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The Washington times., 1938-11-26

ship, England'S strength and in
fluence in the past were due
largely to her control of the sea.
This she has now lost forever
with the introduction of the air
plane and the submarine.
AS I listen to the deep tones
of Big Ben, it seems as if I were
listening to the death knell Of
the British Empire, and I am
deeply saddened, because with
the passing Of the British En-
pire one Of the hitherto greatest
influences for good in the world
and of mankind in general will
have passed away and the world
will be the poorer and the
loser.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LAN1ER.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Wants Evidence

@. E. D. has contributed sew
eral articles to the Voice" in
which he makes certain allega-
lions against the Jews. He lays
the blame for Germany's present
ills and the future ills Of this
country on the Jews.
He may be right, but I for one
would like to see him back up his
ridiculous statements by setting
forth facts supported by positive
proof. It is not fair play to in
dict anyone, leave alone a whole
race, on idle chatter.
It appears to this seeker OF
truth that the Nazi party is
guilty of the very things they &C
cuse the Jews. The Nazis have
censored the press, stifled free
speech, created a propaganda
minister to spread lies, destroyed
political and religious freedom,
smashed trade unions, clubs and
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

have not disturbed the world.
People Of all faiths will mourn
the passing of a great and a
good man. But they know that
he will be succeeded in his high
office by another great and good
man and that, therefore, nothing
Of Importance will be changed"
T WAS beginning to see why
L nobody will make me a man
aging editor. I permit my per-
sonal feelings to run away with
me. My news recipe in so far as
Hitler and Germany are con-
cerned would be to leave both
man and country severely alone.
I think all nations should re-
move all their representatives
from Berlin and just send the
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Interest Rates

Why should the Government
loan our money to railroads for
per cent interest when 8 per
cent of them are in the courts,
and charge a Woodworking fam
lily 6 per cent for a safe Hole
loan on their home?
Utility corporations fought
the Presidents Court plan be-
cause the IS injunctions against
IVA meant everything to
them; now they are trying an
other scheme; want a RFC
loan to rebuild lines over the
streets and roads to spend two
billions of dollars so the people
can never enjoy cheap Govern
ment electricity.
The President knows the iva
will give cheap electricity to
millions using dingy old oil
lamps, using a hot stove to iron
and trying to hear his fireSide
chats on a battery set.
JOHN RIGGLES,
Seabrook. Md.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

minutes later I went into the
room and there he was clutch
ing this enormous knife. I
never was so frightened in all
my life. If I had gone into the
kitchen a few minutes later,
he certainly would have injured
himself"
X +
L. S. Scott, IA East Leland ST.,
Chevy Chase, Md, general
manager oil company:
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Dores Hitler

Hitler has ordered Christian
churches to remove the name
Jehovah and eliminate the Old
Testament on account Of their
Jewish origin. What about the
New Testament and the rest OF
the Bible? That's all of Jewish
origin. Why not chase Jesus
Christ out of the church. He
was Jewish. Why be so incon'
sistent? I dare Hitler to do the
above. JUSTICE.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
"COckeyed Holiday u

What a cockeyed holiday it
was Nov. II for those thousands
of WasMngtonians who earn
their living in the retail trade.
We thought that Armistice Day
was now a national holiday. If
so, why is 1t that the hard-work.
ing????? Government clerks are
the blessed few who are released
from duty to participate in the
festivities?
Aren't the butcher, the baker
and the retail clerk entitled as
one hundred per cent Americans
to take some part in the holi-
day? It's more than I can figure
out. CHARLES DICKINSON.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
ROllin' Along
Blu W. A. s. Douglas

VIZ HILE lunchng yesterday asked Mike Flynn,
w my managing editor, how he would play the news if
His Holiness the Pope and Chancellor Adolf Hitler were
dying at the time.
(Which would lead9" asked.
"Hiter," Mr. Flynn replied unhesitatingly.
Now in Mikes place my columns the subject
of Pope Plus would than they would on the
uehrer The loss the world between this of peace
and the saberraer swings heavily the former One has
wrought nothing but trials trbuaton the cost of
renovang national nferority complex brought about by
thrashng The other the high priest has devoted his life
to carrying out the instructions of his Masters
Peace O earth
good will" Whoe oolhns LhOo coventry
apoofhar doofhS
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

me. I thought it would be very
thrilling and smart to walk in
Unexpectedly and surprise my
mother, but I did not know
that my brother was making ar
rangements for a trip West. It
taught me a lesson that surprise
visits are not the best ideas"
\ 4
Mrs. Barbara Bright, TOO
block Eighteenth st. N. w.,
housewife.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
CaUaRar on Elections

C0UdQdn on Elections
Reflection and slight analysis
should temper the ardor Of
those who see the recent cleo
lions as a triumph for conserva-
tism as opposed to liberalism.
Senatorselect Reed Of Kansas,
Tobey of New Hampshire, Taft
of Ohio, Holman Of Oregon.
Gurvey of South Dakota and
Wiley of Wisconsin promised,
before election, to support the
Townsend plan. At least Al OF
the new Republicans elected to
the House similarly promised
support of the same plan. Rep
resentative Joseph w. Martin
Republican, of Massachusetts,,
and perchance the next minor
ity leader, promised support to
both the Townsend and General
Welfare plans. If this be con-
servatism, it's meaning has
changed.
Your readers may rest assured
that the writer, believing that
campaign promises are made to
be kept, will, as a member Of the
House of Representatives, strive
untiringly to give these estima-
BILE gentlemen full opportunity
to keep their prediction prom
ises. Then, we shall see what
we shall see.
JOSEPH A. CAVAGAN, M. c.
21st District, New York.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
MODS Out of Control

Hitler is nothing more than
a replica of Robespierre, French
Revolution big shot. Hitler is
prosecuting the German Jews in
the same manner as Robes
pierre prosecuted the French
counter-revolutionists. So why
should Germany be regarded as
a major power? It can't keep
peace at home; therefore, it
ranks about the same as Siam.
EMANUEL TETTLER.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

tates my husband, especially as
I never have a good abb. But
regardless of being late so often,
I've never really missed out on
anything important so far.
Thanks to my husband, I've
not missed a train, either"
Miss Alberta Pritchett, GOT
Charlotte St., Fredericksburg.
Va, stenographer:
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

in a few minutes. When he did
not return I went out looking
for him. I found that he was
caught in a snowdrift which
was too deep for him to get
out"
Harold Byrd, 623 A st. N. E.,
university student:
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

and q half walt, declueu 10
visit my sister. The time slipped
by so fast and suddenly I dis
covered that I only had a few
minutes to catch the train. I
made a rush for it and ran all
the way from my sisters home
to the station, which was about
six blocks. The train was NOV
ing when I climbed on"
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

job and someone else might
have been hired If had not got
ten there just at the right mo-
ment. l was plain lucky. for
that sort of thing doesn't hap
pen very often to people COM
ing into a strange city"
Mrs. Grace Hill, 1417 Staples
st. N. E., housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Gods GIFTS to Men

It's no wonder, Lovesick Bob,
that a girl named Dorothy gave
you the gate. We Dorothys are
very sensitive, and resent afro
cious remarks like yours. Don't
you know that the name Dor
othy means gift of Cod?
TWO DOTS,
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

whole boiling mCo Coventry.
And on the matter Of the deaths
Of Plus and Of Adolf I would
run a one-column head on the
latter like this:
HITLER is DEAD;
WORLD REJOICES
And across the top of the
paper would be this:
POPE Plus DEAD;
WORLD MOURNS
You would have general ap-
prevail Of the wording" replied
Mr.. Flynn to my suggestion.
"You would be setting down the
feeling Of the great majority.
And it would be that very con-
dition Of mind throughout the
world that would make the pass
ing of Hitler far greater news
event. His death would bring a
feeling Of relief to a world sur
charged with dread. It would
bring, eventually, peace and
tranquility. Hitler's passing in
effect, would answer the pray
ers and efforts of Pope Plus,
though of course not in the
form sought through these
prayers and efforts. It would be
strange indeed if he were to
die with a plea for peace and
goodwill on his lips and that
that plea should be answered in
the form you suggest"
GGWOULDN'T such a coinci-
w dence lift the death of the
man of peace so that 1t would
overshadow, in the news col
umns, the death Of the saber-
rattler?" I asked.
"The point would be one re-
served for the editorial writer's
and the commentators and in
terpreters Of news" said Mr..
Flynn. "You balance the news
values Vt both men now that
they, as you put it, have passed
away at the same time. Your
own suggestion Of headS-al-
though I wouldn't use your sec
ond line on Hitler no matter
what my feelings might be
gives the base for space. One
has died, the world is sorry,
another rises to take his place.
The other dies, the world is
pleaSed-though we won't say
so in our own words in the news
columnS-and a load Of uni
verSal fear and trembling has
been removed. There is no ques-
ton as to which death is most
important from the news point
of view"
But it shouldn't be So" I said.
Maybe not. But there it is
and you can't get away from it"
Copyright, 1888. by Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Boy Friend BleW

Does any one know why boys
bother to ask out girls whom
they really don't like, then make
said girls long for their COM
pany? If they really don't like
them, why do they ask them out
and say nice things to them,
then in a few days almost COM
pletely ignore them? This Is
the meanest thing a boy can do.
ANXIOUS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

I'm usually ar
irving just in the
nick of time con-
corning just about
everything I do.
And all too often
I'm late. I hate to
admit it, but some
times it is pure
carelesSneSs. It irri-
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

in favor of
playing up
Hitler.
" T h e r e
n a We been
hundreds of
Popes," he re.
piled. Their
deaths, with
t h e eXcep-
tions Of a
few instances
in early me
dieVal times,
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

societies, spread misery and de-
struction to their weak neigh
bors, caused an armament race,
and have bankrupted and dis
graced their country. The Nazi
substitute for the old order Is
fear, hatred and RECOMMENDATION.
n u
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

II arrived just in
the nick Of time to
keep my baby boy
from injuring him.
self with a large
butcher knife. He
is / year old and
he can toddle. One
day he went into
the kitchen. A few
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

IT was returning
home from camp
and I was most
a nxious to get
home because my
mother was seri-
ously i'll. I had to
change trains in
Rich m o n d, and
since I had an hour
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

Yes. I made a
surprise visit to
Tulsa, Okla, last
July and arrived
just in time to keep
my brother from
boarding a train
for alif ornia a,
where he planned
a surprise visit to
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

yesterday morn
ing I got to my Bos-
ton bulldog just in
time to keep him
from smothering
to death in a snow
drift. I let him out
of the house as
usual and ordinari-
ly he comes back
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

Il arrived in this
town just in time
to get a job. l got
here from Kansas
at S p. m. Thurs.
day a week ago
and the next morn.
ing at 9 o'clock 1
had a job. I had no
prospects for the
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Safety---Last!

THE finish to Thanksgiving Day was not so NICE The
condition of the streets of Washington after dinner
was something fearful to contemplate by those
who had ridden to the homes of friends and relatives for
the celebration. The host in many cases-unable to
summon taxcab-had perforce to skid and sither to
his car, unfrost it's windows with hot water put on
chains many of us being caught without the and then
skid and sther miles upon miles to deposit the guests at
their domiciles
The tange and the jam in thicky populated residential
districts almost defes recital At busy intersections
tenders smashed enders buses sdded into private cars
Traffic Direction? here and there at the risk Of
Tboro Wro Nono their lives. And nowhere, in
a perious ride of six miles
way and six the other, did this writer encounter
single policeman Washington usual left to look
after itself in time of stress as best it could.
The storm swept the nation. We would be willing to
wager, however, that extra police duty to safe
guard the people who pay them in every city and fair
sized town in the country-except Washington We have
much sympathy with the general hardships of police
have the majority of thinking citizens But Thanks
giving Thanksgiving Thursday nights storm called
for their being dug out of their homes their precincts
and put to the job of protection of life and limb They
weren't called.
Friday morning Major Brown was reported as having
ordered every policeman to duty He also advised very
sensby that everybody put skid chains if they had
them go out and buy set.
Skid Chain Order It was a SUNNY morning and
NooL DIT Tu4 the streets were full of sush.
The big danger was over for
the time but the gummed-up highways called for better
protection for thousands of pedestrans-the sort of pro-
lection denied the motorists on Thanksgiving night
Did they get it?
Well the police nearest the office of this
newspaper, so trafficlighted that you
know which direction to take, three street
curving from into Fourteenth. Two street
sushing up Fourteenth Eighteen people, naturally
fused by contradictory lights and arrows
rooned in four inches of mud, dead center. They
being drenched by splashed filth while Major Browns
early bird conversed leisurely with the newsboy out
the ciUar Sto
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
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., 1938-11-26
Wise Words

Modesty is to the other vir-
tues in a man, what shade in q
picture is to the parts Of the
thing represented. It makes all
the other beauties conspicuous,
which would otherwise be but a
wild heap of colors.-Sir R.
Steele.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


will omitted
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

It is necessary to the happi-
ness Of man that he be mentally
faithful to himself.-Thomas
Paine.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
For Want of a Stadium
We Lose Again

m ODAY the most coOrful football Classic OF the year
i the annual Army-Navy game, is being played in
the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, before 100000
persons
Of that great throng thousands and thousands went
from Washington All morning long special trains rolled
out of Union Station packed with those going to the
game.
And this game brings out forcby the crying need of
a municipal stadium in Washington. The Capital is the
natural setting for this game.
Here in Washington located the headquarters of
the Army and Navy. Here is the home of the President
who is Commander in Chief of both branches of the
service
Here are stationed hundreds of officers of the services
and if they wish to see the game they must take the trip
to Philadelphia.
The Quaker City reaps harvest off the visitors to
the game money that would 60 to Washington merchants
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
The Inquiring.
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Did you ever arrive in the
nick Of time? If so, what was
the occasion?
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THE ANSWERS

NE ANSWERS
E. T. Hubbard, 1900 block
Mills Ave. N. E., pressman:
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Quaker City
Redps the Harvest

The services have indicated their willingness to play
here if place provided They do not about
going to Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore when
they might play in the Capital
1t would be great attraction for the Capital City to
have this game played here every year, well the
other grdiron classics that would come here
But instead of great stadium, given Jeffer-
son Memorial to be placed where it will deract from the
beauty of the city by running the contour of the Tidal
Basin and destroying several hundred trees.
We do want stadium.
And, lest We forget we want VOTES FOR WASH
1NGTON!
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

Peace on earth to men Of
good will"
asked Mike how he reasoned
The Washington times., 1938-11-26

pedestrians slid and slipped
here and there at the risk of
their lives. And nowhere, in
a perilous ride of six miles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
ZINDAH CROTTO IN
 ANNUAL SESSION
Election of Officers To- night; Event Next Week
 for Grand Monarch

A successor to Louis Wenzel will be chosen at the annual meeting of the zindah Grotto which takes place tonight at the chapter rooms on Bank street with Clark H. w.. Newton, past monarch, presiding, as- sisted by G. Walker BisSet and War ren D. Platt, who are also included among the past monarchs.
 Plans will be formulated for a dinner and reception to Grand Monarch Otto F. Hindebrandt of Rock Island, H., who will visit this city January 14th. The testimonial will be held at the Waterbury Women's club proceeding dinner at the Elton hotel for officers and guests.
 The program at the Women's club will include concert by the Grotto's 25 piece orchestra under the direction of William Tinsley, a program by the Concordia Singing society's mixed chorus, tap dancing, songs and an address by Harold June, member of Admiral Byrds ex- petition to the South Pole. All prophets, their Masonic friends and wives are invited to the affair. Re- treatments will be served. Grand Monarch Hildebrandt is expected to make some remarks on his eXpe- riences and impressions during his present tour of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

Letter, December 4, 1887, writes:
 Back again from the far Can adian Arctic, the missionary bot anist, Pere Artheme Dutilly, is sort ing specimens in the laboratories of the Catholic University of America. He has brought 1,20O sheets of pressed plants, 1000 insects, several scores of soil and mineral samples, and a large number of old-time weapons and tools of the Eskimos.
 Undergoing Change
 '"The Eskimo people, Pere Dutilly reports, are changing fast, abandon ing and even making fun of the finely wrought ivory harpoons, bone needles, etc., they formerly used, and substituting steel and other metals wherever they can. So it is easy to get excellent old implements for museum purposes.
 Tn their clothing as well, the Els kimos are rapidly becoming west ernized'. Old members of the fam fly may stick to the traditional fur parka, but the younger generation must have sweaters and even rub ber-soled sneakers, at least for sum- mer wear. Even in five years, the amount of changes has been notable among the Eskimos near trading
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
REV. P AUL MACY
 TO SPEAK HERE.
Director of Debt of Honor Commission at Second
 Church Sunday

Rev. Paul G. Macy, director of the Southern New England Regional Campaign for the Debt of Honor Commission, will preach at the morning worship Sunday at the Second Congregational church. The offering week from Sunday will be for that fund.
 Attorney Chase Kimball will speak at the meeting of the Sunday Noon Club in the chapel on "Japan's Posi- ton in the Orient and Its Probable Effect on World Peace" Attorney Kimball is a member of the Amer ican Board, student of Interna- tional Relations and has had vari- ous conversations recently with men who have returned from Japan and China.
 The Mems League will meet Mon- day evening at o'clock in Daven- port Hall. The subject will be Avia- tion and the United AirlineS motion picture, Crossing America in Twenty Hours, will be presented. This will be followed by a program of reports in the church gym. Re- treatments will be served.
 The second session of the Leader ship Training School will open at 7:3O o'clock Monday evening. Rev. Theodore c. Bobilin will speak on Personal Religious Living" Rob- ert Foster on Understanding Our Pupils" and Rev. William Brewster on Church Music and Christmas Worship"A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
Missionary Returns From Frozen Arctic With
 Assortment Of Souvenirs For Pope, Scientists
Reports Eskimo People Be- coming Modern" in Big
 Way-Daily Broadcast

credit to the commander of the Ob- late Missionaries 120-ton motor ves- sel, Therese, Capt. Joseph Levesque, for the easy and safe passage.
 Daily Broadcasts
 During the entire voyage, constant radio communication with trading posts, other vessels, and civilization far to the south was maintained, as well as daily broadcastS from the Therese. Pere Dutilly was radio op- orator as well as botapist. In addi- tion, he played the part of Daniel Boon af1oat, killing huge polar bear overtaken by the boat, with a single Well-placed shot,"
 At Pope Plus XIS encouragement, Bishops Turquetil and Breynat un- dertook to send to the Lateran Mu- scum complete collection illustrat- ing the natural history of the Ca- nadian Arctic. By then, Pere Dutilly was commissioned to collect and prepare the specimens.
 Pere Dutilly has given the Rev. Cornelius J. Connolly, professor of psychology at Catholic University a beautiful Eskimo skull, and will present the Rev. Dr. John M. Coop CT, professor of anthropology at Catholic University with certain du- plicates from his sets of bone and stone implements. A set of dupli- cate plans will also. be deposited in the Langlois Herbarium of the uni- versity, of which the Rev. pr. Hugh O'Neill of the Department of Bot any is the curator. At the present time the collection is on display in McMahon hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
Pere DutilIy Noted Botan- list Completes Annual
 Summer Exploration
lsnecial to The pemocratl

Special to The DemOcrat)
 Washington, D. C., Jan. 7-Pere Artheme Dutilly, missionary priest botanist, recently arrived at the Catholic University of America at Washington, D. C., from his post North of the Arctic Circle with trunks filled with rocks, minerals and soils, with ivory, stone and bone implements made long ago by the Eskimos, and third trunk filled with specimens of Arctic plants. These represent summers collection which will be sorted, stu died and classified by Father Du- tilly during the winter months in the laboratories of Catholic uni versity. Next summer he will re- turn to his missionary labors and will continue his collecting and. scientific observations between his religious duties.
 Assorted Souvenirs
 These three trunks contain long and detailed history of the Can adian Arctic-a history that can be read only by specialists. The first chapter is told by rocks and min erals, mostly of very great age, be- longing to the Archaezoic. Some of the minerals are radioactive. Long periods of weathering have resulted in the formation of little soil here and there on top of the rocky surface that had been stripped of all soil by glaciation.
 On this precarious livelihood ap- pear first the lichens, then the mosses and later the grasses and SedgeS, and the curious arctic will lows that grow few millimeters a year and are only some centi- meters tall at thee nd of 30 years. These plants make up the second chapter.
 The third chapter made possible by the plant growth, is marked by the appearance of the caribou, the musk-ox, the "tSic-tsic" or ground squirrel, etc.
 The fourth chapter is the history of the Eskimo based on the imple- ments of bone, stone and ivory (wal- rus and narwhaD dug from the sites of former settlements. Steel imple- nents have replaced these primitive utensils today.
 Dr. Frank Thone, in Science News