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The Washington times., 1929-04-08
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett
Report Is Basis Of Play

washingtonians will be interested
ii a drama BY Lady Montasu. the
English anthoress, which has been
published and will be placed on
sale here tomorrcw.
Entitled "a Knight Of Love- the
thrce-aet play based upon the re-
port made several years ago byNthe
late Br Kate Waller Barrett. Of
Washington. former head Of the
International Crittenton Mission and
leader In D. > r. and American
Legion Auxiliary circles a knight
OF Love- will be produced here
later on the stage by the Pen
Wonien,s League,
RIrths. Engagemenfs, Marriages.
Deaths and In Metnofiam appear daily
on the last inside page last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

IRON April 9th to April 18th we're
i giving one of the most interesting
exhibitions ever held in our showrooms.
Weare demonstrating the new Frigidaire
"Cold Control" We are showing how it
speeds the freezing of ice cubes, salads
and desserts-how it gives you wide
variety of Frigidairefrozen delicacies
that could never be made before
Taste one Of these new desserts
The development of.the Gold Control"
has made it possible to add dozens Of
delightfully."- different recipes to the Frigid-
aire Recipe Book. And during the entire
week of the demonstration we will serve
in our display room delicious frozen deli
cacies made fromthese recipes.
Helpful hints frOm domestic
science experts
AS special feature of our demonstration
we have arranged to give our guests
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

We do big telephone business. That's the
kind of neighborhood and the kind of Gus
toners we serve. Naturally, bread is part
of almost every order. For some time we
tried sending out different brands of bread
with these orders.
For while we sent out slightly cheaper
loaf. We thought we could explain why we
sent out that loaf by telling our customers
that we were saving them money. 1t sounded
nice and big-hearted.
Did they like it? They did not
Please they said, don't try to save us
money by sending US inferior food.''
After we'd been through that sort Of thing
for some months we began sending out Bond
Bread with all our orders, if the housewife
didn't name particular brand What's the
result? No more complaints My customers
are happy. =
ArAv pYTp1zA
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

Delicious frozen desserts will be served.
Valuable books will be given away, You
will have an opportunity to operate the
new Gold Control to see exactly
what it does and how it does it. And in
addition to all this, the most sensational
electric refrigerators ever announced
will be on display Be sure to attend.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
SPECIAL OFFER
for seUen days only

We are prepared to make = special
offer to all who buy Frigidaire during
our 7-day demonstration. Let US tell
you about this offer. Let US give you
the surprisingly low prices. Letus tell
you about the General Motors liberal
payment plan. Come in tomorrow OF
at your first opportunity. We will be
open evenings until ten o'clock all
this week. s
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

valuable book on refrigeration written by
Dr.. P. K. Bates. This bookshows you how
to make the best use Of the storage space
in your refrigerator. 1t tells you which
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

sections of your refrigerator to use for
different foods. 1t tells you how to keep
foods fresher longer. Be sure to ask for
your copy ofthis free book.
Don't fail to see the most
sensational electric refrigerator
eOer announced
Another feature of our 7-day demonsrra-
ton will be, the new D-4 Frigidaire-a
Frigidaire that can be placed in your
home at the lowest price in Frigidaire
history. And yet, despite its remarkably
low price, it has all of the essential fea-
lures that have made Frigidaire the
worlds most popular electric refriger-
ator.
See this new Frigidaire. Compare il
with any other electric refrigerator. You
will agree that the D-4 sets new
standard ofyalue. Don't miss this special
dan,Oocfratir,,
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Social Trends.

Social trends" of modern life, par
ticularly modern American life, are to
be the subject of scientific and in
tensive survey, made by a commission
selected by President Hoover and f.
nanced by the Rockefeller Foundation.
In announcing the appointment Of the
commission, which includes leaders in
the field of the study of sociology, the
President indicated that the survey
would require two or three years to
complete.
The conditions under which Ameri-
cans of today live are so different from
the conditions of hundred, fifty or
even twenty-five years ago that scien-
tific investigation of the effects on the
people Of these changes and the trend
OF life due to the changes should be of
real value. There have been predic-
tions that family life, as it was known
half century ago, will not be able to
survive under these changed conditions
It has become fashionable to wonder
where the country and the people are
headed. If the survey now proposed
can answer this question or even give
an inkling of what may be expected i1l
the future, due to the social trends OF
the day, it will have accomplished much
one Of the questions which is to DC
studied, as indicated In the Whlte
Evening star., 1929-12-20

Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth
street, Immediately north of the new
Department Of Commerce, soon to be
completed. OF these theformer appears
to be the more definitely favored.
This proposed gift of the State of
Pennsylvania suggests that other States
may be disposed, through this example,
to provide souvenirs at the Capital in
attestation of their community of own
ership or partnership in the Federal
city. This idea of State tokens was
carried out in the erection of the Wash
ington Monument, tablets of the COM
monwealths being set into the inner
walls of that shaft. From time to time
for a number of years past plans have
been proposed for the location here of
state buildings, forming a veritable ma
tional exposition. There is already
gallery Of statues of representatives of
the States in the old Hall Of Repre-
sentatives in the Capitol. A series of
artistic memorials or monumental SOU
venirs out of doors would be a decidedly
appropriate method of identifying the
States with the National Capital.
This present proposal brings afresh
to the public mind the fact that the
plans for building and park develop
ment of the Capital are in definite
course of execution and that completion
in the near future is now assured. This
means the fulfllment of vision of long
entertainment, the early realization of
the dream of many years.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Says Nations Income
Should Be Explained
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sum-.
The National Bureau of Economic
Research, eminent fact-finding organi-
zation, announces that the income Of
the people in the United States was
more than $50 900, ,000, 900 in 1928. That
is a most imposing figure, and certain
to serve as the text for many a speech
on the great well-being of the country.
Before such figure can be accepted
as conclusive evidence of general we'll
being, however, there is a great deal
that ought to be known about 1t. How
was the $89, 900, 600, 900 divided? What
was its purchasing power as compared
with days when the dollar meant more
In the marts? How much human wear
and tear went into the creation of that
grand total? And what, in terms of
human happiness, the fundamental
gauge of ones income, does that total
represent?
In some of its studies the National
Bureau of Economic Research has made
headway in finding out how the ma
tional income is divided. 1t has also
worked out indiceS of its purchasing
power compared with past years. Thus
FAR, however, 1t has been unable to de-
termine the human wear and tear, IN
sweat, blood and worry, that went into
the creation of the total. Consequently
it Is unable to report what $89, 900, ,000,-
600 means in human welfare.
Until the social scientists work out
some measure for human satisfaction
or happiness all of these mighty totals
Of dollars must fall far short of telling
the real story Of the welfare Of the
country.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Smoke Over City Held
Bar to Violet Rays
From the Canton Daily News.

From the Canton Daily News.
Prof. E. E. Free of New York Uni
versity tells the metropolis, which has
been waging active war on noise and
smoke, that the flve tons OF SCOT sus-
pended in the atmosphere of the city
have no direct harmful effects on the
lungs. Their indirect effects, however,
are worth noting.
The smoke blanket interferes with
the healthful violet rays of the sun.
There is a severe strain on the health
of the city dweller, declares DR.. Thomas
Darlington, former health commission
er, from breathing the smoke-laden air
ali day and sleeping at night in the
roar of city noises. He attributes the
current increase in tuberculosis in New
York partly to these two factors.
Throat, nose and lungs are constantly
irritated so that resistance to disease
is greatly lessened. The restful, nour-
ishing sleep which should come at night
Is seldom achieved.
These are only physical aspects of
the two major nuisarces of cities. The
economic loss from both is added cause
for all American cities to clamp down
the lid on noise and smoke.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
A Fortunate Catch.

In the midst of so much crime, pour
ing into the public eye and ear from all
points of the country, it is interesting to
read of happening which turned out
exactly as every one would have it turn
out.
A mother at Rockford, Ill, threw her
month-old infant from second story
window when the family home caught
on fire. Mothers will do such things in
moments of extreme fright.
A man passing made perfect catch.
The baby landed snugly in his arms, as
he instinctively raised them at the
mothers scream.
Perhaps there is no man living who
has not dreamed of performing some
such service as that, but few have been
permitted to see their dreams come true.
Robert Sherwood, for such was his
name, is a fortunate man, not only in
being Bobbie-on-the-spot, but in hold
ing his catch after it landed.
Evening star., 1929-12-20

House statement announcing the ap-
pointment Of the commission, is "the
effect of urban life upon mental and
physical health" Another is found in
the problems arising from increased
leisure" It has been the boast that
health is constantly improving, due to
the spread Of information to the people
and to the development Of the science
of preventive medicine. Undoubtedly
the boast is founded on fact. But this
improvement in health must be main
tanned, if possible, in the face of con-
ditions which admittedly become more
and more nerve-wracking. The we'll
being of the nervous system of the
men and women of today is matter of
tremendous Importance to the health Of
the country.
It has become trite to say that the
men of today, and the women and chill
dren, too, are living at a faster gait
than did their immediate progenitorS.
Power is no longer derived from the
muscle of man, but from the waters Ot
the flowing streams. The exercise that
is needed for healthful body is OBJ
tained no longer as part of the occupa-
ton and work of millions of men and
women, but only at times of recreation.
Men and women have more leisure to-
day because of the speeding up of work
through the use of machinery. There
has been great change in the home
life of the people because of the change
in the tasks about the home.
The commission just appointed Is not
expected to point out remedies for all
the ills that arise in modern life. 1t
will have been of service, however, If 1t
can point out the direction and the
probable end toward which certain
phases of modern life are driving the
people. Once the trends of modern life
have been established with a degree OF
scientific accuracy it will be an easier
task to find remedies, If they are nee
essary.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Meritorious Conduct.

The Star joins with Maj. Henry G.
Pratt In commencing the work OF
Policeman Earl D. Alber, who, single
handed, broke up an attempt to rob a
grocery store and arrested the cracks
men. While patrolling his beat the
other night Alber noticed that a light
usually left burning in the store was
out. Upon investigation he discovered
that two men were attempting to open
the safe and, as Chief Pratt says in
his special order, "the apprehension OF
these men was the result Of keen
observation, fearlessness, initiative and
energy on the part of the off1cer," who
captured them only after chase. With
SO much unmerited criticism of the
Police Department being heard at the
present time, it is refreshing to the
people Of this community to learn that
meritorious work is being performed
and recognized. Pvt. Alber deserves
the utmost credit not only for the
efficient performance of his duty but
in assuring Washingtonians that their
property is being well and faithfully
protected.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Many Suggestions Offered
To Cure Prison RebelliOns

.last-named holds that eff Auburn had
been modernized, as 1t should have
been, with provision for keeping its
worst inmates in solitary confinement,
this plot, with its direful consequences,
could not have been Matched"
"If guards had been diligent," asks
the Utica Observer Dispatch, "how
could guns and handouts have been
smuggled in, as prison authorities ex-
plain? This Is question to which they
should give more serious attention than
they have in the past" The Indian
apolis News argues, I'VE should think
that in q properly ordered prison the
arm1ng OF mutineers would be impoS-
Sible."
"a prison administration can be at
the same time humane and vigilant,"
advises the Louisville Courier Journal,
while the Geneva Daily Times expresses
the view that "there must be in every
instance where riots have occurred con-
ditions of laxity which make them pos
S1ble." Sterner measures are demanded
by the Richmond News-Leader and Pat
erson Press Guardian. Denial that the
severity of the Baumes laws should be
blamed for the revolt Is made by the
New York Evening World and the Buff
falo Evening News. The Norfolk Led
ger-Dispatch, recalling that there was
q Aoy WAACAl "a -S~il III 1uOSU
Of our States were almost incredibly
brutal" adds that "it is quite possible
the pendulum has swung too far the
other way"
Authorities everywhere are facing a
grave problem in overf1owing prisons"
says the Seattle Daily Times. "The
Auburn outbreak Is the nth within six
months: Evidently there is something
wrong with the system aside from over
crowding of penal institutions" The
Bloomington Paragraph declares that
building of prisons in the country, gen.
orally speaking. has not kept up with
the increase in crime"
Evening star., 1929-12-20
A Cautious Statement,

Japan's naval delegates have left
Washington and by tonight will have
departed from the United States en-
route to the naval conference in Lon
don. The "joint statement" prepared
by them and the State Department at
the conclusion of conversations in
Washington is conspicuous for what II
does not say. 1t is an almost perfect
specimen of that speech" which, as q
cynic Frenchman has said, "men en-
ploy only to conceal their thoughts" !"
But so far as it goes it is to the good
1t is plain that both parties feel that
negotiations for the present can be bet
ter conducted in camera, as the law
yers say.
In words obviously chosen with
nleticulous care and bearing all the ear
marks of protocol experts, we are told
that the Stinson- Adams -WakatSuki-
Takarabe discussion" kept off the
grass of details" and figures" 1t was
concerned rather with "the general
philosophy underlying naval agree
ments and the opportunities of the
coming conference" The one concrete
and definite observation in this master
piece of diplomatic diction is the an
nouncement that agreement in the
obiectives of both countries was estab-
lished"
1t is not difficult to guess what those
objectives are, even though they are
left unmentioned in the Japanese
American joint statement. Like the
United States, Japan seeks not only
limitation, but genuine reduction, of
naval armament. Like ourselves, the
Japanese see in prolonged competition
in warship-building the seeds Of endur-
ing international conflict. Like Amer
leans, the people of Nippon look upon
the Kellogg BRAND pact as thing Of
substance and not as scrap of paper.
Like the republic of the West, the en-
pire of the East earnestly Graves sue
cess for the forthcoming fve-power
conclave at London.
These are the "objectiyes," and the
general philosophy" underlying them,
upon which the American and Jap
anese minds are now met. Quite prop
erly. the Washington joint statement
notes, it is for the conference itself to
thrash out and work out the specific
and complex problems which viii con-
front it, especially those of naval
technical character. But with accord
assured on the broad, fundamental is
sues involved, long step has been
taken in the direction of their solution.
Seamanship and craftsmanship joint
ly will be on trial in England next
month. Their opportunities and re-
sponsibilities are interlocking. Even be-
tween the lines Of the cautious jap
anese- American communique of yester-
day, there are hopeful signs that the
sailors and the statesmen will pool their
wisdom on the Thames to good purpose.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

These are a contriVance whereby the
largest public halls, churches, theaters
class rooms and audience chambers OF
all kinds can be vastly improved for
hearing purposes. The device consists
of tiles built into the walls. The in
ventor who perfected the telephone for
Alexander Graham Bell half a century
ago, by constructing a transmitter,
lived to see acoustic walls" practically
tested and become commercially sound
proposition. Plans are afoot to publish
in Braille for the blind this observers
biography of Berliner, written in 1927.
X X \ X
It is nearly 1880, but the chain letter
pest is still with us. Washingtonians are
just in receipt of its latest manifesto
tion. It is accompanied by the usual
warning that unless the letter is passed
on to nine friends" within nine days
bad luck" will enSue. This is the text
Realizing that most of the injuries
and deaths resulting from crossing
accidents have been due to the care
lesSness of the individuals, and be-
lieving that any effort having for its
purpose the elimination of accidents
is a worthy one, am pleased to pass
on to you the attached chain letter
with the request that you, in turn,
0~AAA Az W AAA4hC VA JOhA @SO
much publicity cannot be given to
the admonition Gross Crossings
Cautiously"
X X X +
The Republic of Liberia. on the west
coast of Africa, is said to banker to
come under the Stars and Stripes. Re-
cent transatlantic flying events have
made American aviation authorities
think that Uncle Sam could do worse
than crafty the Liberians' desire, to be
part of the United States. They argue
that aviation bases have become as
important nowadays as naval bases.
Liberals geographical position makes
that country nearer to the Western
Hemisphere by air than any point in
the Eastern Hemisphere, suggesting
both commercial and strategic advan-
tages of immeasurable value. Liberia
is larger than Indiana and is rich in
natural resources; fertile soil, valuable
forests and water power. 1t is described
as particularly ripe for the capitalist,
the educator and the engineer to make
1t a prize possession of the United
States" Harvey Firestone, tire king,
has seen economic wonders accom-
plished in the country since he facili-
tated the granting of $5,O00,0 900
American loan to it in 1925.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1929-12-20
A Pennsylvania Souvenir.

There is no reason to doubt favorable
action by Congress upon the proposal
to provide a site in this city for
monumental fountain, to be given TO
the National Capital by the citizens OF
the State Of Pennsylvania. At hear
ing Just held before the House commit
tee on the Library Che project was out
lined and evidence was given that the
plan has the approval Of the commits
sions that are working out schemes Tor
the equipment of the Government with
its needful buildings and for the de-
veIopment of the parks of the Capital
Two sites are suggested, alternatively'
for the proposed fountain, which. ac-
cording to anticipatory indications, Is
to be Of exceptional size and unusual
character. One of these is the axis OF
the Mall and the central line of the
mur'"'rol center, slightly west OF the
pres the Botanic Garden. The
other is tne projected park space at
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Foes of World Court
In Senate Condemned
40 the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
MtlitaristS and big navy boosters for
many years have harped on the worn-out
words II you want peace prepare for
war" Their system for centuries was
trleo ana tailed utterly. 1t eliminated in
the late war to end war" Thereafter
President Wilson succeeded in persuad-
ing the majority of civilized nations to
establish an International Court of ms
t1ce, which for many previous decades
had been the dream Of his distinguished
predecessors.
But our Senators, at the behest of a
bunch OF "trreconcilables, have for a
decade past hesitated to permit this
country to accept its share of the re-
sponsibilities and benefits offered by this
court as now established and of which
a prominent American jurist Is one of
the judges.
Now comes President Hoover and asks
the Senate to take the necessary action
al let this country do its bit, joining
the court and adopting the consistent
course OF reducing armament in accord
ance with that decision, But certain
Senators hesitate to make any advance
In the direction desired unless the pub
lie Is firSt morally and mentally dis
armed" This is already done! The
man In the street, so far as I know
needs no further argument to convince
MIN OF the utter idiocy of war and its
inef1iciency to attain any desirable end
whatsoever.
The aftermath Of the last war. with
its miserable harvest of death, disease
and debt, Is still in his minds eye; and
the prospect of another war with its
multiplied miseries and horrors un-
speakable has no attractions for him.
He knows that, II individuals can settle
private disputes and difficulties by ref
erence to justice. quarrels among ma
tions can also be settled by justice.
Let our Senate do its bit to further
President HooveriS efforts; terminate
world anarchy and give US q warless
world instead of lawless worldl
EDWARD BERWICK.