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New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

New York-Selah E. Strong, a justice of the state supreme court, believes that 90 per cent of juries in New York vote a sympathetic verdict for a woman in a divorce action. He so remarked in ccnsuring one jury.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

Winchester, England-A. Duff Cooper is to run for parliament as a conservative. He's the husband of Lady Diana Manners, stage beauty.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
Flashes of Life

By the Associated Press.
 New Iork-Amos n Andy will have to pay Uncle Sam much more next March evidently. They are go- ing into the talkies in addition to continuing radiocasting.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

London-A new terror of war is pictured by the Daily Mail, a crew less plane full of bombs, which will crash at a pre-arranged place. The paper says such a weapon is being made in secret in Engand.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

Madrid-Some years ago King Alfonso made a voyage on the Brit ish liner Olympic. He telephoned the captain in mid-occan yesterday to say hello. "T want to find out if she is still running like I am,' he re- marked.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

Pershing, Okla.-Born at the close of the war, this town once had a population of 5000. Uncle Sam S count for this year is 7G. An oil boom collapsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

the enemy, but from the possibility that
his own ships Of wartime models could
not Withstand the terrific strain put
upon them and would disintegrate in
the air, was killed in a crash while
flying one Of the most modern COM
mercial planes manufactured today, With
weather conditions perfect and land
ing field within a short distance of the
scene Of the crash. Col. Barker had
been in the air but ten minutes on q
test flight of the new plane when in
steep climb upward, while still close
to the ground, his plane went into q
stall and noSe-dived to earth, killing
the famous flyer instantly.
That a man of Col. Barker's ex-
perience should meet death in this
manner does not necessarily imply that
the modern airplane is q hazardous
vehicle. He is said never to have flown
this particular type Of ship before. and
until he had gained the feel" of It,
1t would appear to be an error of judg-
ment to perform maneuyers so close to
the ground, where the slightest mis-
calculation is almost certain to end
fatally. The planes of today are
infinitely better than those used during
the war. But the human element
unfortunately remains the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
IL UNIVERSAL, Mexico City
Many epigrams and lots of
excuses have always been

I'll UNIVERSAL, Mexico city
L Many epigrams and lots OF
excuses have always been
IL showered upon the woman who
kills. Ingenious writers invest
all such tragedies with glamour and
justification that does not truly belong
TO them, In many cases, indeed, as
II In apology for conditions which seem
TO force women to take the law into
their own hands, in despair Of getting
Justice in the courts Cor from those VINO
owe them most, they are not only
acquitted, but are applauded, honored
with flowers, and all other sorts OF
donations and notices, which furnish a
valuable advertisement for them In the
continuance of their career"
Our first impulse is to blame every
crime on the masculine element Even
when a woman Is caught with a
smoking revolver In her hand and the
victim at her feet, the feeling Is not so
much antagonistic to her as reproachful
To the man who obliged her to resort
to such a desperate remedy. Woman
alone seems to have the paradoxical
right to kill to show her affection.
When they murder somebody. for love,
or In hysteria brought on by a jealous
at. they simply appear to us as heroineS
who keep alive within our hearts and
minds the eternal romance OF life.
This charming philosophy OF ours. 1t
can be we'll understood, tends TO en-
courage, rather than to diminish, the
prevalence of the No. As among the
femininity of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

the horse has gone, 1t Is to be taken
for granted that full inquiry has been
made to determine responsibility for
construction that is thus put down as
absolutely contrary to the accepted
rules of fire protection"
But what is of more interest now is
the desirability of taking some of the
steps that Mr.. Rodda suggests toward
prevention of future fires and fire losses
in Government buildings. The new
buildings now In the process of con-
struction doubtless will represent all
the knowledge and means at hand for
fireproofing and minimizing the danger
Of fire. But other Government build
ines, constructed long before the execu-
tive oflces at the White House, no
doubt contain fire hazards due to build
ing practice and materials long since
regarded as archaic and out-of-date.
While it may be impossible now to
"house all important operations, con-
tents and records in buildings of fire.
resistive construction" as Mr.. Rodda
recommends, 1t is not impossible nor
impractical to initiate surveys that will
assure regularity Of inspections by
watchmen recording their rounds on
approved clocks; the installation of
modern and efficient fire alarm systems
in all public buildings and the storage
Of all important papers and documents
In safes and vaults. Worthless docu-
ments, as in the case of the executive
ofaces FIRE, added to the difficulty of
extineuishing the flames. Such worth
less documents should not be allowed
to accumulate in huge bales in dusty
corners of the public buildings, where
many Of them no doubt are at present.
The erection of an adequate archives
building will improve Government stor-
age methods and facilities greatly. In
the meantime the White House and the
Capitol fires teach valuable lessons that
should be needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
The Death of an Ace.

Canada is mourning the loss of one
Of its greatest wartime air fighters and
the United States joins with its sister
nation in the sense Of bereavement.
Col. William George Barker was I'M
ofhcially credited with bringing down
sixty-eight enemy planes and received
ofacial credit for fifty-two. He was
one Of the great aces of the war, and
was the holder of the coveted Victoria
Cross f0r his extraordinary valor In
crashing six German planes in one
engagement, although himself badly
wounded. He was also awarded decora-
tons by other governments.
But such is the irony Of fate! This
man who had lived through the inferno
Of the greatest war in history, who had
faced death for months, rot caly from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
The Progress Of Radio.

The progress in the development Of
communications was most strikingly IL
Illustrated Tuesday when the entire
United States heard the voice of Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, 10000 miles
away in Dunedin, New Zealand, the
outpost of civilization which welcomed
him on his return from the conquest
of the frozen Antarctic.
Telephone lines, undersea cables and
long and short wave radio stations were
linked together for this epoch making
event, the significance of which is les
sened only by the success of recent re-
breadcasts from Germany, England and
Holland.
Static and magnetic disturbances,
which have long been the bugaboo of
radio broadcasting, again illustrated
their supremacy over science by making
the words Of Admiral Byrd inaudiblc
at times. But science is struggling hard
to conquer these foes, and when it does,
round-the-world communication will be
a reality.
The experiment was q success, how
ever, despite the interference. Admiral
Byrd'S voice was heard distinctly sew
eral times, and his CHEEKY "Ha. hal"
resounded through millions of loud
speakers. There is every reason to be-
lieve that when another explorer goes
into the Antarctic enterprising Ameri-
can broadcasting stations will have an
announcer with him to give the country
daily jump-by- jump description of the
expedition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
Outcasts Forgotten In
Whirl of Festivities.

Diario del Concrete, Barranquilla.-
Poor little outcast boy-who has not
seen him lurking in the gloomy recess
of a doorway, illumined late at night by
the rays Of q single star? His delicate
limbs without better shelter, cold and
stiff; his tender soul forlorn without a
comforterI Poor deserted orphanl Thine
eyes dim with the same timid pleading
as those of the little dog beside thee,
thine only friend! Thy trembling hands
implore aid with the shrinking gestures
Of precocious beggaryl What desolation
must reign within thy breast, which
should at thy infant age be filled only
with the happy sports and loves of
childhood? For what fault of thine has
Fate overwhelmed thee with these cru
elites?
How can any Of us be happy, though
surrounded by friends and resources;
how can we be happy, with all our
wants anticipated and laviShly fulfilled,
when there are presented to us such
tragedies of infancy for which we offer
no relief, or think that we can offer
no relief? Charity-what a mockery
we make of thy nameI We attend bril-
liant balls, festivals and banquets-we
salve our consciences by pitiful offerings
for the poor, but we shut them out from
that larger, holier charity, the charity
OF Christ that would make ourselves a
part Of the gift to these unfortunates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHMANDER JOHNSON.

The Sad Scholar.
The teacher used to say to me
That two and two make four.
Alas, it doesn't seem to be
The answer any moreI
When fill out my income tax,
With pious, painful care,
The rules seem strangely to relax
That once seemed strict and fair.
My efforts never quite agree,
However contrive,
For two and two sometimes make three
And sometimes they make i've.
If my arithmetic should fail,
I fear the laws grim rule.
Perhaps I'll have to go to jail
Or be kept after school!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Senator Copeland of New York has
inserted In the Record, as extension OF
remarks, an article by william II.
Rodda, member of the National Fire
Prevention Association, Underwriters
Association Of the District, which deals
with the cause Of the White House
IRE on Christmas Eve and suggests
steps that should be taken in preven-
ton Of IRE in other public buildings.
Mr.. Rodda states the cause Of the
FIRE as follows:
The cause of the fire was clearly
indicated to be faulty construction OF
the fireplace. Wood studs and Turing
strips were in direct contact with q
four inch fireplace and chimney, which
is, of course, absolutely contrary to the
accepted rules of fire protection.
The fire once more demonstrates very
clearly the folly of combustible con-
struction for important buildings, espe.
cially when they house operations ano
documents Is valuable as those IN con-
nection with the Federal Government
It is obvious, too, that protective meas.
ures such as used in mercantile ano
manufacturing plans would nave
SNO1uSu VI tS00OSo IAAC tSSO'
Amplifytng his statements concerning
the cause Of the IRE, Mr.. Rodda de"
clares that "the flreplaces themselves
are built of one layer of brick, and in
places those bricks have been shaved
on 30 they win at nicely against wood
studs. The result OF hot IRE
built in = fireplace with four-inch walls
in contact with wood studs could hardly
be other than what happened. The
I wood stud ignited and srnoldered fol
several hours, spreading in the parti'
ton and finally burning through to the
attic above, where 1t burst forth into
!. flames"
While u Is locking the stable aftel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

This newspaper puts 1t your disposal
q CORDS of trained researchers In WASH
ington who win answer questions for
you. They have access TO the Govern
ment departments, the Libraries, n1u-
seums, galleries and public buildings
which maintain headquarters In the
Nations Capital. - they can be of
assistance to you, write your question
plainly and send with cents In coin
or stamps to The Evening Star Infor.
nation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, d.
rector, washington, D. @.
g. Who is the new Ambassador to
Poland2-S. 8.
A. John North WHY'S has been ap-
pointed Ambassador to Poland. While
designated for that post, Mr.. WHY'S
will be the first American Ambassador
to assume his duties In that capital.
q. What is the name Of Rudy Vallee's
book2 Did he write It himSeif?-E. 8,
A. In the foreword to his autobiog.
raphy, "Vagabond Dreams Come True"
Rudy Vallee disclaims the assistance Of
any ghost writer. 81 believe" he says,
that I alone am capable of expressing
myself on this particular subject"
q. What is the cost per passenger to
60 through the Suez Canal?-W. W.
A. Fifty dollars.
@. Who won the Box gold medal for
advertiSing?-J. L. s..
A. The Edward w. Box gold medal
for distinguished contemporary service
to advertising was awarded recently to
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publisher, because
of the strict adherence throughout his
distinguished career as q publisher to
the requirement, which he pioneered, of
high standards Of reliability in adver-
Using; because of the effort and en-
couragement he has given to secure
better typography and reproduction in
magazines, and because Of the example
Of wholesome journalism which he has
furnished.
Q. Where are the most beautiful bo-
tanical gardens in the world2-L. @.
A. what are 80 called are in Java.
They are said to be much more beAu-
tifil than any in Europe or America.
@. Is It true that South American
aborigines have o process for shrinking
and preserving the heads of their slain
enemies2-C. H. s.
A. This Is done by native tribes In
known aS Jivaru heads and are about
the size Of an orange.
@. When were special institutions for
the instruction Of the blind established
In the United States?-D. @. w.
A. The FIRST thought and purpose Of
building up special institutions Tor the
instruction Of the blind seem to have
occurred to benevolent persons In New
England, New York and Pennsylvania
almost simultaneously. The New York
Institution for the Blind was tncorpo-
rated April "a, 1881. On March Is,
1882, DR.. John D. Russ began the edu-
cation of three pupils. The progress Of
the school was ut 1lrst slow for want
Of an eficient head to direct It's af-
fairs The Pennsylvania institution,
which Is now one of the foremost In
the world, was founded in 1888. Sub
sequently other schools were opened In
the various States.
Q. What is called st. Elmo's fre2-
E. v. L.
A. st. Elmo's fire Is the glow accom-
'panying the brushlike discharges Of at
mospheric electricity which usually ap.
pear as tip Of light on the extremi-
ties Of pointed objects, such as q church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

lasts! am not in love with her
fashions"
The couples descendants number
threeScore.
japanese Leave Country
Because Of Depression.
Japan Advertiser, Toxic. - japanese
emigrants up to the end Of November,
since the beginning Of 1929, as tnvesti-
gated by the Overseas Industrial Co.,
reached 1855 In number, Of whom
1858 crossed over to Brazil, in South
America. Compared with the CORE
spending figures for the previous year
this is an increase Of $685. emigrantS.
This growing exodus is due to the bust-
ness depression in Japan, and also the
policy of the government in facilitating
the departure of any, who wish to try
their fortunes in other lands.
Emigration to Brazil has been
encouraged by the establishment of a
japanese colony in that country. The
Brazilian government has granted a
large tract of land to japanese pro-
motors in the northwestern part Of their
territory, and over rs, 900 Japanese have
taken root in this new environment.
Similarity Of climate and agricultural
opportunities have made this concession
very agreeable to japanese emigrants,
and much hitherto unoccupied land is
being developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

to do are IN themselves encouraging
from the point Of view Of sympathetic
public. Such men should not be left to
follow wrong-feaded or malevolent
leadership. Their needs should not be
ignored" contends the News.
THE Sorriest spectacle to be witnessed
is the cunning with which the advocates
Of those erroneous theories attach them
selves to those who would not listen to
their TRADES If idleness did not supply
the opportunity for the un-American
subjects" declares the Fort Worth Rec
ord-Telegran.
Although the Communist pretends to
be the friend of the workingman, many
editors point out that the labor unions
in America are his most relentless foes.
And yet Russian money is being ex-
pended in America for the double pur-
pose of creating sentiment In favor of
world revolution and to bring legitimate
labor organizations into disfavor," as
the Harrisburg Telegraph notes, saying
further: They would like to have it
appear that trades unions are back Of
the riots Soviet employees stir up, so
that public opinion would be turned
against them and their destruction
made possible, for the labor organiza-
ton, as we know, is bitterly opposed
to CommunisnL It regards the Russian
scheme rightly rs deadly enemy"
AS the New York Times says, "The
fact that organized labor diseerns in
Communism the foe of the trade union
will explain why labor displays less pa
thence with Communism than Is ex-
hi6ited by bourgeois liberals and
AS to the Communist menace in. this
country the Louisville Courier Journal
10 snG
alarming today than when Gen. Coxey
marched his army on Washington" The
Asbury Park Evening Press says:
whatever value Is attached to Com
munist principles has always been vague,
and the party's failure to formulate q
feasible program has not aided its at
tempt to solicit support. Now, after 10
years of campaigning, Communist DEM
onstrations and propaganda have de-
clined from menace to q petty an
noyance," this paper asserts.
Indeed, '1t has been established re-
peatedly that this country is q poor
field for these mischief makers" con-
tends the Manchester Union.
"Our Communists are noisy, but not
powerful" as the Fort Wayne News
Sentinel puts it.
lung" agrees the Dayton Daily News
while it estimates that there IS about
one Communist to every $50 square
miles of the United States, so not even
with all their lung power can the Com
muniSts enclannor the whole country"
However, notes of warning are sounded
in some quarters. The Danbury News,
while agreeing that "the widest freedom
of speech permissible under the law has
always been enjoyed here, and should
be enjoyed" still declares, But there
must be no confusion Of license with
liberty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

BY remaining in ONCE In spite Of
defeat In a vote relating to coal mines,
Ramsay Macdonald calls attention to
an element Of RELATIVELY" in the
science Of politics. The wise states
man is the one who preserves a sense
OF proportion in differentiating be-
tween the small forces behind public
opinion and the great ones. A defeat
may be only a minor incident, not
worthy of being magnified in attention
as an event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
Celebrate Eightieth
Wedding Anniversary


Wedding Anniversary.
Cork Enthusiastically the Oldest
married couple in the British Isles are
Mr.. and MRS. Michael Coughlan OF
Rapp House. Tullamore. 100 and log
years, respectively. They have Just
celebrated the eightieth anniversary Of
their marriage. During this long period
they have taken only one holiday, on
the occasion of the flftieth anniversary
Of their wedding dayl Mr.. Coughlan
remembers the big storm that caused
so much havoc all over Ireland in 1888.
I walked a distance of IS miles to the
town of Birr," he said, Ito see the
Main street, which was mass OF ruins.
I was out all that night helping 10
release the many victims trapped PEE
meath the debris" The famine OF 1871
is another of his many recollections:
Mr.. Coughlan works each day IN ms
little garden for exercise. 1t Is lO2 years
since he had his first drive in the "olo
Irish stage coach" that ran from Cork
to Dublin. He wears no glasses. touches
no liquor, but smokes an old blackthorn
pipe. Mrs. Coughlan attends to her
domestic duties with ease and ability.
"It seems but the other day when my
self and Michael were married" she said,
although that was in 40. ! always
practice the adage Early to bed and
early to RISE I am afraid the modern
young lady is too keen on amusements--
late hours, and high hte-whtle II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Fiction does not nnonopolize interest
in mysterious disappearance, among
the most remarkable of which are still
to be noted those Of CASTOR B. Means,
professional underworld spy, and Grover
Bergdoll, who devoted the effort of a
lifetime to rounding out a successful
career as q Stacker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
Celebrate Founding Of
Republic Of Paraguay.

La Nacion, Buenos Aires. - Recently
all the Paraguayans in the city cele-
brated the flfty-ninth anniversary of
the founding Of the Republic Of Para
at the Empire Theater in which two
films were shown, and various musical
numbers rendered, as well as the
execution" of the Paraguayan and
Argentine national hymns. The war in
which Paraguay preserved her indie
pendence and after which she pro-
claimed the present republic was in
reality q Pyrrhic victory for her van
qulshers. For after flve years Of war
Paraguay was invaded and laid waste
and Argentina, but they could not agree
on her division, so Paraguayan autonomy
was preserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Great confidence is felt in the out
come of peace negotiations In London
in spite Of the interruptions in the
flow of thought necessitated by home
politics. However great and far-reach-
ing a subject under discussion may be,
it is rule of the ages that home poll
tics must come first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

An ideal system of legislation might
be more easily attained If the fair and
disinterested people would go to as
much trouble to inform themselves rs
to details as the professional lobbyist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Fear of causing a sensation restrains
Admiral Byrd from discussing his plans
for the future. He is fine explorer,
but a not very enterprising publicity
expert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Interest win be revived in the Doheny
transactions, although the accounts
are liable to look little like the stories
on the bargain counter that have passed
their heyday of sensational publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
EngIishman's Home Is
His Castle.

Manchester Guardian. - The age-old
dictum that an Englishman's house is
his castle was established by statute
Of Richard II, and is in force today as
much as ever. No one can break into q
mans house, not even the owner him.
self. If somebody else Is in temporary
possession. The reason is that such
action would occasion a breach Of the
peace, and breach of the peace Is
abhorrent to the law. A man may
defend the sanctity of his house even
to the point of killing the intruder, but
it is seldom, however, that such action
finds sympathy in o modern court OF
traps for burglars In his house or
garden. but is generally held responsible
when an innocent person is injured. A
tenant has the right of removing his
temporary fixtures If done before the
termination Of tenancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
THEY'LL See to That.

From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
British physician says man who
sings at the top of his voice for an
hour a day will never be bothered with
chest complaints in his old age. Righto!
Leave It to the neighbors!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
How Times Have Changed.

From the Louisville Times.
The good old days we're those when
young people lived ct home even be-
fore they weE& married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

Diplomacy Is often required to deal
with q well meaning nation that is
willing to compromise" provided 1T
can have entirely its own way.