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The Washington times., 1936-02-26

young practitioners Of the art OF
lobbyin~ whose fast psychological
inshoots make some Of the old de.
liveries look pretty slow and
clumsy.
A Washington friend, for whose
reliability can vouch, sends me
the details of a school for lobby
lists, run by a clever young chap
who is making a nice living coach
ing lobbyists, chiefly women, in
the art of making a congressman
see the light. The story would be
much better, of course, II there
were classrooms, professors and a
curriculum, but that doesn't come
off.
He has a simple little office
where he tutors his students on
the approach, buildup. the follow
through, the technique Of testing
the varying psychological reflexes
of the statesmen and the final
gentle but firm twist Of the pres
sure lever. Various causes In an
era of the general melioration OF
this and that have brought to
Washington many Zealots for
many new brands of salvation, in
cluding a great many women.
EXPERT TRAINING
Amateurs in the hard-boiled
polemics of incipient law-making,
they naturally need guidance, and
the clever and personable young
man referred to above has learned
that they are willing to pay for
it. Somewhat comparable to the
elaborate formulation of high pres
sure selling techniqueS, sold by
various institutes of salesmanship,
is his rubric of the winning way
with congressman.
Never out-talk a Congressman.
and even if you have enough am
munition to sink him, don't let
him know it. Don't try any vamp'
ing-that's crude stuff-but per
Sonalize the contact if possible. If
you happen to have a cousin who
used to be tax assessor back ir
that dear old Hoople township ot
the CongresSman'S constituency
that's great.
Before visiting the Congress
man, be sure to learn anything
you can about his pet hobby
That's more important than
knowing a great deal about
his views and his record in Con
gress. Watch for a chance to ease
yourself sympathetically into that
zone of specialized aesthetic Of
recreational interest. There ieS
the Achilles heel of vanity.
A man takes it calmly wher
you compliment him on his pro
fessional attainments. But he
warns up beautifully when yoC
tell him he should have been ar
actor, an artist, a singer, or what
not-whatever his hobby may be
Don't argue or threaten if the
Congressman gives you a colo
rundown. That spoils him fol
you and others who may follow
Lobbyists should have an esprit
helping each other to keep cleal
their strategic lanes Of approach
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others. Toward the height, but
too far away for distinct detail.
some sort of statue. One Of those
nondescript affairs that never
seem able to decide whether they'll
soar or squat.
Indeed, the whole hill had the
vague, indecisive effect of having
started somewhere but never hav-
ing arrived. Which was the more
disappointing, since it might easily
have been so beautiful.
The wide, free Swoop of sky
outflung like a great, cleaning
wing from golden ridge to tur.
quoise bay. The misty, blue-gray
surge Of gum trees, Swaying, fall
ing like silvery surf against the
flooding light. The careless, gay
abandonment Of outlying settle.
mepts, so different from the con
gested city blocks, Sprawling like
gypsy camps along the sunny
ridges, down the tumbled hills,
into the Shadowy, strangely
scented hollows near the beach
where the tangled tide from
Alaska and Peru, Java and Bonn.
bay, mingled with the spilling
sweetness Of the flower stands -
almond and saffron froth Of
acacia, hyacinth, daffodils. and
lilac iris on their jade green
spears.
EVyrNJTNJG
So lovely-all OF it! Yet there
was that hill, in the very heart Of
all that laughing magic-wasted,
Or so it seemed to me until that
day.
I've forgotten what necessity
drove me out on the balcony at
five. Five's usually my worst
time-telephones and typewriters
gone completely ga-ga in a final
insanity. Perhaps, for once, it was
too much for me. At any rate, I'd
gone out, punch-drlmk with weari,
ness, fumbling blindly for any
thing that might help life make
sense again.
Behind the house, to the west.
the sun was setting. For a brief
space the hill in front lay glorified
To the east. Diablo burned, darkly
purple as driftwood blaze against
the pale, bright sky. From it, to the
north and to the south, the coast
range barricade ran, its naked
tawny slopes aSprawl under ragged
shadows, blue as new pressed wine.
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The Greatest Show On Earth
By Nelson Harding
BIZ John Snure, Jr.

dicated he was not able to take
care of his own money.
The petition was signed by
some so persons in Wellsville.
Reed checked on the names.
They were the same as those
which had once appeared on a
petition asking support for a
candidate for assemblyman.
The elderly pensioner had once
worked for the candidate when
he was seeking names for his
petition. Consequently. when the
old man wanted to send a petition
himself he merely selected the
names that had been on the politi-
clans petition.
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Standard Car Fares

The Public Utilities Commission could render genu
inc service to the street and bus riding public of the
city if it would STANDARDIzE THE RATES OF FARE
ON THE DIFFERENT CAR AND BUS LINES
Right now there than half dozen different
fares being charged the various lines for what seems
to the public to be the type of service.
THESE VARYING FARE SCHEDULES ARE A NUI-
sANCE AND SHOULD BE STANDARDIZED.
person who is an habitual rider on line which has
one rate of fare happens to ride on another line with
different rate of fare and when he tries to pay what he
would pay on his habtual line he is embarrassed by
peremptory demand for additional pennies
For some, of course, these additional pennies
genuine hardship, and for all they are confounded ag
gravation.
I'm the good old days" you could pay your quarter
on any line in the city, or you could drop your homey
nickel into the slot and you safe.
NOu you haze to carry neD deal chart or graph
If vOu IU0nt to haze any assurance that your fare
will be accepted on this car or that bus.
Tokens that you buy in the hope that they will solve
your problem fine long you confine your riding
activities to street cars but try to them Of
the buses and you are ordered to come through with
dime
The transfer situation is just aggravating.
Sometimes you make your changes on free trans
fer at other times you haven't paid the right fare to get
free transfer still at other times the transfer you want
costs you two cents and again it may cost you one cent
The Utilities Commission is now working on valuations
of the street car and bus companethey may be all one
company by the time the valuation is completedand
no voluntary action taken before the value is etab
lished the commission should adopt guiding rule the
principle of fare Standardization.
We had one fare Dhen uUe had competing street
car companies in the city and the commission at
that time insisted that there must be only fare
schedule
GREAT CONVENIENCE TO THE RIDERS.
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ernment," the
taxpayers are
called on to pay
one bill or an
other.
A recent is
sue of the Con-
gresSional Rec
ord contained
158 pages.
T h e Govern
m e n t Printing
Office estimates
that the Record
costs $50 per
page,
At that rate
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do see the liv'
ing meaning Of
things beneath
their stale IA
miliarity.
Th ere was
that hill, for In.
s t a n C e. You
might, as I did,
see nothing in it
but an 10Th e r
heave Of San
F r a n C ! S C o s
scrambled sky.
line. A typical
slope, with little
to distinguish it
from all the
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the business Of
pc rsu a d / n g,
bl u d g e o n ing,
hypnotizing or
ba nE ooZl ing
congressman.
The old, eS-
tablished firms,
manned mostly
by lame-duck
politicians. are,
of course, still
on the job, but
there are snap
py re W 1885
techniuueS and
m de Is and
there are skilled
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Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson

, Below, the circling silver OF the
quiet bay, with the tangle ol
streets Spilling into it, their drab
ness briefly gilded with the sunset
fire-gray asphalt, faded stuccc
glazed with topaz, garnet, coral
and carnelian.
A challenging marvel Of color
yet nothing in my tired senses an
swered. Duly I watched the glory
crumble into ash, felt the stiffness
rise about me like a deepening
darkening tide.
Then, softly. so gently that, al
first, was unaware of any change
the thing began. The noise hac
gone, the evening calls were still
the riot of color settled to a tender
mist. But this was not all. Some
thing was coming as well as going
The hill, by day common even tx
shabbiness, was withdrawing itseli
from the surrounding scene; wa
standing serene and apart a:
though it waited some event.
Then, from far above, in th'
infinite arch. deepening blut
began unfolding, descending
like a veil a veil so poignantly
tender, paSsionately alive, as if {
heart beat within its azure depths
Wider and wider it spread-ovel
the graying sky. the fading hills
the waters that now we're only 6
luminous coil. And as it Spreac
the hill darkened loomec
larger took on mystery ane
dignity and the proud power of 6
Presence.
TRANSFORMED
Then suddenly - literally be
tween two breaths-it happened
Where thern had only been thai
spreading luminous blue, cover
ing a diSsolving earth and &
dark and brooding hill sud
denly there WAS LGHTl NJ
longer an ugly confusion of coop!
and cables half-finishec
houses the wreckage and junl
of mans blundering stupidity, dis
couragement and weakness
but a sudden, lovely miracle O.
light, trembling, glowing, spanning
the long loneliness between HEAVIER
and earth BETWEEN Man
AND GOD .. with the pure glor!
Of its countless candleSI
Candles that turned my Squat
and shabby hill into an altar tC
the living God!
And swiftly, in one of thos(
rare flashes Of illumination, / saw
the Truth. Life was like that. W.
human creatures were like that
So ugly and incomplete. . shabby
and meaningless. but alwayl
with that waiting wonder in US
that wonder of tenderness ant
courage, love, loyalty, honor ant
laughing sacrifice - that coulC
transform the dingiest life int
an altar!
Day after tiresome day, will
only the same common faces, com
mon places, common acts. Ther
suddenly, at some strange call, tht
whole scene famed! And, for al
instant, the long loneliness be
tween heaven and earth wa
bridged, and in the radiance mar
stood face to face with God!
copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. Ine.)
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Wise Words

What ardently we wish we soon
believe.-Young.
All my own experience Of life
teaches me the contempt of Gun.
ming, not the fear.-Addison.
It is hardly possible to suspect
another without having in ones
self the seeds Of baSenesS the
party is accused of.-StanislauS.
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HIS LIST

Representative Daniel A. Reed
(R.) of New York, was recently
discussing the futility of the hun
dreds of petitions that swamp
Congress.
He pointed out that he recently
received a petition from Wells
vile, N. Y, praying for assistance
for an elderly man who was the
recipient of a State old-age relief
check.
The check, however, was mailed
to the landlord of the elderly
man in order that he would be
assured Of living quarters and
the old gentleman objected on
the ground that such tactics In
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WOMAN'S TRUMP CARD

Gods greatest gift to woman is,
undoubtedly, her ability to laugh
at herself. Something which very
few men are able to do.
This is strange, since men are
supposed to be the only laughing
animal except the hyena, and to
have corralled the entire worlds
supply of that quality known as
"a sense of humor." But, 1t is
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EXACT WORDS

Whatever else may be said Of
the feud between Father Cough
lin, the Detroit priest, and Repre-
sentative John J. O'Connor DJ
of New York, it has at least pro-
vided for a slight distribution of
wealth.
When Father Coughlin repeated
his criticism of O'Connor on a re-
cent Sunday. the chairman of the
House Rules Committee ordered a
copy Of the speech so as to have
the exact words of condemnation,
Sent to O'Connor's office by
telegraph facilities, the speech
cost the New Yorker $40.75.
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LOBBYISTS

The rise Of pressure groups Is
changing the general character
Of lobbying in Washington, both
intensifying and professionalizing
The Washington times., 1936-02-26
MOUNTING COSTS

Regardless Of whether or not
members of Congress vociferously
nnnose the "extravagance Of gov
The Washington times., 1936-02-26
THE ALTAR

OF course, it all depends on how
you see things. But it's amazing
how it changes life. if once you
The Washington times., 1936-02-26
OLD FAVORITES
To Woman
George Gordon ByrOn

Woman Experience might have told
That all must love thee who behold thee;
Surely experience might have taught
Thy firmest promises naught;
But, placed in all thy charms before me-
All forget, but to adore thee
Oh, Memory Thou choicest blessing,
When Joined with hope, when still possessing
But how much cursed by every lover,
When hope is fled, and passions over!
Woman, that fair and fond deceiver,
How prompt strplings to believe her;
How throbs the pulse when first view
The eye that rolls in glossy blue
Or sparkles black, or mildly throws
beam from under hazel brows
How quick credit every oath
And hear her plight the willing troth!
Fondly we hope twill last for aye,
When, 10! She changes in day
This record will forever stand,
"Woman, thy traced in sand"
eGders ivted to send to the editor their sugges
tions of the fovortes among the poems for reprting
this spGce)
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golf is almost a cult: his motor
car and his hat are positively
sacred: his headaches are TRACE
dies; and the sun rises and sets
by his watch. So, HOW can he
laugh at himself?
Copyright. 1895. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
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The Washington times., 1936-07-24

Alfaro was about to introduce
the newcomer to the Minister Of
Ell Salvador, Senior DR.. Don Hec-
tor David Castro, when he found
that they not only bore the same
name but were old friends.
Return I'm FAN
Costa Rica's new envoy is well
known for his writings and is
owner of the Diario de Costa
Rica. He has not as yet pre-
sented his credentials, but prob
ably will do so about the middle
of August. With his family he
will return to Washington some
time in September to take up his
duties and at that time they will
decide upon the location Of their
new legation.
S'q Y co"""
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Rocing Season
Starts Soon

BY the end of this week it is ex-
pected that the majority of the
racing season coloniStS will have
arrived. Many are coming in ad-
vance Of the opening on the 10th,
to take the cure at the Saratoga
Spa.
Among those who have leased
homes in Saratoga for the season,
and who will race their stables are
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, william
Woodward, Mrs. Dodge Sloane,
Harry F. Guggenheim, Mrs. c.
Oliver ISelin, Henry w. Sage, Rich
ard F. Howe, Thomas Hitchcock,
Ogden PhippS and George H. Bull,
president of the Saratoga Racing
Association.
Already There
Among those already in resi-
dence at their summer homes in
Saratoga are Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
w. Morton, Mrs. Roland Wright
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Sterry, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney
j. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Nelson OStrander, who will have
with them for a part of the racing
season, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis PhippS
Sanger, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Walter
Mabee and Mr.. and Mrs. James G.
Tremaine.
Members Of the racing set who
win occupy their homes during the
season are Mrs. Payne Whitney,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel q. Riddle,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Ziegler, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Stoller. Wal
ter Schuttler, of Chicago, and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert M. McMullen.
who are expected at their estate
from Europe next week.
&**
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred J. Ballaston
have arrived in Washington from
Ocean City, Md, and are at the
Shoreham for a few days. They
also will pass q few days in At
lantic City before returning to
G44Cu AOA4C III "A1CC4u1Bp W. va.
N*N
Miss Eleanor Corby Of Chevy
Chase Circle is spending some
time in New York and is stopping
at the st. Regis.
Mrs. Margaret O'Connor is at
the Waldorf-AStoria during her
visit to New York city.
In Vancouver
While visiting recently in Brit
ish Columbia, Mrs. j. Monroe Hill
Of this city was a guest at the
Chalet which overlookS the city
of Vancouver, lower mainland Of
the province, and part of the State
Of Washington from the four.
thousand-foot elevation Of Grouse
Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Depue,
now vacationing in Atlantic City,
are stopping at the Chalfonte-
Haddon Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Racquet, Of
! Detroit, Mich, are at the Carlton.
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day on Navy Day each year.
Margaret Robertson, after
getting her home and family
settled, has promised herself to
catch up on several little
things she has been toying with
for the past few years. We
wonder if by any chance one of
these things" might possibly
be the writing of a book. If
anyone should write a book it
certainly is this young matron,
whose busy times at the Capt.
tai would fill to overlooking
several volumes, to say moth
ing of her observations of Serv-
ice life in and near our fair
city.
But there is one bright spot
in the Robertsons' plans, as
Margaret will be- back here
along about January for a stay
Of six weeks or so.
A dispatch from the Cava-
lier at Virginia Beach states
that Kitty Fuqua and h er
mother, both of whom are va
cationing there now, are hav-
ing grand time, Laying about,
not particularly worried about
anything - an envious situa-
ton. And Kitty is getting
more tanned so that she will
probably match a piece of ma
hogany when she returns to
Washington.
Mrs. James F. Curtis, we
hear, is going to pay Washing
ton one of her short, hurried
Summer visits. Laura" will
arrive here tomorrow and prob
ably see more of her friends in
the short while she is herein
her usual energetic way-than
most of us see all Summer.
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(Top) Miss Penelope Knox and Miss Edith Knox, daugh
tiers of Dr. and Mrs Roger Knox, Of Deand Fla have
been the guests in Washington of Mr. and Mrs FINS E.
Scott They snapped while playing ball the Shore
ham Terrace following swim in the pool They will leave
for Weyanoke Va where they will spend time
at the famous old home of their aunt Mrs John Douha
and later they will be guests Of their greaaunt Mrs. James
r. Oliver widow of the late Rear Admiral Oliver at her
home Shirley the James River in Virginia. Another
frequent visitor to the popular pool little blonde Miss
Peggy Walker, subdebutante daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Allan E. Walker, who make their home in Washington
Underwood and Underwood Photo).
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The new envoy, who is well
acquainted with the policies and
personalities" Of each and every
one Of the Latin American coun-
tries, was formerly Minister Of
Foreign Affairs in his home
land. His most recent visit to
the Capital brought him here
for the luncheon given at the
Pan-American Union Wednesday
in honor Of the retiring Bolivian
Minister, Senior DR.. Don Enrique
Finot.
Renewed Friendships
While here he stopped at the
Mayflower and found himself a
neighbor of his friend of many
years, the Ecuadorian Minister,
Senior Captain Colon Eloy Alfaro,
whom he had first met some
time ago in Costa Rica, and who,
strangely enough, is now Minis
ter to Costa Rica as well as this
country. They renewed their
friendship in 1928 when they
were both delegates to the sixth
Pan-American Conference in Ha-
vana. At the luncheon Captain
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.70av:1l!! :I:!..Q!bMS
Reg. U. s. Pat. Oft. 4

Mrs. Edmund K. Jores and
daughter, Betty Lou, are off
fer Spring Lake, N. j., for
a Summer tarrying. Should
Betty Lou find summing and
bathing a bit monotonous we
suspect that she will turn to
her painting and sketching to
provide herself a few me-
mentoes Of vacation land.
Should the Hartz family go
in for stamp collecting they
would put the Post Office De-
partment completely out of
business in less than 40 time
such is they way they have
with collecting"
1t seems that they-the two
senior members, Barge and
Agnes, with Bette, Janet and
Jackie have decided to mo-
tor up to Cape May for the
tennis tournament (more tour
naments going on now. Pres
emily they were Joined in the
happy idea by the Owens
girls, Mary Lee and Elizabeth.
The notion became highly con-
tagious and now Dwight Ken
dali, Tony Latona and Ricky
Willis have announced their
intention of joining the cara
van. They will all be at the
Admiral and will not be seen
here again until we'll along to-
wards the middle of the week.
Many Of us hate to see the
time slip by until August 3,
because then the "War" Rob
ertsons of Boiling Field will be
folding up their belongings
and heading south for Maxwell
Field, Ala, their stamping
grounds for the next year.
Down there they will be living
off the post and already have
found themselves a grand old
typical Southern house in
which to relax and enjoy life.
One can just picture little Bill,
jr., scampering about the high
ceilinged rooms, out onto the
veranda and around the gar
den, but doubtless he will miss
the flying field, especially the
Navy field next door which so
thrillingly celebrates his birth
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Sub-Deb Luncheon

A group Of the subdebutante set
entertained at luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday in honor of
Miss Lucille Smith, Of Aberdeen,
S. D., who is visiting Miss Mary
Senate HoweS, and also in honor
of Miss Lorraine Thomas, who Is
visiting Miss Betty Gait.
Mrs. Carol Longove, of New York
City, has arrived in Washington
and is spending a week at the
Shoreham with Miss Yolanda Nor
ris, of New York City. Mrs. Long
owe came to the Capital from
Greenspring Valley in Baltimore,
where she has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Wagner. She
will spend the rest of the summer
at Southampton, L. I.
~ II
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Young are
in Atlantic City for a vacation, at
the Hotel Trayr .ore.
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Vacation Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Way Evans,
of Englewood, N. j., have returned
to Washington and are at the
Shoreham. They have come to the
Capital from their summer home,
Kaleda, in Gloucester County, Va,
and they expect to visit New York,
and Westchester, N. Y, and to re-
visit Kaleda, spending a month
there before returning home.
A%A
Comdr. and Mrs. H. A. Flani-
gan, in washington for a short
visit at the Mayflower, will leave
today to return to their home in
New York.
$50
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Bowman, Of
Washington, are spending some
time in Atlantic City, stopping at
the Hotel Traymore.