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The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Fiscal Relations Fight Again
Before Congress
Extra Session Of CONGRESS Is . Possibility.

The District appropriation bill for the fiscal year beginning
uv 1881 is TO again make late appearance before House
ana senate once more threatening possible failure Of passage
becse Of the certain renewal Of the fight between the two
bodies over the fiscal relations Of the Federal Government
and the District.
Present indications point to the District measure not being
ready for the customary committee hearings before February
II leaving just little than month for these hearings
tie final framing Of the bill and passage by the House, then
consideration by the Senate committee and the Senate itself
Involving bitterly controversial subject that mighty
hot time and does bode good for anything like settle
Yrent Of the fiscal relations differences
the two houses Of Congress should again hookup over
s matter the District bill might fail Of passage before
adjournment March putting up to the President the possible
necessity Of an extra session.
rdery maintenance Of the Federal Capital Of extreme i'm
Profound chaos would follow lack Of passage Of
$47 100000 appropriation bill for Washington
That it should take place. together with the certainty that
Congress viii be abe in the short session. to dispose OF
feIy important national questions may force the calling OF
An extra session even the President wishes to avoid one Al
this minute he does not believe such session necessary
The Senate in its contest with the House last
the fiscal relations part Of the present appropriations b nad
Aha advanage Of the House. whose members exceedingly
anxious TO get their districts for political work.
House members caught in political exigences yielded
soe to the Senate No such situation will face them in the
short session. unless directly threatened with extra session.
So the outlook that the Senate have to yield this
time force chaos in District finances in the next fiscal year
Houses appropriation bosses are undoubtedly manipulating
matters so as to have the legislative advantage with them IN
continuing their policies the District They may overdo
IL though and bring on serious legislative Neup The
Senate had It's back up last summer and senatorial minds
do not so easily forget.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

your goat. You'll be the victim
Of every wheeze Of humanity
and sneeze Of destiny. And
your usefulness to yourself or
the other fellow win be COM
pletely destroyed. For bother
buys you nothing but red eyes
and blood pressure.
Realize and recognize need
keep yourself sensitive TO
and tolerant toward pain and
trouble. But don't let it get you
down. Get busy but refuse to be
bothered. Don't admit that any
thing can lick you, for nothing
can lick you II you refuse to
admit 1t.
Danger and Disaster
''I can't be bothered!"
there, in q slangy capsule, Is
the marching song Of civiliza-
tiOn. Bother was all our cave.
fathers knew. Danger and dis
aSter, fear and ignorance, time
and space bothered them. They
were at the mercy Of the dark
ness about them and the greater
darkness within themselves.
Slowly they conquered bother.
Little by little the yproved that
man was master Of his fate.
They learned to kill animals,
save food, fight fire and disease.
AND, NOW THEY CONQUER
TIME AND SPACE.
Little weak man standing up
and thunbing his nose at Des-
tiny crying out. Il can't be
bothered!" and triumphing
over destiny because he has the
courage to make that cryl
Make that your cry! Face
this new day with its thousands
Of tiny, wasting preSSureS and
demands and say: "I can't be
botheredl" And you won't bel
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
WISE SAYINGS

Labor Is but refreshment
from repose. Montgomery.
with words we govern men.
Disraeh.
All, nothing Is too late
TIL the tired heart shall cease
to palpitate.
Longfellow.
Laugh not too much; the witty
man laughs loudest Of ALI
A people can be strong where
the laws are strong.
syrus.
We may concede any man q
right, without doing any man q
wrong: but we can favor no
one without injuring someone.
Cotton.
For when the. power Of irnpart-
ing Joy
Is equal to the win, the human
Requires 10 othsr hssgs
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
ONCE-OVERS

There are times when the
struggle for existence becomes
tragic.
Burdens press down till they
all but crush life and ambition.
Disbursements sap hope
and despair follows.
Your desire for q portion OF
less worry and fewer demands
Is answered by more bitter dis
appointments.
You long to give up your
place In society because 1t Is 50
hard to keep up with Its de.
mands.
Your pride Is going and you
have little interest In what you
do or Ia what others think Of
you.
You are not ashamed Of your
weaknesS-or your lack Of
womar1ineSS or manlineSs as
the case may be.
You are too tired Of 1t all TO
be ashamed Of anything.
Don't lose faith, for It Is al
ways darkest Just before Q
Ger fiSht 4Sso. 1atsrnatlDnsl ysAtuF'
oorg1oa. I'D
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

I like that slang phrase-"I
can't be botheredl"
First time ] heard it, it made
me mad. Sounded so flippant
and heartless. I'd grown up in
the Victorian era, when it was
your doleful duty to be bothered
, by everyone and everything.
Every proper thinking person
had q Cross TO bear. II possible,
two or three Of 'em. II you
didn't have a regular Cross
you made one Of any little
splinter. And to see q new gen.
GRAFTON arise and announce
gaily-''I can't be bothered!"
was certainly some shockI
But gradually I've come to
see that there's philosophy In
those four words perhaps even
real religion. And certainly
there's the salvation of the
human race. If we have the
nerve to hang on to them.
Masters Of Fate
.sI can't be bothered !''-that
does not mean that the speaker
has no heart. But it does mean
that he has q head, which re.
fuses to bow to every passing
demand and disturbance. Hen
Ley put It more POLITICALLY, but
he meant the same thing when
he wrote:
TT matters not how strait the
gate.
How charged with punishment
the scroll,
I am the master Of my fate;
7 am the captain lof my sOull"
You are the captain Of your
soul and it's up to you to safe
guard that souls efficiency by
keeping il locked against bother,
Once let your bother invade
you and everything win get
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
The Marry Go Round
BY Helen Rowland.

? . 4 * ~ = ~ :
There Is no such thing as
an over-stuffed figure: and
most wives are self-made sylpi1S,
who can wear q Misses" size
Is, and pass for flappers in
their green satin beach pa
jamaS.
Never before were women so
lovely, delectable, so devastat-
ing or SO interestingl
Yet this Is the niraclel
Grandmother always knew
where Grandfather WAS,
nightsl And he was usually
Just on the other side of the
living-roorn fireplace or out in
the Wood.shed, doing chores.
A man, once married, was g
MARRIED MAN." and he did
MT have to have q string tied
around his finger to remind
him Of it, or to make q note
on his desk-pad to remember
that he was dining with his
wife.
Now IL D husband and wife
know each Others telephone
numbers and meet occasionally
at the breakfast-tabIe, it's 3
successful marriage" And, II
q man spends three or four eve.
nings q week by his own fire
side. he's completely domes-
ticated."
scoDyFlshk 1910, ~ King Features
salsats, I-s.l
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
The Solar System Unit
By Archibald Henderson,

Consider two imaginary lines
drawn from the center Of the
sun to the two ends Of the
earth'S radius. Now, the value
Of the earth's radius is accu-
rately known: and the problem
is to determine the small angle
between the two imaginary lines
from the suns center to the
ends Of this radius. This is
the fundamental angle" to
which has been given the name
solar parallax.
In his comprehensive and
informing work, the great
astronomer, Henry Smith VIII
lams, has compiled the knowl-
edge on this subject. Various
estimates were made BY nine-
teenth century astronomers;
and the value for the rolar
system yardstick was generally
accepted as 90. $40 900 miles.
As early as 1896, the Ameri.
can astronomer, Simon New.
comb, made q careful study
Of the question, from nine
groups Of estimates made by
earlier astronomers. he adopt
ed as the solar paraIIax 8.797
seconds Of arc, plus or minus
.O01 seconds. Haxkness, five
years earlier. arrived at the
value $500, plus or minus .0O6.
Prior to this time many obser-
vations had been made In the
effort TO arrive at the correct
result, notably observation Of
the transit Of Venus across the
face Of the sun, calculations
froll observation of the occulta-
ton Of the moons Of Jupiter.
observations Of Mars. heliomet-
e observations os the minor
axi NzCofa and en -
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

Husbands, TOday-and Yesterday
Turning the pages Of the old
plush family album, one does
not wonder why the men of
the Gay Nineties. occasionally
'sleft home" One wonders Why
50 many Of them STAYED
home.
Wives so soon grew dowdy
and flabby fat and inocuouS,
IA those days.
The very day after the honey
moon, q bride sat down in her
tub Of butter or sank in her
sea Of domestic worries. and
never came up again for air.
A lady in curl-papers and q
Mother Hubbard wrapper could
hardly have been the vision Of
- mans romantic dreams. And
q shining nose, guiltless Of
powder, a. flanuelette, long
Eleeved lullaby gown and woOl-
en houdoir slippers could
scarcely have dazEled grand-
fathers eyes and enthralled his
senses.
What q difference, today,
when you can't tell an old wife
from q hrand.new one, or d
bride from q grandmother.
Wives Of 40 years standing
etill have that school girl COM
plexicn artfully preserved OF
killfully simulated. and glossy
SrosBc1. !.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
drawn by Hal Coffman.

There is deep philosophy in this cartoon by MIR. Coffmau
who shows with brush and bottle Of India ink what
wrong with these United States
Uncle SAM with his head above the clouds can't that
his feet are in the gutter he along with lily in hl
hand full Of noble ideals for beering the human race Ha
earnest about that and it is fine trait in his character.
He would make more progress though If he would stop
shifting the lily for minute. While his thoughts dwell
among the stars his steps carry him through mud slime and
corruption
he could fan that cloud away he would quickly perceive
where he is reallys going.
Mr. Coffman shows you what that cloud s made Of though
was hardly necessary do that You know already even
if Uncle Sam does not.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Huge Christmas Savings Will
Boost Better Times

Early December the banks Of Washington will distribute to
epostors special Christmas savings funds the big total Of
S7,B0o0OO to help make good cheer and happiness.
That will be just part Of the huge sums that roll into the
stores Of Washington between and Christmas AS an al
levan alleged depression Ills these millions Of dollars will
be valuable economic tonics and happiness dispensers
Last year. before Christmas the distribution Of savings funds
toaed about $0000 showing increase Of 6O0OO0 for
this year The Christmas savings funds idea has grown BY leaps
and bounds Savings accounts will begin anew in few weeks
and should multiply other years It is wonderful thing
TO feel that thrift has prepared the way for making thousands
Of people happy. ....s.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
DOdging a Cold
DR.. Wynne Tells You How.

DR. Shirley W. Wynne New York's able and energetic
health commissioner gives you ten rules for dodgng cold
They are:
Include milk and leay vegetables in each days diet
Drink plenty Of water and bathe frequently.
Sleep full eight hours every night.
Breathe through the nose.
make sure that home work place and school well
ventilated An indoor temperature Of 68 20 degrees
best Be sure the air contains moisture.
Dress according to the weather and avoid chill
81Keep away from persons who have colds.
0-Guard others from catching cold from you
10-n you contract cold 60 to doctor. Don't resort
TO nostrums.
These simple suggestions easily followed and win
you only from colds but from nineenhs Of ell the dis
eases known to medicine.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Calls Upon Fortunates
To Aid the Needy

Calls Upon Fortunates
To Aid the Needy
Editor Times:
I second the motion OF j. 7.
K; II anyone can come through
with q better plan let him or
her do so. This thing Of let
ting q few have all the cream,
while others do not even get
the SKINNED milk, should not
be.
This supposedly Christian ma
tion can stand idly by and look
on while thousands 60 hungry
and ragged. Throughout the
country we find, as j. T. &. says,
many couples working that do
not need the combined salaries
Of both In order that they
might enjoy the reasonable
comforts Of life.
On $4,000 q year any pair
should be able to get along
nicely. OF course, they could
not afford q tIlp to Europe or
q home in Florida.
But thousands upon thou
sands Of Americans lived and
died in this country without
seeing the other side Of the
world.
why not get busy and do
something, and do it quick.
Times have changed, we must
admit machinery has taken the
place Of man, now let the
woman that can afford to do
SO step out and give the man
the opportunity that rightfully
belongs to him. .
Not only the Government but
private interests should get
busy at once on this matter.
For II this continues into the
future as It has In the past
this Government is due Tor q
surprise.
The Government has had
ample warning, but they pay
no heed. Remember the fable
Of the boy and the wolf.
AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

men, who are advocating world
peace and disarmament.
At the same time we have
seen evidences ON every hand
Of the scourge Of rnemploy-
ment. And we have read Of
the fear that the unemploy-
ment situation may be made
worse by men being laid off in
the Washington Navy Yard.
I would like to ask what the
situation would be II the earnest
citizens who strive for peace
win their way and disarmament
is achieved?
Suppose we had no army
and no navy. Then what?
Hundreds Of thousands of men
now soldiers and sailors, thrown
out Of work. Thousands Of
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

The general public often won.
derS, no doubt, why astrono-
rnerS and physicists keep on
making estimates of their own
units Of measure. How long is
a yard2 What Is the velocity az
q lightxay2 What Is the dis.
tance from the earth to the
sun? Questions Like this are
continually bobbing up anew
for settlement. And for the
very obvious reason that no.
former estimate or calculated
determination was quite ac-
curate.
The limits OF error were
roughly known: and certainly it
is always known that with Inn.
perfect instruments and imper.
feet observers there is little Or
no chance for absolutely perfect
results.
Consider, for example, the
velocity Of light, which has been
estimated again and again.
especially in recent years by
Prof. Nicholson. Of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago. In 1926 he
made an extremely accurate
determination, reaching the re-.
suit 106,284 miles 9 second.
The error was estimated at
only one part In several hum
dred thousand, either plus or
minus. Dr. Nicholson Is pre-.
pairing now to make D new
determination in order TO secure
even greater accuracy.
For centuries astronomers
have been trying to make an
accurate determination Of the
distance from the earth to the
sun. This represents the cal
culsted near distance, as there
8 IA way - detegmiue this
s5I,s
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

civilian employees, men and
women, thrown out Of work.
Thousands Of men and
women employed in the muni-
tions factories, thrown out of
work. Thousands Of men and
women employed in the ship
yards of the nation, thrown out
Of work.
Is it sensible at this time
when it is hard enough to find
jobs enough to go round to talk
Of creating further unemploy-
ment?
I served in the late war, and
I do not wish to see another.
However, before we talk about
disarming the nation, let us
first see about providing jobs
for the men and women who
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
A Step Forward
Or Back

Indian princes potenates and politicians sit with British
statesmen round table In London settle midas future
They will settle it. but Prime Minister Macdonald hints
that dominion form Of perhaps something like
Canada 's-wu result from this meeting of minds"
Good Americans who think that all men created equal
and that the ballot box the solution Of oil problems will be
pleased with Premier Macdonald
few cynics remembering Indas clashing castes and
creeds her 200 different languages and few other little
things, viii be less enthusiastic
The Washington times., 1930-11-17

10. What Is pieplant?
Fill each blank:
II. founded the first
permanent settlement in y. s.
~. A chameleon is noted for
IS. A pneumatic tool is one
worked by
il. Bobby Jones is Americas
premier ---.
is. A triumxirate Is . coaH-
ton Of -- men In office
or authority.
IAnSusEl-5n 1EagnElne Rasal.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Asks Immediate Financial
Help for the Jobless

Aelp Tor tine JOD4eSS
Editor Times:
In addition to the efforts Of
citizens committees dealing with
the unemployment situation in
the District Of Columbia there
is something the Government
itself ought to do in q practi-
cal way.
Finding work for the unem.
ployed is the best thing that
can be done. But where this
cannot be done practical relief
must be furnished In the form
Of cash.
In Detroit, where the Com
munity Chest collects some $3,-
100000, the city itself spent
nearly $5, 900 900 for relief for
needy families. A citizens com.
,mittee Is planning to supple
ment that large sum.
The city council Of Boston
has included in its 1881 bud.
get $1,000, ,O0e for relief Of
families Of unemployed.
These are two outstanding
examples of what is being done
by municipalities. Since we
have no municipal government
here it would be mos desirable
for the, Government to allocate
out of its funds at least $780,
600 to be used for the relief Of
families Of unemployed men in
the District Of Columbia. This
would help In q measure at
least carry the financial burden
Of unemployment and would
prevent breakdowns In health
and spirit In numerous in
stances.
n 8 great natural calamity
occurred In Japan, or China.
or some European. country,
washington would do its share
to help. Why not do, IT for
our own Iii d time OF stress?
OSCAR LEONARD.
Pacifist Program Would
Augment Non -Emplo
Editor. The Times:
we have had in Washington
this week 8 group OF earnest
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

now depend on the service for
their living. Let us not plunge
the country into . crisis Of I'M
employment such as we now are
facing.
FORMER SERVICE MAN.
The Washington times., 1930-11-17
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

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exclude prohibit
5. hustle fray
Do you know:
6. What Is the official Ian.
guage Of Brazil?
7. What Is the Roman nu.
neral for five?
8. What Is the word "Ca.
tawba" applied tor
9. What = . fCrtnishtS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-06-26

A. W. Code, Mrs. L. ]. Wilmoth and
children, of Cumberland, VIM. Miller
and family and Ralph and Elma
Georg.
Mrs. E. H. Georg and son are spend
ing several days this week visiting
relatives in Uniontown, Pa.
Misses Rose and Ollie Frickey and
Mary Brenr oman left Sunday for Mt.
Lake Park, where they have secured
employment during the summer sea-
son.
Mrs. Margaret Connewey, Richard
and Maize Conneway, Mrs. Ada Row.
an and daughter Norma, of Connells-
vile, Pa, spent Sunday visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Hetrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter vonBolten, of
West Collingwood, N. j., are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Humbszson and
| Mrs. Catherine Shartzer here this
week.
Rev. A. W. Code left Accident Mon
day for Baltimore where he will spend
a week attending the Eastern Dis
trict Synod of his church.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.P. Weber and Ernest
Burkhard, of Canton, o., who spent
the past week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred. Burkhard in Accident, returned
to Ohio Sunday morning.
Mr.. C. Glass and family spent last
week visiting relatives at Greensburg,
Pa.
Mrs. ]. E. McGettigan, Mrs. DeLeon
Rush and Mrs. Luther Bowser visited
at Foster Glover's in Friendsville on
Monday.
E. H. Ault and family, Smith Friend
and family and Mrs. Bruce Forsythe
and children attended the Englehart-
Ault reunion, which was held at the
Pines, near Terra Alta, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Dixon, Union
town, Pa, were shopping in Accident
one day last week.
N. M. HENDERSON and family and
Harry HENDERSON and family attend
ed a birthday dinner in Friendsville
on Sunday, the occasion being the Gel
ebration of the 72nd anniversary of
Mr.. Hiram Humberson.
Mrs. S. K. Englehart, Ralph and
Darrell Englehart and Mr.. Avery, of
Clinton, Mich, spent the weekend
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Ault.
They left early Monday morning for
their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckett, of South Da-
kota, are visiting at the home of Mr..
j. E. Georg at Accident.
Mr.. Harrison Ramp with his wife
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-06-26

Speicher, Arthur Speicher, Kathryn
Speicher, nellie Speicher, Ola King,
Ernst Burkhardt, Robert Dewitt, Onl..
Friend, Margaret Friend, Lillian Har-
vey, Wilma Zinkan, Harley Spoerlein,
Althea Schlossnagel, Prof. and Mrs.
A. A. Lamar, Miss Kathrine Brown
and Miss Anna Pauline Fisher.
Fishing Party
Miss Nina B. Peck entertained the
members of the Victor's Sunday school
class of st. Paul's Sunday school with
fishing party at Deep Creek Lake
on Friday of last week.
Gone to College Park.
The following teachers of this COM
munity left Accident Tuesday for the
University of Maryland, College Park,
to attend summer school: Hildegarde
Miller, Dora Schlossnagel, Ola King,
Oma Friend, nellie Speicher and Ar
thur Speicher.
Elementary Graduating Exercises
The elementary graduating exer-
cises were held on Wednesday night of
last week in the school auditorium
when the following program was pre-
sented:
Invocation. 49,. Rev. A. D. Scrogum
Chorus. It's Our Festal Day
Grades and S.
Address to Graduates H. A. Loraditch
Chorus Gay Springtime; Blue Danube
Grades and z.
Presentation of certificates and awards
Prof. A. A. Lamar
Chorus. :. Springtime; Swiss Lullaby
Grades and 3.
Benediction. Rev. A. D. Scrogum
Those receiving certificates includ-
ed pupils from the Accident, Beachy,
Bittinger, Prettyman, Black Hawk,
Dry Run, Glendale, Johnstown, Min
eral Spring, Oak Hill and Rich Hill
schools.
Personal Mention
Miss Mary Speicher, who has been
attending school in Parkersburg, w.
va, spent the past week visiting rel
atives and friends here.
Miss Madalene Lawson, Bridgeport,
w. Va, spent the weekend visiting at
the home of Mrs. Allie Speicher.
Miss Kathrine Brown, home eco
nomics teacher, left Wednesday for
her home on the. Eastern Shore. At
ter brief visit there she will go to
Berkeley, California, where she will
take a course in study in the univer-
sity located in that city.
Miss Frances Wagner left Friday
for her home in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harmon had as
their guests on Sunday Rev. and Mrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-06-26
N O TICE
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE That
no motor vehicles will be allowed to
park on Second Street from Alder
to Pennington Streets between the
hours of 600 and 500 P. NJ, on the
evenings of July 4th and 9Th.
This action has been taken by the
Mayor and Town Council so that the
public in general may have an oppor-
tunity to view the parades of the
American Legion and Volunteer Fire
men, which will take place at the
hours mentioned.
Free parking space has been pro-
vided on the municipal lots at the
north end of Third street.
1t is earnestly hoped that all driv-
ers of motor vehicles will cooperate
with the town officials in this matter.
(Signed) GROVER C. STEMPLE,
1926 Mayor of Oakland.