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Evening star., 1936-08-13
Neutrality by Persuasion.

The State Departments instructions
to American diplomatic and Consular
officers in Spain, reminding them of this
country's ell-established policy of nom
interference with internal affairs in other
countries either in time of peace or in
the event of civil strife" reveals what
appears to be a curious discrepancy
in the neutrality law. vt is clear says
the memorandum, that our neutrality
law with respect to embargo of arms,
ammunition and implements of war has
no application in the present situation,
since that applies only in the event of
war between and among nations"
Section of the neutrality act provides
that arms and ammunition and imple-
ments of war may only be shipped abroad
under license of the Munitions Control
Board, of which the Secretary of State
is head, But it also requires that licenses
shall be issued, except when the export
of such arms and ammunition is un-
laWful-that is, when the President,
under the neutrality act, has placed an
embargo on their shipment. AS the
neutrality law plainly does not apply to
civil warfare, the United States has no
power to withhold arms shipment
licenses or to prevent the shipment of
arms or ammunition or airplanes-which
have been classified as implements of
war-to Spain, although that is exactly
what France, through compacts with
other European powers, is seeking to do
now in respect to European-manufac-
tured munitions.
The only resort of the State Depart
ment, correctly anxious to preserve
American neutrality, is moral suasion,
and this seems, so far, to have been sue
cessful. Since the outbreak of the Span
ish trouble no applications have been
received for licenses and none has been
granted for the shipment of munitions
to Spain. 1t is reported that the State
Department has, in reply to queries re-
garding airplane shipments to Spain,
exhibited the memorandum of instruc-
tions to our embassy in Spain as indica-
tive of American policy. That, it is to
be hoped, may be enough.
The arms licensing section of the neu-
trality law, designed to prevent the
United States from becoming involved
In foreign quarrels through activities of
munitions makers, was proposed in Con-
gress originally as separate legislation.
Then came the demand for neutrality
legislation, and the Notwithstanding
section was dumped into the neutrality
law. Failure to preserve neutrality in
the Spanish strife is dangerous, possibly
as dangerous under existing conditions
as the same course in a war involving
two nations. Yet the teeth of the
munitions law are withdrawn and the
law becomes imperative in the Spanish
conflict, with American munitions
makers free to profit as they choose.
Their apparent failure to take advantage
of the situation shows their good sense,
and the State Department is wisely
emphasizing that patriotism is likewise
involved.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

Swampscott. Joslin said that Hoover
had sought cooperation from Roosevelt
again and again; that he had even
offered to let Roosevelt write program
for submission to the session Of Con-
gress which wound up March 4. 1888,
but that Roosevelt would do nothing.
1t is Joslin's idea that if Roosevelt had
co-operated, the bank panic and the
eventual closing of all the banks could
have been avoided and many persons
would have failed to lose money. That
idea has been in the back Of the heads
of q lot of people who lost heavily
through the closing Of the banks.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
The Ring and the Hat.

What do you mean when you say your
hat is in the ring?" asked the anxious
inquirer.
"Its a phrase that implies defiant
courage" said Senator Sorghum. You
toss the hat into the ring only after you
have passed it around and gathered
enough campaign contributions to give
you some political authority"
Evening star., 1936-08-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Forever.

Forever.
Friend Of my heart, years come and go
In veal and wee,
But your handclasp is always there
To tighten care.
Reaching Gods Heaven It's my prayer
That we may share
A love omniscient We cannot know
While here below.
That the bond may unbroken be
Twixt you and me
Zen when our>souls attain release
To perfect peace.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Valuation.

Valuation.
"Have you ever tried to figure out
how much you are WORTH"
EYES," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
"That sort of thing depends on how
might be located. In a bank I'd be
worth several million dollars, but in a
foot race 1 wouldn't be worth ten cents"
Distance fascinates," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown. "I have heard
learned men explain the stars and still
be ignorant of mysteries Of this earth
to be found within city block of their
own homes"
Evening star., 1936-08-13

The Department Of Agriculture in
taking charge of settlement projects may
succeed in satisfying for while the
dream of the farmer who for many years
old home into a real estate subdivision.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

The President visited in nearby Mary
land recently, expecting, no doubt, to
encourage good neighbor" movement
that will really mean something in the
next election.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
A Mystery.

From the Albuquerque Journal
If we could figure out what solace or
pleasure a fly can get from walking on
your face when there are SO many other
things to walk on, we might become
reconciled.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

AS the cost of local government in
creases theoretical questioning is pretty
sure to arise as to why the founders
of this Republic could not have provided
some kind of an old-age pension plan
for the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

A practical cotton picking machine is
at last announced. 1t will not be COM
plete without a radio attachment loaded
with a choice assortment of old planta-
ton melodies.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Mental Trash.

From the Worcester Gazette.
A movie actress advises every one to
keep a mental wastebasket handy for
worthless thoughts. It's well not to
empty it too often, however, in case some
one urges you to serve as toastmaster.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Rehind the Ears.

From the Bay City (MichJ Times.
Authoress Pearl Buck has adopted two
small boys After scrubbing their necks
a few times, it is wondered If she will
still think it the good earth.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Cleopatra's Lure.

From the BURLINGTON Gowa) Hawkeye Gazette.
The secret of Cleopatra's fascination
was brains instead of beauty, we are now
told. Well, possibly men were different
in those days.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
A-Voting We Will Go!

A-VOtmg we VIII UO!
Merrily we 60 to vote
AS the years 60 passing by.
Bands will play while banners float
Comforting the ear and eye.
Candidates we will select,
Well 60 voting as before,
Still determined to correct
Errors that were made Of yore.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

American taxpayers contemplate
strictly neutral attitude in the light of
knowledge gained by experience that
war is an exceedingly poor investment.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Tohn DIS Rule.

From the Boston Transcript.
One of the rules John D. Rockefelle
says he followed through life was nevc
to lose interest in things. OF course,
never mislaid principal, either.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Confusing.

From the Indianapolis Star.
1t must be terribly embarrassing :
rightist troops when it becomes nece
sary to make left wheel.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Other states and Canada,
Member of the Associated Press.

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news puelished herein
All rights of publication Of special dispatches
herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Final Proof.

From the Omaha orld-Herald
The prohibitionists at last have be-
given a demonstration by the wealth
man of what "bone-dry" really meant
Evening star., 1936-08-13
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Evening star., 1936-08-13
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Evening star., 1936-08-13
Re Kind to Animals Day.

BE Kind to Animals Day.
Had picnic where the breeze
Stirred the branches near the sky.
Caterpillars took their ease,
Where the ants attacked the pie.
Had a picnic in a way
Philanthropic and refined
On a day when people say
Unto Animals Be Kind!"
"I got dis much to say foh de weather"
said Uncle Eben. when it makes me
suffer nobody kin tell me my troubles Is
my own fault"
Evening star., 1936-08-13


William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor insists that
the federation will maintain its tradi-
tional non-partiSan position in the
presidential campaign-a policy that
was only abandoned once when the fed
Grafton declared for La Toilette in the
1924 presidential campaign. Green's
attitude Is in sharp contrast to the
position now taken by John L. Lewis,
head of the United Mine Workers and of
the Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton, who is working tooth and toe-nail
for Roosevelt's reelection. Green insists
that the federation is in no way
tied up with the so-called Non-Partisan
Labor League, in which Lewis Is prime
mover, along with Maj. George Berry and
Sidney Hillman. Although Green has
declared himself in favor of the re-elec-
ton of Roosevelt-he is Democratic
admits that the strife between the feder-
alton and the Lewis c. I. o. may very
well work for the election of Landon. In
other words, the labor vote is not going
to be delivered" solidly to the Demo-
cratic candidate for President.
Theodore G. Joslin, who was secretary
to President Hoover, has made a fiat
statement that the spokesman for Presi-
dent Roosevelt who insisted that Roose-
velt had conferred with Hoover before
the former took Office "does not know
what he is talking about or is con-
summate liar. Joslin inclined to the
latter belief. He was interviewed by the
Boston Herald on his vacation At
Evening star., 1936-08-13

@. What Slavic language is the most
commonly used and most generally
learned of the Slavic group?-W. F. j.
A. Russian.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

@. When was Port Royal, Jamaica,
destroyed and washed into the sea?-
r. L. G.
A. Port Royal, Jamaica, city of buc-
cancers, was completely destroyed by
earthquake in June, 1892. The land and
remains of the buildings were washed
into the sea and are now under water
beneath the quarantine station.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Coin Circulates at Series as in Old Days
Crazy-Powen Wanted Diamond and Become

Mrs. and Babe Ruth and his passed
under the stand on the way out
and nobody spoke (Babe didn't
have on his raccoon coat) -. That
explosion you heard along about
4:05 pm. was just the Yankee in
field blowing up I. Col. Rupert
paid Joe Mccarthy a pop call Just
before the game and wished Joe
"Goot luck" ia?
Burgess Whitehead's private and
personal roofing section was out In
full force, not only yesterday but
the night before Burgess had
to hire detective to stand guard
In front Of his house so he could
get some sleep. when he woke
up yesterday he found 20 notes
from Southern admirers who had
drapped around during the night
=. Incidentally. Burgess (who is q
PM Beta Kapper) helped save the
game for Hubbell when he started
that double play on Joe Di Maggie
In the eighth.
The three Giant outfielders were
the lucky guys None had . put
out all afternoon and 50 didn't
have to scamper about In the mud
Joe Di Maggio's mother came
al the way. from Frisco to root
1or Joe In Italian =. (She can't
speak word Of English) -. When
Joe singled on his second time up
the vivas from the Di Maegto sec
ton made the ". +. welkin ring. :.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
GRIFFITH NOT QUITE
AS SICK KAS YANKEES
Maintains World Series Record
for Attendance in Spite Of
Aching "Tummy."

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October Reported
near deaths door" in a wild ru-
NOR, while actually riding out the ef-
fects of an exaggerated stomach ache,
President Clark Griffith of the Wash
ington ball club still is a thoroughly
interested and hardy spectator at the
world series here
While Capital sports circles were
agog with a report that Griff was in a
critical condition" yesterday, the Old
Fox sat in an unprotected box seat at
the Polo Grounds watching Carl Hub
bell and the Giants defeat the Yankees
in downpour Of rain. To a query re-
ferring to his health as reported. Grif
answered. in the big eighth inning. 1T
looks as if the Yanks are in the critical
condition"
Early yesterday morning Griff suf-
fered an attack of indigestion and, al
though advised to skip the opening
game by his physician, he insisted on
going. thereby keeping intact his rec
ord of never having missed world Sc
ries inaugural. He seemed today none
the worse for having done it.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
The Yanks Probably Aren't So COcky.

Washington three years ago. At least
the first punch and the prospective
one-two wallop to follow are similar.
Only Schumacher and Fitz can add
further to the similarity.
In 1888 Washington went into
the world series with the highest
team batting average in the
American League. Now the
Yankees are carrying the same
kinds Of guns into the same
warfare.
In '33 the Senators 90 game won
and SO lost was a record within three
victories of the number the Yanks
compiled this season, which would in
dicate nearly equal strength.
Three years ago the Senators heard
a lot of watch-out-for-H -Hubbell stories.
too. but they shifted, pointed to the
power of Manush, Myer, Cronin, Cos
lin, Kuhel, ct al, and predicted that
Carl would be unveiled as merely an
average sort of a pitcher who might
win on a good day and get his ears
pinned back when he wasn't right.
Yet when the Washingtons didn't
hit Hub at the start of the game they
grew panicky, lost the opener, and ex-
cept for the respite furnished by
Whitehill, they never recovered.
Evening star., 1936-10-01

experts President Ford Prick
dashes back and forth between
National League headquarters and
the press room =. The guy can't
stay away from the newspaper
boys.
Moe Berg, educated catcher OF
the Red Sox, picks the Yankees
In all the seven languages he
speaks :. True story: Just three
years ago Jake Powell. Washing
ton, D. G., citizen, playing regu-
larly with the Yanks, was so dis
gusted with his work with the
Dayton club he threatened to quit
and become Q cop =. Albany
urged him to stay In base ball, and
look where he Is.
Carl Huhbell must have been
kidding when he told the boys he
isn't as good as In 1888 =. How
that feller can 60 to town in .
clutch! =. II Tex Rickard had
been present he would have OBJ
served: II never seed anything like
It," S. Lots Of fans don't fancy
the way Hubbell wears his base
ball britches The Yanks wish
that was al they find hard to
understand about Carl.
Joe Louis stuck II out for eight
innings with . newspaper over his
head .. II may have been an acci-
dent but Jack Dempsey apd his
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Yankees Favored After Defeat HubeH Poues True Champion
Some High Lights of Opener

ager until Terry finally took the hint
and promised pay-off.
The wisest man seen in the stands
was the spectator who strolled in
wrapped up in a raccoon coat. That
wind bit through anything lighter.
A few firsts Of the series: First
putout, Bill Terry; first assist, Travis
jackson; first fly ball, Jojo Moore:
first walk, Mel OFT; first strikeout,
Tony Lazzeri.
THE man with the very red face was
the bleacherite who had been
waiting at the front of the line since
September 18 to make sure he'd get
seat. The storm kept the crowds
away in such numbers that he'd have
had no trouble at all, even if he were
quintuplets.
The rule about no fraternizing
among members of competing teams
didn't mean thing to the pitchers
huddling in the right field bull pen.
When the overflow made lake of the
left field pen, the elbowers of both
sides crowded onto the same bench
and got wet together.
frankie Frisch, who saw some Of
his greatest base ball days with the
Giants, didn't give the series half as
much attention as his new yacht. Re-
porters who asked the Cardinals
manager what he thought of the
Yanks-Giants get-together got in re-
ply only explanations about the trip
he's going to take to Florida.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
BIG GUNS PR|MED
TO BLAST GIANTS
Attack Apt to Succeed Now
That ScreWbaI| Hurler
Is Out of Way.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,

Sports Editor of The Star.
n YEW YORK, october 1.-Out-
N pitched, out-batted, out-fielded
VI and out-smarted, not to men,
4 ton out-scored That, sue
cinctly, tells the story of the Yankees
6-to-1 rout in the opening encounter
of the campaign for the championship
of the base ball universe at the hands
of the Giants in the Polo Grounds
here yesterday.
Yet the world series, in manner
of speaking. really does not get un.
derway until the second game.
How come? Well, that first victory
for the National Leaguers virtually was
conceded, at least by practically every
body but the Yanks themselves.
With Carl Hubbell, the best pitcher
In either league this year and. for that
matter. in all base ball, as even the
redoubtable Dizzy Dean has admitted,
f1t and ready. the outcome was more or
less of foregone conclusion.
Even while quoting the Yanks as
l-to-2 shots to emerge with the title,
the odds-layers installed the Giants
as 3-to-5 favorites to cop the opening
encounter, due solely to the presence
on the mound of Hubbell.
The explanation was that the fork
handed exponent of the screw ball
packed too much box wizardry for
even McCarthys murderous maulers
to cope with, at least the first time
they faced him, but that with this
slick southpaw out of the way the
homicide squad would revert to type
and literally smash its way to tri-
umph,
Evening star., 1936-10-01
As Predicted, Up to Now.

THE first premise proved only too
- accurate for the complacency OF
the Yankees who, with big Red Rufing,
their right-handed slab ace, serving
as sacrifice, were not only beaten.
but overwhelmed. Whether the other
half of the generally accepted conten-
ton now will be borne out, however,
remains to be seen.
Until Hubbell, spare of frame and
considerably worn from his season.
long task of almost sirgle-handedly
pitching the Giants to the pennant.
can generate sufficient strength and
stamina to resume chucking chores
Saturday, by the earliest-the Yanks
are supposed to forge to the front
through the sheer weight of weapons.
: Whether in the next two games it is
Schumacher or Fitzsimmons against
Gomez. .er -Hadley- or Malonesis not
supposed to make much difference,
for the Rupert Rifles. who established
SO many slugging records in the
campaign just ended, are touted to
power-house their way to pair of
victories that will put them out in
front
Then, even if Hubbell again proves
o stumbling block, they are supposed
to pick up where they left off and
crash through to the heavy end Of
the pay-off.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Powell Hits Hubbell Legend
Three Straight Bingles Prove Slab Master Not
Inyulnerahle to New Foeman.

Hes a tough kid" said Hubbell.
Tough and smart"
Jake must be tough. II Is a
legend in base ball that Hubbell
is almost invincible for .hitters who
have never seen his stuff before.
Remember the All-Star game OF
1884? Remember how Ruth and
Gehrig and Simmons and Foxx
and Cronin swung in vain at Carfs
strange and dazzling slants? The
greatest sluggers in the American
League couldn't touch. him. Nor
could any of the greatest sluggers
in the National League, the first
time they tried.
That makes Powells record all
the more imposing. Some of the
Yankee hitters we're expected to
annoy Hubbell, but not Jake. The
fans looked for trouble from the
iron horse, Lou Gehrig, who can
sock a bad pitch out Of the park.
and from bad Bill Dickey, the
cool, heady pull-hitter, and maybe
from the old red fox of the base
ball racket. Tony Lazzeri. These
fellows are smart veterans, and
they've seen Hubbelps stuff before.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, September 30-n
ever a town was in frenzy over
base ball, this Is it You see
the dough in circulation re-
minds you of the lush days :.
A flood of Giant money suddenly
has appeared from somewhere
Mebbee because Monte Pearson's
back injury will keep him out Of
action till Saturday, anyway.
All kinds Of freak bets are being
made :. One is that Mel OFT
will win the series for the Giants
with homers.
You see almost every one who
rates In base ball In the hotel lob
bies =. There is Arthur Mann,
president of the Atlanta Crackers,
trying to interest Connie Mack in
some of his stars Roger Peck
inpaugh. once q great shortstop:
Sam Breadon. president Of the
Cards. and Getty Nugent. owner
of the Phillies, are around and
about So is Warren Giles, new
Cincinnati general manager =.
We'll be in the first division next
year." he predicts Dutch
Reuther, once a great southpaw.
and Al Mamaux, the old singing
pitcher, swap stories.
Mel OTIS youngest daughter
Barbara. Ann, Is year old today
, ~. frankie Frisch has Joined the
Evening star., 1936-10-01
SPECTATORS LUCKLESS
Rain Hits Sales of World Series
Scalpers-Fourteen Pinched.

NEW YORK. October Ticket
SPECTATORS suffered because Of yes
terday's rains. Few fans wanted to
buy tickets at box-oflce prices, much
less pay the cvercharge which the
agencies and street salesman asked.
If the weather does not improve the
world series of 1886 may go down as
the worst in speculating history.
Fourteen men were arrested for att
tempting to make unlicensed sales
near the Polo Grounds. Police said
one man had Is blocks of three tickets
each and was asking $3.50 for each
S16.50 set.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
HEURICHS NOT JOKING
Post $500 for City Base Ball Set
With Sleuths,

Accepting a facetious challenge of
member of the Bureau of Investigation
base ball team with all seriousness
the Heurich Brewers have posted $500
as a bet that their nine could whip
the weekday series champions in
three-game series. which would decide
the District sandlot diamond title for
the year.
Although it was Brewer that first
mentioned the proposed game. enc of
the sleuth players said, in jest: PUT
up couple hundred bucks and we
might consider it. The posting of the
$500 followed.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1.-They,re
thinking of drafting Yankee Short
stop Frank Crosetti for the 1910
Olympic diving. He showed cham
pionship form with half-Gainor he
used in swooping back to third base
after Joe Di Maggie hit into q double
play in the eighth inning Of the
opening game Of the world series yes
terday.
There were four generations o. the
Bartells on hand to watch Dick 90
his stuff for the Giants at shortstop.
In the stands were Dicks 4-year -old
son. "Skippy," the shortstop's father
and his grandmother, aged 80. There
was a big cheer from that section
when Dick parked the ball in the
upper stands in the fifth to tie the
score.
First error of the series: The pro-
gram listed Harry Danning, Giants
reserve catcher, as a pitcher.
CTATISTICIANS still were ga-ga
today trying to figure out how
many balls were used before the final
out. A safe bet is that whoever is
footing the bills will have severe
headache when he sees the total. It
was almost one to every batter when
the going was wettest.
Before the game, Vernon Oefty)
Gomez suddenly recalled he had won
hat from Bill Terry back in 1885,
when he outbatted Pat Malone. He
dogged the heels of the Giants man
Evening star., 1936-10-01
when Selkirk picked that pitch
by HubbeIl, it was all over.

In the first place. the day wasn't the
kind in which Hub goes well. It was
cold and wet and sloppy and Carl is
over 80 years old and already had
gone on record as saying he couldn't
reach the peak of his effectiveness on
day such as yesterday.
And in the second place. Selkirk
had no license to bang home run off
Hub. There is not a good left-handed
batter in the American League who is
rated less effective than Selkirk against
a southpaw pitcher. To themselves the
Yanks must have put down the hit as
q sign that Hubbell was not what he
was cracked up to be.