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The Washington times., 1935-03-27
In the World of Science
By Hiram PERCY Maxim

sap rings were disclosed. If the
tree were felled the year the
shelter was built, it must have
started to grow in A. D. 1918.
All through the section the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth sap
rings were thicker than nor
NAL. It amounts to a weather
report" from the years 1918 to
1860.
The giant sequoia trees In
California exhibit sap rings
which carry back to the time
of Christ. A section of one OF
these was Is feet in diameter
and contained thousands of sap
rings. Not only did they reveal
periods at 11-year intervals Of
water abundance, but they
showed fire scars, records of
forest fires that occurred hun.
dreds of years before Columbus
discovered America.
The sun spot itself is a solar
volcano that spouts out gas in
stead of molten lava. Every II
years something occurs inside
the sun of such violent nature
that enormous clots of matter
are projected out, tear great
holes in the solar atmosphere,
and go careening hundreds of
thousands of miles off into
space. A photograph made in
1928 shows a huge clot of incan'
descent gas that reached a
height of $4,000 miles in two
hours. It's velocity must have
been nearly 100000 miles per
hour, or more than eight miles
per Second.
VIOLENT UPSETS
The elected matter is COM
posed of atoms, fragments of
atoms and electrified particles.
The latter are shot out into
space and travel enormous dis.
tances. If the burst points to-
ward Earth at any time during
the revolution of Sun, we re-
ceive shower of these particles,
producing the Aurora Borealis,
shifting the winds and weather
and making trouble on long-dis-
tance telegraph and telephone
lines.
The sun spot looks black when
viewed through a smoked glass,
because the elected gas is cooler
than the background. It is still
a dazzling white, however, but
less dazzling than its surround,
ings.
No one knows why the Sun
has these violent upSets every
II years, or whether other stars
behave similarly.
ARTICLES by MIR. Maxim ap-
pear each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. The subject Of the
next one will be "An Eye TO the
Future.")
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Anthology
BU Robert BenchLey

Writing the other day of an
unfortunate defamation day in
kindergarten when I disgraced
myself and my family by volun-
teering to recite (and reciting)
an apocryphal quatrain Of
Longfellow's beginning: my
mother-in-law has lately died,
etc." I was minded to run
over in my memory the poems
we were taught in school to
recite in unison, with the idea
of compiling an anthology to
be called Fragments or Il
Don't Remember, I Don't Re
member"
Such a volume would have a
practical value in furnishing
parties with a game in which
people we're asked to supply the
missing words and continue
with the missing stanzaS, in
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

forerunner of other similar dis
patches, for our Sun is going to
grow more spotty from now un-
til 1899, after which it's "com'
plexion' will gradually clear up.
SURPRISING EVIDENCE
There is one outstanding fea'
ture about these sun spots
which we do not understand.
They appear to wax and wane
at regular intervals. They were
especially numerous in 1906.
1917 and 1928. This, and many
other records, indicate an 81
year period, which leads us to
predict 1889 as the next peak
year for sun spots.
Judging by past records, fire.
quent sun spots mean cool, wet
summers. Few mean hot, dry
summers. The height of water
in Victoria Nyanza. the great
fresh water lake in equatorial
Africa, has been recorded since
1896.
Sun spots records agree with
high water years absolutely,
showing that abundant rainfall
has conceded with numerous
sun spots.
Other surprising evidence is
afforded by the sap lines in
tree trunks. When a tree trunk
is sawed across, the cut shows
the yearly sap lines of the tree
back to its beginning, revealing
its life history.
The classic example is the
section of a roof beam found
by DR.. Andrew Ellicott Doug
lass, of the University of Ari-
zona. It was dug up in 1888,
and proved to be a remarkably
we'll preserved piece of fir. Rec
ords indicated that the shelter
Of which the timber was a part
had been built in A. D. 1850.
When it was sawed across, 1877
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

aisle? Nary q one! There they
squatted as if they'd been set
in cement, while you squirmed
and painted, tugged and tussled,
ripping your seams and skin
ming your shanks. Easy enough,
perhaps, if you happen to be q
cute 90-pound package. But
suppose you're a regular-slze'
adult human?
Or how about this one?
J'ever stand, patiently, holding
the door open for a file Of hur'
rying women, all strangers to
you, in some store or office
building? And can you remem-
Der how many Of them thanked
you?
ANOTHER PEST
Or there's that other goat"
getter. You're waiting in line
before a ticket window. After
a weary half hour you've shut"
fled ahead until you're sixth
in position, with a dozen be-
hind you. At that moment
some brisk young thing darts
in from the side and crowds
ahead of everyone up to the
window with a pert-"My ticket
was bought and left for me.
Miss Smith. What! You're
not holding any? Strange!
Well, please give me one Or
chestra. Thanks"
Last, but by no means least,
there's the regular sunday
morning pest. Eight o'clock.
Gosh, what a relief not to have
to beat it for the office! You
stretch, turn over with a bliss
full yawn, prepare for a couple
of hours more laZe.
But notta chance! For a
member of the bright n early
brigade has arrived to take the
girl friend for a ride and is
parked directly beneath your
window.
Does he stop to consider that
you and 347 other office slaves
are grabbing your well-earned
rest-leave his car, ring the
doorbell and then depart in a
quiet, civilized, holy Sabbath
manner?
Don't make me laugh! Why
should he go to all that trouble
when he can announce him
self by leaning on the horn
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

X > U ii
who have never been in the
drought area cannot picture
the situation. If all the farm
ers who are suffering could be
packed into one group, people
might realize how desperate the
situation is today"
The recent dust storm was
bad enough for the Western
farmers but there have been
other results of the drought.
Hull, for instance, is actively
engaged in securing 'horse re-
lief" for his farmers.
Unable to recover after the
ravages of the dry season. the
horses are not in condition to
be worked in the fields, and
consequently the farmers can
not do spring plOwing.
Last year when the pasture
was low the horses ate grass
and roots, much of which con-
tanned dirt. This dirt soliditied
in the stomachs of the stock
and killed many Of them.
Although the Government is
attempting to supply the farm
erS 1Dith horses, many of them
cannot secure 1Dort stock.
western cattle are also un-
able to recover.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
NeglectingL Needs
By James T. Williams, T.

fleet to defend American ter
ritory.
1t would serve these busy.
bodies we'll if the President
should make public their names
and the silly reasons they ad-
vance for turning the Pacific
Ocean into japanese lake.
Few of these buSy-bodies real.
ize that they are serving for
eign country as dupes. The
movement to stop the maneu-
vers of our fleet in the Pacific
was organized in Toxic last au-
tumn. It was organized in the
same place and by the same
agencies which send out Japa-
neSe fishing vessels to follow our
fleet in the Pacific whenever 1t
is engaged in training exercises.
These fishing vessels are manned
by Japanese officers either
of the navy, or the naval re-
serve, The American Govern
ment has not protested this un-
provoked int ference with
American maneuvers off the
American coast. Yet 5000 Amer.
leans have been foolish enough
to try to persuade the President
to turn over the entire Pacific
Ocean to the exclusive use Of
the japanese navy.
Americans who neglect their
duties as citizens in the States
in which they live would hardly
seem to be safe guides for the
Federal Government either in
regard to the national defense
or foreign policy.
Although the war ended II
years ago. too many Americans
still pay more attention to polit-
ical affairs abroad than they do
to government here at home.
This is one of the reasons
why the people of South Caro-
lima elect a legislature which
collects five months pay for one
months work. And South Caro-
lima is only one of many States
which is afflicted today with
do-nothing- -but-spend legislature.
UP TO THE PEOPLE
Governmental reform in this
country must begin with the
State legislatures. The num-
Der of their members should
be reduced. The quality of their
membership should be increased.
No greater opportunity for val
liable political service is offered
to patriotic citizens today than
is to be found in the State leg
islatures. Most of these legis-
latures are dominated by county
and local politicians.
This is why counties are
neither consolidated nor reor-
ganized. This is why the number
of local politicians is increasing
every year.
When the people in the sew
eral States repossess themselves
of government within the State
they will do it chiefly by gaining
control of the State legislatures.
And until State legislatures are
emancipated from the grip of
county and local politicians the
people will continue to stagger
under the burden of increasing
taxes to pay the costs of an
obsolete system of county and
local government.
Copyright, 1888, The Washington
Timesl
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

A flagrant example OF the
victimizing Of the people Of an
entire State is to be found in
the capital city Of South Caro-
lima.
There the legislature of the
State has been in session since
January without enacting to
date a single major piece Of
legislation. And what is worse,
the indications are that the
members of this "do-nothing"
legislative body intend to re-
main in session until next June
at the expense of the people of
the State.
Many legislatures in many
States this year have wasted
weeks of time and thousands
of dollars, but the South Caro-
lima legislature appears to hold
the record for expensive fu-
tility.
Ever since the Great War
ended time and efforts which
should have been expended by
the American people in put
ting their own national house
in order have been squandered
in idle discussion of how to
remake the map of Europe, or
to revise the governmental sys-
tenn of Europe.
PRESSING PROBLEMS
With the enfranchisement in
this country of women the
hope was widely entertained
that these newly enfranchised
voters would Immediately inter-
est themselves in undermining
our obsolete system of county
and local government. Few
women however, have taken
advantage of the opportunity
offered them to render useful
service to their respective
States as State legislators.
Many university and college
professors set themselves up to-
day as authorities on world
politics who are either ignorant
of, or indifferent to, political
conditions in the States from
which they pontificate concern
ing foreign affairs.
Many young men and young
women since the war ended ap-
pear to be interested only in
the conduct of foreign relations
and the control of foreign policy,
in spite of the fact that they
live in States that are suffer
ing from obsolete systems of
government that have been
handed down from the time
when OK carts were the chief
means of transportation.
A recent example of the neg
lect of pressing problems within
the several States and the med
dlesome interference with a
great problem of national de-
fense is to be found in the or
ganized attempt of a small
minority to prevent the use of
the Pacific Ocean for fleet
maneuvers next summer.
Of the one hundred and thirty
million people in the United
States today three thousand
have taken it upon themselves
to write to the President re-
questing him to abandon all
fleet maneuvers in the Pacific
this summer lest Japan take Of
Tense at the training Of our
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
No Bargain In Health

You can buy public heath-but it doesn't cheap!
That been Washngons trouble in recent years It has
tried to promote its community health bargain basis
The result been that have sgnay failed to obtain
and maintain health standards which should be expected
of community and particularly Of National Capital
about the prevalence of scarlet and other diseases Of
childhood The other night the District health officer Dr.
George Rutland addressing meeting of parents said
knouu this: We are distinctly HANDICAPPED by lack
of personnel and this lack of personnel facilities cons"
tutes a DISTINCT MENACE to public health
Dr. Rutland to Washington He Just learn
ING about the difficulties which he will encounter in getting
the additional personnel that he already finds he needs
We hope he become discouraged when Congress
nounces that intention of permitting Washingonians
to spend THEIR OWN TAX MONEY to promote their own
health and the health of their children.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Listen, World
Bv Elsie Robinson

until the gal appears? Which
he does. And you-?
Here are four examples of
modern manners. Such rude
ness, such gross and selfish
lack of consideration would
have been incredible 80 years
ago. Anyone who dared to act
thusly would have been given
the works by the general public,
pronto and plenty.
.OLD-FASHIONED
Obviously, we are all willing
to dispense with certain man
ners" which seemed obligatory
to our grandpaS. Gentlemen
no longer go around bowling
and scraping and kissing ladies'
hands. Nor are such fancy ges-
lures needed.
What's YOUR answer?
copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.l
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
No Pull Permitted

The Navy Supreme of Great Britain has reversed
the verdict blaming Capt r. sawbridge, of the great
Renown for serious crash between the Re-
nown and Hood Rear Admiral Sidney Bailey and Capt F. T.
B. Tower of the Hood must share the blame with him.
and his own punishment is greatly reduced.
The decision shows why the British navy remains great
There "hgherups out of reach Of punishment IN
King Georges fleet
Many things in Amerca-we don't the Navy-would
be better had ups out of reach Of the
Law.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
An American Pioneer

Henry n. Arnold is twice pioneer
generation ago. young Second Lieutenant in ths
Army he won Mackay Trophy for daring flight from
college Park Mdr to Washington and return
Now as Brigader General, he wins the Trophy second
time for leading mass flight from Washington to Alaska
and return.
The frontier has been reached in America regardless Of
what the gloomy radicals say It has merely taken vertical
"a well as horizontal direction And this still the land Of
pioneers of men who may go West, but who go UP.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

J'ever try
to Gro W d
y o ur W a y
p a S t man.
m o tn la ps
and elephan-
tine y n kl e S
to a mid-sec'
tion seat in q
movie? And
did any of
the O h e r
seat holders
rise to let
you p a S s.
the luc k y
one with a
cAo% m tho
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

r. Ii t for
families and
cattle in the
dry are a S,
members of
Congress are
still actively
engaged in
securing aid
for their con-
stituents.
AS Repre-
S e n t a t i've
Merlin Hull,
r, en- uhliCan.
of Wisconsin,,
puts it.:
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

t c d a y kept
savants guess
ing as to the
possible elec-
t o-magnetic
influences on
planets. The
S p o t S devel-
oped, the as
t r o n o m ers
S a i d, fro m
nothing to an
area 10 times
the size of
the earth. in
48 hours"
T h i S ! S
AnnIanhl1z he
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
OLD FAVORITES
The Duel
Eugene Field

The gingham dog and the calico cat
Side by side the table sat
Twas half-past twelve, and (what do you thinkD
Nor one nor t'other had slept wink!
The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate
Appeared to know fate
There was going to be terrible spat.
(I wasn't there: simply state
What was told to by the Chinese plateD .
Next morning, where the two had sat
They found trace of dog cats
And some folks think unto this day
That burglars stole that pair away!
But the truth about the cat and pup
Is this: they ate each other up!
Now what do you really think of thatl
(The old Dutch clock it told so,
And that is how I to know
IRecders are nved to send to the editor their sugges
tious of old cvores among the poems for reprintng in
this SpGce)
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

WN4As
R &c e n tly
on witness
o b j e cted to
h a v n g his
picture taken,
appearing be-
fore the COM
m i t t e e al
t h o u G h he
has pos e d
m a n y times
before.
M oS t of
t h e photog-
rapherS h a d
t. a k en- pic
lures of him.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Ellis Island Goes Artistic

at Ellis Island will be decorated with muras depicting i'm
portant events in the history of America
An excellent dea to present to beautiful vision
of the great past the country which they coming
And to show DEPORTED aliens what they missing,
perhaps.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

Although the reports of the
Western drought have faded
somewhat since the clamor of
a few months ago concerning
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

but one pic Rep VIM. Schultz
ture-taker had not secured his
shot. He was somewhat skep-
tical about taking the picture.
Representative William T.
Schultz DO Of Indiana nod"
ded to him, whispered:
"GO ahead"
Copyright, 1895, The Washington Times,
The Washington times., 1935-03-27

addition to specifying the au'
thors with dates) and clarity.
ing the significance of the
poems in question.
The first few pages of my
anthology would run something
as follows:
They buried him-at dead of
night
The sod with their bayonets
turning,
BY the ..... moonbeams .....
light
And the ..... lights a-burning.
The Burial of Sir
John Moore.
Anonymous.
Still sits the schoolhouse by the
road,
A ragged beggar ......
Around it still the sumac
grows.
And ........ are running.
Last Verse
ssssSss '.sS.Ss.ss
sssssss '.s... ..'.'"'' '''"
Because" the brown eyes
lower fell,
Because, you see, I love you."
NO name and anonymous
The splendor falls on castle
walls
And ............ old in story:
The long light breaks across
the lakes,
And the wild cataract leaps in
(must be "glory')
Something about bugle.
Lord Alfred Tennyson.
The breaking waves dashed
high.
On a stern and rockbound
coast;
ssSsss' 's.'S' S'''sS'S s'sS
ssss. ..........s .s."".ss
The Landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers
BY Mrs. Hemans.
How sleep the brave who sink to
rest,
End of poem. Anonymous.
On Linden when the sun was
low,
And bloodless lay the untrodden
snow,
Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
1.-THE Battle of Hohen-
linden" Anonymous.
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Away! Away!
of poem. Anonymous.

Anyway, you get the idea. Not
only do the missing words have
to be supplied. but the follow
ing stanzas. No fair picking
poems that people have learned
since they were in the elemen-
tary schools. No fair anybody
under IS playing.
The above are just some of
the ones I myself can't remen1-
ber. Make your own lists, ac-
cording to your age and the
schools you went to.
And don't send them to me.
I'm sick of the game already.
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Sun Changes ''ComplexiOn'
Every Eleven Years

A recent news dispatch from
Berlin, Germany, said in part,
1.-THE rapid growth of sun spots
The Washington times., 1935-03-27
Do We Need Good Manners?

You're about to act as ref"
cree. But before you do so,
listen in on a few questions
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30
Hunger Marchers Descend on Ohio Capitol
Relief Charges
Blame Politics
for Plight

Carrying American flags. several
hundred relief persons are pictured
on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio,
prior to their march on the state
capitol. The hunger marchers claim
that they had no money or food for a
week. and all blame politics for their
plight.
Object of the hunger march" was
an audience with c. C. Stillman. Ohio
federal relief director. who was recent
ly appointed to the post by Federal Re
lief Administrator Harry Hopkins after
charges of alleged graft were made
against the Ohio relief administration.
The political trouble is said to have
originated when Governor Davey re-
moved several relief officials in the
Cleveland area in order to appoint his
supporters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30
SOviets
Undisrnayed
by Crash

Undaunted by the fate Of the huge
propaganda plane, Maxim Gorky,
which recently crashed, killing 40 per-
sons. the Soviet government has an
nounced that three more Of these giant
planes will be built.
The Maxim Gorky was the largest
plane in the world. While flying near
Moscow it eollided with small escort
plane in which the pilot was stunning
in defiance of orders. Both craft
crashed to the ground.
The big ship had no particular value
except as means of spreading propa-
ganda. However, Soviet authorities
Immediately announced that a trio of
new ships to be named Vladimir Lenin,
Joseph Stain and Maxim Gorky would
be placed In construction at once
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30
carves Own Tombstone

Columbus. Ohio. = Frank Sauter,
acknowledgements stonecutter, carved
his own tombstone. cut his throat and
shot himself through the head fatally
in the little stone yard he had oper-
ated for 40 years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30
Serves as
Presidents
Contact Man

Charles West is President Roose-
velt's contact man in his dealings with
congress and travels frequently be-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30
King Seeks
Statehood
for Hawaii

Samuel Wilder King. delegate in the
United States congress from Hawaii,
has introduced a bill that would add
another star to the American flag by
making Hawaii the forty-nintk state in
the Union.
King contends that as an integral
part OF the United States. the islands
cannot be permanently barred from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-30

| but Not
Identical

These children, Umberto and Ru.
dolph Rios Of Santa Catalina island,
are twins, however little they may look
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Dividend Changes

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December Favor
able changes in the last week totaled
SO, against 65 the week before, ac-
cording TO the Standard Statistics Co.
of New York There was but one un-
favorable change, compared with four
in the previous week. Details OF
changes:
Increased-Acme Steel, First Ma
tional Bank e. Trust Co. (Ramsey,
N. j., Pilgrim Trust Co. (Boston),
L. A. Young Spring & Wire, Augusta
g. Savannah r. R., Chain Belt Co.,
Federated Department Stores, VIM.
Filene g. Sons, Glidden, Naval Stores
Investment Co., Lehman Corp, Pressed
Metals of America, L. S. Starrett, Sun
shine Mining, Liquid Carbonic.
Resumed-GeneralP Paint 81 class A,
Blaw Knox, Pacific Western Oil, Pyle
National Co.
Etxra - Acme Steel, Monumental
Radio, Wick Financial, Badger Paint
e. Hardware Stores preferred, Augusta
g. Savannah r. R, Jewel Tea, Mead
johnson & Co., Naval Stores Invest
ment, Onomea Sugar, Southwest
Penna Pipe Lines, Devoe & Reynolds
class A. Devoe & Reynolds class B,
Ecuadorian Corp, Emsco Derrick y
Equipment. Marine Midland Trust Co.
New York;, McKeesport Tin Plate,
Phoenix Insurance, Pratt g. Lambert,
Ross Gear & Tool, Waukesha Motor,
Allegheny Transit Co. pittsburgh, &,
American Snuff, Canada & Dominion
Sugar. Chicago Flexible Shaft, Farm
ers' Deposit National Bank pitts
burgh), General Printing Ink. Home
stake Mining, Interlake Steamship,
Maui Agricultural Co., Natomas Co.,
Plymouth Cordage, San Carlos Milling,
F. G. Shattuck. Bank of Commerce &
Savings (Washington), Broad Street
Investing, Canadian Industries COM
mon A, Canadian Industries common
B, Connecticut River Banking. Liquid
Carbonic, Munsey Trust Co. (Wash-
ington), New York Hanseatic Corp,
Premier Gold Mining, VIM. Wrigley, Jr.
Initial-Lincoln Printing preferred,
Louisiana Ice & Electric, Arnold Con-
stable, Keystone Custodian Funds,
series So; Waukesha Motor, Atlantic
Gas Light per cent preferred.
Passed-Alabama Great Southern
Railway.