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The Washington times., 1931-05-11
HE SEEMS TO LAUGH, BUT is SERIOUS

The two pictures in this column published to stimulate
thought young minds and possibly in older minds
One useful thing that editor do to promote thought
in the minds of his readers What the editor SAYS not i'm
portant and is forgotten.
What the reader THINKS is what counts.
The upper picture makes us think about the strange faces
heads and expressions that Nature gives to her various crea
lures.
1t is the head of Abyssnian Ground Hornbll. You
notice that it looks like comedian disguised as
bird It hard believe that this strange animal with the
long bea the big utterly useless casque of bone above the
eyes and strangely humorous eye actually not think
ing of anything funny.
He probably thinking of something to eat if he thinks at
ALL his crop full you may be that his mind is quite
empty.
And is the he is not far different from
of us other two-egged creatures.
Why are creatures different why many kinds of faces
and coorngs? This bird from Abyssnia for instance has
under his BILL around his neck lot OF skin cooed with nearly
all the coors of rainbow When he excited especially in
spring the time of mating the coors blaze brilliantly and
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Public School Fairgrounds
Shortsighted School Policies of the Past

The lack of playground space for many public schools of
The District of the worst features of school system
and should be warning to officials that around every public
school built future there should be ample ground
Our public school necessities many and Congress
provide them School buildings constructed in the past
not equipped they should be- either playground
convenence absolutely essential to the health and
fort of pupils and teachers.
Whenever do get the number of school buildings
qured prevent congestion and parme classes should be
the duty Congress provide additional grounds for those
buildings lacking in playground space and school building
should ever again 60 up without plenty of ground
The truth is that many of the older school buildings
ocngy deficient in convenences and should be replaced by
new structures built on sites
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

the skin inflated This supposed to make him attractive
to the female Why DOES it make him attractive?
The picture showing the skull of another kind Of
Hornb in two vertically, to reveal the method of
struction you to Natures marvellous mechanical
ingenuity.
Unlike the bird at the top, the Hornbi that owned the
skeleton head needs its big casque rising above the bill
That casque covered with extremely hard bone used to
break and to fight other Hornbls If the high casque
made of solid bone would be heavy that the bird
could carry it. But the construction you largely
air space nearly light the construction of an aplane
How this wonderful work done? Was it thought out
planned in advance? Did the bird at the top and birds like
the owning the skull below live together the Garden Of
Eden all created the time with the ring tailed emu
the giant sloth dnosaur elephant whale marmose and love
bird?
Or did they develop slowly through millions of years in
the process of evolution? And they did, what made them
do it?
What force gave the highly skin to the neck of the
Abyssinian Ground Hornb What intelligence made the skull
of the other Hornb light and at the time strong
with struts like airpane to endure concussion7
Think about that.
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

you what a grand guy you are,
little Jimmy" is inwardly hat
ing and envying you. Be gen.
erous-and buy yourself an
enemy!
And how do the bystanders,
who watch you go through vour
big act, feel about it? Mama
had said they'd admire and
praise you. Do they? Not SOS
you'd notice it! Generally they
think you're a sap and say SO.
And they. too, are secretly mad
at you. Not for one second do
they believe in the pure phil
anthropy Of your deed. No
sire-e-e. you're just trying to
show off!
Little But Grief
So, if you're looking for popu-
larity, generosity is one of the
worst investments you can make.
1t will buy you little save grief.
And yet
If you are willing to under
take generosity as you would
any other great adventure
Facing it's certain dangers
and discomforts, realizing it's
limitations and handicaps-
Knowing that you must pay
as heavily for this as for any
other widening experience
Then generosity is the great
est and most gallant expert
ment you can make with your
time, your money and your
love. And, though others will
despise and hate you, and
nearly always fail you, you
will never regret that expert
ment for one instant, yourself.
For you may empty your
pOcketbOOk, but you will fill
your soul.
Copyright. 1891, King Features
Syndicate 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
ONCE-OVERS
Selfish


You want to receive credit
for the worthwhile things that
you have done.
Because you have failed of
recognition you wonder whether
it Is worth the effort you put
into your work.
If the good you do is sug.
gested and carried out with an
idea of praise for it you have
the wrong spirit in your under.
takings.
You are working along per-
Sonal lines, not that others may
benefit from your kindness or
generosity.
What prompts you to most of
the fine things that you do?
To what extent is self -satisfac-
tion removed from the incen-
tive?
Unless your thoughts are
wholly without idea of recon-
pense you certainly have the
wrong idea of worthy acts.
Too many folk want the
world to know of their charity.
Fearing that the fact may be
hidden they refer to it.
To hear a person allude to
his benefactions sounds sus-
picious.
The real pleasure should be
the heart warming resulting
from a good act.
If you frequently allude to
the amount you give to support
the church or the sum total of
your contributions to the COM
munity chest and to other
charitable organizations you
have a selfish interest In max.
ing contributions.
copyright, 1881. International
Features Service. Ine.l
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Don't Let the Wife Be Bored
(From the Los Angeles Herald)

woman of brains whose chief all day long is chill
dren keeping them out Of mischief hasn't much to help
keep balance No matter how much she loves her
home children matter how devoted she may be to her
husband and his interests the exclusion of other interests
boresome and bad for the health She longs for and needs
opportunities with those who understand
something besides of syllable the everyday hap
penings Of home office.
sufficient husband provide good home and
luxuries for his wife, he spends his evenings the
club the lodge. The who is student wants not
only the opportunity to read but also to have some with
whom she discuss her reading
Perhaps she find time to out to womens clubs
herself She must be housekeeper and clothes
mender jacoatrades in order to keep up her home
and the loved in it.
Married life becomes drab indeed the cultured wife Is
denied society sympathetic understanding of her hus
band who read and think along her
lines.
To plan budgets and make them out right
all very we'll there is not complete happiness without
mental uplft and the opportunity for selexpreSsion
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

Generosity is another one of
those things apt to hand you a
painful surprise.
Way back when you were five,
mama told you to share your
candy with little Jimmy. Then
little Jimmy would love you and
mama n papa would be proud
Of you. For everyone loved and
was proud Of generous little
boys.
That was your first sales-talk
on generosity and it went over
big with you. Naturally, all
your instincts we're against shar-
ing candy or anything else with
anybody. But you hankered for
popularity and applause quite
as much at S as you do at IS.
And If you get all that pleasing
publicity just by divvying up
on a lii ole lollipop-
Eyes On the Profits
So, with both eyes on the
profits, you decided to be gen.
erous. But the years have
brought a gradual disillusion.
You're still sharing lollipopS as
mama said you should. But do
the folks who get your lo.lipops
love you for your kindly act?
And do the onlookers praise you
for your noble deeds?
Instead of being grateful be-
cause you have given them one
lollipop, the recipients of your
favor are usually mad because
you have three left. Why should
you have lollipops to give away
when they haven't? Why should
they have to be grateful to you
when they're really a lot smarter
than you are and would have
millions Of lollipops themselves
if they'd only had your breaks?
So, while he's outwardly gush-
ing and grinning and telling
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Crime a "Public Habit"

Chief Justice Hughes in his talk before the American Law
Institute after listening to George w. Wckersham declare
that crime has become hab of mind took the hopeful
view that crime Institutes and judicial councils will
find specifics for this alarming condition.
ALI kinds of advanced for the appalling increase
Of crime but prohibition is responsible for it than
any other law this country any other country passed
When laws made that dsastefu to many good
citizens and lack of respect for them follows it inevitable
that advantage will be taken of this state of public feeling by
those elements that not inclined to obedience law and
order These elements take shelter under the dncnaon
Of lawabdng citizens to bother with punishment the
tenders.
The justice of all laws should be apparent to the majority
citizens and then the habit of mind will the direction
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

from suffering through disease
or injuries, or a homeless tu-
ture. At times it is necessary
for mans protection. Take a
creatures life therefore, when
absolutely necessary, but take
it quickly and let it be done
only by humane adults who 90
it as a solemn duty; never
make glee of it. Don't let a
child, especially boy in his
teens, whose savage instincts
are uppermost at that age, ever
kill any kind of creature.
1t is true rats are vermin
and dangerous to human health.
Kill these starving ones at the
market in the most humane
scientific way. Get the task
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

done soon and avoid Turing
boys of the aforementioned
age into this war. While try
ing to rescue the deserted cats
at this old market site I have
come across several gangs Of
boys armed with sticks, unlaw-
fully carried air-rifles, and
stones. I have had to drive
them away and threaten to call
a policeman, as they disturb
my work with the cats. which
I have to feed and coax ct
dusk, and humanely rescue as
rapidly as possible. AS I can
be sure of no good homes for
these untamed little friends of
man suddenly abandoned in
this big city, I deem the long
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Women Remain Aloof
From Politics
Editor, Times.

Editor, Times:
regret to state that there
is much truth in the remarks
of the distinguished widow of
our late President, Grover
Cleveland, that the women in
politics have not done their
duty. In view Of the fact that
I have worked hard and have
often spoken "in behalf of en-
franchisement for women" I
feel I may criticize the lack Of
public interest displayed and
lack of interest the women
have taken in politics. While
a minority of the women have
done some excellent work for
the betterment of humankind,
the large majority have, like
the men, been oblivious to their
duty.
There is much needed legisIa-
ton in regard to child welfare,
maternity benefits, etc, all of
which could come within the
women's sphere of activity.
Outside of the work of a few
noble women, very little is be.
ing done.
often thought that the
environs at the polling places
have been one of the con-
tributing causes why many
women stay away from our
elections. I know of polling
places that are not fit for men
to enter, let alone women.
Many citizens can confirm my
charges.
EMANUEL KLINE.
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
WISE MEN

No man can in sorrow charge
God with being unjust or hos
tile to him, so long as he has
at hand but one blade of grass
or one bud upon the trees.
-Keble.
Genius, which means tran
scendent capacity of taking
trouble first of all.
Carlyle.
The cultivation of the mind
Is a kind of food applied for
the soul of many.-Cicero.
Philosophy is nothing but
diScretion.-Selden.
The strongest plume of wis
dom'S wing,
Is memory of past folly.
-Coleridge.
Applause is the spur Of noble
minds, the end and aim Of
weak ones.-Cotton.
And learn the luxury Of
doing good.-GoldSnith.
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

sleep" best for them, but it al
ways with perfect gentlenes>
and pity for its homelessnCss
that each is given the chloro-
form which releases it from a
starving and shelterless exist
ence.
AS for the rats, it seems
strange that the health depart
ment, which claims to be so
efficient, and conducts numer
Gus experiments, has not
through all these years discov,
cred an efficient and humane
method of coping with the
city's rat population. I should
think a quick-acting gas, like
carbon monoxide, which is
indorsed by many large humane
organizations, with proper safe,
guards for human beings, would
be adopted. 1 certainly cor
denim any poisoned bait which
causes the terrible burning and
thirst, inflicted on even a rat,
and if the bait is of the kind to
be touched by the abandoned
cats, they will be tortured
cruelty also. The problem is
a real one, no doubt, but get
it solved. Meanwhile let the
public and city officials keep
in mind that the slogan BE
Kind to Animals" displayed on
posters and street car signs
throughout the city during the
special kindness week, is for
every week in the year, not for
April 1925 only, and is in.
tended to be practiced.
VIRGINIA w. SARGENT.
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
The Best AdvertiSin6

d. r. Kelly the able far-seeng president of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association from the experiences
Of his and of his colleagues in business told the Inter
national Chamber of Commerce that newspaper advertising
the effective and economical of all forms adver
tising"
This truth is well known to successful business men that
hardly worth while reiteratng the views of such
high authority in retail business Mr. Kelly adds to the
verdict long ago rendered by the business world
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do you know?
/. What is a pneumatic tool?
2. What is a triumvirate?
8. What vice. did Thomas de
Quincy suffer from?
4. Who wrote Francesca de
Rimini"?
5. What was the name of the
sister of Charles Lamb?
8. What short poem was writ
ten by Cardinal Newman?
Z. In what collection of poems
is the story of the Holy
Grail told?
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

8. What happens at a barbe-
cue?
8. Who is the delicate messen-
ger in '"The Tempest?
10. To whom are the famous
words "Ecce homo" at
tributed?
Match correctly:
II. Decameron Thackeray
IL. Crossing the
Bar Boccaccio
13. Crawford Br owning
Ia, Pendennis askell
Is. Pauline T ennyson
(Answers on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1931-05-11
Kill the Rats
Humanely!

Editor, Times:
I have been very much inr
censed with the fun being made
lately by newspaper reporters
regarding Washington's war on
rats, the ones at the old Louisi-
ana Avenue market site being
uppermost in mind at present,
I presume.
Life to all creatures is God
given. Death is often best for
many of them to release them
The Washington times., 1931-05-11

the skin is inflated This supposed make him attractive
to the female. Why DOES it make him attractive?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Deaths Reported.

Margaret Brumley, s6, Gallinger Hospital
eSaTfotte S. CAR al e. 5os H st
- Susan z. Alleman, 90, National Lutheran
KentzlnE P. Krouse. IS, en- route Provi-
dence Hospital.
A Agas p E Wendsl 81 l7gi Lanier pi
otto FoiFner,.' H. United States Soldiers
: Dsvid. b. Davis, II, United States Soldiers
Robert z, Dickson, 90, Waiter Reed Gen
All Ash, s.. 1900 18th st.
Lizzie Jaynes. So Garfield Hospital.
Burton Everson, SO. Emergency Hospital
Bessie B. Coon, 50, GallingeT Hospital.
-. Manuel simas, SO, Walter Reed General
William B. Daniels, &c. en- route George
DeIma RosseT. 81. si6iey Hospital.
infant OF Mary % BIien' hour George
Infant OF. Luba Kapian, ~ minutes, Sib-
ley Hospital.
Benjamin H, Harris, T4. 1911 LIST st.
Morton Garnett. II, Home for AGED and
Thomas Butler. SO. 0allinger Hospital
William Tilghman, So, Freedmen's Hos
William r. Branham, So, Freedmen's Hos
Charles H. Robinson. SO, 1870 Kalorama
Cleopatra williams. 4s, Freedmens Hos
pital.
LoPs ss so Batief Fl HoSDtsi
Vile WISE. 80. sos 5nd s, ~
Mary K. Gibbons. %, Gallinger Hospital.
Theodore Beach, %, tuberculosis Hospital.
Leroy Gallman, 3, l702 5th St.
Siegfred Miller, months. Children's Hos
Lewis Wilson, months. oalInser Hos
Viola Wood, / month. It'll winnet ct
james z. Price, 8 days, 1888 23rd st.
:. Infant 70 Annie Rutherford, days, Gal
Hnger Hospital
!. Infant 70 johnnie Browner, day, Gal
Gnger Hospital.
60 st. ne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
j. S. BOARD 0. KS
STATE OIL PLAN
Secretary Wilbur Announces
Approval and Asks Har-
moniouS Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Oil Conservation Board
today gave its general approval to the
plan for adjusting domestic oil produc-
ticn presented by the Oil State Ad-
visory Committee.
After a brief discussion following
presentation of the program, Secretary
Wilbur announced the boards APP
prevail.
"An I want to say" he said, 'is that
we ask you gentlemen to meet this sit
uaticn by doing what you can har-
moniousIy. spending as little time as
possible in reviewing past history and
particularly by not Playing politics. -
The meeting was then adjourned.
Offers Cooperation.
Earlier. Writ Franklin, president of
the Independent Petroleum Association,
told the board his group offered full CO.
operate in achieving the aims of the
Oil States Committee and Robert r.
Penn Of Texas had stressed the ire
mendous effect on other industries by
the oil depression.
The complete failure Of the oil in
dustry such we are now faced with
could do more to increase the general
depression of the country than any
other cause" Penn said.
Ruin of the oil industry, he added
would make the present general situa-
ton five times worse.
I'VE are not attempting to have the
oil industry prosper at the expense of
any other section of the country or
industry, but we realize that prosperity
in our industry is essential to that of
countless other lines of industry" he
said
A,stiH greater social interest lay, how
ever. he said, in preservation for the
future of petroleum reserves and COM
petitive conditions.
Challenge From "Red Russia"
"The Nation is faced" Penn said.
with definite challenge from Red
Russia. 1t is inconceivable to expect
the United States to sit idly by and let
its industry go to ruin. thus enhancing
the spread Of undemocratic principles
such as those of Russia.
we feel the time will come when
other industries too will seek Federal
assistance to level out peaks and valleys
and provide the Nation with an even
keel"
Wilbur asked Murray if there was a
sufficient chance to get the necessary
legislation"
'Do you propose to get more or less
control of the situation and then ask
Congress for aid?" the secretary in
quired
Yes, if necessary. at a later date, ="
Murray replied.
James A. VeaSey chairman of a
mineral section subcommittee Of the
American Bar Association, said the
Nation was faced either with adoption
of some plan as the one presented or
tsraf m IF
only 20 or 80 companies surviving.
He said the interstate compact idea
was feasible and pointed out the States
did not want the Federal Government
too much in the foreground.
He rendered the services of his group
to take care of the difficult legal aspects
of the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Cop. ACTS TO TURN
D|SCORD TO PROFIT.
Lucas Attacks Democratic
PIatform-Hoids RaSkob
Offers Only Concrete Plan.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Republican party has begun q
campaign interpreted as an effort to
gain something from Democratic dis
cord over the Raskob proposals.
In an attack on the program sug-
gested for 1882 by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee chairman. Robert H
Lucas, executive director of the Re-
publican National Committee, said last
night the only concrete propositions
offered by the opposing party had come
from Raskob.
"Mr. Raskoh," Lucas said in an ap-
peal to tne South over the Dixie net
work OF the Columbia Broadcasting
System. "* makes the unique pro-
posal that the solution of the economic
problems now confronting the United
States, and in which the South is Vi
tally interested. may be solved by Cd
repeating the Federal antitrust laws
and CD offering every individual a
drink.
New School Of Thought.
This is an entirely new school OF
political thought"
Lucas asserted continuing Republican
tariff and other policies had aided de-
velopment and prosperity OF the South,
adding:
Its place, therefore, politically is in
the Republican parry"
He mentioned differences of opinion
in the Democratic party. The House
Democratic caucus called for last Feb
ruary was abandoned, he said because
they ascertained that in the event they
held such caucus they could not agree
UPON anything and would In all prob
ability wind up in en- open quarrel"
Ended in Near Riot"
The recent Democratic National Com
mittee meeting, when Raskob first ad-
vancsd his suggestions for the 1882
platform, Lucas asserted, ended in a
near riot, with nothing accomplished
Why should the people of the South, y
Lucas asked, "in justice to themselves
continue an alliance with politi-
cal organization that is so bankrupt and
SO disorganiZsd that it cannot present
to the American people a concrete state
ment as to what it believes and as to
what it will do in event it is given con-
troll of the Federal Government?
Why should the people of the South
continue to place themselves in a per-
petual minority and set themselves aside
by following such bankrupt leadership"
Evades Mention of Mann.
Lucas did not discuss recent state
ments that Horace Mann. a Southern
Republican, plans to establish an organ
ization to oppose the denomination of
President Hoover. Nor did he mention
the just-ended trip of Postmaster Gen.
eral Brown through the South. or
Browns prediction that Mr. Hoover
will be renominated by reclamation.
Meanwhile Southern Democratic lead
ers who announced they would seek to
prevent convention approval of the
Raskob platform suggestions were ST.
lent. Some of them, however. already
had expressed vigorous opposition to the
proposals, especially that calling for
commitment in favor of constitutional
amendment giving States control Of
prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Births Reported.

John c. and Sisne M Evans, girl
Thomas S. and Glennis Doyle, girl.
Roy 3. and Beulah Vaughan, girl.
Mario and Josephine Palmeri, girl
Lewis NJ. and Gladys Anderson, girl.
James G. and Margaret Collins, girl.
Carl z. and Rose NJ. Himmler, girl
James n. and Beulah A Hodges, girl
James r. and Julia NJ. Wood, girl
Michael J. and Anna HarTigan, girl.
Richard and Clara Marmaduke, girl
William and Bander L. Waters, boy.
Lloyd E. and Ellen Wright, girl.
Louis and Anna Sabatini, boy.
Ralph NJ. and Mary Jones, boy.
Walton G. and Sarah Ferris, boy.
Thomas C.. and Nettye Thornton, boy.
Joseph and Ray Shapiro, boy.
Elmer Z. and Elenor Scott, boy.
Melvin J. and Olga Smith, boy.
Kenneth X. and Jewell K. Johnston, boy,
James and Gertrude Ruddell, boy.
Henry c. and RoXey NJ. Fleming, boy.
William D. and Martha w Grusholt, boy
Robert F.. and Margaret c.. Rogers, boy.
George ]. and Eleanor NJ. Miller, boy.
Oryllle T. and Lola Cooper, boy
William l.. and Mary Proctor, boy.
Charles and Rena Ford, boy.
Oden and Lorraine Allen, girl.
James and Winifred Teachey, girl.
William and Anna Sprigg, boy.
James z and Estelle Crawley, boy.
William and Myrtle Warren, girl