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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Good Little Tiger.

Politics is politics. after all. There Is
nothing In the world quite so kaleido-
scopic. The latest demonstration of this
fact is the Endorsement given Tammany
and its mayoralty ticket by John F..
Hyian. Mr.. Hylan. former mayor, who
went down to defeat four years ago
before Tammany's choice. Jimmy"
Walker has announced his withdrawal
from the race this year and given his
blessing to Tammany. He makes 1t clear
in his statement. however. that 1t was
the failure Of the Republican leaders
in New York City to indorse his can
didacy that has sent him scurrying back
to his old allegiance with the Demo-
cratic organization. Some Of the Re-
publican newspaper Of the greater city,
however, are unkind enough to suggest
that Tammany has been up to its old
tricks and has bought Mr.. Hylan of
with promises Of future preferment.
But, whatever the cause Of Mr.. Hy-
lan's present good wishes to Tammany
Hall. they will come as a surprise to
many New Workers.. When Tammany
discarded Mr.. Hylan four years ago and
lined up for Mayor Walker. there was
nothing that Mr.. Hylan left unsaid
about the Democratic organization Of
New York County. But that was not all.
No longer ago than this Spring Mr..
Hylan declared that the real issue in
the coming msyoralty campaign was
corruption and its attendant hand
maiden. crime. He held Tammany
responsible for conditions which he
declared made New York city by
word. And now the former mayor
says:
Il wish every success to the Demo-
cratic organization under the very able
leadership Of John F. Curry (the new
Tammany leader, who feel certain
will stamp out from the Democratic
party in this city every aspect Of the
so-called new Tammany."
There Il q sting In the tail Of this
statement, and apparently the sting is
intended for his old enemy, Al Smith.
The former governor has been rated
the chief supporter Of the so-called new
Tammany, which was pictured to the
country a. q benign institution during
the presidential campaign last year.
when George w. Olvany resigned
few months ago as Tammany leader,
there Was demand that in the selec-
ton Of the new leader OF Tammany
Hall the new Tammany" should be
recognized and that a man of higher
type and greater public recognition
than one of the regular Tammany
district leaders be selected real row
followed. Gov. Smith was credited
with standing out for the new Tam
many idea. However. the Democratic
organization eventually chose dis
trict leader. John r. Curry, who had
been none too friendly with Smith In
the past. So the new Tammany"
passed.
Mr.. Hylan'S withdrawal apparently
in favor of Mayor walker makes the
task Of Representative La Guardia, the
Republican selection for mayor. just
little more difficult. La Guardia has
been regarded a. having one-to-eisht
chance OF election In the betting.
Probably now these rates will be
changed still further. with odds against
him higher More and more IT. looks
like four years more Of Tsmmany and
Jimmy walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
LEISURE"
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES D. FREEMAN, D. d, Ill. D.
u Bishop - WashiHefoh.

are Immediately engaged. are indis-
pensable II life is TO register high
attainment. It is frequently said that
every one needs some kind Of avocation.
The application Of ell this to the common
pursuits of life is quite obvious, but 1t is
still more obvious when considered in
the light OF our spiritual needs To
have sufIicient leisure for the cultiva-
ton Of the finer qualities OF our nature
results eventually IN Increased power
and efficiency 1t Is said of President
Adams that he reserved a half hour
out OF each morning for Bible reading
and the cultivation of devotional habits
With President Lincoln 1t was con.
spicuous habit, even in times Of great
est stress and strain. to pass into the
silences for deeper reflection and
prayer.
The relation that these leisure
periods bear to eficient living and
service IL intimate. Our friend was
right who observed, Organize your
self and your work, and your leisure
will take care of itself" We are now
In the vacation season. Almost every
one Is seeking for Q brief respite. How
frequently we ind men and women
taking vacations so seriously or think
ing so constantly while on vacation Of
their upcared-for obligations that they
eOO NSuC Va hOthuB VI ICiICoAlLtCuJ
out Of their period of so-called rest
They have no fine sense OF organiEa-
ton. They have never learned to live,
a. Arnold Bennett puts it. ION twenty
four hours = day"
No greater example Of serenity has
come within the vision of men than
that Of the Great Master. Out of the
three years intense ministry He re-
peatedly seized opportunities for quiet
and reflection. Even on the eve of
His crucinxion He sought the kindly
shadows OF Gethsemane' for PRAYER.
What an example He furnishes the
oVerburdened, overnurried. dissatis-
ned and discontinued men and women
of our day! May we say 1t reverently
He had so organized Himself and His
work that He found opportunity for
that kind Of leisure that k indis.
pensable to the enrichment of life.
All down through the ages those who
have most profted the race, who have
given to it Its rarest gifts Of art and
literature, poetry and music, have been
those who found it convenient and
profitable to cultivate the finer things
Of the spirit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
A Cavalier City.

The city of charlottesville. vs., has
found it necessary. in common with
most other communities, to adopt On
automobile code.
A visiting motorist who parks his
car in A manner forbidden by the local
regulations or fails to display park.
ink likE1t finds his steering wheel tagged
the next morning and prepares for a
visit to the police station.
But when he. reads the connmunica-
ton from Charlottesville's ef1cient
police he flnds something asreeably DIFF
deposit collateral for violation Of sec
ton so-and.so Of this or that.
On one side he reads: Hello, visitor.
We welcome you to Charlottesville.
You are the guest Of the city and we
hope that your stay will be pleasant
and that you will come again.
Our parking ordinance: No vehicle
shall be parked on any of the streets
of the city between IA O'Clock midnight
and Sam. without q parking light on
the front and rear OF such vehicle. You
are requested to cooperate With Va and
leave your lights on your car. Maurice
r. GreaVer. chief Of police"
And on the other side he reads: BE
sure to visit Monticello. the home OF
/ Thomas jefferson. and the University
of Virginia, located at the west end OF
the town, founded by Jefferson. Excel
lent golf courses where you NAV play.
Numerous side trips can be suggested
by the hotels or the Chamber Of Com
merce. Use the Charlottesville Chamber
Of Commerce.
The city has transformed disagree
able necessity into an advertising asset.
Needless to say, the psychological ef-
feet Ia pleasing and. the visitor leaves
the Athens OF the Blue Ridge with
quite different memories from what
might have been the case II the police
proceeded In the orthodox fashion.
The procedure certainly ia quite diff
ferent from what one il led to expect
anywhere. In Virginia with It's roadside
Justices OF e)ae peace. The city delther-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Uncompensated Disabled Veterans

A weakness in the World War
veterans act Of 1924 has become APP
parent. That measure was designed
to take care of the just claim Of every
man who was disabled as the result of
service to his country in the great
disabilities Of direct service origin IL
provided. Cases OF tuberculosis and
mental disease, classified as OF pre-
sumptive" service origin, are treated in
a separate category. And it is. here
that the weakness of the act has in
late years made itself manifest. For
in these "presumptive" cases 1t is
stipulated that while claims may be
filed with the Veterans Bureau until
1880 compensa ton can only be granted
where the claimant Is able to submit
conclusive documentary evidence that
he was treated for his disability prior
to 1915.
The practical injustice arising from
this no doubt theoretically just pro-
vision works rs follows: Large numbers
Of war veterans have been admitted to
tuberculosis and mental hospitals in the
four years which have intervened since
1928 and more than half OF this group
have found 1t impossible to produce
documentary evidence that their DIS
ability wss treated prior to the date
stipulated in the act. The explanation
nf THE tm AifhAr FfhAu fAtlnd
to consult a physician prior to 1925 or
that, having done so, no clinical records
OF the type required to establish proof
OF their visit were kept. Many Of the
cases, save for the absence Of docu-
mentary proof, give every evidence Of
'presumptive" service origin.
Out of this unhappy fact has been
born an organization known as the
Uncompensated Disabled Veterans of
the World War, and from hundreds
OF hospital cots throughout the Nation
letters are being laboriously written to
members of Congress and other infiu-
entail leaders urging that the limiting
date be extended from 1928 to 1880 the
latter date being stipulated In the act
of 1924 as the expiration date for all
compensation claims. That this feeble
lobby OH have q greater effect upon
Congress than the costly and adroitly
directed pressure regularly brought to
bear by powerful private interests should
be confidently anticipated. For the
Nation is properly insistent that no man
whose present Ill health il genuinely
the result of his wartime sacrifice shall
be denied the compensation that is his
due. And Congress listening to the
cry of distress raised today In the hos
pitfalls which shelter incorporated
though disabled veterAns cannot fail
to reconcile the letter Of it's act Of 1924
with the spirit In which that measure
was properly written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

ateiy foregoes an opportunity 70 milk
the motorist and enrich its cofIers
with his collateral" In other words,
true to It's traditions. Charlottesville
behaves like a Virginia gentleman. 1t
is a cavalier among cities.
Possibly this touch of good manners
Is not original with Charlottesville. But
in any event it deserves to be copied
by other communities. 1t is On express
sion Of civic dignity which 10 seldom
encountered in these times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANDER JOHNSON.


Tip.Tap.
"Tip-tAp. Tip-tap!" the typist says
Through turbulent or tranquil days;
And many are the sounds we hear
Whose rAsl meaning "A not clear
A. mechsnisnns We prepare
20 carry thoughts from here to there
We DO not know what document
May bring world peace or discomfort
we do not know the lessons taught.
And fell to grasp an epic thought
To tell of fortune or mishAp.
The typist says 'Tip-tap. Tip-tsp!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

There are evidences Of inclination
among steamship companies to revive
the old ocean racing game. A glance
into the past should give new sienifi-
canoe to the warning safety first"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

It IL said in New York that Mayor
Jimmie walker is TOO Hght-hearted."
Many mayors have failed in the past
because they took themselves too
seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

washington district reported 400 light
ming fires in five days.
The. present year. however. does not
threaten to be as serious In forest fires
as was 1895; certainly not as bad as
1919. And there has been no such toll
OF human life a. has marked some Of
the previous seasons.
tCopyYight. leas.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

A few words from Mrs. Willebrandt
suffice to show that she could have
gotten on much better II she couid have
been encouraged to take some Of the
prohibition enforcement lads into charge
and spank them over motherly knee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

New f1ivvers are 70 cost only two
hundred dollars each. The requirements
for a police fine may be easily met in
ordinary circumstances merely by giving
over possession of the tangible assets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

When ledger losses are reported from
the stock market, there is encourage
ment in the idea that most Of them
represent bookkeeping balances and not
real money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
One Language Needed.

From the Albany Evenins News.
It ia reported that Paris policemen
speak several languages. but there's nev.
er any difficulty in understanding what
o tfafic .Cep says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

The New York Stock Exchange might
be enabled to steady itself II Thomas
Edison could be persuaded to assist 1t
with q we'll thought out QUESTIONABLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Ovations to the Graf Zeppelin are
now properly due It's great. though not
spectacular, triumph will BE- recorded
when IT. is making ITS prodigious trip
on schedule time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Financial experts rate the former
Kaiser Of Germany as the richest man
in the world. Beyond q certain point
counting stacks Of money becomes dull
sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

So influential an airmAn az Lindbersh
should be persuaded to say few words
to the risky aviators who hy not wisely,
but too we'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

There have been 30 many demonstrs-
lions OF moral adversely that IL is hard
to find q reason for Spotlighting Mr..
Shook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Strong interest in horseshoe pitching
proves that the horse IL still inhuen-
tiAl. The auto-tire pitching contest
may arise later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

A stowsway on an Airship ought not
to ne encouraged by publicity. He is a
reflection Of the idea that it is perfectly
eli right to crash party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Avistors who fly 20 close to golfers
az to brighten constitute brand-new
hazard on the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

The ocean flyer announces hop
The world holds it's breath, hoping IL
will not prove flop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Communism" said. Uncle Ebsn, "is
described to me a. system dat allows
anybody to hs'p hsss'f to other folks
property. II det idea/ Is carried too
far, dar won't Be- no lis, OF anybody in
dis neisnborhood tryins4 70 raise
chieken@" 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Far. far Aviation Future.

Fears for Aviation Future.
DO you take an interest in Aviation?"
yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
ITS thrilling to think Of mounting
upward among the clouds. Only I'm
dres ding the time when the realtors
NAV get busy and put the question OF
airplane parking space into politics.
Jud Tunkins says one way to be dis
agreeable Ia to leave home and write
back to the folks about how cool 1t is
1t q Summer resort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Desperate EndeaNor.
Did you go to a night CLUB wnie
YOU were in New York;"
Yes" answered Mr.. Curnrox.
ANY exciting experiences
None. The effect was kind o de-
pressing. All the club folks seemed
trying to be uvacious enough to live
up to the regulations their press agents
had given them" 80
"A prayer addressed to a statue :"
said Hi fio, the sage Of Chinatown. has
it's value In helping the petitioner 70
understand his own DESIRES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Effect Is Profound.

The effect of such deliverance has
been profound. Political travellers
throughout the country return TO wash
Ineton with the view that out OF the
mass Of people who have been more or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Everyday Celebrations.

Septemoer's not 80 fer away.
For Labor Day we'll cheer
Yet every days a Labor Day"
AS duties new appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Suspicious.
Unto the campaign memory ciinss
AS an occasion grand.
When some folks talked OF lots oil Things
They did not understand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

All Other States and Canada.
Daily ano Sunday. L VI. SIC. 90: l mo-. 81 90
Daily only ......i ". 500; mo- &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
BOARD PREPARES
ERECTION PROGRAM
Bids for School Buildings In
vited-ProposaIs and Spec
ifications Discussed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DISPATCH 10 Tne star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 9.-Prepara-
ton of plans and specifications and the
prompt inviting of bids for the various
public school construction projects
planned with the proceeds Of the $780,
600 bond issue authorized by the last
Legislature, were ordered by the County
Board of Education, at its monthly
meeting here today, following careful
consideration Of the preliminary report,
submitted by DR.. George e. Lewis,
county supervisor of school property,
involving the building program.
Program Is Unchanged.
No changes were made in the tenta-
tive construction program heretofore
announced, and the projects the board
decided to push include:
Three-story addition, SO by so, to the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
building, to include a study hall, two
recitation rooms, Science laboratory,
commercial room and shoproom Tor
boys.
Chevy Chase School.
First unit, to consist of 10 rooms, Of
a new elementary school building AZ
First unit, to include three rooms, of
a new elementary school at Colesville,
on a new site.
First unit, to embrace three rooms,
of a new elementary school at Alta
Addition of a second story, to include
six classrooms, to the East Silver
Spring elementary school. Addition
of a second story, to consist OF SIX
classrooms, to the Glen Echo-Caon
John School.
Four ClasSrOOms.
Addition of four classrooms to the
Sandy Spring High School building.
Decision on the proposed enlargement
of assembly hall Of this building was
deferred.
The board also gave consideration
to the recognized need of better school
facilities at Warrington Grove and de-
cided to give the situation there further
study in the hope of finding way to
include a new structure there in the
building program soon to be inaugu-
rated. The Washington Grove Associa-
ton recently voted to donate a four
acre lot on the Laytonsville pike, as
site for a new building.
Other Business Transacted.
The board transacted much other
business, including the awarding Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
CITIZENS OPPOSE
GRADE CROSSING
Edmonston Body Elects
George Fenwick President
fer Coming Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EDMoNSTON, July 9.-Opposition
to the establishment of new grade
crossing on the Observation-Disclosures
Boulevard south of Wells avenue,
Hyattsville, was emphasized in reso-
luton adopted by the Edmonston Cit
liens Association last night.
Fenwick Heads Group.
George Fenwick was elected presi-
dent of the association, succeeding
Mrs. Daisy Clark, deceased. Mrs. Rob-
ert M. Beall was named vice president.
In the absence of President Fenwlck,
Mayor ELECT Adolphus E. Bost presided.
He stated that he desired the co-opera-
ton of the citizens association ana
would gladly welcome suggestions from
it and would, if he regarded them IN
the interest of the community, strive
to see them adopted.
Council to Meet.
The mayor and common council OF
Edmonston meets tonight to canvass
the vote cast at the recent election
and the swearing in of Mayor Bost.
The council will also attempt to settle
two perplexing questions arising out
of the late election. CnarleS ". Mar
tin was elected councilman from the
first ward without opposition and the
legality of his election Is being ques-
toned as the result of the failure Of
the board of election supervisors to al
low the name of Milton M. Clark to
appear on the official ballot in opposi-
ton to Martin. An injunction Will
probably be filed in the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County against the
seating of Martin.
To Consider Vote Question.
The question of disposing of the tie
vote recorded at the election between
former Councilman w. w. Lewis and
Martin u. White, candidates Tor the
council from the second ward, also Will
be taken up. Both candidates received
3s votes. The charter of Edmonston,
it is said, leaves the question OF how
the matter shall be settled uncertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
u. S. DEPARTMENTS
VISITED BY CUBANS
$50 Teachers Are Welcomed
at Pan-American Union
Building by Rowe.

The United States Government ma
chinery was inspected today by $50
Cuban teachers.
Arriving last night. they began on a
tour of the Government departments
and the an-American Union.
Led by Jose T. Baron, first secretary
of the Cuban embassy, they were taken
TO the Pan-American Union Building,
where DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general
of the union, welcomed them on their
educational mission.
At the head of the group were DR..
Rene Perez Abreu, president of the
Board Of Education of Cuba, and Oscal-
do Valdes de Ia Paz, secretary of the
board.
Presented to DIR. Rowe.
In presenting his compatriot to DR..
Rowe, Senior Baron paid high tribute
to the inter-American work of the
union Of its director, and of DIR. Gil
Boxes, the assistant director. DR.. Rowe
responded.
The educators left Havana July 6
and on their way to Washington visited
Key West, st. Augustine and Jackson
vile, Fla. Following their call at the
Union, where photographs of the group
were made, they visited the White
House, but because of press of bust
ness President Hoover was unable to
receive them personally.
Tomorrow they will go to New York
where they were preceded by Dr. Ra-
marc Guerra, superintendent of schools
of Cuba. There they are to be re-
ceived by Mayor James Walker. They
will visit Niagara Falls July IL, return
ing to New York for an outing at Coney
Island July IA.
Under the present plans they will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
FIRE LOSS DROPS
i IN FAIRFAX COUNTY
ZOO Acres Burn in IS Forest Blazes
During six-Month Period,
I Report Shows.

doecial Dispatch to The Star.
1 FAIRFAX, Va, July 9.-The report
of w. H., Stoneburner, district forester
an the State Forest Service, shows an
Encouraging forest fire record for Fair.
fax County for the first six months OF
the present calendar year.
While 10 fires were reported by the
Ideal fire Wardens, the total area burned
oter was less than TOO acres, with
total estimate damage of $4,000 as COM
r,Ared with 1850 acres burned over
during the same period last year, when
the damage amounted to $500. This
forest fire record speaks well for the
efforts Of the forest warden OF the
county, Joseph L. Money, and assist
ants. in view of the windy weather
during March and April.
4 Stoneburner'S report expresses ap-
preciation of the Virginia Forest Service
for the cooperation Of the rural mail
carriers and State and county road
officials and patrolmen in reporting ana
sllppressing forest fires. Aviators from
the Marine base at Quantico are CO.
operating with the Forest Service.
Large "V"-shaped markers have been
placed at the home Of each forest war.
den and each aeroplane is supplied
with equipment needed to drop mes
sages to the wardens.