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The Washington times., 1936-01-29


"All Gods chillun got wings!"
Their skins might be black.
Their clothes might be ragged.
Their lot might be wretched. But
there was one thing about them
which nothing could change or
spoil
They had WINGS! AL Gods
Chillun had wings!
The poor, black body wasn't
everything. This miserable life
wasn't everything. There was
something else, that even the
poorest had. All Gods chillun
had part of His own shining
power power to believe and re-
joice and love and struggle that
lifted them, high and free. above
any sordidneSS.
And there, for an ecStatic hour,
they let themselves go, to rejoice
over it. Outside the storm howled
and the city Snarled and men
cursed. Outside, their own chains
awaited them. But here, for an
hour, they were free Of it all.
free to remember their wingS!.
I've never forgotten that sight.
Sitting in on a job like this, the
doubts swarm thicker than a dose
of hives. Swarm until life holds
nothing else but. What's the use
of believing in anything, with all
this ugly evidence before you?
What's the use of betting on any
thing, with all this weakness.
stiffness, pettiness confronting
you?
Particularly your own. That's
the worst Of it. If you, yourself.
could stand steady -. practice
what you preach. be honest and
gentle and fair-why, you'd man.
age to carry on. But when you
can't even count on yourself
CREATIVE URGE
And then the memory of that
Harlem night comes back to me.
That dreary dump. those wretch
ed, ragged souls. but against the
darkness, and above the rags.
those shining faces chanting
ALL GODS CHILLUN GOT
WINGS!"
And my own foolish soul starts
singing. too. For, of course it's
true. All Gods chillun HAVE
got wings. No matter how stupid
the life, how vicious or desperate,
somewhere in its mangled max.
ings there lie WINGS. Not ex,
actly shining pinions-but some
secret pride or faith, some germ
of interest which has the power
to lift that grounded spirit up
and out!
Perhaps it's only an ability to
mend a kitchen chair well. or
sew a dress. or drive a truck. J..
or raise batch of vegetables. It
doesn't matter. That faint ere
alive urge is part of the power
that divided the light from the
darkness" and set the stars in
the armament, and, from a little
common dust, made Man.
And, given the breaks, that
urge will lift the SaddeSt wretch
back to his lost heaven!
Copyright 1885. 4 =. s.. Ine.)
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worst advertising and the most
unflattering and destructive pub
licity in the world. And so much
OF it!
Everybody takes a punch at
poor old marriage. Huge head
lines in the newspapers flaunt
every marital crash-but nothing
much is ever printed about the
happy or successful marriages.
There are so many of them, they
wouldn't be news"
Novehsts no longer bother with
the story of how they lived hap
PLY ever after" They find it
much more exciting and profitable
to dwell for three or four hun
dred pages on the horrors of the
mismated and the bitter tribula-
lions of the married state.
JokesterS aim their smartest
and most Scintillating wisecrackS
at it; songwriters delight to i'm
mortaliZe its comic side, and psy-
biologists handle Its problems
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The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, J.

pension plan, was discussing that
theme on the House floor
recently.
AS usual. Represents tive
Thomas L. Blanton Cd, Of Texas,
interrupted.
In view of the fact that he is
as ardent an opponent Of the
Townsend plan as the legislator
from Michigan is an advocate
Blanton's remarks were not well
taken by Mr.. Main.
Main was discussing a speech
he had made. He said:
81 want to say that I men
toned the problem of social
security. 1 suggest that the
gentleman read that speech and
ponder over some parts of it
as a challenge to the gentle
men on the majority side Of
the House.
"At that time, I may say,
I was reminded Of the girls
definition Of a typhOOn. She
said, In some parts of Texas
they have typhOOns and very
bad ones. They get in your
hair, even though you keep
your mouth closed
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
OLD WOUNDS

Now that the bonus legislation
has finally been enacted, much
credit will be given to various vet
erans' organizations and their
representatives for the work they
did in securing adoption Of the
vastly important measure.
To one man, whose name is sell
dom mentioned, may justly go a
major portion of the thanks of all
former service men.
He is George K. Brobeck, so
called national legislative repre-
sentative Of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
A lobbyist of the highest caliber,
he probably made more friends
for bonus legislation than any sin
gle champion Of the recently en-
acted law.
A former football star and crew
man at the University of Wash.
ington, he quit school to go to
France, where he was seriously
wounded.
Broheck made friends for the
bonus because he was friendly to-
ward everyone he met.
What few people knew, how.
ever, was that when Brobeck was
most cheerfully advocating bonus
payment he was nursing his old
leg wounds received in the war,
because those wounds opened as
he walked the hard corridors of
the Capitol asking members of
Congress to pay the veterans the
money he believed due.
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Wise Words

There is nothing an honest
man should fear more timorouSly
than getting and spending more
than he deserves.-StevenSon.
General and abstract ideas are
the source of the greatest of
mems errorS.-RouSSeau.
A mans vanity tells him what
is honor; a mans conscience
what is juStice.-Landor.
To be in the weakest camp is
to be in the strongest school,
CheSterton.
Let there be no violence in re-
ligion.-The Koran.
It is much easier to be critical
than to be correct.-DiSraeli.
Reading is to the mind what
exercise is to the body.-Steele.
Laughing. weeping, Joy and
grief are first cousins.-Goetha.
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Eleanor Davies. Cheesborough.
In another spot sat Lawrence
Wood "Chip" Robert, former AS
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
and his recently acquired wife,
the former Evelyn Walker. Be
hind them sat Cornelius Wander
bilt. ....
Tydings smiled at them all but
as he waved to his wife he looked,
not like the young Senator whose
Importance in the Senate is in
creasing rapidly, but rather like
the young, blushing bridegroom
who has his first night out with
"the boys"
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Almost anything will SELL, in,
these days, if it has the right ad-
vertiSing-and plenty Of it.
Any useless little gadget, any
patent medicine, any new cult or
diet or religious fad-even any
dull play or worthless book.
And everything seems to be get
ting plenty of good advertising
from soda minis to Santa Claus,
and from galoshes to automo-
biles. Everything is pictured as
WONDERFUL, astounding, -indiS-
pensable.
Everything except MAR
RAGE! Which has had the
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have a peeve on
my neighbor.
Once I heard it
sung in a frowsy
GA S e m e n t in
H arl e m
iingy l i g h t
flickering o n
p; h e Swaying
black faces.
and the slime
and racket of
The street ooz-
ing in at the
door.
A more hope
less plac e, a
more bedrag-
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His out-of-town
honeymoon was
ended and he
came back to
vote on the
bonus.
AS he walked
on the floor of
the Senate he
waved to the
gallerieS-to one
spot in particu-
lar. Seated in
the front row
was the new
Mrs. TydingS-
the former Mrs.
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the chick" 81
P ms, the
rube, who comes
to oW n and
b u US a g oil d
brick, or falls
for the satchel
trick, has gone
the way of the
NRA, the dino
S a ur and the
mother in law
Joke.
And h ere S
! n o t er old
stage and comic
supp | e m e n t
standby headed
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EASILY SEEN

The sign on the door of Room
353 in the Senate Office Building
is one of the most prominent in
the entire structure.
It announces that therein labors
Senator William H. King CD of
Utah.
Reason for the unusually large
sign is that a newspaper reporter
who was supposed to "cover" the
office of the Senator was attempt
ing to take his editor to a confer
ence with King. They wandered
all over the building and finally
found Kings office.
The editor advised:
1--WE have searched the entire
building trying to find you"
The reporter, who should have
known the exact location Of the
office, maintained silence.
Senator King summoned a clerk
and demanded:
"Have a large sign put on my
door,"
So it is that he has the largest
name-plate in the office Build
ing.
CREDIT DUE
The other day Representative
Leslie C.. Arends (R.) of Illinois,
took credit for a story concern
ing two girls to whom was sent
a Thanksgiving turkey and they,
not knowing how to kill the bird,
chloroformed it, picked it and
thrust it in the pantry where it
revived.
Today comes this note:
"It's all right to give Repre-
sentative Arends credit for the
story of the Thanksgiving
turkey that was chlOrOfOrmed
and its feathers picked-but
Arends should, at least, have
told you to give the credit
where it belOnged-tO Joe
MiIIer'S Joke Book, edition of
the Gay NinetieS.'
81 bit the nipple off my
milk bottle the first time I
heard 1t. And I'm more than
50 years young"
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NEW TYPE SLEUTH

Mass production Of transporta-
ton, communications and print
ing presses have done away with
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
HONEYMOON OVER

Senator Willard E. Tydings CD
of Maryland came back to the
Senate this Waak
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MINOR CLASH

Representative Werner w. Main,
(R). Of Michigan. ardent advo-
cate Of the Townsend old-agGI
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Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
GALL GODS CHILLUN GOT WINGS"

There's an old Negro spiritual
that bucks me up nightly when
I'm disgusted with myself or have
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

Reading is to the mind what
exercise is to the body.-Steele.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

Laughing. weeping, Joy and
grief are first couSinS.-GoethN.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

Let there be no violence in re-
ligion.-The Koran.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

It is much easier to be critical
than to be correct.-Disraeli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-01
Paris Styles
By MARY FENTREss

Paris (UP) - Francine Tollon, French golf champion, recently or- dered a new spring suit from Molly neux which is practical for the golf course as well as for street wear.
 The skirt and three-quarter length top coat are in brown and white checkered wool. The coat is simply made with wide reveres, loose sleeves and two big patch pockets. Underneath is Q short tail- ored jacket in brown wool, the same weave and color as in the plaid coat and skirt. The jacket is fashioned on sports lines with exaggerated reveres, and four small pockets in front. With this Mile. Tollon wears high, round-necked sweater in the same shade of brown, brown low-heeled suede ox- lords, a brown felt sailor hat and brown suede gloves and purse.
 For dressier occasions, the French golf expert wears an ensemble in maize wool, also from the house of Molyneux. The dress is of maize wool with bodice of brown crepe spotted with small yellow dots. The coat is Q redingote in the same maize wool fashioned with a high waist, full skirt and long, tight sleeves.. The coat barely meets in front, Showing the brown and yell low dotted bodice of the dress. It is worn with Q matching scarf of brown crepe dotted in yellow.
 A small straw hat in maize Ba- kou, trimmed with brown flowers. is worn with the redingote costume.
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apart, I lose the interest in him, which I feel when we are together. How can I know that love him enough to marry him. I hope to AS-l my answer in your next column in the Democrat.
 Signed UNDECIDED EM. Now my uear little Undecided Elm. you prove your deep interest and perhaps love for this young man, by your impatience ct never being alone with him.
 As soon as a man or woman longs for the exclusive socieyt of one Tor the other then 1t is @ sure sign that love is standing by, awaiting the op- portunity to ensnare the couple in all the complexities of real love. However at nineteen years, tt should not be difficult to arrange meetings alone, at home or when out to amusementS. If you 90 to business, your evenings should be devoted to your own schedule, and the modern parents do not usually interfere.
 You say thaS when you are apart from this young man, your interest in him wanes. This may be due to your dissatisfaction In conditions at home. How do you know wheth. CT or not you lov ehim? There will be no mistaking tn esymptoms, when you are really in love. If in gen. eral will lose its interest, when he is not included in your program. When a girl is deeply infatuated or in love every waking thought and dream is woven round the image and personality of the loved one. Do not be nasty however; at nineteen, you have plenty of time ahead, in which to decide that important question which ends in marriage. 1 hope that I have treasured you, and that you will write me again.
 VITA VAIL.
 In the Springtime when . young mans thOughS are supp
 posed to turn to romance ,etc., I
 hope to catch up with the sev.
 eral letters not as yet answered
 in my Heart to Heart column. Letters not answered today will appear in my next issue.
 Mrs. Lena S. I have answered your problem through the mail
 VITA VAIL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-01
EAK8NING
 Your Children D.. HAl;un nnhanfn Raninn
By Olive Roberts Barton

Being asked 50 often about veg etables for children, 1t occurs to me that this is a good time to say Q few things about them.
 First, there is the matter of canned vegetables. Are they all right?
 Certainly, and a good thing, too. Think how many people live for months away from markets where, of course, fresh vegetables in these days of rapid transit are procurable even in zero weather. All are not so fortunate.
 Naturally fresh vegetables are grand treats. The more the bet- ter, say I. But new methods in canning, with high temperatures and quick cooling, preserve the virtues of foods, keep the flavor and make the products very de- sirable. AS for poison, 1t is the home-canned foods we may ques- ton when 1t comes to disease-pro- ducing bacteria. One authority goes 50 far as to advise cooking all me-canned" vegetables at least five minutes, hard, before using.
 Guard Against Defective Cans
 The bought" can should not be dented. inspect each one well before opening. A deep dent may have a fine crack that admits air. And air "spoils" the contents.
 Then there are the frozen" vegetables. Are they safe? I have no reason to think otherwise. But like all frozen products they should be used reasonably soon after pur- chase. Certainly they are we'll favored.
 Dried peas and beans-how about them? Are they nourishing? Yes. But they are legurnes, not vegetables. For younger children they should be well soaked, well cooked, and reliev- cd of their skins or hulls by nashing and rubbing through a strainer.
 Now for raw vegetables. Should little children eat lettuce and cel- cry and cabbage raw? Some doc- tors advise finely chopped raw vegetables for the child under two: others suggest waiting a bit. Here I must waive my rights as teacher. So suppose each mother take this up with her own con- science and her own family phy- sician.
 Reactions Vary Widely
 I have seen healthy youngsters of two-and less-gnawing delight- edly on a raw carrot or q chunk of celery, and apparently thriving like young colts. Again I have known the less-robuSt baby whose stomach would have been insulted by such half-chewed profanity.
 There is one point to be made in all vegetable diet and the cul- tivation of taste for it. Taste for any new food won't come because a dish of it is suddenly set down on a day and Q date, before the future consumer. Many doctors today rec- ommend that little tastes of foods to-come be given the older baby oc- casionally to establish acceptance later on. This does not mean cake or fried potatoes, but the health- giving foods that he must have and possibly won't like, unless he is in- itiated in time. Variety is not only the spice of life, but the essence of life.
 Copyright, lsSe, NEA Service, Incl
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than the strongest bond on earth, to the health and home of Mother. We think of Mother, and we con. jure up a picture of patience and sacr Ice and lang suffering.
 We mothers of this modern day wonder, will the picture be the same to our sons an ddaughter, 8 few years hence as Mothers Day rolls around for them in their maturity? To us who find the role of Mother and homemaker insufficient in them- selves, to supply the stimulus which the contact with the business and professional world offers, we some- times pause and ask ourselves the question: Have we lost our sense of value?" We think not. To the older generation the wonder is how we find time to combine the duties and attentions to our families and home, and at the same time cover job on the outside. The answer lies in this new day of self-reliance and the joy of independence. Sci- ence has contributed labor and tirne- saving devices to perform, in 6 few minutes household tasks which meant hours of toll to the older generations BeauticianS have turned back the clock, and bestowed upon womanhood the daylight saving time of youth and beauty, and worn. en have streamlined their lives and their natures, and got in step to the tempo of the times. We do not care to rely upon the bonds Of Motherhood and wifehood alone. Yet as we try to peer into the iu- ture. we ask ourselves will this spirit of independence creat the halo around the mental, picture or Mother which made of home Q shrine? Time alone will tell.
 My dear Miss Vail: How can . girl be sure that she Is really In love with 2 fellow when they meet several times a week, bu talways in the company of other people?
 I guess you will think me silly 70 ask that question, but I have read
 your column in the paper so often,
 that | believe you could answer
 that. if anyone could. My dif-
 ficulty is that I go with . felsow
 quite steady. Of course I have
 other boy friends, but like this
 one best of all. But I am never
 allowed to be with him for any
 length of time alone. When he
 takes me out, there Is usually
 marty of four. am nineteen
 years old and he Is twenty-two. | like him very much and he says
 he loves me. But when we Sre
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-01
Latest Styles
BEAUTY.
.BEAUTY- GIOrJying
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart
NEA Service stan Writer

NEA ScEVICe OsSh WAAVCA
 Judging by some of the letters I have received this week, the new vogue for short sleeves in everything -even coats-has made good many women arm and elbow con- scious. Bleaching and softening seems to be a major problem.
 There are, of course, several pre- nared bleaches on the market today. However. as far as elbows are con- cerned. you won't find anything much more satisfactory than your old favorite, fresh lemon juice.
 Simply keep half of a lemon on the bathroom shelf, then, whenever YOU wash your hands, twirl 1t around on your elbows, rinsing and drying them carefully afterward.
 To keep arms soft and smooth from wrists to shoulders, begin with three or four tissue cream treatments, then use your hand lo- ton several times day. If bun1py roughness (sort of goose heshD IS persistent, massage briskly wfth a rough towel after each bath. II you have a fibrous wash cloth, use 1t during your bath. ,,,
 Then, too, salt rubs often will stimulate circulation in the arms and clear up roughness and under skin bumps. Simply wash your arms, rinse, then, without drying at all. cover with handfuls of plain table salt and rub gently. Rinse again and apply cream or softening lotion.
 As for shoulders, your long handled bath brush is your best ally. Scrub meticulously. If this doesn't make them pearly white, mix lemon juice with equal parts of water and use as a bleach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-01
Let Etiquette Smooth the
 Way for You

Roses arrive from Bob. Nancy's calling right away to thank him. She knows-as girls who often get roses do-that promptness is one of those smooth details of etiquette that men admire.
 Her call will be gracious and charming-not marred by silly slang, such as "Quit your kidding" She won't let it drag on indefinite ly. It's the girls place to end 8 telephone conversation. Just as she mot the man makes the first move to leave the table in res- taurant. It's up to her, too, to sug- gest going home from dance or party.
 Knowing the fine points of eti-
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WOMAN IS FISH SURGEON

New York--(UP)--Dr. Ida Mel- len, of Brooklyn, who operates on finny patients with embroidery scissors, has been discovered by The American Magazine editors. The patients swim in 48 states and 3O foreign countries. Dr. Mel fen is probably Americas first professional fish doctor, the mag azlne explains.
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