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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

the meeting of the Geophysical Union
and National Research Council.
Mr.. Fitzhugh Lee was host to small
party at the Club Chantecler supper
dance last night.
Mrs. Henry Rea of Pittsburgh was
hostess to company of five at dinner
last evening in the presidential dining
room of the Mayflower.
Another of the delightful skating
carnivals will be given tomorrow eve
ming in the Washington Auditorium, ar
ranged by Mrs. Richard Henry Lynn.
Among those who will entertain parties
tomorrow will be Mr.. and Mrs. George
Calvert, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Morse,
Mrs. Goldsborough, Mrs. Paine and Mr..
and Mrs William EdmonSton Pearson
and their daughter, Miss Katharine
Pearson.
Light refreshments will be served in
keeping with the temperature of the
weather.
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, who has
taken a great interest in the work of
the Junior Theater, will be present at
the performance of Barrie's Little
Minister tomorrow night in the Ward
man Park ,Theater. 1t will be given
again Saturday, and this will mark the
close of the season of plays which
opened with Quality Street." and in
cluded a number of old favoriteS spe-
cially adapted to youthful audiences.
The st. Andrews Scottish Society Of
Washington has been specially invited
to the performance of THE Little Min
ister." "
New Britain herald., 1929-03-16

HE'LL BE BACK-Bringlng
the spoils of his American
trip, Make Schmeling enjoys
his Berlin home with his
mother. He will soon return
to America to keep a ten,
round appointment with Pao'
lino Uzcudun, the Bounding
basque. International Newsreel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

blast Of sutoHaehile heFnsi the shFill
whistle Of traGle pellee; the chatter Of
rivsters-all these play their part in
the city's harsh symphony,
At the Bureau Of Standards expert
nlents are being, conducted with ma
terials and construction that paay,, some
day. give us soundaroof wallis In oflee
buildings and homes. That would llslp.
But immediate and beneficial results
could be obtained here In Washington,
as in New York, il the city authorities
undertook Q serious campaign to reduce
unnecessary noise. One might believe
that such campaign of necessity would
be confined to the action Of blue.coated
policemen wearing rubber heels and
tiptoeing about the city with their
fingers to their lips and whispering
"S-h-h-h-h!" But there are more Rrae-
tical steps. Ancient ordinances against
noise are already on the beeks. These
should be revised ana brought up to
date. An honest eiIeFt should be MADE
to eliminate unnecessary noise. Noise
is too readily excused ps the ineVitshle
accompaniment Of progress. Progress
ought to be given . chance. 1t might
be faqnd that 1t weuid cover more
ground without noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

halls fFen Chic. Many ehaiFgnanshipE
ef ilnReFtans eemmittees pre- bald hy
Western Senator's ana Representatives.
In the Senate. during the present ses-
sion of Congress, things have heen going
from bad to worse. 80 far as the Senate
Is concerned. There are strang Re-
puhlicans from the West ready to sup
port the Republican administration and
at the same time quite as ready to
give expression to the views of the
Western voters ss are some Of the
western insurgents who are opposed
to the administration. The Republican
young guard" is composed Of Eastern
as we'll as Western Republicans. It's
ranks are filled for the most part with
Senaters who have not long been mem
aaSs of the Senate. 1t expresses the
dissatisfaction Of the younger Senators
with . leadership that has brought forth
a tariM hill, now become anathema to
some OF the States of the West. 1t
EXPRESSES, too, dissatisfaction with the
tendency Of some Of the "old guard" to
throw up their hands and content
themselves with hurting epithets at the
western Republicans who have Joined
in q "ceslition" at this session with the
Democrats. They fear permanent
ceslition.
What will be the result Of the up
rising of the young guard" remains TO
be sesn. 1t is too early to predict. But
one thing is apparent: it cannot make
more Of q mess than has the "old guard
leadership. Joined with the new gFeup
are several vetsrsn regulars frem West
ern States who have the Western pelnt
Of view, among them McNsry of Ore
gon, Capper of Kansas, DeResn of nli-
nois and Tess of Ohie. They are
twenty-four in number, enough. Joined
with the progressive Republicans Of the
coalition group, to dominate the Re-
publican party in the Senate. But,
whether thsy join hands with the Pro-
greseive group or not, they ere strong
enough to be q real factor In any situa :
ton that arises In the Senate. So lar
there has been lt(tie talk of . leader of
the new group. But when . leader is
SELECTED the group may well turn to
Senator McNaEy Of Oregon, well quail
ned for such Q pest and indeed for the
leadership Of the party in the Senate
itself.
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Constructive leadership.

The need Of constructive leadership
ON the Republican side Of the Senate
chamber has heen In evidence for
months. WITH . potential Republican
majority stronger than In recent Gem
crosses, there has been . decided break
down In party centrel during the spa
cial session. First this was in evidence
on the farm relief bill. 1t has been
magniaed stin further in the considers
ton eff the tariff. Recently conditions
have been chaotic. Wise leadership and
. Arm adherence to the pledge Of the
party leaders to the Western Repuhli-
cans during the 1898 campaign might
have avoided much Of this trouble. all
though it is quite conceivable that g
small group Of insurgents, strongly OPP
posed to the Hoover administration,
might have remained "aH the reserva-
tIon.'
The formation Of q new group among
the Republicans, the young guard
in contrast to the "old guard" in re-
can't days at least has had the eject
Of revitalizing the Senate. 1t is even
conceivable that under proper leader
ship this new movement may succeed
In winning back to party allegiance
some of the insurgents who have stray
ed int the Progressive Republican
Democratic coalition during the con-
sideration Of farm relief and the tariff
But one thing has been demonstrated
The West must be given q better deal
legislatively than the old guard Re-
publicans have been willing to accord
It. when the campaign ended q year
ago, it appeared that the West was
strongly In the saddle. For the first
time in history a President and Vice
President had been elected from States
vest Of the MlssissinRi River, The lead
sEslaip Of the Senate Repuhlieans vent
to the Senator fram 1naiana. Mr.. Wat
son. and In the House the Speaker
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Effect of Tardieu Victory
On World Peace Discussed

they want forts and warships in ex-
change for votes, and he proposes to
give them what they want" says the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, adding that at
Is obvious that the new premier has
made a sl1rewd appeal to wide sections
Of French opinion by his combined pro-
gram Of large expenditures for both
defense and public works." The Cleve-
land Plain Dealer comments: LAS long
as there remains even Q remote chance
Of the Young plan being rejected by
German popular vote, France declines
to relinquish the only hold she has upon
the debtor nation. In Ger
many it is always the nationalist and
been the loudes in their clamer against
occupation. Now it is the same clamor-
Gus element which has rendered eVacua-
ton impossible for the time being. The
German people should be distinctly I'M
grateful to the myopic leaders who have
delayed the departure of the French
just when 1t was about to become an
accomplished fact"
"The French method of tumhling q
BRAND cabinet and then continuing
BRAND in the foreign portfolio which he
held as prime minister is p little in
Crlcate Tor the American mind" accord
ing to the San Francisco Chronicle.
However, the event plainly indicates q
strong French sentiment behind the
BRAND liberal foreign policies, and that
is reassuring." The South BEND Tribune
calls BRAND the Outstanding statesman
OF FranGe," and assumes that "his
leadership, eXerted indirectly now that
he hes lost Oftlcial power. seems to be
the only guarantee Of French decisions
compatible with the new international
order" The Rochester Times Union be-
lieVes that BRAND will continue to
edge forward as fast as French public
opinion will follow him, toward new
achievements and q solder European
order"
''It Is recognized" declares the Kan
SaS City Times, that, no matter who
his collaborators, M. BRAND may be
counted on to continue his liberal and
conciliatoFy policies, and that his pres
tige Is so great that no premier can af-
ford to interfere with them" The Salt
Lake Deseret News says: "If France is
going to have any influence or success
at the London conference In obtaining
recognition OF her policies, she must
present . strong, united front. This
consideration may induce the people 10
give Tardieu and his official family a
warmer support for outside effect than
he ever can hope for as a genuine do
nestle emotion"
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Presidential Good Cheer.


The right man in the right place has
lust spoken the right word at the right
time. President Hoover has called a
conference of important business lead
ers and public officials" for the purpose
Of ''co-ordinating business and govern
mental agencies In concerted action for
continued business progress" The an
nouncement comes like breath Of in
MIGRATING fresh air into the MAS a of
depression and hystsris which has re-
Gently stified the country.
That the Presidents dramatic action
will accomplish the intended purpose
cannot he deuhted. Its phjeet is to
allay alarm and anxiety, which at no
rime during the recent crisis in stocks
had any intrinsic justification, and re-
sore popular confidence in tina fun
dsmental soundness of the American
business fabric.
For, when ell is said and done, Se-
curities derive their strength ana their
value from the condition Of business.
If business Is healthy, the stocks and
bonds of Legitimate business enter
prises are hasieslly seod. The winds
of Wall Street may blow bullishly today
and bearishly tomeFroW, and prices may
soar or sag, but the earning power Of
well managed industrial organizations
Is as little affected by these Stock
Exchange gyrations, whatever their
causes, as it Is by the fluctuations of
the barometer.
President Hoover, from his place of
eminence, tells the Nation all this in
his call Tor next weeks conference OF
industrial, firAAciaI, agricultural, labor
snd ofhcial authorities. 1t Is to be "a
small preliminary conference" The
suggestion plainly is that it will be held
mainly to stop. look and listen. Re-
medal plans of concrete character are
to come later. But Mr.. Hoover does hint
forthwith at the direction they are
likely to take. He mentions the Tag
ging of construction work" which has
occurred in the country because of the
extensive diversion of capital into the
security market" for speculative ven
lures. The President. in yelled but I'M
puistakable terms, calls upon the dirsc-
tors Of Americas great corporations
in the building trades, and anaons the
railways, navigation companies and
public utilitieS--to pack up their
troubles" and smile, smile, smile" He
wants the smiling to take the practical
form Of prompt expanded action" He
recommends Federal, State and munici-
pal authorities to Join hands with prt-
vate enterprise in setting wheels to go
ing, belts to whirrins, hammers to
changing, steam shovels to digging and
dollars to rolling all along the line.
The engineer-executive thus combines
fine sense of the practical with a
keen appreciation of the psychological.
The timeliness and importance of his
stimulating pronunciamento cannot be
everestimated. In very literal degree
it is worth its weight in gold.
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Noise,

There is probably more noise per
square foot in New York City than in
any other portion of the civilized globe.
The temerity of the municipal author
tiles there in seeking to abolish some
OF 1t Is therefore praiseworthy and their
progress will be watched with interest
by other cities similarly afhieted. A
committee Of experts has been appointed
in New York to conduct some research
into the origin OF noise and to draft q
plan for hushing it up. MemheFs of
this committee have made one I'M
portant discovery already. They unani-
mously point an accusing Anger ct the
radio loud speaker and declare that It
Ceases more havoc with the auditory
nerves than even the roaring ferties
oIfhe subway expresses.
This is probably true because of the
difficulty in escaping the loud speaker.
1t follows one closely Through the day
and even into the night. II one seeks
refuge by leaving the city streets, where
speakers blare forth their raucous mes
sages from radio shops, one Is merely
hopping FROM the frying pan into the
fire. For modern apsrtmsnts and rev
houses a'e honeycombed with loud
speakers, and the partitioning walls are
far from soundproof. But there are
other ineessant noises Of ths city that
silence even the radio loud speakeEs,
The constant clatter of street. cars; the
shrisks Of speeding IRE ensinss; the
SCREAMS Of embulsnces; ting Worried
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Projected Railroad Through Palestine
Will Link Red Sea With Mediterranean

across the Hediaz and the new Inns
eliminating the longer sea journey from
Syria via Port Said and Suez. And pills
grims do not like to travel by sea. r..s
southern section OF the Hedjaz Railway,
in Ibn Saud's territory, Is destroyed and
cannot be used. Unless, therefore, pill
grims care to make the detour via Port
Said they are bound to pass through
Akaba. Z
Recalls Days Of King Solomon.
Possibly. too, Akaba, the ancient Ezion
Geber of the Bible, may once more de7
velop into an important center for
southwark bound PaleStinian trade as
in the days of King Solomon, who made
it the starting point for his fnercantils
fleet to African ports. Even now this
small Arab village Is the center of 4
lively fishing trade, for which Jewish I
Arabic group holds thu concession
Akabs fish are known for their size and
tastiness. Once the Jordan line hal
been completed, the Haifadan line ma /
get q certain amount Of transient trade
all the more so since, according to 4
we'll informed source. the relatively
cheap power of the Ruthenherg JordaH
Power Station may conceiVably ID
drawn upon for the running Of tht
Jordan line. n
Near Cyprus Naval Base.
While Great Britain is thus looseninf
her hold on Egypt she is getting for hers
self, through the construction Of the
Haifa Harbor and the restoration of thu
ancient biblical port on the Dead Ses
two new bridgeheads in territory ovef
which she exercises absolute control
Moreover, provided that Britain encourk
ages Systematically and energetically thu
repa triation of the Jews, this territory
is bound always to be dependent upok
England. From the military point IL
view this "dry Suez" has the adVantaRR
of being considerably closer to Cyprux,
the nearest British naval point, than u
Pert Said, the entrance gate to the Oh
wet Suez," apart from overland trans
port being speedier than that by sea.
In this connection it Is interesting q
note that the plan OF providing an alter
native route TO the Sllez Canal by link
ing up Haifa and Akaba was long agA
conceived by Germany, though at The
time the problem was to be solved III
terms OF q canal and not of q railroad
This project eManated with the builder
OF the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, betweer
the Baltic and the North Sea, who SUBJ
mitted IL to the Kaiser on the occasioR
Of the latter's visit to Palestine.
Germans Planned Canal. 4
At the time your correspondent had
the opportunity to examine this plan III
provided Tor the construction of a canaa
from the Mediterranean shore, near
Haifa, to the Jordan, through the Elnsk
Jesreel, the long drawn=out plain o.
tween the Acre Bay and the Lake OF
Kinnereth, one Of the main eenters OF
Jewish postwar colonization and, as a
complement. an extension of the course
Of the Jordan from the southern shore
of the Dead Sea, through the depressioh
Of the Wadi FL Arab, to the Red SAs.
undertaking amounted at the svinsa ~
about $4,000, 000 The e0nstfaictihSi of
the railwas will certainly cost less.
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JERUSALEM.-The vast English
railway project designed to connect
up and protect the various parts
of the British Empire, as, for in
stance, the Maan-Akaba line, now re-
ported by Reuter-, are nearing realiSa-
ton. This line Is not merely important
from the point of view of local strategy,
nor meant only to connect up the small
isolated garrison of Akaba with other
parts of Palestine, so that troops can
be moved at will within the country
itself. 1t is the third section Of the
"dry Suez Canal" an alternative line
running through British controlled ter
ritory and linking up the Mediterranean
and the Red Sea.
with Egypt independent, the British
garrison about to be withdrawn to the
ture English Egyptian complications en-
dangering or interrupting temporarily
the passage through the canal, the i'm
portance of this leng-standing project
is more obvious than ever.
Jordan Ceast Line Projected.
The 1irst section of the alternative
line is quite naturally formed by the
branch line of the HedjaE railway from
Haifa to Beisan, the second by the Jor-
dan railway from BeiSan to the Dead
OS&t WHICH, hS Mh6HUy tCppAtGO IA iAu~
gust, will be constructed In connection
with the potash concern. The only
missing part, the third and smallest
section, is the short distance connect
ing the Jordan and the Hedjaz railway.
This probably will be provided by a
junction line to Amman, for the pro-
iected Haifa- Bagdad line, which will
likewise utilize the Haifa -BeiSan and
the Jordan railway. will pass this city.
Since the construction of the pipe
line for the Mosul petroleum has been
postponed for the time being, on ac-
count of oVersupply, incidentally it is
not only a question of the Mosul oil,
but also Of the petroleum deposits of
Khaniain, owned by the Angle-Persian
Co., which are to be connected up with
the MoSul pipeline-the building OF the
Haifa- Bagdad railway may also suffer
a few years delay.
Economic Aspects Good.
This certainly does not preclude the
construction of the few kilometerS be-
tween Amman and the Jordan lines at
an earlier date, because 1t would con-
siderably shorten the distance between
the eastern and western Jordan area
now only to be covered by long detour
through French territory. The con-
Struction of the line to Maan, even be-
fore the completion of the Jordan line
and its junction with Amman, will con-
meet up Akaba with Haifa, though in q
roundabout way via the Hediaz line.
From the very beginning the eco
nomic prospects of the line are good,
since 1t can easily capture the Moslem
pilgrim tratac from Syria. the route
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

tt is believed that Senators are ex-
haustins themselves by oVerwork on
the tariH. Lobbyists would of course
he willing to supply deficiencies and de-
liver ideas and opinions neatly done
up in packages for immediate use. But
the legislators apparently are not WILL
ing to take the easiest way.
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Advice on Banuuetins.

Probably the two best editorials touch
ing on the current banquet situation in
Washington are those credited to a
Greek who never visited the United
states. AS both of them are short, they
will bear quoting in full:
Banquets of the unlesrned and of
them that are without, avoid. But il you
have occasion to take part in them, let
not your attention be relaxed for q mo-
ment, lest you slip after all into evil
ways. For you may rest assured that
he man ever so pure himself, he can
not escape defalement II lais associates
are impure.
And the other:
When you have brought yourself to
supply the needs of the body at small
cost, do not pique yourself on that, nor
II You drink only water, keep saying on
eAcA occasion. X drink Waterl" And
II you ever want to practice endurance
ana toll, do SO unto yourself and not
sanro others-dq not embrace statuesl
Both editorials we're written, or die
teted, by Epictstus in the FIRST century.
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Pretty VOteP

From the sprinSneld (MasS.J Daily Repubi-
can.
Your beautiful re-electian" II the
phrase cabled to Mayor Walker by the
PRESIDENT of the nunicipai council Of
Paris. No one in inartistic America
had sensed the beauty Of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

Thomas Edison il back to his old
habit Of remaining awake late in order
to work. He will probably continue
the practice until Henry Fard decides
to crafty innumerable admirers by
giving him another party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

A Cbicags bomb thseWer tried to blow
up . city oileial, Seine OF those IN
derWorla politicians ere entirely TOO
impatient to wait for an election.
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panion romance to her story of Pericles
and Aspasia, 'The Immortal Marriage"
The subtitle Of "The Jealous Gods" is
"A Professional Novel Of the Fifth Gen.
fury, &c, slconcerning one Alcihiadesl. !"
Against rs classical background, Alci-
blades 81 pds out As q brilliant, reck-
less. erra hero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

PIaps for . tax reduction 20 on with
out eOneeaing that the stock ticker has
anything to do with the question Of
basic values.
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safety for food ships In war time
would only 90 stsp further in the hui
mans idea1 exemplihed by the Red
Gross.
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Nav Be a Theory.

From the Charlotte IN. CO. News.
President Hibben Of Princeton has
discovered that family life IN America
is menaced," but he doesn't say where
he found enough Of 1t even to discover
that something was about to happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

Suggestion by Representative Bloom
that vets and drys ballot without pub
LEFTY shews > lingering faith In the
secrecy Of the executive session.
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And Old Elivyers.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
1t is estimated that one-third of the
college students are self-supporting. 1t
Is good thing there are enough fur
naces to 60 around.
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Nor Anv Profits.

From the TerTs Haute Star.
When Shakespeare wrote Sweet are
the uses Of adversely he probably had
no money to lose in the stock market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

Small investors are going back into
wall street, Fhsre is an advantage In
being strictly q small investor. The
status is one that limits the possible
loss.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JoHNsoN.

Distress.
] have an ache;
I have = pain
Though care ! take,
I can't explainl
1t is, I fnd,
Recause ] hssd.
With serious mind.
The things ] read.
Long words I spy.
While terror Turks,
On how and Why
Digestion warks!
While various things
Bid me coHnpisin,
The brain fag brings
The greatest pain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

Opinions cannet always remain the
same. Even the stock market has the
right to change its mind,
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A Referees Haven.

From The Duluth Herald.
In Hawaii foot ball Is played In bare
feet and the players don't kick any
thing but the BAH.
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A Bad lob Ended.

From the Florence tAlal Herald.
Voters have about finished their Fail
canning.
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From the Toledo BLADE.
It's . good foot ball game II the
spectators can est- dozen concerted
2ells out OF 1t &l
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Fron the AaFian naily TELEGRAM.
Some people believe In law and order
iii they can lay down the law and
give the orderA