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The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Discrimination
Tribune, Chanute, Kansas, Dec.
II, 1856

Tribune, Chanute, Kansas, Dec.
IL, 1886
The City of Washington, D. c.,
is exercised again or still, and
rightly so, because its residents
have no voice in national affairs,
not being permitted the right Of
ballot.
It seems a silly, foolish condi-
ton. of affairs that the voting
population of a city Of $4,000
loyal, literate Americans should
be denied the right Of ballot when
they assume all the other reSpon-
Sibilities of citizenship.
Perhaps there was some reason
that seemed good when residents
of the District of Columbia were
not given the right to vote. Per
haps it was the feeling that most
of them actually were residents
Of States and would have. the
right to vote in their home COM
munities. Of course, there is
much truth to that, but neverthe-
less there are thousands upon
thousands of residents of the City
of Washington who owe no allie
glance whatever to any State of
the Union. They are borafide
citizens Of the District of Colum-
bia and they are engaged in pri-
vate industry, not on the Gov
ernment pay roll.
The District of Columbia, while
not a State and while not enjoy
ing the same privileges as States.
certainly is an integral part of
our nation. AS the seat of gov
ernment, it attracts hundreds of
thousands of visitors annually. It
is the cynosure of all national and
international matters. During the
World War the District sent more
men to the colors than any one
of II States.
It takes a constitutions amend
ment to permit citizens of the
District to vote, and we don't be.
lieve, generally speaking, in fool
ing with the Constitution. Never.
theless, the citizens of Washing
ton, D. c., certainly have a right
to demand and have their rights.
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Chance to Right Long
Standing Wrong
(TtmeS-DeltG, VtsaItG. Cdltt..
Dec. 2, 1855

We are informed that another
attempt will be made before the
next Congress to grant the right
Of suffrage to citizens Of the
United States residing in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. It can be &C.
complished only by the adoption
of a constitutional amendment by
Congress for presentation to the
States Of the union.
This newspaper urges Congress
men from this section Of the State
to give the proposition their sup
port. It looks like a case Of com.
mon justice too long deferred. We
presume opposition to enfranchiS-
ing the citizens Of the District Of
Columbia comes from some fool
notion that the. vote Of the Dis
trict will always be cast for the
administration in power; or that
Federal civil employees should be
kept in the same category with
the personnel of the army and
navy, 80 per cent of whom can
only vote by absentee ballots.
Neither Of these arguments de.
serve serious consideration, when
put in the balance against the
facts.
The District of Columbia has a
population Of 100000 Of which 453,-
900 are. of voting age. Most Of
them are native born Americans
who paid $4,000, 900 in taxes dur
ing the last fiscal year. During
the World War it sent more men
to colors than any one of II States.
It's people rank above the average
in literacy. and they certainly are
in a position to know the truth
about government and to vote
more intelligently than the aver.
age run of citizens.
It is inconceivable that a situa.
tion so obviously unfair and un-
American can longer be permitted
to continue. We do not believe
that the trainers Of our constitu.
tional government intended to dis
enfranchiSe such an important
group Of people, and we do believe
that If an amendment correcting
this injustice is submitted to the
States it will be unanimously
adopted.
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Mr.. Melons Gift

THE FORMAL proffer of his art treasures to the Ma
i ton by Mr.. Andrew W. Mellon brings step to
realization the dream Of great national gallery Of art
in the District of Columbia.
In order that the gift may become effective there
mains only the enactment by Congress of legislation
accepting the offer and authorizing the construction of
the building which Mr.. Mellon will construct to house
the gallery.
This action by Congress should be little more than
formay for probably before has private citizen
made such an important offer to the country from
artistic standpoint
That Mr. Mellon intended to make the gift has been
known for some time.
During that time he has added to his collection add
tonal masterpieces of the great artists of all ages
These Mr. Mellon refers to in his correspondence
''nucleus' for national gallery of art.
They are, of course, more than that.
In themselves they constitute world famous colec
ton.
But Mr.. Mellon is hopeful that his collection will not
be the only one in the gallery which he proposes erect
He hopes that others will make contributions of equal
merit to the gallery and in recognition of that Mr. Mellon
specifies that his shall not be used in connection
with the gallery
It is impossible to estimate the value of Mr.. Melons
gift.
We know of course that the building itself will cost
about ten million dollars and there various estimates
of what the art collection cost Mr.. Mellon.
But these cost figures do not represent and cannot
represent the true value of works which are unique
The gift of Mr.. Mellon when formally accepted and
when the gallery completed will great advance
ment to this city from the cultural viewpoint.
One of the great deficiencies of this city which boasts
80 many advantages has been the lack which Mr. Mel
Ions gift will remedy.
THE GIFT, THEREFORE, WHILE MADE TO THE
NATION HAS ESPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO
WASHINGTON AS A CITY, FOR 1T WILL MAKE
TION.
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Our Forefathers
(GCsette, GGlenG, Ill.,, Dec. S,
1856

Gazette, GGIenG, Ill.,, Dec. 5,
1856
Our forefathers did fair job in
framing the Constitution but could
have improved upon that docu-
ment by limiting the franchise to
those possessing certain amount
Of property, real or personal, or
those qualified by a definite degree
Of education. Had these require
nents been incorporated the re-
suit Of the recent election might
have been different. 1t does not
seem fair to permit hordes Of
boondogglers to vote on issues Of
which they are entirely ignorant
nor employees Of huge industries
to determine the selling or other
policies of such organizations.
Under the Constitution over six
hundred thousand "loyal, highly
literate and largely native-born
Americans" living in the District
Of Columbia are disqualified from
voting. There was introduced in
the last Congress a Constitutional
amendment to right this wrong but
it failed Of passage. 1t will be re-
introduced in January and If
passed will have to be approved by
three-quarters of the State legisla-
lures. At present the affairs Of
the District are administered by
the Government through bureaus
authorized by Congress. The only
criticism of such an amendment
would be the temptation of the
party in power to pad payrolls
prior to an election to insure a
majority for same at the polls,
favorite procedure in cities and
States as demonstrated prior to
the primary election by Governor
Horner of Illinois.
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tice? Poisoned by its hypocri.
sizes? Dying from its emptiness?
Then do something about it!
Don't just sit there, accepting
your doom with self-pitying bleats,
like slaughter-yard sheep. Help
yourself! Save yourself! Save
yourself by getting back to truth
again, the truth about life and
yourself the truth that is in
that book.
Buy that book and read 1t.
Read it little each night. Fiji
teen minutes will do-but guard
those Is minutes! With a sawed
off shot gun if necessary! Don't
let telephone chatter or radio
blatter or neighborhood calls or
bridge invitations interfere. Do
just one thing for your real self,
your sick self, this year-READ
THAT BOOK.
Read it in the spirit of those
lines with which Whitman opens
his Song of the Open Road" !"
Remember, it is not an actual,
earth road of which he speaks
for few of us are free to leave
our work trails to follow such a
road. It is a greater highway he
contemplates-the open road Of
life"-the road each of us must
take, seeking our destiny.
HIS CREED
But how will we take it? Shut
fling like indifferent loafers?
Cringing like towards? Or walk.
ing as free men, our eyes in the
air? Here is how Whitman takes
to the road
"AfOOt and light-hearted I take
to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before
me,
The long brown path before me
leading wherever 1 choose.
Henceforth I ask not good for
tune; I myself am good
fortune
Strong and content l travel the
open road"
I MYSELF AM GOOD FOR
TUNE that was Walt Whit
mans creed. An again he asserts
it in these lines
Whatever degrades another
degrades me"-
(Thlnk of that when you watch
a shuffling, shivering breadline of
idle men,
"And whatever is done or said
returns at last to me-"
(Think of that when you try to
pass the buck to the Other Eel.
low for your own cussedness OF
CowardiceD
A great book that will go to
the very depths of your discour,
aged, depleted life cleansing
it. strengthening it IF YOU
HAVE THE COURAGE TO TAKE
1T AND LIVE TT. HAVE YOU?
This column tDeIones and
requests comments. Letters
presenting personal problems
may also be sent. All letters
tDtu be handled contidentidlIy
and GrStDered promptly if
stamped, addressed envelopes
are tncluded.)
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
syndicate. Iae.)
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Votes for Washington

National representation in Congress and the right to
note for President can be secured for Washington only
troqh the action of the people of the varous States and
their congressional representatives. Foovng fen
of the editorials printed By newspapers throughout the
counru pedqing support to the movement for adoption
of constitutional amendment granting the District Of
Columbia representation IN Congress and in the Electoral
College, They printed IN response to letter from
The Wushinotou Times outlining the Districts voteless
status. ..+
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from a big
shot in the op-
posing forces,
but when the
House of Repre-
SentativeS open
ed yester d a y,
Speaker w IL
liam B. Bank
h e ad thre W
pre- C edent to
the winds. He
was making his
a c C e p t a n C e
S p e e ech and
right in t h e
middle of it he
.annnAI L. An11
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weren't made
to live like this!
If only you
could bre a k
away . start
over again.
And, shudder-
ing a g a i n S t
gray city driz-
zle, you stare
h u n q r i l y
through travel
windows at hot,
laughing colors
fragrant
piles of fruit,
brilliant t a p a
aI1AIa- ! ! ~
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Citizens Without a
Voice

(Record- Chronicle, Denton, Ter"
Dec. II, 1856
More than a century and half
has elapsed since the founders OF
this nation broke away from Great
Britain and set up a democracy.
One of the major reasons for this
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Words of Wise Men

For he that once is good, is ever<
great.-Ben Jonson.
The first bond Of society Is
marriage; the next, our children;
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
TIMES CHANGE

It's very seldom that a leader
in one political party will admit
that he ever learned anything
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PRECAUTIONS

Now that the inaugural stands
in front of the Capitol are almost
finished the builders and the Dis
trict aren't taking any chances.
Day and night several firemen
are assigned to keep watch. They
work in shifts and keep an eagle
eye on any sparks that might in
jure the new lumber. In order to
be further prepared there is a
length of hose kept attached to a
plug right outside the Senate
door.
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The Greatest Show on Earth
Bu Frank Miller Smith

that rapine Of every parliament
tary decency
$50 I am reminded of the old
Latin maxim 'TempOra mutan-
tur, nos ct mutantur in ilIiS,'-
Times change and we change
with them.'"
And so I guess Mr.. Smell knows
what he's up against this time.
With the majority the Democrats
have in the House the gag rules
will probably fall so thick and fast
you won't be able to count them.
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Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

Sick of. life, aren't you? Dry
rotting from it's stale and sense
less SamenesS. Men, you cry,
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

then the whole family and all
things in common.-Cicero.
Love all, trust a few, do wrong
to rone.-Shakespeare.
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APPEARANCES


Harry B. Gauss, Capitol repre-
sentative of the Chicago Daily
News and member of the Stand.
ing Committee, had an amusing
experience yesterday.
He got on an elevator in the
Senate Office Building to go to the
fourth floor. Now Harry is tall and
angular and has a distinguished
appearance. The boy running
the elevator was a new one. AS
Harry started to get off the boy
said:
Senator, you know you have
the privilege of ringing these
elevator bells three times and
we will come and get you imme-
diately and take you to any floor
to which you want to CO."
Harry thanked the boy and
went on about his business. The
last time someone spoke to me in
that fashion was at the Supreme
Court and a man in a telephone
booth shouted:
page boy. Page boy. Get
me some change for this dollar"
Which goes to show we can't
all be handsome.
NO SURPRISE
One of the duties which fell
upon the broad shoulders of Col
Edwin A. Halsey, secretary of the
Senate, yesterday came to him
while he was officiating at the
joint session of the Senate and the
House.
He opened each one of the
envelopes containing the electoral
votes for President and Vice PreSi
dent. He said he wasn't a bit sur
prised at the results. In fact he
is such a staunch admirer of the
President and Vice President that
it was the big moment of his day
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

The drama that packed the
fourth period of the YaleDart-
mouth game in the overflowing
Bowl on Saturday made thou
sards forget the many alleged
technical flaws of the game.
Dartmouth, for instance, with
first down on the one-yard line,
wound up kicking a goal from 10
yards. Hutchinson tried a sur
prise play and ran from punt
formation. He was tackled for
safety. Ducky Pond stopped time
by rushing in substitutes in the
closing seconds There was every
thing to make for drama, and mis-
takes are forgotten in moments
OF great climaxes.
There are 1O2, 191 seats in the
SeSquicentennial Stadium, where
Army plays Navy football on NO
vember 81. The last ticket is
sold. and hundreds of thousands
Of disappointed fans will have to
read abut that struggle of Kay
def and Middle in their favorite
newspaper. Approximately 300, 900
requests for tickets were received.
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Marquette'S Golden Avalanche
received a fine drubbing from the
Santa Clara BronchoS, who flashed
q fine passing combination in
Jack Roche and Tom Gilbert.
Coming into our own baiiwick
for a few moments, the play of
Pete Yurwitz has been remarkable
in the last few games. The stall
wart young Colonials has been
outstanding in his tackling.
There's another Luckman COM
ing along the football trail. His
name is Dave, and he plays for
Erasmus Hall High School in
Flatbush. Writers of scholastic
sports say that he shows as much
promise as did his elder brother,
Sid Of Columbia when that lad
was in high school.
Fritz Crisler, coach Of Prince
toms football legionS, says that the
burdens Of coaching are increaS-
ing with each successive year.
CrisIer complained about Vernon
Struck, Harvard'S terrific fullback.
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hind and the only occasion which he revealed any disagree
ment called strike, he turned around with
prised look his face and resting of his weight
leg and his knuckles his hips, said:
"'What that one, Mr. Evans!' "
Turning Back the Clock
And today able to reveal to you another of the fas
cinatng features of the Walter johnson dinner Saturday
night at the Mayflower.
Little Arthur DeTtta, of the local Movietone News in
forms he has prepared 1mnute reel showing ohnsons
from the day he arrived Washington 80 ago
last August TALL gangng kid with his wrists hanging four
inches from the sleeves of his suit and funny little
iron derby perched atop his head to the present status of
johnson, farmer, his Germantown (d), dairy
Well Iil Artha" that's packing lot of years into IL
minutes which reminds of conversation had the
phone with Bugs Baer, who will speak at the dinner:
was asking Bugs what he would talk about He replied
"About minute the value of second!"
Always phosopher-that Baer!
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BATTLES LEADS
GROUND GAMERS

Cliff Battles, rated professional
footballs greatest all round back,
continues to lead the ground-gain-
ers Of the National Football
League, according to statistics re-
ceived today from league head
quarters.
The RedSkin star has gained
total of 507 yards in seven games
for an average Of 70 81 yards per
game.
Immediately behind Battles are
Grosvenor, of the Chicago Cardi-
nails, and Hinkle, Of the Green
Bay Packers, the former with 458
yards in nine games, the latter
with 361 yards in seven games.
The races for individual scoring
and pass receiving honors are mar
rowing down to close and thrilling
matters.
Gaynell Tinsley, former Louisi-
ana State star, continues to lead
the pass receivers with % catches
for a total Of 500 yards and "a
points. Charlie Malone, Of the
Redskins, and Don Hutson, of the
Packers, are in a tie for second
place, with 21 catches each.
Clarke Hinkle, Of the Packers,
Continued ON Page 21, Col. 81
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JOHNSTON FLAYS
GOTHAM BOARD
BY LAYTON CARVER

BY LAWTON CARVER
International News Service Sports Writes
NEW YORK, Nov. 3 G.N.S0.
The bitterest boxing feud in re.
cent times hereaboutS has reached
the stage where onlookerS are
standing around anticipating the
blowoff that will leave either Pro
moter James j. Johnston Of
the New York State Athletic Com
mission, which he has taken on
single-handed, finally outpointed.
Maybe carted out feet first.
Right now Johnston is trailing
in the cussing, but he is outnum-
bered three to one and, at that,
may catch up with the commits
sionerS at any time, including to-
day.
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
There was a possibility he would
be called in to answer some more
questions relative to his latest and
probably most vitrioNc broadside.
In a communication Of q few
days ago he calls a few odds and
ends to the commissions atten.
tion, with the letter addressed to
Chairman John J. Phelan, but als6
taking in Commissioner Bill
Brown. He skipS COMMISSIONS
D. Walker Wear for some unex.
planned reason.
The cussing match has to do
with JohnSton'S allegation that
the commission is giving Promoter
Mike Jacobs and his Twentieth
Century Sporting Club a little the
best Of it. Mr.. Johnston put it in
somewhat more forceful language.
In this connection he tells tlAs
commission that ION November 16,
1884, you issued statement to the
press to the effect that you had
been advised by State Attorney
General John j. Bennett, jr., that
contract binders between Madison
Square Garden and boxers were de.
clared invalid and that neither
Johnston nor Madison Square Gar
den Corporation could restrain
boxers from offering their services
to rival promoters.
After that Promoter johnson
goes on to point out that during
the past two and one-half years
Promoter Jacobs Twentieth Cen.
tury Sporting Club has been sign.
ing fighters to one-to-five-year con.
tracts.
Promoter Johnston then asks
''Why?"
One Of the severest recent blows
to Johnston was loss Of his place
as promoter at Madison Square
Garden to Jacobs. Since then
he has organized the Thirtieth
Century Sporting Club, which up
to now has confined its activities
to betting away at the commits
Sion-either leading or counter.
ing.
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Those figures are presented spe.
cially for the forward-looking citi-
zenS of Washington, who strongly
advocate the construction of sta
dlum capable of seating 125,000 or
more fans, with natatorium, drill
Shed and other facilities for pre-
senting major sports spectacleS to
the citizenry Of Washington.
The smashing end play Of Green
and Daughters gave the fans at
the ard-Princeton game a real
thrill. They were through on the
Tiger ball carrier as if they owned
him. Harvard served notice on
Yale. and Yale was listening in.
tently, that the annual battle
'twixt the Crimson and the Blue
will be one of the classics Of the
season.
Add to the great capitulations
Of history. Wray leads the cheer
ing for Penn'S eleven after the
Navy victory. The eleven which
he said was the worst coached"
suddenly became alert and fight
ing. Yes, sir; Penn rose to the
occasion.
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He related that between the
halves of the recent debacle of
Palmer Stadium, an old grad
rushed into the dressing room and
said:
you've gotta tackle Struck if
va wanta win
I'VE did tackle Struck-at
intervals" explained Crisler,
"but usually it was the safety
man who did the tackling."
Harry Cross reveals the interest
ing fact that Frank Hudson, the
famous drop-kick specialist Of the
Carlisle Indians of 40 years ago,
still is booting 'em over the bars.
Hudson has a farm outside of
Philadelphia, and constructed goal
posts. In his early COS, Hudson
still can coach the youngsters Of
the game.
But Cross goes to bigger and bet
ter things, saying that American
University miss Eagle and alb is
the old Haskell Indian School
Well, Harry, Haskell still is out
there in Lawrence, Kan. and the
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would throw you out like any
other businessman.
Owen hesitateS - says: "Oh,
hello-come in," calling you by
your first name, and goes on
talking.
NOT FOOLING THESE BOYS
A man sticks his head in the
door and says:
1.-TWO minutes, Mr.. Owen.
They're on the field"
AS Owen finishes his talk, low
growls begin to grow in the room.
Lets got"
!'Come on gang, let's get EN-"
Owen concludes with:
"All right, now. Well start
with Hanken, Widseth, Delli-
sola"-he names off the entire
starting team from memory. The
players listen in silence, moving
to the door. At the last name
Owen says, Lets go, now!" And,
with the hollow clattering Of
cleats on the wooden steps, you
hear the echo in a dozen deep
growls, Lets go! Let's go! Let's
go!"
And they're not fooling.
A few minutes later the results
begin to come in to the Giant
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the Redskins.
The Redskins, you know, op-
pose the Baltimore Blue Birds,
tonight, in Oriole Park here. in a
charity football game. The pro-
ceeds of the game will go to the
Baltimore NewS-PoSt's Christmas
fund.
Quite naturally the individual
player given the greatest ballyhoo
is Slingin' Sammy Baugh.
Promoters of tonight'S game are
inSistent that Sammy give an ex-
hibition of his forward passing
proweSs. Consequently, before the
game starts, Sammy will toss a
series of passes aimed at receivers
certain distances away from him
under varying conditions.
FORESEE GOOD GAME
Manager Jack Ogden, of the
Blue Birds, fully expects his team
to give an excellent account of it.
self tonight against the big
leaguerS from Washington. Last
Sunday, the Blue Birds scored a
13 to 0 victory over the Arrows, of
Richmond, Va, the team the Red
skins will meet Sunday, in Rich
rnond, in another charity game.
Reserve seats for tonight's game
cost $1.65 each. general admission
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But over at Navy Lieut.. Hank
Hardwick will tell you that the
avenue to defeat on any field
stretches over the rutS of wasted
opportunity. It was that way with
the MidShipmen, who tossed away
opportunity after opportunity as
the game wore along.
Navy will come back and beat
Columbia, in all probability. There
is too much man power; too much
in football values on that squad
at Annapolis for the boys to 60
along being beaten.
Minnesota's power on the grid
iron was smashed by Notre Dame.
The embattled Irishmen scored
their touchdown early with that
grand old Celt, Andy Pupils show
ing the way. Then Notre Dame
presented a splendid defense
against the rain Of forward passes
that filled the air as the desperate
Gophers sought to pull victory out
Of defeat. Andy Uran is missed
in that Minnesota backfield, make
no mistake about that fact.