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The Washington times., 1931-04-16
The Passing of King Alfonso
(Reprinted From Ne1U York Mirror)


Alfonso XIII last of the Bourbon Kings has renquisheG
his throne the of tremendous of republcanism
revealed in provincial election returns throughout Spain
The Kings abdcation absolute. ending the Spanish
monarchy ssovng the last Bourbon dynasty in Europe
Twenty minutes after the royal signature had been written
Republican flag from the Madrid postoffce flagstaff
A Republican committee headed by Nceto Aaca zamora
assumed control government last night Zamora will
Ibe first President of the Republic.
Thrones remaining Europe held precariousy with
the exception of Englands Invncble conservatism Of the
British people and the fact that George " is mere symbol
of British monarchy combine to render change there within
our time improbable Victor Emanuel Of Italy
knows how soon popular uprising will end their reign
dence and Hollands queen may survive Europes upheava
against monarchy but nobody enves Carol of Rumania
Boris of Bulgaria Verify these be parou days for those
heads adorned with crowns
king from the day he born Alfonso reigned long
but peacefully Regarded of the most democratic
he certainly of the most popular among European
his and security waned from the close OF the
World War In the last eleven years Republican sentiment
grew to overwhelming strength.
Alfonso in 1906 returned to Madrid with his bride
Princess Victoria Eugene of Battenberg daughter
Princess Beatrice and niece of King George Of England
greeting bomb tossed by revoluonares under the
royal carriage Spanish chvay revoed and the effect OF
the outrage which twenty lives to enhance
royal prestige for a time.
Royalty, says Alfonso he steps out sis not vocation
one would choose but duty that was imposed on me-
have always done my duty and that great satisfaction
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson.

then from caves into tents,
and from tents into huts, and
from isolated huts into walled
cities. 1t was a job. Their
men were as weak and as dumb
as they, and considerably more
scared. But they drove them.
They got their way. They
made those weak little men
face bears and fight cannibalS
and wage wars and bridge rivers
and build roads. They made
them bring home mastodon
meat and human scalps and
diamonds and gold and a bet
ter car than Mrs. Jones. In
short, they built civilization.
Those Lovely NuisanceS
All this, women have done.
But did they do it by being
noble? Did they get their
way because infatuated and
inspired males wanted to give
their way?
No, stranger, they didn't.
THEY GOT 1T BECAUSE
THEY ACQUIRED NUISANCE
VALUE.
If women had just gone
around Being Noble, we'd all
still be roosting in chestnut
trees and eating our in-laws.
But women knew a better trick
than that. They nagged. They
pouted. They wept. They
stormed. They had headaches.
They ran up bills. They gave
papa the well known Dog Eye.
And compared him, most un-
favorably, with Tilly Stone
hatchet's papa. In short, they
made him feel like Thirty
Cents. Whereupon, in self de-
fence, papa went out and did
SAND TOOK ALL
THE CREDIT. BUT WHAT
DID THE DEAR LITTLE
WOMAN CARE, AS LONG AS
SHE GOT HER WAY?
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

I'm convinced that the best
thing about us women is our
nuisance value.
Know what nuisance value"
means? Watch any fractions
youngster of S and he'll show
you. Youngster wants you to
do something. You don't want
to do it. You're busy or lazy,
can't be bothered. You ignore
him, Scold him, maybe swat
him. But the youngster keeps
on pestering, pestering, poster
ing until you HAVE to notice
him. Finally you do what he
wants, just to get rid of him.
That youngSter knew the value
Of nuisance-he got what he
wanted by making a nuisance
of himself. And he doesn't
care a hoot whether you like
his methods or not, as long as
he gets what he wants.
What did I mean about
female nuisance value? That's
what I meant. We do our
stuff by making nuisances of
ourselves. AND THE HUMAN
RACE HAD BETTER THANK
IT'S LUCKY STARS THAT WE
DO!
How Women Conquer
Much has been said about
the uplifting and inspiring in
fluence of noble womanhood.
And it's true. We do inspire.
We DO uplift. Don't believe
it? Take an hour off tonight
and read some history. See
what women have done. Not
the beautiful, brainy femmes.
Just ordinary women. Little,
weak, plain, bow-legged, discon-
tented wives and mothers with
a lot of children-see what
they've done. They've done
plenty.
They drove men out of trees
into caves, so their babies
could be safe and warm. And
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
ONCE-OVERS
Danger Ahead!

Danger Anea0!
Perhaps you are not jealous
so far as your husband or
your wife is concerned, but
there are many others who are
jealous.
Often what is regarded as
jealousy is the desire of a
mate to protect husband or
wife from situations that might
create a wrong impression.
Sometimes it does not take
much to weaken a good reputa-
tion.
An innocent word or look or
act, interpreted by another as
riSque.
A humorous remark, heard
by the person who has no sense
of humor, or purpoSely gar
bled by someone.
There are always those who
gain satisfaction by creating
what they term a mild sensa-
tion by an intimation that
others are overstepping the
bounds of propriety.
The strongest protection
against such persons is to
avoid the appearance Of evil.
Certain persons in your own
circle you consider jealous of
their mates.
You get a lot of pleasure in
rousing their jealousy.
You have no real interest in
the man or the woman con-
cerned.
Possibly you like to test your
power of attraction.
This is a dangerous pastime.
Not only are you likely to
cause trouble in the family but
you may get talked about in an
unfavorable way.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
WISE MEN

When our hatred is too keen,
it places us beneath those we
hate.-La Rochefoucauld.
Hurry is the mark Of a weak
mind; dispatch, of a strong
one.-Colton.
It seems to me that men do
not love what they are COM
PEELED to admire.-Duclos.
Man dreams of fame, while
woman wakes to love.
-Tennyson.
Little thoughts sometimes
dwell longest in memory.
Penn.
It is tormenting to fear what
you cannot overcome.
-AuSoniouS.
Humble things become the
humble. Horace.
Concealed talent brings no
reputation.-EraSmuS.
Who falls for love of God
shall rise a Star.-Johnson.
Do today thy nearest duty.
Goethe.
Human Improvement is from
within outwardS.-FfDuda
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
The Best English
Short, Clear

If the best English is that which tells facts briefly and
clearly Shakespeare himself could hardly improve this
letter from the chief of police of Bangkok SIAM patrol
man in Seattle who had written book on ju jitsu.
It reads:
ndly Sir: police have found gentle
book of valuable for teaching tricks but book
to unfortunate accident for which goat Is re-
spOnsibIe, him eating same
For this we to send six
copies.
"Goat is much sick book is of use."
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

strawberries, etc. Go talk to a
blind man.
The lips that touch liquor
ETC." How about a dogs lips?
No garbage can is too vile for
him to explore. Then when
Mr.. Ebert looks from his win
dow he can remember this as
he sees some ecstatic pup rub
bing noses with the frolicking
kids. And don't forget the
jungle when you see a dog
kissing some helpless babe.
ELMER G. HELM.
Brentwood. Md.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
Where the Soul Is Located

When your soul is sick take pill.
There has been all kinds of theories location Of the
soul in the human anatomy but far know here
the first authoritative scientific this i'm
portant question Ones soul is in ones tummy.
Dr. Rosenbueth speaking before the Federation of Amerl
Societies for Experimental Biology in Montreal told his
hearers medical scientists the of the soul had been
established the smooth muscle which has its place in
the intestinal and in the walls Of the blood vessels
thereof When you fancy your soul endangered probably
Fyou We got tummy ache.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

throughout our land the only
place that has within it's sacred
confines two places, it's Mount
Vernon and it's Monticello, that
voices true democracy at this
time brings forth a spokesman
who talks while his felloWman
walks.
Democracy found its birth
right in Virginia and he a Dem
ocrat, is dying on the cross Of
republicanism to attain an end
for the Hall of Fame that in
the near future will be deco
rated with true democracy of
the type that Virginia bred.
Where falsifying statements will
not be tolerated to the extent
that a spokesman will speak
and not have the whole truth
in his statements. In July,
1880, a mind-spoken broad
cast to labor that Senator Wag-
ner had in mind a bill that
would solve unemployment. Ac-
cepted by labor as the whole
truth. On April, 1881, the same
mind said, by promptness of Re
publican dictates, that the bill
was all wrong. I beg God to
deliver to the working class the
opinion that if you walk you
must eat. Denied the privilege
of DAME, Boone, who could hunt
without the idea Of toll, the
present Gay workman, Walks,
Weeps and Worries, three CAPT
tai WIS under a vizier who said
"Feed Belgium and starving Eu-
rope" BUT you, the American
workman, what will you ex-
pect, conversational"
JOHN T. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do you know:
1. In what State is death by
lethal gas the penalty for muir
der? ......
2. When was Florida added to
the United States territory?
3. What is the capital of Al
SAGE?
4. What are the two Houses
of Parliament in England?
5. Which of Christ's apostles
escaped martyrdom?
Fill each blank:
8. The pseudonym "Boz" was
used BY.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
Maryland in Politics
Presidential Candidates from That State

Governor Richie of Maryland will be influential figure
in the next Democratic National Convention He NAV become
his parys nominee for President he does not he will
have something to say to who is the nominee
Now another Maryland statesman with presidential
bee in his bonnet He former Senator France Republican
he will take the Republican nomination for President if he
get it. What support he will have from his party in
Maryland is not known
Maryland great old State and many distinguished
who would grace the White House if politics decreed it
that way.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

Mark Antony went after Cleopatra to get the gold
But it ended badly. He had to kill himself and so did
Cleopatra According to legend she allowed asp poisonous
serpent to sting her to death.
Ferrero tells coldy that the lady plain and the pic
above which is authentic shows what she looked like
call beautiful you would have to imagination
and she would have to have GREAT DEAL OF GOLD
Descended from Alexanders great general Ptolem the
lady various blood mixtures She married one Of her own
brothers, in accordance with Egyptian custom.
She visit Caesar having herself rolled up IN rug
to make sure would get n and before she made fool
of Mark Antony She supposed have the only
made the visit in her ''teens,'' and Caesar fell
Thev are all dead now and we only kind feelings
about them this lady would certainly have created no
sensation in Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

difference would that have
made? She was not loved for
her nose.
If her pocketbook, her sup
ply of gold had been simmer,
that WOULD have made a
difference.
Shakespeare thought, and the
world has believed, that Cleo
patra, Queen Of Egypt, mother
of Caesars little Son Caesarion,
Mark Antony's affinity, and
world trouble-maker, was an
extraordinary beauty.
You were told that, for love
of her extraordinary charms,
Mark Antony "madly flung a
world away"
But from Ferrero, the dis
tinguished Italian historian,
you learn that Mark Antony
did nothing of the kind.
Mark Antony was fighting
Caesar for control of Rome;
needed money to keep up his
armies, and GOLD money.
The greatest gold supply in
the world at that time belonged
to Cleopatra. Queen of Egypt.
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
my God, My Country
And My History"

Editor, Times:
I read, heard and have in
mind the talk over the radio by
the Secretary of Labor on the
unemployment question, and his
solution and the readjustment
contemplated by the President
himself. Deliberation and con-
templation-and I will say, Vir-
ginia soil, so sacred, the mother
of Washington and jefferson,
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
Darling Dogs Denounced
BY Doggerel Designer

ny OOSS0A0A N0SAS A04
Editor, Times:
May I, a young lady, enter
this controversy on the dog
question?
"Never mind. baby bulldog, don't you
Soon you;n bite some mothers child
by and by
MISS ROSE GLASSMAN.
Both Are Right,
Says Reader
Editor, Times:
May I come in? Mr.. Ebert,
you seem to have started some
thing. But don't trust to
vivisection to rid the city of
dogs, it is inadequate. Civiliza-
tion is our only hope. That
will bring a proper regard for
the rights of others, which in
its turn will solve this and
many other problems.
Mr.. Ulmer, you are right in
what you say about the noble
character Of the dog. Also
about some of them being bet
ter hammered than some chill
dren. I have seen the contrast
right in the same family.
That was because the dog had
the advantage both in heredity
and training. More care had
been bestowed upon him, prob
ably because he was a thorough
bred.
And don't tell us any dog is
clean. If you will show me
a dog that has been trained
out of the habits of the jungle,
I will eat him. No doubt the
green grocer is glad to see
you arrive with your dog. Also
his other customers who have
come to purchase cabbage,
The Washington times., 1931-04-16
Not a HOwling Beauty
History Often Exaggerates

T the of Cleopatra had been shorter the face of the
earth would have changed" So says Pascal The
might have shortened without hurting it, but what real
The Washington times., 1931-04-16

Z. The assassination Of Lin
coin occurred on April -, 1865.
8. The Pyramids were used as
for the Pharaons.
9. It took Columbus about
- days to sail to America.
10. The rod was in
vented by Franklin.
Match correctly:
IL. efficiency abnormal
II. irregular clever
13. adjure ignoble
IA. talented diSaVow
IS. cringing capability |
NAnSwers on Magazine RageN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
$4,000 IN DEFALCATIONS
CONFESSED BY BANKER
Kinston, N. c., Executive Makes
"Clean Breast" of Dealings Be-
fore U. S. Commissioner.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KINSTON, N. c.. June 18.-William
3. Harvey, executive vice president and
cashier of the First National Bank,
which closed several weeks ago, yester-
day made a public confession of defal-
cations totaling $4,000.
Harvey arranged for United States
Commissioner Henry Sutton and a
group of his friends to meet him in
the Office of his attorney, John Dawson.
When the group was assembled. the
former banker, one of the best known
men in Eastern North Carolina, in
formed them that he wanted to make
"a clean breast" of his dealings in
the bank.
At his direction Commissioner SUIT
ton listed 10 items of misapplied money,
covering period of 10 years and rang
ing from a few hundred dollars to
$4,000, which, Harvey said, he had en-
bezzled from an estate. Other large
amounts listed by the banker were
$4,000 from the Kinston Country Club
and $500 from the City Fire Depart
ment. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
new ARKANSAS LAW
ON DIVORCE IN FORCE
First Suit Filed at Hot Springs
Under Requirement of 80
Days Residence.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, June 18.-The
Divorce Court here was declared open
for business yesterday under the new
90-day residence law
One suit was filed, the first in Arkan-
sas under the new law Henry Bunch
of Winston-Salem, N. c., sought di-
vorce on the ground of desertion,
alleging his wife left him at the altar.
Chancellor w. r. Duffie, who gre
sides over the Divorce Court here, said
he considered the new divorce law in
effect until some court rules otherwise,
now that Secretary of State Ed F.
Mcdonald has held invalid petitions for
a referendum on the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18

VOU will be amazed at the flavor
! appeal that Hellmann's Mayor
naise has for men. Indeed, it offers a
sure way to induce almost any hus-
band to eat the salads that he needs.
The reason for its unique flavor?
Carefully chosen ingredients, first of
all. Breakfast eggs, special salad
oils, thrice strained vinegar, a unique
blend of Far East Spices. All mixed
to the exact proportions OF its famous
old French recipe.
And then double Dhppins a spe.
cia', scientific blending process that
mixes the ingredients to harmony
of perfection.
Try Hellmann's Mayonnaise on
the next salad you serve your hus-
band. II either of you feels that it
does not measure up to every promise
we make, please take back the jar
and get your money.
Get a pint or half pint jar today.
Hellmann's is the mayonnaise that
always has been identified by the
Blue Ribbon on the label. 1t 10 sold
by your grocer. sss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
VIRGINIA SYNOD
TO MEET AT WHEELING
Annual Assembly of Presbyterian
Clergy and Laymen June 90,
%, "a and IS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING. w. Va, June 18.-The
annual meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod of West Virginia will be held at
Oglebay Park here June %, %, "a
and rs. A clergyman and lay dele
gate from each of the 70 Presbyterian
churches in West Virginia will attend.
Delegates and alternates from each
womet's society in all of the churches
will attend the West Virginia Synodical
Society, which will hold its annual
meeting at the same time In all more
than 400 visitors will attend the meet
lngs of the two bodies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
Motors of Ne,u Air Queen
 Undergo Test, BIO Hours

AKRON, O., Jan. 14.-A 310-hour flight" will test the motor trans mission destined to drive the navy airship Akron, new mistress of the skies. to be completed in June.
 The tests will determine the fit ness of the new assembly system vhic,l will enable the motors to be carried within the ships hull to de- crease resistance and argument speed.
 Only one of the eight assemblies worked out for the ship will be tested in the run that will be di- vided into 25 periods of 10 hours each and two of 30 hours duration.
 For the test, motor has been mounted in a girder rigging simi- lar to that to be installed on the dirigible and 16l5 foot propeller carried on the end of a IT foot shaft.
 Tests will run the entire gamut of actual operation, including cruis-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
OIL PROMOTING COMP AN|ES ARE
 TO BE PR0BED
Activities Regarding Alas ka Lands Calls for P.
 o. Investigation

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IA The Post Office Department has started an investigation into the activities of companies advertising the promotion of oil land activities in Alaska.
 The companies maintain offices in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
 It is said the companies have of fered high returns to investors by forming associations to devel op mineral right on mineral allot- ments of 2,560 acres, each made by the Government. The promoters, 1t is declared, charge s2 an acre for their services. The Government s charge for the rights. to the entire maximum allotment of 2,560 acres is only $32
 The Post Office Department will investigate the use of mails by the promoters for sending letters to prospective investors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
CARDNERLEADS
 CAMP AICN FOR
 DROUGHT RELIEF

c. T. Gardner will be in active charge of the work of soliciting contributions to the fund to be raised by the Red Cross here for relief of drought-stricken areas in the States. His appointment as chairman of the canvassing con- mittee was announced today by B. M. Behrends, chairman of the Ju- neau chapter of the Red Cross.
 Juneau's quota of the $10,000,000 to be obtained throughout the na- ton is $1 ,O00 The task of collecting the local allotment will be started immediately.
 T am anxious" said MT. Gard ner, ito complete the task of ob- taining the Juneau quota as soon as possible. Relief is needed now by drought sufferers, and relief de- layed is no relief at all. should like to have Juneau lead all Alas kan cities in quick response and to be the first to meet quota require ments.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
Radio Announcer
 Merely Voice of the Air

know whether he or another is speaking for that description isn't used on the air
 Our attitude" said an official of the corporation, lis that the announcer is merely the voice speaking for the BEG. He is part of the corporation and shouldn't have place apart
 Program Some Subjects
 But the BBC's attitude toward the program is another matter. There big names" are sought, the theatre, movies, concert stage, not ed authors, public men, royalty all are used to put strength into the main program. This is the pro- gram intended for the whole king dom. On another wavelength a local London program goes out, and the other stations also broadcast a second program local in character.
 (Continued on Page Six)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
SITUATION IN DROUGHT AREA
 MOST SERIOUS
Chairman Payne Says Em- ergency Greatest of
 All Peace Times RED CROSS FACES
 GRAVE SITUATION
Ten Million Dollars Requir- ed Quickly-Five Mil-
 lion Already Spent

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IA The drought is described as the greatest emergency in peace time the Red Cross has ever been called upon to meet" by John Barton Payne, Chairman, as he started a $10000,000 fund raising campaign.
 Chairman Payne's statement came soon after President Hoover issued a formal proclamation. He said relief overshadowed the ex- penditures following the Mississippi River flood which cost S16, 6,994, 1868.
 Already the sum of $5,000,000 has been spent, Chairman Payne said, and this gives relief to 405,000 suf- ferers in comparison to 325,000 in the flood.
 Thirty-five counties in seventeen states are already getting aid and four other states are expected to require relief.
 Congress is still fighting over a $15,O00,000 food loan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14
LABORITES OPPOSE NEW SCHEME FOR
 BELGIAN DEFENSES

ing under inspiration from the French general staff in accordance with the Franco Belgian military agreement.
 From the technical viewpoint, they argue, the scheme to prepare Belgium against a new aggressive war is absurd. They say the futil- ity of permanent Qualifications was demonstrated in the world war, and that reconstruction of the Liege and Namur forts means that the south of Belgium would be given up to an invader as it was in 1914.
 Count de Broqueviile, answering these critics, said
 "The utility of permanent forti- fications was deHonstrated in the great war. Their purpose is not to resist indefinitely, but to retard the enemy forces. Liege, Namur and Antwerp made the Marne victory possible"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-14

ing and top speeds, with the motor forward and in reverse, and with the propeller swivelling as it will be on the ship to drive it upward downward, or at any angle as well as having ward and astern thrust.
 Tests will be watched by Dr. Karl Arnstein, chief engineer of the Goodyear Zeppelin corporation which is building ~the ship, and Lieut.. T. G. w. Settle, of the navy's inspection staff.
 It is estimated that 310-hour runs will consume 5000 gallons of gaso- line and that all the motors oper- ating at full speed for that period would drive the dirigible around the world without stop.
 Secretion of the motors within the ships hull is new departure in dirigible construction, one of the many features included in the de- sign of the ship which is nearing completion in skeleton form.