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The Washington times., 1934-11-09
Auction to Clean
: Up Pitts Fortune

Remnants of the fortune of G.
Bryan Pitts, now imprisoned in
Lorton Reformatory, will be auc-
toned November % by the Blu,
reau of Internal Revenue.
Stocks, bonds and other val.
uables seized from the former
head of the F. H. Smith Com
pany will be sold here. Jewelry
and furs seized from Mrs. Pitts
at Atlantic City will be sold there,
and their 100000 home will be
sold at Palm Beach, Fla. Pro.
ceeds will go toward payment of
income taxes.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
Burglars CaptOr
Loses Him and Loot

A thief who escaped after a
struggle with his victim late yes
terday is being sought by police
today.
When Percy M. Bailey, 300
block Cathedral Ave. N. w., re.
turned to his home following
dinner party, he found the in
truder hiding under a bed. He
attempted to hold the burglar,
but was overpowered. An unde.
termined amount Of jewelry was
stolen.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09

coma. Apparently he haG lain in
bed, helpless, for three days.
Two weeks ago he was kicked
on the head. He complained of
headaches but reported daily for
practice and played in the U. C.
L. A. game last Saturday at Los
Angeles. His absence from the
football squad was first noted
Monday.
DR.. Thomas Storey reported
his condition was greatly i'm.
proved
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
LOAN REVISION PLANNED

Under a small-loan act passed
in 1918, the interest rate for this
type of business was restricted
to l per cent a month. However,
this law was never enforced, and
such a regulation would drive
these businesses into nearby
Maryland.
Mr.. Prettyman announced that
he is investigating the possibility
of regulating the companies under
a combination of the old act and
the licensing act.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
Textile Factories
Denied Cheap Coal
international News Service

International N6WB SeFVICB
The NRA Board Of Appeals to
day refused to allow cotton textile
mills in the South exemptions
from coal prices stipulated in the
code for the retail solid fuel in
dustry.
The mill owners sought a price
reduction because they sell the
coal to their employees.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
The Weather

District of Columbia-Fair with
lowest temperature near freezing
and heavy frost, tonight; Satur.
day, fair and warmer; gentle vari.
able winds, becoming southerly.
Maryland-Fair tonight and
Saturday; warmer Saturday and
in extreme west portion tonight;
frost, probably heavy tonight.
Virginia-Fair tonight and Sat.
urday; warmer Saturday and in
extreme west portion tonight.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. M. 81 4 a. m...... II
8 p. m. $500. 48 8 a. rn...... SO
Midnight :. 43 Noon ...... As
Tide Table
High tide today Oil a. m. and
9:38 p. m.
Low tide today 1853 a. m. ana
1897 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 9:58 a. m.
and 1927 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 4::39 a. m.
and 4:24 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 6:43 a. m.
and sets 500 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 6:44 a.
m. and sets 4:59 p. m.
The moon rises today 9:36 a. m
and sets Gas p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1925
a. m. and sets 1851 p. m.
Other Temperakures
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

A child's idea of God-there
shouldn't be anything gentler
than that. should there?
For what should a care-free,
happy youngster know Of God
save friendly hands. gay laugh
ter, blue sky for a flying kite,
green grass for racing feet. and
a mothers arms at night?
And what should one think
Of a great, rich proud, beauti-
full country where a 15-year-old
boy knows nothing of all these
where hundreds and thou
sands Of half-starved, homeless
children have no kinder. love-
lier ideal than a tramp's rough
courage. "bindle stiff'S"
crafty nerve. a land whose
babies believe that God is
gutS"?
There is such a land. We
made 1t, you and I. We live
in it and love it. 1t is called
America
And yet a few weeks ago,
while you were tucking your
small one in bed. and I was
listening to my little tad say
ing Nov lay me"-out in
the darkness another child was
stumbling along to a hobo
camp, carrying stolen food and
saying that when a man dies
he goes out like a match"
No knowledge of Joy, no hope
of justice, no hunger for beauty
in that small, tired voice-only
a bitter belief that God is CUTS"
and that "if a feller has enough
CUTS he'll get by"
That child was one Of Amer
ica's thousands Of homeless chill.
dren. The man who listened was
Thomas Minehan. And Thomas
Minehan has set down that
story, with many another, in a
heart-breaking, ghastly record
which should shame all Amer
ica, called BOY AND GIRL
TRAMPS OF AMERICA, pub
lished by Farrar and Rinehart.
'The Wild Children Of Rus
sia"-do you remember how we
shuddered when We heard of
them, after the war? Thousands
of homeless boys and girls. or
phaned by the war-liVing like
wolves in cellars and caves
fighting like wolves for food
and shelter and sex. A ghastly
picture, and q black shame to
any country that permitted it,
we cried-and thanked God
that nothing like that would
ever be seen in America.
But now it is! And therein
Thomas Minehan's book in the
police records Of every State
in the Federal records at Wash.
ington-lieS the record, plain
for US all to read, Of AMER.
ICA'S CRIME AGAINST HER
CHILDREN.
And you and I. who made
America-RhAt can We ApSWerH
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

vanilla, place in freezer and,
when half-frozen, add peach
pulp, and finish freezing.
Eggs ElOrentine
One cup cooked spinach.
One-half cup cream sauce.
Pepper and salt to taste.
Six eggs.
One-quarter cup grated cheese.
Place spinach in the bottom
of baking dish. Crack the eggs
carefully, so that they do not
break and run, and place them
one by one on top of the spinach.
Cover them with the cream
sauce, sprinkle with the cheese,
and brown in hot oven for five
minutes. Serve Immediately.
Write Betsy CaSwell, inclOsing
self addressed, stamped envelope
on your individual problems Of
table etiquette and arrangement,
what wines to serve and when,
care of The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

A night bird squalled. A twig
cracked like a pistol shot.
Then the silence shut down
again. There was only the
painting Of the laboring bodies.
The boy stopped, hauled up
the rags from a limping leg,
shifted a couple of chickens
from one bony hand to the
other. The man, his arms full
of stolen melons, shuffled on,
half asleep. The boy limped
after him.
Through the darkness a
greasy grayness oozed, spread.
There came a confused cawing
OF voices huddle Of dark
bodies. The meager Goals of a
hobo Jungle" glowed against
the dank dawn.
God" said the boy abrupt
ly. God is CUTS"
The man did not listen. Dog
gedly he staggered on-in a last
weak squirt.
Yes" the boy continued
presently, to no one in particu-
lar, yes, there is God. and
that god is CUTS. What makes
a guy keep pushing on. doing
things when he's all in, walking
when he is so tired he can sleep
standing up, going without food
when he is hungry? 1t is his
CUTS, amt it? And when a man
loses his CUTS, he's lost every
thing.
For it's his CUTS that make
man different from everything
else and so long as he keeps
them he doesn't have to care If
he's hungry or cold or down
and out. His God and his CUTS
will see him through"
But when he dies" drawled
the man, where does he 60
'thenP"
when he dies" muttered
the boy, indifferently, shifting
the chickens again, when he
dies he goes out Like O match"
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

Here is q simple crochet
medallion that can be made
in two sizes and so form
matching accessories that still
have variety. Hexagonal in
shape. 1t is easily joined to
make q bedSpread. scarfs. pill.
low tops, chair back sets and
other accessories. The medal.
lion is one that you will know
by heart and so find it most
attractive pickup work, the
more 50 when you know that
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
PATTERN 6e9

it will result in such handsome
accessories.
Pattern 6SS comes to you
with complete directions for
making each size Of the medal
lion shown and for joining
each to make a variety Of ar.
ticleS; material requirements
and illustrations Of all stitches
used.
Send 10 cents in stamps or
coin (coin preferred) for this
pattern to The Washington
Times Needlecraft Dept, 90
Eighth Avenue, New York. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
BY JULIET SHELBY

If you have intensely itching
feet, or tender feet with a
strong odor, the chances are you
have picked up a common foot
disease called athletes foot,
also known as golfers itch or
gym foot.
It is surprising to note how
many men and women suffer
from this complaint. Athletes
foot is a bane to the pleasure of
any who battle in pools, fire.
quent public gymnaSiums or
club locker rooms. 1t Is ex-
tremely infectious, and once
you contract it you must take
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
CRIBES DISCOVERY OF WINE BY HAREN
Pet Marmosets
Have Special
Beds, Diet
BY LIZ HUME

Fom her letter we gather that
Miss Bertha Matthews Durant.
the 100 block Of F st. N. W.,
likes . variety Of pets.
She sent us this cunning little
picture Of one Of her favorites,
"Marko," q marmoset, posing in
q goblet. He makes, as you
will notice, just a goblet full Of
mischief.
In her letter Miss Durant
says, which is true, that she
has noticed that it terrifies
many animals to be photo
graphed. That explains why we
are unable to use so many Of
the pet pictures received at our
desk.
Enjoy Movies
"Marko," is one Of two mar
mosetS in Miss Durant'S mena-
ger.c. The other is "Cheeko,"
and both, she writes, are the
most delightful Of little crea-
lures.
They have their own little
beds, their own special diet
(chiefly fruit and worms i'm
ported from abroad) and their
own little travelling carriage, .
large tapestry bag.
In addition to their regular
diet they get occasional tastes
of sweets by raiding Miss Du-
rants jam pots and sugar jar.
She says:
II take them with me to the
movies and they enjoy it as
much a. anyone"
Among her other pets Miss
Durant boasts two parrots de-
scribed as "too wonderful for
description" Mimi sings, her
mistress declares, like Lilly
PonS. She talks, laughs, cries
and initiates any sound lmagi-
nable.
In Harmony
Prior to the last presidential
election she plcKeQ up:
"HOOOrah for Roosevelt"
PasserSby, Miss Durant says,
would call to her:
"All right, we'll vote for
Roosevelt"
Her proud mistress calls at
tention to the fact that Mr..
Roosevelt swept the country.
Miss Durant neglected to
give us the name of her second
parrot. Her silver Persian,
however, she says, Is known as
John Silver.
If you have q good picture
of your pet, Liz Hume invites
you to send it in for use in this
column. No pictures returned.
1t is also very probable that
some of your experiences would
be of interest and value to other
owners Of pets. Address Liz
Hume, care Of The washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

The skin whitens and scales
noticeably and in severe cases,
the skin peels, leaving areas
of the foot sore and unpro-
tected.
In treating athletes foot for
the first time you must wash
the feet with a medicated soap
and dry thoroughly. Then with
cotton or gauze wrapped around
your finger, apply a specially
prepared ointment (the name
Of which I shall gladly give
yoW to the affected area--al-
ways between the toes and on
any spot where the skin has
started to scale. One applica-
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

lost IN murk
a n a r m S
length away.
Motionle S S
air t h ic k
with the sour
S t e n h of
soft coal Gin
d e RS a n d
swamp slime.
Through 1t a
m a n a n d q
fifteen : year.
old boy Stum-
b lie d tn cir
way toward a
distant camp.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

every precaution to prevent 1t
from spreading to your ankles
and legs or other parts of your
body. You should also keep
anything your feet have con-
tacted out Of the reach of other
people, for they, too, might get
it. Towels, bath mat, slippers,
soaps, bed linen should not be
shared.
The symptoms are an itching
between and on top of the toes
and on the Soles Of the feet,
and a fine rash with small
pimpleS which break and exude
a yellowish fluid of strong odor.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

ton usually puts an end to the
annoying itch.
If the skin is broken or blis-
tered, it is advisable to apply a
2 per cent solution Of mercuro-
chrome before putting on the
ointment. And very tender,
sore feet require the ointment
to be diluted with an equal
part of Vaseline.
Keep the feet dry for four or
five days. No showers, no
swims, no foot baths. Resort
to the old basin sponge bath!
Each day put a fresh applica-
ton of ointment on the irri-
tated skin and wrap your feet
in fresh gauze. During this
period you should wear white
stockings or socks, because
stocking dye aggravateS the
condition when your feet per
spire.
Guard against reinfection by
putting fresh insoles in your
shoes and slippers, and disin-
fecting your bathroom and the
linen you used. You should
walk about your room in slip
pers instead of going bare
footed. You might clip these
directions for future reference!
I have prepared a leaflet on
Making Your Feet Lovely"
This can be obtained by send
ing a stamped self addressed
envelope.
If you want to know where
you can procure any article
mentioned in this column,
phone The Washington Times,
District 1000, Extension 283,
between 9 a. m. and 5 p. M,
daily, and up to l p. m. on
Saturdays. Please do not write
unless you live outside the
city, in which case inclOSe' q
stamped, self,addressed enve-
lOpe.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Advice to the
Love|orn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
One Wife's Story

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am married girl of % and
have two children. I've never
had a home of my own, and 1t
seems that my husband just
can't provide one.
First 1 have lived with his
people and then with my
mother. And now we're back
with his people again.
My mother tells me I'm
wrong in always giving in to my
husband for everything he
wants. He's a poor business
man and while I feel sorry for
him, his family and my family
have no patience with his bad
luck.
I'm a high school graduate.
Do you think it would be possi-
BILE for me to get something to
do? YOUNG WIFE.
The position of a young mar
ried woman, living first with
her own people and then with
her husbands, is extremely diff
ficult. But there's only one
thing to do under these trying
circumstances, and that is, to
be absolutely tactful in your
dealings with the family whose
roof shelters you.
If you can leave your chill
dren with your mother, or
mother-in-law, and know that
they will be we'll cared for.
there IS no reason why you
should not join one Of the
adult education classes and fit
yourself for job. That work
is going forward in this city.
This letter will also answer
Mrs. M. w., who writes me from
a nearby town.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Hints
Good COOky

Good COOky
When making doughnuts,
flatten out a small piece of
dough very thin. about the size
of a small cooky, and cover
generously with raisinS; then
place another thin piece of
dough on the top. Pinch the
edges together and Try.
To Clean Copper
To keep clean and bright a
copper washboiler. a washing
machine or any copper utenSil,
wipe off each time after using
with a cloth dampened with
kerosene. Then polish with a
clean dry cloth.
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-. .'@': ~
manded his
servants to pluck large punches
of this delicious fruit and fill
earthen urnS, hoping they would
keep until the next season.
But, alas, few months later,
when he commanded one Of the
urnS to be brought to him and
his favorite of all 500 wives, he
found the grapes in an unSavory
mass, and, when he took a tiny
sip, he exclaimed that the
grapes had turned to poison.
He was keenly disappointed
and ordered them to be de-
stroyed. but instead the serv-
ants lazily rolled the huge con-
tainers into an unused shady
courtyard, where they were for
gotten.
SurceaSe
"As time went on. the wife
who had been the Shah'S favor
ite, finally found her place
usurped by another. She was
very unhappy, and no one could
comfort her. She took to her
bed, crying bitterly. and, after
days and nights of worry, de-
cided that life among the 499
others would be unbearable,
and that she would do away
with herself. But how?
"She happened to think Of
the great urns of poison which
she knew were hidden in the
courtyard, and, taking her ala
baSter cup. she stole cautiously
through the shadows, and with
a leaden heart she dipped the
cup into the urn, which by this
time was filled with the liquid
from the grapes.
"She drank deeply of the con-
tents, but after the first cup she
found that she was still alive,
and, wanting to end it all quick
ly. she drank second cup, and
still a third cup.
"She made an attempt to
drink the fourth cup, but by
this time the poison had started
to work, and she was in rather
a dazed condition. However,
death seemed to lack the sting
she imagined it would have, and
life began seeming a more pleas
ant thing, even being one of the
499 did not seem so bad-but
she was dying-her eyes were
closing now.
Morning After
Later she awoke to the tune
of much wailing and weeping by
the other 498 (as, of course, the
present favorite did not weep,
and she sat up with a slight
headache, being amazed that
she was still alive.
"Of course, word reached the
Shah through underground
channels, which are not limited
to our present day and tip1e,
ar, ne hurriedly sent for her.
~ ave him detailed account
G. nat she had done, and he
decided to taste of the contents
Of the great urns himself-and
found that his grapes had in
deed improved with age!
Needless to say that with this
great discovery of wine, she
probably ended her days listen
ing to him reciting, softly:
"A book of UerSeS underneath
the bough,
4 jug OF 1Oine, a loaf OF bread
and thou
Beside me singing in the 1Dilder.
ness,
All. wilderness Uere Paradise
enOtD.'"
Sundays Menus
Dinner
Jellied tomato soup
Roast beef, watercress
Stuffed baked potatoes
Spinach
Fresh peach ice cream.
Children'S Supper
Bread-and-milk
Raw celery
Prune whip
Milk,
Supper
Eggs Florentine
Cold beef and mustard
Lettuce salad
Cheese and crackers
Coffee or beer.
Fresh Peach Ice Cream
Two quarts ripe peaches.
One quart cream.
One cup sugar.
One teaspoon vanilla.
Peel and mash the peaches,
adding one,half cup of sugar
and a few chopped peach stone
meats. Keep closely covered J.
til sugar Is dissolved. Add C4.e-
hAM aim ~ aSA0ap - nmaono ood
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Old-FashiOned Girl

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Men say there are no more
old'faShioned girls, but I want
to tell you I am one of them.
am 18, and considered rather
pretty, even though am quiet.
do not like to smoke, drink
or pet. and it makes me very
jealous to see Shoddy girls who
do these things walk off with
all the good times. I hate be-
ing jealous of them. What's
the cause of jealousy anyway
OLD-FASHIONED GIRL.
The cause of jealousy is O
very big question and goes back
to the beginning Of things. It's
a form Of fear-fear that the
person we're jealous Of has
something we have not, a quail.
ity that may cause us to lose
something we should like To
POSSGMAS
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

So different
varieties in
his country
that he was
always er-
ribly d e
pressed when
the sc q s o n
ended, an d
he h a d to
wait for an
other year to
roll around
to e n ] oy
them.
IS o ne
year he COM
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Ousted in Her Shah Affections
She Becomes intoxicated
By Mistake
By Mistake
BY ETSY GAS w ELL
WOmdn's PGQe Editor

There is charming little story about the discovery Of
wine which has been written by Mrs Campbell Pritchett
based tale told her by Ambassador from far country
at present in Washington.
The idea itself most amusing and the way Mrs Ptchett
has written the little sketch is delightful that happy
tically verbatim.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
THE LOST CHILDREN OF
AMERICA

Black night. Hot, heavy,
skulking silence-with the loom
Of trees and the line of tracks
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

Reduces Hips and Thighs
Dear Miss Shelby:
Please tell me how one can
reduce thighs and hips and fill
cut the chest at the same time.
I measure forty inches around
hips and thiry-six around bust.
I am five feet, five inches
tall and weigh one hundred and
thirty.four pounds. I am twenty
four.
Sincerely, L. M. M.
Dear L. M. M:
You are about five pounds
overweight. I suggest that you
reduce through exercising rather
than dieting. You can easily
lose those extra pounds.
Deep breathing exercises will
help to develop the chest, and
the bicycling exercise will re-
duce the hips and thighs.
Lie on floor without pillow.
Bend knees bringing them up
toward the chest. Then 60
through the motions of bicycle
pedaling. Do this for 10 min
utes night and morning.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

ABOUT the year 1000 B. c., a
very famous Shah was so fond
Of grapes, Of which there were
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Beauty Counsel
BY JULIET SHELBY

Diet Affects Hair Color
Dear Miss Shelby:
I am IS years old and my
hair is already quite gray. Is
it possible for the natural color
of the hair to be restored with
cut resorting to artificial meth
DDS. Sincerely, H. G.
Dear Miss H. G.:
1t Is quite possible for you to
restore the natural color Of
your hair. It will take time, Of
course, but by watching your
diet and keeping your scalp we'll
stimulated and your hair we'll
brushed, new hair will come IN
of your natural shade.
Do resist using hair tintS or
dyes. A henna rinse Is the SAT-
est and most effective.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Farm Taxes Heauy

TIE Tremendous smphAsh being laid upa
farm price recovery - . means toward
ending the depression b based IN part On ~
tax and mortgage situation In the rural 49,
lions. Data gathered By the Department q
Agriculture indicate that ct least rs per cent
Of the farm income goes to the payment q
taxes and interest on the mortgage That leaves
little opportunity for cirtailment Of indehted.
ness.
In The agricultural boom year Of 1919 ~
farms of the United States were valued roughly.
at @79.o00, 100000. That value dropped rapddR
during the depression until the gross value nov
b set at only $50, ,0oo, ,o00, 900.
Naturally, such . loss In value reflects ~
lowered farm income, due in part to Jowered
prices md IN part to Increased TAXATION.
As1iCulturiSts are inclining toward Q moVo-
nent for greater income and other such forms
OF taxation and lowered real estate taxes with
net incomes down as they are on the farm9
the income tax would be Of little burden to ths
aeEicultWist
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Cotton Crop Assnrsd

AN attachment for cotton planting No.
chinsEy. perfected b the Bureau Of Asri-
cultural Engineering. assures the cotton farnnsr
stand q cotton. regardless Of the conditions
which immediatsly follow the planting.
The attachment plants the seed ct variab,>
depths down to . depth of IN inch and . haif,
prceect4ng the planting against. unfavorshls
weather conditions which might prove NsAs.
tous 70 Sod planted at . particular spA -
vAsymg oe1g4 zt@ ua 6sss tyxsst aa1s
IA fqgu@0 c8tetAed frum Q sipgle unassUU