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Italy Equips First-Aid
Train for Disasters

A special first-aid train has just been
equipped for use in cases of earth
quakes, floods or other disasters. In adj
dition to a few passenger coaches, this
fast train is conveniently fitted out with
telephones, an ordinary telegraph in
stallation and a transmitting and re-
ceiving wireless-telegraphi apparatus.
Only a short time ago Vesuvius was
COMMUNICATING the anniversary. of last
years eruption by loud explosions and
lofty fountains of incandescent lava,
and the public was expecting the train
to roll forth on Its first relief trip. But
Vesuvius' activeness this time consisted
merely of customary spring paroxysms
and the small cone within the main
crater soon died out after a series of
little lava discharges and tame shower
of fine black sand.
Meantime the villagers living in tiny
huts on the TANKS of the volcano are
anxious to geet the first-aid train
and are urging the government to carry
into effect those protective measures.
projected at cost of 100000 lire after
last years eruption, WITHOUT further
delay.
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ticle 4s freely the Reichstag must be
dissolved Precisely this happened IN
the present instance. On July 18 mo-
ton to rescind the fiscal measures de-
creed as per above was carried In the
Reichstag, 236 to 221. Within 80 min
utes a presidential edict dissolved the
Reichstag; elections for new ReichS-
tag must under the constitution, be
held within so days Of dissolution. 1t
remains to see what the government
will do under article 48 pending the
seating of a new Reichstag and what
sort of new Reichstag will be returned.
The late Reichstag lived two years
and two months.
INDIA.-Dispatches of July is tell Of
Hindu -MoSlem bloody clashes over a
considerable area of Eastern Bengal.
Here is a characteristic touch. A mob
of Moslems surround the house OF a
Hindu money lender, demanding sur
render of a peasants bond in the sum
of 500 and offering $35. The gentle
man refuses; wherefore his house is
looted and burned. the occupants
beaten up.
rioting in Northern Bengal, involving
death to Is persons and injuries to
seven, including five government OH
GERS, the causes being obscure, but
thought to be "of economic origin and
probably connected with the low price
of jute."
CHINA. of July IL tell OF
definite formation at last of Northern
ALLIANCES government at Pieping, Wang
Ching-Wei, the Left leader and his
followers having been placated and hav-
ing consented to cooperate. The new
government is to be based on Kuomin-
tang principles, and most of the offices,
apparently, will go to former members
OF the central executive committee OF
the Kuomintang who were ousted by
the group now in control at Marking.
EGYPT.-The real thing, sure enough,
in Egypt. At Alexandria on July Is a
mob of Wafdists (Nationalists) tore
loose. Before the native troops and
nolice had uuelled them there was a
CASUALTY list of 90 civilians and one
policeman killed about so persons
wounded by firearms and about 100
others, including so police, otherwise
injured. Included in the above figures
are one Italian killed and 10 Europeans
injured. There was general smashing
of European shops and OF the cars Of
the Alexandria Tramway Co., a Eu-
ropean concern. 1t was the worst out
break since Tic NaSihA ASH" AAo"o Va
1919.
The normal British force in Egypt
consists of three regiments of cavalry,
eight battalions Of infantry. six bat
teries of artillery, two companies of
engineers, one armored car company
and auxiliary services. There are now
abllt IL 900 British officers and men in
the country. The Egyptian native
army. under British control, numbers
about 1880. 1t will be recalled that
one of the Egyptian demands is that
British troops be withdrawn from the
country except the Suez Littoral.
On June 10 the Wafdist cabinet,
headed by Nahas Pasha, resigned upon
the refusal of King Fuad to consent to
certain curtailments Of the royal pre-
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City Forced to Yield
By Firecracker E'Bombs''

War also has its humor. Kweiteh, a
town 80 miles from Hsuchowfu, China,
on the Lunghai Railroad, can testify to
this. 1t is not the first time 1t has been
surrounded by Nationalist troops nor
the first time it has been bombed. 1t
looks back upon the last time and does
little laughing at its own expense.
Troops had surrounded the city walls
and the siege had begun. Then one
night series of explosions was heard
just inside the walls. The residents
were panic-stricken Adding to their
terror came long streams of fire float
ing over their roofs. The inhabitants
and the garrisoned troops surrendered
With daybreak came the explanations
The invading forces had filled five-gal-
lon cans with flrecrackers and, lighting
had tossed them over the city wall
Then they lit long streamers of paper
Chinese lanterns and swung them into
the breeze. The noise and the fare re-
duced the city to surrender. The Ma
tionalist troops today use more modern
methods. A bombing plane has been
dropping real bombs into the city.
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Aviation Progress
Stirs johannesburg

South Africa is on the threshold Of
great aviation development. Almost
overnight the whole nation has become
air-minded. People adorn their auto
mobiles with the motto Johannes
burg. the Air City" and everybody talks
of conquering the wide open spaces Of
the union by airplane. A few months
back South Africa was one Of the strIlg-
giles in the aviation field. True, she
boosted of such noted aviators as Lady
Bailey. Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld, Capt.
Bentley and Maj. Miller. But the ma
ton was unmoved. It was bad enough,
people said, to brave the unions shock
ing roads In an auto. 1t would be
worse to venture among the air pockets
that add a thrill to flying over South
Africa's high Yields. The visit Of Sir
Alan Gotham, noted British aviator,
awakened the public and government
to realization of the fact that air.
planes are essential to the progress Of
any country, and Col LindberRh
aroused keen desire among young
South Africans to fly. Since then avias
ton in johannesburg has naturally
gone ahead.
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will not take place in my lifetime. And
I look forward to another so years of
work.
It is said that, just before the end, a
drowning man sees IN a flash the whole
OF his past life But if Shaw ever
reaches that point-which heaven for
bid-the future, not the past, will be
shown him. He is, unlike most men OF
his age, keenly interested in the future.
Progress means everything to him. He
is only too anxious to take advantage
of every new development that comes
his way. Are you" I asked him, lin
terested in the 'talkies'?"
It was a foolish question. But had
grown so used to hearing the "talkies"
denounced by elderly gentlemen land
elderly gentlemen do so enjoy a nice
little piece of denouncemenD that 1t
slipped out before had realized I was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
GEORGE BERNARD sHAw-A CHARMING coy OF 70.

talking to an enthusiastic youngster,
I'm particularly keen on 'talkies,
said shaw. "Iil tell you why"
He did. He is interested in this de-
velopment of the cinema, he told me,
because he believes that through its
medium he will at last be able to send a
perfect production of his plays around
the world.
Perfect Staging Impossible.
eft is not possible" he said, Ito get a
perfect production of a play on the
stage. Or If one does manage, after
careful rehearsal, to get it nearly per-
feet on a Monday night. who can tell
what it will be like on Tuesday? No
actor can repeat Performance exactly.
One night he may be good, the next
less good. But the films have an adj
vantage. Through them one can &C
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of the most important news of
the world for the seven days
i ended July 10:
GREAT BRITAIN.-The reply OF the
British government to the proposals OF
the French government for the organi-
cation of a system of European federal
union is very much what one expected.
A reply from Great Britain approach
ing definiteness is impossible pending
exhaustive consultation with the gov
ernments of the other members OF the
British commonwealth of nations; this
in so many words. Moreover, its attl-
tude is scarcely more dependent on the
results of such consultation than on
the consideration that its relations WITH
washington must not now be pre)u-
diced or even embarrassed. This is
only implied, not directly said 1--WE are
not specifically mentioned), but the
implication hits one in the eye.
AS the document proceeds, 1t grows
colder. It is quite unfavorable to any
project of European political faction,
nor does it incline to the methods OF
economic cooperation proposed. HIS
majesty's government is convinced that
it would be possible, perhaps by estab-
fishing European committees OF the
Assembly, of the Council and OF the
technical organizations of the League
or perhaps in other ways, to create
whatever machinery Is required LOT
promoting closer European cooperation
without mourning the risks and DIM
culties which a system OF new ano
independent institutions might involve.
So that's that The consultation
with the dominion governments VIII
be had at the imperial conference IN
London this Autumn, after the League
Assembly. No doubt meantime LONDON
will vigorously attempt to feel out the
attitude of the United States. 1t is
to be presumed that the British par
ticipation in the discussions at Geneva
this September of M. BRANDS pro-
poSals will be rather vague.
On July Is the government was oe-
feated 1853 to So in the House OF LORDS
on an amendment to its coal bill. The
vexed bill now goes back to the Com
mons for further debate. The Dally
Herald calls the Lords action 1.-The moSI
serious challenge to the popular VII
since the House of Lords rejected Lloyu
| Georges peoples budget of 1909.
On July Is, in debate on the tarlns
| in the House of Commons, a ConserVa-
tive motion of censure was defeateo
/ 312 to 241.
On July Is the Lords once more re-
jected, but by majority of only TOUR
motion once more made by Vlscoun'
Aston to admit peeresses in their OWL
| right to the House of Lords on the
same terms as men. There are about
score of such peeresses.
y X n
GERMANY. The reply of the Ger
man government to the French gov
ernments proposals respecting European
| federation Is very cordial in tone, pu'
very reserved in substance. ReaIiy. AZ
most important feature Is the assertion
(move ingeniously camoufiaged that
territorial revision of the treaties con-
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From Lithograph by Eric Page.
tually get perfect production. A man
like Chaplin can spend as much time as
he likes making bitsof film perfect. In
the end all he has to do is to join up
the bits and the result is perfect pro-
duction which will stand for ever"
Then why have you never allowed
your plays to be filmed before?" I asked
Shaw. I knew the answer to this ques-
ton, but wanted 1t in his own words.
Because before the 'talkies' came"
he said, "the films did not need my
plays, or anybody else's. They bought
plays, I know. But why? A play is
made up of dialogue. BY the time it
was filmed all the dialogue had been
taken out of it. So that the plays
which were filmed successfully could
not have been plays at all"
Always Shaw is thorough. I remen-
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
BY SEWELL STOKES,
Author of "Pilloriedl"

TIME most stimulating hour OF my
life, so far, is the one I spent
recently alone with Bernard
Shaw. have not met, nor am
I likely ever to meet, a more
charming boy of "A. If any woman has
an excuse for being jealous, that woman
is Mrs. Shaw. For her husbands
charm makes a devoted admirer of
everybody he meets. His youth is COM
plete!y captivating. One suspects him
of having, like Faust, made secret
bargain with the devil, so young, slim
and agile does he APPEAR to be. Def
nitely, he is one of the younger genera
ton. And he will remain one of them
until the day of his death, which, II
physical fitness counts for anything,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

ment, old age, sickness, accident and
maternity, and very liberal budget.
The Italian government has respond
ed to Brands announcement that, in
order to facilitate Franco italian
negotiations, no new French naval con-
struction would be started prior to
December. by a similar announcement
as to Italian naval construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
BY HENRY w. BUM.

following is brief summary
of the most important news OF
the world for the seven days
ended July 10:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

y H. L. Mencken said few days ago.
2 es quoted by Dr.. Joseph G. Bloodgood
q Johns Hopkins Unworthy: M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

GERMANY.-The reply of the Ger
man government to the French gov
ernment's proposals respecting European
federation Is very cordial in tone, put
very reserved in substance. Really, Its
most important feature is the assertion
(move ingeniously camoufiageO us'
territorial revision of the treaties con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

Much of the work necessarily will be
drab and colorless. Such Is always the
case with the work of an army in the
field The picturesque charges which
stir the blood of onlookers are few and
far apart. But medical science is in
the stage where 1t needs hard, skilled
patient and devoted work-and lots
of 1t.
Some of the old scourges of the race
have been conquered despite the limited
resources of the past-conquered so
thoroughly that they hardly can lift
their heads. But others, perhaps the
most dreaded of all, remain uncon-
ouered and appear to be increasing
Such are tuberculosis, cancer, the vari-
Gus results of apprehension and-pos-
sjbly the most important of all in ia
view of the future-the various APP
parently functional psychoses. These
never will be overcome by miracles un'
less a very substantial background oil
systematic research is provided for the
miracles.
Why Discoveries Are Slow.
, H. L. Mencken said few days ago
: &c quoted by DR.. Joseph G. Bloodgood
- Johns HopkinS Unworthy: M
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self at odds with others there is a spirit
OF cooperation here. In developing its
own aviation. each community finds it
best to work hand in hand with the
others. That is a distinct help.
And another asset to aviation you
have here is. needless to say, your form
OF industrial development which makes
travel facilities important and so pro-
Vldes passengers to pay fares
shall have an opportunity while
mere to study your planes and motors.
1t Is possible that the Question Mark
will fly back to France, but, if 1t does,
neither Bellonte nor will be in it. My
friend Paul Codos, who is now in Paris,
may take my place and some one else
will take Bellonte's--provided the fight
is made.
Why, I am asked, do I not fly back
myself. Obviously it would be an ex-
perience that would bring me nothing
at all. 1t would be risking something
for nothing. trying to do too much. 1t
would be overzealous.
1 have been asked sillier questions
than that. I was so amused at one
question that 1 assured my queStioner
that / was going to fly around the
earth from the North Pole to the South
Pole. I must have given that answer
because am told that a newspaper has
announced that / am about to set of
on this quaint expedition.
cannot refrain from repeating that
both Bellonte and myself are very
touched by the cordiality of our recep-
ton here. 1t has made us feel that we
have millions of new friends, feeling
that one can never forget.
lea by the New York Times Co. All riEhts
= reserYed)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
PLANE LINE RESUMES.

MIAMI, Fla, September 8 (El,-Two
airplanes left Miami today for Port au
Prince, Haiti, the first planes to &c
from this point into the eastern part
of the West Indies since the hurricane
struck Santo Domingo Wednesday.
The first plane left at 6:19 am, East
ern Standard time. It was chartered by
representatives of a news reel company
which seeks pictures of the storm
stricken area. The second plane, the
regular West Indies limited of Pam
American Always, left at 6:44 am,
Eastern Standard time.
In event of good weather conditions.
airplane service between Miami and
San Juan, Porto Rico, will be re-estab-
lished today Pan-American officials
said that a Miami-bound airplane left
Port au Prince early this morning and
was due to arrive in Miami late today.
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HYDE FINDS FEED
|. SITUATION SERIOUS
Agriculture Official Declares
Scarcity, Due to Drought,
Greatest Since 1901.

Based on replies from 10000 crop
reports in the 28 drought-stricken
States. Secretary Hyde was on record
today as declaring the feed situation
has become serious. The Agriculture
official said his report was based on
statements as of August 20 and is re-
garded by him as being substantially
accurate as of today.
With the drought situation becoming
worse through August, affecting corn,
hay, pastures and feed crops, Secretary
Hyde holds that the feed scarcity is the
greatest since 1901.
Advocates Feeding Wheat.
Computations by the Bureau of Ag-
riculture Economics show a shortage
of 800 pounds of combined feeds per
animal In the % drought-stricken
States. With deficit Of corn of more
than 500,000,000 bushels, and other
feeds in the country. Secretary Hyde
advocates the feeding of wheat to ami
mails. However he calculates that there
is available for this purpose 100000, 900
bushels of wheat, and he has the view
that if not bushel of that grain is
exported there will be need for not only
all of it, but even more for feed pur-
poses before the Winter is over.
freulctS Algh PrlceS.
The great pressure for feed Is ex-
pected to come in the Winter. Then,
it is deemed probable that prices of
dairy products will be forced up. To
what extent live stock will be dumped
on the market still is a question.
Secretary Hyde called attention to the
fact that although more for cattle feed
ing than corn, September wheat is
quoted about Is cents a bushel cheaper
than corn on the Chicago market.
While neither Secretary Hyde nor
other officials said that export of wheat
would be discouraged, this is deemed
not unlikely
Secretary Hyde, at one point in the
statement, says:
THE survey indicates that from a
standpoint of feed production, Arkan-
sas, with percentage of only 80 per
cent of the five-year average feed sup
ply. is the most seriously affected by
the drought. other States showing less
than half the usual supply of feed are
West Virginia, 81 per cent; Kentucky,
80 per cent, and Virginia, 40 per cent.
OF the 28 States surveyed, the only
State showing supplies per animal unit
in excess of the five year average is
Wisconsin, with 100 per cent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
ELSIE JANIS QUITS STAGE:
PLANS CAREER AS WRITER
Announcement to Retire
From FootIightS Follows
Death of Mother.
Actress Declares She Is Now
Free to Do Things
Long Desired.
BY che Associated Press.

BY che Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September 6.--Aftel
career of IS years on the stage, Elsie
Janis announced last night she had quit
the footlights forever.
The announcement came seven weeks
after the death of her mother, Mrs.
Josephine Janis-a death which broke
up mother and daughter companion
ship that was considered notable in
theatrical circles.
Il could not quit the stage as long
as mother was with me-" said Miss
Janis. Now that she has gone away
have decided to do the thing / long
have wanted to do-write."
Miss Janis has been writing for the
screen under contract.
Il shall not get married, contrary Ia
the opinion of the general public" the
actress said. IT never married as long
as mother was alive, because did moi
want to sacrifice that wonderful COM
partnership. Why should take q
chance, gambling that companionshir
against one that might be far less
beautiful now?
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TOLL OF HURRICANE
NOW SET At 1000
So of Every 100 Buildings
and 9 of Each 10 Trees Com
pIeteIy Destroyed by Wind.
Continued From First Page.)

have been cut off as if by a great knife.
The Ozama River is out of It's banks
north and east of the city, and those
sections are completely inundated.
Men and women appear with little
or no clothes on. There is almost no
clothing to be had. and children and
older people make out as best they can.
The people appear to be in a daze and
almost hysterical.'
While the landing field here has been
cleared sufficiently to permit landing of
relief planes from Port au Prince, Ha-
yana, the United States and Porto Rico,
the landing of ships is not so. simple
The Ozama River is a raging torrent
pouring out over a bar at its entrance
which effectively blocks what was the
old harbor. One authority said he did
not believe even Navy launch could
cross the bar t''
Planes Bring Supplies.
The suggestion has been made-and
it appears plausible-tbat the relief
ships may disembark their cargoes and
men at San Geronimo, four kilometers
south of the capital, where there Is a
good beach.
Some supplies, food medicines and
even shelters have already arrived here
by airplanes which also brought doctors
lOI VI tIlC oACh 1llN GU
and 1t is understood others are en- route
here aboard ships from Porto Rico, one
of which is the naval tug Grebe, due
today.
The President stopped food profiteer-
ing yesterday with an order that all
food was to be sold at cost, under pain
of court-martial. He also called ply
sicians serving the i'll and injured to-
gether at the fortress and designated
places in the city which they might
have for first aid stations.
Among the few buildings left stand
ing in the city by the wind, which
attained a velocity of $50 miles an
hour, were the 400-year-old cathedral
and other old Spanish buildings. The
reputed tomb of Columbus inside the
cathedral also was not touched.
Reports from the northern section
of the republic were that damages
there were not so heavy as in Santo
Domingo. The cities of Santiago de
los CaballeroS, La Vega and Puerto
Plata were not damaged at all. Villa
Duarte, village housing 1900 of the
poorer classes, literally was blown OF
the map.
(CopyrIaht 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
NlTIONAL MATCHES END.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 6
R-The National Rifle Associations
matches ended today, and on Monday
rifle and pistol shooters will begin a
weeks firing for the major national
championships.
The final events on the rife associa-
tons program we're the pistol team
match, the Herrick Trophy match, which
drew 10 teams OF eight men each; the
International RailwaySnen's match on
the Small-bore ranges, and che East
West match between two picked teams
using small-bore rifles.
The winner of the railwaymen's
match will be determined by a tele-
graphic comparison of scores, teams
from the United States, England and
Canada firing on their home ranges.