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The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Norfolk Man Held
For TLUO Murders

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. "a QN.SO.
Ollie Dawson, colored, was held
yesterday for trial in connection
with the death of James T. Howe,
a recluse of Princess Ann county
and formerly of New York. Howe
was murdered last Thursday in
his home.
A neighbor Of Howe's today
identified his hat on the head of
the negro. In addition to being
held for the Howe murder, he is
charged with the murder Of J. M.
Brickhouse, Norfolk county watch
man, two weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
STUDY
D. c. FINANCES

Protracted study Of fiscal re-
lationS between Federal and Dis
trict governments. delaying the
filing Of Q report until late in
the present session. was indi-
Gated by announcement late yes
terday by Chairman Carl E
Mapes, of the special House in
vestigating committee. that this
group contemplates engagin G
outside tax experts to study
the testimony taken.
While the committee has not
yet been voted funds to engage
expert assistance Ch hairm a n
Mapes and his associates, includ-
ing Representative William P.
Holiday R), Illinois. have no
doubt the House viii authorize
the required sum.
Printed copies Of the hearings
will not be available until the
end Of this week. The commit
tee will briefly reopen hearings
early in January.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
SPEAKER LOSES
STOP CLOCK
To THIEF
LongWorth Finds House Time
Check Missing; Souvenir
Hunter Believed Robber

Someone around the House Of
Representatives will have to go
out and buy Speaker Nicholas
Longworth q Christmas gift he
didn't expect or think he'd need.
It was found out late yester
day that some miscreant, be-
lieved to be a souvenir hunter,
has swiped the Speakers "stop
clock"
Indispensable to Him =.
This Is an indispensable in
Strument at the Speakers desk
during sessions Of the House.
At other times it is kept in the
nearby offices. The "Stop clock"
will have to be replaced before
Congress reconvenes.
Miss Mildred E. Reeves, secres
tary to the Speaker, estimated
the cost Of the little missing
clock as about $4 or $5. This
one had been in use quite q
while.
4AC oCOP CIOCk C1u1SS q mGIu"
Der when he has only q few
minutes to speak, and it is also
set to time the length of general
debate.
Members Get Credit
II q member is allowed five
minutes to discuss a paragraph in
a pending bill, the contrivance
gives notice when the five minutes
end.
This close tab on time causes
members, when they are inter
rupted without their consent, to
exclaim:
''Mr. Speaker, do mot want
this interruption taken out Of
my time"
When a member permits inter-
ruption it costs against his al
lotted minutes for debate, but
Nick'S "stop clock" will give him
credit when some colleague per-
siSts in interrupting and talking
out Of turn.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
LARGE CONCERN
To HIT LOCAL
. CAB PRICES
ParmeIee Company Said to
Plan Invasion of District
BY Fleet of 500 New Cabs

The Parmelee Transportation
Company, now operating more
than 1900 taxicabs in the larger
cities Of the nation. is to invade
the Washington field shortly af-
ter the first Of the year, it was
reported here today, operating
500 cabs to start.
It is said that this company
plans to reduce present cab rates.
Operating light cabs, the coin
pany Is said to have a schedule
Of Is cents for the first zone in
stead of the present fare Of IS
cents.
For the second zone, it vas
said, the Sfare will be so cents
instead Of so at present.
Concern Is Large
This reduction in fare will have
the financial backing of one Of
the largest transportation COM
panies in the world.
The present Parmelee Company
was formed by the merging of
the Yellow Cab companies of a
number Of the largest cities in
the country with the Checker Cab
and Checker Cab Manufacturing
Company. The merger was ef-
fected through the activities Of
Morris Markin, former head Of
the Checker companies. It started
in Chicago.
Plans Not Known
So far as known there are no
representatives of the Parmelee
Transportation Company in the
city at present.
Neither is it known whether
headquarters or storage pro-
vision for the fleet of 500 taxi
cabs has been secured here.
The delay until after January
j. it is asserted, has been made
so that the company may avoid
the necessity of procuring 1880
licenses.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Telephone Society
Holds YuLe Party

The Washington Telephone So
ciety, composed Of more than 600
employees of the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Company and
their families, held their annual
Christmas party at the Almas
Temple. 1915 K st. N. W., last
night.
There was q large Christmas tree
and presents were distributed, fol
lowed by singing Of carols. The
tree and decorations will be placed
in the Children's Hospital for o
party there tonight.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
TOLL Of COURTS
IS S418,130

District Golfers were enriched by
o flow of $41S,1SO.4s' from the
mills of the police courts, during
this year, figures compiled today
revealed.
There were 1919 cases tried in
the United States branch Of the
court, 26,O26 in the District branch
and 22,927 cases tried in traffic
court, making a total of 56,472.
Fines from, prohibition cases
.netted the District $49, 1882
while the total collected from
United States branch cases was
$81,546.27. District police court
collected $137,141.43, and Traffic
court $199, 9,442.79, which included
forfeitures. There were 22,992
traffic offenders who forfeited
total of $65,504.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
DECEMBER SEES
S485,000,000
WORK TAX
Treasury Reports Indicate
$4,000, 900 Loss Over 1929
Customs Drop $es, ,00O,0 900

Judging from the results Of the
December payment Of income and
corporation taxes, there was no
particular shortage Of cash among
the 1850, 900 individuals and ap-
proximate 100000 corporations
which had taxable income in 1929.
100000 Loss
Treasury figures available today
indicated the collection from that
source this month probably would
exceed $485, ,00O, 900, loss Of ap-
proximately $40, ,000, 900 from last
year, and that payments for the
first half Of the fiscal year would
pass $1,000, 900, 900.
Because Of business reVerSeS
during this year and general un-
EMPLOYMENT with reduced produc-
ton Of industries, it had been
feared in some circles that many
taxpayers would be unable to meet
the last installment payment Of
the tax on their 1929 incomes.
This proved, according to the
collection, to have been a pessi-
mistic view and indicated that
conditions among those who pay
income taxes are not as serious as
expected.
Drop Of $SO,OOO,OOO
The large payment in Decem-
Der win give the Government at
least a hah-year substantial rev.
enue, although there viii be
losses of about 9S,OOO,OOO in
customs receipts and approx
mately $23, 3,OO0,O in miscel-
laneous Internal Revenue for the
six months ending with the
month.
The income tax loss viii be
about $50, ,OO0, 900 which was anti
cipated as q result Of the one
per cent reduction in rates
applicable to incomes Of 1929.
The total income loss for the
six months viii be about
5000, ,OOO, 900.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Arlington Veterans
To Hold TIUO Fetes

ARLINGTON, Va, Dec. ~.
Arlington will have this year,
for the first time, two county
wide Christmas programs, both
sponsored by United States Army
veterans.
The first will be held tonight
at z o'clock and Is sponsored by
the American Legion Post at
Clarendon.
The second program, scheduled
for tomorrow night in the Jeffer.
son District Community Hall and
which is sponsored by the Vet
erans Of Foreign Wars, Post 824.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
I8 Prisoners Freed
At Alexandria Jail

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 24.-Eigh-
teen prisoners whose terms were
to expire before January ! were
released from Jail today. Sergt.
r. j. Cox will serve turkey to all
prisoners tomorrow.
City offices will be closed all
day tomorrow.
Baskets were distributed to 66
poor families yesterday by the
Alexandria Lodge of ElkS. The
United Charities and Salvation
Army are distributing baskets to-
day.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Depression Relief
Seen in AdUertisinO

NEW YORK, Dec. "a UNSD.
Advertising, by increasing con-
sumption, will relieve depression,
according to Richard n. Waldo.
He told the Advertising Club
here yesterday that advertising
was responsible for Americas
high standard of living and that
without it most Americans would
b living under the same conda-
tons as Russian peasants.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Working Wife Bar,
FOu0ht Bu LehLb0ch

Representative Frederick r.
Lehlbach, chairman Of the House
Civil Service Committee, pre-
dicted yesterday that there will
be no report by his committee at
this session.
II immediate action Is desired,
Representative Lehlbach said, it
can be secured through an execu-
tive order Of the President chang
ing existing Civil Service rules.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
ReU. J. L. RidOut Dies
At ShepherdstOlUre

sHEPHERDsTOWN,s w. Va,
Dec. 24.-The Rev. J. L. Ridout,
rector of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church here, died sud-
denly of apoplexy. He will be
buried in Richmond.
Mr.. Ridout was born In An
napolis and was a member Of a
distinguished Maryland family.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Charge of Assault
Sends Man to .IZLru

ARLINGTON, Va, Dec. "a.
Percy Reeves, colored, Of Halls
Hill, was remanded to jail to-
day to await a grand jury hear
ing after being arraigned before
Judge Harry Thomas, of the Ar
lington Police Court, on a charge
Of assaulting Wilford Devenga,
also colored, with a dangerous
weapon.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
Man so Years Old
Walks % Miles o. Dau

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, Dec.
"a G.N.SO.-''What's . 2S-mile
walk for . young fellow like
me?"
T. G. Lowe, 80. Cache Valley,
Utah, pioneer, asked this question
as he strolled into Brigham City
after walking here from Ogden,
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
DANCE PLANNED

BLADENSBURG, Md. Dec. "a.
A masquerade dance will be held
in st. Luke'S Parish Hall here
New Year Eve as a benefit for
the Prince Georges County Res
cue Squad, 1t was made known
today.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
FREIGHTER GROUNDED

NEW YORK, Dec. "a U.N.S).
The British freighter jameson
was ashore seven miles south Of
Jupiter, Fla. taking water, ac-
cording to o radio message re-
ceived here. The Coast Guard
vessel Perry was rushing to her
aid.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
POLICEMAN CLEARED

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 24.-Police
Sergeant George Everly was ac-
quilted on a charge Of assault
made by Julian Smith. in police
court todaE.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24
WILL SELL HOT TAMALEe

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. "a.
The State corporation commission
has chartered the Texas Hot Ta-
male Company, Of this city, 10
manufacture and sell hot tamales.
The authorized capital stock Is
$1,000. Mortimer P. Williams, Of
Washington, is president.
The Washington times., 1930-12-24

T. GUX LUCAS
THE MALE choir Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, which
will render Christmas carols
over station VOL from II
o'clock until midnight tonight
under sponsorship of The
Washington Times, will be
under dictatorship Of T. Guy
Lucas, choirmaSter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Unemployment Aggravated by Child
Labor i'm Addition to Social Was

legislation on child labor has been {
clared unconstitutional. Further !
duction In the amount Of child lab
must therefore come either from stat
legislation, from improved methods
enforcing laws already enacted, from e.
amendment to the Constitution whicl
will permit Federal legislation on tn
subject, or from some combination ci
these methods.
The time is not far OF when America
will offer every child an educattona,
opportunity which includes not merel5
elementary schools but secondary
schools as well. No child viii be giver
gainful employment until he has either
completed the secondary school pro-
gram or attained the age Of 10 years
The social waste of child labor has
long been recognized. The physica
hazards of arduous work during adde's
ence, the high rate of industrial acct
dents among young workers, the hnita
tons of an education cut short at I;
crucial period, the spread of delinquenc.
among many types Of child employ
ment, the waste involved in unframed
workers, the political hazards Of al
ignorant electorate-these are result
of child labor which have been demon
strated time and again.
Surely when America realizes that, in
addition to all these indictments. child
labor Is q form Of Industrial suicide. tn
people will hasten, through education
and legislation, to remove this Haenac'
to prosperity and stable government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Marking Debating Term
With Foreign Cable Line:

Inspection and supervision Of al mes
sageS, business, press and otherwise, BY
the Marking government iS one Of this
terms being insisted upon by Marking
in its negotiations with the foreign
cable companies over the extension of
the latters' franchises. Until the ad-
vent of the radio, foreign cable COM
panies had enjoyed virtual monopoly
of all cable communications between
China and the rest of the world. AL
Of the submarine cables were laid by
the foreign concerns and privileges
were granted by the defunct Manchu
government many years ago. Now that
the contracts are due for revision by
the end of this year, the Marking gov
eminent, on the grounds that the land
ing of cable lines on Chinese soil by
foreigners was derogatory to China's
sovereign rights, is seeking to recover
privileges which it feels the Manchu
dynasty had no right to let out Of its
hand. Not only Is the government seek
ing censorship rights, but 1t also asks
for a greater share of revenue. It states
that 1t is now getting only 1914 cent
on the dollar, whereas the Russian
telegraph administration grants China q
gold franc, or 20 cents, word. The
outstanding problem Of the negotia.
tons, which have been going on fol
some months, Is China's ability to re-
pay millions of dollars she has had ad-
vanced to her from the foreign cabl
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Jacques Inaudi, Noted
Calculator, Quits Stage

Jacques maud, "the biggest calcula-
tor in the world" as the Americans
themselves called him when he toured
North America, Is tired Of demonstrate
ing to astonished audiences his stu
pendous calculating gifts, and after 90
years of juggling with figures Is about
TO retire in his small country house,
near Paris. There he viii live quietly
among his flowers and his various pets,
leaving the house accounts TO Nine.
maud and letting his memory rest
from the incredible strain forced on 1t.
Inaudi's work involved plain memory;
he worded all his mental operations
and worked on the memory of the
sounds. Still he had no visual men,
DRY, and could not remember one place
from another. He says that, although
his head Is tired now, he never felt any
drudgery attached to his daily calcula-
tons, that he took them as an art, en-
joying the suppleness Of his brain and
the readiness Of his memory. He now
dreams of going round the primary
""NNols and showing the young boys
~ale Teal "iun" Of reckoning, telling
them how he started on his famous
career when 8 years old, he calculated
in the twinkle Of an eye the days
profits Of the fairs that went about his
"sous"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
Where Is America Going?
dsaysCou

logical qualities which in our complex civiliza-
ton alone command trust and faith. Also, In
every life, varied products Of the age-the auto
mobile. the motion picture. the radio. the new
refrigeration, devices for making the work Of
the housewife easier, even toys for children
awakened o new comprehension of greater
possibilities ahead Of u.s.
THAT Is true" said MIR. Lindenthal, "but "A
the end we come back to leadership.
II will cite an instance.
knitting of Competition.
years ago the railroads were In q bad plight.
Conditions were critical one of the reasons being
that competitive lines were knitting each other
by rebates to shippers, given in order to obtain
traffic. q
1.-THE pennsylvania system decided that It
must solve its difficulties. 1t cast about for
someone who could rescue 1t and selected the
late Alexander J. Cassatt as the man. He was
then in Europe When he was asked to assume
the task he said:
"T don't want IT,
"'Youve got to take IT, he was told
IAN right he finally replied-n what I
~ goes
I'm almost no time the difficulties were
Strengthened out. Cassatt got his competitors to
agree with him to stop rebates. The shippers
had no recourse but to accept the situation.
Then the railroads were free to 60 ahead with
the thing that really mattered, constructive
progress in transportation.
The Pennsylvania system then had no en-
trance to New York City Like all the other
lines from the West terminating In Jersey City,
Il ferried its passengers and freight to Man
haitian Island. CaSsatts mind turned 70 means
Of connecting the Pennsylvania with the
metropolis"
Mr.. Lindenthal did not mention the part he
played at this juncture. However, the record
lies elsewhere. He produced his great idea Of
the double-decked bridge over North River ct
F1fty-seventh street. CaSsatt was for it. but the
other railroads thought the scheme too grandiose
Construction costs ran into tremendous figures
They would not join In backing the project.
Cassatt was not to be stopped He went On
alone. The tunnel through which the Pennsyl-
vania today penetrates to the heart Of Manhattan
was the result.
"CaSsatt needed vast sums to build the tunnel"
went on Mr.. Lindenthal. Another man would
have been daunted, but he went ahead and got
the money The extension followed"
But wasn't he an engineer" asked
Eyes," said Mr. Lindenthal, but It wasn't the
engineer that achieved these things. It was
the man with q genius for great projects, the
man with gift Of leadership, who carried them
through"
Mr.. Lindenthal gave me one other thought rs
left It Is that we of today most realize that
there Is something more important than luxuri-
Gus living. 1t is proper to live well, but no
civilization can exist which makes luxury an
ideal. There are too many problems to be solved !
that are closely related TO the common welfare
People need not treat themselves in misery
fashion, but they must practice thrift and habits
Of saving.
capital for the great changes and improvements
which modern conditions make pressingly
essential"
Copyright. lssO)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

, this spirit: Our chief aim Is 10 give
these young people good character We
will also give them what learning we
can, but let US never forget our main
purpose. The first aim Of this college
Is to teach the love of honest work, for
1t Is the foundation Of a good character.
A boy who will work can be led to a
useful manhood. We will bear with
his failures, but unless he can learn
to work within reasonable time he
must leave us.
Time HOnored Ideals Dlscredited.
I'VE have come to an era when many
time-honored things would seem to
have been more or less discredited
There are many who think that they
can get along without the Ten Com
mandments. Apparently they get along
very well. The public sense of right
and wrong swings back and forth, as
the ages pass, like moving pendulum
Sometimes, urged by an unexpected
and mysterious impulse, it goes alarm
ingly far from its center. But honor
and virtue and good faith-the bone
and sinew of morality-these do not
change. They may seem to have been
put away for q time, but they come
back to claim their own. Again their
banners are flying over the troubled
caravan as it marches out OF the valley
OF misfortune, wiser for It's sorrows.
Such is the teaching Of history.
II suppose that the morals Of today
are not as bad as some are inclined 10
think them. But do say that there
was never time when character and
hard work were so much needed in the
business world or 50 urgently In request.
Sane Mind and Sound Body Esssntlal.
"a sane mind and q sound body are
the first essentials Of manhood and
womanhood. But q sane mind win be
likely to take proper care Of its body
If 1t does not, 1t win suffer some loss
Of its sanity. While believe In work
I believe also In play. The mind and
the body were made to be used and &c
be kept clean, especially the mind. The
outside Of the body may be kept clean
with soap and water. but II one Il 10
have clean body. inside and out. he
must use oxygen and good morals, a.
well as soap and water. This mean
exercise In the open air and self-re
straint. could wish that all the youne
Of 16, especially boys, could be made t
read with understanding Brieux's Dam
aged Goods and be encouraged TO dis
cuss the story with some wise friend"
"You have said almost nothing abot
religion or morals" interposed.
NO, ne went on out u - tnefe DC
tween the lines.
st have spoken Of the thing We cal
moral courage and Of its supreme value
In the work Of life. OF course, good
morals are its foundation. A. q matter
Of fact, every great, well managed busi-
ness enterprise must have o hind of
religion Of its own or IL WIN fan. In
its brotherhood you must and do have
courtesy, kindness, honesty, charity
generosity, an unselhsh regard for your
neighbor and the great object-human
service. There are many worse re-
ligions.
"a world without religion would be
like ancient Rome or modern Russia,
in both Of which one may md fairly
successful imitation Of he'll.
"As to the religion Of Christ, havc
only one thing to say think that a.
men may find inspiration and help IF
1t for the day Of trouble and discour
agement."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

~Can the engineering intelligence Of our coun-
try solve the problems confronting us?" asked.
1T can" he replied, but not by its own
efforts. Primarily the role Of the engineer Is
to perform engineering tasks set for him by the
men of great affairs or the government. Ninety
per cent Of engineers today are on salary Only
a small per cent are consultants, whose skin is
called upon as needed
1.-THE engineer may perceive things that need
10 be done, and he may initiate plans for doing
them; but he cannot act without the sympathetic
understanding Of the man Of affairs or the
statesman. Consequently further action depends
upon the vision Of those who possess leadership,
and their ability to utilize the resources which
engineering intelligence and knowledge provide"
I suggested that because of q steadily growing
popular appreciation of possibilities for the
common good in utilization Of technical knowl-
edge the time was drawing near when the
engineering mind would be called to greater and
greater tasks Every large business existed today
because it had, so to speak, made science its
handmaiden, with the result that business and
industrial leaders were looking more and more
at the problems Of production and distribution
through the eyes Of chronological experts. Mil
lions of workers brought daily into contact with
weunigh miraculous mechanisms, perceived In
scientific formulas those wholly honest and