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Evening star., 1938-03-24
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

demand that some one feed the horse,
and hitch up the buggy.
We should have been suspicious that
something was wrong with us when the
first "book club" came into being
What! We who loved books, ready to
permit some one else to do the selecting
for us?
We WHO prided ourselves upon our
taste, willing to let some one we never
saw or ever expected to see tell us which
books to read, and why?
Too lazy to run furnace
Too Indifferent to select our own
mental food
Now we are threatened with having
our music chosen for us in the same
way
And it will serve us right.
What We have feared now comes upon
us, because We have not been strong and
reliant in the faith of our fathers.
That faith took in many things be-
sides religion.
1t was built on some knowledge, some
folklore, but above all the hope and
aspiration of the human mind and heart
for better world for those to come.
X
A better world didn't mean streets
across which one is afraid to walk for
fear of life or limb.
1t didn't mean cities defenseless
against bombs from the skies.
Kipling didn't write his poem about
IAN humble and contrite heart" just
for Englishmen.
~ *
Ua oicfo lov, oh ko ;rlc
do say words, Of course. Let us believe
it.
Maybe the world will be willing to
admit its mistakes about many things,
e'er long, as it watches what is hap
pening to its section of the animal king
dom known as man"
Let us believe that only the good things
of faith are worth while, after all
The faith of our fathers and grand
fathers
The faith of twilight and a good
supper
The faith of spring, and the birds
Saying words and that we can listen
and understand what they say
The faith of labor, and study, and
honest effort
The faith of the dog that we will treat
it right
The faith that we know a good book
when we read it
The faith that music was made for us,
and that We must get at the beauty
thereof
The faith that human kindness is not
something to be ashamed Of
That heart and mind working to-
gether, result in things better than those
from the mind alone
The faith that success has other
avenues than just the one which leads
to Hollywood
The faith that America is still sound
as dollar, but with some rotten spots
in it
That it must be kept sound. and
mostly by ourselves, no selection by any,
body else allowed
That it is up to us, and we must do
With liberty and justice for ALL"
Amen.
Evening star., 1938-03-24

"dear sir
"Mr. tracewen
"You is mistaken. birds does say
words. my dady an my grandady learnt
me an could tell you lot about them.
sometimes reads what you rites but
birds does say words please askuse pencil.
'yrs TRULY,
We not only excuse the pencil, but
hasten to say that we are glad for 1t,
and also for the honest faith of our
correspondent.
B. F. G. has hit on the secret of the
ages
What our fathers and grandfathers
taught us ought to be good enough for
us, but every one knows that the world
thinks it has gone far beyond them.
Hence, havoc.
Man, the thinker, has thought himself
into debacle.
We thought up the motor car, and
what has it done to us? 1t annually
kills in this country about 10000 persons
and results in 100000 wounded, we
believe.
If all these killed and wounded-in a
single year-Were in one city the disaster
would shake the world. But because death
and manning is spread thin over the
whole United States, it is permitted, evi-
dently.
Man has invented the airplane, to what
purpose?
To rain death and disaster upon help
less civilians, unarmed men and women
and little children
The crown of chemistry is the inVen-
ton of terrible gases, which are supposed
to blot out whole populations, soaring
their lungs, binding them, rotting the
very flesh liquid off their bones
Man, the thinker, can do no better than
, this after all these centuries?
This would be better world. we be-
lieve, if we could all go back to the good
things our fathers and grandfathers
taught us.
On, they were men, with the failings
of men, but they had faith, and a way
OF acting which was based on humanity.
not on chemistry. or physics.
They heard the birds in the spring
and were sure they said words"
They We're better off, too, no doubt
about that, before invention made them
place too great reliance on mechanical
things.
For mechanical things are, what shall
we say, mechanical?
Maybe it is too late to think about
that now.
We should have been afraid of the
mechanical long ago. instead of vel
coming 1t with open arms. just because it
promised to get us out of work
The bomb, dropped, responds solely to
the laws OF physics and, chemistry, and
those laws have no warm human heart,
no eyes ready to brim with tears. M an.
probation of anything.
X X
ms country, and perhaps the whole
world, has been too ready to get out of
work
The old horse and buggy DAYS" did
Evening star., 1938-03-24
Indian Claims.
From the Arkansas Gazette,

FROM the ArkansAS Gazette. =
Couple of tribesnen are In Washing
ton seeking redress for an alleged mas
sacre of the Sioux In 1890 Are they
offering any set-off on account Of the
affair at the Little Big Horn II years
earlier2
Evening star., 1938-03-24

Europe has several war crises and will
not find encouragement for local musi-
clans credited with the ability to create
something as good as Sousa march.
Evening star., 1938-03-24

So many eminent statesmen are resid-
ing in Maryland that it is not believed
Governor Nice can go wrong should he
decide to request advice.
Evening star., 1938-03-24

One of the signs of rough going is the
awakening tendency Of New York to
study rights and preferences in other
large cities.
Evening star., 1938-03-24
NOn-Naval Contest.

from tne kAnSaS CITY Star.
Honduras and Nicaragua have had
boundary dispute for the last rs years.
in which period they have been at war
four times. But they haven't yet started
q naval race.
Evening star., 1938-03-24
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Evening star., 1938-03-24

One Of the achievements of we'll
managed war material is to produce a
speech instead Of an explosion.
Evening star., 1938-03-24
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His Only Relief.

Does Congressman have to work
hard?"
work hard!" echoed Senator Sorg-
hum. "A large portion of the year I'm
busy twenty-four hours day with con-
ferences and speeches and correspond
ence. II didn't beg back here to wash
ington, D. c., for little repose now and
then don't believe I'd get by!"
Jud Tunkins says patriot is a man
who can forget his own interests and a
politician is man who can't.
Evening star., 1938-03-24
Interference

Interference.
The radios erratic,
And yet it's not all wrong,
For life is full Of static"
That serves to spoil the song.
Speak yoh mind" said Uncle Eben;
"but hesitate about choosin' q traffic cop
for an audience"
Evening star., 1938-03-24
Old-FaShiOned,

Old-Fashioned.
Old-fashioned dresses
And old-fashioned girls;
Old-fashioned tresses
With old-fashioned curls-
Vainly one hollers
For these and for more;
Think what old-fashioned dollars
Once bought at the store.
II have had but little to say" said HI
Ho, the sage of Chinatown. II resume
speech in order to protect my ears against
the voices Of those who have even less
to say. Every mans voice is pleasing to
its owner"
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@. When was mustard first manufac-
tured for table use?-F. B. K.
A. It was not until the 18th century
that any attempt had been made to
prepare the mustard seed for table use.
Prior to that the seeds were brought to
the table in their natural state and the
diners would crush them on the sides of
their plates with the handle of knife.
It was in the year 1922 that Mrs. Glenn
ems of Durham, England, conceived the
idea Of grinding up the mustard seeds
in exactly the same way as wheat was
ground, manufacturing dry mustard as
q commercial enterprise.
@. How much water does the average
person use in day?-W. H.
A. It Is estimated that the United
States uses 12o gallons Of water q day
per capita.
G. How much does 1t cost to fire the
cannon every evening in the Norfolk
Navy Yard?-E. M. B.
A. The Navy Department says that the
cost Of firing the sunset gun in the Nor
folk Navy Yard is about 80 cents. 80
Evening star., 1938-07-03
DIAMOND SOULS
TO FLASHY BURK
Cracks Record in Classic.
Kent Crew Wins Thames
Challenge Cup.
Hy the Associated Press.

~ tnt hSSoClaten 1iesS.
HENLEY ON THAMES. England.
July 2.-American oarsmen won two
Of the Royal Henley Reeatta's most
coveted championships today when Joe
Eu:,s. United States and Canadian
c.1- -rpion from Philadelphia, set up
a new record in the diamond sculls
and Kent (Conn.) School captured the
Thames Challenge Cup.
Burk clipped seconds off the old
record as he sculled the mile and Ave
sixteenths in 3 minutes 2 seconds and
finished nearly 100 yards in front of
L. D. Habbitts of the Reading Rowing
Club. The Englishman crossed the
finish line 81 seconds after the power
full Philadelphian.
The old record Of $40 was made
by F. S. Kelly in 1905 and equaled by
H. Buhtz Of Germany in 1894.
Takes Time at Start.
Burk started in leisurely fashion.
giving his rival brief lead. Then the
American cut loose Stroking 40 to the
minute, he rapidly left Habbitts behind
and made a runaway Of the race in
the last half mile.
Kent School kept the Thames
Trophy in America for the third
straight year by beating the London
Rowing Club in the final after elimi-
mating Yale's lightweight crew earlier
in the day. Tabor Academy won the
event the last two years, defeating
Kent in the final in 1896.
The Connecticut schoolboys demon
strated their superiority by overtaking
the London eight after trailing the
first half mile and then pulling away
at the finish to score by q length in
minutes seconds. Kent was timed
in 7:06 in beating Yale by two-thirds
of a length in the semi-finals.
Kent Comes from Rear.
The English boat jumped to the
front at the start and increased its
advantage to q third of . length at
the first signal. A half length sepa-
rated the boats at the second signal,
and had increased to two-thirds of a
length at the halfway mark. Then
Kent stepped up the beat, cutting
Londons margin to q few feet at the
third signal
The powerful American crew kept
forging up and at the mile was strok-
ing at q SO clip and going away fast.
Kent answered every challenge Of the
London boat in the final drive, then
gave their school yell and picked up
Coxswain Z. w. Thomas and tossed
him tn the river.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Georgeto,un's Burke Scores
With His Chip Shots, Putting,
In College Links Cro,un Win
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July 2.-Ap-
preaching and putting like master.
John Paul Burke. 2l-year-old George
town University sophomore. today
took over the national intercollegiate
golf throne.
The redhead stylist from Newport,
r. l., led almost from the start In
winning the crown.
Another sophomore, Bert Mcdowell
OF Louisiana State University, 49,
yesr-old son Of a Kansas City den
tist, was the victim in the 36-hole
championship finals, the last nine
holes Of which we're interrupted by a
terrific cioudburst that threatened to
delay the finish until tomorrow.
Burke, \ pre-law student at George
town u, who has qualified for the
national amateur twice and won his
States amateur crown for three years
and the open once, turned back the
threat Of Mcdowell on the 34th hole,
1 and 2. in drizzling rain that con-
tinued after the cloudburst.
1t was the sensational chipping and
putting Of Burke, steady, cool
headed player, that told the story. His
game from the tee was nothing to
elaborate on, but when it came to his
short irons and a very accurate putt
ing game, Burke had what it took.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
D. c. SHOTSSH|NE
IN EASTERN MEET
Walsh, Scott Gain Pistol
Honors-RifIe Test Won
by Mrs. IL McDonnje,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CASCADE. Md, July 1.-Two Of
Washington's marksmen held to their
high positions in the pistol matches
Of the Eastern open rifle and pistol
championships at Camp Ritchie in
the second day of firing today.
Walter Walsh, crack shot Of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. who
placed second yesterday with the 49,
calibre hand guns, collected another
second place today in the .22-calibre
pistol event to maintain his No. 2
position in the aggregate total. Roger
Scott. finishing fourth, kept that posi-
ton in the aggregate.
M. O. Wilson Of the United States
Coast Guard team showed the way
to the field of pistol experts today
with a score of 2S5, over Walsh's 283.
Baltimore Shot Leader.
Paul Goulden, Baltimore (Md) re-
cruiting officer, .38-calibre winner the
first day. finished third to give him a
3-point aggregate lead over Walsh S
total of SGT. Scott was nosed out of
third in the aggregate by Wilson's
remarkable score. which moved the
Coast Guardsman up from 10th place.
Mrs. L. L. McDonnie, Washington's
only woman entrant, placed first in a
field of 56 riflemen in the restricted
match for those never having won a
place medal in any N. r. A. registered
tournament Her score was a credit
able 398 out of 4 possible 400.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
SHUTE CONQUERS
GULDAH[,2AND |
Open Champ Not Satisfied,
Pair to Play Again for
"American TitIe."
By the Associated Press

H1NGHAM, Mass. July 2.-Denny
Shute, two-time champion Of the
National P G. A.. today proved again
he is peer Of the Nations match play
ers as he clinched q 2-and-1 victory
over Ralph Guldahl. master Of medal
play, in a 36-hole challenge match for
the unofdcial championship Of the
United States.
Shute was exactly two under par
for the IS holes, the first IL Of
which were played yesterday over
his home course of Brae Burn and
which left him up starting the
last round at the South Shore Coun-
try Club today. Neither ever had seen
the course here before today
Guldahl was loath to accept the
verdict as conclusive.
Although putted poorly and have
no alibi," he said, Il don't think SO
holes is \ long enough test, and
don't think 1t was quite fair to play
part Of 1t on shute's home course.
Wants Longer Course.
I'D like to play him again in the
fall over u holes and over neutral
course, preferably one tough and long.
This course (South Shore was too
short for me-"
Shute Immediately accepted the
challenge and the date and place will
be decided later.
Though Guldahl's putter remained
cold todays the National Open cham
pion nevertheless was one under par
for the II holes. He picked up only
one hole ON the p. g. A. king. with
Denny holing everything within 10
feet OF the cup.
Two missed tee shots on par holes
that caught traps and two subsequent
mediocre recoveries told the story Of
shute's round today, for he was 1iaw-
less the rest Of the way.
Goes Down Fighting.
Three down At the 9th, Guldahl
threatened to make tight race Of it
down the home stretch when he
birdied the 2eth to win that and then
added the 30th Is Shute failed to re-
cover we'll from . trap.
This put Guldahl only one down
with seven to play, but Denny raped
home . birdie on the next, holing
. 1S-footer. and became up again.
Then they halved out the next f,ve in
par to end it.
| CardS:
| Par. out 434 444 435-3H
| Shute, out - IA 434 436-3b
| ouldahl cut 434 434 445-36
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Evening star., 1938-07-03
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Stan Correspondent Of The Star,

NEW YORK. N Y, July 2.-Frowny
Yves Ferrell, who communes with
astronomy on the slightest provoca-
ton. placed himself within range OF
New York's stars here today and was
singed. As the Mats suffered their
third straight day of chronic batting
shrinkage and absorbed their fourth
consecutive loss, the Yankees blasted
four home runs and registered a H.
to-2 victory.
Monte Pearson, who has enjoyed
only mediocre hurting success this sea-
son. effectively squelched the Ma
tionals' fond hope of emerging from
their hitting slump, yielding only five
hits. four of them singles. to enlarge
the Yankees chain of consecutive tri-
unphs to seven.
Washington confined its limited
scoring to the second and ninth
innings, with the right-handed Pear
son tanning George Case. Sammy West
and Zeke Bonura in the first inning
pitching. From the third through the
eighth innings Pearson was decidedly
stingy. granting, only one hit and
continuing to compile a string OF
goose 4egz on the scoreboard.
Yanks uet Fast Start.
The Yankees were eager to demon
strate their potency. starting their
l4-hit attack in the first inning
Frankie Crosetti found the range on
Ferrell with q crisp single to left and
after Red Rolfe had flied out. fitted
down to second, a stolen base to his
credit
That strategical maneuver and fash
OF heetness was unnecessary, however
for, after Tommy Heinrich famed, Joe
Di Maggie rifled a treemndous triple
some 43O feet out in center field, scor.
ing Crosetti. Lou Gehrig, the only
member of the Yankees who failed te
connect safely, walked and Dickey
tuned up by whacking sizzling sin.
gle to center, scoring Di Maggie.
The Mats mustered one of their in.
adequate runs in the second wher
Buddy Myer, who accounted for two
of their hits, rammed a single to cen.
ter with one down. Rick Ferrell flee
out. but Wes walked, moving Myer tt
second, from where he scored wher
Rookie Case scorched a single int<
left.
Ferrell escaped the second com.
paratively unharmed. with Crosetti ad.
vancing only as far as second wher
Buddy Lewis allowed his groundel
to skid between his legs and Ferrel
baked him to second. That error
incidentally. was the forerunner o.
muffs by Myer and West.
Myer contributed his tumble in tn,
third, allowing Heinrich to reach first
Di Maggie moved him to second b!
beating out . grounder which Myel
stopped with dive pnd Henraci
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Criffs, Checked by Pearson,
Take l2-2 Beating as Kanlss'
H0ners Rock Ferreu, Kraltky

streaked to third after Simmons went
to deep left for Gehrig's fly. Dickey
walked and Heinrich scored after Sell
kirk spanked long fly to West.
Then came the home run barrage.
Red Rolfe slammed his disastrous poke
into the right-field stands in the
fourth, scoring Crosetti, who was
perched on first by virtue Of forcing
Pearson at second, ahead of him.
Dickey, who had whammed two
home runs the day before, connected
for his 18th homer Of the season lead
ing off in the nth inning. Selkirk
followed him and duplicated the drive
by hoisting a home run among the
same customers in the right-held
seats.
Ferrell finished the inning. but Man.
ager Bucky Harris switched to Wild
Man Joe Krakauskas in the sixth
and the Yankees greeted him fondly.
Wild Man walked Heinrich, famed
Di Maggie and walked Gehrig to
launch his unimpressive performance
Dickey was thrown out by Myer, but
both runners advanced on the tap
and Selkirk inflicted more damage by
pumping a single to center, scoring
Heinrich and .Gehrig. Joe Gordon
whacked a soaring triple beyond the
outstretched glove Of Case in right
center to score Selkirk.
Mats Stage Mild Rally.
Krakky retired Crosetti and Rolfe
in the seventh before the Yankees
resumed blasting. Heinrich punched q
double to left and Di Maggie followed
him with a lofty home run into the
left-field stands, barely inside the
foul marker.
That concluded New York's total
output for the day. but the Mats
suffering down through the innings
rose in righteous indignation in the
ninth. and with the aid Of an error
and family freakish double, produced
their other run.
Bonura and Travis accommodated
the customers by going out, but Myel
prolonged the game with q loopina
single to right. Buddy moved tc
second when Rolfe booted Tony
Giuliani's grounder and scored when
Pinch Hitter Taft Wright bounced Z
double over Gehrig's head. Case ended
the slaughter by grounding out, Rolf(
to Gehrig.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Holiday Twin Bills

NEW YORK, July 2 R.-Base-
ball schedule for July 4 double
headers (time Is Z. 8. T).
American League.
New York at Washington, 1:30
and $50 pm.
Philadelphia at Boston, 1880
and 2:30 pm.
st. Louis ut Chicago, 1:30 and
$50 pm.
Cleveland at Detroit, 1850 and
$50 pm.
National League.
Brooklyn at New York, 1880
and 2:30 pm.
Boston at Philadelphia, 1880
and 2:30 pm.
Pittsburgh ct Cincinnati, 1850
and $50 pm.
Chicago at st. Louis, 1:3o and
40 pm.
Evening star., 1938-07-03

The Georgetown University victor
went up at the NTH hole and
never was headed. He was 2 up
through nine. S up through the half.
way mark, and he protected that mar
gin through the 9th.
The deluge caught them at the
29th. forcing a half-hour delay, with
Burke up and holes to 60
The competitors decided to play on
as the rain slackened. They halve1
the next two holes. but Mcdowell
picked up in a row. winning the
32nd with par as Burke three
putted on the sloppy green and pick
ing up the 33rd by sinking a 6-foo.er
as Burke Clipped short.
Mcdowell overshot the green at
the 34th and took two puts for a
bogie to lose the hole and the match
when Burke chipped within feet of
the cup and rolled it in through a
puddle Of water.
Burke. equalling par for the morn
ing round, due chiefly to fancy ao-
proaches and 10 one-putt greens,
built up his commanding margin and
stayed out in front despite a game
but losing stretch fight by the Kansas
City youngster. Burke was aided by
two stymies in the first lS holes, the
only ones Of the match
The Georgetown stylist took only
56 puts for the "a holes, while Nc
Dowell had 81. Burke one-putted IS
green's and had only three 3-pust
holes. Burke reached II green's in par
figures, Mcdowell l8. but the Kansas
Citian's putter failed him often.
On shots to the green, Mcdowell ap-
preached to the inside 13 times to 16
for the victor. but Burke's trusty
putter and = favored sand-blaster ne
used when within so yards of the
green knocked out bulls-eyes too many
times
The match ended in a steady drizzle
on the 34th green.
Said the finalist opponents:
Burke: I'm glad it's over-1
couldn't do anything at all on those
last few green's It was lucky for me
that I got EN- close early
Mcdowell: Il don't mind so much
losing to such good player-and
such q good sportsman-as Burke"
Cards OF the final match:
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Tennis Champs

WIMBLEDON, England, July :
R.-Champions crowned in the
all-England tennis championships:
mems singles-Don Bulge,
Oakland, Calf.
Women's singles-Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody. San Francisco.
MEMS Doubles - Bulge and
Gene Mako, Los Angeles.
Women's doubles-Alice Marble,
San Francisco, and Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan, Brookline. Mas.
Mixed doubles-Budse and Mis-
Marble.
sOeae6es re4ninod 49,
Evening star., 1938-07-03
RIGGS IN SEMI.FINAL
Defending Tri-state Net Champ
Conouers DR.. McDiarmid.

CINCINNATI. July 2 tP.-Bobby
Riggs of Chicago. defending titlist Of
the Tri-State Tennis Tourney, ad-
vanced to the semifinals today by
trouncing DR.. John McDiarmid,
Princeton University professor, 6-,
64.
1t was the only quarter final round
of the day. others being rained out.
Play will be resumed tomorrow,
when Riggs Is scheduled for an after
noon match.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
COACH AT PENN STATE
Two Former Big Ten Champions
Are Added to stan.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, July A.
Two former Big Ten champions in
track and gymnastics have been add
ed to Penn States coaching stan for
next year.
Bob Grieve Of Illinois viii assist
Chick Werner. Lion track mentor,
and Gene Wettstone ef Iowa vim
coach the -gymnastae team.