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The Washington times., 1937-08-09
Proof Of Economy

For attention to the lighter
moments Of legislative badinage
we recommend a story told to
the House Rules Committee.
Representative Hatton w.
Summers, chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, went be.
fore the powerful Rules Com
mittee to ask for a rule on his
bill to investigate the inferior
courts. He made it plain that
the investigation would not be
a costly one. He ss5d his promise
that he would be economical
could be backed up by his own
reputation. In his dry, solemn
manner in which he delivers
some of his best stories he said:
81 can assure the committee
that when I say this will be an
economical investigation I can
offer a little story that will prove
I have a reputation of being
pretty economical myself.
zone day not so long ago
was walking down the street Of
my home town. One of the col
Ored boys approached me and
asked:
'Mr. Summers, have you all
got a quarter?"
II looked in my trousers
pockets and then in my coat
pockets and replied:
"That's funny, Tom, I had q
quarter this morning and now I
can't find it."
atom said: please, Mr.. Sum-
mers. will y0u-all look in your
pockets again because if you ever
had a quarter yOuse still got it.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-03-26

The captain Of the tug can
get the home office by
phone from wherever the
tug may be as the time.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-03-26

The control terminal, which unlike
the receivers and the transmitter re-
quires the constant presence of a
skilled operator. has two chief func-
tons The first is to effect satisfac-
tory connection between the radio cir
cults and the wire circui TO the tele-
phone switchboard where the calls are
switched to land telephone lines. The
second is to attain the best possible
ratio Of useful signal to the noise
which is inevitably introduced by
radio transmission.
A highly ingenious voice operated
switching device, known as a vodas.
enables the terminal to perform It's
first junction The device permits
transmission Of speech through the
terminal in either direction, but pre-
vents simultaneous transmission in
both directions To switch the direc-
ton it is only necessary for the
speaker to pause. The vodas then auto
natical1y switches the direction OF pos
sible transmission, enabling the per-
son at the other end to pick up the
conversation.
The control terminal operates on
direct current furnished by a motor
generator The transmitter is operated
by remote power control over the
telephone circuit, and by voice CON
troll The receivers are designed for
unattended operation on fixed fre-
quency communication.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-03-26

that he was suffering from ruptured
gastric ulcer. Any delay would almost
certainly have been fatal. A member
of the crew of the British tanker
''Karabagh' has similar reason to be
thankful to the radio phone Critically
injured by the kick back OF an engine
on which he was working. the man was
taken off the 'Karabagh" by the Allan
tic tug Van Dyke and landed at
Fort Mifflin where an ambulance was
waiting. There was an elapsed time OF
one hour and twenty minutes between
the time the emergency radio message
was received from the 'Karabagh
and the time when the injured sea
man was admitted TO the hospital
The Atlantic Communications Cor
porations marine radio telephone sys-
lem is operated IN conjunction with the
Bell Telephone Company Of Pennsyl-
vania The shore equipment consists
of two unattended radio receivers
which pick UP the calls from the tugs;
an unattended radio transmitter which
transmits calls TO the tugs and an
attended control terminal One OF the
radio receivers is at Guard Point: the
other AZ Point Breeze. The transmitter
is on the roof of The Atlantic Rein
ing Company building at Broad and
Spruce Streets. All of the shore equip
ment is connected by wire telephone
circuits with the toll switchboard OF
the Bell Telephone Company.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-03-26

y
anchoring Mantua Greek anchorage,
The above radiograrn received from
the Captain of the MS Point Breeze"
in the early hours of the morning,
and the quick action which followed
its receipt. provide vivid example OF
an unforeseen tine of service which
is being performed by unique ship
to-shore radio telephone system COW
ering the port Of Philadelphia and ad-
jacent waters.
The system was established by The
Atlantic Communications Corpora
ton subsidiary Of The Atlantic Re
filming Company, to direct the opera
tions of the refining company's fleet
of tugs and those of other subscribers
Operated "a hours day, it makes It
possible for any Atlantic Refining
Company executive, wherever he may
be on shore, to pick up the telephone
and carry on conversation with the
Captain OF any Atlantic tug, wherever
it may be within the area of the port OF
Philadelphia
Radio phone communication with its
tugs has enabled the refining company
TO cut down to a matter of seconds the
hours which formerly were often re-
tugs after ii had left the dock, and
it was found that it was urgently
needed at some particular point on the
river It has made it possible TO keep
the tugs operating efficiently in foggy
weather which would otherwise make
their efficient operation impossible. il
has been used 10 report fires and to
notify the proper authorities when a
Captain Of an Atlantic tug observed
something that seemed TO require at
tention IN connection with the aides 70
navigation on the river
1t is. however, the part the system
has played in saving human life that
provides the most dramatic material.
The message from the Captain Of the
MS Point Breeze calling for help
for his sick engineer was received at
AIS in the morning The Atlantic Re
fining Company's tug Atlantic, of
Paulsboro New Jersey, was reached
by the radio phone and instructed to
meet the Point Breeze" at The Man
tua Greek Anchorage, in the Delaware.
fhe tug arrived alongside within less
than an hour took the sick man
aboard, sped three miles up the river,
transferred him to an ambulance wait
ing at the dock. and enabled him to
reach the hospital at TOO A. M.--hours
earlier than would otherwise have been
possible
Even quicker action was recorded in
responding to an emergency phone call
from the tug Atlantic itself. At 8t27
AM the Captain OF the Atlantic"
phoned that one of the fireman had
been taRea very III and was suffering
from intense pain in the abdomen At
the time the tug was just entering the
Horseshoe Range in the Delaware,
above the Navy Yard The Captain was
instructed to proceed Immediately 10
Girard Point and wait the arrival Of
an ambulance. ST. Agnes Hospital was
communicated with and an ambulance
was rushed to meet the tug. The fire
man was admitted to the hospital 63
minutes after the call for help was
received
The life Of this man was un6 6oubtedly
saved by the radio telephone. Tor upon
Evening star., 1937-04-25

was believed in diplomatic circles to
have strengthened the close ties be-
tween Great Britain and France in
Europe's quest for q non-aggression
pact to replace the nullif1ed Locarno
treaty.
Flemish Nationalists Opposed.
Some authoritative sources in this
country viewed the Franco-British
declaration as the most important
diplomatic event since the World War.
Flemish Nationalists however assailed
it in connection with British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden's scheduled
arrival tomorrow for further discus
sions Of Belgium's status.
The declaration also was made A
stop-gap to clarity Belgian policies
until the negotiation and conclusion
OF general pact intended to replace
the Treaty Of Locarno"
The signatures of Belgian Foreign
Minister Paul Spaak, British Ambas-
sador Sir Robert Give and French
Ambassador Jules Laroche to the joint
communication released Belgium from
all obligations under the Locarno pact
and the subsequent London "arrange-
mems" Of March 9,1936, after Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler nullified the Lo-
carno pact by reoccupying the Rhine
land.
Three boundaries Foreseen.
Despite the so-called consideration
observed in the declaration, observers
foresaw three quandaries st!ll con-
fronting Belgian policy makers.
l. How can Belgium, desiring again
the neutrality she had in 1914, DENY
League of Nations members the right
to transport troops through her ter
ritory and still remain in the League,
as she also desires, which makes such
permission obligatory against an sg-
greSsor.
2. How will Belgium answer the
moot question of international law as
to whether airplanes flying over a
country constitute an invasion in the
same way as troops on its soil? This
problem, important for any neutral
country, is particularly vital for Bel
GUM. over which French or German
bombers probably would fly in case
Of trouble.
3. How neutral can Belgium really
be? Both Britain and France have
made Belgium part OF their defense
systems,
Evening star., 1937-04-25

Continued From First Page)
strategy is the trip by Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden to Brussels to-
morrow for discussions with King
Leopold, Premier Paul van iceland
and Foreign Minister Paul Henry
Spaak Eden will travel in a plane
provided by the Belgium government
and will not return to London until
Tuesday.
How the Anglo French general staff
measures will affect Belgium in case Of
war is likely to be among the matters
pondered in Brussels. Although Bel
gium is no longer a party to the staff
conversation, she is in a peculiar geo.
graphical position still to figure promi-
nently in Anglo-French defense plans.
Her objections to the establishment
of Anglo-French air bases in Belgium,
in case Of war, were understood to have
delayed the signing Of the new agree
ment announced today.
Belgiums role of listening post" for
Britain may be read between the lines
Of the communique issued tonight by
the foreign Office. The Anglo French
communication to Brussels. as report
ed in the communique, notes the de-
termination expressed by the Belgian
government ito defend the frontiers
of Belgium with all its forces against
any aggression or invasion and to pre-
vent Belgian territory from being used
for purposes of aggression against an
other state as passage or as base
OF operations by land or sea or in the
air" and ito organize the defense Of
Belgium in an efficient manner for
this purpose
Britain will rest easier with this as
surance. 1t means that Belgium would
not only impede German invaders, as
in 1914, but would notify Britain
promptly if Belgian neutrality were
violated by German bombers headed
for London.
While releasing Belgium from her
obligations toward them under the
Locarno and the staff talks arrange
ment, Britain and France still promise
Belgium "the undertakings of assist
ance' which all three entered into
heretofore. Moreover, Belgium again
pledges fidelity to its League of Ma
tions obligations, which conceivably
might permit Britain and France to
enter Belgium to defend her neutrality
against an aggressor.
copyright. 1871
Evening star., 1937-04-25
'DRYLANDERS' GET
NEW START |NL|FE
Resettlement Moves Dozen
Families From Colorado
"Oust Bowl"
BY the Associated Press.

PURCELL, Colo, April 24-Six
dusty years-when "black rollers" were
a terror and fields blew skyward--
ended today for a dozen Colorado
families.
They packed belongings and headed
WestWard-the first OF more than 100
"drylanders" to move from the dust
bowl to green, irrigated acres West of
the continental divide.
1t was the first major trek of
families from the Southwestern dust
area under Federal resettlement plan.
All were residents Of this community
Government Bought Farms.
First families to participate in the
project were selected for good health,
financial stability and farming expert
ence.
The Government purchased their
| arid farms, paying about 81 an acre
and financed purchase of the irrigated
tracts
Each new farm will be from SO to
30 acres, with a small house. The
farms are in Mesa, Delta and Mont
rose counties in Western Colorado.
Antoine Kovach, for % years a dry
lander, smiled as he turned West.
Once Land Was Fertile.
TITS going to be something, getting
to a spot where there is water" he
! said as he took last look over his
| sand-duned acres
Maybe we grow something again,
| interposed his wife.
kovach lived on the farm when
grass was knee deep, rains were fire.
quent and dust storms were unknown
Back in 1880 we made $4,000 or
200 acres Of beans" he said. THAT
was the last crop we had
He had prosperous farm and q
gigantic dairy barn The barn il
gone. A sand dune covers the 5-foot
high fence that surrounded the barn.
yard.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
DINNER TO HONOR
G. WIS PRESIDENT
Fete April 30 Will Mark Tenth
Anniversary as Univer-
sity Head,

George Washington University will
give a dinner at the Mayf1oWer Hotel
the evening of April 80, in honor of
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, marking the
tenth anniversary of his presidency
and the university's progress during
that period.
DR.. Joseph R. Sizoo pastor Of the
Collegiate Church of st. Nicholas in
New York City will be the principal
speaker. Formerly pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church in
this city, DR.. Sizoo holds the honorary
degree Of doctor of human letters from
George Washington.
Alumni, faculty, trustees and STU
dents will attend the dinner. Charles
S. Baker, president Of the General
Alumni Association, will preside, and
Robert V. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank and a trustee of
the university, Will act as POSTMASTER
BY pre-arrangement alumni clubs
in a number of cities will hold din
ners the same evening and will hear
radio broadcaSts of the Washington
program. Dean Louis Kayser will &c
to Baltimore to address the alumni
group assembled there.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
CREW OF SEVEN TAKEN
OFF SINKING SCHOONER
Rescue Ship Sights Vessel OF
Norfolk as Six Feet Of
Water Fill Hold.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 24-The crew
OF seven men Of the British schooner
Charles and Vernon were taken on
their sinking craft miles OF Winter
Quarter Light this afternoon by the
Ford Motor Co. s steamer Lake Ormoc,
according to a message received here
by the Coast Guard. The Lake Ormoc
is bound to Norfolk and will land the
men here.
The Charles and Vernon was re.
ported en- route from Philadelphia to
Lahavre, Nova Scotia, with a cargo
Of coal. At the time she was sighted
by the Lake Ormoc she had feet
of water In her hold and was said to
have been sinking rapidly. The steam
er came up with the schooner at $50
| pm. after sighting her distress signals
and the crew was taken of at 1 pm.
Evening star., 1937-04-25

British Pupils Visit Germany.
Thousands Of British school chill
dren have been entertained recently
in Germany as guests Of the Hitler
youth organization.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
NAVAL OFFICERS
| PROMOTION URGED
President Approves Find
ings Of Selection Board
in Three Branches.

Fifty-four naval officers, members of
three staff corps. were urged for pro-
motion by President Roosevelt yester-
day, when he approved the findings Of
selection boards which passed on their
qualifications. The Civil Engineer
Corps, the Supply Corps, and the Con-
struction Corps are affected. The
President will transmit these names
to the Senate shortly as his nomi-
nations.
Prominent on the list was the
recommendation that Capt. Archibald
L. Parsons Of the Civil Engineer CORPS,
who held the temporary rank Of rear
admiral when he was chief Of the Bu-
reau OF Yards and Docks, Navy De-
Evening star., 1937-04-25
JOINT DECLARATION ISSUED.

independence of Belgium Is Guaran-
teed by Two Powers.
By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, April 24.--Belgium was
set today on a unique basis Of neu-
trality by Anglo-French guarantees
which may become historic.
A joint declaration guaranteed Bel
GUMS independence and released
King Leopold's nation from her prom
Use to fight for Great Britain or
France if either were the victim OF
aggression.
The document, published simultane-
ously here, in London and in Paris,
Evening star., 1937-04-25

WHAT HAS HAPPENED
In the last three years, Packard's growth has
been the sensation of the motor car world
But this year, all records have been broken.
The industry as whole is having success
full year, but Packard's rate OF sales increase is
little short OF phenomenal.
This tremendous public interest has literally
overwhelmed our present sales force, with the
result that we need men-and need them at
once.
The OPPORTUNITY
II A3aat, i1aAalla0ont saaaannnn n luqH I'D
Evening star., 1937-04-25

Packard offers an opportunity to succeed with
success.
You will be associated with name famous
around the world for the quality Of its cars and
with the brightest future in the industry.
Excellent earning possibilities-your opportunity
will be limited only by your own capabilities.
We NEED 20 MEN RIGHT HERE
IN WASHINGTON
The same conditions that apply throughout the
country hold good right here in Washington.
We need 30 men at once. # you are interested,
please call At one Of the addresses shown at
x1ght
Evening star., 1937-04-25
Belgium

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-04-25

Coal Control Law
Is Likely to Have
Typographical Error
By the Associated Press.


Some clerk on Capitol Hill
nodded, and 30 the new 0u1Yey-
Vinson coal control bill is likely
to 60 on the statute books with 4
typographical error in 1t.
The engrossed bill, IS sent to
President Roosevelt for signature,
contained an "are" where an "or"
should have been. But legislators
decided that the meaning was
plain, and 50 suggested that the
President sign 1t that way, instead
Of sending it back to Congress.
He must sign by April 20, else
the bill becomes dead.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
new TEXTILE TEST
Proper Sizing of Yarns in Starch
Process Determined.

Methods Of testing in textile mills
whether yarns are properly sized
when white potato starch is used for
sizing have been worked out by Wal
ter +. Schneider and M. N. v. Geib of
the fiber structure section, Bureau of
Standards, in cooperation with o. c.
Moore Of the Alabama Polytechnic In
stitute, the Commerce Department has
announced.
Effect of weaving and abrasion and
Ahe breaking strength and elongatlon
of yarns sized with potato starch can
be determined accurately with the test
procedure which has been developed,
it was explained.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
Falls 1000 Feet Unhurt.

Stipu Vrhovatz, a skier, fell over a
1,ooo-foot precipice at Devetchana,
Yugoslavia, landed in a snowdrift,
took of his skis and walked to the
nearest inn.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
Time Lost in Court.

London police are estimated to lose
$50 man-hours man in attending
courts to give evi1ence in automobile
cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
BIG CONTEST,
 EMPIRE VOTE,
 NOW AT END
Geraldine Bedding Jumps to First Place-Clara
 Hanson Is Second

Tn the Daily Alaska Empires Good Will Contest and On To Mexi- co Tour 2,8O6,750 subscription votes were cast Saturday, the last day of the contest.
 Geraldine Bedding by depositing 850,250 votes jumped from fifth place in the race to the coveted first position with grand total of l. 796, $50 votes for the entire contest. Clara Hansen takes second place with total of 1,7l0.70O votes. close ly pressed by Rosa Danner in third place with 1854 200. The three lead- CTS are followed by Lucille Lynch, Betty Whitfield and Margaret Lind strom in order named.
 The final standings of all active participants in the Daily Alaska Empires Good Will and On To Mex leo Tour is published elsewhere and the award of prizes will be announc- ed tomorrow after the certificates of award are issued by the contest judges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
STATE LAW OF WASHINGTON IS
 HELD AS LEGAL
Previous Decision on Mini mum Wages for Wom-
 en Is Reversed

WASHINGTON, March 29-The Supreme Court today reversed a previous decision and upheld the constitutionality of the Washing ton State law establishing minimum wages for women, by to decis- ion.
 The decision was delivered by Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes and Associate Justice Sutherland delivered the dissenting opinion He was joined by Associate Justices Van Devanter, McReynolds and Butler.
 Chief Justice Hughes concluded his opinion by referring to decis- ion of IA years ago holding as un- constitutional the Minimum Wage Act for Women in the District Court.
 Our conclusion in the case of Adkins against the Childrens Hos- pital should be and is overruled by the Judgment of the Supreme Court and the State of Washington law is affirmed"
 The Court also, in the past, has held unconstitutional similar laws in New York. Arizona, Arkansas. and upheld by an evenly divided vote the Oregon statute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
SENATE PASSES
 AMENDMENT TO NEW RUM LAW
Word Church" Remains in, but Present Establish
 ments Be Re-licensed

Amendment to the Rivers liquor law was approved by the Terri- torial Senate this morning by a vote of seven to one, providing that license may be re-issued for the sale of intoxicating liquor in any building in which the sale of in- toxicating liquor was at the time of the passing of this act author ized by law The bill went to the House this afternoon for action.
 The measure was substitute of fered by Senator Norman R. Wal ker of the First Division for his bill of Saturday which would have eliminated the word church" from the clause providing that liquor may not be sold within 200 feet of a school or church. Purpose of the amendment as it now stands is to protect those places now operating within the prescribed distance from moving, but no licenses will be is- sued to new places within the re- stricted area. The words 'school' and church" both remain in the bill under the proposed change.
 The proposal that license be re- quired of places selling only for medicinal purposes. such as drug stores, was eliminated in the re- vised amendment
 The Senate also passed the un- employment compensation bill in connection with Social Security this morning with long list of amend ments and sent it over to the House. Among the suggested changes were lowering the salary of the Director from the $6,0O0 figure to $4,000 and setting aside $15,000 for employ ment offices instead of the original $25 ,000 called for in the measure. There are now six pages of amend ment to the 47-page bill which must be agreed upon.
 New School Bill
 J. P. Anderson of the First Divis- ion has prepared a bill for intro duction in the House to appropriate $65,000 for the transportation of school children outside of incor- porated districts, taking the place of the Davis-Race measure which was withdrawn. The Governor in a message to the Legislature today urged that funds be provided for transportation at Matanuska and the proposed Anderson bill is aimed to care for that situation as well as provide transportation in other communities where it is needed.
 The two houses were in informal joint session this afternon going over the suggested changes in the unemployment compensation meas ure. Four days after today remain for the special session to complete it's work, the 15-day period ending on Friday.