i so Arar BRICK Phota by Umormood 3ebmforamod mm 7 By ELMO SCOTT WATCEON HE United States Supreme court is to Lave a new home in the National Capital befitting the dig- nity of that Importan branch of the federal gov- ernment, but the selection of a site for this temple of justice has meant the passing eof of the most historic buildings in Washington. For 115 Years there stood at the ecor- Ler of Maryland avenue and First Street, N. E, in the block adloining the Library of Congress, a hullding, known gs the “Old Brick Capitol,” be- cause at a critical period in our his tory It housed the government of the United States. But now it is no more, It has been torn that upon its site may be erected the stately new bome of the national Judie iary, SO0n one down so The Old Brick Capitol came into be- Ing as the result of one of the great- est catastrophes which ever befell republic—the and Washington by the British during the War of 1812 upon it now, it seems strange that our gov- ernment should and the eit he burning of the Capito! other government huildings in As we look back have been so apathetic zens of Washington so in- different to danger as they in August, 1814, when a British fleet #ailed Inte Chezapeake bay and an- thored off Fort McHenry. If they fave the matter any thought at was that New York or Baltimore might be attacked, but it occur to no one that the National Cap- ital wes In any serious danger. were : : all, it seemed to For one thing, they counted on Fort McHenry to keep the invaders from coming up the bay, and if the enemy should attempt a naval attack on Washington by way of the Potomac river, they seemed to believe that the antiquated cannon placed at several points below the city would hold them oft. It was no tribute to the intelli- gence of the British leaders to believe this and, as might have been expected. the enemy did exactly what ne one seems to have thought they would do, They launched a land attack from the other direction and so swift were their movements and so Inadequate the preparations by the Americans for guarding against such an emergency that the red coats were almost upon the city before they were discovered. Then there around and General assembled a forge of some 6,000 men to halt the Invaders. Five hundred of his men were sallorg but the remain- der were raw and undisciplined mi- litia, and it was with this force that he faced an army of 5,000 British, most- ly sailors and marines, under Admiral Cockburn and General Ross at Bla- densburg. Americans to this day re- member with shame the “Bladensburg races,” as the newspapers of the day called the rout which followed. For although the 0500 American sailors made a brave stand, the militia ran and President Madison, who was with the troops, was swept along with them fn their panicky flight, In the mean time Dolly Madison, the wife of the President, was proving herself a he- roine. When news of the Bladens- burg disaster reached Washington, most of the government officials and hundreds of citizens fled incontinently with no thought of trying to gave any- thing from the Invaders. But Dolly seized the Declaration of Independ.- ence, the Constitution of the United States and other priceless documents, loaded them and other valuables of the government In a farm wagon and took them across the Potomac into Vie ginla, where she was later joined by the President, who was forced to hide out in the woods as the efemy marched into the Capital, was a great scurrying Winder hastily The British made a tr umphat entry of it on August 24. Enterin Ex ecutive Mansion, the British officers. according to their own account, the British king's health in the J ican President's wine and then set fire to the building, Capitol and Admiral Cockburn took his chair of the the house of representatives. Spring. “Shall this : the rani mer. ‘ext they visited the seat In the speaker of ing to his feet, he shouted, harbor of Yankee Demoera burned? All for it will say "Aye shouts of “Aye Hed the room few minute ater the torch troyed the treasury building, set fire to other gov- and when they behind them a be and a was applied they des ernment structures, parted they left virtually In ashes Washington, with its smoking guins, was in a eritical Many members of congress had never been fully reconciled to moving the Na- tional Capital from old-established Philadelphia to this “backwoods vil. lage,” and after the scattered legisla- tors had reassembled, a movement was started to abandon Washington and re- the seat government in Philadelphia. Then a group of lead- ing Washington citizens got busy. They determined to prdVide, at their own expense, a suitable meeting place situation. establish of when the new congress convened, It was this structure which for the next four years housed nw government of the United States, Pfesident James Monroe took the nath of office on a platform erected on the north side of the building, the first outdoor inaug- uration ceremonies since Washing- tons in New York, and the one which established the precedent for the in- duction Into office of later Presidents. But even more important during the four eventful years of the Old Brick Capitol's early history were the acts of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth con- gresses which met in it, They granted a charter for 20 vears to that bank of the United States against which Andrew Jackson waged his" famous fight. They appropriated a million a year for eight years for aval construction. They suthorized the President to engage John Trum- bull to make his four big paintings for the new Capitol that wus to be. They granted to Revolutionary vet- erans pensions of £20 a month to offi- cers and $8 to privates, on “proof of need.” They enacted, on April 4, 1818, the Inw adopting Capt. Samuel Chester Reid's design for the national flag. They ratified the treaty with Great Britain for the restriction of na- val forces on the Great Lakes, They authorized the President to take pos- session of East and West Florida. They admitted Misalssippl, Indiana and Illinois Into the Union; made or- ganized territories of Alabama and Arkansas and aathorized Alabama to take steps for statehood. Perhaps most Important of all was the long debate over the requost of state. that repre Missouri to itted as a The request was no time. But John W. Taylor. a sentative from New Y amendment to the Missouri, granted at introduced ¢ an bill for the sd idinz tha ne Hng it no miss.on of proxy tude af 3G slavery nor involuntary servi i*t north of the line should ex 30 ites north latitude, min was finally But in next Henry degrees This he withdraw. it was taken prevail up again by Clay and was pressed to famous Missouri compromi In the meantime, work forward on t! tol, and on December und i hh cor ¢ rebuilding of the Capi G, 1819, just four after the Four the O14 yOurs two dovs teent! sembled In Brick Capitol, assembled in the first which hog The Old Brick Cs to the Cireult appropriate f the Sun to be built o rick « congr court predece home « hoarding for ma three decades, statesman, senator ¢ 1 lived for nearly he “prisons f runners, foreign sry tured while serving In the Confederate ; ong oblectors wiers and Confederat doubtedly the most wis the betwit the men in gra While Belle Doyd was incarcerated there, after her first enpture, she was accustomed to give a concert in het every night for the of other priconers, and this invarighly began with the singing of “Maryland. My Maryland.” exchange for a Union genera South under a flag of truce. was soon at her work again, was azain captured and more sent to Old Capitol, During this period the prison was also the scene of one grim event— the execution of Maj. Henry Wirz keeper of the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Ga. Tried hy a mil ftary tribunal, presided over by Gen Lew Wallace, later famous ns the an thor of “Ben Hur,” Wirz was convict ed of conspiracy to undermine the health of Union prisoners and of vio Inting the rules civilized warfare and wag hanged on a gallows in the prigon courtyard on November 10, 1855, room henefit Zhe was releageed in I and sent Mut she once of After the war the Old Brick Capitol was remodeled and converted into three private dwellings, which were occupied by Associate Justice Field of the Supreme court, General Dunn und Mrs. Condit-Smith. In this period it was the scene of one more event of historic interest. In one of the draw. ing rooms Miss @eouisa Condit-Smith became the wife of Mal. Gen, Leonard Wood, soldier, territorial administra. tor and candidate for the nomination for the Presidency. In 1021 Mrs. O. H. P. Delmont bought the building and presented it fo the National Woman's party for its national headquarters, It became a gathering place for the feminists, not only of America but of the whole world, and there was carried on the work for the freedom and equality of women, Finally the government, in seeking a site for the new Supreme court building, selected this one, i tuted condemnation proceedings 0 years ago, and thls year the work of razing it began, (© by Western Newspaper Union.) | i i THE CHAIRMAN The boys of one of Doctor Stryker's clu Hamilton got an goose and tied It securely In his chair and pushed the chalr under his desk, | Just before his expected arrival, He entered, pulled out his chair, and saw 808 nt college the goose occupying it. snid were having Advo “1 beg your pardon, gentlemen,” he. “1 didn't know you an class meeting "Christian cate, DISPLAYED VANITY He—~That doctor 18 an authority on the circulation of the hlood, She—And vein of his I'd say. knowledge A Difficulty "Tis hard for a well-meaning The public mind to resch We'd rather see a ball game than Stand ‘round and hear a speech, tang man Widow's Might Two tramps stopped ut the home of a lone widow, and one went in to hey. Yery soon he came out with a black ese, “Well, did you get anything, Jack?" asked the other, "Yes" growled the poor sufferer, 1 the widow's might” Serious Subject Ma, didn’t pa used to have a nose? Son red Ma~—Yes, deur, Bon—It wus What AMa— very angry ask? color why do you such a funny of it? Hush, Johnnie, sensitive. He may if he hears you. became your father is be terribly James, Are You Slipping? Rhe—Jumes, dear, can you see the moon? He—Yes, my dear! She—Oh, James! loxe me any ! He— Don't biind? Then you dont wire that love is Sou know Signs of Influence “Do you warn lobbyists uot to visi your office?’ nl “If a it would immediately he that | had lost my ington Star. answered Senator Sorghum lohliyist never came 10 see Ine suspected influence.” —\Vaush LEAD TO THE HEART Visitor—You have wonderful streets | here—regular grieries of trade. Where | do they lead? | Native—To the heart of the town. A Blab Singin’ In the bathtub Is done by lots of bores, Btill we can be thankful The tubs are all indoors, For Measured Service Mrs. Kidless—1 hear the Nurse muids’ union is on strike. What's it all ahout? Mrs, Multikids—This time they're demanding taximeters on the babies’ perumbulators, —————— Figuratively Speaking “They say you are a figurebead.” “Well,” answered Senator Sorghum, “sou'll have to admit that my c¢am- paign fund represents a pretty im- posing figure.” ' Clean Record Mistress—Do you think you will set- tle down here? You've left so many situations, Mald—Yes, m'm. But, remember, | didn’t leave any of them voluntarily, Perthshire Constitutional, The Struggle “Where are you going, Jackie? Are you going fishing or are you on the way to school?” Just fighting with my conscience.” : “I don't know, I'm riod Note in Restoring Home of Lee Hobert old i The restored home of Gon, E. lee will southern family of the period rather than a large museum of sntiquities Malor DeWitt, the ne auartermaster general, ann the work be one of a fine General I= being War department, effort being made vigorous! arr nn by the 1 tive Information, wints toratio the re those times when it wie the Lee and Custis far In to provi restoratisn the addition of building proper, re furnishing and authorized ac eptance of furniture donation It has be definitely lecld era DeWitt congress contemplated complete Ril) Shift to Cities Checked ity shift of d giv of reaching alarming The farm-to-city tion, tions popula which in 1926 ha en indlea propor. tions 1020 the during jos (Xx) Helping to balan 631.000 birth IR1.000 ful Bridge Wonder Natural | by th the roof of a percolating tl athwart the formed was all verted the water of from the the joint of ingre It hing a spun « 50 to 100 feet Goodly Supply wus ts nie Rig gignhont village, ane results of tl tion “Pop.” the number observed this then he funny? has pop Safety in Suburbs If you live } suburi lenst equ ning is apt Once in ever un ha Country Schools sibs lie ‘ Pu ie IM i © « Englich Public ’ ¥ f Eng Foster re the Tit-Bits Many an disposition when he really is suffe ring from constipation. 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