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The Washington times., 1937-01-02

the minimum is 29 degrees and 46
per cent of the time the sun was
shining.
Just to give you more COM
plete idea of how reliable the colo
mel is and to what extent he has
gone to figure out his betting odds
here is a verbatim report of the
weather for 1916 as provided him
by the Weather Bureau:
Temperature extremes, 48 de-
greeS and 80 degrees; amount
of precipitation, .O3 inch; Sleet
began 6:15 a. M, ended 6:25
a. M; SIeet began 7:15 a. M,
ended 1923 a. M; rain began
1O:44 a. M, ended 1858 a. M;
rain began 11:5O a. M, ended
11:57 a. M; rain began 12:47
p. M, ended 2:35 p. m, rain
began 3:35 p. M, ended 4:1O
p. M; percentage of possible
sunshine, 0; maximum wind
velocity, 13 miles per hour from
the south"
Of course the statistics for this
year are a little unfortunate in
the mentioning of sleet. Of all
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

to correct the unfairneSs and un-
democracy of such a situation that
has been initiated by The Wash
ington Times deserves to be given
the hearty sanction and support
of the citizenship generally OF this
country.
The voting-age population Of
the District is cited by Mr.. A. c.
Newmeyer, former publisher OF
The Times, in the appeal for pub,
lie sentiment which he has sent
out is 433,000, while the full popu-
lation exceeds that of eight States
in the American commonwealth.
During the past year the Dis
trict paid in Federal taxes ST.
322,929, more than the sum paid
in such taxes by 25 of the States
individually, and during the
World War more men went to the
colors from there than any one Of
II States, although unrepresented
in the body which declared war.
1t will require constitutional
amendment to right the wrong
which has so long been inflicted
against the citizenship of the Dis
trict.
Such an amendment will be
proposed in the Congress conven-
ing next January.
1t ought to be adopted without
the semblance of quibbling.
1t is long past time that the
Americans of the District were
allowed to become Americanized
in keeping with the time-honored
principle of allowing representa-
tion in Government to run along
hand in hand with taxation for
Government.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Our First Citizen

IT is the work of a great humanitarian, combining
L surgical skill with big heart, that has won for Dr.
Gusts Lee Hall The Washington Times cup for the out
standing msefsh service rendered the community by
a resident during the year 1886
Dr. Hall fully deserves the recognition which is thus
given him by the unanimous vote Of committee of cit
zens who themselves deserve the highest commendaton
for their own efforts behalf of the city and for the
time and energy which they gave in making the seec
ton.
The service which Dr. Hall rendered to the children
of Washington during the last year is incalculabe.
MANY OF THESE CHILDREN, CRIPPLED AND
IN SOME CASES IN POVERTY, OWE THEIR LIVES
AND CHANCE TO BECOME AND REMAIN GOOD,
HEALTHY CITIZENS, TO THE ABILITY OF THIS
GREAT SURGEON WHO PLACED HIS TRAINING,
HIS SKILL AND HIS TIME AT THEIR DISPOSAL.
In the clinic at the Childrens Hospital sponsored by
the Kwanis Club of which Dr. Hall is honorary
ber the surgeon has abored diligently and successfully
on scores of cases which looked hopeless and which but
for his voluntary services would have been hopeless
they looked
Dr. Halls biography in "Who's Who in the Nations
Capital" lists as his hobby "children."
It is fortunate for the children and for the Nations
Capital that he has that hobby.
incidentally it should be a matter for pride among
Washingonians that the first winner of The Times
award is native of the District Of Columbia and Is
proud of the fact that he has maintained his residence
here throughout his life
The Washington Times is grateful to the members Of
the Citizens Service Award Committee who, under the
Craftsmanship of Thomas E. Lodge, of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, gave freely of their time in
considering the award and the grounds upon which 1t
might have been awarded to many citizens who did
excellent work on behalf Of their community during the
year.
The members of the committee included: Edgar Nor
rs president of the Board of Trade; j. Nelson Ander-
son. of the Federation of Business Mems Associations;
Mrs Charles P Keyser of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs; Mrs NJ 0. Lorenze of the
District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers
associations; Dr. J. Franklin Meyer, Of the National
Federation of Federal Employees; DR.. William Mercer
Sprigg of the District of Columbia Medical Society;
James G. Yaden, of the American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees, and Ford E. Young Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

fairs Committee room. The Col
onel writes of the Senator:
He has a wonderful cOllec-
tiOn of over two hundred Speci-
mems Of Indian handicraft as
rendered to him by nearly every
tribe in the Nation. He has a
full war dress, including a mar
velOus bonnet from the Usage
tribe of Oklahoma; beautiful
bead work by Wolf Belly Woman
of the Cheyenne tribe; war bag
over IS years old used by the
YanktOn Sioux in battle as a
medicine bag; totem poles from
Alaska; bows and arrows from
the AsSiniBOine tribe of Mon
tana; pottery of artistic designs
and cOlOrs from the MaricOppa
tribe Of Arizona; water jub
made by q JicarilIa basket-weav-
ing Apache; peace pipe from
the PipeStOne Indian reSerVa-
tiOn in Minnesota; buckSkin
bag in which no two are made
alike; tinted beaded mOccasinS
from the ShOShOneS of Idaho;
q war club with two feathers to
the head, indicating two enc
mics have been killed with the
club by a former fighting Yank-
ton Sioux brave and many de,
signs Of Navajo blankets in
gorgeous, gIamOrOus cOIOrs that
would make any housewife en-.
viOuS to own.
"AII the other exhibits of the
different tribes, too numerous
to mention, merit the highest
praise as being representative of
early Indian craftsmanship as
can be found in any private
First American collection in the
Nation"
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
American Expatriates
(ObSerUer, Charlotte, N. c.
Dec. 8, 1856


So far as the voting privileges
commonly granted citizens Of the
United States are concerned, such
citizens as live within the District
Of Columbia are expatriateS. They
are not allowed to vote-never
have been allowed that right!
The constitutional fathers made
no provision that the citizens Of
the District should vote.
They manifestly assumed that
the District, which in geography
ts coextensive with the city Of
Washington, would always be the
home of citizens who were identi-
fled with the Federal Govern
ment.
The status of such as these is
provided for-thoSe on Civil Serv-
ice are allowed to retain their
suffrage privileges in the States
from which they emanate.
But other classes of citizens Of
the District, those who live there
and own their businesses and
homes and various properties, pay
taxes to the Federal Government,
but are not permitted, under this
ancient horse-and-buggy-day stat
ute, to be represented in the Gov
eminent to which they pay tribute.
The injustice and irrationality
OF such a regime is obvious.
For that reason the movement
The Washington times., 1937-01-02


The two pictures on the left tell you how des-
perately England strives to catch up with other
European nations, particularly with Germany, in
the arms race . girls working in airplane fac
tories covering the wings of huge bombers ...
young in the str ped trousers and stiff shirts
of bank clerks and lawyers, learning to fire a six
inch gun-these not the activities of nation
still committed to the conviction that the world
loves peace too dearly to plunge into another war.
England feels the threat to the British empire
in the words of DR.. Hjamar Schacht, economic
boss of Nazi Germany, when he warns:
eve are country that has too big population
in too small territory; this fact haunts like
nightmare. Peace in Europe-and that means in
the rest Of the world-depends on whether the
crowded masses of Central Europe are to be given
the possibility to live"
Of course, you wonder Immediately why Hitler
orders German mothers to have more babies if
Germany is already so crowded But England
knows that this is no time to ask logical" ques
tOns; logic and justice have no part in EurOpeS
plans today If nation wants something that
another nation owns, and is strong enough to take
it-then it will be taken 'Might is right" once
more, and providence is the side of the strong
est battalions."
These facts are bitter truths to English paci-
fists to all pacifsts; but even pacifiss are begin
ming to admit that zone must fight to maintain
peace"-a cruel inconsistency.
There are remnants of the pacfist state of mind
in England; you know that when you read that
England got only $50 men to enlist in the infantry
reserve after two-month intensive drive. IL 900
required to fill the lists
1t is different in Russia, where being in the
army means being better fed and clothed, and in
Germany and Italy, where young men have long
since ceased to believe that any life is more de-
sirable than a soldiers.
Young men in America are interested in what is
happening in England, where idealiss are becom-
ing realiss resigned to the fact that there must be
one more war "to end all wars" Young Ameri-
cans wonder if the Atlantic and the Pacific are
wide enough to keep us out of wars that brew in
Asia and Europe.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

Indian he had, per Sc, some repu-
tation as weather prophet to
uphold. But, being only part
Indian and quite familiar with all
the ways Of civilization, he de-
cided to turn scientific in order
to find the answer to the ques-
ton.
First, he went to the Library
Of Congress and began looking up
the weather reports for several
years back.
BY this time his curiosity was
fully aroused and he decided to
do the thing up brown, so he hied
himself down to the Weather Blu.
reau. AS usual he found the fore
casting crew ready to give him
the lowdown as far back as he
wanted.
Just to give the business a real
whirl he asked for data on the
weather Of January 20 for the past
20 years. He got it and he got it in
detail.
Now he is ready to meet all COM
ers and in his pocket he carries a
five-paged report.
IN DETAIL
And he didn't let it go at that.
After getting the compilation all
together he sat down and figured
out the average temperatures and
the average on whether it was CO.
ing to be wet or dry.
After studying his chart for sew
eral days, he announces that it's
a good conservative bet with odds
say at 7 to 5 that the sun will
shine January 20, and that it will
be above freezing.
The average maximum tempera-
ture recorded for January 20 for
the past 20 years Is az degrees:
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Wise Words

DidSt thou never hear that
things i'll got had ever bad sue
ceSs?-Shakespeare.
The evil that men do lives after
them. The good is oft inferred
with their bones.-ShakeSpeare.
From poverty to wealth Is a
troublesome journey, but the way
back is easy.r-Japanese proverb.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

"We learn wisdom from failure much
more than from success. We often dis
cover what will do by finding out what
will not do; and probably he who never
made a MISTAKE, never made DIS
COVERY."- samuel Smiles.
This world is cluttered with "mktoasts" who
groan and grumble through life, defeated by one
mistake, refusing to try again.
Truth is that such "milktoasts" deserve defeat.
Suppose young Joe Louis once feared by all
fighters, had stopped fighting, given up after
Max Schmeling knocked him out
Pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes"
wrote John Ruskin He was right.
Pride was at the bottom of Joe Louis great
mistake-n thinking that he could afford to
loaf in the ring with Max Schmeling.
Pride, overconfidence concet, breed careless
ness; and carelessness breeds great mistakes
Once the mistake is made, pride and conceit
often make the mistake more serious by making
the miserable victim want to "save his face" re-
fuse to try again because he is too proud" to
make comeback.
Jou Louis was not too proud" to try to come
towns" working his way back to the top.
And you remember Alice Marble the brilliant
young tennis star, who tainted on the courts in
Wimbledon few years ago. Doctors and tennis
experts said that she was Through, washed up"
Today, Alice Marble can remind those "ex-
perts" and her doctors that she is AMERICAS
NO. WOMAN TENNIS PLAYER She was no
gutter, who let one mistake, one defeat whip her
for good.
This is no defense of carelessness, the sort that
makes man repeat the same mistake and
over, never learning how to do thing the right
way from having done it the wrong way
Mistakes can be valuable; carelessness un-
cured is sure to be disastrous
A scientist searching for truth, some new
serum that will kill disease germs, may make
thousand mistakes-but all those mistakes are
part of carefully planned searching, eliminating
every wrong way until finally only the RIGHT
WAY is left. Those are the mistakes that lead
to great discoveries
Don't "cry over split milk the first time you
drop the bottle-but if you drop the bottle break
it, every day for week, then START WORRY
ING, for you have learned nothing from your
first mistake
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Votes for Washington

National representation in Congress and the right to
vote for President be secured for Washington ony
through the action of the people of the varous States and
their congressional representatives Following are fen
of the editorials printed By newspapers throughout the
countrv pledgng 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 Washington Times outlining the Districts voteIeSs
status
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
By Frank Miller Smith

the things the officials in charge
of the inauguration are afraid of
is that there will be a sleet storm
or a driving rain. Either one of
these conditions will drive the
participants indoors, and how in
the heck will they all be able to
crowd into the Senate chamber
where the oath will then be ad-
ministered is beyond me or any.
one else.
The colonel, however, looks
cheerfuny at the record of the
maximum temperature for the
20 years. Only four times in the
past year has it been below freez-
ing all day long. On other days
1t got as high as 81 in 1925.
DiSlikes Fanfare
One question to be settled as
yet is where and when Vice Presi-
dent John N. Garner is going to
take his oath of office. Leave it
to him and he'd have it done in
his office or in the Senate right
now and get it over with.
Officially, confidentially, off the
record, on the record, or what
have you, he is honestly opposed
to any fanfare or official ballyhoo
In a challenging statement re
Gently he exclaimed:
II don't see why they don't
let me take the oath right now
and get 1t over with. I'd like
to be sworn in and go on about
my business"
But to get back to Colonel El
kins and the Indian in him: he i!
so proud Of his heritage that re
Gently he made an inventory OF
the Indian collection that his pa
tron, Senator Elmer Thomas oi
Oklahoma. has in the Indian Ar
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

one place IN
washington fol
the past 2S
years, is NOV
ing. The Sen
ator has lived
downtown in
close proximity
to the Govern,
ment depart,
ments and the
Capitol. 1t has
been his "Sec
ond home" and
it is with great
reluctance, we
und E. r S t a n d
that he is pull,
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
HAS THE DATA

Right under the noses Of the
cream of the country'S journalistic
crop that covers Congress is a
man who can do as good a job
of getting a story as any of them
when he puts his mind to it.
He is Col. R. D. ElkinS, door
keeper of the special gallery in
the Senate. Colonel Elkins. who
is part Choctaw, had a lot of
queries from his friends out in
Oklahoma as to what kind of
weather 1t is going to be Jan.
uary 20.
The colonel figured that as an
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

Although there is no public an
nouncement forthcoming from his
office it is reported that he is seek
ing a somewhat quieter place a
little further away from the hurly
burly of downtown Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
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
the granting to the residents of the District of
Columbia the right of suffrage. Unanimously adopted
by the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia
June 26, 1886.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

English girls smudge their ''peaches-and-
cream" compilations in factories, taken
over by the government to speed up Eng
lands rearmament program. These girls
are covering the wings of huge Hand
ley-Page bombing plane. England's Ad-
miral Lord Nelson once said: England
expects every man to do his duty" That
will be amended now to include "every
WOMAN"
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
England Doffs Robes of Peace, Girds For Wa

In polite cold sweat Of fear, England beats
hasty retreat from the policy of pacifsm which
dictated British foreign policy during that period
when England trusted in the League, and did not
keep her powder dry"
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
The Greatest Show on Earth

After all these years!
Senator Carter Glass, the vet
eran statesman who has lived in
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

LOndOn's "civilian" sailors, young bank
clerks, lawyers and brokers, spend their
evenings learning to operate battle
ships big guns. England, mOrtally afraid
of Germany's new fleet of airplanes, still
places complete faith in her ''rOyal
navee," convinced that to rule the world,
you must rule the waves. If war comes,
England may change her mind about
that-tOO late.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

Don't 'cry over split milk" the first time you
drop the bottle-but if you drop the bottle, break
it, every day for a week, then START WORRY
ING, for you have learned nothing from your
first mistake
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-29
Odd Marriage Rites Are
Observed by Canadians

Ancient matrimonial customs pre-
vailing in certain sections Of some
French Canadian provinces probab-
ly would amaze prospective brides
in the United States. Much of the
form and tradition harks back two
and three centuries to the mother
country, France, says writer in
the Philadelphia Inquirer. 9
In some outlying districts and viii
lagos a wedding assumes the char
acter of a festival.
One of the picturesque customs
surviving among the 'habitants," or
rural residents, is that of the pub
lie wedding procession which passes
through the streets to the church.
At the head of the procession is
the groom, his two nearest of kin
walking with him. Next come his
friends and relatives who are mar
ried, marching in pairs, and then
the single men of his encourage. Be-
hind them comes the bride, escort
ed by a large assemblage of her
own relatives and friends marching
in the same order as those of the
groom.
Another quaint custom is the we'd
ding feast. The bride is seated at
the head of the table, but the groom
stands behind the chair and serves
her throughout the dinner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-29
Spiked Boots Ban Saved
Traverse City Sidewalks

His boots were as sacred to lum-
berjack in Michigan's boom timber
era as a saddle to a cowboy, but
the loggers couldn't wear them in
Traverse City, reveals a Traverse
City correspondent in the Detroit
Free Press.
The city passed an ordinance pro-
viding a maximum fine of $40 or
10 days in jail for the lumberman
who was found wearing spiked boots
in the city limits. In the '8Os and the
'90s, there was a good reason for
the rule. Traverse City sidewalks
then were constructed of wood.
After a couple of instances when
the city had laid a sidewalk of
new white pine and three or four
hundred rivermen had come off a
drive and riddled it with their spiked
boots the city decided to call a halt.
The boots, made of the finest kan
garoo skin and costing as much as
$45 a pair, were purchased in the
fall. Through the winter the loggers
treated them carefully with mutton
tallow, but they never wore them
until spring when the drive started.
Then the boots went on and stayed.
Why the loggers insisted on wa
terproof boots when they spent most
of the working day waist deep in the
water hasn't been explained.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-29

paused 70 answer the question on
his way upstairs.
II doubt that" Macpherson said
quietly, and it was then that Jim
saw again the expression he no.
ticed at supper.
Mr.. Vaughn sat in the library in
haze of cigar smoke, making rap
id calculations on a pad on the desk
before him. He glanced up as Jim
entered the room.
"Sit down." he said cordially.
This is likely to be long session.
Smoke, if you care to-"
Thank YOU" Jim sank into a
leather chair and lit a cigarette.
Mr.. Vaughn came to the point
with gratifying directnesS.
do you think you can handle
that riding academy?" he asked.
watching Jim intently.
Jim glanced up questioningly. To
his surprise, Mr.. Vaughn appeared
to be in earnest.
"Pd like to have a try at it." he
said.
Have you thought of it since this
morning?"
"All afternoon" Jim smiled lit
tie self-consciously.
I've been telephoning all after
noon. I think it's we'll worth taking
chance. The property wouldn't
bring anything like its value at pub
lie auction. This is good time to
put the place in order. Labor and
materials are cheap. You can take
charge of the repairs. There are
masons and carpenters in the viii
lage."
How soon?" Jim managed to
ask.
Immediately Mr.. Vaughn S
tone was crisp and decisive. Well
get it partially ready for the hunt
ing this fall. There won't be much
business during the winter. BY
spring we'll be all set"
Jim experienced a moment of
panic.
I'm not sure" he said doubtful
ly. Il think I can do it. I'm not
unduly modest, as you suggested
this morning. But I've had no ex-
perience except with horses.
You're probably taking a chance. "
II know. But think you can do
it." Mr.. Vaughn was as delighted
with the new project as child with
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-29
Jim Drew His Chair Close to the
Desk and the Two Plunged into
Possible Figures.

new toy and proportionateiy ge-
nial. Il had talk with MacPher-
son this afternoon AMI he agrees
with me-"
That explained MacPherson's ex-
preston. He wouldn't have men,
toned his conversation with Mr.
Vaughn under a third degree grill
ing.
There's no doubt about your be-
ing competent to please the ladies, "
Mr.. Vaughn went on, his eyes twin
king at Jim. Il never have any
idea whether young fellow is good
looking or not but a straw vote al
my almost entirely feminine house
hold seems to settle that question.
You are, it appears, cross be-
tween a young Viking and the dis
Gus thrOWer with possibly just a
touch Of that what's S-hiS-name in
the movies who plays society cow
pInchers and last summers life
guard at Cape May. l mention
this, in passing, because it's likely
to be an asset" He opened a box
on the desk, selected fresh cigar,
regarded it with a guilty express
sion. Il smoked my allotment for
today" he said irritably. How do
they expect me to talk business
without a cigar?"
They don't" Jim said, grateful
for a change in the conversation.
That's all poppy cock!" Mr..
Vaughn proved his point, to his
own satisfa ction, at least, by light
ing the cigar. I'm as we'll as I've
ever been-or practically So" he
amended. The first of September
I'll start going in to the office at
least two mornings week. You're
fired, jim" The fragrant smoke in
creased his geniality. You weren't
a bad secretary, though, except that
your typing left much to be de-
sired. Now, see here-I have an
idea"
Jim drew his chair close to the
desk and the two plunged into pos
sible figures and specifications. Jim,
hesitant at first, found himself max
ing suggestions, even arguing a
point with his employer, now and
then, and in one instance, winning
the final decision. He thought that
Mr.. Vaughn was pleased with his
suggestions.
Later Mr.. Vaughn questioned jim
about his college career and talked
of his own. They discussed fishing
and baseball and the possible
causes Of the depression. 'Its a
mathematical fact that panics occur