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The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Behind the Camera
Drama, Danger, Death

Herodotus met photographer, but he had
prophetic insight into their ways when he wrote:
"Neither snoW rain, heat gloom Of
their appointed rounds"
Few persons in this prosa world lead eventful lives
than the modern One of the New York Journals
for example, crept into 1.-TWO Cum Crowleys hideou just
before the siege of that young bandit the New York police
began. He tephoned the story nbetween buets-wenty
minutes before other newspaper knew about And you
may have paragraph telling how E. A. Edwards pho
tographer killed arpane crash while rushing pic
lures of the Honduras hurricane to Atlanta
Pictures Behind their gathering often in
credible stories of heroism, hardship death.
You seldom hear Of the who risk their lives to bring
the four of the world you But you might reflect
you turn the pages of your paper tonight that many
soldier has the Victoria Cross the Medal Honor
fets daring than the daily routine of these unsung
heroes of the press.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Millions Didn't Matter

This may be land of dolarchasers but now and then we
hear of who will give the lie to that statement
For instance there Stephen Babcoc elderly man
died in Madison, Wis, recently.
Few Washngnans have heard of him but he was the
of the Bahock test for determining the percentage
of butterfat in milk which revouonized dairy industry
The discovery made in 1890 Dr. Babcock had pat
ented he would have received millions of dollars wear in
royalties Instead he to the public He in
terested in money He 81 years old when he died
the last "A years Of his life he occupied little house
in which few day laborers would have cared to live His
small salary professor at the University of Wisconsin
sufficient for his needs and he continued to work hard al
death
Dr. Babcock left wealth behind him. something in.
fintey more important-the memory successful life OF
few mlionaires that much be said truthfully
The Washington times., 1931-09-17

finding fault-thereby making
the other fellow look like 80
cents. And, oddly enough, by
your confidence in yourself you
will make other people take
you seriously. even people who
know your stuff is hokum. So
that's Uncle Hastings game.
HE MAKES HIMSELF BIG BY
MAKING OT1ERS Sc E M
SMALL. He never DOES any
thing himself. He never takes
any chances. assumes any re-
sponsibility. He simply UNDOES
the other mans record-cheap-
ems and tears down
Always belittlin'-that's Uncle
Hastings racket. Unfortunately,
he hasn't a monopoly on 1t.
There's an always-belittler IN
every office, in every family
circle. The snooty chap who
tells you that you did well
enough with that little building
contract but you oughtta seen
the Big Job he pulled off down
in New Orleans. the sntty
dame who COOS condescendingly
over your last winters hat and
new Empress Eugene. .tne
snoopy neighbbr who drops IN
then tells you about her own
to whisper something for your
own good, dearie" they're an
Uncle Hastingses. THEY AXE
MAKING THEMSELVES BIG
BY MAKING YOU SEEM
SMALL.
Aren't We All
And even you and I, stranger,
we have our Uncle Hastings
moments, haven't we? How Of
ten have you and I Clipped the
gilt off someone's nice, shiny
dream? Or knocked a mean
little nick in someone's PRIDE
because our own ego was ran
king. And I suppose we'll do II
again-but never with the same
gusto.
FOR AMOS M ANDY HAVE
CRAMPED OUR STYLE BY
BROAD AST1N G UNCLE
HASTINGS.
Copyright 1891, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Speeding Public Vehicles

worthy citizen of Washington makes complaint to this
his complaint of many recent months
against speeding police and hospital ambulance vehicles NOT
emergency or business calls.
It is good citizenship to clear passageways for fire. police
ambulance emergency calls and properly sounding their
sirens.
It taking advantage of motorists and pedestrians to
unfairly and improperly misuse privileges in times when there
is necessity.
It reasonable suppose that citizens make complaints
without They the streets and observe things
Their natural incnaons aid public agencies in times
of emergencies They do not relish having advantages taken
of them other occasions.
High traffic officials of this city including high police Off
ca should inform themselves how extensive may be the
practices of public vehicles speeding without and
desvor to put stop violations of law by those whose bust
is conform to laws and to respect the rights Of
mobile drivers and pedestrians.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
By Claude G.. Bowers

shown consistent decrease
from the figures of 1880.
There has been less private
building than ever before.
Thus, whatever may be said
about the wisdom of relying
wholly on private charity for
the feeding of the hungry, it
is evident that private enter
prise cannot be counted on to
put the unemployed to work.
This must be done by Govern
ment building; and this can be
done on a huge scale through
the floating of bonds that
would be taken up instantly.
And this could put all the
jobless men to work. When we
were engaged in war and the
business of society was to kill,
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
TIMES TEST -

Do you know:
l. What is a Microscope?
2. Who was the founder Of
the Salvation Army?
3. The expression fourth
estate" means what?
4. What is the Republican
elephant?
S. The purpose of what or
ganization is to promote
better understanding
among the 81 American
republics?
6. What is a trust?
Z. Who is considered the
greatest Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court?
8. Where are the Culebra
Hills?
9. What is the most dan.
gerous of poison gases de-
veloped during the world
war?
10. Where was the first steel
made in America?
Match correctly:
II. The emblem Of italy Is
the thistle.
IL. The emblem of Scotland Is
the golden-rod.
13. The emblem Of China is
the lotus.
IA. The emblem Of U. s. is
the white lily.
IS. The emblem Of Italy is
the narcisSuS.
(Answers on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Mr.. HOOver's Way

There is no reason why Mr..
Hoover should be dragged into
the Roosevelt plan, since he
was not considered in it when
framed.
1t was not conceived to en-
barrass the President, who re-
fuses to call an extra session
of Congress to meet the crisis.
The Red Cross speeches OF the
President and the Governor
merely accentuated Their differ
ences in the Interpretation of
the functions of government.
The former is firmly con-
vinced that prevention of suf-
fering and starvation among
the 2O,000;O00 involved, directly
or indirectly in unemployment,
must rest wholly on individ'
uals.
It just so happens, however,
that he. himself, has not been
fortunate in passing the prob
lens Of unemployment on to
individuals. He tried, end for
that he is entitled to credit.
He persuaded the captains
of industry to agree that, de-
spite their financial emoarrass-
ment, they would spend more
than they ever have before on
improvements and extensions;
but of course they did nothing
of the sort. He asked them
not to reduce wages, ana then
announced the agreement had
been made, but some Of the
The Washington times., 1931-09-17

men who attended the meeting
reduced wages within a week.
X X X
U. S. Bond FIOtation
Would Put Idle to Work
We now know that we can
not depend upon the individual
to put jobless men to work.
Last year optimists were sure
that 1881 would show a vast
improvement in private enter
prise. Building material was
cheaper, money was easy to be
had at the banks. and it was
thought that there would be
heavy building. But the con-
tract lettings of the Engineer
ing News-Record for 1881 have
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
American League Pennant

There has been fluke in the winning of the American
League Pennant by Connie Macks Philadelphia
best team has although Washington has good and
it has done fine work
Washington people would have enjoyed seeing their
team become vctor because the is liked and made up
of hardworkng, able players They will have their chance
another year and will do better.
The Philadelphia team is wonderful organization and
work big factor in winning pennants Besides that
Philadelphia has developed extraordinary especially
the pitching ne and these stars the solid kind They
have ulked have not shown temperamenal fits They
have fitted in with the other players.
Perfect organization in business athletics counts heavily
The apu together spirit with great leadership wins over
less perfect human machinery.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17

it was found possible, through
Governmental activities, to put
every able bodied man in Amer
lea to work. Now that it is the
business of society to save life,
the same policy can be pur-
sued. The Engineering News
Record puts it thus:
public construction can put
to work, as it did IA years ago,
every citizen of whatever craft
or quality. 1t constitutes a
reservoir of employment greater
than any draft that could be
made upon it. BY tapping that
reservoir, under competent sys-
tenn and organization, unem-
plOyment can be brought to an
end and the winters emergency
fOrestalIed."
Whether it can be done
speedily enough now is doubt
full. Congress should have
been summoned long ago and
the financial arrang ements
made. But this we know: if
there were a war tomorrow,
Government would have every
man at work before the snow
flies. This can be done with
out a war. It would necessl-
tate the cutting of red tape
and almost dictatorial powers,
but we are facing a crisis
that would justify it.
y X X
Why Popular Resentment
Is Now So Strong
The popular resentment Of
the Presidents failure to rise
to the emergency with some
thing of the audacity of real
leadership would not be so
strong but for the reputation
propaganda gave him, before
his election, as a veritanle
magician as constructor, man.
ager and business genius. None
of these qualities Of leadership
and ingenuity have been dis
closed in office.
Just what his previous busi.
ness successes were in his
European days we do not know.
We do not know the char.
acter of business in which he
triumphed; perhaps it was
vastly different from that Of
government. Perhaps his sue
cesses were exaggerated.
But the myth was created and
much was expected of him;
and the present crisis here
seemed made for him. Had he
not been the savior of Europe?
Had he not fed the children
Of Belgium, Germany and
Russia?
But just here Mr.. Hoover
has strangely changed. He
had little to say in those days
of "the American way; or if
he had, he would have insisted
that it is "the American way"
to prevent the suffering Of
women and children.
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SOCIETY.
Secretary Of the Navy Adams Flies to
Akron, Ohio, Plotted by Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Ingalls,.

/ bassador to Russia and Mrs. George
Thomas Marye.
! Mrs. Wilson Pritchett Of Philadelphia
/ niece of Mrs. ClomaI1, who spent last
Winter with her in Washington, will
Join her aunt here in few days.
Mr.. Keith Merrill Of the State De-
| partment, has been joined by Mrs,
! Merrill for the Autumn and Winter.
Mrs, Merrill was at Pride's Crossing
! through the Summer, and Mr.. Merrill
Joined her in their place Avalon for
several VISITS and his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, who
have made an extensive tour around the
world, are again at Weld, their home
in Brookline, Mass. They are not ex-
pected to come to Washington during
the Autumn, but will open their house
on Massachusetts, avenue early in the
Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Mal13h have
opened their apartment in the Wood
ward for the season after being with
the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric D. Mckinney at Handley Hall at
Kensington, Md.
in their country home until about the
goth of october.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Dwight are
again in their home on Kalorama Cir
Gle after spending the Summer in
Michigan. Before their return they
made a visit in Banff, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Goring Bliss
and their little daughter Betty left
Washington today for Philadelphia and
will spend the week end with the Misses
Ashbridge at their beautiful estate,
Rosemont Farm, while attending the
Bryn Mawr Horse Show.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingston
Crounse have returned to Washington
and opened their house on wyoming
avenue for the Winter. They spent the
Summer at Nova Scotia.
Miss Grace Burton, niece Of the late
Senator Theodore E. Burton, Is back
in her apartment, at 2101 Connecticut
avenue, after spending the early Sum-
mer in Illinois visiting relatives and
later going on a motor trip in the
North.
Mr.. and MRS. w. H. Sholes of Lanier
place are at Plattsburg, N. Y, where,
in the Valley Hospital, Mrs. Sholes is
recovering from q serious operation
and will not return to washington the
LIST of October as she planned, but will
come late in the Fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sholes left Washington
early in June for their Summer place
at Haven, Me-, and after leaving there
for Johnsbury, VT, to visit Judge and
Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. Sholes became sud-
denly Ill and was taken to the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason Remey,
who arrived from Europe on the
Bremen, have been at the Barclay in
New York and came to washington
yesterday They will be at 2029 Con-
necticut avenue, In the apartment Mrs.
Remey, as Mrs. Karl D. Klemm, has
occupied for several seasons. The mar
rage Of Mr.. and Mrs Remey took place
in July In Paris. They viii later move
to 2440 Massachusetts avenue, the
home of Mr.. Remey, which he is now
remodeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens have
with them as a guest for brief time
their niece, Miss Margaret Conkling,
who will be student at Mount Vernon
Seminary this season. Miss Conkling
has been abroad for some time, and
has but recently returned TO the Unit
ed States with her parents.
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Weddings in Portsmouth
OF Much Interest Here.
One of the interesting weddings Of
the early Autumn season in Virginia
took place last Saturday evening in the
residence ~of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Welton in Glenshellah, at Portsmouth,
when Miss Mary Saunders Tabb, daugh-
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Mrs. A. G. Hubbard entertained a
party at dinner on the Shoreham ter
race last evening.
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California. She will stop at Havana
and Balboa en- route, and, after visiting
in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Will
return across the continent
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Walker enter
tanned q small company at the dinner
dance on the Shoreham terrace last
evening,
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Mrs. Edward A. Sexton, who formerly
lived in New Haven. Conn, has taken
an apartment at Wardman Park Hotel.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Prudential
OF Chicago. with their two children.
have come to this city for brief visit
and have taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel during their stay.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leigh Of New
ark, N. j., are at the Dodge for q few
days.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Nicholson have
motored to Washington from their
home, In Bryn Mawr, Pa, and are stop
ping at the Carlton.
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Mr.. Walter Peter had guests with him
at the dinner dance on the Shoreham
terrace last evening.
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Miss Smithson Bride
OF Mr.. Suppes This Morning.

Miss Smiths0n Bride
OF Mr.. Suppes This Morning.
A pretty wedding took place this
morning at o'clock in ST. Peters
Church, when Miss Josephine Smithscn
became the bride Of Mrs. Claas Suppes.
The bride was given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. Clarence Smithson, and had
a gown of tropical blue transparent
velvet with hat and shoes 70 match. Her
bouquet was of white roses.
Miss Mae Smithson was her sister S
only attendant and wore gown OF
wine-color velvet with accessories to
match and her bouquet was Of salmon
roses.
MIR. Billie McMann was best man for
Mr.. SuppeS and the ushers were Mr..
Justin Mccarthy and Mr.. Ray Hardy.
Immediately after the ceremony there
was a wedding breakfast at the Dodge
Hotel, after which the couple left for
New York. Mi and Mrs. SuppeS will
make their homo in Washington.
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CIOman Opens Home and

Mrs. CIOman Opens Home and
WIN BE Joined Later By Niece.
Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman returned TO
washington yesterday from the West
Coast and has opened her home
on KaloramA road for the Winter sea-
son. While in Burlingame, Calf, she
visited the former United States AM
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Kolter, have returned from Atlantic City
| and have taken an apartment at the
Chalfonte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Smoot Of Newport
are at the Fairfax Hotel for a short
visit.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Maxwell Evans
arrived in New York yesterday aboard
the Saturnia from Naples, having sailed
early in August for Southampton.
Mrs. Evans, who was formerly Miss
Louise G. Morgan of Washington, is
spending a few days with her parents
here before joining Mr.. Evans in their
home in Richmond.
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Mrs. John Knox Arnold has returned
to Washington after series of visits in
Georgia and the CarolinaS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens have
with them as a guest for q brief time
their niece, Miss Margaret Conkling,
who will be q student at Mount Vernon
Seminary this season. Miss Conkling
has been abroad for some time, and
has but recently returned TO the Unit
ed States with her parents.
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Count Raoul d'Adhemar has returned
to Wardman Park Hotel and opened
his apartment for the coming season.
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Maj. and Mrs. j. C.. H. Lee were hosts
to small party at the dinner dance on
the Shoreham Terrace last evening.
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Mr.. William Lee Parker, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John S. Parker. went yeSter-
day to Princeton to continue his studies
at Princeton University.
Miss Alice Parker, who has been
abroad through the Summer, will ar
rive In New York Saturday and come
TO washington shortly after,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Fenning
have closed their camp at Brookiin,
Me-, and are spending a few days IN
the White Mountains en- route to their
Washington home on LIE Roy place.
Last week Mr.. Fenning was the guest
speaker at dinner of the Castine, Me-,
Lions Club.
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Mr.. and Mrs william RemseR of
Greenwich, Conn, are st the Carlton
for brief stay, accompanied by Miss
Jane Peterson, also of Greenwich.
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Mrs. Anna Kolter and her daughters,
Miss Lillian Kolter and Miss Shirley
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. O'Brien en-
tertained q company at dinner on the
Shoreham terrace last evening. Their
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Neu-
land, Miss Esther Murray. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. E. Flaherty and Mrs. Joseph Mccain.
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Countess Szechenyi. wife Of the Min
lister of Hungary, attended the recital
last evening given by Mr.. Miksa Mer-
son, pianist, at the Art Association at
Newport. Mr. Merson, a native OF Hun
gary, has made his home in Washing
ton for several years.
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Mrs Barry. wife of Mai. David 8.
Barry, r.. U. s. M. c., is in New York
for a short stay. Maj. Barry is on duty
at Philadelphia and with his family has
q house at Haverford, Pa.
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Senator James E. Watson arrived this
morning and joined Mrs Watson and
their daughter, Miss Kathryn Watson,
Miss Watson will have as her guest
over Sunday Miss Kathryn Meade OF
New York, who will arrive tomorrow.
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Mr.. and Mrs. william Livingston
Crounse have returned to Washington
and opened their house on wyoming
avenue for the Winter. They spent the
Summer at Nova Scotia.
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Mrs. Josiah T. Newcomb entertained
informally at dinner last evening at
Wardman Park Hotel. where she and
her family make their home.
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DR.. and Mrs. Arthur M Zinkham are
again in their home, on Hawthorne
street, after a motor trip to Ohio.
Miss Margaret Florance sailed for
California last week on the steamship
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Miss Grace Burton, niece of the late
Senator Theodore E. Burton, is back
in her apartment, at 2101 Connecticut
avenue, after spending the early Sum-
mer in Illinois visiting relatives and
North.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Barrel have Joined
their daughter, Miss Audrey Barrett, at
Bar Harbor.
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Representative and Mrs. Maurice H.
Thatcher, who have been touring Rus
sia and Central European countries, will
cambion.
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MT. and Mrs. Edward Goring Bliss
and their little daughter Betty left
Washington today for Philadelphia and
will spend the week end with the Misses
Ashbridge at their beautiful estate.
Rosemont Farm, while attending the
Bryn Mawr Horse Show
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
Indian Congress
TOObserve Peace

NEW DELHI. India, March 5. U.H)
Orders for all independence
workers in India to observe the
peace truce signed yesterday by the
Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin
were issued today by the all-ndia
congress working committee.
The committee passed a resolution
approving ana endorsing the Gand-
hi-Irwin agreement and directing
all congress committees to act i'm
mediately in accordance with the
pact.
The committee, in ordering ma
tionwide suspension of the civil
diSobedience movement agai n S I
British rule, sent the following in
structions to all independence vol
unteers:
The committee hopes that the
country will carry out the terms
agreed upon, so far as they relate
to various congress activities. The
committee believes that upon strict
fulfillment of obligations of the
truce in behalf of the congress,
will depend the advance of India
toward swaraj (home rule).
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-05
SOLONS LEAVE
CAPITAL FOR
HOME JOURNEY

WASHINGTON, March 5. U.P) -
Trains leaving Union station here
today carried a cargo Of memories
of the most bitter sessions of con-
gresS in history-in this smoker
seat, merely a carefree legislator off
fol- rest, in that, a downcast man
with shattered hopes.
Back in the baggage cars were
trunks and boxes containing docu-
ments and records of years of legis-
lative service by some of those who
are going back to private life-many
perhaps for good
There were more members saying
farewell in the exodus this year
than for a long time, 81 altogether
The list congress left behind it
many loose ends to be picked up
today and tomorrow and the next
few days.
President Hoover still faced a pile
of more than 100 bills, passed in the
hectic closing hours, which he must
yet consider. These include many
bills of vital local interest. He sign
ed nearly 800 yesterday.
The senate left behind a total of
25 investigations to be carried on
during the recess, while the house
left three. Many members are re-
manning here TO get these under
way. Others will return during the
recess to participate and attend to
other business.