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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17
Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

fairs brought out this bonus story.
One veteran had wife who
managed his finances whether he
wanted her to or not. When he
borrowed on his certificate, she
saw to it that the money went
right where she wanted it to. Came
time for the bonus pay off. Word
was received that the bulk would
be in $50 bonds and the remainder
in check.
The veteran got his back up.
Said he: There is one thing
want to make plain. You can do
what you want with the money
from the bonds but I'm going to
spend that check the way l want
to-" There ensued a terrific argu-
ment but for once the husband
won out. The wife grudgingly
gave in, and although she made
it plain she didn't see any sense
in the idea, it was decided that
the veteran would spend the check
just as he pleased.
Came the pay-Off. The check
was for I cents.
Recovery Regained," as Col.
Ed Halsey would call it.
First of the business census fig
ures to be compiled show that in
the State of Washington the retail
trade is booming.
YOUNG MOTHERHOOD
% e.
implement dealers show a 1T per
cent increase; paint and wall
paper stores, 103 per cent; motor
vehicles, SO per cent in 1885 over
the sales in 1888.
Connecticut has sent in its CEN
SuS figures for 1885.
Since plural births have come
into prominence with the ouintup-
let's, special figures have been
compiled which show:
There were 210 cases of twins:
in 80 sets both were boys and 30
sets are living; there we're 81 Of
one boy and one girl and in 81
sets both are living: there were 81
sets Of girls and in 81 sets both are
living.
There were only two cases Of
triplets. One set was all boys and
the other two boys and one girl,
and all of them are living.
In the matter of the age of the
parents, Connecticut reports IA
children were born to mothers be-
tween the ages of 1914 years; be.
tween the ages of 1919, 1,504 girls
became mothers and 149 boys
became fathers; between the ages
of 1929 years, 1852 girls became
mothers and 6,331 men became
proud papas, the highest number
in any given age bracket. At the
end of the list the statistics show
no children born to mothers SIS
years or over, but 81 men became
! fathers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Suppose you want to GO
SOMEWHERE nowadays. what
do you do?
Do you climb onto an oXcart
or a bicycle built for two?
Ridiculous! You board a stream
line train, a 12-cylinder car or
an airplane and get there at
modern racing tempo.
Then why, when you want to
SAY something, do you still cling
to methods as Anticipated as OK
carts and feathered quilts? This,
1 repeat, is 1886, with time leap
ping like a jack rabbit. And if
you want to keep up with it
you must
LEARN TO USE A TYPE
WRITER.
Nor is this merely for your
personal convenience. 1t may
well determine the important is
sue of Whether-You-Eat-Or -Don't.
Recently this writer desired an
other assistant in her rapidly ex-
panding program. A reliable per
son was needed who was expert
enced in travelling, could make
social contacts easily and tact
fully, keep track of expenses and
dates and TAKE DOWN A FEW
LETTERS, the bulk of the type
writing being already in the
hands of a competent man.
LEARN OR BACK OUT
In no time at all, several hun
dred people were clamoring for
the job; people who, by their
own admission, Could Do Any
thing. Yes, they could arrange
programs, keep track of expenses
make dateS-and they simply
dotted on travelling. AS Office
Managers they were 100 per
cent-and a admitted it them
selves.
BUT COULD THEY RUN A
TYPEWRITER?
SHORTHAND WASN'T NEED
ED; BUT COULD THEY TAKE
DOWN SIMPLE DICTATTON ON
A TYPEWRITER? COULD THEY
EVEN COPY AN ARTICLE COR
RECTLY ON A TYPEWRITER?
Well . no . they just didn't
happen to be able to do that. They
COULD do anything, else; but
somehow they'd never just gotten
around to learning how to run a
typewriter. Which, since typeWrit.
ing was the main essential, elimi
mated them instantly from the list
of applicants.
What pity! Here were eager
earnest people wanting and need
ing jobs. And here was a job which
any one of them might have fitted
himself, or herself, to fill in his or
her odd moments. Even the busiest
houSekeeper can learn how to run
a typewriter, keeping in practice
after the youngsters are in bed. q
know, for this particular house
keeper did exactly that But
somehow they'd never gotten
around to It,"
No matter who you are, where
you are, or what you're doing, If
you want to fit into this modern
age, LEARN TO USE A TYPE.
WRITER. Or else take your place
with the DOdO!
Copyright. 1888. by King Fea lures
Syndicate, lnc.1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

'Rhyl favorite. Groups of miners
spend their vacations there and
often give concerts, for practically
every miner belongs to some sing
ing group.
Llandudno is another favorite
vacation spot because it is situ-
ated on an isthmus. The prom.
enade is lined with fine hotels,
and the pier just out into the sea
from the shelter of Great Orme. a
headland, from which one can OBJ
tain marvellous views.
The Marine drive, hewn out
of the face of Great Orme, is
said to be one of the finest in
the world. Other attractions in
clude the Sloping lawns and rich
rock gardens of Happy Valley,
focal point for visitors, where Or
cheStraS play and shows are
given in beautiful natural am
phitheater.
INLAND TOWN
Inland we come to Bettws-y-
Coed, the most beautiful, there
fore the most celebrated Of all
Welsh villages. Three rivers meet
there, the Conway, the Lledr and
the Llugwy. The Swallow Falls
and the Fairy Glen are two
places immortalized by famous
artists, but no picture ever could
do them justice. Anglers claim
that Bettws-y-Coed is what it is,
not because of it's natural beauty.
but because of its excellent trout
and salmon fishing.
Snowdon is a short walk, as is
Capel Curig. a beautiful village
on the Llugwy. close to two we'll
stocked trout lakes. Snowdon is
the highest peak in Wales and
can be climbed on foot or in the
comfort of a mountain valley.
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high bids, which have delayed
actual installation of the machin-
cry, have been put aside and new
bids will be advertised for.
1t will have one bad effect,
though. Congress probably will
return to find the Capitol crew
still working. The installation can
hardly be completed now until
January.
CHECKMATED
Anyway Earle has been instru-
mental in making the veterans
committee room one of the most
attractive in the building. Thanks
to his efforts the walls are hung
with some World War action pic
lures that can't be beat They are
engagements made from Signal
Corps shots.
A magnificent tinted picture of
two Americans sniping on road
in France really has it ION the
ball" The collection also includes
a shot of the U. S. George Wash
ington on transport. The trans
port flags from this ship are also
on display.
Another of great interest is a
squad from the Engineer Corps
caught by a counter attack while
they were digging away. 1t shows
the men getting rid of shovels so
they can bring their rifles into
action.
Talking with Earle and several
others interested in Veterans af-
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perturbation. Edwin c. Hill
Able Moreaux, astronomer, says
that the periods of greatest solar
activity always have conceded
with war epochs on earth. These
men of science, and many others,
put forward the thought that not
only plant and animal life are
affected by the sun. but also the
actions of human beings. Now we
have DR.. Loring Beal Andrews,
Harvard University astronomer,
offering sun spots as the possible
cause of business cycles, which we
know more commonly as boom
times and depresSions.
AFFECTS ORGANISMS
DR.. Charles G.. Abbot, secretary
Of the Smithsonian Institution, ad-
mitS that DR.. Andrews theory
the more sun spots, the more pros
perity; and the fewer sun spots, the
less proSperity-iS possible. But,
adds DR.. Abbot, it is quite some
thing else to prove it. DR.. Abbot
describes sun spots as whirlpoolS
caused by the rising of gases from
within the surface of the sun.
"This upward motion toward
q region of diminished pressure
cOOls the gases by expansion and
makes the darkening ION the sur
face Of the sum. Arrived at the
suns surface, the gases spread
abroad, making the penumbra."
Professor TchijevSky reach S
these conclusions:
"The force of the atmospheric
electricity is always changing
under different factors of the
earth; temperature, humidity of
atmosphere, amount of sunlight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17
The Human Side of the News
Blu Edwin C.. Hill

received; radiatiOnS Of the earth
and other things, all of which
depend upon the amount Of
energy emitted by the sun. The
influence Of the sun on human
organisms results in chemical
changes in the pigment of the
skin, in the changing of the heart
beat, in alterations of the chemi-
cal composition of the blood, and
the latter results in changes in
the general condition of that
organism and its nervous toni
city.
USE YOUR GLASSES
"The influence of the sun on
the climate explains the ex-
iStence of zones of highest and
lowest races and cultures.
Therefore, the forces of exter-
nal nature liberate or bind
mans spiritual energy, which
is in a potential state, and
thus makes the intellect func-
ton or become Stagnant."
All this leads to an interesting
question. Is our fortune to be
read, not in the stars, but in the
sun? 1t would seem that the
Babylonians had the correct idea
in looking to the heavens to see
what the future would bring
about. But their error was look
ing at night instead of in day
time.
Finally, If any reader desires
to study the sun let him be ad
vised to do so through smoked
glasses. He courts disaster tx
his sight if he attempts to fine
sun spots with his naked eye
Copyright, 1895. by King Features
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
NORTH WALES

Every year, when the question
of holiday lands comes to the fore
in England, an increasing number
of people find a pleasant answer
in the charming haunts of North
Wales.
Considering the limited area, it
is remarkable that there should
be such a variety of beautiful
scenery and such an abundance
of towns and resorts. SequeStered
valleys, sheltered by towering
rugged hills, little streams ripping
down to limpid lakes and cascades
of foaming waters are but a few
miles from seaShore resorts. Yes,
we can think of few regions that
are so perfectly and completely
suited to vacations.
Chester offers a delightful ap-
proach from England into North
Wales. The Roman walls, the
Rows, the cathedral and the old
dwellings remind the traveller of
marching Roman legions, the
civil war and the great plague.
The half-timbered Stanley pal
ace, built nearly four centuries
ago, and the famous inns, the
Bear, the Billet and the Falcon,
nearly 300 years old, are delight
full.
HOLIDAY SITE
But let's join the holiday seek
ers and get on into Wales to Pres
tatyn and Rhyl. Prestatyn, a
charming resort with grand golf
course by the sea, is headquarters
for trips to st. Winifred's Well
and Dyserth Waterfalls.
Nearby is Rhyl, a holiday cen
ter for visitors from all over the
United Kingdom. Broad prone
nades, gardens by the sea. noun
tain and ocean breezes, sun bath
ing and swimming pools make
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Wise Words

Doubt not but angling will
prove to be so pleasant, that it
will prove to be, like virtue, a
reward to itself LEAK Walton.
I drink when I have occasion,
and sometimes when 1 have no
occaSion.-CerVanteS.
A fool at forty is a fool in
deed.-Young.
Friendships begin with liking
or gratitude-roots which can be
pulled up.-EliOt
No man was ever great with
out divine inspiration.-Cicero.
The world knows nothing Of
Its greatest men.-Taylors
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

young or old, male or female
rich or poor-smart or dumb-of
any age. vintage or model. Whoever
you are, wherever you're living,
whatever you're doing, if you wish
to stay in circulation
LEARN TO USE A TYPE
WRITER.
COULDN'T QUALIFY
Time was when typewriting was
considered vulgar. Time was,
also, when ladies wore panta-
lettes and gents used snuff. But,
happily, all such times have
passed. We are now far too busy
to swish ruffles and sniff Sneezes.
This is the year 1895 of the we'll
known Machine Age. Life is
moving high, wide n handsome,
and if you can't move with it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Full cognizance is being taken
in the primary campaign, in Geor-
gia Of the fact that the way to a
mans vote is also through his
stomach.
Reports on Capitol Hill from
Georgia amaze some of the listen
ers. 1t is said that a recent rally
and barbecue conducted by Sena-
tor Richard B. Russell, jr., $4,000
in meat was prepared and offered
to the hungry voters.
Eat, drink and be merry, for on
September 9, they go to the polls
down there.
Earle Chesney, Veterans Bureau
representative to Congress, is one
of the boys left behind to keep the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Hill m OWN g
while the mem
berS are out
working hard
to come back.
E rle has
been chased out
of his office by
he air condi-
tioning installa-
ton. And, by
the way, all re-
ports to t n e
contrary, work
on the air-con-
d i t i o n ing is
going on just
the same ThP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Able MOreaK,
concerning sun
spots. 1t is the
contention Of
Berthelot that
nervous distur-
b a n eS are
t "a n S m i t ted
through space,
! i k e "a d i o
W aV eS, at a
speed of 200,-
900 miles a sec
ond, and that
human beings
feel the effects
of every solar
Annk,nn.Lnntinnn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Love is something about which
most men are curious at twenty,
doubtful at thirty, wary at forty
and strangely optimistic at fifty.
Nowadays, when a young man
admits that a woman is his
equal" he usually means that
he thinks he is just as good as
she is.
One way for a young wife to
avoid hearing all those rhapsod-
les on the meals that Mother
used to cook" is to patronize the
same delicatessen as her mother
in-law did.
Copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate. lnC.1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

signed to min
lister to general
human misery.
and since the
foil W ing ad-
vice would pre-
vent a tremend-
GUS amount Of
that misery. I'm
devoting h i S
space today to
one earnest. in
side tip
L E A r N TO
USE A TYPE
WRITER.
And that goes
lar ENERXONE
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VA 80 ~
science drive S
him back to the
Ii t ! e woman;
and then the
glare in her eye
drives him back
to the bar. BY
this m e t h o d ,
some men man
age to stay in
the "dog-house"
for a week at a
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17
Marry-GO-ROund
VI ~
By Helen ROWLdnd
LIES LITTLE IRONIES

still that "au thee just vicious circle.
stage; First driven" to the
campaign literature, it takes tiff with his wife,
his con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

We have discussed here before'
the theories of the French scien-
fists. Daniel Berthelot and the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

The following article is bit OUT
Of our usual line. But since this is
a Notwithstanding" column, de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

q VIGIL wy oAAO W.
know the hero
from the villain.
AS a general
thing, the only
reason why a
girl marries a
man old enough
to be her father
is that he's rich
enough to be her
Santa Claus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

It is an old axiom that accidents
will happen in the best of fam
ilies-and, according to the front
page divorce scandals, most of
them DO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

When a girl shows the faintest
flicker of jealousy, she is boring
the man, flattering the other
woman and insulting herself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-17

Alas, a man doesn't seem to get
up in any better humor, in these
days of modern comforts, when he
is awakened by an alarm clock,
than he did when a woman used
her elbow to jog her husband out
Of bed.
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Listen, World!
Bv Elsie Robinson

LEARN TO USE A TYPEWRITER
article IS a bit outAYOURE JUST OUT OF LUCK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
CORA ADAMS WILL
 CASE RESUMED
Testimony About Influence Was Presented in Court
 This Morning

Testimony that the late Mrs. Cora B. Adams'was under undue influence was given in superior court today as the hearing of the appeal of Clay ton o. Adams from probate court went into its second day. With con- siderable testimony yet to be pre- sented when court was recessed for luncheon, it seemed probable that the hearing would last until tomor- row. Adams is contesting the ad- mission of a codicil to the will of the late Mrs. Adams. In the codicil a bequest to him was cut from $5O,- GOO to 25,000, and one to Clifford Loucks was increased from $5,0O0 to $30.000.
 Helen Hanna, of White Plains, N. Y, stated on the stand this morning that she believed Mrs. Adams to have been influenced in numerous actions ry others. At one time. she said. Mrs. Aims couldn't leave her house" Testimony was also offered today charging that Mrs. Adams was Sel- dom allowed to make decision on various matters and that her wishes were sometimes ignored.
 Tn probate court. Judge Dennis H. Slavin admitted both the will and codicii. Admission of the codicil was contested. and when admitted. the appeal to superior court was taken. Attorneys Terence carmody and Maurice Healey are appearing for Adams. Attorney U. c. Church and Attorney Albert Hummei are repre- senting the Adams estate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
WORCESTER DIR.
 TAKES OWN LIFE

Worcester, Mass, March 4-(UP) pr. Ralph E. Ellis, A, socially prominent Worcester physician and medical director of Clark university. committed suicide last night. police said, while chatting with his wife through a locked bathroom in their Rowland terrace home.
 Using his medical scalpel. pr. Ellis slashed his wrist arteries and jugular vein. then plunged the blade into his heart.
 Throughout the deliberate opera ton, Dr. Ellis conversed with his wife who was standing outside the locked door. When the doctor failed 10 answer her questions. Mrs. Ellis became suspicious and summoned police who found the body.
 Authorities said Fills was desp0n- dent over failing health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
SUIT IS
 IN COURT AGAIN
Decided for Defendants in One TriaI-Appeal Sent
 Decision Back

A motion to restore to the docket the $loO,0oO alienation of affections suit brought by Mary Elizabeth Clayton against her father-in-law and mother Jaw, John and Annie Clayton of this city will be argued before Judge Frank P. McEvoy at the short calendar session of superior court Friday morning. Liti- gation in the case began in 1881, and the suit went of the docket automatically on Jan. of this year.
 Tn June, 1881, Mrs. Clayton, wife of Walter Clayton, brought suit, charging that her husbands parents had alienated his affections and had broken up her home after she and her husband had lived together from 1915 to 1929.
 Defendants Won
 The suit went on trial in the su- perior cour here late in 1882 ana Judge Frederick M. Peasley directed verdict for the defendants. An ADUeal WAS JdhCti lO tiiS oAPsN"e~ court of errors. Error was found, the judgment was set aside and the case was sent back to superior court. On May 10. 1885. the case was dis continued. but was restored to the docket June '. 1885, on provision that 1t be discontinued if 1t had not been settled by January oi this year. The case is now oil the docket, but the firm of Greco and Hennessy on Friday will argue Tor it's restoration 10 the superior court docket.
 Young Clayton Died
 Walter Clayton. the husband whose affections were allegedly alienated from his wife by his par entS, has since died.
 Tne suit has been involved in many technlcaliiies since it's institu- ton, having been first brought in the superior court at New Haven and later being transferred to this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
Laughing Girl Is Not
 Yet Fully Recouered
Almost Laughed Herself to Deatl-Doctors Have Quieted Her Some-May Have to Perform
 Operation to Cure Her Completely

Weston, w. Va, March 4-CUP)- The condition of pretty l8-year-old Teresa wkins, who almost laughed herself to death, was re- ported somewhat improved today and physicians at Weston state hos pitai believed she had a good chance to live.
 Dr. J. E. Offner, hospital superin- tendent, said her laughing tempo rarily was almost halted and report ed that if she gained strength he might operate on her for pelvic ailment. He thought this ailment might be contributing to her violent laughing outbursts.
 Due to Nervousness z pr. OfgnerT said he believed Miss Hawkins laughing attacks were due chiefly to nervousness.
 She first was afflicted while at- tending show in her home town of Fairmont. She laughed so violent ly and so long that two girl friends
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
ORANGE EATER IS
 TO BE DEPORTED

Boston, March A. (UP)-Byr0n Mlchaud, l4. will be dep0rted 10 Canada for third time tonight but immigration officials fear hls appe- tlte for oranges may lead him back again.
 Byron first was dep0rted from Bangor, Me. to his New Brunswick home last summer. When he again appeared ln Bangor, 0filcials sent him to the East Boston immigration station. There he developed ail aps petite for oranges,
 In December he gas dep0Tted \ second time. The night Of January a Byron knocked at ills tnimigra' ton station door, Though shabby and dirty from hitehhiking. hls only request sas;
 "l sRnt an orange"
 lls has eaten aso eTanses hlncs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
Final Nelus Flashes
DU POINT CLAIMS EXTORTION

Washington, March 4.-(UP)-Plerre s. Du Pont Delaware industrialist, charged the government today with attempting to force an income tax compromise on him and John J: Raskob "in manner amounting to eXtortion." Raskob and Du Pont have been charged by the government with deficiencies in income tax pay. ments and with making alleged "wash sales" of more than $3O, O,OOO,O in securities. In reply to an amended government answer filed on Jan. 6, Du Pont charged the treasury department with "tax prosecutions" and contended that govern ment claims were "wilfully and knowingly false" The government claimed Du Pont owed federal income tax deficiency of $6l7,3l7.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-04
Japan Has No Intention Of Starting Trouble With
 Soviet Russia SECRETARY OF STATE
 DID NOT COMMENT
 ~-s 8N Papers of All Nations Have Played Up Interview
 of Soviet Leader

Washington, March Al (UP) = Roy w. Towards in terview with Josef Stalin aroused interest in Washing ton circles today with Japa- nese Ambassador Hirosi Saito commenting, on reading the dispatch, that Japan had no intention of provoking any trouble with the Soviet Union.
 Few others were prepared to make immediate comment al- though expressing interest in the views of Soviet relations presented by the dispatch.
 . Saito pointed out that:
 "There have been some recent bor- der clashes between Mongolia and Manchukuo which appear to have aroused some apprehension but they have occurred mainly because
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