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The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Arlington Civic Club
Asks More Policemen

LYON PARK, Va, Sept. 4.-The
safety committee of the Arlington
County Civic Federation will study
traffic conditions on State high
ways in the county and request
the State highway commissioner
to station at least one more man
in Arlington county, it was de-
cided at the meeting of the Fed.
Grafton in the Lyon Park Com
munity House, here last night.
William C. Hull, Leeway, pointed
out that the Arlington policemen
must cover too many county roads
to properly patrol State and Fed
eral highways.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Red Cross TO Start
Home Hygiene Course

The annual home hygiene course
of the Districe of Columbia Chap
ter of the American Red Cross
will begin at the Chapter House.
1870 E st. N. w., as soon as
formal registration has been COM
pleted. it was announced today.
Designed to train volunteer
workers to aid in the several local
hospitals as we'll as render first.
aid and nursing service in the
home, the course will run from the
middle of the month until June l..
Miss Caroline E. Thomson, in
structor in home hygiene and care
of the sick, will be in charge.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
This Girl Hitch Hiker
Is Tired Of |rishmen

BOSTON, Sept. 4.-Pretty 16-
year-old Juanita Byrum, just be-
fore leaving for her home in Gary,
Ind, after a five weeks hitch.
hike tour of seven States, today
shouted:
I'm sick and tired Of looking
at IriShmen and particularly
Irish reporters"
Juanita gave herself up to po-
lice here Sunday. She worked as
a waitress in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Connecti'
cut and Rhode Island, she said.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Downtown PARKING
Rules Permanent

Parking regulations for the con-
gested downtown area, adopted
last spring as an experiment.
were made permanent yesterday
by the District Commissioners.
The regulations forbid parking
on heavy traffic lanes between
8 and $50 a. m. and 4 to 6
p. m, with one hour parking be-
tween $50 a. m. and 4 p. m. They
apply to the area bounded on
the west by Fifth, on the south
by E and on the north by /.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Youth Disappears;
Note Threatening

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 4 (Spe-
ciaD State and county police
were working today in an effort
to solve the disappearance of the
17-year-old son of Herring Stan
ley. Blue Ridge Summit, who has
been missing since last Friday.
Officers said that upon their dis
covery of the boys absence the
parents found a note stating:
"You know too much. We're
going to crOak you"
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
SChreper New Chief
Of Purple Heart Order

DETROIT, Sept. 4 N.N.SD.
Frank A. Schreper Of Narbeth,
Pa, today succeeded H. j. Lepper
Of Newark, N. j.. as new National
Commander of the Military order
Of Purple Heart. Other officers
elected as the order closed its con-
vention here include: T. M. Thorn
son of Minneapolis. senior vice
commander; James T. Potter,
Northampton, Mass, commander
of the eastern district; Leo F.
Covey, Detroit, middlewest COM
mander; C. T. Mitchell, st. Louis,
western commander, and B. S.
Schwegke. Los Angeles, COM
mander of the Pacific Coast area.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
IA Hunger Strikers
g Quit; Crisis Is Past

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 (INS)
New threats of disorder at Eastern
State Penitentiary faded yester-
day when IA unruly convicts end
ed a Today hunger strike and
begged for food. The strikers.
prison authorities said, we're the
same that led 1888 prison riots
and are housed in specially built
block of isolation cells. The strike
was against discipline.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04

today in the
smallest trad.
ing in around
two months.
The break in
b NIX stocks
over : the coun-
ter, where First
N q t / o n a |
lu m pc d 80
points, follow
ing yesterdays
dividend reduc-
tons, was re-
SponSible t o r
s ON e of the
selling. On the
hiO hoard Corn
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
HyattsviIIe 10 Seek
$65,OOO in PWA Loan

SVILLE, Sept. 4.
Hyattsville will file a sos, 900
PWA application to improve
II streets, it was decided at a
council meeting last night.
The application will be turned
over to M. H. Davis, project
supervisor for Prince Georges, to-
day.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Blast Is Dust"

SOUTH WASHINGTON, Va,
Sept. Am explosion" reported
in the Southern Oxygen Co. plant
proved nothing more than a
broken water pipe when firemen
arrived.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
STOCK VOLUME
LEAST IN ABOUT
2M0NTHS
BY LESLIE GOULD

7 NEW YORK, Sept. 4 G.N.SO.
The stock market displayed a
sluggish and reactionary tone
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Washington Stocks

SALES
Capital Traction IS, $5OO@98;
$500@98.
Georgetown Gas IS, $4,000
1924; $500@l12R; $2,50O0
1924.
Potomac Electric IS 1858, 500
@1071a.
Company, 4@1o1.
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction SIS, $500@98;
$500@9S; $5o0@97A; $500@98.
Riggs Bank Common. 5@212.
Security Stge Company, 4@97.
Columbia Title Insurance Com
pany, 4@5.
Capital Transit Company, ESQ
IT: 25@17.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel & Tel 4bs...... 1OsA 49,"
Am Tel & Tel Col Tr 5s.... 10 49,.
Anacostia & Pot 5s......... 9114I 92A
Ana & Pot Guar SIS .....I1U i.....
&c & P Tel Of Va Ss....1 O4 .....
Cap Traction R R 5s....... 974 as
City Suburban 5s........ 80 "a
Georgetown Gas 1st os.....,l12 110
Pot Elec Pow Cons IS -. 1881 800.
F %soR Gas E 5s 1855 ss:: 1 1Ss 1851;
Washing ton Gas IS 1850. 80. 117i2 IFS
Wash Gas SIS series B....... 1888 .....
Wash Rwy & Elec As .....l105 .....
Miscellaneous Bonds |
Barber & Ros Inc S15s... 2Of &C..
Chevy Chase Club 5l3s.... 1903 zee.
Col Country Club 51ss...... 1o2 .....
w M Cold Storage 5s...... 81 -.
Public Utility stocks |
Amer Tel Tel (N........l1 1877 -.
Capital Transit Co (D..... II 17A
N & w Steamboat (6)...... So ....
Pot Elec Power IS pr (6). .l1OS ~ .....
Pot Ell Pwr 5hs pr $500 j112ls i11s%
Wash Gas 1t Co (S.60.... 90 .....
Wash Ry & Elec Co G2. .I325 .....
Wash Ry & Ell pf (5)......I105 &c..
National Bank Stocks /
Capital tD.................!1 ITO go,
Liberty G)................. 80 30
Fisss ts) ............... ~ eis
Rises pfd ..;.,,............, 49, i1oS
Washington b.............I1O4h I.....
TRUST Company Stocks !
Amer Sec & TT Co (S)....l199A EOS
M Na9 f Ioan r. tsj.:...iss s cs
Savings Bank stocks |
Bank of Bethesda go 20 so
Com Savings )........l170 l.....
Fire Insurance Stocks |
Firemen's N.60) ............ 80 IS
Title Insurance Stocks
Columbia (.3O. 5 ...
Real Estate co.. .l1O1 .....
Miscellaneous StOcks)
Carpet Corp G.60). ......... 30 "a
Lanston Monotype (D...... 81 .....
Merg enthaler Limo. 2513 27h
%Peoples Drug s pfd $500. 112h .....
Real Est NJ & pfd (.20).. A
Security Storage (5)........ 96 .....
Ter Ref & VIII Corp (5).... At .....
Wdwd & 10th com (T1.20) IS .....
Wdwd & 10th pfd (O......l113 .....
"Ex dividend; t25 cents extra; flat.
, 1935-02-21
ANOTHER BURLESQUE

A certain percentage of the news of the
day always originates in the courts Of law;
and during the last few months the news
paper reading public has been ~singuarly
unfortunate in the kind of news that has
been originated there.
First, we had the Vanderbilt adoption
case, which was a sorry sort of mess, any
way you took it. Then came the Haupt-
mann trial, which showed justice trying to
function in the midst of a not t~oo-expertly
arranged three-ring circus. And now we
have the lawsuit Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy
Vallee.
The preliminary rumblings Of this affair,
sometime ago, gave due notice that it was
going to be fairly unsavory, and the reality
has lived up-or down-to advance notices.
It's all part Of the picture Of modern SO
ciety, of course; but one does wish that the
picture didn't have such unpleasant colors.
, 1935-02-21

mortgages OF this character
Notes - Tariff lobbyists are be-
coming as thick a. fleas in Washing
ton. They are trying 10 widen the
split between Hull and Peek. III. Pub
liC interest I'm Supreme Court his
tory is reported by the library or
congress. . Social security bills X
coming along" with plenty OF per-
plexities. Many house members
kick against the Home Owners Loan
operations and demand an investi-
CATION, but its improbable.
, 1935-02-21
Heredity Main Factor
In FeebLe-M indedneSs
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Associate
and of HyEeia. the Health Magazine

Your intellect or intelligence is 10 a large extent
inherited. This differs from learning. A person may
have an e6ucation without being Intelligent.
When the intelligence Of a human being fails to
develop beyond the average Of a child II years old,
he is considered feeble-minded.
Feeble mindedness ranges from idiocy through i'm
beciAty and moronism. up to normal intelligence. A
person OF a mental age below that Of two years Is
seid TO be an idiot.
Persons with a mental age below that OF seven
years are called imbeciles, and those below that Of
the age Of II are called morons.
1t is also possible to divide these sub-classincations
into high-grade. low-grade, and middle-grade idiots,
morons and imbeciles, but such classfications de-
mand more extensive study and expert knowledge.
From the point OF view OF practical living these clas-
sifications are not important.
An idiot is obviously incapable OF doing any
work or even OF taking care Of himself, exactly as
a child under two years Of age cannot work or take
care Of itself.
An imbecIle, however, having the body Of a grown
persons and with the mental capacity Of a child Of
seven years, can be taught TO do the things that a
child under seven years OF age can do.
Under supervision. 1t can help weed q garden, and
1t can fetch and carry within the limits Of its
strength. but always under supervision.
Morons, on the other hand, can be taught to scrub
or mend, to do manual work. and occasionally even
operate simple machines, without too much super
vision.
Statisticians calculate that feeble "Reminiscences is SO
fully bred into the race that approximately 100000
normal people in the United States are carriers Of
feeble mindednesS.
There are occasional cases in which minded
ness is not the result Of heredity. These are cases in
which there is lack Of thyroid gland secretion, re-
sulting in the condition called cretinism, with stop
ping Of development, cases in which the brain is in
jured at birth, and cases in which some serious in
fictitious condition has destroyed quality Of the brain
tissue.
The only answer which modern civilization has to
the problem OF perpetuation OF the feeble -mindedneSs
is sterilization. No doubt, sterilization Of the feeble
minded would result in diminishing the total number
TO some extent and, If carried out over a sufficiently
long time, might eventually produce a great reduc-
ton.
However, the large number Of feeble-minded makes
II unlikely that the result would soon be apparent.
Segregation OF the f-eeble-minded in institutions
seems at present TO be the only possible method Of
immediate control.
, 1935-02-21
FAILURE SEEMS OUR LOT WITH
DIRIGIBLES

Numerous as the talents Of the Ameri-
can people undoubtedly are, it is begin
ming to look as though the knack of build
ing and plotting huge dirigibles success
fully is a talent which they lack.
The Macon's plunge into the Pacific diff
fers from our earlier airship tragedies prin-
cipally in that it was not accompanied by
large loss of life. In other respects it is
d~ismayingly similar to them.
A line squall destroyed the Shenandoah.
Wind and weather sent the Akron down
into the Atlantic. Just what wrecked the
Macon is not yet clear, but the probable
cause seems to have been the big ships
collapse in a kind of weather which both
airplanes and surface ships combat With
out much difficulty.
In addition, of course, there may have
been some structural fault which has not
been made public.
All this, to a public which was original
ly stirred to great enthusiasm by these
cleaning silver airships, is exceedingly
disturbing.
And as the naval and congressional
committees get to work to find out the
cause of this latest disaster, it would be
good if they could find out definitely
whether the fault in this string of acct
dents lies with ourselves or is something
inherent in all big airships.
So far, the weight Of the evidence seems
to lay most Of the blame on the dirigibles.
These ships are big, graceful, marvels Of
design and construction-and, apparently,
a little too frail. 1t may be that it simply
is not possible to put into these light and
airy creations sufficient sturdiness to with
stand the heavy strains and stresses Of
aerial travel.
In other words, it may be that we now
have enough evidence to justify the con-
clusion that the dirigible is not and can
not be made practical.
Before we leap to this conclusion, how
ever, we need to do a little more digging.
For on the other side of the Atlantic the
Germans have shown an amazing ability
to handle these airships without disaster.
The tragedies that mark dirigible history
over here are not duplicated in Germany.
And that leads us to our second con-
sideration: Is the fault with ourselves?
Are we just a shade less capable in the
matters of design and building than the
Germans? Is our method Of training air
ship crews defective?
Is there some skill which the Germans
have and which we lack, the possession of
, 1935-02-21
NEWS
Behind the
News

Capital and world gossip events
ID persS lalities. In and u 81
the news. written oy q group OF
iearless and tnfc-meo newspaper
men OF Washington and New
York This column is puoIlsn6c
oy The Herald - o news feature
Opinions expressed are those OF
the writers O. individuals paDo
should not De interpreted AZ re-
necting the editorial policy 90 this
newspaper.
, 1935-02-21

ing UP petrified mortgages goes on.
with the cooperation OF the states.
Laws permitting mortgages up to 80
per cent Of the appraised value Of
property are being passed. thus put
Ting mortgages tn line for insurance
NV the government through the
Housing Administration. Mortgage
associations are being formed 70 deal
III the new business. assisted by funds
from RFC. The new home mort
gage will do away with second trusts
or mortgages and will reduce the
cost Of carrying az old home or fl
nalcing a new one.
Housing Administrator Moffett Is
at work on the office and apartment
building situation. "A change In the
FLA law Is urged, which would en-
, 1935-02-21

crease In taxes II likely TO be made
toward the end OF this session. The
taxes that will otherwise expire must
be renewed, and in that renewal mea-
sure fresh items are under c~onsidera-
ton. The House Ways and Means
committee has a mass of figures
bearing upon taxation and possible
sources OF revenue, gathered during
1884.
Added taxes are not discussed open
ly Just now. II is necessary first TO
push through the spending program.
Key men Ike Senator Pat Harrison.
chairman OF the finance commit
tee. shuSh down questions on the
prospects or added taxation.
Thawing - The process OF loosen
, 1935-02-21
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81. 1888

which makes the dirigible a safe and de-
pendable craft?
We should not answer these questions
offhand. The most thorough kind of in
v~estigation is needed-not merely to show
why the Macon went down, but to show
why all our airships go down; to show
whether the airship experiment is worth
continuing or not.
, 1935-02-21

hN4NAN MMMahNM
GALE HENDERSON. pretty and
~, works in q sIik mill. She and
her t0-year-old brrther. PHIL
supp rt their invalid father.
STEVE MEYERS. h aiso
works In the mill. asks Gale 90
marry him. She promises 20 give
him an answer I'm n few days
Gale goes skating. breaks
fhrourh che ire and n rescued ~
ther, now dead. built the mill.
nrInn has come home after two
years I'm Paris 60 enter the Eiill
cnIe disappear. before Inc can
learn her anne.
VICKH THATCHER, daughter
OF ROBERT THATahEh. senehai
of the mill. schemes 20
Gale and steve quarrel. later
sandny Brian calls and per
sundea Gale to 70 for w alike.
They atop 60 rest and fnlk ana
HuddcnIy Brian takes the EHi IN
hin arms.
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORM
CHAPTER xxx
GALE drew back. staring al
" Brian westmore. She said a
shouldn't have come"
His hand on her arm frightened
almost roughly. "Don'tl" he said
You don't understand. l love you
Gale"
'But you canti You mustn't say
that"
aWhv n0tT'
Because you-mustn't-"
Brian laughed. That's not IKE
YOU. Gale. You know that's no rea
son al all. It's" he paused sud
denly. and then went on In a dullee
tone. "Oh, I guess ! understand
You mean you're not In love with
me. rs that it7 There's someone
else?"
Only the night before Gale had
heard those words. Someone else.
Steve had said them. And she had
assured him that there was no one
else with whom she was In love
She had told herself she was never
going "a zee Brian WestmOre again
She couldn't be In love With him
And here he was waiting, watch
ing her with that hurt. anxious
look In his face
She said. Its not that"
Then what Is II. Darling3"
Her heart beat n mad tattoo. I'll
always have this 70 remember
Gale thought "I1l always remem
Der be called me Darling She
looked up and said. "You know it's
impossible. You and can't be In
love with each other"
But that's nonsense. ! think
rive been In love with you from the
very first time | saw you Does
that surprise your Well. perhaps
IL does. II surprises me. too.
didn't know didn't realize until
a minute ago. but oh. I've beer
crazy about you all alongl"
He would have taken her I'm hiS
arms again but she drew back
You keep forgetting 70 much
Gale told him. you forget your,
Brian Westmore and Unjust I
girl who works In the mill"
You're just the most woEderfu
girl In the world; that's what yoT
are"
GALE smiled. What girl wouldn't
~ with Brian looking at her likl
that. WELL" she said, -the mos
wonderful girl In the world want
to 20 home"
Not nowl i tell you I'm I'm Low,
with you. grill 4 want to turn car
wheels and dance In the streets
, 1935-02-21
Green to Visit


Adamic continues:
In mid-February the kinqnin ~
american labor, William Green. Is
expected to visit automobile centers:
the occasion doubtless Will be marked
oy the customary geySers OF blah
= BLUFF which have marked the
a 7. Of l. campaign so far NJ. its
immediate motive Is merely 10 pre-
vent the appearance o. some new or
~ganization which eventually might
succeed In unionizing the Industry
and then possibly become a rival OF
he A. F. OF L. in other fields.
The Communist party in Detroit
mas a large apparatus. but owing 10
The Communists serious tac1,.al
plumbers In the past 1t Is totally Iso-
ated from the masses OF workers
and therefore OF no immediate i'm
portance.
The American Workers party.
now the Workers Party Of the Unit
cd states, whose tactics we're so sue
ceSSful in Toledo last year, Is Just
beginning TO get a foothold in De-
troit. but Is practically incapable OF
developing any real power during
1886" =.
Thus there will be no Detroit up
.ising."
The president advisers had all
nose facts-and that Is why they
cit safe in calling the A. +. Of L.
bluff.
VIII Senator Robert Wagner OF
New York. hitherto close 70 the
White House. break with the presi-
dent if the administration opposes
his labor bill? Wagner has let It be
known he will push his bill to the
limit.
Last year Santor Wagner permit
ted the administration 70 emascu-
late his bill.
This year he says:
Employers have been given the
right to organize and they have used
1t. Now we must give workers that
same right. ! consider this bill the
most important that will come before
congress this session"
Senator Wagner's bill would outlaw
company unions
, 1935-02-21
-&ILKEN-& PINQLESS-
A%aq% @ou&nao eDss sA SERVICE NC
O Dss HEA v NC.

oh. Gale. you are 10 sweet You've
done something 10 me, do you know
that7 Hypnotized me put me under
Ia spell. haven't been thinking
about anything for days except
when | was 70 see you again You
can't keep me away from you from
now ON. the way you have been
You've got 10 let me take you
places. got % let me come 10 see
you"
"IH let you" she promised. u
prised al herself. but we really
must so now"
Want to get rid Of me. don't
lyou?"
she smiled. mo. It's not that"
want 70 get rid OF me-cver7"
Maybe not"
II was as much OF an admission
as he could coax from her. and he
had to be satisfied with H.
They started back along the path
II was narrow. hardly wide enough
for one In some places. Gale walked
n few steps ahead and Brian fol-
lowed. talking eagerly. Most OF the
time the girl did not trust herself
10 answer. Once she looked back
and Brian said something about
her eyes being brighter than the
stars lie said a good many eX-
travaEant. delightful things.
After a while Gale asked. Brian.
didn't you say there was a short
cut?"
"Yes. well come to IL In u few
minutes. Take the turn 10 your
left. See here. you said we hadn't
! found any treasure today You were
wrong. I've discovered the weet
est. most precious thing In All the
worldi or course / brought my
treasure with me-"
THEY reached the short cut ard
4 presently turned In 70 the open
road. Walking along the highway
back IN the everyday world. their
conversation took a more matter
of-fact turn. Brian talked about
the new advertising campaign the
mill was going 10 launch. IL was
smbltious. expensive. but II was
sure 10 widen the mills market.
Brian described one OF the adver-
tisements In detail.
"What do you think OF it," be
asked. Think II will appeal 70
women1 They're the buyers. you
know. They're the mes we're try
ing TO get interested We want
them 70 recognize the Westmore
label and ask for IT."
Then don't you think there
should be a picture OF the label In
the advertisement Large enough
so everyone who sees IL will know
what II is?"
by George. you're right You're
absolutely right about H. I'll speak
10 Perkins In the morning"
They had reached the crossing OF
two main highways. A car was
coming toward them and Gale and
Brian halted. waiting for II TO pass
Il was a roadster. driven by q
youth who was hatless. There was
q girl beside him and another
couple I'm tile rumble seat The
car was coming az terrific speed
AS 1t rushed past there was a shout
and an arm raised in greeting.
-Who was that?" Gale asked.
-Wally Carter. Some day he'll
get into trouble. driving the way
he does"
Gale knew who Wally Garter
was. The nephew Of Josiah Car
, 1935-02-21

able the administration TO refinance
mortgages OF this character
, 1935-02-21

GALE smiled. What girl wouldn't
" with Brian looking at her like
that. WELL" she said. -the most
wonderful girl In the world wants
to 20 home"
Not nowl I tell you I'm In love
with you. grill 4 want TO turn cart
wheels and dance In the streets.