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A2 WOMEN WILL HAVE BICENTENNIAL PART Effort Being Made to Bring Organizations Here During Anniversary. This is the AtA of a series of articles on the plans now being formulated under the auspices of the Federal Government for the year-long, Nation-wide George vashington _ Bicentennial _celedration, which its sponsors declare will be “‘the freatest celevration thus far known in fstory.” It s mot to be Meld in one but will center in the National . where the principal events of ghe 1932 series of programs will occur. The next article will appear tomorrow. BY DONALD A. CRAIG. With Mary Ball, mother of George W gton, and her illustrious son, as thelr inspiration, the women of Amer- ica will take “as large a part as men” in the year-long celebration of the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth that is to-occur here and through- out the Nation under the auspices of the Federal and State governments in 1932, according to the plans of the ‘George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission. Judging from the energy with which the woman's bureau of the commission is working at the task of preparing the women of the Nation to take their proper part in the programs of 1932, in the offices on the fifth floor of the ‘Washington Building in this city, the plans will bear fruit. “We plan to reach every woman's oragnization in the United States with an appeal to take an active part in the celebration of the Washington Bicenten- nial, both here and in their home cities or towns, best suited to each community,” declared Mrs. John Dick- inson Sherman, who is one of the two nationally known women who are serv- ing on the commission, having been selected for that honor by former President Coolidge, who was in office GEN. CROSBY VISIONS MODEL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR D. Holds Courtesy, Humanism and Dis-' THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, cretion Are Fundamentals of Good Policemen. Courtesy, humanism and discretion are three of the fundamental ingredi- ents of a good policeman, Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, the District's new Police and Fire Commissioner, believes, and he declared yesterday that the men who possess a combination of these finer qualities are the only ones he wants on the Metropolitan Police force. Above all, he wants a Police Department that will be looked upon as a model for the Nation, and thinks that the best way to achieve this goal is to first build a solid foundation with the proper personnel. Commissioner Crosby indicated rather significantly that the “bully” type of policeman will not be tolerated while he has anything to say about the ad- ministration of the Police Department. Neither does he propose to condcne the stubborn “know-it-all” type who lacks the so-called milk of human kindness and whose heart cannot be touched by any extenuating circumstance. The new Commissioner is not an ex- tremist or a faddist, and therefore he does not expect a good policeman to be overzealous in his effort to be He doesn’t want the mem- bers of the force to adopt the policy that “the customer is always right.” That policy, followed by some depart- ment stores, he is firmly convinced, would not work out satistactorily in police work. Neither does he believe as did Edwin B. Hesse, former major and superintendent of police, that when a policeman is forced to hit a man he should “hit him courteously and then apologize. In his way of rea- soning there are times when some men must be hit and then not too courte- ously. “There is mothing mechanical about the work of a policeman,” said Gen courteous. when Congress created the commission. Ex-Head of Federation. Mrs. Sherman is former national resident of the General Federation of omen's Clubs, representing organized women throughout the country. She has been chosen to head the women's bureau of the commission and may be seen busily at work at her desk any morning in the Washington Building. ‘The other woman on the commission, who is equally active in arousing the patriotism of the women of America, 80 that Lhei will successfully take the part which is being set aside for them in the celebration, is Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, former president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. So far as the plans of the woman's ‘bureau for the bicentennial have taken shape, they are centering principally upon interesting American women and children in the life and achievements of ‘Washington, upon arousing all womg en’s clubs and organizations to such an extent that they will hold their national meetings in the City of Washington— just as the men’s organizations are be- ing invited to do—in the year 1932, and upon making the women of the land intimately familiar with the life and character of Mary Ball Washington and her part in “raising” the general of the Continental Army and First President— in making him the great figure he was in his own time and is today in history. Plan Mother’s Day. Naturally, therefore, with this gen- eral purpose in mind, the women who are pllnnh'l‘ woman's part in the bi- centennial celebration programs through- out 1932 in wnhinflon and in every city and town of the land, want to make Mother’s day in y, 1932, the most memorable Mother's day ever observed. They would like to create an atmos- here that would compel the men and gwl of the Nation on that day to think not only of their own mothers, but also of Mary, the mother of Washington, that pioneer mother who, far down on b.g; of the Potomac River at co- akefleld, now being restored to riginal appearance mainly through the efforts of a woman, gave birth under the trying conditions of those times to the man who was to write his name so large across the E‘-:n of the world's ‘history that time tead of effacing it, seems 'A‘; hold the magnifying glass to the words. “In this celebration” sald Mrs. Sherman “women must and will have as large a part as men.” That indicates the spirit behind the woman's part of this Nation-wide move- ment. Although Mrs. Cook is not in Washington at this time, it is stated on her behalf that she js equally de- termined that women—especially the patriotic women, Wwho comprise the membership_of the Daughters of the American Revolution—shall have a roper share in the programs that are ing arranged everywhere in the United States. As an organization that devotes it- self principally to the history of the War of Independents, in which George ‘Washington was the principal figure, the D. A. R. will, of course, desire to take a very prominent and active part in the bicentennial. At the recent na- tional congress of the organization in this city, resolutions were adopted pledging the support of the Daughters to the plans that are being worked out by the bicentennial directors, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, and Representative Sol Bloom of New York, under the auspices of the commission created by Congress. Regarded as Privilege. “It is the greatest privilege to work for the success of the bicentennial cele- bration to be observed in 1832 said Mrs. Sherman. “I know of nothing I would rather do and of nothing that is more imperative than to bring before the public of today the character and ideals of the man who brought our great Nation into being. “The purpose of the celebration holds an ‘appeal that should stir ihe people of America into instant and whole- hearted response, The directors, Repre- sentative Bloom and Col. Grant, are devoting their best efforts to make this celebration the greatest of its kind the world has ever known through a series of notable events that will enlist the patriotic interest of every person in the United States from the tiniest kin- dergartener to the oldest inhabitant.” Mrs. Sherman told about the na- tional organizations which have already held their conventions this Spring and which have adopted resolutions, or taken other necessary steps to place themselves in line with the big 1932 program, expressing their interest and indorsement of the plans as tentatively outlined by the directors. “We expect this will be followed by similar action in all S:ate and local groups,” went on Mrs. Sherman, “Every effort will be riade to assist or- ganizations of women in every com- munity with plans for local celebra- tions. We will gladly furnish papers and programs of varying lengths, also bibliography that may be useful in planning programs for the celebration. Tradition of Chivalry. “Washington was called the ‘Defender of the Mothers and the Protector of the Daughters' of his own day and has left a heritage of chivalrous conduct in his relations with the women of his imme- diate family and the circle radiating from his own fireside, that has inspired the homage of all ages of every gen- eration since his time. “Never before has there been & more distinct and convineing illustration of the effect of home life on the character of a child and youth than that which surrounded George Washington as he Crosby. “It is a real humanized job. “While & policeman's duties are de- fined in a general way he must be able to adjust himself to all sorts of vary- ing conditions and circumstances. And there’s where discretion plays an im- portant role in the life of a policeman. Policeman Must Use Judgment. “It mlfht be justifiable, for instance, for a policeman to act ‘hardboiled’ with & motorist who deliberately raced across an intersection to beat a stop light, Jeopardizing life and limb in doing so. But_would that policeman be justified in handling the same way another motorist who is caught unavoidably in or the violator of some other minor traffic regulation.” Since Commissioner Crosby took of- fice he has devoted considerable time to a study of the police department, its problems and its trials and tribulations. He has not, however, drawn up any definite plans for improving the condi- tions he found or for increasing the police service and the efficlency of the department. “I have a lot of ideas,” the Commis- sioner admitted, “but they have not yet crystalized. I propose to study them and discuss them with police officials and others. I particularly want to get the views of those who have had more experience than I have had in police matters.” To Prepare Digest of Code. Some day, Commissioner Crosby in- timated, he may draw up s code of ethics for a policeman, but that idea is remote in his mind at the present time. But what ‘he proposes to do soon is the preparation of a pamphlet, condensing in a few the muiti- farious rules and xec\x:'n:nl set forth in the &ollce ‘manual to guide a police- man. icking up & bulky copy of this manual, the Commissioner looked at it quizically and said: “You can't ex- m"n policeman to read and digest all “I am firmly of the opinion that s policeman should know the general rules of the department,” said Gen. Crosby. “He should know, too, that he can't arrest a man just because some one pointed him out as a bootlegger. And. in particular, a policeman should know the special rules in effect in his own precinct. Conditions, of course, are not the same all over the District, and changes are necessary in the different precincts. Only scant attention has Gen. Crosby given the subject of the per- sonal appearance of the men on the force. It was one of the first things, he said, he thought the public expected him to tackle when he became Com- missioner. Since he has been in office. however, he declared he had found many problems more important than the subject of how a policeman should wear his hat, or the cut of his jib. Back in the recess of Commissioner Crosby's mind, however, plans are ger- minating that will eventually give the police force more military “snap” and “he neatness to which he was accus- tomed in the Army. Perhaps, a Sam Brown belt, a pair of white cotton the center of an intersection when the traffic light shifts forces him to scramble out against a red light? And by the same token a policeman would not be expected to show the same con- sideration for a bootlegger or a criminal that he should give an overtime parker Ball must have experienced in the con- tinuous devotion of her distinguished son! History gives no instance show- ing that he failed to giwe her loving, patient and runcmlnusly polite atten- tion in all of his care of her and her affairs from the time of his father's death until her own. “George Washington was called the greatest man of his own and any age by biographers and historians, and ‘women of this age will not to ren- der their Tmu of homage to his name. How will this be done? Through their organizations. Women’s organizations have the machinery to put over to their communities any ideas that they gather at their meetings. For instance, each clubwoman is an individual publicity emissary for the project, or plan, that has been brought to her attention. With the bacl of their own club, through which she is more -or less an active participant in world affairs, she returns to her family and her home informed and eager to relate her story of the day's events. Home Life Appealing. “Nothing rtaining to the life of George Washington and his exploits and achievements lgu-u more strong- ly to all women, and especially to those who are home-makers, than the story of Wakefleld, that simple, unpreten- tious, .perfect colonial home on the Po- tomac, where the child was born, who became the founder of the Nation, and where his life was molded and directed in its earliest years by his lovely and high-minded mother—Mary Ball Wash- ington. She typifies to all women the highest example of American mother- hood and is a most illustrious prototype of colonial home-maker. Like Mart of old, she attended well to the ways of her cl;m,mhold and the upbringing of dren. “I_ wish the standards of Geo Washington might be instilled in m heart and mind of every child in Amer- ica, and that this glorious heritage might be passed on from generation to e must be bered thy 54 remembered that bein & home-maker on a colonial vllnutiol!l ;’:l:h much tmo;e o(dllmk than the agement of a de luxe apartment today. Mary Washington's task on a huge farm that had to support herself and her children, of which there were four, was a dawn-to-dark routine, ab- imefilling, made of many de- tails large and small—a diversified job, requiring training and personal knowl- edge and skill in many industries. ‘Despite the constant demands upon her time and attention, her religious devotion was her paramount interest, and her piety was her outstanding char- :.Co';fistlg. Her hol;i‘ oftsllent medita- and prayer, the family worshi) that she conducted after her hv.ublnd“a’ death, was never omitted from her daily ?mrvlun:‘;:.elt;uhil: ‘glls atmosphere 'as! n W in manhood. fi ) Tllustration of Character. “A striking illustration of the fine character of this mother of Wl.sl}l&.- ton lies in her ability to accept ts and adjust herself to them. When Capt. Augustine Washington brought her, bride, to his home of Wakefleld, she found among the books of volume of Sir Matthew Hals plations, Moral and Divine’ Upon its fly leaf she read ‘Jane Wl.lhmgmn.‘ This little reminder of her husband’s first wife she accepted most philosophi- cally, and calmly beneath penned ‘and ‘Washington." From this treasured book and her Bible she continued the religious teach- ings of her stepsons, which their own mother had begun, and as her own children gathered about her they, too, were rooted and grounded in the teach- ings which her plety prompted her to carry on through life. “It is significant that a woman, Mrs, Harry Lee Rust, was inspired to under- take the restoration of the birthplace of George Washington at Wakefield. It is also due to the vision of a woman —fragile Pamela Cunning] Mount Vernon is a nation: day. “To the tireless devotion of women belongs the credit for the preservation of Mary Washington’s little home in Fredericksburg, Va.—that her grave is marked by a handsome monument also that stately Kenmore, Betty Washington Lewis, her daughter, and George Washington's only sister, 'l‘].rl;!‘ is saved to honor and for pos- y." gloves, or some other military trapping may be added to the uniform equip- ment, but the Commissioner made it clear that it is far too early in his ] administration for him to predict what the well dressed policeman will wear in 1931. BRITAIN' STIFFENS ATTITUDE IN INDIA Despite Superficial Quiet, Ob- serve Undersurface Events Taking Place. By the Associated Press. : LONDON, May 3.—Observers of the Indian situation tonight could not es- cape the impression of a decided stiffening of the government's attitude. Whatever the ominous portent of a superficial quiet which for most of the week pervaded Peshawar, one fact stood out clearly. The British government is fully alive to all events in India and is ready to use arms against any ag- gression upon its northwest frontier. It has not escaped the government's observers that beneath a seemingly tranquil surface events have been boiling. Propagandists Active. Clashes in Peshawar and surround- ing districts have been frequent. Work- ers’ Congress propagandists have been particularly active in the villages where misrepresentations regarding the “Sarda act” against child marriage has played & prominent part in attempts to arouse excitement although it has been pointed out that the Con party were stanch supporters of the measure in AR underitood that da has t is unders propaganda been carried on across the frontier, though thus far little response has been evident. The government recognizes, however, that the wild tribesmen of the region are ready to turn any difi- culty of the British Raj to their own advantage. Experienced observers today, there- fore, made it unmistakable that the government could quickly be induced to show its position as to armed force in the event of necessity. Day Is Celebrated. ‘Today was celebrated throughout North India as “Peshawar martyrs day,” and the government expressed satisfac- tion that it passed without disorders of major nature. Only at Calcutta were the police called into action, char into a V. J. Patel, former atel arrived in Hoorah, a suburb. Sev- eral persons were reported to have been injured. There were further disturbances in the evening when a crowd gathered in the hope of hearing Patel speak, One up-country man was seriously injured and several others suffered lesser hurts. Patel did not make an appearance. ‘Will Stop Meetings. An extraordinary gazette, issued to- day at Simla, gave notice that the ap- plication of the act for prevention ‘of seditious meetings would be applied to the Peshawar district and the whole northwestern frontier. The Statesman and the Bengalee today were the only two newspapers which had not suspended publication in protest against the government's prece ordlnnnu‘.‘] The rxl.ngln& ch':;m of Commerce telegrap! e roy protesting against the decree. ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED, IN EFFORT TO KILL SNAKE Car Plunges Into Ditch When Driver Attempts to Run Over Reptile. By the Associated Press. DE QUEEN, Ark, May 3.—An at- tempt to run over a snake in the road was blamed todsy for an automobile Mrs. Sherman says that the more she contemplates the life of Washing- ton and of his mother—his home life particularly—the more she believes that the women of today should insist grew into early manhood. The soul of the home becgme a conscious factor in his every day life and developed the strength of eharacter, courage upright living that made him a shinin example of righteous manhood, n mlone to the people of that day, but to those of all generations. “What mother has not often re- dajsed gver the pleasure that Mary upon taking a leading part in the cele- bration of the 20‘3&1 anniversary of George Washington’s birth. “Can the women of today” she asks, “do less than follow the example of these women who have held aloft the torch of veneration? My own faith prompts me to pledge for them that they will do all and more than their accident near here in which one man was killed and two seriously injured. The dead man is B. G. Rongey, 325, of Crossett, Ark. The injured are Robert L. Burns and R. B. Elam, both of Garland City. They are expected to recover. Fongey wha driving. . Ho o said 1o have was driving. attempted to run over a in u'\: road and lost control of r, which ertyrned. lunged into a ditch glmny'. skull was tr:c%gnd‘ and he died shortly after the accident. RYBILL PROPOSES LOWER PENALTIES Representative Stobbs Wants Misdemeanors Provided Under Jones Act. By the Associated Press. The authority given Federal judges under the Jones act to discriminate between casual a habitual violators of the prohibition law would be elimi- nated and misdemeanor offenses, with maximum_ penalties fixed would be pro- vided, under a bill introduced yesterday by Representative Stobbs, Republican, Massachusetts. ‘The measure would provide that the manufacture, sale or transportation of a gallon or less of intoxicating liquor would constitute a misdemeanor, un- less the accused was a habitual viola- tor, The maximum penalty would be a fine of $500, six months’ imprison- ment, or both. Substitute Measure. Representative Stobbs introduced the bill as a substitute for a measure be- ing considered by the House judiciary committee, which has been objected to by Attorney General Mitchell. It is to be considered on Tuesday by the com- |, mittee, of which Stobbs is a member, along with the Law Enforcement Commission’s pre to strengthen the dry laws and relieve Federal court ngestion. w’r’w purpose of the bill, Stobbs said, was to prevent the practice of some Federal judges of imposing heavy penalties on casual violators. ‘Under the Jones law every V|31lmr is subjected to a felony charge” the Bay State Representative sald. “Judges have been known to send a man to prison for two years for selling two drinks of liquor. ‘Would Define Terms. Stobbs introduced another bill to de- fine the manufacture, sale or trans- portation of a gallon of liquor as & misdemeanor under the Volstead act. This measure, he said, would have to be enacted in event the law enforce- ment commission’s measure to authorize juryless trials before United States com- missioners was approved. Representative Sparks, Republican, Kansas, a member of the House ju- diciary committee, said he would in- sist that that group take action on the bills to rcgell the eighteenth amend- ment on which prolonged hearings were held. Sparks is a dry. He sald he was confident the measures would be ad- versely reported by the committee, which is predominently dry. At the same time, Representative La Guardis, Republican, New York, a wet, petitioned the House to discharge the judiciary committee from considering the Dyer bill to legalize 2.75 per cent beer. It requires 218 signaturés, a ma- jority of the House, to effect this. HOPE STILL SEEN FOR RETIREMENT DESPITE INACTION (Continued From First Page.) on rules on the retirement liberaliza- tion measure which President Coolidge vetoed on the ground that it put an additional cost on the Government. Representative Dallinger contends that “the Government has not kept faith with the employes. When retirement 1 tion was first enacted,” he said, “it was understood to be a fifty-fifty proposition, but the Government never t up its half and allowed the fund E‘dfl! along for eight years. Inspite of that the fund steadily increased to more than $80,000,000, and the pre- diction of the actuaries was proved to be all wrong. I contend,” continued Mr. Dallinger, “that if the Government put in its money resulnrly from the first as have the employes and it had drawn interest the fund during eight years would have grown enor- mously. If the Government had done what it was morally bound to do this additional liberalizing legislation could be without any additional cost, but by eight years delay cost has re- sulted for which the employes are in no way to blame.” Favors Yielding of House. Representative Jeffers, Democrat, of Alabama, a conferee, is in favor of the House yielding to the’Senate on the Dale biil as & matter of expedience and to make legislation at this session cer- tain, “The conferees met one time, some weeks ago,” he said, “without do- ing anything at all. The Senate con- ferees thought it advisable for them to study the bill that had been passed in the House because it was an entirely different proposition from the bill as passed in the Senate. That was a very natural wish on their part. Since that time I have had no word from either the chairman of the Senate conferees or the chairman of the House conferees as to any other meeting of the con- ferees. In view of the fact that both branches of Ccng'en understand the provisions of the bill as passed by the Senate so much better than the mem- bers of both branches understand the bill as passed by the House, it seems to me that the most logical thing to do to secure action before the close of this session, which may be approaching faster than we realize, to take the bill which passed the Senate this Congress and passed both branches last Congress and with which all are familiar—and to that instead of trying to get a:r'l:u'h something in the shape of & new policy which has not been before either branch of Congress very long and has never been before the Senate. “It seems to me that this is the smoothest possible channel along which to secure a beneficlal amendment to the retirement law. Then later a fur- ther study on the part of those in charge of legislation of this character in both the Senate and House should lead members of both branches to the idea that a new policy regarding retire- ment legislation should be adopted, there will be plenty of time in future Congresses for any new policy such as is included in the Lehlbach bill, to be studied and snalyzed thoughtfully and members given & chance to act intel- ligently on such a departure.” Places Blame on Republicans. Representative John W. McCormack, Democrat, of Massachusetts, s member of the House civil service committee, suggests that a compromise simpler than either the Dale bill or the Lehl- bach bill has the best chances of enact- ment at this session. was in committee and it was apparent that the Lehlbach bill was not going to be reported,” said Representative McCormbck, “President Hoover issued a statement to the effect that he would veto any other bill presented to him. As a result of this unusual statement by a President as to what he would do if certain legislation was passed by Congress—the most glaring example of executive domination—and as a result bers of the civil service committee the Lehlbach bill with some amendments was_reported. “At that time I stated on the floor that I had serious doubts if any legisla- tion would pass, becaue the bill as it the House was entirely & new measure and the Senate conferees might not agree to recommend to the Senate that House bill be accepted. “The responsibility for such & prop- osition and such a situation as now re- sults rests on the Republican rmn The Democrats on the committee have shown themselves wullnfi to vote for any measure that shows liberalization of the civil service retirement law. “The full membership of the Senate and House, so far as I can observe, are in accord that the Federal employes are D _C, MAY 4, 1930—PART ONE. EXPERT DESCRIBES WEATHER SOUNDS Meteorological Society Told Elijah Could Hear Ap- proach of Rain. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. The prophet Elijah heard “the sound of abundance of rain.” ‘The validity of Elijah’'s weather pre- dictions were upheld before the Ameri- | can Meteorological Soclety yesterday by Prof. Willlam J. Humphreys of the United States Weather Bureau, who presented evidence that coming weather can be heard, smelled and feit. The velocity of sound, he said, de- pends on the temperature of the air. In clear weather this is very uneven, with warm and cool pockets every- where, 8o the speed of sound is con- stantly changing. The sound has a rough road to travel and soon loses its force. But just before a rain the atmosphere on the same level is of just about the same tem ture, Sound with & clear road travels far. So before a rain, Prof. Humphreys said, sounds can be heard for greater distances than ordinarily. Persons with sensitive ears, such as Elijah may ave had, can sense this, he said, and predict a storm with some assurance. Pressure Releases Gas. It also is possible, he said, to smell a coming storm. This usually happens within' sniffing distance of a pond which contains considerable decaying vegetation. The process of decay re- leases gas bubbles which ordinarily are kept down by the pressure of the air. But just before a storm this pressure is greatly reduced, the bubbles escape to the surface and burst, releasing the “When the bill | 1! pungent smelling gas into the at- mosphere. It may travel considerable distances, Dr. Humphreys said. ‘The human “feeling” of heat and cold are different from what is indicated by the thermometer and generally supposed to depend on the amount of dampness in the air, he said, and never has been satisfactorily explained, although persons complain of feeling colder at freezing g:lnt. in wet air than when it is far low zero in dry air. The two' com- mon_explanations, that humid air is a better heat conductor than dry air and that the specific heat of humid air is different, are not borne out by labora- tory tests, Dr. Humphreys said. As his own explanation, he said that the sensation of cold does not depend directly on the temperature of the at- mosphere but the rate bodily heat is flowing out into the air. It escapes very slowly through a perfectly &kin, one of the poorest possible heat conductors. But when the skin is damp, as on & humid day, it becomes a good conductor and the body heat flows out as fast as it can be replenished. Use of Oil Coating. Covering the skin with a thin film of oil, he said, changes it into a poor condutor again. This practice, he said, is common to long-distance swimmers and to persons living in the Far North who continue to grease their faces on cold days even after coming to America. ‘The physiological reason for sun strokes and heat strokes, he said, still is unknown. The fact that some person, especially those suffering from rheuma- tism, have an observed abnormal sen- sitivity to weather changes cannot be explained, it was brought out in the discussion of Dr. Humphreys’ paper Director Patterson of the Canadian Weather Bureau said that this sen- sitivity to change is experienced in rooms with uniform heat and air mo- tion which seem to be entirely shut off from the outside. The factor respon- sible would repay study, he said. The wierd phenomenon of the “aft- erglow,” observed rarely on Eastern mountain wr after twilight and whose appearance in the Blue Ridge Moun- tains excited the wonder of Thomas Jefferson, was explained by Dr. Hum- phreys. First, he sald, comes the much more common Alpine glow when a mountain top seems to shine with red and green light just as the sun sinks below the ho . This can be explained by mathematical analysis of the wave length of light. Then comes the dim, beautiful “afterglow” on rare evenings when the conditions are right. It is apparently due, he said, to a mirage effect caused by a warmer layer of atmosphere far above the moun- tain top. The same wierd effect, he said, sometimes is seen by a man walk- ing at evening to a house on a hilltop, the location of which he knows per- fectly. But when he looks ahead it seems very much higher than it really is, giving the walker the thought that “he 1s seeing things and had better get another bootlegger.” Other meteorologists advanced the explanation that the “afterglow” might be due to the reflection of light back against the mountainside by dust in the atmosphere or to a reflection from the underside of high clouds. ‘There are very few Winter days in some large industrial cities, said Dr. H. H. Kimball of the United States Weather Bureau, when any health-giv- ing ultra-violet light at all comes to the level of their earth because if its absorption by dust. Dr. Kimball's con- clusion was based on counts of the dust content of the air and its absorbing qualitles. entitled to a liberalized retirement law. Because of the personal views of one or two men the passage of the bill has been blocked to date. If the Senate conferees cannot or do not agree with the bill as passed by the House, then the House conferees should yield and let the Dale bill pass. “There is no doubt in my mind but & compromise bill could be agreed upon increasing the retirement allowance the Government tmrloyn could receive to $1,600 instead of $1,200, as provided in the Dale bill, and to provide a min- imum pension of $500 a year, and to take care of the objections of the Pr ident as to contributions by highe: salaried employes by providing that con. tributions shail be taken up to the sal- ary limit of $3,000. Such a bill could pass this year very quickly and con- sideration given to further liberalization at ;f iter date. “If no legislation passes this year it will be because of the pemnlyl am- bitions of one or two men and will be & violation of the pledge made to Fed eral employes that some sort of law pro- viding for liberalization would be passed year. “Personally, there is no need for me to explain my position because it is so clearly understood. I stand for further beralization of the retirement law and for y legislation that will give the Federal employes better working condi- tions and with adequate salaries. I feel that the time is coming when the Federal employes in the main ;mld be put on & five-day working Liquor Still Found In Idle House Cell At Ohio Penitentiary By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, 3—A still, containing two gallons of potent liquor, was found today in the White City idle house cell block of Ohio Penitentiary, where revolting prisoners held sway for several days following the dis- astrous fire. The still was secreted in a radio cabinet in one of the cells, Ohlo National Guardsmen, inspecting the cell block, which hud been d At a few seconds past midnight this morning Commissioner Reichelderfer sent the first dial call over the new automatic phone system for the three down- town exchanges. Above: Dr. Reichelderfer being instructed in the use of the new system by E. R. Greenleaf (left), general traffic engineer of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. DIAL TELEPHONES START IN CAPITAL Dr. Reichelderfer Makes First Call—58,000 Sets Are Transferred. (Continued Prom First Page.) his home, like & veteran. His connec- tion went through promptly. When Mrs. Reichelderfer answered the call y | he read to her a prepared statement. “Do you realize,” he said, “that you are taking part in an important event in telephone history? This is the first call made over the new system, which now is open for yuhuc servi The “cut over” was made shortly be- fore midnight for two reasons, telephone officials e: ed. First, mid- night is the zero hour in the exchanges, when calls reach the lowest peak in a 24-hour period. Second, the time was chosen :eaue !\;n‘d':‘yn 1: -‘ light day in the exchanges an give enfmun ample time to remedy any trouble that might develop before the Monday rush. Preceding v.hn|"cuhv;;ver" ceremonies, guests of the telephone company were taken on a tour of inspection of the new building housing the automatic switchboards of the dial exchanges. Lloyd B. Wilson, president of the com- pany, sketched the history of the tele- phone system in Wi n, and in- troduced Burnet L. Nevius, Washing- ton's first operator, and seversl other ug( associates with the company. Nevius plugged in the first call Decem- ber 1, 1878. P. G. Macarow, general traffic man- ager, gave the reasons for dial opera- tion in Washington, and explaine rapid development of this system in the past few years. In Washington, in spite of the dial conversions which will take place, the company will have as many operators five years from now as it does today. A large number wifl he required in con- nection with the system to answer calls for “operator,” with a still larger force to handle long-distance service, all of which is ted on & manual basis. Other a services and in- t:zmluon will continue to require oper- ators. John C. White served as the “cut- over captain” for the ceremonies, and at his signal men stationed at the me- chanical switchboards pulled on ropes, removing 40,000 heat colls from the ter- minal frame serving the manual central offices. Service was instan tinued over the manual boards. Lights Appear in Office. Coincident with the removal of the heat colls from the manual terminal frame two colored lights appeared in the dial-equij t office, which were signals to the telephone men to begin removing the strips from the line-finder frames, so that the dial system could begin to operate. Dr. Reichelderfer then dialed his re.8dence, officially opening the new service. When the manual switchboards were cut out of service, the operators, nals given by the chief operators, Miss Edna Poole of the District-National central office, and Miss Maud Dickel of the Metropolitan-Franklin switchboard, moved their chairs back, stood up, and walked in orderly file to the cabinets in the operating rooms, where they de- posited their head sets. One group of operators was assigned to making a record of the register readings on tele- phones formerly connected with the manual switchboards, some were given special duties and still others went to their homes with instructions where to report for duty. 3,000 Yet Are Manual. The manual switchboard from which | mental the Franklin telephones have been operated did not go out of service en- tg:]y_ for about 3,000 telephones on this board will be operated manually for about two months. These include pub- lic coln box and party line telephones. The three dial central offices are equipped to serve 21,000 lines —2,000 more than were available in the manual offices just displaced. The present dial units will accommodate 9,000 additional lines before it is nec- essary to install & fourth unit, sccord- ing to announcement by officials of the company. i aio CAPTAIN DIES ON SHIP Body of Wiamel to Be Taken From Emden Which Left Baltimore. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 3 (®.— Word was received here today by agents | of the Hambury _Ame‘;w::v‘m:‘::;neih:z? that Capt. amel, %\ll'lle"su:mer-plthndln, died last Friday, when the vessel was one day out of Baltimore. l‘n’!’ "'Il“g salled ursday, ballast, for Tampa. “"f\'r:-nmmu have been made at Mayport, at the mouth of the St. Johns River, to take the body off tomorrow T hat caused at ca not learned here, nor were other details. tood the ship's first officer It was unders i o'i’lc g g te! e Baitimiore, iling of the death. et e WOMAN AGAIN DIVORCED OAKLAND, Calif, May 3 (P Charles Malamuth, assistant {essor of Slavic es at the University g Oulifornie, lochy TT0 i Mow Joan o Meamt aaughier of the Iate Jack Mslamuth wes & “poor housekeeper” and that she called her friends dull and uninteresting. the second time she has been 1t was the captain's death was early husband’s | had had —Star Staff Photo. VOTERS T0 DECIDE FATE OF MORROW Rejects Appointment to Sen- ate—Will Open Campaign Within 10 Days. By the Assuciated Press. Rejecting an opportunity to sit in the United States Senate by appointment, Dwight W. Morrow announced yester- day that he would open his campaign for the Republican senatorial nomina- tion from New Jersey within the next 10 days with a view to entering the Senate at the opening of the December session by election of the people. If nominated and elected in Novem- ber, Morrow will succeed Walter Edge, now Ambassador to France, dur- the short term from December, 1930, to March, 1931. He will be a candidate ’]9.301 for the six-year term beginning in Morrow announced that he had re- jected the offer of Gov. Larson and Senator Baird that the latter resign immediately to make way for Morrow's appointment. Postpones Trip to Mexico, He said also that he had postponed until after the primary election on June 17 his proposed trip to Mexico City. Some matters left pending when he led for the London Naval Con- ference required the Ambassador's at- tention and a previously announced plan indicated he would make the trip to the Mexican capital before opening his campaign. In announcing the changed plan. Morrow sald, however, that he 1d fulfill his promise to Mexican officials by returning after the election. Under the present arrangement, Mor- row will campaign for the nomination 2s a member of the diplomatic T In announcing his cnn&ilcy last De- cember, he expressed his purpose to re- sign from the State Department before entering the home political campaign. Platform Is Not Announced. Morrow gave no indication yesterday of the planks to be embodied in his State platform. These, it was under- stood, would be made public for the first time in his opening cunpu’, speech to be delivered at lewood, N. J., his home, some time wi the next 10 days. The exact date will be de- termined at a conference with cam managers in New Jersey this week end. ‘The Ambassador will go to New York today and will spend several days at- to personal matters. He planned to make a trip to Amherst College. in Massachusetts, to see his son, & student d an connection with the American tion. delega- POLICE CONTINUE KELLY QUESTIONIN Baker Murder Clues Fade and Sneak Thief Theory Persisti Police investigating the murder Mary Baker planned Ject George A. Kell f ast night to sub- ho_found her Jewelry lling in tracing Jewelry from the time it was stolen, on March 20, until it was PTi% mystaty of how the two necklaes e low WO 1 and s bracelet, stolen from sutomobiles ked near Government buildings, got 1t0 the sewer with Miss Baker's o sonal belongings has baffed lnvutm- tors. u.a& of the operatives ha turned to the theory that the killed by a sneak thief whom prised in the act of looting mobile. Kelly, who is being held in the fifth recinet station house, was arrested iday in New York on a warrant issued here which charges him with grand larceny. The charge is based on the alleged theft of clothing from 8 Twelfth street rooming house two days after the articles were found in the sewer, Kelly has denied any knowledge of the stolen jewelry or of the alleged theft from the rooming house. Accord- ing to Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, chief of the homicide squad, he is “absolutely in_the clear, Kelly has admitted being in the eit; since April 9 and police want to checi his movements from that time until he left for New York a week later. In the opinion of Commonwealth’s Attorney. Whliam . Giomh ‘of Aring ton Gounty, whe e uto- . Morrow the |the Republican d wound up his e ——————————== PARKER FOES SURE OF HIS REJECTION Friends, However, Refuse to Concede Defeat of Court Nominee. ‘The rejection of Judge John J. Par- ker of North Carolina as & member of the Supreme Court was predicted confl- dently yesterday by the Senate opgo— sition as leaders in the contest checked over their forces after & week of de- ::::, tbut his friends refused to concede at. The Senate will resume the debate tomorrow, with a vote likely on Tues- day. The administration Senators will pick up the fight at the opening of de- bate Monday. The Parker opposition, led by Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, believed after a careful survey of the line-up yesterday that 51 votes, gxe':eludln( pairs, were against the nomi- However, Senator Overman, Demo- crat, North Carolina, who is leading the contest for Parker, replied that the outlook yesterday “was more encourag- hw He believed one vote might de- cide the issue. He also took into sc- count that a tie vote was possible and Vet Vice Predident Curtis weuls Taver e President rtis would favor Parker. & s Furiously Contested. ‘The Senate battle has been one of the most furiously contested affairs of this session and even yesterday after a week of debate in which a dozen doubtful Senators have held the balance of :?:u!rdngo one ;l!{ sure bell;loulh of his n ak for publication on a definite pred.?ceflon. All day leaders were busy in con- ferences sizing up the situation. At finfi four members were considered still “polt,hemdoubb&ull c}‘:u last night and ose friends of tl el he nominee of the 96 votes The Several Mm%‘;'l'. vel publi- btful list to the Whlfing:uu last wet{“o e The coml ition of labor and of eolgl?tp:.o ani Wm split the ranks of the Republicans and left the Democrats holding the votes upon which the decision will hinge. Senator Watson of Indiana, the Repuf— o T, Bt B g, et e k2 a ministration !orc:l. ot Result Seen Doubtful. “The result is still very doubtful with the odds against us,” Watson said, “we will carry o1 Meanwhile, there was discussion of & move to recommit the nomination to the judiciary committee. However, word reached the Capitol that President Hoover would not consider withdrawing the nomination under any circum- stances and it was believed this would hinder such a drive. Senator Overman said he would op- pose a motion to recommit. Senator Borah likewise expressed his ition of it. Foes of Parker took into con- sideration that this might o&m the way to a recess appointment of the nominee. However, some friends of Parker saw in this an opportunity to defer the Parker vote in the Senate until next session after the election. But no one who would make the move to recommit had crpured last night and it looked unlikely. M’NAB IS REPORTED MUZZLED BY ARMY Speeches Praising Morrow Are Made Basis of Complaint Against Officer. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 3.—The New York Times says Col. Alexander J. MacNab, U. 8. A, senior military instructor on duty here with the New York National Guard, has been instructed by his su- periors in the Army to refrain from making public speeches on the achieve- ment of Ambassador Dwight W. Mor- row in Mexico. Col. MacNab formerly was military attache in Mexico City. The Times says complaint was of staff, that Col. MacNab, speaking here and in New Jersey on Mexico, m.'olr(zrxow for his successful now is :man{dldlu for nomination for United States Senator from New Jersey, and friends of former Senator Joseph 5. Frelinghuysen, candidate in opposi- tion to Mr. Mcrrow, were understood to feel that Col. MacNab was violating A tions forbidding officers to ipate actively in politics. Army officials refused detailed comment, but the :t'lmu says they admitted Col. Mac- Nab's attention had been directed three days lg) to the regulations prohibit- ing such political activity. The name of the complainant was withheld. Friends of Mr. Morrow were reported to be planning an appeal to Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of d that Col. MacNab was not injecting golmu into his speeches. Col. Mac- ab, when reached tonight in Trenton, N. J., sald: “I have made no political :);oyeshu. I do not intend to make KEECH WILL FIGHT CAR FARE INCREASE BY VALUATION PLEA (Continued ¥From First Page.) ion that greater economies in can be °.hmur ight about under mwm “have 'Boll 7 ':l“i.ll’ present value of roperties used and useful in rendm"plul::t railroad service in the District; there has been no inventory or appraisal of such prop- erties since 1914; there is no evidence which permits a determination of prop- erty in place but not in service apq nov retired from the accounts of the com- panies; there is no segregation of bus property from street railway property; there is no allocation of the val- ue of property jointly used by the companies and other public util- ities; no part of the property in the District has been allocated to Mary- land use and that purported allocatios of Maryland property to District use is based on an erroneous basis, and as made is predicated on conditions which ceased to exist prior to the hearing on case. loreover, there is included in the or “present. it s Targs ) rty which is not now used for the purposes for which it was crime | used when the amounts included in such dsy night ted when the body tified yesterday as that of Thomas O'Keefe, 1525 I street. O'Keefe, is & brother-in-law of Capt. Mau- rice Collins of the seventh rueln disappeared from his home April ;}' B. Fenwich was placed on ing at Newcastle, England, affic officer said that he ve more than 40 miles an I e g over- hour for two gnd one-} property was determined, use to which property and chln;“-:hln eondlh- ‘wort! which com- I flopeu to ask the ;mn mflu (nnt“ revaluation T O > o 10 Miners Killed in Blast. MADRID, May 3 (#) —Ten miners were killed today in a coal gas - sion at the Barguelo Mines at Santul- lan, Six b been recoveregd, such at el ve