Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1930, Page 7

TIGS ARRAIGNED IN WILBUR REPORT Conservation Policy Is Given Stout. Defense Against Any Exploitation. Striking back at critics of programs | of conservation of the natural re- sources of the country, Secretary of Interior Wilbur today urged continua- tion of this policy and declared that it | 1s “the backbone of the Far West.” -In his annual report, addressed to President Hoover, who last March es- tablished ‘an anti-waste policy for oil, Secretary Wilbur described gle between exploiters and conservation, explaining that, of course, ) he favored a course which meant “wise use than hoarding. tributed opposition to the policy of withholding prospecting permits which might increase ofl overproduction to parties “more interested in immediate revenues than in the ultimate utility of oil and gas.” ‘West Is Non-Competitive. Speak| of the Far West, he said the most important crops produced in new lands there are mainly of such a character and which mature at such a time “that there is no competition with Eastern States.” “Last year the crops produced were worth over $160,000,000,” the report continued, “or roughly the entire con- struction cost of all reclamation proj- ects, exclusive of the cost of their operation and maintenance. The cumu- lative value of crops grown on Federal reclamation projects exceeds $1,600,- 000,000. “Reclamation’s 40,000 farms have a population of nearly 160,000 and, in addition, support 214 project cities and towns, with an additional population “The Apple Carl” Shows the Great G. B. at His Best. Y opening its Washington sea- son with Shaw's “Apple Cart,” the Theater Guild has glven itself something to live up to in the cther plays to be brought here this Winter. Given what has been wisely proclaimed as one of the best things ever to come out of the tireless brain of the mas- ter satirist, and with an excep- tional cast and superb settings, the Guild's pro- duction is & treat for the mind and eye and an _eve- ning profitably spent. The play has been on this . side of the water L 2 &] long enough to become pretty well known to everybody, but only seeing is believing the quantity of good things that Mr. Shaw has saved for this dig in the ribs of his countrymen and his char- | acteristic poke at these United States | of America. They are-pretty sharp | digs and rather healthy pokes, too, | to come from a gentle old man, who | at the age of 73 ought to be leain- | ing better manners. But if one | squirms under the thrust of a Shav- ian dart it is usually with nothing | ‘more painful than delight—a lot of | it is pure tomfoolisnness, with | enough truth in it to give it solid substance. It should not require three acts, the first one running a full hour and twenty minutes, to drive home the fundamental idea of this “political extravaganza,” the idea being that Tom Powers. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, From the Front Row Reviews and News of Wasl’u‘ndton's Theaters. far as it is concerned with the theme under discussion. But naturally, it is all good, worth all the minutes and many more, that go into letting Mr. Shaw have his little joke. All o it is delightfully funny and some of it uproariously absurd. The scene in the second act with the king and his lady love rolling about the floor reminds somehow of the exuberant spirits of an old gentleman who, in sheer delight with himself, goes out on the lawn and stands on his head, the old gentleman being the well known Mr. Shaw. First honors in a cast that de- serves many must be given to Tom Powers for his delightful character- ization of Magnus, the King of Eng- land. in the year cf Our Lord 1970 or thereabouts. Mr. Powers’ King does more than anything else to up- set Mr. Shaw's own El’l‘llw apple cart of theories as to why this “King business” survives, or will survive. For King Magnus is more than a tradition, a god. or a belief. He is a lovable and capable human being in his own right, whose sense of humor enables him to see more clearly than any one else the sham that keej the apple cart on all four wheels, but whose sincere love for his sub- jects, which transcends the love of the politicians, forces him to exert himself to prevent its being dumped over. If there were more like King Magnus, fewer apple carts would ever have been upset. Mr. Shaw is sur- prisingly gentle in his treatment of Magnus. Claude Rains is a capable and convincing Prime Minister, and Ernest Cosart leaves nothing to Special Rate for Special Accommodations in the of over 470,000. About $250,000,000, in- | o' {0 3 y get awfully tired of pushing cluding operation and the old ‘Xpme Cart along, but we . has been expended by the| fear above everything else, to push Sederal Government for reclamation | i o It has been dumped, of Profects which has increased the value | course, and the last decade and & of the and other properties on| half have seen more apple carts farms and in towns within reclamation| qumped in various parts of the world en by at least a billion dol-| than in any similar period of his- lars, ;flfoyr times all Government ex- | tory, Nor does it aal:uu'x‘:. sh“; Pitditure. that long to_expoun: eory of ‘Wilbur looked back to the conquest| what k the apple cart—or, more of the desert by the pioneers, declaring g ot accurately, what will keep the apple the States erected there now must co- | cart—rolling along with com- operate on benalf of the public domatn. | forcing stabiity e s He specified: forting stability in England. So he “Interstate ents will help to solve these mm and the compacts pads out his lecture with two acts of sp&:klln' dlnll‘;u"ue. udkix‘xig his own uestions. on civics and democracy fecting the Rio Grande, the Colorado, . the Columbia and other Western must be the Magna Charta of | and enswering them es he pleases, streams this new pi . _If one State can then sandwiches in a second act that h":‘f of a region and a| couldrllmos}“:u l'!‘; be"tlhe second = act cf anything under the sun, as by failure to think in terms the units, a great regional part of the West's future control of its water will be rel . The_ future of the semi-arid rextanlu?( the West is no greater th,nglu ability to control Blackstone Hotel 1016 17th St. Dist. 3510 Handsomely furnished naom, with private bath; complete hotel service—in this splendidly ap- pointed home—conveniently lo- cated, so that you'll save car fare. 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Three tablets crushed in 14 tumblerful of water; physicians say there is no more effective gargle. See proven directions for colds, headaches, neuralgic pains, etc. Get genuine Bayer Aspirin; effective, harmless, BAYER %) ASPIRIN a reluult of lt‘hc uimLl inistration'’s conservation policy, Wilbur r t when the fiscal year endm 17,500 prospecting permits out- g in March had been reduced ,094. 'y was credited with 2 deal of speculative off the public domain.” Interior Secretary Supreme Court “swept aside the of our defense procedure,” he said, sustaining legal procedure against Bepartament posted last Spring. becatis ause the claimants had hunf to perform assessment work. Nails, Cigarettes Match. Paris’ latest fad is to have cigarettes eolored to match feminine fingernails. Pale lilac nails are accompanied by “cigs” to match, with a deeper mauve monogram. Amber cigarettes have “amber “nails to harmonize, perfumed amber. 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(ONE of the most genial of this season's comedies began its brief week's career last night at the Shu- bert-Belasco. Entitled “The FPirst Mrs. Fraser,” and written by the customarily somber Mr. St. John Ervine, this proved to be the lightest, brightest domestic mix-up and_tri- angle complex that has graced local boards during the current theatrical semester. Although the subject, the people, the tempo and the dialogue were all reminiscent of many things that have passed into warehouses, the cast put so much more into the sit- uation than there actually was, and was so thoroughly good at every stage of the performance, that the rlly rose from the only “so-so” that it might have been and climbed into the better-of-the-best class. Much of this was due, of course, to Miss Grace George. She seemed more completely delightful than she has ever been before—which, as they “is something.” And she was nsible not only for herself. but others, since it was she who staged the production and tucked in, here and "there, innovations that must have been absolutely her own. Miss George was assisted in her so- luifon of the marital and immarital difficulties of her erstwhile husband by two gentlemen who, through their gerful'mmcu, contributed a good alf of the evening's fun. A. E. Matthews, as husband number one, and Lawrence Grossmith, as the would-be hushand number two, scowled and showed their teeth at each other, asked Miss George to marty them several times, and got more and more amusing as their anger became more and more ram- pant. Mr. Matthews seemed to have special fun with the juggling of his Scotch brogue, and, although Mr. Grossniith had something other than his lines on his mind., he was al- most, if not quite, perfect. ‘The story that St. John Ervine has chosen to hang his wit and humor on is a thoroughly modern one, with dialogue that sparkles continually and explodes occasion- ally. In it Miss George as the di- vorced wife of a rich and pleasant numbskull helps to get him his divorce from his second wife and then waits to have him propose to her in the grand style all over again. As mild as this may seem, the cast makes it worth infinitely more than A large corporation has openings in its sales department for several men of ability with or without sales experience. Men who feel that given the right opportunity they could earn not less than $5,000 a year, and who can furnish satisfactory character ref- erences, should answer, stating age, education, and experience. 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