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conceivably throw the election Of q
President and Vice President into the
House of Representatives If neither the
Republicans nor the Democrats were
able to win a majority in the electoral
college. That's the kind of thing that
sends cold shivers up and down regular
Republican backs.
the Progressive Republican group, had
before him yesterday a copy of the re-
port of the st. Lawrence Power Develop
ment Commission of the State of New
York. He said he was by no means
satisfied with the recommendations in
the report.
IF that is the plan of Gov. Roose-
velt," said the Iowa Senator, cit does
not satisfy me. It seems to provide for
State development CT hydroelectric pow
er and then for the sale of the power
to private companies for distribution.
That is about what the Hoover plan Is
in connection with Muscle Shoals. I
am for Government operation"
Too Early to Predict.
The Iowa Senator declared yesterday
1t was much too early to say what he
or other Republican progresSives would
do in the presidential election next
year. He said that he hoped a progress
sive Republican candidate, or a number
of progressive Republican candidates,
would get into the fight in the presi-
Dental primary States next year. In
that way, he said, he believed It would
be possible for the progressives to 60
into the next national convention OF
the G. o. P. with a very substantial
block OF votes, and thereby have a de-
ctded effect on the nomination made
for President. He mentioned Senator
Borah of Idaho and Senator Norris of
Nebraska as candidates who might
sweep some of the Republican States
OF the West in primary contests with
President Hoover.
Senator Nye Of North Dakota,
another of the progressive group among
the Republicans, Is one Of those who
will have to be shown" before he
hooks up with the Democratic national
ticket next year. These progreSSives
are saying that If Gov. Roosevelt of
New York is the nominee of the Demo-
Gratis and President Hoover is the Re-
publican standard bearer next year,
there viii be lot Of progressive voters
who will cast their ballot for Roosevelt
on election day.
On the other hand, they are not vet
prepared to say they themselves will
support Roosevelt rather than Mr..
Hoover. One of them went so far as
to say he believed it was possible that
Mr.. Hoover himself might awaken"
to the need of more progressive prin-
ciples and measures; that he had con-
sidered Mr.. Hoover and still considered
him friendly to progressive ideas This
progressive fastened to say, however,
that so far Mr.. Hoover had not given
evidence of such an attitude.
Hard Fight Foreseen.
In the event, however, that Mr..
Hoover does not become sufficiently
progressive to suit, this Progressive
Senator insisted that Mr.. Hoover would
meet hard fight in the drive for dele
gates to the national convention next
year, particularly in those States where
presidential primaries are held. He
pictured a Nebraska delegation favor
ing Norris for the presidential nomina-
ton, Pennsylvania favoring Gov. Pin
chot, Wisconsin, La Toilette; Idaho,
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TWO UTILITIES HIT
UNDER MERGER ACT
Telephone Stock Sale Held
Illegal; Alexandria Gas
Company Probed.
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Co., which is now known as the WASH
ington Suburban Gas Co.
Mr.. Bride has suggested to the Public
Utilities Commission that 1t examine
carefully the contracts under which the
Washington Gas Light Co. purchases
natural gas. Copies of these contracts,
1t was said, have not been filed with
the commission, although gas company
officials promised to do so more than
two months ago.
Wallace Dunn, an engineer formerly
in the employ of the gas company, was
in conference for some time yesterday
with Richmond B. Keech, peoples
counsel, giving him additional data to
support his claim that the owners of
the Washington company had planned
to get a monopoly on various gas
operating plants within a radius of $50
miles of Washington.
The ruling on the Chesapeake and
Potomac stock was made in response to
a request Tor an opinion by the Public
Utilities Commission. Since It did not
indicate what steps should be taken by
the commission, that body sent a re-
quest to Mr.. Bride for further advice on
how to proceed.
Mr.. Bride ruled that the transaction
was doubly illegal. In the first place.
the issuance of the stock, which was
accomplished without seeking from the
commission a certificate of authority.
was illegal because in conflict with the
act OF March 4, 1918. known as the
Public Utilities Act, setting up a. COM
mission to regulate utilities in the Dis
trlct Then the sale of the stock to
the A., T. 81 T. was illegal because such
a sale to a foreign utility corporation
OF securities in local corporation is
forbidden by the terms of an amend
ment to the Public Utilities Act, COM
monty known as the La Toilette anti
merger amendment
In a 10-page opinion, which included
a nnding OF facts, MIR. Bride said that
curing October, 1880, the telephone
company orally informed the comission
that 1t intended to issue stock in the
future and desired to know whether il
was necessary to obtain authority for
such issuance. 1t was understood by
the commission that the company
would give it formal notice prior to the
issuance, but no such notice was in fact
given.
Acquired by A. T. g. 7. Co.
1t appeared from the annual report
Of the company for 1880 that $4,000 600
stock of the corporation had been is
sued on September 30, 1880, and the
commission had further information
that this stock was acquired by the A.
7. & T. Co., corporation foreign to
the District.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac Tsle-
phone Co. was organized under the
laws of New York State in 1888. In
1908 its charter was amended to give it
the power to issue S15,000,0O0 in stock.
The company had issued $13 ,00O, 900 in
stock prior to the passage of the public
utilities act in 1918.
Mr.. Bride states his conclusions as
follows:
That the company has not complied
with the provisions of the public utili-
ties commission act in the issuance of
$4,000, 900 Of its stock without securing
authorization from the Public Utilities
Commission
While there is some indication of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
Hoover Listens in
On Story of News
Over Radio Chain
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The story the radio told to-
night of the worlds news throb-
bling through the New York ONCE
of the Associated Press was heard
by President Hoover.
Soon after dinner he went to
his study on the second floor Of
the White House to tune in on
the national chain hook-up. He
had told some associates that the
chance to hear Of the how and
what of the news appealed to
him.
AS Secretary Of Commerce, one
of his major interests was the
movement which eliminated in
the present Radio Commission.
His son, Herbert Hoover, jr., is a
radio engineer.
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DAVIS is DECORATED
BY KING OF CAMB0DIA
Philippines Governor and Party Re-
ceive Awards During Stop
at Prom PENN.
ny the Associated PICS.


MANILA, March 14.-How Dwight r.
Davis, governor of the Philippines, and
ell members OF his official party except
his daughter, Cynthia, were decorated
by the King of Cambodia during their
stop at Prom PENN March 6 on their
tour of the Far East was described here
today in a dispatch from the U. S. S.
Pittsburgh.
"The ceremony was one Of regal
splendor In a peculiarly Oriental set
ting" said the dispatch. THE decora-
lions later were deposited with the
American consul Of Saigon (French
Indo-C hina), who accompanied the
party, with instructions to forward them
to the Secretary Of State IN Washing
ton. as required by law"
The kind Of decorations bestowed was
not mentioned. The Pittsburgh. which
is carrying the offlcial party, left Bang
kok, Siam, Thursday and is due to ar
rive at Singapore tomorrow.
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TWO DEWEY WILLS
BRING DISPUTE IN
$765,OOO ESTATE

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Guild to Present Play.

OXON HILL, Md, March IS (spe-
cial) With Miss Naomi Beall playing
the leading role, the st. Faith Altar
Guild will present Little Miss Clod-
hopper" three-act play, in st. Barna-
bas Church Hall, April 10. Mrs. Will
liam H. Heigham and Miss T. Middle
ton are sponsoring the play.
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PROGRESSIVE SPILL
OVER FUSION seen
Brookhart and Nye Among
Those Waiting Proof of
Democratic Liberalism.

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LONG AIR HOP MADE
Naval Survey Planes Travel From
San Juan to Canal.

A pioneer fight by way Of the Lesser
Antilles, from San Juan, Porto Rico, e
Coco Solo, Canal Zone, using existing
airway facilities and representing 2,1e0
miles in three days. was accomplished
yesterday by two planes Of the Porto
acknowledgement naval aerial survey
detachment. 's
The Navy Department said yesterday
that the North Coast Of South America
was utilized on the flight, which was
made without the use Of surface ten
der. The survey detachment Is to base
at Coco Solo and proceed with q sur
vey Of the coast northward to Bluefelds,
Nicaragua. =
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lectual doubts, have found their lives fully occupied
with other interests and diversions of the machine age
"A truly intelligent fundamentals indeed, would
leave biology alone of little influence He instead
would try to abolish the automobiles and movies and
Sunday papers and golf links that are emptying our
churches. Even when the church embraces the new
interests, it seems to be playing a losing game
There is little Of specifically religious significance
in the manifold activities of the modern institutional
church, dance for the building fund is less of re-
hgious experience than festival in honor of the
patron saint
"And any minister knows that his social activities
spring less from real need than from the fervent
desire to attract and hold members. The church
itself has been secularized It's members continue a
hafhearted support from motives of traditional at
tachment Of personal loyalty to the minister of So
cial prestige, and because they do want to live
in a churchless community"
When the relgionsts wheel their big guns into
action, they should not waste their ammunition on
Clarence Darrow or Joseph Lewis, but rather level
their fire modern civilization.
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Causes of Religious Losses

Gains in church membership for 1880 show
marked decline as compared with former years. In
an article in the Christian Herald, DR.. c. L. Kieer
points out that the total gains in church member
ship in the United States for 1890 were $3.50, as
against 242748 for 1929 and 100000 for 1929 1t
seems that spite of ministerial declarations to the
contrary hard times have not brought back
to God.
Some of the gains and losses seem logical. 1t is
not surprising that the Catholics and Epscopals reg
lister material gains Both groups make an unusual
esthetc and emotional appeal to their followers and
communicates are born into these churches rather
than converted in adolescence or afterward
But it is hard to explain such disparity is shown
between the two evangelical groups, the Methodists
and the Baptists. The former lost 1921 members,
while the latter gained 74,7o6.
AS usual church writer's assail "atheistic' lee
turers and teachers as being responsible for these
losses but believe they quite wrong. Most
direct attacks religion especially on orthodoxy,
only provoke rapid defense reactions and temporary
strengthening OF the faith.
What is depicting the ranks of our churchmen
is the general secularzation of life by our present
mechanical civilization and new types of intellectual
and emotional interests. The radio has been more
deadly to religion than Tom Paine. the movies more
of a menace than Ingersol and golf more effective
than Clarence Darrow
The heart of the whole matter has been ad-
mrably stated by Professor John Herman Randall Jr
In Current History:
"Industrialism and city life have been far more
subversive than all the scientific theories put to-
eether. We all too familiar with theological
difficulties We apt to overlook the real religious
revolution of the last forty years. namely, the crowd
ing OF religion into minor place by the host of
secular faiths and interests.
For every man alienated from the church by
scientific ideas, there dozens dissatisfied with its
social attitudes, and hundreds who, with intel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-30
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE EEg2}S

T HAVE never accepted the famil-
L lar heresy that it is more use
full work to praise than to attack.
But it disturbs me a little If no
ton prevails that I am a wholly
cantankerous person, possessing no
enthusiasm for any existing man or
institution.
Since this column has been de-
voted rather largely in recent weeks
to particulars in billing blame, I'd
like to take day off and mention
some of the people and things which
command my enthusiasm.
In some cases it is the cause
rather than the person. And in a
not too infrequent number Of cases
it may be both.
To go, then, into a somewhat hap
hazard list, here are members OF the
community who rank in my mind as
up to par or Whereabouts:
Norman Thomas, Clarence OAR
row. Margaret Sanger, Irving Ber-
lin, Louis Waldman, B. Charney
Vladeck, Albert Ottinger, Herbert
Bayard Swope, Morris Ernst, George
Jessel, Ethel Barrymore, Ernest
Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, H. I.
Phillips, Rabbi Wise, Harry Elmer
Barnes, Warden Lawes, James We'll
don johnson, Floyd Gibbons, Frank
lin Pierce Adams, Ruth Hale, Frank
Sullivan, Babe Ruth, John Haynes
Holmes, Walter White, Judge Corri-
gan, Fiorello La Guardia, Robert G.
Benchley, Alfred E. Smith, Paul
Robson, Efrem zimbalist, Charles
Butterworth, Laurence Stallings,
and Will Rogers.
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MageIIanic Clouds

1T was shortly after Shapley had
i been awarded his Pm. D. degree
at Princeton that he began his work
of pushing out the limits of the
universe. He then was an astrono-
mer at the Mt. Wilson observatory.
He began extension of the uni
verse by showing that the Ma
gellanic clouds were much farther
away than previously had been sup
posed.
The Magellanic clouds are in the
southern skies and hence invisible
from the United States. They are
luminous cloud-ike objects, resem-
bling pieces Of the Milky Way which
had broken loose.
They received their name from
the fact they first were described
by Magellan during his voyage
around the world.
Shapley proved that the larger Of
the two clouds was $4,000 light
years away and the smaller one
about 100000 light years away.
He also showed the vast extent Of
our own Milky Way by study of
the globular clusters which outline
it. Today Shapley is the worlds
chief authority upon globuIar cIus-
tiers.
Within recent years, Shapley has
been working on the spiral nebu-
lac, the great masses of gaseous
material and star clouds which lie
at immense distances from the
Milky Way.
He has shown that these nebulae
or exterior galaxies," as they some
times are called, are organized into
groups or clouds Of galaxies." and
that these clouds, in turn, are or
gained into superclouds.
1t is in the study Of these clouds
Of galaxies that Shapley needs the
new measuring unit of 10000 600
light wears.
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REASON BY Ff a4SD4s

GOVERNOR WHITE of Ohio was given the OPP
" portunity to issue deserved pardon the other
day and he did it and should say he will look
back on no other act of his administration that will
give him greater satisfaction.
man was sent to the Ohio prison and later made
a trusty for act of heroiS, but the call of free
dom was irresistible and he escaped went to st. Louis
and built up an honest business then married and
as years passed. three children came into the house.
hold.
Then after thirteen years the man was discovered
and taken back to Ohio and the Governor, looking
into the case and interviewing the people of St.
Louis, granted the man full pardon. Now he is
back with his folks and his business.
OF course, the Governor would not have let him
~ go had he not felt sure the man had been re-
claimed from crime, anchored to law and order and
by the fact that he is making good.
There have been many abuses of the pardoning
power and a large percentage of present-day Grim
been released because they are inherently vicious and
whose records proclaim them to be incurably so.
But on the other hand, there are many who COM
mitted their crimes through Encouragement and
these should be given chance to reform But before
should make sure that they have jobs for them
MO pardoning power should pardon man unless,
IN after careful study of the case it is willing to
90 to an employer and recommend the man it has
turned loose.
If the pardoning power is unwilling to do this,
it has no moral right to compel society to take
the risk
Many an ex-coavict is bounded by the fear that
his record will become known and he will be dis
charged
This fear can be lifted if the Governor or the
board of pardons will tell the employer all about it
and put the ex-convct his honor.
And if a man has one spark Of manhood in him,
this kindness on the part of the pardoning power will
make him take a to make good.
We know of many cases where it has worked just
this way.
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HEALTH SERVICE
Malaria Problem Greatest in South

was % in 1910; II in 1915; "a
in 1920; 20 in 1925; $50 in 1928.
In contrast with these figures the
rates for Alabama, Florida, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes-
see and Texas were 172 in 1918;
1850 in 1920; 8.3 in 1925; 1913 in
1928, and 9.8 in 1929.
Obviously the problem as it af-
fects the United States today is
largely a problem of the southern
states.
DR.. Terrell in his analysis of the
situation points out that there was
general interest in malaria and in
measures for its control during the
five-year period previous to 1920,
and that as a result death rates
fell rapidly and much was accom-
plished.
However, in 1922, extra state
agencies transferred their help to
county health organizations and the
rates since that time have not been
in the least spectacular.
DR.. Terrell tells that the factors
involved in the general recession of
malaria have not been evaluated
convincingly and agriculture seems
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Questions and Answers

c1dentS. Fifty German air lines
flew $4,000 miles last year, carry-
ing 56,268 passengers with only one
fatal accident.
What was the ruling of the Su-
preme Court Of Tennessee in con-
nection with the sentence against
J. T. Scopes in the evolution trial?
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
on Jan. Is, 1927 reversed the SEN
tence against J. T. Scopes, but up
held the states anti-evolution law
and recommended that the case be
nolle pressed; the court later de-
clined to entertain a petition to re-
hear the case, Jan. 81, 1927.
What kinds of cOIors should be
used in tinting kalsomine? When
should the color be added?
If kalsomine is to be tinted. use
ditemper colors, colors that have
been ground fine in water, but avoid
colors that are affected BY lime.
such as chrome yellow, chrome
green, Prussian blue, etc. The tint
ing colorS should be added to whit
ing mixture before the glue is
put in.
Is Iithium or magnesium the
lightest metal known?
Lithium.
What part did George Stone play
in 'TenderIOin?"
The part of Sparrow.
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to have helped, but the influence OF
rainfall during the breeding season
of the mosquito that transmits the
disease seems to be the most i'm
portant single factor.
1t is likely that the great drought
of 1880 may be responsible for the
general downward trend, but this is
not certain.
Exactly as economic distress is
associated with an increase in all
diseases associated with poor nutri-
ton and bad housing, so also an
increase in malaria is associated
definitely with the conditions that
interfere with application of ma
laria prevention.
In times when natural causes
do not favor recesses of the dis
ease, health forces must redouble
their activities. knowledge is
available to control diphtheria
completely, but the diease still
is with us.
knowledge also available for
the complete control of malaria,
but it remains for an educated pub
lie to apply that knowledge and to
make available sufficient funds for
health departments to carry out the
necessary epidemiologic procession.
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~ 54E1, / :;of7F71s7
}AMNlVGRSARYI
america DAY"
April 80

ON April 30. 1917, the city of
~ Liverpool celebrated america
day" in recognition Of the entry of
the United States into the war.
A special town meeting of citizens
was held at noon. 1t was preceded
by a service of thanksgiving at st.
Nicholas church, attended by the
lord mayor, city officials, the United
States consul, consular representa-
tives of all the allied powers, and
leading citizens.
The sermon was preached by the
bishop Of Liverpool.
This day also marked the thou
sandth day of the European war.
Two days later Herr Joseph Nau-
mann, a former conservative mem
Der of the German Reichstag. was
reported to have made in a lecture
the following statement:
Until now the war has caused
US 100000 dead. This, together
with the decrease in birth, gives a
reduction of 100000
1.-THE surplus Of females has in
creased from 100000 to more than
] 2,000,0oo. The nation has bled as
never since the Thirty years war;"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-30
Kind to Communists

NEW YORK Communists should
IN feel mighty proud of them
selves. Last Sunday Mayor Walker
held them responsible for starting
the campaign against him and now
comes Congressman Fish charging
them with financing the SANDING
outbreak in Nicaragua.
Best of all, they don't have to
worry about the consequences. No
matter what the Communists are
charged with by the way of con-
versation, they still depend on
gentIer treatment in this country
than in some other.
In China, for instance, they run
good risk of having their heads
cut off, as the recent decapitation
of 1900 proves. Captured after a
battle, these 1900 were caused to
kneel side by side along the street
in such a way as would make it
most convenient for the sword
swinging eXecutioner to do his work
efficiently and expeditiously.
Such performance should be
wonderfully reassuring to both
Congressman Fish and Mayor
Walker.
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BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN,

BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN,
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine.
TT generally is believed that ma
Il Iaria was responsible for the fall
of the civilization of Greece and
Rome.
1t is thought also that malaria
has been responsible for the de-
struction of modern communities
and that it has controlled the victor
in various wars.
Scientific medicine knows every
thing necessary to overcome ma
laria, provided that people in gen.
eral will help and that funds will
be available for applying the in
formation that is established.
Practically no large city in the
United States is disturbed by this
problem, but the suburbs of cities
and many small rural communi-
ties still have difficulty in combat
ing this disease.
According to figures recently
cited by DR.. j. A. Terrell Of the
Rockefeller Foundation, the death
rate from malaria for the regis
tration area of the United States