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The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Are You Hitting
On All Six?"
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
Are They All 1909?

Folks, the human body is just like
good car, everything must be in good
working order if you expect to get the
best performance out of either.
You can't expect to feel 1909 if your
liver is out of order, your stomach
upset, nerves jumpy or bowels tied up.
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and you weak, weary despondent men
and women who have been doctoring
for ages trying to get back the vim and
endurance of earlier years will be aston
ished, delighted and amazed to see
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vorld-famous medicine.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
WIDOW Of COP.
PENS|ONED

Mrs. Alice NJ. Mcdonald, widow of
Policeman Harry ]. Mcdonald, who
was killed while arresting two rob.
berry suspects last summer, was yes.
terday awarded a nension of $50 a
month by the District Commits
sioners. Her two sons Harry. jr..
and Patrick. were awarded $40 a
month each until they reach their
sixteenth birthdays.
Mcdonald was taking the Aldridge
brothers. colored, to a station house
after arresting them in connection
with a housebreaking. They broke
away, and Mcdonald shot and killed
one brother after he himself had
been fatally wounded.
A fund was raised through The
Washington Herald and used for
purchase of a house for the McDon.
aid family, the title deed being
placed in trust for the children.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
3 Held in Roundup
Of Chicago Scalpers

CHICAGO, Oct. 9 Q.N.S).-Eight
youths today were in the custod%
OF Federal authorities following a
wholesale roundup waged agairs:
world series ticket scalpers by 80
internal revenue collectors.
Mrs. Myrtle Tanner BlacklidGe
sent out the detectives last week
to keep on the lookout for per-
sons attempting to sell the tickets
for more than the quoted prices
and thus defraud the government
of a proportion Of the amusement
TX.
Five of the alleged scalpers were
seized in front Of the Cubs ball
park where they were said to be
offering tickets to passersby.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Fine Even Texture, Delicious
Aroma Tell of Rice's
Rich Ingredients

mixing is handled just right. A
poor quality Of -four, or -four not
properly mixed, will make bread
with "caves" and hard streaks.
The "home-baked" fragrance
comes from a blending of the de-
licious essences Of the good ma
terials from the double yeast and
delicate vegetable shortening and
from the pure fresh milk always
used so abundantly in Rice's
Bread. There is a sunshiny,
wheaty flavor which only the
finest flour can give. That is why
your family will like Rice's Bread.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
"Do Crusts Really
Make Curly Hdir?"
Generations of Little
Girls Have Anxiously
Asked This Question

Even better, my dears! They
help you have strong, healthy
teeth for winning smiles and help
prevent dentists bills. And they
help prevent those adenoid OPP
erations that at best are not too
much fun. The crispierthe crusts,
the better. Rice's Bread has love-
ly brown ones with a delightful,
nutty flavor, because rich, fresh
milk is used and because the
loaves are baked slowly and care
fully.
If mother will see that you
have a crusty piece of toast Mel
ba at each meal, we are sure the
day will come when you will be
glad she let you know how good
it is for girls-and boys, too.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Toast Ice Cream

This is unbelievably delicious.
The crumbs extend" ice cream
wonderfully, the thrifty house.
wife will be glad to know. It is
particularly nourishing and di-
gestible for children and invalids.
Brown coarse crumbs thor
oughly. Stir thickly into plain
vanilla ice cream when it is frozen
almost hard. Rice's crumbs have
the flavor of nut meats-but are
far easier to digest.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09

Each time you open the dainty
waxed wrapper that keeps Rice's
Bread immaculate, the little burst
of fragrance reminds you of
mothers oven-hot loaves! Each
time the crusty Split Top Loaf
slices so cleanly without crum-
bling or tearing-whether oven
fresh or several days old. These
are indications of the fine mate
rials used in making a Rice's loaf.
The uniformity of the grain
means that finest -four has been
carefully blended to hold many
tiny air bubbles and that the
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Coconut Crunb
Pudding

Y cupfuI Of RICEs ground dry toast :
Q cups milk egg yolk: n whole egg
v cup sugar: u teaspoonful vanilla; 4
teaspoon cinnamon: Y teaspoon salt; 2
tablespoons shredded coconut.
Soak the Rice's toast crumbs in
the milk, add the eggs beaten
until light, with the sugar and
cinnamon. Stir in the coconut
and vanilla. Pour into a we'll
buttered dish and bake in a mod
crate oven about 40 minutes.
Spread lightly with almond flaw
ored meringue and brown in a
slow oven.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Easy-to-Cet Energy Food
for Little Growing Bodies

Bread should form a generous
part of children's food-at least
half of his cereal supply-scien-
fists tell US. And Rice's Bread,
with it's well-baked, nourishing
crumb and crisp crusts, is espe-
cially good for children, for it
helps make active bodies. The
abundance of rich, pure milk
used in it, and the double guam
tity of yeast, give Rice's Bread a
wealth of mineral salts so nee
essary to making strong, we'll
shaped bones. Thin slices of this
delicious bread, toasted slowly to
a golden brown, are wonderful
for developing salivary glands
and tiny jaws.
In Rice's Bread, gluten high
finest -four is used. 1t is so care
fully mixed and raised that it
always has the light, spongy
quality so needful for easy diges-
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
No Waste to the New
Rice's Slices

If you use Rice's Slices-the
new ready-cut bread-waste is
avoided. Every slice is even and
perfect. And every slice is an
exact twin of its neighbor-a
particular convenience and econ
omy in sandwich-making for
toast, too. And they stay
fresh! Just tuck the gay waxed
wrapper tightly around the card
board tray.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09

tion. The slow, even baking Of
the famous Split Top Loaf as
sures snowy crumb that keeps
fresh but is never soggy, and de-
licious nutty-favored crusts. And
you, busy mother, so scrupulous-
ly careful of the quality of your
children's food, will appreciate
this: that this valuable food so
loved by children is delivered to
your grocer oven-fresh in sealed
wrappers, twice daily.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
"Au the Flavor of
HOmemade''

Sup until
about eigh-
teen months
ago, I baked
most of the
bread served
in my home. I
had tried va
rious makes
but foun n d
none tn a t
equalled my
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
RUMMAGE SALE SOON

WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. s.-The
Winchester branch Of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals expects to hold its first
rummage sale Of the fall season
this week, the date to be announced
later.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Garden Club to Hear
How to Grow Dahlias

LYON PARK, Oct. 3. - j. B. S..
Norton. Of the University of Mary
land. will speak at the meeting of
the Lyon Park Garden Club tonight
in the community house.
Norton will tell how to grow
dahIiaS
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
BUTLER FLIES TO N. Y.

NEWARK. N. j., Oct. 9 u.N.S).
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler. OF
the Marine Corps. arrived at the
Newark Airport yesterday from
Quantico, to attend dinners in his
honor in New York.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09

straight-edged knife to spread
with, and spread BEFORE CUT
TING. Never use a saw-edged
knife-it tears the bread. And
by all means have your knife
very sharp for attractive looking
sandwiches. With Rice's Bread
and a sharp knife you can make
almost tissue-thin slices even if
you are using an oven-fresh loaf.
Pyramids are made of three or
four rounds or squares, growing
smaller towards the top. Cones
are cut fan shape and rolled.
Fasten with a toothpick until
they are set. Jelly rolls are cut
lengthwise of the loaf, spread,
rolled and cut like a jelly-roll
cake.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09

With little thought you can
make the simplest sandwiches
look and taste marvellously
tempting and delicious. The main
essential is, of course, good bread.
Rice's, with its good, wheaty
taste, makes delightful ones, with
Just golden butter and no filling.
Even a loaf several days old
makes wonderful sandwiches be-
cause the rich materials and care
full baking keep Rice's fresh for
a surprisingly long time.
In making sandwiches, always
cream the butter with a teaspoon
until it spreads easily-never
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
ONE FOR ALL: ALL FOR ONE
Ru RerberL Kanflaal

a HUNDRED and nfty-three years ago. community Of
farmers craftsmen and hopkeepers with prining Of
professional advisOr launched cooperative business N
Independence Hail.
extensive experiences in great either IN cOmsrcs
politics
All the money in their combined strOngboxes wouldn't meet
Manhattan and could scarcely keep present
national legs n annual high heels and silk stockings
Meanwhile the humble experiment promoted on July IT'S
has solidfied into the successful and efficient govern
ment since chose to live under law,
It's record in every field transcends the accomplishment q
oil contemporaries. st.
Within bare century and half the American people have
developed wilderness into earhs vastes machine shop
anary and entire continent with
railways paved roads and power stations and have con-
buted than 80 per cent Of the man-savng meccn
serving tools with which entire civilization operates s IN
rcate fabric Of production thereby demonstrating that
democracy alone realize the inherent abilities which
arches tyrannies tend to s discourage and abort
These hundred and years have also shown that
no single monOpoizes constructive qualities Origi
nality.
Th. United States are indebted to ue Latin slay Tsuton
Scandinavian and Leyantne well Anglo
ulnsss for omnprssent weah convenences and prosperity
our genius il aoyed with universal strains Americas
prowess and glory derive from NOguchs Carre Tesla
Franns Edisons Fords Bells Carnegies and Hamtons who
notably advanced the fortunes Of the Republic
neered its possibilities and organized their exploitation
The melting Dot has tempered our collective brain with
Germanc welsh Gaiic and Gothic feryor enrich and
diversity the Dutch and English stabitiss with which
undertook horys oldest adventure in self snfficisnCy
The arSpangIed Banner is striped with their commnged
blood and starred with statehood achieved through common
peril drudgery and valOr.
lone for ALL and all for one" And let ingratitnde and
unworthy bigoty attain Chauvinist demeans tho
fiber Of any citizen bOra loyales helped
create preserve estahe balance sheet Of which
has just been presented by Mr. Mellon timely reminder
that 9ans well along the Potomac Atlantic and the
Pscfic ssS
Treasurer begs to report total receipts Of 100000
dollars for the fiscal yeara debt reduction Of six hundred
and millions and surplus Of one hundred and
eighty five millions
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
LISTEN WORLD!
Believe In People
By Elsie Robinson

NHHE hardest lesson you'll have
Il to learn in life is how to get
along with other people. Youll
save yourself a lot of pain IL
you decide, right at the start,
10 believe In them. This, at
IS, will he easy. But by the
time you're 80. 1t will seem
almost impossible.
BY the time you are 80 people
will have done a variety of
things to you, many of them
pretty mean. They will have lied
to you. double crossed you. Sian.
you. They will have misunder-
stood and misrepresented you,
they may even have treated you
with wanton cruelty, And yet
BELIEVE IN THEM.
Believe in people in spite OF
their dishonesty
In spite OF their weakness and
selfishness--
In spite of their stupidity.
cruelty and vanity
For. in spite OF all these
things, people are worth while.
There is something godlike in all
of them-something that flames
bright and unqnenchable through
their common clay.
Look at yourself.
You're not pure gold Yourself,
old timer. There's a lot of Gus
sedness in you--a lot OF dis
honesty and cowardice, cruelty
and stupidity. And yet you'ra
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
ENGLAND's GREAT STATESMAN LLOYD GEORGE. AND
HIS DAUGHTER, AFTER ELECTION

LLOYD GEORGE and his daughter seen here after the
- election which defeated Lloyd Georges party do not
disturbed by the defeat
zach Of them has job They sit not far apart in the
House Of Commons,
he represents British district she represents another
And each them elected by vote bigger than the
combined votes Of the Labor and Tory parties
Just what they saying during their few days Of
ton before the opening of Parliament you will have to
imagine but you glance that they HAPPY
father and daughter.
And they are happy for good reasons.
. They have work to do and do 1t earnestly.
The father the greatest produced by the British
nation In more than hundred years.
The daughter Is GOOD daughter working for her father
and WITH him. She excellent speaker and beat her
Tory and Labor opponents the election with the greatest
Of ease
Happiness In this life depends having something to do
that Is worth doing.
Lloyd George who with old Cemencsau, of France,
uuestionaby the for the Allies has been worker
marvellous statesman for more than thirty He is as
able today as ever, and fights as hard ever.
And though his Liberal Party beaten at this last cleo
ton he has vote big enough to control
Il he sides with the Tories then the TORIES have their
way
Il he sides with Labor, then LABOR has its way.
Judging by his expression in this picture he seems to
know it.
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
= FAMOUS SONGS :.
And What Inspired Then.
by G. Foy

"nTx1E," as set down above.
~ has been the target on many
occasions Of critics who consider
it wholly devoid Of literary merit.
But, as everybody knows, con-
founding the critics is one OF the
great American pastimes and this
version of Dixie" remains the
popular one, while the Others are
rarely. IL ever. heard.
Daniel Decatur Emmett, author
OF Dixie, was born In Mount
Vernon, Ohio, in 1915. He came
from a family of musicians. Later
on, therefore, 1t caused no surprise
when he suddenly abandoned the
printing business In favor OF a
circus band. He spent his spare
time in composing and before
many years had established him.
self as one of the prominent writ
ers Of negro melodies.
In 1912 he became an actor and
this led indirectly to the. writing
of Dixie, the words of which, 1t
is said, We're set to the tune of an
old negro melody which Emmett
picked up during his wanderinRs
with the circus. He was living in
The Washington times., 1929-07-05

a good egg, nevertheless. You've
proven yourself capable, many q
time. OF rare courage and hon.
esty and kindness, In spite Of
your gFeediness you have been
loyal. People love you and de-
pend on you.
Return their love return their
faith!
Love them and believe In them
even when they hurt you and fail
you and revile you.
The greatest speech in human
history was made by q young
Hebrew about 1900 years ago. He
had spent his short life working
for people--trying to give them q
new vision of peace and pride
and freedom. But his vision
bothered them. It required OF
them more courage and honesty
than they had to give.
They crucified him.
But even az He hung dying ON
the cross He did not cease to
believe in them. With His last
agonizing breath He cried:
Father. forgive them, for they
know not what they dor
Believe In people. Forgive
them when they hurt you. Truly
they do not know what they do.
They are as blunderlng children,
thoughtlessly cruel But through
the darkness of their stupidity
runs that living spark that is q
part of Gods everlasting flame.
Believe In that spark.
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
ONCE OVERS
"Are You 'Blgs' =


only a really big man can en-
" joy promotion and prestige
without becoming arrogantly elat-
ed over his success.
The man who swells. but does
not expandyou have seen him.
Limits far from the top SUR
round him.
And the limitations of his sue.
cess are due to his mighty big
opinion of himself.
II you, MIR. Man, hold an impor-
tant place. 1t might be well for
you to realize that in a few wears
at most you will begin to de.
scend.
And that descent will be far
more rapid than your rise in the
world has been.
Other men are coming up be-
hind you and soon you will be
relegated to a less important
place, which may be occupied by
the man you consider inferior
at the present time.
Too many men think that a
display of authority and positive
assertion are necessary to ests'b.
lish them as heads of a business.
Such men are usually meek
when they meet the real heads.
They have not enough ability 70
carry their self-ccnceit,
Ara Eol hllffinE2
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
We Need Him Here
That Is, If he Really CAN Catch Criminals.

CooTLAND YARD crime expert quits after solving
- murders than any other man"
At the age Of xyour he plans take Voltares advice
aCuEtiUons jardin" Let us cultivate garden
Before he starts gardening Mr. Wensey, Of British
criminals should spend year in America. We could show
him crime worth talking about. Corpses thrown head
first Of automobiles every and there citizens
their automobiles suspected Of having whskey with them
Many exciting things.
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
Street Railway Merger; Higher
Car Fares

IK AYBE the Public Utilities Commission fears that
lV1 higher granted Washngtons two street
railway lines the local companies not be deeply in
terested in merger SO before passing the higher fares
proposition the r u O. the companies again
state their positions on consolidation.
The commission has most difficult task before IT, lis
members with al sensible civic leaders realize that the
transportation future Of Washington must be efficiently pro-
vded for No matter how many private automobiles may bs
used in the future street and busses mn FOR that
part Of the population not fortunate TO automobiles
part which finds lines and busses useful At
times.
1t is probably ont question consider the possibility
that lines viii eventually bs abandoned and
substituted in their place That might work in small
muniss but hussss should take the place Of
here they win be operated BY the interests
now operating the street cars
Ths commission must consider not only hs vast interests
Of the city as WHOLE but the interests riders and 81
the companiss It but good sdnse theetore tat the com
mission should wish TO transportation facilities
operated by agency eliminating hundreds ~ minor prob
lsms due to separate operation reducing expenses and bs
tering service.
The present commission position 70 adyaucsla merger
proposition than the last It w - things
look have confidence Of Congress- which viii not Be
mated with suspicious and doubts TO The cbmssion
motives.
the railway companies earnestly and honestly cooperas
with the commission leaving much TO the fairness of that
enough the promoters Of Ii. last merger b nay 81 SaSous
about again going to that body, sssss
The big problem Of the commission right now tbs one IL
higher fares both companies claiming hat present farss
inadequate and cOnfiscatory On that basis they can ssb
lsh their claims the companies 90 into he courts and get
higher fares II refused BY the commission.
merger promise to prevent fares being increased
because Of the economies win bring aud Be uniou
nate conditions compel ordering of higher fares before
Congress pass merger The aim Of the cOmission
may be to find plan to avoid higher fares.
given the right to collect higher fares the railway
companies may want to continue to 40 and that might dis
courage Congress attempts pass merger legislation Under
the right kind Of merger there no excuse for raising car
in this city will be almost impossible ia reduce them
they become operative and the commission evidently
understands that
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
Hearst Papers Advocate:

/ An agreement of EnghshSspeaking peoples to- pre-
serge peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the tOorld.
q Proportional representation In the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than tao Senator's.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
pOrtion0tent IN the House of Representatives.
g. separate Department of the Army, Of the Macy
and Of the Air Forces, al united under Secretary
of National Defense.
/. Federal action to the limit of Federal po0ers to
abolish iliteracy the United States under Secre-
tGry of Education.
s. Election of Congress In NoVenaber. Installation on
the first of January following Inauguration of the
President first of January nert after November
election.
The Washington times., 1929-07-05
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis e. Bisch-

s-~0y UEs LOUIS hs nASCWs
WE Americans probably respect
w sentiment more than We are
given credit for, but DO we re-
spect 1t enough?
Foreigners. especially, look upon
us a. rather = cold. calculating
people, devoid OF the finer feelings
and deeper emotions that charae-
terize some other races.
They say we are 50 busy chasing
the dollar that we have little or
no time left for anything else.
And they like to point to the fact
that We have no really great liter.
ature or art or music as yet to
prove their contention.
Ii is true that We have M great
art or literature. as vet, but there
are unmistakable signs that It 10
in the making, and fairly rapidly
to
But are we mot, 40 q nation. ca.
pable OF sentiment?
was there no sentiment activat-
ing US when we entered the World
War;
Do we not carry on wonderful
charities OF all kinds at home!
DO We not contribute readily
and willingly to any catastro.
that may occur abroad?
Has any nation ever asked for
help in q worthy cause and not
received 1t?
Yes, all that is true and It 10 q
record Of which we may Justly be
proud. But how about the respect
for sentiment on the part Of each
and every one Of us as individuals7 7
Surely We do not. Of and by our.
selves. give the attention and i'm.
portance to this most sterling Of
the emotions that we should.
TOO many have an idea that to
give way to sentiment openly and
frankly is to show weakness. In
fact, there are persons who think
that any display Of emotion such
as tears or pity means weakness.
Yet It is undeniable truth that
the strongest man Is he who pos
seses all the finer emotions
apIenty and, Furthermore. is one
who is not afraid to display them.
We must respect sentiment II
we would live a full, well-rounded
life. We should bear sentiment
toward our fathers and mothers,
for literature, for art, for tradi.
ton, for patriotism. for religion,
for each and every value that the
world has revered for ages.
1t isn't so much that NE Ameri-
cans are devoid of sentiment. We
actually possess it aplenty.
But we do give a wrong inpres.
sion because We hold sentiment In
check.
Don't be afraid to let your senti.
ment out.
1t is unwise. to stifle 1t, for It
helps to sweeten your own life as
well as that OF others.
We need sentiment as q counter
balance to the harsh materiaIism
manifest on every side.
And as individuals we need Il to
help lis bear our burdens better.
Look for sentiment in others
and recognize 1t, comment upon II
and even reward It II possible.
This viii help you 70 dsvelop II
and to express It In ycurAal