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FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
Washington.—Return of the cor
ner saloon figured in a conversa
tion in Baltimore a few days ago
which, retailed by some of those
present, has been going all over
Washington, exciting considerable
interest.
The two leading figures In the
conversation were a retired Irish
contractor and a young Catholic
priest
The contractor was holding forth
against Franklin D. Roosevelt and
the New Deal. Just before he ran
down he shouted that Roosevelt had
kept just one. and only one. of the
pledges of the platform of 1C?2 on
which he was elected.
“What pledge was that?” In
quired another participant
‘The promise to get rid of prohi
bition," said the contractor.
“Wait a minute,” broke in the
priest. “I don’t think Roosevelt and
the New Deal kept that pledge.”
“We certainly got rid of prohi
bition, didn’t we?” snorted the con
tractor. "We got liquor back, thank
God. Hoover would nevei have
done that for us.”
“Yes." said the priest. That
part is true. But you are forgetting
another part of that promise—a
pledge without which, I very much
doubt, you would have gotten liq
uor back. The platform and the
candidate promised that, with the
return of liquor, the saloor would
never be permitted to come back.
Well, the saloon is back. It is
here. And I think a great many
people resent the failure of that
pledge more than the breaking of
these others you have been talk
ing about."
More and more talk is being
heard all over the country about
the liquor situation. The distilling
industry is distinctly concerned
about it It has been pulling in
its horns, so to speak, in many
ways. The Distilled Spirits insti
tute has persuaded many distillers
to get off the air, and to tone down
their advertising. They are more
sensitive to what they fear is a
change of sentiment than the brew
ers, and are worried that their ad
vice in this direction has been ig
nored by the brewers.
Fear New Dry Tide
They are disturbed about local
elections in various states, and are
very much afraid that a new dry
tide is rising. Meanwhile the drys
are beginning to recover from the
state of coma into which they
lapsed about 1930. It they had had
the vim and pep they have today
in 1933, it is very doubtful if the
eighteenth amendment could have
been repealed.
Even the distillers do not fear
another prohibition amendment in
the federal Constitution. They do
not believe there is much danger
that 36 states would ever again rat
ify such an amendment When the
eighteenth amendment was ratified
only two states, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, refused to ratify it.
Such wet states as Massachusetts,
New York, New Jersey and Mary
land, did.
But most observers think, they
never would again.
The danger is of another kind.
It is of the spread of dry terri
tory. county by county, state by
state, with a resulting unfriendly
political feeling towards the liquor
business, and oppressive interfer
ence, such as preceded the adop
tion of the eighteenth amendment.
At the Federal Alcohol adminis
tration there is much bitterness
against the big brewers for rushing
into the old practices that were so
sharply criticized. For instance,
the “tied house” idea—where the
brewer controls the individual sa
loon-keeper, and forces him to sell
only that particular brewer's stock.
So there is* a good deal more to
the situation than any question of
platform pledges.
Give Landon Edge
Tremendously potent In overcom
ing what remained after Cleveland
of the "defeatist” attitude of Re
publicans all over the country, the
first nationwide polls since the con
vention, in showing that Landon
has a slight edge on electoral votes
over Roosevelt, have been of ex
treme value to the Republican high
command.
One of the reasons why John D.
M. Hamilton has been making so
many speeches, and making such
optimistic claims — 42 states for
Landon, etc. — has been over
come this same defeatist spirit. He
has recognized, as have most Re
publican leaders, that this was the
first hurdle to be taken.
It is not just a question of band
wagon psychology. It was apathy
based on hopelessness, which not
only choked off contributions to
the campaign fund, but prevented
people who normally work for the
Republican ticket from making any
effort.
"Why work when it’s nc use,’’
they were saying. "You can't beat
a lour billion-dollar-a-year spend
ing machine."
Hamilton was working hard on
this, but he was not being believed
by thousands of the people who
ought to be reached if the Republi
can t*cket were to have a chance.
Perhaps he went a uttle too strong
ui tus claims to be believed. Peo
pie were used to claims, even more
extravagant made by James A.
Farley, who claimed 48 states this
year just as he claimed them four
years ago.
But Farley has a better back
ground for his claims. In the first
place, he was wrong on only six
states four years ago. Four of
these six — Maine, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts—
elected Democratic slates two
years later. So that a 48 state
claim this year, from Farley, had
a better chance of being accepted
by Democratic workers than a 42
state claim by Hamilton had of be
ing accepted by Republican work
ers.
Hope Aroused
Several Republican leaders, who
motored back to Washington from
Cleveland, made interesting reports
of their wayside encounters—at gas
stations, at small hotels, etc. Ev
erywhere they found Republicans
who wanted to know, once they
realized their visitors had come
from Cleveland, whether there was
"any chance of beating Roose
velt.”
“You ought to have seen their
faces brighten up when I told them
I thought we had better than an
even chance,” a delegate report
ed.
Organization Republicans have
been wishing and praying for the
Literary Digest poll to start. They
have been bothering the life out of
the representative here of a big
farm weekly, which has been tak
ing polls for years, and which have
been rather accurate.
Not because they wanted the in
formation the polls would bring.
They have the situation fairly well
sized up without that. What they
want is the confidence and fighting
spirit the publication of the news
will have on the Republicai work
ers all over the country.
There is another interesting an
gle. In the early days of the New
Deal a great many Republican sen
ators and members of the house of
representatives went along with it
to a considerable extent, voting for
New Deal measures, etc. They
were obliged—all the representa
tives and some of the senators—to
seek reelection In 1934, and at that
time they defended their own rec
ords, with no thought of any na
tional campaign to come. They had
to save their own skins first.
Honesty and Cheating
The idea that “cheating” the gov
ernment is all right, though one
must be scrupulously honest in
one’s personal relationships, is gen
erally attributed In American
schoolbooks to the Chinese. It has
provoked amusement for genera
tions. We Americans, we thought,
were above all that.
Similarly with fiction storie3
about Russian officials, who could
be bribed to do anything for a few
kopecks. American officials were
honest!
The latter was pretty thoroughly
exploded during prohibition. The
chief difference between American
officials and those oi the czars
seemed to be that the Americans
were not pikers. Grafting prohibi
tion enforcement officials retired
rich, if they were not bumped off.
Some of them were honest, but
then so were some of the Russian
officials, though one seldom heard
much about the honest ones in ei
ther country.
And now comes the payoff on the
first—that Chinese are honest with
each other, but will cheat the gov
ernment, whereas Americans—
Most of us have known snatches
of it here and there for several
years. The writer knew, for ex
ample, of a county in South Caro
lina where the county agent rep
resenting the AAA encouraged a
farmer to plant 300 acres in
cotton though he was being paid for
not cultivating those same acres
by AAA.
One heard of lots of these scat
tered instances, but not until the
White House begins building a de
fense against the charge that New
Deal policies had forced a food
shortage—might result in famine—
would certainly result in food im
portations, did it come to light how
widespread this "cheating’’ under
AAA was.
Irritates Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was irritated
by many printed stories of short
crops, the probable need for im
ports, etc. So he "exploded’’ them.
He made the flat statement that
the acreage planted in wheat in thir
country was ten per cent above
normal.
Whereupon it was discovered, on
Inquiry at the Department of Ag
riculture. that the payments to
farmers for not planting wheat
under contracts made before the
AAA was ruled unconstitutional—
amounted to $40 000,000 on this
crop!
Actually there is nothing really
surprising about this situation at
all, so far as farm payments, crop
curtailment, etc., go. The biggest
surprise is that the whole ailair
climaxed in a publicity boner.
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Blooded Horses Are Revered In Kentucky.
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. D. C.—WNU Service.
SOME 40,000 acres of land,
much of it magnificent virgin
forest, will be included in the
Mammoth Cave National park
in Kentucky, n the long struggle to
establish this national park, Mau
rice H. Thatcher, for many years
United States representative from
Kentucky, was a prime mover.
Discovered in 1803, Mammoth
Cave was considered the largest
national cavern in America until
the exploration of the Carlsbad
caverns in New Mexico. The un
derground passages are of re
markable extent, probably under
mining the entire area of the pro
posed park development. Almost
every dweller in the neighborhood
has a cave of his own, to which
he seeks to attract visitors.
Underground rivers in which
swim eyeless fish are a weird fea
ture of the caves. Besides these
there are vast stalactites and sta
lagmites, the best of which are
seen in the part of the cavern
reached through the N^w En
trance. A “frozen Niagara” of
salmon-colored rock and a stalac
tite, which, when illuminated by
an electric light placed behind it,
shadows the perfectly molded form
of a beautiful woman stepping
down as if to bathe in the sub
terranean river, are unique.
There are onyx caves and crys
tal caves; one might profitably
pass weeks going through them all.
It was in one of these that Floyd
Collins met his death.
Beyond Mammoth Cave to the
west winds the beautiful Green
river known as one of the deepest
fresh water streams in the coun
try.
In this neighborhood was shed
the first Kentucky blood of the Civ
il war, when Granville Allen was
shot. Families were torn asunder
by the difference of allegiance.
Few states knew the horror of Civ
il war as did Kentucky. To un
derstand what war meant to the
border people, one needs only to
be reminded that Jefferson Davis
was born near Hopkinsville, not
far from Bowling Green, and that
Abraham Lincoln was born near
Hodgenville, a few miles to the
north.
Birthplace of Lincoln.
At Hodgenville, a stately memo
rial shelters the humble log cabin
in which Lincoln was born. Sim
plicity marks the place as it
marked the great soul it fostered.
Visitors pause for a drink from
the Lincoln spring.
Memories of Lincoln linger in
the very air between Hodgenville
and Bardstown. To Knob creek
the Lincoln family moved before
young Abraham was two years old,
and there they lived until he was
eight. His earliest recollections,
he wrote, were of Knob creek, and
how he was saved from drowning
there by the quick aid of a chum,
Not much chance of drowning in
the creek now; it is little more
than a rivulet.
If there is a house in the world
worthy to inspire music, it is “My
Old Kentucky Home,” near Bards
town. While a guest in the house,
then owned by his kinsfolk, the
Rowan family, Stephen Collins Fos
ter composed that deathless bal
lad, “My Old Kentucky Home.”
He wrote the music, it is said,
at a desk in the wide hall, the sun
streaming through the door open
ing toward the slave quarters.
That selfsame desk still stands in
its wonted place, the most pre
cious of Kentucky's furniture rel
ics.
Even without the Foster tradi
tion. the home would be priceless.
It makes no attempt at ostentation,
but it is peopled with ghosts of
the fine old South.
In Bardstown is St. Joseph's ca
thedral, in which are displayed
several original paintings by great
masters. They are believed to
have been a gift to the church by
Louis Philippe.
Not far from the town is Gcth
semane, a retreat of Trappist
monks, one of two such monaster
ies in the United States.
Louisville, the* city of George
Rogers Clark, comes next on your
itinerary, northwestward over an
excellent highway. It was there
that the doughty soldier ended his
days in bitterness over the ingrati
tude of the nation he had spent his
all to aid.
At Louisville, too, are the home
and tomb of President Zachary
Taylor, “Old Rough and Ready.”
His daughter Knox was wooed and
won by Jefferson Davis, then a
young lieutenant in the general’s
command.
To lovers of horse racing, Louis
ville is a mecca when the Kentucky
Derby is run at Churchill Downs.
Where Baseball Bats Are Made.
At the Louisville Slugger factory,
baseball bats for many of the fa
mous players are hand-turned by
skilled workmen. The second
growth ash comes to the factory in
rough billets. These billets are
rounded and laid on racks to sea
son for 17 months before they are
made into bats. Because ball play
ers are particular about the weight
and balance of their bats, each step
in the shaping of the sluggers re
quires the utmost care. Special
orders are prepared by hand work
ers. Thousands of bats, however,
are made by machinery.
From Louisville it is a pleasant
trip to Frankfort, the hill-encircled
capital of Kentucky. The old
Statehouse, now a museum, is an
architectural gem of pure Greek
design. Within it is a self-support
ing circular stairway, one of the
few remaining. The new State
house is a splendid structure, with
a magnificent rotunda under the
vaulted dome.
It is strangely fitting that Daniel
Boone is buried in the cemetery
overlooking the capital of the state
he helped win from the wilderness.
From the path around his tomb
one looks down to the broad valley
of the beautiful Kentucky river.
The heart of the Blue Grass is
the home of the thoroughbred. To
one who has striven futilely, baffled
by crab grass, to encourage a
lawn, the sight of those blue-grass
pastures brings mixed feelings.
One does not feel outraged to see
splendid horses browsing on such
lawns, but one is hard put to es
cape taking affront rt cows and
sheep feeding in the velvety car
pets.
Horses in the Blue Grass are
I monarchs of the earth. On some
I of the famous farms the huge cir
cular stables house quarter-mile
exercise tracks floored with tan
bark.
The thoroughbred is nurtured
more carefully than a baby-show
contender. A few hours after he is
born he is fitted with a halter, that
he may become used to the equip
ment. He is permitted out of doors
only when conditions are exactly
right. If he scratches his silky
skin, he is plastered with antisep
tic and put in a hospital. He
drinks only from his own special
bucket and his diet would be the
despair of a French chef.
The owner of one farm cut by a
highway has a tunnel under the
road through which his thorough
breds m?i-/ be led without danger
from passing automobiles.
There is a thrill in visiting the
stable that housed Man-o’-War,
Golden Broom, Crusader, and
Mars.
Lexington Is Charming.
In itself Lexington has a wealth
of charm as well as historic inter
est. The University of Kentucky is
there, its mellow old buildings scat
tered over a shady campus. In the
study room at the College of Engi
neering, heavy tables, with tops
fashioned of thick sections of a ven
erable sycamore tree that once
grew on the campus, are treasured
relics covered with carved names
of alumni.
Another fine educational institu
tion in Lexington is Transylvania
college, the first school for higher
education west of the Alleghenies.
Tiiere Jefferson Davis and Henry
Clay were once students. The li
brary of this school contains thou
sands of volumes so rare that
scholars from all over the world
come to consult them.
Ashland, restored tiome of Henry
Clay, stands on the outskirts of
the city. On the walk behind the
house the magnetic orator and
statesman used to pace back and
forth planning his speeches.
Through the perfect green of the
Blue Grass country you may drive
to High Bridge, where a railroad
bridge 317 feet above the water
spans the Kentucky. Crossing the
river on a ferry, you approach old
Shakertown, once the home of a
strange sect who believe in celi
bacy and the coming of the millen
nium.
Another place of interest in a
swing south of Lexington is the
old fort at Harrodsburg, where
George Rogers Clark planned his
campaigns. The fort has been re
stored and is open as a museum.
At Berea college you see the re
markable results of vocational
education brought to mountain
whites. One cannot escape a feel
ing of humility at sight of the in
dustry of these students.
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A Comfortable Culotte
The perfect antidote for blister
ing, hot days is this cool, clever
ly-designed culotte for bicycling,
riding, beach, housework; for
tearing through the woods, or
Pattern No. 1922-B
running down the street to the
grocer’s.
Designed for plenty of action
and comfort, it fits snugly at the
waist by adjustable laced ribbons
at each side, with the same fea
ture repeated in the blouse front.
A becoming boyish collar and
handy pocket create charming ef
fects. The pattern is so easy to
follow, you can cut two at once
using printed cotton, gingham,
broadcloth, seersucker or linen at
an expense even lower than your
budget provides.
Barbara Bell Patterr No.
1922-B is available for sizes 12,
14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14 re
quires 4Vfe yards of 39 inch ma
terial. Send 15 cents in coins.
Send for the Summer Pattern
Book containing 100 Barbara Bell
well-planned, eas>-to-make pat
terns. Exclusive fashions for
children, young women, and ma
trons. Send 15 cents for your
copy.
Send your order to The Sewing
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Grease the measuring cup be
fore measuring sirup or molasses
and the ingredients will not stick
to the sides of the cup and there
will be no waste.
* * •
Always sweep rugs and car
pets the way of the grain. Brush
ing against the grain roughens
the surface and it tends to brush
the dust in instead of out.
* * *
Partly cook cereal in a dou
ble boiler the night before using
and leave it on the back of the
stove, being sure to cover well
with water. It will be well
cooked in the morning.
• * *
Cocoa should always be cooked
in a small amount of water be
fore milk is added.
• • •
Sugar sprinkled over the tops
of cookies or sponge cakes be
fore putting them into the oven
forms a sweet crust and makes a
richer cookie.
* • *
Four pounds of plums will
make five pint jars of preserves.
• * •
Glass stoppers may be easily
removed from bottles if a towel
is dipped into boiling water and
wrapped around the neck of bot
tle for a few minutes.
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Birds Not High Flyers
Students of migration used to
believe that birds traveled at
heights above 15,000 feet. They
had the idea that flying was easi
er in high altitudes. Every avi
ator today knows just the oppo
site is the truth. Most birds fly
below 3,000 feet in migration, and
some of them will even cross
wide stretches of water only
a few feet above the waves.
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