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Evening star., 1934-06-12
Mats in Striking Distance.

DERHAPS yesterdays rest served
to restore to some extent the
confidence the Nationals formerly
had in themselves. If so, they might
surprise by swinging into a fair WIN
ming stride, something Washington
fandom has awaited for weeks.
All punk performances to the con-
trary, this Washington ball club still
ranks with any other in the American
League. If Sewell finally is as right
as he believes he is and Stewart comes
back in fine fettle to add to a greatly
improved pitching staff the Nationals
ought to be tough to handle from
now on.
Although sharing the fifth berth in
the league with the Red SoX. the Ma
tionals as they girded to meet the first
of the Western invaders in Griffith
Stadium today were little worse off so
far as concerned the gap between
them and the top of the circuit than
they were at a similar stage of the
campaign last year.
At this time last year, the Ma
tionals were four games behind the
league-leading Yankees In less than
two weeks later they were setting the
pace themselves. They are enter
ing this home stand just four and a
half games back of the first-place
Tigers. That despite the buffeting
they have suffered.
Carry Fight to Main Foes.
THE current home stand surely
affords the Nationals won-
derful opportunity to gain in
the race. After disposing of the Sc
ries with the White Sox, the Cronin
charges will encounter every club of
the present first division group. In
dians, Tigers, Browns and Yankees
in the order mentioned follow the
Chicagoans here. The Nationals
will carry the fight directly to their
most important antagonists.
Their chances of success will de-
pend mainly on Sewell's condition,
although there are other factors to
be considered. If Sewell is prirned
to take up the catching task where
he left off last season and also to
provide the timely punch he did in
the 1888 drive to the pennant, the
Nationals stock will rise sharply.
There is no denying that Sewell
was one of the most important cogs
in the Washington base ball machine
that swept to the league champion
ship. And there is no denying that
his absence from the lineup this
season has been largely responsible
for the poor way the Nationals have
puttered along. Both Moe Berg and
Eddie Phillips have toiled earnestly
TO aid the cause, but neither has been
Sewell of 1888 by long way.
Cronin's Batting Spurt Needed.
NF COURSE, Sewell cannot be
" expected to do it all if he comes
back in good form There
must be batting pickup by Cronin,
now far off his last years stride.
There were indications during the
Boston series that Joes batting eye
Is clearing.
If those signs were correct there
should soon be a squirt in the Ma
tionals' offensive And with the Of
fensive squirt there probably would
come a tightening in defense. That
usually follows batting brace.
The Nationals need all these-the
catching and punch of a Sewell in
proper trim, the customary batting of
Cronin and their high-grade defense
of recent seasons-to get them on
winning way. They have everything
else 1t takes to make a great ball club
Evening star., 1934-06-12
GAMES TOMORROW

Phila. at Chicago.
N. Y. at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pitts.
Boston at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER

Bon" said the colossus.
Some of the visitors who recognized
the patios we're inclined to imagine
that Primo and Louis had secrets from
the Iubbers and trainers in the room
The matter was broached, and Signor
Soresi hastened to explain that he
and his unwieldy ward often ex-
changed words in French, just for a
lark.
Sometimes we speak French. some
times English, sometimes Italian" he
said 1--WE are both Enguists."
When they are not occupied with
training routine, the boys pass the
time with games, songs, and funny
sayings. Post Office is banned, owing
to the predominance of males in the
camp. Charades are impracticable,
because few of the boys know any
words Of more than one syllable in
any language.
So there is no organized play, ex-
cepC with the pasteboards. Most of
the talk concerns Primo, and no one
has heard the latter make any kick
yet about the dullness of the con-
versation. The boys debate about the
champions right. and follow it up
with detailed discussion of his left.
No mention at all is made Of his dogs
The boys are content to leave horse
play of this kind to the inmates of the
Baer camp, over in what is drolly
known as Rasbury Park.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
SEWELL FINALLY
IN TRIM TO CATCH
Stewart Returns to Club
Today-Great Chance to
Advance at Hand.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

THERELL be no alibiS for
the Nationals on the score
of physical strength
L should thew fail to make
Evening star., 1934-06-12

TEAM STANDIN'
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Outside Agitators Like Mr.. Roosevelt

A S a matter of fact I take almost no stock in
L n what the kindly Kansan says His point Of
view and mine are Numerically opposed. For in
stance in speaking Of his publication he says,
'Three-fourths of employees have known no
other boss but me-" In many kinds of small town
industry the labor turnover is less than that known
in the larger cities Up to certain point that is
desirable, but when an owner of paper plant
begins TO talk for joe and Jack and Ed and say,
why these perfectly satisfied; they have
been with me for thirty years, it seems to me that
the self-apponted spokesman for the help" takes
too much upon himself
Uncle Tom spent almost his entire life on one
single plantation but things worked out the
situation proved to be somewhat unsatisfactory. In
effect what Mr. White and other small town business
men saying is: Why we're just folks. Our
little factory is just happy family. There isn't
any hint of Formally Everybody who works for
calls by my first name and any is free to
come to my office at any time and hear from my
lips just why it is impossible to raise wages and
shorten hours You don't mean to tell me that an
alien outside agitator like the government of the
United States has any right to come into little
valley of cOntentment and tell what working
ditions should be in busineSs?"
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Well, WhdtH You Cheu%

VIEWED from the train it seems unlikely that
any of the little eating places along the route
could set down really first class meal in a first
class way. The caviar might be bird-shot the wine
might be H-temperature and the filet of sole Mar
query might turn out to be mud-cat fried in drip
ping The waiter might not be up to snuff either
and there is nothing more fatal to the endowment of
meal than waiter who comes shutting I'D to the
party with his toes sticking out of his shoes wipes
the top OF the table with his apron and instead of
a deterential "Shentlemans?" leads off with some
commence about his lumbago dam-near killing him
and presently inquiries Well what are you going to
chew?"
There has been considerable propaganda in favor
OF American travel for Americans and this is a good
Idea in principle. 1t would keep American money at
nome and 1t is supposed that it would endear Amer
lea to Americans. This is Supposing too much as
matters stand just now.
The unhappy fact is that the rural farm-towns
and industrial settlements which are clustered
around the big plants and mines are not endearing
scenes. This was demonstrated by the laundering
eagerneSs in which many thousands of native resi-
dents fled them in the time of the BOOM
Now the government is trying to lure them back
but without any lure beyond a sentimental intima-
ton that, after all, when man or girl is broke in
big city, there is no place like home.
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MAJOR CAMPBELL TO
ADDRESS ENGINEERS
Indiana Section to Meet
Here Thursday.

Major L. H. Campbell Jr., or
dinance department, Rock Island
arsenal, will speak at a meeting of
the Indiana Section S. A. E., at the
Athenaeum Thursday night.
The address on "Automotlve De-
velopment of the Army" will be
illustrated with slides and a motion
picture from the ordinance depart
ment at Washington giving infor-
nation just released by army head
quarters. Two late army vehicles
will be displayed just outside the
Athenaeum.
The meeting will begin with a
dinner at $50 at the Atnenaeum,
which will be followed at by the
open meeting, for which there is no
admission charge. Vice Chairman
Herman E. Winkler, who will have
charge of the meeting. has invited
all local automotive men to attend
the meeting, as well as army rlen
from Fl. Benjamin Harrison, Off
GERS of the Indiana national guard
and members of the officers Re-
serve Corps.
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3O8 MEMBERS
ADDED IN DRIVE
Bark Team Captures
High Scoring HonorS in
~ Roundup.

The Y. M. G. A. roundup" an
nual membership campaign official
designation this year, found total
of 308 new men roped, branded and
on the rolls today following the adj
dition of 112 candidates reported at
the luncheon yesterday.
Ranch foremen announced the
following totals: "U-bar," forty:
"101," forty; "Rattlesnake Gully"
thirty-eight; Lone STAR" twenty
four; Bark" thirty lone; Packers
Gully" sixty-one Montana" twen-
ty-Seven; Texas" thirty-three, and
"Gold Miners, fourteen.
Bark" captained by Morris
Pickett, was the highest scoring
team at yesterdays report and John
Brun of the Texas" ranch was the
individual record roper of members.
Silver stars for the securing of
twelve or more new members went
to Earl Kiger, Otto Ray, Mr.. Pickett
and Berkeley Duff Jr. Red stars for
those who gained six or more re-
cruits were awarded Harvey Hart
SOCK and John Spangler.
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The Trouble Is Granite Citu

TNHAT is more warning than lure as to many
old home towns. Even New York or Chicago
and bench in the park isn't quite like home Even
a sleep-out can watch the fire engines 90 by in
big city.
1t says in the paper that Mr.. Mike Vanderbilt the
yachtsman, tired out from the strain of defending
the Americas cup off Newport, has popped over to
England for bit of rest. Mr.. Vanderbilt didn't
come to Granite City Nation Ill. He wouldn't
meet anybody he knew.
They do things better in the old world Even the
peasants are quaint. The American peasants aren't
quaint They wear overals and drive cars, though
not very good ones nowadays, and they do not call
one M 500" Or "Guy'nor" An impudent lot too
the American peasant, and their countryside mess
Your correspondent met a Gould once For gen.
erations they have been taking their HOLIDAYS in
the old world. Some of them live in the old world
Your correspondents Gould said she had never been
west OF Philadelphia but planned to some day.
The trouble with American travel is Granite CITY,
There are so many Granite cities and thew are not
endearing.
But maybe Mr. Ickes-he fix
Copyright 1884. by United Feature Syndicate 1nc)
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Going Back HOme-tO Visit

L THINK the government should do exactly that.
contrary to the impression which some readers
of this column seem to have gained I do not think
that all employers rascals. skinfints, and OPP
preSSorS of the poor But in a changing world the
amability and the good intent of any individual is
too slight reed upon which to found workable
economic system
Consideration for employees is excellent quality
in employer, but it is not enough to insure any
sort of planned production. Nor am convinced that
Semi-rural America is quite the paradise that the
homeSpun philosophers would have us believe.
will admit that in recent years I have seen very
little Of the smaller cities and towns but at least half
the newspaper men know originally from some
tiny settlement in central Ohio All of them speak
with great enthusiasm of the place in which they
born. In fact all the alumni of the region
which have mentioned mean to go back home some
day-for visit
Copyright. 1884. BY Tines
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BOARD WILL HOLD
HEARING ON PAVING
Resolution Approving Alley
Project Approved.

A public hearing will be held
within the next fifteen days on a
resolution adopted by the city works
board yesterday providing for the
paving of the first alley north of
Thirty-Second street between Cliff
ton street and Barnes avenue. A. H.
Moore, city engineer, estimates cost
of the proposed work at $5,167.75.
The board also was asked to re-
consider petition previously de-
MED in which the city was asked to
vacate st. Joseph street between
Audubon road and Ritter avenue.
Irvington. Property owners, in ask
ing reconsideration of their petition,
said that its previous rejection was
due to report that the school
board was to build school on a site
near that section of st. Joseph street
in question and would have need of
the street. The petitioning group
said that this plan has been aban-
doned.
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Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

THE swift tempo of progress in atomic physics is
Il becoming swifter. The present International
Conference on Physics meeting in London, is proof
of that New discoveries are coming so fast that
Professor Enrico Fermi of Italy, of the worlds
foremost theoretical physicists complains that it is
impossible to keep the theories up with the facts
The layman thinks of a theoriSt as one unham-
pered by facts. But such the with scien-
tifc theories Such theories are useful only long
they explain the facts
Most exciting news of the conference so far is
the announcement of the creation of new radio
active substances by DR. Jean Frederic Joliot and his
WIFE Irene Cure Joliot. She is the daughter of
Pierre and Marie Curie, the discovers of radium.
The JoliotS have succeeded in taking ordinary
chemical elements. such as boron, magnesium and
aluminium, and by bombarding them with various
atomic particles turning them into radioactive sub
stances which for short periods as powerful
radium itself.
INDUCED radio-activity as this process is called,
is not The JoliotS first produced it in jan
uary of this year and other laboratories, including
several in America, have been able to duplicate the
process and extend to other substances than those
used last winter by the JolotS
What is new is the claim of the Joots that it is
possible to produce artificial radioactive SUBJ
stances which will be equal to. if not superior to-
natural radum for use in medicine and other prac-
teal fields"
This week in London. DR.. J. D. Cockroft, whose
discovery Of the neutron in 1881 helped usher in the
present swift march of physics also told of expert
ments in induced radio-activity
But whereas the Joliots, when they bonbarded
boron with alpha rays produced a gas 'radio-ntro-
gen." which remained radioactive for fourteen min
utes. Dr. Cockroft. by the of protons his pro-
jectiles. obtained radio-nitrogen which remained
active for ten and a half minutes.
ORDINARY chemical reactions in which atoms
~ unite to form molecules of chemical compounds
or IN which molecules are broken down into con-
sttuent atoms. involve the outer eectrons only.
There are no changes in the nuclei of the atoms.
But the physicists causing changes in the
nuclei themselves thus changing one chemical ele-
ment into another.
In certain types Of induced rado-activity, they
succeed tanning extra particles into the nuclei
These particles or in many cases. other particles
subsequently released. Il is this release which con-
stitutes induced radio-activity.
Sometimes, neutrons are jammed into nuclei.
Subsequently, protons may be released.
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any government funds for excessive
personal profit of ship owners.
A way may be sought to insure
maintenance of a fleet of fast new
vessels, through closer government
checks on construction. This is
something large sums expended
under the present subsidy policy
has not accomplished.
The United States may agree to
cooperate with other nations in
working out an international
merchant marine policy. European
nations have urged such action
since 1888, to prevent uneconomic
competition in building and sub
sidizing national fleets.
TINE investigation has had two
Il practical results even before
getting under way. It's announce
ment last July helped bring ship
owners into line on terms for set
tlement of the San Francisco
strike. Again last week subsidized
ship owners operating from the
east coast agreed to bargain COL
lectively with their workers when
the government suggested that
they do so.
The United States has paid
$170,872,062 in direct subsidies
since returning the merchant
fleet to private operation after the
war.
This sum includes the differ
ence between existing mail con-
tract rates and poundage rates
on American or on foreign vessels;
the difference between interest
rates charged on government
loans to mail lines and the aver
age 5 per cent rate charged COM
mercially; and the difference be-
tween book value of ships on date
of sale and the price at which
the government sold them to mail
lines.
In addition the government has
loaned SLOT ,593,957 for new con-
struction and reconditioning. Ship
owners owe the government at the
present time, on loans and on pur-
chase contracts, a total of SILL
366,757.
An earlier investigation of ship
subsidies, made by Senator Hugo
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smallness Of the industrial unit involved has always
been a sufficient check upon the greed of all manu-
facturers.
Kansas for so long a time has been evangelical
and educated by Bill White that it may have at
tanned a greater moral rectitude than other states
but surely other parts OF America there are little
towns which know not White and not in any
sense automatic directors to that greed which may
flourish within their borders If it is true that the
villages and the hamlets can be trusted to effect
necessary reforms on their hook why is it that
child labor has fingered with us? To be sure Mr..
White merely says that this community feeling is
dependable in the long run" He hardly deny
that NFA at the very least speeded up this process
Of liberation
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1918, before the treaty limitation
of $4,000 tons maximum was
adopted. But the Hood, for all its
massive tonnage, is not heavily
protected and is not as power
full as the newer ships.
For a long time France and
Italy put their naval eggs in light
er baskets. They constructed
submarines and fast cruisers.
Then the Germans got inside the
provisions of the Versailles treaty
by constructing the Deutschland,
a pocket battleship of 10000 tons,
with guns heavy enough to crush
the cruisers of other nations and
speed enough to run away from
rival battleships.
n
TRANCE, alarmed at this de-
Il velopment, began the construc-
ton of the Dunkerque, which is
to be $4,000 tons with heavier
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AOA OAkdoICO fCOoClo
The replacement tonnage was
fixed at $4,000 tons each for
America and England. 315, 900 tons
for Japan and 175,000 tons each
for France and Italy BY the Lon
don naval treaty Of 1880 it was
agreed that none of the big naval
powers should lay down the keels
of capital ships for replacement
during the years 1876, except
that Italy and France should be
allowed to build the replacement
tonnage they were entitled to lay
down in 1927 and 1929.
TINE British laid down and put
Il in service after the 1922
treaty two big battleships, the
Nelson and Rodney, each about
$500 tons.
It's other big ships were the Re-
nown and Repulse, $4,000 tons
each, launched in 1916, and the
Hood, of 10000 tons, launched in
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BY MILTON BRONNER
MA Service sian Correspondent

ONDON Oct 9us he demonstrated in the Austrian crisis the
IL efficiency instant mobilization the
Musson boss of Italy and the
of Europe has focused attention on his cunys naval
baueshps $4,000
displacement will be constructed Immediately.
their hrstclass ships of the line old and out OF
date.
extended italy fullest in the
while Italy the of
admirales France this
building program themselves.
1922 forth that all the
should abandon their capital hpbuding
should
n.Laccrn ortf ro,da nd .oscnls
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DEAN NEIL CAROTHERS
WILL LECTURE HERE
Monetary Expert to Speak at Meet
ing Oct. 10.

Expert to Speak at Meet
ing Oct. 10.
Neil Carothers, dean of the school
of business administration, Lehigh
university, will speak at the acad-
envy of music, Illinois and Michi-
gan streets, Friday night, Oct. 10,
under auspices of the Indiana sound
money committee.
Dean Carothers, nationally
known economist, writer and lee
turer, will speak on the monetary
question.
The intensity of the public inter-
est in this question, according to
the committee, is reflected in the
reaction Of business men over the
state to a series of addresses which
have been delivered in recent weeks
by members Of the committees
speakers bureau.
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Your Health
by DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN-

ME superstition, that there lis something wrong
with persons who are left-handed, dies hard
In fact, left-handedness seems to be appreciated
most in baseball pitchers but hardly in any other
form Of sport
Even the dictionary records the left side as in
terror linus 1t states that the left hand is inferior
IN muscular strength, readiness and SKILL and this
mana is less under control than the right hand for
operations requiring delicate manipulations
The trouble is that the dictionary does not take
into account the fact that the left hand may have
been superior at birth, but that somebody's notions
insisted on observation-disclosures and therefore the re-
suit was marked inferority both sides
IN previous generation attempts were made to
make every child right handed regardless of the
tendencies which it betrayed toward the left The
child who is born left-handed comes into world
which is right-handed
OF course, left-handedness is not sign of inferi-
ority or abnormality any more than blue eyes or
blond hair is sign of inferiority or abnormaIity
Inc motions OF our hands and legs are controlled
by our brains There are two sides of the brain The
LETT side controls the right hand and right leg and
the right side Of the brain controls the left hand
and leg. In most cases one side of the other dom-
mates, and this is dependent years of hereditary
development.
WIHEN we try to change left-handed children to
w rght-handedness, we are really irving TO
change the complete organization of switchboard
network Of wires and switches that We do not &C
tually control
II 1t were telephone system We could connect
and disconnect wires. In the human being all We
can 40 Is endeavor to train the system into form
OF operation which may be against its natural ten
denotes
AS result Of this forced training awkwardness
develops. There may also be blocking so that stam-
mering and difficulties of speech follow.
Disturbances Of thinking usually are associated
with disturbances of speech and with blocking Of this
type.
II the mental machinery is adjusted to a certain
system Of operations and try to force it into
other system the new system is naturally slower 1t
is felt that many disorders of behavior also
brought about by this attempt to force rghthanded
ness on ft-handed persons.