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The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Howell Outrage in House

The unyieldng position of House leaders has been that
troversal District would get time that body
That has been the attitude for years when the House
''loaded" with legislation
The Howell prohibition bill is the most controversial and OBJ
jeconabe known the District for years It's drastic
provisions seizure have been condemned by the
Attorney General of the United States and the Wickerham
commission declared its opposition to legislation allowing
latitude for Federal searchers and seizures"
House leaders what they say and stand firm against
pressure for the passage of discriminatory law for
Washington the Howell bill doomed and in the future
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
The Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen Rowland

let them ALONE, most of the
time"
But there Is one real secret,
and it is this. You must LIKE
animals or men before you can
touch their hearts or charm or
tame them.
Most women LOVE men in
divilually. But the woman
whom MEN love is the one who
is just fond of them, collec-
lively; who finds them inter
esting and entertaining in the
mass, enjoys them in groups
or crowds, and can no more re-
sist being nice to any man she
meets than an animal lover can
resist petting any stray cat or
dog he happens to meet.
That, if anythi g, is the Sc
cret of the marrying girl"
That is why one woman may
be as good as an angel, as beau
tiful as a Greek goddess and as
clever as sin, yet no more able
to attract men than a magnet
can attract silver. While an
other little thing with no fig
ure, no brains, and no scruples
can play the Pied Piper and
have them all dancing after her.
She doesn't even have to prac-
tice. She plays them by EAR,
knows them by heart, and mar
ries them without trying.
1t isn't art-it's intuition or
inspiration.
For there MAY be an art of
charming a man; but nowadays
it takes GENIUS to marry one!
And hypnotism to KEEP him
married!
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Census Women Seek
To Aid Sufferers

4O S44u 0u44CA CAS
Editor, Times:
A number of ladies in the
Census Office would like to
send a car load Of canned
goods and staple groceries, got
ten by small donations, to the
stricken people of Arkansas or
any other point where neces-
Sary.
On inquiry as to getting
goods transported, we find the
only free transportation is
given to the Red Cross. Now
there are a lot of us who can
give in small doses but can
not give just money to the Red
Cross that they may be sure
of their big salaries before any
thing is given out.
We-the majority-of the
Census Office get small sala-
ries and most Of us have all
we can do to keep our own
heads above water, but we are
willing to give and do to the
utmost. We can. and we know
others who can. give some
thing small like a can Of milk,
for instance, and we are will
ing and glad to open our doors
to receive and then transport
to the place of loading, and
then why in the name Of hui
manity is the Red Cross, who
only want cash, to stand in
the way of all such help for
those who need it so badly?
ONE WHO WOULD HELP.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

"I do so want to make every
one happy" she begins ner
letter. and then follows it up
with five pages of grief.
Well, that's the usual follow
up when you try to make every
one happy.
You can't make everyone
happy, and it's no use trying.
Nor is it your business to try.
Many people don't deserve
happiness. Many of the people
you love best. or the people
who seem most cruelty afflicted
don't deserve happiness.
They have notions and habits
which are a nuisance to others
and an affliction to themselves.
There is only one way of curing
such notions and habits, and
that is by SUFFERING FROM
THE CONSEQUENCES. If YOU,
in your desire to play God, step
in and relieve them of the con-
sequences, will you be doing
them any good? And how long
will such happiness" last? 1t
won't do them any good. 1t will
do them positive harm. And it
won't last.
Must Win Own Happiness
You can't GIVE people happi-
ness. You can't cure them of
the cussedneSS that causes their
unhappinesS. They must cure
their own cuSSedneSs. They
must win their own happiness.
Even God, whom you would
ape, does not hand people hap
pineSs on a silver platter. He
lets them suffer, to the full, the
consequences of their own folly.
He gives them the tools to help
themSelves-that is all. You
can do the same. If they'll use
those tools-more power to
them. If they won't, LAY OFF
AND LET THEM DO THEIR
OWN LEARNING.
You can't make everyone
happy. Many people wouldn't
know what to do with happi-
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
What Makes Climate?
Bv Archibald Henderson, Ph.D. DEL, LID"
Famous Scientific Authority

ume of the sun is about one MIL
lion times that of the earth; ana
it's distance from the earth IS
more than 100000 miles. Re
cent Investigations, by Jeans
Eddington, Abbot and Others IN
dicate that the surface tempera,
ture of the sun is about 10, ,OOO
degrees Fahrenheit, and that OF
the interior, at the center, say
is about 50,000,000 degrees Fahr'
enheit.
Energy Floods Space
No adequate conception OF
such intense heat can be at
tanned by the Imagination
Every instant radiant energy is
pouring out from the sun ana
flooding space in all directions.
Yet so many are the atmospheric
forces which retard this power
full radiant energy that, accord
ing to scientific Calculation
only tiny fraction OF 1t ever
reaches the earth. Although an
our life upon this planet oe.
pends upon solar radiation, only
one tWo-billionth Of 1t ever
reaches us!
The amount of solar energy
which reaches the outer surface
of our atmosphere is called the
solar constant" and its value
has been estimated to be about
1876 millewatts per square cent?
meter Of surface at right angles
to the rays, or 1.94 calories per
minute. The important factor
in climate is not this average
amount, but the relative
amounts of heat received on
different portions of the earth'S
surface.
Copyright, 1881, International
Features Service, Ine)
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

II is a singular fact that, in
some countries and localities,
weather and climate are words
which are used INTERCHANGEABLE.
This may roughly be said OF
such American States as Florida
and California. Almost any day
is supposed to serve as a fair
specimen Of the climate, as
Judged in. your units. Clearly
this condition holds truest near
the Equator. The further we
diverge from the Equator, the
sharper grows the distinction
between weather and climate.
Climate must take account OF
all weathers; and it is difficult
to assess the significance OF
all weathers; and it is difficult
to assess the significance Of
climate in regions where the
weather is very variable and
the changes Of season are
sharply marked.
A Powerful Influence
OF all the influences which
90 to make up what we call
climate, the most powerful and
pervasive is temperature. The
very distribution of life on
earth, and indeed throughout
the cosmos, is controlled by
temperature. There is a COM
,paratively narrow zone within
which the earth may move to
secure the blessing of life. Shift
the earth but a little nearer to,
or a little further from, the sun,
and life would disappear-from
the parching effects Of heat or
the chilling effects of cold.
The most vital of all factors
In climate, then, is the heat re-
ceived from the sun. The vol
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
THE STEPPING OFF PLACE IF YOU DON'T WATCH
YOUR STEP
Stay in Bed.

Influenza and grippe are sweeping the country They
not yet epidemic But the situation sufficiently serious to
prompt Surgeon General Cumming Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service the public about it and to give
few rules for treatment. -
The first rule go bed The second is stay in bed
Of course in ten will pay any attention what
ever to these rules
For those who can't won't take off time to be SICK now
ever the following advice is given
Avod the use of soCaled influenza vaccine
No specifc preventive been discovered"
drink eight glasses OF
water daily keep crowds much can wash your
hands eating leave alcohol alone
Tnc;dentav if YOU Get the flu dom worry unduy It
seldom fatal Pneumonia following Influenza causes most
of the deaths but usually be prevented the tiu
treated in time.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

cratic form of government.
Why, they can not, or perhaps,
to speak more accurately, have
not, the sense to protect them
selves from the criminal ele-
ments of American society.
They need a dictator, a man of
iron and of common sense to
take care of them, at least un-
til they give greater evidence
of a capacity for self govern
ment. FRANK SUNISKI.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Frances Invisible Wall
Three and a Half Miles High.

b;l this nation talks about air defense France acts
French borders are now guarded by invisible wall three
and half miles high must hurdle that wall oelor
they can strike at the interior
"our anti aircraft defense reached the point where we are
able to block ncuons altitude of 5000 meters saS
ponIeve Minister of in recent interview IN fr ppe.'
"nr aerial frontiers the most important Obstace
of an invasion OnefOurth Of attacking ar casual
penetrate the defense in case OF SURPRISE """ 0' ~
ties would be very heavy ,..,u ~
That does not interest swivel chair generals or
whom we have few does it interest certain cl o
statesmen who still think million farmers would sprg ~
arms if we happened to go to war; and perhaps fight OH
enemy planes with pitchforks.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

general welfare is at stake?
Democracy, personal liberty
those are, words to charm with,
but democracy and freedom in
the hands of those not quail
fled to properly use them are
only hindrances and impedi
mentS to human progress. And
certainly the people Of this
country have fully demonstrated
their unfitness to enjoy the
privileges inherent in a demo
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
ONCE-OVERS
Get Together

Is there much discussion ana
considerable dissension in your
home because you and your
life partner are not keen Tor
the same kind Of amuSements?
You won't try to please your
husband or your wife in choos-
ing your lines OF entertain
ment.
Perhaps there is unwilling
ness on the other side, as we'll.
You are fused and irritable
all out of proportion to the
matter if it happens that your
plans are interfered with, in
the amusement line.
You can be very amiable and
courteous if your desires are
unopposed.
But you grow angry and ar
rogant when your own pro-
gramme is diSarranged.
Too many demands and too
few concessions in your home.
Quarrels threaten.
Stop and consider VINO Is 10
blame for this pickering about
things which should give only
the greatest recreation and
pleasure?
The more sane people are,
the less friction there is.
The more balanced the men,
tai equipment, the more calm
and self possessed and willing
to go fifty-fifty in work and in
play.
When the the next quarrel
threatens consider whether you
are not rather more than half
to blame for it.
Copyright. 1881. international
Features SaFVtSA ~
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Has Good Word for
Colored Cops

Editor, Times:
Colored policemen of the Met
ropolitan Police Department
are commended for giving hon
orable service.
There seems to be a tendency
which may cause them to feel
that they are not eligible for
positions of a higher rank than
a first class private. Many
have been on the force from
20 to 35 years, and should be
promoted to a higher rank.
They are clean, honest.
courageous and efficient officers
giving honorable service. Some
have been highly commended
for their bravery and heroiSm
in the line of duty.
Seldom do we read or hear
of a colored officer being
hailed before. a trial board for
a crime or any immoral act
unbecoming an officer.
More colored men should
take examinations for positions
as policemen. Competitive ex-
aminations are held by the
United States Civil Service Com
mission for positions in the
Metropolitan Police Department
up to and including the grade
of captain, to all, without dis
elimination.
REV. H. r. RANDOLPH.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
WISE MEN

The most original modern
authors are not so because they
advance what is new, but SIM
ply because they know how to
put what they have to say as
if it never had been said be-
fore. Goethe.
If you wish to remove aVarice
you must remove its mother,
luxury. Cicero.
God is the brave mans hope,
and not the towards excuse.
-Plutarch.
1t is only those who possess
firmness who can possess gentle
ness. La Rochefoucauld.
He only is a well-made man
who has a good determination.
Emerson.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
A Mans Woman

A Mans Woman
What is "a mans woman?
It is harder to tell what it is
that makes a woman popular
with men than to tell what it is
that makes a humorist able to
draw a cartoon or poet able
to write a sonnet.
Not every girl can expect to
succeed in marriage, any more
than everybody can expect to
succeed as writer or a movie
star.
There seems to be a special
talent for marrying, which is
born in some people, like tai
ent for painting or dancing or
cooking or sewing. You can no
more teach a girl "how to win a
husband" than you can teach
her to write like Mrs. Browning
or to sing like Galli-C -Curci.
So long as one woman can col
1ect five or six wedding rings
and another woman can't even
get one marriage certificate
with. which to brighten her
bungalow walls, orange blossoms
and laurels will continue to be
unequally divided. And there
aren't enough desirable men to
60 all the way around, anyway.
There aren't any rules for the
game; and a mans woman"
can no more tell you how she
charms men than an animal
trainer can tell you how he
charms leopards and lions. AL
though, of course, the methods
are specifically the same.
Give them plenty to EAT,
stroke them the right way, and
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

You Don't Mean It, Do You,
Mr.. suniski?
Editor, Times:
Here are some of the sugges-
tionS for abolishing hard times:
/. Shoot all the inventors;
2. Tear out half the labor
saving machinery;
3. Make it a crime by legal
enactment for a business con.
cern to establish an age limit
for its employees.
In order to find our way out
of the present industrial crisis.
I suggest the establishment Of
a military dictatorship for the
entire country as an emergency
measure.
True, such a procedure would
result in the temporary sus-
pension of the rights which are
supposed to be enjoyed under
a democratic form of govern
ment. But what of it when the
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Match correctly:
/. atonement sane
2. rational discipline
3. count refractory
4. train enumerate
5. mtractable expiation
Do you know:
6. What is the word "bus" a
shortened form Of?
7. When birds migrate South.
what is it supposed to be a sign
Of?
8. In Greek mythology, who
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

was famous as the prince Of
thieves?
9. What is compound interest?
10. What is the term "mulish"
q synonym for?
Pill each blank:
II. Birthstone is another
name for --.
II. A thermostat regulates.
10. Gargantuan means -.
IA. Shelley'S elegy on Keats
Is called "-."
Is Poilu is the nickname for
ANSWERS on Magazine Page.)
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Hearst Papers Advocate

Honest friendship nations entGr0n0 alliances
NTH none"-George Washington.
Proportional representation United States Senate
State than Senators. Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reGpporttonent in the House OF
Representatives.
Separate departments of the Army OF the NGOy and OF the
Air all united under Secretary OF National Defense
the limit of Federal pot1erS to abolish
literGcy under Secretary of Education
of President the first of January foor
ing the November election.
Selecttve immigration admit only those suited for Ae
citizenship and American needs.
Deportation undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 years.
Complete publicity for income tGreS to prevent big tar
dodgers from escaping taxation
Modification of the VolSteud act to permit light 0eS and
beers under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

Give them plenty to EAT,
stroke them the right way, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
IL D. c. MEASURES
REPORTED IN HOUSE
Bride Urges Action on Bill for
Adult Tuberculosis SAM
tarium Estimates.

The House District Committee yes
terday favorably reported IL District
measures. Corporation Counsel Bride
appeared before the committee, urging
action on two of these bills, one to re-
lieve the District Commissioners from
certain ministerial duties, such as the
signing of routine papers, the other
authoring preparation of estimates for
an adult tuberculosis Sanitarium to be
erected near the present children
Sanitarium.
Former Representative John Philip
Hill of Baltimore asked the committee
to report legislation providing that the
American University of Carlo. Egypt,
a Presbyterian missionary college, be
permitted to retain American" in its
name.
1t is feared the prohibition in the
recently enacted diploma milf bill
against the use of Federal nomenclature
might apply to this institution in
Cairo.
The committee also approved an
amendment to the Workmen's compen-
Sation act to exempt part-time en-
ployes of -proft-making organ
izations.
The Board of Education bill to pro-
part-time pay for teachers was ordered
reported. This measure includes an
amendment guaranteeing their jobs to
such teachers on return from such
leave of absence.
Others reported included:
A bill providing for branch library
building in Georgetown; providing of
increases in salary of vocational teach
erS; granting retired pay to Ia disabled
veteran teachers who had been retired
before the present act was passed: au-
thorizing the use of the old Business
High School for Anlericanization and
other overflow classes; closing of upper
Water street. where a building is to be
erected for the American Pharmaceuti-
cal Association; authorizing an appro-
priation of $4,000 for repairs and re-
modelling at Casualty Hospital, and one
exempting from taxation the property
of the Daughters of 1912 at 1851 Rhode
Island avenue.
The committee deferred action on two
meaSures-the BARRIERS closing bill and
one requiring life insurance companies
to maintain an adequate reserve. This
latter measure was held up until au-
thoritative information can be secured
regarding the effect of the proposal on
fraternal associations
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MANUFACTURERS REDUCE
LEAD POISON HAZARDS
Report to Congress Shows Fewer
Children Affected by Chewing
Paint Off Toys.

A study Of the cause and prevention
of lead poisoning, especially as it affects
children, is contained in recent report
to Congress by the Public Health
Service
Children are poisoned in this way,
the report says: From chewing lead
paint off toys, cribs and other objects
to which they have access.
Fewer children are affected now than
heretofore, however, because manufac-
turers are seeing to it that lead paint
is not used on their playthings.
The quick-drying lacquers and enamels
which are becoming popular for interior
use are free from lead and practically
harmless, the report said.
The danger of lead poisoning to adults
as well as children is constantly being
reduced. Painters are affected in par
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dry paint.
Particles of lead contained in the dust
arising from this process have been
found more harmful 10 painters than
those of the wet paint This hazard
is being removed to a certain extent
by the use of wet methods in the re-
moval of old paint.
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MELBA'S ILLNESS PUZZLE

SYDNEY. N. S. w, February 10 (4o).
Physicians to Dame Nellie Melba,
Australian diva who is gravely ill., are
greatly puzzled by the nature of her
illness.
It is said that the famous soprano
last year in Cairo picked up mystic
riouS germ which caused an infection.
She consulted specialists in Germany,
Austria, France and England in an eff
fort to effect cure but without sue
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