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Evening star., 1933-01-01
Lilv Pons Coming.

7 ILY PONS, coloratura soprano, will
- again be heard in concert locally
when she appears at Constitution Hall
on Wednesday afternoon, January II,
at 4:30 o'clock, as the third attraction
of Mrs. Wilson-Greene's artists course
OF afternoon concerts-a course, Incl
dentally, which will bring us two other
great attractions this month in Rach-
maninof, the Russian pianist, on jan
uary 16, and the Boston Symphony Or
chestra on January 81, both at Consti-
tuition Hall. Pons has not yet an
nounced the program of her forthcom-
ing concert, but it Is almost certain to
include number Of the arias which
have marked her rise to musical fame
Seats may be obtained at Mrs wilson
Greene's Concert Bureau, in Droop's,
1900 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Escudero, Crooks, Vallin
Featured Here This Week
Spanish Dancer to Be Presented Friday in Recital.
Singer Viii Appear at Musicale Wednesday.
Grace Borroushs to Make Debut

THE only major dance recital Of
the 1928 concert season will
be presented at the National
Theater next Friday afternoon
at 4:30 O'Clock, when Mrs. WILSON,
Greene offers Vicente Escudero, great
est OF Spanish male dancers, as the
third attraction of her Philharmonic
concert series.
Once again. Escudero will be assisted
by Carmela and Carmita, as well as by
that rhythmic wizard who is his guitar
| would seem adequate for an instru-
mentalist to keep time to the astonish-
ing stampings, tappings, clickings,
whirlings and 6pealings of Escudero, in
whom the art OF the gypsy dancer
fiery, nsolent, humorous, lightning like
In its changes Of mood-has found its
finest and most spectacular expression.
This Is not surprising when it Is re
called that Escudero himself is gypsy,
born In Valladolid, the capital Of Old
CASTLE.
Escudero has been before the public
since the age Of 8. Starting his career
as a member of a Gypsy dance group,
1ldub4lLJ oPnlb ACbCACA az Vic
| task CT having to pass the hat for con-
tributions by the audience and one night
he bolted, taking with him the troupe's
gllitarist. That magician was willing to
pass the hat after Escudero's perform
ances, but eventually he was caught pill
fering and the youthful Escudero is said
10 have taken q large stone and mashed
not the guitarist, but his guitar. Dur
ing the next two or three years, he
danced up and down Spain and success
crowned his efforts, but 1t was Paris
which gave him international fame and
1t was there that he extended his reper-
toire to include the whole held OF SPAN
| ish choreography.
Escudero, assisted by Carmtta and
Carmela, as well as by Luis Mayoral,
guitarist, and A. euro, pianist, VIII give
fthe following program here:
o0fo00a tEscudero and 'carmitaj
La Vida BreVe" tfrom the opera o. tneu tnseu.
same name tcarmeila1 ~ -
plaza de Toros'' demonstration Of the
modern bull fight ending with suisrl1s nssro
osn's''-.''''(Ea (Escudero.j
tAsturiana iGsrmnjtaj N0'''i'
"El Labertino'' (based on labyrinthine
compositions Characteristic Of late
isde tEscudero, csrmita and csrmslal
| ''Bailes Bsscos' (dances from the Basque
| ta1 "Auresco" Ceremonial dancel.
| obi 'Makil" (dance of the sticks.
| (c) "Espata" dance of the swordsl.
1 (d) 'Fandango" national dance OF the
Basaues).
4 fEScudero and Carmita.)
''Baile de la Boda" matrimonial
| QdnCel - 'SAAAAAAAN~
| (CarmelaD
| ''Farruca" (gypsy dance).
| (Escudero.)
INTERMISSIoN us MINUTES).
| sZambra" (guitar solo).
Luis Mayorall
| "C;oyescas' dance in the spirit OF the
Goya, with miniature castanets), Grsnados
(Escudero and Carmita.)
| "Alegrias"
| fCarmela)
| Rhythms (without music).
| (Escudero)
'Bolero'' tauthentic bolero Of the eight
eenth century, ............M Morefa
tCarmita)
"Cuadrita Flamenco:
t5} .Fandansuilio de Haieiva' csrmits
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Starrett With Bennett.
CHARLES STARRETT has been be

CHARLES STARRETT has been bor-
~ rowed from the Paramount Studio
by R-K-O Radio Pictures to play an
important leading role in Constance
Benefits next picture. "Our Betters." !"
Joel McCrea. who was to have played
the American youth, was unable to do
SO because of the conflict between the
shooting schedule for this film and the
starting date for another picture in
which he will appear.
Starrett has just completed an impor-
tart role In The Mask of Fu Manchu. 7"
The story centers about an American
heiress who marries an English noble
man and becomes somewhat of femi-
nine .Disraeli' In matters of politics
and love. II viii be directed by George
Zukor. A
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Service Band Concerts.

DURING the coming week the United
States Marine Band and Orchestra,
under the direction Of Capt. Taylor
Branson and Second Leader Arthur S.
Witcomb, will play concerts in the audi
torium Of the Marine Barracks on the
following dates:
Monday, January Band concert is
cancelled.
Wednesday, January 4-Orchestra
concert at pm.
Thursday, January 5-Band concert
at 1880 am. (Shut-in dream hour.
Friday, January 6.-Orchestra con-
cert at pm.
The United States Navy Band Or
chestra will give concert at the band
auditorium, Navy Yard, Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock. Prominent numbers
ON the program are the overture to
Mosartis Marriage Of Figaro" minuet
from Haydnis Military Symphony
and Chabrier's Rhapsody Espana."
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Cantata 10 Be Sung.

Under the auspices of the D. G.
" Chapter of the American Guild of
Organists, the choir of the Church of
the Epiphany, directed by Adolf To-
rcvsky, A. A. c. o., organist-choirmas-
ter, will sing the cantata THE Christ
Child" by Charles Hawley, on Thurs
day at 8 pm. The offertory anthem will
be Sing. o Heavens" by Tours, and
the orison hymn will be carol written
by Mr.. Torovsky. Softly the Stars
Were Shining" The soliSts will be: Lii
Ian Latham, soprano; Nancy William
son, contralto; Kroom Bagranof, tenor,
and Ambrose Durkin, bass. The service
is public and an invitation is extended
to all.
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Horowitz to Be Soloist.

second Of the series, viii be presented
at Central High School at IL am. on
Saturday, January IA.
Conductor Kinder has been invited
to conduct in an outstanding series OF
concerts inaugurated by Frank Black,
the new musical director of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. Under his
leadership, the National Broadcasting
Co. Symphony Orchestra is following
the trail blazed on the air by the great
symphony orchestra Of the British
Broadcasting Corporation.
Several outstanding conductors are
cooperating. Besides Kinder, Eugene
Ormandy, conductor OF the Minneapolis
Symphony, and Issay Dobrowen, guest
conductor Of the New York Philhar-
monic Orchestra. will conduct In this
series.
The date of DR. Kindler's appearance
on the air has not been definitely set.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

TINE National Symphony Orches-
tra's first concert of the new
year will be held on January
L 10, with the great Russian
pianist, Vladimir Horowitz, as
soloist.
The 1898 portion OF the symphony's
season will present several illustrious
artists, besides Horowitz. Another
great pianist will be heard In Mischa
Levitski, who has not played in Wash
ington for several years. Two renowned
violinists are still to be heard-Mischa
Elman and Washington's- own Sylvia
Lent. It is also possible that Frank
Gittelson, concert master Of the SYM
phony, will appear as soloist. Another
music treat Is In store in the scheduled
appearance of Marcel Tabuteau, IA
nous oboist and oboist Of the Philadel-
phia Symphony Orchestra. Tabuteau
Is called by many the leader In his field.
The next young peoples concert, the
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Returns From Radio City.
DERHAps the greatest complime

DERHAPS the greatest compliment
yet paid to the talent of Clifford
Brooke was his selection by Roxy to di-
rect his company of 140 people in the
first production for the opening of the
Radio City Music Hall in New York,
the largest theater in the world. Mr..
Brooke has now returned to Washington
to make his home here permanently.
During his activities as p director on
Broadway, Mr.. Brooke has been respon-
sible for a number 4 outstanding sue
cesses. Among them were East Is
West" starring Fay BANTER; "Peter Ib-
betson," The Circle" 1.-THE Last
Warning" lombard, Ltd" 'fFioretta, I"
Earl Carols elaborate musical piece,
and "Art and Mrs. Bottle, starring Jane
Cowl.
Mr. Brooke's new school of the
drama will open here shortly.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Tracy Gets Contract.

I EE TRACY, seen recently In Blessed
II Event" and Washington Merry
Go-Round," has signed a long-term
contract with Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
and will have the male lead in that
company's production of Clear All
Wires" This adaptation Of the Her
man Shumlin stage play, which not
long ago completed Broadway en-
gagement, was prepared for the screen
by the co-authors, Bella and Samuel
Spewack. Bonita Hume, young English
actress, who is now at the M-G-M
studios in Culver City, viii have the
feminine lead and George Hill Is d.
rector. Others in the cast include
Jimmy Gleason, Melvin Bleifer, Ari
Kutaf and Eugene Segaloff
Tracy's vehicle on the New York
stage. before he began his career in
pictures. include broadway" THE
Front Page" and Louder, Please"
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Air Trips for Big Game Men.

Air trips for big hunters to the heart
OF Africa are being arranged IN Europe.
At first planes viii start from London
and Brussels and later from other cities.
The round trip of about 10000 miles
win land at Brindisi, in Africa, where a
motor convoy wiz take hunters inland
If desired. n
Evening star., 1933-01-01
The Mikado to Be Given.

GILBERT and Sullivan's THE MI
- kado" will be presented by the Es-
telle Wentworth opera group, under
the auspices Of the Community Center
Department, in the new Roosevelt audi
torium, Thirteenth and Webster streets
northwest, Friday evening, January 90,
at $3.50 o'clock.
1. A cast Of principals and chorus num-
bering more than 20 local singers wiz
be heard in this operetta-
Beginning January tickets viii be
on sale at the Community Center De-
pertinent and later in the week at other
places In the city, to be announced.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

Many New Homes in Baghdad.
Nearly half the $500 building permits
issued in Bagdad, Iraq, In the first
nine months Of 1882 were for cottage
type houses. The total number OF new
buildings constructed surpasses an an
nual average Of 5.42O for the last five
years. 1t is estimated that construc-
ton in Bagdad for the year totals
$4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
D. G.. Naval Reserve

tional institutions having Naval Re-
serve Officers Training Corps units re-
suited in larger enrolment for 1882
than preceding years and a greater
number Of commissions in the Naval
Reserve. The one exception to this,
he says, was Harvard, whose enroll
ment was much below the allowed
quota. Harvard,s quota therefore has
been reduced from 185 to 149 for 1882
and the other units, whose number of
applicants exceeded their usual quota,
were increased. An improvement at
Harvard next year is indicated by
recent request for the installation of q
four-inch gun, such as was installed
at the other units, and an offer from
the university OF room for the exhi-
bition of models.
He reports that during the Summer
OF 1892, due to reduced funds in the
appropriation bill Of 1898, only juniors
were cruised from all the units. These
cruises were made in destroyers. This
restriction on cruising the Naval Re-
serve Officers' Training Corps students
is greatly regretted by the bureau, the
admiral said, as it Is felt that the
cruises afford very necessary part Of
naval training for these young men.
He expressed the hope that in the fu-
ture funds can be provided for con-
tinuing the cruises for all classes, espe-
cially the juniors.
The chief Of the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton reported that the officer personnel
Of the Communication Naval Reserve
increased last year from 453 to sos, the
new appointments being made mostly
IN the ranks Of ensign and lieutenant,
junior grade.
The chief of the Bureau Of Opera
tons Of the Navy Department, in his
annual report, expressed the opinion
that Naval Reserves who in the past
have made their Summer training
cruises on board vessels on the Great
Lakes could be better trained by max
ing these cruises on ships Of the feet.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Afternoon Recital.

4 INVOLVEMENT has been made that
- the Duchess de RicheEeu, soprano,
will give recital at the Sulgrave Club
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock for
the benefit of unemployed musicians.
The program will be as follows:
Evening star., 1933-01-01
New Year Day Program.

2 AoUL DA COSTA, director Of Maxim
= loves Concert Orchestra. has ar
ranged special New Year day program
to be played from the lower lounge Of
the Shoreham Hotel from to pm.
Today's program is as follows:
Evening star., 1933-01-01
Local Notes

!. OROTHY COGGESHALL an
nounces the opening Of her
y studio for piano at 2315 Tracy
place.
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Louise" "...........,... .Charpentier
mime. Vallin.)
8. Duet. "Parles, moi de ma Mere" from
Mime. vaiiin and Mr. crooksJ ~
Philip Evans viii be at the piano for
Mr.. Crooks.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

te) "A Compass Amigo" tsegusdiIlas
tO oypsy dance toi ssccrs Monte.
Escudero. carmita and CarmelA
Seats for the Escudero concert may
be obtained at Mrs. WILSON, -Greene's
Concert Bureau. in Droops, 1900 q
street northwest, or at the National
Theater box office on Friday afternoon.
MUSICAL ARTISTS SERIES.
GRACE BoRROUGHS, interpretive
~ dancer, will present a program Of
East Indian dances in the small ball
room of the Willard next Friday eve
ming. This will be the second concert
in the series given under the auspices
Of the Musical Artists Of America.
Born In California, and a graduate
of Leland Stanford, with the master
of arts degree in literature, Miss Bor-
roughs has recently returned from her
third trip to India, where she studied
the forms Of the classic Hindu dance.
Miss BorroughS studied the workers
In the fields, the water carriers, street
dancers and worShipers at prayer, and
from them created her dances to the
tom-tom OF East Indian drums, the pipe
of flutes and the liquid current of ankle
bells. As prelude to her program OF
dances, she gives a short talk EXPLAIN
ing their symbolism. She has brought
from India the musical instruments
used by her artist accompanist. In this
collection are flutes and drums, even
the pipes used by snake charmers in
their dances. The jewelry and cos
TUNES, brilliant sariS and scarfs, quaint
skirts OF the Punjab, carry out the illu-
sion OF India.
This will be Miss Borroughs' first
appearance In washington. Among the
numbers on her program are the "Su-
danese," the Lotus" the Water Car
rier," the "Punjabi Lament" the "Buls
bur' and the "Rajput Princess" all
typical East Indian dances.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
TOWNSEND MUSICALE.

THE artists to be presented at Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend's morning mu-
sicale at the Mayfiower on Wednesday
of this week will include Ninon Vallin,
soprano, who is making her debut In
this country this season, and Richard
Crooks, tenor, now Of the Metropolitan
Opera Co.
Evening star., 1933-01-01

Pearl Waugh has recently returned
from New York, where she attended
the annual meeting of the American
Matthay Association. Miss Waugh lee
lures alternate Monday mornings at the
Y. w. c. A. on the Matthay principle Of
pianoforte playing.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

and Mrs. Charlton Clark, Ed Russell
David Caldwell and DR.. Clifton Clark.
Evening star., 1933-07-21
Labor Exploitation
in Federal Service

To the Editor Of The Star:
Gen. Johnson's attempt to establish
minimum wages and limited working
hours in industry Is truly noble un-
dertaking..
The exploitation of labor, absolutely
unlimited in the dark ages, has been
greatly diminished during the past two
generations. Still there are many weak
spots in the situation, and toward these
spots Gen. Johnson's industrial code is
directed. We still hear of the employees
being unjuStly treated by the en-
ployers, of the outrageous working con-
ditions and ridiculously small wages.
Ironically enough. bright example Of
such conditions. exists right here in
Washington. just few blocks away
from Gen. Johnson's headquarters.
The Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration has recently hired several
hundreds of workers to do the work Of
the agricultural adjustment act.
Perhaps it is the emergency, perhaps
it is the ineXperience of those in
charge of the employees, but let us hope
that no advantage had been taken of
the destitute people who are willing to
work for almost anything in order to
provide for their families and them
selves. For pitifully small wages. three
shifts of men and women are toiling
day and night in a seven-day week.
Forty-nine-hour week, no day off re-
gardless OF the shift, three dollars a
day.
Gen. johnson, this is a far cry from
EDWARD A. MURPHY.
Evening star., 1933-07-21
Use Radio to Change
Public Psychology
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer in The Star who pro
poses armament for a cure for crime"
forgets the fact that the bandit, the
kidnaper, etc, oftentimes is the one
who is desperate and would not mind
being killed himself in his attempt to
threaten his victim, while the latter,
usually being more or less person Of
means. having wife and children and
perhaps large business, will think
twice before he makes use of his gun,
thus deliberately melting violence and
inviting possible death to himself. An
other thing. in these days, when 50
many circumstances conspire toward
most people, they are apt to use their
often even without 1t, as sometimes we
read in the papers, and it will only be
excused as being temporarily insane"
The better course, therefore, 1t seems to
me, Is to use every means at our COM
mand to change the public psychology
through the medium of the radio, which
is now being used for more or less un-
profitable purposes.
! wish that the Government could
commander the radio, or at least some
few stations, and hire gifted moralists,
whose very voices are charged with the
magic Of evangelizing those who are in
need of it--bOth the selfish rich as well
as the maliciously disposed outlaw, both
of which states Of mind are incOmpat-
ible with the demands Of the present
hour. Where there IS will there IS q
way, they say, and to create this will, or
to bring out this benevolence, Is the
object Of this letter. G. PHILIPS.
Evening star., 1933-07-21
Setbacks to the Spectators.

So much significance has been placed
on the extraordinary squirt IN stock and
commodity prices that equal significance
may be placed on the dizzy fall Of both,
as recorded on the exchanges in the
past two days. And that, 1t might be
said. Is the most serious aspect of the
break For, while 1t Is reasonable to
attribute the slump in commodity and
stock prices to natural corrective"
movements thatswer inevitable after
periods OF feverish speculation, there
have been too many prophets anxious
to disregard the speculative element
entirely and to claim for all the price
increases solid foundations which were
not apparent. Among these are the
inflationists who have seen their dreams
of managed price level. disassociated
from gold, apparently becoming realized
and were calmly waiting for prices to
reach the proper" level before applying
the brakes that would for all time end
rlses-and falls in the value of things.
The administration has assiduously
and wisely refrained from ballyhooing
either the rise In stocks or the rise in
the commodity price level. There have
been repeated WARNINGS from responsible
Evening star., 1933-07-21
Equipment Available
for ''SOftening'' Water

To the Editor Of The Star.
Answering the letter Of w. c. Dun
can published in your evening paper
July 19, would like to say that while
Mr. Duncan Is unqueSionably right In
his reference to Washington water, a
taken from the Potomac River and
treated at the filtration plants, it should
be remembered that the health of the
entire population of the city Is directly
affected by the conditions surrounding
the water supply.
1t Is true that chemicals added to the
water In most instances are not diges-
tive aids. especially the lime and mag
nesium-the sO-called hardness ele
ments-that are present In practically
every natural water supply. A great
many municipal filtration plants add
lime to the water for protective pur-
poses and thus increase the hardness.
Fortunately 1t is possible for any one
TO obtain. at small cost. piece Of appa-
ratus that will always provide him with a
safe and sane drinking water. I refer
to the small mineral water softeners,
or activated carbon filters, that are Of
fered for sale in most large cities. The
small, portable types of this equipment
can be easily carried by any one and
quickly attached to any available fau-
Get. thus providing quick and sure
mea Of obtaining never-varying sup
ply of drinking water which Is decidedly
superior to distilled water.
Unquestionably. the variation in diet
end water that is found by one travelling
from city to city does have an effect
upon the human system. which Is prob
ably more evident to the athlete than
to those leading more sedentary exist
ence.
Water and water treatment Is q
highly technical subject and is not
easily understood by the average lay
man. But, as l have found, science has
Some to our rescue in perfecting the
small. individual water treatment ap-
parati Of which have spoken above.
ROBERT B. CURTISS.
Evening star., 1933-07-21

members Of the new deal that 1t Is too
early yet to count the chickens. For
reasonable men know that 1t II. Mere
increases in prices that result from
shortening the standard Of measure
ment-the dollar-or that result from
specializing on one or another sort of
possibility. mean nothing but more
trouble AROUND the corner. The In
creases In prices that result from en-
ployment and greater buying power and
increased production are the valuable
and solid indicators of the recovery that
now seems on the way.
The only danger resulting from the
slump In stock and commodity prices
Is its affect on the psychology of the
new deal. This Is 6 matter that will
doubtless be dealt with In Washington
by those who obviously have been ex-
pecting some such break as that which
In the past two days was registered ON
the exchanges. The slump in stocks
may be the best thing that could have
happened at this time. It may for the
time being end the unreasonable specu-
lat!on that was carrying prices too high
and increasing the danger of a crash
resulting from top-heaviness. Such OBJ
servers as the Wall Street journal point
out that the selling rampages Of the
past two days were forecast plainly as
long as week ago, when the banks
began to apply restrictions to specula-
tors in q group OF cohol-manufactur-
ing stocks. These had been carried so
high they were bound to topple. and the
toppling movement brought other stocks
along with 1t.
If there Is genuine recovery. and there
are hopeful signs that the recovery Is
genuine, it will be reflected in the mar
kets regardless of the setbacks to the
spectators. If the recovery is not
genuine the sooner the flaws are spotted
the better it will be for everybody con-
cerned.