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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-28
Why Not?
(NeWS- Telegraph, Atlantic, IowG,
Nan 2 fQ2Hl

NoU. 2, 1856
Every time presidential cleo
tion rolls around there is renewed
discussion about the fact that
people in the District of Columbia,
wherein is located the National
Capital at Washington, have no
vote. There mas been much dis
cussion on this point during the
campaign which has just ended,
and it seems to us, just a bit
stronger argument presented for
a termination of the disfranchis-
ment of the people in city of
over 600 thousand people. Those
who are employed in Washington
in the Government service retain
their residences elsewhere and
with the exception of those from
a half dozen States can vote by
mail. But those people who live
in washington and are not in Gov
eminent employ have no vote.
Those in the District who demand
the franchise do not ask for any
voice in municipal affairs, because
the government of the District,
administered by a commission of
three men appointed by the PreSi-
dent. is satisfactory and free from
many vexatiouS problems which
be6et the average American munic-
ipality of the usual type. But
they do insist that the District of
| Columbia should be treated as a
State, should be entitled to two
United States Senators and as
many members of the House as
the population justifies and that
the people in the District should
have a right to vote on candidates
for President.
Originally those who founded
the District of Columbia en-
viSioned it as a government res
ervation and apparently did not
conceive that some day it would
grow, as it has grown, to be a
considerable city in its own right,
with thousands of people living in
it who have no connection with
the Government whatever. That it
has grown to be that sort of a
city would seem to be reason for
rectifying the error. The situa-
ton is ridiculous. The writer has
a relative who has lived in Wash
ington all of his adult life. He is
past so years of age and has never
voted. There is no justice in this
sort of an arrangement. The
people of the District of Columbia
pay heavy Federal tax. Young
men of the District were called to
the colors during our participation
in the World War. In point of
population the District ranks
thIrty-eighth among the States,
the latest census figures giving a
population of GIG thousand. It
would seem that there is infinite
justice in the growing demand on
the part of citizens of the District
of Columbia for the ballot. The
present situation is taxation with
out representation, one of the
things which originally inspired
the revolutionary war. Congress
can initiate the necessary action.
It's time somebody did something
about it.
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Votes for Washington

National representation IN Congress and the right to
vote for President be secured for Washington only
through the action of the people of the varous States and
their congressional representatives Following fen
of the editorials printed By newspapers throughout the
country pedging support to the movement for adoption
of constitutional amendment granting the District of
Columbia representation IN Congress and IN the Electoral
College. They printed IN response to letter from
The Washington Times outlining the Districts voteess
status.
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These steps are:
AN INCREASE IN THE SALARIES
PAID TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
IN ORDER THAT THE APPROX
MATELY ONE MILLION WORKERS
IN UNCLE SANS OFFICES, SHOPS
AND FACTORIES MAY NOT BE LEFT
AT A DISADVANTAGE IN THE
FLOODING TIDE OF PROSPERITY.
PROVISION FOR THE EXTENSION
TO ALL GOVERNMENT employees
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE OLD
AGE SECURITY LAW OR OF THE
EXISTING GOVERNMENT EN-
PLOYES' RETIREMENT LEGISLA.
TON.
A CTION along both Of these lines by the
IA incoming Congress, supported by the
power Of the Administration, is essential for
many reasons.
1t is necessary as simple matter Of JUS
tice to the hundreds of thousands of low
paid Government workers.
It is necessary in. order that the present
movement toward better working conditions
in private enterprise may not bog down
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Enfranchise the
District

(Net0s, PalGtkG, Fld., NoU. 20. 1856
The District of Columbia is the
one territorial area of the United
States without political status. 1t
is neither State nor territory, nor
can it become either.
The trainers of the Constitution
accidentally attended to this when
they Internationally failed to give
Congress the power of granting
representation either in Congress
or the Electoral College to the
population of the District should
1t see fit.
Every American citizen is proud
of his inalienable privilege of vot-
ing, so it is no wonder that inhabi-
tantS of the segregated area sur
rounding the National Capitol
should be bowling for constitu-
tional amendment. They are or.
ganized, in a way, and will ask the
next Congress to permit the sub
mission of an amendment to the
Constitution, as was done in the
last Congress.
At this distance it is a bit diff
cult to understanding why resi-
dents of this particular area who
make their homes there are TO-
tally disfranchised, nor why those
who reside there temporarily are
required to dc their voting back
home. just how inconvenient the
latter is was shown in the recent
general election. The Florida
supreme court, only a few days be-
fore the arbitrament of ballots,
ruled that the law permitting
registration by mail was void. AS
a result many Floridians who are
employed at Washington either
lost their votes or were compelled
to make the long safari to the Sun
shine State so that they might
register again. At least one Palatka
resident was listed among those
who undertook the journey, which
necessarily involved some trouble,
some expense, and some loss OF
time.
Some of the energetic advo-
Gates of the proposed amendment
have compiled statistics to show
that the Districts population &C
cording to the 1880 census, was in
excess of that of eight of the
smaller States. 1t has a voting
age population of $4,000, exceed
ing the voting-age population of 10
States. During the past year the
District paid in national taxes
17,322,929-more than the sum
paid in such taxes by IS of the
States individually and more than
was paid by nine States combined.
To paint the picture in patriotic
colors, too, it is recalled that dur
ing the World War the District
produced more cannon fodder than
any one of seventeen common
wealths, although it was unrepre-
Sented in the body which declared
and prosecuted the war.
Mere statistics, however. have
no genuine bearing upon the real
issue involved of the basic
principle of this democracy that
all people shall be represented in
the Government. If this prin-
ciple is to be preserved, it must
have universal application. No
discrimination can be counte-
nanced.
The Florida delegates in Con.
gress will have the opportunity
early in the year to help make
amends for what the forefathers
overlooked. No doubt they will
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you prefer straight-hitting little
pal like Virginia, or the fluttering,
helpless little innocent of Grand
mas day? Let's hear!
Meanwhile, here are other depth
bombs. Anna Lee Allen with some
sizzling Syllables for MOTHERS
WHO EXPECT DAUGHTERS TO
DO THE HOUSEWORK AFTER
OFFICE HOURS.
"IIl agree" comedies Anna,
"that a working girl should pay
a fair amount for her board and
lodging. But it's as much a
mothers job to run her house as
it is a daughters job to do her
office work. The mother who
leaves the days dishes for daugh-
ter to do in the ,vening-Or ex-
poets her to do the family house
cleaning Saturday afternOOn-iS
just lazy Stacker"
Whew! Who's going to be reck-
less enough to take sides on THAT?
Then comes Jimmy Wood with
hefty left hook at EDUCATION.
'MODERN EDUCATION is
THE BUNK" says Jimmy,
THEY MAKE US GO TO
SCHOOL FORCE US TO
GIVE THE BEST YEARS OF
OUR YOUTH TO LESSONS
THAT DON'T TEACH US A
DOGGONED USEFUL THING
ABOUT THE REAL WORLD IN
WHICH WE ARE GOING TO
LIVE. THEN THEY WONDER
WHY so MANY OF US RAISE
HE'LL WHEN WE ARE
TURNED OUT 'ALL DRESSED
UP WITH NOWHERE TO CO.
1 SAY 1T WOULD BE BETTER
TO TURN US LOOSE TO HUS-
TIE ON OUR OWN, THAN TO
FILL THOSE YEARS WITH
STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET
US ANYWHERE"
WHO is RIGHT?
Next-Eugenia West with this
depth bomb:
81 am not advocating wild
oats for either sex. But if such
perience makes man
Steadier and more sensible, why
doesn't it do the same for a
woman? Shouldn't woman
know her world, her fellow NOR
tails and her own strength or
weakness, before she attempts to
make a home or start family
Believe it or not, l myself
am a good girl, but believe this
idea is just and practical. But
my boy friend and l have had a
terrible quarrel over it. He dis
agrees with me-Says mo decent
woman would have such Opin'
ions. Who's right?"
And so they come-on and on.
Now it's YOUR turn, either to
answer. or comment on one OF
these or to have a bomb of your
own.
Remember the rules. Each Mon
day YOUNG AMERICA (MEAN
ING ANYONE UNDER THIRTY
TAKES THE STUMP IN THIS
COLUMN. Make your letter short
not more than 500 words. Choose
any problem that relates to youth
and it's modern world. Give name
address and age. WE WILL NOT
CHANGE OR DISGUISE NAMES
Send your letter to Elsie Robin
son, in care of this paper. Their
maybe you'll get the weekly prlA
of $25 for the best letter.
Ready? Then up n attem!
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ington with the
details of how
she crashed the
M e tro politan
Club of New
York.
Perhaps you
are in the same
boat as Mrs.
N ort on and
didn't k n o W
this is a very
exclusive CluD
and exclusively
for members of
the male sex.
At any rate
Mrs. Mort on
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ca, 1880 MOQSl, ELSIE ROBINSON
is probably doing more serious,
sensible thinking about marriage
than any preceding generation!
Reason? They've had-for the
first time in human HISTORIAN
opportunity to know what they,
themselves, are all about, and
how much they can give, or take,
in the chancey game OF Matrl-
mony.
Want to hear what a Modern
Working Girl, young. pretty, eff
Gent and Plenty Interested, thinks
about Romance? Then listen in
on Virginia!
A BUSINESS
Virginia nabs the prize for
this weeks Medicine falkland
will probably give many a senti-
mental oldster pale pink fits.
MARRIAGE is "A BUSI-
NESS PROPOSITION, says
Virginia. Not that she doesn't
realize it's plenty else alsO-a
spiritual covenant, a poetic
ideal. But covenants don't last
long unless they're based on q
practical program, says Miss
America. And then
"WedIOck in the early EOS on
S1OO per month is rOsey while
the brides trOusSeau lasts and
before the bills begin to accumu-
late. But when her permanent
wave has become a homemade
frizz. the cuffs on her coat
frayed and her hat wilted. =.
when she looks IS and feels a
trump. and has to dodge old
friends because she can't return
the invitations she might get. ..
things Loo; different.
"Then what can she do about
it? Go out and work, herself?
Usually she'd like tO-and some
times it works.
But suppose he reacts like
the average male-ObjectS the
first month, then sits back and
LET'S THE WIFE DO THE
SUPPORTING FOREV E r
AFTER? Then she'll wish that
she had given her Great Lover
time to make good before she
cast her lot with him.
MARRIAGE FOR LOVE
ALONE IS ADOLESCENT NON
SENSE. No girl has a right to
marriage until the man proves,
by his record, what sort of a
husband he's going to be. If
love is real a girl should be
able to hold a man without
rushing him into matrimOny.
If he's going to fall for the
first pair of snappy ankles-Ol
quit at the first difficulty
she'd better know it before mar
riage than after.
"T'M WILLING TO GIVE A
MAN A BREAK. But / think
the biggest break girl can
give a man is to give him
chance to establish his own self
reSpect-tO make good by him.
SIef lin a highly competitive
wOrId-befOre assuming the re-
SpOnsibility of marriage.
perhaps these practical tests
are a challenge to romantic love
but 1 don't think marriage
will be worth much if it can't
stand that challenge.
VIRGINIA HOLE.
"Burlingame, California"
Thousands of letters from mod
ern young men and women dis
cussing marriage-and Virginia
voices the viewpoint Of most OF
them.
| Wells she right or wrong? Il
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on-a G. in off
ag'in lark?
Maybe you're
thinking so
betting t h a t
! h e S e young
speed burners,
Who treat other
g. m p o r t a n t
P o b | ems so
olithely, W i'll
also give we'd
.ock the razZ.
If so, you're in
:or a whacking
Dig surprise.
Young Amer
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support the amendment, as pro-
posed, for they cannot fail to see
the justice of the cause. It is true
that the number of their constit-
uents will be slightly reduced,
but this should prove no great
hardship. Campaigning a thou
sand miles away has more disad-
vantages than compensations.
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didn't know Of these RESTRICTIONS.
Several weeks ago she got an
invitation from Grover Whalen to
attend luncheon of the Worlds
Fair Committee. At the correct
hour she presented herself at the
sacred portals A coldeyed door 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-28
NOW HE KNOWS

Now that Jack has probably had
it all explained to him by Nancy
10, it's time for you to hear about
it.
Nancy 10 and Jack are the chill
dren of Governor Alfred M. Ian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-28
ANOTHER PRECEDENT

Representative Mary T. Norton
CD, New Jersey, entertained her
friends on her return to Wash
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TN it's determined and vigorous efforts to
i improve the lot of the worker through
adequate pay and provision for security in
old age the Government has deliberately
sighted, or at least overlooked, large
group of hard working men and women with
whom the Government might we'll have
started its program of betterment-THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT
ITSELF.
By it's failure to improve the condition of
it's own personnel the Government has
retarded its campaign for the betterment Of
all who labor.
It has made itself driver of industry and
business, seeking to coerce private enter
prise into following path which it would
not take itself.
The time is ripe now for Government to
change its position; to become the leader
instead Of the whip-cracker.
TWO steps should be taken by the Govern
i ment to prove that it not only breaches
better treatment Of the worker, but that it is
willing to practice that doctrine.
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MARRIAGE how does our%YOU were marrying, Bill wou
Flaming Youth regard prefer aighhttng lit
Reckey? Fppantly? AS pal like Virginia. the uern
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CONTEST RULES

The writer of a letter in cOmpe-
titiOn for the one weekly prize
of SIS must be under 80 years
of age.
2-The letter must be upon some
subject of importance to Ameri-
can youth.
3The letter must not exceed 500
words in length.
4-The writer must give full name
and address, and the name OF
each writer awarded prize will
he published.
5-TO he eligible for the prize
awarded each Monday. a letter
must bear pOstmark not later
than noon Of the preceding
Saturday.
6-Miss Elsie Robinson is to he sole
Judge of the merits Of letters
submitted in the contest.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER %, 1886
Warfied
~ - J j. Fitzpatrick, ditor
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copyright. 1895. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.D
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Listen, World!
Blu Elsie Robinson

MARRIAGE IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION"
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-06-04
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Tune 4 1856

CoMINGs AND GoINGs
 pr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig came up from Anchorage on the morning train md Mrs. Romig will stay over until vomo rrow. The doctor, who is here on business, will leave this after- noon.
 Amer J. Peterson IT,, son of our local attorney, has arrived and will make his home here for the summer with his father. Amer Jr. is eighteen and just graduated from the highs chool ct Marysvil1e, Wash.
 Col. O. F. Ohlson, P. c. Mclu1- len and E. R. TerWater were visi- tors to Palmer where they attended a meeting of the Executive Commit tee of the Corporation with Gen. Mgr. Sheely and William BouWens.
 Mrs. Tom Robertson arrived from Fairbanks and will make her home here with her husband. "Red" has taken the tent recently vacated by the Earl of Ramsey.
 The All Baking Girls met at the Irwin residence on Monday with six members present. officers elected  Evlen Arndt, Assistant Chairman; Ina Belle Irwin, Secretary and Club Reporter.
 Helen Arndt with Lucille Ring as her assistant, was also appoint ed Chairman of the Entert inment Comi ttee. Estelle Irwin We.s elec- ted Club Leader.
 Following the business meeting Miss Irwin gave a demonstration in muffin baking, then games were played and refreshments served.
 The next meeting will be held June llth at the home of Ruthelyn Elliott.
 The second meeting of the 0utte Fomemakers' Club was held Gt the home of Mrs. I. N. SCndVlk with Is memb CTS present.
 Miss Ruth De Armond installed the officers elected ct the previou meeting. They were Mrs. Gladys E. Elk, President; Mrs. Lila N. NoW- ville, Vice President end Hrs. Dor othy N. Bell, Secretary and Treas
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-06-04
LABOR RITES ESTABLISHED


 Wage rates prevailing in the valley have recently been posted by the corporation. The notice gives detailed classification, but roughly it can be divided into Q few groups.
 Foreman and real skilled la- borers receive ST.. % per hour while semi -skilled get 75q. All common labor is paid sixty cents.
 Board at the mess is forty dollars per month and sleeping quarters are furnished free.
 THE PADRE GETS HOOKED
 4 few days ago old Dick Lincoln who came to Alaska first in 1888 and who, besides his duties as bull cook, is always doing some- thing for someone else, got Q jug of cheer from town. Someone asked him the occasion for the gallon and Dick blandly said it wcs his birthday.
 Father Su1zman, who is himself always doing something for others, thought it would be nice to give Dick a party. Fe had a cake baked and all arrangements made. But Father hadn't heard about the jug. Dick gave the whole gallon away exceDt for a pint. Then, his days work finished, he drank the pint and the party was off.
 So Father Sulz1aan invited four of us to join in the lunch the next day at 5allys. There was a sly twinkle in Dicks gray eyes when he saw the cake. Tie reason for it came out under questioning. It seems Dicks birthday is the 5th of March. It was a grand din- her anyway.
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The Washington times., 1936-03-10
PROBE IN STEIN
CRASH OPENS

ANNAPOLIS, March 10.-With
Lieut.. Comdr. M. H. Stein in a
critical condition in Naval Hos
pital, and his wife, Mrs. Mary
Stein, 43, dead, investigation of
the automobile accident in which
they were injured was started by
authorities today.
The couple were driving on the
Weems Creek road when their
car crashed into a pole. Com
mander Stein, an instructor in
mathematics at the Naval Acad'
emy, told police he was blinded
by the lights of an oncoming car.
They we're brought to Emer-
gency Hospital by a passing mo-
torist, and later Commander
Stein was transferred to the
Naval Hospital. Mrs. STEMS
body will be sent to her former
home in Hot Springs, Ark, for
burial.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
100000 TO SEE
CHERRY FETE

A half-million persons are ex-
pected to visit the nations Capital
during the Cherry Blossom Festi-
val, a program for which was
mapped out yesterday at meeting
of local civic leaders and the Dis
trict Commissioners.
The program will embrace three
days Of horse shows, parades, a
regatta, and athletic events, but
the dates will not be set until
nature decides when she will entice
the famous blossoms around the
Tidal Basin into bloom. 1t will be
probably in April.
Among those who attended the
conference were Robert j. Cottreu.
executive secretary Of the Board
Of Trade; Thomas e. Lodge, presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, and representatives
of the Washington Hotel Mems AS
Sociation.
The festival two years ago, it
was pointed out, attracted 500, 900
visitors, while last year, when the
program was abandoned because
of the Shrine convention, more
than 100000 visited the city.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Bus DriOers MaLigned,
He Declares

To the Editor of The Times:
There have been many articles
published in local newspapers this
winter which have taken crack
at Washington bus drivers in gen.
eral.
No fair-minded person would
use the term "the bus drivers
when referring to a few that have
done wrong according to their be-
lief.
The following are few of the
things which 1 picked from the
letters of criticism. 1 will try to
explain.
/. Darling in and out of traffic
Answer-Ninety per cent of this
is caused by motorists who are
guilty of the following: Pulls from
curb without looking; goes down
the street looking for a friend OF
house number; double parks fo1
few minutes and is there halt
an hour.
2. Stops five to 10 feet from
curb to load passengers.
Answer-Autos parked in re
stricted zones. The bus riders
walk out to meet us instead ot
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
MRS. PINCH0T
FILES HOUSE
CANDIDACY

Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife Of
Clifford Pinchot, former Governor
Of Pennsylvania, filed nominating
petitions as a Republican candi-
date for Congress in the Fifth
(Philadelphia) district with the
elections bureau in Harrisburg
yesterday.
But Mrs. Pinchot will not deter.
mine definitely until the end of
next week whether she will remain
in the congressional contest. Last
week she defined her position at
a meeting of her labor and in.
dependent Republican followers
held in Philadelphia.
II appreciate the expression
Of confidence from 10000 or
more people who signed their
names to this request for me to
come into the district and run
for Congress.
"It touches me deeply and
makes me both glad and proud,
but 1 cannot give you my
answer To-Day. II is big queS-
tiOn and 1 must have time for
consideration.
IF you are willing, what
should like to do is this-gO
ahead and file my petitions on
Monday SO l can be in a posi-
ton if decide to go ahead.
Then next week l will make a
careful survey and consult with
our mutual friends. This will
give me time to reach a de.
cisiOn, one way or the other, by
March 16, the last day for with
drawing nominating petitions"
Now living in Washington, Mrs
Pinchot is legally a resident o1
Pike county Pa. But, if she finally
chooses to run it will be in a Phila
delphia district.