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The Washington times., 1936-06-18

ICSS uI w Edwin q. Hill
game, the first no-hit game pitched
on the Yale diamond since 1888.
The Japanese have been going
baseball crazy the last two or three
years, but they are doing it in a
nice, polite way. They don't let
anyone throw pop bottles or sass
the umpire; roofing is confined to
students of the universities whose
teams are engaged; if a pitcher
beans a batter, he helps him up
and gives an elaborate apology;
girls and women can't join the
shouting and must be both incon-
Spicuous and decorouS. There is
no commercialization Of the game
and there are chivalrouS inter-
changes between the teams, each
cheering the other before and after
play.
When Admiral Perry steamed
into a Japanese harbor 81 years
ago, sons Of the Samurai were play
ing quaint game, something like
the British FOUNDERS" q game so
Sedate that it didn't even muSS up
their beautiful kimonS. It con-
formed to ancient ceremonial, as
did most Oriental games.
It was more than so years later
that the Japanese began to get
the hang of American baseball.
They were apt pupils. AS far back
as 1921, the Keio University team
defeated the University of Cali
fornia.
AS Perry's gunboats were head
ing toward Japan, old Abner
Doubleday, of Cooperstown, was
just getting his new-fangled game
started. The teams in the New
York State League were the Pho
neer, Swiftfoot, Eagle, Minerva,
Equity, Electric, Surprise and Un-
cas- mines. The players wore
whiskers, or elegant sideburns.
They pitched underhanded and
had no gloves, masks, pads or
spiked shoes.
EARLY FEATURES
Behavior of players and Specta-
tors was much like that enjoined
by the Japanese today. A popu-
lar book of the day, American
Sports and PastimeS," rejoices
over the fact that baseball is "a
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
EARLY FEATURES
TOday's BOOndOggle

Roosevelt has approved three projects calling for
total expenditure 2O Federal funds down
and fill in some condus between Kassler and
Wynetka Denver.
Charged with responsibility for announcing the approval of
projects the WPA press bureau apparently grave
disturbed by their destructive character Finally the old pub
cy spirit asserted itself and the bureau proudly
ported in the of these projects that the money would be
spent to Improve" the conduits.
The third project merely announced follows:
Denver Community service program. Federal funds
$19,260"
New
The Washington times., 1936-06-18

aDIe your pody may De IN 4IS
earthly address.
Yet your spirit may find a home,
even in the midst of the confusion
that you hate.
SOUGHT PEACE
Once life hurt another man as it
is now hurting you. He was a
gentle soul, a teacher named Sid
ney Lanier. He was very poor and
he was slowly dying of tubercu'
losis. Constantly he was tortured
by physical pain and the thought
of how little he could do for those
he loved. To comfort himself he
made poetry. And, toward the end
of his life, he wrote a poem which
must sustain every buffeted soul
who reads it.
He had gone into the South, to a
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
FORECASTING

Indications that the Repub-
lican platform is going to be felt
even before it hits its real cam
paign drive popped up on the Sen
ate floor Monday.
Senator Hugo L. Black has been
trying for a year to get a bill
passed to prohibit Government en-
ployeS from using political pull to
get promotions. Heavy opposition
from the Democratic AdminiStra'
tion hog-tied it.
At Cleveland the Republicans
went in heavy for plankS to
strengthen the merit system. Sen
ator Blacks bill passed Monday.
Observers point out that this
about-face might help out the bill!
pending to put the New Deal agen
cies under the Civil Service.
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin c. Hill
By T. E. Powers

English, MoroccanS, Egyptians,
SenegaleSe, Maltese and Arabs.
The Arabs are marvellous base
stealers. They tuck up the spot
less white burnoose and arrive at
second as if by magic. A trucu-
lent Scotch-Irish pitcher named
Crowley started a fight, charging
there was some trick about it.
The SenegaleSe boys are the great
swatterS. DR.. Kelly, on his trips
home, always tells of having dis.
covered a new black Babe Ruth.
Ivory scouts would do well to take
a look at Africa.
Arlie Latham, American father
of English baseball, one-time coach
and clown for the New York
Giants, tells a plaintive story of
how the English insisted on haV-
ing it all their own way when
they took up baseball. They eS-
tabliShed a 15-minute interval for
tea after the fourth inning. A
home run would bring a murmur
through the crowd, well played
that" It almost broke old Ar
lies heart. For years the Brit
iSh were a stubborn holdout on
baseball, but now they are taking
it up. There are 80 teams in
Liverpool alone.
Down in Venezuela a baseball
game comes pretty near to being
an incipient revolution. Angered
at a decision, crowds surge out on
the field, heaving anything they
can get their hands on and yell:
ing, "Ladron! Ladron! Protesta! J"
A game at Santa Marta last year
was broken up five times in one
afternoon, with the whole town
rioting that night. They have a
prosperous league, which includes
Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia, Ma
rocay and La Guayra.
OLYMPIC SPORT
There is a French Baseball
Federation which includes France,
Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
The French have been cold toward
baseball, but this league is warm
ing up rapidly and wants base
ball accepted as an Olympic sport.
The French take the sport mostly
with d shoulder-Shrug and a
subtle wise-crack, in their own
inSular fashion.
Soviet Russia first became really
interested in baseball only last
year, through its Institute OF
Physiculture. Naturally, the first
thing they did was to build two
whopping big factories to make
mittS, masks, bats, pads and balls.
They geared it into their general
youth program and now it is being
swiftly organized and institutional
lied. There are eight teams in
Moscow.
Several years ago, Italy Off
cially planted baseball in the
public schools. Mexico tried to
make it a substitute for bull
fighting but failed. South Africa
is going strong, with league OF
many towns and great popular
interest. China has a flourishing
league, with headquarters in Hong
kong.
Herb Hunter, once an American
major league player, was the "am-
baSSador Of baseball" to the Orient
during the nineteen-twenties. In
1881, on his fourth trip over, tax.
ing an American team, he learned
that the Japanese had provided
a six million dollar subsidy for
baseball. Prince Iyesato Tokagawa,
wealthy pstron of baseball, makes
much of the sport as an instru'
ment. of international good will
That's an old story and the issue
is still wide open, as any look at
the history of the Olympic games
will show.
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The Washington times., 1936-06-18
QUALIFIED

Commissioner Melvin Hazen
has way of instilling aggressive.
ness into the District champion,
Senator Elmer Thomas. He takes
him to prize fights. When the
Commissioners were comforting on
the appropriation bill with Sena-
tor Thomas recently, the Commits
sioner asked the Senator to Join
him at the next good fight.
"YOu bet I'll co." Senator
Thomas replied. "YOu just let
me know when there's going to
be a good one"
The Washington times., 1936-06-18

somehow fe ell
an outsider to
it all o m E.
! e S S, e v e n
though you live
in the h ouSe
you have cho-
sen with the
fri e n dS you
love.
Th en- you
ARE homeless,
for If your spirit
is restless, If
y ur spirit is
not at home, 1t
matters little
how comfort
The Washington times., 1936-06-18

ties Of old Eng
land tradition
ally are won.
Otherwise, W e
mi ht fe e !
d ow n h e arted
about the jap
anese tie a m
blanking Yale
in baseball the
other d ay.
S hoZo Waka-
hara, WaSeda
Unive erS ! t y
pitcher, hel d
honorable Yale
SchoolboyS hit
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
CONCENTRATION

The roll was being called. Sen
ator Rose Mcconnell Long was
talking to her secretary. Her name
was called. She kept on talking.
It was called again. Senator Hat
tie w. Caraway pulled at her
sleeve.
Senator Long smiled vaguely in
her direction and kept on talking.
The clerk passed on to the next
name. Then Senator Long turned
The Washington times., 1936-06-18

Drought back q
S m lie n d
enough pep to
put over his pet
measure to pro-
vide retirement
for the Omen.
AS a matter
Of fact, he lit
orally laughed
t h e b i'll past
S tro n G Demo
cratic opp osi-
ton. There was
a broad grin on
his face when
he called the
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
A Well Done Job

Veterans who about to convert their bonus bonds
into cash or to put them away for a rainy day might
well give vote of thanks to the personnel of the local
Post Office.
THE DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED JOB OF
DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 25, 900 PACKAGES OF
BONDS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN AN
INTELLIGENT AND HIGHLY SATISFACTORY MAN
NER.
This is due the alert planning of Postmaster Vincent
c. Burke and to the hard work of his associates in the
local office.
The letter carrier who too often is taken routine
fixture demonstrated his tremendous value to the
munity by his activities in delivering the bonds and in
aiding in their subsequent certfcation for cashing.
Every package of bonds was delivered to its owner
because the carrier knew the his beat at least
knew members Of their households.
In making the night deliveries the carriers gave freely
of their time in order to accomplish great job and
later many of them gave hours at the cerficaton places
establishing identifications.
1t is no easy task to distribute fifteen sixteen
million dollars and When that amount is broken
up into sums of fiUe or SIX hundred dollars and
these in turn spread all OUer the city, probably no
organization UUOud be able to establish the record
of efficient service set up by the Washington Post
office.
OUR HATS ARE OFF TO POSTMASTER BURKE
AND THE MEN WHO AIDED HIM
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
ANOTHER STRIKE

And then there is the employe
from the Maryland Park Commis-
sion who went into a hardware
store to buy a pair of hinges
price II cents.
"Charge it," says he.
ITO whom" asked the clerk.
"TO the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission"
"Take the hinges" retOrted
the clerk, 81 wouldn't spend my
time writing all that name for
anyone for IL cents"
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
PASTIME

President Roosevelt's stamp col.
lection has been improved upon.
While the Chief Executive was
returning by train from his recent
trip he spent part of the time
whilO talking to travelling com.
panion by cutting out and arrang-
ing some of his exhibits,
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith

; to find out what Senator Caraway
wanted.
1t was a bit upsetting, so when
she stood up to be recognized she
called out her vote before the
clerk called her name and sat
down smiling and blushing in con.
fusion.
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
PLEASING VICTORY

Although Senator Arthur Van.
denberg returned from the Re
publican convention without any
nominations in his pocket, he
The Washington times., 1936-06-18

Happily, America has no par-(
ticular equivalent to the playing
fields of Eton" on which the bat.
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION

How does a Senate help pro-
vide for increased stability?
One object of government is to
provide for legislation having an
immediate effect. The other. says
The Federslist, the great ConSti-
The Washington times., 1936-06-18
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
BUILD YOU A NEST!

Does life hurt you? Does its con-
fusion bewilder you-does its
cruelty dishearten you? Do you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
A Thourht for Today
States Are Confined

Apparently the state of this Union are 60 be saved from the encroachmentS of federal power whether they like it or not. The supreme court decision throwing out the municipal bankruptcy act enshrineS the sovereignty of the states in higher sphere of untouchability than the states themselves are likely to want. This fact, it is worth remembering, did not involve any radical new conception of the func- ton of government, as did such measures as the MIRA and the AAA.
 It was not part of an attempt to erect 6 new philosophy of government. It was simply means by which local units were to be rescued from an intolerable finan- cial situation. At the beginning of 1884, slightly more than 200O cities, counties, and other political subdivisions were in default on their bonds The face value of the bonds in default ran to approxi- mately billion dollars; the govern mental units involved were scattered across 41 states.
 Something had to be done. The debtors could raise no more money, and the ere. ditors could collect no more. A creditor could, indeed, go to court and get a man. damus writ ordering the debtor to tax, but where the tax values were exhausted a9 WhD OLtS11 tLAS CaCC-tIAAo Wdo O AAS0AA- ingless gesture.
 The state legislatures could give no help. Under the Constitution they can pass no laws impairing the obligation of existing contracts. A state insolvency act, there- fore, could do nothing to obligations already incurred. Unless the federal gov- ernment could help, no one could. So Congress passed the municipal bank ruptcy act. This provided that local unit of government which was in default could readjust it's debt to it's capacity to pay, under very definite limitations.
 It had to have the consent of two. thirds of it's creditors; it had to have the approval of federal judge; and 1t had to have the consent of the state in which it was situated. This is the law which the supreme court has just nullified, on the ground that it is an infringement on state sovereignty. Behold, now, the odd tangle in which the ruling leaves us.
 Here was a case in which the states, under the Constitution, were specifically prevented from acting The action pro- vided for in the law could be taken only with the specific consent of the states Involved. And yet the law is thrown out on the ground that 1t impairs state sov- ereignty.
 Chief Justice Hughes has remarked that the Constitution is what the judges say 1t is. The judges have spoken, in this case, to the effect that state sover- . eighty is a higher and holier thing than the states themselves had supposed or de- sired; a thing which, in this case, looks remarkably like a straitjacket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
Must Mean . Saving

The action of the Board of Education in accepting certain recommendations Of the Committee on Schoolhouses relative to abandonment and raging of certain schools in this city comes perhaps as surprise to some, complete shock to others. Yet to officials and perhaps goodly number of citizen taxpayers 1t will come as an indication of progress Every community must resign itself as the years pass to the sight of old public buildings being scrapped to make way for others.
 With regard to this city's schoolhouses there have been few, If any actually scrapped in many long year, while these old buildings have been gradually supple mented with new and more modern structures. The order calling for aban- donment of the old Porter Street school may cause some regrets among the older residents of the city, particularly those born and brought up within the shadow of the school, but the facts bear out the death warrant-five rooms in use; two more modern schools close at hand to take care of these five classes.
 The same is true of the Hamilton Ave nue school, which dates back to 1878. There are, according to the report, 73 pupils there. The building itself is de- cIared to be in need of extensive repairs, if actually restored to full service ever again. Sentiment should not be allowed to play too important a part in criticiz- ing city fathers for taking what many are unfortunately calling summary action with regard to modernization of the school system of the city.
 At the same time we can't overlook the fact that there may be just complaints being made. But where school can be proved fire trap and a menace to the community, in this writer's opinion, no complaint bears sufficient weight to over- rule At. The Park Road, Town Plot, and Hopevillc annex are termed "hre-trapS." As such they should be promptly con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03

donansd and taken out of existence for the safety Of all concerned Dollars and cents arc not saved by retaining such structures as these.
 And talking of dollars and cents we point out the fact that the city is eliIn- mating five schoolhouses by this whole sale order of the School Board. This should mean some sort of saving which ultimately might result not in the de- return to this entire staff its wage Slash- es which were made effective in the de- pression years. We do not, of course, recommend that such a schedule be re. turned at the expense of hundreds of school children and their tax-paying par entS. Far from it. But we do think that many factors must be taken into consid- eration. The subject naturally is still far from closed, we admit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
PressC Comment
SEE AMERICA FIRST!
(Newsdorn)

A contract in publicity. When the Eastern railroads of the United States announced their decision to reduce fares to 2 cents mile, elfec- tive June 1, the news was buried by the American press. The roads bought plenty of space to advertise the reduction in order to assure publication of the announcement.
 The Queen Mary, British super liner, built with money which could have been used to pay of part of England's honest debt to us, con- tracts for e Few advertisements and on the eve of it's arrival on its maiden voyage is given the pulp licity usually reserved for flying Hottentots, sword swallowers, flag pole sitters, broken down chorus girls and other persons of renown.
 The American railroads employ American laber and are operated for the mutual benefit Of American industry and the American public.
 The queen Mary, John Bulls grandiose and snobbish gesture to the supremacy of the seas. is 0per- ated for the benefit and greater | gloriflcation of the British Empire.
 Eew AmbeFiean can afford the luxury of tEnnnatlantic travel. With ! the new reductions in rail fare many win hs able to travel within \ the borders Of the United states. { Hne &0nFInn HIfEtI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
The New Superintendent

Waterbury's third Park Superinten- dent has the honor of being the youngest ever to succeed to that office. James J. Curtin who advances from the office of the City Engineer to the important task of taking care of this city'S vast park and recreational areas comes to his new post well recommended. We do not doubt that this faith in his ability to succeed is well founded. He is a native of this city; has always resided here; was educated in our local schools; he should maintain the reputation established by his predeces- gorS.
 Like the late Irving Harrison he is a practical engineer. In this respect we can look to the continuation of the pro- gram that MT. Harrison instituted of re- cent years in beautifying many sections of our parkland. As to the new appoin- tees capacity for such other duties as will naturally fall upon him as Park Super irtendent we are assured that he will ac- quit himself nobly in all respects. He as- sumes his new duties with the well wishes of countless friends and the assurance that he is a popular appointee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03

The dinner given by Mayor Hayes of this city is also rather lightly treated by the writer in this same journal. Yet every. one who attended it will vouch in no url- certain tones for the genuineness of the event and for what was said and done by those participating in the harmony din- ner. The comments on the same are quite at variance with what is said in Alexander Henry's article, also in the same edition. There we read, Frank Hayes and Dan Leary, both twofisted and square shooters. t. It's nice to see our city eut t+ sosSg 50 reSgrdd m t rep ruHSan . Too bad those at home don't see 1t that way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03

The Connecticut State Journal (noth- ing to do with the state at all, but simply a republican party organ) makes great show of comparing the recent state con- ventions of the democratic and republi- can parties. We say makes great show for the comparison is so far.fetcned e1,,as as that the g..o.p. state convention. was simply gathering at which few, if any, opinions were ventured by the leaders. There was nothing to be done and less to be said. The attitude was that this is something that has to be done, so let's make the best of 1t. It was contrast with the democratic gathering with its life and sparkle. The State Journal would have you believe that 1t was a veritable typhoon of activity. If so, 1t was enjoyed by all. No one had dull time and when it did break up, there was satisfaction and not resentment as inferred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
SPANISH WAR VET SEES OTHER CAUSES BEHIND WAR
 OF 1898
June 2, l0SO.

June 2, 1036. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 VeteraDs of the war of lSee-The War with spain-are interested in handing down to posterity the glori- ous achievements of that war, and in educating the rising generation to Q proper appreciation of what the war was about, and of the reasons why the government of the United States saw fit in the name of hu. manity to end the Spanish miSrule ct our door that had outraged the Christian world.
 Last Sunday the Rev. Dr. James V. Gregg of the First Congregational church delivered Q sermon before his congregation, in which he was reported in Mondays Democrat as having made the following state- ment:-
 ''The spanish American war Is nearer in time, but as historians have dug ct the causes of that war, the whole .etyair has seemed to be- come more and more shameful. We realize today that no great principles were involved, that Spain was ready to grant ail American demands for the better treatment of Cubans, and that the war was foStered in this country by Q small group of un- scrupulouS persons and small and despicable section of the press"
 Such c statement, may 1t be said coming from the pulpit, with its power of educating and disemanat. ing high lights on sacred and secular history is surprising and amazing as coming from such 6 source. With all due respect to the holy ofiice of the minister who vented those remarks, no veteran of the war of '00 can allow such dis. paraging statements to pass unchai- lenged, painful ag the duty may be. If the Rev. Mir. Gregg is misin- formed as to the facts 1t is to be regretted, especially when he says that the "whole affair seemed to be- come more and more shameful"
 To quote Mr. Gregg again: "No great principles were involvedl"
 Thirty-eight years ago the whole American nation was thrilled with horror at the news that the United States battleship Maine on Q peace- full mission, wlale riding at anchor in the harbor of Havana ffarbor, was blown up with her sleeping crew of 206 American seamen, who went to their death ingioriously without c chance of fighting for their lives. It is . familiar story, one of the worlds great horrors, much like the sinking of the Lusi- kania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03

It's quadruplets now. Funny how the American public's fancy is taken and held by these biological phenomena, if we may be permitted to term them that. The famous Keys sisters visited the Dionne quintups, which is an event of some con- sequence. Now science labors to save quadruplets born to a couple in New Jersey, the father just working short time after many months of unemploy- ment. The Kasper quads and the Dionne quinsl There's headlines for you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-03
Selected Poem

THE PIONEER Arthur Guiterman, in T Sing the Pioneer" New York: Dutton, Reprint from Christian
 Science Monitor) Long years ago blazed trail Through lovely woods unknown till then And marked with cairns of splintered shale A mountain way for other men; For other men who came and came: They trod the path more plain to see, They gave my trail another's name And no one speaks or knows of me. The trail runs high, the trail runs low Where windfiowers dance or coiumbine: The scars are healed that long ago My ax cut deep on birch and pine. Another's name my trail may bear, But still keep, in waste and wood, My joy because the trail is there, My peace because the trail is good