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The Washington times., 1929-04-22
WOODEN NUTMEGS
By Herbert Kaufman

CUSTOMER turnover is the greatest proftsnatcher
~ earth.
The merchant who isn't wrapping satisfaction in every
bundle needn't consult pamst concerning the tuCures
own edgers win tell him that his business lifetime fated
for an abrupt ending
It's the repeater who pays the divdsndsbuyers who
return warning signals of disappointment or msmanage
ment,
All the landmarks Of retailing are still operating under the
old principle: well bought ID half sod."
Fashy merchandise may deceive the but it can't hood
wink wear and tear.
Shoddy the pckpocket simultaneously robs seller and
Handling charges on pinChbeck and stability are identical
poorly made article requires big cOntainer, weighs
much calls for the amount Of Grating and occupies
much warehouse and shelfroom moneys worth.
Freight scales make deductions for inferorynor do
freight delivery trucks
as many lines to advertise trash many sales and
clerks bookkeper and executive personnel to
handle and dispose of it.
Expanding establishments are abandoning slipshod and
tricky products advice Of the complaint department and
replacement records which insist that economy sheer
pedency must give the purchaser greater value and longer
run for his money.
The furniture dealer now knows that there's no actual
saving in cardboard mirror backs fmy construction warp
ing woods and superficial finishes
Ninety per cent Of his stocks are sold on some sort Of in
salment planherefore under indefinite quality liability
he expects the buyer to complete payments he must
furnish product to fulfill reasonable guarantees and afford
sufficient service to keep sxpensve gained clients the
active books.
The little snde tricks of rogue invariably snap
back your sly trader
The theory that vendors responsibility ends when the
sale made long ago overrued by public opnonths
court Of final jurisdiction.
Regulations can't be built with secondrate materials
ntfngered experience specializes substantial
Papesoled shoes adulterated foods and wooden nutmegs
have passed
they apprecaby filled the land with chains and branches
Such heavy share Of manufacturing vested
head and marketing expense that merchandise made
to meet lower price levels has margins left for sound basic
materials.
Thrift defeats object when won't pay enough to get
enough
Nobody benefits through too great q bargain
Copyright
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

THIS is Helen Wills champion lawn tennis player Of the
l world and CHAMPION AMERICAN GIRL. Soon she
will be married and for that heaven be praised.
Such girl SHOULD BE MARRIED, should every other
good American girl and do the work most important the
creation of better Americans That work important
than tennis playing, writing pOems dancing the tango
even making whoopee.'
Fathers and mothers will study this girls face with inter-
est, and will all young girls with common
The remarkable thing about Miss Helen Wills face the
perfect balance superb calm Her features wonderfully
even the forehead high and wide. -
And also, do not overlook the dress worn
by the worlds champion.
This sensible California girl young ladies will please OBJ
does not have her photograph taken with
eight of her front ribs showing
She does not sit around with her dress falling
revealing her pits and the side Of her body
half down She has ability brains character and SELF
RESPECT
They make good combination in Helen Wills, of Cali
2orna
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
Beauty and Husbands

Beauty and Husbands
HoW long, oh, my Daughter. will
thou sigh for an Adonis and
set thine heart upon a Beau Brurn.
mel?
For, as playmates, these may be
a joy forever; but NO wise woman
wanteth a life-mate for whose
heart she must cross weapons with
every OTHER woman.
Go to. Beauty, in a bachelor,
may be an asset; but in a husband
it is a liability. And well-groomed
husband reQuireth more watching
than a good silk umbrella.
Then let a bachelor be as meticu.
lous concerning his cravats and
his boots as stage villain. But
all that a GOOD husband asketh
is the right to be comfortable.
Lo, by the bagginess OF his trous-
ers and the lint upon his hat shalt
thou know the Perfect Husband.
For he demanded only that he
may be permitted to let his hair
grow until it tickleth the back OF
his neck.
That, when his chin feeleth ten.
der, he may use talcum powder
instead of a safety razor.
That he may eat whatsoever de-
lighteth his palate regardless OK
his waistline or the. fragrance of
his kisses, and may wear whatso-
ever easeth and comforteth his
spirit regardless Of his beauty and
his wife's vanity.
He delighteth in the soft collar
that displayeth his Adams apple
and rejoiceth only when it leaveth
a gap between itself and his neck.
In all his garments he longeth
for the great open spaces; and a
coat that is LESS than two sizes
too large is an affliction to his
spirit.
Shoes that are flat and wide and
broken-spirited are an JUNCTION to
his soul; and so that his shirts
have sufficient buttons, he careth
not though they be mores faded
than last years debutante.
High lights upon his elbows trou-
BILE him not, and a few spots upon
his waistcoat are but dear familiar
signs that he hath enjoyed his din
ner. &
Yet, be Of good cheer, my Daugh"
ter. For, verify, a slouchy hus-
band may be harder upon the eyes
than sartorial wonder or living
tailor's advertisement, but he is
easier upon the nerves and NO
strain upon the Imagination.
Go to. When married man ap-
peareth with highly polished fin
gernails and becometh fussy con-
cerning his neckwear. then may
his wife beware.
For he will bear WATCHINGl
SELAH.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
LISTEN WORLD!
Impertinent Nonsense e
By Elsie Robinson

HAVE been observing with in.
l. terest the treatment accorded
little Miss Helen Terwilliger.
Helen, as you will undoubtedly
remember, was the thirteen-year-
old school girl who recently re-
buked ex-President Taft for an er-
ror made while giving the oath Of
office to President Hoover.
Instead Of saying preserve,
protect and defend" Mr.. Taft said
preserve, maintain and protect"
And little Helen, with her sharp
ear tuned in. Immediately pounced
upon the error and put the large
gentleman to rights.
Wheraupon, with one accord, the
citizens of this land have given
the little girl a hand, not to men.
ton sweet kisses and pats upon
the head. And at any moment one
may expect Congress to strike off
a medal in her honor.
Now like little girls.
/ like them very much.
And I probably would like Helen
II knew her.
But would not, for her own
good, give her a sweet kiss of a
pat on the head.
Rather would be much inclined
to grab her by the scuff Of her
pretty pink neck and sit her down
-HARD-in a corner. And tell
her to hush her fuss.
For / do not consider rebuking
ex-Presidents OF the United States
one OF he prerogatives of little
girls. -. ) s.t
do not believe they should be
encouraged in the practice.
And will go still further and
bet that IL after all this idiotic
applause someone doesn't take a
rise out of Helen PRONTO she'll
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Do you know:
l. During whose Presidency the Federal Reserve law
enacted?
e. Who designed Brooklyn Bridge? -
B. What the two main objects of alchemy?
a. What is meant by the expression "black sheep?
s. Who said, "The die is cast?
g. What the last of Bluebeard's wives called?
T. What is meant by Garganuan?
Give the middle Of the following
g. William Bryant.
g. Henry -- Lodge
TO- Cyrus Field
IL William - Taft.
H. Louisa ----- Alcott
Fill each blank:
13 To haul the Goals means
a. St Peter is always represented with in his hand
To- The Roman numeral L
Answers to todays test:
Answers Fiction Page
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Washington's Public Schools
Should Be UNSURPASSED

THIS public school week throughout the country and all
Hearst newspapers will concentrate in demanding
and better schools adequate school buildings the best teach
ers and the best compensation for Them seats for all school
children mad LIBERAL EDUCATION every child native
or foreign born
Nothing closer to the heart of William Randolph Hearst
than education Of American children to the highest pos
be degree that they may be fitted mentally and morally for
good citizenship fully enlightened in American principles and
ideals Democracy he insists reposes in the hands of the
people and the progress prosperity and perpetuaton of the
nation best assured by knowledge and patriotism
In this city The Times has for years put the education of
Washington children foremost in its policies Edorialy and
every other way it has fought for the upbudng of
school system that every child in this city should have his
her rghfu opportunity to become fitted for future citizen
shpS
This newspaper has much TO do yet in fighting for ADEQUATE
school buildings fume instruction for children and every
thing that will tend to make schools models for the nation
The fight for our public schools is in the face Of comp
Gated municipal and Federal machinery including Congress
having do with legislative and administrative cues
tons and interfering with each other to the detrent of the
schools Despite that schools have made progress Con-
gress sympathetic to school needs but itself enmesed
unnecessary red tape involving District affairs should
eliminate some Of this harmful machinery
The outstanding need Of Washington more school build
ngs modern every respect that something like 5000 school
children may have seats and fume instruction instead Of
part-time instruction.
Numerous portable buildings now in use must be smi-
mated quickly possible They fra temporary suc-
tures dangerous high winds and storms and in of fire.
TO obtain the necessary number of schools Congress will
have to appropriate literally the next few years. and
should insist upon speeding up Of school construction
There is unappropriated balance the first fve-year
school building program of The Board of Educa-
ton proposes second fveyear program to $550000
Instead Of this Representative Simmons proposes $10O0OO0
building program, to be appropriated rapidly it
be used.
Whatever Congress may do, need new buildings and
enough Of them to meet unsatisfactory conditions Washing
ton children must not continually be handicapped
Two school buildings for crippled children are to be
hw
fortunate little ones to and from their homes for sal
aries for special instructors and medical experts.
There must be extension vocational education at con-
siderable cost the organization of teachers colleges and
the organization Of two junior colleges.
Many of the older school buildings must be equipped with
better heating apparatus and with sanitary improvements
Some of these buildings public disgrace dangerous
health in winter and lacking in the first principles
Of good sanitation They must be reted replaced by
modern new buildings.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

steadily become one of the most
Objectionable females on record.
I'm for this generation and their
free, frank ways. / believe in
encouraging their expression-but
there's a limit. Wisdom does not
always proceed "out Of the mouths
of babes ana sucklings." Some
times. they give utterance to a
lot Of impertfnent nonsense.
Helen's rebuke OF ex-President
Taft was impertinent nonsense.
1t also reveals q grave lack Of
training in her sense of values,
for which someone should be
held responsible.
Here was a young American
citizen observing, via the radio,
the gravest official ceremony of
our national life. A ceremony
which should have inspired her
with reverence for authority and
love Of land. Instead of which
she busts out into smarty call.
downs of q man who has been
President and who is now Chief
Justice of the United states OF
America. And gets clapped!
Which is a tragic commentary
on our national intelligence!
We clapped Helen because were
going in for that brand Of Ameri-
canism ourselves.
Splitting hair
Squabbling over trifles--
Sticking our noses where they
don't belong
Once we had an eagle as the
FuS{0via ~ $hiw enYYUfry
A great, free, wide-winged eagle
who viewed life from the clouds
Wed better change that in-
sigma 49,.
Wed better adopt a mosquito
instead
It's more our sizei
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis e. Bisch-

by Dr. Louis Il. BlScfI-
r EAD-Po1soNING is not as
- uncommon a condition as one
might suppose.
It is particularly prevalent, Of
course, among those who handle
lead in their work-such as paint
srs, plumbers and glaziers.
Lead.poisoning is also known as
plumbism.
Sometimes plufnbism results
from drinking water which has
been stored In lead-lined cisterns
or has passed through lead pipes.
Cider and wine which contain
acids may become leady through
contact with lead containers.
Lead.poisoning has even been
caused by the handling of hair
dyes, thread, and false teeth. Cos
metics containing lead may cause
the disease.
Children do not seem to be af-
fected by lead as readily as do
adults. Women seem more sus-
ceptibls than men.
The way the lead enters the
system is through the lungs,
through the skin, and especially
by way of the mouth into the d.
gestive system.
Small quantities Of lead may oc-
cur In the body in health. In
cases Of poisoning the lead is
found in the urine.
The symptoms OF this disease
are, first Of all, an anemia.
This anemia may become very
severe. The red blood corpuscles
may be reduced to SO per cent
and their structure changed.
Sometimes, especially In cases
OF long-standing poisoning, there
are abdominal, cramp-ike pains.
This rather typical lead collie
comes in spasms and seems to
involve the entire abdomen.
Vomiting may accompany the
attacks. There may also be
diarrhea.
Theirs are cases where collie and
digestive disturbances have been
going on for years without the
patient suspecting the real nature
Of his trouble.
Occasionally, in acute cases OF
poisoning, there are convulSions
which simulate epilepsy.
There may also be fever and de-
hrium.
A characteristic Of lead-poison.
ing is the well.known "blue line"
on the gums. This sign, however.
is not invariably present in all
cases of plumbism and workers IN
lead who do not have it should not
therefore consider themselves nee
essarily immune.
There are really two lines to BE-
seen.
One is between the gums and
the teeth, along the edges of the
gums, as 1t were.. But it is not in
the gums. It Is on top of the
gums and 1t can be removed by
cleaning the teeth and rinsing the
mouth with water or other liquid.
The other line is really in the
gums themselves, although at the
margin OF the gums.
This is the true blue line. 1t 1s
formed by the absorption Of lead
and it's conversion into q black sui
phide, hence the bluish.blackness
of the blue line.
The true blue line may appear .
few days after exposure to lead.
1t may disappear in q few weeks
or it may remain for long times
often months.
Paralysis Of the arms or legs or
both may also result.
Hardening Of the arteries ls .
frequent sign In lead workers Of
all kinds.
g. Lead liz a dangerous metal for
the humAA organism!
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Hearst Papers Advocate:

1. An agreement of English speaking peoples to pre-
N serve peace among themselves and to promote the
peace OF the aVorbd. .g....a q ~..a@- II ,..t.
e. Proportional representation IN the United States
Senate, no State to kGVe less than too Senator's.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
porttonnsent IN the House of Representatives.
3. A separate Department of the Army, of the Navg
and of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense. -
A. Federal action to the limit of Federal poVers to
abolish dterucy in the United States under Secre-
tary of Education.
s. Election of Congress In November. Installation on
the 1st of January foloaOisg. Inauguration of the
: President 1st of January neat after November
election. sfI.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Don't Gamble
Especially in This Country

ENGLAND lacks gold, England has much unemployment
- England is heavily taxed But in England those that
buy stocks borrow the money at per cent
We sent five billions to England in the war; about four
Billions to France and scattered other billions around like
drunken sailors and Americans pay their banks high
20 per cent interest they want to buy stocks margin
Serves them right for gambling. Certainly but in poor
England money borrowed for the purpose per
cent ,t 80
High finance manages its business better here could
teach shyok something about getting that pound Of flesh
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Dawes to England
He'll Be Welcome
= REAT BRITAIN, as much of it as has co
u 1r,a1cnYoa Nharlns RI neuras az Ao%hos $3.50,

- REAT BRITAIN much of it has common sense will
~ welcome Charles O. Dawes as Ambassador
The British like real Americans and dislike extremely
American limitations of Englishmen. ~
In days gone by London very fond of r. L. Horton
then the oldest member of the New York Stock Exchange
who opened branch in London. ~s.s. ~, .s.>t
When he dined eaboratey Mr.. Horton did no hemming
and having when urged to take very fine and expensive
port after ne had enough He would say No thanks from
now on will take the money
The British liked that ~
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Do You Know

The Avenue du Bois de Bou-
logne. in Paris, France, is to be
renamed the Avenue du Marechal
Foch. A statue of the great war
leader will be erected at the en-
trance to the park.
The Latin alphabet is to be
adopted throughout Jugoslavia,
replacing the archaic, compli-
Gated Cyrilic characters which
have been in use without change
for the last 1000 yearA.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

No good and worthy man will
insist upon another mans drink.
ing wine. johnson.
Fame is the thirst Of youth
out am not SO young as to re-
gard mans frown or smile.
-Byron.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

Most men want knowledge, not
for itself, but for the superiority
which knowledge confers:
There exists no cure TOT
heart wounded with the sword OF
separatioAa -H4S@H@AA@S
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31
A REVOLUTION IN HEATING
 METHODS NOW IN PROGRESS
Large Portion of the American Public Has Already Accepted Oil Burn
 ing as a Necessity

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-The field for the oil burner is limited only by the number of homes with electricity, ac- cording to Walter w. Williams, for more than ten years a leader in the research and invention work that has resulted in the perfecting of the de- vice as it is known today.
 According to the inventor, devel- opment has reached point where the American public hes accepted oil burning as a necessity.
 "The reaper was practical ten years before an American farmer could be induced to buy one," said MT. Will Hams. Many grandparents of per- sons now living refused to eat toma- toes because they were considered poison. In 1880, when the first cast iron blow was manufactured, farmers would not adopt it. saying 1t would poison their land.
 "In perfecting the oil burner I saw no such superstitious attitude" said MT. Williams, who, as vice president of the Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating Corporation has been identified for a decade with the development of the industry.
 Instead there was interest from the first in this system of banishing old fashioned heating methods from the home. Home owners quickly ap- proved each new mechanical and sci entific development our laboratories gave them, so that today, from man. sion to cottage, 'there is understand ing that clean, efficient, econom- ical oil-burner is at their disposal"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31
NOTICE

?, If you want to see the niftiest thing ever put out for shaving com fort and economy, drop into Ed Orig wires for demonstration of the fa- nous Kriss Kross razor sharpener.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31
SPO T s
By H. P. CoRSER


 Nothing is more wholesome for young people than out of door sports
 The present cold snap will soon break, and the opportunities for coasting will be many. But where can our young people use their sleds? All the hills are cross streets and these are dangerous.
 Cannot the council set aside one of the cross streets for our boys and girls to use Let it be open for sled ding every day after school until per. haps S:90 in the evening. As soon as sledding begins let the autos be no- tified that it is their duty to stop be- fore they cross the chosen street. Ask the high school boys to offer to take turns as watchmen at the dangerous corners. This will not inconvenience the autos but few days at most and will immensely help the morale of our young people and increase their re- spect for law and order.
 Nothing is more helpful to a town than lot of young people who have a good morale, and good healthy out of door sports help to promote this.
 This will require no money; only a little energy on the part of the coun- cil, and little organization of our young people in our schools.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31
SCALL0P POPULARITY MAKING
 AN INDUSTRY IN NOVA SCOTIA

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Sixty modern scallop draggers representing an outlay of more than s250.000 are operating in the Bay of Fundy scal- lop fishery this winter.
 Five years ago there was but one small boat dragging for these she'll fish in Digby Basin. Today every port in Digby and Annapolis counties is represented at the beds.
 American markets are paying s6 gallon, the highest price in three years. The search for new beds is constant and the scallop has taken a foremost place in the fisheries of western Nova Scotia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31

Why are we busy making Bread? Because 1t is good. 10 cents per loaf. American Bakery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31

Buy your Bread where it is made clean. Ten cents per loaf. American Bakery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-31

Municipal Wradn hereby go is the dlnquen eTownf fWrngen t the year ofsucdd ntsl t ha tsad daxesbe h to hrajutm nand ndorr le n ~ 1.-the oA di d
 
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 Clerk fheT Town of Wraau k
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-29

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