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The Washington times., 1931-06-20
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson.

I'm 48. Naturally I'm inter
ested in people over 40.
They say it's a mysterious
age. You never can tell what
will happen. But one thing
you can be sure of-life will
two-time you in some way.
Maybe you'll have been per
fectly dandy for 80 years, 1854
days, % hours and SO minutes.
Then suddenly, on the doom
full stroke of your fortieth year.
YOU'LL CHANGE! You'll turn
sour N suspicious N restless.
Or get the jitters, somehow.
Such is the popular tradi-
tion, and, of course, since I
turned 40 have been thinking
about it and looking 'em over.
Sure enough, it does happen to
most of them. Just like that,
they go haywire-men and
women alike. The Fatal For
ties" they call it. And then
proceed to GET it, as if it
were a disease.
Just an Illness
Well. I'm convinced that it
is. I've come to the conclu-
sion the Fatal Forties is a sick
ness, Just like measles or
mumps. Only there's this diff
ference. We can't help get
ting the measles and mtmps.
But we CAN help having the
Fatal F'orties.. Life doesn't leap
out and hang them on us. We
HANG THEM ON OURSELVES.
Why? Because everybody has
sold us the idea.
Previous to being 40 we've the
usual amount of human cussed-
ness. We've been lazy, cowardly
and irritable. But everyone ex-
pected and exhorted us to fight
against them. And swatted us
if we didn't, So we fought. 1t
wasn't easy. Seldom. if ever,
did We feel entirely filled with
sweetness and light. But we
found it much easier to control
our natures and pull a bluff.
And so we got through our
teens, our twenties and thirties,
with a fair degree of harmony.
Resigned to Fate
But along about 35 we began
hearing about the Fatal Forties.
How people over 40 went all to
pieces and did strange, unrea-
sonable things for which they
couldn't be held responsible.
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
Claude G.. Bowers on Futility of War

; are largely responsible for the
present need of stimulation.
Who is going to wage the
"neXt war" "?-and where are
the warning nations to get the
money? If they cannot pay
for the last war who is going
to loan money to the same peo-
pie for the next war?
Such a War Would
Be Criminal!
There is not pending con-
troversy that intelligent states
manship cannot settle without
war; a war on any Of these
controversies would be criminal.
And yet an astonishing num-
Der Of modern wars have been
money wars in some form or
other. One way to make a
war is for one nation to at
tempt the economic destruc-
ton of another. Then the
masses can be aroused because
they would be fighting for sub
SiStence.
We do not expect our indie
fensible prohibitive tariff act
to lead to war on a battlefield;
but it is creating hate for
us which is not healthy. And
it does mean an economic
war. Our challenge is accepted.
Other Nations Swift
to Retaliate.
That war is on and we are
losing it. We have not gained
an inch since we declared that
war; we have lost miles. Even
our own people are deserting
to the enemy: note the U. S..
Steel and Aluminium plants in
Canada.
We have not gained a mar
ket and we are losing the mar
ketS we had. Holland is now
retaliating and preparing to
buy from Germany what she
previously bought from us.
We had sold many times
more to Switzerland than she
sold to us; and since we have
framed a measure to make it
practically impossible for our
people to buy from Switzerland,
she is preparing to buy nothing
from us. Stupid, Of course.
Intimates "Tit-FOr-Tat"
Policy in Trade.
The other day in washington
the ambassador from Argentina
publicly implied that unless
something was done speedily to
make it possible for his coun-
try to sell to us. his country
would find ways to make it i'm
possible for its people to buy
from us.
And so our foreign markets
dwindle, and we are losing
staggering sums in customs
revenue that must be made up
in some other way. We have
not won a battle in the eco
nomic war we declared; we
are losing battles right along.
The Washington times., 1931-06-20

Which at first sounded perfectly
horrible. We vowed we'd never
be like that! But gradually we
began to be resigned. For, OF
course. if it happened to every
one else. we might as we'll
accept it. There wasn't any use
fighting against the Inevitable.
So along come the Fatal
Forties and we accept the In
evitable. They had told us
we'd be nervous, that we'd
want to quit work that we'd
get Queer Notions. And it has
all happened, Just as they said
it would. To be sure, this isn't
the first time it has happened.
We felt all these symptoms 10
and 20 years ago, yet we kept
on going. But now the Fatal
Forties have us in their grip.
There's no use fighting. We
might as we'll give up.
So We give up-abandon our
selves to our general cussed-
ness. And the more we give
up, the more We like to give
up and the easier it becomes.
For no one any longer cenSures
us. They expect us to act that
way. They blame it on "our
age"
It's All HOOey
Why do people become a gen
eral blight in the Forties?
That's why. AND IT'S ALL
HOOEY. We don't have to go
to pieces in the Fatal Forties
any more than we do in the
Twittering Twenties or the
Thrilling Thirties. We haven't
any more cussedness then than
We always had. And we can
fight it just as we'll. In fact,
we should be able to fight it
much better for we have had
more experience, hav> accumu-
lated more sense. BUT BE-
CAUSE WE BELIEVE THIS
FATAL FORTY JINX, WE LIE
DOWN AND TAKE THE
COUNT.
Well, here's one big, buxom
blonde who won't! Take to
your chaiSe lounge and your
Persecution Complex If you
wish, dearie-but, as for me.
no measly 40 years is going
to cramp my style. I'm Just
beginning another half cen
tury. WATCH MY SMOKE.
Copyright. 1891. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
Drv Law Enforcement Here

If the Federal Treasury paid out money in other
parts of the country for prohibition enforcement than it
does here the total cost of enforcement would be mighty
little.
Of 500 enforcement agents authorized by Congress
supplement the small army at work, not will be
added operations in the District The local police
handling enforcement well here it is admitted.
The taxpayers of Washington paying the costs Of
the Federal Government About onefh of the may
from the Federal treasury that being the annual pro-
portion of fiscal contributions to District affairs.
The honest efforts of local police to stop booteggng here
certainly ought to be satisfactory to dry members of
Congress.
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
THE SUBMARINE AIRPLANE, HAVING DONE ITS WORK.
RETURNS TO ITS SUBMARINE MOTHER, AND TO SAFETY
the dropping of the loads? And what could be done with coast
defense popguns to defend city from such calamity?

The submarine of course would submerge immediately
after releasing arpanes go out to again. and in some
arranged in advance take back on board the tlers with
their work completed. go
Some iers course might be shot down. although that
not probable might crash The total loss to the enemy
would be less than that caused by the explosion of single
she'll in big battle would amount to nothing In other
words the attacking fleet released from or other
arplane carriers might dozen hundred men, The
city attacked would los perhaps million lives and billions
in property.
How can nation defend itself against such calamity
IT COULD DO 1T BY MAKING OTHER NATIONS
REALIZE WHAT ATTACK WOULD MEAN. ,
If other nations realized that attack this country would
mean immediate reprsas and destruction of the attacking ma
tion's principal cities the attack would NOT be made.
Every nation knows now however that to attack the United
States would be quite safe far immediate reprsa
are concerned
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
THE SUBMARINE A1RPLANE LEAVES ITS HANGAR

Some authorities looking at these pictures OF sub
marine built carry airpane might temporarily suspend
their sweet wshywahy talk about sweet peace and think
for a. while about REAL PROTECTION.
There is food for thought in these pictures showing that
the British while they talk peace and goodwill as we all
should do attend business and the protection OF the
British Empire.
There is hangar built the deck of the submarine that
in the upper picture The apane remains when not
needed within it, bplane wings folded, to take little
space The submarine with powerful gun mounted the
deck lust pane in the upper picture rises to the
surface apane out of the hangar and unfods
its wings
The second picture shows the plane gaining speed as goes
along the submarine deck
The third picture shows it, its errand finished returning
to the mother submarine taken back into the hangar
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
TIMES TEST

Match correctly:
/. Elihu Root
journalist
. 2. George Saintsbury
Irish publicist
3. Horace Plunkett
former SECRETARY of State
4. vladimir de Pachman
artist
5. Cyrus Curtis
Russian scientist
s. Annie Besant
English critic
7. August HeckScher
pianist
8. Paul Won Hindenberg
theosophist
9. Louis Tiffany
president of the German
Reich
10. I. P. Pavloff
philanthropist.
Fill out each blank:
II. The Earl of Chesterfield
was distinguished for -.
IL. The debts of a business
are called the --.
13. Disseminate me ans to
IA. Plumbago is another name
is. Boss Tweed was active
during the administration OF
tAnswers on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1931-06-20

The Magazine of Wall Street,
commenting on the worldwide
apprehension Of another war,
and dismissing it largely as due
to the worlds unstrung nerves,
says:
"War or no war, the world is
suffering, and probably will
continue to suffer for some
time, from the fOrebOding fear
of war. In the state of gloomy
pesSimiSm into which SO much
of the world has been plunged
such a fear is easily aroused.
Many people think that war is
more than a dread possibility,
and there are some elements
that would welcome it as a
heroic relief from their ills. Un-
questiOnably it would stimulate
business in some countries for a
time, but the longer range pros
poets are more disturbing"
Stimulated Business
For a Time
And indeed they well may
be. There we're "Some ele-
ments" that clamored for war
when the World War came; and
some of these, we are afraid,
because they felt it would "stim-
ulate business" And so indeed
it did for a time; but the
longer range prospects" are
now upon us and business is
PROSTATE everywhere-and it is
all the aftermath of war.
Whenever a civilization or So
cial system reaches the point
where prosperity" for some
elements" can only be restored
by burying another batch OF
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
Old-Age Pension Law

Copeland member Of the Senate District Committee
again his intention to try to put through Congress
an od-age pension relief law for the District.
There will be much sympathy and support for such a
proposition Taking of aged people in good homes
through the Board of Public Welfare more humane
than putting away the Home for the Aged or having
them remain dependents relatives friends little able to
provide for them.
There may be delay in the passage of workable helpful
law, but it will come and be blessing.
The Washington times., 1931-06-20
MOSQUITO determination

Baltimores street cleaning department engaging in its
annual war on mosquitoes here the battle will be carried
on largely by Colonel Grants establishment of public
buildings public parks Congress always gives Colonel
Grants office fund for mosquito determination in parks
and public grounds including the White House.
The mosquito repecter of Presidents the families
of Presidents it not desirable that these pests should
be in the White House its grounds
Killing the mosquito is not half easy as swattng the
fly which strictly home job and ought now be starting
mnaton might we'll be supplemented by the efforts Of private
citizens who should get rid of all spots of agnant water
near their homes.
The Washington times., 1931-06-20

twenty million men and boys in
bloody graves it will be time Sc
riously to ponder the value of
such a civilization.
This generation is not going
to look kindly on any plan to
make gravy out of the blood of
butchered boys.
Trying to Find a Way
To Pay for Last War
Another war? Thirteen years
have intervened since FoCh
met the German conquered in
The Washington times., 1931-06-20

that dining car of his in the
French forest, and the great
problem yet is how the nations
are going to find way to pay
the cost of that war.
Billions of dollars owing that
cannot be paid, and planning
for another war to stimulate
business! There are an abun-
dance of economists and states
men who know that the finan-
cial burdens of the last war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

at o'clock. and Georgetown Chapter
at IL o'clock, Wednesday,
Girl Reserve clubs are preparing for
their part in the festivities of the Girl
Reserve Golden Jubilee week, which is
November / to Z. The six senior high
school clubs are rehearsing for music
night to be held Friday, November 6,
at 8 o'clock.
The 18 junior high school girl reserve
clubs will hold business meetings this
week to plan for the fiftieth anniversary
celebration. Miss Mabel r.. Cook will
speak to the girls at Jefferson Junior
High School Wednesday. Langley Junior
High School Thursday and Hine Junior
High School Friday.
Clubs in the business and profess
Aonal womens departments will meet
this week The Blue Triangle and
Silverelle Clubs will hold joint house
party at the lodge next week end.
A music hour will be held at GA Z
street from 4 to 5 o'clock with Mrs.
Simpson Daugherty, vocalist; Mrs.
Dorothy Myers Wildman, pianist: Miss
Dorothy Seamens, violiniSt, and Mrs.
Charles Haup, accompanist Tea will
be served from to with Miss Aleada
Nelson as hostess.
A kid party for the employees Of
Kresge and McCrory's will be held at
GA E street Monday at $50 o'clock.
Opportunities being offered in the Gen.
eral Education Department, for which
no fees are charged, include the follow
ing: Backgrounds for the Sunday school
lessons, by Miss Mabel Nelson Thurstor,
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Col. James E. Petit Camp the evening
of October 81.
meeting was called by Department
Comdr. Samuel McWilliams ut the
home of Senior Vice Department Comdr.
Callan last Sunday, at which time plans
we're formulated to aid In recruiting
for the organization. Plans were also
made for taking care of the unemployed
during the Winter months.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary will
hold a Halloween masquerade barn
dance and bazaar at the Pythian Tenn
pie, october 80.
The Presidents Club will meet Oc-
tober % at 1918 II street. with Mrs.
Summerfield, Mrs. White, Mrs. Ford and
Miss Roth as hoStesseS.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary viii
hold a 500 card party the evening Of
November &c. At its last meeting De-
partment Vice President Mrs. r, G.
HUM and Mrs. Ida Kinmerlind, presi-
dent of Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary. made addresses.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
Hilary will hold a rummage sale at
Masonic Temple northeast November
S, 6 and z, also a card party on the
evening Of November 16. National
Junior Vice President Minnie s. Schmit
spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

Saturday
Eddie Bowling in
honeymoon Lane. !"
Serial. Cartoon.
CoTnady

Eddie Bowling in
honeymoon Lane"
Serial. Cartoon.
Comedy.
Doug. Fairbanks. jr.,
and Loretta Young in
IT Like Your Nerve"
Serial. Com. Shit sub.
Richard Dix and
Jackie Cooper in
"Donovan's Kid"
Serial. Com. Cart'n.
Edna MAY oliver and
Mitzi Green in
Forbidden Adven-
ture. "
Eddie Bowling in
Honeymoon Lane"
Serial.
Comedy.
Edmund Lowe IN
THE Spider"
Serial. Comedy.
Sportslants. No. 2.
George O'Brien in
Holy Terror"
Serials.
Comedy.
Richard Dix
in
1.-The Public
Defender"
Sally O'Neil In
THE Brat"
Serial. Comedy.
Short subject.
Clark Gable,
Ernest Terrence and
Marie Provost in
Sporting Blood"
Doug. Fairbanks. jr.,
and Loretta Young in
II Like Your Nerve"
Serial. Comedy.
Warner GLAND and
Sally Eilers in
THE Black
Camel"
All comedy.
Laurel and Hardy,
Ed Kennedy and
many others.
Give Brook and
Marjorie Rambeau
in silence"
Comedy. Cartoon.
Eddie Quillan in
Sweepstakes.
Serial.
Andy Clyde comedy.
william BOYD in
Murder by the
Clock"
Variety. Serial.
Buck Jones in
desert Vengeance."
Serial.
Comedy.
Buck Jones in
THE Fighting
Sheriff"
Comedy. Serial.
William Haines and
Ernest Terrence in
Get -Rich-Quick
Wallingford."
Bert Wheeler and
Robert Woolsey in
Caught Plastered."
Com. Short subject.
Ramon Novarro
in
son of India"
Mystery Trooper"
Reri in
"Tabu."
News.
Serial.
George O'Brien and
Sally Eilers
in
"a Holy Terror"
Robert Woolsey and
Anita Louise in
Everything Rosie"
Serial. Comedy.
Bert Wheeler in
TOO Many Cooks" |
Lowell Sherman in
High Stakes"
Richard Arlen in
"Caught."
Serial.
Billy House comedy.
Jackie Coogan and
Junior Durkin in
"Huckleberry Finn"
Serial. Short subj't. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

The music hour today will be held
at o'clock with Adolf Torovsky, as
sisted by the solo quartet of Epiphany
Church, Miss Lucy Morland, soprano;
Miss Nancy Williamson, contralto:
Wfbert Bagranoff, tenor; Ambrose
Dirkin, bass, and Mrs. David c. Book
Tea will be served from to S o'clock
with Mrs. Patrick Quincy as hostess.
The World Fellowship Committee will
hold a luncheon Thursday at 1890
Thompson of the BrookingS Institute
will talk on India. Reservations for
the luncheon must be in the education
department by Wednesday.
Piney Branch Chapter will meet at 2
o'clock and Dupont Chapter at O'Clock
on Monday; Mount Pleasant, Tuesday
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Spanish War Veterans

Richard J. Harden Camp met and
elected to membership Harry NJ. Brown.
Two recruits were mustered in, oliver
Scott and Carl Collier, who were mus
tered in for Frank D. Balm Camp, De-
partment of Ohio.
The camp was visited by the COM
mander and several comrades of Henry
w. Lawton Camp. Comdr. A. Glaze,
Past Comdrs. r. L. Lamb, Edward G..
Barstow, j. Farmer, James E. Smith
and Charles Strobel spoke.
Comdr. Watkins announced the Wis
itation Of Richard j. Harden Camp to
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Friday from to 8 o'clock. Of special
interest to teachers and students; ad-
ventures in great literature, with Edna
Goodwin. Fridays from Z to o'clock:
the booklover hour, led by Miss Alice
Hutchins Drake, the first and third
Mondays at o'clock; free use Of type
writer's at GA E street and free dicta-
ton classes Monday and Friday from
to o'clock at Seventeenth and K
streets. A registration fee only is
charged for the classes in law, given by
John r. Fitzpatrick, and finance, con-
Quoted by Miss Mary Jane Winfree.
The Education Council of the Educa-
ton Department will have house party
at Mrs. William Hurd Hills country
home in Brookville, Md.
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boats from Baltimore to Panama were
totaled it was found that the Navy had
effected a saving of approximately
S250,000 over Grating and shipping
costs.
The Army Air Corps also has found
1t decided measure of economy to fly
its combat planes from the United
States to Panama, and many of the
combat planes now on duty in the
Canal Zone were flown there by way
OF Mexico and Central America.
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HERNDON HOTEL

Herndon, Fairfax County, Va.
Sunday Breakfast, Chicken Dinner, 81
Phone Herndon 1872
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AVIATION

DROPER training pilots Of the Air Corps Reserve
being blocked by shortage OF gasoline and OIL though ar
available pilots according TO
officers who planning appeal to Congress Tor more
fuel
ocers in the Regular Air Corps have been limited to but
10 flying month the fy1ng
time Of Reserve pilots under the present for fuel
Even 10 hours month far too little to keep military pilot
hscass condition, opinion
little be Of little than danger and is almost
than training at all they feel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

A vacation and health resort win be
established on the shore of the Dead
Sea. and piers. bathing beaches and ia
cilities for yachting and motor boating
will be provided,
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Proper Names for Lures.

II President Hooyer's collection of
angling lures is q large one, he should
be able to select for use during prac-
tically every one of the series of camp
conferences scheduled to deal with the
problems Of the executive departments
a well known trout fly appropriate
either to the branch or to its cabinet
head. The following are suggested:
Post Once, Brown Hackle"; Justice,
Mitchell; Labor, Dusty Miller;
Navy, King of the Waters" or Never
sink; Army, Soldier Palmer; Treas
ury, Silver Doctor" and Interior, Pro
fessor." There appears to be none APP
propriate to Agriculture and Commerce,
while State is a difficult one, although
there is bass fly called Premier, IS
while "Hare's Ear" might be made to
do for that branch alert to the slightest
international whisper. 1t is regrettable
that Mr.. Davis Is no longer on the
list, for "Welshman's Button" is a IA
yorite fly. AS compensation, however,
there are Big Indian" if the Vice
President should drop in, and Quaker
for the master angler himself.
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Hawks Beats Electricity.

This man Hawks is not only beating
records in the air. but is beating even
the electric current. Yesterday he few
from London to Berlin. arriving at the
German capital ahead Of telegram
announcing his departure. 1t was
known in Berlin that he was coming
and the authorize at the Tempelhof
airport were anxiously waiting for It'd
ings that he had taken of from Lon
don when his plane swung over the
Geld and landed. Captain Hawks had
berthed his plane and changed his garb
when the wire arrived stating that he
was on his way. His time from London
to Berlin was two hours and nifty seven
minutes, the distance being approx
mately six hundred miles The ordinary
passenger planes require six and half
hours OF flying time.
Hawks has for nearly q year been en-
gagged In this business Of beating the
best past performances. In August last
he few from Los Angeles TO New York
by way Of Albuquerque, Wichita and In
dianapolis. in twelve hours and twenty
Ave minutes. lowering the Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindbergh record by more than two
hours In September he winged from
Detroit TO New York in two hours and
forty lone minutes. In October he made