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The Washington times., 1936-10-29

OTedk up Ill Ill Edwin Z. Hill
all-around dogfight.
Back in Berry Walls day, you
got, along the Avenue, a prevail
ing Merry Widow" effect, alto
gether feminine, never disturb
ingly varied and never eccentric.
Hats like that, designed primarily
to enhance the comeliness of the
wearer, bloomed in the Gays Of
coaching parties, the two-for-a-
quarter cocktail, the 50 top at the
theater, the unchanging and
changeless Gibson Girl, Mrs. Les
lie Carter, the Pennsylvania
guards-back play, good steam
beer, banquet oratory and the
open door in China.
Are the hats Of today premedi-
tated. or are they the reflexes of
the intellectual distortions and
excrescences which afflict the
world? I saw one today with
furry, dropping tabs which made
the wearer, pretty young thing, at
that, look like an abject cocker
spaniel.
Another was a chemists retort,
still, another Topped sideways, like
a length Of busted stove pipe.
There were no two alike. All
were symmetrical cock-eyed,"
if you prefer it.
What to Expect
Within the last few days, hav-
ing become violently hat-conscious,
I have noticed a few that looked
like howitzers or tanks. My worst
fears are confirmed when, on top
of all that, comes a dispatch from
Paris, reporting that not only
Paris, but all Europe, is going
haywire over hats Of military de-
sign. Cartridge-pleated ribbons are
the smartest thing to be used for
rigging a hat.
Many of the hats are shaped
like East Indian war shields, says
the Paris dispatch; many are
built like field marshals' helmets;
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
TOday's BOOndOggle

Undoubtedly the greatest sing contribution to the advance
men of in America the decision made by
President Roosevelt last year to curta the activities of the
Public Works Administration and turn the bulk of the
relief money over Works Progress Administration.
Among thousands of projects that exempy the unwisdom
of this decision is the following
Last fall when the WPA just beginning to scatter
billion dollars to the four winds, Oklahoma City suddenly
decided that needed $375000 worth of storm
Naturally it turned Federal Government for aid
This was the type of project that the Public Works Admin
ctraon was equipped handle expedtiousy and efficiently
but Oklahoma City applied to the WPA for help would
received only $4,000 outright grant and would
have had to borrow the other $262000
Shopping around little the city found it could do much
better at the Works Progress Administration which agreed to
put up 900 outright grant leaving the city
tribute only $33233 exactly 8 per of the total cost
The wealth that will be created by this project will inure
almost exclusively to the benefit Of Oklahoma City and its
residents than 80 per of the burden of debt
born out this project will fall the shoulders Of other
communities big and small throughout the country.
the New
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
Greatest Show on Earth
Blu Frank Miller Smith

,nounced that he would oppose
Senator Glass in the Virginia
senatorial primary. Senator Glass
never mentioned his opponents
name. But the Senator's Lynch
burg newspaper gave Mr.. Leigh
front page coverage on his every
utterance until he decided to with.
draw.
Which, of course, recalls the
time in the Senate when the Sen
ator had been battling against a
bill and his newspaper in Lynch,
burg had come out for it. One Of
the Senator's opponents decided
he had the old warrior this time
and he said during the debate that
it seemed a shame that if the
Senator felt the way he did that
he couldn't keep his newspapers
quiet. Senator Glass replied:
"We've got a couple of good
men running those papers and
1 keep my hands off of how
they should run them. 1 have
complete confidence in them
and they say what they want
to say"
It's Just the way he thinks about
President Roosevelt. He's for the
President. He doesn't like some
of the Presidents policies, and he
says so, but he votes Democratic.
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Fashion Designers Are Now Present
Front Page Hats and Gowns

many employ gold braid for the
military effect. and a favorite
model is a flat machine-gun pill
box turban.
We have been warned, though.
Just a few weeks ago, the Fashion
Group, a non-commercial organi-
zation, brought style leaders to-
gether in New York in it's
Fashion Futures Of 1885" forum.
j. Hamilton Preston, style author
ity of the New York School Of
Fine and Applied Arts, told the
meeting:
Before long, I am confident
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NONRESIDENT PUPILS

Although local officials making efforts to prevent
children living outside the District from attending the
EFFORTS SHOULD NOT IN ANY SENSE BE TAKEN
AS BEING DIRECTED TO DEPRIVING ANY CHILD
OF PROPER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
Whether child resides in the District in Maryland
in Virginia or Alaska he is entitled to complete edu
cation in modern school building under competent
and not overworked teacher.
That is recognized by District officials well as by
every right thinking resident of the District.
But it is also recognized by District officials and
by right-thinling residents that Without the
admission of some tLUO Thousand nonresident chill
dren UO made eligible for admission to the local
schools under the recent court ORDER the children in
the public schools cannot receive the fullest
form of education.
Washington residents don't want officers stationed at
the District line to chase away children who must either
get into Washington schools do without education
We want the children in Maryland and Virginia to
have just good education as the children in the
District are getting.
And the schools in the Maryland and Virginia counties
adjoining the District are par with those here
THESE COUNTIES DON'T HAVE TO BOW TO THE
DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER CITY IN REGARD TO
THEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS OR THEIR SCHOOL
PERSONNEL.
In fact because of the overcrowded condition of the
District schools and the extra burdens which have been
placed local teachers the schools in the surround
ing counties may be able to give better educa-
tional opportunities than the Washington schools
The efforts which have been made to restrict enroll
ment in Washington schools to children resident here
have therefore, been made much in the interest of the
neighborng children as in the interest of Washington
children.
If Washington had the plant and the teaching per-
sonnet necessary to accommodate its own children it is
safe to say that the matter of nonresident children in
the schools would never have been taken to court.
THAT 1T HASN'T THE EQUIPMENT OR THE
TEACHERS TO HANDLE ITS OWN AND THE
NEIGHB0RING CHILDREN IS NO REFLECTION ON
THE DISTRICT OR ITS TAXPAYERS
They U0nnt the necessary school facilities but they
can't get them from Congress.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
LONDON PARKS

Perhaps the most pleasant
characteristic of London's topog
raphy is its parks that run like
a bright green ribbon threaded
through the mellow grayness OF
it's streets. Everywhere parks,
commons, squares with flowers,
grass and leafy trees, act as Lon
don's lungs, permitting fresh air
to even the most congested areas.
OF course, the parks that the
sightseer generally gets to know
are the so-called royal parks"
Green Park, Hyde Park, ST..
James Park and KenSington
Gardens comprise this vast and
beautiful park system with Re
gents Park, which houses the
famous London Zoo, not so very
far away.
Each park has a distinction OF
its own. st. James Park with its
lovely lake where King Charles
II used to walk with his Spaniels
and feed the swans, is sure to
offer an important world figure
strolling through on his way to
Downing Street or to a govern
ment office. Green Park, small
and exquisite, is a quick turn
from Piccadilly to Buckingham
Palace and so one is quite likely
to see a royalty or some other i'm
portant or interesting person.
Hyde Park is London'S meeting
place and its Rotten Row is fam
Gus the world over.
ROTTEN ROW
People who never go horseback
riding when in their own city find
their way to a tailor for some
smart riding toys and then to a
livery stable and then on to the
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Three-Minute Journeys

BROW to canter smartly along that
famous equestrian thoroughtare.
Then in tbs afternoon a military
band plays and if it is pleasant
summer afternoon it is nice to
watch the Lido at the Serpentine
with it's sun and water bathers.
Kensington Gardens is really
lovely and sooner or later every
admirer of Barrie finds his or her
way to the lovely Peter Pan statue
by Sir George Frampton, which
stands in a secluded nook that
might we'll be the home Of the
fairies and elves, so beautifully
done in bronze that stand around
the boy Peter.
ROUND POND
There are rabbits, too, a statue
to delight every child and every
grownup who is a child at heart.
Then there is the Round Pond
where rosy checked youngsters sail
their boats under the Watchful
gaze of stern, uniformed Nannies.
There is a lovely old palace IN
HCI1o1A1S CO11 Od1 uCAAo oAAN OAAS NAAA
stroll in the Orangerie and see
the statue of Queen Victoria
sculptured by her daughter, a won
derful tribute to mother, rather
than statue of a queen. This
stands opposite the wing Of the
palace where Queen Victoria was
born.
Battersea Park in southwestern
London has an exquisite Japanese
garden and a pleasant walk along
side the Thames. Then there is
Regent Park, just a few minutes
away from the heart of the west
end. Along Victoria embankment
are lovely gardens, a pleasant
promenade in the midst of the
town.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
TIMELY CALL

This story hasn't anything to
do with politics, but a life was
saved and perhaps it's just as in.
tereSting to save a baby's life as
it is to save political life.
Capt. Veda Parker of the VOL
unteers of America went to Alex
andria recently to work on ex-
tending the Volunteers activities
to that Virginia city. She started
out by calling on some friends
of the Volunteers with the hope
of drumming up a little enthuSi-
aSm. And she got it in a big way.
First she rang the doorbell of
lady who was an old friend of the
organization. Captain Parker had
hardly touched the button when
the door flew open. The lady
rushed out the door screaming:
"My baby is dying. My baby
is choking to death. What will
I do? Oh what will 1 do?"
Captain Parker, a mother her
self, rushed into the house and
sure enough the tiny baby lay on
a couch blue in the face and gasp
ing.
Captain Parker hesitated not
one second. She picked the infant
up and smacked it soundly on the
back. Zip! out of its throat
bounced a button.
The baby breathed. The color
came back into its face. 1t CUR
gled. And Captain Parker is get
ting the help she wants with the
Volunteers.
The story appealed to me be-
cause a couple of years or so ago
the same thing happened to me
when I tried to swallow a piece CT
hard candy without chewing it
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under control.
Man and boy,
we've n e er
seen the like of
the wild head
gear which dis
turbS the after
noon stroll of
a ny well dis
pos e d citizen
who likes to
think that the
worst is over
and that, after
all, the come
die UNI @ n e
isn't going to
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

earth. And personally I'm proud
to belong in the ranks. Yet, I re-
peat that, of all contemplate rack
cts, I consider Mothers Tears to
be lowest.
What inspires this outburst?
From fifty to a hundred letters
per day. Said letters being from
writer's whose lives are being
messed up or entirely mangled by
domestic interference.
TRAGIC LETTERS
Tragic things-those letters!
Stories of lost chances e.
broken hearts crippled ambi-
ton and shattered pride. All be.
cause of Mothers Tears. Or, pos
sibly, Papa'S Pouts.
But, generally speaking, it's
Mother who does the dirty work,
because she commands the situa-
ton.
This being so, Mothers victims
haven't even the Solace of anger.
You can't get mad At Your Own
Mother, can you? You can't break
her heart-Your Own Mothers
heart-after all she has done for
you?
You most certainly can-and
should!
If a Mother won't listen to
reason, and uses unfair tactics in
playing the game, she deserves to
be Gotten Mad At-plenty and
pronto!
If Mothers heart is going to
be broken simply because she
cart have her own way, regard
less of the Other Fellows rights,
then that Mother should be
treated exactly as you'd treat any
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

we shall see some definite trend
set in-an influence from the
political strife abrOad-fOr draS-
tic changes come at fateful
hours in human events, and
have a great effect on design
erS. lowering in the near flu.
ture are affairs which will bring
a very decided new trend"
One Of the Snappy numbers at
this fashion show was a gown
called Battle RACES in San Sc
bastian." 1.-THE Red Flag Flies
Over Paris" was the tag on an
other featured creation. Danger
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

Granting the sanctity Of her
position-admitting the warmth
Of her affection-the fact still re-
mains that a Mother is as apt to
be stupid, selfish, Short-Sighted
and unjust as any other citizen.
And when she takes advantage Of
her intimate relationship and
uses an emotional whiplash to
impose her will, then A Mothers
Tears become no more worthy Of
respect than the Snivels of any
other peevish mortal.
Eighteen years ago, when this
column was first started, it would
have been impossible to print
these statements in a Syndicated
column.
The World War had demol-
ished most of our old sentiment
talities. but Mother still stood i'm.
mune from analysis or criticism.
And the hard-hearted human
VINO could regard a Mothers
Tears unmoved, would have been
rated as Heel and nothing else
but.
BETTER NOW
But things, praises be, are look.
ing up. Mothers-by their own
demand-are rated as people in
1886, and judged accordingly.
Mother, herself, generally speak
ing, is a far better informed and
infinitely fairer person than she
used to be. Homes are pleasanter
places.
There's a happier relationship
between parents and children. To
day the Mother who tries to rule
her family with tears and tan
trums is apt to be out of luck.
Yet there are still plenty of
women who delight in putting
their children on an emotional
rack-partly to get their own way;
partly to relieve their cuSSedneSS
or boredom.
Such Mothers are a disgrace to
the craft. And I'm all for melting
Sedition n spitballs against 'em!
(ThiS column UelcomeS and
requests comments. Letters pre-
Senting personal problems may
also be sent. All letters tDilI be
handled contidentidlly and an.
SDered promptly If stamped,
addressed envelopes are in
cIuded.)
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin c. Hill
By Monitor

Bred" was extolled as a smart new
color.
Last August, Lanvin, in Paris,
was booming "proletarian" gowns
and peaked hats derived from a
workman'S cap. Greed, Vionnet,
Boulanger, Schiapparelli and the
rest were falling in line with
front page" hats and gowns.
Style comes within the Incl.
dence of vast, planetary concerns.
Last May, there was designed a
peace gown. The design Of Miss
Charlotte Brate, it was a silk print
pattern into which the letters
PAX were cleverly worked into a
repeated pattern. Perhaps 1t isn't
as new and startling as one might
think.
What single hat has been the
most publicized within the last
three years? Frances Perkins til
corne, of course. And it comes
down from the French Revolution.
The mob cap" was the basis Of
the smart French tam"
The Bonaparte hat, with wings
on the side, came from the bat
tlefield to the Salon-and stayed a
century or more. The Gainsbor-
ough hat tells a different story
sylvan peace, decorum, an untrou-
bled world.
The Queen Mary hat tries to tell
the same story, but can't get a
hearing. It seems too bad that
women don't take to it. Surely it
would be a safe and Seemly world
if all women wore hats like that.
Home Talent
Two years ago, under the direc-
torship Of Edmund johnson, the
Metropolitan Opera announced a
policy of fostering home talent. Ma
tive singers were to receive more
attention, to be given more oppor.
tunities. We were going to nurture
and develop not only American
voices, but American music.
This policy is slowly being car
ried out. Why not the same thing
in styles? We have talent, fabrics,
splendid schools Of design and we
have national newspaper and ma
gazine circulation for public edu-
cation and guidance in style I'M
matched in any country in the
world.
When America was coming Of
age, France held august world
leadership in style design. We
didn't dare call our soul our own
when it came to the sophisticated
subtilties of dress.
We're grown up now, but this
inferiority still hangs over us and
we are swept by all the vagaries
of change and all the cratic cur
rents of the Old World.
A New Yorker once took his old
Uncle Zeb, from upstate, to the
theater.
"Where do all those actors
come frOm?" asked the old man.
From New York"
They're pretty good for home
talent" said the old man.
We're like that in world affairs.
We underestimate our home tai
ent. But maybe we'll appreciate it
more when those flossy European
designers begin to underdrape a
hat in the shape of a gas mask -
which would be in no worse taste
than their machine gun pillbox
hat. Maybe that will jolt us into
making pretty hats for women
along our own lines.
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-10-29


funerals are not being attended
by q much outward displays as IN
previous years. =,
It used to be the thing to SEND
the official party from Washing
ton in a special train. The cortege
for Speaker Byrns for instance was
so large, due to his immense per.
sonal following, that a special
train was used and made much Of
Dwindling of this outward dis,
play of respect was expressed
most wildly a while back, how
ever, when only three Senators
and a like number Of members
Of the House went to a funeral.
The family was so keen on a
display that they paid out OF
their own pockets for a special
train of five cars to carry the
official delegation and private
friends to the burial grounds.
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THE EXCEPTION

One man in the crowd waiting
at Langdon to see Governor Ian
don when his train stopped here
recently attracted quite a bit Of
attention when he chartled in a
loud tone:
"Ha, ha, I'm the only one in
the family, 1 guess, who is a
Democrat"
The surprise on the faces
crowded around him, who didn't
know him, was engendered by
the fact that he was wearing a
Landon sunflower button, carry
ing a pamphlet of Landon
speeches and was as enthusi-
aStic as the rest of the crowd.
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the meaneSt OF
'em all, to my
notion, is "A
M o T H E r. s
TEARS"
Now, wait a
minute, wait a
min u t e! - be-
fore you phone
the editor can
ceiling 70 u r
S u b S c r iption.
G e t t h i S
S ira i G h t! I
agree with you
t h a t Mother
hood is the no
l
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
Wise Words

It is not the disease, but neglect
Of the remedy which generally de-
stroyS nfe.-From the Latin.
We sometimes think that we
hate flattery, but we only hate the
manner in which it is done.-La
Rochefoucauld.
There is no greater sign Of a
general decay of virtue in a nation
than a want of zeal in its inhab-
itantS for the good of their coun'
try.-Addison.
They only have lived long who
have lived NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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HIS POLICY

perhaps you are one of the po-
litical observers who got a kick
of the announcement that Mrs.
Isaac Digges, daughter of Sena-
tor Glass of Virginia, is for Gov
ernor Landon.
A number of people have won
dered what the veteran Democrat
had to say about that. You can
almost be sure that he wasn't a bit
perturbed and didn't say very
much to her.
Looking over the record we are
reminded of the time when Mr..
Leigh, of Fairfax county, an
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

of on both sides
Of the Senate
chamber, W a S
buried with but
four Senators
and four Mem
b ers of Con-
gresS in the of.
fetal cortege.
Perhaps cleo
ton campaigns
was one of the
contri b u t ! n g
causes for what
lack Of pomp
and Sple n d e r
there was but it
ic O fonf that
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
LESS POMP

Senator James Couzens, richest
man in the Seventy-fourth Con-
greSS and a member well thought
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

This observer is no boulevardier, .
but he can't help hoping that be-
fore long they'll get Women'S hats |
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson
Mothers Tears and Papa's Pouts

Human nature being what It Is
there are plenty of mean rackets
as we go to press. But
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
OLD FAVORITES

Il 4
Little and Great Charles Mdckay
traveller dusty road
Strewed Of the lea;
And took root and sprouted up
And grew into tree.
Love sought its shade at evening time,
To breathe its early VOWS
And Age pleased, in heats Of noon,
To bask beneath its boughs.
The dormouse loved its dangling twigs
The birds sweet music bore
1t stood glory in its place,
blessing evermore.
A nameess man. amid the crowd
That thronged the daily mart,
Let fall word of hope and love-
Unstudied from the heart;
A whisper the tumult thrown
transitory breath,
It raised brother from the dust,
It saved soul from death.
germ! fount! word of love-
thought at random cast!
Ye but little at the first,
But mighty at the last.
(Reuders inVited to send to the editor their Sug
gestons of old tGvortes among the poems for reprnting
In this spCce)
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(Re1ders inUited to send to the editor their Sug
gestions of old fGvortes among the poems for reprntng
IN this SpCce.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
440O new CARS
SOLD IN COUNTY
First Quarter Registrations
Exceed Year Ago by
757 Units.

New car registrations in Marion
County during the first quarter of
the current year aggregated 4484,
compared with 1927 in the corre-
spending period year ago, accord
ing to a report released here today
by the Indiana Clipping Service.
The latest figure was an increase
of 757 units over 1885 and COM
pared with the total of ASH reg
istered during the boom year of
1929. The most remarkable in
crease in the present registrations
over year ago was made by Chev-
rolet, which totaled 1881 against
only $50 year ago.
Ford was second on the list with
1852, against 1915 in the preceding
year. Plymouth registrations, which
totaled only $40 in the latest quar-
ter, against 696 a year ago, dis
played decrease of Is units for
the year.
Other registrations ranking in the
"first ten" include: Dodge, 1872
against BAL; Oldsmobile, 343. COM
pared with 275; Pontiac, 2O2, against
157; Buick, 142, compared with 81;
Terraplane, 131, against 90; Stude-
baker, Ill, against Al, and DeSoto
SO, compared with 81 year ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
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