Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1930, Page 22

B—6 * DOUBTS ARE CAST ONPARLEY SUCCESS ‘Painful Arithmetic’ Declared ‘Absurd’ by Famed British Writer. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 15—The best- informed Sunday newspapers. of Lon- don show a strain of pessimism regard- ing the Naval Conference, or, at any zate, of warning of grave difficulties lying ahead. In the Observer, J. L. Garvin calls the past week ‘ane of the shell-shocks™ and refers to “the astounding French program of creating across the Channel a first-class naval power, including sub- marine supremacy.” ‘The suggestion that the United States ! scrap four vessels and build one of the Rodney type, he says, came “like a bomb.” The idea, he continues, “sad- dened the heart and mind of every worker for peace in the world. Its ychological effect would mean a g:nvy setback to the whole cause of disarmament. It- would glorify the imagination of gunpowder.” Garvin believes, nevertheless, that nothing can really shake Anglo-Ameri- can friendship and he pays tribute to the “absolute fairness” displayed by the United States in the crulser controversy. He concludes with.a. call for complete abolition of the pre-war ways of thought. Wickham Steed, internationally known journalist, says in the Sunday ‘Times: “In the-light of the peace pact, the painful arithmetic of the conference is absurd. The whole point and purpose of the peace pact was to make war un- lawful. By logical implication. the pact involves the readiness of its signatories to treat war-makers as outlaws.” Unless ths naval powers take a small dose of this logic, their conference canfiot wholly succeed and may fail entirely, No ‘global’ or ‘categorical’ arithmetic will save it.” Legal Phraseology Desired. The American delegation to the Naval Conference will insist that the approach made to shaping a treaty to limit the !c(ivlfleik;.f sluhn;lll;lnu in .warfare be mainl legal lines. Sec:eury'a( State Stimson is known to feel that legal experts are best quali- to draw up an agreement for the solu!lnnuo!‘thls Pmblcm. rather than diplomats of naval experts. mI:l the carridors of ‘the delegation headquarters. at” the Ritz Hotel tonight two names were being mentioned promi- nently for the American members on the subcommittee. They Were those of George Rublee, specia® adviser to Am- bassador Morrow, who.is noted for his legal ability, and of Keith Merrill, an expert in treaty drafting and in_the legal work connected with it. Mr. Stimson feels that a treaty deal- ing with checks on submarine warfare should not be drafted from the routine e tie Dhrabeiory. " He_desires % diplomatic p) logy. ~He i have the treaty proposed by the French drafted in the strongest and most bind- ing manner possible. * Hope to Raise Morale. The Americans informally indicated tonight that they were well ‘aware that a final five-power agreement was en- tirely contingent upon the progress made with the French delegates, and subsequently with the Italians, on the basis of the Prench figures for tonnage. They recognize that the work of recon- ciling the divergent views on' the ques- tion of tonnage would take a consid- erable period. of time. Therefore they are anxious that some progress be made in another line in order to keep up the morale of all the delegations. MARYLAND FARMERS DISCUSS TOBACCO Seventh District Club Luncheon Meeting at Leonardtown. Holds Special Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md., February 15. —The Farmers Club of ‘the Seventh Dis- trict met this week at the home of Joseph F. Crew of Hume, near here, and were entertained at luncheon. - William F. Herbert, president, called the meeting to order. The following subjects were discussed in detail: “Planting of Seed Tobacco, “Stripping and Bulking Tobacco,” “The Steriliza- tion of the Tobacco Bed” and “The Raising and Caring of Ewe Lambs.” It was decided to buy a sterilization machine for tobacco beds. Herbert suggested they help other St. Marys districts to organize local clubs like their own, and once & year meet at Hotel St. Marys at a banquet to secure co-operation of farmers. ‘Those_attending the meeting were Joseph F. Crew, Willlam F. Herbert, R. C. Ellis, Charles Beitzell, E. D. Burch, Rev. W. E. Carley, 8. J.. Dr. R. V. Palmer, F. H. Bailey, George L. Lawrence, Zack Johnson, Garner Reeves, A. E. Stone, Sprigg Reeves, John T. Dent, G. F. Wathen, Mile: Palmer, John B. Abell, Julious John- SHANK WILL DISPOSES Heads Committee }NAMED TO MARKET BOARD Dr. F. B. Bomberger to Work With By a Staft Currespondent Star. COLLEGE PARK, Ma., February 15. —Dr. Frank B. Bomberger, assistant di- rector of the extension service of the University of Maryland and chief of the Maryland State Department of Markets, has been appointed assistant chief of | the division of co+opes i of the Federal Farm Boar |~ The ‘appotntment -is for one year from Februa berger will retain his connection with the university. HERBERT H. MITCHELL, Chairman of the dance committee for Lebanon Chapter, O. E. S., which will entertain at the Willard Thursday night. | —Star Staff Photo. AMUSEMENTS POLI'S—Richard IIL All the blood and thunder,. all the color, all .the fanciful murders that! Shakespeare could have wished for were put into “Richard IIL"” which Fritz {Leiber and his distinguished company presented last night as the last of their week’s repertoire. Thoroughly spectac- ular in every way, replete with the fire of such acting as has not been dupli- cated on Shakespearean boards here in many & day, Mr. Leiber guided his brother actors through the great ly that climaxed a brilliant week. m the first, “now is the Winter of our discontent,” to the last terrible scene on the battlefleld, when Richard knows that his crown and his head are no longer his own, Mr. Leiber built as turbulent"a picture of a turbulent character as one could want. The cruel Gloucester, led on by a demented am- bition, whose tongue, as he expresses it, “can wheedle ‘to the devil,” was never more sly, more self-seeking, more contented with the channels of his murders, than was the hunchbacked presented by Mr. Lelber. - Not as_horrible in appearance, perhaps, as John Barrymore would have had him, he had, still; all- the subtle inuendoes of a twisted and warped mind that our wildest nightmares of the man could have ed for. ‘The supperting cast lent Mr, Leiber generous help. Although only in a secondary capacity, Mr. Cecil as Clar- ence, Mr. Hall as Buckingham and Mr. Burke as the unfortunate old King, Henry VI, were faultless in every de- tail—so were the two little princesses in the tower, played with rare restraint by Miss Carroll and Miss S&evelés:u. “As You Like It” at Poli’s. One of the three plays which Wil- liam Shakespeare wrote that was “sup- ressed” from publication was given at tinee performance at Poli’s - Like It,” which - torians state was probably written some time before 1600 but was not published until 1623, was the delightful plece of entertainment offered. It seems that “As You Like It,” “Henry V”_and “Much Ado About Nothing” were withheld from publication by a caveat issued August 4, 1600. Soon tha twp latter were. published, but Shakespeare had to wait apparently nerrly a quarter of a century for “As You Like It” to appear in print. At that, in these days, it seems a droll and fascimating emnf edy with a strong arce. tendency. toward Al story is said to have| been inspired by a novel, “Rosalynd, | or Euphue’s Golden Legacye,” by, Lodge, an author of 1590, Bhlkespnrel originated the three most individual characters in his play. Jacques, the role played by Pritz Leiber, who in this part has those marvelous lines beloved by the world—"All the world's a stage,” etc, and the equally famous “Seven Ages of Man” is one of these. Mr. Lelber ‘gave se passages a reading so exquisitely simple that he created almost paignant pleasure in his audi- ence's reaction. Another of Mr. Shakespeare’s orig- inalities, the clown, Touchstone, was given the bulk of the epigrams to voice. Robert Strauss did so, excellently. The third of this trio, the sluggish-witted peasant girl, Audrey, was admirably impersonated by Marie Carroll. ‘The more slowly roles of Rosalind, Celia. Orlando and Oliver were given fine readings by Vera Allen, Virginia gromon. Lawrence Cecil and Hart , Tespectively. All the other many roles that made a perfect human mo- saic of the characters used to tell the story and point the morals of this com- edy, were excellently cast. The foppish Beau of Thayer Roberts was particular- 1y good. ‘There were few cuts in the perform- ance of this play, only two important scenes being deleted. That is, these scenes seemed important in order to make the later action on the part of | Oliver logical. They were scene 2, act | II, when Duke Ferdinand discovers Rosalind, Cecilia and the Clown, and sends for Oliver to tell of Orlando’s whereabounts; and scene 1, act IIL in which Ferdinand charges Oliver to find Orla:do and threatens to connsclzu his lands. % X THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 16, Pederal Farm Unit. The penchant of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh for practical joking among his friends as a relief: from the tedium of banquets and receptions is responsi- ble for a new Lindbergh story told last night by Donald E. Keyhoe, aide to Col. Lindbergh on his United States tour | ve' marketing a period of ry 1. 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LINDBERGH’S PRACTICAL JOKING TOLD OVER RADIO BY COMPANION America’s Hero Sewed Up Friend’s Clothes When Latter Disobeyed Warning to Retire Early. following the Paris flight, in a radio address over the Columbia System from Station WMAL, After referring to' a number of jokes Lindbergh had played on him during the _tour, Keyhoe said: “I think the most embarrassing 1930—PART ONE. thing Idaho during the tour. We had been flying six hours every day, sightseeing, in addition to all the ceremonies. We were becomi ather weary, so one night Lindbe: told us we would have to be in by 10:30 until we were rested. I happened to somewhere, so I objected to this. “+All right, go_ahead,’ he said, ‘but don't forget that I warned you.’ “He sald this jokingly, but, remem- bering a certain other occasion, I looked under my bed when I came back, and then even took it apart—but I found nothing wrong. I decided that for once he had forgotten about it,¢though I should have known better. I went to sleep, but forgot to lock the door. “When I woke up I found he had sewed up the only suit of clothes I had INACHMANI he ever did’# me occurred in | not packed, and he wed up every conceivable spot with ball cord, so I could not get into them. Well, that in itself was not be goin; hlolthah There three hundred people waiting to see the colonel. “I went over to the desk, reached in- side my coat for my wallet, and found to my that it was sewed up in my pocket. I quietly borrowed a pair of scissors from the clerk and tried tc cut the stitches without attracting any attention. But one pointed to me, then several girls began to giggle, and finally every one came over to see what was going on. Naturally, I felt very much embarrassed. The hotel mana. ger, who was stant put me at ease, m?ulo a few words Lindbe: MRS. H. W. FORD NOT DEAD 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. : ROCKVILLE, Md., FPebruary 15— Through an erroneous report réceived from what was considered 'reliable sources here, The Star annotn the death of Mrs. Henry W. Ford or;uh'- ville. It was Mrs. Richard Ford of near Barnesville who died. HOME OF VALUES ‘f | Genuine Reduction of 15 to 509 in the February Sale $400 Purchase 1402 Worth of Merchandise FREE $500 Purchase 50X Worth of Merchandise 3-Pc. Frame Davenport Suite Upholstered in leatherette. of Davenport (opens to full size bed), comfortable Chair and Rocker. PRISCILLA SEWING $1.98 CABINET—Com- plete with spool DAVENPORT TABLE— $13. Mahogany fin- ish; pedestal - base style...... Consists of 3-Pc. L. R. Suite Davenport Table Magazine Rack End Table Floor Lamp Handsome 4-Pc. Bedroom Suite Comfortable Coil Spring oak finish; five large drawers and hat box... All-Cotton Mattress CHIFFOROBE — Golden $13.95 = ) PORCELAIN-TOP KITCHEN TABLE, with drawer; white 54 95 2 enamel base . GOV. WINTHROP DESK —Ample writing 859_75 anddrawer space 95 BABY CARRIAGE — Pullman style, uphalstered body; push OF $300,000 ESTATE MEETING TO BE HELD BY CANNERS’ SCHOOL | Three-Day Gathering at University | of Maryland Opens Tuesday. Beautiful 8-Pc. Dining Room Suite | ] e Large Walnut Veneer Buffet i 5 —— Full Size Walnut Veneer Table g Room Su}te Five Side Chairs, Velour Seats For the hame that wants real . tyl ity. . One Armchair, Velour Seat 2&::3:‘.3:::"’.1..'{'35i c:i:‘e SEC 2B 4-Pc. Room Outfit Middletown Man Leaves Property | to Wife After Several Specific Bequests. Special Dispatch ‘to ‘The: Star. 5-Pc. Enamel Breakfast Room Suite Drop-Leaf Table Four Chairs FREDERICK, Md., February 15.— Distributing an estate valued at be- tween $300,000 and $5000,000, the will of Charles M. Shank, Middletuwn, was probated at the Prederick Ccuuty Or- phans’ Court, and after special bequests are set forth leaves the bulk of the es- tate to the widow, Mrs. Anna D. Shank. Two years ago Mr. Shank made & gift of $50,000 toward the erection of the Shank wing of the Frederick City Hospital, and at about the same time $10,000 was given to the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Middletown. George A. Shank, a brother, is given $5000, and Catherine F. Alexander, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Shank, is given $5,000 and a life inter- est in a trust fund cf $20,000. Harry M. Gross and Earl M. Kepler, who were for years employed at the creamery business of Mr. Shank, are given an option to purchase the business for $50,000. Tge residue of the estate is left to Mrs. Shank unconditionally. Sessions Twice Daily. COLLEGE PARK, Md., February 15. —The three-day meeting of the Can- ners and Field Men's School will open at the University of Maryland next Tuesday. The sessions, which will be held twice daily Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day, at 9 and, 2 o'clock, will be under the auspices of the College of Agricul- ture and agricultural experiment sta- tion of the university in co-operation of the Tri-State Packers’' Association. All phases of vegetable wing and packing will be .sone into thoroughly. ‘The leading ‘addresses of the meeting will be made Tuesday evening, when a get-together dinner will be held in the university dining hall. At this time the visitors will be greet- ed Dr. Raymond Allen Pearson, NEW TRIAL ASKED. Six Affidavits Filed on Behalf of Deputy Sherift’s Slayers. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, February 15—A t petition containing six amdavits been flled in court here in behalf - of Charles Lewis, Thurmont, and Leslie Clark, Hagerstown, found guilty of the murder of Deputy Sheriff Clyde L. 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