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The Washington times., 1938-01-19
SUBURBAN HOUSES FOR RENT

NEW 8 room brick bungalow. viii give
lease to responsible tenant. United
Realty Co. Greenwood 1342.
If you want to BUY. SELL. RENT or
EMPLOY. phone RE. 1894 and ask for
Ad Taker,
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British Austin TwO-DOOr Sedan - Inn
ported from England. Has only 700
miles. Practically a new car: fully
guaranteed. You can save $500. Act
QuickIIy dI, Nh Terms te ,te,,ssHit. suit. sr
1905 and 1888 I4th st. n. w.
North 229S and decatur 1853
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1895 studebaker De Luxe 4-DOOr GAO

sTUDEBAKER. 1884 President Touring Sc
dan--Flawless black finish. practically
new tires. factory built-in trunk and all
the famous Studebaker long-life features
reduced to S275 for quick sale. Liberal
terms. Ton allowance for your present
car. PACKARD. oath. M and N SITS.
N W. REpublic O145.
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AUBURN
AUBURN 1882 Rumble Seat Coupe
There's plenty of power and class in this
bargain for only 500. H. B. LEARY. Jr.
& BROS. 45OO Wisconsin Ave. (cor. Albe-
marie ST.. Open evenings. Pot. 1907.
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PLYMOUTH. 1885 Sport Coupe De Luxe,
Here is Il clean car. You can readily tell
it had excellent care: paint tires. uphOl.
S425. c, c. G. guaranty. Open EVENING"
CAPITOL CADILLAC co.
1929 gid st. N. w. Ma. $500
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Scarcely a press conference
passes these days that the
Head Man" doesn't give his
newspaper visitors a little rib
bing about something or other
in a current paper, or some
column writer's error.
The Presidents desk is some
times cluttered with clippings;
frequently these clippings are
the writings of acknowledgement
columnists. Large patches Of
newspaper clippings go to the
White House from the Govern.
ment's press intelligence service,
and the President has a very
clear idea daily of the way the
American press is treating him.
"Now, if I were writing that
story" he will tell his newspaper
friends sometimes when they
are pressing him for an answer.
Sometimes he says there is no
story; but that always means
that the facts have not yet crys-
tallized. In matters where he
has not yet made up his mind,
the President does not recognize
that anything is news that leaps
from his brain.
But any journalist will admit
that If newspapers followed his
makeup directions, as in the
case Of his son Jimmy, news
papers would not be the
sprightly affairs they are today.
The younger Roosevelt had
just burst into print as the man
to whom the multifarious alpha
betical agencies and bureaus
and what-not were to report
weekly. This made a sort of
Prince of Wales atmosphere
about James that could not
escape journalistic attention. It
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ing letters to the press, contain
ing airy nothings, but composed
with a certain elegance. Not
so long ago, A. S. L. used UP
a lot Of space in the Herald
to call Stan Stanton and myself
pacifists.
believe the Times has the
best editorial page and writer's
of all the evening papers here.
I enjoy the Boake Carter, Helen
ESsary and Evalyn Walsh Nc
Lean columns. I believe A. S.. L.,
who is evidently a professional
patriot of high horsepower, Is
dead from the neck up.
I, therefore, call upon the
War Department to see that A.
s. L. gets a position in keeping
with his patriotism. The big.
gest one I can think of right
now is might Watchman in
some big graveyard" like Ar.
lington National Cemetery.
B. J. LAWLER.
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Your [. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is a spelling and gram.
mar test. Perfect spelling is an
important and necessary asset
for proofreaders, copy readers,
editorial workers, stenographerS,
secretaries, and teachers, but
not to be able to spell well is
not necessarily a sign Of lack Of
intelligence.
Many of the most brilliant
men and women have been no
toriously poor spoilers. However,
if you have chosen one OF the
vocations mentioned above. your
intelligence in relation to your
Job can be measured by this type
of test. Score 10 for each ques-q
ton. Time five minutes. Check
right or wrong. Give correction.
1. Obligato. r. w.
2. convenience. r. W.
8. Hieraglyphics. r. W.
4. Spontaneity. r. w.
5. Consciliatory. r. W.
6. This is just between the
three of us. r. W.
7. Jane, Mary and myself
went to the party. r. w.
8. Everybody did their best.
R. w.
9. She spoke very distinct.
r. w.
10. I shall ask whoever you
name. r. w.
ANSWERS on Page 81
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FaUors NerO Farm Bill

The new farm bill has been
called a bill to regiment the
farmer. This is only true to a
limited extent.
The bill places no restrictions
on how much a farmer may
produce or what commodities he
may produce. The restric.
tions in the bill are imposed
on how much the farmer may
market. In other words it is a
marketing control bill to be ad-.
ministered by means of market
ing quotas o. corn, cotton, wheat
rice, and tobacco. This quota
will be submitted to the farmers
for a vote by secret balolt. If
one-third of the farmers voting
should oppose the marketing
quota, the quota cannot go into
effect.
Now I don't see so much dicta-
torship in this bill. It doesn't
go nearly as far as union labor
has been going for q great mum.
ber of years.
AS a farmer I think we should
give this bill a tryout. It is
about time we are trying some
thing else besides just raising
big crops and not paying any
attention to the marketing end
of it. I see by the records that
corn was 46 cents a bushel SO
years ago, so you see we are
making poor headway. c. B.
X y
Welcomes Immigrant
There is but little need to
make answer to the letter ap-
pearing in the Voice Of the
People" by B. J. Lawler, in
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

THE CRIMINAL MOBS OF
THUGS AND PERVERTS WHO
SECRETLY DOMINATE PRIs-
ON EXISTENCE AND MAKE 1T
AN UNsPEAKABLE ABOMINA-
TON.
"YC UTH IN THE TOLLS" is
the story of what YOU door
pay to have done-to bad boy
who had made his first mis-
take. And If you have a spark
of decency in you, you should
scoot for the nearest manhole
after reading that book and
pull the lid in after you!
I am no sob-sister. have no
admiration for, no patience with
the hardened adult criminal. Nor
do believe in giving Cookies
and Kisses to vicious young
smarties who think they can
kick society in the nose and get
by with it. But do believe
in civilized discipline In IN
telligent rehabilitation. And
theoretically, we have such dis
cipline and rehabilitation in our
better law enforcement institu' {.
tions, But actually we have
AS FOUL AND FURT1VE
HE1L1sHNEss AS EVER DE-
FILED A DECENT NATIONS
NAME.
The theory's swell. The prac-
tice is-unprintable. That's
why I can't tell what is written
on page 113. Or several other
pages. That is why I, as a
mother and newspaper woman
can't sleep at night thinking
of what is going on in snicker-
ing, darkened cells IN $50
lated awful corners.
No, it isn't the Warden's
fault. Nor the sheriff's
nor the Governors -. It's
YOUR and MY fault. It's the
ghastly result Of YOUR and
MY ignorance and smugness
and beastly indifference. WE
permit these things to endure,
not because we approve Of
them, BUT BECAUSE WE
CAN'T BE BOTHERED ITO
LEARN ABOUT THEM.
Well, we have our chance to
learn about them now. We have
our chance to see what is really
happening to that freckled Is
year-old tyke who swiped that
crate of cantaloupes. It will
cost you exactly $1.50 to learn
what is happening. And if you
can put that small book down
without tears on your face and
shame in your heart-you're
ready for "chive" and a grill
ing yourself, Citizen Jones.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
For National Guard

TN RESTORING $15O0OO to the District budget
/ for the purchase of National Guard armory site
the Senate District Appropriations subcommittee
took praiseworthy action to make amends for quar-
ter of century of calous disregard of the needs of
our citizen soldiers
It is hoped Senate and House conferees will recognize
the justice and pressing need for the appropriation.
Our citizen soldiers have been driven from one
ramshackle condemned building to another for long
it is wonder they able to maintain the morale
and discipline that makes proud of them.
No other community treats its National Guardsmen
as shabby as we do It's not hard to trace that to the
fact that no other community lacks vote.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

was a dull day, anyhow, when
this developed-it really leaked
out-and the papers went to
town on it. First pages from
Maine to California exploited
the fact; New York papers the
President reads had it on Page
One a column long.
But the President marked
them all wrong. AS Head Make
Up Man for the Nation, he said
that story was worth about
three paragraphs on page five.
Newspaper reporters wondered
whether the President would
himself read a paper edited with
that same conservative view Of
a hot story.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

nave you b DOy ike GuaCI you
have?
THEN DON'T, If YOU
VALUE YOUR SMUGNESS,
READ PAGE 113 OF LEONARD
HARRISON'S AND YOR
GRANT'S NEW BOOK
YOUTH IN THE TOLLS"
It's a small book, published
by The Macmillan Company. A
simply told book. No sob-sister
slush. No Hollywood Mysteries.
Just the plain. accurate, factual
account of what happens to
restless, reckless, mischievous
youngsters under our modern
American form of justice.
No, it isn't an EXPOSE" nor
an arraignment. Nobody gets
Shown Up. . or Put On The
Spot. There isn't a boom-ta-ra-
ra word or gesture in all its
scant 1866 pages. Yet, in its quiet
way, it is the most completely
horrible and pitiful book have
ever read.
There have been so many
books about Tough Brats. And
their Carryings-on. Too many,
in fact. Messrs. Harrison and
Grant didn't mean to do an
other book like that. They were
serious, quiet gentlemen. Mr..
Harrison is a criminologist who
spends his days working with
the police on social problems.
Mr.. Grant, who died just as his
book was going to press, had
given his life to help boys, had
founded the Boys Bureau.
They were working together
under the direction of other seri-
GUS and sincere citizens. "The
Delinquency Committee" COM
posed of John D. Rockefeller,
3D., arm a n. .Danforth
Greer, Jr.. George M. Hall
wachs,. Edward L. richards.
The Delinquency Committee
weren't seeking smut, nor look
ing for melodrama. They wanted
the Truth. The Truth about
what happened to youngsters
AFTER "the cop had Gomez.
What happens hourly to youth
in our supposedly merciful, eff
cient American courts, jails, re-
formatories and penitentiarieS.
YOUTH IN THE Tolls" is
the story of what happens
the quiet, matter-of-fact and ut
terly appalling record of what
happens.
The sudden closing in
the swift and horrible enlighten-
ment the agony that brands
for life-ADM1N1STERED, NOT
BY LAWFUL AGENTS, BUT BY
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

cities are able
to enjoy the
t h rillS of
horse racing
without hav-
ing to travel
all day to the
ira C k. For
in S tance, in
B a | t i more,
racing ia n S
have Pin1lico
a m o S t at
their d oor.
step"
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

provennent on
t he present
S i t u a t j on.
B e is on the
r &C S are
S n e a ked all
over the city
nowadays. 1t
W o u ! d be
more ope n
and on e st
to lie 6 a Ii re
racing W i t h
pari = mutuel
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

b e legalized
in the Dis
trict because
it would form
a fine source
of ev e nue..
It's a perfect
ly harmless
recre alton.
District pc o.
pie now go
all the way
to Maryland
tracks to en-
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Just Prestige

Why shouldn't bank clerks
receive union wages and bene-
fits like any other workers?
Are We supposed to be content
with the wonderful social pres
tige of working in banks in
stead of adequate wages?
BANK CLERK.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

betting and would result in con-
siderable more taxes for the
city, thus helping the average
taxpayer. Local businessmen
would also be benefited"
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

would a k e
money out of
the m al
flow of busi-
ness in the
Di S t ri ct of
C o l u m b ia.
T h ere are
enough ra ce
ira ks in
nearby Mary
land tn nrO-
vide that type
of recreation
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
A Tough Old Fighter

w are talking guardedly about how they think you
have turned the corner also that the funeral train
rangements have been called off. We think it's great,
and hope you'll be around for many years. 1t proves
once more what we've all known for long time-that
you're gallant fighter and a very tough old bird
DaUvN
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson
DON'T READ PAGE 113!

fcopyright Featur syndicate,
TT AVE you boy? Or are you interested in a boy?
IL Some mschevious restless inquistive young seal
awag who's always raising Cain getting in messes
and facing Painful Consequences? Yet whose face,
when he sleeps is still that of the little yke you cudded
at bedtime. such few short years ago?
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

ng!
r o m a ntic !!
I'm all for it.
I don't do
m u c h bet
ting, but I'd
like to be
able to find
h o rse racing
a n d its at
tendant x
c i t e m e n t
near by when
I have the
time and me
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

joy the sport and spend their
money. I don't see why they
shouldn't be able to do so in
their own town."
X y 4
Miss Ruth Kellum, 400 Ninth
st. N. E., salesgirl:
IT think it would be grand!
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
This Town. of Ours
By EARL GOODWIN

WHAT to do with ex-Presidents?
w Franklin D. Roosevelt might WANT to become
professor of journalism because he is getting considerable
classroom experience telling his newspaper friends how
to write stories and make up news pages.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

"Y e S. I'd
like to h a v e
it here. I like
the crow ds
and the ex-
citement and
the gay col
ors that you
find at the
races. I'd also
like to win a
few bets. It
W Id b e
swell if the
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which he would refuse entrance
to all immigrants, speaks Of
persecution propaganda being
spread here, and intimates q
great deal by his reference to
"the rif-raff coming here from
Russia and Germany"
I say there is little need 10
make answer, for on the same
editorial page in The Times ap-
pears an excellent article, en-
tilted Tribute to a Great
People," by Elsie Robinson,
which entirely refutes the argu-
ment Of Mr.. Lawler and all its
intimations.
And, it is my own opinion, it Is
not the "rif.raff" which comes
to America from Germany and
Russia, but the finer element
which are fleeing persecution
from demagogic dictators and
culture-Lilling governments.
AS to the contention that we
have millions Of unemployed
and, therefore,. have no valid
reason for absorbing immigrants,
let me answer that progressive
action and following of the
leadership Of our President
would solve that problem.
We are not a narrow, bigoted
nation like many others.
We are not a people that
would isolate themselves from
the ideas and advancements Of
other peoples. We are an open
minded people, on the whole,
undiScriminating and cultural
minded. Let us hope we do not
adopt Mr.. Lawler's ideas and
remain such. A. ]. DANCY.
~
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Wise Words

Poverty does not mean the
possession of little, but the
non-possession of much.-An-
tipater.
1mmensity is made UP Of
atoms.-Leibnitz.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
The Inquirine|
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
Do you favor horse racing in
the District of Columbia?
THE ANSWERS

Miss Dorothy Jannon, 1919
Eighth st. N. W., bookkeeper:
Why not? People in other
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Troffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888. Is graphically
SHOWN by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

time and money for a days
fun"
X X X
John Foltz, 927 M st. N. w.,
mechanic:
II think it would be an i'm
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Editor should limited Names and addresses Of
the writers will be omitted
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Has Job for A. S. L.

In a recent "Voice Of the
People" A. S. L. serves UP his
pet opinions Of Boake Carter
disguised as facts.
A. s. L. has q kuack for writ
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Miss Anna Warren, 1745 Co
lumbus Rd. N. W., drug clerk:
Il think horse racing should
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
THE .BIGGEsT" BUsINEss-TAX COLLECTING

Tax collecting has big business in this country Ac
corng study the national tax bill has increased 76
percent in the past years Almost "a cent of total
tiona consumed branches of And
believe it or not than 69 taxing bodies in the
United States, with an army of 100000 employees.
Needless to say this legion of tax gaherers doesn't exist
simply to the business the Individual with large means
whose salary in the income tax brackets 1t
ists nmav to tax the little feoand him deviousy
through hidden indirect ves assessed against every necessity of
life When electric BILL paying 81 cents in
aXes-and the that the electric instead OF you ac
finally hands the money the tax collector doesn't lessen
the burden you 25cent tube of toothpas you pay
six cents in taxes When you buy 1Ocen loaf of bread pay
2h cents in taxes When you $40 rent BILL $40 in
taxes So it goes down endless list.
What It all amounts is this: If earn SlS week and
own no taxable property you still pay SIP year12 cent
of your wagesn taxes II you are whlte c0ar
worker $3.50 salary $500 year IN taxes
means to another that work month and hall
for government -, M
Get over that the rich the tax BILL There
aren't enough dime they earned were contls
Gated In 1887 70 cent of all tax receipts rep
resented hidden These the taxes every day OF
vo1r lifewhen eat meal ride in automobile go TO
movie buy shirt and necke anything else More and
more them levied each So forget that
taxation problem whose reasonable so
tion your welfare is vitally dependent
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1888
O,CONOR, THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

The campaion in the Democratic party Maryland for the
covernorshp ferey waged from the begin
ming between Mayor Jackson of Baltimore and Attorney
General Herbert also of that CITY, 1t settled on on
ay last when the delegation from Prince George County
decided to 90 along with OConor these votes
enough secure nomination the Convention on wed
nesday
One disadvantages of the election seen In the
situation that developed between the two leading candidates.
is difficult to determine just will be the result in the general
election when rivalry taken into consideration Defeat
has more than the wake of disappointment and
crisis the of the governorshp has long been
sought by defeated and natural that failure Will
leave spot hard to heal.
It is unnecessary to point what all good Democrats should
they already know but duyy sometimes nard TO u ana
election killed by defeat and
macton pOSlCVe
opposition know whether the Convention system OF
productive of the ills that are heir
tickets it has been limited that the session
the General Assembly will discuss legislation leading to return
of the old convention.
However what concerning the voters OF
Democrats OF the
office of the Executive will be absolutely that
harmony restored and all factions forget their This
not advice but it outstanding fact
that such does not obtain Maryland democracy will ride to It's
should think hard and often before
the general election for candidate they did not
port in the primary.
able to judge the primary campaign while
methods All candidates fought every sight and af
the first returns recounts allowed to check
sble Every scheme recognized political
adopted maOes and of the smoke OF battle
Mr.. OConor emerged victorious.
Then let's support Mr. OConor would have supported
choice different Let's support the
ticket nominated in Baltimore; and let's roll big
oyy for when November days shall roll around
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, letters testamentary on the
personal estate of William F. Bratten,
late of Worcester County, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or before
the 1st day of April, 1889. They may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefits of the said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 22nd day
of September, 1888.
FRANCIS p. BRATTEN,
Executor
Test Paul Jones, Register of Wills.
Sept. 23-4t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
Godfrey Child, Attorney
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County
Maryland, letters of administration
on the personal estate of Revel C.
Hall, late of Worcester County, de-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or be-
fore the 9th day of March, 1899.
They may otherwise by law be exclud-
ed from all benefits of the said es-
tate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immed-
late payment. Given under my hand
this 18th day of September, 1888.
LENA ]. HALL,
GODFREY CHILD,
Administrators
Test: Paul Jones, Register of Wills.
Sept. 16-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
LET THE PUBLIC GO NAKED!

w. H. Vanderbilt of Americas great railroad pioneers
hack in the last decades has always been held
ocaed liberals everything that was demanded BY ther
picture of figure representing Capital In fact in 1883 Wander
M was reputed asked the public should be consulted on
the installation luxury trains to have answered. The public
be damned"
few days ago. small minority of the unonized truck dv
ers in New tying the trucking transportation OF
he cy contrary to the orders of the union
leaders then the of negotiating new contract
with the EMPLOYERS Nevertheless outlaw strike set in
motion Law abiding who wanted to continue to work
were stopped the city and mdated into aban-
doning their trucks and their loads
The OUTLAW strikers announced they would allow perish
able foods through joker this light when they
refused classify canned vegetables canned milk for babies and
POTATOES and similar farm products "pe1ishable
The strike leaders then navey announced they had nothing
against the public but added tha ot course e puonc may
have to go naked"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
Godfrey Child, Solicitor
POcOmOke City, Md.
ORDER NISI

Godfrey Child, Assignee of Johr
w. Jones, Mortgage of Charlotte A.
Robinson and John P. Robinson, her
husband, ex parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
In Equity.
No. 1854 Chancery.
ORDERED that the sale at private
contract of the real estate, and the
Audit and Distribution mentioned in
these proceedings, and made and re-
ported by Godfrey Child, Assignee of
John w. Jones, Mortgage of Char
lotte A. Robinson and John P. Robin
son, her husband, be ratified and con-
firmed, unless cause to the contrary
be shown on or before the 5th day of
October, 1893, provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper
printed and published in Worcester
County, Maryland, once in each of
three successive weeks before the 3rd
day of October, 1888.
The Report states the amount of
sale to be Seventeen hundred and fiji
ty dollars ($175O.00).
BESSIE BOWEN, Clerk.
True Copy, Test: Bessie Bowen, Clerk
Sept. 16-3t.
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