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Evening star., 1936-06-09
PARKS OFFICIALS FEAR
FOR 40 CHERRY TREES

National Capital Parks officials fear
that about 40 of the Japanese cherry
trees around the Tidal Basin are in
danger Of dying, due to the Spring
food
C. Marshall Finnsn, the park super
intendent, said estimates are being
made for installation Of drain tile
around the roots OF the trees. in an
effort to let the water flow off more
quickly. He described the ground
beneath the trees as moist and sour"
I'VE have about 10 sick trees"
Finnan said. The leaves are begin
ming to wilt and they seem to be
affected by sections all the way around
the Tidal Basin. but the entire area
does not show signs Of disease"
Evening star., 1936-06-09
FEVER EPIDEMIC
FEARS SECUTED
Two Children infected by
Ticks-EarIy Removal
of Insects Vital.

Although two cases of Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever have been treated
at Children's Hospital here, one from
Maryland and the other from the
District, DR.. George H. Rutland,
health officer. said today he hoped
the public would mot become alarmed"
as there was no real danger of an
epidemic.
Every Summer we have this out
break. So far this year we have
had two cases. We probably will have
two more cases. If we do, We will
have reached our maximum. I hope
the people Of Washington will not
become alarmed"
One of the cases was that of 4
year-old child from near Upper Marl-
boro, Nd, who has recovered SUM-
GENTLY to leave the hospital. The
other child, from Chevy Chase, D. c.,
Is reported improving.
In connection with the report OF
the two cases, the Health Department
statement recalled that since 1881 the
records show 80 reported cases and
Is deaths.
owing to the serious consequences
of the disease" the statement said,
both adults and children should be
on their guard against tick bites. In
order for the tick to infect a person,
1t must feed on ones blood for about
3 hours. After the tick becomes at
tached, it requires period of hours
OF feeding on the human being before
the virus in the tick becomes activated
SO that the person bitten may become
infected.
The early removal Of ticks is most
important. If one should visit a tick
infested area, the insects should be
removed from both the clothing and
the body. If children are exposed
to ticks, their clothing and body
should be gone over carefully at least
once each day and all insects de-
stroyed. Do not permit the ticks
to become engorged, remove them
while still fiat. -,
In certain sparsely-built up Sec
tions in the District, ticks are prev
alent and may infect one with Rocky
Mountain spotted fever. We know
that this Is so because five Of our
eases who had not been out of the
city were infected by tick bites"
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Talk on Soviet Planned.

.Myra Page, author and educator,
will give q public lecture on who
Rules Soviet Russia?" at $50 pm.
Thursday in Typographical Tempe,
f23 G street. The talk is sponsored
b. the American Friends of the So
Wet Union. Dr Esther Brunauer vii
preside,
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Glass to Be Confirmed.

Bishop James z. Freeman will ad-
minister the apostolic rite of con-
firmation to q class at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow in the Episcopal Chapel of the
Redeen1er at Glen Echo. The sernian
also. will be delivered by the bishop.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Citizens Meet Tonight.

A meeting of the Northeast Boun-
dary Citizens, Association will be held
in the Fairmount Heights Prqapyterian
Church, Fifty-hrst and Grant streets
nosthsast, "a a.a0 se,rieck tonie1lts
Evening star., 1936-06-09

Director a Special Skills.
The Resettlement Administration
has 70 director Of special skiils division.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
D. {. ELECTION
OF DELEGATES
ENDORSED
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

The Rock Greek Citizens Asso-
citation, meeting last night in
Ebenezer Church, passed resolu-
tionS indorSing Representative
Mary T. Norton's bill which sets
up machinery for the election Of
delegates to represent the District
at national political conventions.
Immediate action was urged on
the bill which is now before sub
committee of the House District
Committee.
The association approved the
magistrates courts bill, but urged
a limit of $1,000 per annum as
compensation to magistrates.
It also indorsed a 40-hour week
bill for women, now pending In
the House.
A bill drafted by the District
Commissioners for compulsory
semiannual inspection of auto
mobiles, was favored in a reSoIu-
tion which commended the police
and traffic department for the
campaign now being conducted
against speeding and reckless
driving.
Opposition to amending the Dis
trict liquor laws as proposed by
the DirkSen bill to permit the sale
Of alcoholic beverages during GER
tain hours on Sunday was ex-
pressed.
The secretary was directed to
draft letters to the Capital Tran
sit Company and Captain Collins,
Of the Seventh precinct, protest
ing the excessive speed Of buses
on p Street west of the bridge.
Gertrude T. Waters was named
chairman of the annual banquet
to be held at the Whitelaw Hotel
April %.
r. j. Houston, assistant tech
nical supervisor Department Of
the Interior, spoke on an en-
ployment survey being conducted
by his department.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
NEW ZEPPELIN
DAMAGED

FRIEDEe1CHSHAFEN, Germany,
March 26 uN.S0-The worlds
largest airship, the giant 'Hinden-
burg" was damaged slightly today
as she was leaving Friedrichshafen
on her first real trip, a scheduled
grand prediction tour Of the ma
ton.
AS she started out on her first
flight other than test trips, the
Hindenburg was caught by q gust
of wind which lifted her nose.
With this movement the rudder
$40 feet to The rear, was bumped
violently to the ground.
No one was hurt, but the Dig ait-
ship was forced to land near her
hangar and her passengers, in
cluding several high Nazi officials,
were brought to FriedrichShafen
by motor car. Three hours later
the big ship was brought back to
Friedrichshafen.
The mishap was not disclosed to
the German press, the official YER
sion stating she had returned to
her hangar merely to exchange
part of her technical equipment.
The Zeppelin works stated it was
hoped the airship would be able
to reStart later in the day.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

The concert this afternoon at
4:45 o'clock at Constitution Hall
by the National Symphony Or
chestra may be the last time this
day of the week viii be used
for regular concerts. The board
of directors of the National Sym
phony Orchestra Association have
about decided to change the mid.
week concert for next season to
Wednesday afternoon.
Until the sustaining fund of
100000 is assured, no definite
announcement can be made as
to the schedule of summer con.
certs at the Watergate. How
ever, the workers in the campaign
have raised one-half of the
amount and have pledged to
carry on until the full amount
is raised. The extension of the
campaign was made wher so
many of the committees reported
that it was impossible to COM
plete their canvass as so many
people were out of town.
The concert this afternoon will
include "Passacaglia and Fugue," I"
(Bach), Zine Kleine Nachtmu-
sik," tMozart) Unfinished Sym
phony," (Schubert); "Gymnoped-
ies," two ancient Greek dances,
(Satie-DebuSSy): Polka and Fugue
from "Schwanda," (Weinberger) i.
The final concert Of the season
will be given a week from Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. This con-
cert will be the annual request
program. Tschaikowsky's Path
clique Symphony" is far in the
lead so far.
The first theme shown above
from March of the Holy Grail, :"
from the opera "Parsifal." (Wae.
ner), is a bass figure that is in.
troduced at the beginning Of the
march. and appears frequently
both as bass accompanying fig
ure and also IN development by
the other instruments Of the or
cheSt-a. The second theme is in
troduced by the violinS and is
often heard opposed to the first
theme.
The program of the young
peoples concert to be given by the
United States Navy Band Sym
phony Orchestra next Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock follows:
Original African rhythms played
by the percussion section: march,
Hail America" Drumm); Little
Italy" (Herbert); Irish Tune
From County Derry" .(arr. by
Grainger); overture, I'm Spring
Time" (Carl" Goidmark); first
movement of "Concerto in C Ma
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

without doubt the matured violin
ist that will rank with Kreisler,
Elman and Heifetz.
Another rising young American
born artist will be heard tonight
on the radio CWMAL) at 8 o'clock
as guest soloist with the Pitts
burgh Symphony Orchestra, Miss
PeScha Kagan, pianist. Miss Ka-
gan is a graduate Of the Curtis In
Stitute Of Music, and was such q
favorite pupil Of Artur Schnabel
that she made her home with the
noted pianist and pedagogue while
studying with him.
The q. s. Marine Band Sym
phony Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of Capt. Taylor BranSon,
gave a concert Of works Of French
composers last night at the Ma
rine Barracks. The concert opened
with the brilliant symphony in D
Minor" (Franck). The perform
ance of this work showed careful
preparation on the part Of the or
cheStra and a deep insight on the
part of the conductor.
An unusual type Of work was
used as a saxophone solo. Choral
Varie" (d'Indy), but Kenneth
Douse adapted his playing to the
style of the piece with beautiful
tonal quality. Joshua Tyler showed
a sound display Of his command
of the harp in Choral Variations"
(Widor),
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Alexandra Warden
Hunts TaqIess Dogs

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 26.
Approximately 800 tagless dogs
are being sought here by Game
Warden Harry johnson. AS the
dogs are discovered, their masters
are cited into court for not having
obtained license tags.
City Treasurer Roger c. SulE-
van said today that 1,346 dog tags
have been issued this year, as
against more than 1000 last year.
OF the total issued this year. only
1877 were for female dogs.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

'jor, for Piano and Orchestra"
(Beethoven). played by Everett
Gayhard, jr.; March Of the Holy
Grail" from "Parsifal," (Wag-
ner); symphony No. Z, in c
Major" (Schubert).
Everett Gayhard, jr., who will
appear next Tuesday night and
Wednesday afternoon with the
U. s. Navy Band Symphony Or
cheStra, is the 14-year-old son Of
Comdr. and Mrs. Everett Gayhart
of the U. S. Navy. He has studied
the piano from the age of seven,
having obtained his earlier in
struction from Mrs. Crosby Adams
Of Montreal, N. c., and more re-
Gently. for the past three years he
has studied under Henry KaSpar
of this city.
Yehudi Menuhin, world famous
boy violin genius, who appeared
here last season. is about to retire
temporarily for two years to the
solitude of a ranch in California.
He will be guest artist Sunday
night on the radio program of the
General Motors Symphony Or.
cheStra under the direction Of
Emo Rapee.
Following this concert Yehudi
will journey to his ranch where;
with his family, as one critic put
it, "the retirement shall bring TO
maturity those powers Of heart
and mind which can. If properly
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

cultivated, turn q great violintSt
into a consummate artist"
Yehudi. at the end Of this two
year period viii have passed mis-
twenty-first birthday and hence
forth will no longer be the "boy
violinist." The stress and strain
of concertizing will be removed
for the time being. and he will
have plenty of time to work out
an even more careful finish to his
already artistic work, emerging
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

tanning So and personal papers
and a pair Of hose, was snatched
from her arm last night by two
boy -
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
World Of Music
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Themes From "Mcuch Of The Holy Groil I" by WAGNER
IA suggestion prescribing the daily music theme
of music appreciation GdUtSe their ps to CLIP ana
3r5 filing cards oth the composers name at the
file them in alphabetical orderO
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

Purse Snatched
3 Mrs. Ida Davis reported to
police today that her purse, con.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

cides. Those two cities, Rochester.
N. Y, and Portland, Oregon, are small
Ter in population, and the Minneapo-
lis showing is relatively better, by a
fraction.
Homicides were six times as fire.
quent Last year in Cincinnati as in
Minneapolis, five times as frequent
in Washington, d. c., and seven times
in New Orleans. Allowance must be
made, of course, for the type of popu-
lation, but the fact remains that hui
man life is held more cheaply in
other cities of the Minneapolis class
than it is in the City where Walter
Lggett was killed.
The Minneapolis record is bad only
in the item of automobile thefts, in
which the City ranks second from
the top.
The crime record given out in
Washington does not give any city
reason to sit back in SNUG satisfac-
ton. The crime situation of Mime
apolis is, more serious, we know, than
mere figures indicate. The figures
only show that other large cities
have their dangers and their anX-
ieties over lawlessness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05

and novels, than actually go through
it oneself. 1t seems to be smart to
talk about and praise poverty, but
there is really nothing romantic or
desirable about poverty. The reason
we have poverty in this country is
because some get more than they are
entitled to and consequently the rest
have to suffer. 1t is impossible to
have extreme wealth without extreme
poverty. There is enough to go
around-it is a matter of proper dis
tribution.
In all this talk about the courts
and how popular they have become
with the powerful we must not for
get that the courts cannot change
conditions by all traditions, character
and precedence, they are conservative,
they at the best interpret the Law
as it is. The powers that are of
course are secured by the courts of
their possessions whether they are
+! legally or morally entitled to them.
The only way things can be changed
is through the legislative and eXecu-
tive branch of our government. If the
acts of Congress are unconstitutional
but still necessary for the good of
the whOle-the constitution must be
changed. 1t would seem unreasonable
that over 400 congressman, SO sena-
tors and the President should not
know better what is good for the peo-
pie. than nine supreme court JUS
tices.
There is always a tendency to give
those who lived before US more credit
for wisdom than our present genera
tion-who at least are doing the &C
standing example of this. They do
and believe the way their ancestors
did. However, good government is
not like violin or whiskey that gets
better with age. Good government
must recognize actual economic and
social conditions in order to func-
ton properly. Talking about giving
those who lived in the past credit
! for more wisdom-reminds me that
some of the so-called great professors
of literature seem to think that liter
ature has to be at least one hundred
years old to be good. They can see
nothing in modern literature. Their
minds are of course static. Just like
most of our politicians, they are
afraid of anything new, mainly be-
cause they don't understand it, or
through plain greed, they and theirs
want to hang on to something they
don't need and in any event are not
entitled to.
S. ]. SIMONSEN.
| Acly
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
ALL.PARTY PROPAGANDA
(Meeker County News)

Describing as "factious propagan-
da" the move to prohibit state off,
Gals and employees from holding posi-
tions in the Farmer-Labor party or
ganization, the Minnesota Leader de-
tends this practice in an editorial in
the February % issue.
This is exactly the point on which
Magnus Johnson and Hjalmar Peter
sen are mobilizing rank-and-file sup
port to purge the Farmer-Labor move
ment of all-party influence. AS it
stands now, high state officials have
the power to build personal political
machines by appointing their friends
to office under them, and at the same
time can sit on important party
boards that determine policies for the
entire membership. The newspaper
board of which Editor Teigan is
chairman is a good example.
"The contention is without merit
says Editor Teigan, who himself more
than any other one man built up
Elmer Benson into a candidate for
governor while working under Ben.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
CRYING OVER TRIPLE A
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Many farm cOOperatives and farm
organization racketeers are now she'd
ding crocodile tears for the defunct
triple A racket. Dealers in dry goods
could do a mountain of business now
days selling (crying towels). These
could be easily passed among weeping
farmers, coop and farm organization
racketeers and when Secretary Wal
lace tricks up the lonely mountain and
kneels down in the garden and be-
gins to weep for his triple A racket
he could at least use a dozen OF them.
Years ago the art of getting some
thing for nothing was only known to
our dictators and to limited num-
Der of their half brothers. namely,
the respectable beggars. But today
under the Democratic administration
and under the influence of our COOP
erative racketeers, the art has spread
like mud all over the country from
coast to coast and people in all walks
of life became its victims, for which
the administration has glorified them
as patriotic citizens.
If Mr.. Wallace and his awkward
squad of vacuum headed confiscators
have not yet imposed self-solitary
confinement for their misdeeds, let
some one in charge inform them to
read at least once the scriptures in
the Good Book pertaining to righteous
ness, so that as public servants they
may become more fitting to execute
the needs of the masses.
JOE HAMPEYS,
Brook Park, MINI, March 1, 1886.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
YOUNG ASTOR QUITS WORK.
Union AdYOcatel

A trifle over year ago young John
publicity by announcing that he was
going into the International Mercan-
tile Marine corporation as a $25-a-
week clerk. He was going to learn
the business from the ground up in
the approved American Magazine
fashion. Oh, it was a great story and
all the newspapers used it with pro-
fuse illustrations showing young As
tor wearing tailor-made overalls and
smoking jimmy pipe.
That was just little over a year
ago. Last month young Aston re-
signed to take a much-needed rest in
Paris, the French Riviera and St
MOritz, Switzerland. Asked why he
quit his $25-a-week job he yawned
and declared ut took too much of my
time" 1t is hardly necessary to state
that Mr.. Aston did not join a union
while he was learning the shipping
business from the ground up"
In the first place Astor had no in
tentions of learning the shipping bust
ness. In the second place he does
not have to learn any trade or bust
ness. In the third place he's lazy in
the first place and he knows that
there's about $5,OOO,OOO in his per-
sonal account, not a penny of which
was accumulated by the sweat of his
father or his fathers father.
But it will take at least ten years
for the Rabbits and the service club
speakers to forget that young John
Jacob Astor, III, at one time worked
as shipping clerk at $25 per week
in order ito learn the shipping bust
ness from the ground up" It's such
sweet little story.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
Askov, MINI.
ASKS FOR MORE EFFICIENCY
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
While others are kicking about
county agents. l wish to voice a kick
that's certainly justified in regard to
the county engineer, and his failure
to keep the snowplows in shape to do
job. The work the county pillow did
on the mail route in Windemere was
hardly fair to organized thinking.
They plowed a ditch scarcely wide
enough for car, and two cars
couldn't possibly pass anywhere.
Also there were from eight inches to
foot and a half of snow left on the
road. The pillow operators claimed
the tractor couldn't get a grip and
therefore it was impossible to lower
the pillow or use the wings. We I'M
derstand Mr.. Jorgensen recently
equipped the "cat" with ice grips so
that it can do something. Now that
certainly is commendable. Had he
continued his complete indifference
for six weeks or so more he wouldn't
have had to bother and the taxpay-
ers money would have been pretty
we'll spent for-nothing.
This is only one instance. Sturgeon
Lake and Birch Creek got the same
raw dose. By the way, the Carlton
county "cats" were rugged up for work
on icy roads last fall.
Taxpayers have severely citicized
their town boards for throwing away
money in trying to get the roads
plowed. Now folks, don't blame your
town officials because they acted in
good faith. Blame the county engi-
neer for not being on the job, then
double the blame on the county COM
missioners for keeping him on the
pay roll.
Many questions have been asked
why it is that the plows are SO slow
in getting up this way. There is of
course lots of blowing to be done far
Their south, but it's really like the
song, 1.-The Music Goes Round and
Round" The snow pillow starts from
Willow River and goes round and
round and comes out at Frank Ste
phan's first. 1t the weather is fair,
it keeps on and some of us up here
see it. If perchance, in the mean
time, it SHOWS or blows, the snow
pillow hikes back to Willow River and
goes round and round and out the
west road and the rest of us ski and
ski and ski.
Throwing the comedy aside, we all
know it's been an unusually hard win
ter, but we would like to see fairness
even in county snowplowing-
S. MERLE PULLING.
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi, Feb. 20, 1896
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-05
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv Amerlcan.)
MORE CRIMINAL LAWS.
(The NatiOn)

Governor Lehman's program OF
crime prevention and control has had
a much better press than it deserves.
The best thing that can be said about
it is that it represents a vigorous and
comprehensive attempt to deal with
the entire problem of the administra-
ton of criminal justice. The sixty
odd bills cover prevention, capture,
court procedure, problems of prison
state extradition. They are designed
mainly to close the loOphOles in the
law through which so many criminals
escape from justice. Particularly con-
troversial are the bills making COM
pulsOry the finger-printing of all per-
sons arrested, permitting a judge to
comment on evidence, making it pos
sible for five-sixths of a jury to con-
vict, and making the discovery of a
gun in car presumptive evidence of
its illegal possession by all the per-
sons in the vehicle except the driver.
The intentions behind the program
are clear. Like those who hold that
tHC WSdhHcSScS vi ucluOCIdCy Cdu NC
cured by having more democracy,
Governor Lehman and his advisors
seem to feel that the inadequacy of
law enforcement can be remedied by
the simple process Of having more
law enforcement. Given such a point
of view, it must be admitted that the
program has been ably and ingenious
ly drawn. The Juggernaut of law en-
forcement is to be driven irresistibly
over every obstacle in its path. I'm
doubtedly the program will remedy
many of the abuses of criminal justice
which are now due to the sophistica-
ton of hardened criminals and their
INSCRIPTIONS lawyers. But the re-
sulting effectiveness of the bill has
probably been overestimated, and the
price that has to be paid for it has
been underestimate.