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The Washington times., 1932-06-27
Revival of Hope
Reason Enters Economy Fight

By sending the soaled bill back conference the
Senate revves the hope that Congress be induced to deal
intelligently with the personnel problem.
In the previous conference either caressness something
sinister wrote into the bill provisions for radical de-
parure from the established Government personnel policy
which would have brought in their wake untold suffering
The dastardy of these provisions brought clearly
to light in the Senate debate the conference report
It shown that by little amendment slipped into the fur
Tough section the conerees had made necessary the discharge
Of thousands of employees.
shown that cebacy and not efficiency be made
the standard by which employees were to be judged
shown that employees old in the service regard
less of their ability and standing to be summary retired
All this under the guise of economy
Probably is too much hope Congress will be brought
to the point of killing this legislative hodge epodge
That, however, is what should be done.
This bill conceived in the hysterica desire of
members totally false propaganda which had
disseminated the xtravagant salaries which Govern
ment employees receiving.
That propaganda spread by shortsghted ndusrass
who sought to justify their wageslashing policy
As the bill stands it is doubtful if anyone Con-
out, knows what contains what it will bring
about, if adopted
Everything but has gone into its formulation
Obviously its consideration has been sighted by the wish of
members of Congress to bring about early adjourn
ment
The best course which could be adopted would be to
appoint joint committee of Congress- it work during the
adjournment and without hurry and without prejudice
to produce a real economy bill.
This bill could eliminate lot of Government with
striking at the wags standard without adding thou
sands of. recruits to the jobless army.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
ONCE-OVERS
Youth Is Gay

Youth Is Gay
It is natural for happy young
people to laugh and have a
good time.
During a recent trip a num-
ber of college girls boarded G
fast train at a college town.
They had with them a small
phonograph.
They had a compartment and
kept operating that phono-
graph, steadily.
Two men and a woman in
the lounge disgusted other pas
sengers by their complaints
and garrulous remarks.
They disturbed The other
travelling folk much more with
their ill-natured remarks than
the tunes reeling from the
phonograph.
Evidently smiles and laughter
had meant little in their lives.
If they were parents, doubt
less they have complained often
that their children spend so
little time at home.
High-Spirited, healthy, care
free youth-that is what you
would find where is mirth, out
bursts Of laughter, dancing and
romp;ng, but you can't attract
youth with ScowlS and frownS.
Many parents drive their
children from their homes
literally.
copyright. 1882. King Features.
Syndicate INc.A ~
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
Quit It!

&uAV ASe
One of the easiest jobs is find.
ing fault with the other fellow.
One of the hardest, to compre-
hend and correct our own short
comings.
Therefore it behooves every
one to be more tolerant OF frail'
tiles.
You have weaknesseS-every-
one else has, too.
You may be strong also in
some ways and easily Swayed in
others.
Just so, the other fellow.
But for some reason it is not
difficult to minimize personal
faults.
They don't seem so serious.
In fact, they might be easily
mastered if the necessity were
present.
That is the way most folk
feel about themselves.
But have you ever made a
sincere effort to change a
habit?
Try it and be surprised, per-
haps shocked at the strength
of a bad habit.
Not so serious now, you say.
but what will be the force OF
that habit as the years go
on and on.
Better get accustomed to self
discipline and learn to be mas
ter Of yourself.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
WISE WORDS

She whom love is hard to
catch and conquer,
Hard, but Oh the glory of the
winning we're she won.
Geo. Meredith.
To pay homage to beauty is
to admire Nature; to admire
Nature is to worship God.
Let the great book of the
world be your principal study.
Chesterfield.
God save me from a bad
neighbor and a beginner on the
fiddle.
Sail while the winds blow;
Wind and tide won't wait, you
know.
Method will teach you to win
time.-Goethe.
What's bred in the bone will
never out of the flesh.
Money is ace Of trumps.
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Democrats Must
Come Clean"

Such seems a fair descrip-
tion of the situation at Chi
cago.
We shall be interested in
the making of the platform;
with the position assumed
on three questions of prime
Importance.
Will the Democrats put
the Republicans to shame
with an honest, definite, d.
rect declaration for repeal Of
the Eighteenth Amendment
Will they have gumption
enough to take a position,
four-square, in favor of re-
moving the artificial tariff
barriers against foreign
trade?
What will they say on the
paramount problem of un-
employment?
If they come clean on
these any good nominee can
be elected; if not, none
can be.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

WISELY, TO SERVE LIFE
TRULY, TO LIVE LIFE MOST
ABUNDANTLY - THAT is
YOUR MOST SACRED DUTY.
How can you do it?
BY using yourself to the full.
BY doing the most you can
with yourself. Not FOR your
self, but WITH yourself-there
is difference. Doing things
FOR yourself is pure selfish
ness and ends in a Withering OF
life. But doing things WITH
yourself means serving others
as we'll as yourself-means a
contribution to all other people
as we'll as yourself.
THE FULLEST AND WISEST
USE OF YOUR OWN RE
SOURCES-THAT IS YOUR
DUTY TO YOURSELF AND
TO THE WORLD IN WHICH
YOU LIVE
And that often means over
riding sentimental claims. re.
fusing to make sentimental sac
rifices. For, righteous as these
claims and noble as these sac
rifices seem to be on the sur
face, if they mean a narrow
ing and negation of life they
are vicious, not virtuouS.
A PitifuI Picture
An old mother pleading with
her daughter to stay with her.
that is a pitiful picture, and
daughters who yield to that
claim. sacrificing Youth to Age,
usually get a big hand from
society.
BUT THEY DO NOT GET A
BIG HAND FROM LIFE. LIFE
DOES NOT APPLAUD SUCH
SACRIFICE. LIFE RESENTS
1T, TREATS 1T AS A BE-
TRAVAIL, Furnishes TT.
We best do our duty to
others when we most do our
duty to ourselves. Anne will
do more for her mother if she
lives her own life richly and
let's her mother share that rich
ness, than if she denies her
own life and poisons herself
and her mother by the bitter
ness of that denial.
But how about that old say
ing that we should never do
anything that hurts other
people?" you say.
That old saying, like much
of our revered traditions, Is
bosh and nothing but. You
can't DO ANYTHING without
hurting somebody else. Every
vigorous, progressive act will
frighten the cowardly, irritate
the lazy, embarrass the stupid
and rile the vain members Of
your community. Every step
you make forward will bruise a
hundred pampered corns.
SHOULD YOU STOP STEP
PING BECAUSE OTHER
OPLE PAMPER THEIR
CORNS?
GO ON STEPPING! GO ON
LIVING! WIDEN AND EN-
RICH YOUR LIFE AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN. And when
others cling to you and beg to
share your life and remind you
of your duty, what then? Then
do your duty. Share your life.
But make them share your
richness of experience, rather
than you share their poverty.
Make them go forward with
you, rather than you hang back
with them.
And if they won't go forward?
THEN THAT'S THEIR BAD
LUCK.
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate Inca
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
Baker Is
Ideally Placed

Should the opposition mus
ter enough votes to prevent
Roosevelt's nomination what
would the harvest bei
Would one of the avowed
candidates be the benefi-
ciary? Or would the con-
ventiOn, disturbed by the
bitterness of the struggle,
look beyond the enterees for
a candidate?
There still are some who
imagine that in this event,
the nomination would 60 to
Owen D. Young; though
with public sentiment what
it is because of the general
ruin in the country, others
doubt the sense of going to
Wall Street for a candidate.
Nine out of ten, among
experienced politicians, are
sure that in the event of
dark horse it will be New
ton D. Baker. He is not
delegate. In these days of
bitter speech, he is silent on
politics and is going from
university to university to
accept honorary degrees. He
is not involved in the fac
tional fight. Strategically,
he is ideally placed.
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strength. Many doubt the
wisdom of the Roosevelt
strategists in making an is
sue of the man from Kansas.
He has rendered service of
great value to the party and
has been in contact with
party workers all the time
during the last four years.
Some of these, who favor
Roosevelt, are unwilling to
humiliate Shouse.
The Rooseveltians will risk
the attempt because Of the
fear that an unfriendly per-
nament chairman might en-
tertain a motion to adjourn
should the next ballot prom
Use Roosevelt s nomination.
The Two Thirds
Rule
More audacious and dar-
ing, is the decision Of the
Rooseveltians to attempt the
abrogation of the two-thirds
rule. 1t is to be assumed
that they have counted
noses and have satisfied
themselves they can carry
more than half the conven-
ton on the abrogation.
For generations, the South
has stood like a stone wall
against it. Giving its cleo
toral vote to the democracy
regularly, and refused the
nomination Of a Southern
man, it has clung to the two
thirds rule because it gives
the South the power Of veto
on any nomination it does
not like.
And most of the Southern
delegations are for Roose-
welt.
1t remains to be seen
whether they will abandon
the two-thirds rule in the
fervor of the fight for their
favorite.
There are others, hostile to
the two-thirds rule on prin-
ciple, who would prefer that
it be abrogated under cir
cumstances not tied up with
the political fortunes of any
individual. McAdoo ex-
presses their viewpoint with
the statement that cit is not
fair to change the rules in
the midst Of the game. :"
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T cd ay a
young work
ing girl is
asking it. 1t
is a common
S ory; per.
hapS your
own story.
This girl of
2 3 is tn e
youngest of a
f a m lily of
We. Th e
other four
children have
married and
a re no W
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He blithely set wedding date
And married one or two girls
more!


When Bluebeard felt at odds
with life.
He did not NOPE and pine
away;
He simply killed another wife
And frightened up the pass
ing day!
When Henry, known as bluff
King Hal"
Decided things were dull or
dead.
He found another comely gal,
And chopped his current
lady's head.
When Don Juan had a tedious
day.
And felt that something
ought to start,
He lightly loved - and rode
away
And broke another woman's
heart!
Oh, well, these men MUST
have their filings
Something to brighten and
amuSe them
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Fight To Be Waged
From the Start

The fight is to be waged
from the start.
1t will begin in the COM
mittee on credentials, though
this may not amount to
much.
The first struggle will
come in the fight to displace
Shouse as permanent chair
man. In this contest the
Roosevelt forces will not be
able to muster. their full
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
An Imposing
Array Of Talent

In 1912 there was a very
bitter struggle over the
nomination at the Baltimore
convention and heaven knows
it lasted long enough. But
for the schism in the Repub-
lican party it might have
deprived the Democracy of
victory. The dominating
figure in that conclave was
Bryan, always a stormy
petrol, and, say what you
will, no man ever has fought
a greater battle, with more
audacity and at the same
time finesse.
But the convention this
week will witness a greater
mobilization of the outstand-
ing personalities of the
party than any in a genera
ton. The candidates with
the exception of Roosevelt
and Garner, are on the
ground.
There is Smith, dynamic,
colOrful. fOrceful, a two
listed brilliant figure, a
great strategist, and as
hearty a battler as ever
swung a battle axe; and
Reed Of Missouri, the very
Son of Battle, capable of
Staying a regiment with his
scornful tongue; and Ritchie,
able and not averse to
broken bones and a bloody
nose if there is no other
way; and Shouse a cool, cal
culatlng, fighter Of the type
Kentucky breeds.
And there, for Roosevelt,
some of the merriest fight
ers with the greatest lust
for battle ever seen. Farley
and Flynn, of the Bronx of
course, in the East. These
for the most part, are South
ern and Western men-like
Wheeler and Dill, Walsh
and Hull, Mullens of Ne
braska-the sort that swing
battle axes with grin.
And standing aside, but
powerful, Curry and Nc
Cooey, and young Tom Tag
gart-who may have much
to say in deciding the for
tunes of the fight.
There has not been a con-
vention of either party in a
generation with such an i'm
posing array of talent, such
colorful and powerful per-
Sonalities. This week will
witness a great drama.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
Just Before the Big
BerthaS Roar

Claude G.. BOWers.

THE incidents of this week
l. in Chicago carry the as
surances that there is to be
a bitter battle. 1t may be so
bitter as to endanger the
chances of the Democrats in
the election.
It is inconceivable, how
ever, that it will be so pro-
longed as that of 1924 in
Madison Square Garden.
That year the party learned
a lesson, if it is capable Of
learning.
A spirited contest for a
nomination never has hurt
the Democracy where the
fighting was fair and the
participants in the struggle
did not reach the point
where the success of the
party was subordinated to
the clashing ambitions Of
men.
Last week the outstanding
Figures in that H ON eric
battle met, shook hands, and
posed together for a picture.
Had they thus Immediately
after the convention in 1924
the result might have been
different.
Because Of the effect Of
that contest on the party it
is unlikely that the delegates
in Chicago will merit even
the greatest Of the leaders to
carry the contest to extreme
lengths. Most of the dele
gates will be interested pri-
marily in the party, secon-
darby in the men involved.
The Washington times., 1932-06-27
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

To take their minds off
weighty things:
And how can any girl refuse
them?
The girl who takes a man
out of a bachelor flat or a
hotel and marries him is re-
garded as deliverer. But the
girl who takes him out of his
mothers home and marries
him is looked upon as a delib-
crate housebreaker.
A man always VOWS he will
never marry another woman, If
you turn him down; but he
never feels quite so certain
about it after you've taken him
up.
It takes more strength Of
will than any normal woman
possesses to say "No" to a man
she loves when he pleads for
another hance," another
kiss" or another helping of
the food that disagrees with
him.
The average woman may not
be able to throw a ball straight
or hit anything at which she
tosses stone; but her aim al
an WHAT -
e. :: ::s = :: ~.
W. SIVH
Fl NJ
ways seems to be perfectly ac-
curate when she starts out to
shoot her husband.
Copyright, 1882, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-03-03
Danish Envoy and
Mime. Wadsted
Hosts 7 onisht

The Vice President, Mr..
Charles Curtis, will be the
guest Of honor at the dinner
to be given this evening by
the Danish Minister and Nine.
Wadsted at the legation.
Last evening the Vice Presi-
dent was the honor guest at
the dinner-dance given by the
Indiana Society Of Washing
ton, when he made a brief
address. Senator James E.
Watson of Indiana, president
of the society presided, and
the guests at the Speakers
table, in addition to the Vice
President and Senator and
Mrs. Watson were Senator and
Mrs. Arthur Robinson, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Omar Bundy,
DR.. and Mrs. James Shera
Montgomery. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mock. Representative
and Mrs. Louis Ludlow, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Harry Can
field, Representative and Mrs.
Arthur Greenwood, Represen-
tative and Mrs. w. P. Connery,
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. John HuS-
ton, Mrs. Victor Garrigus and
Miss Media Ann Martin, secre-
tary of the society.
The Washington times., 1932-03-03
Ambassador Of
Chile Is Host
At Dinner

The ambassador of Chile,
Senor Don Miguel Cruchaga
Tocornal, entertained at a din
ner last evening at the embassy
in Massachusetts, Avenue, when
Nine. Emilio Bello, wife of the
Chilean judge of the Guata-
malan Honduras special tri-
bunal, acted as hostess for him.
The other guests were the
Ambassador Of France and
Nine. Claudel; the ambassador
Of Argentina, Senior DR.. Felipe
A. Espil: Countess Szechenyi,
wife Of the Hungarian minister;
the Minister Of the Neither
lands and Nine. Van Royen;
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H.
Vandenberg; Gen. and Mrs.
Charles B. Sheriff.; the Assist
ant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr; the At
tache of the British Embassy
and Mrs. H. H. Sims; Sonora
Maria de Sacasa, wife of the
minister Of Nicaragua; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gist Blair; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh D. Auchincloss; Mile.
Beatrice de Buisseret; Senor
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Navy Secret tary
and Mrs. Adams
Entertain

The Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams entertained at dinner
last evening in honor of the
Massachusetts, delegation in
Congress. The guests were
Senator David I. Walsh, Sen.
ator and Mrs. Marcus A. Cool
idge, Representative Allen T.
Treadway, Representative and
Mrs. Frederick w. Dallinger.
Representative Robert Luce,
Representative and Mrs. Charles
L. Clifford, Representative A.
Piatt Andrew, Representative
Charles L. Underhill, Repre-
sentative Edith Nourse Rogers,
Representative and Mrs. Frank
H. Foss, Representative Joseph
w. Martin, Jr.; Representative
John J. Douglass, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Richard B. Wig.
ellsworth. Representative and
Mrs. Pehr G. Holmes, Miss
Alice Lowering, sister Of Mrs.
Adams, and Miss Louisa
Clement.
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Mrs. Jensen. wife Of Comdr.
Henry Martin Jensen, U. S. N,
entertained at. a luncheon to-
day at her residence on Cleve-
land Avenue. The guests were
seated at one large table, which
was adorned with spring flow
ers. Those present included
Mrs. Walter D. Sharp, Mrs.
Henry S. Boutell, Mrs. Philip
G. Lauman, Mrs. Ralph P.
Craft, Mrs. William F.. Newton,
Mrs. Carl G. Gilliland, Mrs.
Karl Knox Gartner, Mrs. James
F. Mckinney, Mrs. Ralph w.
Mcdowell, Mrs Vaughn K. Co
man, Mrs. Charles P. Plunkett,
Mrs. James B. Glennon, Mrs.
Harrison Avery, Mrs. Edwin A.
Hickman and Mrs. Charles c.
Soule.
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
president general of the D. A.
r., was the honor guest Of Miss
Helen Harman and the execu-
tive board of the =. c. Daugh-
ters of the American Revolu-
tion at luncheon given today
in the banquet room at the Me-
mortal Continental Hall, follow
ing the opening session Of the
thirty-first State conference,
D. C. D. A. r.
Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, Mrs.
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SOCIAL NOTES

David D. Caldwell, Mrs. John
M. Beavers and Mrs. Charles
Humphrey Bissell were also in
vited to represent the National
Society at the conference and
luncheon. Representative Ruth
Bryan owen was the guest
speaker this morning at II
o'clock.
Mrs. William v. Pratt, wife
of the chief of naval operations,
entertained at luncheon yester-
day in honor Of Mrs. Roger
Wells.
Mrs. Eldon P. King has post
poned until next week the lunch
con she had planned to give to-
day at the Congressional Counr
try Club, owing to indisposition.
Brig. Gen. Pelham Glassford,
u. s. A., retired, will go to New
port, r. l., to spend the week
end with his brother and sister
in-law, Capt. William A. Glass
ford, U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Glass
ford.
X X n
Mrs. John A. Logan is in
New York at the Savoy Plaza,
prior to sailing tomorrow for
Europe, where she will spend
some time.
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be confined TO State society meetings,
when groups gather to hear speeches
made by outstanding men in official
life from their home States, and after
this part of the program is completed
they generally have the opportunity
to meet and mingle with the folks from
back home"
There have been singularly few we'd
ding dates announced for the little
season" Immediately following Easter
Sunday, but no doubt a number of
these will be forthcoming within the
next few weeks. There have been many
rumors of interesting engagements 60
ing about, so surely the formal an
nouncements will be made shortly.
The delightful Spring weather which
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Mrs. Bacon to Fete
Conductor at Dinner

Mrs. Robert Low Bacon,
chairman of the committee Of
sponsors for the New York Phil
harmonic-Symphony Orchestra
in Washington, will entertain
at dinner Tuesday evening in
honor of Sir Thomas Beecham,
the great British musician and
music patron, who will lead
the orchestra at the third and
last concert of the season, to be
held Tuesday at 4:30 p. M, at
Constitution Hall.
Mrs. Bacon will also have, as
another honor guest at this din
ner, Mr.. Hans Kinder, leader
of the National Symphony Or
chestra of Washington, Mrs.
Bacon is a member Of the spe-
cial women's committee for the
local orchestra and she has an
nounced that professional mu-
sicianS and music students will
be given a special rate on tick
cts, for the concert. the 81 and
SO seats being available at half
price to them.
***
Mrs. James Couzens, wife Of
Senator Couzens, is entertain
ing at a tea this afternoon at
her home in Woodland Drive,
for her daughter Mrs. William
R. Yaw, of Detroit, who is her
guest. ....
Those assisting the hostess
include Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Mrs. James Brown Scott, Mrs.
Hewitt Wells, Mrs. Frank c.
Baldwin, Mrs. Henry w. Wat
son and Mrs. John H. Howard.
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Mrs. Martin Charming in Dove Gray

Mrs. Frederick w. Payne,
wife Of the Assistant Secretary
of War, was the guest of honor
at a luncheon given today by
Mrs. Benjamin D. Foulois, wife
of Major General Foulois, in
her apartment on Connecticut
Avenue. There were 20 guests.
In New York
Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, wife
of Senator Copeland has left
for New York, where she will
spend the remainder of the
week. Senator Copeland will
join her tomorrow, and they
will return to their apartment
at the horeham Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason
Remey 1--we left Washington
for a visit to Kansas City, Mo.
They will return to Washington
in about 10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
will arrive in New York next
week on the Majestic after a
lengthy stay abroad.
The Washington times., 1932-03-03

VICE PRESIDENT CURTIS TO BE GUEST AT LEGATION DINNER
DOLLY CAMERON

Society Editor of The
Washington Times
will talk over Station
~WMAL tomorrow after.
noon at 4 o'clock about
some of the outstand-
ing social events which
have taken place in
the Capital during the
past fortnight.
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Bolivian Legation
Dinner Party

The Minister of Bolivia and
Sonora de Abelli will entertain
at a dinner this evening at the
legation in wesley Heights.
\ y \
Representative and Mrs. Ed.
ward L. Stokes Of Pennsylvania
have issued invitations for a
dinner to be given in their
apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel on Monday, March 7.