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, 1935-01-09
THE VETERANS BUREAU SHOULD
NOT BE MOVED

III comes AS a surprise to the several
veterans organizations Of South Texas
that the head Of the U. 5. Veterans Bu-
reau, General Hines, should have recon-
mended the removal Of the bureau serv-
ing the southern half Of Texas from San
Antonio to Legion, Texas.
Under the guise of economy, Gen. Hines
about to retire-has proposed that the
bureau be picked up lock, stock and bar
rel from San Antonio and moved to Legion,
evidently with the intention of combining
its activities with those of the veterans
tubercular institution now located at Le-
gion.
That combination itself should be
enough to defeat the plan in the eyes of
the administration, and certainly is enough
to give veterans cause for serious con-
sideration. Not a man who is suffering
from service connected disabilities which
are not of a tubercular nature cares TO be
associated and exposed to the tubercular
risk which just inevitably exist at Legion.
\ Further, the geographical location of
Kerrville and Legion initiate against the
proposal.
Kerrville, located 70 miles north of San
Antonio, is served by but one railroad, the
trains of which make the 20 miles in ex-
actly A hours. There is but one train each
n day. forcing those who nave to 90 TO the
Veterans Bureau should 1t be located
thereto either lay over in San Antonio
until s a. m. or to use private conveyances
to get to the bureau.
The city has no rail connections what
ever from the north, forcing those who
would come there to use automobile trans
portation or come miles out Of their way
to San Antonio thence double back to
Kerrville.
Furthermore, a relocation of the bu-
reau at Kerrville would remove the Vet
Grams Bureau from the vicinity of the base
hospital at Fl. Sam Houston. the proximity
of which to the present bureau location
has proven of inestimable value to thou
sands of World War veterans who have
urgently needed the medical attention
there provided.
Legion and Veterans Of Foreign Wars
and Spanish American War organizations
of the Valley should, and doubtless will,
now that the facts are known, use their
influence by letter and resolutions adj
dressed to the Veterans Bureau at Wash
ington, against the removal of the San
Antonio office and the Veterans Bureau
, 1935-01-09
A MODERN CHRISTMAS STORY

Cynical people can make caustic Jokes
about the Christmas spirit. sometimes
the jokes are pretty funny, and we all get
a laugh out Of them. But the Christmas
spirit does exist, just the same, and It
sometimes has unexpected on supposedly
hard-boiled human beings.
A Brooklyn store was invaded by a hold
up man a few nights before Christmas.
The bandit tied the proprietor in a chair
and turned to the cash register. Then, as
he prepared to scoop up the loot, he paus-
ed. Some echo of the Christmas spirit,
apparently, sounded family in his ears.
He broke into tears. sobbed out that he
was desperate and that he had a wife and
two children-and then he went over,
united the proprietor, said 81 don't think
I'll take your money" and walked out. AT
the door he paused to wish the storekeeper
a Merry Christmas. Then he left.
In spite of all our jokes, there is some
thing in this Christmas spirit that can
make itself heard even above the desper-
ate voice of hunger and want.
, 1935-01-09
QUESTIONABLE Reveals
Child Health Habits
BY DR. MOREfS FlSHBEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association
and OF Hygeia. the Health Magazine

To yet an idea OF the extent to which common
sense health regulations were practiced in American
homes. a QUESTIONABLE was sent to $4,000 public
schools children by a committee working with the
White House Conference on Child Health.
The QUESTIONABLE asked particularly about sleep
ing arrangements, the time Of going to bed, eating
habits. baths taken, and tooth brushing.
Few children have rooms to themselves. Children
of German parentage had rooms alone in 40 per
cent of cases: negro children in only 10 per cent.
Among children of Italian descent. 20 per cent had
individual rooms and 8 per cent slept double.
The average time Of going to bed varies from 9:l5
for rural boys to 1918 for boys who became delin-
uuent. The average time of going to bed for
adolescents was s:l5 for country girls and 10 o'clock
for city girls. One child reported his time Of going
to bed as S o'clock a. M
Very few children admitted doing without baths
during the preceding week. but 1t was quite inter-
esting that a rural negro group was the only one that
reported no child with a bathleSs week. The children
Of Italian descent had the highest percentage with
out baths-namely, 5 per cent.
As an indication OF the extent to which the tooth
brushing campaign has spread. daily brushing Of the
teeth was reported by most Of the children. The
lowest records were found among children Of Italian
and Mexican descent.
From So to II per cent Of children in the other
EIOlpc ItpCLIEQ udlAg W dnAAlAb " biC NeA -
also. 1t is interesting to discover that the rural white
group fell lower than any Of the other groups ex-
cept the Italian and Mexican.
To test the extent to which these observance
were an index OF health, tables were constructed In
which the children we're grouped according TO num-
Der Of baths. number Of times the teeth were brush
ed. eating habits. and sleeping arrangements.
No relationship was established. Children who are
not sick at all. children who were sick in bed for
a week or more. and children who were sick for just
a few DAYS have generally the same habits regarding
bathing. brushing of teeth. and eating between meals
However. there seems to be no question that III
health when 1t did occur in these children had a def
mite effect on their lives and on their personalities
III health seems to be as much an emotional and
social handicap as a physical one.
II is necessary for parents TO give attention not
only to the physical condition of the child. but also
to his emotional reactions.
, 1935-01-09

a worried look on her race. Sissy
came. climbing into his arms
AIMS gone" Sissy said
Allan said nothing.
Deliver me from temperamental
people. Allan!" Mrs. Tracy said
petulantly. AT least from all TEN
peramental people except myself"
Great heavens. Can't you get
to the point?"
Ann gave up her job this morn
ing. and asked me to drive her 10
town. I've spent all afternoon try
Ing to get somebody else. Was It
something you did,"
"Of course not I'm In love With
her. IL that's what you mean"
You're in love with Amir"
why not?"
SIN only surprised. You told
herr"
about a week ago. / think
fell in love with her the first time
l saw her." He was sure he had.
He had wanted to touch AIMS hair
her lovely. clear skin He had
thought her hands. her arms and
eyes were the most beautiful be
had ever seen.
I'm afraid the artist fell In
love-" Mrs. Tracy said slowly. I'VE
artists love differently and not
constantly. Allan"
"If I had Ann I could get back
my faith In things"
I'm afraid there's no hope"
Go ahead"
Il think she's married"
married."
Yes. ! went TO her door one
night and opened II without knock.
ing. She was sitting on the bed
turning a little ring. a platinum
wedding band. in her hand. When
she saw me she closed her hand
over it."
He gave a short, derisive laugh
Married. Not such an innocent
as I thought"
After a moment he asked
Where Is she now?"
Il left her at a place called the
Evans House = quite inexpensive
She said she would stay there un
I'll she decides what to do. Don'i
bother her right now. She's ter
ribly upset about something"
81 have a little pride. She didn't
even say goodby."
-She didn't want to go by your
Office"
Leave any message?"
"Just goodby."
He was furious. All the fun they
had had together. the days of com
partnership had counted for moth
ing. That was the way with women
His rage smoldered all evening.
He was sure Ann would not cal
his sister. he suspected she wal
relieved to get away.
III AIN uAu S1iA- n h0utu AotS'
- Mrs. Tracy reported to he,
brother. "Ann teleLhoned and
went to see her. She has a Job Il
a funny little bookstore In a par
OF town you've probably never beel
In In your life. You have seel
streets like II. though. where mos
OF the goods IL displayed on th
outside. Think OF Ann working Il
a dingy shop. Right next doc
there are trousers. shirts and wha
not hanging from the awning. An
across the street an Italian vege
table and fruit stand. | can't go
whatever possessed her."
1T probably was all she coull
get right now. Jobs aren't picke'
up every day"
But she had a good place here
And to leave II TO 20 20 o book
storei"
Evidently she didn't like US.
Allan said darkly. Gould 20
blame herr"
, 1935-01-09

just how, at this stage. Then come
inflationists later in the month.
Interruptions and delays from the
Huey Longs and Townsend old-age
lads make paving material for the
steam-rolter. The great machine
must have something 70 work on.
Republican opposition is not enough
TO make 1t worthwhile to steam up
the roller.
, 1935-01-09
%0huBKE
%TaN RMnonD
easa MA szrncz 90

Mrs Tracy thought her brother
was looking thinner. He missed
Ann. She did. too. for that mat
ter. and the children for a few days
could not be comforted. Even now
they we're leading Miss Spencer q
dance. forever talking OF their be-
loved Ann"
where's this bookstore?"
Mrs. Tracy told him.
Il might decide to buy n book
some day. Not for a long tina
Not ever II | can stay away"
Ann said there are some rare
old books there. She was quite en-
thusiastic when | saw her. She
was painting window signs. Said
she had persuaded the owner 10
would be good business to adver
tise. He's a broken-down professor,
l gathered. and he and his wife
live in the rear OF the store"
Where does Ann liver"
"She and a girl she met some
where-a girl who works In a de-
partment store - have a small
apartment together. Ann didn't
say where"
"what a life!"
That's what l tried TO tell her.
She said she wasn't worried about
the future. II she could only get
over the present she would be all
right"
GETTING over the present was
- proving fearfully hard for Ann.
II e a continual battle wffh
her thoughts. concentrating on her
duties.
Another day." she thought each
morning, as the drear procession OF
days went by. Another . . an
other.
And then II was fall and she was
hurrying into the shop out OF the
raw. wind-swept streets. warming
her hands at the big stove In the
back OF the shop.
Professor Barber-he still used
the title he had acquired In hap
pier days-was pleased over AIMS
interest In her work and gratifed
over results. The shelves had never
before been so clean. The books
had never before been so neatly
and attractively arranged.
Business was picking up. too.
1T was a good day for us when
she came here. eh. mother?" the
old man said TO his wife n night
"The customers like her fine"
80 pretty and kind" Mrs. Bar
Der said. $50 interested In helping
people find what they want, Father.
The young men all come back 20
buy more books. Maybe II business
keeps up, we can give her a raise
by Christmas. What do you say.
Father?"
Maybe by the first Of the year"
the old German said cautiously.
AIMS salary was only SIS q
week BY practicing rigid economy
she was able to live within L.
From the $40 n week she had
earned as governess 70 the Tracy
children she had a small nest egg
saved-close to $3.50. She was hold
ing this intact Her emergency
fund. she called t. She might get
sick. might lose her job. Anything
might happen. She was trying 70
keep her courage. But II was hard.
struggling for n place In the
crowded street car. Sometimes Civ.
ing up a coveted seat to someone
who looked more weary ard tired
and worn than she Standing In
line al the cafeteria each day at
noon and going home after q hard
day to help sheila Davis prepare
supper.
A year ago at this time she was
planning to marry Tony. II seemed
forever since those carefree days
(To Be C~ontinuedl.
, 1935-01-09
BEGIN HERE TODAY

~
ANN HOLLIsTER breaks her
engagement 90 TONY MiCkLE
the same n that PETER KEN
DALI tells VALERA BENNETT
his nancee. that e~verythfnR In
over them N thinks
she stiii loves Tony and Peter be-
IIeves M stili cares Tor vnlertn.
bur when chance brings the tive
together and Peter asks Ann 90
marry him she agrees.
They 40 20 Fiortda and are
happy there. Then Peter D. re-
called home. Ills family snubs
Ann and Nnlerfa tries 90 make
trouble between Ann and Peter.
She succeeds hnnlly and Ann goes
away leaving no trace OF her
wheren bouts.
Peter desperately I'm love with
her by this time. grows Ionehrr
ms the weeks pass. His enorts 70
locate Ann are fruitless.
she has found work. rs gov
erness an the home OF WIS.
TRACY. mn artist. ALLAN VIM
CENT. Mrs. Tracy's brother. u at
fentiye 20 Ann.
yaterga. xcheminR TO win Poser
hack per~uadc~ him tn hire Aiian
vincent 10 decorate the home ne
hourht for Ann. One q Ann
Eoes with Allan 10 sec n new
home he ts decorating. b learns
the house Belongs &c Peter ana
remains ont Of sight whiIe a''ah
talks with Peter and Sniertn.
Driving home. Peter takes Va
leria In his arms.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
DETER raised his head. He had
l. kissed valeria and found heI
kiss dust and ashes against hi'
mouth. lie said hoarseiy. Sorry
Val. for being n damn fool"
He started the al and drove
recklessly. blindly while Valerii
felt tho tide OF humiliation WASH
over her.
Peter had kissed her and Their
had turned away. He didn't wan'
her kisses. IL Peter had seen ne'
eyes then he could not have missed
the dangerous glow.
Peter left her at the door. va
loria did not urge him 10 come IN
side. She wanted him 10 60. He
rage could not be held back muci
longer. III he stayed she would Ga,
irretrievable things. Let him 20
Let the old house 60. Let him staI
away until loneliness drove him q
her arms again. Next time b
would not get awayl
Peter went to Allan Vincent mex
morning, Offering to settle IN
whole transaction for whatever tn
decorator thought the completes
fob would have been worth. ="
realize this is queer business.
Peter said. but I don't want TO g
ahead. Neither do I want you Z
lose by it."
Hes Quarreled with his girl.
Allan decided. Allan spent the res
OF the morning Strengthening on
what he called the mess"
He came home early in the after
noon. shut himself in his studi
and began working on plans 10
another house.
AS the afternoon ore on Ala
became conscious that the hous
seemed unusually quiet.
Generally about this time q
could look out and see Ann and u
children engaged In some form 9
activity. The sandbox dotted wit
bright buckets was within range
his vision. Almost any day q
could step to the window and watc
a race or a golf game With 70
miniature equipment he had give
Sonny last Christmas Sometime
Ann would be sitting on the gree
bench under the tree with ID
children beside her.
LIE heard the q on the dris
- Just then and q moment late
the children racing through Oh
house. There was a knock on th
door.
-Allani"
"Come in"
Mrs. Tracy stood In the doorwa'
, 1935-01-09

Huddle - Don't overlook the sig
nificance of four of our leading Am
bassadors returning to the home
land for the Christmas holidays and
then going into a series OF joint
huddles at the State Department.
Calling the roll. they were Robert
Worth Bingham. who represents us
at London: William E. Dodd, at
Berlin; Breckenridge Long. az
, 1935-01-09
News
Behind the
News

Capital and world gossip events
I'd persc aalities. In and cut Of
the news. written by q group OF
.earless and informed Newspaper
men OF Washington and New
York This column II pupiisneo
oy The Herald rs q news feature.
Opinions expressed are those OF
the writers rs individuals and
should not be interpreted as re-
f1ecting the editorial policy Of this
newspaper.
, 1935-01-09

LIE heard the car on the drive
- Just then and q moment later
The children racing through the
house. There was a knock on the
door.
-Allani"
Come in"
MrA Tracy stood In the doorway.
, 1935-01-09

Rome, and William G. Bulitt. at
Moscow.
II the talk that has leaked out
Of their meetings with Secretary Of
State Hull is true they have q
tough row to hoe, but the under
standing is there was talk on the
fire about reviving the purposes and
ambitions of the ill-fated Londok
economic Conference of June, 1888.
, 1935-01-09
The World
At a Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-An inter.
esting thing is occurring In Eng
land. David Lloyd George, war
time Liberal prime minister. is be.
coming somewhat OF an idol Of the
Labor party. His own Liberal par.
" has trittered TO nothing.
When Lloyd George denounced
the Nationalist government for the
inadequacy OF its bill to relieve
depressed areas, Laborites (whoI
the Conservatives term Socialists
cheered Lloyd George.
Said the former prime minister.
The age OF miracles is past. You
cannot feed the multitude with
two commissioners and five sub
commissioners. ..
The new commissioners are be-
ing sent on their apostolic mission
not without purse and scrip. but
pretty nearly that lust with a
little pretty cash TO deal with a
problem costing S500.O30,000 a YEAR
The sum appropriated by parlia-
ment for relief of the distressed
areas was $4,000. 900. An American
congressman would be ashamed
even TO vote for such a small sum,
Lloyd George had said previously.
More War Errors
The fifth and last volume OF
Lloyd Georges memoirs are feared
IN official English circles.
The Wartime prime minister has
said ne will tell OF colossal blunders
by high army commands, costing
tens Of thousands OF lives needless
ly
Even q prime minister cannot
control a militaristic machine. o.
its Stupidities. once a war gets un.
der way.
President Lincoln also found tina
true a h~alf-century previously.
Inside on YugosIavia
The inside" story on the ex-
puslon Of Hungarians by Yugo.
slavias also Is given BY the London
Daily Express In this frank dis
patch by a correspondent in Bel
grade:
Prince Paul OF Yugoslayia. ChieI
OF the council OF regency. has or.
A1A1A IAi~ NAFAA1AOAAo Va nuns al ldlAl
70 stop at nee
This bold and dramatic order
/ understand, Is the direct result 81
advice from the British govern.
Ment.
Prince Paul returned TO Bel,
grade yesterday. after attending The
royal wedding III London.
He was well pleased with hi.
trip, which was as much politica
as social. He Anew that IL hac
strengthened outside sympathy with
Yugoslaya.
"On his return TO Belgrade. how,
ever. he found that all the GROUND
he had won had been lost again.
During mis- absence the Yugo'
slav government. without consult.
ing him, had ordered the deporta.
ton OF 300 Hungadans from for
mer Hungarian territory.
IAN additional 10000 Hungarian
were daily expecting the dreaded
order 10 leave.
This action lost Y~ugoslavia thu
sympathy o by Prince Paul II
London.
The British goverinment unof'
ficially informed Prince Paul o.
this. They advised him TO calm
down his government and to stoE
the eXpulSiOnS.
Prince Paul acted with dictator
ial speed. He Immediately ordered
that the explosions should stop.
But he was too late TO prevent
tho deportation or a last batch o.
$50 men, women and children who
left Horgos. near the frontier. yes
terday afternoon.
"a pail or fear hangs over the
whole population OH both sides o.
the frontier.
The simple peasants living along
| the border have no quarrel witt
each other. They fear they are be-
ipr driven BY their government:
into a conflict which they do no
1 unnY
, 1935-01-09

The American New Deal has shown how essential
1t is to reconstruct completely to defeat depression
in every phase Of economic life.-David Lloyd George.
, 1935-01-09

The development OF industrial self government has
been lopsided-Levis l. Lorwin. economist.
, 1935-01-09

and in favor of continuing that office at
its present location.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

Each candidate must stand close
scrutiny"
We understood the warning.
Then some Communist speakers
were let loose to upbraid and de-
fame each one of our candidates.
1t appeared that one had objected
to his daughters joining of the
Komsomol on the ground that this
Communist youth organization
was immoral; that another can.
didate was religious; that third
had once made the remark that
life was hard under the Soviet
rule and so on.
No one dared to speak up for
our candidates. The five men
withdrew from the poll. The chair
man then proposed five substitute
names, all of i'll repute, as in
formers among the workers.
The long list of names. all of
official origin, was then placed in
one batch for an open vote. Ev-
erybody was for the list. The
chairman quickly announced the
election" of the Putilov delegates
to the Leningrad Soviet. The
band struck up the strains of the
Internationale,
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

One Of the most talented EN-.
ployes of the Bureau of Investi-
cation Is Miss Lucille Borschke,
typist in the chief clerks office,
who not only is an accomplished
actress but also a budding artist
of ability.
Miss Borschke, a Washingto-
nian who attended Notre Dame
Academy here before accepting a
Federal appointment, is now
studying at the Corcoran Art
School, where she attends the
class which makes charcoal
sketches of the plaster casts of
antique statues. Later she will
take up more advanced studies
and eventually hopes to become
an illustrator, commercially.
A member Of the Investigation
Dramatic Association, the young
Capital girl played the part of
Mamie" an old governess, in
Murray HILL" the play by Les
lie Howard which Investigation
personnel produced at Wardman
Park early this month.
HaZeleyed. with brown hair,
Miss BorSchke's principal diver
sion when not typing, acting or
drawing is horseback riding.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
COUNTY LISTS
AUTO TAX

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 26.
Bills for payment of the tax Of
10 cents per each 500 assessed
valuation on automobiles, will be
mailed to $500 Montgomery
county motorists Friday by j.
Forest Walker. county treasurer,
concurrently with the mailing Of
license tag applications by Walter
r. Rudy, commissioner of motor
vehicles of Maryland.
No motorist who receives a tax
bill can obtain his 1886 license
plates until the application has
been stamped paid at tax-collec-
ton agency, Mr.. Walker said.
The auto tax may be paid at the
county treaSurer's office in Rock
vile, or at any bank in Mont
gomery county, he added.
This 10-cent tax, authorized by
the State legislature several years
ago, has never been collected until
this year due to the expense Of
collection. 1t has been estimated
that the tax would amount to
about $500, while the collection
costs would exceed that amount.
When collected, the tax fund is
divided between the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Wash.
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
DESCRIBE
M0RR0FIRE

NEW YORK, Nov. 26. U.N.s).
The horror Of the MORO Castle
fire at sea dominated the trial on
criminal negligence charges Of the
operating company, one Of its
executives and two Of the ships
officers today in Federal Court.
Three young women cruise
passengers had graphically pic
tured the scene at the previous
session and more passengers were
on hand as witnesses for the Gov
ernment in its prosecution Of the
New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company, Henry E. Cabaud,
executive vice president; William
F.. Warns, acting captain of the
ship, and Eben s. abbott, chief
engineer.
Doris Wacker, 20, Roselle Park,
N. j., told how her parents had
jumped from the ship. She slid
down a rope. A lifebelt enabled
her mother to survive, but her
father drowned.
Ann Behling, youthful private
secretary to an oil executive, was
in the water eight hours, she said.
The last phrase was stricken
from the record.
Marjorie M. Budlong, Of Cliff
side, N. j., testified her waiter
said he didn't know" when she
asked him where she could find
a life preserver.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
~ -
TODAY

$3.50 P. M.-Dinner, Keystone
Automobile Club, Mayflower
Hotel.
TOO P. M.-Dinner, S a m u e |
Gompers Lodge, Mayflower Hotel.
500 p. M.-Meeting Lambda
Sigma Kappa Sorority, Hay
Adams House.
500 p. M.-Dinner, Phi Sigma
Tau Sorority, Mayflower Hotel.
500 P. M.-Meeting, Daughters
of '98, National Auxiliary of Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, Carlton
Hotel.
8:15 P. M.-Meeting, City Fire
fighters Association, Lafayette
Hotel.
$3.50 P. M.-Dinner and Dance,
Tau Delta Sorority, Hay-Adams
House.
1000 P. M.-Supper Dance, EN-.
ployes of Riggs National Bank,
Wardman Park Hotel.