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The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Employees Federation
Prepares to Fiqht

Strong opposition to cutting
salaries of Federal employees will
be set up January 8, when the
executive council of the National
Federation of Federal Employees
assemblies here for a legislative
conference.
The federation had intended to
devote its Capitol campaign
chiefly to reclassifying field =m-
ployes and other improvements
sought by the Government work.
ers. However, the increasing
number of bills introduced asking
for salary reductions has put the
federation on the defensive and
first attention will be given to
fighting the wage reductions.
Federation leaders have ex-
pressed concern over the growing
sentiment IN Congress to reduce
the Federal payroll. Clasisfica-
ton Of field employees as a prin-
ciple may also be fought by the
American Federation of Labor,
which thus far has opposed he
plan only insofar as it affects
present or potential trades union
members. A complete legislative
campaign will be undertaken at
the council meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Chamber Planning
Education Campaign

Plans for sustained six
months effort in vital directions
were adopted by the executive
committee in charge of the second
year of the washington Chamber
of Commerce five-year program,
at meeting today.
While the upbuilding of the
membership is to be one of the
major objectives the committee
will also inaugurate a campaign
of education as to the aims and
accomplishments of the organiza-
ton. The program will continue
from January II to June 25.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Swell Seen
In Strength
OF Vets

Conviction that "the tide is
swelling against prohibition"
was expressed yesterday by the
Crusaders who pointed out that
more than 80 bills asking for
repeal or modification of the
Eighteenth Amendment have
already been introduced at the
present Congress.
Repeal bills have averaged
about 70 per session, with about
18 bills urging greater prohi-
ton enforcement. This year
there is only one bill support
ing the VolStead act. Intro
duced by Representative Blan-
ton Cd of Texas, it provides
for the use of military and
naval forces for enforcement.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
BrOUn to Listen In
On AUi0tOr'S Chats

Air mail pilots probably will
keep close tabs on radio converse
tionS now.
Postmaster General Brown yes
terday had installed in his office
a new short-wave telephone set,
with which he intends to amuse
himself when business is dull by
listening in on the conversations
of air mail pilots.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
International Head
Guest of CiUitGnS

Harold Tshudi, of Baltimore, in
ternational president of Cavitan,
was a guest of the Washington
Civitan Club at the tenth Christ
mas party luncheon at the La
fayette Hotel today.
Features of the program, ar
ranged under the direction of Will
liam Humphreys, included an ad-
dress by DR.. Alan A. Stockdale,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church, and music by the Junior
choir of the Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church. DR.. Maurice l..
Townsend, president, was in
charge.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Justice Wheat Hurt
Bu NeLU York Fall

Chic Justice Aired A. Wheat of
the District Supreme Court was in
a hospital in New York today as
the result of a fall Acting Chief
Justice Jennings Bailey learned
by telephone this morning.
The chief justice has been in
New York several days on a holi-
day visit. His condition was said
not to be series. but he is not ex-
pected to return to the bench
when court is reconvened Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
4 Per Cent of Income
Goes to PhUSiciQnS

Medical care costs the people
of the United States approx
mately to per cent of the
total national income, DR.. Ray
Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the
Interior, told members of Social
Science Societies now cenvening
here. Although DR.. Wilbur said
this amount was not excessive,
he added that substantial per-
centage is paid for the services
of "Sub.Standard practitioners.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Memorial Builders
To Meet in CGpitUL

The annual convention of the
Memorial Craftsmen of America
will be held in Washington,
August IS to 10, according to
announcement made by the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee today 1t is expected to
draw 1900 delegates.
An exhibit of monuments will
weight more than 1,0OO,O00
pounds, according to Lester Har-
his. of Chicago, executive secre-
tary, who spent more than a
week here studying facilities.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
r. BOgLey Named
ID. e.. Masonic Master

At the annual St. Johns Day
communication of the District
Grand Lodge of Masons last
night, Reuben A. Bogley was
elected grand master, succeeding
C. Fred Cook. Other officers
were advanced and interest cen
tered in the lowest price, that of
junior grand steward, which was
awarded by ballot to Ara NJ.
Daniels. Aubrey H. Clayton was
designated grand lecturer. a non
progressive office.
After installing the new Of
ficers, retiring Grand Master
Cook was presentd with the usual
past grand masters jewel by the
grand lodge and beautiful
Oriental rug by the constituent
lodges,
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Girl, 10, in Hospital
After Auto Accident

Grace Pruitt, 10, of 2O14 Michi-
gan Ave. N. E., is at Casualty
Hospital today recovering from
injuries received when struck by
an automobile near her home yes
terday afternoon. The automo-
bile, police said, was operated by
Clyde William Petty, 27, of 100
Eighth st. N. w.
The girl told Mr.. Petty she was
uninjured. However, he followed
her to her home and then, with
her parents, took her to Casualty
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
California Players
Drill Before HOOUer

The University Of California
football team went through a few
practice formations on the South
grounds of the White House yes
terday while President Hoover
and his family looked on. The
players were accompanied to the
Executive Mansion by Representa-
tive Carter (RD, California. After
greeting the President they went
to Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Fire in Hotel Room
Laid to Cigarette

Fire at an early hour today
startled residents of the Mon
mouth Hotel, 1919 G St. N. W.,
and did $500 damage.
The fire was confined to the
apartment of C. E. Slade. Fire
men said 6lade fell asleep while
smoking a cigarette. which fell
into the bed and set it afire.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Hoover Poses Thrice
Within FiUe Minutes

Photographers stationed at the
White House worked at top speed
yesterday when President Hoover
posed with three delegations in
less than five minutes. The first
pose was with the Oberlin Glee
Club. He then posed with the
Kingston. Pa, Boy Scout troop
and the University of California
football team.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Girl Scouts to Hear
Mrs. Gerrit Miller

Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller. jr., Girl
Scout commissioner, will address
members of the organization at
the Camp May Flather reunion
in Barker Hall tomorrow at $50
p. m. Other speakers include
Mrs. B. F. Cheatham, chairman
Of the camp committee, and Miss
Dorothy Greene, director of the
local Scouts.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29

doubt the solid burgherS blamed their leaders and "anu
to know who and what would get them out OF tner
Eating Fortune
NJ quite knew why the boom started Everyone knew
that the actual demand for bulbs to be planted came no
where iusying the prices paid 1t Just boom
time like the time of the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles
One story remains of the tulip mania sailor home from
distant parts into store and bought some bread ana
fish and his picked onion to add ze to his
meal The onion he $4,000 bulb That practical
sailor critic of the economic system.
Too Much Wine
The French situation none too good either. With
population of 4OOOOOO, France has nearly 170O0OC0 i'm
peria1 gallons of for SALE and although prohibition
lists feel that the French be nation of drunkard the
difficulty is not that the amount of wine too little bn that
it great The 100000 includes and children
as we'll as natural drinkers.)
So each country faces it's surplus
coffee beans for firing engines America feeds wheat hogs
and France, which to be little sensible
going to make the Seine red with wine hut will probably
begin to serve free wine table drink all its restaurants
Men Must Eat
few weeks ago correspondence from France
which struck fantastic these times of economic
fantasy 1t appeared that the bottler of table
trying to make the purchase of quantity owater oblga
tory with each meal Quick protect themselves the pro-
fesona organizations interested in trpe and tuffes and
shrimps and mushrooms and all other deicacies of
French table appealed to the government to make their
product equally compulsory The thing they all left
out was law making eating compulsory.
Taxi-ControI
taxicab control board has been created for New
York, and in the first announcement it appears that
miracle will be passed very shortly There now 49,
500 cabs in operation and t intended effect an even
tual reduction to $4,000 without eliminating anv of the
present operators
greater and gratifying miracle would be instruct
ing taxdrivers how drive taxs; perhaps course of
study In the psychology of patrons might The cond
tlons are virtually identical in every American city,
light goes on and in theory the taxi In practice the
taxi usually slides by street just the light
changes and the driver looks back for applause from the
patron for saving him time and money.
Too Costly
Quite apart from the exhaustion this brings on
the practice wasteful Unless the is going on an
endless straight lne the thing is to turn off the
street few seconds before the light changes that
at the next crossing by the time the green light
have been in the hands of taxidrverS who have
their lights that they have gone from of city d
agonay to the other with hardly single wait but that
exceptional In the present condition of traffic in New
York the ride taken about the time of day
may vary in cost from so cents to $120 The difference
largely waiting time So far taxi company has abolished
waiting time.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29

though the money realized was unSatlS-
factory.
TuIipmania
wonder if the good Hollanders re-
call the time of the tulipma"ia, when a
bulb was worth 20 or 30 times its
weight in gold There was bulb mar
ket. and speculation in bulbs and short
selling. and unexampled prosperity
and a crash. which led to a panic.
People bought and sold bulbs which they
had never seen and never expected to
see; it sounds terribly foolish and 1t
also sounds exactly like the stock
speculations of 1928 They had the
same stories of sudden wealth and sud
den despair. There vas one rare bul0
which sold. as ] recall it. for $2O'OOO'
,rholo chino WAS over, no
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
True to Type
BULBS IN HOllAND;
WINES IN FRANCE;
TAXIS IN N. Y.
- By GILBERT SELDES -
NEW YORK, Dec. 80.


m finances of the world will probably not be shaken by
ews that the flower bulb industry in Holland is in
ba way The General Society of Bulb Culture bames the
tariff On the bright side is the fact that hundred mil
lion pounds bulbs could be sold in depression year. al
The Washington times., 1931-12-29

though the money rea
factory.
The Washington times., 1931-12-29
Men Must Eat
7 Taxi-ControI

A new taxicab control boa
York, and in the first ann
miracle will be ''passed" YER
500 cabs in operation, and "it
tual reduction to $4,000 wit
present operators. Z"
A greater and more crafty
ing taxi-drivers how to drive
study in the psychology of pat
tions are virtually identical
light goes on and in theory Il
taxi usually slides by one {
changes, and the driver look
patron for saving him time a
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
j. U.S.EXH|B|T|ON
BUILDING NEW
TOFRENCH
Contractors on Washington
Mansion Replica Find Old
Tools Employed in Paris

The replica of the Washington
Mansion, Mt. Vernon, whic h
will form the American group at
the International Colonial ExpoSi-
ton at Paris this spring, was put
together with tools that were
hardly more advanced than those
with which the original structure
was built.
Through the adoption of Ameri-
can construction methods the
mansion and six additional build
ings are now 90 per cent complete
and will be ready for installation
of exhibits March l, according to
GustaVe MeisSner, of Sears, Roe
buck & Co., construction con-
tractor.
Taught Trade School
Charles K. Bryant, supervising
architect, said:
"The contract was let October
II; five days later all the franz
ing and roofing for the first
six buildings, including the
mansion, were loaded and
ready to sail. and November 5
actual building operations were
under way. Mr.. MeiSSner and
I had to organize a school. We
taught 40 wOrkmen, American
methods. / believe this ex-
pedited the job at least so per
cent.
Their tools were unbelievably
antiquated. The handsawS
were of the old buck saw
type, such as is found on the
family wOodpiIe in this coun-
try. II required two wOrkmen
to saw a 2x4 jOist, one on each
end of the saw. The hammers
had no claws for nail pulling.
Methods Amazing
Zone thing that amazed
them was our method of franz
ing, assembling an entire wall
on the ground, raising it and
bracing it until the connecting
timbers can be put up. Their
framing is all done piecemeal,
one timber at time. As a re-
suit, q heavy wind storm dur
ing q frame building operation
is likely to level the entire
job, as was the case with two
of the units of the Beaux Arts
Building while we were there"
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
N. Y. Ticket Service
Taken OUer by Firm,

The New York Theater Ticket
Service, established two years
ago by Life, the magazine. has
been taken over by Postal Tel
egraph, it was announced yes.
terday by T. P. Dowd, superin-
tendent of the telegraph company
Postal Telegraph has been Of
fering this service of theater
ticket reservations by telegraph
money order since last June, first
in cooperation with the League of
New York Theaters and recently
with the Central Ticket Service,
Joe LEBLANC, president.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
quick RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION.

That is the joyful cry Of thou
sands since DR.. Edwards produced
Olive Tablets, the substitute for
calomel.
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physi
clan for 20 years, and calomers old
time enemy, discovered the formula
for Olive Tablets while treating pa
tients for chronic constipation and
torpid livers.
Olive Tablets do not contain calo
mel. just a healing, soothing vege-
table laxative safe and pleasant.
No gripping is the keynote" of
these little sugar-coated olive-col-
ored tablets. They help cause the
bowels and liver to act normally.
They never force them to unnatural
action.
If you have a dark brown
mouth"-bad breath-a dull, tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver
constipation. you should find
quick, sure and pleasant results
from one or two of DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets.
Thousands take them every night to
keep right Try them. 15c. 3Oc. soc.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
NAME SPEAKERS
FOR BAL T|MORE
SESSION
H. D. Pettibone, Walter c.
Stearns, Jr., Rutord Franklin
to Address Realty ConfereeS

Business experts are hardly
ever home at nights, what with
the radio meetings, conventions
and conferences in progress
throughout the country, and men
with new information have to be
dated early, says the National AS.
Sociation of Real Estate Boards.
Thus the names of three widely
known men show already on the
rapidly growing program for the
association divisions that will
meet at the coming May conven.
tion to be held in Baltimore, May
q to 20.
H. D. Pettibone, vice president
of the Chicago Title and Trust
Company, of Chicago, is to be a
speaker on the mortgage and fl.
nance divisions program. He
will talk on What the Expert
ences of 1929-30 Have Taught the
Mortgage Man"
Ruford D. Franklin, of New
York, manager of the co-opera-
tive apartment department Of
Douglas L. Gilman & Co., will ad-
dress the cooperative apartment
division at the Baltimore conven-
ton on the subject Protecting
the Purchaser"
Walter C.. Stearns, jr., of New
York, manager of the insurance
department of Sutton, Blagdon
& Lynch, will address the CO.
operative apartment division on
the subject Fire Insurance on
Extras in Cooperative Apart
ments."
Post-convention tours to the
historical and picturesque regions
in the neight orhood of Baltimore
already are being planned by the
real estate board of Baltimore.
The board of directors of the
national association will meet in
Baltimore, May 26.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
LAT|MER QUITS
POLICE POST

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. %.
The resignation of Charles Y. Lati-
mer, Of Takoma Park, as clerk of
the Police Court of Montgomery
county, has been received by the
board of county commissioners
and will be acted upon at their
weekly meeting next Tuesday.
Lacy Shaw, president Of the
board of commissioners, today said
that Mr.. Latimer's resignation
will be accepted and that Frank
Davis, of Poolesville, will be ap-
pointed to take his place.
Mr.. Latimer has served since
May, 1880, succeeding John Cul-
yer. Latimer is leaving to enter
business.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
STUBBORN SORE.
QUICKLY YIELDS
TO RESINOL

For long time l was incapaeitated
by a sore which resulted from a
silver run under my thumb nail.
Practically my whole hand became
infected. For three months my
thumb would not heal and nail
would not grow on it. After try
ing several prescribed treatments
to no avail, purchased Resinol
Ointment. Inside of two weeks
the sore began to heal and after
the third week the new nail was
almost complete. (SigneO-
Mrs. Helen Mack, BrightmoOr, Mich.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap ara
invaluable for all kinds of skin disorders.
AK YOUR druggise for them. For free
sample write Resinol, Dept. 7s, BALTIC, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
OFFICE DEMAND
HERE GAINS

Weaver Brothers, rental agents
for the Washington Building, New
York Avenue, G and Fifteenth
Streets, report a large increase
in inquiries for office space since
the first of the year. Seven new
leases have been signed. several
by national organizations.
John L. Weaver, president Of
the firm, commenting on the fact
that many organizations with
countrywide membership ar To-
eating headquarters in Washing
ton, said:
Representatives of large or
ganiZati0ns, sent here to select
suitable quarters for their Ia
tiOnal offices are agreeably sur
priSed at the commanding lOca-
tion the convenience and utility
of this beautiful, modern of.
flee building, from whose win
dOws can be seen prominent
government buildings and parks,
and express wOnderment at the
fact such agreeable office quar-
tiers are still Obtainable.
"They agree that in every
other city in the country, such
q building in such a desirable
location, would be completely
filled by local business Organ1.
zatiOns, with the possibility Of
a waiting list. They reason
that Washington firms have
never witness the inspiring view
from the windows of this TO-
story building, or inspected its
conveniently arranged and hand
sOmely finished suites.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
BOOK PREPARED
ON APPRAIS|NG

Noteworthy of business trans
acted by divisions of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards meeting recently in ST..
Petersburg was the plan of the
appraisal division to hold ap-
praisal demonstrations at the
May Baltimore convention of the
association, and to publish a book
on appraising, which will be the
first of its kind to be issued by
the division.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
DECLINE
DURING NnN|TH

The regular monthly index fig.
ure computed from realty deeds
recorded in 81 cities by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards is $50 for January.
This shows a decrease ac COM
pared with the December figure,
which was $50, but it is an in
crease over the previous month,
when the index showed 64.6.
These figures are based on the
normal 100 used for deeds re.
corded in the year 1925.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
M0nrOe's Old office
Scene of Reception

Senator Swanson and Repre-
sentative S. Otis Bland of Vir-
ginia invited members of Con-
gress yesterday to be guests to-
morrow of the James Monroe
Law Office National Shrine, at
Fredericksburg, Va, and Ash
Lawn, President Monroe's former
home.
The law office, owned by
Laurence Gouverneur Hoes of
Washington, contains the largest
existing collection of Monroe's
personal possessions.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
{ n GIN f RING
AWARDS GAIN

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Engineer-
ing construction contracts award
ed throughout the country in the
past week doubled in value over
the CORRESPONDING week in 1890,
Engineering News-Record reports.
Showing gains for every divi-
sion except highways, contract
lettings for the period totaled
$57 1866, 900, against $37, 7,035 900 IN
the preceding week and $28,506,-
900 in the same week last year.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
st. Louis Realtors
Make Reservations

The first large group to make
a reservation for the coming May
convention, at Baltimore, of the
National Association of Real
Estate Boards is the st. Louis
Real Estate Exchange that re,
served rooms for so people.
The association says this por-
tends large convention at
tendance.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Colorado Realtors
Join National Group

The Estes Park Real Estate
Board, of Estes Park, Colo, was
admitted to membership in the
National Association Of Real
Estate Boards at the recent an
nual, mid-winter meeting held at
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-19

for what we term liberty. 1t is admittedly die
tatolShip Of the proletariat the working people.
At present it is complete despotism and il one
can rely upon reports the ear never attempted
in his worst days to do what the soviet govern
ment is doing daily. I.ahoring men. professional
men and tradesmen are moved around and TOLD
TO work at this and that upon the orders Of the
government much as an army is directed We
can imagine how that sort of thing would be
accepted BY the average American workman.
That brand Of despotism may suit the Russian
but it would never work in America, neither do
we believe it will last indefinitely in Russia.
There is another factor that foretells the
failure of the Russian experiment That fac
tor was suggested by hardheaded Libby citizen
the past week. He said no government that is
avowedly anti-religious can long exist. Tho
Russian government IS, it IS we'll known. athe-
istic Other governments have tried to discard
religion as did the French following their great
revolution, but they were always glad to 90 back
to the help of religion when they saw the ter
rihle conditions their denial Of religion were pro
dncino This Libby man was serene in his con-
yirtion that ultimately the soviets' hatred Of re-
li4ion would be their undoing.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-19
TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN.
(Ly a1;cr,all Iptar akaN

a L the meeting of County Commissioners IN
"A Missoula last month, legislation was urged
to regulate the residence requirement of appli-
cants for poor fund aid, but nothing has been
done about it, so far as we can learn.
1t has been suggested that residence OF
one year III the state and SO days lit the county
should be required, and this seems only reason
able. Certainly county should not be required
to care for every floater who comes along, and
that is exactly what is happening at present
I'm Flathcad county "a adults and Y chill
drcn are at present being cared for who have
come in from other counties in the state, al
though none Of the families have been here long
enough to establish a residence for the purpose
Of voting The chairman of the board of coun-
tv commissioners suggests that it should be pos
sible to refer these cases back to the county Of
residence There is no question as to the correct
ness of this stand, for otherwise few counties
would soon be the dumping ground of the state
AS to interstate cases, it goes without say
ing that no person should receive aid who has
not established a residence in the state of at
least year.
With its numerous pensions and other pro-
visions for aid, Montana will soon be overbur-
Idened unless steps are taken for self-protection