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The Washington times., 1930-12-11
THE GREAT BRAZILIAN ANT EATER. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN HER?

This strange creature dwelling in the wet Brazilian forests
lasoed Brazilian cattle ranch walked about
with young ant Cngng to its back The ant eater
mother carries her young the American opossum
carries hers.
Braiaus treat ant eaters tendery never shoot them cap
turing occasionally for geological gardens
The greatest danger in tropical countries Is the ant and the
greatest blessing this creature especially designed to devour
ants and keep down their numbers.
Without it the armies Of ants numbering billions able to
huge tree Of Leaf In single day. would
destroy the forests and the fields
Looking at this creature with long strange head and the
long sticky tongue that goes down into the ants nest where
the stick to it, you wonder how such strange being
came into existence.
According to the fundamentasts created with the
other animals on the same day.
And you will admit that the fundamentalist had logic on
his side when he said 1.-THE Lord having created the ants and
knowing rapidly they breed quite naturally said to Him
SELF create something that keep the ants from
increasing plenfuly and destroying everything in the
Garden Of Eden Consequently He made the ant eater to eat
the ants
This seems perfectly reasonable and you imagine what
fun little Cain and Abel could have had watching the ant
eaters breaking hard shell Of the ant nest with is
powerful thick claws punging long, sticky tongue into
the home Of the ants and sweeping them down into its throat
lby the thousands.
Evoutionists tell you the product Of evou
tion, and the ant eater likewise.
One the ant eater with the longest and the scest
tongue survived and his young ones had even longer noses
and stcer tongues and the real ant eater OF today came
into existence.
That win not satisfy many that will say 1T would have
taken million years for such ant eater to come up
through evolution Why didn't the ant eat everything up be-
fore the ant eaters got started?"
We admit that it too much for Us, and that are ap
raed hv the ingenuity that made ants and
created the ant eaters control them made too many fish
and provided gus and sharks to devour them and MADE
too many inferior human beings the earth and provided
highly civilized white human beings to control them by shoot
ing, gassing and bombing them
It's all mystery.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
ONCE-OVERS
High-Hssting the 'sHiCk"

High-HsGting the ''HiCk"
Many ct you residents Of
large cities win make the usual
mistake when you 90 to the
small village.
You will think Of the resi-
dents as simple-minded. mex
. perienced, gullible and unso-
phisticated.
You may even so as far Is
to make sport Of them.
In certain ways your city
contacts may cause you TO
know more Of certain phases
Of life than the villager.
But considered from the
standpoint Of general impor.
tant and valuable knowledge.
sound thinking and logic, they
are your superiorS.
q They have fewer unimportant
things to claim their attention.
This has permitted them to
give more thought and study
to things Of real value.
Per capita, the people OF
smaller places are far better
informed than those Of the
large city, for they dare take
the time to study things out.
More Of their sons and daugh-
tiers are well educated and
trained along q line Of thought
that expands the brain and In
creases knowledge.
There is no greater mistake
than that Of thinking that the
people Of Q small village are
devoid Of culture, education
and Q general comprehension
Of world facts.
(copyrigh4, 1880. International 'Featur
eervtoA Ihe9
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
RaisingD DoubtAbout Valueof
Citizens Advisory Council

The Citizens Advisory Counsel created about six years
ago concession to the spirited desire Of Washington ci
participate directly in their loca affairs Doubt
il raised by the Congress Heights Citizens Association
70 the necessity for this body its usefulness
The Federation Of Citizens Associations which sponsors the
Advisory Council and which created it at the suggestion Of
former Engineer Commission Bell asked to inquire into the
functions and activities Of the council with view to It's el
nation
The action Of the Federation before which the request will
come will be most interesting and there will doubt be
offered propositions looking the Federation itself
taking over the duties Of the Advisory Council
In respects the powers and prestige Of the federation
have been essened since the council there have
arisen personal ealoues chickering's and Cique that have
been huful to the harmony that formerly existed in the
federation
On the other hand the Advisory Council annually elected
by the units Of the Federation has uniformly been composed
Of able conscientious citizens striving ct much expense Of
their time to do their for the welfare Of Washington in
advisory capacity to the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Criticises Maryland
Brake Test Law
Editor The T'imneR.

The Maryland d Automobile
Commissioner has refused me
new tags for my automobile
because I have not complied
with the Maryland law and
had my brakes tested. His
action ID most unfair. The law
says that q brake-testing and ad-
juStiAg shop must be in every
community. In the section Of
Prince Georges county where I
live the nearest testing place to
my farm is over five miles
away, and that means q great
loss Of time to get there.
I keep my automobiles In good
repair and my brakes are in
perfect condition. I explained
all that to the commissioner in
l letter, but he said that I
would have to lose the time
and have them tested before
he win send my 1891 tags. Like
myself there are hundreds Of
people in this county hoping
that Governor Ritchie. now that
he has been elected for the
fourth time, will not reap
point Col. =. Austin Bauga.
man as automobile commits
sioner Of Maryland. Let's storm
the governor with letters ask
ing him to name somebody
CONSTANT READER.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Real Christmas Cheer
It Is Solid; Not Liquid; You Don't Buy It.

We read again that booeggers putting out the old
cheer meaning cheap poisonous alcoholic drinks
Christmas cheer cannot be bought not liquid Every
human being has its making in his or her heart.
service and kindness to others doing those things that
bring wholesome Happiness to humanity Alcohol produces
cheer In the end Is mission is unhappnes maybe crime.
there s within you the milk Of human kindness and
thoughuness there thousands Of where the
you may spend for alcohol would produce sunshine for those
who need the touch Of warm-hearted fellowship
There and little children by the hundreds who
actually need food clothing fuel. Alcohol will make
Christmas happiness for them for anybody How about
giving your surplus money to them and then there will be
little demand for bootleg ConcoCtions7
Buy stout wagon for poor little boy instead Of bottle
Of mean whsey for friend. Buy doll for poor little
girl or send fororn forsaken mother with little ones de-
needs That will be the cheer that viii be worth while.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

Or maybe-frightful thought
you may even have to change
yourself. For Truth Is Q
boomerang. II you are going
to face facts about the other
fellow, he may retaliate by
facing facts about youI No,
no, dearie-better let well
enough alone.
Like Minnie. who shows I'D
regularly every Monday morn
ing, with the Shiner which her
old man gave her on his Sat
urday night jag. And Ed Beels,
whose wife bullies him until
he's only half o man.
Nothing Wrong
And Marcia Wilson, whose
whole life has been o futile
sacrifice to her mean-minded
moocher Of . mother. And the
whole tribe Of sloppy enthusi-
asts who are always insisting
that there's Nothing Wrong
with Gods Country.
Every one Of these people are
miserable in some way. And
every one Of them could mend
their miSeries, If they'd admit
them and go after them. But
try N make 'em do it! Instead
they go meeching around, wear.
ing Brave, Bright Smiles and
pulling platitudeS. Like Marcia,
who reminds you that, After
Ali, One Has Only One Mother.
As II one mother were not,
frequently, more than enoughI
But Of course the sentimen-
taliStS are immensely popular.
They get all the votes. They
get the votes because their
technique makes life comfort
able for the rest Of us. IT'S
so MUCH EASIER TO SAY
SOMETHING PRETTY THAN
TO DO SOMETHING SNAPPY.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
The Marry-GO-ROun
BY Helen Rowland

somewhere, our dreams viii come
true. That we shall find the
perfect woman, the ideal man,
the everlasting love, the glamor-
GUS success or the hearts con.
tent we have always been
searching for. That life'S q
Christmas tree, that Fate is
Santa Claus-and that some
day he'll surely get around to
US!
It must be an awful shock to
Santa Claus to discover that
the dear old lady, whose day he
was planning to brighten with
e pair Of bed slippers and q
box Of peppermints wants q
box Of rejuvenating cream, q
hundred imported cigarettes
and q book on Sex-appaal.
Christmas Day, like the first
kiss, Is somehow always just .
little disappointing. The sweet
heart part Of either is that
estate, anticipatory moment
"juSt before!
Some men observe Christ
mas-and others lust close their
eyes and cross their fingers,
until the danger is past.
(Copyright. 1890. King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
The COsmic Sense
Bv Archibald Henderson

When asked why one magnet
repelS another, r. w. whitney
replied: ''By the viii Of God"
The laws Of nature are the
operations Of the Divine Mind.
according to the Interpretation
Of this distinguished scientist,
who has no fear Of mans en-.
slavement by science. Man Is
a free-will agent, and 1t would
be the height Of folly to stifle
science through dread Of mans
lack Of moral reserves. Science
can enSlave us, or it can free
us, says Whitney; but we must
make the choice. You can use
the radio to control o distant
deposit Of explosives and blow
up q city, or you can use 1t TO
spread goodwill among the
nations. -" Automobiles, air
planes, radio, the long train Of
physical inventions and i'm
provementS which bridge time
and space and save labor
these may be agencies, In the
education Of the cortex. As
such, they are factors in the
spiritual growth Of man.
Another great figure In sci
ence, who has given testimony
on the subject Of the religion
of the scientist, Is Einstein.
According to the great phys
iciSt, there are three types,
the religion Of fear, the religion
Of the social feelings, and the
religion Of the coSn1ic. The
first Is essentially primitive in
origin; but many vestigeS OF
1t survive and are found in the
religions of civilized peoples
today. The second is essen
TALLY moral in tone, posting
q Divine Providence, q being
somewhat like man, q benevo
lent father who looks down
upon humanity with love and
pity. Both types Of religion
are marked by the anthropo-
morphic character Of the idea
Of God. This type Of God is
made by man in the mans own
image.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

I don't like sentimentalists.
I don't like people who sugar
coat reality with sweet phrases
who slobber and simper In
stead Of Facing Facts.
II I had to take my choice
between working with o cynic
and working with Q senti-
mentalist, I'd choose the cynic
every time.
The cynic Is o sour cuss and
often warped. But at least he's
honest, according to his lights.
And he has q certain courage.
He doesn't try to duck Life.
He looks 1t square in the eye.
His conclusions may be wrong,
but at least he knows both
sides Of the story. And II
you're working with him you
don't have to putter and pre-
tend. You can spit It all out
But not 50 with the Senti-
mentalist. He's always duck.
ing. HES SCfOng on pretty
palaver-but don't try to pin
him down.
The Dodger
He'll slip out from under
he'll dodge and evade- and all
the time, he'll be saying Just
the LovelieSt Things! Saying
Lovely Things is the best thing
the Sentimentalist does. They're
the protection for his cowardice
and the alibi for his laziness,
For the sentimentalist Is al
ways lazy and cowardly Mt
heart. He doesn't want TO
think about things as they
really are.
Things are too horrid. They
frighten him. And, besides.
they demand direct action. And
he detests direct action. For
you never can tell where youll
end, II you start direct action,
Maybe people will laugh at you.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

One Of the perturbing fea-
lures Of modern life Is . grow
ing feeling Of dread that. some
how, mankind Is becoming en-
slaved. ALI through the ages
man has been warning with
fiends. Ihsen speaks Of fiends
which obsess the mind and
heart, The contemporary phil
losopher sees fiends in all the
wonderful new machines OF
mankind's creation and inven-
ton. Are we at last becoming
the architects Of our own en-
slayement? Does science I'M
pose the dread penalty that we
shall create, ourselves, the
fiendS which shall eventually
enslave us? Are the dynamo,
the Diesel engine. the airplane.
the new deitieS Of the modern
world?
One Of the most enthralling
problems which mankind seeks
to unravel today Is: Are science
and religion antipath1c? AS
we 90 deeper and ever deeper
into science. are we getting far
ther and farther away from
God?
Upon this point the testimony
Of some Of the leading scien.
lists Of today Is impressive and
unmistakable. Certain it IS
that, from a materialistic stand
point, life is becoming synony-
nous, with forces less biological
than physical. It has become
pretty well established, al
though final proof Is not yet
quite complete, that matter.
and, indeed, life itself, Is cleo
trical in nature. Why this Is
so we cannot say, but that 1t
is so, there can be little doubt.
The scientist Of today, FAR
from being q triumphant mas
ter Of the material universe, Is
confronted with q thousand
mysteries that he cannot
fathom. This was the view Of
Newton three centuries ago;
this 10 the view Of Einstein.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

We An Believe in Santa Claus!
Little Boy Blue, come blow your
pencel
SOME girl is waiting, in wild
suspense.
send her q Jewel, q book or \
song
Whatever you send her, it's
sure to be wrongl
Even the "only girl In the
world" is just q catalogue num-
ber on o mans Christmas shop
ping list, in these days Of
canned holiday shopping.
A man will generously and
1oyouSly GIVE q woman any.
thing on earth he can afford,
from q limousine to his love-
unless she happens to ASK for
1t first.
Many q popular bachelor,
glancing over his holiday tokens
from the dear girls, on Christ
mas morning, wonders why God
gave women so much heart and
50 little common sense.
Underneath all our modern
cynicism and sophistication, we
ALL believe in Santa Claus
and that some day, somehow,
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
OUR RHYMING OPTIMIST
An Opening Door
BY ALine MiclsGeLis.

What change an opening door can br1ngl
twilight to dawning, fall to spring,
All these eclipsed In briefest space,
An opening door, q wellloved face.
A knock upon the door who knows
What flux Of life it win disclose
When, In an instant, swinging wide,
II bares some secret now denied?
What bravery lies In the command:
Come 1n!" that bids an unseen hand
A stranger standing there without
To enter and to end all doubt!
Upon the threshold there may wait
The bearer Of some quirk Of fate.
The world, perhaps, viii be no more
the same when once that opening door
Reveals the heSitant event
Which time, in its due course, has sent.
Twilight to dawning, fall to spring,
such change 81 ansning dOOe can hringi
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
TIMES TEST

Match Correctly:
/. Dresden China
2. Bangkok France
3. Bordeaux Saxony
4. Fuchau England
5. Manchester Siam
Do you know:
9. What Is O Sub-treaSury7
z. What is money paid In ad.
dition to stated compensation
called?
8. who was the railroad
builder Of the Northwest?
8. Who was the first preBi.
dent from the West?
10. Who wrote, "The Skeleton
In Amor?
Fill each blank
II. An indorser Is one who
II. "A jobber is one who
Is. The consignee Is to whom
II. An auditor is an --.
IS. A notary is an officer
who -.
ANSWERS On AEasaslna AAsaA
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

A burglar alarm has been per
fected in Germany which not
only gives light and sound sig
mails Of the intruder's presence,
but takes Q picture Of the thief
IN addition. The apparatus Is
actuated by the photoelectric
cell, or electric eye," and Is In
what resembling the ordinary
cased in q glass container, some
stock ticker. In appearance.
Among the newest inventions
for physicians is Q stomach,
Gamers, said to be able to dis
close disorders In the stomach.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
DO YOU KNOW THAT

The biggest egg in the world,
discovered by excavatorS In
South Madagascar, is said to
have been laid by q gigantic
bird known as the "aepiorniS"
which became extinct q thou
sand years ago. The egg meas.
ureS 80 inches In diameter and
- inches In length and the
contents equal $50 hen eggs.
Dr.. Charles n. Herty, Of New
York, former president Of the
American Chemical Society,
has discovered a process Of
making white newSprint paper
frOm GlaSh pima
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

vening Of Congress. Still only
millions, hundreds Of millions
and billions before them on
paper. In the meantime the
farmers in Virginia and Mary.
land have closed their doors
against the winter and have
huddled their families around
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

one little fire with bare food
to sustain them-while the
grim reaper Of sickness and
death are in tow.
1.-THE Richest Country"
And this country Is paraded
throughout the world as 'the
richest" Truly there Is need
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

he Likes Our Account Of
Danville Strike
Editor, The Times:
I want to congratulate The
washington Times for the fear
less. impartial manner In which
IL is handing tho Danvill0 tex
tile strike.
Your correspondent. Carroll
Peake, u writing vivid pen pic
tures Of conditions As they
exist In that strike.torn town.
He is evidently giving both
strikers and mill owners Q run
for their white alley. Keep up
the good worki
SIMEON SLUNIxEN.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Sees Senator Walsh
As Modern Daniel

Editor, Times:
At last o Daniel has arisen
to voice the wants Of the peo-
pie! Senator David !. Walsh's
appeal In the Senate for con-
structive program In the ale
Walton Of suffering Is the first
shot fired and may his col
leagues rise en- maSSe at his
leadership enabling the people
to feel the fruits Of these mil
lions, hundreds Of millions and
billions that are published in
every copy Of our daily news
papers and have given hopes to
the aching hearts these many
months.
Hope has been their daily
bill-of-fare-Hope at the con-
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

Of strength and courage in this
dire condition: and men who
viii rise to the occasion with
Senator Walsh, who has paved
the way In formulating plans
for immediate assistance.
May Christmas morning see
these homes once more with
bright lights and ftresideS
aglow. These people who are
suffering this winter, dread the
thought Of charity. It is as
singing as the desire for food.
Therefore I condemn the prac-
tice Of photographing them dur.
ing their stand in line for
the basket Of provisions. We
all, perhaps. have our days Of
reverses and suffer keen1y be-
fore accepting charity, but the
little ones must not suffer. So
why not save the parents in
their misfortune? ~
HELENA M. O'CONNELL.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Hearst Papers Advocate

sonese fendhtp, NTH al NGtton entaHglnC alliances
nth nones-GeorCe Washington ...#..
propOonal Representation the United States Senate no
ne 20 hare Senators LeCtsGttoR TO enforce
prompt constitutional reGpporoDmeDt IN the House o.
Representatives. .g III = 80
SepdYnte departments Of A OF the NGpy and Of the
AT an united under GSeetGry OF NGttoDGI DEFENSE
Federal Gctton to the Of Federal poWeTS to Gboh
HIterGcy under Secretary Of Education.
Installation Of President the first OF January ioor
ing the November election. =. 81
Setectue tngrGtton admit only those suited for Aert
can citfzenshtp and American needs: . i.
q Deportation Of undesirable aliens dnd erteon Of citizen
ship period to 10 years. .sss
Complete publicity for income to preoent big tar
dodgers from escaping tGrGttoN.
Modification Of volsteGd act to permit light ues and
beers under Federal regulation 't+....
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1930-01-30

6ket meglatogato egyhaztanacso-
sainkat lie engediek el iires
kezzel
Egyhaztanacsi gyiiles. Tekin-
tettel ARA, hogy szombaton esten-
kint igen sol1 egyhaztanacsosunk
mas munkaval van elfoglalva, de
arra is, hogy az utazasi k0ltseget
lehetoleg megtakaritsuk, ez ev-
ben az egyhaztanacs rendes havi
gyiileseit mindig a honap else va
sarnapjan, k0zvetleniil az isten-
tisztelet utan tartjuk meg. Ker-
.jiik, hogy ezt az erde1elt el0lja-
rok vegyek tudomasul most va
sarnap az elso ilyen gyiilesen le-
hetoleg teljes szamban jelenjenel,
meg.
vi egyhaztagok. Az elmult va
sarnap Juhasz BENJAMIN es ncje
tovabba Molnar Balazs festive
reink leptek be egyhazunk rem
DIES tagjainak soraba. listen hozti
k0zenk
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1930-01-30

.beknek elejct6l vegig rGszuk volt,
keressek fel maskor is mulatsa.
gainkat.
Hazi ahitat. Legk0zelebbi ilyen
0sszej0vetelet Noegyletiink feb.
ruar 3-an hetf6n este fogja tarta-
nj Mike Lajosne hazaban. Le.
gyUnk OFT minel t0bben, meg ha
csufolni is kezdenek benniinket q
semmi szepert lelkesedni mem tu
dok, hiszen nekiink is sz0l pa
rancs: Tudakozzatok az iraso
kat, inert az evangelium ma j,
1stennek hatalma minden hiy0
mex idvessegere!