Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1926, Page 8

'With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C July 8, 1926 . ith the Sunday morn cents per month: d-l# o may be’ssnt I or e Main 5000, Collection 1 made by &t the end of each month. Mafll—Payable in Advance. laryland and Virginia. ated Pross 1s om-;uvl"lxw cotitied . news dis- nd also 3 Tocal news r ® All rights pf ‘public atches. herela srelaleg ressr Final location of the new Commerce’ partment Building on the Mall site proposed has been determined at EVENING STAR} their tongues in their cheeks, know- ing that¥what they produce is poor stuff. But it sells.’ It keeps the fire crackling under the pot. They are mere journeymem mot artista. ¢ Kipling has beeri both journeyman and artist in all his work. He has well deserved the gold migdal of the Royal Society of 'Literature, and it was suitable that it should be be- stowed upon him at the ceytennial meeting of that organization. There are many who believe that his work will be immortal, that it will stand the test of time, that it will perhaps finally range him among the doszen of great achievement in 2,600 years. A conference between the Public Bfilld-lnfit no one now living Wwill be here, Commission and the Commission Fine Arts. This settles a question has been of decided public in: since * authorization for this lding was given by Congress, here is no appeal from the decision, ch must be accepted in the hope some compensation for the park occupied by construction will be through thé enlargement of the Mall at the eastern end. At the same time a start is made d clearing up the space within ‘Mallavenue triangle by the loca- of two of the mew Government lings within that area. The In- Revenue Bullding, containing 000 square feet, will be situated on two squares between Tenth and ifth and B and C streets. The] chives Building will be located on square between Twelfth and Thir- mth, B and C streets. Thus these #wo structures will cover the space be- n Tenth and Thirteenth streets, ur entire squares, which are at pres. it occupled by buildings of no impor- ce, most of them unsightly. This, § Mbwever, does not solve the problem £ BE the proper utilization of the Avenue tage of the great triangle. - "These three new buildings will be of ‘monumental charactér; attractive in Bsign. They will enrich the Capital in pearance, but not in respect to the fncipal thoroughfare, which is under handicap of potential condemna- , discouraging to private enter- ‘The dead hand of Government 8 over it. ‘So long as this remains, long as it is possible that at any me sections of the triangle may be n for Government use, there can "no real development or improve- by individual initiative: Piecemeal taking of the Mallave. triangle for Government building is the most costly method as well the most unsatisfactory from the pe of view of the reclamation of mnsylvania avenue, Had the Com- ce Building been located within the gle, as It should have been, there 1d, with the Archives and Internal enue - Buildings likewise located e, remain but lictle space for large uction. 'Had such a site been n for that' structure the Govern- would have found the acquisition he remaining portions of the tri- an easy undertaking, compara- iy Inexpensive. But putting the P of the three buildings on the [all greatly lessens the use under the im te program 'of other sites hin the triangle and postpones the Leonsummation of a work that must L 4till be regarded as the ultimate ob- ve of those who are now engaged n planning for Capital development. b £ joe Keeping the Plaza Clear. . ° fréement has been affected be- n the Commission of Fine Arts {484 the architect of the Capitol that no fildings shall be included in . the for developing the land just pired between the - Capitol and Union ‘station. This s gratifying. decision follows the object of Jaw for the acquisition of this which was for the purpose of the Capitol grounds. | The plan has been to present an A en vista .of the Capitol from "$he Dplon station and it would be a frave mistake to break 'that vista any structures, whatever . their or design. ught in the U. §. A. was ren- . more aggravating by reports _deluge in various parts of the The distribution ~of rainfall one element of necessity which ab- utely defies any effort to reduce n requirements to & commercial = T dozen writers have. achieved in the past 2,500 years.” ‘in_ tantalizing manner. he left save in some reincarnation, and then probably without memory of this life, to participate in the uitimate judgment. A Typical Criminal Record. A suit and cloak makers’ strike is in progress in New York, which is a perennial happening. It is follow- ing the usual course, Strikebreakers have been hired; pickets have been stationed in front of the establish: ments and’now comes a shooting. One of the pickets is wounded and the police are busy making arrests. One of the persons taken into custody is a notorious character whose nickname is “Little Augie.” His real name is Jacob Orgen. He was once head of & gang of his own, the principal rival of the gang of the late Kid Dropper. Dropper was killed in front of a court- house ' about ' three years ago and Little Augie was-held for that crime, but was afterward discharged for lack of evidence. . N The principal business of the Little Augies and the Kid Droppers was the furnishing of gunmen and strong- arm men for strikers and employers. A profitable line of business had. been built up, but competition developed and hence the shooting of 1923. Now it s asserted that Little Augie has turned over a new leaf and is-*“going straight,” having gone into. the cloak and suit business himself. ° Perhaps he has. Maybe he is capitalizing his intimate knowledge of the manner in which "that business is .operated, ac- quired during several years of serv- ice on thé outside - But the police, are skeptical, = For theit books show his record for the past seven years to be as follows: “May, 1919, robbery; | discharged; June, 1619, felonious. as- sault, penitentiary, two' years; Decem- ber 30, 1920, felonious assault, dis- charged; June 9, 1921, felonious' as- sault, discharged; September 5, 1921, ‘gun,’” acquitted; April 19, 1922, ‘gul penitentiary; August 28, 1928, homi- ¢ide, discharged.” . 3 Thus it appears that this man has been arrested seven times in seven years, with only two convictions, with a tothl imprisonment of between three and four years. Yet he has been known as one of the most dangerous | men in New York. There is some- thing decidedly wrong with the law or. the ‘police methods when such a. career can be continded. This case is not. unusual. There are numerous others of the same kind. 1t is the rulé rather than . the exception that the professional lawbreaker gets the better of the law, although! in the long run he meets final pu nt, but ordinarily at the hands of some flv\l in crime. § RS Conditions run. to extremes. While there 4s drought in one part of the world there are devastating floods in others. The law of .averages, like other more humble laws, is difficult fo depend on for practical resuits.’ ——t New York theatrical managers say they will put more clothes on' the chorus girls. ' There must be novelty and it would be impossiblé to go’any further in putting on less. ————— Efforts to rewrite “The Star Span- gled Banner” serve to call attention to the fact that in music and poetry, as in motor mechanics, every knock may become a boost. WHLLE™ B el pgbne. _ Each Summer'is a sedson in which it ga H B The Hner, accurding to the dispatch, siipping’ through c ‘water's at twenty knots an bour end is due to | arrive at Victoria Quarantine at dawn ‘on July 12. 'One day later the two travelers sxpect to disembark 'from | al airpline at New York City, poss of 'a néw world rec< ord for a ecomplete circult’ of thé Colncident with ~the news - that ‘Wells and Evans are seven days ahead of the record of John Henry Mears, which was .set 'lat approximately thirty-five days, in 1913, Mr. Mears has announced that in September he will make an effort to lower the mark of twenty-eight days which the two globe circlers now on their way home expect to establish . . P "Contests are prevalent. ' The .polar explorers may succeed in awakening the Arctid belles o' interest them- selves in a beauty rivalry which will depend on a displuy of heavy furs instead of nothing at all. e e it 2 ; The Summer vacation is an inei- dent in political affairs that has its significance. even the most exalted official is after all but human and jn need of periods et —— * A:New York music show producer says he is goifig to put the girls in 1ong skirts next season. Tt is the only hope of introducing novelty to | da; compete with the free-for-all display on the sidewalks. SRS Ay The Hohenzollerns had to make & | plea. for their estates. There appears to be a generdl approval of any ar- It is & reminder that|'°% gv 114 ,iggggii ope of same Faith without deeds—how ' abou thoughts without them? | 1 in: the mouth thinking geod and not putting it into practice, or shall be content with noth- Dtan are commonly - 8u| m ‘even if this sort of thing no 8 rej in our somewhat sophisticated civilization, as exactly: topic for table conversation. . Mankind cannot get away from its as’any. one knows who the newspapers from day to ;ou may not exactly realize it, in everyday ilr , but, n’:‘t‘v‘vyo speak- ing, you belong ‘to one oppos- ing camps in rn. Christian et! You take your stand either on ab- solute ethics, or upon relative ethics. Yo nging moral rangement that will shield Wilhelm | 0 from the necessity of trying to earn a living as a painter or a poet. o Ot It may be discovered by Mussolini that handling the profiteers {s a much more difficult proposition than bring. ing the working population to a proper sense of patriotic duty. A stitut ing on the part of the farmer, with no sensé of political obligation for “tarm relief."” rous Jownpour of rain com- a ‘reason for holiday rejofc- |, Since we are on this -m interest the reader to the principles mainly treats 4 “ethics,” These Include the Subject of the highest the’ origin validity of the sense of duty, and character and authority ef moral ob- Hindenburg continues to command |liga admiration by the manner in which he avoids a spotlight which could be of little use to him in his present busi- A ‘submarine is a troublesome old craft, though at present ot doing nearly as much damage as a flivver in the hands of & speed maniac. ‘| —— et e The use of money in politics is de- | plored. 'And yet, money must have something to do with itself. X After Mussolini gets through with the political spotlight there is very little luminosity left, even for a king. B CRS ) SR RS SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. o . But—! § The night breeze is languidly bringing The perfume of day-weary flowers. The moon to the river is flinging A treasure of silvery showers. . The rainbow is arched far above us, ‘Resplendeént, suhduing the storm, And_all this old world seems to love us, But— L 1sn't it terribly warm! - "The Junetime’s a wonderful season Johnny begins to study, in a’ practi- hlih i i o553 250 osti 3 ive hics. | axiats.. 5o e feels about his African evolutionism both rest on the Much ‘of our Heated: discussion to- the former; you froth at L :fégn you have never. London that it country modern| political when your wife gets her| g, ] 1884, jure, but in the his: tax measures, by surprise and produced a revolt. 7 \ kxS Having ctome . io er in this fashion, the Radical- , nation has naturally fought shy. of épetition of the /course which its predecessor. It M,l“nl.- of events as ceat was, has solely and simply been swaiting the n i tl uld /80 bad j Was he superv Gettysburg Battlefield i few political 'capital. quence what has come . Aiaisod, malg: inet, wi ux as . i with no solid majority n Chamber. It is & fair fo prestige are gone and must be saved politically even before it is rescued financially, and this can -{only come about when the strong deeds| joaders of the larger political groups State Officers Is Debated| ‘Revelation of the use by | Gov. zation “need Pinchot of prosecut officers and dry sleuths who were on the pay|jows: roll of the W. C. T. U. has led the discussion. of the Pennsylvania pri- |18t maries scandal into new fields. Just how far a public official can go in accepting aid from 'private funds of the W. C. T. U. ‘funds’” the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (inde- inds, g i rovi = at bod thnuybo ‘oen- When, butterfiies gladden the gage; |that ‘When rhyming dispenses ‘with reason ‘And the ‘hours ‘seem to dance on ) eriticism,’ their ways; 3 | atte The world seems a garden. of beauty, ['m,, - ‘With nothing at all to reform, Since Loveliness ig the first: Du But— : & Jen't it terribly warm! i L | ot yarious coll ,Amm'l 88! i not have enough kinds of are all brought together. A ministry of national defense is now indicated ‘a8 clearly as it was in the critical the ery Arat thing Which ‘any v “,«mmmum fix tablet reciting the facts connected ‘with the historic charge of the regi- ment on.-the morning-of July 3, placed on a large-granite rock.. The iron rods in themselves have mo signif- cance whatever, and - were placed there to stabl he monument. Q. ‘Which of the Great Lakes has ¥ fthe most fish fn it>—H. N. 3 Superior- 9 per cent, and A, Lake Michigan: produces the largest c¢atch of food fisM, amounting k1o F1 per cent of the total for all the Great Lakes. Lake Erfe ylelds 34 cent, Lake Huron 13 per cent. Lake t [Ontario 2 per cent. .| of c' . Who ‘was: Duncen' Phyfer—E. American of the -earl, Federal period. He lived from 1168 1o Q7 In growing hedkes what differ- ent kinds of plants may be used?— Q. How is,thé mame ‘“Lascelles,” which is now Princess Mary’s, pro- nounced?—L. T. T. A. The British Embassy says that Lascelles. is pronou with a broad “a” and accented on the first syllable. Q. Has the Federal Government the right to take land in a State for Federal purposes’ . B. L. A. Yes. Such a right in the Fed- eral Government was questioned until 1875, when it was settled. ¥ Q. Why are there two iron rods extending from the two corners of the Massachusetts Monument at Gettys- burg?—G. H. G. A, The monumént has the distine- - It stands at the south 4 eadow near Spanglers Spring, and was erected by the sur- vivors of the regiment. during the Summer of 1879, while the battlefield : Memorial As sociation. It consists of a bronze A, Duncan Phyfe, was & famous | Waaht * Q. Where and what is the Portal ?—H. G. L. A. The Portal of Peace isa massive concrete structure in the form of a gateway, It is located at Blaine, ngton, and was dedicated Sep- tember 5, 1921, in honor of the peace between the United States and Can- ada, which had lasted for more than 100 years without a break. The me- morial, which cost $40,000, stands 100 yards from the international bound. ary where the forty-ninth parallel meets Boundary Bay. promar Q. How big was Jumbo?—C. E. T. A. Jumbo was 11 feet 6 inches in height, and weighed 6 tons, or 12,000 pounds. The ayerage weight of a mature male elephant is from 2 to § tons, and height about 9 or 10 feet. Q. What per cent of the total num- ber of persons who take civil service examinations pass them?—H. L. A. About 70 per cent of those tak- ing civil service examinations within the past 30 years have passed them. The Government ig spending your ‘money to find out how to do things. The Evening Star through its Wash- ington Information Bureau is ready to tell you what the Government has found out. There is information avail- abdle on practically every subject af- fecting the daily life of the American citisen. Ezperts of the highest order are devoting their entire time and energy to this great work of promot- ing the pudlic welfare. What do you wont to know? What guestion can the - bureauw answer for you? Thix service is free. Just inclose o 2-cent stamp to cover the retuin postage. Address The Evening Ster Informa- tion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Di- rector, Washington, D. C. . BACKGROUND OF EVENTS " BY PAUL V. COLLINS. The late Congress gave consider- able relief to the veterans of the 'World War, but in equal proportion the labors of the in its application. i The amended act the vet- erans most ‘to do with “war risk insurance,” but liberalizes other of benefit, The original act, from which all amendments have grown, was ap- proved September 2.-1914, and re- lated only to ce of maritime Ar zone; hence, was “War Risk Insurance.” had ‘' nothing to do with insuring human lives until in June, 1917, we ‘who and dent Wilson approved Public - 20 by the Sixty-fifth 4 ‘Then, :in Ootnb.t“l:, lll:, mmnhu d:: first general amendment rel war-caused disability - of -o)?i’a:-, both compulsory and volun- land- for the ben'o&tl of de- pendents, and even providing an automatic insurance of soldiers, be- in | fore they could have opportunity to make application. There were. the signing of the arm number only about 16 per cent are or current policies. Eighty-five per cent, _representing ';“tw&ww. ywed to e . were allo lapse. S i mo! installments or spot cash, frer amounting to $1,600,000,- the result of deaths or dis- abllity—which is a billlon dollars In excess of all premiums received from all policyholders. ; * ok X % The new statute provides a partic- ularly liberal manner in which service ‘men who canceled or lapsed their war- time insurance may now reinstate the same. \ Bureau Hospitals, about 50 hospitals Operated by the Army and Navy, Public Health Service and Interior Department, as well as a number of State private and contract hospitals, bas been provided by the new laws. This hospitalization was formerly confined to service-connected disabili- ties. Under the act of June 7, 1924, any veteran, not dishonorably dis- charged, . requiring hospitalization may receive it in any Government institution, without respect to the origin of his disability. In the event the veteran is not able to pay trans- portation to and from the hospital, m‘s’m‘:’hw provided. > is to say, a man need only have an honorable service record and proof that he had had any of these disabilities prior to January 1, 1925, in order to receive presumptive service connection and money compensation for the same. gress has liberalized, amplified, clari- fled and extended the laws providing benefits for thoes who by broken bodies pay a spe lal price for their participation in the great war. H. R. 12176, written by the American Le- gion and advocated during the entire Eixndly-nlnm Congress by the legion organizations. ‘was approved July 2. Among the important provisions of the new law is the statutorv right of the director of the Veterans' Bureau to provide courses of training and post-graduate courses for the pro- fessional personnel of the bureau— particularly the surgeons and doctors—or to detail these of- ficers to courses offered by colleges and specialists. This is in line with the desire to secure the highest pos- sible type. of ‘medical personnel d to keep that personnel in touch with the most modern developments of medicine and surgery. The develop. ments .in surgery and therapeutics, even since the war, are almost revo- The. new Ia vides for th The, iw_provides for the re- imbursement of State hospitals or county hospitals for clinical care ex- tended to prior to their be veterans of fcoming wards of the Federal Govern- ment. An exceedingly important provision of the néw act provides a money com ! | pensation of not less than $50 per nth for cases of demonstrable ac- tuberculosis which have rew:h‘:i - |2 condition of arrest. This has been SFEE | Bekesis £ 1 an important part of the lative program of service organizations d'h‘ beginning, because it has ) loses a part-of his lung-tissue as much disabled as’though of an extérnal mem- 1 0] g 521 their- next 'mi , rather than having work too hard to maint life, us become reactive times occurs in a considerable num- cages. provides wearing’, dby SI3EESE that " they are financially u for the same themselves. of $2.65 is