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The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Senator ShOrtridge'S Sound
Views on Washington

Senator shorrdge of California presented sound and
patriotic views the Washington Chamber Of Commerce on
the duties Of Congress to this National City.
Not only did he urge fair distribution Of expenditures in
the Identification of the District but insisted that washington
belongs to than those who Immediately live here
That fortunately has been the view of most Senators as to
this Federal City, Washington belongs to the whole nation
is the of the nation and its people most certainly
does NOT belong the residents of Washington In no
manner earth beyond that Of expressing their wishes
through petition does this city belong its citizens
other American cities and towns belong to their citizens
What they say the ballot boxes and in other ways
unless politicians hoodwn them They put their
money up taxpayers for what they want and are willing
to pay for.
It an inspiring privilege these good Americans have
though they sometimes pay well for it. That privilege is
denied here.
Washington citizens pay reasonable taxes because they
should but minus any control in their CITY, they should
not do unreasonable part in the upbuidng and
Identification of NATIONAL CITY that belongs to all
Americans.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
House Yields on Lump Sum

The House expected to approve $95OOOOO lump sum
contrbuon the District for the next fiscal but the
trainers Of District appropriation bill notice that this
done the next year only pending conclusions by the
special House Committee fiscal affairs.
The House appropriation bosses yield this proposition
for several that the Senate will not stand for
the old figure Another the belief that the &c.
900 will pacate the and prevent ep that might
threaten an extra session
The House learned few months ago. this very
question the Senate will stand for too much
from the House. The bosses will also find that the Senate will
not accept the findings of the House Special Committee
Fiscal Relations for the simple that the Senate does
not recognize that the House the sole power to pass
District appropriations.
Senators have their views this matter They have
studied the problem years and have before them
substantially all the information that the special committee
has got or will be able to get.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

can't meet and conquer them
here you can't meet and con-
quer them anywhere.
Life. that's what ails you.
Self. that's what ails you.
And you're miserable and
bored because you can't make
a Going Partnership of Life
and Self.
You wouldn't remedy that
fact by going to the West In
dies, to England, or Italy,
or India, or Russia. You
wouldn't remedy it by dropping
housekeeping or letter filing
and going on the stage-or
writing columns for newspa-
pers. Always Life will go with
you. Always Self will go with
you. And until you can ad-
Just Self to Life, you'll never
be happy anywhere.
The Big Adventure
Stop trying to run away
from Life. Stop gazing, yearn-
ingly, toward the horizon for
your Big Adventure. Your
Big Adventure is here. Now
It is here, in the job you're
doing. It is here, in the peo-
pie you've always known.
Study that job. There's pride
and punch in it if you'll look
for it. Study those people
There's mystery and loveliness
and a strange grace in them
if you'll recognize it.
If you can't find pride and
punch in your daily round.
if you can't recognize mystery
and loveliness and force IN
the daily scene. then you'll
never recognize them any
where.
Find the adventure that ex-
lists here, now, all around you.
and then. and only then.
will you be fit for the adven-
ture that exists beyond the
horizon.
fcopvriRht, 1881, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

hurts and I think that is the
reason the Italian ruler of the
universe is on his high horse.
He does not like to be exposed.
It is a matter of common
knowledge that under his guild
ance the armed force of Italy
have been greatly augmented
and that nation is looking for
trouble whenever she can find
it, still under his guidance. She
is barely on speaking terms
with France, has troubles with
Russia and it is due to his
militaristic policy. Truly a
man with such great ambitions
as he has cannot help but put
his affairs of state before hui
man life. If necessary, he
would sacrifice all the youth
of Italy to attain his ends. So
after all, perhaps General But
ler is not far from the truth
and should be commended TOR
showing our pacifists how mat
ters stand in other countries.
Why must this nation, as
powerful and as important as
it is, be continually STOPPING
to apologize to other nations
for fancied wrongs? They all
at times give us real reason to
ask them for apologies, but we
usually ignore the occurrences,
and rightly so. So why not ie!
Butler alone and tell Mussollnl
to tend to his own generals
I understand that his atten-
tions to his own country are
becoming unwelcome over there
and it is a sure thing that II
he doesn't leave this country
alone his attentions over mere
are going to be extremely un-
welcome.
AN ADMIRER OF BUTLER.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
WISE MEN

It is not great misfortune
to oblige ungrateful people, but
it Is an unsupportable one to
be under an obligation to a.
vulgar man.
La Rochefoucauld
RI lember this It that there
is a proper dignity and proper
lion to be observed in the per
frrmance of every act of life.
-AureliuS.
Whilst you are prosperous,
you can lumber many friends,
but when the storm comes, you
are left alone. Ovid.
A fool and knave are plants
Of every soil. Burns.
When you are aspiring to the
highest place, it is honorable to
reach the second or even the
third rank. ~ Cicero.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
But 1t Costs Money.

This picture from LzUesa shows the powerful hand held
the French government four kings hard to beat Each card
represents country that stands ready to take part in any
war on the side of France should be declared Jugo
savia Czecho ovaa Rumania and Poland would be with
France if they don't change their minds.
These countries with territory carved out Of defeated ma
tons after the war; would be useful allies for France
they should really fight for France when the time came But
meanwhile their friendship is expensive
Thev keep UP big armies and need great deal OF money
which they must borrow France feels that their friendship
means security and that is worth while TO finance tne
Not 50 long ago France lending thirty billions Of francs
and he was But he was overhrown and the thirty
billion francs billion gold dollars that France lent 70
Russia will come back , :: ~
nection with this wonderful pat hand" ~
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Longing for adventure?

Longing for adventure?
Sick of your job-Slck Of doing
the same thing over and over?
Sick of seeing the same people,
living in the same four walls?
And you want to go, don't
you? Where? Anywhere. Any
where away from here.
For you're sure that if you
could get away, life would be
different. The nagging little
fears, the stinging little frets,
would drop away. You'd be
happy again. And excited, and
eager, as you haven't been for
years. You'd be-Free.
But you wouldn't. You're just
fooling yourself.
Need change? OF course
you do. We all need changes.
We all need to go to new
places, see new faces, think new
thoughts.
But just going-somewhere-
else won't cure what ails you.
Seeing something different
won't solve your problems. Ad-
venture isn't really what you
need, though how often you cry.
'If I could only Live-live life
instead Of just exiSting!"
The Urge to Escape
But actually, you don't really
want to live life. Actually, you
want to escape life. That's why
you're restless and irritable and
bored.
You want to escape the things
that make life hard for you.
Competition. criticism. con-
facts and conflicts. all these
things make life hard for you.
And you think that, if you went
somewhere else, into new scenes,
where you could meet new
people, you could escape them.
But you couldn't.
For these things are a normal
part of everywhere. Wher-
ever you may go, wherever you
may live, you will be forced to
meet these conditions. If you
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland.

hOWldNu--
And when he does marry,
he always marries "the wrong
woman" because he looks at
every woman through a mist
of dreams and a cloud Of rosy
illusions no woman can
live up to the picture when
she is wearing a bungalow
apron and cooking waffles
over a gas range.
An Idealist is so busy gazing
at the moon that he usually
walks right past the woman
who would make him a perfect
mental or spiritual mate, and
doesn't fall in love until some
little moron with a lot of in
itiative steps out and trips
him up.
He is so busy looking at the
stars that he doesn't know that
he is treading all over the
woman at his feet.
If you love an Idealist
enough to SUFFER for it.
marry him quickly before he
gets the star-dust out Of his
eyes and then brace yourself
to take your medicine.
But never conclude that by
marrying him you have got
him TIED; because he can
no more be tiled" than a
moonbeam or a drop Of dew.
His love-life Is a series Of
radiant, luminous nights-and
dark gray "morning-afters."
If you have never been
loved by an Idealist, you don't
know what Heaven is. II you
have never been married to
one, you don't know what the
Other Place isl
Copyright, 1881. King Features.
Syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Let Butler COurt-Martial
Be Wide Open

American citizens who have kept with the Butler
Mussoni incident and deeply interested do not expect
have the doors shut against them in the coumara that
scheduled pass upon General Buffers conduct They
expect the proceedings wide open and in farminded
spirit expect the distinguished Marine Corps officer to be
given every opportunity to present his defense
General Buffers military record too full OF heroic acVl
ties for h~o be condemned private proceedings guided
largely by secret diplomatic considerations.
The charges which General Butler is to be tried re-
suited from remarks that have become public throughout
the world The whole trial should be equally the
world that all people may know for themselves what the
truth and whether the facts will justify the conclusions
that will be arrived at by the court-martal
The Washington times., 1931-02-02

-By Heller
A Man to LOve-But Not
to Marry
Some men were born to be
loved-but never to be married.
The Idealist is one OF these.
An Idealist is a man who al
ways believes that "the next
girl" will be the Peerless Woman
of his visions.
To an Idealist, love is a
glorified dream and when IL
turns into a placid reality or a
nightmare, he always planes
Fate-or the woman.
It is thrilling to be loved by
an Idealist-while it lasts. IL
is terrible to be married to one
but it NEVER lasts!
An Idealist can makeNa Pur'
gatory of life for everybody
around him while he is work
ing bl1SSfuIly 1or OGoP!d sOAA4o
where over in Abyssinla or
Mesopotamia.
He can write inspired poems
to "woman's delicate little
hands" while his wife washes
the dishes, peels potatoes ana
tries to pacify the landlord.
He is always looking pas
sionately for the Beautiful IN
Iife-but he is usually looking
the other way when the waiter
brings the check.
Living with an Idealist Is ike
living with a radio; you never
know when you are going TO
touch the wrong key and get
an awful case Of static.
An Idealist is nearly always
content to worship a woman
from afar and let some gross
materialist marry her-ano
support her.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
ONCE-OVERS
Are You So Important?

Are You So Important?
When you feel yourself pretty
important, consider how tar
YOUR influence spreads.
If it is bounded by the four
walls of your place Of business
or extends merely to those re-
sponsible to you for their JOBS
your prominence is limited.
How do you compare with
men engaged in the same line
outside your firm?
If your accomplishments were
compared with theirs would you
have much to support an I'M
preston of superiority?
In your small city you may
have little competition.
You are a socalled prominent
citizen in your little burg.
If you lived in a larger place
where would you be?
Just the ordinary run OF the
mine" in the presence OF a
crowd of big city fellows, when
YOU come to think it over.
Nearly every man can be a
prominent citizen if he settles
in a place small enough.
When you make a true analy-
sis of yourself and your attain
ments you are not so much i'm
pressed with your importance.
Or are you trying to deceive
yourself?
This is a foolish thing TO try
to do.
Copyright. 1891. International
Feature Service. Incl
The Washington times., 1931-02-02

figure under similar circum-
stances would have tactfully
ignored the issue, but blunder-
ing Mussolini make a mountain
out of a mole hill. If General
Butler is at fault, which I do
not believe, Mussolini is all the
more so for raising such a fuss
over an unimportant thing.
They say the truth always
The Washington times., 1931-02-02

Do you know:
/. What is the origin Of the
word secretary?
2. With whom do we connect
the saying: 81 have not yet be-
gun to fight?
3. What is a mackerel sky a
sign Of?
4. What is the meaning Of
the phrase, "contretemps"?
s.. What Is the Holy Grail"2
Fill each blank:
6. ConSanguinity means rela-
tionShip by --.
7. The Is the Jewish
Bible.
8. The fate Of Cordelia in
"King Lear" was to be -.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
A Use for Whiskers
England Discovers One.

A. 1+ use has been found for whskers Several large
hotels in London have ordered their walters to grow nem
is the only way they say that they can distinguish ne
The decision was last resort For years the noe
have peplexed by the Iey nave
as too theatrical Then they put in their buttonhoes
Ensnds Leading %Sa and
SiJo hiskers of the type known here mutton cnop
banker or burnside apparently the answer to the
And the rest of world will heave sigh OF rehe na so
+ hoe heen discovered It was momentous question: now
bappy answered Yet strange that confusion arose
the first place Usually if looks like waiter ne Is
natron And if he looks like patron he is waiter That
always safe guide-n this country anyway But perhaps
England is different
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
OUR RHYMING OPTIMIST
By ALine MichGeLiS
FAREWELLS

FAKEWELLS
II God decreed that I today
Must bid last farewell to you;
Dawn would be drab, dusk would be gray
No star would shine, no tide be true.
No hope would cast its rainbow CLEANS
Along the way where I must tread;
April no more would weave me dreams,
And moonlights glamour would be dead.
Instead, If must say goodbye
To friends and home, to toll and song,
II change should sweep me utterly
Beyond the pathways known so long,
Still gladly onward could go, =.
Forgetting in an hours space
My life'S accustomed ebb and flow.
Could but look upon your face;
And with a radiance undimmed
Would glow the moon and stars and sun.
Old earth with rapture would be brimmed
II still. hands clasped, we went as one!
The Washington times., 1931-02-02

to the recent market crash and
has any one ever tried to make
him apologize? He would
rather fight than do so. Just
because he is dictator of italy
is no reason why he should
try to dictate to the citizens
of this country and every citi-
zen should feel indignant about
this case. Any other public
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Parrot Detectives
For Capital

Editor, Times:
A parrot, I see by the papers,
recently solved a murder in
New York by shrieking "Poppa,
don't! Poppa, don't!" The cries
led the police to suspect that
"poppa" was guilty of the homi-
eide, and he later confessed.
This has convinced me that
the Washington police should
Immediately obtain a ship load
of parrots and distribute them
throughout the city.
In this way they might solve
a murder. j. T.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Jobs For Service Men
In Soldiers Home

Editor, Times:
It might help the veterans
if they were given jobs around
the soldiers homes and hos
pitals at the same pay they are
giving other help.
There are many trained col
lege men among them out of
work that should have the jobs
civilians are getting-good sal
aries for clerks, librarians, and
administrative positions.
I know of civilians who have
held these jobs for years. Why
not give the service men a
chance at them and employ
only service men?
FRIEND OF VETERANS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
The Butler -Mussolini
Controversy

controversy
Editor, Times:
At last I am glad that some
one has had gumption enough
to say what he thinks about
this fellow Mussolini, and as
usual, the Marines have the
situation well in hand.
And in this land of free
speech it is a crime that one
cannot say what he thinks with
out having the wrath of the
powers that be brought down
on his head. General Butler
has always been outspoken in
his manner and nearly always
knows what he Is talking about.
Mussolini has repeatedly made
derogatory remarks about this
country, especially with regard
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

9. Franklin was
by trade.
10. The author Of "Stalky
and Co." is --.
Match correctly:
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adjacent
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enumerate
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requirement
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unwholesome
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agitated.
ANSWERS on Magazine Page.)
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. Honest friendship NTH nations. entGnoltn0 alliances
NTH none"-Georoe Washington.
Proportional representation the United States Senate no
State to Senators. Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reapportionent in the House OF
Representatives
g. Separate departments the Army OF the NGuy and OF the
united underG Secretary OF National DEFENSE
Federal action to the limit of poDerS to abolish
Aliteracy under Secretary of Education
President the first OF January foHo
ing the November election.
Seecttve immigration those suited for Aet
can citizenship and American needs.
Deportation undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 years.
Complete publicity for to prevent big tar
, dodgers from escaping taxation
Modification the VolSteGd act to permit light 0neS ana
beers under Federal regulation.
Evening star., 1931-12-23
AMERICANS TOLD
TO QUIT WAR ZONE
Residents Along Peiping-
Mukden Railroad Warned
to Go to Tientsin.
BY REGINALD SWEETLAND.

By Gable to The Star.
SHANGHAI, China, December %
The American legation has warned
Americans residing along the Peiping-
Mukden railroad to eVacuate to Tlent-
sin IN vicW OF military developments,
according to word received here.
While large scale operations are
known to be in progress against the
so-called bandits and Chinese rabble
troops, closely censored messages leave
officials here much in the dark as to
japanese army movements in Man.
Churia
One battalion of japanese artillery
ana two battallOnS of infantry have re-
CelVed orders from Japan to proceed
to 1lentSln, arriving there December 26,
preparations being made to quarter
them i'll the japanese concessions. It
is understood that the japanese are
taking this precaution fearing that de-
1Cated Chinese troops may pour into
TlentSln should Chinchow fall into
japanese hands.
The Cantonese leaders today contin-
ued their discussions at Marking rela-
tive to appointments in the new govern
ment, having received the designations
OF all the ministers in the late Chang
kal-Shek regime.
one OF the hardest tasks OF the new
government will be the raising of funds
to overcome the huge national deficit
1t has little likelihood Of gaining any
immediate financial support owing to
Its radical complexion, especially since
antagonlsm is growing within the party
ranks toward Dr.. Sun Fo, by many
considered the standard bearer of the
kuomintang doctrines of his late
father DR.. Sun Yat-Sen, founder of
the Chinese Republic.
(Cnpyrigkt, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-23
FARM BOARD SEEKS
WHEAT REPAYMENT
Willing to Donate 100000
Bushels to Needy, but
Wants u. S. to Pay.

The Federal Farm Board will agree
to use of its wheat supply for unem-
ployment relief. but believes the board
should be repaid by the Government.
according to a report received yester-
day by Chairman McNary of the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee.
The Capper- Wheeler bill to give 40
000000 bushels to the Red Cross or
such other organizations as President
Hoover might designate is on the Senate
calendar, but vote went over until
after the holidays.
Chairman Capper of the subcommit-
tee which dealt with the wheat relief
problem, however, said today he did not
believe the boards request for payment
for the grain would be granted
The boards request previously had
been presented informally by Chairman
Stone and Secretary Hyde and was dis
cussed today by subcommittee men.
Stone, in a letter accompanying the
report to McNary, cited loans made to
the Grain Sterilization Corporation on
the wheat as collateral The report
said:
The conclusion is inescapable that
the Federal Farm Board, if this wheat
is utilized under the proposed act, must
furnish additional sums
1t was estimated the wheat would cost
$4,000 900.
The board suggested an amendment
making it criminal offenSe to sell the
wheat or flour donated.
Evening star., 1931-12-23
STATE HELP ASKED
IN DIAMOND PROBE
Prosecutor Checks Records
of Gangster in Attorney
Generals Office.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, December 23-Al-
pany County called for New York State
aid yesterday in its efforts to find the
Slayers of Jack Legs" Diamond. as
TWO more figures emerged from obscur-
lty to be listed definitely by police as
attendants at the speakeasy party pre-
ceding Diamonds death.
District Attorney John T. Delaney
went to Attorney General BENEFITS
office at the Capitol, to draw upon
BENEFITS knowledge of Diamond S
ganeland connections as compiled dur
ing months of Investigations in Greene
county by Bennett and his aides.
At the same time the Newark Eve
ming News revealed that Nelson F. Lyon
OF west Orange, N. j., had identified
hlmsen to the newspaper as the "mys-
ferrous Mr.. Lyon who was in the
Speakeasy the night before Diamond
was shot dead. Lyon said he was there
discussing a business transaction.
A Greene County man said to have
registered at local hotel the night
before Diamond was murdered was re-
ported ready to talk with the investi-
gators He is Harry Coglianese, brother
OF a man with whom Diamond had a
disagreement during his reign in Greene
County.
A pearl-handled revolver, picked up
near the rooming house wherein Dia-
mond was killed, was identified today
as one stolen in New York several
months ago. The gun probably was
one of two weapons used by the mur-
derers, according to ballaStics experts.