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The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Your Chance to An7ericanize Washington

Everything to gain-and nothing to lose!
We emphasize and shall continue to emphasize in this space
from until polling tmewhch is all day next Saturday.
April 3-that every Washngonan and every resident friend
and sympathzer in Washngton non-suffrage plight should
get and ballot for the rights of citizenship in this
the Capital of the Nation
Amid great chorus of approval which has followed the
cywde drive for this referendum there has been heardn
distinctly but nevertheless recognizabea beat of disap
prevail arguments raised for leaving the chains have
speedily disposed of to the satisfaction of soundhnkng
people
On May four days after have voted this matter,
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
"Hasty" Mr.. Roosevelt

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT has been President five
L and half years. Ever since the war, the problems
of taxexempt public bonds and of crsscross tax exemp
Tax.Exempts Are tons on Federal and State en-
WV ployes salaries have been de-
An Old Question bated I'D and down the country.
The late Andrew Mellon, early in his term as Secretary
Of the Treasury Numbered against these things twin
economic evils.
Now, President Roosevelt proposes that Congress do
something about them; and Immediately he is accused
BY the smear-Roosevet crowd of being too hasy. In
stead of the act of Congress the President asks for his
deractors say the thing should be done by constitu
tonal amendment working its weary way through thirty
six State legislatures.
The argument is idiotic If it is the best argument
the Presidents foes think up against the proposal
then there is argument against it, and Congress would
do we'll to show haste of its by passing the
legislation as the bills can be drawn.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

OneDo you want the right vote for officials of YOUR own
city government in the District of Columbia? va
Wo-Do you want the right to vote for President and for
members OF Congress from the District of Columbia?
All bogies-raca and oherwse-have been swept out of in
egent discussion They just don't exist factors The
is this: 80 ~ ~ "PeeeN'
have the right to segovernment and democracy In this
the Capital of the United States" " ~
There is an old dy the words of which ran something like
this 800 e INC
Get out and get under:
Get out and get under
And fix your automobile"
1t won't fix itself, neghbors
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Dect1GGulz<zzA OK

6y F. Romsr

ERASMUS DARWIN
THE father Of the Dar-
] win who first traced
our ascent from monkeys
had his eccentric side.
After a boat picnic lunch
con one day. he stepped
over the side unconcern~
eddy, rose to the rivers
surface, swan to the
bank, and was later
found amounted upon a
tub in his wet clothes"
making a speech in Not
tineham marketpIace!
Copyright 1888 By +. Romsr
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

fears some
thing is go
ing to snap
u n d er the
S t ra in of
fighting for
a roof over
t h e family's
h e a d, h e
m a t t er Of
food a n d.
very import
ant to her
the retention
of their pres
ent means Of
live lih o o d,
t he taXicab
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

Eyes. I think Washingto-
mans should be able to vote for
officials Of our city government
and I think that we, as Ameri-
can citizens, are also entitled to
vote for the President Of the
United States and for Repre-
sentatives in Congress"
81
Thomas Bugden. 1928 ! st. N.
W., routeman:
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eyes. People living in the
District Of Columbia are suffer.
ing from taxation without rep
resentation' and it is not fair.
AS long as we do pay taxes we
should have something to say
about how our city and national
Government is run"
- 4
Mrs. Christine Barrett, 1928
Twelfth st. N. W., housewife:
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Mrs. C. Barrett
yes. am a firm believer in
suffrage for the District Of Co
lumbia. Our Government is
founded on the principle Of
equality and freedom, but this
is denied local citizens"
X
Mrs. Pattie Ray, GOT Thir-
tenth st. N. W., housewife:
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THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Lorraine Leslie, 1914
Thirteenth St. N. w., house
wife:
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
"The SilIiest Argument

THE SiLLiest Argument"
I think the silliest argument
against D. c. suffrage is that the
colored people might take con.
troll Of the city. Did the Negroes
en- masse even vote for the Com
munist Party. despite the fact
that a Negro, John Ford, was
running for Vice President Of
the United States? No; most Of
them divided into groups Zone
Democratic and the other Re
puhlican), and voted a full white
mans ticket.
Have the Negroes of Harlem
tried to take possession Of New
York city, mol Most of them
voted for the Irishman, AL
Smith, and later for LaGuardia..
I was born In Washington,
and am in favor Of a vote for
the District Of Columbia.
DR.. E. J. IRVINE,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Anti. ViUisection Plea
As for the money from the
Presidents Birthday Balls,
where did it go? Says DR.. Jo-
seph s. Wall of Georgetown Uni.
versity, mot one penny Of that
fund will go to buying a crutch
for a crippled child. Not one
dollar Of it will go for President
Roosevelt's pet foundation in
Georgia"
No. 1t all goes for research"
which means the torture Of
thousands Of monkeys. Look at
the pictures of them cIinging to
the bars of their cages where
they are packed to suffocation.
Their little human faces are ap-
pealing to you and to me to let
them cut to go back to their
happy chimes. But they will
never 60 back-for they are
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Mrs. Pattis Ray

Eyes. I think that citizens Of
the District have Just as much
right as people who happen to
live elsewhere to take part in
local and national Government"
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
The Inquiring
Photographs
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Will you cast your vote in the
suffrage referendum Of next
Saturday?
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Scores Nazi Bund

After reading about a Nazi
riot in New York in which
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

Coming IN week by week.
The woman, who writes an
Intelligent, well-sentenced letter,
is at the end Of her rope, She
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

HAVE just finished reading rather pitlful letter
from the wife of Washington taxi driver She
wants her husband to find other sort of work
through which he and his family could eat regularly
and have definite idea to how much money was
coming in week by week. ... .-o g.. ,..-.. , ....-
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE >

Letters the Editor should be limited
the writer's will be omitted upon request
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
He Says, Keep Carter


I Just this instant read where
Mr.. w. E. Shea has signed of
as a reader of your Times be-
cause you publish Boake Carter.
It is my opinion he is being
very unfair, for after all he is
not forced to read Boake Carter
just because he reads The Times.
I read The Times, too, but do
not read Mrs. Mclean. I don't
say you should take her column
out Of the paper, though.
If a column is taken out Of a
paper we cannot read it, where
as If it remains in we have our
choice, so please keep the Boake
Carter column as is, for do
love facts. j. A. DUVALL.
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bound for laboratories of untold
torture. all useless to man.
Read in the medical journals
Of what horrors are perpetrated
upon these innocent and unof.
R..IL~ 11Lk1. a.;So.I.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

about $50 for license and othe.
charges. He would then owl
his cab and have a fair pros
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03
Blood Pressure Patients
Organize for HapPyLiUi1g

ment of complications such as vari-
cose veins, diabetes, sinus trouble
in the nose, but the fact that the
class meets in the hospital makes
is easier for these treatments to be
carried out.
The diet which is used consists
of potatoes, baked and eaten with
the skin intact; dark bread and
butter, milk, apples and other fresh
fruits. This Spartan but, on the
whole, well balanced and economic
fare. is varied at times and the pa
tients are allowed to go on lapses
on holidays or when they go out to
dinner with friends and do not wish
to appear to be eccentric, t.t
Use of Suggestion 'aIiEEapSitsae|Il
The use, of suggestion and psy
cho-therapy is very important. In
the class progressive relaxation IS
practiced. This was introduced. to-
the public in book by DR.. Jacob
son, in 1884 called "You Must Be-
lax. At each class meeting they
have a five to ten-minute relaxa-
ton period in which all the muscles
of the body are successfully put
into the state Of voluntary relaxa-
ton. The patients are taught to-
relax in class and then practice it
cnce, twice or three times daily
during. the week.
A very important part Of the
class treatment is the use OF sug-i
gestion, which is. accomplished. by
the giving of testimony by the
older members. The success Of
those who have been practicing the
method of treatment used in the
class is a powerful factor in start
ing the new members off in the
proper spirit Of optimism and earn
est attention to rules.
The aim of the treatment is not
to reduce blood pressure, and peo-
pie who start to do that are usually
pursuing an impossible task. The
aim is to allow these patients to at
tain an optimal level Of well being;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03
DON'T BE IN A HURRY

PANIC SEEMS to attack some
players if in a careless moment
they happen to make an insufficient
bid. They try to correct it almost
at once, without giving the matter
thought. Sometimes they pay
dearly for their haste. There are
50 many ways that the bid may be
corrected-with any sufficient bid
up to ard including 7-No Trumps
that the most advisable one
should be chosen. The law should
be borne in mind. If the call is
corrected with the lowest sufficient
number Of the same declaration,
the partner must pass on his next
turn. If it is corrected in any
other way, the partner cannot re-
enter the auction at all on that
hand.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03
Barclay On Bridge

with his splendid 1T with lli3 paess=
ner in diamonds, his blank club sui !.
and high spades, indicating that
South no doubt held the top hearts.
This was further borne out by the
fact that West overcalled the
Diamonds bid with 3-Clubs.
North, wishing to show his blank
club suit, inadvertently called
3-Clubs, and when the error was
called to his attention, without
stopping to consider the results, ne
quickly bid 4-Clubs. Needless to
say, his opponents were happy to
pass that bid, and the result was
the contract was set three tricks,
whereas diamonds, 7-Hearts or
Ono Trumps could have been
made.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03

ditiOn. It con-
sists in forming
classes Of pa
tents with high
blood pressure
who meet once
or twice a week,
and under the
di r e ctior1 of a
p h y S i C i a n or
nurse, practice
various methods
Of rela x q ton
and psychologi-
cal treatment.
T h e trouble
with the treat
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, nj. ID.
HAVE before me the report of
d method of managing high blood
pressure that could proftably be
uSed by many people with this con-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03

post.In ese apprehension classes in
nenh n Tie only requirement for
Sure 0er Is is a high blood pres
and - Inc purpose is to present
proo,. " Train these individuals in a
tbaeoo 'ain OF living which will enable
timsl ~ I'VE consistently at the OPP
posSi l ieVel Of well being which is
conai three forms Of treatment
therasnl IN medical care, psyche
S%,apy and diet.
Ode ~ icdi care consists in all meth
in ~ VI treatment that are available
' clinic. It may be the treat
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03

hlood ment OF n g n
# ''1u pressure in most Cases is that
lar 19 fe not depend on any particu-
ra.r nOiih OF treatment, but upon a
fire Ia asHgement of the patients en-
age 100 me NE and most people in middle
o ~ are ~ not able to rearrange their
soa n nves without help and encour-
1Sement from others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-03

~ Ciendening will answer
o aISOlons of general interest
b;n ,y, and then only through
us column.
Evening star., 1938-01-23

Maj. Luplow's organization, over which
he himself presided. Safety work Is
pursued actively throughout the
Washington district. he said. There
is no other assembly hall under his
auspices. he said, where such q meet
ing could be held.
The hall also has been made avail
able to the Aqueduct Lodge Of the
American Federation Of Government
Employees and the recently organized
washington Engineer District Recre-
alton Association" Of which George
D. Rittenhouse Is president.
A bulletin board announcement
states that the next meeting Of the
association will be held at 8 pm. Mon-
day night, January 81. at the Rock
Creek Building" After a short busi-
ness meeting, the announcement
states. the Entertainment Committee
will take charge"
Another group which may be Of
fered the use of the building, Mai.
Luplow said, is unit of Engineer Re-
serve officers. who now are meeting
elsewhere.
The assembly hall may be equipped
later on, Maj. Luplow said. in order
that motion pictures of educational
and instructive nature may be shown.
1t may also be used for athletics, he
said.
Evening star., 1938-01-23

situation isn't as moribund as might
be feared
Such recent Improvements are avail
able as collar clamp pins" that
don't punch holes; starchless stiff
collars that don't wilt: pants with
belts attached, to avoid the transfer
nuisance: underwear built so it won't
creep, and zippers supplanting but
tons.
Something is even being. done about
current problems. One outfit has got
several mems accessory manufacturers
together and co-ordinated their prod
ucts, so you can get matching shirts,
suspenders, ties and socks altogether.
Reverse calf and suede shoes helped
the shine problem to some extent,
but there's still an undertone Of
discomfort in that department.
Christmas merchandise hysteria
even produced q shaving smock to
wear and tear-on pajamas or what
ever else man chose to shave in.
History shows some heartening ex-
amples of inventive genius. There was
the classic celluloid collar, which
solved the laundry problem for an
era. And few years ago, socks came
out with garters already attached.
One enthusiastic individual even
patented a combination clothes brush
and flask, but nobody could figure out
exactly what he had in mind.
Evening star., 1938-01-23

haberdashery minds indicate there is
no engineering solution to the prob
lem. You're just supposed to stuff
the shirt down again and pray that
grit and determination, pluck and
luck, will keep it there.
A few more immediate sartorial
musts are:
A necktie built so it'll make nice
knot the first time every time and
stay that way, without the neither
ends wandering of. after five min
utes, in the general direction of Nome,
Alaska.
Really ironclad socks. OF course,
any sock is going to get q hole in it
eventually (if you don't, the moths
wilD. but somebody might rig them
up to give some kind of warning signal
when the breach Is imminent.
A stiff dress shirt that won't come
through with a right to your Jaw
every time you make an unguarded
move.
A handkerchief that will fold auspi-
ciously for breast-pocket wear without
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Flying Cadets
Needed for Air
Training Unit

A serious shortage of flying cadets
to flll vacancies in the March flying
cadet class at the Army Air Corps
Training Center, Randolph Field, Tex,
was reported yesterday by the War
Department.
Plans have been made to admit 344
cadets to this class, but SO far only
liz qualified candidates are available,
leaving 232 untitled vacancies.
"Only yesterday an airline executive
told me that he would take so co-pilots
for his airline at once if he could get
them. at a beginning salary of 5000
per month, with assured promotion
and salary increases" Brig. Gen. H. H.
Arnold, assistant chief of the Air
Corps. said in announcing the shortage
of flying cadet applicants. He ex-
pressed a desire for men who have
graduated from our flying school and
who have completed flying service in
our squadrons
Men between the ages of 81 and 26,
possessing two years of college educa-
ton, or who are able to pass an
examination which requires the
equivalent Of this education, and who
can pass the physical examination, are
eligible for admission as flying cadets,
the War Department announced. APP
plication blanks may be obtained from
the Chief of Air Corps, Munitions
Building.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Senators Peep at 5 Billions
liz Cold at Kentucky Bastile

Washington and Harry Truman Of
Missouri and Marvin Mcintyre, sec-
retary to President Roosevelt. Neither
Senator Sherman Minton. Democrat,
Of Indiana. who came here for the
dinner. nor Senator Barkley made
the tour.
Two Senators. who didn't want TO
be quoted by name. were somewhat
critical Of the squat concrete and
steel building in which Is stored q
goodly portion Of the Nations gold.
Said one: They might as well mold
it Cthe goldD into bullets for all the
good it Is doing" He added he would
like to see some Of it used for more
anti-aircraft guns.
The other Senator said he didn't
see much use for storing gold the
way they're doing" He said also he
thought funds for improving the fort
should be spread" to improve con-
ditions Of many Of the soldiers, housed
in old buildings.
Evening star., 1938-01-23

repairs to empty the tunnel, pump
ing stations are necessary. in order
to lift water out of low places in it.
The hole under the assembly hall"
has been covered with a concrete cap
to keep down the moisture, but ar
rangements have been made so that
a portable electric "sump pump" can
be put to use there. to pump out
the old tunnel, In case it ever be-
comes necessary. Part Of the re-
conditioning of the building was to
arrange transformer room TO be
used for the electric sump pump.
Two other pumping stations for
the old Leydecker Tunnel were also
reconditioned during the past year,
as part of the program authorized
under a $4,000 appropriation for the
present fiscal year. The others ere
at the Mcmillan Reservoir, and on
Champlain street. One Of these is
now being used as space for prepara-
ton of War Department exhibits for
the New York Worlds Fair, and the
other is being used for storage space.
Meetings to Be Held.
In explaining the purposes to which
the reconditioned Rock Creek Build
ing has been put. Mai. w. D. Luplow,
District engineer in charge. said sew
eral sessions already had been held in
the assembly hall" One of these
was safety meeting" of workers Of
Evening star., 1938-01-23
By tie Associated Press.

DS tIIc ASSOEidteC fTeSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Millions of
dollars await, as the success adver-
tisements say, the bird who'll invent
a few gadgets to relieve men from
the persecution Of their clothes.
Every time you see shirt pucker-
ing up under guys chin, a pair of
baggy pants or scuffed shoes. it's the
telltale glitter of q vein Of gold that
some smart boy will tap some day.
Permanent press pants are one Of
the most obvious boof1s in order. The
average Joe Doekes spends q lot
every year getting a crease put in his
pants. In couple of hours he wiTgles
them baggy again and goes back for
more.
Some shoes that you didn't have to
trot to the doctors for a new coat
of paint every five minutes would help,
too.
The upWard-and-o onward shirt, that
refuses to stay down in the pants, is
another menace. Recent conversa-
tions with some OF New Yorks best
Evening star., 1938-01-23
GAMBLING PROBE
LONG DRAWN OUT
Special Philadelphia Grand
Jury Has Indicted Five
in Four Months.
BY the Associated Press.

.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. pa spe-
cial grand jury investigating gambling
in Philadelphia passed the four
month mark today with long hours
Of testimony behind 1t, but only five
indictments to show for its work.
Pursuing methods similar to those
which Thomas E. Dewey investigated
rackets in New York City. Attorney
General Charles J. Margiotti and his
group of special deputies have con-
Quoted their hearings behind closed
doors in special quarters.
Official announcements have been
limited to the five indictments handed
down soon after the investigation
opened and special presentment
after the jury heard Jay Cooke, Phila-
delphia Republican city chairman.
The investigation opened in October
with fanfare Of charges and counter
charges. At that time District Attor-
ney Charles F. Kelley asked Judge
Curtis Box to order the investigation.
The request drew prompt retort from
Mayor S. Davis Wilson that the move
was politically inspired and that Kel-
ley's Office should be investigated.
Margiotti finally stepped in and
agreed to direct the inquiry. Margi-
otis program includes investigation
OF both gambling and the district at
torney's ONCE.
Four Of the five men indicted as
alleged gambling house operators have
yet to be arrested on the charges,
although one has since been arrested
on q murder charge.
Observers feel that the absence Of
further indictments means that the
investigators are merely biding their
time. building up an alright case.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Fasting Priest
Remains Firm
Despite Views
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 22.-The
Rev. Israel Harding Noe grimly held
to his program Of absolute abstinence
today despite the physical ravages of
= three-week fast undertaken to
achieve = pure spiritual existence.
He spent the day at the deanery OF
st. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral pre-
pairing 15-minute broadcast Of his
weekly Sunday school lesson tonight
over local radio station. In defer
ence to his condition, the radio sta
ton placed . microphone in the dean-
cry to make . trip downtown un-
necessary.
"A 46-year-old priest without .
parish, but still . clergyman with .
personal following, the former dean
considered two crushing blows Of the
week.
The first came when Bishop James
M. Maxon, recovering from q serious
illness, ordered his removal as dean
Of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
in . letter In which he frankly ex-
pressed the opinion the dean was
not his normal self"
Ehe second blow was that Of last
night. The cathedral chapter. with
II Of III a members present. voted
approval of the bashops action.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Sweet Potato
May Gire u. S.
StampAdhesiue
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Part of the South's surplus sweet
potatoes may soon be used to put the
stick in postage stamps.
The Agriculture Departments Blu
reau Of Chemistry and Soils has found
that dextrin from sweet potato starch
produced ut Laurel, Miss, makes . fne
adhesive for stamps, labels and
envelopes.
As . result the dextrin may serve as
q substitute for the presently used
adhesive made from cassava, . root
imported duty free in huge quantities
from Java. About 100000 pounds of
cassava dextrin goes on the backs Of
postage stamps annually.
"The sweet potato dextrin has ..
bland, slightly Sweet taste and y
slightly better as an adhesive than
the stickum We now use on stamps"
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
ofncials said.
Potatoes too big or too small for
table consumption can be used to pro.
duce the starch and the dextrin.