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Evening star., 1934-12-22
Military Leaks.
from the Los Angeles Times

From the Los Angeles Times.
The pother made in the Senate
committee investigating munitions
about exchange Of information be-
tween America and British powder
manufacturers and the grave con-
Germ" of the Navy Department about
premature publication in Europe of
plans for a mass flight" OF Navy
aircraft to the Philippine Islands, are
in all probability decidedly over
drawn.
What they amount to is that in
formation which the secret files of all
the war departments in the world
contain has become public property.
Military secrets are the bunk in most
cases, especially when they pertain
to equipment. Such secrets in the
World Wa6, for example. were the
Evening star., 1934-12-22

1t VIII be pleasure again to hear
the words Of Tiny Tim. which can
never he suspected OF any hint of
sdroit parlisanship.
Students of crime decide that eX-
change of lives of one or two innocent
bystanders for that of racketeer is
maniteStly unfair.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
New Fast-Driving Excuse.

From the New York Sun.
The speed which modern automo-
biles have attained presages the end
of the world, says student Of the
Bible, giving the versatile driver an
other reason TO give TO the cop for
being in such q hurry.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Kitchen Melody

From the Helena (Mont) Independent.
A Toronto man claims he heard
radio program coming in through his
kitchen stove the other day. His wife
must have been in the cellar singing
Home on the Range"
Evening star., 1934-12-22

A reader can get the QnsUer 10
any question OF fact by tCriting The
Washington Epening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington, d. C.. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. How can a person estimate the
number of electric lights which are
needed for Christmas tree?-P. L.
A. For trees under Is feet, use 8 to
II lamps per foot of height; for taller
trees from 6 to 10 lamps foot are
sufficient.
Q. Why does the former Princess
Marina wear her wedding ring on the
right hand?-M. C. S.
A. 1t is the custom of the Greek
Church, to which the Duchess of Kent
belongs, for the wedding ring to be
placed on the third finger Of the right
hand.
@. Is much gold produced in the
Cripple Greek district of Colorado?-
+. c. w.
A. 1t is predicted that production Of
gold in this district will reach $6,000,-
900 during 1894.
@. How many cities have Goodwill
Industries ?-R. c. A.
A. One hundred and five cities in
the United States and II cities in
foreign countries.
@. How many Canadians are Of
French origin?-H. E. H.
A. OF the total population of the
Dominion Of Canada of 10,380, 900,
2,S28,000 are OF French origin and
5.38l 900 OF British origin. The re-
manning population is divided among
! other nationalities.
@. How many lawyers does the De-
partment Of the Interior have?-W. d.
A. 1t has more than go. During the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1884, for
the first time they have been under
the administrative Jurisdiction of the
solicitor.
@. Who was the first Doctor of
Philosophy at Yale University?-M. T.
A. The degree Of Doctor Of Philo-
sophy was first conferred by Yale in
1861. Three men received it that year
Eugene Schuyler, James Morris Whit
on and Arthur Williams Wright.
@. Which book comes first, The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer" ol
'Huckleberry Finn"?-C. H.
A. Tom Sawyer" "Huckleberry
Finn" is its sequel.
@. How is the 2OO-inch telescope
to be shipped to Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory?-J. w. G.
A. The Corning Glass Works say:
it has not as yet been definitely de.
/ cided how the blank for the new
| 200-inch telescope will be shipped. i
will be possible to ship it by rail tC
the New York State Barge Canal
From there it could go to New York
City and thence by boat TO Cali.
| fornia If the blank is sent by trair
it is expected that steel frames viii
have TO be built and specially shaped
The engineer OF the locomotive vii
have special safety charts for guiding
his hand at the locomotive throttle.
| Q. Is DR.. AXel Munthe blind,
C. c.
A. This well-known physician snt
author is almost blind.
G. Why is solid silver called ster
ling?-J. B. S.
A. The word sterling is con,
traction of EaSterling. In the twelfth
century there f1ourished in German!
the Hanseatic League. comprising GER
tain free towns, which issued thei
own money. The money of thes,
towns was always staple and tn,
coins OF the Easterlings or those from
the east of Britain were insisted upon
Later sterling became the STANDARD
for English money and for the man
utacture of solid silver.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
fOinNttia.

Poinsettia.
Folhsettia, In ruddy pride,
You glow again at Christmas tide.
There's nothing to compare with you
In pink Or delicately blue.
Your blossom was too small to make
A gift for true affections sake.
You took sturdy leaf or two
And gave TO them q Haunting hue.
Which fearlessly and frankly shows
The red blood that in friendship flows.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Tiny Tim is affectionately recalled,
gentle salutation lacks the vim that
would make it of assistance to a brain
trust.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

A housing plan will be most effica-
clous If the Government can regulate
the cost Of lots and allow the iobleSs
to build their own houses.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

There can be no doubt that Gov.
Richie has given Gov. Nice some i'm
portant information beyond the aSsur-
ance that he has u tough Job ahead.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

A drive to eliminate motor accidents
necessarily hinders holiday cheer.
An oVerN orked policeman cannot be
expected to be scrupulously polite.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Germanys music is sure to suffer
in present conditions. 1t has never
yet been possible to Judge a singer by
his political opinions.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
A Follower.

You agree to every proposition"
Il do" answered Senator Sorghum.
AT present it is my fixed policy to
let anybody else have all the re-
sponSibility."
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Imitation machine guns are not good
toys for small boys. who may grow up
to be as lightminded as the parents
who present them.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Ihe Supreme Court announces
opinions with all authority that contra
diets any possible popular impression
that 1t Is brain trust" as popularity
defined.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

One difficulty under which Com
mhnlsts labor is the fact that 50 few
OF them are able to pass Reasonable
Intelligence test.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Oratory VS.. Irons.

From the Shreveport Journal.
Portland (Oreg) policemen are
studying oratory. but probably will find
pair of handouts more effective in
holding prisoners.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Concerned somewhere in the N r. A.
code system are key men who appar-
emily mislaid their keys.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Perennial Pasfine.

From the Jackson (Mich) Citizen Patriot.
When the League of Nations has
nothing especial to do it warns Bo-
!ivia and Paraguay to stop fighting.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Mixing Signals.

From the Roanoke Times.
And now and then a collision occurs
when two motorists 60 after the same
pedestrian.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Safety in Mythology.

SAIcty IN MylhOIOky.
mythical saint
And mythical sleigh.
With kindliness quaint
As he passes this wayl
We love him although
He's bit OF a Joke
We are happy to know
Myths can never 20 broke.
Work Simplif-d.
Are you men raiding that gam
bling house?"
No" answered Cactus Joe. Every
body in town is there at this hour.
We're taking the census"
MY neighbor Hi Hat is a good
enough fellow" said Hi Ho, the sage
OF Chinatown. but he is afflicted by
ancestors SO distinguished that he
fears 1t would be undignifed for him
to work"
Evening star., 1934-12-22

In deciding on plan to keep Uncle
Sam out of future wars 1t may be
philosophically decided that it is even
better to be broke than to be neutral.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

The Associated Press IS exclusively en-
titled to the for republication OF all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein. All rights OF
publication OF special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-12-22
-S~o~-

The League of Nations is urging
everybody to keep out OF war, which is
exactly what Uncle Sam intends to do
Evening star., 1934-12-22

W A S H I N G T o N, D. C.
SATURDAY. December 22, 1884
Evening star., 1934-12-22

FRANKENSTEIN. Or the Modern
PrometheuS. BY Mary WOllstone-
craft Shelley. With Engravings on
Wood by Lynd Ward. New York:
Harrison Smith & Robert Haas.
Mrs. Shelley made her first rough
sketch of the gruesome story Of
"Frankenstein" in 1916, when the
Shelleys and Byron were neighborS
in Switzerland. They were reading
French and German ghost stories to-
gether when Byron suggested that
each of them write n ghost story. Mary
Shelley was the only one who carried
out the idea and her resulting story
was not genuine ghost story. Its
plot came 10 her while she was listen
ing to Shelley and Byron discuss the
philosophy of the principle OF life
and the various attempts to produce
life by chemical experiment. After
ward. on trying to sleep. she was
haunted by visions Of alehemists trying
to produce q human being, and sud-
denly the concept Of her monster
created by the student Frankenstein
flashed into her mind. The details of
the terrible retribution which followed
this encroachment on divine preroga-
tive were gradually worked out in her
imagination. 'FrankenStein" Is one
of the most perfect tales of horror ever
written. The engravings by Lynn
Ward reinforce the awesOmeness of the
plot. The edition Is handsomely
printed and bound In white, blue and
black.
AMERICAN SECRET SER VIC Z
AGENT. By Don Wilkie as Told
to Mark Lee Luther. New York:
Frederick A. Stokes Co.
John Elbert Wilkie was for 16 years
chief of the United States Secret
Service. That is the reason why his
son. Bon Wilkie, entered the same
Evening star., 1934-12-22
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Evening star., 1934-12-22

@. How many lawyers does the De-
partment Of the Interior have?-W. d.
A. 1t has more than go. During the
fiscal year ended June 80 1884, for
the first time they have been under
the administrative jurisdiction Of the
solicitor.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

@. How many Canadians are Of
French origin?-H. E. H.
A. OF the total population Of the
Dominion Of Canada of 10,380 900,
2,928,000 are OF French origin and
5.38l 900 OF British origin. The re-
naming population is divided among
other nationslities.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

O. Who was the first Doctor of
Philosophy at Yale University?-M. T.
A. The degree Of Doctor Of Philo-
sophy was first conferred by Yale in
1861. Three men received it that year.
Eugene Schuyler James Morris Whit
on and Arthur Williams Wright.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
United Organizations
Greater Strength

The merger of Washington Chamber of Commerce and
the Washington Board Trade cannot help but rebound to
the advantage of National Capital and its citizens
The of these outstanding trade associations both Of
which have commenabe records of service to the community
will give to the business professional of the city
stronger voice Capitals affairs and will aid materially
In the advancement of the city's aspirations
BECAUSE OF THE PECULIAR SITUATION OF WASH
MGToN IN REGARD TO THE VOTE 1T IS ESSENTIAL
THAT THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHICH REPRE-
SENT THE DIFFERENT CLAss1FICATIoNs OF OUR
CITIZENS SHOULD PRESENT AS SOLID AND UNITED
FRONT AS POSSIBLE.
Frequently in the past the criticism has been heard in Con-
gress and occasionally the District Building that it
impossible to determine what the people of the city want be-
cause the multiplicity Of organizations which purport to
represent the public.
That criticism Of course will not be completely aayed by
the union of the Chamber of Commerce and the Board Of
Trade.
will be impossible to eliminate that criticism completely
until Congress in its kindness wisdom up the
chney which will enable the people of Washington to make
their wishes known in regard to their government
There indications that the plea for the establish
such machinery falling upon less
tive ears.
THE INVESTIGATION WHICH IS ABOUT TO BE
LAUNCHED BY SENATE COMMITTEE INTO THE AT
FAIRS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL UNDoUBT
EDLY BRING FORTH EVIDENCE TO sUBsTANT1ATE
THE VIEW THAT CONGRESS AS WELL AS THE LOCAL
RESIDENTS WOULD BENEFIT IF 1T WERE POSSIBLE
TO DETERMINE DECIsIvELY THE MAJORITY sENTL
MENT OF THE CITY.
IN THE MEANTIME HOWEVER 1T Is ONLY THROUGH
OUR TRADE AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT ANY
EVEN REMOTELY AUTHORITATIVE EXPRESSION OF
THE PUBLIC VIEWPOINT CAN BE OBTAINED.
well therefore that groups with allied interests should
unite have the Board of Trade and the Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
JUST CONFUSED
By Frank Sullivan

Aunt Sarah Gallup and
took a trip to Philadelphia one
day last week to while away the
time, and naturally in the pres
ence of so many reminders of
the past; the Grand Old Lady Of
the Revolution grew reminis-
cent.
II suppose you didn't take
much part in the Civil War,
Aunt Sarah," I said.
II know what you mean.
You mean just because I was
129 years old when the Civil
War broke I was too old to get
into it,"
"No, Aunt Sarah. -"
"Well, mebbe I was. I fit in
it just the same. And mebbe
just because I'm 2O2 years old
now you think I wouldn't get
in another war if one came
along tomorrow. Well, I would.
Suttinly I fit in the Civil War,
from the start. It was always
one of my favorite wars. Never
forget the fust time I seed a
Johnny Reb. It was at Bull
Run, and there they was, a.
comm at us down a hill, like
all fury. Hi, there's one now!
Hi, you Johnny Reb! Halt!
Surrender"
Before I could intervene Aunt
Sarah had whipped out the
derringer she always carried in
the pocket of her petticoat and
was blazing away at a slight
figure in gray. He darted
around a corner, unhurt.
"Shucks!" she said. Missed
him!"
But, Aunt Sarah" I warned
her, you must not do that.
That was a Philadelphia post
man."
Don't you think I know a
Johnny Reb when I see one,"
she retorted Scornfully, Il seen
plenty of 'em. I'll never forget
when I was at Shiloh with
Grant and Cump Sherman. and
the Johnny Rebs was a-comin'
across the bayou, yellin' like
wildcats. My musket jammed.
I grapped one from a fallen
comrade. Hi, here's another
one" The woods is full of 'em.
We're surrounded. Surrender,
you'll"
Again the derringer, and
again, fortunately, the postman
made a safe getaway.
why, I guess you're right"
said Miss Gallup. II guess I
sort of got carried away by my
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
By John Snure, J.

. legislation next year and force
it's adoption.
Regardless of the reduction in
appropriations for the Depart
ment Of Justice, Attorney Gen.
eral Homer S. Cummings hopes
to salvage one feature of his
anti-crime campaign.
He expects to carry out his
plan to establish a national
crime school of dimensions
never equalled.
Originally, when the depart
ment requested its appropria.
ton, the Attorney General
planned to secure more agents
and armored cars to war against
crime. But the reduction forced
abandonment Of a portion Of
the program. Fewer agents will
be hired, a smaller number Of
armored cars purchased.
There is one thing certain,
however. If q single part Of
the program for the war
against crime is to be salvaged
it will be the crime school.
Quiet as the Attorney Gen
eral usually may be, he is out
spoken concerning the neces-
sity of the crime school, where
agents and police might be
taught the best methods to use
in the fight against gangsters
and gang methods.
Since he returned to Wash
ington, former Senator Thomas
Heflin, of Alabama, has formed
a firm friendship with Repre-
sentative Frank Gillespie, Of
Illinois.
Tom admires Gillespie's abil.
ity and often chats with him
on national problems despite
the fact that their views some
times differ.
Frank and Tom were en-
crossed in a discussion of labor
problems recently.
According to Heflin, Gillespie
said:
"DO you realize we are hav.
ing more strikes under ROOse-
welt than we did under
HOOver?"
With his customary wit, Tom
responded:
"But good Lord, man, do you
realize that a man must have
a job before he is able to
striker"
Crop reductionists of the
AAA, who have persuaded GER
tain Southern farmers to plow
under a portion of their cotton,
should look around the town
and learn that there is a short
age of the commodity in some
quarters.
One of the other Administra-
ton officials, namely Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings,
attended a conference the other
day and the cotton shortage
was apparent.
One sock was minus about a
square inch of cOttO,l.
Copyright, 1884, The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1934-07-03

memories. I wouldn't lift a
hand against a postman ex-
cept in kindness"
Before I could get the der
ringer a third postman came
around the corner, and at sight
Of him she forgot all her good
resolutions.
Surrender in the name Of
Father Abraham she yelled,
and let him have it; but then
she remembered.
Great Scott! I didn't mean
to-"
But this postman did not
bother to flee. Dodging the
rain of bullets deftly he ad-
vanced toward us with COM
poSure.
Sonny" said Aunt Sarah,
contritely, II don't know how
to begin to apologize. Truth is,
1 thought you was a. .."
II know" said the Philadel-
phia postman, jovially. Don't
give it a second thought,
grandma. We're used to it.
People come here from far and
The Washington times., 1934-07-03

was the president and eight
other distinguished Army Off
GERS, each selected for their eff
cheney, were members.
The purpose. of this. board,
two members of which were de-
tailed from the Army air serv-
ice, was to determine the
strength and organization in
personnel and material which
the Army air service required
for the efficient performance of
it's peace and wartime missions.
Morrow Board Best
The next investigation of
aviation launched by the Fed
eral Government began in the
later part of 1924 and continued
until the early part Of 1925. It
was conducted by the so-called
Lampert Committee. The chair
man was Congressman Lampert
of Wisconsin and it's members
were eight other representatives
in Congress designated to make
this inquiry.
Meantime, a special board Of
naval officers, headed by Ad-
miral E. w. Eberle, chief of
naval operations. with eight ad-
mirals who had seen service in
the war, completed a COM
prehensive report setting forth
it's findings regarding the or
ganization, development of air
force in the Navy.
OF all the investigations thus
far made into American avia-
ton. however, the most thor
ough and the most valuable was
that made by the Morrow
Board. This board was ap-
pointed by President Coolidge
in the summer of 1925. It be-
gan it's meetings in September
of that year in the Federal City.
It's chairman was Dwight w.
Morrow, who was assisted by
nine members of the board Sc
lected from Congress, from the
Army and Navy and from civil
life.
The effort of this board-the
Presidents aircraft board as it
was called-waS to determine
the best means of developing
and applying aircraft in ma
tional defense. Its report is by
far the most authoritative and
informing public document yet
produced by the many boards,
commissions and committees
that have investigated aviation
since the Great War ended.
These total fourteen since
1919 and the sum of their con-
clusionS may well be carefully
studied by the new commission
just appointed by the PreSi-
dent, the usefulness Of which
has yet to be proven.
(COyprIght, 1884. by The Washington
T1meSO
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Street Safety
A Cooperative Movement

The plans of the Washington Board of Trade conducting
vigorous and dramatic campaign for the promotion Of
safety deserve the whole cooperation of District resi-
dents.
WHETHER YOU ARE MOTOR DRIVER OR PEDEs-
IN EVERY WAY IN THE EFFORT TO CUT THE HEAVY
LIFE AND PROPERTY TOLL WHICH IS BEING ExACTED
BY STREET ACCIDENTS.
The board plans to attack the problem in two ways
will have motorized speaker visit street intersections
to call attention of pedestrians improper careless crossing
Of the streets and it will work through vglante committee
motorists who found to be violating dangerously the
innumerabe traffic regulations
The failure of the campaign course
rest with the Board Of Trade and the group
which is assisting it.
FOR SUCCESS OR FAILURE THE CAMPAIGN DEPENDS
UPON THE DEGREE OF COOPERATION GIVEN 1T BY
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS.
The Board Of Trade certainly did create the traffic
those conditions.
But it can and will take the leadership in effort
to save the lives and property Of our citizens.
BY giving the board the cooperation which it deserves in this
campaign the residents Of the city avoid great deal
unpleasantness which lies the horizon.
Unless this voluntary effort successful the city, in simple
attempt at self preservation will be forced adopt
drastic method of dealing with the traffic problem
method would necessarily greatly interfere with good many
Of citizens would hamper them in their ordinary travels
and would cause Inconvenience to many.
But must be done and will be done unless the citizens
cooperate in such drive that by the Board
Of Trade
The Washington times., 1934-07-03

The death ray comes to the
front again. This time DR..
Antonio Longoria, of Cleve-
land, is credited with the inven-
ton of a machine which
projects electric waves fatal to
animals. Within the past few
months an Englishman reported
a like device and now is sup
posed to be extending his re-
search under the patronage of
the government.
DR.. Longoria was to have
demonstrated his machine be-
fore the National Inventors
Congress in Omaha, but it was
Withdrawn and a statement
was made by A. G. Burns,
president of the congress, that
Federal authorities had asked
that it be suppressed, a state.
ment to which the inventor
agreed.
"I saw this machine work
last October in Cleveland" said
Mr.. Burns. Government scien-
fists were there also. When
DR.. Longoria turned the. ma
chine on rabbits, cats and
dogs, they fell over instantly
killed and their blood was
turned to water"
Atmospheric Balance
Soon after the World War,
the first death ray device was
announced. At that time the
Matthews invisible ray received
much notice in England, where
q prominent scientist dis
counted it with this statement:
1.-THE whole gamut of ether
rays is known to us without
any gaps and consequently this
leaves no place for the new
ray which, it is claimed, has
been discovered"
Science does know of lethal
waves sent out from the sun
which would make short work
Of this earth of ours, if they
could get to us. The atmos-
phere is our protector just as
it is against meteors, and so
long as the present atmos-
pheric balance is maintained,
we shall be safe from destruc-
ton by natures own death
rays.
The death in Watertown,
N. Y, Of James D. Farmer
at SO, closes the book on one
Of the most celebrated murder
cases in the country'S annals.
Twenty-Five years ago Farmer
was in the death house at
Auburn Prison with his wife,
convicted Of the murder Of
their neighhor. Mrs. Sarah
Brennan.
Mrs. Farmer went to her
death. in the electric chair, the
second woman in New York
State to meet such a fate. Far
mer's conviction was set aside
and he went free, largely on the