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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
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be to swim like that' What does he
mean by sliding7",
watch him and you'll soon see." re-
piled Bowser.
BY this time Little Joe was across at
the other side. He went ashore, where
the bank was low. Then he walked
along up to the highest point of the
bank. Flip could see that from the top
of the bank down to the water was what
grass had been worn OF entirely. Little
Joe stopped on the upper edge Of this
smooth place. Then he lay down fiat on
his stomach, put his forefeet back
against his sides, gave o good, hard
kick with his hind feet and with these
stretched out behind him slid swiftly
down the bank and disappeared head
first into the water. He came up again
right under where Bowser and Flip
were sitting. Come on, you fellows!"
said Little Joe. THE slippery slide Is
fine this rnorning!" Without waiting for
q reply he turned, swan back and
left the water before. Once more he
made his way to the top Of the slippery
slide and shot down into the water.
Then he repeated this over and over.
He certainly was having o great time.
It was plain to see that he was enjoy.
ing it thoroughly.
"That does look as II It would be
fun" said Flip, who was becoming quite
run for an Otter. perhaps, but not
for a dog" replied Bowser sagely.
Couldn't we 60 around there and
watch him from that side?" asked Flip
"You can If you want to-" said Bow
ser. II dent feel like swimming Just
now"
Flip watched few minutes longer
Then he ran down to the narrowest
part Of the Smiling Pool and swan
across. Once on the other side, he
shook himself and ran along up the
bank toward Little Joe Offers slippery
slide. BY this time Little Joe was
through sliding. He had said good-by
and gone on down the Laughing Brook
toward the Big River. I'm see you
again some day" he called just before
he disappeared. Flip was rather glad
he was gone. There was q good chance
now to examine that slippery slide.
(Copyrisht. 1892
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
The New Waldorf.

The new Waldorf Astoria, work on
which was recently started, will be the
largest hotel In the world, and it is
expected TO open on September 30, No3i.
Il win cost $40, 00O. 900 and viii have
2,50o rooms. This 10 the same number
as another New York hotel, but the
rooms will be much larger.
The engineering work In designing
the grand ballroom was one Of the
greatest problems connected with the
construction Of the hotel. From an en-
cheering standpoint, the grand ball
room, with It's wide expanse of clear
space, represents an enormous hole In
the steel skeleton of the building. The
weight of 81 stories, or 500 feet Of
steel and concrete. must rest some
where, and massive ,trusses win have
to be built above the ceiling OF the
grand ballroom In order to carry the
pressure Of this enormous weight over
to columns on tbs aides Of the bale
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19

come and Join me on my slippery slide2
I have very nice slide over on that
steep part of the bank on the other
side of the Smiling Pool. Sliding Is great
Bowser shook his head. We'll take
your. word for 1t that 1t is great sport"
said he. But we'll stay right here and
watch you"
Little Joe otter slipped into the
water and swan across the Smiling
Pool. He moved through the water so
easily that 1t seemed no effort at all.
"My!" exclaimed Flip. What must 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
Flip Is Invited to Slide.
Finds some time in which to play.
Wise is he who every day -r,

Little Joe Otter had finished the fine
trout that he had caught and after
licking his lips he looked over at Bow
ser the Hound and Flip the Terrier, who
were watching him a short distance
away. ITS a great day for sliding"
said Little Joe.
For some folks, but not for me-" re-
piled Bowser, while Flip looked puzzled.
IT don't know of any better sport,"
said Little Joe. Wont you fellows
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Railroad Consultations

For eight years the railroads have been complain
ing because the government would not permit them to
carry out the consultations necessary for efficiency
and service. Different roads have had different
panaceas and pet uuification plans.
Meanwhile the interstate commerce commission has
been working away at the task, month after month
and year after year. Now the commission has pro-
duced its report.
The report is worthy of the long labor expended
upon it and of the Importance of the subject. Doubt
less it is not perfect There will be disagreement
many points Indeed, some of the commissioners dis
agree among themselves. And of course not all the
railroads will be pleased especially those whose
projects have been sacrificed in the interests Of the
transportation system whole.
But probably few will deny that the commission
has produced working basis for the first time. On
that working basis the roads and the commission
can proceed with discussions of detail which hither
to have been delayed.
Perhaps the part of the commission plan which will
cause most debate is the suggested new Wabash sys-
tenn which would become the key to five competing
trunk lines in eastern territory in place of the four
systems proposed by the roads
But given the right attitude on the part of the
roads there is no reason why satisfactory adjust
ments of the commission plan can not be worked out.
Action is needed The roads have not exaggerated
in telling the President that rail consolidation is the
biggest contribution the transportation industry
make to the nationwide effort to stabilize prosperity
The roads should be prepared early in the new year
to submit definite proposals to the commission along
the general lines laid down by the report Then con-
gresS can hasten the necessary legislation to permit
the needed unifcation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Be a Santa Claus

A white Christmas. beautiful in its SHOWS, brings
with it inevitable suffe1ings.
There are many vino find in the low temperature
and the cold winds something else than beauty.
There are very many whose clothing furnishes no
protection against the cold and whose houses not,
unfortunately,
There are homes in which the cheer is missing,
even though the spirit of good will may be there
1t 10 unfortunate that this is true. Misfortune, per-
haps lack Of thrift mischance and sickness, have
their victims
While some suffer, there are others who possess
than they can use There are closets filled with
garments which may never again be worn. These
might, conceivably, save human life At least they
would bring warmth and comfort to those who
in need
You will enjoy your Christmas Just little more If
you have the satisfaction of knowing that somewhere
in this city is a man, q woman or child to whom
the world looks brighter because of your interest and
your gift
There are dozens of agencies which know the names
Of those whose lives can be made comfortable
and frightened by clothing. even food
1t is tragic to think that there may be those who
will be hungry at this time of the year.
It 10 more tragic to think that there may be count
less thousands so comfortable that they for
get or think of others.
Get in touch with the men and women who make
their business to discover need and want You will
feel better. Those whom you aid will be happier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Carolina Would Forget

Eight deputy sherifs. who fired upon Marion
IN c. strikers killing six and wounding twenty, have
been freed by jury. The state attorney announces
that he will drop the 100 riot against strikers.
Press dispatches say the people of North Carolina
hope this ends the strike troubles, they want to
forget.
It is not so easy as that Evil industrial conditions
which produced the textile strike continue. Until
those conditions of near-slavery wiped out the
warfare will go
Far from improving the situation, these trials have
only made it worse-much worse. It is bad enough
when American workers can not get justice from
pIoyers It is more dangerous when American work.
ers believe they longer can get justice in the
courts.
And that is the mood of the North Carolina work
ers today They think the courts rugged against
them No wonder they desperate
Who shall deny that there is some basis for their
bitterness?
Consider the record:
At Gastonia the law did not protect the workers
in their constitutional civil liberties Police, troopers
and law officers guilty of violence. They were
not restrained MobS set upon the strikers and
not punished for their lawlesSness But later when
some one killed the police chief the law acted quickly
Strike leaders were tried under methods of nqui-
Siton and convicted.
At the same time a woman striker muir
dered by mob, but the mob leaders still free.
So in Marion Strike leaders have been convicted
Of roting and sentenced to jail But the sherifs who
killed strikers are released by the courts and made
heroes by the employers.
If the North Carolina courts will not convict the
guilty in massacre like that at Marion there seems
little chance that they will punish the lawless
law officers who are terroridng the unions. The
strikers and nonpartisan witnesses swore that the
strikers were unarmed and defenSeleSs The killed
and wounded were shot in the back. No sheriff
shot But now these official gunner are released on
a weak plea of self-defense
However great the provocaton. the textile workers
have nothing gain and everything to lose by return
ing violence for violence They will not, II they are
wise, let bitterness this court decision drive
them to excuses.
The only way out for North Carolina labor is
strong union organization. In the long run 1t will
md that its economic weapons mightier than the
guns and legal suhterfuges of its enemies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

Upon the cover of the current
~ issue of Manufacturers Record
("Exponents of American I find a
prominent display of an utterance
by North Carolina workers.
Mill employees in Carolina make
a. remarkable statement, is the
headline furnished by the magazine
which goes on to explain: 1.-THE re-
cent strike brought on by Commu-
nistic leaders at the Leaksville wool
en- mills at Charlotte, N. c., has
Called forth from the 156 employees
who did not strike, out of the total
of 202 employees, a remarkable state
ment presented through the Char
lotte Observer, and to the owners
of the mill"
In the course Of this statement
by the workers there appears the
following which Is featured by the
Manufacturers Record: eve are
not Bolsheviks. We are American
citizens. We are church-going and
law-abiding people. We believe in
the Bible. We believe there is a
God, a heaven and a hell, and we
believe the Constitution of the
United States of America is the
greatest document ever written by
mortal man, and ours the most pow
erful and best country on earth.
mo community will go further OF
sacrifice more in the defense OF
this country than these 1856 en-
ployes of the Leaksville mill"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Proper Posture Important for Health

Standing on one foot while the
other is raised to various positions
and angles helps to develop the
sense of equilibrium and also to give
power to the various muscles that
have been mentioned.
The whole tendency of the body
is to fell over. To avoid falling over,
the individual sticks out his chin,
pushes forward his neck, bends his
back and leans forward, backward,
to one side or the other.
The result is protruding chin, eve
necks, twi. ed spines and round
shoulders.
In many great clinics today far
more attention is paid to posture
than is given to almost any other
phase of hygiene for human health.
The movement is in the right dl-
rection, since proper posture means
good functioning for all the organs
of the body and sense of well be-
ing or tone that leads to efficiency
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

train the foot to carry the body's
weight and to begin campaign
leading toward a proper shoe for a
proper foot.
How many people really can walk
efficiently and gracefully? The rea-
son most of them are not able to
use their feet to good advantage is
the failure to develop a good work.
ing foot.
A large part OF the development
of a suitable foot is study of proper
balance for the rest of the body.
The erect posture of the human
being is maintained not only by
standing on the feet, but also by
holding the limbs in line through
suitable action of the muscles and
by proper balancing of the body
upon the feet.
Various exercises have been elab-
grated for developing the muscles
of the legs and the feet toward this
end.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Mathematics

TIME American Telephone and
i Telegraph Company, the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacture
ing Company, the General Electric
Company, the international Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company and
the Bell Laboratories are among the
larger corporations which are COM
peting for the services Of young
engineers with advanced training in
mathematics, according to DR..
Slichter.
"This is the day of the young man
in scientific research" he says. in
the laboratories of the larger cor
porations, young men ere being adj
vanced rapidly to responsible posi-
tions. Older engineers, despite their
practical experience, are becoming
Justly worried at the situation.
1.-THE plight of the older man Is
largely due toSrecent developments
in engineering, especially in cleo
trical engineering, which require
much greater familiarity with in
volved scientific principles than
men trained decade ago have.
1.-THE old cut and dried rule of
thumb is no longer satisfactory be-
cause of the application of mathe~
MATES, physics and chemistry to
modern scientific problems.
Every few men Of the older school
know enough mathematics to work
some of the formulas used today.
Higher mathematics, which are in
dispensable at present, we're gen.
orally neglected in the curricula of
their day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
HaaYen2

CONDITIONS are not ideal. Con-
~ ditions can not possibly be ideal
as long as the employe lives as, the
ward of his boss. The mill manage
ment, we are told, keeps the whole
village clean and sanitary.
No, I will not accept the fact that
Leaksville is little bit of heaven
here on earth until it is possible for
the workers to keep themselves
clean and sanitary without any out
side interference whatsoever.
Again I read. 1.-THE attitude of
employers toward employees here is
a relation bordering almost upon
parental solicitude. In sickness, in
death or adversely Of any kind. Mr..
Morehead, Mr.. Taliaferro and Mr..
Shoemate always are willing and
anxious to extend sympathetic and
material help to any semploye."
And these men who live like serfs
in a medieval feudalism have the
effrontery to present themselves as
the very tower of the liberty con-
ceived in the American Constitution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Plain Logic

DUT I can see the logic Of II.
. ANY organization or group
which permits the existence Of child
labor would have to believe pro-
foundly in a hell. Or at the very
least demand that the workers feel
such a faith.
And any organization which can
calmly contemplate the conditions
existing in North Carolina textile
mills would of necessity be COM
PEELED to hold to the belief that
somewhere there is a kingdom
where torture is eternal.
This faith is very necessary for
it, and it alone makes it possible
for a mill boss to say to the men,
women and children in his factory,
Cheer up. things might be worse. "
And in an amplifled version OF
the loyal workers report find THE
living conditions here are ideal. The
houses are all modern in every re-
spect, with water, lights and ventt-
lation. The mill is also well lighted
and ventilated. The mill manage
ment takes a special pride in keep
ing the whole village in a clean
and sanitary condition"
Although 1 have never been IN
the Leaksville wooden mills at Char
lotte, N. c., presume to challenge
the accuracy of this statement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
The TaIkies
DR. sLICHTER points out

DR. SLICHTER points out that
- in Columbia and in other uni
versities and colleges, many young
men now are engaged in researches
which bear directly upon the prob
lens of these big corporations.
He points out that in radio, the
talking movie, teIevision, high volt
age electrical transmission and
many other problems, the engineer
today must have excellent knowl-
edge of the behavior of electrons
and light waves and the mathe-
NAUTICAL formulate describing the be-
havior.
"a number of our men are doing
valuable research work in radio
biography and telephony" he says.
THE talking moving picture is SIM
liar to the radio in principle, involv-
ing as it does the sound features of
the radio and the use of the photo
electric cell.
1.-THE ultimate development Of the
quality of the voice in the sound
picture will depend upon the actiyi-
ties Of young men now working in
this field"
Professor Slichter points out that
men who were graduated from en-
cheering colleges as late as 1927
we're instrumental in achieving the
recent Inauguration Of short wave
transatlantic telephony by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
He says that representatives Of
the big corporations are now making
tours Of the engineering colleges, in
terviewing senior students with a
view to finding places for them
upon graduation which will make
the maximum use of their training
and talents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23

T7doAHF Is tTIt1e}|
ANNIVERSARY
PLYMOUTH FOUNDED

OCCs 20
I'm DEC. %, 1920, the Pilgrims
W landed at Plymouth, the first
town to be established in New Eng
land.
The Plymouth settlers, having
fixed upon place for town, on
high ground facing the bay, where
the land was cleared and the water
excellent, went on shore from the
Mayf1ower and felled and carried
timber to the spot designated for
the erection of a building for COM
mon use.
The Pilgrims were Separatists
who had left England and come to
America to establish "a church
without a bishop, state without a
king"
In the reaction from the Church
of England, they laid aside all re-
ligious ceremonialS, so that for a
time marriages and funerals were
conducted without religious serv-
ices, and public worship was
stripped Of all semblance of rituals.
Today also Is the anniversary of
General George Washington's resig-
nation as commander of the Ameri-
can army on Dec. 81, 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
REASON By Ff azsDIs :

a LII these states which are wondering how
4 n they will handle their overcrowded prisons
and the resulting riots could relieve the congestion
and serve society by taking the prisoners out of
doors and building roads with them
This would not offend free labor, since there are
enough roads to build to give employment to all.
The first objection which occurs to the average
person is the danger of wholesale escapes, but ex-
perience has proved that the prisoners are so glad
to get away from walls and cells that the problem
of guarding them is negligible.
OF course, the most desperate could not be
trusted and they could be left inside
Mary Mccormick, the opera singer, who has been
waiting in Paris to grab Poa Negris prince the min
ute Pola divorced him, now finds herself drifting
through space, a vagrant atom, since Pola and the
prince have decided to try it a little longer.
If he were a butter and egg man. Mary could
him for several millions but being only prince
she couldn't hope to recover anything except his
spats.
d REPRESENTATIVE SELVIG of Minnesota would
AZ have the national government spend 100000
600 every year for rural schools throughout the
country. While it always is pleasant to pass the
buck to Uncle Sam, the people always pay the bill
in the end
Under our system of government, the maintenance
of public schools belongs to the states and we have
enough Capitalization of power at Washington with
out adding to it.
If this were done, the next step would be to have
Washington take over the care of all town schools
throughout the length and breadth of the land
where the towns were unable to furnish up-to-date
school systems and before a great while this would
grow to be white elephant OF enormous proportions
In due time we doubtless would have a secretary
of basketball in the cabinet.
TT~HERE will be merry time down in Alabama
now that Tom Hef1n has been ruled out OF the
Democratic party and will run as independent
candidate for the senate, and if We betting,
would bet on Hefn.
Hefin first broke into the headlines some twenty
five years ago by saying that some one should have
thrown bomb when Roosevelt gave Booker Wash
ington lunch at the White House,
The senate should pass before Christmas the hos
ptalization bill just passed by the house of repre-
sentatves and provide every disabled ex-servce man
with care at the earliest possible date.
This would be the best possible Christmas present
for the wrecks of the World
The willingness of Japan to sacrifice any other
kind of warships at the coming London conference
in order to increase her submarine strength indi-
that the Oriental brother realizes that aviation
has put out of business all ships which ride the
waves
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-23
Who Has Prosperity?


America is rich and getting richer. Statistics re-
leased the other day by the national bureau
nomic research showed that the national income in
1923 S91a billions, compared with 29k billions in
1909
The average income of wage earners and Salaried
workers increased materially, and relatively more
rapidly than that of the employing class. Farmers
alone failed to improve their condition.
There has been much evidence of a similar sort.
No people at any other time or in any other place
have had much wealth. Our material prosperity
staggers the imagination.
But while we rejoice in the collective possession of
more of this worlds goodsluxuries as we'll as neces-
saries-and in more leisure other questions arise.
What of the distribution of this wealth? What are
doing with our leisure2 What is happening to us
nation result of mechanical age of which
We are SO proud?
Are there large numbers of the population with
out work and in want? Have workers been displaced
that they can not get their share of our added
weath2 What of the scrapping of men past middle
age? Do we have at one extreme wealth beyond
dreams of avarice, and at the other hunger and
poverty?
Labor Secretary Davis in recent public address
was quoted saying, literally millions of our people
are without any purchasing power whatever because
they have no jobs and other and more millions are
unable to buy what they need, not to say what they
want because of chemically inadequate wages"
Davis went on to cite specific industries and 1ocali-
ties. where workers have fallen behind in the general
advance.
We are to have light on some of these questions
President Hoover just has named committee on
social trends composed of number of specialists,
which will make inquiry paralleling that of the
committee on economic trends, which a few months
ago submitted the results of elaborate survey The
Rockefeller foundation is providing funds.
The committee will consider such things as the
effect of the move to cities. increased leisure and
Ventions the national life 1t will conduct research
into the improvement of national health and it's effect
changes in occupations and family life; in housing
and in similar subjects 1t will in general seek out
those tendencies in modern life which are important
Such survey should be well worth while if it points
the way toward prosperity for those who have not
shared thus far in national wel-being.