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The Washington times., 1931-02-27
ONCE-OVERS
Exercise!

G1A~A ~AS~S
Perhaps you are nearing mid
die age and slowing up a bit.
Your increasing weight, flab-
by muscles and heightened
color show that you are losing
vigor faster than you should.
Ase a young man you may
have taken part in athletics.
But as you grow older you
withdraw from any sort OF
physical effort except that
which your daily work necessi-
tated.
If your occupation is Of q
Sedentary nature it means you
take too little exercise.
There may come a time when
you will regret having aban-
doned all kinds of physical ex-
ercise and the benefits involved.
You don't consider yourself
as lazy, but isn't that just the
reason why you have settled
back to an effortleSS sort Of
life?
You are too anxious to favor
yourself.
II every little bit Of exercise
tires you, you should realize
that you need medical advice,
even If you do not feel i'll.
You started life with a good
constitution and should have
a vigorous middle age and still
ne Interested in some Kind pf
physical sport.
Copyright. 1881. international
Features Serviea IAAA
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Listen, World!

RObinSOn--------
You wouldn't believe that
you were the only person
Who had ever had to take
q detour
You'd realize that detours are
q natural part
OF any highway program,
And you'd follow that detour
until eventually
1t led you back to the high
way.
WHY CAN'T YOU BE AS
SENSIBLE AS THAT ABOUT
LIFE?
Life is a highway, too
A highway with detourS.
Every now and then some
thing turns life upside down.
Sends you off your course
for a bit
But that detour isn't the end
of life.
Sooner or later, If you'll fol-
low it,
You'll come back into the
highway again.
You may be travelstained and
tired
Sadder and wiser for the ruts
and bumps
But there, again, is the high
way waiting.
Waiting for you to go on
where you left off.
WHY CAN'T YOU SEE
THAT TROUBLE AND GRIEF
ARE ONLY DETOURS?
THEY'RE NOT PERSONAL
INSULTS,
INVENTED JUST TO
PLAGUE YOU,
THEY'RE A PART OF ALL
NORMAL LIVING,
EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE
THEM, SOONER OR LATER
WHY NOT BE SENSIBLE
AND TAKE THEM
WITHOUT so MUCH BEL
LYAKIN?
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Our Baby NeighbOr, Eros
By Archibald Henderson, Ph.D., Del, LID.
Famous Scientific Authority

The small heavenly bodies
known as asteroids, Of which
more than 1,50O have now been
listed, have a particular inter-
est for us, chiefly because Of
their minuteness. The fuse
asteroid, Ceres, was observed
just 13O years ago. They range
in diameter from about 48O
down to 3 miles in diameter.
For special reasons, the aster-
old known as Eros possesses a
value of exceptional astronomi-
cal possibilities. During the
nights of January 80 and Janu-
ary 81 of the present year,
Eros has approached nearer to
the earth than any heavenly
body with the single exception
Of the moon.
In August, 1898, DR.. G. Witt
of Berlin, detected a trail on
his Photographic plate. indicat-
ing that an aSteroid had been
trapped at last" 1t was first
given the name 1898 D @; but
later, when it's character as an
asteroid We definitely estab-
lished, it was given the name
Eros and the number 433.
How Eros Differs
It differs from the other as
teroids. which are found to be
between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter Eros revolVes almost
entirely within the orbit OF
Mars. AS this was the one
discovered by DR.. Witt OF the
Urania Observatory, some Wag
suggested that it be named
Brevitas, as being the sole Iols-
covery) of Witt!
Much interest was displayed
in Eros at the time OF its dis
covery and for some time after
wards, as it made fair to re
open the question Of solar paral-
lax. A favorable opposition OF
Eros affords an opportunity for
redetermining solar parallaX,
and in consequence arriving at a
more accurate determination OF
the astronomical remic-the
distance from the earth TO the
sun. It is said that Eros was
accidentally caught on = photo
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
DOYOU KNOW?

The 1880 Edison Medal, the
highest award of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers,
was recently presented to DR..
Frank Conrad, of Pittsburgh.
He received the medal for his
contributions to radio broad
casting and Short-wave radio
transmission.
The United States Bureau Of
Standards has an electrically
propelled machine which imi-
tates the abrasive friction to
which sole leather is subject in
the process of walking. Forty
thousand revolutions Of the
machine is equivalent to "a
hours of actual walking.
A new kind of steel perfected
in England for use in automo-
bile manufacture is so hard
that the sharpest file will not
mar it. The steel is so service
able that 1t is thought it will
never wear cut.
The amount Of heat formed
wnen oxygen ana hydrogen
combine to form water has
been measured by scientists at
the Bureau Of Standards.
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

a head would turn to look at
you.
like New York for it's glad
hand. It is the land Of oppor-
tunity and the City of Eternal
Hope. No matter what you
may do or have done, you can
always come back" New
York never remembers your
yesterdays or questions your
tomorroWs. Today is the only
day there IS-in New York. All
it asks is, Are you making
good ,NOW?" All it demands is
Have you got the GOODS?
Can you DO the THINGS
write or paint or sing or dance
or sell or sweep or dig?
New York is the city of the
Open Mind.
! like New York for its variety
and charm and it's creature
comforts. Nowhere else in the
world can you live half a mile
up in the air and sunlight,
far from the noise and dust
and hurry. Nowhere else in
the world can you dine delec-
tably in so many languages, or
amuse yourself in so many
ways.
I like New York for a hun
dred thingS-but 1 hate it's
roar and hustle and rush; its
breathlesSneSs and its sitting,
joStling crowds.
l have to get AWAY from
New York every now and then
for my souls sake. But I al
ways come BACK-joyfully!
Tor New York is q spangled
siren in a tawdry gown-but a
siren nevertheless!
Copyright. 1881 King Features
Syndicate, Ine.9
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Philosophers on
Jobless Problem

Editor, The Times:
There have been letters writ
ten of late in regard to unem-
ployment, but what is the use
of moralizing about it unless
one can suggest a remedy?
Is there a remedy? First we
have to be sure as to what
causes the trouble. Have too
liberal immigration laws aught
to do with unemployment? The
fact that it is worldwide would
indicate that immigration had
little to do with it, and, If so,
new laws will soon attend to
that phase. Is it new and i'm
proved modern machinery? Not
a doubt in the world, but we
cannot go back to old-faShioned
ways of doing things just to
give men jobs. Then what is
the remedy? Gan the Govern
ment provide jobs for our idle
millions, and by so doing, pro-
vide a market for our commodi-
ties? Many doubt it: New pro-
jects are quickly finished with
the wonderful machinery now
in use and while great drafts
are made on the Treasury,
workers are helped but little.
Then the old question remains:
Where can we find work?"
Every line of endeavor has
its quota of machinery which
is rapidly taking the place of
men. Shall we tax those who
work (also the wealthy to care
for the idle? That's no Solu-
ton. Tax the machinery, may
bef That's better-but, I un-
derstand some machines do the
work of 80 men. Some tax, I'll
SayI Will Government owner
ship Of the means of producing
food and clothing eventually
have to be worked out with a
certain distribution to each citi-
zen? That does away with COM
The Washington times., 1931-02-27

graphic plate, at the Harvard
College Observatory, in 1892.
No Accurate Data
Although many photographs
OF Eros were made after tta.
explicit discovery in 1898. they
have not afforded sufficiently
accurate data for a satisfactory
determination of solar parallax-
The observations made in 1900
1901, resulting in thousands Of
photographs, have, however,
given us one of the most accu-
rate values of solar parallax
yet found. At that time Eros
came within a distance from
the earth of slightly less than
30.O0O,OO0 miles.
Eros is tiny object no
larger than Is miles in diameter.
At its greatest distance Eros Is
far beyond the orbit Of Mars.
During the last two days Of
January of the present year it
has been somewhere between
15.50O,OOO and 100000 miles
distant from us.
1t appears, even through a
small telescope, as star Of
the seventh magnitude. An
excellent diagram of its re-
Gently traversed path through
the stars, drawn by the famous
astronomer, Crommelin, is
found in the astronomical
work, "Splendour Of the
Heavens"
May Easily Be Seen
Eros presents a fine point
image, and may now be easily
seen through a binocular. The
astronomical unit is not known
closer than within 100000
miles. Astronomers at many
observatories have been and
are now busily watching Eros,
in order to determine from the
resulting data, more accurate
information regarding solar
distance. the earth's mass, the
power of the moons graVitation
and other scientific puzzles.
Eros spins about on its axis
once in every five hours and Is
minutes. It will never again
be az near TO us 80 II nov ts
until the year 1875.
(CopyriEht. 1891. International
Features SOPVioA, InRA
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Protests Convict Labor
On New Bridge

FrOCeSCS COnV1CC LaDOr
On New Bridge
Editor, Times:
1t seems hardly possible, and
yet it is q fact that convict
labor is to be used in a part OF
the construction of the Me
mortal Bridge. 1t is, I believe
the greatest insult ever offered
to the memory Of the ones the
bridge is intended to commemo-
rate. And if there is another in
stance in the history Of man
where such methods of penury
were carried out, there is no
record of convict labor being
used in any part OF a memorial
heretofore.
It beSpeaks the feeling Of the
one who ordered the convicts to
the task. I question his patrl-
otism. In sight of the sacred,
hallowed ground where the re-
mains of the ones who fought
for freedom are sleeping their
last sleep, this insult is their
offering. I ask the governor OF
the State OF Virginia would he
allow the hand Of a convict to
have. any part in the creation OF
a memorial to his loved ones?
And yet that bridge is a me
mortal to our nations heroes. l
sympathize with the convict for
his compulsory service, and be,
his crime ever so grave it is at
least pardonable and society will
say he is superior to his keeper.
I respectfully ask patriotic
societies to use their good Of
fices to see this traveSty is not
committed, and that free men, at
the small wages they will re
ceive, be allowed to execute the
work. JOHN I. KELLEY
The Washington times., 1931-02-27

The Siren City-New York
New York, like Mussoiini. is
either adored or hated. Like
marriage and the stock market,
it is accustomed to being
blamed for everything, de-
nounced, defended, Sneered at,
laughed at and joked about.
/ like New York for a run
dred thingS-and dislike it for
half as many.
T like New York for its cheer
fulneSS and good humor. In July
heat or January blizzard, in
roaring traffic or sardine-packed
subway, nothing can quench
It's imperturbable, light-hearted
equanimity. A good-natured,
long-suffering, kindly old town!
Not fuSSy-or crotchety.
1 like New York for it's ability
to mind it's own business: There
il no other city in the world
In which there is so little goS-
sip, scandal, cattineSS and rack.
biting. In all the years that
I have lived in New York l
have never heard one man or
woman tear. another's reputa-
tion to taLTerS. Your life, your
ways, your morals and your
secrets are your own business
and nothing goes over the
back fence!
I like New York for its inde-
pendence. In other cities you
must keep up a front" But
IN New York you can wear
your oldest clothes or the latest
creation from Paris, rags or
rubies. and nobody s$OpS to
notice. You might walktall the
way down Fifth Avenue in a
Mother Hubbard and with your
hat on backward and seal cely
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Senators, $38,876
Lords, $3.50.

This country has money than anybody and spends
than anybody.
Compare, for instance the cost of Congressman
Senator with that of British M. P. member of the
House of Lords
It takes $1S80S year for the salary and upkeep of
Representative and $38,876 for Senator.
Britain gets its members of the House of Commons how
ever for total of only $S125 apiece while Lord at
the bargain price of but $3.50
Perhaps Congressman is three times valuable an
M p and Senator sixty times valuable Lord. And
again, perhaps not.
It interesting contrast between prices here and abroad
anyway and of articles essential than public
servants
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
BY Elsie r

You're mad.
You're mad because you've
banged up against an obstacle
in life
Maybe it's a big obstacle,
some real tragedy-death or
treachery--
Maybe it's little obstacle
lost job-been gosSiped about.
Whatever it is. it has thrown
you off your course
And you're mad.
You say you're sick Of life
What's the use of trying?
You're through!
You won't go on!
Well, 1 know how you feel
I've been there myself and
it is exasperating-
But wait a minute
Stop and think
Suppose you were out in your
automobile
And suddenly you came 10 b
place.
Wher the highway was torn
up and blocked.
And there stood a sign say
ing "Detour''-
Would you get mad and quit?
Or would you take the de-
tour?
You'd take the detour, Of
course.
You might be a little peevish
about it
You might growl at the dust
and cuSS the bumps
But you'd take the detour.
Because you'd realize that
was the only thing to do.
And you wouldn't feel per-
Sonally inSulted.
Because you had to take
You wouldn't get the idea
that that detour
Had been especially invented
to plague you--
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. Honest friendship all nations entGnphno alliances
NTH none."-Ceoroe Washington.
Proportional the United Senate
than Senator's enforce
prompt constitutional reapportonmen in the OF
Representatives.
Separate departments the Army the NaUy OF the
all united under Secretary of National
Federal action of poDers to abolish
ilLiteTncy under a Secretary of Education.
Installation of President OF January tootr
ING the November election.
immigration to admit only those suited
citizenship and American needs
Deportation undesirable aliens of citizen
ship period to 10 years.
Complete publicity for to preUent big tar
dodgers from escaping tGrGtton.
Modification the VolStead permit light
beers under Federal regulation
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

ployed, the Government must
or let them starve to death
but even the Treasury cannot
stand that strain; then must
come a distribution of the neces-
stiles of life under some sort
Of conditions.
A REPUBLICAN
The Washington times., 1931-02-27

petition and competition is the
will not be much trade if soma
Of our unemployed don't get
jobs soon, so they can earn
some money to spend. If public
charity money given by those
who work and those who have)
cannot care for the unem.
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
Drawn bv Hal Coffman.

This interesting and true picture shows Of the
United States of America today.
On the surface everything looks placid prosperous and
peaceful
Underneath that surface-crme racketeering murder.
It recalls the old parable the house built upon the quick
sand.
You remember what happened that house. 1t plenty
The Washington times., 1931-02-27

8. wrote a note to
Queen Elizabeth on a window.
9. was called from
his plow to be dictator Of
Rome.
10. "A soft tHrneth
away wrath"
Match correctly:
IL. feral
mimic
IL. oneness
Mohammedan call to pray
er.
Is. curtail
wild
IA. aZan
abridge
IS. initiate
unity
,&Answers On Magazine HaGsG
The Washington times., 1931-02-27
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Fill each blank:
+ was famous
French novelist who was partly
Colored.
2. Don Quixote was begun
while its author was in
3. -- was called the
bard Of Erin.
4. called her sons
her jewels.
s. Cardinal died Of
q broken heart.
6. wrote ''L'Aiglon."
Z. -wrote the lines
20 beware, my lord, Of
jealousy!
It is the green-eyed mon
ster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on
Evening star., 1931-04-16
MILLIONAIRE DEFENDS
SOVIET TRADE POLICY
]. D. Clark Denies Dumping Re-
ports as Fish Denounces in
Same Building.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Md. April 16.-A de-
nial that Russia would attempt to wreck
capitalistic countries by dumping goods
on their shores was made here yester-
Gay by John D. Clark, millionaire,
former director of the Standard OIL Co.
of Indiana, now a student of economics
at Johns Hopkins University. He ad-
dressed the Baltimore Export and
Managers Club at noon luncheon.
At the same time and in the same
building and with only thin partition
separating them Representative Hamil-
ton Fish of New York. speaking to dele
gates attending the annual meeting of
the Maryland Federation of Womens
Clubs, denounced Communism as
world menace.
The Russian people, Mr.. Clark
asserted, are living on the barest neces-
sites in their willingness TO industrialize
their country under the terms CT the
five-year plan, but they are doing this,
he said, because they are picturing
themselves living in the American
fashion, owning automobiles and house
hold conyeniences at the end Of that
period.
The Russian people are interested
primarily in improving their own
economic fortunes. They are not push
ing the fve-year plan with a world
trade war in view, Mr. Clark said.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
PANTAGES IS HELD
WITH -FOUR OTHERS
Must Stand Trial on Charge
Girls Were Subjected to
immoral Acts.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 16.--Alex-
ander Pantages and four co-defendants
were held today for trial in Superior
Court on charges that they had sub
jected girls of high school age to acts
Of immortality.
A Justice Court yesterday ordered
the wealthy theater owner and his al
legged associates tried after hearing the
testimony of Miss Lydia Nitto and Miss
Helen Livingston.
The decision marked the second time
within 18 months that Pantages has
been held for trial because of alleged
crimes against young women. In Oc-
tober. 1928, he was convicted in Los
Angeles of assaultinga Eunice Pringle,
coed dancer. He has been granted a
new trial and is at liberty under bond
of 100000.
Others Facing Trial.
A year after his trial in Los Angeles
he was alleged, in complaints filed here,
to have participated in a party at a
fashionable San Diego Hotel in which
Miss Nitto and Miss Livingston alleg-
edly were procured for them through
a vice bazaar"
John P. Mills and Jesse Shreve, former
business associates of Pantages, were
alleged to have attended the party with
him and will be tried at the same time.
William Jobelmann, Pantages' former
press agent, and Mrs. Olive Clark Day,
accused of supplying the girls, COM
plete the list of defendants. The de-
fense offered no witnesses.
Pantages Is Dismayed.
Mills faces similar charges in Los
Angeles in another case and Jobelmann
and Mrs. Day are accused there of
operating a bureau in which young
women were supplied to wealthy men.
Pantages and his alleged associates
expressed dismay at the decision, but
indicated they believed they possessed
evidence which would win them ac-
quittal.
A charge of criminal attack against
Shreve was dropped because Miss Liv-
ingston failed to testify he attacked her,
but he still faces charges of conspiracy
to violate the juvenile act.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
POWER is EXTENDED

MINNEAPOLIS, April 16 LP.-The
receivership of the Minnesota & ontario
Paper Co., already in effect in Mime
sofa, yesterday was extended to seven
other States-Maine, New York, Ten
nesSee, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma.
The action means that the receivers
for the concern, which is controlled by
the Backus interests. may take any nee
essary steps to collect money due from
newspapers and other debtors.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Bank Gives Cashier
$500 and Vacation
For Bandit Killing
y a staff CORRESPONDENT of The star.

BY a staff Correspondent of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
16.-In recognition of his services
in frustrating an attempted hold-up
last week by killing Joseph Hayes,
notorious Chicago gangster, the board
of directors of the First National
Bank of Southern Maryland here
have voted to give Claude H. Owens,
assistant cashier, $500 and two weeks
vacation. it was announced by c.
A. NJ Wells. president, today.
Officials of the three banks in this
town have agreed TO close their
doors at 3 pm. it was announced
yesterday. Heretofore they have been
keeping open until 4:30, but since
the attempted hold-up it was dis
covered the daylight burglary insur-
ance covers only official banking
hours. which are from to 3. No
definite date had been fixed yeSter-
day as to when the new hours would
go into effect.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
CONCENTRATION REGIME
is FORMED IN RUMANIA
Government Headed by Nicholas
Titulescu Meets to Discuss Dis
tribution of Offices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 16.-
A concentration government, headed by
Nicholas Titulescu, recent Minister to
Great Britain, was formed here last
night. 1t embraces the parties of Dr.
Julius Manu-, Ion j. Buca, Dr. Nicho-
las Lupu and George Bratianu-that is
zaraniSt. Peasant. Liberal, National
Peasant and DiSsident Liberals.
The Popular Party of Gen. Alex
andru Averescu is not participating in
the new government. A meeting was
held last night to discuss distribution
of various Offices of the new cabinet
Evening star., 1931-04-16
C0LUMNIST is GUEST
J. Tandy Ellis of Lexington Will
Attend Kentucky Society Meeting.

The Kentucky Society will have Gen.
James Tandy Ellis of Lexington, KY,
humorous columnist OF the Louisville
Times and Cincinnati Times-Star as
its guest tomorrow evening at the VIII
lard The program will start at 8:45
O'Clock and dancing will follow the
meeting
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-08-28
SEST DOMOV v CAMPBELL
BUDE URADNE ZAMKNUTE

Prohibicne vrchnosti podaly
ziadost' ma federalny sud V Gle
velande, ably nariadil padlokoya-
ME siestich domov V Campbell, V
ktorych sa prestupovaly prohi-
bicne zakony. Tie domy si: Steve
Pico, 20 Tenth ST., John Doe,
1864 Hyatt Ave. Paul DeMichael
It's Madison Ave, Tony Mezzo-
copp, 119 Jefferson St, Frank
Alberti, 46O Whipple st. a Domi-
mic DeBoise, 1924 Sanderson ST.
Okrem tychto, ziada sa zamknu-
tie styridsiatich inych domov Y
clevelandslsom prohibicnom di-
'strikte.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-08-28

tym nacdvajd rozlienym predna
skam @ dennych zmenach sve-
te priemyselnom a obchodnom.
Plata hodina je venovana rekrea-
clam, ako atletickym hram, ci.
taniu, hre v sacha pod. Pone-
vac skola je otvorena az do 5. ho-
diny veGer, mozu ii, ktori nema-
jil kde ist', zostat' a 1castnit' sa
ma ktorejkol'vek cinnosti skol-
skej, o ktoru javia zaujem.
Mr.. Simonson je toho nahl'adu,
re podobna prilezitost ma znovu-
skolenie mala by byt' poskytova-
ma nezamestnanym vo vsetkych
mestach a to nielen dobach de-
presie, ale zavzdy. Skoly podob-
neho druhu maly by byt sria-
d,ovane Jako pre- tych, ktorl sa
-chcd svojom obore d'alej zdo-
konalovat,, tax al pre- tych, ktori
pre- stagnaciu v svojom obore
chceli by sa dat zapisat' do kra-
tkych kurzov. Pritom by sa malo
pamatat' tiez ma tych, ktori sa
chou naucit' move remeslo, ktore-
mu by sa mohli venovat', ked'
ME s6 praye zamestnani sezon-
nou pracou. Tieto skoly nialy by
tax iste byt' akymsi 1stredim pre-
skolenie tych robotnikov, ktori sa
ma svoje terajsie miesta v prize
mysle nehodia, cim hatia do istej
miery pricmyslovI cinnost'.