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Evening star., 1937-12-10
TRAFFIC FATALITY
DROP FORECAST
Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association Told of Pros
ecution Policy.

A prediction of at least a as percent
reduction in traffic accidents and
fatalities before 1898 ends was made
by Police Captain Lloyd E. Kelly of
the, eighth precinct last night when
he addressed the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association, meeting in the
AL Souls Memorial Church.
"If we had greater public CO.
operation in obeying traffic laws and
appearing as witnesses in traffic cases,
we could have a SO per cent reduc-
ton" he added.
He explained he expected the reduc-
tion would result from the recently
re-installed practice of investigating
every accident and prosecuting if the
accident is caused by a traffic law
violation. He also outlined how the
force was concentrating on danger
spots and the more frequent causes CT
accidents, and told how spot" maps
were being used to plot the trouble
tcenters.
i. Speaking of the campaign for a
spranch norary on Connecticut avenue
Thomas B. Weigel, vice president OF
.the association, said: It don't see why
Chevy Chase and all the other sections
of the city can have library branches
and we can't"
!. Children, especially, need a IL
.brary," Mrs Catherine Coblentz added
: A request for the restoring of a
special bus to start from Connecticut
avenue and Cathedral avenue NV
at sos to take care of rush-houl
,'trafflc and the transfers from the
wisconsin avenue bus was made by
...Mr. Weigel. Often people are left
because buses are filled, Mr. weigeI
reported, whereas before the bus was
:: taken ffthe line the riders were
well taken care of.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
Campbells Reunite.

To see their aged mother and father
IN Colintraive, Scotland. Neil. Archie
and Alex Campbell travelled a total
OF $4,000 miles from the United States
and Canada. For the first time in 35
years the Campbell family. consisting
OF father, mother and 10 sons and
daughters, were united In the cottage
home In the Kyles of Butte, where the
father. Sandy Campbell, aged 80, is
care taker for the Marquis of Butte.
For IS years the old couple had put
the paraff1n lamp of welcome On the
windowsill every night. Neil Camp
bell Of Winnipeg, Archie Of San Diego
and Alex of Toronto, had not met
for years until they breakfasted before
boarding the ship for Scotland
Evening star., 1937-12-10
Midget Shoots Wolves.

Boshko Vuchkovitch of Zajechar,
Yugoslavia, who claims to be the
smallest hunter in the world. is only
271z inches tall but shoots wolves,
bears and mountain goats. He uses a
shotgun made specially for him.
Boshko is also a keen athlete and
claims to be the worlds champion
boxer and wrestler at his weight. He
Is 23 years old.
Evening star., 1937-12-10

shells question Is this: It's the wind.
He combs his hair with . tree. and
you can hear him. but you can't see
him."
Santa threw back his head and
shouted with laughter
Il guess your trip Is going TO Be
more dangerous for the white fox than
for you.' he said. wen help you get
started tomorrow"
Continued Tomorrow,
Evening star., 1937-12-10

What is it?" said Santa.
Would you like to hear?" asked
the sailor.
Certainly, certainly" said Santa,
and he listened very closely. This Is
what the sea shell said:
Who is it that combs his hair with q treef
Who is 1t you hear but cannot see7
SANTA looked puzzled and stared
questioningly at the sailor. But
the sailor only smiled. Come now"
said Santa, what's the answer?"
Let me look for Helga?" asked
the sailor.
Yes, but why do you want to
go?" asked Santa. TITS dangerous.
That's the very reason" said the
sailor. And the answer to the sea
Evening star., 1937-12-10
Vienna Has Time War.

Watchmakers Of Vienna, Austria,
have started 4 war which opponents
declare Is reminiscent Of ancient
times. When the speaking clock, I"
by which, I telephone subscriber
calls up and obtains the correct
time. was proposed for the city. the
Matchmaker Guild started = strong
attack on the idea. They declared
Evening star., 1937-12-10

River at choiuteca Is opened to traf-
nc. Reports from regucigalpa say
that roads in the choluteca district
are still bad, and 1t may be irnpossi-
hls to reach the new bridge by car
during the rainy season.
Evening star., 1937-12-10

that the service would be useless BE-
cause every citizen Of Vienna should
carry watch or 60 without the time
Of day.
Evening star., 1937-12-10

THE STORY so FAR: None of
Santa's friends in the North Land
teel they can help him rescue
Helga, the doll, from the danger
Gus tohite for. But then something
unexpected happens.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
AIR LINE PASSENGER
FIGURES SHOW GAIN
1850 Persons Carried In Octo-
ber Against 1O2,el7 for Same ,
Month Last Year.

Domestic air lines In the continental
United States carried 1889 pas
sengers and new 6,0S4,747 miles dur
ing October, as compared with 102.-
GIT passengers carried and 5,sl2,669
miles flown in October. 1896, accord
ing to the Bureau of Air Commerce.
The air lines carried 684, ,24l pounds
Of air express, decrease of about
100000 pounds. as compared with the
same month last year; few 1885,
173 passenger miles, as compared with
44.4l1,1ss during October. 1885, and
filled 60.4S per cent Of available seats,
as compared with 6s.s1 per cent last
year. The percentage decrease was
due largely to use Of more and larger
airplanes.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
Pujah Celebrated.

Native Hindus Of India celebrated
the recent Pujah. or holiday season,
more vigorously than ever before.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
New Waterproof Method.

BY = new process in England . coal
tar product will. waterproof any ma
terial without affecting its appear
ance.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
New Link Opened Soon.

Another link IN the Honduran
stretch Of the Pan-American highway
Il to b opened shortly when the steel
suspension bridge ever the Choluteca
Evening star., 1937-12-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
TODAY.

:. Bazaar, Phil Sheridan Woman's Re-
: lief Corps. No. 81, 1896 Massachusetts,
: avenue NV, S to II pm.
:, Meeting. A. F. G. E., District De-
:, partment, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
: Meeting, Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
; No. l, Daughters of Union Veterans
: of the Civil War, 1922 New Hampshire
:, avenue NV. 8 pm
) Meeting, Alapha XII Delta Alumnae
!. Club, Roosevelt Hotel, 8 pm
:. Meeting, Executive Committee, 2eth
Division Association, Washington Post
!. No. 20, 1869 Rittenhouse street NV,
.'8p.m.
:. Dinner and dance, Kappa Sigma
!. Fraternity, Willard Hotel, pm.
; Dinner and dance, Bethany Chap
;. ter. o. e. S., Willard Hotel 7:30 pm.
!. Dance, Treasury Post, American Le-
:. gion, Lafayette Hotel $50 pm.
). Meeting, Medical Society, l718 M
street NV, 8 pm.
; Meeting, War Mothers, Raleigh Ho-
!. tel. 8 pm.
;. Dance, Forest Service, Raleigh Hotel,
.sp.m.
:. TOMORROW.
I. Meeting, Gridiron Club, Willard
Hotel, IL noon.
. Dinner, Gridiron Club, Willard
Hotel, tbs pm.
. Meeting, Biological Society, Cosmos
Club, 7:30 pm.
Banquet, Isaac Walton League Reg
ional Council, 7:3o pm.
: Dance, Young People of Epiphany
Church, Forrestville, Md, and Christ
Church. Clinton, Md, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
Hall, 2407 Minnesota avenue Sc,
PPM.
Dance, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Lafay-
cite Hotel, 9 pm
Dance, New York State Society,
Shoreham Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Columbus University Junior
Glass, Carlton Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Capt. Barnard's Retirement,

Retirement of Captain M. M. Barnard
Is general superintendent of penal in
stitutions, which he has requested after
more than 20 years service, will leave
o gap in District penal administra-
ton exceedingly difficult to fill. Cap
tain Barnard has conducted an admin
istration, at once effective and humane,
that stands as a challenge to his success
tors.
It should be noted, however, that in
his retirement request, Captain Barnard
centers attention on problems that
must be met, and soon, if the efforts of
Ill those who have striven for q really
model reformatory system are not to be
lost. He finds the work has become so
strenuous and the appropriations SO
limited that I'VE are unable properly to
house. guard and educate the unfor-
tunates who are sent to u.s."
Circumstances have in recent years
been sweeping heavily against the plan
that Captain Barnard has so carefully
nurtured since 1916. The pressure of in
cTeesing prison population and limited
appropriations are threatening to wreck
advanced ideas of penology instituted
first at Lorton and later adopted in other
jurisdictions. The honor system" OF .
"wsn-less" prison is a lost ideal. For
Evening star., 1937-01-24

as an incident to development of nav
igable streams, President Roosevelt is
known to have definite ideas concerning
the disposal of that power. He believes,
and his new committee is likely to recon-
mend, that:
First, the Federal Government agencies
should confine themselves to selling their
electricity at wholesale, rather than re-
tail.
Second, the Government, in selling,
should give preference to State and local
governments and to co-operativeS OF
farmers, thereby encouraging distribution
on the basis OF service rather than
profit.
But: Third, the Government should be
ready to sell surplus power to private
companies If those companies meet the
conditions laid down through Federal
power policy.
In other words, he is ready to stop
short of open warfare with the private
utilities-accepting pooling Of power
with them-if the Government donni-
mates the pool.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in his inaugural address
on January 20, dedicated himself to a
second New Deal The first manifesto
ton of what that New Deal is to mean
will be provided through his formulation
of a policy for dealing with public
utility interests of the country. The out
look is fer q measure of compromise.
but without yielding his objective Of
stronger and stronger Government regu-
lation or control of policies Of private
industry.
tcesyrisht lss7o
Evening star., 1937-01-24

safety sake, high protective barrier
has had to be built, due to the confine-
ment there of so many hardened GRIM
inals. Also, there is an admixture OF
youthful first-offenders and confirmed
criminals, caused by over-crowding,
which has brought repeated protests
from Captain Barnard. While asking
retirement, he pleads for development
of well-regulated probation system for
young first-offenders and for establish
ment of hospital for inebriates at the
Occoquan Workhouse. Adoption of these
steps, he believes, would serve to reduce
the prison population to great degree.
Suggestions coming from a man of
the long experience and considered judg-
ment of Captain Barnard should COM
mand the attention of those who control
the destiny of District institutions. So
ciety, as well as persons imprisoned for
wrong doing, suffer from over-crowding
of prisons. from lack of vision and from
lack of adequate funds Tor enlightened
administration.
Captain Barnard will be IS on April 4,
the date on which he asks retirement.
He has been continued in service, by
presidential direction, flve years beyond
retirement age. The District is proud
of his service and will hope that his sue
cessor can carry the good work forward.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES FREEMAN, d, d, D. c.
BISHOP WASHINGTON.
premely heroic figure the world has ever

premely heroic figure the world has ever
witnessed.
1t is a striking fact, and one that the
page Of history sustains, that the Subse-
quent periods in which His cause has
suffered what seemed to be its greatest
defeats, 1t has emerged rom impending
disaster renewed and strengthened by a
finer exhibition of Christian courage.
The so-called dark ages, where the light
of the Christian faith has seemed to burn
low, almost to extinction, it has famed
forth with freshened zeal and a more
determined and heroic spirit.
There are doubtless those in our mod
ern world who, passing through period
fraught with many and grave perils. be-
lieve that the citadel of their faith is
threatened by such overwhelming forces
that it must presently abdicate and yield
We do not believe this to be true. We
Spiracy OF forces that today is attacking
Christian institutions and the Christian
faith. This is but a repetition of other
and like severe attacks that have gone
on through the long centuries of time
An arch-apostate affirmed long ago that
Christianity would not live out another
1lolA CCIituIy' nc Wdo pOOI pIOpIltI
and the folly Of his conceit has been
demonstrated by the onward march of
Christian forces throughout the world
We do not undervalue or underestimate
the conditions that prevail in our modern
world today. We are clearly conscious
of the perils that attend those interests
that are nearest and dearest to us. We
reckon with the confusion and disorder
that Is evident In our social, economic
and political life. We appraise at its full
worth the signs of moral degeneracy that
disclose themselves in society the world
over. Weighing all the evidence in the
light OF present conditions and like
periods that have gone before, we find
our conviction deepened that, out of the
sorry mess of things" the Christian faith
and Christian institutions will emerge
stronger, better and more efficient than
at any time since Christ walked the earth.
1t is a poor kind Of Christian faith that
refuses to rise superior to environing
conditions. Certainly there is a call for
more heroic and demonstrative express
sion of this faith. an expression unafraid
and unembarrassed by the shadows of
passing events.
Evening star., 1937-01-24

Nothing is more conspicuous in our
day than the lack Of Christian courage.
There seems to be universal fear that,
by reason Of ominous events and i'm
pending wars and rumors OF wars, the
things that concern our Christian civil
lization are threatened II not imperiled.
We display assurance and confidence
when conditions are faVoring, where
there Is nothing to resist or combat. We
evidence a lack Of heroism and conf
dence in the ultimate triumph of the
Christian cause, the survival OF moral
values when conditions arise that men,
ace the fine things of Christian civiliza-
ton. We appraise moral qualities too
largely by what is professed with the
lips; we forget or ignore evidences OF
moral qualities as they are disclosed in
manifold ways, too often unnoticed and
unrecorded in individual lives. The fear
element has seized the world, and these
words Of the Master have never been
truer than they are today: Mems
hearts failing them for fear and for
looking for those things that are coming
on the earth"
In the face Of what seemed to be impend-
Ing Qclcdt dIlu QlodoLcT, jesus WhTIleQ f1l0
followers against yielding to hopelessness
and fear. He admonished them that
there would be wars and rumors Of war,
confusion, disorder and disaster. and that
"these things must needs be-" He affirmed
that when ye see these things begin to
come to pass, know We that the Kingdom
Of God is nigh at hand" He declared that
when He, himself. should seem to be de-
feated, He would have reached the high
est attainment of His ministry, saying,
II. if I be lifted up, will draw all men
unto Me-"
There is no evidence in the latter tragic
days Of His ministry that He had any
consciousness of fear or any sense of
defeated purpose. He witnessed an age
wholly unresponsive to His mission.
Wherever He turned He witnessed apos-
tasy, moral degradation and an unrecep-
tive and unresponsive world. Everything
that concerned the Inauguration of His
mighty work was shadowed by the weak
ness and supineness of His followers. At
the height of His most critical hour even
His disciples "forsook Him and fed"
He stood literally alone, the most su-
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

A movement for civil service pen
sions was started fifty years ago, The
Star of January 1e. 1887, thus COM
menting:
1T is reported that
fenAons 1or the the friends of Mr..
c;v;l ssrvor+s Grains bill for pen
oi'1i 0ei'an'S' sioning civil service
employees of long standing have already
received assurances Of its favorable con-
sideration by the committees of both
Houses; but the probability of vigorous
opposition from spoilsmen on the floor
makes it not the less desirable that pop
ular sentiment should be reused in sup
port of so excellent a measure. The
logic of the case is apparent. An offlcer
of the military establishment, after
term of active service, settles down and
enjoys long period of leisure, secure of
a regular stipend from the Treasury
without the need Of working a private
claim bill through Congress. If this is
but a just recognition Of what he has
done for his country, why does not
justice demand a like reward for the
civilian who has given his best years
and his most valuable energies to tend
ing the machinery of Government? The
pay of our lesser civil servants is not
princely, at best; and the most scrupu-
louS economy hardly enables them to
support their families in comfort, edu-
cate their children and lay enough money
by to make them independent of assis-
tance in their declining years. Yet upon
their fidelity and their efficiency their
fellow citizens lean every day in the
calm assurance that their trust will not
be betrayed"
Trouble was brewing for the local
school administration fifty years ago, as
attested BY the following in The Star
of January 81, 1887:
e, "It is stated that
1u'iie o'nooi forcible represen-
Administration tation Of the short
comings of the
present administration of the schools of
the District is to be made before the
Senate District Committee. The old
system, under which the School Board
discussed in open meeting every meas
ure of importance to the taxpayers, at
least had the effect Of avoiding serious
scandals, for in the freedom Of speech
which prevailed any unpleasant truth
that existed could scarcely fail to be
brought into the foreground by some
member. Under the new system, how
ever, the ultimate decision Of nearly
every question rests with one person,
the superintendent. The Commissioners
are unable to scrutinize details and the
functions Of the trustees are advisory
only. Some of the fruits of the new
dispensation, 1t is charged. have been
the unsettling of the schedule of teach
ers' salaries by practically abrogating
the rule under which length of service
and professional success settled the ques-
ton of pay, and substituting the good
will of the superintendent therefor; the
favoring Of the high school grades at
the expense Of the lower ones; a larger
outlay for supervision; the needless
appropriation of classroom space for
reception room and Office purposes. and
extravaganza in printing educational
compilations for public distribution"
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Anglo.American Interests.

Although there is denial on both
sides that the weekend White House
visit of Mr.. Walter Runciman, presi-
dent of the British Board of Trade, has
anything but a social" background,
there can hardly be any doubt that the
President will utilize the occasion for
important discussions with the Baldwin
cabinets minister of commerce. John
Great Britain's name is conspicuously
missing from the roster of countries
with which the United States has ne
gotiated reciprocal tariff agreements.
The zeal with which both the Presi-
dent and Secretary Hull are promoting
what they regard primarily as peace
making program was exemplified afresh
by their recent representations to the
Ways and Means Committee. 1t is suf-
ficient assurance that the President will
not ignore the opportunity of talking
reciprocity with his distinguished London
visitor.
Commercial agreements, though not
of the same sort advocated by the Wash
ington administration, are an integral
feature Of British policy. Some twenty
such pacts have been concluded during
Mr.. Runciman's own incumbency of the
Board of Trade portfolio. The British
place their chief faith in agreements
which give preference to Empire prod
ucts, while the United States extends
the benefits of its tariff agreements with
out discrimination, on the most-favored-
nation basis. A practical difficulty in
effecting Anglo-American reciprocal ar
rangements lies in the fact that the two
countries are competitors in many in
dustrial branches, making it less easy
than in other cases to reach a mutually
advantageous accord. Yet one other
barrier, as viewed in some quarters, is
proposed rigid American neutrality legis-
lation. Certain authorities argue that
If by law it becomes impossible for
Britain to buy essential supplies in the
United States in war time, she is likely
to proceed in peace time to deal with
countries which will continue to supply
her if and when she becomes belliger-
ent. 1t is suggested that this is long
range contingency designed to lessen
British enthusiasm for an American
trade treaty at this juncture.
These and host Of related matters,
including war debts, that come within
the Anglo-American orbit, furnish am
pie material for conference between the
President and Mr.. Runciman. The sta
bilization agreement, common interest
in world peace in general and in the Far
East in particular and naval limita-
tion are some of the burning questions,
apart from trade, that enlist the cur
rent concern of the English-speaking
nations. Dictatorships threat to democ-
racy, to which Mr.. Roosevelt recur-
rently refers, and which was only re-
Gently manifested in truculent terms by
Premier Mussolini, is by no means the
least of the vital issues Of the hour,
regarding which the British and Ameri-
can peoples see eye to eye.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Living in Danger.

Thousands of people are homeless In
the valleys of a dozen swollen rivers.
But the waters will subside and the
temporarily dispossessed men, women
and children will return to shelters
which they philosophically concede are
built in zones of peril and yet are
habitable during most seasons of the
year. The logic of the problem is frankly
contradictory. A rational individual
sensibly might demand: why do great
numbers of families deliberately choose
to live in danger?"
The answer, Of course, is equally
obvious. Hazard is a relative thing.
The italian peasant who builds his hut
and grows his grapes on the treacherous
slope Of Mount Vesuvius explains: "All
parts Of my country are subject to dis
turbance. Some sections have periodic
earthquakes; some. like this. have occa-
sional volcanic eruptions. For absolute
safety, where shall We go? Nowhere is
one perfectly immune to trouble"
And the same psychology may be dis
cerned in the attitude of the Florida
citrus orchardist who, "mopping up"
after a hurricane, declares: 1T will be
a long time before another storm like
that comes along" He simply cannot
afford to be discouraged. Instead, he
must face the future with a smile.
Human nature, providentially, is like
that. Without apologizing for foolish
risk, it may be suggested that the entire
planet is mobile and its population there
fore must be spiritually resilient. Not
even one single living soul is exempt from
the law of repeated trial. The story Of
the race is chronicle of ordeal But
possibly its sufferings are beneficial. The
sturdy Hollanders, for instance, learned
to construct dikes against the sea by
process of experience with the oceans
cruel invasion of their farms.