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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
WORKERS. INSURANCE
STUDY HELD TAGGING
Absence of Funds Reported Ham.
pering Virginia Commissions
Survey of Needs.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE
Legislative Commission, headed by
Hugh Reid of Arlington County, which
is inquiring into the question as to
whether it would be advisable for a
State fund for workmen's compensation
insurance to be established, has held
three meetings so far. it was stated to-
day, but has not yet made much head
way. At the last meeting, held at the
Capitol a few days ago Dr. G.. D.
Hancock, professor at Washington and
Lee University, who is secretary of
the commission, was requested to as
semble as much data as possible on
the subject before the next meeting,
the date yet to be designated. The
commission has only $500 for ex-
penses, and it is doubted that this will
be sufficient to make the inquiry as
thorough as 1t should be. The COM
mission must report at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, which meets
in January, 1882. The resolution au-
thorizing appointment Of the commits
sion was offered at the 1880 session by
the Representative from Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
SCHOOL MEN PICK
YEARS OFFICERS
T. w. SidWeII, Temporary
Chairman at Founding,
Named President.

Thomas w. Sidwell, principal Of Sid
wells Friends School, who was the first
temporary chairman of the Federal
School Mems Club at its founding, "a
years ago. was elected president of the
organization last night, when it entered
upon its twenty-f1fth year of active
work among the educators of the Cap
ital.
At the same time the club elected as
vice president DR.. William Allen Will
bur, provost of George Washington Uni
versity and the first permanent presi-
dent Of the club.
The election and subsequent installa-
ton of officers was held during the
clubs annual dinner and meeting at
the Roosevelt Hotel. under the chair
manship CT DR.. Elmer S. Newton, prin-
cipal of Western High School.
Other Officers Listed.
other officers chosen last night in
Guided DR.. Arcturus l.. Howard of Bust
ness High School, secretary, and Frank
r. Mueller of the Bliss Electrical School,
treasurer. Raymond A. Pearson, pres
ident of the University of Maryland,
and Earl w. Barnhart of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education, were
named members of the clubs board of
governors for terms ending in 1884.
DR.. william John Cooper. United
States commissioner of education, re-
tired as president of the club. Dr.
Thomas E. Green. chief of the speakers
bureau of the American Red Cross,
spoke briefly. Musical entertainment
completed the program.
History of Organization.
The Federal School Mems Club was
founded here in March, 1907, when a
group of educators met at Fairmont
Seminary. Upon the nomination of
DR.. william E. Chancellor, Mr.. Sidwell
was elected temporary chairman and
Harry English, who was retired recently
as chief examiner Of the public schools,
was chosen temporary secretary. The
second meeting of the organization was
held April 10, at which time the name
THE Federal School Mems Club" was
chosen, in preference to The Federal
Educational Association"
The first social meeting of the club
was held May II, 1907, at the Willard
Hotel, at which time DR.. E. E. Brown,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, delivered the first formal address
the club ever presented. For many
years the club held its traditional din
ner meetings at the Ebbett House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

section Of the city, will give a hook-up
with the Arlington County portion Of
that road, which runs across Columbia
pike, the Lee Highway and on to Chain
Bridge. 1t is the only north-south
highway in Arlington County at the
present time. The State recently sur
faced the portion from Columbia pike
to the Alexandria line.
Street Projects Await Boulevard.
Work will begin as soon as the mate
rial taken from Washington street is
available The contractors for paving
the Mount Vernon Boulevard from
Hunting Creek north are expected to
begin their work on the southern end of
Washington street here. They will pave
one side of the street at time, so that
traffic may use the other. A concrete
base will first be laid.
Plans for the street work have been
made by City Manager Wallace Law
renee and City Engineer E. G. Dunn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
CITIZENS TO PROTEST
REMOVAL OF AGENT
Branchville Residents Organize to
Fight Proposal to Take Away
Crossing Waterman.

BY a stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BRANCHVILLE, Md, April lob
jecting to the proposed removal OF the
local freight agent and grade crossing
Waterman, residents of this community
organized a committee to voice their
protest and request a hearing before
the Public Service Committee at a mass
meeting in Firemen's Hall last night.
William A. Duyall, former county
commissioner, was selected temporary
chairman and Frank Gravely named
secretary-treasurer of the Citizens
Committee.
According to notice posted at the
station, the freight agent and grade
crossing Waterman will be removed
May /. Citizens of the community say
this will force them to go to Berwyn or
Beltsville for their freight and increase
the hazard of the dangerous Branchville
grade crossing.
1t was recalled at the meeting that
the Branchville station is one of the
oldest between Washington and Balti-
more, having been established under
the terms of the railroads original
charter according to one speaker.
Last year the railroad company
sought authority from the county COM
missionerS to remove the gates at the
Branchville grade crossing and install
automatic warning lights there. This
authority, however, was never granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
FOREST FIRE SWEEPS
AREA NEAR FAIRFAX
Flames Kept From Houses Along
Lee Highway by All-Night
Fight by Volunteers.
Special Dispatch the The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch the The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, April IA field and
forest fire yesterday afternoon and all
last night burned over several thousand
acres along front of or miles north
of Fairfax, and brought out about rs
volunteer fire fighters, who by back fir
ing and other means kept the flames
from spreading toward the houses on
the Lee Highway.
An alarm was sent to the Fairfax De-
partment early in the afternoon. The
fire chief investigated and refused to
send the engine. Members Of the COM
pany, however, went to the assistance
of local residents
About 10 pm. a call was sent to Falls
Church and Ballston companies for ad-
ditional volunteers TO watch during the
night. The blaze was visible for miles
around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
ALEXANDRIA PLANS
STREET SURF AGING
$50, 900 Program to Cover
Four and Three-quarterS
Miles.
~ a staf correspondent Of The star.

By STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April ll.-An
extensive program Of street improve
ment involving the surfacing of four
and three-quarters miles of city streets
and roads to cost approximately S36, 900
has been prepared by city officials and
Is expected to get under way within the
next two or three weeks.
The work will be about evenly di-
vided between the new territory and the
older section of the city. A great part
of the material will be obtained from
Washington street, which will be re-
paved in connection with the Mount
Vernon Boulevard. The work Of re-
paving Washington street will probably
start next week.
GIebe Road TO Be Paved.
The longest and probably most i'm
portant stretch of road to be paved will
be Glebe road its entire length within
the city. This road, which is one and
quarters miles in length In the
city, runs from the Alexandria Wash
ington road TO the city line. The road
has been in bad condition for some
time and considerable protest has been
made concerning it by residents Of the
annexed territory.
Windsor avenue from Mount Vernon
in the annexed territory, will also be
surfaced. The city has been asked a
number Of times by new territory resi-
dents to surface it.
. In the older section of the city the
following streets will be surfaced: 500
block of South Henry street; Gibbon
street from Henry to Fairfax; Wilkes
street from Alfred to Royal; South Co
lumbus street from Duke TO Franklin;
South ST. Asaph street from Wolfe to
Franklin; South Pitt street from Wolfe
TO Franklin; Patrick street north to
First street, along FIRST street to Henry
street and north on Henry street to the
overhead bridge over Potomac yards.
The continuation of the paving along
North Patrick and North Henry streets
to the overhead bridge VIII give an
other outlet from the Alexandria
washington road TO the central and
western sections OF the city and is de-
signed to take care Of much of the
heavy traffic which in the future is eX-
pected to use the Alexandra Washing
ton road No heavy traffic ill be al
lowed on the Mount Vernon Boulevard
FormaIities Necessary.
Provision for the street improvement
work is expected to be formally made
at the meeting of the City Council to
be held Thursday.
On all of the streets six-inch base
will be laid of material taken from
Washington street, and in places addi-
tional stone will be added This will
then be treated with asphalt or tar and
stone clips.
The city will pay nothing for the
material taken from Washington street
except for hauling it to the new project
| Arrangements have been made with the
Government whereby the specifications
| Of the contractors were changed sc
| that the city would get all of the ma.
terial taken from Washington street.
The surfacing of Glebe .ypad, which
connects with Arlington FEounty al
Four-Mile Run in the Northwestern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
SETS NEW AIR RECORDS
Frenchman Breaks Hydro-airplane
Marks at Toulouse.

TOULOUSE, France, April II LP.-
Lieut.. Comdr. Paulin Paris. holder of
eight world hydro-airplane records, TO-
day broke three additional world rec
ords. He set new marks today for
1000 kilometers flown without weight,
flown with 500 Kilograms weight and
an average speed of 22a kilometers an
hour.
The French now maintain that of SO
existing world airplane records, 81 are
held by France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
ST. JOHNS ACADEMY
GETS NEW PRESIDENT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PETERSBURG, w. Va, April IL
The Rev. j. P. Mackensen, pastor of a
Lutheran church in Pittsburgh, Pa, has
accepted an invitation to become presi-
dent of st. Johns College and Academy
a boys school here, to begin duties June
l, it is announced.
The invitation was extended some
months ago, when the board decided
to expand the field of the school, here
tofore giving only high school work,
and include at least two and possibly
three years of college work. He will
succeed DR.. A. E. Kraus, headmaster
for some years. The latter will re-
main with the faculty, which will not
be changed except as to additions.
Plans contemplate caring for 125 stu
dents.
Rev.. Mackensen has taught at the
University OF Michigan, Ann Arbor, and
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, in
addition to his recent pastoral work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
Georgia Merchant Found Slain.

SCOTLAND, Ga, April IL (Pl-The
body Of j. L. Clegg merchant and
farmer, who had been missing since
Wednesday, was found today in the
woods near his abandoned automobile
a short distance from here. Authorities
said he had been shot in the back of
the head and severely beaten, apparent
~ by robbers. No money was found
with the body, though Cleggs wife had
told officers he had considerable sum
with him Wednesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
RED CROSS DELEGATES
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
MANASSAS, Va. April 1.-THE
Prince William County. Red Cross Ex-
ecutive Committee met in Manassas
yesterday and named the following del
egates from the chapter to the national
convention IN Washington on April 10
TO 10:
Mrs. w. L. Lloyd, Greenwich; Mrs.
Jane Abel Dumfries: Mrs Ernest G.
Splitter. Nokesville; Miss Loretta Nc
Gin, Haymarket, and Mrs. J. A. Du-
laney. Manassas. The meetings will be
open to members Of the Prince William
and other chapters. and it is expected
that the county membership will be well
represented on each day Of the sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
MRS. MCCORMICK MEETS
SlMMS IN COLORADO
Former Representatives Breakfast
Together Following Wedding
Plans Denial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April
11.-Albert G. Simnls, former New Mex
leo Representative, and Mrs Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, former Illinois Rep
resentative, were guests at the Broad
moor Hotel here today.
Mr.. Simms arrived this morning from
Albuquerque. had breakfast with Mrs.
Mccormick and later in the day they
left for a picnic lunch in the noun
tains.
Mr.. Simnns and Mrs. Mccormick re-
Gently denied they planned to be mar
ried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
MILL DESTROYED
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, April li.-Fire
-four mill building, erected over $50
years ago, on the farm Of j. Joseph
Eullivan. near here. 1t was said to
have been the oldest building Of the
kind in the Shenandoah Valley, and
was used as a factory for making fruit
tree spraying fluids.
Origin Of the fire was not determined.
91achtnery also was included in the
Aoss, aggregating $4,000, with no In
'elirance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
BILL is DISMISSED
IN BRIDGE TOLL CASE
U. S. District Court Acts on Fight
to Make Williamsport
Span Free.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

brecIaI DISPATCH 70 The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. April 11-At-
torney Thompson A. Brown, this city,
was advised today that Judge Baker
of the United States District Court
Martinsburg dismissed the third
amended bill filed in the procee iings
to have the Williamsport Bridge made
toll free
Mr. Brown with Frank Hogan of
Washington represents the bridge COM
pany, defendants. The proceedings
were instituted about year ago and
seek to have the bridge declared toll
free on the grounds that the company
lacked authority 70 build, and further,
because the Potomac River is a navi-
gable stream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
lob STERILIZATION
SYSTEM DESCRIBED
Chambers Report Cites 200
U. S. Concerns Using Plan.
PaHey to Get Data.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Experiments In employment stabiliza-
ton were said yesterday by the Ameri-
can Section of the International Cham
Der Of Commerce, to have proved that a
measure of control can be exerted over
economic forces which produce seasonal
unemployment.
More than 200 American concerns
were described as using permanent en-
ployment Repatriation plans with a
large degree of success. Several thou
sand were said to be trying temporary
measures to meet the present
emergency.
Drafted by Business Men.
The American sections report was
prepared by a committee Of six business
men to be submitted to the forthcoming
Congress of the international Chamber
here as a basis for a general discus
sion of employment sterilization.
Absolute stability. the committee
found, was neither practically obtain
able nor economically desirable.
THE basis for any comprehensive
program of regularization," the report
said, consists Of a predetermined
budget of operations designed to main
duction and sales from month to month
as possible.
Long Planning Stressed.
Likewise, such a program requires
long time planning in order that the
rate of change in the total volume OF
business from year to year may be
nearly uniform"
Unavoidable adjustments in person.
nell the committee said. have been
COPIED with successfully through adop-
ton of flexible working periods, inter
company transfer of employees and the
use of employment benefit plans or
other types of financial naturalization.
The report was made by Henry
Bruere, New York; Henry s. Dennison,
Mass; Oscar Grothe.
Cleveland; M. E. Leeds, Philadelphia;
]. F. McElvoin, Boston; Gerard Swope,
New York, and E. w. Mccullough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
Camp Springs Citizens to Meet.

CAMP SPRINGS, Nd, April IL (Spe-
cial). - The Camp Spring Allentown
Citizens Association will meet at the
Camp Springs School Tuesday night at
8 o'clock when various matters Of
interest to the comnunity will be
discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

The unicorn is a fabulous single
horned animal having no counterpart
IN any now existent animal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
SWEDEN ACTS ON TARIFF
Truce Between Six Nations Against
Increase Is Ratified.

STOCKHOLM, April IL CP.-The
Riksdag ratified today the tariff truce
signed December % at Oslo by Belgium
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Dem
mark, Norway and Sweden. The truce
binds the nations not to increase their
present tariffs or introduce new ones
without consulting each other.
A rider" attached to the truce binds
these governments to lend their efforts
to secure similar general international
action. '-'-''-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
WE PRO- MI ED
LANES M.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-25
OUR CHILDREN
By ANGELO PATRI.
Stubborn Child.

When a child holds back and indi-
Gates that he is not going to follow US,
either in thought, word or deed, we call
him stubborn. We always seem to think
we have accomplished something when
We name a situation, or a condition.
You stubborn thing. One OF these days
Ill settle you,' and for the time we go
our way muttering and wondering what
in the world We are to do.
Naming a condition Is not enough.
Having satisfied the demand Of our
minds for q label. a handle with which
TO take hold, we must take hold. What
Is to be done to relieve the child Of his
burden of trouble. He Is the one bearing
the burden. not you, not the teacher.
His unhappy state causes him far great
er suffering than 1t does you. II he
could help himself he would. He doesn't
hang back and glover and cry and balk
because 1t makes him happy.
Before, we can help any condition we
have to find the cause. That Is usually
a dif1cult task taking time and plenty
CT patience with q deep and sincere de-
sire to be understanding. Does fear
cause the stubbcrnness? How do you
know? A child does not always know he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-25

Just hunting. They always do little
hunting up here"
The days grew warmer, and soon
every one on the Green Meadows. in the
Old Pasture, the Green Forest and the
Old orchard became so busy with their
own household affairs that the White
tails were more or less forgotten. People
were too busy to sit around Watching
So 1t was that when Mrs. Whitehall ne
gan building no one took special notice.
Whitehall helped her, and because they
didn't build much Of nest 1t didn't
take them long. 1t was made mostly OF
dry grass and weed stalks, with just q
few sticks at the bottom. You see, the
ground was dry in that particular place
IN the Old Pasture, as Mrs. Whitehall
had pointed out. SO they simply made
a pile of grass and weeds with a little
moss and just a slight hollow at the
top. You see, that nest didn't need 70
be deep because, being on the ground,
there was no danger OF the babies get
ting fall.
The nest was built a little at a time,
with no hurry, and no one noticed their
occasional visits to that part OF the Old
Pasture. It wasn't until 1t was noticed
that only one Of the big birds was to be
seen, tirelessly hunting over the Green
Meadows, that any one suspected that
they had begun housekeeping, and then
no one was sure where. Most folks sus-
pected that 1t was at the old nesting
place and that that was a good place
for little people to keep away from.
| Only once in while we're the two seen
| together, and then they soon separated
and one disappeared. Not even clever
| Reddy Fox suspected that the home Of
the Whitetails was in the Old Pasture
SO the secret was kept
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-25

is afraid and he wouldn't tell you SO If
he did. When fear takes hold of child
his mind is in a state Of confusion. 1t
whirls about in storm as the waves do
when the wind lashes them. Confusion
makes child stand still. look troubled,
fearful and angry. Wait until this
passes. Calm the child with cheerful
words and easy manners. Wait little.
Gain his confidence and he will point
to what Is wrong.
II you really want to help a stubborn
child out of his predicament do not get
angry about It, Keep quiet and so re-
frain from adding to his mental confu-
sion. When he says, NO" Just as cheer
fully as II he had said, yes, indeed,
take his wcrd for 1t and say, "All right.
You needn't. my child" and go hap
PLY on your way. Hide your irritation,
your anxiety. you fear. Let the child
think you do not care what he does
about 1t. Occupy yourself 50 that he
feels your attention is far from him,
and he is likely to go ahead and do the
very thing he was asked to do. Lifting
the pressure of your mind from his helps
him. Your being busy far from the idea
that occupies him, helps him. Never
stand by to watch such child start
work. He cannot start while you stand
by to watch him. Smile and go your
way. your whole expression saying,
quite all right. my child, when you are
ready go ahead"
1t Is disastrous to use force on a stub
born child. mean physical force. We
are using the strongest sort Of force
when we withdraw and leave him to
himself. But the force we are using
calls on him to exert his personality
freely, the very thing we want him to
do, the very thing he longs to do. Give
him a chance, but never shout at him,
threaten him or in any way increase lis
fear. Fear, and its forms are Leg n,
is often at the bottom Of this trouble.
Study the stubborn child and what
every you can do to free him, that do.
He Is shackeled and suffering, crying
out to you for help.