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The Washington times., 1930-05-30

o. Shakespeare. to investigate
the epidemics of typhoid among
the American troops in Cuba.
In 1900 the desperate sani-
tary conditions in Cuba and the
deadly ravages Of yellow fever
prompted the appointment by
the United States Government
of the Yellow Fever Comm1s-
sion. with Walter Reed at 1t
head.
1t has been said that yellow
jack" killed thousands more
American soldiers than the bull
lets of the Spaniards killed. It
was no respector of persons,
Slaughtering indiScriminately
members of Gen. Leonard
Woods staff and American pri-
Yates.
Despite the effective carrying
out of General Woods orders to
clean up Havana, the Scourge
continued unabated. 1t was the
greatest yellow fever Scourge in
20 years.
At this time it was quite gen.
orally believed that a certain
microhe, known as Sanarelli'I
Organism, was the cause of vel,
low fever.
Reed went at once to Que
mados, studied 16 cases Of vel
low fever in the hospital and
made the most exhaustive search
for bacilli-but without result.
But this complete failure
caused Reed to listen to the
clamor of the shrewd DR.. Carlos
Finlay, of Havana, who deserves
to share the laurels Of fame
with Reed.
For years Finlay had been as
Serting largely on the basis of
clever "hunch," that yellow
fever was caused by a mosquito.
People laughed at him, experts
scorned him; Finlay was an "old
crank"
Reed investigated the matter,
verified strange stories. looked
lntn peculiar cases, and con
Guided that there was sons
thing in Dr.. Finlay's theory,
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
ONCE-OVERS

You think that to know you
better would be to value your
friendship.
Perhaps the ones you admire
already have friends in their
circle who could discount you in
every particular.
Then why should they mul.
tiply personalities?
You may be trying to get by
and make friends with as little
effort as possible, thinking that
it will be time enough for you
to qualify in deeds and activities
after you are included in the
inner circle you'd like to join.
If you would get buster, max
ing yourself worthwhile, you
would not have time to sigh for
recognition, you would be sought.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30

} the scheme of things a part
ner in the game-not just CO
respondent in the life of man
who is welded to his business.
Working like a dog, in order
to keep your wife like a pam
pered Pomeranian may prove
that you love her. But if she's
a regular girl, she would rather
have few hyacinthS-and
kisses-to feed her soul than
lot of pearls and sables, to flash
on the neighbors.
Giving a woman everything
on earth" except a little of
your time, yourself, your inter
est and. your attention is really
denying her everything on
earth that would really make
her HAPPY.
There aren't enough dollars
in the world to fill up life
that is devoid of love and
empty Of companionship.
On the other hand, the kind
of husband who makes a pet Of
himself and offers woman
soft words in place of hard
cash is about as satisfying as
pastry three times a day, in
stead of regular meals.
Husbands and wives should
be running-mates; and neither
one should lean back in the
shafts and let the other do all
the pulling.
Why are men such extrem-
lists?
Surely, somewhere there is
that happy medium between a
hard-boiled business man and a
soft-boiled playboy. The man
who knows that making a liv-
ing is only half of life-and
the other half is LIVING!
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

HusbandS-Medium Boiled
In husbands, as in every
thing else in this world it is
so hard to find that happy
medium" for which every wo-
man SighS.
That comfortable and satisfy
ing happy medium between "a
playboy and moneymaking ma
chine. Between a butterfly
and a grub.
Between the kind Of hus,
band who gives his wife nothing
but love"-and the kind who
gives her nothing but luxuries,
limousines and a daily peck on
the cheek.
Between the kind who lollS
back and lets Georgette do all
the hustling-and the kind who
hustles so hard to make a mil
lion, that he never stops to
SCG WILL 11IO Wl4C
or to wonder what Georgette
is doing.
Between the kind who is just
a lump of protoplasm and self.
indulgence-and the kind who
is just a bundle of nerves,
energy and efficiency.
Between the kind who wants
To run the world-and the kind
who won't even run the lawn
mower, The kind who is tied
to his office desk-and the
kind who is glued to the morris
chair.
OF course, every woman
wants to see her husband make
a success. She admires a man
who keeps his eye on the ball
and his mind on his work. But,
unless she's a mollusc or a mo-
ron. she'd like to be part Of
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. peace and an1ty tOlth all nations; entanglng
alliances Wlth none," as advocated By George
Washington
2. Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than tVo Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portonment in the House of Representatives.
3. separate Department of the Army, of the Navy
and of the Air Forces, all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
4. FedercI action to the limit of Federal poaOers to
abolish iliterdcy in the United States under
Secretary of Education.
5. Election of Congress in November. installation
on the first of January fouowing. Inauguration
of the President first Of January nert after
November election.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
When You're Satisfied

When You're Satisfied
You are not satisfied with
your social contacts and you
seem unable to interest the per-
sons with whom you think you
would be happy.
You can't think why the So
ciety you desire does not accept
you.
Probably you have overeSti-
mated your own value.
What have you ever done to
show that you would be worth
anything to, the group that you
admire and to which you aspire?
You have never considered it
from the standpoint of value to
the others because you have an
exalted opinion of your own
worth anywhere.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
Those Quiet Birthdays
They re Always News.

Queen Mary celebrated her birthday recently at
Buckingham Palace
Newspapers throughout the civilized world announced that
the Queen observed the day "quietly."
The papers fail to add that word quietly when
chroncng the birthdays Of elderly people John D. Rookie
feler sr, spends his birthdays quietly Thomas A. Edi
No doubt Methusea 998h anniversary would be
reported in the were he with today.
The public always glad to have this point cleared up
Persons of sixty usually turn couple of handrngs
flip flop and chin themselves mark the occasion
When they don't but spend the day quietly, it's
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
DO YOU KNOW THAT

The Nationalist government
Of China plans to mint half
dollars as a means of stlmu-
lattng currency reform.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30

japan has constructed three
large factories for the manu-.
facture ot paper from bamboo
pulp.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEM

Silver is less valuable than
gold. and gold than virtue.
Horace,
The Washington times., 1930-05-30

Debt ls A grlevous bondage
TO an honorable man.
-SyruS.
The Washington times., 1930-05-30
By Elsie Robinson
LISTEN WORLD!

lacking that they other people.
didn't understand love enved others
Evening star., 1930-12-01
DAVIS FOR MERGER
OF ALL ALIEN LAW
Haphazard Control Is Cited
in Final Report Reviewing
Decade in Office.

'"The industrial depression during
the past year has more clearly than ever
shown. the need for departure from our
haphazard method of immigration con-
troll" Secretary of Labor Davis declared
today in his annual report IS he turned
from the cabinet to the Senate.
Mr.s Davis recommended that only
those foreign workers needed by Ameri-
can industry lr alloy ca to enter.
Tenure of Office Reviewed.
The stand was taken in his tenth and
final annual report as head of the Labor
Department.
The document, which reviewed his
decade of Secretaryship, dealt in general
with aetivities of the Federal Employ
ment Service and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Unemployment during the
current slack business period was not
discussed, however.
immigration problems held domi-
nance. More stringent naturaliza lion
and deportation laws were proposed, in
cluding provision for expulsion of
f1abitual lawbreakers and other classes
Of undesirable aliens now immune from
deportation"
Restriction of immigrs ton to indus
trial needs was recommended as per-
brought about with a codification of the
immigration laws into one statute,
bringing together many "fragmentary
and often conflicting and discrimina-
tory enactments" which Congress has
approved to meet particular situations.
Would COdify Quota Laws.
Present discrimination he continued,
largely grew cut of the fact that Con-
gress enacted laws for limiting imnnigra-
ia from the Orient before it adopted
like legislation for immigrants of other
nationalities" An adaptation of the
quota system for entries from the ORR
ent would, in his opinion, give the Gov
ernment more complete control er
immigration from the East.
In conclusion Davis expressed gratif-
cation that his years of service had
seen Presidents Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover, as we'll as industrial leaders,
espousing "the principle of keeping all
our eligible gainfully employed people
ut work regularly at wages which will
permit them and thsir families to look
far beyond mere existence"
Evening star., 1930-12-01
WORK INVENTOR WANTED
Secretary Davis Tells of Need fol
Utilizing Human Hands.

Secretary Davis wants American in
ventive genius to tackle the task of
making more work available.
He said today in his last annual
report:
''While we recognize the value of
inventions and the efficiency of labor
saving devices, we must also recognize
that the genius for inventing mechani-
cal devices must be augmented by ways
and means of utilizing the men and
women which those devices so often
replace. With every labor-saving ma
chine there should be devised way of
using the workers whose labor is saved"
Evening star., 1930-12-01
Davis Would Deport
Aliens for Plotting
Overthrow of u. S.

BY the heiAssociated Press.
Aliens desirous of overthrow
ing the Government would be
deported If Secretary Davis had
his way.
In his final. annual report the
Labor Secretary said today 1t
should be provided by law that
any alien who at any time after
entry into the United States be-
comes affiliated with any organi-
zation the purpose of which is to
SnpplanE our form of government
with totally different system, or
who engages independently m
advocating such changes, through
force or violence. should be de-
ported"
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
Berwyn Child Wanders
To Death by Drowning

The lure of space and curiosity
yesterday lead to the drowning of
21-months-old Mary Louise Fresh
our, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren A. Freshour, of Berwyn,
Nd, in small artificial pool
across the street from it's home.
Some time after the child had
been seen to cross the road toward
the pool its parents and grand
parents, the H. j. Beirmans, with
whom the family makes its home,
became alarmed and instituted a
search, finding the body of the
baby floating in the water.
The Hyattsville rescue squad
and DR.. A. c. Etienne, a neigh
borhood physician, were sum-
moned, but were unable to revive
the child. Justice of the Peace
George Phillips issued a certificate
Of accidental drowning.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
To SEEK
S1,750,0Q0 T
FUND

The Community Chest may
have to raise $l,75o,OOO this year.
according to Frederic A. Delano,
president Of the Chest, who
spoke last night at the willard
Hotel before nearly 200 regional
and division chairmen and team
captains of the Chest.
The meeting was opened with
a short talk by Merit o. Chance.
chairman OF the metropolitan
unit, in which he declared that
he expected his unit to raise at
least so per cent Of the required
fund. He introduced his four
regional chairmen, H. l.. Rust, jr.,
Simon Lyon, Radford Moses and
James z. Colliflower.
President Delano expressed op-
timiSm in regard to the coming
campaign, and told Of the In
creased need for the coming year,
due to increased membership in
the Community Chest and greater
needs.
Duties Of divisional teams and
captains were outlined by Elwood
Street, director of the Chest.
Leonard DeGast, secretary Of the
metropolitan unit, also made a
brief talk.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
Municipal Building
RepeIs Starring
Invasion

Twitters with an undernote
Of triumph in them have been
echoing through the District
Building and causing no little
official CONSERVATION.
Janitors with mops. brooms
and strong language, today be-
lieved they had shooed out Of
the building the last of an
army Of invading starlings, but
they would not be surprised II
a survivor came out Of a Granny
and gave them the starting
equivalent Of q horse laugh.
The District Building, here
tofore citadel on which the
starlings could only perch out.
side, was invaded by the ad.
vance guard on Christmas Eve.
The visitors flew up and down
the Railways, perched on chan
delierS, and with unceasing
chirps discussed their triumph.
It is believed that someone
who wished to watch the White
House fire on Christmas Eve
left q window open on the fifth
floor and the news spread rap
idly In startling circles.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
VA. CITY FIGHTS
FOR YEWS

Efforts to remove two old Irish
yew trees to the bishops garden
in the National Cathedral here,
from the Quin Morton square
In historic Blanford Cemetery,
aroused the ire Of Petersburg
(Va) citizens and led to action
on the part of Paul S. Morton,
city manager, halting the work.
AS soon as it became known
yesterday that Washington work
men were digging up the old
trees, Morton ordered them re
planted. A telegram protesting
the removal was sent to Bishop
James E. Freeman, Of Washing
ton, by the Petersburg Garden
Club.
City Attorney r. Boiling Wilcox,
of Petersburg, has been asked
for an opinion in the matter
which later may be put up to
Hastings court.
The trees are said to have been
sold for $1,000 by one of the
Morton heirs who lives in Rich
mond. The trees stand near old
Blanford Church, in the most
historic part of the cemetery, and
have long been the object of ad-
miration by tourists.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
To Re"
STARL|NGS Of
HAHG-OUT

Observations within the next
few days are expected to deter.
mine whether the latest onslaught
on the Districts starting problem,
battling question Of years stand
ing. has been successful.
Clifford Lanham, superintendent
Of trees and parkings, initiated the
latest idea.
Superintendent Lanham OBJ
served that the starting chooses the
topmost branches Of street trees
as a roosting place. Hence, his
remedy has been to cut off the top
branches so that the birds will
have no place to perch.
The upper branches Of eight
sycamore trees in the vicinity Of
Pulaski Square, on Pennsylvania
Avenue, have been removed. This
will not only disconcert the star
ling, Lanham said, but will also
improve the beauty Of the trees
when they bud in the spring, as
the upper branches are those
which are attacked by boring In
SectS.
Evil smelling concoctionS,
sprayed on the trees. are designed
to ward off both the insects and
the starljngs.
The attempt to drive the star
lingS away from Pennsylvania
Avenue began yesterday. Mean
time F Street merchants are de-
manding protection, complaining
that the birds are roosting on the
tops Of their buildings. A sue.
ceSsful warfare against the peSkv
birds down on the Avenue, it is
feared, may mean their emigrc
ton to F Street.
BuckShot, we'll aimed, would
a good Startling remedy, Lanhar
believes, but said it would be ir
practicable because of many com
plains which would be received
that it was cruelty to the birds"
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
1S29NEWSCOPY
ADVERTISING
GAINED

Tourist and other passenger
travel and newspaper magazine
advertising during 1929, showed
O material increase over the pre-
vious year, Commerce Depart
ment data revealed today, both
items indicating the satisfactory
trend Of business.
Newspaper advertising was estl-
mated to have increased about
3 per cent and advertising in
magazines 6 per cent. For 10
months the cost of magazine ad.
Vertising was $166, POI 900 while
there we're LOIS, 1854 900 lines of
advertising carried in the news
papers.
Radio Increased
Radio, the comparatively new
medium of reaching the public,
ehowed a remarkable increase of
B6 per cent and for this means
Of advertising $14,851 900 was ex-
pended.
The fact that newspaper and
magazine advertising continued
70 move upward indicated that
the radio method is not cutting
IN seriously on the printed means
OF getting to the buyer, according
to officials.
National advertising showed 4
gain of 10 per cent and a total
OF 504, 748,000 lines in ten months.
The relatively larger gain in this
form of advertising probably was
Que to the fact that chain store
systems were growing more
rapidly than local business and
That national products were be-
ing more generally distributed
owing to the concentration of
commerce and industry into larger
organizations.
In national radio advertising
Chere were carried 29,576, 900 lines
Tor a gain of 106 per cent. In
percentage gain no other COM
modify approached radio. Electric
appliance supplies advertising
showed gain of 80 per cent, tires
trucks, and accessories Is per cent
and transportation % per cent.
Park Visitors Increase
In ten months, which takes in
the largest part of the tourist
season there were 2,OO6,O visitors
to the national parks, an increase
OF about 2 per cent. Automobiles
entering the parks numbered
423.47 for a gain of Is per cent.
There was a reduction of one
per cent in the departures of
American citizens abroad, the
number having been 365,O74 in
ten months. Returning citizens
numbered 375,982, an increase of
seven per cent.
Hotels and Pullman company
business increased slightly.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
BY GAS,
POISON FAILS

Determined to die, Mrs. Louise
Easton, "a, 900 block l. st. N. W.,
took poison, and then turned on
the Illuminating gas in an un-
successful effort to end her life
late yesterday at her home.
She was found in an uncon,
scious condition in the closed
bathroom by her sister, Mrs.
Frances AnstevenS, of the same
address, who detected the odor
of gas about the house. Emerg,
ency Hospital ambulance was
summoned, along with the fire
rescue squad and the woman was
revived, only to tell physicians
that she had taken the poison.
So strenuous was her resistance
to aid when at Emergency Hos
pital that police had her removed
to Gallinger Hospital, where ply
sicians said that her condition
was not serious.
She refused to offer any ex-
planation for her act, police said.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
New Orleans Battle
Remembered Sunday

A ceremony commemorating the
battle of New Orleans will be held
Sunday afternoon at the Jackson
Statute in Lafayette Park by the
District of Columbia Chapter, U.
S. D. 1912. Representative James
O'Connor, Of New Orleans, will de-
liver short address.
A wreath will be placed on the
statue. During the ceremony
music will be furnished by the
Army Band. Invitations have been
Issued to all patriotic societies in
We ~Nington to attend the cere-
mony. EA
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
Coast City Hunts
School Fire Fiend

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 3
UN.S).-Armed guards were
thrown around all schools in Oak.
land. Alameda and Berkeley TO-
day following the bombing Of
Lockwood Junior High School
and the supposed setting Of q
fire which last night destroyed
Fremont High School with q
loss estimated at $500, 900.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
Rabbi Simon to Answer
Jewish Crime Charges

Rabbi Abram Simon, Of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
will present his opinion that there
is no Jewish crime wave and that
Jews have always done their
duties as American citizens in an
address on Jewish Self Criticism"
at the temple tonight.
Rabbi Simon's address will be
IN answer to an address made q
week ago by Judge Nathan Cay
ton, who charged that many
Jewish names are involved in
crime and that Jewish parents
and synagogue leaders have failed
in their duties as Americans.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
Hosiery Bill Mounts
Due to Short Skirts
And Pesky Runs

Americas hosiery bill was
bigger in. 1929 than in the pre-
ceding year, while the produc-
ton Of more than SOC, ,000, 900
pairs of socks and stockings
was 4 per cent greater, accord
ing to Commerce Department
figures today.
Short skirts and the we'll
known tendency Of women's
silk hosiery to develop runs"
kicked the stocking bill a few
million dollars higher. Hosiery
during the year probably cost
the public about 100000, 900
at retail.
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
CITIZENS MEET MONDAY

The Sixteenth Street High
lands Citizens Association will
hold its next regular meeting
Monday night at 8 o'clock in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Six
teenth and Kennedy Streets
Northwest,
The Washington times., 1930-01-03
GLIDER CLUB TO MEET

The Washington Glider Club
will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in
the Thomson Community Center,
Twelfth and L StS. N. w.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-03-01
GREATEST BLESSINGS FROM PROHIBITION CAN
NOT BE MEASURED BY MERE MONEY STANDARDS

The vast economic benefits of prohibition not open
to dispute Leading authorities economy declare that
prohibition been major factor in contributing to
big increase in the number of depositors and amount
of deposits in banks and building and loan aSsocaons
the writing of unprecedented amount of insurance
during the last several years. equang in one year one
fifth much as the books of ell the insurance
companies from the beginning the opening up OF mar
kets for in virtually every legitimate item of
merchandise through the diversion into legitimate chan
nels of trade of the more than two billions OF dollars
that wasted in the purchase of Intoxicating liquors.
and the increased purchasing power of sober efhcent
citizenship
But the greatest blessings which this nation is reapng
from prohibition cannot be measured by mere money
standards. The drinking Of alcoholic liquors narroWs the
vision destroys the character and wrecks the soul Pro-
hbition loosed the shackles that bound countless thou
sands to lives of the baser sort and made G possible for
them to live in atmosphere conducive to moral and
spiritual groWto attain their share Of the higher bet
ter nobler things of life. Prohibition is in tune with
the Divine The spiritual values which have followed in
the wake of prohibition are impossible of calculation And
we are only az the foot of the mountain We have hard
~ begun to climb