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The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Cutting Pay and Expenses in
Federal Government
Valuable Hint from English Royalty

For those statesmen who are setting with the determine
ton salaries and expenses the Federal Government
the coming session Of Congress- rather than to levy add
tona taxes there is quite useful hint from London
King George patriotic head of his great nation understand
ing it's serious financial conditions that he is re-
ducng expenses of the royal household this year $2
500 and Prince of Wales is shaving his allowances
to save the British exchequer $4,000 this year.
That real cooperation in crisis such Great Britain
is facing and it the kind of cooperation that might help
things here
The tendency of so statesmen is going be in the direc
on of squeezing few dollars from the pay and allowances
of smaalaried and in the government service
overlooking the political favores with large salaries and the
Federal establishments that get huge appropriations to carry
on experiments and do useless and unnecessary work
Representative Beck makes sharp attack unnecessary
and meddesome Government bureaus declaring that the
honeycombd with all sorts of commissions ana
bureaus that are not performing worthwhile services
It is not the pay of the little workers that harms Is
he extravaganza that goes in bureaus and
that every year find increase their appropriations ana
their pull with Congress- building themselves on various
pretexts
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Unemployed as Jurors
District Juries Are Selected Under Code

Suggestions making their appearance that unemployed
and should be used jurors in courts but Is
probably overlooked that the drawings and duties OF ures
carefully provided in the laws of the United States and
of the States making necessary to amend the laws un-
be favored those who have business or
work
The Districts methods Of selecting grand and petit Jurors
do differ materially from the methods elsewhere except
in weakness of the District system in the lack Of machinery
thoroughly investigate the characters of all jurors drawn
for duty.
Our Jury Commission provided with adequate staff
of workers to that but proper and fit have
their placed in jury boxes.
Under preferences be given unemployed
persons by the Jury Commission and it's clerk It might
be good idea this possible in view of the large
number of busy persons who constantly seek exemption from
jury duty.
judges always faced with this problem of busy
seeking escape jury duty and they quite strict in the
matter granting exemptions in mighty few If the
judges had way of knowing that exemptions would help
good citizens who of work. they would doubtless be
inclined to grant exemptions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Latin America Learns

years back there has been manifest in Central
South American countries definite suspicion that their
big neghbor Uncle SAM selfish than friendly IN
his dealings with the smaller republics this hemisphere
We the United States could not understand that feeling
knowing we'll the dnclnation of the American Government
throughout its history interfere with persecue other
nations In Latin America nevertheless Nicaraguan
has been sufficient and keep active that
friendly feeling which greatly deplore
In recent months however there has been noticeable
distinct modification of that suspicious attitude and grow
ing realization that do wish to dominate smaller
neghbor after all Recently Pais newspaper published
in Montevdeo Uruguay, had occasion to say:
evident evolution the the
United States with reference Latin American relations and
the great the North American republic knder
policy becoming evident
the PanAmercan Conference will be held in Mon
not particularly encouraging long
point of view ruled the United States but
promise. We little country compared to
northern Of States but would like to
by Oncedng complete equality to the different
this hemisphere whatever their size wealth.
Ordiay and friendship which all sincerely desire
be attained"
Of in the United States insist that it is the
other peoples whose attitude is changed rather than
but beside the question The main thing that friend
illness growing where suspicion and anagonism
sted and the fendness whatsoever may be based
will be welcome.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Visiting "Stunt" Artists

Few who have started out unusual enter
pries have missed this city Washington generally the
of queer itineraries The advertising this city gives
to real performers and freaks is worth while
One of the latest stunt artists visit Texas
gentleman who started Fort Worth five months ago
WALK BACKWARD AROUND THE WORLD. While taking
in the sights of Washington which many and deeply in
teresting this gentleman perambuated in style
The word stunt' is given by dictionaries pure
slang though its expressivene has incorporated into the
beknown vocabuares 1t is described any performance
notoriety"
What the motives and goal of this Texas gentleman
have not been made fully known but if he gets around
the world walking backward he will be fully entitled to all
the emoumen and enoymens that have been promised
to contract at Hollywood
It is told that he pair of smoked glasses with
vision mirrors attached that he averages % miles daily and
will girde the globe in three years.
He be credited with unusual courage for the
average being into plenty trouble while looking
ahead for all he is worth.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

On and on she went, in her
shallow, peevish tones, volclng
the standardized wifely com
plant WHY DOESN'T HE
NOTICE ME ANY MORE?" And
I thought how clearly she an
swered her own question.
There she was, lettering along
aimlessly as her grandmother
had loitered-WHILE AN ExAS-
PERATED WORLD, FULL OF
PEP AND PURPOSE, CHAFED
AT HER HINDERING HEELS.
And it was plain that her men
tai processes were as almleSs
and undisciplined as her heels.
She thought "all over the lot"
as a child would think. Or, to
be more accurate, she rarely
thought-she simply emoted.
Her mind was filled with
vague dreams, futile rebellions,
trivial conceits. She knew
nothing of grown-up ideas and
conditions nothing Of the
modern world in which her
husband functioned. AS for ad-
vising hint was joke! She
wasn't fit to advise a lady bug.
An Idle Woman
OF course, there was some
excuse for her. She had never
worked. She had passed from
her fathers home to her
husbands without contracting
reality. But many wives, with
the same handicap, become well
balanced citizens and compet-
ent partners for their husbands.
She hadn't tried to change her
self-hadn't thought it neces-
sary to qualify. A man should
stay enamoured if his wife
kept herself up"-that was
her simple creed. But by
keeping up" she meant only
her clothes and complexion. 1t
had never occurred to her that
a wife should stay mentally fit.
Pitiful, inadequate little crea-
ture-how could she, or her
innumerable kind, hope to COM
pete for a mans interest,
against the clever, efficient,
well balanced women of his
working world. She was as use
less and almost as great a
nuisance, as the gilded GIN
cracks that filled grandma's
what-not. While she loitered,
the modern world, including
her husband, swept past and
forgot her. And it was all her
own fault. But could you tell
her that? THY AND DO IT!
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
"The Perfect Crime"
Almost, if Not Quite

Discovery of the body of Benjamin Ceilings the beach
Huntington L. L. adds we'll detracts from the mystery
surrounding this singular crime.
What might previously have been explained melodra
matte Disappearance though without assgnabe motive
peculiarly atrocious murder with the motive OBJ
scure as before.
The of hypothesis that have been advanced OBJ
vouy vaueess in the present state of the evidence The
has been committed but must confess that
verged hough whether by accident by design
another question which connoisseurs properly differ
De Quincey who than hundred years ago. wrote his
classic Murder Considered Fine Art would have found
abundant material in the Ceilings thus far developed
profound metaphysical essay Sherlock Holmes of course
would have cracked the nut in "a hours
As is the public only continue to rack its brains on the
puzzng problem offered to for many years. The Starr
Faithful child's play beside it.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Army Lures Many

Uncle Sans War Department is establishment which
rarely feels obliged in good times bad to discharge its
but the door always open for enlistment to the faith
full private corporal sergeant until long of service
enttle him to pension
The prevailing unemployment situation in civil life is being
reflected in the number of reenstments which being
recorded
The Army finds little difficulty in retaining who
have ratons clothing and shelter and assured mat
ter how depressed business and industry may become.
When millions careworn and in want, 1t is easy TO
realize what a lure carefree Army jobs possess
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
A SpOrt-LOving Nation

There about 100000 golfers in this country and
than 5000 golf There municipal golf
$50 American cities There baseball diamonds and clubs
in every town and hamlet with plenty rural communities
Tennis grounds found everywhere Football holds its
place among other sports.
This country spends about $25oooo0OO year sporting
equipment and accessories About 100000 golf balls
bought each year; 100000 tennis balls sod 100000
baseball gloves bought and probably 100000 balls for base
ball.
The nation subscrbes most thoroughly to the idea that out
door recreation sunshine and air lessen doctors bills and
make for national happiness We bring babies up
in the sunshine and fresh air. boys and girls play baseball
tennis and golf
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

She was lettering ahead of
me, down a crowded depart
ment store aisle. I tried to
pass. Nothing doing. Although
fairly small woman, she man.
aged to block the whole space
by her zigzag dawdling. Exas-
perating! There she was
holding up at least five busy
people. What a nuisance loiter-
ers we're in this swift, modern
world!
At last I settled down, wait
ing a chance to pass. Then I
noticed that she was carrying
on a conversation with a wo-
man friend. An aggrieved con.
versation. About her husband.
The old line-she was a Neg
lected Wife. He treated her
like 80 much furniture" Never
told her a word about his busi-
ness. She could help him so
much with his business if he
would ask her advice, but he
wouldn't. He acted as if she
Didn't Know Anything.
Crazy About Her
She didn't know what had
come over him. He'd been so
crazy about her when they were
married. And she'd kept her
self up. "You know, Ida, every
one says I don't look a day
over 25, even though am 49,"
But he never noticed her any
more.
Probably there was Some
other Woman. In fact, she was
practically positive there was.
No, she didn't have any proof,
but there was that secretary in
the head office where he worked
Pretty? Well, maybe some
would call her pretty, but per-
sonally she couldn't see pretty
thing about her. She was one
of those quiet, cold creatures
"Mark my words, Ida, you can
never trust a woman like that"
But Edward thought she was
wonderful. He was always pralS-
ing her. once he even asked
her why she couldn't do things
the way Miss Brown did. Ina
gine!... expecting his wife to
do things like a stenographer!
That was the kind of a man he
was!
Well, he wasn't going to make
a. fool of her. She'd show him
he couldn't get by with stuff like
that. Taking the best years of
her youth and then treating her
like an old shoe
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Two to One for Repeal
Lawyers Mobilize Against Prohibition

The American Bar Associations twoto-one vote against
prohibition surprise Prohibition has been such tragic
joke for long that the legal profession proverbay
conservative bound to declare itself against the outrage
sooner later.
The associations action merely that another organ.
lied element of American czensand large intelligent and
powerful oneha fallen into step with the vast that
marching against the Eighteenth Amendment.
What makes the Bar Associations vote more impressive
than of many other organizations however is the fact
that prohibition has been financial godsend to lawyers
1t has crammed the courts with furnished more
legal business employed members Of the bar in the de-
voato than other the statute books
But the lawyers willing to place public benefit
above private gain They deserve congratulations for this
broad atude-even threaten to lose them money
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
TIMES TEST

Do you know:
1. What chapel in Paris IS
noted for its exquisite windows!
2. What saints life is con-
nected with Assist?
3. What do English people
call the city of Firenze?
4. Where is the Cluny
Museum?
S. What is a basilica??
Fill each blank with one
word:
6. Turpentine comes from
7. Northwestern University is
IN
8. Pompeii is near
9. James Whitcomb Riley was
a poet of life.
10. One kind of a joint IS
called ball and
IL. The President who was
asSaSSsinated in Buffalo was
12. Travels" was
the most noted of Swift's books.
13. Chianti is a kind of
IA. The present Pope is Plus
is. The ruins of the baths Of
Caracalla are in the city Of
ANSWERS ON Magazine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

Gerard Swope, president of
the General Electric Company,
has submitted plan, rather
elaborately worked out, for the
stabilization of industry and
the ending of the depression.
Whatever may be said of the
plan, when analyzed, too much
cannot be said in commenda-
ton of the spirit which in
spired it. After all, it is our
industrial and social systems
that are on the rocks. 1t is
the capitalistic system that is
on trial.
Any revolutionary spirit that
may exist is aimed at this
more than at our form OF gov
ernment. And since business
men admit that business brains
are better than any other kind,
we have been waiting Impatient
ly for an exhibit.
Nothing stands out in the
present crisis so conspicuously
as the fact that the houses OF
industry and finance are IN a
sadly cluttered and chaotic
state; and that these must
be put in order.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Eat for Style
The Slim Figure Is Out

The fashion in women is changing this winter say recent
advice from overseas and the grocery business may be
pected to pick up in consequence
The ideal feminine figure is decreed will have the fol-
lowing specifications:
Heght-5 feet 1912 inches.
Hips-32 inches.
Bust-39 inches.
Arms length-19h inches
Wast-31 inches.
The woman 1882 also will weigh not less than 1913 pounds
and should weigh 13o The small girl is definitely
of the picture Reducing diets dead as last
best seller Buses puffed eeveanything to simulate
size-wil back
It's smart to be hefty. Be thankful if you're fat.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Unjust Discrimination

Female radio Italy be dispensed with
stated because they received too many burning love letters
silly Threeourths of the correspondence at radio
stations for the ''speakerines."
radio speakers free from these love missive
nouncers.
Over here there belief that females far
numerous in being suddenly smen with male stars of the
stage radio than males seized with similar feelings
for female celebrities The males persistent and
siCkening
There is no way of stopping and discrimination
against women announcers is far from justx
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

week. as impatient with the
popular pessimism over the de-
preston. He has been right
along. He can see nothing in
the present situation to diff
ferentiate it from other depres-
sions from which we have
emerged doing business as
usual"
He would be shocked to know
that his apparent inability to
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

understand that we cannot con-
tinue to do business as usual"
contributes to the popular pes
simism he deprecates.
Unhappily there are too many
industrial leaders who share
the Presidents fallacy. The
major part of the suggestions
from business leaders thus far
have been confined to proposals
that organized society take
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Too Many Leaders Share

Too Many Leaders Share
Presidents Fallacy
Perhaps business brains have
been asleep. Their product IS
not good. They have operated
too much for human greed ana
not enough for social service.
They have been concerned ex-
clusively with money and not
enough with men. If business
brains have not grasped the
fact in the last two years they
are much overrated.
Mr., Hoover is reported this
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Judicial Optimism

Judge Springer of Palo Alto California qualified the
worlds leading optm when he told young woman brought
before him for intoxcation:
marriage will probably to behave yourself"
At that is to be noted that the judges legal traing
admouished him to put in that saving word probably.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Construction Plan Of
SWODe EncOuraging

Construction Plan Of
SwOpe Encouraging
The fact that Mr.. SWope has
a constructive plan, which rec
ognizes the necessity Of max
ing almost revolution ary
changes in the business world
is encouraging.
This plan has the virtue of
taking the human equation
into consideration-and of not
high-hatting the workingmen
without whom there would be
no industrial life at all. 1t en-
braces life and disability insur-
ance, old-age pensions, un-
employment insura ance, and
Workmen's compensation.
Mr.. Swope believes that this
can be worked out without any
reference to government. In
duStry is to handle it all itself,
counting these things in as part
of the cost of production, along
with raw material.
He is convinced that unless
industry speedily works out
such a plan of its own, organ
lied society, represented by
government, will; and since the
primary purpose of govern
ment is to protect the interests
of mankind some can see no
reason why government can or
should stand aloof.
But the striking thing is that
a representative of Big Busi-
ness has conceded that un-
employment insurance, old-age
pensions, and disability insur-
ance must come, one way or
another. It will be interesting
to note the reaction of other
captains of industry.
Another Purpose Is
To Stabilize Prices
Another purpose of the Swope
plan is to stabilize prices; and
much elaboration and explana-
C4OAA 10 44CCCoooAy IlcIG 10 d GIlOT-
ough understanding. Apparent
ly it means the wiping out of
laws against combinations in
restraint of trade.
Each great industry is to be
permitted to enter into agree
mentS among its units in re-
gard to production and prices.
Left in this way, this would
mean the legalization of the
monopolization Of each indus
trial unit.
But realizing that no sane
people would ever agree to any
such proposition, which would
mean the creation OF an indus
trial feudaliSm, Mr.. Swope pro-
poses that when these theoreti-
cal monopolies have their plans
ready they must be submitted
to some such governmental
agency as the Federal Trade
Conn mission to determine
whether the rights Of the pub
lie are Safeguarded.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Big Business Offers Plan = By Claude G. Bowers

hands off and let big business
do precisely what it pleaSes.
Many thoughtful men are
convinced that our industrial
and financial system would not
be what it is today if it's leaders
had not been permitted to do
so much what they pleased
Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
RICHARD D. DEAR
SUED FOR DIVORCE
100000 Squandered in Seven
Years and Other Women Enter
tanned, Alleges Wife.

Charging that her husband Richard
Douglas Dear now in Reno, NeV., mas
squandered more than 100000 IN seven
years, partly In the entertainment OF
other women. Mrs. Beatrice Mhteao
Dear. 1924 Monroe street. flied suit TO-
day In the District Supreme Court ,for
an absolute divorce, naming a co-Ke-
spondent and charging numerous acts
Of infidelity.
In her complaint Mrs. Dear stated
that on Dec mber, 1929. she was award
ed $500 a month alimOny by the Cir
cult Court of Loudoun County, Va, but
that since last November her husband
has paid nothing. She asserted she was
compelled to yacate her apartment and
Is now living ON charity.
Mrs. Dear. through Attorney Godfrey
L. Munter. also told the court that last
Spring her husband telephoned TO her
that he was going to South America,
but that later she was served with d.
vorce papers from RSno, where she
said the husband now is trying to obtain
q divorce from her Oh false grounds.
She denied that her husband is a resi-
dent vi Reno and asked the court for
an injunction preventing him from pros
scouting his suit against her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

motor cycles and knocking down two
other officers. He was escorted from
the field, but became so obstreperous,
police said, that he was subdued
forcibly.
Disorder that resulted in the inju--
Of several hundred other spectators be-
gan the moment the wheels of the
Winnie Mae touched earth. r
More than a dozen motor cycle po-
licemen formed a moving circle around
the plane. With screeching sirens and
exhausts splitting fire, they made an
impreensble Gordon.
Outside this ring was circle or more
than 100 officers with night sticks
ready. AS the crowd pressed forward,
those on the inside were jostled against
the officers. Night sticks flew left and
right In several cases, the officers
used their fists, too.
Several women were knocked down.
A baby was pushed from its mothers
arms and was saved from being tram
pied to. death after 1t had been stepped
on by number of persons.
Everywhere the car bearing the two
flyers went there were crowds pressing
forward and night clubs swinging.
Credentials of reporters and pho
tographers were ignored. One photog.
rapher was dubbed
1t was not until Post and Gatty
finally left for New York that the club
swinging and bedlam ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

We talked about the various countries
We had visited and had a good talk.
There is free aviation school there
and boy students crowded around and
wanted to know all about the plane and
the trip. She did q pretty good job
Of interpreting. even though she had
difficulty translating some of the tech
meal points.
1t certainly was good TO hear English,
even cOckney English, IN that out-of-
the-way corner of the world.
English here, German at the next
stopping place Then Russian. Then
Esquimaux dialects of English, and
finally the familiar speech OF our own
United States. But still as We look back
ON it now, there wasn't much difference
in the people Every one was kind to
us in whatever country We found our
selves. We have many people to thank
for the success of the trip besides our
selves-the officials Of the German Luf-
thanau, the men of the British r. A. F.,
the operators of Alaskan airways, our
Canadian friends. including the munich
pal officials of Edmonton, and, lastly,
our friends at Roosevelt Field. From
what We have seen of them, the peoples
of the world are alike except for their
languages.
All in all, 1t has been a great trip,
an adventure which we are glad not to
have missed. but one which we would
not like to have to duplicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
Flyers Warmly Greeted as Record Flight Ends

SCENES AT ROOSEVELT GATTY LANDED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
Mother Excited
! When Wiley Post
Speaks ON Radio
Claps Hands AS She Hears
Son AT Home of
NeighbOr Farmer.
BY the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Okla, July 2.-New
York's welcome to Wiley Post and Har-
old Gatty was brought to the pilots
mother, Mrs. w. F. Post, and his
brother, Arthur, by radio at the farm
home of a neighbor last night.
Mother was excited when she heard
Wiley's voice." Arthur said. she
couldn't keep from clapping her hands
when he spoke"
Wiley's father listened in at NARROW,
Arthur said, and was much pleased
with the welcome.
You know he is more interested than
one would think" the son commented
explaining that his father was not the
kind of man to take on" over any
thing.
lie believed the night was a haz-
ardous undertaking" Arthur added
but he didn't want to do anything
that would prevent it."
Wiley Posts father is much like the
flyer in being man Of few words.