Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1932, Page 42

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PROPOSA TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office of Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C., February 11.°19 od bids, in duplicate, t to the conditions contained herein; be pubiicly opened in_this office at 3 ar 932, for furnishing quarters sed to the U. S. Government fo v ters for the _automoty the C; tered in the post office & 2 and North Capitol st, Washington, D. Specifications may_be’ obtained from this o S. A. WETMORE, Acting Supervis- ing_Architect 1e13.15.17 [ DGE _COM- of the Executive Officer. . Na ing all labor and ing the temporary gravel surfacing for the Memorial Parkway (o the Cemetery, leading westward _from the Boundary 'Channel Bridge to the Georgetown-Alexandria Turn- pike.” Approximate auantities are as fol; fows: Gravel surfacing. 6 inches deep, 5,000 sauare yards: &rading. 1,000 cubic vards: §-inch vitrified pipe. 300 linear feet: wooden border curbs, 3,500 linear feet. Further in- fermation upon application. _ e15.1 OFFICE_OF _THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPTTOL, Washington. D. C., February 12, 1932, SEALED BIDS will be opened in’this office at 3 p.m., March 3, 1932, for the con- struction of concrele pavement on the ter- vest, sporoacn o the U. S +py any satisfactory contractor. , Architect of the Capitol. __fe15.16.17 OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAP- ITOL, Washington, D. C.. February 11, 1932, SEALED BIDS will be_opened in_this ofice_at 3_p.m. Eastern Standard Time, arch 10, 1932, for furnishing and nstalling in the new House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, D. C., Electrical Sub- Station Equipment complete as described and shown by plans and specifications dated February 9. 1932. may btained at the office o be o 3 discretion of said tect af the Capitol, in the n of said then bleaching with hot water. | was ACORNS REVEALE AS STAFF OF LIFE Scientist Calls Diet of Primi- tive Americans Just as Wholesome Today. 1If the worst comes we can eat acorns and get fat. A “whole-acorn” diet, Dr. Alfred L. Krober of Columbia University told the Anthropological Society of Washington | Thursday night, would be better, so far | as the general health is concerned, than a_ whole-wheat or whole-meat diet. ‘The acorn, better than any of the oth- | ers, contains the main essentials of a balanced diet, he said. It is mostly | starch, the element necessary to fur- nish heat. But there is some fat and a fair amount of protein material, usually obtained from meat, which is necessary to build up the body tissues. In any event, Dr. Kroeber said, many thousands of Americans lived for many generations on a diet the principal constituent of which was acorns. They ate acorn bread, acorn gruel and acorn soup—and apparently thrived upon it. Discusses “Acorn Culture.” Dr. Kroeber spoke on the so-called “acorn culture” of the primitive peoples of California, upon whom he is the world's foremost authority. Acorns con- stituted their principle article of food, although at most times they varied the died with other seeds and with small game. The acorns were gathered in great quantities and stored in large basketry work bins to protect them from rats. The raw acorns could not be eaten be- cause they contained large quantities of tannic acid, but this was eliminated by poundings the kernels into flour and ‘This 0 heating stones nd placing them in a pitch-covered basket containing water. Bread was made from-the acorn meal and, Dr. Kroeber said, this proved a valuable food not only to the Indians but to the early white immigrants to the Pacific Coast. The dwellings of the California In- dians, Dr. Kroeber said, were brush or bark huts. Almost all the tribes had assembly houses, or “sweat houses,” generally larger than the dwellings. These sweat houses were used by the men almost daily, and the practice of “sweating” was more of a habit than a medical procedure. Arts Were Primitive. The arts among these people, Prof. Kroeber said, were exceptionally primi- tive. Only weaving of baskets had reached an outstanding development. There Wwere two kinds of boats. the wooden canoe and the losenge-shaped raft made of rushes. The canoes, made by burning and scraping the interior from a_split redwood log, were used mainly in voyages off the coast, chiefly tuTt‘he outlying islands 4 he only true musical i found among them, Dr. Krocher said is the flute. It has four holes grouped in two pairs and has no definite scale The flute is used both in recreation and courtship. Three types of rattles are often used during religious ceremonies, and whistles of bone or cans are em. ployed for keeping time during dances. Office of Chief Hereditary, The office of chief, Dr. Kroeber said, Wwas in most cases hereditary, but in some parts of the State a chief was elected from among the wealthier men, There was a very marked class con- sciousness between the rich and the poor of this primitive folk. Marriage generally was by purchse. At the death of a husband the widow clipped or singed off her hair and covered the stubble, as well as her face, with pitch. From the time of the first European settlement, Dr. Kroeber said, the Cali- fornia tribes were both more primitive and more peaceful than the majority of the Indians of North America. They fought only in defense of their villages, Men captured in warfare were killed and decapitated on the spot. Scalps were taken, brought home in triumph and made the object of celebrations. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. National—Ziegfeld’s “Hot Cha!" 8:20 pm. Belasco—Ethel Barrymore, in “Th School for Scandal.” at 8:15 p.m. 5 Gayety—"Hollywood Honeys,” ang 8:15 pm. i ox—"Business and Pleasure.” at 11:39 am., 2, 4:30. 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. sr:]g(- shows at 1:16, 3:46, 6:36 and 9:06 accomplished by at 2:15 ata Hari,” at 11:25 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:35 p.m -0 Keith’s—"Panam: 11:15 am. 2:01, 4:37, pm. Stage shows at 12 and 8:55 p.m. Palace—"The 3:33, 6:19 Passionate Plumber,” _|at 11:30 am.,, 1:50, 4:35, 7:15 and 9:5 . pm. Stage shows at 1, 3:45, 6:20 and 9 pm Metropolitan— ‘West of Broadway,” | |at 11:38 a.m., 1:45, 3:42, 5:39, 7:45 and 9:53 pm. Rialto—“Three Wise Girls,” at 11:08 am., 12:55, 2:40, 4:29, 6:15, 8 and 9:53 pm. Earle—"The Hatchet Man,” at 11:35 am., 1:55, 4:35 7:25 and 9:50 p.m Stage shows at 1:05, 3:45, 6:30 and 9 “Charlie Chan's Chance,” at 7:45 and 9:45 p.m uilty Generation,” 11 am. to 11 pm Ambassador—"The Hatchet Man,” at 6:1 and 9:50 p.m. from “YOUR CAR WILL BE READY WHEN PROMISED" LET US KEEP YOUR BRAKES IN GOOD WORKING ORDER “Any Service—Any Car—Any Hour” 614 H St. N.W. Dist, 2775 P s oo Special Notice GIBSON'S is Washington Headquarters for _all kinds of Electrical Treatment Lamps, such e Infra Red, Ultra Violet, Sunshine Gibson's Sun Lamp at $5 gives you a Lamp com- plete for any of the above type of rays. Special for Tuesday Only. 2—35c Tubes Bay Rum Shaving Cream. Very special. ... 25¢ Extra, Free! Your choice of one of the following razors — Gillette, Auto- Strop or Durham Du- plux. Remember, zsc all 3 for ....... Gibson’s 915 G St. N.W. THE EVENING n Y, St ~GONG GUN.” SAYS PHONE GIRL, MEANING “BUSY™ IN CHINESE Chinatown Operator Must Qualify as a Memory Expert, a Linguist and an Interpreter to Hold Her Job. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 15.— Abilty as a memory expert, a linguist and an interpreter and the faculty to order Oriental food for an Occidental from his description of it, and you might qualify as an operator in San Francisco's Chinese Telephone EX- change—if you are Chinese. The 19 Chinese women operators whose duty it is to connect Chinatown'’s 2,300 telephone subscribers with the right party have all these requirements and between calls even finds time to tell about some of the things they do. Miss Florence Lo Chan, chief opera- tor, was explaining how the switch- board worked as one of the operators plugged in a line in answer to a light which flashed in front of her. “Dar huey bin she ar?” asked the operator. “She means, ‘What place do you wish explained Miss Chan. The operator tried for the party desired. i The Line Is Busy. “Gong gun,” she chattered into her mouthpiece. Then turning, she said in perfect English. “To you that means the line is busy.” Chinese subscribers call by name and not by number., The operators therefore must carry 2,300 numbers in their heads. They quickly make the right connection, however, when the sub- scriber gives the name of the desired party. As there is no Chinese alphabet, en- abling grouping the subscribers in a rectory by letters, it became necessary to list them by streets as they increased. Finally when Wong wanted to tele- phone Lee he had to look over the en- tire list of one street to find Lee's num- ber. It got to be too big a job, so, to speed things up, the operators learned the numbers to go with the names. Now when Wong calls Lee he gives the street the latter lives on and the operator can immediately connect the two. She can, in fact, even if the street is not given. Fluency in the Dialects. Fluency in the five Cantonese dia- lects, which are the principal forms of speech in Chinatown, is another re- quirement of the operators. It's just as like as not that five different calls will come in these five different di- alects: Som Yup, Say Yup, Heong San, Gow Gong and Sun Duck. “Most of the operators,” said Miss Chan, “have friends who speak all five dialects, so that makes it not so bad.” Each new operator spends her first three weeks learning the 2,300 names in the Chinese directory. In two or three months she has mastered the task and can locate any subscriber, whether asked for in English or Chinese. If the requirements of the operators are severe, the idiosyncrasies of the subscribers set some kind of record. Some of the Chinese retire around midnight and from their beds hold lengthy telephone talks with friends in lieu of personal visits. Some of these conversations are still going strong around 4 or 5 am. Long-Distance Popular. In these early morning hours, it's not | unusual for a Chinese to converse for an hour with a friend in Chicago, New York or Vancouver. B. C. Seven mothers, each with a daughter, make up 14 of the 19 operators. The mothers were taught by the three Chan brothers, operators when the ex- change was founded in 1894, and they in turn taught their daughters. The exchange is in a pagoda-roofed WASHINGTON, MONDAY, F. . RY bullding #n the heart of Chinatown. Black and red lacquer and carved wood- work supply native atmosphere. ‘The Oriental atmosphere which pre- 15, 19s2. of the operators, most of whom wear embroidered Chinese pajamas, but it's mfl by American waved and curled Bornot Famous February SPECIAL Bornot Cleaned Call and Delivery Call North 1060 1752 M St. N.W. 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Yow'll Gasp and Thrill! ED! G. ROBINSON THE HATCHET MAN' l.ounflyom«: THREE SATLORS AND 3 BIG ACTS METROFOLITAV NOW! 4 Smash Features 1 “WEST OF BROADWAY" M-G-M Feature With John GHbert—Lols ? “MANCHURIA”" Danger Spot of World 3 RUDY VALLEE Song Reel $.3. VAN DINE Vitaphone Thriller LIONEL BARRYMORE ‘MATA HARI” MGM picTune G i ly;‘.“ LACE MAE CLARKE and MARIE PREVOST in person HUGH SKELLY RATH BROTHERS VoK = sivEER NELLIE & BROTHERS and “Business and Pleasure” “BARTER” (4 Passion Play) St. Dominic’s Hall Sixth and F Sts. SW. Tuesday, February 16th General Admission. Reserved Seats, Complete Outfits for Developin g 32.00 and Printing Kodak Films fuller & YAlbert, ne. 815 IOTH STREET, N.W. OLNEY 719 13th, Strayer College Bldg. Luncheon, 35¢c, 50c; Dinner, 50¢ Wholesome food prepare ooks_under a PROGRAM £ “WAKEFIELD” Folk-Masque Which is to be presented at Constitution Hall, Febru- ary 21, may be had at your dealer. If he cannot sup- ply you, get your copy here. GARRISON’S Toy and Novelty Co. 1215 E St. N.W. WHERE TO DINE. Sat. TIOMAL Gt Office for AR Performances ZIEGFELD Prodvotion of BROWN & HENDLRSON Musical Comedy HOT-CHA! with and BUDDY ROGERS 75—GLORIFIED GIRLS—178 Next Week Bes. Monday Matinee SEAT SALE THURSDAY LENORF ULRIC (n Her Newest and Greatest Success THE SOCIAL REGISTER with SIDNEY BLACKMER and Company of 35 81 Thurs. & SHUBERT Naedy ats:15 s Beiasc0 No Seating During First Scene ETHEL ARRYMORE in “THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL” NEXT_SUNDAY SEATS THURSDAY The Musical Hit of the Ages test Singing PRICES £5:v i NATIONAL THEATRE Tomorrow Afternoon, 4:40 O’Clock Spain’s Great Gypsy Dancer ESCUDEROC and His Ensemble - 9= to $3, at Willard Hotel, A. A. A. and Box Office. PONSELLE Constitution Hall. Wed.. Feb. Seats. g Mrs. Wilson-Greene's D 1300 G st.; Dist. 6493, JOSE Celebrated Spanish Pianist Constituti Il Sat. Eve, Feb. 20. 8:30 Seats M 's Concert Bu- District 6493, GAYETY-BURLESK “HOLLYWQ?rll)l HONIES” ROSAMOND MAY PEGGY WHITE “CHERIE” CIRCLE 352" Home MON. & TUES. FEB 15 & 16. JESSE THEATER C._A. Photophone. 15th & Ir Sts. Cartgon SYLV. Wt i A Siton Ry 1oK YES and LEWIS STONE in OF MADELON CLAUDET. GAITHERSBURG, MD. LAWRENCE TIBBETT Warner Bros. AMBASSADOR EDWARD_ G CHET MAN Warner Bros. APOLLO JAMES DUNN & SALLY EI DANCE_TEAM o A 15th ana Col. Rd. N.W. ROBINSON, “HAT- 624 B St N.E Warner Bros.’ DOUGL E J BLONDELL. 0 EPOT”_BOY FRIEN Warner AVENUE GRAND NORMA SHEARER MONTGOMERY, 615 Pa. Ave. SE. & ROBERT ““PRIVATE BORIS KARLOFF & LEO CARRILL GUILTY (GENERATION o8 1230 C St. NE WARNER OLAND. “CHA cHaNs Criance AT __ROY VITAPHONE SHORT. Warner Bros.” SAVOY 1ith & Col. Ba. N.W. MARI MARSH “UNDER EIGH RUDY W F VITAPHONE SHORT. - Warner Bros. TIVOLI Tith & Park Ra. N.W. WARNER OLAND, “CHARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE."” ~ DOGVILLE LIE LE Warncr Bros.’ K Ga- Ave. & Quebee St. N.W. BERT WHEELER & ROBERT WOOL- SEY, "PEACH O RENO.” SPORT- " ROCKVILLE BROS. 1n BETHESDA. MD. Home cf Western-Electric Sound Tocay and Tomorrow-EDDIE CANTOR in “PALMY DAYS. DI N 12 DUMBARTON ' WYCK _ and D RACLI M. my " Line. 2600 DIXIE LEE in ‘NIGHT LIFE IN RENO. ri Cartoon_and_Pic " 4th_and Butternut Sts. No Parkine Troubles. GEORGE BANCROFT in “RICH MAN'S FOLLY" ASHTON CLARENDON. VA. Today-Tuesday—JOHN GILBERT. “BIG PARADE.”_in_sound._ 5 DIRECTION SIDNEY LUST ARCADE ~ MIATTSVILLE o, ‘Today-Tomorrow. Charles Rogers in “Road to Reno.” HIPPODROME | X i, s L ‘Today Eddie Cantor in “Palmy Days” . RAINIER. MD, Today.Tomorrow. Edna May_Oliver in “Fanny Foley.” RICHMOND ~ czearie s Today-Tomorrow. Joan Blondell in_“‘Union_ Depot. PROF_AND MRS. ACHER 1127 10th Street n.w. Class and dance with orchestra every Monday and Pridey 8 to 11:30 p.m. Private lessons by appointment. MEL. 4160. 'Est. 1900. MAE DAVISON Member of Dancing Masters of America Ball room class, Tuesday eves.: 8 to 9: practice” 9 fo 10: t new slow fox trot, hesitation wi Short _routines in tap, acrobaf % ic