Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1930, Page 5

SCHODL ORATORS | WARNED OF TIME New Limit on Speaking Tech-} nique Contrast With Former Contests. With the approach of the school ! eliminations in the National Oratorical | Contest, participants must give special | attention to the effect which the new | time limit will have on their speaking | technique, Randolph Leigh, director of the contest, wamned today. Speakers should follow a somewhat different plan ; for the 6-minute speech, as contrasted | with the longer speech of previous | years, he declared. “In the first place,” says the director general, “there must be a greater effort than ever to make a vivid presentation of ideas. The sentences, even the very words, must be shorter, in order to se- cure the maximum result within the | short time alloted the speaker. The | speech need not suffer from this prun- ing of words and clauses. On the con- trary, the contestants, driven by nece: sity to use stout Anglo-Saxon wor should produce better results than the past. We have been too thoroughly | Latinized already in our oratorical ideals. A return to patrial phrases wul‘ awaken our ears once more to the vivid beauty of our Saxon tongue. The con- test and contestants will gain by this rediseovery of our quickening small words, which always have been used with great effect by the real masters of English. Most Obvious Difference. “However, the most obvious differ- ence in the speeches this year as con- trasted with those of last year will be, or should be, in the speaking technique of the orators. “I have heard hundreds of short speeches, in this ‘contest and in con- nection ‘with other events, and have observed that after about six or seven minutes in the speech of even the most seasoned speaker there comes a marked sagging in the driving power of the orator. I do not mean tight-fisted straining to compel people to listen, but a hot and genuine uprush of word and tone from the very depths of a man, lighting him up. In the old oratory, ' ORATORICAL CONTEST ENTRANTS FROM LEONARDTOWN SCHOOL HHHHNR 3 The entire student body of Leonard tional subjects. The competition is being enthusiastically supported at the school by the principal, Brother Paulus, and Brother Walter, Hall, St Marys County, Md., is entered in the preliminary phases of the contest—the writing of compositions on constitu- English teacher and con- DOUBLE SCREEN GRID SOON EXPECTED OUT Improved Reception and Lower Cost Promised With Five- Element Tube. BY ROBERT MACK. The double screen grid set, using the much-controverted pentode or five-ele- ment tube, shortly is to make its ap- pearance. Almost simulfaneously with the an- nouncement by the Radio Manufac- turers’ Association that the pentode sets seem further off than ever, and will | not be presented this season, comes | word that in Chicago the set will be offered to the public almost immedi- ately. The manufacturers promise im- proved radio reception at lower cost. Two months ago the Ceco Manu- facturing Co. of Providence, R. 1., an- nounced it had perfected the pentode, and that it would eliminate the multi- tube receiver and thus lower manu- facturing costs of sets and the mainte- nance costs to owners. But the Manu- facturers’ Association took issue, saying the tube was neither new nor revolu- tionary and that it is impracticable. This started a battle of words, which has progressed since in radio engineer- ing and manufacturing circles, and’ which has fascinated the public. According to reliable information, the Pentode set will be introduced by a Chicago radio retailer and shortly will be marketed throughout the country. Only the test of time will reveal wheth- er CeCo or the organized remainder of in which the speaker devoted an hour or two to developing his theme, the first few minutes of the oration were devoted to giving the pitch or tone for what was to follow. In that initial g:lod of contact the orator also ‘got feel’ of his crowd. But there was an invariable recession of feeling after the first full contact with the audience. ““The speaker must mount swiftly and surely to his climax. Of course, he should not give the outward appear- ance of striving to do that, but he must do it just the same. He may even cover his swift ascent by an artful in- flashing out toward the very last with an idea which knits together sll that has been said before. His thought must be swift without being in the least hurried. It must be mov- ing, but so mirrored in beauty as to seem without motion.” Group Is Organized. Following announcements Wednesday @t a conference between Mr. Leigh and contest participants from five of Wash- ington's high schools that Constitu- tion clubs would be formed at Central, Eastern and McKinley Manual Train- ing, a group of 15 students of the last named institution met yesterday and formally organ L Constitution clubs already exist at ‘Western and Business High Schools and their formation at Central and Eastern within a few days is expected by oratorical contest officials. Augustus Glasgow, of the Student Congress at , Was elected to head the new club. Other officers are David Hill, vice president; Robert Lins, treasurer, and Florence ‘Whitcomb, secretary. A committee, of which J. Milton ‘Tepper is chairman, was appointed to draw up the constitution of the club. ‘The purpose of the club is “to stimulate interest in debate on matters of gen- eral interest, with al reference to the Constitution of United States.” was chosen fac ulty adviser, She will be assisted by teacher. George J. Young, history 3 Next meeting of the club will be held March 20. The members expect to de- vote most of their efforts toward per- fecting themselves in the oratorical contest. There will be extemporaneous discussions of current topics every week, and once a month, a regular debate. GEORGE & CO. Greys— Crisp new Spring styles— in popular nar- row snap brims, ONION MADE NEW FANCY NOVELTY HOSE ;1 Large as- ot H SIaia™% o fop P i1k, - e e 4 rs. m\/ 910 7th St. N.W. the radio industry pitted against it in the wrangle is right.” CeCo is & member of the assoclation, which represents vir- tually the entire receiving set and tube industry. The manufacturers’ association an- hounces that manufacturers generally are agreed that the Pentode set is out of sight. At a meeting last week in New York, it was stated, it became evident that many of the larger set manufac- turers had already completed their plans for 1930 and no sets using Pentode tubes had been included. A large majority of the manufactur- ers’ ntatives attending the meet- ing held that experiments so far had not_demonstrated that the five-element “The Three Musketeers™ £ anythi TSRS SPuen Tor less elscwhe e tube could be used advantageously, the association said. It was agreed that de- velopment work should be intensified on the tube, however, (Copyright, 1930, by the Consolidated Press.) . WASHINGTON TEACHERS PRAISED BY DR. BALLOU Rival Those of Any City in U. 8, Members of Cosmopolitan Club Are Told. Dr, Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, told members of the Cosmo- politan Club at & luncheon yesterday that Washington school teachers are on a parity with those of any city in the country. “While their salarles are not up to the standards of the best cities,” Dr. Ballou said, “they are still suffi- clently high to attract teachers' appli- cations from other cities.” Dr. Ballou also recited the progress made in the educational system of Washington during the past 10 years. Plans for the club membership cam- paign were outlined by Fred J. Rice and Arthur Defenderfer, opposing team captains. CITIZENS COMBrlNE TO ROUT COMMUNISM| Civic Association Asks Owners of | Halls to Refuse Rental Rights to Radical Group. Attempting to frustrate the trend of local Communism by & campaign of clvic ostracism, the East Central Civic Association, in a meeting last night, re- solved to petition owners of halls and | meeting places to deny rental or leasing | rights to Communistic groups. | A committee delegated to solicit the | co-operation of local real estate deale: in & campaign against Communistic | property or leaseholders was appointed. A resolution proposing an increase in the truant officer personnel of the pub- lic schools was adopted. Seeking to relieve traffic congestion at Eckington place, the association a dressed a letter to Traffic Director W liam H. Harland requesting the west- ward continuance of O street, thereby ' S h'e’s takin removing the necessity of traffic turn- ing northward into First street toward Eckington place. Garnett C. Wilkinson, first assistant superintendent of public schools, will speak at the next meeting, April 11, GIVES BLOOD FOR BABY. Calles’ American Son-in-Law to Submit to Transfusion. MEXICO CITY, March 14 (#).— Thomas Arnold Robinson, American son-in-law of Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles, former Mexican President, will give his blood today to save the life of the baby daughter of his brother-in-law, Rodolfo Calles. The infant is in a grave anemic state SALE A advantage of KAY'S MARCH of PROCRESS Most Outstanding DIAMOND FEATURE 14 S0 v An amazing March of Progress dia- mond value! mond, flanked by 2 exquisite floral Superb square-set dia- smaller diamonds; design mount- ing of 18-kt. solid white gold. Pay $1.00 a Week ' Use Kay’s All-American Budget Plan AMERKASTARGEST CREDIT JEWELRY ORGANIZATION Kays DIAMOND Direct from Antwerp, IMPORTS the diamond capital of the world, come Kay’s gems—every one carefully chosen. Direct impor- tation means lower cost to you. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1930. 1 DERELICT AUTOS DECLARED MENACE Conference to Give Views on Highway Safety to Lamont. ‘The operation of derelict automobiles on streets and highways is a menace to public safety and resulis in high levels of maintenance and damage costs to vehicle owners, it was agreed at = meeting yesterday of the committee on maintenance of motor vehicles of the National Conference of Street and Highway Safety. ‘The views of the committee will be embodied in a report to be presented to the conference that has been called by Secretary of Commerce Robert P. Lamont for the end of May. Old automobiles eventually reach a condition, it was pointed out, when they can no longer be economically kept in a safe condition. The elimination of such cars from the highways was de- clared to be an important part of the whole accident prevention problem, Crash Causes Enumerated. The causes assigned by the commit- tee as probably the most productive of accidents, from the standpoint of ve- hicle maintenance, are defective brakes, glaring headlights il lights, defective steering gears and obstructions on windshields. The com- mittee recommended frequent inspec- | tion of vital parts of the car as & means of promoting safety and reducing the hazard of highway traffic. Members Present. ‘The members of the committee who were present were: S. J. Willlams of the National Safety Council, Chicago; R. 8. Armstrong, motor vehicle conference committee, New York; Col. A. B. Bar- ber, United St Chamber of Com nsufficient head and | merce, Washington; Howard Brown, De- troit Automobile Club, Detroit; Edmund O. Carl, Call Carl, Inc., Washington; Dr. E. C. Crittenden, Bureau of Stand- | ards, Wasbington; Dr. H. C. Dickinson, Bureau of Standards, Washington: |w. Fil Michigan Mutu i John Hall, Na- t Underwriters, New York: A. V. Hall, Sherwood Hall Co., Grand Rapids; Miss Helen Hayes, National Congress of Par- | ents and Teachers, Washington: J. H Hunt, General Motors Co.. New Yor Holger Jensen, Maryland Casualty Co., Baltimore; Claud Klugh, Pennsylvania Automotive Association, Harrisburg; A. W. Koehler, secretary, National Con- ference on Street and Highway Safety, ; Dr. M. G. Lloyd, Bureau | s Mrs. D. Ed- | win Miller, General Federation of Wom- Clubs, Pittsburgh; H. J. Mineur, | the Borden Co. New York: K..W | Mackall. Crouse Hines Co., Syracuse, N. Y., and W. Dent Smith, Safety Council, Wilmington, Del. WASHIEIGTON]RVING, HOME SOLD TO REALTY DEALER Patriotic Organization Fails Raise Fund Needed to Make to Purchase. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 14.—The Na- tional Patriotic Builders of America, organized (o buy the Washington Irving house, at Irving place and Seventeenth street, as & center of patriotic and good citizenship work, has been compelled to give it up because of lack of finan- cial support. This was disclosed yesterday, when ;a State Supreme Court justice signed an order permitting the society to sell | the house to Louis Sobel, a realty man, | for $65.000. A drive for $250,000 to aid the so- clety in carrying on Americanization work in the Quaint Little House Asso- ciation by Tradition with the Closing Years of Irving's Life was started in 1928, but was not successful. to ‘Toronto, Canada, will spend $1,100,000 on new school ' A-s| SALE OF DEFECTIVE CIGARS LAIDTOTWD Huckins and Father, Facing Fraud Charge, Are Accused by Emil Levsen. - By the Associated Press. . CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 14— The “mysterious” business enterprise of George Huckins and his father, which aroused the curiosity of the Nation through reports of high dividends and legal troubles, may have been the sale of defective cigars. Testimony to this effect by the first witness in Huckins' trial on a charge of _ obtaining money under false pretenses led prosecutors {) call C. S. Ogilvie, Des Moines supervi.or for the General Cigar Co., to the stand today to testify regard- ing the disposal of imperfect cigars by manufacturers, Emil Levsen, former pitcher for the Cleveland Base Ball Club of the Ameri- can League, sald on the witness stand in opening the State's case that he in- vested $300 with Huckins after the latter | told him he and his father, Elmer 8. | Huckins of Hancock, Wis., conducted a 1$30,000,000 business wholesaling cigars 'knuwn in the trade as “seconds.” Levsen testified that he was promised 52 per cent interest on a 60 days’ prom- issory note signed by Huckins and his father last October, but that he never received either principal or interest. Ogllyle also was on the stand for a short time late yesterday, but little of his testhpony went into the records be- cause of tinual objections from the defense. Prosecutors line of questioning today after Jue Ellison warned them they had not quali- fied Ogilvie as capable of testifying on the subject of defective cigars. Ogilvie sald Huckins was empxr‘nd by the General Cigar Co. as s salesman about 10 years ago. One Day Only — Saturday, March 15th OREHAM J 804 15th SINW. DRUG S Grand Opening Tomorrow, March 15th, we will officially open our new drug store located in the Shoreham Building, 15th and H Sts. N.W. There will be flowers for the ladies, cigars for the men and You and your families are cordially invited to attend this many other surprises for bot noth sales event, filled with unheard-of values, that will mean savings to all tl partici- Some of the items are limited, so we suggest that you come early so that you will not be A beautiful lithographed metal box filled with valuable test sizes of nationally known items will be presented to each person whose purchase amounts to one dollar or more. Our quantity is limited, so we ad- vise that you come MEN--What a Value! Buy a reg 3 for 25¢c and we will gi another 10c words you ular 10c straight Henrietta Cigar at you absolutely free straight Henrietta Cigar. In other get— 4 ten cent cigars for 25¢ Lucky Strike: s, Chesterfields, Camels 9 for 95 and Piedmonts In tins of 50 Extraordinary Soap Value! Jeann’s Bath Soap A delightfully perfumed soap in many of the new pastel shades to match the color scheme in your bath. Sells regularly at 10c a cake. Special 39¢ Opening Sale price, Q@ dozen ..cooviiione Coty Perfume Given Away—Free! WHITMAN'S Velvet Kind CANDY FREE! WITH ICE CRE! With every pint package of Velvet Kind Ice Cream at 20c, we will give you. a generous sized box of genuine Whitman's assorted chocolates free. The Whitman's assortment contains elght to ten pieces of delicious choc- olates selected from their pobular packages. " Don't miss olks. this value, 65¢ size Co several odors, 'his is a regu ale for only 79c. uch as I $2 Renault Sherry Tonic LeLete Dusting Powder 75¢ Value This dusting powder has a very charming odeur and is especially adapted for after the bath. Presented in a very pretty tin container and holds a large quantity o unusually high- 390 grade powder..... 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