Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1921, Page 20

20 CARE OF GAPITOL REPORTED BY WOOD Architect Outlines Work of - Improving Building Dur- ing-Past Year. Extensive improvements made in the Capitol building during the last Year'are shown in the annual report of Elliott Woods, architect of the Capitol, which is really a story of housekeeping on a very large scale. Practically all kinds of shops, operat- ing in any municipality, come under the administration of Mr. Woods— blacksmith, carpentry, painters, elec- tricians, cabinet makers, artists, plumbers, sign painters, etc. Among the most important improve- ments are: The legislative chambers of the Sen- ate and House have been improved by the painting of the walls of the two chambers, and the ceiling lighting of the House of Represen- tatives has been increased 2,000 square feet, and the ceiling ventila- tion doubled. All of the chairs in the House gallery have been recovered with an upholstery of light material. as an aid in making the legislative chamber lighter and brighter. Office rooms and corridors on both the Sen- ate and House wings of the Capitol have been painted. High-Pressure System Installed. A high-pressure water system for the fire protection of the Capitol is one of the important features in- stalled during the past year, a sys- tem providing sixty-two valve outlets to which hose may be attached in the event of fire in the Capitol. This fire protection service has also been ex- tended to the east line of the paved section of the Capitol, where six hydrants have been installed. More than half a century of con-| stant wear of the floors of the Capitol hgs made necessary the resurfacing of ‘more than 12,000 square feet of floors and the laying of more than | 14,000 square feet of new floors of : marble tile. | New Art Works Recelved. i Art works in the Capitol have been| augmented by the accession of two works in statuary, the marble group containing busts of Lucretia Mott, Elfzabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B, Anthony, presented by the women of the United States, and the marble statue of former United States Sena- tor James P. Clarke, presented to statuary hall by the state of Arkan- sas. The Capitol now contains 260 works of art exclusive of mural deco- rations, bas-reliefs and decorative sculpture, this number including 142 paintings and 118 works in sculpture. Care fo the grounds, containing nearly sixty acres, with the drives, sidewalks, grass plots, trees and shrubs contained in this space, is one of the duties of the architect, who also has in charge the Capitol power plant, furnishing heat, light and power for the Capitol, Library of Congress ’and the Senate and House office build- ngs. 5 | ORDERED HERE FOR DUTY. ’ Lieut. Commander Leon N. Werten- | baker, Naval Supply Corps, attached to the U. S. S. Alert. has been ordered | to this city for duty in the bureau of supplies and accounts, Navy Depart- ment. SEES CONDITIONS BACK TO FOUR CENTURIES AGO Samuel Gompers’ Criticimn of Pres- ident Harding’s Suggestion of Court to Decide Wages. Preeident Harding’s proposal for a court with legal powers to decide as to wages and conditions of employ- meént, made in his message to Con- gress Tuesday, was characterized as a reversion back to conditions of 400 years ago, when the court of quarter sessions ruled in this capacity in a statement by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. ‘The court of quarter sessions, he said in the statement, determined the wages of the workers and prohibited them from asking for more or em- ployers from paying more than the court's decision, and could condemn men to compulsory .servitude and slavery if they resented in any way the decisions of those courts. “Surely the President should have had these facts in mind,” the statement added, “when he sald it is not de- sirable that the workers ‘shall be per- mitted . to exact: unfair terms of em- ployment.* “‘The exactions of corporations are for private profit; the demand of the work- ers for higher wages and better condl- tions is an aspiration for better things, for a better day, and who Is he who would attempt to curb the aspirations of the great mass of the people?'” Mr. Gompers summarises the message of the President in general as “in most respects an admirable document.” COL. RICHARDSON ASSIGNED. Col. Wilds P. Richardson, U. S. A, retired, has been detailed as a mem. ber of the interdepartmental Alaska committee. He will relieve Maj. Glen E. Edgerton, Corps of Engineers, as- signed to other duty. ADVERTISEMENT. PUSEY & JONES CASE ARGUED IN PHILADELPHIA Famous Receivership Matter Heard by Judges in U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals. The United States circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia is hearing argument in the matter of receiver- ships of the Pusey & Jones Company of Wilmington, Del. \ The litigation regarding this com- pany hds been éxtensive. United States District Judge Morris in Wil- mington appointed former Senator Willard Saulsbury’ and Charles B. Evans receivers in equity on a bill filed by certain Norwegian creditors and stockholders and to enable the com- pany to open a judgment of $800,000 obtained against it by creditors in Baltimore. alleged Almost immediately application was made by the officers and directors of the company, in concert With SOmMe | S ———————— O e et e 5un commonwealth of Australia, my sin- | 1.89 B A ioavIen an Brantod. “the | various pragous suts are petding of | serest ‘wishes for théir eontinned EVERY SET GUARANTEED company” adjudged bankrupt ' and | pany. whose ofiecre wenfe fa hoom” |progress and prospertly, and for the | Aleo large assortment of different coler Henry A. Wise appointed receiver in|ruptcy, remain in the hands of the fullest realization of the magnificent | uibs, fancy and plain, at reduced prices. bankruptey. Joseph P. Tumulty were then appoint- ed ancillary receivers in bankruptey by the New Jersey courts. Monday, while the circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia was hearing appeals from the Delaware district, Federal Judge Mack in New York, on application of the Delaware receivers, which has been pending since August last, vacated and dismissed all the bankruptcy proceedings in New York and discharged Henry A. Wiseé as re- celver, leaving the company’s affairs in the hands of the Delaware receiv- | With Judge Mack's dismissal of | ers. the bankruptey proceedings in New York. the ancillary receivers in bank- ruptcy in New Jersey are expected necessarlly to come to an end. The jurisdiction of the Delaware federal court, and the validity of its orders, are, therefore, upheld, and ADVERTISEMENT. THE CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS TIME ‘The mother of these four children says that she has used Father John's Medicine for the past twenty years and In cases of severe colds she believes it has no equal. In a recent letter she said, ‘I have used Father John's Medicine for twenty years. 1 knew of its value and used * it long before | was married, | have given it to all of my four children and for croup and severe colds | think it is very good”. (signed) Mrs. Rose G. Kuffe, White Plains, NV Millions of mothers depend cn Father John’s Medicine to keep their children well and strong and to restore their strength after any iliness. They know that it has had more than 65 years of success for colds and coughs and as a tonic and body builder. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. PRESIDENT GRATEFUL FOR PRAISE OF U. S. BY AUSTRALIAN SENATE In a letter today to Hon. G. F. Pearce, representing the Australian Bovernmont at the arms President Harding expressed his thanks for the resolutions adopted by the senate of the parliament of Aus- tralla expressing its congratulations on the effor f the government of the United es in behalf of arma- ment lilmitation. The President also thanked Mr. Pearce for his personal call at the White House. Text of Presidert’s Letter, The President’s letter follows: 1 am writing just a few lines to | thank you again for your call and for {bringing to me the resolutions adopt- pressing its congratulations on the efforts of the government of the United States in behalf of armament limitation and greater guarantees of world peace. d “I will be grateful if you will ex- press to the senate of the common- wealth my very great appreciation and gratification. Such assurances are an inspiration and @ source of in- crensed sirength and detekmination in behalf. of what I know we all be- lieve is & noble and very worth-while cause. “As telllf%lnz‘ the unitéd purpose of great free peoples, they have at this time a peculiar value in relation to the efforts which ure belng so ear- nestly pressed by the delegates to . THURSDAY., DECEMBER & 1931, senate tenders its deepest congratu- |f@ lations to the President of the Amer- fcan republic, Mr. Hatding, and the nations associated with him for the mighty work sought to be accom- plished in bringing to an end the|j reign of destructive’ strife amo: men, and leading them to belleva lh"l‘( peace and goodwlill have atill & mean- ing for them, and it trusts most ear- nestly that the gowd work ko auspi- | [l cicusly begun will be steadfnstly || pursued until the temple of Janus is | permanently closed for troubled man- kind.” —_— At one point in London buses pass at an average of 640 per hour at the busiest time. XMAS TREE O WHILE THEY LAST YSSOWSKI 1419 G St. N.W. Henry A. Wise and {ed by the senate of the parliament of itation of arma- the Commonwealth of Australia, ex. | g " o ence On limitation o o ment. “Please convey to the senate, the parliament and the people of the | to For Houss Current or Battery ET destiny which all Americans recog: nize as assured to your great people.” | Australian Resolation. | “ms%g;‘v.g_o& W, - The resolution provided “that this ©Opes Evenings , one Main 813 PENN ELECTRIC & GAS Delaware receivers, who are carrying on its business at Wilmington, Del., and conserving the estate for the creditors. JEWELRY “Gifts That Cheer”--““Cheer That Lasts” Let your GIFT be one that will carry with it fond memories—for years to come. Our Stocks are just full of hundreds of such tokens, and if you haven't the slightest idea “what to give”— DROP IN and we will be pleased to have you inspect anything — PERHAPS WE MIGHT SUGGEST— Movements That EVERY NEW TYPE OF CASE FOR MEN | FOR WOMEN R. Harris & Company Se?enth at D | E . 3 e 2 o8 The Same Standard Diamonds s L W paid us—*“I bought this watch i f Thousends of telephons Wfiy Telephone Employes Want to Give Good Service B HY is it,” asked a telephone subscriber, ; emd]:loyees in general are eir work and are so anxious to give good service to the public?” N\ that telephone so interested in in them. service. cess. The par value of Thekoms o out of their wages. Thé answer is: loyalty to the public, to the Company and to themselves,. The telephone employges look upon their work as a public duty; they take pride in giving the best that is They feel a sense of loyalty to the company because they are a part of the organi- zation which constitutes the Company and be- cause manyof them have made telephone serv- ice their life work. Then, too, many of them are partners in the business. More than 100,000 employees of the Bell System own telephone stock or are it-on the ‘monthly payment plan, asearned. Many of these employees live in wuhington and help to give you telephone for by th l?:e i %‘;mmr being paid for by these employees in Washing- ton amounts to $895,000. Employees who have voluntarily invest- ed their savings and earnings in the business in which they are engaged must have confidence in it and will do their utmost to make it a suc- The Chesapeake & Potomac ~ Telephone @ Company C.T. CLAGETT, Division Manager gaymg for rtners in the business—they are paying for - om their, A A S P T That Are “Good” from you 17 years ago and with Elsgz‘;‘.ssw“;i';;' 9 i i to . —in other words, the kind that sl a5t v a",':; jeepe ‘ have real and permanent value, same watches—such watches— | e and the only kind that is sold Sriath Gl | with absolute assurance to the A Gruen Watches, purchaser that _he gets full 100 Elgi W, $30 to $200. | or cent for his money. Such gin Watches, DIAMONDS are never advertised $14.85 to $200. as BARGAINS or SPECIALS— Waltham Watch. and for 45 years they are the only $14. ;;;"m gzg‘fs Hamilton kind we have sold. Watches, $44 Illinois Watches, 10 $62. $24.85 to $150. , Hamilton Watches, $35 to $150. 5 > 3 R' L Have “Her” Old T I8kt Thise Stone Remounted - G5 Sreot FOR XMAS The old stone will present a different appearance in @ new HAND-CRAFTED PEARLS mo —and any one who pos- ge:iee{ a diumoudlfe’;lg proud of -t b We have the most hensive assortment of hand~ :iifl is -pm,';‘m 2k crafled‘PEA’R;:; in t’l:w i mm:e:m'ct our stock, m 4 t imstations ¢ guarantee mwfm»\—:::ry cb':::?;mml ina btuutl’f_ui box for GIVING. Lady Fairfax .. $7.50 $10.00 $12.50 Du Barry . . $9.75 $13.75 $19.75 Red Label Richelieu.......... $13.50 $18.00 $22.50 7 For Any Woman or Miss A Solid Silver 'MESH BAG E; it!ler Sex. 3 Gold-Mounted Cigarette Holders 3 35 Others to $30 A Platinum Top Women’s BROOCH Set with Sapphires, Amethysts and Pearls . $12 to $30 Just the Nicest Gift For the Woman or Miss MANICURE SETS In Leather Rolls | STERLING SILVER DORINE ur M Ezactly as {llustrated . 3 espeoia s Each year some one gives a little lady a eet of mn"" Siin this c;:mi::z—-nd if yox‘nl are undecided, let $ 5 gift be one of these specially priced sets—SEE Others Up to $25 R. Harris & Co. Jewelers to Washington Over F orty-F ive Years