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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

It's common uses To let us see what a
real friend it Is when rightly appre
hended- and seized upon. Usually on
the side of the under dog. Mr.. Tut
suavely, humorously. conclusively--
turns many a really harmless sinner
away from his mistakes through the
offices OF good lawyer and a good
friend. These are open stories, summed
and aired stories of the human and
wholesome sort. There Is many q
reader to whom Mr.. Tut is a real as
Is his own household. To such another
volume of Mr.. Tut is one of the wei.
come things that are calculated 10
ease up life a bit here and there.
THE LOST PEARL. BY Francis
Grierson, author OF THE Limping
Man." New York: Edward G..
Clode. incorporated.
IVES, 1t started out to be a los,
pearl and. indeed, was just that
till readers have crossed land and sea
and back again in its pursuit. Stolen
from a museum. it proved to be the
most elusive of quarries. one, too, that
gave rise to about every brand i'm
aginable of wrong doing and to equally
adroit and puZzling ways OF escape.
Finally after an enormous amount OF
TODD. such as Undetermined young
writer's succeed in carrying on, by
way of mystery yarns. the matter
turns into as stereotyped a love story
as ever was read. The hero found the
pearl, of course, else he'd have been
no hero. And he found the girl, too,
whom he braZenly declares to be. after
all, the pearl of great price," About
the average OF mystery stories. They
all need more work on them. more
brain work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

spent last Summer at Ogunquit, Me-,
but his permanent studio is in Boston.
He was represented in the Corcoran
Gallery'S recent biennial exhibition,
and has been awarded one of the Hall
garten prizes at the National Academy
of Design. He is holding one-man
exhibitions in Boston and New York
this Winter. One of his recent moon
light marines has been purchased by
Mrs. Luke Wilson of Maryland, and
will be hung in her new residence on
Rockville pike near Bethesda, Md.
y \ y
A I the Arts Club of Washington
there is now on view collection
of water colors by Juan NJ. Arellano,
supervising architect of the Philippine
government. These are scenes in the
Philippines and elsewhere and are
painted in a somewhat Turneresque
manner with evident appreciation of
the potentialities and the limitations
of the medium as well as a sensitive
feeling for beauty. Some Of these wa
ter colors give an interesting sugges-
ton of open air and spaciousness and
are done with a light sympathetic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
TEST ON BUILDING OF PUBLIC
WORKS BY GOVERNMENT LIKELY
Bill Reported in House May Show Whether Private
Contractors or u. S. Can Construct
More Cheaply.

drainage and levee districts. Uncle
Sam has only d small proportion Of
the public works constructed in the
country.
But it Ia not to be assumed that the
Engineer Corps lacks friends and sup
porters, or that its officials have not
been ready to answer criticisms direct
ed at them. There are those who be-
lieve and have asserted in hearings
before the House judiciary committee
that the Army engineers are better
qualified to execute certain public
works than any private agency pos
sibly could be. and that they do their
work efficiently and economically. Of
ficials of the corps have cited specific
instances where they have saved
money for the taxpayers by rejecting
bids and performing the work with
their own forces.
Contractors Sure of Ground.
So sure, however, are the private
contractors of their position that they
have asserted that close cost account
ing alone would establish such facts
as would cause the public TO revolt
against all public work performed by
Government agencies with day labor.
Taking the case of Uncle Sam, the
contractors point out that when the
Engineer Corps reports on the cost
of q completed project there are not
included items contributed by other
Federal agencies, which, nevertheless.
are drain upon the taxpayers. For
instance, it is asserted that the engt
neers' report nothing for accidents
which kill or MAIN workers, although
there is a cost to this which Is refiect-
ed through the Compensation COMMITS
sion. The Civil Service Commission
recruits certain elements for the con.
struction forces of the engineers, it Is
pointed out, and this cost is not shown
in the figures for any specific project.
Nor Is consideration given, it is
claimed, to the cost of pensions borne
by that bureau of the Department of
Commerce. Neither is there proper
accounting for equipment lost through
fire or other accident. it is claimed.
No private contractor possibly could
exist If he did not use his mechanical
equipment more than the Army engi-
tractors claim. They point out that
equipment of a private contractor
must be used on work at least three
times it's value each year If the in
vestment is to pay, and they direct
attention to the fact that the Engi-
neer Corps, which has equipment val
ued at close to $50, 900 900, performs
work of only approximately this
amount each year.
The movement centralized In this
bill is only part of ii drive which pri-
vate industry undertook a year ago to
take the Government out of bust
hess"
Downright. 1929
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strike power to an extent that i'm
perils normally. Whatever the answer.
the position of the President and
many of the leading members of the
National Legislature is quite plain.
Davis Urges Fairness.
From vantage point of close and
intimate acquaintance with this basic
industry Secretary of Labor Davis
urges coal to put itself on a proper
production basis. of fairness to con-
sumner, miner and operator
Il feel sure he says, 1.-The country
expects to see little daylight let into
the coal mines. Where all other great
American industries are organized on
a basis of orderly, scientific manage
ment. the country now looks to coal
to get in line with these others and
set another example of wise, business.
like operation.
THE way to abate the evil of over
development is to close, at least for a
time, the less profitable mines. With
this worst of evils would go many of
the lesser evils that result from It,
SO long as the industry operates with
mines, men and equipment equal tc
an annual production of $50, 1000. 900
tons more coal than we can consume,
it will go on being faced by the most
serious economic situation in Amer
lean history.
MY prediction is that if mining
does not soon put its house in order
the country will compel such action.
The people of the United States are
perfectly willing to pay for their coal
price that will yield a good profit
and good wage. But in return for
the price they want their coal in a
steady stream.
II can see but single simple way
out. That Is production of coal SEN
sibly regulated to meet the demand.
do not mean regulation by Govern
ment decree, but by the industry it,
self, with due regard to the law.
Artificial shortages of coal such as
have been resorted to in the past
should not be tried again. The need
Is for regulation. We have only to
use with wisdom the mines we have
and our ample supply of skilled men
to work them. Only through unified
management and wisely regulated
output can wages be stabilized and
strikes avoided. The strike loss to
the country alone is sufficient warrant
to bring public support to any order
ly system that will free the country
from the curse of these periodic STOP
pages that injure us ALL"
Secretary Davis urges conference
at which miners and operators shall
assemble to thrash out the questions
OF overproduction and sterilization
once and for all.
THE sole purpose of the meeting"
he says. Should be a practical plan
to make the mining Of coal a prosper
Gus industry, providing regular oper-
alton with SUFFICIENT output to meet
commercial and domestic demands, to
plan the expansion OF export trade,
to stabilize markets, to provide regu-
lar employment for workers, to or
ganize shipping facilities. In addi-
ton to this. needed legislation should
be taken up to interest railroad man.
agement and manufacturing interests
more in the prosperity of mining
than in securing coal for themselves
at prices that make for mining at
cost or at a loss"
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to deal with this vital necessity of the
life of the country. 1t has permitted
itself to remain 50 powerless that its
only attitude must be humble suppl
cation. Authority should be lodged
with the President and the Depart
ments of Commerce and Labor Civ
ing them power to deal with an emer.
gency. They should be able to APP
point temporary boards with author
ity to call for witnesses and docu-
ments, conciliate differences, en-
courage arbitration. and in case of
threatened scarcity exercise control
over distribution. Making the facts
public under these circumstances
through q. statement from an authori-
tative source would be of great pub
lie benefit" The bills now before Con-
gress would secure specifically what
the President urged.
His 1925 message was not so con-
.cerned about coal as those of 1928
and 1925, although he still pointed out
the need for emergency distribution
and establishment of fact-finding
agency. He said:
No Progress Apparent.
mo progress appears to have been
made within large areas of the
bituminous coal industry toward crea-
ton of voluntary machinery by which
assurance can be given to the public
of peaceful adjustment of wage diff
ficulties such as has been accomplished
In the anthracite industry. This
bituminous industry is one of primary
necessity, and bears a great RESPONSE
bility of the Nation for continuity
of supplies.
"As the wage agreements in the
unioniZed section OF the industry ex-
pire on April next, and as conflicts
may result which may imperil public
interest and have for many years
often called for action Of the Execu-
tive in protection of the public. again
recommend the passage OF such legts-
lation as will assist the Executive In
dealing with such emergencies through
a special board Of Cancellation and
mediation and through administrative
agencies for the purpose OF distribu'
ton Of coal and protection OF the con-
sumers of coal from profiteering.
"At present the Executive Is not
only without authority to act but is
actually prohibited by law from max
ing any expenditure to meet the emer-
gency of a coal famine"
For three out of four years Presi-
dent Coolidge has asked, in forceful
words, for coal legislation with teeth
in It. The agitation on Capitol Hill
has been tremendous. yet a powerful
lobby, operating through large asso-
Citations Of producers. has been sue
cessful In averting any legislation
aimed to bring the coal industry into
the normal field of operation and con-
tinuity Of production attained In other
large Industries. Coal, as has been
repeatedly pointed out, Is sore spot
in the industrial life OF the Nation be-
cause of the varied factors entering
into it's production. All agree that
the industry is overmanned, and
there have been voluntary shutdowns
of mines In order to reduce output
some say complete unionization is the
answer to the trouble within the in
dustry. Others claim the unions
WELD the big stick Of authority and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

v WHETHER it is cheaper for
the people to pay some Of
wv their fellow taxpayers a
profit to construct public
works or have them built
by Government force will be tested
II Congress acts favorably on a bill
reported this week by the House ju.
dietary committee.
Heated controversy over this subject
has ragged for years, with private con.
tractors claiming there Is waste I'm con-
struction by public forces, and the
opposite view as vigorously argued
by officials of various agencies of
Federal, State, county and municipal
governments and by some innocent
bystanders.
When it Is considered that public
works entail an annual expenditure
nowadays Of some $4,000, 900 900 the
correct answers to the questions in
volved are highly important to the
people and their collective purse.
The bill voted out this week by
the House committee is aimed par
ticularly at the Army Engineering
Corps, for few other Federal agencies
do construction work with their own
forces. The measure would require
exact specifications and estimates Of
cost OF every project undertaken by
a Federal agency and q close system
Of cost accounting when the work
is done by the agency itself Certain
limitations upon the proportion of
public works that can be executed
other than by contract are included,
but these are hedged about with vari-
Gus exceptions.
Warm Fight Expected.
A warm fight may be expected over
this bill when 1t is taken up by the
House. What date that will be is
decidedly uncertain. The committees
vote was not unanimous. A minority
report will be submitted and foes Of
the bill outside Congress have lost
no time in lining up opposition among
members friendly to them.
This measure as reported Is not
what the contractors wanted, but 1t
does reach a point they have empha-
siZed--accurate cost accounting, SO
that every element of expense in a
project constructed by public forces
will be set down. Members of the
Associated General Contractors have
contended with some bitterness that
the cost sheets of construction work
performed by public agencies with
their own forces do not present a
clear picture of expense.
If Congress enacts a bill of this ma
ture aimed at Federal public works.
it Will give a foundation upon which
the embattled contractors may build
Notifications to fight for similar laws
applying to work performed by States,
counties, municipalities and road.
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coalition would be easy because it Is
a natural alliance between the con-
servatives in government and those
in business, and it Is a traditional al
lance in Germany. Both parties, too,
would in principle be monarchists.
But business is becoming less mo.
narchic in practice because it recog-
nizes more and more clearly that an
attempt at restoration at home would
mean disorder, and perhaps revolu.
ton, while abroad 1t would have con-
sequences the minimum of which
would be disadyantageous il not disas-
trous. Thus ii continues TO make its
real bargains with labor and not with
monarchy.
Lilkened to Party Here.
The Nationalist party in Germany
is in something the same position as
the Democratic party in our own
South--that is to say, 1t depends upon
constituencies which for paroehial
reasons are unlikely to elect other
than monarchists. It's strength Is in
the East Elbian rural regions. where
the tradition of monarchy is still
strong and the conditions are in a
sense feudal.
1t has thus a solid foundation of
strength, but 1t has very little chance
to develop or expand its policies and
purposes. And it is in the nature OF
things led by men who are reaction
airy, narrow and parochial. On the
other hand, the party of big business
a tfy ctr 10, In.1
by men whose interests are interna.
tional as well as national and there
fore much broader than the Ma
tionalist
On the surface and so far as the
foreigner can see, the German re-
public is gaining ground and has been
gaining ground for at least two years
But 1t has not acquired any control
of the army and only limited power
,, in the schools. varying with the politi
| cal conditions OF the various districts
| of the country. 1t has not even &C
| CURED any clear and affirmative con
troll OF the political machinery--or
, more exactly 1t had that control and
lost 1t as a result of stupid allied
| policy in the first years after the war
Battle for Army Control.
It's unorganized and aggregate
\ strength is probably decisively great
err than that of its. opponents. But
while the army lies outside it's con
troll 1t Is not actually safe and there
is always danger, not immediate bu
eventual. Therefore the battle fol
control of the army was sure to b.
Joined the moment that the situation
abroad made 1t possible for the Ger
man democracy to attack the mill
tary hierarchy without suffering from
the inevitable charge of unpatrioti'
spirit. The charge has now beer
dangerous.
The army is for the German repub
lie what the Roman Catholic Churcl
seemed to be for the French republic
i'm Gambettas famous phrase, TIL
enemy. The great battle Of the law
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of Mines and the Oregon Trail me-
mortal coin, which incidentally was
designed by Mrs. James Earle Fraser
in collaboration with her distinguished
sculptor husband. Mrs. Fraser has
also designed a medal to be bestowed
at the international Live Stock Expo.
sition at Chicago.
France has always had the distinc-
ton of issuing coins and medals which
were primarily and inherently works
of art. In recent years our own coin.
age of the medals for which the Gov
eminent stood sponsor have likewise
attained high artistic standard The
improvement in this particular was
due to the interest of the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt and the genius and
public spirit of the late Augustus
Saint-Gaudens. who at President
Roosevelt's request made models for
new gold coinage for the United
States.
Other chapters of this interesting
report deal with the development of
our parkways, the placement and
character of the new public buildings,
the erection of monumental works in
sculpture and even designs for lamp
posts.
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Poland Needs Only Assurance of Fiscal
Stability to Complete Rapid Progress

pected any day. A new Polish oil
field, it is rather confidently expected.
may come in.
Poland has diligently attended to it's
agricultural problems. 1t has repair.
celed its great estates. If properly
balanced and more productive than If
split up, they were not sturbed.
Otherwise the owner was required to
sell q certain portion to the govern
ment, which sold to the peasants on
long, easy terms and put many of the
unemployed on the new farms.
Scars of War Missing.
Three waves of war swept oevr East
ern Poland, and it hadn't a COW or
chicken seven years ago. This Fall
saw more. poultry and live stock there
than l ever saw in any part of the
United States. Poland rebuilt and re-
stocked. There are almost no scars
of war now visible, save a few in
Lwow or Lemberg. Yet the war de-
stroyed all told 1875, 900 buildings in
Poland.
Poland is rich in human terms |
saw countless heritages of it's artistic
genius. 1t is prolific, with a popula-
ton of nearly 80, 100000. where it had
1000, 900 four years ago. 1t is tena-
Ilou0iy ItdtkOIdk III 1cOlitlk. opuI
three ways among Russians, Germans
and Austrians in 1872. 1892 and 1895.
it chung to native speech and Ideals,
despite all its new masters could do.
Triply differing laws We're imposed.
which Poland is now recodifying. It's
own political contentious chiefly re-
fleet individual or party ambitions,
with no apparent detection from
the republican idea. 1t almost wholly
ignores it's Soviet neighbors political
ly and commercially.
In fiscal affairs the immediate cues
ton in Poland Is whether to try just
now to stabilize the zloty at nine to
the dollar, as has been suggested. AS
to this, banking opinion in Warsaw is
that 1t will eventually be done. but
the previous unsuccessful attempt at
:stabilfzing, handicapped by a one
third crop failure in 1924 and declines
in sugar and coal prices, leads to
some caution. despite the steadiness
of the Zloty the past six months, in
making the attempt again till sure Of
success in trade balance terms.
Copyright. 1926l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

by it's decisions. The court handed
down decisions declaring that the
rights OF Costa RIGA and Salvador had
been violated, but declined to declare
the treaty void as 1t had no jurisdic-
ton over the United States.
Senator Borah. chairman of the
foreign relations committee, opposed
the treaty with Nicaragua while it
was under consideration In the SEN
able report by the foreign relations
committee.
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Fight to Control Army Is Great Issue
In Effort of German Republic to Live

of association in the last decade of
the nineteenth century during the
Combes regime was not a battle
against religion as such, but against
the political power OF the French
church, which to the minds of the
French Republicans was exerted
against the republic.
Moreover, the once famous and now
forgotten Dreyfus case was a. fight
against the military elements which
were equally regarded as hostile to
the republic. Bismarck, on his side,
attacked the Catholic Church In Ger.
many after 1871 for similarly polit.
icai reasons-but he was beaten.
Domestic Position Uneasy.
The present episode is clear evi.
dence that the German republic has
escaped from the immediate weak
nesses incident to it's situation after
the war, when 1t was in the position
of trying to make the German people
fulfill allied demands and conditions
which were for 1t intolerable. 1t has
very considerably restored the Ger.
man position abroad. But it's own do.
mestic position is far from salts
factory.
Thus the real fight for the suprem
acy of the republic, not for it's present
survival, which Is out Of debate, has
begun, and 1t has begun precisely by
an attack of the Socialists upon the
army. Ii the allied nations had known
how to make peace with the German
people the attack would have begun
long ago and under much more ia
vOrable conditions.
But at all events 1t has begun and
it will go forward. And in this sense
for the first time one may say the
German republican elements have
taken the offensive, although most
of them did this in their fight against
the settlement with the princes a
year ago. And although they were
beaten in this first skirmish they dis
closed a strength which amazed them
selves and astounded their opponents
tCopyright. 1879
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touch. 1t is 20 new thing for an archi'
tect to be a painter, but it Is not often
that an architect paints quite as freely
as does Mr.. Arellano. The exhibition
continues until January I.
X n 4
ON January two interesting exhi-
~ bitions are scheduled to open at
the Arts Club. one of pictorial photo
graphs by Clara Supprell, the other OF
paintings by Jerry and Helen Farms
worth. who have lately returned from
an extended tour abroad.
y X
THE National Commission of Fine
Arts has just issued its tenth an
nual report, a comprehensive public
document consisting of Ia chapters,
145 pages, and including IS illustra-
tons. An interesting chapter In this
report has to do with currency. coins
and medals, and illustrated are the
Experimentation tercentenary coin,
the mine-rescue medal of the Bureau
OF Mines, first-aid medal of the Bureau
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Russian Settlement
Isolated $50 Years

An expedition to the remoter parts
of eastern Siberia has made an odd
discovery which should provide in.
teresting material for students Of the
earlier forms of the Russian language
and persons who like to speculate on
Robinson Cruso themes.
The party has encountered a Rus.
sian settlement which has apparently
been cut off from all communication
with the outer world for more than
ESQ years. 1t now numbers S8 per.
sons; II has no chief or headman. but
settles all common problems by a
majority vote.
The Inhabitants have forgotten the
calendar, but still keep Easter and
Christmas on approximate dates. In
their prayers they still remember
Car Alexei Michailovitch, the second
Romanoff and predecessor Of Peter
the Great.