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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
PLAN TO STRENGTHEN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Scheme Will Be Presented at Con-
ference of Methodist. Episcopal
Church South May 3-5.

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 15.-Rec-
concentrations for strengthening the
educational program Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South will be pre-
scented at a meeting of the board Of
education of the church in Dallas May
3 to 6. the press bureau OF the church
announced here yesterday.
The announcement said that DR..
H. H. Sherman, general secretary OF
the board, would present his report,
telling of achievements of the denomi-
nations educational institutions during
the past year. and make recommended
tions for the future program.
The board of education controls the
70 schools and colleges belonging to
the Southern Methodist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

been offered for information leading to
the finding Of the plane or its pilot
Chauncey M. Augustine, a scout
master, said he and several others saw
the plane apparently attempting to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

land at Baker Field, Patchosue, Long
Island, Sunday. The pilot OVERSIGHT the.
neld and continued toward the shore
line, Augustine said. A search In that
vicinity was planned today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

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Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

town will be quiet Although they
will not close, their windows will be
eurtained as the Chinese believe
anything pertaining to sickness and
misfortune should remain closed.
This new year represents the start
of the 4ss3D year after the begin,
ming of the Tai Hay dynasty, which
marks the opening of the Chinese
calendar.
Tomorrow is regarded as the real
opening day of the new year and
from then on for five days fcstiv-
ity will prevail.
Music, Chinese lyrics and words,
firccrackers to keep away the evil
spirits who caused the heavy stock
market losses among the Chinese
merchants, and feasting will be
main events.
Each association and Tong as well
as each large Chinese family will
have its share of celebration.
On February ., seventh day Of
the new year, the Chinese will celc-
brate the birth of mankind. This
is regarded as the day when the hui
man race became an entity on earth
BY the Chinese. 1t is the custom on
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
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LOS ANGELES. Jan. 80. W.P.-
IIoonstcr. NJ thc Tniycrsitv of
Southern California will have an
even break for victory over Il Gold
en- Bear squad form the University
of California when the two teams
meet here tomorrow. Trojan Coach
sam Barry believes. The Troians
and Bears split a two.gamc series
at berkeley recently.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 80. U.pN-
Plans for increasing the tennis ia
cilitics of this city hv constructing
an additional Is cement courts, a
large tennis stadium and allied rec.
lcational buildings, were discussed
AZ meeting of representatives from
various net clubs here last night
The city has so courts at present
Los ANGELES. Jan. so. UP
Joey Sanger is being considered for
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
! new YEARS IN
CHINATOWN is
One GOOD TIME
BY OTIS T. CARTWRIGHT
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 80. U.n)
To-day marked the beginning of
the 4ss3D year in San Francisco's
Chinatown.
Last night streets of Chinatown
were blaze of glory, firecrackers
cracked and Chinese residents eel
cbratcd the advent of the new year.
Today Chinatown was quiet for
the Chinese believe the first day OF
the new year-an odd numbers
unlucky. Tomorrow the celebration
will get in full swing.
In spite of the recent edict of the
Kuo Ming Tang government at Nan,
king, San Francisco's Chinese plan
the usual five day festival
Even the drug stores of China.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
Asserts Scandal
Ruined Her Life

Los ANGELES, Jan. 30. (U.D-
Incidents in the social climb of a
Chicago woman of wealth were re-
lated here yesterday in the 100000
alienation of affections suit of Mrs.
Matte Dean Hutchinson against
Mrs. Edith p Taylor as defense at
torney Byron Hanna attempted to
show extravaganza had turned her
husbands love to the other woman.
Later. Mrs Hutchinson testified
her social career war ruined after
She discovered Samuel s. Hutchin-
ON. wealthy Chicaon film distrihu-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

this day to eat only raw fish mixed
with vegetables.
One old. age worn custom, that Of
settling all debts on new years mas
been done away with.
The modern American custom Of
"pay as YOU earn" and "$l week
has ruined that custom.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

nc about all anyone needs in the
outficld.
Zack Taylor, Iartnctt and John
ny Schultz form good receiving
staff and the pitching roster prob
ably will be composed of Fred Blake,
Guy Bush, :;aroiG Cadlson, Pat Ma
lone, and Charley Root, all of whom
pitched good ball last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

trcss, was reported recovering today
from serious injuries suffered when
her automobile overturned afterl
striking another car. Miss Johnson,
wife of John Cromwell, director,
was pinned under the steering wheel.
A woman companion of the actress
and the driver of the other car es.
capped with minor hurts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
CHICAGO CUBS
LOOK GOOD TO
JOE MCCARTHY
BY BERT DENNY
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Jan. 80. U.P' Happy
in the thought that he has gotten
G.c "brcaks' during the winter, Joe
Mccarthy soon will head his Chi
caco cubs toward Catalina Island
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

ACTRESS HURT IN WRECK
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 50. U.R', -
\aN Johnson. STAGE and screen a.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

TINE NEW GGKaD TOWN SEDAN
In5okcn scccp OF line gich adds charm all the
e rooy Ford bodies. Radiator corc lo,eer roof ne
jenders chee crcTy point Of design reflects :hc style
and beauty ns hare been placed ,cn the one.
AN Of the Ford finished in variety of coIors.
Evening star., 1930-12-13

was unable to resist the temptation TO
follow the obvious course. The obvious
course was to pan America. Panning
America In an excellent thing If done
well, and Mr.. Lewis was able to do it
well in his literary structures on some
Of the better known foibles of the times.
But he would have shown better taste
in Stockholm to have allowed his books
to speak for themselves and to have
praised his land for having produced q
Sinclair Lewis, a Mencken, q Sherwood
Anderson, an Upton Sinclair, . Joseph
Instead, his resort was to the hackneyed
theme, expressed in his opinion that
''the novel which is assured of popu-
larity usually must assert that all
American men are tall, handsome, rich,
honest and powerful golfers I. and
also that all American girls may be
wild, but that they always change into
perfect wives and mothers" Mr.. Lewis,
however, failed to name any such novel
that Is as well known or as widely read
as his own Main Street."
One fears that in world where the
word racket" has come to have a mean
ing all its own Mr.. Lewis mas accepted
as his own particular racket" profess
sioEal and therefore skilled belaboring
OF everything American-everythin
that is, except a group of geniuses of
whom he is one. He seems to believe
that these prophets are without honor
in their own land. and that Americans
really worship nothing besides automo-
hiies, tall buildings and banking barons.
That has been said so often before, and
so much better than the cables indicate
that Mr.. Lewis said it, that one learns
with real regret that the author of "Ar-
rowsmith" cid not rise to the occasion
and say something new.
Evening star., 1930-12-13
The Gaithersburg Overuass.

One more nearby death trap for mo-
torists has been removed and one more
feather is added to Marylands cap
for its steady and persistent efforts,
over period Of years, to do away with
grade crossings. Not only does Mary
land strive to maintain one of the best
road systems of any State, but it is for
ward-looking enough to realize that no
system of highways. however good, can
be OF the maximum benefit to the public
unless 1t Is safe. It is automatic
that there can be no safety where mo-
tor car and train are on the same level.
First, it was the Silver Spring cross
ing that was successfully eliminated. A
nne underpass, though a trifle narrow
when taken in connection with the
width Of the road approaching it on
each side, now handles traffic safely
at hitherto hazardous point Next it
was the dangerous Hyattsville crossing
that drew the attention of engineers.
That, likewise, was modernized and a
roadway now crosses high above the
tracks. And Wednesday morning traffic
for the first time began to move over
the just-completed Gaithersburg over
pass which crosses the tracks Of the B.
g. o. Railroad on the Rockville Ridge
vile road.
Silver Spring had gates and watch
man and so did the Hyattsville inter-
section. Gaithersburg never had gates,
and II the watchman was on duty
twenty-four hours a day, few motorists
were aware Of 1t. With the upbuild-
ing Of Gaithersburg the speed of au-
tomobiles has been materially reduced,
but ten years ago, or perhaps less,
it was a common practice for motor
lists to approach the grade crossing
at fast pace, especially at night,
thereby increasing the chance of ac-
cident
1t is all over now, though, and
thanks to Maryland's progressive policy
Washingtonians are safe at three
points which previously were crossings
of extreme hazard. Congratula ions
are in order for the completion of
Maryland's newest life-saving project.
Evening star., 1930-12-13
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

lances call for them, which costs the
taxpayers from 40 to so pesos (frona
$4.o5 TO $50 per trip, according to
whether the patient Is brought from q
point within the city proper or from the
remoter suburbs, their parsimony is to
be condemned.
The financial resources Of all apply
ing for aid to these institutions should
be carefully checked, and in cases where
the benefciarieS could pay a part of the
expense incurred they should be required
to do so. Some distinction should be
made in the use of these institutions
between the really INDECENT and the
millionaireS.
School Books Seen as
Means to Aid H0me Industry.
Chinese Weekly Affairs, Nanking-
What Is regarded as the most satisfac-
tory way of popularizing the use and
consumption of native goods in prefer
ence to those imported from foreign
countries has been taken by the Min
istry of Education. In a circular order
issued recently by the various provin-
cial departments and municipal bureaus
OF education, the Ministry instructs that
henceforth in the compilation of text
books for middle and primary schools
descriptions of the various leading home
industries as well as stories calculated
to implant in the youthful minds of all
school children an interest in native
industries and a preference for native
goods must be inserted.
1t Is pointed out that to popularize
the use Of native goods something more
than the mere issuance of orders Is
necessary. The most fundamental and
e6hcacious way, according to the memo
randun1, is to foster in the minds Of all
school children in the country an inter-
est in our native industries.
Evening star., 1930-12-13
Farmers Now Value
Scientific Research
From the st. Paul Dispatch.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
When schools Of agriculture were
added to universities about go years ago
they were attacked by almost every one,
including the farmers, as delusive and
impractical. Their growth was dis
couraginely slow the first decades. AS
late as 1885 at the University of Mime
sofa there wsre only five students en-
rolled In the Agricultural College. The
slow growth was, however, inevitable,
for the harsh fact was that before 1870,
at the earliest, scientific agriculture had
not made sufficient progress to consti-
tute . subject for college teaching
Today the attitude toward the farm
schools" has greatly changed. People
recognize the inestimable value to the
State of the scientific research and ex-
Fermentation contributed by these
colleges. Importance of the schools is
attested just now by their good showing
at the international Live Stock EXPOSE
ton held in Chicago. Entries from the
various university experiment farms
picked on blue ribbons with regularity,
the University of Minnesota taking
many Of the championships. The once
derided agricultural school can now
compete successfully in exhibition with
the best private stock raissrs in the
country.
The nineteenth century skepticism
toward agricultural colleges has van
iShed. One critic Of those early days
once demanded that the agricultural
professors offer "some practical demon.
stratien upon the land of the faith
they hold and teach" This demand
the agricultural research workers Of to-
day have completely fulfilled.
Evening star., 1930-12-13
An Unlevelv Affair.

Few viii disagree with the action of
Maj. Pratt in censuring the policeman
who used his official authority to settle
personal grievance in regard to a
dispute over parking space, but it
seems unfortunate that there Is appar-
emily no way to place the same sort Of
mark against the record of the motorist
involved. 1t was an unlovely AFFAIR
from first to last. The policeman, ac-
cording to his testimony in court, had
pulled up to hack and park when the
motorist suddenly darted In behind and
seized the space. Whereupon the oficer
in his wrath proceeded to charge the
motorist with violation of the peace
and-order act and hailed him to court.
The case was promptly dismissed.
Ne one can blame the efAeeF fer his
irritation at the action Of the driver of
the other ear, but 1t Is evident that he
was entirely to blame for using his ofIicial
position in retaliation. Other motorists
have undergone the same experience
as the policeman, yet they have had no
1 ~~~@ ~NSAS0o - O0OAS O~bADAtp WACOAACI
successful or not. There is no regula-
ton in the trafEic code which prohibits
the discourteous grabbing Of parking
spaces and consequently the motorist
was well within his legal rights in what
he did. It was a clear case, therefore,
Of bad judgment on the part Of the
policeman and Maj. Pratts action In
censuTing this sort of conduct should be
. lesson net enly to him, but to others
on the force who are inclined to In
dulge In the same sort Of tactics.
On the other hand, It was ths
motorist who was the aggressor with
Just about as discouFteous piece oi
work Is 1t Is possible to imagine and
he likewise needs attention to teach
him that consideration for others ir
the operation Of an automobile is ons
Of the fundamentals Of good driving
The buliish, TsaA-hoggish. smaFt-aleeks
i type Of driver has no place in thu
crowded trafne Of today, and the ex
hihitl0D a thaas Gaalitiaa shmil6 n
Evening star., 1930-12-13
Assn Rabbitt in Stockholm.

Sinclair Lewis appearance before the
Swedish Academy to receive the honors
dur awarded to one OF Americas fore
most novelists is distinct disappoint-
naents Had Babbitt himself by some
pecnliar twist of fate become a Nobel
Pa7a- winner, he could not have ex-
ceeded Mr.. Lewis In his delineation Of
the role Of the wise-cracking Yankee
who is tremendously impressed with
his own Importance. Mr.. Lewis obviously
attributes his success in America to an
ability to steal the jam and get away
with 1t. He Is the ane critic who has
been able 70 see Americas faults. rise
out Of the muck Of previneialism and
paint them cut. He expresses some sur
prise at having escaped . healthy tar
and feathering and his illusions to the
reception In ais native land of his many
6ne books must have led the academy
te . fear that he wiz be ridden on q
1ail when he returns.
The sketchy cable dispatches do mol
carry the full text Of Mr.. Lewis speech
llA nanGh q d N in6iaats tleh u
Evening star., 1930-12-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

babies feel about 1t. We don't know,
but that is our point; we wonder II any,
body else does, either.
y
We positively shiver when we look
at various windows wide open in VIM
tertime.
Behind yonder open space lies man
who is Ill.,
He needs all his vital force to fight
his malady. but now he consumes a por-
ton of 1t keeping his body warm.
or trying to keep it warm.
He and his family have confused
fresh air" and cold air."
It IS true that the cold air may be
great cost, and at an unnecessary
cost.
The feel of cold air on the face is a
habit rather than a necessity. Every
one has heard the old anecdote about
the man who went to bed in the hotel,
and suddenly realized that he had for
got to raise the window.
But he was tired end sleepy and could
not work up enough energy to get out
OF bcd. So he threw a book, which he
had on a table handy, in the direction
of the window.
A great tinkling of glass rewarded
him.
"Ah!" he sighed with relief. Now I
can breathe"
And, inhaling great draughts of fresh
air, as he supposed, he went to sleep
with great content.
In the morning he discovered that
the window was intact, that instead of
hitting it he had smashed the wash
basin to smithereens.
r
The dream of engineers, that homes
may be built without windows at all, is
being realized in certain great factory
now under construction in this country.
1t will be windowless and air will be
supplied artif1cially, air washed and
conditioned In all ways, freed from dust,
warmed in Winter and cooled in
Summer.
Light will be supplied artifcially, with
ultraviolet introduced scientifically.
There will be no drafts in this factory.
This type Of building, therefore, is no
longer an engineers dream, but almost
an accomplished fact. We forget how
many millions of dollars is being spent
upon 1t by hard-headed business men,
even In this time of depression.
Perhaps 1t will point the way to the
modernistic home. And in such a home
we can be sure of one thing: No one
person, warm blooded, will be able to
"hist" the windows to the detriment of
others, cold blooded, as we say.
There will be no theoretical 40" res
directed out of the old-fashioned school
physiologies to cause confusion among
the ranks of those who are comfortable
indoors only when thermometers show
76 degrees.
We were talking to a plumber friend
the other day. He is large, husky
man, you would think he could bathe
IN snow gladly. But no. "I notice" he
said, when our heme gets down to 10
degrees, everybody in the family is shiv-
ering. think all this stuff about 10
being right is bunk"
And we agree with him.
Evening star., 1930-12-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

This great service IS maintained BY
The Evening Star for the benef1t of it
readers who may use 1t every day with
out cost to themselves. All they have "a
do Is ask for any information desired
and they viii receive prompt answers by
mail. Questions must be clearly written
and stated as briefly as possible. In
close 2-cent stamp for return postage
and address The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. HaSkin,
director, washington, D. G.
@. What is q quint major?-T. T.
A. It is . card term and means 9
royal flush.
@. Where did Tobias Lear live when
he moved to Washington?-J. H.
A. Tobias Lear, who was secretary 10
George Washington, lived on g street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth,
where the Y. M. G. A. now stands.
@. Are there any countxies in which
of death2--V. N.
A. 1t is still one of the principal
causes of death in China and India.
@. Who wrote Beautiful jock.
A. Marshall Saunders wrote this story
Of dog in the form Of an autobiog-
raphy.
Q. Is the Coast Guard q part Of the
military establishment?-R. A.
A. The Coast Guard constitutes, un-
der the law, part of the military
forces Of the United States, which shall
operate under the Treasury Department
In time of peace and operate as q part
Of the Navy, subject to the orders of the
Secretary of the Navy, in time of war OF
when the President shall so direct. It
is composed of the former Revenue
Cutter Service and Life Saving Service
The Coast Guard has played dis
tinguished part in every war in which
the United States has been engaged. In
time of peace 1t has made q distiIl-
guished record in saving life and prop
erty at sea and in the performance Of
its many other important functions.
@. Please tell something about Lot
tie Collins, who sang "Ta-ra-ra-boom-
de-ay.-S. H. d,
A She was extremely popular In the
London music halls In the early COS and
came to America at the time of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chi
cago. The song '"Ta-ra-ra-boom-d -de-ay,n -
which she popularized, was written by
Henry j. SayreS, q theatrical press agent
for the musical farce Tuxedo" It is
said that Sayres first heard the chorus
in st. Louis cabaret run by a negress
The words were somewhat changed and
the song eventually reached Lottie Col
Inns, who made it famous in England in
1891.
Q. What is the Spenglerian theory
OF nations?-F. S. S.
A. 1t refers to the philosophy de-
veloped by the German writer Oswald
Spengler in his book, THE Decline OF
the West" written before the World
War and appearing just after it. This
book views civilization as the COM
irg war would find it. 1t is a
German philosophy which attempts
the venture Of predetermining history,
Of following the still unraveled stages In
the destiny Of culture and specifically
Of the only culture of our time and on
our planet which is actually in the
phase of fulflllment-the West Euro
pean-AmeTioan. 1t also attempts to
describe the comparative morphology
Of world history.
@. What waterfall in Africa COM
pares with Niagara?-C. G.
A. The waterfall which is by many
said to rival Niagara is Victoria Falls,
on the zamben River, in Central
Evening star., 1930-12-13

sufAcisnt 10 cause the trafAe once 20
scrutinize closely the records of motor
lists who so label themselves. It seems
logical that If motorist Is incon-
siderate Of fellow users Of the streets
there are grounds for suspicion as to
his general fitness to operate q car.
The trafac situation today is too COM
plex to permit the presence Of either
discourteous policemen or discourteous
motorists. Every individual must do
his part If the accident toll is to be
kept down. and all those who refuse to
cooperate should find quick punish
ment awaiting them.