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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-26
u. S. WEATHER FORECAST

District of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon and probably early TO-
night, followed by generally fair
Tuesday; much colder; lowest
temperature tonight about 38 de-
grees; strong northerly winds, di-
minishing Tuesday.
Maryland and Virginia-Rain
tonight, followed by generally fair
Tuesday; much colder; freezing
temperature in the mountains to-
night.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. m. ....62I4 a. m. .... .54
8 p. m. .57I8 a. m. ....57
Midnight ....54 Noon .......62
Departures
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January i, 1886, 448;
excess of temperature since O.
tober /, 1896, 121; accumulated
deficiency of precipitation since
January l, 1886, 0.99; deficiency
of precipitation since october /,
1896, 0.68.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, II; lowest, 40.
Tide Table
High tide today 4:02 a. m. and
ABA p. m.
Low tide today 10:44 a. m. and
11:15 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 4::59 a. m.
and SAG p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 1887 a. m.
and II p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today at 6:28
a. m. and sets at Sis p. m.
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Lee D. Butler TO Sell
New Line Of TraiIers

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 26.
Appointment Of Lee D. Butler,
Inc, as Pierce Arrow Travelodge
distributors for the washington,
D. c., area was announced today
by Paul Fitzpatrick. vice presi-
dent of the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Corporation. The first Travelodge
trailer is now on exhibition in
Washington.
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The sun rises tomorrow at 6:29
a. m. and sets at STA p. m.
The moon rises today at ESQ
a. m. and sets at 1904 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1921 a. m. and sets at 3:15 p. m.
TEMPERATURES
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B mai B nth 10 Hear
DR.. RosenbIum Speak

DR.. William F. Rosenblum. Of
New York, former president of
Argo Lodge, B'nai Birth. will be
guest speaker at the annual "Past
Presidents Night at the lodge
meeting in the Jewish Community
Center, Wednesday at 8 p. m.
The balance of the program will
consist of entertainment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-26

IaNtlC regional c. L. MCQUEEN
manager. Policies for the coming
year will be outlined by c. L.
McCuen, president and general
manager, and R. M. w. Shaw,
assistant general sales manager,
Of the Odds Motor Works, Lansing.
Business sessions will be held
morning and afternoon, during
which sound motion pictures will
be used to portray the many new
features and Announcements in the
1897 OldSmobileS.
-NnTE AMERICAN
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Bullet Is Watch Charm

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio QNSO.
II. w. Lindsey, railroad detective,
is wearing a novel watch charm.
It's central object is bullet re-
moved from Lindsey'S stomach
after battle with car robbers
in Weirton, w. Va. The detec-
tive was seriously wounded and
one of the alleged thieves killed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-26

OF the Wash
ington zone to-
day, by w. T.
Agee, OldSmo-
bile zone man
ager.
B u S in e S S
meetings, t h e
new car previeW
and a luncheon
will be held at
w a S h i n gton
Hotel.
The two new
c ars will be
presented by r.
L. Myers, At
1nnHin rnuinnal
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81 0LDSM0B|LE
COMES T0D.C.

Presentations of the new Olds-
mobile six and eight for 1887 will
be made to dealers and statesmen
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and Wisconsin. where, two years
ago, they were on direct relief.
VOTE AMERICAN
Evening star., 1936-07-21
CANCELS ENGAGEMENT
Actress Says She and Wallington,
Radio Announcer, Still Friends.

HOLLYWOOD, July 81 R.-Con-
vinced marriage and q career don't
MIX" Jean Rogers, young lilm actress,
said yesterday. her engagement to
James Wellington, radio announcer.
has been broken.
They were to have been married
next month. We're still good
friends" the actress added.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
BY CHARLES Il. JOSEPH.

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Z. Depend.
IL. Final.
a.. Beast.
IS. Lambs pen name.
16. Isle.
II. Refund.
Is. Tropical grunts.
20. Beverage.
21. Discarded.
23. Glen.
IS. Geometrical surfaces.
26. Listen!
so. German city.
80. Peculiar.
SO. Fruit.
81. Adorns.
SO. Boric acid salt.
81. Complains.
40. Opposite.
Ii. Expunged.
q. Plate.
q. Ledges.
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Is. Frighten.
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80. Dogma.
81. Ireland.
63. Stormy.
66. Bed.
81. Royal.
90. Revolve.
81. Card game.
63. Poker premium.
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65. Hill In South Africa.
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81. Hfnders.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

fact, they probably would rather play
to small audience than to a mob.
However, it would be a mistake to
suppose that the wrens do not like to
be noticed by their friends. They have
a curious affection for human neighbors.
Even where no proper quarters are pro-
vided for their accommodation they will
seek shelter in close proximity to human
dwellings. They are happiest when rec
ognized as deserving admission to q
domestic environment. Boxes with en-
frances about an inch in diameter are
best. The birds will keep them reason
ably clean, rear their broods Of six or
eight within them, pay rent in terms of
pleasant song and by consuming untold
millions Of cutworms, weevils, ticks and
other insect nuisances.
Good Dan Chaucer was a wren fan.
In his Court of Love" he refers to the
vernal season as the time when birds
"gan scippen and to daunce." And
Shakespeare knew that "the most dimin-
utive" of feathered creatures will fight
.. against the owl" The example of
these masters was inspiration for Words
worth and Emerson, Thoreau and Walt
Whitman. John Burroughs and Luther
Burbank-all glimpsed the marvellous
truth Of the universal democracy which
proWdentially includes all the living
creations of the Creator.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Rescue by Radio.

Memories of 1900 when the foreign
legations at Peking were besieged by the
rebellious Boxers" were revived yester-
day when it became known that the
American Legation at Adds Ababa,
Ethiopia, was in peril from a mob OF
frenzied natives.
Thirty-six years ago the situation was
intensely acute, representatives Of the
European governments, as well as OF the
United States, being beset by horde OF
undisciplined natives, bent upon the
determination of the foreign devils"
For several weeks the siege continued,
while an international force was being
organized and was making its way from
the coast to the Chinese capital. At last,
on the 14th of August, the column
reached the capital. and a company OF
Sikhs made entrance into the legation
compound. by the water gate" through
the Tartar Wall. The fsiege was broken
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Wrens' Return.

The return of the wrens is not news.
OF course, it marks the authentic be-
ginning of Spring in the latitude OF
Washington and re-establishes an ex-
ceedingiy ancient relation between that
portion Of the human race which resides
in the District of Columbia and the
primitive background from which CEN
turies ago it emerged. But under con-
ditions Of war and revolution, class
struggle. politics, incessant controversy
and disilarmony among people there is
little opportunity for notice Of SO rela-
lively inconsequential an incident as the
coming back Of pair Of birds to an
accustomed nesting place.
Yet to some few hearts the event is
important. Wrens have an attraction
to certain sensitive and kindly souls.
They are so quaint, SO amusing. 50 en-
gaging in their conduct, SO whimsical In
temperament as to be fascinating to such
men, women and little children as sti1I
possess an instinct Of appreciation for
the natural world In which they live.
The number may not be great. Admit
tedly, it would be much easier to recruit
an audience for street-fight than for
the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Troglodytes
Aedon. The crowd. 1t seems, prefers
more violent entertainment. But the
birds do not object. AZ Q matter Of
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Proper Basis for U. S.
Share of District Costs
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Permit me to indorse with emphasis
the position of Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen as stated in your issue of April 26
to the effect that the Federal payments
toward District expenses should be based
primarily on the theory of the realty tax.
This principle, if applied to our per-
picking apportionment problem, in my
opinion would attain the greatest justice
possible. certainly greater than the lump
sum plan now in use. In comparison,
the latter is decidedly medieval.
The value of property has been en-
ployed for centuries as a just measure
of the citizens ability to contribute to
the support of the state. This is true
whether the property is employed for
consumption or production purposes. The
home is placed in the same category as
the factory or farm-the value of each
Is used as the measure of the owners
tax-paying ability If property values
constitute the correct basis for the equi-
table distribution of tax burdens among
citizens, then why not among political
units? The question of sovereignty is
not involved no tax is to be levied OIL
Federal property. The issue is simply one
involving the proper sharing of COM
mon burden. Both parties certainly
should and doubtless would, be highly
gratified to have the right solution eStab-
lished, and a settled policy would be of
great assistance to the Commissioners
in determining the annual budget and
leyying the necessary taxes.
Is it not possible for those favoring
Commissioner Hazens solution to CO.
operate in securing the appointment OF
a joint committee representing Congress
and the District. which. shall make an
impartial and thorough study of the
question with a view to submitting
recommendations for its solution? Such
a program would at least throw valuable
light on this difficult issue and, am
sure, would offer greater possibilities for
a satisfactory division of the burden than
the present "higgling" policy.
DELOS O.. KINSMAN.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Sam'l S. Fisher Another
Neglected American

To the Editor Of The Star:
The neglect of Noah Webster by his
torianS and biographers, which has so
aroused Margaret Germond to JUSTIFIED
wrath in her excellent review in your
columns is not the only instance OF
that kind. The writer of this letter had
occasion to consult the biographies Tor
some data on former Commissioner OF
Patents Samuel s. Fisher in preparation
for an article on his career, and intro
duced it by stating: There is very little
said about the twelfth commissioner OF
patents in the biographical dictionaries.
Most of them fail to mention him at all,
and this in volumes replete with names
well-worth forgetting and full Of refer
ences to worthless of both contempora-
neous and subsequent unimportance."
Samuel S. Fisher was appointed to
head the Patent Office in 1859. He was
the leader of the patent bar, and at
great pecuniary sacrifice entered upon
his offlcial career as matter OF duty.
In the short year and a half as COM
missioner he effected more changes OF
beneficial character than was ever ac-
complished in any decade. He lifted the
character of the institution from level
of low efficiency and questionable prac-
tices to one of vigorous public service
and high ethical ideals.
He instituted the merit system in the
Patent Office for appointment to its
technical corps many years before 1t
was adopted by general legislation. He
found it was essential in order to efh-
caciously conduct its proceedings that
these employees should be of demonstrated
competency. He was the first to repro
duce drawings of patents in published
form SO that they may be available to
the public in all parts of the Nation and
to publish periodically the decisions OF
the commissioner, and he also proposed
legislation to codify the laws, then so
confusing, and to initiate administrative
processes which have permanently af-
fected the institution to its advantage.
He was a man of such outstanding
mental capacity that it is questioned II
he had many equals in the legal pro-
fession. One authority speaking OF his
indomitable energy, said, His days were
full and fertile as the weeks OF many
other men," and Judge Alphonso Taft,
the father of President Taft, observed,
as he was entering upon his law career.
that he possessed extraordinary mental
power" Another authority stated: so
retentive and responsive was his memory
that he could cite any reported case at
all applicable to his speciality and, not
only cite the cases. but could tell exactly
what was and what was not decided:
what the involved patents were and
exactly how the questions of infringe
ment, novelty. etc. arose in each OF
them. In reference to the COM
prehensiveness of his mind and the
rapidity of his thought. 1 deem it suffl-
cient here to say that his great reputa-
ton does not at all eXaggerate his ability
in these respects"
His accomplishments were equal to
his mental capabilities, and it is only
because he died at the early age of AZ
that they were not reflected on even
larger scale. WILLIAM I. WYMAN.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Tribute to F. A. DelanO
Strikes Responsive Chord

To the Editor of The Star:
Your recently printed editorial in
which a timely tribute is paid to Fred
eric A. Delano strikes a responsive
chord in the hearts of those who have
served under him.
1t was my good fortune to work in
train service over Mr.. Delanos territory
when he was a superintendent on the
Burlington.
I recall the morning he came to Chi
cago to take that position. getting on
at Western avenue. Pat" Falvy met
him. Pat" was general yardmaster-a
veritable Rock of Gibraltar in the troubl-
Gus switching situation OF that day. west
ern avenue was the terminal for freight
train crews, and when Mr.. Delano
stepped of of the passenger train the
men cooked their ears for the first words
of the new boss" Mr.. Falvy said.
as reported, Good morning, Mr.. Delano,
I'm here to receive your orders Mr..
Delano smiled. Good morning, Mr..
Falvy," he said, ait will take some time
for me to become acquainted, and If
you will just keep things going as you
always have, shall be glad
The news of the interview spread
rapidly via grapevine" and the men ap-
proved. The new super is all right,
they said.
Mr.. Delano became superintendent Of
motive power of the Burlington later and
then general manager before going to
the Wabash as vice president. He was
president of several roads after that,
before the worlds of banking and diplo-
macy claimed him, serving with distinc-
ton. The men respected and liked him,
and so, I repeat, ! am sure your tribute
struck a responsive chord in the breast
of many an 'old-timer' who read it.
e. H. De GROOT, Jr.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Landslide to the Left.

Sundays run-off elections in France
produced the expected landslide to the
Left. In a Chamber of 6l8 Deputies,
the Popular Front" coalition of Com
munists, Socialists and Radical Socialists
will number 378 members, giving the Left
wing indiSputable preponderance. The
Socialists under leadership of Leon Blum,
will constitute the largest single group,
totaling 146, thus inheriting the place
traditionally held by the Radical Social
lists, who have only lis seats. Even more
noteworthy is the growth Of the Com
munist block from ten to seyenty-one
members. A triumvirate consisting of
Socialist Leader Blum, the Communist,
Maurice T.lorez, and Edouard Daladier,
Radical Socialist leader, will bestride the
parliamentary scene. The Center has
1877, and the Right SO seats.
Under ordinary circumstances, the
Socialists are entitled to claim the pre-
miership, and NJ Blum announces his
readiness to assume power at the head
of peoples front" government. Despite
the majority which the Left parties have
won, there is no certainty that cabinet
organized by them will or can function
with enduring unity on the highly con-
troversial economic, financial and inter-
national issues that confront France.
Votes flowed to the Leftists, notwith-
standing opposition warnings that their
victory might lead to imitation or other
ventures that would doom the franc.
Both Socialists and Communists cam
paigned on a gold standard platform. If
they should attempt currency innova-
tions. along with naturalization of bank
ing, industry and public utilities. French
men would rely upon the Conservative
Senate to serve as a check on dangerous
experiments.
The results of the French elections
seem decidedly pink" and are widely
heralded as red" but unbiased Paris
observers warn the world against jump
inc to the conclusion that France is now
engulfed in a sea of radicaliSm portend-
ing a revolutionary change OF regime.
The Leftist victories are depicted as in
no sense triumphs for doctrinaire Marx
ism or Sovietism. but as protest against
the present state of things and the man
ner in which the country has been
governed for the past two years. The
French system virtually makes it impera-
tive for any cabinet seeking to maintain
itself to do so through makeshift COM
binations of rival Chamber factions.
Whether NJ Blum, M. Daladier or some
other party leader succeeds M. Sarraut as
premier, it will be his task to fashion a
heterogeneous block capable of assuring
a working government majority that is
content to rule, so to speak, on the hand
to-mouth basis.
If recent history repeats itself, the
Quai d'Orsay will see many ministries Of
variegated hue in the days ahead. Mean
time, friends of France like to feel, no
matter how kaleidoscope a parliamentary
situation may ensue, that all is well on
the Seine and that the republic will live.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

and the survivors-some of the defenders
had been slain during the weeks OF
beleagurement-were rescued.
Yesterday the American Legation at
Adds Ababa was in Q state of siege,
multitude of natives, left without gov
ernment and freed from restraint by the
flight of the Emperor to Djibouti. began
looting. The American Minister. with
no defending force-none, indeed, had
been provided by this Government-con-
trived to communicate with Washington
by radio, asking that this Government
request the British government to COM
municate with the British Legation and
secure the aid of force of SikhS. The
request was granted and the message
coursed through the air, from Adds
Ababa, to Washington, to London, back
to Adds Ababa, and the Sikhs were sent
to the rescue.
The call for help and the response went
through fourteen thousand miles OF space
to effect shift of troops over distance
of four miles. But for the radio griev-
Gus tragedy might have occurred. Those
four miles between the American and
British legations could not be traversed
by the beleagured Americans. The four
teen thousand miles were spanned in a
few minutes.
Now the American Legation has been
evacuated and the Americans are safe
at the British Legation. Thus has the
new science of communication by the air
prevented disaster. Credit goes to the
American Minister at Adds Ababa for
his resourcefulness.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.

That engaging rascal, the cowbird,
showed up the other day.
Instead of feeling offended at him,
because of his well-known traits, the
student Of birds will be pleased.
Now he will be able to see something
he had read about!
Every one knows about the cowbird,
how 1t is the only bird which refuses to
make nest or hatch out its own young.
The eggs are laid in some other birds
nest, and the parent birds then forget
all about them, leaving the labor of
foster parents.
1t is said that sparrows are most i'm
posed on in this way.
Starlings often are mistaken for cow
birds.
They do not look very much alike,
really. The startling is a much heavier
bird, without much tail to speak Of,
whereas the cowbird is slender, and has
a neat brown head above his wings and
tail of glistening greenish-black.
The specimens upon which we are
enjoying the privilege of checking are
distinguished also by their cry, long
drawn, thin, wiry sound" as the books
have it.
They also are said to make sound
usually designated as 'chack" in the
books devoted TO helping the amateur
bird friend.
Neither Of these birds has "chacked"
as yet but no doubt will do SO on the
right stimulus.
An excited voice from Northampton
street called the other day, saying TO be
sure to turn the hose up. with fine
spray, so that hundreds of little mi
grating birds could have a drink.
The voice went on to explain that the
warbiers will not drink out of pool, but
only from leaves and the like.
This is a nice idea.
Turn on the fine spray, and let it go
into the air, falling back on evergreens
and shrubs.
During dry weather this is good for
growth, as we'll as spelling welcome" to
little migrators.
Larger birds can take care of them
selves very well, in this respect. Any
pool or bird bath will do.
Smaller birds such as the various
warblers, evidently need to drink in a
different way.
One little bird that needs no special
provision is the wren, pugnaciouS but be-
loved. Every year it returns to the old
nest, and finds a ready welcome from
its human friends.
Many stories are told of the strange
nesting places selected by Jenny Wren,
such as the sleeve of a coat left hanging
on the porch, mail boxes, bags, and wren
houses in almost any location.
We know a wren house hung to the
middle of the ceiling of an open porch.
Despite the fact that this porch is used
at all hours, the wrens make it their
home. and never seem in the slightest bit
afraid.
1t is beginning to percolate in this be-
holder as no doubt it has in many long
ago, that one of the greatest charms OF
bird study is that it is endless.
If you feed the wild birds in Fall and
Winter, you have birds with you all year
long not just few, but many.