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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
CITY CLUB WOMEN
VISIT ALLEY HOMES
Make Tour of Dwellings Pre-
paratory to Drive
Against Them.

Preparatory to launching anew their
war on alley dwellings in Washington,
members Of the Women's City Club
yesterday made a tour of inspection of
several inhabited alleys under the
guidance Of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
who for several years has been actively
engaged In campaigning for radiance
Of alley homes.
The members Of the touring party,
several of whom are active members of
other influential women's organizations
In the Capital, will present a report Of
their findings on yesterdays trip at a
meeting of the entire club December 2,
1t was announced.
Urged Support Of Bill.
Mrs. Hopkins at the outset of the tour
urged more intensified effort to combat
the inhabited alley situation in view
bicentenniai Of the birth of George
Washington, which is expected to bring
thousands of visitors to the National
Capital next year.
Mrs. Hopkins denounced the inhab-
tied alleys as harboring disease, vice
and crime, entailing low moral stand
ards and creating high death rates.
She urged support Of the Bowman
Capper bill, introduced in the last ses-
sion Of Congress, drafted by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, the District Commissioners and
the Washington Council of Social
Agencies and other interested authori-
ties which seeks to convert inhabited
alleys and find adequate housing for
the jewellers elsewhere.
The Wonen's City Club viii vigor-
ously support this bill during the next
session Of Congress, Mrs. Hopkins de-
clared.
Alleys visited by the group yesterday
included Shows court, which is located
between ], K, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-f1fth streets; Logan court, be-
tween First, North Capitol. Pierce and
l. streets; Fenton place, between First,
North Capitol, K and l. streets, and
DixonS court southwest, between H, I,
Third and Four-and-a-half streets.
Members Of Party.
The touring party also visited block
OF dwellings erected by the Washington
Sanitary Housing Co., near South Cap
itol and N streets, which was described
as type Of housing that might be a
suitable substitute for the alley dwell
ings.
The group from the Women's City
Club, besides Mrs. Hopkins, included
Mrs. William Lee Corbin, president of
the club; Mrs. Merritt o. Chance; Dean
Grace Hays Riley. who is active in the
League Of Republican Women also: DR..
A. Frances Foye; Mrs. Lyman b.
Swormstadt, who also is an active men,
Der OF the Twentieth Century Club:
Mrs. William e. Chamberlin, also ac-
tive In the American Association of
University Women; Mrs. Gladys B.
Middlemiss, Mrs. Virgil C. Miller, Mrs.
Ernest H. Daniel, president of the
Political Study Club: Mrs. Bruce Baird,
corresponding secretary of the League
OF Republican Women; Mrs. A. j. Nc
kelway, president of the District of
Columbia League of Women Voters;
Mrs. William j. LaVarre, first vice pres
ident OF the District Of Columbia Fed
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Clara
Wright Smith, president Of the Wom-
ems Democratic Educational Council;
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, Ellis Mere
dith and Mrs. Sidney Ulfelder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
INJURED GRID PLAYER
is REPORTED IMPROVED
George Dyer of Potomac A. C..
Team Sustained Dislocated Ver-
zebra in Game With Navy Yard.

George Dyer, 81, of 51O4 Sherrier
place, who was injured seriously in "
foot ball game Sunday, was reported at
Galllnger Hospital today to be slightly
improved. He was kept in respirator
Monday night, but this treatment has
not been necessary since.
Dyer, halfback on the Potomac A.
9. team, sustained dislocated vertebra
curing game with the Navy Yard A.
C. on the Potomac Field. He was taken
to Georgetown Hospital, where the upper
portion OF his body was found to be
paralyzsd. He was transferred to Gal
linger Monday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
PHOTOGRAPHIC ACID
BURNS TWO IN STUDIO
Edmonston Employees Recovering
From Slight Injuries-Fire Squad
Causes Traffic Delay.

Burned about the feet yesterday
when a jar of developing acid spilled
on the floor, routing scores of workers
in the Adams Building, 1885 F street,
two employees of the Edmonston Photo
graphic Studio were reported recover
ing today.
Neither of the employees, Miss Essie
Daniel ]. Flanagan, 1905 Rosedale
street northeast. was burned seriously.
Both resumed their work after receiv-
ing 1irst-aid treatment.
Trafic on F street was delayed sev-
eral minutes while the fire rescue sqhad
entered the building On gas masks
and mopped up the acid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
H0N0RS POETS MEMORY

The 200th anniversary Of the birth
Of william Cowper. English poet, was
observed last night at meeting Of
the District Library Association at the
Dodge Hotel. It was decided to cele-
brate the occasion last night because
Cowper's birthday, November 20, falls
on Thanksgiving.
H. H. B. Meyer, director Of the legis-
lative reference service, Library Of Con-
gress, gave a sketch of the poets life
and quoted several of his famous bal
lads and poems. Two CT the poets
Olney Hymns were suns. Miss Eliza
beth Cullen presided at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
Good for 90 Years,
Landlord Is Freed
Of Shooting Man

Coleman Mason, 10, colored,
yesterday told Judge Isaac r.
Hit he had been good for SO
years, before he shot a boarder
the other day, so the magistrate
had him placed on probation and
dismissed q charge of intoxication.
Ii was his birthday, he said,
when he shot Albert Able, coll
ored, In an argument over rent.
Mason declared he had to shoot
Able 10 make him get out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
SOLDIERS HOME OK.
Gen. Drum Finds Institution IF
fcient and Economical.

According to Maj. Gen. II. A. Drum,
inspector general Of the Army, who re-
Gently made personal Inspection Of
the United States Soldiers Home in
this city, the institution Is conducted
efficiently and economically. THE mem
bers appear to be contented and COM
Portable" said Gen. Drum, in his re-
port to the War Department. Their
welfare has been given most careful
attention and they appreciate the bene-
fits the Government has made avail
able. The officers are well qualified for
their positions, manage the home in q
most satisfactory manner and in their
relations TO members are just and SYM
pathetic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
HOOD ALUMNAE TO MEET
Annual Luncheon Of College Group
Set for Tomorrow Noon.

The Hood College Club of Washing
ton will hold it's annual luncheon meet
ing at o'clock tomorrow at headquar-
tiers of the American Association Of
University Women, 1884 street. Honor
guests will be Dr. Dorothy l. Merrill,
academic dean of Hood College; Miss
Dorothy Mcintyre, field secretary of
the association. Miss Virginia K. Boon,
president of the local group, is in charge
Of arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
O. z. S. Chapter to Meet.

BETHESDA, Md, November rs (Spe-
cial) Naomi Chapter, No. %, Order of
the Eastern Star, will meet tonight at
8 o'clock in the Bethesda Masonic Hall.
Worthy Matron Mrs. Anna S. Condor
has requested the members to bring
Gifts az food that the less fortunate in
the community may be remembered on
Thanksgiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
TAGS NEARLY READY
Issuance of 1882 Licenses to Start
in District December 1.

Distribution Of 1892 District auto
mobile tags win be started December /,
It was announced today by Trafac Di-
rector William A. Van Duzer. Tags will
be issued only to automobile owners
whose cars have been titled.
Mr.. Van Duzer also announced spe-
cia1 arrangements have been made to
permit owners to put the 1882 tags on
their machines December Is. This is
Is days earlier than heretofore.
have been titled, Mr.. Van Duzer said,
and applications for tags for these cars
win be mailed to the owners, beginning
December /. It Is planned to Hhil about
10000 applications day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
ART JURY NAMED
Selection Group Appointed fol
Water Color Club Exhibition.

The jury Of selection for the Wash
ington Water Color Club exhibition,
opening at Corcoran Gallery December
8, was announced here today. Mem
bers of the Critical Committee will be
A. H. o. Role, Elizabeth Evans Graves,
Benson B. Moore, Eleanor Parke Gus
tbs, Gertrude G. Brown, Susan B. Chase,
Roy Clark. Lesley jackson and Eliza
beth Sawtelle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25

Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
John Curley, assault with dangerous
weapon; Daniel Lee and Melvin Ed
monds, robbery; Clarence Seymore (allas
Clarence SEYMOUR, Jesse Jones, Mar
garet Curtis (alias Myrtle Scherker)
Walter Mcknight and Samuel Wilhof-
sky, grand larceny; Nathan Cosman and
Milton Bremen, violation national pro-
hibition act; Louis A. Anderson, VIII
liam Theodore Ward and William john
son, joy-riding; Hugo George Sprenger
and Newton Lester Poindexter, grand
larceny and joyriding; Albert Small
wood, HOUSEKEEPING, larceny and JOY
riding, and Charles Mills, HOUSEKEEPING.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08

Girl Scouts from this city and elsewhere will be interested to know that a world camp of one thousand girl scouts and girl guides from all countries will visit Dublin. Ireland. next year, when the Eucharistic Congress convenes there. This important event will draw crowds from all over the world. and the girl scouts are just one of the many organizations that will be repre- sented there. Mrs Nicholas Brady. chair man of the national board of girl scouts. af- ter her return from Europe this summer where she spent no little time studying the movement in European countries, was espe- cially interested in scout camp for English girls whose homes she said, "are in foreign countries. They have camp for themselves on the grounds of Sir Robert Kinderleys es- tate" Mrs Brady noted the splendid record of large group of Irish girls who arrived at Foxlease. the national training camp the most energetic and competent campers they had ever seen" Mrs Brady said. She observed in this fashion the activities of the scouts in many countries, France and Switz- erland included.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Group Buying

Group buying is being discussed in large industrial city as means of bridging the gap between the wheat farmers who are unable to dispose of their grain and the limited buying power of those who are suffering from the depression but are not yet charity charges. It is thought that churches or some other neighborhood organization might supervise such wholesale purchases.
 Another suggestion is the formation of a profit corporation which would buy flour and other staples wholesale and then sell them to needy families at wholesale prices. A barrel of flour which would cost an individual family $5 retail could thus be had for S3.50. Other neeessaries might be had at proportionate savings.
 It is plan that would have to be carried out with wisdom and caution. The idea is not to take trade away from grocers or other storekeepers. That would merely replace one hardship with another It is hoped that some plan may be worked out which would actually stimulate buying. enabling families to make purchases of food and other sup plies which they would do without other wise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Water-Walking

The art of walking on water is exempli- fled to perfection, so far. only by water bugs. Possibly some would insist that an Austrian sportsman named Nanmestnik is precisely that sort of bug. He has shown. by walking across the English Channel. that people can perform the feat with proper equipment.
 The outfit consists of floats fastened to ones feet somewhat like those which sup port the wings of hydro -airplanes. They are necessarily light long and narrow. and made of wood. cork and canvas. Water skis" is what Nanmestnik calls them. h. stead of pair of regular ski poles he uses a pole with oar blades at both ends to help him along. By his combination of walking and rowing he can make two to three miles an hour. He says he has walked 2,500 miles in this fashion on the Rhine and Danube.
 The sport will hardly become popular in America. It would never do with us. at least in such a primitive form. Too slow! Wed have to put little outboard motors on the floats and use the pole for a rudder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
By Living Along

It is now plain that there is to be no mir aele. The world has fallen off the cliff of easy living. For a time it was dazed, not knowing where it was. Then it began to look for all sorts of crazy expedents to get itself back in hurry. None of them worked. No arplane will come along or any other angelic agency - to wait the world in few minutes to flowery beds of ease. There aren't enough airplanes, for one thing. and the angels seem to be otherwise occupied.
 The world has got to climb up. step by difficult step. No one method is going to work on the whole climb. Every known means must be tried and some hitherto un- known ones must be worked out. Here public work needs to be constructed, there a ditch dug or filled. Here a small factory will open, there few houses will be built, some place else farmer will barter his wheat for things he needs without the in- terventon of money. Here committee on unemployment must do its best, there community chest must be filled by people. who themselves have little. for the saving of life itself of those people who have noth- ing at all.
 Two points are of grave importance. First, everyone with head on his shoulders must study the problem of distribution. That is the bedrock issue on which all the others are piled, often so high as to hide it. Sec ond no artificial means should be used. There must be no busy work" which merely marks time. Every bit of work given man or woman to do to earn daily bread must be work in some way needed. The need may be future one, foreseen by some man of vision: it may be one not appar- ent to everyone as real. But real it must be. Getting man to build wall today and take it down tomorrow may feed him two days. It starves his child on Thursday and it breaks down permanently his own morale.
 Will Rogers says we will just about have to save ourselves accidentally. that S the way we stumbled on prosperity Pres ident Hoover is unwilling to disturb the healing processes now undoubtedly going on in the economic situation. We can and will work ourselves out. Both of them see that the way to climb is by climbing, not by sitting around waiting for the angels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1881
History Can Repeat Itself

Last December the Treasury estimated deficit of $1800 100000 at the end of this fiscal year. June 30. The estimate has been raised to $500, 900. 900 or more There seems to be three ways to meet this deficit: First. increase in Federal income tax; second. suspension of sinking fund payments for reduction of the national war debt; third, slashing of public expenditures.
 The seventy-first Congress appropriated $10.200.000,0 of public money during the greatest depression in nearly 40 years. Many states have followed the lead of Con- gress in appropriation expense records. Mi nority bloes of voters and public officials have for the past decade sought to put the government into business at the expense Of the taxpayer and private enterprise who must furnish the taxes to carry on govern ment. Only in degree is the policy differ ent from the Russian system which eonfis- cates wealth and then finds itself without capital to carry on its activities.
 In an editorial entitled, Enemies of the People, the Saturday Evening Post of March 28 says In our opinion, the real enemies of the people are those who try to foHt upon them added burdens of debt and imitation. We do not believe there is any opposition between sound finance and hu- manity. This does not mean that every banker or captain of industry who opposes extravagant legislation looking to an enorm- ous increase in debt and taxation, IS neees- sariIy wise man in all respects. There are short-sighted bankers and finaneiers. But the banker or prominent business man who has the courage to say, No when IT, responsible headline seekers demand that the government appropriate large sums of money for whatever form of relief or job promotion happens to be on the front page at the moment, is performing real public service which should be recognized and commended.
 Our public men and public servants should be racking their brains to find ways and means to bring taxation, legislation and regulation back 10 normal along with eom- modity priees production and employment. Excessive taxation resulting from the craze for political privilege and power. has wrecked many industries and many nations. as history will prove.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08

The city is agog at present discussing Waterbury Day" which is to take place October 22. The merchants of this city are cooperating to put across big day and there is expected to be no line of merehan- disc ignored at that time. The cooperation.
 however. must not stop with the business men. An event of this sort. to be success ful. means just this - it is not simply your
 day. nor merely my day. but it is both your day and my day and the other fel- lows day as well. The public must CO., operate with the merchants. There are some people SO hard hit by the business de- pression. or to use the more obsolete phrase. hard times. that having nothing. cannot spend. But every wage owner and every person not appreciably affected in these un- certain times. should feel the urge to get out on that day and spend. Buy something whether it is toothbrush or suit of clothes. This is to be big event in Wa terbury. not just the usual occasional sales day but with something outstanding with every store in the city offering unheard of bargains. and all Waterbury out. crowds thronsing the streets and stores crowded from the minute the doors open to closing time. Thursday. October 22. two weeks from tc-dayl Mark it of on your ealendarl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Safer Flying

The aeronautics branch of the Depart ment of Commerce makes good report for commercial air operations for the first six months of this year. In that time trans port planes on regularly scheduled routes flew 20.304.430 miles and suffered acci- dents which cost the lives of nine passen- gers In the same period of l930 they flew only 16.902.728 miles and lost 22 passen- gers The ratio of passenger miles flown to each passenger fatality was 5.277,989 the first half of l93l as compared with z,375.664 for the first half of lo30. It is better than 100 per cent improvement in safety.
 Aviation accidents in general increased a little. but that is doubtless to be accounted for by the increasing number of people learning to fly and getting private pilots licenses. by the greater amount of exper- menfztion. and SO on. In the serious busi- ness of carrying passengers from city to city or coast to coast the gains are all on the side of safety.
 There are still many people who regard anyone who steps into transport plane as amazingly courageous or foolhardy. But fbere's nothing like taking a regular sehed- ulsd triD in 2 transport plane to make the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Do Aliens Cause Crime?

Do foreign born people commit more crimes than other elements! Is the increase of crime that plaques the country due in any measure to alien residents? Many peo- pie think SO. The Wickersham commission on crime and law enforcement has made special study of this subject, and it denies that the aliens are responsible for any more than their share of crime. The popular inn pression does injustice to great mass of hard working people. who are doing their best under great handieaps to make good. They find it hard enough to earn living in country where they usually know the language imperfectly.
 The commission. however, points out that many children of foreign born parents have turned to criminal careers. These children come nearer to being Americanized than their parents. but they are not always as good citizens. The immigrant comes over here with a willingness to work and make good. But he does not usually know our language. When he has children and they go to our schools. they learn English. and they often look at their parents with contempt. because the old folks cannot speak our language.
 These foreign born parents give their children good advice. and tell them to work and behave themselves. But frequently the children think they know more than their parents do. Such ones run wild. form bad associations. and are soon heard from in the courts. The i'll starred careers of many of them show the great need for influences that shall hold them straight. Just giving these children book learning does not turn them into good citizens. If the American people want to stop the swelling wave of crime. they need to do something more for the children of non-English speaking parents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
Quotations

If all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do. most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
 Calvin Coolidge New York teachers tend to favor girls rather than boys in marking. Professor Symonds, Teachers College. The World War was fought to make the world safe for democ- racy," but to-day some of our busi- ness men and political leaders are doing their best to make it "safe for Communism" Former Governor P. P. Baxter of Maine.
 I believe 1t is possible for man by nature to care for more than one woman at the same time.
 Rudy vallee. If the noblest man in the world is treated as a scoundrel, he will react to 1t by being scoundrel. Boris Piinyak.
 
 Here in America is the stupen- dous conflict of opposites. of prog ress against retrogresaion.
 Norman Lindsay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-08
THOSE WHO WHISTLE
(Hartford Courant)

. A professor in New York uni yersity tells the world that whist ling is the unmistakable sign of the moron." No great or successful man ever whistles, he asserts. "Can you think of Einstein, Edison or Mussolini as tuning up? Can you think of President Hoover as whistling? There may be all sorts of tests for low mentality, but most of us shun them. A sure sign of the thing the psychologists are after IS found in the act of whistling."
 At least, the professor is not suf- fering from an inferiority complex. Why this utterance with an im-
 piled Thus saith the Lord" before it? He might have said that many inferior persons whistle and, upon
 occasions. some males of great ability have been caught at 1t. but
 instead he draws distinct line and
 divides the superior sheep from
 the superior sheep from the maron
 goats.
 And one wonders how really
 learned persons who specialize in
 this, that or the other can be so everlasting confident of their own omniscience. This professor does not tell the puDhC duSHt VI tcotS
 which he has made in order to
 establish the soundness of his theory. He contents himself with reiteration and finally says that the streets are now filled with whist ling men. who thereby show in- feriority and reveal defeat "and proceed to advertise this by their impromptu music which is inyari- ably off key"
 This is discouraging. Most of us may be or have been morons, but would it be out of place to suggest that hospitals for the deranged are filled with those who feel that what they say is divinely inspired? ? We assume that the professor doef not whistle. but can he recall in his youth a normal boy who did not? Were all his little playmatea dumb as oysters, and did he him. self withstand the temptation of whistling a song that was popular in 1898? We had assumed that great learning brought to It's pos. sessor some degree of humility, but as we read what the professor has
 said we find ourselves In error. He,
 at least. is anything but humble.