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The Washington times., 1934-10-15

My own assignments-as va
, ried lot as you could find in a
library Of sensational fiction
yet no more exciting than many
a cub I knew in those halcyon
days.
That crisp POughkeepSie morn.
ing when Fiji StiIlman, basking
in her divorce suit, marched
through an admiring crowd Of
mOrOns to . secret referees
hearing; so very secret that
stenOgraphic transcripts Of the
days testimony were in our
hands every evening at six
sharp.
And a Jorlorn day in Boston,
on q bunch that there might
be something interesting in the
fate OF tho Italians, SGcco and
VGnzetti, charged tDith murder.
No one had eUer heard OF them
and no one 1DGS tn the least
interested. The conference Nth
Carlo TreScG the tolloDing
morning, and Herbert BGyard
SDope - and the NeD York
World broadcast the case to
the country.
Ironically enough, sentimental
Sophisticates saved their tears
for five full years. The cam
paign to save them had just be-
gun. And still more ironically,
the New York World ducked out
from under, having grown SOL
emn and messy in an incredibly
brief period, and fired Mr..
Broun for supporting a cause
the paper itself had launched.
What Moral?
That incredible night in a
Genoa hotel, during the first Of
the important pOst-Versailles
conferences, when a mOOn-faced
The Washington times., 1934-10-15
THE VOICE OF BROADWAY
By LOUIS SOBOL

aide-de-camp offered to sell I'M
portant information for $50
cash, and I persuaded him to
deliver for two beers.
A sentimental journey with
George Adam, war correspond
emit Of the London Times, to
Bonn on the Rhine, where he'd
been at school. Arriving there
to find machine guns spraying
the school In the Separatist
revolt; and q pale, scared gen.
tleman in the mayors office
who's been . Tammanyite in
COney Island and wanted to be
remembered to the boys.
The Washington times., 1934-10-15
Down Memory Lane!
With Samuel Spewaek

The grandest grind in the wOrld-the cyclOramic
life of the reporter, whose field is limited only by
birth and DEATH and who manages to hit most of
the high spots between. The best training in the
world for literary career. Spring Song" didn't
just happen to occur It was born in the years
when Bella Cohen and I were covering the East
Side and prying under the lids of tenement houses
and pushcarts for whatever news they contained.
For true picture of life, the future novelist or
playwright can't do any better than crawl humbly
into the nearest city room and wheedle his way
into leg Job.
The Washington times., 1934-10-15
Lincoln Steffens

NV meetings with Lincoln
Steffens in Genoa, Paris, Berlin,
HOLLYWOOD and Carmel: prObab
" the most intelligent specta-
tor Of our times; with the cOur-
age to follow his convictions
wherever they might lead him.
The man who loves to go to the
movies every night because he
says, GOOD or bad, I can see
the tremendous labor tn . t
goes into them. And I like to
see other people labor"
Bella Cohen-one of the best
newspaper men eDer. met, my
tGvorite co-author, Gnd-lDeH,
meet the l0ite.
Our first glimpse Of Holly
wood, the twentieth century
Nineveh. The dizzy feeling that
all this couldn't be real and the
SOLDERING realization that it was.
The gradual readjustment to a
new life and new language,
which we are now living and
speaking as though we were
brought up in them.
Comforting Herman Shumlin,
another Hollywood exile. We
tried to cheer him up by draw.
ing vivid pictures Of Moscow,
and the next thing we knew we
were plotting q play. The fun Of
producing "Clear All Wires"
with q cast Of extras that spoke
better Russian than English.
Strangely enough, they all
managed to read the notices
somehow.
The idea for aspiring Song,"
born of a sentimental journey
back to the East Side where
1De had Don our spurs as a re-
porter. The teveriSh interludeS
bet1Deen scenarios 1Dhen tDe
poured those earliest memories
into dialogue form.
The Washington times., 1934-10-15
By Mark HeIIinqer

words Of Associated Press every
night in the week. He used an
ordinary stylus, and still
thought his job was a cinch.
Furthermore, he not only
had to bear down hard to go
through five copies of flimsy
and carbon paper-but he even
turned out the bottom copy in
Jewish for the Daily Forward!
Now will you guys shut
up?'".
The Washington times., 1934-10-15

orators. Let me tell them about
you
HE wheeled again. And he
kept wagging a finger in my
direction.
BACK in the old days. he
told the wild-eyed listeners, be-
fore they ever thought Of US
ing a typewriter in the tele-
graph business, that man used
to h andle $4,000 to 10000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
See Britain's Past
in Heraldry Show

Of history, chivalry and genealogy,
with it's ancient records and its deep
knowledge Of precedent and custom.
Stresses Value of Tradition.
"In times when many disruptive ten
denotes are at work the value Of tradi-
ton is brought home to those who
have the stability and continuity Of
our civilization at heart" said the
foreword to the catalogue Of the COM
memorative exhibition, and that SEN
tence may help to give some under
standing of one Of the most amazing
and fascinating shows ever seen in
London.
The college Of heralds is so old
it was probably in existence long be-
fore its charter was granted in 184S-
that it refers to centuries as lightly
as others speak Of years. In this ex-
hibition were seen pedigrees Of the
Fifteenth century which trace the
origin of the Saxon kings back to
Adam and Eve. This magnificent vel
lum makes the intriguing suggestion
that Adam dyed Of the goute."
Earl Of Lemonade Recorded.
The college of heralds touches at
50 many points in the history of these
islands that it was not surprising to
see prayer book Of King Charles II,
lent by King George; while near by
was the pedigree of Admiral Lord
Nelson, and signed in the admiral's
own shaky hand. This tree is of very
modest size, compared with some of
the vast charts which were on dis
play.
The negro slave, Henri Christophe,
who became king of Hayti, created a
nobility of his own which included
two peers with the high-sounding
titles of ''the Duke of Marmalade" and
"the Earl of Lemonade" The original
register Of arms Of this exotic no
bility was in the exhibition.
Among grants of arms was the draft
of a grant to John Shakespeare Of
Stratford-on-Avon, father Of the poet,
and an interesting note in defense of
his granting these arms by the garter
king Of arms Of that day, when it was
claimed that they too closely resem-
bled the arms of Lord Mauley.
OF particular American interest was
the picture of Heralds proclaiming the
Peace of Versailles in 1888, by which
the independence of the thirteen col
onies was recognized by the mother
country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Die Z,o! 81 !: sc *,
Bu Ludia lie Baron Walker

or a good workman" 1t is saying
that contains an undeniable truth. 1t
Is not pay which makes any work
good, although good work is worth
good pay. Just what good pay is de-
ponds upon the age. or era. For exam
pie, in the World war prices scared to
phenomenal heights. In the recent de-
preston prices were extremely low.
Just now there is the gradual return
to the normal. But whatever the pay
for the work, its excellence should
not be Influenced. The worker should
endeavor to reach high level of ex-
cellence and maintain it.
The underlying idea in the saying
quoted is easy to find. There is per-
sonal equation in all work whether it
is craftsmanship, cooking, carpentry,
plumbing-and so through all trades
and arts. The worker decides wheth-
err he will do his or her best, or wheth-
err it shall be good only when the pay
is high. The crudity Of making the
money value the criterion Of excel
lence is recognized in moment. And
yet there are persons who slight their
tasks unless pay is high.
G. Bell Syndicate.--WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

Bad brakes or weakened parts of old
cars are frequently blamed for these
misfortunes. but investigation has
proven this is not true. If the blame
cannot be placed on the condition Of
the car itself, where else shall we look
for it? There is only one other source,
and that is the driver himself. I'm
doubtedly most of the accidents are
caused by haste. Speeding, when the
way is clear, is not so much at fault
as haste to pass another car, or to
beat a red light. Many persons try
to save ten minutes Of time with no
definite idea in mind what they will
do with that ten minutes after they
have saved it. Just the idea of get
ting there" is at the basis of most of
our troubles. Poor judgment may also
be put down as a contributing cause
which prompts one to take unneces-
sary risks. Downright recklessness is
a serious fault. This spirit of indif-
ference to consequences may be
caused by drink or certain abnormal
mental conditions. Doubtless there
are some persons from whom the priv
ilege of driving car should be taken
away. The fact that in the majority
of our states any person, regardless
of fitness, may drive car. in itself
presents a very serious hazard. The
public SHOULD at once be spared the
danger from irresponsible drivers.
Is the remedy for this menace to be
found in legislation? Increased police
vigilance may help some, but with the
increased traffic it seems impossible to
make this efficient. Watch the other
fellow-take no chances, seems to be
the wiser course.
q Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Counting Mirrors" Among
Antiques in Alden Home

Duxbury, Mass. - Two counting
mirrors" used by the Pilgrims when
they wanted to ask young women to
marry them are among the treasured
antiques at the John Alden home
here.
They hang in bedroom of the three
century old house.
In those days, when young man
was about to propose, he carried a
"courting mirror" to her home. When
he was admitted he laid it on the liv-
ing room table. If she picked it up
and looked into it during his visit,
it was her way of accepting him. If
she did not gaze into it, the young
swain was out of luck.
The John Alden house is the only
one in existence in which any of the
original Pilgrims lived.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Ok SIedge Of Funchal
Survives Motor Advent

Automobiles, motor buses and
trucks now crowd the narrow
streets of Funchal, capital of the
Madeira islands, but it is the native
caro-, or sledge, drawn by pair Of
patient oxen, which catches the eye,
says the National Geographic So
ciety.
In one of these two-seated, cur
tanned and canopied "oxey-cabs,"
which resemble big baskets on run
ners, the traveller glides along the
smooth, polished cobbles to the cog
railway, which carries him up a
steep incline to pine-clad heights,
$500 feet above the sea. A feature
of the ascent is the shower of flow
ers tossed by lblossom-laden children,
who scamper after sledge and slow
moving funuicular. This graceful
act, unfortunately, is married by the
insistent clamor: zone penny! One
pennyw
The return trip from the mountain
can be made in a toboggan sledge,
which offers an exciting ride. The
speed of the passenger and cargo
sledge is slow, but the downhill
running caro-" provides real thrills.
This broad armchair o. runners is
used in descending selected routes Of
tilted streets. Two men hold the
sledge in leash by guide ropes; as it
Starts down the slippery stone paths
they hop on ito the back platform
and the slide begins!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

additional hazards involved. We are
not surprised at this when we read
in a recent city report that during the
"first five months Of 1884 there were
$40 fatalities, or 106 more than In the
corresponding period Of 1885,"
Upon examination of exhaustive re-
ports on automobile accidents occurring
last year, one is astonished to discov-
er that the majority Of these accidents
are not caused by mishaps to old or
secondhand cars, but to new cars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Relics Of History Opened to
Public for First Time.

Londons-For the first time in his
tory the public was admitted to the
sacred precincts Of the college Of her.
aids, when that institution held an ex-
hibition here to celebrate the four hum
dred and fiftieth anniversary Of the
granting of its charter by King Rich
ard III.
The Heralds, Clarenceux king Of
arms, Lancaster herald, Rouge ORA
gan pursuivant, under the direction Of
the hereditary earl marshal Of Eng
land, are inextricably linked with the
spacious days Of British history, when
men were all brave and jousts and
Journeys occupied that place in public
affection now filled by ball games and
the gridiron. Even today the college
IL an extremely busy institution, par
ticularly when coronation or some
other magnificent state function is In
prospect. Its everyday work calls for
the qualities of artist and lawyer, poet
and magistrate, master Of ceremonies
and arbitrator.
Heraldry is fine art which is also
an exact science, and it is one of the
duties of the college to direct and
control the design of the crests and
coats Of arms with which the most
newly created lordling wishes to en-
blazon his automobile and household
silverware. Further, the college rem
ders indispensable service to students
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
AK Found in New York
Believed Made in 1900

Albany, N. Y.-An ak found at AM
sterdam, N. T., recently is Of Seven
teenth century, European workman
ship-probably a Holland product
the National museum at Copenhagen,
Denmark, has informed state museum
officials.
The Danish authorities point out
that the date the ak is believed to
have been manufactured comedies with
arrival of the first colonists from Hol-
land, between 1912 and 1864.
Paul r. Hojohn, contractor, dis
covered the ak near an old stone fence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Tn. Ark and Dove Ships

The Ark and the Dove were the
ships vi On brought the first settlers
Of Maryland to this country. The
Ark was a ship of $50 tons burden and
the Dove a pinnace of so tons. They
sailed from Cowes, Isle of Wight, and
landed their passengers at st. Marys
City in the spring Of 1884, after a
voyage which took the whole winter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24


cid e mt 8 in 1888
numbered slightly
over $4,000, and
d e a t h s amounted
to 10000, an In
crease of 700 over
the previous year.
Occasionally, ne
hears of an insur-
ance company can
ceiling the double
indemnity payable
on death by acct
dent. The premium
on accident insur-
ance has also in
creased due to the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Theatrical Note

dad, what is an actor?"
IAN actor? My son, an actor Is
man who can walk to the side of a
stage, peer into the wings filled with
theatrical props, dirt and dust, other
actors, stage hands, old clothes, and
other clap-trap, and say, What a
lovely view there is from this win
down."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

TT rs good Idea for children to have
L small allowances. Pin money was
the name given to allowances which
were meant to be spent on trifles. This
was when pins were scarce, and wom-
en- wanted money with which to buy
them. Pins were not considered essen
tial, but desirable luxuries which in
Dictated incomes above the necessities
of life. To have pin money was a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

each. They were scarcer and consid-
cred more dangerous to have where
they could be trodden on, and perhaps
broken. You can imagine how clear
the floors were kept from both pins
and needles, and how we children rev.
eled in the days when the seamstress
or the dressmaker came to the house
to work. Today vacuum cleaners can
be damaged by gathering up pins and
needles, so why not let the youngsters
earn some pin money by keeping the
floors free from pins and needles, and
thereby help fill their wee purses or
banks with the proceeds Of their labor?
Mothers Helpers.
Mothers can make their little folk,
feel they are making money and this
is SO like grown-ups in the business
world, that they rather relish the idea.
At the same time she can be getting
the youngsters to help her in her
Homework. For example / know Of
one mother who used to put penny
on the window sill of each bedroom
where she wanted the beds made. The
penny went to the child who made the
bed in the room. I can assure you the
beds were made early in the day. The
mother inspected the work, and COM
mented on 1t favorably when the beds
were well made, and made suggestions
Of how to improve the making when
she was not satisfied. She did not find
fault, but made helpful suggestions,
such as telling the child how to
smooth the under bedclothes well to
make the spread smooth etc.
There are always some tasks for lit
tie hands to do and they will be will
ing hands If they get some remunera-
ton for their labor. After all this is
one way Of helping children to learn
what 1t means to be self-supporting.
It is method which works to the ad-
vantage of the employer, who is moth
er In this case, and the employees, who
are the children.
The Worker and Her Work.
Once upon time when there was
no depression at the moment, great
thinker, John Ruskin, wrote mo
amount of pay can ever make good
soldier, good teacher, a good artist,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

begin tonight Win IA
nous Nadinola Bleach
ing Cream, tested and
trusted for over a gen.
Grafton. The minute you
smooth it on, Nadinola
begins to clear, whiten
and smooth your skin.
Tan and freckles, mud
dy, sallow color vanish
quickly. You see day-by-
day Improvement until
your skin is all you long
for. crna nov-white SATIN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

marx or evidence
of riches. Today
with pins a COM
m on commodity
and necessary ar
ticles, the term
pin money has
b e e n superseded
by that Of allow
ance.
! have dwelt on
t h e n a m e pin
money, partly be-
cause mOlnerS can
help their little
folk to earn their
allowances by pick
ing up pins. When
1 was a little girl
1 was given a pen
ny for each six
pins 1 picked up
off the floor. Pins
from anywhere
else could not be
included. Needles
counted a penny
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

smooth, lovely. No Disappointment;
no long waiting for results. Money
back guarantee. Get large box of
Nadinola Bleaching Cream at any toilet
counter or by mail, postpaid, only Soc.
NADINOLA, Box Is, Paris, Tenn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

Pocket Radio, requires no batteries, tubes.
or current. Garry it anywhere. Receives
stations within radius so miles. Complete
with headphones $2.99. Western Sales Serv-
ice, 1851 Botanical Ave-, st. Louis, Mo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

1t is expected that Miss Sarah Wam-
baugh Of Cambridge, Mass, will be
appointed by the League of Nations to
oversee the plans for the plebiscite in
the Saar, which will decide whether
that important mining region shall re-
vert to Germany or remain under con-
troll of the league. Miss Wambaugh
is an authority on international law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Danish Frecles,
Weather Beaten Skin
Weeks Quicker

1t is so easy now to clear away black
heads, freckles, coarseness; to have
smooth. white. hawless new beauty. just
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Still to Be Found

There is no recipe for longevity as
far as 1 can see.-George Bernard
Shaw.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
Avoidable Murders,
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT

Accidents by automobiles seem to be
on the increase. Fatal injuries caused
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24
The Worker and Her Work.

Once upon a time when there was
no depression at the moment, great
thinker, John Ruskin, wrote mo
amount of pay can ever make good
soldier, good teacher, good artist,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01
Eagleport Grange

Eagleport grange will meet
Thursday evening, Feb. s, at 7.30,
with the following Valentine pro-
gram: Song, Loves Old Sweet
Song" roll call, ladies will write a
piece of advice to men, and men
will write piece Of advice to ladies,
slips will be collected and dis
tributed to opposite sex-each one
to read advice given them: reading,
st. Valentine Day, Mildred Fischer:
The origin of st. Valentine, by lee
turer; song, "Star of the Summer
Night" reading, "Grandpa's Val
entine," by Martha Hivnor; essay,
"The Ideal Woman Charles
Mautz; essay, "The Ideal Man"
Cora Eye; song, Brenda Clifton, Err
ma Williams, Edith Taylor, Jack
Matheney and ROLAND Williams:
reading, Queen of Hearts, Vivian
Garrett The lecturer will furnish
games and stunts as follows. The
farmers love letter; the best VAL
entine, and matching of broken
hearts.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01
Declfield Grange

Deerfeld grange program for
Feb. 8 is as follows Roll call, con
test everyone bring pencil); read
ing, history of ST. Valent ne day
Johnnie Porter; recitation, Ger
aldine Blackburn; discussion by
men, Why every farmer should be a
granger, led by Chas. Cordray;
song, "When You and l Were Young
Maggie;" reading, Winifred War.
rem; recitation, Betty Frash; dis
cussion by ladies, To what extent
should women sew for the home and
family, led by Eva Niceswanger
questions for the question box; Val
entines for the Valentine box
Ladies bring heart shaped cookies
Men bring heart candy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01

Lewis Osborn Smoot, aged 70
years, died at his home at Dart,
Washington county, last Thursday
night, following an illness. He was
son of the late Lewis and Mary
Vanwey Smoot, and was born at
Sharon, Noble county. He spent the
greater part of his life in Washing
ton county. His wife who survives
him was Susie E. Hamilton of
Heslop. He also leaves daughter,
Mrs. Harry Reynolds of the family
home at Dart. Mrs. Lena COngleton
OF East Liverpool is sister of the
deceased. Funeral services were
held Sunday at the Lawrence Bap-
fist church, in Washington county,
and interment was made in the
Lawrence cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01
Program. Rent Hickory Grange

Saturday evening, Feb. 8, be-
cause of basketball on Friday even
ing. Opening song, by grange; roll
call, memory gems; discussion, led
by Homer Pierce, Feed and care of
dairy cows; muse, piano, Lena
Wright: talk Choose your owu sub
ject, Charles BanKes; song, Ruth
Glass, Bernice Best, Emmett Wright,
jr., and Russell Van Horn; discus
sion, led by master, on the value Of
the grange to the community; song
by all over 40, when You and
Were Young Maggie" The annual
oyster supper will be held at this
meeting, and all members are urged
to be present and bring their fam
lilies. Each grange member is also
requested to invite nOn-granger,
one who is not a member of his
family Those who do not eat oEs-
ters will be furnished other "eats. /"
Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01
Wins Tooth Game

Coach Ray o. Derrick, Ohio Wes-
leyan, leader of the Buckeye confer
ence basketball race, has just chalk
ed up it's Tooth basketball victory
under the coaching of Raymond O.
Detrick. Detrick's Ohio Wesleyan
teams now have won 100 games and
have lost only Al for the high av-
erage of 700. They have also won
81 out of 73 Buckeye conference
games for the best basketball rec
ord of any college in the Buckeye
since it was formed in 1926. His
current Bishop quintet won its
Tooth game last Saturday night,
trimming Wittenberg, As to 28.
The present team is not only lead
ing the Buckeye with four straight
wins, but is undefeated. The Bish-
OBS have won from Ohio State,
Western Reserve, Ohio, Miami, Gin
cinnati and Wittenberg.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01

Mrs. Alonzo Tryon, II years of
age, died at her home in Athens, re-
Gently, following ten days illness
She is survived by her husband and
six children. The children are: Mrs.
jamie Sayre, Millfield; Mrs. Mae
Jones, The Plains; Owen and Har-
vey Tryon, Mrs. Nellie Huber and
Mrs. Anita Brown, Athens. Fu-
neral services were held at the
home, and burial was made in
Hooper Ridge cemetery.