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Evening star., 1937-12-05
By NC. r.
December Atlantic Monthly
carries an interesting article on

"N1G DeCcmDer AtldNulC MOllJllly
carries an interesting article on
the political future of the Ma
Il ton from the pen of a writer
well known to Washingtonians-Mr
j. Fred Essary Of the Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Essary shows preoccupation with
what must be regarded as the great
political question Of the moment-will
Roosevelt try to secure a third term ?
Even though election is still three
years away, a number of seasoned po-
litical writer's have taken up this like
lihood, and, whatever their biases,
they agree that there is very real
possibility the President may try to
gain another nomination.
Mr.. Essary views the question from
number Of angles, but his chief con-
tention seems to be that, unless anti
New Dealers are willing to have a
third term. they had better submit
meekly to presidential domination now.
For, he says, if the Presidents pro-
gram is defeated or held up in Con-
gress by those who differ with him on
the merits of that scheme, then Roose-
welt will very probably announce that
he Is forced to run again and, in view
of the strength of the Democratic
patronage machine, will probably be
elected.
The greatest opposition to the third
term, says the article, will be in the
fear of the people that a third term
carries dictatorship with it. But what
is the author saying at the same time
that he says that? That the best way
to avoid the third term is to submit
before the issue can be raised And
what does that amount to? Placed
beside the horrid word dictatorship"
it seems to the reviewer to add up
very nearly to the same thing.
MR.. ESSARY also views the pos
sibility of third term from the
highly interesting angle of old jeal-
ousies in the Roosevelt family.
There is, he says, "a manifest deter
mination on the part of Franklin D.
Roosevelt to become the Roosevelt of
history. To doubt that determination
is to be ignorant of the man and his
background.
Through the whole of his public
life the President has been jeered at
or sneered at by the Republican
branch of his family, the branch that
has glorified the career and personality
of Theodore Roosevelt. Not only have
these kinsmen opposed him politically,
which is their undeniable privilege
%, but Cousin Franklin has even
been stigmatized as the maverick Of
Evening star., 1937-12-05

a result of both ignorance and propa-
ganda.
Mr.. West has done much to lift the
veil and let us see into the life of
Admiral Porter of the Navy of his
times. Porter always has been some
thing OF an enigma to the student of
history. He was held in the highest
honor by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who
said in his memoirs: Among naval
officers have always placed Porter
in the highest rank. I believe Porter
to be as great an admiral as Lord
Nelson" Gen. William T. Sherman
referred affectionately to Porter as
the Lord High Admiral of the United
States Navy
Mr.. West, member of the faculty
OF the United States Naval Academy,
bases his volume on a foundation of
scholarly and thorough research, but
breathes into it life not often found
IN a purely historical record. His
battle scenes are as stirring as any,
thing in fiction.
The book contains scenes of life in
the early days of the Meridian Hill
section Of Washington, where Porter
spent a happy part of his childhood.
and in the downtown Washington of
Civil War days which should prove of
considerable interest to the student of
local history.
His book reveals a naval officer
whose unfailing strategical and tacti-
Cal judgment played a leading part
in bringing about Union victory in
the Civil War and whose efforts had
much to do with the development of
the modern American Navy. At the
same time he shows us one of the
most colorful and altogether delight
ful personages of his day. J.S.E.
CORNED BEEF AND CAVIAR. Bv
Marjorie Hills and Bertha Foltz.
Drawings by Cipe Pineles. Indian
apolis-New York: The Bobhs-
Merrill Co.
The lady who climbed to literary
fame on Live Alone and Like It."
and casually frightened her grip on
the pedestal with Orchids on Your
Budget" has gone completely prac-
tical on us this time. True, she has
enlisted the assistance of Bertha
Foltz and Cipe Pineles in the prepara-
ton and presentation of this latest
opus-but the spirit Of the Live Alone
Authority shines through all the
pages, and even the recipes seem to
have taken on the flavor of her
piquant and, sometimes salty, humor.
A glimpse of chapter headings-to
pick q few at random-will assure
you of this fact. Getting the Man
With the Neal is q most amusing
section, based on the old reliable
sign post on the way to q mans heart.
There are explicit instructions as to
just what to do with every type of
dining male-the dyspeptic, the gour-
met, the youth, the teetotaler, the
man on -the-wagon, etc. Live Alone
and Entertain" takes in subheadings
on "Tea Parties, Feminine and Other
WISE" Meals Before the Theater," Z"
Sunday Night Suppers, Informal, and
Fun With Something About Hors
d'Oeuvres," Brunch" and SO on.
Another chapter, entitled wine,
Women and Cheese" contains practi-
cal directions for bar activities. In
Evening star., 1937-12-05

HISTORY.
AT THE PARIS PEACE CONFER
ENCE. BY James r. Shotwell.
New York: The Macmillan Co.
A day-by-day story OF the happen
ings of the famous meeting, told from
diary kept at the time and illumi-
mated by pertinent comment Valu-
able.
THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN IN
PREVENTION IN NORTH RUS
STA. BY Leonid l. Strakhovsky
Princeton: Princeton University
Press.
A tracing Of the course of events
which led America to undertake armed
Intervention in Russia in 1918. Based
on hitherto unpublished material and
written by one who took an active
part in the events described. Valu-
able.
PUBLIC PROBLEMS.
CHILD LABOR AS A RELIC OF THE
DARK AGES. BY Tom Ireland.
New York: G. p Putnam's Sons.
A history of child labor and of the
laws passed to regulate it. Informa-
tive.
MUST WE GO TO WAR? BY Kirby
Page. New York: Farrar 6 Rine-
hart.
A new assembling of the causes of
and cures for international conflict.
Not original, but worthy.
CRITICISM.
MODERN FICTION. BY Herbert j.
Muller. New York: Funk g. Wag-
+ = nails. ... ~,
A series of essays on leading writer's
Of modern fiction. Not brilliant, but
serious and worthy.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE BIBLE. BY
Ernest Sutherland Bates. New
York: Simon Il Schuster.
A history Of the Bible, its forma-
tion from legend and text Interest,"
ingly done by the author of THE Bible
Evening star., 1937-12-05
CHRISTMAS PLAYS.

= INCE the Middle Ages the drama
has formed part of the Christ
mas celebration. Down through
- the ages have come masks and
mummers, private theatricals and
public performances. The Christ
mas play is today a popular part of
the festivities.
To meet the demand for short and
longer plays, the reference depart
ment of the Public Library has COM
piled list of Christmas plays which
may be obtained at the central build
ing at Eighth and K streets or any
community branch. A selection from
the longer list is given below.
Collections of Christmas Plays.
APPLETON BOOK OF CHRISTMAS
PLAYS, ed, by Frank Shay. YD.-
9Sh2Sap. Ql playsD
CHRISTMAS MERRYMAKERS. by
Marie Irish. VUPIr4
A miscellaneous collection of drills,
tableaux. exercises, dialogues, pageants
and pantomimes.
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES: A COL
LECTION OF EASY ENTER
TAINMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS,
by A. D. Hays. VUP. .H33c.
CHRISTMAS PLAYS, ed. by A. P.
Sanford and R. H. Schauffler
VUP.-Sa54c. 19 plays)
HIGH SCHOOL BOOK OF CHRIST
PLAYS. xZ.E127th. Eldridge
Entertainment House, Inc.
A useful book of plays, parties, read
ings, pantomimes.
MERRY CHRISTMAS PLAYS AND
ENTERTAINMENTS. VUPM M558.
g plays)
NEW PLAYS FOR CHRISTMAS, ed.
by Mrs. A. P. Sanford. VUP. .Sa54n.
GA plays.)
sAINTONS GO TO BETHLEHEM,
by Helen Hill. VZVB.H55s.
A Christmas song and play book.
One-Act Plays.
Many famous authors have written
plays or stories about Christmas. The
titles here listed are plays or adapta-
tions from stories by well-known
writers.
BETHLEHEM, by Lawrence Housman.
YDH817b. 13 men, woman,
extras.
Evening star., 1937-12-05

few degenerates. it still is not often
countryside and that all honest men
go in deadly fear of them. Such
situation can hardly be taken as a
typical one in any real society but
must be regarded as very great
exception. Yet that is what Miss
Sandoz gives us here.
Further, Miss Sandoz asks us to be-
lieve that among the unspeakable
Slogums a young woman could grow
up perfectly aware of what brutali-
ties and obscenities were practiced
by her relatives about her but with
out the slightest contamination, Sc
renely captain of her soul, surround
ed by bloodshed, prostitution, tor
ture of animals and persecution of
children. It is just trifle too much
to accept. Indeed, there is little in
the book that can be accepted, at
least in the proportion and relation
ship to accompanying material in
which it is shown. 1t seems to the re-
viewer monumental misconception
from beginning to end. something
is badly wrong with the authors per-
spective, and unless a reader can share
her peculiarly slanted vision he is
apt to lose himself in a wilderness of
obscenity, wondering what it is all
about and wishing very heartily that
he had not started. With that, If it
interests you, Miss Sandoz combines
some very pretty descriptions Of local
scenery.
so GREAT A MAN. BY David Pill
grim. New York: Harper 81 Bros.
THIS Is very, very lush work about
the little fat man who Is known
in history as Napoleon Bonaparte, and
how he was loved to distraction by
the beautiful Marie Walewska. Oh, it
is practically perfect for romantic
and sentimental purposes, and If
there are today any of those ladies
left who used to enjoy reading q
novel over which they could cry (be-
tween chocolates) they should by all
means get this. 1t is sad, it is thrill
ing, it Is filled with villains who
carry on kissing subtle CONVERSE
tions, and practically everybody in
it has title. What more could you
ask? Well, there 1t Is. The reviewer
read it, lust barely keeping awake.
THE SECOND ADMIRAL, A LIFE
OF DAVID DIXON PORTER.
BY Richard S. West, jr. New York:
Coward McCann, Inc.
DAv1D DIXON PORTER, second
naval oficer in American history
to rise to the rank of admiral, and
one of the three prior to the World
War to hold that rank. shines with a
fltful brilliance through the mists
which partially shroud the history Of
the United States Navy during the
Civil War.
In comparison with the limelight in
which the armies Of the Civil War
trod the military stage, the Navy
moved in an atmosphere of mystery
and gloom. News correspondents were
with the armies wherever they went,
but were barred from the decks of
naval vessels of the United States.
There always has been contention and
misunderstanding over the exact part
played BY the Navy In that conflict ~
Evening star., 1937-09-30
571 900, 900 Books for Russia.

Books printed in Russia in the last
year are reported to have totaled 571,-
OIL 900.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
HECHT'S PARKING
BUILDING OPENED
Project, Designed to Handle
Shoppers 1900 Cars
Day, Praised.

Shopping victims of the parking
ticket" should breathe sigh of relief
following the official opening and ded-
ication last night of the new Hecht Co.
triple-deck parking building at Sixth
and E streets.
Traffic Director William A. Van Du-
ser did breathe a sigh of relief as
he told the several hundred spectators
at the opening ceremonies that more
such "off-street" parking facilities are
necessary or the department stores
will have to move to the suburbs.
The automobile is here to stay,
he declared. Although there were
less than 100 when the Hecht Co.
opened up Al years ago, there are
more than 225.000 cars in Washington
today and by 1s40 there will probably
be more than 100000. We have more
motor traffic in our business area than
any other city in America, with the
exception of Los Angeles"
1900 Cars Day.
officials say the premises can han
die 1900 cars a day. The building i;
100 feet by 200 feet and IS feet high
the upper floors being reached by
ramps. The entire project cost about
100000.
Other speakers at the dedicatory
exercises included Hecht Co. officials
Col. John w. Oehmann, District
building inspector, and Maj. Edward
Bowes Of radio renown.
AS chairman of evening, Charles B
Oulcan, ST., vice president of the
company, introduced Alexander Hecht
president OF the company. Hecht ex-
pressed the desire of the company te
keep pace with the growing Capita,
City. George M Quirk, store manager
and vice president. declared the
project step in broadening service
10 the community"
Maximum Use" Of Ground.
In lauding the building as the first
OF its kind here. Col. Oehmann gave
some statistical information about
the structure and said it afforded the
maximum use of ground with the
minimum hazard to life and property
He extended the greetings of the
District Commissioners.
The climax Of the evening came
when Maj. Bowes, speaking over q
New York radio station, extended his
greetings and those of the Chryslel
Motor Corp. and expressed admira.
ton for a wonderful example Of
group service"
Following the speeches the audience
wandered about the gayly decorated
first floor, where numerous auto
mobiles we're on exhibition, and in
vestigated the concrete structure
from top to bottom.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
Figure "6" Cuts Figure.

PRESTONsBURG, KY, September
80 (P).-These sc words and figures
(count 'em) tell how much the figure
"e" figures in the life Of Mountaineel
Farmer Frank Stamper. 66. who live'
slightly less than six miles south o,
here.
He disclosed that on his sixty sixth
birthday anniversary-Sunday. Sep
tember 26-his wife, who is 36, bor'
him his twenty-sixth child. For her
however. it was her thirteenth child
She is Stamper's second wife.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
SES0UICENTENNlAL
EXHIBIT CONTINUED
Constitution Display to Be Held
in Public Library Until
October 16.

In response 10 requests by DR..
Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of
schools, and others. the Constitution
sesquicentennial exhibit on display
at the Public Library, Eighth and K
streets, for the past three weeks will
be continued to october Is, it was
announced today.
DR.. Ballou said he was desirous
that all school children should see
Evening star., 1937-09-30
HEAD WIRED FOR SOUND
IN MEDICAL EXPERIMENT
More Than 500 Hear Rhythmic
Roaring Caused by Ruptured
Blood Vessel in Brain.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 30.-
George Yocum, 44-year-old Luzerne
County miner, has shared with
sympathetic listeners the noises in his
head that have bothered him for the
past two years
With his head wired" for sound
Yocum sat on the stage in the Temple
University Medical School auditorium
while 500 students and q score of med
ical teachers listened.
From loud speaker came a rhyth-
mic roaring and whistling noise. The
noise waves were translated into light
waves moving across an oscillograph
Doctors, who declined to be quoted
said it was the first successful am
pliflcation Of the sounds caused by Z
cranial aneurysm-a rupture Of a
blood vessel in the brain.
Evening star., 1937-09-30

Floods in Luzon, in the Philippines,
recently tied up railroads.
Evening star., 1937-09-30

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Evening star., 1937-09-30
LIQUOR ISSUE TEST
Alabama Counties Are Voting on
Local Option.

Local option.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, September 80
R).-In the first test of liquor senti-
ment since Alabama abandoned "bone
dry" prohibition last March for local
option, Cullman has become the twen-
ty-flfth county to call for sale Of legal
liquor, while Calhoun reconfirmed its
sand for prohibition.
The two counties, both OF which re-
turned dry majorities in the March
10 election, made the new test under
the electors petition provision Of Ala
bama's new liquor law.
An unofncial tabulation of the vot-
ing gave:
Cullman, for repeal, 2,377; against
repeal, 2,062.
Calhoun. for repeal. 1889; against
repeal, 2.2s5.
Floods in Luzon, in the Philippines
recently tied up railroads
Evening star., 1937-09-30

church for anniversary services-and
had his pockets picked.
Haynes told police his billfold con-
tanning s5 was taken while he mingled
with the congregation.
Evening star., 1937-09-30

the display, and all schools are be-
ing notified of the event.
Included in the exhibit, which was
to have ended today, are portraits of
all the signers OF the Constitution,
a copy of the document and fac
SMILES of other documents pertain
ing to the formation and signing
of the document
The United States Constitution
Sesquicentennial Commission is pre-
senting the display, and all the ma
terial is from the private collection
of Herman H. Diers, employe of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads,
who assembled them as hobby.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
Europeans Held Scared.

BOSTON. September 80 (P.-The
people OF Europe have been pictured
by Boston University professor as
reminding him of ugly dogs who are
half scared, half mad" amazed when
. free man talks free language"
Prof. Mervin ]. Bailey, professor OF
German and fine arts at the university,
who was abroad during the Summer,
said he found many Germans who were
Thoroughly" opposed to the Hitler
regime, but dared not say so openly.
The ancient Cyrenians had q god
Evening star., 1937-09-30

Malaria in British India.
Nearly 30 per cent of the people OF
British India suffer from malaria each
year.
Evening star., 1937-09-30
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The Washington times., 1937-02-08

TUNE IN! Jean Abbey,
Woman's Home Compdn.
ion Radio Shopper, has
many interesting things TO
tell you Tuesday Morning
at 9:I5 A. NJ, over Station
WJSV.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
RACE BILLS HIT
BY CITIZENS
FEDERATION
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Opposition to bills pending in
Congress to legalize horse racing
in the District and unanimous ap-
proval of construction of an
auditorium, featured a meeting OF
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations Saturday night, in the
District Building.
A resolution offered by George
E. Sullivan, chairman of the COM
mittee on law and legislation,
which declared the federation
recognizes no soundneSs in any
. contentious advanced in favor OF
the racing bills, was adopted after
a fight against it led by R. w.
Hawkins and R. M. Darrah OF the
BenningS Citizens Association.
They said the promoters contem-
plated reconstructing the old
Bennings track, which would pro-
vide needed employment for
many people in that section, and
reminded that the federation also
has opposed the Gobel abattoir
there.
Included in the resolution was
quotation from the supreme
court of Tennessee denouncing
gambling as destruction of morals
and honest employment, which
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Sullivan, dele
gate from the Progressive Citi-
zenS Association Of Georgetown,
unsuccessfully sought to have
stricken out.
The auditorium resolution, Of
fered by Kenneth P. Armstrong,
chairman of the committee on city
planning, urged construction with
Federal funds and that the audi
torium be kept under Federal
control. but be made available for
the use of civic, trade bodies and
private organizations.
The federation adopted a report
by Harry S. Wender, chairman of
the committee on safety, urging
the District Commissioners to des-
ignate arterial highways on which
stopping and standing of all types
of vehicles during the rush hours
be forbidden.
Following suggestion of several
amendments the new lunacy bill
was approved. Several delegates
waged an unsuccessful fight to
have the right of trial by jury in
all lunacy cases retained in the
bill. It now provides that jury
trial may be granted on request
of the patient or a representative.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
By CARL L. DENIES

By CARL L. DENIES
Jose Iturbi was greeted by a
highly enthusiastic audience which
filled Constitution Hall yesterday
afternoon. No opportunity was lost
by his auditors to show their ap-
precion and as the recital came
to a close, Iturbi was called back
many times, giving three encores
before he was allowed to depart
in peace.
There was stately grandeur and
beauty in Iturbi's performance of
the Mozart Sonata in F Major"
which at once gained the un-
divided interest of the audience.
The brilliant climax of the "Chro-
natic Fantast and Fugue" (Bach) /,
and the poetic fancy of the Chopin
works called for the first encore,
"Fantasie" Chopin.
After the intermisSion, Iturbi
exploited several works of the dis
play type, such as the Variations
on Theme of Paganinni," which
was dramatic; the "Feux d'Arti-
flee" OebuSsy), offered oppor-
tunity to show his marvellous dex-
terity in playing swift runs and
arpeggios; the "Fete Dieu a Sc
vile" (Albeniz), explored modern
harmonies. closing with a series
Of queer detached chords.
Included among his encores
were, a little Spanish dance,
Waltz in A Flat" Chopin, and
Ritual Fire Dance" (de Falla)
The modern and angular harmony
of the latter work was played with
firmneSS of touch and a most
amazing crescendo on a slow
trill, attaining almost unbelieV-
able volume of tone.
1t is officially announced that
Arturo Toscanini has been per-
Suaded to return to this country
to lead the National Broadcasting
Company Symphony Orchestra in
series of sustaining broadcast
concerts over the nationwide net
works of the National Broadcast
ing Company.
While the National Broadcast
ing Company is sparing no expense
to feed high-class music to its
local outlets, Washington station
very rudely cut off a concert yes
terday at l o'clock by this same
orchestra under the direction of
Emo Rapee. The local manage
mentmust have a high opinion of
the desires of local music lovers
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
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