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Evening star., 1937-11-06
Is
In Work
Sloppy Execution
Kills Pride and
Injuries Honor.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

MISS MARIA held scrap of paper
in her hand and looked steadily
at John Henry until he begain 10
wiggle. Stop of a minuate. at dis
missal, John Henry. / want TO see
you"
Yes 70.
Wnen Toe IRE Alec out Misc Maria
too.; Dn me scrso OF NJ oAr snd So ID.
This is yonr nomewcrs. ,ionu Heury.
is il?'
"2esm."
'This untidy, torn, dirty scrap Of
paper is your homework, John Henry?
You did this bit Of work to hand to
me as your arithmetic lesson?"
"Yes'm."
Are you proud of it, John Henry?"
NOM"
Then you did a bit of work that
you are not proud of. In fact, you
are ashamed to look at it."
"Yes'm"
Miss Maria sighed. Her eyes gazed
through the glasses at John Henry
with a kindly light, but they were
, stern.
When you do a bit of work that
Shsmes you, John Henry, you take
inches off your height. You take
degrees off your honor You kill
solr' pride YOU chesneo Yourself en6
mess Ycrr>nit meo n 30 .nst YOU ci:-
lise Yourself ~ mis- voi. rave
snoWn ne N mis- s,,eo q .oiIeo
pe oet
''.rne sriGnmsnc .A~son . give 20,
% 90 AnC important. B..t Lue Way
you DO It. the feeling 1t gives you as
YOU do it, is highly important to
you. You cannot afford to do work
in such fashion that it shames you
Your fathers son. A boy looked up
to by his friends. And liked by his
teachers. No, John Henry, you can't
AFFORD to do that"
There was only the sound of the
clock on the wall in that room as the
old teacher looked down at the boy,
shrunken in his clothes, and all but
slipping under the desk. Finally he
managed TO say, Gould 1 do it over,
Miss Maria?"
Could you? Would YOU? 10 feel
so much bell er q mont yo'i----"
,Ionn Henrv 1905. me scrap Of ps Der
snd hurried home. Next osy he
OF nded IN Two ps ners. masterpieces
OF nestnes- and good WorSms nship.
Coed. Very good, Jopn Henry.
1t Is qualify you want in your WORK
because it is quality you need in your
soul. Don't forget that. What good
you put into your work you build
into your character. I'm not caring
much about your per cents. They're
all right. But I'm caring nightly
about the quality your work is putting
into your soul. Thanks for helping
me straighten this OUT
John Henry NODDED and went bis
wsy. II he thought Miss Marie 9
queer olo nut he didn't ssy so 20
snynooy. / am inclined 10 believe ne
quite understood. Children have q
Spirit'isl insight beyond their elders
comprehension at times.
tCopJrisnt. 1857
Evening star., 1937-11-06
freshen Up Old furnisnin IS.

Often household furnishings that
seemed adequate enough in their ac-
customed setting look pathetically
shabby and out Of place after moving
day. If upholstered pieces are too
soiled to do Justice to their new sur
roundings, send them away to be
cleaned or freshen them up at home.
Unless they have been too long neg
lected they can be made to look like
new if mild soap is applied in the form
of soap jelly or a thick, tepid lather,
then removed with clean, damp cloth
and the surface mopped dry with
more clean cloths before the moisture
soaas through. Wooden pieces that
look down at the heels can often be
rejuvenated by a thorough soapy
scrubbing and a coat of washable
oaint
Evening star., 1937-11-06

suotC, the 0lSI0s OK Jns ALsirless.
IL Is True that Men do 50 per cent
Of the announcing, but when it comes
to the department. heads who OCCUPY
Radio City's pslstisl otices, The ma
1oqity Gre women
Tsse Madge Tucker, for instance.
who mas had cnstee OF all Juvenile
programs since n. b. G. was organ
lied. IL is TO her tLst credit is Que
Tor the discovery of Bobby and Billy
Mauch. They came, ss droves of
youngsters continue to do, to the audi
lions which she holds every two weeks,
and In no time they were on the way
to Hollywood.
Petite, blond and the very spirit of
viyscity, Madge Tucker is westerner
calling Centralia, ILL.,, her home
town. Her schooling took her to st.
Louis and Chicago and then east to
the National Capital, where she at
tended George Washington University.
Her work there was followed by a
course at the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts in New York, and her
talents and personality might have
been lost TO radio had not the fates
interyened-via Washington again
with the job of telling children's stor-
les IN one Of the Capitals radio
stations.
(INCE she has been with N. B. c..
Msdge Tucker has had more than
one of1er from the stage, but so far
she has resisted the lure of the foot
lights for the far more strenuous role
in a Radio City studio. To write de-
llghtful fairy tales and adventure
stories is enough for the average
scribe, but this slip of girl directs
and produces her clever sketches as
well.
NaturalneSs is the goal set for these
Tucker -trafned pupils and their in
structor also teaches them to help
themselves and each other. She pre-
fArs TO cbs nae lIne rarher Than have
g. cnilo stlug2le with fe Intero"els- :
ION
WIN The s.sSnrs nc-s OF Veters rs me
rolIo-sctorS aoprosch snc elrest iroD,
the n.icropnoiie in perfect ease. =
little fellow who can't be more than
has to be lifted up to the disc, but
in shrill little voice he reads a
princes part with eyes fastened on his
paper. "a born actress" is likely to
be the verdict of the onlooker in the
control room as f1ayen-hsired 8-year-
Evening star., 1937-11-06

~ EAR MISS NOVEL;:
Can advise what treatment TO bring back
the color to the finish walnut table
- white where water was spilled M McC, M street
AnswThere depending depth
the The
OF flannel donpened with spirits
teo minutes NTH good rubbing NTH furniture
Of podered puruice
hot the rorn not completely remopd Then furniture
We hoodog der'v~,.d porch II os
been standing Of doors for about
large boards
viii this after hooring laid there anything
can do to prevent it2 G.. B,
Answer-YOu consider yourself lucky that hare
@ sn n s the sn s 5 s a 5 % nd paid as ] s for
order The better of do haze pitch
through after the laid especially
No amount OF paint rarnsA nil and @ be
grade o mo'er'ei Von coa " 70 MS attention"
long 1 i
durable material stu be in the proper spirit Of
the roo9 would prefer getting two by IL that they would
be useful in another house. l. C., Georgetown
AnWer-Thee neD in delightful eolors pHh
e1DMD % en- ss, s, n @a aon BE n & to as s
oned walo-aH Competing wnc Mould be the right
a good
indefinitely price which
has every color in the mosa in it and looks tr all tas world IKE IN.
advantage providing being
situation Yon s ana the shops tA Of ne things year hare
o~ger collection Of oood items.
lNgAR
I apa no,sps ~ nee
can
We ,.siy lreo ,ns ZOO Dur
make suggestions
boGb purposes? sMN. D. Chevy
" ~geeteut To"r 70
MI. qjorg ro,e o
yopr
s'oh 7h:rs
OF
haze desk wh good daylight
anpot chairs in addition to the desk
for small table wih mirror abope It,
table 1t
oud about right for window dop
that woud both restul and cheerful
Ia nice
Drapes and chair in figured mocoi
still be intimate it turned
to quest
Evening star., 1937-11-06

black If one wants TO so in for e.
moaarnistic bathroom. The latest
ns .hMo VIII re p boon 10 Inose VINO
ere slasyS slipoins, for tne potion
is fias, thus ieSsenins the chance o.
losing ones fcoJing. Tnis tup has
a sloping back. which will certainly
appeal to the ladies who take their
beauty advice seriously about relaxing
in the tub. The rim is wide, with the
center even wider, forming q comfort
soie seat.
attractive; the Tim OF the large bowl,
instead Of being Of different levels
like all other stands, is absolutely
fiat. This gives one a chance to put
g, glass or bottle on it without so
much danger OF breakage.
The square tub is still on the "new"
list, and is extremely popular for a
small space. Another nice thing for
the small bathrooms is the modernistic
Washstand that has four chromium
legs instead of the center support, with
3 bar on either side as a towel rack.
The mirror door of the medicine cabi-
net should be Illuminated by the mod
ern frosted glass tubular lights, so that
one can put makeup on evenly, or
the man of the house do his shaving
in greater comfort. With these lights
an even radiance is diffused, doing
away with all shadows.
X X X
IF REMODELING of the bathroom
is more than the pocket boo will
stand, much may be accomplished by
purchasing attractively styled and
colored accessories.
For instance, if you have shower,
select one of the new shower curtains
in your favorite color, either in a
solid shade or figured pattern, and
then have little window curtains of the
same material, made to order. The
new oiled silk is very popular, but if
material you like best, for they have
ell been chemically treated so that
they are water repellent. They can
he washed with a mild soap and ironed
every so often without damaging effect.
Then aod a complete set Of hand
'oHeIs, bath towels, washcloths, finger
tio towels, nstn msts snd 3 rl.g Of
matching Snaoe Wirn your monogIa m
IN oaraer colcr. Many people prefer
10 Use all white, regularly, but enjoy
having a few of these colored sets to
"dress up" the bathrooms when COM
pany Is expected!
The new towels are more interest
ing than ever before, due to the va
rious types of weave, such as dag
onal stripes, checker board, herring
bone and many others. The colors are
lovely, and this season wide range
Of hues has been added. Among
the new ones are lovely shade of
turquoise blue, dark beet red and
a, dark marine blue. / know that
there are many people who will be
glad to learn that the manufacturers
are now making up these bath sets in
lovely soft shade of pink again. For
several years it has been impossible
to purchase pink towels. because of
Evening star., 1937-11-06


munity She is always borrowing
and she wanders through our houses
taking the new magazines and books
We have not had time TO read our
selves. She never returns anything.
She sends her children over to us
to care for when she wants to go
downtown to the movies and they
forage in our kitchens because they
are always half-starved When they
60 home they follow Mans's example
and take or chIldreu's toys. Worst
OF sll, sne IS tnst pes'--a. morning
vlSitor--Wno orops in wnan yo,t sre
srning the bsoy OF pio nning me
meals OF sweeping lne fjoor tor an
endless gossip about nothing. When
she gives party 1t Is literally on the
neighborhood because we are all called
upon for contributions. Dear Mrs.
Smith, I am going to have some
friends in for tea. Would you make
me one OF your perfectly delicious
chocolate cakes?" Or: Mrs. Brown,
do be an angel and send me some
OF your marvellous sandwiches This
woman's house is unkept. She never
washes q dish until her whole supply
is exhausted, and her floors need a
steam shovel to excavate them inStead d
of broom, yet she is strong and
healthy and a college graduate. What
can We do? THE NEIGHBORS.
Answer: Aplenty. You can refuse
10 let Yourselves be held up. Nobody
neAds 20 oe inpos.o uoon. 20, an
ce'~nd Yourselves IL vo,. wiN.
Nsi't'AD OF ero,cning Oval ms
Too1snS ec4Juns 500 rncouo .ln g
Low n4c4l S44e Las o0ae you Quo OF
every time you meet, why don't you
women stiffen up your backbones
enough to put stop to it by declin-
ing to accede TO her demands? OF
course, any housekeeper can OCCASION
ally find out at the critical moment
when she is making q cake that she
has run out Of sugar, or that she is
short on bread when unexpected COM
pany drops in, then it is permissible
to borrow from a neighbor. But
habitual borrowing is nothing but
petty larceny and the sooner you put
an end to it the better There is
neither charity nor generosity in your
feeding famly tbst is smpiy eole
70 Cav its own orocery DILL
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Silver and Geranium.

PARIS (P).-A touch of geranium
pink velvet at the high wee neckline
makes smart splash of color on
black wool frock which Molyneux has
designed for Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt.
The dress, trimmed with silver braid
on the front OF the bodice, is to be
worn with hip-length black wool
cape collared In black 'aStrakhAn.
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Scissors in Everv Room,

Extra pairs Of scissors should be
Kept IN nearly every room in the
house. You never can tell when you
will need them to cut clippings in the
library, to cut bandage in the bath
room or to cut wrapping paper in the
kitchen.
Evening star., 1937-11-06
An Excellent Idea.

To protect the surrounding wall
when cleaning electric light switch
plates. cut hole the size of the
plate in piece of cardboard or heavy
paper emo 1sy II oo rbe we'll so thst
MIST the plaJe is nxposed
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Cleaning Bed SPRINGS.

Use a long-handled, moderate-sized
bottle brush to clean bed springs. Dip
the brush in hot water quite often.
Such brush gets into corners much
more easily thsn tho dish mop which
ordinarily is used for this purpose.
Evening star., 1937-11-06

fbOOa Mimi ner ring
OF
pattern includes
require
material they're economical make
the sewing machine which they're
The pattern envelope contains pattern
a
pattern cents stamps
tcopyisht
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Strong Vibrant Shades
Much in Favor Today;
Peach Yields to Pink
Mirrored Dressing Tables
And Other Gadgets Add
Modernistic Note.
By FRANCESCA McKENNy.

IoWADAYs there no reason to feel that the bathroom must remain
VI uptodate plumbing, dull standard Of
trend frightened wonderfully with the and cofu bath
Evening star., 1937-11-06

There is nothing that shows what
poor. weak. craven towards We are
SO plainly ss the way we let people
exploit us. even when we know that
they are doing it. All of lis have
neighbors or friends like yours and
even members of our families who
work us to finish. and We meekly
submit to their exactions because we
haven't the nerve TO raise our hands
in our own defense.
There is John. who is always bor-
rowing our car and bringing it back
with an empty gas tank and Q bump
on Inc feprer v'nPn he Il nerfAcrly
sote % nrs ts.i. There is Sam.
eno csmonhs 2es nis noioups nv ss.-
ing il We roulc ler nim nave $40 for
O. seeg or ,go, wnen we'll re xnov re
are kissing Cur money eooopy when
he gets 1t. There is Sally, who never
returns g. book she has borrowed.
There is Mary, who dumps her chill
dren on us every time she wants to
90 OF on trip. There are innumer-
able relatives who are self-invited
guests who use our houses as free ho-
tells. And we all groan under these
infections and hope they will be re-
mbered to our credit in heaven, but
we don't do a thing to save ourselves
on earth.
Yet we could defend ourselves by
the simple process OF refusing 10 stand
up and deliver when set upon by
these grafters. We could say mo-
TO the moochers. We could send the
%isiiue rhil6ran os"s hcule spd We
co'Jd. sn'it o.: doors 10 ne 'sces OF
ossouests. 80 We opn't on@r,s so9
scmoa'nv 'c' old Snfe, We -n-
courage rne @no,e f>ioe Of spooeAre ov
, pelnS so esss % squeeze.
Evening star., 1937-11-06

EHND b. daiy
~ maintain
D tainment the this ~
s
or
o. ;ginsiorS
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Fixtures and Coorfu Accessories Bring the Bath Up Date
Many Of Radios Most
Important Positions
Held by Women
Training and Experience
In Various Fields Has
Fitted Them for Jobs.
BY GAEL RENFREW.

This Is the first in series Of articles
field OF radio The second wiH shortly this
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Dorothy Dix Says
A Woman Should Take a Stand
Against Chiseling Neighbors.

~ EAR DOROTHY DIX-What
is the remedy for a sponging
neighbor? We have one who
- virtually lives on the com
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01
FORCE CANNOT BE IGNORED

Force cannot be ignored in interna-
tional affairs, says Viscount Cecil, recent
winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. who
points out that the supremacy of the law is
the secret of all civilized peoples. Lord
Cecil thinks that rehabilitation of the
League of Nations would be the most effec-
tive possible step for the maintenance of
world peace, and adds, ''The world must
choose between organization of the peace
loving powers and return to the pre-1914
system.
We are particularly interested in his
advice to American university and college
students who have signed pledges never to
bear arms. This great English advocate of
and worker for world peace suggests that
the students give up their pledges and par
ticipate in the work of building up an or
ganization which will stand for peace in
the world.
Referring specifically to the Far East
ern warfare, Lord Cecil suggested for
mai request to Japan to cease aggressive
warfare in China" as the preliminary to
coercive economic action" He does not
believe that Japan would wage war ON the
Western powers over such a blockade
which would be effective if the British En-
pire, the United States, Russia, the Neither
lands and France eliminated Japan's for
elgn markets by refusing to purchase Jap
anese goods. Moreover, the Soviet Union,
the United States and the British Empire
could stop the flow of oil. scrap iron and
rubber, which are the basic war materials
which Japan must import to wage a sue
cessful war.
We call attention to the opinions of
this British statesman because of his un-
doubted interest in world peace Certain
~, those in the United States who love
peace must have recognized by this time
that the maintenance of peace is not pos
sible by resolutions, diplomatic notes and
pious resolves not to fight.
Facing an allied and determined
group of aggressors, the democratic ma
tons and the smaller countries that want
peace, must organize themselves to coun-
ter-balance the aggressive forces. While it
is possible that Germany, Italy and Japan
will make war against such a combination,
and the democratic countries must face
such danger, the chance to establish
peace for the future depends almost entire
ly upon stiffening of the back-bones of
the so-called peaceful powers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01
KEEP YOUR FAMILY CLEAR
OF THIS TOLL

The safest way to burn trash is in an
incinerator. But even then, constant care
must be taken.
In one instance, man who had light
ed some papers in an incinerator, attempt
ed to push them down and put more in The
flames ignited the sleeve of his shirt and
burned him seriously. In another case, a
woman was watching trash burn in an in
cinerator which was too full. The wind
veered, the flames ignited her clothing.
She was so badly burned that she died in
agony.
The Citizen advises against burning
trash, even in an incinerator, if any wind
at all is blowing.
Much clothing worn today is made
partly of compositions that ignite easily
and burn furiously. Accordingly, greater
care must be taken to avoid the danger of
setting clothing on fire. Load your incin-
orator, but don't stuff it. Once the fire is
started, let it burn down before adding
more. Stay well out of reach of the flames
and keep children at distance.
Fire claims thousands of lives and
hundreds of millions Of dollars annually in
America. Keep your family clear of this
toll!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01

DEVELOPMENTS in the water sit
uation are expected within the
next two days. Captain Clarke d.
Stearns, chairman of the local
board of water trustees, and Neil
Scroggins, who has the contract
for boring the well, are expected
to arrive in Key West tomorrow
and a meeting of the trustees of
the water board is scheduled to be
called directly after their arrival.
The contract of Mr.. Scroggins has
just % days more to run. He was
allowed six months in which to
start from the date of the signing
of the contract, and the time ex-
pires on December "a. So far as
can be learned nothing has been
done about moving the derrick
and rigging Scroggins was to use.
This has been at point near Mi
ami. The equipment has been in
use there for some months during
oil well digging operations. The
attempt to find oil has been aban-
doned and Mr.. Scroggins is at lib
erty to move the machinery as
soon as he can. The meeting to
be held here within the next few
days will decide the fate of the
Scroggins' contract, it is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01

all mortgage Indebtedness was ST.
000, 100000 This was gain of nearly
So. 100000, 900 in value over the total
value of farms of this class in 1900.
In 1890 $4,000 farms absolutely
free Of mortgages were wholly owned
by negroes, and these farms had a
total value Of $172, 000, 900. The tenant
problem is a problem of the tenant
rather than problem Of the system.
In 1920 the amount of money APP
propriated for public schools was
81. 036, ISL 900. In 1880 the amount APP
priated was $2,316, 000, 900. In 1920 the
national debt was SIG, 000, 900, 600. In
1929 it had been reduced to $4,000
600, 900. Now the national debt is near
~ $33, ,O00, 600 and still climbing.
In 1891 the number Of life. indus
trial and group insurance policies
had increased from 100000 in 1920
to 12l, 000, 900. and insurance company
assets had increased from $1,000. 000,-
600 in 1920 to $40. .000. 900.
In 1880 the number of savings de-
positors had increased from 10000, 900
in 1920 to 52,000,000 and the deposits
had increased from 5,188, 000, 900 in
1920 to $25, Ats, 000, 900.
In 1880 the number of members in
building and loan associations had
increased from 5.026,000 in 1920 to
1880. 900, and the assets had in
creased from $4,000, 900, 900 in 1920 to
So. 1874. 900 900, In this ."sdark period"
the assets Of the holders of 121 100000
insurance policies and of 12,336.000
members in building and loan assoc
Citations and of the 52,000,000 deposit
tors in savings banks increased $32,-
859, 000, 600. This Increase in assets of
the great masses of the people in this
dark period" was seven billion dol
lars more than all the wealth of Italy
and two billion dollars more than
three-fourths the wealth of Germany.
The total assets of these great cooper
alive general welfare organizations
under constitutional industrial free
dom were nine billion dollars more
than the combined wealth Of Ger
many and Holland and nearly one-haf
the wealth of the British Empire. Yet
we are told that ninety percent of the
wealth is owned by the few.
This enormous wealth of the masses
was in 100 cent dollars, based on gold,
not in SO cent dollars, based on gov
eminent promises.
thor care of this netcspuper)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01

have been led to believe that indus
trial freedom collapsed between 1920
and 1880, that industrial progress was
arrested by economic foyalists," and
that general welfare suffered deadly
setback. On this groundless assump-
ton the New Deal is built.
As a matter OF fact. notwithstand-
ing the blunders, this was the decade
of the greatest industrial progress and
the greatest contributions to general
welfare in our history.
Thisswas a period of small factories
There were 22,000 more factories ii
1929 than in 1895. OF the 10000 fac
tories IN operation over 1000 had nd
employees and over $4,000 had from 4
to employees Ia
This was period Of small indepen.
dent retail stores. There Wzs singh
independent store for every 100 Of the
entire population, and the indepenz
dent retail stores had oyer three times
as many employees as the chain stores,
and their net sales were nearly four
times larger than those of the chain
stores.
The average annual wages Of fac
tory workers increased from $4,000
in 1909 to $1,3i460 In 1929.
In 1929. over so percent Of the $780,
900 farms operated by their owners
the real farmers-were free Of mort
cages, and the total mortgaged indebt-
edness was less than 20 percent Of the
value of farms of this class. The total
value of these farms over and above
address questions to the al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-01
HERE'S A WARNING

Proudly displaying pistol that he
had converted from D calibre rifle by
saving and filing it down, a 21-year-old
man asked his 12-year-old brother, How
do you like it = Before the boy could an
swer. the weapon went eff and the lad
clutched his chest. screaming, Mama, I'm
shot
He was dead before doctor could
reach him.
The accident, thus related, does not
make pleasant reading but il helps 10 en-
phasize the danger of firearms and 1t might
prevent 3 similar accident in Key West