THU SUNDAY STAB, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 2; 1930—PART THBEE

INDIAN “PRESS BOX”HAS OWN STORY

Lahore, Punjab Capital,Known as “Date Line”

for Oriental News.

Lahore, India, where the All-IndiaNationalistic Congress is meeting, has• local story. Lahore is the press boxOs North India, but seldom has muchWo say about itself.

If a glacier breaks in the upperIndus River, releasing a deluge of¦ water that wipes out thousands ofnative homes, the news is dispatchedfrom Lahore. If Afghan bandits way-lay a sufficient number of caravans,Peshawar might get into the date line,but more frequently Lahore is thedate-line city. Both the Indus Riverand Afghanistan border are more than*OO miles from Lahore.

Crossroads of North India."Lahore,” according to a bulletin

from the National Geographic Bociety,"is the capital of Punjab State, andOne of the Important crossroads ofIndia.

“Not many curious travelers are, found there, for the city is off the

beaten paths of tourist travel. Mosttourists visit Calcutta and Bombay andperhaps the interior cities betweenthem, but Lahore, lying about 200 milesnorthwest of Delhi, is a bit out of theway. Yet trains from important South-ern Indian cities connect with lines tothe city; railroads from the foothillsof the western Himalaya Mountainstouch it; there is a line from Lahoreto the Afghan border on the north;and from the west come trains fromKarachi, popular landing field for Asia-.Europe 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 beenmuch change since the city was firstbuilt. Some of the streets are so nar-row that ‘sightseers’ who engage ele-phants for a tour watch the nativesscurry into doorways and, as the ele-phants pass, flatten themselves againstthe walls of unattractive houses thatflank these byways.

“Every house has at least one in-closed balcony or bay window and notwo adjoining houses seem to havethem protruding from the same floor.And no two balconies are the same;tise. This feature of Lahore houseconstruction, and the further fact thatLahore’s, early builders apparently gaveno thought to an even building line,make the native thoroughfare a jumbleof uneven masonry Mid- wood.

Children Are Beggars.“There are few women on the streets

cf Lahore, but no matter how manywindows a house has, nearly all ofthem frame a bronaed, feminine face.Some of the women wear shawls, othersadorn themselves with trinkets—stone-incrusted discs pierce the left sides oftheir nostrils, beads nearly cover thebright waists and bronzed necks ofthe wearers, and earrings dangle fromthe ear lobes to the shoulders.

“They look down upon a gayly clad,surging mass of humanity—some menwith turbans so large that their wearersappear top-heavy—others with skullcaps. They see beggars, some merechildren of 7 and 8 years, and olderones, who move only when an elephant,a wagon drawn by a shaggy donkey,or a high-wheeled cart, forces them towithdraw their outstretched legs. Thebeggars’ pitiful professional pleading,the yell of the young native raga-muffins, whose only playground is infront of their own doorways, and theunmelodious cry of numerous peddlers,echo through the narrow byways.

Industries Hidden.“At the bazaars, the travelers min-

gle with a colorful horde who watchcrafty merchants drive home sales ofhammered metal ware and earthen ves-sels of all shapes and sizes, Jewelry andmany other products of local manufac-ture. Incidentally, a tour of Lahore re-veals little manufacturing activity, butwithin the sember walls flanking someof the city's streets are produced finecarpets, leather goods, pottery andmetal ware. Cotton and flour mills,mineral water bottling works and soapfactories employ many natives.

“The foreign quarter of Lahore is abit of Europe out of place. The city’s280,000 inhabitants include many for-eign officials, and British soldiers arequartered there. You may hire a Eu-ropean-made automobile and ridethrough wide boulevards past fine gov-ernment buildings and spacious parks.On the promenades Paris and Londonfashions predominate, and in the clubsand theaters the Orient is nearlyblanked from the foreigners’ minds ex-cept, perhaps, for the presence of a fewhigh-caste natives.

"Wealthy, gayly-clad Indisms alsoride in European automobiles, but someuse the ‘coach and four.’ The horses,drivers, footmen and carriages areadorned with bright-colored, gold-tas-•eled cloth.”

INTERPRETER TO KEEPJOB DESPITE RICHES

NEW YORK, January 18 (N.A.N.A.).—-A millionaire court Interpreter, suchas Joseph Horwich has become throughthe will of his brother, Conrad Hubert,flashlight pioneer, is bound to be aman of much prestige, for the positionmakes him rather conspicuous anyhow.Standing beside the witness he waitsand listens while the witness lets loosea torrent of language much worse thanGreek to the judge, the attorneys, thecrowd 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. Allrely upon his translation.

Mr. Horwich expects to engage in•octal work, and therefore he will con-tinue the court work, because theysupplement one another, but in Aprilhe will go to Italy, where, for sixmonths, he will seek to add Italian toRussian, Polish and Yiddish, and thenhe will visit his birthplace, Minsk, inRussia. He is contesting that part ofhis brother’s will under which formerPresident Coolldge, former Gov. Smithand Julius Roeenwald distribute $6,000,-000 among 34 institutions.(Copyright, 1910. by North American News-

paper Alliance.)

NEW YORK ALIENATINGNEW ENGLAND FAMILIES

NEW YORK. Jp"'"‘r »' 18 (N.A.N.A.).—Since the chare 1 '* 1 of Boston haschanged so much, New York, which isrelatively safe lor any book or idea,is attracting more representatives ofold Massachusetts families. They maybe seen here at any concert by theBoston Symphony Orchestra.

Magnificent dowagers with that oldBack Bay assurance in their eyes sweepInto Carnegie Hall attended by gentle-men of distinct!**!)

They are of tl** s known as “LordHarry of the Aisle*.” because he was sofrequently a head Ulher at fashionable

? weddings. For his own wedding atRoslyn, Long Island, 40 old-style stagecoaches met the guests at the railroadatation and took them to a breakfastserved by Delmonlco’s. A regimentalband played. Mr. Wlnthrop is descend-ed from John Wlnthrop, first Colonialgovernor of Massachusetts in 1629. He

* was bom in Newport and he inheritedthe family wines and portraits.tCppyrlsht, 19*0. by North American News-paper Affiance.)

» AMERICAN MINISTER THRIVESON REVOLUTIONARY DISORDERS

Dominican Troubles Seen as“Meat and Drink” to

* Charles B. Curtis.

Arresting Appearance andPersonality Vital Forces

s in Ending Disputes.c _________

1 By the Associated Press.Such affairs as have been exciting

, the Dominican Republic, with attend-; ant dangers of international compile*-

L tions and quick death, are as meat anddrink to Charles B. Curtis, the Amerl-

-1 can Minister there.Since the revolution broke out last

; Monday, Mr. Curtis has been in thethick of it—calling rebel and govern-

' mental leaders to parley; sending thelegation’s secretary, John M. Cabot, toconfer with rebel leaders; furnishingsanctuary to the wife of a high gov-ernment official, and reporting to the

j State Department what he had done.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 theright time.”

Southgate should know. He spenttwo months with the energetic Curtisduring a revolution in Guatemala Inwhich dangers ran from earthquakes tofiring squads. That was in December.1921, when President Carlos Herrera ofGuatemala was unseated by revolution-ary forces led by Gen. Orellana.

Curtis, sent down from Washington¦ on 24 hours’ notice' as a 1 “troubleshooter,” was accompanied by South-gate.

"Curtis always amazed me,” said hisfriend in telling of the experience to-day. “Any one can tell, Just by look-

THREE PLAYS OPENEDIN NEW YORK LAST WEEK

“Prince of Pilsen” Also Revivedfor Theatergoers Along

Broadway.

'• NEW YORK (N AN.A ).—Three newplays and a revival opened last week.“The Prince of Pilsen” at the JolsonTheater, although written for anothergeneration, charms old and young alike.

“Nancy's Private Affair,” the con-ventional comedy of the slacker wifeand wandering husband who is wangledback into connubial regularity whenthe horn-rimmed girl realizes all is notwell, is drawing at the Vanderbilt The-ater. Myron C. Fagan, the author, sup-plies the audience with easily fieldedjokes and wise cracks; but so far as thecritics are concerned, has popped out.

“Phantoms,” at Wallaces, by A. K.Snltt and L. Sand, is a heavy-handedburlesque on the mystery play.

"Strike Up the Band.” bolstered bythe diverse talents of George and IraGershwin, music and lyrlca; RaymondSovey, settings; Clark and McCullough,downing; Doris Carson, Blanche Ring,Jerry Goff and Margaret Schilling,singing and dancing, seems set to stayat the Times Square Theater.

A musical comedy in two acts andeight scenes by Morrie Ryskind, from alibretto by George S. Kaufman, lam-poons poor old George W. Babbitt again.This time he is a rich and self-madechocolate manufacturer, who dreamshimself into a war with Switzerland.In spite of the satire, which is lost inthe second act, the musical comedy istuneful, contemporary and entertain-ing to a degree.

Clark and McCuHough, a riotous pairin any show, do not let the libretto getin the way of their uproarious work.

Don Marquis returns to Broadway ina comedy, "Everything’s Jake,” whichis everything one has the right tb ex-pect from the author of "The OldSoak.” Thurston Hall and CatherineWilllard are a great part of its attrac-tion. ,(Copyright, 19S0. by North American News-paper Affiance.)

LONDON ACTRESS GIVENSEND-OFF AT RECEPTION

Stage and Literary Stars Gather toHonor Constance Collier Before ;

Leaving for United States.

LONDON (N.A.N.A.).—Before sail-ing for America to produce "The Matri-arch,” Mr. and Mrs, Frank Vernon gavea Sunday afternoon reception for theirleading lady. Miss Constance Collier,and half the theatrical and literarystars of London were present.

The Vernons’ flat in GrosvenorSquare was one of Mrs. Vernon’s Ideasto make her London home appear al-most like a country house. To'Turtherthis illusion she has window boxes inwhich there Is a display of evergreenhedgerows clipped into the shapes ofbirds. In Spring the first crocuses toappear in Londan are always to befound here.

Mrs. Vernon is well known in the-atrical circles and was responsible forthe French translation of "Journey’sEnd.” She has also done a French ver-sion of Reginald Berkeley’s film“Beethoven,” which Mark Hambourgand Baclanova are making at the sametime as the English one.(Copyrlcht, 1930. by North American News-

paper Alliance.)

BRITISH YOUTH TAKESTRAINING 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 thoseyoung people not already in Switzerlandare planning to go within the next fewweeks or so.

One of the chief drawbacks to a ski-ing holiday Is the terrible agony thatassails one's leg muscles after the firstday out. One bright young man, how-ever. has solved this problem ingen-iously.

For three weeks before he starts forSwitzerland he climbs every day, andsome times twice a day, the 300-oddsteps of the monument. Doing thisslowly and in various styles, he findsthat he gets the necessary preliminarytraining within a stone’s throw of hisoffice. Later he will graduate to thesomewhat stiller ascent of the tower ofWestminster Cathedral. *

His only grouch is that he cannotobtain a season ticket at reduced ratesfor entrance to the monument. He Isstrongly of the opinion that the viewfrom the top in foggy weather is dearat threepence a time.(Copyright, 1929, North American Newspaper

Alliance.)

Alpha Omicron Pi Group

The Washington Alumni Chapter ofAlpha Omicron Pi Sorority lias an-nounced a benefit card party to be heldat the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa-chusetts avenue, Saturday, March 8.

Miss Anita Peters, president of theWashington group, states that the pro-ceeds will be used for the building proj-ect of the new chapter house of AlphaOmicron Pi of the University of Mary-land at College Park.

CHARLES B. CURTIS.

ing at him, that he is a real man.He’s stocky, sure of motion, and looksintently 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 eyespeer out from beneath heavy, dark

eyebrows.“His appearance is arresting and his

personality is unique. Always, he isabsolutely impartial. Every one, revo-lutionary or federal, comes to agreewith him; They always have, and theywill In the Dominican Republic also."

For 23 years Mr. Curtis, now 55 yearsold, has adventured in foreign landsin Uncle Sam’s service. As a diplo-mat he has been stationed in Petro-grad. Constantinople; • Christiana, Riode Janeiro. Bogota, Panama, Teguci-galpa, Managua, Guatemala City, Buda-pest, Havana, and Santo Domingotwice.

North Carolina SocietyLists Reception and Dance

A reception in honor of members ofthe North Carolina delegation in Con-gress and a dance will be given by theNorth Carolina Society of WashingtonTuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at theCarlton 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.

Appointment of Col. Julian Yates,chief of chaplains of the United StatesArmy, as chaplain of the society hasbeen announced by the president, Capt.Percy W. Foote, U. S. N. The board ofgovernors consists of Senator F. M.Simmons and Senator Lee 8. Overman,Representative John H. Kerr, Repre-sentative Charles L. Abernethy, Repre-sentative Charles A. Jonas, Representa-tive Geerge M. Pritchard, ChairmanGarland S. Ferguson of the FederalTrade Commission, Maj. Gen. RichardP. Davis, U. S. A., retired; Lieut. Comdr.Ovid C. Foote, U. S. N„ retired; Mrs.Edward W. Pou, Mrs. David H. Blair,Miss Ethel Bagley, Miss Sallie AlstonTurner, 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. HerbertBonner.-—' ?¦¦¦• - ¦

Wilmington Postmaster Dies.WILMINGTON, N. C„ March 1 (jP).—

Warren .G. Elliott, postmaster here for10 years, died late yesterday after along illness. He Is to be buried herethis afternoon. Mr. Elliott is a brotherof A. C. Elliott, president of the Atlan-tlc Coast Line Railway.

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