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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29

One of the best alI-around
school shoes we've seen this year
is the smart oxford pictured
above. Of black snake calf with
perforated black kid trim. Sizes
IN to 3, widths AA to c.
Fo0twear--second FIooR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29

A group purchase with ten other large
stores enables us to offer rings like these for
ST. There are carnelians, chrysoprase, lapis,
jade and onyx stones, in exquisite marcasite
and engraved settings. *Real stones, dyed.
JeweIry-street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREE
TO Be DEDICATED
Focal Point in Santa Claus
Lane to Draw Throng
Tomorrow Night.

A great community Christmas tree
at Fourteenth and Kenyon streets, one
of the focal points in the holiday deco
ration of Santa Claus lane in the sec
ton, will be dedicated tomorrow eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock by officials of the
Columbia Heights Business Mems As
ISOLATION.
Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, pastor of
the Columbia Heights Christian Church,
will be presented as the representative
of the community by Frank j. Sabotka,
festival chairman, and will conduct the
community program. A Santa Claus
will be present to distribute gifts.
Members of number of church
choirS from the section will join in a
presentation of songs. An invocation
will be offered by Rev. Mark Depp, pas
tor of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Special invitations to attend the cele-
bration have been sent to Maj. Donald
A. Dawson, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner of the District, and Mrs.
Dawson; Maj. Henry G. Pratt, super
intendent of police, and Mrs. Pratt;
George S. Watson, fire chief, and Mrs.
Watson; Eugene Minoux, president of
the Georgia Avenue Business Mems As
ISOLATION, and Mrs. Minoux; Milton r.
Vollmer, vice president of the same Or
gaization; Burd w. Payne, president of
the Citizens Forum, and Mrs. Payne;
John S. Cole, president of the Park
View Citizens Association, and Mrs.
Cole; Earl E. Dillon, president of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association,
and Mrs. Dillon, and DR.. George c.
Havenner, president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18

Reports from American consular Of
ficers in 81 countries with quotas ag-
gregating 148,466 of the total quota
OF 1878, showed that only ga visas
had been issued to non-preference
aliens, as compared with 1887 in Oc-
tober
These were out of a possible 1896.
Only Al visas were issued out of the
remaining total of 5,248 available in
countries not restricted to a 10 per
cent monthly issue basis.
Orders were issued last Summer to
American consular officers abroad to
refuse visas to persons who might be-
come public charges in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
GERMAN LEADER DIES
Rauscher, Polish Minister, Issued
1920 Strike Manifesto.

SAINT BLAsIEN, Germany, Deem
Der 10 R.-Ulrich Rauscher, German
Minister to Poland, died today after an
illness of several weeks.
During the Kapp putsch of 1920
Rauscher issued as chief of the govern-
ment press section the famous mani
festo, over the signatures of the Presi-
dent and chancellor, calling a general
strike of the populace in protest at the
rebellion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
PRINCE GEORGE RIDES
SUBWAY TO AVOID FOG
Mist Is So Thick, Son of King
George Is Unable to Go to
Dance in Automobile.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, December 18.-Prince
George, youngest son of the British
ruler, bought a scent subway ticket
and went to a fashionable West End
dance last night on the public under
ground conveyance.
He started out in an automobile, but
so dense was the fog he got nowhere.
Street lamps were obliterated by the
mist and motor vehicles had to crawl
along in the streets with conductors
walking ahead carrying electric torches
to guide drivers.
Numerous motor cars and taxicabS
stalled and were unable to 60 at ALL
None of the people in the subway car
appeared to recognize the royal pas
senger and he arrived at his dance
without further incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
Three Drown in Storm.

TALTAI,. Chile, December Is Up
Three persons were drowned yesterday
when a wharf on which they were
standing was swept into the bay during
a storm. Forty persons standing on
the wharf were thrown into the bay
but saved themselves by climbing onto
the debris, which acted as a raft. The
storm did considerable other damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
LACKS LICENSE LAW
Wyoming Unable to Hold Physi-
clan for Illegal Practice.

CODY, Wyo., December Is OP.-
Trial of DR.. w. A. Graham of Powell.
Wyo., has developed that wyoming has
no statute prohibiting practice Of medi-
cine without q license.
AS the case opened. counsel for the
defense pointed out the deficiency in
State law, and the judge directed q
verdict of acquittal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
IMMIGRATION VISAS
DECLINE IN NOVEMBER
Reports From u. S. Consular OFF,
GERS in 81 Countries Show
Sharp Decrease.

immigration visas issued by Ameri-
can consular officers abroad showed
sharp decrease during November, State
Department statistics issued yesterday
revealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18

Marriage among the Eskiinos is
business partnership; there is no sem
timent connected with it, and kissing
is unknown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
STEADY DECLINE in QUALITY
OF OPERA IS SEEN BY AIDA
Famous Prma Donna, Retiring From Metropolitan
for Radio, Believes Future Hopes May
Lie in Broadcasting.

| work hard enough-and they are pushed
too fast.
These singers who go into opera from
musical comedy or revue, who nave
few months practice-what can you
expect Of them? It takes years-years
of the hardest kind Of work-tp make
a great opera singer; the voice, all
though, of course. It is important. is
almost the smallest part OF what is
needed. You must have intelligence,
musical culture. You must know the
languages. You must study department.,
acting. And you mutt sing one role
over and over again to attain perfection
in it; you must do that before you are
allowed to 60 on to another"
Mime. Aida herself, born in New Zea-
land of English parents. studied in
Paris with Mathilde Marchesi, and sang
with distinction and success at the
Opera Comique in Paris. at the Monale
in BRUSSELS, at La Scala in Milan and
Covent Garden in London before she
came to New York.
And how I had to work." she re-
times sang the role Of Manon before
they allowed me to sing anything else
Eighty-four times sang Marguerite. F"
What happens today? A young
singer is thrust into many roles before
she has mastered one thoroughly. She
is pushed before the public before she
is ready, and at first there is great ex-
element. Then, in two or three months,
they begin to find things that are
wrong with her Then you begin TO
hear of her less and less. And finally
she Is gone.
victims Of American Policy.
"There are beautiful voices, voices
that might be great In America, but
they are made the victims Of our
American policy Of hustle and rush"
Mime. Aida herself sang Manon in
her final Metropolitan appearance the
other day. 1t was the general consensus
of critical opinion that she never sang
better.
"And why not?" she demanded. 81
am only As, and at that age a singer
should be at her best. have sung in
As different operas and for total Of
over 500 performances in my 81 years
at the Metropolitan. During that time
I have never missed or cancelled per-
Torrance.
1.-THE explanation is that lived a per-
fectly normal, healthy life, and I did
not allow my voice to be over-strained.
have never missed or conceled q per-
singers-wear myself out In concerts. I
take cold baths every morning and,
even when am in town, every morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
By MARGUERITE MoOERS
MARSHALL.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 9.-Frances
Aida, last of the grand old guard of
New York's world famous prima donnas
has left the Metropolitan Opera House
although even indirectly the adjective
"old" should not be applied to Aida,
who at frankly-confessed Is is also
at the splendid height Of her physical
vitality, her vocal powers and her dis
tinguished art.
What she has done, from her point
of view, Is to attain her operate ma
jority. For 81 years she has sung at
the Metropolitan. Her retirement"
means merely that she seeks fresh fields
and pastures new. She Is now creating
grand opera for the radio, broadcasting
the leading soprano roles of six Puccini
operas this season. Also she is going to
make singing motion picture.
Nine. Aida makes no secret of the
fact that she finds a steady and seri-
Gus decline in the quality of opera and
its performers since, in 1908, she made
her New York debut in "Gigoletto,"
singing with Sembrich and Caruso. I
had suggested, tentatively, that the al
years that followed might be called the
golden age Of American opera.
Recalls Stars of 81 Years Ago.
ST would not call it the golden age"
Nine. Aida exclaimed, with a vigorous
shake of her handsome head II would
call it anything but that. for what We
have seen during that time has been
a great drop in performance and per-
formers. Think of four great Metro
politan singers of 81 years ago-Sem-
brich, Eames, Caruso. Scott What
have. we today to compare with them?
There are still beautiful voices at
the opolitan-Ponselle, for exam
pie, and Rethberg, who has one Of the
most glorious voices now heard there.
But have seen so many come-and 60.
And now-well, I do not often go to
the opera, and when 60 cannot stay
these are indeed the great artists OF
whom have read so much In the
newspapers!
"See what Is the result" she co.'s
tinued. Without great singers-and
certainly do not consider modern sing
ers the equals Of the earlier ones-ws
cannot give the great musical master
pieces. There are, of course, certain
operas which almost any one can sing.
But what of those which demand
breath control. legato-what OF Mozart?
nowadays? Ask anybody what happens
when there is a revival of such All
opera as Don Giovanni-What hurrying
and scurrying there is to find singers
competent TO handle the roles!"
But why is this?" asked. Are no
more great voices coming into the
world? To what reasons do you ascribe
operate deterioration?"
Takes Years Of Training.
"There are two reasons" Nine. Aida
answered promptly. Singers do not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09

take exercise. I put on wooden stock
ings. low-heeled shoes and walk. Also
eat what want, In reason.
Prefers Voice to Figure.
There never was a great singer who
was not fatl" she proclaimed. Show
me q singer thin, narrow, rneagre"-her
six inches wide-"and will show you
a singer who is no good. II you sing
you must be fat to have the power OF
lung expansion, the physical vitality
I'd rather keep my voice than my hgure
All the great older singers had 9
long singing life-many of them nave
1t still-and who cares If they are fat?
Calve was over here a year and a nan
ago-an old woman, but singing mar
in La Boheme" when she must have
been So, perhaps so, when she was fat
but the singing was wonderful, divine
And look at Schumann- Heink, singing
as she sings today-who is going to
think of what she weighs or the fact
that she is grandmother"
But isn't there the necessity for
creating an illusion by acting in operap
I suggested. "I have been told that
modern opera demands the singing &C
tress and that opera singers have I'M
acting"
Sees Hope in Radio.
isn't that q wonderful excuse for the
women who can't sing?" dryly comment
ed Nine. Aida. IT have always considered
that the acting of the older singers, who
could sing, was adequate. And, after
all, the person interested primarily in
acting acrobatics should go to the thea
ter-not to grand opera"
Interestingly enough, 1t is In the most
modern of all musical Development
radio broadcast-that Nine. Aida thinks
we may find hope for the opera Of the
future.
THE radio can do q great deal for
opera" she declared, mot only because
Of the tremendously wide audience 1t
reaches, and the consequently wide
spread education Of national musical
taste, but because broadcasting is SO
rigorous a test of the singer. At the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
HOME TO BL|GHTY
FOR i. S. MARINE
Gunnery Sergeant to Head
Contingent With Naval
Delegates.

When Gunnery Sergt. Thomas
Charles Baisden of the Marine Corps
shoves OF with his contingent Of 10
picked men to assist the United States
delegation to the London Arms Confer
ence, it will mean going home to
Blighty. Sergt Baisden was born at
Norwich, England, on December %.
1885, and has been in the United
States Marine Corps since 1908.
During his service under the Amer
lean flag, Sergt. Baisden has seen much
foreign service, having done duty with
the Marine Corps expeditionary force at
Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914, in Haiti
in 1915, and his re-enlistment in Feb
ruary, 1921, was effected at London.
Since 1925 he has been stationed at
Marine Corps headquarters at the Navy
Department.
The 10 Marines viii be under the
command Of Capt. John Halla, who is
the Marine Corps commandant. Capt.
Halla, who enlisted in the Marine Corps
in June, 1917, served in France with
the 18th Regiment of Marines during
the World War. His foreign service
includes that in Santo Domingo and
Haiti. Capt Halla is Marine Corps
aide TO the White House and is a native
of New Jersey, where he was born Sep
TENDER 10. 1897.
First Sergt. Charles William Harr-
mann, who will be the ranking enlisted
man with the contingent, was born at
Peoria, H. and during his long service
in the Marine Corps. dating from April,
1917. he has served in various parts of
the world
The names Of the other members of
the Marine Corps contingent follow:
Gunnery Sergt. Francis Lee Brauer,
Gunnery Sergt. Henderson Paul Clary.
Gurnery Sergt. John Stanley Domzal-
ski, Gunnsry Sergt. Franklin Edward
Freeman, Gunnery Sergt. Ernest YES
tor Maddox, Gunnery Sergt. John
Glenn Mason, Gunnery Sergt. Jesse
Lee Reynolds and Gunnery Sergt John
Hill Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
GUARDSMEN PROTECT
SUSPECT IN Staying
Kentucky Governor Promises
Troops if Threat of Mob
Violence Arises.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, January 9
Guarded by National Guardsmen, FL
mer Grayson, 81 years old, of Indianap-
oils, indicted for bank robbery and as
one Of the slayers of J. Robert Kirby
Smiths Grove bank president, is to be
formally arraigned in Circuit Court
here Saturday morning.
The announcement that troops would
be used to prevent the possibility OF
mob violence was made by Common
wealth Attorney Frank r. Goad, who
said he had been promised by Gov
Elem D. Sampson that use of the
troops would be granted on request
Search is still in progress for two
others indicted yesterday, Richard Nc
Nice and Ben Orville. alias Sexton and
Seville. Both were involved in the same
robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
WHITE TO RUN IN OHIO.

Former Democratic Chairman Sees
Victory in Gubernatoria1 Race.
LIMA, Ohio, January 0 (P.-George
White Of Marietta, former Democratic
national chairman, announced his can
didacy for the Democratic nomination
for governor at jackson day rally here
last night.
white made the prediction that his
party will be tremendously united and
will 60 forward to victory next No
yember
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
ROSENWALD AND BRIDE
SAIL FOR TOUR OF EGYPT
Couple Leave New York for Trip
Down the Nile and Visits In
Southern Europe.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 9-Bound for
a honeymoon tour Of the Mediterran-
can, Julius Rosenwald. 67-year-old Chi
cago philanthropist, and his bride. the
former Mrs. Adelaide Rau Goodkind,
mother Of his sons wife, sailed on the
liner Saturnia today for Egypt.
They were married yesterday at the
suburban home in Arlington Township,
Pa, near Philadelphia, Of Leasing j.
Rosenwald.
Many kilograms Of congratulation
were received at the Rosenwald suite
before the liner sailed. Among them
was one from Alfred e. Smith, who re-
Gently had been associated with Mr..
Rosenwald and Calvin Coolidge in dis
tribution of the Hubert fortune.
The couple plan tour of Egypt, in
Guiding trip down the Nile and visits
to Southern European ports, returning
to this country In April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
MARK ANNIVERSARY DAY.
Oriental Custom Observed in Honor
of King Ibn Saud.

JERUSALEM, January 9 (P.-Great
ceremonies in accordance with Oriental
custom were proceeding throughout the
Hedjaz and Nejd yesterday in honor of
the fourth anniversary of the proclama-
ton of Ibn Saud as King Of the Hedjaz
and Sultan of the Nejd.
Festivities marked the celebration
everywhere, and Ibn Saud's eldest son
received many populations In behalf OF
his father at the palace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
Women in Crime Study.

NEW YORK, January 9 R.-Twea-
ty-flve young women Investigators are
to be employed by the police at $4,000
a year in an effort to prevent Juvenile
crime They will keep tabs on chill
dren who show hayward tendencies
and try to get them to join boys clubs
and other organizations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09

micrcphone there Ii no beauty, no cos
tune, no scenery, no stage management
to aid her. She must depend simply
why some singers broadcast once-but
not again."
(Copyright, 1880, By North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
OFFICER IS SENTENCED.
Highest Ranking Colored soldiet
In World War Jailed. ;

CHICAGO. January 9 tP).-Coi otis
B. Duncan, said to have been the
highest ranking colored officer In the
World War, was sentenced TO four
months Imprisonment in the county
jail sand fined $4,000 In Federal Court
Tuesday on charge Of embezzlir2
Government funds.
Col. Duncan was relieved Of command
of the 9th Infantry, Illinois National
Guard, when first implicated in ting
emI)ezzlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
Somewhere There Is a Man

Who has demonstrated real
ability in publicity work, but
who clearly sees that his
present opportunities for de-
velopment do not measure up
to his ambition. If he is a man
of character, who can be
trusted with important assign
ments and contacts, and has
the capacity to do consistently
outstanding work, such a man
will find an uncommon oppor-
tunity with a nationally recog-
nized business organization.
Write in strict confidence, Civ
ing full particulars, experience,
age. salary desired. This is of
interest only to- high-type
man of broad writing expert
ence in newspaper and maya
zine fields. Address Box Blk,
Star Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-09
CHURCH LEADERS MEET.
Lutheran Synod Presidents in SEES
sion-Draft No Accommodations.

sion-Draft No Recommendations.
HARRISBURG, Pa. January 8 QP.-
The meeting Of synod presidents of the
United Lutheran Church adjourned
here Yesterday without drafting any
recommendation to the biennial con-
yention of the church to be held next
october.
brought before the conference was a
suggestion, made by DR.. j. j. Scherer,
president of the Virginia synod, that
the supporting subsidies granted by
churches to financially limited students
for the ministry be withdrawn. There
was a general approval of the idea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-08
VALLEY CROPS
NOT HURT BY
LIGHT RAINS
Damage to Cotton
Is Expected By
Local Growers

Rain that fell in Brownsville
Tuesday morning is not a sign Of
a lengthy wet spell. according to
weather forecaster w. J. Schnur-
busch. Precipitation amounted to
% inches, and he stated that he
thought it was purely local. Crops
viii not be damaged.
Partly cloudy to occasionally un-
settled tonight and Wednesday"
was his forecast today.
Slight rain. TO the amount OF .02
inches, fell in San Benito Monday,
and at 1890 Tuesday morning re-
ports from that city disclosed that
no rain had fallen today. No 9TH
err Valley points had reported rain
Monday.
There will be no material charge
in the river during the next feF
days.
IF II stops raining now. cotton
will not be damaged at all" &C
cording to Cleve Tandy, OF A. N.
Tandy and Sons.
Following the recent dry spell.
some Of the crops could use a little
rain. il was reported.
ITS been mighty dry. and the
cotton will be aide by a little
rainfall Travis Jennings. OF Nc
Davitt Brothers. said Tuesday morn
ing. "Of course. IL delays picking.
but Il doesn't hurt the bolls or the
plants any"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-08
new FLYING
SERVICE SOON
3-Hour Weather Reports To
Be Inaugurated In
Next Week

The new flying weather service
viii be inaugurated within a week,
according to weather bureau chief
w. J. SchnUrhusch.
Edward Studeman, El Paso. is
expected to arrive here July 10,
and James w. Milligan, Norman
Okla, on the Is, TO begin work,
They will be assistant observers
and will wire 3-hourly weather
forecast TO Dallas, the major con-
troll airport station.
Otis G. Bobbitt, Huntsville and
a graduate Of Sam Houston college
arrived here last week TO aid Mr.
Schnurbusch as assistant observer
in the man office.
Both Studeman and Milligan vii
be stationed at the Municipal air.
port. Two men are already work
ing at the field. r. II. Desmond
and F. p. Lee. The former las
been here for 8 weeks, the latter
since the first Of the ear.
Weather conditions when wired
TO Dallas will be disseminated from
that station to all airports in the
country. i Is said. Dallas forms
one ell Of a line that terminates
az Brownsville. and a major con-
troll station will probably be form
ed at this end later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-08
German Demands For
Union Announced

BERLIN, July 6-tP)-Revision Of
treaties BY which Germany was
bound after the war and formula
OF equality for all nations were
made known I ny as stipllations
the German fore, n office would
make for consideration OF RANGES
proposal Of a Unit: States OF
Europe"
The German reply TO the men,
orandum OF Foreign Minister BRAND
was the subject { a deba.1 TODAY
In the foreign fairs committee OF
the Rc.chstag, at the close OF
whi-l II WIS said in semiofficial
circles that a majority favored an
affirmative an-Ee- with reserva-
tons.
Whether stipulations other than
those reported had been raised as
Germany's cooperation proviso was
not revealed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-08
Navigation Hearing
Set for July Is Here

A hearing on the Brownsville
Navigation districts condemnation
proceedings against 1924 acres
owned BY James 3. Jones and Mrs.
Laura NJ. Jones Is scheduled for
July IL.
Other parties 10 the proceedings.
through claims upon the land IN
volved are 7. NJ. Putnam and the
First Trust Joint Stock Land bank
OF Chicago.
J. S. Ford. II. NJ. Shelton and
w. B. Clint have been named as
special commissioners 10 asses the
damages which would be done the
James land by cutting a channel
through u.