AIDES the total lapse from the vertical
has been slightly more than half an
inch altogether. For the nine-year
period the rate has been about four
one-hundredths of an inch year. AT
that rate in the next twenty years the
tower will have leaned" eighty one.
hundredths of an inch as against the
fifty hundredths Of the past decade.
This is a slight difference, but is
enough TO be disquieting.
1t is the judgment Of the commits
sion that unless measures are taken
to prevent further movement there is
no immediate danger. On the other
hand. ii is felt that any effort to rein
force the foundation might so affect
the structure as TO bring about col
lapse. The only remedy that Is pro-
posed is TO drain the ground around
the base Of the tower, since the foun'
dation has been found to be in poor
condition owing TO the infiltration OF
water.
In this connection the collapse OF
the famous Campanile or bell tower
at Venice Is recalled. That lofty struc
ture, regarded as one Of the most
beautiful architectural creations in The
world, went down one day in a heap
towing to the final yielding Of the foun
dations. which. like all other Venetian
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Woman Street Cleaners,

The proposal is advanced that WON.
en- be appointed to supervise street
cleaning in New York City. The point
Is made that women have the talent
for cleaning up and the genius for max
ing men work. it being the idea to
get more work out of the white
wings, who are men. Complaint is
made that New York streets are dirty
and that a big cleanup is needed
1t Is shown that white wings with
man bosses have long fallen down on
the job. In the first place men lack
the keenness of women in spotting
dust, pipe ashes. cigarette butts,
cobwebs and litter of all kinds, and
a male boss may be too soft of heart
to get the last ounce of work out Of a
man. II is believed that with women
In charge Of the street-clea ming gangs
New York streets would be tidied up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Criminal Abuormality.

Crime in this country is taking abb
normal forms. There seems to be
prevalent a spirit of fiendishness that
manifests itself in bizarre and hor.
rible methods Of taking life. Not long
ago a murder was committed in a
suburb of New Yssk, man being
killed by his wife and her paramour
in a particularly strange and brutal
manner. The case Of the two youths
In Chicago who slew little boy In
the course Of their experiments" in
psychology was of the same nature.
The latest manifestation Of this Pc
culiar abnormality is crime just re.
ported from Baltimore. where bandits
attacked two men in an automobile.
dragged them from the car. beat them
and then locked them in house which
was set afire. They were so badly
burned that they died. 1t is believed
that their clothing was saturated with
oil by the murderers. The crime Is
attributed to a bootleg feud.
There Is no accounting for this
strange beastiality If the taking Of
life is alone the object of the criminal
he has means at hand, too readily. to
accomplish his purpose without re-
sorting to grotesque and fiendish
forms Of murder. In the Baltimore
case there was perhaps the thought
that the burning of the house would
destroy evidences of crime. But in
that case why should the victims have
been burned alive? Was it to sound a
more awful warning to others? Or was
it to satisfy some innate desire for
torture, a craving for extreme cruelty?
While the tendency Of punishments
imposed by the law has been toward
greater mercy and consideration, the
tendency of the criminal himself thus
appears to be toward grosser forms Of
brutality. It is a strange inversion.
which cannot be accounted for by any
reasoning. Possibly there is in this to
be discerned the fruit of too much
reading of imaginative fiction, perhaps
the exploitation of crime by sensation
alists. Has American civilization reach
ed the point where the collapse of
the moral sense on the part of the dis.
jointed members of society produces
this phenomenon OF vileness which
has a parallel only in the most de-
bauched times of centuries ago?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Bill and Len, Patriots.

Mayor big Bill" Thompson of Chi
cago and Gov Len Small OF Illinois
have buried the Ratchet. What does
it bode in Illinois politics? Probably
the candidacy OF Gov. Small for re
election and possibly an encourage
ment to Mayor Thompson to seek a
delegation to the next Republican ma
tional convention or the gubernatoria
chair in the future. Certainly it bodies
no good to the candidacy of former
Gov. Frank O. Lowden for the presi
Dental nomination. Both these gen
tlemen have about as much use for
s. Wheeler has for Gov. AL Smith
Probably it means just as little for
Vice President Dawes as for Mr..
Lowden.
| The governor and the mayor put
their heads together and brought forth
q platform of their own. Their first
plank is America first and no foreign
| entanglements. Big Bill fought the
| last mayoralty campaign as though
King George of England was his op-
ponent instead of Mayor Dever. his
planks demanding early completion
of the waterway from the lakes to
/, the Gulf of Mexico and "other farm
measures" and permanent flood con-
troll of the Mississippi and it's tribu-
taries by the Federal Government.
Their platform has the virtue of
being brief. virtue which other po-
litical platforms too frequently lack.
In a statement accompanying the
platform the governor and the mayor
say significantly that they have agreed
to present to the people Of Illinois
candidates for delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention and to ONCE
who stand for their platform.
In view Of the first plank in the
Small-Thompson platform, Herbert
Hoover and Charles Evans Hughes
may whistle in vain for the support
Va LAO AAiiiIClS NClS5oLlOA at kLlT 1NC"
publican national convention. Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Hughes both prob
ably have in the past been toe friendly
to the League of Nations and the
World Court to suit these patriots.
If they do not wish Lowden or Dawes.
Hoover or Hughes, perhaps they can
agree on Big Bill himself as the
choice Of the Illinois delegation, Big
Bill, who was charged with pro-Ger-
manism at the time of the war, the
profiteer Of gang and machine poll
tics. wet. Perhaps the two bosses.
State and city, can push the voters
OF Illinois into such position. The
voters have given evidence in the near
past Of being able to swallow and
stomach a whale of a lot.