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The Washington times., 1934-04-25

THE PRIDE AND POWER IN
voLvED IN BIGGER JOBS
THE AVERAGE WOMAN
DOESN'T GIVE A HOOT.
Never even thinks Of it in
those terms. Is never touched
by that curiosity and excite
ment which men-even the
LATEST, silliest and most stupid
men-feel about jobs.
Why should she feel these
things? If she works hard,
carefully, faithfully, doing what
she is told-dolng it eagerly,
giving generously Of her time
shouldn't that be enough?
Shouldn't that, natu- lily, re-
suit in raises and promotions?
She thinks it should-AND
SHE'S MAD WHEN 1T
DOESN'T.
She's mad, and sorry for her
self. She thinks the world Is
unfair to women: that men get
all the breaks" She views with
suspicion the women who are
promoted over her. There's
something funny - something
MIGHTY funny. Mabel"
But is there? Is the male
world really ganging the woman
worker? Or is there something
in the average woman worker,
herself, which prevents her
progress? What's the answer?
Ray w. Sherman touches the
answer in his grand little book,
IF YOU WANT TO GET
AHEAD" Little, Brown & Co.,
publishers.
Get that book! Whether
you're a man or woman worker.
or just a dreaming youngSter,
get that book. Think about it
try it on Y@URSELF.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
WORLD

boy. Nor does her job interfere
with a possible romance. In.
stead, it is a great aid to ro-
nance. For a girl meets far
more men while working than
she could at home; has more
freedom and fun, more pretty
clothes.
And, having married, the
working wife can make life
much more pleasant and prof.
liable for herself and her bus
band than the purely domestic
one. Indeed, most wives
frankly prefer business work
to house work. So, obviously,
love isn't cumming up the
feminine industrial machinery.
WHAT IS?
Plainly. something. For
999 women out of 1000 are
practically where they started,
for five, ten, or Is years after
they take their first jobs. They
know their way around better.
They dress more charmingly,
have a smarter 'line," and
may have had small raises
and promotions. But most Of
them are still puttering at the
same old chore.
AND WHAT'S WORSE
THEY'RE CONTENT TO
PUTTER!
OF course, they'd like more
money. Lots more money!
Money to spend on themselves,
or their homes. They'd also
like r:.ore authority. They'd
"get a kick out Of putting it
over on the other girls"
BUT FOR THE JOB IT
SELF-FOR THE CHAL-
LENGE AND ADVENTURE,
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

they do not intend to give the membership chance to
vote this great recovery bill in the normal course
It is equally clear that only by completing the petit
ton the Mcleod bill within the next day two
the House obtain such vote the objections of the
leaders.
The strength of the Mcleod bill in the House has al
ready been demonstrated It was shown on petition
presented by Representative Wedeman to discharge the
Banking and Currency Committee from consideration
of the bill.
BUT THE STRENGTH SHOWN BY THE MCLEOD
SUPPORTERS ON THAT PETITION WAS MEGA
TIVED BY THE TRICKERY OF THE COMMITTEE
AIDED AND ABETTED BY THE LEADERS.
The former petition was filled in record time
THE PRESENT PETITION SHOULD A
EVEN THAT TIME IN OBTAINING THE NECEs-
SARY SIGNATURES. ~4.&.&* 49,. -..
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
By Elsie Robinson

Why do most working women
remain business ciphers? Here's
Mr.. Sherman's answer:
"A man may dictate 10 let
ters and one telegram. A 'stenog'
rapher' will write and send
them in the order dictated. A
secretary will write, submit
and send the telegram before
she touches a single letter. Sec"
retaries' are worth two, three,
four and five times as much
money as 'stenographers.'
THE' SECRETARY USES
HER HEAD. SHE THINKS.
SHE GETS A PICTURE OF
THINGS AS THE BOSS SEES
THEM, AND MAKES HER
SELF A USEFUL PART OF
THE MACHINERY. THE
'STENOGRAPHER' GETS NO
SUCH PICTURE. SHE NEVER
BOTHERS TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT KIND OF AN EN-
PLOYE IS WORTH MOST TO
THE BOSS, AND SHE NEVER
CHANGES HERSELF"
Given the same start. the
same job, the same mental
equipment, 999 women out Of
1000 do what they're told to
do, work hard, faithfully, con-
scientiously-AND STAY PUT.
THE ONE-THOUSANDTH
GIRL THINKS: USES HER
IMAGINATION; REACHES BE-
YOND OFFICE ROUTINE
INTO THE ADVENTURE OF
THE WORK; MAKES HER
SELF PART OF THAT WORK.
So what? Just how does
that apply to YOU?
Copyright. 1894. KiSg Features
Syndicate. EA
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

Not stupid. THEN. ARE
THEY LAZY?
No; again the girls get hon
ors. The average woman will
work circles around a man
will stick at her job where a
man will soldier on his. And
YET, year after year. she stays
on that one spot, doing the same
chores, without an added nickel.
Not stupid; not lazy. THEN,
IS IT. PERHAPS. BECAUSE
WOMEN ARE MADE FOR
MARRIAGE"?
Even so, wives have jobs now
adays, as well as homes. A girl
goes to work after leaving school
as naturally. as Inevitably. as q
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Permanent Cure Needed for
Public Education Plight
Bu James T. Williams, Jr.
'an1es T. Williams, Jr.

How desperate is the plight
Of public education in State
after State Of the Union is now
In evidence before a Congress
sional committee-the House
Committee on Education.
Hearings before this COM
mittee on various proposals
for Federal emergency relief
Tor public education were at
tended by superintendents Of
public instruction from many
parts Of the country and by
representatives Of various
teachers and parents associ-
ations who know at first hand
what a heavy blow has been
dealt public schools by the
failure Of the State authorities
to provide for their support.
Legislatures Fail
One Of the witnesses testi.
fled that only two States in
the Union opened their public
schools last September with an
approximately normal educa'
tional offering. These were the
States Of New York and Cali.
fornia. The only reason that
California was able to do this
was because her legislature in
the preceding June had adopt
ed a sales tax to keep open
the schools.
This witness quoted the mem"
bers Of his board of education
as saying:
eff the United States Coz.
srnment, in cooperation with
the States, had enacted a sat.
isfGctOry cooperative program
of sales taxes, in which the
support of the schools had come
comparatively from both the
Federal and State Government,
chen no school in the Union
rUOuld haze needed to close for
lack of funds
Other illnesses told of the
closing Of the schools anc the
piling up Of school Indebtedness.
These closings were due to the
failure Of the State legislatures
either to modernize their sys-
TENS Of county and local gov
ernment or to provide the rev.
enue essential to operate the
schools.
Prof. John K. Norton, pro-
fessor Of education, Teachers
College, Columbia University,
gave the congress something to
think about when he drew this
picture Of the existing plight Of
public education:
"At the beginning of this
year hundreds of schools failed
to open and made no provision
for the education Of their chill
dren. Some of these h0Ue since
opened IOith the aid of Fed
erGl funds and some haze not.
"A much larger number of dis.
tTicts opened their schools, but
IOere able to Keep t. IN open
only a fev months.
"A county by county inquiry
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Should Sian Mcleod Petition at Once
HOUSE HAVE BEEN USING TO DUCK THE PAY

HOUSE HAVE BEEN USING TO DUCK THE PAY
OFF ISSUE.
Members of the House should not be in any doubt as
to the position in which this petition puts them.
IF THEY SIGN THE PETITION THEY AN
NOUNCE TO THE COUNTRY THAT THEY WANT
LEGISLATION ENACTED TO GIVE THE DEPOsI-
TORS FAIR DEAL.
IF THEY DO NOT SIGN THE PETITION THEY
CANNOT CLAIM THAT THEY FAVORED THE
PRINCIPLE OF THE PAY OFF, BUT WERE RE-
STRAINED FROM SIGNING BECAUSE THEY DID
NOT FAVOR PARTICULAR BILL.
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVING LIPS
VICE TO THE MCLEOD BILL, WHILE PRIVATELY
STICKING A KNIFE IN ITS BACK NOW HAVE
THEIR LAST CHANCE TO GET RIGHT" ON THE
LEGISLATION.
It is clear from the antics of the House leaders that
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
The Human Side of the News
Scientists Hope to Send Light Signals to Mars
Bu Edwin C.. Hill

The most thrilling piece Of
news that could be flashed by
air or spread on the printed
page would be a message from
the other world. A celestial
radiogram, intrinsically con-
vincing, whose truth could not
be doubted by the most skep-
tical. Absolute proof of life
after death. Next to that, I
can think of nothing so ar
resting, so breathlessly exciting,
as a signal Of life from one
of the great planets swinging
with Mother Earth, through
boundless space, in headlong
Whirl around the sun.
A signal to prove, beyond
the shadow Of doubt, that a
solar neighbor was inhabited
by thinking, reasoning, human.
like creatures. If such a signal
ever comes twinkling through
the dark chasms of space it
will flash to us by the magic
of electric radiance. No sound
short of the explosion OF a
world could reach even family
to our dull ears over the count
less millions of miles its echoes
would have to travel.
It must be light-some in
genious code of flasheS-or-
dered and measured by an in
telligence as keen, or keener
than, human. And it is barely
possible that the first light
signal Of all time may leap 10
us from the planet Mars.
Giant Projectors
British astronomers are work
ing on a plan to flash earth sig
nails to Mars next year from the
summit of the Jungfrau, in the
Swiss Alps, $4,000 feet up IN
the clouds. On the very top
of the mountain they will set
up three giant projectors, each
shooting forth powerful beam
of light.
A few thousand feet above
the earth, the three beams will
merge into one giant lance OF
white light-the most powerful
light ever created by mana
light greater than the illumina-
ton Of $4,000 million candles.
When that terrific flash goes
stabbing into the dark myS-
tery of the universe, every
astronomer in the world will
have his eyes pressed to a tele'
scope in tense vigilance-wait-
ing for answering flashes wh1q !
would prove that the people OF
Mars had seen and understood.
If our signal lights, winking
the Morse code. carry through,
it might be possible for the
Martians to respond in kind;
and a perfectly simple thing,
eventually, to arrange an un'
derstandable language OF light.
# there are creatures with
thinking minds anywhere on
these bright ships that make
their eternal roundabout voy"
ages through the vast Solar
Sea, they must be on Mars.
Some of our greatest astrono-
mers have seen not only the
possibility of existing life but,
they feel sure, the actual evil
dences of the creative work OF
brains greater than human
brains.
Their telescopes reveal on
Mars a network of lines so
mathematically straight that
they seem to be artificial-built
to maintain life on an old and
dying star. These lines are the
famous canals of MarS-al-
though they are not canals, but
probably great strips OF vegeta.
tation bordering channels OF
water thousands of miles long.
AS the seasons change, these
vast strips turn from blue
green, to light green, to brown
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ONCE OVERS

Perhaps you are not earnest
enough in your work.
You think of it so lightly that
you do not concentrate fully
upon it, and your mind wanders
to outside matters.
A successful boss cannot per-
NIT himself to do anything Of
this sort.
His whole heart and atten-
ton go to the work in hand.
The office or shop is not a
place for pleaSantries.
The work of a growing con-
cern is too serious and the spirit
Of it is too demanding to allow
anything but constant effort to
be injected into its manage
ment.
Take your job more seriously.
Copyright, 1884. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

and again from brown, 10 AglI
green to blue green-Just as
vegetation changes it's hues on
our earth. And the belief is
that the Martians, living in a
burned-out desert on a planet
much older than the earth,
draw down from the ice caps
at their poles their only water
the life-giving water that
produces the vegetation.
What a thrill would run over
the earth if answering signals
would come twinkling in some
night over 35,00O,00O miles OF
mystery which would prove
that man is not alone as he
travels the destined and inn
placable road from the ur-
known to the unknown.
The banks OF the Potomac
will eventually be graced by
13 giant trees, 80 to 100 feet
in height and some 40 feet in
circumference. They came from
Syria and they are, as the
Bible says: "The trees OF
Jehovah, the cedars of Leb.
anon, which He hath planted"
The American University Of
Beirut, Syria, sent them as a
goodwill offering to the peo-
pie of the United States, and
in accepting them, President
Roosevelt directed that they
be placed in Arlington National
Cemetery, and Mrs. Roosevelt
planted the young tress re
Gently.
From time immemorial, these
evergreenS with their egg
shaped cones, growing on the
bare mountain slopes north OF
the Holy Land, have been re-
vered and admired by man. The
last great grove Of them is to
be found at Kadisha, enclosed
by a stone wall. The National
Geographic Society in a most In
teresting bulletin tells us that
the trees have long been consld'
cred sacred by man, and that
the Emperor Hadrian issued an
imperial order that the groves
should not be harmed. ,..-'
Incorruptible
Later, the Maronites. who
have a. small chapel amid this
tiny forest, threatened ex-com'
munication for anyone who
harmed the trees. But herds Of
goats have showed less respect
than man, and by nibbling at
the saplings, ,have prevented
new growth. The site OF the
chief cedar grove is one Of rare
beauty, the stage Of a massive
amphitheater, miles across and
four thousand feet high. I'M
mediately behind them, the long
line of the Lebanon rises to its
eliminating ridge, more than
10000 feet about the Mediter-
ranean.
Twenty miles to the north"
west lies the port of Tripoli. The
famous cedars are in the Leba'
nese Republic, at the eastern
end of the Mediterranean. The
cedar of Lebanon also appears
on the seal of the American Uni
versity Of Beirut, and lapel but
tons bearing the univerSity's in
sigma are worn by graduates
throughout the Near East.
The cedars have been studied
by specialists of the university.
DR.. George E. Post, of the fac
ulty, authority on Syrian
botany, made the statement:
There is not, and never has
been a rotten Lebanon cedar.
The wood is incorruptible. The
imperishable cedar remains un-
touched by rot or insect"
Truly, the tree of Jehovah,
for as Joyce Kilmer has said so
we'll; "Only God can make a
tree!"
Copyright, 1884. King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

JUST WON
EN-? A r E
w o M E N
NATURALLY
I N FERIOR
IN INTELLI-
GENCE AND
INITIATIVE?
To the con-
trary, surveys
S h ow tn at
G ! r S a r e
usually far
brighter than
b y S; that
W o m e n are
t r e q u e ntly
S h r e W d e r
than men.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

To mourn a mischief that is
past and gone, is the next way
to draw new mischief on
Shakespeare.
There is not a moment with
out some duty.-Cicero.
It is more disgraceful to dis
trust than to be received by our
friends.-La Rochefoucauld.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

What's the Difference Between a
StenOgrapher and q Secretary?
What's the matter with most
business women? Why do so
few achieve real records while
the rest stay in the mob?
IS TT BECAUSE THEY'RE
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Your Business Needs Your
Serious Attention

Serious Attention
Often you object to what you
term the "surlinesS" Of the boss.
You wonder why he is not
more affable and companion
able.
You have had the experience
Of watching him outside of
working hours and you know
that he can be a pleasing fell
low.
But you cannot understand
his change of attitude as soon
as he takes up his workaday
duties.
It's likely that the course he
follows on the job is necessary
because Of those who would take
advantage Of good nature should
he exhibit 1t.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Gold is the FOOLS curtain
which hides all his defects from
the World.-Feltham.
Rest is the sweet sauce OF
labor.
He who reigns within himself.
and rules passions, desires ana
fears, is more than q king.
Milton.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

The duty of every member of the House who believes
in doing justice to the Governments dupes who left
their money in banks now closed is perfectly clear.
HE SHOULD SIGN THE PETITION PRESENTED
TO THE HOUSE BY REPRESENTATIVE Carl.
WEIDEMAN TO FORCE A VOTE ON THE MCLEOD
BILL.
Only by completing that petition with the signature
of 145 members vote be taken at this session Of
Congress the proposal to pay off the depostors.
This petition is designed to bring up the Mcleod b
but it does not bind those who sign the petition to vote
for that bill It simply indicates that they favor the prn
ciples of that measure.
IF THE PETITION IS PROPERLY FILLED
AND THE BILL COMES UP ON THE FLOOR
AMPLE OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN FOR
AMENDMENT. THIS FACT ELIMINATES THE
EXCUSE WHICH SOME MEMBERS OF THE
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

w. w. ~
o J. gtzpAtrk " ~ $4,000 ~ T~'
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Seat in Cabinet

No Federal emergency aid to
public schools, however neces-
sary it may become as a tenn
porary measure Of relief, can
provide a permanent cure for
what ails public education in
this country.
This permanent cure only
the States under the leadership
Of the Federal Government can
supply. BY modernizing their
obsolete systems Of county and
local government the States
will be able to finance and ad-
minister an adequate and
highly efficient system Of pub.
lie instruction provided they
are assisted by Federal leader
ship.
Federal leadership in this ma
tional field of endeavor can
best be given by a department
of education, headed by a Sec
retary of education with a seat
in the Cabinet of the President.
Until education is placed on
an equality in the Federal sys-
tenn with agriculture, commerce
and labor it will continue to be
neglected in every State in the
Union.
Copyright, 1884. The Washington
Times.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-25

made this school year indicates
that some 10000 school districts
will maintain school terms Of
from only one to six months.
Other districts are keeping their
schools open, but are unable to
pay their bills.
Hundreds of school districts
are insolvent at the present mo-
ment. More than two hundred
thousand teachers will receive
salaries this year which are less
than the minimumS Of the
blanket code of the recovery
act.
1.-THE educational situation in
cities in some ways. however, is
more serious than that found in
rural sections. It is unfortunate
to close a meagerly equipped
rural school enrolling two or
20 pupils. It is even more ur1'
fortunate to cut the heart out
of the educational program of a
city enrolling ten thousand or
one hundred thousand children.
1.-THE school program Of a
large number o. our cities has
been seriously damaged during
the last two years. Chicago is
merely an exaggerated example
of a situation which exists to-
day in hundreds IF cities and
towns even in the most favored
areas. The educational diff
culties Of Chicago and hundreds
of other cities and towns are
due principally to heavy tax de-
linquencies which are the out
come Of the rapid drop in tax
paying ability of many property
owners, consequent to the de-
preston"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23
CAPONE BEGINS
ORDEAL IN GRIM
ISLAND PRISON
GangSter Is Transferred to
End Contact With Old
Chicago Mob.
ByUHfted Press

By United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-As
isolated from the world as though
he were a castaway on a desert isle
Alphonse (Scarface AID Capone
once the nations No. l gangster
began a new type of existence today
in the new federal prison on Alca-
traz island.
The new prison, already called
American Devils island" is de-
signed to cut off its inmates COM
pletely from contacts with the rest
Of the world.
Federal authorities, charged with
keeping Capone six more years on
an income tax violation conviction
desired this isolation for the for
mer gangland leader That is why
he is here, along with sixty-six
others. Eventually, the number will
be increased to 200.
Gloomy old Alcatraz stands mile
and one-fourth from the nearest
shore. Watch towers project from
the castlelike battlements of its
prison buildings. In those towers
are steel-eyed guards with high
powered rifles. No boat, no SWIM
mer, no airplane may approach
within 300 yards. Signs in the day
and lights at night warn visitors
not to come near.
Already the legend of its complete
isolation, of the close guard over its
shores, is spreading. There is a
tale told along the waterfront of a
sportsman whose small catboat
sprung a leak near Alcatraz last
week, but was not permitted to land.
The justice department took over
the prison to house two types of
felons-those whose sole thought is
of escape-and those who attempt
to maintain contact with friends
outside.
CapOne falls into the latter class.
He was transferred here from At
lanta, where, it is said, the officials
failed to prevent him from main
tanning underworld contacts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23
ANNoUNCEME
S Personals
INDIANA AIR TOUR

See Indiana from air. Start Sept. 18th.
ouire 2sls e 18th St. between I'll a. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23

Gle viii present Joe Penner's first
real starring motion picture must
Gale, college Rhythm" with Lanny
Ross, Richard Arlen, Joe Morrison
and Lydia Roberti Miriam Hopkins
in the "Gilded Lily" with Cary
Grant; Sylvia Sidney and George
Raft in "Limehouse Nights: Syl-
via Sidney in Desire; Gary Cooper
and Carole Lombard in 30 Hours
by Air" which has been called in
advance reports the Shanghai Ex-
press" of the air; Mississippi, A"
starring the inimitable comedian of
the stage and screen, w. c. Fields
with Lanny Ross, Evelyn Venable
and Grace Bradley in the support
ing cast.
And the tall, dark handsome man
in Mae Vests life again will an
noy the fair sex in Ladies Should
Listen" starring Cary Grant. with
Francis Drake, Edward Everett
Horton and Katherine De Mile.
Also coming are S. S. Van Dyne's
latest murder thriller, The Dragon
Murder Mystery" with Warren Will
liam as the famous Philo Vance;
Claudette Colbert in Are Men
Worth tt; Ben Bernie and "all the
lads" in "One Night Stand" and
"Ruggles of Red Gap" starring
Charles Laughton. with Mary Bo-
land, Sir Guy Standing and Charles
RuggleS assisting.
INDIANAPOLIS theaters today
L offer: Handy Andy" at the
Apollo; Housewife" at the Circle;
Romance In The Rain" at the
Lyric. and Treasure Island" at
LOeW's Palace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23
.ENGRAVERS TO CLOSE
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Code Discussion, Dinner, Dance on
Final Program Here.

Final business sessions Of the In
ternational Photo-Engravers Union
annual convention were held today
at the SEVERN.
Newspaper codes, photographers
and graphic arts were discussed at
yesterdays session. Louis Flader,
Chicago, Employing Engravers' As
ISOLATION commissioner, was prin-
cipal speaker, explaining phases of
the economic recovery program and
their influence on the industry.
Matthew Woll, union vice-president,
presided
Annual banquet of the organiza-
ton will be held in the SEVERN
roof garden tonight. Dance music
will be provided by Ed Resener'S
orchestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23
Brother Is Arrested
BIZ Times Special


CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-While Al
phonse (Scarface) Capone was
grumbling about his new accommo-
dations at the governments Devils
island in San Francisco bay, Chi
cago authorities raided a flat in
suburban Berwyn and seized ten
men, including Ralph Capone, his
brother, and Stanley Konvalinka,
Cicero politician, who angrily charged
that the raid was inspired by pol
iticS.
The flat where the raid was
staged was rented to Konvalinka
several weeks ago as headquarters
for his campaign for state SEN
ator, police said.
Capone and the politicians denied
they were forcing saloon keepers to
buy certain brand of beer.