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The Washington times., 1929-09-23
r. S. Dean, Metallurgist,
Mine Bureau Engineer

The Bureau of Mines announced
yesterday the appointment Of r. 8.
Dean, OF Chicago, as chief engineer
in the metallurgical division of the
bureau. For the last 10 years Dem
has been in charge Of metallurcicaI
development for the Western Elec-
trie Company in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1929-09-23
Sun Passes Equinox,
UShering in Autumn

The summer of 1929 is a thing
OF the past, for today at 7:53 a. m.
the sun, passing the autumnal
equinox, ushered fall into Wash
ington.
Cloudy weather, with little change
in temperature, true to forecasts,
marked the beginning Of the fall,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-09
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Fill blank:
/. important artificial water
is the place most tourists enter japan.
8. A a result the World War, Asace
4. The second Of Adam and Eve
a complete assortment of any particular sine
style of type.
you know
g. products pine called naval storese
7. What the most widely known volcano
8. What does white weather flag indicate?
9. What did the word Gear from?
10. the only that Prime Of
Britain?
correctly:
IL. Vergn Shore Acres
q. Witching
13. A. Herne The Aeneid
Ia. Augustus The Girl with the Green Eyes
Is. Clyde Fitch The Old Homestead
(Answers ON Fiction Page)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-09
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10

THE VOICE OF THE HEAVENS

NHE morning negative somewhat depressing vibrations
prevail. conditions improve and the Moons good
aspects to the two benec planets of solar system
Venus Jupiter operate throughout the day and evening
faVoring art social business and metaphysical affairs toor
birthday atmosphere of unrest will mark the
coming IL months and pros changes sudden paintings
However friendly should bring peasurable
prise happiness family affairs child born toor
will affeconae but will need to exercise great wiz
avoiding deceit and unruthS He will need good
education to keep him out Of trouble.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THOSE BORN DECEMBER 10
constructive days. $780, January February
March 1927. May 81 to June 2, october 35
Emotonaly unreliable, December February
"a July 161s August october 1919
November 1417.
quarre accidents Of an
kinds take risks December 1915 and In 1880: March &c.
April All, June 6-10, August 312, September oil.
Hndrances low vitality and depression maintain routine
1924 and $780, March 2l23 June 9o and 1924
September 1925
Avoid dissatisfaction tension changes
$780, in 1880: March $780, September
October 2.
outlooks general the the
birth considered Contradictory opposing
influenceS0
remie ndcats.I ne3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
McCinnity's Record
Tribute to Iron Man

From the Baltimore Sun.
Probably in the old days of the
agones, or whatever the Greeks called
their athletic contests, young compet1-
tors found the shadows of old heroes
lying athwart their brightest achieve
ment and wondered If ever they them
selves would have Homer to sing OF
them and make them the terror of flu
ture generations. Modern sports also
have their ancientS, the memory of
whose deeds gradually forms into tradi-
ton and becomes standard OF meas
urement.
Iron Man" Joe McGinnity, who died
recently, was part of that tradition. 1t
is true he did not belong to the mistiest
age of base ball, that almost fabulous
time when gentlemen pitched whole sea-
sons through in full sets of whiskers
and batsmen, it is said, knocked balls
through knot holes in distant fences at
the mere request of a spectator. Nc
Ginnity was of the middle ages of the
game, those fin de steele days when
scores were declining and science was
getting q toehold and Baltimore was In
its major league glory.
OF course his chief claim to fame was
the ability to win games. and lots of
them. He had an arm that never COM
pletely failed him, 1t seems. He could
pitch double-headers and extra inning
games with the nonchalance with which
modern relief pitchers do an inning or
two. His record of having won AIS
major league games and of having set
won-and-loss percentage of 900
speaks for itself. He might not have
been ranked with the very greatest.
with the unparalleled Cy Young, but
he was one Of the hardest workers of
all time.
And that reputation bulks especially
large today, when managers would look
upon such an iron man as McGinnity
as whole staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Hats Off and Heads Up!

1t is wondered just what particular
combination of the patriotic, the i'm
presSive and the sorrowful is necessary
to make a certain type of American.
and alas, a certain type of District
citizen, uncover. All along the line OF
march pursued yesterday by the escort
attendant on the obsequies of the late
Secretary of War stood men, many OF
them well dressed, who, though they may
have been moved emotionally, remained
motionless physically at the passage not
only of the National Emblem, with stan
decked for the occasion with crepe, but
even of the caisson bearing the mortal
remains of the country's departed
faithful servant.
Some know no better. although this
seems almost unbelievable in the face Of
campaigns of education and the actions
of those all around them; but most OF
them do know better and no possible
excuse can be made for them. The de-
pertinent of one tall youth standing
outside the Senate Office Building was
noteworthy. AT the passage Of tps nrs'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
of Prosperity Seen
In Plans for Tax Reduction

that, within reason and the necessi-
ties Of the Government. the more you
cut taxes the more the income the
Government will receive = The
history of the last 10 years has been
ample demonstration of the correct
ness of Mr.. Melons views Five times
have the Federal taxes been cut and
with each cut the amount of taxes
actually paid has increased"
Past performances assure us" ac-
cording to the Fort Worth Record
Telegram, that the reduction will be
wholly conservative. There will be no
reduction in the volume of income
revenue. from those sources, received
by the Federal Government-which
would Individually be the case If the
actual basis for the creation of in
comes has been disturbed by the stock
market crash. AS an adjunct to that
gesture of faith in business substan-
TALLY, comes reduction of the re-
discount rate by the Federal Reserve
Bank in New York City,
The Detroit Free Press concludes as
to existing confidence: "AIl of which
means that, in the opinion of Mr..
Mellon, who knows as much about
such matters as most men do, and
is not given to roSe-colored visions,
the hurricanes in Wall Street are hav-
ing little or no real effect upon the
economic condition and outlook of the
country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Faith in Filipinos.

Comparisons are said always to be
odious; sometimes they actually are
odious to inhabitants of the United
States and of its National Capital. A
recent test to appraise the average hon.
esty of Filipinos brought out startling
fact, one that should cause concern to
observation-disclosures. The editor OF the
Philippine Farm Journal, serene IN his
conviction that his fellow-residents OF
Manila were essentially scrupulous, laid
fifty copies of his publication on stand
in one of the city's principal thorough
fares. Above them was sign reading:
For sale to honest people. Drop twenty
centavos in the box and take away one
copy only"
BY noon only nine copies remained,
and the box, which was entirely un-
locked and unmatched, contained the
exact price of the forty-one sold copies.
The history of similar. enterprises here
In the District is almost entirely and
sadly different. In view of the treat
ment by the public of the honor sys-
tenn" news racks placed by various
newspapers here for the convenience OF
that public, 1t is scarcely to be doubted
that were the experiment tried out in
this Heart of the Nation" the noon
hour would see the magazines gone, the
stand gone and the money box, together
with its contents, if any, likewise de-
parted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Cabinet Member Hits
British Dole Plan

FROM the providence journal,
Mr.. Thomas, member of the Macdon-
aid cabinet, intrusted with the unenvi-
able task of relieving unemployment In
the United Kingdom, announced to
group of industrialists that he is not a
believer in the system of doles. His
declaration must have come as a severe
shock to his party colleagues, for the
platform of the Laborites for years has
embodied plank that gives warm ap-
prevail to the dole idea. Both the lead
ers and the rank and file of the party
have subscribed year after year to a
doctrine that demands provision of
work or the full maintenance Of the
unemployed at the expense of the state"
1t Is poor doctrine. to say the least
but 1t has been none the less ardentiy
defended by the members of the party
now in power. Perhaps the sense of
responsibility which the Laborites feel
when actually in control of the govern
ment, particularly with reference to the
necessity of maintaining a balanced
budget. impels them to look askance
upon one of their pet theories when in
opposition, although Mr.. Thomas adj
mitS that not all of his cabinet col
leagues share his present aversion to
unemployment allowances.
Be that as it may, it is refreshing to
hear leader among the British Labor
ties say that anything that makes men
and women rely on other efforts than
their own, anything that tends to make
young men and women look to the state
for assistance which they themselves
ought to give. is calculated to DESTROY
and sap that independent spirit which
built up the British race"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Full Penalty Urged
For AirpIane Hunters

From the Schenectady Gazette.
Daily added uses for airplanes are be-
ing found. Originally planned mainly
for the transportation of persons and
of merchandise, they have served q
great many other purposes.
Possibly the latest demonstration OF
what can be done with them was given
men were taken into custody charged
with violation Of the United States
statute designed to protect migratory
birds.
The men, apparently seeking nothing
more than the thrill" to securing which
so many nowadays devote time and
effort, went hunting for wild geese with
an airplane. 1t happened that they
were arrested, although farmers report
many others have engaged in this So
called sport without being detected. .
The man who hunts or fishes and
eats and gives to his friends the Spoils
of the chase has justification for what
he does. He is getting enjoyment OF the
real kind which comes from being out
of-doors
Likewise, as rule he seldom destroys
more than he can make use of-prob-
ably in the majority of instances his
prizes are fewer than the legal allot-
ment.
WIFI aHpIane HunLlnB JHeTe Is uICle
If any possibility of retrieving the game.
1t would take hours to recover what
might be shot in a few moments. And
airplane hunters are hardly of the type
which would spend time in this way.
Imposition of the full penalty of the
law is not too severe for those who de-
stroy wild life for the mere thrill Of
killing in an unusual manner. They
are even worse than the pot hunters,
who admittedly STAY for the sake Of SELL
ing their prizes in the markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

ton. The pending tariff bill amounts
to a general revision. This course
aroused a group of Republican Pro-
gressives from the West, who formed
coalition with the Democrats to de-
feat many of the increases granted in
the tariff duties on industrial products.
The coalition wrested the management
of the tariff bill out of the hands of
the finance committee Republicans.
In recent days group of Republic
cans, comparatively young in length
of service, now known as the young
guard" determ ned to do what they
could II he interest of limited re-
vision" and to bring about the passage
of the bill by the Senate before an
adjournment was taken. They sue
ceeded in preventing the adoption of
the first adjournment resolution offered
and, with the aid of night sessions, the
bill was advanced further in four or
five days than it had been for weeks
The young guard" movement, how
ever, is necessarily displeasing to the
Democrats, who have been delighted
with the divisions among the Senate Re-
publicans. When the vote was taken
on the adjournment resolution yester-
day, a single Democrat, Senator Dill of
Washington, Progressive, was recorded
as voting against adjournment. The
young guard" stood to its colors and
opposed the adjournment. It was
joined by a few of the "old guard" Re-
publicans and by majority Of the
Progressive bloc, although several of
the ProgresSives strayed from the fold
and supported adjournment. The reso-
luton was offered by Democrat, Sem
ator Walsh of Montana.
If there is to be revision of the tariff
law, the sooner it is had the better.
nature of an emergency measure, or it
would not have been included in the
program of the special session of Con-
gress called by the President. The
farmers who were expected to benefit
by the passage of such a measure and
those manufacturers who have been
suffering in recent years from COMPETE
ton abroad may be disappointed at the
delay. Selfishness and politics have
played their important parts in holding
up final action on the bill. When Con-
gress reaSsembles, it is suggested, there
may be a better feeling" and the bill
may be speeded on its way. But every
week and month bring the country
nearer to a congressional election. Po-
litical needs govern more and more.
The tariff bill probably has many weeks
of waiting ahead of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| the thousands of men who think like
them but do not dare to open their
| mouths.
Epictetus was such a man for his
day and generation. Living under the
most absolute tyrants who ever lived,
Epictetus said what he thought at all
| times. His mind, he said, alone was his;
all else in the world was nothing to
him.
Marcus sat In the circle of his pupils,
but the old man at no time paid any
attention to him. In fact. he StudiouSly
avoided even looking at him.
Such studied avoidance was bit too
much for this Roman youth who de-
sired to be a philosopher.
Imagine, If you can, presenting your
self day after day in the hopes of being
questioned to find that the great man
never even once looked your way.
Marcus must have been human.
He did not like being snubbed any
more than q man likes it today. Had
he been ordered out of the class he
could have stood it, but to be ignored
was too much.
Any one can understand just how he
felt.
So one day he popped up in meeting
just as the session was ending.
II have sat at your feet, Epictetus, !"
he began, land you have paid no at
tention to me whatever. How Gomez"
Marcus did not use exactly those
words because they had not been in
vented, but he used the Roman equiva-
Tents.
Lets have It out, EpictetuS," he said
in effect. IF you don't want me here,
say so, but don't ignore me-"
4 x
Epictetus minced no words.
There are some men who do not
stir me-" he replied, II see the makings
of philosophers in many, and to them
I talk. But in you I can see no such
thing. Therefore have not addressed
myself to you"
Rather rough, it appears to the mod
ern reader, particularly so on the ambi-
tious young man who so wanted to be
a philosopher. 1t must be kept in mind
that in those days a philosopher was a
man set apart from the crowd.
Yet those who have read the dis
courses" of EpictetuS, as collected for
us by another of his pupils, Arrian,
know that there was nothing mean
about the old ex-slave.
If he spoke frankly, he must have
done it with smile, for there Is no
record of any one having been offended.
u
It was this Marcus. we like to think,
who later purchased the earthenware
lamp. not, as the sophisticates sneered,
in order to become a philosopher, but
rather to possess something which be-
longed to a great and good man.
We believe that a man who had
enough nerve to beard the old fellow
In his den, and to accept a rebuke in
good spirit, would have thought enough
of him to have wanted his lamp.
No doubt he was a rich man, or the
son of a rich man, and so was able to
bear away the prize by outbidding
others who wanted the same souvenir.
1t must have given him real pleasure
to light it, small and cheap, amid his
beautiful ones, and to say to friends,
This little lamp belonged to Epictetus."
If he chose to study by it later, whose
business was that?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
The Senate Quits.

The Senate is quitting on the tariff
bill, so far as the special session of
Congress is concerned. Despite the
efforts of the Republican "young guard"
TO hold the Senate here for continued
consideration of the bill right up TO
the time of the opening of the regular
session ten days hence, the Senate
has adopted a resolution to adjourn
tomorrow. There is talk of putting the
bill through speedily when the Senate
resumes its sessions in December, per-
haps before Christmas or early in
January. But in view OF past per-
formances such program seems open
to doubt. The job of the Senate was
to put through tariff bill in the special
session. tariff bill designed to aid the
American farmers and to give added
protection to those few industries which
have suffered from foreign competition
in recent years.
The House. and then the Senate
finance committee in its turn, failed
to make a limited revision" of the
tariff, as recommended by the Presi-
dent, in the interest of the farmers
and the few industries which have
really suffered from foreign competi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Phillips Is Landed
As Able Diplomat

From the Ottawa Journal
Resignation of William Phillips as
United States Minister to Canada, to be
followed by his retirement from the
diplomatic service of the Republic, is an
international loss. 1t deprives the
United States of one of the ablest mem
bers Of its foreign service, and it re-
moves from Canada a diplomatic rep
resentative who had endeared himself
to the people of this country and whose
work did much to promote understand
ing and friendship with the people Of
the United States.
Mr.. Phillips upheld the highest ira
ditions Of the Republics foreign service.
He was OF the school of the diStin-
guished men who from the cradle days
of the Union to the present have been
sent by Washington to the court of st,
James, and in his training, tempera-
ment and outlook was the very antith-
esis Of what sometimes has been char
acterized as "shirt-sleeves' diplomacy.
Able, cultured, tactful, and with a
personality that charmed, Mr. Phillips
was admired and respected ny all with
whom he came into contact in Ottawa.
AS much as any outlander could, he
became Canadian. He travelled over
the Dominion from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific, studied the countrys problems
and resources, tried to catch the spirit
of the people so that he might the bet
ter interpret it to his own country and
Government. No one could have tried
harder TO succeed in his task and no
one could have been more successful.
Canadians in general, and the citizens
OF Ottawa in particular, will regret Mr..
Phillips resignation. Wherever he goes
from here, and in whatever he does,
they will wish him all the success and
high achievement that his talents and
his character can hardly fail to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Earthquaking.
Every now and then a shiver sets our
patient nerves a-quiver.
With volcanoes in the distance threat
ening harm,
Or q reckless baggage smasher grow
ing, OF a sudden, rasher,
Spills fiery fluids, causing us alarm.
Then, maybe comes a rafting that sug-
gests a tireless gatling
That will figure in the heartless
hauntS of crime,
And we're moved to declaration that
throughout this mighty Nation
There's a little bit of earthquake all
the timel
You buy something in the market. The
price, you hope to park 1t,
But it either goes way up, or else
way down!
In a dream that was romantic, disap-
pointment drives you frantic,
Or a new detective shake-up scares
the town.
There's a scientific dreamer who VIII
measure every tremor.
And bid us set it down in prose or
rhyme;
Take it from me, o brother, that
someV here, somehow or other.
There's a little bit Of earthquake all
the time!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Tsk! Tsk! 1t Appears
Detroit Is Sarcastic
From the Detroit News.

From the Detroit News.
The Superlative in nerve and the acme
OF condeScension are to be found in a
notice sent out by the Chicago Civic
Shakespeare Society, which has organ
lied company to put on Shake
Spearean plays in the Civic Theater, in
the same building with the new Chicago
Civic Opera House
"A published good wish for the VEN
ture," says the announcement, will pre-
dispose the society to include your city
in the tour which Is designed to spread
the cultural advantages of the enterprise
far beyond the confines of the city
which has had the ambition to bring it
into existence"
On our knees in prayerful attitude
we beseech the Chicago Civic Shake
speare Society not to leave us in outer
darkness; to spread its cultural advan-
tageS over us; to instruct us as to who
Shakespeare was and what he wrote; to
vouchsafe to us a vision of the new
theater, with its rich material. includ-
ing hand-hammered copper, held In i'm
peccable taste by the restraining hand
OF the designer" Please, Chicago, out
OF your sea of culture. grant us one
little rivulet to water our parched souls |!
PrediSpose yourself, o monopoly of re-
finement, in our favor!
And take running jump into the
lake!