The Washington times., 1938-05-16
By John O'DOnneIl and Doris FIeesOn

Home on the Range" Con.
trary to popular belief, Home
on the Range" is not and never
has been a Roosevelt favorite.
But it's beloved by grooming
White House Secretary Marvin
Hunter Mcintyre. F. D. RS bari
tone is sturdy, true and resonant
when raised in a decks chorus
of sea songs or at Sunday Serv'
ices to tntone hymn. At ban.
uuets, he beats time with q fork.
There was one touch Of pro-
fessional chagrin when Lieuten-
ant Benter had to confess that
he didn't have the music for
"The Walloping window Blind"
one of F. D. RS prim e
choices. so the President sang
without music for the enjoy
ment of his party these verses
of the delightful nonsense lyrics
from Charles Edward CarryPs
"Davy and the Goblin:
"A capital ship for an ocean
trip
Was the WallopinU wind o 70
Blind;
No gale that ble,o dtsmGveG her
creD
Or troubled the captains mind.
The man at the t0heeI tO6S
taught to feel
Contempt for the UildeSt bLotO;
And 1t often appeared. when
the Dedther had cleared
That he'd been in his bunk
beloID.
The bodtsWdtn'S mate DGS Uery
Seddte
Yet fond OF amusement, too,
And he played hop-Scotch Nth
the StGrboGrd match
While the captain ttcELeG the
cretD.
And the gunner ne had tD0S
apparently mad
For he sat on the after rail
And fired SGlutes NTH the cap
tGtn's boots
In the teeth of the booming
gale"
TNIE Scandinavian coun tries
l. which have hitherto concen-
trated on solving their problems
the middle (cooperative) way,
are arming at last. Visiting
diplomats bring back word that
Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
which managed to keep out Of
the World War, are deeply
alarmed and fearful that in the
next war they will not be so
lucky. For the first time IN
many years the three have ap-
propriated money for arms and
soldiers to defend their from
tiers.
They are also, the Capital is
told, furious at England for her
temporizing foreign policy. The
Scandinavians sided hotly with
Anthony Eden and against
Chamberlain.
And yet no washington visit
ors from abroad will predict war.
They insist 1t is not Imminent.
,DEPRESENTATIVE ALFRED
~ BETTER, Of New York, re-
ceived a request for 16 Govern
ment pamphlets from one
woman. Among those requested
were: What Builds BabieS?"
Are You Training your Child
to be Happy?" Home Baking,
House Cleaning" Window Cur
tanning"
you may think I am dumb, !"
wrote the lady. But it's just
that I don't want to be-"
IT'S weather clear, track fast"
L for the La Follette-Bulwinkle
bill appropriating funds for a
vastly expanded Federal fight
on syphilis when the measure
comes up on the unanimous
consent calendar of the House
tomorrow.
Supporters of the bill-includ.
ing Surgeon General Parran-
were amazed and taken aback
when Representative Peh r
Holmes, a Massachusetts, Repub.
licAn, prevented the bills pas.
sage two weeks ago by unani-
nous consent. Holmes uttered a
loud objection, then vanished
without explanation and has not
been available at his Capitol Of.
flee since. But he has assured
the State Commissioner of
Health of Massachusetts, that he
objected because there were only
IS to 20 members on the floor
at the time and he believed II
too important a measure to be
passed so Summarily.
The Representative indicated
he did not oppose the bill itself
Holmes was born in Sweden
pioneer in the control Of venereal
disease.