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The Washington times., 1928-03-19
WE NEED PROTECTION

can make them RESPECT Us and that after all is the i'm
poran thing TO have your power and your readiness to de-
your rights thoroughly respected that you 20
ahead and develop civilization in YOUR way without
anybodys control advice is the important thing after all
Time will show which the best Of the nations It may
not be this one least the liberty Of working
problems out in way
This newspaper could be filled with Of this size
from copies of European papers, denouncng the United
States in every conceivable way.
We millions of soldiers there to help in war which
WASH ours We lent thousand millions Of dollars to the
to help them in their trouble As sign of gratitude
they refer this nation Uncle Shylock and that in
spite the fact have scaled down the they owe us
and the of the second biggest debtor haven col
ected cent although the has been over long time
with the weak nations gladly half of they
owe or less.
submarines to sink any ships that to bother
planes to fight off any airplane invasion and FAST
commercial fleets of hostile nations from the seas
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rH1s IS 4 DUTCH PIcTURE oF FREsIDENT cooLIDGE

The two pictures in this column show that friends IN
Europe do not love Us as much they might The upper
picture the De Greene ADserdGnner published n
Holland shows the President United States sly fox
Underneath il are the words THE breaches
the sovereignty small nations In the background dead
chicken labelled Nicaragua shows what the fox really does
that is one European idea Uncle Sam and his people
The picture Of Uncle SAM published IN the Glasgow
Scotland EUenng NeIOs driving armored with peace
on the raditor and sailor representing great
navy in the back labelled IN the Scotch paper
Uncle Sam believes two mascotspeace and warat the
same time
AS matter Of fact this very good picture Of the kind
Of an automobile that Uncle Sam ought to drive
We are for peace put statue Of peace in front
always.
But intend in dear European friends should
prove hostile to have the necessary preparation.
We may not able them love but At least
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
Civil Service for the District
Government

shera bobs m arain before House subcommittee the
old question Of civil service for the District Government
toward which present Commissioners appear lukewarm as did
former Commissioners.
Theoretically civil service for the District Government
the right thing.
If we could have the kind that viii give all local positions
to local people, YES.
it should be the kind that will enable politicians in Con-
gress fill Of the best positions those which pay
good salaries NO.
it should be the kind that will put Federal bodies in
virtual control Of the personnel leaving the Commissioners
helpless and powerless, NO.
the Commissioners should be given full control and power
in administration Of the civil service without Feoera OFFICES
and officials debating, YES
IN the Federal civil service today merit counts only in the
minor positions which the politicians do not want to be
bothered WITH the higher positions even where they
are rated under civil service political pull somehow has It's
customary drag getting increased salaries and IN holding
in favor those who have the right influence
The experience Of the Commissioners with outside inter
ference is not SO favorable warrant them rushing
forward 10 warmly greet civil service proposition the
framing Of which would in the hands Of Congress or some
Federal agency.
there is considerable doubt to whether Con-
gress would agree the application Of the fair principle OF
local positions for local people Gentlemen of Congress are
much inclined TO want slices Of District Of Columbia pa
Those in power Congress have for been
getting good positions for constituents tne
Commissioner make every effort 70 hold JOBS Tor local people
The Commissioners have apparently found It good idea
to be in position do trading with the most IN
fluentiaI men IN Congress doing favor for powerful
statesman he would naturally be expected to do one for the
District. .
This is not the ideal way. It is not what the Commits
ioners or the people Of Washington desire Il is one reason
why there should be civil service in the District Government
from top to bottom to have civil service there
should be 1oopholes no weak spots Tor influence 70
penetrate.
The fundamental Of genuine civil service merit It should
prevail in the District Building but would it do SO when
s.uull'' Is stn powerful Washington? And pull It
should be remembered boters with the little fellows
getting small salaries
CONGRESS gets to "monkeyng with this civil service
problem the District quite likely to be stung and we
stung. too
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
THE WEALTHY
BY DR.. Frank Crane

ME still nger influence Of ideas that formed
~ long different conditions We nave
~ tions long since lost their usefulness ana
still hold Most churches based upon issues na we nave
given long since.
wealth. is necessarily criminal. -.
warned that is hard for rich man to get INTO
needle and the saying often heard IN those times Oh
"Woe unto the rch!" 81.
But somehow influence of the teachings of Christ
wealth has changed
wealth simply property Of which other
deprived by which benefited IL was
impossible conceive of being rich unless ne
had robbed someone else Even nowadays rich man is often
of fellows there cannot be of great wealth
unless there many greatly ~
But the character Of the modern wealth unit different from
that Then the basis Of wealth might have been
robbery thievery special privilege of kind but
adays few people become wealthy unless IS by Dene
fitting others.
Ford begrudged his great fortune for the
that in making he has helped the general public and also en-
labor at good wages.
significant that great wealth instead of founding
fortunes giving of their to dsspated heirs
seeking to benefit the public by their fortunes.
A. p the largest aggregatons
capital the world Italy has recently donated
million dollars his native state for the benefit Of
agriculture he has said that he determined not to die RICH
he evidently does want perpeuate unit OF
wealth but in some way to benefit the people by it. 49,
Rockefeller devong his huge fortune medical scientific
well religious and the beneactons of Andrew
Carnegie well known.
Evidently the teachings Of the Redeemer found deep
in modern civilization and indirectly if directly wealth
feeling the obligation to help along the world.
Copyright by Mcclure syndicate)
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
by DR.. C. "A. y. Reed

VoU have doubtless heard much
i about artificial sunlight"
and its value in promoting health
and curing disease. To under
stand what is meant by artificial
sunlight, it is important to re-
member that g. beam Of white
light is a bundle of rays OF light
of different color. These rays can
be separated by an instrument
called the spectroscope.
Besides the light which our
eyes can see, the sun and the
ultra violet lamp both give off
large variety of rays which are
not seen. We can see from red
on the long side to violet on the
short. Light waves longer than
that are called ''infra-red,' and
shorter than that are called
ultraviolet" 1t is chiefly the
rays which we cannot see that
have such a wonderful effect in
SO many diseases.
1t is usual to talk about ultra
violet treatment, but we are as
sured by H. M. Oddly proceed
ings Royal Society of Medicine)
that many workers on the subject
are coming to doubt whether the
ultraviolet rays are quite SO i'm
portant as they are said to be.
The proportion of ultraviolet rays
in sunlight is only per cent;
there is more in the carbon arc,
and more still in the ultraviolet
mercury vapour lamp. Yet the
fewer the ultraviolet rays, the
more effective Is the light, in sur
gical tuberculosis at any rate.
In practically all the expert
ments and treatments in which a
triumph was claimed for ultra
violet light, the rays actually used
were mixed. 1t Is known that
pure ultraviolet rays make the
blood more capable of killing
bacilli, but the other rays pro-
duce other reactions. The visible
rays get through the skin, which
the ultraviolet do not; they are
absorbed into the blood stream
and supply heat to the blood. The
infra-red rays are absorbed on the
surface, since they cannot pass
through water.
In addition to the action of the
light on the skin, a patient having
a. sun pe1lh ~ SApO0C0rI ~ COAu ali
and this Is an important part of
the treatment. This happens also
in some artificial light clinics, and
another factor in artificial light
treatment is the formation of
ozone. Everyone who has seen
an artificial sun lamp work will
remember the queer garlic"
smell it made; this was due to
it's action in turning the oxygen
Of the air into ozone. which is
very stimulating when inhaled.
The stimulating effect of light
is largely due to its action in
rousing the white cells OF the
blood and causing them to multi.
ply. 1t cures ricketts, hy general.
ing in the fat OF the skin
substance known as vitamin n.
the absence OF which Is the cause
OF the disease, and will cure some
children who have failed 10 make
Roadway on cod liver oil.
The Washington times., 1928-03-19

a touch almost any time.
Yes. Mildred accepts a lot of
raVors from the family, as most
pretty, nineteen year olds are apt
to do. And you might think
that all would be bliss in the
Jones family. But it isn't.
Quite. the reverse--the family is
in Mildred's Black Book. And
she has written me an indignant
letter telling me about it.
MILDRED'S FURIOUS BE.
CAUSE THE FAMILY I'm
SISTS ON BUTTING IN ON
HER AFFAIRS"
The best thing the family does,
according to Mildred, is to give
advice. Morning. noon and
night they're at it.. 1t matters
not what the occasion--a new hat,
new beau. new job. the hour
she comes home from a party
or doesn't come home-the price
she paid for her new pumps. the
color of her lipstick, the cut of
her bob-on all matters, great
and small, the Family remarks.
Mildred's Wild what bust
ness is it of theirs what do or
how l do it?' she cries. you'd
think l was a baby instead of
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

people criticize us, give US adj
vice, NEEDLE in our affairs. and
try to manage us. Yet, we lay
ourselves open to just such I'M
welcome interference.
Every favor you accept from
the other chap, every impulsive
confidence you make puts a lien
on your life.
Everytime you use another fel.
lows time or strength or wisdom
or affection you give him the
right to use yours.
Much of this association is UNI
avaidable-and much of it is
wholesome. We cannot live for
ourselves. or in ourselves alone
in this crowded world. But there
are countless irritating entangle-
ments which might be avoided If
we'd keep out of debt to other
people.
If you don't want other people
to do things TO you, don't ask
them to do things FOR you.
If you don't like supervision.
don't accept favors.
These, are simple facts but it
might be well to renember them
the next time you're tempted to
high-hat the family.
The Washington times., 1928-03-19

Her Weak Moment
II oVE-MAKING has lost half
~ its zest for the Gay Lotharios,
now that women have come to
have SO many weak moments"
in their lives.
When a girl had but ONE
weak moment" in her life it
was a real triumph for the wavy-
haired heart breaker to feel that
it was HE, whose fatal fascina-
ton she had been unable to re-
sist, and to whom she had
yielded her maiden kisses.
But, oh dimME! How things
have changed! In these days,
when one weak moment" fol-
lows so closely on the heels of
another, one Irritation crowds
another, one kiss follows another,
and one romance quickly re-
places another in a girls heart,
all the thrill and fervor have
gone out of the chase.
A man used to have to be
skilful and subtle, to watch and
wait and work and worry bit,
to make a girl weaken" He
had to be careful not to brighten
or alarm her; he had to have a
subtle cline" and be good stage
40
heart or her imagination.
But when he did finally "sell
HIMSELF to her and get in solid,
he felt the same glow of self
satisfaction that good salesman
feels when he has broken down
the sales resistance OF a hard
customer. And he didn't have
much fear of another salesman
coming along soon and selling the
girl all over again.
To win a woman, then, was a
matter of prowess and conquest
and a big tribute to mans
vanity.
But in these days, there Is no
distinction in being one Of the
dozen or so weak moments" in
a girls life. There is nothing
memorable about the affair,
nothing to make it unique or to
make a man feel little thrill of
secret triumph that he has won
where all others have failed.
He hasn't even the consolation
of feeling wicked or remorseful
or regretful. It's all in the
weeks routine. He knows that
as soon as his kisses have dried.
she will be freshening her lips
with her scented lipstick, pre-
paratory for the NEXT kiss.
In short, amongst girls
weak moments" the first al.
ways knows that he won't be the
last, and the last can be perfectly
sure that he isn't the first.
II he kisses and rides away"
he need have no fear that she IL
going 10 waste any time waiting
for him 10 come back, nor any
tears reRretting him, There IN
probably another weak moment"
waiting on her doorstep, anyway.
Ard one weak moment' mnrs
m less makes little difference Nv
modsrn girls lifs hui ion
many "Wfak momTnif' ars veal
snina the same Zoe woman
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
LISTEN, WORLD
MILD e DIS
" nna Of fknsa

NNMD r. e DIS
W1 one of those
girls who like a
lot of Waiting
On - and the
family strive to
please.
Mother brings
Mildred her cof-
fee in bed and
does her wash
ing and mend
ing. Big Sister
lendS Mildred
her best che.
mise and her
chiffon p art y
stockings. Big
Brother shoves
her an extra
five. come Sat-
urday night -
Little Brother
runs his short
legs off, doing
her errands. And
Dads vnnd for
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Mark each statement true false.
/. Coal is obtained from mines.
2 Anonymous works properly signed
g. Scurvy is kind of disease.
A. Curricula used animals
s. Alloy is a kind of musical instrument.
Match correctly:
g. The Pied Piper of Hamen Eugene Field
T. Paradise Lost Katherine Lee Bates
g. Little Boy Blue William Cowper
g. John Gipin'S Ride Robert Browning
10 America, the Beautiful John Milton
Complete these quotations:
IL when the - is on the punkin'
And the folders In the ock."-Riley.
f. "The tumult and the - dies
: rne captains and the kings departl-KipinH.
H. "If I should die, think only this Of me-
That there's some corner Of foreign field
That n forever -."--Brooke.
"a Come live with and be my
Ard will 81 the pleasures prove "-Marlows
As, "WhO h --7 What 10 shef
That Ell nwnnr commend heFf"mNhakenp0afa.
Zee naeaaAns tase Zoe Answ@a
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
MEDITATIONS
OF a WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Her weak Moment

Her Weak Moment
+ oVE-MAKING has lost half
~ its zest for the Gay Lotharios,
now that women have come to
have SO many weak moments"
in their lives.
The Washington times., 1928-03-19

self . supporting.
Why can't they
leave me alone?
Why are they
always meddling
in my affairs?"
The answer to
that is simple.
Z h = Family
NEEDLES in Mill
dred's affairs be-
cause she has
given them a
right to NEEDLE.
She has made
Fl T. r affairs.
THEIR affairs.
b v accepting
t h e ir service.
She has mort
gagged her indie
pendence by be-
ing dependent.
That applies
to all of us.
We're all furi-
4ns rryIaA~ n&Inm
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
ONCE-OVERS
By J. J. MUNDY
You Can't Gain By Deception

The chances you naturally studous and sedate
there times wish you might be lighter and
II you company effort Tor you to carry on
conversation in the light prevailing at social 1uncuGn linen
you oen have periods when wish you were more Seda
The quiet and tries to be quick and witty makes
a aughable failure
"a unidentified person ludcrous in MS eIS 10 appear Solemn
ana naughty or commanding, the case may De, ~
some persons f roles that are unnatural l3r wo oue
ing a Wv" WV
When dramatic and discovered displaying
pose, " y considered naincere
You VII not anywhere trying 10 hs What yon are not
nu nave ~ make that dnfe h" FnN Wue
ny dacspiionf w w.
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
Britain's Navy
The English Know When to spend,

This year Britain will spend on her navy taeo 100000
which is than this rich country viii spend.
Britain already possessing the biggest submarines including
some biz enough carry arplanes win bald aix
submarines. Our wise gentlemen In Warrington think
have enough submarine and refuse Secretary Wbur request
for thirty.fve
II a fortunate thing Cor England when clever naiouI
talked our bow statesmen into lunna newest greatest
waTshps some now completed That save nnaand ohanoa n
catch her breath financially and ne British 1pend mnIi
than ws do Thsy intelligent people and pIeauei
eiaiemen.
The Washington times., 1928-03-19
WISE SAYINGS

Life often presents us with n
choice ~ evils rather than ~
goods C. e.. Cation
Questioning iH nni ere Wnds ~
Conversation Hmnna gentlemen r.
Samuel inhnnnn.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
SeIbyvine

Miss Ruth Lindsuth, the director
of religious education for the Salem
NJ. E. Church, will combine candle
/ light service Sunday evening in the
church. The junior choir, under the
leadership of Mrs. c. w. Jarrett and
Miss Grace Johnson, 'ccompanist
will sing Christmas carols.
A special program is being ar
ranged for the evening of December
%.
Mrs. Emory McCabe and son In
ory, Jr., of Wilson, N. e., have been
spending a week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pasher Watson, JT.,
are being congratulated on The ar
rival of fine baby boy, December
8.
Mrs. W. R. Tubbs and Mrs. Viola
Holmes spent Thursday in Whining
ton.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
e. Church met in the church on
Tuesday eve1ing At the conclusion
of brief period when some husi-
ness items were disposed of the hos
tess and her assistants served delic-
ious refreshments.
MRS. Robert Williams spent the
weekend at Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murray of Phil
adelphia motored down and spent
the weekend with their parents.
When they returned to their home
Mrs. Angie Brasure accompanied
them.
Mrs. Sylvester Dukes and little
daughter, Betty Jean. are spending
a week with Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ T.
Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Holland en-
-ertained at dinner last Saturday the /
following guests: Mr. and Mrs Urah .
Long and daughter Virginia, Mr.. and
Nrs. NJ. w. Marine and children and .
Dr.. A. NJ. Rittenour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Fassett have
Is their guest, DR.. A. NJ. Rittenour Of
Vest Virginia.
Mrs. e. w. Lynch is spending
with her daughter, Mrs.
ames Opie in Philadelphia.
Mrs. H. V. Tubbs lnotored to Viii
nington last Thursday Tor the day.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14

Miss Marjorie Murray who has
been sick is now attending school.
Miss Edith Murray, Lammott Har-
mon, Matthew Vernon and Alden
Murray and Gladys Murray and
Jack Harmon ali reported a good
sleigh ride.
Miss Harmon was a dinner guest
of Gladys Murray on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Layton are
expecting to live in Clarksville, hav-
ing rented the property of Elmer
Murray.
Miss Dorothy Williams called on
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. DerricksOn this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles James and
son were callers in town Sunday
The young folks of the town mo-
tored to FrankfOrd Saturday even
ing and enjoyed a good movie
wings"
Elmer Murray will wire his home
for electric lights.
Reports are that ]. c. Tracey is
again motoring to Philadelphia. His
wood pile is very slim. l wonder if
it isn't a serious matter for him to
take a visit right at this time. So,
Philadelphia, beware he's coming.
Elmer Murray has sold timber off
of one of his places in town.
The Gossip Club meets nightly at
the general store for discussion of
all subjects known to man. The .
are congenial and seldom
get into heated arguments, around
he stove, nevertheless they have
been warned, that if they do not
stop telling lies a person called
'Forked Tail" will get them, as this
S an injunction of one, of our col
,red friends, near our village.
Are you getting your appetite
harpened for the turkey supper at
It. Georges NJ E. Church on next
evening. A number Of fine
'irds have been purchased for the
asty supper and to be sure all the
est of the trimmings that go with
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
CIarksville

! Friday night brought big sur
prise, in the form of white blanket
of snow, covering the earth anC
shutting out the setting of green on
the fields, as a reminder that white
is emblematic of purity and right
eOusness. We are glad for the snow,
even though it may cause us more
or less concern about our duties and
heating of our homes. But lest we
forget there are millions of people
who are without the necessary fuel
to warm the humble place, they call
home. We are wonderfully blessed in
this part of our great country in
having so many cOnveniences that
are seldom heard of in many foreign
countries.
On account of the storm no SER
vices were held in st. Georges NJ. e.
Church on Sunday. Why stay at
home?
A Ford touring car on Saturday
afternoon skidded off the road near
Samuel Hudson's home. The owner
left the car, waiting for the storm to
abate, before trying to lift the ma
chine out of the snow and mud. We
are wondering if he will return for
the car.
Answer to last weeks Bible ques-
ton: ST. Mark 6:3.
In what book are the Ten Com
found?
Capt. J. G. Tracey has purchased
rom William Polite a farm known
as the Daniel G.. G. Walker farm,
of house, buildings, farm |
and and wood land, total of Sc .
lcres. for a nominal sum. The farm .
will be improved.
Mrs. Frank Howard has been ill
or some time. We trust she may
oOn recover.
Parcel post packages are begin
ling to arrive marked "Do not open
ntil Christmas"
The new auto license tags for 1929
re very good looking. Why not stick
o good colors instead of changing
very year? Think it over.
B. G. Derrickson had as a guest
ecently, Paul Godfrey Mr. Godfrey
nd son have motored to Philadel-
hia.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14

The condition of Miss Lyla Town
send, daughter of Senator-elect Joh1
G. Townsend, Jr., was reported as
good at the Orthopacdic Hospital ol
Philadelphia, to which she was re-
moved following an accident in
( which she and Mrs. James Bice, Jr.
were injured when the car in which
they were riding skidded and turned
over at Blackbird.
DR.. Webster Fox of Philadelphia,
an eye specialist, is conducting an
investigation into the extent of in
jury to Miss TOwnsend's right eye
which was severely cut in the acci-
dent. His diagnosis is not yet COM
pleted SenatOr-elect John q. Town
send, Jr, spent the weekend in
Philadelphia with his daughter Lyla.
Selbyville played their first sched-
uled game with Milton at Bishopville
December 6.
The girls played the first game.
Those on the Selbyville team were
Josie Pepper, playing as side center;
Julia Watson, as forward; Ethel
Hudson as center; Peaches Holllngs-
worth as guard; Hannah Andrews,
as guard, and Elizabeth Stevens, side
center. The girls played with great
skin and at the end Of the first half
the score was 10 to II in favor of
Milton, and at the end of the game
the score was II TO 35 in favor of
Milton
The boy played a most interesting
game. Those playing on the main
team were Victor Simpler, playing
as center; Paul Pepper, as guard;
Thomas Lynch, as forward; Edward
Evans, as guard; Edward Lynch as
forward, and Asher Long, guard. |
The score at the end of the first half /
was 81 to in favor of Selbyville. /
After the first half Mr.. Timmons /
called time out and put the second /
team on the floor. Those on the sec /
lnd team were Emory Stevens, /
Simpson Lynch. Joshua Gray. Leroy .
LeKites, Norman Bunting and Fdgar
At the end of the game the
score was 80 to 16 in favor of Sell
oyville.
One reel of moving pictures was
shown this week, entitled Fruits"
These scenes are always enjoyed in
'ural communities, especially in
ruit growing areas like Delaware