Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1921, Page 11

3 sentimental act—as wWhen it took dntendent of the Capitol building and Building and Grounds.” Grged by veteran leaders. “Uncle Joc” Cannon pointed out that when Mr. Woods was first appointed in 90 national organization of archi- protested that he was not an [*rchitect and o to give him the ap- cintment the title was changed to ‘superintendent.” r. Woods was called into confer- and consultation on the exte! “had charge of building the mnew and Senate office bulldings. I ELLIOTT WOODS. m, reconstruction of’the new court- ouse and the Capitol power station. Ie has been in charge of such work t the Capitol since 1885, It was out of sentiment that the ‘Woods for proven practical ef- Fiency the same title as was car- led by his predecessors in the same iti After a number of the most rominent men in the House had poken, Representative Martin B. Madden of Illinois, who has built up wne of the largest building concerns in the country, said: ** “The man who occupies the posi- .tion of superinfendent of the Capitol “building and grounds {s a quiet, un- .Assuming, painstaking indefatigable “worker, who has every particle of tech- wnical knowledge required of any man ‘who may be classed as an architect, no sJnatter where he graduated. “There is no man anywhere in the It was on account ;of jealousy of some collegiate grad- ates who were architects that Mr. :Woods was prevented from having “the title of architect, As superin- Ttendent he has been in effect archi- tect as well as superintendent, for he *has made the plans, he has let the} contracts, he has supervised the co: Sstruction. He has been both archi- slecl and superintendent.” The matter was closed when Rep- gresentative Warren Gard of Ohio “withdrew a point of order he had re- wserved, saying: “The sentiment which | oes with an appreciation of labor | ell done is not a light one, and is 0 be honored wherever ome can pay 3that homor.” ~_ 1a the course of the discussion Rep- “resentative Madden aroused much oamusement by describing the work Zof a famous firm of architects on the Lalterations at the White House, say- ing: “They ‘went all over the world sto find particular stones to match their color views in the extension 3of the White House. They finally landed at one of the American quar- 2ries and found the stone they wanted; and if any one can find the stone #that they put into it, I will eat it; no one can tell where it is. It might ust as well have been waod, so far ? t‘he architectural beauty is affected y_ it J. Thilman Hendrick, Cqmmissioner f the District of Columbia, told some smembers of the House District com- mittee that his best f the New National T) _time when he “suped” f Fopera there and got 50 cents for the ivenlng’s work besides free.admis- ion to the show. There was a strike f the regular hands, and the stage anager, who was formerly con- apected with the old Columbian Uni- ersity (now George Washington Uni- Sversity), appealed to some of the tudents to help him out, and the present co-executive of the National Capital was one, of those who re- “Bponded. Dr. Frederick .G. Cottrell, who re- ently resigned as director of the Only the Better Grade Prompt Delivery B. J. Werner | 912 New York Ave. Phoue Frankita 7638 207, to 257, Reduction in PAINT We are glad to announce tkis reduction as local repre- sentative of the Acme White Lead and Color Works Co. New Era Paint, $4 Gal Reduced 20% Now Acorn Paint, $3 Gal. | Reduced 25% Now List of Local Dealers Ainge & Son, 905 H St. N.E. W. J. Callahan. 811 North Capitel St. Douglas Hall Pharmacy, 2501 Nichols || ve.. Anacostia. D.’C. i D. Del Vecchio, 1435 H St. N.E. Chas. N. Hess, 5310 Colorado Ave. N.W. I B. Jones, 1847 Tih St. N.W. 8. H. Landy. 3994 Gy Ave. N.W. Watkins & Whitney, 1406 14th St. N.W. Geo. M. Yeatman, 426 7th St. 5.W. W. H. BUTLER CO. 607-609 C N.W. Distributer THEIR HUMAN SIDE . A < BY WILL P. KENNEDY. = Sometimes Congress pauses to do)bureau of mines. when & YOUNE | belleves that the federal and 'state university | governments should co-operats to- n made an aot of self-sacrifice that at-|yarq that end. Pormal action the other day in chang-| tracted the attention of the scientific ;)Hregu .sha,llld b??&r:g:;flutc}:g! lthl:: Tog the title of Elliott Woods, super-| world. for & succensfyl process of curing the £ | smoke evil, which made possible the grounds, to “Architect of the Capitol | collection of potash from the smoke- | of food fish. This was |stacka of blast furnaces, to the Smith- sonian Institution. The earnings from | on the Pacific st 1 t | this patent have been used to Eurther | ano should. e amiormied o 'The scientific research and the Research|Atlantic coast, preferably in Maine Corporation was organized to handle | or and administer the fund. chy emist in a ifornia He tranaferred his Stephen T. Mather, director of the ational Parks Service. 18 a piece- time example of a millionaire who works for pay as a high-class clerk i in the federal service, repairs to the White House dur- | of newspaper work aff ng the Roosevelt administration, he|vears as a reporter in New York, he | Reduced from $75 $70 $65 Every Suit in this sale is a Hart Schaffner & Marx product. Every size is here—any model you prefer —any Color or weave. At $29.85 you buy them for Having tired five hard | government freely. That is the habit to public seryice in a subordinate capacity as an outlet for his passion to keep busy. For years he has drawn & nominal salary from the Interior Department. “Why not have a college of fisheries?* asks Dr. Hugh M. Smith. United States fish commissioner, who atents | same lines as agricultural colleges, making fish culture a study in order to conserve and increase the supply Dr. Smith points out that there is now such an institution Florida, because those states afford the best location and largest variety of fish life. ‘The House had the mirror held up to it the other day by Representative R ‘Walton Moore of Virginia. He said: “We criticize every department of the of Congress. We sometimes engage In turned to business, made his million | cri icizing outside agencles and individ- THE as a manufacturer, and then turned| uals. criticizes us, and it often has groynds for its criticism. that instead of confining ourselves severe anathema of departments—and they may deserve a good deal of the blame that is heaped upon them—we ought to consider whether we are doing everything we can, and doing it in a steady and comprehensive way, to right the wrongs and supposed to exist. It is easy for the ader of the majority to blame the de- partment heads for sending in large s imates; and, although true, it accom- plishes nothing. into account condi deal with them in the performance of |in' our duty with a view to rectifying ir- regularities and found.” ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL. Beggar (to absent-minded profes- sor)—Please help & poor man With & | printers and Die Stampers’ Unlon has few pennies. tng him a dollar)—I must beg your pardon, sir, for not having any small Change in my possession. EVENING Chitllzing ourseives. The cutside pfi'&E}CO-OPERATION IN BANK Prof (very courteously d- | hostile attitude shown by the Na- Deniogeor Y vour | tional Association of Steel and Cop- |every general iliness impoverishes the per Plate Engravers, by locking out | hair by diminishing the diameter of Raleigh Haberdasher—Hours: 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. —1109-1111 Pennsylvania Avenue 1921 Optimism Is Back of This Sale! 1921. - eral cities and their determination to deny to our organization the right of collective bargaining. “It is not the desire of our interna- tional organization to enter the busi- ress fleld, but as a matter of self- preservation it seems probable that ‘Workers’ Union Plans Plant Simi- | they will be compelled to do so in or- der to preserve the rights of the plate lar to Machinists-Owned Estab- |printers and die stampers who are being 80 unjustly dealt with by their present employers. This idea is not lishment at Norfolk. . new, becguse several prominent labor The 1dea of co-operative operation | B r of establishments by international la- | OrEsnizalions Are imiestingi with faucs bor unions may spread to the bank- | S48 [n the running of union-owne note printing fleld. it is announced. “The po\lo‘y would be to give honest Plate printers are planning to estab- | yaiyes for the prices charged and lish a plant in Philadelphia, similar compensation in keeping with labor performed.” STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, good 1t strikes me to NOTE PRIiNTING LIKELY larities that are It Is up to us to take ions as they exist and management to thel mt‘ac‘hlnw -~ |owned metal working plant in Nor-|™ "maeting of the executive council Wharever; O VA uncement was made in the |of the International union will be held cursent issue of the Plate Printer, In- | Withia, & month in Fhiladelphis, 1t ternational Plate Printers Union or- | P9 823%0 the purchase and opera- gan_ The statement says: tion of a plant for the printing of en- “ For some time past the execut! > council of the International Pla {;:"" natex ibendsiandishnilarima. wrongs been watching with great interest the e members of our organization in - leach separate bair. Totor Car Owners Know According to a Japanese physician. EBONITE (Gear Lubricant) For Transmissions and Differentials Has No Equal Accept No Substitute Sold in five and twenty-five pound cans garages, gasoline stations and accessory dealers, BAYERSON OIL WORKS Manufacturers, Erl Pennsylvania Petro Motor Olls, Greawes HIS store firmly believes the businessoutlook for 1921isGOOD. The public has not quit buying —it has only ceased to SQUANDER. Every sign on the great highway toward normal conditions indicates that American Business is fast approaching a turn in the road—rounding which GOOD, OLD - FASHIONED PROSPERITY will be in plain view. And this sale is one of the milestones of 1921 OPTIMISM! - Hart Schaffner & Mar FINAL REDUCTIONS! SUITS actually less than cost to manufacture. 15 #13.50 12 High & Low Shoes Also Brown Russia Calf Oxfords. and widths. No Charge for Alterations A new purchase of Brogues, Tan Calf, Black Vici Kid and All-patent Lace High Shoes. All sizes PRRARe L PO BOYS’ Hart Schaffner & Marx $25 to $40 Suits 51285 Same fabrics as Hart Schaffner & Marx Men’s Clothes. Plenty Blue Serge and Blue Unfinished Worsted Suits. All sizes—including 14 to 18. Reduced from $70 $65 $60 B et Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoats are simply magnif- icent—every coat in this sale is made by them. Big, warm, fleecy woolens; conservative, free swinging, fitted models as you prefer. All sizes. SHIRTS i ® % Price $4.50 Shirts, $2.25 $5.00 Stirts, $2.50 $6.00 Stirts, $3.00 $7.00 Stirts, $3.50 - & Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Réfimded . Raleigh Haberdasher 1109-1111 Pennsylvania Avenue A Small Deposit Cheerfully Accepted i SVR——