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The Washington times., 1932-02-09
We Have Helped the
UNEMPLOYED in Europe

The Presidents Unemploy-
ment Emergency Committee,
under Mr.. Clifford, has
failed; and the testimony OF
Mr.. Clifford before the Sen
ate committee disclosed such
a profound ignorance of con-
ditions as to explain it's fail
ure even to comprehend the
crisis.
Now men, women and chill
dren are up against the guns.
And as Senator La Toilette
said, during the period
since this depression began
this is the first time that
Congress has turned seri-
ously to the consideration Of
the rank and file Of the
people of the United States.
Those eager to help the
banks and railroads are seek
ing to impose the falsehOod
upon the people that the
Government never has ap-
propriated money for the re-
lief of citizens suffering
through no fault of their
own. Millions, time and
time again, have been apprO-
priated for the purpose, as
the record shows.
Not only have we appro-
priated millions for the re-
lief of citizens here, but we
have appropriated millions
for the relief of men, women
and children in other lands.
Thus money from the Treas
ury went to succor the desti-
tute in Cuba, in the French
West Indies, in Italy, in
China.
Is the answer made that
these were the victims Of
earthquakes? 1t was famine
such a famine as confronts
millions of our own - IN
China.
But not only have we ap-
propriated money to prevent
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

a guy with only one leg? How
much of fight could he put
up?
And then the answer came
to him, between spasms Of hope
lessness, and fury, and despair.
He'd lost a leg; but, after all,
he wasn't going to fight life
with that leg. Even if he
hadn't lost it, he could not
have depended for success on
that leg. He had to light life
with his spirits.
AND HIS SPIRIT NEEDN'T
BE CRIPPLED JUST BE-
CAUSE HIS BODY WAS.
His spirit could only be Grip
pied IF HE LET 1T BE
CRIPPLED. Otherwise it could
stay as whole as any two-legged
mans.
Spunk and Hope
And he needn't let it be
crippled. If he didn't pity him
self or let others pity him-if
he didn't regard himself as
abnormal, or let others regard
him as such THEN HE
WOULDN'T BE ABNORMAL.
AND HE COULD FIGHT LIFE
WITH ALL THE SPUNK AND
HOPE AND PRIDE HE'D EVER
HAD.
Yes; he could do that. But
how about the girl? (of course,
there was a girl. They'd
planned on being married that
next year, Would she care to
marry a cripple? His mangled
pride said she wouldn't. But
he wouldn't listen to his pride.
HE WASN'T GOING TO OF
FER HER A CRIPPLE TO
MARRY! HE WAS GOING TO
OFFER HER A MAN WITH
A SPIRIT AS SOUND AND
WHOLE AS EVER. Would. she
take him?
Never was there a sweet
heart worthy of the name who
would have refused a man like
that! And so they were mar
ried. And he wrote:
We've truly lived happy ever
after Our 4-months-old. baby
has increased our happiness a
thousand-fold. Often I think
my accident was the turning
point toward more happiness
than I ever could have known
otherwise.
"OF ONE THING I AM CON-
WINGED. LIFE ISN'T A PHYSI-
CAL MATTER. TT IS A SPIRI-
TUAL AFFAIR. YOU'VE JUST
GOT TO THINK RIGHT AND
LIFE WILL BE RIGHT, NO
MATTER WHO OR WHAT YOU
ARE.
1T would have been far bet
ter for a lot of chaps I know
if they had had to hurdle
physical handicaps. Then they
wouldn't have stood STILL"
Handicapped?
Hopeless?
Read that letter.
Copyright. 1882. King Features.
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

count right now-not struggle
any more"
Saying that? Most of us do,
one time or another. Oftener
than you'll ever dream I've said
that, too, before I sat down to
write these articles. And then
memory of story man once
wrote me about himself comes
back to me.
He was only a youngster
when it happened-18-and
had just signed contract with
the Detroit baseball team JOY?
Oh, boy! Beat a combination
like that if you can!
Skidding Tire
He thought he was sitting on
the world. and then, in less
time than it takes to snap
your fingers, everything went
blooey. A skidding tire. A
thud. A crash. They picked
him up out of the pieces. When
the daze cleared he found him
self lying in a hospital. His
right leg was gone.
Think you could stand a
shock like that? He didn't
think he could, either. Per-
haps if he'd been older-but
you know how things look to
a boy. Never run again. Never
even walk like a regular guy.
A cripple, always? He wanted
to die.
I don't even like to think of
what those first days must
have meant to him. But grad
ually he began to get things
straight. Just what was there
left for him? He didn't want
to kid himSelf-didn't want to
hand himself any Pollyanna
line that would fail him when
things pinched.
Just what was life worth for
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
The Wrong Word

In your reading do you avoid
the things that require some
thought?
You read what entertains
you regardless of it's value in
tellectually.
Well, how much have you
added to your useful knoWl-
edge this year?
Do you know any more facts
than you have gained by eX-
perience?
It is easy to make the excuse
that you must use your eyes
or your brain all day and so
you need a rest and some
thing lighter in the evening.
What you mean is that your
inclination to learn new words
or new phrases is nil.
Isn't it a fact that your
vocabulary is decreasing rather
than expanding?
Too much trouble to list the
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
ONCE-OVERS

words you come across and do
not understand.
You sometimes wonder why
it is hard for you to express
your thoughts.
But it is not to be wondered
at, since you do not study to
find the words that seem to
express what you have in your
mind.
When you were in school you
referred often to your diction-
ary.
You were obliged to do so to
find the correct use of certain
words.
You never think of going to
a dictionary any more.
So you say a great many
things that are misunderstood
and often react unpleasantly
in your life because of your
misuse of words. And your in
tentions are good. but the
wrong words get you in trouble.
Copyright. 1893. King Features
syndicate. Inc,)
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
Children Are Dying
Of Undernourishment

7 There are millions of
American children who are
literally starving, dying of
u n d e rnourishment because
deprived of milk through the
unemployment of tn cir
fathers, according to social
welfare agencies and chari-
table societies.
Eight years ago, when
that was true of the chill
dren in a European country,
a demand was made on
Congress for money from
the American Treasury to
feed these children.
The demand was made by
Herbert Hoover-a written
demand served on a congress
sional committee.
In this demand he said:
"0ur only hope is that
the next generation will be
better than this one, and
there is no hope if they are
to be stunted and degen-
crate from undernourish-
ment. I recognize the argp-
ments that may be brought
against charitable actions,
but I refuse to apply these
arguments to children.
But it appears Mr.. Hoover
is applying these arguments
to the children of the United
States,
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
The National Government
Must Do It's Part

Mr.. Hoover had no Objec-
tions to using the $20,000,000
appropriated from the Treas
ury to feed the under
nourished children Of Russia
II years ago; nor did the
American Red Cross. Just
how does it become vicious
to appropriate American
money to furnish proper
nourishment to American
children?
And private charity is un-
able to furnish them with
sufficient food.
And local governmental
units, on which the Presi-
dent urges a "dole," " have
reached, or are reaching, the
end of their resources.
And the plain brutal
truth is that if American
children are not to be
stunted and degenerate
from undernourishment, "
the National Government
must do it's part.
If Republican Senators
have decided, as a party, to
oppose the feeding of these
children, and their mothers,
that is their privilege; they
have the right to proclaim
the party policy and attl'
tude; but the humane peo-
pie of America who heard
70 protest against the gov
ernmental feeding by us of
the children of China, Cuba,
Germany and Russia still
have their right to pass
upon that party policy and
attitude in November.
The Administration can
not talk Humanity" about
the children of Europe, and
talk "dole" when it comes
to the prevention of the star
vation of the women and
children of America.
1t cannot say that we can
not afford as a nation to
meet the nations responsl-
bility to the millions of un-
dernOurished and slowly
starving hildren Of
America, but can afford to
take over the billions of the
the debts of other nations
and pay them out OF the
American Treasury.
More and more, we are
convinced that what we
need is an Administration
that thinks of America first,
and Of all American, and
not merely a small and
powerful segment Of Amer
lea.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

y
cruel b 10 W?
And so you
think you're
out of the
running!
Its no use
going on" Is
t h a t what
y u'r say
ing? I'll never
SSG over GL1A0
hurt, so life
c a n n e v e r
be W h a t I
t h o u G h t
it W o u ! d. I
might as we'll
t a ke the
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
A man doesn't always break
his good New Year resolutions.
He sometimes just leaves them
lying around unused until they
fall apart from neglect.

Economic equality: keeping
your nose to the grindstone all
day-and then coming home
and keeping it powdered all
evening. Ho-hum! =
copyright, 1882. King Features.
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
We Are Against
The "Dole''

We are in favor of the
appropriation; and we are
against the "dole." " For the
appropriation proposed by
Senators Wagner and La
Toilette have nothing in
common with the English
"dole," where the term
originated.
Senator La Toilette made
this plain in his Illuminating
Senate speech:
THE bill does not con-
template definite and spe-
cific allowances to individ-
uals and to their depend
ents. It is based entirely
upon the traditional Ameri-
can method of relief, namely,
relief on the basis of need.
It does not propose to set
up a separate agency where
by the Federal Government
will, through a great bureau
cracy in Washington, make
direct payments in cash or
in kind to individual citl-
zens in the respective COM
munities. The bill proposes
to utilize the agencies OF
relief which are now in ex-
istence and which are now
cracking and groaning un-
der the load they are at
tempting to carry" -"
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

EROM the beginning it
= must have been clear
that one of two things
would have to be done about
these 100000 unemployed
and their dependents-wOrk
would have to be furnished
through a prosperity loan
such as was urged a year
ago by Mr.. Hearst, Senator
Wagner and Senator La Fol
lette, or money to prevent
starvation would have to be
appropri lated from the
Treasury.
The Administration was
against the prosperity loan
which politically would
have been the best thing
possible for the Administra-
tfOn.
If it is now against direct
relief, it goes on record as
washing it's hands entirely
of the human problem of
the unemployed; and that
will not be good for the
Administration in any sense.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
DO YOU KNOW

All milk sold in the Republic
Of Chile must now be pasteur-
lied.
About 80 per cent of the popu-
lation of Haiti is engaged in
agriculture.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

the starvation and desolation
of victims of earthquakes
and famines, due to failures
of the crops-we have appro-
priated vast sums to feed
the European victims of eco
nomic depression. We have
appropriated money, if you
please, to help the unem-
ployed in Europe.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

She who dresses for others
besides her husband" said Eu-
ripides, marks herself a wan
ton" But, alas, what real in
spiration is there in staging a
picture show for a blind man?
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
AreAmerican Children
Less Deserving?
Bu Claude G. BOWers

The Battles of the Jackson Period The Struggle
Democracy America" "Jefferson and Hamilton
"The Tragic Era" and other important works
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

"Life Is a Spiritual Affair"
Handicapped? Lame, perhaps?
Or deaf? Or maybe just Grip
pied in your heart by some
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
And the witless, dull pursuer
Runs the wretched quarry ragged,
Paying not the least attention
To the tree that blooms between them.
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland
Horns-and HaloS

HOrnS-and HalOS
Fortunately, no man marries
a girl under the delusion that
she is an angel, nowadays. Be
cause the modern girl has no
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

When a man asks a woman
for her advice" what he really
wants is a large portion of ap-
plause,' lightly sprinkled with
sympathetic counsel
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

An artist at lovemaking is
one who throws himself so
Fundamentally into his role
that he can convince himself OF
his sincerity-even when he
knows he's living,
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

intention of spending her days
trying to keep a halo on
straight.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
patterns which could be packed
and shipped by the gross.

and shipped by the gross.
Some men make love with the
violence and suddenness Of an
express train; some as tire
somely as a local, and some
with the charm, smoothnesS
and variation of a special"
1t is amusing to read all
these comments by college girls
on how to choose the Ideal
misunderstanding that a
husband is net a matter of
choice Gas they will soon dis
cover), but of chance. accident
or blind luck.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09

There are a hundred Varie-
ties of lovers; but husbands
come in just three or four stock
Evening star., 1932-12-11
HITLER HOPES SOON
TO HEAD CABINET
Close Adviser Says Nazi
Chiefs Group Would In
cIude SchIeicher.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December 10-One Of Adolf
Hitler's closest advisers, man who
went to prison with the NaA leader
after the futile beer cellar putsch" of
1923, declared today that Hitler re-
mains confident he soon will head a
cabinet in which Gen. Kurt Won
Schleicher, the present chancellor, will
participate.
"The connection between the present
chancellor and the Nazi chief never
has been broken off, but, on the con-
trary, relations bctween them continue
cordial" this informant said.
while Hitler opposes the Won
Schleicher cabinet. he is careful never
to speak against the chancellor per-
sonally, thus leaving the door open for
later team work.
Hitler keeps emphasizing that our
movement must be the last reserve OF
the fatherland The next two months
will be most difficult, as unemployment
is increasing again at the rate Of ESQ.,
600 q month.
with the aid Of bayonets Won
Schleicher will be able to pull through
the Winter and then the time will be
ripe for something constructive. That
is when National Socialism will have its
big chance"
This co-worker of the Nazi leader,
who has been in the Fascist movement
from the beginning. asserted that Hitler
is in a stronger position than ever as
result of the bolt of Gregor Strasser,
national organizer for the party and
one Of the chief Hitlerite lieutenants.
Strasser's withdrawal yesterday. The in
formant asserted. soldified the party
as nothing else could have.
Spontaneous pledges of loyalty by
NaI members of the Reichstag, mem
bers of the Prussian Diet and district
organizers proved that our leaders au-
thority Is unquestioned," he said. Even
Strasser did not resign his Reichstag
mandate. but continues membership in
the party"
Hitler announced that until further
notice he personally will head the po-
litical organization division of the party
of which Strasser was the chief.
The cabinet took over administration
of the nation today unhampered by
the Reichstag, which adjourned yester-
day and probably will not meet again
until late in January at least.
Evening star., 1932-12-11
HIT Mprtnrtattf

CIAMPITT. FLORA JANE. In sad but low
ing remembrance of our dear wife and
mother, FLORA JANE CLAMPrTT, who
passed aWay, one year ago today. Decems
ALLEN al K s0ea eoatAMprrr AND pAuoHrEsS
FLORA HARRY.
brsnce Of my dear wife. HETTIE. 3.
COOPER, who departed this life four
years ago today. December IL, 1923.
Loved In life, remembered in death.
HER HUSBAND, A. J. COOPER.
REDDEN, EVELYN NJ. Sacred to the mem.'
ory OF our dear daughter, EVELYN NJ
RtpDEN, who left us at Gods call one
year ago today, December II, 1891.
We watched you. darling daughter,
But little did we know
That on this day one year ago
Your soul from US would so.
'Tis so hard to lose daughter,
friend that is so dear;
II only tears would bring her back,
HER LOVING MOTHER, FATHER AND
BROTHERS .
SUSAN, EDITH A. In sad and loving
memory of my dear wife, EDITH A. SUS-.
SAN, who departed this life one year
ago today, December IL. 1881.
Eternal rest grant her. o Lord. and let
perpetual light shine on her. ,
May her soul rest in peace Amen.
HER HUSBAND, GEORGE e. SUSAN.
WICkS, JENNIE. In memory of JENNIE
IL. 1925.
Gone. but not forgotten.
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND. BENJAMIN
Evening star., 1932-12-11
Marriage Licenses.

Herbert j. Ehrsam. 26. Dupont Circle
Apartments. and Henrietta NJ. Springer. "a
Dupont Circle Apartments; Rev. Edward H
Ralph W. Helminstoller. 81, and Edna O.
Johnson. 21. both of Hot Springs, Va
.o,1is.... Herman .s soDs5 r;sg HSs1 street
land Park. Md; Rev. Freeley Rohrer.
Georse Washington. 25. 1927 Union street
southwest, and Gussie Fletcher, %, 1927
Union street southwest; Rev. w. Westray.
Lenwood Ferguson, 81, 1913 H street
southwest, snd Msrgaret Day. o6. 1913 H
street southwest; Rev. John Richard.
owen 3 Weadell q. 625 Tsws6uIy street
Fla; Rev. Harvey B. Smith.
street. and Nellie Paterson, Is. 1870 Har-
ward street; Rev. @. G. johnson.
John J. Duley, 35, 1907 ! street. and
Mildred I. Keener. %, 726 Otis place; Rev.
Lnford NJ Halstead "a. s7os Morrison
street. and Julia Haynie, "a. 1890 Kalo-
rama road: Rev. Allan F. Poore
street southwest. and Thelma B. Milstead,
10, 920 Sixth street southwest; Rev. Charles
Thomas Meader. "a, 25O1 Calvert street,
and Ernestine Jenkins, 10, 1913 Cherry Hill
otto A. Rissby. 80. stonington. Ill. and
Jean S. McFal. 80. Oak Park Ill; Rev. r.
" Acie Hood. 80. 1888 W street. and Clara
Deneal. 2s, 72O L street; Rev. James L.
Charlie McNeal. 90, 415 Florida avenue.
and Rosie Williams. 10, 2919 Porter street
Rev. r. D. Grymes.
Evening star., 1932-12-11
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
to the Health Department during the last
"a hours:
Elizabeth Josephine Kennedy. "A, 1901
Connecticut avenue.
Sarah e. Cornwell, 72, Kenesaw Apart
mentS.
Marion Monroe Fowler, II. 2o4 Van
Minnie W Reese, SO. 1901 Central ave-
nue. northeast.
Mary E. Sparks, 81, Emergency Hospital
James T. O'Brien, 55, AIS I street SOUTH
west.
Milton Abel Al, Garfield Hospital.
Jane G. wilkins. months, 1879 street
northeast.
.Constantia Topp Smith, so. 929 Rhode
Island avenue.
Daniel White. so, 301 @ street.
Emma Crawford. 40. S13 Twenty-second
street.
Lucy Lindsey, 43, 1927 Fifth street.
Oscar Bergamy. 40, Freedmen's Hospital.
Eliza Lucas, 3s, Emergency Hospital.
Eula Young, "a, Gallinger Hospital
Joseph Norris IL, Gallinger Hospital
Evening star., 1932-12-11
WOMAN, AFTER REVENGE,
SHOOTS UP BARBER SHOP
Marches Down Street With Shot
gun and Blazes Away Because
of "Dirty Crack"
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VALLEJO, Calf, December l0.-Bent
on avenging what she termed "a dirty
crack" Mrs. Rhoda Lynch. IS. strobe
down the main street Of this town yes
terday with a shotgun over her
shoulder.
She arrived unmolested. but the OBJ
ject Of o few curious glances, In front
Of the barber shop OF Frank Sasser.
Police said she then let go with charges
from both barrels at the large plate
glass window.
J. E. Park, local merchant, was being
shaved by Norman O'Brien in the chair
close to the window. Both fell to the
floor as glasc showered around them.
Park was cut on the face and
hand, but couldn't determine whether
O'Brien's razor or flying glass was
responsible. The other shot was
aimed somewhat higher and only COM
pleted destruction of the window.
Oficers took Mrs. Lynch into
custody. She willingly gave up the gun
and her only explanation was she hao
received a letter that morning with the
return address the same as the barber
shop.
she said she didn't know any Of the
persons in the barber shop and al
occupants denied they knew her. She
was held for observation.
Evening star., 1932-12-11
Births Reported.

The following births have been reporte
% the Health Department during the las
Malcolm and Elizabeth Arnold. boy.
Byron d. and Qeorgette Woodside, boy.
Charles X. and Marg Mansuy. boy.
Walter r. and Eleanor Christmas, boy.
James e. and Susan Effer. boy.
Robert and Elizabeth Hite. boy.
Edward and Jessie Plummer, boy.
John 3. and Mary Herman, boy.
William H. and Elizabeth Doushty, boy.
Spiro and Alexandra Passas, boy.
Harold T. and Gladys Hanbright, boy.
Ralph and Judith Russell, girl.
Charles P. and Madolyn Dozier, girl.
Albert F. and Pearl Allen, girl.
James T. and Mildres Bailey. girl.
Thomss and Anna Huston, girl.
John J. and Helen Carmody. girl.
william J, and Bride ODonnell, girl
Albert and Cath Arndt, girl.
Joseph Q. and Louise Runnels, girl.
Reeve and Marion Hoover. girl.
James J. and Kath Tracy, girl.
John w. and Doris Cosgrave. girl
William r. and Evelyn Behrens. girl.
william A. and Elizabeth jackson. boy.
James B. and Kath Walker, girl.
Charles w. and Bertha Tucker, girl.
Lawrence and Geneva White, girl.
John 8. and Alma Wilkinson. girl.
Leon and Katie Hurt, girl.
Philip and Irene East, boy.
Simon and Goldie Vincent, boy.
John II. and Louise Washington, boy.
Evening star., 1932-12-11

I1lgIItSI, 10, Ut . dIII' ycottIUdJ' 7 OAH
ago, 81.
Lowest, 26, at 10 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 80.
Evening star., 1932-12-11
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Snow or rain
today: tomorrow cloudy, followed by
rain or snow; not much change in tenn
perature; moderate north and northeast
winds.
Maryland-Snow or rain today and
probably tomorrow; not much change
in temperature.
virginia-Rain on the coast and rain
or snow in the interior today and prob
ably tomorrow; not much change In
temperature.
West Virginia-Cloudy with rain or
snow today and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
e1aar yertardav afternoOn
Evening star., 1932-12-11
Oldest Race Track in U. s.

Revere, Mass, possesses what prob
ably is the oldest race track in America.
Records show popular pastime OF the
eighteenth century was racing horses on
the hard-packed sands Of Revere Beach,
now a Summer resort.
Evening star., 1932-12-11

Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)