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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25

sustained at its early afternoon peak by the
eating of suitable quantiti =; of foods which are
quick sources Of energy.
Foods having o high sugar content were
selected, because sugar Is not only O highly
concentrated energy food but one which IS
quickly assimilated by the system. Its effects,
therefore, are almost Immediately apparent.
While there is every reason to believe that
the same factors affect both men and girls
employed in the modern office, there Is q spe-
cial reason for concentrating our study upon
the girls. A large proportion of feminine work.
es are victims Of the belief that by cutting
o on certain necessary foods they can keep
or acquire slender figures.
There is ample evidence to show that ex-
treme reducing diets lower the resistance to
physical apd nervous fatigue, and thus have
an important bearing upon working capacity.
w want to know what kind Of foods, and
in what amounts, viii best Offset this and
other conditions that tend to decrease the speed
and quality Of work.
While I do not consider the present in
vestigation exhaustive, as no great variety Of
foods were tested and control over the girls
eating habits was not complete, ~suficient data
were uncovered to prove that in the average
case the intake Of q small quantity Of easily
assimilated food reduces fatigue and improves
the ability to work"
DIR. Bolton was assisted in his investigation
by DIR. Louise Hamilton of Bryn MaWr College
and DR.. Hubert Hamilton, DIR. Clarence H.
Smeltzer and DR.. Richard c. Harter of Temple
University.
In addition to the various mental tests, deli
cately adjusted, electrically operated recording
devices were used to measure speed and muscu-
lar control both In tipping and psychological
laboratory tests.
The 20 girls used in the tests were all girls
released temporarily for the purpose by their
employers. The tests were taken near their
places Of work three times a day: I'm the morn
ing at $50 after the ofice mail had been
sorted, after lunch at 2:3O and then at 4:3O.
The girls were all between 10 and Is years
old and were experienced typiSts, ste~nographers
and clerks, and the investigation was carried
out under the usual Office conditions. There
were present the usual amount of street noise
and confusion about the building. These may
not be called ideal conditions for carrying out
such experiments. But the plan was not to
work under specially arranged circumstances,
but under the regular conditions which sur
round office work.
"A DDITIONAL tests are employed to
measure mental a~lertneSs. The tsubsti-
tuition test for instance, consists of correctly
placing five letters of the alphabet on O chart
covered with rows of five different geometric
figures. The key is given at the top of the
chart. Two minutes are allowed for the COM
pletion of the test.
THE group which took no food was known
as the control group. There were two groups
which did not eat every day. known as the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25

, A makes the tired stenOgrapher
i" When the girl at the type
~ writer yawnS q bit toward 4
O'Clock of a busy afternoon, hits
the wrong keys and wishes she were home
abed. what makes her that way?
Those critics of the younger generation who
can only picture the modern miss in q whirl
of petting parties. wild auto rides and all-night
dancing think such scarlet nights are the
answer.
But science has been poking around in the
habits of youth, and you'll be surprised to
learn that the reason stenographers have a mid
afternoon droop is the fact that the sweet
young things are not sweet enough!
DR.. ThaddeuS L. Bolton, head of the depart
ment of psychology, Temple University took
20 girls under observation for two weeks, fed
some a matinee snack of orange Juice. cake
and chocolate, while the others had nothing in
the way of food to sustain them between noon
and night.
THE girls who had q "pick-me-up" kept
pounding away under full steam with
increasing and steady efficiency until the
whistle blew. while the others slumped in out
put near the end of the day.
The investigation has shown" says DR..
Bolton. positive results in favor of small quanti-
ties of concentrated foods taken in midafter-
noon. Although we dealt only with feminine
office workers, our findings apply with equal
force to the opposite sex. Special emphasis,
however. should be laid upon the support they
give to the opinions Of those who have held
that reducing diets are responsible for i'm
pairing the efficiency of the modern business
girl.
AS the food supplies within the body ap-
proach the point of exhaustion, work powers
begin to fall. Fatigue sets in, starting up
muscular tremblings and lowering the speed
and contractne power of the bodily members.
Food of a highly concentrated and readily as
Similable character unqueStionably acts as a
quick restorative of energy and working ca
pacity.
o the basis of our findings, hard working
business and professional men and women
would do well to keep in the drawer of the
desk a box of candy or candied fruit. When
energy begins to flag in midafternoon. these
quick-action foods will act as emergency rations
and supply the Galleries needed for the rest of
the days work. The sugar in afternoon tea
or in sweetened cold drinks will have the same
effect"
F YOUR Stenog slips out for an ice cream
soda or a handful of caramels, don't scold
the girl for stealing a few of the minutes you
pay for in her working day. She'll have more
pep and be fresh and fast at the end of the
day, when she has most to do.
1t was pointed out to DR.. Bolton that thou
sands OF people inStinctively had anticipated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25
Science S0AUes the Problem of the Tired &en0gyubhey

his findings. Peddlers' carrying tid-bits of va
rious kinds routed themselves through fac
tories before noon and after lunch. And their
patrons had without knowing e discovered a
scientific fact-that q nibble during the day
kept the tired feeling away.
DIR. Bolton said he knew Of this practice and
considered that employers had shown wisdom in
not interfering with the visits of these itinerant
confectioners.
Working power is affected by the general
food supply in the body" declared DR.. Bolton.
"A fall in either the water or food content
OF the body will likely show itself in q loss of
power. Drinks, being more readily absorbed,
may. according to their contents, affect the
working capacity almost Immediately.
Foods, except in the form Of solution, are
not so readily absorbed. Accordingly, their In
fuences are not so immediate. But foods differ
very much in their solubility and 50 in their
effects. A considerable fall in the food con-
tent OF the body shows itself in muscular I'M
SteadtnesS and f~aintneSS of feeling. These
would affect many kinds of work unfavorably.
A fatigue condition brings on a state of muscu-
lar unsteadiness, which reduces the rate Of
work and more especially the quality.
Generally speaking, the day begins with q
warming up process. Our studies show that
working capacity is comparatively low at the
beginning of the Office day. The human ma
chine, right at the start, IS never ready to de-
liver its greatest output.
Race horses are driven about for q few
minutes before they are entered into the race
proper. All work requires q certain degree of
motor excitement to carry it on, and when this
excitement has been awakened the work in q
sense goes on Of itself.
From this warming-up period the capacity
to work appears to increase until it reaches
its maximum about 2:30 In the afternoon. From
that time on, except for q squirt at the end,
the curve seems to fall with a fair degree of
steadineSS until the Office closes in the evening"
IN SUMMARIZING his results, DR.. Bolton
and his assistants took into consideration
about a half million calculations. He found
that the curve of work for the girls who were
fed regularly at 2:3O differed from the output
Of the squad which continued it's ordinary
habits.
The full-food group" declared DR.. Bolton,
shows that work power has gone up very con-
Slderably during the day; it is low at $50,
higher at 2:3O and still higher again at 4:3O.
Where the group which was not sustained with
4 nibble in midafternoon fell off in output,
the full-food group showed the most efficient
effort Of the day. This seems to be the effect
of the food.
In the average Office the hours between 2:3o
and 5 are the period of greatest rush and
strain. The falling curve of work, shown by
testing the girls who continued their normal
food habits; occurs at the worst possible time.
The purpose of our investigation was to de-
termine to what extent working power may be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25
BY HARRY

~ y HAT makes the tired stenographer
III tired9
M When the girl at the type
writer yawnS q bit toward 4
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
FRIDAY (TEt-EGRApHiC,
CANNERY PLANTS TO AID
 RADIO COMMUNICATION

SEATTLE. March 29, BDwell- CTS isolated in Alaskan communi- ties will be connected with the out side world during the Spring and Summer months through agree ments between the cannery owners and government radio authorities.
 More than one hundred canneries equipped with radio transmitters have received special authorization from the Federal Radio Commits sion to act as feeders to the north ern Army and Navy radio stations from April first to September first.
 Permits were issued on condition that the cannery stations would keep one for general correspond ence as, we'll as transmitting pri- vate matter. The stations included are scattered along Southeastern and central Alaska coast points.
 Only one cannery station of the Alaska Packers Association will be allowed direct outside communica- tion, it is at Naknek, Bristol Bay. and will maintain communication with the station at Alameda. Calf.
 Stations being changed to con. tinuous wave equipment and radio telephone equipment are being in- stalled and fleet of large tenders operated by the Pacific Salmon Corporation. will be used of shore for communication purposes.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
FEDERAI1S DEFEAT REBELS
 IN MAZATIAAN BATTLE

MEXICO CITY, March 27, R) Defeat of the Rebel garrison at Mazatlan left General Gales free to continue concentration of gov ernment forces North of Central Mexico and along the West Coast. The federals defending Mazatlan, reported that the rebels after their defeat were in flight North but the insurgent headquarters at Jaurez, report that the siege has been lifted.
 Federal authorities placed the losses at Mazatlan at fifty-eight rebels dead and three. federals dead. Gales strategy is to force the insurgents into Sonora and hold the revolution there until it will be finally stamped out. The insurgents claimed there would be further outbreaks in Central Mex ico. stating that seven thousand men were concentrating at Quan- juato for a march on Mexico City.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
COLONEL HARTMAN TO BE
 RETIRED NEXT MONTH

SEATTLE. March 2S, R)-Nam- ed as successor to Colonel John Hartman, chief of the Seattle Signal Corps who will be retired next month, Lieut.. Colonel Frank J. Grimn. arrived in Seattle from San Francisco. Griffin figured promin- ently in the Signal Corps, working in 1924. stationed at Washington, D. C.. he went to London to buy the eighteen hundred miles of cable which links Seattle, Ketchikan and Seward. Grimm was head of the San Francisco office two years be- fore coming here. aaa n
 The Seattle Signal Corps has equipment including a five hundred watt radio transmitter, one thous- and watt set. and construction that is worth three million dollars, the cable line alone being worth one million five hundred thousand dol lars. -..
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
CATHOLIC MISSIONS OF '"s INTERIOR GOOD SHAPE

BETHEL. Alaska, March 2s,> L49 Reverend Philip Delon, pioneer general missionary of the Jesuit Mission Of Alaska. arrived yester- day on Bennett's biplane after touring the coast; Catholic missions among the natives. The journey was made in seven and half hours and ordinarily this trip by dog team would have taken at least thirty days. The trip was made so safely and pleasant that future inspections will likely be made in the same manner.
 Father Delon states he found the Catholic missions in excellent condition. The natives, he found were responsive to small pox at Hooper Bay. The village of Eku- laruk at the southern fork of the lower Yukon had forty cases, but no fatalities. He leaves in the morning for Holy Cross where he makes his headquarters.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
NEW STEAMER OF NORTH
 GERMAN LIlOYDS, AFTRE

HAMBURG, March 2s., R)- There is grave fear that the North German Lloyd lines new forty-six thousand ton liner Europea might sink as the result of a fire which ragged in the fore quarters. Fire tugs combating the flames received orders to draw away from the hulk less it capsize and draw them into its vortex. At one thirty in the afternoon the vessel was still burn ing and had listed until the star board rested on tie ground.
 One theory is that the fire was caused when the night watchman threw away burning cigarette.
 The liner was launched last Aug Gst fifteenth and was to be put in service this spring.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
AMERICAN OFFICIALS
 REPORT ON MEXICAN WAR


 WASHINGTON, March 2S, (P)- American Consul William Blocker at Mazatlan, reported to the State Department that the rebel forces whcih attacked the city, are now in full retreat to North of Quila. The Consul said that rail and tele- graphic communication to the South will be restored by the end Of this week. Ambassador Morrow who is located at Mexico City, in a telegram said. the rebel force in the State of Sinalos in which Mag atlan is located, is reported to be between two thousand and twenty five hundred men. He further said that there was no special change in the Chihuahua section, and that General Gales was pur- suing the rebel forces.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
WORST CREDITS CRISIS
 NINE YEARS IS ON

NEW YORK, March 27, R)- The, worst. credits crisis in nine years, which officials call the loan rate," jumped from eighteen to twenty percent and was as high as twenty-five percent, demanded on the outside market, brought on one of the most turbulent sessions in the history of the New York Exchange. .
 Prices crashed from five dollars to thirty five dollars share and rebounded in spectacular fashion, when record breaking turnover of eight million two hundred forty six thousand seven hundred and forty shares.
 The credit stringency is an in direct result of the Federal Reser- ve Boards policy seeking coopera- tion of member banks to curtail the volume of credit on speculative collateral. This resulted in heavy withdrawal of funds from New York by out of town banks thereby causing the New York bankers to meet the deficiency Many small investors who dumped their stock at close of the ticker were two hours and fourteen minutes behind which was the longest delay on re- cord.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30

bitions of Okey Bevin in. his. at tempt to lower the Los Angeles to New York non stop air record.
 Capt. Frank, Hawks was beset by engine trouble and Bevin landed two miles from here, slept three hours and then returned to his p-lane and repaired the spark plugs after which he continued Eastward. Bevins is flying alone and had special equipment placed in the wings to enable refueling the ship from the gasoline supply in the fuselage.
 As yet there is no record of any fatal accidents to long distance fliers. but many of them were forc- ed down here. Hawks time was eight hours twenty one minutes and hfty-nine seconds.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30

By cash payments made recently the interests represented by George G. Lemons completed the purchase of the Howell tin properties on Sullivan creek in the Hot Springs district, marking the completion of deal that is of much importance to the Hot Springs district and the inetrior generally. The sum paid MT. Howell was not made public. but it is. understood to have been large. Sixty-two. claims were in cluded in the sale. The property has been thoroughly prospected and MT. Lemons said his engineers have found the richest tin de- posits in the world there" It is planned to install two dredges on the creek next summer and they will be equipped to recover gold. which is found throughout the gravels. as well as tin. There is approximately IS miles of ground to be dredged.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
NEW CONTROLLER BILL
 PASSES THE SENATE

JUNEAU, March 27, P)-The Territorial Senate by vote of five to three, passed the Controller bill in it's new form, creating Board of Control to be executive branch of the Territorial government, es- tablishing the office of Auditor and providing for his election and also for the election of a Treasurer by popular vote The bill was read by title only and there was no debate of any kind. ont single word being spoken for its defense or condemnation. The majority machine held full sway, the tele- gram said.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
THURSDAY
 fEleGRAPhic.
GOLD TOOTH" MURPHY
 SHOT BY MYERS

ANCHORAGE. March 2s, R- Matthew Gold Tooth" Murphy, an employee of the Anchorage Light & Power Company at Eklutna, was shot and fatally wounded last Tuesday. w. s. Myers, owner of a homeatead near the Power Project camp is held in jail and will be formally charged with murder.
 The shooting occurred at nine thirty in the morning and Murphy died an hour later. Three shots are reported to have been fired at Murphy from high power rife in the hands of Myers; two of the shots were fired while Murphy was crossing a fiat in the direction of a tent, and one while in the tent, the third which is believed to have been the fatal one.
 The trouble started Monday night at a drinking party. when Myers drank heavily and the men quarrelled. Myers was brought to the Anchorage jail. Myers is past sixty and Murphy is aged 55.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
WEDNESDAY iisAseKArn'~
JACKIE FIELD DEFEATS
 YOUNG JACK THOMPSON

CHICAGO. March 27,R)-Jaekie Field, the Jewish fighter of Chi cago, left hooked his way to recog- intion of the worlds welterweight champion, by decisively defeating Young Jack Thompson, a negro of San Francisco, in a ten round bat tie. The match became a cham pionship affair as the result of the action of the National Boxing Association who declared that the title held by Joe. Dundee. was va cated. because he failed to defend it. . l, r.4..,...-.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
BOEING FLYING BOAT
 MAKES FORGED LANDING

KETCHIKAN. March 2S, R)- The Boeing flying boat with five passengers arrived from Petersburg yesterday afternoon after flying in a snow, wind and rain storm for three hours before running out of gas and was found floating helpless for an hour near Guard Island when picked up by a native, who lowed the plane until the Coast Guard Cutter Cygan, which had been searching for them, took the plane in tow about ten o'clock last night. Those aboard were P. T. McCar- thy, Mrs. J. w. McCord, Captain E. J. Burke. Pilot George Lortie and Mechanician Gerald Smith The plane expects to hop off for Seattle as soon as weather clears.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
WILL REBUILD s. s. EUROPA

HAMBURG, March 2s, P)-The North German Lloyd line will begin next week to rebuild the Steamship Europia, damaged and sunk at the dock by mysterious fire orig mating in the fore quarters. The work is expected to take four or five months. The damage to the liner Is placed between five and six quarter million, this it is said. to be less than first estimated, and made when 1t was not known that the boilers were practically intact
 The elaborate interior decorations on the vessel had not as yet been started. It is doubtful if the origin of the fire will ever be determined
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
CANNERY MAN DEAD.

PORTLAND, March 27, R)-The funeral of Fred P. Kendall, aged 69, a pioneer cannery man, who died here Saturday. was held yesterday. HIS death followed a stroke of paralysis. With William Hume Kendall they established the first salmon packing plant on the Columbia River in 1881, and built the first fish cannery in Alas ka. He was chairman of the Ore gon State Fish Commission since 1901. and manager of the Ameri- can Can Company.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
NO CONFIRMATION JIMENEZ
 BEING EVACUATED

MEXICO CITY, March 2s, R- The apparent evacuation of the town of Jimenez in southestern Chihuahua. is reported by federal airmen who state that the insur- gents are proceeding northward in the direction of the rebel strong hold of Chihuahua and the govern ment officials stated they are look Ing for battle at Bachimba Pass which is strong strategical point south of that city.
 The rebels on tie other hand Indicated a clash was expected in the vicinity of Jimenez, but no confirmation has been given out of the reported evacuation Of that town. General Escobar has re- peatedly asserted that he will lead an advance on Mexico City itself
 The federals at Naco are strong ly entrenched and are still await ing the long delayed attack by the rebels encamped ten miles away and unless the attack develops soon. they declare they will start some activity themselves.
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The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
REINDEER MEAT TO
 BE USED BY ARMY

WASHINGTON, March 2s, P- Reindeer meat from Alaska for army use is being considered by the Quartermaster General Cheat ham in view of the mounting cost of fresh beef and also due to the fact that either canned or frozen reindeer meat apparently, can be delivered at army posts at less cost than beef general. The quar- termaster general said he has been studying the proposal of adding this meat stock to the commissiar- ies as sales article.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
PRISONER CREMATED IN
 KETCHIKAN JAIL

KETcHlKAN, March 2s, R)- George Alexander, "a prisoner, was cremated when ire gutted the ketchikan city jail yesterday. He is a brother of c. J. Alexander of Seattle, and General Superintep- dent of the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation. The dead man vas arrested while intoxicated and it Is believed that he started the ire
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
ANNUAL PENSION PROVIDED
 FOR FOCH's WIDOW

PARIS, March 2s. R)-The gov ernment has introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies providing an annual pension of four thousand dollars for the widow of Marshal Foch. The bill provides that after death It shall be divided among the grand children until they attain their majority.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
REPORT CHAI SUN EXECUTED.

NANk1NG, March 29, (P-Chai Sun, governor of Canton, is report ed to have been executed. The report was given general credence although it has not been confirmed.
 It is also reported that Wu Tze Hui, the venerable Nationalist statesman. ended his own life fol- lowing the reported execution
 Wu was one of the guarantors of safety, and felt that eyac'' on meant disgrace which he was un- willing to face. ''
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
THREE WEEKS MAIL
 COMING ON PLANE

Noel Wien expects to leave Fair banks Saturday, weather permitting, for Nome via Shungnak with two passengers for the latter place. It was also learned that the plane will bring three weeks mail for Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
PACIFIC COAST GAMES

SEATTLE, March 27. R-The following baseball teams were vic- toricus in the opening games of the season yesterday. Portland 3, San Francisco 2. Missions 2, Oakland 4. Seattle 1, Los Angeles 15. Hollywood 6, Sacramento 8.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30

All copy for changing advertise. aients in Weekly Nngget must be IT. the printers hands not iater than THURSDAY, 5 P. M., to insure in- sevti0m.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
RAILROAD PRESIDENT
DEAD

PHILADELPHIA, March 25, R Samuel Req, former president of the Pennsylvania railroad, died today at his ''Gladwyne" home, near Ardmore suburbs. He was aged seventy-three.
The Nome nugget., 1929-03-30
BASEBALL SCORES

SEATTLE, March 2S,R)-Yes- terday's Pacific Coast baseball scores were as follows:
 Seattle 8, Los Angeles IS.
 Portland 1 San Francisco 8. Missions 1, Oakland 8.
 Hollywood 4, Sacramento 5.