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as set forth In the monthly anthology
magazine. Fiction Parade. Be It said
now that the disenchantment ex-
pressed at the time was entirely with
the story and not with Fiction Pa
rade's efforts to assemble some good
ones. In SO far as there are good
ones to assemble, this little monthly
seems to get them. There will be one
or two in every issue. And Fiction
Parade also assemblies cartoons, In
which endeavor it obviously has a
more fruitful field to 60 to. As good
a collection of humorous drawings as
you will find are to be discovered be-
tween its covers ordinarily. So much
work as it represents, in 50 thankless
an endeavor as best" story selection.
seems to deserve a hand, somehow.
So get it-and look at the pictures.
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for the respect and loyalty Of his
relations and friends, but II he should
hope to influence the general social
structure, he nullifies himself in he
roic and sterile rebellion. ."
And that is what he undertakes to
show in his book. 1t seems unlikely
that it will crete much interest in
this country. 1t is, however, a book
which any lover of the novel will ap-
preciate.
SPAIN IN REVOLT. BY Harry
Cannes and Theodore Repard.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
This purports to be q sort of hand
book on the current Spanish trouble.
1t contains lists of the parties-there
are nine Leftist, three Center and
eight Rightist, as well as several trade
unions. 1t outlines the action of the
revolution up to the date of the
books publication and is only mildly
partisan-that toward the commu-
nists. Bias aside, however, it is as
good a work as the reviewer can
think of for familiarizing yourself
with the outlines of the struggle now
going on.
WASHINGTON JITTERS. BY Dalton
Trumbo. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, Inc.
This is satirical novel on New Deal
follies, centering around sign painter
who got himself appointed "co-ordi-
nator" in one of the alphabets and
then played hob among the professors
and their political friends generally.
1t is an extravaganza, but sufficiently
within the limits of legitimate satire
to be entertaining.
THE WAR IN OUTLINE. BY Liddell
Hart. New York: Random House.
The author of this book is also the
author of History Of the World War;"
conceded generally to be a mastery
work. The present volume is sub
stantially condensation of the earlier
one. 1t presents accounts of the
various campaigns on the various
fronts, gives an explanation of the
obJectives involved and describes the
consequences of the action. 1t is en-
tirely understandable to a reader not
versed in military terminology and is
interesting from start to finish. A
particularly commendable feature of
it is its maps which are, unlike most
of those purporting to show military
movements, completely comprehen-
sible.
SEEDS. By Vernon Quinn. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes.
TN THE foreword the author justly
remarks that the world is full Of
books, stories, poems and songs ded-
icated to trees, flowers, shrubs, plants
and vegetable matter of all kinds, but
little space has been de-
voted to the embryo of all plant
life, the seeds. Yet he claims, and
proves, that seeds are a fascinating
study. Their infinite variety Of shapes
and forms, their modes of dissemina-
tion, their uses and misuses and the
countless legends and superstitions
that have grown up around seeds of
different kinds are the subject mat
ter of q very interesting little book.
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Brief Reviews of Books on Various Topics

York: Random House.
Murder in a Connecticut shore re-
sort. Pretty good.
UPPER CASE. BY Mollie Merrick.
New York: Ives Washburn.
Murder of q show girl, solved by a
reporter.
DENMARK CARAVAN. BY Ruth
Bryan Owens. Illustrated by He'd
Wig Collin. New York: Dodd
Mead g. Co.
A motor trip through Denmark, by
the former American Minister to that
country.
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States beyond the Mississippi, first
published in 1888.
CIVILIZATION. As told to Florence
Drake by Thomas Wildcat Afford.
Norman: University Of Oklahoma
Press.
The story Of how an American
Indian progressed from tribal Life to
the white mans way of civilization.
GLORY ROADS. The Psychological
State Of California. By Luther H.
whiteman and Samuel L. Lewis.
New YORK: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
An examination Of the social and
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economic fads recently visited on the
Nation from our Western center of
optimism.
Fiction.
BUT BEAUTY VANISHES. BY Rich
ard Blaker. indianapolis: Bobbs-
Merrill Co.
Some Of the characters Of Here
Lies . Most Beautiful Lady" revived
and carried through fairly interesting
action.
Mysteries.
DEATH IN THE BACK SEAT. BY
Dorothy Cameron Disney. New
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lures: he does not like acts which
aim at artistic excellence; ne does
not like fine scenery. He likes bur-
lesque reduced to its elements-for in
them, he says, he sees living before
him one Of the oldest forms of
drama" It was undoubtedly the IA
vorite popular entertainment of the
ancient Greeks and Romans, he OBJ
serves; it was the reliance of the
vagabond players of the Middle Ages.
and anthropology finds its ancestral
traces in even older peoples.
The elements" as DR.. Erskine in
terprets them. are mental and physi-
cal cruelty. Burlesque is not. he in
sists. an appeal to sex. but an appeal
to sadisrn. The case which he builds
up for his idea is, as might be ex-
pected, ingenious.
THE troubled American Spectator,
which changes its form so fire.
quently as to keep reviewers in a
state of constant polite expectation,
emerges for October in a new dress,
discarding its Readers Digest sill
houette for something like an under
fed New Republic outline. 1t is the
Spectator still, however, growing at
everything and failing. somehow, to
carry any conviction whatsoever.
Editors of the attacking press too
frequently seem to fail to understand
that an attack, much more than de-
fense. must needs have style. De-
fense can rest on its foundations
the fact that thing is solid enough
to invite attack speaks for security
and attainment, of some sort or
other. But attack is mobile and con-
spicuous. And an attacker stumping
his toe funny. And tunniness is
fatal. And so on.
T IBERTY appears this week with a
leading article on the Nations
most conspicuous Oman, Mr.. j.
Edgar Hoover. 1t would seem that
being a nationally admired figure is
not altOReIner q DeQ Oh roses 4uOeeO,
the article, by Will Irwin. asks
eloquently, Are They Putting ]. Edgar
Hoover on the Spot?" And the they"
of the question turn out to be rival
Federal police forces, politicians and,
of course, the underworld.
Mr. Irwin speaks pretty plainly. He
considers that the trouble began when
the reporters played up the activities
of Mr.. Hoover's force so dramatically,
for publicity to Federal police has
been banned for a long time by un-
written rules, accepted by all depart
ments. It began to be whispered that
Mr.. Hoover was ''press hound" he
says, and that naturally caused hard
feeling.
But he goes beyond that in declar-
ing that certain members of Congress
resent Mr.. Hoover, because he does
not let down the severe requirements
of his force to admit political ap-
pointees. These are hard words, GER
tainly.
As for the underworld's discomfort
with Mr.. Hoover. it would hardly
seem to require elucidation. Yet Mr..
Irwin writes that it is not entirely
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By M. C.. r.

ny WI. L. n.
TINE October issue of Stage Is
to hand, bearing on its cover
a caricature of Gertrude
u Lawrence which looks like a
gooseberry far. far from home. The
chief news Of this lively and some
what overloaded periodical at present
seems to be that "Winterset" will be
made into motion picture and that
Guthrie McClintic's production of
Hamlet" is as incredibly good as
English notices have reported it to be.
Standing out of the purely timely
articles which fill most of Stages
pages, however. there is an Interest,"
ing piece on burlesque-as a ritual.
The author is Prof. John Erskine.
Prof. Erskine admits a liking for
the burleSque performance, provided
that it is burlesque pure and unde-
filed that is set before him. He does
not like Interruptions of moving pic
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Kansas State College has developed
an air-conditioned new brooder house
to maintain comfortable conditions
all year round for 5000 baby chicks.
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Non Fiction.
NNE DOUGLAS Sc

NOn-fIct1On.
A NNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICK;
~ a Portrait in Letters. Chosen
~ and edited by Basil De
4 = Selincourt. Boston: Hough-
ton Mifain Co.
Collected letters of the late author
OF THE Little French Girl" prepared
for publication by her husband.
OUT OF THE WEST. BY Rufus Rock
well Wilson. New York: Wilson.
Erickson, Inc.
A revised and enlarged edition OF
this work on the emergence Of the
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES
DEATHS

Anne Markls. 70. 1920 Upton st.
N. w.
cornella L. Blair. 70. a71s Thirteenth
st. N. w.
Kate A. Wade. Il. s72O Upton St.
N. w.
william Towers. ST., IS. 1908 St
N. e.
Richard /. Jacobs e. S14 1 ST. S. W.
Edward T. Houser, so. 1918 wiscon-
sin Ave. N. W.
John A. Wilson. 5S. Gallinger Hos
pital.
James ouirk. 40. George Washington
Hospital.
Kathryn Klotzbach. 81. Providence
Hospital.
william Melton, 6. Providence Hos
pital.
Charles Cant, 70. Gallinger Hospital.
Mary e. Vance, 81. st. Eliza beths
Hospital.
Moses Pitman. 81. St. EIizabeths Hos
pital.
Russell Holiday. S. Gallinger Hos
pital.
Benjamin Blackwell, 4S. Walter Reed
General Hospital
Clarence E. Shirley, 3S. U. s. Sol
diers Home Hospital.
Hattie Rogers, 81. 408 G Pl. n. ".
Fletcher Murchison, 26. Gallinger
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
AIRPORT PLAN
APPR0VEDBY
SENATE

Following an agreement be-
tween Senate and House conferees
on the proposal, the Senate today
approved q plan to provide for
the selection Of an airport for
the Nations Capital.
The measure now goes to the
House, where leaders predicted
that there would be little trouble
in securing its passage quickly.
$4,000 For Experts
AS it now stands, $4,000 would
be authorized to pay experts to
assist a commission in selecting
the site. The commission is to be
composed of congressional and
presidential appointees.
No date has been set for the
commission to make its report in
the new agreement.
Several weeks ago the same con-
ferees agreed on q resolution
which would have appropriated
100000. It was intended to use
$4,000 for expenses and the ex-
perts, and $4,000 to obtain
options. This report was brought
up on the House floor shortly
after the District Appropriation
bill was passed and the members
were in an ugly mood. AS a re-
suit, the report had to be with
drawn to save it from being
beaten.
d. C. To Pay Half
The $4,000 in the resolution
agreed to today, Is to be paid
half from District funds and half
by the Federal Government.
Although the conferees were
optimistic over the agreement, it
was pointed out that this is the
last of several commissions which
have been appointed to select q
site over a period of more than
a decade and so far no actual
progress has been made,
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Willard B. Lancaster. 21. Clarendon
Va. and Lois T. Clarke, 20, S15 st.
S. E.
Robert H. Thayer, %. AS Eleventh
St. N. E.. and Edna e. Kiessling' 90
Arthur r. Newcomb, 81, 3125 Nichols
Ave. s. E.. and Sue v. shipman, S4'
Candida oiivares. rs. and Jennie
Durso. IS, both of S3s Thirteenth st.
Bonnie Sims, %, SGT Second st. N E.,
and Rosia Coleman. SO, PISA Morgan
Joseph s. Hockaday. rs, 1850 P St.
N. W.. and Frances Williams, 20, 1918
Eighteenth st. N. w.
William b. Sykes. 80, Chicago. and
Samuel E. Herb, 2S. 1863 Bjltmore st:
N. w, and Carolyn L. Kendall. 81, 2544
Seventeenth st. N. w.
Harold g. Britton, "a, 1928 Emerson
st. N. W., and Edith NJ. Dix, %, SIS L
Frank L. HeathcO, SO, 1898 r St.
n. w. and Rosalie S. schell. 20, In
Edward B. Morris. rs. a24 Maryland
Ave. N. E., and Mabel e. Inco, 80,
Evansville, Ind.
Marvin c. Thornburg, 10. Brandywine,
Md. and 1rma G. Gather, 10, 1928 V
st. S. E.
Paul Reed, 25. and Violet sobus. "a.
both OF Baltimore. Nd.
George E. Thompson, 20, Rosslyn, Va,
and Jessie j. Butt, 80, Rockville, Nd.
James B. Galloway, 26, Clio, s. c.,
and Edna NJ. Clyburn, 25, Takoma
Park, Md.
Willard H. Baetzner, "a, Millburn. N.
j. and Rosemary ]. Dunnigan. 20, 234
Sixth st. S. e.
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Biggest AAA Checks
Go 10 States Outside
Noted Corn-Hog Bell
international News Service

It is a rather ironic situation
that the biggest Agricultural Ad'
justment Administration corn-hog
payments did not go to the ia
nous Midwest corn-hog belt, said
Representative Dirksen (RO OF
Illinois.
Examining the incomplete report
Of payments, he said the biggest
corn-hog check went to California
the second largest to New Jersey
and the third to California, the
fourth to Massachusetts, and the
fifth to California. He said:
"The biggest check of $157 900
went to a firm which fattens
hogs off swill and not corn. 1t
is quite a jolt to see those big
checks not going to the real
corn hog belt of the nation"
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
IntricacieS Win
HarnSberger
TOHObby

The intricacies and difficulties
of putting a ship model together
are what attract H. P. Harms
berger, official of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, to his ship model building
hobby.
Some people may shy away
from anything that requires any
over-exertion in the hobby that
they choose for their leisure
hours. but not so Mr.. Harms
berger. He says:
81 have played around with
a lot of hobbies, but like
building ship models because it
involves such q quantity Of de-
tail. 1t means, In the first
place, doing a great deal Of re-
search, during the course Of
which 1 learn not only the
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
SEWER PLANT
STR|KE0VER

Settlement of the strike be-
tween carpenters and iron work
erS over a jurisdictional dispute
at the sewer disposal plant. Blue
Plains. D. c., finally has been &C
comnlished.
This was announced today by
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Robert E. York, in charge Of the
project. Recently Col. Dan I. Sui
tan, engineer commissioner, called
meeting of union officials on
both sides Of the controversy,
which resulted in the formation
of an arbitration board.
The project, which will cost
100000, was held up for sew
eral months and kept some 1000
persons out Of work because Of
the strike over to Sub-contracts,
one for $1,000 and the other for
$700. The board decided one
contract should be performed by
carpenters and the other by iron
workers.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
Robber Blocked Road

THE DALLES, Ore Q.N.S0.
One Of the most INSCRIPTIONS ban
dts in thi sections history robbed
Martin P. SandStrom The bandit
left a stolen truck parked length
wise across the highway near here,
with all lights out. When Biggs
crashed into the truck, escaping
without injury, the bandit held
him up and robbed him Of his
money and automobile. For all
Of his trouble the robber received
81 in cash.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
I WILL ATTEND
PRESS MEET

COLLEGE PARK, Md, April 8.
Seven University Of Maryland stu
dents, representing the Student
Government Association and the
three student publications on the
campus, are to attend the COM
bined Student Government-South-
ern intercollegiate Press conven.
ton to be held in Memphis, Tenn,
April is, Is, II, 10.
The Maryland students attend.
ing will be Pat Duggan, Baltimore,
president Of Omicron Delta
Kappa, national leadership fra
ternity at Maryland; Tom Biz
mingham, Sparrows Point, Md,
president-elect Of the campus stu
dent government association;
Rick Hunt, $500 Kansas Ave.
N. w., editor Of the Diamondback,
campus weekly; Thomas Robert
son, 636 Quebec Pl. N. w., bust.
ness manager Of the Diamond.
back; Gardiner Brooks, S19 Emer-
son st. N. w., editor-in-chief Of
the Old Line, campus humor mag
aZine: Theodore Erbe, Baltimore,
business manager of the Old Line;
John Hebb, Baltimore, editor Of
the Maryland yearbook, and Duke
Lohr, Baltimore, business mana
ger and former editor of the year.
book.
The university delegation will
make the trip by auto leaving
College Park next Tuesday.
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mechanical features Of the ships
I intend to build, but the his
tory Of the time and the per
sOnaIitieS Of the period.
"When it comes to building
the ship model itself, I derive q
great deal Of satisfaction from
the knowledge that when I have
completed the mass of detail
that goes into building one of
the Old-time ships, I have Gre
ated something"
Mr.. HarnSberger processes a dis
position to modelling ships that
have a distinct individuality. For
instance, he likes his model Of a
Baltimore clipper, Of the type used
at the turn of the Nineteenth cen
fury, principally because of this
quality of difference. Even the
two stacks on this ship are dis
similar, he pointed out.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
FARMER-LAB0R
PARTY URGED

Calling upon the delegates Of
the Workers Alliance of America
to send q Farmer-Labor Party
into power Herbert BENJAMIN,
Communist organizer, today out
lined before the workers conven-
ton here q three-plank program.
The plankS called for guaran-
tees, first, that no man or his
family shall 60 without food,
clothing and shelter: second,
that every worker has a right
to employment; and third, unem-
ployment and social insurance.
He said the third plank is neces-
sary because I'VE know business
cannot give all Of us opportunity
to work."
Benjamin is secretary Of the
National Unemployment Council
which was granted seven seats
on the 27-member executive board
Of the alliance by vote Of the
delegates last night.
David LASER, national chairman
of the Workers Alliance; comment
ing on Benjamin's address, said
there was great danger in binding
the group to vote for any particu-
lar political PARTY. laser, how
ever, as a member of the executive
board of the alliance, had previ-
ously favored support of the
Farmer-Labor party.
Under the new setup Of the eX-
ecutive board, the Workers AL
lance, as parent organization,
will be represented by II members,
the Benjamin group will have
seven, and the balance will repre-
sent the National Unemployed
League and some State affiliateS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
.HAzEN DELAYS
GAS TAX RISE

Continued from Local Page)
carry the program through June
80, the Welfare Board was forced
to cast off the relief rolls between
$4,000 and $4,000 persons.
Carries Only 10000
The board is carrying only the
persons, numbering 10000 in the
unemployable class and the most
needy cases, numbering 1000 fami-
lies, in the employable clHss. In
all some 10000 persons were on
the employable class lOllo.
Commissioner HAGEN declared
he will at a later date again Sug-
gest the increase in the gasoline
tax. He long has been an oppo.
nent Of the dole system" Of relief.
but supports the 4dea that every
man who is willing to work should
have a job. He pointed out that
the increase in the gas tax would
provide persons needing jobs with
work for an indefinite period since
the local highway program is be-
hind time.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
Society Of Virginia
To Be Dinner Hosi

Senators and Representatives
from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consfn, Michigan and Minnesota
will attend the historical dinner to
be given by the Society Of Virginia
Of the District of Columbia next
Wednesday evening at Z O'Clock in
the Willard Hotel. The dinner
will be followed by q dance.
The dinner commentaries Vir-
ginia's gift to the nation in 1874
when she coded the Northwest
Territory, out Of which the above
States were formed. They are
known as Virginia'S Northwest
ern Daughters" Former Gov
ernor John Garland Pollard, Of
Virginia is president of the So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
BEERS RITES
PLANNED FOR
TOMORROW

Funeral services for Samuel C.
Beers, retired oil and gas producer,
who died Tuesday at the Burling.
ton Hotel, where he had been living
for the last two years. will be held
tomorrow afternoon in Mt. Union,
Pa, with burial in the town GENE.
terry.
Mr.. Beers, "a, was the brother
Of the late Representative E. N.
Beers, Of Pennsylvania. He was
in the oil and gas business in
Oklahoma and Pennsylvania for
Is years. He retired two years ago
because of i'll health.
He was active in local Masonic
circles and was member of the
Acacia Masonic Lodge, the Column
bia Chapter of the Royal Arch
Masons, the Adoniram Council OF
the Royal Commandery of the
Knights Templar, and the Almas
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine.
Surviving him are his widow
Mrs. Nellie M. Beers; a sister, Mrs
w. H. Harrison, of Harrisburgh
Pa, and a brother, ]. D. Beers, OF
Marion, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
D. T.. Heads Want
Full Traffic Control

District Commissioners will pro
pose to Senator Elmer Thomas,
chairman Of the Senate District
Appropriation Subcommittee, that
they be given full control over all
traffic, snow removal and parking
lot regulations to dispense with
further Congressional action on
these subjects
Senator Thomas already has
shown his interest in local traffic
problems, and has indicated his
favor for authority to give the
city heads full right to make reg.
ulations governing traffic.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
BIRTHS

Richard and Hazel Windsor, girl.
Arthur and Bernice Fleming, girl
Floyd and Ina Adams, girl.
John and Kathryn Greene, boy.
James and Margaret Gum, boy.
Robert and Evelyn WEIGH, boy.
John and Opal Turner, boy.
James and Cora Carroll. boy.
James and Susie GLADDEN., girl.
Kermit and Bernice Jones, girl.
Nathan and Clara Parker, girl.
Abner and Clara Carter, boy.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
Bill Held Unfair
To Cement Industry
international News Service

Enactment of the anti-basing
point bill will place an unfair
hardship" on the cement indus
try, Harold M. Scott, Of Philadel-
phia, president + the Keystone
Portland Company, told the Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee today.
The bill, introduced by Senator
Wheeler CD Of Montana, chair
man of the committee, would also
dislocate the industry, Scott said.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
WILLIAM MELTON

Funeral services for William
Melton, who died Tuesday at Prov,
idence Hospital, will be held today
at 2 p. m. at his late residence,
712 A st. N. E. Interment will be
in Congressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Melton is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E.
Melton: a brother, Samuel, and
three sisters, Rebecca, Henrietta
and Peggy.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09
ADVERTISEMENT
RHEUMATISM

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about IS cents.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09

BUSCALL, SADIE EVELYN-on Thurs
day, April 9. 1896. at sibley Memorial
call and mother of Alice Buscall and Betty
Lou Buscall. Late residence. S12 Noyes
Drive. Silver Spring Nd.
Remains resting at the W, W. Chambers
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
Chapin Streets Northwest
Funeral services on Saturday. April II.
1885 at 3 p. m. from the W W. Cham
bers Company funeral home. 400 Chaplin
Street Northwest.
Relatives and friends are invited.
The Washington times., 1936-04-09

be held today at 2 p. m. from his
late residence. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Pearl Nixon Clarke; three
daughter, Mrs. Clifton Custard,
Mrs. Alpheus L. Water, jr., and
Miss Helen Clarke; sister, Mrs.
H. c. Bird, and a brother, James
B. Clarke.
MISS NELLIE CORNELIA BLAIR
Funeral services for Miss Nellie
Cornelia Blair, who died Monday
at her home, 2719 Thirteenth St.
N. w., will be held today at 2 p. m.
from the Almus Speare funeral
parlorS, 1923 Connecticut Ave.
N. w. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Miss Blair, who was Y, was
formerly employed as a proof
reader in the Government Print
ing Office. She retired some time
ago.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
e. A. Doyle, Mrs. w. H. Bright,
and Miss Rose Blair, all Of Wash
ington,