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WASHINGTON ONE

Of American airplanes in operation
has increased three times, the number
of miles flown by commercial and
private fiiers together has increased
four times, annual airmail poundage,
II times. while the number Of pas
sengers carried by recognized air
lines is 1856 times as great as 10 years
ago. Eighteen private services. COW
ering more than 3,700 miles Of pas
senger routes, have increased to 100.
Nearly half Of the population Of the
United States and three-fourths Of all
the large population centers are now
served directly by air lines.
1t is true that, while the record Is
so bright in this respect, there have
been drawbacks. When the Postmaster
General cancelled the airmail contracts
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Department explains that these facili.'
ties are given on the same basis that
lighthouses and other aids are pro-
vided for navigation.
Prediction as to future develop
ments in air navigation Is particularly
dificult. but air commerce officials
believe that, during the next few
years. there will be noteworthy expan.
sion Of flying across both the Atlantic
and Pacific. In fact, Inauguration of
. regular passenger schedule from San
Francisco to Manila and from Manila
to the Asiatic mainland may come this
year. British and American air serv.
Ices on regular schedule across the
North Atlantic are expected next year.
The experts are even visualizing ny-
ing in the stratosphere. Experiments
are being made along this line. al
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couple Of years ago, and renewed
them at greatly reduced rates, there
was inevitably temporary setback.
while manufacturing plants were, Of
course, affected by the general depres-
sion In spite Of the increase In travel.
The Bureau Of Air Commerce tells US
that. while, In 1879, the production Of
airplane manufacturers was valued ut
sol .00o. 900. by 1882 this had dropped
BY nearly two-thirds.
Subject to Federal Control.
The entire field of aviation Is now
subject to Federal control. Govern
ment assistance. aside from support
offered for the airmail, has been pri-.
marily in the development of $4,000
miles Of airways lighted and equipped
with radio service. The Commerce
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to the United States tosattend the
National Air Races In Los Angeles.
last week, the Department Of Com
merce took the opportunity Of calling
attention to the fact that, in the
month of July, for the first time. In
our aviation history, the total Of pas
sengers carried in one month passed
the figure of 100000.
It also announced that. on the basis
of passenger miles covered the air
way trafic of the United States has
grown until it is now nearly six times
as large az it was in 1929. American
air lines now carry more passengers
annually than all the rest Of the
world combined. as well as two-fifths
Of the world total Of air mail and ex-
press.
According to figures of the bureau
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tons car left the pike in rounding
curve, struck and snapped Of an
electrics light pole and came to q stop
IS yards beyond.
The recue squad of the Rockville
volunteer Fire Department took
Knowlton to the Montgomery County
General Hospital, Sandy Spring,
where his condition was declared not
serious.
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BETHESDA MAN HURT

ROCKVILLE. Nd, September II
Especially John w. Knowlton, 2e. Of
lis southwick street. Bethesda, Md,
suffered painful head injuries and
was otherwise hurt when an automo-
bile he was operating upset on the
Rockville-Norbeck pike this ATTIRE
noon.
According to Sergt. Joseph Nolte
Of the Montgomery County police,
who made an investigation, Knowl-
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of Air Commerce recently released
to the public, In 1894. 10000 pas
sensers were carried on American
air lines while, in 1885, 747,000 were
carried. This year the bureau esti-
mates more than 100000 passengers
will be carried.
Gains Attributed 10 Safety.
Gains In the volume Of air travel
are attributed by officials of the De-
partment OF Commerce to the greater
safety, lessened cost and increased
comfort made possible by improve
ments In equipment and the devei-
opments In landing and what is
known as blind flying. Moreover,
safety In air transport Is now much
greater than ever before.
During the last decade the number
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AIR TRAFFIC MARK
IS SET IN JULY
Bureau of Air Commerce
Cites More Than 1N,-
600 Passengers Carried.

On the occasion Of the visit of the
civil aviation chiefs of the Latin
American governments and Canada
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though the problem Of protecting
passengers against dangerous air pres
sure u still unsolved.
tcopyrisht. 1e3oI
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ESTIMATES
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orders.
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According to figures Of the bureau
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10
This writer, for one, was we'll
nigh startled when he read re-
Gently of where American women
stand as investors in the future
of the United States. Their i'm
portance in the economical pic
ture is tremendous. Not long
ago the organization known as
Women Investors in America"
made public some extremely ar
resting figures bearing on the
matter.
The organization is keenly con-
cerned about their rights as In
vestors and taxpayers, and as to
safeguarding their holdings in the
nations wealth and prosperity.
Numerically, suppose, the group
1 mention may not be important
but their influence must be very
wide and far-reaching.
It may surprise you to hear that
American women own almost as
much stock in our large corpora
lions as is owned by the men. OF
40 large corporations, for example,
there are slightly more than two
million men stockholders and
nearly one million nine hundred
thousand women stockholders. The
men own 100 millions shares and
the women 100000.
Take one great corporation: The
General Electric Company has
SO, 900 men stockholders owning
100000 shares, as against $1,000
women stockholders owning little
more than 100000 shares.
IMPORTANT BEARING
Women, therefore, have a ire
mendous stake in American indus
try. And the principal purpose OF
the organization of women in
vestorS in America is to take an
emphatic stand against Self-seeking
politicians, demagogueS and radi-
Gals who, by taxation measures,
they charge, aim to destroy the
life savings invested in private
enterprise-life savings, these de,
termined ladies assert, which have
been made possible through the
courage, Self-denial and thrift of
women.
These ladies assert that they
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
Red Cross Enrolment

The CITY is to be congratulated the record which has
established in the annual roll call Of the Red Gross
With some returns still to in the community has
already enrolled than its quota Of xtyive thousand
members.
IT IS NOW CERTAIN THAT WHEN THE LAST BLANK
SHALL HAVE BEEN SIGNED THIS GREAT 0RGANIZA-
TON WILL HAVE LOCAL MEMBERSHIP GREATER
THAN 1T HAS EVER HAD IN PEACE TIME.
The enthusiasm which Washngonians have demonstrated
in joining the Red Gross is tribute welearned by that
organizations humanitarian activities.
is likewise demonstration of the fact that Wash
ington still believes in the principle of neghbor helping
neighbOr in distress.
Incidents the floods in this vicinity and the
hurricane which short time ago hit nearby brought close to
home the work which the Red Gross is doing.
No doubt it in appreciation Of this activity that the
membership drive met with such hearty response.
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HIGHLY PRICED

Juvenile souvenir hunters, espe-
cially the boys, have discovered
something new.
1t seems that if you have the
right kind of entree you can beg
from the Department of Justice
the empty cartridges that have
been used by the Omen in their
practice on the machine gun and
pistol range. These cartridges be-
ing exploded in the same guns
used by the Omen in shooting 1t
out with criminals have a high
trade value among the kids, we
are told.
Also, occasionally a favored few
can get hold of the bullet-riddled
targets shaped like a man which
the Omen train on.
They ought to be worth a couple
of aggies or a page of South Amer.
lean stamps on any curbstone mar.
ket,
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
MIND MADE UP

Of course, when politics go so
far that they snarl UP the routine
of what should be a perfectly run
kitchen, it's time to give it some
attention. Sc, here goes.
Mr.. Kenneth Clark, who headed
the Washington branch for the
Universal Service for some time
and later directed publicity at the
ResettIement Administration, has
gone to New York to join John
Boettiger, President Roosevelt'S
son-in-law, in the motion picture
business.
When Mr.. Clark moved his fam
lily to the northern city he took
with him a colored cook. She got
homesick and he was forced to
send her South and engage an
other. He picked out a German
girl this time.
The new cook, it seemed, has a
very strong will. On more than
one occasion she has expressed
herself as to what she considers
the upsetting way in which Mr.
Clark's household is run. She
just doesn't like it.
Came a time recently when Mr.
Clark announced to Mrs. Clark
one morning that he was bring
ing two guests home for dinner
that night. Mrs. Clark so in
formed the cook.
The cook Immediately set up a
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
TOday's BOOndOggle

The WPA happier than when it is building band
shell somewhere for somebody but after enjoying this particular
pasme for than year. the officials in Washington have
suddenly discovered that bandhe never fully
the requirements of the abundant life.
The principal difficulty appears to be that the audience must
90 to the bandshe Whereas very minimum standards
governing this abundant life the band-she should
audience order that the forgotten may have music
wherever he goes.
Therefore, the President has approved project calling for the
construction portable bndhe at McAlester Okla
pee municipal stadium and swimming pool 90 along with the
bndshe part of the project but far be
ascertaned these portable The cost will be $ to
the Federal Treasury and $6,416 to McAlester
The project alas appears have perpexed local WPA off,
sorey yet they done nothing than scratch
their heads it.
the New Yorks
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
Three-Minute Journeys

but with balconies and grilled win.
dowS in the best Spanish tradition.
The sidewalks in the shopping and
commercial district are arched
over with graceful portals above
which are apartments and the
city's leading clubs. In the markets
and narrow, winding streets OF the
old section, there are straW-hatted.
poncho-clad Indians, women
shrouded in mantoS.
Sleepy-eyed mules browse along
and the whole scene is Colorful
and different.
MOORISH SQUARE
1t is interesting to wander around
the Plaza de ArmaS, that beauti-
full old Moorish square which
boasts cathedral, the largest in
the Western Hemisphere and GER
tainly one Of the most handsome.
Within the twin-toWered, white
cathedral, the mummy of Pizarro,
founder of the city, is on view in
a glass caSket.
Outside, one strolls along the
arcade which lines the opposite
side of the square. stopping to do
some shopping and then on into
one of the famous cafes. where.
all Peru meets at 6 o'clock. You
won't tire quickly of the typical
native dish, papas rellenas, a fried
delicacy of mashed potatoes, mixed
with eggs, onions, olives and raj
sins. All in all there is plenty
of entertainment in Lima.
The bullring, one of the largest
and finest in the world, the Jockey
Club that puts on thrilling meet
ings, a really magnificent country
club, and suburban beaches and
casinos, are only some of the d.
versions that the hoSpitable people
of Lima offer to the stranger
within their gates.
There is lots to see in Lima.
There is San Marcos, oldest uni.
versity in the western world, the
House of the Inquisition, the mu-
scum with its collection of Inca
and pre-Inca relics, as imposing as
any collection in the old world.
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
Greatest Show on Earth
Blu Frank Miller Smith

howl and declared she couldn't
get a dinner for two more on such
short notice. Mrs. Clark stopped
her with the remark that she had
all day to get the dinner. Mrs.
Clark then went out and bought
a leg of lamb and, much against
her will, the cook began fixing it,
In the afternoon, Mr.. Boettiger
called Mr.. Clark and asked him
to come to his house for dlnner
that evening. He told Mr.. Clark
that Mrs. Roosevelt would be
there and told him to bring his
guests along because he just had
to have him.
Mr.. Clark phoned home. Mrs.
Clark went into the kitchen and
told the cook to hold everything
because they were going out to
dinner.
Good heavens" exclaimed
the cook. Look what kind Of
people / work for. They never
know what they want DONE"
In order to pacify her, Mrs.
Clark explained that they were
going to have dinner with Mrs.
Roosevelt. The cook snorted:
"Hah," she said. "YOu can't
impress me. I'm going to vote
for Landon no matter who you
eat with"
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
Here's How It Works

Italian Americans forming large part of New Yorks
population have been given distressing example of what hap
pens when the United States again sets out to Europe
When natural fear of American baoney dollars caused
them change their money into Ira and deposit in Italian
banks they thought it safe from financial raidng
And would have been safe had not the national Admins
traon entered into the sterilization agreement with France
and England.
That agreement forced Italy to follow suit and devaue its
Ira by 40 per cent
That CUTS 40 PER CENT OFF THE BANKED SAVINGS
of New York's Italian Americans.
It's too bad but nothing can be done about it-UNTIL
NEXT NOVEMBER g.
The Washington times., 1936-10-21

Why aren't you getting any
where today? Because you aren't
living in Today. . you're living in
Yesterday, escaping from the pres
sure of the Present into memories
of the Past. The easiest escape
there is-but the deadliest. For
it fools even yourself!
You look at your calendar, at
your warm, moving body. You
think you're current.
You do not realize that your
body has become meaningless
husk from which the cowardly
spirit has escaped, back and back
into that dream state where there
is no competition, criticism or
conflict-where YOU are always
right, and always safe, protected
from pressure or challenge.
"Have you ever seen a Dream
walking?"
You can-any time you look in
the mirror!
You don't believe it? Then I
dast you to try an experiment
Check yourself for just one day
keeping an actual record in a
note book if possible-on the
trend of your thoughts. See how
often and for how long you allow
your mind to turn to the past.
Turn how? Anyhow. Any mem
ory-happy or sad, friendly or
mad.
GREATEST OBSTACLE
But surely there's no harm in
remembering some things-the
people we loved, the fine things
we've seen or heard or done? Yes,
there is, if in remembering that
part of Yesterday we forget or
neglect to live some part OF Today
ANY memory, no matter how cher
ished, beautiful or sacred, becomes
a blight if it interferes with THE
JOB AT HAND.
"You can't grow into the world
without growing out of the coun,
try you were born in" 1t isn't
enough to want to go ahead. You
must refuse to look back.
It isn't enough to reach for the
Future. You must definitely re-
ject the Past. turn away from
its drugging memories, its drag,
ging regret and grief. fight its
appeal with all the energy you
have.
Your own Past and your home
sick longing for its sweetness
and security is the greatest OBJ
stacle to your growth, the most
vicious menace to your happi-
ness and success.
(ThiS column welcomes and
requests comments. Letters pre-
Senting personal problems man
also be sent. All letters tDiI be
handled contidentialIy and an
SUered promptly il stamped, Gd-
dressed envelopes are inCludedO
Copyright. 1899. by King Features
| Syndicate, 1nc.)
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l. y o n S Ihe
Wind in the Ii
laos"
Slowly, as the
moonlight wild
ened on tn e
floor and the
S t ars wheeled
toward d a W n,
they spoke to-
gether of all
that old room
had seen. Life
C o m 4 n g and
going hoping
and despairing.
Y { u n G Low re
ALL hing, A
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had to call halt.
This is one way of doing it:
Besides this frank the members
of the House are allowed $125 Tor
stationery. They use this account
for all office needs. It was diScov-
cred by one enterprising member
a long while back that you could
use this account to purchase your
Christmas cards.
Finding that he could do this,
his secretary thought it would be
all right to go the whole way so
he Just sent the cards out under
the frank. 1t was no go at the
Post office, however, and the Rep
resentative got a bill for several
hundreds of dollars for his postage.
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
Wise Words

He that has light within his own
clear breast
May sit i tn center and enjoy
bright day;
But he that hides a dark soul and
foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid
day sun. Milton.
Science and art belong to the
whole world, and before them van
ish the barriers of nationality
Goethe.
Justice, though moving with
tardy pace, has seldom failed to
overtake the wicked in their flight.
Horace.
The Washington times., 1936-10-21

woman weeping over a baby's yell
lowing cap. Another woman MUIR
muring, desperately, that she had
failed.
But why did human beings de-
eide they had failed; simply be-
cause they had to move along, face
new scenes, meet new problems?
Why should anyone wish to stay
always in one room? Stupid!
"You can't grow into the world
without growing out of the coun-
try you were born in," tick-tocked
the Old Clock out of it's deep
wisdom.
Maybe-if you have the gump-
ton to take it-there's a tip
you're needing badly yourself
For you'd like nightly to go out
and up in the world, wouldn't
you? Long-tili it's a gnaWing
hunger-to leave the shabby walls,
the low ceilings of your old life
behind you, and step proudly into
new positions and possessions.
to have, at last, The Break you've
wanted for so long.
THE BIG CHANCE
And you're positive-aren't you?
that you could make good if it
came. You're not the fighty fool
people think you are-nor the
stupid plodder - nor the lazy
dreamer. You have within you
all the markings of success, only
your Big chance has never come.
But if it did,
If it did, you'd do and be
exactly what you are today,
stranger! For the trouble doesn't
lie in life's neglect, but in your
own cowardice and self-indulgence.
You could go on forever blaming
your plight on the Depression or
Capital or some Dirty Dealer, but
your abiding would get you no.
where.
The simple truth is that you are
what and where you are, because
you prefer to be that way. You're
afraid to tackle a larger, liVelier
life. Like that desperate woman,
you're clinging to "the country
you were born in"-clutching the
old Self, the old standards, illu-
The Washington times., 1936-10-21

r e call several
in t ere S t in 6
stories about its
use.
Pos t al a u
thoritieS watch
the mails pretty
closely to sc e
Just how far the
m e m b erS of
Congress go. SO
many interpre-
I q I l o II S nave
been put upon
this law t h a t
more than once
the Post office
Denortmpnt, has
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
NEW BOOK

Now we are going to know what
it was all about.
Those of you who remember
how you strained over the gallery
in the Senate trying to find out
what Senator Furnifold Simmons,
of North Carolina, was saying to
Senator Reed Smoot during the
tariff debates will be glad to hear
that Senator Simmons speeches
are about to be published in book
form. And now we'll find out.
The Washington times., 1936-10-21

are becoming more and more
amazed and terrified at the con-
tinued apparent failure to recog-
nize and accept words of counsel
and the warnings of tax experts
and practical, experienced business
men, while listening instead to
theorists and professors whose ex-
perience has been confined to
politics or tile dogmaticS of the
The Washington times., 1936-10-21

hard this side
of the eighth
pole. I wonder
how much the
politicians are
taking women
into considera-
ton. I don't
mean just the
sex of voting
age as such,
but women with
a stake in the
great American
game. And do
we realize how
great that stake
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
MAGIC TELESCOPE

The UnlLed StaUeS ratenU Office
in Washington has just licensed a
magic telescope. It enables the
human eye to penetrate through
visible obstruction. Sound, which
readily penetrates smoke, clouds,
fog and darkness, is made literally
visible.
The new telescope, or tense, Is
expected to be very useful in land
ing airplanes and navigating ships
in the fog, and in fighting fires
when smoke and darkness cut off
visibility. That Yankee strain
which makes us Americans the
most inventive of peoples appears
to be working nowadays and in
strange and devious ways.
The mills of the Patent Office
in Washington continue to grind
out certificates at an amazing
figure every week. Many of them
cover as odd an assortment of
gadgets as the mind of man can
conceive of.
One genius submitted for APP
proval an automobile tire which
depends upon a stuffing of metal
springs, rather than air. Another
presented queer contraptlon Tor
spats-to make them fit neatly.
WOMEN INVENTORS
Few are the women among the
forty thousand or so who file ap-
plications for patents every year.
Woman, it would appear, is not
of an inventive turn of mind. But
when she does turn her hand to
something, it is usually of the
most practical sort and quite ire
quently money-maker.
One woman out in California
has taken out a patent on a
crooked pin. Having found that
straight pin doesn't always stay
put, she hit upon one with an IT.
regular shape which does stay put
Another bright lady has worked
out a permanent hair curler for
the home, and thinks she has a
fortune in sight. The life of an
inventor is pretty much like that
of a gold prospector. Only one
out of every hundred sells an in
vention, or ever makes anything
out of it, but like the prospector
the fever grips them and they
can't stop.
The little things are what make
big incomes. toys, games, new
contraptions for amusement parks
and odds and ends to simplify
work in the kitchen.
It was only a few years ago that
we saw big fortunes made by the
young men who turned out the
autographing camera device and
the ice-cream pie. Invention is
what keeps civilization fluid.
C. F. Kettering, the great auto
mobile engineer, said not long age
that one of the most potent argu
ments against democracy, or any
other scheme of Standardizine
human activities, was that there
were thousands of things yet to
be found which would revolution
ize methods of living.
; That wise old Yankee, Emer
son, had the right view of it;
LET a man but invent a bet
ter mOusetrap and the world
would seek him out and beat a
path to his door,"
Copyright. 1888, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1936-10-21
The Human Side of the News = By
By Edwin c. Hill

ance policies now in effect are in
their names. They have billions
of dollars invested in savings
banks, trust funds and real estate.
And they serve this plain warning:
1--WE will use mass meetings. the
press and the radio to clean up
the financial litter and confusion
which male muddlers have brought
about "