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The Washington times., 1936-06-26

eword export is still in our favor.
Radio medalists in diction are
nearer to the standards Of the best
British speech than they were five
or 10 years ago. Radio has helped
us to get rid of our stage carica-
ture of the "bally ass" English
man.
Many Americans used to think
that all EngliShmen miSuSed their
his. They know better now, and
Englishmen are learning that not
all Americans chew gum and talk
through their nose - although
both fallacies die hard.
The flux, the change and con-
tention of the great pioneering
democracy which is America has
vastly enriched and llumined the
English language.
Ephemeral, and frequently vul-
gar and loutish, slang comes and
goes, but from time to time there
is winnowed out of it word or
an expression which qualities as
a legitimate figure of speech and
which finds the benson of good
usage and place in the dictionary.
Our free, if sometimes raffiSh,
press provides one of the best eX-
amples of the growth and vitality
which comes of letting nature
take its course, without doctors
and donS stalking out word bound
aries.
The press has established its
own usage, set up its own re-
StraintS of taste and conformity,
and yet mas steadily heightened
the pickeG-rope of its writer's.
These liberties have not been
abused. I for one, am always
ready to defend mere journalese"
as comprising some Of the most
incisive, clear, vivid and effective
writing in America today.
VIVID WRITING
In sports writing, this is particu-
larly notable. Looking through
various accounts of the recent
Louis-Schmeling fight, I was
caught By the prolific output Of
keen, sound and yet easy and col
loquial descriptive writing. I can
think of a half dozen sports writ
ers, some living, some dead, who it
seems to me, have turned out copy
far better than much that gets
into books and magazines. I asked
a friend, the editor Of a New
York sports page:
"Why is it that some Of the
best newspaper writing in the
country is being done by sports
writerS?"
"It's because we never have to
pull punch" he said. You fell
lows in the news columns might
like to call a prominent politician
a big Stumble-bum who goes home
on a dull day and robs his own
trunk, just to keep in practice, but
you can't get away with it. We
can and do. There is fine,
healthy, word rough-and-tumble in
sports writing which builds up the
biceps and increases the chest
measurement. Our boys do well
because they don't wear leg irons.
Philologists-word -mongers, as
the British might call them-say
the general speech ferment is the
measure of the vitality Of a people.
Keep your ear cooked in this cam
paign year and you will conclude
that America is doing nicely.
(Copyright, 1895. by King Features
l Syndicate. 1ne;l
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thought you were going to be
Why, you'd have sworn that II
you could ever have a car Of your
own, a little house, decent job,
someone to love, you'd be blisSful
for keeps
Yet you've had some or all of
these things; seen many a dream
come true
But you've never yet been
happy clear through-have you?
Always that strange, inner
misery went on and on.
And always you fought it. For
you believed, as we all believe,
that Life should be happy. If it
wasn't happy, something was
wrong. Successful people were
contented. Discomfort was dis
ease-or sign there wasn't any
God in, Heaven, any justice on
earth.
UNDERLYING PROBLEM
Yes, you'd feared and hated
your own discomfort. fought
against it. felt that you were
Being Done Dirt somehow
And you still have that feel
ing, haven't you? Indeed, this
problem Of your unhappiness
underlies every other problem In
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
DOUGLAS

Several times each day during
the summer season, black-and-red
funneled baby liners leave the
landing stage at Liverpool, in Eng
land, bound for Douglas, whisking
regiments Of pleaSure-SeekerS to
Isle of Man.
It is q three-hour run, but it
might we'll be three days since it
takes the traveller to a spot that
seems so remote from England.
We have written before of the
Use of Man. its strange beauty,
it's sense of detachment from the
ordinary world, its anachroniSmS
and its scenic contrasts. Today
we will endeavor to tell you some
thing of Douglas, which is the
main objective Of the average
tourist to the Isle Of Man.
Douglas has a superb setting in
a crescent-shaped bay, backed by
a long range of hills. It is a real
pleasure resort. with it's beautiful
promenadeS, its Sunken gardens,
its colonnades and terraces, its
gardens and handicapped grounds.
HISTORIC
No matter how exhuberant some
Of the tourists landing at Victoria
or the old Red Pier may be, they
soon simmer down and proceed
to enjoy themselves more in keep
ing with their surroundings. They
sample the delights of the head
lands with their pleasure grounds,
the lovely glen with the bay,
turned into a fairyland at night
with myriads of lights reflected
in the crystal clear water.
In Onchan, part Of which is a
suburb of Douglas, there are sew
eral Morse crosses and a whipping
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Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

another, father and knickered son
gaze out the window. That is
father and mother does. Son does
a pinwheel nearby. Arms flying.
There is no remonstrance, for the
dignity of the Senate is curious
thing and follows the members.
Behind the white partition
marked Press there is not a sound.
Through the anteroom Of idle
typewriters and telegraph printers
there is not one clicking echo.
The main room, like the rest, is
deserted except for Willie Collins,
Superintendent, who would do
something for somebody if there
were anybody who wanted any
thing done.
But Congress is through. There
will be a few drifting in for fea.
ture sories but no demands for
copies of speeches, bills or tran
scripts, so Willie can rest.
STRAGGLING GROUPS
Across the main corridor into
the rotunda and into the House
side struggling groups of tourists
walk aimIeSsly. Most Of them dis
dain the aid of guide. They can
look longer and guess.
The guides who do take the
parties around move slower and,
bereft of members to point out
and rules to issue concerning con-
duct in the galleries while the ses.
sion is on, they crack jokes and
tell anecdotes.
There is some life here on the
House side, but it is fading fast.
The clatter of dishes comes from
the House restaurant, which is
serving its last meal.
Bill Roy, assistant parliamen-
tartan, comes to get his. Bill re-
marks that the Speaker is leaving.
He isn't going to the convention,
but home to Alabama.
Bill lamentS that someone, he
suspects the newspaper photog-
raphers, lifted six or seven gavels
from under his desk, the last night
Of the session.
They are made in the workshop
in the crypt and usually are given
to Representatives after they use
them in presiding over the House.
This time there weren't any to
give out after the session was over.
Somebody got them all.
Up in the House press gallery,
few reporters are gathered, A
tiny radio is blaring out the
speech of Philadelphia'S mayor.
1t sounds like someone might be
on the floor below but it is as
vacant as the faces of the tourists
who look at it.
EMPTY SHELL
Down into the subway and
around the long runway to the
House Office Building there is a
rumble from foot steps and voices.
They sound many and loud. But
it is only two women clerks left
behind to clean up laSt-minute
matters. AS they pass one says:
81 can't drink"
The other answers:
"There'S a lot of others
around here who can't either,
but they don't know it,"
The rumble dies away.
It's just an empty, empty shell
this deserted Capitol of these
Tinted States
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Daily COnstitutiOnals
By Max BernS

the Declaration OF July 4, 177b,
"for depriving us in many cases OF
the benefits of trial by jury; and
for transporting us beyond seas to
be tried for pretended offenSes."
Our Constitution prevents this
BY stating in the Sixth Amendment
that "the accused shall enjoy the
right to a speedy and public trial,
by an impartial jury Of the State
and district wherein the crime
shall have been committed"
This prevents rulers from en-
forcing their will upon innocent
persons by delaying trial, or by
trying them away from their
homes and friends.
In this way our Constitution
protects us against governmental
evils cited by jefferson in the
Declaration Of July 4, 1776.
TOMORROW: PROTECTION FROM
TYRANNY"O
copyright. 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, InO.)
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
Despite the Seedlings Of Purists, Pungen
Slang Is Adopted Into Good Usage

IAmericanisms into their language.
They seem to be losing. Eng
lishmen now know what you
mean when you speak Of a dry
goods store, instead of a diapers
shop; billboard, for boarding;
druggist for chemist; hardware
for ironmongery, or garters for
sock-suspenders.
To a lesser degree, they are
becoming reconciled to American
slang. A Briton, in spite Of his
complacence and dislike Of
change, has a keen ear for an
apt or humorous turn of a phrase.
In spite of the Scolding Of the
pedagogs and hedge-row scholars,
England is, selectively, admitting
valid and salty AmericanismS.
America, too, gains enrichment
Of speech and diction from Eng.
! land, although the balance in
The Washington times., 1936-06-26

Thomas Jefferson created Democratic Party which be-
eved that much power should be concentrated the
hands of Washington He knew that such central
control would eventually make of America what modern die
tators have made of Italy and Germany.
The dominant section of the Democratic Party of today
better known the New DEAL gathered in philadelphia
tell all Americans that Thomas jefferson didn't what
he talking about The ghost of Democratic Traditions
is the real "FOrgOtten Man."
This little to most of u.s. until we think again about
what has happened in Germany Italy, Russia and other
countries where one man rules.
The Washington times., 1936-06-26

man a slave, whom his fellow
creatures may buy and sell for
tOrture?"
A lot of words have been
tossed to the winds since that
was written, and Mr.. Smith to-
day would have to blue pencil
quite a few Of the above mega
tions-particularly the one about
American plays, if we include
talkies.
The Hollywood moving pictures,
swamping England, have caused
the British puriStS much grief,
as the principal germ carriers of
the American speech plague
they regard it as nothing less.
For the last 10 years, the Eng.
lish have been worried, some of
them angry and Incorporate
about the infiltration Of what
they call vulgar and Sleazy'
The Washington times., 1936-06-26

thousands of people and hundreds
Of thousands Of words.
A citadel in which the history
Of nation was ground out merci-
lessly and inexorably toward the
end Of a Congress, embittered and
plagued with the threat OF the
four-year turnover.
But the hot-air machines have
been turned off now on the Sen
ate and House floors and not even
a breath of the fiery speeches, the
recriminationS, the sly personal
thrustS and the fatal political
head-chopping drifts through this
enormous labyrinth of columned
walls and mosaic floors-peopled
now with the buStS of those who
have gone before.
The policeman at his little desk
behind the first column eyes each
visitor SuSpiciously. Curiosity Of
the most idle form seems to be
the only urge for any presence.
CLEAN FLOORS
Twenty steps onward are the
barred openings to the Senate
dining rooms. Behind the latticed
steel frames can be seen the chairs
now up-ended on the tables. The
floors are swept clean.
A tiny light still shines in the
managers office as he makes the
last audit on the strawberry short
cakes, apple pie, bean soup, crack
ers with half-and-half and the
specially ordered meals Of the
gourmets and those of the finicky
appetites who will eat home-cooked
food for the next six months and
like it.
SIGNS
To the left is the post office
Lights glare hard against the win
dows of frosted glass. Across the
main one is a sign:
"CIOsed during recess. Sena-
tors and employees desiring Serv-
ice call Branch $685."
The elevator operator is a BIT
suspicious also:
"Say, are you still hanging
around here?" is his inhOSpitable
although friendly greeting.
Upstairs the sound Of the leather
heels go clickety clack, clickety
clack, far ahead and behind.
With all of American grandeur
at it's finest behind them to be
studied at will and with no one to
brush them away, family group
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
Utility Conditions

In calling meeting of civic leaders to discuss prob
lens relating public utilities Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts is performing task suitable to his office
and likely to result to the advantage of every resident
of the community.
The meeting to be held Monday in the District Build
ing should be well attended.
There are many matters dealing with the various uti
ties which will engage the attention of the meeting.
Several of these pressing and all important.
IT IS WISE MOVE ON MR.. ROBERTS PART TO
SOUND OUT PUBLIC SENTIMENT ON THEM AND
TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A CoMPREHEN-
sIvE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
Although the meeting was not conceived as an answer
to the appeal of the Capital Transit Company for in
crease in street and bus fares the filing of that a
peal with the Public Utilities Commission gives added
point to the session.
Mr. Roberts had prepared to call the meeting prior to
the filing of the fare petition and proposed to discuss
the desirability Of bringing about greater uniformity
in rates charged on the transportation lines.
NOW HOWEVER, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR
THE MEETING TO LAY OUT PLANS NOT ONLY
FOR UNIFORMITY, BUT FOR UNIFORMITY IN THE
INTEREST OF THE RIDING PUBLIC AS AGAINST
UNIFORMITY IN THE INTEREST OF THE COM
PANY
There are of course other things affecting the Transit
Company which will be the better for general public
discussion notably the efforts Of the company to increase
the number of one-man in operation its lines
Manu- WasEinqtOntans UiU be interested in the
fact that Mr. Roberts has listed for discussion at the
meeting the matter of nuisance" charges being
made by the telephone company.
Principal among these is the charge made for the
of handsets by those who prefer them to the upright
telephones.
Some time ago this charge was cut from affair of
Indefinite duration and amount and it is to be hoped
that it can be eliminated entirely.
These Of only few of the public utility
subjects which any meeting Of citizens would be glad
to discuss.
AND IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THE MATTER
WILL GO FURTHER THAN SIMPLE DISCUSSION.
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ish ped agogs
set him down
as P u b Ii c
Enemy No. l.
He h a d &C
accepted an d
defined home
grown W or dS
without Oxon-
ian S a n City,
which, to the
British don S,
was n o t hing
less than pro-
faning the tenn
pie. When he
was eXcoriated
The Washington times., 1936-06-26

BILE locked doors
of the Appropri.
ations Commit
tee room sets
the stage.
No air condi-
tioning system,
no matter how
good, could man
ufacture that at
mosphere. Only
empty spaces.
Empty Railways.
Empty rooms.
In a place a
few short days
The Washington times., 1936-06-26

per1ecCly nappy
Yes, you pre-
tend to be-.
put up a swell
front. And Oft
en- you're hon
e S tly bewild-
cred yourself
at this secret
isc on t e n t
which persists
in spite Of
seemingly line
breaks.
w ny ca MT
you be salts
fled?
Time nd
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
OLD FAVORITES
At Sunset
Y. LedOUr

Clasp her and hold her and love her,
Here in the arching green
Of boughs that bend above her
With belts of blue between.
Clasp her and hold her and love her.
Swift! Ere the splendor dies;
The blue grows black above her,
The earth in shadow lies.
Flowers of dream enfold her
Soft Let me bend above,
Clasp her and hold her and love her,
Clasp her and hold and love.
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin C. Hill

When Noah Webster published$
"The American Dictionary Of the
English Language" in 1928, Brit
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
THE DESERTED VILLAGE

The damp chill Of the long cor
ridor reaching from the Senate
entrance to the darkened formida-
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
JURY TRIALS

JURY TRIALS
What do the Declaration Of
Independence and our COnStitu-
ton say about jury trials?
Our forefathers rebelled against
the king, as stated by Jefferson IN
The Washington times., 1936-06-26
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
WHY AREN'T YOU EVER CONTENTED?

Strange isn't it, that you're life Doesn't matter who you
perfectly are-Maer Mind MuttmIon,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-23
PERRY, BUDGE
SHIELDS MOVE
UP IN TOURNEY

LOS ANGELES. Sept %. Wn)-
While two favorites we're being NOW
ed down by unseeGed opponents,
Fred Perry, Don Bulge and Frank
Shields today doomed into the
quarter finals of the Pacific south
west mems singles championship.
AS the trio of great name players
smashed down opposition, Jack Tid-
ball, former intercollegiate cham
pion, whipped out convincing
victory over, Frank Parker, Milwau-
KEGS former hoy wonder" and sixth
ranking American in the most start
ling upset of the day.
The blond University of Califor.
mia at Los Angeles player stampeded
to victory in the first set while
Parker had trouble covering the
court, then uncorked a blistering
service to win, 1854.
Each man won his service for
eight consecutive games in the
final set, but on the ninth Tidball
cracked through Parker's offerings
for 40-15 win, then captured the
final game, again losing only one
point. -. -. ,
Johnny Van Ryn, darkhaired
Philadelphian eliminated the last
French hope when he bested Jac.
ques Brugnon in straight sets, 1851.
Earlier Mort Ballagh, Los Angeles
public court player, fought from be-
hind to subdue Yvon Petra, Brug-
mons countryman, 4-6,6-2,6-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-23
FL Centre First
Stringers Drilled
On Pass Defense

With the. second team in pos
session of the ball most of the
evening, Ell Centre high first string
ers received their first drill on pass
defense last night in a bruising
scrimmage which lasted more than
an hour.
Despite the fact the secondary
looked weak on defense Taylor
was we'll pleased with the improve
ment shown by his charges. Kenny
Lambert and Milton Damron were
outstanding in the backfieli for
the seconds while Johnnie Nous
ser and Mazda were impressive on
the line.
Aaron and Voorting starred on
defense for the regulars and Napier
paced the backfieldmen.
Taylor plans to start intensive
drills on pass defense and offense
in tonight's scrimmage as well as
in blocking and tackling.
Coachella, the team which will
furnish the Spartans their first op-
position, is reputed to have a small
but speedy squad Its fast back
field and hard hitting line may
give the Ell Centro team a lot of
trouble. The Coachella team
boasting its strongest lineup in
several seasons, will be accompanied
by large group of rooters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-23
PHILLIES SWAMP
NY. GIANTS IN
DOUBLEHEADER

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %. W.P-
The old nickname of Bill Terry's
"accordian.pleated Giants" coined
in 1884 when they blew 7la game
lead in September and revived again
last year when they did another
nose dive, was hurled at the New
York Giants again today by 4,500
jeering fans as the prospective
National league champions were
beaten twice by the last place Phil
lies.
The Phillies hammered six New
York pitchers-all but Hubbell and
Fitzsimmons-for 81 hits as they
conquered the Giants, lit and 6-2.
Claude Passeau and Joe Bowman
combined to beat the Giants in the
opener. They yielded 13 hits, Pas
seau pitching four innings and al
lowing seven hits. Bowman finished
for the victory.
In the second game Bucky Wal
ters. ex-infelder, went the route,
holding the Giants scoreless after
the first inning despite the fact
that he gave up II hits.
The Cardinals kept in the running
for the championship and cut the
Giants lead to Az games when they
came from behind to score 6-3
victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Ryba, a rookie hurler, went the
Instance for st. Louis, limiting
Cincinnati batsmen to seven hits.
The Chicago Cubs, who are out
of the running except for first
place tie in event the Giants lose
all their remaining games, kept a
helf game behind ST. Louis by bomb
ing two Pittsburgh Pirate pitchers
for Is hits and an ia decision.
Only 500 fans turned out in Bos-
ton to see Brooklyn take twin
licking from the Boston Bees, 4-3
and 3.2 The Dodgers came from
behind twice to knot the count
in the opener, but failea to push a
man across in the ninth when they
had two on base.
In the American league, the pen
nant winning New York Yankees
won an easy 1913 decision over the
Philadelphia Athletics in the first
of their three game series.
The Detroit Tigers virtually clin-
ched second place in the final
standings by blanking the St. Louis
Browns twice, 1910 and 14-O. Eden
Auker scattered five hits to win
the opener
Chicago's White Sox maintained
their third place position by tying
the Cleveland Indians 8-8 in a game
called at the emo of the 18th because
of darkness.
The Washington Senators pulled
up to within a fraction of a per-
centage point for third when they
defeated the Boston Red SoX, 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-23
TODAY'S
Sports Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE

paper readers as the nations
wealthiest spinster," is buying and
buying. Only recently she estab-
lished an auction record when she
paid over $4,000 for a yearling at
the Doncaster sales. If she con-
tinues purchasing at her present
rate it won't be long before only
the Aga Khan and Lord Astor will
have more horses under silks than
she.
Lord Lonsdale and Lord Glane-
ly, owners of past Derby, Oaks
and st. Leger winners, are among
the noted owners reducing their
stables. Lord LOnsdale, who did
not attend the st. Leger meet
ing because 81 could not afford
it," says racing is not worth it
when taxes take half of every
purse earned by colt. Others
who abandoned racing are Lord
Howard de Walden, Viscount st.
Davids and the Marchioness
Curzon of Kedlesto And Lord
Astor is severely reducing his
racing commitments.
Miss Paget, however, is undaunt.
ed. When she went into racing
some six years ago she declared
nothing would stop her until she
won the Blue Riband of the turf
the English Derby-and apparent
ly nothing will stop her.
She has spent well over 100000
on horses. She created a sensa-
ton in racing circles four years
ago when she bettered the Aga
Khan, fabulously wealthy Indian
potentate, in a bidding duel. Every
time the Aga offered a price for a
colt, Miss Paget went him $500 bet
ter. Finally she made him quit. A
few days later she did the same to
Lord Glanely.
Before she took up horses, Miss
Paget, who is the only daughter
of the Baron of QueenbOrough
by his first wife, Pauline Whit
ney of New York, was intensely
interested in racing automobiles
and spent 100000 in single
year for a fleet of Bentleys. Her
income is said to be nearly a mil
lion dollars annually.
Having a racing stable in England
is even more of a gamble than in
the United States. There are ap-
proximately 5000 race horses in
England the total prize money
available in all the race meetings
is between two and a half and three
Each horse could win roughly
$500 a year. But the cost of keep
ing horse, even sorry ones which
won't win race during an entire
lifetime, is something like 1920 to
81 900 a year.
The Aga Khan and Lord Derby
are said TO be the only owners in
England who show profit and the
latter was forced to rely great
deal on stud fees. Conditions are
SO bad that the jockey club will
meet shortly to consider methods OF
helping owners.