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Evening star., 1937-09-16
History Repeats Itself.

-Four years ago, when the mayoralty
contest in New York was under way,
Chairman James A. Farley of the DEM
ocratic National Committee espoused
the cause of the candidate of the So
called Recovery Party" "Joe" Mckee
This action, on the part of Mr.. Farley,
virtually placed the seal of approval of
the Roosevelt administration on the Nc
kee candidacy. The Tammany nominee,
and incidentally the nominee of the
Democratic party, was former Mayor
OBr1en. The result Of the split in the
Democratic party-McKee had the back
ing of many Roosevelt Democrats-was
the election of Mayor La Guardia on
the Fusion ticket"
Chairman Farley has again thrown
the weight of his support-and Incl
dentally that Of the Roosevelt admin
istration-back of the candidacy of for
mer Judge jeremiah T. Mahoney in the
Democratic primary for the mayoralty
nomination, against the Tammany can
didate, Senator Royal S. Copeland. OF
course, in the event of the nomination
OF Mahoney, Mr.. Farley will get back
OF the Democratic nominee. Senator
Copeland has indicated that he will not
be an independent candidate for Mayor
II he fails to win the Democratic NOM
ination or the Republican, both of which
he is seeking in the primaries. But
whether the Senator runs independently
or not, the effect will have been to split
the Democratic ranks again. Mayor La
Guardia will surely be candidate, it is
expected, and his chances of reelection
are accounted good
Inc e1ect OF the opposition of Mr..
Farley and the Roosevelt Democratic
leaders in Greater New York to the Tam
many candidate four years ago was to
reduce the influence of that aged polit-
lcal organization. Their present opposi-
ton to the choice of most of the Tam
many leaders, Copeland, will be still
further to reduce that influence. Grad
ually there Is being erected in New York
q new Democratic organization, with
Farley and the Roosevelt leaders as the
controlling force
II the Farley organization could sue
ceed in electing Mahoney as Mayor this
year Its influence will have become COM
plete IN the countrys greatest city. The
Fuslohists, who include the Republicans,
generally speaking, have no love for
domination of the city by either a Far
ley organization or the old Tammanv
crowd. La Guardia has done more. thev
oelieVe, to give the city an honest gov
eminent, free, as far as possible. from
the spoils system, than any other Mayor
for a long time.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mayor
La Guardla has been a strong supporter
OF President Roosevelt and the New Deal.
there seems little doubt that the Roose-
VeiI administration would be glad to see
'he FARLEY organization triumph. It
would be a feather in the Roosevelt
cap. On the other hand, if the race is
narrowed to La Guardia and Mahonev
anu the former wins, the administration
may look with some complacency on the
election, since La Guardia has been xo
ardent Roosevelt man.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

crude oil being produced and In the
ground"
The question of the possible exhaustion
OF petroleum also came In for consider
able discussion. There is enough In
known fields, DR.. Egloff said, to last
about Is years with present methods of
extraction
The total which may be recovered by
new methods when needed, he said, prob
ably will be sufficient for a hundred
years. Probably present oil reserves are
underestimated, since new ones are con-
tinually are coming to light.
AT any rate, he stressed, gasoline users
need not worry. 1t can be made out of
coal. There are now 7,40O, 900 OOO. 600
tons OF coal IN the earth which at the
present rate of consumption in solid form
will last about 5000 years. Converted into
motor fuel by methods now known, there
is sufficient supply for $4,000 years-a
far greater stretch into the future than
history extends into the past.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Art at Its Worst.

"A recently published story. of the
murder mystery" type, turns upon the
scandal created by the painting of a
mural upon the walls of a newly erected
public building in New England town
The composition was bizarre. the execu-
tion In the crude style lately affected by
the sur-realistic school, Caricatures of
local personages swarmed in the set-un
OF the pictorial story Intense indipna-
tor was felt and expressed by the public
especially by those whose lineaments
were grotesquely presented. So high WAS
the feeling of the townspeople against
this travesty of art that eventually q
descent was made upon the place during
the night and the entire "decorationn
was ef1aced beneath a generous coat Of
red paint. That was the end of the
mural
This bit of fiction is reflective of the
general reaction against the so-called
art that has lately been painted on the
walls OF Government buildings and
country, mainly in the course of the
made work projects of relief. A cata-
logue OF all these contributions to the
American scene would be long one and
would include some of the most brazen
distortions ever perpetrated, in any of
the so-called "ages" Of art.
The latest of these murals Is lust now
| attracting particular attention. 1t has
been painted upon one of the walls of
the new Post Office Department in this
city. 1t represents an Indian raid upon
a stage coach in the early pioneer days
in the Western section of this country.
1t has shocked all who have seen it and
1t will continue to shock those who come
upon it, unaware OF It's presence.
| 1t is. Of course, not at al desirable
that the remedy for such aborttons of
Evening star., 1937-09-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRACEWELL,

that walls have any real place In the
small garden.
Only a person with a great deal Of
money ought to have wall, seems to be
the unspoken idea.
The time will come, one may feel sure,
when the very smallest garden legitima-
tely may possess bit of wall.
A small stretch of stone will do wonders
for bare yard
There are many situations where few
feet of wall, even, would give Just the
right touch.
The practicality of such bit of wall
would depend entirely on whether it
seemed to At the landscape.
1t is possible to have vista. for instance,
In very little room. In interiors it may
be secured by the use of mirrors.
In the outdoors vista sometimes seems
to gather around subject through the
simple placement of a wall.
1t will be found in most cases that
there Is some end of a terrace which
would seem to demand something to hold
1t up.
This is = mental feeling, perhaps,
rather than an actual one The bank
will hold perfectly provided 1t has good
grass on 1t, but to the artistic eye 1t
seems to demand support.
The minute this is supplied preferably
by wall, the whole scene seems to take
on added graces and beauty.
Whether 1t actually is more beautiful
is something which must be left to the
experts.
There Is no doubt. however, of the good
something which vines do to a wall.
Once planted, they are best left to
Nature, with few slight aids supplied
here and there in the form of small cords
for the vines to grow on at first.
Once Nature takes wall in her capable
hands. there is not much for the gardener
to do, II he Is wise, for she is the best of
planters and landscape architects.
1t is after she has started her work
that we can see just what q beautiful
thing wall is.
Then the more tumbled 1t becomes
within reason, the better 1t is to all eyes;
there Is no room here for the tidy mind
which wants ONCE desks to be cleared of
every evening; there is only place for ap-
probation.
Fortunately, few persons will disagree
here, although they may over flowers In
vase.
Few will dare pull at a wall or poke
back branch here, pull forward one
here.
Nature takes care Of such things much
better than we can.
The materials of wall rest so often
on the solid foundations of cost that it
is impossible to give advice, except in a
general way.
1t would seem that the stone wall Is
suited to all types Of homes, whether
small or large, expensive or inexpensive,
whereas the brick wall somehow has an
air OF formality which limits its use
No wall, whether on club grounds or
at private residence, ought to throw itself
at the observer, but rather be such q
blend that its beauty is inescapable and
uncontested.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
United States in Need of
Positive Foreign Policy
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Every schoolboy in America knows that
Japan and China are at war. Thousands
have been killed by aerial bombs and
long range artillery: great cities are
being demolished Japan has announced
blockade of the Chinese coast Yet,
the President and his "well informed"
Department of State seem to have doubts
about the existence of a war In the East.
Peace minded Americans were not
satisfied with the passage of the neu-
trality act in 1885. But they did feel that
this relatively Intellectual policy was i'm
menSely superior to no neutrality pro-
gram at all. However, it seems that they
were deluded in believing that even
partial victory had been won. For it
now seems that expediency rather than
the law is to govern our Governments
action in the present crisis.
Today the American freight steamer
Wichita is bound from Baltimore to
China (via San Pedro with 10 fast
Bellanca bombing planes as part of her
cargo. Japanese steamers are racing
madly back to the Orient with Yankee
scrap metals in their holds. Still America
condemns and deplores the war in the
East. The time has arrived when our
condemnation and sympathy should be
backed up by actual efforts discourage
the continuance of the Sino-Japanese
struggle. plus assurance that our own
Nation shall under no conditions become
involved. The profits of a few great
manufacturers of war materials must not
stand in the way Of the adoption of an
enlightened policy for the preservation
OF peace. First, we must realize that
every airplane sent to China, and every
ton of scrap iron sent to Japan can have
but one effect-to add to the dreadful
toll in human lives. Secondly, we must
plainly understand that our Nation can
not glut on war profits without danger
OF being drawn into the fray
America must insist on the execution
OF the law that states: Whenever the
President shall find that there exists q
state of war between two or more
nations, the President shall proclaim such
a fact" The execution of this law will
not halt the war in the East, but 1t will
be firm step toward declaring our stand
against war as q policy, and most GER
tainly will tend to prevent the slaughter
OF American men on foreign shores
JESSE E. AIKEN.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
The greatest single lack in the modern

The greatest single lack In the modern
small garden is wall
Walls always have fascinated people
in which classification gardeners surely
belong
There is something emminently right
about good wall, whether of stone, brick
or stucco and perhaps in that order
1t Is our privilege to stand for several
minutes every morning at the foot of
very fine and very long specimen made
with loving care by a group of men whose
training comes down through the CEN
turies.
This wall would be a beautiful thing
by itself, without adornment, but up-to-
date planting has made 1t into a thing
of beauty and Joy forever as the poet
said.
At its base, and along the lawn run
ming back from 1t, are planted many
species of plants, shrubs, vines, while
great trees lend their shade.
Rays OF the sun strike it fully, slanting
along an oak-lined road the moment the
sun peeps up.
Vines run along the rough stones, climb
up and over, shoot their tendrils out into
the air
This morning spray of red berries
hung over the stone at one point.
1t was perfect picture made by
Mother Nature, who really knows more
about flower arrangement than anybody.
1t is interesting to note in this con-
nectlon that the magazine Horticulture
in its latest issue prints photograph of
flower arrangement which created a
discussion at a late show. Some experts
called 1t excellent, others thought 1t in
different, still others regarded it as very
poor
Perhaps nothing better shows the in
tangible quality of this thing which has
come to be called flower Arrangement"
than this wide divergence of opinion.
No doubt it all boils down to question
OF taste. And on such question, as the
world was reminded long time ago,
there is no dispute.
t+ *
The modern idea OF fenceless yards
spelled the doom of the wall in the aver
age small place.
Behind this urge for no boundaries un-
doubtedly lay the specter of cost.
A typical back yard without fence,
hedge or wall cost less in money, perhaps,
put more in perturbation of spirit.
The wall harks back to the leisurely
days before automobiles, when people
really believed in property rights.
The need for money for other matters
led to the REIMBURSEMENT first OF the wall,
then the fence, and then even the hedge,
as it was demonstrated that it was pos
sible to get along without them.
Ideas come and go; today one finds
fences coming back onto the scene, fol-
lowing the favorite privet and barberry
hedges of suburban areas.
In time we may expect to see rebirth
OF walls, walls not SO much to keep people
out as to add something definite to the
appearance and spirit of place.
=
Perhaps this country Is too obcessed
with wealth and Its inherent ideas to feel
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Child Welfare and Safety
Cause Concern in Virginia

To the Editor OF The Star:
With local taxpayers scheduled to
pay into the State Treasury approx
mately 149 per cent more in income
taxes for 1887 than 1886 in Fairfax
County, School Superintendent Wood
sons financial worries should be con-
siderably lessened. Instead of financial
worries, let the health and welfare of
the child be the chief concern of our
superintendent in future.
A much better school bus transporta-
ton system Is required in our county,
eliminating all dangers of overcrowded
buses and the unnecessary exposure of
children to inclement weather and dan
gerous traffic on our highways while
waiting for the school bus.
The practice of appointing teachers
without medical examination is an
other constant danger to thousands of
our youngsters, thus exposing them to
potential disease carriers.
With juvenile Jail commitment of
1884 in Virginia for 1887 and 81 1000
boys and girls in our State IA years old
or older in rural schools below the
eighth grade, the superintendents of our
schools may we'll be concerned instead
about measures to prevent the present
serious dropouts, because most of them
will never finish high school,
The average taxpayer in Virginia is
as anxious to see teachers salaries in
creased as he is. to obtain the right
to vote for members of his school board.
Each voter in Virginia should get
IN touch with his respective Senator
and Delegate to see that he be given
this right when the next General As
sembly convenes in Richmond.
1t will mean the end of many re-
conditioned and superannuated school
boards in our State. r. j. KLYN.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

art adopted in the fiction story that has
been mentioned should be applied gen.
orally to these so-called works of art.
Even morally justified vandalism Of that
nature is not to be encouraged or abetted
But the indignation of the public de-
scribed in the tale is nevertheless mani
tested by all who view these contributions
to American art which, with rare ex-
ceptions, are far beneath the dignity of
their emplacements and shocking re-
Election upon the public taste.
This new radicalism in art, which has
been fostered by Government doles, is
at variance from all the standards which
have been taught during many genera
tions. There can be no objection to the
occasional display of such innovations
and experiments in exhibitions. Indeed,
they are to be tolerated as tokens of
what is believed to be passing phase
OF artistic alteration. But the painting
Of the walls of the Governments own
structures, in a manner to indicate
degree OF permanence, is just too much.
Uncle Sam should himself take the
thing in hand and WELD the brush of
elimination, rather than allow these
abortions to remain indefinitely. If their
painting has served the immediate pur-
pose Of giving employment to the needy,
that purpose is best served by setting
aside few surfaces for successive con-
tribVtions, each new mural to be viewed
for little time and then succeeded by
another, a sort of slow-motion picture
Of American art at It's worst.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Problems Give Headaches
To Operators of Airlines
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Joseph s. Edgerton in the first of his
series OF articles on the airport situation
mentions several of the problems which
are leaving the traffic and operations men
OF the airlines with headaches.
Here is one more problem to add to
his list: What would be the proper pro-
cedure where one of the large Douglas
airliners landed at the Washington Air
port with north-south wind as per-
mitted under the new regulations, but
found on preparing to take off Is
minutes later that the wind had changed
to east-west? Would 1t be grounded
until the wind changed, would it be
allowed TO take on regardless, Of whatf
LOUISE A1OWN.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Hungary Appreciates
Star Editorial on Debt
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
This Chamber of Commerce appre-
ciates your courtesy in writing your fine
editorial on Hungary, now that she is
back on the solvent class and paying of
her obligations to the United States Fed
eral Government.
Hungary is ever grateful for the help
given to her by the United States and
always meant with the best of integrity
and honesty to pay her obligations at the
moment that this was possible, so that
she can take her place among the ma
tions OF honest debtors.
EDMUND j. HORWATH.
President American Hungarian Chamber
OF Commagoe, New York City.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Canning and Preserving.

This month will see the end of the can
ming and preserving season. Now is the
ume 70 make your grape and damson
Jeliy. Inc picking season is also at hand.
Inc canning and preserving booklet
olers more than 100 tested recipes for
nome canning and preserving-the latest
metnoos discovered in the scientific
kltchens OF the Federal and State de-
partments OF home economics. Stock
your CUPBOARD for the coming Winter.
Oroer your copy now. Inclose 10 cents
III coin TO cover cost and handling,
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Shooting Stars.
BY PHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Sensitive GeuiuS

Sensitive Genius.
1ou may speak in accents harsh to a
professor.
An artist you may boldly criticize.
But you won't assume the role of an
aggressor
Toward any base ball player, if you're
wise.
The high-brow persons used to rude
contention;
All courtesy toward him you may forget.
The base ball player needs soft inter-
vention.
Remember that he has been raised a
pet
Evening star., 1937-09-16
The New StateSmanship.

Have you decided on the subject for
your next speech?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum
"Speechmaking has become q very gen.
eral accomplishment. think I am by
this time sufficiently important in affairs
to command attention by an occasional
impressive silence"
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Young men and young women demand
the right to schooling which assists in
understanding mutual rights and not
in mastering arts Of mysterious domina-
ton. Eventually youth, which has be-
come wonderfully wise, may be depended
on to have its own way about certain
delicate and important matters.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

A great many initials are used by
the promoters of various social organiza-
tions, but the human brain refuses to
master the single letters to degree
which enables person to be sure about
the kind OF fight he is being dated
up for.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Great steps have been taken in medical
supervision, although for the present
cancer and infantile paralysis appear
to be commanding an undue attention
among the Ills to which flesh is heir.
in the face Of fearful statistics concern
ing drowning and motor accidents.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Sad But True.

Though Youth our admiration moves
With subtle charm,
The infant prodigy oft proves
A false alarm.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

This weeks patriotic exercises in
America reveal some simple but i'm
pressive musical effects, including those
pertaining to ancient ceremonials and
to the strictly modern Star Spangled
Banner"
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Inc subject of labels becomes impor-
tant in modern hostilities actual u.r
oelng avoided so long as a fighting shin
can 90 moving along under an unrec-
ognizable label
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Paraguay has been getting into trou-
bic for jailing political neutrals causing
some disturbance by the disclosure that
neutral may still be detected on sight
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Italy used to be famous for secret
societies that sought to take hand in
the politics of their time, but it never
dug into the alphabet for three KS in
q row.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

The Chinese understood the use of
gunpowder centuries ago, but have yet
to demonstrate that they have held
precedence in the management of ex-
plosives.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Self-Defense in Asia.

From the owensboro tKy) Messenger.
Japan says she is acting in self-defense
In her operations against China. That
plea has been made often in homicide
cases. but never before In highway rob.
besy cbeFgeA- 4
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Jud Tunkins says his family spends so
much time at the motion pictures he
thinks the landlord ought to be required
to make rebate on the rent.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

A good sailor knows how to take
care OF his ship, and this applies to an
honest aviator as we'll al to a great
battleship caught in q war zone.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Revised Bookkeeping.

You say you have gotten your ac-
counts out of the red?"
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. "and
by very simple process. I have the
bookkeepers enter my liabilities in SOL
emn black ink and my assets in joyous
pink"
Evening star., 1937-09-16

ITO offer man charity at the expense
OF his pride" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, lis, after all, to make him pay
dearly in pathetic bargain"
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Monkeying With the Wrench.

Oh, do not throw monkey wrench
In an irate endeavor
To smash the works. Far better clench
The steel with purpose clever,
For If you hurl 1T far away
In serious trouble mixing
Youu wish you had it back some day
To do some serious fixing.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Il has had SO much hard luck" said
Uncle Eben, dat If I wants any real
good news has to 90 to a fortune teller
and pay for 1t in advance"
Evening star., 1937-09-16
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O. How many fairs are being held In
the United States this Fall7--J. l..
A. There are 800 fairs scheduled for
the late Summer and Fall.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-02

ernor Hoey's principal appointees is
regarded as being the fact that Meth
er Governor Hoey nor Mr.. Null has
yet forgotten the hue and cry raised
during the primary campaigns last
summer about the Shelby dynasty"
and the Grown prince" and Brother
in-law O. Max Gardner. For while
there is no doubt about Mull's ability
to hold any office Governor Hoey
might offer him, good many observ-
ers doubt if either Hoey or Null
would care to brave the criticism sure
to result should Null be appointed
to some important post
Those who were here when former
Governor O.: Max Gardner appointed
Null as commissioner of paroles. at a
salary in excess of $4,000 a year-the
highest salary paid by the State at
that time-recalI the wave of criticism
that resulted and that Null was re-
ferredi to by many as the assistant
governor" They also recall that Null
did not like the job, soon resigned it
to go back to Shelby to supervise the
operation of his own and Gardeners
silk and cotton mills