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and more attention. Hence we
should learn to pronounce correct
" the name commonly applied to
that type of aircraft. 1t is not
pronounced "dee-ridge-ible," with
the accent on the second syllable,
as one news commentator recent
" misinformed he listening
world; but is pronounced as if it
we're spelled, "dir-i-ji-bl," with
the accent on the first syllable,
and each 81" pronounced short, as
in ct"
With Palestine so much in the
limelight, radio speakers who wish
not to miseducate us poor dears,
should note that the last syllable
of the word is not pronounced
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BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER,

somewhere between 800 and 37s
on the first ballot.
Manager John Hamilton Will
have upward of score Of dele.
gates ready to jump in for Lam
don early in the second roll cali
and hopes for a general rush OF
delegates to the obvious winner
at that time.
The scarcity of last-ditch Ian.
don delegates is admitted by some
Landonites. Pre-convention CAM
paign work has failed to establish
close relationships with many
minor politicians who would be
more safely roped if they could
feel that they were sure of recog-
milton by the Landon leaders after
the latter took over the. party
machinery.
Only a now seemingly impos-
sible combination, however, can
stop the governor. 1t would have
to include Hoover, Borah, and
Boss Charlie Hilles of New York.
Those three dislike one another
worse than any of them dislike
Landon. ~ -
j
RoRAH's closest friends and ad-
- |xisers urged him to attack
Landen by name in his radio
speech. He might have been much
more effective if he had.
But the senator consistently re-
fused, even though Landon head
quarters was tipped off two days
beforehand from a supposedly
credible source that he was going
to do that. 49,, ..,...
Borah explained privately that
issues were much more important
than personalities, that injection
of the latter would weaken the
force of his utteranees on the
former, ,inasmuch as he himself
was presidential candidate. In
his League of Nations fight, it
may be recalled, he. never at
tackled Woodrow Wilson, by name.
(copyriGht 1896. NEA Service. Incl
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THE fair Brunhilde lay ASLEEP
L within ring of fire. Only he
who could pierce that ring woulc
gain her love.
The orphan, Siegfried, brought
up by a Nibelung dwarf, was sent
put in search of the dragon who
was guarding the ring of power
Forging a magic sword. 'he slew
the dragon and accidentally tasted
of its blood. That gave him the
power to know the language of the
birds, and from one of these he
learned of BrutIhilde's plight.
Guided by the bird, Siegfried
found Brunhilde, and crossed the
ring Of fire unframed, With a kiss
he awakened her, and to him
BrGnhi1de yielded her affection.
This legend is the third of -four
operas that make up "The Ring OF
the Nibelung," by Richard Wag-
ner. It is illustrated on one Of
the series of stamps issued in 1885
by Germany, honoring the grea'
composer. ,at%. .
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SAID the man mad
b G e n "attack-
ted" Many per-
sons incorrectly
tack on q third
syllable W h e n
they attempt t.
say attacked"
The word cat
tackled" has but
two syllables and
is properly pro-
Il o u n C e d "a
tact.
The airship or
dirigible is at
tracing m Or e
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thought and comprehension - or
lack of thought and comprehen-
sion-if you would not be misun-
derstood. Departments of state
are not the only places where dip
lomats are needed.
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GOOD EXAMPLE VITAL

Any person who is likely to be
copied has the responsibility of
providing good copy. For in
stance, the other day a physician
on the radio spoke of "prespira-
alton" At first it was thought his
tongue had slipped, but twice la
ter he said "prespiration." There
is no such word as "prespiration."
1t is of course, as you know, per
spiration."
One radio commentator report
ing that a man had been attacked,
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WE MAY BE MISJUDGED BY OUR
LEGENDS
(By BRUCE CATTON)

(Bv BRUCE CATTON)
IMAGINE a serious scientist of the year
5136 qrubbing around in the dusty arch
a,os of some museum trying to find out
what American life was like in the year
1886 .....
5 He stumbles, by i'll chance, on collec-
ron of popular detective novels and Wild
western stories, Jugs them off to his library
audies them in all seriousness, and then
energies to announce:
: That Americans of 1886 were forever
holding house parties, yachting trips, or
other get-togethers at which someone was
ALWAYS getting murdered. That the MUIR
aered person was invariably someone, VINO
had it coming to him, so that everybody.
present was logical suspect. That the
guilty person was always turnediup by an
amateur detective, who solved the puzzle
bv getting his suspects into poker game
Or analyzing spoonful of cigaret ashes.
= That everyone west of Chicago wore a
f0-gallon hat. carried a six-shooter, and
rode a horse-which last he addressed
constantly as "Pard,' or "Old Pal That
half the population worked on cattle
ranches while the other half lived by steal
ing these cattle, and that on Saturday
night the good and bad alike repaired to
Wild West dance hall for an evening OF
poker and gsnplay. -
Now a scientist who would deduce all
these, things about regular, everyday
American life in. this era, simply because
he found such things described in our de-
tective stories and Wild West yarns, would
be set down as complete dunderhead.
And yet, says distinguished anthro-
pologist-Dr. Ruth Benedict of Columbia
tniversity-our own scientists who study
the folklore of vanished races, to draw
conclusions about the everyday. habits OF
those races, make an exactly similar error
For the myths and,rlegends of primitive
peoples, says Dr. Benedict, were simply
those peoples detective stories and. cow,
boy thrillers. They were tall tales, de-
signed to appeal to the imagination. =.
They never pretended to reflect life al
it was actually lived; they were the "pulI
fiction" of the day; and the scientist wht
takes them too seriously is apt to deceive
himself prodigiously. 49,, o. .'.:
All this, somehow, is highly entertain
ing and revealing sidelight on history: W.
tend to- read the record of the past witt
the book too close to our eyes. Ne 2. re
We forget that the old timers were yer!
much like ourselves, after all; that the an
dent bard who chanted a long epic abou
the thunder god, the sun maiden, and tn
spirit Of the rornstalks was merely the S
5. Van Dine5or the B. M. Bower Of his day
That bit of knowledge is WORTH getting
Human history is NEST ahsorbingly inter
listing subject; and it1becomes more inter
esting when we get; our perspective adjust
I'D as DR.. Benedict adjusts it. -
And it is wholesome, too, for US to re
fleet that our own proud generation, wit
its ambitious plans, and its lofty dreams
might some day be Judged by what il
writer's of ;melodrama produced to anus
i'll
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BORN EVERY MINUTE

Nothing do the American people like better than
being guible. They can't take it unless, ever and
anon, they are taken in by the lmagicians and the
fakirs! .a %. e.
That's the answer to the wild schemes in govern.
ment which are having their run, the popularity of
prophets of new order who promise a new heaven
and new earth before the Lord decides that he
will send down such reigns of bliss and righteous
ness
pensions of $500 month"
Share the wealth by soaking the rich
"End poverty in California" 3.
Dividends for everybody"
Less taxes and more government -
Those are samples of the silly, impossible so-
gans that politicians who better named as psy-
biologists or sef-appointed magcians are flashing
before the easy-mark minds of the American peo-
ple,' and many of them getting themselves elected
to eminent public office on such unsound and alb.
surd bases. ..-... g ~
Mr. barnum was right, although far too con-
SENTATIVE |-yJuian Miller in Charlotte Observer.
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Wait
q
Minute,
Please
THE FELLOW WHO TOLD
By
Noah
HolloweH

me most about how to vote and
uttered loudest his protcstations
against the sales tax with which
to operate the government, is on
the relief roles. Lots of people
who can't manage their own little
bark want to pilot the ship Of
state during the storm. | question
the wisdom of letting them do it.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
.NEA Service Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON - 1t would2et
)" take "a great deal of pushing,
under ordinary circumstances, to
upset the Landon candidacy at
the Republican national conven-
lion.
But there isn't the slightest in
dication that the opposition has
what it takes.
The eve of convention nearly
always ands the camp of the out
standing candidate in a state of
filters. Hoover was virtually
shimmying from an attack of
that ailment in the days immedi-
ately preceding his nomination in
1882.
And he had substantially more
delegates actually nailed down
than Landon has now So it
isn't surprising that the Landon
managers, though nearly certain
Of victory, have been jittery of
late.
Their nerves were considerably
;;oothed, however, as soon as they,
we're able to pounle on an ad-.
vance copy of Senator Borah's
radio speech and be assured that
Sorah wasn't making a personal
attack on the, Kansas governor.
The only weaknesses of the Ian
don ,pbsitlon under the anticipated
conditions at, Cleveland weak
hesses. which won't be fatal unless
there's an unexpected explosion
---are that his hackers must de-
bend on a bandwagon nomination
9ecause the Kansan hassfar from
4 majority Of instructed delegates.
and that many pro-Landon dele,
yates are but loosely tied to his
banner.
THE number OF delegates ae-
: tually instructed 4or pledged To
L,Sandon IS little more than a fifth
oi the conventions 1901 votes.
IL. L. = =
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/, If you have. seen one circus, you have
seen them all, except Congress.
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! The only consolation "a man has in tn,
iutter is that he has so much company.
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The sweetest music to the average belle
s wedding bells.
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EDW. HAM, FITTING SHOES
for Penney's, advises those with
tired or hurting feet to change
shoes about noon for more COM
fort and less fatigue.
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TERMITES feed wood, bus they cannot 02cS i:I"
termte in atmosphere OF pure oxygen II can '' ' &
its little lagellatc assistants tie tiny ANIMALS WHO. '-
wood and then the tcmitc Sarvca TO death, ctcn ''-
tnueS devOur 4 normal amount of wood Nrt.. . "'"
nor the fagellae can live when separated each other
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DURING THE ROUGH T

several residents of city and sub
urbs using city water rcsortcd to
a more liberal use of it in order
to refresh lawns and flower gar
dens by taking advantage of a
pecial "bcautification'N rate.
which is 81 added to last years
water bill for the corresponding
month. The object was to encour-
age the keeping of premises a.
beautiful as possible.
WHEN A TOURIST STEPS IN
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THE number OF delegates ac-
: tually instructed ior pledged to
L;andon IS little more than a fifth
of the conventions 1901 votes,
although he is expected to poll
Evening star., 1936-12-27

up with modern crop insurance which
is almost . duplicate Of the biblical
plan.
Crop insurance now Is Just an idea
on the Presidents desk But in
couple Of months supposedly it will
be law. And when 1t is law. the
farmer, 1t Is hoped. will have some
security despite drought. flood, early
Winter. late Spring and overwet
Summer.
Farmer Brown, for instance, what
does he get out Of this scheme?
Well, in the past when nature ruined
his crop, he took his losses and hoped
for better luck next time.
But with the insurance in operation
it's different story. Brown each year
turns a small percentage of his crop,
or . corresponding cash amount, over
to the Government. And whenever
his yield fails below average, he gets
back from the Government enough
grain to bring his supply up to IS per
cent Of his yield.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

feliow-farmers. to await distribution
when the yield falls Of. ~
In 1884, let US say, there is q droufht
year. It Is Browns time to collect 2.97
bushels for each Of his acres-the
amount below rs per cent Of his cover
age. He has three choices.
He can accept grain.
He can accept money-the value Of
the grain at current market.
he can ask to have his indemnity
wheat left In the storehouse. u
In the last event, the farmer Is given
wnat Is known rs participation car
tificate. emitting him to sell as he
pleases. Probably he Is betting that
the market goes up. But If it does not
60 up, the step has cost him money.
Tor as soon as the Government has set
TIED the insurance debt, the farmer
must begin to pay the storage cost.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Pins Hope Of World Title
On MOIasses-COated FisFhOOk

Stumpf relates. "and they were 50
strong they kept every one from ex-
ploring it. I tried bucking the wind.
but couldn't stand up. so put curry
combs on my knees and crawled up
to the mouth.
"It was no use. though. for when I
turned on my flashlight the force Of
the wind blew the light beam right
back out at me and I couldn't see
where was going"
From $500 entries Of liars around
the globe. club officers will choose
the new champion. He will be named
December 20, over radio hook-up, and
will be awarded a medal. studded
with what q convincing liar could
palm of as diamonds.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
MARYLAND M|SHAP|
TOLL 8 OVER YULE|
Automobiles Take Six Lives.
z Died in Falls, One
Burned to Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. December ga day
after Christmas survey showed today
nine persons met accidental death in
Maryland over the years biggest hol-
iday.
Automobiles accounted for six Of
the dead. Two died In falls and one
burned to death. Six were killed on
Christmas day, the other three On
Christmas eve.
Dead in Accidents.
Those killed In automobile acci-
dents were:
Thomas W. Parrish. 10, Of Balti-
more, struck by the automobile Of .
kinsman while carrying . gift to .
girl friend.
Austin Crowl, Il, and his wife Lois,
81, whose coupe overturned and burst
into flames near Howarsville after they
had left Christmas party.
Charles Joseph McCanney. 4s, Of
Philadelphia, struck by an automobile
as he crossed the road to meet q
friend.
Della Briscoe, so, colored, Of Char
lotte Hall, struck by an automobile
while crossing q road near his home.
Killed Walking TO Church.
Wallace Young, IS, colored, OF Love-
vile, struck by an automobile as he
walked to church.
The two women who died in falls
downstairs were Mrs. Elizabeth Berndt,
81, Of Baltimore and Mrs. Minnie Jane
Bradley. SO. Of Hagerstown.
On Christmas day, Leroy Robinson,
a boarder in q Baltimore home, burned
to death In . fire that destroyed the
house.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

takes all normal care of his crop. From
1880 through 1885 his average yield
was Alto bushels an acre.
Supposing that the insurance plan
were in operation, this is what would
happen.
A Government agent investigates
Browns crop records and covers sew
eral sheets Of paper with addition. sub
traction, multiplication and division.
This Is what he finds:
Seventy-five per cent Of the average
yield per acre is 1884 bushels. This
total Is listed as Browns "coverage."
During the six years he fell 6.97
bushels below his coverage.
This averages 80 bushels below COW
erage each year.
So Mr.. Brown. in order to be as-
sured that the amount Of wheat he has
Evening star., 1936-12-27
BY the Associated Press.


BURLINGTON, Wis, December 26.
Upon q plain. molasses-coated fish,
hook, r. K. Burlin of North Chatham.
Mass, pins his hope for world cham
pionship.
No, you rod and reelers. not fish,
ing championship. but the world title
which the Burlington Liars Club will
award to the author of the tallest tale
submitted this year.
Burlin tells of taking a lot Of the
trouble out Of fishing by solving the
bait problem. He says he just smears
bare hook with molasses and, on
casting, pitches it high into the air.
The sweet aroma of the molasses at
tracts bees overhead. They cling to
the hook and when the fish strikes
they sting it to death.
Expeditions that poke into isolated
lands couldn't find exploring condi-
tions much more rigorous than Mich
olas Stumpf of Lincoln, ILL.,. did right
on his own farm.
Winds kept blowing with terrible
force from the mouth Of cave"
Evening star., 1936-12-27
A, B, c Of Crop Insurance
Plan on Presidents Desk Almost Dupli-
Gates That of Joseph in Bible.

The rs per cent limit Is suggested
to foil lazy farmers. who might try to
beat the insurance game by taking it
easy and letting the Government
make up his losses.
Brown, however, wen say, is hard
working. conscientious farmer who
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Evening star., 1936-12-27
Poland's Marshal Unpretentious.

WARSAW, December 26 R.-Being
made marshal Of Poland wasn't
enough to make Edward Rydz-Smigly
change his unpretentious habits. When
sending out cards, according to Gus
tom. on his elevation to marshal's
rank, he had no new ones printed. He
used his old ones, merely crossing out
general" and writing marshal" in
ink above It
Evening star., 1936-12-27
ACCUSED OF FRAUD

LOS ANGELES, December 26 R.-
Federal postal inspectors reported the
arrest today on mail fraud charges Of
Roy l.. Martin, 40.
Oficers said Martin was suspected
Of being implicated in Nationwide
ring whichc fraudulently advertised .
cure for cataracts and other eye ail-
ments. It's alleged operations ex-
tended from Los Angeles to New
York.
Martin denied the CHARGES.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
NICE HOST TO 1900 :
AT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Children Attend Motion Picture
Theaters as Guests Of
Maryland Governor,

By tine Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. December" 2s.-
Gov. Harry W. Nice was host TODAY
to $500 children at Christmas party
In two motion picture theaters.
The Governor. busy at the govern
ment house, was represented by Peter
H. Magruder and Police Magistrate
Joseph M. Armstrong. They visited
both theaters and gave the children
the Governors greetings and wishes
for a happy New Year.
Nine hundred white children packed
one theater, and 900 colored children
the other theater for the annual
party.
The late Gov. Albert c. Ritchie be-
gan the custom Of giving motion pic
ture parties to the local children DUR
ing the Christmas holiday season.
Gov. Nice continued the custom when
be took ONCE.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Has 13 Ancestors at Birth.

HEXT, Tex, December 26 R).-
Harold Don, baby son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. v. wallace. began life with an un-
usual array Of living ancestors. They
include his 19-year-old parents, four
grandparents, four great-grandpar.
ents and three great-great-grandpar-
ents-a total Of 13.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

for sale each year never falls below
1884 bushels for each of his acres,
must deliver up each year 80 bushels of
wheat for each of those acres.
Brown sends his premium wheat to
a Federal or State warehouse. There
of premium wheat delivered by Browns
Evening star., 1936-12-27
<ARMER BROWN Of Frederick
= County, Md. is beset By many
vaat,,pa1 annv,ala~ v,I&a wySny

WARNER BROWN OF Frederick
- County, Md. - beset BY many
natural enemies, who, when
= they behave - they should.
oddly enough are his friends.
For his business of farming to be
successful, Brown needs the sun. but
II the sun shines fiercely fer too many
days. 1t burns his crops.
He welcomes the rain which blots
out the sun, but II It rains too long,
1t washes away his crops. He hopes
for snow to blanket his Winter wheat,
but snow and frost too late In the
Spring may blight his grain.
The problem Of Farmer Brown Is
the problem Of thousands Of other
wheat-growers from New York to the
State Of Washington. But what to do
about It? Secretary Wallace studied
his Bible, pondered the story Of
Joseph-wfo saved Egypt from famine
by his corn-storage plan-And came
Evening star., 1936-12-27
QUITS. POLITICAL JOB
Mrs. ]. B. Spillman Resigns State
Democratic Post.

RALEIGH, N. c., December 26 up.
Mrs. J. B. Spilman of Greenville,
recently appointed to the State Un-
employment Compensation Commis-
sion, said today she had resigned as
vice chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
Her resignation, submitted to ].
Wallace Winborne of Marion, State
Democratic chairman, is to be acted
upon at the next meeting Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Under North Cardinals unemploy.
ment compensation law. no member
Of the commission may hold Office in
Q political party.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Social Bureau on Campus.

A Social Service Bureau" on the
University Of Oklahoma campus offers
to supply male escorts for co-eds on
request. The "gigolo" fee Is so cents
for two hours.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
SPARROWS DOOMED
Germany Wars on Feathered

Pests to Conserve Seeds.
WANZLEBEN, Germany, December
26 R.-Germany's one-time popular
sparrows have been marked down as
state enemies. Tens of thousands
have been killed, with more to follow.
Germany was forced to forbid the
use Of rye and wheat for distillation,
and cannot afford to have sparrows
eating I'D the seed
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
Girls Coot Sets and Teen

Girls Coat Sets and Teen
Age Co ots-RegulurlY
1895 and 1895. Suede
fdbrics, fleeces. tweeds.
Sport and dressY styles.
Princess and swdgger sill
houettes. Girls coats with
matching hdts, 7-l2. Teen
Age codts,. 1915. Blue,
brown, green, wine and
rust.
The HeCht Co. Second Floor
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
Outfit all the youngsters
at this moneys saving 2

Boys CoGts-ReguldrlY
SlO.95 to $685.. Sturdy.
soft fleece fabrics! Wool
lined from neck to hem!
Raglan Qnd set-in sleeves.
GruY, brown, blue grey,
sizes ii to Is.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

situation. One is that they still
constitute our principal medium
of transportation, for both goods
end persons, and for those who
used to forecast their demise were
poor propagnosticators indeed.
The other is that government
must apply careful, fair and rea-
soned tax and regulatory policies
toward both the rails and their
competitors if this essential indus
try is to really prosper and pro-
.ress to the limit of its capabilities
Some rail competitors are sub
,idiZed by government-notably
The waterways. Almost all pay
proportionately less in taxes
And none are so stringently and
thoroughly regulated. 1t is essen.
tial, in the interest of the nation,
that this unfair and inequitable
condition by corrected by the next
congress.