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The Washington times., 1932-06-02
LISTEN, WORLD!
Desire yanks him one way.
Fear grabs him the other.
BY Elsie Robinson

Desire yanks him one way.
Fear grabs him the other.
Between them. the poor, weak
man struggles, writhes, twists,
quivers, shrieks, sobs, faintS-in
an agony of indecision.
And this does not happen
just once, in some particular
emergency. The man who has
not learned to make up his
mind is always in an emer-
gency; for life presents one
dilemma after another, and at
each quandary the agony begins
afresh.
From the moment he rises
and has to decide what to eat
for breakfast, on through the
day with its thousands of tri-
fling problems which must be
handled, that man must use-his
mind. And if he can't drive his
mind, if he has no power of
decision, then he is at the
mercy of every person and
every circumstance. He literal
ly can't "call his soul his own"
Millions of discouraged, be-.
wildered human beings wander
through life, failing in all they
attempt, casting bitter blame
on God or society or their fam
lilies for their predicament,
when, actually, all that ails
them is that-THEY HAVE
NEVER LEARNED TO MAKE
UP THEIR MINDS.
Must Be Learned
For this business Of making
up-one's mind is not a natural
habit. It must be learned.
The young born child does
not know how to use his mind
any more than he knows how
to use his hands or his feet.
He must learn to control his
feet, to aim his gestures. It is
hard to learn. He learns by
"trial and error" by adding
things wrongly and suffering
the consequences. Presently he
learns to do things right and
escape unhappy consequences.
And the child must learn
how to makeup his mind in
the same way. He must learn
to fix his mind in the right
spot, just as he learns to place
his hand on the right spot. He
discovers that he cannot step
in two places at once. He must
also discover that he cannot
think in two places at once.
He must decide which
thought to think, which act to
choose. And unless he does
learn to decide, he will be as
miserable, as ridiculous, as
tragic as the idiotie child which
never learns to walk or feed
itself.
DON'T MAKE DECISIONS
FOR YOUR CHILD! Force it
to make it's own decisions and
abide by them, even if it
causes some suffering. And
don't try, to relieve it Of that
suffering, or you will be doing
it a CHASTITY injury.
IF YOU ARE AN ADULT,
DON'T ALLOW OTHERS TO
MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOU.
Make your own decisions, even
if some of them are wrong.
A wrong decision may gum
up your program, but it will
harden up your spine, and
that's the important thing.
without that, you'll have about
as much standing in the human
game as a fishworm.
Copyright, 1899, King Features
sHndte&tsG 1nosl
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
Type of Man Who Would
Make a Good Leader

One of the high officials
of the Armour company in
Chicago, naturally having
relations with the cattle
men, heard of him through
this channel. He concluded
it would be advantageous to
have this Texan associated
with the Armour people;
and soon he was the head of
the Armour bank. The
qualities that made him that
most amazing of all things,
a popular small town banker,
continued with him in his
more important position. He
retains the old-fashioned no.
tion that one of the f1nc-
tions of a banker is to ad-
wise the patrons of his in
stitution-and to give them
sound and honest advice.
just now bankers are not
popular in America; but
Traylor is different. Even
so it will be a difficult task
to convince the average man,
who does not know him, that
he is different.
The other day ! was talk
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
WISE WORDS

Holding an eel too fast is the
way to let it escape.
God helps those that do their
duty.
After pleasant scratching
comes unpleasant Smarting.
After one that earns comes
one that wastes.
Virtue to excess becomes a
vice.
He most lives who lives most
for others.
True friends are greatest
riches.
Better a diamond with a flaw
than a pebble without one.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
A Dark Horse; and the
Vice-PreSidency
Claude G.. BOWerS

ing with the man I consider
the foremost intellect in the
Republican party, though he
holds no political office and
never has. He was discussing
the coming Democratic Con-
vention and the possibilities
there.
1.-THE other day." he said,
II was in Chicago and / sat
beside a man at dinner who
made a great impression on
me because Of the soundness
of his views and his unusual
grasp of the situation in the
country today. His name is
Traylor and he is a banker.
He impressed me as the type
of man who might make a
good leader in times like
these"
But this man had known
nothing about Traylor be-
fore. Had he not gone to
Chicago he would know very
little about him today. This
illustrates the difficulty of
interesting the average man
in a presidential possibility
to whom he is unknown;
with whom he has had no
r.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
The Butt of the
Paragraphists

As usual, in latter days, we
are hearing scarcely any serl-
GUS discussion of the vice
presidential nominations, In
the e earlier days it was
thought that only men Of
presidential calibre should be
named-because of the posi-
bility Of their elevation
to the supreme office through
the death Of the President.
The second place was not
beneath the dignity of John
Adams, Thomas jefferson,
Aaron Burr, Martin Van
Buren, Elbridge Gerry, John
G. Calhoun. But in recent
years there has been a dispo-
sition to treat the vice presi-
dency with scant respect. He
is the butt of the paragraph
lists. We have the climax of
the buffoonery over this high
office in the musical comedy
satire, "Of Thee I Sing. "
The late Thomas R. Marshall
rendered no real service by
poking fun at the office dur
ing the eight years he held IT.
Important because of GER
tain possibilities at all times,
it is more important now
than ever before. We can i'll
afford in these times to have
a man elevated to the presi-
dency through death who is
utterly incompetent for the
higher task.
Both parties will be doing
no more than their duty this
year in insisting on the NOM
nation for the second place
only of those competent to
render service satisfactorily
in the first place.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
Saved City from
Dire Disaster.


Four years ago, l met this
man, Melvin A. Traylor, at
a luncheon in Chicago; and
in the afternoon we were
taken into the great bank
he directs as president with
out any pre-arrangement.
The banker came out of his
office personally to conduct
us through the building.
Thus he is a banker who is
friendly, human, helpful,
democratic.
All this is evident in his
appearance. Not a tall man,
slender, with a lean, strong,
face, and keen cordial eyes,
he has few of the manner
isms of the big banker-and
yet he is the outstanding
banker of the second biggest
city in the land. Not so
long ago he made this city
his everlasting debtor, in his
capacity Of banker, literally
by saving it from dire
disaster.
No one in that community
enjoys it's confidence and ad-
miration to a greater degree.
He has ideas; these ideas,
or such as we have heard, al
most invariably are sound;
and he has courage. Better
still. he has vision. Not all
of his speeches before bank
ers' organizations are popu-
lar with his audiences. He
saw the effect of slovenly
banking and speculation and
warned against them before
the crash.
He was a lawyer, and a
prosecuting attorney, before
he became a banker in a
small town in Texas. He be-
came a banker because it
was the easiest way for him
to save the bank. He saved
the bank, and made it a popu-
lar and successful institu-
tion. Because it was in the
cattle country, he had close
dealings with the cattlemen,
and his fame among these
spread far beyond Texas to
the Western plains.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

police aren't
camping on
his trail.
Yet he's just
as ur Ell y
doomed to be
rubbed out"
as ou g h
he faced ma
chine guns.
Who is it
handing him
such a dirty
deal? You'll
be surprised!
H E H I M
SELF!
IL As-IR
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

,DEMOCRATIC politicians
~ are curious about Illi-
nois. Just now she has two
presidential possibilities in
the field, and they would
like to know which of the
two will get the ultimate
support, if either. T e
country is familiar with the
personality and cleverness of
Senator James Hamilton
Lewis.
The other Illinois posi-
bility is not so generally
known to the rank and file Of
the party. They are men who
assume that to consider
anyone for the Presidency
who has not been promi-
nently 1dentltled with pubic
life as an office holder is an
absurdity; the absurdity is
in the idea. It depends en-
tirely upon the views and
character of the man.
In recent weeks we have
received many circulars re-
producing editorials on this
darkest of the dark horses,
together with quotations
from his talks. The edi-
torials are complimentary
the views are sound. The
man himself is interesting.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
All This Has
Changed


In the old days, the great
advantage in nominating
men for President who had
been prominent in high pub
lie station was that the vot-
ers were not invited to take
a pig in a poke. There sell
dom was any doubt as to
where the man stood on each
and every possible issue then
before the public. He had
voted on them; and had
spoken on them. He could
be catalogued. Thus people
were for or against him be-
cause of his views. 1t was
possible even for delegates to
vote intelligently.
But all this has changed.
It is now considered good
strategy for a candidate to
conceal his views and to
make a virtue of the conceal
ment. Thus he can hope for
the support of both sides on
a controversial subject. There
have been exceptions to this
new rule; there are excep-
tions in this pre-conventlon
fight.
But, even so, there has
been too much concealment
and hedging by the majority
of the candidates, and by no
one more than by Mr..
Hoover, who has no real OPP
position and might, in conse-
quence, be expected to have
courage.
It is not fair to the party
nor to the country for aspir-
ants to national leadership in
days like these to assume a
mysterious attitude toward
the problems on the solution
of which so much depends.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

Are You Putting Yourself On a
Spot?
He's ION the spot"
No, the gangsters haven't
marked him for a ride. The
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

A mans love for a woman Is
always blind, until some other
woman comes along and sweetly
opens his eyes-and hands him
a microscope.
1.-TWO souls with but sin
gle thought" are not always a
pair of romanticists dreaming
Of a love-nest. Sometimes, they
are pair of cynics, whose "Sin-
gle thought" is that marriage
would be something of a bore.
When a woman reaches the
stage where she forgets to
powder her nose or use her
lipstick, it is a sign that she
has nothing left to live for"
Now that divorce is almost
as prevalent as radios and as
much of a household convent
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The Washington times., 1932-06-02

When a man falls in love,
he should throw away his
fountain pen. A summer in
fatuation and a fountain pen
can do more to wreck a mans
life than any other combina-
ton,
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
Detours On The Love-ROute

Possession is nine points of
the love-game-but self-posses-
sion counts ten.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

ence as an electric refrigerator,
you can find at least one in
nearly every family.
Marriage has a way of STEP
ping in and spelling some of
the most beautiful love affairs,
which might have lasted for
years.
Copyright. 1882, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

Girls got kissed just as often,
when a kiss was an achieve
ment or an adventure, instead
of a matter of course. But,
somehow, the old-fashioned girl
knew the art of getting kissed
against her WILL" thereby giving
the kiss more kick and flavor.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

woman profits by the mistakes
of other women-and saves the
price of the fare to Reno.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02

Women never think of any
man under forty as a bachelor"
because, so long as the mold
hasn't "set" and he is still i'm
pressionable, no man is any,
thing except a possible husband.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
HIT.
BY COLLADAY

A charge that two Democratic
members of Congress were pri-
marily responsible for the march
upon the Capital of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force, and the con-
sequent disorders, was made last
night in a statement issued by
Edward F. Colladay, Republican
national committeeman for the
District of Columbia.
Replying to a statement Of
John F.. Costello, Democratic ma
tional committeeman, that the
veterans had been driven out of
Washington at bayonets' points
so their presence would not en-
barrass President Hoover when
he received notification of his
denomination, Mr.. Colladay said:
"If Mr.. Costello is sincere in
his desire to place the blame
for events in the National Capi.
tai he should single out two
members of Congress who are
of his own party-RepreSenta-
tive Wright Patman Of Texas,
and Representative John Ran
kin of Mississippi. (Patman was
author of the soldier bonus bill
and Rankin was strong pro-
bonus advocated"
The Washington times., 1932-08-12

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PROTEST PRESS
CENSORSHIP
At PARLEY

NEW YORK, Aug. IL G.N.SO.
Foreign delegates to the interna-
tional radio-telegraph conference,
assembling at Madrid on Septem-
ber 5, are planning to impose an
international peace-time censor
ship on the press, Editor & Pub
Usher, organ of the newspaper pro
fesSion, charged in an editorial
today.
The editorial appealed to Presi-
dent Hoover to augment the
American delegation to the con-
ference by addition of trained
newspaper men, prepared to
fight to a finish" any attempt
by European and Far Eastern
powers to muzzle the American
press.
The editorial declared:
"The delegates chosen have
no real concept of the plan of
certain powerful foreign ele-
mentS to impose on our free
press peace-time censorship
which may be ideal from the
viewpoint of the secret diploma
tist, but has no place in the
scheme of public information
that is demOcracy's commitment
to the reading public.
What certain diplomats of
Europe and the Far East pas
SiOnately want to effect is con-
troll of newspapers in countries
other than their own. They
want to make public opinion in
the United States, for instance,
favorable to what they conceive
to be their national interests"
The censorship plans, the maga-
zine declared, would authorize
governments to limit, prohibit, or
withhold kilograms dangerous to
the security of the state, contrary
y to the laws or its public order of
morality"
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
EXPECT 10000
At ELK MEET
-Harris n Ewing

Plans for a program and in
which nearly 10000 delegates
and visitors will participate are
being completed by j. Finley
Wilson, grand exalted ruler of
the colored Elks, for the annual
convention to open in Atlantic
City, August 21.
The opening day will be fea-
tured by the annual memorial
services. Educational activities
will consume the second day
with the annual address of the
ruler and a parade the third
day. Election of officers in both
the grand lodge and temple will
be held the fourth and fifth days,
with adjournment Friday.
The reelection of Wilson for
the ninth consecutive time as
leader of the organization is ex-
pected as there are no candi-
dates in the field to oppose him.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
German Press Rdps
Hague Court Ruling

BERLIN, Aug. IL GN.SO The
German press today expressed
extreme dissatisfaction with the
decision of the permanent court
of international justice at The
Hague upholding the right of the
Lithuanian governor of the
autonomous territory of Memel
to remove the German president
of the Memel council
The court ruled removal of
President Otto Boettscher last
February was legal, although it
decreed the following dissolution
of the diet was not.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
NEW
EASY-OPEN
TOP

You don't need
10 cut or tear
the package.
Simply press
W ith your
thumbs along
dotted line
and the pat
ented hinged
top opens
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
HHLerites Protest
OPENING of 5 and 10

HANOVER, Germany, Aug. IL
0N.SO An American organiza-
ton became the target of Nazi
disfavor here today.
A large group of Adolf Hitler'S
followers, adhering to his oppoSi-
ton to the chain store system,
staged a demonstration of pro-
test at the opening Of a new
American 5 and 10 cent store.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05

SIP OR / S
ANGELS OPEN |
COAST SEASON !
WITH PORTLAND |

LOS ANGELES, April 5. U.P)-
The Los Angeles Angels will take
wing to seek q Pacific coast league
championship today when they op-
en- their 1882 baseball season
against the Portland Ducks at
Wrigley field.
A revamped lineup, filled with
Chicago Cub castoffs, will greet the
Angel fans, for the Cubs have
turned over seven line players to
the Seraphs for further seasoning
Manager Spencer Abbott brought
% players to Los Angeles for the
opening series, and a number Of
new faces also will be seen in his
lineup
Leroy Hermann, big winner for
the Seraphs last year, was expect
ed to do pitching duty for his
team today, opposing Hank Nc
Donald, a huge youngster who halls
from Santa Monica
Mcdonald, six Ieet four inches in
height and weighing 205 pounds,
was sent to the Ducks by Connie
Mack for further seasoning.
Among the new faces in the An
gel lineup today will be Earl Sheely
and Bill Cronin, first baseman and
catcher respectively, purchased from
the Boston Braves; Pitchers Archie
Miller and Lester Sweetland Out
fielder Mike KreVich and Infielder
"Foots" Blair from the Cubs.
Catcher Bill Campbell Pitcher Le-
roy Hermann and Johnny Welsh
also were added via the Cub route.
In addition to Mcdonald, new
athletes in Duck uniforms are Ray
Jacobs, formerly with the Angels
at first base; Outfielder jim Moore,
Third Baseman Pincky Higgins and
Catcher Joe Palmisano, acquired
from the Athletics; Bobbie Reeves,
shortstop, purchased from the Red
SoX.
The Angels will play day baseball
until the weather warns up, prob
ably switching to night ball the
latter part of May.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
Farm Bureau To
Have Cottage

Plans Tor a farm bureau cottage
in the Laguna mountains to be used
by valley farm bureau members are
in progress and it is hoped that
they may be completed so that the
cottage will be ready for use this
summer.
Sunday Frank Beyschlag. farm
advisor, II. Lee Landerman, assist
ant farm advisor and % farm bu-
reau members met at Laguna with
Eugene Miller. assistant farm ad-
visor for San Diego. to inspect the
site and the cottages owned by the
San Diego farm centers.
Already farm bureau members
have offered to 20 the construction
work free OF charge and plans fer
the purchase OF supplies are under
consideration.
After the conference was con-
cluded the local representatives en-
joyed a picnic lunch and a horse
Shoe contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
Chief OF Irish
Visits Trojans

LOS ANGELES, April 5. U.P)-
Jess Harper, director of athletics at
Notre Dame, was in Los Angeles
today on a trip the schedule OF
which included a conference with
athletic officials of the University
of Southern California regarding
competition between the two COL
leges.
Following a meeting with Howard
Jones, football coach, and Willis O..
Hunter, director of athletics, Har-
per praised the Trojan football ma
chine and predicted its victory over
Notre Dame next season. Jones
was just as confident the Irish
would win. at least that was what
they said, but confident their teams
would use touchdown plays through
out.
Harper also conferred with track
and baseball coaches.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
New Ruling On
Athletic Clubs

LOS ANGELES. April 5.U.P)-Ca-
reers of a number of California
college athletes Will be cut short
under a ruling of the Pacific coast
conference, announced today, that
any man who competes for an ath-
letic club against a university team
will forfeit one year of intercollegi-
ate eligibility.
Prof. Hugh Wil!ett of the Univer-
sity of Southern California de-
clared the matter had been agreed
upon in conversation with Prof. w.
3. Owen of Stanford University,
president of the coast conference.
The agreement, according to Pro-
fessor Willett, was that under the
conference rule, any boy who com
petes for a club against a uniVersi-
ty team forfeits one years uni
versity eligibility"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
Favor Evans To
Defeat VelascO

LOS ANGELES, April S. W.R)-
Jimmy Evans, San Francisco well
terweight, has been established as
a favorite over David Velasco, Mex
leo City, in their scheduled To-
round bout at Hollywood Friday
night.
Evans made his Hollywood debut
auspiciously with a recent victory
over Paulie Walker of New York.
Velasco lacks a punch, but is a
good boxer. He has a peculiar style
of leading with his left in one round
and in the next keeping the right
fist forward.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
Goodman Favored
Over Townsend

LOS ANGELES, April 5. U.P)-
Billy Townsend, Vancouver, B. c.,
cne of the coasts best welter-
weights, meets joey Goodman,
Cleveland O., Jewish lad, in a 10
round main event at Olympic audi
torium tonight.
Goodman is given the edge.
The eight-round special event
brings together Martin zuniga and
Able Miller, both of Los Angeles.
zuniga has won 80 straight fights.
Both at one time held the national
amateur bantam championship,
zuniga in 1929 and Miller in 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05

can lick him and is refusing the
match to save his title? If Londos
has such feeling, he is not alone.
There are plenty of fine manly cit
izens who insist that Shikat and
half a dozen other young men are
fully capable of tar and feathering
Londos once they get their hands
on his oil hide.
Do you agree? Write me and tell
me what you think. And be sure
and forget to mail the letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
TIDE HANDLES HUGE LOG

SOUTH BEND, Wash. UPl - A
spruce log, % feet long and Il feet
in diameter, which was the butt
cut Of a tree that took II flat cars
to carry, finally went down to the
bay with a tide after being in the
Columbia Box and Lumber COM
pany's mill pond for 20 years. The
log could not be hauled into the
head rig without tearing out part
Of the mill building. 1t finally was
pushed into the current-a much
Scared derelict.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05

public to add TO the charity fund.
Arrangements will be made for a
combination dance and concert Or
chestra in order that those who do
not care to dance will have other
entertainment. The affair will be
informal.
Fred Nebel-Thau is in charge Of
the dance, tickets for which may
be obtained from any Elk. Next
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
SCOUT LEADER COMING

G. ]. Carlson, regional Scout eX-
ecutive of Los Angeles, will be in
the valley Wednesday, March 6, and
will be special speaker at a BAN
quet of the Scout executive board.
The banquet will be held at $50
Wednesday night at La Ramada
and board members and all Scout
ers are urged to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-05
Elks To Stage
Charity Ball

Elks will stage their annual char
ity ball at Veterans Memorial hall
on the night of April Is, the one
time when the lodge invites the