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The Washington times., 1932-08-18
MARION DAVIES
MADE COLONEL
} BY WAR VETS

SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (U.S0,
Keeneyed men who fought In
dams in winning the West have
adopted Marion Davies, famous
film star. as one of their bud
dies" in recognition of her many
kindnesseS to American war vet
Grams.
She was elected life member
OF Gen. Phil Sheridan Camp No.
26, National Indian War Veterans,
and given the honorary rank Of
colonel at the recent meeting of
the camp here. Col. John R. Dean,
State commander. revealed.
Miss. Davies also holds the hon.
orary rank of colonel among world
war veterans.
In adopting Miss Davies as one
OF their own members, the Indian
war veterans instructed Adjutant
DR.. E. A. Selander to order Spe-
cial badge for her to be worn on
her uniform.
The badge was authorized by
the War Department for use by
all members of the organized
indian war veterans. Colonel
Dean said:
miss Davies has been very
kind to some of our old and
aiIing members in Southern
California.
"She has won. the love Of
our comrades by her help and
sympathy and the inspira ton
of her visits to hospitals and
homes where they are inmates"
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
Feels Very Deeply
On Traffic LGws,
But Is Fined

John c. Wallis, of Philadel-
phia, and his wife don't like
the Maryland law and they
came all the way from their
home to the Hyattsville police
court yesterday to say so.
Wallis was arrested some time
ago by Maryland State Police
man B. J. Cassidy and charged
with exceeding 40 miles an
hour.
Mrs. Wallis accused the Off
Ger yesterday of arresting her
husband because "he didn't like
his face"
Wallis then wanted to swear
out warrants for more than a
dozen drivers whom he claimed
to have seen break motor
vehicle laws on his trip down.
He then threatened to have the
whole outfit thrown out after
the next elections.
His protests ended when he
was fined $25 by Judge j. Chew
Sheriff.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
HdgerstOUn to See
Famed 'TQLkinq Hem

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. 18.
The United States Department
of Agriculture will send its
famous talking hen" here for
the Hagerstown Fair, September
1877, as one of the Federal
exhibits of interest to farmers.
The talking hen" or "egg
factory" shows all organs Of a
hen in operation, while a phono-
graph arrangement traces each
step of the egg development.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
Donald Woodward
ACQUIRES BOuic Farm

Donald Woodward, Washing.
ton merchant. who has owned
one-half interest in the Bouic
Farm, between the Norbeck Road
and the City Road, near Rock.
vile, has acquired title to the en-.
tire tract which borders on Rock
Creek.
He will build mansion which,
with the landscape treatment
planned, is expected to become
one of the show places of Mont
gomery county.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
Children Play
With Bottle
Of "SOup"

DETROIT, Aug. 18 Q.N.S0.
Bernard Reich noticed several
small children playing in his
back yard with an unloaded re-
volver and a bottle Of some
thick liquid.
He called a policeman.
Looks like SOUP" he COM
r1ented, showing the officer the
bottle.
Soup" retOrteJ the police
man: tits nitrOglycerin!"
Led by the children, police
'ound the rest of a complete
sac cracking kit-drills. explo-
siveS and fuses-under a nearby
porch,
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
TLUO COLOred Women
Haze Purses Grabbed

Two colored women reported
their pocketbookS we're snatched
by colored men last night. Emma
b. Johnson, 2310 Ashmead Pl.
N. w., said her purse, containing
IS. was grabbed in front of 1862
Mintwood Pl. N. w. Olivia
Walker, 726 New Jersey Ave.
N. W.. said two colored men at
New Jersey Avenue and r Street
Northwest grabbed her pocket
book, containing SIS and rings
worth S18.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
Electrical Output
Holds About LeUeI

Electric output for the week
ended August 13 total 1,415,-
$4,000 kilowatt hours, decrease
of 1871 per cent from the 1922
1900 kilowatt hours in the cor.
responding period of 1881, accord
ing to the National Electric Light
Association. In the preceding
week output was down 1871 per
cent.
The Atlantic seaboard showed a
decrease of 10.1 per cent from
last year, and New England, taken
alone, showed a decline of 11.2
per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
POSTPONE DRAWING

The drawing for a Studebaker
sedan under the auspices of the
Holy Comforter parish has been
postponed to August 26, Father
NeStor announced today.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
JAHNCKE RETURNS TO POST

Assistant Secretary Jahncke re-
turned to Washington yesterday
from the West Coast, where he
represented the Navy Department
at the Olympic Games.
The Washington times., 1932-08-18
THIEVES LOOT STORE

Archie Poore, 3349 Quesada st.
N. w., yesterday told police that
burglars had entered his home
and made off with a gas range,
valued at $50.
Evening star., 1932-02-19

"Nazis," but he meant them. German
commentators agree that the decree
represents the most significant victory
won by the Hitlerites since their sweep
ing victories at the Reichstag elections
Of September. 1880. Perhaps it was
promulgated to thwart a repetition Of
that landslide in the impending Prus-
sian Diet elections. The party that
captures the Diet in Germany's over
whe' m:ngly largest state commonly is
destined to inherit power in the Reich
To make the concession to the
'Nazis" even more conspicuous, Gen.
Groener categorically rules the Com
munists out of the Reichswehr. Abso-
luton by implication is extended to the
Hitler cohorts Apparently only recog-
nized National Socialist leaders will
continue to be banned from the Reich's
defense establishment; their supporters
inferentially branded as dupes, will no
longer have the Indian sign put upon
them.
AS recently as December, 1881
Chancellor Bruening in his much-dis
cussed radio broadcast through Ger
many denounced the "Nazi" movement
and all and sundry Herewith affiliated,
as constitutionally illegal. Different
water is now flowing under the bridges
OF the Spree at Berlin. Whether it will
turn out to be water on the B.uening
mill is something that remains to be
seen.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
The New State of Ankuo.

Proclamation of the independence of
Manchuria follows In direct and logical
sequence the recent action Of Japan in
assailing the Chinese authority in the
three eastern provinces" The form, at
least, of q distinct Manchurian state
Is observed. The provinces, together with
Inner Mongolia or Jehol, are united
under the name Of Ankuo, meaning
Land Of Peace" The administration
Is to be wholly native-on paper. OF
course, it is perfectly understood that
the state thus organized will be q jap
anese protectorate. It Is known that
for every provincial administrator or
governor there will be an adviser and
for the central government at Mukden
there will be . board of advisers, and
these will be Japanese. But nowhere
in the outer manifestations of govern
ment will the Japanese appear. It is
decidedly dextrous arrangement.
Tho proclamation Of independence
which calls the new state the land
of milk and honey" declares complete
independence of China; recites that the
people have suffered long enough from
maladministration Of military overlords,
who lslmt b hanaslsd toEsvs4 sha
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Navy Airship Building
Abandonment Is Urged
To The Editor of The Star:

10 me Editor OF The Star:
At time Of staggering deficits and
the necessity for economy in Govern
ment expenditures it Is suggested that
the Government stop the construction
Of airships for the Navy, as they have
no practical value for military purposes.
1t is noted that another giant air
ship, the zRS-5, sister ship to the Ak
ron, Is now under construction.
TIE figures are not at hand, but it Is
q safe assumption that a great deal of
money has been and Is being spent for
these ships. and to no practical pur-
pose. Owing to their lack of speed.
visibility and great vulnerability. they
cannot be used in the zone Of military
operations. A little aeroplane of small
cost could destroy them without the
slightest difficulty. There are but two
possible military uses to which they
could be put, neither Of which is prac-
ticable, namely, for observation and
the transportation of a small number
Of troops outside the theater of mill
tary operations. While they have a
great cruising radius, their practical
value for locating an enemy fleet or
vessels is nil. because they have no
speed and their presence or approach
IS readily detected by the eye. Naval
vessels either now carry aerOplaneS or
are accompanied by aeroplane carriers.
swift little machine could be
launched from the deck of a warship
and overtake and destroy the airshp in
q few minutes. Furthermore. the aero
plane can be used more effectively for
observation and scouting purposes, and
also has a very great offensive and de-
fensive value, not possessed by the air
ship.
Without pursuing the matter farther.
the following conclusions appear war
ranted:
That arships. such as tie Akron,
have no military value whatever. 1t
is, therefore. a waste of the taxpayers
money building them.
That their uses, as contemplated by
their advocates, can be far better per-
formed by aeroplanes at far less cost
and the aeroplane also has fighting
value not possessed by the airship.
That the money now being wasted on
airships should be devoted to the con-
struction OF pursuit. combat and bomb
ing aeroplanes. which are Of practical
value, and which will prove to be one
of the most effective weapons OF de-
struction in the next war.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Traffic Light Regulation
In Washington Criticized
tn the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The comment of your paper on the
number of street intersections with the
relatively few regulating traffic lights
evidently was meant to portray dlf-
ferent picture than it did to most ex-
perienced drivers.
The mere study of thu lighting system
as an observer on one drive through
what should be the most beautiful city
convinces one that the guiding hands
of this city are still doing in the
melancholy days of from IS to 20 years
ago Imagine traffic in town of this
size moving along three Of its most i'm
portant arteries at the terrific rate o.
% miles per hour. And then at that
rate Of speed the lights so arranged
that a driver Of one car. travelling at
that speed, would have to pulsate his
car in order TO arrive at the next light
in time for the change 1t isn't neces-
sary to compare other large towns
systems, as Washington has problem
all its own. I do sincerely believe that
designating three or four, or perhaps
more arteries as speed highways and
synchronizing the lights so that 20 cars
in one block could start and move the
entire length comparatively of that
artery would solve the problem in no
ullSCI va Say ~ -
possible to run either Sixteenth street
or Rhode Island avenue, when behind
six or seven cars, for more than a
maximum of three or four lights. Maxi
mum, 1 said, meaning that the very
purpose for which the lights were in
stalled is defeated.
The pulsating effect now in use Is
designed perfectly, II the traffic to be
taken care Of was small. or If this were
a small town. but the pulse of the light
is so that one or two cars jockeying
correctly could ride out the lights, but
it must be understood that with an
enormous number of cars waiting foI
light, the last car in line very seldom
gets up to the light that is holding
him before it changes to red, and he
haG two waits on one light. That is
wrong and indicates on its own face
that the system is wrongly designed to
cope with Washington's traffic.
No doubt when the crowds start
coming in for the years celebration the
problem will become acute. and it still
isn't too late to increase the speed limit,
and to change the synchroniZation.
O. A. MARTENS.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Century Lines Trouble
Not First Air Strike
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
In your issue Of February 13 last a
news item refers to the air pilots strike
on the Century Air Lines as the first
walkout recorded in aviation" Then
again. on February 16 last, your edi-
torial relating to this same airline strike
is captioned The First Air Strike"
I have consulted my aeronautical
news items library and find the follow
ing events which may interest you.
They are briefly:
August 3, 1910.-For the first time
in aviation airmen threatened to call q
formal strike in consequence Of local
ordinance prescribing conditions under
which aviation could be conducted In
Berlin and the Province OF Branden-
burg.
july 3. ls2s.-The first strike in his
tory Of aviation resulting from a wage
scale controversy, when pilots of the
Aerolot Co., Polish commercial air
service, went on strike. The Polish
government was appealed to to end this
strike.
August 20, 1930.-Royal Dutch Air
line pilots today effectively called .
strike. Passenger and airmail service
was completely tied up. Pilot Van Dyk
(who flew across the Atlantic with
Charles Kingsford- -Smith) was dis
missed, and this, together with refusal
of the company to agree to wage de-
mands and insurance clauses, were the
immediate causes for the strike. On
August 80 all striking pilots received
formal notice of their dismissals. How
ever, on September 13 the company re-
employed all of the striking pilots who
were willing to return and resume work
under the old conditions. At this time
it was agreed that a committee of three
one pilot, one company representative
and one government representative
would draft q new contract defining
the legal status Of air pilots.
AARI0E 4ERk
Evening star., 1932-02-19
War Veteran Replies to
Mickie Barker's Protest
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I will appreciate, as a daily reader
OF your paper, little space in answer
to Mickie Barker's protests to veter-
ans advantages. 1 think it is time for
MIN to realize he isn't the only one
that can't find work in his field. as I
am a World War veteran and was on
the European battleflelds for IL months
active service, being shot at for $1.l0
per day. while here in the States peo-
pie were drawing enormous salaries
When I returned there was very little
work OF any kind. I am q carpenter
by trade and 1 haven't averaged five
months per year since I have been
back, and offering to do any kind of
work. Yes, we veterans have q biz
advantage! But would like Mr.. Bar
ker to tell me just where it comes in.
I have fallen arches from hiking in
Europe. also have q hernia. was
examined at the Veterans Bureau and
was sent to Walter Reed Hospital for
an operation. stayed there ii days.
The doctors said I was too fat to
operate on and DISCHARGED me. I re-
ported to the Veterans Bureau for com.
pensation. I received 4 letter saying I
had less than as per cent permanent
partial total disability, therefore I
would not receive any compensation.
So I would suggest that in the next
war Mr.. Barker volunteer and receive
some Of the great advantages which I
am receiving haven't had any work
since September, 1881. and no prospects
of any. DALLAS G. HURST.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Fess Relief Talk
Praised by Listener
Co the Editor of The star

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t was highly gratifying to hear We'd
nesday afternoon the able presentation
by Senator Fess Of the administration
attitude on the subject of Federal relief
for the unemployed. Very seldom does
one have the privilege of hearing such
a fine address in the Senate. The spirit
was conciliatory and kind. There was
manifest throughout consciousness Of
the seriousness of the present situation
a thorough appreciation of the burdens
of relief already resting on cities and
States and there was full recognition
of the fact that the Government should
and would. enter the field of relief if
and when it should become necessary.
But this did not prevent most con-
scientious and searching examination
into the consequences that are sure to
follow an unnecessary or too early en-
trance into this field. The Senator
made it clear that the aid to be given
by the S2,000.0 100000 reconstruction
fund is in the interest Of all the people:
is not a gift to anybody, but is a lean.
with adequate securities, to be paid back
in full with interest. Loans to cities
and States by the Federal Government
to be used for relief work are. accord
ing to Senator Fess. greatly to be pre-
ferred to direct gifts by the Government
LUTHER K. LONG.
Evening star., 1932-02-19

pounds Of copra, containing approxi-
mately 10 per cent Of water The copra
Is dried either by exposure to the air
or sun, or by some artificial drying
process, such as kiln drying or subjec-
ton TO current of hot air in a heated
tunnel.
@. Is william Travers Jerome, the
district attorney who prsecuted Thaw,
still living?-H. G. r.
A. Mr.. jerome is living. His resi-.
dence is in Yonkers and his Office in
New York City. He no longer practices
law, however. but is interested In Tech
nicolor.
9; Has Cairo, Egypt, broadcastins
station?-F. K
A. 1t has two stations.
Q. What year would this be in the
Byzantine era?-D. N.
A. September l, 1882, begins the TAI
year Of the Byzantine era.
O. Who is in charge OF the English
Derby?-G. NJ. c.
A. The English (Epsom) Derby Is
run under the Jockey Club. The head
quarters Of the club are in Newmarket,
England.
" IlOW OlQ MhISIldA
Field leave?-F. L. H.
A. The late Marshall Field Of Chi
cago died January Is, 1906 Much Of
his estate was left in trust and it is
estimated that the entire estate, in
cluding public bequestS which were not
taxable, approximated sl50,Oo0,ooo.
O. What is the temperature on
Mars?-M O. F.
-
Lowell and Mount Wilson Observatories
agree that the temperature on the sur
face of the planet Mars rises well
above freezing at the equatorial regions
at neon and nav go as high as so &C.
grees Fahrenheit. or even little more.
1t is. however. below freezing at SUM-
rise and sunset.
How is Baltimore counted in the
makeup Of tie State of Maryland?-
O. w c.
A. 1t is simply a political unit by
itself All of the other towns and
cities are situated in some county, so
that the State consists OF % counties,
plus the municipality Of Baltimore.
@. What States have a tax on cigar
ettes?-R. L. K.
A. These l3 States tax cigarettes:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa,
Kansas. Mississippi. North Dakota.
Ohio, South Carolina. South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
@. Where was Secretary of State
Seward at the tine of the surrender at
Appomattox. in l365?-W. S. Z.
A. The surrender occurred on April
8 On the 5th day Of April Seward
had been thrown from a carriage. He
was picked up unconscious with his jaw
broken in two places and his shoulder
dislocated He had many other bruises
and strains His jaw was placed in an
iron frame and he could speak with
difficulty, if at all, for many days. He
was still confined to his bed on the
night of April IA when Lincoln was as
sassinated, and when the attempt on
his life was made: in fact it was nearly
a month before he was able to attend
cabinet meeting even in his own
house.
@. Can there be frost when the
temperature is above fire ezin g?-
D. NICE.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
when frost forms the temperature IS
80 degrees Fahrenheit, or lower, at the
spot where the frost occurs. The
temperature few feet above the sur
face of the earth. on still clear morn
ings. often is several degrees higher
than it is at the surface. Hence frost
may occur on the grass and in low
places when the temperature on ones
porch. for instance, is distinctly above
the freezing point.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Country Finds Satisfaction
In Clearing of Smith Puzzle

not to tumble its chance" The st.
Louis Dispatch charges that the
part Mr.. Smith Is playing resembles IN
many ways the selfish part played by
Theodore Roos in 1912" The Fort
Wayne News-Se ltinel remarks that Ito
pretend that the Smith statements have
not been bombshells thrown into the
Democratic strategy council is merely
to whistle in the dark" The Texarkana
Gazette advises that the mere fact that
four Southern States turned against
him ought to be sufficient to place him
on the semi-eligible list" The Little
Rock, Ark. Gazette contends that from
the viewpoint of the Democratic party,
1t must be said that Former Governor
Smith should not be renominated." The
Columbia, Mo, Tribune holds that the
incident will cut no ice in the Middle
West. SO far as Mr.. Smiths influence is
concerned
Reaction among Democrats Is varied
in expression" according to the Con-
nellsvllle Daily Courier, while the
Scranton Times observes that the reac-
ton lis difficult to determine" The
Asbury Park Press voices public uncer-
tainty as to Smith purposes, while the
Rock Island Argus concludes: If it
be impressed with the fact that the
mention of his name as possible nomi-
nee is not evoking the reaction that he
hoped for, he might decide to throw his
strength to some outstanding candi-
date"
The announcement" according to
the Lynchburg News, will have effect
upon the fortunes of other candidates.
Some who might have gone to Roosevelt
after a more extended silence on the
part of Smith will now hold themselves
in readiness to vote for him in the con-
vention Others that might have gone
to Roosevelt if for no other reason than
that he seemed to have strong lead
and they liked the bandwagon will now
hesitate. In Smiths receptiveness they
will see blow at the Roosevelt chances
and will hold off while longer" The
South Bend Tribune feels that Newton
D. Baker is one of the most formidable
among those exposed to the lightning
by the Smith Roosevelt feud.'
1.-The Smith candidacy means a red
hot fight" in the opinion of the Oak
land Tribune, which maintains his
right to declare himself. belief which
is held also by the Yakima Daily Re
public. The San Francisco Chronicle
proclaims that "for better or worse, Al
ITeQ u. oLIlllil Will UC tiiC OA4SSob PSA
sonality in the Democratic convention
situation until the nomination is made
The Hartford Times declares, after as
signing Connecticuts vote to Smith:
His statement is manly frank and
clear, it puts the issue where it belongs
-squarely up to the party" The
Providence Bulletin calls Mr.. Smith "a
mighty figure to reckon with in con-
temporary American politics"
Evening star., 1932-02-19
Proposal to Change
Word in Song America

To the Editor Of The Star:
The letter of Miss Larner in The Star
of Tuesday must be full Of interest to
many, as it was to me.
The sanity character Of the author
of America" Is very evident In the
poem, which has become familiar to
nearly every child in the United States.
and it is easier to remember and to sing
than is THE Star Spangled Banner"
Often the thought has come to me
that it would be more universally ap-
proved if, instead of land of the Pill
grims' pride" we should sing land Of
the patriots pride"
Not all of us have Pilgrim blood in
our veins, however much We may ad-
mire those stalwart defenders Of civil
and religious liberty. and as time goes
on and the extensive regions Of the
West are as thickly settled as the East
there will be still fewer to look back to
Pilgrim ancestors, but every man and
woman should be a patriot
q. COC !