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The Washington times., 1936-05-23

The airplane, latest, great
est of killing machines, with
its bombs and poison gases,
annihilates distance. Eng
land, once made safe by the
Channel, is open to attack
now by any murderous ma
ton that might care to send
airplanes against her, and
with all her power, as her
own experts testify, would
be unable to protect her
great cities from destructive
attack.
We, with oceans, instead
of a narrow English Chan
mel, on either side, are for
the moment, open to sur
prise attack.
A great dirigible that
could carry enough poison
gas and explosives to de-
stroy any city has just
flown across the Atlantic
Ocean, in forty-nine hours.
The real ocean, now, is THE
AIR, distance no longer
means safety.
The two barbaTians, cave
man killer, and modern
wholesale murderer, stare at
each other across the gulf
of time and are brother
killers at heart. Of the two,
the dangerous man is the
modern "civilized" human
being; with his modern ma
chinery he can kill a thou
sand, where the cave man
with his flint-tipped club,
might perhaps kill one.
Visitors from some imagi-
nary planet on which human
beings live in friendship, CO.
operation and peace would
look upon this earth, with its
men so well described as a
mixture of tiger and mon
key with horror. Going
home they would report, mo
HOPE FOR THEM, THEY
ARE INCURABLE MUIR
DERERS ON THAT LITTLE
PLANET, EARTH"
Fortunately, it is not quite
as bad as that. We do at
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

of Virg i n i a."
The bishop is
concerned over
the replies of
$4,000 students
to a question
aire whereby he
learned t h a t
10000 of them
could not name
three prophets
of the Old Tes-
lament, 10000
could not name
the four Cos
pels and 10000
of the $4,000
students could
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

AS if I really
Had the stuff it takes.
I've learned to kick
My shins along
When my backbone
Fails to function.
But I never.
NEVER, NEVER
Kid myself
I'm anything but
A WISE-CRACKIN' COWARD
Well
Suppose I am?
Should my face
Be red?
Should I break down
And quit the game
Because God made me
Out of mud
And I still crumble
Under strain?
Not by a darned sight!
If I can't really
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

DdNh -O ----
You think I'm brave?
Then, stranger,
You're wrong!
I'm not brave.
I'm not tough.
WI Il; COWARD!
I'm no hero
Or philosopher.
I'm not filled
With special mixtures
Of reinforced cement
nor fortified
With extra gobs
OF Grit
And go-gettem.
I'm just made
AS everyone's made
I'm just filled
With fear
And fade-out
AS everyone's filled
And when the worlds
Not looking,
cry and quit
AS everyone does.
I'M JUST A
WIST-CRACKIN' COWARD!
Only difference, maybe,
Between you and me
Is this
I've learned to bluff.
I've learned to act
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Listen. World = = By Elsie Robinson

Be a hero
(And I can't)
I can still
Make the gestures
If I can't really
Take it on
The chin,
I can still
Put on an act!
I'M JUST A
W1SE-CRACKIN' COWARD
I was born scared.
And I'll die scared
But I'm also
Something better,
Something taller,
Something tougher
THAN A
WISE CRACK1N' COWARD
I'm a part of God,
Bigolly-
And I'll act
My family tree!
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

The ultimate test of diplomacy
is a mans ability to make a girl
believe that the reason he doesn't
propose marriage is because he
Loves her too much to tie her
No." But it HAS been done.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Human Side
of the
News
By EGWin C. Hill

Who reads the Bible nowadays?
Bishop Edwin MouSon of the
Methodist Episcopal Church would
answer mot the high-school pupils
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

B e c a u S e !
spill
The dir t
about my.
self
And dare to
hit you
Straight upon
the chin.
You think I'm
brave
And envy me
my spunk
And wish you
had
The W a ! OPP
t h a t /
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

When a woman says that a man
won't agree to give her a divorce,
she usually means a divorce and
nine.tenths of his possessions. Al
most any man will let a woman
unleash him when he finds that
she wants neither him nor his
money.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

With so many popular authors
starring in the movies and so
many screen stars writing for the
magazines, our lawyers and doc
tors may soon be inspired to take
up tap dancing, and our tap dane
ers may go in for undertaking as
a side line.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

Round
nv HELEN ROWLAND

By HELEN ROWLAND
A successful wife is one who
takes marriage seriouSly-a sue
cessful divorce is one who takes
it serially.
It is almost as hard for some
men to get along with only one
new spring romance as 1t would
be for a woman to get along With
out a new spring hat.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
How are vacancies filled in
the House of Representatives?

Article I of our Constitution
specifies that when vacancies
happen in the representation from
any State, the executive authority
copyright. 1895. by KIM
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

The woman who marries man
with the hope of uplifting his
moral and mental ideas should
remember that nobody but bar
Der ever changed man above the
ears.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

Don't be shocked if your hus,
band forgets his baldspot and
can't make his eyes behave at this
tricky time of year. It's just the
Peter Pan in him!
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
5000 ARE GU 7
FOR TAK0MA'S
JULY 4-FETE

TAKOMA PARK, Md, July 4.
While more than 5000 interested
spectators crowded the street curbs
through the business districts of
Takoma Park, Md, and D. c., the
colorful parade heralding the
opening of the annual Independ'
ence Day celebration got under
way here on schedule at $50 a. m.
Heading nearly a mile Of march.
ers was the United States Army
Band, followed closely by the
masSed colors of the Takoma Park
American Legion Post, credited
with having one Of the most com.
plete collections of allied World
War flags in the country.
Youngsters in Line
Not to be outdone by their more
experienced fathers, the drum
and bugle corps, Sons and Daugh'
tiers Of the Legion, headed by
pretty Miss Betty Cavanaugh as
drum major, formed one of the
most spirited and colorful sections
Of the parade. Given the second
division all to themselves, the
youngsters did themselves proud
in both marching and in spirited
music.
other divisions of the parade
consisted Of pageants, civic units,
commercial floats, police officials
of Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties, Washington and Takoma
Park and individual marchers and
displays.
Beginning at the Maryland side
Of the Piney Branch Road under
pass on Eastern Avenue. the
marchers threaded their way
through the business districts,
down Philadelphia Avenue on to
the municipal playground ada
cent to the local elementary
school. where they disbanded for
patriotic ceremonies.
Athletic Contests Held
After the ceremonies at the
playground, which consisted of
flag raising and salute led by the
Boy and Girl Scouts Of the town,
patriotic skits and a talk by Leo
A. Rover, former United States
District Attorney, all activities
were transferred to the Whittier
Street playground, on the District
Of Columbia side of town, where
athletic contests of various kinds
were in progress the balance of
the day.
Activities tonight will consist
Of patriotic musical program at
the municipal playground, ar
ranged and directed by M. E.
Dawson and v. B. Engeberg, music
leaders of the Takoma Park
Seventh Day Adventist Church.
A spectacular fireworks display
will close the au-day celebration
at $3.50 p. m. at the rablic play.
grounds.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
PLAN TO AVOID
LEAVE BAN
FORMED
By J. EARLE MOSER

Plans supported by a number Of
organizations to establish leave
privileges for approximately 5000
employees of the Works Progress
Administration cannot surmount
q decision rendered by Comptrol-
Ter General McCarl five days be-
fore he finished his 15-year term,
1t was revealed yesterday, but
they may crawl under it.
Officials Of the agency are con-
Sidering a plan to change the
status of the group so that 1t may
be possible to legally grant the
leave after all, and have an
nounced they expect some infor-
nation on the possibility by Mon
day.
For several days delegates Of
various unions of WPA workers
In Eastern cities, including those
organized in the administrative
offices at the Walker-J Johnson
building here. have been dicker-
ing with officials Of WPA for
leave privileges and other bene-
fits granted ordinary" Govern
ment employees.
The benefits were asked for
employees paid from funds made
available for project operation.
who receive what is known as the
prevailing wage" paid in the To-
calities in which they work for
similar employment. They are
usually foremen, timekeepers,
clerks, superintendent, engineers,
stenographers or bookkeepers, are
paid by the month or year, and
perform work. said to be compar-
able with that done by admin
istrative workers at headquarters.
After several conferences with
Aubrey williams. assistant to
Administrator Harry Hopkins,
and other WPA officials, the
union folk issued several state
ments to the effect that Mr..
McCarls ruling of June 4, in
which he ironed out many Gov
eminent leave questions and for.
bade leave for WPA prevailing
wage workers, would be set
aside in favor Of a special order
allowing their demands.
Officials have issued denials,
however. saying that they can
not set aside any General Ac-
counting Office ruling. And In
addition to the June edict,
Mr.. McCarl issued another on
June IS specifically denying the
leave for such workers despite an
urgent plea set before him by
WPA.
The second ruling specifically
held that employees who are not
appointed by the head Of an
establishment, and do not take
the oath of office, cannot receive
the benefits Of the recent leave
bills. In an effort to give the
unionists their demands, how
ever, WPA officials are now con-
sidering placing all prevailing
wage workers under oath with
specific appointments. move
which they believe will allow the
leave despite the decision.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Prefers Wedding, She
Quite Political Race

CHESTERTOWN. Md, July 4.
Mrs. Ida Skipper Parks an
nOunceS her engagement to DR..
Frank w. Holden, of New York"
Thus did a perfumed note,
handed to the Queen Anne County
Board of Commissioners, end the
candidacy Of Maryland's only
woman in the race for county con-
stable.
Mrs. Parks. in appearing before
the board Thursday, declared she
had decided she would rather get
married than be constable.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Stray Collie Waits
For Gunner or
NeW Home

Waiting for her owner or some.
one who will give her a good home
Is a beautiful female dog at the
home of Howard Trail, 1919
Twenty-second st. N. w. (tele-
phone West 094D.
The dog, which looks like o
thoroughbred collie, stopped at
Ninth and g Streets Northwest,
about noon Thursday and sue
ceeded in getting the sympathy Of
Howard Trail, who has cared for
her since. He said:
II brought some food for
"Tubby," the name to which
she prefers to answer, and she
has followed me SINCE"
"Tubby" is white with a patch
Of yellowish tan, edged in black,
on the right eye and ear. She ap'
pears to be about two years old.
If this is your pet, please get in
touch with Howard Trail at once.
The pet editor Of The Times
will be glad to help you lind a
home for a cat. dog, or other pets.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
NOW

Continued from Local Page
takes, the disappOintments, the
sins, the sorrows, even the joys
bury them deep in the oblivion
Of each night. Shut off the flu
ture as tightly as the past. The
day Of mans salvation Is now
the life of the present, of today
lived earnestly without q for
ward looking thought, is the
only assurance Of tomorrow"
AS I switch off the bedside lamp
I remember my thoughts Of the
early afternoon. Life isn't ex'
actly sprightly. But waste of en-
ergy, mental distress, nervous wor'
ries dog the steps Of man who is
anxious about the future or the
past.
Tomorrow, early, I shall see my
Magnificent Rebel and tell him
DR.. OSler and Carlyle say:
do what lies clearly at
hand.
There's no wisdom in rebel
lion"
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Famed Pen Trophies
Pride of Employees

Election, however. is the pen which
the President recently used to
sign the 40-hour bill for the
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing. through which more than
$500 employees of the unit on
lower Fourteenth Street were
given the same 40-hour week en-.
joyed previously by other me-
chanical workers of the Federal
structure.
Is "RightHand Man"
The "40hour" pen, however,
has enjoyed a trifle more distinc-
ton than some of it's older fellows,
for it carried its beneficial work
right into the Engraving Bureau.
After President Roosevelt had
signed the bill, he handed the
pen to Gertrude M. Mentally, who
for 26 years has been correspond
ing secretary Of the Bureau of
Engraving Women's Local Of the
N. F. F.. +. and for the past decade
or so, has been Luther Stewards
"right-haId man" in her addi-
tional capacity as national Secre-
tary-treaSurer of the federation.
Miss McNally, a former Engrav-
ing Bureau worker herself, rates
employee conditions at that unit
closer to hel heart than any other
problem. Consequently, she hustled
from the White House to the
bureau and loaned" the pen to
Director Alvin w. Hall. Gripping
it just as firmly as did the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Hall then affixed his
signature to a general order to
all of his employees, telling them
that henceforth they work but 40
The Washington times., 1936-07-04

Visitors to the office of Luther
C. Steward, president Of the
National Federation Of Federal
Employees. will find the walls
lined with pens.
On almost every wall of the
rooms occupied by the employee
federation at the Labor Building,
10 independence Ave. S. W., is
at least one retired penholder and
point, usually rather ordinary
looking, but invariably protected
by a picture frame and glass and
always accompanied by a legal
looking explanatory document be-
meath.
The reason is that the pens are
the "patricians" of their species,
even though they may have cost
but a few cents. They are the
pens used by various Presidents,
since Woodrow Wilson was in Of
flee, to sign various bills passed
by Congress to provide needed
benefits for Government employees.
Signed Leave Bill
On Mr.. Stewards walls is the
pen which scrawled assent to Sat
urday half holidays. Another scrib-
bled the retirement act. Others
presided over the WEIGH bill and
classification act and the pay
restoration measures. President
Roosevelt'S leave bill pen is also
there, properly tagged and pro-
tected for the benefit of awed
posterity.
The latest addition to the col
The Washington times., 1936-07-04

hours in any one week. The pen,
doubly honored, now has its own
wall space.
Helped Morale
According to Emily Quinn, an
outstanding member Of the En-
craving Bureau union, the new
law has done wonders for morale
among employees at the establish
ment, particularly because so
many of them are women. This
opinion has drawn equally opti-
mistic comment from Director
Hall.
Miss Quinn, who has been a
member of Engraving personnel
for the past Is years. was born in
Washington, attended Business
High School and is at present a
clerk in the surface division of the
bureau. Financial secretary of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, she is also in
terested in bridge, baseball and
beauty culture, the latter being a
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Today's Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

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MADRID -7:16 P. M.-Radio
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LONDON-9 P. M.-The Saliva
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Sages to the Far North. W8XK,
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The Washington times., 1936-07-04
ENJOY 4O-HOUR WEEK AT ENGRAVING BUREAU
Women Helped Get Shortened Time

employees OF the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
pleased with their working hours. An order plac-
ing them under 4ohour week is shown being signed by
Director Alvin Hall (bottom) with the pen used by Pres
dent Roosevelt in approving the enabling legislation At
top five employees of the bureau all members Of
the National Federation of Federal Employees which assisted
in the campaign for the change Left to right Daisy Old
field Emily Quinn, Gertrude NARROW May Hall and Mary
Willard International News Photo by Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04

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The Washington times., 1936-07-04

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The Washington times., 1936-07-04

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The Washington times., 1936-07-04

type Of work she would have en-,
tered If she had not become a Fed.
eral worker.
Other members of the Women S
Union who have expressed salts
faction over the benefits given the
Bureau Of Engraving by the past
Congress are Daisy Oldfield, Ger
trude NARROW, Mary Hall and
Mary Willard, all Of whom have
held N. F. F.. E. cards for more
than a decade backing their mem
bership with constant activity and
interest in employe affairs.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
More Travelling Coming

Their Fourth Of July triple ex-
cursion" to New York and Chi
cago by train and bus q complete
Sellout, according to reports, en-
ployes of the Agriculture Depart
ment, AAA and Resettlement are
now forming plans for trips to the
Texas Centennial, Atlantic City
and Virginia Beach, according to
announcements in the July edi-
ton of the Resettlement Press, en-
ployes' publication. Groups inter
ested have been asked to communi-
cate with the Agriculture Welfare
Association.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Government Recommended

H. Eliot Kaplan, executive Sec
rotary Of the National Civil Service
Reform League, recently advised
high school and college students
in and around New York to point
for the Government service as a
profession, saying that the oppor-
tunitieS for careers in public en-
ploynent are particularly bright"
at this time, when Government
functionings are expanding.
Mr.. Kaplan termed the Gov
eminent the Largest business in
the world" and pointed to the
four-million-dollar annual payroll
that now exists. He said housing,
liquor control, income tax collec-
ton and public utilities are fields
in which the Government has
expanded it's services recently to
a high degree.
His advice was given at a voca-
tional conference for juniors held
in one of New York's largest de-
partment stores.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Wakes Mile From Home

wakes WIIT9 FTOm FFOTN0
SCOTIA, N. Y, July flames
Berrigan, 49,. dreamed q man
carried him from his bed and
out into the street. When he
awoke he found himself a mile
from his home. Clad only in
pajamas, slippers and bathrobe.
The Washington times., 1936-07-04
Nine Workers Go

Nine employees of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing have
been retired during the month of
June, announcement from Di-
rector Alvin w. Hall revealed
yesterday. Most Of them had
served more than two decades
with the unit. Those who are to
go are as follows:
Charles M. Stewart, assistant
foreman Of window cleaners, 26
years Of service; Leonard Olree,
offset presSman, 30 years; Mary
A. Mulcahy, time and personnel
clerk, SO years; Martha J. Thomas,
tissue separator. 26 years; Joseph
N. Lawson, hydraulic presser, 80
years: Maggie v. Riley, record and
schedule clerk, IS years; Garnette
L. Clay, examiner. 26 years; Mrs.
Anna j. Petty, printers assistant,
Is years, and Clifford C. Turner,
press cleaner, 16 years.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-02-13
OKOS
SzTRAJKOL0K

A Goodyear gyar munkasai a
mutt hetekben ket napos
sztrajkot rendeztek, de mem
adtak alkalmat a gyarnak,
hogy a helyukre sztrajktoroket
vezenyeljenek, inert pontosan
bementek a munkara.
Bementek es leultek a ben
chek melle, ahol a. helyik van
es live sztrajkoltak.
A gyarvallalat termeszete-
sen becsukhatta volna elottiik
a kapukat, ez esetben azonban
nyilvanyaloan a munkasok XII
zarasarol lett volna $40 es EFT
a gyar mem akarta megtenni.
AIT sem igen tehettek meg,
hogy a deputykat es a rend-
6roket Ok maguk hivjak be
gazbombakkal a gyarakba,
ICY kenytelenek voltak ket ma
pcs iil6-sztrajk utan engednt
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-02-13

sebteben = mesterseg .szerint
= szervezzek. -.s
Ez a sietseg mutatja az anne
rikai munkasvezereket a valodi
szanalmas szinukben.
Amig csak a U. S. Steel meg
a tobbi nagyt6kes elnyomatasa
ellen kellett vedelmezni az acel
poklok munkasat, addig a seer
vezest mem tartottak olyan ma
gyon surgosnek.
De mikor arrol lett $40,
hogy vi vezer tamadt a hori-
zonton, aki a jelenlegiek helyet
vitatja, egyszerre a nyakukat
torik a sietsegben, hogy vegre
a legszervezetlenebb munkaso-
kat is elerjek.
Az acelmunkasok mem biz
max a Green szervezeteben es
elore szamithatunk ra; hogy a
sietve meginditott kampany
mem jar sikerrel.
Macy kerdes azonban az is,
hogy Lewis NIT fog a maga
ipari szervezetevel elerni?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-02-13
A KONGRESSZUS ELS6

nehez iitkozete akkor lesz,
mikor az AAA helyett heve-
nyeben osszetakolt vi t0rvenyt
kell veglegesen megirni, inert
mindenki attol fel, hogy ere
mem tudnak alkotmanyos for
makat talalni.
A kormany idaig ket javas-
latot nyujtott be, amelyek
mindegyike visszautasitasra ia
lalt, mem azert, inert egy ilyen
torvenyt a tobbseg ellenzett,
hanem inert feltek a Supreme
Courtnak nevezett nagy mu-
mustol, amely olyan kiszamit-
hatatlan, mint egy hiszterikus
asszony S amelynek a tagjai
sem egyeznek meg egy-egy al
kotmanyjogi vitaban egymas-
sal.
Bizonyos, hogy a farmerek
erdekebenl fog valami tortenni,
inert egyik part sem akar no
vemberben elejiik allni, anel-
kill, hogy a b6nust valamivel
ne p6tolnak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-02-13
A BALFELE VAL0 UT

e pillanatban AIT jelentene,
hogy surgosen a jovedelmi es
az orokosodesi adokat emelje,
hogy koltsegveteset vi tartoza-
sokkal terhelje, de ha az elnok-
ben ere meg is lenne a hajlan-
dosag, nagy kerdes, hogy meg
kapna-e ere a kongresszust
Bar emlekezetes, hogy ket
ev elott a kongresszust egye-
nesen azzal az utasitassal va
lasztottak, hogy tamogassak
az. elnokot, a kis honatyak iga.
ri boszai, a tokesek a lobby.
jaikkal allandoan oft vannak
Washingtonban es a kon
gresszus tagjai azoktol felnel
es nem az elnoktol.
Ketsegtelen az is, hogy
Roosevelt nemcsak vezere, de
adosa is a partjanak es erkol
csi k0telessege tekintettel len
nj ARA, hogy nemcsak 8, ha
mem a partja is hamarosan
valasztok ele all. Es ha a par
minden kongresszusi vezer.
mersekletet es alkut ajanl, a,
eln0k kenytelen alkudni.
Ezt latjuk a multi heti eliza