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The Washington times., 1930-10-30

If you love dogs . and you
can get right out Of this column
If you don't read Mazo de
Ia Roche'S Portrait Of q Dog"
It is, I believe, the most moving
story of q small wagging crea-
ture that has ever been written.
Very simple her mistress speaks
about her-aS all fine things
should be spoken. But through
the quiet words you hear little
Argyle Bunty's delighted yelps
see her tiny, Scottie body
hurting itself through a joyful
world-catch, quite plainly, the
humping Of her gallant little
heart breasting adventure, until
she went grinning down to the
strangeSt and darkest adven-
ture Of all.
Here is the story Of a dog
and, I suspect, something more.
Is it the story of all feminine
hearts? OF that sex which is
supposed to be so soft and timid
but is, in secret truth, both
roiStering and ruthless? For
Argyle was feminine from the
inauisitive tip of her ingratiat-
ing nose to the tantalizing tilt
Of her triumphant tail and
as is the won't Of women!-she
led poor HamiSh, who by rights
should have been her lord and
master, the very Scotch dell Of
a life, Listen ..
"These differences of male
and female! Looking back over
that bright-eyed, quick-breath-
ing procession, I believe that the
bitch showed greater endurance,
greater adaptability, and, I hate
to say it-greater greed than
the dog. A sense Of elf-preser-
walton, preservation Of her un-
born young, is innate in her.
The male is more wiStful, more
flighty, and he seldom has her
soul-searching gaze that goes
straight to ones heart. The
bitch usually has an adventur-
GUS, devilmay-care spirit. NShe
is very sure Of herself and her
place in ones affections. I
would not say that one is more
loyal than the other; but the
only dog ! ever knew which
died Of broken heart was an
Irish terrier male that we had
to send away from us one Win
ter It needs the special
charm Of the female to make
one forgive her some Of the ras-
calitieS peculiar to her SEX"
And, again. this all-too-fa-
miliar domestic scene which
should cause divers henpecked
The Washington times., 1930-10-30

come out for the remonetiza-
ton Of silver. Like national pro
hibition's Eighteenth Amend
ment repeal, one may now look
for more and more Of our gold
standard, only best minds"
coming out for silver as q part
money standard. The United
States should make silver q
part, primary, redemption money
by act Of Congress. Silver, part,
primary, redemption money to
increase our circulating cur
rency in lieu Of bank credits,
credit-money, Of non-circulation.
There is not now in circulation
among all the people Of these
United States IS per capita.
Less talk, committees for re-
lief: lets have real, effective
action. w. e. RYAN.
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
Drawn by Hal Coffman

Young men who thnk-as some do-may be interested in
this cartoon appropriately published when falling leaves
suggest the end Of another life cycle
The old man shown here is nearing the end Of his pilgrim
age Perhaps misfortune that he could not control has
brought him to this misery Fate often inscruable dealing
out its blows to those who deserve them least
Yet the chances are that fate had little to do with his
plight, but that he himself is to blame.
Failure to work failure save failure to think ahead
these can wreck the brightest hope ruin the promising
career Today our streets full of aged blown hher
and yon like falling leaves knowing not where they shall find
rest this side of the grave.
A sad picture that Mr. Coffman has drawn for you.
We print it. despite it's sadness, in the hope that some
young man may today remember it through e and
reach happier old age than has this pathetic figure.
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
Irish Patriots at White House
Old Political Enemies Work for Their Country

The White House the Of significant and fitting
ceremony week in the presentation by Michael MacWhite
minister from the Irish Free State Of of his compariots
President Hoover One Barry Egan distinguished former
lord mayor Of Cork and the other Sean French his equally
distinguished They had invite the partcp
on Of United States the forthcoming international exh
bition in Cork in 1882.
The real import Of this White House far transcended
object Of the visit These two eminent public
ted the political factions that short while before had made
land an armed camp and had divided many house.
hat follower Of Eamonn de Valera and loyal supporter Of
Free State government of President Cosgrave should
found side by sde working for the economic progress
country is the best possible earnest Of peace Ireland
len Of good will rejoice that Ireland has found peace With
and excursions abounding every side it is relief
Of the oldest and at the time of the young
members Of the society Of nations setting such fine example
plitical confluence. It is recommended to others.
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
Bimetalist Declares
julius n: Barnes q Convert

Julius n: Barnes a Convert
Editor, Times:
julius H. Barnes, chairman
Of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, states:
"The worldwide fall In prices,
due to 20 years stimulation by
governments Of coffee, rubber,
sugar and other raw materials
and the withdrawal Of silver rs
a money standard. Until tariff
wars are abolished economic
distress will continue"
I am surprised at julius II.
Barnes acknowledgment that
the withdrawal of silver as q
money standard Is one Of the
causes Of the worldwide fall in
prices"
The washington Times, by it's
publication Of my letter OF
September /, 1890 advocating
the .remonetization Of silver as
a part, primary, coined money
Of redemption by the United
States, and that all other civil
lized nations would fail into
line) was the first newspaper,
so far as I know. in the United
States in these days Of unem'
ployment that permitted such
a letter to appear. I have noted
since September I, several let
ters to The Times compliment
ing it for printing the letter.
Since The Times publication
the Vancouver Sun, Kansas City
(Mo0 Star, the Washington
Post, the washington Star, and
several United States Senators
have had communications in
re. silver pro and con, as to
its reconciliation or the sale
Of 100000 ounces Of silver
to China, etc.
Since September l. 1880. the
Labor Party Of England has
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
KNOWLEDGE
TEST

Match correctly:
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2. mottled. .....
gather
3. collect
accomplice
4. irkSome
becoming red
5. rubeScent
spotted 90.
Do you know:
6. What is wood composed
chiefly Of?
Z. What Shakespearean char.
acter sings the song begin
ming, "Full fathom five thy
father les?
8. What President was called
"Old Tippecanoe"?
8. Who was the editor of the
famous Boston journal "The
Liberator"?
10. Who was the first of our
Presidents to die in office?
Fill each blank:
IL. A collection of maps is
called an.
IL. The Rubicon. was q river
between and Gaul.
Is. A SieSta is a midday,
IA. Nights candles are burnt
out, and jocund ---
Stands tiptoe on the misty
mountain tops"
Is. is the Lone Star
State.
ANSWERS ON Magazine Page.)
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis E. Bisch-

by Dr. Louis E. BiSch-'
The standard of morals to-
day does not seem to be the
same as the standards we had
before the war. At least. peo-
pie nowadays often behave in
a manner which would have
been frowned down upon years
ago.
Nations, too, differ in their
conception Of morals. When
we travel we may be shocked
: by what we see and hear.
Sometimes foreigners come
here and are shocked.
Morals are not necessarily
confined to sex conduct either,
or stealing, cheating and the
like. In fact, exactly what
is embraced or should be en-
braced in the concept morality
is exceeding difficult to define.
Why some persons Just
naturally seem to lead moral
lives and others do not again
offers difficulties of explana-
tion.
Persons often assume, with
out further questioning, that
we possess q so-called moral
sense? They think Of this
moral sense as an instinct.
Normal, law-abiding citizens
possess this instinct and be-
have in accordance with it,
they say.
On the other hand, delin-
quentS and criminals are, &C
cording to the theory, partially
or wholly deficient I'm moral
sense. '
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
Wants L. A. Z. Gale to Run
For the Presidency

Editor, Washington Times;
I read with much interest IN
your paper the article about
Dan O'Brien's letter recon-
mending that Linn A. E. Gale
Of this city should be NOM
mated for President In 1882 on
q Farmer.Labor ticket sup
ported by both the Communists
and Socialists.
O'Brien's idea may not be a
bad one, after all. Gale is
serving his second term as
president Of the Washington
open forum and has been Secre-
tary Of the National AsSocia-
ton Opposed to Blue Laws six
times. He published q maya
The Washington times., 1930-10-30
The Popularity of Science
Archibald Henderson, Ph.D., Del, LID.
Famous Scientific Authority

of the most impressive
extraordinary Of contem-
social phenomena is the
arity Of science. This phe-
na has made it's appear
during the past half-cen-
and has become pro-
ed only within the present
ry.
marks a definite advance
3 intellectual alertness Of
reat masses of the people,
Tilized, countries. The pub
AS become inquisitive. The
le are not content to per-
the scientists to keep to
lSelveS, in their meetings
.e technical papers are pre-
ed, the fascinating results
their new discoveries. The
n in the street wants to
bw what the new discovery
and to have it explained to
m in a lucid manner.
Signs are. multiplying around
5, all the time, of the faScina-
ion which the latest scientific
discoveries exert on the popular
mind. The press has discovered
the interest now displayed by
the general reader" in scientific
subjects; and has endeavored
in the most active and efficient
way, to qualify that interest.
The latest discoveries Of science
IA planet K, a new theory Of
EinStein, a pronouncement Of
,Millikan, an experiment Of
Nicholson, a lecture of Edding-
ton-these are given as much
space, In many great news
papers, as marriage of crowned
heads, the latest Balkan storm
cloud, the war waging between
two South American countries.
Through series of syndicated
articles, reaching millions of
people, science is presented in a
popular and readable way, and
made genuinely understandable
for the newspaper reader. Hun.
dredS, even thousands Of books
have been written, in the effort
to give a simple explanation
of Einstein's theories. The an
nouncement Of q popular lee
ture on Relatively produces a
mob eager to storm the doors
Of the lecture hall.
A publisher, nowadays, can
not rest content until his list is
rendered complete by the ad-
dition Of one, and often a mum.
Der Of books, each season,
dealing with science, intelligent
" treated and popuIarly pre-
eented.
Science is the great interest.
Che most absorbing proposes
sion Of the age. Even sport
holds second place to It. The
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

The PGlats Royal DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Letters to the Editor From Readers of the Times

America wishes to keep its
workers illiterate in order to sup
ply its Russian government with
cannon fodder, its factories with
cheap tand contented) labor. its
slurns with the poor, its jails with
criminals and the Golfers Of It's
cathedrals with pennies from
those who can ill-afford the lux
ury Of a god. Since the advent
Of prohibition there is no diff.
ference between the Government
Of the United States and the
government of the underworld,
except the possible difference Of
class.
We find that our country has
the heart of a Ford car and the
soul of a Chic Sale clubhouse.
Regardless Of repeated state
ments that various States en-
force attendance at schools the
country is overrun with child
labor or vagrant children whose
parents are raising them either
for the farms, a trade or the
Army.
It is obvious to even a stupid
worker that until America evolves
from the oligarchy of the rich
to the workers commonwealth
we will have little to give to the
world in either commodities or
wisdom.
VIRGINIAN.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Smart Summer Shades:

The Palqis Royal DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
1900 ORPHANS
GET OUTING
WEDNESDAY

More than 1900 orphans from
every home and asylum in Wash
ington will enjoy an outing to
Glen Echo Park Wednesday
morning under supervision of the
Order of Elks. District branch.
The children will be taken
to the park in 20 special busses
and private cars. The starting
point will be at Eleventh and F
Sts. N. w. at GAS a. m.
Victor l.. Woodbridge, chairman
OF the Elks committee. announced
" .tercay that there will be 1,400
horns, 1900 American flags. 5000
balloons and many other things
Tor the children to play with.
Manager SchlosS, of Glen Echo,
said all the concessions would be
thrown open to the kiddies. Spe-
cial attendants will look after
their safety.
Other members Of the commit
tee are James Farrell. Bernard
Buscher, Arthur Riemer and Jo-
seph w. Freeman.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

tracts the exact meaning Of which
they did not know.
There appears to be now the
kind of administration in the De-
partment Of Justice which can
undertake prosecutions Of these
law viplators, and which probably
can obtain convictions in court.
For that every citizen Of Wash
ington who is forced to have deal
ings with the real estate fratern-
ity should give thanks.
TENANT
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Bank Policy Criticised
BY This Observer

BY This Observer
Editor, Times.
With all of the talk we hear
regarding Hoover and pros.
pefity." why is 1t that there are
so many men and women out of
employment in Washington and
other larger cities in the United
StatesP
do not wish to start an argu-
ment in your columns, as would
no doubt be answered by high
powered ives" men who will show,
on paper. that the country Is IN
sI1 era of prosperity such as we
have never before knoWn-and
heaven help the country If we
have two such eraS.
BY way of example, to put my
argument forth to prove that the
much-touted prosperity is as much
O myth as Conan Doyle's supposed
manifestations. let me give you
the result of an interview with a
local bank:
A friend of mine went to a
certain banking institution, which
howls prosperity from morning
until night, to borrow $500. This
party had q second trust on a
valuable piece Of real estate that,
under ordinary conditions, is
worth at least $4,000. Did the
bank negotiate the loan? It did
not. The vice president declared
that, while his institution is over
loaded with money. only safe in
vestments" are being considered
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
( 9 6 E..
IrreguLdrs of $1.15
to $1.35 Grades !:
Crystal Clear Quality!

You'll admire the exceptional quality,
and recognize the great value of these
hose. Every pair is full-fashiOned,
and of pure thread silk quality, with
isle tops and feet for added wear.
You'll want to buy a supply at this
remarkable saving!
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Another Citizen Condemns
Local Realty Practices

Editor. Times:
The investigation into shady
real estate practices in the Dis
trict Of Columpia, alreaay is bear
ing fruit. An intensive six months
inquiry by agents Of the Senate
District Committee has finally re.
suited in the kind Of revelations
which ought to have been brought
to light long ago.
The present case against a local
realty firm seems to be of the
open and shut" variety, and it
ought to be followed by procedure
against others. There are reports
around town that the Senate Dis
trict Committee possesses a wealth
Of evidence which 1t will uncover
at the proper time.
The local public has been help
less for years in fighting the prac-
tices that are now complained Of !.
Many Of the victims have been
either too poor or too ignorant to
fight their cases in court, or have
been hamStrung by signing con-
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

and that the particular trust,
which had no strings tied to it.,
did not come within this category
Again / ask the question: If
conditions are so propitious and
If the country is so very prosper
Gus, why is it that the banks are
hanging on to their money like
an old maid to her dream Of
eventual matrimony?
MARY M'KLINTICK.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Washington Not Hot?
mo" Says Satirist

Editor, Times:
Now comes the Main Streeters.
or business men Of the ever so
fair city of washington and blare
forth with the announcement
that washington is not so hot
in the summer.
Wiping his perspiring face the
while he wonders If 1t is the heat
or the humidity, We glad-hander
takes steps, holds meeting and
turning on his electric fan to
get a breath Of air, tells the
startled citizens, that 1t is not
the heat. It is just that they
think it is hot here.
Then Mr.. Rotarian goes home
to his sitting apartment where
breeze is at premium, and
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

outing at Morgantown, Nd, Wed
nesday A parade will be held Il
the District Line.
Racing, beauty contests, dance
and picnic lunch will feature tn
event. The public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

Editor, Times:
Your editorial on Education in
the Soviet Union is very com.
mendable, although am afraid
you overlook some very essential
factors in our system Of govern
ment that make 1t impossible for
Americans to receive even a
fair" education from either a
public school or college.
In Russia the Christian reli
gions have greater freedom than
those same religions allow athe-
lists or nom Christian here. Thorn.
as Edison may not testify in
the courts of his own State be-
cause Of his belief or lack Of it.
in Russia one is not barred from
testifying because he is q Chris
tian or an atheist-in Russia you
may find humanity freed from
the darke ages Of intolerance and
superstition.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

Eleven days left to file your Personal
Tax Return. You need not be residing
year to be liable for tax. Inquire at
Room 1903. District Building.
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
Business Men Plan
Parade and Outing

The Southeast Business Mems
Association win hold its annual
The Washington times., 1930-07-21

sheds enough clothing to be able
to live through the night.
OF course. Washington is not
so hot. It is an ideal place for
an inhabitant of the equatorial
regions to spend q cool summer.
I will stop now and mop some
of that perspiration from my
lily white brow and mutter to
myself,
Washington is not so hot"
A HEAT HATER.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
A UNIVERSITY OF CRfTE

The Chicago police picked up bomber
the other day. Lodged in his cell, the
man proved willing to talk about his
criminal career. He admitted having
been involved in many bombings in Chi
cago; and then. asked where he had
learned how to use bombs, he made this
significant remark:
In prison l met bunch of safe blow
ers. They told me all about cooking dyn-
amlte to get the nitro out of it. | thought
1t would be great to be a safe blower, and
also heard there were plenty of chances
for bombers in Chicago
The penitentiary this man had been
imprisoned in, before his plunge into the
career of making and setting off pine
apples" was the Ohio penitentiary,
whose miserable, antiquated inadequacy
has since been revealed to all the world
by the fire that killed 800 of its inmates.
There is food for a lot of thought in
what that man said.
Ohios prison suffered from the same
complaint that afflicts most American
prisons; the state legislators hated to
spend any money on it, and an indiffer-
ent public was quite content to acquiesce
seemed to be money wasted, anyhow.
Why put up the tax rate to provide
thieves, robbers and murderers with
comfortable place to sleep?
The result was that Ohio's prison was
.iammed to the doris. 1t had nearly three
times as many inmates as it should have
had. They were lodged two and three to
cell. There was not nearly enough
work to keep them busy. Hundreds Of
them were herded into the idle house
each day and left to their own devices.
Inevitably, then, this penitentiary be-
came a veritable university in crime.
This particular man went in for carry
ing concealed weapons. He came out
skilled safecracker and bomber. There
must have been scores of cases like his.
In this instance it was Chicago that
reaped the evil fruit and not Ohio. But
Ohio has paid for it in other cases. The
police of cities like Cleveland, Cincin-
natl and Toledo have had plenty OF
trouble from men who were turned into
confirmed criminals by Ohlo's penlten-
tiary.
The poorest sort Of economy state can
practice is the misguided kind that
skimps on prison appropriations.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. mo.
THE END OF THE BIG CITY
W. G. COSTELLO,
Manager

The industrial revolution caused by
the steam engine produced the big city,
and has operated ever since TO make the
big city grow bigger and bigger, without
a letup.
Now a new industrial revolution is in
the offing with gas and electricity as its
mainstays; and it IS going to undo the
work of the first revolution and disperse
the big city all over the landscape again.
This, at any rate, is the theory suggest
ed by Dr.. Gus Dyer professor of political
economy at Vanderbilt University, as
outlined by him in speech before the
Executives Club Of Chicago recently.
The last 20 years, says DR.. Dyer, have
seen a miracle wrought in America by
the new application of gas and electrici-
ty to industry.
ct has destroyed isoation,' he says.
at has brought all America out on the
great highways of life 1t is taking ev-
erything worth seeing and hearing from
thescities and carrying it to remote Sec
tiol1s. 1t is destroying the reasons why
people should go to the cities to live.
Industries are going back to the cOun
try and the small town. The cities have
the greatest fight they ever had if they
are to hold their places under the new
order The small place has advantages
1OI llldI llIe b1ty loIl Hal dIS
meet The cities have got to make a re-
adjustment, recognize new force
AS a prophet, Dr.. Dyer may be less
than infallible. His prophecy is inter-
esting, just the same. We have been
calmly assuming that the present drift
of population toward the cities is going
to continue indefinitely; what an upset
is in prospect if this flow is presently
to be reversed.
His thesis does not sound unreason-
able, either 4 visit to any one of the
half dozen largest cities in this land is
about enough to convince any unpreJu-
diced observer that great city, in many
ways, is not very good place to live.
Year by year the congestion grows more
unbearable, the noise and dirt grow more
oppressive, the time that must be spent
in the mere process of getting to and
from work lengthens and lengthens. New
York is already giving indications that 1t
is Just a trifle too big for any earthly
use. Chicago is beginning to display the
same symptoms. And some other cities
are not far behind.
After all, why not? We have gone
lust little bit too far in our deification
of the big city The genuine advantages
that come from living in smaller place
tend to get overlooked.
If DR.. Dyer is right, and wholesale
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26

seems to be recognized as the land
of promise back here with many
declaring their intentions Of get
ting out there some day. As | used
to do the same thing myself some
time ago it may be that California
will eventually get lot Of new
Connecticut folks.
AS | write this one of the
Young nephews is asking forty thou
sand questions about typewritcrs
and the west, and his old man, my
baby brother, is not much better n,
far as asking is concerned. How
ever, as | am used to answering
plenty of questions III the office il
does not bother me much though my
train of thought gets interrupted
every 50 often when a smudgy fist
is brought down on the keyboard b,
a nephew who wants to know why
the cowboys tie up the Indians" "