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Evening star., 1938-04-14

giles to keep grass beneath giant trees,
but at the same time would whisper,
"Others have met the same problems,
and have triumphed. To him who over
cometh-"
Triumph, indeed, but scarcely the sort
based on Illustration.
1t is too big word.
Nor does it fit the case.
1--WE can make little plot of grass
grow as we wish it to grow"
Alas! That is precisely the thing We
cannot do.
When 1t comes to stubbornness, not
even mule is more obdurate than an
average small plot Of grass. 1t is balky
to the last degree.
1t doesn't make much noise, but it has
other ways Of showing its dislike of the
popular American maxim, you can't
stand still-you either must go ahead or
60 back
Any old lawn, large or small, can stand
perfectly still.
Year after year, 1t goes along at a
steady pace, spotty and ragged in March
and April, nice is May. better in June,
not so good in July, poor in August, be-
ginning to get spotty again in September
very bad and even gray looking in winter
\ X
Such lawn never heard the word
Illustration" It doesn't know that the
granddaddy OF that word is in Jail in
Vienna-and it serves him right, some
will think.
Lawns have to suffer from lack of food,
poor earth mixed with tin cans, bricks
and other strange substances, from lack
of water, from lack of care.
Lack is the one big thing in the life of
an average lawn.
This word includes, of course, lack of
care.
Even the person who respects his lawn,
and wants it to grow for itself alone, may
not have neither the time nor inclina-
ton to give it the care it needs.
X x*
There is nothing to take the place of
grass.
Pebbles won't do.
So-called ground covers are to be used
Simply when grass won't grow.
Concrete makes parking lot, that is
all.
None of the substitutes is grass, in any
sense.
And grassy lawn, to be right. in the
best sense, has to be moved All other
methods have been tried and have been
found wanting. If you don't cut the
grass, the mosquitoes find it much to
their liking, and so do all the weeds in
the world.
Any good lawn is a manifestation OF
the common sense of all peoples in re-
gard to grass as an ornamental
The Wavy meadows have their place.
but 1t isn't around city or suburban
home
Time and people have worked things
out. What is, is, and there's a reason,
in most cases.
A dandelion is beautiful, really-but
not on the lawn.
What is the word lawn" after all but
law raised to the nth degree?
A good lawn is made so by observa-
ton of the laws of lawn keeping.
These are we'll known-the difficulty
comes in observing the letter of the law.
And here, as elsewhere ignorance is no
excuse
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Pump priming is not a fort,peete term
in connection with the need of new pub
lie revenues. The interest taken by Mr..
Wallace in the methods of the home
farmer will probably substantiate a the
ory to the effect that pump once in the
habit of being primed will come to de-
pend on that process more and more with
the elapse of time.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Shooting Stars.
By PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Just a Slight Difference,

JuSL a SugHL DlnerenCe.
If you enjoy the simple life,
Avoiding argument and strife,
Content to sleep eight hours away
And sit down to your three per day,
Existence will be just song:
A simple tune and not too long.
But If you take the shifty chance
With skirts or booze or high finance,
Suspicion soon will turn your way,
And keep you guessing day by day.
Your nerves get sadly out of kink
And put you wholly on the blink,
Until existence seems to be
Just one perpetual third degree!
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Young Senator Lodge is accused of in
terfering with social aspirations at the
British court. His distinguished father
used to be charged with social activities
in politics, but he never went quite so
far as to cross the ocean with them.
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Baseball players and horses always oc-
cupy liberal share of popular attention.
Europe has an advantage in studying the
horses but has not yet allowed itself to
learn enough about baseball to make the
term world series" matter for consid-
Grafton all the way around the globe.
Evening star., 1938-04-14

The New York Stock Exchange pro-
ceeds with the election of some new
officers. In the meantime the man who
was once its head will apply himself to
the books of wellknown penal insti-
tuition. He may not find the work so
interesting but he will be gratiied by
the fact that results are more reliable.
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Many American citizens have to learn
to quote Kipling with remarkable de-
gree Of admiring accuracy although they
remain disappointed at his reluctance in
solving an Oriental situation that has
become serious.
Evening star., 1938-04-14

AS neither President Roosevelt nor Vice
President Garner admits that there was
any misunderstanding in their recent
interview the subject may as we'll be
dropped. A misunderstanding really does
not matter seriously unless a persistent
intention is shown by one side or the
other to render it permanent.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Having a Care.

MAYBE we will name street in our
fair city after you"
II hope not" said Senator Sorghum.
ut is shocking to see how streets named
after respectable old timers have turned
out"
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Music must have its recognized place
in the development OF serious affairs.
Many people will recall the famous
"Boulanger March which was supposed
to lead political revolution In France,
1t is now forgotten. Music is one of the
delights of public expression, but it can
not be relied on for permanent political
effects.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Automatic Cessation.

"Why does he put so many people o
of the parade?"
"To show his authority"
when will his authority cease?"
"When there is no parade left"
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misguided project entirely and in clear
ing the way for more worthy and &C.
ceptable memorial to Thomas Jefferson,
II he needs any further memorial.
THERESA Il. RUSSELL.
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There are no new wars" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown. 1--WE are misled
by the rise of new weapons to express an
ancient hatred"
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All but Stable.

From the Macon (Ga.) telegraph.
A Pittsburgh concern is offering steel
houses for sale. Nothing. 1t is claimed
can tear one down except 7-year-old
boy.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
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From the Indianapolis Star.
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No Court Presentation.

No Court Presentation.
I may not go to see the king.
I dare not call upon the queen.
To them I cannot say thing
To mar their dignity serene.
I leave them to their gloom so rich.
dare not make it disappear
Although I know some stories which
I'd really like to have them hear!
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Eminence to Be Recognized.

"You have tried great many things"
eyes, and haven't succeeded in any
of them. But have talents that will
yet be recognized. always guess wrong
so am convinced that I can become
first-class weather prophet"
MANY man thinks he's got religion"
said Uncle Eben, when he has learned
to sing loud wifout payin' any attention
to de meanin' Of de words"
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Maryland and Virginii
Evening star., 1938-04-14

q. How many radio stations carry
Major Bowes' amateur hour?-L. N.
A. The program is now heard over
ia stations.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

the Assistant State Secretary,
but it is difficult to answer cold
truth. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Thurman Arnold used q
line in his radio speech the
other night which took a whack
at cartelS, a subject mentioned
in the Berle memo.
It was not q direct whack,
however, as Berle used the word
quasi cartel" to mean Govern
ment control of q few natural
monopolies in matters of pro-
duction, price and distribution.
(You have that now in electri-
cal power.)
1t seems likely that the Berle
suggestions may turn the trend
OF the committee away from the
old demagogic attacks on size,
sixty families" and other DO
Htical dummies.
Conservatives who are now
cheering, however. will be dis.
appointed If the committee
swerveS that way. The investi-
gators might then develop a
wellconceived radical reform
that would work.
A MOTHER coming headline
"A splash is the National Re.
sources Board report on the dis
tribution of income by size. Fin
ishing touches have been put on
it. Advance word is it will give
complete data on how many
people make how much.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
January DeGdline

A LEXANDER SPEER, one Of
"A the % impartial Southern
leaders" called in to promote
the Mellett report, has obtained
the Government job he was
looking for. He has been made
chief engineer of the power sec
ton of PWA. Speer formerly
was with A. G. & E., the HopSon
outfit, known in the New Deal
as the worst Of the utilities. He
left there by request.
Speer's job will be to carry
out the Barkley promise that no
Government money will be
spent to build competing utility
enterprises until q fair offer
has been made to buy existing
services.
The way things are now going,
he may not have much trouble.
Although 80 PWA allotments
have been made, totaling
around $7,4O0, 900 since June %,
not a single offer for an existing
utility system has been heard Of
around PWA h e a dquarters.
Either the cities receiving the
allotmentS have not made any
offers or else they have forgot
ten to notify PWA.
Trick Of it is that unless
allotted dirt flies by January !,
all deals are off. -
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

A private understanding has
been reached that hearings
will be started then. Very
propitlous occasion it viii be,
too. Election Day Is NoVem-
ber 8. While the investigators
apparently do not know that.
or are said to be concerned with
economics, whatever economic
fat they fry will be gravy on
the Roosevelt political potatoes.
Decision has not yet been
made as to what they win fry
first, but 1t probably will be
patents. Hottest part of
the skillet will be reserved
for radio and glass indus
tries. The radio patent sit
uation is well known, but Just
what the cooks are fixing up
for glass is a kitchen secret.
However, they wanS to do some
thing spectacular and easy at
the outset, and these two ex-
cellent fish will suit their pur-
poses.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

l. "a Lady,: Senator Tyd-
ings is a gentleman. MIR. ROOse-
welt is a parIOr pink. I shall
vote for Tydings.
2. IL NAM: The President is
electing TydingS by the fashion
Of his fight.
3. "a Mani: I sOldiered with
Tydings. I'm going to vote for
him.
4. "a Mani: Lewis Is . Penn
Sylvania carpetbagger. I'm for
Tydings.
S. "a Mani: Mr.. Roosevelt by
all means should make the trip
here. Then he'll find out how
we feel about this matter. We
helped elect him President but
we gave him no mandate over
Maryland. I'm for TydingS.
with SAFETY"
6. CA Lady,: He Tydings)
has been our Senator for IL
years. I think we can send him
back with safety-and assur-
ance that there will be no die
tatorship in Maryland.
I. "a Mani: / never knew 1t
was q sin to have . mortgage.
1 guess the mistake Millard
made under the present way Of
operating was to pay it back.
He's my man.
s. "a Lady,: Mr.. Lewis is an
old man who is being led around
by the nose. Mr.. TydingS Is
young and his own master as he
has proved to US. I shall vote
for him.
8. "a Mani: I've voted twice
for TydingS for Senator and I'll
vote again.
10. "a Mani think I would
vote for Lewis If the President
hadn't given me orders to vote
for him. Now I'll vote for the
other guy.
DON'T KNOW WHY"
II. CA Mani Tydings. I don't
know why, but it's TydingS.
IL. "a NAM I went to school
with Tydings and I went over
seas with him. How do you
think I'll vote?
13. "a Mani: Lewis got rs
social security. I understand
they've used the money up for
other things so / guess I'd bet.
ter vote for him to see I get
what's coming to me.
IA. "a Mani: He's one Of the
common people. I vote for
Lewis.
is. "a Mani: if President
Roosevelt wants him in Wash,
ington, I guess we'd better send
him there.
16. "a Lady,: ! think Mr.
Lewis has mucn more down
right common sense than MT
Tydings. / shall vote for Lewis
II. CA Lady,: I think Mr.
Tydings' money has gone to his
head. shall vote for the poor
man.
ls. "a Mani: Lewis Is for
labor and I'm . union man
| Lewis.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Baltimore
May Hear
President

YDE PARK, N. Y,
Aug. Is N.N.S.).-The Pres
idential Secretariat was silent
today on the invitation of
DR.. H. C. Byrd, president Of
the University Of Maryland,
for Mr.. Roosevelt to enter
the Free State and campaign
against Senator TydingS.
It was insisted that the
President as yet has no Mary
land engagement. Observers
felt, however, that Mr.. ROOSe-
welt would make q speech,
probably in Baltimore, some
time between September /
and Labor Day in support Of
Representative David Lewis,
TydingS' opponent.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
JAMES A. FARLEY
Called Into Counsel by
President Ro0seUelt

cal Importance were expected to
be discussed.
One was the New York State
situation in which the President
always takes an active part as a
resident and former governor. De
cision must be made shortly as to
whether or not the White House
is to give it's support to the sena-
torial candidacy Of Governor Leh-
man, who provoked Mr.. Roosevelt
by opposing the Supreme Court
enlargement proposal at a crucial
moment.
PROBLEM IN IDAHO
The other problem concerns the
Idaho situation. Farley already
has pledged his support to Rep
resentative Worth Clark, who de
feated Senator James P. Pope in
the recent Democratic primary on
q straight New Deal issue. Pope
was a Hyde Park caller last Sun
day and intimated he might run
as an independent. The Presi
dent later charged that Pope was
beaten only because approximately
20,0OO Republicans voted in the
primary against him.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Ath' viz %
There are other major political
arguments going on here, such as
the sound horse race between
Howard Jackson, mayor Of Balti-
more, and Herbert O'Conor, attor-
ney general of Maryland, for the
goVernorship of the Free State.
Governor Nice, Republican incum-
bent, is running again and hopes
for the same squeeze play which
gave him a Scant margin over Bert
Ritchie almost four years ago.
TAIT'S RACE
Galen TAFT wants to be Republi-
can Senator in the same sort of
hoped for meSS-up.
But Baltimore seems only casu-
ally interested in any hustings
and polls arguments which do not
concern Millard Tydings and
Davey Lewis. This fight is the
sole topic of conversation every
where you go and there is an
awful lot of money being pledged
on the outcome.
There is only one issue, despite
the fog which has been stirred with
the idea of clouding it. It IS very
definite despite University Presi.
dent "Curley" Byrd's telegram to
the President that there was a
clear track and all Maryland
would welcome him if he came
over to explain his inference.
1t strikes at a Marylander'S and
particularly a Baltimorean's great
est pride-that this is the Free
State and that a Free Slater has
the unalienable right to clean his
own house or dirty it as he pleases
without taking instructions from
anybody-even from the President
of the United States.
OTHERS READ OUT
The writer has not as YET
had opportunity to study the
reaction of Georgia, South Caro-
lima and the Sixteenth congres
sional district Of New York tc
the presidential purge.
But he has been able to do !,
in Baltimore, and for three hour:
he conducted an inquiring report
er's poll on the street, in q res
taurant, in a hotel lobby, in
, saloon, in a barber shop, in {
, combination garage and fillinl
station.
/ Each of these six places was il
, different legislative district
s of which there are six in Balti
: more. Each district sends sever
S representatives to the nominal
| ing convention who merely vott
the will of the people as recordeC
at the polls. On the basis o
this study Tydings has four dis
tricts and Lewis has two. Bring
ing in the counties, there will b
149 votes at the convention, RI
S quiring rs to win. Out of Bait!
; more's AZ votes, the Senator ar
), pears to have %. Three peopl
), were questioned in each district
: Here are the conclusions Of tn
}. eighteen people interviewed.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
LEWIS, TYDINGS
BACKERS " 0 0
POSTM MASTERS
ButtonhoIerS Active at
Frederick
By a staff Correspondent

FREDERICK, Aug. 25.-TensG
undercover rivalry for the favor
of Maryland poStmasters and Fred
erick county political factions was
apparent here last night as the
annual postmasterS' convention
ended in a burst of partisan ora
tory and to the accompaniment
of offSide buttonholing.
Representative Davey Lewis, the
New Deal candidate for the Demo
cratic senatorial nomination, was
hardly out of town after an cs-
tenSibly non-political speech to the
poStmaSters when Senator George
L. Radcliffe, Democratic national
committeeman and manager of
Senator TydingS' campaign for re-
nomination, appeared.
RADCLIFFE CAMPAIGNS
Senator Radcliffe attended the
postmasterS' dinner and in spare
moments talked with Tydings sup
porters and other important fac
tors in State and local political
organizations.
At the dinner several Govern
ment officials from Washington,
including Fourth Assistant Post
master General Smith W. Pur-
dunn. a Marylander: Admins
trative Assistant ]. Austin Lati-
mer, and Chief Clerk Owen A.
Keen, of the Post Office Depart
ment, and Civil Service Commits
sioner Lucille Foster McMillin
spoke in unStinted praise of the
Roosevelt administration and
Postmaster General Farley. Ex-
cept for this, they avoided public
expressions which might be con-
strued as entangling them in the
TydingS-LewiS senatorial fight.
Senator Radcliffe was intro
duced, but did not speak.
MATTER FOR LEWIS
President william A. Strohm
Of the association, postmaster at
Annapolis, was here with half a
dozen Anne Arundel county post
masters and official assistants.
Although they avoided political
discussions, they are closely identi-
fled with the Anne Arundel
organization which supports
TydingS, led by Commissioner Of
immigration Frank Revell.
But ranking next to President
Strohm in the poStmasters' as
Sociation is Guy K. Motter, Fred
erick postmaster and newly elected
commander of the Maryland de-
partment of the American Legion,
who, though equally discreet, is
known as an ardent Lewis sup
porter.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Rep. OCOhhOF CIOIlEu OOUII-
nor once in any radio talk. New
Dealers have shown more resent
ment at this particular broad
casting company than they have
shown against any concern OF the
kind since the New Deal started.
Senator Radcliffe. of Maryland,
once a 100 per cent New Dealer,
is in for the switches Of the 100
per cent New Dealers, if reports
are true. They claim the East
ern Shore Democrat "sat in the
Presidents lap" during his re-
cent senatorial campaign; they
claim the President practically
ran his campaign; pointed out
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

In spite of that, the New Deal
ers charge, the TydingS influence
drew Senator Radcliffes vote
against the Supreme Court plan;
also that when the Tydings ma
chine suffered from lack of patron
age, Senator Radcliffe was able
to get the jobs for Marylanders
which Senator Tydings could not
The combination in Maryland
right now includes Radcliffe
strength - so the New Dealers
charge-and they seem to be re
signed to the fact that unless
some change occurs the New Deal
senatorial candidate, David j
Lewis, will lose.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

he obtained the
rare privilege
of a nation
wide broadcast
to answer the
a t t ck h e
President, who
has never men
toned O'Con-
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Treasury Condition

0N.S.) Treasury balance as
Of August %: $2,237 ,492, $50. 20;
miscellaneous internal revenue,
$4,638,240.09; customs receipts,
$44,273, ,902.15; receipts, $742,569,-
GOT; expenditures, $1,295, 1886, ,799.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Expenditures PrObed

2. Senator Morris Sheppard, Of
Texas, chairman Of the senatorial
campaign expenditures inveStigat
ing committee, sent several inveS
tigators into the State to look intc
campaign contributions to Levi.
and TydingS. acting on q request
by Lewis and q statement by Tyd
ings that he would welcome
such a probe.
3. Senator Radcliffe, in Fred
erick last night for the State Post
masters Sociation dinner
authorized the statement: II dc
not like to see the President tax.
ing part in the campaign, but we
are always glad to have him come
to Maryland" Otherwise he de
clined to comment on the Presi
dents recent blasts at his col
league, or on H. C. Byrd's message
to the President in Hyde Park.
saying Maryland would be glad
to welcome him.
4. In Baltimore last night Sen
ator Tydings, addressing the
Eleventh Ward Democratic Club,
declared in his best campaign
manner: "I won't goosestep!" He
called his opponent a 100 per
cent rubber stamp"
Lewis Gains Seen
5. First-hand information from
Shore scoutS-and not propa.
ganda from campaign headquar'
the Tydings or.
ganization there has cracked wide
open. Lewis is now reasonably Ger
tain to carry several Of the nine
Shore counties which up to q
month ago appeared to be
solidly for Tydings. The switch
is credited to Representative
Goldsborough.
Looking ahead, Senator Prentiss
M. Brown Of Michigan, chairman
Of the Democratic Senatorial Cam
paign Committee, indicated the
committee would throw its full
support to the winner Of the Mary
land contest, whether Tydings o.
Lewis.
Postmaster General Farley'S at
titude was more uncertain ir
view Of his own pledge of persona
and national committee support
to Representative D. Worth Clarl
Of Idaho, winner Of the Idaho Sen
atorial nomination against Sena
tor James P. Pope, New Dealer
while President Roosevelt con
tinued to pour out criticism of thI
result and the manner in which
Clark was nominated with the ak
of Republican votes cast in tn
Democratic primary.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

SFH' UeOTKe personal uISIIK6
between the two men. 1t is on both
sides. O'Connor dislikes the PreSi-
dent. He dislikes him to an ex-
tent that if O'Connor wins, which
seems likely, New Dealers expect
that O'Connor will show it in no
uncertain terms in the next Con-
gress wherein he will again prob
ably be chairman of the all-poW-
erful rules committee.
GOT AIR LINE
O'Connor has made capital Of
the fact that the President is
against him. On that account
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
PURGE VICTIMS WILL win,
FARLEY INFORMS PRESIDENT
Victory Held Sure
For Four NeU
Deal Foes
BY EARL GOODWIN

The four candidates mos
bitterly opposed by the New Deal
are likely to win in spite OF the
"purge" and Jim" Farley plans
to tell the President the truth
about the situation today when he
sees the Head Man at Hyde Park.
1t Will be sort of ironic Il
told-you-so" message on Farley's
part, for he has refused to take
part in state battles among Demo
Gratis. His irtimates say he looks
on members of the so-caned
purge Committee" with the
amused attitude of an old timer
watching group of amateurs.
THE VICTIMS
The four gentlemen who are
thriving tremendously under New
Deal displeasure are:
Cotton Ed" Smith, veteran
South Carolina Senator.
Senator George. of Georgia.
Representative John O'Connor'
of New York, chairman OF the
Rules Committee of the House.
Senator Millard Tydings, OF
Maryland.