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The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Times staff Photo.

wise you, all right" the judge
warned him.
"Oh dear me, no." protested
Billy, "I'm the only one I'm fool
ing"
"Now you've got the idea," the
judge said, preparing to release
the man.
William himself thought he had
and promised to continue to the
Episcopal Hospital for eye treat
ment, which had been his origi-
nal destination when he was taken
suddenly drunk.
Out Of court he told reporters
that he did not think washington
compared to Baltimore, any
way. But then he said he always
did have bit of trouble getting
"a good drink here.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Col. Weed Elected Head
OF Veteran Association

1t. Col. Oscar d. Weed, u. s. A.,
has been elected president of
the recently organized Twenty
seventh Regimental Association
at the meeting Of the Washing
ton and Baltimore contingent of
veterans Of the Twenty seventh
United States volunteer Infantry,
1t was announced last night.
Other officers elected we're 1t.
Col. A. j. Booth, vice president:
Col. Thomas Knox. second vice
president; Edwin j. Robb. secre-
tary, and A. n. Ulrn. treasurer.
Plans were made for the first
reunion Of the regiment at Phila-
delphia. August 1920.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Greek Societies Here
Will Present q PLAY

"Children Of Two Worlds" q
play dealing with immigrant life
in this country. will be presented
by the Washington chapters of
the Order Of Al1epa in conjunc-
tion with, the Sons of Pericles at
the National Theater on Sunday
night. February Q.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30

cars of ali types and models are
ada today.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30

REPUBLIC Phone ne North SsrI 1855 sSss
"The Forward Pass" with d. Fair
hanks. jF,. and Loretta Young. lTalkie)
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
GOING UP!
BIZ Herbert Kaufman

usEss parsonnu are slated for drastic reorganization
Several thousand sales managers, travelling men ana
auditors who refuse become armnded win very soon %
seeking jobs and assuming duties which permit them 70
remain terra firma.
Labor must increasingly expect meet invading robots and
the white collar group may well realize that the aerOpans
has begun to cast it's shadow on their destiny
Commerce compelled every mesaving device and
method which pace-making adopts.
The clock is final arter Of operating costs and any ss
tenn that gives advantage another cr
tain to take its pound Of flesh from non-Conformists
The Inauguration Of regular coast tocOast
schedule reducing the period between New York and San
Francisco to hours leaves manufacturers and pro-
fessional folk with alternative but to sky-ride.
The drummer who show samples days ahead Of compe
on, and the expert prepared fill the bill twice expedi
ousy rival office will manfesty stand better chance
to land the cream Of orders and commissions
Mounting expenses won't tolerate aggard and their
needless delays.
Service wins all down the ne and slowpoke establish
ment can hope to hold its ground by sticking there.
The locomotive the elevator the telephone each in turn
played due part changing the signs along Success Street
Conservative which too long postponed the
adoption Of superior instruments Of transportation cOmmun
cation and convenience traped the heels OF
progress and lost in the shuttle.
Procragtination and failure synonyms.
sowpoke Watawhile and Company who couldn't be in
duced to replace their wagon teams with motor trucks fOun
dered in the redk well before they traced the dwndng Of
sustaining patronage to obsolete delivery department
Just the former easeholder Of their store had beatedy
discovered that impatient shoppers wouldn't put up with the
nuisance Of cashboys while the shop around the
speeding sales traffic with pneumatic tubes.
The cloak and suit buyer who jump to market and
back again in the week. bringing latest mod
els while "Bon Tom and White Palace representatives
are still route to Metropolitan shOwrooms viii obviously
have the successful season.
And the bond seller who manages fit about country
synthetic wings like the other early bird gets all the
choice pckings.
Promotion ladders leading into the clouds 'Fraid
cats" and hang backs, take warning accordingly.
Efficiency booded tasmaser interested solely in
the profit and loss account and the folk reade serve it.
You're due for the cockpit less responsible engagement
30 take few preliminary trips in sightseeing smabout
and grow accustomed to the inevitable.
It's bound to "eventuaIly''-so why not practice
"now?'
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
High Honor For Distinguished
Washington Citizen

HE medical profession Of the United has conferred
upon Dr. William Gerry Morgan, of this city the high
but deserved honor Of president of the American Medical
sociaon Of the greatest of American organizations
The tribute paid the eminent Wasngtonian unusual
that his election unanimous emphasizing widespread
gard for his high professional standing for his lovabs
qualities a man.
Washington is honOred in this choice of Dr. Morgan His
renowned medical abilities his fine consideration for the SICK
and his standing as long ago for him the good win
and deep esteem Of his fellow citizens
The foremost problem before the medical profession and
panthropss that Of the high cost Of medical treatment
for worthy people not financially able meet these costs in
cash. It problem that must be worked out mainly by
the profession which in all parts Of the country viii attempt
solutions that will be aimed at aevatng conditions in
ner helpful to humanity.
No man in the profession has deeds Of kindness
his credit than Dr. Morgan Though he command the
highest fees obtanabe for his wonderful and profound
knowledge Of medicine and surgery his services available
those in i'll health whether rich poor Benefcent service
humanity charactezes the great profession medicine
but doctors must i've They cannot do without fees
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Costly Street Car Strikes
Washington Experience Not Likely To Be Forgotten.

many years ago Washington had strike Of street
railway workers which proved disastrous in many ways
New Orleans has been going through the thing with
even violence than experienced in this city Here
strike such prolonged that strikers and the car
company lost heavily in financial way some estimates
were the company lost close and
much in public good will
In most there solid for disputes to
reach the strike STAGE certainly few reasons for strikes to
continue any length time Motormen and conductors NAV
make demands that not justified but rule their de-
may be met without heavy financial other sacrifices
by the operating companies Human beings deserve as much
consideration invested dollars
The public generally takes mighty lively interest in
these strikes and has keen idea Of what should be done
The public it must be remembered pays the bills Of public
utilities companies The corporations do not suffer financially
strikes involve higher wages and the demands Of the
strikers fair and right they must be to prevail The
increased is passed the public by public utilities
missions which fix fares and charges.
New Orleans likely another strike after this
settled Too much arrogance is expensive in
these affairs
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
ONCE-OVERS

DO You Judge by Externalss
TKTHEN you meet man and
w learn his occupation do you
Immediately rubber stamp him as
being Of a certain degree Of intel
Iigenee in accordance with the
average man in his line?
without giving any considera-
ton to his ideals, his character.
his principles, as an individual, do
you put him in q certain list?
DO you ever give any thought
to the fact that while man may
be occupying humble position he
may have aspirations and charac.
teristic as praiseworthy as yours?
Are you not too much impressed
by outside appearances, by what
q man follows as q source OF i've
lihood?
There are men doing menial
work about your place whose in
tegrity Is absolute, whose honesty
cannot be doubted.
These men in lowly position
may be making more In their
spare time than they do in their
regular jobs,
The janitor in your building
may be a man Of better principles
than you and he may be holding
that menial position to give him
self time for the real work which
brings him in more money than
you have guessed.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
LISTEN WORLD!
You Cont Lam" People
BY Elsie Robinson

make things comfortable for you
in Heaven, but they don't make
for comfort in this life.
MORALISTS TO THE CON-
TRARY, IT'S MUCH EASIER
TO BE LAZY, COWARDLY AND
DISHONEST THAN 1T Is TO
BE NOBLE. AND YOU'VE GOT
TO IGNITE A LOT OF PRIDE
IN THE AVERAGE HUMAN TO
MAKE HIM FoREGo HIS
WALLOW.
Most derelicts don't want to be
ignited. They'll SAY they do
they'll put up q wistful wheeze
about what they'd do If they had
a chance-but give them that
chance and what 10 their re-
action? AS long as you're look
ing on and paying the overhead,
they'll go through the gestures.
But after that, as before men
toned, they'll slump down as far
as possible into their nice, lazy,
comfortable Mire. And there
they'll stay until Fate makes the
Mire so doggoned unpleasant and
Improbable that they'll crawl
out and clean themselves Of their
own accord.
/ know how it is with me. my
self. Nobody ever ''larned" me
anything and everyone including
all my riled relations certainly
tried, But I had to do my own
learning, painfully, bit by bit.
And I'm stlil working at the job.
I don't know anything about
that mysterious affair, the HUI
man Soul-but suspect it's q
hobo. Hitting the trail from life
to life, getting civilized as It goes
making it's own heavens, dig.
ging its own hells, and crawling
out Of them as fast as it learns
how-BUT ALWAYS DOING
THAT LEARNING ALONE.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

How Strong Is Your Friendship?
A RECENT sick spell may have
"A caused yop to wonder how
maEJ really true friends you have.
Also it may have convinced you
that many OF those who seem SO
friendly when you stop to speak
to them while you are up and
around, lose interest in you when
you most need them.
Haven't you expected too much
5 Of the majority Of the number YOU
have classed as friends?
You have no right to expect
more than you have done.
You have indicated to MANY
persons that you feel friendly to.
ward them.
But have you ever done more
than use the telephone to INQUIRE?
Did you ever visit the conyal..
esctng when It was a sacrifice on
your part?
DID you ever send bit Of fruit
or q flower that you could i'll 81.
ford to buy. but which seemed ali
too little for q friend?
It Is pretty easy to tell those
who have recovered that Won in.
tended to call on them, but II tha
desire had been strong enough
You would have gone.
Don't blame others for tha sort
OF negligence Of which Won ars
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
-RY DE-. Louis =. Bisch-

HAVE you ever studied your
II own traits? Have you ever
figured out which are desirable
and which are not?
Every individual is made up of
many character traits bound to-
gether into a composite. synthetic
whole.
II undesirable traits preponder.
ate, the individual reacts upon
others in an unpleasant way. We
consider him grouchy, egotistic.
selfish, inefficient and unreliable or
something else equally unpleasant.
And, of course, we shun him all
we can.
On the other hand. IL desirable
traits are the more numerous
we have an individual with a pleas
ing, engaging personality. one
who makes friends readily, one
whom we like to know.
What are some Of these traits
that charm? What are the traits
that win?
Well, we always like people who
know how to keep their poise with
superiors and who never become
arrogant with those in their en-
ploy.
We take to people who use good
English and practice good man.
ners.
We also like optimistic men and
women. Pessimists and cynics
make US feel depressed and un-
easy.
We admire self-reliance.
We admire honesty and truth
fulness.
We like neatness and taste in
We take to persons who are
friendly.
We are impressed by persever-
ance and industry.
We very much admire self-con.
troll.
We always think well Of good
and intelligent fathers snd
mothers.
We instinctively distrust people
who dislike children.
To be sure, this IL not q COM
plete list Of praiseworthy traits,
but It is q suggestive one.
We all know what they are,
but we do not always try to
make such character traits our
very own.
Yet let us bear In mind that It
Is by such outward manifestations
that men and women are judged.
If you like such traits in others,
why not develop them yourself so
others viii like your
We are not born with traits
that win, although many seem to
believe that. Perhaps one might
better say that they want to be-
lieve it. It constitutes sort or
alibi for those who lack them.
No, we develop desirable traits
and anybody can do it
Your success In life depends in
no small measure upon what peo.
pie think Of you, irrespective Of
what you really are or can ac'
complish.
Therefore, make people like you.
II people like you life is made 80
much easier.
The job q really not difficult
after onco you set fairly started.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Relieving the Farmer
Would TT MOI

HE new tariff puts tax Of 10 per cent hides 'tO
lieve the farmer /, a5e84
He raises cattle that supply hides hs Of course VIII get
fhe difference. stsF# A3 3A .ts3 @5t a 81 s
he Is told that and believes IT.
BUT win the farmer really got the money from that tax
which win cost the people Of the United States about
II the farmer could get it, nobody would complain.
BUT the hide from 1O0OpOund steer is worth about $o
The animal sells hide and all for $780, 10 per cent tax
on SO hide would 30 Would the packer buying the
steer insist paying the farmer $4,000 instead Of $3.50 flat
because he expected to get 90 cents more for the hide? he
would NOT
he would continue to pay his IS cents pound for the
animal the hoof and the extra value Of the hide would go
TO him.
Whoever doesn't know that doesn't know much.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
A Fortunate Ex-Kafser'
$50, 100000 Is Real Money.

HERMANYg who's Who" Of millicnairss says the
NJ former Kaiser the richest Germany his fortune
over $160OO0O0O.
tartinr with the avowed intention Of hanging him. the
Allies and the people whom he led defeat have not even
taken his gigantic fortune.
The fact that he first cousin to the English King would
save him from the hanging.
Cermanys sense Of justice preserves his fortune.
And the generosity Of Holland where hs lives and spends
his money frees him from taxation there.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

SGTLL larn you! said the old
\ fashioned parent, plying the
hickory stick. And he really
thought he could.
Most of us go through life with
the same erroneous notion, think
ing that we can ''larn" people by
Furnishing them or loving them or
buying them off from pain or
bossing them.
IT CAN'T BE DONE.
You can't ''learn" people the
truth about life or themselves by
any method ever devised. They
must do their own learning and
at best we can help but little in
that. process.
I have just failed with my
3,s59th derelict. I have always
been fond of derelicts, being pretty
much Of one myself. / have al
ways wanted to help them.
I kidded myself into thinking
that this desire came from my
Great, Big, Wonderful Heart. AS
a matter of fact, 1t probably came
from my Great, Big, Wonderful
Conceit. It tickled my vanity to
think that / was saving souls. I
got an awful bang out Of 1t. But
that was about all ! got. FOR
MY SAVED SOULS DIDN'T
STAY SAVED FOR SHUCKS.
About 999 out of 1000 Of 'em
slumped back into the original
mire as soon as my helping hand
was removed.
They slumped back because they
preferred their Mire to Me. And
I don't exactly blame them.i
was all for handing them sal.
walton. But real, lasting saliva.
ton requires a lot Of energy, cour.
age and honesty from the saved.
Energy. courage and honesty may
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

IT Is easy in adversely to do.
spise death: he has real fortitude
who dares to live and be wretcheda
Martial.
VIZ I all the blandishments Of
life are gone,
The coward sneaks to DEATH the
brave 1--we on.
+. -sewell.
9s l.: no man presume to give
! advice to others that has not first
given good council to himself.
Seneca.
Great Is Journalism. a Ii not
every, able Editor q Ruler Of the
Wcrld, being q persuader Of 1T
Carlyle.
All good men and women should
1 be on their guard to avoid guilt
/ and even the suspicion Of it.
-Plautus.
Good manners are made up Of
petty sacrifices.-Emerson.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

TT seems strange, indeed, to en-
ter the Garden Of. Allah by
train. A shrek Of the locomotive
whistle announces the pass Of Ell.
Kantara-the narrow opening In
the great rocky barrier of the
Atlas Mountains that border the
broad Sahara. Then q burst of
binding sunlight and one is in the
desert.
Putting over the golden sea Of
sand, the train pierces a spot Of
green, topped with tall palm
trees. It is the oasis Of Biskra,
the Garden Of Allah. This marks
the terminus Of the railroad. From
here, one must travel east by
camel. Ht
On streets capopied by palm
trees and lined with sun-dricd
brick walls, swarthy.slxinned turs
baned Arabs In long white gowns
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
THREE-MINUTE JOURNEYS.
BY Temple Manning

silently steal by, leading softly
treading camels. Black-eyed women
pass, wearing huge earrings, their
bare brown ankles encased in
jeweled circlets, while merchants
lazily sip coffee in front Of tiny
shops.
At one end Of the town one
may find small door In a high
white wall. It L. the portal to
the rear Garden. Of Allah. Inside,
the air Is freahened by thick
tropical { ola ~ thousands Of
flowers are In bloom. Through q
lane Of trees the facade OF q
white building IL visible, while,
at the far end OF a winding walk.
one leaves the cool shelter Of the
park with its myriad dells and
flowing fountains to find the
desert spread before him, the
waves Of burning sand reaching
as tar a. the eye can sec.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

That country is richest which
nourishes the greatest number
Of noble and happy human
beings. -Ruslkin.
The soul secured in her exist.
ence, smiles at the drawn dag.
ger and defies its point.
Addison.
II you count the sunny and the
cloudy days Of the whole year,
you lkill find that the sunshine
predominates. Ovid.
some minds seem wen glazed
by nature against the admission
Of knowledge. Eliot.
We praise things which are
ancient. careless of those which
are modern. -Tacitus.
II you would know the value
of money. so and try to borrow
some; for he that goes a-borrow.
ing goes a-sorrowing.
Franklin.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
King Fuad Looks On
He Is NOT In the League.

UAD, Britishmade King Of Egypt visited the League Of
Nations secretaria Geneva and the dignitaries were
Mustered. <.5@ ,*.4
They hunted through all the secondhand furniture shops
and found big chair lined with red that looked like throne
Fuad the edge Of the chair spoke few words went
away.
Note that Britain controlling Fuad and Egypt doesn't al
low Fuads government to join the League Of Nations TACT
deIcatey avoided in Fuads speech.
why do you suppose Il that Great Britain doesn't allow
her vassa Fuad the Egyptian King or his government 70
Join the League?
And why Great Britain 50 anxious to have the United
States join that League? t t
you can work out that puzzle, you diplomat.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Your Own Home

Your Own Home
VoU ought to buy a house in
4 the country!
I'VE got one! / ought to know.
Don't I pay the taxes and the
water rent and the repair bills
and the insurance-and THREE
prices for everything? But it's
a wonderful house!
know it costs lot to run it.
Every week it opens its mouth
and swallows up my salary. But
think Of the REST and the quiet
and the inspiration get out of It!
/ mean the rest I get when the
cook isn't i'll or taking a holiday,
or the painters and carpenters
aren't around messing things up,
or there are no curtains to be put
up and no guests to be waited on
and amused, and the planting is
over. and it isn't cleaning day.
And it's MY Jhouse-1ny very
OWN. And can have my way
about everything in it! Except,
Of course. that must have break
fast late to please my guests and
dinner early to please my cook;
and that somebody always has the
radio running when I want to
write, and everybody wants to
stay up late and play bridge
when want to sleep. Otherwise,
can ''live my own life" in my
own ,way!!!
It's a good investment, too.
Yes. I know the piazza has to be
painted every year, and the plumb
Ing gets rusted and all out Of
gear every winter, and the squir-
rels gnaw holes through my storm
blinds and let in the rain. and
the field mice chew up all my
sofa cushions. But what OF IT?
> You can't expect life to be PER.
Feet. can you? 9
It's such comfort to own q
mouse! OF course, there's always
a leak somewhere in the roof.
And a little hole somewhere in
the screens, where the flies and
the mosquitoes get in.
But you can fix a little hole
In a minute. If you can only find
out where it is. And what are a
Few mosquitoes. anyway? You
can always get up in the night
and kill them II you don't like
them:
Think Of the long, delicious,
quiet evenings / can spend read.
ing or incoming on the piazza. I
mean the long. delicious, quiet
evenings when there isn't
storm, and all the electric lights
don't go out, and the dogs next
door aren't barking, and the
neighbor's radio isn't working,
and nobody is making whoopee,
ana the katyuids haven't started,
tuning up. II
Think OF the gorgeous fun you
tSSS OOS "a PAnAbAuS q AIOWSE
garden-when you can GET
gardener. and the cut.worms
aren't eating up all the roses,
and there are no black bugs on
the nasturtiums, and the rabbits
aren't chewing up the lawn, and
the moles haven't started burrow.
ing under everything.
Think OF the satisfaction, the
positive THRILL, Of owning
your OWN ACRE-woods, dande-
lions. poison Ivy, mortgage and
ALs
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Hearst Papers Advocate:

l. An agreement OF Engtish-spedktng peoples to pre-
serve peace among themselves and to promote the
peace Of the tOoTld.
q Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than tsOO Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionment IN the House of Representatives.
g. A separate Department Of the Army, Of the Nary
and Of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
& Federal action to the limit OF Federal potOers to
abolish iterGcy in the United States under Secre-
tGry Of Education.
s. Election Of Congress IN November Installation on
the first Of January toLoWing Inauguration of the
President first of January nert after NoVembsr
election. N5t iet
The Washington times., 1929-07-16

Think OF the satisfaction, the
positive THRILL, of owning
your OWN ACRE-woods, dande-
lions. poison ivy, mortgage and
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-22
Miss Mary M'Means Will
Wed Carl NJ. Smith Tonight

delphinium and lighted with pink
tapers. Covers were laid for Mr..
and Mrs. George Edward McMeans,
parents of the bride-elect; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Fox McMeans, Ann
Arbor, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. David H.
Fox, Terre Haute, and Miss Bessie
Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. McMeans enter
tanned at O'Clock Friday night at
Mrs. Webb's tearoom with a bridal
dinner IN honor of their daughter
and her iance.
Roses and delphinium and lighted
pink tapers were used in decorating.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
NIcAieans, Miss McNieans, Mr..
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Nc
Means. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E.
Avels. Miss Catherine Gilbert, Miss
Dorothy Wilson, Miss Lucie Ashjian,
Miss Helen Dwelling. Gerald Loeve,
Harold Loebe. Detroit; Frank Stin-
son and George Wilson.
Miss McMeans presented her at
PENDANTS with crystal necklaces to
match their gowns, and Mr.. Smith
gave his best man and ushers bill
folds engraved with their names.