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The Washington times., 1932-02-11
The Legion Comes to Bat
For a REAL Army and Navy

Fortunately the country, the American Legion can
usually relied to bat vital issues when the
Government not
National defense vital issue which the Government
thus far. has not come to bat
The Army Navy and air forces far below strength
and in danger of further reduction
The executive branch of the Government is chiefly respon
sible for this.
part the legislative branch shares in the responsibility
There big pacst drive in Washington aided
and abeed by members of Congress- to lay ships
lay up planes and lay up that needed for national
safety.
It has been camouflaged economy move.
The fact that this kind of economy has got into most
of our wars that of 1912 to that of 1917 makes
Now however, the Legion takes hand in the argument
and past experience any guide it will be big hand
The Legion calls for the prompt enactment of the Vnson
Navy BILL sidetracked in the House.
It calls for a real air force.
It calls for addition to the regular Army instead Of
subtraction from it.
Legion the great majority of the American people
behind it in these demands
deserves the thanks of the American people for putting
those demands up to Congress that Congress can
understand.
There will be plenty of squirmng Washington them
plenty of pussyfooting plenty of attempts to sell the coun
try something that looks like defense and is not
The country however, is in earnest this subject and
the Legion's ultimatum gives point to its views.
Those Congressman who put pacfism ahead of patriotism
may not have the point yet.
If sowth the Legions kind assistance-they are going to
have their eyes opened presently
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
Break the Silence
Let Us Hear From the Companies

The street railway companies could do great deal to xpe
@ the merger legislation by announcing their views
on amendments which demanded by some OF tne
public and certain officials - :,
The merger undoubtedly would be boon to both tne
Capital Traction Company and the Washington Railway ana
electric Company both of which admitted to be IN an
unenviable position financially. ..,
The time has passed when the companies can say WIN
eouanimity of any proposal take it or leave It,
They must now come to the public in compromising
mood
It would be well for them to offer their compromise now
The matters dispute are in the man Of minor import
ance compared the Importance Of merger from the stand
point of both the public and the companies
They should be ironed out and they will be- II the COM
panes follow the wise -
The pending bill is the product of the Public Utilities Con
mission but be secret that the companies stand 10
benefit greatly by merger. . =
fostering the legislation upon the commission. ,
Thus far neither company has stated its position on ne
proposed amendments.
Certainly they whether the amednments such as
to destroy the benefits which might be expected from
merger. .,.
Let the companies declare just how far they are willing
to 90 toward meeting the wishes of the public and we shall
then be making progress toward the 25yearold goal
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

pGOp1Gs OO1I1C
complain because workers are
overpaid; because they are
trying to hang on to the
established living wage" they
had before the depression.
Others complain because there
are two wage earners in one
family, and they would have
the wife put out of her job.
They all analyze the workers
budget-roast him if he does
not manage wisely; if he
aspires to more than is his DUE"
And the man who gets SIS per
week above his actual necessi-
ties, or who dares to spend
that much on amusement and
luxuries, is considered a criminal.
BUT HOW ABOUT THE
MAN WHO GETS $15,OO0,O0O
MORE THAN HE ACTUALLY
NEEDS?
Not a Criminal
No one criticizes him or
assumes the right to judge his
expenditures. No one con-
siders him a criminal because
he has aspired to more than
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

The Golden Rule for Guests
When you are making an ex-
tended visit in any home try
to absent yourself from the
family at least once day.
In every home there are mat
ters to be discussed that would
not be talked over and dis
cussed before an outsider.
Some guests seem to think
that to be properly apprecia-
tive for their entertainment
they should remain with the
hostess every hour in the day.
Even when the hostess and
the guest are alone together In
the house the hostess should
be allowed the privilege OF
some time alone to rest or to
plan.
The one who is the enter
tainer nESds more time alone
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
WORDS

Beauty is truth, truth beauty"
that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye
need to know.-KeatS.
The saying that beauty is but
skin deep is but skin deep
saying.-Herbert Spencer.
Man being reasonable, must
get drunk; the best of life is
but intoxication.-Byron.
The oyster is a gentle thing,
And will not come unless you
sing. old Rhyme.
We drank the pure daylight
of honest speech.-George Mere
dith.
He seems to have known the
world by intuition, to have
looked through nature at one
glance. Pope.
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
ONCE-OVERS

than the one who is visiting,
in order to get rest and quiet.
Not having the responsibility
or the extra work that a guest
makes, very often a guest acts
restless and seems to crave ex-
element.
This is very unpleasant for
those who entertain. because it
is not always possible to keep
something moving all the time.
Following the hostess around
from room to room is madden
ing to some.
Your friend likes you or you
would not be invited to visit
in her home.
You can easily make your
self a burden or a blessing.
Do as you would be done by
follow the Golden Rule-iS a
good thing for a guest to
remember.
syndicate. Inca
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
NatiOnalism
Is Not Dead

We hear that nationalism
is dead-a thing of another
age.
But where is it dead?
All through modern his
tory France has been in
tensely national; her states
men and rulers always con-
cerned exclusively with
France; and never in all
history has the spirit of ma
tionalism been so intense
and fervent in France as it
is today.
Never since the days of
ancient Rome has Italy been
so intensely nationalistic. It
is the boast of Mussolini
that he has reawakened an
ardent spirit Of nationalism.
The whole purpose Of his
philosophy is to make
Italians think wholly in
terms of Italy.
Never in the memory OF
living man has England con-
centrated so exclusively
upon England as she is to-
day. Never has there been
a time since Elizabeth that
England thought more in
terms of England than now.
The overthrow of the Labor
Ministry was brought about
by the determination of the
people to have a government
that would legislate exclu-
sively for England. She is
now drawing within herself,
taking her stand behind her
own goods boxes as she has
not done since the days Of
Bright.
The program in Spain is
to create an intense, pride
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

THE announcement of the
position of Alfred E.
Smith has been loudly de-
manded for months; and
there is nothing to excite
Democrats, whatever their
allegiance, now that it is
made. He remains the head
of the party by virtue of the
action at Houston until a
new nomination is made at
Chicago. He announces that
he will neither support nor
oppose the candidacy of any
man; that he will not per-
sonally turn his hand over
to secure delegates, but will,
if nominated, accept the
nomination.
Any man with a national
position in the party would
accept the nomination if Of
fered. Mr.. Smith s announce
ment differs little in import
from that of Newton D.
Baker. Both will accept, if
nominated; neither will en-
ter into a scramble for dele
gates.
If the Democrats are wise
they will put in their best
licks for their own favorite
and leave abuse Of other
peoples favorites to the Re-
publicans.
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
LISTEN. WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

is his due" or feels that his
surplus should be shared with
the unemployed and starving.
"a million dollars is more
than just a living wage 1t
is power-great power over the
lives of others. But the man
who has that much can use it
as he likes, without criticism.
IT'S THE LITTLE FELLOW
WITH HIS FIFTEEN DOLLAR
SURPLUS WHO is CRTT1-
CIzED AND ANALYZED AND
HELD RESPONSIBLE.
IN. H. SOUBS,
Royal Oak, Mich"
And perhaps you'll say: III
bet he's a Socialist or red.
He wants to divide the
wealth."
You're wrong. Those remarks
are not Soeialistic or Com
munistic. They are the plain
est common sense.
Why should the man who
MAKES the money be treated
as a beggar, and the man who
TAKES the money be treated
as a conqueror?
If any man is to be held
responsible for the way in
which he spends his money,
then ALL men are to be held
responsible.
If it's a sin for the little
fellow to squander SIS on a
poker game, then how about
the big fellow who squanders
$4,000 on his daughters COM
ing-out party?
A Pertinent Question
If it's wrong for Jim Ma
honey's wife to keep her $40
a-week job while Jim brings
in his $25, THEN WHY ISN'T
TT WRONG FOR PRACTIC-
ALLY ALL PUBLIC Off
GALS 40 PUT THEIR WIVES
AND OTHER RELATIONS ON
THE PUBLIC PAY ROLLS?
And If it's fair to pry into
the Murphy cupboard and pub
lish to the world the exact
amount of starch and sugar
and meat which the Murphy's
consume per week, WHY ISN'T
1T FAIR TO BUST INTO MR..
MILLIONAIRE'S BUFFET AND
SEE WHAT GROCERIES HE
HAS ON HAND?
I have been poor. I know a
poor mans pride.
think that these intruSions
upon and analyses of the poor
are an outrage.
We will never save America
by cutting a weekly nickle off
the Murphy budget-yet most
of our efforts are directed to-
ward that end. We will never
inspire men to be loyal to
America; to work for Amer
lea, by tactics like that.
MAKE AMERICAN LIFE A
RICHER ADVENTURE IN
STEAD OF A SHABBIER ONE.
STOP TRYING TO RE-
FORM THE POOR MAN. RE-
FORM HIS POVERTY IN
STEAD.
Copyright, 1892. King Features
Syndicate 1no.l
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
Poor Odds
Don't Take Them

After the baby killing in New York last fall the police
rounded up suspected of the crime and took them to
headquarters.
Their names were Michael Base Doinck Adierno Frank
Giordano Pasuuale Del Greco and Vincent Coll
The subsequent history of the five is interesting:
r1 Base is missing.
/ g. Adierno is in the death house
s. Giordano is in the death house
! T. Del Greco was killed recently.
! g. Coll was killed February 8. .. .
Four of the five dead or soon will be- and the fifth
as hiding out in mortal fear of his life.
You who think that crime pays figure out from
this liz. the percentage against the crirAinaL
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

before every
S t a tie or
f e d e r a /
official; and
a few SER
mons on it
m i G h t n o t
come amiSS.
Listen!
D e a r M i S S
Robinson:
Every time
I take up a
p a p er, now
adayS, I read
criticisms Of
W O r k in G
De0Dle. Some
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
What Do They Want
America to Do?

Here is something that is
most interesting: We are
constantly being taken to
task in America for not be-
ing internationalists, and for
being stout nationalists. We
wonder why no such propa-
ganda or educational cam
paign" appears in Europe.
1t is true that no nation
long can live unto itself; and
we have the best evidence
that nations by striking at
other nations can only sue
ceed in hurting themselves.
We carried nationalism to
extremes when we conceived
the notion that we could
erect an economic Chinese
wall against trade from other
nations and still have access
to the markets of the ex-
cluded countries.
Our tariff shows how we
can hurt ourselves merely
by trying to hurt all other
nations.
It is also true that jingO-
ism, chauvinism, self-glori-
fication, splutter and fuss
are out of date. These are
stupid and dangerous.
But our internationalists
appear impatient with such
limitations.
Just what do our profess
sional internationalists want
America to do?
Will they be satisfied if
we pay the debts of Eu-
rope?
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

Stop Trying to Reform the Poor
Man, Reform His Poverty,
Instead!
Here's a grand letter!
This letter should be laid
before every rich man in
America. before every politician;
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

kiss between the puffs of a
cigarette, whisper sweet nothingS
to the wall of a saxophone-
and still make it thrilling.
The bee is not really busy,
says a scientist. Perhaps he's
just impersonating man who
suspects that his wife is plan
ming to ask him to hang the
new curtains.
A wife is, nine times out of
ten, just the woman into whom
the man happened to run when
he was trying to escape from
another woman.
The more a man gets OF
anything in this life the more
he wants-unless it happens to
be hard work, children or the
same woman's kisses.
The highest mark of esteem
that a man can give a woman
is to offer to be her friend
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
AMERICA FIRST!
WHY NOT?
BIZ Claude G.. BOWers

Author of Party Battles of the Jackson PERIOD The Struggle
for in America" Jefferson and Hamilton
"Tbe Tragic Era" and other important works.
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

full devotion among the peo-
pie for Spain-Spain first
and Spain all the time.
Where is this weakening
of the spirit of nationalismi
Where except in the United
States?
Why the Clamor
For Internationalism?
Over in Europe they call
internationalists communists.
And Fascists nationalists.
And in Germany Fascists
are predominating impress
lively over the communists.
Germany has gone national
ist.
But even Russia is think
ing primarily in terms of
Russia; her idea Of interna-
tionalism is for the world to
be dominated from Moscow.
It is the internationalism Of
Napoleon the Great.
Why, then, the clamor in
America for International
ism? Is it the international
ism of the bankers that our
internationalists h ave in
mind?
international bankers are
observation-disclosures would
like to lift the burden Of
billions in debts from the
people of Europe and saddle
it on the people of their own
country.
This they want because
through burdening their own
country they can line their
own pockets with the repay
ment of the money loaned by
them at high interest to the
other nations.
Just how much of the "in-
ternational mind" propagan-
da comes from these interna-
tional bankers?
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
Wilson Put His
Foot Down

Woodrow Wilson has been
thought to have had an inter-
national outlook, but when
the suggestion was made
about the debts in his time
he put his foot down.
Our internatiOnalists tell
us that our prosperity rests
to a considerable extent on
the restoration of prosperity
in Europe, and that is true;
and that is the reason it was
stupid to build a tariff wall
making it impossible for Eu-
rope to trade. But our inter-
nationalists are not making
so much of that. They cling
to the debts.
We loaned billions to Eu-
rope, and the nations of Eu-
rope used this money for
their own benefit-for ma
tional, not international pur-
poses. Some was used to
strengthen national armies
and navies; some to strength
en- national industries.
Now it appears we are
Shylocks injuring Europe by
expecting to get the money
back. Why? Because the
Europeans will have to take
the money from the pockets
of their people. And if the
money is not taken from the
pockets of the people, into
whose pockets our money
went, where is it to come
from? FROM the pockets of
our own people.
We sacrifice America to
Europe-and that is "inter-
nationalism"?
Any precedent for it be-
fore we were the creditor ma
ton? Not a precedent.
And would France. Eng
land, Italy do it if conditions
were reversed? Not in a
million years.
We have some sympathy
with sane international
outlook, but we want no
internationalism that sacri-
fices America and Amer
cans. When children in Bel
gium were hungry we fed
them; when French chill
dren were hungry we fed
them; when German chill
dren were starving we fed
them; when Russian chill
dren were without food we
furnished it. Out Of the
American Treasury!
But now that American
children are starving, where
are the tears for them?
Statesmen who tearfully
voted money from the Treas
ury to feed the children OF
other nations are opposed to
feeding starving children OF
America from the American
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
A woman goes to the altar
for love, for money or just for

There's no use going on
fighting for a lost Cause-Or for
a mans love, once it has be-
gun to cool, to sag or to waver.
Copyright, 1882, King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-02-11
MARRY-GO-ROUND
-By Helen Rowland =

and it is also the most wither-
ing insult.
No matter how much good
advice the psychologists may
dish out about the proper age
at which to marry, girls will
go right on marrying when
they get the chance-and men,
when they can't escape it.
The woman who marries
gigolo will have plenty to worry
about; but that kind of woman
probably has nothing to worry
WITH.
Nothing is so maddening to
a man as a woman who insists
on "forgiving'' him, when he
doesn't WANT to be forgiven
but just forgotten!
A woman goes to the altar
for love, for money or just for
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The Washington times., 1932-02-11
LOve-and Let Love

A Great Lover" in these
days is one who can do his
counting between WisecrackS,
The Washington times., 1932-02-11

and it is also the most wither
ing insult.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16

Mrs. George Bason received
several days ago, as a gift from
her uncle in Philadelphia, ten
gallon keg of sauerkraut. She
put it in the kitchen pantry to
keep 4eeee p # # fer c G h4.Aist is Haas "A as
Mrs. Bason knew that rapid
fermentation in warm weather
was one Of the habits of sauer-
kraut; but the weather was
cold, and so she thought it was
unnecessary to take the stopper
out Of the keg so as to let the
gases escape.
She had forgot about the gift
when the Negro servant, Henry,
came to her in great excitement
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
Gift of Books for Schools

In appreciation of the cour-
tesies she received on a recent
visit to Chapel Hill, Miss Helen
Ferris, library editor of the Lit
erary Guild Of New York, sent
large box of books to Miss Sal
lie B. Marks Of the University
school Of education. The books
have been distributed among the
Chapel Hill school, the Carrboro
school, and the Negro school.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
Junior Orders Party
Bigthday TO BE Celebrated in Masonic
Hall Tuesday Evening

The Davie Council of the Jun
ior Order of United American
Mechanics will hold its third
birthday party at 1870 next
Tuesday evening in its council
room in Masonic Hall on West
Franklin street.
DR.. Charles f. Brewer, nation
al councillor and president Of
Meredith College and prominent
members Of the order will be
present and will take part in the
program.
All members of the order in
this community are urged to be
present.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16

to report a catastrophe. The
weather had turned warm, and
there had been an explosion in
the pantry. There was a big
patch of kraut on the ceiling, and
k1raut was drafed on the shelves
like Christmas tinsel. A. mouse
trap had been sprung, and cans
and boxes were all aWry.
Henry took the big keg out
doors, set it on the back porch
and placed a tin lid over it,.
The angry sauerkraut was not
through yet. 1t gave a final
heave and threw the lid across
the yard.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
The Community Tree
Next Frdasl4 4,vening in Front of the
Methodist Church

The Community Christmas
Tree will be set up on the edge
of the broad sidewalk in front
of the Methodist church for the
annual party next Friday (De-
cember 23).
According to custom, the
people will bring baskets OF
food, fruit, toys, clothing-all
sorts of gifts, Santa Claus with
his snow white beard and Jovlal
smile (impersonated by John r.
Dashiell) will be in command
and will hand out oranges to the
assembled children.
The gifts of food, clothing,
and toys will be distributed
among the poor by the King S
Daughters.
Children bringing gifts are to
come to the Presbyterian church
at 5 o'clock. The program for
their entertainment includes the
telling of a story by Rev. Alfred
S. Lawrence. From the church
they will march up the street to
the Christmas tree.
Mrs. Felix A. Grisette is
chairman Of the committee on
orrapuop1opfc
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
December IL, 1892

j
Dear Mr.. Graves:
If things are as easy for me
as they were last Thursday, the
depression is not, after all, so
hard as it might be,
was on the way to my eight
thirty class, my thoughts on the
abIaut series of verbs and the
best method of presenting the
LdutUerschiebung, when | sud-
denly heard something fall-ker-
flop!-out of a tree. 1t sounded
too sQuashY for a dead limb. and
| rushed over to investigate.
To my surprise | found it to
be possum! The piratic in
stincts Of my Morse ancestors
arose in f1le. Wooden had sent
me the pOssum-my part was to
secure it BY this time my wind
fall was hastily re-embarking
up the tree. Trusting wholly to
what | had heard about the ul-
tra-pacifism Of possum-kind,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
Ericsson, on Way to Class, Captures a Possum

grabbed him by the tail and
right -about-faced for home.
Colored children on the way to
school were greeted by what
must have seemed to them the
strange sight of a professor who
had been possum hunting with
wo books under his arm. Mean
while the possum's behavior
was slightly wriggly, but other
wise beyond criticism, and my
quarry was landed safely.
He is now under close confine-
ment and will be kept until my
brother arrives from South Da-
kota. To him "o'possum" is
probably only picture in the
school geography alongside the
text of flora and fauna"
| hope | am not imm0dest in
laying claim to this exploits be-
ing the naturalization of pos
sum hunting.
Sincerely yours,
K. E. Ericsson.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-12-16
Judge Winston Absent
He Couldn't Attend Meeting because
He Had Football Injury

Judge Franfis ID. Winston has
always been one Of the most
faithful attendants at UnlVer-
sity alumni gatherings, and eV-
erybody who came to the annual
assembly last week wondered
why he wasn't here.
Il couldn't come because | SUI
fered an injury in a football
game" he said in a letter to J..
Maryon Saunders, secretary OF
the Alumni Association.
This startled Mr.. Saunders,
for Judge Winston, who was 70
years old this last October, had
never been known as a football
player. Reading on, the alumni
secretary learned that the Judge
had received his injury not as a
participant but as a spectator.
He was standing on the side
lines at school game in Bertle
county, and one Of the players
ran into him and knocked him
down.