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The Indianapolis times., 1934-01-22
HE'S LOOKING FOR A
GOOD GO-BETWEEN

BY Times Reader.
I'm just another CWA blues
singer or whatever you might want
to call me.
I don't want you or any one else
to think that I envy any man his
job or how he got it, but I would
like to know how men without
Democratic go-betweens will ever
get job.
Why is it that the other two
papers don't help the helpless peo-
pie as you do? Or, are they like
the rest of the local Democrat fam
ily-juSt in office so Leach can tell
them from the rest Of the Dillinger
gang. I am sure Dillinger is much
smarter.
Now if you want to know some
of the Democrats who have OBJ
tained CWA jobs for men who don't
need them, let me know.
Certain city cars are used for
pleasure after working hours, and
the cars also have been loaned to
people for pleasure trips, and when
any one says anything about it the
driver will tell you that he should
worry, the city has got plenty of
money. Is this fair? If so, o. K. by
me.
If you want to know the name of
this city man let me know at the
end of this letter.
Editors Note: Send us specific
information. Your identity will not
be revealed.)
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO
PRINT THIS LETTER
By Daily Times Reader.
You lugS make me sick. If you
were not making fuss about the
indianapolis Power and Light Com
pany you would be causing trouble
some place else.
It seems to me that since you have
such a wonderful collection of
scathing remarks, and seem so
willing and generous in handing
them out that you could find a
spare dig for the all too generous
telephone and gas companies.
Your campaign makes me think
that possibly you might be trying to
work yourself up to the place where
you could demand a pay off to
silence your eternal jabbering.
It is doubtful that you will print
this.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-01-22

new type Of snake has been found in
Arabia. You can see it, too, when the new
Arabian blend comes in. .Ah.A
The Indianapolis times., 1934-01-22
SEE THE TIMES OF
JAN. 1, PLEASE

BY a Taxpayer.
Will The Times or some one who
actually knows, be good enough to
say how many days our supposed
Governor McNutt has spent in his
office since we gave him that oppor-
tunity?
I'd like to- know a little of how
he earns his salary for I am a
rather heavy taxpayer.
From general sentiment it seems
that he is worthless to us all.
Editors NOte-We printed this
on the first page on New Years
day.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-01-22

a0hozIy djSapprOve of aOhat you sag and aOiu |
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoItaire
Evening star., 1934-05-03

involved by preferring it as the OPEN
ing bid. If partner can respond, you
can now bid your spades. With the
declaration slillfully secured for your
SIDE of the table, whether in spades
or in no trumps, your partner can
again hardly fail to guide you to the
right destination. If his response is
two no trumps, it can hardly be based
on anything but scattered honors
which will afford all necessary pro-
lection in hearts, diamonds or clubs,
in conjunction with the two hOnors
which you hold in each. The safety
factor, the timing factor for game
purposes and the slam angle are all
provided for when you bid a heart on
hand (a), and a no trump on tb).
incidentally, in connection with (b),
1 would never bid my spades if the
response were two no trumps except
as part of a slam try If my partner
next bid four no trumps; but / would
show them if he bid any other suit.
II hearts, to get him to choose between
spades and no trumps for the game
bid; if he bid either minor suit, with
strong slam hopes. since now five IN
his minor suit can hardly be IN doubt
and he need only hold an ace TO give
a play if not a spread, for the small
slam in his suit.
Copyright. 1934l
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.

SCIENCE deals with quantities. So
- much of this, so much of that.
1t is impossible to have science in
the strict sense of the word without
some sort of measuring stick. For
the last 80 or 40 years the psy-
biologists have been searching for
mental measuring sticks They have
made some headway along certain
lines Of mind stuff. For instance, they
are able to measure intelligence fairly
well. But when it comes to the all
important world of emotions. practi-
cally nothing has SO far been accom-
plished.
The only measuring stick We have
to go by Is the one established by
public opinion. Every one is born
with certain native capacities to fear.
to hate, to become angry. and the
like. Our emotions are made out of
these native capacities.
Communities seem to have their
own standards for judging when
members are overemotional. An
anger spree normal in old Mexico
would hardly be tolerated on Broad
way. The hate that is engendered
in wartime seems ridiculous when the
war is over. Public opinion, alone. is
the standard of measurement in all
cases OF emotional uprising.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
The Old Gardener Saws:

All the plant food given to
roses should be applied in the
Spring and early Summer. II
supplied later. the plants will
not harden up properly for Win
ter. Barnyard manure, or peat
moss reinforced with manure.
may be dug into the ground
around the plants. A handful of
bone meal may be worked around
each plant Immediately, although
it is better to use bone meal in
the Autumn. A shovelful of
hardwood ashes to plant is
likewise beneficial. There is rea-
son to believe that roses fed lib
orally with wood ashes become
less susceptible to mildew. The
use Of liquid manure is recon-
mended when it is desired TO
have especially fine specimen
blooms for exhibition at one OF
the June shows.
Copyright. 1a34D
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Uncle Ray
Flying Adventures.
England to Germany.

| MONG the great airnen Of
n history is Charles Green, an
II Englishman born in 1885. Dur
4 ing a period of 48 years as an
aviator. he made more than
500 balloon flights, and lived to tell
the tale.
His first flight took place when he
was SO years old. He used coal gas
to I'LL the bag of his balloon, and rose
to a height of 2 miles. Fearing
that the westerly wind would carry
him over the sea. he pulled the valve
and the balloon fell too fast for COM
fort. Striking the ground, then
bouncing upward, Green fell part way
out of the basket, but managed to
cling to it. The wind blew the bag.
close to the ground. for a quarter
of mile. but no serious hurt was
done to the man who was dragged
along with the basket.
After further flights, Green landed
in tree, struck chimney and had
other mishapS but he kept on until
he was an expert of the first order in
handling a balloon.
In early November, 1885. Green
with two mpanions-Robert Hol-
land, a lawyer, and Monck Mason,
who later won fame as a writer
went aloft in a balloon of great size
Over the houses of London and
Evening star., 1934-05-03

over the plains of Kent. the wind
blew them. When they were above
the city of Canterbury, they dropped
a letter addressed to the mayor, and
the letter was picked up and delivered
to him-an example of air mail" al
most century ago.
Another letter was dropped from
above Dover, and reached the hands
of the mayor.
Then across the English Channel
went the bold airmen. Three men in
basket were they, and their basket
was strong enough to hold them.
Darkness came; from below they heard
the noise of the waves. but it was
cloudy night and they saw little until
the lights Of Calais came out of the
gloom
Over that famed French city they
sailed, and then for hours across Bel
gium. The clouds were not so dense
now, and they we're abe to make out
the landscape in dim way-white
patches of snow, rolling hills, stretches
of forest land
Floating at last in the light of early
morning, they flew across the Rhine
River, and not long afterward they
opened the balloon valve and landed
in a field in the Duchy of Nassau.
German farmers of the region came
to greet them, and hailed them as
heroes. In 18 hours they had trav-
eled greater distance than men ever
had travelled before through the air
In a straight line the distance would
have been close to 375 miles. but the
actual journey with its curves was
about 500 miles.
Amid the feasting which marked
their stay in Southern Germany. a
new name was given to the balloon.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

1t had been called Vauxhall, but
now it was named the Great Balloon
of Nassau.
(For human interest section of your
scrapbOok)
If you would like the new leahet.
"Fiftv-five Riddles and Answers" send
a stamped return envelope to me in
care Of this newspaper
UNCLE RAY.
(Copvright 1894
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Dorothy Dix Says
Make Children Stand on Own Feet if You
Want to Be of Service to Them-Hus-
band Jealous Of Wife's Employer.

M 5a1sSa MsS px With bep O GdT rG with % very med %
with and while she helps little financially the
- part Of the of her family falls and i'll
could meet the situation cheruy but there hardly
and doe not e1e ne @ o f ob sG @ tor abd @ @ % for % % h
but for daughter Should them support them
all would % the m eons % % hep oWn % hep % he o
WORRIED MOTHER
NswER daughters and family depends
and your % forcing @ G her & out @ the long S you feed
yourself
they shift you
possess that suspected them of having anything will
try to work will having responsibility
family thrown his shoulders instead being borne by
rather and children arve
or COURSE every upon helpless
the street without heart wanting HIM
by the hand and lead m him @ safely 0ysF and keep him & from being run m
most impossible for her to deal nationally with her children
She may know they
stead Of sponging on her but them do it.
realities She lust M has to sopad life for them because to her thew
little children that she has
many big husky lazy oafes who are
finding easy job the big pay for Which they are
and who are letting their old mothers support them literally
a hao three ho IT, square nn % meals the a Se and in as long as they
anything
enough enlightened selhshneSS enable
against their children They need for their
what she does for them They don't
made herself nothing but them
give and when that is they
YEAR MISS DIX have been for years
child For the last regular
work and months wife obtained position
trust wife few
between
her
several times called at the house when
beside herself with delight Her voice different
with light departure morose and
sulen When he
around When he returns she
toward me Sometimes for two three a
speaks
love wife dearly granted
To she the charming lovely
want her for myself Do
at her conduct? E.
Answer: Perhaps jealous and that
things really a
normal and casual and nothing perhaps
feeling and ghhearted day gloomy
going to be jealous
she
will surely do
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Dumplings for Stew.

1t is usually necessary to thin
canned beef stew with a little water,
so that there will be no possibility OF
the mixture boiling dry when the
dumplings are added. Sift together
two cupfuls of white flour with half
a teaspoonful of salt and four tea
spoonfulS OF baking powder. Add one
tablespoonful Of melted shortening
and three-fourths cupful of milk grad
ually, and beat thoroughly Drop
from a spoon into the boiling beef
stew, cover and cook Lndisturbed for
about 20 minutes, depending upon the
size of the dumplings Do not lift
the cover Of the stew pot during the
first II minutes of cooking.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Pork Chops

Select lean chops from the rib. Scar
the chops in a hot, creased skillet.
Make a thickened pan gravy, we'll
seasoned with Worcestershire sauce.
Put the chops into a large casserole.
Pour the gravy over them, cover and
bake in a moderate oven for two
hours The chops will taste very much
like chicken.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Baked Beans

Boil together four cupfuls of beans.
one-fourth teaspoonful of baking soda.
one teaspoonful of salt, three table
SpoonfulS of sugar and a dash of
cayenne pepper until the beans are
tender. Put the beans in a baking
pan. smooth down and cover with six
strips of bacon. Place the beans in
the oven to brown.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Shopping in Washington
A w e e k ly
D i g e S t
matching linen ties all pinned up on
By
Margaret
Warner

matching linen ties all pinned up on
a line, as a sportswear suggestion. 1t
is very clever. This washable feature
of ties and accessories is stressed in
a current Fairchild publication in
dealing with mems Summer styles.
Another shop shows a line of very
fine custom made shirts with split
back yoke. made of fine quality ma
dras. They are made with a single
needle stitch which makes the sewing
almost invisible. They come in the
popular narrow stripes, also figured
madraSSeS and are priced at $5.
Grenfell cloth shorts are an
other interesting item. They come
in blue, tan and white with a tape
stripe down the sides, and high
WaiStband; but the big thing about
them is that the material is water
proofed, so that they will not cling
too tightly when a snappy game of
tennis has overheated the player,
nor will a chance shower effect
them. They are fine for all inten-
sive sports and are $5 SO a pair. A
sports belt for Summer is new in
a double twisted and woven twine
in two colors; black and white or
white with other colors. This belt
is flexible and easy to wear, being
more comfortable in warm weather
than leather.
a MOTHER novelty is a sports cap
of lastex. good for golf and mo-
toring that has the special feature
of just enough elasticity to make it
readily accommodate itself to several
head sizes. These are So
Isn't it strange how men love to
wear wool socks all the year round?
And especially college men are ad-
dlcted to them in the boldest of
plaids and the brightest of colors.
They do. however, make some con-
ceSSionS to the Summer months and
wear lighter weight and the colors
are more often on a white back
ground. There is nice English rib
bed sock in white with a colored clock
that is attractive, and a group with
diamond squares in loud plaids. A
very new kind is a wonderfully soft
wool with a mixture of rabbit hair.
with cross stripes of a color alternat-
ing with white. There are matching
ties to go with these which make a
pretty snappy outfit for sportswear.
Black backgrounds with diagonal
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Another Highly Intelligent Cues
tion by a Reader of These Articles.

"a n r. MARTIN STARK of Wash
M ington wrote me recently re-
IVY garding hand I gave in an
4 i earlier article of this Sc
ries.
zR aPs = 4 { { foxx 3i:k2S 81 ks
In the article referred to, I ad-
vised an opening heart bid with this
hand. Mr.. Stark asks why it does
not satisfy the requirements for an
opening no trump bid and calls at
tention TO its resemblance to a hand
given in Money Contract as a good
no trump opening bid, namely:
Sp AKJxx DiAJx
Hts A CT O. lOX
See the Difference Rather Than
the Resemblance.
Hand (a), despite tenace holdings in
three suits, Is a dangerous Uopo-
sition for no trumps because of its
weak stopper in the two minor suits
They may well open a diamond; when
the right-hand opponent gets in, he
is likely to come through your king of
clubs, and you may be ruined Fur
thermOre, your heart suit is so far from
solid that unless your partner can
raise you Cor supply an honor in
hearts, prospects are dim for game
either in hearts or no trumps. Bid
heart on this hand to safeguard
yourself in case your partner has a
bust and must pass. If he does re-
spond, bid two no trumpS over any
minimum response. Thus you will
be safe if the hand is hopeless for
game while if there is a game or a
play for game, you will bid it In the
best declaration, mainly because you
will have made it easy for our part
ner to take an important share in
the bidding even if he has a weak
hand. He can thus be offered the
choice between signing you off in
three hearts, bidding for game in no
trumps or hearts, or else in his own
suit if he has been able to bid spades
or even diamonds. Mr.. Stark asks
how the bidding should 60 if the first
response is three clubs l would bid
four no trumps, showing a high card
in clubs to guard against misfit. and
reserve primary values in the hand as
well as strength in the two unbid
suits. I infer that the partner cannot
have the material for a jump takeout
unless he has some high cards in dia-
monds-probably A @ y, since his
| clubs are not solid The four no
| trump response would tell him that
| there are. in that case. no losers in the
minor suits If he should bid again
| constructivelv Give diamonds or five
hearts,. he is marked with two aces
and seven no trumps should be a
spread, as all losers have been elimi-
nated-the place for parking each one
| of them will have been plainly indi-
/ Gated by the bidding.
Now Turn Again TO Hand (b)
And you will agree that from the
| point of view of safety, in case part
/ ner has complete bust. one no trump
will almost surely be just as easy to
Z alya hot rir SC
Evening star., 1934-05-03
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE
WELL-DRESSED MAN. SKETCH
ED IN WASHINGTON SHOPS.

stripes in gold and white are very
good just now in ties, and in fact the
black background is much favored
with bright patterns. Colored hand
kerchiefs with gay striped and plaided
borders are very popular at the mo-
ment. Dots are good, too, in various
sizes.
A marvellous sport shirt that is
going to enjoy a big season Is the
one of white striped crepy celanese, as
it is smart looking and requires no
ironing. 1t has quarter-length
sleeves and sports collar and is me-
dium priced.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

BIVNIg IIIIS Week IIGtIt TtSUIHt
Of what's what in the mems fashion
world just in case you are in doubt
about something. Often it is quite
necessary for the women to tactfully
remind their husbands or other male
members of the family that they
really should get a new outfit, or at
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest HUing contract and auction
player. He paS captain of the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, noW diSbqnded,
and has Don "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, Which
included the. one-oUer -one principle,
Which the Sims group of players was
the first to employ and deuelop.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
The Newest
Styles Notes

1OR the information of the
4 women who like to see their
men folks up to the minute
when they step out we are
oiuinu this neak q little raSl1rna
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Now Turn Again TO Hand (b)

And you will agree that from the
point of view of safety, in case part
ner has a complete bust, one no trump
will almost surely be just as easy to
make as one spade. so that no risk is
Evening star., 1934-05-03

NSWER Your daughters salvation family
forcing of the AS long
and shelter her her they will grafters
easier and peaanter mother do it than
yourself.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

n r. MARTIN STARK of Wash
N ington wrote me recently re-
garding a hand I gave in an
i earlier article of this Sc
Evening star., 1934-05-03

- EAR MISS DIX widow with limited
MY daughter with her children and idle husband living
with and while she helps little financially greater
49, part Of the of her family falls
fnrd tharnu Eo clit cin, on
Evening star., 1934-05-03

But when they have to shift for themselves OF
surprised to find how capable they are, and how
possess that you never suspected them of having
galvanize your lazy son-n-law into action and m
and try to find work. it will be having the re
family thrown on his shoulders, instead of being
law There are not many men such poor creatur
rather their wives and children starve than VI
Evening star., 1934-12-31

to elevate prices. The quasi-stabilized
currency at present in use is just an
other attempt at the same objective.
The emphasis on raising of prices,
rather than on the sanctity Of the
debt principle, may be expected to
continue.
The allied subject of credit also
offers an instance of change of tao
tics, rather than of principle. 1t is
still certain that the present admin
istration regards the banks as things
to be used in the interest of busi-
ness, rather than vice versa. To at
tain their objective, economically
crude, strong-arm methods were used
in the early part of the administra-
ton. Having found that terror among
the bankers was no substitute for the
desired initiative, a policy Of placat-
ing, explaining and kind of ghastly
geniality has been in vogue for the
past few months. The latest will-o'-
the-wisp is the central bank idea.
The President, fortunately, laughed at
it. 1t appears altogether unlikely to
appear factually, in any case not in
1885. What does appear likely is a
unified spending agency on the part
of Government and close correlation
of the activities of this agency with
Federal Reserve Board policy. The
latter, in turn, will probably be ag-
gressive, but along accepted economic
lines, not those of ballyhoo and a
blackjack.
Evening star., 1934-12-31

Insurance Survey
Reveals Heavier
p U. S. Bond Buying
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOclateQ fIeSs.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The
Wall Street Journal reports survey Of
life insurance company investments
has disclosed the heaviest purchases
of United States Government securi-
ties in the two weeks ended December
% for any two-week period this year.
Reports received for last week indi-
Gated A insurance companies bought
more than $81. 100000 in Treasury
obligations making purchases over a
two-week period approximately $170,-
000, 900. All classes of bonds bought in
that period by the reporting COM
panies totaled more than 5000, 600, 900.
Hence IS per cent of their invest
ments went into Government securi-
ties.
The purchases, which cut down the
large cash holdings recently shown by
insurance companies, represented sub
scriptions to the Treasury's mid
month offerings and acquisitions in
the open market.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
FALL RAINS IMPROVE
OUTLOOK IN SOUTHWEST

"The current year has been marked
In much Of the territory served by the
Santa Fe by the most severe general
drought in the history Of this COM
pany," S. T. Bledsoe, president the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way Co., points out. Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Western parts of Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas represent the
areas affected relatively most seriously.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
RETAILERS HAIL
BIC GAINS HERE
Business Best in Several
Years-Further Rise
Is Predicted.
Continued From Page BID

and find that we have reached q
high plane of business, far above the
low levels we have trod for some
years"
Another business man put it this
way: II had the best business year in
1884 that I experienced since the
stock market crash. 1t was long,
hard pull to get out of the depths of
the depression, but now belle 'e we
are almost out. So much so, in fact,
that we'n be surprised next year when
we look around and see what has
happened. We are liable to be out
of the rut before we know it-just
like boy learning to ride bicycle.
At first he cannot keep his balance.
Then, all of a sudden he knows how
to ride. 1t seems 70 be that way with
business. My business was slow until
the Fall months of this year. Then
there was noticeable pickup. Now,
the average for the IL months is
greater than for the past S years"
"A steady, regular income is the
thing that keeps Washington out in
'front.'" one business man stated.
Merchants are able to gauge rather
well just what course to take. They
know, at the outset, what to buy and
when to buy. The money was here TO
spend, and the people spent it. They
reached their highest spending power
in this last year. compared TO years
since the depression set in. I can see
daylight now, and SO can most Of my
competitors"
For reasons Of their own, many
business men refused to express their
opinions in the public prints, though
they admitted privately they had done
good business, satisfactory business, or
excellent business in the year. They
preferred to wait, many Of them, until
recovery is complete, expressing the
view that what took place In 1884,
is merely the forerunner Of better
days ahead.