davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
When Manners
Are Correct
By Mrs. C. Beeckman

It Might Have Been Avoided
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
A young man friend Of my
sister arranged to take us on
an outing in his car. Ind, as
planned, he, my sister and I
drove to my fiancee's home.
Before leaving the car I asked
them if they wished to come
into the house, but they begged
to be excused. (My fiancee,S
parents had. of course. met my
sister. but not her friendO
Upon entering the house I was
Immediately asked why I had
not invited the others in. I
gave their excuses, but was re-
queSted to go back and ask
them again. I did, but. as they
still desired to wait in the car,
I let the matter drop and re-
turned to the house, only to
have my fiancee'S parents tell
me that they had been greatly
insulted at the lack Of the man.
ners my sister and her friend
displayed.
Now, Mrs. Beeckman, will you
tell me if this affair was really
an insult to my girls" parents?
Also would cultured people take
me to task for this breach OF
etiquette, if it was one? A.
It, of course, would have
been more friendly and gracious
if your sister and her friend
had come into the house, even
if for a few minutes. Espe-
cially should they have Sensed
when you returned with the
second invitation, that the
family wished to offer them
their hospitality. am sorry
that you couldn't have per
suaded them to come in with
you.
What I suggest is that, some
time soon, you Subtly bring
about a meeting of your fian-
GEES parents, your sister, and
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

some face of black-haired young gentle
man with the nose of Apollo, eye of
Narcissus, a mouth of Napoleon, and the
general mien of naughty god, the newest
planet in the moving-picture sky, and SEES
THAT HE DOES INDEED! Everybody at
the table is blind!
Due to Love, and the movies.
wonder sometimes though, if Cupid him.
self, if he were a reality, would not be
screwing his eyes shut, and holding them
So a fake blind man! NELL BRINKLEY.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
What Do You
Know?

AnsaOers To TodGy's Test
Questions On Editorial Page
l. False-1096. 2. False
Amy Johnson. 8. True. 4. False
June. S. FalSe-1883. 6. True.
Z. FalSe-instead of summing"
it should read sleeping" 8.
FalSe-art. 8. True. 10. False
melon. IL. PrieStley. IL. Rob
ertS. 13. Pepys. IA. Butler. Is.
Vaughan.
(Copyright. 1891. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

Lucky for the happiness of a great part
of the world that Love is willingly, eagerly
blind, an ecstatie perjurer! Lucky, too,
that the movies flickered into being to
set up their super, de Iuxely beautiful
persons who SEEM to be us; ourselves
gilded; moving through the same stories
that we live, the stories magnified too
us. Would we be here? Only that way;
through Loves deliberate blindness, or the
extravaganza of the screen, can we possibly
be one! Would we dazzle our lover, be
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

all in all, the pearl of beauty, the ruby of
of price, to him? Then Love puts a chubby
hand before his eyes, we cuddle up against
our lover Cor husband, and yesl we know
that he can be one and the same), and
see ourselves in Greta Garbo.
''DarliQg!' breathes a lovely Jill to an
indifferently handsome Jack whose nose,
whose eyes, whose neck, whose chin, are
nothing just right, "why lOok,-he looks
like Your And Jack, being blonde and
uneomely. looks upon the sullenly hand
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
The Marry-
Go-Round
By Helen Rowland
The LOve-Market

In these hard times, many
families have to do without
everything-except a car, a radio
and q cocktail shaker.
The rate Of exchange is low
for almost everything these
days-except for the high cost
of exchanging husbands.
Don't take a mans love for
granted, because 1t never is
granted" It has to be wrung
from him while he Is under
hypnotic influence.
Now and then you meet a
married couple so much in love
that you suspect them Of being
casual acquaintances who have
struck up a filtration.
It is almost as hard to live
with your own disposition as
with another persons. If you
are temperamentalist you
never know when you get up in
the morning whether you are
going to see an angel or a devil,
an optimist or pessimiSt, peer
ing at you from the looking
glass.
Our marriage and divorce laws
are so quaint. For instance,
you need not prove that a man
is fit to live with before you
marry him, but you must prove
that he is NOT fit to live with
before you can divorce him.
The female Of the species may
be more deadly than the male,
but not more deadly than the
male at the summer resort, who
sits on the beach under a glim-
mering moon for hours and
talks about himself.
Most of the really interesting
brOadcaSting is done in the
beauty shops and at the bridge
IuncheOnS these days.
A mans astonishment, when
he finds himself engaged, is not
SO much at the fact that the
girl accepted him as at the fact
that he gave her the chance.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

her friend. Put your sister and
her friend on their best be-
havior, and let the parents of
your fiancee see how delightful
they really are!
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

Just get three ounces of Or
chard White from any druggist
and follow easy directions. Pat
a little into the skin at bedtime
and By morning you can see a
big improvement. Ugly flaws dis
appear. The skin getT whittier and
soon it is satiny smooth, youth
fully fresh and beautiful. What's
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
Want Skin ; to 5 Shades
Whittier Overnight?
WayFound
to RenoUe
URIyFLaWS

This new way
those ugly weather
stains, eek eS,
b l a c k h e ads and
wrinkles that an
noy you so much
can now be re-
moved and the skin
made smooth and
W h it e overnight.
It's absolutely the
safest and Surest
way known to make
the skin beautiful
and to keep it that
way indefinitely.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
Queer Doings

Sunday newspapers are pro-
hibited by law in Melbourne,
Australia.
Practically one-third Of the
total population of Sweden Is
more or less dependent on the
cooperative stores for its house
@hold needs.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

Most of the really interesting
brOadcaSting is done in the
beauty shops and at the bridge
IuncheOnS these days.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

A mans astonishment, when
he finds himself engaged, is not
SO much at the fact that the
girl accepted him as at the fact
that he gave her the chance.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

Now and then you meet a
married couple so much in love
that you suspect them Of being
casual acquaintances who have
struck up a filtration.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

Don't take a mans love for
granted, because 1t never is
granted" It has to be wrung
from him while he Is under
hypnotic influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
"Rounded" Performance

Wheeling still further accentuates the incredible
smoothness of Dictator performance. Silent and
smoother gear-shiftng with less clutch-pushing
1879 to 2O% saved in gasoline and oil -. 500
simpler to drive and so safe that traffic officials
of states and cities have testified to the security OF
Studebakers type of Free Wheeling.
Decide on no new car" of the old order until you
have driven this Free Wheeling Dictator Eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
100000 900 TAX DUE
new YORK BY DEATHS
Inheritance Fees Collectable From
Wealthy Estates, Including
That Of Baker.

NEW YORK, May P.-Of1cials
estimated today that Inheritance taxes
due New York State as q result Of
deaths Of wealthy citizen, would exceed
$40, 100000.
The amount, 1t was believed, would
90 far toward offsetting the shrinkage
in income taxes this year.
The death of George r. Baker, re-
ported to be the third richest man in
the country" was the latest. Others
were Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Miss Ella
Wendell, last Of a line which built its
fortune on New York real estate;
Joseph LEBLANC, whose cut-rate theater
ticket business made him millions;
Nathan Straus. Observation-Disclosures
pist, and Col. Michael Friedsam, head
Of B. Altman IL Co.. department store.
Although authoritative information
was lacking. 1t was surmised today that
tax payments On the Baker estate would
exceed that Of the late Payne Whitney's
estate, which holds the high record. The
State claimed $l5,6oo0o0 Of that for
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
JACKSON MAYOR
BY $1,000 VOTES
Democrat Wins Baltimore
Election by Largest Ma
jority in City'S History.
~ the Associated Press.

NJ the Associated Press
BALTIMORE May Baltimore re-
turned its municipal affairs to Demo-
cratic hands Yesterday, electing Howard
w. jackson mayor and his ticket, down
to II out of q possible 18 councilmen,
by the largest majorities even given
municipal candidates. They ranged
from so 600 to $1,000 votes.
defeated William G. Albrecht, Repub-
lican, l20.355 to 57,191, and May l9
will take for four years the reins OF
government from Mayor William r;
Broening, Republican, who replaced
him in 1927.
Council Head Democrat.
with Jackson, Democratic president
of the City Council L. Lester Muller.
and a Democratic controller, r. Wal
Ter Graham, rode into power. Muller
defeated F. Stanley Porter. 1874 to
63,14S, and Mr.. Graham polled ll5,677
votes to 54,518 for his opponent
At the same time approval was given
q $7,500,000 water loan, 1928 to IT,
44s.
Less than 50 per cent Of the citys
registered vote went to the polls. on
the basis Of the last registration there
are approximately 289, 900 voters In the
city and the Democrats have q book
majority of $4,000.
Richie Vote Larger.
While exceeding the majority ever
given q Baltimore mayor, Mr.. Jackson
did not reach the majority accorded
Gov. Ritchie in the latter's reelection
last November Richie polled 6,72s
votes and a majority of 64,86l. He de-
feated Mayor Broening.
ALI of the Democratic candidates
cook commanding leads early in the
evening and increased them as the re-
turns were tabulated in the city's 672
precincts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06

proceeds primarily from the precision of Studebaker
engineering which is the sworn enemy of vibration.
The crankshaft of The Dictator has nine bearings
and is balanced both statcay and dynamicay short
stroke contributes to smoothness Arbitration damPer
of the most effective design used Dual carbureton
and manifolding, feeding exactly proportional
amounts of fuel to each cylinder eliminate starving
of the end cylinders and assure power impulses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
III, -
A ~ EpHNuIpslTs
r>1Gs'NA.1l
Il For Troubles ii lei
II due I'LL Id
after eating Esd: III
II

WHAT many call indigestion"
is very often nothing but excess
acid in the stomach. The stom-
ach nerves have been overstimu.
lated, and food sours. The cor
receive is an alkali, which neu-
tralizes acids instantly. The best
alkali known to medical science
is Phillips Milk of Magnesia. 1t
has remained the standard anti
acid with physicians in the so
years since its invention.
One spoonful of this harmless,
tasteless alkali will neutralize in-
stantly many times as much acid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCES
TESTS FOR VACANCIES
Medical Officers, Social Workers
Timber Experts and Instrument
Makers Are Wanted.

Open examinations are to be held. the
Civil Service Commission announced, to
I'LL the following vacancies:
Medical officer, associate medical Of
ficer, assistant medical officer, in gen.
s-al medicine and surgery, Departmental
Service, Veterans Administration, Pub
lie Health Service, Indian Service, Coast
and Geodetic Survey and Panama Canal
Service.
Social worker (psychiatric), $4,000 a
year: junior social worker. 81 300 a year,
Veterans Administration.
Associate timber expert. $4,000 to
$4,000 a year: assistant timber expert,
$500 to 5000 year, Forest Service.
Chief instrument maker, $4,000 a
year; principal instrument maker, 81, 600
a year; senior instrument maker, 81 800
q year; instrument maker, 81 $40 a year,
Departmental or Field Service.
Full information may be obtained at
the commission ONCE, 1924 F street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06

and the symptoms disappear at
once. You will never use crude
methods when once you learn the
efficiency Of this more pleasant
way. A small bottle is sufficient
to show its merit.
Be sure to get genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia prescribed by
physicians for more than so years
in correcting excess acid. Csc and
SOC a bottle; any drugstore. Com
plete directions for its many uses
are enclosed with every bottle.
Look for the Phillips name
on bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
RENO REFLECTS
LIBERAL TICKET
Walter Johnson's Father-in.
law Again Victorious in
MayoraIty Race.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RENO. New, May 6.--Mayor e. e.
Roberts. liberal leader Of Reno, and all
his administrative officers except one
councilman were returned to ONCE for
four-yea terms at municipal election
yesterday.
The mayor, who Is the father-in-law
Of Walter johnson Of base ball fame,
decisively defeated two opponents. How
ard S. Doyle and Milburn r. Gregory,
taking a majority of the votes in five
of the six wards. The election was nom
partisan.
Complete unofficial returns gave Rob-
erts 3,773; Doyle, 1898; Gregory, 159.
1t will be Roberts third successive
term as mayor of this Nevada city, ma
tionally known for its quick divorces
and open gambling resorts.
In his campaign the mayor defended
Nevada's divorce and gambling laws and
attacked prohibition. He described the
legalized gambling law as means OF
removing the mask of hypocrisy" from
recognized conditions by legalizing
games which were being operated un-
lawfully.
Speaking from the pulpit Of the Reno
Methodist Church at the invitation Of
the pastor, Mayor Roberts urged the
placing of open barrels of good corn
whisky on the city streets to free the
community of bootleggers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
Masons to Celebrate.

WEsTERNPoRT. Md, May s (spe-
cial) Hiram Lodge, No. los, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, will cele-.
brate the seventy-f1fth anniversary OF
its constitution by attending services at
ST. James Episcopal Church next Sun
day morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06

As far Is tax purposes are concerned,
the Baker estate may be reduced greatly
by requests to charitable and public
causes or by the disclosure Of gifts dur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06

ing Mr.. Bakers lifetime, such e. the
case in the estates Of Nathan straus'
Col. Friedsam and Miss Wendell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06

Scotland Yard. London, soon will have
100 policewomen.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
v A R RUMORS
KEEP UP PRICE
Of COTTON

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. II
ON.S0.-Cotton, borne by war
rumors to encouraging price gains
despite the Oppressive influence
OF a Government report foresee-
ing the second largest crop in his
tory, today kindled hope in the
breasts of Southern farmers.
A rift in the clouds Of econc'
mic distress that have hovered
over agriculture in Dixie ap-
peared with the cotton markets
rise.
Ironically, reports of war in
the East accomplished for the
Southern farmer a market gain
he has been unable to achieve by
two ambitious plans for the re-
demption of cotton.
2 Movements Under Way
Meanwhile, interest was re-
newed in the two movements un-
der foot to give King Cotton a
boosting hand back to the throne
from which he was dumped so
disaStrously.
A conference of governors and
their representatives of the South.
ern States is scheduled for Jack.
son, Miss, tomorrow. Great pres
sure will be brought to bear to
snap all important cotton-grow-
ing States into the cotton acreage
reduction movement.
Acreage reduction laws have
been enacted in Mississippi, Ar
kansas and Texas, three States
that will produce approximately
IS per cent of the 1881 cotton
crop, according to the Govern
ment's estimate issued yesterday.
Texas Holds Out
Two States, South Carolina and
Louisiana, have adopted laws pro-
hibiting entirely the planting OF
cotton in 1882.
Failure of Texas to. favor this
scheme doomed it, however. since
its author provided it should not
be effective unless adopted by
States producing at least three
fourths of the nations crop.
Bank RS entered on the cotton
scene with a. plan for credit ex-
tension that would hold off the
market until July, 10" approx
mately 100000 bales. II was con-
ceived at a conference in New
Orleans of Dixie bankers, Federal
farm board members and Cotton
Cooperative Association officials.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
GRANT AWARDED
NURSERY

Permission to establish a nursery
school in the University Park Pub.
lie School Building was granted
to university women of College
Park by the Prince Georges county
school board in Upper Marlboro
yesterday.
Use of the room was granted
by the board on three conditions.
First, that the request be ap-
proved by the principal and trus-
tees of the school; second, that
the nursery class will in no way
affect the regular activities of
the school, and third, that the
nursery group must move when it
becomes necessary to use the avail
able room as a regular classroom.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
SLASHES.
PAY $1,000

BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.-As part
of his contribution to a bal.
anced budget" Mayor Jackson
has taken a $500 cut in his
$4,000 salary.
The mayor has also Topped
$1,000 from his personal con.
tingent fund and made a net de-
crease Of $500 in salaries of his
personal staff.
Four other members of the
board Of estimates have accepted
cuts of 10 per cent. School
teachers and officials of the
school board have been cut s
and 612 per cent while cuts in
the pay of other city employees
average 10 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
Gen. Pershing Backs
Hospital Film Fete

Gen. John J.. PerShing is spon-
Sor for an ArmiStice Day movie
program for the patients at Wal
ter Reed Hospital today, al
though the wartime A. E. F.
commander cannot be present
in person.
The film, "Way Back Home"
featuring Seth Parker and his
Jonesport neighbors, and a Floyd
Gibbons subject, Turn of the
Tide" both of which are now
showing at the RK-O Keith
Theater, will be run off for the
soldier patients.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
Benefit for Band
Is Set for Dec. IL

A Christmas festival and bene-
fit for the Prince Georges Band
is planned by civic and fraternal
organizations of Hyattsyille, River
dale and surrounding communi-
ties to be held at the Hyattsville
Armory December IL.
The executive committee is
headed by Edwin B. Boite. Work
ing with Mr.. Bolte are Harry F..
Kramms, Kenneth Spencer and
j, c. Campble.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
TOnsiLitis Attack
Keeps Carol Abed

VIENNA, Nov. II GN.S0.-
King Carol of Rumania was con-
fined to his bed today with an
attack of tonsilitis, according to
a dispatch from Bucharest.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
CoVINGToN ON BOARD

Judge j. Harry Covington. for
mer Chief Justice of the District
Supreme Court, has been made a
trustee o. Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, Md, w. B. Wolcott,
secretary, announced yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
Another Democrat Wins.

Democrats cannot fail to be encour-
aged by the results in yesterdays con-
gresSiohal election in the fifth New
Jersey district, and the Republicans
correspondinsly cast down. The vic
tory Of the Democratic nominee, Percy
H. Stewart, III a district which went
Republican by 10000 a year ago, is an
indication of the discomfort abroad in
this country, discomfort aroused by eco
nomic conditions, rather than an evil
dence of any particular affection for
the Democratic party. The voters
have dashed out at the party in power,
which has been almost the invariable
practice Of the people when pocket
books have become fiat and many
stomachs have been empty.
Whatever the reason for the voters
detection from the Republican ticket in
the New Jersey congressional election,
it can only be interpreted as distinct
trend in the political alignment for
next year. 1t is true that the Democrat
won by narrow margin, only 1902
votes, in a populous district, and that
in presidential year. when New Jersey
is almost invariably Republican. the dis
trict could easily swing back to the
Republican column. But the Democrat
won and upset huge Republican ma
jority.
Mr. Stewards victory clinches still
further the held the Democrats have
on the control Of the House in the
coming session Of Congress, giving the
party a total of PIG votes to 214 for
the Republicans, l for the Farmer
Labor party and vacancy. That
vacancy, which is to be filled by spe-
cial election in the first New Hampshire
district on January S. may cause still
further grief for the Republicans. The
district has been carried in the past
by the Democrats, particularly in 1912
and 1922, both years when the Repub-
lican party was in difficulty. The late
Representative Fletcher Hale Repub-
lican was victor there in 1880 by
about 5000 votes.
In the previous by-elections to fill
House vacancies this year, the Repub-
licans have lost in two districts which
have been strongly Republican in the
past, the old Vincent district in Michi-
gan and the fifth New Jersey They
have seen their lone House seat in the
Texas delegation slide over to the
Democrats. The only consolation for
the Republicans is the big vote which
John B. HOLSTER rolled up in the first
Ohio district, defeating his Democratic
opponent by about 10000 votes despite
the fact that the late Speaker Nicholas
Longworth won there year ago by
only $500. With upsets In only three
Republican districts so far recorded, ii
seems still premature to claim q Demo-
cratic sweep in the national elections
Of 1882. Much water will run under
the bridge before the voters 90 to the
polls next November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02
Aviation Speed Day.

Yesterday was SPEED day In American
aviation. Three pilots made assaults
on existing records and two of them
apparently succeeded. Capt Frank
Hawks, who probably holds more titles
than he can remember, was the lone
failure Of the carnival of speed Early
in the morning he left Vancouver,
British Columbia for Aqua Caliente,
Mexico, but was forced down by a
snowstorm and had to give up his at
tempt. In the meantime, James Wedell,
flying in the opposite direction over the
international course, was hitting it off
at better than two hundred miles an
hour, and six hours and forty minutes
after leaving the Mexican resort he set
his wheels down at Vancouver, thus
clipping one hour and six minutes from
the record held by James Goodwin
Hall. His time was all the more re-
markable because he few a hundred
miles past his northern terminus before
he realized his error. And Just to make
the day complete, Lowell Bayles at De-
troit rocketed his tiny plane around an
official course at a speed of two hun
dred and eighty-four miles an hour,
which, If confirmed by the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale, the ruling
body of aviation, will give him the land
plane world record, now held by Bonnet
O! France.
All three flyers made truly fine per-
formances, Hawks being just as deserv-
ing Of congratulations as the other two
because of his wise decision to sit
down when weather conditions became
dangerous. Remarkable as the new
records are. they probably will not
stand for long. Either the present
holders or fresh entries in the contest
for speed honcrs will attempt to better
them. 1t is the kind of competition
that the United States needs 10 enable
1t to hold up its end in the struggle for
world supremacy.