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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
WOMEN TO CLASH
IN PLAY FOR CUP
Chevy Chase Competition for
French Trophy to Get Under
Way Tomorrow.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

A LII the hullabaloo earlier in the
~ year about the great number of
II golf events here during the
Spring apparently has brought
the desired result, for Washington
unksnen now have a breathing spell
of at least fortnight before the next
major event. And probably for most
of them the rest will be Of three weeks
duration.
The next event of more than local
club character Is the championship
tournament of the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association, to be played June 5, ana
z over the James River course OF the
Country Club Of Virginia at Richmond.
washington golfers who play IN the
Midatlantic tourney. viii be more man
repaid for their trouble. in so far as gooo
golf is concerned, for the James River
course is a great layout.
Columbia Event June 1913.
The week after the Midatlantic title
chase comes the final tournament high
SPOT of the Spring season, Wnen the
Columbia Country Club will put on It's
annual tournament. The Columbia
dates are June 10, IL, IL anu 10. Pc
cause of the expected large size OF !ne
feld Columbia must have two-day
qualifying round, for usually upward
of $50 or 400 men enter.
The coming week Is not TO De VIII
ru,t golf. however, for in addition 70
the week end tournaments being held
today at local clubs, women golfers OF
the Chevy Chase Club viii start IomoI-
row the competition for the French
High Commission Cup. An 10 mole
auslification round tomorrow Will be
followed by four match play ROUNDS Is,
the respective handicaps Of the con-
testants to apply.
Tomorrow the local professional bri-
vraue viii 60 to Baltimore to play IN q
S6-hole sweepstakes tournament at the
Maryland Country Club, where the tail
Glenn Spencer holds forth . as sas rt the
dent proiess .aan... BOP W3,, 90 to Phila-
delphia to compete In q professionals
tourney staged by Quaker City pros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
That Pitt STEVENSON Feud.


Just why certain goIf courses appeal
20 certain golfers is hard TO fatnom I.
WHY is 1t, for example, that Miner
steyinson can trounce Harry Pitt over
env court but Chevy Chase? On Chevy
chase STEVENSON cannot come WITHIN
hailing distance Of Pitt. Is 1t that Lnose
Gnrthy second shots which Chevy
Shsse demands from the back tees are
more suited to Pitts game tnan 70
Stevinson's? We would not say 20
knowing the game OF both so wen; no.a d
10th are good putters. Yet they have
met three times IN the final round OF
the Chevy Chase tournament, ana eacn
time Pitt has won by Q convincing
Three years ago Pitt won the Chevy
Chase final from STEVENSON. Two Weeks
later the same pair worked tner way
TO the final Of the Columbia toufrs ny.
Then STEVENSON was brilliant where Fits
1ss mediocre. Yet they met again at
Chevy Chase last year and Pitt Won.
araiIi last week they met, and again
pitt won. At washington three weeks
ago STEVENSON beat Pitt on the TWEEN
tieth hole, and on other courses SteVln-
son usually has had the Indian sign On
the tall Manorite. Since 1911, Wnsn
the Taft Trophy was put IN competi-
tion. no golfer has been able TO win
the tournament three times. But now
pitt has won it three times In row.
THE two aces of local golf now nave
a tournament victory each for TINS year,
and their race down the wire through
out the season will be interesting 70
watch. The real and most convinc,in en-
test Of superiority will come IN tns Ol ,;I,
S,a n,aved at Burning Tree next sep
Member. Meantime the Columbia Jour
new interyenes, and II they come To-
cefher ia this classic some fur WILL n.y.
Given Tourney Invitation. -.
Mrs. e. Boyd Morrow. chairman IN, oi
The women's golf commit'ee o. ItT
has invited the Middle Atlantic Con
Assoc;ation TO stage its women's cham
,,ionship tourney over the EiKflGge
Course the week Of September 70. Inc
invitation has been accepted by ON
cisls of the association, subject 10 ratl-
.6cation by the executive conHICee.
Mrs. John N. Hodges OF the Army Nsss
and Marine Corps County Cluo noioS
4he championship.
Fred Hoblitzell, sturdy CANADIAN, VINO
kied with w. B. Moore OF Beaver lam
FOR the qualifying medal at Chevy
+ Chase. won the playod with caro- OF
Far to 80 for Moore. Iney ueo at 10
In the medal round. The conSoisHon
Evsnt for those who were unable 70
6nish the medal round went to FREQ
sIitz of Chevy Chase, who turned IN q
card Of 70 and won a pair OF matched t,a,s
clubs. John J. Chase OF CongresslonpSi
had low net, with S6-7-79, and 4. r.
Whiteley of Chevy Chase and D. M.
McNeale Of Indian Spring tied for sec
md net. both with net cards OF 81.
Members of the Bannockburn COLI
eyIsb Will start play May 25 in compe-
ttiion for the Henry-Williams cup, pre-
sented to the club several years ago py
two members Of the washington pa.i
club. one round a week will be played,
starting May as, with the contestants 70 70
piay on the basis of the difference OF
seven-eighths in handicaps, counting .
half or greater fraction OF a stroke as as
I.ao m. May "a and drawings Will ne
rested Immediately thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
The National Health Institute.

Great things sometimes have such
small beginnings that they are apt TO
escape public attention at their incep-
ton and realization Of their significance
comes slowly only with the years. Dur
ing the last few days the President las
signed a measure that is so great in the
possibilities presented that even the
description of its purpose by the 2uthor
falls short of conveying its full import.
Of his bill TO create the National Insti-
tute of Health, Senator Ransdell said in
the National Radio Forum last week
It seeks to prevent sickness and SUI
fering among all human beings, regard
less of station, rich and poor alike be-
ing subject to the same illness and pain.
The intent of the act is to promote Inc
health of human beings, to improve
their earning capacity, to reduce their
living expenses, to increase their happl-
ness and to prolong their lives.
If any measure ever enacted by Con-
gress and signed by the President is
more inclusive of altruistic purposes, 1t
escapes memory now. And Senator
Ransdell's interesting explanation OF
the act promises that another step has
at least been taken toward goal COM
mon to mankind since the beginning OF
time-to live happily ever afterward.
The National Institute of Health will
be established under patronage Of the
Federal Government and the direction
Of the Public Health Service to provide
q center Of research for those who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
Two New Air Records.

To italy goes the honor of smashing
two major air records simultaneously.
When Mai. Maddalena and Lieut.
Cecceoni went aloft the other day in
their Savoia -Marchetti plane they hoped
to establish a new non-fueling record
When they came down they not only
had attained their goal, but had added
another title, that for closed circuit
distance flying. For sixty-seven hours
the Italians cruised lazily over Monte
Cello and In this period they covered
i've thousand two hundred and eighteen
miles. The former duration record, held
by Johann Ristcz and Hans thinner
mann, was sixty-five hours and twenty
six minutes and the former distance
record, set by Dieudonne Coste and
Paul Codos, was five thousand and
fifteen miles.
These are records that really mean
something. They prove the advance in
the art Of flying. When an airplane is
capable with a crew Of two of carrying
enough fuel to fly more than five
thousand miles without stop and to
remain in the air continuously for
nearly three days it constitutes an
achievement of merit even in this era
Of wonders. The congratulations of the
world will go out to Italy in the posses
sion Of her new honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05

tional Government. It IL right in
stating that the possibilities are limit
less.
But what higher function has Gov
eminent than this-to preserve and
help develop the culture Of It's peoples
Treasures Of art and literature prop
erly belong TO the people.
That the Vollbehr collection is Of
fered at q figure far below its real value
never has been questioned. The Gu
tenberg Bible alone probably is worth
very nearly $1,000 900, to say nothing
Of the other rare and beautiful works
Of the pioneer European printers, which
are included. They are among the
worlds great cultural treasures. The
United States cannot afford to be with
out them.
The committee on the Library is pass
ing to the House much more of an OPP
portunity than esponsibility-an OPP
portunity to turn the national policy
definitely into cultural lines. 1t will, at
the best. only be official Endorsement of
development which has arisen out of
a need and already has gone far. If
the Library of Congress continues en-
the road along which it has made such
strides in the past few years it is bound
to become center of world scholarship
Failure to purchase the Vollbehr COL
lection might mean a temporary set
back in this deyeIpnyY1ept u,Ioicb All c.r
be afforded. Passage of the bill, on the
contrary, will establish a splendid prec-
edent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
Frederic Harrington.

Cultured Washington is bereaved by
the sudden and lamented passing of
Frederic Ernest harrington, president of
Chevy Chase School for Girls. For
fifteen years, DR.. harrington was a
distinguished figure in the educational
life of the District of Columbia, follow
ing a meritorious professional career
at Texas. California, Columbia, Chicago
and Yale universities. A native Of
Massachusetts, Dr. Harrington was q
brilliant alumnus of Harvard and, like
all true sons of the Crimson, remained
an ardent exponent Of its scholarly
traditions.
Aided by a gifted wife, to whom the
community's sympathy will go out in
full measure, DR.. harrington contributed
in special degree to the development Of
the dramatic art. Annually his school
was the scene of some new or some
forgotten stage work by eminent play
wrights, past or cotemporary. To this
Little Theater" in Chevy Chase, DR..
harrington was deeply devoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05

We picked UP q copy Of "The Pick
wick Papers" the other day, thinking
only to look at the immortal nlustra-
tons, but before we got through we
discovered that we were reading well
remembered bits here and there.
The world of Dickens!
| It is a world which may repose I'M
! opened upon ones book shelves for
! 20 years, but which will come to life
| instantly through no more trouble than
| the opening Of covers.
"Pickwick Papers" Is q little world
J all of its own, world OF merry, hearty
| people deep-dyed villains, good feed
ers" all, caricatures, If you please but
! wonderful caricatures after all.
/ There is life behind these figures,
! these Pickwicks, these Wellerses, these
| Snodgrasses, the life of hearty, imag-
| NATIVE man at his best period.
Later in his life Charles Dickens
grew somewhat swell-headed, as we say
Only in "Pickwick," in David Copper
field" and a few others will the reader
| find the best Dickens that ever was.
The man who divorced his wife was
not the man who wrote 1.-THE Pick
wick Papers" The man who conceived
Joe, the Fat Boy, was not he who
put away the faithful wife Of his
bosom.
Take this Illustration by Phiz of Mr.
Pickwick chasing his hat.
We see a bald-headed old gentleman
of rotund figure pursuing his lid"
amid the acclaim of various urchins,
among whom. however. is not the Fat
Boy. He sits asleep upon the coach
| box.
There are very few moments in q
mans existence" writes our author,
when he experiences so much ludi-
crous distress, or meets with so little
| charitable commiSeration, as when he
is in pursuit of his own hat.
"A vast deal of GOODNESS, and a
peculiar degree of Judgment, are requi-
site in catching a hat.
"A man must no, be precipitate,
or he runs over it; he must not rush
into the opposite extreme, or he loses
it altogether.
THE best way is to keep gently up
with the object Of pursuit, to be wary
and cautious, to watch your oppor-
tunity well, get gradually before it.,
then make a rapid dive, seize it by
the crown and stick 1t firmly on your
head. smiling pleasantly all the time,
as If you thought 1t as good joke as
anybody else"
There you have what may be called
the standard English prose style. Many
a gay young writer of today, who pro-
feSses to scorn all things Victorian
including Dickens, nevertheless writes
exactly after that style.
We have split the typical Dickens
long paragraph into its component
sentences, but aside from that the
quotation is unaltered.
The result Is something which might
just as well come out of the latest
issue of a great modern newspaper, in
one or more of the columns where
writer's deal Familiarity with happen
ings known to all of us.
One would not say that Dickens In
vented this style-Addison did, If any
one did-but certainly he did a great
deal to make it standard English.
X X
The reader would not forgive US, we
know, II we failed to quote the words
showing just how Mr.. Pickwick re-
trieved his own hat.
"Mr. Pickwick, we say, was completely
exhausted and about to give up the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
Cut Prices and Book Sales
Debated as Publishers Act

Announcement that several publishers
have decided to make material reduc-
lions in the prices Of books leads 10
much speculation as to whether there
will be Q largely increased number OF
persons buying books, and as to whether
mass production will be found to be
more profitable to publishers. Possible
reduction of margin between cost and
market prices Is considered as possibly
pointing to elimination of unworthy
elements In the output OF modern Ut
erature.
"People buy cheap cars, cheap fur
niture and other cheap goods" suggests
the Columbus Ohio State Journal, be
cause they can buy more OF them Inc
principle of mass production might as
we'll be applied to books. More will be sold
and their content Is just as valuable
as though they were bound In fooled
leather" On this subject Of quantity
output the Chattanooga Times hopes
that 1.-THE present price war will result
in the idea being given trial" and
the st. Louis Globe Democrat advises
that "as determining how far our book
buying is Influenced by bargain prices
the experiment will be highly interest
ing"
"The booksellers" according to the
Dayton Daily News, mote the declining
influence of the book clubs. The mere
fact that a book Is selected by one of
these organizations is no longer the
only requirement for sale elsewhere
This would indicate that readers prefer
to select their own titles" The Chat
tanooga News believes that "the good
habit Of reading books will be stinnu-
lated by the era of lower-priced books"
and the Philadelphia Inquirer offers
the comment: Here Is an attempt to
put life into a sick business. Whether
it will accomplish the desired result re-
mains to be seen. The theory Is that
it should increase the number of buyers
and in this way justify the experiment
There Is no doubt that the price OF
most books has become prohibitive tc
many who would like to buy their own
literature. but the proposed cut is so
radical that 1t is almost revolutionary"
y +
"Such a drastic course Of action as
some publishers have now embarked
upon" in the judgment Of the Boston
Transcript. cannot fail of some fairly
definite results. For the good Of the
trade, we earnestly trust that no mer-
cilesS price war will develop, but II
seems likely that even on the part of
the most conservative and prudent pub
fishers the ensuing period will be
marked by active and acute cost &C
counting, with books priced as near to
the line of commercial safety as pos
sible. If so, increased sales should re-
suit. And especially are we impressed
by the advice given by one publisher
who declares that fewer, rather than
cheaper, new books is the remedy. The
shorter q firms list the more time and
resources it will have to expend upon
those of its offerings which are of the
most worth In content in popular ap-
peal, or In both. BY such a policy, In
a period somewhat surfeited by the
touting of books famous today and for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05

gotten tomorrow, surely there Il. much
to be gained Of stable benefit"
Flint Daily Journal, this price cutting
will make book history, Just O. thu
book clubs have revolutionized some Of
the publishing practices. It has been
growing increasingly evident to thd
publishers that this step was necem
sary. Americans have been travelina,
The travelling public has been to II
rope and bought the paper-covera
books which are so popular there. An
the travelling public is to O great extend
the reading public-or at least the sam
part OF the public which leads in mat
tiers of taste and choice. An America
who has purchased q good novel ct 4
railway station kiosk in Europe for 4
few dimes always resents the dollars d
has to pay in America"
\ ~
1.-THE price of books" AYERS thu
Charleston Evening Post, sis uuih
ridiculous, when cost and value an
considered. although it may be necess
sary considering the wasteful methods
OF publishing. The cost of production
is not high, but the overhead and the
promotion costs are excessive. Prin.
cipally, perhaps, the excess comes In
which ought never to see the light on
which the publishers Squander large
sums in q great effort to make the
public read them Possibly they sue.
coed in that endeavor once or twice
but. all the time, they are making thu
ok-buying public Skeptical and MAXI
Ing 1t more and more difficult. there,
fore, to put over one more. If book
are to be sold at a dollar, or in papa
oinding at so cents, large numbers must
De disposed OF to make a profit to tht
publishers. 1t is not unlikely thes
that the lower level of prices may make
for closer and better selection a
material for publication
The Beloit Daily News feels thsi
there is no telling how much the high
prices have turned Americans aWay
from books to devoting the bulk Of
their reading time to periodical Itera.,
ture," while the Milwaukee Sentinel
concludes that "the competition Of
magazines and publishers Of cheap re. ;
prints has driven the book publishers
to this price cutting" and the New
Orleans Morning Tribune remarks.
THE reading public will be grateful
but will wonder why it all hasn't been
done before. Probably the principle
has been the ancient and honorable
one Of charging all that the trafis
would bear as long as the traffic would
bear it. Overadvertising of worthless
or near worthless literary provender ap.
parently. has brought relief from the
evils it created. 1t cost the publisher
great sums, and eventually DESTROYED
confidence. Then, with economic de.
preston, sales fell off further. The
could be but one answer, reduction b
prices"
Expansion of the market for books
of all types" as we'll as fiction is sug,
gested by the Springfield Republican al
a possibility, while the Detroit Frss
Press draws the conclusion that defy
ton Of prices and curtailment of -
number Of fiction titles issued may hun
those in the book business for a time.
those in the publishing end
but the outcome Of the process is bound
to be healthful for everybody" Thu
Santa Monica outlook, condemning the
merely trivial and vulgar" states that
something has struck the book pub.
fishers in the right place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
Report on the Allev Bill.

The Commissioners adverse report on
the Capper- alley bill serves
the purpose Of pointing out those por-
tions Of the measure that can be
changed to make 1t acceptable not only
70 the Park and Planning Commission
which has supported it as drawn, but to
the Commissioners, whose wholehearted
support is necessary if anything is to
be accomplished. The Budget Bureaus
action In turning thumbs down on the
financial arrangement-under which a
revolving fund in the nature of a loan
with interest from the Federal Govern
ment would be establishments unfortu-
nate, but through later conferences 1t
should be possible to iron out the Diff
ferences Of opinion existing on this i'm
portant feature of the bill so that the
legislation will be generally acceptable.
The point to bear in mind is this
The alley problem in Washington, de-
spite optimistic assertions to the con-
trary made from time to time, is not
going to solve itself by itself. The nat
ural processes of decay of physical
properties and the inclination to let well
enough alone have not improved mat
tiers. The law Of 1914 was possibly i'll
conceived, for it failed to take into con-
sideration the consequences of forcibly
evicting thousands of persons from their
homes without due regard as to where
they should go. But if, as the Commits
sioners say, it is still on the statute
books, its existence is a technicality
that means nothing. If 1t cannot be
enforced, it has, to all intents and pur-
poses, been nullified. It would have
been dangerous and short-sighted to
carry out the law of 1914 with condi-
tions as they were after the war.
The duty, therefore, devolves upon the
Commissioners to lend themselves now
to real effort to solve this problem by
the enactment Of suitable new legisla-
ton, co-ordinating their plans with
those Of the social and welfare agencies
that have laid the groundwork for pro-
viding suitable residences to take care
Of alley jewellers as they are gradually
evicted. The District of Columbia Is
about to spend sl6,OOO,ooo on cleaning
up its front yards. The Cramton bill
funds will be used In park, parkway and
playground development, destined to
make the Capital more beautiful than
ever. Accompanying this program there
should be a serious effort to clean up
the back yards Of Westinghouse elimi-
nate the bad spots that are hidden in
the alleys and that escape the atten-
ton Of those who see only the broad,
clean streets, the green grass and the
flowers Of the parks.
The Commissioners would do well to
follow up their adverse report on the
Capper- Bowman bill by suggesting
alternatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05

spend their lives seeking the cause and
support from the Federal Government,
but, better still, it offers an opportunity
for those who seek to perpetuate their
names or fortunes In some form that
will live after them. The National In
stitute Of Health, it Is believed, will be-
come the beneficiary of wealthy human
itarians whose contributions will he
utilized in the establishment of fellow
ships for students and in other forms
that permit Of comprehensive and un-
restricted research.
Senator Ransdell mentions q few sta
tistics that are enlightening in connec-
ton with this great project. The Fed
eral Government, for instance, spent
something like $54 1000, 900 in the five
years prior to 1929 in the interest of
animals and plants. During the same
period about $4,000 was spent by
the Federal Government for scientific
research In diseases that afiict human
beings. Of course, the money spent out
side the Federal Government for this
latter purpose far exceeds the money
spent for plants and animals. Fortu-
nately, the Federal Government is not
the only agency interested in prolong-
ing human life and the cure of disease.
But the difference is marked enough to
indicate the length that Uncle Sam
may go in fighting human disease and
still fall short of equaling the amount
he sets aside every year to grow bigger
and better tomatoes, wheat. horses, COWS
and pigs.
A government of the people could
find no higher ideal than that which
Senator Ransdell has outlined as the
purposes of the legislation he sponsored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Science and NeScience.
A great philosopher drew near.
He told me thus and so,
But when I asked him TO be clear,
He answered, 1T don't know!"
He told me of opinions wise
That thinkers deep would show;
And then of others who advise
The statement, II don't knowl"
We search the stars, or turn the glass
To atoms here below:
And finally we find alas,
The answer, II don't know!"