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The Washington times., 1934-05-11

TF HE WISHES TO DO THE BEST THING FOR
THE MANY, IF HE STANDS FOR DECENT TREAT
MENT OF THE TYPE OF CITIZEN WHO IS THE
BACK BONE OF COUNTRY; IF HE WOULD HAVE
HIS GOVERNMENT DO THE HONORABLE THING
HE WILL SIGN THE MCLEOD PETITION WITH
OUT DELAY
Of course, if he wishes to aid in the making of new
crop monares if he stands for the amassing of the
wealth of the many by the few if he doesn't believe that
the Government should protect the rights of ten million
of it's citizens he will not sign the petition.
No member of the House, however, can take the view
that he does not have to choose between these two
courses.
It has been amply demonstrated that unless the Nc
Leod bill is brought before the House there will be no
chance for the members to vote any bank relief eg
lation
A NAME ON THE PETITION NOW IS WCRTH
A MILLION WORDS OF APOLOGY AND EX,
PLANTATION WHEN NOVEMBER COMES AGAlN.
The Washington times., 1934-05-11
By Elsie Robinson

} ourselves, mighty bitter at life,
when disilluSionment happens
to us.
BUT ISN'T DISTLLUSION
EXACTLY THE MEDICINE
FOR WHAT AILS MOST OF
US?
Wouldn't we all get on much
faster, and be 100 per cent
more useful, if some one de-
molished many of our pet lllu-
sions and ideals?
What are illusions and ideals,
anyway? Divine tip-Offs? We
act as if they were, but usually
they are Anything But.
OUR ILLU SIONS AND
IDEALS ARE PRETTY, PER
SONAL PICTURES OF WHAT
LIFE IS AND HOW LIFE
SHOULD BE RUN.
Then why do we cling to
them so fiercely; grieve so
deeply when we are robbed of
them? Because we are childish
and cowardly, and our illusions
and ideals are comforting and
convenient.
What are illusions9 That's
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what most of them are. Why
is pain? PAIN IS THE PEN
Atty OF WISING UP, GROW
ING UP, BEING ROBBED OF
OUR TOYS AND OUR HIDE
OUTS, BEING FORCED TO
STAND ALONE AND THINK
FOR OURSELVES, AS ADULTS
SHOULD THINK AND STAND.
What happens if we're shielded
from all pain; if our illusions
are never shattered; if our
ideals never change.
DEATH HAPPENS. For we
continue to be children-un-
born Children wrapped in the
soft, prospective darkness of
our own fantasies, utterly unable
to face life with its grim and
glorious realities.
That's what happens if you
shield another from toughening
experience, or the unpleasant
consequences of his or her own
cuSsedneSS.
THEN IS 1T YOUR DUTY
HAVE YOU THE RIGHT-TO
SAVE ANOTHER PAIN?
Copyright 1874. King Features
Syndicate Anc.)
The Washington times., 1934-05-11
The Human Side of the News
Partisan Concierge Is Unique Type
By EdWin C.. Hill

Books about Paris are legion,
but an entirely new note is
struck by Paul Morand in his
delightful Paris to the Life"
An excellent translation has
been published by the oxford
Press. Monsieur Morand shows
the great city, not as the tour
ist sees it, but as all those who
love it remember it.
Not the Paris of the Eiffel
Tower, the Cafe de la Paix and
the Moulin Rouge, but the real
Paris, with it's bars and its
tiny public gardens; the Paris
of the Left Bank, last strong
hold of church and aristocracy;
industrial Paris with its tene-
ments, Paris of the hawker and
the concierge-the human side
of that enchantress of cities We
call Paris.
Paris the city of the concierge.
There is one for every house in
which live more than one fam
lily. Call her janitress, or su-
perintendent or whatever you
will, her like exists nowhere
else on the face of the earth.
She combines the role Of do
mestic tryant, policeman and
moral censor. Her lodge is the
office from which she issues a
running commentary upon, the
habits, ethical and aesthetic, of
her contemporaries; a confess
Sional in which few absolutions
are pronounced; a theater in
which the most Partisan of
Partisan comedies is played a
hundred times a day.
In that dark secrecy are re-
cruited the midinetteS, the ac-
tresseS, the cloak room attend
ants of Paris, the apprentices
to all those curious trades that
are so characteristic of the city.
It is the instinct of Sociability
that makes the Paris concierge.
She loves to be in the know"
to have endless opportunities
for gossip. But by nature she
is as secretive as the street
hawker is expansive.
I'm the Know"
She watches and condemns,
corrects and disciplines. She is
far prouder, far less tolerant,
far more grasping. than the
tenants over whom she preSideS.
Like every good Frenchman,
she no sooner gets authority
than she abuses it. In politics,
she is nationalist, with strong
conservative leanings; she re-
CARDS the President of the Re
public as one of the family and
enjoys a good cry at public
funerals. She has a great re-
spect for money-and for any
one who gives it to her. A
mans generosity can be gauged
at once from the way in which
his concierge speaks OF him to
callers.
Every detail she retails, every
polite word she utters tells its
tale of the Christmas present
he gives her. Thanks to the
concierge and the bar-those
twin pillars of French society,"
the French police manage to
keep themselves we'll posted in
the life of the city. Monsieur
Morand pictures for us, most
wildly and colorfully, great
markets. Les Halles-the rag
merchants, priests, monks and
nuns, street fairs and cafes;
the hot chestnut vendors, who
appear on every important
street corner with the first cold
weather.
They are round, as round as
their charcoal brazierS, all
bundled up in Shawls and nit
tens and caps, so that hardly
so much as the end Of finger
is visible. They are an essen
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Lend a Helping Hand

Lend Helping Hand
Do you know of some young
fellow who is having a hard
struggle to get along and who
has proven worthy of assist
ance?
Wouldn't it be a fine thing
for you to play godfather to
him?
You might do a lot for him
in such way that you would
not deprive him of any of the
benefits of individual effort.
There are a lot of energetic
and earnest young fellows, re-
liable in every way, who have
not had openings to permit
them to show of what stuff
they are made.
Perhaps a word from you to
o friend might give a young
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ONCE OVERS

chap the opportunity he is look
ing for.
just a little advice that you
could give might be helpful.
If you can't do anything
else, few deserved compli-
ments may encourage the am
bilious one and make for re-
newed effort.
No, 1t won't spoil him-if he
is willing to do anything of an
honest nature to get along he
would be too sensible to let
praise go to his head.
Aiding a deserving lad or an
older person who also may be
deserving of assistance, will af-
ford you a degree of Satisfac-
ton which will fully remuner-
ate you for your efforts.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
syndicate, Incl
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tial part of the Seasol OF tne
winter smell of Paris ly corn
pounded of cold water beneath
dead leaves, and hot chestnuts.
OF the cafes, Monsieur Mo-
rand prefers the little ones,
where there is no rudeness.
That is the privilege of the
walters in the big cafes. The
man who keeps a small bar IN
the true Latin tradition in Paris,
does so partly because he wants
to be his own master in a style,
however small, partly because he
likes to have his drink handy,
but chiefly because he feels that
his is a vocation of friendliness
and hospitality.
Paris is a paradise for the
man over 40, because he can see
beyond bricks and mortar into
the wonderland of remembered
happiness. To picture his be-
loved Paris is for Monsieur Mo
rand to picture a lifetime and
he does it exceedingly well. His
book is. Spiritedly illustrated by
Doris Spiegel, who in her draw
1ngs has captured the essence of
the great city,
Fascinating S #
Paris is now look 1g uoDo.
fully toward our shot,5 fur the
rush of summer tol1st> me
used to know so vel 8ut il
isn't likely there will be 'nuch
rushing this summer, a. safe
of foreign exchange b. ". Ttat
it is and the state of Hc to:et
so low. But those VIII Dc 20 ,~
Paris this summer r.,i ha'"
their fill of charm ar Beauty.
They will be interest I'd heir
American, in our new EnbaSS.
standing at the northNeS cor
ner of the Place de la Con,urdc
apparently suffered lit ? fro.a
the fury of the mob.
A very interesting and beauti-
ful building, the new home for
our Ambassador to France,
where Mr.. Jesse Strauss pre-
sides today. The site cost more
than a million, and the building
itself a third as much. 1t was
built from plans originally
drawn ITS years ago by the ar
chitect Gabriel, whose name is
borne by the most beautiful
little street in all Paris, the Rue
Gabriel.
From the windows of the en-
baSsy, American visitors may
look out over the most historic
public square in the world:
where the guillotine did it's ter
rible work during the French
revolution; where the tumbrils,
every day, carted their loads of
men and women to die under
the descending knife of gentle
DR.. Guillotine. Where Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette were
executed; where Charlotte Cor.
day, the Duke of Orleans, Dan
ton and his followers, Camille
Desmoulins and the blood
stained monster, Robespierre,
gave their heads to the basket.
The Place de la Concorde to-
day is the very center of fash
ionable Paris, and the original
buildings of Louis XIV still re-
main. The obelisk which rises
in its center came from the
great Temple of Luxor in
Egypt, where it was set up by
Rameses II, thousands of years
ago. Fountains which rise
around it provided a lovely elec-
trical display at night. And
around the great square are
eight lofty statues representing
the principal cities of the mod
ern republic. A fascinating
spot, not only for it's thrilling
history, but for its magnificent
beauty.
Copyright 1894 King Features .
The Washington times., 1934-05-11
Have We the Right to Shield
Others From Hurt?

The man was worthless. A
weakling, probably a rascal, be-
meath his surface charm. Any
one with a particle of worldly
experience could see that.
If the girl married him, her
life would be wrecked. And she
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was such a
in e young
ster! Sweet,
honest, a n d
brave, in spite
of her modern
W lful ness.
Why did such
S p ! e n d i d
young lives
have to ravel
OuI III d Ills
cry of disillu-
sion? w hy
must hers?
1T m u S t
n o t !" S aid
L a u ra the
III keep her
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II street, d. e
4 editor ~ -"O-'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-13
Fischer
Is Promoted

Bill Fischer, for five years as
ISOLATED with Loew's Columbia
Theater, the last two of which he
was manager, today was promoted
by Mr.. J. R. Vogel, general mana
ger of the Loew Theaters, to the
management of the Polls Palace
Theater in New Haven, Conn,
one of the most imposing de luxe
theaters in the New England cir
cult.
He already has left for his new
station, and while reluctant to
leave the countless friends he has
here, nevertheless elated at his
promotion. The New Haven
Theater is a presentation house,
offering outstanding screen pro-
auctions and stage personalities.
Mr.. Fischer arrived in Wash
ington on August 6, 1929, as as
sistant manager of the Columbia.
Previously he was connected with
the Eastern Studios of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer. He attended Co.
lumbia University, where he COM
pleted his pre.medical training.
Carter Barron, Eastern division
manager, deems Mr.. Fischer an
unusually capable and thorough
Snowman and feels that his Wash
ington friends will hear more
about him now that he has
stepped out"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-13
Ted lewis to Star on Fox Stoqe

teacher prOphesied that t n ere
would be more saxaphOne blow
ers in this country than players
of any other instrument. That.
1 believe, is true. But the only
ones who have achieved any de-
gree of success are those who
have learned to develop an in
dividuaI style Of playing.
Ted will be at Loew'S Fox Thea
ter, beginning tomorrow, with a
scintillating revue, Happiness
Follies of 1884" With him ap-
pear the Ted Lewis band, Jean
Carroll and Jose Chalita, Lois and
Jean Sterner, Three Royce Sis
tiers, Shave Sherman, Mildred
Gage, Sidney Karr. kathleen Bas
sett and Paul White. And, OF
course. predominant is his trusty
old clarinet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-13
tomorrow.

You may have been of the opin-
ion that "blowin' your own horn"
aids toward success in this world.
And you probably thought h a t
plenty of personal horn-blowing
should help in the music busl-
ness of all trades.
But no less an authority than
Ted Lewis says that in his pro-
fession the quantity of air looSed
through a horn does not have
a tidbit to do with the success
to be attained.
ut isn't how much you tOOt
your horn" says Ted. cts
how you loot it. With what in
tention - with what delicacy-
with what feeling! It's the ar
tistry of your footing tn at
counts.
MANY years ago my music
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-13
BROADWAY CAN COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY WITH HOLLYWOOD SA
Star of "GombIing" Asserts
East Is Logical Spot For
Certain Type Pictures
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

When George NJ Cohan at the National Theater in his
play Gambling made bold to suggest that would
make ideal talking picture George NJ puckered up his
eyebrows that quzzca expression he often
and said "Maybe'
1t has taken three seasons put Gambing into
production At the Eastern service studios at Astoria the
story being filmed with the author the star and
Rowland '. Lee handling the directors micrOphOne.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-13

wordless and worthy of o. Henry.
Percy Hammond:
Miss Frances Starr played
gravely and with sweetness Mon
day at the Plymouth in a comedy
that might have been more saw
DRY had she added a bit of mus
tard to it.
Film Weakened
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
COUNTY To GET
NATERUN|T

Members of the Prince Georges
board of county commissioners
and other prominent persons will
participate in a ceremony Of
ficially opening the new Burnt
Mills filtration plant Tuesday
afternoon.
The plant is the first unit of a
gigantic water supply system be-
ing built by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
to serve the metropolitan area.
The plant has been in operation
to test it's efficiency for a week
and has met all tests, it was said.
The unit will increase the water
supply by 100000 gallons, while
the filtration plant will have a
total capacity, when completed of
100000 gallons. A similar unit
is to be built next year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
ROPER To SEE
GRADUATION

Secretary of Commerce Daniel
C. Roper is expected to attend the
commencement exercises of Amer
lean University Monday, when his
daughter, Miss Grace Roper, will
receive the degree of master of
arts.
Miss Roper. a graduate of Vas
sar, is employed by the Tariff
Commission and is an expert on
Canadian tariffs. The thesis
which won for her a degree is en-.
titled Imperial Preference in the
British Empire with Particular
Relation to the United Kingdom
and Canada"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
MOTOR EXHIBIT
OPENS TODAY

The General Motors products
exhibition in the Washington
auditorium will be formally
opened today by Commissioner
George E. Allen.
The show here is one of so ex-
hibits in as many cities, providing
displays of General Motors lines
of automobiles at the opening of
the touring season.
The official opening is set for
1 p. m. Sidney and his May
flower orchestra will play at the
ceremony and will continue to
supply music throughout tn e
week. The show will remain open
until 1890 p. m. Saturday and
will open again Sunday at p. m;
hours of the show next week will
be from 10 a. m. to 1890 p. m.
According to A. c. Tiedeman,
chairman of the local committee
in charge of the show, the exhibit
brings together the most complete
display Of General Motors cars
ever seen here. In addition to the
cars, Frigidaire, Delco Oil Burners,
United Motor Service, Chevrolet
and General Motors Trucks. also
members of the General Motors
family, have displays.
The exhibit hall has been for
the past few days in the hands OF
decorators, and visitors will be
agreeably surprised at the trans
formation. The interior walls are
entire concealed by Grapes, form
ing a background for the entire
show. a
At 8 a. m. today more than 500
General Motors statesmen were
breakfast guests of the show COM
mittee at the Mayflower Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
smoke SCREEN'
BY MIRA SEEN

The Labor Advisory Board Of
the NRA was assailed in a state
ment last night by William O..
Thompson of the recovery review
board who concurred in that
boards report denouncing the
MIRA and joined Chairman Clar-
ence Darrow in advocating So
cialism.
The labor group had accused
the Darrow board of ignoring the
well being" of American workers.
Mr.. Thompson said:
"The attack of the Labor
Advisory Board serves as q
smoke screen to cover the very
evils of the MIRA that the
DarrOw board has exposed.
"In its criticism of our report,
the Labor Advisory Board,
through the mouth Of John L.
Lewis, has not a single word
to say about the significant
trends toward monopoly which
we have opposed.
$50 far as we are able to
interpret the intent of their at
tack upon our report, it would
seem that they gave full sup
port to the steel and other
corporations who set prices for
the sole purpose of wringing the
necks of their competitors and
charge consumers all that
the traffic will bear"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
COUPLE WE'D

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 2.
Miss Winifred Macmillan Claude,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Gordon
Handy Claude, was married to-
day to DR.. Douglas H. Gordon,
former president of st. Johns
College and son of the late
Douglas H. Gordon and Mrs.
Alexander Gordon, of Baltimore.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Darling
ton Johnson officiated at the
ceremonies, which took place in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Stencil Bomb Sends
Boxer to Sing Sing

NEW YORK, June 2 ON.S0.
Found with a stencil bomb in
his possession in a Bronx movie
theater. May /, Barney Baker,
former pugilist, was on his way
to Sing Sing today to serve from
six months to three years. Bakers
conviction was one of the first
under a new law which makes
possession of stencil bombs a
felony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

TRICK prices have dropped as much as
$4,000 making Americas most eco
nomica1 truck still greater source Of
savings.
Chevrolet Is particularly glad to make
this important announcement Just at
this time when you can see and judge
the Chevrolet at the national exhibits
of General Motors products. Make 1t
point to look over these cars. Be prac-
tica1-compare its modern features
and these new low prices with those Of
any other 1ow-priced car. Then YOU
will know even more surely than be-
fore why we say with confidence,
+*Drive the Chevrolet only S miles and
you'll never be satisfied with any other
1ow-priced car"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Damaged in Storm,
Yacht on Home Trip

NORFOLK, Va, June 2 Q.N.S0.
The ill-fated yacht Uvira, which
has been in port here since it
was damaged by a storm off the
Virginia capes, while bound for
Central America on a scientific
and pleasure expedition, started
its return voyage to New York
today. jackson K. Dering, of
Chicago, it's owner, was on board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
"a PrincetOniavns
Win Glass Tributes

PRINCETON, N. j., June 2
QN.S)-Twenty-four Princeton
ians were put forward today by
their classmates as superlatives in
all the attributes dear to the
undergraduate heart. Arthur s.
Lane of Arlington, Mass, presi-
dent Of the class, won top honors
by being voted best all-round
man." most respected" and
most popular" Most pious" was
John R. Searles, Of Detroit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
CisseL-SUxOn Post
viii AU1rd Medals

Members of the CisSel-Saxon
Post, of the American Legion in
Silver Spring, today announced
they will award a medal to one
boy in each of the elementary
schools located in the Silver
Spring area, the East Silver
Spring school, the Woodside
school and the White Oak school.
The selection of the boys will
be based on honor. courage, schol.
arShip, leadership and service and
the medals will be given at the
closing exercises of this school
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal
Church. A reception followed at
the home Of the bride.
The former Miss Claude had
only one attendant, her sister,
Miss Dulany Claude. The best man
was Boies Penrose I'd, of Phila.
delphia, while the ushers were
three of the bridegroom's cousins,
j. Triplett Haxall, jr., Basil
Gordon and Alexander Gordon,
and DR.. Nathan c. Starr, of St.
Johns faculty,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
LOWEST PRICED
SIX WILL BE
SEEN TODAY

DETROIT, Mich, June 2
iU.N.S.).-Price reduction on two
General Motors lines of cars
was announced today as one of
them introduced a new series.
Chevrolet Motor Car Company
introduced its new 1884 STAN
dard six models and also an
nOunced sweeping reductions in
the price Of all models.
Master models were reduced
aS much as $35. Officials said
the reductions were made in
an effort to maintain employ
rnent for the balance of the
wear. Prices of the Pontiac eight
were reduced $40, effective to-
day, also.
Chevrolet today formally an
nounced "the worlds lowest-priced
six-cylinder car" with the intro
duction of the new, improved 1884
standard six models, supplement-
ing the master Chevrolet models
previously presented.
A complete line Of the new
standard six Chevrolet models is
on display at the General Motors
exhibit in the Washington Audi
torium opening at l o'clock today
and continuing for one week. In
addition the new Chevrolet
models will be displayed for the
first time at Chevrolet dealers
ahowrooms here.
Low Prices Quoted
Two closed and two open car
models comprise the new improved
standard line. They are the sport
roadster, $465; phaeton, $495;
coupe, $4S5, and two-door sedan,
$495.
The new cars are replete with
major improvements designed to
achieve better performance, riding
qualities, comfort, and appearance.
Both chassis and body have been
completely redesigned in keeping
with the latest advances in engln-
eering and styling.
Reliability, and especially sta
hility, have been enhanced through
the adoption of wider chassis
frame and more widely spaced
Leaf springs front and rear, in con-
junction with a longer front axle
and increased tread Of the front
wheels. These chassis improve
mentS have permitted the use OF
big, roomy bodies having maxi
mum width and ample leg room.
Interior Improved
The new models share with the
master series such appearance
features as sleek, flowing lines,
deep tenders hugging the tires,
long hood with horizontal
louvres, and steeply inclined radl'
ator grille. Numerous interior re-
finementS similarly enhance the
style of finish of the passenger
compartments.
Thousands of the new models
already have been shipped to
Chevrolet dealers for a simultan
eous national showing, William E.
Holler, general sales manager OF
the company, stated. He said:
"The new improved standard
six is built for business and for
that group of private owners
who want a car without the de-
luxe features and extra long
wheelbase of the present master
six.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Fair and Warmer,
District Prospect

. Fair and warmer weather was
promised for the weekend, with
the temperature today expected
to 60 a little higher than yeSter-
day when a maximum of 88 de-
Rrees was recorded. The tempera-
ture dropped to a low of 81 at 6
o'clock this morning, then rose,
standing at rs at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
"LeiSUre Time" Aide
Asks u. s. Guidance

Formation Of q Government De.
partment Of Leisure to direct how
citizens shall spend their spare
time was advocated by Hugh A.
ODonnell, chairman Of the Ma
tional Leisure Time Committee,
at a meeting at American Uni.
verSity.
Mr.. O'Donnell pointed out that
there are $500, 900 young people
in the country without proper
guidance.