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The Washington times., 1937-02-22
The Human Side of the News
Bv Edwin C.. Hill

ethese were simple, normal human
traits.
Colonel Washington himself
bore a charmed life. Horses were
shot from under him and his uni
form was scared with bullets. DeS-
tiny had his number up for ire
mendous enterprises in the then
not greatly distant future. 1t was
after he came back from Brad
docks defeat by the Indians that
he wrote to friend:
II have heard the bullets
whistle; and, believe me, there
IL something charming In the
sound"
He was to hear them whistle
many times in the years to come.
One need not enlarge further
upon achievements so well known
as Washington's. This is merely
random comment-Stray thoughts
suggested by the anniversary and
the restoration Of the monument.
It is difficult to understand how
anyone could fail to place Wash
ington aloof and alone as the
greatest American. He was a great
soldier, a great statesman and a
great man. Some Of his critics
have asserted that he was not a
great general: that Greene, for
example, was a superior strategist.
They have pointed out that he
fought nine major battles during
the Revolution and lost six of
them. They failed. however, to
emphasize the fact that he won
the ninth, the last battle, and
with it the war. and so established
the independence Of the United
States.
A REALIST
Usually it is idle, or futile at
least, to speculate as what view
a truly great man, who has passed
on, would take Of preSent-day con-
ditionS. But there is no gueSswork
about what George Washington
would think, If he were alive today,
Of our involvement in the rivalries,
ancient hatreds and new schemes
of European nations, whose inter-
ests have always been Indifferent
and opposed to ours, and will con-
tinue to be so, as far as logic and
reason can detefmine-nationS
that have brazenly and defiantly
repudiated their honest debts, and
hate us all the more because Of
their own shame.
The Father Of His Country was
essentially q realist. He knew the
world he was living in. He knew
the changelesSnesS Of human ma
ture. He knew how deep down
grow the roots Of national preju-
dice and national rivalries. He
walked the solid ground, not pink
clouds. There was no wool in the
calm spaces Of his mind.
Copyright. 1887, by King Features
| Syndicate, Ino.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

There is a bill pending before
the Arkansas legislature to pro
hibit the teaching Of Free Love"
in that State.
Suffering Sophisticates! We
though that old, moth-eaten "free
love" delusion had died natural
death years ago, along with Polly
anna and Prohibition. But here
it bobs up again-and in a nice
state like Arkansas!
If anyone still cherishes the
fond hallucination that free love
or its little brother, Compan'
ionate Marriages. practical, all
he has to do is to look at the rec
ords and see what a scrambled
mess the leading exponents OF
these half-baked ideas have made
of their own love-lives.
Take Mr.. Bertrand Russell, for
instance, who tried to teach the
world how to take the lock out OF
wedlock, but found that his the
orieS wouldn't jell when he at
tempted to put them into practice
After all, it's absurd to imagine
that any normal woman is going
to SHARE her man, as she would
a box Of chocolates.
AS matter of fact, the two-way,
free-and-easy, half.time, you-go
your-way-and-I'll-go-mine marriage
has never been known to WORK
In theory it sounds so broad
minded and practical; but it's play
ing with dynamite and pretending
| it's thistledoWn! And when q
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The Queens Husband

THE Amalgamated Husbands Association will under
L stand and sympathize with King George VI, who
for few minutes became less a ruler of mighty
pire and more the Queens husband a recent shop
ping tour.
It was the Kings duty to take Queen Elizabeth,
Queen Mother Mary the Princess Royal and the Duke
and Duchess of Kent tour of the British Industries
Fair at Olympic in London.
Naturally there were few things the King wanted
90 see-such as 5000 picture -a-second camera.
But the royal womenfolk spied some hankies and
whatnot, so the King had to hurry
II all goes to show that even King is just the fifth
=, III on a shopping expedition.
,ood many American husbands will testify to that
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iSh Empire its most important
possession and to establish a stand
ard Of liberty and justice which,
too often violated, too often cor
rupted, remains the best the world
can offer today in the art and
science Of government.
There was nothing, we are told,
particularly promising or prepos-
seSSing about the child as he went
on into adolescence. An itinerant
preacher named Weems came to
the farmhouse one day, when the
boy was a few years old, and, with
an easy flow Of language and obse'
qulouS manners, gained the ear
and the confidence Of Mary Ball
Washington, the boys mother.
One hesitateS to say that Parson
WeemS was q congenital liar, but
certain it is that he stretched his
imagination to fantastic lengths
in his well-known biography-the
cherTy.tree story, for example.
ESSENTIALLY HUMAN
In short, the parSon, feathering
his nest very nicely in the Wash.
ington home, drew for posterity
such hopelessly priggish picture
Of the boy and young man that we
have never quite realized Washing.
tons essential humanneSs.
He was neither a prude nor a
prig nor a bore. He could swear
like a trooper, as poor General st.
Clair found out when he was ush-
cred into Washington'S presence
after st. Clair'S terrific defeat by
the Indians north Of the Ohio
And as Gen. Charles Lee found out
when that unworthy scion OF q
great Virginia family showed the
white feather at the Battle Of Mon
mouth.
He liked his toddy. He was fond
Of dancing and usually selected
the prettiest girl in the ballroom
His natural austerity easily re
laxed in the presence Of old
friends and tried companions. AL
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COULDN'T LAST

The lion and the lamb are rest
ing side by side. The cat and the
dog are exchanging pats on the
backs and q Republican Is cooper
ating with the Democrats.
Don't believe me; read for your
self.
Representative Louis Ludlow
(who used to be newspaper man
once HIMSELF arose on the floor
of the House to present an appro-
priation bill. Now Of all the bills
that can cause a fight in q com.
mittee room the appropriation
bills lead the list and then Of course
when they get out on the floor
there's no telling. So up jumps
Representative Ludlow and right
off the bat he thanks the members
Of the committee and says:
"Ours is a happy little family
Of cOwOrkerS, where partisan
politics never enters to inject =
jangling note and where deci-
siOns are reached solely on q
basis Of what we believe is the
public interest.
"My fellow members Of our
subcommittee are all men Of ex-
perience and vision, careful and
practical. Mr.. Taber (Repre-
sentative John Taber, Republi.
CAM, the ranking minority men,
ber, is also the ranking member
on his side Of the full Committee
ON Appropriations. For his sound
advice and generous helpfuIEesS
all the way through I wish to
express my deepest apprecia-
tiOn."
But wait-what's this? A little
colloquy between Mr.. Taber and
Representative Bertrand Smell,
Republican leader, Q little while
later:
Mr.. Smell: even taking all
Of that out, it (the Post Office
Department. is running behind
SSO,OOO,OOO?"
Mr.. Taber: Eighty million
dollars"
Mr.. Smell: "How can anyone
get up ON this floor and con-
tinuaIly tell US that the Post
Office Department Is running at
q prOfit?"
Mr.. Taber: Zone has TO have
cOlOred glasses to figure 3
profit"
Mr.. Smell: "D0es he also have
to fake a little bit besideS?"
Mr.. Taber: ''T would mot be
surprised"
Well I knew it couldn't last.
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George Washington

NATIONS gain luster by the respect and esteem in
~ which they hold the memory of those who have
contributed to their founding, their development and
their progress.
So it is with the United States and the veneraGon in
which it holds the name of George Washington.
On this, the anniversary of his birth, many express
sions will be made of the feelings of Americans toward
him who more than any other responsible for the
birth of the Nation.
These expressions cannot add to- can they detract
from the reputation of George Washington.
But by uterng them and by the sincerity with which
they are uttered our citizens WILL in measure, add to
the strength and to the stability of our Nation.
Smaller men have, from the time of George Washing
ton sought to detract from the services which he
dered to our people in the days of early struggle.
Others have sought to detract from the institutions
in the formation of which Washington played i'm
portant part.
Time and the increasing glory of the Nation have
passed these smaller men by
They may have fourished for time but their efforts
have been powerless tarnsh the Of Washington
or to sway the Republic from the path Of democracy
upon which he placed its infant feet.
Iconoclasts have sought in every generation to tear
down the temple of freedom and justice which Wash
ington and those who fought and labored with him built
with such infinite pains
Occasionally they have seemed to make progress
in their destructive
But the Founding Fathers builded we'll and the struc
ture which they designed and executed still stands
Those of us who privileged to live in the District
of Columbia are doubly indebted to George Washing
ton-we owe his memory honor not only for the tre-
mendous services which he rendered the Nation but also
for the magnificent city in which dwell.
It was Washington who, the first President Of the
United States directed the original survey Of the Dis
trct and proclaimed the area in which it was to be
located.
Much of the beauty of the city of which we and the
Nation proud is due to the foresight with which he
viewed the and encouraged the original planners
As there have been assaults on the national plan
which he envisoned so have there been attacks this
city which he helped lay out.
THESE ASSAULTS AND THESE ATTACKS HAVE
BEEN POWERLESS TO STAY THE DEVELOPMENT
EITHER OF THE NATION OR THE CITY.
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clean, Zine WOmen-AE xVO
WILL DO YOURS.
"ANNIE MARIE WOWZUK,
cage 10,
"ChicagO, ILL.,"
There's a letter that should set
many a mother wondering-set
her to searching her own record,
with a red face.
How about YOU. Mary? How
much have YOU told YOUR little
girl? Or are you one Of those
foolish thousands who say
"Why, MY little girl isn't even
thinking of such things!"
Do you really believe that?
Then fear you're due for a sad
awakening!
SAYS SOCIAL SECURITY FOR
YOUTH WOULD NOT HELP
BUT INJURE
Next, plenty peeved, and more
than eager to raise ructions with
the young lady who suggested
that Social Security for Youth
scheme, comes Clarence E. Jack,
jr., Of Manuel, Texas, winner Of
the second $40 prize.
Dorothy van Elgort, as you may
remember, asked 'If the old peo-
pie are going to have Federal pro
lection, why not give Young
America one year after gradua-
ton, to look around and find what
it's fitted for-under Government
support? Countless young peoples
careers are wrecked because they
get off to a a'wrong start, or none
at all. But a year of experiment,
without needing to worry, would
fix all that"
"OH YEAH! !" rOars C. E.
]. "Maybe that's the kind Of .
gal YOU are, but you can count
me out!
"What good would such Secur-
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Greatest Show of Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

ltee hearing on the Ramspeck bin
to extend the merit system:
It had been testified one day by
an official that he didn't like the
idea Of competitive examinations
as . basis Of the extension. He
said he had an expert stenogras
pher in his office who had taken
q similar examination and failed.
He said, however, that she was an
expert stenographeT.
The next day at another hearing
the testimony was discussed.
Representative Guy L. MoSer oe
Pennsylvania is reported to havS
remarked:
"The thought occurred TO me
that II II wasn't for Section 213
he would have married her."
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

Marie Wowzuk
in one Of the
orav est chal-
lenges to par
IN is W hic b
Youth has yet
made through
this column.
For which she
receives t h i S
weeks $40 prize
- a nd ou r
warmest hand.
shake.
"Dear EISie:"
"ThiS ic a
new subject,
hIyf ~ ~oonS
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echoed through
q small farm
house at Bridges
Cr e k, near
Fredericksburg,
Va. Not one hu'
man being alive
in that year
1882 could have
dreamed that
this little pro
testing mite Of
flesh, in an
humble and OBJ
Scure Virginia
farmhouse, was
destined to bear
Rr0no tha brit,
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CONTEST RULES

1.-The writer Of q letter In com.
petition for one Of the three
weekly priZes-two Of $40 each
and one of $5-muBt be under 30
years of age.
2-The letter must be upon some
subject Of importance to Ameri.
can youth.
S-The letter must not exceed 500
words in length.
4-The writer must give his or her
age and full name and address,
and the name of each writer
awarded a prize will be pub
lished.
$50 be eligible for tho prize
awarded each Monday, a letter
must bear pOstmark not later
than noon Of the preceding Sat-
urday.
6-Miss Elsie Robinson 10 to be sole
judge of the merits Of letters
submitted in the contest.
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ity do q regular fellow? You
could raise him in an incubator,
carry him around in a wheel
chair, treat him as . precious
laboratory Specimen-and what
would you get? A CREATURE
THAT LOOKED LIKE A MALE
HUMAN BEING, BUT WAS TO
TALLY UNABLE TO COPE
WITH MODERN LIFE!
Listen YOU! A man can't get
by on training or brains alone.
He has to have q backbone and
plenty Of what it takes. And
there's Just one person who can
develop that for him-and that's
HIMSELF. You can't get Intesti-
nal FOrtitude from any Federal
free ride!
To-day IL per cent Of the
population is either working for
or being supported by the Gov
ernment. Where's it going to
end? If this generation wants
to profit by past messes, we'll
stop being cry-babies and mOOch-
erS and put some Of the old
Spartan spirit into life cut
out the luxuries, refuse comfort
and protection and tackle life
40 our fathers did, with our own
two hands! ManlinesS can't be
bought. 1t must be built.
"CLARENCE E. JACK Jr.,
"Aged 25,
manuel, Tex"
Straight stuff, Clarence. Ant
no one needs worry about the fu
ture Of America as long as we
have real scrappers such as you
on the line.
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STICKLERS

English as it must be written
correctly (not here, Of course)-
seems to be the hobby Of several
people at the Capitol.
Recently there appeared on
neatly printed cards hung in the
elevators and such places: Warn
ing-Colds Are Catching"
It contained this error:
"SeriOus complications and
prOtracted illness is avoided by
staying in bed q couple Of days
after fever Is broken.
On most all Of the cards have
appeared the penciled correction
in different handwritings:
"SeriOus complications and
prOtracted illness ARE" OK.
AFTERTHOUGHTS
Aside at q Civil Service Commit
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

this Govern
ment an art col
lection valued
by experts as
worth beyond
s 5 0, 0, 0 90
would be put
ting it mildly.
Even If these
men decide an
nually to spend
billions Of the
peoples money
as casually as
you would run
a 0,000-a-year
hIIainaSG c0nnA
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

of them are al Andrew W. AeAA0@
most gasping with amazement
at the way Mr.. Mellon juggles
his millions.
For instance, Representative
Kent Keller, chairman Of the
House Library Committee, which
enthusiastically indorsed accept
ance Of the gift, told this story
twice during the hearings. lie
said that he visited Mr.. Mellon
after the offer had been made
and spent an hour with him.
Said the chairman:
'Mr. Mellon told me that.
although the original estimates
Of the building cost was $S,OOO,-
900, it might run into q dozen
millions before it Was finished,
and he would take care Of It,"
What the heck is three or four
million?
At any rate, it is because Of
Representative Keller that the
price has been boosted. The chair
man of the committee which han.
dies all the national art is so sold
on washington as the most beau
tiful capital in the world that he
won Mr.. Mellon over to building
the gallery out Of marble, which
added at least 100000 to the
cost.
He was so happy over putting
his idea across that when 1t was
brought out in committee he for
got to take q bow. But as q mat
ter of fact Congress is so darn
glad to get the collection that, as
Senator Warren r. Austin ex.
pressed it in the Senate hearings,
he would be Of q mind to accept
it under any conditions.
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Listen, World

WHOSE FAULT IS TT IF A.
YOUNG GIRL BECOMES IN
VOLVED IN SOME MISERABLE,
EMOTIONAL EPISODE WHICH
MAY EASILY WRECK HER
WHOLE LIFE?"
"Her mother's!" cries Anne
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

It was quite early in the morn
ing, just 205 years ago, when the
thin lament Of q neW.bor baby
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
OVERWHELMED

To say that Congress is over.
whelmed by the generosity Of
Andrew w. Mellon in offering
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

THINKS PARENTS SHOULD
ALLOW CHILDREN TO
DRINK AND SMOKE
SHOULD PARENTS TEACH
THEIR CHILDREN HOW TO
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

Her mother's!"
The Washington times., 1937-06-10

MAN wanted for Rawleigh Route of 800
families Write today. Rawleigh's, Dept.
DCF-1-SA Chester, Pa.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
MONEY TO LOAN

QUICK LOANS up to $500. Lincoln Loan
Service SHep. 1881.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10

Special advertising campaign. about $50
per week. Apply 1920 New York Ave.
n W Room 2l4
The Washington times., 1937-06-10

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The Washington times., 1937-06-10

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conditioned and carries a guarantee. Terms,
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Chevrolet 1884 De Luxe Panel @OAE
In unusually fine condition; OO40
had fine care; only $345. with terms
LOGAN MOTOR CO.
18th q n SITS. n. w. Dist. sos
Used Car Lot"
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Burma? Really, Waldo?"

odAlhas 4tSdiAyy VvoidOs
"Yes Interior. Dreadful place. Had
to leave In q hurry. Killed q man
there. Six, in fact"
Irene's amazement was fiattering.
Waldo ordered the raw oysters and
the beef But as the meal pro-
crossed he felt his brief grasp of
lingo slipping. After all--suppose
Charlie got mad?
1t was with a sinking sensation
that he actually saw Charlie barging
through the tables. "Zingo!" he whis-
pered to himself.
"What?" said the somewhat uneasy
Irene.
Charlie came up. He beamed down
on them We'll, Waldo" He
held out his hand.
Waldo dragged himself totteringly
to his feet. He felt too weak to knock
a fly off a marshmallow. He avoided
Charles eyes. I'm glad you came
here, Jones! I have something for
you. On guard!"
"Why, Waldo" Irene exclaimed,
"you don't have to address Charlie by
his last name! He's an old friend"
Charlie stuck out his jaw so that
it couldn't be missed.
But Waldo's last drop of lingo had
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And I say, Have some buffalo

chops?'"
You stand. You look at my hand
You don't touch it. You say I'm
glad you came in here, Jones. have
something for you. On guard!' Then
you sock me. I fall unconscious.
Irene sees you have lingo. She loves
you once again. And my part of
helping you is ended"
Waldo was staring, buy-eyed. "Oh, "
he finally murmureG. Suppose !
hurt you?"
You better. I'll take that chance,
anyhoW-for a friend"
The audience. which by then was
quite large, Uttered.
But not Waldo. A slow smile gath
cred itself upon his innocent coun-
tenance. He had at last also caught
the spirit of the thing. Somewhere
in his brain it dawned upon him that
there had been times in the past
month when he really would have
enjoyed taking one good swing at the
self-assured and exuberant Mr.. Jones.
Just one. Waldo was in the same
state as Margit had been when she
found herself really enjoying kissing
against apparent fact and belief, but
it was true. She had realized that
she wanted the kiss. Now Waldo
perceived that he wanted that hay
maker.
Have you got it?" Charlie was
asking with earnestness.
You'll see" Waldo answered, beat
ideally. when you get It,"
Charlie stared quickly. Maybe, he
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I'm sure do" Waldo murmured
looking for an exit.
20. K. Listen. Irene comes in
here at 2. To meet me- What hap
pens? Don't interrupt. I'll tell you
I'm not here. You are. You are stern
and silent. You take her in to lunch.
Let her order what she pleases-but
you knock of raw oysters, rare roast
beef and a pint Of lager"
Il see. A pint of lager Does this
diet help you TO-"
Help you-nonsense 1t impresses
her. What's your favorite food?"
Waldo pondered. "Well-Im pretty
fond of cricken la king"
Terrible. Look. Tell her your IA
vorite food is raw buffalo meat. But
you can't get it here Understand?
Swell. Tell her you love her. Tell
her you're sick and tired of the way
she has been fooling around with me-
Tell her you're sick Of the sight of
me. Then I come in
Il get it! You come in and cor
roborate the fact that I like raw
buffalo meat"
"Nonsense" Charlie drew de-
spairing breath, but he persevered.
You are saying that she's got to
quit seeing me"
Suppose she brings up the matter
of Felice. 1 held her hand there
after all-for several hundred miles
After aIl-even Stephen-"
IF she mentions Felice-scowl.
Curse. Ask her what business it is
of hers. Tell her about a countess
you took to Egypt-or a Polynesian
dancer"
1--WE never been east Of Pennsyl-
vania="
Don't interrupt! Where were we?
Oh, come in. walk over-smiling
hold out my hand. Well, Waldo,
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They got New Courage, New Ambition
After 4O-So Con YOU

Camera" perfect timing Of my
gestures to match the recorded music
it was strain that left me limp
at the end of the day.
Twas afraid I'd crack under it. One
OF the assistant casting directors sug-
gested Fleischmann's Yeast, TO build
up my nervous energy. / began eat
ing it regularly.
Soon l found the strain no longer
bothered me. / slept better and woke
up feeling rested. The old drowsy
feeling left me.
l was able to go on with my work
full time with no more worry about
nerves or strength. Fleischmann's
Yeast gave me what it takes"
Now, at az, / feel as young as ]
did ten years ago.
JACK GEORGE
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But We had great difficulty getting
used to American food, and to the
climate. | felt tired all the time. My
digestion seemed out of order. No
food agreed with me. l didn't know
aphdt to do.
Some friends suggested that I eat
Fleischmann's Yeast, and | decided
to try it.
Soon l found my appetite return
ing and my digestion improving. My
feeling of being always tired began
to leave me. Before long | was feeling
like my old self.
Istarted in the photography bust
ness. My new health stood me in
such good stead that / am now in
business for myself-and very sue
cessful.
/ am younger at 46 than 40!
lMARGAsErE BIBERsrErN