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of the revised statutes of
the patent laws relating to the aban-
donment of applications. Those of
certain type automatically revert to
what is called the "three-year secrecy
file" Of the Patent Office.
Nobody talks much and few know
much about this file. Information
concerning it for outsiders is slight,
indeed. For example, neither the
names of applicants, the idea en-
bodied in the application, or even the
number of applications in this file
will be divulged.
But this much Is known. Ordinar-
lily all applications for patents must
be completed and prepared for exami-
nation within six months after their
filing. Otherwise, If no action is
taken by the applicant within that
time, the application Is regarded as
abandoned.
There Is One Exception.
The lone exception to this law is
responsible for the three-year secrecy
file.
SAAASC 4oot ttlCIC Iino UCCu Oil dOuCO
provision to this statute section, No.
1894, which says: mo application
shall be regarded as abandoned which
has become the property of the Gov
ernment Of the United States and
with respect to which the head of any
department of the Government shall
have certified to the commissioner of
patents, within a period of three
years, that the invention disclosed
therein is important to the armament
or defense of the United States"
In other words, If x gets an idea
for a new type of heavy artillery, q
poison gas superior to the present
varieties. an improved tank, or sub
marine, or silent airship-any new and
valuable instrument of warfare-the
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Ball for D. A. R. Pages
President General Hostess General
Horton Floor Chairman.

First Lieut. David G. Erskine, q. 8.
A.; Second Lieut.. Fletcher Cole,
U. S. A.; Second Lieut.. Chester HAM
mond, u S. A; Lieut.. w. M. Hayns-
worth, U. S. A: Lieut.. T. G. Perrin,
U. S. M. c.; Lieut.. Arthur w. Ellis,
U. s. M. c.; Col. George H. Calvert,
jr., Mr.. Waverly Taylor. Col Reginald
l.. Foster. U. S. A.; Mr.. Reginald H.
Foster. Mr.. Archibald c. v. Wells. Col.
Stanley K. Hornbeck, Mr.. Herbert C.
Hengstter, Mr. William D. Cheathem.
Col. Frederick E. Johnston, U. S. A:
Col John p. Hains, U. s.. A.: Baron
Hans Won Dreyhausen, Mr.. Wilbur r.
Hubbard, Col. George T. Weitzel Maj.
Lawrence Leonard. DR.. Josef Meme
eek, counselor, Legation Of Czechoslo-
vskia, and Mr.. George L. williams.
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PAINTING is TOPIC

r. Weber of Philadelphia, member
Of the faculty of the National Acad-
emy of Design and a member of the
Art Students League of New York.
will give an illustrated lecture at 4
PIN. Tuesday in the auditorium Of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art His subject
will be The Chemistry and Pigments
Of Fine Arts Painting"
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Lamb Follows Mary in Air.

When 20-year-old Mary Rose Wis
tied the aerodrome at Abridge, Eng
land, to take an airplane trip she was
followed by her pet lamb. Aerodrome
officials were surprised when Mary
asked that her lamb 60 with her, but
her request was granted, and Mary
and the lamb enjoyed q short flight.
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BY DON BLOCH.

are no secret patents" !"
~ declares Commissioner of
Patents c. P. Coe.
But there iS section AQQA
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Roberts on Utilities Group.

William A. Roberts, peoples counsel.
has been appointed a member OF the
Committee OF Public Utilities of the
American Society of Municipal Engi-
neers, which has headquarters at
Chicago
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23

ious underground railroad" to safety
in Canada the story has been told Of
what happened to him enroute.
It is told by little, haired
woman, of Washington, D. c., who
prefers to remain anonymous, but
whose grandfather offered the old
Negro slave refuge in his flight.
AS evidence of the authenticity of
her story the woman has presented
to the rare book room Of the Library
of Congress three pictures which long
have been treasures in her family. She
says she wants the story recorded
and preserved "while she is still here
to tell it," since she is the last of her
line.
Uncle Toms real name was JOS
iah Henson" she relates. "That is
known, but I don't believe many know
that Uncle Tom spent ten days in
grandfather's barn in Cambridge,
Mass. My grandfather was Charles
Morse, the brother of Samuel F. B.
Morse, the inventor of the telegraph.
"Grandfather was not a regular
station on the underground railroad
but he was sympathetic regarding the
escape of slaves from their owners.
Officers were so close on Uncle Toms
trail when he reached Boston that
he couldn't be taken to the regular
station, so grandfather hid him in our
barn. I believe it still is standing. I
sold the property only about four
years ago.
"Uncle Tom stayed in the hay NOW
all day, and each night grandfather
brought him into the house to eat and
wash up. He talked lot about his
plantation home, and spoke often of
Little Eva whose real name was
'Missie Mary He stayed in our barn
ten days, and then went on to Dres-
den, Ontario, Canada, where he be-
came a minister, and where he is now
buried.
"That must have been around 1848
or 1849.
"In February, 1861, grandfather re-
ceived a picture Of Uncle Tom by
mail. Across the top was written,
Rev. Joshia Henson from life, and
presented by Uncle Tom,' Feb. 1867 "
That picture is one of three which
now became part of the rare book
collection at the Library Of Congress
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trays and other dining utensils. AS
they move along the serving tables,
their food is placed on their plates.
After meals the prisoners return to
the serving tables, leave their plates
and utensils and file out of the dining
room.
zone of the advantages of the caf-
eteria style," Warden Wilson explain
ed today, "is that dissatisfaction with
the food is reduced.
"Under the old system Of having
the food dished out first and placed
on the tables, prisoners might not
want certain kinds of food. With the
cafeteria system, the prisoners not
only get their food hot but they can
tell the servers whether they don't
want this or that kind of vegetables,
etc."
Realizing that the clean dining
room and clean kitchen and food sup
ply rooms are essential in main
tanning high morals, Warden Wilson
is having these sections painted with
aluminium paint. The effect is strik-
ing, compared with the old color
scheme of dark yellow, which seemed
to catch and reflect the dirt more
quickly.
Rooms where the food is prepared
are also being painted and otherwise
kept scrupulously clean. Little, if any
food is prepared for cooking in the
kitchen adjoining the dining room. Po-
tatoes are peeled by a machine up
stairs and sent down to the steam
cookers in receptacles. Fish and
meats are also prepared in rooms on
the second floor.
Corridors have been made brighter
and cleaner by the use of aluminium
paint and the effect is even an artis-
tic one because Of the contrasting
trimmings.
Tn paint work is being done by the
prisoners.
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through the interest Of v. Valta Par
ma, the director, who unearthed the
story.
There is also a picture of Charles
Morse and his home.
When the donor Of these pictures
was a little girl her family visited in
the home of Mrs. Stowe with whom
they had kept up friendship through
their common interest in Henson's
story.
Mrs. Stowe told the Morses she
wrote the book shortly after visit
ing the Kentucky plantation country.
She returned home from the trip to
find the holes in the dining room rug
growing big. Something had to be
done.
"Why not write slave story" she
said to herself.
She had no idea the book would be
so popular. She had it copyrighted
herself on May IL, 1851, and on June
s, 1851, the National Era," WASH
ington, D. c., newspaper, began run
ming the story serially. On March 20
1852, the story came out in book
form.
Parma has both the original copy
right pages and the issue of "The Ma
tional Era" which started the story,
on file in the rare book collection.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23
CAFETERIA FOR
PRISONERS IN
DELAWARE Pen

Prisoners at the New Castle County,
Delaware Workhouse are now using
the cafeteria plan in the dining hall
of the prison as instituted by Warden
Wilson.
Before Warden Wilson's administra-
ton, the food was first placed on the
prisoners plates on the tables and
the prisoners marched into the dining
room to their places. It was not un-
common, it is explained, for the food
to become cold by the time the prison.
ers reached their seats.
Under the new system, the prison.
ers file into the dining hall past two
serving tables. They pick up their
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23

for pleasure,
And never give themselves the time
for dreams;
Night after night the bright lights
wink and beckon;
The music blares! And folk in gala
dress
Meander from one gay crowd to an
other
To dine and dance,-and call it
happiness.
Give me, instead, place out in the
country
Where I may quietly sit when day
is done,
And, as the twilight deepens into
darkness,
Watch the stars appearing, one by
one.
Just let me hear the pine trees sooth-
ing whisper
That's blended with the nights tran
guilty,
And I'll awake each dawn with soul
uplifted,-
And that, my friend, is happiness
for me.
Alma Gertrude Hurley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23
Local and Rural News

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harlan Robertson
are spending the week at Massanet-
ia Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fries are Wis
iting their daughter and niece at their
cottage at Manasquan Beach, N. j.
Mrs. James Bounds and family, OF
Laurel, are spending the week with
friends here.
Mrs. ]. w. Lacey, of Oxford, N. c.,
is spending the week with Mrs. John
T. Riley.
Mrs. J. B. Cullen is the guest OF
Mrs. Lucius Kellam at her cottage at
Ocean City.
Mrs. Anna G. Mcclure is spending
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ben
iamin Harrington, in Cape Charles
Mrs. E. w. Veasey and Miss lsapei
veasey are in Wilmington this week.
ouests of DR.. and Mrs. Eugene Veasey'
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hamilton are
snending the week at Atlantic Clty,
New Jersey.
Miss Pauline Mills, of Freehold. N.
is the guest of Miss Ruth Stur-
gis.
After spending the past two weeks
here Rev. and Mrs. H. V. Clary ana
son have returned to Bluefield, va.
Mrs w. U. Polk Of Salisbury, IS
snending the week with her mother
and sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Gober, OF
Keene. N. H., were visitors IN Foco-
moke this week.
After spending few days here MIR.
Asbury Dryden returned to Baltimore
leaving his family for longer Visi''
Mr.. and Mrs. Colvin Redden, OF Har-
r;,hnro Pa. are visiting relatives IN
Snow Hill and Pocomoke and vlclnlty'
Mrs. Frank Thomas and children Oh
Westminster, are guests of Mrs. Thom
as parents. Mr. and Mrs. r. ). Lioyo'
Misses Helen Hope and La Relne
Thornton spent the past week IN sal
isbury with Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hope
Mrs. Carl H. Monsees was the guest
this week of her mother, Mrs. harry
J. Whyte.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark DeHuff and Mr..
and Mrs. Bright Kelly are registered
at the Plimhimmon in Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. DAVIS n Clarke and
daughters have returned from weeks
stay at Asbury Park, N. J.
Misses Jane and Evelyn Lanktord
of near town are visiting their aunt
Mrs. J. Coston Goslee, Glen Haven.
Mr.. Moe Warman, OF Newark IN
J.. spent several days this week as the
ouest of Miss Marie Flax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic w. Wilson
Jr., and daughter, of Forest Hills L.
are guests of the formers parents
DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Wilson.
Mrs. James M. Crockett and daugh'
ters have returned from visit OF
several weeks with her mother IN AL
len.
Mr. and Mrs. Erland Etcheson, OF
Gaithersburg, were weekend visitors
at the home of Mrs. Etcheson's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Stevens.
DIR. and Mrs. R. I. Givens entertain
ed a number of friends at an oyster
roast at their home on South Marker
Street, Monday evening.
Misses Julia Robertson and Zells
Crockett have returned from a motol
trip to Pittsburgh and Markelsburg
Pa.
Mrs. u. S. Payne who has been reg
istered at the Shoreham, Ocean City
the past two weeks has returned t.
her home here.
The Senior Aid Of Salem M. +
Church will meet Tuesday night, Au
gust 9th with Mrs. w. H. Lang, neal
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Davis, O.
Collingswood, N. j., are guests OF Mr.
Davis sister and niece, Mrs. Myrtl'
Smith and Miss Lolita Smith.
Mr. and Mrs Howard A. Young, O.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23
THE MYSTERY OF
JUNGLE TOM" IS
NOW EXPOSED

For the first time since the real
"Uncle Tom" of Harriet Beecher
Stoves classic travelled the myster-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-08-23
Poetry Corner
HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS
Some people like the busy rush of
traffic
That surges to and fro in endless
streams;
Some spend their lives in hectic search
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n1O7 F St. N.W.u
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DIRECTORS TO ARRANGE
FOR PLAY TOURNAMENT

THE directors of the plays entered
in the 1895 one-act play tourna-
ment will meet this afternoon at q 30
o'clock at the Community Center De-
partment, to discuss arrangements for
the conduct of the preliminary con-
tests, with Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples,
director of the Community Center De-
partment, and officials of the tourna-
ment, which will take place beginning
Tuesday, February 5, closing Satur-
day night. February 16. All per-
formances this year will take place at
Roosevelt Auditorium, the preliminar-
les being held Tuesday and Thursday,
February S and Z. and Tuesday and
Thursday, February. II and IA, at
8pm
The plays entered in the tourney
this year are Bartfield Players, Chris
tian Endeavor Players, lexington
Players, Federation Players, Jewish
Community Center Dramatic Associ-
alton, Mcfarland Young Mems Club
Musical and Dramatic Guild of the
Department of Agriculture, Mantilla
Players, Players Club. Southeast Com
munity Players. Troupers of East
Washington Community Center, Wom-
ems City Club Drama Unit, Takoma
Park Little Theater Group and Wash
ington Community Players.
The committee in charge Of the
tournament comprises Mrs. E. K.
Peoples, chairman: Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, Miss Bess Davis Schreiner,
Prof. w. Hayes Yeager, c. Melvin
Sharpe and Thomas M. Cahill.
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Troupers
Glimpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

THOSE sentimental legends about
the puppeteers' love of his pup
pets become convincing reality to one
who takes a squint backstage at the
Salici company playing the Earle this
week. The Salici clan and colleagues
have about 500 citizens in their in
animate company, and they regard
them more or less as living beings.
Enrico, who made them, indulges
fewer prejudices and favorites than
the Others. Always too busy manu-
featuring a new fellow to have time
for getting fond of last weeks crea-
tion.
The others, however, go in for pets
among the actors. Papa Salici, for
example, tenderly spoils Farfalla, the
paper butterfly.
"A superb performance" he says
when Farfalla comes off, "but you
f1uttered a bit weakly at the end"
Joke is that he pulls the strings that
control the futtering.
The Salicis talk mostly in Italian
but our bilingual stage hand tells us
they all dote on the powers of Signor
Paderewski, the imitation pianist.
Think he has great style and temper
ament, both of which appeal to them
They discuss music with him, singing
little Snatches of opera to demonstrate
their arguments, while he sits Topped
crazily ON a bench, looking slightly
like Harpo Marx.
The mechanical marvel of the
troupe is the dour doll that walks out
on the stage, puts cigarette in his
mouth, strikes a match and actually
smokes. This. accomplished by a tiny
pair Of bellows stuffed down inside
him and operated by some of the nine
strings welded by Gino Salici, a son.
Closest friends in the company are
Signora Salici and the ballet dancer,
her own property, forbidden to all
other hands on pain of elaborate i'm
precautions and stout whackings. The
Signora and the dancer travel around
together, sleep in the same room at
night and are reputed to have a pri-
vate language all their own. The
other marionettes, we regret to say,
are merely people, undistinguished
and unsung. R.B.P., Jr.
Evening star., 1935-01-14
ARTS CLUB TO OFFER
SKlT FOR ROTARIANS

At THE Willard Hotel. at the
luncheon by the Rotary Club on
Wednesday, a skit will be presented
by the Arts Club Players, under the
management of Harold Allen Long,
chairman of the Dramatic Committee
Of the club, and, incidentally, also
chairman of this years Bal Boheme,
which will be given by the Arts Club
at the Willard, on the evening Of
February 4.
The skit, which Is being kept a
secret and will be in the nature Of a
surprise to the Rotary Club members,
will be given by notable cast of local
thespians. consisting of Maud Howell
Smith, Patricia Jones, Jesse Veith
and Maurice Jarvis. while the lead
will be played by Richard Midgley of
Hollywood.
Mr.. Midgley, who studied with Ed
ward Elsener. Mr.. Belascos ghost
writer. in the Fox Studio Dramatic
School, had a role in the Max Rein
hardt production of midsummer
Nights Dream" in the Hollywood
Bowl, and in the San Francisco Civic
Opera House. He has also played
with the Pasadena Community
Players.
Evening star., 1935-01-14
NADIA PUTS
MERIT INTO
GAYETY BILL

THERE is at least one performer
who attempts to give burlesque
audiences meritorious, legitimate en-
tertainment-the flamboyant Russian
star, Nadia, appearing this week at
the .Gayety as the added attraction
with the Independent Burlesque Asso-
ciations Flirting Females"
Nadia just about steals the present
show, with pair of specialties, which
in no way resemble the usual mere
tricious offerings Of burlesque ar
tist. Her Russian dance in the first
act is as fine a piece of entertainment
as you can hope to find, and then
she comes along to close the show
with a Song-and-dance pantomime
which tops her first sketch. This lat
ter number will make you sit up and
take notice, both for its originality
and for Nadja's presentation of it.
The young lady puts her heart and
soul into her work, and is worth see
ing.
There are others, too, with "Flirt-
ing Females" who will provide some
diverting moments. Joe Forte, play
ing the leading straight role leads
comedians Al Hitler, Bobby Vail and
George Murray through some hilarious
scenes, the best of which probably Is
court room skit done by Vail and
the other straight man, Bert Saun-
ders.
The ballet numbers in the current
opus are the only other show-stealers
present, however. They're tuneful,
we'll staged and are well presented by
Dorothy De Haven, who sings sweetly
and dances with much grace; Johnny
De Arco and smoothly performing
chorus. The Shelter from a Shower"
and Holland" numbers are especially
1ne and the scenic effects are excel
lent throughout.
Among the distaff contingent are
Dolly Hendricks, the Carroll Sisters
Jean and Jo-Ann and Kay johnson,
Miss Hendricks has lot of hard work
to do and takes some terrific punish
ment in the scenes. but she comes
through smiling. Miss johnson is
about standard as a speciality artist
and as soon as the spotlight operator
learns what to do when the blond sis
tiers Carroll separate in their duo act
they probably will score more heavily
even than they did at the Sunday
iilaliilee. H. M.
Evening star., 1935-01-14
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

NationaL"On to Fortune" To-
night at $3.50 pm.
Belasco-"The Curtain Rises" To-
night at $3.50 pm.
Loew's Fox-"The County Chair
man." at 1850 am, 1:20, 4:10, z and
$50 pm. Stage shows at 1890, 3:20,
6:10 and 9 pm.
Earle-"Here is My Heart" at II
am, lao, 430, 7:20 and 1905 pm.
Stage shows at 12:45, 3:35, 6:25 and
Dos pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Romance in Man
haitian" at II noon, 2, 4, 6, 8 and
10 pm.
Palace-"Bright Eyes," at ILLS
am, 1:2O. 3:25, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Metropolitan Murder in the
Clouds" at 11:55 am, 1855, 1855
e:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia "One Hour Late" al
1910, 2:05, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and GAS pm
Imitation of Life" al
1:30. $3.50, $50, 7:35 and e:4o pm.
Ambassador-"Here Is My Heart,
at 6:15, sos and 9:55 pm.
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A N UNCANNY Dlen01ng OF tone and
"A complete unity In feeling mark
the playing Of these two artists to
an extraordinary degree. Individually
interesting personalities. they combine
and submerge their gifts, so that they
achieve the same result that a single
player would present. Both artists
possess the same fluidity in execution,
the same breadth Of phrasing, while
the duplication Of tonal color is so
exact as to be unnoticeable when a
phrase Is taken up and completed by
the other.
Mozart's delicate Concerto in E
Flat" contained all the youthful
singing quality which Is the COM
poser's unique charm, and rarely has
his fresh vitality been so admirably
matched as in the playing of his two
interpreters of yesterday. Miss Bart
lett. at the first piano, kept the music
glowing with the temperamental
swing she brought to her execution
ably seconded in imperceptible fashion
by Mr.. Robertson at the other piano
The first and the last allegro were
sketched with true virtuosity, while
the andante contained a rich content
of contemplative beauty. The inter-
pretive ideas of the two artists were
excellently caught by the orchestra,
which afforded a background in the
same vein of poetry created by the
artists.
THE interest of the audience nat
urally centered in the first per-
formance of Mary Howe's "Castel-
lana" with Miss Bartlett and Mr.
Robertson again featured. This work
of Mrs. Howe's is written with real
enthusiasm. with a happy alliance OF
modern methods to the old Spanish
melodies.
She has provided valuable addi.
ton to duo-piano literature, and he,
stpng and brilliant adjustment oi
themes and well-built climaxes has
vital character that grips the at.
tention of the listener.
She has given an equally important
part to the orchestra, with SUBJ
stance of its own and not merely q
filling-in accompaniment.
This is by far the best work from
Mrs. Howe's pen that has been heard
here, and in 1t she seems to strike
out with freer and, at the same time
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Symphony Audience Gives
Artists Stirring Welcome
Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson in Two-piano
Recital Again Register Strongly-Pro-
gram by Orchestra.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

T>HAT the impression made by Ethel Bartlett and Rae
Robertson in their recital last year at the May
ovation accorded the artists their with the
National Symphony Orchestra
The desire to hear them in some OF their noted work
unaccompaned the orchestra back of the nSStant recalls
until wish the audience gated after the
of Mary HoweS Casteana by the addition OF two encoreS
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q deeper inspiration. It was beauti-
fully played by the two artists, with
the rhythm accurately stressed, and
the character of the different melo-
dies sustained, yet blended into a
splendid ensemble. The enthusiasm
of the audience was high, and only
quieted when the artists appeared for
encores.
A MOTHER work heard here for the
- first time was the Symphony
No. 8 in c." by c. P. A. Bach, the
opening number on the program. In
this work, by one of the sons of the
great Bach, his inheritance was
plainly seen in the musicianly con-
struction throughout and the solid
worth Of the material used. One
rather suspected a greater grace and
poetry could be found in it than the
orchestra gave in its reading yester-
day. A little too much emphasis of
rhythm and tendency to an over
use Of fortissimo stamped the SYM
phony with heaviness that the
lyrical passages surely never intended
The professional March" from Mo-
zart's Marriage of Figaro" was bet
ter done, so well, in fact. that the
audience demanded a repetition. The
final number, directed by Dr. Kinder
Respighis Pines of Rome" con-
| tanned the same drama and contrast
ing romanticism that are familiar
1t was an interesting program of great
appeal to a Sunday audience.