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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
DON'T PAD YOUR ODDS
.BV Herbert KaEsfmaH

W7oRRY wont repair the broken pisehsx-a No. o -
w ing tape glue pot.
Lift your tongue from aching teeth end thsaxh $50
troubles.
Nursed irritstions Justify the Rloomest sxpssss
The Peaks of Dread higher than msupsis tea msr
nation always exaggerates difficulties. Nobody tH
far as his fear.tumbes
Doubt magnifying glass which snargss ssumhlng ss~w
to impossible barriers and dsappoints into defsata
half the time upon despairs had been dsvsaa6
repairs society would be several centuries nearer % mn.n
MUM.
The fish that got away isn't tn. biggest ip
Tomorrow nventing than yesterday 6egssA
There always enough tmbers In the wreck for Ne
raft.
A knock down isn't Knockout until IT'S CONTEST
Adversely would seldom win the decision there wersst
many halfhearted scrappers.
The average when analyzsd dseosss rsvs~pss
failure.
There's hardly big business that hasn't suffered ~
backs and made its get-backs.
General Motors tetered for the hrnk Of noeev
u. s. Steel stock lowered around ten dollars
Frank Munsey at certain stage Of his publishing ers
The papics Of 1907 and 81 practically hanruptsd
sand enterprises that have since moved into the melon p
Hill and Hartman had their stretches Of financial gr
and Sears Roebuck fortunes ebbed and flowed
William Durants millions black and blue with uarkf
msuings Saturday Evening Post f1oundersd nssh
nitely in the red ink well.
&c. why should you expect all easy sleddingF
ussing, brooding brain isn't fit to make decisions
qualified for accurate judgment
There's place for constructive ideas in mind EeeDa
from the sourings of spilled milk
But past errors ike dropped ieaVes can Dc enange1
ertizing mulches.
We proper method by studying mistakes and slsE
patterns accordingly.
fluke at the getaway marked the winning
cemenceau such invstersts muddlsr and EsorIs
petrol that authorities repeatedly had him th
black books All which, however promptly ferr.ss
when emergency evoked situation which fitted hn psrs
lar talents to q T.
History recalls Grant as
Army of the United States the shsmba
well who returned from the Mexican War to drive
hide wagon in Galena.
Woodrow Wilson had to wipe his early and hitter sxps
memory before he could quality for duction
Opportunity despises cutters and ssfdsprscssors
A pessimist pads the odds against himself
Stop searching for clouds and watch for the rsinbsws
by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
LISTEN WORLD!
mo Demand For MatroHs"
BY Elsie Robinson

detect EN-. The shady side ot
40 Is no longer SHADY. 1t is all
lit up with short socks. beach
rompers, sun suits, melbs toast,
lip stick, wind-blown bobs, mask
o. youth and swillowy silhouettes
Its the age Of the Kutie Kid and
though mama may be so. with q
displacement OF 225, she's got to
toddls right along.
If YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE
A SPRING FRYER NOWADAYS
YOU'RE A FLOP.
And it isn't only the clothes.
We got to think. talk and act
the part as well. Your heart may
be dark with sorrows, Sister Kate,
and your head heavy with wisdom.
BUT YOU'VE SIMPLY GOT TO
ACT COLLEGIATE OR BE
JUNKED.
Well, l, for one have gone on
a strike against the whole silly
business. I've lived 46 lively years.
packed chuck full of experience,
and I'm not going to let lot of
fashion designers hornswaggie me
ont of the benefits thereof. I re-
fuse to look or act like q pee-wee.
I'M GOING TO BE MY AGE! It's
the grandest age I've ever lived. 1t
has taken me Is .425 days to arrive
at this age and it was worth 'em
all. There's more punch in one
thought after 40-provided. OF
course, that you know how TO
think-than there Is in a whole
voor of MN qpeculatiOn at 20
There's more to be seen and at
last Won know how to see 1t. And
what il you have a little more
beneath the belt than you once
had II at the same time you
have a lot more above the ears?
For which reason, I'm tickled
pink thar longskirts and other
grown up clothes are coming back.
Now maybe adults will be ala mode
once more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02

THEY say long skirts are com.
Il. ing in again. Thank Heaven!
1t certainly will be big relief to
a lot Of us adult females.
I've had peeve all summer.
It began with the first hot day.
Says I to myself. "I'Jl get some
thing cool" So hied me- to the
nearest ladies' wear and stated
my needs. Now, my needs are
plenty. I'm no trick runabout.
I'm a. Limousine model, and I've
covered considerable mileage since
[ got under way in the niueties.
+ need upholstery that's seasoned
and substantial as BELTS my girth
and record. All Of which I ex-
planned to the saleslady. who
listened with the usual gIsce glare
When / was through she oozed
away and presently poured her
self back with an armfUI OF some
thing that looked like fancy covers
for bird cages.
"Migosh!' T said. whats
that? wanted dress. For me
myself"
THESE" shipped she, ere your
size
Maybe they are. grille says
[, but they're not nv nature.
No ones going to see me dressed
like that: unless it's on a slab.
Now, what I want is something
plain and darkish and matronly."
The saleslady gave rue that pity
ing stare one reserves for idiots
and five-legged calves.
I'VE have" said she, mo ma
tronly styles-there is no demand
for them
No demand for matrons-I
guess she's right. but l get mad
every time / think about 1t.
THIS RAGE FOR YOUTH HAS
ACTUALLY MADE MATURITY
A. MJSDEMEANOR! We may
have married ladies, but try and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DIR. Louis II. Bisch--

ENFANTTLE PARALYSIS is also
l. known an Acute Anterior
Poliomyelitis. The reason for this
latter name IL because 1t was be
heved that tbe disease was con-
fined to certain special parts OF
the spinal nerves.
IT rs held now, however, that the
disease may affect other parts of
the central nervous system. even
the brain proper. and that actual
paralysis may not always be pres
emit. either.
When paralysis IL symptom
II is Of the motor variety. That
Is. the patient does not lose the
ability to feel sensations such as
heat, cold or touching, but he
cannot, either wholly or partly,
move the affected limbs.
Infantile paralysis usually &C.
ours in epidemics, although iso-
lated cases are far from rare.
The severity of the disease varies
greatly. There are cases so mild
that the true nature of the dis.
turbance may not be suspected.
Usually, however, it is g. grave
disease and attacks one or more
extremities, especially the lege.
That infantiIe paralysis Is an
infectious disease capable of com.
munication from one to another
there can be no question. Yet,
perhaps everything about the real
fundamental causes Of the dis
ease remains to be solved by
science.
Although no age la exempt,
children under five years OF age
are most susceptible to the con-
dition. Even children living In
the very best hygienic surround
ings may be attacked.
As g. rule, the beginning of in.
fantile paralysis is sudden and
unexpected as the child may have
appeared quite well In every
respect.
Sometimes the fever begins 10
run high at the very onset.
Sometimes it is q. low fever. AS
a. rule, on the other hand, the
pulse rate and respiration are
increased perceptibIy.
Pain is a fairly constant early
complaint. This is specially
noted in the head and the back
of the neck. down the spine and
in the lower limbs. Sometimes
stitfening of the neck is pres
emit.
Whenever there Is an cpl
demic of this dread condition
and g. child complains Of any of
the symptoms mentioned above,
no hesitancy should be felt on
the part of tho parents in allow
ing the physician TO perform
puncture.
This means that hollow needle
Is inserted between the bones of
the spinal cord In the region
of the small Of the back through
which g. small quantity Of spinal
fluid. which bathes the spinal
cord nerves. Is allowed to flow.
The operation Is not serious at
ell and can often be performed
practically painlessly. Vt il OF
great help. however, in making a
positive diagnosis of infantiIe
paralysis, and often relieves head
pains by lowering some Of the ex-
cessive pressure in the brain.
Serum treatment Is often used
in this disease with success.
The after-treatment Of paralyzed
limbs with electricity. massage,
ETC., is of the utmost Importance,
Improvement may be very slow,
but one should never give UP daily
treatments, following the aSvice
the doctor has given. Especially
Is this early treatment important,
because after this passage ut
months verv httls. u ANYTHING
can be done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Golf Widows

JOI WlMOWA
ssWTASN'T It lucky that We got
w our husbands, In the good
old days before the Big War;"
reflected Mrs. Green, cheerfully.
GOT Them" retorted Mrs. Divot.
They started for the links at
nine, this morning. and Its now
nearly half-past three"
"oh. we've GOT them, all
right" Mrs. Green assured her;
they are probably the last speci-
mems Of the tame husband now
in captivity, and the Museum of
Natural history will some day
offer us a big price for them.
OF course, they are welded TO
their golf-and we are only the
correspondents in their lives. But
at least, we have the comfort of
knowing that they are only chss-
ing g. little white ball, and NOT
a. tlapper or blonde or another
mans wife; and they'll come
back home by dark.
That's because we had them
safely tied and riveted, before,
women began taking the lock ont
Of wedlock. Then, q. married man
WAS a married man, and no
sweet, young think mad the
audacity to come along and ask
YOU to throw dice for your nus
hand. after you had set your
seal on him.
"rhe last ten years have been
an orgy Of exL eminent for women.
and for every experiment she
had burned q finger or two-and
come out wiser but sadder.
She has tried fifty-fiftv mar
riage. companionate marriage and
part-time marriage. And, fney
have given her wholesome re-
spect for good. old-tashioned me-
time mouogamy and taught her
that she Is one-man animal
after all.
She has tried free-and-essy
kissing. petting-pa and casual
Iove.making. And they have proved
dead sea fruit, and taught her
that variety in love is a MANS
game. and that she can't bear
him at it. They have shown her
that passing her faVors around
freely, like csramels or cigarettes
lust cheapens her wares, and
have taught her the value OF dis
elimination.
iShe has tried going bare
legged, going bare.armed and go
ing bare-backed: mannish mar
cuts: brazen frankness, and "ittie
brother" stuff. And they have
merely proved to her that, AFTER
all, FEMININITy is womsn's
greatest charm and asset. AND
now, she Is going back to ruffles
and curIs and delicacy and da1n'
tiness.
"on the other hand she has
ceased TO be mollusk and a
milestone. and has learned how
to put her shoulder to the wheel
and be an honest heIpmate, in
stead of burden or parlor
ornament.
"She has gotten rid of whale
homes and steel and false modesty
and germ catching skirts, and arti-
ficiality and self-consciousness.
And she is more wholesome and
compa nionable, II less mysterious
and distracting.
"She Is steadying down from
her wild careening, and gradually
getting back her balance and
finding her right niche in life.
And now. IL she can only tighten
the rains and pull On the curb,
and yank man back into placs
again"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
Grave Haste of Detectives i'm
Mcpherson Case
ne of the Reasons Why Grand Jury Rseommsn
Suspension of High Detective Off'eisls

THE attitude of the Detective Bureau in the MePhsraB
l case is almost unparalleled in crime annsls.
Even hasty Investigations Of detectives did lead
the conclusion that Mrs Mcpherson committed suieds
grave hurredly announcing that sone
sion influencing the Coroners jury bring
kind of verdict
The elements of possible murder present from
star-or instance Of the alleged
the of pajama cord to bring about strsngulston
Mrs Mcpherson a normal human being and pssh
that method of killing herself would have been uyssrv
within itself, most unusual thing.
rushing through suicide conclusion the oees
thing detectives have done would have been Zee
remain open for further Investigations and suRgs
jury the bringing in Of verdict Of
commital nature.
It is this failure Of detective bureau that the crs.S
Jury most severely crticise together
queer attitude detectives after rsopspsS
that directly indirectly dscreditng testimony
eating possible murder.
Aliens activities in the should have been
occasion for trying to prevent further Investigation dsp'
police prejudice against him The proper position Tor rhs
detective bureau to have taken that it welcomed
assistance could get; that although it had reached
clusons wide open for testimony that wehs
change those conclusions.
The Grand Jury did not openly charge the District A.
torneys office with negligence and neffcisncy
but it should be remembered that il detectives
prepare crime for indictments and
furnish witnesses with statements of what they "
Conclusions of detectives sought doubt
sponsibiIity of pushing criminal with the Dsre
Attorneys office It accept reject the opnioss -
detectives in crime mysteries
In this is another queer aspect Of the
Detective Bureau could have put thing NO
the District Attorneys office which fuy ar.s
with detectives to suicide.
Grand Jury after searching investigation wsquvaeay
brings in decision that there grave HEFFTCTKWCY
matter what the ultimate verdict Of lao
accusation of the Grand Jury stands-thss
unnecessary and almost unhesrd of haste swsas
hupred -
way Such haste would not he helpful iuxes 80
elements Of suicide reasonably clear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02

first three letters Of the Greek
alphabet. The alpha. rays consist
Of particles, each Of which, as
Rutherford showed 20 years ago,
is the nucleus Of g. helium atom;
and beta rays consist of particles
which are electrons.
1t is interesting to note the
speeds Of these different parti-
cles. The gamma particles need
NOT concern us here. The alpha
particles sometimes travel as far
as 11.3 centimeters, and have
velocities from one.twentieth up
to one-tenth Of thhe velocity OF
light, which is, roughly, 1.000.'
100000 feet per second. The beta
particles have the highest known
velocity of any particle yet found
in nature. They closely approx
mate the speed Of light, and ac-
tually sometimes attain q. velocity
as high as 10000 miles per
second.
1t occurred TO Sir ernest Ruth
erford that the alpha particle
would make an excellent projec-
tile with which to lombard the
atom. So he began to make
little war of his own in his labor
atory. BY bombarding phos-
phorescent screen, usually of zinc
sulphide, he was actually enabled
to count the number, of alpha
rays, each Of which showed g.
scintiIlation. Nine. Curie invented
a very interesting instrument, for
this purpose. As each alpha par
ticle from a fra ment of polonium,
an element discovered by Nine,
Curie, penetrates 2, tube. there is
a luminous discharge which acts
as switch. throwing into circuit
g. minute electric current which
actuates the loud speaker of an
ordinary wireless valve receiver.
A loud tick tick thus announces
the tsgratton If polonium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
ONCE-OVERS

II YOU are bound to avoid the
disaereeable and srduous things
of life, how can you expect that
this lack Of self-iustructiou will
not hamper and annoy you In flu
ture?
There is law Of effort and
compensation which should rule.
And it's results cannot be
avoided
IL You are unwilling to put
yourself out or disturb your per-
sonal comfort you cannot expect
much. and considering how often
You have tried to make things
easy rather than safe, YOU are
lucky TO have had so little trouble.
You are fortunate instead of
Unfortunate.
You should realize This fact.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02

lave you ever considered how
III fortunate you are?
If so, You have found that what
you have to he thankful for far
exceeds in balance the drawbacks
of your life.
Many of yonr difficulties have
come from lack of proper effort
al the right time.
You put off till future dav
and the thing in question is some
thing that should have Immediate
attention.
You have neglected and then
without warning comes the catas-
trophe.
A lot Of your trouble has come
from lack Of preparation.
And laziness is the reason YOU
were Dnprepsred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
Atoms and Rays
BIZ Archibald Henderson

NOR many years: physicists have
been endeavoring to construct
large sized models which show ex.
sctly how the atom is constructed,
The first Of these atom models
were built on the assumption that
the atom is made fp of concentric
spheres Of electrons, balanced by
q positive charge, equal and oppo-
site to that carried by the cleo
irons, in order to render the atom
electrically neutral; and this posi-
tive charge was supposed to he
distributed throughout the entire
volume OF the atom.
In a famous paper entitled
"Aepinus Atomized,' published in
1882, Lord Kelvin considered one
atom to consist Of uniform
sphere of positive Identification,
throughout which negative cleo
tricity was distributed in the form
of separate electrons. This type
of atom.model was studied AMI de-
veloped with great skill by J. 7.
Thomson. who succeeded in show
ing that such models with given
number OF electronS possess many
properties shown by the actual
electrons.
A new era in the study If the
atom was ushered in with the dis
covery of radio-activity, and the
study of the alpha and beta par
ticles in their passage through
matter. The discovery of radio
activity was made by the French
physicist, Henri Becquerel; and
radtum was discovered by Madame
Curie. An immense amount of
study has been devoted within re-
cent years to radioactive sub
stances of all sorts.
Radio active substances, when
excited, emit three kinds Of rays
known respectively as alpha,
beta and gamma rays. from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
Charles J. Bells Death

HE death of Charles Bell able and clean leader in the
banking business and civic life Of Washington will be
deeply regretted by the entire community.
His great due to the fact that at the be-
ginning of his notable in Washington he established
himself in the confidence and good will Of the people Of Wash
ington Honorable honest and WISE he went his way quietly
mpressing all with his abilities and power which he
used unfairly or improperly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
Many Fingers and Claws
Nature Works Mysteriously

TN small Spanish town, Cervera de Butrago hundred
and fifty inhabitants almost the entire population have alb
normal hands, g. and fingers each hand. The
majority have fingers This is said to be transmitted by
fathers and mothers to the second child always
On the Hodge Ranch at Hodge, California, there cat
with several claws Her kittens and their kittens have
them That would interest the wise and good monk Mende
who formulated the Mende1ian theory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

Men willingly believe what thew
wish. Caesar
sometimes quiet Is disquieting.
Seneca.
Deluslon NAV triumph. hut the
trtumphs Of delusion are but for O
oaS' Macaulay.
Debt ~ the prolific mother Of
FOLLY ana crime. Disrae1i.
keer doing some kind 1T work.
that the devil NAV always find
you employed. st. Jerome,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-02

mar whom no one pleases Is
much more unhappy than a man
who pleases no one,
la Rochetoucauld,
Know all and you will pardon
all --Kempis.
Ths will Of man ls his happi.
mass Schiller.
The setting Of = great hope is
like the setting Of the sun.
The brightest of our life IS gone,
-Longfellow.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-23
Cotton Market Opens
 Easy at Decline

New York, Jan. 23 Rl-The cot ton market opened easy at . de- cline of 9 to points. Prices quickly slumped IT to g points net lower under liquidation by old longs and active selling promoted by somewhat larger official ginning figures than expected, the report. showed 13ss1.- S57 bales ginned prior to January 16 or about 100000 bales above some of the recent private reports, the figures comparing with 12.5O1,- 447 bales ginned to the same date last year. Early selling forced the price of March and May of to 1895, but there was more trade buy ing just below the 20 cent level. and after the first rush of selling subsid- ed, somewhat, prices steadied on cov- erfng. /
 Private cables said there had been hedging and liquidation in the Liv- erpool market. but that China was active in the cloth market and that fair cloth sales were reported tv South America and the Near East.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-23
City Items

Fred o. Rackliffe. secretary or Rackliffe Bros, Co. has recovered from an attack of influenY@
 A regular meeting of Pride circle. Iadv Foresters, will be held Thurs day evening at o'clock in Red Mems hall. 277 Main street. z
 The Central Connecticut Red Mems association will hold it's reg ular monthly meeting in Meriden Thursday evening. A large attend- snce from this city is expected.
 E. Wallace Bradley will speak Thursday evening at 7:3o o'clock at the Y. VIC. A. on Aircraft and the Progress of Aviation"
 Officer Peter McEvoy Is off duty on account of illness.
 Sergeant P. J. O'Mara today turned over five boys to the proba- tion department for breaking win- dows in a building being erected on Fremont street.
 Michael Blanca of 30 Beaver street reported to the police today that his automobile broke a metal collar off the bottom of a fire hy- drant in front of 40 Lafayette street.
 William Began, 50, of 137 Maple street. is resting comfortably at New Britain General hospital where he underwent an operation.
 Francis Margentino. IA. of c7 Dwight street, fell while skating at Stanley Quarter Park last night and another skater struck him. inflicting a gash in his left knee. according to supernumerary Offiter schoonmak- er's report. Matgentino was treat ed at New Britain General hospital and went home.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-23
MRS, FREYSINGER DIES
 ' NEARING HER BOTH YEAR
Walnut Street Woman Passed Main '' Years of Her Life in
 New Haven.

Mrs. Catherine Rosinus Freysing- CT, widow of John B. Freysinger, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her son. John B. Freysinger Of 40 Walnut street. She was in her S0th year. - Born in Germany she had lived In this country for the past 56 years, residing in New Haven the greater part of that time. In December 1923, she moved to this city to live with her son who is product develop ment engineer of North & Judd Mfg. Go.
 Despite her advanced age Mrs. Freysinger enjoyed good health, but she developed pneumonia which with heart failure brought on her death. She was very active in two New Haven fraternal organizations. the Deborah Rebecca lodge. I. o. o. F. and the Palestine Chapter, Order Of the Eastern Star. She, was also a member of the Trinity Lutheran church.
 Funeral services will be held at seydel Brothers funeral home at 1903 Chapel street, New Haven, Fri- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bl1ial will be in Evergreen cemetery. New Haven.