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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
AFRICA

National parks where lions,
tigers and other fierce beasts
roam in jungle settings, diamond
and gold mines right in town, glo-
rious scenery, big game hunting
available on a short trip from met
ropolitan centers-is it any wonder
that Africa has landed with a
bang" on the tourist list Of
"musts"?
Every season more and more
people head for Africa, and rail-
roads, motor roads, planes and
river steamers penetrate into more
secret, hitherto inaccessible places,
all for the delight and interest of
the traveller. Hundreds of tourists
and big game hunters are now on
Safari in the dark continent, a
great many of them from America.
DISCOVERIES
America has discovered Africa,
and it will be to the mutual ad-
vantage of both. New markets
will open up for our goods, and
our tourists will discover a new
world of delights. They will dis
cover that moSquito-filled. snake
ridden jungles are not at all typi-
cal of Africa.
Much of Africa is like our own
AppalachianS. The topography
and the climate are both rich in
contrasts. For instance, there is
Kenya colony, split right in the
center by the equator, and yet, on
Mount Kenya there is skating and
skiing the year round. The Sudan
desert, synonymous with heat,
dust and discomfort, contains nigh
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down. she better let little fred
erick do the digging and count
it when he comes up. pastor
lucknitz can have three hundred
dollars If he kiss de book he
wont preach no more duTnhead
pOlotiks. he should roof put
on de Westinghouse with and the
elders should the bills look at.
mOmma the rest should get but
/ want it that adOlph Shud tell
her what not she should do SO
no more slick iriShers sell her
vOkum cleaners day noise like
hell and q broom don't cost SO
much. i want it that mine
brother adOIph should be my
exeter and i want it that the
jedje should pleeze make adOlph
plenty bond put up and watch
him like hell.
SPECIFIC
"AdOlphuS is q good business
man but only a dTmkOpf would
trust him with a busted pfennig.
want dame sure that schlemic
oscar don't nothing get. tell
adOlph he can have a hundred
dollars if he prove to jedje oscar
don't get nOghing. dat dam sure
fix oscar.
"(Signed)
"HERMAN OBLEWEISS."
Mr.. Obleweiss' classic seems tot
good to be fact, but the Law Jour
nal published it among it's CORE
Spondence without a blink. Anc
why not?
The strangest things come ou
in wills, like that last wish of .Tohr
Reed, an employe of the Walnu
Street Theater in Philadelphia
He asked that his head be severed
from his body and that 1t be pre-
pared and used thereafter in ever!
production of Hamlet in the the
ater as the skull Of Yorick.
downright 1897. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02

No free government or the
| blessing of liberty can be pre-
serUed to any people but By. u.
frequent occurrences to fu1td1-
mental principles.
GEORGE MASON.
June is q good month in which
to heed the maxim Of the author
Of the Virginia Bill Of Rights in
regard to the value Of recurring to
fundamental principles.
The anniversaries Of June are
among the most important. to be
found in the national calendar OF
American patriotism. And their
significance is increased this year
because the household of the
nation Is preparing to begin the
Sesqui-C Centennial Celebration OF
the adoption of the Constitution OF
the United States.
This Celebration will start on
September II next-the day on
which the Philadelphia Conven.
ton adopted the Constitution one
hundred and fifty years ago
The Sesqui-C Centennial Celebra.
ton will end on April 80, 1899
the one hundred and fiftieth ami.
versary of the Inauguration OF
George Washington as the first
President of the United States and
Commander-in-chief Of the Army
and Navy.
IMPORTANT DATES
In IT'S on June II was fought
the Battle of Bunker Hill. OF
that historic conflict it has been
truly said:
Because Of what that bat.
tie started, 100000 people
have come here to live. And
have stayed, and sent for their
folks"
In 1776-on June 2S-Thomas
Jefferson's draft Of the Declare.
ton Of Independence was sub
mitted to Congress.
In 1777, June IA, the Stars and
Stripes were adopted as the
American Flag and Flag Day Is
more and more being observed
throughout the Union as the peo
pie come more and more to un
derstand the protection Of which
the Flag is the symbol.
In 1778 on June 81 New
Hampshire ratified the Constitu
ton and is one Of several States
which observe their birthdays
this month.
Virginia's birthday falls or
June 26-the date in 1888 wher
the Old Dominion ratified the
Constitution.
In 1892, on June /, Kentucky
was admitted to the Union anc
the neighboring State Of Tennes
see was admitted on the same
day in 1895. Arkansas was ad
mitted to the Union many year,
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ANTICIPATION

Great things are expected in
the Senate from the majority re-
port of the Judiciary Committee
attacking the Presidents court
plan.
The three men on the subcom.
mittee drawing up the report are
putting everything they have in
it. It will be one Of the most IA
nous documents to come out OF
the Congress for some time past
and present.
one thing will help them. It
has been q close secret that II the
plan had been favorably reported
a scientific, cautious and we'll
planned filibuster would have kept
the plan from coming UP for q
vote. In fact, one Of the Senators
on the subcommittee has .lad his
legal aid busy for weeks and weeks
looking up all references on the
question. p
Now the results Of this labor
can be used in the report and
If it is thought necessary enough
material can be put into the report
to keep the Senate busy from now
until October reading 1t.
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NEVERTHELESS

The office staff of one New
York member has been very much
amused over a period of weeks now
with letters coming from q, con-
stituent who assures the member
in each letter that they have been
watching his career since its be
ginning and are mighty proud OF
the record.
It's a gentle form Of hattery
that falls off most of their backs
like water but in this instance it
gets a laugh because the letters
are all addressed to the State
Legislature in Albany where this
member hasn't been for 10 these
many years.
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II recall reading as q child
in . book entitled Around and
About Old England Of those
fellows who used to put lights
out on the rOck-bOund coasts,
who used to build b0nfires on
the cliffs Of old England to lure
In ships under the mistaken be-
lief that harbOrs were at hand
80 that those ships might be
wrecked and later the wreckage
might be gathered up. Those
gentlemen were amateurs.
ut il just an illustration. The
gentlemen are like . bunch OF
school boys playing around with
some toy. They have the United
States Treasury now, and they
want to see how long they can
make the thing spin with moth
ing in it."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
ANTI-CLIMAX

For the first time In years, mem.
bers with offices in the new House
Office Building and their staffs
had the thrill Of responding to q
fire alarm.
The halls rang with the clang Of
the bells. Everyone ran out into
the corridor. No one could find
any smoke. Finally, it was discov-
cred that some cloths had begun
to shoulder in a mop closet and
a policeman with great disdain
for dramaticS had stamped the
sparks out while someone tried to
make q day Of ID.
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Seen his book
IN I'D N IGHT
ON THE DES-
ERT"? There's
as sound and
salty a review
of the Ameri-
can scene as
you'll find in a
long days hike.
Real praiS e
and an honest
panning! Read
it by all means
and pass it on
to the Brother
Elks. But don't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
There Are Means

INHE Board of Education and school officers ad
i mittedy in difficult spot in connection with the
use of school grounds by children after school hours
No provision is made for supervision of the grounds
after the schools closed
Consequently there is danger of vandalism on school
property and there frequent complaints from those
living in the neighborhood of the grounds about bois
ferrous conduct
But the solution of the boards problem would not
seem to be found fencing these grounds and keeping
children off.
1t would be found more sensiby in determined
effort by the board, backed by united community,
to obtain the number of supervisors necessary to
troll the children and the grounds properly.
Congress, which is now considering the District ap
preparation bill for the coming year, might we'll give
thought to the desrablity of including funds to main
tain the necessary supervisory force.
Although the District has not great deal Of money
Just now there is doubt that Washingtonans would
rather pay the cost of supervising these relatively safe
play spaces than to force the children of the city to play
on the dangerous streets.
If it is found to be impossible to induce Congress to
make adequate provision for the of the grounds
efforts should be made by the public to obtain the needed
supervision in some other way.
It might be possible to have the grounds supervised
for at least few hours day by some of those who
are on relief
The work would not necessarily be strenuous and
there very likely the relief rolls and women
who could perform it.
Commissioner George Allen, who is in charge of the
relief and welfare departments of the local government
could probably devise some means of putting these
people who have jobs to doing work which needs
to be done.
If other means fail and neither Congress nor relief
authorities will come to the aid of Washington children
1t might still be possible to have these available play
spaces kept open by volunteer supervisors provided by
the communities in which they are located.
The Parent-Teacher organizations would find this a
highly profitable field of endeavor.
Possibly their members could undertake the task for
few hours day it mi ht be that they could raise
funds to pay for supervision.
Citizens associations likewise might cooperate in
providing supervision
There many ways of obtaining the supervision
that the Board of Education finds essential that it GER
tany should not be necessary to paddock and post these
grounds.
They have been purchased with the taxpayers money
and they should be made available for the use of the
children
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Wise Words

In prayer the lips ne'er act the
winning part without the sweet
concurrence Of the heart.-Her-
rick.
Death comes equally to us all,
and makes us all equal when it
comes.-Donne.
First thoughts are not always
the best.-Alfiert.
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jest in such cir
cumstanceS do
so, generally. in
a grim or sar-
donic fashion,
much in the
manner Of the
late ha RI e S
lance Millar.
He is fresh in
memory by rea-
son Of his $780,
900 bequeSt to
t he W o m a n
VIII sh ould
bear the most
chill en- in
Canada oVor a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
The Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith

Ition Of the air-condi tionlng system.
Alack and alas, this system will
not be in good working order until
the middle Of August and then
there won't be any good reason for
Congress to quit.
AS a matter of fact at the pres
emit moment, If the members stay
on the floor and work they will be
better off than in their offices, as
both Senate and House have indie
pendent operating units cooling
off the chambers.
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BOTH WAYS

The British seem to concentrate
on the Capitol all the time.
An advertisement in a popular
magazine by an air-condition1ng
firm in England contained several
pictures of places where they had
introduced the new cooling units
and down in one corner was the
notation that the UNITED States
Capitol" was one of their jobs.
In 1914 they burned it down and
in 1897 they built it up. Just like
an even tempered Englishman.
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bate in the
House against
the Admins
tration'S pol
icies, in an ar
gument W / t h
Representative
K emit Keller
said:
"YOu are
the sweetest
blu n G h OF
WreckerS 1T
as e " q r
been m y
pleasure to
meet or read
ahMnnk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
GLOOM

Reluctantly at first but eagerly
now the secretaries in the office
buildings have put in their bids
for electric fans to cool their
offices.
Some of them thought up to the
last few humid days that the lead
ers would relent and adjourn
quickly; now that this has gone
by the board they have been look.
ing hopefully toward final installa-
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Keep This Pledge

Resolved: That it be the sense of this convention
that committee should be appointed by the Congress
of the United States to make study OF and to report
on the orcntto to the residents of the District of
Columbia the right of suffrage. Unanimously adopted
by the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia
June 26, 1896.
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The Human Side of the News
Ru Edpin nc. Hill

Men usually do not indulge in
humor when writing their last
will and testament. Those who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
Listen, World!
Bu Elsie Robinson.

privately, however, I'm not wager.
ing any great stakes on the ex-
pertinent.
Maybe the Little Boys and Girls
in Dear Old England act with
such obliging docility, but, accord.
ing to my experience, it would
take several sawed-off ShotgunS,
an ample supply Of dynamite and
numerous gallons of ether to re.
strain the average young American
from missing" anything that
looked like q good party date.
Be that as it may, Friend Priest.
ley becomes even more diverting
when he suggests that said young
hopefuls should devote q few
celibate and uncomplicated years
to work and play, argument and
friendship" with members Of their
own sex.
In the name of all that's senSl-
ble-WHY?
Here we have a completely rem
ovated world whose every inStitu.
tion-domeStic and induStrial-iS
based on the theory Of sex equal
ity; yet Cousin PrieStley would
have the Younger Generation
peeking at itself between bars!
What we need is not LESS aSSo-
citation between our boys and girls
but MORE and BETTER comrade-
ship. What causes most Of the
misery Of our mature years? Not
our ignorance of history or higher
mathematics, but our stupid mis-
understanding of each other as
men and women, husbands and
wives.
Mating a part Of the college
routine!" cries the outraged j. B.
'TiSn't, Mister. But one frequent
ly wishes it were! For what act
in our material life Is more neces-
sary than happy, healthy and en-
lightened mating-and on what
subject does one find more vast
and vulgar transformation?
Despite our theoretical enamel
patton, we are still suffering from
the romantic pish-tosh Of the Vic.
torian era, when sex was exploited
to a disgusting and degrading de-
gree. Instead of now being driven
further apart, and filled with more
fantastic and unfair notions, our
boys and girls should be drawn
closer in franker, friendlier aSSo-
citation.
COEDUCATION
No instruction Is as greatly
needed in American High Schools
and Colleges as a serious course in
CIVILIZED COMPREHENSIVE
AND MARRIAGE a course
which would impart the principles
of good craftsmanship and fair
play. blast away the barbados
of sex hostility. teach young peo-
pie that there is neither woman
nature" nor man nature" but
one common HUMAN NATURE,
Whose impulses and reactions we
all share alike whether we are
male or female.
Given a break, coeducation will
attain these ends teach us to
regard sex as natural phe-
nomenon instead Of a dirty story
and turn us all into Regular
People instead of Sex-conSciouS
Hes and Shes. Which, everything
considered, would be a mighty
happy ending.
But we'll never get that way,
]. B., by shooing the Gals off the
front lawn and telling the Little
Boys to gather round and play
"Pom-P om-Pull-Awayl"
("Midnight on the Desert" by
]. B. Priestly: Harper & Bros.
publishers)
Copyright. 1887. BY King Features
Syndicate. InsO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
CAUSTIC

Representative Clare e. Hoff-
man of Michigan, whose biting
tonp1Ie ia frequently heard in de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02

This British chap who's been
visiting us-J. B. Priestley. Smart
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26

Justus Davis returned to the
city last week from Pasadena, Cal
ifornia where he has resided over
q year. He recently published a
song and is now interested in the
sale of the same.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
Recent improvements

This year the college library has
peen raised to the status Of other
main divisions of the college by
the appointment of a library head
whose professional rank within
the institution, on the basis Of pre-
paration and training, is the equal
Of any other head Of a division
The library has not become the
most vital point Of institutional
contact. The equipment has been
improved, the library space en-
larged, and the total number Of
volumes increased to $1,000, There
are four full-time library staff
members, all Of whom have had
special training in their work.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
i'11'757i'l
>Nu U11ZQJtie lCAU711r1d

Why do you wear your hair the
way you do?
Did you select your present colt
fure because it looked attractive on
your girl friend, or because your
favorite movie star wore her hair
that way. or because it was the
current fad?
If those were the only factors you
considered in choosing your hair
dress, you may have picked one en-
tirely unsuited to your features.
For your cOiffure, like your make
up. must be carefully arranged to
emphasize your attractive features
and hide your less desirable points.
Even though the current styles in
Embarrassing change somewhat. you
should keep the one that is most
suited TO your own type. A cOiffure
that is becoming to your face is al
ways fashionable.
There are Il great many points to
be taken into consideration in MAX
ing your decision. Probably we
won't be able to discuss all these
factors in tOday's column, but Wen
start on the subject. anyway.
The most important thing to CON
slider is the shape Of your face. If
the face is too long, your cOiffure
should make It look wider. If 1t is
too broad. the lines of your hair
should make 1t appear narrower.
If. for example. you are the tall.
slender type. with d long. narrow
face, you must arrange your hair to
make the face look wider. A wave.
curls, or bangs should cover the top
part of the forehead. especially If
it is high.
Don't allow any of the hair to
cover the side of the cheeks, in
front Of your ears, since your
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
lorido q. &
Prepares For
Golden Anniv.
TALLAHASSEE, Lila.

TALLAHASSEE, Lila. CO. =
The Florida A. & M. College
which has experienced phenomena
growth in recent years under IT,
guidance of President j. r. E. Lee
is now laying plans for it's Colder
Anniversary celebration this yeal
according to a statement by A. L
Kidd, registrar and director OF
public information.
The actual plan Of the celebra-
tion Of fifty years of service to the
people of Florida and the nation
have not been completed, but the
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26

cheeks are narrow enough anyway,
and you don't want to decrease
their width. Fluff out the hair over
the ears to increase the apparent
width Of your face. The hair should
be smooth on the top of your head,
as any curls or braids will make
the face look more slender, and at
the same time add to your height.
These rules will allow you con-
siderable variety In selecting a
cOiffure that is stylish and, at the
same time, suitable to your type.
For example, you might part the
hair on the left. bringing 1t smooth
ly over the crown, place a dip or
swirl over the forehead, and fluff
out the hair at the sides.
Or. part the hair across the
crown Of the head from ear to ear,
leaving bangs in front and trimming
them into a curved line lower at
the center. Put fiat curl in front
OF each ear, slightly above it. Bring
the back part down in shallow
waves. ending in q cluster Of curls
from ear to ear.
If your face Is Of the desirable
oval shape. almost any style of hair
dressing Is becoming. Girls with
oval faces can use the center part
style pOpularized by Mrs. Simpson
better than any other type. Remem-
ber, however. that d severe cOiffure
with tiny curls will emphasize any
Irregularities of your features. and
should not be used unless your fea.
lures are attractive. Soft. wavy
lines are more tlattering If certain
features are too prominent.
I'm afraid our space Is about up.
and We'll have to discuss the round
face and the wide face In my next
column. two weeks from today.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26

/ will, like other former cele-
tions, enlist the cooperation of
friends, and general pub
lie, as well as the school officials
and student body.
College Growth
The growth of Florida A. and
4. College since the coming Of
President Lee a decade ago has
Jeen one Of the larger achieve
.nents of Negro education. Several
lew buildings have been erected
On the campus, including the Ad-
ministration, the Girls Dormitory,
the Boys Dormitory, a beautiful
Children's School; and the beauti-
fication Of the campus, including
the building and improving Of
roads, terracing, and the keeping
Of the landscape trim and neat.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26

Phoenix Tabernacle No. 8,
Daughters of Tabor will give a
Turkey Dinner Thursday, March
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26

This fare good in the de luxe re-
clining chair cars on the Cali
fornian. Fares in improved tour
ist sleeping cars are very low too.
Also reduced roundtrips.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
HOSPITAL FOR INSANCE
MENACED BY FLOOD
RALEIGH, N. c., Feb (CNA)

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb (CNA)
. The State Hospital for the
Negro Insane at Goldsboro was
this week by the rising
waters of Eastern North Carolina
rivers. Sufficient water already
has swirled around sides of an
eight-foot dixie protecting the ms
titution to surround two women's
dormitories.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
WISE SAYINGS

The wise man remembers q
friend who can be won with a feat
her - may be lost with a straw.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
M|kDuy ui :,
4 IyI|I'| '|IE'|I'!' |f|4t1I'I lI

4th, at the First Colored Baptist
Church, 5th st. and Jefferson.
Rev. Prof. w. H. Hilyard,
principal of the Douglas Grammar
and High Schools at Douglas, Ari-
zona, was a visitor IN the CITY
last week. His visit here was in
the interest Of his schools. He
was guest speaker Sunday at the
morning service Of the First
Colored Baptist Church and
preached a wonderful sermon.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-26
First CoIored
Bop+is+ Church
Fanelle billiard Rev. ChaS. FaVors
Reporter Pastor

Reporter dSIOG
The Sunday school, meeting at
9.45, reported a good attendance.
The lesson studied was '"The
Power of Jesus Over Death" The
lesson was dramatized by different
members of the Sunday school.
Splendid music by the choir.
The Midday sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. Hilgard Of Douglas,
Arizona. The Subject spoken on
was Life and It's Realities" AS
certained through the Cross Of
Jesus, loving your fellownnan and
climbing the mountain of right
eousness?
8: o'clock p. M. Ministerial
alliance services was held at Anti
och Baptist Church with Rev. Up
thegrove, Master of Ceremony,
and Rev: Chas. Favors, speaker.
B. Y. P. u. at GAS each Sum
day Evening Sermon at 8 P. M. by
You are invited to worship with
us.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-14

TBS Sedition Act enacted hy
Congress made il crime Is
make tfalss. seandalous and nal