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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Report on the Portables.

The cautiously worded report Of the
municipal architects committee which
inspected the city's portable schools
places responsibility for their continued
transfer and use with the school au-
thorities. The report recommends that
ANY further moving of these schools
should be very carefully considered and
only those in a very substantial con-
dition should be moved; other build
ings should be repaired as long as
necessary, but when their usefulness In
their present location is gone, they
should be abandoned"
While "only those in a very substan-
tial condition" should be moved, the
report does not state what portables, II
any. meet this standard. The report
does class as general condition good"
IS of the portables inspected, but also
declares that all buildings Of the type
"show evidences of deterioration from
this constant moving; screw holes are
worn out and timber crushed and de-
stroyed around bolt holes by the tight
ening of bolts while being re-erected.
When this condition Is con-
sidered 1t is readily seen that the re-
sistance to high winds j. considerably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Mountain Visit Adds
Pink Blood COrpuscles

Whether or not a visit 10 the
mountain tops fulfils the poets prom
Use of uplift of soul and flow of in
spiration, it certainly promotes the flow
of new red blood corpuscles outward
from the bones. Two italian physiolo-
giSts, r. Margaria and E. Sapegno. re-
ported recently to the Academy Of
Sciences in Rome their experiments on
ten individuals whose blood was first
tested after three weeks on top Of Col
dOlen, q mountain about 5000 feet
high, and afterward at sea level at
Turin. The mountain top blood contained
about one -eighth more red corpuscles
of these corpuscles, the hemoglobin, in
creased only about four per cent. The
mountain visit evidently caused more
corpuscles IN the blood but less of the
vital red chemical in each average
corpuscle. This smaller share of the
red color Is characteristic of new. young
corpuScleS, recently set free into the
blood vessels from the factory" where
the corpuscles are believed to be made
inside the marrow of the long bones.
When a person loses blood. the Italian
experts recall, this same thing happens.
Many new corpuscles are rushed out
from the bony factories only partially
ready, as though the loss of half his
armies compelled a general to send in
to the trenches a batch of raw, i'm
perfectly trained recruits. Evidently some
stimulus of mountain life induces the
corpuscles factories TO act similarly and
TO supply new, imperfectly colored ones
with unusual speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24

reduced, as evidenced at Grant road
where a portion Of the roof Of one
building was blown of, and at Wesley
Heights where something similar hap
pened. This deterioration has reached
q stage where the cost of diSmantling
has become out of proportion to the
present value of the buildings involved"
Taking the report as a whole, 1t Is
found that while some of the portables
are in generally good condition. as
portables, practically all Of them have
deteriorated to the point where high
wind endangers them, where it is I'M
economical to move them and if some
thing similar" happened at Wesley
Heights, something similar" is likely
to happen again. In the face OF this
report it is dihicult to see how the
Board Of Education can recommend
anything but an abandonment of the
practice Of moving portables, unless 1t
chooses a few of the best and demands
expert yes or no" advice on whether
it is safe to move them. The alter
native to moving the portables is a
resort to part-time classes in congested
schools. That is undesirable. But it
is the lesser of two evils, for If portables
are unsound and unsafe their continued
transfer and use should be abandoned
without question.
Portables have served a useful pur-
pose in Washington and in other cities
Their adoption here as a temporary ex-
pedient was necessary and reasonable.
Had the five-year building program
been carried out as originally planned,
they would no longer have been neces-
sary. But the f1ve-year program was
not carried out and the emergency and
the portables seem to have become per-
manent. The emergency may remain,
but the portables should not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Smoking Privileges
For Woman Teachers

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
Woman teachers In California pub
lie schools will be permitted to smoke
cigarettes-in the privacy of their
homes.
Vierling Kersey. State director of
education. has made such ruling and
it Is causing a lot of discussion. But
it cannot be called unreasonable unless
discrimination between masculine and
feminine teachers is accepted as logical
and fair.
1t is not going too far to insist that
the lives Of public school teachers shall
be morally clean, but the smoking Of
cigarettes Is not generally looked upon
as an act Of immortality. If it were
immoral for women, it certainly would
be immoral for men, and there has been
no question in California concerning the
right of male teachers to smoke.
Smoking in the classroom is. Of
course, out of the question. The in
fluence would be bad, for the reason
that 1t would encourage the children
to contract the habit, and nicotine is
manifestly not good for boys and girls
OF tender age, regardless of what its
effects may be on adults.
But in the privacy of the teachers
home-regardless of the teachers sex
smoking Is purely personal matter.
along with the eating of sweets and
the drinking of tea or coffee, and in
fact the whole question of diet or that
Of physical attire.
A teacher may be a public servant.
but that does not mean that ne or she
shall be obliged to live In glass house,
with every personal act under the
scrutiny of a censor. Teachers are
human beings, entitled to a certain
nf "a Sr,i
preferences regarding the manner Of
enjoying life. Smoking may not be
physically beneficial to a woman teach
er, but so long as 1t does not interfere
with her educational activities it is
mostly a matter of her own business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Urge Worldwide Unity
In Aviation Regulation

From the Columbus Evening Dispatch.
If air travel and transportation Is Il
be developed on lines of maximum conf
verience and profit, a substantial uni|
formity in legal regulations the worlj
over should be an object of earnest en|
deavor from the very start. All ar
aware OF the constant inconvenience
and annoyances arising from conhictinI
automobile regulations in the Separat
States. of the Union, and as air train
crossing national lines gains in volurn
and economic importance, it is desirabl.
to avoid similar confusion in the u.s.
Of the air.
Europe, naturally, has felt this neeI
more seriously than the United States
and an international aeronauticS con
ference will meet in Warsaw on the lot
of October for the primary purpose d
promoting unity in cir traff1c regula
lions through international agreement
Delegates from virtually all the civilize
countries of the world are expected
be present. The conference will hav
no power to adopt a code. of course
but II the delegates can agree on a pro
gram which shall commend itself to til
intelligence Of competent aviation engN
neers and experienced flyers, their re
port Is sure to have great influence wit
their home governments in the directioE
Of uniformity, even If not adopted /
Its entirety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24

Immediately don pajamas for the prin-
peace Of mind will be shattered.
Give us more pajama-respecting
mayors in this country and it will be
a better country. II q man feels that
he must wear pajamas, let him wear
them. II he wants to 60 barefooted,
let him go barefooted. And If his
sister prefers to dress. or otherwise, in
manner that attracts large crowds
of interested citizens wherever she
goes, let her do it. Remove the penalty
for wearing pajamas and the pajamas
are also removed-removed that is. and
replaced by ordinary and shock-ab-
sorbing raiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Public Attacks Submarine
As Menace In Peace and War

One might wish that the naval
powers would agree to its elimination,
but that is beyond hope at this time.
says the Harrisburg Telegraph While
the New Orleans Morning Tribune be-
lieves that lit Is very improbable that
they will ever be banned" though it
feels that the toll NAV be reduced, but
can never be eliminated as long as sub
marines are used in deep waters" The
Salina Journal advises that lit doesn't
help a particle TO announce that inven-
lions and devices have been found TO
prevent such tragedies in the future II
the future brings the same old tragedies
with the same dismal results:
Expressing surprise that no effective
advancement has been made in safety
measures. the Birmingham News as
serts; There should be no lack of pow
erful vessels. specially designed for this
sort of emergency. waiting in American
harbors constantly-veSsels with ire
sistible lifting power. equipped with eX1
traordinary diving apparatus for grap1
ping lost ships and bringing them I'd
the surface, regardless of cost. What
IS clear is that no seaman who goed
down in submarines can be guaranteed
against tragedy. But it would be an
admission of engineering ineptitude I'd
says that boats that can be reached
with graphing irons cannot be raised. il
"a peculiarly pathetic feature OF son14
Of these sea tragedies" says the Sal
Lake Dessert News. sis that although
signals have heen for a time exchanged
between the hapless crew imprisoned in
their Sunken ship on the floor of th4
ocean and their would-be rescuers on
the surface, succor has not been able
to reach them in time to save thei4
lives. However. recent experiments and
wonderful daring on the part of United
States submarine experts and deep-Sea
divers have resulted in the perfection
OF devices by which 1t is believed theS4
terrible tragedies may be minimized. II
not averteo. so far at least as pertain 7
to the rescue of the unfortunate crew.
If men are still to go down to III :
sea in Submarines-and presume bl
they are, in spite of temporary out
bursts of public protest" suggests thS
Providence Bulletin, such tests al
those being successfully made nes
Block Island offer the only hope for in 7
creased safety after submarine disas
tiers" The Bulletin also explains: INA
val experts are confident that the new
sea hatch and air lung, together with
the new lifting devices, or eyes tina
are being built on all American under I
sea boats. will make disasters far les
tragic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Pajamas and Principle.

W. O. Saunders, editor and author. Of
Elizabeth City, N. c., wore pajamas
down the main street on Sunday
week ago, and the results Of his feat
were disappointingly inconsequential.
Nobody disturbed him, nobody arrested
him, and, for all one knows, he went
back home crestfallen, took of his paja-
mas and attired himself as fashion and
custom decree. But yesterday he came
again upon the street attired in a natty
blue suit of rayon pajamas, with a neck
tie and sandals, and the local constable
and chief of police, acting as one man,
picked him up and hailed him before
the mayor. The mayor made his bid for
fame by releasing Mr.. Saunders in the
custody of his pajamas and by issuing
a proclamation that said, in effect, that
there was no law against doing what
Mr.. Saunders did, and he could keep on
wearing pajamas as long as he wanted
to, so long as he observed the proprie-
ties of ordinary decency.
Now as long as the case remains In
status quo, everything will be lovely
and serene. Mr.. Saunders will wear
his pajamas on the street If he wants
to and the chances are that he will
not want to very long. The danger
is that some member Of the North
Carolina Legislature will propose law
against wearing pajamas on the street
and that the Legislature may pass It
Then Mr.. Saunders will have to fighi
for his rights as an American citizen
and his pajamas may get torn, thou
sands Of selt-zesnectipg citizens VII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Speed Traps,

In the early days of motoring 1t
was no uncommon experience to be
stopped on the road by constables and
told that from that house back yon-
der Is a half mile and we have had
the stop watch on you for proof of
speeding" Thereupon the justice Of
the peace would emerge from behind
shady tree and collect a fine, part
OF which he pocketed as his fee for
conviction. This was known as the
speed trap" Nor was it an uncom-
mon experience to be overtaken by a
dilapidated car driven by an unkempt-
appearing individual, who would proud
ly pull his frayed coat aside to show
brightly shined star with the infor-
nation that you are under arrest for
exceeding the legal limit allowed by
law" Naturally there followed the
usual procedure. A visit to the justice
Of the peace and fiattening of the
pocketbook.
AS time went on. however, public
opinion frowned so definitely on these
practices that in all except isolated
cases-and these In the less populated
sections of the country-they were
abandoned. States put their traffic en-
forcement men on speedy motor cycles
and in natty uniforms. Cities did like
school Of thought on traffic enforce
ment were sent out to patrol the high
ways and to inspire obedience to the
law by their presence. They worked
on the theory that IAN ounce of pre-
vention is worth a pound of cure"
Their primary purpose was to prevent
infractions Of the regulations rather
than to make arrests of those who
perhaps unwittingly had violated them
SO sound was this theory OF tratic
enforcement that it is now universally
used. Consequently it is with consider
able surprise that Washingtonians OBJ
serve their own motor cycle policemen
hiding up dark streets with lights out
seemingly more anxious to make arrests
than to prevent violations of the traffic
code. They sit poised on their ma
chimes deep in the shadows of large
trees, the shadows unrelieved by sim
gle light from their machines although
the regulations call for illumination on
every vehicle on the streets at night.
Washington, of course, is in the midst
Of a traffic enforcement campaign.
Splendid results have been accom-
plished by it. However good the results
there is no excuse for such police
practices. They are subversive to every
logical theory of enforcement and
should be promptly discontinued. Un-
less Maj. Pratt has changed the policy
OF Mai. Hesse he is unaware Of the
methods used to apprehend violators
of the regulations. 1t is uncomfortable
that in this day and age the National
Capital should revert to the practices OF
bygone times, practices that have been
universally condemned and abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Reducing Army Outlays.

Inc PRESIDENTS announcement OF his
intention to reduce Army expenses is a
stroke while the iron is hot. 1t follows
closely on the heels OF the White House
announcement of last week that ana
lyzed the mounting expenses of Gov
eminent and the dimming prospects Of
tax reduction. The blame for the
mounting expenses was laid at the
door of the Army and the Navy, greater
outlays for public works and the Post
ONCE deficit. Now the President an
nounces that one channel toward tax
reduction lies in reducing expenses on
armapent. Naval expenses may be
curbed by international agreement on
naval arms. Army expenses may be
curbed by appointment Of a commits
sion within the general staff that will
reconsider the whole program of Army
expenditures, and discover where cuts
may be made without materially AFFECT
ing the Army's ability to remain ef-
flcient and prepared.
Our expenditures on armament, 1t is
pointed out, are greater than those Of
any Nation in the world and at q time
when there is less real danger Of ex-
tensive disturbance to peace than at
any time in more than half century.
The hope of tax reduction lies in large
degree in our ability to economic on
military and naval expenditure and still
maintain adequate defense. Our whole
situation is certainly modified under the
Kellogg pact"
In linking directly the possibility Of
tax reduction with the possibility Of saw
ing money on the Army, the President
takes the shortest and Surest cut to OBJ
tanning that public sentiment upon
which he must count for support.
Money talks, and most persuasively
when it is arguing for reducing the
average citizens expenses in taxes. A
strong sentiment for tax reduction can
be set in motion overnight by merely
announcing bright prospects. A senti-
ment for Army and Navy reduction on
the basis of the Kellogg treaty alone re-
Quires longer to crystalline.
The acute problem lies In where the
trimming process, in the Army. can be-
gin. Great Army OUTLAWS now are large
ly explained by building program that
should be carried through as planned,
and on the development Of aviation.
Our standing Army already represents
the minimum. But the Presidents idea
is evidently to have group Of expert
enced mechanics overhaul the old ma
chine from top to bottom, to discover
where money is being spent on meth
DDS and equipment that have been rem
dered obsolete and OF doubtful worth
by the advancement Of scientific war
fare. Some of these may be abandoned.
Other expenditures may be spread over
longer period.
The general staff commission is given
an opportunity to reorganize the Army
on the basis of efficiency and economy.
If greater efficiency and economy are
the result, the task will have been
worth while, even without the added re-
ward of a reduction in taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Paraguayan Official
Raps Nerval Article

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Stars issue Of July IA last
contribution of Sr. CASTOR Nerval
was published in regard to the contro-
versy between Paraguay and Bolivia
respecting certain territory in the
Chaco.
The caption of the article in ques-
ton and the stated character of the
author as an authority on Latin
American affairs at first led me to
suppose that some impartial and obiec-
tive discussion of the Chaco contro-
versy might be involved. But upon
analysing the statements Of Sr. NerVal,
it became evident to me that his pur-
pose was rather to expound and de-
fend the Bolivian point of view in this
matter without taking into account that
Of the Paraguayans. This induced the
supposition that Notwithstanding the
published character of Sr. Nerval as
an authority" in Latin American af-
fairs, he unconsciously had been in
fiuenced by a Bolivian background
Upon inquiry into the matter 1t was
developed that the pen name Castor
Nerval' is used by Sir Raul Diez de
Medina, attache of the Bolivian lega-
ton in Washington and son of his
Bolivian Minister in Washington.
Before learning the identity Of this
author / had thought OF asking the
hospitality of your columns to rectify
several erroneous premises in his con-
tribution, believing that they probably
represented the opinion OF an impair
tial American who was not completely
informed on Latin American matters,
and who would, therefore, be interested
in comparing all points of view in the
Chaco dispute. But upon learning the
80 yr,Iai nc
Bolivian as mine are Paraguayan, dld
not consider 1t necessary to make such
an effort.
I therefore take the liberty Of ad-
dressing this letter to The Star and
ask that you be good enough to give
1t publicity at least equal to that al
forded Senior Nerval i'll your columns,
and should like particularly to make
clear the following point for the IN
formation of American public opinion:
Paraguayan rights in the Chaco. do
not rest simply on possession, as Senior
Nerval, or rather the junior Senior Diez
de Medina, alleges but also on numerous
warrants of the Spanish monarch In
colonial times. These warrants and
other supporting acts are of such jurid-
ical titular value to the Paraguayan
rights that Rutherford Hayes. Presi-
dent of the United States. acting as
Judge in 1873 to decide between Argen-
tine and Paraguyan rights in the Chaco,
in a controversy identical in principle
with the present Paraguayan- Bolivian
difference, determined that the Re-
public of Paraguay has just and legal
title to said territory"
It may be noted, therefore. that
Paraguay's rights in the Chaco do not
derive only from possession or occupa-
ton. but also rest upon the solemn
arbitral finding Of President of the
United States declaring Paraguay's
just and legal title there, i. e., the most
perfect title that nation may possess
respecting any territory. And this fact
should not be omitted by any author
ity on Latin American affairs" who
undertakes discussion of the Chaco
controversy.
PABLO M. YNSFRAN.
Charge d'Affaires of Paraguay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24

the Philippine commission, represent
ing the Philippine government, which
came to Washington purposely to rep
resent the Philippine side. of the tariff
question.
@. In how many States are grizzly
bears found?-S. T.
A. There are only nine States In
which the grizzlies are found. They
10; Idaho, 1877; Montana, 400; New
Mexico, Is. Oregon, J., Utah, g. Wash
ington. 100, and wyoming, 1876.
Alaska has about $500 grizzly and
brown bears. These have been counted
together, so 1t cannot be said how
many OF them are grizzlies.
@. Please give some information
about the next Wrigley marathon -
M. N.
! A. The fourth wrieley marathon
will be held on Lake Ontario over an
oblong course Immediately in front of
the Canadian National Exhibition
grounds. over distance OF approxi-
. mately Is miles for men and 10 miles
Tor women. Places may be secured
from the Canadian National Exhibition,
Lumsden Building, Toronto 2, Canada.
There Is no tide in the Great Lakes,
out sometimes quite large waves. The
prizes will be as follows: Women'S To-
mile event-$10,O0O to the winner So
600 for second place. 81 600 for third
place. $500 for fourth place, $500 for
| NTH place. Mems 15-mile open event
5000 to the winner, $4,000 for sec
ond place, $4,000 for third place, 81 sod
Tor fourth place, 81 900 for fifth place
$500 for sixth place. The wonen's
event will take place on August % and
the mems on August %.
Q. How many children are there In
Fred Stones family besides Dorothy?-
A. T. S.
A. Fred Stone. the comedian. has
three daughters-Dorothy. Paula Beach
and Carol Montgomery. Dorothy is the
eldest.
Q. II q plane has flown one-hslf
hour longer than the established record
DOESN'T IL hold the new record?-I,. p.
"A. A plane has TO better an estab-
llsned record by one hour in order to
make new record. Also, a plane at
tempting TO make an endurance rer-
ord has to land at the same field from,
which it took of.
Q. What is a mesa w. y.
a. A mesa Is lakeland or plateau
with an abrupt or steeplv sloping side
or sides. often bordering valley. Mesas
are common in the Southwestern part
OF the United States.
@. What can be done to popcnrn
which has become too dry 10 pop?
ID. S. S.
A. 1t may be put in a paper sack
and placed somewhere that il will abb
serb little moisture Usually putting
it on sheltered porch and leaving #
there during rain will put IL in con-
dition to pop.
Q. What is the reason that the VOL
stead act does not apply TO the Phil
ippines?-A W. L.
A. The Bureau Of Prohibition saws
that "the eighteenth amendment to the
Federal Constitution applies to the
| Philippine Islands. Section of the act
Of August 29. 1916, provides that the
statutory laws of the United States
hereinafter enacted shall not apply to
the Philippine Islands. except when
they specifically so provide, or it Is so
provided in this act Inasmuch as
neither the national prohibition act Of
October %, 1919, or any subsequent act
makes specific mention of the Philip
pine Islands. the national prohibition
act and subsequent prohibition legis
! lation are not applicable thereto