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Evening star., 1927-03-25
MINSTRELS TONIGHT.
Jubilee Players to Offer "Coontown
Cafeteria

The Jubilee Minstrels, composed of
members of the Epworth Leagues of
the city. will present "Coontown Cafe.
terra" tonight at the Masonic Temple
AUDITORIUM, Thirteenth street and
New York avenue, at SIS.
Inc cast is composed of the follow
ing: j. E. Plowman. Clements
Brownscount, Mrs. Leslie Hunt. Thel-
ma Fowler, Mr.. Grooms. Annie Lee
Pickett, Lamar Pickett, Margaret
wolfe, Jessie Kimpton, Margaret
kimpton, Grace Muirhead, A. T.
Campbell. Eva Gurney, MabIe Lotus.
Neii Irwin. j. Eberle, Mr.. Bisser. Joe
Aoen, Mrs. Ralph Lindsey, oscar
Saroer. John Scholl and E. Lloyd.
This group has been organized under
the direction of Arthur Sired. District
fourth vice president of Epworth
Leagues, and j. Errington LLOYD rs
the dramatic director.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
SNYDER'S WHISKY
FOUND POISONED
Murder Victim Failed to Drink
Potion - Gray Charges
Woman Plotted Death.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW. YORK. March 25.-Discovery
or poison in whisky found in the
home of Albert Snyder was regarded
by police today as substantiating
charges of Henry Judd Gray that Mrs.
Ruth Snyder had planned to poison
her husband some time before he was
: slain last Sunday Gray and Mrs.
Snyder are awaiting trial for murder.
DR.. Alexander O. Gettler city toXi-
cologist, who analyzed the contents of
a bottle in the Snyder home that had
previously been described by Gray,
said it contained poison enough to
Kill any man who took one good drink
of it,
Had Noticeable Taste.
None of the poisoned whisky had
been taken recently by Snyder, DR..
Gettler said, after an analysis of the
Victims brain and intestinal organs
1T is probable that the poisoner or
poisoners overshot the mark by
putting so great a quantity of poison
in the whisky as to give it a notice
able taste" DIR. Gettler asserted
Whether he was suspicious of the
flavor or not. Snyder had wisely kept
away from the bottle"
Officials attributed to Gray the
statement that the failure of the plan
TO kill Snyder by poison resulted in
the murder by sash weight and
chloroform
Both Plead Not Guilty.
The poison plot was revealed by
Gray while he and Mrs. Snyder were
being arraigned in court. Both en-
tered nipqS of moi eytiiltv nd I,tctfne
Callaghan set April IL as the trial
date.
Mrs. Snyder and Gray stood elbow
TO elbow before the justice, but did
not speak to each other. Later Mrs
snyder remarked that her love had
turned to hate. She. insisted she was
innocent
District Attorney Newcombe of
queens County announced his opposi-
lon to separate trials. They were
united in the crime and should be
united in court he said.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
RAILROADS SET RECORD.
Only Three Lives Lost In Handling
Dangerous Materials.

American railroads handled ia 1925
more than 100000 freight cars loaded
with high explosives, acids, infiam-
mable liquids and other dangerous ma
terials, with loss of only three lives
due TO explosions of gasoline in tran.
sit, the American Railway Associa-
ton said today.
Every precaution is taken on the
railroads to prevent damage and loss
of life through preventable accidents
when handling dangerous materials.
The property loss in 1926 in connec-
tion with transportation of such COM
modities was $1.114,067. a reduction
over 1925. Gasoline is held to be the
most dangerous of the infiammabie
liquids carried.
Evening star., 1927-03-25
Mai. Wheeler Assigned

Maj. John r. Wheeler, judge advo-
cate generals department, Reserve. of
this city, has been ordered to duty in
training in the Office of the judge ad-
yocate general. War Department.
Evening star., 1927-03-25

New because they reproduce the last word OF the leading Paris couers
chic Of the new mode with charming outhu There are
leading that emphasize the vogue for the slender
halo tile "ts
uncs There with the smart shawl collars OF monkey emnee broad
their velvet imnd there's choice of styles Spring
WE'LL they decidedly
Evening star., 1927-03-25

Junior Misses Shop-Third Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
PSYCHOLOGY OF EMPLOYERS
Much in Business Life Depends the Right Men Lead

TN HERE has been much discussion of the
mental hygiene of industry-the dis
eus5.on invariably dealing with the
Il problem of the mental hygiene OF
eElpioyes-but nothing has been SAID
about the mental hygiene of employers
am reminoed of an episode which occurred
al meeting ora society for mental hygiene
One of the speakers, judge of the children $
court, STRESSED the necessity of mental hygiene
among children. Whereupon the presiding
officer, physician suggested that the judge
had omitted al important aspect of the matter,
and that was the necessity of studying the
menai hygiene Of many of the judges
AS the employer is the most influential per
in industry, it is well for all interested IN
the future organization of our industrial struc
,ure to rememper that the executive tempera.
ment is seriously TO be taken into consderatiofi
in the development of better administration
of industrial activities If the formula OF
reorganization incompatible with executive
traits production will be seriously 1mpeded
A great deal OF the Industrial thought of the
future should therefore. be devoted to the
psychology employers and of leadership
For securing adequate leadership Is vtal
under any system. In the existing situa-
ton these leaders are the employers and those
who are on the road. to becoming employers.
If the principal factor In Industrial harmony
is the leadership of the employer we come TO
the question: Who are these employers The
average person is likely to reply at once, The
The different groups concerned In the opera
ton of large enterprise are, first. the banking
group representing the capital interest, and
who report to the directors, representing this
financial interest. An important group is the
local production executives usually called
resident managers who report to the
major executives in charge of the producton
department Under the resident managers
there are plant superintendents and shop
foremen..
Production executives are indispensable
under any system and will always be with US
The leaders upon whose ability and enthusiasm
successful operation depends are the produc
ton executives. Any improvement hoped for
in the administration of industrial activities
must take into account all these individuals.
Capitalistic Control Idea Exaggerated.
The question of leadership frequently raised
is: who gives the cues that motivate our
executives? One group Of persons, not familiar
with the way business is actually conducted
have a romantic theory that the reactions OF
industrial executives are In response to those
who give them their bread and butter-the
capitalists There is an idea current In some
quarters that action toward labor is controlled
bv such a definite capitalistic attitude that
when an executive acts he does so as a sort
of economic automaton instead or as an
individual.
exaggeration IN this idea. The people who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

AS far production and employment poll
cies are concerned modern financiers. In most
cases, leave the matter entirely in the hands
of the major executives, In whom they have
confidence. There are, of course. exceptions
in which the bankers have displayed direct
interest, sometimes in reactionary way, some
times In liberal one .
In turn. the major, executives are likely to
leave wide discretion to the local production
manager, not only TO technical matters, but
also. as to the particular methods to be
adopted in relation to the personnel, including
the rank and file of the workingmen. Though
there are exceptions, this sort of decentraliza-
ton Is the tendency of the times. 1t Is from
the resident manager that heentire atmosphere
and spirit that exist at plant spring. He
sounds the note for the others to follow. If
he is reactionary, a liberal labor policy is inn
possible. Even If he has the will. but lacks
courage, initiative or social ingenuity. policy
of experimenting with newer labor methods
will not be carried through.
Lesser Executives May Oppose Leaders.
The surest evidence, however. that the
psychological attitude of the managers is inn
portant is this: II the group in financial
control the major executives are more
enlightened than the local executives they are
likely to have a real uphill job in winning
over the lesser officials to their way OF think
ing. An interesting example Of this kind is
the difficulty Arthur Nash had in converting
his executives TO the conclusion that his work.
should join the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers. report on the matter states that
some of the executive staff and the foremen
resented the fact that the head of the firm
had reached decision opposed to their own.
For two days and nights they went about
among the workers, haranguing against the
union, challenging Mr.. Nash's wisdom. II was
not until noon of December 10, at great
mass meeting of all the thousands Of en-
ployes gathered in the Shubert Theater. in
Cincinnati, that Mr.. Nash was able by the
most impassioned personal appeal to win
majority Including the leaders of the oppo-
sition--afnong them two vice presidents--to
support his request that the working out OF
o plan be left to him and President Sidney
Hiilman Of the Amalgamated. Those
three days December 8, Q. 10, were tense
with excitement. The workers were confused,
many of them struck dumb, by the open df-
vision between the foremen and manufactur-
ing executives and Mr.. Nash.
The cases In which reactionary labor policy
is forced upon production managers are not
by any means so frequent under our modern
structure as is generally supposed. The
neglect Of financiers to promote certain de-
srable policies by fiat is due to reluctance
to interfere that is based the sound ad-
ninistrative principle of the delegation of
responsibility. 1t is also due to the fact that
they are specialists In financial matters and
do not feel competent to handle personnel
problems.
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,,,,a sizad the difference between re-
saarch in pure science and in applied
escience Pure science deals with run.
damental discoveries, while applied
science takes these fundamental dis-
coveries and applies them TO every
The $50 900 900 endowment will be
davoted to work in pure science.
THE method most likely to be
used in promoting such research
will he to give financial ASSIST
ance to Individual scientists, or
groups of scientists. who are making
important researches and VINO may
not have adequate funds with Whicn
to support themselves or OBTAIN EQUIP
ment.
..Some investigators are engaged IN
research that may extend over several
years." DIR. Kellogg explained. NOW
and then they are hampered greatly
by inadequate incomes.
Genius starving in q garnet has pro-
dnced great discoveries, but more often
than the world knows has failed, be.
coI,Se of starvation, to produce great
discoveries The, endowment cannot
buy genius, but 1t can help genius TO
keep at it's task in some sort of comfort
and thereby assure greater product1v-
ity for mankind.
An added reason for raising the
endowment is the handicap put upon
European scientists by the impover.
ishment of the war. They do not
have as much funds now for them
selves or for buying modern equip.
ment for laboratories as they had
before the war. 1t devolves. there
fore. upon America to carry forward
research in pure science. In the past
America has drawn heavily upon Eu-
rope for fundamental facts. 1t is
necessary now for America to do
more of such research so that. Its
own and the industries Of other ma
tons may not be deprived OF the ad'
yantages of progressive discoveries.
The results OF the endowment will be
ultimately to increase the comfort OF
every American.
While most of the income from the
endowment might be spent. outside OF
Washington, the fact that 1t would be
administered from this city would
vastly increase the prestige of Wash.
ington as a scientific center.
Much of the vital scientific work
being done in Washington cannot be
mentioned in this survey There is
no greater work in geodetic measure
ments and in topographic mapping
| being done in any country than that
| by the Coast and Geological Surveys
mo other country collects and pub
fishes anything like the quantity OF
meteorological data that emanates
from the United States Weather
| Bureau.
| The value Of the new National Mu
scum. the Library of Congress. tho
library of the Surgeon Generals Ofics
and numerous other collections and
| facilities In attracting investigator,
to Washington Is widely acknowi
edged. The consensus is that tlas
coming the world center OF science Ii
much nearer realization than mos
Americans know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30


entertain this theory have a vision that Wall
Street makes decisions all questions. The
corollary Is that If Wall Street should suddenly
change It's views the executives of the plants
In the country would at once change theirs
The notion makes It appear that the obstacle
to better labor relations is solely that of a
small oligarchy. Ii that were true, our .problen
would be much simpler. 1t would involve solely
changing the character of the control of indus
try, and not changing the traditions, attitudes
and personalities of production executives.
That the idea that the banking group con-
trolls labor policies is great DISQUALIFICATION
may be illustrated by the following example:
There Is an important banking house that is
interested in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
1t is also interested In the Union Pacific Rail
road Both are important railroad systems.
IT would seem that the influence of this
banking house should be similar in both
railroads. But the railroads have radically
different labor policies The Baltimore and
Ohio railroad has introduced a significant
experiment In working out cooperation In
shops between union committees and man.
ayers while the Union Pacific has refused to
treat with the unions instituting elaborate
plan of employee representation in its place.
Bankers are more interested in results than
in theories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30


The British Empire. Here are
some reassuring statistics. The per
certage Of unemployed among the APP,
r,roximately 10000. geo registered
workers of Great Britain was El.s on
december 20, as against 1915 a montn
previous and 1914 q year previous.
The output Of coal for the Week
ended January s was about normal
being about S 900 900 tons, as against
4 s84 900 tons for the previous Week.
The number OF miners employed on
january was $4,000. as against
1. 100. 900 before the coal strike. -
on January Is Viceroy WOOD IN
augurated, with ceremonies answer
able to the most magnificent tradl
tions OF the Orient. the new Pariia'
ment House at Delhi. II will re re-
called that, when the seat .of govern
ment of the Indian Empire was trans
ferred from Calcutta TO Delhi, the
old Mogul capital, in 1919, the Prov
ince of Delhi lin effect federal dis,
trict) was created with an area OF Soe
square miles. ,.., -
m Is estimated that realization OF
the building plans for the new-olo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
CAPITAL is TAKING LEAD
AS CENTER OF SCIENCE
Goal of S6O,00O,O00 Endowment Set for
Observation-Disclosures Here Reach
Throughout World.
BY WrI.sAM RIlEIrs scnrr.

Let fWeshi10 en- cypress the soul
* -fmefftf s0aed j. Sh0H d cen er a
teESrs aud In ar .',---PreSilsn Goo id0e
~ Hss dRRUd message 20 Congress-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

CONTINUED on Fourteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
BY HENRY w. BUM.

q HE foIIOWlng Is q OF ~. :. -.
mary of the. most important
news OF the world for the seven
DAYS ended January ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

1t is natural for any public official
or any one else to prefer agreement to
disagreement. concord to discord and
ease rather than difficulty; but If the
Civil Service Commission does its full
duty and guards well the competitive
system, the law must be executed in
the interest of good administration
and not in the interest of good fellow
ship. This thought may be expressed
In the language of Charles v. of
Spain, who combined in himself
much experience and deep wisdom,
when he said. mo nation can be al
ways the asserting nation"
While the Civil Service Commission,
In reaching decision upon a close
question, derives no pleasure from
disappointing an applicant or deny
ing the request of q department for
the extension OF temporary appoint.
ment when there are eligibles on the
register. or in disappearing a request
for reinstatement of a removed en-
ploye when our investigation shows
that the applicant is still unworthy,
we at least have the satisfaction of
knowing that we have done. our duty
as we see it. When an employee who
was separated for delinquency Is re!
dnstat hA i. -hkoadly Speakinx, xsin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

"The Smithsonian also inaugurated
Tho practice OF distributing all of its
n,,blications TO some 1900 centers Of
learning i'm all corners of the earth.
Thfs service has no. paraalel. AS q
result of 1t the institution has re-
ceiyed in exchange scientific Ii
brary of some 100000 volumes. This
constitutes the Smithsonian deposit
in the Library of Congress. This
deposit in conjunction with the IL
breriee Of the Government, all easily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Some Researches Here.

Some of these Investigations are
conferred here in Washington, such as
histor cal research, the department of
Terrestrial magnetism and the geo
physical laboratory, but their work
necessarily carries them far from
Washington at times. We have. for
instance magnetic obaervatories In
Australia and Peru. while two ships
we sent out covered 364,5a3 miles in
a magnetic survey of the ocean areas.
The Mount Y lson Observatory in
California is doubtless one of the best
known activities of the institution.
Earthquake research lis being car
ried on with results that lead us to be-
| lieve that while earthquakes will con.
tinue for millions of years, we can al
least come to understand them fully
and thus avoid or meet their dangers,
The success of the program thus ia,
has been due largely to the co-epera
ton of the Government, universities
and other organizations
The foregoing activities are a hint
rather than a survey, of the institu
tons range of work. washington
always viii be place of research ane
will achieve greater and greater dis
tinction as a scientific center, not orfl,
| because of the private agencies, bui
because of the larger financial back
| ing the Government will give its de
partments and bureaus as the plac,
OF science in human progress becomes
more generally appreciated"
In celebrating the motive back o
Chairman Hoover's committee in seek
| ing an endowment of $40 900 900 fol
research directed by the Nationa
Academy OF Science. Dr.. Kellogg-em
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3O-DAY WARNING URGED
FOR OUSTED EMPLOYEES
Civil Service Rule Requiring U. S. Work.
ers to Give Notice When Leaving
Declared Unfair as 1t Stands.
BY WILLIAM C. DENTNG

President of the United States Civil seryi
arrats oil
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-01-28
Wednesday, the 2nd day Of
February, 1927,

at the hour OF 4:30 O'Clock. P. NJ,
the following described land and premises
situate at Edeemoor. Montgomery county,
Maryland, and known and described as
Part of Block Twenty-four (24) in a sub
division called "Edeemoor." as per plat
recorded in Plat Book No. 8, plat 264. one
Of the Land Records for said Montgomery
county. described as follows:
Beginning for the same at point on the
south line Of Hampden Lane. distant
9l2.62 feet from the northwest corner Of
said Block numbered Twenty-four (24) and
running from said point Of beginning at
right angles to the south line Of said
Hampden Lane. south degrees 80 min
utes east 100 feet. thence parallel with
said south line. south 81 degrees 80 min
utes west 22.l7 feet, thence north 2 de-
erees 80 minutes west 1870 feet. to the
above mentioned south line Of Hampden
Lane. thence along said line north 81 &C.
erees 80 minutes east 22.l7 feet to the
point of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: All cash. A deposit
Of one hundred and fifty ($l50.00) dollars
will be required at the time of sale.
Terms to be complied with within five
days after the final ratification Of the said
sale by the Circuit Court fof MONTGOMERY
county. Maryland. otherwise the property
will be resold at the risk and cost OF the
defaulting purchaser.
Taxes and other fixed charges will be
adjusted to the date Of sale. All con-
veyancing. notarial fees. recording charges,
internal revenue stamps, examination Of
title, etc.. to be at the cost Of the pur-
chaser.
ALFRED B. BAKER,
S. WALTER BOGLEY,
Trustees,
925Fiftee nth Street, N. w..
jan It'd Washington, D. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-01-28
Bankruptcy
Trustees Sale.

l will offer to the highest bidder the en-
tire stock Of merchandise, consisting Of
dry goods. notions. clothes, toilet articles.
shoes and hardware. all in first class con-
dition. now located in the store building
formerly occupied by Perie E. Waters, at
Germantown. Montgomery county, Mary
land. the same being on the METROPOLITAN
Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. about rs miles from Washington.
D. C.
] will also offer to the highest bidder all
OF bankrupt interest in the store fixtures,
consisting OF Office desk. safe. show cases.
cash register. and all necessary fixtures
usually found in a first-ciass mercantile
store-all Of said fixtures are in good con-
dition.
TERMS OF SALE SEALED bids will be
received by Chas. E. King. Trustee, German.
town. Nd, up to O'Clock. p. NJ. on Wed
nesday. the 9th day or February, 1927, al
which time all those who have submitted
bids and others interested will have the
privilege Of being present at the store
building in Germantown. Md, when all
sealed bids will be opened and the highest
bid announced, at which time anyone
present desiring TO increase said highest
bid will be given an opportunity to do so
Bids received on the stock of merchandise
will be opened first. A cash deposit Of
$4,000 will be required of the successful
bidder at time each group OF property IL
knocked down, balance to be paid In cash
upon ratification Of sale by the court. Trus.
tee reserves the right to refuse any or all
bids. Property can be inspected at any
time by making arrangements with the