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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
CHILE OFFERS
PEACE PLAN
By KINGSBURY SMITH
International News Service

A proposal that the govern
ments of the American nations
Join in a campaign to glorify
peace in the minds Of the people
of this hemisphere, in order that
they may stand united in their
determination to avoid war, has
been made to the United States
by Chile.
The proposal is among a score
Of suggestions put forward by the
Latin republics as to how peace
on this continent can best be
safeguarded.
It is contained in a letter writ
ten by President Arturo Allesan-
dri, of Chile, to President Roose-
welt, heartily indorsing the lat
ter's suggestion for the holding OF
a Pan-American peace confer
ence.
Campaign Urged
Urging adoption of an educa-
tional campaign to spread the
doctrine of peace among the PEG
pies of the Americas, President
Allesandri wrote:
cit is not enough to establish
q juridical system, no matter
how perfect, to destroy the
germs of international conflict.
From the filter of the will to
peace of governments and peO-
pies escapes the contagious vir-
tue of prejudiceS, the subtle
selfiShneSS of economic hOStil-
tiles and the interests of in
ternatiOnal armament advocates.
"TO purify this atmosphere
from the excreSenceS Of a prOpa-
ganda interested in erecting the
barrier of hatredS between peO-
pies, we must do something in
favor of moral disarmament by
means of common and ample
educational effort, which will
hold the coming generations Of
our countries in an atmosphere
Of affection and mutual under
standing"
President Allesandri also urged
that the American nations con-
slider the question of disarma-
ment in the hope of escaping en-
tanglement in the old worlds mad
race to re-arm. He said:
"NOw that Your ExcelIency,
with an initiative of lofty
moral distinction, suggests to
the American countries an ex-
ceptiOnal opportunity to pursue
the work of peace, an essential
basis of all Pan-AmericaniSm,
I, as President of Chile, invite
Your ExcelIency to give thought
to the convenience of including
In the program Of the proposed
conference the study Of prac-
ticable methods for the limita-
ton Of ornaments"
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The Peoples Protection

LOW do 1--WE the people" prevent
l. l. our government from overstep.
ping the authority we grant it?
In his article on the federal courts
Alexander Hamilton points out, mo
legislative act contrary to the Consti.
tuition can be valid. To deny this
would be to affirm that the deputy
[Congressl is greater than his prinei'
pal 1.-THE people]; that the servant is
above his master; that the representa-.
tives Of the people are superior to the
people themselves; that men acting by
virtue Of powers may do not only what
their powers do not authorize, but
what they forbid"
The only way to protect ourselves
against invasion Of our rights by the
government, concludes Hamilton, is
by means Of courts Of justice with
power to declare void all acts beyond
the limits 1--WE the people" set down in
our Constitution.
(MONDAY-COURTS PROTECT
OUR RIGHTS)
Copyright, 1885. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
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FLOWER SHOW
APRIL 1916

TAKOMA PARK, Md, April II.
The twenty-firSt annual narcissus
show Of the Takoma Park Horti-
cultural Club will be held at the
local branch of the public library
April Is and Is, it was announced
today by the committee in charge.
The library will be open for the
reception of exhibits at 3 p. m. of
the first day and all must be in
place by 7 p. M, when the Judging
will start. The show will be open
to the public from 8 until 10 p. m.
the first day and from 9 a. m. until
9 p. m. the second day.
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REDUCES
ITS J0BLESS

BERLIN, April 11.-Despite the
growing financial stringency, Ma
tional Socialist Germany has been
able to resume the battle against
unemployment this spring with
considerable NcceSs.
The labor office announced that
after the sterilization of winter
unemployment 1t around 1850, 900
the Reich was able to reduce this
figure by no less than $4,000 dur
ing March, bringing the total
down to 1887 900. This compares
with 2,400, 900 at the end of March
last year and with the record high
Of 6,O14,OO0 in January, 1888.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11

The following table shows the
names of ships, the lines Operat-
ing them, their times of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplemental mails
close. Time shown is Eastern
Standard Time. Dates after
names Of ports indicate sched-
uIed dates Of arrival. ~ Indi-
Gates mails must be specially
addressed to this steamer. (+)
Indicates supplementary mails
will be accepted on pier up to
10 minutes before sailing time.
TOMORROW
No mail ship sailings listed for to-
morrow.
MONDAY
Transatlantic
No transatlantic mail ship sailinge
listed for Monday.
West Indies and Latin America
CLEMENT (Booth American). Pars
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5 Y N B 0 | 5
OF TIME

Easter rabbits and
Easter eggs! Haven't
you often wondered
what connection they
have with Easter?
The word Easter is
handed down to us from
an old Saxon word
m e a ming rising" In
early times. Egypt and
India identified rabbits
and eggs, the symbols Of
fertility, with spring.
Easter is the season
of new birth. the return
of spring. AS, in old
times, this season be-
came associated with
rabbits and eggs, so it
took man to link the
two together and formu-
late the story so alluring
to children-that tn e
rabbits lay the colored
Easter eggs.
MRS, #. w. BAUMANN.
IFS v st. n. f.
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SEE PAPER
PRINTED

Editorial rooms.
printing presses, limo
type machines, each af-
fording a particular in
terest of it's own, we're
seen by students of Nc
Kinley High School on
q tour of inspection
through the Times
Building on April 8.
The students were men,
berS of the printing
and journalism classes
at Mckinley.
After a short intro
ductory lecture, the
young journalists visited
the International News
Service teletype room.
where news from all
parts of the world was
being received. The
editorial rooms and
2hoto-engraving depart
ment were visited later.
In the composing
room a picture was
taken of the students
by a Times staff pho
tographer.
The trip ended quite
noisily in the press
room, where the class
YVES just in time to see
the Red Head Sports
edition of the Times
being run off the press.
HARRY HUTSON
1901 Sixteenth St, n. w,
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PLAY BALI
TUESDAY

With the President Of
the United States on
hand to toss out the
first ball, the Washing
ton Senators open the
big league season against
the New York Yankees
next Tuesday at Griffith
Stadium.
In all probabilities,
Buck Newsom, the bash
full Carolinian Of the
Mats, will start on the
mound for the locals.
Charley Ruffing or Lefty
Gomez are New York'S
probable choices. ,
ClaSSed as a second
division team by most
critics, the Washington
club will be fighting to
vindicate last years
showing by crashing
among the leaders.
A superb outfield, a
hard-hitting infield, a
fairly capable pitching
staff, and Cliff Bolton
behind the bat deem
the Griffs an up-anI-
coming baseball nine.
The Georgia Avenue
ball team will present a
fighting bunch of play
ers striving to bring
back memories of 1888.
CHARLES A. McALEER,
oA0A DIaAonahypwD nd ~ n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11

Eastern High Schools
basketball team, three
straight years interhigh
champion, took third
place in the annual
Eastern States Basket
ball Tournament held
at Glens Falls. N. "
recently.
Eight tea ms are
picked, out of 200 eligi-
BILE along the Atlantic
seacoast, to compete in
this tournament. East
ern, the d e + e n di n g
champion, represented
the washington area.
Eastern started off
well, trouncin g the
Brockton (MaSS.) High
School. the Massachu-
sets champion, 39-2S.
Gets Revenge
Ea stern met its
Waterloo the following
night. Brown Prep, OF
Philadelphia. W hic h
was beaten by Eastern
for the title last year.
gained sweet revenge
by downing Eastern,
36-34. EaS tern was
trailing by a 28-to-14
score at the half, but
in the third quarter
played their charac-
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Help Wanted!
IAN EDITORIAL)
Do you believe in spring cleaning?

Spring is generally accepted as the time to
renOvize homes and private buildings and prop
erty. 1t is believed by the Commissioners and
the City Refuse Division to be Q good time for
a general cleanup also.
Beginning last Monday, concerted move, to
last tho weeks, is being made against filthy streets
and alleys. The first Deek officials concentrated
on street cleaning and strict enforcement goUern-
ing the discard of refuse and litter in the streets.
Special effort tDdS made to eradicate dirty, Nn-
sanitary and unSightly conditions on public and
priUdte property.
We want our Capital to look its best for
Easter visitors The first week the response
bility rested mainly with the Street Cleaning
Department. The second week, the response
bility rests with YOU.
Do YOUR share to keep your city clean. Don't
clutter the streets with refuse. The week Of
April 612 we saw what cleaning CAN accom-
plish. From April 1918 the real test will come,
can we keep it that way?
BARBARA POOLE,
Twins $D 4414 Fourteenth st. n. W.
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DICKENS BOOK
NETS $1,45O

NEW YORK, April 11.-An in
scribed copy of 1.-THE Cricket on
the HEARTH" presented by Charles
Dickens to Hans Christian Ander-
sen, brought $1,450 at the sale of
the 9OO-item literary collection OF
the late Harry B. Smith, librettiSt
and playwright.
The purchaser was Walter M.
Hill.
Mr.. Hill also bought a letter
from the collection which had
been written by Dickens to Prof,
C. C. FELTON, Of Harvard College,
The price was $3.50.
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EaStern'S Record

teristic brand of bas-
ketball, scoring 16
points to Browns 3.
Butt this a tt ack fell
short and Eastern was
beaten for only the
fifth time in 30-odd
games this season.
The last night, the
Lincoln Parkers played
LaSalle Academy from
New York city for the
consolation third prize
and triumphed by a
margin of 9 points.
Top Prizes
Eastern, although los
ing the tournament,
took away more prizes
than any other team.
Two players, Dean and
Hollidge, made the all
tournament first team;
Scheible and Shaner
made the second team,
and Buckholtz received
honorable mention. East
ern won the team tro-
ply for making the
least number Of fouls
for the three games,
and Dean won the play
erS' trophy for commit
ting the least number OF
fouls.
WIN. sENGsTACK.
20 SeatOn Pl. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
BLOSSOMS
DRESS THE
TOWN
Perennial Bloom s
Herald Spring
In District

Cherry blossom time
in washington lures
tourists from all over
the country, making its
entry, together with
spring, noiselesSly, verdi
antly. We awake, al
most overnight, to a city
made beautiful by count
less fairyhke blossoms.
The double-flowered
Japanese cherry trees
never produce fruit. The
single-flowered variety,
those that grow wild
in Japan, bear fruit &C.
caSionally and sparingly.
Mrs. William Howard
Taft purchased the first
of these trees to be
planted on public ground
in 1909. The city Of
Tokyo sent 1000 trees
as a gift in 1910, but
they were burned be-
cause Of insect pests.
Later, they sent 5000
more, which were
planted in Pc tom a C
Park, and which furnish
our annual spring festi-
val of cherry blossoms.
The "YoShino" are the
first to bloom, the other
II varieties opening as
the first cease blooming.
DORIS ABBOTT,
1881 South Agriculture Bldg.
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ARTIST TOPS
BRILLIANT
FIELD
BY THE AMATEUR SECTION
EDITOR

EDITOR
Here it is, amateurs-the big
event of the month, the monthly
contest winner.
The SO prize for the best con-
tribution for the past four weeks
goes to Walter C. Bladen. OF 1903
Eastern Ave-, for his extraordina-
rily well done comic strip entitled
Constable CAL"
Best Of "Strips"
Mr.. Bladen's contribution was
Judged the best of all entries sub
mitted to the Amateur Editor. It
was selected from among the hun
dreds of news stories, features and
other stories, and from all the car
ICONS which have appeared in
these columns.
Congratulations, Mr.. Bladen!
This weeks page is really a
knockout. We are tremendously
proud of it, principally because OF
the fact that our amateurs have
taken heed of our oft-repeated re-
quests to write stories with real
news value. Even the cartoon
and the drawing this week are
neWSy.
Remember Deadline
And for next week-remember
the deadline is Wednesday morn
ing-here a few suggestions:
Schools and colleges will have
completed their Easter holiday
by next Saturday; what did you
do with your time?
Many of you are graduating
some into college, some into the
business and professional worlds.
What is your outlook?
The baseball season will have
been well started by next Satur-
day. What have you got to say
about it?
The high school company COM
petitive drill is not far off. How
does the cadet corps affect your
lives?
Write anything you like. But
remember that it must have q
wide appeal, that it should be
news-or if it's a feature, 1t
must have a news angle.
And don't forget the Wednes-
day deadline, and that all copy
must be typed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
ID. E. SUBWAY
ANSWER TO
TRAFFIC
City's Size Demands
Underground, Is
His View

Washington is think
ing Of having a subway.
Do the present condi-
lions in this city, with
a gripping traffic prob
lem wars mt subway
facilities?
Or should we dismiss
the underground rail-
way as an institution
peculiar to New York
and other large urban
communities, as an i'm
practicable Sche me
here?
L'Enfant's Vision
The traffic problem
and it's offspring, the
transportation question,
sprang from the seeds
sown by L'Enfant. When
that great architect con-
ceived the present plan
for the National Capital,
his reigning ambition
was to create a city Of
such grand proportions,
enhanced by parks and
squares, that it would
ever stand. a cenotaph
to his fame.
But L'Enfant was a
dreamer, not a realist.
He sacrificed possible
traffic needs of the
dream-city to his own
overpowering desire for
beauty: the circles and
squares which create
such a problem for dri-
verS today are his in
heritance.
Why Not?
A fierce wave of oppo-
Sition must at first be
directed at such a radi-
cal-and such a logical
innovation as the sub
way. AS always, progress
must fight the attacks
of conservatism, must
defend itself against
those who cling hys-
terically to the past
and fear the future and
it's innovations. One can
almost perceive these
same old-fashioned souls,
shouting rebukes as Co
lumbus sailed off to q
new world, laughing at
the presumption of Pas
teur, who saw in tiny
microbes, the source OF
of disease!
SIDNEY ROSENDORF.
1907 Sixteenth st. n. w.
twins sly
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Diabetes Deaths Rise

Diabetes has risen from minor
cause of death in the United
States to ninth place among the
major diseases, it was reported by
statisticianS of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company. BY the
next decade diabetes may outrank
tuberculosis as tina cause Of death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
Formula For Song

Just Groom tune about the moon,
Nights in June by blue lagoon,
Throw i'm a pair Of arms so strong
And then you've got popular song.
Just boO-boO-bOO Of a girl so true,
OF skies soft blue and all Of you,
And don't forget their romance lasts long
Then surely you'll have popular song.
Just have q breeze rustling in the trees
boy on his knees softly whispering "pleaSe,
Be sure there's no one else along
And then you've got a popular song.
SHIRLEY HOFFMAN,
zoe Ingraham st. N. W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
Frat to Roast "Weenies"

Members Of Kappa M Lambda
Fraternity will gather in Rock
Greek Park tonight at 9 o'clock
for a vicente" roast. They will
meet at 8 o'clock at the home of
Alvin Fuller, 900 South Carolina
Ave. S. E. Charles E. Wilson, chair
man; John Altman and Mr.. Fuller
arranged for the roast.
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Daily Times
Table
TO-DAY

800 P.M.-Address by Rev. Rob
ert F. Bauer, why We Need a
New Deck Instead Of a New Deal"
at League for the Larger Life,
1414 Sixteenth st. N. w. Public
invited. l
1000 P.M.-Dance, Student
Council Of George Washington
University, Wardman Park Hotel.
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AMATEURS COMIC STRIP WINS PRIZE FOR SECOND MONTH
NO MANUSC S
RETURNED

Besides news, send in photographs,
Washington and HUmor Columns, fea-
lures, reviews, sports stories and cartoons
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Amateurs

Anyone Of any
age GUhO is not EN-.
ployed profession.
ally as a GOviter 10
qualified to IOrite
for this page. De-
ternline your ana
teIlr status accord
ingly.
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These are but a few
of the services offered
by your POstOffice De-
partent. 1t would be
well to become better
acquainted with them
all.
DANTE AMBROSE
$50 Kennedy St. N. w.
wins 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11

An additional boon to
patrons is the authenti-
Gated certificate that is
available for ! cent.
This slip shows the
date, place of mailing,
the name and address Of
the sender and of the
person addressed. Law
yers, mailerS Of income
tax checks, and others
find this a great help in
proving delivery of i'm.
pOrtant documents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11

If you are one of
those individuals who
wants service and wants
it in a hurry, you may
obtain it by stamping
your letter with the new
16-cent combination Air
Mail Special Delivery
stamp. This inSureS
preferential treatment
from the time the letter
leaves your hands till it
reaches its destination
by special messenger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11

Another valuable SER
vice, especially for
creditors, is the one en-
abling one person to
learn the forwarding ad-
dress of another who
has left town. This in
formation, formerly not
given suit, is now avail
able by sending a letter
by registered mail and
requesting a return re.
ceipt showing the ad-
dress where delivered.
The charge is burt 20
cents more than the Gus
tomary registered, re-
turn receipt" mail calls
for.
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Then there is the teG-
ture whereby one may
return his library books
By mail. For 3 cents IN
the first pound and I
cent for each additional
pound the poStmGn 1Oill
take care of all your
reading tDorrieS for you.
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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSIDERED
Address al entries to Amateur
Section Editor
Postal
acts

Everyone knows that
when he wants a Stamp,
a money order or regis
try service he has but 20
go to his local poStoffice
to get it. But how many
know of the countless
other services that are
daily offered by this
much used department?
For instance, did you
knotD that Dhen you
drop a letter in the
mGil-bor and then de-
sire to retrieve it you
can do so by the simple
erpedient of addressing
another letter like the
original, handing it to
your postmaster, and
filling out form No.
1909? And if the let
ter has not left the city
the SerDice tDiH cost you
exactly nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
with RAY FITZPATRICK,

mode better than the faster type
declares Salter.
Richard Gordon, pOrtrayer Of
sherlock Holiness" and . rabid
mystery story reader, Is COMPILE
ing a set Of ''best detective stOr-
les" Of the past five years, for
fall publication. He's writing the
preface. Jimmy Duey hopes
some day to be a radio singer
"just like Dad" With that aim
in view, he's wheedled Phil
Duey, his baritone father, into
letting him collect old pieces Of
his broadcast sheet music, which
7-year-Old Jimmy intones in .
very promising soprano voice!
Harry Horlick, the maestro, keeps
q work diary which reveals a list
Of the benefit performances he has
played. In the last five years, the
Horlick band has appeared in 3S5
benefits the equivalent Of one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
STORIES IN
$. + ! AMPS:
BY l. S. Klein
BY l. S. Klein

GREAT mariners had gone east
" ward through dangerous seas
TO India. Columbus had just re-
turned from an unsuccessful"
voyage westward to that glamor-
Gus land. And now Vasco da
Cana, born 10 wealth and 'promi-
nence, was commanded by the
King Of Portugal to seek another
route to India.
In the summer Of 1897. at the
age of 81, Da Cana set out with
ITO men in four ships. He stopped
along the coast on his way around
Africa and, nearly a year later,
dropped anchor at Calicut, He was
tirst to establish a new trade route
to India, first to round the Cape
Of Good Hope.
Great riches came to Da Cana
as result. Twice he returned to
India and, in 1924, at the age Of
50, he died there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

years work for no payl Jean
Sothern, Just back in New York
from her two weeks vacation in
the Thousand Islands, returns to
the cast Of Pepper Young's Family
on the program Of Sept. Q. During
her complete rest" Jean wrote a
new song, which publishers say will
be as popular as her current hit
tune, Love is a Dancer" heard in
New Faces" Broadway musical
play.
Phil Lord, the "Gang Buster"
was last week asked to play the
leading role In q new script
series. Lord would play the part
Of q school principal exactly
what Phil was before entering
radio! Peter Van Steeden
has hoped in and out Of New
York so often. lately, playing
theater dates, that his new
studio nickname Is Moving
Van."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
WATR PROGRAMS

2:2O--The Roundup. .S w.,
2:45-Telephone Tunes Win jim"
my Colgan.
3:OO-Baseball Game: Boston Bees
VS.. Pittsburgh Pirates
K:30-Teatime Tunes.
5:3O-Melody Parade.
5:l5-Uncle Harry. O. e
e:O0-Yankee Network news serV-
ice.
e.3O-Top Notch Tune Test.
e:l5-Mattatuck Man About Town
with Ray Fitzpatrick.
e:55-Baseball Scores.
7:00-Mattatuck Oddities
7:3O--Peacock Court.
7:A5-Eb and Zeb.
S;00--Singing Bill.
S:f5--WPA Program.
s:sO--At the Console.
S:45--Sign Off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Success Story: Jack Roseleigh,
who portrays the father in Pepper
Young's Family" spent last week
end in his home town, Nashville,
Tenn. The local theater manager
invited the actor to make a speech
between acts of q play. Jack blush
ingly recounted his success in New
York, both in radio and the stage.
After the show sarcastic usher
remarked to Jack, "Show business
is good to you. But what about
guys like me who are nothing but
ushers in these joints? What
chance is there?" Jack started to
explain the varied opportunities a
person could make for himself, but
the other sneered, refused to listen
further and walked away. What he
might have learned, had he remain
ed. was that Jack Roseleight got
his start in show business in that
very same theater-and as fate
would have this first job was as
an usher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

When igor. CORN, singing
feature ON the Hollywood Hoo
teP' program, was yOungster
I'm Vienna, he sang in q choir
there which won for itself many
laureIs as q vocal group. CORN
grew very friendly with one Of
the other lads and was sad
dened when the youngster NOV
ed from the neighbOrhOOd. Last
week, at q Hollywood restaurant
CORN excitedly marched up to
. chap he thought was his
Viennese playmate. His queries
drew the proper answers and
the two were reunited again.
oh, yes, GOrin's friend has es-
tabIished q considerable reputa-
ton as a motion picture direc-
tor. His name is Ernest Lub-
itsch!