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The Washington times., 1937-08-23
BRITISH FORESEE
ARABOPPOSITION
TO ZION FARLEY

LONDON, Aug. % G.N.S0-A
cool reception by the Arabs was
predicted today in British circles
for the Jewish Agency Councils
request for q tri-partite round
table conference on Palestine.
British official circles were in
tereSted in the Zurich suggestion
that attempts should be made to
bring together the Arabs and Jews
before the alternative, partition
of Palestine, was resorted to.
But colonial experts here feared
the idea would meet with little
response from the Arab side.
The British now are leaving it
to their representatives at Geneva
to attempt to work cut some
formula which will make the
agency proposal acceptable to the
Arab delegation and-more i'm
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CHIEF OF YOUNG
DEMOCRATS SET
FOR STAY HERE

Pitt Tyson Manner, new presi-
dent Of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America, arrived in
Washington last night with other
officers Of the organization to con-
fer with past leaders.
Manner, secretary to Governor
Bibb Graves of Alabama, brought
with him the Alabama delegation
to the recent Young Democrats
convention in Indianapolis in a
chartered plane.
II am proud Of being the
medium through which this great
organization of young citizens ex-
pressed their ringing Endorsement
of President Roosevelt" the new
leader said.
The party win remain in the
District at the washington and
willard Hotels for several days.
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Held in Staying,
Accused of HOldup

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. %
NN.SO.-Four youths, picked up
here as suspects in the Staying of
State Trooper John Broski, were
named in warrants in the hands
of Lackawanna county authorities
today as the quarrel which held up
a Kernak QllO night club.
The four, Harry Freedberger, "a;
Earl Long, %, and Eldred Bow
man, %, all of Eldorado, ILL.,, and
william Long, Is, Detroit, Mich,
are being held here on charges Of
violating the State firearms act.
Police said a machine belonging to
the youths contained an assert
ment Of guns.
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figures released by Morris E. Sic
gel, director of the New York City
Evening and Continuation Schools.
Several thousand students were
turned away because Of limited
facilities.
The Washington times., 1937-08-23

painting o I
The Signing
Of the Con-
stitution," he
wants it done
with full at
tention to de-
tails.
D u in g a
discussion of
t h e bill he
called atten-
ton to two
Il r e a k S" in
the wall PAN
els depicting
great histori-
cal scenes in
The Washington times., 1937-08-23
ENACT 500 NEW LAWS

UGUSTA, Me-, Aug. %
GN.SO.-Approximately 500 new
laws, enacted during the current
four month session Of the eighty
eighth legislature, are now in ef-
feet in Maine.
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N. Y. SCHOOLS SHOW GAIN

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Enroll-
ment in the city vocational schools
last year was 20 per cent above
that of 1886 and 40 per cent
greater than in 1885, according to
The Washington times., 1937-08-23

one OF these paintings SHOWS
two little girls with five hands
between them. At least that is
the way it looks to a casual OBJ
server. If the painting is ex-
amined more carefully and SYM
pathetically. however, it can be
diScerned that the artist had at
tempted to show a man standing
beside the little girls with one
OF his hands showing near them.
Even with this explanation the
spectator has to be very SYM
pathetic to get the right angle.
The other freak" to which he
called attention is a similar
painting showing PocahontaS
and in this particular scene there
Is an Indian with six toes on
one foot.
The guides on Capitol Hill
will point them out if pressed,
but it's not considered polite
to go out Of the way to show
the majority Of visiting tourists
theSe mistakes"
TOUGH ON CHRISTY
1t must have been pretty
tough on one artist to hear this
kind Of criticism. Howard Chan.
dler Christy, who was named in
the bill for the painting Of the
Constitution scene, was in the
Senator's gallery when the meas.
ure was called up.
He had to sit quietly and re-
main silent while Senator
Clark's objections caused the
bill to be amended until Mr..
ChriSty'S name was stricken
from the language and it went
through leaving selection of the
painting in open competition.
Mr.. Christy already has com.
pleted a small painting of the
scene and it was the purpose Of
the bill to have him paint an.
other in heroic size to be hung
in the Capitol. The original
painting has been hanging out
side the Senate chamber sew
eral days to acquaint the mem
bers with his subject.
It probably will be a source Of
some satisfaction to the mem
bers Of the Workers Alliance
who came to the Capital to seek
permission for a meeting on the
Capitol steps that although they
didn't get the permission they
gave someone the filters.
AS a result the mems public
gallery became a card gallery.
This turn made it impossible for
the men in the party to get in
and watch the Senate unless
they could get a card from a
Senator. This restriction didn't
work out to be a great deterrent
because quite a few Of them did
get cards.
WOMEN IN GALLERY
/ On the other hand, the ladies'
public gallery was not closed
and the women in the party
kept it nicely filled.
Even these precautions didn't
seem to be enough, however,
and the police guard around the
Senate was doubled. Uniformed
men appeared in these two gal
leries and they were very care
full to see that all the rules were
strictly enforced.
1t was rather ironical though
that these visitors who appar-
emily had come to listen to the
debate on the Schwellenbach
bill didn't know the measure had
been passed over without any
comment whatever.
The groups sat in the gal
leries in rather a lackadaisical
manner and when the bill came
up it was referred to only by its
calendar number and went over
on one objection.
About an hour and a half
later two of the ladies leaned
over to the press gallery and
asked if the bill would be taken
I'D. When informed that all
was over they looked very much
surprised and left Immediately.
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portant-to make sure that any
Arab participants would not enter
a conference with their minds
made up in the negative before.
hand.
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Greatest
Show on
Earth
BY FRANK MILLER SMITH

Senator Bennett Champ Clark
mas an eye for reality in art.
In the Congress authorizes the
Evening star., 1937-03-14

And he suddenly found himself enjoying his
breakfast again, and when he shaved, there
weren't nearly so many hollows to navigate
and his Adams apple was at last coming under
control The sea air, the rest, the good food had
worked wonders.
And on the deck he noticed the girl with the
golden hair Hockey had always had a penchant
for girls with golden hair. His lot had been cast
mainly among brunettes with glasses. She was
slim and pink and white; she had the sort of
eyes Hockey had often dreamed of. Pansy-bue
eyes that he had read about, and never seen
until now She had chair beside the matches.
Evening star., 1937-03-14

giving a char an uncere-
monious kick towards
the fire. Seat yourself.
Friend of Chalmers?
Good chap, Chalmers. |
owe my right leg to him.
The other doctors would
have had it off, but he
was content with one
small piece of bone. You
look pulled down all
right. What was your
trouble?"
Typhoid" Hockey
replied, warmed and
comforted and strangely
at ease.
"A filthy complaint"
said his Lord S hip.
There's a ship off next
week that would do for
you. You'll get onto it
at once
Hockey stood up. Il
don't know how | can
thank you
Il wouldn't attempt
it. Waste of time said
his Lordship. As Hockey
left the room, he called
after him: by the way,
my daughters on the
same ship. Doing the
round trip. III tell her to
look out for YOU" :.
Good luck to you.
Have a good rest and, if
possible, a spot of ro-
nance, and come back
like a lion refreshed"
Those we're Neil's last
words.
Hockey. regarding his
own sunken cheeks, his
great nose from which he
got his nickname, had
said acidly: why not?
I'm sure | look like any
woman's dream hero"
Women are funny"
thoughtfully. He waved
That first week had
There was fog; the pass
babies cried; and someone
played God Save the K
with one finger. The Capt;
Bridge. Hockey felt i'll.
wished he had not come.
And then, suddenly, /
shining, the coast of Italy
painted scenery, the gold
line on his cuff, very brigl
Evening star., 1937-03-14
NO GOOD DREAMING
ANY MORE DREAMS. SO
HE APPLIED HIMSELF

4 OOKEY looked down at the gold stripes
on his cuff, with the narrow crimson
line running through them. He still
grinned whenever he saw them. He
still had difficulty in realizing they were
decorating himself.
The whole thing had been so unlikely. 1t all
started with Neil Chalmers sleek and affuent
looking in his consulting room in Harley Street.
saying tersely: Don't be fat-head, my dear
chap There are lots of ways of getting to sea
besides purchasing yacht or buying an expen
sve ticket You're a qualified doctor, aren't
you?"
Hockey had said: Yes But look at me-
He had had nice view of himself, as he
spoke, in one of Neil numerous mirrors. Every
thing about Neil was 50 confoundedly affluent
He had gone in for surgery, wisely and pru-
IDENTIFY instead of expending his energies on re-
search, and tropical diseases.
Never mind your face, said Neil Chalmers
picking up the telephone. You are the sea cap
tain's S answer to prayer"
Hockey did mind his face. Typhoid fever had
done things to it. He looked like the wreck of
the Hesperus.
Neil, meantime, spoke busily into his tele-
phone, his pleasant dark face lit with his pleas
ant easy smile. When he had hung up the re-
cever, he scribbled something on card, and
handed it over his desk to Hockey. There you
are. Go round and see Lord Harrington at
once"
But can't 60 visiting peers in this suit. >"
Neil had laughed, as if at some private joke.
And don't know that want to 60 to sea-
Its either sea, or Heaven for you, said
Neil, and pushed him out.
Hockey remembered again the sickening
gloom of that December afternoon, the hollow
ring of his own cough as he walked through the
gathering fog to Park Lane. His overcoat had
been thin and inadequate. Typhoid plays hell
with mans finances. He remembered the look
in the buffers eye as it fell on him, and his
prominent bones, and his Adams apple. He re-
membered its changing, hearteningly when he
heard Hookey's name.
His Lordship expects YOU
Hockey followed him through the big house
into long, low room where a comfortable fire
was burning In another moment he knew why
Neil had laughed so immoderately when Hockey
said he couldn't call on peer in those clothes.
Lord Harrington was not worthy of his but
Ier. His suit was worse than Hookeys. One ell
bow was candidly out in the world again. His
pockets sagged, his trousers were catastrophe.
Almost anyone, seeing his Lordship lost in
tSought. at a street corner, would have gwen
him penny.
Mice of you to come" said his Lordship,
Evening star., 1937-03-14

Hockey found himself passing the matches
quite a lot, with a queer hot feeling of excite
ment in his heart. And the thought of ht1
romance to help life's dreary way began to seem
less unlikely than it had when he laughed acidly
at Neil for suggesting it.
About this time, Hockey began to wear his
cap at an angle and to dream dreams not en-
tirely suitable to the ships doctor. He daren'
hope she had noticed him; she was easily the
most popular girl on the ship. She had the Pur
ser at her feet; the Chief Officer was writing
secret lyrics to her; and all the best-looking
males were lowering round her. Was it likely
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Encourage Patriotism

NENATORIAL committees have been quick to see the
y injustice of the manner in which the District of
Columbia has been Disseminated against in the matter
of appointments to the Military Academy at West Point
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis
It is to be hoped that the Senate and House will be
as quick to act to eliminate the discrimination by pass
ing the bills which have been introduced to provide for
increasing the number of appointments available locally
to the two great institutions.
These bills would simply place the District on par
with the smaller States States which in many instances
are smaller even in population than is this community
They would give to the District the same representa-
ton in the academies is given to States which would
have two Senators and Representative IN Congress-
This is approximately the representation which the
District would have in Congress were the community
given the right to representation in the Federal Gov
ernment.
Loyal Washington citizens brought the academy dis
elimination to the attention of the Senate because Of
their patriotism not because they wanted to gain any
material advantage
They feel that the sons of patriotic Washingtonlans
should be given every encouragement to serve their
country that is given to the of other communities
throughout the Nation.
In these days such spirit should be developed to the
utmost and hope that during the present session Of
Congress the bills referred to will be passed
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
A Wonderful Record
RuL T. Williams, Jr.

departments which have built UP
through the years large organize
tions which have long been active
in all parts Of the country.
1t should be simple matter to
allocate new construction to these
two existing departments with.
out adding greatly to the cost Of
administering Federal activities in
the construction field.
The War Department from the
foundation Of the Government has
been called upon to do an increas-
ing amount of construction work.
Under this department the Corps
of Engineers for more than a hun
dred years has been called upon
to design and construct and main
tain Notifications and harbor de-
fenseS.
No good reason can be given for
transferring this work to new
department. Sound argument is
all against it. The weight Of
eminent authority opposes it.
The record of more than a cen.
tury proves that this work has
been done with economy and eff.
ficiency by the Army Engineers
under the War Department.
This work can be done better
there also because it is Of public
advantage that the same unit
should continue to do river and
harbor improvement work as well
as work on land Notifications and
harbor defenses. These two classes
of work are closely related.
PROFIT FROM PAST
The work Of the Corps of Army
Engineers has also included con.
struction for public or general use.
The washington Monument in the
Federal City was built by Army
engineers. The wings and dome
OF the United States Capitol were
built by Army engineers. SO were
the Municipal Building, the Gov.
ernment Printing Office, the War
College, the original Department
Of Agriculture Building and the
Library Of Congress.
Army engineers also supervised
the construction of the Key Bridge
over the Potomac, the Lincoln
Memorial, the Arlington Memorial
Bridge and almost all Of the Park
system in the District Of Columbia.
They built the washington Aque-
duct and developed most of the
Fairgrounds Of the Federal City.
And this is only a part Of the won.
derful record they have made in
the field Of general construction.
Congress and the public may
well ask: Why curtail the work
of the Army engineers in this
field? Why not expand it and
apply the lesson Of past expert.
ence?
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Of her-His courage and gentle
neSs-and she left everything to
follow Him-left all her wild,
shameless pleasure and power, her
jewelry, rare perfume and bright
raiment.
How strange she must have
seemed among His simple follow
ers-and how fearfully lonely she
must often have been. Those others
had so much else to SWeeten life
honor, and kindness, and clean
happiness. She had only Him.
Not even fine memories. Just her
clutching faith in Him.
Yet, in the end, the record says
she heard Him first on that dread
full, beautiful morning.
SPECIAL MEANING
I'm glad it was 50. don't be.
lieve in sentimentalizing over bad
people, any more than I believe
in unnecessary glorification Of
good ones. None Of uS-either
good or bad-are much to boast
about. But Easter has always
seemed lovelier to me because il
gave its first joy and hope to a
life which had been fearfully
blasted. AS if, beside its general
blessing for us all, it held a special
message for those who had known
the worst hellS.
Respectable folk, generally
speaking, are apt to have q very
mistaken notion about the out
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

0dDl6S, SX1lOLG Edwin G. Hill
ing, imploring, haranguing all
Italy to bring forth soldiers Of
the new empire to crush con-
temptuously the enemies Of Italy.
All the power of his master
full, commanding eloquence has
been centered on this theme.
Sixteen years have passed and
all his pleading has failed. The
last four years show not an
increase but a drop in the
Italian birth rate.
Birth control has been rigor.
ously outlawed, state awards and
honors have been given for large
families, orators have cam
paigned throughout the realm,
state-controlled newspapers have
preached the blessings Of unlim.
tied procreation, but babies, peer.
ing through the gates Of life at
Fascist Italy, still turn back.
WORLD EMPIRE
Just now there is, all over the
country, a resurgent clamor and
every possible compulsion for a
new crop of soldiers to be har.
vested on the battlefields in 1887.
In 20 years, it is estimated, Italy
may come to grips with Destiny in
her final grapple for world empire.
National socialism has been es-
tablished in Germany only four
years, but this brief period tells
the same story. Every powerful
agency Of the Nazi state has been
centered on growing more fighting
men. But the people do not re-
spond.
They will yield Hitler subserv
fence and adulation; they will hoct
him and he'll him and sing Horst
Vessel" and eat black bread and
cabbage and wear paper suits and
cheer the new aIl-Aryan atom de
vised by their scientists, but the
arcanum of life is a guarded inner
citadel which the Fuehrer has not
taken.
Japan, in a less overt manner
also commands babies and pun
ishes birth control. Italy, Germany
and Japan are the have-not ma
tions. Plausibly they cite theiI
crushing pressure Of population
on land, their lack Of resources
to support their peoples. They
recall, quite correctly, that England
and France got their empires by
grabbing anything lying around
loose. They ask colonies, credit
and raw materials because they
have too many people to feed.
The world quarrel is between
the haves and the have-nots
Therefore, the have-nots demand
more population as a remedy fol
overpopulation.
Thus the strange, even fantas
tic anomaly Of totalitarian logic
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Three Minute Journeys

admire the highlights before we
drive out to Vina del Mar, one Of
the finest resort spots in any hem
iSphere.
Well drive through the Plaza
de Armas, then across the Mapo-
cho River to the foot of Cerro San
Cristobal. The ride UP the flower.
bordered roadway to the peak is
worthy of the matchless panorama
which includes the famous Statue
Of the Virgin.
Near the Cerro San Cristobal, a
really delightful residential sec
ton, a modern suburb in a trop'
ical setting has been developed
There's plenty to see and to
do in Santiago, including visits to
the Jockey club and one of the
worlds finest race tracks. Then
there's the palace of the president,
the house of congress, the cathe-
dral and some exquisite churches.
The casino at Vina del Mar Is
really one Of the most sllmrtuous
resort palaces Ia South America
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Why the Delay?

WITH the President returning to Washington from
w his vacation in Warm Springs this week end,
residents of the city permitted to hope that he will
at once fill the position of Peoples Counsel which now
has been vacant for many months.
Failure to fill this important office has been and is
mystifying.
It is difficult to see any which would warrant
the President in delaying the appointment Of an able
and energetic local attorney to represent the people Of
this community in the various pending public utility
cases.
The results of these cases mean millions of dollars
annually to the many patrons of the local utilities
It cannot be that the savings of these millions is to
be hazarded in effort to the approximately ten
thousand dollars year which would cost to keep the
office of Peoples Counsel functionng.
Washingtonians know and appreciate the many prob
lens with which President Roosevelt has to contend.
But they know too, that it should not be difficult to
make selection of the to succeed Mr.. William A.
Roberts as Peoples Counsel.
It is urgent that this office be filled pos
sibe.
Certainly some of the Presidents advisers should
bring it to his attention his return.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
CHILE

CHILE
South America has caught on"
with the tourist trade, and a visit
to Argentina, Brazil, Peru and
Chile now is considered just a
jaunt.
BY sea or by air, the trip is
made in glorious comfort-blue
sea and blue sky, dazzling sun.
shine and, at night, the Southern
Cross shining from a velvety-blue
sky.
This winter the Clipper planes
have been booked to capacity with
visitors bound for Chile, especially
Santiago, that amazingly beautiful
capital Of an amazing land!
There are few cities into which
SO much wealth, color, history and
beauty are maSsed. And its set
ting is superb, lying as it does be-
tween the snow-crested purple hills
of the Andes and the unbroken
reaches Of the Pacific.
So let's 60 on q quick tour Of
the Chilean capital. stopping to
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

much you SWagger ana SWanK,
WickedneSs, at heart, IS a deSolate
affair. I've met some quite con-
SpicuouS sinners, and I've never
known one who wasn't lonely and
afraid and sick Of the whole buSi-
ness never one who didn't
count on Cutting it all out some
day and making fresh start"
But even when they've made
their fresh start, things are
pretty dreary. You're never really
like the regular folk. . there s. al
ways the brand. Which the
Saints seldom let you forget!
So Mary must have clung to her
Christ with a special desperation.
And one dares not think what His
death must have meant to her.
The rest could look back. could
grieve. lingering sacred memo.
ries with reverent hands. But
for her this was the end Of every
thing. No past. no future.
Only God knew how empty the
world seemed as she came down
the winding trail, past the old
expresses, through the dawn. to
find His tomb.
But the tomb was open. ..
Christ was not there!
Remember the record? How
she stood there, sobbing, shaken.
staring at the empty niche, where
two shining PresenceS sat, ques.
tioning her. Why did she weep :
Stunned, she walled. her Lord
had gone! Blindly she stopped
still unbelieving.
Then, slowly, there came the
consciousness Of Someone wait
ing. And turning, she saw q face
that called her name and knew
with a great heart leap, the beau
tiful, incredible truth.
He was not dead! Her Lord
stood there beside her!
FRESH HOPE
I'm glad it was so. It was
blessed beyond the telling to have
Him come back at all, but 1t seems
to me particularly touching and
beautiful that He should have
chosen one so shamed and soileo
for His first message. It was al
If He said:
''This is the end of tombS for al
men, but, in a very special com
forting sense, it is the end OF some
thing worse than a tomb for you
Other men need only put death
behind them. but you must also
put away shame and remorSe anc
bitter self-contempt. But you are
not alone in that struggle. have
gone through that, as well as al
the rest, in these last days. I, too
know what it means to be Spii
upon and defiled.
"Now I am waking to fresh hopt
and pride, and you must wak'
with me. Do not kneel there, star
ing into the empty tomb Of mem
ories. Stand up. come with me
See, it is Easter. we Will beglr
the day together. Begin proud!
our faces radiant with the nev
chance!"
Somehow, am sure He saiC
that to Mary, in that radiant in
slant of recognition. I am glat
He said it. l am glad He Away
says it, every Easter, every dawn
ing, 10 every broken. bankrup
lsoul.