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The Washington times., 1936-02-29
An Indecent Picture

There can be justification either decency in business
Judgment in the presentation Of such picture Kondk
Annie" with Mae in the starring role appearing
local screen. ."s
The picture from beginning to end an affront to morals
insult to the intelligence Of the theater going public
It starts in immortality and it grows in filth.
IT Is ASTOUNDING THAT ANYONE SHOULD PRODUCE
SUCH PICTURE AND AMAZING THAT ANY WASHING
TON THEATER WOULD PRESENT 1T. -.
Public opinion has been generally successful w demand
that motion pictures be cleaned up
Any number of films recently projected have that
clean films with good stories and adequate acting meet with
the favor of the public and rebound to the financial welfare
of the theater and the producer.
should not be necessary to again prove to any producer
any theater manager that just surely decent films
attract the public indecent pictures such Kondke Annie
will have the opposite effect driving respectable patrons away
from the theater.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
TWO-Minute
Journeys
TRADE FAIRS

Trade expositions have become
an important part Of modern
commerce and about now various
European towns are announcing
their plans.
The great fairs of Europe owe
their success and influen C e
through the centuries largely to
their location on great highways
Of commerce. And so we find
that one of the oldest and larg-
est, Leipzig, was located at the
intersection of trade routes that
traversed Europe from east to
west, from north to south.
More than seven centuries ago,
caravans, guarded by men and
arms, met at this spot for mutual
protection and exchange q goods.
Today the caravan has been
superseded by streamline trains
and airplanes, but the Leipzig
fair goes on, more important
than ever, with exhibits housed
in SO great exposition halls.
The British Industries fair is of
increasing Importance for its at.
tendance is larger each year 1t
lacks some of the charm of the
Leipzig fair. such as the famous
toy fair, but it is mighty interest.
ing in it's stolid substantial British
way. Lighter wares are displayed
at Olympia and the White City,
the latter an exhibition site built
by an Hungarian who learned his
trade in America, Imre Kiralfy.
Olympia is the home of the horse
show, the naval and military tour
nament, and other spectacular
events. The heavier exhibits, such
as engineering equipment. are
housed in buildings in the Mid
lands. Wales last year for the
first time staged its own expoSi-
ton of industries at the old town
Of Cardiff.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
World
ALWAYS BELITTLING

One Of the big bangs about a
job like this is reading your Fan
mail. Letters from those lads and
lasSies who make a business of
knocking public people. I'm not
the only one. We all get them.
One day they'll take a wham at
Winchell. Next day they'll pick
on Mcintyre or Hellinger, or may
be hurl spitball at Helen Row
land or Winifred Black.
What do they write about? Oh
everything. Maybe you said
was" when you should have said
"were". Maybe they don't agree
with your views on Single Tax
or the Fourth Dimension. Or are
mad because you haven't any
views.
Whatever the reason it's of Sec
ondary Importance. The main
thing iS-they want to knock. Any
excuse will do to hang it on.
Now, of course, this isn't un-
usual. We all enjoy spell of
knocking now and then. But
knocking isn't a now-and-then di-
version, for the Always Belittling
Gentry. It's their serious occupa-
ton. They live for it and thrive
on it.
have, at present, a lady con-
tributor who has been heckling
me steadily for notwithstanding
me to answer her-encloSing Spe-
cial delivery stamped envelopes
so I would answer.
Why this amazing performance?
Because knocking is the only re-
lief for what ailS 'em.
Each and every belittler IS
haunted by a sense Of his own
failure. But of course that failure
is never his fault. Life has short
changed them. He had the wrong
sort of parents. Or the wrong
sort Of training. Or he never had
a chance.
Some of them write daily to
their chosen target. They keep
this up for weeks, then select an
other victim.
And he's all burnt UP about it
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
= = By Elsie Robinson

all. He longs for that Importance
which life has denied him.
He wants to punish those who
have grabbed the spotlight which
Should have been his" He
bankers to show 'em how smart
he is. And, according to his pc
culiar reasoning, the best way to
show 'em how smart he is, is to
show them how stupid they are
So he heckleS writes Sneer-
ing letters. Or vicious "for-your-
owh-good" advice. Complains to
the editor that he'll though fire.
quently it's a she) stop his sub
scription if the writer isn't fired.
And, if perchance he can arouse
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

a comeback, his joy is complete.
He's shown 'em.
Always belittling. You may not
be a writer, but you, too, have
met that tribe. There's one in
every family-one to every office.
You wonder why they're so
mean. What have you done to
them? You haven't done any.
thing to them.
Be that as it may, there's moth
ing yo,. can do about them. And
why be bothered, anyway? Whom
are they belittling? Nobody but
themselves!
Copyright 1895. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
The Traffic Key

You can't punish reckless and careless automobile
drivers until you catch them
The House committee which has been investigating
traffic conditions in the city might remember that fact
when it comes to making its report Ill
And it might also remember that we are asking the
Police Department to cope with traffic problem which
has been trpy intensified during the last few years
although the personnel of the department has not been
appreciaby increased during that time.
FURTHER COMPLICATION OF THE TRAFFIC
LAWS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNLESS
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GIVEN THE ADDI-
TIONAL MEN NECESSARY FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF THE REGULATIONS.
Members of the department assigned to traffic duty
doing their best but in sheer matter of numbers the
motorists overwhelm them. u.
Any additions lUhich may be made 20 the trGf:s:c
IaIUs or regulations should be Written Dith that
act clearly l.: mind-Or, Uith that fact clearly u
mind they should not be Urttten.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
ALL IN FUN

Although Senator William H
King (D) Of Utah was i'll last Ses'
sion because Of overwork, he ap'
pears to have completely re
covered.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee adjourned the other day and
King, in company with Senator
M. M. Logal. 3D. of Kentucky
stepped on the elevator.
King playfully swung his hand
and hit Logan, who returned the
blow gently.
Said Logan:
''It is a good thing that /
held my temper. / was about
to throw o hand at you but
changed my mind. If / had
hit you, they would have a bed
for you in the hospital, for I
would have had to take you
there"
King, one Of the most affable
men in the House, declared:
eyes, I'd have taken you
with me-"
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
LOYAL

Representative Randolph Per.
kins, Republican, of New Jersey.
a member of the House Judiciary
Committee, was recently relating
to his colleagues some of the events
when he was a young lawyer.
According to Perkins he was try
ing a case before jury which retired
to its room and debated hour after
hour. It was reported that the
jurymen were having a difficult
time reaching a decision and a
hailiff advised Perkins that he
might learn the actual conditions
via a knot-hole in the jury room
wall.
Through the hole, Perkins saw
one of the jurymen backed up
against a wall as two other venire-
men sought to persuade him to
vote against the attorney.
The man against the wall, how.
ever, was adamant.
He declared:
II used to play baseball with
Perkins. Now I don't intend to
vote against him."
Perkins then told of a time
when he was the attorney for a
woman seeking damages from a
street railway company. The
woman made such fabrications
that it was evident she failed to
tell the truth and the case ap.
peared lost.
When the Jury returned its yer.
dict it awarded $500 to the woman.
A juror told Perkins: .
eve are not giving this
money to the woman because Of
her damages. But we thought
You should be paid for your
work"
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

because he was
startled by Sen
tie proceed
ingS.
It was high
noon and the
Vice President
convened t h e
Senate.
He then at
tempted to sit
in the hi G h.
backed leather
chair in which
he occupies the
Vice Presidents S
f0Strum,
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
OLD FAVORITES
Thomas HeyIUOOd
MUtin-SOng

WULUT"OUWY Il UUHGNO A0BWUVW
Pack Clouds &way, and welcome, day,
With night we Danish
Sweet air, blow soft; mount, lark, aoft
To give my love good-morrow!
Wings from the wind to please her mind
Notes from the lark I'll borrow:
Bird, prune thy wing, nightingale, sing,
To give my Love goodmorrow
To give my Love goodmorrow
Notes from them both I'll borrow.
Wake from thy nest, Robinred breast,
Sing, birds, in every furrow
And from each hill, let music shri
Give my fair Love good-morrow!
Backbird and thrush in every bush
Stare, linnet, and cock-sparrow
You pretty elves amongst yourselves,
Sing my fair Love good-morrow;
To give my Love goodmorrow
Sing, BIRDS in every furrow
(Reuders are ivited send to the editor their sgges
tions of the fGvorites among the poems for recruiting "
this SpGce.)
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

Som hing Vice Pres. Garner
had happened to the legs Of the
chair, however, and Garner fell
backward but caught himself be-
fore he reached the floor. A new
chair was rushed to the roStrum.
A Republican later remarked:
Gust another Democratic set
back.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

a headache.
This is the time of year when
love, women, and suburban bunga-
lows get into a mans head and "go
round and around, instead Of get
tina into his hair.
Some men can manage to get
that wealthy" feeling by playing
monopoly. others get the same et-
feet by courting rich widow.
Men may have achieved far
greater things in the world than
women, but no man ever accom-.
plished the feat Of getting 14O
pounds of flesh into a 36 corset
and then looking perfectly happy.
The honeymoon is over when he
grows restless in the middle OF the
latest heart-throb song, and
switches the radio dial hastily to
the sport news.
There will be no real equality
between the sexes until there are
fashion shows for men, where the
boys can display their beauty in
the swankiest haberdashery, the
niftiest waiotcoats and the cuteSt
bathing suits-while the women
look on and giggle.
When a married man gets that
restless feeling. around this time
Of year, what he needs is probably
a dose Of something for his liver
and a fishing trip, not new wife.
g. Two things that never can be
successfully warmed-over are love
and baked potato.
copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
IT'S THERE

The fable Of the painting Of
grapes so perfectly that they de-
ceived the people who saw them
has a counterpart in the Capitol.
A young man recently looking
over part Of the wall paintings
by famous artists noticed a bunch
of flowers done by the artist, c.
a.. Whipple.
Examining the painting closely,
the observer noticed that among
the green leaves painted on the
flowers was the inscription in
green paint, &C. A. Whipple, 49,"
The name was painted so care
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

plane from Man.
king to Peking
and became vio-
lie ntly sick.
T h e r e fore,
when the Chi
nese voted him
100000 for a
] o u r n ey to
Tibet, he de-
cided it would
be made entire
ly by train and
horse. w h a t
mattered if it
W ould tax e
more than a
year? The hard
The Washington times., 1936-02-29


naked eye, wandering around the surface of
cheese, bigger than Pixies Peak. You, and \each
of us on this earth, wandering on the outside
of this earth, are smaller in comparison than the
cheese microbe.
Man is small compared to the earth and the
earth is as nothing compared with the
The Milky Way is so gigantic that our minds
can conceive it only in mathematical descrip-
ton; even the tiny earth is too big for our
feeble imaginations.
The greater universe as science knows it with
the aid of the telescope, is "a gathering of giant
"cosmic" Cities each with its untold billions Of
suns, thirty thousand millions in ours, other num-
bers of millions, perhaps billions, of other and
greater universes.
In our Milky Way, or "galactic circle, " there
are $3.50 times many separate suns as there
are human beings in Greater New York, with its
S000000
The Milky Way, in which our sun is one faint
speck of light, shaped like the crystal
watch, wide and thin, turns round and round,
as the earth turns round the sun, the round
some other center. Turning at a speed beyond
our comprehension, our little universe to
make one complete revolution takes TWO HUN
DRED AND TWENTY-FIVE MILLION
YEARS.
Yet in all this cosmic bigness and in spite of
mans infinitesimal httleneSs, there is no reason
for encouragement.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
Human Side
of the
News
By Edwin G. Hill

A plump little man, with the
dropping ratlike moustache Of the
Magnolians, took a ride in an air
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
NOT POLITICAL

Vice President John Nance
Garner almost fell off his chair
the other noon and it was not
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John SnMre, Jr.

Afully, however, that to see it from
a distance Of more than a few
feet, a person might say it per
fectly resembled one of the leaves.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

Some women go to a mans head
like wine. Others are more like
buttermilk; they may not make
him dizzy. but they never give him
a headache.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

Round
BY HELEN ROWLAND

Never Judge a girl by appear.
ances. She may not be as funny as
she looks in her new spring hat.
The Washington times., 1936-02-29

Yet in all this cosmic bgness, and in spite of
man s nfinitesimal HttleneSS, there is no reason
for discouraeement.
The Washington times., 1936-10-13
Ito Be Continued)

Translation from the original "Deux
Ans de Vacancies" copyright, 1885, by
Celesta Hamer-Jackson; distributed By
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-10-13
ayS.' Great Adventure Tale by Jules Verne
Long Lost Masterpiece
OF Boys ShipWrecked
On Primitive Island
WHAT HAS HAPPENED---

Fifteen boys ranging from to H. about to start
UGcaon cruise when their yuc the Sloughi is myerously
ddr Auckland H1rbor and that night they boWn out
stormy toLow tossed and drift
for thousands of miles the Scouth Pacific Ocean,
Finally their craft dashed seemingly unnhGbtted shore
The boys busy exploring the strange land using their
grounded quarters They tDonder they
the South American continent Brdnt goes
distant cliff the summit Of which he hopes to settle
Through telescope he Ddter all Sides -Four
explore the island and find the body
They formerly the home OF the nnEnoUn
headquarters Moving all the property S1Udged from
long cold IDnter in the
FOLLOWING weeks restricted GctUy the boys econe
weaer and set out to explore thoroughly
strange Which they haze been stranded They discover
plants their plans The riuuy beOeen
flares only the Intervention OF cooler
heads preventing fight.
troubles muderouS band from the "SeUern"
Jack Bri1ntS BROTHER conteSSe that ne
Which set the Slough adrut
The Washington times., 1936-10-13
NOW READ ON

First of ALL the anxious to know the full strength
of the resistance The soreroom and the hall
appeared to him to for the defensive from their
fronts commanding the embankment and the river the
other Terrace to the lake The windows would
enable them to these directions while remaining under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
|GOLDBACKED RED
 SOx ASSURED OF |PENNANT TEST
Cleveland and Detroit to Meet Boston Soon as
 White SOx Start East

Boston, April 2S-(UP)-The Bos- ton Red Sox bolstered their attack today for 10-day seize by western teams-a seige which may prove whether or not pennant winning team can be bought.
 The Chicago White Sox open the 10-day stand, but the real test will come 1 nensuing games with Cleve- land, current league leaders, and Detroit, world champions. The low ly St. Louis Browns will taper of the home stay.
 Mel Benched Again
 Dusty Cooke, mystery man of the Boston club, has been recalled from the bench, replacing right fielder Mel Armada, in an attempt to boost batting power. Cooke, at bat three times this season as a pinch hitter, connected once for homer to save the Sox from a shutout by the Athletics.
 Manager Joe Cronin expected to send Johnny Welch against Chicago today, saving big Wes Terrell for to- morrow. Manager Jimmy Dykes failed to indicate his starting choice, but 1t was expected the duty would fall o neither Monte Stratton, sem sational rookie, Ted Lyons or Ver- non Kennedy.
 The 10-day grind will prove, among other things, whether the Sox hurling force can stand the gaff. Johnny Marcum, still convalescing from sore elbow, expected to be ready for some service during the western invasion. Meantime, the burden will rest on Terrell, Welch, Lefty Grove and Fritz Ostermueller.
 Out of Luck
 Manager Cronin had hoped to be playing himself by the end of the impending home series, but X-rays of his injured thumb yesterday put 8 damper on his hopes. Dr. Eddie O'Brien, team physician, informed hard-luck Joe he will be out another two weeks at least.
 The Boston Bees, who open their western invasion at Cincinnati to- day, planned to start Ray Benge, former Dodgers hurler and ace of the Bees staff. Benge has won two straight this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Hearts, Brooklyns Sche duled For Opening Slate

Sacred Hearts, winners of the 1885 City Amateur League baseball championship, with a new manager in the person of Rambunctious Ray Tram, and some new players will open the new season on Sunday afternoon May 10th at Hamilton Park against the Brooklyn A. C. managed by Rudy Bercier, accord ing to the initial schedule agreed upon last night at 8 meeting of managers and officials in charge of President Harry x. Cashin. The Tribunes, who will be master -mind- ed by Danny KerWin this season meet the North End Thomas Club handled by Freddy Jacovino, while Tom Purcell and his Washington Fills oppose Bob Kiersted's Recrea- tions in the third game of the day Diamonds and starting time will be known later.
 Jacovino Is Boss
 14CoAOCAAO oI1 dl6llVCAlCO OuU LAAS Thomas Club situation by telling the managers that James Corideo holder of the Thomas Club fran chise had named Freddy Jacovinc as the club manager, had not chang ed his mind, and that's the way it will be in the City league directory In a discussion of franchise owner ship and rights, following report ot a committee, all hands agreed that franchise is the property of g club or organization, not any in- dividual, which makes the Thomas Club decision look bit odd, to say the least.
 Earlier game starting time ,and a close persual of the bylaws was suggested to the managers foi agreement before the season opens within two weeks. Possibility of ra- dio broadcasting of the games was discussed, President Cashin to make known the feeling of local station officials at the next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

New York, April 28.-(UP)-If thoughts could kill, that little rebel cuss of a tennis player, Bryan Bitsy) Grant, today probably would be stretched out cold back by the baseline, victim of the thoughts which whirled through the Davis Cup selectmen as they watched him thump Donald Budge in the finals of the White Sulphur tournament.
 Bitsy, reports our White Sulphur spy, hit the ball 57 times in the last rally of the match. Budge could hit it but 56 times, which just fell short by one of being enough. imagine that only their fine sense of dignity prevented the cup selectmen from jumping down on the court and throttling Bitsy and his exasperat- ing steadiness once and for all. It would have been so much easier for them had Budge, after sweeping the first two sets, continued the anni- hilation. They could have straight ened their ties, cleared their throats, and named Budge and Winner Ali son for the singles assignments in the cup play with Australia.
 They still may do just that, but oh my foes, and oh my friends, what howl will go up. It will be timber wolves chorus in a flat, and with all stops yanked out. I don't mind saying that if Bitsy is again sidetracked in favor of play CTS who can beat him at wearing pleated flannels and sipping tea but not at playing tennis, I intend to bay like hound dog at full moon and funeral time.
 If the selectmen do forget Grant when the team to play the Aussies is named, 1t won't be because they have any legitimate reason. He's been beating Budge like Aunt Katie beat the rug, and he's been beating him when the chips are down. In the quarter finals at Forest Hills, for example. And at White Sulphur, which is definitely Davis Cup try out. It won't do them any good to fall back on that old one about Grant being strictly a clay court player. In the first place, he went to the last four in tha nationals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
CLEVELAND DUE AT NEW YORK'S
 YANKEESTADIUM
Giants TangIe With Gas
 House Gang" at St.
BY LESLIE AVERY

United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)
 New York, April 28-(Up)-The first intersectional warfare for the 1886 baseball pennants began today with National League teams of the East invading Western territory and American League clubs of the West counter-attacking their Eastern op- ponentS.
 The league leading New York Giants invasion of Sportsman Park, stoutly defended by the St. Louis Cardinals, furnished the highlight of National League activities. Head line bout on the American card was the New York Yankees defense of the Stadium against the Cleveland Indians, leaders of the junior cir cult.
 The Giants found the going much easier in the East than either St. Louis or Chicago, both rated above the Giants in preseason pennant predictions, found it against Vest ern opponents. In the new 3-3-3-2 game schedule, New York won three games from Boston, two from Philadelphia and three from Brook. lyn.
 The Cardinals whipped the Reds and Cubs once each and the Pi. rates twice for percentage of .444 and sixth place tie in league standings. The Cubs, besides the two they won from the Cards, de- feated the Reds and Pirates twice each.
 Other National League games send the Boston Bees to Cincinnati to meet the second place Reds, Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to meet the Pirates, and Brooklyn Dodgers to play the Cubs.
 The Cleveland-New York game in the American was watched with interest because seven of the eight games won by the Indians have been from second division teams. The only game Cleveland took from pennant contender was the sec- ond one of the season against the Detroit Tigers.
 The Yankees, only a game and @ half out of first place, won two from the hard-hitting Boston Red Sox, four from the Washington Senators, in fifth place, and one from the Philadelphia Athletics. It is felt that the three game series with the Yankees will furnish a good indicator as to whether Steve O'Neill's band will be a strong pen- nant contender.
 The champion Detroit Tigers travelled to Washington to engage the Senators. Mickey Cochrane was confident the Bengals' winning streak of four games would be ex- tended. The Chicago White Sox, who got away to a good start but slumped badly last week, meet the Red Sox in Boston and the Browns and the Athletics will engage in a battle for the cellar at Philadelphia. In the only American League game played yesterday Cleveland picked up half game by defeat- ing the Browns 2 to 1 in pitch ers' duel won by George Blaehold- CT. The winning run was provided by Bruce Campbell's homer in the tenth enabled the Cincinnati Reds to defeat the Chicago Cubs, to 4, in the solitary national game played. St. Louis at Pittsburgh was rained out.
 Yesterdays Hero-Tommy Theve- now, Cincinnati second baseman who singled in the 10th inning to send home the winning run.