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The Washington times., 1932-01-09
PLAN HOSPITAL GUILD

Final Ctseps in the formation
of a HOSPITAL guild for Local No.
262, Federal Employees Union, will
be taken Monday night at ITO
st. N. W
The Washington times., 1932-01-09

TODAY L. P. Steuart, Inc is settled
! in it's new home-the most modernly
equipped automobile sales and service es-
tablishment in the city of Washington.
THE new L. P. Steuart, Inc, Building
/ is conveniently located "a 144O P
Street orthwest-contains $4,000 square
feet of floor space. From basement to roof
it has been especially designed for the un-
crowded display and economical servicing
of motor cars exclusively.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
NEW QUARTERS
ROUSE BUREAU
employees
4e. Sign Vigorous Petition
to Gen. Hines Citing
Inconvenience

The shifting of offices in
the Veterans Administration
Building has aroused one
group of employees there, at
least, to audible protest. The
two-score employees In the
duplicating subdivision have
sent the following petition,
unanimously signed by the 20
women and % men employees,
to Director Frank T. Hines:
eve, the undersigned EN-
pIoyes of the printing and du
plicating subdivision of the
Veterans Administration, wish
to enter a vigorous protest
against being moved from our
present location to any other
location in the first sub-baSe-
ment.
No Sunlight There
There is insufficient day
light on the fIOOr-absOlutely
no sunlight-and the circulation
of fresh air is limited. The gas
fumes from the typeSetting
machines, should we be moved
there, would also add to the
discomfort of the operators
and other employees.
"For these reasons, we be-
Iieve that the place is not con-
ducive to good health by any
means. We also are of the
opinion that the first sub
basement was never intended
as a place for permanent EN-
ployment for a large number
of clerical employees, and that
it would be detrimental to our
health and reduce our eff
cheney to be compelled to work
under such unfavOrable cOndl-
tiOnS.
Other Site Asked
"Tf it is necessary to move
the subdivision to another To-
cation, it is requested that .
more satisfactory place be found
in the building"
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
P. STEUART, INC, is proud t

r P. STEUART, INC, is proud to throw
l.. open this new, centrally-located sales
and-service building to the public. Here
under one roof, are facilities for the conn.,
plete servicing of Pontiac, Oakland and all
other makes of cars.
VOU are cordially invited to come to
the new L. P. Steuart, Inc, Building
today tonight or during the opening
weef-and inspect it throughout. You are
also invited to see the newly announced
Pontiac Skies and Weights Guides will be
on hand to show you through the building
and explain all the interesting architectural
features and mechanical devices. Drop in
anytime-you'll be welcomed.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
SERVICE
THE THIRD FLOOR .

the.minute machinery for every job from
frame Strengthening to spray painting has
been installed.
In the general repair department-the finest
tools. machinery and individual benches pro-
vide the finest conditions to insure high-grade
workmanship.
Also located on the third floor are additional
wash racks, chassis fabrication equipment.
Brake tester on this floor accurately duplicates
the conditions of the rOad-wet or dry, it en-
ables the operator to accurately test the brakes.
THE ROOF =.
Will be utilized for storage of cars. Wide two
wav ramps run from the first floor to the roof.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09

Rooms, and many of them with
boarding conveniences, are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns of today's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
Entertainment Card
Will Feature PGvty

Entertainers will appear at the
dance and card party the night
of January 10 at the Elks' Club
sponsored by the General Account
ing Office branch of Local No. 2.
Prizes will be awarded for
dancers and players.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
ON THE SECOND FLOOR

This floor will be utilized by executive offices,
an additional new-car showroom and storage.
The Washington times., 1932-01-09

"Tf it is necessary to move
the subdivision to another To-
cation, it is requested that .
more satisfactory place be found
in the building"
The Washington times., 1932-01-09
BARBOUR JOINS
OPPONENTSOF
PAY CUTS
Jersey Senator First Would
Have CongresSmen's
Salaries Lowered

Senator w. Warren Barbour
of New Jersey has joined the
increasing numbers of Con-
gressmen opposing any reduc'
ton in salaries of Federal en-
ployes.
They are underpaid at present,
and their previous slight increases
have not kept pace with increases
in salaries in private industry, he
maintains. Hence any decrease
now would mean an exceptional
unfairness. he insists, but favors
cuts for Members of Congress. He
adds:
'In civil life throughout the
United States, it has been neceS-
sary to reduce cOmpenSatiOns
very generally, but fair-minded
employers have maintained as
long as possible the wages Of the
less highly paid Of their en-
plOyes. The Government should
follow this same procedure, eSpe-
ciaIly in the light Of the low
wage and salary scales Of its
employees, as pointed out.
Economies must, indeed, be
made in the cost of the conduct
of Government, but reduction
in the compensation of its en-
pIOyes, especially in the case Of
those receiving the lesser wages
and salaries, is not the fair or
proper place to begin.
81 believe, however, that Con-
greSS should act fav0rably upon
the proposal that salaries Of
Senators and Representatives
should be reduced, and I could
vote for such reductions.
"Next, if after other Govern
mental retrenchmcntS have been
effected, further economies are
necessary, reductions in the
compensatiOns of those in the
Government employ receiving
the larger salaries could be
made"
nj AM nAonITAI aim n
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Lighthouse in South
Carolina Leaning Tower

Washington.-The United States has
a rival for the Tower of Pisa. This
encroachment on the famous Italian
tower mas been going on for 60 years.
and South Carolinians have hardly
mentioned the fact.
The leaning tower in South Caro-
lima is the Cape Roman lighthouse,
built in 1923.
1t was rebuilt in 1853 and again in
1857. During the Civil war the lens
and lanterns were destroyed and 1t
was not until 1866 that the lighthouse
was again in operation.
All went well until 1869. when
slight cracks were discovered in the
tower and within a year it was OBJ
served that the tower had begun to
lean.
This leaning necessitates frequent
leveling of the lens and lighting ap-
paratus. The lean is sufficient to be
plainly noticeable to mariners passing
I'D and down the coast.
Adding new light to the old light
house has just been accomplished by
the Department of Commerce Install
ing a more powerful light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Wireless Plea Brings Aid to
Ailing Seamen.

New Orleans.-The story of how a
wise old sea captain used the ships
radio to break the ''spell of hoodoo
after four deaths had marked voyage
from South America, was told by the
crew of the steamship West Segovia,
which locked here recently.
The captain, Charles E. Edgely, was
nothing short of a hero, the seamen
declared.
The trouble started, it seemed, when
the ship took on a load of cattle bones
at Buenos Aires, late in September. A
longshoreman was knocked into the
forward hold and killed.
A short time after the night watch
man fell dead on the forward deck.
Doctors at Buenos Aires declared 1t
was heart disease, but the crew was
certain there was a jinx.
At Port of Spain, Trinidad, two West
Indies negroes in a bumboat sneaked
under the rear of the ship and tried
to sell souvenirs to the crew. Just
then the skipper, not knowing they
were there, gave the signal TO get un-
der way. The negroes and their boat
were chopped up by the propeller
blades. The third mate put out in a
boat to look for the negroes, but only
bits of the boat were found.
The superstitious seamen were
stricken with terror. Then Ramon
Sanderson, twenty-six, an engine WHIP
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
She Proves by Weather
Chart She Isn't Thief

New York.-A woman bacteriologist
brought her training in the micro
scopic examination of minutiae before
the Appellate division and saved her
self from a prison term.
Her piercing scrutiny found several
glaring flaws in the states case, and
the woman. Mary Marcus. brilliantly
upset a shopliftinc conviction against
herself.
Miss Marcus had been found guilty
in special sessions year ago of hav-
ing stolen a dress valued at SS.9S from
a store. On her appeal the bacteriol-
ogist argued her own case and won
over Assistant District Attorney Daru.
Miss Marcus had insisted that on
June Il, 1890, when she was arreste ed.
it was raining and she had carried
an umbrella. The prosecution declared
it was not raining-that she had car
ried no umbrella.
Miss Marcus produced weather bu-
reau records. They showed ii was
raining on that day
She pointed TO the fact that she
mad pro'luced at her trial the dress
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Automatic Mixer

One concrete mixer has an auto
matte control system operated by pho.
to-electric cells that can be depended
on to measure out the different ingre-
dents with unfailing precision and dis
patch. These cells are built into dial
scales in such way that the pointer Of
each scale swings between an associate
cell and its exciting lamp. Each ingre-
dent is brought to the mixing plant by
conveyors that feed into weight hop
pers. The charging goes on until the
pointers pass through beams of light
focused on the electric eyes, when SEN
sitive relays stop the flow. With the
eyes on watch, concrete of uniform
grade can be produced regardless of
the number of patches made up.-Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Snap Hoodoo Spell
With Ships Radio

err, was taken Ill. The seamen wor-
ried. There was no doctor On board.
so the old captain undertook to "break
the hoodoo."
He ordered the wireless operator to
get busy and dig up ship with sur
geon. The operator contacted the
Munamore of the Munson line, bound
for New York and too far away to
help the sick man. Then the captain
had the radio operator describe San
derson's symptoms to the Munamore' s
surgeon. Following the doctors in
structions, Captain Edgely took San
derton's temperature and watched the
symptoms. The Munamore physician de-
scribed the case as appendicitis. and
Captain Edgely ordered the ship put
back to Trinidad. where the youth was
removed and placed in hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Value In Health Facts
That Are Vital Truths

Health teachers and those engaged
in telling health facts to the public
should stick to the Grade A facts. adj
vised DR.. Donald B. Armstrong. Off
cial of leading life insurance COM
pany at recent meeting of the Amer
lean Public Health association.
"So-called health facts worth tell
ing should be important and should
be true. though truth is relative"
Doctor Armstrong said.
Every period has its health
myths" he added. Current ones in
clude "A Clean Tooth Never Decays
and the relationship of underweight
to tuberculosis in the school child"
Some true Grade A health facts
mentioned by Doctor Armstrong are
certainties as to the course of infec-
ton in some communicable diseases,
the value of immunization for pre-
vention of disease. the value of min
erals and vitamins in the diet, and
the value of sunlight under certain
conditions.
More numerous are the Grade B,
near facts, which include things that
are believed to be true, probably are
true, but cannot be proved at present.
Examples are the real value of six
glasses of water day, of eight hours
sleep at night. of fresh air for the
prevention of colds, of exercise. of .
full bath once a week. of teeth brush
ing, etc. These facts need verifica.
ton, but telling them to the public
probably does some good and little
harm.
Doctor Armstrong suggested that
the American Public Health associa-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
were pushed, by the overflow Of their

were pushed, by the overflow Of their
fathers chagrin into the household
Then Bertha, the fourth child, hit
on a scheme that, while it was to in
crease the household tyranny in many
ways. was nothing short of stroke-of-
genius.
Secretly, so that not even his wife
smoldered in Otto bitter disappoint-
ment that not one of his children had
followed in his musical footsteps
They were a practical, sensible lot,
youngsters any parent could be proud
of. and for that matter each and every
one founded in a musical education.
But among them, with the exception of
Edith, who was too young to reckon
with, not one of the girls or boys had
exhibited outstanding musical talent.
Bertha's idea. however, was founded
on this rather casual musical equip
ment of the family.
Father must form family orchestra
and they could practice evenings.
Mother at the piano, the three boys
at the violin, flute and viola respec-
lively, Bertha and Mathilde at the
harp and cello and little Edith, who
was now eight and taking her first
lessons, at the violin.
Well, somehow, the idea caught with
Klinger like wildfre, and catching,
did some tantalizing things to family
life, curtailing the outside activities
of the grown boys and girls to such an
extent that their souls or their eve
nings could no icnger be called their
own.
Bad as was the evening after eve.
ming practicing of the group, under
the surveillance of Klinger, it was
offset by the fact that once more
clenched by an interest, something of
the old good humor, and normal
geniality of the man revived.
Life in the Klinger household was
once more livable, as the Ringers
put it.
And then there began to develop
the aspect of it all that made the
AuSd VI DSi ina SCCLi " DiSSEOiu
something that was nothing short of
genius.
Time and time again, conducting
this little group of his family or
chestra, Klinger began to find himself
amazed and delighted by the musical
precocity of the mite of a girl playing
the third violin.
Within two months, trying to keep
down within himself the rising hope
and the rising excitement that here
in this child was talent, he saw the
thin little wisp of a girl superceding
her delighted first violinist brother,
playing in his place.
Six months later, by arrangement
made by Klinger, Edith was taken to
the conservatory. there to play before
the great Eicher, who pronounced her
of outstanding and amazing virtuosity.
That busted up the Klinger orches-
ira, so to speak.
Six hours of each day, Klinger, who
has no more time for his family or
chestra, interested to his fingertips,
tender of her youth, adoring of her
talent, teaches his youngest, and plans
for her musical future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Silver in Demand by
United States Jewellers

MISUNDERSTANDING to report of
the bureau of the mint, 40.OD0.O00
ounces of pure silver are being issued
every year by the government iusti-
tutions and private refneries for use
in the industrial arts and the de
mand for the metal Is advancing
steadily. The United States far ex-
ceeds all other nations in its powers
TO absorb the metal by its use in the
jewelry industry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Systematic Hunt for Priceless Old Papers

Quit recently a London workman
was cutting out a piece of old parch-
ment into segments for making into
a lamp shade when he noticed some
old and faded writing on the piece he
had cut. A close examination re-
vealed the parchment to be a deed
of the period of James l. Here was
valuable old document that should
have been preserved in a museum be-
ing ruthlessly cut up to crafty the
passing within of fashion. and when it
had served its purpose to be cast aside
on a dust heap. loss to history and
the severing perhaps of valuable link
with the past
Hundreds of priceless old documents
are being cut up in this way, but
thanks TO that distinguished scholar
and antiquarian. Mr.. William lie Hardy,
public appeal has been made to end
this needless sacrifice of historical
documents for the sake of craze. He
is asking TO be allowed to examine the
archives of old-established solicitors
offices in London, where many of these
old documents are to be found, in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Report Card Poor,
Bow Kills Himself

Modesto, Calif.-A poor report card
was believed to have caused fifteen
year-oid school boy to end his life here.
Earl A. Woodbridge, sophomore Of
the Modesto high school, returned to
his home at Wood Colony. He hand
ed his report card to w. e. Wood
bridge, his father, and appeared de-
jected over his poor rating.
Two hours later the boys parents
found him lying on the floor of his
bedroom. He had swallowed deadly
poison mixed in glass of water.
physician was summoned to ad-
minister an antidote. but the boy died
before he could be transferred to a
hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Catching Animals for Cir
cuses Is Profitable.

Santa, Barbara, Calif.-California'
gift to the circus is the sea lion, that
sleek brown-black animal. half fish.
half mammal, which is the most adroit
juggler in the world.
Capturing sea lions for training pur-
poses is one of the states little known
industries Indeed, only California
seal is amenable to training, and the
California seals habitat is practically
restricted to the Santa Barbara Chan
mel islands. % miles off this city.
Here several hundred young seals
are captured yearly, to be sent to
ZOOS throughout the world. and to the
famed Hagenbeck's circus. in Ham,
burg, Germany.
A young bull seal. weighing from
100 to 200 pounds, will bring any
where from $3.50 to $500, so it can be
seen the work is profitable.
Capture Simple.
Capture of the animals is COM
paratively simple operation. Capt.
George Mcclure, short. grizzled, good
natured and wearing a dropping gray
mustache, explained the operations at
his home here.
1--WE get our best seals from Santa
Cruz island" Captain Mcclure ex-
planned. 'At low tide the seals clam
Der into little caves. Four men stand
at the entrance with nets made of
strong hemp rope. A fifth enters and
beats the water with a stick. Out
come the seals. heading for open
water.
1.-THE larger bulls and cows we
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15

of deaths are caused annually by
motoring accidents.
at is admitted by experts, how
ever, that earthquakes probably are
becoming increasingly destructive and
fatal because of the growing coneen-
tration Of population, and the fact
that modern buildings may be
wrecked much more completely and
fatally by an earth shock than was
possible when men lived mostly in
small, one-storied shacks.
"A single earthquake eentering in
great modern city like New York
or London might kill more people
than have been killed by such shocks
elsewhere during the whole past CEN
tury."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Annual Death Toll of
EARTHQUAKES Not Large

Figures recently compiled by the
British earthquake expert, DR.. C.
Dawson, and published in the Lon
don Times. are thus cited by DR.. E.
e. Free in Weeks Science:
During the Nineteenth century,
there occurred somewhere on earth
1854 destructive earthquakes. accom-.
panied by great loss of life. In Italy.
the average number of persons killed
by each such great earthquake is
computed as 4.222. In Japan. a SIM
liar computation of the loss of life In
great shocks gives an average of
1892.
"From these data Doctor Dawson
estimates that about $4,000 or $1,000
persons are killed by earthquakes
somewhere in the world in the aver
age year. Many times this number
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15

Captain Mcclure said They not only
require their mothers milk for the
first six months. but have yet to learn
to eat fish and to swim.
Captain Mcclure sends several score
seals year to Hagenbeck's circus.
The most noted animal trainers In
the world are employed there, and
after period of several months
training, they are again sold to cir.
cuses and zoos throughout the world.
Few seals are ever accidentally
killed or die In training, he added.
The California law strictly prohibits
the killing of seals, although fisher
men often are accused of shooting
them because they find their nets torn
by the animals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Botanically Speaking

The out-of-town guest was showing
some snapshots of her little grand
daughter, and among them was a
charming picture of the little girl
standing in bed of tulips, which
reached quite above her head. Sonny
was very interested onlooker, and
when some one remarked, "Just see
The flowers are taller than the child"
Sonny drew up to his full stature. and
announced Importantly:
''Well, if they wanted to get flowers
taller than l am, they'd have to take
hollyhockS !"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Reports on Investments
in Palestine for 1890

The fourth annual report Of the Pal
estine Economic corporation. covering
the activities for the year 1880, indi-
Gates a total of S2,751. 591 in invest
ments which have been utilized ito
stress the sound and social economic
development of the country rather
than the securing of maximum re-
turns" The P. e. G. has granted cred
it to the agricultural, Industrial and
housing administrations of Palestine
and participated as shareholder in va
rious important economic projects
Opinion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15

growing demand for the wooden foot.
wear, and today manufacturers are
selling products in practically every
part of the world. Most unique of
all the orders are those received from
Wisconsin dairymen who assert that
wooden shoes are favored by their en-
ployees. Stage productions and motion
pictures also demand large number
of the shoes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Poor UNDERMINING

British pirates threw their gin jugs
and gambling chips in a sea-level
swamp, then built up city, Belize,
which a hurricane, helped by a tidal
wave, recently demolished. Says Time :
at would have been better if the citys
fathers had thrown in few more pots
and chips, for Belize is only a few
inches above sea-level." 1t might still
have been better if they had thrown
their foundations" on higher and drier
ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Pennsylvania Insists
on Eggs Being Fresh

Harrisburg, Pa.-"Fresh eggs" must
be fresh. not cold storage. in Pennsyl-
vania.
State agents have prosecuted doz-
ems of Pennsylvania storekeepers for
selling cold storage eggs under plac-
ards stating they were fresh" it has
been announced.
A $40 fine is the minimum for the
first offense. Storekeepers caught fool
ing the public about the freshness of
their eggs are fined and warned of
heavier penalties for repetition of the
offense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15
Scotland Yard Copying
Detroit's Radio system

Detroit, Mich.-A police radio sys-
tenn patterned after the system in OPP
Grafton in Detroit is being planned by
Scotland Yard, England. according TO
James K. Watkins. Detroit police COM
missioner. On his return from abroad
Watkins said he conferred with New
ton Kendall, Scotland Yard. chief Of
the criminal investigation bureau.
The Detroit official said complete de-
scription of the Detroit system. includ-
ing detailed technical plans, will be
forwarded to London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15

hopes of discovering deeds that will
throw some light on the history of
some famous county families. One
firm has already given Mr.. William lie
Hardy permission to go through their
archives, with the result that many
important facts concerning the his
tories of ancient manors have been re-
vealed.-London Mail.