Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1926, Page 21

ARCHNES BULDING PLANS GO FORVAR Records to Be Moved and Cared For on System Now Being Developed. Filing away of the stupendous mass of valuable Government records which are to be stored in the great new Archives Building. to be erected be: h, Thirteenth. B ahd C v will be done accord- v 1l keep each department’s records to itself so as to preserve “origin. ‘The new building will face on what 1s now B street, which later will be the boulevard from the Capitol to the river under the d lopment scheme for that part of Washington. The records will be brought into the struc- ture from the rear, or C street en- trance, from which they will be handled in a serles of processes until they finally repose in their proper de- partmental file, along with other papers from the same place. Records will be filed chronologicall These are among the early tentative recommendations agreed to by the “Treasury Department and expert ad- visers, who have conferred on the many problems concerning this new departure in the Government. Although the records when they enter the Archives Building would be under control of the archivist In charge, it has been considered very likely also that the department head whose papers are being filed in the bullding may hold some control over them, especially in instunces where they are confidential Access for Public. Government officlals and the public at large would be entitied to access to.most of ihe archives, under the tentative plans now being discussed, but it is likely that some kind of restriction may have to be placed on public access in order to prevent unscrupulous persons from attempt- ing to use the files as a basis for un authorized claims against the Gov- ernment Records after entering the rear en- trance on C street would under ent plans be ved and for in a receiving room. they then pass through se ments prior to entry to the departments partment Details of the catalog s to be worked out, but it is believed that the recommendation of the ex- perts for a filing according to depart- ments and establishments and in ehronological order will be followed. Approved By Experts. Among those who approved recommendation for this kind Putnam. lit accounted would and Massa- Congress; d of the orical S the Worthington chusetts Hi: » The Archives Building it ably will occupy the entire site pro- vided, and in general will be con- structed on monumental lines of stone, 50 as to make an imposing appear- ance. The office: the " archives would be on the The outside of the buiiding two stories in for workrooms and verl departments while the interior of the building would extend upwards for the stack and files, about 180 feet. There danger, according to those who familiar with the plans,. of the build- ing looking like a huge warehouse, or simply an office building. It is to be built along economical but at the same time on architecturally beauti- ful lines. While the workine plans are being developed in more detail for further conterences later on, the Department of Justice is proceeding as rapidly as possible with condemnation . proceed- ings by which the Government will acquire possession e land now privately owned. It will be adjacent to the new Internal Revenue Building. e Native African Has His Radio. ‘The native African of the equatorial forest may not know much about wireless telephony, but he has a sort of “radio” system of his own that serves his purpose admirably, accord- Societ If. prob- instrument ou. made of 1t is effected throust known as the goudougo A player strikes the instrument with two wooden hanimers, the ends of which are covered with natural rub- ber, and varlous sounds are obtained, mocording to the place and strength of the strokes. The instrument is placed in the middle of the village, just in front of the chief's hut. When @ message is v? ze sent the goudougoudou player sfrikes it off. The sounds can easily be heard 6 miles away, and when pro- duced on the bank of a river will earry for mearly 10 miles. News Is forwarded in this way over incredible distances. North America Sinking. Scientists say that the North, agner- fcan Continent is slowly sinking into the ocean, the rate being about an inch a vear. At any rate, however, the scientists say the change is noth- ing for any one to become alarmed over, as changes of this kind have been noted with no cataclysmic effect on any considerable portion of the earth's surface since the iime of recorded h! Reduced Rents The Everett, 2127 P St. Near Dupont Cirele 3 rooms, kitchen and bath. .$30, $75 2 rooms, kitchea and bath, $30, $52.50 1 room. kitchen and bath. ... ..845 Geo. W. 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These leaders and their inpumer- able henchmen are the so-called “allies,” who have pitched their shift- ng camps against the forces of the ('anton government and its ally, Feng Yu-hsiang, the Christian general of he Kuominchun, or national army. The Christian general, who has just returned from Moscow, is avowedly a Soviet sympathizer, and the Canton government has won for itself the epi- thet of “red” on account of the un- stinted support it is ever receiving from the bolsheviki. The “allies,” however, are divided in their sympa- thies. Chang Tso-lin leans strongly toward the Japanese, while Marshals Wu and Sun are anything but Anglo- phobe in their politics. Europeans Aid in Hankow Siege. While it is true that, resentment of European control in the various con- cessions seems to sweep over China— a fact which recently led to firing and the capture of British ships on the Yang Ese-kiang by Gen. Yang-sen, contrary to Marshal Wu's orders, it is said, Europeans have been co-operat- ing heartily with local volunteer corps in encircling Hankow with wire e tangiements and other means of d fense against the slege of the C(an- ptured steamers, which have been sent in unnavigable waters on e upper reaches of the Yang Tse- ang at Wanhsien, have formed the ject of negotiations between Mar- Wu and Sir Edwin Alexander- Sinclair, commander-in-chief of Brit- ish . forces in the Far East, who proceeded thither on his flagship. Al- ready firing on European ships has ceased and the atmosphere seems clear for an amicable settlement. ‘hile in many ways Chang Tso- lin's career has been phenomenal and his methods of recruiting his efficlent ‘my more up to date, he hardly com- ands the popularity of Marshal Wu among his countrymen. Formerly Wu suffered a signal defeat at the hands of Chang, but the latter found it more expedient to come to an agree- ment with him in face of the slashing successes of the Christian general. Marshal Wu Pei-fu is a man whose widespread repute as a Confucian scholar, an honest and competent gen- «»1 fighting for the cause of his coun- ALL CHINA WATC AND MARSHAL WU, DEFENDER HING HANKOW MARSHAL WU PEI-FU. try has won him great respect even among his enemies. Born in 1873 in the Shantung province, he joined the Peiyang Military Academy near Tient- sin after his graduation from a Con- fuclan school in 1898, In order to .further complete his knowledge in military matter he sub- sequently joined another military school at the Wu Wel Chun headquar- ters. Through efforts of friends he was able to obtain the position of aide de camp to Marshal ‘Wang Shih-chen in 1908—a post which he held for the next two years. In 1911 the Chinese republic was virtually established and next year Wu joined the 3d Division under the general command of Marshal Tsao Kun. He was shortly after command- ed to proceed south on a punitive ex- pedition against the Yunnan rebels. His skill in putting down the revolt won him the promotion to major gen- eral. His master, Tsao Kun, having been made tuchun, or governor, of Chihli, Wu had to act as commander- in-chief.of the 3d Division. Promoted for Work. In 1917 Chang Hsun made a vigor- ous effort to restore the monarchy, causing a great deal of alarm. Wu opposed this move bitterly and exerted himself to make short work of Hsun's machinations, Wu's reward was an- other promotion to the brevet rank of Heutenant general. Two years later he was confirmed as the commander-in- chief of the 8d Division. | The.peace congress between the rival parties In 1919 really was due to his circular telegrams to the vari- ous factions urging reconciliation. A series of promotions and rewards fol- |lowed. Next year he was appointed deputy high inspecting commissioner of Chihli, Shantung and Honan, assist- | ing Marshal Tsao, and the following month he was given the rank of full general and awarded the second order of merit. The first order of merit was to come to him the subsequent vear. In 1922 he held the post of minister of war in Liang Shib-li’s cabinet. But | he resigned shortly after only to be | promoted _marshal in 1923. © When | Marshal Tsao Kun was made Presi- dent of China Wu became director | general of the motor traffic highway | construction of Chihli, Shantung and Hunan. All Look to Hankow. 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