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Evening star., 1928-04-19

the $500 piano provided by the school
system"
Mr.. Carusi contended that under the
eift system the children Of q wealthy
neighborhood would be using luxurious
equipment. figuratively. mahogany
desks and tapeStried walls" while the
pupils of poorer neiehborhoo6S would
worry along with pine desks" Such a
system was not in accordance with
strict democratic ideas. he said
Or. Learned challenged the idea that
wealth was the controlling factor. He
contended that taste" had more to do
with the donation OF an expensive
piano than mere money.
Perhaps there is group OF music
lovers who know the value and the
necessity of good piano i'll the neigh
borhood that gave that grand piano. 3"
DR. Learned said, and he continued:
Personally. fear too much Standard
sstion in our schools, II the persons OF
one community want To give, say, q $500
piano against a $500 piano because they
know something about music, | think
We should welcome it. l want to see
some life in this school system. | don't
like The machine way of running things
according TO identical standards. II is
a matter Of taste and not mere money
The constant effort "a lay stress on the
money difference makes me weary"
Get Most From Pupil"
Henry l. Gilligan said the donations
from the parent-teacher groups show
the interest those groups have in school
work. and for that reason he'd favor
the continued acceptance of gifts.
Or. Ballou told the board that he
attends the meetings of many parent
teacher groups. and he is of the opinion
they make their gifts unwillngly. and,
further, that they blame the school
authorities for accepting the gifts.
Picking up the subject Of "StandardiEa-
tion" in the schools the superintendent
said,
we arc not planning 10 turn out a
standardized pupil product. but We are
trying 20 get the most out Of each
pupil
Mr.. Gilligan then said he hoped that
we are teaching the old three RS the
same all the way" and DR. Ballou re-
SponGed with a seriousness that was
obvious he meant business
Yes. We are: and oar pupils today
can do their three RS better than pupils
ever could before. and we can prove
that"
Another high school fraternity was
approved by The board yesterday. when,
on the recommendation Of Or. Ballou.
the Beta Epsilon organization Of East
ern received official sanction.
Appointments.
The regular list Of personal changes
vas approved By the board. and the
following appointments, promotions, re-
inStatementS, term;nations and reSigns-
tons have become effective,
Appointments permanent--Miss NJ. F.
Dement,. teacher. grade .. Buchanan
School. April IS; Miss f. f. Horvath.
teacher. grade 3, Kingsman School.
April IS: Miss c. q Lewis, teacher.
grade =. J. F. Cook School. April IS.
Mrs. B. 3. Martin. teacher. grade /,
Cardozo-B Bell Group. April 20; Miss :
J. Rose. teacher. grade /. Douglass
TwininE Group, April 10: H, n. Ward,
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assistant engineer. Western High School,
NAV 81. John Bufrell laborer, Stevens
School, May 49, Wilford Baylor, laborer,
Armstrun. High School, May 2; Homer
Jenkins janitor. Arthur School, May ~,
and Mrs Mary Mahaney, janitor. lS40
G street northeast May ,.
Appointments, probationary-F. w.
Lutkavage. assistant engineer. Western
High School, April 10; II. C. ARTIST.
caretaker. one portable. Eaton School,
April lo. and Sidney Jones, laborer,
Eastern High School. April is.
Appointments, temporarily tand for a
period not to extend beyond June 80.
l92Sl Mrs r. G. Cozier. teacher. atyp-
ical classes, April l6. and NJ Mel.
Young, teacher, Spanish, Mckinley High
School, April i6.
Appointments temporary (extended
for period not to extend beyond June
80. l92Sl Mrs, ], NJ Estopinal. teacher.
atypical classes. May /: Mrs, @. S. Har-
riS, teacher. Health School, May |: Miss
Della Nelson, librarian. Central High
School. May /; Mrs. h. S. Clarke.
teacher, Spanish, Columbia Junior High
School. May l. Mrs. NJ. C. Griest.
teacher. domestic science, May |: f, b.
Perry, teacher. clerical practice, Mac
farland Junior High School. May il
/. - y :
Eastern High School. May /; p. B.
Crandal, teacher arithmetic. Eastern
High School, May !: F. c, Simmon.
teacher. clerical practice, Langley Junior
High School, May /, and G. f. Lang
ford, teacher manual training, May /.
Promotions.
PromotionS-MiSs c. w Crippen.
from teacher class ga. general science
and English. Powell Junior High School,
to teacher, class &C, general science
and English; Miss S. c. Bangerter. from
teacher. class IA. TO teacher. class &C.
domestic science, Jefferson Junior High
School. Miss A. X Swigart. from
teacher. class "a. to teacher, class &C
domestic science, Stuart Junior High
School; Miss Lily SuraSky. from teacher
class IA. TO teacher. class &C. general
science and mathematics, Stuart Junior
High School; Miss E. S Lewis. TO
teacher. class &C. domestic science.
Langley Junior High School: F. J. Jack
son. teacher class IA. To teacher. class
&C. music. Stuart Junior High School,
Miss GLADYS Price. from teacher, class
IA. 10 teacher, class &C. music. JEFF
ferson Junior High School, Mrs II. IL.
Robinson. from caretaker to laborer.
Cu-2. jefferson Junior High School
Miss ddie Marshall, from caretaker 10
laborer. Cu-2. Cleveland School, Mrs. f..
NJ Angel. from janitor. Cu-l. 10 Ia
borer, Cu-2. Congress Heights School;
Bartholomew Humphreys. from laborer.
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division among the land records OF
Arlington County, Va, known or desig-
mated as Palmer Section and the two
lots attempted to be involved IN the
contracts constitute only small por-
tion OF a large tract of more than So 1000
feet owned by Joseph b. Deming, who
is not party to the contract and has
never legally ratified or approved 1t.
None of the property, 1t As stated. be-
longs to either the corporation or the
individual defendant and the contracts
are approved only by Ruby Lee. Minar
Inc, which corporation Is stated In the
contract to be an agent for an undis-
closed principal
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SUES FOR CANCELLATION
OF REALTY CONTRACTS
Bertha II. Hammett Demands Re-
turn of Cash Deposits on Two
Lots In Virginia Area.

Bertha II. Hammett. Northbrook
Courts, yesterday filed suit In the District
Supreme Court against Ruby Lee Minar,
Inc. and Ruby Lee Minar, individually.
Tor the cancellation of two contracts
for the purchase of lots in two tracts
Of land In Virginia and for the return of
deposits of $4,000 made in cash The
court is also asked to enjoin the Defend
ants from negotiating two promisory
notes, aggregating $4,000, given for the
deferred purchase money.
The first contract refers to property
in Greenway Downs and the other to
lots in Palmer Section of Lee Heights.
The plaintiff declares there is no sub
Evening star., 1928-04-19
Five Get Colonel's Rank.

Each OF the following named Army
officers is promoted to the grade OF
colonel according to War Department
announcement: Lieuts. Col. George E.
Lowell and Frank l.. Case, Cavalry
William p. Screws Infantry; John A..
McKinnon. Veterinary Corps, and Harry
r. Comstock. Quartermaster Corps.
Evening star., 1928-04-19
MAN PLEADS GUILTY
TO ROBBERY ATTEMPT
Held for Grand Jury on $4,000
Bond--Was Caught by Wom-
ans Quick Wit.

William johnson, colored. % years
old. who was arrested Saturday night
by police Of the fifth precinct follow
ing an exciting chase through the
southeast section of the city when he
attempted to hold up grocery store at
421 l. street southeast operated by Mrs
Fanny Gindes, pleaded guilty to a
charge Of robbery and one of assault
Evening star., 1928-04-19

with attempt 10 rob when arraigned
before Judge Robert z. Mattingfy in
Police Court yesterday. He vas held for
the grand jury under $4,000 bond.
The attempt to rob the L street stors
was frustrated by the quick action Of
Mrs Gfndes in jumping into tele-
phone booth and calling the police as
johnson entered the store. gun in hand.
He was captured only after being shot
In the foot by Detective r. L. Langdon
of the fifth precinct.
johnson Is also charged on the night
OF April to have snatched a pocket
book belonging 10 Frances e. Greer,
112l Sixth street southwest. containing
$3.50.
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Canada's Population 9,519,000.

OTTAWA. April 10 Op),--The latest
estimated population of Canada is o.
$4,000. the bureau Of statistics an
nounced yesterday The estimate is Of
June /, 1927. The 1921 census showed
&, 78S, ,4S3.
Evening star., 1928-04-19

Brazil has a new railway called ths
Nazareth tine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
UndesirabiIity Of House Of
Detention as q NeighbOr

ITENs of that portion 81 Southwest Washington where
~ the House 81 Detention has Just been located by District
authorities are fully warranted II fighting 20 me LAST osCn
against this institution il their midst.
10 begin with the District CCnQEnissiOnerA wnen tney
realized ha they would have o yace ne building usea a0a
Congress appropriations for THE construction Of
building ia some section 81 the District removed from the
homes AZ rood Washington citizens ssS
onrsss fully realized the undesrabiy Of this institution
when ii appropriated money for rental Of building
House IF Detention and il the same provided tnat
"a mart o the appropriation should be expended Tor
ainfenance st this establishment territory adjoining
AUDITING the Capitol Senate and House Office Buildings and
the Library ct Congress.
Congress did not want the House Of Detention the
abincfor citizens with valuable homes would make the
same protests against its location near them The
should sensed the rigtfu objections Ct washington
hOmeowners
Tie Commissioners are faced with complicated problem in
finding building those classes taken to the House q
Detention their official troubles should not be ~ easy
hted " the shoulders Sc washington Some
desirable way out should have been found ana must yes
Be found.
3slice III this matter and they will not fail 70 be impressed
he feet that no attempt made TO put TINS
There would indeed have been furious howl had the House
W Detention been located In Northwest the properties
IL leaders II the social and official life Of the city
The first attempt 81 District authorities to locale
branch d the House cf Detention II tne Northeast eOn .
house children under seventeen Of age Congress.
recognized tho moral wisdom Of separating the younger ana
tess hardened from those seventeen years Of age
Northeast citizens successfully fought the lOcaon Ct tnis
sstabent near their schools and homes While they had
sound reasons doing this these reasons were
compared & The serious reasons q Southwest i0E
There great human sympathy Tor those who have iaen
into the clutches 81 the law but il best that offenders
specacIes offered 81 the Detention should not Be for
reEpectabe women and children Their should not
e hear the fo osa ~ nave
fallen to the uttermOst depths Of human degradation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
FLOTATIION
81 Garrett z. SerYiss.

II
II once supposed to be surrounding
Gent to- balloon would support elephants - this
true any buoyant n existence than
helium wv. r. Chicago.
HEREVER you may read shat statement have
NJ its intent. Evidently it did not mean that
the power" Of this extraordinary was 70 ne measured
lifted BY " atmosphere 90 that
M pressure balloon incOed IL Just
Of the earh actual atmosphere exerted n
this viii be well to consider what
what its limits in the Of the
acquainted
force that any attained when the body immersed
iii it has weight density Then the force with wncn
the body is lifted the as the weight o. volume OF the
Suppose that the toy spoken Of had volume Of
cubic but entirely without weight Then immersed IN
nosphere which, point Of Its rise would
cubic Of air at that height The
vary the density of the air decreases the
elevation But this force buoyanc could never exceed
weight Of air at level and this amounts
to about OO8 Of pound s, ~.
~ volume of air equal to the volume Of the balloon
the composed OF thousands OF
times more dense lifting upon the
would thousands times and imagine
whales float the The density of water about 300
great that know is not Tar
from being the the density Of the human body
which results the fact that the upward of water
nearly equal the downward OF his
weight manages sfuly he float his back
with his nostrs out Of water Sea water being little denser
dissolved SALT keeps him afoat easily while
ID the Great Salt Lake he cannot sink
helum the buoyant known. 1t about
than hydrogen which exceeds all other known
ighnes consequently would be unrivaed for
the fact that it Is nammabe perus
while that cubic hydrogen
weighs about 0OO6 Of pound cubic foot air 0OS Of pound
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
OUR THOUGHTS
BY DR.. Frank Crane

thoughts got That Is greater mystery than
NJ where thoughts come from
W of Out Infinite. Where
thought strikes the brain bullet strikes
in forehead and all life lis changed
had experience composition knows that
thoughts by seeking for them There must b.
The spirit of must be invaded BY
other spirit which comes bringing new visions
doesth vision when lose 1T
thought poweress thing II potent + changes the
Of the world. 81 Z -
York thoughts Every visible work i the out
of a thought.
difference between the geniu and the common 4 not
Them while a genius
Great men, Socrates did originals Ideas
they expressed the ideas that all We hardy
had them until they told The best testimony their
leadership the heart replies Amen
to all they s#
all mighty thoughts that escaped
did they go?
Some the retains all that through
it. only needs some occasions Or some connection g call ioh
conscious having had great
conscious that they have escaped
shall invent any kind apparatus that shall keep
thoughts of card index 70 which
me of barrenness?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
SECRETS OF
H EAI,TH
-By liz. Q. q. .I.. Reed

NXTE ARE constantly being
tempted during our lives by
insidious ana insIstent invitations
to self.indulgence. We can only
resist them by watchfulness ana
determination This, to begin with,
says williams. means = certain
measure Of fasting. Fasting II
not the same as starving. We
All have ample reserves that We
can live on while we rest our di-
gestfve systems for 1 few days.
People put far too little faith in
the natural power Of the organism
to recuperate from disease. They
rely on drugs. vaccinas and surg
cry, but the idea Of giving nature
free hand IS an unpopular one.
This ii especially true In the mat
ter OF feeding.
At q time when the energies OF
the whole body are bent on re-
storing balance BY attacking q mi
crobe or neutralizing = toxin, the
economy Is forced to turn aside
In order to deal with medicines,
beer tea and other unwelcomed
foreign guests. poured into 2
stomach that is screaming aloud
for repose.
During most illnesses the only
food which even lean people re-
quire already Is present In their
tissues. Nature has stored it In
a form which can be more easily
assimilated than any other. ready
for a crisis Of this kind. But In
stead of allowing the economy 20
utilize this already digested food
which Is ready and waiting. we
exhaust Our energies. already Sc
riously drained. by digesting I'M
wanted material. In comparison
with the ordinary invalid the for
cibly-fed Strasbourg goose is an
ascetic.
People have very little difficulty
once they begin, more especially
chronic slight disorder OF the di.S
gestive economy. The trouble is
chiefly that the lay person looks
on disease as something mysteri-
GUS and requires the doctor to do
something equally mysterious to
cure it. He is not allowed to
stand aside and let nature take
Its course. Fasting is natures
rampdy During the first few
days the expectant stomach sur
fers SORROWS OF deferred hope, but
after that the patient Is Inn
PEELED to wonder why he ever eats
anything.
We have heard a lot about the
Voronoff operation of implant-
ing fresh gland tissue for rejuv-
enescence. Voronoff's reasoning Is
sound. His operation sometimes
gives -~cellent results. It prob
ably does not prolong life. It
does prolong efficiency for the
duration of life. 1T may enable
man to die normally, comparative
suddenly, instead of after long
process OF decay. As long as we
abuse our stomachs in the way
we do, there will be hundreds Of
people whom 1t will benefit.
But IL they only paid due re-
spect to the purity OF their blood
plasn1a, the grating In of new
gland tissue should never be
necessary. The best measure OF
rejuvenation is thoroughly pliri-
fled blood stream. and the way to
that is moderation punctuated by
fasting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
THIS Isl KING AUYAMA Oh ENoGU WITH WIFE
AND CHILD
And win Be VERY Polite

IT HIS gentleman sitting royal state "a
fins leopard skin many kings ii Africa and
elsewhere 10 whom Great Britain i most polite
And King Auyama, - visit ii London i polite a
them looks after their interests ard that they get what
they want ii hs land men 10 work TOR very little and 81
kinds q rights II TIE strange wealth of Aiiea at hs e0ntr
Interesting. Ind amazing d soms othsr natiOusnts =
Brilains ability manage empire scattersd IL hs
world and 70 keep cOntented under British rulers 40
populations Of every conceivable kind
Raiahe and untouchables India sIiks controlled
By Britain most easily Rajahs tie British hscaus
Britain keeps them with pockets iu
from dangers with Al their collections cf dancing girls ss
from interference
the British and the British king under Brh
rule they are not horribly miserable they under
their own via native rulers.
h Asia Africa Australia New Zealand here d tie North
American continent a lie West Indies III the World
Britain manages rule different peoples q different hahis
and religions. and 70 keep them CONTENTED
different subjects may hae each other, PVT they
hate Britain, or i least not very MUCH
The British have under them worshppsrs every religion
on earth Ard THEY LET THEM ALONE 70 worship -
and what, they please That the British secret
The Mobammedan Mueszn CAL out from TIE nina1ss
Of his mosque anything that he likes about Allah md
Mohammed
The Hindu may bump biz head q the ground before sd
many legs arms Or despite al his prOtesatons Cf
respect for animal life be may cut the troats
goats and spill the blood % please bis gods The Brh L.
them do exactly they please long they buy British
cotton British hardware pay British taxes and admit tie
supremacy of the British government
That is what Won may Gall wisdom.
And this picture shows what might CAL - interesting
family group
with Great Britain to look after him this king il free fro
worry He wears clothing made iii Manchester When ~
goes to England puts Shoes they Will Be BRITISH
shoes.
His wife wears everything British doubtless .
the heir apparent sucking overszed stick 81 British
peppermint candy.
This picture interesting to American saesmena fna
study iii complete British saesmanship
TO sell goods be popular
The British BE- popular when they want 70
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson
The Beast Is Ont

Above the small, gentle sounds
ABOVE ALL SWEETNESS AND
GENTLENESS heayes another
sound. hurls itself upon them,
batters and smothers them, tram
pies them into the slime
Al vast, slobbering snari
The sucking, gagging snarI OF
men thiraffng for blood
THEY ARE FIG HTIN @ IN
DREAMLAND RINK TONIGHT.
Air scummed with smoke. reek-
ing like Il stable the rank. am
monfcal smell Of human bodies,
suddenly gone must. Sharp,
greenish lights, fIickerfng, stab
bling into pools of painting dark
ness. Men massed iii those
pools straining, trembling, rock
ing slowly like cattle about to
stampede. Men, with all the years
OF civilization wiped from their
faces. Gorilla masks staring out
of the darkness, sodden flesh
drawn back from yellow teeth.
breath coming In grunts from
swollen. laboring threats.
A wall OF darkness
Darkness gone must
And there in the center, in =
little ringed-in hell of bright green
light two bodies - nearly naked,
locked in agony. One white, one
bIack-the white flesh putting in
to bloody bubbles under the black
hands--the black flesh bleeding
sweat beneath the flashing pain
A gurgling grunt-~
A rising soldering smart
And suddenly the darkness
splits with mad. fierce cries for
blood.
THE BEAST rs OUT.
There Ia nothing unusual about
this fight. Such exhibitions are
perfectly legal and they. are hap
pening regularly throughout
America. They happen mhcn
more regularly than great poems
great prayers and SACRIFICES great
flights above the clouds.
THEY HAPPEN MUCH MORE
REGULARLY AND THEY HAP-
PEN MUCH MORE DEEPLY.
They are happening so deeply
that they are slowly but very'
very surely undoing all that the
human race has done for US.
They are breaking down that
white wall which has been bought
with so much pain and tears
and high, fine hope.
The wall must stand IL our
children are to he saved from
the rover of darkness.
And they are adding shame to
savagery. For these exhibitions
are not merely g. release Tor
brutality. Were they that, there
might be some slight excuse for
them--some vague excuse for
them-some vague profit to be
derived from them. They are
more and worse. than release
for brutality. They are the tool
for all the slimey dishonesty and
cupidity that fouls our blood.
THE FIGHTS ARE FIXED.
They are fixed to rouse the
beast In the audience
And to line the pockets of the
promoters.
Mems bowels are ruptured In
this business, mems joints are
disIocated mems brains are pounced
into little grayish pools of idiocy.
no. for the mere mad joy OF
savaEery. They are ruptured
and wrenched and spoiled so that
certain ring OF greedy, cool
profiteers can make money ont
of nations shame.
Is il your wish that this thing
shall continued ....-.-a.-..L..aal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
WISE SAYINGS

Passionate expressions and vehe-
ment assertions are no arguments,
unless it be of the weakness of
the cause that Is defended by
them, or of the man that defends
t.-Chillingworth.
The blessings OF fortune are the
lowest; the next are Il bodily adj
Vantages of strength. and health;
but the superlative blessings, in
fine, are those of the mind.
L'Estrange.
Justice renders to every one
his due.-Cicero.
The mind il like a sheet OF
white paper in this, that the i'm
pressions it receives the oftenest
and retains the longest are black
ones.--J. Z. and II. w. Ware.
Some things are of that nature
as to make
Ones fancy chuckle while his
heart doth ache. --Runyan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Il When word croesus is applied to how
characterize him?
2. What Norman leader invaded England in 1866?
g. did Lincoln make his address at Gettysburg?
the Constitution Of the United States adopted!
5. What is the young of a bear called?
g. How older must Senator be than the youngest
I. possible Representative?
Z. What poet wrote
pride goeth forth o horseback, grand and gay,
But comeK back foot and begs its way?
Match correctly:
g. Chamonix. "A cathedral town of England.
Gibraltar Near here Is the battle-ground Of Waterloo
Amsterdam. Iarge n the Netherlands
IL. Brussels Taken from Spain by England
"a. Canterbury. Winter resort in France.
Complete these quotations.
13 while there's life, there's -"-Ccero.
Ia IF made for seeing
Then lis its beng."-Emerson
Is. I've hold these truths to be that all
created equal"-Declaration of Independence.
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