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The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Men Scared

Men were stunned, insulted,
scared. The priest was crossing
himself, muttering prayers. Ev.
erybody was deeply agitated.
Such a reception had not been
expected. Apparently life in camp
will not be any too sweet. Con-
versation would not cease. The
optimistS lost all their nerve.
The treatment was more than
unusual. The greater number of
those confined in the bathhouse
were inteuectuals, but they were
treated as bandits.
The lantern dimly lighted the
room. Tired faces, sunken eyes,
attested to terrible fatigue. For
five days we had subsisted on
nothing but tea and we were
getting desperately hungry. They
promised to feed us on the NOR
row and the only course open
was to continue filling oneself
with tea and eating a bite of
stale bread.
Gradually the room grew silent.
Here and there the light of a
cigarette could be seen. Men were
falling asleep sitting on their be-
longings, with caps pulled down
over their eyes, with collars
raised, with hands showed to-
gether into sleeves. Timofeyich
snored loudly and his long nose
nodded. Old Trotsky slept with
an open mouth showing his gold
teeth. The architect in his cor
ner looked more comfortable than
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
BIackweIder Gives
New Sermon TOPICS

At the II o'clock service to.
morrow morning in the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, DR..
Oscar F.. Blackwelder, the pastor,
will speak on Crying Over Split
Milk" and at the 8 o'clock serv-
ice his subject will be The Man
Who Might Have Been"
Under the direction Of Miss
Mary Weidley at the morning
service the choir will render
praise the Lord Jehovah" by
StearnS.
The Confirmation Glass will
hold its first meeting of the fall
on Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The first fall session Of
the Ladies Aid Society will be
held Wednesday at noon with
Mrs. Helen Krechting, the presi-
dent, in charge.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Miller Continues
Talks on Ethiopia

"The Worlds Appeal to the
Church." is the thoVght-provoking
sermon topic on which the Rev.
DR.. R. H. Miller will speak before
his congregation tomorrow morn
ing at the National City Christian
Church, Thomas Circle.
At the evening service, DR.. Mil
ler will discuss "Ethiopia-the
Last Stand of the Minority"
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stand? If you have any ques-
tionS-Speak up"
The crowd was stunned anc
remained silent. Even the more
optimistic now realized where we
had arrived.
"May we have a little light,
cOmrade commander" piped
out an ingratiating voice.
well give You that. One
lantern to a room. To the
lavatory you may go in groups
of five to 10, with a lantern.
Don't go out without a lantern.
The sentry is instructed to
shoot anyone who goes without
one. And now I advise you to
go to sleep. Gather some
strength, you will need it to-
morrow"
"But where shall we sleep?"
came a voice from the second
room. "There is no room to
Sleep"
silence! You'll sleep all
right. What's the matter with
you? This is not a hotel, with
pillows and sheets! And not
auntie's house party"
For the third time he men
toned "auntie." Evidently this
profound aphorism was his ia
vorite.
"Anybody who is not satisfied
come out here!" No sound for
an answer.
well, then, everybody salts
fled? Good. And you had
better look OUT"
Unceremoniously the warden
went out, accompanied by oul
squad commander and his at
tendantS.
There was an immediate burst
of exclamations:
"What can this mean?"
"This man is some galley con.
vict." "Have we come to this?"
"Never mind, he is just trying
to scare u.s." what did you
expect, did you think you were
coming to visit auntie?" Don't
pay any attention" "Remem-
ber, this is the OGPU and it's
no joke"
Indignant cries came from all
sides. Those who protested had
just begun to see things in Their
true light. Why so late?
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Sleep on Floor

Our group was moved in the
opposite direction. Turning the
corner, we entered a large yard
bounded on one side by long
wooden barracks with several en-
frances. On the other side of the
yard were several smaller build
ingS. We were headed for one Of
the latter and were led to small
hut. A sentry stood at the door,
gun in hand.
Hurry up, enter quickly"
shouted our convoy, pushing
the slower ones through the mar
row door.
The hut, which was the camps
bathhouSe, consisted of three
rooms. AS to furniture, the first
room had only a table and some
coat hooks on the walls, the walls
Of the second were lined with
benches, while half of the third
room was occupied by a large
stove.
"Well, what a place! Where
are we to sleep?" voices were
heard asking.
Evidently we would have to
sleep on the earthen floor. With
difficulty pushed my way into
the right corner. set my basket
on the ground, put my bedding on
top, and sat down on it myself.
People were still coming in.
crowding, pushing, arranging
themselves. Baskets, boxes, bum
dies were all thrown on the floor.
Men walked over all this while
the owners Of the bundles pro
tested. Swearing and abuse were
heard. The rooms were jammed
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chock full. With people sitting
and standing everywhere, there
was not a square foot of empty
space.
The little windows feebly ad-
mitted the dim light of the
dying day. It was miracle how
three hundred people found room
in the little hut.
The snow brought in on the
clothes and shoes began to thaw
and it was becoming wet and
damp. The prisoners coughed,
sneezed, pushed, noisily remon-
strated, swore-a veritable bed
lam.
Still. in spite of the terrible
closeness, everybody finally set
tied down. Some took out their
bread and were eating it with
bits of lard, onion or garlic, a
favorite and necessary dish;
others dozed off, sitting on their
bundles.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
"We're Freezing"

"Hurry up, citizens, we are
freezing" from those await
ing us in the yard. Men sat
huddled close together trying
to get warm. They blew into
their cupped hands, rubbed
their noses, stamped their
feet. 1t was becoming un.
bearably cold.
Monakhov passed by quickly.
He was followed by a clean,
shaven assistant dressed in a
short calfskin coat, fur out,
side, who jumped about and
bent in a servile attitude be,
hind his superior.
Have all this rabble
placed!" Monakhov shouted
This was significant, for in
prison nobody had ever pre-.
sumed to call us "rabble. :"
Immediately, Immediately:
comrade commander" hustled
the calfskin-coated assistant
who evidently wished to get
rid of his superior.
How about it, Lyskin, will
you have enough room?'
queried the chief.
1--WE shall arrange it some,
how, comrade commander, y
answered Lyskin in a tone in,
tended to mollify him.
"ShalI arrange! Always shall
arrange but where are you
going to arrange them? Every
thing is filled up. HOrdeS of
men are being sent up, but
where shall we get room to
place them. Well, take the bet
ter ones to the bathhouSe and
put the common criminals in q
tent. Quickly, don't delay!"
NAUAA0AAAUV anu CAAOCACO
the office by the buStling LyS-
kin.
We continued cooling off" in
the yard. After several minutes
Lyskin came out of the office
with two fellows in army great
coats and felt boots. A command
rang out:
Divide! Criminals right,
others left!"
The crowd separated into two
groups. There we're about 200
criminals. Our group numbered
some 300.
Criminals, follow me-" COM
manded the first great-coat.
The criminals filed by, casting
unfriendly glances at us. The un-
expected prospect of finding them
sevles in a tent in midwinter did
not please them, but no protest
was heard. Even a tent was prefer
able to the open air.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Matter, " Subject
OF Science Sermon

Matter" is the subject Of the
lesson-sermon in all the Churches
Of Christ Scientist tomorrow. The
golden text is from Joel 81. The
lesson-sermon also includes the fol-
lowing passage from the Christian
Science Textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: Theology
and physics teach that both spirit
and matter are real and good,
whereas the fact is that spirit is
good and real. and matter is
spirits opposite page Preface
VIII.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
OGPU Prisoners DriUen Like SLAVES
DEATH THREAT
HANGS OVER,
ICYCAMP
Continued from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
ahead a little quicker. Those
who had filled in their ques-
tionnaires returned to the
yard and sat down on their
bundles. BY the barbed wire,
gun in hand, walked the
sentry.
We were among the last to
reach the office. Behind the
partition five dirty-looking
clerks we're busy filling in
the questionnaires from our
answers. All the same ia
miliar questions: Name, place
of birth, party allegiance, Of
tense for which sentenced, etc.
The work went fairly fast.
The clerks were also prisoners
recruited from a party which
had preceded us and which
had already been assigned
various tasks in camp. Having
completed the questionnaires,
we came out.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Death for Plots

The head man jumped on tor
of somebody's bundle, placed his
lantern on a hook and looked u
over. Small green eyes looked al
us from under his low-fittina
helmet. A strong coarse square
jaw protruded above the uo
turned collar of the great-coat.
"Silence! Stop that noise!" hi
continued in a loud voice. "You
forget where you are. Stop it
and listen attentively. Under
Stand?"
The shouting had it's effect
The noise ceased, everybody was
quiet.
"You are addressed by the
warden. Note this and remem-
ber once and for all. The penal
camp is quite different from
what you know as prison.
Here you have military disci-
pline and martial law. The
smallest disObedience is pun
ished severely. When command
ing officers talk to you, you
must be silent and listen. Ex-
ecute all commands Immediate
ly. No talk is allowed about
disliking one thing or another.
I'm d e rs tand? This is not
auntie's house party but penal
labor camp. You have idled
away enough time in the pris-
ons. No more! Here it is diff
ferent!"
The introduction was very
promising. The warden's shout
ing voice broke and he continued
in a lower tone:
"YOu have arrived in the
Northern Penal Camps Of the
OGPU. There is no district at
torney here, you cannot COM
plain to anybody. Therefore 1
advise you to work conscien-
tiously and not to make any
row. There can be no counter"
revolution here. For attempt
ing cOunter-revOlution we line
people up against the wall and
shoot them. For rows, thiev-
ing, insubordina tion-aIsO to
the wall. I advise you to real
lie this and remember it. Not
auntie's house party but penal
camp. Forget all your intelli-
gentsia'S grievances and other
tricks, otherwise we shall bend
and break you, you Intelligent
sia.' More than one Of you has
already departed for better
worlds. For refusal to work
the dungeon, and for a second
offense -Sh ooting. Under
stand?"
What remarkable STYLE" the
architect whispered to me, nudg
ing me from behind The style
was truly original nd it seemed
fairly obvious that we had not ar
rived at an auntie's house party
as he called it.
Beginning tomorrow" con-
tinued the warden, "you will
start work. Up at five, drink
your tea, receive your p0rridge
and out with you into the yard.
Your squad commander will be
this cOmrade-GrigOriantZ."
He pointed to a swarthy indi
vidual with the face of a convict
who was standing next to him.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
SCHOOLS
OFFER NEW
COURSES

Washington schools Of religious
education will rally over the week
end in preparation for their open.
ings the first of next week. The
Columbia College of Christian
Education, is under the direction of
Elsie Wade Stone and an aSso-
ciate faculty of some two dozen
outstanding educators. The formal
opening is scheduled for tomor.
row afternoon in the chapel of
the school. 1924 H st. N. W., when
teachers and students will rally
for a social hour, and a brief res
ume Of the subjects to be offered
during the nine months study Pc
riod,
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
u. 5. CHAMBER
HEADS FLAY
PRESIDENT

international News service
Increasingly critical of the
Roosevelt administration, the
United States Chamber Of Com.
merce today brought its fall di-
rectors' meeting to a close with
the promise Of poll Of 100000
business men on the state Of the
nation.
A dozen or more reports were
read at the meeting, and Of
these only one sounded a note
favorable to Administration poll.
cies.
The business poll, it was an
nounced, will be made through
the chambers $500 member
units throughout the country,
and officers of the local agencies
will be asked to submit results
of their individual polls within
As days.
Hold Poll Vital
Similar polls have frequently
been made by the Chamber be-
fore but directors and officers
of the big organization said that
they regarded the forthcoming
concensus as Of vital Importance
to the country.
Plans for the poll were put for
ward and adopted in a lengthy
report on Federal legislative
trends approved by the directors,
which charged the Roosevelt
regime with excessive expendi-
lures, widespread usurpation by
the Federal Government Of State
powers and inefficiency.
This report, prepared by a COM
mittee headed by John w. O'Leary
of Chicago, emerged as the major
document of a series taking
President Roosevelt to task for
both his economic policies and
the so-called must" legislation
enacted by the last session OF Con-
greSs.
Backs Coal Bill
The only report made to the
directors and officers which even
family leaned toward approval OF
the Roosevelt policies was that
submitted by Charles E. Bockus
Of New York, president Of the
Clinchfield Coal Company. Even
Bockus would not express an opin.
ion as to the constitutionality of
the policy he approved. embodied
in the Guffey coal bill providing
a "little NRA" for the bituminous
coal industry. He added, how
ever:
"That is the only method
see to pay fair wages in this
industry and unless we pay fair
wages, the industry is doomed"
Other reports, on the Wheeler
Rayburn utility bill, the new tax
laws, and other subjects, all found
fault with Mr.. Roosevelt's pro-
posals.
New Laws Doomed
Silas Strawn of Chicago, a for.
mer president of the American
Bar Association and of the Cham
Der, predicted bluntly that most
of the legislation enacted by the
last Congress was doomed to be
scrapped by the Supreme Court
as unconstitutional. He included
in his list of doomed legislation
the utility act, the Guffey act, the
National Labor Relations act, and
even the giant social security
scheme enacted into law.
There was apparent a general
feeling that business is improving,
but the members attending the
meeting pointed out specifically
that in their belief this improve
ment came in spite Of, and not
because Of, the Administrations
work.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
PeterSon-MiNer
Continue Meet

DR.. ]. E. Miller will continue
revival services at the Glad It'd
ings Chapel, 1922 Wisconsin Ave.
N. w., assisted by the pastor,
Homer Peterson, of Cheltenham,
Md. Meetings will be held each
evening except Saturday at 7:45
o'clock. Edward Swailes will lead
the music. The public is invited.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Rev. Marmion Holds
HeaWatha Memorials

Rev. Gloria Marmion, Pastor of
the Heawatha Church Of Light,
1918 Potomac Ave. S. E., will lead
memorial services tomorrow at 8
p. m. for the late Heawatha,
medium and founder of the
church. The public is invited.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
BaNst0n Citizens
ToHear Candidates

BALLSTON, Va, Sept. 81.
Frank G. Campbell, Republican
candidate for county treasurer,
and Mrs. Marion Hagan, Republi.
can candidate for commissioner
of revenue, will speak at the
monthly meeting of the Ballston
Citizens Association in Fireman's
Hall here Tuesday at 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Not O. Hotel

you must obey him i'm
plicitly and execute all his
orders without question. Under
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

lanterns in their hands, roughly
pushed their way through the
crowd to the doorway of the
second room.
"Silence! Everybody listen"
baWled a stentorian voice,
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL-H.
H. B. Sterrett, rector. Fall open.
ing of all classes of church
school, $3.50 a. m, Holy Com
munion, morning prayer, II q. m.
Evening star., 1935-07-25

Included is a pint can of OCedar liquid
floor wax with a floor wax applier. They'll
keep your floors in Al condition, always.
Fifth Floor, The Hecht Coz
Evening star., 1935-08-15

Sourness of their dispositions.
However, unlike the majority of
bitter elements that one encounters
through life, pickles are welcomed for
just this quality and with their tart
crispness counteract the cloying
sweetness of some of their companions
in the culinary world. For hundreds
of years they have been a valued
presence at any table and lent their
biting charm to the dishes of all ma
tionS.
WEARS ago, picking was strictly
household affair, to be under
taken with serious effort along with
jelly-making and canning. The
thrifty housewife regarded her pantry
shelves with pride and the array Of
pickle jars was far from least in her
estimation. The word pickle" is
probably derived from the old Dutch
''pekel," meaning brine, and. in the
very beginning. most of the work was
done by the brine method. Later,
however, the use of vinegar and spices
came into play and many delicious
products were made in this manner.
Today, We in the United States,
are fortunate in having the best of
imported and domestic pickles at our
command. Many women continue to
make their own special pickles, but
for the majority of household uses
the ones made by the big manufac-
turing concerns prove the happiest
solution to the daily problem, There
Evening star., 1935-08-15
Pets Offer
Advantages
Grown Up Assumes
Responsibility and
Shares Benefit.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

1T IS fine to let children grow up
among pets. Dog Fido is a great
friend and his character, so loyal, pa
tient and kind, is an education in
itself. Puss is not SO friendly, but her
silky coat, her contented song at eve
ming, her soft mannerly ways, her
cleanliness set a pattern that small
children may benefit by.
These household pets must be an
adult responsibility. The dog must
be fed properly. Table scraps tossed
his way when somebody thinks of 1t
will not rear fine dog. His diet
must be watched, his health guarded.
He must be bathed and combed and
brushed, his nails clipped, his coat
trimmed. Otherwise he will not be
the fine companion you need for
your children and yourself.
A little child cannot attend to this.
1t is an adult responsibility. The
grown-up takes care of the pets and
the child has the privilege Of asso-
ciating with them, treating them
gently. He must be trained to respect
the household pets as he would respect
any friend dependent upon him for
courtesy and attention.
The dog belongs to the person who
cares for him. He will follow him,
obey him and adore him. The child
owner must earn the affection of the
pet by service. That means the child
must be old enough to understand and
to shoulder the responsibility of the
animals care.
Boys of 10 and II long for dog
Some boys Of that age are able to
take charge of one, and many are not.
I have not found that an irresponsible
boy becomes responsible the moment
he gets dog. He may feed him the
first day or two, but after that he
lets mother do it, or sister, anybody
who wants to, and lays claim to the
dog only when it pleases him to do SO
A good dog is a fine influence in
the family If child wants to own
one he must earn his right to hin,
by taking responsibility for him. There
again the dog is fine force for char
acter building. Only If the boy loves
his dog well enough to treat him as
he himself would like to be treated
If he was dependent and helples,
among strong and able people, can
he hope to win the dogs loyalty.
Then, it is idle to give dog to an
infant. Infants should not own living
things. Older children must be
trained in the care of their pets, know
what to give them to eat, how and
when to serve them. They must be
able to bathe and comb and brush
and treat them when necessary. They
have to establish a routine of care
for their pets and never miss a time
lest the helpless creature suffer hun
ger, thirst or neglect of any sort.
tCopyright. 1935D
Evening star., 1935-08-15
The Old Gardener Saws:

Garden makers are turning to
colored pebbles for walks in gar
denS and for use around pools.
sundials and the like. These
pebbles are especially useful in
seashore gardens or in gardens
in hot sections where grass is
hard to grow. The owners of
penthouse gardens and city gar
dens are also using them. The
colors may be combined to har-
monize with other architectural
features and with the plants
themselves. 1t is no longer nee
essary to use the common gray
pebbles. because pebbles or chips
of such colors as emerald green,
jet black, mother of pearl. red
verona and Belgian black are
available. These pebbles are
kept in place with steel or wood
curbings.
(CopyriEht. 1889
Evening star., 1935-08-15
BY BETSY CASWELL.

SeTHOU shalt be whipped with
wire and stewed in brine,
Smarting in lingering
u pickle" says Shakespeare,
indicating that the life of a pickle is
a pretty severe one, and. as such, may
be regarded as fitting punishment for
one who has committed crime
Evening star., 1935-08-15
BY BARBARA BELL.

IRST you decide on a color
- scheme Suppose it is green
and russet-very excellent for
the early Fall days. You have
green skirt, at least one in which
green Is the predominant color, al
though others may be mixed up in it.
Then you have a green blouse and a
russell blouse. Two quite different
costumes, just by changing the blouse.
First the blouse-it has an in
verted pleat in the back, and tiny
shoulder yoke, like mans shirt. The
collar is pointed in rather deep points
in front, and you may wear a sort of
four -in-hand tie, like the one in the
or a bow, big or little, or
a simple clip. Two types of sleeves
are shown. One, the regular shirt
waist sort, wrist-length, and held to-
gether by links. Then there is
three quarter sleeve, quite full, with
a turnover cuff, points sticking out
where they are held together with
buttons.
The skirt Is one of those grand,
Evening star., 1935-08-15

Dorothy Dix Says
Wife Should Be Entitled to Joint
Bank Account.

male nor female, that We see all about
us. If girls knew how they looked TO
men they would cast their shorts and
their britches into the ragbag and get
some skirts and they would talk like
ladies instead of hoodlums.
GRANDFATHER.
Answer agree with you, Grand
father, that a girl never makes a
greater mistake than when she throws
her femininity into the discard. 1t is
her trump card and the one on which
she can depend on winning out In
both the game of love and of business.
For the feminine girl can marry all
around her betrousered sister and in
business women succeed best who en-
gage in womanly occupations and do
the things for which they have an
inherited aptitude handed down
through countless generations.
But it is funny thing, when you
come to think of it, isn't it, that men
have enough intelligence and a sufi-
cient sense of humor to keep them
from initiating women, while women
are silly and dumb enough to initiate
men. You see plenty of girls wearing
trousers and shorts and sailor pants,
but you never see man abroad IN
pink tulle and decollete costume.
DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Miss Dix-I have been mar
ried six months. My husband and /
have never quarreled and have been
very happy together. l cater to his
moods and whims If he wants to go
out with the boys never say word.
If he wants to stay at home I stay
with him. I never scold or criticize
him for things he does that I dislike
When he is irritable I just leave him
alone until he gets over it. Now my
sister. who has been married for a
! number of years, tells me am spoil
ing my husband and making a mis-
take by letting him have his own
way and that should stop it. What
shall do?
TROUBLED YOUNG WIFE.
Answer-Tell your sister to mind
her own business and let yours alone
Every wife has TO learn by experience
how to get along with her husband
No two men can be managed alike
and, if you enjoy spelling your hus-
band and he purrs under your hand
when you do it, keep up the good
work.
Lots of men like to be fused over
and can be jollied into doing the
things that no amount of fretting and
nagging could ever induce them to do.
DOROTHY DIX.
fCopyright 1885,