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Evening star., 1936-12-29
Criminal Practice That
Increases Fire Hazard

To the Editor of The Star
wish to call your attention to con-
dition in Washington which believe in
creases our fire hazard
1t has been brought to my attention
through hearing the story of young
woman whose two brothers have been
forced to come to Washington through
loss of income at home.
The two boys had been making a good
living stealing fire extinguiShers and
selling them to junk dealers A recently
enacted local ordinance in their own
town forbade the purchase of second
hand extinguishers unless the seller pro-
duced a note from the police precinct
captain. Much against their will, the
young men have been forced to come to
the Capital or be driven into the ranks
of the unemployed.
I believe that the new arrivals have
done very we'll here. Three extinguishers
were stolen from one building last week.
I have heard of similar depredations all
over town. The apartment houses are
the field of operations.
I have been told that nearly all the
second -hand fire eXtinguishers offered
to junk dealers have been stolen by
those who bring them in.
Something can be said for the mainte-
nance of existing conditions. but not
very much. ALVIN G. DETWEILER.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
High Praise Accorded
Stars Christmas Editorials

To the Editor of The Star:
Your two Christmas editorials, those
for 1885 and 1886. deserve the warmest
appreciation. How Dickens would have
loved them! Every lover of Christmas
the true CEriStmas-is richer for them.
and who can doubt that the Christ of
Christmas would have approved. and
does approve. them!
Few surviving sermons have ever con-
tanned SO much loving and livable truth.
and few poems have been so rich with
unfading beauty. The press and plat
form, pulpit and pew, shut-in and pass
erby, radio and bystander might read
and reread them between Christmas sea-
sons with ever-increasing profit. They
are worthy an honorable place in any
ones scrap book and might, with all
the proprieties of true reverence, be
placed at the end of the second chapter
of Luke's gospel as 1885 and 1896 post
scripts.
Blessed Is and blessed be the Christ
mas pen that wrote SO winsomely OF the
souls Christmas. j. B. CLAYTON.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Army Court-Martial System
Needs to Be Renovated

To the Editor of The Star:
Many readers of The Star were no
doubt interested in the account of the
suit of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter to compel
his restoration to the Army, from which
he was dismissed by court martial many
years ago.
Irrespective of the merits Of Capt.
Carriers case. one can but admire his
singie-handed battle to clear his good
name, and 1t Is q matter OF deep regret
that legal technically should operate to
prevent full exposition Of the issue.
To one unacquainted with the Army
and with Army methods, it looks bad
to say that such an officer has been
tried by court martial and dismissed
from the Army, but far oftener an Army
court martial conviction means framed
conviction rather than guilt. I say this
on 10 years Army service and many
years of observation Of the practical
workings" of the Army court martial
system.
II l am detailed as member Of
court martial OF called as a witness, I
had better function and testify in the
case as higher authority" wills. or else.
All officers know this, and they act in
accordance from self-preservation mo-
tives. 1t takes man of real courage and
a glutton for punishment to buck the
Army system, even if he be 100 per cent
right.
military court, acting upon matters
within its lawful jurisdiction. cannot
have its sentence and proceedings re-
viewed by civil court. and it was upon
this technicality that Justice Cox of the
District Court dismissed Capt. Carter's
suit. A civilian can appeal right on up
to the Supreme Court for justice, but "a
citizen in the clutches of the military
oligarchy has no appeal unless he has
plenty of money to pay high-priced law
yers and, further. unless the Army has
been fragrant in its high-hanaed viola
ton of Army rules and regulations for
trial" OF the accursed.
IN short. I agree with Capt. Carter
that the Army court martial system Is
un-American, and in flagrant defiance
Of the inherent Anglo Saxon demand fot
justice. 1t should be radically renovated,
J. B. H. WARING.
U. S. A, Retired.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

challenged detail. Fair Helen and en-
raptured Paris fiourished four or five
milleniums ago, and their personal be-
longings probably were consumed in the
bonfire lit by the occupants of the
wooden horse. But what difference?
Their tragi-comedy Is immortal in the
inheritance of generations without end.
Indeed, something SO very like it has
happened recently as to endow it with
revived interest for the lovers of both
today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, any
enterprise that serves to relate contem-
porary civilization with Its sources stands
in need of little excuse or apology. The
latest news from Troy is of piece with
the most remote It represents conti-
nuity-the richest and by all odds the
grandest fact of which the human spirit
can conceive.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL.

The mother cardinal is one OF the most
interesting as well as most beautiful
birds to visit the Winter feeding station.
While acclaim has long heralded her
husband. on account OF his bright color
ing, and bold and defiant outlook upon
hostile world, the female OF the species
has gone right along being mighty fine
bird.
Many bird lover. II he or she had to
make choice between the two, would
take the female as altogether the pref
tiest and most interesting. especially on
the tray of a feeding device.
There her manner of eating sets her
apart from almost all the other birds.
The male cardinal seldom takes q
perch on the ledge of the feeder; he pre-
fers the ground beneath, even during
those early morning and late afternoon
periods when he and his mate have the
station all to themselves.
This is one peculiarly Of these popular
birds.
They never frequent feeders all day
long as do the English sparrows.
Their eating, during the day, Is mostly
confined to the berries and other natural
foods they can secure in the woods. or
even in suburban communities where
there are many shrubs and hedges.
They like. however, breakfast and
supper, and show up with amazing regu-
larity for these meals.
Many household could set its clock
by the morning visit of the cardinal
family.
The female. in particular. is a real
natural chronometer.
She appears on the feeder ledge at
precisely m. these mornings. A while
ago it was 7:lO O'Clock. From now on
she will come earlier and earlier.
She is, with the possible exception OF
one sparrow. the very first bird to appear.
In the evening she shows up very
promptly. about o'clock. Often she re-
mains, with brief intermissions, until )
o'clock.
This period belongs to the cardinals.
It is their hour, and how they love it!
Especially the female.
A true woman, in every sense Of the
word. the mother cardinal loves her food.
She sits SO daintily on the edge OF the
feeder tray. selecting sunfiower seeds
from tire others.
She turns her head. from time to time,
as If to show that she is a real lady, not
Just bent OH stufiing herself with food.
as those greedy sparrowS do.
There is no hurry about her.
She takes her time. If any other bird
were present, she might be thought to be
talking things over.
But even her friend and pal. Old Man
Cardinal, is seldom around at the time
she eats except he may be on the ground.
buSily looking over the seeds and grains
the Sparrows scattered with lavish claws
all day long.
1t must be remembered that these
members of the bird chorus have all de-
parted by 4 pm This seems TO be
something new this season. Last year
most of them remained at the feeders
until near pm. but this season they
practically all depart by o'clock. Per-
haps they have other feeders located
on their way to their roosting places and
prefer TO sample them Ell route.
X r
Newcomers to bird feeding must be
careful not TO confuse young last sea-
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Latest News From Troy,

1t is hard to say when ancient Troy
first became newsworthy. All that
can be said with certainty is that no
other city ever has been more durably
famous. Some of the most generously
gifted of reporters have lent their genius
to the advertisement of the settlement,
founded by Priam and destroyed by the
Achaeans under Agamemnon Blind
Homer was it's greatest interpreter, but
his .'Iliad" and odyssey" inspired such
celebrated followers as the best poets of
the Middle Ages, Shakespeare, George
Chapman, Alexander Pope. Edgar Allan
Poe. William Cullen Bryant, Samuel
Butter, Maurice Hewlett. William Cow
per, William Morris, George Herbert
Palmer and Andrew Lang. The first
book printed in English was Cations
translation of Raoul Lefevres "Recuyell."
Even in the literature of Iceland there is
"Trojumanna Saga"
But it was only within the memory of
living men that any one bothered to
"check up" the legend of the classic
struggle of antiquity. Heinrich Schlie-
mann, penniless German boy who
made fortune in the grocery business
in America, believed the tale as he had
heard it told. Beginning in 1856 he
applied his mind to the problem as that
OF riddle amenable to practical answer.
In 1870 he proved the accuracy of his
theory by unearthing the uppermost
stratum of series of ruins at Hissarlik,
long traditionally regarded as the site
of the lost metropolis. BY the date of
his death in 1890 he had uncovered at
least seven "tiers" of relics of civilized
life in the neighborhood, the artifacts OF
seven different communities superin-
posed upon each other. The work was
carried on by Professor Wilhelm Doerp-
field, who supposed that the sixth layer
was the Troy Of Homer's narrative. Now
DR.. Carl w. Blegen of the University OF
Cincinnati is In charge of operations.
and his most recent report indicates that
the field is far from exhausted.
OF course, it is doubtful that conclusive
evidence ever will be discovered to in
validate the Heneric romance in un-
Evening star., 1936-12-29

sons male with mature motkIr cardi-
nal The two really do not look much
alike, yet the lack of vivid cardinal red
in the young males is likely to cause
confusion. By their crest you shall know
them. The female does not have an all
red crest, and II Is not as tall. Nor does
she possess the gorgeous run Of black
which gives the mature male such q
really villainous expression.
There Is nothing bright or vivid about
the female. She is study in pastel
colorings, the brightest note being the
smaller crest with flecks of red in it. Her
wings are greeniSh, something like those
Of very subdued parrot, streaked with
faint tinges of crimson.
There is one very handsome specimen
which comes to our nearest feeder. She
has touches of cobalt blue in her wings!
Since we have never seen female cardi-
nal granted this coloration in any of the
many colored illustrations Of her, or III
any Of the descriptions, we hesitate to
believe our eyes. but there she is, every
evening, just before dusk.
The female of the species is a mighty
fine bird, sedate, but not too sedate. Her
actions and appearance are those of a
perfect lady, or should We say gentle
woman?
It Is this air about her which dis
tinguishes her as much as her pastel
colors, so soft and becoming. Few birds
have it,
Yet Mrs. Cardinal has plenty of spirit
She is not a meek creature, despite her
air of being wrapped in Paisley shawl
T'hic pticlI1or foVorifp will y1prr1it
late sparrow TO occupy the feeder with
her.
Yet how gracefully she chases it away!
No mad tluttering of wings. as English
spalrows infiict on each other all day
long.
When one of these smaller birds
usually there will be two or three left
after the main band has flown away
attempts to enter her feeding station,
the female cardinal looks it over care
fully as it perches across the platform.
Then she daintily raises her wings and
gives them one or two half flops.
1t is enough.
More would be superfluous.
The sparrow flies away, just as the
cardinal expected it to do.
II it dares to return it is given another
dose of the same. which usually settles
its presumption for the day.
A closeup view of the mother cardinal
cracking seed in her wide-open bill Is
a sight for any bird lover.
She opens her bill, holds her head
elevated and saws back and forth for a
time. Then she drops the husk over
board.
In this praise of the female we would
not be thought unappreciative OF the
more brilliantly colored male.
He is, in truth, the brightest single
note in the Winter garoen. and favorite
everywhere Practically every garden
where feeding is carried on consistently
will have at least two steady pairs but
more will come on snowy days. A dozen
vivid males is nothing unusual on bad
Winter day. In the main, these birds
are not as dependent on the human
factor as most of the birds which Winter
in this vicinity.
Keep a sharp ear in the morning for
the arrival OF the female cardinal She
makes a peculiar metallic sound, which
is her perfect identification.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

may provoke. The State Departments
appeals, on the ground of patriotism,
to other prospective shippers of arms
and munitions have in this case appar-
emily fallen on deaf ears.
The incident may inspire an imme-
diate attempt by Congress to tighten the
existing neutrality law. And in the
meantime, the name Of Robert Cuse, the
exporter who is standing on his rights
as an individual without regard to the
neutral position of his country, may at
tain historical significance.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Bereft.

Bereft.
Oh, fathers face is gloomy now
AS he beholds the toys
Which chased the wrinkles from his brow
Amid the Christmas joys.
The Noah's ark has gone to smash;
The locomotives broke;
The jumping jack, so blithely rash,
Has had fatal stroke.
The mills and trolley cars that ran
At such jolly pace
No more pursue their merry plan
AS laughter fills the place.
The children do not seem to care,
But fathers far from gay
To see the toys all shattered there
With which he liked to play.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Responsibilities Disclaimed.
I shall not turn
A New Year page.
No more III yearn
With moral rage
My ways to heed
That do not suit.
I have no need
To reSolute.
The laws, you see,
Are now up to date,
Our habits free
To regulate.
Gambling bold
Gets many a call
And so does Old
King Alcohol.
The taxes break
My greed for wealth
And fool laws make
Secure my health.
Since laws discern
Ard cure each grief,
What need to turn
A New Year Leaf?
Evening star., 1936-12-29
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton

Starry Eyes.
The day is done,
Curious, in the night,
Come, one by one.
The star-eyes, keen and bright.
A bold wind tries
Their earthward gaze to shroud,
Across the skies
Blowing a filmy cloud.
But, twinkling, gay,
The Star-eyeS only blink;
Clouds drift away
Before their merry wink.
And. thousand-eyed.
They gaze down on the earth.
Noting each tide.
Pfesaging death or birth.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Recapture of colonies is a lingering
aspiration among nations. Colonies re-
main inclined to regard themselves as
paramount considerations in any inter-
national mix-up.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
French Husbands.
, the South Bend Tribune

From the South Bend Tribune.
Each husband in France is the boss In
his home by virtue of a lorna. vote of
the French Senate. If Frenchmen are
capable of bossing their own homes. why
did the French Senate have to vote on it?
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Names make news" is another of those
miSfit proverbs. AS matter of simple
fact names are made by the news. How
ever, there is always charm in an aphor-
ism even if it is wrong.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Thrones are being discussed as If they
were antique furniture which may even
tually be picked up in the bargain mart
by any opulent and discriminating
collector
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Pennsylvania as Democratic State is
expected to participate in ascertaining
facts pertaining to political iniquity, but
not to the extent of becoming known as
"the KeyhOle State"
Evening star., 1936-12-29

The mechanical horse used by Calvin
Coolidge was brought out of the attic
for festive purposes. The suggestion
went only little way back in conserva-
tive tradition There was no buggy at
tached to it.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

A disposition is asserted among nations
tc let the Spanish forces initiate the
Kilkenny cats who fought it out until
there wasn't any left of either.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Especial honor has always been shown
opinion awaits decision until it can be
learned what Secretary Cordell Hull
thinks about it.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Conduct of airplanes In war is
matter Of conjecture. The area of brain
space in any flying machine is very small
in comparison with it's total volume.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Religion is beginning to question
whether st. Peter will accept as creden-
tials complimentary epitaphs on ornate
tombStones
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Extension of credit has been one of
the features of holiday bargaining. One
of the problems of the world at present
is how to be happy though in debt.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Gas-PrOOf Rooms.

From the Bay City Times.
British homes will have gasproof rooms
as safety measure. Isn't there danger
Of being hurpin the rush for them when
father lightssdis pipe2
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Unlikely.
From the Roanoke Times.

From the Roanoke Times.
No matter what changes in the
scholastic requirements for foot ball
players are made, we don't expect to live
to see the day when Phi Beta Kappa keys
are awarded for prowess on the gridiron
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Preparedness.

From the Goshen News-Democrat.
How are you going to get the better
of the British Empire, which always has
another King UP its sleeve?
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Communists hope to interfere in Ma
drids affairs on the theory that nothing
could be worse than the present situa-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Two great questions are daily pro-
pounded: What is your favorite automo-
bile and which is your choice of hos
pitfalls?
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Drawing the Distinction

"You are an orator." said Senator
Sorghum, but you're no politician"
whats the difference?"
"An orator uses figures of speech, but
when a politician uses figures he puts
a dollar mark in front of EN-"
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Pope Plus has been fighting for his
life and at the same time for principles
that he values more highly than life
ITSELF
Evening star., 1936-12-29

ITO love the sound of your own voice"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "is
permissible if you are sure of the wisdom
of what you have trained it to speak"
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Belligerent Santas.

From the Toledo Blade.
Two Santa Clauses in Detroit came
near upsetting little virginia's faith by
fighting In . public place. y
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Disproved.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Capture of Brunette by the Hoover
men discounts the assumption that
gentlemen prefer blonds.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
PerilS.

docs that play tend to remind you
of the dangers of great city?"
"In my opinion" replied the uncom-
promising critic, lit goes further. It's
one of EN-
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Recreant.

Old Santa Claus effaced each frewn
From all the faces that he knew,
But cautiously forsook the town
Before the various bills come due.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

A man makes fun of the cigars his
wife buys. Yet many woman suffers
in silence while man smokes the cigars
he bought himself.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

"Don' get indignant wifi de man dat
refuses to give you credit at de store"
said Uncle Eben. Maybe he'll be de
means Of savin' you some worry In de
futuys."-s =
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

@. What is the purpose of the Judge
Baker Guidance Center?-E. G.
A. The organization conducts scientific
investigation and treatment of person.
ality, conduct and educational problems
of childhood and youth. Cooperative
therapeutic work is carried on with
agencies and it also directs therapeutic
work with individuals and families.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-05

"He's excited? exclaimed Julia.
"What do you think -"
She stopped quickly. A tiny
green light flashed on the wall.
She stood up, quickly arranged
her long white gown. "It's my
humber" she whispered.
Good luck, kid. I'll be. out
there leading the cheering"
As she walked out into the
spotlight there was no applause
as there was that first night on
Tony Latta's gambling ship. Sud-
denly Julia realized that Gar
lands publicity has been so ex-
tended as to arouse their skepti-
cism. In effect, their silence
meant, eve know nothing about
you yet, Nadine White. ! We're
waiting to learn if what we've
read is true" -.
| Then a queer thing happened.
Out of all that crowd, the face of
Peter Kemp focused into Julia's
gaze. He sat at a small table
with young, dark girl-a quiet,
pretty girl whose eyes betrayed
! her awe for this glittering Nadine
White. The sight gave Julia an
odd feeling and she thought, "She
! is the girl he will marry, and she
will always think of me as strange
and yet she is no different from
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-05

Those who had paid good prices
for frst-night tables would be
quick to see where Smith Gar
land had missed. Garland knew
this; and all he had to comfort
him was the parallel knowledge
that the public is as quick to ac-
cept and acclaim.
In Julia's dressing room he
told her this. "But Pm not say
ing it will be easy" he added.
"They like the place, and they
like the dance music. They like
the food-and now they're out
there wondering how they'll like
you. Yours is the hardest job of
all, Nadine. You have to cap the
climax"
"Good grief, Smith" Julia
heard a familiar voice in the
doorway and looked up to see
Tom Payson striding toward her.
Don't scare the girl to deathp'
Payson touched her shoulder.
you'll knock 'em dead, Julia"
Thanks, Tom," said Julia
shakily.
"Just one song" Garland warn
ed. "And an encore if they beg
for it. This first night is tough on
you-and if you're weak we don't
want them to get onto it," Then
he left the dressing room in his
quick, nervous stride.
Payson laughed. Don't mind
him, Julia. He's so excited he
doesn't know what he's doing"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-05

ably. 'It's Nadine White. And
you know, l think I'd better start
calling you Nadine, before l slip
up in public some time"
IF you dare stop calling me
Julia Ill-Pll install another
mirror in the bathroom"
= j. \
On the opening night the town
realized that the White Club was
everything Smith Garland had
promised. Illuminated by search
lights mounted on the building
across the street, the new club
shone resplendently with its tall
white pilasters and wide doors OF
Mediterranean blue. And the IN
terror struck the patrons breath
! less when they first glimpsed Its
simple beauty of line.
The walls were high and white,
seeming to reach a summer night
sky of dark blue. The chairs,
and the settees along the wall,
were in white leather, and even
the carpeting was white-the lat
ter representing Garland's VIC
tory in a strenuous argument
with his head janitor.
| Walters wore white jackets,
and the band white evening
clothes. But wherever this stun
ming absence of color threatened
to become monotonous, Garland's
decorator had inserted a touch OF
blue. 1t was indeed triumph OF
setting.
] But the public is critical