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The Washington times., 1930-12-30
POISON GAS
PREVENTS
RESCUE
Man and Dog Labor valnly
to Drag Bodies From Mine;
Families Are Grief-Stricken
fcontinaed Fror, Pass ~

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was marked with the footprints
81 five boys as it wound about
the hills. The trail ended at
the entrance to an abandoned
mine.
For nearly a mile thsy groped
h tortuous path into The shaft.
Rover barked excitedly. Mr..
Nogick stumbled over small
body. It was that q neighbors s
hey. Another body. ana still an
other. The third was 10 1nny, his
boy.
Rescuer Forced Back
Stricken with grief, eyes in
Tanned by the biting ccal dust
and with throat raw and swollen
from inhalation Of the gas, Mr..
Nogick weakly attempted to drag
out the bodies. His gas-weakened
body refused the strain and he
staggered back to recover.
Twice more Mr.. Vogick and the
Eog returned to the still forms.
Twice they crawled back again
30 the entrance. The third time
help came.
And then the full tragedy was
disclosed. Five, not three. bodies
were borne tenderly to the sur
face where a crowd had gathered.
Rover lay in the snow, near the
two.foot hole that gave entrance
TO the mine and had lured the
boys to their death. AS the bodies
were lifted into ambulances, the
dog n1oaned again.
Il was his requiem to the youth
gul master he had tried in vain to
save.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Ragged StralD Hat
Makes Grand Tour

DENVER, Dec. 30.-A novel
way Of disposing Of last summers
straw has was recently brought
30 the attention Of officials of an
express company here.
It received word from New
Britain, Conn, that a straw hat
had shown up in an express ship.
Nnent from Denver, tagged:
Keep this going"
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Paul Revere, History
Says, Was Taken
For "A Ride"

Longfellow. the poet, was
wrong about his account Of the
midnight ride Of Paul Revere,
according to the George Wash
amgton bicentennial commission.
Revere did not reach Concord,
aS the poem relates, but was
captured by d detachment Of
British troops just outside Of
Lexington. the commission said
It has been nearly 200 years
since Revere made his famous
ride.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
PROF. M|LL|KAN
. OUTLINES RAY
THEORIES
Science Association Session
Hears Retiring President
Explain Cosmic Activities

CLEVELAND, Dec. 80 eIN.S). !.
Presentation Of papers on the
outstanding scientific experiments
of the year began here today as
regular sessions Of the American
Association for the Advancement
Of Science got under way follow.
ing Inauguration Of the eighty.
seventh annual convention with an
address by the retiring president.
Prof. Robert A. Millikan. Of the
California Institute Of Technology,
last night.
]. Using for his subject, Atomic
Disintegration and Atomic. Sys-
thesis" DR.. Millikan outlined the
status Of his theory. and study
of the cosmic ray to more than
5000 delegates and laymen guests.
His Farewell Address
The address, IS is the custom
of the association. was DR.. Mill
kan's farewell as president. He
was introduced by DR.. Thomas II.
Morgan. also Of the California
institute, who is the incoming
president.
Four well-defined and definitely
proven theories have been evolved
from the discovery OF, the cosmic
rays, DR.. Millikan said. Briefly,
they are:
"That the cosmic rays have
their origin in the intensely
cold regions in the depths Of
interstellar space and mot In
the atmosphere Of the stars.
"That they are due to the
building Of the more common
heavy elements out Of hydrogen
which the spectrascOpy Of the
heavens shows to be widely dis
tributed through space.
Leaking From Stars
"That these BODYBUILDING
processes cannot take place
under the temperatures exist
ing in the sun and stars, this
heat presumably being main
tanned by the atOm-annihilating
process expOunded by Jean and
EddlngtOn.
"And that, these develop
mentS seem to suggest that
atom formation from hydrogen
somehow is being repIenished
by radiant energy leaking out
NJ Ahn Ekapm 4VAkn amkauakAIHap
space"
DR.. Charles r. Roos. Of Cornell
University. was elected permanent
secretary Of the Association. DR..
Burton e. Livingston, Of Johns
Hopkins University, was elected
general secretary.
DR.. RooS, who is 20, is the
youngest man ever elected to an
office in the association.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Youth and Nurse
Are Found Slain

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80
UN.S.).-The romance between
Miss Mary c. White, "a, a grad
uate nurse, and Celso Quinto, 81,
. Filipino, ended in death for
both.
Their bodies were found today
IN Quinto's apartment. The girl
apparently had been shot to
death by Quinto, who then COM
mitted suicide,
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex-
change, 1895, ,OO0, 900. ..
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $169, ,000, 900.
Custom receipts, $27, ,983, ,404.11.
Treasury balance 1922. .266. .049. "a.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
NINE. sEMBRIcH Ill

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 UNS0.
Nine. Marcella Sembrich, former
opera prima donna, was reported
seriously Ill today. She Is 70
years old.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
HOOVER BACKS
RAIL MERGER

NN0USHaU@4 EVV" EO8S 81
England) into four independent
systems was agreed upon for
presentation to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The four systems embrace
the territory east Of the Missis-
sippi, including the Virginian
Railway on the south, the New
York Central on the north.
He Suggested Session
"These negotiations have
been in progress for some
weeks and were undertaken ct
my suggestion In the hope q
effeeting the consolidation poll
cies declared by Congress In
1920 and especially ut this
time as q contribution to the
recovery of business by en-
larging opportunities for EN-.
plOyment and by increasing the
financial stability Of all the
railways and particularly some
Of the weaker roads.
"The transportation act
passed by Congress in 1920
provides for consolidation OF
railways into a limited num-
Der Of strong systems in order
to maintain broader cOmpeti.
tiOn, fer adequate service
simpIificatiOn of rate struC-
lures, lower operating costs
and in the long run lower
rates to the public.
I. C. C. Is POwerless
During the past 10 years .
possible grouping Of the roads
so as to carry out the law has
been under constant discussion.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has no power to com
peI such consultations. They
can only be effected upon initia'
tiOn Of the carriers. During this
period q number of negotiations
have been undertaken in respect
to these railways, with q view
to carrying out the wishes o.
Congress, but they have proved
abOrtive.
"a year ago the Interstate
Commerce Commission issued .
suggested plan for consolidating
these roads into five systems.
This plan, like others. has met
with objection which apparently
made it an unsOlvable basis.
"Thse uncertainties and de-
laws over nearly ten years have
seriously retarded development
of the railways and have pre-
vented . desirable growth Ia
many directions, and have
diminished their ability to corn.
pIete with other forms OF
transportation.
improvements Kept Back
"Such questions as electrifica'
ton, linking up Of different
railways, development Of term.
inaIs and many other major
improvements have been re-
tarded because Of uncertainty
with respect TO the position
which particular roads are to
occupy in the permanent
grouping.
''It is my understanding that
the plan provides for the pro
lection Of the interest Of the
employees and full cOnsidera.
ton Of the interest Of the vari-
Gus communities and carries
out the requirements Of the
law in protection Of public
interest generally"
Agree ON Details
'"The presidents OF the major
systems have agreed upon the
many details Of the plan with
the exception Of q minor point,
which Is left, to arbitration.
"The plan, Of course, must be
submitted to the, Interstate
Commerce Commissioners. who
have the independent duty to
determine IL Il meets with every
requirement Of public interest"
The Washington times., 1930-12-30

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS of
Chicago have chosen Anton j.
Cermak as their candidate for
mayor. Cermak will have three
opponents, including Big Bill"
Thompson, incumbent; and
Judge Lyle, nemesis Of gang
sters.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Kansas Pair to Wed
In Famous Indy
"LoUe Plane"

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 80
QN.S0.-The monoplane In
which Col. Charlie A. Lindbergh
flew to Mexico to court Anne
Morrow viii be the center of
another romance here New Year
Day when A. j. Creekmore and
Ruth Bradfield will be married
in the plane as it circles over
city.
The plane is the one which
lost a wheel in the air, forcing
the colonel to show all his skill
in making a safe landing.
the office Of Assistant District
John r. Fitzpatrick in
Police Court, where MI. Chinn
informed Mr.. Fitzpatrick he de-
sired a warrant charging Mr.,
Kennedy with assault and de-
stroying private property.
The assistant district attorney
refused. to issue a warrant.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30

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fled Ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
The Motorists, Champion.

Oh, for a Maj. shinn in Washing
ton! He Is a man after the motorists
heart 1t seems that the major, who is
president of the Kings County Grand
Jurors Association, is the only man on
record who has ever talked back to a
policeman and gotten away with 1t.
The triumph for millions OF motorists
who have been held under the yoke of
the brow-beating policemen for many,
many years occurred in New York a
few days ago. The doughty major
drove his car into street that was
closed, but which had no adequate sign
advising motorists Of that fact, Stopped
by q policeman, the major was gently
asked: "whatsA natter Are you blind2
Can't ya see the street is closed?" To
which the champion replied: Where Is
the sign? have good eyesight, but /
can't find 1t, and besides that I have
never been on this street before"
whereupon the policeman, with the
best drawing room manner OF his type,
snarled, There IL is down the street, ("
pointing to an insignificant marker forty
yards from the intersection, land ]
have seen you so past here every day"
The major was a,t . succinct at this
point. saying calmly, You are liar. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Our Welcome Visitors.

Washington is happy to be host this
week to the very distinguished delega-
ton of English. French, Scottish and
Irish judges and lawyers who came to
the United States as guests of the
American Bar Association. An elab-
crate program of hospitality is being
thrust upon them in the nature of a
reprisal for their own lavish entertain
ment Of our jurist- tourists who So
journed in Europe in 1924. AS Col.
j. Miller Kenyon, president Of the Bar
Association of the District Of Columbia,
pointed out at the Attorney Generals
dinner last night, Warrington is deter
mined, as best it can, to repay the
bcunteous entertainment provided by
London and Paris. That memory fingers
indelihly in those WAC were privileged
to make the grand tour under Mr..
Hughes leadership SIX years ago
1t fell to the lot of Sir William Jowitt,
K. c., M. p, attorney general of Great
Britain, to strike suggestive note at
the dinner in the Pan-American Build
ing. Rejoicing at the century and more
Of peace which has characterized Anglo
American relations since the treaty of
Client, Sir William reminded the hear
ers of his classic Oxonian English that
the era in question had not been de-
void Of It's moments of turmoil and
ensuing anxiety He submitted the
theory that the rule of law" as
exemplified by the consistent resort to
arbitration on contentious Anglo Amer
lean occasions. had proved the sheet
anchor of peace between the two coun-
tries. Sir william did not lay too much
emphasis on the role assigned to jurists
in the realm of peace. Peace under
the law-internatlonal law-was set
forth as the objective toward which
the lawyers, not only Of Britain and
America. but of all the world, must
labor. The law officer of the Mac
Donald government indicated that that
labor is as unceasins as time itself
M. Henri Decugis, the cultured leader
of the French delegation, dwelt upon
theme that always evokes responsive
echo in American breasts, because we
believe it to be one too little stressed
by foreign observers in this country. M.
Decugis described the complete disillu-
sionment experienced by the visiting
jurists in their present contact with
American life and times. They md US
immersed in many other pursuits than
dollar chasing. They discover an
America from which altruism and ideal
ism did not take wings with the
Armistice Of 1s1s-an America restless
ly active in the domains Of education,
philanthropy humanitarianism and cul-
tural uplift.
Our Carnegie and Rockefeller Foun-
dations, NJ. Decugis has learned, and
not the gunner OF Chicago or the
political grafters Of New York, typify
the spirit of modern America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
DIR. ]. E. Hilgard Was a
Famous Mathematician
40 the Editor of The star:

To the Editor of The star:
Permit me to correct an erroneous
statement which appeared in your
paper Tuesday, August 1e, page s,
with reference 10 the late Or. Julius
Erasmus Hilgard, TO whom quite cor.
rectly was given credit for his census
prophecy made SO years ago as to the
United States. 1t seems that his
prophecy then made Is still the most
accurate estimate as to the center of
population at the present time, most
remarkable thing.
In the tribute to his remarkable fore
cast, DR.. Hilgard was referred to as "a
brilliant but little known mathema-
tician." Since approximately IS years
have gone by since his death, it is not
to be wondered at that his name is not
known to the present genera ion OF
Washingtonians, but it Is a little sur
prising that those who recall his
prophecy should not know more about
his history than was indicated by the
article, for DR.. Hilgard was anything
but q "little known mathematician"
One Of the Nations foremost scientific
men Of his day. he was very well known,
both In officia1 and scientific as well IS
social circles Of this city. where, in his
day he was perhaps the most digtin-
SuAD41CA 1CoAaCAAU SCACAbAoSp - 4A&AA
fame In scientific circles was not only
Nation wide, but international.
From 1881 TO 1885 he was superin-
tendent Of the Omitted States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, which Is the oldest
scientific bureau In the Government,
and with which he had been connected
for many years, including the period
of the Civil War during which time the
work Of the survey was practically in
his hands. A brother of his, DIR. Eugene
Hilgard, late professor emeritus of the
University of California. and during the
Civil War one of the leading chemists
of the Confederacy, who played an
active part In the manufacture of its
explosives, died only q few years ago,
distinguished and beloved in his adopt
ed State. The brilliancy of this fam
lily was moreover not confined to these
two brothers, but extended to many of
their relatives, including the late Henry
Willard (whose real name was Hilgar0,
prominent in Wall Streets history in
the 80s and COS, whose son Is TO-DAY the
editor of the Nation.
CHARLES T. TITTMANNs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Land boarding Chief
Unemployment Cause
ma tha rditnr I'D rhe Star:

TO the Editor oil Ine SURF
In a recent editorial on unemploy-
ment you said: But civilization hardly
can continue indefinitely In the way
it is going while this defect remains
unremedied. The problem deserves the
best intellectual efforts Of this eener-
alton. It's solution will be one OF the
greatest possible achievements"
Do you realize that so far not one
great public citizen or publication has
made a public statement as to the prime
cause of unemployment? Surely that
is the first thing to be ascertained. 1t
Is certain that no cure can be ef1ected
until that cause Ia known and removed.
Experience has repeatedly shown US
that prosperity goes on with con-
tinually rising prices until there is q
break; that then there is q period OF
industrial depression; that then prices
fall; and after that prosperity grad
ually developes again. And then the
process is repeated. And so it has
gone on, over and over again, ever
since civilization began.
Cannot we learn something from this?
Let us try, anyway. 1t is obvious that
high prices break up prosperity, and that
low prices bring about q resumption
of prosperity. Why? Again it is
obvious that high prices diminish the
ROWCL Va dAAs W AAAACAASA
sumption results. Reduced production
and unemployment inevitably follow.
Therefore, 1t is high prices that Is
the prime cause of unemployment.
High prices of commodities reduce
the purchasing power Of all.
High price or rent of valuable land
takes from every producer a part Of
his produce. 1t also prevents access to
the field of production of would-be
producers, and so, directly and indi-
rectly, causes unemployment, while the
high prices Of commodities still further
aggravate 1t.
In the last analysis, 1t Is the holding
out Of use Of valuable land by high
price or high rent that Is the prime
cause of unemployment
The payment of high wages by q
group of employers, however large, will
not prevent the recurrence Of industrial
depression, nor can the Government do
more than help a few hundred thou
sands out of the millions unemployed
by giving jobs on public works.
Quack remedies cannot help. Moth
ing else has yet been tried or proposed
G. B. HEMINGWAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

When the case came up the next day
in court the major not only proved
that he had been out Of New York City
for some time but that it was impossi-
BILE to see the sign from the point at
which he turned into the intersection.
This done and the case dismissed, the
policeman was put on the stand and
made to admit that the only reason he
handed out q summons was because the
major had talked back TO him.
Addressing the court, this new leader
of motorists hopes said:
Now I contend. your honor. that
there are thousands of motorists who
wouldn't be arrested If they didn't talk
back. suggest that the motorists of
TINS great city agree by common consent
TO take down complete report of what
officers say when they are arresting
them Let them write this conversation
down along with the number of his
snlelo. Let them follow my plan and
the day OF the tough cop will be over.
And so 1t will be. It is q grand plan
and could well be put into effect in
every city in the country. 1t is well
known to every rnotorist that on being
halted for q trivial violation Of the reEu-
lation meek manner and an adnirinR
eye as If to say, you are a great big
grand policeman" will often result in q
mere Go on down the street then, but
watch out next time" But how differ
ent it is If the motorist acts as if he
had some right to be alive and resents
the snarling buster of o stupid police
man. Meet me In court tomorrow"
says the cop, and drive on down to
the precinct now. Make it shappy, too,
or will take you down in the patrol
wagon"
Maj. Pratt has made great progress
in securing courtesy for local motorists
but much remains to be done and sharp
action should be taken to rid the de-
partment of the tough traffic policeman.
An arrest can be made by an officer
without the use Of offending manner
and language. There is no occasion to
wise crack" in enforcing the regula-
tons. 1t may be q long time before
another Maj Shinn comes to the
front, but, after ALL it is far better to
make it unnecessary to call public
attention to this type Of police behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Why ''Human'' Music
Is to Be Preferred
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
While there is much to be said on the
comparative values of living and robot"
music and many angles from which
to approach this subject, from the view
point of the theatergoer, the verdict Is,
unQuestionahly, for music from human
musicians.
The overture and the incidental
numbers that are played by the orches-
ira give that necessary yet indefinable
touch of living atmosphere to the
movie house, without which 1t would
become q gruesome abode of soulless
shadows and lifeless sound. Many
music.lovers attend these theaters be-
cause Of the orchestral entertainment
afforded Observation-Disclosures which Is
made possible by the artistic skill and
finished technique Of the musician, and
which Is the result Of hours OF strenu-
Gus preparation.
From the same viewpoint, there is
little that can be said In defense OF
canned" music. It Is neither enter
tanning nor interesting to hear the
sounds without seeing the performer,
while the quality of the mechanical
product Is vastly inferior. The average
patron does not enjoy this kind Of
music and It Ia not pleasing for him
to be compelled TO listen to uaAgnif1ed
photograph records without even the
occasional oasis Of the all too brief IN.
terlude Of the human orchestra.
Art from living Artistsp IL not
large order, and Is one to be seriously
considered when cAYed for by the
HTLDEaARDE M. JOHNSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
A Gallant Flight.

One Of the refreshing featutes Of
the gallant four-thousand-mile fight
Of Capt. wolfgang Won Gronau and his
companions from Germany to New
York is the lack Of ballyhoo that mark
ed the achievement and the delightful
simplicity-much like Lindbergh's at
lie Bourget that fateful night with his
''I am Charles Lindbergh he
greeted the reception committee with
Gentlemen, in reaching this beautiful
city my dream Of a lifetime is full
filled"
No period Of publicity preceded the
Gronau flight. AS he so modestly said,
I'VE just started out to see how far we
could get" Even the members of his
crew. who worked with him throughout
with the utmost coordination. did not
knoEkthst America was the destination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Neptune Fountain
Should Be Lighted
To the Editor Of Thesstar:

To the Editor of ThesStar:
On recent evening was visitor
with a party from Pittsburgh at the
Library Of Congress. On the third
floor / stepped with others onto the
western balcony. At once I was struck
by the beauty Of the Capitol dome as,
in a Hood Of electric lights, It was
pictured against the Opaque sky. Some
lover Of the beautiful. I reflected, had
seen to 1t that magnificent art was
not allowed TO remain obscure at night.
Later, the group descended the steps
tntentioned to see the Neptune statue
and fountain. What q contrast with
the brightly lighted domel Darkness
was in supreme command. Through
lack of initiative or economy, this COM
Hnanding bronze figure has been al
lowed to be only a daylight vision.
Why couldn't electric f1ood-lights,
somewhat smaller than those used on
the dome, be installed? 1t would give
visitors a sight of art now denied and,
incidentally, the installation would
Tight up" q section which at present
suffers for want of proper illumina-
ton. LOUIS v. WoUIKE.