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Evening star., 1936-01-15
Freedom of the Air.
Chairman Henry p. Fletf

Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the
Republican National Committee does not
like the attitude of the two major broad
casting companies. They have declined
to sell time for political broadcasts until
after the national conventions next June.
They have further declined to allow
"dramatization of political issues" If
time is bought after the conventions. In
the opinion of Mr.. Fletcher, the broad
casting companies are undertaking to
decide what kind of campaign the Re-
publican party is to make. And in his
opinion this amounts to dictatorial CEN
sorship. 1t happens that the Republican
National Committee had planned the
"dramatization Of political issues" little
plays which put the Roosevelt New Deal
in bad light. The decision of the of
ficials of the broadcasting companies
makes 1t impossible to 60 forward with
this kind of campaigning. So the G. o.
p. committee is making contracts with
some of the independent broadcasting
companies.
The contention of the broadcasting
systems is that they have right to
determine the policies for the use Of
their facilities and to use their @edito-
Evening star., 1936-01-15

rial Judgment" as to what goes on the
air. Their refusal to allow the dram
atization Of political issues"-they have
seen at least one of those prepared
by the Republicans-is an exercise OF
editorial judgment" Mr.. Fletcher has
been informed that appeals to the elec-
torate should be intellectual, and not
based on emotion, passion or prejudice"
Mr.. Fletcher, in a letter to the broad
casting systems, says that the refusal Of
the companies to sell time for political
broadcaSts until after the national con-
ventions will leave in TIE minds Of the
American public "the distinct impress
sion that you are either exercising an
unwarranted degree Of censorship or
that you fear punitive action by the
Federal Communications Commission"
from which the companies obtain their
licenses to operate.
The nub of the matter seems to lie in
the fact that the broadcasting systems
clear the air and give the President, q
candidate for reelection, full opp0rtu.
nifty to use the air when he wishes, as,
for example, when he addressed Con-
gress the night Of January and when
he addressed jackson day dinners in all
parts of the country on January 8. At
the same time, the Republicans claim,
they are not able to get the comparable"
time as gift from the companies, nor
are they permitted to purchase it. In
fairness to the broadcaSting companies
it must be said that they do give Repub-
lican speakers opportunity to make polit-
ical speeches. They have been doing 1t,
and are continuing to do it.
William S. Paley, president of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System, dissents
fatty from the contention of Chairman
Fletcher that the Republicans have been
denied comparable" time on the air to
make reply to President Roosevelt. In
face, he insists that I'VE told you after
the President had spoken we would be
glad, upon request from you, to allot time
that in our judgment befitted the cir
cumstances." Chairman Fletcher, Mr..
Paley continues, has failed to do so.
The Republican chairman replies that he
considered "this concession so unsatis-
factory and hedged about that did not
Immediately ask your system to allot us
time that in your judgment befitted the
circumstances
And so the controversy stands. The
airing of the whole matter has perhaps
cleared the atmosphere. So much the
better, if that be the case.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

occupation of the status Of American
"appurtenaat" territory, the editor of
The Star declared prophetically in The
Star and in book publication in 1908:
"At the end of It's course of training
in the school of American appurtenant
territory the archipelago will seek and
secure q readjustment of its relations with
the United States. If at that time the
Filipinos generally wish an independent
government clearly they will secure it.
The Supreme Court decisions in the in
sular cases permit such separation of ap-
purtenant territory without impairment
or rupture OF the Unicn and without Gre
ating a precedent Of secession. - In
the meanwhile they will enjoy the
enumerated benefits of the status of
American territorial appurtenancy
blessed with American personal liberty,
protection to life and property and full
opportunities for the national pursuit
of happiness.
whether their occupancy of the ap-
purtenant status be long or short, lasting
for decade or terminating only with
the existence of the republic, they will
have been during the entire period Of
American tutelage far better governed,
more prosperous, more peaceful more
content and more free than under any
alternative form of government which
has ever been among the reasonable pos
sibilities of their future"
Observation of the Philippines in 1925
confirmed, strengthened and projected
indefinitely into the future the applica-
tion of this prophecy. So now in 1886
it applies in full force, whether appur-
tenancy ends after five years or ten
years or by common consent is continued
for additional years in the future.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Skitless Campaigning.
In an effort to be witty
Don't indulge in language "skitty"
As in dialogue you're turning satire loose
Shun the literary labors
OF our good old English neighbors.
So what's the use
OF Mother Goose?
Jack and Jill the hill were climbing
In an hour OF Wall Street rhyming,
But Depression kicked the bucket full of
juice.
Simple Simon met the pie man,
But confessed You charge too high,
mani"
Oh what's the use
OF Mother Goose?
Jack had beanstalk growing
And there wasn't any knowing
That its product might be bit profuse
So they promptly plowed it under
While poor Jack in silent wonder
Said. whats the use
OF Mother Goose2"
A song of sixpence jingles,
But no blackbird gayly mingles
With party which claims doggerel's
excuse.
Intellectuals in their attics
Must plod on with Mathematics
Oh what's the use
OF Mother Goose?
The owl with wisdom's manner
Hoots approval at the banner
That says Large families you shan't
produce"
With no storks to point the glory
OF little bedtime story,
Oh what's the use
OF Mother Goose?
Evening star., 1936-01-15
International Tension.

Simultaneous news from Paris Rome
and London. on three unrelated sub
jects-the Rhineland, the Italo-League
controversy and the deadlock in the
Naval Conference-illuminat the state
of nervous tension in which internation-
al relations find themselves. Statesman
ship in the opening weeks of the new
year is confronted in consequence by
problems any one of which may lead to
catastrophe events before 1886 fades
into history.
In the order of gravity of the three sit
uations now claiming attention, suddenly
revived French fears over a German
remilitarization program in the Rhine
land are perhaps of most immediate
moment, because of the explosive pos
sibilities involved The Reich is pro-
hibited by the treaty of Versailles from
rearming its territory adjacent to the
Rhine, but the Nazis have overridden
so many of the other provisions of that
pact that the French regard it only
question of time when Hitler will elect
to ignore the Rhineland embargo. Paris
is apprehensive that the Franco British
mutual assistance agreement in the Italo-
Ethiopian imbroglio may now incite Ber-
lin to tear up the remaining vital Ver-
Sailles clause. RemilitariZation of the
Rhineland, especially it's conversion into
an area from which large-scale air at
tacks could be launched, is prospect
which fills the. French with genuine
alarm. They have tolerated other peace
pact violations. but always indicated
that menacing German moves across the
river border would be a threat calling
for the sternest resistance.
While the Rhineland peril stirred po-
litical ana military quarters in Paris and
London, Rome rocked with indications
that Italy, as protest against further
League pressure, may refuse to take part
in the Council meeting at Geneva on
January 20. 1t is on that occasion, if
the League powers decide to take their
courage in their respective hands, that
the long-mooted ban on Italy's oil may
be voted. Abstention from the Council
meeting, if followed by oil sanctions,
would almost certainly foreshadow Italy's
withdrawal from the League. The dam
ger that Mussolini would thereupon re-
sort to war of desperation against his
"oppressors" would become correspond
ingly more tangible. Evidence multiplies
that II Duce is uncomfortably conscious
that his African adventure has proved
to be an almost complete fiasco. He
may plunge into extremes as the only
way out.
Of worldwide ramifcations is the i'm
minent collapse of the London Naval
Conference. Japan, frustrated in her
effort to secure abandonment of the
55-3 ratio and concession of her
demand for parity, is expected to flounce
out of the conference within the next
day or two. The Japanese may leave
observers" behind, if Britain, America,
France and Italy continue deliberations
among themselves, but with Japan's de-
parture from the conference, naval limi-
tation will be as good as gone by the
board. Tokio's delegates disclaim any
purpose On Nippon's part to precipitate
a building competition, but, without an
agreement to take the place of those ex-
piring this year, the way will be wide
open for that costly eace-menacing de-
velopment.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

what comes and honestly make the best
Of 1t. Discrimination has Its limits. In
bird feeding as in many another mat
ter one often builds up false fears which
experience does not altogether bear out,
yet which one clings to desperately as
If the fears were worth something.
Surely It Is q helpful thing to be able
to find something interesting wherever
we are or wherever We 60.
Every one has heard some man or
woman complain about nothing but an
old tin roof out my window"
Yet that very roof might be converted
into q wonderfully interesting spot by
no more trouble than feeding the birds
on 1t.
The fact that the pan Of water could
be placed close to the house wall would
help keep it from freezing.
The feeder might be a simple. fiat
wooden box, no more, just enough to
keep the seeds or bread from being swept
all over the place.
The edge Of the box would serve as
an excellent perch, around which the
birds could hook their claws. They pre-
fer something on which they can perch,
rather than fiat, hard surface.
There are few situations in city or
suburbs where some birds will not come,
provided food is put out for them.
An interesting new vista will be opened
to all who hitherto having paid little or
no attention to bird life. will undertake
this new charge, even in a very small
way.
The inquiring mind will not rest with
simply seeing birds and feeding them.
but will 60 on to read a few books about
them and to undertake to distinguish
the various kinds.
There are many small back yards, espe-
cially those fenced with high boards,
where feeders made Of box nailed to
the inside would attract many birds.
Such q feeder might be made from
small wooden box with the two sides
and one end knocked out, thus leaving
q bottom, back and top. or roof. Small
posts might be placed in front to help
support the roof, and strips of wood an
inch high tackled around the two sides
and front of the bottom. This latter
strip would provide a perch and the
two others help conflne the seed. Such
a feeder, painted brown or dark green,
if not too large, would be attractive in
appearance and prove highly so to the
birds.
No one interested in birds or who
fancies he might be so interested need
give 1t over because he lives in the city.
While his suburban cousins will have
more varieties, he will have many Of the
olds standbys birds as much as any, and
from time to time will experience the
thrill of recognizing some bird which had
not visited the vicinity before.
It must never be forgotten that bird
can fly 10 miles as easily as it can 10
blocks.
A trip from Rock Greek Park to the
Capitol and back is nothing at all to a
bird. He can make the distance in
few minutes. They must easily go as
fast as automobiles and have absolutely
no traffic problems. Think of that!
So no one can know what birds he will
attract with food until he has tried it,
Just sprinkling out a handful of bread
once in a while and then omitting it for
weeks On end will not do at all.
Persistence here as elsewhere is what
counts. and the city dweller who is stead
fast in feeding the songsters will reap
harvest of interest and happiness.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

DCdT OH 4OuE aItiSACo oAA ACCAiA8
the wild birds have been Of great in.
terest to all bird lovers.
ST wonder how many Of your readers
living in the city have realized that they,
too, can help the little feathered friends
who stay with us during the Winter?
For instance, one Of my neighbors
never misses Winter day without put
ting fine ground corn in front Of the
tree and the edge of her pavement, and
the sparrows are always waiting-dozens
of them-irS the tree, ready to hop to the
pavement for their meal. They seem so
sure of the friendliness Of their human
friends they hardly move when passer.
by stops a few feet from them.
Another puts seeds on window sill
of her apartment on cold days, and her
guests are usually half dozen pigeons
and she is quite sure they know her. as
she can stand beside the window while
they feed.
"A busy man know always takes an
extra slice of bread from his breakfast
and crumbles 1t on his window sill before
leaving for his Office and always the
sparrows are there before he has time
to leave.
II personally am more fortunate than
most city dwellers, for have fiat roof
on which a window opens, and for three
years have kept a small feeding box
there and pan of water,
My guests are sparrows, starlings and
occasionally cardinals, and in Summer
bluejays and robins as WELL
They get sunflower seeds mixed with
wild bird seeds, and Suet, as we'll as cake
and bread crumbs, and II am late with
my 'handout' there Is always a great
chattering from the sparrows and squeaks
from the starlings as though demanding
the reason for the delay.
"Of all the birds, the starlings are the
most inveterate bathers, and the minute
I break the ice on frosty mornings they
Immediately fight for the first plunge in
the Icy bath. Sincerely yours, E. c."
y y 4
We are glad to print the above letter,
for three reasons:
1. 1t shows what may be done in the
city to help our feathered friends, the
first aviators.
2. It points a real moral in a busy
world, that one may find anything inter
esting-even a fiat roof-if one knows
what to do with it.
8. 1t shows that all birds have good
points, II one tries to see them.
Let us consider these in reverse order.
Who would believe, for instance, that
the starlings had a single point in their
favor after listening to all the human
chatter which has gone up against them?
Yet this correspondent points out that
they are bathers of the first order.
Cleanliness is, indeed, next to godlineSs,
John Wesley said.
Notice that the writer of the above
letter speaks of sparrows. starlings and
cardinals as her guests"
She properly draws no line, because
Nature draws none. What comes to her
feeding station is welcome because she,
like most bird lovers, has learned that
no choice can be made.
Yet how many persons who begin to
feed the wild birds on a large scale spend
half their time fuming either because
pigeons come or because squirrels insist
on arriving without invitation or dogs
prowl in the yard after the suet.
While it may be natural enough to
growl when everything fails to run just
according to prearranged schedule. it
is so much happier to be able to accept
Evening star., 1936-01-15
A Rhyme at Twilight
By.
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Afraid of the Dark.

Equality. fought for from sun to sun
With modern codes that make the sexes
one.
The Fair Sex-eminent in human cause,
A factor in the making Of the laws.
Matching the Strong Sex In affairs OF
state, -
Credited equal in each movement great.
Yet I, woman modern in my thought
And quick to grasp each freedom dearly
bought, ~
Seek your protective arms with the
twilight ssas
Afraid forever In the dead Of night. -
Evening star., 1936-01-15

If Al Smith calls it "raddio" again 1t
may be all right for political purposes.
A fickle public may by this time be
slightly fed up on severely correct gram
mar and classic enunciation.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

1t is forbidden to initiate President
Roosevelts voice over the microphone.
Personality is great consideration and
should be protected, even in the absence
of copyright safeguards.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitl;a to
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paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication OF special dispatches
herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Cruel Paradox.

Cruel Paradox.
We are for charity inclined
In near and far relations.
And hold Q sentiment refined
For this and other nations.
With all our philanthropic care
For every man and brother,
Why must men frequently prepare
To shoot up one anotherl
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Labor and Machinery.

"Do you think machinery is going to
perform all the work?"
Not yet" answered Senator Sorghum.
"The amount of human labor required
by a political machine may be estimated
in value at billions of dollars"
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Breathing.

do you think business is enjoying q
breathing spell7"
EYES," said Mr.. Dustin Stax. "But
everybody is talking so long and loud
that pretty soon nobody win have any
breath remaining"
MY neighhor Hi Hat does not speak
to my neighbor Ho Hum" remarked HI
Ho. the sage Of Chinatown. II speak to
neither. for discovered long since that
none Of us ever has anything worth
saying :
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Courts as Explainers.

From the Yakima Republic.
"The courts" observes correspondent
oracularly. ARE presumed to dispense
justice" Not exactly. Much of the time
all they do is to explain what the law
says.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

Jud Tunkins says Ben Franklin never
got q hero medal, although he deserved
two. He grabbed of piece of raw
lightning and started q newspaper.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

are slippery when wet and make the
management of a horse impossible.
But several members of the hunting
party are doubtful and DR.. Jerrold IS
called to Marpen Hall. He soon reads the
situation to be all and more than the
wife of the dead man had on the previous
day described, and he promptly discovers
that murder has been done. Every per-
son connected with the household either
adored or hated Danvers Carne. Even
those who worshiped him had sufficient
cause to wish him dead. With the con-
sent of the family the psychiatrist Sc
cures the services Of his friend Simon
Brade, the most, exasperating and. efn-
cient of private detectives. He is the type
of criminologist best loved by devotees
of mystery fiction, for he Is never doing
the thing that he would naturally be
expected to do at given time, and when
by all the rules of the game he should
be studying clues or questioning suspects
without their knowing it he Is discovered
lying on the floor of his room playing
with q set of toys.
An exceptional point Of interest in the
story is that while motives and oppor-
tunities are plentiful, all Of the logic In
the affair directs accusation toward the
widow Of the slain man, and the psychic
artist upon whom she has depended for
help has fallef in love with her. His
problem is to prevent Brade from finding
her guilty and at the same time make q
strong enough case against some one else
to convince jury. The result is very
much involved plot In which suspicion
falls heavily upon every member OF the
family, the guests, the servants and two
mysterious visitors. Indeed, the affair
becomes so greatly involved that If it
were not for the antics Of Simon Brade
the story would b decidedly dull
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Night Final Edition.

E,eht Final and Sunday star----7ec per ontt monttf
Night soecton rna1 sssd sd. at the end Of each
Orders may be sent by mail or telephone Ma
tional 5000.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

Gov. Landon Of Kansas, too, IS due
shortly TO- make speech that should
iispel doubt respecting his presidential
intentions. The occasion viii be an adj
drsu It Topeka on Kansas day. jan
Evening star., 1936-01-15

@. Did Christopher Columbus die in
prison?-B. w.
A. He was released and exonerated be.
fore his Death.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
What are the Advantages to the Public
Just One Store-wide Planned Event

We believe the advantages real and genuine in savings
When we go to manufacturers and ask for specific items
at specific savings from the regular pces receive con-
siderations and concessions that would be possible
we're continually asking manufacturers to forfeit some
thing of their regular prices We secure these concessions on
Woodward s Lothrop quality merchandise.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
HARRIS PHOTO
ALBUM FULL

George w. Harris never was one
to put things end to end. but if he
had tried it with all the pictures
out Of his own cameras he would
have enough to reach from here to
there.
Harris began taking photos 81
years ago. It was a hobby at first,
then a business-in the bookkeep-
ing sense.
But photographs never have
ceased to be George Harris hobby.
He has posed many Of the cele-
britieS Of his time, and is reputed
to own perhaps the richest col
lection Of autographed photos ex-
tant today.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
TRIAL BOARD
AWAITS CALL

Although appointed as the re-
suit Of new regulations which went
into effect February /, the new
trial board Of the District Fire
Department has yet to act on .
case.
Members Of the department
have been on their good behavior
to such an extent that only one
case-and that involves . minor
materials been calendared for
trial board action.
Until more cases pile up-the
department heads ruling that the
one case does not warrant q Spe
cial call Of the new trial board
the new board will not receive its
baptism Of fire."
Under the old regulations the
board was composed Of three of'
ficers Of the department. New
regulations approved by the Com
missioners, provide for only one
officer Of the department. one as
sistant corporation counsel and
one assistant engineer commits
sioner.
Personnel of the new board in
cludes Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Elwood Seal, chairman: Capt.
Il. s. Bishop, assistant engineer
commissioner, and Deputy Fire
Chief A. c. Buscher. Alternates
include Assistant Corporation
Counsel Chester Gray, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Robert e.
York and Battalion Chiefs a. B.
Barker and G. A. Wells.
Under the new regulations 1t is
also provided that the Chief Of the
Fire Department and the District
Commissioners be permitted to use
discretionary power in certifying
to the board charges against mem
bers Of the department, when the
offense complained Of is COM
mitted off duty and not in uni
form.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated deficiency of tenn
perature since January /, 1895,
.214.
Deficiency of temperature since
February l, 1886, .135.
Accumulated excess Of precipita-
ton since January /, 1896, 3.5S.
Excess of precipitation since
February l, 1886, 1926.
TIDE TABLE
High tide today, 400 a. m. and
4:36 p. m.
Low tide today, 1929 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
High tide tomorrow, 4:59 a. m.
and 5::S1 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow, 1884 a. m.
and 1901 p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 6:57 q. m.
and sets at 5:48 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 6:56
O. m. and sets at 5:48 p. m.
The moon rises today at 3:47
O. m. and sets at 1:16 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
4::35 a. m. and sets 2:34 p. m.
Temperatures