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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
FILLING STATION MAN
ROBBED BY LONE YOUTH
Sbort-Change Worker Dupes EN-
ploye of Store-Apartment
Is Burglarized.

Accosted by bandit last night i'm
mediately after leaving his filling sta
ton at Florida avenue and California
street, Burl Gwaltney, 140 G street
northeast, was robbed of $56, police
were told today. Gwaltney said the
bandit, young white man, displayed no
weapon but acted as though he had one
in his pocket.
A short-change worker. believed to
have been the one who has perpetrated
several similar thefts recently, duped an
employe of Sherratt's china art store,
COB Thirteenth street. into giving him
SIS yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary e. Norton, proprietress of
rooning house at 1876 East Capitol
street, has asked police to search for
two young women and a man whom
she suspects of stealing clothing and
an alarm clock from her establishment.
William Daphney, 1901 Ninth street,
reported the theft of a s45 bracelet
from his apartment yesterday. The
theft of a ring worth $40 was reported
by Elmer r. Nelson, 1908 Brandywine
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
EARLY AGREEMENT
ON NEW PLUMBERS
WAGE SCALE SEEN
Increase From ST to $11.50
a Gay and Five-Day Week
Believed Promised.
BUT DURATION ISSUE
STILL Is UNSETTLED
Subcontractors Reported as Desir-
ing Three Year and Workmen
Two-Year Compact.

An early agreement between the
plumbing subcontractors and the union
plumbers on a new wage scale was ex-
pected today by those who are keeping
in close touch with the wage controver-
sizes between the building contra ctors of
Washington and the various building
trades employees.
1t is understood that business repre-
sentatives of the plumbers union have
entered into a tentative verbal agree
ment with the master plumbers by which
wages will be increased from $11 to
S1l5O day when the agreement is
formally signed and another so cents a
day August /. The tentative agreement
is also understood to grant the workmen
a. five-day week. although no official
word on this point was obtainable today.
If the master plumbers grant these
demands of the workmen, which now
seems likely, it will be a sweeping vic
tory for the union as it will embody
practically everything asked by the
employees.
One question which Is still hanging
fire. according to the best information
obtainable today. is the length of time
of the new agreement. The master
plumbers, or subcontractors, prefer the
agreement to run as long as possible,
so that they may figure in advance on
the cost of the work They are under
stood to want three-year agreement,
while the workmen are reported to be
asking for a two-year agreement.
This particular question must be ap-
proved by the union before the tentative
agreement Is put on paper and signed
by both sides.
Meetings have been held within the
last "a hours by cement subcontractors
to discuss the demands of the cement
finishers for wage increase from
$1.1212 to $1.25 an hour, but confer
ences between employers and employees
have been delayed.
While there has been informal dis
cussion of wage differences respecting
other building trades, no meetings were
held today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
HOOVER AND STIM.SON
PRAISE GIBSON WORK
President and Secretary Are Graft.
fed at Ambassadors Efforts
at Farley.

By the Associated Press.
A message expressing the gratifca-
ton of President Hoover and Secretary
Stimson over the developments at the
preparatory disarmament commission
meeting at Geneva was sent yesterday
to Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson. who
was the principal American delegate.
Mr.. Gibson is returning to Brussels
to resume his duties there as Ambassa-
dor to Belgium.
Secretary Stimson made public his
message to Mr.. Gibson as follows:
THE President desires us to express
to you his satisfaction with the eff
clent manner in which you and the
other members of the delegation have
fulfilled your instructions during the
sixth meeting of the preparatory COM
mission for a disarmament conference
I wish to add my own appreciation of
your excellent presentation of the views
of the United States and the able
manner in which you have contributed
to the progress of the work of the
commission and awakened new hopes
of a practical means for the effective
reduction of ornaments"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
SIS PUBLIC UTILITIES
INCREASE EARNINGS
Commerce Department March Re.
ports Show $195,OoO,C0o, Against
$194, 5000 in February.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Gross earnings of e5 public utility
companies in the United States In
March were Sos. 1000, 900, compared with
$194 100000 for February and 5000, 0o0,-
900 for January
Earnings in March, 1928, were s1s7,-
1884
The reports. made to the Department
of Commerce, were from companies
operating gas, electric light, heat, power,
traction and water services and COM
prised practically all the important Or
CARNATIONS in the United States. Earn
ings of telegraph and telephone COM
panies were not included.
Net earnings we're SIS 200, 900 in
March. $4,000 900 IN February, s92,-
100000 in January and s72,S11,l46 in
March last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
TRAIN WAITER INJURED.

James Davis, As years old, colored
waiter on a Richmond, Fredericksburg
g. Potomac Railway dining car, was Sc
riously injured today when he lost his
balance and fell to the tracks beneath
the moving train while attempting to step.
from the platform of the dining car to
an adjoining coach. Davis was removed
to Emergency Hospital. where physicians
said he was suffering from punctured
abdomen and severe body bruises.
According to oficials at Union Sta
ton, the train on which the injured
man was working was moving into a
siding at the lexington yards after
completing a trip from Richmond when
the accident occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
JACK FORE MOSS, II,
I.C. C. CLERK, EXPIRES
Rate Expert Was Taken Ill in Of
fee on April %; Leaves
Son and Daughter.

Jack Fore Moss, 70 years old, assist
ant chief rate clerk Bureau of Traffic,
tariff section, Interstate Commerce
Commission, died in Emergency Hos
pital yesterday. He had been in the
hospital since becoming Ill in his office
on April 90.
Funeral services were conducted at
his residence, 905 Sligo avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, this afternoon. Rev. d..
Ralph D. Smith oficiated. 1ntermert
was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
He is survived by a son, Jack Fore
Moss, jr; a daughter, Mrs. Ethelbert
Barksdale of Jackson, Miss, and three
grandchildren, Mary Gwen Barksdale,
Ethelbert Barksdale, jr., and Jean
Barksdale.
Mr.. Moss was a native of Mississippi.
He had been in the Government service
here for the past 40 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
C. w. FREEMAN HEADS
BAR OF UNITED STATES
Attorneys Practicing in Federal
Courts Eligible to Join New
Organization.

Maj. Charles william Freeman was
elected president of the Bar of the
United States at the organization meet
ing Of the body in the National Press
Building last night. Attorneys practicing
in the Federal courts of the Nation
are eligible to membership in the new
legal organization, which is sponsored
by the Federal Bar Association, COM
posed Of attorneys in the Government
service. Other officers elected were
Pickens Neagle, vice president; william
r. Valance president Of the Federal
Bar Association, co-ordinator; David d.
Caldwell, counselor; Edwin A. Mess,
secretary: Milton A. Lehr. treasurer.
and Ralph @. Cornwell auci.;c-
The organiza ton would raise the
standard of the members of the bar Of
the United. States, serve its members
and work for impartial law enforce
ment, 1t Is announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
FEDERAL UNION TO MEET.
Officers Will Be Installed by Tariff
Commission Group.

Newly elected officers of the Tariff
Commission branch. Federal Employees
Union. will be installed Tuesday night
at exercises in the hearing room of the
Tariff Commission, beginning at 8
o'clock. They will take Office as fol-
lows:
F. C. GetZendanner, president; Mrs.
Grace Van Casteel and j. Mark Albert
son, vice presidents; Mrs. Laura K. Cox,
secretary; Mrs. Bertha M. Robertson
and Robert E. Allen, representatives to
the board, and Mrs. Sophie j. Bergner,
receiver of dues. Luther c. Steward,
president of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, will officiate at the
installation.
A dance will be held after the ex-
ercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
SON OF MAI. BRINK DEAD,
Capital Man, in Poor Health IL
Years, Passes Here.

Charles Hunter Brink, son of Mai.
Harrison S. Brink, United States Engi-
neers, of this city, died at Garfield Hos
pital yesterday He had been in poor
health for the last IL years.
Mr.. Brink was born in Montana Octo-
Der 81, 1908, and had been a resident of
Washington for the last four years He
lived at 4914 Georgia avenue
He is survived by widow. Marie
Mary Brink; his father. Mai. Brink, and
two brothers, Clyde ROLAND and Harold
Curte Brink.
Funeral services will be held from the
chapter of Clyde ]. Nichols, 4209 Ninth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
SECRETARY is SOUGHT.

The selection of community secre-
tary to serve with the Community Cen
ter was recommended last night at the
final meeting of the season of the Park
View Citizens Association at Park View
School. The next meeting will be held
en- the second Wednesday in october in
the Park View School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
COTTAGES REPLACED.
Seven Tourist Camp Houses Built
as Result of Recent Fire.

Seven cottages in the tourists camp
at Potomac Park, to replace those re-
Gently destroyed by fire, have been COM
pleted.
- q precautionary measure to in
sure against repetition of the fire in
the tourist camp, fire drills were and
are being held frequently and the use
of kerosene stoves is being carefully
watched.
The work of repairing the cottages
has been going forward under the Wei
fare and Recreation Association OF Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
STREET WILL SPEAK.

Elwood Street. director of the Wash
ington Community Chest, will address
the Columbia Hospital board at its an
nual meeting tomorrow morning at
11:15 o'clock at the hospital, Twenty
fifth and L streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
INSTITUTE MAY is.
Teachers to Hear Lecture on
Handwriting in Public Schools"

Handwriting in Public Schools"
The last Teachers Institute of the
Teachers Council of the Washington
public school system will be held May Is
in the Central and Armstrong Audi
forums. where DR.. Frank N. Freeman
of the School of Education, University
of Chicago, will lecture on "Handwrit-
ing in the Public Schools"
DR.. Freeman will speak first in the
Armstrong High School at 3:45 in the
afternoon and he will repeat the lecture
in the Central High School at o'clock
the same night. DR.. Freeman is widely
known as an educator and for his work
on penmanship. His system is used ex-
tensively In the local schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09

Exports of radio apparatus from the
United States last year had total value
of s12,06l ,410, an increase Of S2.s7S.9e7
over 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13
Army Cable Ship Off
On Round World Trip

SEATTLE. Sept. i3.-tF-The
army steamer Dellwood again has
heard the call for cables under the
sea and Is now off on a mission
that will take it around the world
The Wildwood Is the guardian OF
400 miles of submarine cable
stretching from this city to Ketchi-
kan and across the Alaskan gulf
TO Valdez. This Is a vital part OF
the United States army'S vast COM
munications system which links the
northern territory with the main
part Of the United States.
The Dellwood is ranging far
aficld on its present mission. for {
Is on its way to London TO take
aboard 300 miles of gutta percha
covered cable. whence II will depart
to lay the cable in the Philippine
archipelago.
The work of the Dellwood repre-
sents one Of the most picturesque
and useful missions Of the army. II
Is the only cableship flying the
American flag capable Of carrying
out deep sea cable laying and the
only American vessel which has
carried on such work on a large
scale since 1921.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13
Nv Central Press


KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept. i3.-
Belittled by his critics as a "h.ck
marshal Mai. John l.. Miles has
mixed a little army discipline anu
country training to give this CITY
Of $50. 600 souls a taste Of law en-
forcement that Is the talk Of police
stations from coast to coast.
Before Major Miles took office
as chief he had been sheriff OF
Jackson county and generally had
been recognized as a small town
officer chiefly because his home was
in independence. Mo. a commun-
ity Is miles out in the country.
Suggests Forgetting Politics
Miles was named chief last
March when the old police board
went out and Gov. Henry S. Caul-
fled. new governor of Missouri
named new commissioners for Kan
sas City. The governor selected
Bert S. Kimbrell and Russell Field
as commissioners and suggested
they forget politics. The selection
Of the commissioners was against
the wishes OF the republican ma
chine Of Kansas City. as was thu
subsequent selection Of Miles a;
chief.
When Miles took office there
must have been 800 saloons doing
business, for five months after III
had been in command one near
beer distributing company com.
planned it had lost 800 customer
since the new police regime. Ac.
tual police figures show 1876 speak
easieS closed their doors on orders
OF the new chief. The other TO-
are said to have folded up in fac,
of strict enforcement of thc
dry law by that unheard of agenc.
the police department.
Major Miles came out Of til.
Word war with the reputation b
a stern ~taskmaster. but n VIII,
would hold out to the limit in be-
half of his men. That attitude +.
summed up by Wallace Cameron
who vas secretary to Miles q,
sheriff and now is his chief aide
The major can bawl you out likl
the worst Of them explains Cam
eron. but no other officer IL
France eve got away with sayin,
a harsh word TO a trooper unde,
Miles command"
IF the men know their Job ant
| understand they must do at." as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13
MIKES ARMY DISCIPLINE
AND COUNTRY TRAINING
TO CURB LAWLESSNESS

serts Chief Miles. they Will do 1t
and do 1t right"
Several departmental shake-ups
have convinced the 500 police IN
Kansas City that the chief means
business and apparently Is TO re-
tain a free hand in combating
crime.
Crime Disappearing
When Miles took office 1t was
agreed by both political factions IN
the city that law enforcement was
at a low ebb. The backwash or
the hectic days of the republican
national convention Of June. 1928.
had left its mark. The most open
sign Of law violation was the speak
easy. and ii was the first to 60. But
with the bar and its spiked beer
have gone gambling houses and all
varieties Of vice. Just now the
bookmakers are fighting a losing
battle to keep open in the after
moons What crime has not been
curbed has been driven into the
county and adjoining counties.
One Of Chief Miles first steps
was to meet the challenge Of the
bank bandit. Numerous .holdups
had placed the Kansas City burg
larry and holdup insurance at the
top Of the scale. TO combat this
menace, Miles installed branch Of
fees throughout the downtown dis
trict where headquarters could dis
patch two patrolmen on a seconds
notice. The result Of this has been
TO prevent major holdupS since
March.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13
RUSSIAN CROWN JEWEL
HAWKED IN

SHANGAHI. Sept. Is. -tP-Ac-
cording to well authenticated Cos
sip in Shanghai's Russian circle.
one OF the crown jewels OF the
Romanoff's. a diamond brooch, Is
being peddled from shop to shop
here by a Soviet agent Owing to
its great value. no purchaser has
been found.
The major stone, a diamond 81
100 carats. is valued at s250.000 and
the entire piece without references
to its intrinsic value should br.ns
not less than half a million. Ths
agent is said to have offered tn
big diamond for less than $4,000
but even nc this price there have
been no takers
Judging from reports. the agent
has been in Shanghai for several
months. arriving here from Hardin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13

ANCIENT LAW GETS PEPPER
ROCRDALE. Eng.-An ancient
law against providers was invoked
to send William Stanton, a l9-
year-old "Peeping Tom to prison
for six months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13

GIVES PARTY AT IO7
BORDEAUX.-Mme. Berthe Pal
teaux entertained fifteen guests at
a party on her 107th birthday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-13

PRISON A REAL REFUGE
WORCESTER. Eng.-The local
fail IS now housing 226 men. wom-
en- and children on account Of the
shortage of homes.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
Huge U. S. Building Program
For the District
Withdrawal of Lands From Taxation Of Interest

~oNGRESs is told by President Hoover that when the Gov
finished the building program in the District
already authorized amounting 100000 for purchase
Of sites and construction there viii s be 10000 Civil Service
employees housed in widely scattered temporary and rented
buildings
So Congress expected upon expanded program
here that will cost additional 900 for sites and
buildings
what Is known as the Mall development north Of the Mall
to be extended south Of the Mall and to other sections Of the
city Large Of private properly win be bought BY the
Government for its uses
Washington viii feel the beneficial effects Of constant
eminent construction here the eight ten years
The city viii become attractive because Of the large
Der Of splendid buildings to be erected and there will be the
satisfaction Of steady for large numbers Of mechanics and
labOrers.
The Government itself will is the President points ont save
money by getting out Of rented buildings into structures
adapted efficiency and Capitalization in governmental
tivies
The completion Of second great building program win see
the Government Of many blocks Of property heretofore
owned BY citizens This properly viii be withdrawn from
taxation BY the District government The loss Of taxes win be
important item in future budgets Of the District Local
taxpayers must make up this
AS the real estate holdings here are
to the extent Of $19OOOO00O in value the few years.
the presumption would be that Congress would increase the
Governments participaon n financing this Federal city It
would be but fair that this should be done.
The Southwest section Of the city below the Mall and into
which the Government will make extensive purchases prop
critics under second building program has long been neg
ected in improvements that make for beauty and civic
venences
The entrance there sure to cause Congress
commit the District to large expenditures
improvements and Identification OF these expenditures the
Government will pay but the measey proportion it is
pledged unless there should be change In congressional
policies.
The Government is to spend much money because it MUST
do It should share fairly and justly in the cost Of beau
caon projects that must follow in portions of the city il Is
20 develop teg lie own purposes.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
SENATOR GRUMPY
By Herbert Kaufman,


TT will require timber tracts furnish paper for the
news and editorial scheduled follow Senator
Grundy addition to the most august deeative body on
earth
Controversy will rage the chambers power to refuse
the seating of Pennsylvania chosen SON The Congressional
Record will ululate with philippines and the very flower Of
prairie oatory will indefinitely be into garlands to
decorate the Grundan browgarlands heavily interpreted
with sprgs of poison ivy.
However his own State may regard Governor Fishers ap
poinmen majority opinion will define it IS an mpudent and
ndeensbe political gesture-an insult to the group OF CON-
monweaths which Grundy has declared unfit for economic
parity with the rest Of the Union
Mr. Grundys confessed convictions hardly qualify him to
interpret the majesty of the United States.
Mr. Crundys views upon Constitution and the wisdom Of
its trainers his presence offensive at the Capitol
Mr. Grundy fervent advocate Of special privilege
the prior rights indusrazed capital and the sacrosancty
of hih tariff worthy trustee and responsible
steward of national hopes.
Mr. Grundy an admitted cbbyshe comedies that ne has
more OF successfully swayed legislative action and en-
deavored to secure association Of Keystone manufac
turers and advantages by exerng bacstage in
fuence upon Congresses and Assemblies.
Mr. Grundy regrets that Idaho, Arkansas Montana and
sunry other transmsppi and Southern sOverenties are
vested with full franchises and enjoy unrestricted peerage with
the popuous and affuent East.
There no such word as sympathy" for agrcultures
problems in Mr.. Grundys bright lexicon.
entire been that Of biased pleaderan ex
ponent of class welfare rather than mass progress
has consistently opposed the passage Of child labor laws
resisted the enlargement Of working mems compensation
grants.
appointment affront to democracy an affcton to
his party and embarrassment to the Administration
of him. be said that his uniformly
those grand and glorious intellect scarce less splendid IN
failure than in triumph tribute inspired by Edmund
Burkes address the electors Of Bstoof which speech
contemporary observes lit well if the people both
of England and America would read mark learn and IN
wardly digest the following passages:
Your representative ought not to sacrifice his enlightened
conscience you any to set OF men living
1T from Providence, for the abuse Of which he Is
deeply answerable.
Parliament NOT congress Of ambassadors from differ
emit states and Of hostile interests which interests each must
maintain agent against other agents. but Parliament
deliberate assembly of ONE nation with ONE interest," and
that Of the whole
Substitute Senate for Parliament and the cap tits
/ the situation to hair
and Herbert kaunanl
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
. LISTEN WORLD!
They Take Care Of Mothers in Russia
By Elsie Robinson

months leave afterward. WITH
FULL SALARY: this Is for man
ual lahorers. Six weeks before,
six weeks after, for employees in
offices and for the intellectualS.
These leaves Of absence they
may spend either at home,
where local organizations pro
vide them with medical atten-
ton and with nurses, or in the
numerous maternity homes, II
they are alone or delicate.
= For confinements every large
town is provided with model ma
ternity hospitals which foreign
specialists declare to be superb
Organizations. Well orde r e d
nurseries are joined to the fac
tories and bureaus. In order that
the mother may feed her child
and continue her work at the
same time. These nurseries are
schools where the mothers are
interested and instructed in all
their proper duties.
Nurses or visiting sisters
make the rounds of the families,
giving advice to the parents, car
ing for sick children, locating
consumptives and sen ing them
to sanatoria. In all of the Inn
portant towns has been eStab-
lisned q large MUSEUM FOR
THE PROTECTION OF MO
THEIRS AND BABIES, q center
of instruction where courses are
given in the raising Of children
NJ schoolgirls visit the mll-
scum in groups, working in the
ia BIO ratory, UNDERGOING
THEIR APPRENTICESHIP AS
FUTURE MOTHERS.
1.-THE government is now en-
deavoring to install one Of these
museums in every village
over all the country, serious and
co-ordinated efforts. q policy of
maternity. In 192t1025 the
state expended upon this work
the S m of 100000 roubleS
(l5O, 900, 900 francs : : : or $28,-
950, O00l and the budget has in
creased sine ;"
Does any other nation dis
pla such interest2" concludes
Miss Viollis. CERTAINLY NOT
AMERICA WHICH HAS
THE GREATEST DEATH
RATE AMONG MOTHERS
AND BABIES o. ANY CIVIL
lied NATION : = DUE TO
POVERTY, DISEASE AND
NEGLECT"