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The Washington times., 1933-07-05
The Vision

Except for Prophet Reid,
Of Freeport, L. l., the most
recent Of the prophets of
doom was Lee T. Spangler, a
grocer Of York, Pa. At the
age Of IL it was revealed to
him in a vision that the world
would perish in fire and
smoke in October, 1908.
When he became a grown
man he revealed his message
to his neighbors. Leaving
his wife behind him, he went
to Nyack, N. Y, with his
chief priestess and a crowd
of believers. Solemn pre-
paratory services were held.
The priestess revealed that
Prophet Spangler had found,
In the second verse Of the
sixth chapter Of Revelations,
a distinct reference to Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who had rid
den a white horse up San
Juan HILL had conquered
and had been crowned.
Therefore, it was perfectly
plain that the end of ths
world would arrive before
nightfall. But twilight came,
and then dark. The night
grew colder and colder.
The damped and chilled
believers melted away. And
SO did the prophet. A few
days later he was discovered
living quietly at home with
his wife, dispensing butter
and eggs as of yore.
Copyright 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
Privacy in Business

Don't censure the man Of re-
sponSible position, in any busi-
ness, who refuses to answer
questions relative to that busi-
ness, from those who have no
right to be asking pointed ques-
tions.
Higher officials get a reputa-
ton for being arrogant and dis
courteous, quite often, just be-
cause they must shut off in
quisitive persons.
Naturally if the questioner be-
comes too persistent, he is go
ing to get a flat and emphatic
refusal to answer.
The official or the employe
who will not obey orders to
keep business matters to himself
Is really disloyal.
As an emnloye Ne must work
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
Prophet Miller

But the greatest Of all
these sensations occurred in
1874, when William Miller,
of Pittsfield, Mass, preached
with fiery fervor that the
world would come to an
end between the 18th and
22d Of October. The poet,
John G.. Whittier, heard
Miller preach and described
the scene in his diary.
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

around on egg7shells and made
a door-mat Of herself, in order
to make Juniors" life a bed
of roses, any girl he marries
will have to take over that job.
If girls continue to be so
ardent and men to be so coy,
it will soon reach the point
where a woman will have to
promise a man a jewelled wrist
watch and cross her heart
"never to tell' before he will
PERMIT her to kiss him.
Once a bachelor learned to
cook and discovered that there
is no Sex in a frying pan and
that a waffle iron has no
gender, woman's last feeble
hold over his Imagination has
been broken. Half the tender
ness a man felt for a woman in
the old days was a maudlin
pity for his own "helpless"
state.
It looks as though a man
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~ oAN Y0U wEll ~

the newspapers and dodge the
photographers.
There are times when a
mans love-making is so fin
iShed and technically perfect,
that the only response it
arouses in a girl is the impulse
to applaud his talent.
The gods always smile on low.
ers; but when they look down
on one of these summer week
end infatuations, they don't
know whether to weep or to
laugh out loud.
Lots of us keep going, these
days, on the luminous hope
that eventually Lady Luck will
run out of lemons, and begin
flinging a few plums at us.
A bride usually steps right
into her mother-in-law's shoes,
II her darling's mother walked
The Washington times., 1933-07-05

poor M RS.
CIR a Y. She
looks and she
feels ninety.
A bleak and
bitter ninety,
filled with re-
sentiment and
self-pity.
For what
thanks does
S h e receive
for devoting
her life to
other people,
fl t t eri ng
them, waiting
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
Why Does No One Love a
DOOr.Mat?

All her life she has "done
things for other people" never
expressed her own desires, never
insisted on her own rights. She
has just lived for her family,
served their interests.
And now she's getting old. Not
really so old in years. Only
forty. Most modern women are
still young at forty. But not
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
When The Gods Laugh

People appear to be divided
into two classes, these days!
Those who would give their eye
teeth to get into the limelight
and those who would give
their fortunes to keep out of
The Washington times., 1933-07-05

the newspapers and dodge the
photographers.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
WOMAN SCIENTIST
PAID TRIBUTE HERE
Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, Eminent Arch
eologist, Who Died in Mexico, Was
Well Known in Capital.

News of the. death of Mrs Zelia
Nuttall at her home near Mexico City
Wednesday night has been received in
Washington with regret Considered
one Of the most eminent archeologists
of her time. she was well known in the
Capital among men and women work
ing in the same or allied fields Of re-
search. Her specially was the ancient
culture of Mexico and the Southwest
section of the United States, and sew
eral of her publications were sponsored
by the Smithsonian Institution.
DR.. Walter Hough of the National
Museum yesterday paid tribute to her
efforts In behalf Of the welfare of the
Indians "She was 4 generous friend
of the Indian people" he said. "One
Of the leading scientific women of her
generation, she accomplished q huge
amount of useful labor, but never was
too busy to help the poor and op-
pressed"
DR.. Leo S. Rowe. director general, the
Pan-American Union, said MRS. Nut
tall occupied a high position amongst
archeologists, and her death means a
loss to science. In addition to ner
scientific efforts, she was constantly en-
deavoring to bring about closer cultural
relations between +, Mexico and the
United States"
Evening star., 1933-04-16
ROBBERY SUSPECT
FACES II COUNTS
Loot Taken in Fashionable Sections
Will Run Into Thousands
of Dollars.

Eight additional charges of house.
breaking yesterday were lodged at po-
lice headquarters against Morris Kutler,
42. OF Brooklyn, N. Y, In connection
with robberies of houses in fashionable
Washington sections, bringing the total
OF housebreaking charges now against
him to II.
Kutler arrested on April 6. was held
for grand jury action when taken into
court several days ago
The additional list of persons whose
houses he is charged with breaking
into includes Trafhc Director William
A. Vanduzer. 4436 Kiingle street; Hugh
P. Thrift. 3532 Massachusetts, avenue :
Leo p. Kelly, 1881 Cathedral avenue: i:
DR.. Joseph Horgan. $3.50 Kanawa
street; William M. Plusge. 33ls North
ampton street; Leven Mertz, 14lS Mon
tague street; Charming B. King, 3007
Thirteenth street. and Lewis Hatcher.
2145 California street.
kutler was linked with the various
burglaries through recovery of stolen
articles i'll secondhand shops. The
secondhand dealers, police said, tdenti-
fled Kutler as the man who had dis
posed Of the materials, the total value
OF which will run into several thousanS
dollars
Police said Kutler almost invariably
cut telephone wires while robbing Z
home. They had been seeking the
guilty party over . period Of q number
OF months with this method Of opera
tion as clue. Burglaries of this type
ceased with the arrest Of Kutler, police
said
Evening star., 1933-04-16
CAPITAL kWANIANS
INVITE OTHER CLUBS
Arlington County, Alexandra, Bal
timore and Annapolis Members
Asked to Stag Meeting.

Arlington County. Alexandria, Balti-
more and Annapolis Kiwanians have
been invited to attend Q stag meeting
OF the Washington Kiwanis Club to be
held Thursday night at o'clock at
the Indian Springs Golf Club. Th1
meeting will take the place of the week
ly luncheon of the club.
A golf tournament in the afternoon
will precede the meeting. Charles D
German is general chairman Of he
meeting. He will be assisted by the
following subchairmen: Prank T.
Mitchell Golf Tournament: George A.
Baker, Dinner; Joseph r. Harris, Pro-
gram; Albert w. Howard. Refresh
ments; Earl D. Krewson. Tickets. and
Mark Lansburgh, Initiation Of New
Members.
New members to he indicted are DR.
Ivy A. Pelzman. C. Dorsey Warfeld,
Edwin H. Rosengarten and Edward NJ.
Wallace.
At a recent meeting the Kiwaris
Club Endorsed Merritt .. Chance for
reappointment as postmaster Of the
District, the position he has held dur
ing two previous administrations.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
BEER BOARD MEETS
TWICE EACH WEEK
Sessions Will Be Held Mondays
and Thursdays, According
to Present Plans.

After . hectic week of rush business
in passing upon applications for the sale
OF beer In the District the Beverage
Permits Board beginning tomorrow Will
hold sessions on licenses twice a week,
on Mondays and Thursdaya, according
to present plans
To date the board has issued 1886
temporary permits. Sixty were added
to the list at yesterdays meeting. These
all will be withdrawn on five days no.
tice after the board. acting for the Dis
trict Commissioners, have passed upon
annual permits.
Reports from the District Court House
yesterday indicated that the ofice Of
United States attorney likely would not
prosecute Der vender for sale of beer
across a bar" whether or not such
counters were equipped with chairs.
The Commissioners have announced
their intention to permit service Of
beer at such counters, provided they are
used for service Of food and are equip
ped with seats, but they declare they
will not permit any return Of time
bar conditions.
II this privilege is abused. District
ofiicials point out, the Commissioners
may revoke the permit of the restaurant
and let the case find its way to court II
a contest is made.
Permanent license forms are to b
delivered to the beverage board t0mor-
row investigations of the hrst batch
OF rs licenses now Is In progreas with
respect to annual permits.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
TREES TO LINE 50
MILES o.. STREETS
Plans for Spring Program
Call for Planting of 5000
in District.

Thirty miles of streets in the District
Will be improved by the planting Of
1000 trees under current appropria-
tions, Clifford Lanham, superintendent
OF trees and parking. announced yestsr-
Gay after completing plans for the
Spring program.
This program, however, will fall some
what short Of actual maintenace of
Washington's tree population, for dur
ing the past year the department has
had to remove $3.50 trees for vari-
GUS reasons
Study of the budget estimates nov
before Congress 20 provide for the op-
Grafton OF the department during the
new fiscal year beginning July / re-
veals that tree planting during that year
Will be restricted practically to replace
ment work. The proposed budget item
OF $40 would not provide funds for
the planting OF trees along new streets,
officials believe.
At the past session of Congress. the
department estimates amounted To
$l22,500 The reduction to $84. 900. 1t u
estimated, will result in the loss of one
foreman and the placing of the stan
OF the division on administrative fur
loughs of nine and a half days each
next year.
Illuminating gas seeping from leak
ing mains underground was found to
have caused the most damage to trees.
F1fty-eight trees were killed by injuries
resulting from being struck by automo-
biles.
The new trees to be planted all will
come from the nurseries of the District
government. Among them will be ORR
entail palms, Norway NAPLES. pin oaks,
red oaks. willow-leaf oaks. Gingko
trees. japanese species. red NAPLES, =
sweet gums, Siberian elms and Ameri-
ca. oaks.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
BISHOP WILL SPEAK
AT LIGHTS CEREMONY
Home of Little Sisters of the Poor
Program to Be Held This
Afternoon.

Most Rev. John M. McNamara, Aux
lhary Bishop Of Baltimore, will speak
at ceremonies this afternoon at the
home of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Second and H streets northeast, when
ne Will turn on the newly installed elec-
trlc system in their buildings.
unds for the installation of the
lights were raised by a special COM
mittee Of the Fourth Degree knights of
Columbus, headed by John F. Hillyard.
Members of the organization will be
present at pm, and the turning on
of the lights and Bishop McNamara's s
address will be st 1 o'clock.
Following the address the members
Of the Fourth Degree will act ~ =
guard Of honor At q solemn benediction
Of the blessed sacrament, at which
Bishop McNamara will be celebrant;
Very Rev. Coleman g. Nevils, s. j..
president of Georgetown University and
chaplain for the Fourth Degree, deacon.
and Rev. Joseph I. Fink, S. j., chaplain
Of the home Of the Little Sisters Of
the Poor. subdescou.
A reception will be held IN the main
dining hall following the servicoA
Evening star., 1933-04-16
CHILDREN OF JOBLESS
TO GET EASTER GIFTS
500 to Be Given Breakfasts and
Baskets Of Candy At Penny
Cafeteria.

An Easter breakfast and Easter
baskets for about 500 children of un-
employed or destitute families will be
served at the Penny Cafeteria, at 6SS D
street, tomorrow morning. it was an
nounced yesterday by Oliver L. Harr,
proprietor CT the cafeteria.
The children, drawn from lists COM
piled by fourth precinct police and
Mrs. A. M. Minnix, 122 Third street
southeast, will be brought to the
cafeteria early tomorrow morning and
given q hot breakfast. and each will re-
ceive q basket with candy eggs. cakes.
colored hard-boiled eggs and other
goodies.
The party is the personal contribu-
ticn to relief Of destitute at Easter time
of Mr. Harr.
Contributions Of foodstuRs. candy
and other supplies for the party have
been made by local merchants.
Mr.. Harr last night issued an appeal
for personS with automobiles to lend
Q hand In setting the ehijdyen. mast
Of them from the southeast section of
~ eltY, 70 the cafeteria
Evening star., 1933-04-16
TWO MEN AND WOMAN
HELD IN HOTEL ROBBERY
Fugitives in Attempted Bethesda
Drug Store Burglary Are
Quizzed Here.

Two men and a woman were being
held by police last night in connection
with an attempted burglary of q
Bethesda. Md. drug store, and the rob-
berry Of safe In the All-States Hotel
500 block of Nineteenth street.
Leonard and Irma Sullivan of Lor-
ton, Va, and Charles Hudson, 400 block
of E street southwest, were arrested by
eight precinct police after being chased
across the District line on Wisconsin
avenue. by Montgomery County officers.
The county police charged they had
surprised the trio breaking into q
Bethesda drug store and chased them
down Wisconsin avenue into the Dis
trict early yesterday.
Metropolitan police were investigat-
Ing the whereabouts Of the three In
connection with the inquiry into the
robbery Friday night Of the All-States
Hotel
Evening star., 1933-04-16
ALCOHOL BUREAU
MERGER OPPOSED
Protests Made on Ground
That Production Is a
Tax Matter.

Protests against the proposal to trans
fer the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
from the Treasury Department to the
Justice Department and merge it with
the Bureau Of Prohibition have been
filed with Budget Director Douglas,
who is one of President Roosevelt's
principal advisers on reorganization Of
the Government departments.
The protests have been advanced by
representatives of various organizations,
including brewers, winters, medicinal
spirits manufacturers, alcohol manufac-
turers and druggists.
Called = Tax Matter.
Their principal objection to the pro-
posed merger Is understood to be that
the control Of alcohol production and
manufacture of beer properly belongs
in the Treasury Department, because
such control Is essentially tax mat
ter and the Treasury collects the Fed
eral revenue.
declared that the Bureau Of Industrial
xA1NOlAOA uIOAC RiOPCiAy WouA0 AAto
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue, which
collects taxes.
The questions of taxation and COM
mercial interest are declared by these
trades to be paramount To throw the
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol over into
the Justice Department would be TAX
ing a tax agency out OF the Treasury
where it belongs. the pro-
tests declare. The collections from beer
alone are now estimated by some ON
ciaS to run to about 0,0O0 900 a
year. The revenue officers engaged in
Of the manufacture OF beer
and alcoholic products include in
spectors at the breweries and store
keeper gaugers at distilleries and alco-
hol plants.
Protest TO White House.
While most of the protests have been
lodged with the budget director some
are known to have reached the White
House itself.
The merger proposal was put forward
by Maj. A. v. Dalrymp.e, new director
of prohibition, and has been considered
by Attorney General Cummings, who
recently said, however. that some OBJ
jections had been raised to including
also the Bureau of Narcotics, on ac-
count Of some international commit.
ments on the question Of narcotics.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
FIRST MEN ARRIVE
FOR MIMIC BATTLE
Thousands of U. S. Troops
Will Join ManeuverS in
Ohio Valley.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
FORT KNOX. KY. April 15.-Twen-
ty-one artillerymen from Fort Totten.
N. Y, were moving into quarters here
today. They form the advance guard
OF troop concentration that in the
next month will bring here thousands
OF Infantry. Artillery and Cavalry SOL
diers and 1l3 fighting airplanes from
points as far distant as California, New
York and Texas.
They are gathering at this fort for
one of the largest peace-time war
games the Army has ever staged
Its size, however, will be surpassed
by its significance. For II days, from
May IS to 81, the mimic battle will be
waged for Army chiefs to determine ex-
actly how eficient are modern anti
aircraft weapons pitted against the skill
of Americas most daring military
pilots.
Coast Artillery Included.
Meanwhile, from Fort Totten, NJ Y;
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,. and Fort McClel-
Ian, Ala, will come three regiments
Of coats artillerymen.
From throughout the Fifth Corps
Area, Kentucky. West Virginia, Ohio
and Indiana, will gather Infantry and
Cavalry.
Fort Monmouth, N j., will send its
highly-trained 1st Signal Company to
coordinate the maneuvers of the other
units.
The war game will afford a test. per-
haps. of the Armys only mechanical
Cavalry regiment, the LIST Cavalry
mechaniZed. which was organized here
only recently.
After the ground soldiers have made
their preparations, lib of Americas
war eagles will roar out Of the horizons
from March Field. Calf; Fort Crockett,
Tex; Brooks Field. Tex; Langley Field,
Va. Selfridge Field Mich MitchsI
Field, N. Y. and Wright and Patterson
Fields, Ohio.
Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Mosely
will direct the entire operation. with the
forces to be divided into two groups,
the Reds" commanded by Brig Gen.
J. r. Lindsey of Fort Knox. and the
Blues" by Brig. Gen. Henry v. Pratt
of Wright Field, Ohio.
Placed 165 Miles Apart.
The Blues" will operate from Pat
terson Field. Ohio. principally. and the
Reds will center their operations
here. The 165 miles intervening is
ample for the Air Corps operations.
From what will be learned about the
aerial warfare. the Army men expect
to determine future policies of training
and tactics, and to plan Improvements
Of defense against aerial attack.
The 2l-man unit of artillerymen al
ready here is commanded by Capt Perry
Adams. 1t arrived yesterday in seven
Army motor lorries The remainder of
the regiment, the 62d Coast Artillery.
is expected from Fort Totten by April
%.
Evening star., 1933-04-16
Lake Navigation Opened.

DULUTH, Mimi. April IS Up.-Navi-
CATION was opened at Duluth-Superior
harbor when the fishing steamer Win
yah broke through the ice at the Duluth
Canal entrance yesterday and set sail
for Isle Royale Two Government tugs
assisted the Winyah in opening a chan
mel to clear water through about . mile
Of ice. The steamer previously had
pade two unsuccessful attempts to
break through.
Evening star., 1933-04-16

10 differences IN the character, impor.
tance, dificulty, and responsibility of
the work involved.
2. There was no recognized method
for designating or earmarking positions
BY names corresponding to the work
involved. Like positions were called by
different names and diverse positions
involving entirely dissimilar duties were
called BY the aame name. There was
no common language by whish all con-
cerned-from administrator to legisla-
tor-could speak about positions In mu-
tuslly understandable terms. No COM
prehenSive or convenient record OF the
duties Of the various kinds Of positions
had ever been prepared.
To cure these defects the classifica-
ton act provided method whereby
individual positions were to be grouped
and identified by classes in accordance
with their duties and responsibilities,
thus facilitating salary administration
and other phases as well.
3. Logical and consistent relations
among the duties of positions. their SAL
aries. and the qualifications required
of persons to NIL them did not exist and
were difficult to secure, even approxi-
mately. This condition seriously hsndi-
capped the Civil Service Commission in
its work Of recruiting, testing, and
certifying q qualified employees for Gov
ernment positions.
Relations Among Factors.
The classification act provided for
establishing logical and consistent re-
lations among the three factors that
vitality affect plans, policies, and de-
cisions In personnel administration.
namely. the duties and responsibilities
Of positions. the qualifications required
to fill them. and the salaries offered.
Under the classification act, good
civil service administration is facilitated
because the simpler duties. the less ex-
acting qualification requirements. and
the lower scales of pay go together:
the more difhcult and responsible duties
the higher qualification requirements,
and the higher scale Of pay go together
and 50 on. all in well ordered process
sion.
The classification act should not be
repealed because
!. The administrative benefits ac-
cruing from the classification act are
largely independent of the general level
OF the compensation schedules which
the act contains. The classification
features of the act are distinct from its
compensation features.
Noteworthy advantages are found in
salary equalization and Standardization.
regardless Of how high or how lew the
general levels of the compensation
schedules established by Congress may
be-
Consequently. objections to classifica-
ton on grounds of economy should be
directed towards amending the salary
rates Of the compensation schedules
rather than toward destruction of the
entire act itself. Such amendments
virtually have been made in the recent