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The Washington times., 1933-12-21

legislatures of three States N
different parts of the country
have voted their consent to rati-
fication. In each of these States,
Minnesota, West Virginia, and
Maine, the opponents to ratifi-
cations waged the strongest
fight possible. But in each
State, the vote for ratification
was overwhelming.
Unless Special Privilege re-
covers from the blows it has
received in recent months at the
hands of 13 State legislatures,
the ratification of the Child La
Dor Amendment will be the
great national achievement of
the year 1884. Congress can
then enact legislation regulat-
ing the employment of all per-
sons under 18 years of age
throughout the Union.
Federal legislation in this re-
gard will put each State on an
equality with every other State
and prevent a minority of any
industry to utilize child labor as
a means of competition.
Codes Limitd
This is done in part by the
codes of fair competition which
are now in force in many indus.
tries. But, as Mrs. Roosevelt
points out, these codes are lin.
tied as to time. Nor do they
embrace all occupations now
employing child labor.
The only permanent safe,
guard for the young people Of
the nation of school age
against premature employment
that will interfere with their
education and retard their
physical, mental and moral de-
velopment is a Federal law that
is fair and that is everywhere in
force.
Twice the United States Su-
preme Court has declared that
under the Constitution, Con.
gress has not now the power to
enact such legislation. For this
reason the Child Labor Amend.
ment has been approved by the
Congress and is now before the
States for ratification.
The swiftness with which this
amendment is receiving the leg.
islatiye. consent of the States
proves anew the truth of Abra-
ham Lincoln's words:
"Public sentiment is every
thing; with public sentiment
nothing can fail, Without it
nothing can succeed"
Public sentiment is against
child labor, and public senti-
ment is compelling the legisla-
lures of the several States to
ratify the Child Labor Amend
ment to the Federal Constitu-
tion, the forces of Special Priv.
ilege to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Copyright, 1883, The Washington
Tlmes.D
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

So I close the door, and l
go to work.
I close the door on ME.
lock out the Self that Is
Elsie Robinson, her private life,
her private tears and fears.
And another self sits down at
the typewriter-a larger, i'm
personal Self who is part OF
all the tears and laughter, the
hopes and fears of the world.
And the hours paSS-and
the work is done-and pres
emily I have earned the right
to go back myself again, to
my own thoughts-honorably.
Why am I telling you all
this about my experience?
I am telling it to you be-
cause it isn't MY experience.
1t is the experience of every
growing soul who has ever
dared to live and love. To
each one of us comes this
problem of enduring our own
pain. And, strangely enough,
we can find no rules.
There are. rules for doing
everything else on earth. But
where can one find instruc-
tions in etiquette for the
Broken Hearted? Yet any
heart that's worth while must
inevitably be broken-many
times. But how is one to take
it-still keep on with the game,
not mess up things for the
other fellow? Is it possible?
It is. I don't know HOW
it's possible, but I do know
that there is power in each
one of us by which We can,
IF WE WISH, shut off the
personal Self from the larger,
impersonal functioning.
It isn't forgetting. It isn't
a toughening. It's something
even greater than self-control.
It is a strange, spiritual power
to pass from one self to the
other-AND CLOSE THE
DOOR BETWEEN.
That power is in all of us.
It's the thing that underlies
our dream of civilization. It's
the force that makes every
brave and unselfish deed pos
Sible.
A tired mother, choking
down her longing for "a little
fun," bending to comfort a
whimpering child; a weary
father, turning away from the
football crowd, buying shoes
for little Bill with football
money; a half-mad revolution
ist, making his impassioned
plea for the under dog, though
he knows that it will hurl him
into a cell; Socrates, smiling
over the hemlock; Jesus, cry
ing Forgive them!" on
cross
They all CLOSED THE
DOOR-LEFT BEHIND THEIR
OWN HEARTACHE - TOOK
UP THE GREATER JOB!
Copyright. 1898, King Features
Syndicate. Ino.)
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
ONCE OVERS

pleasure you miss by your mis-
trust of others.
There is not a selfish motive
back Of every good deed.
The great majority OF the
charitable are sincere.
The one who extends favors
to you is not always doing it to
take advantage of you in some
way, later.
The person who displays an
interest in you, in most cases,
has the best of motives and is
not trying to climb on your
shoulders.
1t is not surprising that you
get so little pleasure out of So
ciety when your active imaglna-
tion pictures the words and
deeds Of others as tnspcere2
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

I will put it down as I skim
through it, and then go over it
later with a dictionary and pol
ish it up a bit. Following is as I
understand it at first reading:
It is from the Mathis particu-
lar correspondent at Toulon
and was sent in by telephone, no
mean feat in itself over a
French telephone. It is headed:
cat Brignoles a Septuagenarian
Fusillades His Family and Kills
Himself"
Three persons killed, another
of whom the state is desperate:
such is the balance of a drama
of foolishness which has just
come from unrolling itself at
Brignoles.
IN. Gibion, a brasser, is pro-
prietor of a pretty immovable
center which he found himself
occupying with his wife, his
three daughters and his STEP
father, M. Franco, age 78 years.
This last led an existence active
enough, and hurled himself
often to Nice, where he had in
terests. He was returned to this
city before yesterday. On his
return, he had a discussion with
his kind. Since a long time, the
septuagenarian, jumbled with
his family, had taken his re-
past all alone in the kitchen.
IN. and Nine. Gibion dined
with their three daughters in the
dining-room, when brusquely
M. Franco, who came from
achieving his repast, made an
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ing, unreasonable. They tink-
cred with the bolt and inVesti-
gated the trapdoor. Everything
was in perfect order. Once
more the sheriff of Exeter
waved his hand. Once more
the bolt was drawn. And once
more John Lee stood upon the
immovable trapdoor, unharmed.
The sheriff ordered him back
to his cell.
Angry and upset, the sheriff
called upon warder to stand
upon the trapdoor, not, Of
course, with a moose around
his neck, but with his hands
clinging to the rope. The bolt
was drawn. The door fell and
down dropped the warder as
he should have dropped, as
John Lee should have dropped.
And again they led John Lee
from his cell in the old stone
prison back to the bleak, stark
scaffold. For the third time
the Sheriff Of Exeter raised his
hand as a signal for the bolt
securing the trapdoor to be
drawn. The bolt was drawn,
easily and smoothly, but the
trapdoor did not fall. John
Lee still stood unhangable.
Startling Record
Driven now to empurpled OBJ
stinacy, feeling somehow that
the sanctity of the law was be-
ing made q jest Of, the sheriff
tried it again. for the fourth
and last time. He waved his
hand. The bolt was drawn.
The trapdoor, half an inch Of
oak between John Lee, the mur-
derer, and the death decreed,
stood as fixed and immovable
as solid rock.
The sheriff gave it up, The
home secretary took 1t up. The
matter was debated in the
House of Commons. But eXecu-
ton was not attempted again.
Lees sentence was commuted
to imprisonment for life, and
after a few years, and nobody
quite knows why, he was turned
loose.
Are there. indeed, such latent
human powers. primitive, AMI
NAL powers, that can defy the
laws of space and matter? The
record is certainly startling:
the woman they could not
move, the man they could not
drown, the man they could not
hang.
Copyright. 1sss. King Ts&turss
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
Fusillade Near TOulOn
By Robert E. BenchIey

irruption, armed with a revolver
and a rifle. He began to play
with M. Gibion, who led astray
the cannon. The blow parted in
the air. M. Gibion, infatuated,
took refuge with himself on the
third floor with a lodger, M. Ga
rino. Below, the old man super
ciliously massacred his family"
I here draw the curtain over
several details, such as the ages
of the unfortunate group, and
pick up the story again where
the old gentleman drew a ball
of the revolver on his other
granddaughter VIII o had van
ished under the form of her
mother and who was offended in
the stomach.
"The criminal, who had
closed himself in a neighboring
chamber, lodged two balls in
his head. He had enough
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
Public Sentiment FavOrS
Child Labor Amendment
By James T. Williams, Jr.

Mrs. Roosevelt puts the case
for the prompt ratification Of
the Child Labor Amendment
to the Federal Constitution so
clearly, so concisely and with
such sincerity that her argu-
ment will carry conviction to
the four corners of the country.
81 hope the Child Labor
Amendment wiN be pushed"
says the wise and devoted Wife
and mother of the White House.
81 look upon the codes as a
method of pointing out posi-
bilities to the people.
"But there is a termination
to the codes and the. things we
find workinR weH we wGnt to
see perpetuoted either through
the Child Labor Amendment or
through State [dtU.
Bitter Experience
Bitter experience has proved
the utter futility of State laws
to eradicate the evile of child
labor. In State after State at
tempts to get uniform legiSla-
ton to regulate the employment
of the population of the country
that is of school age had been
defeated. The blame for their
defeat rests squarely upon the
forces of special privilege. In
every State capitol in the union,
the lobby against uniform laws
governing the labor of persons
under 18 years of age has de-
feated their enactment over a
long period of years.
AS result of this experience,
Congress, in 1924, by the re-
required two-thirds vote of both
houses, proposed the Child
Labor Amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution to the several
States for approval So power
full were the forces of special
privilege in the various State
Capitols, however, that ratifica-
ton of the amendment was
blocked. in State after State.
All the while thousands upon
thousands of young Americans
were growing up without the
free schooling that is their
birthright because they were en-
tering employment of all sorts
before they had finished their
schooling and in many cases be-
fore they had got their growth
and were physically equipped
for the employment they &C
cepted.
For the nine years preceding
January l, 1888, the record
shows that only six of the 48
States gave their legislative con-
sent to the ratification of the
proposed child labor amend
ment. Since the first of the
current years, however, 13 addi-
tional States have been added to
the honor roll of ratifiers OF
this humane proposal.
In fact, within a week the
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= AASA q WSAS e
couldn't take
it. I'd lock
t h e Office
go a W a y
Sc myself
somewhere.
Th en- for
days I'd be
h If dead.
U S e | e SIS to
q IL y y IL Z.
Worse h a n
that-as real
a menace to
h e a l t h y,
h a D py lives
as any ty-
phoid carrier.
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
Properly Launched
AS In the Good Old Days

One of the most encouraging evidences that the good old
days returning in the fact that the Navy has crstened
jts new cruiser Astoria with bottle of champagne.
Not for fourteen years has anything stronger than pure
spring water possibly gapeuc been broken the
Of our vessels. .,..
There the prohibition law TO prevent it, for thing
and wine came too high for another.
We hope though that the Astoria got better champagne than
the average brand available
quart of the usual night club vintage would sink Dread
Hsught
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
DON'T BE SUSPICIOUS

DON'T BE SUSPICIOUS
Why are you so suspicious Of
nearly everyone-even members
of your own family?
Is it that you, yourself, are
not true-blue?
Or is it that you have been so
taken in, in past years by those
you had thought to be square
and who proved to be other
wise?
But because Of these expert
ences you should not allow your
self to be skeptical of the good
intentions or the principles of
everyone you meet.
The majority of the people Of
the world are not frauds.
Most persons try to do the
right thing at all times.
What q lot Of comfort and
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

Those interested in the sport Of kings which used to be
cockghtng and horse racing and those that like
fine and good rider for themselves apart from
bling, will be interested in these pictures.
The upper picture shows Fred Archer the great English
Jockey died 1886 and called the greatest jockey
Of all time.
He is shown up on ormonde marvelously fine race
horse
Notice his odfashioned seat with straight legs his body
offering utmost resistance wind In the lower picture
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

Gordon Richards greatest English jockey modern times is
'up'' the horse Lochiel.
He rides with the modern seat knees up above the horse
wthers something the British learned from the American
jockey Tod Sloan.
First they laughed at Sloan Then they initiated his method
and now they all use it.
Old Fred Archers record 270O winners in seventeen
seasons with maximum of 246 winners in one season.
The modern champion, Gordon Richards just beaten
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

In glancing over my copy Of
the Paris Matin, preparatory to
studying it. find an interesting
case of fusillade which might in
terest the readers of an Ameri-
can paper, accustomed to our
local dry -aS-duSt crime records.
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

Achers record riding his 247h winner this season. upsetng
Archers record that has stood for 48 years.
The third picture shows how Gordon Richards looks with
the American Jockeys seat while his horse is racing
You see with what Short leg he rides how he crouches
down the horses neck to offer the least possible re-
Gistancs with MS body.
The Washington times., 1933-12-21
LISTEN, WORLD
By Elsie Robinson

/ Close the Door
My boy would have been 20
today. His birthday.
There were years when I
The Washington times., 1933-12-21

So I close the door, and
90 90 to work.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14
Writes From Camp

Following is an extract OF let
ter written Aug. 90, from Loogoo-
tee, Ind, by Delbert Roberts to his
mother Mrs. VIM. ]. Roberts:
Well it is still cold here. I
slept with my clothes on, and two
blankets. We have two heavy
army blankets. We are going to get
two more when it gets little cold
er; the reason it is colder here is
that we are higher than where you
are. You asked me what we sit on;
we sit on our blankets. We had a
ball game yesterday between 1926
and 1909, from Brazil; 1926 plays
Jasper in two weeks I don't know
what company it is. I don't play,
but the whole company gets to go to
the games. If our team wins enough
games, we will go to Indianapolis
and play for the state championship.
| guess we have one of the best
camps there is; the fellows that
were here from Brazil were not
very good looking fellows; they did
not have their neckties on, and had
their sleeves rolled up, and their
uniforms mixed with their citizens
clothes. We are not allowed to do
any of these things. We have to
have our sleeves down, neckties on,
and all buttons on our shirts but
toned. We ehave to keep shaved,
hair combed, etc. The country
around camp and on west Is pretty
level. but east it is pretty hilly. We
are working about 20 miles east of
camp; we are trying to stop wash
out on hillside; the wash is about
500 feet long at the deepest point;
it is about 60 feet deep. There are
two about the same size; there are
about 40 of us working on it, and
hey figure it will take one month
% get it fixed. We are getting new
and overcoat and |
pants, underwear, shirts and shoes. |
haven't worn a shirt since I been
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

here, to work in: my shoulders are
tanned like a colored man. We got
six new trucks this week-that
makes IL now, and $50 new long
handled shovels, rs new axes, and
100 new handles: the guys from the
city break lots of ak handles. One
fellow, from the city, cut his leg
Friday, and another mashed his fin
ger Thursday: they were both from
our gang. There are lots of the
boys getting poisoned ivy; one fel-
low was in the hospital for about
month and half.
We are going to have chicken
and ice cream for dinner. We have
had lots of sweet corn and water
melon: we have pie and cake too
now.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14
BrOkaw

j. j. Johnson and wife, Mrs. An
ME Frye and N. NJ Lindsey attend
ed the grange dedication at the Seth
Smith home, near PennsYille. Sat
urday.
j. w. Payne and Selby Shrode Of
Martins Ferry are spending a few
weeks here.
Jewell White and family spent
Sunday at Dayton Hoover's.
Barbara Frye spent one day this
week with Mrs. NJ B. Cunningham
Fay Johnson and Edith Walker
spent Monday night with Ruth
Thompson.
o. E. Pinkerton and family spent
Sunday with relatives at Constitu-
tion.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14
Fairview Grange

At the meeting of Fairview
grange, to be held Friday night,
Sept. Is, the grange will vote on
delegates to the state convention,
and a large turn out is desired. A
short program will be given as fol-
lows: Music, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hopkins; reading, Jessie Menden-
hall; book review, Marcella New
burn; talk, Blanche Schofield; mu-
sic, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hopkins.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14

years later, they have a wheel some-
thing over 600 feet high, and 1t
stopped the other day, and very few
Of the dailies ever heard about 1t.
Ito Be Continuedl
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-14
Silk Ties at Csc and 39c

A beautiful selection to choose from
Our csc Ties real bargain. Made and Ia
beled by the Manufacturer retail at Soc Of
fered Special by us at. zoe
Our 39c Ties are patterns and quality that usual
ly sell at soc to 75c.
A good selection of Knit Ties at. SC
Just the thing for school ties. Nothing will wear
better
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
Peak of Popularity

There is still a reminiscent tin gle in the memory of the Senators and Walter Johnson in 1924, when they reached the peak; of the spectacular, losing battle they wag- cd with Pittsburgh in the world se- ries of the following year.
 It is no Z ,geration to say that major league baseball in those two years reached it's peak of national popularity, stirring the fandom to pitch of eyl.Uement and response that it has net known since.
 Whether the current Senators on a winning drive can recapture some of this old enthusiasm, with a consequent benefit of the game as a while, I do not know. But l do know that baseball men in gen. eral would welcome the old college try at this time. Perhaps the new
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
NORTHWESTERN |. Q N FIRST TRIP TO s. E. ALASKA
Ala S k a Steamship Com pany Liner to Be on
 Panhandle Run

The Alaska Steamship Company's Northwestern, Capt. John Living stone, commander and Paul Coe, purser, arrived in Juneau yester- day afternoon on the first sou5A- east Alaska trip made by ship or this company this year The North western will continue on the south east Alaska run throughout the season.
 c. D. Ehling was a passenger on the Northwestern for Juneau. B. F. Shearer, c. Daigler, L. H. Kubley bound for Juneau, stopped off in Ketchikan and are expected to arrive on the Yukon. { Passengers leaving from Juneau for Lynn Canal ports on the Northwestern were Frank Parrish, Mrs. O. Larson, Jack Kirmse and Mrs. J. K. McAlister for Skagway, and J. A. Handrahan for Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
ANNUAL D. +. ID. DANCE
 TO BE HELD THIS WEEK

The Islands social event of the season, the Douglas Firemen's an nual ball falls on the coming Sat urday night, May 6. The commit tee in charge of the dance will be active all this week preparing for the big affair, and every effort will be made to make it one to be re- membered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
SPORT SI1ANTS .'---'-'--"--s-sHr
 "a. A!.!!!!! AAa eeDj

At the risk of being a trifle pre- cipitaoe about the matter, under the influence of springtime'S balmi- ness, I am inclined to credit large sized hunch that the Washington Senators will respond to Joe Cron- in's youthful leadership and take the American League champion ship away from the Yankees this year.
 A good start isn't everything, of course, but it cannot be discount ed either. It paid dividends for the Yankees last season and it may mean the making of Washington hopes of climbing back to the heights they enjoyed in 1924 and 1925 under the inspiring manage ment of another boy wonder, . Bucky Harris.
 No matter how the other clubs might feel or what indigo morti- fication it might cause the proud and opulent New Workers, l can think Of no more stimulating in- fluence that could be brought 10 bear for the benefit of the na- tional game than another triumph for the capital club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
r. o. E. TO ELECT

Annual election of officers Of Douglas Aerie IF F. O. E., will be held this evening at the regular meeting at 8 o'clock in the Eagles haN. The election will be preced- ed by further nominations which were opened last week when a number of candidates were named.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
DOUGLAS NEVIS
DEAN RICE TO ADDRESS
 FINAL Pr. A. MEETING

The May meeting of the Doug las Parent-Teacher Association vii be held Tuesday evening. Dear Charles E. Rice will be the speak CT of the evening. The entire pro gram follows:
 Song-Annabelle Edwards.
 Piano solo-Forrest Bates.
 AddreSS-Dean c. E. Rice. Song-Ladies Quintet, composed of Mrs. Fraser, Mrs Guerin, Mrs Loken, Mrs. Pearce and Mrs Ca llill.
 Refreshments will be served bJ the Executive Board of the PIT. A There will be no charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01

clude it will be all for the best to auction off few more players, like George Earnshaw, and give younger and less expensive talent a chance to show it's stuff.
 It is bound to become increas- ingly apparent, as the season de- velops, that the man Mack will miss the most is Al Simmons. Con- nie admitted as much himself, with a tear in his voice, and the rever- berations from the middle west, indicate Al is already up to his familiar clubbing tricks, confirm our suspicious.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
Blanche Sweet Files
 Bankruptcy Petition

LOS ANGELES, May 1.-Blanche Sweet, motion picture actress, has filed in Federal Court a voluntary bankruptcy petition. She listed only $200 with which to pay debts totaling $13,819. Among no value" items specified, was an unpaid loan of $50,000 to Marshall Neilan, di- rector, and her former husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast League

Sacramento 8; San Francisco T. Missions 2; Portland 21. Oakland-Los Angeles, rain. Hollywood Seattle, mig ht gam, postponed, wet grounds.
 National League St. Louis 4; Pittsburgh 6. Cincinnati o; Chicago T. New York 2; Brooklyn l. Philadelphia 3; Boston 6.
 American League Washington 6; New York 3. Boston 3; Philadelphia 8. Chicago 1; Cleveland 4. Detroit 4; St. Louis II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
PRINCETON IS
 WINNER IN BOAT
 RACES SATURDAY

BOSTON, May l. Prin ceton made a clean sweep of all three races in its triangle regatta with Harvard and Massachusetts Insti- rtute of Technology Saturday when it won the varsity event on the Charles River course.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-01
American League
BIDS WANTED

Sealed bids will be received D, the City of Juneau up to o'clocl P. M., May 5, 1883, for the con struction of a concrete sidewalk ap proximately 300 feet long on Sew ard and Fourth Streets, Juneau Plans and specifications on file a the office of City Clerk. City re serves the right to reject all bids