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The Washington times., 1931-11-19

dozen different projects. He
is direct. He is sure. He wants
what he wants and he fights
for it. And if you get in his
way, that's just your bad luck.
We Just Tall
If we decent people fought
one-tenth as hard for the things
we want as AL Capone fights
for the things he wants,
America would be Utopia. But
we don't fight. We just talk.
And get up mass meetings and
holler. And say things are 60
ing to the dogs. And get a
couple of cops kicked out. And
then sit back and wait for
God and the Republican party
to do the rest.
And while we're waiting. AL
Capone is busy on the job.
Why do the wicked flourish
while the righteous get it in.
the neck? That's why. Be-
cause the righteous bellyache
while the wicked get busy.
I admire AL Capone. They
say he is Public Enemy Num-
ber One. But he isn't.
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER
ONE IS OUR OWN WEAK
NESS, OUR INDECISION AND
VACILLATION, OUR HYPOC-
RISY.
AL Capone is a bad man, but
he is a strong man. He is the
most significan figure in
America today. He 10 actually
more like the old-fashioned
fighting Americans than any
other person on our stage. He
has their directness. their stub
bornness, their courage, their
simple, uncomplicated view
point, their unSentimental down
rightness, theil wallop.
He aims different-that's all.
But at least he has an aim.
And that's more than you
can say of most of our cock
eyed patriots.
Copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
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Prosperity at Home,
Prestige Abroad

You will recall Charles
Evans Hughes standing be-
fore an audience and asking
this question:
"Do you want to entrust
the business Of this country
to the Democrats?"
You have no doubt heard
how magogues passed
through a certain business
section of New York city
frightening small merchants
away from Smith, whom
they liked and had always
supported, by assuring them
that his election would mean
business ruin.
And you believed all that
piffle-do you believe it
now?
In 1923, in a speech at
Elizabethtown, Tenn, Mr..
Hoover bluntly said that
government has an intimate
relation to prosperity; but
in 1880 we heard another
tune. Dwight Morrow then
secuted the idea that political
parties can make or break
prosperity, and his fellow
The Washington times., 1931-11-19
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Harding
By Helen Rowland

nothing to interfere with it seri-
ously. She may go in for lots
of other things-business, So
ciety, law, art, medicine-but
they are all just sidelines; little
running accompaniments to the
real motif of her life.
She may resort to work or a
profession, while she is waiting
for her Life's Dream to come
true; or she may turn to it for
consolation after the Dream has
been shattered. But it will al
ways remain an AVOCATION.
Something to employ her mind
and energy, while she is mark
ing time" and looking for the
Big Moment-waiting for the
Great Adventure.
A woman may make a more
brilliant success of her art or
her business than she does OF
love. 1t may excite, stimulate
and exhilarate her; but it can
never satisfy or Justify" her
as can one perfect love or one
happy marriage.
On the other hand, to a
man, love is merely a fasci-
mating avocation, to be enjoyed
after the stress of business or
sport and not to interfere with
really serious things. It IS a
form of relaxation, which occu-
pies only his idle hours. When
he is successful. it is a diver
Sion-when he is down-hearted,
it is a resource and a consola-
ton.
To one man, love may be
an inspiration; to another it
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But you have no sentiment
in business.
You never consider the en-
barraSsment and humiliation
that the mans family expert.
ence when you sue or other
wise force him to liquidate.
More than likely you do not
actually need the money to buy
necessities for your own fam
lily.
But you are relentless in get
ting what is coming to you.
You rather like to be known
as hard-headed and tight-fisted.
And you try to keep up to
your reputation of taking your
pound of flesh if you must to
get a settlement from anyone
who owes YOU money.
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I'm the Interest
Of Business

The outstanding achieve
ment Of the present Admin
istration is the tariff-"i in
the interest of business?"
The result? The October
number of the Port of Balti-
more Bulletin, referring to
the effect of the tariff war
we launched, when, on the
demand Of the delectable
Grundy and under the whip
Of Mr.. Hoover, the present
prohibitive tariff act was
forced through Congress,
says:
Local companies are now
manifesting unusual interest
in the establishment of
branch factories in Canada,
while chambers of commerce
in Great Britain as we'll as
several other countries are
competing for Baltimore
manufacturing plants, offer
ing their good offices in
various ways in an attempt
to induce local industries to
settle in their particular Sec
tion."
And so the Administra-
tion party has served Amer
lean business by driving
American factories, operated
by American capital, out of
the country; and this means
less production in the fac
tories here: and this means
less wages paid to Amer
lean working men here;
and this means less money
for the wage earners to
spend with American mer-
chants.
Is that in the interest OF
American business?
Is that what Mr.. Hughes
meant?
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Is It Sentiment?


You may be honest, but you
are unfeeling.
To get what is owing to you,
you are willing to invoke law
provisions which may greatly
hurt your debtors credit ir the
community
It may be a just debt, but
the man may have been un-
fortunate, is honest and will
pay as soon as it is possible.
You crowd and haIass him
and even theraten MIN and
perhaps go through a process
of law which necessitares his
selling off at ruinous prices
to- quiet your claims.
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Only I've the
nerve to ad-
nit it and
you haven't.
I repeat-I
a d mire AL
c a p o n e,
though I de-
S pi Sc tn e
t h i gs he
does.
But we've
wished those
things on our
selves. They
are the direct
C on sequence
If what ails us,
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Democrats Have
Nothing to Fear

Governor Roosevelt, TAX
ing a proper fling at the old
myth, trampled to a pulp by
seven million marching men
in search of the opportunity
to work, that a Democratic
victory next year would be
"'bad for business" makes a
good discrimination when he
differentiates between legiti-
mate and exploiting business.
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and brave she may become.
Woman cannot live without
love!
And, just so long as love is a
necessity to woman and a mere
luxury to man, Adam can keep
Eve jumping through hoops and
begging for sugar.
Woman may do a mans job,
cut off her hair, wear pajamaS
and flaunt a cigarette; but, in
the last analysis, man will al
ways be able to dictate terms to
her. It will always be a mans
world!
Woman MUST have love-and
man is all that she has, to love!
To man, love is one of life's
incidental pleasures. To woman,
it is a CAREER-and she allows
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may be a pastlme, beautiful
adventure or a hobby. But it
is never a mans GOAL!
From childhood woman finds
love an abiding thought. Moth
ing can crowd it out! 1t Is
always in the back of her con-
sciousness, no matter what else
she may be doing, from mix
ing a pudding or taking die
tation to buying a hat.
But, to a man, love is
merely a transient mood, in
stantly dispelled by the de-
mand of anything more vital.
from signing a big contract to
making a good score at golf,
eating a satisfying dinner or
planning a fishing trip.
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= SNSAAO AAANA
i existing conditions in this
country, that any one should
have the temerity-we had
almost said the impertinence
to raise the question as to
whether prosperity and legitl-
mate business would suffer
from termination of the
ver Administration in
Washington. That gey
man was raised up for the
terrorizing Of the ignorant
when it was found necessary
to lower the bloody shirt
which had waved as a flag
for thirty years over the
army Of privilege.
The depression that fell
upon the American people
in 1898, almost Immediately
after the second Inaugural
ton, of Cleveland, has been
used as a scarecrow for the
stupid and uninformed ever
since. Every honest historian
knows that the panic Of 1898
was Fastening on during the
last two years Of the Harri-
son Administration; and that
Harrison and Foster, his
Secretary of the Treasury.
knew. it, and exerted them
selves to the utmost to hold
it back until they could get
from under when the crash
inevitably would come.
But assuming, what is not
true, that there were hard
times under the second Cleve-
land Administration because
of that Administration, there
were not hard times during
the first Cleveland Admins
tration. And there were not
hard times during the Wilson
Administration. And there
was a devastating panic last
ing for five years, beginning
in 1873 during the Repub-
lican Administrations of
Grant and Hayes; and there
was a panic during the Re
publican Administration of
Roosevelt; and the most pro-
found depression Of all has
come during the whole of the
Repu blican Administration
of Herbert Hoover.
You, among the seven mil
lion out Of jobs today: you,
among the twenty million de-
pendents who are in distress
and forced in vast numbers
to eat the bread of charity;
you, among the hundreds of
thousands who have been
evicted from their homes;
you, among the millions
of farmers whose mort
gage had been foreclosed-
can you imagine the sublime
impudence Of a campaigner
in 1882 saying:
II warn you that it will
be bad business for the
Democrats to be given
power.
You no doubt have vivid
and painful recollections of
the things you heard in 1923.
You will recall tn It Mr..
Hoover in his acceptance
speech flatly said that Repub-
lican craftsmanship had put
business on the basis of per-
manent prosperity; and that
he would proceed to the
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About Business and
Political Parties
Blu Claude G.. BOUers-

partisans sang the self-same
song throughout the land.
You heard no more of the
"full dinner pail. " You saw
no signs in windows of the
poor mans cabin: Pros
perity at Home, Prestige
Abroad"
And yet there are indica-
tions that we are to wit.
ness the incredible-Repub-
lican politicians standing
amidst the wreckage of a
Republican Administration
and warning the hungry
people that a Democratic
Administration would be
bad for business"
Which Party Served
Business Best?
Business today would be in
a state of utter collapse, and
would have been Immediately
after the armistice but for
a Democratic Administra-
tion. When, bitterly op-
posed by the Republicans in
Congress, the Democratic
Administration of Woodrow
Wilson forced through the
Federal Reserve bill it rem.
dered the highest service to
business - legitimate busi-
ness-ever rendered from
1860 on to the present
hour. That is admitted now~
When during this Admin
istration the Democratic
minority in Congress fought
the present destructive
tariff act, which is closing
upon us the markets of the
world and driving American
factories to foreign soil, it
stood for the interest of
American business. Every
thing that has occurred was
warned against by the Demo-
Grassland that is admitted
now.
Which party served busi-
ness best in 1913 - that
which fought the Federal
Reserve or that which wrote
it into the statutes?
Which party served busi-
ness best in 1880 - that
which wrote the present
tariff into the statutes or
ALo4 ,-L;oL Fo,,rb4 40
The Washington times., 1931-11-19
LISTEN. WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

I admire AL Capone.
Don't snort. You admire him
yourself. You know you do.
The Washington times., 1931-11-19
It's a Mans World

It's a Mans World
Lots of men profess to fear
that the race will soon be ruled
by Amazons, and that man will
be relegated to the kitchen, the
boudoir and the back seat.
It's a diverting picture, per-
haps; but there's nothing to it.
There is one little trick of Old
Dame Nature, which has given
man the whip-hand over woman
and will help him to keep it,
no matter how strong and big
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
c. j. PREPPERS
WIN OPENER

Georgetown Prep and st. Johns
were basketball winners among
the scholastics yesterday. The
Garrett Parkers defeated Rock
vile High, IS to IA, while St.
Johns trounced Dewitt Prep to
the tune of 80 to 5.
Three games are on the pro-
gram for today. Business meets
the c. U. Freshmen at Brookland;
Western engages Alexandria High
at Alexandria, Va, and Dewitt
plays the Georgetown Freshmen
on the latter teams floor.
Came from Behind
Georgetown Prep came from
behind to defeat Rockville. Trail,
ing 8 to 6 at half time, Coach
Gardner's crew, led by Tom Keat-
ing, went earnestly to work in
the remaining quarters, finishing
on the long end of the comfort,
able 25-14 score.
It was just a track meet for
ST. johns against DeVlCt Prep.
Running up a o to 2 lead at the
half. the Little Cadets we're never
extended, every member on the
squad scoring with ease.
Hardigan Beats Western
Thanks to the consistent scor.
ing of Hardigan, the Georgetown
Freshmen were able to defeat
Western last night in a prelimi-
nary to the varsity Georgetown
Mt. st. rGary's clash. Hardigan
counted II points to lead his team
to it's IS to 18 victory. Tony La
tona upheld Westerns attack by
counting four times from the
floor and twice from ne 15-foot
mark for a total of 10 poinvS.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
R EP UDIAT|ONS
SOUGHT Of
GR|DDERS

Six members of the George
washington University freshmen
football squad VINO have been
told by athletic officials their
services were no longer needed in
the athletic department and that
after February they would have
to commence paying for food,
lodging and tuition, were asked
this morning to repudiate their
statements of yesterday that food
which they had received gratis up
to December was no longer
forthcoming.
The students were taken before
university authorities one by one
today with the intentions of Sc
curing regulations of the state
ments of yesterday, it was learned
at the college.
Out-of-TOwn Students
The six are all out-of-town stu
dents and are meanwhile at their
wits end to provide regular meals
for themselves.
They are Howard Lamb and
William D. Smith, of Indiana;
Henry Strayer, of York, Pa; Frank
Lacilla, of Waterbury, Conn;
Parry Driesen. of New Haven.
Conn, and Ken" Keesey, of
York, Pa.
These men, who have not had
to pay tuition during the past
three months because of their
competitive scholarship" for foot
ball, can continue at George
Washington according to Colonial
officials, providing they do so on
their own financial responsibility,
and register for a second term
which starts February 4.
The six boys will be carried on
the athletic list until February 4,
except in the item of food. After
that time it is up to their finan-
cial ability to pay as to whether
they want to continue their
studies
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
SAILOR LANDERS
SCORES WIN

A two-fisted attack carried Billy
Landers, Norfolk, (VaD bantam
weight, to a well-earned 10-round
decision over the tough Frankie
McKenna, of Baltimore, before
1900 spectators in Alexandria,
Va, last night. Landers won by
such a wide margin that many
fans didn't wait for the official
verdict.
Landers three times floored the
game Baltimorean. once in the
second round for a count of nine
due to a vicious hook, in the fifth
for a toll of five and finally in
the seventh.
Strong Defense
A strong defense against such a
"crowding" fighter as Landers
saved McKenna from a possible
knockout. This was especially
true in those rounds when NC
Kenna was in troubled waters but
safely pulled his ship ashore.
Despite Landers triumph by a
wide margin, McKenna was al
ways in there, pegging away at
the Norfolk boy and rammed home
several wicked jabs. Also. Nc
Kenna proved himself one of the
smartest counter-punchers to show
here in years.
In the ninth and tenth rounds,
McKenna made LanderS miss often
with that deadly right and drove
home a right to the head or body
in return.
Smashing Bout
It was smashing bout, packed
with thrills, and was what the fans
expected.
Henry Irving scored his second
knockout over Frank Vance,
Georgetown University law stu
dent, putting the finishing
touches to Vance in the second
round with a pile-driving right to
the jaw. Irving, a light heavy.
weight, is a heavy puncher. par
ticularly with that right mitt.
Kid Cosden, of Cordova, Md,
stopped Jack Lamar, of Cleveland,
in the fourth round; Billy King, of
Warrenton, Va. outpointed Billy
Reed, of the Boys Club, in four
rounds; Patsy Lewis, of Balti
more, shaded Marino Marini,. of
Washington, in four rounds. and
K. O. Burns, Baltimore middle
weight. outpointed Roddy Davis,
of this city, in another four
rounder.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
Pigeons Report News

And speaking of ju.jutsu,
Fred Lieb, New York newspaper
man who is in charge of The
American baseball invasion of
Japan, reports the odd facilities
the newspapers of Nippon en-
ploy to get their late baseball
dispatches. Says Fred:
"After each American home
run a flock of carrier pigeons
left for newspaper offices with
the details. In Japan, they do
not have telegraph instruments
at the ball parks for the after.
noon editions. The more up-tO-
date newspapers have their
stories telephOned in, and the
others employ carrier pigeons.
The pigeons were used exclu-
sively in the smaller cities in
which we have p layed.
"When we played at Sendai, a
homer by AL Simmons was the
first news important enough to
call for the release Of a flock
of pigeons. The next was the
scoring of a run by Larry
French. the Pirate SOuthpaw.
"'That makes a fellow feel
rather important said French,
sending out special reports just
because they have scored u run
on me. hope no stray bullets
from this war they are having
gets one of those birdS-yes,
/ dO!'"
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
.Pickups and
PutOutS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEONGE "A. SANfSON
Dutch" Bergman delayed
his trip to the Southern Con-
ference football meeting in
New Orleans to see frankie
Mann'S charity fight show in
Alexandria last night. he was
accompanied by Forrest Cot
ton, C. u. basketball coach. =.
Joe Ganey, the old Mercury
gridder, was also observed at
the bouts. Joe PerrOn, coach
of the Palace A. c.; Buck
Grier, of the Northern Celtics,
and DIR. ike" Dreifus, of the
FraterS, discussed prospects for
a football game Sunday. :.
fanny Trigger and Bob Nc,
Donald entertained friends
after the show. Kemp Cock
rell, one of Alexandria'S
greatest gridders and member
of the old Cardinal A. c.
eleven, was on hand. also
Capt. Mike Raedy and Baker
Boy" Billy Schwartz. Billy
Padgett parked his fire engine
at the entrance and when last
seen Lefty Mcintyre was driv-
ing it toward Washington. e. .
Oliver w. Ayres distributed the
programs. Les McMenamin
wore his fireman'S uniform,
prepared for any emergency
E. Captain Arnold of the Alex
andria police was a spectator
also Charlie COrbett, Patsy
Donovan, c. E. Fats" Cornell,
George King, Perch Cornell,
Vic Gauzza, Jack Mattingly,
EneaS Mccarthy and John
Joseph Michael Martin KOOntz
PATSY DOnOvan's 15-year old
bOy) Eddie Daley was a
second. . and Jimmy Lake gave
Kid Sullivan, one of the
referees, a nice introduction,
reminding the younger fans
that Sullivan once fought
Battling Nelson for the light
weight championship. MIR.
Lake also wiped the dust from
GOldie Ahearn's spick and
span white trousers.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

field man. His greatest perform
ance was against Yale University
in 1928. He almost single-handed
defeated the fighting Bull Dogs,
6 to 0. His excellent broken-field
running and 4ine plunges were
the talk of the football world
after the contest.
New York sports writer's praised
him with sparkling articles in
their report of the game, and
when the time came to pick an
All-American grid team, several
of the big city's writer's mentioned
Snyder.
He was selected on the ALI
Southern conference team for two
years. Washington and Baltimore
grid experts stamped him one the
smartest backfield man ever to
attend Maryland.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

Bowling
Tonight

District League-PetwOrth vs. Tenn
National Capital League-Takoma vs..
Young & Simon. at Lucky Strike.
Maryland-Virginia Suburban League
Bethesda VS.. Mt Rainier, at Bsthes-
da; Georgetown vs. Rockville, at
Georgetown; Silver Spring vs. Hyatts-
willie, at Silver Spring.
Temple League-Palmateers VS.. Stan
ley A. c.. A. C. Thours VS.. Sunrise
Bakery. Peerless vs.. Bland's Lunch,
Thyme Garage vs.. Rinaldi Tailors at
Temple.
Knights of Columbus League-santa
Maria VS.: champlain, n1TIs coTtez S,. vs.; Palos'
Pinta, La Sale VS.. Ovando, Marqustte
vs. San Domingo. Balboa VS.. Nina,
De Soto VS., Salvador, at Convention
Hail.
Pin Busters. Wrecking Crew vs..
Also Rams Little Potatoes VS.. Tobacco
Scraps Alibi Artists VS.. Wild Birds,
Hill Billies vs. Lab Katz Dri-Kleeners
Blowers. at Lucky Strike.
Electrical League-Central No. vs.,
Contractors, Warren vs. Creel No. l.,
Nstonal Matte. vs. Exide MiIerDudley vs.
PEPCO sta. F. No. / VS.. Graybar. Dou-
bleday-Hill VS.. Creel No. 2 at Conven-
Bureau of Standards League-ceram-
lists VS.. Industrialists, Files vs. Chem
lists, Mimeos VS.. B. T US. Engineers VS..
Technologists, at Columbia.
No. 2 VS.. American Security No. l.,
District VS.. Hibbs. Federal American VS..
Union Trust. National Bank VS.. Riggs,
Northeast Savings vs.. Washington
Ladies District League-King Pin VS..
Lucky Strike, at King Pin; Columbi
VS.. Takoma, at Columbia; Rendezvous
VS.. Bill Wood, at Rendezvous, Deal
John Blick VS.. Convention Hall, at
Arcadia; Georgetown Recreation VS..
Meyer Davis, at Georgetown.
Hebrew Interclub League-Aurora VS..
Monarch, Pals VS.. Jr. Mardelle, Equity
Five VS.. Reyes Vista VS.. Mosean, Les
Ams vs.. Phi Epsilon Tau. Iris VS.. Mar
dele, jr.. Arora VS.. Rialto, at Columbia.
tary, Round Table VS. Civitan. Mon
arch VS.. Cosmopolitan. Kiwanis vs..
Lions. Reciprocity VS.. Newcomers, at
Arcadia.
Rossiyn Independent League-Arling-
ton Trust VS.. Mercury, Ballston VS.. Smith
Garage, Standard Laundry vs. Kirby
Service, Bipac VS.. Lindsays. Cherrydale
vs.. Bauserman Motor, A. &c P. vs. Pen
Georgetown Church League-Chrtst
Episcopal vs.. West Washington Baptist.
Mt. Vernon M. E. VS.. Peck, Chapel No,
2, Calvary M E. vs. Covenant Grace
cada
Terminal League-shamrocks VS.. P
R. r., at Terminal
Mt. Rainier Ladies League-Dixfe Pig
vs.. Gallant Fox, Cardinals VS.. Crckets.
at Mt Rainier
G. P. o. Day League-Electrcal vs..
Blank Section. at g. P. O..
Takoma League-Colorado Service VS..
City Cab, Fruit Growers Express VS..
Brightwood Postoffice. Southern Building
Supply VS.. Park Auto Sales, at Takoma.
Poir Man 4.
Mayor & Council vs.. Brentood Mar
ket. at Mt. Rainier.
King Pin Business Mems League
Union Wall Paper VS.. Five Greeks, at
King Pin.
Prince George Mems League-Section
/: Collegiates VS.. Chillum. Section 2:
Company vs. Sligo. At Hyattsvile.
Bethesda Le&gue-Day Motor vs.
Friendship. at Bethesda.
Prince George Ladies League-Chillum
vs. Lanham. at Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1931-12-16

Snyder, who carries the nick
name of the Human Battling
RAM" because of his powerful
work on the gridiron, is thought
to be suffering from fractured
skull.
Snyder'S automobile was hit by
a truck while he was returning
from Sundays game at Griffith
Stadium. He played in the con
test for the Mohawks against the
Northern -Celtics.
Hospital officials at Gallinger
pronounced an improvement in
Snyder'S condition today
Whether his skull has been frac-
tured was not disclosed.
Star at Maryland
While at Maryland, Snyder be-
came known throughout college
football circles as a great back
The Washington times., 1931-12-16
CO-Captains Elected
at HOlUard UniUersit1

Because they would not run
against each other, Marcus Green
lee and Walter Payton were
elected co-captains of the Howard
University football team for the
season of 1882, at a banquet held
at the school last night.
This is the first time in the
history of Howard that co-cap-
tains have been elected. Both
Greenlee and Payton hold envious
positions for popularity at the
school.
Speakers at the banquet were
Walter Smith, principal of Dun
bar High School; Mordecai w.
Johnson, president of Howard
University; Dean E. B. Davis, DR..
Emmett j. Scott. and Coach Tom
Verdell of the football team.