Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

! laboratory wherein to conduct various
! experiments. Practically all of the work
on the wireless was done by himself, the
| machine. according to his own statement,
| proving even more efficient than he had
| hoped. During the lull between the wire
| less telegraph innovation and the moving
| picture excitement the superintendent OF
| buildings stocked little room with
shelves wherein he laid the trophies
brought by his friends from all parts of
the world. Quaint Chinese and Java
gods. bits Of porcelain, clay work from
| India, a stuffed young crocodile and SO
Then came the moving picture craze.
land the superintendent of buildings
today he has a regular theater of en-
teftainment that is unrivaled In the
city in point of diversity at least. And
in tine evening when he invites some
accept gladly. for he will take them
| through list of entertainments that
they couldn't otherwise get in weeks
| travel He will show them chemical
to receive and send wireless messages,
and wind up with a grand concert.
Truly. he is roya entertainer.
Once there was a lack of members of
mer. Minority Leader Mann was en-
gagged in his favorite occupation of try
| ing to jar the placid smile off the be-
nign face of Oscar Underwood, and he
general vicinity of the Speakers desk.
Champ Clark gioomed and gloomed, and
he looked over the desks of the demo-
cratic absenteeS.
Speaker and besought him for advice
What shall We do?" he demanded.
You'd better go over to Elliott Woods
office" said the Speaker. I'll bet you'll
| find a quorum over there.
The advice was followed, aud sure
enough a large number of delinquents
were found listening to the soft and
subtle strains Of Elliott Woods piano
while ice cream, or something of the
kind. was handed around.
!. =
| The woman in Uncle Sans employ
who is paid for keeping a secret-and
Incidentally seeing that the women I'M
der her also keep secrets-is Mrs. II.
C. Daley. chief operator at the Capitol.
She has under her charge the telephone
exchanges. including the long-distance
wires, running to and from the various
congressional Offices Everything that
this woman knows is absolutely sacred.
Undoubtedly there are times when acct
dentally she has "cut in on CONVERSE
| tons Of national-possibly international
Importance.
Yet no person has yet been able to get
a word from her concerning her ex-
periences. She has developed the power
of silence to SO great a degree that
during the working hours she will not
speak half a dozen words outside of the
round of business such getting long
distance calls. etc.
| After the days work is over Mrs Daley
| absolutely refuses to permit the mention
| Of her work. On any other subject she
will talk freely. 1t is recorded that when
| one man, not knowing her. attempted to
| question her about her experiences at
| the Capitol phone she arose and walked
| from the room.
She declares that it is easy for women
| to keep secrets
| Indeed she said, sit is considerably
| easier for women to keep secrets than
| men. They, ! really believe, are inclined
to do quantity of gossiping when they
! get together. But when woman has be-
come convinced of the sacredness of 81
| lence she will preserve it under any cir
| cumstances.
| "Silence eventually becomes habitual.
1t is the natural outgrowth Of practice
| that one should unconsciously form a
| habit and cling to 1t. Personally ! have
always been believer in habit One can
| feel confidence when one has learned
| to do or not to do thing that never
| comes by merely overcoming desire to
4 do it. Telephone operators rarely over
hear conversations in the Capitol. l
might adds 1t is only when something
goes wrong. when a wire Is crossed or
something of that kind happens. that the
secrets of the Capitol reach US. Then
they are cut of. for l oversee this work
and make sure that no operator attempts
eayesdropping. The older operators never
do. They reach the point in little while
where the thought of hearing private
conversation is violently dfstasteful.
/ :.
Uncle Sam has toymaker, TOO, al
though he makes toys that are so large
and expensive that none but the child Of
millionaire can hope to own them. This
man is Thomas e. FAINT. chief Of the de-
partment Of construction and repair of
the navy yard. He is a man who has
much work, but toymaking plays an i'm
| portant part in his official life.
Whenever a new battleship is made, it
is the custom to construct, from the
plans Of the ship. a perfect copy in minia-