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Evening star., 1936-07-24

Townsend leaders realize the propa-
ganda and slogan value of a flXed
amount. In their recent convention
they went back to their original
amount and made it more definite
than ever. They presented resolution
that there shall be added to the Con-
stitution of the United States an
amendment reading as follows-this is
now the authoritative Townsend creed:
"A citizen of the United States whose
life record sail be found free OF habit
ual criminal record shall on reaching
the age of go years be permitted TO
receive from the Treasury of the
United States a citizens service award
for their 40 years or more of public
service in amount not less than 5000
per month based on buying power Of
the 1896 dollar -"
Eleven Significant Words.
The last IL words of that have a
special significance. In discussions
since the Townsend plan was first put
out. critics have frequently told the
Townsendites yes, it was possible to
give the old folks 5000 a month each,
but that one prompt consequence
would be an imitation, in which each
dollar would become about 20 cents.
That still remains true. 1t is physically
possible to introduce in Congress the
resolution quoted above. 1t is physical
ly possible for a ma jority of Congress
to vote for it, 1t is physically possible
for the President TO sign it. 1t is
physically possible for the Treasury TO
begin making the payments of 5000 a
month to the some 10000, 900 persons
over so. But a certain result (after
some uncomfortable immediate conse-
quences) would be an imitation in
which the buying power of the dollar
would become what is now the buying
power of about 20 cents. That is. a
package of food, or a shave, or any
thing else that now costs 20 cents,
would then cost dollar
So now the Townsend leaders, hav-
ing been warned, propose not to let
this happen. They now stipulate 5000
per month based on buying power of
the 1886 dollar
Evening star., 1936-07-24
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Chapman Proves Life
of Consul Is Not
One of Ease.
BY ROBERT STRUNSKY.

w YITH civil war raging IN
AAI Spain, additional proof is
Wv offered that q consul's life
is not an easy one, contrary
to popular belief. The safety of his
fellow citizens resides in his hands,
and the fact that it is sometimes in
grave jeopardy may be seen in the
Evening star., 1936-10-24

Construction activities are increas-
ing in Colombia.
Evening star., 1936-10-24

THE clergyman's voice brought her
back from the past. who gives
this woman to this man?" Charlotte
closed her eyes. the better to hear his
voice. II do" The very words he
spoke at this altar long ago.
When she opened her eyes, he was
seated beside her. 1t was as If those
10 years had never been. It seemed so
right for them to be here together at
Barbara's wedding.
What God hath joined together" !"
the minister was saying. How true!
Her parents were dead. Ralph had
won success; she could be proud Of
him. There was nothing to keep them
apart any longer.
Barbara, clinging to her husbands
arm, walked up the aisle, turning q
radiant face toward her parents as
she passed them. "One smile for the
two Of U.s." Charlotte thought. THAT
Is as 1t should be-"
They rose and Ralph turned to her
and took her hand. Was it possible
that his touch could move her so?
"It's nice to see you, Charlotte" he
said. You're as beautiful as ever"
CHE smiled tremulously. She couldn't
speak yet.
Think Of little Babs being married.
She's so lovely" he was saying. 1.-THE
children are all fine, Charlotte. You
did a good job bringing them up"
They're like you. Ralph" she
heard herself say. Sound at the
core. I never had any trouble with
them at all"
I'm so glad. I've often regretted
that L"
"You must come to the house,
Ralph. Barbara wants you," she
interrupted. She couldn't talk here
After the reception, when every one
had gone, she and Ralph would have
q talk.
He dropped her hand then, and his
own went around the shoulders Of
beautiful woman who seemed to have
appeared from nowhere.
Charlotte, this is Alicia Doane."
Alicia Doane! Not the famous
actress! But it isl I'm delighted"
I'm delighted, too" Ralph smiled.
"Alicia is to be my wife very sooon."
Charlotte shook herself, mentally.
She said all the right things with the
proper amounts of cordiality and in
souciance nicely blended. But there
was q mournful note to the music,
the odor of the lilies made her little
faint, and she allowed herself mo-
ment Of self-pity. The tears sprang
to her eyes. With q whisp Of lace
she f1icked them away.
I'm losing my baby" she ex-
planned to Alicia.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-24

coveted picture. Father may take
two of them or all for ride. Mother
may divide the group and the family
slide into the water for a short trip
down the island, weaving their way
gracefully among the tanglework OF
stems.
A sound that may seem unfamiliar
to the parents or one they know has
menace in it for their children will
cause them to lift their feathers and
cover the babies in an instant.
Not a baby in sight! To you the
grebes seem to be much higher in the
water, but it is because of the babies
on their backs. They can dive with
their hidden children. who somehow
keep their place. Baby grebes are
clever youngsters, and very beautiful
and independent.
Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-24

~ Then millinery collectors, de-
\ manding the exquisite black
and white plumage, caused thousands
and thousands to be slaughtered. Then
it was found that the skin of this bird
was found to be very tough and could
be treated and handled like hide. The
wonderful thick plumage was really
more like fur than feathers. So the
skins were prepared and placed on the
markets. where experts fashioned them
into capes and coats, and what price
they brought!
With protection, the Western grebe
is coming again into its own. 1t is.
as you can see, very handsome bird,
clothed in glossy black and satiny
white. So glistening white is the
smooth shirt 'front.'" when the sun
strikes it, that you see the flash as if
the suns rays struck a mirror. The
grebe has a usual little quirk of turn
ing on his side when he is primping
in the water. You catch flash of the
white breast then. The iris may be
orange, or carmine with a white ring.
Through Western North America
this grebe may be seen during the
Summer. In the Winter the birds are
in Southern British Columbia and
California, and southwark to Central
Mexico. Some have been seen in
Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin. Min
nesota and Quebec.
Put the Western grebes down in your
book of birds you want to observe, and
If possible photograph. They are
friendly among themselves, and have
been known to leave their eggs un-
covered, though they have been OBJ
served placing something over them
before going into the water for q swim
and food.
What will interest you first is the
Evening star., 1936-10-24

more important than air conditioning
in deciding the cellar question.
In favor of bringing the cellar up
stairs. Cellars cost as high as 20 per
cent Of the house. It may pay to
omit the cellar in rocky subsoil which
would require blasting. or In wet
ground that would need waterproof
ing.
Houses without cellars are neither
damp nor cold.
Some architects hold they can make
o house Of better proportions, espe-
cially If it Is planned to put on addi-
tions, by emitting the cellar. In a
series of 36 homes costing $4,000 to
$4,000 one builder this year esti-
mated an average saving of $500 on
each place by omitting the cellar.
In New England a trend toward
partial Easements is reported. These
small cellars are used for air-condi-
tioning plants. Finally the summary
declares that the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters reports 80 per cent
of all fires start in Easements.
Evening star., 1936-10-24
CELLARS OMITTED
|NNEWEST HOMES
Air. Conditioning Features
Held Changing Method
of Construction.
By the Associated Press.

oS tllC nScOClhLcQ EIcoS.
NEW YORK, October 24.-Air con-
ditioning is bringing cellars upstairs.
Cellars cost anywhere from small
sum extra up to 20 per cent of the
entire expense Of new house, and
switching this outlay from a cellar to
payment on artificial weather has
become an effective sales talk.
The plant which cools in Summer,
heats in Winter and scrubs dirt from
the air can be installed equally well
on the ground floor. 1t requires q
room about by 10 feet.
The opinions of architects, both for
and against bringing the cellar up
stairs, have been collected by the
Carrier Corp. here.
In favor of retaining cellars are
the tendencies to use the underground
space that was once considerable waste
for decorative, play and party rooms
The bottoms of walls are usually sunk
3 feet inches below the level of the
ground, so that the excavation of q
cellar may cost little extra. The size
of building lot, slope of the ground
on a hillside, underlying rock, design
OF a home and extra roof expense in
case a house covers more ground be-
cause Of abolishing its cellar all are
Evening star., 1936-10-24

was losing her baby, and with Bar
bara's going she would be alone. Bruce
and Nina had both married within the
last year. But today the lilies tnat
banked the altar seemed symbols OF
hone. and there was an undertone OF
ecstacy for her in the music that ner-
aided the approach of the bride.
She heard faint rustling OF tai
feta like an obbligato to the we'd
ding march. Nina, the matron OF
honor, was passing her pew. There
would be four bridesmaids, the two
little tots, then Barbara with her
father. Barbara and Ralph! Almost
at the last moment Barbara had in
sisted that her daddy must give her
away; and Charlotte was glad.
AS the flower girl passed, scattering
rose petals in the bath OF the bride,
Charlotte's conscience stirred. This
was Barbara's hour. She should be
thinking of her child's happiness now.
But how could she? In a moment
she would be seeing Ralph-after 10
years.
CHE drew a quick breath. They
~ were beside her now. Barbara, all
youthful radiance, her gossamer veil
like an aura of happiness about her!
And Ralph! Charlotte's eyes were
starved for sight of him, and the
memory of their years together swept
over her as he passed. The kiss he
had given her at this very altar! The
tenderness of him! His way with the
children! He had changed so little.
He was giving his little Babs the same
look OF love and joy and pride he had
given her when she lay newborn in
his arms.
They were at the altar now and
the clergyman was speaking. Bar
bara was being married. Soon she
would be gone-with Tony. The house
would be very quiet. She would be
alone. She would need some one
Ralph. Happiness surged over her;
her very need of him gave her q
strange Joy. Why had she ever given
him up?
DOOR Ralph! He hadn't had the
faculty of money-getting. He
never liked the jobs her father got for
him. He failed so often.
1t had seemed preposterous for her
to to be tied to such a man. She was
O Markey and the Markeys were al
ways successful. Ralph didn't want
help from her family; he wanted her
to be content with him and the little
he earned. His obstinacy outraged
her.
She looked at him now, standing
straight and tall beside his daughter.
She had been ashamed Of him,
her parents had resented him Bit
Evening star., 1936-10-24
Natures Children
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis).

clever idea of anchoring the nursery
to the tule stems and water plants. 1t
is really float with shallow de-
preston for the 3-5 pale bluish-green
eggs.
AS the water ebbs and flows, the float
rides gracefully back and forth.
Through the stalks you can get fine
view of the mother. She holds her
slender neck SO gracefully that you
are reminded of a swan, and she IS
alert. The raft has been know to be
raided by water snakes.
Perhaps. If luck is with you. you
Evening star., 1936-10-24
NIU r M U r E D
ad m | ration

q O III ] IdllOn
ran through the
Clev e ! a n d Park
church in little
W aves as t h e
mother of the
bride. in orchid
velvet and a lace
picture hat, was
ushered to her
pew. AS she took
her seat. a calm
smile sOf tie n e d
Charlotte Markey's
dignity and gave
the lie to the ex-
citement and anti
ip a ii on t h a t
welled up in her
and all hut smoth-
cred her. She had
not expected to
feel this way at
Barbara'S wedding.
She had looked
forward TO this day
s@l~ I~4a| Sho
Evening star., 1936-10-24
LOSING HER BABY

terly, and they had
fed the flame OF
her anger. 1t had
seemed such a re-
lief to get the di-
vorce, 10 have her
own name again.
She was a Markey
and proud of it.
How ironical that
now the name of
Ralph Wells was
high in the list OF
noted architects of
the country today!
The C hill DIR e n
had missed him. of
course. They had
cried for him,
begged for daddy
to come home. She
had hated herself,
not because she
had deprived them
Of a father, but be-
cause she had
given them such a
man for a father.
Evening star., 1936-10-24
SAVING UNITS WON
|T0M0RTGAGEPLAN|
Increase Participation in
F. H. A: Program 216.2
Per Cent in 1886. .

Savings, building and loan asso-
Citations nationally have increased
their participation In the Federal
Housing Administrator insured
mortgage system 2162 per cent since
the first of the year, it was announced
today. This compares with q gain
Of 1878 per cent for all participating
institutions In the same eight months.
From January 1 up to September /,
1896, these associations brought their
total Of home mortgages accepted for
insurance by the Housing Administra.
ton from $22, ,474,034 to ST, ,052, 1895.
In the same period the associations
increased their share of the grand to.
tai Of mortgages accepted for in
surance from 15.5 per cent to Ill
per cent.
Steady gains throughout this year
so far have been made by saving.
building and loan associations in their
number and in their percentage Of all
institutions approved as mortgages
for the purpose OF making insured
home mortgage loans.
At the beginning Of this year the
Housing Administration had approved
8,046 private financial institutions
exclusive of branches) as mortga-
gees, Of which 1886, or 20.3 per cent,
were savings, building and loan asso-
Citations At the beginning of the Sep
tember $3.50 institutions exclusive
Of branches) had been approved as
mortgages, Of which 2.l26, or 22.8
per cent, were savings, building and
loan associations. This represents an
increase of 80 per cent for the asso-
Citations in this period. compared with
16 per cent for all approved institu-
tions.
The percentage OF mortgages ac-
cepted for insurance for new con-
struction is higher for savings, build
ing and loan associations than for
the total of all institutions, accord.
ing to records of the Housing Ad-
ministration. OF the grand total Of
mortgages accepted for insurance, 81
per cent have been for homes partly
constructed or to be constructed from
plans at the time the mortgage was
accepted, while As per cent of mort
cages made by the associations have
been for such new construction.
Evening star., 1936-10-24
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

A T ONE time these handsome
" birds were very numerous.
\ Then millinery collectors, de-
Evening star., 1936-10-24
ARCHITECT VIEW URGED
Value of Their Advice in Social

VHIuc UI 1Hc1I x2uF1CC III 50S1es*
Development Stressed.
Noise H. Goldstein of New Orleans,
director of the Gulf States Division
Of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, believes the time has come when
architects should be represented in
councils where decisions are made
affecting the social as well as the
physical aspect of American cities.
Where municipalities have planning
boards, coming boards or art commits
sions, the voice Of the architectural
profession should be heard, he
declared.
Building volume in the South has
more than doubled over last year.
Evening star., 1936-10-24

may see a grebe chick break from It's
shell prison. Each little fellow is sup
piled with a tiny little pip" on the
tip of its beak. With this they ham
mer away at the shell until an open
ing is made for the bill. After this
you can hear some businesslike ham
mering going on, and in a short time
out steps the young grebe from his
round exit. He gives a shake or two
to flufi his downy coat in the warm
sunshine.
The sight Of the grebe youngsters
riding on their parents back or peep
ing from behind the wing is, of course,
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child received at least six toys, from
dolls to bicycles.
More than 300 Wesley Heights chill
dren will be given presents tonight
at O'Clock at Christmas tree cele-
bration at Forty-ninth street and
Cathedral avenue. The party. an an
nual affair, Is sponsored by w. G. and
A. N. Miller, developers Of the Sec
ton.
The Holy Comforter Boys Band will
have Christmas dinner at Sholl's
Cafe. on G street, Monday at 7:15
pm, as the guest Of Father Denges,
director of the organization.
A huge Christmas tree, with gifts
piled beneath 1t for children in WASH
ington institutions, was the setting for
the Soroptimist Clubs annual Christ
mas party yesterday at the Willard
Hotel.
The prisoners at the District Re-
formatory at Lorton. Va, won't be
paroled, but they are ready for q gala
Yuletide celebration planned by Supt.
William L. Peak. A home talent"
show will mark the beginning Of the
festivities tonight. The program to-
morrow calls for religious services in
the morning, dinner at noon and q
special movie in the evening. Col.
Peak will deliver a Christmas message
to the inmates over the prisons CEN
tralized radio system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-24
Pilgrims to Site of Nativity
Find Drab, Peril0us Bethlehem
Fen Hardy Disciples of Christ Brave
Trip to Strife-Torn Holy Land to
Worship at Sacred Spot.

tradition places the manager of the
Nativity-the patriarch walked with
measured tread through the lofty
basilica with its tall columns and
entered the adjoining Church Of st.
Catherine for q brief service.
Welcomed by Franciscana.
He was welcomed by brown clad
Franciscans. who. since the Crusades,
have shared with members of the
Eastern churches the guardianship
OF Palestine's holy places.
Through the day the worshipers
descended to the grotto to kneel
in prayer. Nuns of several orders kept
vigil in the Pickering light of smoky
lamps and candles over the star set
in the floor, which is said to mark
the exact spot of the Nativity.
Protestant groups were busy with
preparations for their traditional
services in Shepherds Field, to begin
Just as night closes in over the rocky
fields around the town.
Shepherds in Raiment Of Old.
There went shepherds. dressed Just
as were those who saw the vision of
angels on that starlit night and who
travelled to Bethlehem to learn that
the Child had been born.
In the courtyard on the south side
Of the Church of the Nativity, mem
bers Of the Church OF England gath
cred to sing their old familiar carols.
The bells Of Bethlehem will ring
out Just before the mathis are sung
in st. GATHERINGS Church, prepara-
tory to the celebra ton of the midnight
pontifical mass by the Latin pa
triarch.
This ceremony will reach its Joyous
climax when the patriarch carries an
image Of the Infant Jesus into the
grotto.
The bells again will carry around
the world from troubled Palestine q
message Of "On earth. peace: good
will toward men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-24
STRIKING employees
GET $4,000 BONUS
Checks Mailed to LOO Workers
Of Libby 0wens-Ford Glass
Company.
BY the Associated Press.


OTTAWA, ILL.,. December "a
Striking employees of the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Co. glass plant received
a $4,000 Christmas present today in
the form of bonus checks.
The checks we're mailed last night to
100 strikers. Some $50 employees
who we're permitted by the union to
continue maintenance work at the
plant received $500 in bonuses on
December Is.
Bonus checks went out December
Is to all other employees Of the Lib
bey-Owens-Ford Co., which has plants
at Toledo, Ohio; Charleston. w. Va;
Shreveport, La. and other cities.
A. s. Middleton, plant manager,
said, Although q large proportion
of the Ottawa employees forfeited their
rights to . bonus by going on strike
November 30 or December 2, the COM
pany does not wish to discriminate
against any of its employees"
The Ottawa workers struck in pro-
test against the transfer of big order
to the Ottawa plant from the Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Co. plant, where
union workers had been ON strike for
weeks.
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HUNT FOR PLANES
IS TURNED TO AIR
Searchers on Ground for
Two Missing Craft I'm.
peded by Snow.
By the Associated Press.

DS tne AosoCidtco fIeBB.
SPOKANE, Wash. December a.
Bafi1ed ground searchers looked to the
air today in their hunt for nine per-
sons IN two wrecked Western Air
transports, all believed dead.
One party gave up its search in fall
ing snow for the Northwest Airlines
plane, wrecked last Friday with two
pilots aboard in North Idaho. but a
second group Of snowshoers waited on
mile-high Cemetery Ridge for an air.
plane Observers aid In leading them
to the wreck scene.
The other search. In its tenth day.
was in the rugged Southwestern sector
OF Utah, for a Western Air express
transport which dropped from sight
with seven aboard.
Marine Corps Planes In Search.
-Four Marine Corps planes from
San Diego were ordered to Join the
Utah search after company executives
said it would be confined to the air
hereafter. Several thousand persons
on the ground failed TO find a trace
of the ship.
The North Idaho searchers held
slight hope of plane getting into the
air over the mountainous area imrne.
diately. They feared additional snow
would hide the wrecked plane, If it is
not already hidden, concealing it until
Spring. The ship carried nearly 500
pounds Of Christmas mail. The pilots
were Joe Livermore and Arthur A.
Haid.
Radio equipment or airlines stations,
the United States Signal Corps. Forest
Service stations and airlines stations,
the United States Signal Corps and
airplanes have been co-ordinated to
pick up reports Of the search.
Wreckage Seen on Ridge.
The wreckage was seen on the ridge
from the air before a fog and storm
closed in Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Alvin Sherwood
leader of the party which returned 10
Kellogg. Idaho. said:
1T was blowing a gale on the ridge
and it was alternating between sleet
and rain 1t took us nearly four houra
to reach the top. about or miles.
Then We scattered out to hunt fol-
the wreckage. We secured the ridge
thoroughly without success. Finally We
had to give up. We decided We hao
been given the wrong directions"
NAVY PLANES ORDERED OUT.
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" the Associated Press.

BETHLEHEM. December a.
Christ's disciples of many creeds
worshiped their Savior today in q
sacred city strangely drab.
Under sullen skies, through streets
where soldiers stood. past shop win
dows empty Of Christmas symbols.
the traditional procession from Jeru-
salem was met at the tomb Of Rachel.
Led by the Latin patriarch. the
marchers were taken to the Church
of the Nativity by the mayor. the
parish priest, and by other church and
civic officials.
But there were few pilgrims in
either Bethlehem or Jerusalem. Six
months Of terror, attendant upon the
Arab strike against Jewish settlement.
had left its mark on the Holy Land.
From the Smouldering aftermath came
continuous eruptions in the form Of
scattered bandit activities.
Two Trucks Looted.
Only yesterday. near the scene Of
the biblical miracle Of wine and water.
two trucks were looted, their drivers
beaten.
Today a subdued throng watched
the patriarch don the costume de-
livered to him in the market place
by members of the various religious
orders.
Here there were Bethlehem women
in high. medieval headdresses, the
.ver-present British soldiers. Scottish
men at arms in kills, school children,
Bedouins. Negroes from the Sudan,
silent Arabs in red tarbushes and a
sprinkling Of pilgrims from Europe
and America.
STOPPING low to pass through the
tiny door Of the church-built in the
fourth century over the grotto where