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in 1924 without benefit of such super
vised training and had to learn it all
on his own.
Every day except Saturday after
noon and Sunday the student officers
spend the hours from 10 until 11:30
am. and from 1890 to $3.50 pm. in
the class room on the sixth floor of
police headquarters. Except for the
subjects taught, it is much like any
other school room. There is the
familiar backboard-where problems
are worked out in handling problems
in traffic instead of algebra. And
chairs with arm rests for desks.
Get Taste of Walking Beat.
On Saturday afternoons the rockies
go out on regular beats with older
policemen to get taste of practical
experience. At intervals during the
term they go to Camp Sims for prac-
tical training in shooting revolvers
and machine guns and handling tear
gas.
Each week day they assemble at
swimming pool for an hour of exer-
cises and instruction in life-saving.
from Robert Duncan, Red Cross ex-
pert. Duncan also takes over the
class two afternoons a week to teach
the rockies how to care properly for
victims of accidents without endan-
gerlng their lives further by too hastily
rushing them to hospitals.
In all this work the fledgling Off
GERS nave to pass examinations, just
IKE you did at school. Most of them
make grades up in the COS, too.
The course in city geography-in-
tended to make sure that a police
man knows how to get quickly from
one part Of Washington to another
is proving easy for the former cab
(see POLICEMEN, Page B-3)
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he pointed out, 1t was frequently nee
essary to order the firemen out to move
their cars to make way for the trucks.
Often 1t was necessary for the
flremen to drive out of earshot' of
the fire bell in search of a parking
space on the street. Chief Schrom
contended such situation was in
tolerable.
The firemen contend that parking
regulations make it almost impossible
for them to leave their private cars
on the streets near the fire station
while they are on duty. They point
out that the city benefits when they
bring their private cars to work be-
cause they can be transferred from
company to company more quickly
and can cover more ground when
they are sent out on fire prevention
inspection tours.
Parking private car Is not
an official duty" said Commissioner
Hazen, however. Employees in the
District Building are not provided
with parking space and they are
compelled to get to work on time. too"
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did temporary painting job last week.
When he was laid off at midday, he
went cruising around" to use his
own words. He walked by the new
Patent Office. He couldn't resist the
temptation to go in.
Boesen said he followed several peo-
pie into library, where patent record
DOCKS were spread out on table He
opened one-it happened to be for the
year 1880. Names of inventors were
listed alphabetically. Instinctively. he
ran his finger through the list of BIS"
figuring ther might be Boesen among
them.
There was. He found his own name.
Everything else faded out and that
stood right before my eyes" said the
hobo. He could hardly believe it.
For scientific reasons and lack of a
better name, he christened his inven-
ton the "shortcircuit-circ short
| c,rcuiteliminator."
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di0 W aSSldCllO AlOW W I'LL
snarl traffic jams. and something
about scientific methods of detecting
crime and just what is against the
law and what isn't.
The school is no "snap," and il
isn't easy to get into it.
Most Of the present class began
trying to get on the police force at
least two years ago, and they were
only sworn in as privates on July 10
when their three-month school term
began. More than 5000 applicants
have dropped by the wayside since
they took their first examinations
within the last two years.
Even to be considered for a police
man, you have to be between % and
80 years old, at least 5 feet 8 inches
tall and of proportionate" weight
You must have good moral character
strong and healthy body and keen
mind. The unfit are weeded out by
stiff civil service, physical and mental
examinations. Those approved then
await appointment by the Commits
sioners.
Rookie" Almost Loses Chance.
One of the present rockies" w
j. Smith, almost lost his chance a
month after passing his examination
two years ago because of eagerness
to get into service. He saw a police
man getting the worst of it in a
struggle with a drunken man. went
to the formers aid and got four
teeth kicked out by the fighting man.
Then he was turned down by the
civil service examiners because of
the missing teeth. He finally won
appointment by personal appeal to
the Commissioners, but had to wait
another six months to get rid of two
corns on his feet.
In the present crop of rockies" are
former prize fighters, bill collectors,
bank clerks, cab drivers, Coast Guards
men, highway workers and two former
guards at the Lorton Prison.
In fact" said Rookie A. R. New
comb, there's hardly anything men
toned in class that some of us haven't
done. used TO make money myself
worked at the Bureau of Engraving. +"
On Duty at All Times.
Newcomb is one of the dozen or so
rockies who already have got their
hands in at making arrests. while
technically "off duty" The first thing
they learn is that policeman is al
ways on duty, whether actually work.
ing at his routine assignment or not.
In uniform or plain clothes, he is
supposed to carry his revolver at all
times and be prepared for any emer-
gencies.
Making that arrest certainly taught
me that there's a lot more to this
business than merely pounding beat"
Newcomb chuckled. While on my
way home one evening, saw COL
ored man wreck an automobile. I
chased him for about two blocks and
arrested him. Before I was through
with that case, had to fill out about
is reports and other papers"
This paper work" and study of the
ins and outs Of the laws that make it
necessary forms big part of the
class room work for the rockies. Their
chief instructor Il Lieut.. Walter r.
Storm. who entered the department
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Washington's S
Own
Book of Hours
9 o'clock am.

their pay-both work and pay being as
little as possible.
There are some who work both for
their pay and advancement. They are
likely to get both. He who seeks ad-
vancement can't waste much devotion
on either job or country.
There are thousands who work to
eat - aimlessly. hopelessly. bitterly.
They look to no future. They work
hard to forget for seven hours the des-
olate Now.
Even in the Government offices
there are many to whom Charles
Kingsley's words ring true:
For men must work and women must
weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to
sleep.
School bells ring.
This is the musical signature of
America-Station USA broadcasting
tiiiouSH space ana Tune.
1t is the voice of America, as the
pealing of bells was the voice of the
Middle Ages, as the trumpet sounding
in the blood-stained arena was the
voice of Rome.
washington boys and girls from
toddllng kindergartners of to sophis-
ticated high school seniors of II 90 to
their desks. There is the same scene
from Key West to Nome at this hour.
X X
This is the busiest hour of the day
in Washington hotels.
The arrival of morning trains, it
seems, is more or less concentrated at
this hour. The Capital gets its big
gest influx of humanity from the out
side world,
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Sef-Styled Hobo Returns
TO Find Invention Patented

Anthony P. J. Boesen, 47-year-old
self-styled hobo, World War veteran
and inventor of sorts, was recovering
today from pleasing shock-the dis
covery that an invention he submitted
to the Patent Office in 1925 had been
granted a patent in 1880.
Living as knight of the road and
doer Of odd jobs, the short and slender
Boesen left Washington shortly after
he filed his invention plans at the
Patent Ofiice March "a, 1925. 1t is a
device to eliminate short circuits in
electric power systems.
Boesen wandered about the country
spending his Winters as commercial
fisherman in Florida and trying to
invent other things He had never
heard from the Patent Office through
the local address of friend and came
TO believe he had not been granted q
patent.
Coming back TO Washington, Boeser
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Tor runWayS OF less than 1890 feet in
length at the new Boiling Field, with
approaches over the home crowned
slopes of Congress Heights.
One of the chief incongruities of the
local airport situation is the fact that
airline pilots, in their successful at
tempt to bring about limitation of
operations at Washington Airport in
the interests of safety, have been
driven to an airport which is as de-
flcient in the same respects as the one
they have left.
Both Washington Airport and the
new Boiling Field have long runways
in general north-south direction.
Both fields are narrow in the east
west direction Washington Airport,
by going back into the angle between
Military road and the Pennsylvania
Railroa dsiding, has been able to con-
struct cross runway just trifle un-
der 5000 feet long. The axis of this
runway points to the west-northwest.
The prevailing wind is from the north
west.
Boiling Runways Shorter.
AT the new Boiling Field the Army
has laid out two runways across the
narrow way of the field. It's No.
2 runway is 2,772 feet long and is
almost directly east-west. The No
4 runway is 2,72s feet long and is
northwest-southeast, in the direction
of the prevailing wind.
The National Ais Line Pilots AS
sociation, which led the fight for i'm
provement of safety conditions at
Washington Airport, objected to the
short cross field and the poor ap-
proaches in the cross field direction.
To the west the approach to the air.
port is over low wooded ridge and
railroad embankment. To the north
west it is across the same railroad en-
bankment. with the Arlington Farm
area beyond. To the east, the ap-
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BOUT $4,000 G.

~ ployeS start work.
~ Washington has been going
n to work at for so long that
this seems the normal, civilized start
ing hour. Folks in smaller cities and
towns wonder how they get that way.
These sometimes picture the big de-
partment buildings as dens of luxury
and sloth. They envy those with
enough political influence to get New
Deal appointments as file clerks, etc.
There are all sorts of men and
women with all sorts of attitudes
toward their jobs among the milling
thousands who push into the elevators
to be at their desks before the o'clock
bells ring. A surprising number of
them, those on the outside who ridicule
the inefhciency of Government will
be amazed to learn, live to work. They
are so enraptured with their work that
they forget to eat lunch, even forget
to draw their pay. For them, life starts
at 9, when the Office and laboratory
doors are unlocked. These have Jobs
OF high intellectual adventure, of great
import 10 tne country and to humanity.
Many of them don't care a continental
for the country or humanity either.
They care only for their work. For
such an attitude both the country and
humanity should be profoundly
grateful.
Among the thousands are some who
are consciously patriots" They work
with almost as great enthusiasm to
save the country and uplift humanity.
1t is well to place question mark
after any estimate of their value To
them also the work day is adventure
spiced.
There are some who work only fog
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Extremists Seized in Manila

MANILA, September IL (P).-Com-
monWealth army officials arrested IL
Sakdal Extremists and seized four
bombs today to Illustrate what they
said was plot to bomb the Malacanan
Palace and other government build
ines. Sakdals are members of ma
tive organization which has partici-
pated in bloody riots In favor Of i'm
mediate independence.
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Aduantage Lacking
In Shift to Boiling Field
3,0O0-Foot Washington Airport Rmn,cay
Exchanged for T,co of Less Than
$500 Feet.
No. 2 OF a Series.
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.

the sake safety arlners
arspace Just the homes Congress
they
Apo its approach Arlington
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Policeman's Lot Not Easy One
Euen During His School Days
4S ''Rookies" in Training Here Agreed
Courses Are No 'sSnap" - Former
Hackers Among Recruits.
Want to be a policeman?

There 48 rockies
there lot to
Crack instructors teaching quick straight
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(See MEDICINE, Page B-3)
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There are some who work only Tor
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tsee POLICEMEN, Page B-33
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tSee REGATTA, Page B-4)
Evening star., 1937-04-01

Agitation for labor unions Is be-
coming strong In British Malaga.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
FARM LABOR PAY
GAINS REPORTED
Hired Man Makes 5 to 20
Per Cent More Than
Last Year.
b the Associated Press.

~ tne Associated treSS.
CHICAGO. April Farm labor
Is sharing in the farmers increased
income and has prospects of getting
a bigger slice Of the financial melon,
q Nation wide survey disclosed yeSter-
day. Pay of farm labor practically
everywhere in the Nation has been
boosted from to 20 per cent during
the last year. The possibility of still
higher prices for 1887 farm products
carried q promise of further pay
The 'hired man" is receiving more
money today than at any time since
1881, and in some of the more pro-
ductive areas, agricultural economists
said, further increases may be forth
coming during the Spring planting or
harvest seasons.
Highest Average, S67.
Averages compiled by the United
States Department of Agriculture
showed Rhode Island has the highest
average monthly pay, Salts with
board and s6725 without. The 1886
average was $3450 and $59.25, re-
spectively. The low average was re-
ported from Georgia, $1l.75 with
board up IS cents over last year.
California was second high with an
average Of SAL with board. In the
corn belt States the average with
board ranged from SCOTS in Nebraska
to S26 in Illinois Specialized farm
workers received higher pay, usually
$40 to SIS a month more than ordinary
help.
Practically all States, excepting
Ohio, 3 few in New England and the
South, reported the supply Of farm
labor In excess of the demand. Op-
orators Of small farms in Georgia, the
Carolinas and Florida reported they
have difficulty in obtaining help.
Owners Of large farms, however, said
they have all the help they need.
Increases Voluntary.
Generally, the increases have been
made voluntarily, but farmers realize
that increased industrial employ
ment usually makes inroadS on farm
labor and apparently they are max
ing bid to retain their workers.
Agricultural economists predicted a
shortage Of farm help in some States
this year. If the all-time record VIM
ter wheat acreage produces the bum
per crop farmers anticipate, there
will be a heavy demand for the mi
gratory type of farm worker Farm
ers desiring help for several months
during the Summer and early Fall
may find it difficult, economists said,
to find men willing to work for wages
somewhat higher than the present
scale.
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Continued from Twelfth Page)
Washington outfit to go on Nation
wide hook-up in eight years. There
are dances by Sally and Don Jennings.
Madrillon-Another spot with an at
mosphere that's pleasant. Spanish,
this one is, and there's music (Ameri-
can fox trots to Cuban rhumbas) by
Johnny Shaw and his orchestra. Also
there are songs by Helen Forrest, and
mighty sweet songs they are.
\
Hi Hat Lounge-Helen Malcolm
(who now has lei, presented to her
by one of the Hawaiians on the enter
tainment program) sings and can play
almost anything you call for on the
piano. There's music all through the
night by the Hawaiians.
X X
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
his orchestra provide the music in the
Rainbow Room, which continues one
OF the favorite downtown dine and
dance spots.
y X
Cocoanut Grove-What with 1t be-
Ing Japanese cherry blossom time, this
spot has stepped out with star of
the most fitting nationality. She's a
Japanese lass named Kinu Mihara.
She sings and tap dances, and she is
what is known as cute parcel. Also
there are Raoul and Virginee, new
costumes and new routines for the
chorus and songs by Helen ELY.
X 4
An apache routine and a striking In
dian number to headline the new
show. Also there are other speciality
acts and the Paul Florentz ensemble.
Spngs are by Evelyn Knight, Al Nor
ton does the master of ceremonies
chore and the music is by Bill Strick-
lands Capitolians.
X X X
Ia Paree-There's q new show here,
With acrobatic dances by Julia Ruthe,
other dances of varied sorts by the
uions and by Cliff and Carmody.
Buddy Shaner is on deck to sing, Of
course and dancing is to the AL
Shkol music.
X X X
MAyfair-Jack Campbell and Leo
Isee remain to provide the enter
tainment at cocktail, dinner and sup
pAr time, and they're couple Of lads
who know well the ways Of enter
tanning, ,
X X X X
Casa Grande-There's an old-fash-
toned barn dance every Wednesday
night, with music by real hill-bily
band Other nights the dancing is
modern, to Bort Motley's music.
Evening star., 1937-04-01

ate chief, Capt. George e. Lamb, said:
After IN acquaintance with many
architects, I know Of none who can
make the neat small-scale drawings
with such accuracy and artistic touch
as you have produced, even though
they may be 10 years younger"
Other letters Of commendation came
from Maj. Gen. Henry Grimns, the
quartermaster general, and Brig. Gen.
A. Owen Seaman, chief Of the con-
struction division.
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the school yard. Children surround
ed him. Officers said he offered his
watch to them If they would permit
him to 60 free. As he held the
watch forward the youngsters grabbed
him.
United States Commissioner E. S.
Griffith in Atlanta set the mans
bonds at $500 on q charge Of trans
porting Ill gallons Of Georgia moon
shine whisky. Griffith said the man
was listed as Jack Mitchell.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
Chicago's Windy City Title
Passes to Ne,u York II, Surrey

ing 80 or more miles an hour, whereas
Chicago had only Z.
Buffalo crowded the Nations first
city for top ranking wit. los similar
days. Cleveland was third, having had
SO days Of comparative blow. Sixteen
other cities were w1ndier than Chi
cago.
Pittsburgh was listed as the foggiest
OF the IS communities, Kansas City as
the hottest and Minneapolis as the
coldest
Rex said it was his guess that Buf-
falo made more use OF its snow plows
than any of the centers in the study,
while Santa Fe, N. Mex, had the most
sunshine, and thunderstorms were
most prevalent at Miami.
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Supper Club
Notes

Continued from Twelfth Page }
Evening star., 1937-04-01

Model ETC., 7-tube cabinet
model with tone control, g.
band tuning range; receives
standard, amateur, aviation, in
ternational and police broad
casts.
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Of ravishing a 12-year r-old white girl.
The sheriff said the situation
looked bad" when he slipped the
prisoner out Of the Mcdowell County
Jail and whisked him In an auto to
the History jail at Asheville. A large
crowd gathered before the court house
here shortly after midnight when word
went around that officers had cap
tured . suspect.
The sheriff said the prisoner was
Mann Smith, q stocky youth 16 or II
Evening star., 1937-04-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 1.-Chicago ap-
parently doesn't rightly own its nick
name Of the Nations "Windy City"
Frederick Rex, municipal librarian,
has come up with statistics showing
that New York was the windiest city
in 1885.
His statistical compilation, based on
United States Weather Bureau record
ings in IS strategically located cities
in the United States, established that
New York's breezes were Is times
stronger than Chicago's.
Rex's survey disclosed that New
York had 106 days with winds blow
Evening star., 1937-04-01
PUPILS TRAP FUGITIVE

HAMPTON, Ga, April l @.-
Children in school yard captured
an alleged whisky runner yesterday
and held him until Federal alcohol
tax agents arrived to take the man
in custody.
The agents were engaged in a
motor car race with the man when
he suddenly left his car and ran into
Evening star., 1937-04-01

Department., who
was re ir e d at
the age Of 10.
Hodgkins, who
lives at 2l45 G
street, made the
initial sketches
for walter Reed
Hospital.
Most Of his
service was in the
surgeon generals
Office as architect
for military hos
pitals.. and their
in d e p e n d e n t
buildings. He was
Evening star., 1937-04-01
FEDERAL EMPLOYE
SO YEARS RETIRES
Arthur W. Hodgkins, Architect in
War Department, Quitting
at Ape Of 70,

Fifty years. lacking four months, In
the Government service were rounded
out today by Arthur w. Hodgkins,
architect in the Construction Division,
Quartermaster Generals Office, War
Evening star., 1937-04-01

the War Department ordered prepara-
ton of all plans for structures at mill
tary posts to be placed under direction
of the quartermaster general.
In farewell note HodgkirE immedi-
Evening star., 1937-04-01
SHERIFF FOILS MOB
AFTER GIRLS ASSAILANT
Prisoner Slipped From North
Carolina Jail When "SituA-
tion Looked Bad"

~ the Associated Press.
MARION. N. c., April 1.-Shcrin
Grady Nichols spirited a colored
youth out Of the county early today
after q crowd surrounded the jail
where the boy was held on q charge
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years old. The sheriff said the girl
was attacked as she walked through
wood on her way home from school
late yesterday.
La gaceta., 1937-07-07
Ell Primer Hijo

Agustfn Ayala Ell notable ba-
rftono de n~uestros teatros..-..
continda solpero; pero ALTOONA
do a la familia, dirige con en-
tusiasmo la bonita comedia thu
lada eel Primer Hijo," que sc
representara en- Ell teatro del
Centre Espafiol de West Tampa
el 20 de este mes.
Las encantadoras sefioritas
de la Secci6n Recreativa de w.
Tampa, todas vecinas de aque-
LA barriada, sencillas Y amables
estudian con gran interes los
papeles que habran de desempe-
mar, particularmente las encar-
gadas de los "roles' masculinos,
cuyas maneras quieren imitar
10 mas perfectanente que pue :
dan.
Despues de la function que Sc
anuncia, habra un nutrido y
nueVo acto de variedades por
las principles "~artistas" de
nuestro mundo de aficionados.
La gaceta., 1937-07-07
DEPAlRTAMENTO DE
DESPAIILLADO

Pedimos para este departa-
mento ell siguiente aumento de
lprecios: Capa y capero un 800
de aumento sobre el precio que
actualmente Sc paga.
I'm aumento de 20% en- todas
las classes de tripa especificadas
en- ell Cartab6n y bandas despa-
lilladas a mano.
I'm aumento de 30% en- las
bandas despalilladIas a maqui-
ma.
I'm aumento de &c por libra
por abrir tripas (tops).
Que en- lugar de &c extra por
manojo, en- casos de violaciones
del Cartab6n, Sc pague &c.
La gaceta., 1937-07-07
PERFEcTo RODRIGUEZ

iDecfamos aver! Estas ia :
mosas ~palabras de Fray Luis
de Leon, a sus alumnos al rea-
nudar sus explicaciones en- la
catedra despues de una dilata-
da prisi6n; las reptile aver en-
la practica de sus trabajos CO.
mo subsecretario del Cfrculo
Cubano, ell amigo de todos, Per
fecto Rodriguez, repuesto del
ataque que puso en- peligro su
vida.
Barajando recibos y hacien-
do anotaciones en- los libros, lie
vimos en- su oficina de la Sc
cretarfa del Cfrculo, y al fell
citarlo por su regreso nos fe-
licitamos nosotros tambien, co
mo miembros de la institution
a quien sirve, por tenerle de
nuevo a cargo de los importan
ties asuntos que lie estan confia
dos.
La noticia del regreso de Per
fecto Rodriguez a sus labores,
sera bien recibida por todos
los miembros de la sociedad
entire los que cuenta innumera
bles amigos.