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Evening star., 1936-05-20
School Board Appointment

The motives and methods in MIR. Blan-
tons resolution to abolish the Board of
Education and to substitute board of
trustees appointed by the Commissioners,
the board to select supervisor of
public schools" removable at pleasure,
are in the nature of history repeating
itself
Members of the Board of Education
were originally selected by the Commis-
sioners. The appointive power was
transferred from the Commissioners to
the justices of the District Supreme
Court as the result of agitation for the
removal of persons who had incurred
the displeasure of members of Congress.
Mr.. Blanton's resolution is manifestly
aimed, not at improving the system of
selecting board members, but to get rid
Of board members and school officials
who have incurred his displeasure.
That in itself is enough to condemn
the resolution. AS an abstract PROPOSE
ton, the logical appointive power in the
choice of board members should rest
with the Commissioners, rather than
with the justices of the District Supreme
Court. But it is unthinkable that such
a change, proposed under present cir
cumstances and with the current objec-
tives, would be made effective. This is
not the time, nor is the resolution the
method, of reinvesting the Commission
ers with the appointive power which
they lost under circumstances not unlike
those which prompt the present proposal.
Within the past two years the COM
fnunity registered its unmistakable oppo-
sition to the plan, tentatively proposed
and then dropped, by former Corporation
Counsel Prettyman for generally en-
larging the power of the Commissioners
by giving them the power to direct or
prohibit the action Of any official,
committee, commission, board or agency
financed in whole or in part" by District
revenues. The effect Of such an exten-
sion of authority, applying not only to
citizens boards but to such agencies as
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Board of Regents Of
the Smithsonian Institution, would have
been to nullify their independence and
to make them creatures Of the Commis-
sioners. The appointive power over
board memberships was not so much in
question as was the whole principle Of
independent boards. which in Washing
ton are more essential to community
welfare than ir any other city in the
country.
In city without representation in its
government, municipal or national, it is
essential that every conceivable method
should be employed to interest the COM
munity in its own affairs and to foster
public spirit and civic loyalty by giving
the people a maximum Of indirect par
ticipation through their citizens boards.
To take what power these boards now
possess away from them, even to lodge 1t
with the Commissioners, would in the
last analysis be to destroy them.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

eating ratification, therefore correctly
described the pact as disappointing"
but he was equally within the truth in
asserting that 1t Is the best treaty OBJ
tainable under existing world condi-
tions. Perhaps the most disquieting
aspect Of the agreement Is that the
three naval powers which abstain from
it-Japan, Italy and Germany-are the
nations widely believed to cherish ex-
pansionist ambitions of more or less
aggressive character and which remain
at liberty to build any kind Of fleets
they can afford. The fact that no one
Of them, from an economic standpoint,
Is in position to embark upon costly
naval construction is fairly safe
guarantee that no danger Of renewal
of worldwide building competition is
to be expected from their direction.
With British and French ratification
assured, the tripartite treaty will 60
into effect January next. AS both the
1922 Washington treaty and the 1880
London treaty expire at the end of this
year, the new pact will be the only
naval agreement In existence. Despite
its shortcomings, 1t has definite and
valuable advantages. 1t establishes the
categories of combatant craft that the
signatories may maintain. oWhile there
is no limit on the tonnage that may be
laid down within any given category.
no new types may be built. An i'm
portant condition provides for exchange
of full information of building plans,
with at least four months notice be-
fore any new construction is under
taken. If signatory powers security
is threatened, or If 1t feels that con-
struction by any country outside the
treaty necessitates additional tonnage or
new types of ships, notice to the other
signatories sufices to make the treaty
limitations imperative under so-called
escape clauses"
Promises of informal japanese CO.
operation in the consultation features
of the treaty have been received in
Washington by way of the British for
eign Office, and it is indicated that ap-
propriate information will thus be regu-
larly relayed from Toxic. With such
tacit japanese participation in the new
arrangement, coupled with the firm
understanding between Great Britain
and the United States that the English
speaking nations are permanently COM
mitted to naval parity as between them
selves, this country has every reason
to consider that arrangements among
the worlds chief naval powers have
for the time being been placed upon as
satisfactory a basis as the interna-
tional situation permits. Uncle Sam,
meantime, is Systematically proceeding
to complete and maintain a full treaty
Navy. The outlook for adequate Amer
lean preparedness and security at sea
is a reassuring one.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Half a Loaf.

On the theory that half q loaf Is
better than no bread, the Senate has
duly ratified the purely Qualitative"
Anglo -Franco-American naval treaty re-
Gently signed at London, voicing ap-
proval without . dissenting vote. This
lnanimity by no means signifies any
thing savoring Of enthusiasm over the
pact, which falls SO far short Of Amer.
ican hopes of achieving something SUBJ
stantial in the realm Of naval limitation.
With Japan boiling the London Con-
ference because Of her inability to obtain
parity with Great Britain and the
United States. restricted results were
inevitable. ~
Senator Pittman, chairman Of the
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES, IA advo-
Evening star., 1936-05-20
The Coming of Cicada.

The so-called "seventeen-year locusts"
are here again, in countless thousands,
probably millions in this vicinity. A
few days ago they began to emerge from
the ground, leaving innumerable holes
in the soil. Immediately upon reaching
the surface they started their slow crawl
toward the nearest trees or shrubs, up
which they climbed, seeking twig or
leaf beneath which they clung. Then
the back of the shell split open and the
winged cicada emerged, leaving the husk
behind. The male cicada lives only a
short time and takes no food. The female,
which lives for several weeks, deposits
her eggs about the middle of June. The
young hatch, drop to the ground and
burrow into the soil. there to subsist upon
the sap Of rootlets and to remain for
seventeen years. when the process is
repeated.
In the suburbs of washington these
cicada are Just now to be found in
immense numbers. They are commonly
called locusts, but that is not their
proper name. They do no particular
harm above ground. but in their long
burrowing they take the sustenance OF
growing things. While they are under
ground they take their toll from all the
vegetation.
Garden keepers are usually concerned
greatly when these little creatures come
into evidence, and seek to destroy them,
though that is huge task when the
swarms come forth as they are coming
at present. The birds take their toll Of
them, also. Even some Of the domestic
animals acquire Q taste for them and
help to keep down the brood that will
resppear in another seventeen-year
period.
These cicada form, It has been esti-
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appointed to q 12-year term on the
Board Of Tax Appeals. 1t was in a
letter to Mr.. Hill last Summer, in his
capacity as chairman of the subcommit-
tee of the Ways and Means Committee,
that President Roosevelt urged passage
of the coal bill, regardless of constitu-
tional misgivings. Representative Hill
has long rated as the tax expert of
the Ways and Means Committee, of
which he is the ranking member. A
native of Arkansas and former Superior
Court judge in Washington State. he
is completing his seventh successive
term In the House. He was elected
TO the Seventy third Congress in 1882
without opposition.
Speculation is rife as to Just what kind
Of a campaign the Democrats will stage
II the man President Roosevelt has to
beat turns out to be Gov. Landon. Once
upon q time it was in the cards that
there would be a vigorous effort, espe-
cially in the wet East, to assail Landon
on his bone-dry past. Now that the
Kansan has publicly accepted the de-
mise of national prohibition, the liquor
issue appears to be out. There have
been hints Of an intention to smear"
the Governor because of his oil business
background, despite his contention that.
as an independent operator, he has
always opposed the interests and Is
foe of monopoly. Landon had to
meet the oil issue in both of his guber-
material campaigns, so if he has to face
q New Deal barrage on that score it
will not be new experience. The prob
ability Is that the Rooseveltians will
try to shatter Landon's economy record.
Some New Dealers have already pointed
out that II it hadn't been for agricul-
tural. relief and other Federal funds
generously poured into Kansas, it would
not have been possible for the Topeka
Coolidge" to make the budget balancing
reputation on which his presidential
claims mainly rest.
Commissioner Frank T. Bell of the
Bureau Of Fisheries. in the Department
Of Commerce, is chaperoning a party
of distinguished officials to Alaska again
this Summer. They will include Sena-
tors Shipstead Of Minnesota. Thomas of
Oklahoma and Wheeler of Montana,
Chairman March of the Federal Trade
Commission and former Senator Dill of
washington State, MesSrs. Thomas and
Wheeler Of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee want to look into some
Redskin business farthest North and
Chairman March has an r. T. c. job up
there. Speaker Byrns and Representa-
tive Bland of Virginia. chairman Of the
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee, have been invited to join
the party, but have not yet arranged
to make the trip, which will extend
to the Pribilon Islands seal-catching
region and into the interior Of Alaska
as well as along the coast. Comrnis-
sioner Bell and his guests will leave
Seattle June IS aboard the Bureau of
Fisheries steamer Brant.
Following the Roosevelt landslide in
1882, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, then Gov
ernor General of the Philippines, In an
interview at Manila, described his rela-
to the President ELECT as that of
"a nth cousin about to be removed"
Speaking at Siuox Falls, 8. OAK, the
other night. young Teddy reversed his
English and referred to F. D. r. as my
NTH cousin about to be removed"
(Copyright. 1Q36l
Evening star., 1936-05-20

Youngsters are invited to become play
mates Of the police. The idea is full of
encouragement. 1t makes the youngster
sympathetic with law and order and also
permits the policeman to enjoy the bene-
fits of some really good company.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

There never was time when Ameri-
can craftsmanship utilized so great a
variety of talents. At any moment a
leader may be required to interrupt
serious instruction in order to provide
personal entertainment.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

It seems rather severe for troopers to
shoot the man who carried Halle Sc
lassie's sunshade. They might have sat-
isfied sentimental resentment by re-
manning content to break his umbrella.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

Frances awareness of debt may be
scientifically studied as recovery Of
consciousness after long period of shell
shock.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Early Thumb Jerking

From tie Roanoke Times
Judging from the title, Three Men on
. Horse" there was hitch-hiking before
tho day o. thu automobile,
Evening star., 1936-05-20
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Member Of the Associated Press.

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the use fo1 O. all news dispatches
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
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Evening star., 1936-05-20
Chronic.

From the Elsin (Iil.) Courier-News.
1t is doubted If even writing treaties
on that non-tearable paper would cure
Europe's terrible habit
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Only a Truce.

From the South Bend Tribune.
Insanity Is decreasing, according to an
alienist. Wait till the next "share-the-
wealth" scheme gets going.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

Expensive Innovations.
From the Grand Island (NebrJ Independent.
The chief cost Of government is the
support of necessary institutions that our
fathers never heard about.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Swing Dancing.

From the Indianapolis Star.
The new "swing" movement in dancing
may be dangerous If some of the partici-
pants get careless about their elbows.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
African Phenomenon,

From the Los Angeles Times
Hailstones as large as cocoanuts fell
unnoticed for some time in Africa. pass
ersby assuming they were routine bombs.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Baftfeships.

From the San Antonio Evenins News.
NAVAL race Is on again" Everybody
build, buy, borrow or beg . battleship-
lstS COL
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Support.

support.
"You haven't told US whom you In
tend to support"
"You mean politically" said Senator
Sorghum.
Certainly"
"I haven't concentrated on that
point. As times are going. my most
earnest thought is demanded by the
support Of myself and family"
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Exercise.
Take exercise" says old Doc Wise.
ITO keep your body strong;
Weak grows the arm that idly lies
In fear Of going wrong.
Do not draw near task in fear
Your strength may not avail,
But gather strength and persevere.
Though you at first may fail.
1.-THE plan you'll find works with the
mind,
And also with the heart.
Take exercise that is designed
To At you for part.
The man worth while can always smile,
And maybe sing song,
And keep his spirit up in style
To help the work along"
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Lectures.

From the Paducah (Ky) sun-Democrat.
Who has paid to hear q lecturer and
then gone away convinced We should
have free speech.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
BIG Sneeze.

From the Portland oresonian.
Portland is favored by the presence Of
q Chinese wrestler named Achiu. The
big sneeze, might it not be said?
Evening star., 1936-05-20

Civilization.
Our pride Is great. We've met the test
That shows us what we are.
We're certain that we have progressed
But not SO very far.
Fine mechanisms bring the news,
The good as well as bad.
There is so much from which to choose!
Yet most Of 1t Is sad.
Men struggle on and viii not quit,
Led by Hopes guiding star.
We have progressed, we must admit,
But not 30 very far.
Jud Tunkins says It's queer world.
Folks are always resentful either because
they have too much work or because
they haven't any.
voice." said HI Ho, the sage Of China
town. "They who seek to deceive are
most often whisperers."
New Titles.
Dictators set the kings aside,
And only passing time will show
Who shall .surpass In pomp and pride
When the Dictator has to 60.
zone man say silence Is golden,'s
said Uncle Eben. "and another ray
Money talks Tain no wonder wss
gsttin' mixed up tryin to be finances.
xjeusis
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Mutual Entertainment,

From the Philadeiphia Evening Bulletin.
Philadelphia Is going to entertain visi.
tors to Democratic National Convention,
but ths axxapsement VIII Be reciprocal.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
New Titles.

Dictators set the kings aside,
And only passing time will show
Who shall surpass in pomp and pride
When the Dictator has to 60.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

Q. When is the Spanish fiesta at Santa
Barbara, Calif.?-M. L. r.
A. On August 6, 7 and the Old
Spanish Days Fiesta will be held in that
city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-14
"a ARE KILLED
IN LANDSLIDE

LOEN, Norway, Sept. IA GIN.
SJ.-Airplanes from Bergen to-
day brought medical Succor to the
injured and bereaved survivors of
a thunderouS avalanche that
dashed a hundred acres of noun
tainside into Lake Loen, causing
tidal wave that wiped away two
villages and killed at least "a per.
sons.
Thirteen Of the injured are hurt
seriously, and more deaths are
feared in western NorWay's great.
est disaster.
Inhabitants of the famous re-
sort district were asleep when, at
S a. M, the vast mass of rock and
earth that had long been hanging
over the valley tore loose from
6,400-foot Mount Raven and with
an increasing roar heaped into the
arm of a ford.
Three hundred feet high, a wall
of water splashed over the fertile
countryside for miles around,
crushing the villages of Boedal and
Nesdal, and leaving a desert Of
rocks and debris as it receded.
Only one house remains stand
ing in Boedal and three in Nesdal.
Every family in the district lost
at least one member.
Although the same area was hit
by a landslide in 1905, when so
lives were lost, and biologists had
warned of the likelihood of a
repetition, the sturdy Morse peas
ants continued to live almost under
the overhanging rock masses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-14
Glen CarIyn Bridge
Request Is Denied

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Va, Sept. 14.-Widening Of the
Glen Carlyn bridge, which was
sought by residents of the Glen
Carlyn section. was denied tenta-
lively by members of the county
board of commissioners here Sat
urday on recommendation Of
County Manager Frank C. Hanra.
han.
Mr.. Hanrahan's report had cou-
pied the project with two other
requests, one for a sidewalk on
North Washington Boulevard and
a storm sewer on North Dinwiddie
Street at Twelfth, and stated the
three projects would cost approx
mately $1,000 to carry out. He
recommended that they be held
over for further consideration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-14

There dull side and bright side to the fashion handbags
this These two bags good illustrations Tailored black
or brown suede that combines with shiny patent leather the
bag stitched all the front and Talon fastened the The
pouch style patent leather flap and Each with
change purse and mirror. Black brown
8.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
INFORMATION OVER RADIO

Seven courses and four series Of
six lectures or ''short courses" will
be offered during the summer ses-
sion of radio junior college from.
WOSU, which started June %, it
was announced by Supt. j. M. Turn
er, county emergency schools chair
man. The college is conducted by
Ohio State University in coopera-
tion with the educational section of
Works Progress Administration.
The list Of courses includes: Shake
speare, Introduction to art of the
playwright through study of his
plays. This course will be at 1920
to IL a. m., daily, except Saturday.
Home canning, presented from
school of home economics 1915 a.
M, daily, except Saturday. Amer
ican history, 9 to $50 a NJ, Tues
day and Thursday. Piano, for
adults, instruction by Prof. M. E..
Wilson, department of music, in ele-
mentary principles of playing. He
hopes to make it possible for his pu-
pills to play easily for their own en-
joyment and that of their families.
Lessons on the air, to $3.50 p. m.
Monday and Thursday. Beethoven
sonatas discussed and played by r.
S. Tangeman, department of music,
8 p. M, each Wednesday, beginning
June II.
/ Enrolment and supplementary
materials for courses are free.
WOSU broadcasts on $40 kilocycles.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
Page Three

the Fiji Islands. His idea was a
swivel chair job in some city, if the
mother would only sell the farm and
give him the money. But the old
lady was too wise for that, besides
she had sick spells and couldn't bear
the idea of giving up her home and
community where she had always
resided. She not only held on to
the farm, but kept a tight grip on
her purse strings, and all this
blooming castle-builder could do
was to fret and fume until the time
would come when the good old wom-
an would pass off the stage of ac-
tion and he would be free to make
the Vanderbilts look like street
Arabs, while he turned the world
upside down. This woman was Of
such kind disposition that every
body in the community was inter-
ested in her welfare.
1t was after she had suffered a
sick spell that this rural rooster was
riding along the road and a neigh
Dor woman accosted him, and asked
how his mother was: "Oh jist bout
the same as common; tell y Mrs.
Jones, when these old wimmin onct
gifts to livin' y jist can't hardly kill
'em off. .''-Silas Thorla.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
Hopewell

Mrs. Effie Tyler and Mrs. Frank
Sprague of Marietta are visiting
their sister, Mrs. d. L. Wilson. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Higgins of CO.
lumbus were Sunday guests at Rob-
ert Newsom's. Afternoon callers
we're Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Newsom
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Graham
of Pennsville. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Tolbert and children Of Meigs.
BERTHE Lawrence of McConnelsville,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hosom
and children spent Sunday at AL
bert Ellis. Eva Louise Llewellyn
of Grant hospital, Columbus, is
spending her vacation with home
folks Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. New
burn and son Rex spent Sunday af-
ternoon at Malta, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Tolbert.- Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Wetherell and children OF
Bald Eagle were Sunday guests at
G.. II. Newman's. Afternoon callers
were Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Reed
and son Harry, and Finley Reed
Rabert Newsom attended the con-
vention at Cedar Point, last Thurs
day Branch woodward and son
Raymond of Athens were guests
Monday at Albert Ellis Several in
this vicinity are cutting their wheat
this week. We understand Earich's
threshing machine starts out We'd
nesday. dale Newsom is assisting
with the farm work at his brother
in-law's, Harry Springs, Deaver-
town. -Freda Coler recently spent
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ell
mer Longfellcw, of Nashport.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02

In independence Day, 1892, the
hymn was sung for the first time.
The occasion was a children's cele-
bration in Park Street church, Bos-
ton. From it's first appearance,
over 100 years ago, it sang it's way
straight to the hearts of the Amer
lean people. It's author was the
Rev. Samuel F. Smith, Baptist
clergyman, who but three years
previously had been graduated from
Harvard college, a member of the
famous class of 1929, of which Oil
yer Wendell Holmes was also
member. Mr.. Smith in his later
years wrote many hymns, several
story books for boys, was editor of
numerous religious magazines and
was a professor in the institution
which later became Colby college.
However, if it were not for the fact
that he gave us our popular
hymn, America" it is likely that
his name would long ago have been
forgotten along with the thousands
of others who have entertained and
instructed merely their own genera
tiOn.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
Mrs. Mary L. Macklem

Mary Leoda Orr, daughter of Rev.
Perry Orr and Elizabeth Little Orr,
was born in Monroe county, Ohio,
Oct. IA, 1865, and departed this life
June 10. 1896, at the age of 70
years, eight months and five days.
She was united in marriage to STAN
ton R. Macklem, July 10, 1882, at
Reinersville, o. To this union three
daughters were born: Mrs. Maud
Yost, Billings, Okla; Mrs. Blanche
Ayers, Perry, Okla, and Mrs. Gladys
McCurry Morrison, Okla.
Surviving relatives are the hus-
band, daughters, one granddaughter,
Mia Mae Yost; two sisters, Mrs.
Eliza Mason, Billings, Okla; Mrs.
Hampton, Enid, Okla; three broth
ers, William Orr, Columbus, o.; AL
fred Orr, Sioux City, Ia, and John
Orr, Billings, Okla. She was pre-
ceded in death by three grandchil-
dren, William Winston Yost, Anna
Lee Yost, Billings; and Mary Ellen
McCurry, Morrison, Okla, and one
sister, Mrs. Emma Finney, and one
brother, Perry Orr. She, with her
husband and children came in 1906
from GAINESVILLE, O., to Billings,
Okla, which has since been their
home.
Funeral services were held in the
Christian church at Morrison, Okla,
conducted by Rev. S. F. Cole of
Oklahoma City. Burial was made
at the Billings, Okla, cemetery.