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Evening star., 1937-04-12
Little AcOrns.

Recurring predictions that the Nazi
regime is headed for collapse have
proved to be so illusory that the world
long since learned to take them with
grain Of salt. In most cases they were
merely wishes that were father to the
thought. Communism in Russia and
Fascism in Italy likewise have been
periodically and prematurely sent to
their doom by Soothsayers, only to
emerge from the welter of prophecy as
strongly intrenched as ever. The exist
ing order, respectively, in Berlin, Moscow
and Rome, gives no sign of petering out.
The exact contrary, indeed, appears to
be the case in all three dictatorship
ridden countries.
oaks from little acornS do grow So it
would not be altogether the part of
wisdom to Danish to the limbo of the
innocuous the emergence in Germany
of the German Liberty Party" which
has just embarked upon bold and mill
tant campaign of antiNazi propaganda.
1t is, of course, carried on surreptitiously,
but, despite the secret police, is in more
or less active progress. The mails are
now filled with a manifesto summoning
loyal Germans to free the nation from
National Socialist rule and demanding
a plebiscite respecting the Reichs par
ticipation in the Spanish civil war with
a view to an immediate end of that ad-
venture. The declaration asserts that
General Won Fritsch, army chief of staff !;
retired Vice Admiral Won Forester and
millions of other German men and
women" oppose the unholy alliance with
Italy and Franco to foist Fascism on the
Spanish people.
The Liberty Party movement thruSts
vigorously at all the tenets of Hitlerism.
1t calls for religious freedom without
discrimination against any race or creed,
for academic liberty for youth and
teachers in schools and universities, for
abolition of the monopoly-breeding sys-
tenn of "autarchy" in industry and
finance, for free speech, and generally
for a return to the democratic system
which prevailed before the Nazis tram
pied it into the dust. The Liberty Party
program is alleged to have the support
of citizens of all classes and professions,
denominational confessions and political
hues, including National Socialists them
selves, but no mention is made of Com
munist cooperation.
1t is far cry from this budding bid
for social justice in Germany to any
thing approximating it's realization But
it is an undeniable sign of the times.
1t reveals that Hitler no more rules a
united Reich than Stain lords it over
a harmonious Soviet Union. Ruthless
repression doubtless can and will stif1e
anything in the nature of revolt against
der Fuehrer's dictatorship. If Germany's
economic plight drifts from bad to
worse, if the burden of gigantic arma-
ments becomes unendurable or menaces
peace, the Liberty Party threat, now no
bigger than the shadow cast by mans
hand, may easily become cloud be-
tokening a devastating storm.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

sisted that President Roosevelt is q
greater benefactor of the multitude than
any other leader past or present be-
cause, allegedly, he said: "Sit down and
We will bring it to you'll" The evening
was spent taking snapshot photographs
of children, listening to the radio and
reading English magazines devoted
to plans for the coronation Of King
George vi.
Sunday, church in the morning; q
nap after luncheon; guests for supper
with talk about food, music, pictures,
travel, people and other Inconsequen-
tial" themes; short motor drive; the
evening broadcasts, including Mr.. Cam
erons sermon" on more good than
evil, more right than wrong" in the
world; preparations for the new week;
bed with book.
Nothing very exciting in such his
tory, surely. But was the time wasted?
Perhaps, yes; yet, more probably, no.
Humanity needs an occasional 'let-
down" from tension. The weekend in
terruption of routine striving, then, is
blessed. No one, however, would envy
an individual on permanent vacation
from duty. 1t follows that the best
thing about Saturday and Sunday is that
they lead to Monday morning and its
pattern of work and reward. For hun
dreds of years the race has been march,
ing on in the same path. The momen-
tary recess gives it opportunity to plod
along the better, but it is the plodding,
really, that matters.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Threat to the Structure of
Constitutional Government
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Great credit is due to the trainers OF
our constitutional form of government
to have provided a Supreme Court to
review the acts Of the executive and leg
islative branches of our Government.
The Supreme Court exists by express
grant contained in the Constitution
(Article III, Section u.
To tamper or alter the Constitution is
not only to weaken but to destroy the
whole structure of constitutional gov
ernment.
1t is the duty of Congress to curb the
powers of any Chief Executive who vio-
lates his oath of Office To belittle the
Constitution does not coincide with the
solemnly sworn oath: Il do solemnly
swear Cor affirm that I will faithfully
execute the Office of President of the
United States, and will, to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States"
Likewise congressman have duty to
perform. They have no right to know
ingly enact laws that conflict with the
fundamental laws of the land; by SO
doing they find them null and void
Here Is their OATH II do solemnly
o"Cdl WI UIldG L Will SuppOIG Jlle
Constitution of the United States against
all enemies, foreign and domestic: that I
will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that 7 take this obligation freely
without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion, and that will well and
faithfully discharge the duties of the
office on which 1 am about to enter, so
help me God"
Too many of our public men are
politicians; too few are statesmen. One
works for his own ends; the other for
the public good AS a comparison this
is much worse than the greed of reg
ulated trusts, for it is undermining our
democratic form of government.
The whole function of government is
to regulate and not to destroy. Its duty
is to guard and protect the public which
benefits from created wealth!
An old saying: He who makes two
blades of grass grow where only one grew
before is a benefactor to human kind.
The destruction or reduction of more
abundance retardS civilization.
The material and intellectual attain
mentS of our Nation are due to the
spirit and influence of individual lib
erty; its destruction can be brought
through the dictatorial power of packing
the Supreme Court!
FREDERICK C. MARCY.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
A Quotation From
The Constitution

To the Editor of The Star:
I have read your paper for years and
believe it is the best paper in the world.
Your Supreme Court view is wrong. You
could not have read article l of the
Constitution, which specifically provides
that "all legislative powers therein
granted shall be vested in Congress"
There are 400 lawyers in the Senate
and House who at a cost of 100000, 900
a year pass laws to promote the health
of cattle, hogs and sheep, which are
never questioned, but when New York
State passed law to benefit children
and charWomen, the Supreme Court de-
clared that law unconstitutional.
The Constitution itself does not ex-
pressly grant the Supreme Court the
right to invalidate Federal statutes upon
the grounds that they are unconstitu-
tional. Five judges do this.
Seabrook, Md. JOHN RIGGLES.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

heart and mind, at the sight of band
of starlings headed toward Rockville.
The enjoyments of Spring are COM
bination of physical and mental appre-
Citations.
One has but to look out the window,
on an early Spring morning, to see that
all things are different.
There is Old Man Robin, strutting
around on the lawn.
There is the fresh grass, greener after
the rain. There is Old Man Sparrow,
making up to Old Lady Sparrow. This
he proceeds to do by stalking majestic
ally around her in a circle, keeping
about foot away
When he turns to depart, having per-
mitted her to see him in all his fresh
Spring colors, she starts after him, such
is their charm in her eyes.
One steps out the door, and immedi-
ately shifts with appreciation the fresh
cool air.
Still cool, but new something in it.
Folks used to call it ozone" but that
word has little scientific standing in this
day, and we must be scientific nowadays,
II not poetical.
Cd, opIlllS dlT Is QlIleT6nC.
1t is as if a far header brew were
offered to us, from which we need not
hesitate to drink
Who shall say that the new leaf
buds everywhere, as we go along, are
not partly responsible for this tresher,
keener air?
1t is impossible for these marvellous
laboratories moving forth all down the
line OF every street and avenue. every
place, square and terrace, every lane, i'm
possible for them not to have their be-
nign influence.
Benign is their influence. No other
word will do. We realize, in the broad
adjustment of life to the universe, and
the universe to life, its sport" that
there are certain points in the great
ENHANCEMENT at which life is better
Spring is one Of them.
Here physical and mental meet In
perfect balance. Every man, and maybe
every woman, too, is a philosopher in
the Springtime.
1t is because of this that the poetical
temperament, always ready to overflow
often does so in April and May.
WndL is SO rare as Qay IN JUNE
well, maybe. Can poet ever be wrong?
Quite as often as any one else!
April and May are the real Spring
months. Let us make the most Of them.
Making the most of the season de-
mands that killer wagons be left in their
garages as much as possible.
Not only would this help reduce the
number of maimings and killings, but
1t would enable more persons to greet
Spring properly.
That is where the pedestrian wins.
He who walks, knows Spring; but he
who rides, shall have gasoline for his
reward. (And maybe broken fender.
Fresh new leaves on shrubs, flower
buds on the lilacs these are too small
to be seen except leisurely Too small,
and too great, for the human being in
hurry.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

"One More Spring"
Fortunately, one does not have to be
poet, to enjoy one more Spring.
All that is necessary Is to be here.
combined, OF course, with reason
able amount OF freedom from pain,
and worry, that intellectual pain.
Combined, it is true, with reasonable
amount of what has been called this
worlds goods.
All is relative, however. Maybe that
is good thing for most Of us.
little of the worlds goods will do,
II 1t will, if you can make it do.
Determined persons even can endure
suffering, and still see the good in the
Towering world Of this season.
One doesn't have to be a poet,
painter, an artist, to appreciate Spring.
That is one of it's best features.
You just accept it.
Some people don't seem to be able to
accept things gratefully.
Maybe they are too suspicious.
1t is hard to be suspicious of one of
these fine fresh days of real Spring.
at-last.
Pseudo-Spring days tried to fool us,
but they were too cold, or too dry, or
something
1t remained for true Spring to remove
all doubts
Being relieved of the necessity of
being poet the plain average citizen
Is able to enjoy Spring at its true worth
for the first time in history.
How fortunate, all of U.s. and we per-
hapS hadn't realized it!
1t is easy for any one to see that
Spring is swell, if not under the neces-
slty for bursting into verse about it.
The poetry business formerly asso-
ciated with the season, and especially
with mankinds idea of the season, must
have held back millions of persons from
admiring it.
Today the trade of poet no longer
StampedeS men as once it did. Poetry
still is written, and some good poetry,
but the Old-time admiration for it has
fallen away from the multitudes.
Verse once was hallmark of culture.
One may feel that people, by and
large, no longer feel that way about it.
1t is no longer necessary to admire it,
or to profess to admire 1t, in order to
impress Others
This sets Spring freel
1t really was silly idea, that Spring
had to be greeted with poems.
What it really needs is admiration.
Poetry was just one form Of admiration,
and great many persons today will
think rather effusive one
1t is not necessary, in watching the
buds open, to fall into rhythm.
AS honest an admiration can be given
in silence as in the greatest poem.
Many a person, without the gift of
CAB, as it is called, has watched with
true feeling the flight of birds in the
sky. 1t is good for us that Bryant, for
instance, wrote his Lines to Water
fowl" They have been an inspiration
to thousands of readers.
1t is possible, however, for the least
poetical person to look up into the sky,
and get the same sort of wonder in his
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Week End Impressions

Thirty-six hours of leisure between
one week and another certainly is i'm
portant only for what it signifies in use.
An average Washington man, interested
in rest and recreation, last evening
checked up" on his experience satur-
day and Sunday, April 10 and II, and
found that the record ran something
like this:
Saturday, late luncheon with friends
from New York en- route home from
Florida; conversation turned on the
problem of the declining popularity OF
the New Deal; there was hearty laughter
over the story Of the evangelist who in
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Whenever contradiction of Mr.
Roosevelt's kindly manner of address
is ventured, it is James Farley who bears
the brunt not merely of innuendo but
of direct attack Constituting the rela-
tionship as political identity expressed
by contradictory phases of personality,
the situation recalls the picturesque but
somber fable of DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde;
the more somber because Mr.. Hyde tri-
umphed in the end.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Inspection of records for the purpose
of ascertaining incomes is roundly de-
nounced. The practice can be defended
only on the theory that for the purposes
of economic identity a citizens Gus
tomary wage may be analyzed along
with his health, the size of his family
and the color of his hair. The spirit Of
matter how much politeness may resent
them.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Memorial School Proposed
In Honor of Jefferson
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
AS I have read so much discussion over
the proposed building of the Thomas
jefferson Memorial may offer sug-
gestion.
Instead of having another monument
for the public to gaze on it seems to me
a new school building, where so many
are badly needed, called the Thomas
jefferson Memorial School, would be an
honor to the memory of any great man.
A memorial that could not be greater
benefit to the future race
MRS. MORAN.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

There is trace of feminine ir-
reverence in some discussions of the
Supreme Court which go into details Of
personal life that have nothing to do
with the case. There have even been
analytical observations not merely on
the art of the President in tossing the
base ball for the opening game, but on
the deftness with which high official
may toss a boot-jack with the intention
of dispensing feline serenaders from an
area way.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Wild Hook Up of Events.

A Wild Hook Up of Events.
My radio! my radio!
A mix-up you present
Which, like jigsaw, seems to show
A state of puzzlement.
Sometimes, in raucous tones, you wall
Of things you can't explain,
And through an incoherent tale
Suggest a mood profane.
With each days news, my radio,
In you a means we find
OF letting everybody know
Our present state of mind.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Old folks are being so ruthlessly at
tackled and young folks are bWdened
with so much responsibility that vague
impression asserts itself that the future
of civilization rests on the Dionne
Quints. This may be an improvement on
some ancestral assumption that art
ideals were concentrated in the Flora
dora sextette.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Objection to race track gambling has
not gone so far as to advocate conduct
ing the king of sports without the use
of pari-mutuel machines. Base ball does
not require gambling, yet its popularity
is maintained at white heat by sheer
intellectual enthusiasm, which celebrates
it in every literary form from poetry to
popular dialect.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Not Quite Everything

From the Baton Rouge State-Times.
Tallulah Bankhead makes page one
by telling the modern woman that "being
glamorous and sophisticated isn't every
thing" OF course, not, Tallulah; as any
theatrical publicity expert will tell you,
one has to be exotic also.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

1t is expected that a memorial to
Thomas Jefferson will be shrine of
independent patriotic interest and not
be pointed out to future visitors as the
place where the beloved cherry blossoms
used to be-
Evening star., 1937-04-12

shake-up among Maryland off1ce
holders has taken place and health au-
thorities are comforting with university
doctors as to the effects on the body
polite of sudden change of political
temperature.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Suspicious Conduct.

SUSPICIOUS COnQuct.
What is your boy Josh doing just
noW?"
I'm worried about that" said Farmer
Corntossel.
Don't you hear from him?"
Regularly. He's sending so much
money home I'm afraid he must be
some kind of a racketeer."
Evening star., 1937-04-12
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
The Vernal Season.

Days of hope and days of gladness,
Routing desolate hours of sadness;
Song birds caroling;
In the gardens green things growing;
In the pastures cattle lowing;
Wake, heart; it is Spring!
Woodland streams with life a-quiver;
Sunbeams dancing on the river;
Fruit trees bloSSoming;
Nature, a glad promise voicing,
Sets the whole, wide earth rejoicing.
Wake, my heart, and nngl
Evening star., 1937-04-12

One Of the problems of slum clear
ance is deciding where the slum is to 90
next. 1t naturally gravitates to some
spot in the suburbs, not so well policed.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Sit-DOwns and Patriotism.

From the Connellsville Banner.
Will the sit-down custom become so
nearly universal that there will be no.
body to stand up when the band plays
Star Spengled Banner"7
Evening star., 1937-04-12
No Predictions.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
No agricultural forecasts have been
made of the Spring planting of minimum
wage law seed bound to follow close on
the heels q the Supreme Court decision.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
The Best Part.

The Best Part.
"You have given the best part of
ing friend.
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
affairs are growing so interesting, it
looks to me as If the best part were
Just ahead"
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Business.

Business.
That craftsmanship will bring smile
And show where sunshine Is
That cuts out politics awhile
And starts in talking biz.
The honey bee its duty does
Without complaint or quiz
And says II have no time to buzz;
I've got to tend to biz
when mule balks," said Uncle Eben,
"he attracts more attention dan when
he works. Maybe he jes' naturally gifts
tired q bein' de forgotten mule"
Evening star., 1937-04-12
After You!

From the indianapolis News.
The European idea seems to be that all
the other fellows must carry out a dis
armament policy, first.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
PerilOus.

From the Cincinnati Times-star.
e A lie-detector was tried out on a
politician the other day. What were they
trying to do-blow out fuse? :
Evening star., 1937-04-12

Starting a Scare.
We always find,
Amid content
Some human mind
On mischief bent.
When we rejoice
In peace anew
Some pranksome voice
VIII holler ."Boo."
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Things Are Cooked Up.

women in politics have not yet abol-
ished the so-called pie counter
"No," answered Miss Cayenne, 81 sup
pose another generation will be talking
about the political pies mother used to
make"
Patience" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, sis of little value when it
takes the form of comfortable indiffer-
ence to the sufferings of your fellow
man"
Evening star., 1937-04-12

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Evening star., 1937-04-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the unstCer TO ann
question of fact by writing The Euenino
star information Bureau, Frederic J.
HaSEtn. Director, Washington, d. C.
PiedSe tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

@. Do clowns often change the manner
OF making up their faces?-S. H.
A. Each clown creates his own style
OF makeup, and it becomes Identified
with him. No clown copies the make
up of another clown.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-05
WILLIAM BURCH FAMILY
 LEAVING FOR OREGON

Mir. and Mrs William Bureh and sons Donald and Jack came in this wek from the Chas. Burch homesite twenty miles down Wrangell island. where they have lived for the past two years.
 They sold their residence proper ty near SawmiI creek to Roy Turz ner last month and are moving soon to Nehalem. Oregon, near Mr. Burch's former home He came 10 Alaska in 1912, was called home the following year by the death of his mother, returning north soon after wards and has not been away from the Stkiue river or Wraugell dis trict since that time
 The boys will go back 10 school when they reach Oregon. they have kept to a regular schedule of stud ies during their time out of town and do not anticipate demotfon when entering school again
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-05
HANFORD POINTS OUT NEED HARBOR
 DREDGING FOR SMALL BOAT OWNERS

| wintering here while Ketchikan has approximately five hundred. The people living on the boats that we have here are required to TOW across the bay or walk mile and a half around the head of the bay to town. Oftentimes it is too stormy to row and when they do there Is no place to leave their small boats. It is no wonder that the small boat owners winter in Ketchikan where they have use of electric light and water on the floats at slight eX- pense.
 l am wondering if the merchants and taxpayers of Wrangell realize what the amount of revenue for one hundred extra boats each winter would mean and how soon this add ed revenue would pay off an in vestment of $500O.
 It is not my intention to criticize the city council or the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce but l believe it is high time some of the repre- sentative citizens get together and figure this thing out to raise the. money so that the job which is now just half finished may be comple- ted.
 If some of the energy spent in critieizing were used in assisting to bring matters of this kind before our council and to help point out the needs of the town l believe we would get some action. If not then it would be up to the voters to elect people who would act to the interest of the taxpayers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-05
MANY TRAPPERS RAN TRAP
 LINES IN BACK CHANNEL

otto Peters returned this week from trapping in the back channel He states there were close to 75 trappers during the season in that area, which yielded a good fur catch and as the market is higher than for several years, most of the men did fairly well.
 He predicts a shortage of fur in the area soon from overlapping and violations of the game law by trappers who shoot the fur bearers. He took two mink in his traps that had shot in their bodies.
 The marten take in the district, he said, were from traps set lower than normal. Rube Jubert, his trap ping partner, ran trap lines for marten to the top of the ridges but the five marten caught were taken midway and lower. Peters took only one marten his catch being all mink with that exception.