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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
MERGER REPORT
MADE TO SENATE
Committee Says Rewritten
Plan Will Protect Public
and Companies.

The amended street railway merger
plan approved by the Senate District
committee yesterday was reported to
the Senate this afternoon by Chairman
Capper and placed on the Senate cal
endar, with report in which the COM
mittee characterized the rewritten plan
as one that win protect every public
right and deal justly with the legitimate
corporate interests. f
Senator Blaine, Republican, Wis
consin, who is advocating further
changes, including new valuation
law for the Public Utilities Commission,
will file minority report before the
question Is taken Up.
The report Of the majority states that
favorable action on the joint resolu-
ton during the present session Of Con-
gress Is important, not only to give
early effect to the benefit the public
will derive from unified operation of
the Transportation facilities of the Dis
trict, but because the unification agree
ment, or contract, entered into by the
companies involved expires by limita-
ton on June l, 1929"
Competition Held Costly.
The committee report declares that
the existing competition between the
separate railway companies has been at
the expense both of economy and EN-
cheney in service.
There can be no doubt" the COM
mittee continued. that for many years
there has been an overwhelming public
transportation facilities. The demand
recently has become particularly acute
because OF q petition by one Of the
street railway companies for increased
fares--an increased burden on the pub
lie. which Is best prevented, II 1t can
be prevented at all, b. -, e~ntribution
which the urdouhte' ell. - = Of uni
fed management and opera IN will
make to the utility balance sheet.
THE committee is Of the opinion that
the joint resolution hereby reported Is
sound basis for q merger which will
satisfy the popular demand, protect
every public right, deal justly with the
legitimate corporate interests, guar
antee q substantially improved service
and give to car and bus riders far
greater fare advantage than may be
possible II existing competition per-
sists.'
Believe Protection Assured.
The committee report further de-
clares that every effort has been made
to protect the public, and that the COM
mittee believes the pending resolution
accomplishes that end.
"At the same time, the committee
believes that the stockholders Of the
utilities viii ratify the agreement in
the form submitted because Of the justi-
fable and proper advantages 1t holds
for them"
The committee told the Senate that
DR.. Milo r. Malthie. the committee ex-
pert, gave exhaustive study to the en-.
tire problem and that the committee
believed. after thorough independent
study. that his detailed reports are
worthy Of confidence and acceptance
It Is not known ct this time when
the merger resolution will be called up
for consideration In the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
EMPLOYEES GIVE DINNER.
Green Asserts Unseen Power" APP
parently Is Hindrance to Workers.

william Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor. speak
ing last night at the twentieth birth
day dinner, entertainment and dance
of Federal Employees Union. No. l05,
COMPOSED of women employees OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, held
at the City Club, asserted that an ''un-
seen power" is seemingly blocking leg
islation to advance the cause of Fed
eral employees. This Is IN the face Of
the readiness Of the majority Of Con-
gress to act favorably on such q pro-
gram, he contended.
THE American Federation of Labor
purposes ito cooperate with Federal
employees In obtaining what Is justly
theirs, and to continue our work until
we make Uncle Sam fair and humane
employer Of labor" Mr.. Green told
the audience. I'VE will not stop until
every employee Of this great Government
shall be paid q salary commensurate
with the prestige Of the American Gov
eminent"
Financial interests that utilize ''spe-
cial privileges" were blamed by Senator
Brookhart Republican, of Iowa for the
existence of the invisible power"
Miss Gertrude Mentally, secretary
treasurer of the federation. presided at
the birthday gathering. A letter from
Assistant Secretary Bond Of the Treas
ury Department, expressing his regret
at being unable to attend the meeting
due to illness, was read.
"The loyal work of bureau employees
Is appreciated by all of those respon-
sihle for the bureaus work, and I feel
that no group contributes to this work
more than the so-called weaker sex,
who, nevertheless, work faithfully side
by side with the men Of the bureau"
Mr.. Bond wrote. ST thank all who
have thus contributed"
Among the entertainers at the BIRTH
day gathering were Miss Esther Melick,
soprano, accompanied by Mrs. Madaline
Kilerlane; the Crystal Male Quartet
under direction of Estelie Wentworth;
Miss Pauline Loria, singer: George H.
O'Connor and Matt Horne, Julia Cum
bingham, Marguerite Licarione, Anna
Koundouriotis, dancers, and the Horace
Walker Concert Trio. Happy Walkers
Orchestra furnished the dance music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
C0wLING AIDS ON FLIGHT.
Capt. Hawks Tells N. A. C. A. Of Good
Results Obtained ON Hon.

The record flight Of Capt. Frank
Hawkes. was due partly to the new en-
CINE cowling devised by the national
advisory committee for aeronautics, he
advised the committee in q telegram
received today at Its ofdces In the Navy
Department.
This fight was the first occasion on
which the new cowling has been used
other than during the ofiicial tests made
by the Government advisory board at
its laboratories, Langley Field, Va. Not
only did the cowling increase the speed
approximately 20 miles per hour and
reduce gasoline consumption. but it pro-
vided perfect cooling for the motor:
throughout the flight, Capt. Hawks
stated in his telegram.
George A. Lewis, director of the ma
tional committee for aeronautics, ex-
planned the new cowling as follows:
1T completely encloses the air-cool-
ed motor and not only lessons air re-
sistance by streamlining the motor, but
regulates the flow of cooling air around
the motor so as to direct the maximum
flow against the parts which become
hottest, then turns the airfiow along the
fuselage In a manner that increases
aerodynamic efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
SMOOT SEES EARLY
REORGANIZATION OF
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Continued From First Page.)

noon, after having landed a seven-foot
sailfish in as minutes yesterday.
Among Mr.. Hoover's callers today was
Harry Fidler. prominent in labor circles
and who had charge of the labor divi-
sion for the Republican national COM
said they discussed variety of sub
jects, most of them related to the in
terests of organized labor. Upon leav-
ing, he said that 1t would be folly to
attempt to guess the name of the man
who will be Secretary Of Lals0s.
ZihIman Being Boomca
It is understood that some friends of
Fred NJ Zihlman, Representative from
Maryland, have started boom to land
! him in the cabinet as Secretary OF
Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
Log Of Lindbergh's Flight

By the Associated Press.
Cline given Is Eastern standard.)
February 4, 1929
Departed Miami, Fla. COS am.
Arrived Havana, Cuba, S:21 am.
Departed Havana, Cuba, e:25
am.
Arrived Belize, British Hondu-
:cs, 8:55 pm.
February S, 1893
Departed Belize, British Hon.
duras, 9:10 am.
Arrived Tela, Honduras, 10:43
am.
Departed Tela, Honduras, 11:40
am.
Arrived Managua, Nicaragua,
3:45 pm.
February 6. 1929
Departed Managua, Nicaragua,
7:25 am.
Arrived Puntarenas, Costa RIGA,
$40 am.
Departed Puntarenas 1890 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
BRITISH PAPERS VARY
IN CRUISER COMMENT
Times Thinks No Need Exists to
Hurry Further Disarmament
Negotiations.
D. Enc Associatad prass.

~ tne AS1ociAteQ FTe8Ss
LONDON, February 6.-Passage by
the United States Senate Of its naval
building bill drew varying editorial COM
ments from London papers today.
The Times expressed q belief that
there Is no need to hurry further dis
armament negotiations.
The Chronicle, nti-government, sees
In the decision Of the Senate o reaction
to what 1t declares Is the competitive
naval building policy Of the presen.
British government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
Planes Rescue KabuI Residents.

: PESHAWAR, india, February 8 CP,.
two Royal Air Force planes brought
% persons from Kabul yesterday eve
ning. Most OF these were Indian women
European engineer named Wilson.
among them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
Church Contract Let.

sTAuNTON, va, February Ga
committee Of the First Baptist Church,
this city, has let o contract for the
erection Of new church. The site cost
$4,000 and the building $lo0, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06

IN Pennsylvania, 90 far In 1929.
highway patrolmen have given warm
inas to 2.067, 900 notorists-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06

Breaking the record for the dangerous
nonstop flight from coast to coast was
Hswk s ~ he 18th IN te soTy az Ms
flight across the continent. written for
The Star and the North American News
paper Alliance few hours after he
landed in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, Wednesday. February 8, ct
8 pm. auditorium Marine Barracks.
Program:
Inauguration" ............. Herbert
Force OF Destiny" Verdi
NAIL u4S coates
Auc SA0 StOdus SCOCE
Cornet solo, MY Heart ct Thy Sweet
Voice" from Samson and Delilah"
Saint Saens
The fnquisitive Women" woif-Ferrari
Tango, "Ojos Oscuros"
Siegfried Scharbau
"The Erl King" transcription by
Liszt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Schubert
Slavonic Rhapsody. =. Friedemann
Marines Hymn, Halls of Montezunna. !"
THE Star Spangled Banner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
HOUSE CLEARS WAY
FOR CRUISER BILL
ACTION TOMORROW

(continuedF rom First page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06

I few over q lot OF towns In New
Jersey. / don't know now what they
were. All towns in New Jersey look
alike to me.
knew the way TO Roosevelt Field
we'll and opened the plane up wide
and got there Ia q hurry. When n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17
No Chance
(Copyright. 1920
Abe Martin Saws:

"a man in Punktown has no chance"
said Jasper when he went away; "he
cannot prosper and advance or give his
shining talent play. If one is anxious
to succeed, he has to seek some larger
place where small rolls look like
chicken feed and millionaires around
him chase. He has to 60 where money
is If he resolves to get his share. A
little burg like this, gee whiz, Is. like
the Hubbard cupboard-bare. The
chances here are pretty small, ambition
sees no decent goal, but I'll come back
to see you all when I've acquired hefty
roll" Now that was sundry years ago,
and Jasper, he has just returned to his
old parents bungalow, where long a
lamp for him hath burned. He landed
from a local freight. whose rods he'd
ridden through the day. His hair was
full of dust and slate and gravel from
the right of way. He came home from
a city vast where there are chances by
the ton to nail ones colors to the mast
and conquer fame and gather mon. He
went forth we'll resolved to shear, and
he came back severely shorn. He tells
his troubles with tear; he looks like
one ordained to mourn. And when he
left our cheerful grad to seek his for
tunes far away his brother, Jabez,
sprightly lad, elected in this burg to
stay. He started in to sweep the floor
of Smiths Emporium of Trade, and
now he manages that store. so promptly
did he make the grade. The banker
daughter answered Eyes" when asked
to be his blushing bride; he's fortunes
favorite, guess; no boon to him has
been denied. WALT MASON.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17
BEDTIME STORIES 81 :. r s9se1s9

The neighbor shook his head. IT
have followed the tracks straight up
into the Old Pasture" said he. II
know you don't like to have traps set
on your place, but neither do like to
have my chickens stolen. Now, what
"Let me think 1t over" said Farmer
Brown. "It is a fact that don't want
traps set on my place. My boy used to
set traps, but he doesn't any more.
However, il am convinced that 1t Is
either or both of the Foxes that live
I'D in the Old Pasture, I'll see that they
are taken care of. want to be sure
first, however. that they are the ones
who are guilty"
The neighbor agreed to this. Farmer
Browns Boy at once asked If he might
look into the matter and see If he
could find out whether or not Reddy or
Mrs. Reddy was the guilty Fox. Farmer
Brown nodded his head. "Of course
YOU may. Son." said he, "and 1 don't
mind telling you that I hope you VIII
find that it was some other Fox alto
gether"
So that afternoon Farmer Browns
Bow tramped UP to his neighbours house
and went out to see the tracks In the
snow. He looked at them long ana
hard. Then he took little measure
from his pocket. What are you doing
now?" asked the neighbor.
I'm measuring one of these foot
prints" replied Farmer Browns Boy.
What good does that do?" asked the
neighbor.
well" replied Farmer Browns Boy,
at looks little large to me. That is.
it looks larger than the footprint of
Mrs Reddy, who lives up in the Old
Pasture. It looks to me about the size
of the footprints of Reddy Fox"
well. Reddy Fox is just the one I
suspect" replied the neighbor. Just
follow those tracks right back and
you'll find that they lead straight up
to the Old Pasture Of course 1t Is
Reddy Fox. There isn't doubt in my
mind"
d. Farmer Browns Boy didn't say any,
thin. He continued to study the tracks.
He followed them back quite a dis
lance. 1t was true that they headed in
the direction of the Old Pasture, but
Farmer Browns Boy smiled as he
looked across the snowy landscape. He
smiled because he knew that those were
not the tracks Of Reddy Fox and that
they were not the tracks of Mrs. Reddy.
(CopyriRht, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was starting to get behind the
sporting page and ma sed, Q Wlllyum
I wunt to tell you about the funniest
comic was in toniteS paper, hee hee, a
mans wife gave him letter to mail in
the morning, and it seems he was OF
these absent minded professor kind OF
men who wouldent remember their he'd
was on their shoulder if they dident
have their neck to remind them, hee
-llee, and anyway it seems his wife
handed him this letter and she knew
his little ways so she sed Now John this
is very important letter SO / wunt
you to take every possible precaution
not to forget 1t. hee hee.
Waits funny about that? pop Sed, and
ma Sed, I'm. not half through yet, well,
the next pictures show him tying a
knott in his hankerchiff and then tying
a string around. his finger to remind
him about the knott in his hankerchif
and then tearing up some paper and
putting it inside his hat so in case he
haSent mailed the letter by the time he
takes his hat off, why the shower of
paper will be another reminder, and
later on he sees the knott in his ham
kerchiff and he cant remember wat its
for to save his life, and he sees the
string on his finger and he's even more
puzzled, hee hee, and he gets in such a
nerviss breakdown that he takes his hat
of to wipe his forehed and the little
pieces Of paper fall all around him like
personal snowstorm. and a crowd
gathers around him and he gets ar
rested for being crazy on the street, hee
l1ee izzent that just like a man with a
letter, and o that reminds me, Willyum,
] gave you letter to mail this morning,
did you mail it?
No. by gollies eileen forgot, its still
rite here in my pockit, well can you
beet that? pop sed, and ma sed, No
cant and I think your PERFECTLY dis
knaceful, told you that letter was inn
portant and you know very well I did,
you awt to be PERFECTLY ashamed OF
yourself and I'm diSkusted with you.
Well zee gods why don't you laff.
iszent it just like the joke in the paper?
pop sed, and ma sed, No it izzent, its
flesh and blud reality and not even on
the same plane to be mentioned in the
same breth, and pop Sed, Well for Peet
sake spare the wipp, mailed the con-
founded thing the ferst thing this morn
ing I just wunted to see if your sents
of humor was reel or meer abstrac-
ton, and the distractions have it.
Making ma so mad that pop had to
take her to the movies to get her mind
off of the Subjeck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17
Dreaded Veal Outlets.

Cut the outlet into pieces for serv-
ing. Roll each piece separately in egg,
then in bread crumbs until well coat
ed Put into an iron skillet any pre-
ferred frying medium. half butter with
half lard makes good combination,
or clarified beef drippings or vegetable
shortening, anything but bacon fat,
which is too strong. Brown the pieces
of meat quickly on both sides. cover
the skillet and finish cooking very slow
ly. About 80 minutes should be al
lowed, as veal must be thoroughly
cooked. Remove to hot platter when
done, add little -four to the pan
gravy, let this brown slightly, then turn
in a cupful Of milk and stir to a
smooth gravy. Turn around the veal
and sprinkle with parsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17
A Complaint.
Never to conclusions Jump.
Lest you fall and get a bump.
old Mother Nature

Who stole the chickens? That is
what Farmer Browns Boy was wonder
ing. You see, one of his neighbors
who lives a mile or SO up the road had
come to complain to Farmer Brown
that a Fox had been stealing his chick
ems and that that Fox lived in the Old
Pasture. He wanted that Fox trapped
or shot. Farmer Browns Boy had over
heard all this.
"Of course" said Farmer Browns
Boy to himself, 1T must be true that
a Fox has been taking the chickens
and. of course, it may be that Reddy
Fox or Mrs. Reddy, who live up in the
Old Pasture, or perhaps both of tnem
have done this. But somehow I don't
believe 1t. You see. ever since the big
storm I have been feeding them. 1
don't believe they have been hungry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-17

enough to take the chance of stealing
chickens"
What I want" said the neighbor to
Farmer Brown, "is for you to give me
permission to set two or three traps up
there in the Old Pasture. Two Foxes
have a den up there and, Of course, it
is one of those Foxes, or perhaps both
of them, who have stolen my chickens"
Perhaps" said Farmer Brown, 1T is
some other Fox"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
DAWES TALK HELD
START OF FARLEY
Address Seen as Beginning
of Negotiations for Dis
armament.
BY the Associated Press.


The address Of Ambassador Dawes at
the Pilgrims Club dinner in London
and that Of Prime Minister Macdonald
at LoSsiemouth were regarded by Wash
tngton observers today as having pro-
vided auSpiciously what the latter
described as the beginning of the
negotiations" for a disarmament pro-
gram.
The tenor of the Ambassadors adj
dress was worked out in more or less
detail during the conferences he had
here with President Hoover and Secre-
tary Stimson before his departure for
England. With the ideas expressed thus
definitely rejecting Mr.. Hoover's views.
the address was taken as a fresh In
dication of the determination of the
chief executive that future naval re-
duction negotiations shall not be char
acteriZed by the mistakes which marked
the 1927 tripartite naval conference.
At the same time, 1t Is interpreted as
meaning that no new or additional in
ternational machinery looking to re-
duction of ornaments will be con-
templated; but that the question will
be left for the time being with the
League of Nations preparatory commits
sion, the work of which is confined to
the development of formulate for COM
pairing naval strength by experts of the
nations concerned, as suggested at
Geneva by Ambassador Gibson.
A new suggestion, as far as American
spokesman are concerned at any rate.
was advanced by Mr.. Dawes in his
reference to taking the naval problem
out of the hands of experts and putting
it up to Statesmen" That was in
terpreted as indicating that, after the
preparatory commission experts have
completed their work on new formulate.
the Washington Government might
consider a conference of statesmen" to
effect compromise on the different
viewpoints In order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
Flying Radio Lineb
Will Link Alaska
And Mexico Planes
BOeing Contracts for
Phones to Be Placed on
Ships of Western Circuit

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Contracts
which will result in permitting a person
flying as far north as Alaska to talk
with one flying as far south as Mexico,
or either of them to talk with any one
anywhere at telephone on the ground,
were announced yesterday.
The contracts were signed by the
Boeing Air Transport and the Western
Electric Co. for installation of radio
telephones in Boeing ships and for
equipping ground stations along the
Boeing air lines.
The frst section to be radiohed is the
line from Oakland to Chicago, on
which the Boeing Co. has 40 planes
in operation. These planes are all
to be equipped by Autumn, and
short-wave stations are to be installed
at landing fields at Chicago, iowa City,
Cedar Rapids. Omaha, Des Moines, Lin
coin, North Platte. Cheyenne, Rock
Springs, Salt Lake. Elko, Reno, Sacra-
rneflto and Oakland
The contracts announced yesterday
call for eventual radio equipment OF
planes on lines from Seattle to San
Francisco, San Francisco to Chicago,
Chicago to Cleveland, and on the West
Coast down into Mexico, and another
line up to Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
BUTSCH. D. C.. ORATORY WINNER,
IS GIVEN FLORIDA SCHOLARSHIP
Youth viii Enter Miami Uni.
versity Through Aid of
Mrs. Gwen.
Woman Representative Hears
His Desire to Become
Student in State.

James Leonard Butch Of St. Johns
College, who represented the District
of Columbia and nearby counties OF
Maryland and Virginia in the Sixth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest finals here
May as, has received scholarship to
the University OF Miami through Mrs.
Ruth Bryan owen, Representative from
Florida, on the basis Of the showing he
made In oratory during the contest.
Butsch expressed the desire to study
in Florida to Mrs. owen, who was one
of the judges of The Star finals stage
of the contest in which the st. Johns
College boy was adjudged champion Of
this area. Florida's woman Representa-
tive communicated with the Florida
university, and Dr. Bowman 8. Ashe,
president, telegraphed yesterday that q
scholarship is available to the wash
ington orator.
Mrs. Owen Was College OfIiciAl.
Prior to coming to Congress Mrs.
owen was vice president Of the board
of regents of the Miami University and
head OF its public speaking department
AS member Of the faculty,.Mrs. Owen
accepted no salary, but was given
scholarships, which she offered to the.
10 counties of her State. Public speak
ing contests we're staged, with citizen
snip as The GneIne OF Ufle OlSCuSSlOnS ana
the victors in each of the ID counties
were awarded the four-year scholar
ships.
or particular significance to Butsch's
matriculation at the University Of
Florida is the fact that that institution
is fast becoming a pan-American
university, and that he, as one of the
finalists in the Sixth National Oratorical
Contest, will journey through the ma
tions Of South America, through Cuba
and the Canal Zone on the prize tour
for three months this Summer. The
university already has an active and
enlarged pan-American department.
Wants to Become Lawyer.
Butsch, who is ambitious to become
a lawyer, will enter the Miami Univer.
sity next, Fall following his return from
South America.
When she came to Congress, Mrs
owen resigned from the board of regents
Of the university to devote her time
to her duties at the Capitol. Her work
and her interests have been perpetuated,
however, BY the organization of q public
speaking fraternity named for Mrs
Owen by using the Greek letters for her
in1tialS-Rho Beta Omicron.