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The Washington times., 1932-08-16

THE American people are
= to be congratulated on
the fact that in the very
nature of things the speak
ers with whom the public
will be patient in this cam
paign will deal with the
realities and get down to
cases.
Never within the memory
Of living man has there been
a campaign in which bunk
has counted for less. The
deluge of disaster has swept
away so many myths, fall
lacies, and falsehoods that
there is little left but the
realities.
1t is interesting at this
juncture to put down the
arguments" and appeals
that no longer will serve.
The mere utterance of them
in the present situation would
be a mockery Of public intel
ligence and worst than use
less. Let's see what some Of
them are,
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Broadway's Trading Post
No Money Allowed

The first trading post Broadway since the days of Peter
stuyvesant has been opened by ingenious gentleman with
out much cash. Fifty third Street Though in operation
only few days the proprietor says it already is filling long
felt want Judging from transactions, thus far, it is
Among the deals reported is the exchange of small
driven by ops from California for three shirts two
ties and suit of underwear Another thirty electric bulbs
for aprcotcoored tie with clasp. An electric fan
swapped for collars Pomeranian pup for old
suitcase and slightly used Panama hat
Liquor is accepted but theater tickets may be- Almost
the only that has filled request
wife by husband who said he had had the old for twenty
five years and wanted to trade her in.
The post may get around to that day expects to
branch out
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Democratic Panic"
Bugaboo Exploded

"The Republican party
means prosperity and the
Democratic party means
panic"
It is significant Of the
short memories of the ma
jority of people that this
ever has been able to serve
a purpose. Most Of the
panics during the last Y
years have occurred under
Republican administrations.
That of 1878, which was the
worst until the present one,
came during the Grant
regime.
There were periods of mild
depression under Republican
administrations until 1898,
when another serious panic
came. It was not due to
Cleveland, for it struck be-
fore Cleveland was seated in
his chair and before he or
his party had been able to
do anything. 1t was hurry
ing along during the last
years of the Harrison Re-
publican administration, and
it is now historically known
that Harrison and Foster,
his Secretary of the Treas
ury, sat with bated breath
toward the close, hoping it
would not strike until Cleve-
land took office.
That panic, however, was
put down as a Cleveland or
Democratic panic.
No one believes today that
Cleveland was in any way
responsible.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

'bhCA bWpVt &GnS "OAAS
campaign was largely that
sort. Agents were sent to
the small business men in a
certain section of New York
city where Smith had a
large personal following to
warn them that the election
of Smith would be bad for
business.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hoover was
gravely assuring the nation
that his party had put the
business of the country on
the basis of permanent pros
perity, that his election would
mean "high wages and hand
some dividends" and that
because of the genius Of
Harding and Coolidge states
manship, we were entering
upon the elimination of
poverty.
Nothing in the way of
sheer bunk has ever sur.
passed that campaign.
At Elizabethtown, Tenn,
Mr.. Hoover said that pros.
perity or depression was .
matter of government, and
the implication was quite
clear.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

ELSIE ROBINSON ure,
Nor of shame;
Once I feared
These things-but now
They have all happened,
And I have discovered
Their secret;
I do not fear them
Any more.
I am not afraid
Of growing old
There's the sharpest fear
For most women
But l saw
Old Age coming
And beat it
To the Clinch-
So I'm not afraid
Of growing old.
I'm not even afraid
Of Death, any more
OF Death taking
What I loved most.
Il was al o4u Va UL4dC
For so long
But it's over.
1t has happened
Death has given me
The works.
I'm not afraid
OF Death, any more.
Now I'm afraid
OF one thing only
l am afraid of Myself.
I am afraid of
The things in myself
The meanness, the lies.
The cowardice and greed.
The conceit and self-pity,
The malice and laziness,
The dirtiness and cruelty,
The stupidity and rage,
In myself.
I am afraid
OF these things.
FOR HAVE DISCOVERED
THAT THESE THING
ALONE,
HAVE POWER OVER ME.
The other things
Which I feared
The outside things
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
WISE WORDS

MaXims are the condensed
good sense of nations.
A lie, like a note, must be
met at last.
Bachelors wives and old
maids children are always we'll
taught.
I never knew a man to be
thought less of because he had
money.
Pride and grace
Ne'er dwell in one place.
Have not thy cloak to make
when it begins to rain.
A fat kitchen makes a lean
will.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Observation-Disclosures and After
No man thinks he is marry
ing a stupid girl, when she has

enough intelligence to know
what a lucky little thing she
is to get such a prize.
When a man begins telling a
woman his love-troubles, it may
mean only that he wants SYM
pathy or an audience; but when
he begins telling her his busi'
ness troubles she can go right
ahead and plan the wedding
decorations.
An old-fashioned family Is one
to whom apple pie is one of
life's essentials, and love is
synonymous with marriage. just
as snow is with Christmas.
When a woman seems alb
stracted, man wonders what's
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

They have no power
Unless I give them power
BY letting them in.
No matter how frightful
They may seem
I can take them,
Or leave them,
It's up to me.
BUT THE THINGS IN MY
SELF,
THEY ARE WITH ME,
ALWAYS.
THEY ARE REAL
THEY ARE MYSELF
AND AS LONG
AS THEY CONTINUE.
1 AM IN THEIR POWER.
T am in
My own power.
In the power OF
My own goodness,
Or my own badness;
can send myself
To hell-or heaven.
I, alone,
Am responsible
For what I am and
For where I go.
I am afraid
Of one thing only
I am afraid
Of my own power
Over Myself
(Copyr,ght, 1882. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

BY ELSIE ROBINSON
I Am Afraid of One Thing Only
I am afraid
Of one thing only
I am afraid
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
A Fable From Finland
True, by the Way

Finland tried prohibition for thirteen years.
Drinking of whskey went up.
Finland egaized liquor last April started to make
whiskey in State distileries.
It's largest dstery had to close down couple of weeks
ago
Not enough customers since repeal the government says
Draw your own moral
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland.

on her mind; when a man
seems distrait. a woman Won
ders WHO is on his mind.
A mans mind is always more
serene and peaceful than a
woman's, because his soul is
never harried by such little
things as the fear that some
other man at the beach party
may have on a newer or cutter
bathing suit than his.
"The American husband"
says Reno Ruth, "is the only
known husband who will take
a kick on the shins under the
table and keep on smiling"
You can't buy real love-but
a man will never give up the
hope that he can buy some
thing just as good" and a lot
less bothersome.
A modern girl is strong
enough to survive a broken en-
gagement and even a broken
heart and a few shattered illu-
sions, but a sprained vanity is
just as painful and hard to cure
as it ever was.
"The Great Open Spaces" are
those in a modern girls stock
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

Ot MySeu.
I a m n 0
longer
Afraid Of sick
ness,
Nor Of poV.
erty,
Nor Of in
justice,
Nor of
Slander,
Nor of loneli-
ness,
Nor of hate,
Nor of Weari-
ness,
Nor Of fail
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Present Depression
Explodes G.. o. P. Claim

Now, under Mr.. Hoover,
we have the most devas-
tating panic the nation has
ever known, with more hui
man misery than any one
living has ever seen, and it
has lasted throughout his
Administration. We need
not expand upon the theme.
There are the facts. Look
out the window and you
can see them.
Under the circumstances
no Republican speaker not
utterly bereft Of a sense of
humor will have the temerity
to haul out the "full dinner
pail" or to tell the people
that a Democratic victory
would mean a panic.
Nothing could be worse
than what we have.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Bunk That Goes Out
Of This Campaign
Bu Claude G.. BOWers

THE Party Battles of the Jackson Period THE Struggle
for Democracy in America" jefferson and Hamilton"
"The Tragic Era" and other important works
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Fit to Govern"
Bunk Also Hit

There is another piece
of buncombe that has served
for many years-"The Re-
publican party is the only
party fit to govern. It
would require a'lot of hardi-
hood, under existing condi-
tions, to reiterate that state
ment now. Our present
plight has b cen partly
brought about and made in.
finitely worse than it might
have been by the governing
of the Republican party.
1t is fair to say we do
not think the wisest men in
the Republican party are at
the helm. But the men at
the helm who have shown
marked ineptitude in states
manship, such lack Of vision
and courage, such deficiency
in instructive capacity,
have been endorsed by the
party which is asking the
people to continue these
failures at the helm four
years more.
With ten million jobless,
thirty million farmers bank
rupt, banks closed, bank
ruptcies in business, an ap-
palling deficit in the Treas
ury, unprecedented taxes,
the SNUG assurance that "the
Republican party is the only
party fit to govern" would
seem silly to the average
man.
We shall hear less Of that
than usual in this cam
paign.
We shall always cherish as
a piece of rare humor the
oVersmug question submitted
by Charles Evans Hughes
from the stump four years
ago to a New York audi
ence:
"Would You entrust the
business of the country to a
Democrat"
Well, the people did not.
They entrusted the bust
ness of the country to Mr..
Hoover and his associates.
And look at business
now-if you can find it.
Four years ago there was
much whispering.
That regarding religion is
out Of fashion now. We
shall hear little of that, i
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

"The Great Open Spaces" are
those in a modern girls stock
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-22

CbllrhSfrvnies
A. M. {. Body Votes
mo" On Merger

COLUMBIA. S. G.-The Palmetto
Conference of the A. NJ. Z. Church
here, voted against the merging of
Allen University, the church school
located in South Carolina. and Kit.
trell College, of North Carolina.
The Northeast. Columbia, and
Central Conferences have taken
similar action. The South Carolina.
and Piedmont conferences are vet to
take action on the proposal. The
action taken was based ON the pro-
posal that the college would. under
the general conference plan, be re-
moved to kittrell. while secondary
and theological work should be car
ried on at Allen.
The position taken by the several
conferences is that Aliens traditions
IN the realm of higher education
are more valuable than are those of
her sister school and that possihili
ties Of development are brighter in
South Carolina than in North Caro-
lima.
Under Bishop Williams's Fpisco.
pal leadership Allen University OPP.
ened this year with the largest col
lege enrolment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-22
SefnlOnette
The Compassionate Christmas

Christmas, above all else, should
be the season of kindness. 1t brings
US reeollections of happy homes,
blazing hearth-fires. and tables laden
with good things; but we ought not
to forget that the time in which this
midwinter festival comes is a time
of hardship for the poor.
For thousands of families. for
children looking longingly and with
out hope into the brightly lighted
shop windows, for fathers and
mothers who do not know where
tomorrow's bare necessities are COM
ing from, the Merry Christmas"
motto is something of mockery.
Coleridge remembered this when
he wrote the lines,
Let us be merry that may merry
be.
But let us not forget that many
mourn;
The smiling Babe came to give
us glee,
But for the weepers was the
Saviour born"
1t is not merriment that expresses
the life and purpose of the Man
whose birth we celebrate; but com
passion. With all its gaiety this is
world full of sorrow. One need
not be keen of hearing to detect.
underneath the laughter and music
of the world, the signs of the dis
heartened
By all means, let us be merry:
but let us not forget that multitudes
of our neighbors have nothing to be
merry about. There is nothing in
this world so brutal as prosperity
that forgets or despises the unpros-
Porous. There is no Joy so genuine
as the joy that never lets go the
hand of sorrow.
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Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.

We will not have Vesper services
until January 8, when Miss Margaret
Peoples will have charge. The SER
vice of worship conducted by all
groups which was given at the "Y"
Wednesday was well attended. Mrs.
Josephine Casmon made a lovely talk
on the Christ child. The Junior Girl
Reserves gave their Christmas party
Monday. The Rosebuds will give
their party at the Y. w. c. A. next
Thursday from to 4. All girls be-
tween the ages of 7 and II are in
vited. The committee of manage
ment of Phyllis Wheatley Branch
sends greetings to all friends and
members of the Y. w. C. A., wishing
them Merry Christmas and a Hap
Ply New Year. All club meetings are
closed until the first week in Jan
uary.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-22

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. T.
M. Davis, pastor.-Last Sunday the
pastor preached an inspiring sermon
at IL a. m. Despite the rain large
crowd assembled at 8 p. m. to witness
the program by the Masons in OBJ
servance of st. Johns Dav. This
week the church will observe Christ
mas with special services beginning
Saturday night when the Sunday
school will have their Christmas tree
and present a pageant ''While Shep-
herds Watch Their Flock" This pro
gram is to be a very enjoyable af-
fair Sunday at IL a. m. Rev. Davis
will deliver a special Christmas SER
mon. The B. Y. P. U. and Junior
Church win have special programs.
At 8 p. m. the Christmas observance
will be climaxed when the choir will
present cantata under direction of
Mrs. Estella Slater Jackson. The
church will be crowded for this fine
musical event so come early for a
good seat. You and your friends Join
in the observance of Christmas at
Mt. Zion Church.
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First A. M. E Church BOY ca

First A. M. E. Church, Rev. Geo.
f. Martin, pastor. - Adventurous
Faith was the subject of a powerful
sermon delivered by the pastor for
the morning service on last Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Collins of Los Angeles unit
ed with the church. The Sunday
school will have the Christmas tree
program Saturday evening. Sunday
at IL a. M, Rev. Martin will preach
a special Christmas sermon. There
will be special music and song by the
choir. The Endeavor League will be
host to other Endeavor groups dur
ing the hour to 8 p. m. The Christ
mas concert by the choir will be pre-
sented at IL p. m. Saturday night.
This midnight concert under direc
ton of Prof. l.. L. McGruder will be
fine musical event and all Seattle
should be present. Tell your friends
about this concert and help boost the
attendance. There will be no service
held at First A. M. r. Church, Sun
day night. The pastor and officials
of First A. M. L. Church wishes you
a Merry Christmas. May the love of
the Christ child bring peace and
wisdom.
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Grace Presbyterian Church.

Grace Presbyterian Church, Rev.
John r. Harris, pastor.-9:45 Sun
day school. All divisions. II a. NJ,
morning worship. Rev. Harris will
preach sermon from the subject.
"Hailing The Christ" The choir will
render special Christmas carols. a 100
p. M, "Yuletide Memories" is the
title of the cantata to be presented
by the choir at this hour. There will
be no evening service.
The Sunday school Christmas tree
and exercises will be held at the
church Saturday evening, December
%, at 700 p. m.
Union watch-night service at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church.
Union evangelistic services begin
at Mt. Zion on the night of January
2. Rev. J. w. Wright of Vancouver.
b. c., is the evangelist. Let us pray
for spiritual harvest.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

uEHtLLEs LODGE NO. II. Il. IL A. VI.
meets LIST and 3rd Wednesdays at Ma
sonic Hall 2lst and Jefferson st. John
=. Prim W. NJ, 143 22nd Ave. N, phone
East 1896; II. Hood. see'y, $50 Gath Ave.
n, phone East 344S. LILAC
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JhPHTHAH CHATTER NO. o. o. II. s..
meets every first and third Tuesday
nights. o'clock, at Masonic Hall, 2tst
Ave. and T.. Jefferson ST.. Mrs. NJ. l..
Smith, w. NJ, 226 26th Ave. NJ. phone
East 1905. Mrs +. Novels. sec'y, 2S17
West Nevada ST., phone West 6315.
7-1-31
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HARMONY LODGE No. 2. r. q A. NJ.
Seattle, Wash. - Meets End and 4th
Monday nights at Masonic Hall. 2lst
and Jefferson st. James Davis, w NJ.
e5s N. ffth phone Sunset f947. +. s
Sanders, secretary, 900 18Th Ave N
phone East 1413. I'M
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Full Gospel Pentecostal Mission

The Y. p. c. W. of the Full Gospel
Penteeostal Mission has planned their
Christmas program for Monday. De-
cember 26, at o'clock. All are wei
come. Come and hear our little folks.
There will be recitations, tableaus
and musical numbers. The young
people are trying to put on a pro-
gram that we are sure you will en-
joy. Come and bring your friends.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
FERTILIZATION OF CORN
@. e. Phillips, Assistant Agronom
ist, Gives Detailed Information

The total value of the corn crop
exceeds that of any other crop
grown in Delaware. Most of this
corn, however, is used as a feed for
the farmers livestock and never
leaves the farm which produces it.
Because corn on the average farm
does not bring in any cash there is
a decided tendency not to spend
any money on the crop either for
improved seed or fertilizer. The re-
suit is a low yield and large
acreage must be planted in order
to produce enough for feed require
ments. In some recent tests of
hill fertilization of corn conducted
by the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
pertinent at Newark and Milford
it was found that 125 lbs. of fer
tilizer properly placed in the hill
produced more corn than 500 Ios.
broadcast. An additional appHca-
tion of 100 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda
in July increased the yield at Mil
ford but did not at Newark. The
hill application was placed in two
short narrow bands above and to
each side of the hill. Fertilizer
that came in contract with the
seed injured termination and re-
tarded growth. The fertilizer dis
tributors on the planters should be
examined to see that they are
properly adjusted SO that the fer
tilizer does not come in contract
with the seed. Fertilizer injury
may account for some of the poor
stands of corn. The fertilizer
recommendation for corn is 100 to
$50 lbs. of 2-S-5 properly applied
in the hill at planting time. For
the light scandy soils in southern
Kent County and Sussex County
100 lbs. of nitrate of soda may be
profitably applied as a side dress
ing early in July.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
INSTRUCTIONS TO CHILDREN
Parents Have a Responsibility to
Train Their Children in Traffic


Safety Sally" representing the
Delaware Safety Council, says:
Parents have a responsibility TO
train their children tc lock left
then right before crossing streets;
to obey traffic police and signals
and to play in safe places not N
the streets" If parents would in
struct their children that needless
running or walking in the street is
to blame for more street accidents
than all other causes combined and
impress upon the minds of their
children that it is of the greatest
Importance for every boy and girl
not only to know the rule of safety
in crossing the street, but It is more
necessary always to keep this rule
in mind. walking heedlessly in
front of an automobile" This
sentence appears again ard again
in reports of accidents in Delaware
and it shows that a great many
people of this state-boys and
girls, men and women-do not OBJ
serve this simple little rule when
they cross the street. When you
cross the street look first to the
left before you step from the curb
because traffic comes from that di-
rection. Then when you reach the
middle of the street look to the
right-that is the direction traffic
will then come. Never step into
the street without thinking of
danger and always keep your mind
on what you are doing while in the
street. Cross quickly when you
know the way is clear. Do not
loiter in the street. 1t is apparent
that good many people have never
cautioned their children that when
they are riding bicycles they
should obey the same rules that
motorists do. In practically every
instance where accidents have oc-
Cured with bicycles it happened
through the failure of the bicycle
rider to observe some rules which
were made a part of the laws of
our state for the purpose of insur-
ing his safety. Here are three
simple rules for those who ride BIZ
cycles: Obey the traffic signals
they are installed for cyclists, mo-
torists and pedestrians alike; carry
a front and rear light at night; un-
der no circumstances carry anyone
on the handle-bars- bicycles built
for two are out of date. Insist on
your children playing in local play
grounds rather than in the streets.
The Fairgrounds have been design
ed to give the greatest amount of
amusement with the least degree
of danger.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
ROBBED OF S38.00
NEAR HIS HOME
Prof. r. w. Helm of Univers-
ity of Delaware, Has Gun
POked to His Ribs
ROBBERS FLEE IN CAR

Within few yards of his home
on South College avenue, Profess
sor Raymond w. Helm, State di-
rector of vocational education and
professor of agriculture at the
University Of Delaware, was held
up at the point of a gun and rob
bed of S38 shortly before midnight
Tuesday night of last week. Pro-
fessor Helm had spent the evening
working in mis- Office in Wolf Hall
which is but block from his home
He left his Office at 11.45 o'clock
and just as he got to the corner of
Delaware and South College av-
enues a roadster with two men in
the front seat and man in a
rumble seat drove up to near the
curb and stopped. One of the men
in the front seat inquired the way
to the New Castle ferries. Profes-
sor Helm walked out to the car
and putting one foot up on the
running board started to direct the
QIlfSI. uc HAL III Tic Iul1lD1C
seat got out the opposite side and
walking around the car poked a
revolver in Professor Helms ribs,
at the same time saying Hand out
your money and be damn quick
about it." Professor Helm pulled
his wallet from his pocket and
took out roll of bills which hap
pened to be $38. The man grabbed
the money from his hand. There
was several checks among the bills
and these the robber threw on the
ground and putting the money in
his pocket jumped back into the
rumble seat. The men drove off
before their victim could get the
number of the license or tell what
State the car was from. The hold
up took place directly under a
street light, it being practically as
light as day at that corner during
the night. 1t was in front of the
home of Dean Robert l.. Spencer,
who lives on the corner and Pro-
fessor Helms home is next to that
of Dean Spencetr's on South Col
lege avenue. The police were no
tilted but there seems to be no clue
as to the identity of the robbers.