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The Washington times., 1933-10-31
"Merit" Protection

Nor does this number include
the thousands of new positions
which have been created either
temporarily or permanently
since the present Administra-
tion entered power last March.
His experience as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and as
governor of New York, has given
Mr.. Roosevelt ample proof of
the superiority of the merit
system to the "spoils system"
He has already promised since
he entered the White House to
urge Congress to extend the
merit system throughout the
postal service. It ought not to
stop there. It ought to extend
to all other branches of the Fed
eral service.
And until the Federal service
is given the protection through
out of appointments made L
der the merit system, the "New
Deal" in Federal affairs will fall
short Of it's goal.
Copyright, 1893, The Washington
TimeS)
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

suppo ting Elsie Robinson
yourself for six years. And
the husband a perfect para
gon, with all the virtues, an
Gent and modern-to hear
you tell it. I wondered if mar
riage wouldn't dim your illu-
SionS.
Now, here you come, telling
me it has. AS much out OF
love as you were then in love!
Don't like him a bit, and don't
care who knows it. He isn't
at all what you thought he'd
be-what you thought any
man should be.
All right, let's review his
faults. He's "cowardly," lazy,
and spineless, without a bit Of
manly pride" All of which you
didn't discover until he lost
his job, and then he seemed
to 60 to pieces" Worst Of all,
he doesn't seem to worry at
all at the fact that you're car
rying the load.
So you're furious! The idea
Of a man letting a woman sup
port him! And always whin'
ing. A big cry-baby loafer-
that's what he is. You're de-
termined to leave him. And
don't think you're right?
No, don't! I think your
reasoning is all messy and your
sportsmanship rotten, Ellen!
Stop ranting and being sorry
for yourself, and do a little
square thinking-you and all
the millions of smart young
wives who can dish it out so
finely, but not take it.
IN THE FIRST PLACE,
WHOSE FAULT IS 1T THAT
YOU'RE WORKING? YOUR
OWN.
Give up your job when mar
ried? Sacrifice all your fun and
freedom and fine feathers and
smother in a stuffy little apart
ment?" Not you! You had as
much right to work as a man."
So you worked.
That was all right. You had
a perfect right to do SO. But
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
The Human Side of the News
Phantoms of the Port-London's Ghosts
-London's Ghosts
Bu EdUi1 C.. Hill

fish, of course" the other lady
replied.
She had barely finished
speaking when hand appeared
above the surface of the water.
1t was a white. slim hand, OBJ
viously a woman'S, and the long
fingers were clutching the air
convulsively, like the fingers
of a drowning person. On the
middle finger was a plain gold
ring, flashing in the waning
daylight.
The two ladies stared at 1t
in horror, too shocked to stir
or utter a sound. After a
minute, it slowly sank out Of
sight, a few ripples marking
the spot where it had disap-
peared. whatever was that?"
one lady gasped. God only
knows" her friend replied, but
let us get away from here as
fast as we cam.
But if tragedy is the most
prolific source of ghosts, surely
no place should be more haunt
ed than the Tower of London.
And without being given to
hallucinations, it would be easy
for anyone to visualize the eX-
perience which fell to a certain
captain of the guards. He
was making his midnight
rounds with a sentry when they
came to the chapel and saw, to
their amazement, that it was
brilliantly lighted.
Knowing well that no service
was scheduled at such a late
hour, the captain fetched a lad
der. He placed it against the
chapel wall and, mounting,
peered through a window. The
whole interior of the chapel was
illuminated with a strange, un-
earthly. bluish-white light, ema-
mating seemingly from nowhere.
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

why peeve about it now? Why
blame the man for what you
elected to do yourself? If you
have the rights Of man, you
should be good enough sport to
bear the responsibilities of
man.
THE TRUTH IS, YOU AND
YOUR KIND WANT ALL THE
PRIVILEGES OF 1888, AND ALL
THE PEEVEs ON 1888. YOU
WANT TO LIVE LIKE A
STURDY OAK, YET BE
TREATED LIKE A CLINGING
VINE. AND IT'S NO GO!
IF THIS IS A $3.50 WORLD,
IT'S NO MORE SHOCKING
FOR YOU TO SUPPORT HIM
THAN 1T IS FOR HIM TO SUP
PORT YOU.
Nor is there anything abnor.
NAL or criminal about his other
acts. He hasn't "Wronged" you.
You're wronging yourself and
him by insisting that he con-
form to a cockeyed picture of
what you think a Male should
be-but which no male on earth
ever was. Those romantic ideals
of the Male Character went out
with hoop-skirts and snuff boxes.
We moderns know that there's
no fundamental difference be.
tween men and women-that
there's no sex in character.
Men aren't any braver than
women. Women aren't any
more sensitive than men. It's
as natural for a man to be
frightened and bewildered in the
face Of danger, and show it, as
it is for a woman. It's no more
shameful for a man to be lazy
and discouraged than it is for a
woman.
All of which you modern girls
should know perfectly well, El"
len. Since you could toddle
you've lived on equality with
men, gone to school with them,
worked in offices beside them.
competed in sports with them.
You've had every chance to
know men, exactly as they are.
YET THE MOMENT THINGS
GET HARD, YOU CONVEN-
IENTLY FORGET ALL THESE
FACTS AND PULL THE "1N'
JURED INNOCENCE ACT!
Snap out of it. Ellen! You're
not a martyr, and he's not a
criminal. He's simply another
distracted human being with re-
actions exactly like your own.
You'd need love and faith and
a little gaiety if your world had
crumbled about you. He does,
too.
Give yourselves, and love, a
chance. Lies over so soon!
Then it's too late to be sorry.
If you're Regular-PROVE 1T
NOW!
Yours for Square Deals, even
II we are women. Elsie.
Copyright, 1888. King Features
syndicate. 1nc.9
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
No Living Person

Suddenly the woman COM
menced climbing the wall Of
the bridge. Feeling sure that
she was about to commit sui
eide, the mail carrier ran to-
ward her. But he was too late.
She leaped and disappeared.
Off came his coat, and he
was about to jump into the
river to try to save her when
the policeman stepped up and
stopped him. put on your
coat again." he said. "It is of
no use your jumping in. What
you saw was no living person:
it was a ghost. If you had
been here at this hour yester-
day morning you would have
seen the same thing. and in all
probability it will happen to-
morrow"
At the same hour the follow
ing morning he appeared again
on the bridge. A tall woman,
all in black (she was the very
same woman, he could sweaD
ran to the side of the bridge
as he approached and, climb
ing to the parapet, jumped
into the dark river.
Hyde Park is the locale OF
many fantastic stories, center
ing mostly around the Ser
pentine, favorite spot of Sun
day promenadeS. There Harriet
Westbrook Shelley. the un-
happy wife of the Poet Shelley
ended her life by drowning
over 100 years ago. Rumor
has it that her ghost haunts
the Serpentine at night.
Years later, as the story goes,
two ladies, taking a walk in the
park, paused on the banks OF
the Serpentine and stood look
ing about them. 1t was none
too-pleasant autumn afternoon.
The wind was blowing from
the east, and there were few
people about. Suddenly one OF
the ladies, looking at the water
lust in front of them, ex.
claimed, "I wonder what is
causing those ripples?" "a
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
"SpOils System" flinders
Good Government
-Bu James T. Williams, Jr..

OF all the wolves of politics
that attack the vitais of good
government in the United States
today, the most ravenous is the
spokesman.
It is the spokesman who in.
sists that public offices should
be filled by the operation OF
what is known as the "spoils
system"
Under this system a public
office is created, not as pub
lie trust, but as spoils to be dis
tributed by the political party
which wins an election. Hence
the phrase, ITO the victor be-
longs the spoils."
This vicious system is chiefly
to blame for the party boss and
the political machine that de-
grade the general political life
of the Nation.
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

Under the merit system, an
employe is selected after an
examination to determine his
q, affiliations for the office he
seeks, without reference to his
political affiliation. Employees
selected in this way are not
subject to dismissal for polit.
ical reasons. Their advance
ment the service depends
upon their efficiency records.
For example, the Army and
Navy are manned today under
a merit system. This is one
reason why our armed forces
are so effective. They are un-
contaminated by the operation
of the "Spoils system" Ap-
pointment to these services and
advancement in these services
are not dictated by the Spoils-
men of politics.
But there remain over $4,000
out of a total Of over 100000
Federal positions that are still
filled without any real test of
qualifications and largely upon
the say-so Of some spokesman Of
the party in power.
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
Phantoms of the Past

Coming down the center aisle
was a procession of stately men
and women, clad in the court
costume of the time Of Henry
VIII. The men, for the most
part, were extremely handsome,
and the women strikingly beau
tiful.
But at their head walked a
ladv more beautiful than any.
Jewels sparkled in her hair and
on her snow-white n neck and
arms, and the captain, who had
but lately seen and admired a
portrait of Anne Boleyn, in
stantly recognized in the leader
of the procession that unhappy
lady.
They advanced in absolute
silence, with heads held erect
and eyes that looked neither
to the right nor left, but always
straight ahead.
The procession made a detour
of the chapel by way of the
side .aisles, and then suddenly
vanished. the light disappear.
ing with it and leaving the In
terror of the chapel in utter
darkness. 1t was then, and not
until then. when he could no
longer see the figures ana
marvel at their magnificence
and beauty, that it came to
the Captain that the actors in
the spectacle were not living
human beings at all but phaI1'
toms o: the past and Of a tragic
story.
Copyright. 1888. KinE Features
Syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
ONCE OVERS

and so seldom mention their
good qualities is evidence that
you have not charity.
How can you expect people
to be charitable where you are
concerned if you show SO little
sympathetic understanding OF
the mistakes of others?
Always repeating the little
mean stories, the gossip you
hear about others, not Sparing
your very best friends, de-
Scribes you pretty well.
If others adopted your course
and spread a few evil reports
about you they might come
pretty near the truth, but they
would not be kind.
Stop that wagging, poison
tipped tongue of yours.
It circulateS the evil things,
not the good ones.
copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate Ine.l
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
How would you like to be
judged by the measure you set
for others?
When it comes to your own
acts and motives you are quite
liberal in Judgment but that
liberality does not temper your
Judgment of others.
Possessing many faults your
self, why so cauStic in your
estimate of those whom you
dislike?
What a lot of faults you can
find in those antagonistic to
you.
If you were honest you might
find by comparison that you
have more mean things about
YOU than the other fellow.
The fact that you so often
refer to the qtrailtieS Of others
The Washington times., 1933-10-31
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

When an attractive man cele-
brateS his forty-seventh birth
day, he should begin to watch
his step. He will soon reach
the Age Of Innocence, when
he can't be trusted with a foun-
tain pen any more than a
baby can be trusted with the
scissors.
A confirmed bachelor is a
man who is determined to
play hockey from the School
of Experience, as long as he
can dodge old Prexy, Fate.
The day Of high-preSsure
salesmanship is past-even in
love. You've got to use tact,
diplomacy and sometimes chlo-
roform, to make a modern
man stand STILL long enough
for you to get him headed for
the altar.
Middle-age is the point at
which a woman becomes more
or less resigned to everything
except the color of her hair.
Sometimes marriage turns a
man into a diplomat-and
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

"All the worlds a stage"-but
it takes a super pyschoanalyst
to know the hero from the vii
lain these bewildering days.
Men used to find a widow at
tractive because she was so
much more poised and worldly
wise than a young girl; now
they find her attractive because
she is so refreshingly un-
sophisticated beside a debu-
tante.
A quaint, old-fashioned wo-
man is one who can remem.
ber the time when she re-
garded a wedding ring as a
more glorious symbol of achieve
ment than a loving cup.
Every new woman in a
mans life is just "a relief"
from the woman before. When
a woman remarrieS, she runs
true to type-but when a man
remarries, he does it for a
CHANGE.
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

sands exactly
like it!
Not much
like the story
you told me
fiv years
ago, W h e n
you were first
married, is
it {? H ow
70 u n 6 and
enthusiast ic
ou W e r e
en- ! No
one would
have dream
ed you'd been
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

Letter TO a Modern Wife
Dear Ellen:
So you're going to leave Bill!
Yes, I know the story. Knew
it even before I opened the
letter-I've read so many thou
The Washington times., 1933-10-31

Wedding Rings and Loving
Cups
What's the use Of individual
drinking cups, so long as kisses
are passed around as freely and
Evening star., 1933-08-06
CONVICT
ADMITS KIDNAPPING
Tells CT Selling Georgia Mail
Carrier and Bank
Robbery.
By the Associated Press.

ROCKY MOUNT, N. c.. August s.
Leo Mcintosh. alias George Dale; was
said by Sheriff c. L. johnson today to
have confessed participation in the kid
naping of a Charlottesville, Ga. rail
carrier few weeks ago and numerous
other crimes in the South, including the
robbery of Battleboro, N. c., bank on
July 90
The mail carrier was John c. Lyle,
40. who was kidnapped as he was carry
ing his route, driven across South Caro-
lima and released unharmed near Wake
Forest, N. c., on July 7.
The day before, Mcintosh. Lester c.
Trippe, who was arrested with him, and
a colored man whose name is not known
here had escaped from Georgia
prison camp. Mcintosh and Trlppe
we're arrested Tuesday.
Sheriff johnson said Mcintosh denied
Trippe was involved in the robbery Of
the Battleboro bank and said he pulled
the lob" with some New York and
Chicago gangSters" he had met III
Norfolk
Mcintosh waived preliminary hearing
on the charge of robbing the bank and
said be would plead guilty when brought
to trial
He was convicted in Georgia in 1927
of murder of A. B. Hogan and was
sentenced to life imprisonment Trippe
was convicted Of manSlaughter in 1882
for killing Amos Gibson of Kennesaw
Ga. and was sentenced to four to SIX
years Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
NEW DISTINCTION
WONBYL|NDbERGH
First West-East Crossing of
Greenland by Plane Is
Completed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
sCORESBY SOUND, East Greenland,
August 5.-Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
completed the first west-east crossing
of Greenland by plane today, arriving
from Holsteinborg.
After three days in this youngest
Danish colony in Greenland. he in
tends to fly to An, -g,salik, another
East Coast settlement. Under plans
outlined by the colonel and his wife,
his wireless operator and companion on
the North Atlantic Aerial route map
ping expedition. the next goal will
be Akureyri. Iceland.
Col. Lindbergh said the flight over
the Greenland interior, reputedly in
vclving numerous perils. was in every
respect satisfactory, with ideal weather
and visibility.
Lauge Koch, the Danish explorer.
provided fuel for the flight to Angmag
salik. The supply ship Jellinge will be
at Angmagsalik to meet the Lindbergh
plane.
With single exception all inhabi-
tants here are EskimcS and are unable
to speak any language but their own.
PRINCE OFF FOR ICELAND.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
KIN OF OFFICERS LOSE
WALTER REED PRIVILEGES

Due to the maintenance of Walter
Reed General Hospital as a strictly
Army institution, under provisions OF
the economy act. the Government has
withdrawn disqualification privileges
heretofore extended at Walter Reed to
certain dependents of commissioned Of
ficers ard warrant officers OF the Navy
and Marine Corps re-iding il the vicin-
ity Of Washington.
For several years in the past the de-
pendent5 of such officers who were ab-
sent Oh sea duty were admitted to Wal
ter Reed Hospital provided they Lived
within 9. 25-nile radius of the Districs
of Columbia.
The withdrawal of this privilege by
tn, Army. however, was said not to al
feet the families of naval o. Marine
officers CT, temporary duty with the
Army in connection with the work oil
til forestry camps of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps. Their families VIII re-
ce:vo treatment at any Army d:spsnsary
or hospital. so long as accommodations
are available. Just as If they were mem
bers of the Regular Army.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
CLUB WILL GIVE PARTY
AT TUBERCULOSIS CAMP
Kiwanis Members to Be Hosts to
Young ngsters-Musical Program
Will Be Presented.

Boy and girl patients at the Chill
drens Health Camp of the Tubercu-
loSis Association. Fourteenth and Up
s,,GF- streets, will be guests tomor-
row at musical program and an
ice cream party arranged by the En-
tertainment Committee of the Kiwanis
Club.
Musical numbers will be presented by
Fred East. William F. Raymond and
Miss Dorothy Reddish, accompanied By
Clyde Melville. George A. Small will
put on one-man band show. while
William r. Schumacher will lead the
children in popular songs Moving pic
lures also will be shown.
The program will be held at $50
pm. On the band pavilion in front of
the tuberculosis HospitaI
Evening star., 1933-08-06
PATMAN BACKS VETERANS
ON BONUS PAYMENT ST TAY

Representative Wright Patman OF
Texas has given his support to the D.s-
ab.ed American Veterans Association IN
Its plan to defer consideration CT re-
demption of the adjusted service GER
tificates until there has been comp. .ete
review of recent bonus leg Station. pat-
man has long been leader Tor the M
mtdiate cashing of the soldier bonus.
in a letter sent to the organization
ths Representative said: II am in ac-
cord with the organization in its pro
gram and wish to assure you that am
heartily in accord with Article No. Z.
This item states that legislation 70
protect the service connected disabled
Shall be given highest preference over
consideration of immediate redemption
of the adjusted service certificates"
The keystone of the D. A. V. program
+. Is That there be restored by law
benefits to service-connected cases de-
et-oye$ by the act Of March % and
Rnscqa---1t reguls-.,o1,s:
Evening star., 1933-08-06
DEALERS ADOPT CODE
Ohio Group Signs Recovery Agree
ment Effective Monday.

CANTON. Ohio. August 5 tP).-Of-
ficials of Brush Moore Newspapers. Inc,
publishing newspapers exclusively in
six Ohio cities. announced today the
company had signed the blanket code of
the n. R. A, affective Monday, Au-
gust T..
On that date. Brush-Moore papers
will display the N r. A. emblem on the
editorial masthead
The papers affected include the Can
ton Repository Steubenville Herald
Star. Marion Star Portsmouth Times
East Liverpool Review, and the Salem
News
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Twins Who Seek
Pair in Marriage.
Receive Proposal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ontario. August
5.-Lois and Louis Goats. 22-year-
old Seattle twins, who said yes
terday they would marry none
bu. twins, had a proposal Today.
John and George Homm, 38.
walked into a newspaper office
and said they would like to marry
the Goats twins. The Homm
twins were born in Pennsylvania.
now part of Rumania. John is a
bachelor and George a widower.
who's wife died in 1881 John
has lived in Canaoa sven years
and George three.
They said they would leave for
Seattle Immediately if the girls
said the word.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
DANZIG TREATY SIGNED
Agreement With Poland on Harbor
Use and Regulating Citizens.

Use and Regulating Citizens.
FREE CITY OF DANzIG. August
5 iPy.-Hermann Rauschning Nazi
president Of the Danzig Senate, and
Polish Minister Papee signed agree
ments today on the use of Danzig Har-
Dor by Poland and regulating the
status Of Polish citizens in the Free
City.
Passport and consular questions were
also settled. Other questions affecting
customs and imports control will be
discussed in Warsaw soon
Evening star., 1933-08-06
PRINCE OFF FOR ICELAND.
Frederick Of Denmark Is Anxious TO
Meet Lindbergh.

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. August 5
GP.-Looking forward to meeting Col.
Charles A. Linobergh and his wife.
Crown Prince Frederick left Copenhagen
today for Iceland.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08
SMOOTH STROKE
FEATURES
SA2kZEhsS RnTlkS,
SARAZEN'S PUTTING

CARAZEN once said that the men
- who win big competitive events
r the ones who putt most con-
~sistently during that particular tour.
nament He certainly called the
turn on himself In this regard as
far as the British and American
opens concerned. Putting was
perhaps his strongest point during
both these events. Long an admir-.
er of Hagen's ability at putting Sar-
e has undoubtedly patterned
much Of his style after him. Sara
zen's putt Is a smooth stroke, no
ticeable body actor aiding a com
fortably relaxed stance. The ball Ia
swept evenly over the ground. When
Genes left wrist Is bent at the fin.
Isl of the stroke the putt la good
for 1t shows that a straight follow
through has takeb place. Sarazen
advocates practice as the main way
to Increase putting proficiency par.
ticularly stressin. distances from
three to ten feet
C. 1898. Bell syndicate-WNU servics
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08

here he could see the old apple tree
by the far corner of the Old Or
chard, and here he watched until
he saw Polly Chuck come out to sit
on her doorstep. Reddy grlnned.
They've Quarreled about some
thing" thought he. THAT Ia just
what they have done, and Johnny
has gone to live by himself. What
a silly fellow What q silly fellow
to give up such a splendid safe home
as he had for such a place as he
| nowl Here | couldn't surprise
him. but up there, well. we will see
what we will see"
So for several days Reddy Fox
watched Johnny Chuck, usually very
early In the morning. Always he
took care that Sammy Jay shouldn't
see him. The minute Sammy ar
rived In that part of the Old Or
chard Reddy had business else
where. You see he knew that II
Sammy once saw him watching he
would at once tell Johnny Chuck,
and there is nothing Sammy takes
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08

greater delight In than In upsettlng
the plans of others.
1t didn't take Reddy long to learn
that Johnny had TO go some distance
from his house to get his meals. He
learned at just what hour Johnny
breakfasted. He learned that when
ever a wagon or an auto passed
along the road Johnny ducked down
out of sight, but didn't stay down
long. In fact, he learned all about
Johnny's ways. and then Reddy be
gan to do some planning, and all this
planning had to do with the catch
Ing of Johnny Chuck. Reddy In
dulged In many sly grlns as he
planned. 4 johnny could have
known what was going on, he would
have been nervous. He certainly
would.
@. 1888 by 4. W. Burgess. -wNU service
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08
BUST PROVES z

An unusual double-headed bust.
carved from a solid piece Of hard.
yellowish white crystalline sand
stone, has puzzled the ~anthropofo-
gists and biologists Of the Smith
sonian institution.
According to the scientists 1t may
be a "bust" and II may be genuine.
The two heads represent a man
and an ape. The face of the man Is
that of a highly developed and intel
llgent type. Small brown pebbles are
sunk into the carved eye sockets to
make the eyes. These are held in
place with a kind of cement. The
ears are made Of baked clay, as are
those of the ape figure. The head Of
the man is smooth and peaked, while
that of the other is rough to repre-
sent fur. The bust was found in Ar
kansas near Jonesboro.