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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16

Mrs. James Keenan of East Clay street has returned home after be- ing 8 patient at St. Mary's hospital where she underwent a minor op- eration.
 William Conway, son of Thomas Conway of Cooke street has return ed to the University of Detroit. He is 8 graduate of Crosby High school and is enrolled as senior in the college of Engineering where he is specializing in aeronautics.
 The fourth annual Connecticut State Bridge Championship qualify ing round will start on Thursday, October 29th and Thursday Novem- Der 5th at the Elton Contract Club. The finals will be held on Saturday November 14th at the Whitney Bridge Club in New Haven. Mrs. William Sherman Smith is regional chairman of the local section.
 MT. and Mrs. Michael Rinaldi of Division street entertained at a surprise birthday party for their daughter, Elaine Louise Rinaldi, who celebrated her third birthday on Wednesday evening. Those at tending were: Mrs. Michael Rin- aldi, Mrs. Angelina Perugini, Ernest Perugini, Joseph and Patricia Cy- unskaS, Mrs. Hattie Hills, Hazel Hills, Mrs. Stanley Stasitis, Ann Stasitis, Mary Urban, Mary Paulis,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16

Valuable frescoes of the 18th cen- tury have been found on the walls of the former chapel of the Kirillow hospital in Kiev, Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

Has Choice of Two Suits No Trump Small Slam Bid Gives Declarer Chance to Rely Second Length
 If First Fails
Evening star., 1936-03-02
The Noon Edition.

Two weeks ago The Star began pub
lication of its "Blue Streak" edition, for
sale on the streets before noon at the
temporary, Introductory price of one
cent.
Public response has been immediate
and gratifying, The Introductory period
Of the one-cent price has been shortened
and with the issue of today's noon edi-
tion the price becomes the normal two
cents.
Reception by the Washington news
paper-readipg public of The Stars pre-
noon edition has fully justified The
Stars belief that there existed demand
for complete newspaper at this time of
day, covering the last news developments
of the morning, containing exclusive
Associated Press news and wirephotos of
national and international events and
The Stars own staff reports and staff
photographs OF important news emanat-
ing from the Capital and the metropoli-
tan area of Washington.
That response, as said before, has been
gratifying. But it places an increased
obligation on The Star to give its readers
the best newspaper that its own efforts
and the mechanical improvements of a
fast-moving age can produce. This OBJ
legation is recognized and will be dis
charged.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
Alley Clearance Projects.

-
Plans for alley elimination projects
announced by the District Alley Dwell
ing Authority are chiefly interesting now
as they relate to the proposed group Of
low-rental structures to be erected or to
be made available through repair Of
existing buildings in London Square
southeast, an area bound by L, M,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
For while there are other alley
clearance projects, turning alley areas
to other uses, this represents the first
low-cost housing undertaking in connec-
ton with alley clearance. The archi-
tect's drawings, printed as a photograph
last week in The Star along with pic
ture of the area as it appears today, pre-
sent an attractive group Of small houses
facing on q handicapped park. The pic
lures illustrated the twofold purposes
Of alley clearance work-first, elimina-
ton of unsightly areas; second, the pro-
vision of decent housing at rock-bottom
prices.
But what will the rentals for these
houses be? The question will not be
answered until bids for the new work
are accepted and contracts for construc-
ton let. The Alley Authority plans to
build new housing units that meet the
standards Of the District building code.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

Republican nomination have not been
willing to meet him in fair fight at the
polls, but have sought rather to unite
their strength against him, back OF q
favorite son candidate. A clean fight in
the open often leaves less scars than q
contest under cover.
The demand Of large group OF Re-
publican leaders this year has been for
uninstructed delegates to the Republican
National Convention, on the theory that
after the convention has opened the
delegates will pick the most able and
available candidate to oppose President
Roosevelt in the November election. The
convention might do SO. or again it
might not. In any case, the choice very
likely would be dictated by q compare
lively small group of leaders, and the
candidate would have to wear their label.
In this year 1886 this brand Of political
strategy seems to be particularly inept
Up to date, however, the Republican
party has shown little leadership.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Frank E. Gannett, chain-publisher of
Rochester, N. Y, becomes the third rep
resentative of the fourth estate to enter
the G. O. P. fray, with his selection as
second-choice Borah candidate in the
Ohio presidential primary. The other
journalistic sons of the elephant who
figure in the 1886 preconvention scramble
are Col. Knox of Illinois and Senator
Vandenberg of Michigan. In 1920 the
presidential race was an all-newspaper
Cox as the respective Republican and
Democratic nominees.
Of the three Senators-Logan, Demo-
crat. of Kentucky; Duffy, Democrat, of
Wisconsin, and Carey. Republican, of
Wyoming-who constitute the subcom-
mittee to consider the necessity for an
investigation of the Gen. Hagood affair,
only Senator Duffy has had military
experience. He served in the Army for
Is months during the World War.
For the first time since he waded into
the current political fray. former Presi-
dent Hoover is about to speak under the
official auspices of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. He is billed to broad
cast for As minutes on the evening of
March 7. presumably during his impend-
ing sojourn in New York City. "The
chief" is also to be the star performer
at the annual New York love feast of
the American Relief Association, the or
ganization of Hoover wartime associates.
The Republican high command has
scheduled six radio speeches by party
leaders this month. They will deal ex-
clusively with issues, and not advocate
candidates.. Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York original Borah man,
will broadcast on March 6.
If they carry out their firmly expressed
purpose, members of the House Town
send Plan Investigating Committee will
conf1ne the coming inquisition to the
money raising and ney-spending &C
tiWties of the "old-age revolving pension"
movement organized by the California
doctor. There is no intention, committee
men declare, of exploring the purely
economic aspects of the scheme. But it
seems unlikely that when DR.. Townsend,
Mr.. Clements and other high priests of
the plan are on the stand, questioning
will altogether sidestep the merits and
demerits Of the $200-a-month panacea
for the aged. Townsendites continue to
view with nothing but satisfaction the
national limelight in which they are
about to bask. They profess to believe
that in publicity value the probe will be
worth its weight in gold for the cause.
n X X X
For the past three years the New Deal
has been borrowing literally from the
colleges and universities, in order to I'LL
key positions in Washington. Harvard
has just reversed the process by asking
John Collier, commissioner of Indian
affairs, to "lend" Ward Shepard to the
Presidents alma mater, to become direc-
tor of the Harvard Forest School. He
has Just received the required leave OF
absence from the Interior Department.
Mr.. Shepard, an outstanding student OF
forestry practices, policies and legisla-
ton at home and abroad, is himself a
Harvard forestry graduate. He has been
serving here as special adviser to the
Indian commissioner on social economic
policies.
copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-03-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

"Dear Sir: It has lately been my good
fortune to read some Of your classic
articles about birds, also some Of the
letters (the one from France was q
marveO, but among It all have not seen
one from my side Of the fence. there
fore venture, at this late date, to add my
simple mite
u am solitary stranger living in a
rented room in Washington. But hail
from q country where the harvest song
suns somewhat like this:
Rake now the field light,
"'Rake it not too tight
"'The bird and the poor one also have q
right
fortunately, there is a fiat roof be-
meath my window. ideal for feeding the
birds, and feel great thrill Of joy when
they flock to the table prepare for them,
as many as hundred at time.
During the snow time daily swept
the roof and scattered the food in
democratic way, crumbling the bread
very small-a large piece is only bone
of contention.
"All my guests are starlings and SPAR
rows except one lone junco, friendly
little person, staying close to the house,
often hopping up on the sill, looking into
my room.
when a sound or shadow scatters all
the other birds, of one accord, the junco
stays unconcerned, without a flutter; she
had two companions one cold day, but
I have never seen them since.
"The starlings like bread better than
anything else. The sparrows like both
grain and bread. I buy stale bread at
the bakery, for half price, and ground
corn, or mixed grain at cents pound
at the feed store.
"For me to help the birds means less
food for myself than actually need, and
no carfare at all.
But the real bird lover is the destitute
man in the park, or on the street corner,
who shares his miserable crumbs with
the feathered friends.
II love the starlings with their pleasant
chatter, and manifold evening song.
Though they are different from those
knew in my native country, where they
#are glossy black. and their song is clear,
! flute like whistle.
"As they do not Winter with us, they
are the harbingers of Spring, much like
the robin in this country.
Sincerely, A. H."
Il X X X
There, folks-you have been privileged
to read letter from real bird friend.
How many of us would feed the birds.
if we had to 60 hungry to do it?
Probably not many, so our hats are
off to one who does.
The birds true hero, however. is then
pushed back one more degree, to the
destitute who have nothing, but still
share with the feathered friends of the
air
The birds and the poor "also have
right" This is the eternal theme. of
mankind's social endeavors.
X X y
1t may be believed that the birds con-
cern, in hard weather, is simply for
something to eat.
How they get it, or who gives it to
them, makes little difference to them.
And we are glad to add here another
to the growing number of persons who
honestly like the starlings and sparroWs.
There are, Of course. different sorts of
starlings abroad, and from what we have
Evening star., 1936-03-02

been able to read Of them most of them
must be rather superior birds, in some
way. to the variety we have now In this
country.
This common starting, however, has his
good points, as well as bad.
It is good to note that during the past
year many persons have sprung to its
defense all over the country.
This is usually the way, when attack
goes too far in one direction.
In this case the pendulum has swung
from abuse Of the starting to praise of
the bird.
In all this veering of opinion the
starting itself has never said a word. but
has gone right ahead eating all the
breadstuffs, meat and suet it could find
loose.
Those who have read the first MARY
Poppin" book will recall the charming
account of the startling which sat on
the foot of the bed and talked in good
English,
It is not difficult to believe that these
starlings we have around Washington
could speak fluent American, If they
wished.
They are smart birds.
One old fellow sheltering himself in
the tray of feeder, chirped so vigorously
the other afternoon that any one might
have translated him, as follows:
What curious people you Americans
are, after all
You get all hot and bothered about
communism, for instance.
"Fiddlesticks! as the girl in the Gig
arctic ad says. Nuts! as my friends, the
squirrels, say.
THE air Is communal.
"The water we drink is communal.
Streets and bridges and sanitation
are communism of sort.
"The best things of life are not neces-
sarily free, as the song goes, but some of
them are communal, as even sap can
see.
THE thing to worry about Is not COM
munism, but how to use communism best.
"You have been doing it for years, but
you Americans get so upset by words.
"Ca-a-a!"
P. B. j. writes:
Send your leaders, to the National
Museum, Natural History Building base
ment or ground floor, to see mounted
specimens of District of Columbia birds.
That may help some, more than colored
plates"
This is an excellent idea.
1t ought to be of real help with those
hard-to-identify birds which come to all
yards. The joker in bird Identification
is that the specimen which may be diff
cult or impossible for one amateur OBJ
server is easy as pie to the next.
All stuffed creatures, of course, have
an unnatural something in their appear
ance which the live thing never has.
Color and form, however, will be the
same, and such special characteristics
as crests and the like.
This correspondent also says: Regard
ing the birds of France, as compared
with ours here, I want to tell you that
in 1910 I met young German. touring
here, who exclaimed enthusiastically over
our American birds. recall that he
gazed wide eyed and open-mouthed, I
guess, at cardinal, whose name gave
him. Its beauty and size seemed to
astound him. I mean that he seemed
to think our birds astonishing, compared
to those of Germany"
Evening star., 1936-03-02

Hopes of a short and placid session of
Congress are pretty well blasted by Presl-
dent Roosevelt's tax program. The sky
is the limit now both as to type Of plans
for raising the $1,137 10000 of revenue
that he calls for and the time needed to
work them out. F. D. RS special tax
message will not be In the hands OF
House and Senate very long this week
before schemes for, carrying it into effect
will sprout in all" directions. That Is
the normal course Of events on tax occa-
sions. No one at this hour, either at the
White House or the Capitol has the
glimmer of a notion what will finally
emerge from the myriad OF projects sure
to be trotted out Apart from tax pro-
posals, imitation plans are certain to lead
to bitter controversy. The currency eX-
pansionists Patmanites and Frazier
Lemke backerS have repeatedly affirmed
their determination to drive for the
issue of new paper money in case fresh
taxes were sought for bonus or farm
benefits. All in all, the congressional
scene is set again for tempestuous times.
Politics will, of course, bulk conspicuously
in the tax tangle as House and Senate
seek to unravel it.
President Roosevelt is not scheduled
for any public address prior to his mid
April jefferson day speech in New York
City. But there's now some speculation
about the possibility that he might de-
eide to deliver "fireside" broadcast II
the tax situation in Congress should
assume the aspect Of snarl. The Presl-
dent has pretty generally adhered to the
practice, as far as his press conferences
are concerned, of refraining from public
discussion of pending legislation. But
budgetary and Treasury problems are so
pressing that he might conceive the de-
STABILITY of explaining them to the
country over the radio before he leaves
for his annual Spring fishing holiday IN
the Southern Atlantic at the end OF
March. While Governor of New York,
Mr.. Roosevelt periodically took to the
air over Statewide network when con-
troversial issues were to the front at
Albany.
Probably Senator Borah looks with
mixed emotions upon the G. o. P. organ
ization plan to pit against him Robert A.
Taft, son of the late President and Chief
Justice Of the United States, as favorite
son in the Ohio Republican primary. In
the Bull Moose revolt of 1912 Borah
conspicuously refused to take q walk
with the Theodore Roosevelt forces and
stood by the Taft ticket. Bob" Taft,
elder son Of his distinguished father, is
an alumnls of Yale and of the Harvard
Law School, and law partner of Repre-
sentative Hollister, Republican, of Ohio.
During the World War he was an assist
ant counsel in Herbert Hoover's food
administration. Later Mr.. Taft entered
the Ohio Legislature, becoming speaker
of the House in 1926 and afterward q
member Of the State Senate. He is 46
years old.
X X 4 +
Newspaper men are getting to be prom
inent In the Republican presidential race.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

to repair existing buildings, to provide
decent housing, to charge "rock-bottom"
rentals but at scale insuring eventual
liquidation Of the Governments invest
ment.
What will the showing be? Can pri-
vate enterprise successfully undertake to
provide such housing, meeting the de-
nands of a low income group, or is this
field one that must be taken over by the
Government, using public revenues for
the purpose?
Evening star., 1936-03-02
Republican Leadership.

Gov. Landon of Kansas, in refusing to
allow his name to be entered in the Ohio
contest for delegates to the Republican
National Convention, may have cast
aside q real opportunity to show himself
q leader of Republicans this year. He
gains no glory by his refusal to enter
that race against Senator William E.
Borah. Indeed, his course there makes
1t appear that he is unwilling to submit
to the rank and file of Republican
voters his claim for the presidential
nomination. And if it is followed up by
refusal to enter into other primary
elections for delegates to the national
convention, his candidacy will be open
to the criticism that he preferes rather
to be the choice Of group of leaders
after the convention shall have begun
its sessions for the nomination of a
presidential candidate.
A victory in Ohio, had it perched on
Landon's banner. would probably have
assured him of the presidential nomina-
ton. He may yet be the party nominee.
But the charge will assuredly be lodged
against him by the Democrats, If not by
the progressive group in the Republican
party, that he was unwilling that the
voters themselves should have hand in
bringing about his nomination.
. It is asserted in Landon quarters that
the Kansas Governor was reluctant to
entsr into a primary against another
candidate of the West, Senator Borah,
and that his friendship for the Idaho
Senator kept him out of the race. His
course, however, is not likely to endear
him to the Idaho Senator. Borah has
repeatedly declared for open contests in
the primaries for the presidential NOM
ination. It is quite likely that the Idaho
Senator will come to the conclusion that
sLandon and other aspirants for the
Evening star., 1936-03-02

quarters, has appeared from the first to
be a mere fgment Of the imagination.
But when it comes to putting Democrats
in the cabinet of a Republican Presi-
dent, should he be elected, it is another
matter. Nicholson has pointed out the
folly of thinking that Senator Carter
Glass and Senator Harry Flood Byrd Of
Virginia would consent to such appoint
ment. There are, however, other Demo-
Gratis who have been antagonistic to the
Roosevelt administration who might
conceivably consent to serve in what has
been called coalition cabinet" Other
Republican Presidents have found such.
Democrats.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Good Intentions,

Good Intentions.
The people pick happy man
And seek to give him all
For which, in life's precarious span,
A mortal mind could call.
We say, We'll give you ease and wealth
And keep you in the SUM-"
Then Sorrow comes along by stealth
And sneers, 1T can't be DONE"
Some chap will seem to beat the game
And all that's good deserve.
We envy him, but just the same
We like his sense and nerve.
We say, We'll never let you lack
For fortune or for fun"
But Sorrow makes you take it back,
Because it can't be done.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

Photographers should be more kindly
considered by public personages. in view
Of the evident pains they take to present
attractive likenesses, regardless of polit-
ical bias. In the eye of the great Amer
ican camera all statesmen show posi-
bilities of heroic poise and all ladies
are beautiful.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
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The Greatest Problem.

i llC OTCdtcSI IOUlClAs
The problem of public relief and the
apparent failure of returning prosperity
to tighten the burden in the slightest
degree is nowhere better demonstrated
than in the District of Columbia.
IN the Fall of 1881 the Community
Chest raised about a million dollars to
support the activities of its member
agencies, including those engaged in
family welfare and relief activities. Not
q penny of public funds was available
for such purposes. But early in 1882
the increasing strain on private agencies
threatened to exhaust available funds
and Congress made s35o0Oo available for
the next fiscal year, enabling the District
to relieve private agencies Of the care
of some 1000 cases. The s350000 was sup
plemented by 100000 advanced from the
Community Chest and, before the close
of the fiscal year, a supplemental appro-
priation of $3.50, ,O00-making total OF
s1,1oo,ooO.
Now, in the Winter of 1886, four years
later, the burden of local relief continues
to increase. Annual expenditures, Fed
eral and local, exceeded s10,000,00O TOR
the past fiscal year. Despite the fact
that Washington, by reason OF in
creased governmental activities, has
become one of the most prosper
Gus cities of the country. there are
more people seeking relief this year than
there were last. An appropriation OF
$4,000 900 for the current fiscal year for
local relief only has almost been ex-
hausted and the Commissioners have
approved an urgent request of the Board
of Public Welfare for deficiency appro-
priation of 100000, the minimum con-
sidered necessary to avert what is re-
ferred to as calamity.
The w. P. A. program, financed with
Federal funds, which started August
/, 1885, is proving as ineffective IN
diminishing the burden as any OF the
former expedients under other initials.
Although it has taken under its shelter
ing wings some $4,000 individuals Tor
w. p. A. employment. there still remain
on the District rolls about 10000 families
and individuals, representing the unem-
ployables, employables who are ineligible
because they were not on local relief rolls
last November and others subject to aid
for various reasons.
Since public relief was begun IN the
District four years ago about 545Oo cases
have been marked "closed"-taken on
the relief rolls through death, removal
from the District or gainful employment.
But new recruits take their places ana
the standing army continues to grow.
In other localities the administration
of relief has been complicated by charges
of politics, waste and even fraud. Here
In the District relief has been admins
tered under the watchful eye OF the
Federal authorities by local officials free
from the touch of scandal or charges OF
xnaladministration.
Every other problem facing the coun-
try today sinks to insignificance COM
pared with this problem of public relief.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

A good college professor knows how to
keep youth intelligently interested in the
accurate information of a foot ball
score instead of wandering into visionary
realms of political economy.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Fishing Season.

Fishing Season.
When a man is in the fishing mood,
In February or June,
He finds pool where he throws his line
And huns a fishing tune.
On Florida shores, where the waves are
warm
Under q mellow moon,
In Maryland streams, on baln1y days,
He loves that dshing tune.
Evening star., 1936-03-02
A Hoosier Non.Listener.

From the New York Sun.
An Indiana woman died at 100 without
ever having seen train or heard radio.
Perhaps she contented herself with lis
tenins to the train and looking at the
radio.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

Some of the munitions manufacturers,
deprecating war, are inclined to agree
with the cynical theory that one way to
restrain vice is to make it as expensive
as possible.
Evening star., 1936-03-02

Some of the youthful Rush Holt's con-
gressional associates may be wishing he
could be sent back, not for scholastic
instruction, but for party discipline.