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Evening star., 1931-12-06
Small Minority in Riksdag of Sweden
Controls Government Paradoxically

Of the stronger parties to secure work.
ing majority.
For country of slightly more than
5000 900 people, Sweden has an as
founding large number of active DO
htical parties, many of which do not
even hold seats In the Riksdag. In
the Riksdag there are representatives
Of six distinct groups ps-conservatives.
farmers. liberals, prohibitionists, social
Democrats and Communists. The
Swedish national Communists, who
alone are represented, count eight seats
In the Lower House and one In the
Upper.
Left" parties are numerous outside
Of the Riksdag, and each one seems to
have enough financial backing to sup
port a newspaper. In Stockholm, in
addition to the Social Democrat,
daily. and the Folkets Dagblad, which
represents the national Communists
there are newspapers representing the
Moscow Communists, the syndicalists
and the political anarchists. Thus II
Is possible for weeks at a time to pick
up at least one paper every day and
read about impending revolutions, gross
abuses on the part of the government
criticism of the royal family, as well as
exciting items about the capitalistic
countries in which freedom of the press
is not as real as 1t Is In democratic
Sweden.
Despite its somewhat precarious DO
litical position the Ekman government
Is proceeding with the principal busi-
ness in hand-the balancing of the
budget-and is apparently expecting to
stay in power until the general cleo
tions next Fall The absence In Sweden
OF the European institution-"vote OF
confdence"-givcs reason to believe
that it may do 30.
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STOCKHOLM.-Swe now has the
unusual distinction of being run by a
political party which controls less than
one-eighth of the seats in the Lower
House and, what is more important, Is
very likely to lose a number OF those
seats in the next general elections.
A finishing touch was added to the
already incongruous position OF the
prohibition party, which has been In
control since June, 1880, when the
minister of finance, F. I. Hamrln, re-
Gently indicated that the government
intended to use receipts from the lquor
monopoly to balance the budget Tor
1928. That a party whose prmclpal
plank is to turn Sweden into drlnker s
Sahara should strengthen the power OF
the liquor monopoly py making tne
state dependent upon 1t Tor revenue Is
something which dry voters ran 10
fathom. Needless to say, Prime MINIS,
ter c. G. Ekman and his colleagues VIII
have to do some tall explaining during
the next electoral campaign.
Some idea of the Swedish polltlcai
situation NAV be gained from the TACT
that the Prohibition partv has only ~
seats in the Lower House, Whlle tne
Conservatives have 73 and the social
Democrats 80. Likewise, 1t mas put ~
seats in the Upper House. whereas tile
Conservatives control SO and the oocial a.
Democrats 81 Herr Ekmans capineC -
tolerated by Conservatives ana oTial
Democrats simply for the reason tiias az
the Ekman group holds oaiahce oa
power which could hamstring eltnef one
of the stronger parties If it took con,
troll. At present the Swedish pontica,
game Is one Of watchful waiting and OF
trying to stay out of power: rather tnah
Of trying to secure it, untn the geners. sa
elections bring an opportunity tor one
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king lifetime and never been inside
the mysterious gates. Moreover, moth
ing Is done in China in hurry. End
less tea drinking and polite formalities
must precede everything
Peking, both native and foreign, had
been very hospitable to me. had made
many portraits of members of the old
court and of visiting foreigners, one of
the latter being Rabindranath Tagore.
This last picture particularly interested
Mr.. r. F. Johnston, English tutor to
his imperial majesty, and he told the
Emperor about it. 1t was this interest
which first opened for me the gates of
the Forbidden City, that mysterious.
fairy-tale place where SO many CEN
turies of Chinese rulers had lived in a
ponp and grandeur almost beyond
Western imagination.
We drove in Mr.. Johnston's car to
the massive yermillion outer gate
China is succession of gates), and
then changed 70 yellow satin up
holstered chairs mounted on two poles
On these we were carried joltingly, un-
comfortably on the shoulders of
eunuchs over more than a half mile of
stone pavements beside high walls top
ped with yellow tiles. Through courts
and reception rooms and more courts
we went, and gardens which seemed
older than the memory of man. The
gardens, like the dynasty, had fallen
into decay. Stone and tile cleaned
brightly behind tufts of grass that grew
rankly wherever seed had found
sprouting room. Many Chinese court
yards are severely plain, but some of
these in the Forbidden City were peo-
pied with ancient and marvellous
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Dowager Empress, "Old Buddah." He
had been carried in the arms OF his
amah to the palace and inaugurated as
Emperor to succeed his uncle Kuang-
hsu, whose body still lay, warm and
distorted. on his deathbed. Almost i'm
mediately the old Empress Dowager
herself had died also. The baby had
held the title for four brief years. until
In 1912 an edict of abdication had been
signed in his name.
Power Briefly Held.
The imperial scepter had been once
more placed in his hands for few brief
days in July, 1917, when the monarchial
forces had enjoyed brief success, but
after that he had lapsed again into OBJ
scurity. For five more years he had
lived in the Forbidden City, almost
never going outside its walls, as COM
pletely cut off from the turbulent cur
rents of war and politics swirling
around him as character in a story
book
I knew that Pu-yi and his wife, the
Empress, who now calls herself Eliza
beth" were still surrounded in their
secluded life In the ancient palace, with
much of the pomp and circumstance of
the old courts. but already, felt sure,
the moths of war, democracy and mod
ern industrialism were eating into this
centuries-old fabric and in few years
1t might be gone forever. I yearned
to record on canvas some of the splen-
dor Of old China before 1t was too late.
However, entry into the Forbidden City
and audience with the Son of Heaven
were no easy things to achieve. Dis
tinguished foreigners had lived In Pc
Evening star., 1931-12-06
Jungle Bug 10 Kill
Hawaiian Sugar Pests

HONOLULU, Hawaii-Down In the
steamy jungles of Malay an American
scientist, daring fever and snakes, has
been experimenting with a predacious
bug and the result is an announcement,
in coldly scientific language, which may
mean lot to people who slap and
scratch after the visits of the common
garden mosquito
c. E. Pemberton, entomologist with
the Hawaiian sugar planters expert
ment station here, is back from his trip
to the jungles with news that this bug
Is hardy enough to be transported and
can be brought to Hawaii and even to
the mainland. 1t needs direct trans
portation, for the bug must be fed en-
route and transshipment is dangerous
DR.. Pemberton is importing a number
OF parasites to attack insect pests in
Hawaii. Some Of these pests would be
economic menaces II allowed to flourish
unchecked. For instance, the mealybug
has been attacking sugar cane, but
Pemberton Ia importing lady beetles,
which prey on the mealybugH
Evening star., 1931-12-06
Turkey Makes Bid for Power Among
Six Nations at Balkan Conference

ference is probably coincidence, but
1t did not pass without comment The
renewal Of the Turco-Soviet treaty
binds both countries very closely. II
Turkish efforts eventually lead to
some sort of Balkan. unicn (of course
highly remote, then Russia, as an
avowed partner of Turkey, might claim
share in the whole Balkan region
under the Turkish sphere of influence
Finally, the conference, II it did
nothing else, gave excitement to the
philatelists. Souvenir stamps were
issued and scld by the Turkish post
Office during the meetings. They are
rare item showing, probably for the
first time in the history of Balkan
postage all the Balkan countries united
in a symbolic design, an olive tree.
The roots of the tree extend to en-
brace comprehensively the seven Bal
kan capitals, in one friendly group
Istanbul, Ankara, Athens, Tirana, Sofia
Belgrade and Bucharest The stamps
came in nine denominations and
100000 complete sets were printed
probably making a tidy sum for the
depleted Turkish exchequer
Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-06
Japan Shows Interest
In Sports of Hawaii

HONOLULU.-HaWa prominence
as sports center has been recognized
in an unusual manner by the news
paper K okumin Shimbun of Toxic,
Japan. The Kokumin has just sent a
staff sports writer, Itsuro Hattori, to
be stationed in Hawaii for at least two
years and to "ccver" Hawaii sports
particularly.
Swimming and base ball news will
form a large part of his correspond
ence, inasmuch as Hawaii is promi-
nent in both these sports and they
are very popular in Japan There are
frequent instances of athletes going
from Hawaii to Japan and becc ming
prominent there. The leading pitcher
in the Japanese empire this year is
"Bozo" Wakabayashi, an American
born japanese, who was formerly q
grammar school and high school star
here. Subsequently, he went to Japan
and entered japanese university,
where he soon became the star twirler
Hawaiis swimming prowess is one of
the stimulants to swimming in Japan;
visits OF swimmers from one country
to another are frequent. Hattori, the
Kokumin's writer, was an all-around
athlete at Kelo University.
Evening star., 1931-12-06
MOVIES In LATIN LANDS
BREAK DOWN GOOD WILL
U. S. Directors Display Lamentable Igno-
rance in Pictures Which Ridicule
People and Customs.

ridiculing things Latin American with
ingenious persistence. In their in
satiable desire to give the movie fan
something new, something different,
film producers have let their imagina-
tions run wild in making up most fanci-
full scenes about the life and the people
Of Latin American countries with a
contempt for truthfulness and reality
which can only be attributed to lam
entable ignorance. Ignorance of Latin
American conditions and ignorance of
the harm they are doing, which is even
more regrettable. And I say ignorance,
for the idea must be rejected that there
Is anything maliciously intentional in
the situation, although this charge has
been made often in the Southern con-
tinent.
Especially during the last few years,
since the rise of tie talkies, this alb
solute ignorance Of the Latin countries
has made itself particularly felt. Every
film with Latin American background
reproduces the same erroneous con-
cepts, gives the same misleading de-
tails and leaves the same mistaken i'm
preston on the public.
Picture Scenes of Century Ago.
They all picture Latin American
cities as the old ugly, unkempt towns
they were 100 years ago. Those mar
row, twisted streets of Colonial days
still are typical of every Spanish
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-06
BY GASTON NERVAL.

TN less than a month three moving
pictures exhibited In Washington
theaters depicting-or rather sup
i posed to depict-Latin American
scenes have added to the general
misconception OF Latin American life,
customs and people which has long pre-
vailed in this country. A misconception
for which Hollywood movie producers
and fiction writer's throughout the
United States are principally re-
sponsible.
The first one, talkie starring
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., showed an am
bilious American young fellow playing
nonchalantly with the politics of
Central American republic, where
cabinet officers were at his mercy. The
stability Of the whole government of
that country depended on the wit of
this daring young man from the U. S."
who bribed every official he came in
contact with.
"Shot for Grating"
The President, the minister of
finances and his colleagues, all were
grafters, profiting with the country's
funds, and trying to keep their private
financial deals from the public to avoid
another revolution. In this they were
only following tradition of the
country. In certain scene Fairbanks,
jr, is shown at the presidential palace.
where pictures Of the former ministers
Of finances and treasurers hang from
the walls. These have inscriptions
which show that all of them had been
"shot for grating" "deposed for
illegal enrichment" executed for high
treason" and so on
The second picture, one with Lawrence
Tibbet and Lupe Velez in the cast. was
embarrassing to Cuba where the main
developments Of the story occur. The
views OF Havana, as usual, are deceiv-
ing. They feature only the antique and
dirty spots of the city, neglecting en-
tirely to show the modern Havana one
OF the most beautiful and luxurious
metropolises in the New World
The scenes in which the Havana
police intervene, only to be outwitted
and ridiculed by the American blue
jackets, are offensive to the pride of
Cuban institutions.
Adds to Misconception.
The indignation which this picture
caused among those who have lived in
Havana had hardly died away when
another film now comes to add to the
bad reputation and discredit of Cnha
which the movies are succeeding In Gre
ating. Suicide Fleet" exhibited last
week in local theater, even surpasses
the others In thoroughly misrepresent-
ing the life and habits of Cubans,
Street scenes leave with the spectator
q very poor impression of the material
progress Of the Cuban capital And
night club and cabaret scenes of a
Havana which only exists In the i'm
agination of the films director make
the distortion more complete.
OF course, the Havana police force
could not be spared this time either
Once more three gallant, robust Ameri-
can sailors give the Havana policemen
lesson In quickness of mind and in
quickness OF fists. They get awav with
it. and police corps which is actually
renowned for its efficiency and dis.
cipline serves once again to provide
excitement and laughter to movie.
goers" in the United States.
For many long years, as l have had
occasion to point out in these Columns
before, moving pictures made in the
o. s. A." have gone on discreditina and
Evening star., 1931-12-06

which gives complete specifications for
Anerican-made and American-oyned
superliners.
Nearly 1000 feet in length. as safe
as Is humanity possible to build a shin
at the present time, with q speed of
from thirty to thirty-two knots and a
cruising radius of 6,45O miles at
twenty-five knots, these future Ameri-
can liners may put the United States
back in the long-desired position once
held when the clipper ships set records
for transatlantic runs.
Result of Long Research.
Backed by research, covering a period
Of year and half, the detailed plans
have now been approved by the Ameri-
can Bureau of Shipping, Lloyds and the
Navy Department. Construction rests
with legislative matters coming before
the next Congress.
A score and more Of twenty-foot
models were tested in the Navy's ex-
pertmental model basin at Washington
for every conceivable hazard, ease of
maneuverability, seaworthiness and
other nautical considerations. In light
of these tests 1t is felt that these new
express liners-the blue ribbon ships
Since the days of the fated Titanic
disaster this question of safety has
been siven increasing Importance. It
has been the object of innumerable con-
ventions and meetings by all maritime
nations. Not that it is conceivable that
such ranking collisions as that of the
Titanic will ever happen again, but
maritime architects must provide for
every possible emergency
And the way to guard against this
possibility is to install water tight bulk
heads crosswise throughout the ship II
a single bulkhead Is injured and the in
closed compartment becomes open to
the sea the ship can still remain afloat
and maintain some degree of maneu-
verability
Starting in the old days with few
bulkheads. naval science has SO pro-
gressed that ships successfully were
built capable of staying affoat with one,
two and finally three compartments
open to the sea.
The crowning achievement Of these
new proposed superliners will be the
fact that they can still float with four
compartments flooded. This is the
American answer to the rigid require
ments of safety at sea. No other ship
af1oat has ever obtained this factor of
capacity, but Yankee ingenuity has
solved the problem.
Flooding Compartments.
And when one says that the ships
will stay af1oat with four compart-
ments flooded 1t really means that for
certain parts of the vessel 1t will be
necessary to provide for the flooding of
five or six compartments. The possible
listing of the ship makes this necessary.
Designed especially for the require
ments of high-speed North Atlantic.
traffic. these vessels will be constructed
with high freeboard forward for top
speeds in rough weather and In general
appearance remind one of an enormous
model of naval cruisers because of the
comparatively low height aft and the
absence of overhang at that point.
And inclosed within IL spacious decks
will be q small-sized city of nearly
1000 people-2,769 passengers and
1,1ei In the crew
Duplicate plans have been prepared
for either q general turbine steamship
(Continuu on Fourth Page.)
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u. S. PLANS SUPERLINERS
TO MEET FOREIGN RIVALRY
l,OOO-Foot Vessels to Make Four.Day
Crossing and Carry 1000 Each Voyage
Revealed by Naval Architects.

Note-With The exception of per-
haps the LeUidthan, Dessels OF other
nations rule the North Atlantic high
speed passenger and mail seruice. For
years England, and notg Germany and
France, haze built the fastest and best
ships. But the United States is Offer
ing challenge to this supremacy. A
recent announcement presents plans
for future superliners equaling those
OF any foreign potDer. The day of
American leadership as typitied by the
Yankee clipper NAY aet return. The
unique features OF these coming Ameri-
can liners are presented in the fol-
toW4ng article, personally prootread and
approved By the man 1Dho designed
these monster ships-Mr. Theodore E.
FeTrts. naval architect and marine
engineer,
Evening star., 1931-12-06
Church Luther Built
Is Being Restored

BERLIN, Germany-The chapel Of
the Hartenfels Palace in Torgau, which
was built according to Martin Luther's
directions in 1545 as the first Protestant
church IN Germany, and which was
consecrated by him personally, is being
restored as Luther memorial Illu-"'
mination. the organ, the painting, pews
ana windows VIII be restored as far - !.
possible to their original condttt
Evening star., 1931-12-06
BY ROBERT d. POTTER.

w YHILE European nations at
\A/ present rule North Atlantic
Wv shipping with the Europa,
Bremen, Majestic and SINH
lar vessels, the United
States Is not idle-for plans have been
revealed that will provide this nation
with ships capable in every respect to
challenge the existing supremacy.
A feature of the papers presented at
the recent meeting Of the Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
was one by Mr.. Theodore E. Ferris,
member of the council of that society
Evening star., 1931-12-06

THE full text of the address OF
Senator Connslly Of Texas, de-
livered last night in the Ma
Il tional Radio Forum, arranged
Evening star., 1931-12-06

Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-06

I N less than a month three moving
pictures exhibited In Washington
theaters depicting-or rather sup
posed to depict-Latin American
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

perintendent, J. A. Lowe; secretary
and treasurer, c. H. Nelson; Choir
lister, J. E. Cannon; Organist, Miss
Grace e. Hastings; assistant, AIRS.
Edith Nelson; librarians. John Has
tings and Charlie Frazier; teacher
of primagg. CLASS, Mrs. J. Z. Cannon;
intermediate. Mrs. c. IL. Kinder:
YOUNG sAafies class, Mrs. Edith Mel
son; gQpen's, Mrs. W. +. Hastings;
mems. W. +. Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Galloway and
family 0ffnear Atlanta spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. l. L.
Willin.cr
Mrs. 'J6hn Hollis Of near Blanch-
ards Isl visiting her daughter, Mrs.
George GTruitt.
Folks here are quite sorry that
Rev. Smith will not returA~ be-
cause Of failing health he will take
a smaller appointment. Rev. J. II.
Thoiht0h twill be our new pastor
and comes TO us from Mardella
Springs Md.
Don't forget Sunday school Sun
day, April 10, at a. n.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

Misses Pauline Reynolds, Grace,
Rachel and Margaret Hastings and
Mrs. II. X. Wright were Dover Wis
itors on Saturday.
Miss Glenna Wright is visiting at
the home of her brother, H. X.
Wright.
Miss Harriet White of Marshall
ton is spending this week at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. White.
Mr. and Mrs. r. j. Hastings and
daughter Grace visited Seaford and
Laurel friends on Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Of Linw0Od,
Pa, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Alrs.
J. \. Lowe.
Dawson Baker and friend Of
Washington, D. c., spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. a.
Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Warrington and
son Samuel and Miss Helen War
rington spent Sundayat Laurel.
Trinity NJ. E. Sunday school re-
organized on Sunday, April u. the
following were elected: Superinten-
dent, r. J. Hastings; assistant su-
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
ScOTT'S
Near BridgeVille)

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Smith and son,
Howard, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Anthony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Nelson and
children were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Pemypack-
Of East New Market,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Wheatley
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Wheatley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hastings and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Enos Nichols
Little Billy Wheatley spent the
Weekend with his grandparents at
fredericksburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wheatley had
as their Sunday guests, Mrs Lester
Banning, Geneva, Harry and Thur
man Banning.
Farmers around here are taking
advantage of the warm days we are
having and are setting out their
berry plants
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
TRINITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Hastings and
son John spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mr. and Mrs Enos Mich
OILS.
Miss Geneva Banning of near
Greenwood spent Thursday night
with her sister, Mrs. Ralph Wheat
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul layton and son
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayfred Brown of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Gootie
Brown and daughter OF Blanchards
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brown and
family of Denton spent Sunday at
the home of A. T. White.
Mrs. Hugh Martin. Sr., had the
misfortune to stick Il nail in her
foot on Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

Mrs. Frank Wilkens is very i'll at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nelson spent
Sunday afternoon with friends in
fredericksburg.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

o Be careful how you whisper
O honeyed words to her-you
o may set stuck with them la
0 ter.
o A partnership is usually
o the least seaworthy of all yes
o sells.
o The man who loves his enc
O mics has few rivals.
o Chronic kickers are always
o looking for something to boot.
0 When a man reaches the
o point where he has no dust
o his name is mud.
o When a woman is trying to
o reduce her shadow her hus-
O band has fat chance of get
o ting meals that will increase
o his.
o The Pathfinder.
g o o o o o 90 O o 0 O o O o
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

3 o o 0 o o 90 90 5000 g
} GRANDMA WAYDACK SAYS o
} 1t is possible to develop a o
! perfect husband - if you get 0
} him when he's six and spank o
} him daily for pouting. o
, Many a woman who looks o
} like Prosperity has q husband o
, who looks like Deprc ssion. o
} One thing I'd like to ask o
} Professor Einstein IS why an o
, welcome guests stay the long o
, est. o
Poets used to find in5pira- o
tion in barefoot bows but those .
} Of today don't lind any in a D
Eareheaded sheik. o
, Most flappers seem to think o
that it is made up OF paint o
and chiffon. o
The Pathfinder. o
o 0 o 900 o 5000 o g
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

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