Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1930, Page 51

" INDAN‘PRESSBOY HAS OWN STORY Lahore, Punjab Capital, Known as “Date Line” for Oriental News. Lahore, India, where the All-India Nationalistic Congress is meeting, has @ Jocal story. Lahore is the press box of North India, but seldom has much %o say about itself. Indus” iver. releasing '8 _dejuge of lus River, rel s of ‘water that wipes out thousands of Dative homes, the news is dispatched from Lahore. If Afghan bandits way- Iay a sufficient number of caravans, Peshawar might get into the date line, but more frequently Lahore is the date-line city. Both the Indus River snd Afghanistan border are more than 200 miles from Lahore. Crossroads of North India. according to a bulletin Geographic Society, *is the capital of Punjab State, and ;I:hol the important crossroads of “Not many curious travelers are found there, for the city is off the beaten paths of tourist travel. Most tourists visit Calcutta and Bombay and mrhlp& the interior cities between em, but Lahore, lying about 200 miles northwest of Delhi, is a bit out of the AMERICAN MINISTER THRIVES ON REVOLUTIONARY DISORDE Dominican Troubles Seen as “Meat and Drink” to Charles B. Curtis. Arresting Appearance and Personality Vital Forces in Ending Disputes. By the Associated Press. Such affairs as have been exciting the Deminican Republic, with attend- ant dangers of international complica- tions and quick death, are as meat and drink to Charles B. Curtis, the Ameri- can Minister there. Since the revolution broke out last Monday, Mr. Curtis has been in the thick of it—calling rebel and govern- mental to parley; sending the legation's secretary, John M. Cabot, to confer with rebel leaders; furnishing sanctuary to the wife of a high gov- ernment official, and rewnl::; State Department what he b Likes Revolutions. Richard B. Southgate of the State Department ‘said “today, “Curtis loves troubles. He'd rather find himself in the midst of a revolution than eat. And he always does the right thing at the right time.” Southgate should know. He spent done. way. Yet trains from important South- ern Indian cities connect with lines to the city; rallroads from the foothills of the western Himalaya Mountains touch it; there is a line from Lahore to the Afghan border on the north; and from the west come trains from Karachi, popular landing fleld for Asia- Burope aviators. Elephants Carry Sightseers. “Lahore is about as old as the Chris- tian era and in some old, walled por- tions of the city there has not been much change since the city was first huflkthlsom:“ohlut!l:e streets are so nar- Tow ¢ rs’ who engage ele- phants for a tour watch the natives doorways and, as the ele- , flatten themselves against walls of unattractive houses that flank these byways. “Every house has at least one in- closed balcony or bay window and no two houses - seem to have theni p: from the same floor. And no two balconies are the same:! size. This feature of Lahore house eonstruction, and the further fact that Lahore’s.early builders apparently gave t building them frame a bronsed, fe face. Some of the women wear shawls, others adorn themselves with trinkets—stone- incrusted discs pierce the left sides of their nostrils, beads nearly cover the bright waists and bronzed necks of “They look d galy clad, » lown upon a gayly ! surging mass of humanity—some men with turbans so large that appear top-heavy—others with skull caps. They see beggars, some mere children of 7 and 8 years, and older ones, who move only when an elephant, & wagon drawn by a shaggy donkey, or a high-wheeled cart, forces them to withdraw their outstretched legs. The beggars’ “pitiful professional pleading, the yell of the )umf native raga- muffins, whose only playground is in front of their own doorways, and the unmelodious cry of numerous péddlers, echo through.the. narrow byways. Industries - Hidden. “At the bazaars, the travelers. min- gle with a colorful horde who watch crafty merchants drive home sales of hammered metal ware and earthen ves- sels of all shapes and sizes, jewelry and many other products of local manufac- ture, Incidentally, a tour of Lahore re- veals little manufacturing activity, but ‘within the somber walls flan] their wearers two months with the energetic Curtis during a revolution in Guatemala in | which dangers ran from earthquakes to firing squads. That was in December, 1921, when President Carlos Herrera of Guatemala was unseated by revolution- ary forces led by Gen. Orellana. Curtis, sent. down from Washington on 24 hours’ notice' as -a ‘ “trouble shooter,” was accompanied by South- gate. “Curtis always amazed me,” said his friend in telling of the experience to- day. “Any one can tell, just by look- to the | ing THE _SUNDAY CHARLES B. CURTIS. at him, that he is a real man. He's stocky, sure of motion, and looks intently at you with the most remark- able blue eyes I ever have seen. Appearance Arresting. “Although he is nearly bald, with just a fringe of white hair, those eyes peer out from beneath heavy, dark eyebrows. “His appearance is arresting and his personality is un‘flye. Alwsays, he is absolutely impartial. “Every one, revo- lutionary' or federal, comes to agree with him: They always have, and they will in the Dominican Republic also.” For 23 years Mr. Curtis, now 55 years old, has adventured in foreign lands in Uncle Sam’s service. As a diplo- mat ‘he has been stationed in Petro- grad, Constantinople; - Christiana, Rio de_ Janelro, Bogota, Panama, Teguci- galpa, Managua, Guatemala City, Buda- pest, Havana, and Santo Domingo twice. » THREE PLAYS OPENED IN NEW YORK LAST WEEK “Prince of Pilsen” Also Revived for Theatergoers Along Broadway. NEW YORK (N.AN.A).—Three new plays and a revival opened last week. “The Prince of Pllsen” at the Jolson , | Theater, although written for another generation, charms old and young alike. “Nancy’s Private Affair,” the con- ventional comedy of the slacker wife and wandering husband who is wangled back into connubial larity when the horn-rimmed girl is not well, is drawing at the Vanderbilt The- ater. Myron C. Fagan, the author, sup- plies the audience with easily felded Jokes and wise cracks; but so far as the critics are concerned, has Poprped out. “Phantoms,” at Wallack’s, by A. E. .| Snitt and L. Sand, is a heavy-handed burlesque on the mystery play. “Strike Up the Band,” bolstered by the diverse talents of George and Ira Gershwin, music and lyrics; Raymond Sovey, settings; Clark and McCullough, elowning; Doris:Carson, Blanche Ring, Jerry Goff and Margaret Schilling, singing and dancing, seems set to stay at the Times Square Theater. A musical comedy in two acts and eight scenes by Morrie Ryskind, from & libretto by~ ¢ S. Kaufman, lam- poons poor old George W. Babbitt again. This time he is a rich and self-made chocolate manufacturer, who dreams himself into a war with Switzerland. In spite of the satire, which is lost in the second .act; the musical comedy is tuneful, contemporary and entertain- ing to a degree, Clark and McCuHough, ‘a riotous pair in any show, do not let the libretto get in the way of their uproarious work. Don Marquis returns to Broadway in a comedy, “I ' d | Williard are a great part of its attrac- of pl X inhabitants include many for- eign officlals, and British soldiers are quartered there. You may hire a Eu- ropean-made automobile and ride through wide boulevards past fine gov- ernment buildings and spacious parks. On the promenades Paris and London fashions predominate, and in the clubs and theaters the Orient is nearly blanked from the foreigners’ minds ex- cept, perhaps, for the presence of a few high-caste natives. “Wealthy, gayly-clad Indians also ride in European sutomobiles, but some use the ‘coach and four’ The horses, drivers, footmen and carriages are adorned with bright-colored, gold-tas- seled cloth.” INTERPRETER TO KEEP JOB DESPITE RICHES| NEW YORK, January 18 (N.AN.A). ~A millionaire court interpreter, such @8 Joseph Horwich has become through the will of his brother, Conrad Hubert, flashlight ploneer, is bound to be & man of much prestige, for the position makes him rather icuous anyhow. Standing beside the witness he waits and listens while the witness lets loose & torrent of language much worse than Greek to the judge, the attorneys, the erowd in the court room. ‘The interpreter nods, comprehend- ing all, and in the light of his under- standing turns to the bench and re- lates it all in English, usually con- densing many sentences into one. All rely upon his translation. Mr. Horwich in . expects to engage social work, and therefore he will con- tinue the court . use they supplement one another, but in April he will go to Italy, where, for six months, he will seek to add Italian to ! Russian, Polish and Yiddish, and then he will visit his birthplace, Minsk, in Russia. He is contesting that part of his brother’s will under which former President Coolidge, former Gov. Smith and Julius Rosenwald distribute $6,000,~ 000 among 34 institutions. (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- Daper Alliance.) NEW YORK ALIENATING NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES NEW YORK, Jo/'UATY 18 (NAN.A). —Since the char#?¢’ of Boston has changed so much, NeW York, which is relatively safe for any book or idea, is attracting more Ie tatives of old Massachusetts 1 The: be by the Back Bay assurance in their eyes sweep into Carnegie Hall attended by gentle- men of dist ‘The; the Quality of ymat'. tvymn!}znry ted | Ce€ds will be | assails one's le{, tion. (Copyright, 1920, by North American News- per Alllance. LONDON ACTI.!ESS GIVEN SEND-OFF AT RECEPTION Stage and Literary Stars Gather to Honor Constance Collier Before Leaving for United States. LONDON (N.AN.A.).—Before sail- ing for America to produce “The Matri~ arch,” Mr. and Mrs, Frank Vernon gave a Sunday afternoon reception for their leading lady, Miss Constance Collier, theatrical and literary stars of London were present. The Vernons' flat in Grosvenor Square was one of Mrs. Vernon's ideas to make her London home appear al- most like a country house. To Turther this illusion she has window boxes in which there is a display of evergreen hedgerows clipped into the shapes of birds. In Spring the first crocuses ‘to appear in Londan are always to be found here, Mrs. Vernon is well known in the- atrical circles and was responsible for the French translation of *Journey's End.” She has also done a French ver- slon of Reginald Berkeley's film “Beethoven,” which Mark Hambourg and Baclanova are making at the same time as the English one. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- pape BRITISH YOUTH TAKES TRAINING FOR SKIING Climbs Steps of Monument Every Day Before Leaving on Trip to Switzerland. LONDON, (N.A.N.A.).—Winter sports are still much in the air, and those young people not already in Switzerland are planning to go within the next few weeks or so. One of the chief drawbacks to & ski- ing holiday is the terrible agony’ that muscles after the first day out. One bright young man, how- ‘ever), has solved this problem ingen- lously. For three weeks before he starts for Switzerland he climbs every day, and some times twice a day, the 300-odd steps of the monument. Doing this slowly and in various styles, he finds that he gets the necessary preliminary training within a stone’s throw of his office. Later he will graduate to the somewhat stiffer ascent of the tower of ‘Westminster Cathedral. ‘ His only grouch is that he canhot obtain a season ticket at reduced rates for entrance to the monument. He is strongly of the opinion that the view from top in foggy weather is dear at threepence a time. (Copyright, 1929, North American Newspaper Alpha Omicron Pi Group . Sghedules Card Party ‘The Wi Alumni Chapter: of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority has an- nounced a benefit card party to be held at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue, Saturday, March 8. Miss Anita Peter:'.‘-mwm‘m t'.h“ the group, it the pro- uu{:or the Wflfll}l proj- g;er of Alpha of the nxvemrfl:; of Mary- North Carolina Society Lists Reception and Dance A reception in honor of members of the North Carolina delegation in Con- gress and a dance will be given by the North Carolina Society of Washington ‘Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Carlton Hotel. Mrs. David H. Blair, wife of the former commissioner of in- ternal revenue, is chairman of the re- ception committee and Maj. E. P. Den- son is chairman of the floor committee. RS' Save on Your Spring Wardrobe at Sigmunds Now! Appointment of Col. Julian Yates, chief of chaplains of the United States Army, as chaplain of the soclety has | been announced by the president, Capt. Percy W. Foote, U. S. N. The board of governors consists of Senator F. M. Simmons and Senator Lee S. Overman, Representative John H. Kerr, Repre- sentative Charles L. Abernethy, Repre- sentative Charles A. Jonas, Representa- tive Geerge M. Pritchard, Chairman Garland S. Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission, Maj. Gen. Richard P. Davis, U. 8. A, retired; Lieut. Comdr. Ovid C. Foote, U. 8. N., retired; Mrs. Edward W. Pou, Mrs. David H. Blal Miss Ethel Bagley, Miss Sallie Alston Turner, Rev. Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, Rev. Dr. S. J. Porter, Maj. E. P. Denson, Dr. Sterling_Ruffin, Robert H. McNeill, Dr. R. O. E. Davis and Mr. Herbert Bonner. . ‘Wilmington Postmaster Dies. WILMINGTON, N. C., March 1 (#).— of A. C. Elliott, president of the Atlan- tic Coast Line Railway. - MATTRESSES RENOVATED Best Servics and Prices. COLUMBIA BEDDING CO,, Ine., WG st NW. Natlonal 8528. [SAVAGE | WASHER & DRYER EXCLUSIVE SPIN-RINSE, SPIN-DRY BEACON INN SUNDAY "5.COURSE DINNER, $1.00 From 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fruit Cup | Brussels Sp) | Asparagus in Butter Tce Cream Cake ‘We Make Our Own Pastries and Cakes Phone Col. 10028 An unusu- ally large :c o llection | toselect from. 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