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The Washington times., 1936-12-23
A Disfranchised
Capital
(Journdl, Beaumont, TeTGS,
Nov. 21, 1856

N0D. H. 1867
A. G. NeWmyer, publisher OF The
Washington Times, presents some
interesting and impressive facts
to prove his contention, and, incl
dentally, the contention of many
other residents of the District OF
Columbia, that citizens of the Ma
tional Capital should be enfran-
chised. In a statement received
from Mr.. NeWmyer he says:
"The Districts population Gig
ures of the 1880 censuS) exceeds
that of eight States, and the vot-
ing-age population is estimated at
433, 900, exceeding the voting-age
population of 10 States. During
the last fiscal year the District OF
Columbia paid in national taxes
$17,322,929-more than the sum
paid in such taxes by Is of the
States individually; more than was
paid by nine States combined. In
the levying of these taxes, and in
their expenditure, our citizens had
no voice. During the World War
the District sent more men to the
colors than any one of II States.
although unrepreSented in the
body which declared war, and
prosecuted it,"
This curious situation exists be-
cause the trainers of the ConStitu-
ton forgot to give Congress the
power of granting representation
in Congress and the electoral col
lege to the District of Columbia.
The Constitution says Congress
shall have the power ITO exercise
exclusive legislation, in all cases
whatsoever, over such District (not
exceeding 10 miles square) as may,
by cession of particular States and
the acceptance of Congress, become
the seat of the Government OF the
United States, and to exercise like
authority over all places, purchased
by the consent of the legislature
of the State in which same shall
be. for the erection of forts, maya
zines, arsenals, dockyards and
other needful buildings"
The District of Columbia might
be termed a Federal island in a
sea of States. It has no autonomy
and it's permanent residents are
prohibited from voting. A distinc-
tion should be drawn between peo-
pie who live in Washington all
the time and the considerable army
Of Government employees, includ-
ing members of Congress, who
maintain residence in their home
States and go home to vote or cast
absentee ballots. 1t makes no
difference to these persons whether
the District of Columbia is diSfran-
chised or not. They continue to
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

the Vice President snapped back
"Any time, gentlemen, that
you bring such pleasant infOr-
nation as am sure is contained
in this envelope you can depend
on me to give you a hearty re-
ception and cooperate in getting
a picture"
The envelope contained the
same number of votes for Mr.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

office. They were in
time to witness the Vice President
signing the receipt for the first
electoral votes delivered.
In order to have some tangible
record of this act so dear to the
hearts of the assembled politicians
they asked Mr.. Garner if he would
pose with them for a picture. AL
ways ready for such an emergency
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
Inaugural Parade

II T is unfortunate that of citizens, earnest
Il advocates of peace should read into plans for the
inaugural parade gesture of military defiance.
The sincerity of those who protested against the plans
to have tile Presidential escort composed of units Of the
Army Navy and Marine Corps is, of course, not open
to dispute.
NEVERTHELESS, IT WOULD SEEN OBVIOUS
THAT A PRESIDENT WHO HAS JUST SPON-
SORED A GREAT INTERNATIONAL MEETING
ON BEHALF OF PEACE. AND WHO HAS JUST RE-
TURNED TO HIS CAPITAL AFTER A LONG AND
ARDUOUS TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA TO OPEN
THAT CONFERENCE WOULD NOT DO ANY
THING THAT WOULD DISTURB OR TMPERIL THE
PEACEFUL PROSPECT WHICH HE IS CREATING.
The inaugural escort as now being arranged by Rear
Admiral Cary r. Grayson and his associates on the In
augura Committee is in attempt to display
the military might Of the United States.
If the desire were to demonstrate to the world the
military prowess of this country the procession of escort
would not be limited to hour and foryfive minutes
as it is planned.
Rather it would follow the example set by other coun
tries which, with less to celebrate than the induction
into office of democratcaly chosen leader mass and
parade troops not for few minutes but for hours and
even for days.
There is nothing in common between the short parade
which will take place here January 20 and the massed
bayonets and guns which gather when some European
dictator wants to thrust out his jaw.
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT WILL BE IN
AUGURATED AS THE PEACE-SEEKING PRESI-
DENT OF A PEACEILOVING PEOPLE.
The presence of few thousand soldiers, sailors and
Marines to guard of honor to that President
will not and cannot detract from the peaceful aims and
determination of either the President the people.
Those who criticize the use of troops occasion
of this kind seem to be unmndu of the great peace
time services which are rendered by the Army Navy
and Marine Corps.
These services exist not for destruction alone
They daily figure in great humanitarian endeavors
and many know personally Of the tremendous assistance
which the armed forces render in peace time to the
civilian population.
THE ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, BOTH
FOR THEIR PEACE-TIME WORK AND THEIR
READINESS TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY IN
TIME OF WAR, DESERVE THE HONOR OF FORM
ING THE ESCORT FOR PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT'S SECOND INAUGURAL.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
The Greatest Show on Earth = By Frank M. sn

IGarner for Vice President as it
contained for Mr.. Roosevelt for
President.
We won't need a Christmas tree
in Washington if Karl Cover of
Ridgely, w. Va, has his way. Mr..
Cover is a constituent of Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph.
The other day he approached
Mr.. Randolph with the suggestion
that in order to help the pilots
locate the washington Monument
in the fogs hey should run strips
of neon up the four corners of the
edifice. Mr.. Cover thinks these
neon strips would make the monu-
ment stand out at night. I guess
he's right.
SALVAGE
Down in the subway under the
Capitol and the Senate Office last
week an auction was held. Deputy
Sergeant-at-Arms Mark Trice had
gathered together all the old Of
flee furniture, including desks, file
cabinets, chairs and carpets that
have been hanging around the
Capitol for the past four years and
put them up for sale.
He called in Adam Weschler, jrr
to handle the business. About 40
or so interested persons followed
Mr.. WeSchler up and down the
corridors, poking fingers at this
piece and casting appraising eyes
over the antiques. The offering
was antique" in age only. No
historical pieces were in the batch
and most of it was in pretty bad
shape. At any rate, in less than
an hour all the accumulation was
disposed of.
Secondhand dealers and board
ing house owners gathered in the
articles in most instances. The
carpets brought the biggest prices.
Most of these were worn and moth
eaten in spots. They will be taken
out. cut in strips and used as
carpet runners.
The chairs we're broken and
most of the desks had a drawer or
two missing. Several of the desks
we're in pretty good shape and
they brought from SIS to SIT
apiece.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

States electoral
votes into the
Roosevelt col
un1n that they
decided to see
t h a t tn e S e
votes would be
the first to
reach Washing
ton. T h e i r
elaborate plan
met with sue
cess, and here
is how they did
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

0OC1Ab 81 4bE
ct ey are
and it does!"
says DR.. Henry
C.. Link. We
talked a bou t
DR.. Link yester-
day. Director of
the Psychologi-
cal Service Cen
ter, New York
City =. author
of the new book
e v e ry one S
reading, THE
RETURN TO
r E L I GION"
deep think
in g, friendly,
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
Wise Words

Pure friendship is something
which men of an inferior in
tellect can never taSte.-La
Bruyere.
Man is never watchful enough
against dangers that threaten
him every our.-Horace.
We are always striving for
things forbidden, and coveting
those denied us.-Ovid.
Nothing is so difficult but that
it can be found out by seeking.
Terence.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

(This column DelcomeS and
requests comments. Letters pre-
Senting personal problems mag
also be sent. All letters DiU be
handled cont1dentidlly and an
Swered promptly If stamped, Gd-
dressed envelopes are incIudedO
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
OLD FAVORITES
LOUe on the Mountains
Thomas Boyd

LOUe on the Mountains Thomas Boyd
My love comes down from the mountain
Through the mss of dawn;
look and the star of the morning
From the sky is gone
My love comes down from the mountain,
At dawn, dewy sweet;
Did you step from the star to the mountain,
little white feet7
whence came your twinng tresses
And your shining eyes,
But cut of the gold of the morning
And the blue of the skies?
The misty mountain is burning
In the suns red fire,
And the heart in my breast is burning
And lost in desire.
I follow you into the valley
But word can / say;
To the East or the West will follow
Till the dusk of my day.
(ReaderS invited to send to the editor their Sug
geSt1ons of old fGvoreS among the poems for reprntg
IN this space)
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

Here's one for that supper table,
tangle or office riot
ARE BRAINS A HANDICAP
IN HANDLING FOLKS? DOES
BOOK LARNIN' " CRANTP YOUR
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
ANOTHER FIRST

Pennsylvania's Democratic lead
ers were so proud of the fact
that they were able to steer the
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
WELCOMED

Speaker Bankhead returned
from Alabama last week. And
who do you think were among
the first to greet him? Repre-
sentative Sam Rayburn an d
Representative John O'Connor.
Oh, yes, they are running for
the majority leadership.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23

But yet another one remains
Survivor of the pack;
Let's take good aim and see it, too,
Fall at the rifles crack.
The Washington times., 1936-12-23
Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson

ARE BRAINS SOCIAL HELP OR HANDICAP?
eres one for that supper tabe4brains And now we're
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

The average person consumes
72 pounds of salt yearly, whereas
two pounds supplies all the sodium
chloride you need. The fact that
the excess imposes a burden on
the system may not worry you, but
when it keeps you from losing
Weight-that'S something to give
you insomnia.
No doubt about it, sailing down
the calorieS keeps you from los
ing; the more salt in the tissues,
the more water, and the more
you weigh.
OF course, salt is only one rea-
son why the scales stall around.
The carbohydrates are another
obstacle to SlimnesS, and the end
less variety of sugars and Starches
prevents streamlines. 1t is true
that flats burn in fire of carbo-
hydrateS." But you won't get
very slim on unnecessary sugars
and starches at 113 calories per
ounce!
Fruits. vegetables and q small
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
WORrl0neS Club
Calendar
TODAY

Twentieth Century Club-Open-
ing meeting of season, II a. M,
Y. w. C. A.
Sewing Club of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry of the D. C. Fire Department
Meeting, from 10 a. m. to p. M,
Children's Hospital.
Kappa Phi Delta Sorority-Din-
ner, 7 p. M, Mayflower Hotel.
Providence Hospital Nurses
Alumni-Dance, 10 p. M, Carlton
Hotel.
Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women
Meeting of Book Review Section,
II a. M, 1884 st. N. w.
Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
Rehearsal, 7 p. M, 1104 M st.
N. w.
TOMORROW
Hope Chapter, No. 80, Order OF
the Eastern Star-Card party for
the benefit of the Ways and Means
Committee, 8 p. M, at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Cooper.
American War Mothers-Meet
ing, 8 p. m, Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

SuleS. These do not contain cal
cries, and one capsule a day is Suf-
ficient.
Water drinking at meals may
interfere with your weight loss.
While water is calorieless, it may
have an effect on your weight. At
the beginning of the meal, water
drinking stimulates the digestive
juices, improves the appetite, and
makes you want to eat more food.
1 don't have to point out that this
is the wrong time for the reduceQ
to drink water.
Taken during the meal or at the
end of it. water remains in the
stomach and stretches it. and you
don't want that, either. To be alb
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

HoIdJo
Luncheon

With the resumption of the
daily Tub returns By The Wash
ington Times, clubIDomep OF the
city are irUited to send notices
of their club GctiUitieS BY mail
or telephone. To insure publ
cation of club ne1US it is ddUiSed
that material be submitted to
the club editor UeU in GdvGnce
OF the date for Which publicG-
ton is DGnted. Notice of meet
ingS, social activities, club aims
and driUeS, sorority activities,
and personality sketches of club
IOomen, as tDeH as a daily club
calendar, are among the items
t0hich t0tll be featured in this
column,
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
ADVERTIsEMEAT
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
SPASMS, HAY fever

Doctors formula-Calafo Liquid-haa
helped thousands. Must help you or
costs nothing. Aids in clearing con-
gested bronchial tubes Of phlegm that
causes those choking spasms. Checks
tendency to attacks. You'll say Calafo
Liquid best or money back. $1.OO at
Peoples Drug Stores.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
FueitiVes Returned

JOLIET, H., Sept. "a U.N.SO.
Two escaped prisoners from the
Youngstown, Ohio, city jail were
returned to that city yesterday
in the custody of a deputy sheriff.
Held since September IL when
they were seized in a box car here,
they are Claude Jackentella, %,
and Edward Kogb. 10.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

It may be that your weight
loss is hindered by the simple
fact that you don't know
what to do. If so, read the
"Reducer'S Ten Command
mentS." Send a Self-ad-
dressed. stamped envelope to
Miss Kahn in care of this
paper.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
THE VOICE OF
BPOadW6 6y
by Louis SObOI-
Snapshots at Randoml

The town takes to diversions -. The rOlerskatng
whirlahon the Hpp lures them at midnight The bowling
alleys earlier in the evening Broadway and Park Avenue
find hilarious in the falls of the gels and eds
wheels and coins and bills in appreciation The bowling
fad which got under full revival the Coast several
ago. is finding favor here the younger
roues and honeys and also their pppies and mammes
of clngng to the fancy saloon bars such good
exercise. have idear mdearW -.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
VOTE AMERICAN
Commerce Board Lunch

Byrnes Macdonald, deputy po-
lice commissioner of New York,
will speak at the luncheon of the
Junior Board of Commerce at the
Lee House today,
VOTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
Envoy Better

Ambassador Troyanovsky, Of
the Soviet Union, Is in Emergency
Hospital for observation, Embassy
officials disclosed last night.
They said the Ambassador had
entered the hospital two days ago,
following a digestive disorder and
that his condition is good. He is
expected to return to the Embassy
within a few days.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

Joan Castle and Courtney Burr
drift in to the Stork Club, Satur-
day night and a mutual friend at
my left insists that they have been
mister and missus in the pianis-
simo manner these past several
weeks.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
UNLESS YOU WANT your
weight salted down so that
you can't get rid of it-cut
down on your salt.

y
amount of bread and cereal sup
ply all the carbohydrates neces-
sary for the combustion of fat.
You don't need to go out of your
way to get any more!
On the other hand, a reducing
diet does not restrict you to black
coffee and a bleak outlook on
life. One rounded teaspoon Of
sugar and one teaspoon of 20 per
cent cream costs only so calories
and are we'll worth it.
Butter offers another easy way
for the calorieS to slip up on you.
Each pat of butter adds 100 cal
orieS, and storage of 300 calories
a day means 25 pounds of fat in
just one year. Until you get your
weight under control, it is wise to
restrict the butter to one and one
half pats, or, by measured amount,
to one and one-half tablespoons a
day.
Since the average reducing diet
is necessarily low in fat, it is likely
to be deficient in vitamin A. This
vitamin increases vitality and
builds resistance to colds and in
fectioA of the eyes, nose, throat
and sinus, End the overweight on
a long-continued diet should re-
inforce the menu with concen-
trated vitamin A.
Ask your doctor about haliver
oil or codliver oil Vitamin A cap
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

sorbed rapidly. water should be
taken between meals and at least
eight glasses a day are desirable
because of the increase of waste
material in the process of reduc-
ing.
These seemingly unimportant
things can make or break your re-
ducing program. Send for the RE
ducer's Ten Commandments" g.
and watch your step.
Balanced Reducing Menu Galleries
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
Bv IDA JEAN KAHN


Take your caories out of salt sorage AS rule you
weights sprinkle salt gloriousy everything before you
ntaSfn
The Washington times., 1936-09-24

IHVHppIH ana cottage cheese salad I0U
(FrenCh dressing)
525
Total CalOries for day.......,.. 1,225
Your Dietitian,
IDA JEAN KAHN.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
SD ANNIVERSARY
Of FLIGHT MARKED
D. c. Program Includes Air
Tour of Capital by
: Civil Planes.

Today. the 33d anniversary OF the
first airplane flight, is being observed
locally and nationally as National
Aviation day.
The Washington program includes
a flight of non-military aircraft
around the downtown section OF the
city. provided the weather is favor
able; a specially arranged aviation
tour at the Smithsonian Institution
and an aviation dinner dance tonight
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Members of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, Federal
aeronautical research organization,
left Washington last night for Day.
ton, Ohio, where they well meet with
their fellow member, Orville Wright,
hero of the first flight, at an aero
nautical luncheon today.
Vidal Visualizes Progress.
Reviewing aviation progress since
the first flight. at Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
on December IT, 1908, Eugene Vidal,
director of air commerce, one of the
party which left Washington last
night, predicted that the next 80
years will bring aviation progress
"even more breath-taking" than the
past third of century.
Vidal, chairman of the National
Committee on the National Aviation
day observance, said before leaving
Washington that, following the es-
tablishment of the present trans
Pacific air service, he looks for SINH
Rar service across the Atlantic in the
near future. Experimental work now
in progress looking toward SUBJ
SHAKESPEARE flying at high speeds
may bring important developments,
he said He also expects important
develoments in the field of instru-
ment take-offs and landings. A great
increase in private ownership of air.
planes for business and pleasure also
is becoming manifest and should open
q new field for aviation, he believes.
Flight Planned at 1880.
All pilots in and near Washington
have been asked to take part in an
aerial review today, passing in view
of downtown Washington at 1890
am, the hour of the first flight at
Kitty Hawk.
Paul Edward CARRIER, assistant cura-
Evening star., 1936-12-17

tor of engineering Of the Smithsonian
Institution, in charge of aviation,
will be host at tour of exhibits deal
ing with the Wright brothers and the
history of aviation. A special list Of
IL exhibits has been prepared for
the occasion, and copies Of the list
will be available for visitors. Mem
bers of the Aero Club of Washington
and the washington Air Derby As
ISOLATION, jointly sponsoring the local
observance, are expected to visit the
museum du1ing the day.
The dinner dance, to be held at 7:30
pm, will be under auspices of the two
organizations The program will in
clude a special floor show.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
GERMANS FACE DEATH
FOR EXCHANGE VIOLATION
Goering Gives 6-Week Amnesty
to Allow Law Breakers to
Confess Deeds.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December 17-Violators
of Germany's drastic foreign exchange
law were given six weeks yesterday to
settle up their holdings or face .
penalty of death.
Gen. Hermann Goering issued an
exchange amnesty" permitting Ger
mans who voluntarily confess their
dealings in foreign exchange before
January 81, 1887, to escape the sabot-
age punishment.
Under terms of the amnesty, which
applies to holders Of gold or foreign
exchange at home or abroad, the
confessions must be made to the
Reichsbank, but can be rendered
through another institution.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

pressing his investigation Of the &C.
tivities of . band Of praying dog-
gers" reported to have lashed at
least two men In the Waccamaw River
region Of Brunswick and Columbus
Counties, with an admonition to the
victims to mend their ways"
Other residents Of the community,
the sheriff said, have received warn
ing letters.
William Inman and Jesse Cox, both
Of Friedland. reported that they were
seized Thanksgiving night and flogged
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Publication Restricted.

Polish news agencies have been for
bidden to furnish news to or obtain
interviews from institutions connected
with the activities Of the military,
state police or state organizations CO.
operating with the army Ia matters
Of national defense.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

by q masked band In the same general
region where half q dozen noggings,
mostly Of women, were reported sew
eral months ago.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
PRAYING FLOGGERS TELL
PAIR TO "MEND WAYS"
Activities of North Carolina Band
Reported in Region Where
Women Were Beaten.

SOUTHPORT, N. c., december II.
Sheriff J. A. Russ of Brunswick
County said late yesterday he was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-15
OPENS
NEW HOME

Fulfillment Of what is described
as a crying need" for the housing
Of young girls obtaining or seeking
employment in the Nations Capt..
tai has been reached to a good
extent, according to officials of
the local Y. w. C. A.
This fulfillment is represented
in the opening of the Strong resi-
dence. adjacent to the main build.
ing of the Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth
and K SITS. N. W., in which such
girls will be provided homelike
living facilities and bedrooms at a
minimum cost.
The building Is of eight stories
in colonial architecture. There is
a center private court which is
Handicapped as an outdoor sitting
room. There are both single and
double rooms. each with running
water. Sewing rooms and laundry
facilities are planned on each
floor, with adequate parlors, tea
pantries, game rooms, five sound
proof piano practice rooms and
roof garden.
This building will house 200
girls. Girls who live in the new
residence will have at their dis
posal all the facilities of the mair
building, such as the swimminc
pool, gymnasium, social and din
ing rooms and class rooms.
This building replaces the Eliza
beth Somers Dormitory of the Y.
w. C. A., which for some 20 years
gave useful service to thousands
of girls who passed through its
doors, and which closed less than
two weeks ago.