Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1929, Page 4

SOVIET EXCHANGES NOTES WITH CHINA Negotiations Replacing Arm- ed Combat on Railroad Controversy. (Continued Prom Pirst Page) tion either in the form of mediation or a joint declaration undesirable, Accuses “Imperialists.” MOSCOW, November 29 (#)—Isves- | tia, official government organ, today | declared that the Nationalist govern- | ment at Nanking was trying to prevent an independent settlement of the Chi- | nese Eastern Railway eontroversy be- ' tween Russia and the Manchurian au- | thorities and reiterated previous charges that “imperialists” were trying to get 8 hold on the railway. | Commenting on the attitude of the Nanking government toward the re- " ported independent negotiations be- i tween Mukden and Moscow, Izvestia | says: “Immediately upon learning that the | Manchurian army was unable to with- stand the resistance of the Red army, Nanking's agents in foreign capitals | n to weave a net of intrigues aimed to invoive imperialistic countries in the | Sino-Russian conflict. Preparations Seen. “Undoubtedly Nanking, foreseeing the independent move in Mukden, planned intrigues beforehand with the object of blocking the way to peaceful termi- | nation of the conflict by bringing in | the aid of outside intervention. The/| statements of Secretary of State Stim- son and Foreign Secretary Henderson, the exchange of opinions between cer- tain countries and the anti-Soviet cam- paign in the capitalistic press clearly indicate intensive preparations for such I.ntfl’;":nflfl'n in the camp of the im- perialists. The telegram of Chang Hsueh-Liang (governor of Manchuria) to Moscow renders intervention aimless, forcing Nanking's allies to beat a tattoo. “Anti-Soviet intrigues will undoubt- edly conginue and Mukden will be d to retract its proposals. The | capitalistic press continues to hint the possibility of a collective appeal by the powers for the reconciliation of China and Russia. Such a move would be aimed to support and strengthen. the | position of the Chinese and veil & new attempt to stretch out an arm to the Chinese Eastern Rallway. Position Not Clear. “It is not yet fiaar v&nn':‘ chtmr already has appealed to the League of Nations, but upon second thought with- drew the appeal or only intended doing | s0. The independent fact, whether it | sanctions or rejects Mukden's actions, 18 that the Nanking government has itself in a false situation com- letely and has discredited its position gelore thel outside m!!;l’ and public opinion in its own country. ““The Soviet Union will continue to be on guard and Nanking instigators, even 1f supported by the imperialists, will be unable to share its firm position. U. 8. AWAITS MOSCOW'S ACTION. Steps Toward Joining Other Powers to Block War Are Held in Abeyance. The Washington Government today awsited with interest the outcome of the note Mn|: '? M;fio' :ruy chlnl' “mlkn; proposals for the settlemen ’f‘mm with Soviet Russia. Meanwhile, further steps looking to- ward concerted action with other pow- ers to avert a war in Manchuria were held in abeyance pending some word of the Russian reaction to the Chinese asserted that Russian rejection of the peace plan embodied in it would “in- dicate” that the Soviet Union “enter- tained warlike ambitions toward China.” Suggestions Are Asked. ‘The State Department has asked the governments of Great Britain, Japanm, Prance, Italy and Germany for suj gestions of how best the powers can act to bring the troubled 0-Russian question to an amicable settlement. Word from London last nl.{l.n was that Ambassador Dawes had held s long conference with Foreign Secretary Hen- derson and it was reported that at its conclusion & lengthy cablegram wui | dispatched to Washington. ‘The attitude of the Washington Gov- ernment seems to be that China and | Russia should given every opportu- nity to settle their differences between themselves before the other powers take action. Kellogg Treaty Is Cited. Its request for suggestions pointed out that both the Nanking and Moscow | governments are signatories of the Kellogg treaty for the renunciation of war. When the present situation first arose, with the seizure by the Chinese of Russian interests in the jointly oper- ated Chinese Eastern Rallway, Secre- tary Stimson took action to remind both Nanking and Moscow of the obli- | gations imposed by the peace pact. ‘The Chinese note disregarded the re- cent effort of the Manchurian provin- cial government to come to terms with Ru and proposed an armistice, while & joint commission of Chinese and Rus- sians conduct an investigation of con- ditions along the Siberian-Manchurian frontier. YELLOW PINE FORESTS NATURALLY REPRODUCE/ Trees Reseed Ground When on Fa-| vorable Sites, Protected From Fire Bureau Report Says. In the western yellow pine forests of | the Southwest, on’ favorable sites where | protection from fire and grazing is adequate, there are fairly large areas of excellent young growth from 10 to 40 years old. Early explorers in this region described the western yellow pine stands as comparatively open, with no great amount of young growth coming on. The question as to why these| forests, now proving their ability to develop heavy reproduction, were not producing on a similar scale 400 years ago, finds an answer in a reading of | the stump of a western yellow pine felled on the Carson National Forest in New | Mexico at the age of 345 years, accord- | ing to the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. | Walter J. Perry, while in charge of | the Hallack and Howard sale on the ! Carson forest, studied the stump of | this tree and found that the tree had experienced 14 fires severe enough w“ sear its base. The years in which these | fires occurred were 1629, 1663, 1682, 1705, 1718, 1748, 1758, 1796, 1810, 1817, 1824, 1839, 1844 and 1874. Thus the | non-reproductive period of the forest in which this tree grew was dis-| tinguished from its present reproductive | perfod by the frequent occurrence of severe fires Farmixnndl on Stilts. The English hop vines grow 18 or 20 feet high, being trained on strings, and in order to get the best results| the vines must be carefully watched | and trained along these supports. This | work is done by men who move about { on stilts in order that~they may readily seach the vine tops. The stilts are fastened to their feet and belted to them at the wais!, which leaves their nds tree. The men become very pro- ficlent in their movements about the Selda, | needed in effectually heating the room. Members of the cast of “The Kna: Junier High next Friday. The play is Killian, Verna Volz and Walter Kendall. and Howard Blaisdell. of Hearts,” 2 ene-act skit Back row: John Duever, Francis by Louise Saunders, which irected by Miss Hildegarde Hicks. Left to right, front row: Ralph Frangion Thomas, Chester il be given at Langley ¥l Jones, Charles Richardson —Star Staff Photo. HUNT FOR BEAUTY HELD GAMBLE BY GRIFFITH Public's Varied Ideas on Pulchri- | tude Perplex Movie | Producer. Beauty, ever evading the shackles of | a single standard of interpretation, represents one of the most serious financial hazards in the motion picture industry, writes David Wark Griffith in Liberty Magazine. “Most of us grow up thinking beauty is something as simple as a sauce for a pudding, but I have always found it the most deceitful, | the most evasive, thie most treacherous and the most contradictery element there is in life. “Young girls usually have many points of beauty, and the American girls are given praise by erities for their unusual attractiveness. However, to the Oriental mind, which admires the voluptuous in feminine form, our slender girls are unsightly and ridic- olous. Do we know beauty better than | the Orientals? | “Make the problem of finding a really | beautiful woman one that may affect | your own fortunes. Let us say there is & man 1,000 miles from you who wil give you $20,000 if you will send for the money a woman he considers really beautiful. You don't know this man and have no information about his age, tastes, experience or preference among women. “He may dislike blondes, he may think only plump girls sre attractive. and he msy loathe small nosss. But you can get $20,000 if he considers your messenger as_being beautiful. Who would it be? It is a crazy gamble, isn't it? Yet every motion picture producer bets many times that sum that he can present the woman this unknown per- son will think beautiful Comfort for Desert Travelers, “I Shoot People,” Says Cab Rider; Sleeps in Jail By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 29.—Roy Hill had a big pistol and an- nounced to Jacob Eisner, eab driver, he would shoot if Eisner ?ldn't make his cab move along ast. “Step on it,” said Hill, waving the gun. “I crave speed. When 1 don't get it. I shoot le; oodles and oodles of peop Although the statement was somewhat discouraging, Eisner fipfid it call:d for action. He out, got a policeman and had Hill arrested. At the jail house the first thing the n waver did was to fall soundly asleep. Scientific Fighting of Forest Fires. The majority of people believe forest fire fighting to be just a laborer's job, but nothing could be further from the | truth. It is on a strictly scientific basis and nothing is done at random. There is a definite system of organization tool to use and a certain position in the crew. The crews usually consist of from 6 o 12 men, under supervision of & warden or, & ranger. On a small fire, 10 acres or less in area, one crew is usually enough, but on large fires, anywhere from 50 to 300 men are em- | ployed. ‘The implements used are axes, brush-hooks, shovels, rakes, water tanks and torches for setting backfires. The proper use of the latter is the best means of controlling forest fires. which designates to each man a certain | oo A train ride through some of the || |——— Southwestern country, often very un- ! | pleasant on account of the intense heat, | is to be made more tolerable by the use of rallroad coaches that have been | made heatproof to a considerable de- | gree. A special window glass is made use of which cuts off much of the heat || of the sunshine. It also cuts off some ||| of the light, but in this open country ||| there wili be sufficient for all purposes. | || The woodwork of the car is also treated to resist the action of heat. e Radiator at the Baseboard. In the effort to get the unsightly radiator out of sight, a shape has been designed which extends around the room | at the baseboard. Here it is out of the way, almost out of sight, and delivers its heat at the floor, where it is most Wedding at Po; x;m. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., November 29 (#)—Conald G. Perkins, in black velvet cap. red coat and golf breeches, will be married December 7 to Mrs. Mar- garet W. Bulkley, who will wear a top hat, black coat and black breeches. | The honeymoon will start with a fox hunt in which guests will join. Under Supervision U. S. Treasury §This Bank has made over 38 thousand loans aggregating nearly 9 millions of dollars to as- sist persons of character to accomplish some worthy purpose. ?ol: connection with the n the borrower agrees to make monthly or semi-monthly deposits in a savings account with which he may pay the loan; thus the borrower forms the habit of saving regu- larly. NEW MOTOR TOOL ALLOY IS HARD AS DIAMONDS Carboloy Used in Auto Factory Work to Provide Tips for Steel Cutting Machinery. DETROIT (#).—Experiments made | by German scientists during the World for diamonds needed in the manufac- taken advantage of to provide certain tools in American automobile factories. Developing the German experiments, American sclentists have produced a material so hard that it scratches glass like a diamond and named it carboloy. It is a tungsten carbide and has been called the hardest material ever manu- actured commercially by man. Harder than the hardest of high-speed steel, its ingregients are carbon, cobalt and tungsten. Carboloy. is used in automobile factory | work to provide tips for steel cutting | ma. in several precision opera- | tions. While approximating the hard- | ness of a diamond, carboloy is slightly less brittle and therefore does not chip easily. Artificial diamonds have been pro- duced by subjecting carbon to tremen- | dous heat and pressure, but the cost has proved prohibitive. Manufacture of carboloy also is relatively expensive, but only & very small piece is required—just enough to produce a tip weighing 6 to 12 grams on a base of steel. It is possible with the new substance to hold cutting operations to within the |‘lmg‘ of two ten-thousandths of an inch. - Overcoats Notabl style and exceptional value— reflecting the fashions of the season — developed weaves with superior work- manship. Single —with velvet collars ; and with self collars; with raglan shoul- ders and in plain novelty shades. Special ments at The Mode—F at Eleventh ¥ A ‘War in the production of a substitute | | ture of precision instruments have been SCENTST FOUND DEAD AT H DESK Rev. Franeis J. ' Tondorf, S. J., of Georgetown Was Eminent Quake Authority. (Continued Prom First Page) | | Associated Press, scoring an important | b | *Father Tondort might be termed the “'hlher of seismology” in_ the Jesuit colleges of this country. He was the first to install an earthquake detector |at Georgetown, as a result of which a chain of similar observatories have | oeen installed at all the leading Jesuit | | institutions in the country. For many | years he collaborated with Father John | | Hagen, who left Georgetown 23 years lor 80 ago to become director of the | | astronomical observatory at the Vatican. |In this connection Father Tondorf | rendered valuable assistance to the iVltlcln astronomer in his studies of the variable stars. Important as News. | Father Tondorf's early earthquake | bulletins were declared by Dr. McAdle. | one time president of the Seismologica | Soclety of America, as the beginn! | of an important news service in mal | ing information of microsemic move. | ments readily available in placing the | | cause of these movements. He was one | | of the first scientists to put earth- quake data cn the air, using the wire. less to broadcast information through- out the world. Under his direction, the Georgetown observatory was the first in this coun. | tion of the Eastern section of the Seis. | mological Society of . America, whose | members lamented the fact that such an instrument, which has the longest | range of any known, was not available | in the United States. Within the past | | year Father Tondorf had installed a | second Galitzin machine, the gift of the Rhode Island alumni of George- town. This is of a horizontal type. Father Tondorf was intensely inter- ested in research to discover s way by which earthquakes could be forecast, so |as to give timely waming in event of | disasters in cities. While optimistic about this phase of study, he was frank |In admitting thdt years of future re- | search work would have to be done be- fore there could be any dependable forecasting. | Considering the fact that about 9,000 earthquakes are recorded on machines throughout the world, Pather Tondorf was not an alarmist and held strictly to the opinion that the number of quakes serious enough to cause real alarm were comparatively few. Native of Bosten. Father Tondorf was born in Boston July 17, 1870. He was the son of | Joseph and Louise Musler Tondorf. In early manhood he decided to enter the | Jesult Order and received his A. B. degree at Woodstock College, near Bal- timore. After entering the order most of his teaching was done at Loyola College in Baltimore. He also taught at other Jesuit colleges before coming to George- | town in 1903. Father Tondorf took | | his post graduate degree at Johns Hop- | | kins University and also at Georgetow: | Coliege. During past years he lectured several | times a week at Woodstock Coll a Jesuit house of studies, and in addition | to his science courses at Georgetown S74 Fladve NE REES 5021 Ga A MW Mode e for their distinctive in fine and double breasted regular shoulders— colors and the new lly strong assort- ia very dear friend. Burial will be in SURVEY REVE GREATER A MQVIES HOLD EAL THAN BOOKS Greatest. Indifference to Reading Was Found Among Delinquent Children, atnalvgn A By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 29.—Alice Miller Mitchell, acting for the Wieboldt Foundation, set out to determine wheth- er books or the movies held the greater appeal as entertainment for children, and the result of her study has re- vealed a marked leaning toward the movies. She said 90.6 per cent of the 10,052 children studied attended the movies. P Only; 117 per cent ted they did not go to picture showd, most f them ‘:‘?n;lnlnc away because of efs. e children were divided into three groups for purposes of the study—av- erage school children, delinquents and Boy and Girl Scouts. The delinquent child’s attendance at the movies ex- ceeded that of other groups. Girl Scouts and high school girls were the only ones to express a preference for books. The indifference w reading was found among delinquents. of rell College, he taught physiology in the school of medicine. He was assistant in the astronomical observatory from 1905 to 1907. Father Tondorf belonged to many sci- entific societies, including the Meteor- ological Society, Washington Academy, the Geophysics Union, American Seis- mology Society and others. Recently he was made a fellow of the Royal As- tronomical Society of Great Britain. Little is known at Georgetown regard- ing his relatives. He has a sister, Mrs. Mary Galvin of Chestnut Hill, Mass., near Boston. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 9 o'clock in Chapel at Georgetown. Most Rev. John McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, will offictate. Bishop McNamara was a student of Father Tondorf at Loyola College and the college cemetery. She Wants Laws for Dancers. Miss Pat Sykes, who recently won the world’s dancing championship in Eng- 1and, has come out in favor of laws for dancers. “There are laws governing every other sport and pastime,” she says, “so why not dancing?” She would have a “traffic controller” for ballrooms so that all dancers would be kept -m:.-uyi to the “one-way” rule. She also would | have those dancers who stop for & chat | in the middle of the floor kept off for the rest of the evening. Woman Police for Turkey. ‘Women police are to be introduced into Turkey. The Turkish Women's Union will invite the chief of the Eng- lish women police to organize a school of feminine guardians of the law in Constantinople. Latife Bekir Hanim, president of the union, says that there is a great need for women police to pro- | tect Turkey's girls from the pitfalls fol- lowing the emancipation from the veil and the harem. SUPERIOR GARAGES IN ALL MATERIALS TIN ROOFS PORCHES BUILT WE BUILD, RFBUILD. REMODEL REPAIR ~ANYTHING =~ AND GIV TERMS Sf]gNEBRM(EB SN\ CORSTRUCTIoN *JERVICE Water in Piano Prevents Damage. To counteract the effects of hot, dry air upon his plano during the Winter, E. J. Disler, expert tuner of Tiffin, Ohlo, has had success in placing six fruit jars, filled with water, inside the cabinet of the upright, says Popular Mechanics Magazine, He is careful to keep the containers filled and to ad- just them so that they will not touch strings or sounding board. The jars are removed in the Spring. “An'ideal tem- perature for a plano would be about 65 degrees Pahrenheit the year around,” Mr. Disler declared. g Dawes Lauds Holiday. LONDON, November 29 (#).—Ambas- to celebrate Soclety of London at & holiday banquet that this day of good cheer was the | only day on which the solemn Pilgrim fathers loosened up and celebrated. Sunken Freighter Raised. PENSACOLA, Fla., November 29 (#). The Italian freighter Escambia, which sank in 32 feet of water at a dock here Wednesday night, was floated and ready to proceed to Genoa, Italy, today with its cargo of lumber. Damage to the freighter was said to be slight. BT NEW MINISTER BACKS YOUNG PLAN ON DEBTS DE\{ Cuctins, _ Sucoessor of Dr. Stresemann. Takes Stand in 1 First Public Talk. By jhe Associated Press, BERLIN, November 29.— Dr. Julius Curtius, Germany’'s new foreign min- ister, placed himself squarely behind the Young plan today in his first speech before the Reichstag since his appoint- ment. He succeeded the late Dr. Stresemann. Affirming that the Young plan was & great improvement over the Dawes plan, Dr. Curtius asked the Reichstag to reject the Nationalists’ motion against it, which came up for the first reading today, and declared that the recent plebiscite was an attack upon the authority of the state. In a witty speech that was frequently interrupted by the Nationalists and the Fuascists, he sald that the Nationalist proposal for renouncing Germany's confession of war guilt “attempts to ram open doors and is based upon senseless assertions that Germany's for- eign policy has been hitherto bullt on the recognition of her guilt in the war.” Steam Pipes Clear P: Steam pipes are being employed to conquer the snowdrifts that pile up each Winter in the Berthoud Pass, over the Continental Divide, says Populsy Mechanics Magazine, ‘This pass, 11,300 feet above sea level. often is blocked by snow from late October to May or June. Shoveling out the snow is an almost impossible task for about s mile and a half, and it is in this section that steam pipes are to be used, Buried a few inches under ground, no great heat is required, as it will be necessary to keep the ground only a few degrees above freezing so the "&"' will melt and the water will drain off. . Roller skates were first patented by Merlin, a Flemish musical instrument maker in 1760 7 T SRS V. ST P £ Y P If you have a house for sale, the time to sell it is NOW. Washington, Becnule of Governmental activities, i1s always having new families to house. Increased Governmental building program will induce more to come into Washington. They must be housed. Therefore, if your house is in good condi- tion and is priced right, there is no reason why now is not the time to sell it. Reach all the prospective buyers by an ad- vertisement in The Star under Sale Houses. Tell all the attractive features ‘and espe- cially those that are unusual. 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