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The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Our Firemen and Policemen
Deserve Better Pay

Washingtons rapidly mounting costs of municipal upkeep
threatening higher should not be used at this time
against paying our policemen and fremen salaries that
wholly just.
The human side of affairs in this city receive
sderation along with the material Congress has not hest
ated to make tremendous appropriations for public improve
mens There should be less hesitation about paying living
salaries public servants.
The Senate has finally passed the better pay BILL after
slight reductions in salaries for higher officials of the two
departments The bill has been favoraby reported to the
House by the District Committee of that body It to be
brought before the House shortly.
Apparently the principal opposition to salary increases was
that the higher ups given sharp increases while the
paomen get about $500 per year each There some
disposition decrease the RAISES given high officials but
the Senate amendments may satisfy the House. where there
is opposition to increases of any kind.
Whatever differences of opinion there may be- they and
should be settled All in these departments undoubtedly
deserve pay increases but those most entitled to it are
the prvate The maximum pay of prvaes in the police and
fire departments Washington $210o year reached after
years of service That small should be $4,000
year, certainly not less than $2,4OO.
Rather than these men get fair pay Congress could fix
the salaries of officers propoonate figures Any conten
ton this matter that results in failure of passage results
in outright injustice to those needing pay boosts
of these poorly paid privates fails to pay his debts
he invites dismissal No matter what illnesses msortune
come him and his family he must promptly meet his OBJ
legations Give him and his colleagues chance to pay by
paying him something like what he is worth.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
A Few Prohibition Items
Jailings and Killings Continue.

In California Mrs. Sue Brown "a years DID, was put in
when liquor found in her possession Five days later
her baby born dead.
West Virginia newspaper tells the story of MIR. l. D.
May of Boone county.
Prohibition officers tried to liquor warrant
Flemmng Ramsay who boarded with Mrs May One Of the
raiders shot Mrs May about to become mother She
died The Congressional Record printed the story Prohib
agents explained that the shooting not Intentional
they did not know they hit her
The vets say expecant mothers should be neither shot
nor jailed.
The drys say expectant mothers should keep from
bootlegging the suspicion of bootleggng.
Prohibition Commissioner James NJ Doran says prohi.
btion enforcement agents much magned They
public servants mbued with passion for truth schooed
preserving the sancty of the home There must have
been something the matter with the school teacher.
Two Florida prohibition agents. rading private dwelling
killed by the house One died the spot the
other died on the way to the hospital.
If President Hoover with his commissions, find way
solve the prohibition problem and let the nation
trate other business he will render great public service
Prohibition continues hold the front page The public
wonders when it will something that page about great
public works that to be accomplished under great
engineer President
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
And there's a REASON!
We fall in love, not through

became inwardly, and of course
unwittingly, a slave. Because.
living constantly in the atmOs.
phere of slaves, he became in
fected through the unconscious
with their psychology. No one
can shield himself from such an
influence.
The European. thoughtIeSs
OF the spiritual heritage that
belongs TO him. cannot live
unpuniShed among the negroes
in Africa - because unnOticed.
their psychology gets into him
and uncOnsciOusly ne becomes
a negro. There is no fighting
against it. There is in Africa
a well-knOwn technical express
sion describing this condition,
namely, Going black"
mo one can shield himself
from such an influence" says
DR.. Jung, and, unfortunately,
few of us want to shield our
selves. There's a secret weak
ness that makes us like to
have interiors around. It's
hard work keeping up with
your superiors. but you can
always get a hand from your
interiors. This pleases both our
laziness and our conceit. And
we can always console our
selves by saying that they're
awful roughnecks-of course
but they - can't - possibly
hurt - us - because-we're-
different.
But we don't stay different
long. Play with pitch and
you'll be defiled," runs the old
saying. Play with inferiority
and you'll be infected. Char
acter is contagious!
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

or the intestines which is re-
sponsible.
The reaction to constipation
varies greatly III different indi-
viduals.
Some experience headache.
lassitude, loss of appetite and
initiative, even depression, when
a day goes by without proper
elimination. Others are not so
affected at all.
Aside from unpleasant sensa-
tions, however. and the danger
of weakening the system gener-
ally through Self-poisoning.
chrome costiveness may produce
piles and ulcerations of the
colon, or lower part of the intes-
tines.
To avoid constipation the fol
lowing food should be eaten
very sparingly: Eggs, potted,
preserved, smoked or salt meats
and fish, rice and sago pud-
dings, all kinds of pastry, new
bread. sweets, milk, cheese, nuts,
spiritous liquors.
A diet which is light and con-
tanning lots e fruits and vege-
tables, salads and tomatoes is
helpful.
Oatmeal is laxative to some
individuals.
The regular taking of drugs
is to be avoided. But if they
are used they should be mild.
The same may be said of the
enema habit. Often the influx
of large quantity of water dis
tends the colon and weakens it.
Occasional high colonic irri-
cations are helpful when admin
istered properly.
Glycerine suppositories often
are efficacious,
I want to emphasize again.
however, the Importance of
every person studying his own
case and employing the means
best suited TO his needs.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

This is a prophylactic age.
We make a tremendous fuss
about anything which may soil
or sicken our bodies. We scrub
and sterilize and disinfect and
avoid contagion. Yet our health
and happiness are much more
dependent on our minds than
on our bodies. And we rarely
think of safeguarding our minds
against that most vicious infec-
tion-the infection of inferiority.
Trashy humans are much
more dangerous than the most
toxic germ. Vulgarity. laZiness,
dishonesty and all shoddy stand
ards are far more contagious
than smallpox or scarlet fever
You pick your drinking cup
with care. You should use a
thousand times more care in
picking a friend or even a casual
associate, for if there's a taint
in that character you will in
evitably absorb it.
Nations as we'll as individuals
have been ruined by the con-
tamination of inferiority. You
have heard how Rome crum-
bled? Foreign enemies didn't
wreck Rome. She wrecked her
self. DR.. c. G. Jung tells how
in his Contributions to Analyt-
ical Psychology"
"At the beginning of our era,
three-fifthS of the Italian pOpu-
IatiOn consisted of slaves: that
is, of marketable human objects
without rights. Every Roman
was surrounded by slaves. The
slave and his psychology flooded
ancient Italy and every Roman
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Cosmic Fact Finders
By Archibald Henderson

in order to secure the most
desirable atmospheric condi-
tions. AS you look up at the
heavens at night you often
notice the so-called "twinkling"
of the stars. This phenomenon
is due to the fact that masses
of air of different temperature
and density are passing be-
tween us and the star.
If we are looking at the star
through a telescope these pass
ing masses of air refract the
light of the star by different
amounts, and there is a conse-
Quent quivering and blurring of
the stars image. It is essential
to locate the observatory where
atmospheric conditions are very
uniform, without abdupt weather
variations, and where the aver
age wind velocity is low.
Astronomy today is particu-
larly concerning itself with a
study of those extremely remote
but fascinating objects, the
spiral nebulae. There is a reg
ular series of forms, believed by
Shapley and others to be gene
tic in character including spiral,
elliptical and globular nebulae.
It is not known how many of
these immense celestial config-
urations exist; but perhaps as
many as million are within
reach of the 100-inch reflector
on Mt. Wilson, and the great
new telescope should bring into
view several millions more.
The methods developed by
Shapely for determining the
luminosity Of such huge bodies
has led to a determination of
many other facts about them
notably their dimensions and
distances away from us. Con-
slider, for example, one Of the
most remarkable and impreS-
siVe Of such bodies yet studied,
the Andromeda nebula. It has
been estimated to be distant
about $4,000 light years or, in
miles, five followed by 1S ciph-
ers. It's dazzling brightness
may be guessed at from the
discovery that 1t is about a
billion and a half times the
light of the sun. In mass it is
perhaps a billion times that Of
the sun.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

The recently observed record
of a "blotch of light" on a
Photographic plate, which DEM
onstrated the existence of a
long-suSpected trans-Neptunian
planet, forsibly brings to our at
tention the wonder of the tele-
scope.
New discoveries of a less spec
tacular nature are constantly
being made, which are duly re-
corded in the bulletins Of the
great astronomical observatories.
The difficulties under which
the astronomer works are
scarcely realized by the man in
the street. The observer often
has to stand for hours at a time
through the long night with his
eye glued to the eyepiece of his
instrument, which, by a me-
chanical arrangement, is in uni
form motion following the move
ment through interstellar space
of the celestial object observed.
Moreover, immense care has
to be exercised to prevent, as
far as possible, the Warping OF
the mirror. Consider, for eX-
ample, the immense precision
employed in the construction OF
one of these huge mirrors. No
area can be much more than
1900 .OO0th of an inch higher or
lower than other portions of the
mirror without affecting the
quality Of its definition.
When in use, since glass
conducts heat very slowly, a
thin film of glass at the sur
face and edges of the mirror
becomes chilled, while the in
terror remains at higher tenn
perature. A very large mirror,
such as that of the great new
2OO-inch telescope now under
construction, may show a dis
torted figure for an entire
night through.
This difficulty will be, in
large measure, overcome, in the
case of this huge new telescope,
by constructing the mirror out
of fused silica or quartz, which
expands or contracts very little
with changes of temperature.
Great care has to be exer-
cised in the location of one OF
these great Cosmic tact-tlnders
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Secrets of Health
BY DIR. Louis E. Bisch-

Practically nobody exists who
is not occasionally troubled
with constipation. And there
are those who suffer continual.
1y from this trouble.
In letters which readers send
to me + am often asked how
condition of chronic costiveness
may be overcome.
Let it be said at the outset
that. although general rules
may be laid down, a study Of
individual cases if often neces-
sary.
For example, it is a we'll
known fact that the diet of
every person should contain a
certain amount of coarse, bulky
food, which is really indiges-
tible, but which offers some.
thing for the muscles of the
intestines to work on, and
therefore promotes general elimi-
nation.
Yet too coarse a diet may
actually promote constipation.
In other words, there is too
much bulk in the intestines
and too much residue is cer-
tain to be left behind.
Unsystematic habits. often
formed in childhood, probably
are as much to blame for slug
gish bowels as anything.
In obesity weak abdominal
muscles may be cause.
Often constipation seems to
be inherited.
Not enough exercise, in those
leading a sedentary life. has
much to do with inactivity of
the intestinal tract. Office
workers. particularly those who
sit at a desk all day, are fire.
quently so affected.
Functional nerve disorders al
most always carry with them
the symptoms of constipation,
And. of course, there 'ay be
disease of the liver, the stomach
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
.ONCE-OVERS

Mr.. Married Man, do you
complain that your family is
not dressed to suit you and
grumble at the amounts the
members spend for clothing?
That is inconsistent, isn't it?
Your wife would like to be
better dressed and clothe the
children more attractively
Perhaps she is unwilling to
spend the extra amount it
would require.
Your objection to monthly
bills make her prefer to spend
less and be rid of your TRADES.
You may be unfortunate in
having a wife who cannot wear
just anything with grace and
becomingly.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Increased Taxi Hazards

The head official of large taxcab company Of Washington
adopting flat taxi rates predicts that the increase in the
number of cuae cabs operating here and the valre there
from will produce greater hazards to the public because Of
additional speed necessary.
Whether this traffic authorities and the
Public Utilities Commission will keep close watch of taxi
dons and Congress should lose time in passing the bill
that will give the P u G. full control the taxi situation
particularly fixing rates and forcing financial responsibility
Just where the local taxi situation may lead nobody
predict long the P. u c. without that complete
authority should have all public transportation
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. Peace and amty NTH all nations; entanghmg
alliances With none;" advocated by George
Washington
2 Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than t1Uo Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portlomment in the House of Representatives.
3. A separate Department of the Army, of the Navy
and of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
4. Federal action to the limit of Federal po1Uers to
abolish iliteracy in the United States under a
Secretary of Education.
S. Election of Congress in November. Installation
on the first of January following. Inauguration
of the President first of January nert after
November election.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Gladstone Knew
He Understood Nations.

It may interest British statesmen and American statesmen
too read extract from letter that Gladstone
18 81 years concerning treaties and agreements among
nations:
"England should not foreclose and narrOw her
liberty of choice by declarations made to other
Powers in their real supposed interests, of uOhich
they uUoud claim to be at least JOINT INTERPRE-
TIERS
The LAST words the important words here.
If get tied up in agreements with the British, French
and others know what interpreters THEY would be Of
their agreements later.
During the big lent them ten billions of dollars and
their Interpretation of modest request that they
part of the money expressed in word, shyock'
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

She may have poor taste in
style and material.
If she is lacking in an impor-
tant essential she should not be
censured when she is endeaVor-
ing to do the right thing.
Can't you tactfully help her
in selection?
But usually wife can dress
herself and the children becom-
ingly if she has enough money
to do it.
Give her more leeway and
praise her taste and Judgment
when you can.
But don't demand hat she
dress in a certain way and then
complain about the amount she
spends to do so.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Wise Japanese
Very, Very Wise.

many princes and prncesses attending including the
wife of the Heir Apparent the japanese Empress Nagako
watched the launching of the 1O000ton cruiser Takao
Japan said possess the powerful submarines in the
world does neglect fast surface ships If trouble
you will not find that wise nation unprepared
Nor will you find it permitting 81 year proteers to
squander billions in experiments The Japanese make plans
in advance and keep their heads,
They went through the big without wasting any
money Western Europe simply took what they wanted
in Asia observers Europe and looked benevolent
Wise Japanese
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Three large waterfalls in Nor
way are to be harnessed to sup
ply Denmark and Germany
with electric power through air
and undersea cables.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

A woman has invented a
scheme for moving picture
houses whereby all the vacant
seats in the auditorium are
shown on a box office indicator.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Angry friendship is some
times as bad as calm enmity.
Burke.
The first art to be learned by
a ruler is to endure envy.
Seneca.
Love comes unseen; we only
see 1t 60, .-Dobson.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEM

The law of worthy life is fun
damentally the law of strife. It
is only through labor and pain
full effort. by grim energy and
resolute courage. that we move
on to better things.
Roosevelt.
Pity swells the tide of love,
Young.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Prince Charming of Broadway
There is a new Prince Charm
ing on Broadway.


There is a new Prince Charm
ing on Broadway.
Fashions in Romeos change,
just as fashions in girls change.
The dreamy-eyed, flamboyant
hero of Grandmother's day,
with his curling mustache and
poetic line" would not create
a single stir among feminine
hearts today. He would create
only a big laugh.
And where are the matinee
idols" of yesteryear, before
whose pictures Mother kept
violetS? Laid away in the laven-
dar of memory along with their
yellowed mash notes and An
thony Hopes novels.
Women have always wor-
S1I1pCu 4lC1l dCSO1 Al11S w typC,
and their fads in heroes have
run the gamut all the way
from warriors to troubadours,
from troubadours to poets,
from poets to matinee idols,
from matinee idols to dough
boys, from doughboys to screen
lovers.
And now they have come
back to troubadours again.
Today Prince Charming of
Broadway-points west, north,
south and east-is the Song
Writer.
The fair-haired boy of Tin
Pan Alley. who turns out the
heart-throb stuff which comes
across the footlights. over the
screen lights and over the AIR,
is the darling of the hour!
The unseen radio singer who
composes and croons the lifting
love lyrics has pushed the screen
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
By Helen Rowland

the eyes or through the heart,
but through the imagination.
Start a woman's MAGMA
TION working-and she will do
the rest.
It is easier than growing mas
turtiums. Drop a seed into the
fertile ground of her imagina-
ton and the first thing you
know you've got a whole crop of
colorful illusions and glowing
emotions.
Just at this moment the Song
Writer has laurels in his hair
and wreaths on his shoulders.
He is the innocent bystander on
whom woman. who is always
looking for a change, has chosen
to hang all her beautiful Alu-
sions.
But let him beware! For un-
less he gets a new theme or a
new rhyme his reign will be
short.
just me and we" and you
and true" and baby and
maybe" are NOT enough! Al
ready women are beginning to
yawn and SQuirm and to rush to
tune off when they hear these
coming over the alr-these and
kiss and bliss" and moon and
June and meat and sweet"
Tin Pan Alley needs Tom
More, d Byron, a Tosti. a w. S.
Gilbert, or even a Nevin, to come
to its rescde and save. it from
innocuouS desuetude! Otherwise,
Prince Charming of Broadway
will soon find himself in the dis
card, alorg with horSe-cars, hat
pins and petticoatS!
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
KNOWLEDGE TEST

Match correctly:
l. Stephenson Submarine cable
Ericsson
g. Howe Screw propeller
f. Watt Railroad locomotive
s. Field Sewing machine
Fill blank:
6. is the popular applied Netherlands.
Hebrews belong to branch of
family.
"A land flowing with and
Rubio is president of
TO- abide with me-" written by
Do you know:
H. What separates from Great Britain?
12 What mountain range the abode of snow?
What explorer the world its first knowledge
the Mississippi River?
Who said, TO see what is right and not to do is
want of courage?
15 Who the greatest of old Greek physicians?
(Answers on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
THE MARRY -GO-ROUND .

hero back into second place in .
the tickle feminine imagination.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Submarine cable
Steam engine
Screw propeller
Railroad locomotive
Sewing machine
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

) the eyes or through the heart,
but through the imagination.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Start a woman's MAGMA
TION working-and she will do
the rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Making Simple Taffeta Frock
BIZ MARY MARSHALL.

decolletage, straps Of the taffeta pass
ing over the shoulders. The only deco
ration on the bodice and skirt consists
Of rows of petal-like scallops made from
the taffeta overlapped on bands Of the
taffeta.
If you do not want to use this petal
trimming for new dress, you win ind
it useful to trim some other sort of
dress or to make effective RUNE trim
ming for dainty cushions, lamp shades
or other attractive bits of home decora-
ton So don't fail to make q pattern
from the accompanying sketch. The
small, seed-shape figure is given in
half actual size. On a piece of card
board draw straight line twice as
long as the line from point to point of
the sketch and measure on either side
of this line twice the distance shown
In the figure.
To make the trimming, cut one of
these melon shapes for each petal.
Grease the petals lengthwise through
the center and then gather along the
curved side through both sides of the
petal. Draw up the gathering slightly
and arrange the petal on band of ma
terial. Make a second petal in the
same way and arrange on the band,
tapping slightly over the first petal.
tCopyright, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

Richard Occur de Lion, dying, made
his baronS swear fealty to his brother,
John. That cruel prince no sooner
found himself ruler of England than he
determined to get rid Of his nephew,
Arthur Of Brittany son of Godfrey
Plantagenet, his oldest brother.
The Bretons believed that Arthur was
born to fulfill an old prophecy that the
famous King Arthur would return In
the form Of a child who would conquer
England from the Saxon race.
John had no mind that his nep,.>w
ever should rule England. He set out
to conquer him. Failing by arms, he
employed guile. He obtained Arthur's
surrender by promising he would do him
no harm and would leave him in pos
session Of all the lands belonging to
him by inheritance.
He regarded this promise no more
than the wind. He at once imprisoned
and starved to death % of Arthurs
knights. The remainder he confined
indefinitely. He shut Arthur first at
Falaise and then in Bristol Castle. At
Falaise' he parleyed with the 18-year-
old prince.
"Give up your pretensions," he said,
ito crowns you will never wear"
The boy burst out haughtily: Moth
ing shall make me cowardly enough to
deny the right I hold from my father
and from God. He was your elder
brother, now before the Saviour Of men.
England, Guienne, Touraine and Anjou
are mine in his right, and Brittany
through my mother. Never will re-
nounce them but by DEATH"
80 be 1t. fair nephew said John,
departing. The words were a threat
He had the boy transferred to the castle
at Rouen and there he murdered him.
Giving notice one day to his followers
that he was going to Cherbourg, he
went instead to the prison, accompanied
only by his INSCRIPTIONS squire, Pierre
de Maniac. They arrived late at night,
crossing the Seine in a little boat to
the foot of the tower where Arthur was
confined. John sent Maniac to fetch
Arthur down to him.
Fair nephew" he said, "come and
see the day you have so long desired.
will make you free as air; you shall
even have q kingdom"
They rowed over to the other bank
where John had kept horses waiting.