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The Washington times., 1932-04-13

This shows the face and hands of Anna May Wong young
Chinese actress born in the United States There could be
no photograph to show in condensed
space the spirit dwelling within
From and the hands you learn than from all
the rest of the body ALL fact that you to know
The eyes reflect the mind and spirit the mouth reveals
Temperament emotions cold passionate neutral :
The forehead in this much concealed is most
important of ALL for that which back of the forehead
really THE HUMAN BEING.
AS the hands, they tell thousand stories The fingers
long, aperng with the hand itself narrow show what
call refinement the absence of hard work through num-
Der of generations
Fingers blunt at the end, with broad nails tell one story
Too much refinement" in the hands may show that a
person belongs family dying out losing energy Refine
ent admirable but there must always be STRENGTH
make refinement efficient and useful.
In the thumb alone you may read character.
According Kiray brothers, theatrical of long
ago. you from the thumb the shape of the whole body
The Kirays producing the Black Crook and other per-
formances which young ladies displayed in tights
the old days. needed young ladies with welshaped legs
But the Kiralfys said All the girls thumb
AS the thumb know just how she will look
in tights This presumably saved the young ladies apply
ing for jobs embarrassment and saved time for the
Kiralfys.
Study hands faces eyes for sincerity the chin for
force of character the for generosity the the
mouth emotion the forehead for intelligence the hands
for the physical and racial past and you study human
being completely
In addition you will be interested in this young face
bnng the mystery of the East with the Western influence of
birth in this country.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Thoughts on the Eve
of Battle
Claude G.. BOWers.

NOV that the President
~ has accepted the invita-
tion of the House Economy
Committee to cooperate in
drastically cutting the cost
of government, there is
every reason for the taxpay-
ers to hope for some relief.
When. the tax bill was
passed, by the House, Ogden
Mills, Secretary of the
Treasury announced that it
fell far short of raising
enough revenue to balance
the budget; Speaker Garner
replied that it was the ex-
pectatiOn of the House that
economies could be effected
in the executive departments
and elsewhere to more than
make up the balance; Mr..
Mills replied that too much
was expected in the way Of
reducing the expenditures
of government; and after
one meeting between the
President and his aides, in
cluding Mr.. Mills, and the
House members, it is an
nounced that plans have
been agreed upon that will
cut the cost somewhere be-
tween $160,00O,000 and $780,
100000, and that still more
cuts are possible and will
be effected. Thus it ap-
pears that Mr.. Mills was a
bit too pessimistic.
A gratifying feature of
the conference is the appar-
ent absence of politics. This
is as it should be. We are
dealing now, not with the
crisis of any party, but with
the crisis of a nation, involv-
ing all the people of all the
parties.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Democratic Leaders
Show Great Restraint

Considering the fact that
even now we are in the midst
of a presidential campaign, it
is a tribute to the restraint of
the Democratic leaders in the
House that, thus far, politics
has been subordinated to the
country's vital needs. Their
opportunities for politics are
greater than ever before in
generations. The temptation
is strong. But in view of the
condition of the country, Mr..
Rainey announced in the be-
ginning that the plan would
be to proceed with the great
est possible despatch to the
consideration of legislation
required by the financial and
economic situation. Inevita-
bly, there have been a few
purely partisan speeches, but
not many. There have been
some delays but these have
grown out of differences
transcending party lines on
measures having no distinct
party significance.
The nations business has
come first. Thus the House
acted speedily on the mora
torium - adding a declara-
tion Of intent as to the for
eign debts. 1t speedily
passed a tariff act-a practi-
cal and possible measure in
that it does not change the
schedules, does take cog
nizance Of the tariff retalia-
tions of other nations and
calls for the negotiation of
reciprocal arrangements -
making for the restoration
of foreign trade. 1t has
passed a tax bill which is BIZ
partisan and not partisan. It
has forced action in the
executive department on the
reduction of the cost of Gov
ernment through the activi-
ties of its Committee on
Economy. The "lame duck"
measure has finally been
passed. The injunction bill
has been enacted. Seldom
has any Congress accom-
plished more in so short a
time.
But no days have been
wasted in campaign speeches j.,
this may come after the
legislative program needed
to meet the national crisis
has been finished.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

fecting them make the issues.
The paramount issue al
ways is that which most
deeply concerns the millions
of people. And this year
that is economic conditions
and the part played in their
creation by the party and
the President in power. The
man in the street without a
job, the small business man
pushed over the precipice to
ruin, the farmer reduced to
desperate straits, will not
listen to academic issues
now. He is concerned with
the bread and butter propo-
sition-and he will want to
know why we are where we
are today. That is the only
issue to which he will listen
with patience.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

House over ELSIE ROBINSON
hill: and the MissiS-SanS star
sapphires, ermine capes and
Bergdorf Goodman gowns
washes the dishes, puts a stew
on to simmer and plants a
line of radishes on the sunny
side of the porch.
AND LIKES IT." she carols,
triumphanlty.
Eyes, I know she continues;
giving the stew a stir, II
thought the end of the wrold
had come-at first. Never was
there a noisier or madder mar
tyr than I when Ed first told
me we'd have to move out here.
I have always pretended to
like the country, but you know
what country used to mean
to uS-three servants and a
whirl of entertaining, some
thing happening every second.
A Mad Era
'tNow that it is all over, I
wonder how I ever got into it.
We started plain, like every
one else; but you know how
things skyrocketed. We felt
the luck would never end.
Spent everything we had like
drunken sailors. When it
started I was doing my own
marketing every morning, but
before the first year was over,
had almost forgotten how to
walk-couldn't move unless
went in the car!
Then, over night, every.
thing gone! And now, this.
And believe it or not, we're
simply crazy about it. No, I'm
not whistling in the rain. I
honestly mean it.
For the first time in five
years I feel really free.
II didn't realize it, but all
those expensive things we
bought and did made prisoners
of us. 1t was one long buying
orgy; but the more we bought,
the more we were tied down.
I never understood how things
could tie you down, and nag
you with their upkeep, until we
lost everything and came back
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

here, with just enough furni-
ture to keep us going.
AND NOW WE'RE AS
POOR AS THE PROVERBIAL
CHURCH MICE; BUT WE'RE
HAVING THE TIME OF OUR
LIVES.
I'VE go and come when we
please. We don't worry about
our things, because we haven't
any things to worry about.
Most of our fair weather
friends have evaporated, of
course, but those that remain
love us for what we are, not
for what we have. And we're
living again-at last!"
Living again-at last. Free
from the tyranny of things!
Hard to realize that things
ARE tyrants, when you're buy
ing them. Lovely rugs, beauti-
full pictures, splendid cars-and
the magpie flocks of friends
that go with them. Great fun,
at first; but pretty soon you
find that you are being
crowded out of the picture.
Was 1t Life?
You thought this was life.
But are you yourself doing any
living, really? Or are you just
fussing around, taking care Of
Things?
Do you remember that story
of the rich young man who
ecame discontented? OF
Things he had everything-rich
fields, rare jewels, stately pal
aces, beautiful women - but
none of these Things had
brought him happiness.
He longed to live. He longed
to be filled, once more, with
eagerneSS and wonder, as he
had been filled when a child.
But nothing moved in him.
Each day he felt more like a
Shackled slave.
So, hearing of this travelling
prophet they called Jesus, he
came to him and said in his
dulled and empty voice:
What, Master, must I do to
have life?"
A strange picture, that. The
young ChriSt-a ragged, sun
burnt wanderer-so warm with
hope and desire. The young
noble-wrapped in jeweled
robes-So cold with safety.
And stranger, even, the answer
Jesus gave:
go AND SELL ALL THOU
HAST AND GIVE TO THE
POOR"
How should he find life?
That was how. BY selling all
he had and giving to the poor.
And most of us, reading that
text, believe that Christ was
speaking out of compassion for
the needy. But was he not
also speaking out> of under
standing of the rich?
Sell all thou hast
GET AWAY FROM THINGS!
Then. only, will you find life!
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

home a pay-envelope instead of
an incense burner-and what
spills over is hers! Small souls!
Oh yes, you've got to be mar
ried to a big, fine, generous
man, in order to make work
ing-partnership of marriage. Yet,
the happiest marriage in the
world is that in which husband
and wife work TOGETHER for
the same aims, ambitions and
ideals. But CHOOSE your part
ner-With both eyes open and
your fingers crossed!
Copyright, 1892, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

a n d h a d
their two chill
dren in pri-
vate schools.
Today, every
things gone
but the coun-
try camp and
a b a t t e red
flivver. Dad
commutes in
on the 7:45.
The young
S t e rs, lunch
baskets under
arms, tramp
to the Little
R e d School
House OVnr
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

It's q common enough story,
nowadays, but it doesn't al
ways carry a happy ending.
Year before last they owned
three cars, a motor boat, a
country camp and a city house,
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
DO YOU KNOW THAT

It costs Chicago citizens an
average of $685. each year for
the city's fight against crime.
In December, Berlin saw 95,-
892 automobiles in operation, as
against 1929 in July, 1880.
Bombay has added 100 busseS
to supplement its street car
service.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13

War debts that Europe owes
the United States equal the
valuation put on four of our
States.
Last year Poland's population
increased twice as much as
that of Great Britain.
Austria has doubled It's gaso-
line tax.
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Academic Issues.
Have No Place Now

By the time Congress is
adjourned the campaign will
be in full swing. There will
be opportunity enough to
discuss the Hoover Admin
istration and it's amazing
record of ineptitude there
after. The politicians do
not make the issues. The
people, and conditions af-
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

have been FORCED to seek JOBS,
in order to aid an i'll or unem-
ployed husband.
But not ALL Husbands are
worth working for. 1t takes a
man of fine character and high
ideals and principals, to weather
the insidious temptations and
escape the pitfalls of the fifty
fifty marriage and the dangers
of a working-partnership with a
woman.
Rob a lazy man or a weakling
of his sense of responsibility,
and you take away his back
bone-or what might have been
his backbone. Many a man, who
might have become a useful cit
izen, if he had had helpless
wife to support, just leans back
in the shafts when woman
starts to do the pulling, and be-
comes a masculine "keptive."
These "keptive husbands" are
increasing in number, every day.
Because, next to canned salmon,
the most easily spoiled thing on
earth is a man. And the eff
cient, modern woman is doing
everything she can think of to
wreck the masculine spirit.
Other men, who might have
loved their wives, are filled with
resentment, bitterness and in
jured ego, when woman brings
The Washington times., 1932-04-13
Working Wives

working wives
There are so many divers
opinions, so many bitter dis
cussions about the working wife,
these days, that it's hard to
classify her.
To one man she looks like
a menace and monster of
greed, who is intensifying the
unemployment situation for
husbands and fathers. To an
other, she appears a noble
self-sacrificing pal, who is
helping to pull her mate over
a rough road and rescue him
from debt and disaster.
"Woman's place is in the
home!" walls the good, old
Evening star., 1932-03-22
HOUSE CLEARS WAY
FOR BONUS ACTION
Ways and Means Committee
Makes Veteran Pleas Next
Order of Business.

Faced by mounting pressure from
World War veterans, the House will
turn its attention to the soldiers bonus
problem when the present tax legisla-
ton is out of the way.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee will take up the crescendo of bonus
pleas as the next order of business, 1t
was declared today by Representative
Rainey of Illinois, majority floor leader
This was the echo on Capitol Hill
today of the announcement at the
White House yesterday by Representa-
tive Royal C. johnson, Republican, OF
South Dakota, that bonus legislation has
less chance Of passage now than ever
before.
Heavy Pressure Seen.
Representative johnson said agitation
for full or further bonus payments is
continuing, but with diminished force
Floor Leader Rainey said that while
the American Legion as a national or
ganization Is not behind the movement.
there Is heavy pressure on Congress
from constituent veterans groups and
from individuals.
As a result, it has been decided to
start hearings ON bills for further pay
ments on the adjusted service certifl-
Gates as soon as the tax problem is
disposed Of.
Full payment Of remaining bonus
about two billions of dollars, it is esti-
mated. In view OF the struggle to BAL
ance the Federal budget, administration
leaders are known to be endeavoring
to stem the tide of petitions for i'm
mediate liquidation of veterans claims.
Representative Connery, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, one of the sponsors of
bonus legislation in the House. was
quoted as saying a petition is being
circulated In behalf of a prompt and
favorable report from the Ways and
Means Committee.
Petition Nearly Complete.
There are nearly enough signatures
on the petition at this time to force
action If necessary, it was said.
The White House Is known to be
watching the bonus developments
closely. President Hoover some time
ago made a plea that organizations
withhold demands for large Federal
expenditures at this time in view of
the budgetary deficit His plea caused
the American Legion convention to side
step bOnus action.
A number of Legion chapters and
other veterans organizations, however,
have not seen fit to concur in the delay.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is one
of the leading proponents of immediate
action by Congress on the bonus ques-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-03-22
VETS ASK REPORT
ON REPEAL PLAN
Blaine Presses for Vote on
Withdrawal of $11 ,OOO, 900
Enforcement Funds.

The Senate today rejected a mo-
ton to eliminate virtually all funds
for prohibition enforcement from the
Justice Department appropriation
bill.
BY the Associated Press
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
consin, today sought a vote on with
drawal of prohibition enforcement
funds while wet leaders circulated a
petition asking the Judiciary Commit
tee to report on repeal resolutions.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land. circulated the petition in the
form Of a letter addressed to the Ju-
dietary Committee asking it to take
early action on the resolutions pro-
posing repeal or modification of the
eighteenth amendment.
Senator Bingham, Republican, OF
Connecticut, author Of one of the reso-
lutionS before the committee, circulated
the petition on the Republican side.
More than 25 names were reported tC
rave been signed to the petition at
noon, and Tydings said he would make
it public in the Senate later today.
Senator Blaine is seeking a senate
roll call on elimination of the dry en-
forcement funds of $11 100000 from the
pending Justice Department appropria-
tion bill. He is chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee in charge Of the re-
peal resolutions.
Senator Bingham also will seek vote
next week by the Manufactures Com
mittee which now has the report Of a
subcommittee favoring mis- bill to au-
thorize 4 per cent beer.
Evening star., 1932-03-22
BOY JAILED FOR HITTING
HORSE STEPPING ON FOOT
Given 25 Days in Default of Fine
Strikes Blind Animal With
Steel Gable.

A youth who lashed a blind horse
across the face with section of steel
cable because the animal stepped on
his foot was convicted of cruelty to
animals by Judge Isaac r. Hit in
Police Court today and sent to Jail for
IS days.
Policeman o. A. Salmons said he
saw Lorenzo A. Hinton, colored 20,
with a 2-horse team at Third street and
Virginia avenue southwest yesterday.
Hinton, he said, had a length of
cable in his hand, and suddenly struck
out with it and hit one of the animals
a severe blow.
Officer Salmons said he saw the horse
was blind and that the lash had cut
one of its eyes.
When questioned, Hinton said the
animal was mean and stubborn" but
in reality, Salmons told the judge, the
horse was very gentle.
why did you strike this poor ami
mal?" the Judge asked.
He stepped on my foot" Hinton
answered.
Judge Hit then fined the youth $25
or like number Of days in jail
He was unable to pay the fine.
Evening star., 1932-03-22
FIRE RACES ON SHIP;
PLEA SENT FOR HELP
Freighter San Angelo, 800 Miles
North of Panama in Pacific,
Again Fights Blaze.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 22.-Fire, th&
danger most feared by seamen, today
imperiled so officers and men on the
freighter San angelo.
The San Angelo, a 5,600-ton shiH
was about 800 miles north of Panamf
in the Pacific Ocean last night wheE
she appealed for aid The fire was IL
her No. hold, the radio messages said
In answer to her plea for all shif
to help, the steamer San Lucas rer
ported, in message picked up by the
Radio Marine Corporation, that she was
standing by.
1t was not the first time the crew
had faced the fire threat. Soon after
the vessel left Philadelphia, March 6,
for Portland, Greg, her home port,
flames broke out in her No. hold
Part of her cargo at that time was q
consignment of matches and fire off,
cials at Norfolk, Va, who helped put
out the blaze when the vessel arrived
there March 8, believed friction was the
cause.
Evening star., 1932-03-22
PAY CUT DRAF TIERS
CONSIDER ENDING
OVERLAPPING Jobs
Personnel Reduction Would
BE in Line With Reorgan-
ization Program.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

In addition to reduction Of Govern
ment salaries, the special Economy
Committee of the House has decided
to study further economies by the aboli-
ton of certain overlapping services in
line with the reorganization program,
it was disclosed today by members of
the committee.
The drive is being made to get the
bill ready at the earliest possible date,
in case the revenue bill is sent back to
the Ways and Means Committee, SO
that the salary reduction bill can be
attached 10 the legislative appropriation
bill which win be brought out Thurs
day or Friday.
Chairman Byrns has called meeting
of the Economy Committee for tomor-
row at 2 o'clock, at which time he ex-
poets the committee to be able to reach
q compromise on the bill to be reported
to the House In the meantime the
Bureau of Efficiency is preparing de-
tailed report ON each of the 10 proposals
which have been made and debated
yesterday for various rates of reduction
to be applied to the Federal pay roll.
This report will show the number af-
fected in each salary grade and the esti-
mated reduction in the pay roll that will
be affected.
Chairman Byrns said that no agree
ment has yet been reached on anything
except a unanimous agreement to have
the salary reduction bill applied on the
legislative appropriation bill. There
has been no agreement regarding how
far down the cutting of salaries may go,
and proposals at present under con-
sideration would have the cuts apply
to even the lowest salaries paid to char
women, enlisted men in the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps and so forth. One
Of the most stubborn fights in the COM
mittee has been to make the proposed
cut In salaries of members of Congress
as lenient as possible.
Some percentage of reduction in the
salaries Of members of Congress will be
included in the bill, but it will not be
proportionately comparable with the
rate of cut to be applied on the great
bulk of salaries under $4,000.
Procedure Outlined.
Chairman Byrns explained that after
the salary cut bill has been reported to
the House the Rules Committee will
bring in a special rule making consider
alton of the salary slash bill in order.
Then when the legislative appropriation
bill is under consideration some one,
probably either Mr.. Byrns himself or
Chairman McDuffie of the subcomnit-
tee, will make the motion to place the
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Evening star., 1932-03-22
SPURIOUS CURRENCY
NOW FLOODING U. S.
Chief of Secret Service at New
York Warns Against Wave
of Counterfeiting.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22-Alan g.
Straight, chief of the United States
Secret Service in the New York district,
testifying at the arraignment Of a
counterfeiter today, said there has been
recently a wave of counterfeiting
through the United States, and that
more bad bills and currency have come
to light than at any time in recent
years.
He described a school in which
counterfeit passers were instructed to
offer bills and currency after o'clock
in the afternoon in small stores, when
dealers were busy.
Every one," he said, should be par
ticularly careful about accepting bills
from strangers just now"
Luigi Meloni pleaded guilty to pass
ing counterfeit 50-cent pieces and was
sentenced to three years in the Federal
Penitentiary in Atlanta.
Evening star., 1932-03-22
Meeting TO EXAMINE
DANUBIAN SITUATION
Ten Nations to Be Represented
in Effort to Find Way
to Revive Trade.
BY Ca BILE to The Star.

By Gable TO The Star.
PARIS, March 22.-The International
Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a
meeting OF the chairmen of its national
committees Of Austria, Czechoslovakia,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Hun
gary, Italy, Jugoslavia, Poland and Ru-
mania. Bulgaria has no national COM
mittee, but the chambers of commerce
in that country will send representa-
tiveS to the congress.
get-together meeting will be held
at Innsbruck, in the Austrian Tyrol
from April 16 to %. The object OF the
conference is to exchange views on the
situation Of the Danube countries and
to formulate resolutions for an eco
nomic rapprochement
The situation along the Danube Is
recognized as a source Of infection for
all Europe if not for the whole world
for here is found the expression Of the
political conflicts in Europe. The di-
vision of the AuStro- Hungarian Empire
has brought good to none and has Gre
ated new elements of friction.
While advocating cooperation to aio
the Danube states, political leaders say
cooperation is necessary to prevent a
catastrophe, but that the catastrophe
is already present.
The International Chamber Of Com
merce desires to find way Of permit
ting commerce to begin again.
Copyright, 1892