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The Washington times., 1936-01-09

You are out of luck in 1886 IF
You expect to live merry life
Or a comfortable life,
Or a quiet life,
Or a leiSurely life,
Or even a safe life.
MerrineSS, comfort, quietness anC
safety-all these things have
passed.
They have passed with the safe
snug, slow Old Days
The old hand-work days,
The days before Machines came
The days before men began com
peting with Machines,
The days before Machines begar
pushing people around, anc
yanking people out of homes
and forcing people to think new
thoughts and make new pro
grams.
Machines have made life swift
and dangerous
Machines have made LIFE I'M
PERSONAL
Machines have stopped men living
for themselves, by themselves
and in themselves.
You can't live a merry, comfort
able, slow, quiet, safe life in the
Machine Age.
You are out of luck in 1886 IF
You expect to think as your
grandfather thought,
Or work or play or love as your
grandfather did.
Your grandfather's time
And your grandfather's ways
HAVE PASSED:
They have passed
AS the Stone Age passed
And the Bronze Age passed
And all other human ages passed
AND TIME WON'T TU1UIU o.4u-A!
You can't turn this age back
Any more than you could bring
the Stone Age back.
The Old Days have gone
They have gone forever.
You are out Of luck in 1885
If you try to live in the Old Days
Or the Old Ways.
No matter how good you are
No matter how honest, or kind
or brave, or generous,
Or patient, or Woodworking, o.
friendly, or fair
You are out of luck in 1896
If you try to live in the Old Days
And you will get
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John Snure, Jr.

eagain making its drive to secure
control Of the barge tranSporta.
ton,
With that set-up, the I.C.C.
would have authority to make
rate schedules for every major
form of transportation in the
United States.
The I.C.C. has been termed "rail-
road-minded" in many instances.
It's officials deny the allegation
and it is sometimes pointed out
by way of response that Coor-
dinator of Railroad Joseph 3.
Eastman has advocated Govern
ment ownership.
In answer to that response it
might be said that since he took
office, Mr.. Eastman has yet to
suggest a suitable plan of owner
ship Of the railroads by the Gov
eminent.
When the I.C.C. secured control
! of the trucking industry, it was
said that the law which gave it
control would be q great boon to
the truckers and that the Com
mission would not do anything
which would make rail-truck COM
petition easier for the railroads.
One of the first moves of the
Commission, however, was to be-
gin an attempt to raise the truck
rates so that they would be more
comparable to rail rates and thus
give less incentive to the farmer
or other producer to ship by truck.
That the same thing would hap
pen to the barge owners is practi'
cally assured. For years the rail-
roads have attempted to secure
control or otherwise hinder barge
transportation of bulk materials.
With the Ice. in its rail" frame
of mind, there can be little doubt
that control Of barge rates by the
Commission could mean but one
thing-and that would be material
increases in barge rates so that
they could not provide the same
competition for the railroads that
they do at the present.
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
MARTYRS TO SCIENCE

Probably more lives are at stake
in the intenSifying war on infan-
tile paralysis than in the one7Sided
and somewhat desultory but heav-
ily-headlined Ethiopia. The name
of Miss Anna M. Pabst, 39-year-old
research worker of the Public
Health Service, is added to the
long list Of martyrs to science.
She died on Christmas Day from
a flick of meningitis in her eye.
It was a passing news story,
forgotten in a day or two, but on
a wide front the battle goes, and
any day a sub-microScopic virus,
as deadly as a bomb, may take a
life. In connection with the death
of Miss Pabst, there is a brief
mention of five others of the
Service who, within the last 10
years, have paid in their lives to
help tip the scales against death.
Official Hygienic Laboratory bull
letins have given them brief trib-
ute. They have no memorials, no
wreathS or public anniversary
days. Both Berlin and Paris have
statues to Pasteur. We have no
public memorials to those who
died for science. Decidedly on the
Human Side of the News" are
the stories of the men Of the ma
tional Public Health Service
whose deaths are thus given an al
most casual mention.
SPOTTED FEVER
And some day the warfare, the
strategy, the deadly encounters in
remote mountains and deserts, as
well as in city slums, will make a
narrative as engrossing as any
detective yarn of the pulp maya.
zines. Edgar Hoover's Omen have
no more exciting tales to tell.
There was, for instance, the
campaign against Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever in the Bitter
Root Valley in Montana-a cam
paign in which G. H. Cowan, men
toned in the above news story,
figured tragically.
In the early 1920'S, farmers and
ranchmen were Succumbing to a
mysterious death. r. r. Spencer
was sent to the valley, with assist
ants and equipment. He rugged up
a schoolhouse laboratory in a wild
region where the Scourage had left
empty houses, and some cases with
whole families dead. Spencer
identified the wood tick as the car
rier of the virus. He developed the
theory that a certain. small ami
NAL, possibly a rodent, was host to
the tick.
Henry Cowan, a big, rudy, out
doors man, hunter and woodsman,
turned from bear hunting to mi
crobe hunting. It was pretty dan.
gerous business, hunting ticks in
the hills. big Henry" as they
called him, volunteered. Day after
day he ranged the hillsides and
brought back pill boxes, topfull Of
the parasites. In the heart of the
plague spots he gathered them.
They shot the ticks into guinea
pigs. Nothing happened. It didn't
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
By Nelson Harding

n"Swipe." The fever hit him. He
fought hard for days. When he
died, his mother was given pen
sion of $25 month. His name
does not appear among those cur
rently mentioned as having died
in the Public Health Service. The
men in the little laboratory in the
wilderness believed they were
Springing loose one Of the bars in
the gateway to life.
They worked feverishly, explor-
ing q thousand bywayS, some OF
them seeming wild and fantastic.
Could it be that bush ticks could
provide immunity against spotted
fever and that the mountain goat
ticks carried it? They needed
monkeys to experiment properly.
But they had none.
Spencer, a quiet, scholarly man,
decided that only human expert
mentation would suffice. He rolled
UP his shirt sleeve and shot in
an injection of the bush ticks.
Then, after the proper lapse of
time, he injected in his arm
enough of the spotted fever virus
to have killed thousands of guinea
pigs. Nothing happened. He did
not suffer the slightest illness. He
had discovered vaccine for the
murderouS spotted fever.
SCOURGE ENDS
Big, rollicking Henry Cowan
had been standing by, eager to
get out and do some more microbe
hunting, to serve as guinea pig,
or anything that might be desired.
For years he had lived in the in
fected region, not at all afraid Of
ticks, eager and interested in the
experiments and anxious to help.
There was no hazard in the labor
atory or in the hills that he
wasn't ready to meet.
A few days after Spencer had
made his heroic experiment, big
Henry" complained that his eyes
hurt him and that he had strange
pains in his head. He had not
been vaccinated. Ten days later
he died. That was in 1924. In
the % years preceding six Of the
rs laboratory workers studying
spotted fever in Montana had
caught the disease and all six had
died. Eight have since contracted
it. OF these men, all vaccinated,
only one died.
In the other cases, it was like
q mild case of the measles. Resi-
dents of the Bitter Root Valley
have clamored for the vaccine.
Deaths from spotted fever have
ended. Congress has appropriated
a generous sum for an adequate,
wellequipped laboratory to replace
the makeshift outpost Of science in
the hills. The men who thus
fought back death and saved
countless human lives have moved
on to other engagements.
They were mentioned in hygi-
enic laboratory, bulletins, but
there is no DISC. or COMPRESSION
al Medal for this war with test
tubes instead of guns against the
grim enemy.
copyright 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin c. Hill

good idea to look over q mountain
goat as a possible carrier. Just as
faithful scientific routine. they re-
moved some ticks and again gave
the guinea pigs an injection. AZ
ter four or five days the guinea
pigs were all dead from spotted
fever. Bush ticks hadn't harmed
them. Ticks from the mountain
goat and killed them.
Bill Gettinger was Q laboratory
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
OPTIMISTIC

There is one former member
of Congress whose name can not
be mentioned who apparently be
lieves that there is one form OF
relief at least which would stand
the test of the Supreme Court.
Members of Congress say that
he has written them asking con-
tribution of 500 from each OF
them.
He contends, they say, that he
is unemployed and believes his
colleagues Of old should solve MS
financial problems.
The Washington times., 1936-01-09

naffect the guinea pigs in the least.
In fact, the guinea pigs seemed
immunized. An injection of the
fever virus had no effect. They
were beginning to think they were
on the wrong track. Henry Cowan
was cheerful and tireless, working
night and day, in the laboratory
or in the hills.
Just to try out an idea of his
own, he thought it might be a
The Washington times., 1936-01-09

to determine
the cause OF
the recent Post
office Building
fire and inveS-
tigate fire haz-
ards in other
departments he
m G h It have
gone to work in
his own organ1-
zation.
Many months
have pass c d
since it W a S
first suggested
that film S
storad in the
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
Unconstitutional Rule
Knocked Out

Supreme Court Restores Government to the
American People
The gentlemen who drew the Constitution nearly hundred
and fifty years ago had great aversion to oNEMAN RULE
They had good reason to hate It and fear it.
Many of them had fought in the Revolution to OUer
throw it.
They therefore carefully guarded against it in AMERL
CAN government by establishing Congress and a
Supreme Court uUe President-their theory being
that these three branches of UOud check and
balance another.
They did foresee perhaps that the Congress would
day amey surrender its powers to the President thus taking
q long step toward rule
But by providing Supreme Court they gave the nation
FINAL guaranty against ia guaranty that would be effec
tive Just long the Supreme Court did not finch from its
duty.
The American people, think have to congratulate
themselves wisdom of the Founders in providing this
extra safeguard against dictatorship and the action Of the
Supreme Court meeting its responsibilities under the Con-
stitution.
The present Congress deliberately Uelched ITS
dutes-gaUe up responsibilities and assented to
by executive fiat the like Of which has neOer
been knOOn in the United States before.
The Supreme Court by its NRA and AAA decisions has
called halt to that type of governmentor msgovernmen
in this country.
Thanks its stand of the people and by the
people restored TO the people, and rule by an individual or
. group of "chirpng satellites" is RULED OUT
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
Freight Rates

Once more the Interstate Com
merce Commission requests that
Congress give it authority to con:
troll water carrier rates as well
as those of railroads and water
carriers.
Despite the fact that last SEES
sion Congress failed to adopt a
similar suggestion, the 1.C.C. Is
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson



eNothing but
The HA-HA!
That goes for everyone.
That goes for saints
AS we'll as sinners
For noble mothers and father
For teachers and preachers
For consecrated lives as well as
cusSed ones.
No matter who you are
Or what you do
Or how you live,
You are out Of luck in 1886
If you try to live in the Old Days,
Or thing, or talk, or DREAM OF
play,
Or hate, or love. or work, or rest
In the Old Ways.
But you are IN luck in 1896 If
You are willing to
Face life AS Is
And people AS ARE.
You are IN luck in 1885 IF
You are willing to live life as it
comes
Internationally, chaotically.
All in heap and q hurry.
without rules,
Without guide posts or guaran-
Sadly and Dangerously if neces.
Sary
You are IN luck in 1886
If you are willing to live life like
THAT.
If you are willing
To live life like that
You are IN luck In 1885.
For, after all,
That is the way
Life lives Itself
Leaping lunging, laShing out,
Heaving into Q madness Of new
Hurting itself into
A madness Of new darkness,
Never asking how, when, why or
where.
JUST GETTING ALONG. e.
GETTING UNDER Way.
GETTING SOMEWHERE
ANYWHERE GOD TAKES TT!
That is how life goes
In 1885.
You are IN luck
If you will go that way
With life in 1886.
And you are out Of luck
Boy, Oh, Boy,
HOW you are outta luck
# you won't!
Copyright, 1898, BY King Features
! Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
Fair Warning

shatterproo glass will be installed in the windows of the
hospital home Of the Dionne quintuplets.
They have broken too many windows by throwing blocks
and other things
The girls growing up, and in time perhaps they will
marry.
They already in training for throwing rolling pin.
The Washington times., 1936-01-09
GLASS HOUSES?

Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes apparently doesn't believe
in the old theory Of charity be-
gins at home" Otherwise in.
stead of sending his investigators
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Whether you simply need short
vacation, or must go abroad on bust
ness whether YOU missed that
summer trip to Europe because of
full June bookings, or because YOU had
the family settled at the beach or in
the mountains indul &c yourself this
autumn. Give yourself the most glori-
IL Il
Evening star., 1936-09-27

on the sport, deck that lets the sun stream in without the
wind Think what that autumn tang will be like how
you'll the artistry of Cunard White Star chefs Picture
golden DAYS in the serenity and wcllcr,cd that
part the British tradition relaxed ,cnngs around
the open fireplace ofhe smoking IT. truly another world
suspended between heaven and the life you've all imag
ined the dream has had Make it now
Make it last longer. if YOU You'll
of this Europe visit Brussels lift glass and
chant waltz in \iennesc feel the spell of
gypsy music in Budapest With little time YOU do it
ALL Study the plans this page and send in the coupon
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Gus travel experience the world affords.
Imagine the glamorou, throngs in the
Queen Mary> lounges the re>plen-
dent evening, in her gold-and->il,er ball
room the festive nil ght> in her ocean
view >crandah grill. Recapture summer
health in her great tiled swimming pools,
gymnasia. squash courts. therapeutic baths
Evening star., 1936-09-27

>ORCET all you've learned about European travel -.
the Queen Mar, has abolished transatlantic Her
great speed makes it possible to to Europe and back in
- days just you'd go cruise with two days in
London Pari, for your goal Her vast size plus British
,camasp and the scakndncss that Ia, been built into her
smooth sailing in weather. Her airconditioned
public and glass enclosed decks give YOU all
the year around. Best of all. hi, supcrIer offer, YOU
pleasrerp abroad when Europe it. ga.e,t when the
social wh is at its peak and the shops brilliant with fall
dis aNs when the theatres and ,abarets of Mavfr and
Montnartrc ablaze with gor, that knows!
Evening star., 1936-11-19
APARTMENTS UNFURNIsHED.

276O DEVoNsHIRE PL., N.wzoNE
large room. kitchen and bath. S41 80;
suitcase. See resident manager.
1900 s ST, N.W:-ATTRAcTIyEE 3-EooM.
Wisconsin 5O4a.
I412 18th PL. Sc LARGE ROOMS.
kitchenette. bath, modern refriserstion-
NEAR NAVY YARD-coNVENIENT LocA-
tion: rooms. kitchen dinette and bath.
$40: no children. Apply $50 10th ST. Sc.
524, KENYON ST. NV.
rooms k. and b.. electric refrigera-
1913 18th 1Eo 81 NV NV oNoFrGsi District 1925.
1925 eth ST. NV. APT. 1850: TWO
SHOWER Hoe e heat and e' hot water T inciuded: one
block from bus and car line.
1742 D ST. NE-NEw CORNER HOUSE;
rooms kitchen bath. Z closets; private
missed: S55 month. Quiet Govt. couple
preferred: Gentle.
MAYFAIR .2115 ST. NV ROOMS.
ropolitan 4ls7.
CoBLENTZ APT. N CAP. ST. FLA. AVE.
Two Nice. Large Front Rooms.
Two Nice. Larse. Bed Rooms,
Faeins Fsinsn' TPaxton Tat circleNs55 80 80 Month
iisihs hSha bed e9NS room. ssslns Conn ave- com:
Rs Rsiey snOFhsf ady shass $50 monh n
land 1861. evenings. "
l73l 10th ST-ONE-HALF BLOCK CONN.
ave- ST. remodeled; modern oasn nsrIsras rooms
One large room kitchen. bath. $40;
. rooms, kitchen. bath. $50; with large
porches. S65. 19'
i0l E sT sE.-coRNER. LOWER APART.
arate heating plant; S42 so. Natl. 9724-
DESIRABLE AND ROOMS AND BATH
apts.. in the Essex: l42: n St IN n;E;
ENER & BRO. Si4 G NV
5206 4th ST. NV ROOMS. KITCHEN
and private bath; new home; heat, gas,
lights. refrigeration included: $40.
III 5th ST. N-E.-73 RMS, BATH; CON
furnished: refined. settled couples only.
s2O4 PROUT ST. Sc RMS. KIT,
bath. sleep. porch; 1st floor; $40. Lincoln
5000.
S35-60s ELLIOTT ST, NE: APT. .
Apt i. Cleveland sa71. Wv -O''
WALKING DISTANCE DOWNTOWN
Apt; 32: 1890 14th st r, b.; $50.
AFFLECK. 2423 Pa. Ave: West 3053.
SI23 NEW s HAMPSHIRE AVE; AVE; Nv
tile bath; gas. electricity included; $50
month. See after 6.
DESIRABLE APARTMENTS IN NV
BRoDIE COLBERT, INC. 1907 Eye
S425O; 3 ROOMS. KITCHEN. BATH
porch. yard and cellar; heat furn. 1874 H
st. ne. Key 6I9 Penn. ave. Sc.
$40 sth ST. Nw@ ROOMS AND BATH,
private eonveniences. quiet. 3 exposures,
elec refrigeration adults. Georgia 232S.
TWO ROOMS AND SEMI-BATH. I4th
and Kenyon. Apply the tanitor. 1888
KENYON. Tor information.
1915 WEST VIRGINIA AVE. NE
rooms. kitchen ana screened back porch
gas. cleo and INV. h.: LIST floor. Call eve
nings Atlantic 0396-W.
62Os WIS. AVE- ROOMS. BATH.
kitchenette, dinette. fireplace; heat. light.
gas; also furnished apt.
1541 BRENTWOOD RID. NE.
Liv rm.. 2 bed rms. kit, dinette, BATH
elec. refrigeration; screened porch; So so.
WAPLE JAMES, INC,
1924 14th st. NV. Dist. 334S.
633 14th ST. Me- ROOMS. KIT.
BATH redecorated, $40. HARRY JUSTINE,
$40 11th st. NV. Natl 2S44.
CORNER goth AND Q SITS, Sc.
$50 roofs % kitchen c1 and dinepte: !s re}ris 9ris
Grafton. bath with shower. laundry privi-
leges: storage space janitor service: one
block from Penna. ave. For reservation.
see BUSADA. Atlantic 0307.
4soa. 3rd ST. NV. APT: % Rooms,
heat furnished; electric refrigeration;
a5oI 18th st. NV, Apt 1-2 rooms.
kitchen, bath; electric refrigeration; SAC.
P. J. WALSHE. NC,
11O7 Eye st. NV Natl. 2O95.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
SUBURBAN ROOMS.

$500 14th NORTH. Arlington. Va.-Large,
well-furnished room, twin beds; e.h.w.;
next to bath; gentlemen only; garage;
unlimited phone. D. c.; no other roomers;
brick; ami; l block to bus After pm.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
ROOMS uNEURNIsHED.

BEAUTIFUL CORNER. large. with porch;
corner detached home: quiet; between two
car lines: gas heat; $50. Address Box
359-T, Star ofice. 23'
Evening star., 1936-11-19
HOUSES UNFURkIsHED.

HOUSES UNFURklSHED.
207 UNDERWOOD ST; TAKOMA PARK
and fppS playeround: a% $50 500 mo shepherd 4667-J
NEAFBY va yA.5-R AND Nd B. ,dT1Ss g1NGAIow'
1907 Eye St. NV. National ss75
2OI9 37th ST. N.W.-NEW-HOUSE CON-
Pada6t Mr. BoAz eafs aat i4ss ADAMS
$40. Rent. 500 month.
FOxALL-ovERLooK GOVT. PARK;
Six rooms. double rear porehes' 6niit,in bth
or phone National 1040.
HOUSE AND GARDEN.
Detached; 10000 So. IT.. b. r: D. OIL
heat. double garage. Cleveland 1868.
.Ia..A l41a MONTAGUE A' ST NWMs hsst ROOMS @aSds
room, bath. S1O0. Shepherd 1895.
1904 UPsHUR ST. -Nw-FIvE ROOMS,
kitchen. bath. inclosed porches, 6ulIen
garage. International Bank. District 0s64,
yard: dentiies: adults: $55. "49ls 9Th ST.
n.w.4Semi-det.. r.. b., shower, z pS: porcneSs:
.Ses .ss saTass oiee e0rsa
% r and B.. % available Hovember Nov % ~: s45 mo.
North O919-W. $50 to 7:3O pm.
5-RoOM-AND-BAT SEMI-DETACHED
nESsf nss 'FRONT.' and rear @ efe fos apd i
daily until pm- District 1921.
DETACHED CORNER. NEARBY MD.-6
rms. bath LARGE lot: shade: made ,s over
s9ss; & rms bath. $50. FULTON +. COR
don 1927 Eye st. NV. District b23O;
evening Cleveland 5091.
MT. PLEASANT-BARGAIN
rooms. bath. attic, garage: vacant.
Phone OWNER. Potomac 1896.
IO-ROOM. 2-BATH HOUSE. GOOD NV.
section. uptown: oil burner garage. beau
tiful grounds: very attractive corner; bus
across street. / block to car line. Available
Dec. j. For inspection. call Natl. s917.
CHEVY CHASE-CORNER HOME. SIX
rooms two baths. screened porch. storage
attic, breakfast room and two,car garage
oil burner Rent. 500. 3255 Patterson ST.
NV Call j. WESLEY BUCHANAN INC.
Met. 1143.
NEW BROOM BRICK BUNGALOW. on
burner Inquire after 6 p m, 7O5 Boniiant
ST. Silver Spring. Md.
A CHOICE OF SIx-ROOM AND BATH
houses, well located. Rentals from $50 up.
Call for inspection. DIXIE REALTY CO..
i4I7 L st National $3.50. s0.---
BROOM BUNGALOW, ELECTRIC Re.
frireration,. hot-water heat; near Watef
1esd. Ave1eele.P9 ]. Soo' SIT 1aos' -
NV. soeofx3a 7ooe.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
HOUSES FUR. OR UNFUR.

1851 HEREFORD PL. N.W.-SEMI-DE-
tached corner home, beautiful outside
and inside. r.. Ia baths. = inclosed sun
porcheS. garage gas heat. elec.. Frigidslre.
Columbia 53S4-M 20
Evening star., 1936-11-19
APARTMENTS FURN. G. UNEURk
APARTMENTS uNFURkIsHEp.

APARTMENTS UkFURkISHED.
719 FERN PL. NV. Mr.. WALTER REED
Hospital rooms. kit. bath. private en.
TRANCE gas, elec.. refrigeration included;
THE NORTHUMBERLAND -BEAuTIFUL
S125 month. North $3.50.
GoPLEY COURTS. 1914 18th ST, NV
Elevator. switchboard; refrigeratton ana
free sunny front
closets; res. mgr.
$40. so = 1921 KENYON ST, NV. II
large room. nice dinette Kitchen. tiled
bath: refrigerator: clean: inviting.
$3.50 MoNTH..LIvING ROOM, BED
!SS The bueSsnsn 9ssa ss issh caf 8. nofHni NV N
walking distance of downtown; two rooms.
two exposures; restricted; sos. Also 3
rooms. kitchen and bath. Ss5. Apply resi-
Ssaionni Ssft 5ssss on premises or
Rent. ,$56 100. PERCY ii. RUSSELL CO..
1871 x st. NV.
2nd-FLooR UNFuRNIsHED APT, PRi.
vate. $65; light. heat furnished. Living
sleeping porch. s01 Kentucky ave. Sc.
1861 CRESCENT PL-EIGHT ROOMS.
three baths. first-class condition. Rent.
SZ20 per month. Inquire OF MRS. HUNT,
resident manager. telephone Adams 961O.
1888 14th ST. NV LARGE ROOMS.
Kitchen and bath room: fine apartment.
S59. 9.50-CONCORD GARDENS
5906 18th st.. n.w-Two rooms, kitchen.
dinette and bath: cross ventilation. Vene-
tian blinds Electrolux refrieeration and
ager or phone Randolph 1856
s2o 18Th 81. .NE-2 Rooms. KTrQHEN
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