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Evening star., 1937-12-14
Fisheries Dispute
From the Buffalo Evening News.


The salmon fishermen of Alaska are
up in arms over the poaching by Japa-
nese fishing boats in American waters
They have served notice on the State De-
partment that unless steps are taken to
prevent further encroachment they will
picket the japanese ships, in which case
there may be bloodshed.
The cause Of complaint is the practice
of the Japanese to anchor their floating
canneries in waters through which the
salmon pass on their way up-river to
spawning grounds. They not only rob
the American fishermen Of the best of
the catch, they threaten to drive the
salmon out Of those waters.
The Alaskan Fishermens Association
has protested for two years against this
practice. 1t was Informed some time ago
by Commissioner Of Fisheries Frank T.
Veil that the Japanese had promised not
to take salmon, but to confine their oper-
ations to crab, halibut and cod However,
the fishermen have submitted evidence
to the State Department to show that
the Japanese are raiding the salmon
runs.
Fish Is staple article of the japanese
diet, and the waters near Japan do not
supply sufficient for the nations needs.
Fishing operations in the coastal waters
OF Siberia have been constant source Of
dispute between Japan and the Soviet.
When Japan signed an anti Communism
pact with Germany last year, Moscow
refused to renew the fishing permits
granted to the Japanese. The Soviet
finally renewed the permits for one year
only and threatened recently to end them
at the expiration Of that time.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
New Questions Raised by
Fidelity Case Decision
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
As . stockholder in the closed Fidelity
Building d Loan Association, was in
terested In the letter of Jessie A. Burritt
printed In The Star of Thursday.
I, too. think that the action of Justice
ODonohue, In blocking the transfer Of
the assets to the new Federal Association
on an eighty-five per cent basis, in the
face OF his expressed opinion that such
an appraisal was fair, was not only un-
Justified but unfortunate as well. Be-
sides the further expenses of another
appraisal, which will undoubtedly be
assessed against the stockholders we
have this possible result to consider.
II the new appraisal should result in
higher percentage than eighty-five,
the new corporation will, in all prob
ability, refuse to take over the assets
on any such basis. If the appraisal
should result in lower percentage than
eighty-five. the stockholders will feel
that the action Of Justice ODonohue
has deprived them of portion of their
equity already guaranteed by the new
association. Either result will leave the
matter still unsettled eighteen months
after the Association was closed.
WILLIAM F. ENGEL.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

Twilight, cleaning, dusk
These are names for evenings favorite
time, but no name exists for the similar
period at the other end of daylight.
Early morning following the dawn,
at that precise period when real light
begins to come, but has not quite ar
rived
That, too, is q favorite with many,
including those whose work calls them
out early.
Sensible people make the best OF
things, and here is one good way to
exercise this gift. truly that, not pos
sessed by all.
Going out into the semi dark, in the
early morning, is subject for growing
by many, kut the sensible will GET profit
from the necessity.
One way Of doing so is to greet the
mornings twilight with understanding.
Old things and paths then appear in
new and strange light.
The very streets and lamp-posts seem
different, somehow, in the half-light.
This is the famous afterglow in re-
verse.
This is light increasing, out OF dark
ness, instead of waning back into it
again.
Poets have celebrated the former, but
none has written Of this precise period
They have given their attentions to the
dawn, itself, Aurora in all her glow and
glory.
The period here considered is prosaic
enough time, which does not last very
long, but which may be found between
635 and 6:55 am. About Is or 20
minutes, at the longest, mostly depend
ing upon whether the morning is to be
bright or Is gloomy.
Threat of rain or snow in sky, then
the period begins a little later, and lasts
perhaps to o'clock, at this time OF the
month, shortly before Christmas.
Many who are forced out at this
period, or who order themselves out Gt
makes no difference) are inclined to feel
very sorry for themselves, whereas they
should be glad
They are able to see the city or sub
urban world in new light.
1t is not exactly as it is in the twilight,
when the invisible curtain of darkness
descends.
1t is more theatrical, in 4 very real
sense.
For it is the lifting of the greatest
curtain in the universe on the show of
this world
1t is interesting to know, and happy
to feel sure, that the great show of this
world exists at every street corner, at
every turn of the road.
1t is not something reserved for high
moments, except in books and plays,
and not in all of them, either.
1t is something which is very near
right outside your doorstep.
This Is the show of this world, for
the realization of which, perhaps, the
average person, who certainly is no poet
needs just that touch OF difference
given by the half-light.
The jog of the unfamiliar gives the
familiar the turn it needs to put it into
the romantic class.
All OF us, really, are incurably ro-
mantle, in the sense that We want to
see beauty everywhere, and often fail to
find It,
Even the stogiest person, given the
chance, can be as romantic as the mo-
Evening star., 1937-12-14

ton picture stars seem to bs (although
1t must be admitted that they look az
hopelessly unromantic As anybody else
in these candid shots taken Of them
eating at table, and the like. some Of
them, indeed, positively ugly, a most
satisfactory state of things, all things
taken into considerationt.
y 4
Now in the early morning we are ro-
manticists, going along to work, who-
ever We are, and wherever we are.
What, this old slow poke romanticist?
Very much SO.
Every morning walker Is IN artist, al
though 1t may be unknown to him or
his friends, especially the latter
why, J. know him! An artist-im-
possible"
There goes the artist, Just the same,
finding something beautiful IN the gray
cold Of early morning.
One steps along lively, and is fortu-
nate to have good sidewalk or wind
ing road for his exercise.
The cult Of the road is dying out In
America. As people we whirl along so
fast that the road, as thing apart, has
no interest for us. All we care about
is the roadbed, and we cannot see that.
Roads used to have personality.
Now all they have is concrete.
~ \
Vision is sharpened by peering into
the half
The road looms up once more as
thing in itself, an entity, something to
enjoy as well as go over.
PedeStrianism, whether by choice or
necessity, has many benefits. Let us be
sure We realize some Of them as we 20
along.
One Of them truly. is the ability to
SAVIOR the road. the highway, the street.
Even in the depths Of the brick jungle
known as the city there are scores OF
interesting old bay windows and the
like to be seen in the half-light.
Harsh lines fade little, giving the old
buildings the look of artists drawings
Artists naturally soften and slightly
blur the too hard lines they encounter.
That is being artistic to purpose.
Half-light does the same for the
walker.
He is helped to see things as he might
see them all the time. If it were not for
the hurry and worry OF a mechanized en-
gineering society.
The road looms before him.
There is not wheel or lever on it, at
this moment
If he is fortunate he can walk his
mile without encountering one auto
mobile
Those machines split the half light
with glare, just as they cut the silence
with raucous horn.
Louder horns, speedier engines,
brighter lights
The spirit of America, and positively
nothing can be done about it. One can
not even flee from it. except in such mo-
ments as these on the early open road,
when the fates permit q few blocks of
comparative silence and peace.
Already half-light is going.
Pretty soon the romanticist will be-
come realist again. He will see rotting
concrete IN front steps, and wonder why
the builder did not stick to the good old
formula of l-2-3 Zone part cement, two
parts sand, and three of graveD.
If the world only would stick to its
tried and tested formulae. But the surest
thing is that it hasn't and it won't.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Transit Problem Series
Commended for Fairness
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Just . word OF commendation for the
Capital Transit" series by James E.
Chinn, appearing in your columns.
It Is unusual. in this city of ours, to
see public utility given a fair hearing
as in Mr.. Chinns articles.
OF course, I appreciate the fact that
there are many things to kick about in
the city's transportation system, but the
kickers never seem to want to see the
other side Of the question. And there
Is always another side.
For instance. consider the financial side
Of the question and the increase in fares.
I do not own . car so I have to de-
pend on my legs and the Capital Transit
Co. to get places am also one of
those bloated CD plutocrats who own a
few shares of Capital Transit stock (hear
the kichers yelD. have received one
dividend Of 81 . share in the past five
years, . princely return on my invest
ment, surely. think have a kick COM
ing. too.
Transportation costs have advanced
considerably, and somebody must pay
the bill II We are to continue to have a
solvent mass transportation system. The
car and bus rider is the logical person
to pay for the service.
Is 1t fair to expect to ride at cost for
below, as school children do) and let
the investors pay the bill?
Is 1t not natural for those furnishing
capital for the system to expect a re-
turn on their investment?
There Is much glib talk of immediate
replacement Of old euuipment with new
Inis sort OF thing costs money-much
money. / am sure the company would
like to have nothing but new equipment
to operate, both from a, standpoint of
economy and to make the service more
attractive to patrons; but would the
public be willing to invest in a new bond
issue to buy it, when earnings are 50
uncertain As to seriously threaten pay
ment Of interest on bonds?
r. BEAMAN NEALE.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

American Chemical Society here by Drs
D. B. Keyes and H. D. Foster of the Uni
versity OF Illinois.
Ofhand it seems a paradox. Fire is
the heat produced by the combination
of oxygen with carbon and other organic
materials. The faster the combination
takes place the hotter the fire The
hotter the fire the faster the combina-
ton.
But the University of Illinois chemists
appear to have found a case-perhaps
the only one in nature-in which the
combining process slows up with increas-
ing heat. They were trying to get acetic
acid out of acetaldehyde compound OF
carbon hydrogen and oxygen. They de-
vised process for burning it out" by
mixing it with air and passing the COM
bination over surface of heated silica
gel, which looks like fine sand
The oxidation, or burning" process
proceeded we'll enough when the tenn
perature of the silica gel was kept be-
tween 145 and 160 degrees Centigrade.
Raised above this the oxygen combined
less and less. In other words, the con-
tact of the oxygen, silica gel and acetal-
dehyde became less intimate at higher
temperatures" says the American Chem
ical Society report.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Believes Arizona Meteor
Really sRocked the Earth

TO ths EDITOR Of Iha star:
Your issue Of this December contains
m article on the ice age and glacial
period-A very interesting article on q
very interesting subject.
The glacial period Of the temperate
zone was 20 long ago that visible evi-
dence today IL very obscure and the
scientist in his research must depend
largely on relative facts and from those
facts, the only tangible evidence, recon-
Struct and build about them his theory
as to the time OF the existence Of the
glaciers and animal and vegetable life.
Today We have glaciers in the Far
North ATTITUDES. Some are stationary
and have been so for centuries-some
move down the earth surface incline
few inches or few feet In 4 years time,
finally reaching the sea, where they
break of into icebergs that drift south
to melt and disappear.
Let us now, fer a moment, leave the
glaciers and see about that Arizona
meteorite. 1t may be $4,000 years agone
since this monster Of the air came plung-
ing through space and hit our Mother
Earth where we now have the State of
Arizona.
Scientific men estimate this monster
1T anywhere from 5000 to 10000 900
tons In weight. When 1t struck our
mountains Of rock it left fragments of
itself. which, being analysed. show solid
nickel, iron and platinum.
This monster of the air came plunging
through space at an estimated speed of
thirty to forty miles per second of time
II struck our earth glancing blow and
buried itself little more than one
fourth Of a mile, leaving 4 crater two
miles wide ut the surface
Drilling down 1850 feet the drill
touched the monster and stuck, resisting
all Efforts to withdraw the drill.
The result of collision by two moving
bodies Is proportional to the weight and
density Of the bodies the rate of impact
and the angle Of collision. This Arizona
meteorite was not, in q sense, a falling
body as it came gliding in on an air
incline.
The meteorite, being composed Of
nickel-iron- platinum, a much harder
substance than earth, so, in the encoun-
ter with the solid rock ledges of our
earth the impact, or blow, disturbed the
equilibrium or perfect balance of our
earth and by this caused a new polar
axis.
How does 1t come that the polar
regions were at one time tropical? 1t is
too remote to 60 back to the time when
the cooling on OF the earth started at the
poles, for what was in the young days of
the earth the polar regions is now some
where else, unknown to man.
What caused this change of polar
axis-what convulsion OF nature caused
this earth to topple on its throne-what
mighty agent. Of sufficient power to shake
. planet, attempted to cross our orbit
and ended its journey at the crossing?
The answer is the Arizona meteorite now
lying peacefully beneath Arizona soil.
Its weight does no damage now to this
earth but its mighty impact dealt blow
that rocked this planet.
w. J. DERMOTT.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
An Ideal Christmas Book
The New Testament
Red Letter Edition.

Such volume is offered with q mass
of supplementary material-harmony of
the gospels, great periods of Bible his
tory, and specially prepared section
giving the names Of trees, waters, noun
tains, musical instruments and birds that
are named in the Bible. It gives many
important facts such as the longest book
and the shortest verse. This unusual
publication contains 254 pages printed
on thin Bible paper and Is bound in q
flexible black cover. Every reader who
acts promptly can secure q copy before
Christmas for the mere cost and ham
ding charge Of 20 cents.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

has been provided with the Hopkins
Place development in the once -repug-
nant alley known as London Court,
thanks to the Alley Dwelling Authority.
The next group, Of slightly higher in
come, has been offered the A. D. A.
housing developments on w and X
streets and in st. Mary's Court, and the
p. w. A. project, Langston. Families Of
moderate income have moved into such
modern communities as Colonial Village,
Buckingham, Falkland and Brentwood,
under sponsorship of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration.
There is yet much to be done, however
According to the Washington Housing
Association, Of which Mrs. Franklin D..
Roosevelt is honorary president, "over-
crowding and lack OF sanitation handi-
cap the lives of thousands OF families
in the Capital" More than 1000 houses
do not have running water inside. Nearly
1900 families are without indoor sani-
tary conveniences. Approximately 10000
families use candles or oil lamps.
OF special significance Is the fact that
Washington. the so-called City Beauti-
ful. stands near the top Of 46 large cities
in deaths from that companion of poor
housing and sanitation - tuberculosis.
The Washington Housing Association
merits full support of the citizens and
cooperation of all interested agencies
in its efforts to expose these disgraceful
conditions and to eliminate them with
all possible speed
Evening star., 1937-12-14

no purpose. human Illustration in the
full and accurate meaning Of the phrass.
The sympathy of the entire city goes
out to william Hahn and Company, an
old and honorable firm distinguished for
useful public service in the Capitals mer-
camille history. Even though protected
by insurance. the owners Of the store
have been vastly inconvenienced by the
blaze and its inevitable aftermath of
adjustment.
For the Fire Department and the
Police Department a word of apprecia-
tion certainly is required. Working in
cold weather and under emergency con-
ditions, they labored with credit to them
selves and to the community which
maintains them.
The cause Of the fire Is Is yet unde-
termined; but, without regard to its spe.
ciflc nature, something should be said in
the interest OF prevention Of further
confiagrations, Every citizen should be
mindful of the hazard of winter. Over.
heated furnaces, defective fiues and
chimneys, carslessness In the manage-
ment of gas and oil stoves, unsuarded
Christmas tree illuminations, neglected
faults In electric wiring-all these are
dangers against which 1t is wise to guard.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
SUNDAYS Fire.

Sundays fire was news event Of the
first order 1t brought twenty thousand
people to Seventh and K streets to
watch spectacle never to be forgotten.
But 1t was not q pretty picture that the
assembled audience saw. Rather, the
impression it left was one Of tragic
loss-of labor wasted, capital invested to
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Racketeer's Christmas Tr

Racketeer's Christmas Tree.
The racketeer in gentle phrase
Made mention of the holidays.
These things" said he, I'D like to see
On the forthcoming Christmas tree:
A hip hask-and Just out of view
The means of filling it anew
A blackjack and sawed-on gun,
A gas bomb just to help the fun,
A jimmy and crowbar stout,
With drugs all scattered about
I shall not fear lack of cheer
If, as the holidays draw near,
I feel that am sure to see
These gifts upon my Christmas tree!"
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Japanese ''Cuarantees." :"

With that prompt firmness which the
situation demands, President Roosevelt,
deeply shocked and concerned" by the
"indiscriminate bombing" of American
and other non-Chinese ships on the
Yangtze. requires from Japan apologies.
compensation and guarantees against
repetition of such attacks as the sink
Ing OF the U. s. S. gunboat Panay and
three American oil tankers. To lend
force to his protest, which lacks moth
ing in vigor because of its unexcited
tenor, Mr.. Roosevelt caused Ambassador
saito to be informed that the United
States desires its remonstrance brought
directly to the attention of Emperor
Hirohito.
There Is unmistakable significance in
that request. 1t betokens Washingtons
expectatio that the taking of American
life and the affront to American rights
upstream from Nanking on Saturday
will not be perfunctorily dealt with by
the war lords now in command at Toxic,
merely as one more injudicious, re-
grettable, terrible mistake" of over
Jealous bearers Of the blessings Japan
would bestow upon q nome opera
tive" China. The White House message
is 4 notification that armed agents of
the throne have committed an act so
grave that it calls for nothing less than
the personal attention of the one su-
preme authority to which the epauletted
exponents Of imperial power and glory
do obeisance
Decidedly the sting in the Presidents
message to his great and good japanese
friend is in its tail-the hope" that the
Japanese government will present to
our government methods guaranteeing
against repetition OF any similar at
tack in the future" Americans. hard
ened in their mistrust of japanese
guarantees" by q succession of unkept
pledges. wonder what kind of assurances
Toxic can offer that will merit this
eountrys confidence. In Washington,
fifteen years ago this winter, Japan
guaranteed" by her signature of the
Nine-Power Treaty to respect the po-
litical independence and territorial in
tegrity OF China. Japan turned that
guarantee" into 4 scrap of paper in
Manchuria in 1881. At Paris in 1929.
Japan afnxed her name to the Kellogg
Pact renouncing war as an instrument
OF national policy. For the past five
months Japan has been making bloody
mincemeat Of that guarantee, as her
army, navy and air forces proceeded to
impose her sway from the Great Wall to
Shanghai.
Would not 4 guarantee stamped
Mads-in-U. 8: A., instead of the brittle
brand trademark Made-in-J Japan, per-
haps be = more reliable pledge to
Americans against recurrence of the
Panay outrage? What about anchoring
the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor
for the next few months? In light Of
Nippon's demonstrated disrespect either
for international treaties or diplomatic
notes, many people in this country are
inclined to think the prescription writ
ten by another Roosevelt thirty years
ago is the preventive medicine for which
the Far Eastern case now calls, if the
disease steadily eating into the vitals of
international rights is not to become
still more virulent.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Model Driver.
From the Louisville Courier journal,

From the Louisville Courier journal.
A drunken driver, without license,
driving recklessly on the wrong side of
the street, struck three parked cars in
q row, but failed to stop and render aid"
He probably was In hurry to ind red
light while hs was In form.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

Penitentiary, desperadoes effected an
escape in South Carolina by using a
wooden pistol. They killed the captain
OF the guard but half dozen convicts
were put back into custody. There are
persons 80 hard that they cannot be
persuaded to wait q little while 10 Is
to permit Santa Claus to perform
unhindered.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

1t is most regrettable to find the
opposite hemisphere taking so little in
telligent interest in the fact that the
recent score gave the Redskins 10 while
the Chicago Bears claim only 2l. Our
future would be brighter if We could take
the mind Of the old world of our dor
mant wealth and demand attention for
our witticisms.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Washington's Smoking
Chimneys Dismay Visitor

10 the Dditor Of The star
Washington Il known as the City
Beautiful OF the world. Pity it must be
smudged daily with soft coal smoke. I
suggest the authorities view from 24O0
Sixteenth street the smoking chimneys
below. LAURENCE DRIGGs
Locust Valley, Long Island.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Economic Royals? !?

From the Shreveport journal.
The former German Kaiser is reported
to be worth SIS, ,0o0. 400, but If he has all
that money, he took 1t with him when he
fed to Doom. There's not that much
profit In wood d-chonpinG.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

A tax cut is announced for next Janu-
aFy which gives an opportunity for some
winter figures which will be interesting
II not always amusing.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

Mysterious fires become a part of the
holiday season and call on the public
to be alert with timely assistance a
well as holiday cheer. The merry Christ
mas season can still be merry, even
If alertness and caution are required.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

There was a time when the Gridiron
Club hesitated about inviting a President
OF the United States. Now, question may
arise as to whether lay member will be
agreeable company for President.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Motorists Plea.

I shiver in the wintry gust;
My fears are growing greater.
Oh, Frost King, smite me If you must,
But spare yon radiator.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Worse Than Microbes.

Sweden has method of treating books
which destroys al microbeA But NO
one has succeeding In eliminating that
greatest of book pests, the barrower.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

c.. I. O. serves notice on A. F. L. that
an understanding must be had that will
make the workman thankful there may
be still more unions to be taken care of.