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Evening star., 1928-12-08
RADIO COMMISSION
SUBJECT OF PARLEY
Measures for ProIonging Its
Life Considered in Confer
ence at Capitol.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The approaching death of the Radio
Commission, which goes out OF ONCE
next March 16 under the present law,
was the subject of conferences yeSter-
day at the Capitol and at the commits
sion.
Introduction of legislation to prolong
the life of the body was considered at
a meeting of Senate and House MEM
bers called by Chairman Watson of
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee. 1t was decided to determine
the sentiment of Congress on the SUBJ
ject before attempting a move in this
direction. C..
Senator DilTs Proposal.
Senator Dill, Democrat, Washington
a member of yesterdays conference,
expressed a desire to initiate legislation,
extending the commission for another.
period. It was pointed out at the meet
ing, however, that any serious opposi-,
ton to such a bill probably would be
successful in view of the limited term
of this session and the crowded cali
endar.
Others attending the meeting at the
Capitol included Representatives White.
Republican. Maine, and Davis. Demo-
crat. Tennessee, the ranking members OF
the House merchant marine committe"
which handles radio legislation.
Commission Members Not a Unit +
At the commission headquarters ther,
was a division of opinion as to the adj
visibility of continuing the body over
a new period. Some members believed
its work could be disposed of by the
March 16 deadline. Others were
doubtful
Regardless of the outcome Of the
proposal for extension, the members
of the commission will continue to
serve after March Is as an appellate
body, hearing appeals from rulings Of
the Department of Commerce. which
would be charged with the control Of
radio thereafter.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.
Stan Corrcspondent of The star

CINCINNATI. December S-Cincin-
natl has learned how to give.
BY gradual development through l2
years or cooperative effort a commu-
nifty spirit has been created that makes
the success of any worthwhile project
for which an appeal is made to the pub
nc almost foregone conclusion.
IN the 1928 Community Chest CAM
paign held last April this city of Ais 900
F<pulation gave $2,058,0oO, approx
n:ately SIS per capita, for the support
OF 86 listed agencies. This Is the high
est per capita contribution in any of the
larger cities which operate on the Com
munity Ches. plan. It is explained by
the Community Chest directors as
development of social consciousness and
OF sense of social duty among all
classes of people.
The city has been taught the habit
OF giving, and the Community Chest
has been the training school. Rich and
poor give in proportion to their incomes.
They recognize common citizenship
The habit extends far beyond the chest
campaigns. For example, some time
ago Charles P. Taft offered to the city
his palatial home, his art collection,
valued at from $14,000,000 to SI6,000,-
WV 0iAN a 9I.UOU,UUU GIlQOWHleTlU on
the condition that the gift be matched
with $2,700,000 contribution, from the
public within a year. Any city would
have been quick to take advantage of
such an offer, but when 1t came to
actually raising the money in a given
time difficulties would be encountered.
Cincinnati, trained to give, had the
money in hand in a week.
New Hospital a Year.
A new hospital has been built each
year for five years from contributions
OF the general public. These plants
have ranged in cost from $500 600 to
S2,000,000. One of the most remark
able civic financing campaigns ever
conducted was carried out few years
ago under the Community Fund organi-
zation plan. Two million dollars was
raised by popular subscription for a
Masonic temple. In every civic project
there Is a minimum of racial and sec
Evening star., 1928-12-08
HELD IN GIRLS DEATH.

DE SOTO, Mo-, December 8 P).-
Sol Hohenthal, SIS, wealthy retired mer-
chant of this city, was arrested and re-
leased on $4,000 bond yesterday on
warrant charging him with second
degree murder in the death of Pearl
Potoskey, 25, st. Louis beauty shop
owner, found slain in his bachelor
apartment last Sunday, bullet through
her brain and her skull fractured in
three places.
Hohentha1 has asserted Miss Potos-
key, with whom he associated for nine
years, ended her own life, but her sisters
and mother testified he frequently had
threatened to kill her.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
CONGRESS SESSION HIT.
Public Affairs Institute Speaker
Against Lame Ducks"

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICK, Md, December g.
Addresses on current political topics
featured the first session of the Mary
land Institute of Public Affairs held here
yesterday.
Dr. Elizabeth Baldwin of Hood College
attacked the present lame duck ses-
sion of Congress" and advocated its
abolishment. Frederick Tyrone, econ
omst of the Bureau of Standards, dis
cussed water power and DR.. T. B. Sy-
mons, head of the extension service of
the University of Maryland, urged a
greatest interest In agricultural research
and educational work.
Mrs. Raymond Morgan Of Washing
ton, chairman of the committee on per-
manent peace of the National Council
of Women, discussed the Kellogg BRAND
peace pact and predicted its ratification
by the United States Senate. Mrs. Har-
ris T. Baldwin of Washington, who was
scheduled to speak. was unable to at
tend. Mrs r. Morrison Henry of Wash
lngton, presided at the afternoon session.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Will Rogers
Says:

NEW YORK CITY.-Hoover is
going in and out of those South
American countries so fast they
must be equipped with revolving
doors. That Vestris investigation
certainly turned in a thorough re-
port. They said the ship was wrong,
the crew was wrong, the t..ptain was
wrong, the inspectors were wrong,
England was wrong. America was
wrong, the ocean was wrong. The
only thing taey failed to criticize
was the thing that caused it all.
That was the weather
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Christmas Party Wednesday.

Special Dispatch to The Star
COLLEGE PARK, Md, December B.
A Christmas party will be held Wednes-
day in connection with the next reg
ular meeting of the Progress Club
at the home of Mrs. Harrison.
Next Friday the annual card party
arranged by the club for the benefit
of the College Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment will be held at the Delta Ps
Omega Fraternity house on College
avenue. Mrs. S. S. Steinberg is chair
man of the arrangements committee
Mrs. E. M. Pickens heads the tickets
committee, Mrs. Fix and Mrs. Brunck
will have charge of the tables and Mrs.
w. A. Holbrook is chairman of the re-
freshmentS committee.
Evening star., 1928-12-08

l1hC W COIll~
menced the work of this association, on
the board of which 1 have served for
several years, for it's demonstration of
the need of sanatorium for tubercu-
lous children. This has been shown
through the operation of the Chill
dren's Health Camp during the past
several Summer seasons There a
group of children excluded from the
regular schools because of known tub3r-
culous infection have been given day
and night care, with adequate rest,
daily sun baths, open-air sleeping, SUI
pervised occupations and balanced
diet"
Cash received for Christmas seals at
the headquarters of the seal sale, 1929
Eleventh street. up to noon today.
represented the sale of about 100000
seals, or $4,000 toward the budget goal
of $4,000.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Cadets Given R. o. T. C. Lessons.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, December 8.-Col
Harry Cootes of the 18th Division
U. S. A., held group class for Reserve
officers Wednesday at Staunton Milital Y
Acadmy, II Reserve officers being pres
ent. Col. Cootes' subject being combat
orders. After the lecture the officers
were given problems dealing with the
subject.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
R0BBER GETS IS YEARS.
Winchester Man Sentenced for
Attacking Coal Merchant.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December g.
William C. Robinson, who recently con-
fessed he held up, beat and robbed G.. o.
Snapp, merchant and coal dealer. in the
latter's Office, entered plea of guilty
in Corporation Court today and was
sentenced to Is years in the peniten-
tiary. His only excuse was that he was
out of work and needed monev for his
family. Mr.. Snapp. who was in pre-
carious condition for week, is recover
ing from his wounds, inflicted by the
butt of revolver.
Firman Rickard, 10, of Shenandoah
County, who engaged in fight with
Washington Coombs, Moorefield, w. Va,
at lumber camp near here last June.
resulting in Coombs' death the following
day, pleaded guilty to voluntary man.
slaughter and was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Staunton Postal Employe Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STAUNTON, Va, December 8.-Wil-
liam B. Henkel. 48 years old, died at his
home on Frazier street Wednesday at
6 pm, following an illness of 10 days.
He had been connected with the post
Office here more than 20 years. Funeral
services were held yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
RABBIT BAN APPLIED.
Maryland Halts Importations Be
cause of Tularemia,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December S.-Follow
ing reports of discovery of tularennia
in Prince Georges and Kent Counties
yesterday a ban on the importation Of
out-of-State rabbits for propagation
work has been ordered by e. Lee Le-
Compte, State game warden. =.
This will be the first time In many
years in which the State has not pur.
chased and released thousands of rab-
bits in the counties" he said. with
cept six in the New England area, do
not feel that it is proper to add to the
troubles which we already have with the
disease"
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Accident Victim Succumbs.
Il Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, December 8.-In-
juries sustained in an automobile acci-
dent on November "a proved fatal yes
terday to Ralph Troxell, 25 years old.
He had been unconscious at the local
hospital since the accident. He is sur
vived by his mother and stepfather.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
Fall Kills Parrot,
4O-Year-Old Pet
OF Luray Caverns
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, December 8.-"Polly,"
a parrot belonging to the family Of
Rev. Walter Strickler of Luray, and
known to hundreds and thousands Of
visitors to Luray Caverns. died
tragic death Thursday when blinded
by the midday sun 1t stepped into
space from a porch roof, falling to
the street and dying.
The parrot was 40 years old. 1t
had stood by while Rev. Strickler
married more than 500 couples at his
home. Invariably the bird upon
completion of the ceremony, would
utter the word: Congratulations"
Evening star., 1928-12-08

Christmas health
seals because the
funds thus raised
have enabled the
tuberculosis ASso-
citation of this city
to make important
contributions to-
ward the preven-
ton and spread of
tuberculosis. DR..
Fowler said:
I'm particular I
Evening star., 1928-12-08
CINCINNATI CHEST
WELL SUPPORTED
Subscriptions to Community
Fund Total SIS Per Capita
of Population.

This IS the last OF series OF articles
9g fS, saag s3rTesDondent Of Ths StGr on
mBnitg Chest in large cities OF the East
and Middle West The chest wiH be
indhouroted here This Winter.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
DR.. FOWLER VOICES
SEAL SALE APPROVAL
Health Officer Gives Particular
Praise to Work of Tuber-
culosis Association.

DR.. William c. Fowler, health officer,
today voiced his hearty approval of the
Evening star., 1928-12-08

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR XMAS. WE
undermining jewelry; we positively use your
old iewelry: 81 years OF faithful service
CHAS. r. HERMANN, Si1 E st. NV, End
floor Watch repairinR
Evening star., 1928-12-08

SPECIAL SALE, OF CHOICE APPLES DUR
ing December. Autumn Gold-Best Cider on
Earth. Open daily and Sunday until jan
nary wHT l TIE GEs,LEBIE5ATEp s,Ll I5 g. CIDER BAR
Evening star., 1928-12-08

THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK
of Washington, D. Z. December Tth, 1925
The annual meeting. Of the shareholders of
this bank for the election of directors and
the transaction OF such other business as
may properly come before the meeting will
be held at the banking house on Tuesday,
January 9th. 1929, at IL m Polls to re-
main open until l pm. Transfer books will
be closea=sfbm December 30th, 1928, to Jans
uary 9th, 1929, both dates included
C.. r. JACOBSEN.
Evening star., 1928-12-08

THE NEXT EXAMINATION IN OPTOMETRY
win De held on the evenings OF THURSDAY
commencing at pm, in the ONCE of the
secretary. All persons desiring to take this
examination will please communicate with
the secretary on or before Dec. 18th. 1928.
M. LUTHER DICUS,
Secretarv-Treasurer,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20
Prohibition-A Tragic Joke

Prohibition in the United States is perhaps the
most tragic joke that any nation ever played upon
itself in the history Of civilization"
That indictment is in the words of Ralph D.
Blumenfeld now editor of the London Daily Express
and formerly editor of the newspaper which today
is the New York Telegram.
1t is serious indictment and just one, to the
shame of the many who are, ostrich-ike hiding their
heads in the sands of pretended enforcement
Blunenfeld, returning to England from the coun-
try where he edited powerful daily newspaper,
could not help seeing the contrast between life in
the presentday United States and that which he left
a score of years ago.
His opinion should be studied particularly by those
who desire this countrys well-being self-respect,
sobriety and moral decency, no matter whether they
have fought for against the prohibition amend
ment
Those who were its advocates in the serious belief
that it would strengthen the nations moral flyer
have only to look casually about them to realize how
wonderfully it not only has failed to So but instead
has weakened it,
IT went to cocktail parties attended by state Off
cials United States legislators, judges and college
presidents and with the fewest possible exceptions
they all drank as much than they did before
prohibition" Blumenfeld says.
He does not add although he might with perfect
pr0prlety, That the majority or these men have at
tanned office by being professional drys, but almost
without exception have lacked the courage even to
suggest burdenng the citizens with anything halfway
approximatng honest effort at enforcement of the
dry law.
Their course is understandable but not commend
able. 1t is, in fact, contemplate. knowledge that
honest attempt at enforcement with its resultant
higher taxes and curtaiment of bootleg privileges
would result in the repeal of the prohibition law has
made hypocrites of many otherwise honest men.
Blumenfeld's final warning can not be ignored
when once the people realize, he does, what a
tragic joke indeed they have permitted themselves
TO perpetrate upon themselves
Now, he says, "the plain facts are that the APP
pointment of $4,000 sleuths would not put down the
evil but do think that modification of the act SO
that sale of light wines and beer would be made
permissible would restore the peoples self-respect
And he adds "thiS deadly gin has ruined more
homes wrecked young lives, showered more
misery that great and generous minded country
than all the years of straightforward drunkenness
pure spirits witnessed during the generations before
prohibition bit itself into the vitals of the nation
The American people, as he says, are sober, moral
and decent. And when they recognize the tragedy
of prohibitions failure and rise to stamp out its
evil they may rejoice that perhaps the largest single
obstacle to their remaining that way has been re-
moved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20
lHoover's Ideal

More and more the world is seeing Hoover as the
philosopher well the engineer The systematizer,
this man of blue prints and statistics reveals the
heart and vision of the poet
He himself says: TT has been no part of mine
to build castles of the future but rather to measure
the experiments actions and progress of men through
the cold uninspiring microscope of facts"
Yet the end of the trail to him is not merely to
find material things
1t is common conception that art, the cultural,
the spiritual phases of life are things apart from the
"sordid marts of trade" but Hoover believes that
economic and cultural advancement are interdepend
ent. No finer expression Of that ideal ever was
phrased than that which Hoover gave in his Buenos
Aires address.
Reread these portions:
Economic prosperity is not the sole object of
government. 1t is the foundation upon which may
build a finer edif1ce of life because release from
poverty is a release of spirit and I believe that we
can look forward with equal optimism to improvement
of political social and cultural structures
"I know it is a long, tolsome path of trial and
error that it's safety lies alone in universal education
and in strengthening OF moral qualities but the fact
that this ideal has spread steadily through the world
over century and a half should itself give
confidence.
with the abandonment of aristocracy and there
fore with no frozen classes at the top without slavery
and with diminishing poverty at the bottom, we are
witnessing the volume of new recruits to national
leadership in every avenue of life such as has
been known before
"For these reasons L do not fear the social decay
which has been traditional in ancient nations of the
past who possessed other institutions and ideals
with the vast increase in numbers freed from
the degradation of poverty who have received through
education the touch and inspiration of science art
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20

only known method Of certain pro-
lection against infection.
Unfortunately under modern con-
ditions of civilization it is impossi-
BILE for any human being to avoid
contact with others for any con-
siderable period of time. Thus Jor-
dan states:
ut is quite safe ITO assert that
perfect isolation of an individual
or group during an influenza cpl
demic constitutes a complete pro-
lection against the disease.
Indeed, it is possible to go fur
ther and to maintain that where, as
in most cases, it is not practicable
to avoid outside human contact
altogether, reduction of such contact
to 2 necessary minimum confers
some degree Of protection. al
though naturally this is never alb
solute.
1T is clear that a number of
factors, some Of them unknown, en-
ter into the causation of epidemic
influenza, but the evidence seems
convincing that on the one side
seculsion and detachment and on
the other general mingling with
others, especially if the mingling
involves close personal association
at meals or in working quarters, are
very important determining in
fluences."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20

galaxy stellar universe, it is sometimes called
And they found out that our stellar universe had
many duplicates in the spiral nebulae These spirals
are great collection of stars like Milky Way
or galaxy They smaller, however, and therefore
have been called island universes the basis that
our galaxy constitutes continent of stars.
What new facts might the 2o0-inch telescope re-
veal? We only repeat that has the Slight
est idea. But it IS fascinating to think about the
matter.
While the new telescope will be twice the size of
the 100-inch telescope at Mt Wilson, the worlds arg
est telescope today it will be much more than twice
as powerful
1t is estimated that it will be from five to ten
times as powerful.
This means that many objects faint that they
are just visible in the 100-nch telescope will become
moro distinctly visible.
Undoubtedly, many objects invisible in the l00-inch
will become visible in the 200-inch.
Stating it another way. the 2O0-inch will penetrate
millions of light of space beyond that penetrated
by the 10O-inch telescope.
What will be revealed? Undoubtedly many more
spiral nebulae.
But this is the question which is fascinating
though no one can answer it now: Will the telescope
reveal anything else?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20

VaccineS of Slight Use i'm Flu Prevention

This brings up the question OF
closing the schools. The closing #
schools to prevent the spread OF
infection has been out Of favor
with Sanitarians for some time.
An opportunity is afforded III
school for systematic inspection and
supervision and makes the school
ordinarily a safer place for the
average child than the unsuper-
vised playground or the street.
Authorities on school hygiene
generally are agreed that unless
under special circumstances, the
schools should remain open, even
in times of epidemic prevalence Of
epidemic influenza.
Exceptional circumstances do, OF
course, exist. For instance, the
present epidemic is just preceding
the period of the Christmas holi-
days and several schools have taken
advantage OF tbs fact to dismiss
their classes one week earlier than
usual.
The evidence accumulated during
1918 indicated that there was No
convincing proof that the closing of
schools had any effect on the
spread of the disease.
This naturally would apply also
to the closing of theaters, churches.
moving picture shows and similar
places in which a number of per
sons assemble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20
The Naval State Of Mind

Here's thought worth bordering in connection
with the naval subject
"The real reason for accepting this (party as be-
tween the United States and Great Brittany basis lies
not in careful weighing Of relative naval needs, nor
in consideration of the relative financial or technical
resources of the two powers but rather in the thought
that the possibility of conflict between us should be
eliminated in determining naval programs.
cit was this thought which one hundred years ago
led Canada and the United States to their agreement
that there should be no naval Iorces on the Great
Lakes Unless the same general principle can be ap-
piled to the relations between the United States and
the British Empire there would be no reason for the
United States to restrict itself to the principle Of
parity with Great Britain"
The quotation is from "The Threat OF Anglo
American Naval Rivalry" by Allen w. Dulles, in the
January Foreign Affairs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20

literature may We not rghtfully expect that there
shall be uncovered more of those flowers of
humanity whose genius lifts all the world with their
discoveries, their development of human thought,
and their touch of the divine through art and poetry
II know that the preservation of these institutions
and ideals in world of increasing completely requires
constant vigilance. 1t requires that there be many
nations and not few, that each may receive re-
freshment from the experience the other OF those
to whom the western world looks with confidence for
its contribution to the future, the Argentine republic
occupies an eminent place"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-20
Belief in RainbowS

Well, you cannot believe all you
hear, for which heavens be thanked,
no matter how sincere men may be
in the telling. or all you see, either.
The ragged, sallow, shivering beg
gar to whom you give a dime in
your gullible pity may be better off
than you are. One such was caught
in New York Tuesday. So far as
appearance went, he was a poverty
stricken, diseased wreck of human
ity. AS a matter of fact, he had
a valet and made as much as 500
a day on occasion. His success was
not due to his own cunning so much
as to other folks generosity.
There is crookedness on every
hand. In one sense of the word, it
would not get so far if people were
harder-boiled, but in another it
would get much farther.
This old world would be a dreary
place in which to live if all of us
had lost our sense of illusionment,
our belief in each other and bet
ter day, our dreams of more peace
and less poverty. our respect for
what others think.