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The Washington times., 1931-03-23
DIR. KOber Observes
His 8ISt Birthday

Annual foundation EXERCISES,
marking the eighty-first birthday
of DR.. George M. Kober, Of this
city, will be held Saturday night
at 8 o'clock at Georgetown Uni
versity. DR.. Frederick George
Novy, of the University Of Mlchi-
gan and leading bacteriologist Of
the country, and DR.. Henry
Sewall, of Denver, Colo, will
make the addresses.
DR.. Kober is dean emeritus Of
the Georgetown University Medi"
cal School, president Of the Wash
ington tuberculosis Association
and former president Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Medical Society.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Pick and Shovel Jobs
Lure 100 AnnLicnntS

A report last week that unem-
ployed men in Washington would
not take "pick and shovel jobs
today appeared to have been
somewhat inaccurate.
At the office of Public Build
ings and Parks it was made
known that about so men would
be given laborers' jobs. This
morning approximately 100 men
were lined up to put in their
applications, and more we're
steadily coming in.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
DR.. B0LLOu Speaks
To Illinois Teachers

For the third time within a
month, DR.. Frank w. Ballou, su-
perintendent of schools, is today
in another city to address a group
Of educators.
This time he has travelled to
Illinois, where he will speak be-
fore the East st. Louis Teachers
Association. On the return trip
he will stop off at Indianapolis
tomorrow to address another
group of teachers.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Due Today
For Dead Prisoner

DR.. A. Magruder Mcdonald,
deputy coroner, today will per
form an autopsy on the body of
Morris Peyton. colored. who died
last night while being transported
to Gallinger Hospital after he
had been arrested by Fourth pre-
cinct police on an intoXication
charge.
The man remained unidenti-
fled for some time after his
death until his brother, Albert E.
PeYton. appeared.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Dram, Whitehurst
Return From Cuba

Capt. Hugh Dram, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner, and Capt.
H. C. Whitehurst, District en-.
gineer of highways, returned to
their offices today after a week
in Cuba.
The two officials visited the
island to witness the opening Of
the new Cuban highway, which
stretches from one end Of the is
land to the other.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Misconduct Charged
To Mother of SeDen

Misconduct with a named CO.
respondent is alleged in the suit
for absolute divorce filed in
Equity Court today by John D.
Shotzberger, 813 L st. N. W.,
against his wife, Mrs. Alice E.
Shotzberger.
Attorney Clifford P. Grant ap-
pears for the husband, who said
he was married to the defendant
March 80. 1918, and they have
seven children, whose custody is
sought by the husband.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Federal Bar Calls
Session for FriddU

The executive committee of the
Federal Bar Association will meet
in the auditorium of the Interior
Department at 8 p. M, Friday,
where the classification law pro-
posed by the Personnel Classitica-
tion Board will be discussed,
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
NAVY WORKERS
PAY REMAINS
UNCHANGED
Yard Stats Ask No Increase
InasmuCh As Work on New
Schedule Assures Labor

Navy Yard workers will not
ask for any wage increases or
adjustments during the coming
fiscal year, it was announced
today.
For that reason the depart
mental wage board, which usually
meets in June, will not be con-
vened this summer unless a spe-
cial meeting is called by Secretary
of the Navy Adams to equalize
certain scales which have been
the subject of controversy in the
past three years.
Wages Satisfactory
Continuance of the present
wage rates during the present
business depression is entirely
satisfactory to the skilled workers
in the navy yards, N. P. Alias,
head of the machinists union,
said today.
It was disclosed, also, that the
period of the drastic reduction
in personnel which the Washing
ton Navy Yard has seen in the
past six months is virtually at
an end.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Indian Art Features
Pen WOnaen's ShOU

Pine bark and horseshoe nails,
made into a frame by the artist,
form settings for a portrait of
the Indian "Star Eagle" by Elise
Thomson Clark, attracted atten-
tion yesterday at the Artists Tea
of the District of Columbia
League of American Pen Women.
This marked the opening of a
two-weeks exhibit of Miss Clark's
paintings in the Leagues Stone
leigh Court Studio.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Rabbi Simon Sermon
On Comfort Frid0y

"The Comfort and Consolation
Of Our Religion" will be the sub
ject of the sermon Of Rabbi
Abram Simon, of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, Friday
night at 8 o'clock at the temple.
A special meeting of the con-
gregation will be held tomorrow
night at 1880 o'clock at the
temple,
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Bride, W, Ordered
To Go to HOSDit1L

Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride will go to Mt. Alto
Hospital tomorrow for a three
week period for a physical ex-
animation.
In his absence his first as
Sistant, Vernon West, will act as
corporation counsel.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Smithsonian Acquires
Two-Headed Snake,
Properly Picked

A two-headed snake has been
added to the collection of pic
kled" reptiles at the Smith
sonian Institution. 1t recently
was sent to the museum follow
ing its death at the National
Geological Park.
This was the first time on
record that a reptile of the sort
had been seen alive at the ZOO,
where for several days it was as
lively as any of it's normal kin
in the same glass cage.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
Times staff Photo

NINE. FORCHHAMMER MRS. WILEY
THE DELEGATE FROM DENMARK, Nine Henri
Forchhammer is shown greeting Mrs. Harvey Wiley at
the Alva Belmont house, where they discussed egsa-
tion passed by the past Congress. Nine Forchhammer
represents Denmark at the League of Nations Mrs.
Wiley is chairman of the National Womans Party on
nationality.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-08
Militant Workers Should Join the
international Workers Order

and oppressed lose their confidence in the sys-
TEN Of exploitation and oppression. Capitalism
tries to maintain such a confidence on the part
of the masses of exploited through its system of
education and propaganda. In the schools, in
its literature in the movies, ETC., it injects into
the minds Of the exploited the capitalist way of
thinking
At present even this capitalist way of thinking
on the part of the American workers is no long
er a guarantee against the development of revo-
lutionary ideas in the heads Of the workers After
all the worker has not only head; he has also
a stomach The capitalists may succeed in feed
ing the workers heads with their poisonous prop
uganda and keep them satisfied; but only as
long as they are able also to feed their stom-
achs When capitalism shows itself unable to
feed their stomachs, the workers begin 10 get
suspicious about the propaganda and education
with which capitalism feeds their heads. In
such periods the masses of workers lose their
confidence in capitalism because OF the suf-
fering it inflicts upon them. In such periods
the workers learn to understand the teachings
of the class struggle The capitalists realize that
That is why they exert every effort to separate
any revolutionary thought from the working
class. They try to accomplish this by persecut-
ing and suppressing the Communists. This per-
secution is carried by the government au-
RED on by the capitalist leadership in all work.
ing class organizations.
At present American capitalism is faced with
such a situation. The economic crisis is deep
ening; the army of unemployed is growing; wage
cuts are multiplying in all industries; speed-up
and naturalization are the order of the day.
Consequently the economic position of the work.
ers is rapidly getting worse. Unemployment stops
the workers income. Wage cuts reduce the in
come of the employed workers. Speed-up and
naturalization throw more workers out of Jobs;
they also consume ever tasted the workers en-
ergy, health and lives.
AS a result of this condition the workers lose
their confidence in capitalism. They become more
and more ready to listen to the advice that the
solution of their problem lies only in organizing
and fighting for themselves against the capt.
talsts
AS result of this sharpening relationship
between the working masses and the capitalists,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-08
By MAX BEDACHT.

rOF long time there have been carried on
campaigns and activities on the part of the
reactionary leadership Of a number of mutual
benefit societies against their worker-nembers.
These anti-worker activities have been inten-
sified lately. The economic crisis in America is
bringing the worker members of these societies
to the point of demanding persistently more def
mite pro-workers policies. The workers begin
to ask what good their membership in the mu-
tual benefit Society is to them if these societies
are unwilling to help them. Thousands of these
worker members are losing their membership be-
cause they are unemployed and cannot pay their
dues The reactionary leadership of the organ
izations refuse to use available funds to re-
lieve the difficulty Of its members They readily
bought government bonds of their fascist native
governments and thereby earned medals from
the fascist rulers Of their native countries as
was done by the leaders of the Croatian Benefit
Society. But they refuse to use any funds of
the Organization for the benefit Of the workers.
On the contrary, when workers dare to demand
policies in their interests then the reactionary
leaders institute a campaign of terrorism and
expulsion against them.
These reactionary leaders have established
dictatorship in the organizations in order to
maintain their leading positions. They disfran-
chise the membership. They deprive them Of
their right to run for office They abolish all
democratic rights within the organizations.
The workers must fight against these reac-
tlonary policies and the reactionary leadership
of their organizations They must demand and
fight for working class policies. At the same
time they must help in strengthening and build
ing the only real workers mutual benefit society,"
the International Workers Order,
Capitalism is ever on the alert for opportun-
tiles to improve its position. 1t is ever on the
lookout for chance to turn an honest penny"
or in palmer words, to make profit. 1t also util
ICES every occasion to improve its position of
power
The system Of capitalism benefits only small
section of society. Therefore obviously it cannot
maintain itself without a certain support from
the ranks Of those whom it exploits and OPP
presses. The danger for capitalist rule increases
in the degree in which the masses Of exploited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-08
Uncover Starvation and Misery

The capitalist press the agents OF the ruling caA
has been publishing less and less news about
unemployment 1t hides the starvation of the
unemployed workers families. We must
constantly expose the miserable treatment
Of families Of the unemployed by the city
governments and charity institutions. We
must uncover all cases of starvation, un-
ACCOMPLISHMENT, sickness. We must pub-
lish these cases in our press, in the
Daily Worker, In Labor Unity, tell
them at all workers meetings. I'm
employed Councils should publish
bulletins to inform all workers Of
the starvation and misery Of the
unemployed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-08

satisfaction with the boss controlled "Y' and in
many places leave the organization The sup
port Of the "Y" members in Danbury, Connect
cut, to the strikers there is an instance of this
The Attempt to Win the Children for Rookie
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
SYNOPSIS

Acting in good faith in an EFFORT to
Gid a neighbor, Ruth Ingraham, in a
business way, Edward Patterson, CASH
fer Of the Chicago agency Of life
insurance company, is wrongly sus-
pected by his wife, Julia, of infdelity.
Her accusation, in letter from sum.
mer resort, units him for business, and
he takes short vacation. ca his re-
turn he is deeply wounded by his
daughter, Edith, telling him his per-
sonal belongings were in the spare
ROOM" having been removed from the
room which had been his and his wife's
bedroom. Patterson accepts the situa-
tfon as proof of his wife's belief in
his guilt. Edith, seventeen years old,
Is worried over the estrangement of
her parents. Her mother only partly
succeeds in her efforts to comfort her.
The son, Edward, Junior, Is at college.
A business matter brings an 'fnven-
tor" James Mariner, into Patterson's
to push his invention, an automobile
choke, and Patterson Is interested. Aft
er brief investigation, he decides to
go in with Mariner. Without informing
his family, he resigns from the insur-
ance company, devoting his whole time
to the pushing of the invention. An
old friend, Albert willard, is frankly
skeptical Of the value of the choke.
Patterson tells his wife of the change
he has made. She accepts the situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
"why, I think 1 did" dad said.

.Why, I think I did," dad said. Il
know I told him it wasn't going to be
anything but just regular family din
ner. Heavens, he wouldn't think Of
dressing, anyhow. / doubt very much
II he's got a dress suit"
Mother didn't seem entirely salts
fed. eff you don't want people to
dress, it's better to tell them so in
SO many words" she said. "But it's
probably all right" Both Of them
seemed to feel that the. evening was
bound to 60 wrong somehow.
Edith was just coming downstairs in
her brown taffeta ,frock when the
doorbell rang. 1t was little early for
the Mariners, but 1t couldn't be any
one else. Sne knew that Norma must
be approaching crisis in the kitchen,
so she opened the door herself; and
through the awful moment of greeting
them and asking them to come in, she
was SO paralyzed with embarrassment
by the sight Of the mans white ex-
panse of shirt front that she hardly
knew what she was saying.
He had dressed, after all. And there
was dad at the head Of the stairs on
the point of coming down in his bust
ness suit. It seemed like disaster to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Development of Knife as Table Appointment

From the Seventeenth century after
the fork caused so much excitement,
the development of table appointment
was rapid. Silver service was soon
introduced and in ordinary use in the
Eighteenth century.
Although comparatively recent as a
table implement, the knife might be
established as older than the fork or
spoon If traced to the original cutting
implements Of flint or other stone. In
the Bronze age there were cutting
tools Of bronze and so on down
through the centuries. but as late as
300 years ago the table knife was a
rarity. For long period men carried
about with them in their belt or shoe
q knife for general purposes, much as
modern man carries around pocket
knife. Whenever a large portion Of
food were served him. he cut it with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18

-
salary at ALT" she asked. He'd al
ways said-she'd heard him tell her
mother hundred times-that they
had nothing to live on but his salary.
Ills salary from the insurance COM
pany has stopped"
Sand the other hasn't begun yet?
Mother, when will 1t begin?'
"Oh, we don't know exactly. Be-
fore very long, we hope" The words
weren't SO bad, but she had tried to
give little laugh as she said them.
and the laugh didn't work. Mother
was frightened, too. She didn't know
when the new money would come in.
She didn't know If it would ever come
in at all.
"But why did he do it, mother :?
What made him--you didn't want him
to, did you? Oh, 1t wasn't fair!" the
girl cried in sudden burst of anger.
"It wasn't I don't care what you
say! He hadn't any right to do 1t.
Mother, what are we going to do?"
"Edithw The single word pulled
her up short. It wasn't often that
mother took that tone. you're acting
very silly about this. I'm disappointed
in you. You shouldn't criticize your
father, because you don't understand.
I don't criticize him, myself. don't
want to because l do understand. He
hasn't been happy for long time in
the insurance company. He's felt that
there wasn't any future in 1t for him.
I'm glad he's made the change, be-
cause he's happier. I'll be glad even
if it doesn't come out exactly as he
hopes 1t WILL"
A memory Of something he'd said
while they were riding home in the
taxi after the play flashed into the
girls mind and held her thoughtfully
silent for minute, oblivious even to
her mothers rebuke. He'd made her
rather blue by saying that he knew
now, at forty-six, that he'd never be
rich nor conspicuously successful just
as he knew that he'd never find bag
of pearls or a treasure box of pieces
of-eight behind the wainscoting In the
library.
"You mean," she said thoughtfully
to her mother, shat it's sort of an
adventure for him."
Mother gave her a funny look at
that. EYES," she said, "that's exactly
what mean. And what we must do
is to make our part Of it an adven-
ture, too. Do you see, dear?"
Edith nodded. That was the line
they'd have to take, all right. But it
didn't seem to her that dad had any
right to throw away perfectly good
salary that was keeping them all safe
and comfortable in favor Of hunt
for hidden treasure. Suppose he didn't
find it, where would they be then?
Mother" she asked, "do you think
it will come out right and make us
rich? Honestly. mother?"
Mother wasn't instantly ready with
an answer. "It isn't sure to come out
that way. Of course" she said at last.
"Even your father doesn't say it's
sure, but he thinks it is probable, and
his judgment is usually very good. AS
long as he thinks it's more likely than
not to make us rich, why, do, too"
It came over Edith with almost sick
ening force that her mother had no
real hope at all. She expected the ad-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18

this knife and then returned 1t to its
holder.
The greatest advance in the table
knife took place after the Seventeenth
century. when the implement became
popular in England. Sheffield devel-
oped as one Of the greatest cutlery
manufacturing centers In the world
and has retained to the present day
the proud title without challenge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18

WI oSiV0o W. VWHhiG-tUdNG q TtS~
mic OF L."
venture to fail. She was trying to en-
courage herself. Edith found a lump
coming In her throat.
"All right" she said as gaily as pos
sible, "then I'll believe it, too."
When her father came home a little
later, she rushed upon him and gave
him a tremendous hug. Dad" she
cried, II think it's perfectly great /
Mothers been telling me. I'm simply
too excited 20 breathe, and I'll bet you
are, too, though you are trying to look
solemn and middle-aged about it."
II am, for a fact" he admitted.
Then he went over to mother and
kissed her cheek. "We've had good
day." he said. "Three nice orders In
one mail. I'd like to celebrate. It
isn't too late for movie. is it?"
Whenever dad was In that mood
Edith found him irresistible. Doubts
and fears were forgotten. OF course
the great adventure was coming out
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
Old Belief correet.d

Experiments conducted by the army
air corps indicate that the popular
belief that person falling from
great altitude will be killed or rem
dered unconscious before reaching the
ground is not correct. A man falling
from a great altitude does not neces-
sarily lose consciousness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18

Blinks-How was the speaker last
night?
3 Jinks-Not so hot. / think he was
trying to prove he could use every
word in the dictionary three times
without saying thing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
Railway Stations for Rent

Railway Stations for Rent
''Railway Stations for Rent" is a
sign soon likely to greet house hunt
ers in France. Bus competition has
forced a number Of railway lines to-
be closed down, and the companies
have decided to rent some of the sta.
lions as dwelling houses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18

Holding ones position in society
is something of battle. At least.
one must be alert.
When half-gods go, the gods ar
rive.-Emerson.
Artlessness is at the head Of the
high-art class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-18
Exchange Of Compliment.

EXchahBe OF compliments
Shelf looks could kill, I'd as
sassinate you with a glancel
He-If looks could kill, it would be
suicide for you to look in that mir
ror.-Melbourne Table Talk.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
OF Interest to Farmers

country but this new development,
named. the "Locomotor" in honor of
its progenitor, the locomotive, is the
first Ito employ steam.
Two of the new type, each hauling
standard passenger cars, went into
service on 315 mile run between
Kansas City and Davenport, Iowa, last
week. There are none in service on
any other railroad.
The Locomotor resembles modern
steel baggage car. It is 81 feet long
and generates 500 horsepower. Dis
tillate or ordinary furnace oil is
burned to generate steam in small
compartment in the forward end of
the car where the controls are located.
The engines are fastened Under the
car, permitting the floor space to be
used for mail, express and baggage.
The new unit uses steam at TOO
pounds pressure, which Is about three
times the normal pressure Of the mod
erl locomotive. Steam Is not stored
in any large quantity but is made
only as needed. Full pressure is avail
able few minutes after the burners
are lighted.
Power is applied to both front and
rear axles without the interposition
OF transmission gears. Journals are of
the new roller bearing type. enabling
the car to be started with minimum
of tractiye effort. In operation the Lo-
comotor is smokeless and noiseless.
The Milwaukee Road has in mind
various other runs where the Loco
motor promises economies in operation
and benefits to the communities it
will serve, while maintaining the
roads high standard of service, and
its performance will be watched with
great interest by railroad officials, ac-
cording to j. T. Gillick, vice president
of the Milwaukee Road.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
THE TOWN BEAUTIFUL.

Most people want to live in beautiful
surroundings Families free to locate
where they please choose a town that
has beauty appeal. New industries
seeking location take into considera-
ton the kind of home environment
their employees will have. They know
that attractive surroundings have
much to do with the morale Of their
workers.
The Town Beautiful idea is one of
the essentials of community growth,
but it cannot be realized without the
participation of everyone in the COM
munity. We need more attractive
homes in White Bluffs. This does not
necessarily call for much expense, but
it does involve enthusiasm and CO.
operation. Everyone can help, by
painting where paint is needed
planting flowers and shrubs, trimming
lawns, perhaps adding splash of COL
or with window boxes and awnings
The expense of such Improvement is
small in comparison with the results
The first impression of visitor to
White Bluffs will be, people seem to
take lot of pride in their property
here. 1t must be a very good place to
live" which is the finest kind of COM
munity advertising Let's let people
know that we like to live in White
Bluffs, and they will want to live here,
too Homes that have been made at
tractive with fresh paint and Well-kept
yeardS cannot help but give out the
impression of prosperity and content
ment
The business people of White Bluffs
will do their part in the Town Beauti
full movement, the civic authorities
will do their part-how about you?
Read the page, "a Thing of Beauty
elsewhere in this issue 1t is presented
by progressive group of business and
professional men. They have caught
the vision. We hope you will do like
wise.