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Evening star., 1937-03-19
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PONTIAC 1887 gray 4-door sedan with
largest trunk. radio. heater; used 500 miles
by Chevy Chase driver; reduced S1IO.
Flood Motor Co. 4221 Conn. Clev. s401.
PONTIAC / 929 sedan. Good for thousands
OF miles of satisfactory Transportation: !:
good motor. upholstery. tires and finish.
Honestly Priced at S75; terms If desired.
Owens Motor Co. 1923 Georgia ave. NV.
PONTIAC 1887 green 8 convertible coupe
radio heater: driven 500 miles by promi.,
nent tax lawyer. Reduced S11O. Flood
Motor Co, 1921 Conn. ave. Clev. S401.
REQ coach; old. but still dependable; has
radio $40 cash North 5616
sTuDEBAKER 1888 Royal standard cab
rtolet; rumble seat. excellent condition;
only S169; terms. $50 down Evans Pal
mer. N Y. ano Fla. aves. ne.
STUDEBAKER 1884 sedan; built-in trunk;
black and chrome finish; best care; only
$3.50. Evans Palmer. N. Y and Fla.
AveS ne
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

TERRAPLANE 1884 sedan in attractive
blue, one OF the most alert cars on the
street today; tiptop in every respect and
mas excellent tires. Priced very low, with
small down payment and easy terms in
Guiding, our Famous Blue Ribbon suaran-
zee and 30-day. no-cost service. Triangle
ford Dealers, nth and r. I. ave. ne. Ma
tlonal 1896. Open evenings.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH P-D coach. 1888; excellent
| condition: large roomy trunk. heater sac
rifice S195. Cleveland 6S23.
| PLYMOUTH 1882 P-B phaeton: black
| finish, clean wire wheels, Al condition;
| S35 down. Sl5 month. PRY MOTOR CAR
90. Branch, 1927 14th st. NV.
PLYMOUTH 1885 de luxe coach: black
finish: guaranteed: 5000: S45 down. S23
month. PRY MOTOR CAR CO., Packard
Dealers. 5019 Conn. ave.
PLYMOUTHS. 1895; three to choose from.
2-door trunks. 4-door trunks. Each OF
these cars are mechanically perfect and
general appearance excellent. Prices from
$500 to S425. Semmes Sales. Inc. Al2i
18th st. NV. Adams $500,
PLYMOUTH 1884 town sedan; in every
way desirable car. We would not hesi-
tate in guaranteeing this car for the most
severe test. bargain at $3.50. Semmes
sales Inc. 4l21 18th st. NV. Adams $500.
PONTIAC 1891 sport coupe. 6-cylinder
new tires. unusual value. S129. 1921
Conn. Clev. S4O1
PONTIAC 1887 blue 4-door touring Sc
dan with largest trunk, radio heater; re-
onced S110. Carefully driven l month.
422l Conn. Cleveland S401.
PONTIAC 1882 convertible de luxe coupe
6-Wheel equipment: $40 down. $40 q mo.
PRY MOTOR CAR CO., 50l9 Conn. ave.
Packard Dealers
PONTIAC 1881 de luxe sedan. wire wheels.
Silver Flash" motor; very best condition;
sacrifice S119; terms, only $40 down.
Evans Palmer, N. Y and Fla. aveS. ne.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

TERRAPLANE 1888 business coupe. eight;
beauta rood light Et tan With red wheels and
for snap. economy and class Gold Seal
Guaranteed and personally indorsed Only
plain st at Kalorama rd. NV. Col. 1920.
TERRAPLANE 1887 demonstrator super
six. with every accessory including selec-
tive automatic shift. New-car warranty
a. ana a,fSn SsFyiGe sHbstsntis bgs reduction
at Kalorama rd. NV. Columbia 1920.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

ancestors OF President Roosevelt's ad-
wiser, Prof. Felix Frankfurter, undoubt-
edly lived at Frankfurt on the Main or
Frankfurt on the Oder. 1t is an ac-
cepted tradition that the Chief Execu-
tive himself belongs to 4 line whose
symbol in medieval times was "a field
OF roses"-a neighborhood connection
probably indicating home in garden
Color names, including Black, White,
Brown, Green and Gray, obviously deprive
from hereditary traits OF personal ap-
pearance as we'll as from heraldic arms
and dress. People were spoken OF ac-
cording to the aspect they bore, the pic
torial emblems they carried and the cos
tunes they customarily wore. They were
content to claim for themselves the ap-
pellations their fellows gave them.
Meanwhile junior branches of ancient
families were captioned with Mac in
Scotland, O and Nc in Ireland, the
suff1x son in England and ing" in
Scandinavia, Hence, MacNab, OBrien,
McCabe, Godding and Wilson.
1t does not matter very much, OF
course. Shakespeare was right when he
demanded, Whats in a name?" Yet
some folks, having no better occupation
for their leisure, may find amusement in
amateur genealogy. The number Of
ancestors hanged is not sufficiently large
to spoil the game for the unexceptional
player
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Future HIGHWAYS.

Virginia highway officials have adopted
sound policy in deciding not to widen
four-lane boulevards. When the limit
of their capacity is reached, the State has
announced, alternate routes will be
built
Super highways of six lanes or more
have been tried and found wanting In
some sections of the country. One Of the
first was in the vicinity of Pontiac, Mich.
The original idea was to have slow
moving vehicles, including horse drawn
conveyances, use the center lanes.
That theory vanished as completely as
horse-drawn vehicles have disappeared
from high-speed boulevards. It now is
generally agreed among highway engi-
neers that construction Of highways more
than four lanes in width results in both
traffic confusion and vastly increased
road costs.
Likewise, three-lane routes are not
favored by engineers, except in very fiat
country, because of hazards to drivers
passing other cars on curves or hills.
The ideal highway of the future, as en-
visioned by road builders, consists of two
double lanes with parkway strip In the
center. The double lanes in each direc-
ton provide for the two basic elements
. Of which modern trad1c u composed-
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Family Names.

Every family name has history. But
few such designations trace further back
than the twelfth century. For thousands
of years before that period the average
individual was known solely by given
title. The needs of society barbaric in
character required nothing else than a
tribal classification Only with the be-
ginning of organized industry was there
a demand for distinctively personal
labels
Oliver Wendell Holmes in a poem still
popular speaks of Fate endeavoring to
conceal the author of America by
calling him Smith. Yet originally that
surname was possessed Of a connotation
Of unique importance. During the
Middle Ages the smiths were the me-
chanics, the engineers, upon whom, per-
haps more than upon any other group
Of workers a community depended. They
fabricated the tools used by all their
contemporary craftsmen; they shaped
all materials from gold to iron; they
generally we're prosperous, notably in
telligent civic-minded
Similarly, the Webb and the Weaver
families received their names from the
textile trade in which they were en-
gagged. The Masons, the Millers, the
Coopers, the Tanners, the Taylors, the
Narshalls, the Potters, the Stuarts, the
Clarks, the Cleavers, ETC., represent the
same development. All the Farmers
sprang from agriculturists.
In like manner many citizens adopted
place names from circumstance of resi-
dence. For example, La Fayette sig
nines "a small real estate holding" The
Evening star., 1937-08-20

the cruising radu Of individual vessels
Ships standing first in their classes are
granted the privilege Of painting white
"E on their smokestacks; and those in
second place a red "E"
Coming to the defense Of the recent
proposal by this Government to lease
United States destroyerS already out of
commission for training purposes to any
of the Latin American nations. action
on which has been deferred mainly be-
cause of the objection Of Argentina, the
governments of the United States and
Brazil, between whom the agreement
was initiated now state Jointly that in
their opinion it was entirely in harmony
with the good neighbor policy" Com
pariSon is drawn between the ship-leas-
ing plan and the practice which has
been in vogue for many years past of
permitting officers from one Latin Amer
lean country to receive instruction and
training in the military or naval estab-
lshments of others. The United States
for some years past has had naval
mission in Brazil assisting that govern
ment in the training of men for that
branch of the service; and similarly this
Government has loaned" its Army and
naval officers to other countries in South
or Central America. The two govern
ments particularly interested in the
present proposal feel that such military
or naval advice is ''identicar' with the
ship-leasng suggestion.
Among places of historic interest which
have been uncovered by Civilian Con-
servation Corps enrollees. the latest are
the foundations of the old barracks and
Colonial officers quarters at Fort Fred
erick, l8 miles west of HagerstoVn, Md
This fort built l81 years ago, was used
by the Colonial troops during the French
and Indian wars, and during the Revolu-
tionary War thousands of HesSian priS-
oners are reported to have been housed
there. The 1st Maryland Regiment
was garrisoned there during the Civil
War. Only the repairs necessary to pre-
vent further disintegration are being
made, and the ancient parapets, broken
and irregular, will be left standing as
they are. A museum is to be made of
the old fort, with appropriate display
of historic material.
"Trailers" have become a subject of
city regulation in many parts of the
United States, fixing the time which they
are allowed to remain and other features
connected with their use, according to
the American Municipal Association. Not
only large cities but smaller communi-
ties. it was revealed by survey in 18
States, are adopting trailer legislation"
A number of cities, it was shown, now
prohibit trailerites, intent on establish
ing permanent residences, from re-
moving the wheels or blocking up their
houses" In number of communities
when the newcomers undertake such al
terations" the trailer becomes subject to
city or State building codes.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-08-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Taking interior time portraits is not
dimcult, II both photographer and sub
Ject have one quality in common.
Patience is the beginning and end OF
this interesting work.
With 1t, the amateur photographer may
make excellent portrait studies, soft IN
outline, and artistic; without It, he will
secure only harsh. staring, inartistic
prints
II patience Is used, as a prime in
gredient, the pictures may be enlarged
successfully, to form really beautiful
studies.
If the work is done slowly, 1t may be
done with very cheap camera.
There are a number Of outfits costing
no more than 81, or even less, which
will give very good pictures, provided
nothing Is done in a hurry.
We have seen work Of this character,
taken by amateurs using inexpensive
equipment, which has been enlarged so
that the finished result was comparable
with that done by professional photog-
raphers.
On the other hand, every one who has
dabbled at all in camera work knows
what an uninteresting, harsh, stifY pose
often is achieved when the amateur at
tempts to take indoor portraits.
Usually two factors are all wrong-the
pose and the lighting.
Both of these, by the exercise of pa
tience, may be solved completely to any
ones satisfaction, and without recourse
to expensive equipment.
The present vogue In photography is
for high-class highspeed miniature
cameras, which take such good pictures
that the prints may be enlarged beau
tifully.
For those who have the money to pur-
chase such cameras, there is nothing bet
ter, but for the many who do not have
the money lesser model must suffice
1t will do, provided patience is exercised
by both subject and photographer, with
special attention given to lighting and
pose.
There are two dangers In such work
The first is that of very dark shadow
on one side OF the face, with too much
light on the other.
Often very elaborate lighting is gone
into, to overcome these defects. Lamps
screens. refectors are used in an attempt
to get the light just right.
Mostly this is done when fash bulbs
are used. We speak here only of time
exposures in the middle of the afternoon,
in room which receives good light, pref
erably sunshine, although this is not es-
sential.
The point desired in plenty of light.
This is achieved by posing the subject
against the far wall, which must be white
or light cream.
This is essential, for it is this back
ground which reflects enough light to
give good definition on both sides OF the
face
The head should be lifted slightly, in
order that the neck will get enough light.
Lifted too high, the eyes show too much
of the white. This is an easy mistake to
make, and should be guarded against.
If too little light gets on the neck, this
not particularly ornamental part Of the
anatomy will show dark and ugly.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Director of Safety Needed.

mounting death toll, plus indiffer-
ence to the pleas of citizens for the
correction of evils that have grown out
of seemingly fixed policy of Difference
to automobile owners and drivers has
led to a situation in Washington which
definite end. II under the present stat
utes defining the duties of the traffic
officials Of the Nations Capital it is not
possible to evolve an understandable
code of regulations that guarantees safety
and convenience for the whole popula-
ton, then the time has arrived for the
ernment of a new administrative bureau,
possessing the power to adopt and en-
force a simple set Of rules, based upon
fundamental principles of safety, gov
ernlng the use Of the streets.
Like the proverbial dog that is said to
have and is granted its day, Washing
tons automobile traffic has had its day
Of glory-not tWenty-forr-hou span in
the horal measurement of time, but
day that has extended to the length of
quarter Of century. twenty-five
years ago the automobile, chugging and
reeking It's way into popular use, was
recognized as problem in the regula-
tion OF street use and as a menace to
life. A few haphazard regulations were
adopted, but only an apathetc effort was
made to enforce them. Violations that
were then of minor nature, ignored and
unparalleled, developed into privileges
which, when once established, became
fixed and the regulations were dropped
Small favors created a demand for
greater advantages, which have now
accrued to unmanageable proportions.
Other cities large and small, faced the
problem of maintaining an equitable and
safe use Of the streets before the rapidly
growing favored class assumed the right
to dictate the rules by which it would be
governed. The Nations Capital, under
succession OF directing authorities,
straggles along at the end Of process
sion of communities that have lost sight
of the fact that the foundation Of public
welfare Is not speed and convenience for
favored class, but safety for all classes
Human beings on foot, important as
ma ajority citizens for tax collection pur-
poses, have no place in the elaborate
system designed for the convenience and
speed of the juggernaut that has taken
possession of Washington's streets.
What is needed today is an Office or
bureau Of public safety.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

Young citizens OF this country are ac-
cused of misbehavior with wine and
bouquets on the north coast of the
Mediterranean. They insist on present
ing an alibi, which it may be convenient
to accept in the absence of more SUBJ
stantial proof But there is no way of
estimating the amount Of embarrassment
that may continue to lurk in the waters
Of the Mediterranean that have asserted
themselves as one Of the worlds leading
intoxicants.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

fast and slow vehicles. Boulevards Of thi.
sort now are under construction between
Baltimore and Annapolis, Baltimore and
Philadelphia and Hagerstown and
Frederick.
Four-lane routes such as the Balti-
more Washington Boulevard and the
Richmond Petersburg highway may
reach the limit of their capacity sooner
than the travelling public expects. Al
ternate routes will be welcomed not only
because Of the assurance Of engineering
safety, but also because they will help
satisfy the natural desire for variety In
travel between two destinations.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

If the subject sits on the floor, with the
head leaned back just touching the wall,
an almost perfect background is secured.
1t is amazing what fine results can be
secured this way. with background shad-
oWs which might do credit to a profess
sional.
Use OF portrait lens is best, but very
good pictures can be taken without it,
with cheap camera Of the so-called uni
versal focus type. Do not be afraid to
put the camera close. The injunction is
against doing this, without the lens. but
some OF the best portraits we have taken
have been in violation of such rules.
A chair or small end table makes an
excellent tripod
Usually the room should be given the
maximum amount OF light through rails
Ing the blinds, but no sun should be on
the subject.
Patience is required by the subject in
keeping still for the 8 to "A seconds
according to light-which will be neces-
sary for the exposure.
1t will be found in these exposures
that blinking the eyes, a natural habit,
makes no difference. A blink is about
one-fortieth Of a second, and will not
show, IN most cases. The eye itself does
not mind the blink-the image seen re-
mains "in the eye" while the blink is
going on, and something Of the same re-
mains in the film being exposed
Before opening the shutter, the head
OF the subject should be turned in order
TO get the maximum OF light on both
sides, as evenly as possible, in the full
front view.
Inc photographer should not look up
at the subject, but should keep watching
the camera, click the shutter, and then
Withdraw the hand, at the same time
beginning to count "one hundred and one,
one hundred and two" and so on, up to
the time allowed. The hand should be
advanced quickly to close the shutter.
1t is better to over-expose than under
expose. The former can be corrected in
development, but it is very difficult to
do much with a negative which simply
hasn't the picture in it.
II there is over-exposure, unless ter
ribly so, the development may be cut of
when the image shows well. and the
chances are that the negative will have
plenty OF detail
Patience is required all along the line
The model-shall we say victim?-must
remain as still as possible during the
poses. He must keep his mind on the
work
The photographer must not be in a
hurry to take successive shots, but must
try to think of such matters as hands
and feet sticking out, extraneous objects
in the room showing, reflections from
bright lights and objects, and the ugly
angles of elbows, etc.
After the prints are made, the photog-
rapher must be satisfied with two or three
which will enlarge we'll Usually all the
prints, as taken may be improved by
trimming out extraneous portions; amaz-
ing betterment often comes to a print by
simply cutting off an inch or so.
In this way the enlargement is made
from only the best part of the best mega
tives. Really soft. artistic work may be
secured IN this way. the results often
having a professional quality.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Gov. Graves Carries On.

governor graves carries on WIN MS
selection of his wife as Senator ad
interim in succession to Senator, now
Justice Black. She will, of course be
seated as a member of the Senate. There
Is no law against such an appointment,
no statutory law, and there is no prece-
dent either for or against it. It is merely
q matter of taste, and such matters are
always subject to disputation, without
prejudice against participants.
In one regard, however the action of
the Governor of Alabama may become
the topic of argument though not to the
point of deterrent or corrective decision.
The ordinary course, in such matters. is
for the Governor to arrange for special
election as quickly as possible to submit
to the people of the State the matter of
the choice of a Senator, or a Repre-
sentative in the case Of a vacancy in the
House. The Constitution of the State
OF Alabama provides that as soon as
vacancy occurs in the States delegation
In the Senate the Governor must call
such special election forthwith Lit
orally. in one sense, the Governor COM
plies with this requirement. He forth
with" calls for such a special election,
thereby strictly following the dictionary
meaning of the term, which is as follows:
sWithout delay, Immediately, directly; in
law, within reasonable time in view Of
the nature of the act: with all con-
venient dispatch; usually, within twenty
four hours
But forthwith" in this case is not
made thus to apply to the ultimate
action. Veritably within tWenty-four
hours the Governor called for a special
election. not to be held forthwith" but
on the 28th of next April, Just a little
more than eight months after the tenn
porarv appointment and a little more
than six months before Senator Black,
now Justice Black, would have stood for
reelection. In short, this forthwith"
election insures the newly appointed
Senator more than eight months of serv-
ice-and emoluments-and cuts down the
time of the elected ad interim successor
by the same period.
There is no appeal from the Gov
ernor's appointment or from his peculiar
Interpretation of the terms of the State
constitution. Mrs. Graves will sit as
Senator for at least eight months, and
will during that period enjoy all the
usufr7ict of this service, salary pro-
rated on the basis of $4,000 year, an
allowance of $4,000 for clerk hire, free
office, the franking privilege, an unlim-
tied allowance of free mineral water and
soft drinks, free treatment in a beauty
parlor in the Senate Office Building and
free parking space in the Senate garage.
Nobody can effectively raise the question
Of the Governors Interpretation of the
State constitution. The Senate, which
passes upon the qualifications of its
members. will not and indeed cannot
object that forthwith" applies to the
election as we'll as the calling Of the
election. So for eight months this esti-
mable lady will sit in the seat so lately
vacated by the eminent jurist who has
lust been elevated to the bench, in recog-
milton of his outstanding qualifications.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

An adjournment of Congress is ex-
pected this month and the Autumn will
slip swiftly by as the career of Tiny Tim
again clamors for attention AS Ameri-
can citizens, we may, however be moved
to inquire whether we have not been
neglecting good old Tom Sawyer in order
to study types Of more delicate foreign
fiction.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Presidents and Their Wives

service booklet gives not only the essential
historical facts concerning every Presi-
dent from Washington to Franklin D
Roosevelt, and every White House
hostess, but offers condensed political
history of the United States. The table,
give the popular and electoral votes for
every presidential election. Many of the
pictures are reproductions OF official
White House photographs. An indis-
pensable reference booklet for every
home. Send for your copy today, In
closing ten cents to cover cost and
handling.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

In the course Of time a writer is sub
mitted to criticism for blunders either
in poetry or prose. 1t has remained for
Macaulay to face expert censure for his
works in both these styles of compost
ton. Yet nobody doubts that he was
quite right about some things.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

1t is bothering the legislative mood as
it surveys the District Of Columbia to
find locations for race track, a jefferson
memorial, slaughter house and suitable
conveniences for air transportation. The
air transportation at least has start
with record of proficiency that needs
mainly development of the expert and
disbursement OF the amateur.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

There are moments when a public
spirited citizen must suspect that Mr.
James A. Farley rises in popular esteem
when he is represented as becoming
aware of the service good talker can
render in the automobile business.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Sun and Rain.

Sun and Rain.
The sunshine comes a-glowing
And the raindrops gently fall,
To keep the fields a-groWing
With enough for one and all.
But man forgets the smiling
And the sympathetic tear.
And old Satan comes beguiling
With new trouble every year.
All our scheming and contrlving
Will at last prove all in vain,
If we plan for human thriving
And leave out the sun and rain.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

Politics resembles family affairs to
some extent. There will be differences Of
opinion, but peace can be depended on
so long as patience will continue to
assert itself