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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
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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,
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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. The best remedy is
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills -—C
a box. 372 Pearl St, N. Y. Ady.
man is blamed for a
Regilding Costly
“Why don't you marry
Bhe's pretty as a picture.”
“Yes, but the frame is too expen
slve”
Isabelle®
Venerable Cathedral
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in
Paris was founded in 1103 and it
took two centuries to build it
Many Names for Deity
There are sa'd to be 49 he autiful
Arabic names of God =o used.
The Pan-American Union says that |
Paraguay is the only country in
South America that manufactures |
lace in fairly large quantities, |
White men have always exacted |
heavy pay for carrying what
call the “white man's burden.”
Don’t
they |
<s CHILDREN
CRY FOR IT—
C ITLDREN hate to take medicine
as a rule, but every child loves
the taste of Castoria. And this pure
vegetable preparation is just as good
a3 it tastes; just 2s bland and just 2s
harmless as the recipe reads.
When Baby's cry warns of elie,
a few drops of Castoria has hi
soothed, 2sleep again in a jifiv. N
ing is more valuzble in diarrhe
When coated tongue or bad
tell of constipation, invoke its ger
aid to cleanse and regulate a chil
bowels. In colds or children’s diseases,
you should use it to keep the system
from clogging.
Castoria is gold in every drugstore:
the genuine always bears Chas. HL.
Fletcher's signature,
Mirror Walls for Room
¢
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Healthy
complexions
come from healthy erciems.
Free the body of poisons with
Feen-z-mint. Effective in
smaller doses. All druggists sell
this safe, scientific laxative.
hlets on o
an ~~ ir
Wonderful end sure. Makes ors ekin
beaytiful, also cures orzems. Priec?
FrechleOmntment romoves Treackles Lined
over forty years. £1.25 and Gc. Beauty
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“Robot” Flying Restricted
As the result of
flights of airplanes with “robot” pie
lots in several countries, an amend
ment to the International air
vention has been made to provide
that pilotiess aircraft shall not fly
over any other country except is
own,
the success!
«con.