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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
Berlin SEEKS
YUCOSLAVSAS
MILITARY AID
Pact Would Cement Ger
man Bloc From Adri-
attic to The Baltic

By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
VIENNA, July 9. (UP)-Nazi
Germany, striving to win new al
lies among smaller nations of
Europe, hopes shortly to an
nounce major triumph for Fun
rer Hitler-a military alliance
with Yugo-slavia, long Frances
trusted friend.
Straws in the wind recently
have show the government of the
12-year-old boy ruler, King Peter,
to be veering increasingly to-
ward Germany.
An economic alliance has been
in exiStanee for some time be-
tween Berlin and Belgrade which
finds a large market for agricul-
tural produce in the Third Reich
which, in turn, has been building
bridges, supplying electrical radio
and other mechanical equipment
for the Adriatic nation.
In an attempt to cement the
economic link into a political
union Nazi emissaries have made
frequent contacts in Belgrade.
Visits made to Yugoslavia by Hit
ler's minister extraordinary to
VIENNA, Herr Franz Won Papen,
have been attributed to Berlin's
desire to bind Yugoslavia's Pre-
mier and Foreign Minister, DR..
Milan Stejadinovitch, n a military
pact to strengthen the Nazi bloc.
SECRET PACT RUMORED
Rumors that a great pact exists
between the two nations have
been denied repeatedly from Bel
grade, both by Prince Regent
Paul, who rules with triumvirate
of regents until the boy king at
tains his majority, and his Prime
Minister. They profess their 10y
atty to the Little Entente and to
the French system of alliances.
But military observers profess to
know otherwise.
Hitler appears to have high
hopes of driving a wedge between
the French and the Yugoslavs in
the same way as between Poland
and the French. =,
But a pact with Yugoslavia and
the Third Reich would have per-
haps more staggering repercus-
sions than the Berlin Warsaw
lineup. The Uazis, if they tri-
umph at Belgrade, will have
achieved their dearest dream Of
building a bloc stretching from
the Baltic to the Adriatic and in
Guiding Poland, Hungary and Yu-I
goslavia.
POSSIBLE CONFUSION SEEN :
Moreover, they will have thrown
the political union of the Little
Entente into CONFUSION at mo-
ment when they are striving
among themselves to decide which
of the political hegemenies in
Europe to follow-Nazi-C ommun-
list OF Socialist.
Czechoslovakia, the northern
partner of the Little Entente, is
tied up with Communist Russia
and is the pivotal point between
Moscow and Paris against Nazi
Germany.
The Prague government has
been. trying to bring Rumania,
the eastern member of the En-
tents, into line by making it a
fast friend of the SoViets. But
Rum nia is afraid of such a pact,
which will include right of pass
age through its territory of Red
soldiery to help Czechoslovakia.
SITUATION BECOMES
COMPLEX
But Rumania feels that it must
remain in the French orbit, and
the French Socialist government
is pledged to Moscow.
The kingdom of Yugloslavia is
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
TomOrrOw'S Menu

BREAKFAST: BlackberrleS
with sugar and cream, cereal,
soft cooked eggs, toast, milk,
coffee.
LUNCHEON: Jellied bouil-
lon, radiShes, celery, July
club sandwich, iced chocolate.
DINNER: French pork ten
derloin with apple fritterS,
creamed kohl-rabi, glazed car
rots, curly endive with French
dressing, muscovite of water
melon, sponge drops, milk,
coffee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
htH, -.
Each Indian a Doctor

knowledge Of medicinal herbs
was So. familiar to Aztec Indians,
wrote ione early historian in Mex:
leo, that Montezuma's court phssf-
clans were rarely consulted By the
common people.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
Habits Of King6sher

In Germany klnghshers are
Known as "ice BIRDS" presumably
because, they, are frequently seen
''ddbont anh8lsl in TIE II tiessis searching pseAhE
\ sOr fish. ,h-,jno-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
Coulomb Defined

The coulomb Is a unit of cleo
trical measurement, an ampere-sec-
ond or the amount of electricity
that flows through a circuit carry.
ing one ampere during one second.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
T.. Much TO Hear

.You can't believe all you hears"
said Uncle Eben. You has to put
n % much time listenin' dat you
can't make up yoh mind bout any
thing IN particular.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
R;ochemistry Most Notable

One OF the most notable inno'
vatIons In science during the past
30 or so years has been the crea-
ton of the science Of biochemistry;
the science of the chemistry Of life
processes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
ShnnId BE Vice Versa

Greenland should have been
called Iceland and Iceland named
Greenland, for Iceland is a land OF
hot springs and verdure. Travel
era have found as many as 135
varieties of wild flowers there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
with zzaAk COLD, MssAG ECONOMY and
MslzE PROTECTION

Today we recommend that every
owner of an automatic refrigerator
learn about the new 1886 Kelvinator.
It has three outstanding, funda-
mental values that buyers want.
Visible Cold: Safe temperatures
in the food compartment, proved
by a Built In Thermometer so there
can be no doubt about how cold it is.
Visible Economy: It uses from
one third to one half as much cur
rent, as shown in advance by a Ger
tifcate of Low Cost Of Operation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
Nutrition and IJutriment

Nutrition and Hutriment
Nutrition is the process by which
growth is promoted and waste re-
paired In living organisms; nutri-
ment furnishes the substance for
the process.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09

Where Tobacco Gets Its Flavor
The TONGA bean, which grows In
Trinidad, is used by many manu-
facturers In the flavoring Of to-
bacco. It Is also used in the max
Ing Of perfumery.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09

Charm From Nephyrite
Hell tiki, the love charm OF the
Maori people Of New Zealand, usu-
ally is carved of nephyrite.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
MILAN Miles OF Shade

II the trees used In this country
for the production Of turpentine
were planted so feet apart, they
vourd shade a road 100000 miles
long.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09

Meaning of IS. p. c. A."
S.P. C. A. is the abbreviation for
Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty tn Animals.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
p.a, Fast Traveller

BotRH Fasf irsV
The deer botfy, an insect native
{, North and South America and
narts of Europe, is said to traVel
S15 miles an hour.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09

iHisible Protection: A 5-yesrFro
ton Plan, signed by the Oldest COM
pany in the Industry
The new Kelvinator gives ="
flexible rubber grids in all ice tray.
and such copveniences as automs@
defrosting switch, interior elect"
light and many others.
See the 1896 Kelvinator whether
you now have an electric refrlge'
ator'ornot; and let Us tell you NOW
you can haze one for Is little "
15c a day. Come in tomorrow.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-09
BUSY Chaanet.

More than three million passen.
oers cross the English channea
every year. a~i:' ID ~ ) D.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

and that only insensate machines might
be employed in the Armageddons Of to-
morrow.
But generals and marshals. 1t may be
presumed, still will desire to be painted
or modelled astride noble steeds. There
is a certain poetry in the combination.
even when it Is exemplified in doubt
full masterpiece like Andrew Jackson's
rocking horse" monument in Lafayette
Square.
So the horse will be commemorated.
If not actually used, by military leaders.
Meanwhile, tanks will substitute for light
brigades whose duty it was to do
and die; squadrons Of planes will serve
for detachments of scouts who once, as
at Shiloh, were the "eyes" of COM
manders searching for an enemy, and
radio will maintain communication in
the field. Yet 1t will not be forgotten
that Paul Revere and Phil Sheridan had
equine assistance in the performance of
deeds which, for romance and color,
never have been and probably never will
be surpassed.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Rough Treatment
For Tough Students

To the Editor Of The Star:
DR.. Marshall of the School Board, q
short while ago, advised corporal punish
ment for unruly pupils. His suggestion
was turned down-pollice verso.
Now, I see in The Sunday Star that
in the public" schools of England elder
students are appointed as monitors.
These have the privilege to cane and do
mete out other punishment as they see
fit. These English so-called public"
schools are really high-priced private
schools. Those who attend them prepare
for oxford and Cambridge. They are the
sons of gentlemen. If they have to stand
for it, we'll, can't see any reason why
the same benefits shouldn't be extended
to the hard-boiled eggs Of our local peda-
gogia.
OF course, it has been pointed out that
the teacher Cor monitor, for that mat
teri is not always physically competent
to handle the young tough. Besides, the
boys father, who is piano mover by
trade, must also be considered. And SO
would say:
Turn the job over to the new janitor.
Let him be a retired prize fighter or
wrestler. Joe Turner, II he ever runs out
of promoting, or If promoting runs out
on him. might be willing to accept such
q position. In any case, this public
school executioner must be a regular
he-man-the kind who can grab the
young hoodlun, twist him upside down
and bang his head against the radiator
once or, maybe, twice. One or two such
exhibitions and lambs" would not be
the word for the young desperadoes at
Roughneck High. It's worth q trial.
FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Fascist Frightfulness.

When the Germans in the midst Of
the World War found themselves pro-
gressively hampered by the combined
military, naval and economic pressure of
their enemies 1t was decided to invoke
reprisalS that became known under the
general term of "frightfulness." Unre-
stricted submarine warfare was the most
notorious practice that sprang from those
counsels of desperation. Italy appears
to have been goaded by her trials in
Ethiopia and her tribulations at home
into having recourse to "frightfulness. ;"
Hardly any other meaning can be read
into the Rome announcement that new
and hitherto undisclosed scientific weap-
ons" may now be pressed into service in
prosecution of the campaign.
What horrors and devilish devices are
comprehended by this cryptic statement
can only be imagined. Some hint that
they are connected with the air is con-
tanned in decree calling for 5,70O vol
unteers for the aviation force, including
$500 pilots and 1900 base experts. The
prospect of ruthless war bobbed up after
worldwide protests against the recent
bombing by Fascist air squadrons Of a
Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia.
Rome states that the attack was in re-
taliation for alleged decapitation of an
italian pilot. The aftermath Of the incl
dent was the dropping Of leaflets within
the Ethiopian lines warning Halle
Evening star., 1936-01-03
= Farewell to Horses.

The British army, it has been an
nounced, is being demounted. Tommies
of the future will go into battle on foot,
in tanks and lorries or in airplanes.
But horses have been retired to the mu-
scum status of bows and arrows. Only
on state occasions, when the Sovereign
requires an escort Of cavalry, will Lon
don see the equestrian pageantry Of the
past. Times have changed, methods Of
fighting have altered. The gasoline en-
gine has supplanted the heart and lungs,
the muscles and nerves of mans best
friend" in the practice of war.
And perhaps it is just as well that
the decision has been reached, officially
and conclusively. Latter-day strife be-
tween nations is so cruel a business that
many will rejoice that horses are to be
spared active participation in it. Those
who have read of the sunken road at
Waterloo will remember the horror OF
the sacrifice of dumb and innocent
beasts in that classic engagement and
will find satisfaction in the knowledge
that such scenes will be absent from the
record of contest in the years to come.
Some, indeed, may wish that human
beings also might be declared exempt
Evening star., 1936-01-03

tive with liberal tendencies or O liberal
with conservative earmarks. Knox. Van
denberg and Landon are probably looked
upon as measuring up to such specifca-
tions.
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves Of
Kansas City is the second United
States judge in that Jurisdiction re-
Gently to pronounce New Deal legis-
lation unconstitutional His opinion that
the Guffey coal act is invalid follows
closely on the heels of the ruling of his
colleague, Judge Merrill E. Otis, that the
Wagner labor relations law answers the
same description. Judge Reeves was
appointed by President Harding in 1923.
One Of his Specialties is dental juriSpru-
dence. He lectures on that subject in
the Kansas City Dental College. Judge
Reeves evidently thinks the Guffey law
Is equipped with an illegal set of teeth.
New York Republicans have made up
their minds that they're entitled at
least to second place on the presidential
ticket. While Empire State liberals"
flirt with q Borah-Fish combination,
another wing Of the party is booming as
ideal running mates Governor Landon
Of Kansas and young Teddy Roosevelt.
That the East will be allowed to bring
up the rear If first prize at Cleveland
goes West is pretty generally conceded.
II
Townsend plan devotees are addicted
to poetry for campaign purposes.
From the Pacific Coast, home grounds
of the scheme, comes the following
lyrical warning to wavering members
Of Congress up for reelection:
Fifty million Townsendites
On and of the fence,
Gathering votes and waiting
For the fireworks to commence"
~
Among the deadline suits started
against the Government in connection
with the gold clause is q suit filed in
Cleveland at the end of the old year.
1t seeks to assure continued payment of
interest in devalued dollars on such gold
clause issues as the Liberty bonds, all
of which have been called for retirement.
The plaintiffs contend that by abroga-
ton Of the gold contract the Govern
ment has forfeited the right to call the
bonds before maturity.
~
Edmund Platt of New York, vice gov
ernor Of the Federal Reserve Board from
1920 to 1880, supports Herbert Hoover's
view that recovery was checked by Dem
ocratic victory in 1882. Mr.. Platt claims
that contention is amply attested by
the production and price indices of the
Federal Reserve Board, Of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics and of fact-finding
services of other commercial nations"
A Republican and native Of Poughkeep-
sic, in President Roosevelt's home coun-
ty, Mr.. Platt once represented the Hyde
Park district in Congress.
(Copyright. 1860
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Service Enough to Turn
Good Citizen Bolsheyik
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
On Christmas eve. with my wife, I
stood at the corner of Cathedral avenue
and New Mexico street, from $50 o'clock
until o'clock, waiting for the bus to 90
downtown.
Four buSSes passed us going out toward
the end of the line while we waited there.
Then. to keep from freezing to the spot,
We started to walk over to Wisconsin
avenue and the street car line.
On our way over, and when we were
about block and half from Wisconsin,
two of the busSes on that line passed US
coming back toward the city, within a
few rods of each other.
We were two of a group of about 10
people who waited there at that corner.
most Of whom waited almost as long as
We did
Ordinarily I use two Of the street car
lines in the city-the Eleventh and Mon
roe and the Mount Pleasant line.
1t Is very curious, especially in these
days of cold weather, to note how the
cars on both of these lines run in punches
1t Is common to wait on Eleventh street
for five minutes, and then have the cars
come in bunch, and to have one of
them marked for Eleventh and Florida
before the Eleventh and Monroe comes
along.
1t is equally common for the Mount
Pleasant line to have no car for several
minutes, and then have bunch of them
come along. of which the first one will
gleefully sail away without stopping for
any passengers
Somehow, this seems to be proof posi-
tive Of the superior brain qualities of
those who are responsible for the opera
ton, diSpatching, personnel choosing and
dividend declaring of the corporations
holding the franchises for these public
utilities.
Just what should be said about the
political set-up and connections of the
situation is something which does not
lend itself to polite language. after one
has stood for half an hour on the coldest
night Of the season.
OF course, there is nothing to be done
about 1t all. Washingtonians have no
vote, and the only competition is in the
taxicab, which, under these circum-
stances, is apt to be rather elusive.
Since speed-hound assaulted myself
and wife with high-speed Packard au-
tomobile, putting our little Buick coupe
out of commission, we have been keeping
out of the way of that particular form Of
flend by declining the altogether too
great risk of meeting fool on wheels !"
Just what is the point at which a free
American goes bolShevik?
W. R. GAYLORD.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

Selassie's people that, as q penalty for
having violated humane international
laws" they are "in exchange" about to
receive what they deserve"
Fascist spokesmen unblushingly her
aid a campaign of "sterner and more
effective measures" That these will
lead to terrible consequences in Ethiopia,
with atrocities on both sides rivaling
one another in barbarism and cruelty, is
scarcely to be doubted. The officially
inspired Rome Tribuna even suggests
that "frightfulness" may not be con-
fined to the African theater Of war, for
1t fires broadside at Europeans" who
are accepting solidarity with slavers and
beheaders of prisoners" and thunders
that "barbarous excesses" can be an
Swered "in only one way-by continuing
our actions with decision and firmness." ."
The one ray of hope in the depressing
picture presented by these developments
is their unmistakable revelation that
Italy is feeling the pinch Of war in ever
more irksome degree. Military disap-
pointment in the field is matched by
economic discomfort at home. 1t is
highly significant that the government S
attitude toward an oil embargo has
undergone a profound change. Hitherto
Mussolini has proclaimed that oil sane
tions would be considered an act Of hos
tility and would definitely lead to war.
Now Rome says an oil embargo would be
looked upon merely as an act OF grave
unfriendliness."
Disquieting as it is to contemplate
"frightfulness" as the next move in
Italian war strategy, signs are not lack
ing that it betokens Fascist state OF
mind that before long may manifest
itself in a cry for peace.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

What does that old authority, Mother
Goose, have to say about the birds and
the weather?
When the snow Is on the ground we
are bid to think Of the following:
"The little robin grieves when the snow
is On the ground;
For the trees have no leaves, and no
berries can be found.
The air Is cold, the worms are hid, for
robin here what can be found2
Let's throw around some crumbs OF bread.
And then he'll live till the snow is gone"
We have no robins in this vicirity, OF
course, at this time OF year, but the an
cient wisdom propounded above is equal
ly good for the many varieties OF birds
which Winter here.
We find the following:
Little Cock Robin peeped out Of his
cabin
To see the cold weather come in.
Tit for tat, what matter for that?
He'll hide his head under his wing"
The picture Of the robin sitting in his
cabin Is not altogether a matter Of rhyme.
The robin shelf, so-called, is one OF the
most simple devices which man may put
up for the birds.
We will not see Cock Robin hereabouts
until Spring. but when that season final
ly comes, as far away as it may seem
now, he will be its harbinger.
Then he will welcome a simple shelf
attached to a tree, with little roof over
it, supported by two uprights.
Plenty Of flying space must be left to
Oh e,J hnv
they seem to be pulling worms out of the
soft Spring earth, and so cheerily hop
ping and singing for us, 1t seems; for
themselves, really.
Those who feed the birds at this season
had best follow but half of the advice Of
the following rhyme:
Bird, oh bird, come under my bonnet,
And you shall have bread with honey
upon it:
You shall have sugar in coffee and tea
And play every day with baby and me-"
Surely the bread will be enoughi The
picture Of the little girl trying to entice
the bird under her bonnet Is pretty
one; we can but wonder which bird it
was. SO long ago and far away.
one OF the prettleSt OF all the Mother
Goose" bird rhymes is the one entitled
Come Hither, Sweet Robin" Surely
they loved their robins in old England.
The poem, probably an old song, runs as
follows:
"Come hither, sweet robin,
And be not afraid
would not hurt even a feather;
Come hither, sweet robin,
And pick up some bread,
To feed you this very cold weather.
don't mean to frighten you,
Poor little thing,
And pussy cat is not behind me;
So hop about. pretty,
And drop down your wing,
And pick up some cTubs,
And don't mind me-"
This is, indeed. q charming lyric. and
we recommend it especially to all those
who have been induced to believe that
verse is not good verse unless it scans
just so.
That last line, "And don't mind me-"
Is the best in the poem, so unpreten-
tious, so simple and natural, with its
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Join i'm CommendatiOn
OF The Stars Editorials
To the Editor Of The Star:

40 tne ColIoE ol Inc 6tAI.
I read in Fridays issue of The Star
two letters from readers of the paper
Praises for The Stars Christmas Edi.
torial"
wish to add my few words of praise
for The Stars editorials generally. Every
single issue of your paper has articles
which. for theme, subject matter, or lit
erary form, or all together, are models Of
writing. And have wished many times
that had authority to advise the study
Of these same daily columns of The Star
for courses Of study in language and lit
erature in the schools. One topic in FRI
lays issue, "Exalting Righteousness" and
two articles in the issue Of November 13,
Traditions Of the Air" and Pudding
Proof" are excellent compositions.
I think The Star is a strong. admirable
institution in the life Of the Capital City
and a stanch support of the Nations
principles. JOSEPH s. GEORGE.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Ihave been reader of daily papers for
so years-New York papers, Boston pa
pers, California papers and Maine papers.
Since living in Washington have been
q constant reader of The Star, which I
think one Of the highest grade news
papers in our country. I always have it
sent to me during my Summers in Maine.
OF all editorials I have read 1 concede
yours on Christmas" to be the finest Of
anything I have ever seen on the edi-
torial page of any newspaper.
! congratulate you on the sublime way
you have so accurately portrayed the most
important event In human history.
ADA Z. COFFIN.