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The Washington times., 1934-02-17
The Human Side of the News
New Deal Passes U. S. Supreme Court Test
By EdUin C.. Hill

"There be three things which
are too wonderful for me, yea,
four which I know not: the way
Of an eagle in the air: the way
of serpent upon a rock; the
way of ship in the midst Of
the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid, To which mys-
teries, in this modern day,
might be added: the whims of
a woman, the psychology of the
average jury, and what the
United States Supreme Court
will decide in a given case.
But the spirit of liberalism
which has Swayed our high
court in recent years rather
removes it from the category of
the unpredictable. 1t seems
apparent, for example, that the
Nine Sages of Washington, by
majority at least, are going to
back up our President in his
revolutionary and drastic eff
forts to bring back prosperity to
the people as a whole-not to
a few, but to the many. In
voting five to four to uphold
the Minnesota mortgage mora
torium law, the Supreme Court,
speaking with the voice of the
Chief Justice, Charles Evans
Hughes, voted five to four not
merely to uphold a State law
but to stand by the Presidents
New Deal as long as the crisis
juStifies.
First Conflict
John Blaisdell, of Minneapolis,
had a mortgage of $3,7OO on
his home. He couldn't pay it
when due. and under the State
law he didn't have to pay it
when due. The case of John
Blaisdell was the case of hun
dreds of thousands of farmers
and small home owners, stunned
by the depression. 1t was the
first test of the New Deal in
the high court. the first conflict,
under the New Deal, of the
natural rights of human beings
against the vested rights of
property.
The Supreme Court divided,
as it has so often done on the
gravest Of issues. and especially
those involving the struggle of
liberalism against conservatism.
The five who voted to uphold
the Minnesota law, and in
ferentially the New Deal pol
icies of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
were Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, Justice Brandeis,
Justice Stone, Justice Roberts
and Justice Cardozo. The four
who voted contrariwise we're
the courts pillars of conserva-
tism, Justices Sutherland, Van
Devanter, McReynolds and
Butler.
The interesting fact is that
the majority opinion, siding
with the extreme liberalism of
the era we are passing through,
was written by none other than
the gentleman who had been
attacked high and low and
across the land, and sometimes
in the bitterest terms, on the
theory that he was an upholder
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

Of the rights Of property as
against the rights of man. I
refer to the chief justice him.
self, Charles Evans HugheS.
probably the finest intellect in
America today.
The Chief Justice, New
Yorker, a former candidate for
President of the Republican
Party, twice Governor of the
State of New York, and at odd
times the legal representative
of great corporations, found
himself in a curious position.
On his left we're four Associate
Justices voting for the liberal
idea, for the human being
against the strictly legal rights
of property. On his right were
four Associates who were, in ef-
feet at least, supporting the
legal rights of property against
the adversely of the individual.
Without h e S it tion Justice
Hughes voted for the man as
against the dollar.
Curious Twist
It has fallen to him to ex-
anime and to interpret the
Constitution as an instrument
which must guide one hundred
and twenty-five million Amer.
leans living in 1884 rather than
a handful of millions living a
century ago. He has acted
with the courage and vision
of the great John Marshall,
1t was only by one of the
most curious twists of fate that
he was prevented from becom-
ing President of the United
States on March 4, 1917. A
series of mischances so angered
the friends and supporters Of
Senator Hiram Johnson of Cal
ifornia that, while California
gave johnson a majority Of
three hundred thousand for the
Senate, it returned a majority
of three thousand, six hundred
against Hughes for President.
The electoral vote of California
went to Woodrow Wilson, and
the history of this country and
the world was altered to a de-
gree known to no one except
the Creator Himself.
But destiny operates in ways
unfathomable, and it may even
be that Judge Hughes was di-
verted from the presidency to
serve even greater ends. With
out the firm support of a ma.
jority of the Supreme Court It
is scarcely likely that the plans
and purposes of Franklin D.
Roosevelt should come to full
flower.
It seems to be true, as Finley
Peter Dunne's Mr.. Dooley said
to his friend Jawn Henessey
many years ago. 1.-THE Supreme
Court follows the election re-
turns" But if it is true, it is
true in the sense that the
United States Supreme Court
of this day and age does ac-
tually take into consideration
the expressed will of the people,
as well as the rigid machinery Of
law, even of the fundamental
law.
Copyright. 1894 King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Shake Well
After Taking

After Taking
The dean Of the Polar Bears who bathe daily at Coney
Island if they have to break the ice it, died the
the other day after dip and brief period Of cooling off
the sands.
In private life he Nathan Weisman teacher of Hebrew
and widely known Talmudic scholar
But his public emnence based his penchant
diving into the icy water of the Atlantic.
Thus his passing matter of national inerna-
ional Importance.
No doubt Mr.. Wesman death will stimulate the doctors
issue warnings against the per of bathing with the
thermometer
And doubt it will many parents to admonish their
children to the effect.
But the fact remains that the subject of this sketch was
rs years old when he took his final plunge had
unusually healthy all his life.
We don't attempt to explain the phenomenon
Mr. Weisman might have lived to be hundred if he had
stunned the water Or he might have died years ago.
Considering that he exceeded the scrura three
ten would to have the weight of evidence
But personally vel take chances without trying his
medicine.
your interested you our share Of it, without
charge
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
DOGS AND COLLECTORS
By T. E. Powers
By Robert Benchley

be impressed with the propriety
of your visit and let go.
Just what 'little noise" could
be made to let the dog know
that you are coming (Rule No.
u is another problem. You
might begin skipping and sing
ing I'm coming. I'm coming"
just as you get to the gate, or
perhaps carry a either with you
and strum a few chords softly
in the middle distance. An
other good way would be to
hide behind the gatepost and
call out: Guess who's here!
Gassy-mansy!" and then appear
slowly, waggling a finger coyly.
On second thought, perhaps
that wouldn't be so good. It
might come under the head of
unnatural movements" which
are warned against in Rule
No. 4.
The business of welcoming
the dogs "acquaintance-making
sniffs' and speaking in "a con-
fident, friendly voice" is all very
we'll, and goes hand in hand
with showing no alarm at
growls or barks." These are the
tactics that I invariably adopt,
but sometimes wonder if they
fool the dog. My CHEEKY How
are va, boy?" spoken much too
loudly and with great deal
too much confidence, has often
failed to impress even me,
especially if the dog keeps on
growing.
Dogs are no fools, and I
have a feeling that they recog-
nize the sham and have con-
tempt for it. I think that it
might be better just to shut
your eyes and walk right by,
without any "How are va,
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Correct Designations
You'll Be Glad They're Settled

Many geographical questions that doubtless have been
agatng you settled last by the United States Geo
graphic Board which has decide what shall be put
the maps and why.
You'll be glad to know that Pumpkin Island in Massa-
chusetts is really Bumpkn Island And that Horse Creek in
Tuare County Calf, in fact Cow Creek There note
of sadness in the thought that Good Beer Hill in Ulster
County N " is Good Beer Hill at a-merely Beer Hill
But that change made before repeal and perhaps there
a reason for it.
The highest mountain in Idaho formerly Hindman Peak is
Boa Peak in honor the celebrated Senator from out
there That's right too, doubt but it msnomer.
Though Mr. Borah towering figure in any landscape,
nobody has been able to make him stay Putnot
Mr.. Borah himself.
If that mountain lives up to its you II find it Of
these days in Nevada South Carolina, somewhere
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

You W + a p
yourself into
them as into
a warm blan-
ket. You get
mad if any,
one tries to
strip tn e m
a W ay from
y ou Y o u
want to have
things S e t.
tied, so life
will be safe
and easy to
understand.
A n d We t,
S o m chow it
IL
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

boy?" at all. Then, at least,
you would be keeping your
self-respect, if not the cuff to
your trouser leg.
It is a difficult problem that
the gas company faces, and
an even more difficult one
that its employees face. Why
couldn't householders just be
taught to make their own re-
pairs. and have the company
let the unpaid bills ride?
Articles by Robert Benchleu
appear each Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Copyright 1884. King Features
Syndicate, InC.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
WISE WORDS

Be always as merry as ever
you can, for no one delights in
a sorrowful man.
A mother is a mother still,
the holiest thing alive.-Col-
eridge.
Beware of door that has
too many keys.
When the will is ready the
feet are light.
No termination without de-
termination.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

The meter-readers and collec-
tors for the Consolidated Gas
Company of New York city do
not seem to have quite caught
the knack of making friends
with dogs. During the past year
1913 of them were badly enough
bitten to require medical atten-
ton. This sort of thing obvious
ly couldn't go on, even from the
dogs point of view.
So the company has issued a
book of instructions to its TO-
900 employees. It is called Dogs:
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Invite Doubt

invite DOuDC
You have your own notions
about life-amout the way
things should be done. about
what's true and what isn't.
You cherish these notions.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
ASSOCIATION HITTING
AVERAGES SHRINKING
Earl Webb Falls Of 27 Points,
but Continues to Lead League
With .410 Mark.

BY the Associated Press.
)HICAGO, June 2.-American As
I sociation pitchers knocked Of
percentage points from batting
averages by the job lot during the
last week, but Earl Webb of Milwau-
kee stayed in front in the race for
hitting honors.
Unoffcial averages through games
Of Thursday show that while Webb's
mark slumped 27 points from a week
ago, he was still hitting .410 to lead
the parade. Buzz Arlett. a newcomer
to the Minneapolis Miller ranks
started with an average of .395 for IL
games with his teammate, Hargrave
third with .377. A week ago, the un-
of1cial averages of the circuits lC
leading hitters ranged from 1852 tc
Webbs .473; through Friday the
range was .346 to .410.
The other leaders in hitting were
Wright, Minneapolis, 374: Rosenberg
Indianapolis, .370; Rensa, Milwaukee
1895; Todt, st. Paul, .357; Bedore, In
dianapolis, 1855; Kloza, Milwaukee
.346, and Hauser, Minneapolis, 346
Minneapolis took the lead in team
hitting with an unoficial mark OF
$40 as Milwaukee, last weeks leader
fell of nine points to .306
Individual leaders in various hit
ting departments were:
Hauser-5l runs, 129 total bases, %
home runs (flve more than q week
ago., and 81 runs batted in.
Webb and Wright of Minneapolis
tied with the leading number of hits
with 68 each.
Gullic. Milwaukee-19 doubles.
Radcliff. Louisville-eight triples.
Alamada, Kansas City-11 stolen
bases.
Hockett Of Kansas City lost his first
game of the season during the past
week. SO the veteran Jess Petty OF
Minneapolis took the lead with seven
victories and one defeat as against six
and one for Hockett.
st. Paul led in team fielding with
a .983 mark.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

7 ENOX SCHOOL won the vir-
IL ginia Avenue division play
ground track meet with a total
of Al points. Among the point
winners were John Paul, w. Nc
Cathran, Paul Cox, c. Beall, j.
Beall, r. Schwenck. M. Davis. G.
McCathran. w: Kellum, A. Cum
mings, e. Wood, B. Wormsley, e.
Kries, S. Eopolucia, j. Schlotter-
back, E. Taylor, C. Brown, L.
Scharf, w. Earnshaw. r. Lyon, r.
Ferber. 8. Kaiser, J. Mattingly, r.
Fry and H. Ball.
The Marlboro races open q 10
day meeting tomorrow.
Rankin johnson, Boston Red
Sox pitcher, again conquered
Walter johnson. the Nationals
great hurler. The score was 81.
Howard Shanks continues to
hit the ball hard for Washington.
Boswell pitched no-hit ball for
Trinity against the Emeralds in
the Marquette League.
Shoemaker led st. Agnes in bat
ting as that team defeated the
Keller nine and drove the latter
out Of first place in the East
Washington Sunday School League.
E. F. Sugru's bird won the
Washington Racing Pigeon Clubs
old bird race from Mount Vernon.
Ohio, to this city. Other lofts
represented were w. F. Dismer, w.
Fl. Sarton, Phil Krous. w. I.
Crocker, r. B. Lloyd and N. z.
Heathcote.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
R|SKO AND BROWN
WIND UP TRAINING
Heavyweights ToiIing Today
With Sparring Mates at
Greens Oaks Club.
VOHNNY R1SKO of Cleve-

VOHNNY RIsKo of Cleve-
land and Matte Brown,
local heavyweight, were
- to wind up heavy train
ing today for their scheduled
1O-round scrap Monday at
Griffith Stadium, ushering in
Washington's legal open-air
ring season.
Riska, who arrived this morning
from Cleveland in company with
George Pavlick, who will fight in the
semi wind-up, and Manager Danny
Dunn, was to work out at o'clock
at the Green Oaks Country Club on
the Leonardtown highway. Riskos
program was a sparring session with
Pavlick and possibly one or two local
heavyweights, in addition to a hing
at the punching bag.
Brown was to taper of his train
ing an hour later at the same club
opposing Steve Dudas and Chet
Thomas Dudas will fight Pavlick In
the eight-round semi-final Monday.
Tomorrow they will go through only
the lightest sort of workouts and on
Monday will weigh in at the Riggs
Bath before representatives of the
boxing commission.
The remainder of Mondays card
lists Roy Manley and Phil Furr in
another e.sht-rounder, and Big Boy
Smith against Bob Turner and Pete
Powell against Joe Green in a pair
of Six-rounderS.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
TROJAN POLO TEAM
OFF TO WEST POINT
Five Players With Only Years
Experience Have Compiled
Splendid Record.

By the Associated Press.
r OS ANGELES, June 2.-Five
- youths who year ago never had
held a polo mallet, the Univer-
sity of Southern California's rough
riding team, left last night for West
Point, N. Y, to meet the United States
Military Academy quartet.
Polo was organized as a sport at
the Trojan School last Fall and
Lionel Pedley, brother of the famous
international player, Eric Pedley, was
hired as coach. The team includes
George Beckley, No. /; Les Guthrie,
No. 2; Capt. Evan Shaw. No. 8: Don
Spiers. back. and Argyle Smith, al
ternate rapidly.
After losing their first four matches
to California, Stanford, an all-star
motion picture team and the Los In
dios Club the team hit its stride. 1t
turned the tables on California; de-
feated the University of California at
Los Angeles twice: beat Walt Disney's
team and won from every squad that
had defeated it earlier in the season
save Stanford. the Pacific Coast in
tercollegiate champions.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
HELEN JACOBS GOES
FOR FRENCH CROWN
American Slight Favorite Over
English Girl in Final.
Alice Marble Worse.

BY the Associated Press.
DARIS, June 2.-Whatever worries
she might have over the Wight
man Cup situation now that
Alice Marble has been declared out
of tournament tennis for the rest of
the year. Helen Jacobs laid aside to-
day while she sought to win the
French hard court singles champion
ship for the first time.
The Californian, United States
champion and captain of the Wight
man Cup team. ruled a slight favo-
rite over Margaret Peggy Scriven
of England in their final round match
for the title Miss Scriyen won so un-
expectedly last year.
The nature of the ailment that
forced Miss Marble out of the game
remained undisclosed. The young San
Francisco girl collapsed on the court
a week ago during the Franco-Amtri-
can team series, and suffering ap-
parently from heat prostratior, has
been patient in the American hos
pital since. Yesterday DR.. Robert
Dax, her physician, informed the As
sociated Press Miss Marbles illness
had become more severe and that he
had advised her to return home and
give up tennis for the year.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
28 ROUNDS CARDED
FOR RING TONIGHT
Young Kid Norfolk vs.. Jackie
Thomas Feature of Colored Show
at Murray's Casino.

X/oUNG KID NORFOLK of Balti-
i more, claiming the colored
lightweight championship of
the South, will oppose Jackie Thomas
of Philadelphia tonight in the fea-
ture Of Washington's initial colored
fight show at Murray's Casino. 918
U street. The fights will be spon-
sored by the Lincoln Athletic Club
Twenty-eight rounds in all are
scheduled, with Norfolk and Thomas
squaring off for 10 of 'em.
Young Peter Jackson of Baltimore
will meet Johnny Johnson In the six
round semi-windup. Two four-round-
ers are slated as follows: Young Joe
Walcott VS.. Harry Brown, Buddy
Hawkins VS.. Pete Wallace. Principals
In third prelim will not be known
until ring time.
Action will begin at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y.-Jimmy Slattery,
ITO. Buffalo, N. Y, knocked out Gus
Flugel, IT'S, Rochester (O.
KANSAS CTTY-Joey Alcanter.
1882, Kansas City, outpointed Pete
Nebo, 1861, Key West, Fla. QO.
FORT WORTH, Tex.-Joe Marcus,
141, Portland, Greg, outpointed
Midget Mexico, 14l, FL Paso Q0 /;
Dick O'Connor, l58, Fort Worth,
drew with Babe Kiser, l57, Tulsa,
Okla.
SAN DIEGO. Calif.-Maxie Rosen-
bloom, 1875. New York, outpointed
Dutch Weimer. lS0. Tucson, Ariz.,
Q0). (Non-title.)
FORT SMITH, Ark.-Paul Lasiter
134l2, Fort Smith, Ark, stopped Billy
Markham, 1852, T:lsa, Okla, lO.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
STRONG POLO FOURS
EMBATTLED TODAY
War Department Team Is Host
to Penn Military in Potomac
Park Engagement.

CRACK polo quartets represent
~ ing the War Department and
the Pennsylvania Military Col
lege were to clash at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon at Potomac Park in the
first of a series Of outstanding mallet
contests planned here this Summer.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur was to
toss out the first ball openeing the
match which was postponed from
last Saturday because of wet grounds
The War Department team, just
returned from a successful campaign
in South America, is expected to en-
counter plenty of trouble in the
youthful collegians, who conquered
Princeton, Is to S, last time out, and
who will be co-favorites with West
Point to win the intercollegiate out
door tourney starting next Satur-
day. Leading the attack OF, the Penn
Military team will be 19-year-old Bud
Combs, who accounted for eight goals
against Princeton.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
kNAPPER WILL HEAD
MILDLY DIAMONDERS
Schach, Lacrosse; Bakutis, Track,
and Mann, Tennis, Elected
Captains for 1885.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
4 NNAPOLIS, June 1.-The Navy
n base ball squad has elected John
K. Knapper, its shortstop Of the
past two seasons, captain for 1885
He Is a brilliant fielder, though al
times a wild thrower to first, and a
hard and reliable batter. His home
is Phillipsburg, Pa.
Kenneth Schach. out home and
also a foot ball lineman, has been
named to lead the lacrosse team. He
developed into a brilliant goal shooter
and all-round player last season, his
first as a regular player. He Is from
Burlington. Wash.
Fred E. Bakutis of Brockton, Mass,
holder of the Naval Academy record
for the javelin throw and winner of
first place in the event against the
Army last Saturday. has been selected
to captain the field and track team.
Other captains elected for next year
are John F. Mann, Philadelphia, Pa.
tennis. and James L. P. McCallum,
Ferguson, Mo. rifle.
The election of a crew captain is
deferred until after the race at
Poughkeepsie June 10.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
TRACK, FIELD ACES
SEE ACTION TODAY
HornbosteI, Beard and Cali.
fornia U. Quartet Feature
N. Y. A. c. Games.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, June IA
M team of four from the
v University of California,
a Chuck HornboStel of In
diana and Percy Beard of Ala
bama, prepared to give the East
another sample of their track
and field skill in the 1920 Spring
games of the New York A. c.
at Travers Island today.
Leading the Californian contingent
was Bob Kiesel. crack sprinter, who
rated heavy favorite in the 100 and
220 yard dashes, although forced to
concede liberal handicaps to his rivals.
Dick Coe, hurdler; Robert Clark,
broad jumper. and George Mackey,
weight man, were the other California
entries
Hornbostel was scratch man in the
half-mile, where the opposition in
cluded Milton Sander, national in
door 600-meter champion. and Bill
Ray of Manhattan. Beard, returning
to competition after a years lay-off,
was assigned the scratch position In
the l20-yard high hurdles.
John w. Follows and Joe McClus-
key, both of the New York A. c.,
topped the 2-mile field
All track events we're to be run on
a handicap basis all field events at
scratch.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
Philidor's Defense.

AT InlS polnt 6yler suggested IHat
the game be drawn, which was will
mgly accepted by the chess editor.
He has reasonable prospects of win
ming a pawn, and the pawn position
would enable him to give plenty of
trouble, and he might win. How
ever, the extra piece favors Byler, and
with his experience he should win.
Both players desired to avoid extra
effort during the hot season.
NAPP'S sixth move was B-K3,
n which the chess editor regarded
as too conservative, and sug-
gested the sacrifice of a bishop in
stead; to which Byler replied that
DR.. Alekhine, world champion. had
stated in one of his books that the
sacrifice is unsound. In his book,
MY Best Games Of Chess, l908-l92S,
page 1T, Alekhine says: "The i'm
mediate sacrifice, howefer. would be
unsound, e. g.: 6 BxPch. KxB: z
Kt-Kt5ch, K-Kt; 8 Kt-K6. Ok; 9
KtxBP, Q-Kt3; 10 KtxR, QxP; =.
and Black has winning attack"
The chess editor did not propose
to have to meet that winning attack,
and so brought out his queen In de-
Evening star., 1934-06-02
MILDLY CREWS PRACTICE
Look to intercollegiate Event at
PouFhkeepsie June 16.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 2 R.-
The Naval Academy varsity and jun
ior varsity crews have started prac-
tice for the intercollegiate regatta at
Poughkeepsie on June l6, rowing up
the Severn River for swim and re-
turning to the boat house.
c. 8. Walsh, coach, gave his charges
a rest during the commencement
festivities at the academy. letting
them break training for the period.
He said he hoped they had picked up
additional weight.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
TECH IS NET VICTOR

Defeating Western by a 5-to-2 score
on the Georgetowners' courts, Tech
High Schools tennis team cl;nched
second place in the er-High Net
League yesterday. Summaries:
Singles.
Pinkham (Tech) defeated Saunders
6--3. 6E3; March CTech) defeated Hatch
feated Lomax, So, IS, 1O-s: owens
lWestern) defeated Stolar (Tech), 3-6,
So, 81; Lynham (Westetn) defeated
Robbins 0-6, 81. 64.
Doubles.
Pinkham and March defeated Lomax
and Hatch, Ct, 6-3; Western forfeited
other doubles matches.
Evening star., 1934-06-02
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
::'Strike" of Deans Is Ended
Manager Frisch of Cards Patches Up ''Dizzy's'
Salary Demands for Brother Paul.

Dizzy gave a "sore arm" as his
specific reason for refusing to don
a Cardinals uniform yesterday. but
he intimated that he would remain
In civies indefinitely unless Paul,
spending his first year in the ma
jors, was granted an increase to his
present $4,000 salary. Big brother
Dizzy apparently was satisfied with
his own annual $500 stipend.
Manager Frisch did not reveal
the terms Of the strike" settle
ment.