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Evening star., 1940-03-18
Potomac Valley Pact

One of the most important acts of
the recent Virginia General Assem-
bly, affecting the northern section of
the State was the passage of legisla-
ton authorizing Governor Price to
enter into compact with States
bordering the Potomac River to abate
pollution. Virginia appropriated
$2,400 annually for the next two
years as the Old Dominion's share of
maintaining the Interstate Commits
sion on the Potomac River Basin.
Last year the Maryland General
Assembly approved the compact and
appropriated $4,000 a year. Appro-
priations requested from the other
States in the basin are based on
fiat service fee and relative popula-
ton in the territory involved. On
percentage basis Virginias share is
20 per cent, Maryland's 25 per cent
and the District of Columbia 30 per
cent. Other States involved are West
Virginia, Is per cent, and Pennsyl-
vania. 10 per cent.
Congressional authority for such a
compact was granted in 1887, and
is subject to approval by the Legis-
latures of the States affected. In
the current session of Congress,
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe of
Maryland have presented a resolu-
ton which would permit the Inter-
state Commission to function when
only majority of the States had
ratified the plan. If Congress passes
the new resolution and the recon-
mended District of Columbia appro-
priation is granted, the plan could
become effective this year.
The plan calls for the voluntary
cooperation of the participating
States and the District of Columbia
and is not binding on any of the
parties. Functions of the Inter-
state Commission would include COL
lection of data on pollution and CO.
ordination Of the activities of the
various States, cities and industries
into program OF pollution abate-
= r1ent.
Evidence of the need of such a
program is close at hand in the
Washington area. Arlington County
has a costly, modern sewage-treat-
ment plant. The residue from the
treatment process is emptied in
harmless state into Four Mile Run,
., whence it flows into the Poto-
mac. On the opposite bank of the
narrow run, however, the city of
Alexandria empties raw sewage,
rendering Arlington's good work al
most useless. Other raw sewage
lines from Alexandria empty into the
river at various points along the
towns water front.
This is but one reason why the best
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Allied Peace Talks
With Hitler Opposed.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Chamberlain said at the begin
ming of the war: "The Fuehrer gave his
word that he would respect the Locarno
treaty; he broke 1t. He gave his word
that he neither wished nor intended to
annex Austria; he broke it. He declared
that he would not incorporate the Czechs
in the Reich; he did So He gave his
word after Munich that he had no fur
ther territorial demands in Europe; he
broke it. He gave his word that he
wanted no Polish provinces: he broke It,
He has sworn to you for years that he
was the mortal enemy Of Bolshevism; he
is now It's ally"
Mr.. Chamberlain could have added
record of the agony of the victims of the
Fuehrer's deceit.
Yet 1t Is announced that there was a
Is per cent affirmative answer when a
recent poll asked whether, If Hitler Of
fers to make peace this spring, England
and France should meet with the Ger
mans and try to end the war. A much
smaller percentage, to be sure, were in
favor Of allowing Hitler to retain Czecho-
Slovakia and Poland. But can it be that
IS per cent Of our citizens. believe that
when a man has handed out a flood of
bogus checks and prospered by fraud and
cruelty, his neighbors ought to enter
into further contracts with him? Con-
tracts, by the way, which we are shrewd
enough not to guarantee. We are telling
his neighbors to walk into trap.
WILLIAM FORCE STEAD.
Elk Ridge. Md,
March 1S,
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Traffic Arrests

Although Washington has reason
to be gratified with the progress
made in its campaign for greater
traffic safety since the first of the
year SO far as fatalities are con-
cerned, study of The Stars sum-
mary of arrests during February will
reveal that much remains to be done.
While five persons were killed during
January, and five in February, well
below the number for corresponding
periods OF a year ago, four out Of
five were pedestrians And February's
accident record shows an increase of
more than 10 per cent over January
with a rise of fifty-eight in personal
injuries, more than half of all those
hurt being pedestrians.
More pedestrians were arrested
during February for ignoring con-
troll regulations, and the number of
motorists charged with violating the
right of way of walkers more than
doubled.
Perhaps the mere weight of num-
bers draws more attention to the
total OF parking violations, but an
encouraging indication is that police
have apprehended more drivers who
break traffic laws while their cars are
under way. more arrests for speeding
and reckless driving being recorded
than before This is result of Major
Browns efforts to put into effect the
recommendations made by him
and his precinct commanders at
their conference late in January
when they studied The Stars survey
of last years fatalities.
Parking overtime or in improper
areas naturally will remain at the top
of the list, not only because such
violations are more common, but be-
cause enforcement of these regula-
tions is more easily carried out But
continued concentration on moving
traffic will pay its way in safety.
This will be particularly necessary
in the future months when the i'm
provement of weather brings about
an increase in driving. So far March
has demonstrated this need. Five
persons were killed in the first two
weeks of this month, record COM
parable to any similar period of 1888
or 1899.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Suggestions Given for
Traffic Safety.

To the Editor Of The Star:
May I suggest that proper administra-
ton of existing vehicular laws should
eliminate the cluttering up of statute
books with additional inane and we'll
nigh unenforceable regulations.
In all sincerity and with helpful intent
I offer my recommendations that:
fa) Red lights and boulevard stop
signs be made to mean stop.
(b) All left turns in the so-called
downtown districts be strictly prohibited.
Co Diplomatic or other immunity to
arrest, conviction and sentence for fail
ure to observe stop or turn signs be elimi-
mated.
I'D All police, uniformed or otherwise,
on or of duty. and regardless of special
assignment. be required to enforce traffic
laws.
(e, Parking sign offenses be relegated
to decidedly secondary consideration.
Cd Speeding be deemed less serious
than failure to stop at designated stop
signs.
(g) Drunken-not drinking-drivers be
forever barred from further driving
The foregoing are few but, in my opin-
ion. highly important regulations.
1t is my painful duty to have to cross
Dupont Circle twice daily, and l can
truthfully state that not once during the
past three and one-half months have I
seen the pedestrian granted safe cross
ing. Every time I have essayed that
crossing have seen from one to seven
vehicles violate the % seconds of Pc
destrian time
FERDINAND H. SANGUINET.
al,
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Vandalism by Children
Brings Protest.

To the Editor Of The Star:
There has been so much trouble from
lawless boys who invade the rights OF
their fellow citizens, and there is
so much apparent indifference to this
on the part of the police, or
else the police are unable to deal with
the matter, that the Mount Pleasant Citi-
zens' Association has passed resolution
asking the Commissioners of the District
to have the police give attention to this
problem and take severe measures If
necessary to stop the depredations.
This letter is written at the direction
of the association and it is hoped that
The Star will give discussion to the SUBJ
ject. Some other citizens associations
may feel the same way.
The vandalism by lawless youngsters is
not only serious annoyance to resi-
dents, and an expense both to private
citizens and to the District government,
but it Is social menace. These prac-
tices include trespassing on private
grounds and destroying private property,
destroying public property (Which costs
tA1C A/AoOAASv poV,VVV q yChAJs UIlIUWllS
stones at automobiles and trolley cars
Causing danger of accidents), defying
private citizens trying to protect their
property, defiance Of police officers and
general disregard Of law. Such habits in
the young, going unchecked, lead to law
lessness In later life.
Tolerance Of such practices is a dere-
LECTION of duty on the part Of the police
force. 1t must be recognized that this
Is difficult problem in police admins
tration, Nevertheless 1t should not be
beyond the capability Of the police to
cope with such an epidemic Of lawless-
ness. and that they can cope with such
conditions is shown by the good record
they have made for efficiency In prevent
ing lawlessness at the time Of Halloween.
Formerly Halloween depredations vera
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Memory

At her desk in the Harborview
Hospital in Seattle sat the head
nurse, supervising the relief of hu-
man suffering. She had done what
she could for the patient in Alb,
who had had a relapse after seeing
his bill, and anticipated quiet rou-
tine day, when into her presence
strode an eminent professor of psy-
chology from Washington University,
stating that he was now ready to de-
liver to the nurses his lecture on
memory. AS far as the nurse was
concerned it was an excellent topic.
She had no recollection whatever
of any such item on the hospital
schedule.
Strange to say, no one else did,
either. Unwilling to admit this, they
assembled and the lecture began
Right from the beginning it was a
huge success. He had the audience
with him, each one agreeing pri-
vately that memory was a great
thing If you could get it. They paid
close attention, and at the end did
not forget to give three rousing
cheers for the speaker. Greatly
pleased, he thanked them and went
home quite elated-until he hap
pened to look in his date book and
discover that not only had he de-
livered the speech a week too early
but to the wrong audience as we'll.
II do not remember much about
ii" said the memory expert when in
terviewed, "but to the best of my rec
election, I at least got the subject
right. It was Memory was it not?"
Evening star., 1940-03-18
ARLINGTON, Va.

ARL1NG1I)N, va.
Dear Sir: About century ago, and
prior to that time, number Of scientific
Investigators embarrassed their memo
ries by reporting fallacious conclusions
on the existence Of the phenomenon
called spontaneous generation the oc-
currence Of living matter from inani-
mate substances, without any living
agent present to effect the change.
you are undoubtedly familiar with
the story. but recall 1t to you as an
example Of the erroneous conclusions
which may be drawn from dependence
on insufficient data.
II am sure that you, sir, have also been
guilty Of an error Of Interpretation of
experiences.
Il refer to the opinion given out for
the consideration of your many and
devoted readers to the effect that Coco
nut Cor cocoanut-you spelled it both
ways In your column Of March s. milk is
acrid and terrible to taste; that it is
At only to be poured down the sink.
"You admit this was your first taste
Of the stuff.
How unfortunate that you tasted a
bad one
II am very fond Of coconut milk and
know many other people who are
likewise so. I have drunk it at fruit
juice stands in Baltimore and New York.
"A few weeks ago tasted some Coco
nut milk which answered the description
of the liquid you tasted and described.
MY decision at that time, and I feel
that 1t applies to your experience, was
that micro-organism had In some way
gained entrance into the nut and had
brought about fermentation process.
"The sour, acid flavor which resulted
was likely caused by a decomposition of
sugars and other carbohydrate ma
terial, with the production of acids, as
in the souring of milk.
MY views of this explanation were
strengthened by Shiny feel of the
coconut meat.
VERY likely this may explain why
your squirrel would not eat the meat
and why birds have avoided nesting in
the coconut shell.
II suggest 1t will be we'll worth your
while to keep trying coconuts until you
get normal one.
Then treat yourself to cool, delicious
glass of the sweet, nutlke favored LIQUID.
Then, unless soured on your first
coconut offering, perhaps your squirrel
will relish the nut meat and birds will
be pleased to nest in the shell.
I'm conclusion. I want to take this
opportunity to state that, although am
unfamiliar with types and habits of
birds, I have been reading your column
with increasing interest and apprecia-
tion of the beauty of your writings
Respectfully, L. L."
A first coconut, evidently. must be
something like the famous first love
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Selma LuqerIof

~ WdS Ill D. QdIk llOuI 1OT 1lcr COuH.
try and for its neighbors that Selma
Lagerlof died. She hated war be-
cause of its cruelty, and it was with
horror that she heard of the German
attack upon Poland and the Russian
assault upon Finland Human in
telligence, she believed, was Knocked
by recourse to arms She deemed it
senseless as we'll as profoundly i'm
moral to seek political advantages
by processes of slaughter. Also, she
was deeply conscious of the futility
of conflict. The murder of count
less innocent people was in itself a
crime, but she likewise judged it
stupid since the victories necessarily
were ephemeral
The world commonly regarded Miss
Lagerlof as a poet and a novelist.
In fact, however, she was philoso-
pher, perhaps the greatest exponent
OF the Scandinavian mind and spirit
known to modern times. Her books
were not exclusively flctional. At
home and abroad her thoughtful
readers realized that they were af-
firmations of majestic truths, uni
versally significant. Hence the pop
ularity Of all her writings in trans
lation. Marvelously gifted in powers
OF observation, she saw life as an en-
Tightening experience from which no
living creature is debarred. Her ro-
manticism is of a piece with that of
Homer. So, too, she has a kinship
with Dante and Shakespeare. Goethe
and Victor Hugo. The magnificent
adventure of breathing, of feeling,
of toiling-this was to her, as it was
to them, God-given privilege to be
richly appreciated. Even sorrow, as
she conceived it, was a benefaction
to be welcomed with gratitude. Yet
she deplored the willful errors of
the race, the sins which humanity
stolidly tolerates and on occasion
pretends to accept as virtues.
Miss Lagerlof's own career was
most notably successful. She was
born at Marbacka in Varmland on
beautiful estate, lost to her family
at the death of her father but re-
covered at last through the exercise
of her active pen. Her youth was
shadowed by illness, yet she attained
an eighty-flrst birthday anniversary.
Poverty taught her to be careful in
the management of money; she
earned her bread for ten long years
as a teacher in a girls school at
Landskrona. but she survived to en-
JOY considerable wealth and to en-
dow a pension fund for authors
First woman to receive the Nobel
Prize for Literature and first woman
to be elected to the Swedish Acad-
emy, she was granted other honors
almost equally important, among
them the honorary doctorate of the
University of Upsala, the Order of
Saint Olaf, the distinguished service
medal of Denmark and the diploma
OF the French Legion of Honor. Her
Saga of Costa Berling" is the theme
OF an opera by Zandonai and her
Charlotte Lowenskold" has been
filmed. Perhaps the tribute which
pleased her most in her sunset days
was that of postage stamp issued
by the government of Turkey in
homage to her work for peace.
Washington remembers Miss Lager
lof as she was in 1924 when she at
tended the Women's Congress here
sensitive, yet forceful personality,
existing for ideal purposes and not
discouraged by the fate OF ideals in
an era of trouble.
Evening star., 1940-03-18

interests of all communities in the
Potomac Valley call for quick con-
gressional action on the Tydings-
Radcliffe resolution and favorable
consideration of the District Com
missioners' request for $4,000 to
finance Washington's share of the
work
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Pays Tribue
To Guy Collins.

Pays Tribue
To Guy Collins.
To the Editor of The Star:
Kindly be advised that your editorial
in The Star of this date relative to Guy
v. Collins is one of the best eulogies that
I recall reading for many days, or years.
Mr.. Collins deserved what your editorial
stated in every way. He was a charm
ing and 1ovable man. Guy and myself
were old friends since boyhood days and
he was one whom I always admired in
every way. HENRY F. ASH.
March IL,
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Perhaps persons who habitually,
and inconsiderately, talk too low for
the average listener should be given
an "uudertonic."
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,oriter. although the use OF
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-03-18

A.. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper md ,lso the local news published herein.
Az rights Of publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post once,
WASHINGTON d. C.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-02
TRUCK DRIVERS ARE
TO DISCUSS SAFETY

Raleigh, Jan. 2.-(AP)--A two
day safety school for truck opera
tors will be held at State college
January lib, Edward W. RuggleS,
If the extension division, announced
today.
Cooperating with the college in
presenting the course Will DC the
North Carolina Truck Owners as
ISOLATION. the State industrial COM
mission and the state highway
safety division.
Harry Tucker, professor Of high
way engineering at the college, Will
preside over the discussions.
Speakers will include Charles
Ray, Of Richmond. Va; Doyle Gam
non, of Raleigh; George Il. Ross, OF
Raleigh; Morgan +. Spicr, Jr., Di
Charlotte: j. N. johnson, of Baltl-
more, Md: Prof. r. 3. Rice, OF State
college: John II. Vic;crS. Of Char
Iottc: r. C. Atwood, of Greensboro;
w. d. Lewis. Of High Point: N. p.
Straus. of Henderson,; Carl F.
Becker, OF Apex; Industrial Com
missioner T. A. Wilson, Of Raleigh;
Ronald Hocutt. director Of the high
way safety division, and Dr.. Will
liam McGchee and DR.. Frederick
McCutcheon, of State college.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-02

turning to Henderson where he
spent several days with his broth
er, George Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Holloway
were guests of Mrs. J. w. Mayfield,
Jr.. of Norlina, last Thursday.
The Middleburg Garden club will
meet Wednesday, January 3, at the
club house.
Joel Carroll and Miss Laura Car
roll visited their niece, Mrs. J. l..
Byrd, in Darlington, S. C., during
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Perry
visited Mrs. Perry'S mother, Mrs.
Jennie Harris, and her daughter,
Mrs. William Riggan, in Towns
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Rogers and
children spent the week in Null
Inns, S. c.
J. J. jackson, Jr., Misses Luna
and Theta Jackson spent the holi-
days with their parents, near Mid
dleburg.
Tom Taylor vilitcd in Darling
ton, S. c. last week.
We are glad 10 stale mat hay
mond Stainback is recovering salts
factorily after being in AN automo-
bile accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Barnes, MI.
and Mrs. Willard Morgan, Of Sui
folk, Va, visited in the Turner
home during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Rawles, il. and
family, and Mr.. RaWles, ST.. were
guests Of the Turner's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Holloway,
MI and Mrs. Allen Holloway en-
tertained several Of their friends at
a dinner given one evening during
m Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Marvin Mitchell has re-
turned home from Maria Parham
hospital and is slowly improving.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-02
Bobbitt Neu1s
RY MRS. l.. B. ALEXANDER.

Mrs. !. T. Hight has had as her
quests during the Christmas holidays
y. T. Hight of McadcVillc, Pa, Mr.:
md Mrs. David Cartncr, and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Wells and son, Gerald. all
If Kannapolis.
Never Salmonski Of Norfolk, Va,
md Miss Margaret Johnson Of Wake
Forest, visited in the home Of Mr..
md Mrs. E. O. Young and Miss Betty
Young last week. Miss Miriam Alex
lnder, also spent Saturday night with
Miss Young.
Mrs. E. l.. Fuller left last Thur
Law for Atlanta, Ga, to spend d
month with her daughter, Mrs. Ed-
ward Thurmond.
Mrs. Johnnie Moss entertained her
.hurch school class Of junior boys
nd girls with a Christmas party at
Ter home last Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mitchell and
,abv. and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fuller
listed in Troy during the holiday
season.
A number of college students spent
ne Christmas holidays at their re-
pective homes here, among them
we're Miss Elaine Woodlicf, from
Greenwood, S. c., Misses Evelyn
fitchell, Sarah Gill and Ruth Gill
rom Greensboro, the last named
,aching there also, Miss Irene FL
ngton and Miss Myrtle Mitchell
rom Greenville and Walter Finch,
+. from Atlanta, Ga.
A most happy occasion, the cele-
ration of the tWenty-fifth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. B. L.
rowland. on last Saturday night, has
,een previously reported, so | will
OF include it here.
Mrs. H. J. Johnson and daughter,
Irs. Ruby Hayes, had as their holi-
Law guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
ohnson and little Miss Roxie Ann
ohnson Of Meadeville. Pa, Mr. and
frs. Herman Woodlief and family
md Forest Lee Rogers of Raleigh.
Hiss Elizabeth WOodell of Raleigh,
vas also a visitor here, accompany
ng the Woodliefs.
Mrs. A. B. Deans of Henderson,
spent the Weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. T. c. Gill and attended services
at Plank Chapel Sunday.
We we've glad II welcome MEM
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-02

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