Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1933, Page 20

ECONOMIST FEARS HERITAGE OF WAR Langsam Says Failure to Wipe Slate Clean Will Cause New Conflict. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 11.—“Were the pations to wipe clean the slate of past wrongs, injustices and mistakes, and start afresh with no memories of hate, the future might be brighter,” declares Walter C. Langsam of the Department ©of History of Columbia University. “The economic experts are virtually on the need for abolition of all he continues in *The World Since 191 general sum- mary of world affairs, published today. “The politiclans must be made to come to the same realization.” “Heading Toward Abyss.” But Prof. Langsam is not too san- guine. He says: “It would certainly appear * * * that the world is once more ‘heading toward an abyss’ The path | of reparation, debt, tariffs, super-na- tionalism and widespread ignorance of | conditions in other countries can only | be the path to destruction. | “As we have seen,” he writes, "na- | tionalism and irredentism were to a considerable extent responsible for th'i coming of the war. And the Europe of | today contains as many as, if not more, nationalist and irredentist danger zones | than that of 1914. Germans, Austrians, | Magyars and Turks no longer oppress their neighbors, but the situation, on the whole, has been reversed, hardly improved. | “Irredentism still exists, only now it German, Austrian, Hungarian and | thuanian as well as Italian. Compares 1914 Conditions. *Furthermore, the spirit of national- fsm appears to be no whit less exag- glled than in 1914. Parallel with the velopment of & certain amount of ‘international-mindedness’ among the people of the world, there has arisen an unprecedented glorification of the state 8nd nation, particularly among the va- rlous groups of ‘Fascists’ * * * indeed the lust to exercise sovereign power * ® ¢ gseems to vary indirectly with the size of the state concerned. “The militaristic spirit gives every Emuon of being more widespread to- than it was in 1914 * * * in the {fiscal year 1930-31 the world, threatened with bankruptcy, spent between four and five billion dollars on armaments. Alliances Exist Again. *“Although military alliances proved $hemselves to be wholly unreliable as a means of security in 1914 * * * they still remain as a constant threat to world peace * * * “In & very real sense the armistice of November 11, 1918, signalized the end of military hostilities and the outbreak of a disastrous world economic war * * * to make the economic situation worse, the world may soon find itself paying | the penalty for permitting technological improvements to continue apace without | any effort to make the necessary social adjustments * * * complete economic Gaastar would geem to be inevitable | unless some form of economic planning be introduced.” COUPLE SHOT TO DEATH IN SACRAMENTO HOUSE Bodies Are Riddled—Police Unable to Determine Cause of Double Slaying. By the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif,, April 11.—A man and a woman were found shot to death in a rooming house near the downtown business district here last might. At least nine bullets had been fired into the two bodies. A revolver ‘&sm found lying on the floor between ‘The dead were identified by police as Mrs. Adeline Barbagelata, wife of an apartment house manager and the sister of John J. Bottaro, widely known bail bond broker of Sacramento, and Frank Pasqua, formerly of Scranton, Pa. Detectives after a preliminary investi- g:lon, sald they were uncertain how man and the woman met deat! SOCIETY (Continued Prom Third Page) interested in the orchestra are d. X Marvin, wife of the resident of the university, will be at he tea table. She will be assisted by Mrs. William Thomas Fryer. During the afternoon a program of music will be given by members of the faculty and student body. Prof. Hector G. Spaulding will sing, Miss Grace Grif- fin will play the violin, and Miss Adele Merriam will give plano solos. A number of prominent Washing- tonians who have been active in behalf of the National Symphony will attend, among them Mrs. Corrin Strong. Mr. C. C. Cappel, manager of the orchestra, glll]( be present and will give a brief The Symphony Club is composed of students of the university who are par- ticularly interested in music and in the advancement of the orchestra. Through- out the year they have attended the anm of the National Symphony & group. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey of Penn- sylvania, who have an apartment at ‘Wardman Park Hotel, have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. James B. Bailey of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Hans Kindler will be the guest of honor this evening at a studio supper | given at the King-Smith Studio-School. A special program of music given by the students will follow the supper. Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. B. Morse returned today to their Washington home, Valley View Farm, after spend- ing 10 days at the Homest Springs, Va., with their nephew, Mr. Joseph James Ryan of New York and Princeton. Miss Amanda H. Johnson and Miss Lillian T. Flitch of St. Paul, Minn,, are guests at the Dodge. Secretary and Mrs. Wallace and Members of Congress Guests. The Iowa State Society will hold a reception and dance at the Willard Hotel, April 22, at 8:30 o'clock p.m ‘The guest of honor, Mr. Henry Wal- lace, Secretary of Agriculture, will re- ceive with the Iowa delegation, Senator and Mrs. L. J. Dickinson, Senator and Mrs. Louis Murphy, Representative and Mrs. C. C. Dowell, Representative and Mrs. Lloyd Thurston, Represent- ative and Mrs. Fred Gilchrist, Repre- sentative and Mrs. B. M. Jacobson, Representative and Mrs. Edward C. Eicher, Representative and Mrs. A. C. ‘Willford, Representative and Mrs. Fred Bierman, _Representative and Mrs. Otha D. Wearin, and Representative Guy M. Gillette. Cards_and dancing will follow the ! . PERMANENTS Oil “Croquignole” Easter Special 10 $6 Value Your new Easter hat demands soft waves with lots and lots of curly ends. Our gnole Permanent gives you this natural looking hair dress. For. longer hair you will like our French Oil. 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Mrs. Joseph Thoms entertained a luncheon at the Madrillon guests included M; and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilbur D. C, %o CONVICTED WOMAN Morris of 5242 Colorads ft toda: for Old Point Comfort, where they be for several days. Mr. G. Hamilton Martin will give the first of a series of talks on hob- bies for the Interpretative Art Center at Quest House, 3125 P street north- west, Thursday afternoon, at 3:15 o'clock, when he speaks on “The Home.” At that time there will be exhibited the various kinds of crafts- man’'s work such as laces, embroideries, weaving, jewelry and metal work, wood block printing, book binding and other specimens of art. Mrs. Gardner Rogers and Mrs. Mal- colm Beattie will be the hostesses for the afternoon. . “Prosit” Is Explained. MILWAUKEE, Wis. (#).—“Prosit,” a German word used in connection with the drinking of beer, means “May it do you good.” * [ fre FACES SANITY TEST /35500 = Luella Pearl Hammer, Found Guilty of Kidnaping, to Get Second Trial. By the Assoctated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 11.—Luella Pearl Hammer, 35-year-old musician, was convicted by a jury late yesterday of participation in the kidnaping last | January of Mrs. Mary Skeele, elderly wife of Dean Walter §. Skeele of the College of Music of the University of Southern California. She will go to trial today on her plea that she was not guilty by reason of insanity. Miss Hammer, who frequently inter- rupted the trial by laughter and wild ge;;uret, received the verdict with a erin, A. H. Van Dorn, who went to trial with Miss Hammer hutedplndod guilty last week, was sentenced yesterday by TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933. W:m‘::a-r.wn. prison the law provides be sentenced to serve from 10 years to life. tion asserted Van Dorn and Hammer lured Mrs. Skeele from her home and held her 24 hours in a Pasadena house while they sought a $10,000 ransom from Prof. Skeele. was liberated at exactly the hour set for her death in the event the ransom was not paid. 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