Yoiir ms. on Macrobrachiujn was returned by Ecology a fev; 
days ago. The editor said it would be acceptable for the ’’Hotes and 
Comment” section provided you reduced it to a smaller size. He sug-> 
gested that you reduce it by about two ms. pages by cutting out the more 
anecdotal portions. He said if you did this and returned it within 
a month, it could be published in the October number. He also said 
that they have a new iniling that each author publishing in Ecology 
must be a member of the Ecological Society of America. I wrote him 
that you were away and nothing could be done about changing the ms. 
in your absence, also that I did not believe you were a member of 
the Society. He replied that if you still wanted to revise the ms. 
and submit it to them again upon your retum, thej^ could probably 
get it into the October issue. In the meantime, I have sent it to 
the Jour, of the Wash. Acad, and have not heard from them yet. 
The follov/ing blurb appeared in the Tvashington Star Feb. 7, 
1955: ”San Jus:n, Puerto Rico — A scientific expedition sponsored by 
Eldridge R. Johnson and Dr. Paul Bartsch of the Smithsonian Institution 
yesterday reported many nev/ discoveries in what is considered the 
deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. One was a mollusk. It was named 
'Clava Johnson! Bartsch* in honor of the expedition* & director, Dr. 
Bartsch, and Mr. Joimson, who yesterday observed his 66th bii'thday 
anniver sary . ...” Aren * t we swell I 
Pennsylvania Avenue is all cluttered up with grandstands for 
the inauguration. I am not buying a seat this year, and probably 
shan't see much of it. I am not very patriotic v/hen such patriotism 
means milling 
properly inaugurated without me being there lo. 
around in a crowd. I think Roosevelt can get himself 
oversee iti 
I suppose you will see the papers when you get back to 
Panaiiia and will see all the nev/s. An attempt was made in Miami last 
Y^eek to assassinate Roosevelt. Four or five other people were hit 
and Roosevelt was unhurt* Mayor Cermak of Chicago and a Miami woman 
were very critically wounded and for a few days their recovery was 
despaired. I think they are both expected to recover now. The man 
who did it was tried yesterday and was given 80 years. 
Congress has voted to submit prohibition repeal to the states. 
The House passed it yesterday. The Senate had passed it several days 
ago. 
The appropriations bills haven't been passed yet, so we 
still don't icnow how we will fare for another year. The Treasury- 
Postoffice bill which wilJL set the precedent for all others has been 
in conference for several days. The House seems to be opposed to 
cutting Fedei’al salaries sny further or to doing anything that will 
mean the discharge of any more people, while the Senate would like to 
trim us some more. 
Mr. Bryant's brother Yiho lived in Georgetov;n, died about 
a week ago. 
