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Evening star., 1935-06-05
Trailing the Kidnapers.

Despite the elaborate efforts of the
kidnaperS Of the WeyerhaeuSer boy to
prevent pursuit and detection by the
marking of the ransom money paid
for his return, clue to the perpe-
traitors of the outrage has been found
in the form of one of the bills. The
kidnap gang gave specific instructions
tn the parents Of the child that moth
ing be- done to permit identification of
the currency. There was, of course.
M risk in keeping a record of the
numbers of the bills, though the kid
rapers gave warning that this should
not be done. They could not know
il was a veritable certainty that some
of this money would be spent i'm
mediately by the gang in their flight
after the delivery of the hostage. Thus
the pursuit of the criminals becomes
veritable paper chase. In the case
OF the Lindbergh kidnapping ransom
notes began to appear soon after the
money was handed over the ceme-
terry wall by DR.. Condor, but many
months elapsed before the presenta
tion Of one of the bills led to the ar
Evening star., 1935-06-05
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
An Old Gentleman

For an hour of relaxation now and
then
go driving on some pleasant motor
ways
With one of Gods old fashioned
gentlemen
Who is apt to reminisce Of other
days.
With his shapely hands at ease upon
his cane,
In his blue eyes gay old deviltries
revive,
AS his fancy mounts his tandem team
again
And he puts his bays with spirit
through a drive.
All, the promenade Of fashion was
most fair!
In the taverns where the beauties
came to sup
1t was gossiped OF the wasplike waists
seen there
That the gay boys OF the decade
laced 'em up!
AS he fills the hour with mellow uuip
and truth
All the rush of modern living ebbs
from sight
And / watch the same old stars that
knew his youth
Usher in another glamorous June
night. A
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Not a feather has been shed.

Not feather has been shed.
An observer at first may not UNDER
stand this, but after he has been
watching these encounters for some
time he will see how it can be done.
The birds are careful not to touch
each other, that is all
Such fighting, of course, has its good
points.
If prize ring artists could be taught
to fight vigorously for an hour without
once coming into actual contact, there
might result as much entertainment
| for the spectators as under ordinary
rules of ring showmanShip. Sophis-
| ticated persons may assert that this
is exactly what happens, in many OF
the bouts, any way.
Still, it is questionable whether two
men could emulate robins in this re-
Spect
| The way the birds achieve their
bloodleSS encounters is to fly into the
air. about a foot or two, lunging at
/ each other with their bills.
Ordinarily the latter never even
rasp.
/ Angel fish in the aquarium fight in
much the same fashion.
/ The runs they make at each other
seem real enough, until one realizes
/ that they always fail TO touch each
| other.
/ One robin fought his reflection in
the kitchen window for several weeks
earlier in the Spring.
Every morning al about the same
/ time he would appear and go through
much the same antics with the glass
they do in fighting.
No doubt he saw his picture" and
thought it a bona fde bird
Two weeks of this, however, was
enough for him, and he never tried 1t
again.
1t may have been that the sunshine
on the window, at certain time,
made a reflection which intrigued him.
Then when the sun moved farther
South the bright spot on the glass
did not appear again.
Amateur observers will not cease
to wonder over the adaptabiity Of all
bird life to the inventions of man
How can a bird, for instance ever
realize a pane OF window glass?
Ought he not to think it an open
space and attempt 10 fly through?
/ Yet. as far as we have heard, this
has never happened. Perhaps the
birds are kept away by the shine
and glitter of the strange substance,
of which they can have no knowledge
whatsoever.
Man. with his superior knowledge,
yet often makes this mistake.
/ There is a story about a country
man who visited friends in a small
town who were among the first 10
! install plate glass windows.
This baCkwoOdSman was familiar
with window glass. Of course. but only
with the ordinary kind, which. by
slight bends and refractions. plainly
indicates to the least observing that
it is glass, not air
When this old fellow was con-
fronted with plate glass he thought
the window was up and promptly
attempted to expectorate into the
open.
When a huge COB Of tobacco juice
smote the pane, running down in a
broWnish stain. it was a question
whether the dismay Of the good
housewife or Of the visitor was the
greater.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Many who are fond Of listening to
the voices of Nature learn to diStin-
guish the song of one robin from that
Of all the others, the notes of one
bullfrog from those of his companions
There is supremely noisy, cheer
full Robin Redbreast out our way,
whose happy cry resounds at all hours
OF the day.
His is the first voice at dawn, the
last at dusk, and always easily diStin-
gushed.
Hundreds Of feathered songsters vie
with him, including several thruShes,
sweetest OF all singers, but he easily
wins the plaudits by happy some
thing in tunes.
Tune, in the singular, would be
better for he seldom varies it. Yet
it is without monotony, owing to the
bubbling viyacity.
More than month was required
for the listener to realize that this
was a song supreme, like, but very un-
like. all the rest.
The notes of the ordinary robin
are not particularly distinctive.
Even when calling for rain" as
one of their cries is dubbed. the robin
song lacks the pattern of the thrush
melody
Usually there is sort Of quarrel
some quality in 1t, quite in harmony
with the vigorous owners.
Although robins do not have the
pugnacity Of the Jays, still they are
inclined to bully other birds.
Something Of this resounds in their
ordinary song cries.
X
Attempting to put the song OF a
bird into words is notoriouSly diff
cult.
The most successful attempt is that
Of Bob White" which does. indeed,
convey TO the average reader some
thing Of the real cry of the bird
Almost all other attempts are fail
ures. because there is nothing in COM
mon between words and the sounds
uttered by the various Songsters Of
the air.
Yet il we were asked to put the
song OF our distinctive robin into
NbluSi VIC NOulu Ily IL DOiuIg, dS lOI-
lows:
"Toodle de = toOdle de- -tooOdle de
tOodle. toodle- de -toodle de -toodle de
tOodle!"
There is a steady rise in the infiec-
tion. from the first "toodle" TO the
midway point. then an equally steady
decline or fall toward the last "toOdle -
At the same time We must confess
that this probably conveys no idea
whatsoever Of this creatures daily eff
forts on the air.
A very cheerful quality lies in the
notes.
They are brisk loud. pleasant, call
ing to mind fresh air and sunshine.
green grass and equally green leaves
OF trees.
Has this creature been seen in the
act of singing?
No. he has not; 50 he may be some
other variety.
Still. we think him robin, and call
him so.
Robins are mostly bluff. after all.
despite their chesty breasts and de-
fant attitude toward the bird world
Several Of them have been staging
mimic fights for the past month, with
out any casualties.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Wanted-A Premier.

France is plunged again into one of
It's perennial cabinet criSeS-the sec
ond within a week Last night the
Bouisson ministry was toppled from
power by an adverse vote in the
Chamber. after only four DAYS in office.
During the life of the present Par
lament the French have seen no fewer
than nine cabinets come and CO.
M. BOuisson was ANONYMOUSLY diveSt-
ed of authority for the same reason
that caused the downfall of his prede-
ceSsor, M. Flandin-the Chambers
refusal to clothe the premier with die
tatorial authority to balance the
budget and prevent devaluatiOn of the
franc 10 a point that might drive
France off the gold standard Inclu-
sion in the BouiSson ministry of the
veteran financial wizard, M. Caillaux,
would. it was thought, infuse Depu-
ties with such confidence that decree
powers would be granted without ques-
ton, but in test vote late on Tues
day the cabinet fell short of ma
jority by two votes. and its collapse
ensued.
The last straw was the declination
of M Herriots supposedly faithful
radical Socialist cohorts to support the
government plan to grapple with the
crisis. With that pillar of strength
demolished, chaos in the political
situation became complete. and France
now faces governmental confusion
comparable to that of 1926, when a
Leftist cabinet was destroyed by q
violent slump Of the franc.
President Lebrun Is confronted with
Evening star., 1935-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

G. VI. ].
Life is a simple matter when
You have a Court Supreme
Who will remind you now and then
Life is not all dream
When all the revelry is through
You penitently trudge
Forth to the spot where you are due
To say Good Morning, judge"
Whatever theories you hold,
Whate'er your earthly pride
In level lands or hills of gold,
Your wish may be denied.
And you must come to earth again
Where Truth declines to bulge.
You're sad, but you are wiser when
You say Good Morning. Judge"
Evening star., 1935-06-05

Special parking privileges are grant
ed to Senators and Representatives.
A member of Congress with car
parked anywhere near the White
House should not be compelled to
divide his attention with the thought
that a cop may be writing ticket
for him.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

rest Of Hauptmann. A search in the
more open country of the West may
be more quickly successful than 1t
was in the densely populated metro
politan area For trail is likely to
be laid from point to point-perhaps
several trails if the gang separates
after a division of the spoils. With
the &c men" on the job chances Of
successful pursuit are gratifyingly
great
Evening star., 1935-06-05
''Hi!"

This Oriental wisdom deep,
Which often we recite,
Must for a time be put to sleep
AS human hearts grow light.
The frown our faces used to show
Has vanished from each brow.
Where once we used to say Hi Ho!"
We say Hi Nobel" now.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Ear to the Ground.

What do you mean when you say
politician keeps his ear to the
ground?"
ITO be explicit" answered Senator
Sorghum, the farmer has a lot of say
Just now and 1 listen attentively to
every remark that comes out of the
Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

any question OF fact by Writtng The
Washington Euenino Star Intor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. HdSkin,
Director, Washington, d. c. Please
tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How many times has Helen Wills
Moody been Women's tennis champion
OF the United States?-T. Y. B.
A. Miss Wills Mrs. Moody has
been seven times winner of the singles
for women.
@. Do termites look like ants with
wings?-C. IT.
A. To a close observer there Is quite
a difference. Winged ants have very
slender waists and one pair Of wings
Is larger than the other. Termites
have no slender region in the middle
Of the body and the two pairs of
wings are about the same size.
@. Does the Post Office Department
pay rent to the Department OF the
Treasury for the buildings it occupies?
H. F..
A. No Government department pays
rental to the Treasury for the use OF
buildings.
O. In what ways has railway pas
senger service been improved lately?
d. L.
A. Three principal developments
have been Streamlined trains. air con-
dItloning and increased speed.
c. How can the same information
be found in several books, all of them
copyrighted "A. M. G.
A. Copyright is not for facts but
for literary forms. What is protected
is the compiler's arrangement and 50
long as the work as a whole repre-
SentS original effort. it can be copy
righted.
@ Where does the wool for Harris
tWeeds come from?-G G. D.
A Harris is the southern and
smaller half Of ls-with Harms. the
most nOrtherly islands of the Outer
Hebrldes. group lying off the north
west coast Of Scotland The crofters,
tatlon for Harris on account Of the
tweed they manufacture.
q. How many guns are fired as a
salute on the Fourth Of July?-A s. F.
A. The salute 10 the Union. COM
memOrative Of the DeClara ton of In
dependence and consisting Of one gun
for each State. is fired At moon on
July 4 at every post provided with
suitable artillery.
@ How much do the bones Of an
adult person weight P s.
A. The weight of an adult skeleton
is usually from 10 TO u pounds. The
skeleton with light bones would weigh
a pound less, The skeleton with heavy
bones would weigh q pound more.
@ What IS the length of the coast
Of MAlne?-I q. +.
A. Owing TO the irregularity OF the
coast line, which is fringed with Is
lands and indented with many BAYS,
the shore line is 2.486 miles.
@. Did Theodore Roosevelt support
Taft for the Republican presidential
nOminatiOn?-F D. S.
A, He supported Taft for the nom
ination in 1908 but opposed him for
denomination in 1912.
with Spanish moss and rosin. and m
II sailed FOR Europe. This is said II
have been the first ship constructed
in America.
@ How old was Jenny Lind when
she died d?-J H G.
A. Jenny Lind was born in 1920
and died in 1887, giving her 81 years
at the time of her death.
@. When were ships first built in
this country2-J L.
A. Jean Ribaut French landed
with a company of French Hugue-
notS. on Paris Island. on the South
Carolina coast in 1862. He built 2
fort there. and on returning to France
left a garrison Of 26 men. When ht
Evening star., 1935-06-05

The history Of France disclose
some of the sad results that may
arise from mismanagement Of the
relations between the government and
the taxpayer.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

The author Of the Declaration OF
independence mentions pursuit OF
happiness" but does not undertake
to deliver it without individual ef-
fort.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

The old OK hltChed to a cart is
value when prOceSsed by a Chicago
slaughter house has but recently been
revealed.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

The Dionne Quints are thriving and
happy and giving challenge to the
theory that parents always know best
about rearing their own children.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

The tax exemptions claimed by
Andrew Mellon leave even one of
Americas greatest financierS with n
large list OF frozen assets on his
hands
Evening star., 1935-06-05
10, the Shrewd Indian!

From the Sacramento Bee.
Many a property owner entertains
sneaking suspicion after he gets
his tax bill that the Indians knew
what they were about when they sold
their land to the white man for beads
Evening star., 1935-06-05

Rome was noted for splendor. But
Rome did not have a Hollywood TO
draw upon for the beauty that dis
tinguishes modern pageantry.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Hold Up.

June is smiling brightly,
Robin singing gay
Tells us all politely
OF a joyous day.
Happiness is nearing
Earth's uncertain lot.
Why let idle fearing
Put her on the spot'
Evening star., 1935-06-05

Prosperity mas been referred 10 as
lust around the corner" One way
to scare it away IS 10 have a group Of
strike piCketers in waiting
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Almost Fur Time.

From the Cleveland News.
Occasionally there comes day
when it is warm enough to wear Sum-
mer furA
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Night Final Edition
Rate nv Mail-PayabIe in Advance.
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All Other States and Canada.
uember NJ the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively. en-
TITLED to the use for republication Of all
revs dlspatchc7 credited to It or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein All rights OF
publication Of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1935-06-05

"When I listens to de lawyers" said
Uncle Eben, us glad we's got such a
simple and reliable set of rules to go
by as de Ten Commandments"
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Mules and Cars.

From the Worcester CMAss) Evening
Gazette.
A town in Missouri discovered that
it has more mules than it has auto
mobiles. And that doesn't include
the mules that drive cars. either.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Definition.

| From the New Haven Journal-Courier.
The Office clown SAYS he thought an
oral surgeon was fellow who made
cutting remarkA
Evening star., 1935-06-05

Jud Tunkins says radio would have
lost some fine talk if all the boys over
so had been put on old-age pensions.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

Tho New Deal Is still permitting
the Blue Eagle to place few bets
on the side
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Definition.

From the Salt Lake Deseret News
Gradually we are getting Hitler
pinned down to a definite position.
At present We are certain that he
stands either for peace or for war.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Permanpncv.

'You venture into Wall Street occa-
sionally?'
I'm always there" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax My interests are so
large that don't dare venture out
of it."
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Conscience.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
Your conscience is something which
hurts you when you gamble, If you
lose.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
THE PARTNERSHIP BY Phyllis
Bentley. New York: The Mac
milan Co

THE PARTNERSHIP BY Phyllis
Bentley. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
The popularity of Inheritance"
and "A Modern Tragedy" has created
demand for this earlier novel by
Phyllis Bentley, which was published
first in the United States i'll 1923.
1t has been out of publication for
several years and is reiSSued now at
the request of steadily increasing
number of Bentley admirers.
Two women form the partnership
that Is indicative Of many such sit
uationS that mark the unfair and
often hopeless positions which grow
out of the relationship of one human
being to another. And it is a strange
chara Cteristic of this sort of COM
bination that the naturally stronger
and more dominant personality is
always the loser. 1t is worth believ-
ing that in most cases the loser does
not deserve defeat, but in Miss Bent
leys fgurative partnership sympathy
for the loser vaniSheS.
Lydia Mellor, too self-righteous to be
attractive to either men or women. takes
home as a servant a girl who is jObleSS,
homeless and friendleSS. Annice Lee
is merry. good-tempered. unselflsh
and tolerant, though she is too ig-
norant to know much about the value
of these assets. Lydia undertakes
to reform the girl, believing her to
be Wayward and sinful, and the con-
f1ict between conscience on the one
hand and happy serenity on the other
is the theme which Miss Bentley
draws upon with deftness and sure
ness OF stroke.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
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Evening star., 1935-06-05
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Evening star., 1935-06-05

Suspicious natures are beginning to
regard Japan as casting a military eye
at nearly all points of the compass
at once.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

@. Please describe the personal ap-
pearance of the late Lawrence o.
Arabia-F. r.
A. Col. Lawrence was feet 8 8.
inches IN height and slender. His
hair was light and rather fine and
his complexion fair.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

@. How large are orange groves
uSually?-J. V. H.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that, although there are a few
large orange groves in Florida and
California. particularly the latter.
orange growing is TO a considerable
extent an industry made up Of
orchards Of only 10 10 90 acres.
Evening star., 1935-03-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

DsPaTtment Of Agriculture: :EHoss, 5000,
pfpdPs so 10 54s 5"So n S' W.an.sS.y t S. nna
's seayy ve!sh.s. 3, 5ssS; I isS.2oS @ D1I pounds.
ees sst shtS 1.etns sSxs
SsJSs 1sS pounds ssuns, soss s.a As sh' .d's Sss
wesh wesh ssSs5 Pe1nds Dounds 1886 ssEy
ing sows, medium and good. .276-55O
pSGnfs pSSso osnss' poSnss Rsi s90d and choice
m2esa Gs:te abaS 1900 calves 500 sens5a
steers early 1870: M some held above Il 90;
wshy eda sus hs. s. sse oo
55o.96o pounds. iS's5si5s' 30: 30 sSo-i.ie0
P5gnsdsi ?oiit Sdaass DSpass
pounds. 8 69si1 's5: Is? idf%, heifers, GOOD sSsD and
mon and medium. 5.50a9 rs: cows. good.
7.50a10.00: common and medium. 4.50a
40; 40; low quite cutter .snyd snd gutter: 6oa455
35Sa6oo;. yeaiegs, good and choice; 7:50s
9So aoO 4eSsS Soo stoeGer S Gull ana ana
pounds S75ss.oo; common and medium.
Sheep, 10000. Slaughter lambs SLOW
Indications around 20 lower. with early
firm Early bids downward from 500 and
merely good to choice SLAUGHTER lambs now
held at S.25as.35 and upward. Few native
ewes, 4,5Oa5.5O. Slaughter sheep and
lambs: Lambs, 90 pounds down. good and
choice. {. 7.6Oas 40: common and medium.
6.25a7 rs: 9O-9s pounds, good and choice,
choice, 1 4a5a5. .s5; ali weishts. common
and medium. 3.25a4 30; feeding lambs,
Oficial estimated receipts tomorrow:
Cattle, 5000: hogs. 10000; sheep, 1900.
Evening star., 1935-03-14

year, and 477.o46 Of lint and 59,l41 Of
ltnters during February last year.
Cotton on hand February 20 was
reported held as follows:
In consuming establishments, L.
16l, lit bales of lint and 258,341 of
linters. compared with 1.1s3,748 and
266, 6,764 on January 81 this year, and
1,656,776 and $685. ,l3l on February 20
last year
In public storage and at congresses,
8,373,059 bales Of lint and 59,274 Of
linters, compared with $685., ,280 and
$3.50 on January 81 this year, and
3,636,696 and 35,2l6 on February %
last year.
Imports for February totaled s,137
bales, compared with 1888 for jan
uary this year, and 1855 for Febru-
ary last year.
Exports for February totaled 900, ,2a4
bales Of lint and 16,16l of lnters,
compared with 465,71l and 12,573 for
January this year. and 628,457 and
l4.478 for February last year.
Cotton spindles active during Feb
ruary numbered 24,S25,l6s compared
Evening star., 1935-03-14
CURB CONTINUES
IN RALLy|NG MOOD
Utilities, Metals and Store
Shares Hold Gains.
Soft Spots Seen.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 14.-The Curb
market continued in rallying mood
today, though the list showed a few
reactionary spots in the late trading.
Utilities, metals and merchandise
specialties' early gains were retained
as a result of support at the improved
levels.
There was encouraging flrmness in
American Gas & Electric, DiStillers
Corp. SeagramS, Niagara Hudson
Power and International Petroleum.
Advances of point or more were
credited to A. o. Smith Co., Great At
1antic g. Pacific non-voting, Mead
johnson and Western Auto Supply A
on small transfers
Safety Car Heating & Lighting de-
clined "a on odd lot trades.
Evening star., 1935-03-14
new YORK BANK STOCKS
NEW YORK. March IA 0p.-New York
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

exchange irregular: Great Britain in doi.
lars. others in cents. Great Britain. de.
mand, 4.76; cables. 4.76; 6O-day bills
e60h; Italy. demand. s.32h: cables
Dsmande-Beisium. 1884; Germany.
sweden. ti s4.57; penm.lk, y ~; r,nisn r,iin I'd:
eli: Switzerland. 32.44: Spain. 10:
Portugsl 1874; Greece. "a; Poland
1895; Czechosloyakia. 4I9h: YuRoslayia,
2.2S; Austria. 1S.92n: hungary. 20 son:
Rumania. .O2; Argentina. 81 .70n: Brasil
s.63n; Toxic, $500; shenshei Sc, ,e2K;
peso). 27.S5: Montreal in New York. 9s.T6;
New York in Montreal. 101.25.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1935-03-14
with 25.145,s64 during January this
year and 2e.37s.soe for February last
year.
q. 8. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press

u, Il vas: Nss: Esesipss, s2l ;25S:ssS;65; ..x:
0s54ibs51 so custom; r.eeints snGs; for ST X.
Receipts for the fiscal year .tsince July
73s.072.766.0 Including S2,457.666,-
535.5s Of emergency expendituresl; excess
Of expenditures, s2,S23.304.697.53: sold
Receipts Tor March II, 1884 Icompar-
aes date last yes sss * Sl ss
S4.soi 4Ss.5S9 .o4: customs receipts for
the month. 10000 "a "A.
Receipts for the nscal year, 5000, ,76l -
including aISiir ss.57s.sis.Sso'25 q emerEeneS
expenditures. Excess Of expenditures, $2,-
456.7Sl,S30.3o; gold assets. S7,o7e'OOl.-
o3o.7o