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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
FRENCH HEALTH LAW
AROUSES OPPOSITION
Reform in Many Interior Depart
ments Declared to Be
Necessary,

There is general dissatisfaction in
France with the measures taken by the
local authorities for the protection of
public health, and there is a proposal
before the chamber, writes the Paris
correspondent Of the London Sunday
Observer, to alter the law on the sub
ject. Those who visit France and stay
only in Paris or one Of the three or
four big towns, or else in the watering
places Of the coast and the interior,
have little opportunity of observing how
very backward France still Is in these
respects.
There are whole departments where
there Is not single town or village
with drainage system, or any kind of
municipal organization for the disposal
of refuse, and the pollution of rivers is
universal and unchecked. The trouble
appears to be that the whole matter is
left in the hands of the MARE, and the
maire-eSpecially in a rural commune
If often either entirely ignorant on
the subject, or else heSitates to enforce
upon his electors the adoption of sani-
tary measures which would be con-
sidered to be such an unnecessary
interference that he would have little
chance of becoming MARIE again. And
yet there Is a minister Of hygiene and
a special committee in the chamber,
and also in the Senate, to look after
these matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
DISLIKES SUBMARINE CLAUSE.
Italy Views Craft Necessary for Nation
with Long Coast Lines.

With Long Coast Lines.
ROME. October R.-An accord
between England and America on naval
affairs will be greeted in italy by lad
hesion and with reserves" the influen-
tial newspaper, Giornale D'Italia,; said
today.
It adds that although italy desires
peace and limitation of ornaments.
she will have something to say about
submarines.
The newspaper considers submarines
a defensive arm necessary for nations
like Italy. which have long coast line
to guard and insufficient finances to
protect 1t with many costly surface
vessels.
Tevere, Rome daily, in an editorial
today purported to see the welding of
an Anglo-Saxon hegemony in the
Hoover Macdonald conversations.
After inveighing. against American
Imperialism, composed of a thousand
elements sapping the very basis Of our
Mediterranean conception of life" the
paper said Europe did not heed this,
but Mr.. Macdonald was aware Of it
and SO had made q final effort to avert
a shock and conflict with his own gov
eminent.
Therefore" the paper said. behold
this new Anglo-Saxon system which
wishes to become the center Of the
political universe.
"Non-Anglo-Saxon powers must now
adapt themselves to becoming obedient
satellites in this new universe.
From the cottage on the Rapidan River
there is moving to the assault Of our
world the most brutal, irresistible force
that history records. It isn't q question
of ships, tonnage and calibers: it is' q
tentative displacement Of the earth's
axis"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
C. ". j. TO HONOR
BRITISH PREMIER
Distinguished Audience Will
Witness BeStoWaI of De.
gree Tomorrow.

Members Of the diplomatic corps, the
cabinet, the Supreme Court and Con-
gress will attend the Fall convocation
of the George Washington University
tomorrow morning. when the Right
Hon. James Ramsay Macdonald, prime
minister Of Great Britain, will receive
from the university the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws. The ceremonies
will take place in Memorial Continental
Hall.
Eighty-three degrees will be con-
ferred in course upon graduates OF
various schools Of the university.
Promptly at IL o'clock the academic
procession will enter the hall, the grad
yates marching first, followed by the
faculties Of the university, the deans.
members of the board of trustees, the
President of the University, Prime Min
lister Macdonald and Secretary of State
Stimson. rs the prim meinister and his
party come on the platform the British
national anthem will be played.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Richard Sizoo Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Will OlACI VIC lHVOCdClOu. L Ic EIcSlucIlI
of the university will then proceed to
the comforting of degrees. DR.. William
Allen Wilbur, provost of the university.
will introduce the deans, who will pre-
sent candidates for degrees in the fol-
lowing orders: Dean Charles e. Hill for
Columbian College, Dean William Cabel
Van Week for the Law School, Dean
John r. Lapham for the School of En-
ginereing, Dean William Carl Ruediger
for the School Of Education, Dean Louis
F. Bradley for the School of Pharmacy,
Dean George N. Henning for the Grad
uate School Of Letters and Sciences.
Following the comforting OF degrees,
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the
university, will give a brief address.
After DR.. Marvin's charge to the grad
yates the comforting of the honorary
degree upon Prime Minister Macdonald
will take place.
Rev. Augustus Tabor Murray will pro-
nounce the benediction. The exercises
will close with the playing of the ma
tional anthem.
The audience will remain standing in
place until the academic procession has
left the hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
STONES ARE PLACED
FOR BRIDGE EAGLES
Landing of 30-Ton Pieces on Coz
lumbia Island Classed as
Engineering Feat.

An interesting engineering feat has
just been accomplished in conjunction
with the construction Of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge across the Potomac
River with the putting into place OF two
3O-tone pieces of stone as capstones on
the pylons on Columbia Island. Giant
eagles will be carved out of these 30
ton pieces Of stone, Maj. j. G. Mehat1ey.
assistant executive officer OF the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge Commission, eX-
planned today.
C. P. Jennewein Of New York has
been chosen as the sculptor to produce
the models for the eagles.
A contract will be let in short time
to one Of the firms that specializes in
such work to translate the model into
the stone.
The stormy weather of the past week
delayed somewhat the putting into place
of the 30-ton pieces of stone, but one
piece was hoisted into position Friday
and the other on Saturday.
While preparations are going forward
to beautify the Virginia end of the
bridge and link up q connecting high
way with the boulevard to Mount YER
non, activity on the Washington side is
becoming more marked. About 20 car
loads of granite from New Hampshire
have now arrived in Washington and
the material is being stored. temporarily,
at Twenty-sixth and B streets. This
granite will go into the water gate and
parkway approach that will form the
magnificent Washington terminus Of the
beautiful span.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL
LIFE ELEMENTS, TOPIC
Biological Processes Discussed by
London Ecien fist and Future
Results Outlined.

That life will eventually be resolved
into its several chemical and physical
processes seems more and more certain.
All biological processes are falling into
caterogies in one of these other SCI
ences. The modern conception of life,
as stated by Prof. r. G. Donnon in
"Scientia" and reviewed in Mature"
Oondon), Is as follows:
HE points out that physiological OBJ
servation has shown much Of the free
dom and spontneity Of life to be more
apparent than real. The living being
neither destroys nor creates energy; it
obeys the physical law Of the conserva-
ton of energy. Nor Is living thing a
magical source Of free energy or Spon-
famous action; its life and activity are
ruled and controlled by the amount Of
free energy in its immediate environ
ment, and 1t lives and acts by virtue
Of this. That Is to say, it obeys the So
called second law Of thermodynamics.
Yet there is more than this in life. The
unit of living matter, the CELL builds
up a whole which Is greater than its
parts. Whether the understanding Of
the specific finalistic manifestations Of
this whole will be explained on present.
day hypothesis or may demand the
hypothesis of some new form of energy,
the understanding will ultimately con-
sist in something that permits Of exact
measurement and of precise expression
in mathematical form, even though for
the latter purpose new form OF math-
ematics may have to be invented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
BRITAIN FOLLOWS
SHEARER INQUIRY
English Press SCOTS at
"SeCret Document" as
MuSty Joke"
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, october Sowing to the
coincidence with Anglo-American naval
conversations, the revelations of the
investigation Of the activities of William
B. Shearer, allegedly in the interests Of
American shipbuilders. have been fol-
lowed in England with the closest in
tereSt because OF the bearing on the
general naval situation,
correspondents in Washington of
British newspapers have reported the
investigation fully, naturally including
the alleged secret document purporting
to have been sent by Sir William Wise
man to David Lloyd George, former
premier. This aspect of the inquiry
has aroused no serious attention. how
ever. and Mr.. Lloyd George has not
thought 1t necessary to make the slight
est public alluSion to it.
Apart from the fact that Sir William
Immediately repudiated the document,
1t already was rather musty joke and
the whole episode was treated by the
British press as a mere subject for mer-
riment. The alleged document was said
to have had its genesis in New York.
The weekly New Statesman in COM
menting on the affair said: LAS q
matter of fact, Wiseman gives the docu-
ment dignity 1t does not deserve when
he describes it as q forgery. It Is not
forgery, but 'jeu d'esprit' written
10 years ago as a satire upon Lord
Northcliffe and other forms Of British
propaganda during the war and was
chiefly amusing because of its use OF
dozens Of familiar names.
There was no mystery about its
authorship and character, but 1t was
treated gravely by such papers as the
Gaelic-American and it played its part
in the reasoning Of Irish and German
feelings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
STORE OWNER FINED $50
FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAW
Convicted of Denying Woman EN-
ploye Time to Procure Lunch
While on Duty.

Joseph C. Picard, owner of a mil
linery store in the 600 block of North
Capitol street, was convicted of sec
ond-offense violation of the law in
regard to the employment Of women
and sentenced to pay $50 by Police
Judge Robert E. Mattingly at Police
Court. The Judge imposed the mini
mum fine on the man, saying that he
was not wholly in sympathy with this
law.
Three Government employees testified
that Picard had employed Marian
Rutherford from 1880 o'clock in the
morning until 6 o'clock at night without
giving the woman any lunch time.
Picard denied this, saying that his rec
ords showed that Miss Rutherford had
been employed from 8 o'clock until
o'clock, with an hour of for lunch on
September 10, the date that the VIOLA
ton was alleged to have taken place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
TRAVELS 5000 MILES
WITHOUT AUTO TAGS
Illinois Car Owner Is Seized In
Washington and Told to Get
License Plates.

After travelling 5000 miles without IL
cense plates on his car, Earl G. 3rown-
ing Of Savanna, Illinois, was arrested
while passing through Washington last
night. locked up and hailed into traffic
court today.
Browning said that before leaving his
home town, early in September, he ap-
piled for tags" for his car, but left
on his trip before the plates arrived.
He said that he went from st. Louis
to Los Angeles and back across the
southern part Of the country. He was
arrested only twice prior to his entry
into this city, and was turned loose
both times.
The man had nothing to show that
the car belonged to him. No registra-
ton card. no drivers permit or bill Of
sale. The case being q most unusual
one,T raffic Judge Given first was at
loss to decide what to do with the
man. He later decided to hold him and
his car and give Browning an oppor-
tunity to get his tags" from his home
State. The judge said that he could
either do this or apply for Washington
license plates and local drivers per-
NIT and take the car out Of the city
in this way.
Policeman L. T. johnson of the
traffic bureau arrested the man at
Sixth and streets last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
U. S. LABOR GROUP
GREETED BY CANADA
Federation Session in Toronto Re-
ceives Fraternal Welcome From
Comrades Beyond the Border.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TORONTO. Ontario, October 8 DR.
Representatives of organized labor
bodies all over the United States, as
sembling today with fraternal repre-
sentatives Of the Canadian and British
labor movements, opened the forty
ninth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Two brief seS-
sions enabled the formalities of organi-
cation, of committee appointments. and
the acceptance of annual reports to be
got out of the way of the protracted
business sessions that will follow.
William Green, president of the fed
Grafton, brought most of his big audi
ence to its feet when he depressed in
the course of response to the welcom-
ing speeches made the convention by
Toronto City and Canadian federal and
provincial officials to mention the Wash
ington visit Of Ramsay Macdonald,
British premier. The labor spokesman
said he represented the unanimous SEN
timent of labor organizations in wish
ing Premier Macdonald Godspeed on
his mission" which he declared to have
the purpose of establishing instrument
.alities of peace" and bring about free
dom from war and human waste that
labor has always opposed"
The applause which followed gave
the gathering its most animated mo-
ment of the day.
In accordance with settled custom Of
federation gatherings, the full report
of its executive body, dealing with all
the problems of the labor world, and
the issues of policy In its field, was
read in summary to the delegates, and
then sectionally, divided among its COM
mittees for fuller consideration.
Two full stops of a day i'll con-
vention procedure have heen arranged
one for wednesday of this week, when
delegates will pe the guests Of the On
tario provincial government in visit to
Niagara Falls, and the other enc week
later, when Premier Macdonald is Sched-
uled to visit Toronto on his return from
WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
Cannon OUTLINES
VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
Bishop Demands Defeat c
Men Who Betrayed the
Cause of Prohibition.
nv the Associated Preas.

BY the Associated Press.
In his first public statement on the
Virginia gubernatorial campaign since
the regular Democratic and anti-Smith
Democrat-Republican candidates took
the field, Bishop James Cannon, jr.,
chairman Of the Board Of Temperance
and Social Service Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, today said the
issue at stake was:
Shall the men who not only be-
trayed the cause Of prohibition in the
last election for the sake of a partisan
victory, but who also denounced, SLAM
dered and villif1ed as traitors 'bigots'
and 'hypocritS' those men and women
who had put moral convictions above
party regularity-shall these men now,
unrepentent and unashamed, be re-
warded for such despicable conduct by
electlng them to positions where they
may exultingly proclaim their vindica-
ton and again. in 1882, betray the
cause Of prohibition If political expe-
diency demands IT,"
Criticizes Candidate Pollard.
Opposing DR.. John Garland Pollard
as 1.-The nominee Of the Smith Raskob
State Democratic organiza tion," Can
non asked, Can anti-Smith Democrats
vote for such men with any regard for
consistency or personal self-respect?"
Il cannot" he answered.
Bishop Cannon would not discuss re-
ports that he would take the stump. He
plans to disclose later whether today's
statement Is preparatory to such q step
or Is intended to take the place Of a
series Of campaign speeches.
The statement briStled with denunci-
alton of "Raskobian liberalism" He
denied that in taking his position he
became q Republican
Il still remain an independent DEM
ocrat," he asserted, "f1atly refusing to
wear the wringing-wet collar of Ras-
kobian liberalism and calling upon my
fellow Democrats to rescue the Demo-
cratic party from the inevitable disin-
follow the continuance Of the present
leadership"
Urges Election Of Brown. .,
Cannon called for the election of DR.,
William Mosely Brown, the anti-SmitE
Democrat-Republican nominee, recall
ing that he had rendered exceedingly
effective personal and platform service"
during the last presidential campaign
against the Democratic nominee. He
said Brown was convinced advocate
OF prohibition" and "a good mixer"
with practical outlook on life"
Cannon's 5,000-word statement dealt
at length with the 1928 political cam
paign. Describing John J. Raskob.
chairman Of the Democratic national
committee. as "a Roman Catholic,
knight of Columbus and a chamberlain
of the Pope's household" Cannon said
he had deliberately insulted the Prot
estant ministers of the South, especially
naming the Methodists, by declaring
they would be muzzled in the expression
of their opposition to Smith by the
threat that prominent church members
would withhold their contributions if
they did not keep silent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
PREMIER DECLINES
MORNING WORKOUT
Joins President and "Medi-
cine Ball Cabinet" After
Exercise Period.

Premier Macdonald did not accept
President Hoover's invitation to join him
and the other members of the medicine
ball cabinet in their play in the rear
grounds Of the White House this morn
ing.
The President and his little band
went through their morning game re-
gardless. They had finished and were
seated in the little nook beneath the
magnolia trees near the steps of the
south portico, finishing their coffee and
toast, when the prime minister and his
daughter appeared at the foot Of the
steps.
1t is understood that the latter had
dent and his friends while engaged in
their game from the upper porch Of
the rear portico. They were presented
to the athletes by the President and
chatted for a few moments before a
stroll about the rear grounds while
awaiting breakfast.
Real Friendship Develops.
The President retired to his room
and changed his attire and few min
utes after O'Clock the President and
Mrs. Hoover and their distinguished
house guests were enjoying the morning
meal. The prime minister and the
President sat and chatted as they
breakfast, and then the President ex-
cuSed himself and went to his desk in
the executive office and the prime
minister to the sitting room of his suite
on the second floor. BY prearrange-
ment they are not likely to confer to
any great extent during the remainder
Of today.
1t is plainly evident when these two
men are together that during the short
while they have been with each other
they have developed a real friendship
and act as II they had known each
other for many years.
When the prime minister arose after
pleasant sleep upon the huge bed
formerly used by Abraham Lincoln, and
which measures 9 feet long and feet
wide. Mr.. Macdonald sent for his per-
sonal valet brought to this country by
him.
Return to Embassy.
The latter shaved Mr.. Macdonald.
much to the disappointment of one of
the White House doormen. who has
shaved numerous Presidents and who is
said to have been looking forward to
the honor Of shaving the prime min
lister.
Miss Ishbel. who occupied a large
suite adjoining that of her father, did
not bring a maid but one was furnished
her at the White House
The prime minister and his daughter.
with their luggage. departed from the
White House shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning to return. to the British
embassy. where they Will be guests until
they leave Washington Thursday MORN
ing
The President and the Prime Min
lister have gone through the formalities
Of saying farewell for the time being
when they parted earlier in the morn
ing, therefore Mr.. Hoover did not leave
bis work to see his visitors to the door
when they departed. Mrs Hoover, with
her usual hospitality. not only accom-
panied the guests to the door, but
escorted them out upon the front portico
and waved fond farewell as their au-
tomobile drove away.
Miss 1shbel, however returned to the
White House for Mrs. Hoover an hour
later to accompany her and Lady Isa-
bella Howard to musicale at the Con-
gressional Library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
BARRISTERS' CLUB MEETS.
Norman B. Frost Elected President
of Young Lawyers.

The Barristers Club, composed of the
younger members Of the District bar,
held its annual meeting at the Cosmos
Club last evening. After hearing the
reports Of Harry A. Grant on the enter
tainment committee and Of F. Regis
Noel on legal aid committee, the club
elected officers for the coming year.
Norman B. Frost was chosen presi-
Other officers elected were: Edmund L.
Jones, vice president; Lowry N. Coe,
secretary; Clifford p. Grant, treasurer
The names of James c. wilkes, Jerome
F. Barnard and George e. Hamilton,
jr., were added to the executive COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
CROP STERILIZATION
POSITION IS DEFINED
Farm Board Chairman Advocates
Division Into Two Glasses in
Letter to McNary.
BY the Associated Press.


In a letter defining the position OF
the Farm Board on crop sterilization
today, Chairman Legge said stabiliza-
ton should be divided into two classes
That conducted by co-operatives under
ordinary conditions and that conducted
by the board under extraordinary cir
cumStanceS.
The letter, written to Chairman Nc
Nary Of the Senate agriculture commit
tee, continued that in the emergency
situation the Government would stand
losses, If they occurred.
Legge said the letter was written be-
cause a reading of the testimony be-
fore the committee last week disclosed
the Subject Of sterilization is not very
clearly expressed" by the board men,
bers who discussed it, because ques-
tons and answers were so disconnected.
The Farm Board chairman declared
his communication could be accepted as
the position Of the board as a whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
ARMY-NAVY GAME HOPE
HAS GONE GLlMMERlNG
law the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hopes that Secretaries Good ard
Adams held of bringing West Point and
Annapolis together in post-season
foot ball game this year have failed OF
fruition.
Good said he and Adams had dis
cussed bringing the superintendent Of
the military institutions together in a
further effort to end the controversy
over the eligibility Of foot ball players.
Even should an agreement be
reached soon, he said, 1t would be i'm
possible for the Army to play the Navy
because Of post-season game with
Stanford University on the West Coast
and O full schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
TREATED FOR FACE INJURY
Young Woman Accuses Marine as
Her Assailant.

Lillian Anderson. % years old. Of TOT
Sixth street, was treated at Emergency
Hospital last night for decorations about
the face, inflicted, she told police, by q
marine with whom she had had an ar
gument near Union Station.
The young woman furnished police of
No. 6 precinct the name of her alleged
assailant, saying she would swear out a
warrant for him later. She was dis
charged after treatment at the hospital,
where she was taken by passing mo-
.toxasts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
EDUCATIONAL.
Opening Week
Dupont ClRNEE SrHnnU

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French, Dance; School Cuisine. Mrs. Sim
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