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Evening star., 1938-05-23

laration of policy in the original bill,
said, apropos of the Federal arts prof.
ects: During the entire history OF the
Nation and up to the time OF the
creation of these projects, the arts
were the jealousy guarded possessions
of the few and were not made available
to the majority. Works of art were
confined to privately incorporated
museums, difficult to visit and to the
completely inaccessible and private
collections OF wealthy patrons. Great
music was played only by a few
orchestras in the largest cities, at
prices prohibitive to the average per-
son, etc. etc. :. etc. :"
This, and most of the rest OF the
preamble, was rank appeal to dema-
goguery and the most arrant nonsense.
AS far as music Is concerned the
people OF the United States have access
to more good and more great music
than any other people on earth.
The American radio system fur
nishes superb orchestral programs
at almost any hour Of the day, seven
days week, to anybody who has a
radio-and that is an incredibly large
proportion Of the people-for no price
whatsoever, in contrast to many co,in-
tries which levy taxes on individual
radios.
In almost any sizable city Of the
country there are symphony orches-
tras which give free concerts on
certain days Of the week.
With very few exceptions our treas
ure houses of paintings are open to
the public free most of the time, and
this holds for private as we'll as
public collections.
The American theater is too con-
centrated (almost wholly in New
York; and too expensive for people
of low incomes. That is due to many
causes. and they are not compre-
hended in the criticism that, unlike
the theater of some European coun-
tries, the stage was never publicly
subsidized until the Federal thea
ter project came along.
The theater in America has re-
LldlilcQ Ill LllC lCdllN Vi IlISIAy SpCC"
ulative business adventure. never
properly organized, and almost a
racket.
The high price Of theater ticket
is chiefly due to this fact-that the
producer has a good chance to lose
his shirt, and therefore hopes to
clean up big on successful plays
and to the reactionary and monop-
olistic policies of the theater unions,
particularly the technical unions.
Public Rackets Feared.
The new bill spares us a Marxist
lecture It also eliminates the pro-
posal of its predecessor to confine the
administration of projects including
the theater, music, literature, the
graphic and plastic arts and the
dance, to panels selected by the trade
unions-in other words to turn the ad-
ministration of the taxpayers money
over to the unions
That was a terrible idea, fearful
and wonderful mechanism for set
ting up unsupported rackets.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

majority in Congress for his radical
programs, then constitutional liberals
and true progressives have right and
a duty to ignore party lines in seeking
to have elected a Congress of inde-
pendent-minded members to reHace
the rubber stamps of today or the
would d-be-rubber stamps who are being
selected by the administration for
seats in both Houses.
Copyright, 1889
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remained unppared etnr
French intervention might be
brought its in shape 70 resist
aborng day and night under the supervision
forncalons toward "ha
received orders stand ana
ready to join their units 24-hour NOTICE. ana he ess
forihc being manned for war;
being moved from the threatened suoeen
Skoda factory WORKING "a
Czchoslovak with the necessary
first three months OF fighting
The danger the major European powers Is more
serious
Soviet Russia In the case OF
span handicapped by the distance wh
Spanish Loyalsts All that Stain
send them alrplane and plo
In Czechoovakia stuauoI dlneent Ihe
Soyes republic For several years
Czechoovak ardromes that they
used by Russian aviation.
received from Poland and Ruanla there has
activity weeks the
the the Russians want to rush TO
might attempt and force their way
through Rumana.
promise Moscow help the Praha government is
armed resistance
Evening star., 1938-05-23
McNUTT SUIT FILED

HOLLYWOOD, May % P.-The
first wife Of the late William Slavens
McNutt, author and war correspond
ent, asked in a suit against his widow
today for a share of his estate.
Georgia McNally McNutt demanded
from Mrs. Louise McNutt part Of his
$4,000 insurance policy and his yacht
Faythe, a community property.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

of whether he had obtained the regu-
lar nomination of either party.
President Roosevelt himself set a
Nationwide example on this point
when he ignored the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator
in Nebraska in 1886 even though
nominated in the regular Democratic
primary and urged the voters of the
State to support Senator Norris. If
Mr.. Roosevelt by his tactics gets a
Evening star., 1938-05-23

pr m ary, a n d
now they are
probably beWil-
dered by the fact
that the New
Deal has come
out ahead, even
by a narrow mar
Gin, in the Ore
gon primary.
What seems to
be overlooked by
tne conservatives
is that the left
wingers and the
New Dealers are
pretty much alert
all the time To
Evening star., 1938-05-23

originally started
by the w. P.
A. In the course
Of the hearings
many criticisms
have been heard
from the groups
Of people who
will be affected
by it, and 1t has
undergone great
amendment. Nor
has 1t yet reached
q final form.
Several modi-
flea t ms are
cheering. The
x,roa ss,hla or dec.
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$4,000, 900, 900 rail
empire" with an
original invest
ment Of $225, 900.
Mr.. Young, in
conspicuous, un-
assuming m a n.
and now that the
feature writer's
are just getting
around to calling
him a Titan" he
wins a rock-and-
sock proxy battle
for the control OF
the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway.
Within the last
Evening star., 1938-05-23
This Changing World
Promise of Armed Aid From Moscow Seen Behind
Czechs' Strong Resistance to Hitler Coup.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
indicate lessening OF the German
quarters Washington DO not
~ believe chat the danger is
international supervising the
intended at the Paha government
realizes sovereign government can accept foreign
purely internal
this have suggested
polls
this will accepted by President
Benes.
left Czhosovakia and has gone to Munich
councils held there by Hitler is also omino The
infected increasing
Hungarian divisions continue to be dis
patched various OF transportation
Of the fateu days
July, 1914.
1lth settlement might still be possible the outlook
very somber. ,- . ,.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
R. R. Young Making
Self Acutely Felt in
High Finance.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

r T WAS only year ago that Robert
r. Young, 39-year-old Texan,
quite unknown to Wall Street, rode
i herd on the straying Van
Sweringen system and corralled it.
It was all bewilderingly complicated,
but, finally sifted down, it appeared
that Mr.. Young had picked up q
Evening star., 1938-05-23
The Capital Parade
Corcoran Held No Sinister Influence in New Deal,
Merely Useful Aide to Roosevelt.
;EPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER


the influence In the
at the and Communism at the helm
genial untirng remark
reasonably disneresd fellow whose fertile MIND
him the perfect idea for the
excessively excessively radical
Lately eftward again. the anti
aggressive political strategy and IN
word round that Tom CocoranS
Evening star., 1938-05-23

numbers. DIPLOMATS underStaHu
better than anybody else what the
German assurances that these
movements are mere routine
matters" mean. While nobody
knows exactly how many and what
kind of troops are preparing for
night exercises on the Czecho-
slovak frontiers, there is no doubt
that their number is sufficient to
overrun the republic.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

HE opinions OF the urters this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented N
The Stars effort to giDe all sides OF questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

TINE evolution Of the Pepper
Coffee bill which has been
recommended for revision to
Il a subcommittee is interesting
and important. This bill Is called
the Fine Arts Act, and its object is to
provide for the continuation and mod
ification of the Federal arts projects.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

OF government much Ike That eX-
pounded by Justice Brandeis. He
is no collectivist-far from 1t-but
he detests and fears bigness in
business, and he believes that the
time has come for the peoples
government, not large business, to
determine the national course
His work in Washington is a
crusade to put his theory into
practice. He is a fighter and
ruthless one. ready to sacrifice
Evening star., 1938-05-23

to any attempt Of the Germans to
enter Czechoslovakia. It Is also
the most plausible explanation why
the Hodza government has not
capitulated before Hitler's de-
mands for the complete autonomy
Of the Sudeten Germans. The
Czech leaders are by now aware
that neither France nor Great
Britain could give them more than
a moral support against Ger
many. And they saw what hap
Evening star., 1938-05-23

power; But he loves
healthy because it
ambition office high place Probably the
policies he did exist Grant that
admit that the Government fortunate to have unusual
a m
Evening star., 1938-05-23

fine PaWtucket hand is once more
at work. In view of all the drivel
talked and written about Cor
coran. this seems like a good time
to see what sort OF fellow he
really is.
X X X X
The notion of Tom Corcoran's
extreme youth no doubt derives
from his boyish and unassuming
manner and his odd chubbiness. At
first glance, he calls to mind
Evening star., 1938-05-23
Van Nuys Aid
By G. o. P.
Is Urged
Party Has Chance to
Put Principles Ahead
of Politics, Is View.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

~ VERY now and then the con-
~ servatives wake up in the morn
ing after primary election or
final election and wonder why
the cause they espouse has been de-
feated. They wondered about it after
the Florida primary, they exaggerated
the Importance of the Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1938-08-14

In spite Of the civil war that has
wrecked Spain in the last two years,
cooking mains have persisted behind
the lines of both armies.
Cromwell had all the passion Of q
reformer against the chicken fanciers
and he pursued them extravagantly.
He came closer to wiping out the
habit than Parliament has in modern
times.
Henry VIII built the famous royal
cock pit in his palace Of Whitehall
in the 18th century and took the sport
to new peaks Of popularity. The
Stuart kings were fanatical devotees
Of the pit and had large stables Of
every known strain of fighting chicken
Cockpit Immortalized.
The 18th century English painter,
William Hogarth, has immortalized
the famous cockpit in "Birdcage Walk"
in his immortal drawings. Other his
toric fighting centers in London were
in Westminster, Drury lane and Jewin
street.
From the 18th to the 10th century,
cooking mains were as popular as
cricket is today, and considered no
more sinful Mains were held in the
public schools and pupils and parents
contributed to the big annual main on
Shrove Tuesday.
Cock fighting has literature Of its
own in which the fine points Of the
Gordons, the Shawlnecks and the Irish
Grays are argued by fanciers who have
trained the breeds for generations.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

same as the last war but with dread
new weapons.
3. The third stage would come when
one side smashes the trench system
and breaks through for more wide
spread field maneuvers.
4. The fourth stage really comedies
with the other three, eDvsioning q
constant aerial bombardment Of capi-
tails. industrial centers and staff
headquarters.
Each country of Europe is prepared
to f1ght In any manner on any from
tier and all realize the four-step char
acter OF. tactics. The long drawn
fighting in Spain and China has weak
ened the lightning bolt theory.
Big Change in Rifles.
One Of the fundamental differences
between the last World War and the
next is the difference between the
single-shot. bolt action rifle and the
automatic rife.
Individual machine guns have COM
pletely halted field maneuvers by
making infantry frontal attacks i'm
possible without intense artillery sup
port. In the next war infantrymen
virtually will be machine gunners
armed with automatic rifles. light and
heavy machine guns, anti-tank guns,
land mines and hame-throwers.
Soldiers will 60 to battle riding in
trucks. armored cars and tanks. When
they get there they will be fresh, fully
armed. supplied abundantly with am
munition and backed by artillery that
can advance as rapidly as can
infantrymen.
Their way will be cleared by artillery
and planes, their rear will be pro-
tected by both tanks and planes, and
their supplies Of food and munitions
can be removed from reserves by air.
Learning from experiences in Spain
and China. most generals agree highly
trained soldiers intelligently led are
necessity with mechanized forces.
Foreign military observers in Spain
saw attackers stopped at city edges by
handful OF rooftop snipers because
the attackers lacked -throwers,
encient hand grenades or flame
throwers. Armies OF those observers
now have that equipment on hand.
These and other lessons already
have come from the worlds two cur
rent wars.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
By WALTER M. HARRISON,


LONDON.-Oliver well
couldn't kill cock fighting in Great
Britain in the 18th century. but, per-
haps, Premier Neville Chamberlain
can. Anyhow, the present govern
ment is going to take try at 1t.
New restrictions on the ancient and
sometimes honorable sport Of cock
fighting are planned within the next
few weeks.
Since 1s49 1t has been illegal in
England to assist in q cooking main
or to use premises for such a pur-
pose, but that hasn't wiped out the
sport that was introduced into the
tight little island" by the Romans
before Caesar came over in 55 B. C.
In spite Of the law and notwith-
standing the Englishman's respect for
the law, here and there news crops
out about a cock fight in some secret
pit. The old appetite doesn't seem
to die.
Now the House Of Commons is
going to make illegal the possession
Of bird trained or intended for
lighting. or the possession OF "gafIs,"
or spurs, with which the cocks are
equipped for scientific and bloody
sparring.
Home Office Backs Measure.
Sir Robert Cover introduced the
proposed new restrictions under the
protection of animals bill. The meas
ure has the support Of the home
ONCE and its passage is forecast.
Long before Jesus came out Of
Nazareth on his historic peace mis-
sion cock fighting was one Of the
main gambling games of India, China
and Persia.
Themistocles was a famous patron
OF the pits in ancient Greece 500
years before Christ. Once when mov-
ing an army against the Persians he
stopped the march to watch two
cocks in death struggle. He in
spired his men with the valor and
pluck Of the birds. The Greeks went
Evening star., 1938-08-14
England Making Ne,u attempt
To Stump Out Cock Fighting
OldAppetite forSport Continues to Live,
Although Practice Was Made
ILLEGAL in l849.

on and won a victory. Thereafter
annually they threw a big cooking
main in Athens. At first the ceremony
was patriotic, but soon the Greeks
had a name for 1.-THE great popular
sport.
When the Romans took over they
frowned at cock fighting, finally
caught the fever and had cock pit
in every garden. The Romans in
vented the gaf1. or sharp steel spur
and were the first to use dope" on
birds to get them to fight recklessly.
Practice Once Universal.
When the Christian church took up
a fight against the sins Of cock fight
ing. the practice had become universal
throughout Europe
Today it is illegal in most OF the
nations, except in Spain, the Orient
and many South American states.
That does not mean that cock fighting
is extinct. 1t is merely under cover.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

See SKYLINE DRIVE From
GLENDALE INN & COTTAGES
CHALET INN & COTTAGES
at WESTERN and EASTERN ENTRANCES
to Shenandoah Natl Park-S miles to
DRIVE" ton U. s. 21D. CaDacity. go;
up; special weekly. R15 and xi1.5c. P. o.,
Luray. Va. Tel 28-F-65. J. Allen williams,
Owner. Phone MET. O5O2 for information.
SHENVALEE HOTEL
Just south Newmarket. Va. on U. s. III;
81. miles from Skyline Drive. center Of
beautiful Shenandoah Valley. near all
Phone 73 or write J. c. Miller. MGR.
COLONIAL BEACH. VA.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
RESORTS,
VIRGINIA,

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA.
Bryce's Hotel and Cottages tBasye. Va.).
Dnd .Hst before S,glo you get to Orkney sprinss
Reputation built on food and service
Swimming pool sulphur and iron water
to guests. Bowling. pools, dancing. tenris,
horseshoes. Saddle horses for hire. Amer.
ican plan. 81 so per day; Sl5 per week.
Trail" stop with us. Mr. and Mrs.
WILLIAM R. BRYCE. owners
Evening star., 1938-08-14

When entering the saloon of 4
sunken steamer in Port Philip Bay al
Melbourne, Australia, q diver was at.
lacked by 6-foot shark and by stab
ning 1t repeatedly with his knife forced
the monster to escape through the
door.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Two Greek women in Capetown
South Africa, have been declared heirs
by the Supreme Court to $500, 900 left
by Pamayiotis Vafidis, q miser, who
died in abject poverty in Capetown,
without leaving any will
The Valley settler., 1938-02-10

If yoa place warm water in yorr
Fountains twice q day, 1T Will in
crease your chi cl<ens egg proouc w.,
Gull your chi kens often ana fe42
only the good layers
The Valley settler., 1938-02-10
,N,LCK ORDERS less r

y 'l'l-7''~ 10
UrGer@ for Chi clla a9e great doal
Fewer than last yea, according tc
Ns% Gharrod. A. the present time
there are about 70, coo en- clE5 0r-
6erod ana it seems doubtful If
the2e will be more tllan $4,000
katche6 in the Valley this Year,
IL e41,din g chose =: snail incubators.
Nest Of the pres Art orders are Hor
CN1v R7W reOp-4, only 80 having
{ La ed orders s. far.
At nee ,.-nG o. tne FouIVfy f0T"efS
As 50 CT 6ClOT .Hdn@ CAV Night, Dl--L
Evening star., 1938-10-29

gills are pink or changing to brown
The common mushroom is the only
species that is cultivated in specially
constructed houses or in caves or cell
lars Where cows are pastured these
mushrooms grow to a very large size
and may be picked in late summer
and autumn.
The cap or pileus, as it is known, is
silky or has fine fibers. The young
plants are called buttons. They are
hemispherical or nearly globose, while
the mature plants are almost convex
or fiat. The cap may be a creamy
white when just matured or tinged in
very short time with dingy brown.
The skin of the cap peels off read
lily. If the mushroom is clean or has
been freed from dirt with clean
brush or damp cloth it may be used
with the pithy stems for mushroom
broth. The margin of the cap ex-
tends beyond the gills.
The gills, scientifically known as
lamellas, are delicate pink, turning
to dark brown in short time. In the
young plant there is veil covering
the fragile gills. They are crowded
and rounded at the inner edge and
are not attached to the stem.
The stem or pipe is white, smooth
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Common Mushroom
Common Mushroom
(Aearicus campestris).

and stuffed with a soft substance like
pith. 1t is shorter than the diameter
Of the cap
The ring or annulus is delicate and
disappears when the mushroom Is fully
matured. The spores are elliptical and
broWnish. There are hundreds Of
thousands of them that are too small
to be seen without the aid Of a magni-
flying glass Yet they float about in the
air, finally falling to the ground, some
of them finding a spot in which to
germinate and grow.
These mushrooms can be made into
many delicious dishes and take the
place of meat. They are delicately ma
vored and blend we'll with other foods
Fine quality may be bought for a
small sum. The art Of cooking mush-
rooms may soon be learned and the
menu greatly improved by the addition
of a few mushrooms to impart their
own delicious flavor.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-10-29

for Governor, for Senator and for Rep
resentative in the National Legislature
to hope that the Chief Executive will
come also, and personally, to their
assistance. How far the President will
60 during the nine days before the
halloting begins remains to be seen.
When a delegation OF Pennsylvania
Democratic leaders, including the can
didates for ONCE in the Keystone State,
called on the President at Hyde Park
recently they had in mind very def
nitely the hope that the President
might make a speech in Pennsylvania,
or issue = statement supporting the
ticket there. The President explained
to them, however. that he was con-
f1ning his activities to his own home
State, where he would speak for Gov.
Herbert Lehman and other Demo-
cratic candidates.
Shuts on Other Requests.
He said. in effect, that If he stepped
outside Of New York for the candidates
In one State he would be importuned
to speak for candidates in many States.
And, it is now understood, he frankly
intimated that he did not intend to be
drawn into Massachusetts,, where
Jim" Curley is q candidate for Gov
ernor, or into Indiana, where Senator
Van Nuys is seeking to succeed himself.
These illustrations, given by the
President, indicate rather clearly that
whatever happens the President will
pick and choose those Democratic
candidates whom he will aid He is
not as catholic in his tastes as Demo-
cratic National Chairman James A.
Farley. All Democrats do not look
alike to President Roosevelt, even in
election year. no matter how they
appear to Farley The President gave
very definite indication of this fact
during the primary elections-when he
sought personally to purge" the party
Of Senators Smith OF South Carolina,
George of Georgia. Tydings of Mary
land and Representative John O'Con-
nor Of New York.
The President did not wish Senator
Van Nuys renominated in Indiana.
He had been a leader in the Senate
revolt against the bill to increase
the membership of the Supreme Court.
He threatened to run as independent
candidate for the Senate on the court
bill iSsue-and bluffed the McNutt-
Townsend Minton leadership into re-
nominating him, notwithstanding the
Presidents wishes. When the Presi-
dent used Van Nuys as an example
Of the Democrats he did not intend to
support, apparently it was because
he declined to stultify himself.
Curley Always for Roosevelt.
The case OF Mr. Curley is some
what different. Mr. Curley always
has been supporter Of the President
He was one Of the original Roosevelt
for President" men in the Bay State.
But since the election of President
Roosevelt in 1892, Mr. Curley has
had more OF q nuisance value than
any other kind Of value to the White
Evening star., 1938-10-29
~ BOYS Department
MARKS HALLOWEEN

Halloween is being observed through
out today by the Boys Department Of
the Central Young Mems Christian
Association, 1882 G street NV. The
day was chosen for the celebration to
enable the boys to participate without
interference by school.
This morning was given over to
swimming and gymnasium schedule.
This afternoon the boy members and
their friends we're scheduled to witness
a motion picture, participate in
march, take part in costume con-
test and other events especially for
Halloween.
Prizes were to be awarded for the
most original costume. the funniest,
prettiest and the most horrible, re-
spectively.
Bobbing for apples, eating crackers
and = peanut pushing contest were
among other stunts arranged. The
program is under direction of w. +.
Fry, E. H. Thacker and e. Holt Neese,
all of the "Y" stan. Refreshments
will be served at s pm.
Evening star., 1938-10-29


magnitude
problem
expected
discussion patents will probably
General
henchmen collected material illustrating the
glassware industry
the object lesson but the material all
should
foundation treatment the laws.
But there disturbing also Whether the derives
controls
material monopoly the broad and effects al kinds
important
settled the investigation being handled by the
the commission nvest
trouble
the initiative Of Chair
N radical
Douglas
college camae friend Anthony Panuh charge the
E. Cs investigating division Panuch odd ngureby birth
onicial
decidedly cou New
of the
change his mind