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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
THE COVERED WAGON
IS PASTORS SUBJECT
DR.. Henry W. Snyder to Preach at
st. Paul's Lutheran Church
Tomorrow Morning.

DR.. Henry W. Snyder will preach to-
morrow morning under the title of
THE Covered Wagon" at the II
o'clock service of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church, held in the Metropolitan The
ater
At the evening service. held at
Epiphany Chapel at Sixteenth and u
streets, the subject for discussion, under
the title Gods Department Store" is
the all-sufficiency of God.
On Ash Wednesday at 8 o'clock. at
Epiphany Chapel, DR.. Snyder will
preach the first of a series of sermons
on Redemption Through Christ" this
weeks subject being THE Divine
Christ"
Paul Loehler will lead the Luther
League meeting at o'clock at Epipha-
ny Chapel and L. A. Frye will lead the
Christian Endeavor meeting at 645 at
st. Paul's, Eleventh and H streets. The
Alice Stirewalt Missionary Society will
meet Thursday evening at the home of
Miss Bernice Drissel, 1912 Fifth street.
Tuesday, from 4:30 to o'clock, a din
ner will be served at st. Paul's Church,
Eleventh ana H streets, under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety for the benefit of the building
fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
RITES TO MARK END
OF STUDY OF tai Mud
Completion After Ten Years Will
Be Celebrated at .Adas Israel
Synagogue Tomorrow.

The completion of a 10-year study
of the Talmud will be celebrated at 3
pm. tomorrow in the Adas Israel Syna-
gogue, Sixth and 1 streets. Jewish
leaders of the CITY, including the vari-
Gus rabbis, will be present at the cele-
bration, which marks the ending of the
exhaustive study by the Talmudic Cir
Gle. The Talmudic Circle. which is
headed by B. Grossberg, will start the
program by solemnizing the commence
ment exercises marking the completion
of 10 years study.
The Talmud. code or digest of the
laws and accumulated wisdom of the
Jewish people, is divided into the
Mishna. the text, and the Gemara. the
commentary. A codificaticn of the oral
law of the people. it grew so rapidly
that in time it became unwieldy.
This celebration will be one of the
outstanding events of the year for the
Jews. The program will have lectures
on the Talmud by some of the most
distinguished Jewish scholars. The fes-
tivities will conclude with a banquet, to
be held in the veStry rooms of the
synagogue building at 7:30 o'clock.
Representative Samuel Dickstein will
be the guest speaker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
CHURCH ORATORY
JUDGES CHOSEN
Rev. Frank Niles, Huston
Thompson and Mrs. Irving
w. Ketchum to Pick Winners.

Rev Frank Niles, Huston Thomp-
son and Mrs. Irving w. Ketchum viii
be the judges of the Presbyterian
stewardship OratCrical contest next
Tuesday at o'clock at New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. Those who
will speak have already won similar
contest in their individual churches.
The young people in this new con-
test, all of them under % years of age,
include Vernon Smith of Arlington,
Hugh PAUL of Easton, Darrell Grain
of lexington, James Hamilton OF
Hyattsville, Charles Wise of Metro
politan, Mark Smith of New York
Avenue and contestants to be chosen
tomorrow from Riverdale and Fifteenth
Street churches. An invitation is eX-
tended to the public to attend this con-
test, which will be judged with ref
erence to subject matter. style and de-
livery. Prizes of SIS, SIS and SO in
gold will be rwarded to the winners.
Opening e.. -'ses will be conducted
by Rev. Henry Wooding and Mrs.
Frank Edgington. Miss Helen L. Lyon,
president of the Presbyterian Young
Peoples League, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
$4,000 TO BE RAISED

program will be held at the Ed
brooke M. E. Church tomorrow in the
interest of campaign 20 raise $12 800.
Rev. Benjamin Meeks, district super
intendent, will preach at the morning
and evening services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
GOOD OUT OF EVIL"
SELECTED AS TOPIC
Rev. Edward o. Clark Announces
Sermon at Chevy Chase Baptist
Church in Morning.

Good Out of Evil" will be the topic
of Rev. Edward o. Clark, pastor at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church, tomorrow
morning. A story-sermon also Is given
to the junior congregation.
Bible study course Is being given at
5 o'clock. The subject of the course Is
the Book of Acts, taught by the pastor
The concluding session of the School
of Missions will be held Thursday at
7:15 pm. The Sunday School is spon-
sor for the annual Father and Son
banquet, which will be held February 20
at $50 O'Clock. The Boy Scouts of
Troop 81 also will participate George
A. G.. Wood. president of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co, will be the guest OF
honor.
The Woman'S Society Of the church
will meet Monday at IL am, with
White Cross activity. A luncheon and
program will follow. Mrs. Harry NJ.
Test is president OF the society and will
preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
VISITOR WILL SPEAK
AT FRANCIS ASBURY
G. H. Hansen of Philadelphia Will
Be in Pulpit at Service TomOr-
row Morning.

At Francis Asbury NJ. E. Church to-
morrow morning George H. Hansen OF
Philadelphia, member of the Gideon
Quad State convention being held here
At the Hotel Washington, will speak.
The Epworth League devotional meet
ing is at pm. The leader will be
Mary Frances Israel.
The monthly meetings of the Wom--
ans Missionary Society will be held
February 18 as follows:
Circle No. /, with Mrs. Rives, 1866
Monroe street, at 2 pm; Circle No. 2,
with Mrs. Coe, 1914 Parkwood place,
Q pm: Circle No. 3. with Mrs. oLeb,
2Os Taylor street, at pm; Circle No.
4. with Mrs. Hopkins, 1905 Fern street,
at pm.
An executive meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held at the
church February 19 at Q pm. Prayer
meeting Thursday night at o'clock.
The Gamma Sigma class will give a
silver tea February % from to 6
o'clocg at the home of Miss Eliabethz
Cole. 1926 Park road, for the benefit OF
the building fund.
The men of the congregation are in
vited to Bible class next Sunday morn
ing at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
DR.. PERKINS TO PREACH
ON "WILL GOD SUCCEED?"

"Will God Succeed" is the sermon
topic of DR.. F. W. Perkins of the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church to-
morrow a. IL o'clock. This is the last of
a course of sermons which DR.. Perkins
has been preaching on THE Universalist
Way OF Life" The church school will
meet at 1915 am, except the adult
class. which follows the church service.
There will be no meeting of the Y. P. c.
o. as the members of the union are
the week end guests of the Baltimore
Y. P C. U.
There will be the monthly meeting of
the Mission Circle Tuesday with lunch
con at noon. followed by the business
session and program. On Wednesday at
7:30 pm. the Boy Scouts will meet.
Thursday evening there will be the
monthly meeting of the Church School
Association at o'clock At 1880 o'clock
the Cubs will meet in the junior room.
A card party, under the auspices Of the
w e. d. o. Circle. will be given the
evening of February 81 in Perkins Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
SINNER PLANS
TWO TALKS HERE
Founder of Largest Bible
Class at National City
Church Tomorrow.

DR. P. H. Welshimer of Canton, Ohio,
founder and teacher of the Welshimer
Glass, known as the largest Bible class
in the world, will occupy the pulpit of
the National City Christian Church to-
morrow and the Sunday following. DR..
Welshimer has been pastor of the First
Christian Church of Canton for 20
years. He is also a writer.
The dinner Tuesday sponsored by the
Everyman Glass will have as principal
speakers, Judge Wade H. Ellis and DR..
Welshimer Maurice Jarvis, inper-
senator and monologist, also will ap-
pear on the program
The Church School Council will hold
a dinner meeting at 6 o'clock Thursday
in the old church. This will be fol-
lowed by the midweek meeting and the
Leadership Training Class.
The LIE Rendezvous will hold Valen-
tine party Monday evening at the
Womens University Club, 1884 street.
The monthly meeting OF the Business
Womens Circle has been postponed one
week to permit members to attend the
meeting on Wednesday night at the
Columbia Heights Christian Church of
the Disciple Home Association.
Womens Circle No. 3 will meet at
II O'Clock Wednesday with Mrs. James
M Gongwer. $50 Van Buren, street.
Miss Ardell Payne will act as assistant
hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
BAPTISTS To HEAR
VISITING MINISTER
Or. Farmhouse, Philadelphia
Radio Pastor, to Talk at
Memorial Church.

DR.. Ronald Grey Farmhouse, radio
preacher and pastor of the Tenth Pres
byterian Church of Philadelphia, will
address two meetings at the National
Baptist Memorial Church, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road, Tuesday and
wednesday evenings at o'clock. SEN
ator Capper of Kansas will intro
duce the speaker Tuesday night. DR..
Farmhouse served in the Wcrld War
and did relief work in Belgium, univer-
sity work and teaching in France and
teaching in the University OF PennSyl-
vania prior to his present paSt-rate
DR.. G.. Cove johnson, the pastor. viii
preach at the services tomorrow morn
Ing on The Works of the Devil. At
the evening services a member CT the
Cideons. who are holding a session
here, will preach. The young people
will meet at GAS pm The subject
will be Gods Out of Doors l.. Ray
Torpy is the leader Miss frankie 10
Mann will make an address.
AT 10 am. Tuesday the Ella Marie
Holmes Circle will meet at the church
with the White Cross Committee.
The missionary circles meet Wednes-
day at 3 pm. as follows: Annie Laurie
Sadler Circle at the home of Mrs VOL
frey, 1718 Kilbourne place; Helen b.
Montgomery Circle at the home Ct
Mrs. HALEY. 1890 Kalmia road; Lucy
Peabody Circle at the home OF MRS.
palmer, l4O5 Girard street; Mary V.
Walton Circle at the home OF Mrs.
Farmer. 1474 Columbia road and Kath-
leen Mallory Circle with Mrs. f. Graeff,
nj 1851 Hobart street.
The pastors class for boys and girls
meets at the church Thursday at 7:lO
nm. At 7:45 pm. the officers of the
church will meet those desiring to
unite with the church. THE Verse
That Found Me" will be the subject
of the midweek service Thursday at
9 pm.
at the church Friday at 7:30 pm and
the Boy Scouts, Troop AZ, at the same
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
rs GOD GOOD?' TOPIC
OF DR.. W. A. SHELTON
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church Pastor Also to Speak
on Spirit Voices"

The pastor DIR. w. A. Shelton, will
speak al the morning service tomorrow
- tie MONT Vernon Place Methodist
Church, his subject being is God
Good?" At the evening service he will
speak on Spirit Voices"
The day meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held Tuesday
at IL O'Clock. The Business Women's
Missionary Society will meet in room
10 at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The
Board of Lay Activities will meet We'd
nesday evening.
At the prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming the pastor. will speak on "Ephesians
Christ Exalted"
The Visiting Committee will meet in
the Sunday school auditorium Friday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
DIR. !. H. HOLSTER
TO SPEAK ON LENT
Canon Arson Phelps Stokes
to Be in Pulpit at Eve
ming Service.

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
DR.. j. H. HOLSTER will preach tomor-
row at the IL o'clock service on What
Has Lent for Me?" Canon Arson
Phelps Stokes of the Washington Ca
thedral will preach at the evening
service.
At the annual meeting of the church
school teachers and officers Tuesday
evening Miss Helen o. Rice, director
of religious education of the Roland
Park Presbyterian Church, Baltimore,
will be the special speaker Her sub
ject will be The Aims of the Modern
Sunday School"
The senior high school students fire.
side discussion group will meet tomor-
row evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Bestor, 200 Raymond street,
Chevy Chase. Md, at 1880 O'Clock. The
discussion will be led by DR.. Harvey A.
Smith, principal of Central High School
and superintendent of the senior de-
partment of the church school.
The intermediate boys and girls, I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. w. Edward
Denton, will meet at the church house
tomorrow at 5 o'clock.
Section of the Women'S Guild. Mrs.
Charles Hawley, leader, will meet for
luncheon at the home of Mrs William
Scott Stein. III Leland Street. Mary
land, Tuesday. at ! o'clock The chill
dren of the primary department will
present plays Friday night.
The Union Lenten services will be
held under the auspices of all of the
Protestant Churches in this community.
These services will be held Thursday
evenings beginning February 20, when
DR. Harris e. Kirk. minister of the
Franklin Avenue Presbyterian Chl:-Ga
of Baltimore. will preach. The places
of meeting will be All Saints Episcopal
Church and Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Joseph H. Saunders, president
of the District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and Teachers. will be the
special speaker at the Mother Daughter
banquet February 81. The girls of the
Dramatic Club will present play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
WILL SPEAK AT MISSION

w. H. Pinkerton to Address Eve
ming Services Tomorrow.
W. H. Pinkerton of the National City
Christian Church will be the speaker
at the evening service tomorrow in the
chapel of the Central Union Mission
at 6l3 G street.
During next week the services at 8
o'clock pm. will be in charge of: Mon
day night. the B. Y. P. u. of Kendall
Baptist Church: Tuesday night, the A.
B. Pugh class of Mount Vernon Place
M. F. Church South; Wednesday night,
the Christian Endeavor of Calvary Bap-
tist Church; Thursday night, the
Christian Endeavor of the First Con-
gregational Church; Friday night, the
Live Wire Glass of Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, and Saturday night. the
Francis Asbury M. f. Church South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
TEACHES CLASS a. YEARS
Anniversary of Rev. H. J. Coun
cilor to Be Observed.

The fourth anniversary of Rev. Homer
J. Councillor as teacher of the Vaughn
class of Calvary Baptist Church will be
observed tomorrow. He will teach the
Bible lesson. II being his first appear
ance before the class since his recent
severe illness It has been Visitation
Week for the class, under the dierction
of Richard Sauer, and more than 300
men will be present.
The fortieth annual banquet of the
class will be February 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

finally emerged into another large cavern that
resembled the nave of large cathedral.
ssCUDDENLY realized the danger of going
farther without system of checking our
trail, SO I called halt Each of us carried a
light; one of the Mayans used burning rushes
that he had cut above ground from dead, wild
henequin; the two natives carried candles, and
I an electric f1ashlght.
with considerable gesturing, I explained to
the first one that he was to stand at the
opening through which we had just crawled
from the first chamber, and that he was not
TO move whatever might happen.
Slowly we wandered on through the eaverns
large and small; grottos that were vaulted even
beyond the torch rays; through low, damp tun-
nels on hands and knees; over dangerous
lodges, bordering ahysmal blackness; sliding
down steep slopes or crossing over slippery
trails where false step would have proved
fatal From time to time / called back to the
guide whom I had first stationed, and later
stationed a second with similar instruc-
tions, and continued on with the last guide
"After another 10 minutes of slow progress
I had stopped to rest and inspect my surround
ings, turning the light my fash in all
directions. OF course, expected to find one
man behind me- but-to my utter amazement-
found all three guides there. They had mis-
understood and followed me after ALL
ia flash realized the seriousness Of the
situation. It was practically impossible to hope
that we could retrace our steps through the in
Vulnerable twists and turns, with opening after
opening that defed recognition.
II first extinguished the candles and again
commanded the two Mayans to stay together
with the rush torches.
our limited light equipment must be con-
served. The third man I took with me-
trying to retrace our steps and to recognize
some familiar form or mark.
Finally, when had recognized nothing for
some distance and knew not which way to
turn, had TO admit defeat
I'm many places we found evidences of CELL
ings having fallen in, some of them recently
and often great boulders quite filled cavern
Once. having crawled through narrow tunnel
with difficulty, we stepped out into a large
cavern like vast baronial hall.
Il was about to this room and had
actually placed three stones at the opening as
marker when sense of impending danger
held me back My companion and I turned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

''There stood before me in the arc of my
fGshLight a Uery old man. An uncdnny
light cleaned IN his uncanny eyes.
When zoe entered the light it tUGs plain
that he iOas nearly blind"
about and started to crawl back through the
tunnel by which we had reached the immense
cavern and had gone about half way when
there was a terrific crash. We felt the earth
tremble beneath us, together with a violent
rush of air.
Il crawled backward to the opening and
found that large portion of the ceiling of
that cavern had dropped: in fact, the exact
spot where we had stood was heaped with
fallen stones that partially blocked the opening.
"NoW we could scarcely hear the voices of
the two men we had left behind, so I
stationed my companion with a candle where
bis voice would reach the other two, and
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Mystery Of the Loltun Cave Hermit
Hozv an american

.og0 an american
Scientist, Lost for
Five Hours IN Un-
explored Ca0erns
of Yucatan, Came
Upon an OMMdian
Who Had LiUed .
Underground for
Solitary Years7hat
lie Nus Nearly
Blind and Wh0
May Be a LaSt
Link MIN the Lost
Treasures Of the
MayaS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
BY EDNA ROBE WEBSTER.

petition to Yucatan went ex-
mn ploring for knowledge of
the ancient Magyar cities which
lie half-hidden in the Central
American jungles one of the members of the
expedition made a hair-raising discovery that
wasn't in the cards at all.
Lost for five hours in an endless labyrinth of
1ightless caves hundreds of feet below the heart
of the jungle with only three Magyar natives
as companions! That was the plight of Robert
Stacy-Judd, and it took even more eerie
adventure to get him out of it.
Stacy-Judd decided to visit alone the caverns
of Loltun, vast halls carved out Of nature be-
meath the jungle near Tabi. They had been
entered before, but little had been learned Of
them, and stin less of mysterious writings be-
lieyed to be inscribed on the fantastic walls of
the cave. So Stacy-Judd took three native
Mayans and set out to cut his way through the
jungle paths which are called roads in the
interior of Yucatan. In the intense heat and
the exertion of travel, their water was soon
gone, and he was about exhausted when the
entrance TO the caves appeared But let Stacy
Judd tell the story himself:
For six long miles we had cut our way
through tangled underground. walking all the
way and with little or no shade overhead, while
not breath of air had stirred to temper the
stagnant heat of approximately 10 degrees.
Having stumbled burning slippery rocks,
decaying tree trunks and entangling vines,
while Threats were parched with thirst,
the welcome sight of the cave entrance was
like the discovery of an oasis in the desert
GIVE descended through a steep, narrow
crevice to ledge partially covered by
an overhanging rock. This led into wide
passage and thence into an enormous cavern.
We were now more than 100 feet below the
ground. The vista was startling I stood there,
utterly fascinated, even my intense thirst for
gotten for the momentl
Before us spread a vast sloping floor of
various levels that finally sank into black
boulders and queer-shaped rocks. The walls
of this cathedral-like nave were pierced with
tnnumerable openings having tracery-like
arches. From the irregular ceiling depended
numerous stalactites of every size and shape.
From the floor arose glistening stalagmites, as
II in an effort to meet them. Some had met,
forming columns of curious shapes.
AT the far end of the cavern under a series
Of lower arched caves we found water
y got busy at making photographs, some
with the aid Of flashlights. I was amazed at
the innumerable chambers in every direction,
the conglomeration of columns and grotto-lke
openings, the black holes .fringed with lacy
edged arches at every turn.
I'VE stored our equipment upon safe ledge,
lighted our torches and descended into black
ness that was almost tangible. Very soon we
discovered that the ceiling of the best-known
passage-one described in detail by previous
explorers-had fallen in and that we must
seek new shaft for descending to a lower
level
We crawled through long tunnel on our
hands and knees, sometimes lying fiat and
squirming through the narrow passage, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

HEN the T. A. Willard 1880 Ex-
petition to Yucatan went ex-
ploring for new knowledge Of
the ancient Magyar cities which
lie half-hidder, in the Central
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
STEEL PRODUCTION
FIGURES ARE RISING
Industry Approaches It's Spring
Peak With More Than Sea-
sonal Increase.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 21.-The IdeS of
March have come and gone without
furnishing any further unfavorable
omens from the economic oracles or
throwing any new light on the outlook
either. Slow but steady seasonal i'm
provement continues undisturbed by
new developments, says the Business
Week, in its report covering the week
ended March 81.
Steel production, supported by diverse
short-range demand is rising to its
Spring peak at somewhat more than its
usual seasonal rate, and building is be-
ginning to reflect the strong stimulus
of public works contracts. Check pay
mentS show the effects of abnormally
high Government financial turnover
Other indicators continue monotonously
horizontal, and domestic textile activ-
ity is apparently tapering of bit.
The index has risen again, above the
level of recent weeks, to 81.1 per cent
for the week ended March IA, where it
was early in the year This compares
with 1877 per cent in the preceding
week and 95.2 per cent in the CORE
spending week last year.
Commodity price movements are en-
couragingly indefinite, as in March last
year, but the spectacular strengthening
OF silver and an advance in steel are
continues a conservative, exclusive af-
fair, but steady bank buying of nom
Government bonds is bullish, though
as yet insufficient to Offset continued
unseaSonal contraction of commercial
credit. AS in recent weeks, the i'm
proved tone Of foreign feeling remains
the most favorable forecasting factor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
TRADING DURING 1928
SET MARKET RECORD
Statistics Show Bull Year Of 1929
Was Not Most Active
on Exchange.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 21.-Studies in
security trading on the New York mar
kets, released by statistical organiza
ton, show that the roaring bull year
of 1929 was not, as is popularity sup
posed, the most active year in security
trading. AS a matter of fact 1928 was
more active.
Any person making such statement
downtown, of course, would be pooh
poohed off the street. But it is a
matter of record now that. consider
ing the number of outstanding shares
listed on the different exchanges, the
percentage of shares changing hands
during 1928 was greater than in 1929
This is accepted by students of the
markets as belated evidence that slow
ing up of the bull market was taking
place before the october crash. Even
when the Stock Exchange was ripping
off from 100000 to 100000 shares
in a single fve-hour session, the pace
was slowly letting up.
The year 1929 saw so many new
companies formed, so many millions
of additional shares issued, so many
high-priced stocks split two, three, four
and five for one, that had the trading
kept up on a percentage basis, there
would have been $4,000 000-share days