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The Washington times., 1937-03-11
Remedy It Now

VxTASHINGTONIANS are proud of their city, even.
w as the country as whole is proud of the beauty
of the National Capital.
But no one can find any for pride the fact
we are so backward that about two thousand homes in
the CITY are unable to make connections with
with running water. ...
This primitive lack of anything approaching decent
sanitary connections makes mockery of the marble
temples the granite office buildings the beautiful gal
leries and the sweeping parks Of the city
If our. people cannot have about their homes the ee
ments of decent modern living the rest of Wanted
civic development looks rather hollow.
These conditions exist through fault of the people
who own or. occupy these homes.
They exist simply because the Government has been
backward in extending to the area in which they live the
trunk line sewers which serve other communities.
The District government is poweress in itself to
edy the situation.
The remedy lies with Congress which, by inserting
proper provision in the District appropriation bill now
being considered permit the city to spend its own
money to extend the trunk to the affected
Within short time after the sewer has thus been
connected the home owners and occupiers will have
done their share by paying for the house connections
Those who occupy the houses which without
connections cannot obtain running water because Dis
trict regulations prohibit connecting houses without
sewer facilities to the water mains
They are therefore, forced to carry their water from
public pumps sometimes blocks distant.
This situation, too, would be speedily eliminated were
the sewers to be extended
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
TEASE ACT

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who
used to raise the roof in the House
chamber, on his return here re-
Gently at speaking engagement
still carried his old punch. Al
though he was given police escort
he felt rather as if they were un-
necessary adjuncts and when he
showed up to make his speech he
was 10 feet ahead of his escort
and they were walking like all get
out to keep that close to him.
He also put on a very nice tease
act with the photographers. They
had gathered in the orchestra pit
Of the Rialto Theater to catch him
in action. When he got going at
a good rate they jumped up in
front Of him to make a shot. He
waved them away and they sat
down to wait another chance.
Looking UP they found out they
could get a pretty good picture
right from where they we're.
Mr.. La Guardia noticed the same
thing and whenever they focused
their lenses he stepped behind the
big reading desk and his head and
shoulders were hidden. Several
times he stepped out in front and
just as the lenSmen were ready he
nimbly stepped back. It was worth
a laugh anyway.
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
For Greater Tolerance

TN THE world today, torn by national and internal
strife is as important as the cause of toer-
ance.
The interest of American women has been focused
this most important of all issues by the program of
the recent Women's Committee of the National Con-
ference of Jews and Christians.
Speaking before the conference Mrs Herbert H. Leh-
man, wife of New York's governor, sad
Catholics Jews and Protestants are ready to stand
shoulder to shoulder to fight intolerance and oppres
sion to maintain the true spirit of religion and de-
mocracy.
"In that struggle women can take at least as i'm
portant part the men. We have the training the
experience and the to reach the heart and con-
science of many who cannot successfully be influenced
by public spirited and high-minded men,
American women always in the forefront for a
righteous cause will act on that plea for tolerance
The terrors of blind European dictatorship are NOT
WANTED HERE.
The Washington times., 1937-03-11

ing, OF vigorous H"" N' "i
intellectual interests and creative
power in older men.
In 1921, in the court of Su-
preme Court Justice John w.
Irierney, sitting in the Bronx, a
lawyer addressed a doctor who
was testifying.
isn't it q fact, Doctor" he
asked, "that men after the age
of 30 begin to lose their power
of concentration? That after
this age their mental powers
begin to wane"
Before the doctor could regis,
ter the emphatic negative which
later went into the record, the
Judge was emphatically challene-
ing the lawyers question!
81 could name Offhand, with
out consulting any records,
dozen men and women, vigorous
and useful at advanced ages
here in New York who disprOVe
your assumption" he said.
The lawyer talked back, the re-
porters recorded the argument,
and out of it came a public free
for-all in which the judge was re-
soundingly vindicated.
NO BARRIER
I believe the IL elderly persons
cited by the judge were brought
,ogether at banquet. I remem'
)er a few of them. There was
hauncey M. Depew, smart as a
whip at 81, with no youngster
willing to meet him in a tourney
of wits; Mrs. Edward Payson Ter
hume, still writing good books as
Marion Harland," at the age Of
90; DR.. Simon Baruch, father oI
Barney Baruch, 81 years old ano
a figure of power and distinction
and crystal clear mentality; Judge
Ebert Gary at "A, not only a mas
ter of great affairs, but a seasoned
and mellow philosopher; DR.. Ly
man Abbott, whose 86 years were
not more than featherweight on
his shoulders, as he continued tc
edit The outlook with zeSt
skill and clarity of judgment ano
understanding; George Haven Put
nam, still going strong at IT, ano
Henry Clews at 80.
I remember the list widened tc
include in the nation at large mer
and women still at the peak oi
achievement in their eighth OF
ninth decade. There was no single
abstract quality of power and ere
ativeness which was not exempll
fled.
Ranging the world. one finds nj
field of achievement in which
there has not been a notable flow
ering in an old age. Even war.
The first Won Moltke was a bo!
of II when he fought through th'
Franco-PrusSian war and marched
into Versailles. He went back tt
Germany and served the state witt
unimpaired vigor and Leadership
until the day of his death, at TIT
age Of 81.
England prides itself on the con
tinuing powers of her citizens int
old age. Different Shires mater
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ling guitars. Everything was grim
and gray, and I was a grown UP
married woman, with youth and
all it's sweet, gay urgencieS forever
put aside.
Fandango dancers, indeed! I
had, instead, a loathed daily dozen
of "coal oil" lamps to shine and
fill biweekly bread baking E. E.
endless miles of hand hemming
=. countless quarts of put up"
preserves and pickles acres
of splintery floors to scrub, "dish-
water hands" not yet being rec
ognized as legitimate grounds for
divorce.
Though married into a wealthy
clan, my allowance for food and
clothing was $40 per month. My
wardrobe was a far cry from the
gypsy dress of frontier prone.
nades. Gray chambray for week
days-black taffeta for Sundays
aprons always. Two new outfits
per year-Spring and winter. Coats
lasted three SeaSonS-blouSeS were
patched under the arms-ShoeS re.
peatedly reSoled.
SELDOM VARIED
Amusements were limited to
church "sociables," occasionally
family picnics. Afternoons, one
sat on the verandah and darned.
Not a highly hilarious program
for a 19-year-old maverick newly
come from roundupS and other
high-powered ructions.
Unless someone died, had a baby
or the good fortune to 60 crazy
this program never varied. Look
ing back at the bleak blur Of years
between 10 and 20. there was moth
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
Three Minute Journeys
AUSTRIAN TYROL

Now that skiing has become part
of the sports whirl, the Austrian
Tyrol, with its long, bright winters.
it's lovely little towns, it's imposing
mountains and its ideal skiing
conditions, will cease to be the OBJ
jective of a select few and become
a must" for the winter va
cation.
And since a winter vacation has
become the rule rather than the
exception, we can well believe the
clubhouse" reports that1reach us
from many of the leading hotels.
So with trunks packed with warm
woolieS, elaborate evening things.
and the latest in snow clothes.
We'll be off for the Austrian Tyrols
home of the "stemmbogen," the
"te1emark" and the Christina
stem"
You can go by train or plane
from Paris to famous Arlberg. The
long Arlberg tunnel runs some
1,500 feet below the Hospice of st.
Christopher, and the slopes where
Arlberg instructors teach noviceS
and improve experts in the art OF
skiing.
The Austrians love their winter
sports even more than the Swiss.
The tinieSt towns have splendid
ski schools, and accommodations
ranging from quaint inns to de
luxe hostelries. st. Anton, perched
high on the crest of the Alpine
divide, is just about as charming
place as one can find. It is the
home of the Arlberg School, and
of HanneS Schneider, the man
who perfected the technique
whereby a novice may learn to be-
come an expert in short time.
Schneider, himself, examines
every instructor who wants an en-.
gagement at any ski school in
Austria.
When we were there, officers Of
the japanese army arrived for
official skiing instruction. In the
school, classes are graded accord
ing to ability, and there is inStru0.
tion in seven languages.
Near st. Anton is ZuerS, also an
international spot, with de luxe
hotels and accommodations. From
Zuers. parties set out on ski tours
tours that make it possible to
roam the roof Of Europe for days.
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v z e IL CA11p11dU1" -
cally stated that Tuesday night at
1O:3O, Mr.. Franklin Delano RooSe-
welt certainly stepped out of his
role of engaging in a "fireside
chat" with his neighbors, the
American People, and mounted a
radio rostrum to deliver an ad-
dress. And any one who thinks it
was a friendly little chat" is due
for a rude awakening when the
padded gloves are removed and &C.
ton in Congress gets under way.
But regarding the stories about
the postponement of the public
hearings:
It is reported that Congress is
yet far from satisfied as to what
the American people want them
to do with the Judiciary despite
the flood of communications. The
only other way to find out more is
to hold hearings and to await
public reaction on them. In order
to get the most reaction it is
necessary to see that the hearings
get full coverage in the news
papers.
Realizing this, it is said, Senator
Henry Fountain AShurst delayed
the hearings day so that Prest-
dent Roosevelt could get the un-
divided attention of the front
pages, Wednesday morning and
he then could hit Page l in the
afternoons.
The second story is that the
White House advisers realized
the same thing and that the delay
was engineered from there.
PRECEDENCE
Perhaps it is a coincidence and
perhaps it is an example of how
the White House and Congress.
Sional favorites are working hand
in glove over the court matter.
Anyway, President Roosevelt men
toned in his speech that the age
of 10 years was suggested for re-
tirement because it is the age
adopted by many States.
The day before he made his
speech there was handed to this
desk at the Capitol a plain sheet
of paper on which was copied a
part of the Constitution Of Mary
land which reads:
Each of the said judges shall
hold office for the term of Is
years from the time Of his cleo.
ton or until he shall have
attained the age Of 20 years
whichever may first happen, and
be re-eligible thereto until he
shall have attained the age Of
10 years and not after:-"
The lines mentioning the 70
years were underscoredE
CONCLUSIONS
First lesson in politics:
The very youthful son Of tax
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
THE NEAR EAST

The near East, together with
Palestine and Egypt. is attracting
many travellers this year VINO
want to see and do something diff
ferent. The accepted procedure Is
to spend February in Egypt.
March in Jerusalem. Beirut and
Damascus, and May in Turkey.
The service is good. Trains from
Egypt and Palestine connect with
a train that crosses ASiatic Turkey
by way of Adana to Haidar PaSha.
A letter from a correspondent tells
of delightful tours made from Bel
rut, famous for its American col
lege, to places such as the Temple
of the Sun at Baalbek and the
Mountains of Lebanon. There are
steamer trips, too, out of Beirut to
Rhodes, where there is so much to
see, and to Smyrna, which is at its
best when the fig trees are in bios
som.
Turkey is attracting many peo-
pie anxious to see what dictator
can do by imposing his will and
strength without force. Those who
knew the old, shiftleSs Turkey are
amazed at the changes and i'm
provements that have bee n
wrought. The transportation Sys-
tenn has been completely over
hauled. A monthly ticket gives one
all the travel by train or boat that
one can possibly do in that period
Time, not mileage, Is the essence
of the contract Buses connect all
the leading towns, but they leave
much to be desired. But as more
motor roadWays are built. these,
70, will be vastly improved, and
motor tran 7portation is expected
to play an important role in the
modernization Of Turkey.
While travellers want to visit
ConStantinople, now IStanbul. An
kara is also a city to see. The
rev capital of, Turkey, in Asia
Minor, tells the story Of the re-
generation of Turkey better than
anything else. Every modern Turk
is proud of the new capital, and
the old-time residents have to ad-
NIT that it is a fine town. An
kara is absolutely modern. The
government and administration
buildings are modernistic in de-
sign.
One building, a museum, con-
tains a pictorial history of Turkey
for those who cannot read.
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the story of an old man with q
long white beard, crying by. the
roadside. A passerby asked him
what was the matter. -.
"My father whipped me-" he
walled.
''What fOr?"
"FOrr throwing stones at my
grandfather"
It seems. reasonable when you
think of the great achievements Of
elderly men and women over there.
George Bernard Shaw, in his
eighties, packs the same old punch
when he gets into the ring with an
adversary. Their great scientist, Sir
William Flinders Petrie, is still do
ing important and distinguished
work at a.. For so years he has
been an Egyptologist, having writ
ten IA books, and he Is still at 1t.
He hasn't slowed down.
Charles Darwin gives proof that
q mature intellect is mellowed ana
enriched by the years, like good
wine. His great books came late
in life after his decades Of patient
research. There was no doubt but
that with age there came a great
enrichment of his mind and q
deepening of his intellectual pow
ers. His last book, "The Power Of
Plant Movement, was published
just before his death at the age
of 70.
william Friend de Morgan, the
British novelist, was 66 years old
when he wrote his first novel, 90
seph Vance" Along came alice
for Short" Somehow Good" and
many others, which stretched well
into his seventies. He had been
a glassmaker before he turned to
writing.
Japan is a shrewd conservation
ist of the wisdom of age. Count
Saionji, in his eighties, is sum.
moned down from his mountain
retreat by the emperor whenever
there is serious trouble afoot. He
straightens things out and goes
back to await the next call.
Japan's elder statesmen constitute
a sort of unofficial supreme court.
She is keenly alive to the impor-
tance of fostering and consulting
the wisdom of the aged, rather
than scrapping it.
POWERS UNDIMMED
Just a glance around our own
country reveals Samuel Unter.
meyer, famous lawyer and con-
troversialist, leveling a lance at
anybody who invites it; Judge
Robert Grant, of Boston, IS years
old, who wrote "UnleaVened
Bread" thirty-sever years ago and
is still writing good books; Daniel
Carter Beard, exemplar Of health.
vigor and clarity Of mind at 81:
the astute and vigorous 90-year-old
financier and philanthropist,
August HeckSher; William T.
Hornaday, with powers undimmed
in his eighties; j. McKeen Cattell,
right in the midst Of one Of the
most brilliant scientific careers in
America at the age of II.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the great
food authority, was putting in .
full day shift with the Bureau Of
Chemistry right up to the day Of
his retirement at IS. Fremont
Older, great Hearst editor Of Cali.
fornia, was Sitting in his automo-
bile writing a keen, trenchant edi-
torial when he died at the age Of
70. His last decade has been bril-.
liant and useful with no Slacken-
ing of his splendid abilities.
They ought to shift this Supreme
Court argument to the Depart
ment of the Interior. Conserva-
tionistS might realize the folly Of
putting the axe to the noblest
trees.
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
SVndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
The Greatest Show on Earth
BY Frank Miller Smith

Hpayer living some miles from here
was all steamed up when his fam
lily announced they were going to
visit Washington. Tackling his
father that night at supper he
said:
II sure hope we get to see
Mr.. Roosevelt"
His father looked UP in surprise
and asked in a rather impatient
voice:
"Why?"
The boy shot back:
ooh, 1 see you're a Republican,
Daddy"
The Washington times., 1937-03-11

P r e s i d e n t's
court plan from
T u e S d q y to
Wednesday are
being talked of
boldly in the
corridors Of the
Capitol.
One was Sug-
geSted b e + ore
he President
made his ad-
dress and the
o er ha S
rop ed up
since then. In
any event it has
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at the gather.
ing snow. 1t was
March, 1908. ]
was q bride of
19-my family
and frie n d S
3, 0 o mile S
a W ay in my
beloved cali
fornia.
There " er e
no Sun-drench.
ed palms in the
Vermont scene
before me-nc
whooping COW
boys, fandangc
IL T.
The Washington times., 1937-03-11

ness and profes-
sions all give
o v e rwheln1ing
evidence of the
staying p o W e r
of superior in
telligence. More
p e rtinently-
this has to do
with retiring
Supreme Court
Justices at 70
It h ey give
evidence of the
capacity for toll
erance, Of OBJ
jectiVe thin X
ing of vigorous
The Washington times., 1937-03-11

the other save my personal he'll
raising. This, however. was at
times quite adequate.
The point of all these personal
"reminiscences is that they weren't
really personal at all, but the gen.
eral lot-expected and accepted.
My individual career may have
been drearier than some, but young
America everywhere in those days
expected hard going, slim pickings.
There were, of course, pretty
clothes to be had, and fortunate
young people who-incredible J.
both felt and acted Skittish after
20. The rest Of us envied these
darlings of the gods-loathed the
drudgery of our own dreary days.
But there was little we could do
about it, particularly if we were
females. For life was like that.
That was what Growing Up and
Being Married meant 80 years ago
in America, and you were just out
of luck if you tried to buck the
system.
am broadcasting these facts
because 1 suspect we need to be re-
minded of them, and perhaps they
hold the answer to what ails the
country in general. We have been
through five mighty fretty years,
and little scab licking is to be ex-
pected, even amongst the bravest.
But never in my knowledge has
there been such widespread and un-
ashamed surrender to Self-pity
amongst young people as there is
today. such profound conviction
that they are getting the worst
deal, ever inflicted on any genera
tion. or such a fierce ulamor that
Everybody Should Do Something
About 1t Immediately.
ALWAYS THAT WAY
I haven't the slightest expecta-
ton that anyone under 80 is going
to believe a word of the following,
but I'm going to say it at any
rate
This notion that God is picking
on your generation Extra Special
is plain phooey, and nothing else
but, kids. Young people have al,
ways had a tough time getting
their start, in every land, in every
period. Jobs have always been
chancey futures uncertain
bosses pesty beginnings meager
But that's life. That's the way
nature develops the Worth-Whiles
eliminates the Not-So-Hots. And
if you can't take it. you're just a
sissy.
America wasn't built by people
with special privileges. It was or
ganized by spunky. sensible human
beings who took what they could
get and made the most of it, with
out expecting anyone to give 'em
a bonus and kiss the bumps. AND
I'm betting that unless we stor
crying over ourselves and get back
to that original attitude, this ma
ton is going to hell in hand
basket pronto.
(This column tUelconteS and
requests comments. Letters pre-.
Senting personal problems may
also be sent. All letters tDtu be
handled conjidentiGlly and
nnStDered promptly if stamped,
addressed envelopes are in
cluded.)
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
SELDOM VARIED
Wise Words

That best portion of good mans
life
His little nameleSs, unremembered
cts of kindness and OF
love. Wordsworth.
Justice diScards party, friend
ship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind
Addison.
We know accurately only when
we know little; with knowledge
doubt increaseS-Goethe.
Cultivation is as necessary to
the mind as food to the body
Cicero.
It is the cause, not the death,
which makes the martyr. - Ma
poleon.
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PREPARATORY
"Aha, my fine beauty, I've
wnk ~1nuu OnnWyO

"Aha, my fine beauty, I've
got you now"
Members of the House of Rep
resentatives shouldn't be surprised
if they hear this unusual state.
ment some morning during the
tryoutS for the new reading clerk
in the House. For, if Harold Step
Ter ever forgetS himself that's ex
actly what he'll probably say.
Harold is the chief villain at
the Roadside Theater and has
been Missed and hisSed to his
great satisfaction in many a dread
full melodrama. His clear resonant
voice and his training should be
great help to him in his appli
cation for the job on the hill.
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PIIRLIC REACTION

Two theories as to why the Sen
ate judiciary Committee changed
the date of its meeting on the
The Washington times., 1937-03-11
Human Side of News
Ru Ednin C. Hill

One might amend the old say.
ing and make it, THE stupid die
young" Law, science, arts, busi-
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TIMES CHANGE

Senator David I. Walsh, who
originally introduced the Walsh,
Healey bill, remembers that 80
years ago when he fought against
the "padrone" system in public
works that not only were the
men forced to get all their
clothes and food from their fore
man but they had to even buy
their beer from them.
All this was on credit, OF
course, and at the end of the
month they had to kick back all
their salary to pay for the sup
plies they had gotten during the
last month.
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gulped, Sniffled, pressed a
tear-swollen young nose against
the icy pane, gloomed miSerably
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Listen, World!
By MOntier
Ru Elsie Robinson

WE EXPECTED HARD GOING, SLIM PICKINGs
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CONCLUSIONS

First lesson in politics:
The very youthful son Of a tax
Evening star., 1937-01-05
Country Dog Lost in City
Companion on Romp Returns, but No
Trace Is Found of "Boy."

Surman's home, near Frederick. The
two dogs had q great vacation ex-
ploring the fields and woods OF the
countryside.
The first morning the dogs were
turned into the city yard they dashed
of on another exploring trip. Moth
ing was heard from either for two
days.
Miss Young and Mrs. surman put
ads in the newspapers and reported
the matter to police.
Then they drove to Frederick in the
hope that Boy had guided his city
friend to Mrs. Surman's home there.
This was not the case, however, and
Mrs. Surman returned to Washington,
after leaving word with neighbors
and telephone operators, In case the
dogs turned up.
On their return to Washington the
women found that Pete had come
home without Boy. They renewed
the search for the small police dog
and Mrs. Surman offered reward.
Boy, his mistress said. looks more
like a police dog puppy than full
grown animal. In addition, he is
friendly, even with strangers, likes to
romp and especially to play ball.
Boys mistress said that in the Fall
he collects apples from under the
trees and carries them to anybody
who will play with him. He has q
white star on his breast and bit Of
white on his forepaws.
When last seen Boy was wearing q
Frederick County tag. Persons with
information of him have been asked
to communicate with the Ordway
street address.