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voyage around Cape Horn at the
outbreak OF the Spanish-American
war;. Indiana and Massachusetts.
In 1895 he founded the Crescent
shlpyard In Elizabeth, N. j., where
In six years he built over 100 OF
the vessels which helped make the
United States modern sea power.
Among these was the Holland 8, or
'Porpoise,' the first submarine for
the United States navy. IT was de-
llvered at the outbreak OF the War
With Spain, but naval authorities
refused to use II on the grounds
that such use was inhnmanel
March Abraham Lincoln was
inangurated as the sixteenth Pres
Ident Of the United States, and In
his inaugural address uttered these
immortal words: 1--WE are not en-
emles but friends. We must not
be enemies Though passion may
have strained, 1t must not break
our bonds of affection. The mystic
cords of memory stretching from
every battlefield and patriot grave
to every living heart and hearth
stone all over this broad land. will
yet swell the chorus of the Union
when again touched, as surely they
will be. by the better angels OF our
nature"
March 4-The Stars and Bars.
the first flag OF the Confederate
States OF America. was unfurled
from the roof of the state capitol
at Montgomery. Ala, then the cap
ital of the Confederacy. 1t was de.
signed by Randolph Orren Smith
of LouIsburg, NJ. G., a veteran OF
the Mexican war and OF the Albert
Sidney Johnston campaign In Utah
In 1858 and Ii continued as the off,
ciai Confederate flag until May /,
1868. Smith died on March 3,
1913. and was buried on March
4, the anniversary OF the adoption
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Anniversaries Of 1896

enlargement of volunteers In the
Indian wars on the plains as colonel
OF the Fighting Fifth" cavalry: and
as major-general In the regular
army In command Of the land forces
during the Philippine campaign
which eliminated In the capture OF
Manila on August 10. 1893. He died
In 1910.
June 28-James Madison. "Fa-
Their of the Constitution" and fourth
President of the United States. died
In Montpelier, Va.
September 10-Joseph Wheeler
("Fighting joey, distinguished
cavalry leader In two wars, was
born in Augusta. Ga. Graduated
from West Point In 1859, he served
In the dragons until the outbreak
Of the Civil war when he entered
the Confederate army in which he
was commissioned Enlargement
and senior commander of the cav
airy. During the war he won dis
tinction as bold and successful
raider.
After the war he studied law, held
seat In congress from 1881 to 1900
and at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war was made a major
general OF volunteers. He command
ed the cavalry division In the San
tiago campaign, was appointed SEN
Tor member Of the commission to
arrange for the surrender OF the
Spanish army and later served In
the Philippines as commander OF
the First brigade of the Second d.
vision. Appointed brigadier- gen.
eral In the regular army In 1900 he
was retired ON his sixtyfourth
birthday and died January %. 1906.
1861
January 29-Lewis Nixon, IA
nous shipbullder, was born In Lees
burg. Va. He was graduated from
the United States Naval academy
In 1882 and transferred to the con-
struction corps of the navy in
1884 In 1890 he designed the bat
tleships Oregon. famous for It's
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Indefinite Someaay. 1t Is a day
conceived or thought OF but not
definitely known" We can only see
1t as mirage. an optical illusion.
II Is true we cannot expect frui-
ton In the budding season, but we
can know that fruition does not come
without bud and blossom. Our
thought Is like a bud, work Is like
the blossom and success comes as
the fruit of our thought and work.
There Is nothing indefinite about
this. And there Is pleasure all
along the way. whenever we see
progress.
We do not have to walt for the
miraculous Someday. Now Is what
we have In time, In power, and the
opportunity for enjoyment. We al
ways have Now. 1t Is never In the
past nor the future. We can learn
to say | can, noW-and act accord
ingly.
g Bell Syndicate. Service.
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and a pictorial war correspond
ent.o He died December 26, 1909
December 5-Patent issued to
Richard. ]. Calling for the first type
OF machine gun, the Calling gun.
(The modern slang word of "gat"
for any kind Of gun Is a survival
of the name applied to this new
type of weapon by Union soldiers
In the Civil wary
1886
May 4-On this day Chicago po-
lice attempted to break up public
meeting of anarchists In Haymar-
ket Square. A bomb was thrown
by some person whose Identity was
never established and seven police
men were killed and q wounded.
or the anarchists who were cap
tured following this famous "IIay-
market Square Riot fonr were
hanged year later and fifth. who
was convicted, killed himself In
prison the day before his execution.
Three others were sentenced to
prison, two for life and one for is
years. but all were later pardoned
by Governor Altgeld.
August September IAN earth
quake almost destroyed the city Of
Charleston. S. G., killing many peo-
pie and doing more than $1,000, 600
OF property damage.
September Although the influ-
ence Of Lieut. Charles B. Gatewood
OF the Sixth cavalry the famous
Apache war leader, Geronimo. sur
rendered to Gen. Nelson A. Miles
at Skeleton Canyon. Arlz. This
brought to an end the long series
OF raids with which these Indians
had harassed the Southwest for
more than quarter OF century
and closed the last serious Indian
war In the history OF the United
States. Geronimo was first sent as
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die with the words go ahead Lib
erty and independence forever! /" on
his lips That was the day OF the
Alamo Massacre In Texas.
1886
January 30-Joseph Warren KEEL
fer was born In Ohio. He served as
major-general OF volunteers In
both the Civil and Spanish Ameri-
can wars and was the first congress-
man from Ohio ever elected to the
position OF speaker OF the house.
February 25-The basic patent
for the revolver was issued to Sam.
uel ?. Colt. During the next half
century or more the Colt revolver
was to become an important weapon
In modern warfare and one OF the
chief instruments In the tanning OF
the American frontier.
March 2-Texas adopted its Dec
laratlon of Independence from Mex
leo and the war OF liberation, which
was to result In the founding of the
Lone Star republic, began.
March Cen. Santa Anna and
his Mexican army overwhelmed and
massacred the garrison OF the
Alamo In San Antonio, Texas. On
this day. died such frontier notables
as James Bowie, inventor OF the
Bowie knife; Davy Crockett, Ten.
nessee bear hunter and congress
man; William Barrett Travis and
James Butler Bonham. .Ther-
mopylae had Its messenger OF de-
feat--the Alamo had none"
April civilian Rufus King was
horn In North Carolina. The only
Vice President who was ever elect
ed from Alabama, he was also the
only one who ever took the oath OF
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a prisoner of war to Florida, later
to Alabama and finally to Fort Sill,
Okla, where he died Fs.-@-,sssf,gy i 7,
1909.
October 2S-The Statue OF Liber-
ty on Bedloe's island In New York
harbor was dedicated. 1t was the
work OF Auguste Bartholdi, nm All
satIan sculptor, who. as he entered
the harbor In 1871, conceived the
idea Of statue Of Liberty Enllght-
ening the World" to stand at this
gateway to America. Funds for the
erection OF the statue were raised
by the French people as evidence
Of their friendship for the people
OF the American republic. On this
date, Bartholdi drew the cords of
the huge tricolor Of France which
concealed the statue and unveiled
II In the presdence OF President
Grover Cleveland, members OF his
cabinet, a delegation OF French Off
clals, members Of congress, military
and naval leaders and "a vast
thr0ng of onlookers."
1911
January 3-Postal banks estab-
llshed In the United States.
February 14-House OF repre-
sentatlves passed Canadian reel
procity BILL PASSED by senate July
II but later rejected by the Cana
dams In an election.)
August 25-Avlator Atwood COM
pleted flight from st. Louis to
New York In 2S hours actual time
fight.
o Western Newspaper Union.
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up In Massachusetts. frontier log
cabin down In Tennessee was the
birthplace Of a boy whose name
WAS to be forever famous as a mar
tyr In fight for freedom from
foreign oppressor. David, his par
ents named him. but history knows
him as Davy Crockett, who on
March day 90 years later was to
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PATTERN ON11

Warmth Is mothers first thought
when winds blow cold. It's then that
fWo-to-ten-year olds need the extra
protection Of snug boomers meath
their brief frocks. This fruck but
tons down the front SO the kiddIc
may button 1t as easily as q coat;
partly stitched pleats add skirt full
ness, and pulled sleeves create little
girl charm. A quick pull, and bloom
ers are In place. The klddie that has
both frock and boomers OF wool
challis will be warm as toast the
whole winter long.
Pattern 0621 may be ordered In
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Il yard contrasting.
Send fifteen cents In coins or
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name, address, style number and size.
Complete, dlagrammed sew chart In
cluded.
Send your order to The Sewing
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zenith ST., New York, N. Y.
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OF his flag by the Confederate con-
greSs.
April l2--The Confederate bat
teries In Charleston opened fire
on Fort Sumter, thus beginning the
greatest civil war In history.
October 4-Frederic Remington
was born In Canton, N. Y. He be-
came famous as an artist and de.
lneator Of Indian and frontier types
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Like Father. Like Snn

Fearful Father-My boy, the next
time you have an urge to kiss the
new maid, I'd suggest that you use a
more secluded spot.
Freshman Fred-Oh, the hall was
dark enough, Dad. Besides, she
thought 1t was you.
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Smiles
Maybe They Are

Daddy. are files flies because they
n.y." asked Bobby Lacey Of his dad
the first night after school started.
i suppose So John answered.
Are feas fleas because they flee p
Sure, what of It?"
We'll, told teacher that bees ara
bees because they be.''-pralrle
Farmer.
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Wife--Wonder what causes indi-
gestion7
Husband-TEe inability of round
stomach to adjust Itself to square
meal.
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the poverty stricken, despairing
farmers led by Daniel Shays, O.
veteran OF the Revolution, tried to
right their wrongs by direct &C.
ton. Shays was proclaimed an out
law. fled from the state and died
in Sparta. n. Y, In 1925.
August l7-While Daniel Shays
and his men were preparing to
strike blow for freedom from debt
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the historians or the future write
down as the great men and women
of their nation?
Which of its happenings, appar-
emily insignificant at the time, will
these same historians later point to
as the tremendous trii1es'' which
profoundly affected the destiny OF
the natIon2
VIII history repeat ITSELF dur
Ing 1886 and will there be events
which will closely parallel those OF
1856, OF 1886, OF 1861, of 1886 and
Of 1911?
=
Here are some of the annlver-
sarles which. during 1886, will set
Americans retraclng the trail OF
memory BACK into the history OF
their country.
1876
February l4-On this day was
born the man who was to become
known as the Father OF Prohibit
ton" James Appleton was his
name and he was native OF Ips-
witch. Mass. colonel Of militia In
bis native state, he was made brig
adler general at the close OF the
War of 1872. He moved to Port
land Maine in 1922 md uac alact
ed to the Maine legislature in 1896.
Appleton was the first to advance
the principle OF statutory prohibit
ton OF the manufacture and sale
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BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

ANUARY l 1t marks
the beginning OF a new
year In American his
tory.
VIII 1885 be more
eventful than 1895 be-
cause 1t Is a leap year
and has an extra day?
What babies. born
during this year will
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State Of Confusion

State Of Confusion
Does your wife play brldge?"
i don't know. She tried to show
me how 1t Is played, and If bridge Is
the game she tried to teach me, no
body can play It."
Evening star., 1935-11-24

tragic conditions now faced by our
city, and the entire country, indeed.
We wish motorists might include in
their pledges a promise not to drive
when even partially under the infiu-
ence of liquor. That surely would
help greatly.
The Federation of Churches is glad
to join in support of your campaign
and we trust it may have large
measure Of success"
The federation pointed to testimony
before the Alcohol Beverage Control
Board relating to liquor stores which
sold liquor for consumption on the
premises to motorists who drove away
after drinking.
It was suggested that a study be
made TO determine how many places
there are in the District in which
automobile driving patrons may drink
hard liquor and then drive away. The
federation also asked the following
questions:
How many persons are driving with
poor brakes. with defective clutches,
with glaring headlights and with
tires just ready to blow out? Are the
qualifications for driving permits sufh-
GENTLY rigid? Are habitual violators
of the rules still driving? And why
should it be the accepted thing to
drink cocktails and then drive? Why
cannot the causes of increased fatali-
ties be scientifically determined or
reasonably approximated?"
The federation believes, IL was
Evening star., 1935-11-24

action was taken and our whole board
of some 65 members will give you
their support" DR.. Darby said. Il
want you to know that the federation
is with you 100 per cent on this prop
osition."
In joining the safety drive, the Fed
Grafton expressed regret that the cam
paign to reduce automobile accidents
and fatalities had not been preceded
by an exhaustive survey of the causes
and that there has not been a greater
effort to discourage the mingling of
alcohol and gasoline.
In these days of ever-increasing
traffic problems and mounting acci-
dents" Dr.. Darby said, The Star de-
serves hearty commentator for its
effort to secure greater safety on our
streets. Deaths and injuries reach
an appalling number in the District
every year. Careful and thoughtful
driving by motorists is more essen
tial than ever before
"All possible influences should be
brought to bear to secure that result.
And pedestrians must be more watch
full in crossing streets. Motormen on
trolley cars should observe the signal
lights better every week I see the
regulations violated several times, and
wholly without cause, at intersections.
Drink Pledge Urged.
Our board of directors feels sure
that many of the accidents-more
than so reported-are due TO drinking
drivers. To us that is one of the
Evening star., 1935-11-24
DEATH FOR OLD HORSES
WINS HAZEN'S APPROVAL
Accepts Animal Rescue Leagues
Advice to Refrain From
Selling Aged Equipes.

Commissioner Hazen yesterday
agreed to the proposition that horces
worn out in District Government serv-
ice should be destroyed instead Of
being sold to private buyers for fur
ther work.
The proposal had been made BY
Mrs. lie Verne Beales, second vice
president of the Washington Animal
Rescue League, in letter to Peoples
Counsel William A. Roberts, which
was forwarded to the Commissioner.
I'VE should not have to sell these
old horses. but the law now requires
it," said Hazen. He asked Assistant
Corporation Counsel Edward w.
Thomas to draft an amendment to
the District Code to permit change.
He also asked Thomas to consider a
further change which would permit
the District to act in cases Of pri-
vately owned animals which are unfit
for further work because Of age or
disease,
Evening star., 1935-11-24

fast driving2 Well, we wish all the
speeders could spend night with us,
occasionally, in the operating rooms
of the mortuary.
Old Barieycorn.
Three little kiddies, poor little tykes,
the Oldest only Z. They hardly know
what it Is all about. This time it is
a young mother returning home with
her husband and children from
happy visit. Riddles are playing In
the back seat of the car. Bang
Crashi a sickening twisting and tear
ing and it Is all over.
Just two drunks in an old car COM
ing over the top of the hill on the
wrong side Of the road, but what
slaughterl We work feverishly all night
attempting to place new nose and
one side of the face on this mangled
body, which has been the loving
mother of these three small, helpless
children, now In the hospital. two
not expected to live.
We secure q recent picture OF this
mother and by long hours of patch
ing and filling those mutilated fea-
lures and showing the body under
indirect light we keep from the loved
ones the horrible picture of this mu-
tilation.
The Lonely Pedestrian.
Such a freak. We found his arm
hanging on the latch of the car door
torn completely from the socket al
the elbow. The mangled body lay
Evening star., 1935-11-24
INSURANCE BARS
MANY MOTORISTS
Rates Too High for Reckless
Drivers and Permits
Refused,

Great difficulties are being encoun-
tered by Washington motorists who
attempt to obtain liability insurance
after conviction for serious traffic vio-
lation has resulted in suspension of
driving privileges.
This statement was made today by
William A. Van DuZer, director of
vehicles and traffic, who spoke before
o special meeting of 100 officials and
employees of the A. A. A. on the en-
forcement of the District of Columbia
safety-responsibility law which has
been in effect since the first of
August.
Pointing out that under the law
such insurance must be taken out be-
fore driving privileges can be restored,
Mr. Van DuZer said that insurance
companies consider persons convicted
of hit-and-run driving or drunken
driving as very bad risks and the cost
of insurance for such car owners is
as much as three times as great as
the normal rate and in some instances
drivers are refused insurance entirely.
The traffic director expressed op-
position to blanket compulsory in
surance of motor vehicles, declaring
that such legislation results in so
many claim cases that companies are
forced to make rates that are way
above reasonable" Washington has
one of the cheapest auto insurance
rates in the country, but this ad-
vantage would be lost if compulsory
insurance were adopted here, he said.
The Department of Vehicles and
Traffice is making every effort to en-
force the safety-respo.sibilty law
so effectively that not one guilty mo-
torist will escape its provisions, Mr..
Van Duzer said declaring that there
was need of additional personnel in
order to administer the act with the
maximum Of promptness and eff
cheney.
Since the act went into effect, q
total OF los cases have come be-
fore the department, the majority of
which involved intoxicated drivers, he
reported. OF the convictions for
drunken driving forty-Seven were be-
tween the ages of 80 and 40, thirty
two were between the ages of 20 and
30, nineteen were between the ages
of 40 and so. six were between so
and so and one was over so.
Action has been taken in 81 cases,
resulting in the suspension of 81
drivers permits and the blacklist
ing" Of 9 drivers who had been oper-
ating without a permit. A total of
So license tags were suspended, of
which four have been restored. There
has been no restoration of operators
permits.
OF the total number of motorists
losing their driving privileges 4s were
convicted in the District of Columbia.
% in Maryland, IL in Virginia, in
Delaware and in New York.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

stated by Chairman La Roe. that the
campaign should not be limited to
the signing Of pledge, but that
1t should include careful study and
analysis Of underlying causes"
Ministers Meet Tomorrow.
1--WE do, however," he said "aIien
ourselves definitely with you in YOUR
splendid campaign, and you are at
liberty to give such publicity In our
action as you may deem appropriate
The Ministerial Union of Washing
ton meets tomorrow morning at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, at which time this religious
group will consider signing up its
members in The Stars safety drive.
Two hundred safety pledges already
have been ordered by the president
of the organization. Rev. Edward o.
Clark Of the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church.
The union has a membership of
$50 ministers and retired ones. rep
resenting $50 churches throughout
the city in the Protestant denomina-
tions Rev. r. H. Miller, pastor Of
the National City Christian Church,
Is vice president, and B. T. Betschler.
secretary.
Evening star., 1935-11-24

Continued From First Page)
Star Council to spread the safety pro-
gram in the Maryland towns. The
vote was taken at a meeting a few
days ago in Ascension Chapel. Sligo
avenue. Silver Spring.
The Ministerial Union of Washing
ton is to consider affiliation with The
Star Council at meeting tomorrow.
The action of these church organi-
cations is typical of the hearty CO.
operation which The Star Council
has received from local church and
allied organizations since the incep-
ton Of the present safety movement.
Among the religious organizations
which have participated actively in
the safety campaign are the Organ
lied Bible Class Association, the
Lutheran Men of Washington, the
Vaughn Bible Clas Of Calvary Baptist
Church. the Sisterhood of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, the Bap-
tist Ministers Conference and the
Church Of God.
The Organized Bible Glass Associa-
tion has undertaken to bring into the
campaign $4,000 members of more
than 200 Bible classes in all parts Of
the District The men Of the Luth-
eran Churches of Washington. at
mass meeting representing IS local
Lutheran Churches. joined the drive
and distributed safe-driving pledges
to all the local churches of the de-
nomination. Many Washington pas
tors have preached the cause of safety
from their pulpits during the course
OF the campaign, urging that motor
lists take the safe-driving pledge and
observe its points strictly as "a Chris.
tian duty"
Federation Action Unanimous.
Support of the Washington Fedora.
ton Of Churches was voted at the
latest monthly meeting Of the board
of directors The action was unani-
nous, The Star Council was informed
by Dr. Darby.
Il am very glad indeed that this