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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-07
INDIAN WOMAN LAWYER
HONORED AT LUNCHEON
Miss sorabji Addresses English
Speaking Union on Conditions
in Native Country.

Interest in the visiting Indian lawyer,
Miss Cornelia Sorabji was manifested
yesterday by the unusual attendance at
the luncheon held by the English
Speaking Union at the Willard Hotel In
honor of the visitor. A short reception
was held before the luncheon, at which
Dr. George MacClean, vice president
of the union and member Of the board.
introduced the guests to Miss Sorabji
and her Washington hostess, Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins.
After the luncheon Miss Sorabji spoke
on conditions in India at the present
time, paying tribute to Great Britain
for the part it has taken In the build
ing up of her country.
DIR. MacClean, who presided for the
president, Admiral Sidney Stanton, at
present out Of town, announced that
the election Of officers would be held
December at the willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Dinner, Phi Sigma Beta Sorority
american University, Mayfiower Hotel,
jefferson room, 1880 pm.
Dance, zeta Phi Fraternity. Hamilton
Hotel, 10 pm.
Banquet, Calvary Methodist Church
Choir, Dodge Hotel garden house, TINS
evening.
Dance. Peary Ship, No. "a, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Elks' Club, 9i9 H
street, 8 pm.
Meeting, Cushing Camp and Auxil-
larry, Pythian Temple, 8 pm.
Marionette SHOW, Georgetown Pres
byterian Church, pm.
Card party, Brookland Parent-Teach-
err Association, Brookland School, Tenth
and Monroe streets northeast, 8 pm.
Gard party, Capital Bridge Club, Ar
lington Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party, st. Joseph's Hall, Second
and G streets northeast, 1880 pm.
FUTURE.
Card party, Lincoln Woman's Relief
Corps, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club House, Eleventh and L streets, to-
morrow, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-07
Austria Recognizes Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, November z Up.
Austria was added today to the ma
lions which have recognized the new
Brazilian de facto government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
MEN IN BUSINESS
OFFERED COURSES
Special Subjects Taught at
Southeastern University
Are Announced.

Special courses in commercial law,
economies and public speaking for bust
ness men have been inaugurated at
Southeastern University, according to
DR.. James A. Bell, director Of education
Of the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association.
In addition, . new eight-week course
in federal income taxation will be
Frederick L. Pearce, lawyer and certi-
fed public accountant, will be the In
structor. The class will meet every
Tuesday and Friday evening from 1880
to $50 o'clock.
The course in commercial law in
cludes instruction in contracts, sales,
negotiable instruments, property. bank
ruptcy, debtor and creditor. Glasses
are held Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays from $50 to $50 O'Clock.
The course in practical economies,
conducted by Ralph 8. Scott, Is de-
signed especially for business men.
Glasses meet every Monday evening
from 7:30 to $50 O'Clock.
Rev. DR.. Homer j. Councillor. dean OF
the School Of Religion Of the university,
Is conducting the course in public
speaking. DR.. Councillor Is we'll known
as q lecturer and after-dinner speaker.
The class meets every Tuesday evening
from $50 to 1880 o'clock
The special business mems courses
are auxiliary to the regular courses in
accountancy and law. All classes are
held at headquarters of the university.
1876 g street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
FRANCO-GE PACT
PROJECT DISCUSSED
Bavarian Fascist Leader Replies to
French Editor, Asking why
Military Alliancel

BY the Associated Press.
MUNICH, Bavaria, october as
Adolph Hitler, Fascist generalissimo. re-
piled today in his newspaper, Voelkis-
cher Boebachter, to proposals Of Gus
tave Herve, French editor of La Vic
toire, Of German military al
lance.
Answering Herve, the National Social
list leader expressed satisfaction at the
conciliatory spirit shown, but asked:
why have a military alliance? Against
whom Is it to be directed?"
Hitler said Germany had attempted
for IL years to arrive at a Franco-Ger-
man understanding and the efforts had
merely led to Germany's becoming so
poor that many Of her people prefer
Bolshevism to her present condition.
Young Germany, as represented in
the movement of which am leader"
he added, earnestly desires an under
standing with France, but wants no
military alliance"
The Fascist leader expressed the
opinion that to become At partner for
France in o military sense Germany
would have 10 greatly increase her
ornaments. He suggests that the bet
ter way would be for France TO reduce
hers and thereby relieve all Europe
Of q nightmare.
Hitler meets Nerves suggestion OF a
new European convention with the
question: Us this to be in the spirit
Of the Kellogg pact or does France re-
gard that pact as unsatisfactory? Ger
many" he said, will either become
a nation recognized as the equal OF
others and hence enjoy the same rights,
or there will no longer be an orderly
Germany, but Bolshevism will reign
instead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

was addressed by Albert r. KunSe Of
the Mexican-American Mixed Claims
Commission, who spoke on "Interna-
tional Arbitration"
Returns From New York.
DR.. Ellery 9. Stowell, professor Of
international law Of American Uni
versity, has returned from New York,
where he attended the fiftieth ami:
versary of the founding Of the School
of Political Science.
Miss Hazel Feagans, registrar Of the
Graduate School, attended last week q
scholastic celebration at Randolph
Macon College.
The Women's Guild Of American
University at its meeting Tuesday ut
the womens residence admitted these
new members: Mrs. Irwin Stuart, Mrs.
A. C. Fisher, Mrs. Jerome Lightfoot.
Mrs. E. L. Harvey. Mrs. william j..
Showalter, Mrs. Warren Brush. On
behalf of the furnishing committee
Mrs. Lucius G. Clark made a report on
the furnishing Of comfortable lounge
for girls on the second floor Of the
Women's Residence Hall. Mrs. Peter
M. Anderson, the new president Of the
guild, presided.
officers have been elected for the
Dramatic Club as follows: John Hous-
ton, president; Orrel Belle Claim, vice
president; Margaret Mowbray, Secre-
tary, and James Johnson, treasurer.
S. Carlton Ayers has been elected
president of the Poetry Club Doris
willis has been elected secretary.
The college orchestra, under direc-
ton of DR. C. H. Leineweber has or
ganized for the year with Calvin
Brown, president. and Rene Lutz. sec
rotary. There are now 10 members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
SORORITY SCORES
AMERICAN j. HONOR
3.789 Scholastic Rating by
Epsilon Kappa Leads
FraternitieS.

A girls sorority, Epsilon Kappa,
edged out all boys fraternities at
American University College of Lib
eral Arts for scholastic honors, 1t was
announced by DR.. George B. Woods,
dean of the college.
The standings of all fraternity and
sorority groups were determined by a
system Of scoring, which placed the
hgure as the maximum score pos
sible, DR.. Woods explained.
Epsilon Kappa stood highest in the
fraternity-sorority group with score
Of S.78e. This sorority has just elected
officers as follows: Nola Livingston,
president, succeeding Kay G. Heath;
Olive Rodgers. secretary: Prutia Pierce,
treasurer, and Agatha Varela, vice
president
The other groups were rated scholas-
tically as follows: Alpha Theta Phi
Fraternity, 1856; Alpha Chi Sorority,
3.443; Phi Beta Zeta Fraternity, 1887;
Swagger Club, 3213; Phi Sigma Beta,
3.l45, and Testers Club. 3.131.
Top Honors Last June.
The top honors in the school as a
whole were made by the men of the
graduating class last June with 1890,
with the senior women next at 3.8897.
Halloween will be observed next Sat-
urday night, both at the campus, Mas
sachusetts and Nebraska avenues, and
at the Graduate School, 1901 F street,
On the campus there is to be a Hal
loween dinner at the college dining
hall, to be followed by the sophomore
class dance in the gymnasium. Plans
for surprise program at the dinner
are in charge Of Olive Rodgers, Dor
othy Latham, Rae Tompkins. Louise
Learning, Grace Hart. The committee
in charge of the sophomore dance is
headed by Max Schaul and Virginia
Patterson.
At 1901 r street Alpha Chapter OF
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority will enter
tain at a reception for the faculty and
students of the Graduate School and
the School Of the Political Sciences.
The annual reception of new men,
bers of the oxford Fellowship was held
at the home of DR.. Lucius C. Clark
chancellor of the university, and Mrs
Clark on the campus Friday evening
The International Relations Club al
It's regular meeting Wednesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
CONDITION OF SPAIN
is GOOD, ENVOY SAYS
Irwin Laughlin Will Visit Capital
Before Going to Pittsburgh Home
for Several Weeks.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 26.-Irwin
Laughlin, United States Minister 70
Spain, returning on the liner Beren-
garia last night, said everything IN
Spain was going along very well IN
deed"
He said he was surprised to receive
American newspapers reporting strikes
and disorders in Spain and said there
was no occasion for such exaggera-
ton"
"There are strikes frequently in the
United States" he said, 'but that does
not signify they are any more tnan
sporadic troubles, and SO 1t Is with
Spain"
He was accompanied by his wife ana
daughter. He said he returned Tor
visit of three or four weeks in TINS
country He will go to Washington ana
then to his home In Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
p CHI PRESIDENT,
MISS HELEN HUM
Election Of Columbus U. Law
School Senior Announced
With Other Officers.

Selection Of Miss Helen HUM, mem
Der Of the senior class Of Columbus
University Law School, rs president q
ri Chi sorority at the recent election oil
officers Of that organization was an
nounced yesterday. Pi Chi Is q social
organization Of women students at the
law school.
Other officers elected were Veronica
Quinn. vice president; Anne Sullivan,
secretary. and Mrs. Kathleen Dugan.
treasurer.
Miss Kuhn also announced that teams
had been selected for a debate Novem-
Der IL on Chain Stores" The at
firmative side will be taken by Ethel
Murphy, Mary Hurley and Veronica
Quinn. Opposing will be Irene Bontz,
Katherine Powers and Mary Sheehan.
Committee Head Chosen.
Robert Findlay, president Of the
Venetian Society," social club for stu
dents in the school Of accountancy
announced that George Cozzens has
been named chairman of a committee
to arrange plans for the Winter social
season. 1t was also announced that at
the last meeting Of the society plans
were considered for establishing a stu
dent paper In the accountancy school
Daniel Cushman, dean of the school.
stated that the new first year section
In accounting will start on Monday.
The class in commercial law will be
conducted by John r. Fitzpatrick, while
Francis Peter Brassor, assistant dean Of
the school, will have the class in bust
ness principles.
Made Freshman President.
T. L. Coates was chosen president of
the freshman class of the accountancy
school at elections last week. D. A.
Connors was elected vice president and
Miss K. Z. Burns, secretary.
In the junior class, George Cozzens
was chosen president. Other o6icers
were Joseph Morris, vice president;
Joseph A. Brandt. secretary, and C.
Forcione, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
NOTED SUFFRAGIST ILL

PASADENA, Calf, October IS (R.-
Florence Collins Porter, II, noted suf-
fragist. was critically Ill at her home
today.
Mrs. Porter, born in Caribou, Me-, was
q delegate to the Republican National
Convention, 1924, and seconded the
nomination Of Calvin Coolidge. She
was q delegate to the convention Of the
Progressive Party In 1912 and has at
tended many Republican conventions.
She was a founder of the Woman's
Republican Club Of New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

The United States imports approx
mately $4,000 tons yearly, or three
fourths, of midas entire output Of the
secretion of the Tachardia lacca insect,
from which shellac Is manufactured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
APTITUDE TESTS ARE ADOPTED
FOR MEDICAL SCHOOLS OF y. S
American Association Action Makes Stand
ard Requirement of Method Devised by
G. w. u. Psychology Staff Members.

Rubenstein, Norvelle H. Sannebeck,
Carolyn Seibert, Hattie v. Shockley
Albert w. Small, Clement Sobotka,
Agnes Stout, Bradford Swope, John w.
Thacker, Frank H. Weitzel, Frances
Whitehousc. Marion F. Willoughby.
Genevieve Wimsatt, Iris Woodhouse,
Richmond T. Koch, wilfred A. Beti-
kofer, Hugh K. Clark, Robert Cohn,
Harry Goldsmith, William ]. Hart and
Charles Horner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
HINDENBURG TAKES CUT

BERLIN, october Is (P).-Presldent
Won Hindenbure today notified the
finance ministry he would accept 20
per cent reduction in his salary begin
ming November !.
The reduction, part of Chancellor
Bruening's economy program, has not
yet been officially put into effect, but
all the cabinet ministers have accepted
cuts in a similar manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
DELEGATES REPORT
ON N.E.A. CONFERENCE
District Education Association
Members Have Luncheon at
Beginning Of Season.

Reports Of delegates to the Summer
Conference Of the National Education
Association, held at Columbus, Ohio
featured the initial luncheon meeting OF
the District Education Association, held
yesterday at the Lafayette Hotel.
Miss Edith Grosvenor, Miss Elsie
Green and Mrs. Daisy r. HUI, dele
gates, reported. Speeches were delivered
by DR.. j. Elmer Morgan, editor Of the
National Education journal; DR.. j. w
Crabtree and DR.. s. D. Shankland.
The American University Orchestra
provided music. j. Oren Powers, presi-
dent of the association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

Children exercise greater care than
adults in crossing streets, survey OF
the movement of $4,000 pedestrians IN
Massachusetts disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
EDUCATIONAL.
CIVIL SERVICE

Prepare now for Promotion exams, Statis-
tical Clerk, File Clerk, Fireman, salary,
$1,000; Prohibition Agents, salary, $500 to
Sc, 500. The Civil Service Preparatory School
Sc. cor. 18th and NV. Met. 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16
PRAYERS for Slaughter.

The Rev. Peter Ainslie, prominent
Baltimore minister preaching at Lent
en- service here, declares that there is
no more excuse for a chaplain in the
Army or Navy than for chaplain in a
speakeasy."
Naturally. this has aroused the wrath
of those clergymen who minister pro-
fessionally to soldiers and sailors-most
notably the Rev Jason Noble Pierce,
Reserve chaplain and pastor of the First
Congregational Church, from whose pull
pit the offending remarks were uttered.
Mr.. Ainslie bases his argument on the
conviction that war Is contrary to the
principles of Christianity, and conse-
quently that any man whose life is dedi-
Gated to making the doctrines Of the
Sermon on the Mount the guiding light
Of human behavior has no business pro-
noting behavior exactly contrary to
those doctrines.
He speaks scornfully of chaplains who
have urged soldiers to shoot straight
and kill as many of the enemy as pos
sible. Rev. MFR. Pierce finds it difncult
to believe that any such sermons were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16

Lucrative consideration. by education
and by constructive leadership"
Popular desires, however, are some
times effective, but even so they be-
come effective only because Of indi-
vidual leadership. It behooves the In
dividual leader, no matter in what walk
Of life, to determine to the best Of hts
ability what is the Just, the sane and
the real need of the people. 1t is when
the leader is actuated by selfish motives
alone that the achievement Of popular
desires becomes menace to the whole
people as we'll as to the individual.
Whether the popular desire comes
first or the people take their cue from
the individual leader may at times be
a matter of doubt. The desire for
freedom, for example. may be Unborn,
but it may not find expression in a
down trodden people until the individ-
ual leader puts forth concretely the
proposal for freedom. The individual
who aspires to leadership, the individ-
ual who Is capable Of leadership must
bear greater responsibility than his
fellows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16

preached during the late war. He
never heard one OF them. It certainly
would be tsinacult 10 maintain that they
were Of frequent occurrence. Assuming
such sermons were delivered, the re-
sponsible chaplain was rendering q poor
service 10 the cause he represented. He
disguised soldiers instead Of inspiring
them. He put them In the frame Of
mind where they never could listen
again TO patriotic oratory except in q
spirit of cynical questioning. The con-
trast between his words and the most
strained possible interpretations of the
gospel of the New Testament was 20
obvious TO every one that 1t reduced
his own argument to plain absurdity.
But war. regardless of the morality
involved, is reality. The Christian
ideal Of peace on earth still is afar
OF and the best ways of bringing 1t
about are debatable. While IL lasts IL
will continue to be the environment Of
great masses of human beings of all
shades Of character and personality.
They will be there whether they will or
not, their positions determined by geo.
graphic accidents, caught in the cross
currents Of great, uncomfortable and
inexplicable political and economic
forces. And it is hardly debatable that,
In many instances, the environment Of
war is destructive of morality.
The clergyman lives in a real and not
an ideal world. He must minister to
men and women where they are and
not where he would like to have them.
Struggle as he may, he cannot alter the
environment of all men to his liking.
Shall he abandon human souls when
they need him most-regardless of how
much he disapproves of the place in
which he finds them? Shall he aban-
don them, even in a speakeasy?
Whether the chaplain should identify
himself with the war itself is another
question. The moral issues always are
obScured and confused. The eagerness
with which both sides recruit God in
all modern conflicts is one Of the most
amusing and disgusting features of war
fare-perhaps a long step forward
toward reducing it to the ultimate
absurdity which will be its death blow.
The death knell of Mars will be the
worlds laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16
Suiting Presidential Taste
Regarded Task for Bookmen

Announcement that the Nations book
sellers have undertaken the task of
selecting 500 volumes as a gift to the
White House for the use Of presidential
families arouseS much interest in the
country. Frank discussion of the task
of selecting reading matter for this
purpose discloSes some skepticism as to
the results. It Is agreed, however, that
casual selections from this miniature
library might furnish relief from official
reports and the Congressional Record.
Assuming that any President Of the
United States might wish to have his
agreeable or diverting reading chosen
for him by q committee" remarks the
Boston Transcript, the library of 500
books which will be presented Is no
doubt as good as any other. It is well
representative Of what may be called
average intelligent reading for enjoy
ment Manifestly the President-any
President-haS ready access to the liter
allure of the whole world. The Con-
gressional Library is at his elbow. But
there may well be moments in the life
of an overworked Chief Magistrate when
the comfort of a diverting volume
should be immediate, and so purely
casual that the choice OF the book may
rest upon no reflection at all, but on
the mere reach Of an arm to neigh
boring shelf"
The New York Sun assumes that "it
will be very conventional home library,
but suggests that unless some pro-
vision Is made for keeping 1t up to date,
obviously only q few recent titles can
be included" and raises the question,
What kind of literature will future
Presidents read for recreation?" The
Sun also advises. 1.-The committee will
not be confronted by the thought that
100 years hence some of their selections
may appear abSurdly quaint"
Nothing upholsters a wall so finely
as shelves of well bound books" says
the Cincinnati Times-Star. "They ex-
ert cultural influence even If you
merely read your newspaper in their
presence. In recognition of the public
spirit Of the Nations booksellers, we
recommend that every family in the
land that can afford 1t get together a
library Of at least 500 volumes. What
ought to be good enough for the rest
Of U.s."
Criticism of the scheme comes from
the Adrian Daily Telegram, which
points to some defects, in the statement
that lit Is fundamentally distasteful,
because the idea of having some one else
choose our reading smacks too much of
the book clubs which lay book down
at the door once a month with the sug-
geStion, at least implied II not expressed,
that you read It wflly-nilly. If all great
men," continues that paper, ARE as
fond Of those literary creepers as the
publishers represent (the rs mystery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16
Tndividualism.

President Hoover champions the cause
Of individualism In a letter published
today by the Yale Daily News. He
attacks the idea that popular desires
always are expressive of real needs OF
any people. Leadership, he asserts
must come from the individual. With
out such leadership, the mob acts emo
Nonally and without reason. Progress
IA a nation is merely the sum of the
progress Of the individuals in the
nation.
Looking back over the history Of the
discovery and development Of this
country, the truth of Mr.. Hoover's OBJ
servations on individualisn and leader
ship is borne out. America is dedicated
to the cause of equality of opportunity
for the individual men and women who
make up the people of this country
But after providing that opportunity
shall be equal under the law, Americans
are left by their Government and theil
institutions to make their own way tc
leadership, to prosperity and to power
Their advance must be as individuals
The heights to which individuals have
attained, taken collectively, after al
must measure in the end the achieve
mentS Of the Nation. 1t Is quite true
that organization has aided masses o.
the people TO advance. But even ir
these organizations, the individual mus
lead. There is no such thing as mas
leadership.
Popular DESIRES" Mr.. Hoover says
"are no criteria to the real need; the
can be determined only by the de
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16

wave length of the light. could cite
other cases of trouble of this kind
among normal people, and 1t would be
interesting for persons subject to head
ache to note to what extent such head
aches follow exposure to this type of
lighting.
Moderation in lighting Is suggested
for another reason. With advancing
age the eye becomes less senSitive-that
Is, requires more light to see by-and it
may well be that persons who have
worked for years in the glare of too
much light will experience a desensi-
tizing Of the retina, so that in later life
1t will not be possible to get a bright
enough light to read by.
In conclusion, I would say that no
one would remove the shades from the
lights In his living room and then stuff
the entire ceiling with the brightest
bulbs he could ind, yet that Is just
the condition that one now encounters
in stores, on cars and boats and in all
sorts of public places. I respectfully
suggest that those in charge of such
places strive for artistic or novel eff
fects rather than for mere glare. There
Is nothing particularly attractive about
the mouth Of a blast furnace!
Let us have moderation in all things
including adequate lighting"
JOHN v. PUHS&X&kA