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The Washington times., 1935-09-23

them, like a girl walking in her
sleep. It occurred to her that
he might not have received her
letter. Letters do 60 astray. :.
not often, of course, but some
times.
Sometimes she was on the
point of writing again. She did
begin several letters, writing fur
lively, under cover of her note
book.
Samson, the new manager,
had cold fishy eye. He was
pleasant enough, but she had
the feeling he was looking for
fault to find with her. Prob
ably wanted to catch her in
some mistake, then fire her and
send for his own stenographer.
Twice she caught herself in
serting letters in the wrong en-
velopes. Cold sweat broke out
on her forehead. One boner like
that, and she'd lose her job.
She'd just have to stop thinking
about jamie in office hours. =.
The envelope slipped from her
fingers, tears stung her vacant
eyes. Oh, Jamie, Jamie come
back to me. God, fix this for
me, and I'll never ask you any
thing else again all my life...
There we're times. that she
thought she couldn't bear it.
When pride was nothing, and
the gnawing ache of her love
was everything. When she
thought she could go to him and
beg him to take her, in spite of
everything in the world. When
she understood all the foolish
girls she'd Scoffed at before,
when she was patient with
Ethelyn Piper, whose eyes were
so often red behind her she'll
trimmed glasses, when even Aunt
Willie's cravings were akin to
her own hunger.
Once young widow, wan and
white under her black veil, sat
beside her on the street car. She
envied her. It wouldn't be so
hard to lose someone you loved
through death. To have the
memories, the sweetness of what
had been, even though it was
gone forever. To be able to
f1o11yo+ x,o111s or;of in h1ooly oray@a
to be the widow. Not half so
hard as knowing you're just the
forgotten girl, and the one you
love is engaged to some one else
and you must hide your grief,
your bitter, irreparable olss
under a mask of "It's really
nothing to me"-and all the
while your heart breaking.
Sometimes, at work in the Of
fic, busy DECIDING a cable, or
transcribing notes, she'd stop,
and it would seem that her
heart had missed beat or two
and she'd all but see old Johnny
Blunk, the postman, dumping
up the front stairs, sliding a
letter into the black mail box
on the porch.
If there were just some way
of making sure . making sure
that her letter was really home,
waiting for her, she could get
through the hours.
She'd toy with the idea of call
ing Ma on the telephone, know
ing all the while that she
wouldn't, for Ma would never
get over tiff she made a 1O-cent
telephone call from San Fran
cisco just to ask if there was
any mail.
Her fingers typed "Pinkerton
Lumber Company making offer
to charter S. S. Emma R" and
Hoping to hear from you at
your earliest convenience, be-
lieve me very truly yours" but
in her heart she was reading
the letter."
To Be Continued
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
''LOVe Blind
Beautiful Mary Shannon
Confronted With An
Age-Old Problem


Mary Shannon had been pampered all her life. She
4ooud haze gone that 1Oay had not the sight of her
a0th the result that she left college and obtained work
in the San Francisco office of steamship company.
Mary is love aOith the socially prominent James
"Janie" Todd 5r. Although he said he loved
her, he implied that some day they WouId MARRY
Marys SUPERIOR Stephen Bennett, is promoted and IS
to 90 to Seattle. He OGns Mary to along as his sec
retary but she does not 1UGt to leave her family That
might Mary learns of "Jamies" engagement to NestG
Granger.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

Some Of the more prominent prisoners were COM
PEELED to watch the demonstration Twice he had
postponed execution of hostages when Samuel Wragg
had promised to submit to torture, voluntarily, u
Blackbeard's men were harmed in Charleston.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

WELL, IF YOU MUST KNOW, MY
NEW ASSIGNMENT IS TO GET 1.-THE
ENERn BIG EENCE---
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

Haven't you anything else
you can wear? Your black
dress"
IT thought I'd wear this.
Look! Does that look like a
spot to you? For goonesake!
There's another! That wasn't
there when I started! Look!
Tootsie, if you don't get out of
my way I will step on you
good! And right now I don't
want to spend my money on
cleaning, so /"
What do you do with your
money!"
"Do? Why. what do you
mean"
"Oh, Aunt Willie, don't be
evasive. You do something with
it. What is it? Doctors again?"
CHAPTER VIII
Aunt Willie poured the soiled
gasoline back into the jug, spill
a little on the drainboard.
my health comes first. I
think a person owes that to
themselves, I really do. OF course
DR.. Waye was entirely wrong
about my arthritis. I wish I
hadn't paid him. I had a
right not to. But I'm adopting
only the very latest and best
now, and it is really marvellous
the results that"
IT know, Aunt Willie. But
If you spend all you have now,
what of the future?"
"The future? Why, what do
you mean? I always think, do
right and live right, and if you
are a well person with vitality
and magnetism everything
comes in time, and science is
discovering things every day
about vibrations, and"
Listen! You've just squan-
dered and Squandered-"
That's all you know about
it. Whose money is it? I work
for it, don't I? I got to think
for myself, too, don't I? I
never buy the expensive things
you do! Lookit the stockings
I've got on right this minute!
when the girls all went to
the new fortune teller last week
I wouldn't go. I said I wouldn't
pay two dollars. 1 think that
two dollars, even if it is a card
reading, and a crystal gazing
included. is too much, although
they do say that she's very fine.
I may try her, but haven't de-
cided. I think a person has to
be very careful before they in
vest in things like that, because
a good many OF them are
simply fakes, and I think"
Of course Aunt Willie's mo-
mentary flash of temper was
over before she'd finished telling
about the crystal gazer, but
Mary's own resentment fingered.
She was still in a bad mood
when Ma called her to dinner,
and Aunt Willie, wearing the
still smudged tan crepe and too
much rouge. was already finish
ing her dessert because she had
to meet "the girls" early.
Mary managed to joke a lit
tie with Pa. she helped Ma
to do the dishes. She listened,
a little frown between her eyes,
while Ma told her some of the
financial worries. Pas COM
missions were so small she
didn't know how they'd ever
take care of the insurance, and
there were the taxes, and the in
tereSt on the mortgage.
And all the while she was
really thinking of Jamie, count
ing the hours until she could
see him again, until he'd come
to her and explain, and this
nightmare of the Vesta
Granger interlude would be
over.
Four days slipped by. A week.
NTarv Chonnor eot +hrouoh
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
NOW READ ON

Does it smell? Do you notice the odor? Goonesake!
Heh heh heh It does smell little don't it? guess that's
what's been boherng Toose she's been whining to get OUT
the naughty y bty baby girl yes she was Does this look
clean you Mary? I'm getting it fixed for tonight some
of the girls going schumanns Neapoan ballroom the
Lovely tonight Miss Pruetts going to drive in her
Look I've scrubbed and scrubbed but that kind of dark
n1on
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

Time is up!" cried the big pirate. finishing his
practice. Here, lads, bind Sam Wragg to the
target! I'll show you how straight can throw,
Mr.. Wragg, even as blind as I ami" The dignided
Charlestonian made no resistance.
The Washington times., 1935-04-13
for Sale

CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE
Washington'S Oldest Chevrolet Dealers
Barry Pate Motor Co. 1880 Conn Ave
The Washington times., 1935-04-13

Automobiles
TERRAPLANE

TERRAPLANE, 1888 Eight Cylinder Sc
dan--S476. Low mileage; looks and
runs almost like new; trade and easy
Sts N. ". Dist S10O.
The Washington times., 1935-04-13

DE SOTO, 1929 6-cylinder sedan-$96. In
splendid mechanical condition: uphol.
etery. tires also splendid shape. viii ar.
range terms. $40 down. $40 per month.
You have to see this car to appreciate
its real value. 2762 woodley P N. W..
The Washington times., 1935-04-13
Automobiles
PONTIAC

.e0~~~Ns~s~~s~~N~~~N
PONTIAC 1888 Coupe. S495-A fine
little car in AL condition throughout;
mileage is low: trade and easy terms.
Emerson l. orme. 18th and M Sts n. W.
District 800.
PONTIAC 1893 Eight-Cyl. Sedan. S4oo-
-. New.car appearance and performance; ;
tires show little year easy terms. Emer'
District 500.
PONTIAC 1894 Sport Coupe. You cannot
find cleaner car in the. city; every.
thing is just perfect: low mileage. $575
c. c. C.. Guarantee. Capitol Cadillac Co,
1929 22nd St. N. W. National $500
Open evenings.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
DR., ANES GIVEN
HONOR MEDAL

DR.. Joseph Sweetman Ames,
president Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. today was the possessor Of
the Langley Medal, awarded him
by the board Of regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution to honor
his outstanding achievements as
chairman of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics.
DR.. AHnes' medal is the sixth to
be struck since it was established
in 1908, the Wright brothers first
receiving it in 1908. Gustave Elf
fel, Glenn Curtis, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd and Charles Manley were
given subsequent awards.
The regents selected the educa-
tor, they said, ''in recognition OF
the surprising Improvement OF
the performance, efficiency and
safety Of American aircraft result.
ing from the fundamental Scien'
tific researches conducted by the
National Advisory Committee fol
Aeronautics under the leadership
Of DR., AmeS."
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
ONLY 88 WAN 7.
PHONE JOBS

With but II days remaining for
prospects to file applications, only
88 persons have applied thus far
for the approaching junior tele-
phone operators examination,
Civil Service officials announced
today.
A large increase over this fig.
ure is expected, however, before
the filing deadline on January
20. The test will be held through
out the country, but the vacancies
to be filled are open only in Wash.
ington.
Applicants must have had at
least six months experience in
large central office during the
past 10 years. or a years expert
ence in a branch exchange of
1CO lines or more. Experience is
the principal qualification for the
post, which will pay $1,260 yearly.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
Synagogue to Hear
Louis Lipsky Talk

Special services will be held
tonight at the Sixth Street Syna.
gogue in connection with Wash
ington observance of Palestine
Day. Louis Lipsky. former presi-
dent of the American Zionist
Organization, will speak on the
progress of the Jewish home land
movement.
Mr.. Lipsky is here to attend
the National Conference on Pales-
tine which opens here on Sunday
and brings to Washington $500
members Of national Jewish or
ganizations.
Sunday has been designed by
the Zionist organization as the
first Palestine Day" and approp-
riate celebrations have been ar
ranged in 400 cities throughout
the country.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
Social Scheme
Inuites Waste,
Says Borah

Senator william E. Borah (RO,
Idaho, attacked President Roose-
velt's new program Of social leg.
islation today as inviting admin
iStration waste" such as has hap
pened under present laws"
He criticized the old age pen
sion provisions as wholly made.
Quate" and added:
81 am not satisfied to make
an outlay Of nearly . billion
dollars for armaments and SIS
for old age"
Senator Borah, who clashed
recently with Federal Emergency
Relief Administrator Harry Hop
kins over charges that there was
waste in dispensing relief funds
throughout the country said:
"UnlesS we guard against
this waste and 1t goes on, the
taxpayers will all be ON the
relief rolls"
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
$50 Veterans Get
Charleston Work

Four hundred and fifty veterans
last night left for Charleston, 8.
c., where they will be housed at
the Marine Barracks. This is the
fifth of q series Of shipments Of
Warld War veterans to various
encampments In the South.
These men will be employed
on an FERA project and will be
paid one dollar per day.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
H|T-RUNCHARGE
JA|LS DRIVER

Arlington county justice, aided
by White House Patrolman Her
bert Marcy, who did his duty while
off duty, sent Fred Motion, colored,
%, of Halls Hill, to Jail for so days
today on a hit-and-run charge.
He was arrested last night by
Policeman Marcy after a 50-mile-
an-hour chase for three miles after
Moton's car is alleged to have
struck q machine driven by w. H.
Brooks, 500 block B st. s. w.. at
Glebe Road and the Lee Highway.
Judge Benjamin Hedrick, in
county court, also fined Motion
IS and costs for driving without a
permit. Another charge, Of driving
with 1894 plates, will be heard to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
COLLEGE WORK
FOR CCC MEN

COLLEGE PARK. Nd, Jan.
18.-Reported to be the most am.
bilious CCC educational program
in the country, the University of
Maryland'S College course for
members Of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps stationed at Belts
vile, Nd, will begin Monday.
Announcement of the course
was made by DR.. Raymond A.
Pearson. president of the univer.
sity, following a conference with
J. E. Zulick, director of educa.
ton at the Beltsville camp. More
than $50 men are expected to
take the course.
The university will make avail
able all its facilities such as class.
rooms, laboratories, library. and
auditorium, and the services of
members Of its faculty in conduct.
ing 16 courses for the CCC men.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
HEARING
DUE FOR CIVIL
SERVICE BILL

Representative william I. Siro-
vich Cd, Of New York, today
said hearings would start soon on
his bill calling for mandatory
Civil Service examinations for all
Government workers who are not
already in the service.
Mr.. Sirovich late on wednesday
introduced his bill, which Is aimed
at striking a smashing blow to
the political practice of ousting
Government workers every time
the administration changes. The
bill, in effect, is a forced blanket
ing of all Government workers
into the Civil Service ranks.
Will Be NOncOmpetitlVe
The examinations required un-
der provisions Of the Sirovich
bill will be noncompetitive and
Government workers, outside Civil
Service, will be compelled to take
them or face dismissal from their
Jobs.
One of the salient features Of
the Sirovich bill is the provision
calling for the establishment Of .
board of appeals with broad
powers to hear and pass upon
cases of illegal removal and dis
elimination.
Has Labor Backing
Mr.. Sirovich said his bill has
the Endorsement of the Civil
Eervice Commission and scores Of
labor bodies. E. Claude Bah
cock, president of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployees, today urged members Of
Congress to indorSe the SiroVich
measure when it is reported out
of committee and comes to the
House for consideration.
Under terms Of the Sirovich
bill. the retirement act is greatly
changed. One of the features con-
tanned in the bill is that the re-
tirement act would become op-
tional instead of compulsory as
\ at present. Persons retired for
disability should, after cure, be
carried on the retirement rolls
until they have been offered an
other comparable position, &C
cording to the Sirovich bill.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
Cemetery Bodies
To Be Removed

BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. IL
(SpeciaD Removal of 5000 bod
les from two East Baltimore
cemeteries to make way for the
Orleans Street approach to the
new Bath Street viaduct on the
new Philadelphia highway will be
started within a few weeks. Bod
les in the st. Patrick's Catholic
Cemetery, one of the cemeteries
involved, will be removed to the
Holy Cross Cemetery, while those
in the adjoining Methodist Gene
terry will be placed in q nearby
Protestant ground.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
CarOlinians Plan
Fete For Congress

The North Carolina Society OF
Washington will observe congres-
sional night Saturday with Q
dance at the Shoreham Hotel, At
which members of Congress from
the home State will be honor
guests. A reception will be held
at o o'clock, followed by dancing.
Lieut.. Comdr. Ovid c. Foote,
q. 8. NJ, president Of the club,
heads the reception committee.
The Washington times., 1935-01-18
u. S. Relief Rolls
Rise 4 Per Cent
International News Service

INTERNATIONAL N6WB BOFVIGO
FERA Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins today estimated that
1o,5OO,OOO persons in the United
States are on relief. Preliminary
reports showed an increase Of 4
per cent in the number Of cases
In December over November.
Expenditures increased 6 per
cent.
La opinión., 1935-05-23
Ell Cisma en- Ell P.N.R.

siquiera ell Presidente Cardenas puede estar SECURE de SUI
puesto, siendo ell verdadero jefe de la stuacion ell presi-
dente del partido a que pertenece. Y ESQ que no Sc We
va en- la vida de las naciones modernas, no puede cons-
tituir una situacion normal. manifestando, en- Gamble ell
serviismo = t6rmino duro. pero justo y necesario = de
las mayorias atentas a su propia seguridad, cuando han
lido a las Camaras, aparentemente, para encargarse de Ia
salyaguardia de los intereses nacionales.
GQue clase de Sobierno es este de Mexico, que de-
pende del capricho arrogante de un pequeno grupo de
eementos no oficiales? No es una manifestation de
Democracia, a pesar de 10 que Sc pregona, ell caracte1
de tai en- la administration; tampoco es una franco die
tadura, va que no tienen sus dirigentes ell valOr necesa-
rio para admitir,o frente al pueblo, l%anzandole de name
ra clara y firme ell guante de desafio. rs centralista in
directo, yalga la Erase, pOrque de un focO eXtraoflcial
irradian las disposiciones que los c%udadanos legislado-
res tienen que acatar, en- lugar de aqu6llas que yienen
de la voz del pueblo.
Ell Presidente Cardenas, en- estos momentos, tiene la
obligation de volver por SUI dignidad Official, antes de
que sea demasiado tarde. Franco o veladamente, ha es-
tado hasta hoy ~supeditado a los acuerdos que Sc toman
fuera del Palacio Nacional. Y este no puede, de ninguna
manera, nj creare popularldad nj aflanZar la poca de
que hasta hoy ha gozado.
La oportunidad para hacero, lie ACADIA de ser brindada
Dor los miembros disidentes del Senado. Ellos han sela-
lado ell canine a seguir, 81 es que Sc quiere salvar de la
total bancarrota 81 honor del gobierno. Por ben de Me-
xico. ell poder del p. K. debe ser quebrantado. Y antes
de Que sea el pueblo mismo ell que inicie semejante labor,
con las tragicas conseciencias que todos conocemos por
experienced anterior. Ell movimiento debe intenstlcarse
en- las esferas oficiales, 10 cual evitara I'm innecesario
derramamiento de sangre.
Creemos que ha llegado ell momento de obrar, dentro
de los limites de la ley para sacudir Ell yugo enojoso y
huminante. Y ell dlico que puede por su alta investidura'
vigorizar csc movimiento moralizador, es ell Presidente
Cardenas.
La opinión., 1935-05-23

to. En- ouadalajara parecia la encarnacion de las coIeras
del APOCALYPSE, cuando insuto a los Arzobispos y Obs
pos: pero ninguno de los altos dignatarios del CIero hs
llegado hasta ell %patibuIo. En- canbio, icuantos de los
que 81 ha ensa' zado. han cado tragicamente, revolcando
Sc en- charcos de sangre.. i0ue %respondan los cadaVe.
res de Aware cbreg6n Francisco Serrano y Arnuifo Co
mez! Hombre terrible con sus adversarios; pero mas te'
rrible a1n con sus amigos 90.
Cardenas ha comprendido 10 que sgnitoaban las ala
banzas: ha recordado que Oregon muri6 en- un banque'
tie, Y Sc alicia del sitio del peIigro. Sc da cuenta de que
es muy grave un disgusto con Gales; pero mas grave
adn seria un abrazo de reconciliation. cuando una per-
soma sabe caviar sepuItras con la sonrisa en- los lao'os;
cuando no frunce ell entreceto nj Sc estremece de horror
al affair la guadaha de la muerte, un banquete es mas
terrible que una bataIla.
La opinión., 1935-05-23

LA PUGNA que Sc esperaba resultaria de la actitud
vaerosa de ounce senadores mexicanos, al iniciar una
campafa contra ell partido dominate en- la poItica del
pals, ha entrado va en- apogeo. La camara baja recoge
ell guante lanzado por la superior. y la guerra ha sldo
declarada a los senadores ''disidentes".
Estos, por su parte, continnan sosteniendo con lau-
dable cordura, que es urgente que los miembros del poder
legislative obren con absolute libertad EN- lugar de estar
subordinados a la directiva del P. N. R., y agregan que
cuentan con ell APPLAUSE de la opinion revolucionaria del
pals. Los feos conceptos de "abyeccion' y "servilismo'
han salido a relucir en- la lucha, que puede consdtuir Ell
origen de una total renovation.
Isl no Sc fijan definitivamente las relacones y atri-
buciones del T. N. r. cerca de los poderes de la Union =
dicen las dcclaracioncs de los %senadores hasta ell Pre-
sidente de la Replblica puede ser eXpulsado del parldo,
Dor gusto del comite directive del mismo'. Agregan que
"los poderes de que disfruta ell Presidente del I. K. son
abso,utos. 10 cual es indebido". Como en- todos estos ca
SOS. Ia passion es violenta en- ambos bandos, y Sc teme ell
nacimiento de d~es6rdenes de caracter grave.
Ell cargo que los diputados hacen a los ounce sena-
dores, es ell de "tratar de quebrantar las relaciones entire
ell F. N. r. y ell Congreso, sembrando la division en- ell
de pequeha passion political las que los impulsan a asu-
mir SUI actitud actual.
A pesar de estas acusaciones, en- la mente nacional
esta ell convencimiento de que los senadores estan asis-
tidos por la mas serena justicia, procediendo como deben
proceder en- TODD case Y en- TODD lugar los hijos de una
nacion libre. Y SUI actitud es tanto mas vaiente cuanto
que constituye la de una minorfa reflexiva. NADIA remote
seria que Sc repitiera ell case de los diputados removable
res EN- la epoca del General Huerta, con ell escandalo con-
siguiente.
Pero la chispa ha sido lanzada va, y este es 10 I'M
portante. Ell Partido Nacional Revolucionario, que en-
concepto de los mas serenos, nj es revoluclonarlo nj es
nacional, eierce un absolute control sobre ell gobierno de
un pueblo al que Sc lie cuelga ell cartel sarcastico de ser
'libre y soberano'. Como los senadores han dicho, nj
La opinión., 1935-05-23
Los EIOqi0s de Gales

ha escogido para maniatar y destruir al general cardenas.
Ell Presidente no tiene mucho talento; pero 81 tiene un
instinto muy desarroIado, y ell instinto es mas 1tiI que
ell ta,ento en- las encrucijadas de la poIitca reyoluciona-
ria. Sc ha dado cuenta de que las mieles que lie dedica
Gales estan envenenadas, y ha empezado a sacar ell bull
to de la mejor manera possible. Cardenas Sc defiende con
evasivas y a~plazamientos. En- vez de aceptar ell banque-
tie que lie ofrecen los esclavos caIistas, preferc salirse de
la Capital de la R%epdblica. ihacia donde va don lazaro?
POGO importa ell itinerario: 10 que importa es esoapar de
las ceIadas que lie tienden y de las emboscadas que lie han
preparado. NADIA tiene que hacer en- ell interior del pals;
pero es evidente que Sc escapa para eludir la MARIANA de
intrigas y poltiquerias con que Gales pretende envoI-
verlo y aniquilarlo.
ca'les es temibIe cuando hace explosion; pero todavia
mas temibIe cuando Sc pone amoroso y zalamero. En-
Monterrey parecia un Vesubio cuando trono contra los
judios; pero ninguno de esos pretendidos judios ha muer-
La opinión., 1935-05-23

Como Sc We facilmente, no hay un perfecto acuerdo
entire ell Primer Magistrate y ell Jefe Maxine de la Revo-
Iucion, aunque este aIabe al otro sin tasa nj MEDIA. Fl
general Gales acept6 ell %banquete y ell general Cardenas
10 apIaz6. FL primero trato de presentarse al segundo
como ell 'amo del Congress- Cardenas eludio ell home
naje, pues Sc d6 cuenta de que, en- un ambiente de dpu-
tados, era Gales y no Ell quien iba a ser la figura central.
Muy sorprendido debe haber ~quedado ell caudillo So
norense, al yer que ell P%residente Sc apartaba de la mara
ma que esta fernando para adueiarse nuevamente del
poder. Porque, en- efecto, todos los pasos de Gales. todos
sus actos, todas sus ATTITUDES tienden a la reconquista del
solo. Natura.mente, SUI labor tendenciosa Sc hace con
eIogios a cardenas. lisa es su tactica! cada vez que
vitorea a su futura victima, lie arrebata una taiada de po-
der. Sus alabanzas lIevan una intencion hostiI; sus zaIa-
merias estan impregnadas de renccr y de venganza. Guam
do 10 mire caer, cubrira su tumba de flores y lie dedicara
una oracion fGnebre. "Viva Cardenas" es ell grito que