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The Washington times., 1929-07-26
new TAXI RILE {
D|SAPPR0VED

The proposed amendment to the
traffic regulation which would bar
taxicabs from cruising on r and G.
Streets, between Ninth and Fifteenth
Streets Northwest. probably viii be
turned down by the Commission
Commissioner Proctor j.. D0ughefty
stated today.
The amendment was forwarded to
the Commissioners some days ago
for their approval, but was sent back
to Director Of Traffic William H.
Eiarland for amendment.
Commissioners Dougherty sAias In
his opinion, such an amendment
would work a hardship on persons
desiring cabs and that i substitute
probably win be put into effect.
The substitute, he said may
amend the regulations which will
prohibit cabs and other vehicles from
making left-hand turns il the middle
OF the block in the area il question.
Parking may be prohibited, he
said, in this area between and S:16
q. m. and 4:30 and 9 Ap. m. This
would keep q number of all-day
parkers who work in Government de-
partnients from getting into the
parking spaces.
"A study is now being made by the
Commissioner and Harland will be
called into conference before the pro-
posed regulation u acted upon.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
SEIB ENDS LONG
FIRE FIGHT

L. v. Seib, fire marshal Of the
District since 1920. was retired to
day by the District Commissioners,
He will receive a pension Of 1852
month.
Seib was appointed to the depart.
ment in 1897 and was rapidly pro
NOTED until 1906, when he became
deputy fire marshal. He was made
marshal in 1920.
Seib was awarded a decoration for
his work when the roof OF the
Knickerbocker Theater collapsed in
January, 1922. and was commended
by the Commissioners In 1925 for
his work, at a warehouse fire.
He was born October ~, 1856, in
New York and came TO this city
when young man.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
800 HOURS GOAL
Or. ROBIN
Times STAFF Photo
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fC0nkinued from First Page
messages read: .'Feeiing fine and
getting fat. We are good for many
more hours. This would scarceay
belle their determination.
It was stated at Lambert Field at
noon today that S.010 gallons o.
gasoline had been sent up to the
flyers to feed the greedy motor.
A total OF G5 contacts In all have
been made with the refuelling plane.
This includes the delivery Of food.
For refuelling the plane has
anchored its gasoline hose to the
st. Louis Robin somewhere over
30 gimes. Curtise. obertson officials
estimated today.
Four new spark plugs were asked
for by the pilots this morning
They were sent up to them with
their breakfast. They were con-
sidered an emergency supply AZ no
immediate need OF changing the
plugs was reported BY the pilots.
HOUSTON. TEX, July 2e (I.N.Sl
Ever mindful Of their rivals. the st
Louis Robins crew. the Houston
fliers plotting the Billion Dollar City
UEdNSO Ae1HHcSI 1ASl AtSHp at fsfJ
ana this morning completed 210 con.
tinuous hours Of flying.
The plane. pil0ted by Joe Glass
and O. L. Loomis, is functioninG
perfectly. ana last nights battle
with stormy weather proved the Nf-
nciencv oE the Texas plane, which
never gave indication OF faltering.
Al requeat was made this morning
for permission to fly, over other
airports during the local threatening
weather. Officials here Of the Ma
tional Aeronautlcal Association took
the matter up with headquarters in
washington
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Postoffice Jobs Open
In Equipment Shops

The Postoffice Department wants
subordinate mechanics IN the mali
equipment shops. Applications for
examinations will be accepted by the
Civil Service Commission until
August 20.
The duties are to perform routine
mechanical work. such as operating
machine tools involving simple pro.
cesses. running eyelet ana grommet
machines, or making attachments
or parts for mail bags. mail bag
locks or other postal equipment.
Competitors, who must be be-
tween lis and Is years, will be rated
on elementary mental tests. physi.
cal ability and on education, train.
Ing and experience.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
CHINESE ADNI I
RAIL ERROR
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control Of the railway BY the Chi.
nese and the Soviets. and acknowi.
edges this principle as fair and just.
Authority Exceeded
The message states that Chang
Tso HsiAng informed Meinikoff that
the Chinese General LII. who han.
died seizure OF the railway. exceeded
his authority In deportinS the prin.
cipal Russian officials OF ths line.
This admission was regarded As
tantamount to Chinese acquiescence
to joint control Of the railway. ana
sets forth the Chinese position as
more ai1enable to diplomatic set
tlement.
It is understood Melnikoff was In.
formed that China considers herself
justified In arresting and deporting
Soviet employees Of the railway who
were actively engaged In dissemira.
ton of comntunistic propaganda. but
that wholesale prosecution of high
Russian officials Of the system came
about to some extent through q mis-.
understanding and overzealo alousness.
Chance to Save Face
In view OF this revelation. 1t Ii re-.
garded probable that China may
agree to restoration Of the status
quo ante In Manchuria, aa urged by
United States Secretary of State
Etimson, before any mediatory steps
are taken.
There are some observers here who
feel that such action on the part Of
China would be disastrous to inter.
national interests, as It would repre-.
sent complete about-faoe.
On the other hand, the allegation
that authority extended by the Nan.
king sovernRent to General Lu was
exceeded places the matter III q diff
fsrent tight and may allow Of d grace
ful side-step on the part Of China.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Lodges TO Celebrate
Anniversary at BOyds

B0YDS. Nd, July Is. - The
eighteenth anniversary of Golden
Grown Lodge, No. S779, and Isabella
Household Of Ruth, No. 4467,. q. u.
o. of b. r., win be held tomorrow ID
the beautiful grove Of Mrs. Marlxlin,
beginning at 1880 q. m. and lasting
until almost midnight.
There will be morning and after
noon baseball games and grand
parade at $50 b. m. Music will be
furnished by C. u. Ross band. All
lodges have been invitedsto take part
IN the parade.
The committee In charge consists
of III. w. Turner, chairman; y. r.
Hebron and j.. D. Hawkins.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Fort Myer Boys Take
Part in Sinllns Shoot

Fort Myers student soldiers were
busy today at Camp SimIns, where
qualifications were held IN both
rifle and pistol shooting. Badges
representing the various degrees of
efficiency are' to be awarded the
candidates.
Practice shoots have been held
for the past two days in preparation
for toAAy'e qualifications,
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
CHURCH FOOD SALE.

Il MCLEAN. Va. July 2e.--The aid
society Of the LewinsviIle Presby-
terrain Church will give food sale
tomorrow III the vacant store ad-
joining the Sanitary Grocery Com
pahy sundry supplies on sale win
include cake. cookies, doughnut1,
pies, salads. rolls and chicken.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
MEMORIAL GROUP ELECTS

LEESBURG, Va, July 26.---At
the annual meeting of the directors
OF the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Endowment Association here. vii.
bur G. Hall was elected q director to
fiji the vacancy caused BY the death
OF Leon II. Frye.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26

pace. replied with two beautiful
placements to make 1t S0.all and
then won the game with pair
Of forced errors.
However, Borotra finally squared
accounts BY taking the sixth game
at Al, making the score sail in
games. But Lott came back to win
the seventh at 42.
George also won the eighth al
S--3.
Lott finally won the second &c,
at Q 10 3 BY taking the ninth game
after deuce was called twice.
Basque Evens Score
Lott got away In stride in thy
third set, winning the openina game
ct fl However, Bor1trA made II
1-all by winning the second, 5--3.
The American slunped sharply Ii
the second game, twice double fault.
ing and otherwise giving an erratiC
exhibition, The third game alsc
went to Borotra on service Al
but Lott won the next At love, only
to see the BASQUE come back I'd
take the fifth game, Al, and the
lead. George then made It 5-all by
winning. the sixth. Lott was fight.
ing as never before. The seventh
game went to BorotFa ana the
eighth to Lott. This was the
prettiest exhibition Of the set, both
storminR the barrier for. aces ID
bring the score to- s0.all, after
which Lott tossed up by nicely con
tr0lied Jobs that caught B0rotra
mapping and won the game.
The Basque won the ninth. 4-2,
and then won the set by taking the
tenth game at 4--1.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
0TTo HALL TO SPEAK

Otto Hail, organizer Of the In.
ternational Textile workers Union,
win address . gathering tonight ak
SIS at 1897 seventh 81. y. W.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Life Span Of Doctor
Is Shorter Than
OF Patient

NEW YORK, July rs U.N.sl.-s
Thar the average doctor does not
profit greatly BY his superior
knowledge Of the human body and
It's functions was revealed IN 4
recent study Of ! life table Of
American physicians. a phyaician,
80 years old. practically at the
beginning OF bis career, has 4 life
expectancy Of only 3s years.
The average life expectancy Of
males in the general population at
the age Of 80 IL just over 81
years. while the ordinary,life
policy-holders of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company have =
life expectancy two years greater
than that Of the average doctor.
The insurance company's staris.
tical bulletin claimed that the
cause for the close similarity Of
the life expectancy Of q physician
and the average male was due TO
the Doctors ''exacting duties. ir.
regular hours. and the liability 10
emergency calls at any and all
times and in all weathers.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Dove, Sy111bolof Peace,
Arrant SquabbLer
-Photo by Inlernatloaal

The Kellogg Peace Pact is definitely in effect
But while nearly all the important and dignifed and dis
ngused deciding the status OF the doves
Of peace William Blackburn keeper Of the Zoo deciding
nfhnn E - IA y a. : #-.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26

Diet FOLLOWERS
FLOCK TO
CLINIC
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many readers have been III doubt as
"a whether II would be advisable for
them % attempt the Hollywood diet.
For the convenience Of just such
persons The Times has established
Ifs free diet clinic, which y holding
lts first session today.
Persons swi1o want q physician's
advice as to whether II is advisable
for them to undertake the diet. or IL
not. whether an altered diet for their
individual cases is advisable, are In
vited to visit the clinic today.
Scores Of prospective dieterS were
on hand today when the clinic
opened. A corps OF nurses from
Casualty Hospital was present to
weigh the persons and make detailed
records Of their medical histories and
physical ailments. Il any.
Doctors st Work
Tonight 3 STAFF Of prominent
Washington physicians, all experts
m dietetics, win hold D consultation
over the individual records. Glctate
instructions to the prospective
dieters, and n necessary note varia-
tl0lls IN the diet. GtenOgrapllers
and typists win prepare these In
etrncti0ns, which will BE- mailed %
the individuals. They should reach
the prospective dieters early next
week.
because Of the ethics Of the
medical profession, which bars all
forms Of advertising. the physicians
have requested that no publicity be
given to their names. Readers can
be assured, however. that they are
Of high standing. leaders In their
profession. and all specialists in
dietetics. The chief Of staff il a
prominent stomach specialist who
has devoted years to = study Of
dietetics.
The physicians on the staff are
enthusiastic over the educational
value Of the clinic. They are de.
lighted that the public Ii being
acquainted with the principle that
persons not In the best OF health.
or persons extremely stout, should
first consult q dietetic specialist be-
fore attempting q severe diet.
Cafes Al Busy
In weighing the prospective dieters,
the Casualty Hospital nurses are
using q Detecto Junior Health
Scale. loaned through the courtesy
Of the Carroll Electric Company,
ia Twelfth St. n. w. Dieters who
wish to obtain 4 scale for 4 daily
check Of their weight at home may
secure this type for $1O.7S.
For the convenience Of Holly
wood dfeters, number Of restaIl.
rants are serving the daily diet
menus. Those restaurants include
the MadrillOn Restaurant, IN the
Washington Building: the Arlington
Hotel. 1895 Vermont Ave. N. W.; the
Mafy Ellen Restaurant, 523 Four
teenth ~. N. w, and the Clover
Coffee ShOppe, 7I3 Thirteenth st.
N. w. All Of these restaurants are
conveniently located in the down.
town section, where they can easily
be reached by business men, office
employees, and shoppers.
II you seek the slender form of
the movie star now Is the time to
start. Begin the 1s-day diet today
and follow the menu each day in
The Times.
i If yoH want to reduce under
medical supervision, by NIL means
call ut the free diet clinic today.
The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Cheer Young Lott

{ 1t was then that the Americans
in the gallery. carried away from
themselves by the drama of the
moment, lifted up their voices and
gave George good, old Yankee
demonstration and the young Amer.
lean did his best to earn Il. Hle
best simply wasn't enough.
For Borotrs, playing the kind AZ
tennis that once had prevsiIe.i
against even Cochet and Lacosta
proceeded to storm Lott irtc A..
feat The ninth and tenth games
which saw Borotra draw up aver
were grimly fought, each pcint he'
ing conceded only when the lines.
man called It. But In the twelfth
The Washington times., 1929-07-26

l George then made q match Of Il
by reeling off the next two games,
to take lead of three.love. Borctra,
however. won the next two.
Jean vas badly of at the begin.
ming Of the set, twice double fault.
ing In the second game and ccnciud-
Ing Il with a pair Of errors. In the
third. the score stood lnve-sO against
Lott when he suddeniy found his
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
A Timely Hint

New Year suggestion: Make one
good resolution and stay with it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
SQUARE DEAL
And Human Rights First,
Says Memphis Cleric

Memphis, Tenn.-"The square deal
comes before profits" asserted Rev.
/. H. Noe, dean of st. Mary's Cathe
dral, speaking on Memphsi Labor Re-
views radio hour over WREC.
The clergyman declared human
rights are superior to property rights
and that if this principle had been
followed the nation would not have
witnessed the Marion, N. c., killing
of six strikers.
Some people contend" said Father
Noe, "that most Of these questions are
determined by inexorable economic
laws with which religion has nothing
to do There we must take issue. No
economic conditions or considerations
can override or abrogate the moral
law.
"Love is not sentimentality. 1t is
sacrificial devotion to the things worth
while. | am friend of labor because
| am a friend of man. | am a friend
of labor because | am a follower of
One who gave His life that all men
might live, and who began His life in
carpenters shop"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
STRIKERS
Expelled From Marion
Church Are Restored

New York.-Four strikers who were
expelled from the Baptist Church of
East Marion, N. c., have been restor-
ed to membership, according to in
formation received at the headquar-
tiers of the Federal Council of
Churches. East Marion is a mill vii
lage, just outside the boundary of
Marion.
Commenting on the incident, DR..
Worth Tippy said:
Every Baptist Church is indepen-
dent of all overhead control and is
democratic in it's organization. The
East Marion Church is small con-
gregation made up largely of mill
workers, their families and minor
mill officials. 1t has for some time
been without pastor. Their first
action, which was not final, was taken
in the excitement of the tragic Incl
dents at Marion.
at is fortunate that the congrega-
tion has realized the situation, re-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27

OK TO his big tree shaver and made
a new blade for it by breaking off the
top of Iron mountain and hammer.
ing 1t out with his fist. Away they
went, moving trees.
paul noticed whenever the blue OK
rested it stood swinging its tail. So
he strapped q great ak to the Ox's
rail and stopped him. after that. by
all tree.
Back and forth went the tail, and
vhack, whack the great trees fell
With a mighty swish. And they went
n cutting trees and not wasting a
notion.
But the trees the OK cW down with
lis tail famed him until he began to
neeze. Paul didn't think ii would
urt the blue OK, but he didn't want
uch violent sneezes to waste. So
me of his axmen carved a gigantic
wooden windmill and set 1t in front
# the OK every time they stopped.
"'Kerchool Kerchoop the blue OK
would sneeze and Whit would go the
windmill. Every time it whzzed 1t
would make Paul Bunyon's sawmill
cut hundred logs
"How could it?' Bob asked.
"Oh, easyl Paul fastened 1t to the
sawmill by radio"
"Surer scorned Jim.
But" continued Uncle Charlie
reaching for another handful of nuts
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
Change of Customs

Customs and language change great
ly in the course of time. Words which
were in common use in the time of
Shakespeare have been SO transformed
that they now have a meaning entire
ly opposed to their former use In the
present time, Christmas festivities are
concentrated on Christmas day, but
in the past Christmas eve was the
time when all made merry. Christmas
day itself was devoted to the observ-
ance of the religious side of Christ
mas. Today Christmas gifts are the
rule. In the past Christmas gifts were
unknown. The exchange of presents
was a New Year custom.
Just Like Boy
He was spending his first term at
boarding SCHOOL, and his parents anx-
iously awaited the arrival of his first
letter.
1t was not received for more than
a week, and 1t was short and to the
point:
"Dear People: don't think | shall
be able to send you many letters while
I'm here. You see, when things are
happening l haven't time to write, and
when they aren't happening haven't
anything to tell you. With love to all,
Harry. London Tit-Bits
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
STANDARD OIL
Company Union inaugural
ed in New Orleans

New Orleans (ILNS) - Twelve
elected representatives of the sales
department employees of the Standard
Oil Company of Louisiana and II rep
sentatives of the company itself met
December IL, and unanimously
adopted a joint agreement for the
handling of all future disputes. A
similar number of representatives
from the states of Arkansas and Ten
nessee in which the Standard Oil of
Louisiana also operates, voted SINH
lar agreement at Memphis.
The agreement is no sense a new
wage scale. 1t is the same agreement
under which employees of the Standard
Oil refinery at Baton Rouge have been
operating for the past 10 years, and
virtually the same agreement under
which employees of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, of which the
Standard Oil of Louisiana is a sub
sidiary, have been working since 1917.
1t provides that elected representa-
tives of the employees, picked by dis
tricts, shall meet every three months
or oftener with representatives of the
company, and discuss and settle, sub
ject to final review by the board of
directors, all matters of joint interest,
such as wages, hours, working condi-
tions and the adjustment of griev
q teac
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
QHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRVING KING
SNAKES TAIL

TF YOU kill a snake it's tail will not
die until the sun goes down That
is superstition which is general
throughout the United States. That
the muscular contractility in reptiles
lasts for "a long time after they have
been decapitated or dismembered is
fact well known to comparative
psychologists.
The idea that the snakes tail
lives until the sun goes down" is
clearly inherited from Egyptian my
thology-the story of Horus and the
great serpent Apap, the symbol of
darkness and evil. Horus represented
the rising sun and the sun in its
progress across the arch of the heav-
ems. But the setting sun was his ia
ther, Osiris. And when Osiris died
up on the western horizon. killed by
Apap, Horus avenged the murder by
Staying the serpent of evil. The con-
nection between the death of the sun
and the complete death of the snake
is obvious. 1t should be stated that in
early Egyptian mythology 1t Is Set
who kills Osiris, but later Set be-
came identified with Apap
In Grecian mythology, which was
largely derived from the Egyptian. we
find Apollo. the god of light and the
powers of the sun, killing the evil
serpent Python. And the cult of
Apollo was not only carried over into
Roman mythology but hourished in
the Galic and Celtic worlds The
line of descent of the snakes tail su
persttion is clear: and the farmers
boy who, having run over a black
snake In the road, remarks to his com
panion that the creatures tail will
not die until sunset" Is but barking
back TO the nature myths of ancient
Egypt.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
THE IRISH GIFT
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH

GOD gave the Scotch their native
~ thrift,
God gave the English power.
Yes, God gave every race some gift
And every land her dover.
God gave the Welsh their love Of
song,
Where each can sing bit;
And, when the Irish came along,
God gave the Irish wit.
It's true enough that's all he gave.
AS far as | can see;
And so, with nothing they could save
What good would saving be?
What good is power, I'd like to know
And all the arts of war?
They would not use them on the foe
But fight each other more.
It's true enough that's all He gave
The Irish race indeed;
But weary, sick beside the grave.
That's all the Irish need
They'll whisper with their dying
breath
A word to make you smile,
Yes. snap their fingers at old death
And dance their final mile.
God gave the Irish wit; and then
What did the Irish do?-
Make glad the hearts of Irishmen.
O'Day and Donohue?
Ah, no, they did the same with mirth
They did with all they had
Scattered their gift around the earth
And made the whole world glad
i0. 1929 Douglas Mallocho
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27

WERE ALL The FLOWERS WILD
ONCE2
All the flowers were wild once
And grew in fields alone,
Till people took the Ioveiest ones
And gave them each homo.
(Copyrightl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27

he sneeze got worse and the blue
x had to be put to bed. Paul lost
geek's work fetching hot water bot
ties and porous plasters an acre
square, before the OK was well. So
he made his New Years resolve over.
"He whitfield a tall pine into
penholder, put in fresh point, and
wrote in letters ten feet high, In
book bigger than this house:
"I resolve to leave well enough
alone and not try to do everything at
once"
(0. 1929. Western Newspaper UnionD
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27

g. 1929, Western Newspaper Union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
U.elessnes. of Worry

Worry will put more lines in a hu.
man countenance than work will ever
etch. It's the most useless mental
exercise we engage in; the greatest
wear on our finely attuned brains
And it's downright waste of human
energy.-Grit.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-12-27
Paul BuntOn'S
New Year
~
BY
James Lewis Hays

fMJ<l~ II, IF you could ony crack
& whole row of nuts at once"
EYSn That's too much efticien-
eTt1'4 cy, Bub," said Uncle Charlie
opening another pecan. II ought to
tell you about Paul Bunyon's New
Years resolve"
Bob and jim and Bub shouted. Any
thing about the giant wood cutter!
Well it was on New Years day,
like this, the winter of the blue snow.
He resolved he wouldn't waste
speck of time or a single motion in
the year TO come. And off he hiked,
mile at step, to fetch his big blue
OK and get busy"
"Was that the time he plowed the
Grand Canyon?"
mo. Jim, he had to log off North
Dakota that year. He harnessed the