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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-03
Not For America!

TT R. KNICKERBOCKER, ace correspondent of
IL International News Service shared for inter-
mnabe hours the experience of thousands of Spaniards
imprisoned in the grim dungeons of San Sebastian.
Arrested by mstake--then freddie talked with men
condemned to face the firing squad
His gripping account written almost in the
shadow of death.
Never, since the war began have the horrors of the
struggle been brought home to Americans realistically
as by this eyewitness story from death cell thirty feet
underground.
In our peaceful land, it is difficult to grasp the
agonzing effects of the fraricida conflict in Spain.
Figures of lives lost. of property destroyed,
little.
The ruthless red drive against religion passes the
comprehension of God fearing persons here anywhere
But Mr. Knickerbocker's picture of the plight of
humble victims of this war of determination can be
understood by all
Loyalis and royast alike suffer- caught between the
mlstones of the contendng armies ground to dust by
forces beyond human control.
Sympathizing every American does with that I'M
happy country people nevertheless have abundant
for gratitude that they a nation not in
voved in the bloodshed abroad.
Had the United States joined the League of Nations
or otherwise become enmeshed in European affairs our
Once more the wisdom of Washington's advice to
shun foreign entangements has been demonstrated.
Once the lesson is taught and let us hope so
thoroughly that it will be forgotten as it was in
1917, TO OUR COST
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and expects PLENTY. says George
Travis winner of this weeks S.
prize-usually about 100 per cent
more than he's willing to pay for!
Dear Miss Robinson:
"What is the matter with in.
dustry today? They simply will
not take a chance on youth. You
graduate from a business school
with a specialized training and
high hopes for a job. You are
confident that you have some
thing saleable to offer an en-
plOyer, but you are turned down
because you have no experience,
You hear it everywhere, Have
you experience?' They refuse to
even give you a try-Out.
Il recently graduated from a
well-knOwn business school,
where 1 went in order to advance
myself from the rut / was in,
and 1 set out with high sails to
land another job. From every
employment agency, every inter-
view with prospective employer,
received the same query
What experience have you had
in that line?' Soon I felt l might
just as well say, I'm just out of
jail as to say I'm a beginner,
and 1 know I can do your work.
"They offer the salary of a
beginner, yet they want a per-
son with two or three years Of
experience. They want a good
college education, and DO you
know SPANISH for a job that
pays SIS a week-and you have
to work nights in the bargain.
If l were told that 1 was ex-
pected to stay after hours and
clean the office, would not be
in the least surprised.
you meet so many young
people who are all in the same
predicament. A young lady of
my acquaintance graduated
from a Secretarial school a year
ago, and in a years time OBJ
tanned a position as a typist at
SIS a week. She was a smart
dresser, highly intelligent and
capable of a stenographic posi-.
ton, what she had studied for,
but she didn't have that 'prac-
tical experience
GEORGE TRAVIS, "a years
Brooklyn, N. Y"
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rid - - = By Elsie Robinson


, feels as Anne does is this: Give I
Mother a complete day off. Do
all she does usually. And then
see if you think she has a soft
snap.
CANINE SCHN!TMAN-Age ~,
"New Haven, Conn.
That's a sweet and generous
letter, Anne dear. It makes you a
$40 prize winner. And my hands
out to you too, for the deep hurt
as well as the loyal love which lie
behind it. And yet. despite that
love, I wonder if you have really
solved the question.
I'm a mother, too, Anne E. have
been a two-fiSted housekeeper for
IS years. know every angle of the
domestic game, and learned it with
the crudest equipment. And, I'll
admit, 1 was often plenty sorry for
myself in those first back breaking
days.
But, even then, felt that house
keeping was my job, as his store
was a mans job; and that it was
as much up to me to pay my way,
as vile and mother, as it would
have been in any other position.
And still feel that way about
housekeeping.
A WIFE AND MOTHER IS A
BUSINESS PERSON, LIKE ANY
OTHER. SHE WOULD HAVE TO
EARN HER OWN LIVING IF SHE
WE'RE NOT MARRIED. WHY
SHOULD SHE NOT PAY HER
WAY AFTER MARRIAGE?
TRUE, HER HOURS ARE Elk
IRA LONG WHEN THE CHILL
DREN ARE VERY YOUNG. BUT
THEY ARE UNUSUALLY SHORT
WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE
OLDER. AND FAIL TO SEE
WHY ANY INTELLIGENT, SYS-
TEMATIC MOTHER OF A
GROWN FAMILY SHOULD HAVE
TO WORK FROM IL TO IL.
NOR-STILL SPEAKING AS A
MOTHER-CAN SEE WHY ANY
WORKING DAUGHTER SHOULD
BE EXPECTED TO CARRY THE
LOAD YOU CARRIED UNLESS
THE MOTHER BE A CRIPPLE
OR INVALID.
That's MY way Of seeing it.
But many may disagree-and
here's their chance to say so,
through or to Young America.
EXPECTS PLENTY
Another hard-hitting letter on
the subject of EXPERIENCE"
Just what does the average EN-
ployer mean and expect when he
asks Young America if he or she
has had "experience?" He means
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May Anniversaries
BuJ. Williams, T.

continental Congress opened In
Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia,
and then and there spoke "the
voice of the people in the max
ing"
On May 18th, 1880, lafayette
brought washington a commits
sion as Lieutenant. General in the
French Army.
Among the older towns Of the
United States which celebrate
their birthdays in May are Dover
the capital of Delaware, which
was founded in 1888 and New.
port, Rhode Island, founded on
May 18th, 1889.
On May 22nd, 1919, the first
American steamer began its trans
atlantic voyage of which someone
has written that this, more than
any other single fact, foStered the
development of this Republic for
with the speeding of transporta-
ton came the influx Of immigra-
ton"
On May oath, 1874, the first Of
ficial telegram went over the
wires reading as follows: What
hath God wrought"
On May 18th, 1918, the United
States established the first air.
mail service in the world.
And on May 21st, 1927, Charles
| A. Lindbergh completed the first
New York to Paris nonstop flight,
his character stirring the hearts
of mankind mo less than his in
comparable skill and dauntless
courage"
MEMORABLE DATES
Among distinguished Ameri.
cans whose birthdays their coun.
/, trymen will never forget is Pat.
rick Henry, American patriot and
orator who was born on May 90,
1876; his memorable maxim, "Eter.
nal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty," is carved on one of the en-.
frances to the beautiful Archives
Building in the Federal City to
which will presently be trans
ferred the original Of the Decla-
ration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States
and an early draft of The Fare
well Address.
On May 9th, 1892, beautiful Mt.
Tacoma in the State of Washing
ton was discovered; on May 9Th,
1856, Robert E. Peary, the discov-
erer of the North Pole, was born
and on May 9th, 1926, Richard E.
Byrd completed his first flight
over the North Pole.
On May goth, 1902, the United
States turned over Cuba as a re-
public to the people of that island,
having first established civil gov
eminent in the Philippine Islands
on May 3rd, 1901.
This month of patriotic anniver-
saries begins with the anniversary
of the Battle of Manila Bay in
1898 and concludes with Decora-
ton Day on May 30th, the day on
which almost all the States of the
Union decorate the graves of their
Defenders with the Colors in all
the wars fought to win and keep
American independence.
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passed from Nathan L. Bachman
these rooms the greatest teller OF
Southern Mountain stories that
these men have ever heard.
Strangely enough. this man
very seldom flouted his talent in
public. He never interfered with
serious business on the floor to
indulge in witticism or badinage.
His speeches were few and far be-
tween.
But, in the cloakrooms and
their offices and at their social
gatherings he made them laugh
long. loud and hard. These
stories would fill a book that
would make Tennessee famous.
Right now they are being re-
peated a little haltingly because
those who repeat them feel the
loss of the slow musical voice
that used to give them the line
turn they deserve.
Two of them are given here
as examples. Perhaps in cold type
all but a faint trace of their
hunor will be lost, but at least
they are examples mot as Nate
used to tell them-he was called
''Nate" or "Nath" by his colleagues
but as they are now repeating
them after him).
Any discussion seemed to re-
mind him, like Bob Burns, OF a
story about a cousin, a neighbor
or a constituent in the Tennes-
see hills. Such as the man who
was coming around the noun
tain when he caught a sudden
flash in the corner of his eye
He looked up and saw a mountain
lion jump into the window of a
cabin standing alone against the
slope.
The neighbor knew that nan
and his wife lived there alone
and that the husband was out in
the field and the wife was in the
cabin. He rushed to the field
shouting:
EZRA, Ezra, a big mOuntin'
lion just hoped into your
windy an your missus is in the
cabin"
Ezra leaned on his hoe and
gazed thoughtfully at the mes
| senger. He showed no surprise
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contrary-is proof that American
girlhood still rates ideals above
pay checks; still retains the purity.
self-respect and battling decency
of its high-hearted mothers. And
what'll you bet that a couple of
thousand of copies aren't clipped
and mailed anonymously to vari-
GUS bald-headed Chin-Chuckers be-
fore the days an hour older?
"DISGUSTING"
Be that as it may, I present it
with my delighted whoops-and a
$40 prize to you for that newest
spring bonnet, Honey Girl!
Dear Miss Robinson:
Pm writing in behalf of all
young working girls and hope
that every boss in America sees
it. Not that all Bosses fit this
letter, but plenty of them do,
and 1t might b. we'll for the lat
ter to hear. for once, just what
we think of them.
"The kind of Boss I refer to
is old, fat, bald, and has q
pouch, yet insists he has a
young heart-anu goes around
expecting the office girls to
play games with him-OR
ELSE!
Sooner or later, most of us
have to accept a position with
such a man, and 1T is DIS
GUSHING. They hire US if our
ankles are slim and our lips
tempting and fire us if they
receive no benefit from the
same.
Every pretty girl knows what
it means to work for such a
man for a measley salary. He
invariably tries to date her up,
limiting about a big raise she'll
get If she'll be nice. She soon
discovers, to her sorrow, what
happens if she ISN'T nice That
pay check StOpS-that'S all.
I'm only 2O-not hard to
look at-willing and anxious to
work. I've found the one boy in
all the world for me, and I'm
trying to earn enough SO we
can make our start in life. But,
believe it or not-gOOd looks are
a handicap in this modern bust
ness world. And if girl insists
on staying decent, she's apt to
continue to scan the want ads.
"JEAN LAMBECHT,
"St. Clair Shores, Michigan"
| Alta girl! Keep your chin vi
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'and your heart high, little sister,
and you'll win out. 1t is true
there ARE such doddering idiots in
the business world, and I've re-
joiced in the lambasting you've
given them. But there are also
millions of fine men who are as
willing to Play Fair as you are
to have them. You'll find one yet
Recently we had a red.hot let.
ter-many of them, in fact-from
working girls who were expected
to do household chores after
working hours and on Saturdays
and Sundays" even though they
were paying board. Was, or wasn't
it fair? They thought it wasn't
Yes, they loved their mothers
But-a job was a job. And why
couldn't mother attend to hers, il
they carried theirs?
TYPICAL
A dynamite question. We passed
it on, expecting No. explosion
and we weren't disappointed. Out
of indignant scores, here's typical
answer from ANNE SCHNITMAN.
Dear Elsie:
$50 Anna Lee Allen doesn't
believe she should do hOusewOrk
because she pays board. She
claims her office hours are hard
So. But how about Mothers
hours?
"WhO gets up in the morning
before you all do, and prepares
breakfast? And how many diff
ferent tastes must she cater to
and how many different time
schedules must she meet? Who
must go through the same rush
for dinner and supper? And
when the supper is done, is
Mothers day Finished as yours
is at the office when you close
the door behind you? Who does
the shopping .mending. sees
to the laundry keeps the home
SerViceable and attractive?
eyes, your hours are from
8-6. But Mothers hours are
from IL a. m. to IL a. m. Does
she get any days off? Has she
a yearly vacation? And what is
HER salary for doing it all?
"In our home, although I
worked, MY job was keeping
the bathroom. parlOr, library,
dining room and my own bed
room in order and thoroughly
cleaned. Also kept all curtains.
linens and Silverware clean. I
admit it took my Saturdays and
Sundays, and evenings, but am
glad 1 never shirked my duties,
for lost my mother last month.
my advice to anyone who
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National TecOLectt0n Is LHe
foundation of national char
Gcter-EdUdrd EUerett.
In the national calendar Of
American patriotism the anniver
saries of the month Of May COM
pare favorably in number and i'm
portance with those Of April.
If the annual observance Of
Army Day is transferred from
April 9Th, the date on which the
United States entered the Great
War, to April Goth, the date or
which George Washington was
first inaugurated President. the
celebration of Army Day will fit
tingly usher in the celebrations OF
the patriotic anniversaries that
fall within the month of May.
GREAT UNDERTAKING
AS the director Of the Depart
ment of Americanism Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars truly
says:
"The month of May stands out
in the history Of our country as
a month Of great and important
undertakings. Foremost among
them were the founding of the
first English settlement in Amer
lea, at jamestown, on May IL,
1907, and the first meeting OF
the Constitutional Convention
on May Is, 1887"
Five States were organized al
Territories during the month o.
May.
Oklahoma on May 2, 1890
Tennessee on May Is, 1890, anc
Montana on the same day in 1864
and Nebraska and Kansas on MAY
30th, 1854.
The States admitted to the
Union during May, and most o.
which celebrate their birthday!
every year. are the following:
Minnesota, which was admitted
on May 18th, 1858; Rhode Island
which approved the Constitution
on May 22nd, 1890; South Caro-
lima, which did likewise on MAY
23rd, 1888; Wisconsin, which wa!
admitted to the Union on MAY
10Th. 1848.
On May 22nd, 1902, Martha
Washington, the wife Of "Tht
Father of His Country" ended hel
earthly pilgrimage at Mount Yer
non in a small room. the windows
of which overlook what was ther
his tomb And on May 10th, 1894
there was unveiled at FrederickS
burg, Va, a monument to Mary
the mother of Washington, WHIT
was buried there a few hundred
wards from the cottage in whict
she died and to which Thousand
of Americans go every year il
tribute to her memory.
On May Bird, 1865, the founding
Of the first American Medica
School in this country came witt
the establishment of the Chair O.
Medicine at what was then thu
College of philadelphia.
On May 10th, ITS. the SeconC
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Missing the Point

TNHE dispute between congressional factions as to the
relative merits of two economy" plans presup-
poses that either one of the suggestions is the proper
way to eliminate waste in the executive establishment
with view to avoiding threatened increase in Fed
eral taxation.
ANY such suppostion is untenable and the surprising
thing that the socalled economy minded legislators
are letting themselves get into heated argument over
two plans neither of which is worth the trouble
One proposition is to make full appropriations and
then impound" fifteen per cent of these appropra-
TONS giving the President authority to permit the ex-
penditure of the fifteen per cent when he sees fit
The other proposition would make flat cut Of ten
per cent on appropriations made to be made for the
coming fiscal year.
Adoption of the first plan would mean the surrender
bv Congress of its constutionay established right and
duty to appropriate by giving the President what would
amount to blank check for fifteen per cent OF the total
appropriations for the year.
Adoption of the second plan would not the sur
render of the appropratng power but would mean the
exercise of that power in unthinkng and unintei
gent manner.
Under neither plan would Congress consider the
merits of the various governmental units for which 1t
appropratlng
Under ELMER plan congress WOULD NC Saying LII elleVC
that it believed it was spending too much money but
that it couldn go to the trouble of ascertanng where
or how.
This situation which has arisen over "economy'' pro-
posals must be very interesting to Senator Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia.
The Virginian has been studying plans for reorganl-
cation of the executive department for some time.
It will be recalled that he fathered the reorganization
idea and forced President Roosevelt to adopt it long
enough to knock it on the head.
Senator Byrd however, goes ahead and every
and then advances suggestion for reorganizing this
or that Government service and shows how his
CARNATIONS would money.
The Senator's proposals can't get hearing
But proposals to surrender the congressional power
to appropriate or to convert that power into the power
to misapproprate to be able to tremendous
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ADVERTISE

One of the brighter pages in the
"Conglomeration Record" now be-
ing passed around on Capitol Hill
and credited to Representative
Luther Patrick, the Alabama
Radio Voice, is the advertising
page.
Despite the fact there are no
little three-letter authorizations like
(adv) at the end of some of the
speeches in the Congressional Rec.
ord. which is burlesqued to perfec.
ton in the Condemnation Rec
ord" the intent is sometimes the
same. The "Conglomeration Rec
ord" just up and prints them as
straight out-and-out advertise
ments like this:
Have You Insomnia?
Even after a session of the
HOuSe?)
Stop taking those pills.
Stop counting those sheep and
Drink all the black coffee you
want
Tune Your Radio
in on
LUTHER PATRICK
Birmingham, Alabama,
Brighter brOadcaSts"
And that was followed by this
one:
Do you believe in the StOrk?
Do you believe in Santa,
and in the Easter Rabbit
bringing chickens?
Why Not
Buy Heartier Hens
from
Elmer Wene
Vineland, N. J.
"Cheerier Chicks"
Representative Wene is owner Of
one of the largest incubator chick
farms in the country.
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b ok in the
cloakroonS OF
t he S e n a t e
these days and
in h e offices
W h e r ev yer a
small grou p
meets, there is
81 n ere and
heartfelt so r
row. They are
truly bereft.
with h e
death of Sena-
tor N a t h a n
Lynn Bachman
t h er e h a S
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tlemen-and an
equal number
of A cidulouS
Ladies-Who be-
lieve that every
pretty "Stenog"
is a potential
home wrecker
and that office
life is just a
round of petting
parties, jeans
letter should de-
liver a knock
out sock.
Here-deSpite
all deep, dark
suspicious to the
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Words of Wise Men

He that will make good use of
any part of his life must allow a
large portion of it to recreation
Locke.
Temperance and industry are
the two real physicians of man
kind.-RousSeau.
They never taste who always
drink; they always talk who never
think.-Matthew Prior.
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, There is nothing one sees
oftener than the ridiculous and
MAGNIFICENT, such close neighbors
that they touch.-Fontenelle.
Ignorance gives sort of eternity
to prejudice, and perpetuity 70
error.-Robert Hall.
Mingle a little folly with your
wisdom: a little nonsense now and
then Is pleaSant.-Horace.
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TALES OF BACHMAN'

A cynical and worldly wise ma
ton often has scoffed at the tears
in the eyes of a politician. But
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CONTEST RULES

THE writer Of a letter In com.
petition for one Of the three
weekly priZeS-twO Of SO each
and one Of $5-must be under 80
years Of age.
1.-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 he pub
lished.
S-TO he eligible for the prize
awarded each Monday. a letter
must hear Dostmark not later
than noon Of the preceding Sat.
urday.
6-Miss Elsie Robinson IL to he sole
Judge of the merits Of letters
submitted in the contest.
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Copyright, 1897. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
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The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith

cor anxiety and even appeared
totally indifferent. Finally he
raised the hoe and went back to
work flinging this remark over
his shoulder:
Il don't see nothin' to get
excited about. That damn wild
cat will have to make out the
beS' he can"
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THE OTHER

THE OTHER
A visitor to the mountains was
driving a horse and buggy down
steep road. He came to a
stretch that was rutted and SO
steep that he was almost afraid
to tackle it. With extreme eau
ton he urged the horse down very,
very slowly.
At the bottom he looked up to
find a native watching him. He
said:
"Whee. That road certainly
is steep. / don't see how you
get the necessities of life in here,
rcuch less use that road to
travel on"
The native thought a moment
and replied:
SThe necessities of life? Yep,
you're right; and what you get
nowadays amt hardly fifteen to
drink nOhOw."
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Listen, World
Young Americ

JEAN LAMBECHT telling EN-
and how!
For several million Amorous Gen.
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National recollection Is the
foundation of national char
dcter.-EdUdrd EUerett.
Nogales international., 1937-07-03
REFUNDING TO
CONSIDERED
At MET JULY 6

Representatives of the Valley Ma
tional Bank at Phoenix, the Ari-
zona Industrial Commission, and
other parties interested in the bond
ed Indebtedness of NogaleS have
been invited to come to Nogales and
confer with the mayor and board of
aldermen at their regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night.
Further steps toward refunding
the city bonds will depend largely
on the outcome of the conference.
At a meeting of the mayor and
aldermen Thursday evening it was
moved by Alderman Thomas L. Hall
that the city attorney be instructed
to prepare a resolution, to be pre-
sented at the meeting Tuesday
night, terminating the city's con-
tract with Kirby L. Vidfine of Phoe-
nix All aldermen present except
Louis Hudgin voted "aye" on Halls
motion. Hudgin said he would rather
not vote.
Vidrine was hired by the Bettwy
administration to refund city bonds.
The contract entered into with him
by the Bettwy regime has about
nine more months to run. Further
refunding is to be handled by the
CITY itself, according to plans now
being made.