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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Keeping Workers on the Job
in Wheels Of Turning

not such a fool after all. haven't
fired a man myself in the last IL
months; been keeping them working
most of the time on any kind of repair
or construction job I could locate,
whether there was any profit in it or
not and without making q nickel for
myself. Just lately I've been wondering
whether I wasn't a fool and whether
I oughtnt to just close down until
things pick up. But feel now, after
listening to you, that I've been doing
the right thing, after ALL"
And that's the present attitude Of
thousands Of business men, big and
little, the country over. Here in the
Department of Commerce at Washing
ton Col. Arthur Woods, chairman Of
the Presidents Emergency Committee
for Employment, is getting reports from
industries of every kind and size DEM
onstrating conclusively that business
men are readily assuming what they
believe to be their responsibilities to-
ward their employees during the depres-
sion.
Those reports contain nothing to in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
BY IRVING BACHELLER.

"A ATT SLOAN, so he is called by
~ his intimates, is, like Owen
Young, an epic figure in Amer
4 ! a lean life. In certain of the
basic elements of his char
acter he reminds me of Young. Both
were rooted in like soil out of which
came deep and lasting respect for all
to the same ideal of public service.
AS a human product Sloan has long
engaged my interest. I knew him when
he was finding his way to the eminent
position he now holds-captain of the
immense industry of giving light and
heat to the greatest municipality on this
continent. He had come to an institu-
ton in Greater New York. He saw that
its first need was honesty. He began to
search his memory for honest men with
whom to surround himself. He found
first one and then another, and called
them to his aid. His company began to
grow in power, efficiency and public
esteem.
Born in Mobile, he has the courtesy
Of the old South. 1t is in his greeting,
his smile, his cheerful good nature, his
manner of disagreeing with one.
big industry is in some degree like
a ship. The ship may look as hand
some as ever when her bottom is COW
cred with barnacles, but she has lost
part of her efficiency. Sloan will have
of visibility The pathway of a great
enterprise is probably as full of hidden
enemies and perils as the salt sea.
Man in Love With His Job.
Matt Sloan is one of the busiest men
l know. Yet have never met happier
person. StalWart athletic, biue-eyed
nearly 6 feet tall, his happiness bursts
into laughter on slight provocation.
You look like man in love with his
job" I said. as our talk began.
II am" he answered. THE big thing
in life Is TO find your job and fall in
love with it. Then you must have the
right kind Of help. am always looking
for honest, healthy, keen-minded young
men and women who want to work
big salaries II they will only work hard
What is the great problem of Amer
leap" asked.
Without moments hesitation he an
swered:
Here are three great forces which are
to continue the work of civilization
They are government, business, the host
Of young
Business has grown to be immense
and far-reaching. 1t is a complicated
and highly organized machine. The
world has never seen the like of it.
Night and day 1t is moving. It's work
never ceases. 1t can accommodate a
great variety of talents. 1t needs a vast
army Of helpers. 1t forces upon our
government a multitude of new prob
lens. These great structures must de-
pend absolutely on the honor, skill and
devotion Of those who are TO follow Us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Ontario Road Earns
$85O,OOO Within Year.

An estimated profit Of $850.000 was
made by the Temiskaming q North
ern Ontario railway for the year end
ed october 81. 1880. A check for this
amount has been sent to Ontario, own
er of the railway. The year just end
cessful in the history of the Tennis
kaming g. Northern Ontario railway.
which is administered by provincial
commission and operates 500 miles OF
railway In Northern Ontario and Is be-.
ing rapidly expanded to M0use Fae-.
tory, on James Bay. IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

to this pressure of light, but the force
from a medium-hot star such as the
sun is not SUFFICIENT to shove the atoms
into outer space. This can happen
only with the very hot stars.
From the latter, Milne explains. there
must be constant upward rain" of
calcium atoms on an enormous scale
These become diffused in space and
make UP the coSmic cloud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Overmuch Of Prophecy

Overmuch Of Prophecy.
From those records of % and % years
ago, the inference about today, about
the year just closing and the one about
to begin, seems very plain. That infer
ence. the application To today can be
accepted safely. Nevertheless, l refrain
from prophecy. refrain. for one rea-
son among several because there has
always been overmuch of it-and / an
ticipate there will be more during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

$50 I answer that our great problem
is the host of young who are able to do
the work of the future If our country
is to prosper and be happy, some one
has got to do its work"
why not teach the young how to get
rich and be above work?" asked.
well, you'd have to teach them also
how to get along without food and
clothing and how to grow fur on the
body and live In caves. That old mo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

ton of getting above work is exploded.
A man never gets above work The
fact is work gets above him. Since the
bootlegger and the racketeer have been
able to amass fortunes, wealth has
ceased to be impressive as a token of
manhood. A good American may well
be appalled, by all the things that need
to be done. Today every one should
prove his right to be alive. Really. ]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
UTILITIES HEARING
SCHEDULED TODAY
Companies to Tell Committee
Objections to Boards
Law Change Plan.

Local utility companies will outline
TO the Senate District committee late
today their objections to the changes
advocated by the Public Utilities Com
mission in the law governing the power
OF the courts in passing on utility
cases.
The Senate committee also is expect
ed to act this afternoon on the APP
pointment Of Assistant Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech to be
peoples counsel before the Public
Utilities Commission. It Is understood
no opposition to the nomination has
been filed with the committee.
With regard to the changes in the
utility law, the commission contends
that the existing law enables the court
to function as an additional utilities
commission by passing on the facts as
well as the law when appeals are taken
from decisions of the commission. The
proposed amendment would confine the
courts to questions of law, except in
cases involving constitutional questions.
When court procedure was consider
ed at the street railway merger hear
ing several weeks ago, counsel for one
of the companies indicated that utilities
were not objecting to a new court pro-
cedure, but felt that the language used
by the commission in drafting the
amendments would be more far
reaching than was intended.
Following that hearing an effort was
made without success to have the COM
mission and the companies agree on the
wording of the amendment. These
changes In court procedure would relate
to all utilities and for that reason the
Senate committee has decided to handle
them as separate proposition from the
street railway merger resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
WOMEN LOSE PLEA
FOR DIVORCE WRIT
Injunction Petitions of Two
Capital Women Denied by
Justice Wheat.

Two Washington women were denied
inJunctionS TO prevent their husbands
from instituting suit for divorce against
them in Virginia by Justice Alfred A.
Wheat Of the District Supreme Court
today on the ground that no unusual
circumstances were contained In the
applications.
The women are Irene M. Humphries
Of 2l5 E street southeast. whose hus-
band, Walter HUMPHREYS lives in Cher
rydale, and Rose M. Frazier of 100 Car
roll street southeast, wife of Harry
Frazier, Treasury clerk, also said to
have a Virginia residence.
Justice Wheat ruled that such in
functions should be granted, II at ALL
only in a case presenting unusual cir
cumstanceS," but gave no intimation
in the opinions as to what would con-
stitute such circumstances.
In the course of his memorandum
opinions, Justice Wheat said: "In the
view which take Of this question, It
Is not necessary to determine the ex-
tent Of the power Of a court Of equity
to enjoin q party from proceeding in the
courts OF another Jurisdiction or the
circumstances under which that power
may properly be exercised. Neither is It
necessary to decide whether section 265
OF the judicial code applies to this court,
sitting in matrimonial actions. Whether
1t does or does not, that section ex-
presses the Salutary rule for the preven-
ton OF unseemly conflict between
courts. In my opinion, an Injunction
restraining a defendant from prosecut-
ing divorce action in another jurisdic-
ton should be granted. II at all, only
IN case presenting unusual circum-
stances. These do not seem to me to
be such cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
DAWSON TO STUDY
REMOVAL OF SNOW
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
to View New York's
Machinery.

Assistant Engineer Commissioner Dom
aid A. Dawson is leaving today for New
YORK TO see what that city has In the
way OF snow-removing equipment. His
trip Will include short visits to Detroit
ana Cleveland on similar errand. He
Will be accompanied by John Murray,
master mechanic Of the Street Cleaning
Department.
Maj. Dawson Is considering a recon-
mendation to the Commissioners for the
purchase Of from $4,000 to $25, 900
worth OF snow-removal equipment out
OF the general funds of the Street Clean
ing Department. The removal of this
Winters SHOWS has already cost the Dis
trict approximately $4,000, and It is
believed that purchase OF additional
up-to-date equipment for loading and
removing the snow from the city streets
would mean a saving. ',
Maj. Dawson is also working on a
plan to keep the streets clear of parked
vehicles until the worst CT the snow has
been removed from near the curhs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
NATIONAL MUSIC
SCHOOL PROPOSED
$4,000, 900 to Be Raised by Dona-
tons Before Federal Money
Is Used.

Establishment Of a national conserv-
atory Of music in Washington, for the
education Of pupils in music in all its
branches, Is provided for in a bill in
troduced In the House by Representa-
tive Gavagan Of New York.
The executive headquarters Of the
general board Of regents and of the
director general and the main con-
servatory would be located in Wash
angton under the terms Of this bill.
The board Of regents would include
che President, the President of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House,
chairmen Of the committees on educa-
ton and labor Of the Senate, and the
Chief Justice of the United States. This
board would appoint director general
and an advisory board to manage the
conservatory.
The bill provides that when SIS, 900 900
or more shall be in the custody Of the
United States Treasurer, or q special
committee, appointed by the board from
donations received for the purpose of
maintaining the national conservatory,
Congress shall appropriate a sufficient
amount for a conservatory building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
drastic Action" Forecast by
Aviation Committee of
Board of Trade.
SENATOR SAYS GROUP
BLOCKED COMMISSION
Chamber of Commerce Backs
Gravelly Point Site for Munic-
ipal Field.

Forecasting drastic action" the avn
alton committee of the Washington
Board of Trade will meet Thursday to
consider steps to meet the legislative
delay in providing a municipal airport
for the National Capital.
The same day the aviation committee
OF the Chamber of Commerce will con-
fer for the purpose of reiterating its
stand Squarely in support of the Board
OF Trade in Its advocacy of the Gravelly
Point site for the flying field.
The Board Of Trade recently was the
subject Of criticism by Senator Hiram
Bingham, chairman of the Joint Con-
gressional Airport Commission, who de-
clared that the trade body had done
much to block constructive airport
legislation by its incorporating posi-
ton in favor of one particular site, in
stead Of giving the congressional COM
mittee free rein in its selection.
Members of the Airport Commits
sion." Senator Bingham declared, "are
discouraged by reason of the activities
of the Board of Trade. The commits
sion has sought to give the District
model airport, but it finds its first
step blocked by the efforts of this
organization"
The meetings Thursday were called
to give the Districts answer to the
Senator's indictment as well as to
further action providing for an airport.
The Board Of Trade meeting will
take the form Of q luncheon at 1890
o'clock at the City Club, while the
chambers session will be at 4:3O O'Clock
IN the organizations Offices In the
Homer Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
Takes Steps to Make Metro
politan Force PoIiteSt
in Existence.
TERRITORIES ASSIGNED
TO SHELBY AND BROWN
Each Is Instructed to Visit Pre-
cincts at Least Three Times
for Lectures.

Maj. Henry G. Pratt, whose predeces-
sor gained nation wide fame for his DO
lice slogan, eff you must hit a man,
hit him courteously." has launched a
new drive to make the Washington DO
lice force the politest in existence.
Hereafter, II Supt. Pratt has his way,
1t will be genuine pleasure to be ar
rested by any Of his men. Their pol
ished manner, apologize speech and
kindly methods Of law enforcement
will put even the most hardened GRIM
inal at ease, according to plans adopted
by the chief.
Himself a master Of drawing room
etiquette, Chief Pratt has been not a
little mortified of late to learn Of nu-
merous complaints about allegedly
boorish actions Of certain thoughtleSS
policemen.
Wants Etiquette Observed.
He has heard that some of his traffic
officers do not bother to get introduce
tons before reproaching strange mo-
florists for faux pas on the boulevards.
While introductions are not always nee
eSsary, it were best, Maj. Pratt thinks,
that officers be models of courtesy in
exercising the embarrassing preroga-
tives Of their profession.
N SA1uC DO J4lC O111CCE uANlCCS LIlC
driveIsto draw over to the curb Outlines
may cause repentance where a dozen
Rawlings out would cause naught but
LII feelings, 1t Is pointed out.
Yesterday Mai. Pratt divided up the
territory of the District into two halves
and assigned that lying east of Seventh
street to Inspector William s. Shelby
and the western half to Inspector Z.
w. Brown. Each is to visit each pre-
cinct no less than three times. so as
to be sure that no policeman will es-
cape any Of the lecturing on the sub
ject Of courtesy.
Areas viii BE Exchanged.
As a further precaution, when each
inspector has completed his visits in
his territory, the territories will be
exchanged, so that each policeman can
get at least two Official views on the
subject.
''As a general thing" Maj. Pratt said
today, petty regulations are more easily
enforced by a polite caution from a
policeman than by haling an offender
into q precinct and compelling him to
put up 50 collateral. There Is no
quarrel between the fundamental rights
OF the people of Washington and the
Police Department, which Is made UP Of
public servants. We must try not to
embarrasS decent citizens who violate
minor regulations through careleSsness.
by treating them like hardened
criminals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
1t was a case Of run or freeze with

It was a case Of run or freeze with
Ernest Murphy, colored, early this
morning, and Ernest chose to run.
A shirt and underwear do not consti-
tute conventional attire for q barefoot
jaunt over city streets at / o'clock In
the morning, but when one has been
robbed OF ones clothing and ones home
is more than a mile away, what Is one
to do?
It's five blocks to the eighth precinct
police station from the alley which
opens onto the 600 block of s street,
and it's more than mile to the TOO
block of Fourth street, so figure 1t out
for yourself.
Murphy is good at figures, SO good. in
fact, that he chose to race the five
blocks to the eighth precinct after
colored trio held him up In the alley
shortly before o'clock and relieved
him of $37, his suit, shoes, sox, over
coat and bot.
1t all started when Murphy chose to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
BANDITS VICTIM, STRIPPED BY TRIO,
RACES $ BLOCKS IN SCANTY UNDIES
1t Was Case of Either Run Freeze, He Tells Police
After Robbery in Alley

make his way home by way Of S street.
He came upon three colored men stand
ing at the mouth of the alley and he
entered the alley. not by choice, but
because three men with leveled pistols
ordered him to.
A search. of Murphy's clothing
brought to the surface the SGT. 'Stripl"
the leader commanded, casting his eyes
over Murphy's dapper attire. Overcoat,
suit, socks, shoes and hat came of.
Nov stay there and freeze" the bandit
leader barked as he backed out Of the
alley and ran down s street with his
two companions.
Murphy stood in the alley with the
cold winds sweeping through his under
wear as long as he dared and then set
out for the eighth precinct, where he
bounded into the room before the eyes
OF astoniShed police on duty there and
reported the hold-up.
Murphy obtained an overcoat and
was taken to his home after he had
mwound his story Of woe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
BACKWARD STATES"
PRAISED BY CAPPER
Kansan Points Out Pioneering in
Recognizing Equality for Women
in Radio Address.

A defense of the so-called backward
States Of the Middle West, by pointing
out that they were among the pioneers
in recognizing equality for women, was
made today by Senator Capper, Repub-
1ican, Of Kansas, In a coaSt-to-coast adj
dress, made over the Columbia Broad
casting Systems chain, and heard in
Washington through station WMAL.
Senator Capper spoke this morning
from 11:15 to 1870 to the National
Radio Homemakers' Club, pointing out
that for the first time the Census Bu-
reau this year is recognizing the home
makers.
Personally, I believe the Census Bu-
reau might have gone one step further
and listed homemakers under the head
ing Of occupations said the Senator,
"but at least the Federal Government
has advanced one more step toward
recognition of the most important per-
son in American life"
Heavier burdens are borne by wom-
en- than many realize, Senator CappeT
pointed out, and asserted that no one
would think today of declaring that
woman's place is in the home with the
implication that the home Is the only
place for women.
But the home demands a woman Il
It Is to continue home. And God help
this country IL it becomes the country
Of homeless people.
THE greatest social problem ahead OF
Ms is to adjust our industrial, political
and home life so we will continue u
have homemakers cannot visualize
the schools, the Fairgrounds. the Ii.
braries, the All Clubs, the Boy Scouts
and the Girl Scouts, and similar worth.
while things that have come into oul
life as replacing the mother, who also
IS homemaker.
1.-THE homemaker Is entitled to recog-
milton and honor, and an economic
status equal think superior would bt
better than equal-to the status Of any
man or woman in our national LIE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
Another Panther
Tracker Returns
Minus the Bacon
Nothing aunted, Boy and
Fox Terrier Await
Next Snow.

Just reconstruct the chagrin Of this
hunting expedition, which tramped
home through the snow early today
with plenty of chattering teeth, with
six cold feet, four cold ears and two
chilly noses. but without hide nor hair
Of the panther.
Not that Nimrod for his part was
anxious to come to grips with the
panther so early In the morning, par
ticularly since it was possible the
panther had not had his breakfast.
Stayed by Master.
Nimrod felt his place was by his mas
ter's side, panther or no panther.
When Bobby, with all the wisdom Of
his four years. tied a leash on Nimrod
Nimrod pretended Bobby was trying to
hold him OF the panther.
The small dog went in front most of
the way, barking like couple of aire-
dales. If he Jagged in the likely look
ing thickets Of Kendall Green Farm,
which adjoins Gallaudet College, it was
to give Bobby free play with his gun.
Bobby, on his part, was intent on
bagging the panther. He had heard all
and, sometimes, on fox terriers.
Michael w. Whiteford, the SUPER
intendent Of Kendall Green Farm, had
made Bobby pretty good gun out of
a pine stick, little suspecting Bobby
would go out after big game with the
weapon.
Awaits Next Snow.
Bobby, otherwise known as Robert
Archer Whiteford, was somewhat down
cast by the failure of his initial VEN
ture. but said this morning he and
Nimrod would go forth again after the
next good tracking snow.
Nimrod, however, shiVered a couple
OF times and then dived into his warm
box under the kitchen stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
SIGNALS CHANGED
ON THOMAS CIRCLE
Traffic Speeded by 80-Sec-
ond Intervals Allowed
for Vehicles.

Like field marshal on his vantage
point above battle, Traffic Director
w. H. Harland took his stand on
Thomas Circle this morning and di-
rected corps Of second precinct DO
licemen, wave Of the hand here,
nod there, q curt suggestion somewhere
else, and there was no snarl In the traf-
nc as the peak Of the morning rush
hour hit the much maligned lights Just
installed at the circle.
Everything went through smoothly
as the hundreds of autos and scores Of
street cars poured their burdens of man.
power fresh for the days labor into the
business section through the busiest
hue Of early morning traff1c.
The circle lights were working on the
new timing, tried out with success for
the first time last night, with an 30
second interval for motorists and q
23-Second interval for pedestrians.
Everything Smoother.
The heightened time proved the cure
for the ills that have caused the shut
ting OF Of the lights at previous rush
hours. This morning there was not
serious traffic tangle to be unraveled,
the Street-car motormen seemed to be
better acquainted with the lights, the
motorists were keeping right up to the
pedestrian cross walks at the "Stop"
period, as they should, and the pedeS-
TRANS, regardless Of the fact that there
are no signs on the streets inStructing
them as to when they can cross the
street, seemed to know a little more
about what was going on than they
have at previous rush periods.
When o'clock came, and the big
DC
workers, including Inspector E. w.
Brown of the Traffic Bureau, officials
Of the Capital Traction Co., Washing
ton Railway & Electric Co. bus in
SpectorS and the corps of police from
the second precinct, left the scene. AL
were satisfied with the way things were
running.
Timing Held solution.
Harland declared the new timing to
be the answer to all the troubles the
lights have met since they we're turned
on Saturday. He plans to keep the
timing on until traffic has become fully
used to the circles light system, and
then he will start tuning faster and
faster until he has them working on
the same timing that Is used at Dupont
Circle, a 50-second interval for vehicle
trafflc and a 20-second interval for
pedestrian traffic.
Harland admitted that this morn
than 1t has been in previous ruSh-hour
periods when the traff1c has been so
snarled up that 1t was necessary to turn
OF the lights. He believes, however,
that the lights can handle without
trouble q much heavier flow of traff1c
than was handled this morning with
out unnecessary delay.