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The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Straining the Morale OF Our
Police Department

ORE policemen blinded by smoke screens and giving up
lV1 the chase others declining to fire their pistols when
shot at still others endangerng their lives in clouds Of
smoke soon put Washington in the Chicago class In
criminal activities
These serious deporabe happenings in Washington are
bound to under existing conditions unless the pro-
hbtion squad Of the police force virtually sur
renders to booeggers and other criminals whose automobiles
fitted with smoke devices and who put these de-
vices at work the slightest pretext.
The step viii be the of smoke in hodups
robberies in gangand crimes and other ways with
policemen warned against the of their firearms unless
in sedefence They will have self defence justification
when criminals do not need to begin shooting at officers OF
the ALI they need to do is to lay down such barrage
of sitting smoke that policeman follow.
that motorcycles almost useless under
smoke screen conditions single officer must keep both
hands busy with motorcycle He is practically helpless to
defend himself.
1t is inevitable that the police department of Washington
will be kept under fire in Congressone minute for not
forcing laws and the for using tactics too violent All the
time criminal activities will become bolder.
Will the morale of the Washington police department
main good under the strain?
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Leaders of Nations Business
In Convention Here

EADERs of American business in annual convention
l. here in their own fine building None of the many
national gatherings held here of greater Importance to
the Nations welfare than that of the United States Chamber
of Commerce
Last week the American Institute Of Architects likewise
owning their home spent many days considering prob
deep interest themselves the Nation and this city
Both these great bodies of outstanding successful Americans
pariocay devoted to the upbudng and Identification
this CITY, the heart of the Nation and
should have the loyal support of all good Americans
they had their way Congress would be nggardy IN
fiscal relations toward this city No national expenditure
would be too large used developing this National Capital
While the thousands of able business attending the
sessions of the United States Chamber of Commerce viii
be most concerned in the Nations business problems they
will in all questions touching Washington be sympathetic
and broad in their views.
This city welcomes them and will always welcome them as
typical Americans with wide vision and wonderful energy
What these men do here will be reflected in the Nation
business Their responsibilities indeed extensive their
Influence most powerful
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
LISTEN WORLD!
Nix on InferiOrity Completes
By Elsie Robinson

got too much for me. I'm so s.. x
of seeing a lot of slack-jawed.
soft-spined, Geak-kneed mortals
crawl out of responsibility, using
their ]. c. as an excuse, that I'm
going to blow the works.
ISN'T THERE SUCH A THING
AS AN lEFERIORITY COM
PLEX?
THERE CERTAINLY Is.
BUT 1T ISN'T EXCLUSIVE
EVERY son AND DAUGHTER
OF ADAM HAS ONE.
They're as common as toenails.
They're the price all men pay for
being human. The bare thought
of bucking up and acting civilized
is enough to make any human
being feel inferior and long to run
for. basically, we're not much
better than half.tamed apes, as
full of laziness and fear and spite
as pup is of fleas.
There's nothing special in re-
membering the mean things that
papa and Aunt Nellie said-we
ALL remember the mean things
that papa and Aunt Nellie said.
We ALL were hurt by them at the
time. We ALL shrink from a
repetition. But some of us wipe our
chins and go right on as If moth
ing had happened--And some of
us wrap ourselves IN big, wet sobs
and refuse to stir step
THAT'S ALL THE DIFFER
ENCE THERE is BETWEEN
WING AN INFERIORITY
COMPLEX AND NOT HAVING
oNE-JUST GUMPTION.
So IL you're harboring an In
feriority Complex, don't act de
luxe. You're sharing it with about
a billion and half other mortals.
It's merely another name for that
Sinking Feeling the whole human
race acquired when the time came
for it to wear pants. Merely an
other name for the laziness and
peevishness and cowardice which
every man must fight.
If You want to throw up your
hands and quit that fight and re-
vert to the jungle. do so. Be a
monkey If you must-but don t
act scientific about 1t or call 1t
fancy namesi
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis E. Bisch-

noN'T belittle your curiosity
~ urge nor be ashamed of it.
Curiosity is an instinct each and
every one of us is born with.
1t is not so much the fact that
We possess curiosity that is inn
portant as it is the question what
We do with it.
You were curious when you
We're a child and you learned by it.
Keep on being curious and you
will keep on learning.
Curiosity really educates, pro
vided 1t is of the right sort.
One can learn and know a lot
of things and not be educated.
You may memoriZe any amount
of facts and dates and figures,
but if all that knowledge is un-
related and unclassIfIed, it will
never be effective. can never do
you any good, and you cannot
claim. because of such particu-
lar mental stunt, that you are
educated.
So with curiosity.
There are varieties of curiosity
which are useful and educative
and there are kinds which are
useless and wasting.
Running after fire engines and
ambulances. or being attracted by
a street crowd, is the kind of
curiosity that does no good.
But being curious to find the
best in life is subscribing to a
most valuable form of education.
Be curious to discover whether
or not their friendship would be
an asset or a hindrance.
In reading a book, try to find
the authors purpose and be curl
Gus to know whether or not he
portrays life truthfully.
Incite your natural-born curios.
'ity to discover merit, earnestness,
sincerity, sentiment, knowledge Of
attested worth.
Curiosity has started inventions
and discoveries!
Don't stifle your curiosity urge!
Foster it. but control it!
Make it fulfill a fundamental
craving, while at the same time
letting it educate you along lines
of self-betterment.
The unthinking frown upon Gu
riosity!
What they are considering is
merely the good-for-nothing type
of curiosity-petty nosing about
into other peoples private affairs.
But the curiosity of enlightment!
That is another matter.
This you should recognize in
yourself and develop to the fullest
possible extent.
When you cease to be curious
you are beginning to get old.
For not only does curiosity keep
you young, alert, progressive and
successful, it also indicates that
your brain cells are alive and ac-
tive and thirsting for more knowl-
edge.
Where would e.4nce be today if
some people had not been specially
curious along special lines?
All the comforts that flow from
inventions, are they not the prod.
uct of curiosity?
Watch your curiosity streak and
keep it active in the right direc-
ton.
Observe the curiosity streak in
unusually successful men and
women, and see how they made
this curiosity bring in dividends.
Effective curiosity might b .
good slogan to paste inside your
hat.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
TN JUST about fed up on this

NJ JCSI ABOUT led up on TINS
i inferiority complex yawp.
Ever since some wise guy
tackled a ritzy sounding title on
the oldest form of human cussed-
ness, millions of lazy, cowardly.
selfish humans have been using
it as an alibi.
Now don't remind me that /.
myself, have committed much
learned discourse on that same
subject in this column. | know.
/ have. I've also pulled lot of
other darn fool nonsense in this
column. But that's no reason why
can't change my mind. And /
have surely changed it!
Inferiority cempl les arise we
are told, from some spiritual
bruise received in ones youth
which, thereafter, pops up at the.
most unexpected times and acts
like psychological Charley Horse.
For instance, if at the age of
six. your papa snooted at your
new pink dress and told you you
looked like something the cat
bIOuSll HI, Tile NLdItlCS dIS yOu II
be untitled for hard labor for
the rest of your natural life. For
who knows what minute the boss
may snap at you and arouse the
sleeping demon of your Inferiority
Complex, thus reducing you to
mere palpitating particle of pro-
toplasm.
Or suppose your Aunt Nellie
liked your sister, Clara better
than she did you. Naturally, from
that time on, according to the
psychiatrists, you are bound to
feel that You're the Kid God For
got and it wouldn't be a bit sur
prising If you committed almost
any crime from mayhem to mur-
der. ~
Now, I admi' that there's some
thing very impressive about this
line of talk And it's so doSgoned
convenient that one hates to ex-
pose it--for who knows what day
one might want to develop an
Inferiority Complex for oneself.
So I've been holding off for quite
a while-but at last the things
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times
Fill each blank:

Fill each blank,
1. made the first United States flag
2. - the of King Arthur's sword
8. The Field Museum is in
A. John Singer Sargent celebrated American ,--
5. Lares and -- household gods of the Romans.
Match correctly
g. Cruise of the Shark Locke
7. Lady the Tiger Moore
s. The Beloved Vagabond ONel
g. The Hairy Ape. Stockton
10. The Last Rose of Summer London
Do you know:
IL. At what temperature does water freeze?
IL What is another for birthstone?
13. What is marble?
Ia What is the important part of mariners compass?
15. On what does the pitch Of sound depend?
Answers on Fiction Page
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
A Wise Judge
He Knows What Shuts Mems Eyes.

CEvEN booeggers appeared before Judge Coleman in New
York. who with unusual hearlessness and great
sense sent ali seven to Jail
They bootleg institution called The Charm Club
Told that there evidence that the had paid
protection the Judge said Of they paid for protection
They paid prohibition agents. they couldn't have the
place That's true of good deal than 10000 bootleg
gng resorts in this country profitable business for
those that are paid not TO what they might
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Bugs Baer Analyses

His wonderfuI Study Of MISS Te1as auinan

MIR. ARTHUR BAER, who for mysterious signs
lVl his writing Bugs Baer, one who understands
modern life, and modern ivers you shall
Miss Guinan accused Of selling liquor, twisting her
little diamond covered fingers before twelve good and true
and DID, urymen while Mr. Baer looked
he his impressions in the New York American where
you may see his writings each day.
Mr. Baer possesses the quality that thing clearly
and describes it simply Here is his story.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

The true rule in determining to
embrace or reject anything is not
whether 1t have any evil in 1t, but
whether it have more of evil than
Of good. There are few things
wholly evil or wholly good.
coin.
The first and best victory is to
conquer self; to be conquered by
self Is, Of all things, the most
shameful and vile-Plato.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

when you get into q tight place
and everything goes against you,
8n 1t seems as though you could
ssct hold on a minute longer,
never give up then, for that is
Just the place and time that the
tide will turn.-Stowe.
Agriculture is the foundation of
manufactures; since the produc.
lions Of nature are the materials
q art.-Gibbon.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
BY Arthur
N ONE new u n diIut e d
webster definitions,
gathered up with a mop
- 4hn 4.;nl nf Tnr G1ninan

Webster definitions,
gathered up with a mop
at the trial Of Tex Guinan.
Trial by jury-W o r d s
without music.
Eighteenth Amendment
An ancient Spanish supersti-
tion.
Night club-A hide-aUdy
for the amusement of Gov-
ernment agents.
Liquor-Anything that will
pour out of a bottle. Cider,
mucilage, acid or what have
you,
Cover charge-That which
converts a linoleum table
cloth into rare, Bayeux tap
estry.
Sucker-A n y b o dy who
buys a passenger ticket for
q train wreck.
Hostess-A traffic direc-
tor for the poorhouse.
Bankroll-Cabbage leaves
for the rabbits.
Broadway treadmill for
morals.
The Government charge
against Tea GuinGn col
lGpsed like q pedcock's tail
IN q rainstorne. Te1 cloWned
her a0uy through all the
judicial paper hoops and
looked around for more.
When the jury stampeded
back with the verdict of Not
Guilty, Tex requested her
lawyer to look innocent.
The Circe of Manhattan,
the Dowager Empress of In
somnia and the Princess Of
Nocturnal Disturbances is
once more as pure and as
sweet as a snow-cleaning con-
tract.
The Federal clique did not
try to prove that Tex sold
liquor. What they did try to
plant among the twelve
geraniums in the official win,
dow box was wherever Tex
was there was booze.
While Teas attorney aOns
pleading for a thousand
more chances for has ,beG1ttt-
fuI client, the t10elpe good
men and true nudged each
other into an alert state of
coma.
Every man on the jury
team stated that he or she
had never been In night
club.
So it looks as if Tex has
twelve new customers.
Tex was dressed in cape
coat of transparent velvet,
whatever that is or costs.
Her hat was one of those
Sequin skull caps with ear
laps for emergencies.
She wore a silver fox scarf
around her neck and most Of
her shoulders, which is ask
ing a dead fox to cover a lot
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Tex Has the Jury Twelve Up

of territory. The fox was
biting its left hind leg, which
may have been due to worry
or mirth.
We cannot describe the
bracelets on Tex's arms. But
whoever put them there must
have won the international
quoit championship.
She had diamonds on her
fingers that looked like the
California sun setting on the
u. S. Treasury. We never
sdw the Northern Lights so
far South before.
Every once in a while she
dabbed her beezer with a lit
tie lavender hankie. But she
didn't sob. Tex would have
won the game in the first in
ming if. she hadn't been too
manly to cry.
The Government lost its
case after Morrison made his
points and then overtalked
the subject. His logic evapo-
rated. He had been exposed
to the jury too long.
There were two hatracks
in the courtroom. Tex wanted
to know if she could grab
the cloakroom concession for
the postoffice building.
The big point was that
wherever Tex was you could
find liquor. Tex said:
"That's like the man ,Uho
lost the mule. He found him
again inside of an hour. I
asked him hotU he found the
mule so quick.
"This is aUhdt he told me:
First, / thought Where
would / go If / Was a mule?
$50, / tUept there. And
there he aUds.'
After hearing this bit of
evidence the jury left the
room in a promenading hud-
die and. went into executive
session. We strolled by the
jury's apartments, which
were guarded by Marshals
Runge and Carroll. And,
Ripley, or not, we did not
hear the clink of glasses.
When the jury came back
with it's Scotch recipe of Not
Proven, Tex giggled hysteri-
cally. The entire trial had
been a terrific strain on her
lipstick.
Still, the Government did
very well on the case. TEX
allowed it to keep the post
office building.
The Guinan was not afraid
of going to Jail. Right before
the verdict was squandered
upon her she leaned over and
said:
II Uould like to 90 to the
juilhouse for about sir
months. / haze a fe20
freckles | Would like to get
rid off,"
Anyway, Tex is not guilty,
and the old bellringer in the
tower of Independence Hall
can reach for his flask again
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

HAVE been accused of being
4 "reactionary" because, l sug-
gested that women love a master
full man, and sometimes rather en-
joy being bossed by one who can
do it effectively.
Isn't that AWFUL?
But the funny thing about it Is
that the article in question was
inspired by a bored Young Mod
ern, who confided to me that she
was yearning for a Petruchio who
could make her step around"
She wanted to be tanned, mas
tered and dominated by strong
right arm! To be made love to
recklessly and imperiously. To be
Lochinvarred!
All of which must call forth a
hollow, mocking laugh from the
not-so-young generation of women.
who fought and struggled against
the "tyrant, man." for the right to
vote, a cigarette, and chair in the
barber shop.
But then. it's so easy to be ire
dictionary" these days!
fAp
music to jazz, and If you would
rather go to a symphony concert
than to a prize fight.
You're reactionary If you wear
enough clothes to keep you from
shivering, in the winter-and
enough bathing suit to keep you
from blistering, in the summer.
You're reactionary, If you adj
dress a man by anything except
his pet name, half an hour after
you meet him--and positively pre-
historic If you object to being
kissed after the second dance.
You're reactionary if you prefer
cauliflower to broccoli--and If you
have ham and eggs for breakfast
instead of caviar and cocktails.
You're reactionary If you ever
eat square meal!
You're reactionaFy if you admit
that ANYTHINGIcould shock you.
Or impress you/Or excite you. Or
worry you.
You're reactionary if you admit
that you actually LIKE WORK.
And If you confess that you actu-
ally care for your own husband.
YOU'RE positively fossilized.
You're reactionary If you prefer
comfortable stuffed chairs to mod
~ernistic atrocities.
You're reactionary if you believe
in romantic love or idealistic love,
or anything except sex attraction.
And of course you're reactionary
if you believe that God made men
stronger than women, and women
finer and more delicate than men.
And that the two are still running
along the same old emotional
tracks,
We have gotten rid of the ton
sils, the adenoids and the appen-
dix, but we have not yet gotten rid
of the human heart and ita quaint
reactions.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Are You a Reactionary?

Are You a ReactiOnary?
+ HAVE been accused of being
4 "reactionary" because, l sug-
gested that women love a master.
full man, and sometimes rather en-
joy being bossed by one who can
do it effectively.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

She wanted to be tanned, mas.
tered and dominated by strong
right arm! To be made love to
recklessly and imperiously. To be
Lochinvarred.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

All of which must call forth a
hollow, mocking laugh from the
not-so-young generation of women.
who fought and struggled against
the "tyrant, man." for the right to
vote, cigarette, and chair in the
barber shop.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

ISn that AWE JL!
But the funny thing about it Is
that the article in question was
inspired by a bored Young Mod
ern, who confided to me that she
was yearning for a Petruchio who
could make her step around"
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

But then. it's so easy to be re
: dictionary" these days!
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

You're reactionary IL you prefer
music to jazz, and If you would
rather go to a symphony concert
than to a prize fight.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
ACUTE DISTRESS FLOOD DISTRICT
 BRITISH INDIA
THOUSANDS STARVING IN SYH LET; RESOURCES ARE EX-
 HAUSTED

SYHLET ASSAM, British India, June 20, (P)-Acute distress pre- vailed thru the Syhlet and Cachar districts where the water is rising two feet daily. Communication is cut off. The suddenness of the flood created a panic among the villagers living on the river sides. They were forced to abandon their cattle and property and flee to the hills. The Dhalaia valley is flood cd ana number of deaths are re- ported
 To add to the terrors, cholera broke cut over an area of 5OO0OO by 500 mile square which has 1,750,- coo inhabitants. Thousands are starving in Syhlet; resources are exhausted and begging is prevalent.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
RAGING YACHTS
 CO|vVERC|NG AT
 HALFWAY MARK
MAIDIE IN THE LEAD WITH COLES JAZZ CLOSE RUNNER
 UP

ABOARD SNOHOMISH, June 20. (P)-The yachts, in the capitol to capitol race, are slowly beginning TO converge with the Maidie in the lead and the Jazz creeping up. By 6 o'clock last night all were expect cd to pass the half way point.
 At seven Tuesday all but the Marlin had passed Milbank Sound. The Marlin may have skirted the course At ' o'clock the Mary Ann had just started across with the cutter Snohomish
 The Class and the Blonde were 60 miles north of Milbank at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the Koyoia was crossing Milbank Sound at 5 o'clock The Bolinder was in KlemtU Pass at 4 o'clock the Wini- fred at Swanson Bay at 2, but tke WittiWake and the Jazz's exact To- locations were unknown at o. clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
COL. L|NDBERCH AND BRIDE BACK
 FROM HONEYMOON
PLANES MUST BE MADE SAFER AND EASIER TO HANDLE FOR
 UNIVERSAL FLYING

MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y, June 20 and Mrs. Lindbergh came out of their honeymoon seclu- sion to witness the first tests of the $150,0OO competition being held by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund Protection for aeronautics in the hope of discovering a fool proof" airplane.
 Both posed for news pictures and Colonel Lindbergh told the report CTS that while aviation was on sound footing commercially, planes must bc made far safer and easier to handle than at present before the day of universal flying could dawn
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
CONNECTS K|DNAP GUARDS. ESCAPE;
 KILL GENTLEMAN
THREE OF A CAPTURED THREE HOURS LATER; OTHERS IN
 BOTTOM LAND

BRAZORIA, Tex, June 20, (P)- Forty-four convictS Kidnapped three guards at the prison farm anS escaped A few hours later three of them were captured; two after they had been shot by cat tleman living near the farm. The others are believed scattered and it is thought that they fled to the underbruSh in the BrazoS river bot toms.
 A convict secured a pistol in an unknoWn manner and held up the guard inside hte barracks and took his shotgun. With the aid of an- other they overpowered two more guards. Then the ringleader un- Ghackeled the men in the barracks and invited all wishing to flee to make {. dash for freedom.
 The others sat around about an hour, fearing to gave an alarm. Finally, a trusty entered, pulled the alarm bell calling the guards to other portions of the farm.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
NOMINATION OF HART FOR U. {. ATTORNEY
 |S UNCONF F|RMED

WASHINGTON. June 20, (P)- The nomination by President Hoo- yer of Julius H. Hart, United States attorney to the Second Division of was unconfirmed by the renate and the nomination will therefore lapse under the rules that all nominations not acted upon be- fore the recess will be returned to the President.
 There was some speculation as to whether President Hoover under the regulations will be permitted to give the recess appointment to Hart and two others not acted upon Should he desire to do so there is 10 reason given for the failure to act upon the Hart appointment.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
ORGANIZE ID COMBAT
 MEDITERRANEAN FLY

SACRAMENTO, June 20. (P- Californa fruitgrowers, business men, state officials and transpor- tation representatives organized here to protect this state from the Mediterranean Fruit Fly A procedure was laid down and arrangements were made to ask the Federal government to con- duct an extensive research into the fruit fly problm
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
STOP SIGNS FOR FISH

YAKIMA, Wash. June 19. (P- Even the fish are going to have to obey electric stop signs Elec- tric stops are being installed in many of the irrigation canals of the Yakima Valley to pre- vent game fish from swimming into them and dying during per iods of extremely low water.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-20
MOTOR JAR PRODUCTION
 APPROACHES NEW PEAK

WASHINGTON, June 20, (P)-De- partment of commerce records cov- ering 151 motor vehicle makers in the United States show that 57O,O86 more passenger automobiles, were produced during the first four months this year than last.
 If the same rate of increase is maintained the total production of this type of car in 1929 will be ap- proximately 5,5OO,OOO compared with 3,827,849 in 1928. There is a corresponding increase in the cur rent production of motor trucks.