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The Washington times., 1930-11-24
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

this world. It is a job, not q
sinecure. It is q career, not o
holiday.
Nobody expects any other
career to be easy and carefree
and perfectly smooth sailing.
Why do we expect marriage to
be PERFECT? There really
ISN'T any Santa Claus!
When a man goes in for art,
he expects to face struggle and
poverty, and heartaches and dis
appointments. He doesn't ex
pect to leap right into the Hall
of Fame, the day after he leases
a studio.
When he goes in for bust
ness or professional career. he
EXPECTS to find work, respon-
sibility and bitter struggles
ahead of him. But he cakes
his chance of success, and has
no illusions that it is going to
be handed to him on a Silver
platter.
But, when we gO@into matri-
mony, we are looking for a soft
snap. For PERFECTION! Every.
thing for nothing! Dear old
Fairy Godmother, Fate, is 60
ing to hand us her most beauti-
full gifts-HappineSs. Compan.
ionship, Love-just as a little
Christmas gift. No work no
effort, no Self-sacrifice. 40
charge! ...
Marriage isn't perfect. love
isn't perfect. Christmas isn't
perfect. life isn't perfect. But,
If you are going to cut them ali
out, you might as well cut out
LIVING!
Copyright. 1880. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
ONCE-OVERS

Are you a lodge or club
bore? Do you use these agen-
cies to further your business
interests?
Worse than this did you join
these organizations to afford
you more opportunities of pre-
senting your propositions?
OF course, you may gain ad-
ditional business In q perfectly
ethical way by belonging to
clubs or other affiliations Of
men.
But If you are the right sort,
and what you sell Is right, the
men you know will naturally
think of you when they want
something in your line.
If you use your leisure time
with these men to interest
them in your proposition they
will soon tire Of you.
Club and lodge association
should not be mixed up with
business.
There may come q tempta-
tion to do so, but you had
better curb it.
When men seek recreation
they don't want to think OF
business matters, and If you
force the issue by constantly
bringing in your commercial
lines you antagonize those who
might be your friends other
wise.
Be free to enjoy yourself at
your club or your lodge and
allow others the same privilege.
If you don't you soon find
that you are avoided by those
who are annoyed by your bust
ness propositions.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

A@ASA%
I'm the worlds worst poker
player
I CAN NEVER MAKE UP
MY MIND TO PASS"
I always want to stay in the
game and take a chance:
Even when I'm only holding
q couple Of two-spots. I want
to bluff it through and see
what happens.
And, believe me, that desire
has cost me plenty In poker
ALSO IN LIFEl
For life and poker are all Of
q piece.
You take the hand as it's
dealt you. You discard, and ar
range O new hand, according to
your wisdom. Then you play
Or, If you're a safety-first
guy, you just sit tight and pass.
Just Sitting Tight
Look around and you'll see
thousands of them doing it.
Sitting tight and keeping out
Of the game
Playing safe-passing UP. the
risks
And, that's probably sensible.
But, as I said before. I've
never been able to do it.
And If you were to read the
story Of my life-one Of those
true stories that people never
write-you'd probably say I had
been O fool for not passing.
Well. maybe. But I'm not
sorry
I'm GLAD!
I'm glad I stayed in and
took all the chances there
were.
For the hurt I've given
otherS-
For the times I've been fool
ish and flippant-
I'm sorry and ashamed.
But most of the time I tried
desperately not to hurt, and I
wasn't flippant. I was in
earnest. # I was a fool, I
was at least a serious fool.
I wanted to know.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Aged Worker Objects
To Wives on Payrolls

40 wives Oh Edy1OAAS
Editor Times:
At the present time as you
know, unemployment is very
acute and many people are In
dire want, and all kinds Of ideas
are advanced to relieve the sit
uation.
I see by the papers that in
some cities up North those who
are regularly employed are tax
ing a few days vacation in Or
der to give the unemployed a
chance to get a few days work.
AS I am out Of work at the
present time I have started
selling notions from house to
house as am in my 10th year.
Every day on my route ! find
from 20 to 80 houses locked up
as both husband and wife are
both out working mostly in
Government positions.
The majority Of those people
are raising no families. Some
times a couple of children are
left at home to be taken care
Of by some colored woman.
What's the matter with having
the wives Of those men taking
a vacation during these hard
times SO as to give some one
else chance to get a job?
A SALESMAN.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
STUDYING FOR
CITIZENSHIP,
LEARNING THE LESSON
OF VICE.

read those without quickened Of responsibility
heightened determination that these children shall have
chance.
The pictures in this column take you away from statistics
show you vvy the question that is faced by the parents
Of every child.
Which road will the baby take-the road to happy,
healthy useful fe that sordd miserable and even
criminal existence?
Much depends the child More perhaps depends the
themselves and the hoe the school and the train
ing which the child in his formative years shall receive.
We know little yet about hereditythe inner traits that
parents transmit their chdrenbut know much about
environment the outside forces which shape chds e and
which in great degree we can control
The right environment for the child is therefore, matter
which whole nation vtay concerned for that
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

Bearing" the Marriage Market
II love has slumped with the
" stock market, and the bonds Of
marriage are paying no divi.
sdends these days, it can be at
tributed to the same cause as
the general business depression.
There are too many Doubling
Thomases! Too many bears are
growing cynical warnings, sell
ing out cheap and frightening
off the young hopefuls.
We are all so cagey! So
"wise"l So cautious!
mo wedding bells for ME!"
Is our slogan. We are taking no
CHANCES!
OF course, if you never marry,
you will escape a lot Of trou-
bles and diSappointmentS. But
THINK of all the troubles and
diSappointments you'd escape II
you'd never been BORN!
Think of all the responsible
ties and 'heartaches and hard
work you'd dodge Just by refus-
ing to come into this world! Or
by going out Of it tomorrow!
Or, if you never ATE anything
think of all the dyspepsia or
indigestion or heartburn you'd
escape!
Food often gives you indiges.
ton, work often gives you a
headache. and love and mar
riage may cause you many
heartaches. But, after all. you
can't really LIVE without any
Of them.
Marriage is no more Of q
gamble and no more of a sure
thing" than is anything else in
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

proceed to beat the truth out
Of me.
No Charity Wanted
don't want charity. I want
work, a chance to be human,
respectful and to be like others.
In return I pledge allegiance to
my country and for the things
it stands for, and II 1t needs
me to protect itself I would go
willingly.
After all, this is my country,
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

vronment will decide in great the character of
future citizens.
As the most effective single means of giving that environ
ment to American children, FEDERAL Department Of
Education has long urged by the Hearst newspapers
Such department would mobilize the knowledge and
resources of the nation for better schools better health
better opportunity for every child
No measure before the American people is of far
reaching Importance todayno substitute plan strike at
the root of the problem decisively or quickly
Ten million children diseased and defective witness
to of such department and the peril of further
delay in establishing it.
Ten million children denied the fullest resources Of the
nations government challenge that the nation cannO
much longer refuse to meet.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
AnAvenueFOr Washington

The Merchants Manufacturers Association regrets that
there no important street in this city named tor
George Washington and suggests that Congress should not
be unmndful Of this dereliction
This newspaper has heretofore pointed out that have
one short street. alley named for Washington It IL an
insignificant thoroughfare and should be renamed -.
George Washington did too much for the establishment
name given thoroughfare that will be part Of this city
attractions for patriotic Americans who come here In I'M
naense numbers.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

well. now, II you were q for
eigner or a colored man I
could use you, but we don't
hire Yankees" It seems that !
am in the wrong country.
In less than six weeks I have
been arrested four times, finger
printed, mugged, investigated,
and given "a hours to get out
of town. In the eyes Of the
law I am q dangerous charac-
ter. When tell them the
truth they call me a liar and
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

yet I have no birthrights. The
foreigner has the jobs. I rave
well, to be truthful, 90 cents
and o fully dark tomorrow.
D, SMITH.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Fill each blank:
l. assembled to Heaven
in chariot Of fire, according
to the Bible.
2, A, pin in golf is --.
8. is the highest alti-
tude in Florida.
4. - is developed from
opium.
5. was the most ia.
nous naval hero Of the Spanish
American War.
8. Frances Willard was
noted as -.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
was the boy orator

7. was the boy orator
Of the Platte.
8. The term "love" is used in
the game Of
8. An intaglio Is a -.
10. A salt lick is q -.
Match oppositeS. -.
ii. Vlucrativs commonplace
IL. Prior immoderate
IS. Wonderful subsequent +
Il. Laudable improbable
Is. Sparing execrable
Answers to todayS's test:
tAnswers on Magazine Page.)
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
THE CRIMINAL OUTCAsT.
THE USEFUL MAN.

vronment will decide in great the character
Evening star., 1930-06-22

the end of the story, there is a decided hold
up on the reader himself Book sealed slightly
from this point. The purpose is to give one
a go at detecting criminal from the facts
in hand. And these facts, up to page 26O.
are in the nature of clues. So. here you are
reader, with a bunch of perfectly plausible
leads in your hand. Now go to it. Pick out
the guilty one as if you were Sherlock Holmes
himself or Philo Vance, or any other of YOUR
supersleuth friends. Don't ask me- III admit
no great success this time. Couldn't wait,
you see Jumped-and jumped wrong Next
time I'll be a real Holmes or Vance 1t is a
good device, engaging and with substance to
the plan. A rich man, murdered A news
paper man on the trail. Motives more than
one and clues not scarce. That which holds
the young detective back for too long time
Is personal sense of his own obligation-
no, not to himself, but to professional fair
dealing However the ban does not hold
forever and, finally, of course young Bancroft
untangles snarls here and there follows tracks
through many turnings, finds his man. Good
not weather entertainment. Better next time
when one really gets into the spirit of being
a detective on his own account
Evening star., 1930-06-22
Books X eceived

HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT; a Novel Of
Alaska and the North. BY Walter S. Smith
Boston: Meador.
THE PSYCHOLOGIST KEEPS HOUSE Rv
Edwina Abbott Cowan Phi d. professor I'm
Friends University, and Laura Thornbor-
ough, B. A. author of Motion Pictures in
Education" etc. Minneapolis: Midwest
CULTIvATING PERSONALITY. By william
S. Walsh, M. D.. author of "In Inferiority
Feeling" ETC. New York: Dutton
WITH TRAILING BANNERS BY Estelle Au-
orey Brown. Boston: Little Brown
PERIODICAL ESSAYS OF THE EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY. Edited by George Carver. Uni
Versity OF Pittsburgh. New York Double
day, Doran.
ENGLISH PROSE, 16OO-l66O Edited by Cecil
A. Moore, professor of English in the Uni
Verslty of Minnesota. and Douglas Bush
associate professor of English in the Uni
versity of Minnesota New York: Double
day, Doran
THE PARTHENON NOAS: a Communication
Addressed to Charles Marie Widor, perpetual
secretary of the Institute of France bv
Ernest Flagg architect. New York: Scrib-
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STOCK SPECULATION AND BUSINESS. BY
George L. Hoxie. Boston: Stratford.
MAX WEBER. BY Holger Cahin With 90 re-
productions. New York: Downtown Gallery
PAPER BOOKS-PRIZE POEMS. 1913-1929
Edited by Charles A. Wagner Introduction
by Mark Van Doren. New York: Charles
Boni
CONDORCET; the Torch Bearer of the French
Revolution. BY Anne Elizabeth Burlingame
Phi D., associate professor of history in
Hunter College author of "The Battle of
the Books in Its Historical Setting" Bos-
ton: Stratford
IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY. Concentration
the Key to Mental Mastery. BY Bertrand
Lyon, author OF Practical Public Speak
ing, etc. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
WHEN / WAS GIRL IN HUNGARY Bv
Elizabeth Pongracz Jacobi Boston 10TH
rop. Lee g. Shepard
TENTS OF THE MIGHTY. BY Donald Rich
berg, author of The Shadow Men" etc.
With foreword by Paul U. Kellogg New
York: Willett, Clark & Colby
CHEIRO'S BOOK OF NUMBERS. Volume T
and Volume II complete North Hollywood:
London Publishing Co.
WE LOOK AT THE WORLD By H " Kali
tenborn. New York: Rae d. Henkle.
THE BOAST OF THE SEMINOLE By D.
Lange Illustrated by Harold Cue Boston:
Lothrop Lee g. Shepard
VOICE AND PEN OF VICTOR BERGER:
Congressional Speeches and Editorials Mil
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WASHINGTON'S WESTERN LANDS Bv Row
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Strasburg: Shenandoah Publishing House.
LIGHT ON THE TRUE SHAKESPEARE BY
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Jeanne Boynton Woodward and the author
Boston: Christopher
THE STORY OF HAITI; From the Discovery
of the Island by Christopher Columbus to
the Present Day. BY Harriet Gibbs Mar
shall, president Washington Conservatory OF
Music. Boston: Christopher.
Evening star., 1930-06-22

PETROLEUM ASPHALT seems TO be BOOM
ing product on the markets OF the land.
The production in this country rose from
3.S17,539 tons in 1928 to 4057 227 tons in 1929.
The improved domestic demand was due large
ly to the market for roofing asphalt
Evening star., 1930-06-22

CHANCES: a Novel. BY A. Hamilton Gibbs,
author of "Soundings." etc. Boston: Little
Brown 81 Co.
TWO youngsters in the same house, two lads
- in the same school and later on to oxford
together two buddes in the same war two
lovers of the same girl-one of them in open
thrall, the other secretely adoring.
Material here for a most vicissitous romance
Nowadays the novelist loads himself down with
the chances and mischances Of young love
step too deep and he may summon the World
War TO extricate his plot from complete dis
aSter. Nothing easier than to dispose of super
numeraries of every sort than by way of battle.
And this is what happens here, happens quite
2S matter OF course. A good love story Is
here offered to readers by an author who has
already earned general recognition for substan-
6al themes and genuine artistry in shaping
these to current interest. But here is some
thing much better than a mere romance, better
than loves young dream between man and
maid For here is genuinely inspired picture
OF deep friendship and devotion between two
men. So rare is this manifestation and so rich
d il that the theme has served genius every
where and in every age for its highest achieve
ment The brotherhood of two men is of q
quality TO obiectify unselhshness as no other re-
lationship seems able TO do. 1t is this thread
running through Mr.. Gibbs story that sets
Chances" high a place in current fiction.
AS matter of deep substance these two boys are,
in reality, So full is their identity that
either is lacking without the other Yet this
does not at any time out, except by the
natural course of events In their boy behayiors
they have their differences, as all lads do their
abrupt no-manners toward each other their
groWly disagreements. At the old French school
of st. Malo their story becomes a pure charm
of natural boyhood activities and interests
NsSsw, you know most stories of school life are
Evening star., 1930-06-22

BUILDERS OF THE BAY COLONY By
Samuel Eliot Morrison, author of 'The
Maritime History of Massachusetts,, 1888
1861 etc. Boston: Houghton, Miffiin
Company
Evening star., 1930-06-22
% IDA GILBERT MYERT
II Ne70 No0eI by II. @. WeHs-
of the Bay Colony ,?
Mountain School.

deadly things. Not this one 1t is all of
natural and refreshing quality And through
out, whatever the Situation-social, professional
military, what not-these two may be counted
upon to behave in true character and to be-
have together Here is where the story scores
so beautifully. Damon and Pythias are here
Jack and Tom-and more than Jack and
Tom, so tenderly and heartily conceived and
projected by this author of deep divnations
and Sure-handed artistry beautiful story
OF man love and friendship.
Nogales international., 1930-07-04
CARD CLUB

| ##*#m*s
The Wednesday Card Club met
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Glissan
this week, for an evening of bridge
Those enjoying the evening were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simonton
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Burns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Iudgin, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Glissan,
Judge and Mrs w A O'Connor,
Miss A1argie Wood, Miss Kathryn
Wood.
*M*sssasssAsasss
Mrs. William Pollak spent Thurs
day visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Ed
nonson and family. She returned tc
her home in Douglas in the even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lewis, ac-
companied 10y Mrs. j. Lindsay Pat
ton, spent Thursday in Tucson.
#######
Members of the Girls Friendly
Society plan "a picnic Saturday, at
a spot On the Leatherman ranch.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Jones and
Miss Edith Jones arrived last week
end from Phoenix to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. R. T. Frazier and Martha Ann.
Mr. George Kuri and Mr.. Men
doza of Douglas were Nogales visi-
tors Thursday.
#M##*M#
M1x. Robert Cousar and two sons,
Bobby and Charles, left Monday for
Ell Haso, where they will visit for
g month.
#m#m###
Her many friends are happy to
learn that Miss Kathryn Wood re-
turned from Virginia with her par
eaH1x ;a1ld sister, and is at hGnne to
her friends at the family home on
Elm Street.
#####Ms
Mrs. George Krough and children
are visiting in Los Angeles
a*##m##
Major and Mrs. James BrUnmette
returned the first of the week from
ut. Iuac11uca, where they have been
the past fortnight.
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SMART TEA
#######
Mrs. A. j. AGcNabb and Mrs. Cow
~ were honored Monday afternoon
Nogales international., 1930-07-04
RSOCi!ietY,;,IA|||| Y;,I|||
Mrs. E. S. Edmonson Society Editor-Phone 534

by Mrs. G. N S. Ballou at a smart
ly appointed tea. Guests asked to
honor the two ladies included: Mrs
M. E. Jones, Miss Harryette Ans
Ter, Mrs. Roy Lynd, Mrs. George
Halloran, Mrs. R. Powell, Mrs. Gill
bert Proctor, Mrs. James Shelton
Mrs. L. w. Phillips, Sr., Mrs. John
Shaw.
####Mm###*#m
DR.. E c. Houle motored to Globe
Sunday, returning Wednesday eve
nlng with his sons, Peter and Alan.
VINO have been visiting an aunt in
Globe for the past month, and Mrs.
Houle, who has vscationed in Los
angeles for that sine.
**assMsm
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Lee enter
tanned a number of friends at an
evening Of bridge Monday. Judge
Frank Duffy and Mrs. G. N. S. Bal
lou won high score for bridge. Those
playing were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. ".
Robins, MI. and Mrs. Frank Duff
fy, 1t. and Mrs. c. N. S. Ballou
DR.. and Mrs. LeGrande Byington
Miss Frances Burlinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. e. Lee.
*####*#
Mrs. r. E. Lee entertained the
members of the reading circle at
her tOme Wednesday afternoon
Following an afternoon of needle
work and reading, ices were served
Those present were: Mrs. Juan Rico
Mrs Maurice Altaffer, Mrs. r. E
Lee and Mrs. E. S. Edmonson. The
circle met last week with Mrs. AL
taffer, and spent a delightful after
nODm.
**#*#*#
Mrs. Malcolm Little spent a few
days OF this week in Tucson visit
ing. She returned home "Wednesday
evening.
#m*H##m
Nogales international., 1930-07-04
Nine Foot Reptile
Brought From South

A mysterious individual who re-
fused to give out any information
but who is said to be a scientist,
checked in at a local hotel Wednes-
day and in a few minutes a big
boX-just as mysterious as the
owner, was hauled IL the back door.
In the nox was a live and spuidm-
ing boaconstrictor measuring nine
feet III length. AS stated. the afore-
said Individual would give out no
information but it was learned from
good authority that the reptile was
caught down in Sonora and will be
used for scientific purposes.
Nogales international., 1930-07-04
A GOWN OF CHARM

The poised and trailing grace Of
this essentially simple frocE stamps it
at first glance an evening success. The
sop!listication of the skirt which dips
to a point in front and to a mucl,
longer train-like point in back is en-
phasized and belied by two wickedly
dcmure cap sleeves in way which
serves to recall the Empire mode in
spite of the belted waistline, The hips
are suavely nodded, and the pointed
scanning of the skirt accents its down
ward sweep. Long sleeves are in
cluded in the pattern and there are
perforations for a much deeper dscol-
letaoe
ExceI1a Pattern No 1888. Sizes Il
to -, 25 cents.
Nogales international., 1930-07-04

Mrs A. j. McNabb and Mrs. Cow
ct were honored Monday afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
STEEL PROFITS HANG
ON PRICE SITUATION
Tonnage Increases Are Not tx
pected to Help Earnings At
Present.
speeinl pi.patch 70 Una Scar.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURGH. September 20-The
steel producers have no hope OF steel
demand giving them what would be
considered fair and economical OPP
Grating rate In the near future. Doubt
less that IL one reason why they have
lately been addressing themselves 70
the matter of prices.
The matter Of tonnage. apparently
involving no important swings. the mat
ter Of what can be done with prices
becomes OF chief interest. The human
element Is important, but It cannot be
gagged accurately. For a year and
half past there has been talk about
relations bstween producers not being
altogether as cordial as they used TO
be and there has been still more talk
since the Republic merger and the con-
flict about the proposed Youngstown
Bethlehem merger. In the last two or
three weeks, however. the talk has been
Of more cordial relations springing up,
which should be attributed to o pililos-
ophy of necessity.
Steel ingot production In the last
three months has varied but little and
has averaged about $4,000 900 gross
tons per hnnum. This Is 64l2 per cent
of capacity existing December 81, 1925,
and 81 per cent of capacity in prospect
for December 81, 1890, when no in
considerable part of construction work
now in progress will not have been
completed. The rate Is 8ll2 per cent
Of production in 1925. when the record
of production of 1917 was passed. It IS
20 per cent over the production in the
two biggest years before the war. 1912
and 1913. Even in general business
depression and in the dull part Of the
year. the country has been consuming a
great deal of steel
1t would probably be incorrect to say
that there has been no seasonal IN
crease in steel demand There is prob
ably o little better buying than In June
or July, which must be seasonal, as it
certainly Is not to be ascribed to bust
ness generally being better now and
then. However there is no increase
OF any material consequence as to ton
mage or earnings. The latter will have
TO depend on prices for some months
! to come, as tonnage cannot be expected
to increase greatly. Soon it viii be
time for sthe usual year end decrease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
Tientsin Grand Old Man Dies.

James Stewart, known as the grand
old man of TientSin, died recently Ia the
Chinese city. He was an engineer, and
joined the Chinese imperial service 66
years ago. He built the first steamboat
for the late Empress Of China, and was
governor of the arsenal of Tientsin in
1900 at the time of the Boxer Rebellion.
Stewart was born in Scotland 30 years
ago.