Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1925, Page 13

PRESIDENTS RELY 10 PERU PRASED Lima Newspaper Says It Is Marked by Cordial Tone, [E Showing Friendliness, By the Assoctated Pross. LIMA, Peru, Aprfl 16.—President Coolidge’s reply to the Peruvian government's memorial requesting changes {n the award of the Ameri. can Chief Executive in his arbitration Tacna-Arica dispute between and Peru has been received without comment by the newspapers, La Prensa. vspaper, which upholds the 1via overnment’s position, has begun a serial d sion of the reply, A\ which manifests a favorable recep- tlon. It says that the note is not a routine one, but that it is apparent in it the arbitrator has taken the op- portunity better to explain his de- cision and to reveal the spirit ani- mating him. Another fact to observe in the La Prensa adds, “is the cour- tone, at times even cordial. It is evident that the same mind which dictated. the decision prepared the re- lacks the austere lutely refused that of adm tions and ¢ tions of Peruvians from the territories, although accept- ance of the other demands is limited.” * WHIPPING IS PROPOSED. LANSING, Mich, April 16.—Two threats of establishment of a legal status of the whipping post in Mich- igan were made in the State Senate terday. George M. Condon, attor- nnounced he was having a bill n allowing judges to sentence wife-beaters to a certain number of lashes with the knout The threat followed by one from Senator Arthur E. Woods, mil- liner, saying that he was having a bill drawn in the attorney general’s department, which would prescribe 10 iashes per year for each year sen- tenced upon conviction of robbery armed. Convicts’ Flowers Win Prize. S. FRANCISCO, April 1 prize-winning entry in the annual e: hibition of the California Spring blos. som and Wild Flower Association which opened here yesterday were flowers grown by convicts in San Quentin prison. The blooms, roses, were given a conspicuous place in the exhibition. Fine fabric rugs look their prettiest on these NEW pattern floors HOMEFURN'ISHING stores are now exhibiting the NEW colorful floors of Armstrong’s Linoleum. You should see these designs that decorators have planned—rich designs that archi- tects have seized upon to create more beautiful interiors. There are neat inset [tiles, marble tiles, Handcraft tiles, close figures, Jaspés—colors and patterns to match your hangings and to show your furni- ture and fabric rugs at their very best. YOU AND UNCLE SAM Series of Educational Articles Telling How Federal Govern- ment Is Organized and How It Functions—W ritten Expressly for School Children. Ne. 49—Uncle Sam’s Workshop The largest industrial establishment in the whole wide world is Uncle Sam's workshop, and it is now woe- fully overcrowded so that one of the first legislative jobs to be tackled by the Congress when it meets in Decem- ber will be to provide additional quar- ters. There are many people through- out the country, who, when they hear reference made to the “Go ernment bufldings in Washington, mentally vision the White House, the Capital, perhaps the Library of Congress, and then have a hazy sort of notlon that there is one big office building, perhaps like their own cf hall or State capitol, where all the rest of Uncle Sam's business is taken care of. As a matter of fact Uncle Sam's wide jety of activities for the people head up in offices In 256 buildings in Washington. Some of these separate bulldings house quite some activity, for ex- ample—in the Veterans' Bureau there are 5,270 employes, in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 4,969, in the Government Printing Office 3,191, in the Treasury Building proper 2,908 and in the Treasury Annex, No. THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN there are 2,899, in the Navy Building 2,632 and in the Munitions Building 2,582 employes. Some of these are model and monumentat office struc: tures, but a great many of the build- ings which the Government offices occupy are firetraps, poorly. venti- ted and improperly lighted. Besides renting an improperly large number of privately owned buildings, many of the Government activities | are housed in temporary structures that are rapidly deterforating. Not re the lives of thousands of Government employes in daily danger, but the most valuable records of the | Government e €Ol 1 hject to the fire ha daily growing worse. Not only this, but the congestion is increasing, be- cause of enlarging work and addi- tional duties that Congress has im- posed, and the Public Buildings Com- mission is so hard pushed to provide space that the members are throw- ing up their hands in despair. As_an example of the situation— the Department of Agriculture now has its actlvities scattered in 45 buildings spread out all over the ci | l'l'olls Druggists Not to Take Any | One's Money Unless This Delight- ful New Vanishing Cream Quickly ! Shows a Decided Improvement. | | Buttermilk Cream creates beauty | almost like magic. The most won- derful thing about it is the fact that | whilst it turns the dullest, most life- | less complexion to radiant beauty |and makes red or rough hands or arms snowy white, vet there is not | the slightest sign of its use after ap- | plication. It actually vanishes from | sight and the most heated atmos- | phere will not produce the least | shininess or greasiness of the skin No matter whether you are trou | bled with a poor complexion, wrin | kles, puffiness around the eyes, freck- les, crow's feet or lines around the | mouth, ugly finger nails, or just a simple roughness of the face, hands or arms caused by wind or sun, you will find that any or all of these | troubles will quickly disappear with |the use of Howard's Buttermilk " Cream. | Thi; Pretty Giri IiefiestAg; » \ By Using Ordinary Buttermilk ‘ To Beautify Her Complexion| To prove this to your complete satis- | faction. get a small quantity at| your favorite toilet goods counter with the understanding that they will freely return the purchase money should you be dissatisfied. Beautiful actresses_say, with Howard" ght before r ry."—Peoples A short mas. rd's Buttermilk Cream at | ring is all that is nece Drug Stores—Advert Ask to see the patterns that are New for bedrooms and living-rooms This richly quiet, two-toned patter is called Jaspé: You can have it in green, blue, brown, or gray. The heavier {ieces of dining-room and living-room farniture loo! 50 well‘n priced printed linoleum. Prim black and cream tiles, colored tiles in richly marbled combinations all inset by hand—what en- trance hall or sun porch could fail to be inviti with one of biihue ::::;'ed flosrs ?d’H.:::]z:nf?dtilc‘:o of y, biue, 3 Dutch tn an 1dea bor- s the ruddy kitchens of spick -and-span Holtand); and granites of blue, green, and cork- i them all. Beantiful linolewm rugs for those who rent— Ideal for summer wse In ine inlaids or sturdy, long-wearing printed Enom. the new patterns of Armstrong’s Lino- leum Ruistawait your inspection. Fresh beauty of design, erful patterns. These rugs are really built for all-year-round wear; but many women plan to use them particularty ‘e the summer months while their fine wool n'gs are stored away. These Armstrong’s Linoleum Rugs lie flat. There's practically no wear-out to them. Linolexm Division, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA These new floors are easy to have. They are quickly cemented in place by experts over a layer of builders’ deaden- ing felt. From a worn, shabby, bother- some, splintery wood floor to 2 smooth, bulgeless, unbroken surface of Armstrong’s Linoleum is only a single day. Waxed and polished occasionally, such a floor is a source of beauty for a lifetime. Easy toclean? Instead of heavy scrubbing on weary knees, substitute a few light strokes of your dry mopl its softly rippling surface. For the pretty bedroom there are 2 host of colorful arabesques, medallions, and close-figured patterns in gennine inlaids, or in the even more moderate- jernment work suffers seriously be. miles apart, and of these 28 are rent- ed buildings. A large number of these rented buildings are nothing more than shacks and poorly adapt- ed to governmental uses. The sum of $182,850 is now being paid in rent, while there is an incalculable loss in time caused by the remoteness of some of these buildings when offi- clals must hold conferences. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, which has charge of collecting a very large part of the funds necessary to keep the Government operating, is so hard pressed for space that it has been practically impossible to find room for the vast income tax returns. A new building for tnis one bureau in the Treasury Department is one of the most vital needs. It now oc- cuples 636,000 square feet of floor space in nine different bufldings, scat- tered over an area of one and one half square miles, and 7('3 per cent of its space is in temporary, non-fire-| proof buildings, where records worth billions of dollars are likely to go up | in smoke at any hour. In'that event the loss to the Government would be appalling and irredeemable. A third example is the General Ac- counting Office, which is ar important arm of the budget system. The Gov- cause the various divisions of this office are scattered all over the city, in D. €, THURSDAY, XPRIL 16, 1925 20 different buildings. Many of its priceless records are stored in fire- traps. The controller general recent- ly told Congress that a saving of $250,000 & year can be made by plac- ing all of the work of the General Accounting Office under one roof, and that the work could be dome much more efficiently. ‘The Department of Justice is badly in need of a new building. The main structure it now occupies c: Government upward of $1 vear, and it is now occupyin buildings. That an_archives building should be provided has been impressed upon ngress by successive administra- tions for many years, and Congress realizes the need. With an archives building in which the valuable papers and records of the Government could be permanently and safely stored, more than 600,000 square feet of space now occupied in good office buildings could be released by the re- moval of records that are seldom con- sulted but which must be safely stored. ~ It is estimated that this amount of space would give working room for at least 5,000 persons, It is because of this uneconomic and inefficient condition in Uncle am’'s workshop that Congress has been urged by President Coolidge to appropriate $50,000,000 to relieve ex SI{LD().\I has a new season brought styles of more delightiul charm! Seldom have such fine values They are loveliest of the newly created Frocks and we feel the values are Sizes for women and misses. Third Floor been possible in a Sale. incomparable. isting congestion and house Govern- ment activities in Government-owned buildings in Washington. (Copyright, 1925, by Wil P. Kennedy.) The fiftleth article in this series will be on “Citizens Military Training Camps.” It will be printed in this paper next Sunday. New York Artists Heard. The St. Cecile Quartet of New York artists gave a concert at the Second Baptist Church Tuesday night, under the auspices of the Simpson Men's Bible Class. The quartet was com- posed of Homer Burress, Alvah Nichols, De Los Becker and James Thomas. Robert Gaylor was accom- panist. Sl Mountain pine beetles destroyed a Montana forest region that will take over 20 years to reforest. T Looks Like New —when we get through. We clean the exterior of stone or brick buildings Phone L. 6049 or address P. 0. 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The CO’O"S Gingersnap Creole Carnelian Navy Black Women's Chili Rosewood , Apricot Waffle Tiger-eye Sizes The reigning Fashions of the hour are present in these Coats!. . . ... The newest coats of the season and they are SMART as never before. When you see their good looking styles, their Spring colors and all-round perfection you'll be as enthusiastic about them as we are......And close inspection of their really fine fabrics and careful tailor- ing will raise them still higher in your estimation! Second Floor