New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1930, Page 13

EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, CCTOBER 31, 1930. | | prepared for the job that he soou was elevated to command of the en- commissioiner still is held up as a JUBS F R HIM E[F4s¢a,\dard for comparison for every | one of his successors. Unemployment ~ Chief ~ Has Worked in Numerous Fields New York, Oct. 31—Rich man, newspaperman, school teacher, cop; soldier, financier, human engineer and chief job-hunter for the nation’s uremployed — that's Col. Arthur Woods. “He has held so many jobs himself, friends, “that president ch eral commission for relief millions who are out of work.” But apparently Mr. Hoover is one o only a few who are acquainted with the remarkable record of national emergency man. Woods' intimates know who is reluctant to tall achievements nodesty, then because he is just t0) busy with problems of the present. But they'll tell you that Colonel Woods is no busier today, with in dustrial and official conferences here and in Washington and the we of his own business interests, in he has been it's no wonder the sometimes o archaeological research in Greece and narcotic investigatio: tor the League of Nations to keep himself fully occupied. Son of Wealthy Parents Arthur Woods himself never has Kriown the pinch of poverty. Born 54 years ago, in Boston, he was the even son of Joseph W. Woods, a pioneer | it the cotton goods indust Dur- ing his years at Harvard, from which he graduated in 1892, he was a leader in welfare work for boys. And after a year at the Unive of Berlin he became a of Lnglish and English literature at exclusive Groton school, at Groton, There he remained for ten during which time his Boston home was a rendezvous for boys frem the Boston slums as well as the wealthy Groton students. But he tired of the restricted life, and became a reporter on New York newspaper. There he first be- come interested in police work, and wrote special reports for the bureai ©o* municipal research. Then business interests required his full attention, and he divided two years between a cctton-converting concern in Bostou and a lumber company in When William Howard Taft was secretary of state, Woods accom- panied him on a special mission to | the Philippines. Back to New York to take a flier in politics. He threw himself into the mayoralty campaign of John Puroy Mitchel, republican, and played a leading part in the clection of his friend. ¥or a short time he served as Mitchel's secre- tary, then was offered the post of deputy police commissioner. Sinee this job entailed the o: the detective bureau, Woods beg- ged a leave of absence, went to Iurope at his own expense, and studied the methods of Scotland Yard and the Belgian police. A few months later he reported for duty. 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Lived on Quarter a Day Woods took the police depart- ment out of politics, cut all the red tape of formality in his relations | with men of the force, fought ani said one of his New Yor« | se him to head the fed- | of the! “the | sven | him as on» | of past | if not from excessive | | secmed | from { Woods encouraged sports. | the throughout his | career. He always has worked at top | venturing | {Helen Morgan Hamilton, 20-year-old | Mexico. | management | won a battle against discrimination in the cases of negro policemen, and found jobs for released prisoners. When he wanted to test his theory that a person could slstain life com- fortably on 25 censt a day, he chose | several rookie cops for a “diet souad,” joined it himself, and lived for several weeks on a quarter 1 day, despite the jibes and tempting | fricnds at his exclusive | Having been a schoolmaster, it | natural enough that he should start a police college. The curriculum included everything | jiu-jitsu to good manners. He was and had coached Grpton himself, tcams at a boxer baseball school. At 45, commissioner, he while Woods was police married Miss ciety beauty, granddaughter of the late J. P. Morgan, and thrice great- ganddaughter of A. Hamilton. | Grizzled police inspectors and not a | few lower-ranking members of the | uniformed force were guests, along | witll some 800 social registrites, at | the biggest wedding of the year. | The Woods now have three sons. | Old-timers on the force remem- | ber when a niece of Colonel Woods tere up a summons served because her dog had run unleashed. “Yes,”" | he said when the incident ported, “I do have a niece by that name. But I'm not related to her dog. Make out another summons | and serve it.” She paid a fine. They say, too, that Colonel Wood was ‘plenty tough” when the occa- | sion demanded. When a would-be | assin fired into Mayor Mitchel's | automobile and wounded one of his | companions, Woods leaped on the | man, overpowered and disarmed | him before any of the startled by- | standers could act. Was Officer in War | America's entrance into the war| brought Woods a commission as | licutenant colonel, first as director | of propaganda, later as chief per- | sonnel officer of the air service. He | previously had had a hand in the | organization of the U. S. Police | Guard of 12,000 men who protected munitions plants and wharves. He was under fire in France, and was decorated by France, Ingland and the United State The armistice brought him ta Washington where, as a | assistant to Secretary of War New- ton D. Baker, he was assigned {o | of obtaining jobs for ex- | cemen. Subsequently he wa made chairman of the American- ization Committee of the American Legion. In 1921 he was recalled in | Washington under Herbert Hoover, | then secretary of commerce, for back We want you to see these great 6 smarter styles, patterns than this low price teecuntry, and enjoys training th much the same. work as he now Allen®” undertaking. From 3,500,000 to 5,- | LI REES Speaking of William M. 1{u:lsr's§A8KS NEW [;HANEE 000,000 men were out of work, many | candidacy the former president said “For seen and of whom were facing their second winter of idleness. Woods and his commission coor- dinated relief measures throughout the country, helped provide emer- gency relief where it was nec but had the courage to call the sou kitchens and breadlines a nation disgrace. “The only cure for the job- lessness of millions is millions of jobs,” he declared. Is Ardent Fisherman But these were only a few of Colonel Woods’ activities. He is ac- tive in the inner circles of republi- | can politics, but, though he has beea mentioned for almost every job ex-| cept the presidency, Ie has not chosen to run. Two years ago he was appointed an expert to the League of Nations' commission for the suppression of the drug t He long has b identi BUTLER'S ELECTION Springtield, Mass fh (= 1“1\(:41 g{uv Calvin Coolidge, - more than a and a half of political inactiv- entered the Massachusetts \paign to urge the election of an candidates Last night, in a 13-minute radio address, the former president ap- pealed to the clectorate for the re- clection of Governor k G len and for the clection of his and former mpaign manager, | connection with various inter (s S R ) l””"'“l,i' ¢ John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and was HeSspolie Hrom """-:f"\,"“; T‘"‘ Kockefeller's personal representative ovor o in charge of the restoration of Wil- liamsburg. Va. Through him in 1927, $250,000 was supplied as ths | fi installment on a $2 00) fcundation for the excavation of an- cient Athens. He has found time to write books, | lecture extensively on sociological problems, and to head a commission appointed by Secretary Mellon to survey the customs service. He is a1 ardent fisherman and a lover of dogs. He brought over the first| Belgian shepherds—now called po- lice dogs—ever imported into this Paris, Oct made by & rhinestones. the under an- republichn SONE te com- | mittee. [ am not going to discuss issues| A with you.” he said, “it been {been possible to learn about them |Cal |from the candidates and the press. Besides, issues have a way of disan- pearing after a campaign and never | coming up for a decision “There will be new problems aris- ing that have not now been thought | of nor discussed. “No Time to Experiment” “It is not the time for rash periments in men or mea | Coolidge said. Commenting criticism of President Hoover o declared that “if there was on action that could have been taken by the government of the U rich would have prevent.d | that has arisen all over no one has convincin icipal ormed by These some of the r ons why his friends have coined a sim- ile expressive of the superlativ “Busy ?' you might hear them say, “Why, I'm almost as as Art Woods Prisoner Marries Girl So She May Have Home G Austria, Oct ol (t l’)->‘ Stanislaus Dostal, now serving a | four: ar ntence in the Graz peni- | tentiary for theft, was allowed the warden to marry a Vienne girl after he had explained that only as 1 married woman would his swect- heart be allowed to continue 1 in the flat which she now occupies. same The marriage ceremony was pe i pfic] in intelli- formed in the penitentiary chapel. not meect Dostal requested a week's “vac: ar and, tio so that he might mar Vienna; but this request was re fused. After the ceremony he was allowed to kiss his wife, the war- en standing by to that 20 | of plans or instruments of escape | were presented to the prisoner by| “It is in accordance with th his bride. Then the girl was sent|standards that I unhesitatingly give | away to wait three more years for | my unqualified endorsement to his the honeymoon. excellency, the governor, Frank G. | are e trou the world, stated it.” Coolidge said reliance on e ponsible for at success th rked the conduct f the a this commonwealth by the n party over a long serixs nee has fairs of republic: arty has trained its import- | officeholders through various £ rience until they public admini- | trial vear after wre discarded. can very safely conclud: son of their experience and character our nfi nd support. wlorses Allen SOLEIL— The Three ‘““Last Words'’ in Paris Millinery Featured in a Large Group of New Arrivals at — Popular Prices As usual the EASTERN is first to bring to you the NEWEST STYLES at a BIG SAVING Millinery Prices Are Lower Quality Better— Style can be had in the Inexpensive Hat—Because we show cxact copies of imported models— YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO SEE BEAUTIFUL HATS Can B Heie Te THE You worrow At $1.98 = $2 75 It is almost unbelievable that such SMART HATS — (OST SO LITTLE aslern [filliner 133 MAIN ST. i OVER almost a g prominent in tt business ar Former President Delivers 15‘;;;‘0 ”,"’“l:""‘:f:f‘f’,f Minute Radio Talk B s I do not know of anything which t > governments in the have which either would the depression or now would cause a healthy revival of business.” have SILVERSMITHS MAKE 31 velvet evening slip A s lace-like opera Bay Music association. and uperstition YoV R 3 = ration he wetivities of the commonwealth. the world-wid and conditions in particular. political car made Gandhi Renews Plea for Caste Barrier Elimination ailed to prevent do| 1| fo W0 of venture intouchabili India, lik palat . inhabitants have been as the depressed clas “untouchable the congi Mah his = schability™ ess P rmon f pollution by words He orm we Santa Monica, a corrod- has infected Hinduism and that it is the bounden duty of every Hind 1 to strive for its abolition. “Every Hindu, therefore, who considers it a sin should atone for by fraternizing with ‘untouch- selves. 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