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Evening star., 1938-09-17
"NINETEENTH STREET.

AChI 0Hs
How it is, at this late date, that few
most branches Of q nne old tree on the
terrace south of the State Department,
near the building? The rest Of the tee
is hung with plump seed pods.
Then about q week ago, q few small
purple blossoms were noted in the foliage
of an old wisteria' vine across from one
of the Red Cross buildings-the vines
second blooming-and yesterday brought
out sprinkling of creamy flowers on q
nearby honeysuckle vine. Why all these
small encores to the summers perform
ance?
Last night, in the same vicinity, a
few brash flreflies were seen dancing over
the street. And, by the way, what makes
FREELY give that little bounce in an
upward arc, as he turns on the illumina-
ton? It's fascinating to watch, the best
time and place for observation being late
dusk in early summer, in an open meadow,
or a spacious, shaded lawn, where num-
bers Of these insects rise at once.
The oft-repeated little bouncing arc
reaches a height of from to or sew
eral inches, and seems to have some-
thing to do with the size Of the light,
and the power which generates it.
X
Nov word for the birds.
Have you not found that they have 4
tendency to fly lower, and slower, on
overcast, misty or slightly rainy days?
This can best be observed in the
spring, when the nesting season Is on
and the birds abound.
i've watched them on such days, as
drove down a suburban street or lane,
and more than once have stepped on
the brake to give some thrush or robin
or mourning dover chance to finish his
crossing In a low-hung swoop from a
hedge or tree on the one side to safe
landing on fence or low shrub on the
other.
1T only needs a moment, and if more
motorists could be induced to keep this
in mind, especially on such days as bring
gray skies, it might cut down the present
high rate Of bird mortality in suburban
areas.
Those OF us to whom such things
matter might also be spared the wrench
OF seeing songbirds lying in the streets,
with wings aud legs in the grotesque
positions of sudden and violent death
and the song crushed out of them for
ever.
Very truly yours, "P. B. G."
4 4
An after-bloom Is common phenom-
enon among many plants in autumn.
We have seen the bridal wreath-the
true one-in bloom in November
1t is from such plants as these that the
new blooming" species are secured.
The DR.. Van Fleet rose for instance,
often shows tendency toward putting
forth few flowers in the fall.
This led plant breeders to utilize this
plant in securing the so-called ever
blooming variety, the New Dawn, one
OF the patented roses.
In ordinary garden practice this va
riety has not bloomed as many have
expected it would. but this is not to be
held against it. The remarkable thing is
that it blooms even sparsely again.
Weather conditions have a great deal
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Confession.

A Confession.
Mighty glad to see him go
To the schoolhouse once again.
Maybe now the house will know
Peace, for which We sighed in vain.
No more roller skating falls,
No more loud and frantic din;
Quietude pervades the halls
Since they shut the youngster in.
But sense of solitude
Gathers as the hours 60 by -
And the playthings round us strewed
Seem to come to life and sigh
For the little chap they miss
When he went and banged the door.
Didn't know 'twould sound like this.
Wish that school were out once more.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address of the ,criter,
although the use OF pseudonyn1 for
publication is permissible. Please be
brief!

that you would consider such a result
deplorable
Why? When every one agrees that the
Sudetens do not want to remain any
longer under the yoke of their Czech
oppressors, why should enlightened opin-
ion in democratic countries deny them
the right to state their position before
the world?s
Self-determination is the essence of
democracy. 1t seems to me that here is
a chance to settle a century old feud
by a rational democratic process that
would give 3,500,000 human being the
fundamental right to decide their own
destiny. Would we demand less for
3,500,000 persons of American descent?
j. WILBUR UPCHURCH.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Warns Against Danger
OF Dictatorship.

To the Editor Of The Star:
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT does him.
self little justice and reflects unfavor-
ably on the intelligence of the American
voting public when he takes the political
barkers stand against Boss Farley and
high advice. He rides high, wide and
handsome through these United States
OF America in behalf of his yes-men. de-
pending upon red-blooded Americans
being Esaus, trading their freedom of
vote Tor mess of beans. He is riding
ON the peoples money through the peo-
pies country, being paid salary by the
people for taking some of the peoples
money and giving it to other people.
What is at the bottom of this? The ad-
vancement of this or that particular
favorite? Or his party? No, indeed.
All OF this IS for the advancement of
President Roosevelt, to lay the founda-
ton for third term.
None of the "yes-but" men dares speak
out for his people. Roosevelt is using.
practically the same tactics as the dicta-
tors OF Italy and Germany began with,
He as dictator can be the only one right
in this land founded on principles of
freedom and liberty for all, President as
well as the thunderstorm person. Look
at Germany. That great intelligent race
is IN the hands of dictator. And Italy.
Shall we be like these? Dictators rise on
bankrupt nations. Can the religious,
political and other prosecutions happen
here? Yes. they can.
The President has done lot of good.
and we as Nation are grateful. We are
the children of red-blooded, hard-hitting,
struggling ancestors. Let us not break
down the ladder so that Others after MS
cannot follow freedom and liberty
MRS. MARY McNUSS,
Vienna Va,
Evening star., 1938-09-17
The Work Of
The School Patrols.
To the Editor Of The Star:

The School Patrols.
To the Editor of The Star:
A s MANAGER of the District of Co.
lumbia division Of the American Au-
tomobile Association, I am especially
pleased with the article appearing in
your Sunday paper written by Mrs. Jessie
FAINT Evans entitled 1850 600 School Chill
dren Wage Successful Traffic Crusade"
AS you know, work of school safety pa
trolls has been one of the outstanding
safety achievements in this country dur
ing the past IA years and has gone long
way to instill in the minds of school
children the Importance of right think
ing and acting in relation to trafdc. It
has also helped to cut trafdc fatalities
among school children per cent during
this period while fatal accidents among
all other ages have increased liz per cent.
1t is very gratifying to have your great
metropolitan paper continue to lend its
powerful support to this movement and
wish to express to you the very great
appreciation of the American Automobile
Association for the publication in your
Sunday paper of this article which was
so well written by Mrs. Evans.
WASHINGTON I. CLEVELAND
Evening star., 1938-09-17

who showed their contraptions success
sively up to Is and 80 and 80 miles an
hour. These pioneers played an indis-
pensable role in developing more power
full engines, safer tires, better fuel, lubri-
cants and other ingredients that go to
make up the streamlined, highly efficient
motor car Of today.
Every trip across the glistening course
at Bonneville has taught Captain Eyston
and Mr. Cobb something new about en-
gine performance, steering, streamlining
and the other factors that make for
greater speed. 1t is not illogical to be-
lieve that these spectacular speed DEM
onstrations may have some degree Of in
fuence on the design of the automobile
of the future.
OF course, speed on the open fats of
Utah and speed on public highways are
vastly different things. While the visit
ing Britishers were striving to go faster
and faster. traffic authorities of the Ma
ton are endeavoring to keep the average
motorist within speed limits that will
reduce the appalling toll of automobile
accidents on city streets and rural high
ways. Thus speed can be contributor
to safety or menace to life and limb,
depending on the use made of it. Who
knows but what the motorist of the fu-
ture will venture on the roads with
greater comfort and security as direct
result Of the "foolhardy" contest waged
at Bonneville?
Evening star., 1938-09-17
A Map Every School Child
Should Own

An excellent map of the United States,
printed in five colors-shows the States
and all detached Territories-reverse side
packed with geographic. commercial, po-
htical and social neutrality-suspicious. of
cities and States, the longest rivers, high
est mountains, principal agricultural and
mineral products. Invaluable to the STU
dent who wishes to familiarize himself
with his own country. A thorough grasp
OF geography is a first requisite of good
citizenship. Order your copy now. Only
10 cents postpaid.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Twenty Years Ago
The World War Day BY Day
September II, 1918,

September II, 1913.
British and French began another
smashing drive in the north against the
Hindenburg line near ST. Quentin.
Sweeping forward for miles on o.
mile front, they made inevitable the
early fall of st. Quentin, which was
virtually surrounded on three sides.
In Macedonia, Serbian and French
troops smashed through for more than
5 miles, taking 5000 prisoners and start
ing the rout that eventually caused Bull
garia to capitulate at the end OF the
month.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Approves Referendum
EOr CudetNns-

Approves Referendum
For Sudetens.
To the Editor of The Star:
AN EDITORIAL. in The Star contains
the following sentence:
"Such referendum "a sudeten pleb-
iscite) would have but one result-an
overwhelming vote to turn sudetenland
into q Nszi province"
This statement Is doubtless true and
would be agreed to by every one con-
versant with the facts. The context Of
your editorial, however, makes It clear
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Brid ges and Elections.

Now that the Maryland Democrats
have renominated Senator Millard E,
Tydings despite presidential objections,
1t begins to look as though they may not
get those P. w. A. bridges across the Po-
tomac and Susquehanna Rivers after all.
And. unless the signs are wrong, the
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Letters to The Star
Single Ballot Urged for
Maryland Primaries.


To the Editor OF The Star:
The Evening Star Of September IL
shows picture on page of ballot box
under which is the following: Mote the
few votes in the Republican box at the
left"
The reason? Listen! In the Mary
land primaries, if ones name happens to
be registered as a Democrat, as this
voters was, one is allowed the use of a
Democratic ballot only. If registered as
a Republican, the same rule applies. If
an Independent, one is not, as such, al
lowed to vote at ALL
Note example-selections among cam
didates for public Office had been made
carefully, according to the character of
those whom it was thought would meet
their public responsibilities, adequately.
Names of such were listed with both par
ties. The law, however had to be obeyed.
Result? The fine Republican selections
were left out in the cold.
Why such a NV that will not permit
freedom of choice of those who govern
us? Or If SO, are the people of Mary
land back Of it? And If not. who are
responsible for such coercive tactics?
Such ham, -Stringing which would pre-
vent independence of opinion is not fair.
1t is not honest. Its stand for good gov
ernment is leery. And the result? A few,
because of personal interests, may be
given control
AS means for bettering such q sad
corollary on freedom to vote ones choice
in Maryland, let us urge that hereafter,
those who plan for any sort of an elec-
ton, print one ballot only, this to carry
under proper headings, all names of those
seeking public office. Thus may those
who wish to adhere to party dictates do
so. Also those who would select the best
from different parties, may have the
constitutional privilege, in this so-called
Free State" of voting according to indi-
vidual convictions
LILA VIRGINIA HART.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Peaceful.

From the Lowell Leader.
A hermit in Philadelphia does not
know the name of our present Presi-
dent And despite the familiar jibes,
we never supposed the Quaker City was
quite as quiet as that.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

Neville Chamberlain says that Herr
Hitler promises to meet him half way
when he next visits Germany, but he is
quick to add that this refers to geo.
graphical rather than political distance.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

Postmaster General-Chairrnan Farley
was prompt in congratulating Senator
George on his denomination. Which is
evidence that he has not lost his sense
of political proportion.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Opportunity.

"As understand it," said the visitor
from abroad, "in your great republic al
most anybody has chance of becoming
President"
II won't go as far as to say that" re-
piled Senator Sorghum, "but almost any,
body can have presidential BOOM"
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Waiting ImpatientIv.
chmond News Leader.

from The Richmond News Leader.
If some one doesn't hurry up and
introduce silly fad the people of this
country can 60 crazy over, a lot of us
are soon going nuts.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

IT have about come to the conclusion"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, that
a client and a lawyer sometimes keep
their consciences easy by shifting the
moral responsibility back and forth be-
tween them"
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Curious.

A dollars hard to understand;
Its methods often cause dismay.
It's no good when it's loaflng and
When working often fades away.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
FadS.

We all have fads, some great, some less.
The number is immense.
Another mans is foolishness;
Our own seems common sense.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Idea Expert.

HAS that public official ever done any,
thing worth mentioning?"
mo. His fame is based entirely on his
ability to mention things that might be
worth doing"
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Modern Version.

From the Columbus tOhio) Citizen.
Horace Greeley up to date: go West,
old man."
Evening star., 1938-09-17
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Evening star., 1938-09-17

Coat-Tail Hangers
Losing Holds.
To the Editor Of The Star:
A PRoPOs of Tydings, Smith, George
and others, 1t looks as though the
"coat.tal hangers" had better get .
parachute. H.E.C.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
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Evening star., 1938-09-17
Vienna, Va.
Self-Determinati0n for
The Sudeten Germans.
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The right of elf-determination Is
available to each and every Sudeten
German
He has the right to choose to remain
In Czechoslovakia or to move to Ger
many.
This right of self determination would
hardly be opposed by the government of
Czechoslovakia-but might be opposed
by Hitler
So it would be Hitler, if any one, who
would deny to the Sudeten Germans the
right of Self-determination.
RALPH LEWIS.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
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Evening star., 1938-09-17

"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "is SO
close wifi money dat dey suffers as much
FUN a broken twenty-dollar bill as dey
would fun q broken heart"
Evening star., 1938-09-17

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Evening star., 1938-09-17
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Evening star., 1938-09-17

@. What percentage Of the whisky
produced in the United States is made
in Kentucky?-G. M C.
A. In 1887 Kentucky accounted for
over half OF the total whisky production
in the United States with reproduction
of 4,347 1926 tax gallons.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
WHAT GRANDMOTHER HAD
BY Strickland Gillian.

Grandmother used to go and see
Folks who were sick, and make
them tea
Of boneset and camomile,
And fuss around the bed and
smile,
And not go till some neighbor
came
That she was sure would do the
same.
Unless they met her at the door
And put UP AN emphatic roar
About it's being smallpox, or
Some aiIment to be watchful for,
She never even stopped to ask
If, while about her loving task,
Herself might be endangered. No,
She hadn't read her Bible so.
She'd only found the texts that
said.
Sick have ye tended hungry
fed,
And such old-fashioned f0oishness
Ere modern wisdom came to
bless.
Now, when we hear a neighbours
i'll,
We close our door and wash the
sill
With antiseptics, so we'll not
Get the disease the friend has
got.
Sometimes I think 'twere not so
bad
Should we catch what grand
mother had!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
ENGLAND IS REPORTED
A GOOD APPLE MARKET

Growers who are optimistic
over prospects for fair prices for
apples from export markets this
season because of Nhe shortage
Of apples and other fruits in
England and Europe, are further
encouraged by values now OBJ
tanning on apples in England
shipped from Australia and New
Zealand, according to a dispatch
from Winchester, Va.
A report received from London
showed that $4,000 boxes of the
fruit from the Antipodes sold gen
orally from 10 to II IL shillings
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
MARKETS

See A1s Martin for the best in
Meats, roceries, Vegetables. 16
public Square, Hagerstown. Tele-
rhoneg 251O-2511-2512-2513.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

equivalent to 81 or So per barrel.
Reports indicate that the Bran
ley Seeding, leading cooking ap-
pie in England, is unusually
short this year. This it was said,
should create an especially good
demand for Yorks and other
cooking apples here. The pros
poets for early apples also APP
peared good.
With comparatively short
crop of apples in the United
States and excellent export pros
poets, apple growers of the
Shenandoah Cumberland area
were looking forward to a sue
cessful season.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
ROORBACK

"A S4SCGlOn Time nearS, watch
= out for "roorbacks'' - those
campaign lies which are circulated
IN the last few days of campaign
by partisans of one candidate to
discredit and perhaps aid in de-
feating another candidate. We've
had such canards IL every political
campaign since the days of John
Adams but it wasn't until 1874
that they were given their distinc-
tive name.
On August 81 Of that year a let
ter was printed in the Ithaca IN.
Y.) Journal hich asserted that
James K. Polk, the Democratic
candidate, branded his slaves with
his initials as though they were so
many cattle. Denounced by Folks
supporters, the editor of the Jour
nal declared that the truth of the
statement could not be doubted,
since the authority for it was a
book which had received the an
probation of every American
critic" It was Roorback's Tour
Through Southern and Western
States in the Year 1886 and
Roorback was a foreign OBJ
server who had written his book
long before Polk was a candidate
for President.
But Folks friends soon proved
that the whole thing was a hoax.
They showed that the alleged quo
tation from Roorback'S Tour" had
been lifted from George William
Featherstonaugh's "E Excursion
Through the Slave States" Aft
er giving verbatim this English
mans description of a slave trad
er's encampment, the author of
the letter to the Ithaca Journal
had added Forty of these unfor-
tunate beings had been purchased,
I was informed, of the Hon. J. K.
Polk, the present speaker Of the
house Of representatives; the mark
of the branding iron, with the ini-
tialS of his name on their Shout
ders, distinguishing them from the
rest"
After this revelation, the whole
"villainous forgery" was investi-
gated and the author of the letter
exposed as a Democratic Office
holder, belonging to faction OPP
posed to Polk. The excitement
over this incident died down before
the election but by that time the
fame of "Roorback" was firmly
established and his name is per-
petuated in politics to this day.
q Western Newspaper Uniot.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

The will of John Campbell of
Chicago was dictated into a re-
cording photograph, with voices
of notary and witnesses added,
and the record will be filed in
probate court upon his death.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

When Richard Wright Of Hunts
vile, Ind, could not start his car,
he looked under the hood and
found a cat that had caused a
short circuit.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
RADIATOR SERVICE

Semler's Auto Radiator Service.
All style radiators re-cored and
rebuilt. 21O South Potomac St.
Telephone 1919. Hagerstown, Md.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

Mrs. Edith Darvy, a widow of
Belfast, posing as a matrimonial
agent, defrauded II other widows
of their life's savings.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
DRUGS, Etc.

warren Pharmacy, Drugs, Pre-
scriptions, Cosmetics, Magazines,
candy. Cigarettes. $40 Jefferson
Il Phone your order, 927.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
FRUITS, VEGETABLES

Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
Money at 5 per cent. loaned on
first mortgage. Brewer & Lind
gey, 214 Second Nat. Bank Bldg.
Phone 2481.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
COFFEEs, TEA, Etc.

See W. D. Cunningham for Kennys
Coffees; 48 hours from the roas-
ter. q East Franklin st. Tele-
phone 4SS.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
TEACHER OF MUSIC

Samuel strine, teacher guitar,
mandolin, banjo, xylophone, estab-
lished teacher. Studio, SGT West
Franklin St; phone 1928.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

egge Per Cent interest, 10 to 10
lsars to pay. L. S. spangler.
qnd. floor. Second National Bank
building. Telephone S36.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

POULTRY AND EGGS
Zimmerman and Wishard, dealers
h poultry and eggs. Poultry live
b dressed. Cor. Church and Jon
athan SITS. Phone 2271. Free DEFY.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29

A charge of theft against Frau
lein Ursula Grentzen Of Munich
was dropped when she agreed to
enter a convent for a year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-29
HOUSE FOR SALE

7-Room House, furnished, at Pen
Mar, 1900. DR.. T. Halliday
Hoffman, 20 w. Market ST., York,
Penna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-04
COP. SENDS OUT
CALL FOR CAUCUSES

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 4.-(UP)-
A. formal call to Republican town
chairman throughout Connecticut
was sent from the party's state
headquarters today informing them
Of the Oct. II caucuses to select can
didates for the legislature, Justices
Of the peace, and judges Of pro-
bate.
At the same time, q formal notice
was dispatched summoning a state
convention here Oct. 10 to nominate
a candidate for secretary of the
state to replace Mrs. Helen z. Lewis,
Sratford, who died in the hurri-
cane.
Meantime, John A. Danaher,
Hartford, candidate for q. s. sena-
tor, and Raymond z. Baldwin,
Stratford, candidate for governor,
conducted a dialogue radio broad
cast last night in which they said
Connecticut residents ARE convinc-
ed that they can better plan their
own economic future than q hun
bred bureaus In Washington"