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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01

For Today
THE END

Use care and diplomacy with
social and ccupat ion al SUI
periors till Thursday. Make ex-
perience count all balance of
this week. Today: generally of
the pleasure-seeking type: o. K.
see the lighter side, but don't
skip any payments.
WORRY VS.. THOUGHT
There is a big difference be-
tween worry and recognizing a
tough situation. A man at the
bottom of the hill will never
worry himself over the top. But
he can think out ways and
means for climbing it and then
do it. He may tumble together
both the worry and the thought
and then make the error of
thinking the worry helped.
Worry is emotional. Thought is
intellectual.
YOUR YEAR AHEAD
Your year ahead accents past
money eXperie noes, with
chances to gain thereby, if you
celebrate today. Attractions to
older persons possible. Good
mental year. Danger: Deem
Der 23-January 80; April 20
June Is; September 10-Novem-
Der /.
TOMORROW
Can get by too easily; don't
miss this real opportunity for
results.
Copyright, 1887, by Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
New Book Planned
By Mrs. Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Dec. GN.SO.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
soon give the world her views on
the international situation, it was
revealed today The Presidents
wife is writing a book to be en-
titled This Troubled World" it
was announced at a luncheon
meeting of The Woman Pays
Club" in the Hotel Warwick, at
which Mrs. Roosevelt was guest
of honor.
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money without his knowing it and
use it to buy him something for
Chanukah and make a nice dinner
for him-I thought it would cheer
him up, make him feel better"
MY child" said Mats mother,
but her voice was gentle, don't
you know that in our faith it is the
duty of the men to provide? Nat
would be angry if he knew"
II know. Mamma. That's why
didn't want him to know anything
about it even chased him out of
the house today. L"
"You love him greatly, don't
you?" Mrs. Blum asked softly.
1--WE always loved Nat. He
never knew it, and can't tell him
becauSe-well, think he resents
me; resents the way he was
practically forced to marry me.
I've tried my best to be a good
wife to him-but-he doesn't love
me-"
That's fine thing to say
about your husband" said Nat,
stepping into the living room.
Molly stared at him in confusion,
and his mother seemed on the
verge of saying something to him
sharply. But Molly had turned
white.
Now there were tears trimming
in her eyes and she turned to
run from the room. But Nat
caught her in his arms and drew
her to him. She placed her
hands against his chest and
looked up.
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RECONCILIATION

More than you ever suspected, 1"
he murmured, then confessed:
More even, than I ever suspected
until I realized a moment ago
what a fool I've BEEN" He whis.
pered into her hair: But I got
the job, honey-you won't have
to worL for mel"
"I-only did ito be able to get
you-a present-for the holidays. "
''No, you DON'T" he contradicted.
you're going to get something
for yourself with that"
She shook her head and smiled
shyly through her tears.
''No, Nat. Not for either of us,
then. I'm going to use the money
to buy things, for-for some one
else. II wasn't ready to tell you,
yet"
He stared in disbelief, until his
mother broke in drily, but with a
note of joy he never before had
heard.
Neither of you need bother
about buying gifts; our festival of
the candles this year has brought
you both a gift that no money can
buy"
She broke off suddenly as Nat
swept Molly from her feet and
deposited her in a chair. NAT,
what are you doing with Molly?"
"Just seeing that she stays put
while cook the supper, mom," he
grinned over his shoulder. 7 be-
lieve in keeping an eye on my
gifts!"
THE END
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BUREAU EXPANDS

In 1888 the Department of In.
terror will expand its supervision
Of cattle glazing to cover Ia, 900
of public lands.
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Cast of Characters in
Gift of the Candles"
NATHAN BLUM, who after
four months of married
life is convinced his mar
riage was a mistake.
MOLLY, the wife Nathan
has decided he does not
love.
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BY WALTER HARTMAN

IL Nathan Blum than convince him that it had been mis-
take Now stamping of the house into the biting damp
FROST Of the East Side DUSK he told himself that it the
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MOLLY CONFESSES
Molly laughed nervously.

Molly laughed nerVouSIy.
"Of course. But don't tell Ma" "
Her voice dropped a little as she
confessed, Il was next door, max
ing dress for Mrs. Bauman. L
well, Nat hasn't been working and
he's been discouraged.
7 thought ] could make some
Evening star., 1937-05-07

tudes into the hands Of Adventures like
Stain, Mussolini and Hitler is one which
is dedicated to speed. 1t wants to go
places quickly. But, possibly because
1t is so rife with nervous energy, it visions
its objectives dinly. Even its hope for
Utopia is hazy affair. The American
radicals who hurried to Moscow after the
Bolshevik revolution in 1917 beat it,
back to New York as fast as they could
travel Some of them learned caution
and patience by bitter experience.
For Senator OMahoney, however, no
such ordeal is necessary. Skilled in
watching the passing show, he under
stands that there are occasions when it
is wise to use the brake. His rational
and constructive attitude has precedent
in the judgment of st. Augustine that:
by their patience and perseverance
Gods children are truly known from
hypocrites"
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Abattoirs and Possibilities,

In his statement yesterday again call
ing attention to the "monstrous mis-
take" and the "effrontery of this ATTEMPT
to convert the northeast gateway OF the
city into stock yards" Secretary Ickes
suggests that every thoughtful citizen
OF Washington, every property owner
who has any sense of realty values, every
business man and shopkeeper" should
acquaint himself with some of the posi-
bilities in connection with an abattoir
or slaughter house within the limits of
the District of Columbia.
Some OF these possibilities are outlined
in communication to Secretary 1ckes
from Frederick H. Walton, an expert on
abattoirs and slaughter houses. The let
ter is not pleasant reading. Some of the
possibilities outlined therein are not con-
duclve to dinner table conversation. But
the letter manifestly deals with matters
which must be studied carefully in con-
nection with the threatened authorize
ton of permanent abattoir in the
Nations Capital
Every organization which has taken
part in development of Washington as
the Federal City should be represented
at the hearing on the King bill next
Tuesday and should be prepared to work
In behalf Of the passage, Immediately,
OF that necessary measure.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Patience.

Senator Joseph C. OMahoney, once
In his youth newspaper man, is pos
sessed of philosophic instinct. In his
recent speech on the proposed "reorgani-
Iation" Of the Federal judiciary, he said: !:
Patience will pay us dividends" The
thought is worthy of consideration, both
In relation to President Roosevelt's plan
to control the Supreme Court and in rela-
ton to life in general and all its many
problems.
OF course, the pace of progress in the
twentieth century has been terrific
Equally true is the fact that the tre-
mendous acceleration of the tempo of
existence since 1900 has advantaged mil
lions of people. Time has been brought
within the power of men to govern as
never before; space has been negotiated
by improved facilities of communication
and transportation far beyond the
dreams of the most ardent prophets of
antiquity. Modern nations have been
correlated within themselves and in their
association with each other. The entire
planet has been drawn together into a
single neighborhood; its human inhabit-
ants consult single clock
And much of this marvellous advance
ment has been accomplished by stepping
on the gas" Mankind has ceased to
march. Instead it pfunges recklessly on
ward into roads as yet uncharted. The
age which commits the eNestiny Of multi
Evening star., 1937-05-07
AnOdyne for Sorrow.

The story Of the destruction of the air.
ship Hindenburg is so dramatic, SO COM
pelling in it's appeal to the imagina-
ton. that it stirs a dynamic reaction in
every human heart. Morever, it is
documented as few disasters OF the past
have been. 1t was chronicled and
recorded as it happened and therefore
is comprehended and understood by all
who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
The horror of it is burnt into the men,
ory Of millions.
Spectators at Lakehurst wept as the
beautiful cruiser Of the skies collapsed
in flames. They trembled with frustra-
ton at the fate which prevented the
rescue of fellow-creatures trapped in the
holocaust. But likewise they felt .
natural grief for the failure of a noble
enterprise of science-it hurt the soul
to stand helplessly by the while a brave
dream met unmerited defeat
Yet mankind dare not be discouraged
by such accidents. Sanity prompts a
faith which cannot falter. The lives
lost certainly could i'll be spared, the
Zeppelin itself represented labor too
precious to be wasted. But it should
not be forgotten that hundreds OF pas
sengers have crossed the seas safely in
similar craft. Nor ought the fact that
other means of transportation-au automo-
biles. most 1lotably-are equally hazard
Gus. 1t seems inevitable that there
should be some element Of peril in every
method Of traveA Panic fright therefore
Evening star., 1937-05-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEVELL,

The knowledge OF the individual bird
songs Is something built up through long
hours Of pleasant interest, in which the
music lover-for such he or she must
be-discovers that these are really won-
derful singers.
He comes in time to know the strains
OF the wood thrush from those of the
robin, and those of the cardinal or red
bird, from the song of the white -throated
sparrow.
Especially at that magic early morn
Ing time, before the real chorus has
started, as each creature looks out at the
new day, and finds 1t good, the listener
will be glad he knows some Of the songs
because then he will be able to call up
before his minds eye the perfect pictures
Of the birds, themselves, and see them
In all their beauty.
Shortly he will not be able to do this,
for then the grand chorus OF the day
will have begun. Each and every bird,
then, will be singing his loudest, intent
on outdoing all others OF his own species
and those of other bird tribes.
Now from each resting place, claws
tightly but easily hooked around 4
branch, a bird sings, each time just a
few cheeps, or notes, maybe an entire
strain, but not repeated.
Birds, as humans, resent waking up
too quickly
They never leap out OF bed, as young
of the human species are admonished
to do.
Leaping out of bed, just like that, is
not sensible and it is not natural.
Birds. pure children Of Nature, never
do it.
They wake up little by little, glad to
be alive, welcoming the light but taking
their time about it.
Have they not all the time there Isl?
And have not we?
Now the wood thrush sings for the
listener, its clear, cool notes rising high,
but not as high as they will soon.
This fellow is in the spirea by the
porch; the audience hears him rustling
around there and is glad.
Glad for the bird and glad for himself,
that he is awake and certain of the place
where his favorite thrush slept last
night.
Close at hand. his head down. his
speckled gray breast warm in the chill Of
early morning.
This bird has a melody all its own,
true to thrush music but definitely
varied, with three triolets, the last a
double chime effect not heard in any
other thrush OF the past seven years.
Quavers Of white -throated sparrow
mingle with the short chirp Of their
English cousins.
A bluejay hurls sudden defiance
through q sleeping but awakening
world.
The soft notes of a dove minele Just
once with the less musical utterances
Of pair OF pigeons.
Through the air cuts the chatter of
Jenny Wren. definitely decided for the
larger house on the locust. not the
smaller one on the arch. Johnny likes
the latter. but what has he to do with it?
There is quiet now. Soon the morning
chorus will begin in earnest, but the
listener has heard the best already; he
knows at last where the wood thrush
sleeps in his garden.
Evening star., 1937-05-07

is not justified as q result OF any single
mishap, however horrible.
A further word, perhaps may be said
with regard to the psychological sig
nif1cance OF yesterdays catastrophe. The
primitive peoples Of remote antiquity
believed that phoenix rose from the
ashes OF hopes destroyed. and that
philosophy probably was not altogether
unreasonable. It may be counted a gain
for civilization If Germany and the
United States are linked in a bond OF
suffering and sympathy. Ties sealed with
tears should be dursble. In such a
thought there may be an anodyne for
current sorrow.
Evening star., 1937-05-07

Where the wildbirds sleep in Winter
Is doubtful, but where they slumber
In Spring and Summer Is known.
Mystery may cover their sleeping
places during the inclement months;
the birdlover who feeds them in his
garden seldom believes they perch
nearby
At this time Of year, however, there
Is no doubt at all where they sleep.
Scores Of them slumber every night
in nearby trees, in the shrubs by the
porch, in the hedges in front and back.
There can be no doubt-they may be
heard plainly as they wake up, one by
one sounding clear note of initial greet
Ing to the day.
These preliminary songs soon merge.
In short time all the birds OF the
neighborhood are singing, calling, shrill-
ing into the cool air OF the morning.
But those first songs, tentative, pre-
liminary plainly mark each bird to the
understanding mind and ear, tell where
1t is, what it is, and give . beautiful
picture to the mind.
The insomnia, he or she who sleeps
lightly, may yet derive real benefit from
These first greetings, bird by bird are
even more interesting than the great
morning chorus, which is worth any
ones waking up to hear.
To hear it, however, one must live in
the suburbs or country.
City birds do not, as rule "cut loose"
with such steam, power, verve, zest,
pleasure, happiness, gratitude.
All of these no doubt may be read
into the birds early morning chorus.
There simply are not so many in the
deep city, that is ALL for the number,
they do the best they can; in comparison
with the suburban singers, however, they
make little noise.
Yes, noise it is, the morning chorus,
but music it is. too, especially II the
listener knows his birds.
Then. and then only, will he be able
to tell one song from another and assign
to each song the bird which utters it.
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This knowledge is not a matter of q
few days study.
Often it requires years to build up.
Even then there will be scores OF songs
which, in the morning chorus, cannot
be assigned to the correct bird
Those which are known will 60 long
way to make the morning addition more
than simple pleasure. 1t will be q
delight.
This is another case In which knowl-
edge is power.
Since knowledge will not be absolute,
power cannot be absolute either: but
who would want 1t to be, in such .
delightful thing?
Let absolute power be the dream Of
fools.
The honest bird listener, with his little
knowledge, has the power Of making his
wakefulness a happy wakefulness, a
pleasant interlude during which real
music is heard by him while millions
sleep in ignorance of it.
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1t Is In such ways that the Nature
student may be wise in his day and enjoy
much that the rest of the world calls
dross, or even does not know exists at
all.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

For all its show Of independence this
Spring. Congress gives proof that It Is
by no means detached from administra-
tion apron strings. The stalling OF the
legislative engine, due mainly to block
ing Of the right of way by the court
packing program, indicates that the
White House Is at the controls and that
things move or stand still at its wish.
Even while the cats away-tarpon fish,
ing in the Gulf Of Mexico-the mice are
either unwilling or unable to play. It's
now exactly four months since the third
New Deal Congress took ONCE, but its
record of accomplishment is nothing to
brag about. Barring passage OF the
neutrality and coal bills and advance
ment of routine departmental measures.
both branches have put in the lions
share of their time talking and recess
ing. The Senate has INDUCED repeatedly
in three or four day midweek rest periods
or prolonged week ends" The House,
too, has enjoyed frequent and protracted
sieges of relaxation. It Is these condi-
tons which wrecked all hopes Of ending
the session before Midsummer. Predic-
tions Of September, rather than July,
adjournment are now common. The sit.
uation, OF course, would be suddenly al.
tered should Mr.. Roosevelt, for strategic
or other reasons, choose to sidetrack his
judiciary, reorganization, wages and
hours and antitrust plans. If he de-
mands nov" action on any or all Of
these issues, Congress faces an indeter-
inmate sentence.
Speculation is rife as to who will in
herit the 100000 Job left vacant by the
death of w. Forbes Morgan, who had
only recently been elected "czar" of the
liquor industry. The directors Of the
Distilled Spirits Institute are busily cam
vassing the situation, with view to dis
covering somebody worthy of filling
Morgan's shoes. Because of his unique
contacts in high political places, it's not
easy to locate a suitable successor for the
late treasurer of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. Once upon time
Jim Farley was mentioned as a possible
candidate, but the Postmaster General
is no longer considered in that connec-
ton. Should Mayor Fiorello H. La
Guardia find himself outside OF the
breastWorks in New York City next Fall,
some authorities think he might qualify.
The trade makes few bones about the
necessity of girding its loins for the fight
which the drys are aggressively organ
i1ng to put Uncle Sam back on the water
wagon To lead preventive campaign
was the main task imposed upon Mr..
Morgan. It's the work which his heir
will be supposed to shoulder. The Nor
gan estate, under = will filed for probate
in New York this week. was valued at
the surprisingly low figure Of less than
$4,000.
Il
One Of Germany's famous scholars and
scientists, self-exiled because Of his hos
tility to Hitlerism, DR.. Julius E. Lips, is
now lecturing at Howard University in
Washington. An eminent anthropolo-
gist, Dr.. Lips was invited to the United
Evening star., 1937-05-07
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Helium or HYDROGEN?

The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst
yesterday was due to the use of HYDRO
gen as the levitation agency. Had the
great airship been filled with helium 1t
would not have burst into flame. I'M
mediately the question occurs: Why
was not the safer gas used. The answer
Is explicit: Helium is produced only in
this country and there is on the statute
books law, approved on the Sd of
March, 1925, which forbids the sale OF
this material to any foreign consumer,
government OR private, save by specific
approval of the President and the Sec
retaries of War, the Navy and the IN
terror. The domestic production of helium
is greater than the consumption and
there is surplus, which is wasted, yet
under the law no market can be found
for 1t outside Of the United States unless
the prohibition is lifted by executive
action.
Helium has less lifting power than
hydrogen, by from twelve to sixteen per
cent. Its use, therefore, entails a diff
ference in the structure and weight of
the airship. A dirigible foated by means
of hydrogen may therefore be designed
for larger capacity of passenger and
freight than one that is sustained aloft
by helium. That differential in carrying
capacity is to be reckoned against the
HonCor Of inv IN,
the use of hydrogen.
At present there is no answer to the
question which Immediately arose when
the news of the Lakehurst horror was
received as to the cause of the explosion
and fire. Various theories have been
advanced, but they are only speculative
1t is suggested that the atmospheric
conditions were such as to produce static
electricity within the airship which,
causing spark at some point where
gas leakage had occurred, set off an ex-
plosion in one OF the balloonets within
which the hydrogen was confined This
at present is believed to be more likely
than the careless striking of match by
smoker outside of the space reserved
for users Of tobacco. There was no flash
of lightning at the time. The posi-
bility of an act of sabotage from the
ground is not entertained. The airship's
operators discount the hypothesis Of a
spark from a motor igniting the gas
The mystery remains. with the prob
ability that the peculiar conditions of
the atmosphere set up an electric re-
action. with the resultant detonation.
This shocking catastrophe may cause
q movement for the modification or re-
peal of the law which forbids the sale
Of helium from the American source,
for use in peace-time aviation, except by
special dispensation. A proposal to that
effect has already been made. It will
doubtless be fully debated before action is
taken. If there were not 50 much talk
OF possible general war in Europe there
would probably be little question of the
enactment Of repeal. But present con-
dltions are such as to make it question:
able whether the United States should
open its helium market for the use Of
European war agencies.