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The Washington times., 1934-02-03

what can we do about it?
Well, the first thing most Of
us do is to try to blame our past
bad luck on somebody else. Who
else? Almost anyone will do.
Our husbands-our wives-the
boss-the Government-society
in general. To hear us tell it,
they've all contributed to every
blunder we've ever made.
But we always end up by put
ting the bee on the Arch Crimi-
nails who've done us dirt since
first we could toddle. And who
may they be? Why, papa and
mamma, of course!
Yes, papa and mamma nave
certainly become the favorite
twentieth century alibi for all
cowardice and cussedness. Not
that we don't love them! Not
that we wouldn't punch any.
ones jaw who dared insinuate
they weren't 100 per cent. But
when we, ourselves, are con-
fronted with the evidence of our
own shortcomings, we immedi-
ately and invariably pass the
buck to the Old Folks.
For see what they did to us
when we were little helpless
children-or DIDN'T do to us.
Consider the notions they put
into our heads-or failed to put.
Lookit how they held us down.
or let us go. And the sort Of
example they set. And the sort
of a home they made. How
could any child grow up nor
NAL with such training, or such
environment?
No wonder we're afraid to
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
ONCE-OVERS

tell you that they are not as
happy or contented as they
were when they were working.
Their associates are mostly
busy during the day and there
is not much Of an amusing or
recreational nature going on
among their friends.
You may have longed, with
others, for the day when you
need not work.
You may have envied those
whose finances were such that
they could be idle all the time
and yet have enough to keep
themselves and their families
without physical or mental ef-
fort Of a personal nature.
But if you knew how dissatis-
fled such persons are because
Of the extra time they must
spend doing nothing, you would
revise your opinion.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Airport Facilities
Speedy Action Needed

"
Petty squabbs unmpOrtant details again threaten to
prevent any advancement toward the goal Of OBJ
tanning adequate airport facilities for the National Capital
ings have been held again and again. but Washington still
has only DIsGUsTINGLY SMALL AIRPORT AND A DE-
CDEDLY DANGEROUS ONE
This is an intolerable condition for the Capital Of great
nation nation in which aviation and in which it
hiss made remarkable progress
The establishment here Of satisfactory landing facilities for
planes primarily matter for the consideration Of the
Federal It the Federal Government which
has the greatest interest in the matter and which should be
most concerned with the provision Of proper facilities
Every pilot of any repute who has attempted to land his
plane Washington has condemned the present facilities
Federal departments after surveying the situation have pointed
out the dangers which exist
Numerous efforts have been made to settle the problem
but all have proven futile.
These efforts cenered largely around the question
Of whether the present commercial airport the Virginia
side the Highway Bridge should be improved and enlarged
or whether port should be constructed at Gravely
Point.
The present airport has obvious disadvantages and
highly doubtful it. because its proximity to Arlington Ma
tona Cemetery be made satisfactory port for the
future.
On the hand the Gravey Point development would
require years before could be made fit for
The obvious solution improve the present commercial
port by the elimination of its most pressing dangers and
utilize it until Gravey Point port be constructed
The Federal Government should decsvely such
program.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF
AVIATION AND ITS OWN NECESSITIES THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
LISTEN, WORLD
By Elsie Robinson

face ife-and can't get along
with other folks-and get hurt
at the least little thing-and
have never made good. They
broke our spirits; that's what
they did. Or, maybe, they
didn't break 'em enough. But
whatever it was. we never had
a chance. No, sir; right from
the jump we never had q
chance!
So on and on we go, alibing
and excuSing ourselves, and put
ting nom and dad on the spot.
Now, far be it from me to
defend or endorse papaS and
mamas merely because they are
papas and mamas. To the con-
trary, I firmly believe that
parents get by with more mur-
der than any other class Of
workers on earth. If a plumber
or carpenter didn't know more
about his job than the average
mother and father, no union on
earth would admit him.
But is that any reason why
we should go through life blam-
ing them for ALL our spine-
leSSness? It is not. And it's
time somebody bawled out this
big cry-baby racket.
Let's admit, right at the Jump,
that most Of us got off to a
bum start, and that it wasn't
our fault if we began life with
a lot of cockeyed notions and
habits! But what of it? that's
life. Whether we're five or
fifty, we'll have to deal with
selfishneSS and stupidity. We
can't eliminate these conditions
from the human program.
We're not responsible for them.
BUT WE ARE RESPONSE.
BILE FOR THE WAY WE MEET
THEM. AND IT ISN'T THE
THING THAT HAPPENS TO
US IN LIFE THAT MAKES OR
BREAKS US. IT'S THE WAY
WE MEET TT, AND WHAT WE
DO ABOUT 1T.
Bad breaks? Everyone has
them. Blaming them on the
other fellow? Anyone can do
it. But what does it buy us?
Nothing but grief. For every
hour we spend blaming our
trouble on the other fellow is
just one more hour spent in the
grip of that trouble-one more
hour lost of that free and hap
pier lot which might be ours.
MAYBE YOUR FATHER AND
MOTHER DID MESS THINGS
UP FOR YOUR FIRST FIVE
YEARS. BUT Is THAT ANY
REASON WHY YOU SHOULD
PERPETUATE THAT MESS
FOR THE NEXT FIFTY?
But you can't help it; they
left a mark on your character"
Hooey! If you have sense
enough to realize the evil they
did, and energy enough to re-
sent it, then you've sense and
energy enough to fight and
overcome it!
Then why don't we? Why do
we go through the years, spoil
ing life by our recriminationS
and reSentments? BECAUSE
IT'S A MILLION TIMES
EASIER TO CROUCH THAN
IT IS TO GET GOING!
And whenever you hear a
grown man or woman bleating
because Mama and Papa
wrecked their lives, you can bet
on thiS-THEY, THEMSELVES,
ARE KEEPING THEIR LIVES
WRECKED BECAUSE 1T
SUITS THEIR OWN LAZI.
NESS AND COWARDICE.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
WISE WORDS

To mourn a mischief that is
past and gone-is the next
way to draw new mischief on.
Shakespeare.
The greatest truths are the
simplest; so are tie greatest
men.
He grieveS more than is nee
esSary, who grieves before 1t
Is necessary.
The habit of agreeing seems
to be dangerous and slippery.
Cicero.
AbSe4--e makes the heart grow
<onder. IT. H. Bayly.
Lives spent in Incidence, and
therefore sad.-Cowper.
They that know no evil will
suspect none.-Ben JonSon.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

at this sea-
S on, believe
me, I have my
hands plenty
full.
For here we
are, facin g
1884, wonder
ing how we're
going to get
through with
it and chew
ing our nails
q S W e r e.
member what
d u NIB cluckS
we were in
l 9 3 3. A n d
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Back to the Alarm Clock

Back to the Alarm ClOck
Most of those who at some
time in their lives longed for
freedom from the demands Of
an alarm clock, and have been
relieved of that necessity dur
ing the past few years, are
bored because they no longer
need hear it.
They would welcome an OPP
portunity to get back to work.
Naturally, when they wanted
to get rid of that alarm clock
and lead a workless life, they
expected to have enough money
to meet their needs, something
they have not had since they
have been joblesS.
EffortleSS life. even with suf-
ficient funds for expenses, IL
boreSome.
Men retired on q pension will
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

How Much Should We Blame
the Old Folks for Our Bad
Breaks?
I'm a trouble shooter. Not
the kind that climbs poles and
straightens tangled wires, but
the kind that mops up tears and
steadies trembling chins. And
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

We have kept the faith. We
have eaten no starchy foods or
sweets. We have done our part.
All that we need now is about a
hundred dollars until the first
of next week.
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Ins)
Robert Benchley'S articles Gp-
pear in The Washington Times
each Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
SUCCESS STORY
BY Robert Benchley

for several days at q time,
rather than come out and face
the stockholders or whatever
you call them.
I would like to give you some
figures to illustrate just what
we had to face besides the
stockholders:
In 1904 we exported what
ever it was we were making at
that time to the value Of $3,-
100000. In 1905, 10 years later,
our experts had risen to $115,-
900, or an increase of ia per
cent over the preceding Feb
ruary. In 1912, the year Of
the war, there were 100000 Of
these sold in Michigan alone.
Of these, 10000 were white,
$500 were practically white,
and 5000 were the same as
those in group A-that is, white.
That makes IL, and 4 are 16.
This does not include turn
over. AS a matter Of fact, our
turnover during this period gave
us very little trouble. I once
heard of firm in Minneapolis,
which hadn't had a turnover
for Is years, and nobody seemed
to mind. It's just one of those
things that you either have or
you don't. You can't force it.
So much for the manufacture
ing end. On the spiritual side,
we have always managed to get
by. Our story is one which illus
trates what perseverance and
pluck can do toward putting q
business on its feet.
We aren't exactly on our feet
yet, but we are up on one knee.
We have fought the good fight.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
The Human Side of the News
Mae West and Strong-Arm Boys-Mdivanis
By EdWin C.. Hill

ing or story. 1t began in
Batum, in the province of
Georgia of Russia. The
Red Terror was at its
height, with Lenin and Trot-
zky at war against the
Whites of Denekin, Yu-
denich and Kolchak-a war
with no quarter asked or
given.
Now the Russian province
of Georgia is a big place,
some $4,000 square miles in
area and populated mostly
by illiterate peasants, two
and one-half million people
scattered in stone houses
and novels, the rest being
goats and mountains. The
Bolsheviks were having so
much trouble everywhere
else that they had no time
to bother about Georgia and
the Caucasus. The result
was that the Mensheviks,
the moderate Socialists,
took over Georgia and set
up an independent state.
Then in 1921 some one in
Moscow remembered Georgia.
The Red army took the road
to the south, and Rear Ad-
miral Bristol, of the United
States Navy, took to the sea
and beat the Red legions to
Batum. The Menshevik refu-
gees were taken aboard by
the American admiral to
save them from slaughter by
the oncoming Reds. And
among the refugees were
three very young and un-
doubtedly frightened young
men named Alexis, Serge
and David.
1t was a close shave even
for these unbearded Russians.
Alexis got to Paris to become
second secretary to the lega-
tion of the defunct Georgian
republic. Brothers Serge and
David, along with an attrac-
tive and talented sister who
is now married to Cert, the
noted Spanish painter, also
spent some time in Paris,
knowing the full meaning Of
hardship.
Seek Fortunes
Presently David and
Serge found their way to
the United States and to
Hollywood, a land Of gilt
tering opportunity for
young men who were seek
ing their fortune. Soon it
developed that two young
movie extras working for
$25 a week or so were
princes. At least they said
they were.
Hollywood, apparently,
lacked the history books
and the records to show
that Georgia ended as a
principality after 1901. But
that mattered not at all in
Hollywood, the land of
make-believe.
Two grande danes Of the
silent screen tagged two Of
the brothers, Mae Murray
appropriating David and
Pola Negri leading Serge to
the altar. Both girls event
ually lost their taste for
the Mdivanis and divorced
them, but only a little while
ago the third brother,
Alexis, bobbed up as a sue
cessful suitor for the hand
of Barbara Hutton, heireSs
to $4O,0OO,OOO of the great
estate so patiently and
shr9wdly accumulated by
her grandfather, 10 cents at
a time, in the great Wool
worth chain of stores.
Such is the bizarre tale
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

Those fixers and rack
eteers who have tried to
make Miss West their prey
are learning to their sor-
row that the lady with the
svelte figure and the husky
voice can play the role Of
"I'm No Coward" just as
effectively as she played the
role of "I'm No Angel. "
And the thugs who robbed
her of $4,000 in money and
jewelry have come in for a
rude awakening, compelled
to face juries in a State
where they don't like to see
any woman get the worst
of it.
The strong-arm boys GER
tainly didn't know their
victim when they thought
they could frighten her in
to silence by the threat OF
killing her if she went to
the police to identify
them. They overlooked the
fact that the pulchritudinous
Miss West has fighting
blood in her veins. She
spent her childhood in the
Greenpoint section Of Brook
lyn, and a childhood spent
in the Greenpoint section of
Brooklyn meant the survival
of the fittest. It was, so
far as Mae West was con-
cerned, an elegant educa-
tion in the school Of hard
knocks.
Fighting Blood
Colonel West-for we
must not forget that the
lady is a colonel on the
staff of the governor Of
Kentucky-is the daughter
of Billy West, who, in his
day, was one Of the best
middleweight fighters ever
to lace on a glove. After
a rough-and-tumble child
hood, Miss West was soon
doing baby roles in Brook
lyn stock companies, and
then going on her own IN
chorus work and in vaude-
vile.
She is really a rare char
acter and a born Snowman,
with an almost perfect flair
for the effective touches of
the theater. She has never
read books, yet she writes
her own plays, for human
life is her library, the
people she has known.
She is simple in her tastes,
naive and loyal to her peo-
pie and her friends. If she
is inordinately proud Of
anything, it is the curves
that make her the Lillian
Russell of the present age
but a much simmer, trim
mer Lillian.
She neither drinks nor
smokes. She doesn't like
night clubs, and she doesn't
go to parties. She is one
of the hardest workers in
Hollywood, for she writes
every line of her own stuff
and over and over again.
She has never married in
her 3O-odd years for the
quantity expressed reason
that divorces are too
COSTLY"
A direct and downright
person, she means what she
says when she tells the po-
lice and the district attor-
ney in the colloquialisms
of old Greenpoint: "When
three muggs think they can
hold me up in broad day
light and pinch my rocks,
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

day In the at 1917
George publisher:
q J.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

THIS handsome lad, Albert
Paul, of 1925 Twelfth st. N.
w., apartment 81, recently
joined the club. Albert has
very black curly hair, and
black eyes, but he wouldn't
give us a big Smile-not for the
world.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
Times Adventure Club

Some more GIRLS join in
THE TIMES ADVENTURE
CLUB. We have a letter from
Ethel Fields, of 1880 Park Rd.,
Apartment 108. She writes:
81 wish to enroll my two
sisters and myself in The Times
Adventure Club.
My sister, Georgia Fields, is
9 years old, birthday September
16. She is in the "A grade
at Bancroft School. Miss Rogers
is her teacher. and she likes her
fine.
my other sister, Joan Fields,
is 4 years old, birthday Decem-
Der 7. She is not quite old
enough to go to school, but she
will attend kindergarten in
February.
About my self, 1 am II years
old, birthday May 16. 1 am
in the GA grade at Bancroft
School. Miss Eastlack is my
teacher. I think she is fine"
We welcome you to the club.
Will send your cards within the
next few days. We would like to
have a picture Of each of you
for the column. Write to us
again very soon, we enjoy hear
ing from all the members.
This youngster, Frank Mar
quette, of 6407 Main St., Seat
Pleasant, Md, has been a mem.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

Maynard, S214 Wisconsin Ave.
N. w.; Carlton COffey ,1113 Elev-
enth st. N. w.; Lillian Shaner,
Mt. Wilson, Md; Jack Geller,
300 Fifteenth st. S. E.; Gloria
Zeoli, 1246 Seventh st. N. w.;
Theresa Galenger, 80 Georgia
Ave. N. w.; Helen Burns, Ia
kOma Park, Md; Dorothy Edge
ling, 5125 QuarleS st. N. E.; Anna
Jane Redmond, Savage, Md; Ru-
dOIph Olup, IS Bryant st. N. E.:
Gladys Berman, 72S Third st.
N. w.; Alfred Frank Cumber.
land, BallSton, Va, and Walter
s. Jaeger, 434 Emerson st. N. w.
Caroline and Elnore Jenkins
(twinS), POmOnkey, Md.
We wish you a very happy
birthday.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

b er of tn e
club for some
time BUT
Frank doesn't
wri tie to us
very often.
He tells us he
is now eight
y e arS old.
Frank wishes
US W hLlOW1 VI
course, h a t
he was only
seven y e a r s
old when this
picture W a s
taken, which
we are pub
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

fishing today. He looks very
StudiouS hereby the way he is
In the third grade.
BLST WISHES
We have a list of birthday
members celebrating their ami
VerSaries today. They are Paul
Evening star., 1934-07-08
HAIR REMEDY FAILURE

JACKSON, Miss. R).-Several Of
William Meningitis customers pro-
tested vigorously that his new "hair
straightener" was a hair remover in
stead.
Analysis revealed that the straight
ener" contained lard, -four and lye.
The lye removed the hair and made
some progress toward removing the
scalp.
Willie is in Jail.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

noxide poisoning in her garage yes
terday after leaving note telling her
maid she was starting to visit q doc
tor. She had been under treatment
for heart disease. DR.. M. J. Foran,
coroner, investigating the death, said
he had reached no decision.
Born at Wolfe Island, Canada, a
daughter Of Maj. Isaac Henry and
Anna Radford, she held degrees from
the University Of Chicago. Her hus-
band, Prof. Joseph Parker Warren,
whom she married in 1907, died two
years later.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. JULY s. 1ss4-PART

The Forests of New York State. by A.
|, B. Recknagel. 1928. RJ.R243fn.
. A study of the forests, their utiliza-
/, ton and conservation, and the devel-
opment of STATE and national forest
! policy.
First Steps in Southern Forest Study,
/ by D. p. Edgerton. 1850. RI J.Ed33.
A class room text book used In the
schools of Mississippi but which will
, interest many adults who wish to in
form themselves on the elements of
forestry, for the author makes known
Evening star., 1934-07-08

in a simple, attractive way much that
can be read with pleasure as well as
profit by people of any age"
Trees and Forests of the Western
United States, by E. j. Hanzlik.
1929. RJH19.
Descriptions of the forest regions,
national forests and species Of trees Of
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast
sections, with material on the COM
mercial uses of the trees grown.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
tional Forests. by r. H. d. Boerker

tional Forests. by r. H. d. Boerker.
1918. RJ.B633o.
The creation and organization Of the
national forests. their administration,
protection and the sale and rental Of
their resources.
The Forests of Maryland, by F. W.
Besley. 1916. RJ.M36S.
Many Washingtonians will be inter-
ested in the Maryland State forester's
county-by-cou description of the
States timber resources, which is
accompanied by a full set of maps.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

preserved and economic rivalries kept
within bounds"
Our Federal Lands, by r.. 8. YARD
1928. HXX.Y Y23.
An historical and descriptive work
which shows the development OF our
national forests in relation to the
whole subject of land conservation.
Our National Forests; Short Popular
Account of the Work OF the United
States Forest Service on the Ma
Evening star., 1934-07-08

Little Mothers who love a big FAM
lily of dolls won't even mind having
this new dolly in Quintuplets. For
she has eyes that open and shut and
she's wearing diaper. "a ribbon-tied
kimono and bootees-And she's in a
basket scale! AS cute as she can be.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Other apparel
Bedding
Wrapping Blankets, pink or blue,

Wrapping Blankets, pink or blue,
3UX4U .Z4C
Nursery Blankets, 30x40. Ate
Nursery Blankets, size 36x50. ..... .69e
Muslin Crib Mattress Covers 25e
Hand-embd. Sheet and Case Set. .SSe
Handmade Pillowease. .4Se
Capdlewiek Crib Spreads. ........s .sSc
Sheets, 36x54 .29e
PiIlowcases .................. lie
All-White Sheets, 42x66. ......... .39e
All-White Sheets, 45x72 .69e
Quilted Pads, 17xlS. Lie
Quilted Pads, 1894. Use
Stoekinette Sheets, 1sx27. ..27e
Stockinette Sheets, 24x36. 6........ .4Sc
Kapok Pillows, pink or blue. ...... .23e
Feather Pillows .................. .6se
Rubber by the yard. One I'D. wide. .4sc
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Miscellaneous

Net Carriage and Crib Covers .... .35c
Baby Scales, blue, green or ivory $2.S5
Enameled Baby Baskets. .99e
Infants Wash Cloths. Each ........ sc
Infants Towels, pink or blue edge. Ice
Kanns-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
MAUDE WARREN DIES;
WROTE FOR CHILDREN
Succurnbs to MonoEide Poisoning
in Garage-Suffered From
Heart Disease.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ITHACA, N. Y, July 7-Maude
Radford Warren, author Of children's
and other books, died Of carbon mo-
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Nursery Furniture

HIGH CHAIRS with wide curved back, large tray
and wide leg spread. Vanished oak finish
O BABY WALKER STROLLER An easy rolling rub
ber-tred cart: removable floor, rubber bumper, re-
movable handle, tray and play beads. s.............
o BABY BATHINETTE, with pink rubber tub, towel
bar, dressing table safety strap and hose for
O FOLDING GO-CART of canvas with metal frame
safety strap and adjustable foot rest .............
o PLAY YARDS with wooden frame, cloth floor and
two rows color fast beads. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Underthings

Muslin Gowns. Sizes l to 3....... see
Pongee Coolie Robes and Pajamas, 6
to IA .................. .79c
Muslin Undies and Slips, 4 to IA. use
Cross Bar Union Suits .21e
"Me Fix It" Mesh Union Suits, 2 to IL Ale
Flannelette kimonos, Gowns, Ger
trudes. Ea. .27e
Flannelette Binder, .............23 .23c
Vanta 10fo Wool Shirts ........... Ate
Sleeveless Cotton Shirts .23e
Mesh Training Pants, 2 to 4 yrs. .45c
Vanta Gowns, sizes to z yrs. .79e
Vanta Union Suits for or............ $50
Birdeye Diapers, size 27x27. Doz.. .94e
Curity Diapers. Doz.. .$2.15
Cannon Diapers ....... $1.SS to $2.25
Evening star., 1934-07-08

At S1.39-Little "Cozyfoot First
Step" shoes with plain or moccaSin
toe Hard sole oXfords and straps.
White, smoked elk and patent.
Sizes to s.
At -Moccasin toe boots with
regular flexible soles. White, smoke
and brown. Sizes 2 to 6. Brown
only in sizes 612 to g.. .Oxfords and
straps-patent, smoke and white.
Sizes 612 to 8.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.