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Evening star., 1935-05-07
Iowa Reader Expresses
Appreciation of The Star

To the Editor of The Star:
Having been q reader of The Star
in Washington for more than forty
years, but lately out of its bailiwick,
it is pleasure indeed to be reading
1t again. This I have been doing for
several weeks In my present Midwest
ern home.
To me The Star has seemed. frst
Of all, Q newspaper presenting all the
nsws that q ht to print And second.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
The Psalm

Give me cushion by your easy chair.
Wide windows open to the sunset
glow
Reflected on your face and silvered
hair,
Read me "The Psalm of Life" In
cadence low:
Stress In your mellow tones the wis
dom rare
Rhymed by a poet many years ago.
Read to the end as night falls every
where,
Closing the book in sunsets after
glow.
You who have lived the psalm on
earth ..ssr-
Teach me its worth.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

James Roosevelt is reported to be
intending to manage the family dairy
farm for awhile. The occupation has
its traditional dignity. The late CAL
win Coolidge was never happier than
when he could go home on a vacation
and prove that he could still make
old Bossy stand for a milking.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


And He's a jolly Good Fellow"
There was a man of regal worth
Who loved all people we'll,
And would. when mighty in the earth
Persuade but not compel.
When choruses sang Save the King
They gave proper reason.
Hes a good fellow" next would ring
"A friend in every season"
They do not boast in grand parade.
When revelries they keep,
So much of conquest bravely made
AS of affection deep
That seals bond twixt man and man
When memories grow mellow
Folks like to greet wheneer they can
A prince and a good fellow.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

In the days of oyster piracy on the
Chesapeake Bay there was a custom
known as paying off with the boom, -
which meant sweeping wage Garner
into the water by sudden twist in
steering. He then became a forgotten
man. The system IS not without its
analogies in much higher forms Of
politico-financial transactions.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

tires, but the company backing this
method of displaying its wares can be
very sure that 1t will not receive any
of my patronage or any that can in
fiuence likewise. And this applies also
to any Of the wares or Arms adyer-
tised by this same method.
CARL Z. PEIAZ.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

The death of Senator Bronson r..
Cutting is deeply lamented. 1t Is
another American tragedy which cul-
minated in a death which a brave
man did not fear to risk.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

1t may not be true, after all, that
the next war" will be fought in the
air. Conscientious diplomats may
labor with treaty negotiations SO as
to have it fought entirely on paper.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
Brief Word of Cheer.

BF1ef Word Of Cheer.
The public shows gratitude
Which no one can deny,
For an enthusiastic mood
Is better than a sigh.
A great man goes upon display
And in exultant pride
We shout "Hooray!" and 60 our way,
And all are satisfied.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
Courses in Leisure.

tUUTSFS III ItISUTts
From the Rochester Times-Union.
College girls are taking courses
which will enable them to teach men
what to do with their leisure. 1t seems
only yesterday that girls, and those
who didn't go to college. had that art.
with willing and eager pupils.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

An independent air service might
be viewed with confidence If the tech
nical training of an aviator included
lines for his development as a strate-
tcf
Evening star., 1935-05-07

The old G. o. P. elephant is rallying
his forces for another show which at
present does not look much larger
than the old-fashioned one ring circus
Evening star., 1935-05-07
A Step Further.

A Step Further.
Are you a Communist"
YES" answered Farmer Corntossel.
Since a man told me about turnin'
the old place into town lots I 20
further than dividing property around;
I want to subdivide it,
Evening star., 1935-05-07
Two Opinions.

Candidates have made me sad
Saying this or thus.
Some O. them proved kind O. bad
And others have proved wuss.
If one-half each says is true,
There's no hope at all.
That's why / am feelin' blue
Regular every Fall.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

The mention of large figures does
not of itself cause loss of time. It is
as easy to say billion as thousand.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

II stands by my religion" said Uncle
Eben. II never yet heard a new
fashioned stump speech dat was as
convincin' as an old-fashioned hymn. Z"
Evening star., 1935-05-07

Not Apr0pOs.
'You must be careful to have your
remarks appropriate" said the conf
Dental friend.
Don't say that" answered Senator
Sorghum. MY constituents are so
tired of taxes that every time they
hear the word appropriate they get
irritable"
Evening star., 1935-05-07

Jud Tunkins says you can't believe
all the music you hear. One of the
prettiest tunes his daughter plays on
the piano is entitled The Happy
Farmer"
Evening star., 1935-05-07

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Marxla nd and Xiroinia
Evening star., 1935-05-07
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business once:
18th St and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: 110 East 42nd st.
CHICAGO ONCE: Lake Michigan Building.
European ONCE: IA Regent St.. London.
England
Evening star., 1935-05-07

O. What kind of wood did the Ro-
mans use in making their fine furni-
ture?-P. H.
A. 1t was citron wood, believed to
be tree of the pine family. still
used in cabinetmaking because of
its beautiful grain. 1t grows in AL
geria.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
The Sun and Moon.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital lcurrent month to dateI.

Automobile lights must be turned on
ene-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Chinese
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includes virtually all Japanese resi-
dents of Shanghai.
Repeated assurances by japanese
officials that no military measures were
contemplated to force settlement OF
the issue served. however. to quiet
somewhat the nervousness in the ad-
jacent Chinese district Of Chapel.
Japan's consular spokesman asserted
investigations indicated strongly that
Nakayama was slain In the demilitar-
lied native quarter Saturday as
Chinese demonstration against the
presence Of Japanese bluejackets.
Chinese officials insisted, however
that the assailant had not been proved
to be Chinese, and asserted evidence
indicated that the slayer was garbec
similarly to the slain marine. who wa
not in uniform and wore foreign
clothes.
Ultima tum Is Denied.
japanese and Chinese sources alike
denied reports that formal japanese
ultimatum would arise fro mthe Incl
dent.
A japanese naval spokesman ex-
pressed qualification at the "Sponta-
neous cooperation of Chinese au-
thorities," pledged on four separate
occasions Immediately after the shoot
ing, but asserted nevertheless:
We are concerned lest the incident
seriously affect Sino-Japanese rela-
tionS."
The japanese Marines reduced the
scope of their operations, but con-
tinued to guard the district about the
scene of the Staying.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
War
Continued From First Page.)

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more than 100000 warriors of his own.
The troops were concentrated behind
the Kindonemiret Range of noun
tains south of Makale. In the noun
tain fastnesses, which the Italians
have to penetrate in their south
ward drive. cliffs rise precipitously as
high as 1900 feet.
1000 in Defense Force.
italian scouts confirmed the re-
ports from Adds Ababa. Land and
airplane scouts reported the concen-
tration under Seyoum was near Amba
Alaji, some 80 miles south Of Makale,
the caravan center of Northern Ethi-
opia, now held by the Fascist in
yaderS.
In this defense force are 1000 of
the Emperor's imperial guard, sent
from Adds Ababa.
The concentration of troops. the
warfare, the tenSeneSs created by the
Afro European crisis-all gave touch
of irony to the observance of Arm
istice day in most European nations.
In Italy-which observes its Arm
istice day November 4. the day of the
separate armistice and peace with
Austria in l9l8-the day was given
over to celebrating the birthday an
niversary Of King Victor Emanuel.
Except for two appearances by
Mussolini it was Victor Emanuel's day
an unusual thing in the regime OF
the Fascist dictator.
ii Duce Called by Crowd.
The celebrating crowds, gathered
outside his palace, forced II Duce to
put in a brief appearance. after a
review Of his Fascist legions.
The forces you have seen this
morning with all their weapons and
especially their spirit are ready to
defend Ita!ys interests in Europe,
Africa or anywhere" he said.
Mussolini. it was reported in Paris,
has made a new approach to Britain
for an accord in the Mediterranean.
but SO far the alleged new effort has
brought no success.
PertinaX, the noted commentator OF
the L'Echo de Paris, said the proposal
for a naval agreement was made Oc-
tober % and included mutual assist
ance agreements. There was little
chance Of success, Pertinax wrote,
until after the Italo- Ethiopian conflict
is ended.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Ethiopians Accept
Inuasion by Italy
TOSuue Commerce
Tigre Provinces Main
Market Eritrea
Since 1885.
BY the Associated Press. .

BY the ASSOCIATED freSS..
ADUWA. Ethiopia. October IS (by
mail to aris).-The commerce Of
two generations was the reason why
the people Of Tigre Province gave the
Italian armies so little resistance and
submitted to the latter's rule so read
lily, authorities pointed out today.
This commerce has been carried on
with the Tigre people as sellers and
Italian-owned Eritrea as the buyer.
Their commercial capital Is Asmara
Eritrea, not Adds Ababa.
Tigre exports 10000 tons Of grain
to Eritrea every year. Cotton from
the fields of Northwest Tigre is sold in
the Eritrean cotton center of Tes-
senes Live stock has crossed the
border by the thousands Of heads to
feed the Ialian colony.
Incense has gone to Asmara, thence
to Italy. and gold and ivory were
sold to Italian colonists in small guam
titles until Emperor Halle Selassie
published law requiring all gold to
be sent to his capital.
These trade relations began almost
Immediately after the Italian occupa-
ton of Eritrea in 1885. Even in their
present penetration into Ethiopia the
Italians pay cash as they go.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
SILENT WORSHIP
HELD IN RICHMOND.
Pantomime Sermon a nd
Prayers Observed for Deaf
by Missionary.
uv th. Axxociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, November 1l.-There
vas a church service in Richmond
today at which not single word was
spoken. 80.
with sweeping arm gestures, deit
movements of his fingers ana S"lA'
changes of facial expression, the MN
lister preached a completely silent
sermon.
And uhen he came to the Lords
nrayer his congregation Joined with
him in a symphony OF soundless ges-
lures
It was the Rev. H. Lorraine Tracy,
Episcopal missionary from Washing
ton. holding services for the deaf in
the Chapel Of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church.
Group Keenly Attentive.
The congregation was not large
about Is persons-but it was keenly
attentive, following with rapt eye
every motion the minister made. From
the main church nearby came the
sound of singing. the intoning of pray
ers. But in the little chapel was a
profound silence. Only the breathing
of the minister. coming occasionally In
pants as he exerted himself in strenu-
GUS gestures, broke the stiffness.
Facial Expressions Given.
One moment his face dropped with
sorrow as he sadly pointed to mouth
and ears to indicate the affliction ol
his hearers: a few seconds later il
frightened to an expression of glowing
happiness as he preached his doctrine
OF faith, courage and salvation, despite
physical handicaps.
Evening star., 1935-11-11

D. c. GIRL IS INJURED
WHEN THROWN BY HORSE
Suffers Cuts and Bruises in Acct.
dent in East Potomac
Park.

Miss Margaret Masters. 81, Of 1909
Clifton street. suffered cuts and
bruises and possibly q hip fracture
yesterday when thrown from her horse
in East Potomac Park when the an
imal shied at bicycle lying on the
ground.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital by Park Policeman M. K. Rasp-
berry. X-rays were to be taken to
determine the extent Of her injuries.
Another young woman. Miss Ger
trude Merimer, "a. of l406 Twenty
first street, a member of the White
House clerical force, suffered an ankle
injury late yesterday when she caught
her toe In the sprocket wheel of A
bicycle while riding around the Tidal
Basin. X-rays were to be taken to
determine whether the ankle was
broken.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Report for Last 4S Hours.

Record for Last 81 Hours
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81. 3 pm. yesterday. Year
ago As
Lowest 81. 8 am today. Year ago. 35.
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, ~ on July 20.
Lowest. = on January IS.
Humidity for Last n Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. a5 per cent at 8 am. today
Lowest. 81 per cent. at pm yes
terday.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by United States Coast anc
Geodetic Survey1
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Woman's Board to Give Tea

In recognition of more than IS years
c. service in caring for aged and
INDECENT women here. the Board of
Lady Managers of the Aged Womans
Home will give a silver tea at the
home. 1855 Wisconsin avenue, from
20 6 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-11-11
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Occasiona
rain with mild temperature tonight
and tomorrow, followed by colder late
tomorrow afternoon or night; much
colder Wednesday,: gentle southerly
winds. becoming moderate northwest
by tomorrow night
Maryland-Occ rain with
mild temperature tonight and tomor-
row. followed by colder tomorrow
afternoon or night; much colder
Wednesday.
Virginia rain with mild
temperature tonight and tomorrow,
followed by colder in the interior to-
morrow afternoon or night; much
colder Wednesday.
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain to-
night and tomorrow; colder in ex-
treme west portion late tonight; much
colder tomorrow afternoon and night.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear TODAY
Evening star., 1935-11-11
Author Dies.

NEW YORK, November II P.-
Frank Kimball Scribner, 68, author of
many novels of outdoor life and for
mer newspaper man, died at a hos
pital Yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
Usurpation of Power.

Senator Borahs joint attack on
monopoly and on bureaucracy will be
regarded with mixed feelings by both
the Roosevelt New Dealers and the rep
resentatives of big business. The New
Deal Democrats may vince under the
criticism of the N. r. A. and the A. A. A.
contained in the Borah speech of Sat-
urday night On the other hand, they
will probably be pleased to find in the
Senator's address structures on great
aggregations of industry and business,
monopolies, aligned, generally speaking,
against the Roosevelt administration and
ready to open their Golfers to the G. o.
P. in the coming presidential campaign.
Many conservative Republicans, espe-
cially big business Republicans, are urg-
ing that Government let business alone.
The firm declaration of the Idaho Sen
ator that President Roosevelt's successor
should wipe out the trusts and monop-
olies rather indicates split on the Re-
publican side of the fence. For Borah
himself has the support of many Re-
publicans for the presidential nomina-
ton.
The representatives of big business,
on the other hand, will find Senator
Borahs comments upon constitutional
democracy, his demand for less centrali-
zation Of Government in Washington,
Evening star., 1935-12-09

outer space where unguessed stars are
supposed to shine.
But their attitude toward their dream
is humble and contrite: 1t represents
no ambition save that of learning more
about the wonderful universe in which
they live and the glorious truth to which
by their devotion they testify. For
precedent, if any such were needed, they
might cite the case of the forgotten
benefactor of the race who enhanced the
reach and forcefulness of the human
arm and hand by designing the hammer.
Likewise, they are related to all the
other thinkers who, since before history
was written, have labored to increase
the abundance, the efficiency and the
comfort of life-the sponsors of civiliza-
ton who have made the planet unit
and bound distant nations together in
ties of culture and custom.
All things considered, then, the largest
eye may have divine blessing. That,
surely, will be the hope of thousands of
plain people who find each step in its
manufacture fascinating.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

not only appealing, but satisfactory.
They will view with approval his decla-
ration that business recovery has been
aided, not retarded, by the Supreme
Courts decision holding unconstitutional
the national industrial recovery act.
While the N. r. A. offered benefits of
a kind to big business, it also held a
threat. There was always the posi-
bility that after business had been well
organized the real control would pass
to the hands of the Government. IN
deed, it has been the contention of critics
of the N. r. A, among them Senator
Borah, that New Deal supporters of the
N. r. A. were looking forward to that
ultimate result.
The Idaho Senator, however, is deSir-
Gus not alone of protecting the individual
from encroachment upon his liberty by
Federal bureaucracy, but also from
"usurped economic power" in the hands
of private monopolies. Both political
parties in the past have promised to
prevent the usurpation of such power,
and to strike down monopolies. But,
he contends, they have failed to do So
Doubtless both parties will attack mo-
nopoly in their platforms for 1896, but
Senator Borah is skeptical. He would
SO carry the fight against monopoly
into the coming campaign that the
avoidance of the issue by the next
administration would be impossible.
Senator Borah finds the answer to the
problem of unemployment and recovery
in better distribution of the purchasing
power of the people. Until industry gen.
orally recognizes this to be a fact, he
sees little hope. Great aggregations
of industry in few hands, he insists,
make such distribution of purchasing
power more and more difficult. If the
horse and buggy days" and their impli-
cations are desirable, politically speak
ing, they are also desirable from an
economic point Of view.
Senator Borah's is a powerful voice.
He has not indicated that he will be-
come a candidate for the presidential
nomination next year. If he does, and
wins nomination, big business will
have to make up its mind whether it
prefers to go along with the Roosevelt
New Deal for another four years or is
willing to have such critic of the
"usurpation" of economic power" as the
Chief Executive of the Nation. Usurpa-
ton of power, whether by Government
or by private individuals, Senator Borah
finds intolerable.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
The Largest Eve.

The worlds largest equivalent of
human eye has been advanced further
degree toward completion. Dispatches
from Corning New York, tell that the
mirror disk fo- the Northumberland
telescope to be built at Mount Palomar,
California, has been taken from the
annealing oven in which it had been
cooling for year. The casting of the
glass, it is indicated, now has been fin
ished to the satisfaction of the scientists
experimenting the work.
But, of course, much remains to be
done. The disk must be smoothed,
ground, polished, coated with aluminium,
transported to its final location and
installed in the elaborate machine pre-
pared to receive it. Each detail of the
task will have to be performed with care.
The fabric itself is both delicate and
sensitive; also the tools and instruments
employed in dealing with it are devices
which require perfection Of skill on
the part of those operating them. Even
the slightest error might result in the.
ruin of the entire project.
Thus mankind is reminded of the in
finite genius of the Universal Architect.
The astronomers, mathematicians, physi-
cists, chemists and engineers engaged in
the construction of this modern miracle,
it is obvious, are trying to surpass the
creator. In effect, their goal is the in
vention of an optical marvel more pow
erful and accurate than any ever before
possessed by an individual human being.
They aspire to develop an eye compe-
tent to search the uncharted ocean Of
Evening star., 1935-12-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

not only for individual books, but also
for literature, through the praise of
books.
The very word literature" has come
to take on some of the scorn which today
adorns the formerly good word Journal
list" And it may be--we think it is-due
in part, at least, to the too ardent press
ing of information on others.
If the friends we seek are seeking us,
as a good man once said it must apply
to books as we'll as to human beings.
All this critical pother is confusing
and at times even disgusting. Mostly
it is unnecessary.
There are good books everywhere, in
the best sense of the term, and if we
turn a child loose among them we have
done about all that can be done for him.
If he has the reading temperament
he will find his own books, the ones he
likes, and will build up his own critical
standards.
One of the best ways to get "Iist of
the best books" is to go personally to
any good library and roam among the
stacks.
There is nothing like handling book,
for the race is hand-minded as well as
eye-minded.
The very theft" of some books in the
hand is encouraging.
Good Librarians everywhere are anxious
to help such readers, not so much by
suggesting. perhaps, as by pointing out
the unlimited treasures of such insti-
tutions.
AS for sheep raising, we do not know
whether these animals would be sue
cessful on IAN eight-acre farm" or not,
but offhand see no reason why they
wouldn't.
We must confess to a secret desire to
own few sheep.
Ever since we saw a pair of them
tethered a few years ago in suburban
yard we have had longing for just
one pair of them.
No doubt there are ticks and other
matters which come up to bother the
sheep owner, and the larger his flock,
the more ticks, etc.
Wherefore, our advice is to proceed
carefully in going into the sheep business
on small or large scale.
They must be sheltered in Winter and
have fodder, or whatever sheep food is
called.
There must be good reasons why one
so seldom sees them on small places,
for offhand it would seem that sheep
is one of the most intriguing animals
possible.
They ought to make genuine adorn-
mentS for the small place, at the same
time keep the lawn neatly moved.
Sheep somehow remind us of rabbits,
We understand that they are not as
gentle as they look, but surely they have
a wonderful background of life and
literature behind them, from Lamb in
His Bosom" to Done Found My Lost
Sheep" an old Negro spiritual. Echoes
of Handel comes to mind, along with the
ancient spiritual aspects.
If we had eight acres we would try
few sheep. by all means. They must be
immeasurably superior to hogs. and
every one with that many acres, even
less, goes in for swine.