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The Washington times., 1934-01-15
By Elsie Robinson
By T. E. P overs

Just as Life will always move
again through the tired soil,
so it will move again through
the tired hearts of men and
women-through you and me.
No matter how long the winter,
how great the failure or handi-
cap, Life will start in us again
some day. You're discouraged
today, disgusted, desperate. per-
haps, or so beaten that there's
no feeling left in you. You're
sure that you'll never. care for
anything again-never amount
to anything.
BUT YOU'RE WRONG.
Presently hope and enthu"
siasm are going to start NOV
ing in you as surely as the sap
is going to start moving in the
trees.
Presently you'll feel yourself
warming and neutrality-suspicious.
ing with new desire, reaching
out to new adventures. And
then if you'll let Life have her
way with you. as the trees let
her have her way-if you'll
work with life as the trees work
YOU'LL COME INTO YOUR
NEW SPRINGTIME, TOO!
YOU CAN ALWAYS BET ON
LIFE. NO MATTER HOW
DISGUSTED YOU ARE NOW,
HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER
GIVE LIFE A CHANCE
WITH YOU!
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
seen one of their own number SHOT DOWN IN THAT
BATTLE OVER A PINT OF WHISKY.


BATTLE OVER A PINT OF WHISKY.
Members of the Senate have bootleg automobiles
dash through the streets at breaneck speed while police
with highpowered rifles tried to shoot them down.
Members of the Senate have recently had an oppor-
tnity to read of the boasts that peddd booze
illicitly in Washington for SIX YEARS UNDER PRO
HIBITION AND WAS NEVER "sEEN" BY THE
POLICE.
Members of the Senate have read of the diplomatic
representative of another nation who beaten into
insensbility by hackers who broke into his legation
to steal whisky.
The people of Washington have read Of and have
these things
They are DIsGUsTED that such conditions should
ever have existed in the National Capital
Members of the Senate have the power to say that
those scenes shall be reenacted here.
They establish dispensary system and give the
bootegger, the hjacker, the thug lease life by
giving him chance to compete against highly priced
and highly restricted liquor sold by the Government
THEY CAN ADD TO THE EVIL SPAWN OF THE
PROHIBITION ERA THE LIQUOR -CONTROLLI
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

ing again with the spring.
ThereIl be grass sprouting-
gay gypsy weeds-perhaps
lovely flowers and fine fruits.
And why?
Not because the soil, itself,
has invited them. Nor even
because man has planted them.
But because life wants them,
wills them-and you can al
ways bet on life.
You can always bet on life to
keep going on, no matter now
great the depression, how cruel
the handicap, how long the de-
lay. Sooner or later. the Old
Gal will always get on the job
again and start things moving.
You can always bet on Life.
That's why this earth has lasted.
Men would have given up long
ago, but Life has never given
up. No matter how bleak the
winter, Life comes back again
with the spring-and there's a
new crop growing over last
years grave.
When the Mindwinter Mopes
hit me, and I'm blue and
through I go out and look at
the earth. And I think about
Life. Life-the mystery that
nothing can lick; the force that
always keeps on the job. And
l take heart again, for I know
that what is true of the earth
is equally true of man, the
child Of the earth.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
LISTEN WORLD

prevents the Melancholy Mopes
entirely. But it gives me a toe.
hold on the future-and you
can stand anything today if
you can hope for a better break
tomorrow.
What's the scheme? This.
When the midwinter blues hit
me now, I go out and look at
some ground. What kind of
ground? Any kind Of ground,
for they all pack the same
wallop. Real country, if I
can reach it. If I can't-any
vacant lot. or back yard, or
strip Of dirt along the side
walk.
I look at that ground. I
think what an amazing thing
it is. How old it is. How
many things have happened
to it since the world began.
has been flooded and frozen.
burnt and blighted by pests.
It has been drenched with
blood and tears. It has been
befouled with rubbish, trampled
underfoot and it's rich crop
left in ruins. It has often
lain waste for hundreds of
years. And now it's black
and bleak with winter cold
But in a few weeks that
soil will be bearing again!
In spite of everything-in spite
of all its Illustrations and
failures, its hurts and humili-
ations-that soil will be bear
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
POLITICAL, CAMP FOLLOWER to whom they could
give many lucrative jobs in the dispensaries

There is another thing that the United States Senate
can do when it votes the local liquor bill this week.
It wipe out the liquor racketeer whether he be
BOOTLEGGER OR POLITICAL HANGER-ON
It can accomplish that result by accepting the prin-
ciple of the licensing bill passed by the House.
Under that bill the evils of the prohibition era would
be killed instantly
Under that bill the oldtme saloon of pre- prohibition
days would be forever dead
Under that bill the people of Washington would be
able to buy hghball glass of wine with their meals
in the decent hotels clubs and restaurants of the city,
Under that bill person who wanted to serve cock
tail or glass of wine in his home could buy the
ingredients in decent and reputable store backed by
the GUARANTEE OF HONORABLE MERCHANTS.
These are the of action opening up before the
Senate as it prepares to vote on the bill.
The choice will be made by intelligent law -gvers on
behalf of a voteless constituency
But that constituency though voteless is not voiceess
and it says:
GIVE US NEW AND A DECENT DEAL"
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Appointment of Gen. WmShip
Based on Qualifications
By James T. Williams, Jr.

Puerto Rico's new Governor
vindicates anew the faith Of
Abraham Lincoln in the power
Of public sentiment.
"Public sentiment is every
thing" said Lincoln. "With pub
lie sentiment nothing can fail;
without it nothing CON succeed"
Retirement of Robert H. Gore,
of Florida, from the Governor
ship of Puerto Rico and the ap-
pointment in his place of Blan-
ton Winship, of Georgia, is a
triumph for public sentiment
throughout the island of Puerto
Rico and on the mainland OF
the United States.
Readers of this column will
recall that the revolt against
Mr.. Cores administration was
herein described several months
ago.
The excuse given for the
change is that the climate
in Puerto Rico has not been
conducive" to the retiring Gov
ernor's health or that of his
family. But the fact remains
that the public atmosphere of
Puerto Rico was increasingly in
inical to the continuance of Mr..
Gore as Governor,
An Exception
The students Of the Univer-
Sity Of Puerto Rico were then
on strike in protest against the
obvious unfairness to the people
Of Puerto Rico of using their
Governorship as a political hush
darling to contributor to the
Democratic national campaign
fund who sought a much more
powerful office in Washington
and came near getting it.
As was said at that time on
this page:
"Ths people OF Puerto Rico
are wsN GwGrs that the appoint.
snene Of Mr.. Gore 10 entirely
politicGE-in the nature of a
yeDGrd for political service rem.
dsred. They knOw that this
appointment Wds not recom-
1sended by those who had at
heart the Welfare Of Puerto
Rice. This 10 the reason Dhy
protests against the appoints
rsent are still made, in spite of
ths fact that the Roosevelt
administration Is striving to-
pour oil on the troubled waters
BY offering Puerto Rico assist
ance tOWGrd economic relief.
and recovery.
"Pvcsident Roosevelt has
made 50 many excellent 0p-.
pointments, he has disregaTded
90 completely in many cases
the inOvdinGtely greedy de-
nsands Of the pork barrel pOli-
ticions of his osOn party, chat
in fairness to him it should be
remembered that the way in
suhich the Puerto Ric0n govern
orship uUas filSed is an s%ceP-
tiOn to the rule"
Certainly no greater contrast
could be offered than that to be
found in the pre-eminent quail
fications Of Blanton, Winship
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
The Human Side of the News
Hue and Cry Against President Under Way
By EdWin C.. Hill

The hue and cry against the
men in the White House has
begun. Leading the pack is a
popular weekly, emitting angry
SnarlS Of resentment, growing
denunciation. One might sug-
gest that nine months of a
new presidency, in such ter
rifle times as these, is a period
much too brief upon which to
base such savage denunciations.
The President should be given
at least another year in his
admitted experimentation-his
earnest seeking this way and
that for the correct workable
solution of our economic and
financial problems.
AS for the imputation that
justice has broken down and
that criminals are pouring
through the net, the answer
could be fairly returned that
not only has repeal, spon-
sored and delivered by Presi-
dem Roosevelt, already cut
down crime measurably, but
that kidnapping has well-nigh
been throttled by the relent-
less activities of the Federal
Department of Justice and
the cooperation of the Federal
courts.
Back in March
And finally, whatever may
have been the blunders of the
brain trust, or the honest mis-
takes of the Administration,
would one care to be living back
in the early days Of March.
1888, with the banks crashing
and closing and the country
paralyZed with fear? Would
the people as q whole rather
have things as they were then,
or as they are today?
And If they prefer conditions
as they are today, with gen.
eral business admittedly on the
upturn, with millions of for
merly idle and desperate men
back at work, who should re-
ceive the credit, unless it be
the man who so resolutely &C
cepted leadership in the black
hours Of March the fourth of
1898?
The barrage against the Presi-
dent is beginning. Echoes and
rumbles are coming from vari-
Gus directions. Only a little
while ago the Republican Ma
tional Committee fired the first
gun. But it is doubtful, in
deed, If any Of these attacks will
have much effect on public
opinion.
There is no indication, any,
.lere throughout the country,
of a public fear that the Presi-
dents policies are running the
country. The people, or a very
large majority Of them are still
with him, still convinced of
his honesty and si-cerity and
patriotism; understanding that
he has been called upon to deal
with problems such as no other
American ever faced; realizing
that there is scar ely any other
method by which he can work
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

dence that you yourself are
not so well under control?
Every once in a while you per-
nit meanness to come to the
surface.
Altogether too often for your
own good, you blow up," as
you say.
You might keep the public
from knowing just how mean
you can be if you would con-
troll yourself when you are with
those whom you think unable
to retaliate in kind-or with
those who have too much self
respect to do so.
Self-mastery is necessary if
the respect of friends and the
love Of relatives is desired.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
ONCE OVERS
Don't Obey That Instinct

Don't Obey That Instinct
Your disposition may be
naturally mean and it may re-
quire great effort on your part
to prevent it's manifesting itself
at inopportune times.
But you would be well re-
paid if you tried to master it.
Practically everyone has some
disagreeable traits.
The well-poised. sympathetic
ana helpful persons you know
have their faults.
Perhaps their mean streaks
are not so deep-rooted as yours.
But they are masters Of
themselves.
And isn't there plenty Of evi-
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

WaSSa USE of Elsie Robinson
going OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
flop?
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Get that way yourself most
every January. don't you old
dear? So what?
For a good many years I
couldn't dope out so what?"
Life seemed permanently at an
end, and that was that. Why
linger on? Then one year l hit
on a scheme that has worked
fine ever since. Not that it
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

ing over my
j a n u a ary /
bills. Next I
start to think
ing of what a
G oc k e Y e d
Idiot I made
of m y S elf
! a S t year
and all the
other forty
nine. With
that, I aban-
don all con-
troll and da.
eide to do-a-
walk out for
HHHnrnA aarn Af
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

WASHINGTON published day in the
Northwest. d.
G.
l@ j. Fitzpatrick managing edOGs
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

You Can Always Bet On Life!
Always about this time Of
year get The Blues. Not just
regular blues-but a regular
mountain Of Melancholy Mopes.
Usually it begins with a gold
id da head. Then I get to look
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
WORDS. OF WISE MEN

Flattery is q sort Of bad
money, to which our vanity
gives currency La Rochefou-
cauld.
A woman seldom asks advice
before she has bought her wed.
ding clothes.-Addison.
None but the brave deserve
the fair.-Dryden.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

The most certain sign of be-
ing born with great qualities
is to be born without envy
La Rochefoucauld.
Receive the flights Of fortune
without pride, and part with
them without reluctance.
Sound Judgment is the ground
of writing well.-Roseommon.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
HANK|N HONORED
BY LAW INSTITUTE
Life Membership Is Voted
Supreme Court
BarriSter.

Gregory Hankin, member Of the
bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States, the bar of the Dis
trict of Columbia and of the State
Der of the American Law Institute
meeting here yesterday.
After studying philosophy and jul
risprudence at Harvard University,
where he held the Rogers Bromfield
memorial fellowship in ethics and
jurisprudence, Mr Hankin came to
Washington to teach in George Wash
1ngton University. He then served
as special attorney for the Federal
Trade Commission. then Special As
slstant to the Attorney General and
then as special attorney in the bu-
reau of Internal Revenue. Since 1929
he has specialized in practice before
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
For the past seven years, Mr.. Han
kin has devoted himself practically
exclusively to the work of the Su-
preme Court. He is the author of a
loose-leaf service on the Supreme
Court called the U. S. Supreme Court
Service and Of a series of volumes
known as Progress of the Law in the
U. S. Supreme Court" which is an
annual review on the work of the
court, treating the problems before
the court from their economic, politi-
cal and social importance rather than
from their strictly technical legal in
terest. He is associated in his work
on the Supreme Court with his wife,
Mrs. Charlotte Hankin, who is also
member of the bar of the District
of Columbia.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
PRESS SAID TO HOLD
FUTURE OF WORLD
DR.. Walter Williams Makes Plea
for Freedom of Speech and
Brotherhood.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Mo, May 1l.-Dr.
Walter Williams, president of the
University of Missouri said last night
"humanity's future depends in larg-
est measure upon the dedication of
Journalistic typewriters to world
peace. world prosperity and world
brotherhood
the schools journalism school, spoke
to members of the National Editorial
Association.
Credit for the fact the United
States had not "drifted or been driven
into a dictatorship, or given over to
the tyranny of mob rule" belongs in
large measure. he said, to the
"breadth and tolerance of view and
freedom of expression in the Ameri-
can newspaper of today"
The preservation of the freedom
of speech. the freedom of conscience.
the freedom of the press, determines
the continued existence of democ-
racy in this republic" DR.. Williams
said.
Attacked as such freedom is In
many parts of the world, with the
press regimented in Germany, sub
sidized in France, censored in Italy,
controlled as the person or party in
power wishes it to be throughout con-
tinental Europe. save in such islands
of democracy as Czechoslovakia, Hol-
land Switzerland it is vital to the
press Of the world and to the security
of our own republic to maintain free
dom of the press here"
Evening star., 1934-05-11

Driving with dirty, thinned-out
winter oil may harm your motor.
Let your Shell dealer drain your
crank case today. He will fill 1t
with lons-lastins Shell Motor
OIL that actually has only u the
carbon content Of the costliest oil.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
LEA STATES CELL
HOLDS SN0 TERRORS
He and Son Begin Prison
Routine-Latter Ex-
poets Parole.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 11.-Garbed
in regulation striped uniforms, Luke
Lea, former financial and political
"czar" of Tennessee. and his eldest
son. Luke, jr.. today faced the Gus.
tomary routine Of wly-admitted in
mates of States prison.
When the former colonel-senator-
publisher and his son entered the
penal institution yesterday to serve
sentences for violation of the State
banking laws, the father became con-
vict No. 20. .408 and his son No. 29,409.
Helds mo Terrors."
Having shared with the boys of
North Carolina and Tennesse who SER
we'd with me in the 30th Division the
hardships and dangers of the trenches
in France. a prison cell has no ter
rors for me-" the elder Lea said.
II am distressed. however, over the
consequences to my son. who has had
a serious major operation since his
conviction, and whose sole offense, if
any. was loyalty to his father If
there are any who delight in seeing
me suffer, or who derive any pleasure
from my misfortune, they can have
Evening star., 1934-05-11
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. C., FRIDAY MAY H. 1884

the satisfaction of knowing that I do
suffer. not for myself, but for the boy
who shares my punishment"
Lost Three-Year Fight.
The men were taken to prison after
losing three-year night for freedom.
They were convicted In 1881 Of con-
spiracy to defraud the now defunct
Central Bank & Trust Co. of Asheville.
The elder Lea was sentenced to from
six to ten years, while the younger
man had the alternative of paying
$25 900 fine or serving two to four
year term. He was unable to pay the
fine but his father is hopeful Gov.
Ehringhaus will grant a parole to his
son. The elder Lea said his son was
suffering from a malignant disease.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

and an appeal to the courts was in
dicated.
The commission pointed out the
new rates were "promotional and ex-
perimentar and promised . review in
six months.
The cut in rural rates means q de-
crease for farmers from $2i to $18
year.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

dered Wednesday by the State Public
Utilities Commission.
The commission ordered:
IA - q year reduction in rural
phone rates.
2-Ehmination Of the as cents q
month extra charge for so-called
French phones after . subscriber has
paid the charge for 18 months.
3-An optional fiat rate service for
residential phones IN Detroit, where
the charge now Is made on q metered
basis.
The changes are effective June /,
Evening star., 1934-05-11
Sea-Gull Plane Invented.

Shaped like sea-gull, without the
head, a machine to enable humans to
fly has been invented by M. Choranov-
sky, in Moscow, Russia. Experts say
it is practicable. The flyers hands
and feet will be used to propel the
machine, but the inventor says this
will not be difficult. Plans for mass
production are being made.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
More Pilgrims to Mecca.

Pilgrims from Egypt to Mecca this
year numbered twice those of 1898.
The large increase Is largely due to
special facilities granted by the Egyp-
tian government, which include the
exporting of S750,O00 in gold from
Egypt to the Hedjaz to facilitate
travel. and the provision of special
fleet to transport pilgrims to Arabia.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
New Fire Engine Speedy.

What Is believed to be the fastest
fire engine in the world has Just been
installed at the race track In Brook
lands, England. It can attain q speed
Of more than 100 miles an hour. In
recent tests It was demonstrated that
the engine can reach any part OF the
az mile circuit within 1H minutes.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
MICHIGAN PHONE RATE
REDUCTION ORDERED
Rural and Detroit Charges Both
Affected in New Expert
mental Schedules.

BY the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, May I1.-Three-
point revision In the rates Of the
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. was or
Evening star., 1934-05-10
C|WCLEADERS ASK
AIRPORT HEARINGS
Committee to Secure Per.
manent Site for Field
Is Suggested.

After a two-hour discussion of the
necessity for emergency action to
meet the greatly increased airport
needs of Washington under the ex-
panded airmail program of the Post
Once Department, representatives of
the local civic and business organiza-
tions, at a luncheon meeting yester-
day afternoon, voted to request i'm
mediate congressional hearings on the
pending Gibson airport bill.
On motion of Samuel J. Solomon,
manager of Washington Airport, it
was agreed to request an amendment
OF the Gibson bill to provide for the
appointment of an impartial commits
sion to agree on a permanent airport
site for Washington.
The urgency of airport action was
described by Mr.. Solomon, who
pointed out that Washington Airport,
now the Capitals only air terminal.
cannot service the existing airlines
which are serving Washington and
will be unable to care for the ad-
ditlonal lines to be established with
In the next few weeks under the
postal contracts.
Hangar Space Limited.
The new lines. Solomon pointed
out, will be unable to obtain hangar
space for the housing of airplanes,
serving facilities for their planes, Of
flce space for necessary airport per-
sonnel, or even space for ticket Of
fees.
"The facilities which we need today
Simply do not exist and we have no
way of providing them" Solomon
said.
Arguments in favor of the ultimate
development of a permanent airport
site at Gravely Point were voiced by
Chester H. Warrington, chairman of
the Aviation Committee of the Wash
angton Chamber of Commerce and
president of the Washington Air
Derby Association; Clarence Miller,
chairman of the Aviation Committee,
Washington Board of Trade; Edwin
s. Hege, Federation of Citizens As
sociations: Thomas S. Settle, National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion; James Colliflower. president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
SAooOSldtAOil, <OloCy I1yOC, cCClC.
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
Vidal is Heard.
Eugene L. Vidal, director of areo-
nautics, Department of Commerce,
warned the group that single large
airport will not serve the needs of
Washington and that the question of
use to be made of any municipal air.
port must be taken into account. He
advocated construction on a central
field purely for air transport pur-
pose, supplemented by member of
landing strip" fields around the city
for the use of private flyers and other
miscellaneous operations. He also
voiced warning that improper To-
cation of the city air terminal would
result in a wasted expenditure, cit
ing examples in a number of cities,
where very costly airports are idle
while less adequate fields more con-
veniently located are overcrowded
Hege, who for severa! years was in
charge of the local airport matter
for the federation, urged immediate
Evening star., 1934-05-10
II RETAILERS GIVEN
BEVERAGE LICENSES
Control Board Issues Permits for
Sale of Various Glasses
of Drinks.

Seventeen additional retailers were
licensed yesterday by the Alcohol Bev-
erage Control Board to deal in various
classes of alcoholic beverages here.
The permits were issued to the fol-
lowing:
Seeley Decker, Vera L. Decker and
Edward w. Schubert, 9l2 Rhode
Island avenue northeast; Fritz w.
Knudsen, New Center Market, Fifth
and K streets; the Pullman Co.,
Union Station: Mobile Restaurant,
427 Tenth street; Mayer Cohen, 1926
Georgia avenue; Julius Manset. 2343
Seventeenth street; D. Stambler.
Booth No. 6, 1927 H street; Ludwig
Mueller, 453 G street; Owl Sand
wich Shop, Inc. 1912 Seventh street.
Walnot Lunch, 7O4 Ninth street:
H. and c. Lunch. 1886 Ninth street;
Jacob Litman, 2234 Wisconsin ave-
nue.; Mount Pleasant Market. 3159
Mount Pleasant street: G. & B. Res
taurant, 319 G street; New Hampshire
Restaurant, 2O36 M street; Republic
Cafe, Inc, 9l0 F street, and Rus
sells Cafe, 1884 Fourteenth street.