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The Washington times., 1935-04-27

statute book. A""'"' 0""S
In fact, Congress has been
asked at a hearing just held
before the Senate Committee
on Commerce to amend this
law so as to include within its
provisions aircraft engaged in
overseas service.
One of the outstanding rec
concentrations of the Federal
Aviation Commission, whic n
the President transmitted to
Congress with his approval, was
that Government assistance be
given to the construction of a
dirigible line across the North
Atlantic.
The commission pointed out
in it's report that the United
States has thus far failed to en-
ter into competition with Eng
land, France, Germany and
Italy in the construction of SUI
perSpeed liners of great tonnage.
AS a result, this country lagS on
the high seas today far behind
those nations which are build
ing or have built government
subsidized liners of the most
modern type.
SAME PROBLEMS
AS a witness before this COM
mission, Admiral Cone, who was
the able chairman until recently
of the Shipping Board Advisory
Committee, strongly urged in
these words the development of
transatlantic airship service:
II believe very strongly that
the airship or lighter-than-air
craft lends itself peculiarly to
certain foreign trade routes that
we in the shipping business are
very much interested in at the
present time. 1 further believe
that a number of shipping COM
panieS now engaged in the Oper-
alton of merchant ships now on
these trade routes would very
willingly undertake the opera
ton of these airshipS. The COM
mercial problems to my mind
involved in the operation of pas
senger ships overseas are largely
the same as those to be found
in operating airships.
"The matter of getting bust
ness, passengers, express and
cargo is exactly the same. 1t
is the same sort of solicitors
that contact the same shippers.
An airship with crew aboard
that is trained and that can
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he Human Side of the News = By Edwin c. Hill

hat preferred was one of the
favorites.
It is quite generally known
that the saxophone was Gre
ated as a sacred instrument
for Belgian cathedral choirs in
the last century. It is less
widely known that the hurdy-
gurdy had somewhat of the
same background. There are a
few old churches in England
which still use it. Among them
is the ancient TrotteScliff
church in Kent.
1t has a famous old hurdy-
gurdy which plays so hymn
tunes, and plays them magnifi-
Gently. It still supplies organ
music for the choir.
In addition to the legal COM
pulsions there was another
cause of the disappearance of
the hurdy-gurdy in London.
That was the dole. Pickings
always had been lean, and when
the pound or so a week dealt
by the government began to top
the possible takings from a
hard day in the streets, the
Orphic uproar just naturally
died down in the streets of old
London.
No one has brought that up
in New York, but it seems likely
that relief might have had some
thing to do with the organ
grinder fade-out before Mayor
LaGuardia finished them off.
The radio and the movies were
in on the kill.
CHANGED WORLD
For those whose young and
Grant feet were once quickly
responsive to such random ex-
elements, the world has
changed almost beyond recogni-
ton. We get better music, Of
course, and we get it when we
want it, but somehow we seem
to enjoy best the things which
come unexpectedly.
The blare of a grind-organ
under your window may be a
most happy and inspiriting in
trusion. There are few of us who
like our work so well that we do
not have a secret pleasure in be-
ing ENTHUSIASTICALLY if the
disturbance has to do with
those mad and ecstatic fantasies
which even a wheezy old grind
organ can stir in the spring.
X X
There's a barrel-organ carroll
ing across a golden street,
In the city as the sun sinks low:
Though the music's only Verdi
there's a world to make
it sweet
Just as yonder yellow sunset
where the earth and
heaven meet,
Mellows all the sooty City!
Hark, a hundred thousand
feet
Are marching on to glory
through the peoples and
the wheat
In the land where the dead
dreams go.
From 1.-The Barrel Organ" by
Alfred Moves.
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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Commercial Airships
Blu James T. Williams, Jr.

operate them will fit into the
organization of the average
steamship line operating pas.
senger steamers on the same
trade routes.
at seems to me that the air.
ships have arrived at about the
right time for us in the
Merchant Marine to solve some
of our worst problems. We are
right now at a point where it
looks like we are really going
to need airshipS to fill out our
Merchant Marine or be CON-
PEELED to build monster ships
at an enormous COST"
The truth is that the time
is at hand when the United
States must either assume a
position of leadership in
lighter-than-air transportation
or abandon this field to other
world powers. Negotiations are
now in progress for an inter.
national airship company in
which Dutch interests will CO.
operate with German interests
to establish airShip service from
Europe to Batavia in the Dutch
East Indies. Japan has also
been negotiating with Germany
regarding the possibility of con-
Meeting the japanese Empire
with North and South America
through the medium of airship
service across the Pacific.
SUPPLEMENTARY
Meantime, Spain and Brazil
have actively cooperated with
Germany in establishing and
maintaining a tranSoceanic air
ship service in the South
Atlantic.
The Graf Zeppelin has en-
gagged in passenger service with
spectacular success for six years.
1t has operated a service across
the South Atlantic for three full
seasons without the record being
marred by any accident of i'm
portance.
This Zeppelin is three times
as fast as the crack transatlantic
liners. 1t is capable of carrying
passengers with great comfort
for long distances at a not I'M
reasonable cost. 1t is able to
supplement the service across
the Atlantic given by American
steamships and to meet the COM
petition of foreign Super-liners.
And now comes the able chief of
Naval Operations, Admira l
Standby, who, with the ap-
prevail of Secretary Swanson, de-
clares:
ct is believed that dirigibles
built for commercial purposes
would be as useful in time of
war as those built expressly for
naval purposes.
"The recommendation of the
general board that the Govern
ment cooperate with commercial
interests in the development of
commercial airShipS for over
seas service should be carried
out. 1t can and will be carried
out if Congress will agree to eX-
tend the provisions of the Jones
White act for the building up
of the merchant marine to air
craft engaged in overseas
service"
Copyright, 1885, The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

anyone know any good
StOrieS?"
Hans Jurgensen, jr., tally
clerk of the House, has wanted
the privilege of using congress
Sional tags.
He thinks they would make
him look rather important when
he goes to New York.
His associates, however, tell
him it won't wOrk-that in New
York the tags will not be recOg-
nized.
There is a bill in the House
that would deprive persons fond
of caviar of that delicacy.
The measure prohibits the
importation of fish or any
meat of fish into the United
States from foreign nations.
If enacted, the measure would
not permit Russian caviar to
be brought into this country.
Secretary of Interior Harold
L. IckeS feels that he is bur-
dened 1Dith too many titles.
So he wants the name of his
department changed to "the
Department of Conservation
and Works."
He says:
"Then 1 would merely b. Sec
rotary Of Conservation and
Works. I'd like that"
Along with his titles Of Secre-
tary. PWA Administrator, Oil
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great cities have not been
friendly. It was about IS years
ago when young Alfred Moves,
British poet, wrote THE Bar
rel-Organ," hymning the Lon
don hurdy-gurdy. 1t is a long
and beautiful poem and highly
commended to those who are
stirred to melancholy senti-
ments by the ousting of the
grind-organS.
But, 10 years later, in Alfred
Moves own London, they drove
the organs from the streets
too much noise and too much
obstruction to traffic were the
matter of fact reasons.
But here's something inter.
esting. British makers of hurdy-
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

gurdies found they had fine
market in the Far East. Japan,
Nigeria, the Congo, the Malay
States, China. Burma and
Thibet snapped up all the
organs they could make. They
liked the one-legged model,
done up with bright colors and
they were particularly fasci-
mated with the banjoish PUNK
PUNK of the smaller affairs.
And the tune which swept
the Orient and which seemed
likely to end war and bring in
the brotherhood of man was
THAT Funny Little Bird on
Nellie's Hat" No one ever
knew why they liked it, but
like it they did, and Nellie's
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

she could sit
down quietly
a n d p u t
t h in 6 to-
gether. plain
a n d orderly,
the way she
did once. But
she couldn't
do that any
more. Some
t h in g W a S
wrong W i t h
h er h e a d.
T h i n G S
weren't plain
in her head
a. nv m ore.
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r e c o nStruc-
ton Finance
c o rporation,
sometimes Sc
cures more in
formation at
his press con-
ferences than
he gives.
w h e n re-
porterS call
on him for
news, one of
t h e frs t
questions he
asks, provid-
ed that audi
ence is male,
III.
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in air trans
port" it must
give to air
ships Govern
ment aid and
e n c gu rage.
ment of the
same sort ex-
tended to the
A m e ri a n
M e re h a n t
M a r i n e,
thanks to the
wise Congress
W h h put
the j o n e S.
White act of
1923 on the
ctof11to hnnE
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Nourse Rogers, Republican of
Massachusetts,, sought to ques-
ton Representative Charles V.
Truax, Democrat, of Ohio.
Truax had just refused to
yield to another member.
When Mrs. Rogers asked him
to yield, he groWled:
mot now"
Copyright, 1895. The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

In the old
days, whether
he wanted to
yield or not,
t h e m a n
would agree
merely out Of
politeness.
Not so any
m ore. H e
treats them
like the rest
of h is col.
leagues.
F or in
stance, t h e
O t h err day
L. 1
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If it is to be the policy of
the United States ito maintain
a position of world leadership
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1t Had All Been Too Much
For Her
It had all been too much for
her.
If she could only think! If
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Greatest Show On Earth
BY John Snure, J.

Dimpled Jesse H. Jones, .
chairman of the board of the
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
OLD FAVORITES
"The World Is Too Much With Us"
VTTTTTAM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

By WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, lay waste our powers:
Little in Nature that is ours
We have given our hearts away sOrdd boon!
This that bares her bosom to the moon
The winds that will be bowling at all hours
And up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, out of tune;
It not. Great God I'd rather be
A Pagan sucked in creed outworn;
So might T. standing on this pleasant lea
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
IReaders nred to send to the editor their sugge
tons of old tavOres among the poems for reprinting
this space)
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

Administrator, Ickes has a total
of IL titles.
His titles are teO, howeUer,
compared to those OF Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace.
Wallace, in addition to being
Secretary of Agriculture and
chairman of the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission, is a
member of the Council of Ma
tiOnal Defense and IL other
organizations.
When wonen first came to
Congress-, many OF the male
members grunlbled.
They still do, but not with c5
much Uolume as before.
They have overcome their in
decision and realized hat the
way to get along with the fem
mime contingent is merely to &C
cept them and grant no favOrS
because of their femininity.
Every once in a while when
some male member of Congress
is talking he will be interrupted
by one of the women who desires
to ask a question.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Valuable Player Award Is Seen for Martin


Nagurski to you Unless the
Giants pick up right soon, Bill
Terry may enter some Of his stars
In claiming races Keep your
eye on joey Wagner, who has
been booting home the long shots
In New England /. They're call.
ing him another Sonny Workman.
The old Bambino still Is tops =.
ut the Polo Grounds the other day
10000 fans roared q salute as the
great man strobe to his box
the cheers were repeated when the
royal departure was made In the
eighth the Babe looks tanned
and healthy reports he will
manage Cleveland next year con-
tinue to bob up.
Jimmy Wilson, Philly manager.
has switched from the Giants to-
? the Cubs Grover Cleveland
Alexander Is selling beer in San
Diego, Calf. Eric Seelig, Ger
man middleweight, makes his debut
here soon Charlie Gfimms
Job with the Cubs Is safe for an
other year.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
SQUADS ARE PICKED
FOR DONKEY BATTLE
Fairfax County Farmers and
Hunt Club to Stage Contest
on Wheeler Estate.

I NE-UPS for the teams scheduled
to engage in a game Of donkey
base ball tomorrow night at Hunt
mere Farms in nearby Virginia were
announced today. Members Of the
Fairfax Hunt Club and farmers of
Fairfax County will participate in the
match on the estate Of Joseph
Wheeler. where the Colvin Run
Horse Show was held last Saturday.
Since the proposed ball field is To-
Gated on high ground and covered
with turf, it is expected the game will
begin on schedule despite recent rains
Final decision on that question will
be rendered tomorrow morning.
Many prominent men are included
In the ranks Of the players named
by managers for both teams, among
them DR.. William McClelland, presi-
dent of the Potomac Electric Power
Co.; Gen. Edwin Winans, Arthur
Godfrey, radio announcer and or
chestra leader; Smith Bowman, ST.;
DR.. Thomas Poole and Rixie Smith,
secretary to Senator Carter Glass.
Fairfax Hunt Club-William G. Sweet,
De Long Bowman. Reed Thomas. Arthur
Godfrey. Robert B. Phillips, jr.; Daniel
Cox Fahey. ir; joseph Wheeler. Smith
DR.. William McClelland. Estler Palmer,
Robert Graham. Dr., Thomas Poole. Gen.
Gosnell. Howard Railey and DR.. Irving
Brotman as substitutes.
Fairfax County Farmers-Msrk Turner.
burner, Mac Crippin, Wallace Carper,
Walter Fox, John Kerns and Lewis Fer
Amos Chilcotte. Charles Roller, Marion
Smith. Sable Brockman. Tom Elein. Julian n
Thompson and Frank Homewood as SUBJ
stituteS.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Base Ball Minstrelsy Ripe for Revival.
Thoughtless Tin Pan Alley Is Advised.
BY JOHN LARDNER

song. And the Cardinal rooter who
Is too lazy to write his own tune
can fall back on the old fatal pack
Of Cards" song for such material as;
1--WE licked those Tigers. what ] mean.
We licked em fair and licked EN- CLEAN
For Medwick, Frisch. and Dizzy Dean
Were in that pack of Cards!"
But would like to see new melodies
composed, and new lyrics written, for
a department Of American entertain
ment that seems to me just as song
worthy as-well, say the railroad
The railroad has more than its share
of hymns, with Casey Jones'" "The
Wreck of Old g." "Old Miss Blues, u
"The Baggage Coach Ahead.
"Daddy's on the Engine" THE East
ern Train" Engine, Engine, Number
Nine" and q hundred more.
This IL . rush call to tin-pan
alley In behalf Of the ivory in
dustry.
Candidates should report to Judge
Lands with their manuscripts not
later than September 20. I will try
to get the Judge to install q piano
Copyright. 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ncO
Evening star., 1935-09-05
THE SPORHIGH
Smaller-Handled Bat Gets Big Average,
Declares Vaughan, Hitting Around 400.
BY GRANTLAND RICI

% Cardinal wins-23 for Dizzy and
II for Paul.
This isn't so terrible when you fig
ure that the season has nearly .
month to 60.
Last year they ran the winning
count to $50 for Dizzy and 10 for
Paul Both got away a trifle raggedly
this last Spring. Neither could hit
his top pace for the first month. But
here they are again with at least IS
victories In sight and maybe . few
more.
Dizzy predicted last Winter around
the golf course at Bradenton, Fla,
that he figured Paul and himself
for about As.
They can hardly miss that
total with more than three
weeks left-and only five games
to 60.
For two young pitchers to win more
than 80 ball games in two years can
be checked in as one of the leading
features of many years.
Jones and Sasse.
1T MAY interest old-time Army fol-
lowers Of Capt. Bih Jones and Mai.
Ralph Sasse that both will be heard
from more than once this season.
Bin has first-class material at
Oklahoma, his new stand. Maj. Sasse
has q fine squad at Mississippi State,
a team he leads against the Army this
Fall in Northern invasion.
Both are located in hard foot ball
sectors where man-power Is plentiful
in every given direction
Copyright. 1885 BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FIGHT CARD PUT OFF
UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
Braddock's Four.Round Showing,
Six Bouts Will Comprise
Ball Park Program.

TWICE baked by rain. the Turner
Ahearn combine will wait until
next Monday night to offer its Grit
fifth Stadium boxing card headed by
four-round exhibition involving
James J. Braddock, heavyweight
champion of the world.
With Braddock on the card will be
the six bouts scheduled for six rounds
each that were on the original pro-
gram, The main tilt will bring to-
gether Kirk Burk, former District
amateur heavy champion, and Joe
Lipps, a hardy Georgia pro. Other
mills on the program will be Frankie
Blair VS.. Cary wright, Perry Knowles
VS.. Joe Doty, Billy Landers VS.. Eddie
Burl, Gene Buffalo VS.. Meyer Rowan
and Sid Harvey VS.. Kid Chocolate.
The Turner-Ahearn firm has an
nounced that plans for the Marty
COLLABORATING Levinsky fight here
September 16 have been abandoned,
but 1t hopes to have Ken Overlin
meet Paul Pirrone at the ball park on
that date. The promoters will en-
deaver to put on the Gallagher
Levinsky battle october 9.
Evening star., 1935-09-05

one He doesn't wait until the
end Of the season to reward his
deserving athletes, but hands out
bonuses right in the middle Of .
game Maybe this accounts for
some Of the pepper the Cubs have
been displaying.
Dolph Camilh Of the Phillies
leads his club in homers-also in
strike-outs 49,. Bill Terry wishes
he had him What happened to
those three Boston foot ballers who
were ticketed for Columbia? -.
Are you asking DR.. Louis Little?
Well, he is asking you -.
The newest punching sensation
is Leo Salvas, Chicopee Falls,
Mass, middleweight. who has end
ed Al Of his 81 fights with sleep
producers Harrisburg Of the
New York-Penn League, has q
southpaw catcher Ever since
he became q pepper q month ago,
AL Todd, Philly catcher, has been
hitting at . 800 clip.
Who Is the best player in pro.
fessoinal foot ball? >. Well take
No. . Of the Chicago Bears. Bronko
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Minor Leagues

International.
Toronto. Ga: Rochester, SIS.
Baltimore-Newark rain.
American Association.
Indianapolis, 1910; Columbus,
81.
Louisville, Sill: Toledo. 1-3.
Minneapolis. 80; Milwaukee, 2-6.
Kansas City. So; st. Paul. @6.
Southern Association
Atlanta, 6-3; Knoxville, "a.
Little Rock. s-3: Birmingham,
30.
Memphis, 2A7: New Orleans, 6-5.
Chattanooga-N Nashville, rain.
Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, 6; Missions, 5.
Sacramento, Z: Oakland, 8.
Portland, q; Seattle, /.
San Francisco, 3; Hollywood, 2.
Texas.
Tulsa, S: Fort Worth, 2.
Oklahoma City, 4; Dallas, 0.
San Antonio Houston, rain.
Galveston-Beaumont, rain.
Three-Eye.
Bloomington, SIS: Peoria, E2.
Terre Haute, 8; Decatur, 4.
Fort Wayne, SIS; Springfield, 80.
Middle Atlantic.
GAINESVILLE, 2-2; Johnston, 10.
Huntington-Beckley, wet grounds.
Portsmouth Charleston, rain.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
PROPHET PICKS LOUIS
Ex-Boxer, Noted for Accuracy,
Sees Tourth-Round Finish

CHICAGO, September 5 R.-Ben
Rhodes, an ex-boxer who has a repu-
tation for picking winners Of major
heavyweight fights, predicts Joe Louis,
Detroit's heavy-fisted bomber, will be
o four-round technical knockout VIC
tor over Mar Baer in their fight at
New York September "a.
In the past year Rhodes has called
the turn in the following battles:
Jim Braddock to defeat Max Baer,
Louis to knock out Primo Carnera,
Louis to stop King Levinsky in 2
minutes and 40 seconds Of the first
round (the Detroit Negro won on q
technical knockout In minutes and
a seconds Of the opening round).
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Mats Face Pair
OF Double Bills

EAIR fans of the Washington
Base Ball Club are profiting
from today's rain, which forced a
cancellation of this afternoons
game with st. Louis and necessi-
tated q double header tomorrow,
ladies' day. The first game will
start at 1880 pm.
A twin bill also will be played
on Saturday as today became the
second successive day on which
the Griffs have been rained out Of
their game with the Browns. Wash
ington patrons thus get two bar
gain attractions In which to see
Rogers Hornsby's men for the last
time this season.
Evening star., 1935-09-05

IIIN THE first place." remarked
Arky Vaughan, "1 haven't
finished the season above 400
L yet. There still are flock Of
fast balls and fast curves coming my
way before the show is over"
Arky Vaughan, In case the name
has slipped your mind, Is the 23-year'
old Pirate shortstop who has been
hitting around or above 400 all year.
And you can say for me-" cut in
Paul Waner, the big poison Of the
Buccaneers, that this same Arky is
about the best hitter ever saw. bar
nobody.
II mean by that that he has
the best natural swing and hits
the ball more solidly on q gen.
eral average than any one else
now playing"
So I asked Vaughan just how he
went about this 400 stuff.
I'm the first place." Arky said, 81
started this season with a bat that
had a smaller handle. Why? be-
cause with a small handle to grip
could use my fingers to better effect.
A thicker handle calls for more Of q
palm grip. When you use your f1ng-
ers you get much better wrist action
and wrist action is big detail in
swinging any sort of club-from, golf
to base ball-polo or tennis. I found
this change q big help from the start.
Uses Open Stance.
lust what position or stance do
" you take at the platter" asked.
"I stand as far back in the box as
I can get" Vaughan said, "and also
close to the plate. In this way ! get
a better chance to time the break of
q curve ball-to size up the situation.
also use fairly open stance-if you
want to call 1t that-facing the
pitcher more than many others do. I
feel in this position can look things
over in better way. Paul here IRE
ferring to Waner) stands with his
feet more on an even line in the box"
Which recalls the fact that
AL Simmons-not q bad sort OF
$3.50 hitter at his best-works
from about the same position
that Vaughan uses.
There Is another thing to watch"
Vaughan said, land that is not to
hit or swing too quickly-a common
fault due largely to too much tension.
Keeping as relaxed as possible Is al
ways big help"
Evening star., 1935-09-05
PEACOCK'S LEG INJURED
Colored Sprinter Unable to Rul
in PHILADELPHIA Meet.

PHILADELPHIA, September S CP)-
Eulace Peacock, sensational colored
sprinter of Temple University, says
his leg was injured in his last
European race. He said he could
not run for several weeks.
Peacock reported the injury in q
telegram to Lawson Robinson, Olympic
track coach, who invited the sprinter
to run In the Philadelphia Olympics
Saturday.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
GRIFFITH'S TUTOR DIES
W. M. Hardway Helped Nation
ais President Launch Career.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill. September
P1.-William M. Hardway, rs. who is
credited with the early development
as base ball player Of Clark Griffith,
present owner of the Washington Ma
tionals, died here yesterday.
AS manager of the old Bloomington
Reds, Hardway helped Griffith launch
his base ball career.
Hardway was identified with base
ball for more than so years.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Augie Calan, Cubs-Drove in six
runs in victory over Phillies, hitting
two home runs, one with bases full.
Jim Collins, Cardinals, and Wally
Berger, Braves-Collins raped double
and two singles: Berger hit thirtieth
homer. taking National League lead.
Reds with three hits.