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Evening star., 1925-05-02
ENDING |LL|TERACY
BY 1880 PROPOSED
National Parent Teachers
Group Opposes Any Change
in Dry Law.
BY the Associated Press.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 2.-Recom-
mendations of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers Association
for the protection of children were
embodied in resolutions adopted at
the final session of the annual con-
yention here last night.
The legislative code includes a pro-
gram for peace, enforcement of the
prohibition laws and no modification
TO permit sale of light wines and beer;
Federal department of education
with secretary in the cabinet; Fed
eral aid to the States for promotion
of physical education; reduction in
sales of drugs and narcotics, and in
tensive campaign for education as
to the real Interpretation of the child
labor amendment and to procure its
passage.
Elimination of illiteracy by 1880 was
the goal set by the congress. More
stringent marriage regulations for
young people were urged and in
dorsement was given to a campaign
Immediately to rid the Nation of sa-
lacious literature
The motion picture producers were
urged to make more Wholesome pic
lures" and to eliminate the block
booking" system, which requires an
exhibitor to take several pictures to
get one good picture. Parents were
urged to check eXtravagances and
teachers and parents were asked to
teach thrift.
The standards and the purposes of
international Association of Police
Women were indorsed and it was as
serted that a qualified policewoman is
the one effective way to protect young
people in public places and to prevent
delinquency.
Evening star., 1925-05-02
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-Ed. Wynne. in THE Grab
Bag" at 500 pm. Matinee at 2:20
Belasco-"Queen Nab" at $40 pm
Matinee at 2:2G pm.
President-"White Cargo" at $50
pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Keith's-Wayburn's Demitasse Re-
vue, vaudeville, at 2:15 and S:15.
Earle-"Carmen," vaudeville, con-
tinuous from l to IL pm.
Strand-De Carlos and Granada,
continuous from 1890 to
II pm.
Gayety BON Bay Girls" bur-
lesque, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Mutual-"French Frolics" bur
lesque, at 2:3O and SIS PIN.
Metropolitan-"New Toys" continu-
Gus, II am. to IL pm.
Rialto-"Fifth Avenue Models" at
1870, 1:30, $3.50, $50. 7:30 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Proud Flesh" at 10:45 am,
1926, 2:20, AIS, sos, 1850 and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Mme. Sans Gene" at
10:4O am, 12:45, 8, 4:55, and pm.
TivoIi-"Curley Top" at 2, 4:1O,
6:15, sos and 1905 pm.
AmbassadOr-"The Beloved Brute
at 2:2O, 4:25. $50, $40 and $50 pm.
I-"Coming Through" at
1890, 2, $50. 5. $50, and $50 pm
Evening star., 1925-05-02
PEN WOMEN CLOSE
ANNUAL CONGRESS

The annual congress of the League
of American Pen Women closed to-
day with the wind-up of the book fair
at Woodward & Lothrop's. The day
was devoted to discussion of books for
children.
DR.. Frank Ballou. superintendent of
schools, was the principal speaker.
The program was in charge of Miss
Julia NJ. Rawlins, principal of the
Wallach School, and Mrs. Forrestine
c. Hooker. writer of children's books.
Mrs. Hooker spoke on the technique
of making stories for children and
exhibited Indian trophies in connec-
ton with her Western tales. There
were songs by Ruth Plumley Thomp-
son and demonstrations of book print
ing and making Other speakers We're
Amy Blanchard, Florence G. Fox.
Peggy Albion, Mrs. Elsie Mulliken and
Eulalie Osgood Grover. Mrs. Multi
ken. who is n teacher of blind soldiers,
gave exhibits of the Braille system
loaned by the Red Cross.
Port Said. in Egypt. gets on an
average only two inches of rain
yearly.
Evening star., 1925-05-02
AVIATORS DROP 600 FEET,
Students in Seaplane Test Narrow
ly Escape Death.

NORFOLK, Va, May 2.-T. A. Col
Inns. 81 Farragut road, Boston, and
c. F. Sugg, Orleans, Mass, student
aviators, had remarkable escapes
from death yesterday when two man.
moth seaplanes they were plotting
crashed 600 feet in the air over the
Hampton Roads Naval Air Station.
Neither was hurt, however, though
both planes were wrecked, one al
most beyond repair, in the collision
and subsequent landing.
According to observers, the plane
piloted by Sugg struck the plane
piloted by Collins with the side of
the body, damaging the end of the
upper left wing of Collins craft as
we'll as his own ship.
Evening star., 1925-05-02
COLLADAY IS HOST
TO 500 AT DINNER
Former Board of Trade Head
Entertains Leaders at
Country Club.

Edward +. Colladay, former presi-
dent of the Washington Board of
Trade and prominent Republican and
civic leader, was the host to about
500 guests at a dinner and entertain
ment at the Congressional Country
Club last night.
Following the customary lines
laid down by former immediate past
presidents, Mr.. Coladay gave the
dinner in honor of the public order
and membership committees of the
Board of Trade. The governors of
the Congressional Country Club and
many other distinguished guests
were also present.
An elaborate entertainment pro-
gram, including vaudeville, wrestling,
boxing and a bowling contest was
provided. The musical program was
given by Robert Davidson, baritone;
Claude Nichols and Frank Evans,
tenors; William II. Hanst, basso, ac-
companied by Miss Margaret Annls,
Miss Elsie Jorss, soprano, and the
Capital Male Quartet.
Four Boxing Bouts.
William Havens and Bill Grisby
gave d 10-minute wrestling exhibit
ton. Four boxing bouts We're also
given, the outstanding bout being
between Sailor Waterman of the
navy yard and Kid Sullivan. light
middleweight champion of Florida.
Waterman won in the second round
with five knOckdownS to his credit.
Several vaudeville numbers We're
provided by the Strand Theater.
Among the distinguished guests
present were: Samuel j. Prescott
president of the Board of Trade;
Representative Fred n. Zihlman,
chairman of the House District COM
mittee: John Joy Edison, Frank w.
Mondell, former Republican leader;
Judge Oscar Bland. assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner William L. Covell,
Corporation Counsel Stephens, Dis
trict Attorney Peyton c. Gordon,
Representative l.. c. Dyer Gen.
James Z. Fechet. Judge Gus Schuldt,
Inspector Headley, David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, and Inspec-
tor Charles Evans.
Evening star., 1925-05-02
GIFTS ARE UNUSUAL.
Salvation Army Gets Two Old Cars
and Civil War Uniform.

The appeal issued by the social serv-
ice branch of the Salvation Army for
contributions of articles discarded dur
Ing Cleanup week has resulted in
many unique gifts coming into head
quarters. Numbered among those re-
ceived yesterday were two ancient au-
tomobiles, a Civil War uniform and
length of fire hose.
Brig. John T. Sprake is very anxious
to receive donations of old clothing
and useless pieces Of furniture. Old
newspapers, books and magazines will
also be welcomed as a medium of pro-
viding employment for the inmates of
the Industrial Home. A telephone call
to Main 1929 will bring one of the
army wagons to your home.
Evening star., 1925-05-02
Cat, Afire, Spreads
Blaze; House and
Barn Are Burned
BY the Associated Press.

REVELSTOKE, British Colum-
bia, May 2.-The family cat was
responsible for the destruction of
the home and barn belonging to
J. Mckay at Cartier, British
Columbia, Thursday.
In some undetermined manner,
the animal caught fire and bolted
from the house to the stable, scat
tering flames as he ran.
The buildings were a total loss.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
BR|TONSLOS|NG
BACKBONE, IS
CLAIM
~--S
Noted Author Says Boys Are
Becoming Regular Little
Ladies"
By international News Service

BoURNEMoUTH, England, Aug.
13.-"Britons are losing their tough
ness SAYS Francis Mitchell Hedges,
famous explorer and author.
He believes that the pioneer spirit
in Britain has .deteriorated and that
the community as whole has be-
come soft"
THE reasons for my conclusion, :"
says Hedges. "are based on the,
changed social habits of the people.
The tolerance with which men now
submit to petty restrictions is
clear evidence of their loss of tough
ness.
II was at a public dance the
other evening. There / saw men
guests accept without protest re-
fusals at the refreshment buffet TO
supply them with tobacco or cigar
cites after s o'clock, or q drink
after 10 o'clock. but they seemed
quite happy when small boys IN
fancy uniforms came round ana
served them with chocolates and
tawdry toys.
sThe want of 'stiffening' has even
spread to the young people, and an
entirely different breed or h0ys IS
fifteen or twenty years ago.
Calls Boys Effeminate
II have been particularly struck
by the bearing OF the boys who
arrived home in London for the
school vacations. They comported
themselves more like little ladies'
than natural youths, for no young
woman could have behaved more
nicely than these lads.
my explorations have showed
me that the downfall of many
civilizations followed the course
Being shaped in Britain today the
deterioration Of the men correspond
ing with the predominance OF the
women.
.'The trend today is just what it
Is among such degenerate tribes
as the Chucunaque Indians, the
men of whom have no choice IN
anything. not even in the selection
of a wife or in the form OF the
marriage service, throughout which
they are not allowed to say q
word.
s.In closely cropping her hair,
the modern woman is simply aping
the manner of her degenerate sis.
tiers in the Darien district 81
Panama, and by wearing less and
less clothing is again. only follow
ing the example Of fallen peoples.
AssaiIs jazz
"The excessive craze for dancing,
and the popularity Of the tom
tom and. the Jazz band are further
borrowings from people far down
In the mental scale.
cit is urgently necessary that
the British man should realize THAI
by nature he is the leader. and
refuse longer to be governed or
dominated by women"
But unfortunately for Mitchell
Hedges no one in Britain will take
dim seriously on any subject.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
Married Fifty Years,
Give Six Rules
OF Life

STANFORD, Conn.,, Aug.
13.--Fifty years of married life,
celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert E. Hogan have not dim
med the love that half CEN
tury ago stirred the hearts Of
this couples who declare they
are as happy now as they were
in 1876.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan have
six simple rules that have gov
erned their lives, and to these
they attribute the happiness and
health that is with them today.
They are:
Work and good cheer.
Lots of children.
Great faith in God and each
other.
Optimism.
Good health.
Team work.
Then have ten children, of
whom six are alive. Seventeen
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren are living.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13

this coming September. when all
stations will broadcast on wave
lengths allotted by the imperial
radio bureau conference at Geneva
recently.
The object OF the test win be to
stop jamming, many European sta
tions at present interfering with
each other on account OF their
waye-lengt1s being too close. II
this rehearsal comes off satisfac-
torily, the wave-Iengths allotted in
the future will be regarded as the
standard wave-lengtlns of the sta
lions concerned.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
Made in a new way by the
Full Grain Process

IF baking isn't an art, fallen cakes and heavenly
pie crust couldn't come from the same cook. Uni
formty is the key to all successful baking. You get
the process right, and then hold it, no matter what
the conditions are The how of this is the real
difficulty. In baking the new Sunshine Soda Cracker.
it means:
Special temperatures strictly held, matter what
the weather;
brand new.way of working the dough SO that Il
can't possibly toughen
different method of cutting the biscuit;
Most careful watchfuness at the ovens;
Just the right percentage of gluten in the wheat.
The outcome of this process is kind OF
soda cracker full favored, rich, and of fine texture.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
IRISH BOUNDARY
DECISION IS
NEAR
Commission Has Reached the
Final Stages Of Its
Investigation
Nv Yntern,atIonal News Service

BELFAST. Aug. 13.-The Irish
Boundary Commission has entered
upon the final stage OF its investi-
cations.
After months OF taking evidence,
during which it has held s'ittin9s
at various points along the DorceT,
tha Commission is now engaged in
sitting the mass of evidence pre-
sented
How the commission will attempt
to adjust the zig-zag frontier line
at pre- sent remains q mystery, ana
its report Is. being eagerly awaited
bv all sections of the country,
There are people whose houses
are astride the border line, while
one man, when he goes to bed,
sleeps with his head in the Free
State and his feet in Ulster. Sew.
eral railroad lines straggle and
cross the line as many as seven
and eight times within q few miles.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13

Sunshine Belt to the Orient
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
suRLY BEAR DEvoURs CUB
GIVEN HIM AS PLAYMATE

CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-"Buster, f"
an aged surly bear, one of the at.
fractions at Dynell Springs, Halos
Park, Is cheerful and amiable now
for the first time in months.
Manager Charles Coey, of avia-
ton fame. had given him a little
playmate, Nellie" a three-month-
old cub. Buster and Nellie were
PLAYING in the most friendly man.
ner when Manager Coey was called
t. the telephone.
When he returned, fifteen min.
utes later. Buster was still happy,
but there was no trace OF Nellie,
aside from Busters bulging sides
and amiable disposition. A hearty
The Washington times., 1925-08-13

XK7HEN they must eat and often at the wrong
wv time-let them have this healthful cracker.
Be comforted by the fact that it will not take away
their true meaI-time appetites and yet relieves the
gnaw-snd they do suffer you know.
This new Sunshine Soda Cracker supplies them with
the energy that they need toddling or romping. It
is fuel that the;. little speed motors require.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13

The fovor Of this cracker osOes much to its
shape (patented). The "otch0d sides form cent
holes IN the sheet Of crackers as they bake.
This assures through and through baking.
In addition this cracker IS more Convenient TO
eat-dossgp't crWnabLe and can readily Be split
in too.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
ST. XAVIER CHURCH TO
HOLD BABY CONTEST

A baby contest and prize dance
will be features of lawn party to
be given for the benefit of st.
Francis Xavier Church, at the cor
ner of Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
avenues southeast, on Saturday eve
ming.
1t will continue until August %.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13

meal always makes him feel that
way. Nellie was the meal. He
had devoured her. skin, bones I'D
all. aHereafter the best he will get
will be side of beef and, on
special OCCASIONS. perhaps, a Teddy
ksar
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
Price Drop in Gas War

SYRACUSE N. r, Aug. 13.
Gasoline hit another new low for
the year yesterday when one station
dropped its price to 20 cents q
gallon on the latest move In q hot
price-cutting war which started
three wears ago.
The Washington times., 1925-08-13
ENGLISH WORRY
OVER SOVIET
RADIO
Fear Proposed Big Plant May
Jam" Own Station, NoW
Biggest In World
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
international News Service

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The proposal
of the Soviet radio experts to erect
q broadcasting station which will
be the most powerful in the
world is exciting intense interest
in European radio circles.
British and other European radio
experts express the fear that the
proposed station may be used to
jam out European stations with
the object of broadcasting Soviet
propaganda in the form of a care
fully yelled news service. and they
are already considering the for
nation of plans with which to
counteract such a state Of affairs.
with this in view, the German
Morse station at Hertzostrand, Ba-
varia, is being converted into a
radio telephone station. and 1t will
possibly have the same power as
the proposed Russian station, that
of 100 kilowatts. If needs be these
two stations could make broadcast
ing impossible for other stations by
tanning each other for thousands
of miles.
Biggest Now British
what is claimed to be the
worlds largest and most powerful
station in existence has just been
officially opened at Dayentry,
Northamptonshire.
Britain's other twenty stations
are az toys compared with SIX,
4eSf - eafer
Daventry will add about seven mil.
lion fans to the ranks of EngIand's
radio listeners, for its waye-length
OF 1 600 meters Is calculated to
reach every part of Britain, and
can even be picked up on q crystal
set.
The station is situated on big,
flat plateau, 600 feet above sea
level. and 1t is fitted with all the
latesl devices known to radio
science. It's tremendous size can
best be judged by the following fig
ures: It's twin aerial masts are
600 feet high; the ten-wired aerial
q 600 feet long, connected together
BY six-foot hoops; the transmission
power is 25 kilowatts, which can be
increased to 40 kilowatts at will,
and a power of II 600 volts has to
be conveyed from the nearest cleo
trical generating station to run It.
All of the apparatus is duplicated,
and can be rendered useless by the
touch Of button In case of cleo
trical storms, etc.
Program Clearing House
Daventry is mainly intended,
however. as q clearing house for IN.
ternatibnal programs. For instance.
the German programs for the United
States will be picked up at Daven-
try and relayed to the United States.
Later, when the superstition now
being talked of In America Is erect.
ed, Daventry win receive the AmerI.
can program and broadcast IL
throughout Europe.
A gigantic radio test involving all
European radio stations will be held
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
1920 WOMEN TO KISS,
Is POLITICIANS PLEDGE

CHELMSFORD, England, March
1S.-If Sir Henry Curtis.Bennett
fulfills his election pledge-to kiss
every woman in the MidEssex Di'
vision If elected to parliament-he
will have a busy time. There are
1929 women electors in the con-
stituency who claim prior right
in the osculatory demonstration,
while many others are said to be
looking forward to the event with
a good deal of pleasure and interest.
When charged by the chairman
of a concert at Brentwood with
having failed to carry out one OF
his election promises" Sir Henry
said it was a rash promise but
am anxious to carry it out. In fact
am quite willing to start at
once"
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
DR.. LEWIS GIVES
PRAISE TO D. c. .
SCHOOLS
C. w. President Predicts Pass.
ing Of Elective System in
American Colleges

Praise of Wa shington's punhc
school system, and criticism OF the
courses now in vogue in American
colleges. were voiced last night by
Doctor William Mather Lewis
president of George Washington
University, before the Central High
School Parent:Teachers Association.
President Lewis declared that 70.
per cent of college students fall out
at the end of the first semester
hut the fault, he said, was not with
the students, but rather with the
colleges. -. -.
''The college needs to guide the
students more in the studies they
should pursue" President Lewis
said. 1T predict that, within ten
years, the American elective system
win give way a great deal to d.
rection of studies instead or free
choice. especially in the early
years
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
W|FE-BEATER IS
WHIPPED BY
SHERIFF
Maryland Husband Tells World
He us Cured
Fire Fighters Busy

ROCKVILLE, Md. March IS
Robert Contee. a young negro resi-
dent of Norbeck. this county, who
was convicted in the police court
here day or two ago of beating
his wife, Nellie Contee, was given
a dose of his own medicine here
yesterday, when Sheriff Clay Plum
mer carried out the sentence of
Judge Samuel Riggs and applied
q black snake whip to his bare
back fifteen times
The whipping was administered
in the Jail yard in the presence
of the petit jurors in attendance
upon the circuit court and others.
Sheriff Plummer welded the whip
with real vigor. each lash bring
ing grunt from the negro An
examination by William T. Pratt.
county health officer, showed that
aside from few welts across the
back the negro was none the worse
for chastisement.
AS Contee smilingTy left the Jail.
he remarked that he wanted the
world to know that he was cured
of the beating habit
Contee was one of half a dozen
men sent to the whipping post in
this county in recent years for
wife beating and the first to be so
punished by the present police
court judge.
Responding to three fire alarms
in four hours was the record of
the Rockville volunteer fire de.
partment. yesterday afternoon and
evening.
The fire fighters were first called
to the home of Morgan H. Beach,
on the Rockville pike, at Mont
rose, where they quickly extin'
guished blaze in a chimney, and
Immediately upon their return to
Rockville a second alarm took them
to BoydS, where straw stack on
the farm Of George II. Walters
was found to be on rire. The fire
men allowed the stack to burn and
confined their efforts to prevent.
ing the flames spreading to near
by buildings, in which they were
successful.
While the boys were still at
Boyds, fire broke out in the home
of George III. Kephart, near Red
land, and they hurried there. The
volunteer fire departments of Ken.
sington, Silver Spring and Sandy
Spring were also sent for, but the
combined efforts of the four COM
panies could not check the flames
and the eighteen-room structure
was completely destroyed. Some OF
the furniture, however, was saved
and the firemen prevented the
flames from spreading to nearby
buildings.
The Kephart home was valued
at about $4,000 and was insured
for only $4,000. The fire was
caused by a defective flue.
Licenses have been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here
for the marriage of John A. Wag-
ner, twenty-four, of Kenslngton'
Maryland, and Miss Ethel V. Day.
eighteen, of Chevy Chase, Mary
land. Theodore F. Frenzel. twenty
one, and Miss Catharine e. Beck
with, eighteen, both of Washington
and Alfred e. Daily, twenty-one'
and Miss Edna Dugan, eighteen
both of Washington.
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
COMBINED BY DAWES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March II.
announcement that the Vice
President of the United States, to-
rether with his associates, has ac-
CURED control of the, $5,OO0,OO0
Jacksonville Gas Company, was
heralded by business men here as
a sure sign that the Florida gate
way city is on the verge of a ire
mendous boom.
General Charles G. Dawes visited
this city recently, and the pur-
chase of the local gas company by
the Dawes interest. of Chicago, of
which his brother. Rufus c.. Dawes,
is president, was believed TO be a
+. '.-net result of the visit
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1a, 1925.

known lawyer, is lecturing, Mrs.
Harvey will assist by playing sea
pieces appropriate to the lecture.
Among the numbers will be ITO
the Sea-" by Mcdowell. Mrs.
Harvey is an authorized exponent
of MacDoweIl. having been a pupil
under him for four years and later
two years with Mrs. Mcdowell.
She was closely associated with the
MacDowells, for a time living IN
the same home with them.
Mr. Harvey has many colored
slides for Illustrations
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
ROMANCE OF THE SEA"
LECTURE BY HARVEYS

An illustrated lecture recital en-.
titled Romance of the Sea- will
be given Sunday night by Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard S. Harvey at the
fraternity house of Alpha Chapter,
Delta Phi Epsilon. 1906 Twentieth
street northwest.
While Mr.. Harvey, who is a well
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
D. c. UNIVERSITY WOMEN
ELEcTlNc NEW OFFICERS

The National Club, American
Association of University Women,
is holding an election today in the
clubhouse. 1884 l street northwest.
There is no opposition to Mrs.
Samuel Herrick as chairman of
the public interests committee;
Mrs. r. c. Howard, for vice chair
Dan. and Mrs. Kart Fenning for
chairman of the hospitality COM
mittee.
The club today will vote on;
Publicity committee. Mrs. w. H. S.
Stevens and Mrs. John II. Libby:
house, Doctor Louise Stanley, and
Mrs. Julian Dowell, and at large,
Miss Gertrude Van Hoesen and
Mrs. Frank White. Ballot boxes
will he open toda-- - tomorrow
The Washington times., 1925-03-18
Hot Iron Fires Shop

Fire, caused by an overheated
pressing iron In the tailoring estab-
lishment of Charles Peake on Sew
enth street between F and G.
streets northwest, last night, dam.
aged the place to the extent Of
$500. Harry McCovney, occupant
of the third floor. discovered the
blaze and gave the alarm.