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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Nj u S C.
A MonERNIsTIC PROGRAM.

A big step forward In modernism in
music was Katharyn Frost's playing Of
Prokofieff in her two illustrated music
talks yesterday forenoon and evening,
which will be continued today at IL
am. at the club house of the American
Association of University Women and
in the evening at the King-Smith
studio School. Mrs. Frost gave his
"Diabolical Suggestion" that is quite
all of that, with diSsonance, with vlgor-
GUS restlessneSS, so that one could vision
scene Of little devils, painted in tone
that was truly melodramatic. A fine
piano art revealed clearly his themes
that were woven In and out in dynamic
power.
Music in Prokofieff, says Mrs. Frost,
has reached the post-impressionistic
stage. or the expreSsionistic stage. 1t
is terSe, almost mechanical, and has
no shadows. How vastly different be-
came Debussy In her calculation, who Is
all mist and floating clouds in which
the musical outlines melt into sheer
atmosphere in tone. Here music Is
akin TO the painters of the impress
sionist school, and truly DebusSy catches
essences of music that before his time
had never been imaged in tone. De-
busy, as pioneer of the moderns, needs
must be played, as Mrs. Frost demon
strated, with new use of pedal to
suffuse tones into an iridescent beauty.
There was delectable bit, modern,
too. in an excerpt from a Poulenc
opera ballet, LES Biches," that was al
Turing and was beautifully done. Fun
damentals always have a part in these
illuminating lecture-recitalS, so again
Bach for form. Schumann for romance,
Noszkowski in a nationalist mazurka
were used to give a Fascinating con-
trast in two recItals that were each
different In their makeup. Katharyn
Frost plays with particular insight and
power these fantasies of the modern
mind that are tone poems at times
bizarre, at times stepped in emotion. Her
spoken word and her grasp of dramatic
contrasts are proving something unusual
in a music appreciation course.
In May her recitals will close her
season in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
AIRED IN HEARING
Senate Group Hears Testi-
mony on Future Use of
Business High Building.

Three questions relating to public
school buildings and grounds were dis
cussed during the Senate hearings on
the appropriation bill, made public
today, namely: The use to which Bust
ness High School should be put in
future, the need for a new school site
west of Connecticut avenue and north
OF Jenifer street, and a suggestion for
an increase in the fund for colored
health school and sanatorium.
Superintendent Frank Ballou testi-
ned that under existing law. when the
new Business High School is built, the
old Business structure would have to
be used for colored elementary classes,
whereas school officials believe they
should have discretionary power to use
1t for colored high school classes as
well as for elementary grades.
With regard to the proposed colored
health school, DR.. Ballou testified that
the authorities have an appropriation
of 100000, but he said an institution
cannot be erected for that amount that
would be a school and sanatorium.
Most of the discussion relating to the
schools before the Senate subcommittee
related to appeals for modification Of
the House amendment, seeking TO
transfer a considerable number of
kindergarten teachers into the ele-
mentary grades instead of appointing
new teachers from the normal school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

Mrs. George Warren entertained at
q prettily appointed luncheon yesterday
at the Ducy Inn, on the upper Alex
andria road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
COSMOPOLITANS TO JOIN
IN INTERCITY FARLEY
Club Will Be Represented at Lunch
con Meeting Monday Next at
Mayflower Hotel.

The Cosmopolitan Club will have rep
resentatives at the intercity meeting OF
civic luncheon clubs next Monday at
1890 o'clock at the Mayflower, it was
decided at meeting of the club yester-
day at the Carlton Hotel.
President William H. Callahan read
a copy of resolution from the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce COM
mending the selection of Martin A.
Leese for the Cosmopolitan Medal as
the citizen rendering the most out
standing service to his city during 1929,
and the resolution was ordered en-
crossed on the minutes.
Thomas Mangin and Thomas Kane
were Cosmopolitans of the day, giving
brief accounts of their activities in
washington. Michael Schaeffer and
William Mccarthy won the attendance
prizes donated by James E. Coliihower
and Pat Davis.
President Callahan announced that Il
new applications for membership have
been received to date in the member
ship campaign being conducted by the
two teams headed by Fred j. Rice ana
Arthur Defenderfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

DR.. and Mrs. B. c. Foster of Fred
ericton, New Brunswick, are staying at
the Dodge Hotel for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
SOCIETY
Continued From Third Page.l


holidays, Miss Majorie Kingsnill and
Mr.. Jack Kingsmill OF Toronto.
Mrs. George Mesta, who makes her
Winter home at 1875 Massachusetts
aveneue, has leased Ior Ine coming
Summer the villa of Mrs. Henry CleWs,
the Rocks, and will take possession Of
it in late June. Mrs. Mesta Will have
as her guests throughout the Summer
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert j. Adams. Mrs. ClewS VIII
spend the Summer in Mentone. This
will be Mrs. Mesta's second Summer in
Newport. Last year she rented Far
Oaks, the handsome estate OF Mr.. Henry
Coleman Drayton. In August MIS-.
Mesta will take cottage at Saratoga.
The Second Assistant Postmaster
General and Mrs. w. Irving Glover
have been joined at the Wardman Park
Hotel for Easter by the latter's broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Melcher of Englewood, N. j.
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchinclosi, jr., will re-
turn tomorrow from a short visit in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowie Chapman
and Mrs. May D. Merrill have gone to
the Cavalier, Virginia Beach, over Sun
day.
Mrs. sydney A. Cloman is expected to
return today from a short trip in the
South
Mr.. and Mrs. william JeffrieS Chewn-
ing, jr., have gone to Detroit to spend
Easter with the latter's brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Couzens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chewing spent a few
days recently at Virginia Beach, where
they were at the Cavalier.
Mrs. Robert e. Lee and Miss Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
NINE DEBATES HELD
O.. w. U. Teams Begin Interfra-
ternity Contest Series.

Interfraternity debating was inaugu-
rated at George Washington UNIVERSITY
last night, with nine contests taxing
Mace under auspices Of Delta Sigma
Rho. the national debating fraternity:
and the public speaking department Oh
the university.
The Greek letter groups, whlcn won IA
the elimination contests last nlgnt anu at.a
which will meet soon to determine the
championship fraternity and sorority
debate teams of the university, are:
Theta Delta Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa,
sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Tau
Aloha Omega; sororities, Phi Sigma
Sigma, Pi Beta Phi. Alpha Delta Fl ana
Alpha Delta Theta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

holidays. Miss Majorie Kingsnin and
Mr.. Jack Kingsmill of Toronto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
GREAT GRAN DMOTHER
WINS $500 VERDICT
Mrs. Nelson Asks $15, 900 in Breach
of Promise Action, but
Jury Cuts Award.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC, Iowa, April 18.-Mrs.
Mary Nelson, 66 years old, mother,
grandmother and great-grandmoth
won a $500 breach of promise verdict
in District Court yesterday.
Mrs. Nelson charged that Alexander
Roe, Sc years old, had proposed mar
rage several times and had made
ardent love" to her until last June, when
his ardor cooled. She asked $4,000
damages, but the jury after celebrating
eight hours cut it to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Russian Painter Dies.

DETsKoIE, U. s. s. r., April IL ~.
Alexander Golovin, one OF the pest
known of modern Russian painters, oleo
here yesterday at the age OF OF. Inc
Soviet government recently conIeEIeo
upon him the title OF tine peoples
national artist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

Dickins leave washington this after
noon to spend week in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Beverly M Middleton, nephew OF
Mrs. Lee. and his room mate, Mr.. Ralph
McKitrick, have motored to Washing
ton for their Easter holiday, which they
viii spend at the residence OF Mrs. Lee,
2140 Wyoming avenue.
Former United States Ambassador to
France and Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wal
lace have returned to their home on
Massachusetts, avenue after short stay
in New York where they were at the
Savoy-PlaZa.
DR.. and Mrs. B. C. Foster of Fred
ericton, New Brunswick, are staying at
the Dodge Hotel for several days.
Mrs. George Warren entertained at
prettily appointed luncheon yesterday
at the Ducy Inn, on the upper Alex
andria road.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Higginson, who
have been in Washington for the Win
ter season, have gone to Lenox, Mass,
where they are opening their Summer
home, the Ledge, for the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. Dudley H. Scott, chairman, and
several other members of the Junior
Guild of the Western Reserve Chapter
of the d. A. r. of Cleveland Ohio, en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Maynower in compliment to Mrs. Fred
Durham, regent of the Western Reserve
Chapter; Mrs. Isle Terwilleger, first
vice regent, and Mrs c. S. Selovar OF
the same chapter. Covers were laid
for Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

his Summer home at Lake Wood, N. J.,
after spending more than four months
at his Ormond Winter residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

John D. Quits Florida for Jersey.
ORMoND BEACH, Fla, April 10 Up.
John D. Rockefeller yesterday left for
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

l production factories of late have been on half time and less for no other reason than that their pow CTS of production vastly outstripped buying power; which means in the last analysis that the men making the goods were not receiving enough 10 buy their share of what was man. ufacturcd. Ford does not believe in this policy; he knows fully that it's general application would mean the ruin of his own industry and that of all other automobile manufactur- CTS and would mean the ruin Of many another modern industry.
 That the Ford policy is logical can be determined most readily by comparing the production capacity per man in industry today with for mcr times. All production. through the use of improved machinery. has greatly increased, more so than have wages By digging down deeply enough it may be possible 10 get all angle on at least one of the causes for the present setback.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
ON DOING ONES BIT

someone once sad that half the world doesn't know how the other half lives.
 Most ot Us have sympathetic hearts But We don't go about look ing for instances Of want. privatlon poverty and trouble.
 We smile with favor upon we'll fed, wcll-kept, clean and smiling child. When we sec one which gives evidence Of being reared amid the surroundings of poverty, We shrus cur shoulders and mutter it is just too bad, q shame, and that 1t ought not 10 be.
 We leave the close-ups ot poverty and despair for our accredited off, clals, the social workers and those we pay 10 patch the ragged edges Of the social fabric.
 Far too many Of us are not even wiling indirectly to play santa Claus.
 Organizations in the city are sp- pealing for help; for any kind of aid that will do some good. They can- not do any good at all with nothing except sympathy to work with.
 "Yes; but I haven't much myself, you say, and then add: If I had a million dollars I'd do world of good with it."
 Chances are you wouldn't; you would be schemIng 10 squeeze sec ond million out Of society, the poor included.
 Christ said something about the widows mite. Think 1t over.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
THAT PROMISED "FIGHT' ONIR REAPPORTIONMENT

As q result of reapportionment of House seats, whereby sundry states Sain congressmen while others lose, q Tight" is said 70 be looming in the House. Why 1t is necessary to waste time in that manner in carry ing out the plain mandate of the Constitution is difficult 10 estimate As long as the House remains fixed at 435 members there must be changes made 10 make allowance for shifts in population.
 A dilly-dallying Congress failed to rcapportion the seats following the 1920 ceAsus-which in itself was contrary to the mandate Of the Constitution, Some Of those who dilly-danied were strong contenders for enforcing the 18th amendment, by the way.
 Putting through the reapportlon- mcnt idea was the chief measure ever fostcred by Representative Tenn oc the first Connecticut dis trict. AIr. Fcnn not only advocated the principle as a decent policy for the nation 10 follow, one in strict conformity with the Constitution, but he also had q weather eve open 10 the fact that Connecticut would gain a congressman. He did not fore see the possibility Of any Demo- cratic congressman from the state. least Of all one obtaining his own seat n Congress.
 l On the whole, the Republicans gam by roapportonment. But this should not in the least be an argu- mcnt for the Democrats. II merely means that the normally Eepub- lican states have grown faster than the normally Democratic states, despite all that one has read and heard about southern progress dur in- the past few decades,
 r also will mean a better possible representation from wet northern districts, he the congrcssmen Re publican or Democratic.
 Improper representation in tho House. or III q Legislature, is q peculiarly obnoxious denial of the principles Of democracy. Improper representation is like 2 dice game with loaded dice, or card game win marked cards.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
RESCUES AT SEA

The thrill that comes with res cue Of human freight from q sink ing vessel in mid-ocean went through the world at news of how the Mauretania. on receipt Of an sos. yeered from her course and ploughed the waves in the direction where the Ovidia was in distress. Old Captain Fried of the America, an expert hand at robbing pary Jones of potential victims, also was on the spot shortly afterward. But he. on the bridge of his craft after q 10-hour steam, stood by to uind~ard Of the lfcboats so that the Mauretania could the better haul them 10 safe haven. And thus came about one more epic of the sea.
 Things haven't been gong on blithely on the deep waters the past few days Ships have run into rough seas which pounded leaks Into sup poscdly sturdy plates. or driving them upon reefs. One such incident off the coast Of Portugal resulted in a rescue Of the first class, 551 pas sengers and crew Of the British ship Highland Hope being taken off in safety after the craft had stuck on a rock,
 The season Of the year is here when the men who 20 upon the sea in ships court the maximum hazards of their calling. But the canny ln- tellect Of man has norplussed the designing deviltry of Old Father Neptune. The SOS has trimmed his sails
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
WHEN MORTGAGES ARE HEAVY

How is your little mortgage? Feels heavier than f used 10 feel, doesn't 4ta
 Maybe you contracted # when times were flush, It had from fen to twenty years 10 so, and the future vas like turkey in the pan with gravy all around it.
 That is the trouble with mort eagcs; Or indeed, with all kinds Of dobls. They arc necessary to get ahead in such enterprises as require them. bat they usually last long tune,
 someumcs. altogether too ire qucntly Of late. they teach hard and costly lessons. The main lesson they g-ach is that~they are easier 10 con- tract m flush times than 10 pay off in times not so good. Consequently certain amount Of restraint and foresight gre essential even in good times. In addition, reserve fund Of cash. slowed away in bank, will do TO harm.
 t is difficult if not impossible, to forec,ose anybody with reserNe c fund Of cash in the bank, or one aith enough negotiable securities to realize on or 10 borrow upon.
 A banker remarked 10 lis the other day that the trouble in the ryaI estate field has heon too much speculation: Too much construction on a shoe string and the hope that the future would carry the burden and that there would always be q good future; too much enterprise prcdicated solely on the desire 10 sell the property to somebody else at fancy profit; too much specuIa- ton with insufficient reserve funds for contingencies.
 He knew what he was talking about. He has handled too many eases" 10 he ignorant Of the facts,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
MISPLACED ECONOMY PROLONGS HARD TIMES

Mayor Quiglcy has taken the stand that this IS bad time for the city to spend money But at the same time. he believes in providing work for the unemployed.
 super-cconomy and providing en- uloyment do not jibe. The Mayor cannot provide employment without expending money; and as a corol- lary, he cannot expend money upon any sort of public works without giving employment.
 President Hoover has pleaded with state and municipal goVern- ments to enter into all sorts ot necessary public works. This does not rest at road building, but goes on I'D to the inclusion of public buildings.
 Yet the Mayor, having an oppor- tunity 10 side wholeheartedly on the side of constructing q new pubic work of permanence and need ,,ajms the city should not accept he expense Of the undertaking
 This refers of course, to the pro- ected new Northend school,
 Here is a building that the State 3oard of Education has ordered the .ity to improve repeatedly. lne io- .sl Board of Education. attempting
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
| RBAN CONNECTICUT CERTAIN TO GAIN

Ecapporuonmcnt in Connecticut SO as to make room for another congressman does not present the problem that will confront the logis- latures Of some other states affected hy the new alignment; but it will give some opportunity for gerry mandering and the seeking of an unfair advantage. II is lucky indeed that under such circumstances the state will have a Democratic goNern- or presiding and Legislature that is not as overwhelmingly onc-sided as it used 10 be.
 l. will be difficult in Connecticut for any eerrymanderns process to iigsaw the cities into the back ground altogether. The present dis tricts have been pretty well balanc- cd as between city and rural voting The first district, cntailing Hat ford county, includes rural sections as far as the Massachusetts border; but il also includes such urban cen tcrs as Hartford, New Britain and Bristol It was these which elected Mr. Lonergsn, with the help of q decreased Republican and dry vote in the country towns. A similar bal ance between cities and towns IS evident in the other four districts.
 The Legislature now will be con- fronted with carving out an addl- llonal district in state in which the cities have grown far more than tho country districts during the last % years. No possible gerrymander- ing. either political or by dry forces, will bc able 10 avoid 2 gain for the urban districts in representative power There simply are not enough rural districts 10 outweigh the In- crcascs in the cities. And # any monkey business is attempted, let Governor Cross take hand in 1t and he an impartial umpire.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
AUTOMOBILE INDI STEN LOOKING FORW ARD

l. is not difficult for Henry Ford 10 have faith in the future Of the automobile business. still as far sishted IS he was when he stsrt"d 10 make cheap automobile. ho has been spending money cnlargng nlants 10 be prepared for the jn- cvitabIe turn in the tide Of business. He hasn't sold as many automobiles this year as in some previous years, but he never expected 70 avoid q temporary setback non and then. Just now hc is investing SGo,ooo.ooo in new plants.
 That much money talks loud, Ii means that construction. enlarge ments and improvements of nine plants arc under way But they are not all situated in this country Some of them are in Europe. Near London he is constructing the largest automobile plant in Europe.
 Incidentally he is playing hob with the European wage scale In stead of attempting 10 take adNan- tage of lower European wages he insists that the workmen in his foreign plants be paid relatively the same wages as his American work men in Detroit. after making allow ancc for the difference in the buy ing power of European and Amer ican money. European industriaii;ta regard this as an "unsettllng factor: but Ford goes right ahead and the wage level and consumption power of the masses is likely 10 be raised rather than injured az a re- suit of his policy.
 Ford realizes more than some of his detractors that modern indus try rests quite as much upon a foundation of consumer power as it does upon production power. Mass production $ virtually useless with out mass consumption. and the lat ter can only be attained through q sufficiently high buying power 10 match mass production. Many mass
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Observations On Tke Weather

Washington Nov. 2a.-Forecast for Southern New England; Fair tonight and Friday; somewhat warmer Friday; gentle variable winds becoming southeast or south.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Friday; slightly warmer Friday; gentle 10 moderate east shifting 10 southeast or south winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vi cinity: Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday.
 Conditions: A well defined area Of low pressure has caused heavy local showers during the past A hours between the Rockies and the Mississippi river. Freezing tenn peraturcs were reported this morn ing as far south as New Mexico. Arizona and Texas. Snow was re- ported as far south as Nebraska.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
COMMUNICATED
"ONE TAXPAYER" REPORTS

Editor, New Britain Herald:
 l judge from reading in the Her. aid communication from A Parent and Taxpayer that he has not live ] long in our city.
 know this 10 he true Of some of the most noisy rooters for the new school.
 As 10 factories. the F. 6; [. build ing on west side of Washington street at the railroad track is at least 50 years old.
 The r. X F. CorbIn building on the south side Of Park street and the Rule Shop building on west side Of Elm street are about the same age, and so oB.
 The roundhouse at the Malleable Iron Co. was a freak building and l believe was torn down.
 As to portable schools; St. Jo- seph's parish is lsing porta ble building, and has for 'eVeral years with little or no complaint.
 The point l would make is that people arc too anxious for fancy buildings regardless Of the work Ione in them.
 The cry Of large employers of la hor is that school graduates are not taught what is most useful 10 them in store or factory. I have a record of one on my desk, who employs 4.167 persons, and personally told the 15o high school teachers assem- bled at Hotel Astor last week that the above cry is true.
 Now isn't it better that we pay more attention 10 how our boys and girls arc prepared 10 take their places in life than to having expen sIve show places Of education?
 Schools like good roads cannot be built all in one year.
 ONE TAXPAYER.