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The Washington times., 1937-03-23

1IG WCGG QuUOA41B G11C PIACC VI c4dOc
roofing, he proceeded to state his
code.
"AlI my life, Miss Robinson,
I've gone on the theory that
80 per cent of human beings
want to be honest. They admire
decency. They like to feel that
they are decent in themselves.
So, if you show that you trust
them they're more than ready to
cooperate with you.
"Take that stone yard Of mine.
For II years it has been as you
see 1t n0w-entirely unguarded.
And I've been robbed only once.
and then by a crowd of irrespOn.
Sible youngsters. Just as q bust.
ness policy, / believe that faith
pays that it protects you
far better than punishments and
warnings"
He believes in people-and
they back his faith. He trusts
people and, not out of fear but
with conscious pride, they repay
that trust.
A CHALLENGE
Faith isn't an abstract principle
to Walter S. Mclean, nor reli-
gious gesture. It's a tangible part
of his working equipment. Daily
he leaves thousands of dollars
worth of valuable material seem.
ingly unprotected. Actually he
leaves on guard as an invisible
watchman, the most powerful
agent in our human life-faith n
the other fellows fineneSS.
That empty yard isn't an in
vitation to the passing strangers s
dishonesty. It's a challenge to
his honesty. "a challenge that
civilizes everyone who comes that
way, and must make all life
the richer for the man who has
had the courage to adopt 1t as
his common practice.
People will doubtless build fine
things out of Walter S. McLean's
stone. But no one will uver dc
lovelier or more lasting job
than he does himself daily with
the uplift of his unspoken as
surance-"I TRUST YOU!"
fThiS column lUelconteS and
requests comments. Letters pre-
Senttng personal problems may
also be sent. All letters t0ilI be
handled contidentidlly and
GnSwered promptly, if stamped,
addressed enUelopeS are in
Cluded.)
Copyright. 1887, by King Features
syndicate, Inc,
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
DISTINGUISHED CAREER

During the recent debate on the
neutrality measure on the floor Of
the House of Representatives.
Edouard Victor Michel Izac, of
California, a new member, raised
his voice. Several members there.
after mentioned his service in the
Navy.
Representative Izac had a dis
tinguished career. He was gradu.
ated from Annapolis in 1915. He
gained the rank of senior lieu
tenant and served on various war
ships during the World War.
He was captured and received
several wounds as prisoner Of
war in Germany. He was decorated
by several foreign governments.
These wounds. however, caused
him to resign in 1921, and he be-
came a newspaper man before
entering Congress.
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human progress, then let us de-
feat this damnable, diabOlic, un-
American, prO-faScist measure"
This outspoken gentleman is
spending his first term in the
House of Representatives. He
was born on the same soil that
produced the Little Corporal
the Island Of Corsica. He's a
fighter. Served 25 months in the
United States Army during the
World War, IS in France, his
native land. His present home is
Eveleth, Mimi, where he moved
after attending the public schools
in France.
Representative Charles L. Gift
ford of Massachusetts,:
"a little phrase has been run
ming through my mind this
morning like this: Silence is
sometimes golden, at other
times it is just simply plain
yellow"
Representative Clifford taught
school 10 years, then entered into
the real estate business and
finally controlled summer hotels
before becoming a member of the
Massachusetts, Legislature and
then a member Of the National
Legislature.
Senator Hugo L. Black OF
Alabama:
"A long time ago read some
thing which said that "A woman
convinced against her will is of
the same opinion still Some
times think perhaps that state
ment might apply to Senators"
TRUST THE UMPIRE
Catch phrases from the speeches
Of public officials on the Supreme
Court plan are getting plenty of
attention these days in debates on
The Hill as, for instance, Senator
Black remarked:
"Woe be unto the man who
questions the invalidity of the
ruling that 1t is less healthy to
work in the State of Oregon
than 1t is to work in the State
Of New York"
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

w e wanted
S ON q paving
stones. Are you
a garden ad-
die t? Th e n
you'll know h"'-
you're suddenly
seized with Un-
contr O. | | a b ! e
Frenzies for a
S ne Right
T h e r e A t
Once and I'M
mediately! Idi-
otic, of course.
M ore over, 1t
was Saturday
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Marry-GO-ROund
BIZ Helen ROWLGnd

Hhear the sarcasm Of a man with
mid-Victorian ideas and Queen
Mary fixation.
You may worry about when
your dream-man will show up in
the evening-but you never have
to worry about what time he'll get
up in the morning.
And yet, on the other hand.
there are advantages to being
married which every lone woman,
widow or SpinSter, sadly misses.
You've always got somebody
around to mix the cocktails, carve
the fowl, and adorn the head Of
your dinner table. And something
around the house to make a noiSes
, besides the clock.
You don't have to rush home
from the movies on the chance
that somebody will ring you up
for a date-and then sit around,
listening to the dead silence before
he does.
You have a permanent escort;
and never feel sorry for yourself
on "off" Saturday evenings as you
hear the motor cars and taxicabs
whirring past, carrying OTHER
people to gay parties.
You have somebody to call on
in times of emergency; somebody
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PUTTING IT MILDLY?
A few congressional expressions:
Representative John T. Bernard


"If you
W q n t to
please q n d
promote the
forces Of faS-
cism, let US
pass this bill.
If, on tn e
other hand,
we are inter-
eSGGO IN TIC
welfare Of the
A m eric an
people, If we
are actually
interested in
d e mOcracy,
liberty. and
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Cart Before the Horse

OOl y DO1O1 - OxkN 11Ox ~
TN HERE is disposition among some members OF
l. Congress to give consid ration to and addi-
tonal local taxes for Washington before it has been
clearly demonstrated that such taxes will be necessary
Prior to the settling of the Districts financial status
by the enactment of the appropriation bill for the com
ing fiscal year is impossible to discuss tax pro-
gram on any sound basis
Yet already half dozen detailed taxes have been
taken under consideration and the preparation
of bills to provide such taxes is going forward
Those who are sponsoring such bills placing the
cart before the horse
They are presumng the necessity of the citys raising
additional revenue and building detailed program
upon that presumption-a presumption which should
not be allowed to stand.
It may be that because of the shirkng the part of
the Federal Government of its obligations toward the
National Capital in recent years it will be found essen
tial to increase local taxes next year.
But at the present stage of the proceedings can
state that definitely state the amount of money
which it will be necessary to raise by and additional
taxes be foretod.
Present estimates Of the deficit which may exist in
the cvs treasury next year based upon too many
"ifs'' to provide sound basis for preparing new tax
bills
These estimates range all the way from five million
dollars to twelve million dollars depending upon the
total amount of the appropriation bill and on the amount
which the Federal Government will appropriate its
share of maintaining and developing the National Capt.
tai during the coming year.
Obviously it would be unfair to residents of the Dis
trict to prepare tax program for raising twelve
million dollars additional if later developments to
indicate that the deficit will be only five million dollars
Washngtonians know only too we'll that once the new
tax program is adopted it is apt to remain in force in
definitely regardless of whether it is necessary to raise
the full amount provided for in the tax laws.
There was time when Washington taxes raised far
more revenue than the city required.
The result was the surpluses accumulated in the
Treasury.
These surpluses not used to improve conditions
in the city nor to decrease local taxes.
They were used smpl Y excuse by members of
Congress further to curai the amount which the Fed
eral Government paid toward the expenses Of the Fed
eral city.
The Communitys present financial condition should
not be made an excuse for similar action in the future
yet that is what will happen if hardand-fas program
of additional taxes is adopted prior to determination
of the amount of the prospective deficit
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the Administra,
tion's Supreme
Court bill get
to the stage of
a vote in the
form in which
it W a S intro
duced. T h er e
happens to be
a Senate rule
which limits de.
bate, but, to be
invoked, t hi c
rule requires a
tWo-thirdS vote
of the members
present. Should
1 he OnO0ne0tS
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OLD FAVORITES
Not Ours the VOWS
Bernard Barton

Not the vows of such plight
Their troth in sunny weather.
While leaves green, and skies bright
To walk on flowers together.
But have loved as those who tread
The thorny path of sorrow
With clouds above, and cause to dread
Yet deeper gloom tomorrow.
That thorny path those stormy skies,
Have drawn spirits nearer;
And rendered u.s. by sorrows ties,
Each to the other dearer.
Love- born in hours of joy and mirh,
With mirth and joy may perish:
That to which darker hours gave birth
Still more and cherish
1t looks beyond the clouds Of time
And through deaths shadowy portal
Made by adversely sublime,
By faith and hope immortal
(Readers nUited to send to the editor their suo
geStions of old faVorte6 among the poems for reprnng
IN this spdce)
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Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

Immediately Senator Joseph 7,
Robinson interjected:
"He is not q good sports
man."
And Senator Black replied:
"N0; he is lacking in sports,
manShip. He is not willing To
trust the umpire"
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
WITH OR WITHOUT

Fate can force a woman to live
alone but nobody can make her
LIKE it," Not if she's a normal
woman with the home-making
instinct.
OF course, there are advantages
to living alone, which any woman
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
NEW BASIS

At least one committee Of the
Senate recognizes the fact that
the District of Columbia should
have some recognition as a voting
unit of these United States.
After vigorous complaints had
been registered with the Military
Affairs Committee that Washing.
ton was not getting a comparable
representation at West Point and
Annapolis, the committee decided
to propose legislation which would
increase the allotments. And the
basis upon which they worked was
that the Nations Capital should
receive the same recognition as If
it were State with two Senators
and a Representative in Congress,
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
ART NOTES

The two large oil paintings Of
the Grand Canyon which cover
two walls in the extension to the
Senate Press Gallery continue to
cause great deal of comment
among the newspaper men, as we'll
as infrequent visitors who get past
the Press Only" sign to enjoy
their beauty.
A competition has been started
recently to see how many different
things can be found in the picture.
Already a deer, bear, and eagle
have been sighted.
But row of type writer's ara
stretched along the wall right
under the heavy frames, and at
least one member of the gallery
won't write his stories there be-
cause he is afraid the picture
might fall and land him head first
in one Of the gullies.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

From the talk going around inc
Washington, it appears likely that
a filibuster may develop should
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson
THE INVISIBLE WATCHMAN

I ran smack into a sermon the
other day-in the last place you'd
expect one, a stone yard.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Wise Words

Love knows no winter; no, no!
1t is, and remains the sign Of
Spring.-Ludwig Tieck.
From q little spark may burst
a mighty flame.-Dante.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

Washington Needs
National Representation in Congress
Local Government Elected By and Responsible
To the People of Washington
Rapid Transit Street RCiI,VGV System With SubtOGys
More and Better School
An Airport Necessary to and Worthy
Of the Nations Capital
Rebuilt Waterfront With Proper Channel
Modern Sewage Disposal System
National Guard Armory Auditorium and Stadium
Adequate Automobile Parking Facilities
Sufficient Public Buildings to House the Government
Added Public Library Facilities
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

to make a home for; somebody to
fix the faucet, wind all the clocks,
draw a cork, and get up and see
what the noise is"
In short, it is more comfortable
to live alone, but more comforting
to be married. And whichever you
choose, there will be times when
you like it-and times when you
DON'T.
Copyright. 1897. by King FsGturss
Syndieate, Incl
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

q the oForthwith, as casually as though I
you'd he were quoting the price Of slate
,nnfinnn hn rnrnnnadnd kn rkafA his |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
Sixteenth Street Heights

Charging officials of the Capital
Transit Company with assigning
antiquated buses to the Sixteenth
Street and the Georgia Avenue car
lines, the Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association last night, di-
rected the appointment of a Spe-
cial committee headed by M. j.
Cairns to enlist support Of the
Brightwood and Piney Branch as
sociation's to demand of the public
utilities a general improvement IN
the service.
The association approved Repre-
sentative Sacks bill for daylight
saving.
o. II. Ritenour. Oliver W. Sweet
and H. w. Small were named a
nominating committee to report at
the September meeting.
Entertainment was furnished by
Washington Gas Light glee club.
The meeting, the last Of the sea-
son, was held in Shepherd School,
with S. B. Loveless presiding.
A resolution adopted by the
Lincoln Civic Association, at a
meeting last night in Liberty Bap-
fist Church, condemned methods
of sit-down strikers at the Penn
sylvania Avenue relief station.
E. F. Harris was named to act as
mediary between compliments
and public relief division.
The Alley Dwelling Authority
was criticized for alleged failure
to provide low-rental dwellings
for colored in the West End. It
was asserted that old buildings
in st. Mary's Court had been de-
molished and 30-unit apartment
house promised had not been
built.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
Brookland Citizens

The Brookland Citizens ASsocia-
ton at its final meeting Of the
season last night in Masonic Hall,
Twelfth and Monroe Streets North
east, approved a resolution offered
by DR.. s. F. Hildebrand, opposing
daylight saving here.
The group also opposed the
granting of q permit to Gohel, Inc,
to operate an abattoir at Benning.
The coming commission was
asked to disregard q petition to re-
zone Twelfth Street Northeast be-
tween Rhode Island and Michigan
Avenues from first commercial to
residential.
Grading and improvement were
urged for Oates Street, Fourteenth
to Sixteenth Streets, and for
Kearney Street, Twelfth to Six
tenth.
Saturday, June ~, was set for
dedication exercises of Bunker
Hill Park as a public recreation
center, with c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent Of Nation a !
Capitol Parks, and Robert Sech-
ner, superintendent of Civilian
Conservation Camps, as speakers.
B. w. Rector, w. w. Kidd and
A. Amino were elected to mem
berShip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
DEATH CALLED SUICIDE

EVANSVILLE, Md, May IS.
Mrs. Paul Hagenbuck. 40, Of Ed
monston, Md, who died yesterday
in Casualty Hospital as q result Of
gunshot wounds in her chest, was
q suicide, it was announced today
by Justice Of the Peace Henry
ONeill, in charge Of investigation.
ONeill said circumstances OF
the death were clear and he would
not call for an inquest. He will
issue suicide certificate today,
he said.
Mrs. Hagenbuck was found in
woods near her home Saturday
night after her husband returned
from work and found her absent.
Police said a .32-caliber revolver
was found nearby. She was taken
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
TO HONOR GRAY HOSTS

will be decorated with small Con-
federate flags, replicas Of the Or
iginal Stars and Bars, by the
Daughters Of the Confederacy
under direction Of Mrs. Charles
K. Howell.
The exercises Monday viii be
concluded with q short parade to
the Christ Church graveyard,
where q squad Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will fire a volley
over graves Of Confederate vet
Grams buried there. Members Of
the American Legion, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Spanish War Vet
Grams and boy and girl cadet corps
Of the George Washington High
School have been invited to par
ticipate in the parade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
FACE PRISON
IN RAID"

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May IL
QN.S). Harry Mayville and
Glenn Roberts, convicted Of crimi-
nal interference with the State
legislature, face possible sentences
Of one year Imprisonment or fines
Of $1,000 each.
They were charged with lead
ing q mob Of several hundred
demonstrators who took posses
sion of the senate chambers dur.
ing the recent session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
Peoples Drug Votes
Quarterly Dividend

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, have
declared the regular ascent quart
e3ly dividend on the common
stock, payable July / to stock
holders of record June 6, and the
$1.621a quarterly dividend on the
preferred, payable June is to
stock Of record June. /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10.
Alexandria will honor its Con-
federate dead at annual memorial
exercises Monday at 8 p. m. in
front Of Confederate monument
at Washington and Prince SITS.
It will be the seventy-sixth an
niversary Of the day TOO men left
that site to join General Long
streets gray forces just prior to
the first Battle of Manassas.
Rev. Harry Lee Doll, rector Of
historic Christ Church, will be the
principal speaker at the exercises.
r. Samuel Luckett, commander
Of t he r. E. Lee Camp, Sons Of
Confederate Veterans, will preside.
Saturday, graves Of the veterans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-18
I CITIZEN UNITS
RAPDAYLIGHT
: SAVING HERE
By a. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

The Lincoln Park Citizens ASso-
citation ct q meeting last night in
Bryant School adopted q resolu-
ton offered by Joseph L. Gam
men laVoring bills by Senator
King ana Representative Wood
substituting q paid board for the
present Board Of Public Welfare.
It was pointed out that board
members have private business
and that the director Of Public
Welfare comes from outside the
District and seldom accordS SYM
pathetic consideration to resolu'
tions By local organizations.
The association reaffirmed its
Endorsement Of Col. w. L. Peak
to head local penal institutions II
the present appointee refuses the
office.
Favorable consideration was &C"
corded q report by c. C. Gildken,
in which the Southeast council
recommended reduction OF the
number of taxicabs to $500, el1m1-
nation of glaring automobile head
lights and more drastic punish
ment of drunken drivers.
The association opposed day
light saving.
In response to q request for
5000, 900 to enlarge the boiler shop
at the Navy Yard, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Edison by letter
informed the association Of a con-
templated expenditure Of $780,
900 to improve the yard.
Alfred D. Calvert was elected
president; G. Lester Schafer and
L. r. Tindall, vice presidents;
James H. Allen, secretary; B. F.
Campbell, treasurer; Calvert and
Schaffer, delegates to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
Adjournment was ordered until
the third Monday in october.
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to the hospital by the Bladensburg
rescue squad. Hagenbuck said his
wife had been in Ill health for
some time and had threatened to
shoot herself,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-20
A UNIQUE INVENTION

A reading lamp that cools the reader
fan mounted just above the light bulbs
was invented recently by E. G. Simmer of
Chicago. The unique lamp was one of
the features of the recent Merchandise
Mart lamp show.
Designed to sweep the cooler air from
the floor of room the fans horizontal
blades draw this air through the vented
opening which surrounds the top of the
shade. In this way the steady flow of heat
given off by the light bulbs is in this lamp
carried off through the shade, rather than
falling about the readers head and Shout
ders The fan, moreover, does not blow a
direct blast on anyone in the room, but in
blowing directly ceilingward dispels such
odors as tobacco smoke.
The lamp has several other interest
ing uses such as for bedside lamp when,
during the night, the lights are turned off
but with the fan kept running for cooling
and proper ventilation. Here again the
sleeper does not have direct blast blow
ing on him and therefore any possibility
of contracting neuritis is completely elm
mated. Physicians and health authorities
who have examined the fan-lamp have APP
proved it on this score The lamp is also
adaptable to office use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-20
A CRITICS ERROR

That minor personal habits have no
important bearing upon ones ability is il
Illustrated by a little joke that the late
General Goethals, builder of the Panama
Canal, was fond of telling on himself.
Long before the now ubiquitous "cof,
fin halls" became popular, or even respect
able, the general became an inveterate
cigarette smoker He also parted his hair in
the middle.
When Goethals, then major, was as
signed the difficult task of building the
canal in 1907, after other eminent engi-
neers had failed, Washington newspaper
editor commented unfavorably on his selec-
ton for the job. After recounting the fail
ures of others to accomplish the task, the
newspaper said:
And what in heavens name can we
expect of man who parts his hair in the
middle and smokes cigarettes?''
Yes Goethals did build the canal,
although he continued to part his hair in
the middle and smoke cigarettes as long
as he lived.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-20
CAT PSYCHOLOGY

What does cat do when it sees a
rat? Sounds like a foolish question,
doesn't it? And ordinarily it would be, but
Kink Yank Kuo, motel Chinese psyche
logist, says it all depends on the cats
bringing up.
After innumerable experiments with
50 kittens in his laboratory, he finds that
sometimes cats and rats become affection
ate playmates This occurs when the cats
and rats are placed together practically
from birth Even without this contact, only
40 per cent of his kittens attempted to kill
rats unless they had seen their mothers do
it. while after seeing rat killed nearly all
followed the mothers example.
So, Prof Kuo says, "our studies show
that kittens can be made to kill rat, to
love it, to hate it, to fear it, or to play with
it,"
All of which is interesting, even
though the practical benefit of this know
ledge of rat psychology is not apparent to
the layman.