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The Washington times., 1931-10-12
THE PRINCE OF WALES, READY FOR GOLF

Behold the correct admired and DESIRED young
man in Europe Royal Hghness the Prince Of Wales ready
for the links.
When he PLAYS he takes off the coat and perhaps the
nece loosen the collar Here you him dressed to
have his portrait painted by Hal Ludlow the painting presented
to the Porthcawl Golf Club by Lord Glanely
You will notice that there is nothing Outre about this cos
simple with two buttons knckerbockers plus
fours exaggerated length The shirt has soft collar
Of starched linen the pneumogaC that
up to the brain back of big blood vessel
The stockings plain-no imitation Of combination rain
bow and kaleidoscope The shoes plain brown leather
The Prince Wales knew better than to those black and
white monsrosities affected by Of young people
And best of ALL clothes much like this that the Prince
himself wouldn't know the difference manufactured in the
United States in quantity production And the Of small
income buying his suit rOusers coat and vest for
business in place Of trousers for sports or the
weeend dress well the Prince Of Wales-and at
slight expense.
Good clothing important especially for the young
making his way although the really important thing is what
have the INSIDE Of your head not what have on
the OUTSIDE of your body.
Dress WELL neatly freshly keeping clothes thoroughly
cleaned; dress inconspicuously then be satisfied
Keep your brain working ALWAYS and be satisfied
with that And dress well that you may make favorable i'm
preston and get the opportunity to show what dol
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Districts Consumption of
Water Is Large ;
Uncle Sam Gets His Water Free Of All chCrge

The Districts consumption Of water is surprisingly large
Che average per person during the last fiscal year having
been III gallons.
On August $780, right in the middle of last years severe
drought gallons used in twentyour hours
The minimum was SO, 900 gallons March % 1881.
The per capita consumption is arrived at by dividing the
total yearly consumption by the Districts population OF
course there few individuals in Washington who use I'll
gallons daily.
The large annual is due to number of things The
District has many parks and public grounds and they require
much water in the asmuch there is no
cost involved there is economy the part OF employees
doing the watering.
There large numbers of defective meters through which
water is lost wasted but fast as possible the District
Water Department is replacing these with new meters
Washington people supply the revenues that the Water
Department In complex fiscal arrangements the Gov
ermen using amount Of water daily does not
pay single In Federal establishments like the
Printing Office, the daily consumption is huge.
The Federal Government will increasing quantities OF
water with the opening Of new buildings
Uncle Sam had pay many Of the special assessments
That burden Washington people his annual payments into
the District Treasury would be something worth while
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LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

So, out of our mingled good
ness and badness. we make an
ideal. lay down a law for
human behavior, as we'd like
it to be. Then along comes
that old nuisance, Reality, and
busts our pretty bubble-and
what a yell we raise!
But what would happen If
our ideals weren't shattered?
Suppose we went on through
life, believing the same things
we believed at sixteen. trying
to fit men and women to the
same small, sentimental stand
ards?
All around you, there are
people trying to do that very
thing. Grown up people with
grown up bodies who are still
clinging Stubbornly to the half
baked notions they had when
they were kids. demanding
that the world conform to them
too. Then, when the world
won't and can't conform. when
reality skaters their cherished
ideals, they 60 to pieces. vow
they'll never believe in any
thing again.
-.r' A LOtta Bunk!
What tommy-rot! Why on
earth should we refuse to be-
lieve in anything again simply
because one pee-wee notion,
out Of the infinite vaStneSS Of
truth, has been exploded.
Is that, perhaps, what's the
matter with you? Is that why
you can't get along with peo-
pie. why you aren't getting
ahead in life. why you're con-
Stantly being hurt and disap-
pointed and cheated?
Are you cheating yourself
by refusing to change and
adapt-by refusing to Be Your
Age?
Do not complain if some
thing skaters your ideals.
Thank God that you have dis
covered that life Is a much
bigger and more complicated
affair than you had realized.
Kiss your old ideals good-by.
Put them away with your baby
curls, your high school souve-
Mrs. Go on to bigger, better
ones.
''Never!" is that what you
cry? Never shall I give up
my ideals, no matter what I
Suffer!"
All right, then, <dearie. Hang
on to 'em. It's your funeral,
not mine. But don't say I
didn't warn you.
(Copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
The Pep in Pepper" Martin

The psychology surrounding the deeds Of Pepper Martin
st. Louis player will spread all through the ranks Of amateur
baseball and will go far toward making pppery players who
will some day win acclaim in the national sport.
The lessons derived Pepper Martin plentiful and
they may any line youth engaged in He has nerve
pluck and faith in himself Most of all HE Is ALWAYS TRY
ING, and trying hard No task in life may be achieved or
done we'll unless ones best efforts are put forth
There is CANT" in this lads vocabulary He thinks
he WILL, and he does ,.
Baseball in the megh What players do gets into the
newspapers There thousands Of hustng young Amer
cans in private life who successful in their field any
star baseball player is in his The public does not know it.
They the who become leaders in business banking and
the professions in anything they may set out to do
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TIMES TEST

/. Where did the last fight of
Custer take place2
2. Who is the author Of
Brothers in the West?"
3. What part Of an aeroplane
is the fuselage?
4. What is an aquamarine?
S. What kind of a boat was
the gal1eon?
6. What novel is considere6
the masterpiece of Charles
Reade? = =.
2. What is the name Of the
Barber Of Seville? -
8. What novel Of George
Eliot is a careful analysis Of
Jewish character?
Q. When were the Derby
races first held?
10. What does cutting" in
tennis mean?
Match correctly:
IL. The great waterway Of Alaska
Quebec.
IL. Island opposite Georgia
CatSkillS.. =
13. Rip Van Wrinkle fell asleep
here
Yukon.
II. Oldest Canadian town
North Belgium.
Is. Flemish language is spoken
here
Bermuda.
ANSWERS ON Maeaxine Pagel
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Somebody or something shat
tered your ideals?
Spoiled your illusions?
And you're sore?
Don't be.
It's as natural to lose your
illusions as it is to lose your
baby teeth.
And the man who never
changes his ideals is as disgust
ing as the man who never
changes his shirt.
What are these ideals on
which you set such store?
"Why, they're the way I feel
about Ife," you say. "The way
I think we should act. Honor,
courage, kindness-that sort Of
thing"
Yes, indeed. And, like all the
rest of us, you're quite sure that
your way Of thinking is the
RIGHT way. You may-you
admit-do a lot Of fool things,
but your ideals are all right.
Our Own Ideas
You're wrong, stranger. Your
ideals - and my ideals - are
merely our private notions con-
corning human behavior. And,
being private notions, they're
only as wise, or as foolish, as
strong, or as weak, as we are.
Ideals aren't fixed, sacred
Truths. They change-or should
change-with our development
and experience. They are lin
tied by our ignorance or selfish
ness.
Ideals are never 100 per cent
righteous, They represent our
idea Of life as we think it should
be. But they also represent our
idea Of what we'd LIKE 1T TO
BE-to suit our convenience
to crafty our Stiffness and van
ity, our la0inesS and cowardice.
There's the woman whose
IDEAL man must always be
strong, gentle, considerate and
adoring. Why? Because she
admires' these qualities? Partly.
But largely because any other
kind of man would raise Cain
with her pampered,- unreason-
able, conceited self.
The CIinging Vine Type
And there's the man whose
IDEAL woman is the sweet,
modest, clinging Old Fashioned
Girl. Not because he's such a
devotee Of modesty - but be-
cause the modern flapper, with
her high-power efficiency and
speed. bumps his masculine
vanity something awful
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Gandhi and America

Mahama Gandhi is little puzzled about whether he should
come to America He takes himself and his cause most
seriously and has been advised by friends that Amer
leans may find him and his ways of dressing amusing sub
jecting him to quiet open chucklng
The stod Brher is used to seeing queer people from
oil parts Of that great empire upon which the
SETS Besides that the natives of Great Britain really
quite liberal in their views to other peopewhat they
may say and do
We boast Of personal liberty in this nation but the Brit
isher has the advantage Of us in many ways
The Indian leader almost to to America at
some me and will get to him and his skinny legs in
Washington unless he happens to reach here in mid winter
GandM likes first page matter about himself Long before
ne attained his present popularity in India when he
mighty little real food but plenty of spotlight stimulates and
pleases him.
Gandh will get plenty Of publicity here and will not be
insulted.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
House Files and Records

William Tyler Page clerk Of the House, offered just enough
resistance to the demands of the District Grand Jury in the
investigation Of Bishop Cannons political activities to bring
about order directing that House files and records be
placed before the jury.
The efficient clerk Of the House acted old House reso
luton construed by Judge Proctor irrelevant in the present
proceedings Mr. Page will be free from House criticism,
and that is what he wanted.
Although the House important part of the Government
Of the United States it doubtful any of its officials could
successfully deny the demands Of Federal Grand Jury pro-
duce files records.
In this country grand jury powerful body In nvest
cations leading possible indictments has powers that judges
and and respect To disregard the subpoena Of
grand Jury is to take grave chances Of trouble.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Our Night Public Schools

Enrolment in the night public schools of Washington
1858 against $3.50 at the beginning Of the night sessions last
year. .....:..
Public interest chiefly centers in the day public schools be-
they educate each year approximately $4,000 young
pupils their way to manhood and womanhood
The night schools cater to old and young who had to be-
gin the struggle for living and could not avail themselves
Of the full advantages Of day schools Human ambition
utiizes these institutions for mental Improvement.
Large numbers Of young and take the night
FOR professional Many them to make up the
points that will admit them to colleges and universities
Our school and city officials recognize the usefulness Of
these night schools and make every effort keep them mod
en in their work and equipment They deserve full con-
ddsratO2 as part Of our public sChOj system
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

Now that the tumult ana
the shouting over the White
House conference the othef
night is dying down, we are
beginning to get more light on
just what was done and in
tended. .>
There is a general approval,
Of course, Of the plan to safe
guard the banks of the country
against a more serious threat
than the public, generally had
known to exist. a.-. ....
The constant reports Of the
closing of banks, because Of
frozen assets, was increasingly
a menace. The plan for the
bank pool Of half a billion dol
lars is unanimously COM
nended, though some would
have s.: Iade it q billion.
But there is certainly going
to be some disagreements and
discussions over the proposed
changes in the Federal Reserve
law to enlarge the eligibility
Of paper which the Federal Re-
serve Banks may rediscount.
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Building Up the Navy
Unfortunately, the Wrong Navy

You will doubtless be glad hear that the United States
Government is building up least navy though
is tearing down another. ->.. -. ~ ...
The navy that being torn down is the fighting navy
The navy that being built up the chasing navy
The latest addition to the chasing navy is the fine
Coast Guard cutter Cyuga It christened last Wednesday
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island We don't know what
used to christen it with. Maybe grape concentrate.
is neat, trim looking ship of the best design It is
equipped with all modern gadgets including gun cr two
It's cost is ST. 100000. -.,--.
will be useful pursue the schOoners that bring liquor
down from Canada up from the West Indies It may in
volve this country in another international unpeasantness
like the I'm Alone casedepending who is in command
Of it. ..aE
It would be Of particular value in WAR but it will not
be needed for that purpose War has been officially abolished
by pacifistic gentlemen in Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
A Taste of War
New York Disliked It

New York has Just had taste of modern small
taste It did not like it.
The naval arship Los Angeles flew Manhattan.
plane laid smoke around it, Acid particles descended
to Streets made spectators eyes smart and ruined young
womans corduroy dress.
This was unfortunate.
However you wonder how New York would feel the Los
Angeles had been fleet of dgbles with bombs aboard,
the plane had been squadron laying smoke in earnest
and Hnstead Of comparatively harmless acid PARTICLES
great blanket Of poison had settled the city and It's
people!
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

group were opposing the pas
sage of the measure, is signifi-
cant.
He announced in the confer
ence that he would want any
change to be very conServa-
tive; and he has since said
that he will not support any
plan that would transform
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the Federal Reserve system
into an investment banking
Schern :"
This illustrates just what is
meant by the Democrats pres
ent when they said they &C
cepted the plans proposed Sin
principle" In the working
out Of the details there will
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

be con: licting views that will
have to be reconciled.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Idea Not Original
With Mr.. Hoover

Idea Not Original
With Mr.. Hoover
This idea did not originate
with the President at all, but
has been under consideration
by the Senate Committee on
Banking and Currency with
the view to doing something.
The comment Of Senator
Carter Glass, who was sponsor
ing the Federal Reserve act
d when Ogden Mills and others
Of the present Administration
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

De COIl. llCG11tR N4CWO IA4dV WAA
have to be reconciled.
Losing Sight of the
Farm Region Tragedies
The plan to increase the capi-
tai stock Of the IL Federal land
banks is described as made
quate by the spokesmen Of the
agricultural sections, and this
means a discussion in Congress
that may interest the urban
population in the foreclosures
on farms that are going on at
an alarming rate.
We have been hearing so
much of bank troubles and url-
employment problems and the
battles Of the stock market that
Americans living remote from
the farming regions of the West
have lost sight Of the TRACE
dies in that section, where mil
lions Of farmers have lost their
farms through foreclosures.
Indeed. very little is being
heard today about the plight OF
the farmer. For so years he
has always come last in the
consideration Of the ruling pow
erS Of government.
But there can be no sound
and lasting prosperity that
leaves the farmer the victim Of
a system which has put agricul-
ture on the rocks.
One of the reasons for the
comparative prosperity of France
today is found in the fact that
a better balance has been main
tanned between industry and
agriculture; that the farmer,
who produces the food that
feeds the cities, has not been
left to depend on crumbs from
the rich mans table.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Keen Interest In Coming
Conference With Laval


Conference With Laval
But the Presidents references
to his coming conferences with
M. Laval, the French premier,
appear to have aroused the
keenest interest and to have
called forth the notes Of dis
sension in the conference.
The Presidents statement
said nothing definite beyond
the commission that he was pre-
pared to discuss the intergovern-
mental debts with his visitor;
but silence on the part Of the
confereeS might have been inter
preted by trickSterS as meaning
acquiesence in any plan the
President may propose in re-
gard to the extension Of the
moratorium, or the further re-
duction, or cancellation, Of the
debts.
So emphatic was the dissent
upon this point that the PreSi-
dent had to change the word
ing as to his forthcoming dis
cussions with M. Laval.
Senator Borah is opposed to
any extension without an agree
ment from the nations benefit
ing thereby and they will not
use the money for increasing
armament.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

are born, willy-nilly, with that kind Of
genius, and who appreciate with ardor and
understanding, the work of that other
figuring.fellow, the artist. But who cam
not, and never will, make a picture them
selves. i
The picture l made the other day, for
"Janet, aged eleven" was SO kindly re-
ceived, by their letters, by an array of
other young half.grown artists, that have
gone on. from making faces" to "figur-
ing" This is offered directly to the agOn-
ICED request of "GeOrge, fifteen, good at
everything, but action in figure, and will
1 ever get it, and how do artists do it!!"
I mant to 60 on from faces to figures alta
more leisurely date-sOrt of amble up to
it you know, but George" is in a hurry.
So here is a figure for George.
Jean Mannheim lighted this candle in the
dark for me, idly, and without any idea
that he was giving real knowledge, and
a hand up, to a fifteen-yearOld girl hav-
ing a terrible time with "her art"
My dear George, was fifteen, too, mad
about picture making, with the whole world
of the prairie and mountain to draw in,
bat with every little knowledge within to
draw upon. And he said to me. don't
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

begin at the forehead and go right down
the front and up the back of your figure,
haphazard like that, trusting that il will
be a masterpiece when all is done! First,
you must be able to see what you want.
Shut your eyes, and in the dark there try
to see first the figure you want, or any
figure doing something, as though it was a
flashing glimpse of a moving-picture sud
denly stiIled. When you can see the line
it takes, a, flowing line, the direction of
the lines of the arms and legs, the tilt of
the head, then draw an entire, curving
line that will take the direction of, and
look like, the whole figure you want to
make. Then build your figure on that"
So here, George. with a pencil of course,
instead Of my pen, in which | do it for
you, is a sample Of figure doing sOme-
thing, begun with a single line or two.
Crude, isn't il, funny even? But believe
every artist begins his figures just that
way. And you see it has a lot of express
sion, and looks like a little person skipping
along in a dance.
Make scores of these little figures. The
more you make the more deft you will
grow, and the more interesting and delight
full discoveries you will make.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

Are you good at figures? All, If you
are good at one kind, then it is almost
certain that you are terrible at another!
My lawyer can add long double column
Of little black and white figures without
putting them upon paper. The stock
market lingo is his dessert, his delight, his
romance. Doubtless, geometry, in all its
maddening forms. 10 a baby-game to him.
BUT, he eannot make MY kind Of figures!
No more can make his. The world of
arithmetic is a terrifying jungle to me.
The head and the heart and the hand that
is born with skill and agility, sometimes
genius, in one kind Of figures seldom or
never has anything but a bowling acquaint-
ance with, and perhaps awful admira-
ton for, the other kind. Mr.. Alex Hudnut,
Of the New York Stock Exchange. is the
only person that know of who lives his
life with both kinds, and has genius for
them. Who can trade all weekday long
in dry little black figures, and then paint
you a picture of the other kind on Sun
day. Who says, 81 buy and sell all week
that I may paint cow in daisy field ON
Sunday"
We meet along the highway plenty Of
those who must deal in business and who
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at the handbag counter, con-
sidering whether to get pearl
bag-it would match the Jewelry
we'd planned-or a velvet one.
We recommend pearl if the cos
tune is in colors, but If the
wrap or gown is black, we're
much in favor of the little vel
vet pouch bag Sketched. It's
such q darling shape, ana it
zips open at the top, so that
gloves may find a quite secure
niche to slip in when they're
not being worn. Besides, think
Of gardenias on your bag!
That's what they are-thoSe
two white enamel ornaments.
But even so, the bag costs no
more than So.
You probably can't tell from
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Advice to the
LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Her Aunt'S Husband

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am II years old and am Wis
iting my uncle and aunt down
at their cottage on the sea-
shore. It is lovely down here,
much nicer than living in
the city in a crowded flat.
Everything would be lovely ex-
cept that, when my aunt is not
at the cottage, my uncle always
wants to fondle me and kiss
me. He says that he loves me
and wants to elope with me.
He is getting more and more per.
SiStent, and now I am actually
afraid to be left alone with him.
AMY B.
Better take the next train
back to your own home, my
dear, no matter how crowded
and uncomfortable it is, rather
than stay in your aunt'S pleas.
ant cottage and have to put up
with the unwelcome attentions
Of her husband. That sort Of a
situation is impossible. Leave,
and the best Of luck to you!
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
By ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
Contract Bridse
"The Official System"
By E. v. SHEPARD
Opening Bids of 2.No Trumps
Opening Bids of 2-NO Trumps
By E. v. SHEPARD

Under only q single system Of
bidding (and that an uncom-
mon one) is an opening bid Of
2-No Trumps considered a de-
mand that partner respond.
The official system, like nearly
every other recognized method
Of contracting, regards such an
opening declaration only as a
strong invitation for partner
to assist or show a biddable
suit.
Reasonable minimum require
ments for making an opening
bid Of 2-No Trumps are four
guarded suits and a point
count Of IA q probable tricks
Sometimes experts with depend
able partners bid on 6 probable
tricks, but they also require
partner to hold 3 probable
tricks for an assist. At least
one ace should be held to make
an entirely satisfactory 2-No
Trumps with q II point count.
Open with a bid of 2-No
Trumps on either Of the fol-
lowing hands:
4 A.J-5
&K.J-7
q K.10-0
%A.K.4.2
AK.Q.6
VAS
&Q-J-s
= A-K-Q.5.3
Were the last hand given
above strong in one of the ma
jor suits, as shown below, an
opening suit bid Of two would
be preferable.
4 A.K.Q.5.3
KOS
4 AS
.HQ:l:9.
If the original bidder requires