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A Respite From the Heat.

For the comparative chill which be-
fell this part of the country yesterday,
lowering the temperature by more than
ten degrees and giving two nights con-
ducive to sound sleep, sincere gratitude
is felt. The continuous high tempera-
lures of the past week had worn down
the resistance of people to a dangerous
point. Several successive hundred-de-
gree days played havoc with young and
old alike, and had it not been for the
respite of the drop doubtless many
would have succumbed this week to the
heat.
No mechanical device, such as an
electric fan, can make the temperature
safely comfortable for those who are
compelled to work, with body or mind,
in midsummer. However thinly clad,
however careful one may be in the
matter of diet, or speed of physical &C
ton, the heated air takes its toll of the
system. In tropical regions the inhabi-
tants, through generations of endurance.
become Injured to the heat. But in the
temperate zones, where extreme heat is
only occasional, the price paid to Ma
ture for extraordinary temperatures is
a severe one.
In this present situation the lack OF
moisture, due To the general drought
from which large portion of the coun-
try is now suffering. is an additional
cause of distress. Without rain the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Chinese Complicatio

Recently a dispatch from Peking
stated that the northern coalitionists,
now in revolt against the Marking ma
tional government, were becoming con-
cerTIed over the successes of the Com
munists in the south. 1t was feared lest
this radical movement might cause the
overthrow Of the Marking government,
in which case the northern coalition
would be compelled to face the Com
milnists. A late Shanghai dispatch,
however, throws doubt upon this de-
scription Of the northern state of mind.
According to an oficial statement from
Marking, intercepted radio reports re-
veal that the northern coalition is in
spring and actually in league with the
Communists, arranging for the Reds to
attack Marking from the rear" Now,
to complete the confusion, comes a
statement from Wang Ching-wei, the
Kuommtang left wing leader, who is
ct Picking cooperating with Yen Hsi-
shan and Feng Yu-hsiang, to the effect
that these reports are fabricated tele-
grams and damnable lies, so badly con-
cocted as to show only childishness in
the fabricator"
This is truly characteristic Of thu
Chinese puzzle. 1t is hard TO know
who is who for a month at a time
Partisans change sides quickly. Fla
assertions are as fatty denied Report
from the fighting fields are wholly UNI
reliable until verified by the acknowl
edgments of defeated leaders. News
paper correspondents are not permitted
IN the lighting zone and must max
their reports from rumors and partisan
procIamations. Nobody knows hoy
many men there are in the field o
what is the equipment Of the oppos
ing arnli6f. a
ThereEssre some evidences that 1tl
reasonable assurance show that crit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

was an American military observer in
the Baltic provinces, with Headquarters
in Finland. Once he was a consul at
Calcutta.
Former Senator James D. Phelan of
California, who has just passed away
at San Francisco, was the custodian OF
one OF the great unrecorded political
secrets OF 1920. At least that is the
legend that grew up around him. AS
all the world knew, the Democrats.
during the Winter of 1890, f1frted
seriously with the idea of asking Her
bert Hoover to be their presidential
candidate. But only insiders were
aware that Phelan, fellow Californian,
originated the idea. He called a coun-
Gil OF war on the subject at his pri-
vate hotel quarters in the old Shore
nam, in Washington. A dozen party
leaders OF national prominence sat in.
just about the time the project was
ready to spring, and an invitation to
Hoover was in process of being drafted
$50 runs the story, Julius H. Barnes
came 1orth with New York speech in
which Hoover was publicly labeled a
lifelong Republican. That Knocked
the Phelan scheme into a cooked hat,
and the Democrats forthwith began
the quest for another white hope.
waterloo, Iowa, in the northeastern
corner of the Hawkeye State, where
MRS. Herbert Hoover spent her girl
hood, claims to be about the only spot
In the parched Middle West to escape
the drought There hasn't been a time
out there when the pastures were brown
or the meadows made short by absence
OF rain. In the vicinity of Waterloo
10 days have marked the longest pc
ROD between showers Mostly through
the growing season rain has fallen
every week why Northeastern Iowa
should be favored every year with rain
fall, says the Waterloo Evening Courier,
when other sections are afflicted by
drought, is explained on the theory that
we are about 1000 miles from the Gulf
of Mexico, at which point Saturation of
moisture in the atmosphere is most
likely TO occur"
Letters acknowledging congratulations
on his recent elevation to the peerage
are reaching Washington friends from
Baron Howard of Penrith, formerly Sir
Esme Howard, late British Ambassador
to the United States. Howard of Pen
rith." he says, lis what I'm to be known
As in future" Lord Howard takes his
title from his old home, Lyulph'S Tower,
Ulleswater, Penrith. He writes that he
has just taken "a little place in town
house at No. Egerton place, S. w.
London-mainly for his boys. 1t is
situated in the heart of fashionable
BelgraVia. not far from the offices of
the American embassy. Lord Howard
says that his latchstring is perpetually
out for the hosts of American friends
acquired during his family's six years
at Washington.
(Cnpyripht. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Whole Nation Cudgels Brains
Over Edison's Lady-or-Tiger

for help" AS the Oakland Tribune re-
marks, Probably the gauge to intel
lfgence which Edison and his associates
are applying is as god as any which
could be found" This belief is support
ed by the observation of the Flint Daily
Journal that THE questions demanded
broad preparation in many fields OF
learning. common sense. originality,
personal opinion; and of the Topeka
Daily Capital that THE boy who makes
the best record in an examination OF
those who grade the papers are
thoughtful, social2minded, altruistic
mems pretty certain to justify Mr..
Edison's hope
The answers, no doubt" states the
Chattanooga Times, disclosed to the
inventor, not only the knowledge and
ignorance of the contestants, but also
something of the very stuff of which
they are made and the way they look
at life" The work of the contestants
especially pleaseS the Manchester
Union, which asserts: las whole, they
seem to have made remarkably good
showing. One gravely doubts if 40 of
their elders similarly selected. would
have acquitted themselves much more
creditably"
The Albany Evening News isn't quite
so outSpoken, but subtly hints, 1T will
be profitable for adults to go over the
questions to see how many can be
answered"
Perhaps time will test Mr.. Edison's
wisdom" and the Ohio State Journal
holds belief kindred to his own, that
IF one possesses a general knowledge
and a lively imagination, he doesn't
need much else in any field of en-
deaVor" for in the words of the Mil
waukee Sentinel. Fifty years from now,
the careers of his chosen proteges will
speak for themselves as to the value of
his manner of making a choice"
Whoever is right or wrong, one can
not overlook little message of the
Providence Journal concerning Arthur
Williams: I'VE who never heard of
AvogadroH hypothesis, who are wholly
uncertain as TO whom We would leave
to die in Ene desert and who have no
notion whatever of the going value of
a low-priced motor car that has been
driven 5000 miles, wish him the best
of luck"
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earth is not cooled of at night. the
movements in the cities remain SUPER
heated for the full twenty-four hours
The temperature differential between the
hours of light and the hours of dark
ness is much less than when the rains
fall occasionally.
Residents of the District have been
fortunate this year in the assurance
of an abundant water supply. This is
owing to the improvement in the sys-
tenn of storage and distribution COM
pleted a few years ago. The present
protracted heat spell and drought have
put the first severe test upon the local
system. At no time since the beginning
of the period of high temperature and
aridity has there been any cause for
anxiety on the score of the sufficiency
of the water supply, within the Dis
trict. In adjacent sections in Mary
land and Virginia, however, there have
been shortages, notably in Maryland.
where it has been necessary to curtail
the use of the water for lawns and
gardens, virtually rationing the people.
This has now been in large measure
corrected by the making of additional
connections with the District supply.
Thus the enlarged local service has
been greatly helpful to the surrounding
areas in the States. Without the Dis
trict water, sickness in some sections of
Maryland due to the heat and the
lowered supply would have been seri-
ously prevalent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

cal engagement is either now In prog
ress or is soon to take place between the
Northern and the Nationalist forces for
the control of Shantung Province
through the retention of Tsinanfu, the
provincial capital, by the former or its
recapture by the latter. At the same
time heavy pressure is being exerted
by Feng's forces upon the Nationalist
lines to the southwest of Tsinanfu in
Northern Honan.
The keenest concern is felt regarding
the possibility of capture Of Hangkow
and its two neighbor cities by the Com
munist armies. who are now concen-
trating toward that point. Evidences
of disaffection on the part Of the Ma
tionalist soldiers at Hankow have led
to hasty punitive measures. Foreign
governments are concentrating con-
siderable naval forces in the Yangtze
at Hankow. If the Communists make
their threatened assault upon the city
a catastrophe of first magnitude may
result. with serious international COM
plicationS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Ousting Safeguards
Are Held Desirable
From the Louisville Times.


Dispatches indicate that, for the time
being, anyway, Miami has abandoned
the effort to hound Scarface Al out
of the community Since the failure of
what was regarded as the strongest of
the legal proceedings pending against
Capone, the county solicitor has said
he will drop the others, and the gang
Ster's attorney announces that his client
is more determined than ever to re-
main"
1t is easy to sympathize with the
desire of Miami officials to rid their
city of Capone. His undesirability as
citizen or neighbor can scarcely be
questioned.
However, the elements of this I'M
desirability seem to be somewhat
uncomfortable in the court room.
Capones prosecutors in Miami have
been unable to tasten anything tangible
whereby he can be elected or jailed
according TO due process of law.
The safeguards against ousting a
member of the community without some
reason which is definite and conclusive
seem to be strongly erected in this
country. Which is fortunate, however
unfortunate it may appear to the anti
Capone crusaders in Miami at the mo-
ment. Officials should not be armed
with power to send on his way any
individual they happen to dislike. The
things that may incur the dislike of
officials are not always or necessarily
disereditable.
Here, then, is consolation-except for
the waytarer whose social order Is that
of the bum instead Of the gangster and
who must move on" as hidden.
although he is inferior to a Capone
only in capacity to do harm and ability
to spend money in the local shops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Cause of Song.
hasn't got dollar
AS I goes along the street,
isn't apprehensive
OF burglar might meet.
I hasn't got no business
Fob to fill my soul wifi doubt;
hasn't got dollar
An dat's what rs singin' bout.
Oh, de Summer brings de haystack
An de Winter brings de snow.
I sometimes has a quarter,
But I seldom has much mo-.
The trusts dey couldn't skeer me;
I'll nebber git de govt
I hasn't got dollar
An OATS what rs singin' bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Noted Educator Hits
Vulgarity in Music

From the Pasadena Star-News.
Too many motion picture theme songs
are vulgarly suggestive. There is merit
in the plea which DR.. Rufus B. Won
Kleinsmid, president of the University
of Southern California, made to the
convention of the Music Teachers Asso-
citation, in session at Pasadena. He
urged the music teachers to do some
thing drastic to eliminate "nastiness"
from songs, pictures and the stage.
Unless the degrading features are
eliminated from motion pictures, they
will fail, in the opinion of this noted
educator. Something sweet and clean
must be substituted for vulgarity, he
said. He urged the music teachers to
say and do all possible to put an end
to trashy music in radio broadcaSts.
This is very timely and important
urging. Radio and the motion pictures
are the two leading fonns of entertain
ment today. They shouid be kept clean
and wholesome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Friendly Japan.

Not long ago a distinguished Jap
anese naval officer took his life cut of
remorse over the injustice" done the
He was a member of that militant
admiralty group at Toxic, which had
its counterpart in both London and
Washington and which bitterly opposed
ratification of the pact. The anti-treaty
forces were routed in both Great Britain
and the United States. Only Japan has
yet to give formal approval of the
treaty
William r. Castle, jr., Assistant
Secretary of State, who carried out
brilliantly successful special American
ambassadorship in Japan while the
London Conference was in progress, has
just expressed some timely sentiments
anent Japsn's delay in ratifying the
treaty Speaking with intimate knowl-
edge of the Toxic governments at
titude toward the United States, as well
as that of Japan in general, Secretary
Castle declares that the delay in no wise
denotes hostility or unfriendliness to
this country. He particularly takes
issue with the thought, uttered in the
heat of the Senate treaty debate, that
America would better watch Japan"
after the treaty became effective.
Loyalty To pledged obligations, Mr..
Castle points out. Is an outstanding
japanese tlsit. Suggestions of treaty
faithlessness are not only painful TO
the Japanl>s, he says, but Irritating
to those who know Japan" Apart
from enyiSagtng no possibility on the
International horizon that could incite
her TO make war on the United States,
there Is the even weightier argument,
from Japan's standpoint, that the JAP
anese people would virtuapy cotnmit
economic suicide by alternating the
friendship of the American people.
Japan's relations with US, in a very
real sense, constitute a silken bond.
In 1928 her exports to the United
States amounted to nearly $4O0. 0OO,-
600. Four-fifths of that amount was
raw silk. One-third of the families
Of Japan are engaged in sericulture.
The livelihood of one-Sixth of the popu-
lation comes from silk. Ninety-four
per cent of all Japans silk exports
comes to this country.
Now and then it is suggested that
Japan's designs" on China con-
tain the perpetual peril of a clash
with the United States. The Japanese
are definitely committed to the policy
OF the open door in China. They need
. prosperous and contented China for
purposes of Japanese trade, not an
alienated and terrified China. Just as
silk is likely to keep the Japanese
American peace, if there were no other
guarantee Of it, our common aims and
purposes in its vast market should BAN
tsh the possibility of a conflict on the
score of China
Undeniably the fly in the ointment
of japanese American friendship Is the
continuance of the immigration exclu-
sion provision. The Japanese, Mr..
Castle reminds us, continue to nurse
that grievance, although they do not
air their resentment publicly. Under
the circumstances, it is gratifying to
md the well informed Assistant Sec
rotary of State proclaiming his conf
dence that even a situation deemed an
affront to their racial pride cannot, and
will not, wither Jspan's conviction that
America is friend to be trusted and
one on whose sympathy the nation can
count In the future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

Have we had the pleasure of serving
you through our Washington Infornna-
ton Bureau? Can't we be of some
help to you in your problems? Our
business is to furnish you with authori-
tative information. and we invite you to
ask lis any question Of fact in which
you are interested. Send your inquiry
to The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. e. IncloSe cents in coin or
stamps for return postage.
O. Is golf played in South Africa?-
D. H.
A. Almost every town in the Union
of South Africa has at least one golf
course. Johannesburg. or the Wit
watersrand, which includes several reef
or mining townships, has at least II.
@. Is it legal for bank to charge
so cents month against checking &C
counts when they run below certain
sum?-T. I. T.
A. 1t is quite usual for banks to
charge a fee of so cents when accounts
run below 500. This is a legal pro-
cedure.
@. Do any of the first-class battle
ships use coal for propulSion?-J. F.
A. The Navy Department says that
there are no first-class battleships now
in commission which use coal.
@. What may be used to avoid per-
spring under the arms and staining
ones clotheS?-C. e. r.
A. The American Medical Association
suggests the use of a 25 per cent solu-
ton of aluminium chloride. This
should be lightly dabbed on the af-
fected areas for three or four days, or
until some irritation appears. 1t should
be repeated in three or four weeks.
ANY medication should be discontinued
upon the appearance OF the slightest
indication of inflammation.
@. Kindly settle an argument. Can
foreign flags fly from embassies with
out the Stars and Stripes?-R. K.
A. A foreign embassy may fly for
eign flag without having it accompanied
by the American flag. The foreign en-
bassy is under the jurisdiction of the
country which it represents; there
fore, the law of that country applies.
@. Was there ever such person as
Lydia Pinkham? If so, when did she
start in buSiness?-N. S.
A There was such a person. Ac-
cording to the Life of Lydia Pinkham, -
it was after the panic of 1873, when her
husband failed in business, that she de-
cided to market the medicine that she
had long been making and distributing
to women whom she 1elt it would
benefit. For seven years after it. was
put on the market. Mrs. Pinkham pre-
pared the concoction or herbs on her
own kitchen stove.
O. Is more cream used on Sundays
than on week days?-B. p.
A. 1t depends somewhat on the 10
cation of the consumer. The average
American family uses three times as
much cream on Sunday, but less milk.
At Christmas and Thanksgiving time
three or four times as much cream is
used.
@. What do the Mexican 10-gallon
hats Weigh?-D. l..
A. When these hats are trimmed
with leather and metal ornaments, they
actually weigh from to 8 pounds.
Q. What is the purpose of the Kuo-
mintang mentioned so frequently as
operating in China?-N. r.
A. The English translation of Kuo-
mintang is as follows: Kuo means
country, min means people, and tang
or tong means association. The whole
word is interpreted: Association to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

In the course Of hearings concerning
raids on New Jersey restaurants official
approval was given of the use of the
"ebulliometer, the instrument utilized
by agents in testing the alcoholic con-
tent of beer. 1t may not be long until
these are bootlegged, like machine
guns, and every table in every speak
easy will have one as standard equip
ment for the edification of its would-be
ebullient customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

The United States has only 9,773 At
aircraft machines, while there are 49,
O41 licensed pilots. In any national
crisis the rema .nder would have to go
a. yielding or else writing magazine arti-
cles. Another war might even see the
re-entry into service of museum pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
A Custom of the Town.

mo" said Bronco Bob to the affa-
BILE stranger, 1--WE don't want any in
surance office in Crimson Gulch."
But you are providing for the
future"
Maybe. But in this settlement we
don't play any game that doesn't per-
NIT a gentleman to be on hand with a
six-shooter to protect his interests when
it's time to cash in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

The selection of the youngest major
genera! of the United States Army to be
chief of staff causes surprise in Army
circles. Well, Captain of n llery Napo-
leon Bonaparte was one OF the youngest
captains in the French Army, but he
stood the jump to full general pretty
well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Not to Be Persuaded.

Would you allow your name to go
on the pay roll of corporations"
Never" answered Senator Sorghum.
Anybody that needs the benefit of my
counsel and support hereafter will have
to come around with the cold currency
in lump sum-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

captains of French and Italian athletic
teams each carrying a bouquet. warmly
osculating before the beginning of track
and field hostilities. If that can hap
pen, then there is hope for Harvard and
Princeton, for West Point and An
napolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

Bobby Jones takes a plunge in the
surf while on vacation" and asserts it
is the first time in ten long years he has
had time to don a bathing suit. The
condition of amateurs who follow the
delightful recreation of golf is indeed a
pitiable one. Talk about golf widows
how about golf slaves?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

full Democrat in the second district. also
was a wet, which gave the Republicans
still more to think about, The Repub-
licans are likely to nominate Joshua L.
Brooks a prominent business man. who
also is said 10 have strong farm con-
facts. against Granfield. They are .ssnt
on making a special effort TO regain this
district and II the Republicans are
united III the. Fall they probably will
do So for the district lAas been strongly
in the &nzgk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

At last Mr.. Claudius H. Huston has
entered the past tense as chairman.
The trouble with him seems to have
been that he was for long convinced
he was in the pluperfect category.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

Just think of the foolishness of being
a "Peeping Tom" and staying up all
night with modern revues perfectly &C
cessible, not to mention bathing beaches
easily accessible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

In the old days the height of danger
was expressed by the phrase monkey
ing with the buzz-saw." To-day this
peril seems to have given way TO firing
O still.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11

william Penn is said to have paid
$4,000 for Pennsylvania. He could
scarcely get a good batch of votes for
that today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-11
Caste.

Zen 'mongst the humber animals
Distinctions strange abound.
Some dogs have ribbons round their
necks,
And some are in the pound.
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Rate by MaiI-PayabIe in Advance.
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Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

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patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
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published herein. All rights Of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved
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No Apprehension.

what is your idea of classical mu-
sic?" asked the friend of former days.
classical music" answered Mr..
Cumrox, sis what you pay IS to hear
and what you'd give $50 to get away
from"