Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-04

| r MPARCIAL, WORCESTERSHIRE man.
agement Of the Usinas EiectricaS del
Estado Estate Electrical ServicsS
| 4 has inausurated general inspec-
ton OF all private, commercial ana
| industrial. electrical installations, TO
| ascertain if subscribers to the enterprise
| have altered in any way. the wiring ana
| connections, thereby beneflting illegally
| In the consumption Of current for which
| they do not pay. The manag ment in
| tends to prosecute vigorously all de-
| tected In these frauds, and, in addition
| to making them pay for the diverted
power or light, win give their names to
| the public.
| Berlin Officiars
Property Taken TO Pay City.
Cologne Gazette -Stradtrat Getty
| Councilor) Busch has been the financial
ruination OF Berlin. For months, the
papers have been filled with fresh de-
| tails of his activities in connection with
the notorious Sklarek scandals, series
OF malfeasant operations with funds
| and property belonging to the munich
pality, which Melted Herr Busch and
certain other officials percentages in
deals made between the city and private
interests, particularly in the matter OF
real estate transactions.
Last Fall, when details Of the Sklarek
| scandals began to reach the public ear,
through the press, Stradtrat Busch OPP
portunely made trip (Dienstreise)
| ostenslbly I'm the city's interests, to Cali
| fornia, where he desired to study the
| modern trend in public market archl-
| lecture. While he was gone, the scandal
| fiared to new heights. and the council
men inauguratad criminal proceedings
! against him, an action which received
! impetus when it was discovered that
business associate of Herr Busch. the
| Hollander Lutl,ie, had received large
sums from the Berlin official to deposit
| In Holland banks. It was satisfactorily
| proved by Herr Lutkte, however, that he
| knew nothing of the source OF the
money he received. further than that 1t
| proceeded from what he believed to be
| Herr Busch's private business ventures.
| Before Herr Busch could be called
| before the court to answer for his
| astonishing Vaccinations with Berlin
| properties and resources, he was sum-
| moned by a higher tribunal, which lett
| the investigators no resort except the
confiscation Of his private legacisS TO
! reimburse the city treasury for the vast
amounts lost through his collision with
| outside interests.
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Odd Fellows Act
As Matrimonial Agent.
| The Evening Times, Glasgow-How
the Manches ter Unity Of Odd Fellows
| has sometimes to act as a matrimonial
agency was described at the Plymouth
conference recently. Director Baldock
of Stepney said that an agricultural
laborer belonging to the I. o. o. F. and
earning 35 shillings week had been
hero enough to marry the widow OF
O brother Odd Fellow, who had IL
children.
Women Gradually
Taking Over u. 8. Wealth.
FL Concrete, Lima.-Is there any
body more wealthy than Los Ameri-
canos (American mem? YeS-Isas
Americans (Amcrican women. Every
day in the United States wealth Is
passing from the hands OF men to the
hands OF the women, more and more,
OF the 496 declarations last year OF
those whose incomes amounted to
81 100000 or more, half Of them were
made by women, and in majority OF
tn. States the total income Of the
women exceeded that Of the men,
Particularly was this true Of the States
of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and
California, the four richest and most
populous States of the confederation
The most powerful corporation In
the country. the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co., with 454.556 share
holders. reports that more than so pei
cent of them are women. Women OF
late years have become better business
men" than the masculine element, ano
they are making fresh progress in every
enterprise In the United States.
In New York City there is banking
house dealing exclusively with the ac'
counts of ladies. This bank refuses te
be annoyed with the mediocre affairs
Of men, and all the employees, as wei
as the patrons Of this bank, are women
1t is significant fact, too, that in tn
recent stock market crash it was th'
woman spectators who suffered TIN
least. which is an eloquent testimonial
to their business acumen.
X \
Even Shakespeare
, Mixed His Metaphors.
irish Independent, Dublin.-Mr