Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1931, Page 11

BUTLER SAYS U. S BURDENED BY LAWS Tells Vienna Audience Curb on Legislative Power - Is Needed. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, Austria, June 23—Dr.| Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, said in an address in the Hall of Parliament yesterday | that the people of the United States| “live under an overwhelming and con- | stantly increasing flood of legislation, most of which is inconsequent, much of which_is unnecessary.” Dr. Butler suggested a restriction upon the introduction of bills and resolutions | .12 Congress as a possible Temedy. ! Suggests Restrictions. | “It is now the privilege of any 1 of the 96 Senators or of any 1 of the 435 members of the House of Represent- atives to introduce any bill or resolution he may see fit, dealing with any con- ceivable matter, germane or not to the public interest * * * " he said. “Since this same tendency and this| same habit prevail in the Legislatures of each of the 48 constituent States, it | follows that the people of the United States live under an overwhelming flood of legislation, most of which is inconse- quent, much of which is unnecessary, and not a little of which is distinctly mischievous. Hails Successes. “If it were possible to place responsi- bility for the introduction and report of public bills and resolutions upon a responsible majority group much might be_gained.” Dr. Butler asserted, however, that | the experience of the United States gave evidence that “the republican form of government can be operated wisely, | Justly and successfully.” | He said the American Government, as | carried on for more than a century and | a half, “should now appear to have| useful lessons to teach to many older | nations.” WARNS OF CAR FRAUDS A. A. A. Probing Auto Bervice Racket in Washington. Following reports that car owners in Washington and adjacent territory are | being victimized by unscrupulous sales- men who are reaping rich returns from | worthless service contracts, the Ameri- can Automobile Association is launch- ing an aggressive campaign to stop | these activities, it was announced today | ?y the District division of the associa- ion, The investigation has been prompted by receipt of a number of inquiries owners, tourist homes, garages, filling stations and lunch rooms are falling prey to these fly-by-night operators, ac- cording to the A. A. A. The assocla- tion urges that srospecu communicate with the Better Business Bureau or the | A. A. A. before investing in these or- ganizations. NEW MAGAZINE PLANNED Church Leader to Edit Publication | for Four Fields. A new magazine which is being pub- lished locally, entitled Art, Science, Re- ligion, Philosophy, is to make its| appearance August 1 on the newsstands. Sponsored by the Science-Art-Religion- Philosophy Association, Inc., and headed | by the Very Rev. Father Viachislay Gindlin, this magazine will be devoted to these four branches of learning, and articles in it will be written by promi- nent university professors. Father Gindlin is the rector of Saint Alexan- d?tr‘. Orthodox Russian Church in this ci 16l @ n pouring into the local division regard- |in ing various organizations. Besides car | soul Helps Others to Hear WOMAN, AFFLICTED AT 21, AIDS IN FIGHTING HANDICAP. MISS BETTY WRIGHT. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. Service to those who have been sen- tenced to pass their lives in silence; who by their affliction have been cut off from friendly conversation and the consolation of music, has been the means by which Miss Betty Wright, director of fleld service of the Ameri- can Federation of Organizations for the Hard of Hearing, has overcome the handicap of deafness, which oame to her at the age of 21. Miss Wright's story is dramatic and inspirinf. Like the histories of so many | great souls who have overcome ob- stacles in climbing the ladder of suc cess, Miss Wright has known the depths of despair. But in spite of obstacles, she has risen above them and won in a battle to place herself in a position where she can carry the message of hope to others. A few years ago, Miss Wright was a teacher in the Virginia public scheols. She had never had difficulty with her hearing. After one of her ordinary school days, when che had heard the recitations of her pupils as usual, she sat talking with friends. Suddenly one of the group exclaimed, “Listen to the music!” “What music?” asked Miss Wright. The notes had come clear and dis- tinctly to all but her. The next day her physician sald, “You are going to be deaf—there is no hope for you.” “Deaf! At 21. I walked away from that specialist's office with black despair y heart, with bitter rebellion in my " Miss Wright recalled at her office in the Volta Bureau. She explained how she readjusted her life and carved out a new and use- ful career, whereby she has helped and encouraged thousands of aficted per- sons. “When I knew I could never regain my hearing,” she said, “upon the ad- vice of a Washington otologist, I studied lip-reading.” “I had found a way out. A way to help myself. I felt hope pouring into my soul. The process of re-creation had begun.” By mastering the science of lip-read- ing, Miss Wright explained how she once again mingled with friends. With her new-found accomplishment, sh> started upon the career of teaching others. When science offered new instruments to aid the hard of hearing, Miss Wright was one of the first to take advantage of them. “Hearing instruments are wonderful things,” she said. “Although I can un- derstand lip-reading, I cannot hear vocal tones. I have tried hard to keep my voice normal and to hear tones.” Miss Wright explained how one of the most distressing things to the deaf is losing the ability to hear certain tones in speech; other tones become distorted and disagreeable. After the war, during which period she taught lip-reading to deaf soldiers, Miss Wright came to Washington and assisted in organizing leagues and groups '.hmughou! the country which | could help those afficted to readjust | | and rehabilitate themselves, Ploneer in Relief Work. | Last year Miss Wright pioneered in | placing wiring appartus and instru- ments for the hard of hearing in halls nd auditorium whereby the deaf could follow her lectures. Touring the South, she carried hope and encourage- ment to hundreds who for years had not heard a sound. Miss Wright urges all those afflicted to learn speech reading; to use the in- struments which sclence has made pos- sible and “not to be ashamed of them, and to join the local groups of hard of hearing, whose organizations are rapid- | ly increasing throughout the country. | ‘The federation of which Miss Wright | is an active officer has grown from 9 organizations in 1919 to 106 organiza- | tions at present. These fulfill the mis- | sions of clubs, providing entertainment | for members, disseminating knowledge that will help the hard of hearing; | | bringing the use of the audimomete: for testing the hearing of children in | | schools, and establishing classes in lip- WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931. . : THE EVENING STAR, « A1l *———————-————————‘—"—_——?_——_———_———'_———‘—___'——|———_—-——*‘—_—_“m NAVY- BUILDING 10 COST $51.46 Contract for Anacostia Air Station Structure " to Be Let. Although the Army considers the Navy merely as a tenant at the Naval Alr Station ‘at Anacostia, Secretary Adams today authorized a construction program there, entailing more than a quarter of a million dollars. The Sec- retary directed that a contract be en- tered into with Worsham Bros. of Knoxville, Tenn., for $251,866, for con- struction of a building which will house the administration forces and serve as a barracks end also for a central heating plant building. The Tennessee firm, the lowest bid- ders of a number of contractors, seek- ing the job, is given 270 days in which to complete the work, which will be conducted under the supervision of Rear Admiral A. L. Parsons, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department. It is expected that work will start within the next two weeks. Pile driving will be necessary as th ground covered by the Naval Air Sta- tion is filled-in earth. Should the ‘Army need the Naval Air Station area, which adjoins Bolling Field, buildings constructed there would become Army progmy. as the War De- partment owns the land, according to Army officials. Recently the Army de- clined an offer of the Navy to pay for some dredging work to raise the level of the northern end of the fleld so that no question of naval ownership might arise, ‘The Navy Department tests its new planes at Anacostia. At one time the Navy thought of seeking other quarters for its naval air station, but the action of Secretray Adams today definitely sets this at rest and means that the Navy will stay at Anacostia. Missing Patient Sought. A police search was under way today for Theodore Gerzeinsti, 28, reported missing from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he has been a patient. Police were told he left the hospital late yes- terday. More Bargains Classified advertisements in & leading metropolitan newspaper nearly always represent bargains. More advertisements mean more bargains. An increase in eclassified ad- vertising indicates the public is | reading. ‘Washington has an active and pro- | gressive organigation—the Washington | League for the Hard of Hearing, at | 826 Connecticut avenue. | | ‘Work Is Philanthropic. | ‘Thé work of the federation is en- | tirely philanthropic. The sole object is | to prevent segregation of the hard of | | hearing from those of normal hearing. | These organizations and clubs are in reality ‘hope-filling stations,” where the hard of hearing can go and learn to | live & normal life in a hearing world.” | ‘Through the federation many the- aters and churehes throughout the | country have installed wiring apparatus | for the deaf; quack cures have been| | eradicated; manufacturers are being en- ‘couuged to produce hearing aides of | greater efficlency at less expense, and those afflicted are helped to readjust | their lives and find employment in cases where, through their bandicap, they | ve lost itions. | | “When we estimate there are 10,- 000,000 persons in the United States ‘Wllh defective hearing,” Miss Wright concluded, “we realize that our federa- tion is like a David attacking Goliath. But—David was victorious.” ‘ cognizant of the value of the bar- gains offered and is taking ad- vantage of them. The dollar will buy more than in many years past and Star classified adver- tisements are directing the buyer where to get real bargains for his dollar, Sunday, June 21, 1931, The Star gained 1,144 lines of classi- fied advertising over the cor- responding Sunday, 1930. Each Sunday in June a gain i classified advertising was made by The Star over the cor- responding Sunday of the previ- ous year. This not only means an in- crease in business for the news- paper itself, but s indicative of a return to better conditions, since classified advertising most accurately reflects the pulse of RHEEM REVEALS OFFER FOR STOCK : Is Charged With Trying to “Shield” Transactions at Creditors’ Meeting. Edmund D. Rheem, vice president of the Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co., was accused of trying to “shitld” some of his personal financial transactions at a meeting today of creditors of the bankrupt firm. Rheem had testified he had been offered over one million dollars for his Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. stock. Attorney George E. Sullivan asked by whom the offer was made, and Rheem said he would rather not answer the question. Sullivan contended this was a “mere shield,” but Referee Fred J. Eden ruled the question did not pertain to the as- sets of the bankrupt estate and that Rheem need not answer it. Rheem also_testifled he destroyed an- nually all of his bank deposit slips and most of his personal checks. There- fore, he said, he was unable to tell the exact status of his personal assets dur- ing the years 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929. u'l;'hn t:::::ud :xlmlmfia):‘ ofmé‘.‘ Jo- an lez 3 love, W‘:ahinmn ‘builders, with whom Rheem business dealings, fafled to ma- terialize. It was stated that counsel ed in Dis- Topose: next for the two men was en; mn:ct fl reme Court and tl quesf g Was put over uni creditors’ meeting. i OFFICES TO BE MOVED Ludington Company to Transfer Headquarters to Airport. General offices of the Ludington Line, operators of hourly air p-m:e'f servici between Washington and New York and Philadelphia and Atlantic City, are to be moved within a month from the Washington Building, Fifteenth street and New York avenue, to Washington- Hoover Ai rt. The office staff will move into the top floor of a large build- 11';3 nrot" baln&l oo;ut.'zucua between the airport an e Potomac River, facin on Military road. . T Rites for Martinsburg Mason. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, June 23 (Special).—Masonic leaders from this State, Virginia and Maryland were among those here yesterday for final rites for Adrian Collins Nadenbousch, thirty-third degree Mason, past grand master of West Virginia Masons, grand treasurer and past grand commander of Knights Templar. PAVEMENT MILEAGE INCREASE REPORTED Road Builders’ Association Finds Estimates Call for Gain in 1931 Plans. By the Assoclated Press. A distinct gain in mileage of pave- ments and surfaces for State highways, as contrasted with earth and untreated roads, i3 shown in the 1931 estimate: by the American Road Builders' Asso- clation. A comparison with 1930 figures for mileage of various t; of State high- way shows: Graded roads, 10,249 in 1931, and 11,148 in 1930; treated and | untreated sand, clay, grayel and ma- cadam, 18,426 in 1931, and 17,203 in | 1930; ~asphalt, concrete and brick, 11,735 and 11,133. The total mileage estimated for 1931 is 40,410, as com- pared with 39,484. Contracts awarded the first three months of 1931 were $181,637,138 for State highway work, as compared with $114,101,383 for the same period in 1930. | In April State and Federal aid con- | tracts awarded amounted to $96,879,- 468; May was around $70,000,000. ports from the New York State high- way department show 18,000 men em- contracts amounting to around $30,000 000 were let in New York up to June 1, which s $9,000,000 more than last year, “The trend toward budgeting hig! way expenditures over & period of years ns of & num- ber of States has made possible the budgeting of paving work so that the needs of different communities can be met adequately,” W. R. Smith, presi- dent of the association, declares. “The public in each section of the country like to know when each of its roads will be improved. Such budgeting has been made possible through motor vehicle taxes which supply an income that can be predicted safely. “Any diversion of the motor vehicle taxes from use on the public roads is | Er";:lu{r ewm:)fildeplmdl.;' ge concluded, 21 i ic gencral erands tha such funds be used for yl'cnds only.” 5 Notice to Subscribers in Apartment Houses Subscribers wishing the carrier boy to knock on the door when delivering The Star will please tele- phone circulation depart- ment, National 5000—and instructions will be given for this service to start at once, ployed on highway construction in that State, as compared with 7,000 at the | same time last year. State highway' Check the Safety of the Bread You Buy by These 3 Important Points . . . . .Does It Guarantee the PURITY of High Quality Ingredients? ALL WASHINGTON BREADS DO! For Wash- ington bakeries are always careful to use none but the very best ingredients in their breads and all other bakery products. 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