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The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Stabbing Labor
Government Wage Cut Strikes At All

Within few days the members of the House OF Representa-
tves will be called upon to vote the proposal for cut IN
Government salaries
The proposition which they will be called upon to decide Is
the anhesis of every bill which the House has passed during
the present session in an effort reconstruct business
Every one of the reconstruction heretofore con-
sdere creating the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poraon the Glass seaga bill and Others has been designed
to bring about moderate initiation
The program thus far has been to increase
purchasing power increase credit and thus stimulate
business
Nouu the House is to place itself record on a
measure uUhich can haUe only the opposite effect
The salary proposal OH bring UiOlent defntlon,
decrease credit and further st0gnate trade
Members of the consider the proposal from two
angles and those angles apply both the straight salary
cut suggested by the Economy Committee and the bureaucratic
caly dominated furlough suggestion Of President Hoover
The first angle be considered the direct effect upon the
living standard of ST 40ayear Government employees ana
their many dependents
The second and important angle is the indirect effect
upon the American standard of living whole through emu
ation of the Governments action by private employers
There can be no question of how the cut will affect the al
ready poorly paid Government epoye He will be driven we'll
nigh to despair through this further curamen Of his income
apparent Evidence in the hands Of Congressman clearly d
Gates that wholesale lashes will be made by private industry as
soon as the Government puts through cut
The consequence only be general contrac-
fion of buying poLOer, general increase IN the
uUeght of the blanket of pessin1isn1 and further
delay of the time When American business tOIt mo0e
out of the of deSpond
Dare the House, Ueighng these consequences, stab
the knife further into the body of American labor
and American business?
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Be Kind to Animals
Report Cruelty to Humane Society

One of the most worthwhile weeks observed IN tnlS
eountrv is Be Kind to Animals Week. this week under the
auspices of the humane societies.
Kindness animals the mark Of civilized person ana
of civilized nation.
The splendid work of the many antcruey organizations
in United States and the support receives from the
public are matters of which America may well be proud
In these days. when appeals for the relief
of distressed human beings may that an appeal Tor
animals added burden That is not So On the contrary
it does not involve any neglect of and children
but an added incentive warmhearted people come to
the aid of suffering wherever it exists The who loves
animals rarely forges his greater obligation to humans It
among those who cruel to dumb beasts that caous dis
regard of human welfare is also found.
Be Kind Animals Week. is valuable because it focuses
attention on the work of the humane societies But it should
not be limited to week.
There ought to be fiftytwo of them every year.
There will be you cooperate by promptly reporting any
of cruelty to animals to officer of the Washington
Humane Society
He will do the rest.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

out for a game of pool, or a
movie, or walk around window
shopping? Or, if it's rainy call
up someone for bridge?
In short, CAN YOU ENTER
TAIN YOURSELF IN YOUR
LEISURE HOURS, OR MUST
YOU BE ENTERTAINED?
ARE YOU CONTENT WITH
YOUR OWN THOUGHTS, OR
MUST YOU HAVE EXCITE
MENT?
But there's nothing wrong
with excitement" you say.
ANY normal person needs some
excitement"
Yes, any normal person
needs some excitement. But
the person who must have con-
stant excitement isn't normal.
There is something very wrong
with a person like that.
In Soviet Russia
Panteleimon Romanof wrote
a book called Three Pairs of
Silk Stockings" It is about
several people-once strong,
fine people-whose lives are
going to pieces under the Soviet
regime. Hippolit Kisliakof is
one of them. KiSliakof lives
with a nagging wife in one
small, ugly, dirty room. He is
going mad in that little room,
filled with noises and smells;
but he does not realize how
badly off he is until his wife
goes on a vacation and he is
left alone.
For so long he has dreamed
Of being left alone. To be
quite alone-to be able to read
and think-that will be heaven!
But now, he is alone; and it
isn't heaven.
HE did not know what to
do with himself and had no
desire to touch any of the
books. The empty room gave
him no pleasure, but depressed
him with its silence; and he
was impelled to get up and go
out. Evidently the Interrupt
ton of his spiritual life has
caused a sort of paralysis. He
felt clearly his inner empti-
ness. For a long time Kislia-
kof had noticed dangerous
symptomsE he could not, sit
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Stands Four Square
For a Prosperity Loan

On one proposition Smith
is sound-and persistent. He
stands four square for a
prosperity loan to put the
jobless to work to restore
their purchasing power. So
far as we know, he is the
only Democratic leader on
these special occasions WHO
has had the vision and the
courage to take this stand.
But the most notable fea-
ture of his speech was the
submission of his plan on the
foreign debts. He proposes
to "forget the debts for 20
years" If that is possible
when every year in the 20
years we shall be taxed to
get the money the debtors
will not pay. 1t means a
moratorium amounting to
cancellation; and the con-
sideration is that the debtor
nations buy from us. The IN
centive is that each year we
will reduce from the amount
due us the equivalent of one
fourth the amount of their
purchases from us.
Newton D. Baker favors a
straight-out cancellation.
Mr.. McAdoO proposes that
we take our pay in goods and
territory.
Mr.. Smith submits an en-
tirely different propositions
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

Buzzard Club" and have shaved
their heads to render them less
attractive to proposalS-Which
shows how acute the situation
is. But, don't lose heart.
Boys-there's always way out.
Never encourage a girl by
letting her call you up at the
office. Always be in confer
ence" or "out of town" or too
busy" Keep your stenogra-
pher or the office boy enlight-
ened and your telephone num-
ber dark.
Live at a mems club. A bach
elor apartment makes a gold
fish of you. And a hotel is al
ways co-educational.
Never let a woman take you
motoring, unless you know that
her intentions are honorable
not matrimonial. When she calls
for you in her roadster, send
your mother to the door with
the message that you have a
headache and must get your
beauty sleep.
Permit no girl to shower you
with expensive presents. Buy
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

alone for a single hour, but
felt the urge to go out into
the street, to the theater, as
though owing to the inner stag
nation he must, have external
stimulantS."
Dangerous symptoms-fidget-
ing, fusSing, needing "some-
thing doing"-those are danger
Gus symptoms. They are symp-
toms of that "inner emptiness"
which drove KiSliakof out on
the street.
It wasn't a trivial thing
wandering out like that, un-
able to stay alone with him.
self. It was a terrible thing.
It was as terrible as a starving
mans search for food.
Hidden Thoughts
Kisliakof was starving; but
not for food. His empty spirit
needed refilling. He was looking
for those secret sensations OF
power and peace and wisdom
and wonder. Once he had
been able to supply those things
for himself in quiet hours OF
thought, and study, and friendly
conversation. Those hours had
passed. The disorder around
him had crowded the order out
of his soul.
So Kisliakof went into the
street to find his strength
again. But of course he couldn't
We can never find strength
that way. We must make
strength FOR ourselves and IN
ourselves-by depending ON
ourselves.
And unless we can do that,
we're in a bad way. For there
is nothing else on earth that
we can depend on except our
selves, when a hard pinch
comes. Funs and thrills and
fussing around-they are great
while they last, but they DO
not last long. And atter
they're over we are as empty
as restless, as we were before
A Feverish Soul
Poor Kisliakof couldn't live
quietly within himself. His in
ner order had been crowded out
by the disorder of that crowded,
hateful room, and so he lost
those resources which he once
had within himself and they
were nowhere else to be found.
These feverish, flighty people
who rush around starting some
thing new every minute" boast.
ing that they are ''live wires!
They are not live wires. They
are dim bulbs. They are empty.
The streets are filled with
people like that. The nation
is filled with people like that.
People going around in dizzy
circles, running away from
themselves because they have
nothing to give themselves.
Are YOU that sort of person?
You're out of luck. stranger,
if you are. Better slow up. Get
acquainted with yourself. Learn
to live WITH and IN and ON
yourself.
Copyright, 1sa3. King Features
SgndteAtAS 1EeVl
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Iron Diamonds
jewelers. Are Not Worried

variation of the phosopher stone which the ancents
thought could ranmute base metals into gold announced
from Columbia University where expementer say they have
succeeded in making iron into diamonds.
Jewelers. and of natural diamonds disturbed
at present by the discovery For though the synthetic
variety be produced for about SIS carat the specimens
too small to be of commercial value They will be useful
however the inventors think for whestones in which diamond
dust is used, and for other industrial purposes.
No doubt in future diamonds and other precious stones
well gold and silver will be manufactured in large quan
ties When they the human will have recast
of its oldest and most firmly fixed ideas Gem collections
priceless will be only much coored glass and gold and silver
coin will be worth little than greenbacks But that day
is far off, you have any sotares double eagles don't
WorTy, Leave that to your greatgTaudchldren
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Smith Would
Revise the Tariff

heN1Se VIC 4dL444
The speech of AL Smith
was strong in that it set
forth definite program. He
would restore to the States
the right to regulate the
manufacture and sale of
liquor; would thoroughly re-
organize the Government,
just as he did in New York,
and Byrd in Virginia; and
he would revise the tariff on
the basis of scientifically as
sembled facts by the Tariff
Commission.
The Tariff Commission is
the creature Of Democrat tic
legislation.
1t was created because of
the realization that members
of Congress cannot possibly
find the time to assemble all
the facts necessary to an in
telligent revision; and to
the fact that tariffs have
been matters of barter and
trade among the benefici-
aries and their Congress
sional tools.
The theory of the COM
mission is that it will devote
all it's time to exhaustive in
vestigations-to assist Con-
gress in the determination
of the schedules.
There have been two dis
appointments; one that the
findings of the commission
have been ignored by the
Republicans in framing the
two tariff acts passed since
its creation; and the other,
that the commission can be
packed and dominated by
the Executive.
In the phrasing Of the
Smith speech one may con-
clude that he favors taking
tariff making out Of the
hands of Congress-where
the Constitution puts it.
But his evident thought is
that the commission should
be utilized as intended when
the Democrats created it.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
After the Democratic
POWWOW
Claude G.. BOUerS-

a referendum on prohibi-
ton:
Regardless of my own
individual views on prohi-
bition or any other question
of equal Importance affect
ing the lives and individual
rights of the people, I am
willing to stand firmly on
the fundamental democratic
principle that the people
themselves have a right to
decide it, and whenever de-
sired by a substantial pro-
portion of our people, they
should be given the oppor-
tunity to do so"
This is Jeffersonian
democracy.
In setting fort h his
theories OF government IN
his famous inaugural ad-
dress, jefferson included:
Absolute acquiescence in
the decision of the majority,
the vital principle of repub-
lies, from which there is no
appeal but to force, the vital
principle of despotism."
Byrd struck Jeffer-
sonian note at a Jeffer-
sonian dinner.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

to "do the wooing," and every
other woman he meets is after
just one thing-a WEDDING
RING!
Oh yes, Big Boy, girls at
last "have the right to pro-
pose." They also have the
right to hunt elephants with
butterfly-nets. Which is like
working a rowing-machine-
wonderful exercise, but WHERE
do you GET?
Copyright. 1882 King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
ONCE-OVERS

pany and because they feel so
friendly they may tolerate you
in the games in which they
excel.
But this does not indicate
that they can get full enjoy
ment with you as a partner.
There is a little fun playing
with a too easy opponent.
A sincere friendship cannot
make up for a partnership in
games with one who does not
put up a good contest.
Copyright 1882, King Features
Syndicate Ine.1
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

For the Sake of the Game
If you are not a good player
OF any game don't force your
self in as a partner of a per-
son who really plays well.
In your crowd there are some
men vastly superior in skill to
your playing in your faVorite
paStime.
You may have one or two
friends who have grown to be
experts while you are still a
mediocre player.
OF course they like your COM
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

a t h o m e?
Write lie t.
ters? Read?
Sew? Pl y
solitaire? Put
in an hour on
a correspond
ence course?
Listen to the
radio?
Or do you
get restless
want some
thing doing?
Feel that you
can't endure
staying in
n rc0 IN
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

As A RESULT of the
"A primaries in Illinois the
people of that State are
given a clear-cut issue at the
polls this fall on sound
government. Len Small, who
requires no introduction
after his previous term in
office, has been nominated
for governor by the Repub-
licans. The Democratic
nomination has gone to
Judge Henry Horner, a
member of the judiciary
now, who commands the con-
fidence and respect of
every element in the COM
munity in Chicago and
whose ability is conceded
everywhere.
A man big in every way
physically, mentally, ethi-
cally-he is unquestionably
one of the outstanding
strong men of the Common
wealth. He is a good
speaker, and his capacity
for mixing" is not culti-
waited, for he is one of those
all too rare people these
days who like other people,
understand them instructive
ly. Popular with t h e
masses, he has the admira-
ton of the business element
because of his essential
soundness in business mat
ters. There is nothing petty
or personal in his partisan
ship, and under existing
conditions in Illinois it
would be remarkable were
he not to poll a heavy vote
from among usually robust
Republicans. Never in years
have the Democrats had
brighter prospects tn a n
under the leadership of
Judge Horner in a fight
against Len Small.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
The Ideal Method
Of Government

The public usually has
something to think and talk
about after a powpow of
Democratic leaders who
speak their minds; and the
jefferson celebration in
Washington was no excep-
tion. The occasion was per-
meated with the spirit of
optimism. A third Of the
party debt has been lifted
by the contributions of the
rank and file.
The meeting called forth
some conflicting views on
matters not necessarily Of a
partisan character-such as
the transfer of the debts. It
is just as we'll to have these
controversial matters thor
Oughly discussed by the
leaders now; for the repre-
sentatives of the party from
every congressional district
will make the decision the
last of June after they have
considered the arguments of
the leaders pro and con.
This is the ideal method of
government in a democracy.
1t is only when political
leaders have no ideas, or
lack the courage to express
them, that democracy is in
a bad way. Government is
the business of all the peo-
pie, and neither government
nor the people are served
when leaders express their
opinions in whispers behind
closed doors, or say nothing
at all.
One of the most coura-
geous utterances of the
occasion was that of Gov.
Harry Byrd, of Virginia.
Young, vigorous, democratic
in his manner and tempera-
ment, there is no more
pleasing personality in pub
lie life. He has all the ad-
mirable and remarkable
qualities of his blood. The
"Byrds of Virginia" have
played conspicuous parts in
the political and civic life
of the Old Dominion for
m any generations. His
father was a fighting JEFF
fersonian fun damentalist
his brother is the flier and
explorer, who has con-
tributed to he cause of
science; and he himself, as
Governor of Virginia, made
drastic reforms in the reor-
ganization of the govern
ment that have been to the
financial advantage of the
people. Just now Virgin
ians would like to see him
in the Presidency. He has
shared, and probably still
shares, the views of the
drys, but he is a real JEFF
fersonian to the bone, and
this il what he said about
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland
By Nelson
Harding

your own cigarette ngnCerS-or
do without. Matches are royal
tinder-when carried for v1r-
tues sake!
Beware, when a girl begins to
mother you, insists on feeding
you aspirin, and begs you to
wear your muffler and over
shoes, she has but one object
and it isn't platonic.
When a woman comes right
out and asks you to marry her,
have your comeback ready. Ask
her if she is WORTHY OF a
pure young mans love. If she
can afford to support you in
the style to which you intend to
become accustomed; and can al
ways keep you in monogrammed
cigarettes, sport cars, good
liquor and fancy beach robes.
Then tell her to go and see
your MOTHER about It.
If that doesn't settle it, tell
her that you are already en-
gagged. And that your fiancee
is a good shot and quick on
the trigger.
A nice boy just can't be too
careful, these days, when girls
are actually being encouraged
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The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Leap Year Tips for Men

Leap Year Tips for Men
This is the most dangerous
moment of Leap Year for the
impressionable young man with
no Sales-resistance. Even the
dogwood looks like orange
blossoms to a girl, in the mat
ing season! And every man
looks just like "Fate!"
A few tips for the timid and
inexperienced youth, on how to
dodge the predatory female
win no doubt be welcome.
Four Wisconsin youths have
formed what they termed The
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

What do you do after dinner
at night?
Do you amuse yourself quietly
Evening star., 1932-09-07
SHIRLEY |NDORSES
PORT ROYAL Span
Tells Bi-County Picnickers
Bridge Across Rappahan-
mock Is Feasible.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, September
7.-Bridging of the Rappahnnock River
between Port Conway and Port Royal,
connecting King George and Caroline
Counties, Is entirely feasible, State
Highway Commissioner Henry G. Shir-
ley declared yesterday in addressing
the bi-county picnic held at Belle Grove
estate at Port Conway. He added that
the highway department was anxious
to see the project completed and has
already made soundings at the proposed
site and found that the construction
would be less difficult than had been
anticipated.
The bridge, which Mr.. Shirley esti-
mates would cost $150,000, would be a
memorial to President James Madison,
who was born in King George County
close to Port Conway.
Some 1900 people attended the pic
mic, of which Judge Alvin T. Embrey
of Fredericksburg was chairman. Other
speakers were State Senator Henry T.
Wickham of Hanover, Representative S.
Otis Bland, State Senator Robert o.
Norris of Lancaster, Attorney General
John r. Saunders and George P. Lyon.
legislative representative from King
George and Caroline Counties All
strongly Endorsed the memorial bridge
proposal and promised their aid in max
ing 1t reality.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PERSIAN BANDITS
RELEASE j. S. TRIO
Consular Agents Report Ar
rival at Teheran, Safe,
but Nearly Naked.

Three young American consular Of
ficers, who we're captured by Persian
bandits September /, returned in safety
Monday to Teheran minus most of
their clothing, but otherwise little the
worse for their experience.
Their story of capture, escape and
rescue was cabled to the State De-
rartment here yesterday by Charles c.
Hart, Minister, at Teheran, whose own
consul and third secretary of legation,
Robert B. Streeper. was one of the trio.
With Cyril l.. F. Thiel of Chicago
and Thomas A. Hickok of Rochester,
Pa, Streeper was travelling from Bag
DAD to Teheran when Lur tribesmen
attacked, robbed them of their valu-
ables, stripped off most of their clothes
and forced them to run and walk bare
foot Is miles into the mountains.
Surprised by Troops.
Although the bandits threatened to
kill their captives if rescue was at
as they were dividing the loot taken
from the Americans and occupants of
seven other cars and two mail vans In
the motor caravan.
The outlaws, 200 in number, fed be-
fore the attack and the consular Of
flcers, still scantily clad. escaped.
Once the trio attempted to reach
the Persian rescue party, but rifle fire
greeted their efforts. They resigned
themselves to a freezing night in
hiding.
At dawn they located Persian scout
and were taken to a military encamp-
ment. There they saw two dead and
several wounded Lurs.
Provided With Horses.
Horses were provided the consuls to
return to the main road, where they
found their abandoned car, and drove
to Kermanshah Saturday night.
The governor there, former Kadjar
prince, treated the consuls with great
courtesy and apologized for the dis
comfort they had suffered. He told
them when news of the capture was
received three regiments were immedi-
ately ordred out to the rescue and a
report was made to the foreign Office
in Teheran.
Supposedly the men were captured
to be held as hostages for the release
of Lur tribesmen imprisoned at Teheran
by the Persian Government.