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Evening star., 1936-08-05

S10.95O-CHARMING NEW HOME IN
beautiful section. close to Edgemoor Nd
An all-brick house, painted white. present.
ing an exceptionally lovely appearance
against the green of trees and lawn On
. COMPLETE BATHS. ELECTRIC KTTCH-
EN- and automatic heat; furred walls. in
fntnteq roof ss atSsched Ph0ne fer
93Q0. EVENING, PHONE WISCONSIN
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1436 w ST. NV.
large rooms. kitchen, bath. porch S41 so
1920 FA1RMONT ST. NV
rooms, kitchen bath.
foyer. 3 exposures 80. and 10000
Electric Refrigeration.
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THE VAN CORTLANDT.
1417 Belmont ST. NV.
. rooms. kitchen and bath-----S45.0 90
4 large rooms. kitchen. pantry. foyer.
Frieidaire on house current. See Janitor.
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1904 18th ST. NV.
Z rooms and 90
Electric Refrigeration.
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1745 K ST. NV.
l room and 90
Elevator.
6645 GEORGIA AVE
. rooms. kitchen and bath------S50.0 90
Elec Refrigeration on House current.
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200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE.
2 rms. kit and bath---S55 90 to $50 90
Elec. Refrigeration. Elevators.
Switchboard. Res. Mgr.
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1928 18th ST. NV
l rm.. kitchen and bath S35 so and S37 sc
Elec. Refrigeration. Switchboard
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

FOUR ROOMS. KITCHEN AND BATH, $50
per month. 1919 r st. NV.
TYLER & RUTHERFORD,
1920 K St. NV. National 0475.
$3.50 TO S5S. .5O-LIV. RIM. / AND .
bed rms. k din. b.; G E. refrigeratorS,
Wyatt Apts., 4520 Ga. ave. Geo. 1888.
sirable apts.: / rm kit and bath S45;
rms. kit. and bath. $50. Refrigeration
on house current Resident manager.
RANDALL H. HAGNER e. CO., INC.
1921 Conn. Ave. Decatur $500.
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IS OUNN OlDb I'D,
SILVER SPRING. MD
8 rooms. bath, h.-w h. garage; S76.25
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8 SUNNYSIDE RD.

834 SLIGO AVE,
SILVER SPRING. MD
rooms, bath, h.-w.h., garage: S66.25.
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81. .95O-5 ROOM BRICK; EASY TERMS.
Buyers best bargain in northeast: near
new condition. ami. built-in garage. Mr..
IONES District hA7Q
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APARTMENTS-FUR. AND UNFUR.

LARGE, BRIGHT APTS.
3 r., $50; 4 R., $50; Fur, $40.
CHEEKY apts.. modern bldg, best NV. sec
tioE: handy to cars. schools, stores. etc;
tile bath. parquet floors See wellington.
17O1 Park rd. Phone Adams 1902.
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Continued.

1910 K ST. NV ROOMS FOYER,
dnette. k. and b.; attractively furnished
Convenient to Office. INQUIRE at desk.
ARDMORE 915 20th NW-TWO ATTRAC-
tive rooms kitchen, private bath; elec gas
Sefrigeration. linens included Apply Apt. L.
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1921 PAIRMONT ST NV
. rooms, kitchen and bath. foyer, 3
Electric Refrigeration.
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SALE-HOUSES.

| Ss.450-SAUL'S ADDITION. NEAR l4th
| and Gallatin SITS. nw.-Detached house. z
| rooms, on wide lot, garage. A real bargain
! HARRY B. PITTS CO..
1919 18th ST. NV. Met. 0100.
! So. S6.25O-BRICK. SEMI-DETACHED HOME
| cloS-in ne. sction. About $1,000
cash and S5l.50 monthly carries
everything. Cheaper than rent.
Shown by appointment only.
National 143S
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1915 DELAFIELD PL. NV.
Q rooms. 2 baths oil burner. garage;
SlO0.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Drivers Need Schooling in
Purposes of Traffic Lanes

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Safe Driving Campaign not SO
long ago conducted under the auspices of
your newspaper realized for the City Of
Washington great many motoring
benefits.
There appears, however, to have re-
Gently developed among the motorists Of
Washington, an utter disregard Of the
ostensible purpose or meaning Of traffic
lanes at street intersections. 1t would
appear most appropriate at this time If
in some way this negligence or careless
ness could be called to the attention OF
motor vehicle drivers.
Where streets are marked of for the
proper approach Of three cars at an in
tersection and four to five cars try to
jam the front line for the getaway
damaged tenders and traffic tie-ups very
often result, not to mention "horn-blow-
ing" incident thereto.
When the purpose Of traffic lanes has
been inculcated into the minds Of Of
Tending drivers 1t will surely be relief
to the more obedient operator who tries
to keep within lane when approaching
q street intersection. 1t will then be
possible to cross the intersection without
fear or trepidation Of squeeze play"
resulting In damaged tenders.
ROBERT G. NEWBOLD.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Transit Line Stockholders
Merit Some Consideration

To the Editor Of The Star:
As one OF the 1000 small stockholders
OF the Capital Transit Co., wish to
protest the ridiculous statement of GER
tain Congressman in Wednesdays Star.
saying that this company had been ia
vored and pampered. Had he said that
all Of the cranks and chronic kickers Of
the city have been unduly favored. PAM
pered and given front page publicity"
for months he would be nearer the
truth.
1t Is true that the company has been
favored 90 by being ordered to change
tracks and making other improvements
costing millions of dollars and by being
permitted to furnish the public during
the past four years with transportation
at less than cost and to the school chill
dren at about half of cost. While other
local utilities are paying good dividends,
this company is unable to pay anything
and its stock has been forced down by
these so-called favors from 500 to $l2 O
share.
The only way that every one could be
assured seat in this or in any other city
during rush hours. without forcing the
company into receivership, would be to
charge about Is cents fare from 8 to 9
am. and from 4:30 to $50 pm. If this
we're proposed, no doubt most of these
dear chronic kickers would dry up. No
honest stockholder expects favors, but I
think it is about time for the company
to receive the type of fair and reasonable
treatment that business OF any kind
should receive. DORE WALTEN.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

under way, for there are . lot Of things
back home requiring detailed explana-
tion between now and November.
The wise course, as matter Of fact
would be to drop the tax bill and forget
it until after the elections. The consid-
Grafton of a tax bill should be UNDER
taken in the relatively calm and dispas-
sionate atmosphere of a post-election
year, when members can get their minds
on the business of raising revenue and
forget. momentarily. the business OF
raising votes
Votes and taxes do not mix. A tax bill
that hurts nobody is impossible. And
when the effort to raise revenue is COM
bined with the effort to injure the least
number of voters, the resulting tax bill
is pretty apt to be unfair end very apt
to be dangerous. Certainly it will pro-
duce very little revenue. -.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Believes Hope of Nation
Is i'm New Deal Policies
To the Editor Of The star:

10 tne Edltor OF The star:
In The Star of May Is Mr.. Gould
Lincoln writes: "And the American peo-
pie may elect him Gov. Landon) just
to have Q look at him-stranger things
have happened"
Now, do not think for o moment that
Mr.. Lincoln had intended In expressing
such . statement that 1t be considered
even . probability, much less q fact.
However. since he did make the asser.
ton and for the sake OF argument, ]
wonder II Mr.. Gould Lincoln would in
form US just what his opinion of the
American electorate Is? It cannot be
very flattering II 1t be measured by the
rule OF such unprovoked assertions.
From the standpoint Of political strategy
in trying to casually set up before the
people. person. to arouse In them o
curiosity, which Is the first point Of good
Salesmanship, and then at the opportune
time to spring the high pressure stuff
well, 1t has its good points II considered
from this angle. But what Of the high
pressure arguments that we have sue
cumbed to for the IL years before Roose-
welt? The people had look at Harding,
Coolidge and Hoover. They even read
economic conditions went entirely hay
wire. But In addition TO this we have
all felt Roosevelt. and. be 1t to his ever
lasting credit, the most OF us have felt
the revival Of hope as q result OF his
common understanding: and we have
seen him as he Is reflected in the rising
trend Of business and the swelling Of
bank deposits. The joyous laughter Of
the people. their light-heartedness and
their consideration for the welfare OF
our fellow man, these all emblazon in
our minds and hearts q picture more
worthy Of looking at, than taking
chance with one who has kept q bal
anced budget at the expense Of the poor
people Of his State with the aid of Fed
eral funds. Since this is America, will
promise Mr. Lincoln this: "If the Gov
ernor Is elected, shall render him the
same cooperation as I have given the
present administration-if he be man
for the people. with the people and by
the people. We have all bought books
to look at the pretty pictures, under the
influence Of high-pressure book sales
men, only to see them lie on the shelves
and gather dust. So, likewise have we
let prevail in our imagination the beau
tiful pictures Of high powered politicians.
only to be carried deeper into the jungles
on the back of the grand old elephant
and there unSeated. Yes, sir, If the
American people want to 60 rubber
necking after November, then Ill stand
by the American people.
w. H. WEAVER.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
The Townsend Dilemma.

The Townsend committees indecision
in the matter Of what to do about DR..
Townsend, who took a walk, is UNDER
standable. The committee Is not 90
much interested in Furnishing DR.. Town.
send. or really giving him the choice
between alternatives he himself has
named-to answer questions or 90 to
Jail. The committee doubtless has no
desire to make martyr out of this prof.
liable dreamer by sending him to jail.
Nor does it relish the prospect of reap
Ing censure for sending q relatively
harmless citizen, well along in years, to
jail.
But the issue presented by the doctors
expression of his contempt for the COM
mittee is greater than the committee
and greater than DR.. Townsend. If this
committee of Congress can be flouted by
DR.. Townsend, another committee Of
Congress can likewise hs nouted by some
Evening star., 1936-05-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEwELL.

One needs must stop to realize the
need for going slow. at times, 30 keyed
up II the tempo of the age.
Even those who do not have to rush,
fall into the habit, often TO their own
hurt.
We must stop to consider that the
pedestrian Is keyed to the ages, not just
this age.
The man afoot really has but two
speeds, . walk and q run.
Normally, in civilization, the walk is
the only speed utilized.
II man runs down the street, he Is
either criminal or every one thinks
he is.
Running Is reserved for sports, and for
escape. mostly.
The pedestrians speed Is slow, at the
best.
He has time to see where he is going
and to avoid running over anybody.
He has time to stop In the sunshine,
now and then.
Perhaps stop in the sunshine" is
better than "loafe in the sunshine" for.
unfortunately, the latter verb has q bad
connation. even yet. despite Whitmans
Efforts to rescue it, and those of the
great Robert Louis Stevenson, in his
famous essay on idleness.
Let us stop In the sunshine. then.
every now and then, especially at such
seasons Of the year as it is pleasant to
remain standing in the sun.
As city dwellers we cannot forget that
Spring Is the very best time of the year
for sunbathing on the public streets!
The poet asked us what is SO rare as
q day In June, and 1t remains for the
sensible modern city man to reply, ANY
day In May, or July, which happens to
be as pleasant"
Then the chances are best for the
rare combinations of temperature and
humidity which best suit the human
economy, especially that portion of 1t
known as the epidermis, popularity
called skin.
Only on such days will the skin of the
average human being call in the city
streets, Rest awhile!"
II any one happens to hear his trusty
epidermis, or outer integument, crying
for more air and sunshine, let him not
Immediately become a nudist, but simply
rest for while on a street corner, or in
front of hotel, or other large building.
One sees many such conferences going
on every morning and afternoon, these
fine Spring days!
~ -
And If one chooses to 60 into confer
ence with himself. as the spell moves
him, let him do so unashamed, secure
in the belief that what he does will set
good example to those more tinid
souls who have not felt the beck and
call OF the season as yet.
1t may be profitable to pick q selected
set of stone steps, and take ones seat
there, IKE any bum. content for a few
minutes with just being alive, feeling the
warm sun and the cool breeze, realizing
that time Is the essence of things hoped
for, and long sought.
Man is forever seeking, and finding
answers today as in the past, most often
without knowing it.
Somehow many answers are hidden
from US. Race in cars as We will, they
elude us. We shall try now, in sunshine
and peace, to get at the meaning, for
1t may be now as of old that the best
answers come in quietness.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

what were you contemplating there
In the sunshine yesterday afternoon
when saw you on the step?"
It was . fair question, and the !mme.
diate answer had been:
Nothing. My mind was an absolute
blank"
But was 1t?
Really he had been watching the
people 60 by, and thinking how undis.
tinguished most Of them were in appear.
ance, and how equally he was himslf,
and wondering what was the reason for
1t, and why something couldn't be done
about 1t.
Every human longs to appear distin-
g'Iished, we believe.
II Q poet, to be recognized as such:
II q general, to be called General" on
sight; II q big bridge builder, to impress
others as a big bridge builder, no doubt
Of 1t.
1t is difacult to tell what the average
man Is and does just by looking at him.
You may be able to tell q rabbit from
squirrel, and redbird from bluebird,
or even fox sparrow from It's English
cousin, II you know enough. but few men
have enough wisdom to differentiate on
sight between the bank president and
one Of his tellers.
Out in the sunshine, on q fine Spring
day. 1t makes little difference TO the
loafer whether he is one or t'other.
That Is one Of the advantages of Just
loafing, for a few minutes, even on the
busiest days.
1t is q wisdom held by kings and peas
ants, by executive and by once boy.
Whitman put 1t in undying words,
when he began his creed about himself:
II loafe and invite my soul,
/ lean and loafe at my ease. observing
q spear OF Summer grass"
Not every one is able or willing to 90
to the beach to loaf uninterruptedly. 1t
Is possible to do little good loafing as
one goes along, and most human beings
SO do, whether they realize it or not.
1t will take just little more courage
to bask In the sunshine on the down.
town streets. but even here we know
thousands who do it, although they, too,
perhaps. would not realize they are
doing 1t.
But what are men doing, when they
stop to talk on the streets, or watch a
llueC PiCSC Vi DcLuk IlOlSJcu
into a high building. or look at a fancy
new motor car at the curb?
Hence we hope that every one will
take time out" now and then, simply
to bask in the most tempting sunshine
of the year.
These moments, stolen out Of q busy
day, shall filter and fiber your blood, as
the poet said.
They will do more than medicine to
keep down blood pressure, to relieve
those mutterings OF anger and Ill will
which arise in even the most humane
land human) breast from time to time
Hurry, unnecessary hurry, is one Of
the banes of the age.
Many of us need constant reminder
that perhaps We are not in as great q
hurry as We thought.
Motorists as class need this admoni-
ton. A second saved-for what?
Just as the great king admitted to
himself that he, too. was human, 80 the
modern motorist must face the fact that
he is pedestrian.
One of the advantages Of the latter
state is that it enables hu ian to 60
SLOW.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Belgium's Role Behind
The Scenes i'm Europe

From the Cincinnati Times-star.
Almost ignored in the excitement over
the Rhineland reoccupation, little Bel
gium has been playing a role behind the
scenes Of the crisis and may prove q
decisive factor In its settlement. Hitler's
bold gesture came at time when rela-
tions between Great Britain and France
were distinctly COOL The British gov
ernments first reaction to the crisis was
an attempt to satisfy France by formally
condemning the treaty violation and to
encourage Hitler to act as peace maker.
The British public did not overlook that
France had violated the Versailles treaty
in spirit by failure to disarm and did
not forget Laval's extreme reluctance to
impose sanctions against Italian aggres-
sion. 1t is possible that II France alone
had had to be considered. Britain might
have kept to her original plan to encour-
age Hitler while placating France.
One reason why British policy toward
Germany suddenly stifiened is the case
of gallant little Belgium" As Premier
Paul Van Iceland pointed out in his
original statement. Belgium had signed
no pact with Soviet Russia, hence Hitler
had no shadow OF excuse to place troops
on Belgium'S frontier in violation Of the
Locarno pact. In his statement to the
League Council Saturday, however, Van
iceland distinguished himself by calm
and realistic consideration Of Hitlers
action. While standing behind her ally,
France, and insisting upon the invio-
liability of treaties, Belgium is prepared
to enter q new security agreement, pro-
vided the British will guarantee 1t.
Belgium's case against Germany. in
the ofiicial and unoficial British view,
Is unassailable. On Belgiums account,
II on no other, Britain realizes she, must
give new military guarantees in return
for any new security system OF which
Germany may be part.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
The President as Arbiter.

Representative Blanton is reported to
have turned down the fair proposition
that the President be asked to arbitrate
the differences between the House and
Senate conferees on the amount of the
lump sum. That is not surprising. Mr..
Blanton does not want any interference,
by the Senate, by the President or by
anybody else with his program of elimi-
mating the national contribution. Arbi-
tration suggests settlement of an issue
by examination of the facts and equities
supporting both sides. Mr.. Blantons
program des not contemplate any such
examination. The facts and the equities
have nothing to do with the case.
That is one of the difficulties faced by
the Senate conferees. A deadlocked bill
is not an unusual occurrence In the
difficult process of legislation. The issue
is usually resolved, however, by the SIM
pie process of give and take. Not so this
issue. Mr.. Blanton wants to do all the
taking and none of the giving The
NShoUoAo AiaNS 6oAiC w
lengths, as witness their supplementary
hearings just printed, to determine the
facts regarding what Senator Glass sum-
married as "the issue or, rather, the state
ment that Washington has perhaps the
lowest tax rate of any city OF comparable
size in the country" The Senators were
unable to find any basis of fact for "the
statement" when the term tax rate" is
used, as Mr.. Blanton uses 1t, to convey
tax burden" They have concluded that
to yield to Mr.. Blanton is, as Senator
Thomas puts it, to surrender the prin-
ciple that the Senate is an integral part
of the law-making machinery. They are
determined to protect, as legislators, the
interests of their voteleSs constituents,
the taxpaying Washingtonians.
AS for the President, he would auto
matically assume something of the role
of an arbiter in case the District appro-
priation bill was threatened with
deadlock which might withhold oper-
ating and development funds from the
District. While Congress exercises the
exclusive responsibility of legislating for
the District, the President is partici-
pant in such processes. He is not only
the Chief Executive of the Nation. but
is the Chief Executive of the municipal
government. The inconceivable failure
Of the Congress to discharge its respon-
sibilities in legislating for the District
would reflect not only upon Congress, but.
upon the President aS Chief Executive
and as head of his party. The President
does not intend that this shall occur.
He has informally reafirmed a pre-
vious statement that he stands on his
budget recommendation of S., 700 ,00O He
has dismissed as out of the question the
ossibility-grotesque in its implications
that the National Capital might have
to subsist on relief funds. He refuses to
acknowledge the possibility of failure
by Congress to appropriate for the
District.
This is encouraging to the voteless tax
payers of the District, standing help
lessly on the sidelines, awaiting fair set
tlement of q matter vitality affecting
their welfare.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Why Not Drop 1t?

Some progress has been made in the
past week in the Senate Finance Com
mittee's battle with the tax bill. The
House bill has been rather thoroughly
discredited. The high penalty tax on
undistributed incomes has been screpped
as dangerous to industry, and not q
beneficial method of tax reform. The
committee has tentatively picked up the
proposition Of increasing the normal
income tax rates, then dropped it like
the higher, fiat tax rate on corporation
incomes, plus q moderate tax on undis-
tributed income, and then as coldly
turned it down as being double taxation
In the form proposed.
But the real progress has been written
in the demonstration that hurried efforts
to throw together a revenue measure in
campaign year just will not work.
The committee has found itself between
the devil and the deep, blue sea, and try
as it will it cannot find the safe and
satisfactory middle ground. 1t cannot
raise the required revenue to pay for
the. soldiers bonus bonds. SO soon to be
distributed. without hurting business or
without hurting voting taxpayers. 1t
does not want to hurt the voting tax.
payers, it does not want to injure the
business revival and punish the small
business man. and 1t does not want to
walk out of Washington leaving another
gaping hole in the Treasury which per-
mits the fiow Of money in only one
direction-which is out.
And Congress does not want to stay
here while the conventions are getting
Evening star., 1936-05-23
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
The River.

The River.
When you come to know the river, how
you love it!
Love to watch it mirror the blue sky
above it,
Or to feel its turbulence in stormy
weather,
Then to see it calm--a grayish stretch
of leather.
Or take to merry dimpling In Q steep
breeze
Then rush along rs II to reach the
deep seas.
And when the sunset lays gold fingers
on 1t
You feel rs II you'd like to drift upon it.
To sail and sail along the golden spaces
And b borne on TO far-on halcyon places.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Appreciates Features by
Stars Political Writers

To the Editor Of The star:
I congratulate you on the increasing
frequency with which the writings of
Mr.. Mark Sullivan appear in the columns
Of The Star. His keen analysis of po-
litical matters and his close friendship
with the former President give unusual
importance to his comments.
It Is noted that his articles, together
with those Of Mr.. Lawrence and Mr..
Mallon, opposing the New Deal appro-
priately appear on the same page.
j. H. CLARK.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Veteran Objects to the
Diversion of Poppy Funds

To the Editor of The star:
Last year when sale of poppies by
Veterans of Foreign Wars was on there
appeared in the press statement to the
effect that q portion Of the proceeds Of
the sale would be diverted to help defray
the expense of the organizations .Iegis-
lative activities" or, in other words,
lobbying"
As for myself, am one veteran who
has bought his last poppy.
A. j. PETERSEN.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

second for the take-ofi To attain the
speed necessary to get into the air an
average of from so to 10 complete. or
double, vibrations second is necessary.
The time fish can remain in the air
Is quite limited. DR.. Hubbs says The
longest single flight he has observed
lasted only between IL and Is seconds.
There may, however. be a second start.
Flying fishes DR.. Hubbs concludes,
"are indeed an outstanding example OF
the fidelity with which nature, long ages
ago, anticipated, in the evolution of ami
mails, both ancient and modern inven-
tionS of man.