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The Washington times., 1932-03-07
What She Wanted

After the definite instructions
I had left, this was what hap
pened. I was shaking with
anger when I suddenly realized
that maybe it was an emer-
gency call. Something terrible
must have taken place. After
ali it could have been one OF
any number of things. I snap
ped the receiver from the
hook.
Hello" 1 cried nervously.
"What is it?" ,
The operators voice floated
sweetly over the wire.
81 Just wanted to make sure
of something Mr.. Hellinger," }"
she said. did you say 10
o'clock or IL O'clOck?"
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smiling then. Sleep-at last.
Thought kept racing through
my brain, as it is sometimes
called. Thoughts of this.
Thoughts of that. Thoughts Of
the show. Thoughts of the
column. Thoughts Of lot Of
things.
Gradually the thoughts stop
ped racing. Soon they were
Jogging along. Then they
slowed to g walk They faded
into the distance. Everything
was so peaceful. I was asleep.
And how / was sleeping!
I should say it was about 80
minutes later that my phone
rang. At first 1 thought I was
dreaming. But that bell kept
plugging away inSistently. I'll
swear it rang two minutes be-
fore I realized that I had to
get UP again. And by the
time 1 stepped from my bed
and reached the receiver I
was completely daffy.
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Extra Girl Given
Her Chance at
...... Film Fame
BY HARRISON CARROLL
downright 1882. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March Z.
Today's news out Of Hollywood
brings a story that Frances Dee
and Adrienne Ames will play the
feminine leads in Paramount's
Come On Marines"
Consider that, and you can get
quite a slant on this business OF
making movies.
Frances Dee was an extra. She
worked for a few dollars a day
until her beauty and individuality
attracted attention. Given a con-
tract. she made good and now Is
one of the important younger
players on. the Paramount lot.
Adrienne AmeS was a rich girl,
the wife. of New York broker
On her way back from Honolulu.
she stopped in Hollywood to
have her picture taken. The
photographer recognized a screen
type and got her interested in
making a test. She registered
well, SO the long arm Of Holly
wood reached out and plucked
her from penthouse.
These two girls now work side
by side and are judged by the
single criterion Of glamor and
ability. Rich and poor, high and
low, they're all tumbled together
in Hollywood.
How True!
It was a Monday morning, Bill
Oliver reports, and the boys we're
gathered around the bromo-
seltzer.. .... ....
"Ah me-" came a signing
voice. ''it's a great life If you
don't weekend"
Here's Gossip
The so guests invited to Sonya
Levien's party tonight can't con-
ceal their curiosity. Joan Ben
nett and Gene Markey, who will
be married soon, are two Of the
four guests of honor. The other
two are Greta Nissen and Weldon
Hepburn.
Is it to be an announce.
ment?. For the last two days
everybody I have met in Holly.
wood has asked me whats the
latest news of the Lindbergh
baby?" All the stars are deeply
concerned. They can Sympathize
better, perhaps, than some, be-
cause nearly all Of them have re-
ceived threats at one time or an
other. Ann Harding's home is
still under guard following an at
tempt to kidnap her little girl.
Talked to Carole Lombard today.
She's a frank girl; no airs. Put
her down as one Of the regulars.
Same for husband. Bill Powell. :.
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Did You Know
That Sidney Fox used to be a
$15-a-week clerk in a law office?
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Handling Rioters
Police Must Prepare for Future

The National Capital has recently Witnessed '"V me
Mood b the nolce in handling demonstration marchers
Under one method two large groups OF demonstrators
into the ctv were afforded every facility for staging
rot and there was no between the police and
Mere recently another group brought about
ing of force on the part of the police with the result
we're battered spectacular riot occurred and
arrests made. ,., o,,od
Wherein lay the difference between tne groups "nl'n
the different treatment? +h
With several Communist demonstrations reported 10 De III VIC
offnn it behooves the authorities to weigh the matter ana
termine upon a future course of procedure .
ahinqtonan do want people beaten up on the streeS
by their policemen a :. -..:...J -
On the other hand they don't want mobs to be 70
rim ronnhshod over laws and regulations which lawabldng
citizens subject. .- , 4Lo
The whole matter treatment it centers around the
granting of permits less technical affair ana one
which REQUIRES mpartiality in administration
The first group hunger marchers from which much was
4red and the later march Father Cox army handled
without bloodshed or rough treatment . ,
Tbev were both given permits for their demonstrations tne
regulations being wnked at by authorities who very properly
thought the present time to go around oeang tne
hungry. - 4:,,
The demonstration the Japanese Embassy was an entirely
different affair It apparently was organized oy trouoe
makers wanted nothing than to be beaten or
The projected May Day demonstration may be OF this latter
type ., 1. eooo
Will the police again have to resort to violence to enforce
tho laws or will wav be found handle the demonstration
without riot?
IT, all depends upon the matter of permits.
If it is possible do consistently the necessary permits
should be issued for future demonstrations
Groups have a right to voice their feelings .
But thew do not the right to override their fellow c
zens while doing
The matter of praise blame for the riots rests to large
extent with the authorities handling the permits
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Sales Tax Substitutes
They Seem to Be MORE Sales Taxes

The great thinkers that the House of Representa-
ves having week defeated the sales tax are casting
around for a substitute
The only substitute they to have discovered is the
sales tax.
They already thrown out the beer tax which would
have been substitute They also have expermented with
higher tariffs by raising duties few odds and ends
of imports but it have dawned them that by SO
doing they were repeating the bunder OF their friends
the Republicans.
They therefore find themselves brought squarey against
the sales tax as the only way out-or, rather, against
SERIES of sales taxes the only way out
Among the articles they propose to tax are 1urs anu
fur goods (Which should yield big revenue this summer)
safe deposit boxes vaults stock and bond transfers.
radios and monographs, cosmetics and theater tckets
Also in various FORMS vegetable oils and tat apoca Hour
snices tea and coffee and other foodstutts
These taxes are all SALES TAXES disguise them as you
will and these articles but few OF the tnngs tnat uC
he SALES TAXED if the that the Government neeoS
is to be raised. s - , .o,o,
The only differences between such levle ana real safes
tax is that they will dsorganize good many important IN
Jvres whereas real sales would have been equally
Jistrbmted over all industries and would have dorganzed
NONE. ., soo.
has brought us to. , L.. 5 1
It has kept the worst features OF tne sales @~' @n
mated the best features. ~ p cI;o
It. is the net of the demagoguery OF Mr. La
tbe peoples champion and the stupidity OF tnose DEMO
Gratis who have followed him to date. - o,-r
AZ a. sample of BULLHEADEDNESs AND BONE
HEADEDNEss we commend it to readers 1t occupies
a niche all it's own in recent history
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Staggered Hours
Housewives Will Fight

There can be question that the proposal for staggering
the hours of Government departments would adopted go
long way toward improving traffic conditions in Washington
It would not cure the difficulties which beset the city
but certainly make for greater comfort and con-
venence for the workers of the city
AS the Government concentrates its offices IN small Sec
ton the necessity such drastic action becomes in
creasingly apparent.
The occupation of the Commerce Building and the
new Internal Buldp has already vastly altered
the complexion of the traffic &nd transportation problem OF
the downtown
With the addition constantly of large units to those al
ready the Mall section the problem will continue to change
and become complex
The wonder that officials trying to work out
some comprehensive solution but that the authorities allowed
the building program to reach its present status without
having previously made plans for getting employees into and
out of the congested
There disadvantages to the staggered-hour plan.
In the first place it would be necessary study carefully
bureaus and departments have functions closely
they maintain standard hours opening and closing
This could certainly be worked out
The second and probably the most difficult problem which
would arisG, would be disorganizaton of households.
Housewives almost certain to oppose any such plan
the ground that they would be compelled to meals at all
hours of the day
The matter will down to the question of whether the
individual comfort and convenience of the housewives is of
greater Importance than the orderly and comfortable transport
of the thousands of Government and compercal employees
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
By TEMPLE MANNING

Since the world was young
man has danced; danced to ex-
press his emotions, to mark the
entry of his tribe into war, to
signalize the termination OF
hostilities. Today we dance as
an expression Of our emotions:
but still we dance. And those
of us who, have watched the
Zulu express his joy OF living
through the medium of the
dance know that theirs is the
real dance, the savage rhythm
that is the basis Of the dances
that are the delight of we
sophisticated, highly polished
beings.
Come with me to a Zulu viii
lage bathed in the glare OF a
fierce sun. Sit with me be-
meath a canopy that shelters
also the powerful chief Of the
tribe, and watch the genesis of
the dance, the expression of
that eternal rhythm that beats,
throbbing, pulsating through
the song of life. The magnifi-
cent figure of the Zulu is seen
at it's best as his body swayS to
the sound of the tom-tom.
The GrOteSque Costumes
Nearly all the visitors to Zulu
land make a point of being in
vited to wa9h a native dance.
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your beautiful human faith
that the next venture, the next
love or the next marriage will
"click."
Copyright. 1892, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
THREE-MINUTE JOURNEYS

The Zulus, living in their cir
cular kraalS Of baked clay, live
from one dance feStivity to the
next, so much do they enjoy
their native dances. They adore
dressing up in their full regalia:
spears, shields, waists and loinS
Swathed in animal skins; neck
laces and ornaments of woods
and beasts.
The orchestra is interesting.
Men hammer something that is
really a xylophone. There are,
of course, drums, and the best
bands have managed to get
hold of shriIl police whistles.
And yet, with such strange and
unbeautiful instruments. an ir-
resistible rhythm results, a
rhythm that would leave the
best efforts of one of our crack
orchestraS cold.
Real Jazz Dances
And the dances. Well, when
the Zulu dances one can see
the real jazz, the Charleston,
the Black Bottom, as it really
is. Bare feet stamp in the
dust, bodies sway in the piercing
light of an African sun, a
chorus of tall, beautiful Zulu
girls clap their hands in time
to the music and wall syn
copated chorus, a musical back
ground for the dance.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

They will all see the same street.
They will all feel the same cold,
the same wearinesS, the same
beWilderment, anger, fear and
Encouragement. They will meet
the same indifference or down.
right brutality.
But, by the end of the day,
some of those men will have
found work and friends. Some
won't. Some will be full Of
hope. Some won't. Why?
Weren't they facing the same
world with the same equip
ment?
No, they weren't.
Actually each man was facing
a different world-THE WORLD
WITHIN HIM. And those secret,
inner worlds were as far apart
as the stars.
One man through the years
had built a world of cherished
resentments, of bitter memories.
of hate, rebellion and spite
the world of a mad dog.
A World of Fear
Another man, with much the
same lot, had built a world
of fear and shame and stealth
the world of a hunted rat.
And still another, battling
with the same outward condi-
tions, had built a world of hope
and courage and fighting conf
dence within himself.
Physically, those men inhabi-
ted the same house, the same
city. Spiritually, they moved
through different worlds; and
as they moved each man gath
cred to himself the things that
suited HIS world.
The man who feared found
that which he feared.
The man who hated found
cause for his hate.
The man who hoped found
an answer to his hope.
You can't control the world
outside you, but you can con-
troll your attitude to that
world; and by controlling that
attitude, you can shape your
life according to your pattern.
That does not mean that you
can have everything you wish
that your prayers will be
answered literally. Unpleasant,
heart breaking things may
happen to you, in spite of your
courage and confidence. You
may lose your job, your health,
your home. Your friends may
betray you. Your dear ones
may die.
YET YOU MAY SURVIVE
ALL THESE THINGS, AND
FEEL PEACE WITHIN YOU,
AND STRENGTH, AND FAITH,
AND EVEN JOY-IF YOUR
INNER WORLD IS HEALTHY
AND HOPEFUL.
Hold on to that thought
during these difficult days.
Grip it with all your spirit,
and pass it on. 1t is the one
thing upon which you can
build. Everything else may
fail you, but YOUR WORLD
will not fail you if you have
built it truly, bravely.
Copyright, 1892, King Features
Syndicate Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-03-31

the home, or ELSIE ROBINSON
penniless drifter in the bread
line-you're asking those ques-
tions. And you're getting more
bewildered and frightened
every day because you can't
find an answer.
Your world and you-how
are you going to work to-
gether?
You're not going to work to-
gether at all until you realize
just what "your world" is.
Your world isn't that three
ringed circus outside you. 1t
isn't that combination of men
and machines, laws, policies,
predjudices, institutions and
organizations which you con-
tact every day.
Your world is INSIDE you,
not outside you.
Your Own Attitude
Your world is not what you
meet in life. It is your own,
secret attitude toward life. It
isn't a material thing. 1T IS
A THING WHICH YOU
BUILD OUT OF YOUR OWN
THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.
What makes life a success
or failure for any man?
Not outward circumstances.
but his own attitude toward
those circumstances.
Take any 20 penniless men,
of the same age, the same de-
gree of health and experience.
Turn them loose on a street.
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sode-to a. woman, it is an
epitaph.
In an argument with man,
first be sure you're right
then, go ahead and tell him
that his Judgment" is better
than yours.
Some mode n girls go into
business just in order to make
the money to buy the frllls
that will make them look like
ladies of leisure.
There are four fearful rea-
sons why a bachelor is afraid
to marry; the fear of being
The Washington times., 1932-03-31

TANKS in the United
ID States have been coddled
at the expense Of the safety
of depositors quite long
enough. Six thousand banks
have failed and millions OF
people have lost in this coun-
try; and in Canada not a
bank has failed. They do
these things better in
Canada. That is the reason
that many Americans are
depositing their money in
Canadian banks.
1t also explains why this
is not the auspicious hour for
the banks publicly to assume
the powers of government
over the people. But the
bankers, evidently, are un-
familiar with public senti-
ment. They have been as
popular as poison ever since
they played their part in the
mark ct crash. And yet
never have they been more
arrogant in claiming for
themselves the right to die
tate to governments to serve
their selfish interests; and to
make good on their blunders,
due to greed.
Thus they are proposing
to dictate to the government
of New York city.
Thus in the case Of the
Missouri Pacific loan they
have apparently used presi-
Dental influence to bring
pressure on the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Thus they are insisting
that the American taxpayer
shall take over the debts of
IA nations so they can col
lect on their stupid loans
abroad - at handsome in
terest.
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bankers in New York with
their real estate board al
lies to attempt to dictate to
the peoples government in
New York city the increas-
ing of the transit fare on
the people. 1t would be good
psychology at least to wait
until after the solicitors have
made their rounds for dimes
and dollars to prevent the
starvation of the victims of
the Hoover "elimination of
poverty" to launch that
fight.
The Court of Appeals has
passed on the Scent fare
and has held that a con-
tract is a contract even
when it operates against the
powerful.
The people themselves
have passed on it at the
polls-and if they must pass
upon it again, they will.
These are ticklish times
for the financially powerful,
who have no further re-
course in law to undertake
to dictate to the people s
government because of the
power of money. Once con-
vince the people that money
owns or dictates to the gov
ernment we have, and the
masses of the people will
have a contempt for that
government and will begin
to look for another kind.
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a n d ke ep
your place in
this sad, bad,
mad, upside
down world?
You're ask
in G thoS e
queS t on S,
aren't you?
Doesn't mat
ter who you
are-big, wor-
ri d boss
down at the
office, or lit
t lie, W e a ry
m o t er in
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WISE WORDS

On hospitable thoughts in
tent.-Milton.
Wishing Of all employments.
is the WorSt.-Young.
He is a Gentleman, because
his nature
Is kinde and affable to ever1e
Creature.-Barnfield.
Nothing so difficult but may
be won by industry.
Terence.
Youth is a blunder, manhood
a struggle, old age a regret. /"
"-Disraeli.
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Patchwork Stuff
At Best

At Best
Meanwhile as the real
estate boards and the bank
ers proceed with their plan,
by tax strikes and boarding
of money, to force an in
creased fare upon the
masses Of the New York
people, the solicitors start
out to beg dimes and dol
lars from the poor to pre-
vent the starving Of men
denied their right to work.
Everyone who can should
contribute, but we have no
faith in this method of meet
ing the manifest duty of
society. It is patchwork
stuff at best. Blocks and
"neighborhoods" mean moth
ing in the greater part of
New York. Really social
beings live in a block for
years without knowing or
caring anything about their
"neighbors. -
Of course, the money will
be used wherever it is
needed, but nothing impress
Sive will be done to relieve
the existing distress as long
as the Federal Government
takes the position that it has
no duty and no responsl-
bility. Pretentious editorial
writer's can use up a forest
in white paper acclaiming
the taking of $2,0OO,OO0,0O0
of the peoples money to
help the banks, railroads and
corporations and deriding
the idea of furnishing a
penny for the succor of the
hungry, without doing more
than creating a feeling of
resentment among the vic
Tins of our stupid economic
policies.
In his address before the
National Democratic Club
in New York, Senator Wag-
ner set forth a program
some W h at commensurate
with the crisis. He and
Senator La Toilette have
urged it in the Senate. We
are in a vicious circle from
which there will be no
escape until the purchasing
power of the millions has
been restored. That can
only come through the cres-
tion of jobs. We have been
going on the Hooverian
theory that government e1-
lists to help money but not
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The precious stores therein that down
The rat hole disappear
Are wasted by the pillage that
Will cost the owner dear.
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

loved to death, worried to
death, tai. to death or
worked to death.
Never think that a man is
utterly disilluSioned because he
says that you are peculiar"
or ''irrational;;" wait until he
comes to the bitter conclusion
that you IRE "just like ALL
woman"
'Nagging," extravaganza and
mother-in-law" are offered as
"the chief reasons why men
leave home" Still, we've noticed
that they seldom leave perma-
nently unless there is a more
attractive reason, somewhere
around the corner.
Most of the joy and excite
ment in life consist in keeping
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FinancierS and the
Peoples Government
Bu Claude G.. BOWers.

Author of Battles of the Jackson he Struggle
for Democracy in America" Jefferson and Hamilton"
"The Tragic Era," and other important works.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
You and Your World!

Dizzy days, these! How are
you going to dope things out?
How are you going to find
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
BacheIOrs---And Others

What a bachelor regards as
a bore, a widower looks upon
as a temptation, lid a mar
ried man welcomes as an op-
portunity. It's all in the point
of view!
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The English Shocked
At Our Plight!

The attempt Of the bank
ers to dictate governmental
policies always brings us
back to the conspiracy of
hysteria, falsehood and sup
preston to burden Ameri-
cans with the debts of the
other nations that borrowed
money from us and used it
for their own benefit. 1t
will be well to follow Mr..
Mellon course in England
as ambassador. He goes os-
tensibly as the Ambassador
of the American people, but
there are skeptics who insist
he goes as the ambassador
of the international bankers.
He is on record as deeply
sympathetic toward Eng
lands plight. But as he
turns the pages of English
newspapers and reads their
comments on the plight of
America he may change his
mind. These English papers
think our deficit "stagger-
ing" and "colossal,'' and
are Of the opinion that we
cannot meet it, and that our
credit is certain to be "im-
paired. The English are
shocked at our plight!
But the international
bankers do not mind that at
all. They want us to put
the English debt on our own
people-to serve the bank
ers' selfish ends.
A Contract Is
A Contract
And the French debt, too!
How these international
bankers grieve over the
plight of France-the France
that has been making her
alliances for the isolation of
other countries by making
enormous loans to other ma
tions-while too poor to pay
us what she owes! Let our
people pay.
Thus the average man is
thinking more about the
bankers than ever before,
and not thinking kindly.
This is not the time for the
The Washington times., 1932-03-31

To a man, the end of a
spring romance is just as cpl