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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
"Unproductive Soil"

O0pfOOuCtiVe SOu.
In one Of the most graphic stories
that Christ ever told. commonly called
1.-The Parable of the Sower." He wildly
describes four different types of human
nature. He attempts to indicate the
feceptivity and responsiveness of four
distinct types of listeners, or, to use His
own figure, four distinct types of human
soil In which the seed, which Is the
Word of God" is sown. OF the four, the
one that He recognizes as most COM
mon Is described In the passage In
which He speaks of the soil by the
wayside." Wayside soil is that which
lies nearest to the world Of action
in which we live. II borders immedi-
ately the world Of daily occupation and
experience It is affected by the passing
incidents and the various types of per-
sonalities with whom we have to do. It
Is the soil that receives more kinds of
impressions than all others. It repre-
sents the woodward side Of our lives.
It is hardly susceptible to the rich seeds
of religious truth. This type Of nearer
Is probably the commonest with which
we have to do.
When we stop to reflect upon the
devotional habits Of our lives, or Our
indulgence In the services Of the church.
we readily realize that the brief periods
given to spiritual culture all too fire.
Quently prove unsatisfying. This is not
to be wondered at when we recall that
we come to these experiences overoccu-
pied and overburdened with our worldly
cares and concerns. Only recently had
q letter from man who expressed with
deep sincerity the seeming unrespon-
siveness Of hts nature to the fine things
Of religion. He felt deep desire to re-
ceive benefit from his devotional and
church life and declared that somehow
he did not find in 1t that kind Of ex-
hilaration and refreshment that he
sought. Doubtless he found the soil of
his nature that was exposed to religious
impressions hardened BY q too intimate
contact with the world. 1t takes q su-
nrAnae effort To disSociate ourselves from
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bility for Washington to be buried un-
der snow that falls for weeks. to the
accompaniment of drop In tempera-
ture that would keep the mercury be-
low zero for a month. That is not
probable, but 1t is possible. And II II
came to pass, there would not be a
great deal Of difference between the
shivering Washingtonian and the freez-
ing Bulgarian.
Your meteorologist can explain, by
weather maps and charts. what has
happened In Europe, where barometric
pressure and cold-air currents and wind
have combined to bring the continent
into the grip of cold spell of long
duration, and of such extent that there
is small likelihood of immediate relief.
The same scientist can quote statistics
to show that our own Northwestern
territory has suffered an unusually Sc
we're Winter, with heavy snowfall in
some communities actually cutting of
the inhabitants from the rest of the
world. the mitigating circumstances
have been the extraordinarily excellent
systems of communication that have
been maintained and the fact that iso-
lation has been localized in a few spots
and Is not extensive Relief from the
outside" is comparatively simple. The
difficulties begin when there is no out
side'--when everything, as in Europe,
is on the inside" Of the stricken area.
Should there ever come a time when
trains between Washington and Rich
fnond are stalled by snowfall, while
pleasure yachts are frozen in the ice
on Lake Worth, in Palm Beach, the
difference between an American mil
lionaire and a wandering Bulgarian
gypsy will be materially lessened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Washington and Grand Opera.

The Metropolitan Opera Co.'S pro-
posed visit to Washington this Spring
hangs IN the balance because of diff
culties in securing the necessary guar
antee fund. After a lapse Of eighteen
years, the Metropolitan renewed its
short season in Washington in the
Spring of 1927. and again last year.
1t would be most unfortunate If this
revival is to be so short-lived that
Washingtonians viii be deprived Of an
opportunity that is rare in most Ameri-
can cities.
Unless the Metropolitan can be pro-
tected against a possible deficit in It's
visit to Washington, Baltimore will
likewise share washington's loss. The
opera company must make its visit In
clude both, or neither, of the two cities.
Thus, Baltimore. which has raised its
own fund, is watching anxiously the
outcome of the efforts here Of a group
of Washingtonians who are seeking the
necessary guarantee. Baltimore has
even offered to donate profits from the
Metropolitan's appearance there to
help overcome the deficit here, and no
tees are already appearing in New York
and Baltimore publications questioning
Washington's civic spirit and interest
In music.
The Metropolitan Opera Co.. which
is probably the worlds greatest opera
organization, can hardly be said to Of
fer competition, through its appear
ance here, with any local aspirations
1t is sincerely to be hoped that wash
ington's civic spirit will be all the
more praiseworthy by reason of its
ability to triumph over unusual OBJ
stacles.
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Saturday and Sunday, giving the worker
two full days at his own disposal. N
others this is not practicable. The out~
standing example is IN steel manufac-
ture. Furnaces must be kept continu-
ously in blast or there will be a great
loss. The process Is inherently q con-
tinuous one. However, this has not pre-
week A worker may complete his work
on Friday and not take 1t up again until
Monday. The shift that does take up
the work on Saturday goes of on
Thursday. Or, as the real unit in the
steel industry Is the eight-hour shift.
rather than the week. worker may
be able to allocate his hours Of labor so
that he can have Saturday and Sunday
free.
Shifts Arranged In Continuous Work.
Public utility workers are in the same
position. Street cars must be run every
day, electric power and Light must be
generated, water and gas works kept in
operation. but here, again, shifts can be
arranged so that each man works only
40 hours or five eight-hour days out OF
each week. The same Is true In the
printing trades, especially In newspaper
publishing plants which print both daily
and Sunday editions and both morning
and evening editions. However, In the
printing trades the five-day week Is
easy to arrange because the unit is the
hour, the base pay being so much per
hour for each hour worked with double
pay for overtime.
The Department Of Labor has watch
ed results with anxious care. Question:
naireS have been sent TO employers to
determine how they regard the inno-
vations. More and more the employees
are seeing its advantages.
AS In business everywhere. economic
advantage guides the opinion. In other
words, does 1t pay? The increasing
spread OF the practice indicates that It
does. Here are some OF the reasons
elected from employers for adopting
or continuing the short week. Needless
to say, one reason Is that unions have
demanded 1t. That. of course, Is not
an economic reason. Others are differ.
ent For example, employers state that
It Is scarcely worth while to work a
few hours on Saturday. as IL Is a half
holiday anyway In most trades Much
time Is lost In starting and stopping
machinery and distributing material 20
be worked upon. Employees are restless
and therefore less efficient Another
reason Is that the saving In power makes
up for loss in production; another that
absenteeism and labor turnover are
decreased. A strictly practical reason
given by one clothing manufacturer
was that most Of his employees were
women and many were mothers and as
their children were out Of school on
Saturday he believed they should have
the whole day to care for them and
to do mending, cleaning, housework and
shopping.
The overhead unit cost of production
Is Lowered, some employers claimed, and
others found that balanced production
was made possible by permitting such
workers as did desire to keep busy 10
use Saturday to catch up the slack Ia
departments which had fallen behind
during the week. These employees. Of
course, were paid overtime In most
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON


Climatic Fact and Fancy.
The ground hog came-the ground hog
went
With smile self-satisfied.
In superstitious sentiment
He found q certain pride,
Regardless of his brisk display,
In country or In town
The old Thermom' still went his way
And plodded up or down.
The Robin annually sings
His early note Of cheer,
And then the North Wind harshly
brings
His salutation drear--
Although Tradition bravely lives,
Brief moments to amuse--
It is the old Thermom' who gives
The real weather news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

A conference looking to the abolition
Of gang war might be allowed mo-
mentary precedence, even over inter-
national peace procedure. In regular
warfare there are at least some rules
for discipline and supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

Having successfully managed theater
traffic in New York, Commissioner
Whalen might be persuaded to step
inside and see whether he can do some
thing to prevent more or less disorderly
conditions on the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

A forced landing for Lindbergh re-
calls the wish entertained by many that
the intrepid aviator would not insist on
pressing to the limit the good fortune
he has already enjoyed.
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Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
patches credited 20 Il or not other wise cred
tied IN this paper and also the local news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

Commander Byrd and his men are ex-
periencing discomfort and danger. They
would in some degree 60 through an
almost equal sense Of peril II they dwelt
In Chicago.
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A D. C. Rush.Hour Idea

From the Hamilton (ontario) Spectator.
One advantage of one-man cars. we
enlnk IL should be pointed out, is that,
mere peing no conductor. there win be
room for five or SIX more passenrers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Just a Change of Front.

From the Omaha Evening world-Herald.
Peace enthusiasts may feel some alarm
because Mr.. Sttmson, apparently select
ed Tor Secretary Of State, used to be
Secretary Of War.
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Same Ducks Might Do Worse,

From the Columbus Ohio state Journal
We don't suppose a man who has
got pretty high In public life ever wor-
ries much about another lob when the
time comes to quit and he can always
be q college president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

Aliens who carry guns are not ma
terial for good citizenship. The gun
habit is possibly one Of the reasons for
their wishing to leave home.
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Any Port in a Fall.

From the Dayton Daily News.
There are i34 airports In the United
States and any number Of other places
where an aviator can drop IN.
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Distance lends Immunity.

From the Santa Barbara Daily News.
In some cases distance may land en-
chantment, but in the case Of the aver
age radio performer 1t just ler - i'm
mumity.
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"As he soWed, some teu By the
fDaystde, and IL t0Gs trodden dot0's"
est. Luke, rtH.4).
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TiresOmeness.

1T Is limited that you are tired Of
politics"
That idea" said Senator Sorghum,
has arisen in self defense in the minds
Of certain rough politicians who have
some personal excuse for being tired Of
me-"
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Jud Tunkins says there's no use step
ping out to tell the world what's wrong
with 1t. That is most times only q
matter of personal opinion.
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Tobacco.
II shall not use tobacco"
Said little Robert Reed.
1T seems since girls smoke cigarettes
Effeminate, indeed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

A cigarette! How times have changedl
From careful company estraneed,
The weed" the so-called CONN mail, II
When mentioned made US all turn pale
1t is no foe that works with stealth.
1t Is symbol now Of health.
Today the joyous news we get
king George has smoked cigarette!'
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Her Objection.

Her Objection.
why don't you encourage the atten-
tons Of Mr.. Penniwise. He Is very
steady and economical?"
His economy" answered Miss Cay
enne, SIS my objection. He is the kind
Of man who will order q fifteen dollar
dinner and leave a twenty-five -cent
tip"
"A blunder," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. may bring historic fame
II he who makes 1t can render 1t suf-
ficiently conspicuous.
Life's Interest.
A wicked play drives folks away
The motors wildly roam.
Yet who would In seclusion stay
And MARBLE Home, Sweet Homer"
I'm skeered Of de fascination Of desc
airships," said Uncle Eben. IT'S think
In bout workin' in coal mine SOS to
travel de other way"
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Time fiiesl A dozen years ago

Time flies! A dozen years ago
The Merger Thought began to grow.
Then people said, cit can't be thus,
Beware the awful octopusl"
But movie men and shops combine
And say that business Ia fine.
! Fred zihlman vows In terms exact,
THAT Merger Thousht is nox o Fact.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22

Of Northwestern and Baird Of Iowa.
have covered the distance in less than
- seconds, but the conference record
Of Al 2-5. set by Binga Diamond,
Chicago negro star. In 1916, appears
to be beyond their reach.
The mark Of 1853 SIS for the half
mile run around four turns, set
BY Leroy Campbell. Of Chicago, In
1915. has not been approached BY
White and Orlovich, OF Illinois. Mar
tin, Of Purdue, or 0ist, Of Chicago,
who stand out as the best in the Big
Ten.
The mile run record Of Ais IS,
established In 1917 by Eddie Fall,
Oberltn star, also appear to be in no
serious danger. even though Martin,
Of Purdue, approached Falls time at
the Penn relays this spring. Martin
Is regarded Is m almost certain VIC
tor In the event II he enters.
Another 1915 mark. that Of Arlie
Mucks, Of Wisconsin, In the discus.
also appears safe. Alucks hurled the
missile l66 feet. two inches, and that
mark has not been threatened. Pete
Rasmus. Ohio State star, who has
won the event for the last two years
has thrown the weight close to $50
feet several times.
George Simpson. Ohio State sprint
star. Is expected to menace the 100
and 220 yard records.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22
BLAZING .Ae
1SPORIS TRAIL

Hornsby has the best chance Of any
one to attack Cobb's All.time mark.
But 10 years more at close to q $40
clip is asking q jugful Of any per-
former in this rapid-firc era, ven for
one Of the taciturn Texans acknowl.
edged powers.
Hornsby, no matter how much
longer he swings along the trail with
the leaders. has a five-year mark that
tops them all.
The Rajah Is the only batter in big
league history who can look back over
five seasons where he hit for better
than an average Of 400. At the height
Of his career with the st. Louis Card.
inals. from 1921 through 1925. Horns.
by averaged approximately 400,
Stringing together marks Of .307, .4Ol,
1884, .424 and 400 as he outdistanced
all clubbing opposition.
The nearest Ty Cobb ever came to
touching this spectacular pace was
from 1910 to 1913, inclusive. when the
Georgia Peach shot along at an aver
age clip Of .40l. but his best five-year
mark, taking in his 1909 average Of
.377, amounts to .3o0-six points be.
low Hornsby.
Burkett and Keeler. of the Old
Guard, hitched together three con-
secutive seasons for an average Of bet.
ter than 400. Ed Delehanty and
Sisler came within two points Of do.
ing the same thing but the best Of
them all, ancient and modern, failed
to strike a f~ive-ycar stride to compare
with Hornsby's.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22

It doesn't take much browsing
among the succulent statistics to dis.
cover who's who in the batting an
mails Of major league baseball.
Like rock-bound beacons In q swirl
ing sea Of figures. the achievements
Of the Big Three stand out-Ty Cobb,
with his surprising all-time records;
Babe Ruth, with his long range &C.
complishmcnts; and Rogers Hornsby,
with his fine all-around perform
ances.
There are other nemes, Of course, In
the main list. Old Pop Arson, Jesse
Burkett and Willie Keller still hold
firm, here and there in the record
books. Hans Wagner's great achieve
ments, many Of which have been
eclipsed by Hornsby, still reflect glory
upon the ancient Dutchman. The
meteoric flash Of George eisler left
its evidence in the record books.
But Cobb. Ruth and Hornsby have
set up the big bulk Of targets left for
the up and coming sharpshooters to
fire at.
Cobbis lifetime marks, including
his record Of % consecutive years over
800 and his 24-year-average of .367,
look about as immovable as Gibraltar.
Hornsby, after II years OF battering
National league pitching. has q figure
Of 1851. Rogers is 10 years younger
than Cobb, now in retirement 1t the
age Of a. Granted the same powers
Of endurance as the great Georgian,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22

Is. YEAR.OLD MICKEY RILEY HAS
SENSATIONAL RECORD ATDIVING

the nationa! Junior outdoor title.
That honor. to be at stake later IN
the year. will not be defended by
Riley, who is prevented from doing
SO by the rules governing the COM
petition.
AS a member Of the United States
diving corps. Riley visited Alnster-
dam last year. contributing a second
III the low board and a third in the
high platform to Uncle Sans point
total.
That divers. such as lie now is, arc
not made III a day. Riley found out
long ago. He had been following the
springboard as a stepping stone to
fame for more than four years be.
fore he attained the form with which
he garnercd his first national title in
1928.
His coach. Fred Cady. believes Riley
has more natural grace than any
other diver he has ever seen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22
100000 PURSE IS
WINNERS PRIZE IN
MEMORIAL DAY RACE
IS Have Entered Annual Speed.
way Classic, but Only
80 May Quality
VETERAN DuRAY ENTERED
Louis Meyer, 1928 Winner, cul.
lotta, Moore. DePaolo
Among Entrants

indianapolis, May 22.-(P}-Thirty.
three young men, riding spidery TOY"
automobiles. will dare the rough brick
rim Of the indianapolis motor speed.
day May 30 to win . portion Of the
$1,000 purse to be awarded for the
50o-mile grind.
Forty. six have entered, but only 80
may qualify.
Seventeen years ago the first motor
race was held at the speedway. Once
4 year since then the fame and for
tune that 60 to the winner have lurcd
the racers.
Single. SEATED Finish
This race is the last for the single.
seated machines. Next year the cars
will be two.seaters and the motors
will be larger. Since 1926 the machines
have been powered with tiny engines
Of 81 y cubic Inch displacement.
The front-wheel- driven machine
will make its greatest~bi for racing
fame on Memorial day. Fifteen OF
the Is cars entered are Of that type.
Proponents Of the front-drive car
declare It is the ideal type for the
rough. sharp turns Of the speedway.
eliminating or holding to q MINIMUM
the skidding and loss Of speed. Then
Z driver may safely pile into the turns
without shutting Oft his gas. In fact,
he must do It to stay in the race.
Those who favor the rear drive
point out that al the winners have
been Of that type. The new-type ma
chine. they claim. is too delicate to
stand the grueling 500 miles.
Duray Is Veteran
Only 4 fc..7 Of the old timers Of the
i game are on the track this year. Leon
Duray is one of the veterans among
| youngsters. So is Cliff Durant, the
millionaire driver.
OF the younger school will be Louis
Meyer. 1928 winner: Tony Gullotta,
who had the ace In the sack last year
until his gas tank cracked; Lou
Moore, and Peter DePaolo, the 1925
| winner.
Norman Battcn, who thrilled the
crowd two years ago when he brought
his flaming machine to the pits. him.
self seriously injured. will be absent.
So will Earl De Vorc. They went down
! with the steamer Vestris. But Batten's
c:r will be in the race, his widow its
manager.
Three foreign drivers win give this
years race an international aspect,
and for the first time a woman pit
manager will be employed.
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Blonde Youth Has Five National
Titles and Two Olympic
Games Places
IS NATURALLY GRACEFUL
Youth Promises to Finish High
School This Year; Wants
Scholarship

Los Angeles. May 22.-H9-Mickey
Riley. blond haired 18-ycar-old high
school youth. has established a div
ing record unparalleled in the history
Of that aquatic sport.
Five national championships and
two Olympic games places have been
won by this youthful Los Angeles
Athletic club diver since his supple
form bounced off the springboard
into world athletic fame last year.
Sectional titles also plentifully adorn
his record.
Riley promises to graduate from
high school this fall with the highest
honors Of his class. He is trying to
win an academic scholarship. and 1t
Is considered likely that he will get it.
All national honors that could pos
sibly be held by one person r his
prideful possessions. He holds all
four Of the senior national crowns
the l0-foot and high platform out
door championships, and the three
foot and the l0-foot indoor titles.
He won the outdoor honors in 1923.
and will defend them later this year.
In addition to these senior accom-
plishments, Riley last year also won
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BYkEA SERVICE NC e LII
BY yERNE


One Of these days some bright in
dividual may invent a Stop-and-Go
traffic system for golf courses which
will keep golfers moving through the
fairways with consideration and re-
spect for the rest Of their foursome.
Something Is needed. in many cases.
to inform a golfer when he may move
on to his next shot.
This smiling young mar. after hit
ting a peach Of a shot, has started
blithely down the fa.rway without re-
gard to where the rest c. his four
some may be.
It doesn't often happen on tic tee.
but down the fairway you'll find
many golfers ignoring their partners
and walking out IL front.
Such action Is thoueht!css and
bothersome to other golfers. It is
highly dangerous.
It is also a mental hazard to hit
a shot with Of your partners 50
yards cut front waiting for you to
shoot.
Keep your po3.tion on tie fair
ways and respect your partners honor
on the tee or off!
Don't walk on to the green until
Your partners have shot on to the
green. and. particularly, don't walk
out in front Of them cr you'll get a
ball in the middle of the back come
day from a hot-tempercd golfer who
purposely won't yell Fore"