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ball player, either amateur or in
dependent, and the leading bas-
ketball player, will get these va
cations. ALI they need is to lead
in the number of votes cast for
them through subscriptions made
to The Times, Herald and Sun
day Herald.
They will spend the week at
Miami's better hotels, the Gray.
lyn, the FL Comodore, the Meal
lister, the Urmey and the Column
bus being representative list.
And those who run second in
popularity will be sent to New
York City for a glorious week
end, making the trip in either the
Ludington Line or the Eastern
Air Transport. Twelve Of these
week-ends are offered with all OK
penses paid by these newspapers.
SIMPLY SUITED
Babe Ruth's wardrobe consists
of 27 suits, IA Of which are
blue and 13 brown.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Nomination Blank
Vacation in Miami Contest
com FOR snO VOTES

FUR
Votes One Nomination Blank Only viii Be Awarded
Any ConteStdnt
If this blank is accompanied by siXmonth sub
scpton to The Times Herald and Sunday Herald its value
will be increased to
ONE THOUSAND VOTES
VACATION IN MIAMI CONTEST EDITOR,
1917 H ST. N w, Washington, D. c.
(Name)
AddreSs) Cline of Sport)
MY name IS
hereby subscribe to The Washington Times Herald
Sunday Herald for six months pay
(25c) twenty-five cents per week.
Oe4VeF 10
Address Telephone. ...............
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Old Knickerbocker Athlete
Nominated for Miami

The Vacation in Miami contest mail this morning brought
memories of olden times when the nomination of Buck
Jenkins football hero of other days and known business
day Howard Jenkins sent by other than Jack
Hagerty himself
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MIAMI ENTRIES

FIRST RACE-Three-year-old claim
ing: s1,oOs; furlongs.
Your Flas..''IVSS TourotIs ia ia
Miss Hollis.. 1881 lToney's Star....'l13
Quacker ....113I Rest Easy. .lOS
Little Toots. I'LL
SECOND RACE-The Buena Vista;
two-year- maiden colts and geldlngs;
Don Red. .11SBig Voice. .......11S
Brandon Prince. II lDakol .......... II
Siberia ...... .118 Frank Grossman. IL
Prince Fox. ...11STSanfair .......''lis
Etcetera .......11S Fareno .....'.'' II
Dark Celt....... 11lHamlet .......'.lls
THIRD RACE-T hree-y r-oIds;
claiming; purse, $1,000; s furlongs.
Modern Maiden. 1Os Fourth Ward ...ll3
Tails ,...,..111lM Mynheer ........1l3
John Patrick :. lib IxPatrick Clahan. lOs
xMuff .."......1O3i xOslo ...'..,'''' ~
voltabush .... iii Running Girl LOB
FOURTH RACE-T h r e e-ye r-olds;
allowances; THE Hallandale"; purse
$1,000; / mile.
Lightning Bolt. .12oI Impish .......''!iS
Albazano ...... .108l Disdame ........llS
Silver Beauty. .113f
upward; "The Anglers Club Claiming
Handicap; purse. $1,000: furlongs.
DR.. Parrish .116lGreenock ......' l!6
Okaybee .....114G Gracious Gift ...111
The Gen .......106I
SIXTH RACE-Four-year- -olds and
upward; claiming; purse, $1,000; fur
longs.
Guide Right. .115 Sun Friar lila
Make Believe .115I Black Diamond. -
Germaine Cha't.11s xCody .........1O5
Prot Actor ....117l
SEVENTH RACE-Four-year-o -olds and
upward; claiming; purse, $1,000;
mile and a furlong.
xstorm Signal. ..1o1I Dodgson .......114
xOur Gal ......106! Madder .......1O6
xJames NJ ....1oSl Cuddle ........1o6
Nightview ....111lxBlanco ........101
Weather, clear; track, fast.
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New, Orleans
Selections


Agnes sOrel, wigrOse, Little Pan.
Miss Peggy, Sam Cole, Brinkley.
Luck Piece, Copper, Hazel benson.
Chimney Sweep, Crazy COOt, Hot Time.
BOB ROGERS, BOcaratOne, Titus.
Mothers Choice, Kelley's Pride, Ma
santa Sophia, Fair Folly, Fair Orb.
sHARPsHOOTER
Lady Sweet, Charlie, Wigrose.
Miss Peggy, Brinkley, Shasta Prune.
Luck Piece, Griff W., Hazel benson.
Pegs Pride, Chimney Sweep, Crazy
Titus, BoCaratOne, Bob Rogers.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Marette, My
santa Sophia, Mona, Pot Full.
REICH COUNT
Charlie, Orkin, Prince Apollo.
BrinkIey, Primeval, Miss Peggy.
Griff w, Dry Chief, Watch the Time.
CHIMNEY SWEEP, Crazy COOt' Tad
dywawa.
Mothers Choice, Marette, Bobby Pow
Betty Ann, Santa Sophia, Fair Orb.
ENCAsEs
Charlie, WigrOse. Orkin.
Miss Peggy, Brinkley, Primeval.
Griff W.. Luck Piece, Watch the
Chimney Sweep, Crazy COOt, PeEE's
Bob Rogers, Titus, Bocaratone.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Marette, Kelley's
Pride.
santa Sophia, Pot Full, Mona.
WALSH
Charlie, Lady Sweet, Jack Murphy.
81. ..
LUKE, JR., Spurrier, Griff W.
Crazy Coot, Chimney Sweep, Peggs
Pride.
Marette, Mothers Choice, Chatta-
Fair Orb, Mona, Pot Full.
MILTON
WiRrOse. Orkin, Lady Sweet.
Miss Peggy, BFinkley, Primeval.
Griff W., Watch the Time, Luck
Pesg's Pride. Crazy COOt, Chimney
Sweep.
Bocaratone, Bob Rogers, Titus.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Marette, My
Davy.
TRACKMAN
Wigrose, Lady Sweet, Charlie.
Griff W., Watch the Time, Luck
Pegs Pride, Chimney Sweep, Crazy
Coot.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Ny Davy,
santa Sophia, Mona, Pot Full.
ETHERIDGE
WigrOae, Orkin, Black Lula,
Miss Peggy. One Long Hop, Common
Griff W, spurrier, Luck Piece.
Chimney Sweep, Taddywawap Crazy
BOCARATONE, Titus. Paradise Lost.
Mothers Choice, Marette, La Dentelle.
Santa Sophia, Fair Folly, Judge
Caverly.
FORM HANDICAP
WigrOse, Orxin, Lady Sweet.
One Long Hop, Miss Peggy, Brfnkley.
Griff w, Luck Piece, Hazel benson.
CHIMNEY SWEEP Pegs's Pride
Crazy COOt.
Bob Rogers. BOcaratpne, TitGs.
Mothers Choice. Marette. Volt Meter.
Santa Sophia, Don Tinky, Pot Full.
ANALYST
Lady Sweet, WigrOse, Charlie.
Brinkley, Miss Peggy, RelIine.
Griff w, Luck Piece, watch the Time.
Crazy COot. Pegg'S Pride' Chimney
Sweep.
BocaratOne, DelmOnicO, Eager Play.
Mothers Choice, Aviator, Marette.
SANTA SOPHIA, Fair Folly, Black
On White.
SWEEP
WIGROSE, Charlie, Little Pan.
One Long Hop, Miss Peggy, Brinkley.
Griff w, Luck Piece, Spurrier.
Pegg's Pride, Chimney Sweep, CraEy
Bocaratone, Titus, Bob Rogers.
Marette, Mothers Choice, KeIley's
Pride.
santa Sophia, Mona, Fair Folly.
CARMAC
WigrOse, Little Pan, Charlie.
Miss Peggy, One Long Hop, Brinkley.
LUCK PIECE, Copper, Spurrier.
Hot Time, Pegg's Pride, Crazy COot.
Titus, Bob Rogers, BOcaratone.
Marette, Mothers Choice, Kelley'S
Pride.
Yargee, Betty Bux, Santa Sophia.
PURCHASE
Charlie, Jack Murphy, WigrOse.
Miss Peggy, Sometime, Brinkley.
MOLERITO, Griff W., SpuRrier.
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FORM HANDICAP
WigrOse. Orlzin, Lady Sweet
One Long Hop, Miss Peggy, Brinkley.
Griff w, Luck Piece, Hazel benson.
CHIMNEY SWEEP, Pegg's Pride,
Crazy COOt.
Bob Rogers. BOcaratpne, Titus.
Mothers Choice. Marette. Volt Meter.
Santa Sophia, Don Tinky, Pot Full.
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DICK WELLES
Lady Sweet, Charlie, Wigrose.
BrinkIey, Miss Peggy, Relline.
Luck Piece, Griff W, Hazel benson.
CRAZY COOT, Pegs Pride, Taddy-
neImonico. Eager Play, OtilIa.
Aviator. -Marette, Mothers Choice.
santa Sophia, Fair Folly, Black On
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ETHERIDGE
WigrOse, OrI1in. Black Lula.
Miss Peggy, One Long Hop, Common
Sense.
Griff W, Spurrier, Luck Piece.
Chimney Sweep, Taddywawa, Crazy
COOt.
BOCARATONE, Titus. Paradise Lost
Mothers Choice, Marette, La Dentelle
Santa Sophia, Fair Folly, Judge
CaverIy.
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You Pay No Premium in Price

it combines, for the first
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the super-power, sputter-
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famous.
When you try it, you prove
it! One tankfu1 tells the
whole story. And remember
for the premium per-
formance it gives you pay
not a penny premium in price
. not a cent of extra cost.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29

CARMAC
WigrOse, Little Pan, Charlie.
Miss Peggy, One Long Hop, Brinkley.
LUCK PIECE, Copper, Spurrier.
Hot Time, Pegg's Pride, Crazy COot'
Titus. Bob Rogers, BOcaratone.
Marette, Mothers Choice, Kelley's
Yargee. Betty Bux, Santa Sophia.
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TRACKMAN
Wigrose, Lady Sweet, Charlie.
Miss Peggy, Brinkley, PrimevaL
Griff W., Watch the Time, Luck
Piece.
Pegs Pride, Chimney Sweep, Crazy
COot.
BocaratOne, Titus. Bob Rogers.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Ny Davy,
Marette.
Santa Sophia, Mona, Pot Full.
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ANALYST
Lady Sweet, WigrOse, Charlie.
Brinkley, Miss Peggy, Relline.
Griff w, Luck Piece, watch the Time.
Crazy Coot, PeEg's Pride, Chimney
Sweep.
BocaratOne, DelmOnicO, Eager Play.
Mothers Choice, Aviator, Marette.
SANTA SOPHIA, Fair Folly, Black
On White.
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SWEEP
WIGROSE, Charlie, Little Pan.
One Long Hop, Miss Peggy, Brinkley.
Griff w, Luck Piece, Spurrier.
Pegg's Pride, Chimney Sweep, CraEy
COOt.
Bocaratone, Titus, Bob Rogers.
Marette, Mothers Choice, Keuey'S
Pride.
santa Sophia, Mona, Fair Folly.
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PURCHASE
Charlie, Jack Murphy, WigrOse.
Miss Peggy, Sometime, Brinkley.
MOLERITO, Griff W., Spurrier.
Pegg's Pride, Crazy COot, Chimney
Bocaratone. Titus. Bob Rogers.
Mothers Choice, La Dentelle, Mnrette.
Fair Orb, Santa Sophia, Fair Folly.
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MILTON
WigrOse Orl1in, Lady Sweet.
Miss Peggy, BFinkley, Primeval.
Griff W., Watch the Time, Luck
Piece.
PegE's Pride, Crazy COot, Chimney
Sweep.
BOcaratone, Bob Rogers, Titus.
MOTHERS CHOICE, Marette, Ny
Davy.
Santa Sophia, Pot Full, Mona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
CHAPT u

INDIANS were no novelty to the
L townspeople of Wichita. Twice
year. chaperoned by old Gen.
Bull" Plummer, the Indians swept
through the streets in their visiting
regalia beads, blankets,
chains-a brilliant sight. Ahead of
them and behind them was the re-
assuring blue of United States army
uniforms worn by the Kansas regi-
ment from Fort Riley. All Wichi-
ia, accustomed to them though it
was, rushed out to gaze at them
from store dOorways and offices and
kitchens. Bucks. braves. chiefs.
squaws, papooses; tepees, poles.
pots, dogs, ponies, the cavalcade
swept through the quiet sunny
streets of the mid-western town, a
vivid frieze of color against the
drab monotony of the prairies.
A cowed enough people they
seemed by now; dirty, degraded.
Since the Custer massacre of &c
they had been pretty thoroughly
beaten into submission. Sabra, if
she considered them at all, thought
of them as dirty and useless two
footed animals. The once-wild
things seemed tame enough now,
herded together on their reserva-
tions, spirit broken, pride de-
strOyed.
The child Gin had got it into his
head that this was to be a picnic.
He had smelled pies and cakes bak-
ing; had seen hampers packed. Ger
tainly, except for the bizarre load
that both wagons contained. this
might have been one of those infOr-
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
Rained in Nick of Time

The most timely rain ever expert
enced by DR.. A. F. Hardt, Williams
port, Pa, fell on a recent night as
the doctor discovered next morning.
A fire from burning trash nearby
reached the house some time during
the night, burned up the side and
through the roof when a sudden rain
storm came along quenching it. No
one knew anything about the fire I'M
til next morning when Doctor Hardt
saw the big hole in the rOof.-Cap
per's Weekly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
Freshman's Bad ''Break"
Had Redeeming Feature

When Robert Nj. Hutchins, the
youthful president of the University
of Chicago, decided on his radical
plan for eliminating classes and al
lowing students to complete their
courses as rapidly or as slowly as
they pleased, he gathered the stu
dents into the auditorium to tell
them about it. He planted his young
wife in the back of the hall to get
the reaction of the student body.
When the president had finished.
Mrs. Hutchins turned to a freshman
beside her and asked:
what do you think of that?"
"Terrible," said the student, EN-
phatically. "He may know what he's
talking about, but he expressed
himself so poorly that no one else
could tell what he's talking about" !"
do you know who | am" asked
the somewhat nettled Mrs. Hutchins
mo"
"Well, Pm the presidents wife"
"DO you know who l ami" asked
the student in return.
mo" said Mrs. Hutchins.
And the freshman answered fer
vently, "Thank God for that" DE
trOit News.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
Mennonites in Paraguay

The Mennonites, reputed descend
ants of the Dutch Waldenses of the
Middle ages. have found a haven in
the Paraguayan ChacO. They went to
South America after their venture
had failed in Prussia, Russia and
Canada. The government of Para
quay granted them a colonization
concession in 1921 and the colony
now numbers 1,400 persons. Their
charter allows them to maintain
schools in their own language, Ger
man. Also, they are exempt from
military service and swearing in
court, affirmation being sufficient.
The Mennonites are desirable colo
nists, especially if allowed to live ac-
cOrding to the traditions of their an.
ceStOrs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07

mai excursions into Il nearby WOOd
which Gin so loved, where they
lunched in the open, camped near
stream, and he was allowed to
run barefoot in the shadow of his
aristocratic grandmother's cool dis
approval.
There was a lunatic week preced-
ing their departure from Wichita.
Felice fought their going to the last,
and finally took to her bed with
threats of impending dissolution
which failed to achieve the desired
effect owing to the preOccupatiOn
of the persons supposed to be
stricken by her plight From time
to time, intrigued by the thumpings,
scurryingS. shouts, laughter. quar-
rels, and general upheaval attend
ant on the Cravats' departure,
Felice rose from her bed and trailed
wanly about the house. looking, in
her white. dimity wrapper, like a
bilious and distracted ghost. She
issued orders. Take this. Don't
take that. 1t can't be that you're
leaving those behindI Your own
Aunt Sarah MOncrief du Tisne en-
brOidered every inch of them with
her own"
But, mamma, don't you under
stand? Yancey says there's very
little society,", and it's all quite
rough and unSettled-wild,a almost" y"
That needn't prevent you from
remembering you're a lady, hope.
Unless you are planning to be one
of those hags n sunbonnet and
no teeth that Yancey seems to have
taken such a fancy to-"
So Sabra Cravat took along to the
frontier wilderness such oddments
and elegancies as her training, lack
of experience, and southern family
traditions dictated. There were
two wagons. canvas covered and
numbering. Dishes. trunks. bed
ding, boxes were snugly slowed
away in the capacious belly of one (:
the printing outfit, securely roped
and Iashed. went in the other.
There was. to the Wichita eye.
nothing unusual in the sight of
these huge covered freighters that
would soon go numbering off TO-
ward the horizon. Their like had
worn many a track in the Kan
sas prairie. Yet in this small ex-
pedition faring forth there was
| something that held the pOignancy
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07

of the tragic and the ridiculous
The man. huge, bizarre, impracti-
cal; the woman. tight Tipped, ter
ribly determined, her eyes staring
with the fixed, unseeing gaze of one
who knows that to blink but once
is to be awash with tears the child,
out of hand with excitement and
impatience to be gone. From the
day of Yancey's recital of the Run.
black Isaiah, small descendant of
the Venables' black servants, had
begged to be taken along. Denied
this, he lad sulked for a week and
now was nowhere to be found.
The wagons. packed, stood wait
ing before the Venable house. Per-
haps never in the history of the
settling of the West did woman
go a-pioneering in such a costume.
Sabra had driven horses all her
life; so now she stepped agilely
from ground to hub, from hub to
wheel top, perched herself on the
high wagon seat and gathered up
the reinS with deftness and out
ward compOsure. Her eyes were
enormous, her pale face paler. Yam
cey had swung Gin up to the calico
cushioned seat beside Sabra. His
short legs, in their copper-tOed
boots, stuck straight out in front
of him. His dark eyes were huge
with excitement. "Why don't we gO?'
he demanded, over and over, in
something like a scream He shout
ed to the horses as he had heard
teamsters do "Giddap in ere; Gee
op! G'larng!" His grandmother
and grandfather, gazing up with
sudden agony in their faces at
sight of this little expedition actu-
ally faring forth so absurdly into
the unknown had ceased to exist
for Gin. AS Sabra drove one
wagon and Yancey the other, the
boy pivoted between them through
the long drive, spending the morn
ing in the seat beside his mother,
the afternoon beside his father.
with intervals of mapping curled
up on the bedding at the back of
the wagon.
Now, with a lurch and a rattle
and a great clatter of hOOfs the
two wagons were off. They had
made an early start. By ten the
boys eyes were heavy with Sleep
Sabra coaxed him to curl up on
the wagon seat, his head in her
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
Pneumatic Tires for Trains

A railway train running on the
rails with wheels fitted with pneu-
matte tires seems hardly believable.
but tire manufacturer has made ex-
periments which show that they
make the trains run silently and far
more smoothly. and that freedom
from jOlting will lengthen the life of
the rails. The directors of the big
French railways saw experiments
carried out recently, and tests with
passenger coaches will be made.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
WHAT WENT BEFORE

Yancey Cravat. just returned
from the newly opened Indian ter
ritory where he participated in
the Run over the border. relates
his adventures to a gathering OF
the Venable family. Yancey is a
criminal lawyer. editor Of the
Wichita Wigwam, and husband of
Sabra CraVat. When the run
started, Yancey raced his pony
against the thoroughbred mount
of a girl. The thoroughbred broke
two legs and when Yancey stopped
to shoot it, the girl grabbed his
pony and beat him to the land he
wanted.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
The Inspired Typesetter

Indignant Caller-What 90 you
mean by saying in the paper that 1
looked quite nutty as L stood on the
platform:
Reporter Nutty? My dear sir, I'm
very sorry wrote ''natty."
ton Transcript.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
The Monkeys Mistake

The monkey stopped developing
and so isn't smart enough to think
he is getting something for moth
ing if he issues bonds to pay for
it.-LOs Angeles Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
An Admirer of Song

Il like to hear my wife sing"
$50 do l." replied Mr.. MeektOn. at
is only when Henrietta sings that my
mind is absolutely at ease about
what she is going to say next"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-07
Merc0IiZed Wax
Keeps Skin Younq

skin peel off until all defects such pimples liver
spots tan and freckes disappear. Skin is then soft
and velvety. Your looks younger Mercozed
Wax brings out the hidden beauty of your skin. To
remove wrinkles ounce Powdered Saxoiite
dissolved in half pint witch hazel. At drug stores
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
Lusty Roofing is
Symbol of True
School Spirit

A hot time was had in the Askov d.
B. S. hall Monday night when the high
school athletic club and high school
basketball teams respectively arched
shots at the basket against the Askov
town team in doubleheader. The
first game ended after a hard fought
contest in favor of the town team by
a score of 10 to 4, and this was close
ly followed by another victory by the
same town team over the high school
lads by score of % to 5.
A fair sized crowd of high school
rooters and others were present and
for the size of the crowd, no more
lusty ''yells'' have been heard since
the Indians were pushed back and
civilization came in. The friendly
rivalry was at times to such high
pitch that the referee, so it's said,
had to examine his whistle after a
tremendous blow to see if it were
still in working order, so inaudible
was it's sound. All in all a wonder
full time was had by the players of
all three squads together with much
good derived from the practice and
the smaller lads as we'll as the older
ones in turn deserve a lot of credit
respectively for their skill in handling
the ball and spOrtsmanlike conduct.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
TAX PROBLEMS
TALKED AT MEET
Delegation of Taxpayers Attend Dist.
81 School Board Meeting
missioner Stepan Talks.

A very enthusiastic meeting was
held Friday at the regular monthly
meeting of the board of Willow River
school district No. p when many of
the taxpayers came before the body
demanding reduction of school levies.
County Commissioner F. w. Stepan
made brief talk on the school, coun-
ty and town rates and cited that the
school rate is 81 mills, county rate 20
mills and the town or village is only
16 mills or in other words out OF
every 500 of assessed valuation SS.1O
goes to the school. $500 to the county,
SLIGO to the township or village and
about 60 cents to the state. In this
way the school is carrying-the heay-
lest load and there is where we must
unload if possible, said Mr.. Stepan.
The delegation of taxpayers was
we'll received by the honorable board
who promised that they would Co
operate with them and do everything
possible to cut expenditures for the
coming year. A committee has been
appointed to aid the school board in
arranging budget and to hire teach
ers for the coming year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
WASHINGTON Letter
BY " NDaley

ing in Washington with the caustic
quotation from the funeral hymn, 1--WE
shall meet, but we shall miss him"
This remark applied to Senator Hef-
lin of Alabama, but has been repeated
with much gusto whenever lame
ducks" are mentioned. The Moses
comment was preceded by the acco-
lade to Helm in which Moses be-
slowed on the Alabama senator the
title champion of blah-blah in the
Senate" In fairness, all admit that
the Senate loses its best story teller
with Heflin's return to private life.
1t will be something of shock to
the taxpayer to realize that the Con-
gressiOnal Record is not as popular
with the people as claimed. The an
nual report of the Government Printer
shows that out of circulation of
$4,000 only $40 copies are paid sub
scribers. The others are sent free
to mailing lists compiled by Sena-
tors and Representatives, at a cost OF
$75S,693. Oratory real and imaginary
is expensive, but we must have it at
the taxpayers expense. Not content
with this distribution of propaganda
members of Congress sent out more
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
Anpuu lDnona Assoex1ps Ssox

Washington, January 21-There is
a certain element of tragedy in the
efforts of "lame ducks to stave off
the approaching shades of retirement
from political life. Those who ceurted
fame found a gay coquette. On cleo
ton day they realized that no securi-
ty is available in politics. Some with
out other means than the Congress
sional salary are making pitiful at
tempts to land jobs in government
circles or connections with law firms.
1t is comparable to shooting arrows
up in the dark for ex-senatOrs and ex-
representatives are not in demand,
particularly in dull times. Many seek
ing positions in private life begin
ming March 4 have found a barren
field, the top-soil having been plowed
under by other lame ducks" of an
earlier political plucking.
The swan songs of the retiring le-
gislators are usually amusing to the
fortunate survivors of political bat
ties, but if memory of their better
days and arrogance is faithful they
receive all the sympathy that is &C.
corded a Debated hand balloon. 1t
remained for Senator Moses, Repub-
lican of New Hampshire to cap feel