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Evening star., 1935-06-27
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

The brain asleep is electrically active
and extremely sensitive.
Discovery of electrical waves initiated
in the cortex by slight sounds which do
not awaken the sleeper is reported in
Science, organ of the American ASSoci-
alton for the Advancement of Science,
by Alfred L. Loomis, E. Newton Harvey
and Garret Hobart.
These waves, detected by recording
devices attached to the skull, have fire.
quencies of from 20 to 80 per second
and amplitudes Of from 10 to so micro
volts. They are undoubtedly of cortical
origin and differ for individuals. They
appear in trains, at intervals of 80
seconds to minutes. and each lasts
from 5 to IL seconds. The aptitude
builds up regularly to a maximum and
then falls. There is no correlation with
heart beat or rate of respiration.
Such train can be started by rustiing
paper, coughing, closing door gently
or starting low conversation. The sounds
are not loud enough otherwise to dis
turb the sleeper. The same sounds do
not start up these electrical waves when
the individual is awake. Neither does
the mans own snoring initiate them,
except that they may be started by a
single Snore.
The experimenters also found regu-
larly recurring outbursts of waves not
associated with any disturbance, and
for which they can deduce no cause.
A**
The venom Of one Of the worlds
deadliest reptiles, Russell's viper Of
India, may have supplied medicine
which will save the lives of victims OF
the dreaded bleeding disease" found
conspicuously among the royal families
of Europe.
The blood Of victims Of this malady
will not coagulate. As result they
may bleed to death from slight wound.
An accidental cut or the extraction OF
a tooth may prove fatal. This Is due
to an absence in the blood OF chemical
substance known as prothrombin, the
presence of which is essential Tor the
formation of the thrombin, which is the
actual coagulating agent. The blood OF
person bitten by RusSell's viper CO.
agulates throughout the body very rapid
ly, causing death in few minutes.
Experiments now are in progress at
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Up and Down the Hill.

The King OF France and his twenty
thousand men who marched up the hill
and then marched down again had
nothing on the administration in the
way of quick reversal OF strategy. On
Monday night at a conference between
the President and Democratic Senate
leaders the plan was adopted to attach
the proposed new high levieS on inheri-l
tances and incomes to the nuisance"
tax extension resolution, which, to be
effective, must be passed before July l.
Plans were made to that effect. The
general reaction throughout the coun-
try to this maneuver was decidedly un-
favorable. At White House press con-
ference yesterday the program to push
the new tax legislation through before
July l was repudisted. Meanwhile, the
Senate rushed through the nuisance tax
extension measure within fifteen min
utes, with an amendment reducing the
new term of taxation from two years
to one, and sent it back to the House,
where 1t had originated. Thus was the
'rider" plan dropped.
Just what happened to cause this
abrupt change of purpose is somewhat
of a mystery. There is evidence that
the first proposal was to utilize the
nuisance-tax extension to serve as a
carrier for the share -the-wealth" Sched-
ule of higher taxation on large incomes
and inheritances. There is evidence
also that the purpose was to secure
immediate action, If possible, by this
use of a measure which had to be
enacted before July /. And there Is
evidence that the senatorial group that
called at the White House on Monday
night had o perfect understanding to
that effect. And, finally, there Is evi-
dence of reversal of plan, leaving the
chairman Of the Finance Committee OF
the Senate in the uncomfortable position
of having to abandon the flve-day drive
for enactment of the new taxes before
July l, which he had undertaken as q
result of the Monday night conference.
Just what caused this change OF pace
must be left chiefly to the imagination,
with some collateral circumstances as an
aid to understanding. The suggestion
is made that the public reaction to the
drastic tax plan was too unfavorable to
be ignored. 1T is also limited that there
was doubt as to the constitutional pro-
priety Of in effect originating"
specific revenue-raising measure in the
Senate. The possibility Of another ad-
verse Supreme Court decision may have
been considered. 1t is true that clause
one of section seven Of the Constitution,
which provides that all bills for raising
revenue shall originate in the House Of
Representatives" also provides that the
Senate may propose or concur with
amendments, as on other bills" But
would this yeritably tax-raising pro-
posal have been sufficiently germane to
q mere extension bill? Would 1t not
be far enough within the twilight zone
Of dubiety to give the Supreme, Court
ground for rejection?
The King Of France who reversed his
march was probably wise. The present
reversal of strategy assuredly is. !,
Evening star., 1935-06-27
A Subway Survey.

For q good many years the possibility
Of a subway system for Washington, to
relieve the surface traffic congestion, has
been more or less under consideration.
No definite steps have ever been taken
to that end. While the physical condi-
tions have been favorable to such q
development, financial considerations
have been q deterrent. The District,
especially in late years Of increasing in
disposition on the part of Congress to
share the cost of Capital development
and maintenance between Federal and
local funds, has not been in a position
to undertake such q project. Street
widening has been tried and street rail-
way routes have been changed and some
have been abandoned for bus service,
with others soon to come, but these
expedients have not solved the problem.
So that again the subway plan Is now
proposed. Chairman Norton Of the
House District Committee has introduced
a bill to appropriate $4,000 for q COM
prehensive subway survey. This bill di-
rects the Commissioners to file q report
to Congress not later than January /,
1887, with detailed estimates and pre-
liminary plans.
In the past two main routes for pos
sible subways have been suggested, one
under Pennsylvania avenue and another
under Fourteenth street. Doubtless If
this survey Is ordered other lines win
be indicated as feasible and serviceable.
If this survey can be made for $4,000,
the money viii have been wen spent.
There is need Of specific information on
the subject. At the present rate Of
growth the Capital is fast approaching
the point Of traffic saturation. Track
changes and bus substitutions are not
Evening star., 1935-06-27

matter. Indeed, they have already done
so, for the joint resolution extending
the excise taxes has passed the Senate,
and the whole proposition OF tacklng
on the Presidents tax program as
rider" was abandoned as soon as the
Presidents pronouncements were known
to the Senate leaders.
II X
All the confusion which has followed
the course of the Presidents tax pro-
gram in the last few days might have
been obviated If the President IN MS
message had said clearly that he wished
Congress to act on the program before
adjournment of the present session. Inc
impression was left that he was turning
the whole matter over to the Congress.
That was the attitude of the White
House for several days after the mes
sage had been sent. Then the leaders
went to the President on Monday TO
get the matter Strengthened out. Iney
came out with a declaration that 1t had
been determined to press for action at
this session. That part of the Robinson
statement, at any rate, had the presi-
dentisl approval
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Submarine Warfare.

Sharp exclamations of skepticism
mingled with cheers in the House of
Commons this week when the first lord
Of the admiralty announced that the
Anglo German naval agreement includ-
ed q pledge by the Nazis to abolish un-
restricted submarine warfare. The Reich
has undertaken to adhere to part four
of the 1880 London treaty requiring
warShips not to sink or render mer-
chant vessel incapable of navigation
until her passengers, crew and ships
papers are placed in q situation of abb
solute safety, either through proximity
of land or the presence of an adequate
rescuing vessel. Germany has agreed, in
other words, to abandon that form of
ruthless" warfare which made the u
boat byword, was responsible for some
of the worst horrors of the World War
and eventually drew the United States
into the conflict.
The Germans, Parliament was in
formed, are ready to commit themselves
to humane" submarine tactics "irre-
spective Of whether they are adhered
to by other powers" This is a reference
to France and italy, which signed the
London treaty, but are not actually re-
stricted by it, because the Paris and
Rome governments failed to ratify the
pact containing the U-boat clause.
Britain, America and Japan alone are
bound by the provision.
Members of the House OF Commons
minced no words in challenging the de-
pendability of Germany's pledge not to
use submarines as she used them before.
A Labor spokesman asked whether any
nation on the verge Of defeat would
abide by treaty provisions II that meant
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Aid to Youth.

Aid to Youth.
For aid to youth we will expend
A goodly share Of pelf,
And make each inexperienced friend
Learn to behave himself.
We'll teach him manners that imply
A knowledge of the world
And not to care how much or why
New tax bills are unfurled.
At mature and serious day,
Before 1t Is too late,
We1l teach some way the tax to pay
That we accumulate.
Evening star., 1935-06-27

in themselves q cure for this condition.
The District could not possibly bear
alone the burden Of constructing q sub
way system. The financing of such q
project would have to be by union Of
local and Federal funds in an equitable
proportion. That matter may await
later determination. The vitality impor-
tant thing nov Is to make q survey,
formulate program Of construction and
thus to secure the basis for action.
Evening star., 1935-06-27

Abyssinia hints at organizing Moham-
mechanism for military support. There
tions than the Mystic Shriners ever
dreamed Of.
Evening star., 1935-06-27

Much sympathy is expressed for the
toilsome life of the letter carrier. A
spirit of democracy distributes post office
labor. There are times when the Post
master General himself has to work
pretty hard.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
June Melody

The air is soft and faint, far-fiung star
Gives of It's lovelinesS to tired earth;
The hues of twilight form shadowed
bar,
Now blue, now green, like distant ocean
surf.
But rhapsody so swiftly turns to SORROW
We may not know a dusk like this to-
morrow.
Your hand in mine is soft, your starry
eyes
Give of their lovelineSS to me alone,
Your half-averted face must form no bar
But turn to me because you are my
own. -
SO often deSolation follows bliss
We may not know another dusk like this
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Annual Assurance.

On the Fourth Of July q glittering sky
With patriot meaning will glow.
With respect we win send salutations
on high,
A sentiment earnest to show.
OF those documents old when the story
is told,
OF our pride there can ne'er be a
doubt,
AS the splendors of Heaven on earth
we unfold,
Cause that's what the shootin's about.
Evening star., 1935-06-27

Many job seekers have to be disap-
pointed. Along with the political plums
there must be few sour grapes.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
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Evening star., 1935-06-27
Prolonging the Argument.

Pr0l0nging the Argument.
'The pen is mightier than the sword"
said the readymade philosopher.
Lets modernize It," replied Senator
Sorghum, land say that for purposes OF
peace the typewriter is mightier than
the machine gun"
Jud Tunkins says a poker game by a
group of smart men represents a brain
trust that has relapsed into rugged
indiyidualism.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Progress.

From the Worcester OMsss) Evening Gazette.
The future housewife, says a scientist,
will spend only seven minutes day in
the kitchen. We suggest putting the
telephone In the kitchen.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Agricultural Illusion.

AgriculturaI IIuSiOn.
Does Crimson Gulch have many valu-
able building lots2" asked the stranger.
There are some," said Cactus Joe,
"but nobody admits it. It's cheaper for
us taxpayers to have everything assessed
as farm land whether we raise anything
or not"
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Brains Old and New.

Brains Old and New.
In Ethiopia men dwelt
Who heard King Solomon first hand.
With great respect to him they knelt.
The wisest one in any land.
At present men are much inclined
From Solomon to shift their bet,
Since they are very apt to find
That Mussolini's smarter yet.
Weather prediction is bound to be
uncertain" said Uncle Eben. "Climate
is like race hoss. You can figure on
what 1t ought to do. but not on what
it's goin' to do.s
Evening star., 1935-06-27

@. By whom and when was the Balti-
more Sun eStablished?-E. r. B.
A. The Baltimore Sun was established
May IT, 1887, by three printers, Swain,
Simmons and Abel.
Evening star., 1935-06-27


gram by tacking it on the joint reSo-
luton pending in the Senate seems to
have been devised. But now the jig Is
UP, apparently, so far as a speedy ad-
iournment is concerned, and it looks as
though Congress would be here until
the latter part of August or September.
The leaders are going back to the old
way of dealing with tax reforms. They
are to be originated in the House, after
full hearings before the Ways and
Means Committee. One of the COM
plants of House members has been that
these taxes should have their start in
the House, not the Senate, under the
constitutional provision providing that
revenue legislation must originate in the
House.
The Presidents decentralization Of
wealth tax program had its start as a
political proposition. 1t is designed to
90 into the next national campaign.
Politics has dogged its path since it first
was presented at the Capitol Unless
there is a further change in the plans
of the administration, however, Congress
will now be kept here until it has passed
a new tax law along the lines of the
Presidents recommendations.
y \ II
It is astonishing that the Democratic
leaders who met with the President
Monday to confer about the tax pro-
gram should have announced and under
taken a course of action that did not
have the approval of the President. But
that seems to have been what happened.
The President on Monday made no an
ro,,,cement as to the program for the
tax legislation recommended. The an
nouncement was made by Senator Robin.
son, and apparently concurred in by the
other congressional leaders attending.
Senator Robinson and Senator Harrison
viii follow the Presidents Lead In the
Evening star., 1935-06-27

IIth So and PennsyIVanIA AVtE
New York once; 10 East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European ONCE: IA Regent St. London. Englan
Evening star., 1935-06-07

In Various
Situations
BY EMILY POST.

NEAR MRS. POST: I am the
~ third generation in our family
to have the same name. and as the
other two members are living nearby
we find 1t almost necessary to dis
tinguish one from the other by using
our respective suffixes. What Is the
correct way, If one Is more so than
another, to have my cards and sta
tionery engraved"
Answer: Monogram or initials, j.
s.. 3rd: visiting cards. Mr.. John
Smith. third or 3rd as you prefer.
Third" without capitals. is some
what preferable. but If your name is
long. "3rd" might look better. The
Roman numerals are sometimes seen
but they do somewhat suggest a
reigning king. and it may be that this
Is the reason why they are not more
often used.
MY dear Mrs. Post: The follow
ing must be problem to at least a
sufficient number of your readers for
you to include it In your answers
What Is the correct inscription for
a grave marker when the deceased
was married twice and is to be buried
beside her first husband. Her maid
en- name was Brown and her first
husbands name was Black and she
died the wife Of John Green"
Answer: II her first marriage was
happy and her second marriage un-
happy, and you know that she pre-
ferred being thought Of as Mary
Black. 1t might under the circum-
stances be better to mark the stone
Mary Brown Black. But properly her
name should be inscribed Mary
Brown Green.
Dear Mrs. Post: My maiden name
was Dorothy c. Bacon. and after my
marriage I became Mrs. John T. Sears
and had son, Bacon Sears. Then
my divorce, and I was known as Mrs.
Bacon Sears. After awhile / became
Mrs. Richard B. Madison. All this
preliminary detail because l would
like to discard the name Madison and
call myself Mrs. Bacon Sears now that
my son is grown might be very con-
fusing. What can do?"
Answer: You really have no longer
any right to the name OF Sears. But
If your first ex-husband does not OBJ
ject. the same name would be over
come by choosing your mothers name
for a middle name and calling your
self Mrs. Bacon Smith Sears. Or keep
your sons name until he marries and
then call yourself Mrs Bacon Sears, sr.
(Copyrieht 1850
Evening star., 1935-06-07

double boiler to heat-the noodles are
in a separate little tin and there is
also a bottle of delicious sauce to
pour over the finished dish. All this
costs less than so cents and is enough
to feed four persons very satisfac-
torily!
1t seems to me that these Chinese
dinners would be an excellent solution
OF what what-to-serve-at-th buffet
supper problem: they would be easy
for the hostess to prepare, and GER
tainly unusual and pleasing for the
guests.
The ready-to-serve italian dinners
are put up along much the same
principle. There is spaghetti, and
sauce and grated cheese-all nicely
packaged. and easy to heat and COM
bine. There is one particular brand
OF prepared spaghetti that Is un.
usually tasty-there is enough in a
jar costing less than 20 cents to feed
at least three people!
A S EMERGENCY measures. against
that day when you will be too
tired and hot to go to market on
your way home. stock up with some
of the meats put up in jars and tins.
There is a splendid cold tongue, that
comes in glass jar, and may be
sliced. to eat cold with salad, or
heated up with some special sauce
The good boned hams that come
in tins are little more expensive
costing bit over 81 for a ham large
enough to feed six people-but are
wonderful to have around for unex-
pected guests who crave food in q
big way.
For the more ambitious Small-scale
cook. the prepared cake. bread and
biscuit f1ours are q tremendous help,
Evening star., 1935-06-07
Cruel Anger
In Spanking
Is Deplored
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.


THIS department goes on day after
day. deploring corporal punish
ment, pointing out other ways of
disciplining children. doing all it pos
sibly can to educate parents and to
give them better understanding.
All corporal punishment Is cruel.
AL children are helpless in relation
to adults. Until there is an end to
this universal adult disposition to
treat spanking as something emusing
there will always be gross abuse
of such punishments.
Mothers adjust a figurative crown
of Righteousness when they retell
afterward how they put an erring
offspring over their knees and applied
the hairbrush to the traditional spot.
They probably called it "smacking" or
padding" which makes it sound
very funny-as If it were some cute
game played between mother and
child
Shirley Temple in her latest picture
confesses that she has been naughtier
than usual and asks her mother alb
jectly: Shall I go upstairs and wait
for you?" 1t got laugh. The actual
reproduction of an angry mother
whaling Shirley Temple (even in a
picture) might not seem quite so
funny
Parents spank children for the most
ridiculous things. For not sleeping
as If such punishment would WOO
sleep. For not eating-as if anger
were not the most acute discourage
ment to appetite. For not talking
when the parent would like them to
falkland for talking when the parent
wishes they wouldn't. Everything
which annoys a parent sufficiently is
supposed to be magically righted by
the painful application of hand, or
any other instrument of pain.
Evening star., 1935-06-07
Snall-Scale Cook Will
Get Practical Results
In Ready-Made Dishes
Emergency and Regular Measures Are
Means of Reducing Heat and Effort
With Efficiency.

and the jokes about brides bakery
attempts are rapidly becoming ancient
history. Nowadays, the novice house,
keeper can turn out light weight bis
cults. fiaky pie crust and feathery
cakes Just "as good as mother used
to make" with little experience or
skill.
uERE is a little hint for your COM
= i fort, now that the Summer really
seems to be upon us: Set a good-sized
piece of ice in a shallow pan in front
of the electric fan In your kitchenette.
Place the fan and ice as high up as
possible, so that the air will not blow
directly on you. Turn on the fan and
let the breeze blow over the ice
you will be amazed at the way the
temperature drops and how cool the
room will become!
WEEKLY KITCHENETTE MENUS.
MONDAY.
Cold Clam Broth
Chicken a la King in Patty Shells
Sliced Tomatoes
Devils Food Cake
Coffee.
TUESDAY.
Pineapple Juice Cocktail
Chicken Chow Mein Dinner
Coffee Jelly
Coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
Sardines on Toast
Cold Sliced Tongue Potato Salad
Fresh Cherries
Coffee.
THURSDAY.
Jellied Consomme
Club Steak Shoestring Potatoes
Corn on the Cob (as separate course
Coffee.
FRIDAY.
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Shrimp Salad Toasted English Mullins
Apple Pie with Cheese
Coffee.
SATURDAY.
Cantaloupe Halves
Spaghetti Dinner Sliced Picked BeetS
Mixed Green Salad
Coffee
SUNDAY.
Jellied Madrilene Soup
Broiled Chicken Lima Beans
Potato Chips
Pineapple Sherbet
Coffee.
II you wish advice on any of your
individual household problems, write
to Betsy Caswell. in care Of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self-addressed en-
vel0pe for reply.