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The Washington times., 1929-07-17
The ParndOr of Rest
BIZ Archibald Henderson

When meet you again tomor-
row, In front Of the main entrance
Of the Capitol, I am not at the
same place in space. But l am in
the same relative position to the
doorway, even although the earth
meanwhile may have travelled a
million miles through space. When
I say I will meet you at the same
place mean same, as referred to
some definite frame OF reference.
In this caEa the frame of reference
may be taken to be the frame Of
the door of the Capitol itself. This
Ii, in reality, a moving frame OF
reference, but 1t Is rigidly attached
to some object fixed on the earth's
surface.
Until recent years, astronomers
were content with another frame
Of reference, Of the following sort.
Imagine the mean or average po'
sition of all the stars visible to
the naked eye. It was customary
to accept the conclusion of Her
schel with the modification OF
the figures due to more accurate
later determination, viz: that the
entire solar system Is moving
through space at q rate of about
twelve and a half miles per second
in the direction Of the star Vega.
Astronomers were content with
this frame of reference until
within the last two decades. OBJ
servations upon the nebulae,
which are at vastly remoter dis
tances from US than the stars
visible to the naked eye, have
revealed extremely rapid motions.
A new frame of reference was
then hitched by the imagination
Of, the astronomers, to the aver.
age Of the nebulae in position.
Unfortunately, it now appears as
IL the solar system were moving
through space with reference to
this hypothetical frame of refer
ence, at a speed of something
like 400 miles a second.
The entire cosmos, recent inves-
tigation shows, Is drifting away
through space and. time. The
search for the stationary Is a
fruitless search.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
Women COmpelledtO to Walk Back
Have No Recourse in Law

THoUGHTLEss foolish Washington fappers who go
riding with men they know little about. and
neIed to walk back or submit insults should know that
thew probably have in law They the victims
Of their own lack Of brains and modesty.
Wisconsin Judge has decided that there is no law In
that State under which be punished for making
Girl walk when she spurns his evil intentions There is
law here for such Offences probably in Virginia
MARYLAND but Virginia and Maryland authorities and people
might find some way of Furnishing man Of this kind they
could get their hands
Most women wise to these automobile vuures who
make it business of hunting female companions for trips
to the country but there still silly fppers and mature
women either learned nothing from the experiences
of other women willing to risk insults
Good sense and elfrespect ought to warn any
against going automobile riding anywhere else with
man she had little acquaintance with but there
should way Of Furnishing the foul who forces
woman far away from home to leave his machine and get
back the way she He ought to be made public
example Of. sound beating by chivarous would
be the best punishment
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
Criticism and Advice

=
UOU don't like t9 be, corrected
l. or censured, do. you?
You prefer to do things in a
way that might be improved
rather than listen to advice.
This trait has handicapped
your whole life so far
Many times you have realized
that certain mistakes might have
been avoided If you had listened
to advice given years ago.
y Il there any reason to think
that this will not be the case in
years to come while you follow
your own ideas to the exclusion
of others?
You think your years OF ex.
perience should make you exempt
from the criticism OF younger
man.
To an extent he may have ideas
not founded upon the principles
you learned in youth.
But the fact that the youthful
critic belongs to modern times is
reason to investigate and possibly
change your ways.
older men are averse to chang
ing their methods, and that is the
reason young men so often re-
place the man Of experience. Be
teachable. ,.s
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
WISE SAYINGS

Applause is the spur of noble
minds. the end and aim of weak
ones.-Colton.
No man hates the. truth. But
most men are afraid of the truth.
--Traubel.
Selfishness is not living as one
wishes to live; it is asking others
to live as one wishes to live.
Wilde.
Serve and thou shalt be served.
If you love and serve men, you
cannot, by any hiding or strata
gem, escape the remuneration.
Emerson.
There is nothing which can be
spoken so absurd that 1t might be-
spoken by some one Of the philos-
ophers.-Cicero.
A great thing is a great book;
but q greater thing than all is the
talk Of great man-Disraeli.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
-Ry Dr. Louis e. Bisch.

IF the average person were fully
L aware of what a serious and
disturbing disease typhoid fever
is he probably would not hest.
tate for a moment to have him
self immunzed against it by
means OF vaccination.
For vaccination against typhoid
is such simple measure-merely
three injections under the skin,
a week apart. and no more than
the prick of a pin.
Typhoid may occur at any age,
although youth seems to c >ntract
1t more easily.
It Is caused by bacillus, the
bacillus typhus. and it nay be
found In water. milk, hearts Of
lettuce, celery. oysters and in
most any food that may become
contaminated. Flies are also said
to transmit the germ from one
contaminated material to a hu-
man being. Polluted water-espe.
cially springs and wells near
toilets-is, of course. the worst
offender.
Typhoid fever presents many
forms, and it would be impossible
even to enumerate them here.
Suffice 1t to say that the symp-
toms may not appear until from
eight to 20 days after the bacild
have been admitted into the body,
this usually being by way of
drinking and eating contaminated
food.
In the beginning there is gen.
eral feeling OF being slightly Ill,
with lassitude and a desire to
rest and sleep. This gradually in.
creases, and then chills and fever
develop, perhaps headache, pains
in the abdomen, diarrhoea or con-
stipation. Bleeding from the nose
may be an early sign.
A little later, toward the end
Of the first week after the onset
Of the disease, peculiar rose-col.
Ored spots appear on the abdo'
men. This is characteristic OF ty'
phoid.
Other more serious symptoms
may develop later on. There may
be ulcerations OF the intestines,
even perforation. That Is, the
ulcer pushes a hole through the
walls of the bowels and this may
prove fatal. Even lung trouble
may come on. Nerve symptoms
and convulsions often appear.
AS stated in tie beginning, ty'
phoid should be avoided as much
as possible, for 1T is a disease that
not only is difficult to treat and
may be prolonged to weeks and
months, but 1t may actually kill.
Therefore, have yourself vac
cinated.
During the late war every sol
der and sailor had his typhoid
injection, and one shudders to
think what might have happened
had this not been done.
And besides, especially when
visiting the country on vacation
or camping, be sure about the
water you drink. In fact, It Is
best to be on the safe side and
boil all water.
Be careful also about bathing
in polluted or suspicious waters.
Use only pasteurized milk. If
this not not available boil the
milk.
Exercise care in washing vege-
tables and berries which are to be
eaten raw. Be sure you can feel
safe about your oysters and she'll
fish you eat.
Besides. wash the hands with
soap and water before each meal.
But in addition, ! want 10 Eo-
peat, be yaecinated. 4,
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

RTEB question aetsn asked IN the
realm Of emotion -: How shall
we find rest in this world? The
great deafderatum of humanity Ii
not activity, but quiescence. We
speak OF the future life, In con-
trast to this life. a. eternal rest.
Is It possible, actually, to find
some absolutely fixed point in the
JIniverse2 The discovery Of such
q point or location would. solve
many Of the problems of science.
Many centuries ago, Archimedss,
the wizard Of the lever, said: Give
me q fixed position to place one
end Of my lever, and I win move
the world" Today Einstein says:
SG1ve me q stationary condition
for my framework Of reference,
and I can determine absolute We
locity. Otherwise. the only sort Of
velocity we can determine is rela'
tive.s
Let AZ 90 in search Of o station.
ary point In the universe. Suppose
I meet you In front Of the main
entrance Of the Capitol building in
washington ana say, "I will meet
you here tomorrow. II you ask
me, "Do you mean you will return
to the Same point in space?"
might carelessly answer, Ger.
tainly." -.
But I should be wrong.
BY tomorrow the Capitol has
3ourneyed; perhaps, a million miles
In space. And while the earth has
been carrying along the Capitol
with It, the sun, too, has suffered
displacement with reference to the
Milky Way. And 1t may well be
that the Milky Way, In turn, has
undergone a motion, the velocity
Of which we are unable to detect.
There IL no means, of knowing
either. the exact magnitude or the
direction of the velocity of the
earth. It Is passing strange that
we are unable to detect this dis.
placement in space. But it Is con.
cealed from our observation be-
cause of the. snoothness of the
motion and because all the objects
that constitute our environment
are moving together.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
ONCE-OVERS:
Makfng YourseIf Get Ahead

MahINS 4OuESeA UcG Au6Au
no YOU feel antagonistic to-
~ ward your superiors?
Isn't. 1t because you look upon
yourself as having failed to make
good that you dislike those who
are successful?
Instead Of entertaining such
thoughts, you would do yourself
a real service If you should re.
solve to make good as they have
done.
The time you spend envying
your boss is wasted in trying to
overtake him.
Also harboring such antagonisTn
gives you the wrong perspective.
There Is not the desire to work
toward a desired goal when you
are thinking that the man who is
holding the position over you has
gotten 1t by good luck or favors.
Lucky breaks at times assist
those who have attained high
places.
But even with certain degree
OF luck it takes work-personal
work-to bring advancement.
The man who is firmly set In
his mind on getting ahead has no
time to waste on thinking about
what another fellow Is doing or
enjoying.
He realizes that all his attention
is needed to look after his own
OfaiSA
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
MEDTTATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

The Sweet, Fashioned Girl
A BACKLESs bathing suit may
"A catch the eye-but clinging
widows weeds still catch the hus-
band.
A man likes q good golfer for
goIfing, q good walker for hiking,
and a skilled peter for a petting
party, but when it comes to put
ting a wedding ring on her finger.
he still prefers the hand that
hasn't been kissed by all his
friends and most of his enemies.
The clinging vine may be a.
passo as petticoats, but she still
manages to creep q lot further
into a mans heart than the brave
young Amazon who tries to break
her way in with n bludgeon.
Looking at a sleeping husband,
like looking at q sleeping child,
arouses all a woIlnan'S maternal
tenderness, so that she can
scarcely believe how noisy and
troublesome and overbearing he
is when he is awake.
When a girl has the marrying
fever she develops such a case Of
astigmat1sm that almost any
thing in q dark blue coat and
white plus fours looks just like
Gods answer to prayer" under
a summer moon.
Maybe love IL obsolete, but lots
Of lawyers are buying imported
cars on the proceeds Of what's
left in 1t.
The woman who still believes
in love may be amusingly quaint
to the sophisticated modernists,
but she travels by q fairy light,
which gilds the most common
place affair, and leads her into
all sorts Of glamorous adventures.
When his wife finds an alien
handkerchief in his pocl7t or an
unfamiliar perfume on his coat
lapel, q man acts as astRnished as
IL the doctor had found his heart
on the right side and his appendix
on the left.
Nothing will wake a man up to
q woman's charms like another
mans knock on her door. The
quickest way to attract q mans
eye is through some OTHER
mans eyes.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
LISTEN WORLD!
| Don't Lone Everybody
By Elsie Robinson

any more than 1t is the weasers
fault that it's q weasel. They
haven't the making yet Of fine
human behavior and 1t is unreas-
enable to blame them because
they haven't.
BUT ALSO IT IS sUPREMELY
SAD AND SILLY TO TRY AND
MAKE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T YET FIT FOR
PARTNERSHIP.
IT'S ALL VERY WELL TO
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
YOURSELF"-BUT FIRST PICK
YOUR NEIGHBOR!
God gave you q heart. But He
also gave you a. head. Use 1t!
Be fair to folk and kind to them,
help them when you can and
succor those in distress. 81
BUT REMEMBER, IT'S ONE
THING TO SUCCOR--
AND QUITE ANOTHER TO BE
A SUCKER!
Remember. also, that being q
sucker doesn't really. in the long
run, help the other chap. 1t isn't
necessary for you to judge other
people or punish them, but you
should, for the most part. allow
them to face the consequences or
their own acts. That may seem
harsh but it's really the quickest
way to eliminate consequences.
such. at least, are my conclu.
Hions after a lot Of depressing ex-
periences with my fellow man.. AT
last l know my limits. ! can give
lust 30 much love and do Just so
much good and then my resources
are exhausted. If try to help
everybody I end by helping mo-.
body. AS you may have observed
q, YnaIr own case.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
T DON'T love everybody

L more.
did once, or at least I tried to.
Dad was Socialist, and mother
a Sentimentalist, and between
them they had me all glowed up
with enthusiasm for my fellow
man and faith in his sterling quail.
tiles. Some people, they assured
me, might look a little rough, but
they ali had hearts Of gold. And
1t was up to me to find them. II
I didn't find them it was my fault
not theirs. For everyone was q
Child of God and should love
them, respect them and sign their
notes without q moments hesita'
ton.
It was a lovely theory, and for
years tried to live up to 1t. But
I have at last abandoned it. In
spite of papa and mama have
decided not to love everybody.
/ still like people-lots Of people.
But I do not love everyone, be-
cause I, do not believe that every.
one is worthy of love and respect
even the love and respect Of
third rate mortal like myself.
They may all be Gods little chill
dren--but 30 are weasels and
woodticls. And If God has given
me the sense to discriminate be.
tween weasels and regular AMI
mails, guess He won't be peeved
II / apply it to humans as well.
All humans may in time develop
into something that will do their
Maker proud. But lot Of them
have yet q long way to 90 and In
their present state Of evolution
they're both pesty and poisonous.
That's probably not their fault
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

cow rather than distinctive isola'
tton.
During eight months of the
year this small island, three miles
long and two miles broad, is shut
off from friendly or commercial
communications There is only
one landing place, and the great
cliffs Of the island rise from the
depths Of skyblue waters.
Those who live on the storm
battered land know only danger.
But the risks have become go
necessary to life that the In.
habitants are apparently unaware
Of the constSnt perils that would
terrorizo most me1.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
THREE-MINUTE JOURNEYS
By Temple Manning

AN exclusiveness born Of mac
"A cessibility and youths eager
ness for city life marks the Island
Of st. Kilda. Scotland, whose
census totals 81 inhabitants. It's
population figure, by the way, is
en- the decline. st. Kildo once
boasted 100 natives"
But its exclusiveness Is not Of
the brand that attracts the elite
And its inaccessibility Is not Of
the variety that challenges man
10 conquer. It's small population
e due to the younger. generation
Rrsferring the excitsHknt Of elas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
SURVEY PLANNED
OF STREET WORK
Committee of Real Estate Board
Will Report on Needed
Improvements.

A survey of the most urgently needed
street improvements in the District will
be made by a special committee of the
Washington Real Estate Board, headed
by Charles D. Sager, it was announced
today. In this project the board is CO.
operating with Capt. H. C. Whitehurst,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
Members of the board have been re-
quested to submit to the board full in
formation and suggestions Of all street
improvements which in their opinion
deserve consideration.
With this information in hand. Mr..
Sager stated. the committee will make
a survey of the street situation and SUBJ
init to the executive committee a report
of its findings. The purpose of this
study, it was pointed out, is to make 1t
possible for the executive committee of
the realtors to present to District off,
Gals recommendations in respect to
needed major street improvements. All
of the data will be analysed to deter
mine the relative urgency of the recon-
mendations made.
The cooperation of the real estate
board was invited by Capt. Whitehurst,
Who, on June so, will become co-ordi-
nator and chief engineer Of the Dis
trict, in connection with the considera-
ton Of estimates for 1881, and the COM
mittee expects to complete its work by
May /.
Frank A. Simon, vice president Of the
Eugene A. Smith Co.. and A. A. King
are serving with Mr.. Sager on the COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
Owning Buidng washington SUBURBS
NEW DESIGN OF GARFINCKEL
STORE SHOWS TWO SETBACKS
Construction Work on Nine-Story Build
Ing Will Be Started Within
Few Days

CONSTRUCTION of the new department
store building for Julius Garfinckel &
Co., large nine-story structure. to be
erected on the northwest corner Of
Fourteenth and r streets, viii be started
within few days, it was announced
today by Julius Garfinckel Excavation
work on the site now is nearing compile
ton. Z
A new design has been drawn for the
building, which is to be erected by the
Charles H. Tompkins Co. As rede-
signed the building will have two set
backs In the facades, which will be of
limestone facing instead of brick.
The structure win be of simple de-
sign. ornamented by belt courses rum
ming along the fourth and eighth moor
levels and pilasters showing between
windows In the second and third stories
The building, to be devoted entirely
to the use Of the department store, will
have frontage of 185 feet on r street
and of las feet on Fourteenth street
It will have entrances on both streets.
In addition Mr.. Garflnckel Is having
constructed two-story store building
to adjoin the new department store
building On the north. having 'front.'
age of 104 feet on Fourteenth street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06

The extent to which the municipal
coming idea has spread through the
United States in recent years is revealed
in a survey just completed by the
Division of Building and Housing of the
Department of Commerce. In 1915, the
survey shows, coming regulations were
in force in only eight cities. The num-
Der increased slowly until 1920, after
which the progress was rapid. At the
end of 9182, 754 cities. towns and VIII
lagos in all parts of the country. hav-
ing q total population in excess OF 81
millions, had regulations designed to
promote construction and use OF
buildings so as to conserve the interests
of home owners and other property
holders. in conformance with the pub
lie welfare.
During 1928, 81 municipalities passed
coming ordinances, while 101 either
adopted more comprehensive zoning or
dinances or amended existing regula-
lions to make them more effective. An
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06

New York led in the number Of mu-
inequalities zoned during 1928. with %
cities, towns and villages. Youngstown,
Ohio; Waterbury, Conn.,. and Altoona,
Pa, were three of the largest cities
which adopted coming legislation last
year. South Dakota and Idaho we're add
ed to the States having zoned munich
palities when four cities In the former
and three in the latter adopted zonirg
ordinances during the year.
New York Is the foremost State In
the Union in the number Of It's NUM-
cipalities having coming ordinances In
effect, with total Of l31. New Jer-
sey is second with "a; California third
with 70; Illinois fourth with II, and
Massachusetts, fifth with 81. Penn
and Kansas follow in the order named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
SIXTH OF STAR MODEL HOMES
WILL BE OLD ENGLISH TYPE
Rock Gables, Last Of 1929 Series, Shows
Influences Of Low, Rambling Outlines
Of Gentleman Farmhouse.

fitted with a stone fireplace, two large
closets. a large private bath with special
linen closet, and having space provided
for two beds, to be set into an outset
on the rear wall. Cross ventilation is
provided and there will be ample Hight
from the wide windows at the front
and rear
Back of the stair hall win be sec
ond bedroom, IL feet inches by Is
feet s inches, with access to either the
bath in the master bedroom or one in
an adjoining rear chamber, measuring
Is feet inches by IL feet inches, and
which will have access to the second
story rear porch roof deck. The fourth
chamber, is feet by IA feet>8 inches,
will be at the front, to the right of the
stair hail. and will have private bath.
At the extreme right end of the house
will be the maids quarters, including
private bath, and between these rooms
viii be an extra closet and huge cedar
closet.
Second Floor Finish to Be Chestnut.
The finish of the second floor will be
similar to the main floor rooms, natural
chestnut varieties to be obtained by
means of subdued stains and color APP
piled to wood and then rubbed down
in wax. All service rooms will be in
enamel finish. consisting of four coats
and color.
Special attention is to be given to
the design of electric light fixtures, to
suit the character of the various rooms,
preserving the lines OF antique fixtures
adapted to modern needs.
The general construction of the
house includes use of heavy fir joists
and studding to form the framing
timbers: all bearing partitions to rest
on steel Orders and columns or ma
sonry walls to reduce shrinking and
settlement to a minimum. All exterior
walls are backed up with 4-inch hol-
low tile. tarred, waterproofed and then
stripped for plaster.
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and of 81 feet on q street, extending to
the District National Bank Building.
Two other two-story store buildings
for rental purposes are to be erected on
p street, one with q frontage of SO feet.
to be between the Garhnckel store and
the home Of Ballantyne.s, and the other
to the west of the Ballantyne Build
ing, having frontage Of SO feet.
These three smaller buildings. II Is
announced, will be so constructed that
additional stories may be added later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
A.. w. LOEFLER BUYS
BUSINESS PROPERTY
Meat Packer Pays sec, 900 for Par
eel at 735 Thirteenth Street.
Held as Investment.

Andrew w. Lofiier, local meat packer.
has purchased the business property at
735 Thirteenth street from Harry jeff
rey and will hold the parcel as an in
vestment, it was announced today by
the real estate Office Of Childress, which
handled negotiations.
The consideration IN the deal was
reported to be nearly $4,000. The
property has frontage Of about 10
feet and a depth of so feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
SURVEY SHOWS RAPID SPREAD
OF CITY ZONING IDEA IN u. S.

analysis Of the 81 new zoning ordi-
nances which were passed shows that
A were comprehensive; that is, the
use, height and area Of buildings we're
regulated; n merely controlled the use
of buildings; seven regulated the use
and area of buildings and 2 were
merely temporary ordinances, pending
the preparation Of a coming ordinance
to suit local requirements
zoning activity is evident in prac-
tically all States, the report shows