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The Washington times., 1928-12-06
Drastic Vagrancy Statute for
District of Columbia

a DRASTIC varrancy statute for this city is promised
by Congressional leaders to the police department 1or
use their fight increasing criminal activities the tenden
cies of which growing and more toward organized
bands, gangs and gunmen.
Intelligent able honorable officials OF the police depart
nent from Chief Hesse down. complain bitterly that many
District exceedingly weak and full of loophoes that
work the material advantage of criminals OF all classes
Congress which enjoy Investigations to attempt
the placing of responsibility police heads for poor
law enforcement should give special consideration to the
earnest of police officials that they lack proper
instruments offence thoroughly with crime here
carpenter can not do good work if his dull
and his other tools old and out of condition Neither
policemen make proper headway when the laws they must
enforce ineffective permitting attorneys of bad criminals
free their clients technicaes and through loophoes
due antquated laws passed to fit crime cond
tons of those days
Existing search warrant laws are il is claimed SO weak
and rotten that like holes in fish nets they really invite
the fish escape Between search warrant laws that are
largely unavailing and vagrancy laws equally lacking in
teeth it may be that police officials quite right in
shifting responsibilities for growing crime to Congress itself
In the hands of hard-boied policemen who look upon
almost all human beings law vioaors sweeping agrancy
laws frequently menace to lawabding men who may
of work and employment for long periods
of time
Here Washington beyond any doubt, there is much
unemployment and many idle men, but the majority of
them not of criminal tendencies.
AS against this possible misuse of law and power by
policemen is the grave fact that there is army of
questionable dlers here and that this engaged in
criminal activities of petty serious nature.
Our vagrancy laws obsolete against this dangerous
threat and order lives properties
Large numbers of criminals from other cities here
they conditions favor them and that is
difficult successfully pry into their affairs except by
arrests upon specific charges
vagrancy law for the District with real punch in it.
would departures of underabe and give
the police department efficient tool with which to hunt
down and prosecute remaining undesirables.
To improve crime conditions here Congress must do its
duty before can fasten all the upon Washington
police department. should the situation here become alarming
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

THE text of this article is
l. BLESSED ARE THE
MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL IN
HERIT THE EARTH"
No, it isn't going to he re-
ligious treatise. Far from it. 1t
will he the frank statement OF a
selfish, guarrelsome human being
who has come, most reluctantly,
TO recognize the virtues of meek
ness.
II any one had told me in my
youth that / would ever see any
virtue in meekness l would can
cookoo. Nutty. Completely scram-
bled.
/ was-and ANA natural
scrapper. My heft is considerable,
and my disposition even more so.
And now L do love having my
own way! One look at me and
most people let me have it with
out dissenting murmur.
From which you may gather
that meekness was. TO me, the
lowest. most abject form of human
behavior. And of all sap verses
that beatitude which recommend
ed meekness was the sappiest.
Thus l thought and forth ! went
into life with a chip on my shoup
der and walIop in my fist,
looking for a fight. And finding
'em plenty and pronto. Which
was great stuff as long as | was
very young and satisfied with
fighting. But aster a time my
perception widened. Others,
saw. were achieving power by
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
CHILDISHNESS
BY DIR. Frank Crane

WHY did certain wise say: "When became
" childish things
Is not childhood altogether lovely? Are not children
sweet charming? Did the that unless
became like children should the kingdom?
There is perhaps thing that pertains childhood that
behooves older all baby
gurgle, that think he
feeble minded child play with dolls but
normally has other kind of
But the thing that dagreeae children do and that
ups should not do, is to cry.
Crying characteristic of the child 1t is the first thing he
does coming into the world 1t is his first form of exercise
What is crying?
When Johnny aged six bumps his he comforts his face
his mouth to emit unpleasant sounds and all
this with in the
What does he do this His mother doesn't understand
She comforts him well possible Careng him. and saying
that does do good
But he is crying because he expected to do goodi
anything he is crying because il does not do good
His auntie does understand She rubs medicine his
and him that he badly and that
will him.
But he does thinking that II viii II not
benevolet Neither does he in order TO heal his wounds
1t a medicinal noise.
no that he everybody
W his know that he is
When Mr. Johnaged bumps his he SUM-
exec perhaps or a mild q
difference john and Johnny II simply
realizes that public b. ncrcsled
his And that b. q good thing ~ know,
suffering, iuurHeli " hhN
no complain DO talk atNarnla
Pat the Chrdrhue-s of crying Witch n ADULTS 80 ~
,esF,ustt Msc.,' Haiss"i
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SECRETS OF
HEALTH
-By DIR. Louis e. Bisch-

y
UOU have probably had the
Il experience of meeting per-
son socially, then later seeing
him at his office or doing busi-
ness with him there, and being
surprised how differently he acts
in the two places.
This particularly holds true of
men, The male sex, much more
than the female, is able to keep
business and home distinctive and
apart-and this is exactly as it
should be.
To he sure, I am not advocat-
ing that person should be
villain at work and an angel he
fore the fireside. Such exagger-
ated and extreme types of be-
havior could only be artificial
anyway.
But I do believe that business
environment calls for reactions
that are quite different from
those engendered amid home sur
roundings.
Some folks surely have not
learned the difference. At any
rate their greatest fault in this
regard is the fact that they carry
the troubles and worry of work
back to their family at night and
thereby make themselves most
disagreeable companions for wives
and children.
Often, too, wives and mothers
save up the trials and tribulations
of the day, their household cares
and veXations with the children,
only to unload them upon the
tired husband even before he has
time to sit down to the dinner
table.
Free and frank discussions of
pressing problems is an advantage
to both men and women pro-
Nided they are not carried on in
the spirit of complaining. The
greater the interest which the
husband takes in his wife's home
cares, and the more insight she
gains into his business affairs,
the more likely will the bond of
mutual understanding between
them strengthen. The idea of
each sex keeping everything to it
self is pernicious. There always
remains a mysterious side which
the other fellow does not athom.
1t pulls couples apart. 1t makes
them strangers.
But making long faces. signing,
keeping silent-these are horses
of a different color.
No work, no matter what its
kind, whether in the home. office,
factory or farm, can possibly be
absolutely free from trouble.
Allowing such troubles, however,
To become hanEovers to mar the
peace and serenity of evenings
with the family merely makes
matters worse and solves nothing.
Many a man fears going home
at night because of the petty
complaints he knows he will hear
as soon as he puts his fOt on the
doorstep. Many a woman, also,
breads the night when her hus-
band will hang his head or Criti-
else everything that hapncnS.
Evenings at home should be
time Of relaxation. times that re-
fresh the body and mind, times
that one looks forward To during
hard day with eXpectant JOY.
Train your mind and your emo
tions so that YOU can make them
behave as YOU will
This develops character. It gives
You confidence in Yourself
Lot tho dav spell work for YOU
and tho evening recreation. Rtl
anCc Your waking hours.
Bis mon ~ husIur~. and inc
professions arc able 60 accomplish
this THAT is one ro1H0u 0h'
they are hig The lock then
problems NJ oheu tho, turn tho
ksy IN the office door
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
Getting On Smith 1892 Wagon

district people have right to vote for President
- and Vice President of the United States rabbits
they not tagging in getting early seats the band
wagons of possible future candidates
Here's the District Al Smith Democratic Club" already
taking front seats the Smith conveyance for 1882 The
club will be in the forefront of the next big presidential
battle The members have faith in the New Yorker swinging
TO victory four years from
Even if we have suffrage rights here scheme
and talk and BOOST scheme talk and knock just
fancy dictates and be admitted that District citizens
conversatonay proficient in matters of political nature
wasnt for the privilege of giving opinions showing
preferences and making predictions would indeed be
in sad plight
Lots of things happen between and 1882 but still
1t perfectly hoist the color and in supplies
of political ammunition.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
LISTEN, WORLD!
Blessed Are the Meek
By Elsie Robinson

methods entirely different from
mine-ouiet methods which never
theless attained results which l
had not been able to attain with
all my noisy force.
For instance-I fought with my
relatives and neighbors. They
never fought with theirs-yet their
word was accepted in the family
while mine was snooted at. In
our work the same difference nre-
vailed. My idea Of a nice, lively
article was something that
sounded like cross between a
gas tank explosion. a Democratic
rally and a cat fight. They just
whispered at the typewriter-and
got all the votes.
Meek? Those boys were simply
saturated with ii. And look what
1t got them! Everything! Did
they inherit the earth?" They
not only inherited the earth, hut
they were presented gratis with
a first mortgage on heaven. And
| had a deSpised meekness,
So I've changed my technique.
I no longer try to brass-knuckle
my way through life. I'm taking
lessons from the turtle dove and
believe me, that's a wise bird. l
am not only keeping out of trou-
BILE, but l am frequently getting
by with stuff that would have re-
suited in riot call under my old
methods. And I'm finding count
less pleasant things in life which
I never detected before.
Meekness-I'm for it million.
I'M FOR 1T BECAUSE IT
PAYS!
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
Protection Means Prosperity
= ENATOR CAPPER, from Kansas demands
Senator Capper Means Business.

ENAToR CAPPER from Kansas demands that all the fine
help the farmer talks Of the campaign be translated
into prompt action He increase in tariff protect
farm products Immediately with reasonable poponement Of
the question whole.
In Britain Lord Melchett ardent Free Trader de
mands tariff system as wide the empire to protect
British workers manufacturers and farmers against outside
competition.
Great Britain not sefsupporng unit has favored free
trade and cheap food But protection the only You
keep your business your people put them
wage and profit level with competing peoples.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
ONCE-OVERS
Consider Every Angle

Consider Every Angle
Do complain that wife enough of good
fellow?
You alude the of other who with your crowd
in excesses that neither wonany beneficial to their
health and standing.
Do wife to be that of good fellow?
Perhaps she realizes that she might be able
the the others allowed
privileges that these other
might ashamed of
she has exercised thus far.
Or she the kind that enjoy
good
Would have her do things which she despe merely be
popular?
You her to be popular certain
Cor the might
that direction for you.
But he might further she did hold herself
have considered that feature Of
who understands him
when and how put the brske,.
IL 10 easy to too far and hard 70 get back when
alp . made
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
Hearst Papers Advocate:

l. An agreement OF Enghsh-speaklng peoples to pre-
SerVe peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the 1VorLd
Proportionat representation in the United States
Senate no State to haze less than taCo Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionment in the House of Representatives.
g. A separate Department of the Army, of the Macy
and Of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
4. Federal action to the limit Of Federal poWerS 10
abolish dteracy the United States under SecFe-
tdry of Education.
s. Election of Congress IN November lnStaHdt'on on
the 1st OF January foHoa0tng Inauguration OF the
President 1st of January neat after November
election
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
H. R. H. Kills His Totem
But Finds No Unicorn.

WHILE waiting for definite from home about his
w father the Prince of Wales killed five 1ons eight
feet long he belonged primitive tribe he would not
do that, for the lion is of his totem" animals He
and the unicorn divide the place Of his royal
coat of arms
Respect for totems has vanished with respect Of other
kinds.
The Prince will not shoot any unicorns there
ISM any unicorn His predecessors did know that
when they put the beast with horn growing out of its
forehead, the coat of keep the lion company
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

The voice Of the people has
ahnut il something divine; for
boN otherwise can 50 many heads
agree together as "ne'-Racon.
Men seldom or. rather, never for
length Of time deliberately
,olol against ANYTHING that does
not doser,c rchel.inE against
tArl' 10
Es,suEs - suectsr than lifs "
sslf. 90 think fools, -JuVenal
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Match opposites:
/. Acuu Antagonist
2 ofuso Shield
g. bus Condemn
A. Receive Scarcity
5.
Do you know:
6 was the greatest in the world?
What Cardinal England died of broken heaft soon
after his arrest for high treason!
What national of America writ on he oach Oh
letter at 5 o'clock in the morning!
9. Who the richest of ancient times!
10. Who 'LAglon"?
II. What the with the BRAIN!
r. What was the first college founded IN America
Complete these quotations:
13. All that gIicrs $
Cided tombs enfod'-Shakespeare;
IA. LET not the 90 your Wlath' -blpIe'
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Answers Fiction Page
The Washington times., 1928-12-06
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

THERE is always a graceful
i way OUT. Whether it's get
ting out of a dinner engagement,
crawling out of a loveaffair,
sneaking out Of a pink tea, get
ting out of marriage or making
final exit from life.
OF course, you can't make di.
vorce really pleasant, or a lovers
quarrel delightful. and you can't
make suicide cheerful or dainty.
But, at least. you Gan be sporting
and well-bred about them.
Most of these recent suicides
have been so grotesquely or melo-
atically staged, that they have
looked more like amateur pub
licity stunts than like actual
tragedies.
Perhaps there is no woman liv-
ing who has not at some time
toyed with the idea Of suicide
usually, after some foolish love-af-
fair had gone blah. But, just as
she was gloating over the vision
of herself lying cold and white on
the marble slab, another Nice
Man always came along and inter
rupted her!
Personally, / never could enter.
tain the idea OF suicide, after the
second cup Of coffee in the morn
ing. no matter WHAT kind of a
scrap j had had with the Only
Man the night before.
But, If I wanted TO commit
suicide, j should choose my
exit" I'd find nice, clean, tidy,
Iady-like way to do it. I'd never
announce openly to the world that
L was GUTTER.
Jumping off a roof where YOU
may land on the neck Of some in
nocent bystander or plunging into
a city reservoir and spelling the
water, is not only unsporting but
selfish and inConSiderate. And,
going to boarding house and
using up the landIady's gas for
your own personal induIgence-I
ask you, is THAT nice?
Getting out of A Iove-affair Is
another thing in which We mod
erns seem to have lost all sense
Of delicaCE and SpOrtsmanship.
The man who bruta1Iy chops off
A loVe-affah' with "A cleaVcr, ieaV-
ing the woman qulVcring with
hurt pride or wounded vanity. is
A savage. A true gentleman
knows how to detach a WOman'S
cllnGing fingers from his heart
and pOckethook, as tcnderly as he
would a baby's fingers from the
candy.
Women who howl for "heart-
balm" are just POOR SPORTS,
or cold-blooded gold -diggerS. Like
the beggars Of Italy. who have
lost all sense Of shame or pride.
they boldly bare their wounds to
the world and whine for sym.
pathy.
Be a THOROUGHRRED' II
you think YOU Ne lost IN the game
of life Or love. Just set your lips
IN smile hold YOUR head lit
tie higher-and WAIT for Your
IL
ways comes Law suits and tuI
cides are The side-eEits Of the
poor sports
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

Most of these recent suicides
have been so grotesquely or melo-
dramatically staged, that they have
looked more like amateur pub
licity stunts than like actual
tragedies.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

Personally, / never could enter.
tain the idea OF suicide, after the
second cup Of coffee in the morn
ing, no matter WHAT kind Of a
scrap ] had had with the Only
Man the night before.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

But, If I wanted 10 commit
suicide, j should choose my
exit" I'd find a nice, clean, tidy,
lady-like way to do it. I'd never
announce openly to the world that
| was a GUTTER,
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

Be THOROUGHBRED II
you think YOU Ne lost IN the game
of life Or love. Just set your lips
in smile hold YOUR head = IN.
tie higher-and WAIT for your
chance m come hack n al
WAYS comes Law suits and sul.
cides are The side.eXlts of the
poor sports
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

OF course, you, can't make di-
vorce really pleasant, or lovers
quarrel delightful. and you can't
make suicide cheerful or dainty.
But, at least. you can be sporting
and welI-bred about them.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

Women who howl for "heart-
balm are just POOR SPORTS,
or cold-hlooded Sold-diggers. Like
the beg2ars Of Italy. who have
lost all sense OF shame or pride.
they boldly bare their wounds to
the world and whine for sym.
pathy.
The Washington times., 1928-12-06

Jumping off a roof where YOU
may land on the neck Of some in
nocent bystander or plunging into
city reservoir and spelling the
water, is not only unsporting but
selfish and inconSiderate. And.
going to A boarding house and
using up the landIady's gas for
your own personal indulgence--I
ask you, is THAT nice?
, 1928-10-06

fore the Council today. The Ordinance
he quotes from refers to the Upper Guar
dian Court. 1t would be a very awkward
position this legislative body would be
placed in if our acts had to be referred to
the District Court. The court can only
interpret; the laws we make here, it can
not interfere or impede legislative acts Of
the Council. In years gore by these rules
were to some extent carried out, but eve
since the immigration Fund began to be
flung around and scattered here and there
that Ordinance was set aside. | want to
ask when the loan was made for the pur-
chase of the Central Factory if that was
done?-~
The Chairman; Everybody knows that
was not done.
Continued on 3rd page.J
, 1928-10-06
RO E DIN GS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
F , r s 7. G r o

Continued from yesterdays AVi8.)
End Appointed Member COULTER: Mr..
Chairman, | have listened to the remarks
of the Honorable Despatching Secretary
with much interest. | think he has given
to this Council more information concern
ing this matter than any other speaker.
AS far as | understand the matter stanus
like this, it is reQuestei that the security
given for the amount of S45, 900, 90 which
the I'M migration Fund loaned TO the st.
Croix Sugar Factory be released and that
a first mortgage in the estates Mt. Plea
SAINT and Plessens upon which there is al
ready a mortgage of $23, 900 90 be sub
stituted. consider that this is a very
important matter for the Council 10 give
its consideration to, We are gOingttO take
upOn ourselves the responsibility to pass
over public money to a private concern,
an industry which everybody in this is
land has admitted is a gamble 1t is all
very well to say that Mt Pleasant is one
of the finest estates on this island, there
is no mistake about that; it is all we'll
and good to say that that estate prOdJc-
ed a crop of $50, 900. 90 this year, but
What about next year and the years at
ter? Can you give any guarantee that
there will be similar crops? Personally
| have 90 interest in this matter beyond
giving my vote to protect the Immigra.
ton Fund, but before | give that vote l
would like to have more details on the
matter. think the Council should put
the rules which the Despatching Secre-
tary has read into operation. Let there
be four men appointed to report on this
matter before this Council decide.
End Member for Christianstei Country
District Jackson: Mr.. Chairman. don't
think the Honorable Despatching Secre.
tary understands the situation as it is be
, 1928-10-06
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LOVES OF CARMEN"
WITH
DOLORES
DEL RIO
AND
VICTOR
MCLAGLAN

The screen version of he widely known opera Carmen, produced under the d.
reion of RaouIW Walsh maker OF What Price Glory"
heading the cast is Victor McLagand, whose recent Characterization Of Captain
Fagg firmly established him as one of the most talented players app9Aing before the
camera. In this picture he pOrHays the role of E8camilo Uhe greatest treador in all
Spain.
In the pivotal feminine role is Dolores Del Rio who likewise. wn millions of adj
seen as Carmen, a role that fits her fiery Temperament as naturally as old lace fits
lavender
The Devil wash bored one day and he summoned his henchmen. Pour for me" he
sale, inon one mould the heart of a child the body of wamon and the soul of a W TO-
mar. Let us see what will happen. The result was CARMEN", the Wild Rose of
Seville. CARMEN, the gypsy girl who batered her soul on The altar Of passion.
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LABOR AROUSED
AT KUN'S ARREST
Release to Be Demand
ed at Union Square

Union Square will be the scene of
monster demonstration Saturday
at / p. m. of thousands of workers
who will gather 10 demand the inn
mediate release of Bella Kun, leader of
the Hungarian Soviet Republic in
1919, now held prisoner in Austria.
The mass meeting is part Of a
worldwide movement that has been
launched in a effort to save Kun from
the certain death thu awaits him if
he is turned over to the fascist gov
eminent of Hungary. Thousands of
leaflets are being distributed turnout
New York City calling upon the
workers to demonstrate against the
Hungarian terror and to prevent the
murder of Bella Kun.
Speakers will address the demon
stration in rotation from three plat
forms, erected so as to reach every
section of the crowd. Among those
who will speak are Jay Lovestone,
James p. Cannon, William w. Vein
stone, Juliet Stuart Poyntz, Carlo
Tresca, Richard Moore, John L. Sher-
man, Nicola Napoli, Louis Koves,
Robert w. Dunn, Hugo <GeHert, En-
merry Balint, Antonio Wechsler, Gus
tav Mayer, S. Biederman, Mailech
Epstein. J. 0. Bentall, Martin Abern,
D. Benjamin, Bert Miller, Paschal
Cosgroye and M. A. Taft.