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Evening star., 1935-06-13
The German Navy,

Anelo-German naval negotiations,
according to circumstantial. though
not yet official, reports, have pro-
gressed to a point of practical agree
ment. They are expected to be brought
to conclusion in London during the
next forty -eight hours, following the
return to England Of Joachim Won
Riddentrop. Hitler's special arma-
ments ambassador, who opened con-
versationS with the British a week
ago and then went back to Germany
for final instructions from the Fuehrer.
While she is dealing with the Nazi
government on naval matters, Britain
is keeping all interested powers, in
cluding the United States, fully posted
on developments, which suggests that
any arrangements effected at London
will at least in principle have the
support of other countries and even
tually form the basis of an agree
ment to be considered at naval con-
ference in which the Germans would
be invited to participate. 1t is stated
that discussions have proceeded on
the basis of a fve-year building pro-
gram for the Reich.
Hitler seems to have made the Brit
ish an important concession demanded
by them in the name of their inSular
security against naval attack, espe-
cially by submarines. Germanys
original proposal was for a feet which
would be thirty-fve per cent of the
strength of the British Navy. Recog-
nizing that under such a plan tAe Ger
mans might put an excessive amount Of
total tonnage in one category, such as
U-boats. Britain insisted that the Reich
agree to a thirty-five per cent ratio in
all categories, and It is now indicated
that Hitler has aSsented to such limi-
tation One report is that he accepts
that percentage for all time, irrespec-
tive of the size which other navies may
attain, thus abandoning demand for
naval equality with France. In Lon
don Hitler's concessions are regarded
rs altogether substantial. They are
unmistakable evidence of his desire TO
placate British public opinion and to
curtail Great Britain's activity as a
factor in European continental affairs.
To what extent Nazi diplomacy is
justified in thinking that this aim can
be accomplished time alone will tell.
Eager as John Bull is to fortify himself
oy every possible means against German
attack. it is not likely that he is pre-
pared to do so to the extent of leaving
his friends and allies, especially the
French, in the lurch and at the mercy
of Hitlerism and its aggressive arma-
ments policy.
1t goes without saying that the Ger
mans cannot enduringly be deprived
Of a bigger feet than the Versailles
treaty assigned them. II it is not
granted to them by agreement, it is
certain that they sooner or later will
proceed to build it anyhow, just as
they have set about the business of
creating an immense conscript army
in defiance of Versailles prohibitions.
But the naval powers have the right,
as well as the duty, to require that
the Nazis do not make themselves at
sea, as they are avowedly doing on
land and in the air, menace to their
neighbors and to world peace. Ger
man naval plans are sure to. be
thoroughly scrutinized before they re-
ceive international sanction.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

1t was a small grsy bird, she said,
with black crest.
Well. that was something
In Neltje Blanchan's book. Bird
Neighbors," we looked for the Sec
ton on cusky, gray and slate-colored
| birds.
This led to the description of the
| tufted titmouse. sometimes called the
crested titmouse, or crested tomtit.
About the size Of an English spar
row." said the book
"One might sometime think his
whistle. like a tugboats, worked by
steam," it continued
All, ha!
That was exactly the way our bird
sang!
Let US look further. Sure enough,
there was the song put into words:
| "Heedle- decide dee-dle-deen'
Previously we had tried to give
some idea Of 1t by describing 1t as:
| "Peeper-peeperp pepper -peep!" Or
"Cheeper- -cheeper-cheeper- -cheep!"
Every dog pricks up It's ears at the
song. said our book. Yes, 1t had that
/ quality.
Then, all of a sudden, it came to
us that it was, with one slight modi-
fication, the same as the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity whistle, which We
had whistled SO often in younger and
more impressionable years.
%&&&
There stood the tufted titmouse, in
all his glory, and 1t was a pleasure
I - III - L. 4
recognize his song wherever we might
hear it.
Owing to the past association with
q variation of the whistle, we were
Immediately attracted 10 it, and quite
sure that we had never heard it be-
fore from the throat Of its originator.
We felt reasonably sure that none
Of the species had been in the vicin-
ity for several years.
This Is one of the pleasures Of
amateur bird studies carried on strictly
in ones own back yard
Every year brings new birds that
have not been there before.
1t is fashionable for some people
interested in birds to claim that all
the birds, large and small visit their
yard every year, but 1T simply isn't
true
There have been more birds this
season than In the last five years, at
least, and their songs have been
louder and clearer, especially in the
joyous morning serensde. which be-
gins about 4:30 am, depending on the
dawn.
If any one thinks new birds do
not visit his garden it is because he
does not recognize them. either by
sight or song.
Every ear is not attuned to such
things Nor is every one awake. either,
to hear the first cheeps of the day.
Learning to like this morning
serenade is not easy At first it seems
more noise than tune Several years
may be required, in some cases, for
the true sweetness Of the sounds to be
| realized.
Then the matin song OF the birds
becomes one of the high lights of the
day.
1t is with genuine pleasure that We
announce the crested titmouse.
1t may be old TO you, dear reader,
but it's new to us.
Most new things have a value be-
cause of their novelty Happily. bird
songs become Sweeter with the years
'Heedle- -deedle-de -dle-deem
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Mnmhnr nf the Associated Press.
Enough Rope.

What Senator Long had in mind
when ne began his one-man fllibuster
yesterday is a matter of opinion. The
antics of the Shriners. sometimes
known as the playboys of Masonry,
may have been infectious. The Sem
ator may have been bitten by the bug
without knowing it. There were a lot
of Shriners in the gallery, enjoying the
show. On the other hand, the Sen
stors opposition to N. r. A. is well
enough known. But the Senator also
knows the limits of his own endurance,
and these were manifestly unequal to
the demands. There was, in addition
the neat trick which the Senate leaders
had performed in practically emascu-
lsting. in conference, the public works
amendment requiring Senate con-
f1rmation of certain appointees. That
irked Huev. The Senate confereeS
had written into the amendment the
provision that section 1861 Of the Re-
vised Statutes should not apply-this
section holding that those given recess
appointments to vacancies existing
while Congress was in session could
not be paid until they were confirmed.
That change. of which few Senators
knew until Senator Gore told them
about it. added to Senator Longs list
of grievances against the administra-
tion for destroying his powers in
patronage.
Whatever the reasoning behind
Senator Longs attempt at new
record for fhbustertng- ettempH
By the way, which will take high rank
among exhibitions of such endur-
ance-the Senate leaders met his
challenge by the one method that
would work. They let him talk. They
let him run up a printing bill of more
than $4,000: let him wear himself
a
himself that could end only in his
defeat, and without any of the saw
ing graceS that might have remained
had he been moved by high prin-
ciple capable of winning sympathy
from the country. They gave him
all the rope he wanted, and he used
it.in the traditional manner. He has
undoubtedly lost prestige.
His flibuster failed because it
lacked support, even from Senators
critical of the N. R. A. For it is
commonly agreed that what is left
of N. r. A. should be preserved. 1t
would have been worse than unfor-
tunate 10 bury the remains while
there still remained spark of
life. The spark is there. Even
though the n. R. A. which remains
is but a skeleton of its former self,
it is still capable of accomplishing
some good. And that good should
not be denied.
The extension resolution saved
through the failure of the Long fill
buster will leave about 1900 of the
54Oo N. R. A employees. They will
be largely occupied in appraising the
losses from judicial notification of
N. r. A. principles. But these will
not be as important as the positive
showing which may be made through
preserving the principle of voluntary
code agreements. A limited form of
self-rule for business has been given
opportunity to assert itself What
business will make of it remains to be
Epen
Evening star., 1935-06-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

A strangely familiar bird cry rang
through the branches of our trees.
Never in our life had we heard It,
we felt sure, yet there was something
vastly familiar in 1t.
We could not see nor even locate
the creature, 1t was so elusive, 10 de-
termined to keep hidden in the feath-
cry foliage of the locusts.
It's song was easily remembered,
and. with some practice, easily
whistled.
The song was of seven notes, clear
and distinct with the peculiar minor
quality distinctive of most bird mel
odieS.
Hence an exact rendition by human
mouth was impossible, except from
the lips of some one Of these geniuses
who specialize in such things.
** ***
No one we approached, even those
who ought to know. knew which bird
this was. Perhaps the rendition OF
the song had something to do with
this failure, yet the upshot led us to
wonder II many people really know
much about birds, after all
Surely this must be one of the best
known of birds, we reasoned, although
1t had not graced our trees in five
years, Of that we were certain.
Amid the songs of the thruShes,
robins, blue jays, catbirds and various
members of the sparrow family this
one stood out, with a peculiar quality.
as If 1t we're ground out steadily by
al old hand organ.
II was high. sweet, clear, almost al
ways the same, most often with ex-
actly seven notes, but sometimes with
just five.
II is not possible to represent. in
spoken Syllables, the song of any bird.
There is no gainsaying, however,
that such representation is better
than none at all. We will show pres
entity how this helped in the iden-
tiication Of the bird under discussion.
The wide range of bird life makes
a very perpleXing problem for the
average person. especially him or her
who later in life comes to the place
where this identification becomes of
interest
While there are any number of
books on the market, posing as aids,
all too many of them presuppose a
knowledge that the amateur does not
possess.
Such a person will find he makes
the best approach by attempting TO
decide upon the size. color and song
of the unknown bird.
BY ascertaining the general color
alton he il much helped in going
through any book of bird descriptions.
In regard to size, he must be on
his guard against regarding them as
smaller than they are. The length
of the English sparrow, for instance,
is given in most books as 81. inches,
whereas the. average person would
say. oh, about 2 inches long"
A length of inches is not very
large for bird.
As for songs, We have seen many
ways Of putting them on paper. from
syllables, to musical notes. to quite the
latest, representation of the up-and-
down characters in song film.
Our search for the elusive bird led
to a neighbor, who said that she had
seen IL.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the 1nager to
any question Of fact by Uritinq The
EUentnq Star Information BureGa,
Washington, D. c. Please tnclose
stamp for reply.
@. What music will be used in the
Max Reinhardt production of Mid
summer Nights Dream"?-C. S.
A. Prof. Erich Wolfgang Korngold,
Viennese composer, collaborated with
Mr.. Reinhardt in this production.
One hour and twenty minutes OF the
film will be devoted to the Mendels-
sohn music arranged by Prof. Korn-
gold.
O. Is it true that Canadian news
papers do not have Sunday editions
such as American newspapers pub
lish?-D. H.
A. The Canadian Government In
formation Bureau says: The practice
of Canadian daily papers is to issue
their large week end edition, which
corresponds to the Sunday edition of
Tile CLlbcu OCaICo pdptlS, Ob OdLuL =
day. In one or two cases they are
called Sunday papers, although We
understand they are actually printed
on Saturday. The Vancouver Prov
ince issues a Sunday edition, and
there may be one or two others which
do the same"
@. Where is Bill Browns training
camp?-V. G. B.
A. At Brownsville, N. Y. opposite
West Point.
@. When a Federal employe makes
out an income tax return, must the
3l2 per cent retirement fund deduc-
ton be listed in the salary received,
or can It be deducted from the
amount?-W. ]. D.
A. The 81 per cent retirement fund
deductions must be listed as salary
conclusively received and paid out
for the privilege Of an annuity. which
is a personal expense and not deduct
able.
@. Is the actress, Anna Held, ly-
mg?-L. @.
A She died in 1918
@. Can any nation join the Soviet
Union?-G. NJ.
A. Any nation anywhere in the
world can join the Soviet Union. It
is the Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics and any nation which adopts
the Socialist soviet system can Join
the union If it wants TO.
O. What are the lines regarding
courtesy that are on the walls of the
Irvington Beach Hotel?-W. c. 3.
A. They are: Few things cost so
little as courtesy or are worth so
much"
@. What caused the Sahara to be-
come q desert? What is its altitude?
w. W c.
A. Biologists are not OF the opin-
ion that it was a former sunken sea,
and the precise reason has not been
determined fully. Some parts of the
Sahara are below sea level, while the
highest point is $500 feet. Many sec
tions are 1000 feet high.
@. What pay we're private soldiers
given in the World War by the United
States. Great Britain France and
Italy?-F. E.
A. United States, 81 per day; Great
Britain, SO cents a day; France, 5
cents a day; Italy, 2 to 4 cents a
day
Q. How many species Of American
birds have become extinct?-J NJ.
A. Eight species Of North Amer
ican birds have become extinct in
the past 35 years.
@. Is It true that James Thorne
Smith. the author, died before fin
ishing The Glorious Pool" AMI that
the latter half is written by some
one elSe?-H. ?. H.
A. This is true. However, ne left
Evening star., 1935-06-13

The old and the new are har-
n1onized n the region which attracts
so many visitors. An immense
Egyptian obellsk commentaries
George Washington a Greek temple
houses the figure of Abraham Lin
coin snd in the distance is an Assy-
rian tower at AIexa ndria as a re-
minder Of ancient lore.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Poetic Ancestry,
I'M the Hnsinn TrAnAcrint.

From the Boston Transcript.
1t turns out that Audrey Wurdemanr.
who won the Pulitzer prize in poetry.
had a great-great-grandfather named
Percy Bysshe Shelley, who died a
hundred and thirteen years ago this
Summer after having himself acquired
some merit as a poet.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Of the New Deal Robinson was a
bitter and constant opponent. He at
tackled the President and his measures
many times In Senate debate. Wheth-
er he has any idea of becoming a
national candidate for the presidential
nomination. he might, it is said, make
a fight for the Indiana delegation
to the next national convention.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

A reformed convict may find many
friends i'll athletic circles. provided
he will give a pledge to limit him
self to an effort now and then to
steal base.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Every government goes on In a
fear of despotism of one kind or an
other. In this respect the fickleness
of the public is something of safe
guard.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

A twelve-m!le limit was ignored by
maritime bootleggers. If the next war
against Smugglers is to be fought In
the air a sixty mile limit may not suf-
flee for protection against clandestine
alcohol.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Sun Song.

II you were poor and 30 were I,
Under the dome Of Summers sky,
I'd make you Jingle coins and buy
A battered car with rumble trunk
And throw in it some gypsy Junk
A brass-rimmed box with lock well
sunk,
Two duck guns and an Indian sling,
A copper pan, a trap and string,
Cay moccasins, a wedding ring.
With Summer come TO road and sea,
If we were poor and we we're free,
We'd fare 70 gYpsy Aresdyl
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Fault-finding with the United
States Constitution naturally chal-
lenges protesting craftsmanship to
produce better document for con-
Sideratiou
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Burglars Sense Of Anatomy.
from the Grand Island tNebr1 Independent.
The burglar who stuck his revolver
in the pit of his victims stomach and
told him to hold up his hands or
he would blow out his brains is a poor
student Of anatomy.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
When honest good fellowship
Party Policies.

Have you any ideas about a new
.party?'
Il have" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. But I doubt If they will work.
Mother and the girls are trying to
persuade me that there "is political
value in social leadership founded on
a cocktail party"
Evening star., 1935-06-13

The parole system has developed
men who are beneficisries of Sympa-
thy, though incapable Of it on their
own account.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Peace.

Peace.
Now what is Peace? 'Tis not q dove
That symbolizes perfect love-;
It's not the threat that, for awhile,
Hides meath diplomatic smile.
Peace is the Faith that is displayed
In sports arena or in trade;
The sample Word Of Honor true
That sanctifies an I. o. u.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

The European situation is normal
to the extent that france and Ger
many are afraid of each other as
usual
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Permanent Peace.

Prom the Jackson CMiSs) News.
The only way to make the world
permanently peaceful ts to develop
races Of men and women who are not
fond of bossing each other,
Evening star., 1935-06-13

In the war on crime g men" means
Government men as well as gun
men"
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Reformer.

Are you reformer?" inquired the
severe woman.
"I'll say am" said the busy lady.
NO form ever goes out of here the
same as it came in. This is a corset
shop."
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Jud Tunkins' says George Washing
ton was one OF the Free Masons who
worked hard and missed all the fun
they might have had if they had
lived to be Shriners.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
Russian Bigness.

From the watertown IN. ~ Times.
Russia ought to be satisfied. She
had the largest sirpiane and the larg-
est airplane accident
Evening star., 1935-06-13
The Cult in Agriculture.

The farmer is happy man.
Experience brings him knowledge
Superior to what he can
Acquire from any college.
He'd rather rise at early morn
And view the pigs in clover
Than meet statistics all forlorn
And they to count them over.
Life is like hoss race" said
Uncle Eben. "sittin' in de judges
stand is easy. But you gotta hustle
around de track to win purses
Evening star., 1935-06-13
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Evening star., 1935-06-13

A piece of political gossip from the
Hoosier State is that former Senator
Arthur Robinson is campaigning quiet
ly for the presidential nomination
Of the Republicans. Robinson was
defeated by Senator Minton, Demo-
crat. last year. From the very start
Evening star., 1935-06-13

Rate bv Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

OverShadowed by the importance Of
the N. r. A. decision, the opinion of
the Supreme Court handed down in
the Humphrey case had comparatively
little publicity. Yet it was in that
decision, also unanimous. that the
Supreme Court took real and per-
sonal swat at the President. He had
removed from Office the late Federal
Trade Commissioner Humphrey, Re-
publican of the regular type, because
his ideas did not run on all fours with
those of the President, although the
law specified that appointments of the
commissioners ran for certain terms
of years and that removal could only
be for cause. Mr.. Roosevelt gave no
cause. Indeed. he had written letter
commencing Humphrey for his service
not long before. The removal of
Humphrey was held to be beyond the
law by the court. Had the case gone
otherwise. a precedent would have
been created for the removal without
cause of any oficial appointed by
Presidents. Perhaps. after the N. r. A.
decision. at a later date, heads of the
Supreme Court justices might have
fallen into the basket.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

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any question Of fact by Driting The
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Frederic J. Hdskin, Director.
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stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1935-06-13
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Evening star., 1935-06-13

@. What music will be used in the
Max Reinhardt production of Mid
summer Nights Dream"?---C: S.
A. Prof. Erich Wolfgang Korngold,
Viennese composer, collaborated with
Mr.. Reinhardt in this production.
One hour and twenty minutes Of the
film will be devoted to the Mendels-
sohn music arranged by Prof. Korn-
gold.
Evening star., 1935-06-13

@. Where is Bill Browns training
camp?-V. G. B.
A. At Brownsville, N. Y, opposite
West Point.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-17
HOLD THE FORT! FORTY AND EIGHT
 BESlEGES CITY

Among the American Legion dele gates aboard the Alaska enroute to the Legion convention at Seward, September 21-24, gre three repre- sentatives of the Forty and Eight, the fun" organization of the American Legion. While the Alas ka was in port today the Forty and Eight representatives descended on the town. Carl Drager, Ketchikan attorney, who explains that his name is regard spelled backward and who claims to be with the Ketchikan police department, ap- peared on Front Street with Andy Anderson of Seldovia. encased in a seven-foot totem pole, and accom- panied by Dick Scott, als oof Sel- doyia.
 Considerable difficulty was ex- perienced in getting the totem pole through the door of the Terminal and further difficulty in pouring a drink into the "insides" of the totem pole. but Forty and Eight ingenuity overcame all obstacles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-17
SKACWAY HAS
 SUb-FREEzINC
 TEMPERATURE
Thermometer Skids to 28 Degree on Lynn Canal
 OficiallyHere

At the same time that Juneau was receiving its first heavy frost of the fall season early this morn ing, the first sub-freezing tempera- tIire at a sea-level point in South east Alaska also was registered.
 The Weather Bureau here said that at 2 o'clock this morning the thermometer slid to- 28 degrees above zero at Skagway. Two hours earlier, Juneau's official thermom- eter reported it's lowest recording, a reading of 36 degrees.
 Howard Thompson, weather Ob- server said that continued fair brisk weather is forecast for the immediate future here.
 "A high barometer is dominating weather conditions all the way along the Gulf coast from the Aleutian Islands to the northern portion of Southeast Alaska" Thompson said. This condition should continue tomorrow. South
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-17
FEDERAL NIGHT" q PROGRAM FOR ELKS
 TOMORROW NIGHT

Federal night" is planned as a gala event for tomorrow night at the Elks club. It is the second in series of special entertainment features the lodge is offering this winter.
 c. H. MacSpadden and his ''com- mittee of 58" have arranged pro- gram of unusual interest and Chairman MscSpadden asks that all Elks be on hand. An air of mystery shrouds details of the en- tertainment but promise is made that it will le an unusual affair.
 Plans are also being made by MacSpadden for the annual Purple Bubble dance of the Elks October 12. It is the outstanding social event of the season for the order.