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Evening star., 1937-06-19
Supporting Insurrection
BY Not Delivering Mail
To the Editor AZ Ths at.r-

To the Editor Of The Star:
Will you permit me to trespass on your
valuable time to express my sincere
thanks for the article by David Law
renee In your issue of Monday, June II,
In regard to the refusal to deliver parcel
post packages to workmen In the mills
where strikes are being carried on In
towns In Michigan and elsewhere?
1t was 4 clean and true statement OF
postal laws and regulations as they pre-
vail In our land, and the action OF Ger
tain o6ncials Of the Post Once Depart
ment in endeavoring to uphold the ac-
ton VA too dimsy to carry its own
weight. 1t has always been held that
letter or package properly stamped and
addressed must be delivered to the ad-
dressee, and the ideas advanced by AS
sistAnt Postmaster General Howes can
not be justified in any way by his idle
dream. an idea that permeates the ad-
ministrations function of our Govern
ment today to Aid these c. I. O. strikers
in everything these violators Of law and
justice. those unworthy followers Of
Lewis are carrying out.
It's disgrace to our country that
higher ups do not do something to re-
so~H~ WA A~AN w 0AAo PVANCAOI NOuOAtiOtI
that existed before this man Lewis and
his satellites. by sit-down occupation,
defied court DEGREES to vacate the prem
ises they took possession OF, and our
Governors by palliation have allowed
such disorderly Affairs to continue to the
detriment Of right and order. The sooner
the United States takes positive action,
from the President down through the
Labor Department and Congress, the
sooner will this country be rid Of the
insurrections that now prevail
Oh. for another Grover Cleveland in
the White House at this period. for then
the malls, duly issued, would not be
stopped by weak-kneed ofncials OF the
Post Once Department, and let us petit
ton the present occupant OF the White
House to arise and meet the question
like Grover Cleveland met 1t during his
term ~ President.
JOHN HADLEY DOYLE,
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Georgia Gives a Lesson.

~Ao"A viz "eW 1VTA helAQ lTlDunt.
The press in the South has very prop
erly been praising the recent trend away
from one-crop farming toward greater
diversiflcation in that region. We here
In New York, which ranks seventh in
the value Of agricultural output among
the forty EIGHT States. long ago learned
the importance OF this lesson. It is As
old rs the history Of Europe-and even
OF China-but still too little understood
In most sections Of the United States.
The example most frequently referred
to IN the South is Colquttt County. Ga.
In the peak year of 1919 its total farm
produce was valued At $4,000, ,000-all In
cotton. A few years ago farmers busi-
ness men and bankers united with Gov
eminent experts In 4 drive to diversity
Colquitt's farm output. Last year this
was valued at $11,000, 900. Particularly
striking is the fact that the value Of the
cotton crop lowing, Of course, in part
to disparity in price, had dropped to
only half what it was in 1919, and that
the county now produces In live stock
twice as much As its 1919 cotton crop
and in tobacco two-thirds rs much,
Various crops, including melons, pea
nuts and poultry. make up for the re-
mainder.
What Colquitt County has done many
other counties can do. Even in the
richer farm lands of the Middle West
the same tendency can be followed ad-
vantageously. To be sure, the dairymen
Of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
look with disfavor on anything which
is likely, to increase the production Of
hay and dairy cattle extensively
throughout the South. But there is
reason to believe that this is \ short
view and that, despite the increase in
liberalization, in these Northern States,
there is still more Of 1t to be done II
farming throughout the country is to be
put on q sound and enduring basis.
The more self-supporting small farms
there are in the country the greater will
be the true prosperity Of the Nation as q
whole. Colquitt County has made this
lesson clear to all who have their eyes
and their minds-open.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Stormy night you blow In vain
wasn't that the way r. L. .. put it7
II the evening is not too stormy It
may blow 4 good deal OF cooling peace
on It's tempestuous wings.
Summer storms began early this year
and seem destined to be regular part
Of the season.
1t Is difficult to recall that last sum-
mer there were practically no thunder
storms In this vicinity.
This season they have started of
under full power. but 20 far have not
presented that full cracking type Of
flash which drives the tiEnid to charms,
and some pet animals into closets and
under sofas.
Ono house cat in every thousand Is Z
thunder fearer.
At the first roll the animal sliuks it,
stomach to the floor and makes of to
= favorite hiding place.
1t is significant that 1t 10 the thunder,
not the lightning. which stirs 1t to
action.
Many human, despite conscious in
telligence which assures him, ~ 1t has
most Of his life. that 1t Ia the lightning,
not the thunder. Of which to be afraid,
persists In shrinking most from the
noise.
Those rolls Of thunder the other
night followed 10 long after the flashes
that, according to popular tradition, the
bolts must have originated many miles
away.
This is = soothing reflection during 4
storm, one which the parlor philosopher
may use to advantage, even II 1t does
the household cat little good.
tt seems to be specialixtng this year
on treacherous flashes OF lightning
which come after the storm seems to
have passed over
Windows and doors Are shut, the house
Is stuny. but the pouring rain. coming
IN on the slant Of 4 northwest wind.
makes 1t impossible to open them.
hull in the storm follows.
How grateful seems the fresh air.
pouring in at opened windows and
doors!
Surely there are few thrills in lfe
worth more than this very common
one. the smell Of fresh air after 4
thunderstorm.
1t is grateful to skin. nostrils and ears:
almost all the senses revel in that air
ana the cool feel OF the rain drops still
falling.
Suddenly. without warning, comes 4
great flash Of lightning.
Everybody jumps back from windows
and doors.
Must have struck some place close, >"
Is tho cry.
Seconds, however elapse.
Thirty or more have gone by before
tho vibrating roll Of thunder arrives.
In lightning which really strikes near
the crash Of thunder follows almost in
stantly on the fash.
The Keen eye and ear can distinguish
the difference between the two sorts,
and thus apply intelligence to the calm
Ing OF the Interpolation which comes to
even the most sophisticated during
real thunderstorm.
1t Is almost impossible to know who
fears, and who does not. the genuine
Evening star., 1937-06-19

terssts Of the people they govern, and the
knowledge that must 60 With that inter
est. The people OF the District are SUI
fering from misgovernment, for which
the only remedy Is self government. The
more misgovernment there 10, the nearer
draws the time when self-government
through representation in Congress will
become. not 4 plea, but 4 necessity.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Bad Condition on East
Side of Pension Building

To the Editor Of The Star:
I respectfully call your attention to
the deplorable condition of the east side
of the block OF the Pension Once Build
ing
AS there is no sod along the sidewalk.
every rain washes the soil and pebbles
to the streets, leaving the roots OF those
ancient trees exposed. Rains wash the
pebbles ana sand to the cutters and
sewers. CHARLES H. CORBY.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Vice President Garner, looking for
ward With justihabls pessimism to
Washington's Summer climate, has
arranged for an early nshing vacation.
1t Is feared that when the cats away
the mice will loaf"
Evening star., 1937-06-19

While F. D. r. is by no means old,
or even elderly, yet there is . resem-
blance here to "Old Faithful" famed
feature OF Yellowstone Park He erupts
new must" legislation almost as fire.
quently and rs regularly Is the geyser
sends up It's sprays.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Eugenics in advertising: The collar
nd boy OF 1903-19ll and the discreet and
blushing hosiery model OF the same era
seem to have mated, and their Offspring
are showing the bathing beach xarb OF
1937-what there Is of it to show.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY =
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
The Sun Gone Down.

The day its banner Of light has fMled.
Shadows engulf the town.
And whisper softly, "Quiet. World
Your great sun has gene down;
1t is time for your noisy marts to close
And al of your children to know reposa.
"our daytime tasks we've met with 8
smile. - .
Our problems learned to rout.
Now in your dusk let us rest awhile
And, watch your stars como out.
Oh, orid. IN this yoslr d,iiescent Aodf
Give b the pause Of = closing deWef~
Evening star., 1937-06-19

The cost to the temporary central
government OF holding the constitutional
convention Of 1887 was precisely 81
1880. Contrast that more than modest
sum with the billions added annually to
the national deficit by some who are.
to say the least, apathetic about main
tanning the integrity OF our national
instrument Of government.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

German military experts are AL for
the abolition OF the traditional goose
step. 1t is high, they admit, but neither
wide nor handsome.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
A noisy Dron

From the Ashevtlls Times.
The President has dropped his court
plan quietly, hints White HOUSE aide.
And you never heard anything make 10
much elat*se bsfoes It hit.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Tax Dod9in9

Prom the worcester Gazette.
Dodging taxes may be unethical, ~
the President says, but It's hard to con-
ceal = sort Of admiration for any one
who can dodge taxes these days.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Debt Interpreted as Good
Reason for Strike Silence

To the EDITOR Of The Star:
Report Of the Democratic National
Committee shows that 1t has borrowed
$4,000 from John L. Lewis United Mine
workers.
Now We know why President Roose-
velt has consistently refused to express
an opinion on sit-down strikes.
j. G. OLDHAM,
Evening star., 1937-06-19

I'VE honor our great ancestors best"
said Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown,
when we 50 conduct ourselves as to be
worthy Of them"
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Temptation

Prom the Ohiease DAILY News.
Taxes eat up 70 large q part Of the
rich mans . AtA WhAn he dies that he d
tempted to a. on living just Tor spite.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
UtilitAFian,

Utilitarian.
Don't you despise gossip"
Not always" replied the movie star.
TT may be made first-rate advertising
medium"
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Member sf the Assoeiated Press.

. Tha Associated Press 10 sxeluslvely entitled to
fhs use for republication uf all news dispatches
paper and also the local news puhlished herefn
All rights Of publication Of special dispa tcheS
herein also reserved
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Perversity.

Pervers3ty.
Sometimes the more you tell boy
It's wrong to swim on Sunday,
The more he hnds aquatic Joy
Most potent on that one day.
The more you tell Of crooked games,
Some tragic and some funny,
The more the bunco-steerer claims
Your Uncle Reuben's money.
And boy and man are never rid
OF grief-let none deny 1t.
The more some fool scheme is forbid,
The more you want to try it.
Young folks nowadays," said Uncle
Eben, seems to know more dan de old
folks. but dey don't understand sf
much. Gt
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Making 1t Unanimous.
Some day we'll have disarmament
For aircraft that might harm Us,
And no mosquitoes will be sent
With weapons to alarm US.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Al Gthsr States and Can, d.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Shooting Stars.
1Y PHnANDR JOHNSON.

The Lightning Bug.
De lightnin' bug, he started out
A'trabblin' froo de night;
Says he, DE road is full OF doubt,
wisht had light"
An 10 he new up to de sky
An stole hisself = star:
Says he. "wif such a lantern,
kin journey near an far"
Dat shinin' star, it weighed 80 much
1t nearly made him fall
An any boy dat tried could clutch
De lantern, bug and all.
sech doin's. honey, is what makes
Some people lead = dance.
De man dat steals his brightness takes
A mighty sight o chance.
Out In Front
rs that antagonist what you would
call 4 political leader?"
Not 4 real leader" answered Senator
Sorghum. Hes Just one of those fellows
who keep nudgin' up from one vacancy
to another until they finally get to the
front place In the machine"
Jud Tunkins says what is most painful
about hypocrite Is the fact that he's
generally such bad actor.
Making 1t Unanimous.
Some day we'll have disarmament
For aircraft that might harm US,
And no mosquitoes will be sent
Evening star., 1937-06-19

Jud Tunkins says what is most painful
about 4 hypocrite is the fact that he's
generally such bad actor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-02
Dollar Holds Own
On London Mart

NEW YORK, Sept. GN.SO.
The dollar continued strong
against foreign currencies today.
The belga, which turned weak
yesterday on the political crisis
centering around Premier Van
iceland, was firmer, easing only
" point to 16.841a cents.
The British pound lost 5-16
cent to 1861, the French franc
" point to 3.74 cents, the Swiss
franc and the guilder held I'M
changed at 22.96 and 55.15, re-
spectively. Gold in London rose
" pence to 140 shillings u penny
with the U. S. equivalent off !
cent to $34.77.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-02
FILM DAYS OVER
FOR FAIRBANKS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (C.TPS).
Doug Fairbanks, ST.. confessed
somewhat sadly here that he'll
never again appear in motion pic
lures. because he's too old.
Fairbanks, once one Of the
brightest stars of Hollywood, sailed
aboard the liner Normandie with
Mrs. Fairbanks, the former Lady
Ashley.
$50 far as am personally con.
cerned," the former jumping jack
Of Hollywood said, I'm through
with pictures. I'm too old. The
movies have left me behind. In
my days on the silent screen,
things were entirely different. I'll
leave it to my son and younger
men and women to carry on"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-02
Dream to OutWit
Cops Proves bud

BOSTON, Sept. 2 G.N.S0.-A
dream told George Bridges, 81, of
Roxbury, how to outwit Capt.
James T. Sheehan and his racket
squad"
Bridges is now Of the belief it
was a bad dream"
Four men and a woman were in
a South End store when police
entered. Noticing that Bridges
was acting nervously, police in
vestigated and discovered that
although he had nothing in his
pockets he did have very bumpy
legs.
Further investigation disclosed
that he had number pool slips
fastened to his legs with adhesive
tape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-02
MANVILLE ASKS
Three WIVES TO
FIX SETTLEMENT
Would Decide Cash for
Present Spouse

NEW YORK. Sept. 2 (C.TP.s0.
A Jury will decide just how much
money Tommy Manville should
pay Marcelle Edwards for q di'
vorce-a jury composed Of his
first three wives.
This original scheme was con
ceived in Tommy's brain today
and the master of Bon RepoS an
nounced it to the world via the
telephone.
"It's a pip Of an ideal" said
Tommy, "Marcelle wants q dt
vorce and I want a divorce. The
only thing stopping US is the
amount Of money to change
hands. We just can't agree,
and our high paid lawyers
haven't helped us much.
FOURTH WIFE
'Marcelle was willing to take
100000 once, but she changed
her mind after going to Reno.
I am willing to give her more
If she will play square and call
it quits. She is my fourth wife,
and I am going to ask my first
three wives to get together with
her and work out a fair pay
ment.
IT took good care Of those
other women, and they are sat
iSfied. I think the idea would
be Just fine and dandy If Mar
celle would agree to it."
Tommy, who never got along
very well with his father. the late
T. Frank Manville, started his
marital career in 1911 when he
was II. The girl was Florence
Huber Of the Follies. In 1917 she
got q divorce.
OVER IN 30 DAYS
The second time Tommy mar.
ried, it was at his fathers suggeS.
ton. The bride of September 80,
1928 was Lois McLain, a secretary
in Papa's Johns Manville Corpora
ton. She got a divorce, too.
The third Mrs. Manville, the
former Avonne Taylor, show girl,
required no more than 80 days
after the wedding May 81, 1881,
to "end it all" And the marriage
was written off by a Mexican di-
vorce. *
Marcelle, also q stage beauty,
came along. Tommy married her
in 1888. They separated in 1886
ana since have been Squabbling
about O divorce settlement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-02
WPA Proves Spur
To Blind Beggars

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Sept
2 G.N.S).-This is a story of nine
who were beggarS three years ago
and who, today, are not.
Not only we're these nine persons
beggarS, but they were blind as
well.
Then, under the guidance Of
Miss Gladys Ridgeway, instructor
Of the blind under a WPA project
here, the nine were taught various
arts-chief of which was the max
ing Of artificial flowers. And now,
from the sale Of these flowers, all
nine are selfSustaining.
Rtarting Thursday-E. Phillips OPP
penheim's best seller-"EnvOy ExtraOr-
dinary'' will appear in The WASH
AnRtOn Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-21
PUMPKIN HEADS
CRACK FIELD
or Juveniles
BY LOU BINDMAN

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The
stage is set for one of the chief
preliminaries for next weeks rich
Hopeful Stakes with renewal this
afternoon of the Grand Union
Hotel Stakes, $500 prize which
has drawn IA of the finest two
year.olds in the country for the
six furlong test.
Headed by Pumpkin, winner Of
the recent Saratoga special, the
field comprises one of the most
powerful arrays of juveniles to be
brought together this year. The
big question mark of the day Is
Belair Studs Fighting Fox, full
brother to the 1880 champion, Gal
liant Fox, which is making his first
start coupled with Quick Devil
and StormScud.
The Chief and Dauber compose
a powerful combination in the in
terestS of c. v. Whitney; Milky
Way Farm is represented by
Mountain Ridge and C-Note;
while another coupled entry is
made up of Regal Sun and Nedayr
for W. S. Kilmer.
Following the Grand Union on
the card is the $4,000 added
money whitney Stakes over a long
mile and a quarter for which five
older campaignerS are engaged.
These are Matey, 1T; Maeriel,
1876; Esposa, 121; Corundum, 1926:
and Count Arthur, 1876.
Whopper, the giant horse from
Hal Price Headley's stable, picks
up lightweight assignment Of 125
pounds against a formidable field
of eight others in the Roger Will
liamS Handicap, one mile dash
worth $4,000 in added money at
Rhode Islands Narragansett Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-21
PARKS net PLAY
ENDS TOMORROW

PTTTSBURG, Aug. 21.-Lewis
Wetherell, Of Santa Ana, Cal,
mems singles champ in the
fifteenth annual National Public
Parks tennis tournament, was still
on top today after a hard-fought
five-set match, but his fellow It'll
ist defender, Elizabeth Deike,
women's singles champ, of Pasa-
dena, Cal, was dethroned.
Wetherell defeated Jack Schles-
niger, Wayne University student
from Detroit, by 6-3, ell, 3-6,
Ga, 6-1, to enter the next to
last bracket in the meet which
ends Sunday.
Miss Deike did not prove so
fortunate and lost the crown she
has worn for the past two years
to Mary Arnold, 2O-year-old stu
dent from Los Angeles Junior Col.
lege, 6-3, Is, Ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-21

vert to the Gotham team. How
ever, should Washington win in
this battle today, a second game
will be staged at 3 o'clock this
afternoon, which will definitely
decide the new champion.
A team in the tourney must
lose twice before it is eliminated.
New York, the odds-on favorite to
cop the title by reason Of its 6-5
victory over Washington Thurs
day, is sporting four wins without
a defeat, while the local outfit
has one setback against four wins.
So it all depends on this first
game and maybe, final tilt now
in progress.
Yesterday Washington defeated
a stubborn Baltimore team, lis,
with Carl Bean and Heinie Webb
taking care of the mound duties
A batch Of fourteen hits rained
off the offerings Of Kappel, star
twirler of the Baltimore nine.
Chick Holbrook was the indi
vidual star Of the fray, connecting
for three bingles out of three trips
to the pan and fielding flawlessly
New York eliminated Chicago
the defending champion, in a hair
raising uphill climb, 100. The
Manhattan team spotted the
Windy City aggregation sever
runs in the fourth inning, but
then settled down to peck away
at Kuchar and Thinner, to put the
game in the cooler in the eighth
frame with no less than a cluster
of five runs. Rocco .Tomasculo
hard-hitting third-sacker Of the
New York team, accounted fol
four-fifthS Of that five-run rally
by Slashing out a mighty hom'
run to right center field to clear
Up the loaded bags.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-21
REGATTA OPENS
AT SOLOMONS

With some Of the outstanding
motor-boat drivers at the throttle,
the two-day regatta of the Solo
mons Island Yacht Club will open
today on an inside course of Drum
Point Harbor. The races will start
at noon with the little outboards
raring around the course and
end at 5 o'clock with the Class
F boats.
Fred Jacoby, last years cham.
pion, will compete today and to.
morrow. Douglas Fonda also will
be at the throttle when the start
ing gun roars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-21
u. S. Certain to Retain
Wightman Tennis Cup
NEEDS ONLY ONE
WIN TO CLINCH
SERIES TODAY
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

International News Service Sports Editor
FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 81.
After thinking the matter over
very deeply, the writer still feels
that the interests of sportsman
ship would best be served by hav-
ing Tommy Farr, the British
pugilist, fight Harold Vanderbilt
and have Tommy Sopwith, the
British yachtsman, sail Joe Louis.
But that hardly makes any pro-
vision for the Wightman Cup
series between the tennis ladies
of America and Great Britain, so
that today we're forced tV fall back
upon the old one about letting ma
ture have its head.
Nature, as a matter of fact, will
proceed toward the inevitable
with all haste this afternoon, so
that it won't and can't be long
before the cup is in our custody
for another year. We won three
points yesterday and the British
won none. All we need is another
today and forthwith the account
will be closed out.
OFFICIAL CLINCHER
It was practically closed out yes
terday, in fact, when Alice Marble
and Helen Jacobs, national cham
pions of the present and past, won
their singles matches and Miss
Marble teamed with Sarah Palfrey
Fabyan to win in the doubles.
But the extra victory is neces-
Sary in order to make the thing
official, and so we'll finish with
three singles and another doubles
match today.
But the British are already fin
ished. If they ever seemed to have
a chance in this series, they have
none now. Unless they can come
on with a belated and altogether
futile gesture this afternoon.
they're in for the worst beat.
ing in all the IA years Of the
cups history.
Today's meetings, to be exact,
hardly recommend themselves
from a British standpoint, in that
they're Watching their two losers
against two winners-and all we
need is on victory in the four re-
naming matches to keep the cup
where it has reposed since 1880.
LIST OF MATCHES
For purposes Of the record we
are to have the following matches
today:
Alice Marble, Amtrican cham
pion, VS.. Kay Stammers, the Brit
ish No. /; Helen Jacobs, former
champion, VS.. Ruth Hardwack;
Mrs. Fabyan VS.. Margot Liumb, and
a doubles event, coupling Miss ia
cobs and Mrs. Van Van Ryn
against Miss Stammers and Frieds
4 James.
But for purposes Of practical
horse sense, we might just as easily
dismiss the incident and turn ouI
attention to something important