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The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Just Listening In

American arms, keyed to
fighting pitch before and after
the Munich conference, today
apparently lie entrenched in
winter quarters, unless, Of
course, Hitler adds a, few Amer
leans to the Jewish list OF
exiles, or even strains to the
boiling point by arresting and
failing some Of Uncle Sans
citizens.
AS we prick our ears listen.
ing In to the war doings we
know this: That Hitler so far
has not succeeded in execution
Of the Kaiser's war aims includ-
ing the conquest and subjuga-
ton Of Italy, because Hitler's
policy has been to ally with Mus
solini-in direct contrast to
Kaiser Bill sending Won Mack
ensen to conquer the Balkans.
which Won Mackensen did but
could not cross the Alps.
Hitler comes close in way,
1t has been said, knocking out
Czecho and Austria and Hun
gary about to surrender, but
not Italy and Poland.
~. CAPT. G. w. BOOT,
U. S. Army.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Your [. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

A number of readers have
written in to say that these
questions have helped them with
their civil service examinations
and they would like more of the
same kind as are used in such
examinations. From time to
time I will try to give these
questions. Today we have one
for stenographers on office
practice. The first five are True
and False questions. Score 10
for each question.
l. The second word in the
complimentary close Of a letter
should be capitalized. T. F.
2. Proper names or nouns may
be divided at the end Of the
line if they have more than one
syllable. T. F.
3. 1t is not good form to end
a page with a portion Of o
hyphenated word. T. F.
4. In a letter addressed to q
firm, If the phrase, Attention
of Mr.. -" is used, the saluta-
ton should be Dear Sir" T. F.
S. Words of one syllable should
not be divided at the end Of the
line. T. F.
6. The charge for registering
a letter is .......
7. If 1t is impossible to de-
termine whether the individual
addressed in the salutation Of
a letter is a man or . woman,
what salutation would you
use? a.
8. Are special delivery letters
delivered on holidays?
8. How many spaces should
there be between the salutation
and the body of the letter?
10. Which Of these is the for
NAL salutation, according to
American usageP (a) My dear
Mrs. Smith. CD Dear Mrs.
Smith.
ANSWERS on Page 39)
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Refugee Red Tape

I have an O. phan niece in Ire
land, aged Is, whom would like
to bring to this country. In
curing, I find that to do so I
must have at least $4,000 in
the bank, and must sign a paper
to the effect that she will not
become a public charge and will
comply with educational require
ments here. Are these guaran-
tees being furnished for all the
Jewish immigrants from Ger
many?. a.. NORA.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
ROllln' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

HAVE been privileged leaf of the most precious
book in exisence-the Book of Kels 1t is kept in
glass at Trinity College, Dublin during the day and
at night is locked in vault leaf is turned each day.
and the morning of my visit the guards permitted to
perform the ceremony in person.
The Book of Kels nsured-for the Irish reason
very soundy about their priced literary possession
Not all the money in the world could produce another Book
of kes and therefore, of what would the insurance be
when the book would be gomez So they spend extra
on fire prevention and guards Almost 1900 have
passed the book completed and has been stolen
once-but never injured in any way
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

The man, whoever he might
have been, was one Of the
worlds greatest artists. The ex-
traordinary thing about the Dor.
der paintings, the drawings
and the letterings is their SUI
preme intricacy. Microscopic
designs no larger than a postage
stamp, when enlarged by mod
ern methods, show no single
flaw of interlocking lines and
SpiralS.
THE Book Of Kells, when COM
pleted, was placed in a
heavy gold shrine. Some time
in the thirteenth century it was
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
"Effect, Not Cause"

A writer in the Voice claims
that eight nations have gone
under relationships within the
past 20 years solely because of
communism!
The main reason for dictator
ship is the collapse of capitalism
or feudalism in any given coun-
try.
The real reasons for the over
throw of Czarism in Russia were
the past sins of the corrupt
church-state and wholesale graft
in army circles and the "nobil-
ity." When the CzariSt army
fired on an unarmed force OF sew
eral hundred petitioners Of peas
ants and workers before the i'm
,perial palace back in 1905. the
decline of feudalism there be-
came manifest.
In Italy, despite propaganda,
there were very few Commu-
nists. There were many Syndical
lists. something entirely differ
ent. Mussolini was sore because
the Socialist party would not let
him dictate to them, as they
really believed and practiced
democracy. So he seized power
by revolution, just as the Com
munists did in Russia. But now
the common people are much
better off in Russia than they
are In Italy!
s. R. RANDEIL.
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than the daily trials Of a COM
planning usband. II the
finances are affected, she
should be informed so that she
can budget her expenditures &C
cordingly, but otherwise what's
the sense in having two people
worry about the same thing?"
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

are the important one. The best
idea Is for a husband and wife
to share each others troubles.
After all, If a husband can't
tell his wife a few Of his WOE
ries, who else can he go to?
Getting things off the chest
sometimes is half the struggle"
Harry Mccarthy, 14OO block
Fourteenth st. N. W., CONNER.
cial photographer:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
The Slide Rule, Please

Will somebody please help
me with my arithmetic? If the
German Jews must pay the
Nazis 100000. 900 for the killing
of one Nazi by one Jew, then
how much do the Nazis owe the
Jews for the numerous Jews the
Nazis have killed? r. B.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

Thou may'st be sure that he
that will in private tell thee Of
thy faults, is thy friend. for he
adventures thy dislike, and doth
hazard thy hatred; for there are
few men that can endure it,
every man for the most part de-
lighting in self-praise. which is
one Of the most universal fol-
lies that bewitcheth mankind.
Sir Walter Raleigh. ..
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

evening Should be devoted to
pleasant conversation or to &C.
cupation different from the
regular daily chores. The wife
should know about the serious
business troubles, but it, not fair
to worry her about his office
difficulties. 1t does the man
good to forget his work at
night"
r.
James Bright, TOO block Eight
zenith st. N. w., musician:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

is unknown
except for the
fact that he
he W as a
monk living
in the ninth
century in the
a b b e y Of
K e ! ! S in
c o u n t y
Meath, q re-
treat founded
by st. Colum-
ba.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

stolen from the sacristy Of the
Abbey of Kells. But the thief
only wanted the gold shrine
and he threw the 5ook into Q
hole he had dug in the ground
to receive it. Luckily 1t had q
parchment wrapping and no
harm had been done when it
was found three months after
the theft.
The monk who must have Ia.
bored many years to produce
this masterpiece was . free
thinking fellow and his heart
was in his work. His little mar
gin notes here and there on
the parchment tell a very hui
man story Of his setbacks and
bothers. The ink used was .
connection Of gals which in
most cases throughout the book
have retained an intense black
ness. But now and again the
monk was given inferior inks
which show here and there on
the pages.
The first notation is a prayer:
20, Mary, help the ink"
The quality Of the fluid must
have improved almost at once,
for couple Of pages further on
can be read:
20, Mary. we are better now"
Then it got bad again, 80 bad
that the good man came close
to profanity:
my God, what is being served
to us for ink?"
MARGINAL notes on ancient
AVA illuminated manuscripts
are by no means uncommon, the
most fortnight Of all Of these
being that Of Donal O'Davoren
made on a legal illuminated
manuscript of the sixteenth cen
tury. It reads: .~.-..
MY curse, and Gods curse in
addition to 1t, on all the women
who have dtsarranged my ink
and my colors and my books"
One particular woman must
have wanted to clear herself be-
fore her master, husband,
brother, son or father-for a
couple Of pages further on she
inserted her own marginal note:
I'm not the woman Donal."
Near the Book Of Kells, in
the library of Trinity College,
they show you what they call
THE Harp Of Ireland" It is
supposed to be
THE harp that once
through TGrG'S halls
"The soul OF music she'd"
Copyright. 1888. by Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

others affairs. They should dis
cuss their mutual problems and
each try to help the other. A
wife often can encourage her
husband or give him sympathy
and understanding. Even the
trivial problems should be talked
over"
X
Mrs. Blanche Ellis, 100 block
Sixth St. S. E., housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

mo. A husband
would only give his
W life unnecessary
worries if he told
her all the prob
lens that come up
in his days work.
She should be the
boss Of the house
and he of his bust
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

ness and neither needs to upset
the other by relating the con-
slant difficulties that arise. OF
course, If a husband is going
through serious troubles, his wife
should know about them, but,
even then, he should spare her
as much as possible"
y ~
Miss Doris Scott, Of Massapo-
max, Va:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

the smallest thing. Often a
wife will become so excited that
she complexities things for him
and he will make decisions
against his better judgment.
Husbands should spare their
wives unnecessary worry"
\ 4
Edward BabOyian, $500 block
Cathedral Ave. N. w., hotel
manager:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

II don't think it
is necessary, be-
cause a man usual
ly can work out his
own proble m $.
Also som e wives
start to worry in a
big way just as
soon as the hus-
band tells them
49, a>IOA GA:
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

that I am sure grieved over the
loss Of him as did the members
of his pilots family, but no men
ton was made of them (if SO,
it was very little).
Permit me to inform you that
just as many, if not more. of the
enlisted personnel read your
paper as those wearing shoulder
metal. HAVE CARE.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Nudisn1 Next?

I wonder if the Dies "un-
American committee" really is
going to investigate nudism? I
read recently where q man in
Greensboro, N. c., had asked 1t
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

"Of course he
should. A wife
should be q help
mate in every way.
H o W ever, she
should let her hus-
band run his bust
ness in his own
way, because men
like to feel they
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Just Visitors

We mortals do not own the
earth. We are merely brief viSi-
tors on it. So why can't" we
make each others visit as pleas
ant as possible? ROSE 8.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

why, certainly.
Complete und e r.
standing Of each
others financial &C.
Invites and prob
lens is necessary
for a peac e full
home. A husband
and wife should be
interested in each
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

when a husband
leaves his office he
should leave h IS
b in ess worries
closed up in his
desk. And when he
gets home neither
should he have to
listen to all his
wife's troubles. The
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

why worry the
wife with general
business trou bles
and worries? OF
courS Sc, I don't
really know, not be-
ing married, but it
seems to me a wife
would rather listen
to pleasant things
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Wise Words

OF all the dispositions and
habits which lead to political
prosperity, religion and moral
ity are indispensable supports.
Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
The Supreme Court Problem

hobs up and hobs down from time time Just now the
main Supreme Court problem is how to fill the vacancy
created by the death of Associate Justice Benjamin N
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

to do so and also wanted it to
take action against a nudist
author here in Washington for
publishing a quotation about
eunuchs from the New Tesla
ment. c '- '" .~ ,-+TN
OF course, wouldn't be sur.
prised at anything, however
ridiculous. on the part of this
ridiculous committee whose un-
mistakable purpose is to make
Mr.. Dies a famous man by per
petually keeping his name ia
print.
I am certainly against nazi-
ism and fascism and If the Dies
committee had confined itself
to sincerely investigating these
pernicious movements, I would
feel differently.
Congress ought to terminate
this fiasco once and for all. Let
it chop off any further ap-
preparation for Dies and his
committee, and write "finis" on
the scheme to advertise this
demagogue by aSinine probes Of
nudism, Shirley Temple, movie
stars and anything else likely
to put Martin Dies in the lime
light.
Let it put an end to the at
tempt to investigate the most
useful committee in Congress,
the La Toilette committee. Let's
have red-blooded Americanism,
not un-American red-baiting!
RED-BLOODED AMERICAN.
Break off With Reich?
The bloody deeds IN Germany
make it clear that the Germany
Of today is led by q group Of
irresponsible psychopaths. All
civilization is being threatened
by these fanatics.
The proper course for our
Government is clear. I'm me
date severance of diplomatic
relations with the Nazi govern
ment will have a wholesome
effect in checking further as
saultS on civilization. There Is
ample precedent for such q
move. Self respect and self pres
ervation demand it. G.
The Washington times., 1938-11-25

The DOCK, as most people are
aware, is an Illuminated manu-
script of the Gospels. The author
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
Should a man relate his bust
ness troubles to his wife?

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Irene RuIlman, 600 block
Morris Pl. N. E., housewife:
Evening star., 1938-05-18

the water was very muddy. THAT
duck found my corn" said he. Il
hope it tasted so good that she will
come back for more" He put his
hand in a pocket and drew it out full
of yellow corn. This he tossed out
among the rushes. Several times he
did this. Then he turned toward the
alder bushes along the Laughing
Brook where it flows into the Smiling
Pool.
I'll hide here while. Perhaps
that duck will come back" said he.
So he made himself comfortable among
the alder bushes, where he could watch
the Smiling Pool, and sat perfectly
still. Sitting perfectly still isn't the
easiest thing In the world to do, but
Farmer Browns Boy had learned that
Evening star., 1938-05-18

it was the surest way of getting &C.
quainted with the little people Of the
Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
and he had practiced it so much that
it was not SO hard for him as it once
had been. Gentle Sister South Wind
blew softly through the alders and
made the tiniest silver ripples on the
Smiling Pool. The laughter of Laugh
ing Brook was good to hear. and pres
emily there came q clear, sweet peep,
peep, peep" from over in the Smiling
Pool, and, as If this were signal, the
great spring chorus began again right
where it had left OF when he had
stepped out on the bank.
There was Joy in that chorus and it
found IN echo In the heart Of Farmer
Browns Boy. It was good to be there.
Evening star., 1938-05-18

Along the edge of the Laughing Brook
he could see the bright green of sturdy
skunk cabbage leaves, some tightly
rolled as they had thrust their way up
through the earth like little spears,
and some already beginning to unfold.
He could see soft gray pussywillows.
In the top Of the Big Hickory tree
Redwing the Blackbird was doing his
best to let every one know how glad he
was to be back from the South. Some
where back Of him among the alders
Little Friend the Song Sparrow seemed
to be trying to put all the gladness
and Joy and hope Of springtime into
song. Presently Jerry Muskrat swan
across the Smiling Pool and climbed
out on the end Of an old log. Farmer
Browns boy smiled as he watched.
Evening star., 1938-05-18

and then he wondered how he ever.
ever could have tried to trap Jerry,
and a little flush Of shame crept over
his face.
And then he caught his breath.
Something was moving close to the
bank on the opposite side of the
Laughing Brook. What could it be?
He fixed his eyes on the spot and held
his breath. And then he almost ex-
claimed aloud. which would have
spoiled everything, for out from under
the bushes swan a handsome duck
with green head and neck, a white
collar, and reddish waistcoat. 1t was
Mr.. Quack. It was plain to see that
he was very nervous and anxious. He
looked this way and that way. He
held his head very high and Farmer
Evening star., 1938-05-18

was not surprised that no duck was to
be seen. All the way across the Green
Meadows he had listened to the great
chorus of the Hylas in the Smiling
Pool; peppers" he called them, but
the instant he stepped on the bank
the chorus stopped. He had expected
it would. It always did, no matter
how careful he was to make no noise.
1t was as still as If there were no
living thing anywhere near.
Funny how they always know when
I get here" muttered Farmer Browns
Boy. There must be hundreds Of
them here, and yet I've never seen one
Of them singing"
He walked along to the place where
the bulrushes grow, and his eyes grew
bright as he noticed that among them
Evening star., 1938-05-18

face, and Sammy knew that he was
just pretending.
"Ho, no, ho!" laughed Sammy in
his saucy way, and flew toward the
dear old Brier Patch to see If Peter
Rabbit was at home.
Farmer Browns Boy approached the
Smiling Pool very quietly. He hoped
that there might be another duck
there. He didn't expect there would
be, because of Sammy Jay, but he
hoped. So when he got where he
could see all over the Smiling Pool he
Evening star., 1938-05-18
Little Stories for Bedtime
Bv THORNTON w. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
CANfMY JAY looked down from the
- top of the big hickory tree at
Farmer Browns Boy shaking fist at
him, and he knew then that Farmer
Browns Boy knew who had warned
Mrs. Quack that he was coming. But
though Farmer Browns Boy was shak-
ing Q fist at Sammy, there was no
hint Of anger in his round, freckled
Evening star., 1938-05-18

Twizzler Answer.
There we're go in the family.
A good foreign word to know y
"kiitos," Finnish for thank you"
Evening star., 1938-05-18
By WILLARD
Trademark Q applied
For U. 8. Patent Once
-By Mormon Marsh
BY S. L. HUNTLEY

Browns Boy knew that just as his
keen eyes were searching everywhere
for signs of danger, his keen ears were
listening for suspicious sounds. Pres
emily he saw Jerry Muskrat taking .
sun bath on the end Of the old log.
and at once he seemed satisfied that
all was we'll. He drew his neck down
to a more comfortable position and
slowly swan out into the Smiling
Pool.
(Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1938-05-18
BY Phillips

Ahswef 70 Yestefdays LETTER-OUT.
Letter-Out
Cd CALDRON-CANDOR Che speaks frankly)
(E) LOOSEST-S STOOLS (seats)
(A) SALTNG-GLINTS cit gitters)
Cd FIDDLED-L1DDED Gt's been sealed).
(Y) POETRY-TOPER Che bends the elbow)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
225 BALES COTTON
ARE LOST In FIRE
Two Warehouses Containing Merch-
andise Also Burned in TarborO;
Loss Over $4,000

Tarboro, April IA. = (AP)-Fire
swept the Tarboro cotton yard here
today, destroying more than 225 bales
of cotton, and burning of two war;
houses stocked with merchandise. TIE
damage was estimated unofficially at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Police Chief Robert Worsley said
a Negro woman told him she saw two.
small Negro boys run from the cotton
yard after she noticed flames anc
smoke rising from the spot.
One firm, Rogers & Company, o.
Tarboro and Norfolk, Va, reported
loss of 1876 bales of cotton, all INSURED
The warehouses burned were used
by the Marrow-Pitt Hardware Com
pany and Murphy Jenkins 3 Com
pany, oil products distributors. :.
Before the blaze was controlled, i
threatened brokers' building con
tanning 10000 bags of peanuts.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Western Hemisphere Will
Not Permit Its Peace To
Be Endangered from
Outside
MAKES ADDRESS ON
PAN-AMERICAN DAY
Speech to Pan American
Union Board Broadcast to
All American Republics;
Saws West Will Solve by
Peaceful Means Problems
Others Fight Over

Washington, April Ii (AP)-Presi-
aont Roosevelt declared today the
American nations would not permit
noace TO be endangered from agrees
ZION coming from the outside"
sneaking on Pan-American Day to
Governing board of the Pan-American
Union. the President re-asserted in a
few words the historic Monroe Doc
trine without naming it, and placed
Il IN an inter-American basis. His
sneech was broadcast to all Amerl-
can republics.
Asserting that the 3OO,OOO,OOO citi-
zens of this hemisphere have the
same material for controversy. which
existing elsewhere, he said:
yet, we have undertaken contrac-
tural obligations to solve these nor
NAL human differences by maintain
ing peace; and that peace we are
firmly resolved to maintain.
1T shall not be endangered by con-
troversies within our families, and we
will not permit it to be endangered
from aggressions coming from outside
the hemisphere"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Weights Increased from
10000 to 10000 Pounds
and Width Allowed
to 80 Inches
SESSION OF HOUSE
NEARLY "a HOURS
Requirement for Governor
Limiting Speed to So Miles
Killed-by Amendment Ac-
cepted; Truck Measure
Wins by SIS to Fl When
Vote Is Taken

Columbia, S. c., April 14.-(AP)-
The House of Representatives ended
its longest session on record at 7:02
a. m. today, crushing a 20-hour fill.
buster and giving final passage to
the holly contested truck regulation
measure.
Doggedly determined on forcing &
third reading vote on the measure tU
increase truck weights from 10000 to
10000 pounds and width from 80 to
So inches, majority of the represer-
tatives held the House in session con-
tinuously from 10 d. m. yesterday.
Representative Marion Horne, OF
Richland, broke all House records for
a single-handed filibuster when he
held the floor for 20 hours, 80 min
utes in an attempt to stave off the
vote.
Obviously whipped down by his ex
Continued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Siluer From
Mexico Not
Barred Here

Washington, April 14.-(AP)-Secre-
tary Morgenthau said today the Treas
ury had not barred Mexican Silver
from sale in this country.
Clarifying for the first time his an
nouncement of few weeks ago that
the Treasury was suspending its ar
rangement for purchase of 100000
ounces of silver monthly from Mex
leo, Morgenthau said Mexico can still
offer it's silver for sale to the United
States Treasury on the New York
silver market.
1--WE buy all silver offered to us on
the New York market at the price
fixed each day." Morgenthau said.
"That has always been our policy, and
we have no change in mind"
In effect, the only change made BY
the suspension of the Mexican silver
agreement, he explained, was to eli
inmate the 100000 ounces quota
which gave Mexico advanced assur-
ance of how much silver it could sell
the United States each month.