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Evening star., 1940-07-26
Writes In Opposition
To Conscription.

To the Editor of The Star:
Col, Twaddle said last week TO the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs.
in advocating compulsory military train
ing. that by next April we would have
l,4l5.000 men under arms II this plan
goes through. Gen. Marshall also ap-
peared before the committee TO PACK
the plan, in spite of the fact that on
June IL he had said to a congressional
committee: I'VE do not visualize any
invasion of this country. An air raid
or something of the sort is possible,
but, frankly, at the present moment we
do not see it in the ofting."
An armed force of 1,415,000 men would
be an expeditionary force for foreign
war, not for defense. To reach our
shores an enemy must cross the sea
in planes or in ships (even if he comes
via Canada or Mexico he must come to
them by sea through our home waters,
and military experts heretofore have
been of the unanimous opinion that
our Navy and air force, supplemented
by small, extremely mobile and highly
mechanical standing Army, could sue
cessfully conduct our defense against
such an invasion, and large quantities
of planes and anti-aircraft guns have
already been ordered against the pos
sibility of such an invasion. citizen
army of millions has no place in this
picture. There is not shipping enough
in the world for any contemplated enemy
to land a mass army on our shores The
highest number of troops we were able
to send to Europe in one month many
ships making two trips during the last
war, and then without supplies, was $780,
900. A million men under arms GER
tainly are not needed to defend us
against possible parachute troops. Are
they needed for the defense of South
America or the Panama Canal? In the
case of the Panama Canal CONSUMPTION
is not the answer The Army's answer
to that problem has already been pre-
sented to Congress; it consists of addl-
tional locks, anti-aircraft guns, addl-
tional permanent troops on the spot
trained to handle the new machines OF
defense. Is the army of millions to be
conscripted for total war in some South
American country? If so, let the ad-
vocates of this measure state the fact
for debate on its merits.
People say that there is no danger
in being overprepared. To my mind
such an attitude ignores the whole
spirit of our democracy. Conscription
is a real threat to democracy as we
know it-democracy whose very founda-
ton is the concept of individual liberty.
From the beginnings of our Govern
ment conscription has been held threat
to freedom.
The executive even in a democracy
necessarily has wide powers in conduct
ing the nations foreign policy But
an executive inclined to foreign adven-
ture is much more dangerous when he
has at his back conscript army of
over million than he would be if he
were dependent on voluntary enlistment
Aside from these political considerations
and the cost of conscription in taxes
ESTIMATED at $1,000, 100000 year,, the
economic and domestic dislocations re-
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Mr.. WuIIuce's Problem

Discussion as to whether Secretary
Wallace should resign his cabinet
post to campaign for the vice presi-
dency seems, on the whole. to have
been directed to a more or less
secondary aspect of the question.
AS primary reason for his resig-
nation, it has been pointed out that
the Department of Agriculture has
at its disposal large sums of money
which might be used to influence
votes, although those advancing this
argument have been careful to state
their belief that Mr.. Wallace person.
ally is above any such political
machination. If that be a correct
estimate of the Secretary'S character,
and The Star believes that it is, this
contention has little bearing on the
issue. The proponents of this view
must feel that someone other than
the Secretary is going to put the
departments funds to political
usages, and assuming that to be
true, although there is no evidence
to support such a contention, it
follows that the abuse would exist
regardless of who might be serving
as Secretary.
The real question for Mr.. Wallace
to consider is this: He is a public
servant, paid from public funds to
direct the administration of the
Department Of Agriculture The fact
that this concept of duty often has
been honored in the breach does
not relieve him of his responsibility.
And the present condition of Amer
lean agriculture makes his obliga-
ton more compelling. He has a
full-time job on his hands now, and
he cannot give it the attention which
the farmers and the general public
have right to expect if he is going
to devote part of his time to
political campaign. This, then, is
the decision that Mr. Wallace must
make-whether, in fairness to those
who pay his salary, he should resign
from the Department of Agriculture
or whether he should remain at that
post and necessarily neglect his
duties while campaigning for elec-
ton as Vice President.
Secretary Wallace has said that
before making his decision he in
tends to look up "all the precedents
and decide what is fair, just and
right for the American people"
If he follows that course he should
have no great difficulty in arriving at
the proper decision. The precedents
will show that Herbert Hoover, de-
spite statements to the contrary,
resigned as Secretary of Commerce
to run for the presidency. They will
also show that Franklin D. Roose-
welt resigned as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy when he was candidate
for the vice presidency. Still another
precedent may be found in Mr..
Roosevelt's speech accepting a third
term nomination, for at that time he
said that his duties as President
would prevent him from conducting
any campaign for reelection. Mr..
Wallace is in essentially the same
situation, and he, too, must choose
between campaign and his official
duties.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

The question Is:
Can any one determine possible dam
age, without the use of instruments and
electrical methods of detection?
When we consider that the grooves are
only six one-thousandths of an inch in
width and that the waves and indenta-
tions which give us the music are much
finer, we see that we are. dealing with
quantities as we'll as qualities which
easily might be hurt.
Just why the needle, itself, does not
damage a record irreparably every time
it glides through the grooves will remain
a mystery to the record enthusiast.
No doubt the solution comes in that
very word, gliding The disk is going all
the time, constantly spinning the
touched portion away and replacing 1t
with a new spot. The needle literally
drags in the groove.
At4
Records should never be placed care
lessly on end, so that they might bend
/ through sheer weight, If heat tends to
soften them little.
4 If any one thinks that heat cannot do
| this he might visit some of the places
| where records are sold and where they
are kept in the window, standing on
/ edge. The heat in the compartment, due
| both to sunshine and electric lamps,
sometimes causes these records to bend
| almost double.
I hoye knnuyro pf q ha tch nf rpcnr1c
left in the rear compartment of small
automobile, only to be found badly out
I of alignment a few hours later.
| There is no wax in a modern phono-
| graph record. even though the word is
/ still used The composition is a trade
secret and varies considerably from one
manufacturer to another.
Graphite and shellac, the latter of
which comes from India, and from there
alone, go into their composition. A GER
tain amount of abrasive is added for
the purpose of smoothing down the
needle each time the record is played
According to United States consular
reports to the Department of Commerce
Germany has been SO hard hit by inabil-
ity to get shellac that no records are
sold there unless the customer brings ir
=. an equivalent number of old records te
be melted down.
Summer care of ones recorded library
sums up to the same methods used a
any time of year, plus an added thought
to the possibility of harm through play
ing them when the temperature is too
high.
Record cleanliness is particular!
necessary in summer. Hands should b.
Just washed and carefully dried before
playing the phonograph. Dust shoulc
be removed both before and after play
ing each record side.
To be on the safe side, as regards hi
record library during the hot months
the music lover can make it a rule Il
listen to most of his precious volume
before breakfast
The early morning music hour is on
of the very finest in the days "a.
Even on the hottest days the temper
ature will be well down at this time, ant
music has a special message for thos
who listen to it early.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Joins Protest Against
Low-Elying Planes.
To the Editor of The Star:

Several letters from Washingtonians
have appeared in your paper recently,
protesting the noise and danger of low
flying planes. Although do not live in
Washington I want to add my protest
about the same situation south of Alex
andria. There is enough din from the
traffic on No. l highway without the
added roar of planes flying low over ones
house at all hours. If, as 1 understand,
800 feet is the distance planes are sup
posed to cruise at, they are breaking
the rules by from 500 to 600 feet prac-
tically all the time. MRS. M, S. SNOW.
Alexandria, Va.
July %.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

weaken the entire Nation both morally
and economically. Let us. the only great
Nation which is at present safe from
the European turmoil. keep the true
democratic system alive. Let us have
courage to attempt to fulfill our fore
fathers dream, Nation strong through
the spirit of its people and the wealth
Of its industry rather than through
militarization. ALICE H. MORGAN.
July 18.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

1t is reported that the Nazis have
shipped to Spain on consignment
British war materiel captured in
France, hoping that Spain will be
able to sell it back to it's original
owners in exchange for oil, the oil
to go to the Reich to be used in
the assault against Britain. 1t seems
to be case of swap and then swat.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

America may yet be saved. Social
columns state that certain promi-
nent resorts have gone back to the
simple old custom of cocktails just
after the bath and just before the
late dinner instead of in midafter-
noon.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Points to Omission BY
EstOnian Parliament.
To the Editor Of The Star.

1t seems that the Estonian Parliament,
which has just met in its capital, Tai
linn, and voted for incorporation into
the U. S. S. r., overlooked one thing. 1t
forgot to change the name of its capital
to Stallinn. RAYMOND E. MARTIN.
July a.,
Evening star., 1940-07-26

The Department of Agriculture
predicts that by 1850 the United
States will have a serious farm
problem on its hands," Does this
imply that the one which for decades
has been giving Congress headache
and taxpayers cramps in the pocket
book was Just a minor ailment?
Evening star., 1940-07-26

Mr.. Willkie has stated that there
is no man indispensable" to the
welfare of the United States. Better
try again, Wendell. Have you for
gotten the forgotten man-the tax,
payer9
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,rriter although the use OF
pSeudonyn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the rlqht to edit oil letters nth
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Criticizes Virginia
Milk Regulations.

To the Editor OF Inc star:
How much longer will the people of
Virginia stand the dictatorial policies of
the State Milk Commission? They are
keeping hundreds of children from hav-
ing milk sufficient for their needs by not
allowing farmers and some distributors
to sell at price the people in the lower
income group can afford. 1t is also un-
lawful to sell milk and cream of higher
butterfat content than permitted by the
market regulations. I have heard Of
laws stopping the sale of milk because
it was of too low content, but never be-
cause it was too high. We of the State
of Virginia should be the last ones to
talk of the relationships abroad.
July AZ. Z. N. A.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Special Service
For Star Readers

Last year nearly $4,000 readers OF The
Evening Star took advantage of the serv-
way or another. This means that about
one in every three readers either had
question answered or sent for booklet.
IT is omen tn all
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Confidence

I know not why
I walk these paths,
Nor why this tongue
Springs eager to my lips:
Nor why the mountains loom
And blooms the rose,
Nor why the shadow OF a man
Filings the world into eclipse!
If know not
What matters it7
My path is lighted
With a Truth;
My burden lightened
BY Faith;
My heart uplifted
BY q God!
WAREHOUSE RALPH
Evening star., 1940-07-26
IndOrSeS Movement for
Cleaner Streets

IndOrSeS Movement for
Cleaner Streets.
To the Editor of The Star:
Regarding the article in second Sec
ton of July Is edition of your paper
concerning unsightly and dirty alleys
and streets, wish to congratulate and
wish for you every success in your
undertaking.
AS a taxpayer, Washingtonian by
birth and one who takes pride in her
home, community and country, have
been striving for weeks to have some
thing done about our dirty back alley.
The police never come into our end of
the alley. I have to clean up the trash
that has been put there by some hood
lums before get my car out of the
garage. M. P. H.
July 16.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

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the use for republication OF ell news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
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G. Has the Union of South Africa de-
clared war on Germany?-A. T. F.
A On September 7, 1889, the British
Ministry of Information announced that
the Union of South Africa had declared
war against Germany.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

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Evening star., 1940-05-25
|McLeo in 37th Title Effort
Boasts Exceptional Record
In Open Golf He Won in 'O8

One of the great little men OF
any sport will be starting his thirty
seventh attempt to win the National
Open golf championship two days
hence at Manor Country Club.
There isn't any doubt that among
the more than 1,100 men who will
start in the competition for the
1910 Open championship Columbia
Country Clubs Fred Mcleod, the
lkeable, grizzled veteran who wen
the national crown in 1908, not only
will be among the oldest COM
petitors in years, but almost unques-
tionably will be the one man who
has played in more Open champion
ships than any other.
Freddie started his United States
Open championship career back in
1908, q ruddy-faced, slender little
Scotsman just in from a postman's
route at North Berwick. He has
played in every Open championship
since, including the "unomciap'
championship won by Jock Hutchi-
son In 1917. And at the age Of So
years, while Freddie hardly Is good
enough to win the national title
against the par-busting youngsters
who top the parade today, he still
is good enough to qualify.
Course Favors Mcleod.
The sectional rounds will be played
Monday ut Manor. The Manor
course happens to be on the short
side, q layout favoring gent who
can hit the ball straight and who
can chip and putt. That angle Of
golf happens to be right down
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Chisox, Bosox Boast
Majors Strongest
| Third Base Arms

When the Boston Red Sox and
Chicago White Sox clash upon the
diamond. the fans are treated to a
chance to watch the two strongest
arm third sackers in the game
today.
In the one game they played at
Chicago, each had chance to show
his throwing powers. Bob Kennedy
the Chicago youngster, rushed over
to make dazzling one-hand pick
up Of a ball that just licked
Pitcher Rigney's glove, and, without
Strengthening up, made lightning
fast underhand throw to first that
nailed his man.
Later In the game Tabor of the
Red Sox rushed in to grab bunt
and duplicated Kennedy's feat.
In 1899 Tabor was accused of hav-
ing a scatter arm" but this season
his throws are true to the mark.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Great Morris-Esse
Dog Championship
Sought by 4,090
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, N. j., May IS. The
Morris and Essex Kennel Clubs 14th
annual dog show, largest in the
world, drew 4,090 pure -breds from
leading kennels of the United States
and Canada to Mrs. M. Hartley
Dodge's Giralda Farms today.
Competition for the coveted best
in-show honor at the gayly-bedecked
estate was rife, but one thing was
certain-the record Of champion
never repeating would not be
broken. Last years winner, Cham
pion Ny Own Brucie, cocker spaniel
owned by Herman Mellenthin Of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, was ineligible
because the owner was one of the
judges.
Sixty rings were pitched on the
large estate and this year there was
an innovation-a large grandstand
providing accommodations for 1000
spectators.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

McLeods alley. As a chipper and
putter-and straight shooter from
the tee-he has been around the
top for more than three decades.
Freddie's championship winning
days are behind him. But he is one
of the old stalwarts of the game.
He should be qualified automatically,
as should all former Open cham
pions. But the U. S. G. A. hasn't
yet seen At to give former cham
pions a free ticket into the title
tourney. So Freddie has to qualify
like the rest.
To qualify would be quite q stunt
for the old gent, who at So is far
from ready for the wheelchair. In
deed, Mcleod rates almost an iron
man. Probably he plays more golf
In a year than any man in America.
He played more than 500 rounds Of
golf In 1899, for example.
Record Is Remarkable.
If Freddie happens to get In the
groove at Manor Monday and win
one of the five qualifying spots he
will have rounded out 81 years Of
competition In the toughest tourney
Of them all. Winner In 1908, fourth
in 1910 and 1911, q stroke behind
q triple tie for first; tied for second
in 1921 and always in the first 10
over q 20-year stretch, Mcleod has
an outstanding Open championship
record.
He won't win. You don't win ma
tional golf titles at So, but he can
qualify. That In itself would b
quite Q stunt.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Three 1enpin Titles
Fall 10 One Team in
Women's Event
BY the Associated Press.


SYRACUSE, N. Y. May 25.-Chi-
cago tenpin bowlers stood out today
as the best of more than 5000 en-
trants in the 23d annual Women's
International Bowling Congress.
As cannonading Of the 1,165 COM
peting 5-woman teams ended last
night, the names of Keglers from
the Windy City led all the rest.
Three Of the crowns-team, doubles
and all-events-were captured by
one Chicago team, the Logan
Squares, while Sally Twyford won
the singles title with 626 pins.
The Logans scored 1859 to top the
teams in the month-long tourney
while two members, Tess Morris and
Dorothy Miller. rolled 1,181 to win
the doubles title. Mrs. Morris won
the all-events total with 1,777.
This years scoring was higher
than in the 1899 tournament at
Oklahoma City. The team mark
was increased to 1859 from 2,618, the
doubles from l,130 to 1,1s1 and the
singles championship score was
matched with 626.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Georgetown University's surpris-
ingly good golf team, winner of the
Eastern intercollegiate League title,
plays its final match Of the season
as unit this afternoon at the Cap
ital Golf and Country Club, meeting
the Navy team from Annapolis
Tony Sylvester, Georgetown coach
and pro at Capital, has given the
boys a complete rest following their
victory in the playoff against Yale
for the Eastern League title.
II don't care whether they lick
Navy or not said Tony today.
"They should win, but it will be all
right with us if we lose. The boys
put so much into those final matches
there has to be a let down. You
have no idea how they tried and
how they gave up everything to
win that championship"
Georgetown's team has one more
match following the Navy contest,
but it won't be with the six-man
team which won the Eastern title.
1t will be with a four-man outfit
at medal play in the national COL
lege title tourney at Ekwanok late
in June.
Chevy Chase Women Favored.
The stage seemed set today for
another victory for the Chevy Chase
first women's golf team. Chevy
Chase already has won the second
team matches, even though 1t
idled yesterday while the others
were fighting rain.
But in those flrst-team matches
it isn't all over, even though Chevy
Chase, the defending champion,
is in a favorable spot. AS the
situation stands today, with one
more match to play-at Kenwood
next Tuesday-Chevy Chase has
piled up 721a points. Kenwood is
next with 711a and Manor is third
with 68 Kenwood is finished. for
it drew a bye next Tuesday
Chevy Chase meets Manor, which is
AZ points behind. Therefore, with
IL points to be won, If Chevy Chase
wins four points it will be the
winner, with 7612 points, even ii
Manor wins eight. In that case
Manor's total will be 76, which
won't be enough.
So the Chevy Chase team, a strong
outfit for several years, probably
will take the big mug back to its
home club next Tuesday, deposit
1t on Bob Barnett's showcase and
be the champ for another year
It's hardly likely that Manor can
win 8 points from the champion
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Brewers Tie Comeos
For Pennunt Lead

Thanks to a pitcher playing in the
outfield who allowed high fly to 60
through his arms untouched for a
home run, the Heurich Brewers to-
day were square again with their
closest contender in the Industrial
Baseball League, the Cameo Fur
niture team.
It was IL in the last inning yes
terday when Cabell of the Brewers
smacked a long fly to ODonnell's
Kafka. When Kafka missed two
men scored ahead of Cabell.
The Brewers and Furniture mines
now have won five games and lost
one apiece, each defeat represent
ing a setback at the hands Of the
other in their two games.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Dwyer Sets A. A. Pace
AT BAT, EstaIena
Tops Scorers
BY the Associated Press.

BY The AsSOClated Press.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Smashing
his way upward from the birthplace
spot, Joe Dwyer of Toledo's outf1eld
crew took over the batting leadership
of the American Association.
On averages which included
Thursday, Dwyer led with a mark
of .408. representing a gain of IS
points during the seven-day period
Dwyer, in "a games, had made 81
hits in rs trips to the plate.
Last weeks leader, John Luca-
dello Of Toledo, dropped from .40C
to .343.
Bob Estalella of Minneapolis held
the lead in runs scored with 30.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
New Aztec Roller Derby Talent
To Face Leading D. C.. Team

Capacity crowds for the week end
games tonight and tomorrow night
at Riverside Stadium are predicted
by roller derby officials in the wake
of steadily increasing turnouts cli-
NAKED by a house Of $500 last night.
Now on the short end Of a 3-1
game score and a 47-40 point total
In their series with the Washington
Pawnees, the Chicago Aztecs will
present q new face, but an estab-
nshed star in the sport, tonight.
He is Steve Irwin, q mustachioed