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The Washington times., 1932-04-27
LISTEN, WORLD!
.By Elsie Robinson

have lain with his face on
the ground, hopeless and
ashamed, hating himself.
Yet he went on living; try
ing to make up for all he had
done; trying to be the man he
wanted to be.
And just before the end he
said a very beautiful thing. 1t
had been long struggle. He
had made dreadful mistakes.
Nothing could ever undo some
of those mistakes, nor take the
sting out of their memory. Now
he was going out, a lonely, tired
old man, to find his God.
The Good Fight
But before he went, he said
this to his own discouraged
soul:
IT have fought a good fight.
I have finished my course. I
have kept the faith"
He did not say he had always
done right. He knew he hadn't.
/ He did not even say he had
done the best he could. It had
been, on the whole, good fight,
but there had been many a mis-
step in it.
BUT HE HAD KEPT THE
FAITH.
He had seen a vision of good
ness. He had come to believe
in goodness. He had wanted to
be good. Always, whatever he
had done outwardly, he had
really loved goodness-held fast
to his faith in goodness. He
had kept the faith.
And in spite of all he suffered,
that belief in goodness had
made life worth living to that
erring, laundering man we call
st. Paul.
Often he hated himself. Often
he hated life. But he never
hated goodness. And as long as
he could keep his faith in good
ness, and worship its beauty and
nobility, life was worth while.
Many times, when I am dis
couraged and disgusted with my
self, I think of that old man
and those words which have
come own through many cen.
turies. And I am comforted.
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This Very Reverend British Dean, ruler of the great
Cathedral Pauls in London should interest you
like to study concentrated faces.
The Very Rev. Inge is conservative concerning the affairs
of this world extremely radical concerning the world here
after.
He shivers with apprehension when you mention Russia
and its wild government
He does say of his interesting essays,
that the fits of divine inspiration in which St. Paul
supposed revelations from above nothing
than epieptic fits
In the April number of Cosmopolitan Magazine he wrote
on eff Christ Back to Earth" in way that would
gtartle fundamentaists.
The Very Rev. Dean once student later teacher at
Eton is among other things extremely learned man.
Author of the "Eton Latin Grammar he took first
In classics Cambridge University and probably think
In Latin or Greek-thats hard
All this learning impreses the British public and perhaps
Overawes cergymen less distinguished that might like to
argue with the Dean on his religious views.
Certain very learned members of the clergy hesitate to take
odfashoned religion seriously lest should indicate
lack of worldly knowledge.
There look uncertainty this puzzled face
Questioning eyes, Is that due the fact that the Very Rev
Dean who teaches and breaches Christianity has
reservations Christianity in the back of his head?
Take Jonah and the whale the crumbng walls of Jericho
the fiery furnace Daniel nonchalant in the lions den the
trip in the fiery chariot Lazarus in Abrahams BOSOM the
stopping its journey around the earth obige small
nation fighting good cause and what have you left?
Not much
High school boys might say, 1.-THE couldn't stop
trip around the EARTH because it doesn't 60 around the
earth"
The fundamenast reply is that the earth stopped turning
on its axis, making the SEEM to STOP to simple
who knew little about astronomy.
Students of physics might object that the earth
around at the rate of thousand miles hour and if it
stopped suddenly to obge warrior prophet the
would rush from their beds and flood the lands
Some obectos forget that it is easy to perform dozen
miracles
Some fundamentass believe that the Very Rev Dean
1g in spite of his learning and the initials after his
will to hell when he dies for not preaching Christianity
pure and undefiled
He undoubtedly finds comfort that he does not
believe in he'll and has mental reservations concerning
itself.
Regardless of all this his face is interesting representing
does human intellect hesitatng between primitive
beliefs that individual walking up and down in
whales belly and highly developed science that declines
admit the possibilities of such promenade
The Washington times., 1932-04-27
LOYALTY

Loyalty
Do you often speak Of the
disagreeable traits of your hus-
band or wife?
In groups where home mat
ters are discussed are you
among those who engage in a
TRADE on the faults and short
comings of your life partner?
Just why this is done is hard
to understand.
1t may be that the narrator
of domestic woes expects sym.
pathy.
1t is surprising how many
married people want others to
believe them to be martrys,
living with a quite impossible
husband or wife.
What satisfaction they gain
from this is problematical.
But there is something to
be admired about the man or
the woman who, under prac-
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ONCE-OVERS

tically all conditions, stands
staunchly by his or her part
ner against others who might
berate them.
OF course, few men and
women deserve praise all the
time and this should be given
at home and if there be CEN
sure it also too should be given
at home.
But that is all family circle
matter.
But when family matters do
come up outside the home and
husband or wife is brought
into the discussion, certainly
the one present should not
speak slightingly of his or
her life companion.
And derogatory remarks
should be at once challenged
if made by one outside the
family. in the presence Of
either partner,
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A TireleSS Propaganda
Against NatiOnaliSm
Claude G.. BOWers
TvERYONE agrees that

EVERYONE agrees that
1.-the reparations imposed
on Germany were monstrous
in amount, and everyone
comedies that Germany can
not pay the whole cost OF
the war, for everyone now
knows, with the ending of
the propaganda, that Ger
many was not solely re-
sponsible for the war. 1t
is interesting, however, to
learn from Berlin, through
an American press associa-
tion, that Germany cas-
sumes'' that if she defaults,
all other nations may de-
fault-with the exception of
the United States, which
cannot default. Thus we
read, apropos of Germany's
announcement, that she
must default.
German observers said
the only course then open
to the allies would be to
default on their payments
to the United States. On
the basis of this assumption
prospects were regarded as
mil for the next reparations
payment due July Is, or the
allies next remittance to
the United States due De-
cember 15."
And so Europe settled the
matter.
All that is now left for us
to do is for our Government
to default on Liberty and
Victory bonds sold to get
the money to loan nations
that think they can default
without a stigma"
We have but recently
called attention to the fact
that payments on the loan
to the United States take an
average of 2 per cent of the
entire budget of the debtor
nations. If, therefore, Ger
many must default--and she
has paid for years to the
point of ruin-then England,
France, Italy and the rest
cannot possibly reduce the
outrageous amounts in their
budgets for war purposes 2
per cent to get the money to
meet an obligation Of honor.
Something for the marines!
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the war over when the plan
was devised to shift the
financial burden of the war
to the people of the United
States. 1t has been pro
posed all along with a pious
pretense; and later with ali
too much arrogance, and not
a little impudence. From
attempting to shame us into
taking over the burdens of
the war of all the nations,
though unlike the others, we
took none of the benefits in
reparations or territory,
there has been a shift to
insult.
Thus the strategy now is
to describe everyone who op-
poses the scheme here as
people of small mentality.
Can these small Americans
not see that the trouble with
the world is the expectation
of Americans that the debtor
nations will meet their OBJ
legations? Isn't it plain that
the restoration of prosperity
depends upon America, with
it's deficit of more than
$2O,OOO,OOO,00O, agreeing to
pay the debts of all the
other nations?
And from Lord Beaver
brook we get this inspiring
thought:
"There must be no more
debt payments to the United
States. If we make our in
tentions plain now we will
get what we want. Deter
mined men always get what
they want by the mere force
of their determination. "
But the distinguished
British peer evidently as
sumes the absence of "deter-
mination" in Americans.
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nightmare of life.
Then one day suddenly he
saw a great light. He saw
how wicked he was, how bru-
tai; and despair and humilia-
ton came over him.
From Saul to Paul
He lay on the ground, his
mind blanked by shame and
remorse. He who had been
the cruel Saul of Tarsus arose
from the ground to become
the great Saint Paul.
Yet, even after he had seen
that great light, he was often
Saulish instead of Paulish. He
knew how life should be lived,
but he could not always live
it that way.
Often, though there was a
splendid vision in his heart,
his actions were petty and
peevish and conceited. He
WOULD have his own way!
And he would continue to say
disagreeable things to people
who didn't follow his way.
How often and often he must
The Washington times., 1932-04-27
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Women in Burma have equal
rights with men where property
is concerned; husband and wife
live on terms of greater equal
ity than in any other country
in the world.
Bloaters contain more nutri-
ment, price for price, than any
meat. Two herrings a day will
provide a man with all the
protein he needs.
War cemeteries completed
throughout the world had
reached the huge total of 923
IL months ago; they contain
nearly $4,000 headstones.
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The Answer Has Been
Made BY Congress

The opposition to the
transfer of these debts from
the taxpayers Of other ma
tions, who owe them, to the
taxpayers of this country,
who did not get the benefit
of the loans made, does not
imply ignorance of the fact
that in these days there
should be international CO.
operation for the benefit of
the entire world.
There might we'll be an in
ternational conference to
work out a proper leyeling
of tariff barriers in the in
terest of that international
trade without which there
can be no prosperity; but
this is not being pressed with
such vehemence.
The Washington times., 1932-04-27
1.-THE Narrow Spirit
Of Nationalism?"

Who and what is behind
this propaganda in America
against "the narrow spirit Of
nationalism"H Where else
is this propaganda heardf
Not in France; never in his
tory has the spirit of ma
tionalism there been so In
tense, and never has France
looked after the interest Of
France more zealously and
brilliantly. Not in Italy;
never since the days Of an
cient Rome has devotion to
Italy, first, last and all the
time, been SEQ pronounced.
Not in England; just now a
policy for the empire is being
worked out that not only is
expected to operate for the
empire, but is known to be
disadvantageous to other ma
tions. Not in Spain; for the
Spanish are seeking to in
flame the spirit of national
ism. There is not a state in
the Balkans that is not reek-
ing with a rather bellicose
kind of nationalism.
But press, radio and plat
form in America are insist
ing that we subordinate
American interests to the in
terests of other peoples. That
is not the way we grew to
dignity and power as a ma.
ton.
1t is easy to understand
why this idea should be
pressed upon us by the
debtor nations; it is not so
easy to understand why so
many Americans are urg-
ing it.
The only explanation in
sight is that it is to the ad.
vantage of the international
bankers, whose greed led
them to make bad loans, that
the taxpayers of America
pay the debts of IA nations,
so the bankers will have less
difficulty in getting pay
ments on their private loans.
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

Chasing birds in an airplane,
an American airman found
that geese travelled at from
50 to 56 miles an hour, wild
ducks at As miles (top figure),
and teal at nearly rs miles an
hour when alarmed.
Professional letter-writers still
write the love-letters for the
young men of Barcelona, Spain,
who can, for four cents, make
a choice from a number of
specimen proposals.
Only about one-quarter of
the property stolen in London
Is ever recovered.
The Washington times., 1932-04-27
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

knowledge, is a dangerous
thing. It is only when they
come in wholesale quantities,
that they are worth sitting up
evenings to cultivate.
There is always SOME sweet,
sympathetic woman ready and
eager to undertake the task Of
pulling a man together, again,
when he is "all broken UP"
over his quarrel with another
woman.
Marriage is the point at
which a girl stops looking for
a new love-affair every spring,
and prepares to content herself
with new hat or new wash
ing-machine.
No matter how a woman may
harden her heart against him,
as long as her vanity remains
as soft and absorbent as a
sponge, a man can always get
around her.
This is the season when
nearly every man believes in
The Washington times., 1932-04-27
If the Defaulting
Is to Become the Fashion

In the peace treaty, Ger
many was disarmed - her
navy taken and her army re-
duced to practically moth
ing; and the Allies solemnly
assured her, and us, that
they would proceed to re-
duce their armaments. In
stead Of doing so they have
increased them until armies
are, greater now in Europe
than before the war.
Strange that German OBJ
servers" > if, indeed, they
were German observers -
should not think it possible,
in view of the promise of the
Allies to reduce their armed
forces, for them to strike out
at least 2 per cent from their
outrageous war budgets to
get the money to pay the
debt they owe.
Thus by meeting their OBJ
legation of honor to the
United States they would be
meeting by a little at least
their long-defaulted obliga-
tion to Germany and the
world, on the armies and
navies.
Surely the German OBJ
servers" do not want the
Allies to default on every
thing. We would always
prefer to have German OBJ
servers" quoted by name in
these days of the big wind
from the int erna 1t on a |
bankers Of this country, re-
garding the obligation of
honor on our part to tax our
people to pay the debts of
the IA nations.
We took no reparations;
we took no territory; and we
took money from the pockets
Of our people to loan to ma
tions that took both.
If defaulting is to become
the fashion among the ma
tions Of Europe it is just as
we'll that we know it now, so
we can protect ourselves
both in our investments and
our loans in the future.
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

"A girl may forgive an at
.tractive man for kissing her,
once-but, never for stopping
there and apologizing for it.
A Spring romance is always
fun for one Of the parties con.
cerned; but it sometimes takes
the whole Summer to find out
which one.
One reason why a bachelors
heart grows so callous around
IS is because it has gone all
through his life humping along
on skid-chains.
A little love, like a little
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

poor, helpless
men. He tor
t III ed a n d
killed t h e m
because they
did not be-
lieve as he be-
lieved.
For hun
dredS of miles
people shud-
dered at his
name, cursed
him in secret.
But he did
not care. He
went right on
m a king a
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You Can Keep the Faith

AWW OUI1 NVOp UAKO uAVA
"I've tried but I've failed" he
writes bitterly. "I've made a
terrible mess of everything.
What's the use of living?"
Once upon a time there was
another man who made a mess
of things.
He was a hard, headstrong,
ruthless man, and his we're no
common "meSSes." He bounded
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

Little Loves
Don't.you remember that sweet
day,
When Spring and love came
by
And caught us in their magic
way,
Unguarded? So do I!
Why must they always end,
my dear
Spring loves, so light, so
vain?
But cheer up, Lad. A new
Springs here
And I'm in love, again!
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

People of Small
Mentality
In a recent article in the
New York American, Balm
bridge Colby calls attention
to the fact that scarcely was
The Washington times., 1932-04-27

This is the season when
nearly every man believes in
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
z HELD To JURY
IN RUM CASE

Bernard Cole, 81, colored, and
his brother, George, 3S, who
strained athletic capacities of the
liquor squad after they fled from
a truck in the 100 block of P
st. N, W., Saturday night, today
were held for the Grand Jury by
Police Court Judge Gus A.
Schuldt on transportation
charge under bond of $500 each.
Police reported the men ran
from a truck which contained
two 10-gallon kegs of whiskey
and into blind alley. Bernard
failed to scale an eight-foot fence
and was captured, but George led
police to private home, up to
the roof of an apartment house,
down fire escape, and was ar.
rested when he leaped to the
ground in front of Policeman
George C. Deyce.
Police said the truck the men
occupied was listed to one of
Washington's best-known bootleg,
gers.
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
TWO Capital Women
Plaintiffs at Reno

Two Washington women were
among those having divorce suits
on file at Reno, New, today.
Mrs. Marguerite Murphy Lei
shear charged her husband, Will
liam F. Leishear, of the 1900
block Park Rd. N. W., with cruel
ty. They were married in Bal
timore August 26. 1924. Mr..
LeiShear is connected with the
local firm of w. w. Leishear,
commission merchants.
Charging cruelty, desertion and
non-support, Mrs. Elsie Augusta
O'Brien, has sued John Ralph
OBrien. They we're married in
Rockville August II, 1890.
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
P. j. {. REDUCES
UT|L|T|ESDATA

The Public Utilities Commits
sion decided today to discon-
tinue requiring local utilities
from making four monthly and
one daily report of certain opera
tionS on the ground that such
reports are useless.
Action was taken after the
commission had made a survey
of all reports required of COM
panies. 1t was decided that the
reports to be discontinued were
mere repetitions of statistics con-
tained in other reports and that
the financial saving as we'll as
lessening the work of the COM
panies clerical forces would re-
suit from the discontinuance.
The results that the companies
no longer will be required to
make are;
A monthly accident report
which is a summary of daily
accident reports; daily pas
senger street car and bus mile
age report which will be made
monthly hereafter; a monthly
report of renewals and track re-
pairs; a monthly report of equip
ment changes; and the Potomac
Electric Power Company's month
ly revised schedule report.
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
The MontcIair Solution

Seven proprietors of speakeases in Monca n j. have
been compelled to close their places and to pay small fines
because they failed to comply with the local law requiring
license for the sale of beverages 1t is hoped that this will be
q lesson to them.
It might moreover be lesson in government for the
of the country In the great days Carrie A. Nation the sale
of liquor forbidden in forwardookng Kansas such
thing license could exist the whole business
illegal In place of the license fee the State used to collect
from saoonkeeper monthly fine for breaking the law
The total of y fines about equal to the usual license
fee in other States
We told that the Eighteenth Amendment cannot be
pealed until 1887 with luck Wouldn be possible to
institute the Montclar system while waiting
for the Swedish Canadian States Rights system of own?
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
Eleanor Patterson
Accents Party Post

John B. Colpoys, chairman OF
the Democratic central commit
tee for the District of Columbia,
has been advised by Mrs. Eleanor
MedilI Patterson, editor and pub
Usher of the Washington Herald,
that she will accept the appoint.
ment as associate chairman OF
the District Democratic group.
Notified by the central COM
mittee that her services as aSso-
ciate chairman was desired, Mrs
Patterson replied:
at is an invitation am
happy to accept. and a duty
that good citizenship and a
sincere concern for the national
welfare Oblige me to dis
charge"
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
BULLETS FIRED
IN H|JACk RAID

Two alleged hijackers were ar.
rested early today in an apart
ment in the 21OO block of o Street
Northwest, after police had mar
rowly escaped being hit by two
bullets fired through the door.
Policemen J. L. Pumphrey and
R. M. Davis went to the house
in response to a call that some
one was trying to force an
entrance to the apartment.
AS they put their hands on the
door. the men inside fired two
shots in rapid succession which
passed over the policemen's heads
and lodged in a wall nearby.
Pumphrey and Davis sent in
call for extra policemen who
surrounded an empty apartment
in the same building where the
alleged hijackers had taken
refuge.
In the apartment which the
men had entered was found
large quantity of whisky and the
police are looking for the lessees
of that apartment.
The men arrested gave their
names as John Williams, %, OF
no fixed address, and Clyde
Soper, 27. of the TOO block OF
D st, S. E,
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
j. s. MUST HELP
NEEDY,P PARLEY
HERE TOLD
This Winters Demands to Be
Heavier Than Ever, Says
Welfare Director

The Federal Government
must aid in the financing and
administering of relief during
the coming winter, when this
country will experience the
largest demands on public and
private philanthropy that it
has ever known.
This statement was made to.
day by William Hodson, director
of the Welfare Council of New
York city, before the Bicenten.
nial conference on planning,
parks and government at the
Willard Hotel.
Burden Seen as Great
Following President Hoover in
the statement that anyone
should perish for the lack of
the bare necessities of life is
unthinkable," Mr.. Hodson de-
clared that the burden on city
and State governments will be
so great that the Federal Gov
ernment will have to supplement
in financing relief.
The $300,000,000 given to the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton will not be adequate during
the coming winter, as events will
soon demonstrate, Mr.. Hodson
continued.
Pointing out that the money
expended for relief in the past
has not been adequate, Mr.. Hod.
son said emergency relief should
not come from current revenues,
but from short or long term bor'
rowing, with the subsequent pill"
ing up of heavy obligations for
(Continued on Page II, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
BRYAN To TALK
TODEPOS|TORS

In an effort to allay fears Of
the $4,000 depositors Of the de-
funct North Capitol Savings Bank
John S. Bryan, receiver, will ad
dress 1000 depositors who are en-
ployed at the Government Print.
ing Office late today at Harding
Hall in that institution.
Mr.. Bryan said he would at
tempt to approximate the amount
which the receivers will be able to
pay on deposits, but prior to the
meeting declined to make public
the figures
Mr.. Bryan said:
"T shall attempt to explain
to the best of my ability the
methods Of receiverShip. Bank
failures are a rarity in the
District of Columbia and I find
that most people are ignorant
of the procedure.
Many of these depOSitors
are becoming panicky and
many of them are destitute.
Our purpose will be to allay
their fears and to convince
them that there is nothing
crooked in the receivership. /
shall try to approximate the
sum the receivers will be able
60 pay on deposits.
The Washington times., 1932-09-19
Tip on Soldiers Staying
Wins Cash AccoLade

With seven out of the 10 prizes
going to residents of nearby Mary
land and Virginia, the first prize
of $40 in the weekly Washington
Times Newstip Contest goes to the
Clifton CVa) man who reported
the search for the alleged slayer Of
Private Bril- Woosley near Man
aSsas, Va.
Another shooting, the story of
17-year-old Frank Penn, who shot
and instantly killed his father and
then committed suicide at their
home in ACcokeek, Md, wins the
second prize of $40.
For information from Annapolis,
Md, on the discovery of the body
of Miss Majorie Fletcher, of this
city, who jumped from an airplane
August %, while on a plane trip
over Maryland, carries away the
third SIS prize.
The tip on the scuffle on the
Baltimore Boulevard at Colmar