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Evening star., 1937-02-23
THIS AND THAT
~ CHARLES 4. TRACEWELL.

Two Of the oldest weather rhymes
still tell Q great deal.
II there u an unusually red sunset.
We are told, the morrow will be bright
and clear.
II there h an unusually red sunup.
there probably win be rain before the
day is over.
These old saws are susceptible Of daily
proof, and In most cases they work out
according to the ancient wisdom.
They enable any one to be his own
weather prophet, within reason, but he
must be good observer, and especially
be interested in such matters.
It is amazing how many persons there
are. in cities, who pay not the slightest
attention to the manifold weather signs
as set forth in the heavens, In the way
Of sunsets and sunrises, In clouds, with
their various formations, and In. the very
"look" Of the day, whether 1t Is bright
or gray, or gloomy, or snowy In appear
ance.
Many persons Interested In all such
matters could tell at o glance the other
morning that snow was on the way.
Some even said they could smell It'll
AE%+ =
Several mornings after the snowstorm
ct o'clock in the morn, there was one
Of the reddest suns peering over the
hills to the East.
This glow did not last more than two
minutes 50 one had to be interested In
such matters to notice It at all.
1t forecast, Of course, rain before the
day was over.
Many Of the old rhymes about the
weather work out perfectly, at least
often enough to be serviceable.
Fog, for instance, usually means clear
ing, If 1t occurs on the way down to work
Occasionally, however, 1t does not clear
up at all, but goes right ahead and
rains, as 1t always looks as II 1t would
when it Is foggy.
Persons who have lived long by the
sea come In time to have what many
of their city friends regard as uncanny
weather wisdom.
While q great deal of this is based
sonal observations of cloud formations,
mostly such person uses weather COM
mon sense.
Weather common sense, of course, is
mostly feel"
One really feels the weather, in such
case, because Of subtle and little un-
derstood changes which barometric pres
sure makes on the human system.
Capillaries are relaxed, or vice versa
Perhaps the very feel of the air on
the skin Is entirely different on bright
day, when the barometer is "going up"
as the expression Is, and on a gloomy
day, when it is going down"
There is a very close connection be-
tween air pressure, as commonly under
stood, and the influence as exerted on
the skin by the amount Of water In the
air.
Can it be questioned that certain peo-
pie are more sensitive to all such pres
sures?
There is q man In this town who
can tell invariably when the outdoor
temperature stands at 80 degrees, pro-
vided the hygrometer reading is be-
tween so and IS at the same time.
The very next person who came by
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Abyssinia Is evidently compelled to
take into account an element of populace
that has heard reports Of defeat and
subjugation, but refuses to believe all it
hears. 1t may be demanded that Mus
solini himself put in an appearance as
a guarantor Of the authenticity of bad
news.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Diplomacy.

Diplomacy.
Might as well be kind and gentle
In the things you do or say,
Even slightly sentimental,
Till you have to change your way
When you catch shifty party,
Speak to him In tones polite,
Even give him greetings hearty,
But-hand it to him right
If you find it is your duty
To condemn q man for crime,
Speak in phrase Of simple beauty.
Save your temper and your time.
DO not add single wrinkle
To your brow as time takes flight.
Give your eyes q genial twinkle:
But-hand 1t to him right!
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Poland is aroused to a point where
patriotism may again inspire some of
the worlds greatest music. Poland has
a history In art that recalls her as a
nation that learned in suffering what
she told in song"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Mathematics has been discussed in con-
nection with debts, but fears are freely
expressed that budget cannot be bal
anced with logarithms.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Lindbergh is represented as so weary
Of adulation that he selects an itinerary
where there are no telephone books to
be torn up for confetti.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

There Is an element Of gambling in
politics. A gambler always believes he
will win If he can double the stakes for
the next play.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

The 500 per plate banquet promises to
assume as much prominence in affairs
as william Jennings Bryan's dollar-a-
plate dinner.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Aftermath of Storm.

A strange peace often follows crushing
grief,
A subtle easement, hard TO understand;
Excitement has burned out, and In relief
God stretches out from Heaven heal
ing hand.
The sun and sky, and all Of nature seems
Nearer to draw, inspiring, like strng
wine;
Dark hours Of stress become o feveed
dream,
And the soul knows serenity divine
Evening star., 1937-02-23

"Hoss sense" is often mentioned with
admiration. It may be regretted that
the late Calvin Coolidge's equestrian
exercise machine is, after all, only robot.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Much idealism may be lost If the main
object in life is represented as an effort
to beat some kind Of an insurance game.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Caution.

C8utl0n.
"Your speeches are not very inter-
esting."
"It may be. mistake to make q
speech too interesting" replied Senator
Sorghum. "1t's better to say things
in . dull way 50 that they won't be
remembered in case you want to change
your mind"
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Driving Errors.

From the Glendale Nsws-Press.
The two greatest errors In driving re
taking blind curve too fast and taking
a curve that isn't there.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Source of Inspiration.

From the Charleston Cw. va Mall.
Now we know how Somerset Maughsm
happened to think Of his play NAMED
Rain"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Many communities are bold to assert
that they suffer more from adolescent
attorneys than from well-matured courts.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Honors are showered on James Farley,
who is saluted as the postmaster Of his
fate and the captain Of his soul.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
The RemorSeful Gossip.

1uc HouVIbclu UVSoAp
Sometimes wonder whether there
is any truth In the old saying, BE good
and you will be happy"
"What's the trouble?"
IT made up my mind the other day
that I would be truthful and oblising.
I answered every question anybody asked
me-"
"And told the exact truth7"
eyes. And none Of the people I told
the truth about now speak to me-"
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Cynically Defined.

Father" said the small boy, what
is q philosopher"
"A philosopher, my son, is usually a
man who is trying to jolly himself into
the belief that he is happy though poor"
Evening star., 1937-02-23
! Other State, and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press IS exclusively entitled 70
tire use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Discomfort.
DiOcontent.
Every wish unsatisf1ed
Leaves human nature sore.
Every wish that's gratifled
Gives rise to several more.

"When q woman SMILES" said HI Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, "she IL having
her own way and when she weeps she
Is preparing to have It,"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Alternative.
Oar never was no sunshine made
So generous an warm
It didn't one day have to fade
Into o storm.
Oar never was q storm dat blew,
An shook de cabin door,
De old sun couldn't travel through
An shine once more.
"whut makes some Of de trouble,
said Uncle Eben, "is dat mans Liable
to git mo- neighborly applause foh win.
MIN six bits In q craps game dan fob
earnin' two dollars by working de same
amount O. time"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and yirsipia.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

with the operation OF laws dealing with
the Federal courts. Appointees to the
courts must be confirmed in their ap-
pointments by the Senate. Then, too,
It might be an idle gesture on the part
of the House to pass this bill If 1t is
finally to die in the Senate. Certainly
the House Judiciary Committee has 30
far backed away from consideration OF
the bill. That committee is to meet
again Thursday, but it seems very doubt
full that It will do anything ct that
time about the Presidents bill. A very
considerable number of the House men,
bers are hostile to the Supreme Court
plan.
The President is having more trouble
with the farmers over his court bill than
with labor, as represented in the G. I. O.
and the American Federation Of Labor.
Sentiment expressed throughout the
great agricultural States of the Middle
West and the West has been distinctly
unfavorable to the plan to increase the
Supreme Court. Efforts are being made
by the President to line up the American
Farm Bureau Federation for the plan,
but 90 far without entire success.
It is too early to predict what viii be
the eventual political effect of this
fight over the Supreme Court. Indeed,
the fight is being waged entirely beyond
and outside of partisan politics, with
many Democrats aligned with Repub-
licans against the President. This, it
is easy to understand, Is not to the
liking Of the administration Democrats.
# the issue were merely one between
the two major political parties, there
would be nothing to the battle. The
huge Democratic msjorities in the House
and Senate would fatten out the op-
position In short order. The issue is
one, however, which has smashed party
lines to smithereens, at least for the
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
Strikers Stone Bus
Halted for Repairs
En- Route to Capital
Alexandria Police Report Windows and
Headlights Smashed; DriUer Fired At

New violence in the strike gripping the Greyhound bus sys
tenn ared nearby Virginia early today District Attorney
Gaett prepared to ask District Grand Jury Wednesday
to ndic II striking bus drivers charges of stopping out
bound bus here last Friday and beating the driver
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
CALICO JOINS
TIMES WRITER'S

Paul Calico, brilliant newspaper
writer and novelist, joins the staff
Of the International News Service
and The Washington Times today.
Calico, who first won fame as a
sports writer and columnist, will
cover general news and features.
Calico gave up sports writing a
few years ago to devote his time to
travel and fiction writing. He de-
cided to return to active newspa-
per work as a general news re.
porter and writer. Many of his
short stories that attracted wide.
spread attention of literary critics
have been based upon life in the
newspaper world.
Calico, a graduate Of Columbia
University, where he rowed on the
varsity crew, stands six feet two
inches and weighs more than 200
pounds. During his sport writing
days Calico, in order to gain a
better understanding Of what he
was writing about, often took part
in the sport events he described.
At the time Jack Dempsey was
heavyweight champion, Gallico
donned the gloves with him in a
training camp bout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
FLORATOS OPENS
GAMING DEFENSE

Nicholas Floratos and four &C
cused of being his associates in a
Ninth Street gambling house
began their defense today in
United States District Court.
They were taken in a spec
tacular police raid last March 10
after a secret passage, connecting
the place next door with Floratos'
fruit store was discovered.
Witnesses for the government,
including policemen, telephone
and electric company employees,
have already testified regarding
the utility services supplied to 922
and 924 Ninth Street. They have
identified the various defendants
and paraphernalia seized.
Defense Attorneys Harry r.
Whelan, William B. O'Connell
and Myron G. Ehrlich filed a mo-
ton for a directed verdict before
presenting their witnesses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
SlOW Motion Pictures Aid
Mans Hunt for FLiQht Secre1

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. 90
G.N.S0.-Slow motion pictures
which stall the wings of a hum.
ming bird in flight-7O vibrations
a second-to lazy fluttering, may
enable man to learn the secret Of
how they fly and enable him to
copy it, Prof. H. E. Edgerton, of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech.
nology. revealed today.
Careful study of these pic
lures, such as is now being car
ried on by the Royal Aeronauti-
cal Society in England" Edger.
ton said, may give man such
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
MRS.ROOSEVELTI
DORIS DUKE SEE
MINERS HOMES
... =
Visit Projects in W. Va.
And Pennsylvania

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Nov. 90
Q.N.SD.-Trudging side by side
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the u@
TONS first lady," and Mrs. Doris
Duke Cromwell today inspected
the snug homes being built to re.
place dingy coal miners shacks
here by the American Friends So
ciety on a 2O0-acre farm subsis.
tence homestead project. ....
Mrs. Roosevelt and her fashion.
ably attired friend motored here
from Morgantown, w. Va, where
they spent the night after visiting
the Tygart Valley Homestead near
Elkins, w. Va, and the Arthurdals
Homestead yesterday. They were
expected to take a train East from
here today.
VISITOR TO HOME
Pulling a mink coat about her
chilled shoulders, Mrs. Cromwell
braved a hard rain Sunday to
visit the health center, the new
hotel and the modern resettlemedt
home of Clarence Degolyer, the
father of II children, at Arthur.
dale. '.'
The former Doris Duke, who in.
herited untold tobacco millions, re.
fused to talk with newspapermen,
answering all questions with the
same mo talk"
Mrs. Roosevelt introduced her
to 1O-year-old Jackie Davis, son Of
an Arthurdale coal miner, follow.
ing community church services
yesterday.
Mrs. Cromwell smiled warmly at
the youngster as Mrs. Roosevelt
said: =.
Jackie, how much better you
look" Z
In the party with Mrs. Rooses
welt and Mrs. Comwell were Repre-:
sentative Randolph of West Viz.
GINA and DR.. Clarence E. Pickett,
of Philadelphia, secretary of the
American Friends Society which
has contributed to the support Of
Arthurdale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
BURGLARS MISS
$4,000 SAMOvAR

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (C.T.P.SJ.
Speedy burglars broke into a mid
town Manhattan antique shop and
stole $4,000 worth of rare silver
and a Bible once owned by the
Gar. They were so fast-working
that they overlooked a 54-pound
gold samovar, worth more than
$4,000.
A passerby told police there
were three burglars. Detectives dis
covered the intruders smashed a
glass door with a brick to enter.
They shattered show cases and
grabbed up the silver. The Bible,
worth $4,000, was in a hand-carved
ivory case, which they discarded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
International News Photos

knowledge that he can build an
ornithopter, or bird-flight ma
chine which will work."
Edgerton showed motion pic
lures of flies hopping off the
ground into flight, the whole mo.
ton actually taking only one
sixtieth of a second, but being
slowed" in the pictures so that
1t took $50 times as long, or one
minute.
Other slow pictures showed q
drop of milk. apparently rolling
about before breaking and a soap
bubble falling to pieces when
pricked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
new WITNESSES
WILL CONFRONT
O'CONNOR GIRL
Morals Charge Due
= At Staying Hearing

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20
u.N.SJ. Miss Mary keenan,
O'COnnOr, 19-year-Old coed, was
held without bail for the grand
jury on a charge of homicide
today by Mayor S. Davis will
son. sitting as q committing
magistrate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
COnfesses Two
Bank RObberies

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20 d.N.sO.
William Charles Ney, 81, an cleo
trician of Bellaire, Ohio. confessed
to police today, they said, that he
twice robbed the Peoples Bank at
TiltonSville, Ohio, once in 1880,
when the bandit got 1922, and
again last October, when he said,
he got about 5000. He made his
alleged confession after police be-
came suspicious of his actions
and questioned him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
Bus Strike
AtGLGnce

G.NS.) Kidnapings and out
breaks of violence marked the IT,
State Greyhound bus strike as
Federal Mediator John L. Conner
today continued his efforts to end
the walkout and reported some
progress. Following are latest de.
velopments:
Ohio-The driver Of a Pitts.
burgh.to-C Cleveland bus reported
to police that his vehicle was shot
at from an auto near Warren.
DRIVER KIDNAPPED
Pennsylvania-A non.stri k n g
bus driver was kidnapped and held
four hours. His release was fol.
lowed by a police raid and arrest
Of 20 men, most Of them said to
be bus drivers. Two buses were
stoned passing through Churchill
township. A woman was hit and
several passengers struck by fly.
ing glass.
New York-Service between
New York, Boston and Philadel.
phia was discontinued. President
James P. Brescin, of New York
Lodge of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, said that six western
runs had been cut as a result Of
the strike. This was denied by
j. L, Sheppard, Greyhound vice.
president.
FARLEY FAILS
Massachusetts-A peace parley
in Boston failed after the union
informed the company the strike
could be settled on a national basis
only. About 400 men applied in
response to an advertisement for
bus drivers.
Observation-Disclosures at the
Hartford terminal said there was
no Greyhound service through that
city from New York and Boston
and passengers were being re
routed.
ndiana-Greyhound service cur
tailed htIt nnnratjno 70 ell ,on;,.&,
Many students returning to col.
lege from Thanksgiving holiday
stranded for hours.
Michigan Greyhound schedules
from Detroit to Indianapolis and
Cleveland were Cancelled this
morning. State police protection
was asked after a bus was stoned.
nlinois-Busses are still run.
ming on reduced schedule.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
Kills Choir Leader
In Love Triangle

WINSTON.SALEM, N. c., Nov.
20 GN.S).-John A. Hartle, SO,
a grocer, was held on a murder
charge today after confessing he
shot and killed Walter Lee Smith,
81, choir director, in what, police
said, was a love triangle.
Police quoted Hartle as saying
he surprised his wife and Smith
IN a darkened room in the Hartle
home and fired four shots at the
choir director as he attempted to
flee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29

A Richmond-W ashington bus, In
bound, was attacked in AcCotink,
Va, by several men, one Of whom
police said wore a Greyhound uni
form.
HALTED FOR REPAIRS
The bus had stopped at the vir-
ginia town for repairs when the
attack occurred. The attackers
fled toward Washington in an au-
tomobile.
Lewis Bell, a non.striker, was
operating the bus, officials said.
Neither he nor any of his passen-
gers were harmed, it was said. The
bus, held up by the attack and
the repairs, was three hours be-
hind schedule when it drove into
the company's New York Ave. ter.
minal here.
RIVAL LINE AIDS
On the Washington-New York
link Of the system, plans to re-
sumo disrupted service from Bal
timore onward have been partially
abandoned, it was learned here.
Since the strike began, bus pas
sengers have been put aboard
trains bound for New York at Bal
timore.
A competitor bus line, however,
the Safeway Line, has agreed to
take over Greyhound service from
Baltimore to New York.
Drivers of the Safeway system
are members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, union
sponsoring the Greyhound strike.
What effect this would have on
the situation was a matter Of sur
mise.
II guess that's up to the broth
ers," said Regional Manager L. c.
Major.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
Nicaragua Buys
Guns From Swiss

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 20,
Anti-aircraft guns purchased by
the Nicaraguan government from
Switzerland proved successful
In tests at a range Of about
4.35 miles. The guns cost $4,000
each. President Anastasio Somoza
said: II would prefer to purchase
these guns in the United States,
but the manufacturers are unable
to make deliveries"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 20
QN.S).-To bolster the police
theory that she killed five-year-old
Nancy Glenn, six new witnesses
will confront Mary K. o'Connor,
19-year-old coed, at a formal hear.
ing today before Mayor s. Davis
Wilson.
Although the husky athlete.
known to friends as "Tarzan,"
admitted, in an unsigned COMES
sion, that she killed the child dur
ing a fit of anger last Labor Day,
her parents and defense counsel
contend she only imagines herself
responsible for Nancy's death.
MORALS CHARGE READY
During the arraignment, detec-
tives said, warrants charging Miss
o'Connor and her friend, Mrs.
Marie Kibler Phillips, erstwhile
Olympic gymnast, with a statutory
offense will be served on the two
young women. The warrants were
issued on the strength of an affi-
davit Of a former convict, who
worked at Camp Happy while the
two girls were employed there as
counsellors.
Today's witnesses were called,
authorities admitted, in an at
tempt to support the new police
motive for the Staying. This theory
will be bitterly contested by Will
liam A. Gray, noted criminal at
torney.
ATTACKS CONFESSION
'This story Of a sex angle is
a lot of rotten nonsense" Gray
declared. II am convinced
Mary Is O normal, natural and
well-educated girl and that she
is positively not insane. had
q thorough talk with her and I
am satisfied with her story"
Gray charged the unsigned con-
fession wa obtained from her by
subterfuge when, the lawyer said,
Capt. John Murphy, chief of the
detective bureaus sex squad, told
the coed he knew Nancy had been
killed accidentally.
Mrs. Phillips, who Is under $500
bail as a material witness, termed
the new charges vicious lies," and,
with her husband, Chester Phil.
lips, also an internationally famed
gymnast, intends to find out who
started this rumor."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-29
MCarran Blasts
At Bureaucracy

Senator Pat McCarran CD of
Nevada, pushing legislation to
place the nations air lines under
control of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, says:
Il am fed up with the OBJ
structions Washington bureau
cracy tries to put in the way of
honest legislative endeavor for
aviation"
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
DO WOMEN LOON ALIKE!

They say the women grow To look
more and more alike each year. In
former periods, there were many wO-
men of an eccentric type. who did
not care if they looked very differ
ent from the common heard" as
some called ordinary folks. They
rather prided themselves on their
unique appearance.
Today the women folks. by our
wonderful system of distributing
goods. can buy the same styles in
the remote country towns that are
also popular in the big city. The w0
men study the same fashion mag
azines. They read the same hints
ON beauty culture. Their smart
hands and artistic sense cleverly
initiate the prevailing methods of i'm
proving their appearance.
There is no nation i'm the world
whose women and girls can compare
for charm with those of our land
They are almost too tempting. The
timid bachelor says he has TO keep
well away from them to avoid yield
ing to their destinations.