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Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
Rearnlament

The United States may venture
into field of rearmament. Her navy
may be made the second largest,
and the army completely modern
lied. Many are in favor of such a
program of spending for the govern
ment, as it would not only take eff
feet soon after approval but would
put thousands of people back to
work, help industries, and above all
would place this country on a safer
basis in regard to world conflicts by
helping her assume world leader
ship.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
Farmers to Prosper

In 1888 there will be more than a
billion dollars headed in the direc-
tion of farmers. The billion dollars
will be in form of subsidies, and in
addition, there will be money spent
for price-fixing loans and for WPA
funds to build farm-to-market roads
to aid the farmer. Then there is the
regular expenditure from the De-
partment of Agriculture, and the
amount spent yearly by the Surplus
Commodities Corporation to buy
farm products for distribution to un-
employed.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07

Ex-oficio, these officers are directors
with William DUPONT. Henry B. DUPONT,
Harold S. Schutt. Donald p. Ross,
penter, and Alfred p. Bissell.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07

ny appetite, and then gained rapidly"
Buy il in liquid or tablets from your drug
gist today. See how much calner and
stronger you feel after taking this tonic.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
TSTa &sE NERVES ON EDGE?

Washington, d. c. -
Mrs. Ida Cooley, l4lz
G St. N. Z, says Il
was weak and tired all
the while and my nerves
were bad. Shortly after
l started taking DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription l noticed a De.
cided improvement in
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Our OtUn
Importation!
II Ne,u Patterns!
91I2 g 6xlO it. Sizes

Even you haven't place to keep these rugs make your
selections while have complete assortment Of sizes
in the patterns will hold any you buy until you
ready for them! It's lucky home that can boast
Mourzouk rug They're woven of durable cocoa fiber in
BRIGHT cheerful patterns that 60 through from side to
the other which really gives you two rugs in Coors
brilliant green orange, rust and tan
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Letters to The Star
Dodd's Defeat no Slap
at President,

D0ddS Defeat no SAp
At President.
To the Editor Of The Star:
THE insinuation that the well-deserved
wallop which the Dodd child received
in Virginia is a wallop at our disting-
uished President, is very, very silly.
Mr.. Smith Is man Of years and ex-
perience. He has been through the
mill" The Dodd boy is = mere kid"
1t does not require much grammatical
thaumaturgy to translate Dodd into
Dudd-and one knows especially If he
has been a soldier) what "Dudd' is.
The relative merits of the two; their
victories and their defeats; have no bear
ing upon our President and his policies.
To be sure, Mr.. Ickes did vouch for the
comic opera class.
The Dodd boy (poor kidd is the son
OF a man who had not the decency, as
ambassador to friendly country, to keep
his private opinions to himself. The son
is a product of the fathers school. OBJ
viously, to anybody who looks into things
land many voters do just that, the Dodd
boy is just not the sort of person whom
one sends to Congress-not even to the
House OF Representatives.
The Smith victory in Virginia was
not a wallop at our good President-it
was q well-deserved wallop at the reds
and at that weird thing called flaming
youth" which knows not what 1t is nor
why.
HARRY FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
The Tall Ships Go.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
With the dispatch of the Tusitala to
the breakers yard the last full-rigged
merchant ship to fly the American flag
has gone to Join the great aux. A short
time ago there were three. but the Seven
Seas and the Joseph Conrad, the ship
Villiers sailed, have been converted into
Diesel-engine yachts. Now the acetylene
torches are cutting up the Tusitala.
That the Tusitala has lived so long IS
due only to sentimental purchase by
Joseph A. Farrell, former president OF
the United States Steel Corp. Under his
ownership she made a number Of COM
mercial voyages, but even he, son of
ship captain of the clipper days, had to
admit finally that sail is done on the
seas. Last year he offered her as a
training ship to the Maritime Commis-
sion, but no funds came from Congress
for cadet training. The salt blood that
is in Mr.. Farrell would not grant that
this last example of the American
square trigger should be made into
coal barge. She goes honorably to the
ship breaker.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned this probably closes the book on
the great era of sail in the merchant
marine. There may be small sailing
craft in special services and as long as
men love the sea there will be yachts
and sailboats. but the tall ships with
their clouds Of canvas are gone from
the sea.
Even in our coastal States are tens OF
thousands who never saw an American
full-rigged ship, let alone one under
sail. Now to all Of US that sight Is only.
q memory.
Evening star., 1938-08-05

Here 1t is possible for one to become
both a perfect stole, and q peripatetic
philosopher (behind a lawn mower) to
perfection.
There can be little doubt that the best
lawn care is none at all, in a sense. A
lawn which is permitted to take care of
itself evidently builds up certain re-
sistance of its own.
All this, provided such lack Of care
does not permit the grass to dry up
Sufdciently to destroy the roots.
Those who have watched home lawns
In operation, as it were, always marvel
at the great comeback possessed by the
colonies Of grass plants.
Every one has seen wagons of rolled
grass, or sod, in winter time, the grass
perfectly brown, but still very much
alive.
When placed on the ground it seems
dead.
The days 60 by. the grass has no tinge
Of green.
Then one day something has happened.
From across the street faint tint can
be seen. In a few weeks that brown
lawn has become absolutely green all
over. BY this time it is the best grass
in the neighborhood.
It shows what can be done If one
knows his sod.
As to how to keep crab grass out OF
q lawn, that is a question. There are
on the market various chemical killers
Of this form Of grass, which are sup
posed to harm 1t but not other and more
desirable kinds.
Attempts to replace it with better types
often end in failure. The new grass
comes up, all right, but is crowded out
later when the crab grass feels the stir
of life.
The use Of a grass catcher. attached
to the mower is good practice on all
lawns in which crab grass has a good
start.
The basket will catch the seeds as well
as the cut blades.
There is form of sprinkler head on
the market which is said to give a wide
spray, with which one may wet an entire
yard thoroughly in short order.
Most grasses like plenty of moisture
A real watering. with intervals of dry
ness, undoubtedly is the best policy.
The trouble comes when one decides to
let nature do it. Nature is best, of course,
when her periods of alternate dryness
and wetness are evenly spaced, but when
her own plans 60 aSkew, the lawn
keeper-we had about said worrier-
must step in with the hose.
The main trouble with the hose is
that unless the wielder is very, very
patient, indeed, 1t will not put enough
water into the ground. That is why the
removal of the nozzle is often advocated.
Care must be taken that the uninter-
rupted flow of water does not dig a
gully in the grass. This is best attained
by cutting down the force Of the water
at the house.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
The Strategic Crawl.


Along with the "undeclared war" and
the use of power politics" the new
diplomacy has contributed technique
OF retreat which might be called the
strategic crawl. If your adversary is
weak you invade his territory, rain
bombs on his women and children and
destroy his cities-taking care not to
declare war, which would irritate pow
erful nations. II he is strong. you open
a press campaign against him through
inspired articles; then you try out his
reaction to bluster. If he turns the
other cheek, you sound off q magnilo-
quent threat. But if he stands up and
takes 1t, you run to cover as fast as
possible, explaining on the way that
your threat had been misunderstood. 1t
wasn't threat at all, you say, but an
offer of cooperation.
This diplomatic technique has been
employed by Hitler and Mussolini for
months They bomb weak Spain and
weak Ethiopia. They threaten weak
Czechoslovakia. but when 1t appears
that Czechoslovakia may have strong
allies, they retreat precipitately. One
parade in Paris for the English King is
sufficient to soothe Hitler. The latest
country to use the strategic crawl is
Japan. Tension on the Russo-Manchu-
rian border reached a climax in what
the Russians understood as a virtual
ultimatum. M. Litvinon defled the ulti-
matum and Japan. observing that she
would have to throw something besides
threats. and feeling no urgent need for
another enemy, retreats with the dig
nifty of a street-corner bully who dis
covers that his intended victim Is
master of jiu-j -jitsu.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
MexicO's Reply.

The Mexican government In rejecting
at least for the time being-Secretary
Of State Hull's proposal for arbitration
of the American agrarian claims which
have arisen since 1927 certainly took
the curse from it by proposing to enter
Immediately upon negotiations with this
Government for determination of the
actual value of the claims and the
manner of their payment.
Wisely the note from Foreign Minister
Eduardo Hay does not rule out arbi-
tration completely, but merely puts it
off until such time as it is shown that
the differences between the two govern
ments are otherwise irreconcilable. That
there is an obligation to make compensa-
ton for the seized lands under Article
n of the Mexican constitution is fully
recognized, although such an obligation
for general and impersonal" expro-
priations under international law is
denied. At the same time Senor Hay
goes to some length to point out Mexico's
inability to compensate both foreigners
and her nationals for the seizures,
and bluntly declares that the United
States too, in carrying out its New
Deal would not have permitted its re-
forms to have been postponed or aban-
doned merely because its economic situa-
ton has not been good. President Car
denas and his foreign minister must
have made close study of the New Deal
and its operations.
The rejection of arbitration must not
be taken to imply that Mexico refuses
to compensate for the seizures. The
obligation is accepted and intention to
make settlement within her means is
clearly stated. 1t would be poor form for
this Government to insist upon arbitra-
ton at this moment. when 1t can al
ways be resorted to II amicable negotia-
ton between representatives of the
American and Mexican governments
prove futile. The suggestion of the
Mexican government is worth at least
q trial.
In any event, whether arbitration is
used or not, the American claimants do
not stand a very good chance Of realiz-
ing great deal from their seized prop
critics, for Mexico is already in default
on all of her outstanding foreign debts
and would be unable to pay any sub
stantial sum in settlement of the
agrarian claims.
There is no question of Mexicos good
faith when she objects that her economic
situation will not permit any large-scale
payments now. A budget already heavily
burdened with programs Of public works
and rural credit suffers further by the
loss Of revenue from taxation on oil ex-
portation as the result Of the seizure Of
the foreign-owned oil properties last
March. Political stability in Mexico
rests upon the continuance of those
programs of labor and agrarian relief,
and the preservation of that political
stability is Of tremendous importance to
the United States.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
THIS AND THAT
B, CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

Crab grass was slow in coming up this
summer, but now that 1t has got into its
stride, many . lawn which before had
been very ragged in appearance stands
forth As q model.
Not for long, however. Whether al
lowed to 60 to seed or not, this unwanted
form of grass soon takes on q brown
appearance.
Yet In It's grand period, crab grass
makes q very good lawn, indeed, despite
all the many and justified structures
against 1t.
Some persons who have had trouble
with their grass plots will be grateful
for those many wide blades, giving the
semblance Of . good lawn for . few
weeks.
It Is instructive to see q lawn, COM
posed of desirable grasses, replaced year
by year with the variety called crab
grass.
Like so many unwanted plants. this
species has a way Of getting around.
The seed is wind-borne, and the roots
have q way Of spreading and sending up
new plants.
Many home-owners do not know crab
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ever tugging at long runners which they
imagine to be this form, but which actu-
ally are something entirely different.
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Despite the hue and cry against 1t,
crab grass will have some friends, If not
many.
It is better grass than none at all,
they say, grateful for the little green
they have.
Lawn perfection, they have about de-
cided. is not for them. They leave it to
the young hopefuls in their new homes,
who. have yet to find out about crab
grass. and dandelions, and hot spells,
and dry spells, and too wet spells.
This summer SO far hereabouts has
been something to wrestle with. not only
as far as ones own physical comfort has
been concerned, but especially in regard
to ones lawn.
First there were weeks Of virtual
drought. The famed garden hose had
to be put into commission, especially on
terraces, where grass burns out first.
Then followed the rains. which con-
tinued so long that the fine grass under
trees of which many had been so proud,
was almost washed out.
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Is grass worth all this?
Yes, it may be said confidently, 1t Is
worth all this and more. but the best
approach. some believe, is that of the
grass philosopher.
A grass philosopher. they will tell you
from personal experience, is one who
longs for perfect grass, but has about
given up hoping for it.
Now he is willing to take such grass
as he may get.
This everyday philosophy may be
worked into other departments of life,
mostly with great good to all concerned.
but it has its zenith in the small lawns
seen everywhere.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Fascism in Kansas.

The Republican voters in Kansas de-
serve the congratulations Of the rest of
the United States. Not only did they
clearly show that the issues of bigotry
are not welcome at this time in American
politics, but they successfully halted
what might have been the first step, in
an era of social upheaval, in the direction
Of nazification of our Government.
The Rev. Gerald B. Winrod was de-
leated for the senatorial nomination.
The fact that $4,000 or more voters
agreed with him is important enough.
But it indicates neither a revival Of
feelings OF several years ago nor of a
new trend in American political life.
The people of America are notorious
for their passing enthusiasms. They
might be enthusiastic for freeing slaves,
for saving democracy, for ocean flyers,
polar explorers, chain letters, or calorie-
counting. There have been times when
these periodic enthusiasms have involved
Evening star., 1938-08-05

religious or racial matters. The day
again may come when these subjects
fully occupy the popular mind. It Is
possible that such revivals may take .
turn directly opposite the previous move
ments It would be dinicult to say that
all such trends have been undesirable:
and obviously foolish to declare that all
such movements In the future will be
wrong. The majority opinion is not
always illogical. All of the people cannot
be fooled all Of the time.
The wrong comes when some person
in a position to lead thousands turns
mass psychology to further his own
selfish ends. 1t is gratifying that Mr..
Winrod, who forgot the gentle lessons
of his Master and turned his position as
a teacher Of those lessons into that of
fuehrer of a cult, has been kept, for the
time at least, from a position Of greater
leadership.
Evening star., 1938-08-05

the responsibility Of seeing that this
double objective is accomplished, either
with the cooperation Of the companies
involved or without it.
Foes Of the section have referred to
1t As . death sentence" to valuable and
economically desirable properties. Pro-
ponents, including Chairman Douglas,
have denied this accusation and have
insisted that the entire utility industry
and the Nation as q whole will benefit
by an overhauling Of the present mush-
room like structure.
Only developments of the future can
furnish the true answer to this difference
OF opinion. but 1t Is plainly apparent
that the concerns involved would fare
better in any contemplated integration
and simplification If their own opinions
could be mixed with those of Govern
ment representatives in shaping the
eventual policy as regards each company.
Chairman Douglas has now issued an
urgent invitation that sixty-six Of the
affected concerns cooperate in the de-
liberations over their own fate. They
could hardly justify to their stockholders
any refusal to accept such an invita-
ton, especially since their participation
in deliberations over the course to be
followed could not be considered any
part OF q waiver of their right to legal
appeal if unanimously agreeable solu-
ton Is not found.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Dignity and Decorum.

Let others win their way to political
glory by means of hill-bNly bands, wise
cracks Or irresistible smiles. Senator
Hattie Caraway is conducting her own
campaign in her own way.
Running for public ONCE for the Sec
ond time in her life, the woman who
stepped from the role Of homebody to
the halls of Congress upon her hus-
bands death has declared for the more
simple, direct method of winning her
constituents. 1t is not as though Mrs.
Caraway has not had her full need of
showmanship. Six years ago, in her
first campaign, she apparently had
enough for lifetime. For it was then
that the late Huey P. Long drove over
from Louisiana with his sound trucks.
The assistance at that time was not
exactly welcome, but the dictator" from
the bayous staged campaign Of bom-
bast and hullabaloo in her behalf that
echoed from the rice fields of the Mis-
sissippi bottom lands to the hills of
Van Buren.
This time Senator Caraway has other
ideas. A quiet program Of speeches and
little informal handshaking, backed
by successful record as a national
legislator and the stamp of "our good
friend" from the head of the Demo-
cratic party must sufiice.
There Is much to be said against the
horse and buggy. But many will agree
with Senator Caraway that they become
a toga better than would . sport
roadster.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Accept With Thanks.

Quite obviously the wisest course for
the Nations public utility holding COM
panies would be prompt compliance with
the invitation Of 3. Z. G. Chairman VIII
liam o. Douglas that they submit by
next December their tentative plans
for conformance with section IL Of the
Holding Company Act.
In brief. the section In question calls
for the geographic integration and cor
porate simplification of the sprawling
holding company structures in the public
utility 11eld. In the Q. Z. e. y vested
Evening star., 1938-08-05
PRESS VIEWS ON
SIT.DOWN RULING
Chicago Circuit Appeals Court
Called Most Important in
History of Labor Relations.

A decision Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals in Chicago overruling
the Labor Relations Board, is held in
press comments to be q hard blow at
sit-down strikes. It Is also stated to be
an argument for changes In the Wagner
law. The court denies the right Of the
board to compel employers to reinstate
workers who have resorted to this form
of strike, while ignoring the remedies
provided in the Wagner law.
The sit-down strike is called "un-
American and unjust" by the Shreveport
Journal. while the Indianapolis News re-
calls that 1T was brought into this coun-
try from France" where the government
mo longer tolerates It," The Milwaukee
seems to be valuable. It emphasizes the
need of labor's proceeding in an orderly
fashion to claim its rights and it points
out that the machinery for this exists.
Violence and sit-down strikes are not
necessary"
Labor has won increasing conces-
sions," according to the Minneapolis
Tribune, but, when and If it is granted
immunity from the fundamental con-
stitutional guarantees against seizure Of
property, the Nations protection of its
citizens will have become mockery."
THE employees, said the decision" i"
quotes the Youngstown Vindicator, had
more rights before the Labor Board than
the employers. Nevertheless. they
spurned these legal remedies and UNDER
took to settle their differences according
to their own sense of right and justice
. In this they violated the law they
now seek to enforce This is what the
public has thought of sit-down strikes
all along. The Circuit Courts decision
now opens the way for the Supreme
Court to express its view."
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Belief that the Wagner law should be
improved. and that the personnel of the
Labor Board should have a finer sense
of justice is voiced by the San Jose Mer-
curry Herald, the Atlanta Constitution,
the Nashville Banner and the Rochester
TimeS-Union. The Connellsville Courier
offers the judgment: If it were possible
in every sit-down strike to have the posi-
tiOnS Of owner and employe reversed,
there would not be so many such situa-
tiOnS. What Is needed is better mutual
understanding and respect"
THE sit-down strike, in which striking
employees seize the property Of the en-
ployer." says the Danville 1llD CONNER
cial-News. "is contrary to fundamental
rules of right and contrary to law as it
is understood in English speaking coun-
tries The author of the Labor Relations
Act himself, Senator Wagner, opposes
any legal recognition OF the practice"
1T Is to be presumed, and it has al
ready been Indicated" comments the
New York Times. that the Government
will carry to the Supreme Court an
appeal from this decision. The result of
this effort is certain to have an i'm
portant effect on the use of sit-down
strikes as weapon in industrial
disputes"
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address OF the urtter,
although the use OF pseudonyn, for
publication Is permissible. Please be
brief!

enemies over inequities in the Versailles
Treaty. We all remember the offers
Germany made to limit her arms if the
ex-allies would agree to a Reichswehr
OF two or three hundred thousand men.
These offers were scornfully rejected,
with the result that Germany, faced on
all sides by powers with ornaments
greatly superior to hers, finally in de-
speration armed herself in secret until
she was ready to confront France with
a fait accompli. Certainly the onus in
this case was not all Germany's.
The British were statesmanlike enough
to arrive at settlement with the Ger
mans regarding naval affairs. A just
and reasonable agreement was made
under which the Germans undertake to
limit their naval tonnage to 35 per cent
of the British. How different from the
unreasonable, short-sighted French atti-
tude! HENRY PARKER.