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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
Ability and Zeal Recognized
In Personnel of Farm Board

"the very magnitude and completely Of
the tasks facing the Farm Board must
appeal to the public spirit and the sense
of civic duty of resourceful and broad
minded men of affairs"
That Mr.. Legge. as chairman, twill
have a big problem worthy
Of the hundred thousand-d dollar -a-year
man he Is" is the statement of the
Springfield, Ohio, Sun, while the Toledo
Blade emphasizes Mr. Hoover's faith
in his leadership of that body which
it." o work that will command not
only the best brains to arrive at q solu-
ton. but also will be extremely oner-
ous," according to the Allentown Morn
ing Call.
mo such fund"-aS the half billion
dollar fund at the boards disposal
could be used either wisely or safely by
board Of eight men, each Of whom actu-
ally was worth only $4,000 q year." in
sists the Grand Rapids Press, which
considers that "the whole success OF
the Hoover enterprise in aid Of agri-
culture rested upon attracting men in
service still lives, and is rs vital in time
Of peace as in the dollar-a-day enthusi-
asm Of war;
Attention to associates Of Mr.. Legge
on the board is oaiy0d by the Muncie
Morning Star, which names James c.
Stone Of Kentucky. representing the
tobacco growers; C. B. Denham Of Mis-
souri,, representing live stock, and Carl
Williams Of Oklahoma, representing cot
ton," and this paper remarks, at will
be fortunate for the taxpayers and fol
the cause of agriculture that the men,
bers Of the board are hard-headed and
practical men, who may be expected
to take @ business view of their duties
and opportunities"
The choice from the Pacific Coast OF
Charles c. league, president Of two sue
cessful cooperative concerns, results In
tributes to "his recognized abilities and
soundness of judgment" as well as his
wide experience in every angle OF
farming" from the Pasadena Star-News
and the Santa Barbara Daily News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
Amanullah Tour Made
Piker of II. S. Tourists

FROM the ktlCnulOuQ NeWb-GcaueT.
What . return date is Amanullah
playing now? A brief year and q half
ago he walked with kings and kept the
common touch with motor car and aero
statesmen. The gaps in the Afghan
anirs time were filled in with war
munition providers and house furnish
ers, dressmakers and goldsmiths, and
the amir inevitably gathered his bags
and baggage into train Of Oriental
PROPORTIONS. The trucks which bore
his trunks TO Clar1dge's, In London,
were guarded by q Gordon of boobies.
Just as his personal belonging in Bonn
bay, some 40 cases Of clothes and cash,
are under the watchful eye OF British
tommies.
The American tourist Is the conven-
tional stereotype for the lavish spender,
but what pikers the widest oil kings
are In comparison with a monarch that
set out to see the world with letter Of
credit backed by actual cash in hand
for $25, 000, 000l And when 1t comes to
actual spending, just figure how many
Americans ever equaled Afghanistan' s
outcast by laying out $lo,ooo,Qo0 on one
sightseeing tourl
And now the tour is over. A new
amir sits in Kabul on the cushioned
chairs with his feet on the brocaded
sofas that Amanullah bought in Paris
and failed to pay for. Another's min
lister Of war is using the machine guns
and rapid-flre rifles that the SIC, 000, 900
helped to purchase, and all that the
deposed amir Is sure Of Is that, at all
hazards, Afghan men will keep their
boards and Afghan women their wells.
But, praise be to Allahl there Is also a
little hoard Of nuts to the value of some
SIS 100000 that is still to the former
amir's credit in the banks in Paris and
London. Unfortunately, this consoling
knowledge Is shared by certain vora-
cious creditors whose bills are overdue
Without the knowledge or consent Of his
highneSs, another reception is being
prepared for his arrival. This gather
ing may lack the royal touch Of 1923,
but the fervor of the hungry cormorantS
who are seeking immediate payment
will give the amir an understanding of
the real basis of welcome to Europe, and
will add to his popular title, king
Hallelujah." a meaning which prob
ably escaped his royal perception when
that pun was first made.
Whether the crowned heads will this
year apply the rule, "Once a king, al
ways king" remains to be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
Radium Expert Traces
Cancer to Astronomy


Tracing cancer to astronomy is q
possible result Of q suggestion made by
DR.. John Jolly, radium expert of the
University Of Dublin, Ireland, in Q re-
cent letter to the London scientific
magazine, Nature.
Cancer Is increasing in civilized
countries, probably all over the world.
The disease probably is much COM
moner now than in prehistoric times.
Usually this increase Is blamed on
civilization or on some other change in
human habits.
DR.. Jolly suggests that it may be q
result of where our solar system hap
pens to be in space. We may be leav-
ing q Space-region where cancer was
impossible and entering one where It
will be common. His idea is not Of can
Ger germs scattered in different parts
of the universe; plentiful in some re-
gionS and sparse in others. There Is
no proof, indeed, that cancer is due
to germ.
What DR.. Jolly has in mind is the
greater or lesser quantity in different
parts of space of rays imagined to be
able to prevent cancer, the coSmic rays
recently studied by DR.. r. A. Millikan.
Rays Of this type are known to be
antagonistic to cancer.
Cancers sometimes are cured by SINH
lar rays from radium or from X-rsy
machines. The cosmic rays now being
received on earth have about one-tenth
the intensity, DIR. Millikan estimates,
of average starlight. There may be
other parts Of space, DR.. Jolly points
out, where the cosmic rays are stronger.
II so, and If the motion Of the solar
system Is now carrying US out Of such
q more intense region, cancer may have
been impossible In past ages because
these natural rays killed on cancers
before they were wen begun, Just as
artificial radium rays kill beginning
cancers now. And II we are entering
a part Of space stu more sparsely pro-
vided with these rays, cancer may be
expected to become still more common.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
The Curiosity Run"

There was q run" on practically
every bank in the country yesterday.
These runs" were anticipated and did
little damage, except to wilt the collars
Of thousands Of paying tellers who had
to work much more vigorously than
usual.
Every one was eager to see the new
money and United States Treasury Of
ficials estimate that some sixty million
dollars worth Of the first issues yester-
day win go into home museums, while
at least an equal amount Of the old
notes will be stored away against the
day when they will be obsolete, or at
least as rare as doubloonS and Pine
Tree shillings and wartime "shin-
plaSters."
The new money furnished hot
weather employment for the groups
who congregated about soda fountains
and cigar store counters, being the sub
ject Of heated and prolonged debate as
to whether the new bills would or would
not cause trouble for those fortunate
enough to have Q few loose in their
pockets which might be tossed away
with timetables and other scraps Of
paper.
Another theme Of discussion was
whether the smaller bills would be
easier. or harder for the pickpocket to
steal. These are only suggestions Of
the many angles Of academic debate
over the new notes. Usually 1t was the
persons who were not earning any Of
them who were most concerned about
the new hazards.
The chief merit claimed for the new
currency Is that the notes are practical
" non.raisable and difhcult % eollntar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

me, feeling considerable pride when Mr..
Mcleod and Mr.. Sweigard adopted 1t
for the Reading lines"
Q. How did plus fours" originate?
C. N. K.
A. The Haberdasher says that golfers
found regular knickerbockers a bit un-
successful for golfing. Designers OF
mems apparel therefore drafted pat
tern in which inches were added
to the inside seam of each leg OF
knickerbockerS which had standard
length of 20 inches. This provided for
the drop Of the plus fours.''
@. Why does gazing at the sun cause
a person to sneeze?-H. E. j.
A. This is because gazing in the sun
stimulates certain nerves in the eyes
and perhaps in the nose.
O. Which States provide for the
sterilization Of criminals?-N. M.
A. The United States Public Health
Service saws: with reference to the
sexual sterilization of mental detectives,
the information available to this of1ice
indicates that the following States have
sterilization laws: Alabama, California,
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan. Mime
sofa, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska
South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, wash
ington, West Virginia and Wisconsin"
@. Please give the remainder of
the stanza beginning, 10, the poor In
dian!"-H. F.
A. 10, the poor Indianl Whose un-
tutored mind Sees God in the clouds.
or hears Him in the wind" This Is TAX
en- from Essay on Man, by Pope.
@. What are the Pillars Of Hercules?
B. M.
A. The Pillars Of Hercules are tTo
hills on opposite sides of the Straits OF
Gibraltar. so called because of the myth
that they had been torn asunder by
Hercules to admit the flow OF the ocean
into the Mediterranean.
@. Were any of the crew saved when
the ship with Lord Kitchener on board
was lost at sea?-C. A. M.
A. The cruiser Hampshire, on which
Lord Kitchener lost his life. was sunk
by a German mine on the West Orkney
Islands. June S, 1916. Only IL sailors
survived These were able to reach the
shore on raft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
Court Accommoda tions.

The extent to which the District gov
eminent needs the new housing &C
ccmmodations that win be provided In
the municipal center development Is
demonstrated once more by the crowded
condition which has existed in Trafac
Court during the hot days when the
. inadequate rooms available for this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

Photographers are still anxious to
take pictures Of Lindbergh in spite Of
the fact that his brilliant experiences
have not changed his appearance In
the slightest. It Is q mistake to assume
that the great public Is, tickle and al
ways insistent on novelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

A popular public man Is justified in
feeling that Handwriting In hot weather
is . burdensome task for all concerned
Handshaking may be dispensed with
temporarily, but not permanently. II
is . symbolic ceremonial, attestinG
popular esteem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

In measuring July temperature the
Kiosk" on Pennsylvania avenue holds
its own as a center Of interest for those
who insist on knowing the worst of the
bad news. The kiosk" has scientific
value, but it Is no popular comfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

Instead Of attempting to carry out
the old idea Of smashing the trusts, "
the new idea is to let mergers proceed
to logical conclusion and demonstrate.
for the benefit Of history, just how the
system will work out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

A debate between churchmen and
physicians on prohibition may lack the
picturesque touches Of an evolution
argument. But 1t 10 likely to be no
less spirited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

Women insist on seasonable attire
If women were on the police force, the
hot, cumbersome clothing Of the patient
overworked oficer would be abolished
the First of July at the latest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

The perils Of the submarine persist in
times of peace as well as in war. In
the new social economy, the old motto
Safety First" has lost its meaning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

One Of the elements Of charm in a
Summer beauty contest rests in the
fact that the contestants appear so
cool and comfortable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
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Aviation is q most versatile form of
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Grim Humor.

The gunner 60 upon parade.
On bootleg poison men go broke
We 60 on laughing, undismayed,
And say O funerals just Q jokei
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SHOOTING STARS.
~ PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Eternal QuestiO,

The Eternal Question.
Men risk their lives to earn applause
On earth or in the sky
And now and then some one viii pause
To ask the question, ''Why?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
Doing His Best.

Doing His Best.
'What are you doing to relieve the
farmer2"
"All that seems possible under the
circumstances" said Senator Sorghum;
Eat least can occasionally say few
kind words"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

'De paper money is g'inter be small
err" said Uncle Eben. 81 hopes ] kin
handle enough OF it to notice de DIFF
ference"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

We toll through many a weary day,
As for great things we try
The world goes its historic way,
And leaves US questioning "Why?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

Jud TunlZins says his idea Of q real
"rube" is q young Teller that believes
all the illustrated ads he sees in o
magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

"He who always wears q SMILE" said
HI Ho, the stage Of Chinatown, may
not be . happy man, but he IS good
actor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

"Are you going fishing this Summer"
mo-" answered the unblushing pre-
varicator. I'm going where the fishing
is supposed to be good. Then I'll sit on
the front porch and think up fishing
stories TO tell when I get home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
NGniaiAah AfhIAkica.

Modified Athletics.
The tennis girl one day well view
A housewife. with ambitions new.
The racket she at last lays by
And Is content to swat n.y."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

An Other states and Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-12
ENGLISH
BACK Up
SN0WDEN
Macdonald Approves Op-
position To YOung's Pro-
gram.
FRANCE TO RESCUE
Tactful Statement BY
LOucheur Saves Parley
From Collapse.
BY FREDERICK KUN
TniNnl D~aan GA. -

THE HAGUE, Aug. II. U.H AT
ter virtually all hope for a success
full outcome for the reparations con
ference here had been abandoned
early today, an adjournment of the
financial commission, in which the
crisis rests, was voted until Wed
nesday morning. The action was
taken in an effort to gain time for
the delegates to iron out the diff
ferences occasioned by England's so
far unwavering demands for a revi-
sion of the Young plan annuities for
Great Britain.
Only DIR. Julius Curtius. German
minister of economies, and Signor
Pirelli of Italy were heard by the
commission in brief addresses before
the adjournment was taken.
The virtual abandonment of hope
for success of the conference follow
ed publication by the English dele
CATION of message which Premier
Ramsay Mae Donald sent to Chan
eellor of the Exchequer Philip
Snowdem, sternly and stalwartlv
backing up Snowden 5 position be
fore the conference.
Louis Loueheur, French minister
of labor, cleverly obtained another
lease of life for the conference when
at the close of Curtius, and Pirelli 's
speeches before the financial com
mission of deliveries in kind, he ex-
planned that his own declaration was
so long that it would be impossible
to finish it today and suggested the
rostponement until Wednesday.
Snowden readily agreed to this.
1t was expected that in the mean.
time redoubled efforts would be
made through private negotiations
TO find a solution for the critical
problem which confronts the CON
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-12
TRAGEDY TURNS
HOLIDAY TRIP
INTO SHAMELESS

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 12-U.P)-
For weeks Mrs. Sherweed B. Bad.
gett has promised her eight young
daughters trip to the Dallas Zoo
Yesterday they loaded truck with
picnic lunches, and with Z. S. Hen
ry and his family of four as guests,
drove merrily to the city. On the
return trip the machine was struck
by a Texas and Pacific flyer and
l3 of the IA passengers killed.
Investigators believed today that
crack in the pavement near a
grade crossing IS miles east of here
was responsible for the crash. Ac-
cording to Claude Chapman, Mes
quite, believed to have been the
only witness, the truck stalled in
the hole. Finally, its engine roar
ing so loudly that the whistle of an
approaching train was drowned, it
pulled onto the tracks.
The truck was shattered and
bodies of the victims scattered
along the track for hundreds of
yards. The fourteenth member of
the party, a daughter of Mrs. Bad
gett, was in a Dallas hospital to-
day, expected to recover.
Mrs. Badgett was AZ years old;
Henry was 55. The other victims
ranging in age from 5 to 10. A
father, Sherwood Badgett and six
brothers survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-12
HERE is SUMMARY OF NEW
LAWS EFFECTIVE AUGUST IA

nut and vegetable standardization
act; bureau of commerce to aid
farmers in marketing; new state ad-
visory agriculture committee.
Crime
Radio slander prohibited; state
control of all traffic police; state
supervision of county probation of
ficers; installment payment of
fines; enlargement Of state bureau
of criminal Identification; new de-
partment of penology; more drastic
penalties for arson: brandishing
weapon, loaded or unloaded, misde-
meanOr; new $375,000 women s
prison; new 1878, 900 intermediary
prison for youthful offenders Is to
"a; regulation of bail bond brokers;
solicitation to commit crime a
felony; state alienists to examine
defendant who pleads "not guilty
by reason of insanity'A teletype
communicating system to connect
Los Angeles-San Francisco -Sacra-
mento; veronal added to narcotics
list: physicians required in jails of
$50 or more; bungalow courts added
to hotel keepers act; reproduction
of state seal misdemeanor; lettering
about school or public Fairgrounds
is vagrancy; solicitation for gamb-
ling ships prohibited; study of uni
form state narcotics laws; county
Jail prisoners may be required to
labor on public works.
Education
Commission of laymen to study
state school Problems; 24-hour
school for child incorrigibles;
schoolhouses may be used as civic
centers; 30 per cent of work in first
six grades must be reading, writing,
arithmetic, language and spelling;
instruction in public safety and ac-
cident prevention compulsory in all
schools; cafeterias permitted in
Continued on Page Six
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-12
FORMER KEYES
DEPUTY HELD IN
FATAL ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES. Aug. -. U.P)-
An inquest was scheduled late to-
dav in the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Cory, each 60 years old,
who were killed Saturday night by
an automobile driven by Howell w.
Richardson, Los Angeles attorney.
Richardson, deputy district at
torney during the Asa Keyes re-
gime, was held in Jail on suspicion
of manslaughter. He claimed that
after striking the couple he left
to summon an ambulance and re-
turned to the scene after the couple
had been taken away.
Police at first were inclined to
regard the case as one of hit-run
driving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cory were hit by
the machine as they left street
ear near their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-12
Fits DECIDES
HE WILL HANDLE
PANTACES TRIAL.
District Attorney To
Lead Battle Against
Theatre Magnate.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12-U.H-
The prosecution of Alexander Pan
tages, multi-millionaire theatre mag
nate, on charges Of criminally as
saulting Eunice Pringle, II year
old dancer, will be handled by Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits, Fits
said today.
The announcement caused cOnsid-
cradle surprise since Fits has not
personally directed a case since he
gained the conviction Of Asa Keyes,
former district attorney of Los
Angeles county, on bribery charges.
Fits said that his chief deputy,
Robert Stewart, would aid him in
the prosecution of Pantages. Stew
art, likewise was associated with
Fits in the Keyes case.
Pantages assertedly attacked the
girl when she called at his office
asking him to book her dancing act
over his vaudeville circuit. He is now
free under bond of $4,000 pending
his preliminary hearing Wednesday.
The alleged assault took place late
Friday.
Meanwhile, William "Paddy"
McGee, bail bondsman, was arraign-
ed ON a charge of attempting to
bribe witness to the automobile
crash which led to second degree
murder count being placed against
Mrs. Lois Pantages, wife of the
theatrical man.
McGee was allowed until Wednes-
day to enter his plea to the aecusa-
ton.
The bail bondsman allegdly in
formed policeman William III. Dut-
ton that there would be "plenty of
dough on the line' if he would for
get his testimony against Mrs. Pam
tages.
Dutton saw Mrs. Pantages drive
her ear into one occupied by a
japanese family. J. Rokomoto was
killed in the collision and Mrs. Pan
tages was charged with second de-
gree murder after witnesses said
she was intoxicated.
Fits announced that he already
had requested the board of super
visors to give him special investi-
gator. whose entire time is to be
devoted to the Pantages case.
DR.. Earl Pringle, father of the
girl, conferred with the district at
torney's office for several hours
this morning. He said he was not
interested in any civil case for dam
ages hut only wanted to see the Wig
orous prosecution of Pantages on
criminal charges.