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 heartily concur.
 c e r t a 1 n = ly, much may be gained by the meeting of rep resentatives of different religi- onS to discuss their problems and to devise possible means by " hich a b ca CT and m ore Sympa- thetic u n d err s t a n din g be- tween those of different faiths and races may be deYeloned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
GILBERT FUNERAL TO
 BE HELD SATURDAY

New York, Feb. 24.-(UP)-Flln- eral services will be held Saturday at the Church of Heavenly Rest for Seymour Parker Gilbert, 45, part ner in J. P. Morgan & Co, and for mer U. s. Agent General for repar- ations payments. He died yester- day of cardio-nephritis, disease of the heart and circulatory system.
 Gilbert, who served in the treas ury department under Secretaries McAdoo, Glass, Houston and Mellon, will be buried at Southampton, L. l., where he maintained a home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

energy or ren- gious . minded people. It is thus of great signif- canoe, for only when an organ ism finds itself a d e q u 8 t e = ly adapted to its environment can it survive.
 We hay in our coun t r y m any groups differing in re- ligion. Only in so far as these roupS ar e properly adjust ed to each other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
SAWYER 'ss

Bobby Breen is presented as a 1888 model of Tom Sawyer in H's latest Principal Productions pie ture, Hawaii Calls" an tShU h~~4J picture. The story deals with the is-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Decreased demand in America for diamonds has caused several dia- mond cutting factories in Johannes burg, South Africa, to close and others to operate on short time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Sally Eilers, Lee Patrick, Louis Hayward and Ann Shirley are lead- CTS of the brilliant cast offered in RKO Radios women's penitentiary story, Condemned Women"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

France has reduced the amount of American electrical equipment which may enter the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
BY HERBERT H. LEHMAN Governor of New York

Brotherhood Week, as we'll as the entire moral concept of the Na- tional Conference of Jews and Christians, is one with which I can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
BY ARTHUR c. COMPTON Professor, University of Chicago

Brotherhood week is an express sion of civilization as we know it in America, 8 country that has been built up by the inspiration and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
BY ALFRED E. SMITH
Former Governor

The National Conference of Jews and Christians has done important pioneering work in helping to eradi- cate prejudices among races and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Jamacia is shipping nearly 50 per cent more bananas to other coun- tries that at this time last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

land adventures of two iO-year-oid
 lads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Brazil has reimposed its federal consumption tax on gasoline.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

will be-to say the least, bother
some and irritating, out some
mechanical device easily to be
handled, dependable and eX-
cluding all uncertainty.
Such devices are on the mar
ket in galore, one only has to
pick out the most efficient and
practical one. They are in use
almost all over Europe and there
is no case known where they
have failed.
Promote these, Mr.. Van Duzer;
make the National Safety Con-
ference Committee approve them
and introduce them uniformly
and you will earn the thanks
of motorists not only OF the
Capital but all over the country.
Very sincerely yours,
T. H. HOWARD.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

when I was a child, but before
which had never been brought
face to face. I refer to the re-
markable similarity between
the signatures of the aged,
doting George the Third of Eng
land-as witness his very legible
scrawl at the foot of the &C.
knoWledgement Of the inde-
pendence of the States-and
that of his granddaughter, Vic
toria, on the Oregon boundary
agreement of 1846. 1t gives
credence to that ancient story
that the old man would not sign
and that the signature is really
that of his son, the Prince
Regent, later George the Fourth.
A ND I NEVER knew, until Jim
AA showed me the documents,
that Napoleon Bonaparte
thought so much of this youthful
nation that he advised it regu-
larly regarding his personal and
public affairs. In an almost
chatty letter. dated April 4,
1915, he advises my Good
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Your |. 0.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This Is a special quiz. Score
10 for each question and 20
for No. 9.
l. On what day do the Eng
lish celebrate in a similar way
as we do the Fourth of July
with fireworks and bonfires?
2. What is the name of the
village in England which is
the ancestral home of George
Washington?
8. The Statue of Liberty was
put up to commemorate what
occasion?
4. Who wrote the Man
Without a Country?
S. Write the next line to this
part of the "Star Spangled
Banner" Whose broad stripes
and bright stars, thro' the peril
Gus fight"
6. What king was on the Eng
lish throne at the time of the
American rebellion?
7. Were the "Abolitionists"
organized during the American
Revolution?
8. In the Fourth Of July days
of our grandfatherS the special
treat was homemade ice cream.
Where was ice cream supposedly
first served in the United
States?
9. Brain Teaser-Mr. Jones
buys a turkey, two ducks and
three fowls for $40. The price
of two ducks and three fowls
is the same as three turkeys.
Three fowls cost as much as
two ducks. What did Mr.. Jones
pay for each?
ANSWERS on Page 16)
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
OKLAHOMA

where New Deal Senator Elmer Thomas beat anti
New Deal Conner Smith, Tuesday, for the Democratic
nomination to the Senate.
That was tough enough for the Roose-
UO"EeI UO' vet haters but there another and
d.: U4 more sinister significance in it for all
S O Old Dealers, all Back to Hoover"
howlers.
Conner Smith polled very heavy against Thomas;
and the given by students of Oklahoma politics
is that Conner past vice president of the Townsend
Plan organization, not that he is ant-New Dealer
The moral is clear enough for anybody to make out
after moments thought The moral is that if the Old
Dealers block Mr. Roosevelts mild captalism-conserv-
ing measures for redistribution of of malds-
trbuted wealth. the people cannot be counted to elect
some Old Dealer in 1910. They will likely elect
some demagogue with crackpot scheme for whackng
up all the wealth. That would in all probability lead to
Communism or Fascsm-and which of these two isms
would be the for Old Dealers, we'll all the rest
of us except the demagogues who would the show,
we don't know.
CFrom New
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Foo and Hail

Foo to you; Latin-American. I
suppose you never heard of Left
Erikson, who discovered this
country long before Columbus.
AS for the best music, it comes
from Germany, Austria and
other Nordic countries, not from
your Latin countries. And as
for radio, my good fellow. Mar
conf only duplicated the expert
ments of Hertz and Maxwell.
SON OF. THE NORTH
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

money for such a trip, even
though he is a millionaire and
can we'll afford it. He has only
done what Wiley Post did, the
only accomplishment being that
he made the world flight in less
time. I really can't get too en-
thuSiaStic about it"
Miss Doris Fields, of Philadel-
phia, visiting in D. c.:
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
He Tells All

I'll tell you why we good
looking fellows are generally
woman haters. We fellows with
looks and personality don't want
every Sally and Irene gushing
and demanding over us all the
time.
We have pride and taste, and
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Reflection Needed

American isolation Is badly
needed; but public opinion must
support it. The danger lies in
the lack Of information and Su-
perficial attitude Of the younger
generation.
The Scrambling for credits in
schools and colleges leaves little
time for reflection, and students
are left pretty much to them
selves when it comes to develop
ing the historic sense. E. H. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Peuce-LoUing Reds

Since when, my dear contribu-
tor, do the Reds create riots and
public disorder? Why, even
loyal Americans when forced to
strike create more trouble and
racket than the Communists
ever do.
And another thing-the prin-
ciple of FaScism is in opposi-
tion to democracy, and the Reds
preach down with Fascism, thus
proving that they are in no way
opposed to democracy.
AMERICAN COMMUNIST.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
ROllin' Along
By ". A. s. Douglas

YESTERDAY being Bastle Day. commemoratng rather
forcefu gesture toward liberty Jim Preston, of the Ma
onal Archives, thought it would do good to look
some of the he has under glass the big building
Ninth and Constitution Avenue.
It's marveousy comfortable place in which stroll
around and gaze historical It's aircooed and
that relief yesterday Jim says this modernization
has been installed for preservation of the relics and
all for his comfort those of other keepers records
I didn't could get so .,-, H.. :, - ,. ,
hiStory-aS was being x r,,- 80 - w -. -
formed during the birth pangs NO. 1fo. 49, 49, ~ ~, -
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Schnozzle Prospects

You constantly hear that
future generations will be pay
ing the present national debt
Through the nose" Gosh, can
you imagine the shoots on the
children of tomorrow, and how
they will feel about Franklin D.
when they have the sniffleS?
It looks as thought Jimmy
Schnozzle Durante was born be-
fore his time.
PREDATORY AL.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

the history of aviation, a def
mite step forward and it also
proves that no nation is safe
from air invasion. I remember
when Colonel Lindbergh made
his solo flight across the Allan
tic, and 1 shall never forget the
thrill I felt when he accom-
plished what he set out to do"
X
Pat Mahan, 1907 Fairmont
st. N. W., pilot:
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

went with him on his circum-
navigation of the globe deserve
great credit also. 1t seems to
me that faith in aviation has
been somewhat shaky lately
because of recent accidents, but
his flight will restore that faith"
X X 4
Roscoe c. Hudson, 1917 Fair
mont st. N. W., former grocery
store manager:
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Smoker From Henry

You're funny. When a Satur-
day Evening Post articles &C.
cuses Crown Prince Jimmy Of
grossly unethical conduct, you
propose that certain members
of the press be investigated.
Would it not be more to the
point to propose an investiga-
ton to find out whether per.
chance the Saturday Evening
Post charges are true?
L. s. II.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
What Would the Old
Dealers Haze Done?

Would the Old Dealers have let farm surpluses and
factory overproduction grind down mass buying power
until at last of could buy anything and business
at standsti?
Would they have turned the 100000 so unem-
poyed and their dependents out to graze put them
dole; tried to make jobs for of them as means
of keeping money AND materials moving until private
industry could take up the slack?
Would they have let the Navy 60 to seed in a world
torn by national hatreds national ambitions theological
vendettas and forty hangovers from the World War?
The Old Deal leaders tell specifically. They
content themselves with saying that the Government must
take its hands off business stop trying to bring power
rates to reasonable levels by setting up power yardstcks
and restore private initiative to its time preemnence
When Republican Bruce Barton gets up on his hind
legs and says the New Deals major reforms will never
be abandoned and the Republicans only hope of future
national victories lies in endorsing those reforms and
promising to make them work BETTER he is greeted by
a shocked silence from the Old Deal masterminds "Back
to Hooversm is the only specific advice these gentlemen
have to offer.
The voters aren't taking that advice to any great
degree. AS the summer primaries along, New Deal
candidates up to now maintain consistent edge over
anti-New Dealers The latest illustration is
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Its pc r I e C tly
marvellous that a
man who has as
m uc h money as
Howard Hughes is
doing so much to
fur t h er aviation.
He is a remarkable
aviator, and tn e
crew of four who
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

that air commerce is definitely
part of our everyday lives. I
feel Howard Hughes made the
greatest step in advancement
in aviation since Colonel Lind
bergh. 1t happens that I am a
personal friend of Hughes"
X X
Miss Patricia E. BOden, 1902
Sixteenth st. N. W., secretary:
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man. He has spent a great deal
of his personal fortune in his
development in aviation. Al
though Colonel Lindbergh's
flight was greater, considering
the progress in airships since
that time it nevertheless can't
detract from the bearing that
this world trip will have on aVia'
ton"
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

a n d child
hood of these
United States
o f America.
But there it
all was, just
a few inches
and a piece
of glass from
me. And I
was able to
notice some
thing I had
heard about
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Il t hink the
flight h as been
wonderful, and I've
followed it excited
ly since the plane
left New York last
S un d a y nj G h t.
There's no doubt
that it is a marvel.
Gus achievement in
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

than the average person zeal
ICES. 1t certainly reminds me
that the United States is not as
well protected in case of war
as we sometimes think, because
planes from foreign countries
can get here in comparatively
few hours and rain bombs on
u.s."
X X
Fred w. Feldmann, Wardman
Park Hotel, beauty products dis
tributor:
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Jim says this modernization
alton of the relics and not at
other keepers of the records.
Friends" that he has departed
from Elba and returned to
France for the good of France"
One hundred days later, de-
feated at Waterloo, he was on
his way to end his days on the
rock of st. Helena. The letter
breatheS nothing but the pro-
foundeSt optimism. He signed it
Your Good Friend"
More evidence of his neighbor-
illness is contained in the long
and happy letter in which he an
nounces the birth of a son, the
King of Rome, on March 81,
1911. Almost a year before, on
April 3, 1910, he wrote a note
advising us of his happy mar
riage" to the Archduchess Marie
Louise of Austria-for whom he
Shelved the lovely Creole, Jose
phine Beauharnais.
The ink on the Treaty of
Client, signed December "a,
1912, ending the War of 1912,
looks as though it had been
placed on the page not more
than a month ago. Indeed, all
these old handWritten docu-
ments are remarkably clear. Mr..
Preston says the ink has never
been retouched, but yet the
writing lasts much longer than
has that of later years. The
probable answer is that they
did not blot in those days and
either allowed the ink to dry
slowly or busted it with sand.
I SAW the oaths of allegiance
L to the new form of govern
ment made by Washington'S
chief officers during the winter
at Valley Forge. The Father of
his Country probably had some
good and sufficient reasons for
putting his lieutenants on rec
ord. It is significant-though
maybe just a coincidence-that
the oath is attested by Wash
ington himself, except in one
single instance. That of Bene-
dict Arnold, the traitor, is wit
messed by Brigadier General
Knox. Did Washington already
have suspicious?
There is mystery concern
ing the Thirteenth Amendment
which Jim declares has never
been cleared up. The resolution,
abolishing slavery, introduced
December 5, 1864, and approved
by two-thirds majority, Febru-
ary /, 1865, has each line of
its preamble written in diff
ferent hand. The reason on the
part of the clerks-the lines
have never been identified as
having been written by famous
persons-may have been that
they wished to share in the
preparation of such a famous
document. Lincoln signed the
measure, though he did not
have to, owing to the tWo-thirds
majority. He also undoubtedly
wished to go on record for pos
terity.
A momentous document is
the treaty of "amity and good
will" made by Commodore M. C.
Perry with the kingdom Of ia
pan and which opened the ports
of the then obscure and un-
civilized country to trade with
us-an obScurity which emerged,
through us and this treaty, into
the briliance of world power
and the present urge to conquer.
Here-for nothihg-a feast
of historical treasures spreads
before you!
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

1T was an inter
esting flight, but
personally I don't
see what real value
the flight is to the
progress of avia-
ton. I can't un-
d e r S t a ID W h y
H u g h S should
spend so much
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

In my eStlma-
ton it proves that
airplanes are no
longer a toy, nor
are they a risk,
where people have
to look up to us
as heroes for fly
ing them. This
flight should prove
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Ever since Lind
bergh's spectacular
flight, I've been in
terested in such en-
deavors. I do be-
lieve this was a
great performance
by a i r m e n, and
probably a greater
service for aviation
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

II think the flight
will add a great
deal to the future
Of long-d / S t a n ce
t ly ng, especially
concerning S a + ETY.
a n d speed. I've
read much about
Hughes and I think
he is a marvellous
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What is your impression Of
Howard Hughes around-the-
world flight?
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

like to pick some one like the
beautiful little blonde I have
just picked. and try to win her.
Don't be parasites, girls-let the
boys do the picking. Use tact.
please, and save your wiles for
the less fortunate boys.
L.. s.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
THE ANSWERS

Miss Virginia Sinner, 1406
Thirty-eighth st. N. W., Ste
nographer:
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January 1, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Oect1IfuIz<zzeA NR

BY Frank Romer

COTTON MATHER
COLEMN Salem church,
> man, Mather sreIIed
hell's birthstone in the
room with certain persons
and saw countless pins
sticking in these "be-
witched" creatures. Per-
secuted by his peculiar
belief that Satan gave
some people the power to
cast spells over and tor
ment others, many we're
hanged, imprisoned and
diseraced.
Copyright. 1888. by +. Romer)
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Meanwhile

If we needed proof to this we
have it in the report of an inter
view with Mr.. Van DuZer that
appeared in Tuesdays Washing
ton Times under the Subheading
Meanwhile D. C. may guess"
Meanwhile uncertainty may
go on, meanwhile accidents may
occur, and meanwhile our traf-
fic director, simple minded, pro-
notes the obsolete and abso-
lutely impractical hand signals
and wants them to be made
uniform.
Dear Mr.. Van Duzer, make
humankind uniform first, only
then you may have success with
your hand signals and probably
not even then. Hand signals
are a nuisance as every motorist
has found out to his sorrow long
ago, and that the traffic direc-
tor of the Nations Capital pro-
notes them would leave us
baffled and spellbound were it
not that we remember the above
mentioned picture of him and
his youthful advisers.
The theme is not a new one
by any means. Often enough
there have appeared in our local
and other papers public utter
ances that condemn hand sig
nails and point out their short
comings, but Mr.. Van Duzer
evidently never reads these ar
ticles or he does not pay atten-
ton to them, thinking it not his
worth while.
Reliable DeUice
What we need are not hand
signals which are-and always
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
An Open Letter

For kind attention of Mr..
William Van Duzer, traffic di-
rector.
Not long ago we saw a picture
in one of our local papers show
ing our able traffic director,
William A. Van Duzer, at his
desk flanked by two little girls,
all three, eagerness in their
faces, bent over a city map and
discussing the pro and contra
of the necessity of a new traffic
light.
Was that symbolic? 1t seems
so to us poor motorists who al
most daily experience the insult
ficiency of our traffic regula-
tions, or should I say the help
lessness of our traffic director
who probably not always has
the advice of little girls ready
to help him.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
and addresses Of

Editor limited 200 words Names addresses
writers be ON
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
That Commissioner Vacancy

n RESIDENT ROOSEVELT is touring the country,
fighting for his beliefs, saying kind words for those
he would like to elected by their fellow citizens.
The people to whom he has been talking these last few
days possess the unaenabe right to for those whom
they consider worthythey may heed Mr.. Roosevelt and
again they may not That is their glorious business
But here the District of Columbia things mighty
different We the residents have voice the selection
of the people who govern This is one part of the
United States where the
Right NOU He Is President can do as he
NHL:.,o. IT,, H. 11:d pleases. News dispatches
'9 y r - " declare that right he
Is in process of choosing for to George E.
Allen (of Mssssipp) who has retired Commissioner
and who incidentally abroad the Presidential train,
presumably aiding Mr.. Roosevelt in his choice.
The Washington Times, at this, the eleventh hour of
consideration before action sincerely hopes the President
will create precedent by selection of native Washing
tonan-man or woman-for the vacant post.
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Right NOW He Is
Making Up His Mind
Same SuuaWks--Same Reply

n RESIDENT ROOSEVELT broke the news Wednes-
1 day that the Government expects deficit of about
$4,000 900 for fiscal year 1889 (begun July 1885,
and yesterday the Old Deal squawks began to be heard
We were told that the country is headed for bank
ruptcy or initiation both The hint passed pretty
broadly in some quarters that the President nuts Bus
ness confidence was said be skddng toward lows.
The stock market to be didn't echo these squawks
It reacted somewhat from recent highs but this ad
med all sides to be due to profit taking, not to the
Presidents deficit news. Government bonds remained
firm.
However, since the old squawks have started,
1t would to be in order to file the old reply;
which we here do:
specifically is If they had been in power during
the last five years, what would they have done?
Would they have let the banks go busting until
whole banking system smashed? Or would they have
tried to shore up somehow-and if so how? The New
The Washington times., 1938-07-15
Reliable DeUice

What we need are not hand
signals which are-and always
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

United States where the
President can do as he
pleases. News dispatches
declare that right now he
The Washington times., 1938-07-15

Deal tried Federally super
vised bank deposit insur-
ance, and up to now it
works.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-11-11

TIE has written and had published
III over eight hundred songs since
the day he left Philadelphia to De-
come a copy-boy on New YORK
newspaper. He wanted to be an
actor, and for years, his was
name act" in vaudeville, The writ
ing OF lyrics occupied good deal OF
his time. and the song Waiting
For The Robert E. Lee" was writ
ten with Lewis F. Muir, who started
out by being angry at caustlc
criticism of his works and wound
up by collaborating with his critic.
@They took their song to a pub
Usher. but he did not like 1t. and so
they left In such hurry that they
forgot the music BY the time they
had returned, the publisher had
changed his mind. and the song be-
came a great hit.
He is a member OF the American
Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers. and recently radio sta
tions celebrated the twenty-fifth an
niversary OF his career as a song
writer. He has written lyrics for
"Take Me To The Swanee Shore, !"
Ramona JEANNE. Dream OF
Lilac Time" Don't Wake Me Up.
Let Me Dream" etc, etc. He lives
I'm Hollywood with his family.
His name is
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