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Evening star., 1939-11-26

|Muunu Lou Due to Erupt
Any Year After 1899

Bombing by airplanes is a success
full method of stopping the flow of
molten lava during the volcanic
eruptions, a recent expedition found
in inspecting shell holes left by 20
bombs dropped along the edge of the
flow from erupting Mauna Loa Vol
cano in Hawaii by United States
Army planes in 1885.
Volcanologists estimate that Mauna
Loa at present erupts on the average
about every four years. The range
between longest and shortest inter-
walls, however, has been from half q
year to l0l2 years. According to DR..
T. A. Jaeger, National Park volcan-
ologist, by average intervals, the
next Mauna Loa eruption should be
ready for outburst any year after
1899.
The bombs fell with remarkable
accuracy and were doubtlessly the
agent that stopped the flow Of hot
lava. thus preserving the town of
Hilo, where lives and property lay
IN its destructive path. Findings of
members OF the expedition have just
been received by Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes from the
superintendent of Hawaii National
Park.
Shortly before Mauna Loa erupted
DR.. Jaggar predicted in report
10 the Carnegie Institution of
Washington the eruption and de-
clared that instead of flowing toward
the south away from the towns near
the mountain, as the rock elected
Violently from the crater had done
IN previous eruptions, the lava would
break over the northern side.
kllauea first erupted on Novem-
Der 81, 1895. The actual eruption
OF Its twin, Mauna Loa, took place
December 3, 1895, but the lava die
not reach the critical stage of flow
ing unimpeded toward Hilo unit
| December g. The first flow of lava
Evening star., 1939-11-26
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr,
Travel Editor.

Washington in cherry blossom
time and New Orleans, when it's
famed azalea trail bursts into fam
ing bloom, are two floral spectacles
to which Americas spring travellers
look forward with keen interest.
The vagaries of the date of the Ma
tional Capitals blossoms lend bit
of drama to the local show Dis
trict of Columbia officials, Washing
ton business interests and the gen.
eral populace call upon the more
experienced minds in the horticul-
tural branches of the Federal and
District governments to hazard an
early guess; railroads and motor
clubs all over the country press for
the information. Qualified as to
extreme changes in the weather, a
forecast of the blooming date finally
is made In fact. there are three
or four official estimates, from time
to time. But in New Orleans, much
OF the uncertainty is lacking In
fact, dates for the annual fiesta,
staged against background of
spring floral beauty, already have
been set.
Less affected by sudden sweeps of
icy winds than Washington, New
Orleans has only to consult sun and
temperature history over decade
to fix the dates. OF course, unex-
pected turns of weather may cause
slight dislocation in the height of
the blooming period but, banking
on past performances, the New Or
leans Spring Fiesta Association has
decided to hold its festival for 1910
on March through March 10. For
then, it is believed, the long
azalea trail, the camelias and other
Southern shrubs and flowers will be
at their best.
Cooperating with spring and one
another, the New Orleans associa-
ton and guiding spirits of the
Natchez pilgrimage, who early every
year sponsor visit to historic homes
along and around the famous Nat.
chez Trace. combine their efforts to
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Line 10 Run 18 Cruises
To Canal Zone

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Pana-
ma Line announces that between
early December and the end of
March it will operate 10 cruises of
Is days duration to the Canal
Zone, via Haiti, on the liners Pana-
ma, Ancon and Cristobal.
With one or two exceptions, sail
ings will be made every Thursday
from New York. Each cruise pro-
vides for IL days at seq, and four
days at the Canal Zone.
On arrival at Cristobal, passengers
may make an inexpensive crossing
of the isthmus to Panama City via
trains. Several trains running in
both directions are equipped with
observation cars, making it easy to
view the canal from various points
along the route. Travelling from the
Atlantic to the Pacific in little more
than an hour and half over a 48-
mile track, the visitors see Gatun
Lake, the Chagres River which
feeds" the lock operations, Pedro
Miguel and other towns vitality as
sociated with Uncle Sans titanic
engineering victory.
Port-au-Prince will be visited on
both the north and southbound trips
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Orlando to Operate
ChiIdren's Theuter

ORLANDO, Fla, Nov. 25.-A chill
dren's theater, the first of It's type in
Florida, will be operated here this
winter, presenting four entertain
ments providing a cultural back
ground for children.
"Hansel and Gretel" will be the
Offering on December 2. The Kings
land Marionettes will follow with
alice in Wonderland" on January
13; on March 2 there will be a young
peoples symphony concert by the
Central Florida Symphony Orches-
ira and the series will conclude April
with a children's drama.
The Orlando Junior Welfare As
sociation is sharing sponsorship of
the theater with Miss Dorothy
Lockhart, director of another the
ater.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

formed crust as it cooled in con-
tact with the air, but a second
stream of hot lava underneath re-
tanned Its temperature and its
liquidity and continued to flow under
the crusty roof" BY December 18
this moving lake had spread beyond
Humuula Observatory Station and
on December 20 there was sudden
advance. This burned the grass and
forest before it. The lava lake un-
expectedly drained down the divide
eastward toward Hilo.
From a slow rate of Il mile per
day as the flowing flood poured
down the incline its speed changed
+ lille per day eastward and con-
4 for six days on down grade
% i feet to the mile, with the
steepness of the slope steadily in
creasing. Prominent citizens of Hilo
called an emergency meeting and
made hasty plans for a swift evac-
uation of the town. The expediency
of bombing saved the population and
evacuation became unnecessary.
The idea of bombing the lava
where it emerged on the surface of
Mauna Loa was to reduce the steady
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Loofers Glory
Not a Joke but
A Real Town
LOAFERS GLORY, N. c., Nov. rs

LOAFERS GLORY, N. c., Nov. IS.
Calvin Burleson, dean of Loafers
Glory, N. c., whitfield reflectively.
"They was a fellow from New York."
he said come all the way from
New York." he emphasized, "and
he came up the hill yonder to my
porch and said: rs this town really
Loafers Glory?' When I told him
it was, he said: Move over, brother,
I've come to set awhile" Calvin
Burleson laughed uproariously.
What did we talk about? Well,
we just whitfield and talked about
loafing."
Mr.. Burlesons father gave the
little mountain settlement the name
which causes infrequent passersby
to blink twice at the highway signs
and pass them up as jokes. But
they are not jokes. Sixty years ago
Jonathan Burleson, a farmer like
his now elderly son, remarked about
how the young bloods for miles
around came to the little store at
the crossroads to whittle, gossip,
wrestle, hold rifle matches and just
"set." This is the loafingest place
in the Blue Ridge" he said. "It's
a regular loafers' glory" When maps
were made and mail service started,
no one knew of any other name for
the village, and SO it was set down
by photographers, highway sign
makers and postal clerks.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

States. The Yankee visitors catch
the spirit of life on skis and linger
awhile.
Inns in the vicinity of Ste. Mar
guerite, in the heart of the ski area,
quite likely will be filled as the area
recently suffered The loss of one of
its finest hotels when the main
building of Alpine Inn was destroyed
by fire. Manager Clarence w. Honey
plans to rebuild, but will be unable
to open for the early part of the
season.
Special ski events are being
planned for the holidays, so the
Americans may carry trophies with
them when they cross the border on
the return trip. These cross -coun-
try, downhill and jumping contests
will be directed by the corps of ex-
pert European professional skiers
who will direct the activities at the
popular spots.
Yule Log to Burn.
New Year Eve at the Chateau
Frontenac, in Quebec City, promises
to be more exciting than Forty
second and Broadway. The Terrace
Club will provide entertainment for
the formal part of that week end,
after days spent on the ski slopes of
Lac BEAUFORT. Guests also enjoy
the festive air when the Yule log Is
carried to the fireplace in the main
hall at Christmas.
Others will ski the New Year in
on Illuminated ski slopes of the
Laurentians Some will drink
toast to 1910 as they roast their toes
by fire, lounging in their ski
clothes.
Special ski trains will be run
Christmas and New Year week ends
to the heart of the Laurentians.
Air service will take the skier from
New York to Montreal in two hours,
and skiing equipment may be
checked through without extra
charge.
The new ski maps now being pre-
pared Will be posted In all railroad
stations, in the inns and in the
village stores. American skiers are
also asked to register with local
representatives of the Canadian
Amateur Ski Association, who may
be found in every town. To insure
greater safety for the skiers who do
not know the trails, all will be
marked uniformly in the Lauren
tians this winter. Clubs will mark
their trails only with symbols which
are registered, so they will appear
correctly on all ski maps.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Quebec Prepares
For Rush OF U. 5.
Holiday Niers
Inns, Railroads
And Planes Expect
Lute 1889 Thronq

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 25.-
1nnkeepers of French-Canada pre-
dict that this will be the finest
winter season Quebec has ever had
and American skiers, planning to
explore the hundreds of miles of
trails in the Laurentians, are now
making their plans for the coming
Christmas holiday season.
A white Christmas is virtually a
certainty in the Laurentians. Snow
conditions there are more con-
sistent than in other portions of
Eastern North America. The habi-
tants have already enjoyed more
than week of skiing weather. Two
feet of snow cover the top of Mont
Tremblant and varying SHOWS of
sufficient depth for skiing have been
reported in other centers, such as
Ste. Agathe and st. Jovite.
United States Skiers Preferred.
Some of the smarter spots, such
as Far Hills Inn at st. Sauveur,
have indicated that they are ex-
pecting capacity house at Christ
mas and New Year. All resort keep
ers seem anxious to give preferred
service to the skiers of the United
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Havana Race Season
Opens January Is

HAVANA, Nov. 25.-Havana's
horse racing season officially opens
January Is to offer the winter vaca-
zionist onf of the exciting spectacles
in the Cuban capital. The schedule
calls for races every day except
Monday over a three-month period.
The opening OF the Casino Ma
cional, one of Havara's most bril-
liant night clubs on December %,
will also furnish additional gayety
to the Cuban capital during the
fiesta season, which will be in full
swing during the period of horse
races
Evening star., 1939-11-26

pressure of the gas behind it. On
December II, 20 bombs were dropped.
At first the flow did not seem to
stop as the crust settled into the
hot steam, but gradually the rate
OF flow slowed down. BY the third
day the front" was stationary.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Justice Cox

The sudden death Of Justice
Joseph w. Cox, a member of the
District Court bench since 1890, has
occasioned profound sorrow and
sincere regret among a considerable
number OF citizens whom he never
met as we'll as among intimate
friends. He was a man who COM
manded universal respect, yet it was
the natural fashion Of his life to avoid
expedient popularity. His work was
his sole concern. In the doing of
1t, he neither compromised with
himself nor with the general public.
1t could not be said of him that he
ldolized the law, but there could be
no question about his love for it.
The traditional wisdom of human
experience, dating back for CEN
turies, was, in his appraisal, some
thing to be admired, not merely
something to be obeyed. His phi
losophy was one of loyalty and devo-
ton to established equity.
When Justice Cox was appointed
by President Hoover to the local
bench he had the advantage of a
thorough understanding of condi-
tions in Washington. He was a
native of Virginia, educated in
the Nations Capital; and long prac-
tice as an attorney here had made
him richly familiar with the circum-
stances Of existence in the city in
which every American may claim to
be at home but in which the resident
population is disenfranchised. His
skill in the government of trials pro-
ceeding before him was largely a
product Of his own career at the bar.
He was a neighbor before he was a
magistrate, and that fact must be
taken into account in any tribute to
his memory.
Justice Cox has died too young.
Normally, 1t might have been ex-
pected that he had many years Of
useful service still to render. But
he did not labor in vain, and there
is every reason to believe that he will
be remembered with gratitude and
affection
Evening star., 1939-09-10

lens. Sectarianism and denomination
alism played no part in the deliberations
Of the conference. No party passwords
were asked of those who came. One
theme and only one challenged every
delegate, namely, what must be done, and
done without delay to make the program
of Christ operative in distracted world?
To meet such a mighty challenge,
Christian unity. fellowship and Cooper
alton were indispensable. The divisions
in the Christian Church must be healed.
There can be no pressing Of Christ's
claims without unity of action. These
things were evident as the conference
faced its great task. National, racial,
political, yes, traditional, differences were
set aside and the amazing results that
attended the three weeks discussion
literally accomplished these ends. These
men and women were dealing with naked
reality, they were seeking to apply Chris
tian teaching to the complex problems
of today. Here is one of their statements:
1--WE must work out under divine guild
ance more Christian social and economic
such outstanding evils as all forms of
exploitation the accumulation and con-
centration of wealth in the hands of the
few; panic. depression; unemployment
and war; In the spirit of the Master,
Christians must lift their fellowmen out
of unbearable conditions"
Such conclusions issuing from world
embracing conference of some 81 nations
is new thing under the SUM- Does it
not mean that new kind of Christian
discipleship is being called into service,
and that Christian faith and Christian
practice must take on new meaning if
Christian civilization is TO continue?
Show me thy faith by thy works bring
your Christian profession to bear upon
the stern and hard problems of life
this is the insistent demand of the mod
ern world. st. Paul puts it thus: There
is an earnest expectation in the world
that waits for new manifestation of
Christian men and women when the
world shall be delivered from bondage
and things that corrupt into the glorious
liberty of the children of God"
Evening star., 1939-09-10

exports southwark that had become
noticeable through the first seven
months of this year. The single
month of July, for example, was
marked by a Jump of twenty-one
per cent over the figures of July,
1898, for our exports to Mexico and
Central America, and of five per
cent higher for all of South America.
That there will be other trade de-
velopments growing out of war con-
ditions goes without saying. In
creased wartime demands will cur
tail the call for implements of peace.
1t is a timely moment, however, for
those who influence our trade pol
icies to exert every possible energy,
consistent with our position of aloof-
ness from the conflict, toward Gre
ating extended and lasting markets
for our goods.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Culture Handicapped

When the first World War began
in 1914 an American magazine
printed a drawing in which religion
philosophy, the arts and sciences
were represented as being pierced
with bayonet So manifestly true
in its implications was this compost
ton that it was reproduced through
out the land. Hundreds of thousands,
perhaps millions, of readers of the
daily press saw 1t and caught Its
meaning instantly. 1t did not re-
quire explanation. The least re-
sponsive heart could feel its message.
So, too, there must be many men
and women who realize that all the
gentle aspects Of life are hurt by the
conflict now raging in Europe. They
understand that culture is handi-
capped by the interference of strife.
Signs Of the collapse of international
cooperation in the intellectual field
are apparent ons every hand. The
Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
meeting In Washington probably
would have been better attended if
peace had been preserved. Likewise,
the New York Worlds Fair might
have an extension into a second sea-
son if peace were restored. The
Olympic Games scheduled to be held
In Finland next summer almost Ger
tainly will be cancelled. Preparations
for them have been halted for the
time being.
Meanwhile, the most active genius
OF at least half dozen countries has
been diverted to military ends. Writ
ers and illustrators who ordinarily
would be engaged in the peaceable
employment of their talents have
been enlisted for propaganda pro-
duction. The same requirement soon
will be placed upon the artists of the
theater, including the movies and
the radio. Even into the church and
the school the mailed fist is reaching
for. servants of the embattled state.
All the facilities which ordinarily
would be devoted to building civiliza-
tion are fated to be drafted for de-
Structive uses.
But in America, if not elsewhere,
the intervention of war must be re-
sisted. Let the expense be what it
may, our cultural enterprises demand
protection against theoretically ex-
pedient perversion. In critical times
it too often becomes a fashion to con-
sent to lowered standards for the
Duration; but the losses resulting
from such policies of concession and
surrender are difficult to retrieve.
Every thoughtful patriot should
agree that fundamental values in
science, art, education, sociology and
religion cannot be sacrificed heed
lessly by free and a progressive
people without hurt to the Nations
soul.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
MEETING THE CHALLENGE
BY the Right Req. James z. d. ILL., d. D. c. L.,
Bishop OF Washington.

Repeatedly in the course Of human
history where men have been confused
and bewildered by some new and strange
sequence of events, they have turned
again to study anew the Christian ideal
of life and its application to human
needs. The present is such a time. We
pursue our course mdiferently and
without much thought as to its logical
issue and then, suddenly, new situation
arises that compels us to pause and to
inquire as to the wisdom of the way we
are travelling. Our Christian convictions
experience new and severe test when
an emergency arises and we are COM
PEELED to reckon with their value as ap-
piled to life's practical concerns.
Today we are confronted with a set
of conditions SO alien to what we had
come to believe was stable and fixed
order of living. that we are confused and
uncertain as to the future. New ideol-
ogies have come into being, fostered and
promoted by small minorities. New con-
cepts of human relations that affect
NlIdiiS oINAoA, CSoiioAAiN hAiu pOHJlCdl
systems have sprung up and grown to
such proportions that they threaten old
and stable nations and create conditions
that cause universal unrest and appre-
hension.
The past II months have been filled
with deepened concern as to what was
impending. For the while we seem to
have parted company with old ideals,
that have been our stay through succeed
ing generations. In the face of such con-
ditions it is significant to note that
group Of highminded, selfless men and
women, representing 64 nations, gath
cred last December in Madras, India, to
consider what place Christian ideals and
principles must occupy in stabilizing
world order TO save it from another
mighty cataclysm. Probably never be-
fore had so representative and SO utterly
diverse a group met, nor one so world
wide in its personnel. 1t was wholly un-
like other gatherings met to consider
political or economic questions. Its sole
purpose was to discover anew Christs
way of dealing with life's pressing prob
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Out the Window

The announcement by Stephen T.
Early, a presidential secretary, that
the so-called brain trust is 'out the
window" is of very considerable sig
nificance in this hour of interna-
tional emergency.
MIR. Early'S statement was some
what equivocal and it would be rash
to assume from his language that
President Roosevelt has decided to
turn a deaf ear in the future to the
counsel of his New Deal advisers who
have constituted the brain trust. The
White House secretary referred to the
brain trust as an imaginary institu-
ton, but he is fully aware of the
fact that it has very real existence
in the public mind, and, since he un-
doubtedly spoke with the approval
of the President, his dismissal of it
must be considered as a gesture of
good will toward business men.
Mr.. Roosevelt's ardent New Deal
lieutenants have been at the bottom
of his most vitriolic attacks on buSi-
ness interests. Very few of them
have had any experience in the in
dustrial world and their apparent
influence at the White House has
given rise to a profound distrust of
the administration on the part of
business leaders. It is obvious, how
ever, that if the interests of the
United States are to be safeguarded
in the present world emergency some
means must be found Of insuring
closer cooperation between the Gov
ernment and the men in private life
who are at the helm of our industrial
machine.
That the President is fully aware
of this necessity is indicated by the
fact that prominent business men
recently have been named to impor-
tant posts in the Treasury and Com
merce Departments and on executive
agencies. 1t is only fair to assume
that the President, looking at the
present crisis in its broader aspect,
is anxious to bury the hatchet with
business so that this country can
present a solid front to whatever
trials may be awaiting it in the
months to come.
The jettisoning of the brain trust,
for the time being at least, is a step
in that direction, and it is to be
hoped that the business men will
overlook the occasions when they
have been used as whipping boys in
the past, and that they, with the
President, will devote all of their
energies to preparing this country
for the ordeal that lies ahead.
This Nation could be guilty of no
greater folly than to permit needless
dissension to weaken it as it prepares
to face an uncertain and perilous
future.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
MONTGOMERY HOUSING

Seeking to eliminate slum condi-
tions in Montgomery County, Nd,
the Board of County Commissioners
has appointed a County Housing
Authority. The action of the author
ity will be watched with keen inter-
est as slum elimination in a county
presents even more difficulties than
in city, for 1t involves both rural
and suburban areas.
Studies already conducted by the
County Council of Social Agencies
have established that there are COL
ored families in the rural areas,
white farm tenants and some sub
urban residents living in substandard
houses.
Montgomery officials desire the
county to be known for fine residen-
tial developments, modern schools,
spacious parks, good highways and
magnificent government institutions.
It is commendable, therefore, that
they frankly admit the county's i'm
perfections in the way of housing.
BY bringing to light conditions which
many jurisdictions are inclined to
minimize or overlook, and by ap-
pointing board to deal with them,
the county has taken a big step to-
ward making Montgomery County a
better place in which to live
Undoubtedly any demonstration
the authority undertakes to show the
possibilities Of proper low-cost hous-
ing will be based on a careful study
that takes into consideration such
things as the needs of the ill-housed,
the existing supply within their
reach, rental values, maintenance
that viii prevent new houses from
degenerating into slums. possible tax