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Miss Virginia were also better
looking in my opinion than the
winner. There have been sew
eral good selections, but most Of
the girls who have won the title
have not been what I consider
perfect American beauties. I
think that most of the Miss
Americas do represent a usual
type of American beauty"
X X
Leslie McClanahan, Oil L st.
N. E., window trimmer:
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Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER


This is a general quiz with a
brainteaser. Score 10 for each
question and 20 for No. 9.
1. The Blue Sky laws regulate
(a) Sunday activities, CD sale
of stocks and bonds. (c) avia-
ton traffic.
2. What is funicular?
3. Give the plural of axis.
4. The Yale lock is named
Yale because (a) that was the
name of the man who made
them, CD they were manufac-
tured in New Haven.
S. What is the difference be-
tween an (a) annalist, (b)
analyst?
6. Are there two or three
Syllables in caffeine?
7. Millenary refers to (a)
hats, (b) a thousand years, Co
decimal fractions of a cent.
8. A coxcomb is one who
steers or has charge of a row.
boat. True, false.
o RRAINTEASER: Going
across through East and West
traffic a taxi averaged 10 miles
an hour. Coming back over
the same route when the traffic
was lighter the speed was Is
miles an hour. What was the
average speed? Don't answer
too quickly!
ANSWERS on Page 13)
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phony is also sold. The post
office officials can no more stop
the sale of both genuine and
phonies than could King Ca
mute push back the waves
that time he tried. And this
brings us to the subject Of
sweepstakes lotteries in this
country. We finally admitted
we couldn't enforce prohibition
so we went back to legal liquor.
We might just as we'll admit we
cannot stop the Irish hospital
lotterieS-good tickets or bad
ones-and decide to give the
suckers a break by going into
the business ourselves.
IF THE government operated
Il such lotteries, millions would
pour in and maybe that social
security money Of mine-and
yours-would be left alone to &C
cumulate against the day we
are entitled to it instead of be-
ing tossed to the four winds as
is the custom right now. And
government supervision with
heavy penalties for takers would
give us all some sort of a break.
Neither can the law prevent
us from shooting craps, playing
roulette, bird cage, and the other
games of chance which flourish
illegally all over the country,
the most of them in the hands
of crooks who have debauched
the officials supposed to halt
that sort of thing. On top Of
that you have only a slightly
better chance Of winning money
in gambling hells on this side
than you have of winning cap
ital prize in Dublin with q
phony ticket made in New
York.
CURELY a government which
~ is reduced to spending the
cash it is presumed to be saving
up for my old age-and yours
should jump at an opportunity
to take care of the default in
this manner. Operate games Of
chance as they are operated in
Nice, LIE Touquet and other Eu-
ropean spots; see that the pro-
cedure here is as honest as it is
there-because the house can't
help but eventually win, even in
an honest game-and there will
be cash galore for all sorts of
silly things and sound things.
And there will be an awful
lot of profitable gambling going
on throughout the country, once
the suckers realize that Uncle
Sam is giving them just a sort
of q run for their money.
Copyright. 1898. BY washington
Herald-Tines)
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and gave the Snooper a book
of genuine tickets for -
possibly his own use. My
friend across the water solved
that difficulty by sending them
to me in an army official en-
velope bearing the legend: ION
His Majesty's Service" Such
impressiveness fooled Mr.. Far
ley's blue-noses and they have
since come through without
any bother. I'm giving the trick
away because we have evolved
a new one.
WHAT the Irish Free State
" government does with the
millions it gathers in through
it's sweepstakes does not con-
cern me. I know the hospitals
ought by now to be operating
on solid endowments which
would make such medical at
tention in Ireland free to every
body. But that, as I said, is
none of my business. Out of
the $4OO, ,OOO,O 900 repeatedly col
lected by the sweepstakes or
ganization to date more than
half has been gathered up in
the United States.
And that means half the price
of the legitimate tickets. For
every genuine book sold here q
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smart and intelligent face, as
well as talent as a dancer.
More than beauty should be
considered, and I hope winning
the contest will be of real value
to her in making a career for
herself. I think she is better
selection than winners of the
past several years."
X X
Mrs. A. B. Sites, 1902 M st.
N. w., housewife:
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ROllin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

HAVE just received my regular quota of tickets In the
next Irish hospitals sweepstakes-whch concerns the
Cesarewch to be Newmarket October &C. Tickets in
this lottery to the value $2OOO00 recently
seized by posoffce officials from aboard German ship at
Philadelphia 1t novel way in which to try to slip them
in and thus give 100000 Americans goodness
chance at the prizes Now who would have bought the
genuine certificates will around and probably buy
phonies in the amount SO the crooks the
benefited. , l., , sold Tho nost
MY 'cAeCS Always come from office stop
former brother the Tho cole of ob genuine and
British army and AGAIN ,..,o. 4ho. oo,1d Eino
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America IS very beautiful, nor
can I say that she is represent
ative of the typical American
beauty. I've always been diSap-
pointed at the selections made
at these annual contests and I
felt that many of the winners
did not justify their titles"
X X
Mrs. Ella Grimes, 2427 Mon
roe st, N. E., housewife:
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cal American beauties than the
perfect beauties. This years
Miss America, Marilyn Meseke,
is a very attractive girl, but in
my opinion she was not the most
beautiful. Our own winner,
Dorothy Parker, in my eStima-
ton is equally as pretty as Miss
MeSeke."
X X
Joseph Di PietrO, BIG Eight
eenth st. South, Arlington, Va,
Government photographer:
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mo. While Miss
America of 1888 is
an attractive girl, I
do not think that
she is a perfect
beauty. I think
Miss Detroit was
the most beautiful
girl. Miss District
of Columbia and
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Yes. I've never
b e e n disappointed
at the selections.
Perfection of the
human body can
only be achieved by
an artist on the
canvas, and I feel
there is no woman
in the world who is
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Judging from
the pictures that
have appeared in
the papers, I be-
lieve this years Sc
lection Of Miss
America was excel
lent. She is very
cute, has a good
figure and she has
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a 100 per cent perfect beauty.
The Miss Americas have always
been extremely beautiful women
and outstanding examples Of
American beauty"
X
Miss Margaret Bramhall, 1905
New Hampshire Ave. N. W.,
rk-tvpiSt.
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Suffrage For D. c.?

With the attention of the ma
tion's electorate centered upon
Maryland'S primary yesterday
residents of the District of Co
lumbia might well reflect upon
the comparative privilege of
their neighbor in the free choice
by its citizens of their Senator
and Governor, and to call to
mind that two years hence they
may exercise measure of suf-
frage by likewise choosing the
local delegates to the respective
party conventions.
This they can do if they will
but demand of Congress the
passage of the presidential pri-
mary bill, which I wrote, and
which adequately provides the
necessary machinery to insure
to this community an opportu-
nifty to express in an orderly and
dignified manner its own free,
individual choice as to who
shall represent its voters at the
national party conventions.
Legaeized Primary
In a word. we must have a
legalized primary. Otherwise,
the same disgusting quadrennial
farce will be re-enacted which
permits certain local pseudo-pol-
1ticianS to hand-pick delegates
and foist them upon the con-
Ventions as representative of the
rank and file of the respective
parties.
The propose presidential
primary requires no constitu-
tional amendment for its enact
ment, but merely an act of Con-
gress, and it undoubtedly would
be stepping-stone to ultimate
suffrage in all its entirety.
Would it not give the people of
the District of Columbia an op-
portunity to demonstrate their
responsibility with the ballot?
No one who processes to stand
for clean politics. for decent elec-
tionS, for party candidates
honestly placed before the
people could possibly object to
the principles written into this
measure.
Although the bar association
OF the District Of Columbia, as
well as civic. political, labor, and
fraternal organizations number.
ing thousands of bona fide resi-
dents endorsed it and demanded
its passage, Congress still delays
the enactment of this bill into
law.
City-Wide Drive
1t is for this reason that there
is being organized the Nations
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Il agree with Earl
CAROLS statement
that the judges
were blind and that
they should have
picked Miss Cali
fornia as the win
ner instead of Miss
Ohio. I don't think
this years Miss
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1 US d to
have the m
picked up by
post office
snoopers. who
tore tn e nj
a cross the
10 W ell half,
u n til I got
h e p to the
fact that this
sort of mutt
lation left the
stub i n t &C t
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Americas have been typical
American beauties in every way.
Outside of being better than
average in good looks, they are
not much different than most
American girls, in that they are
sensible, good and ambitious"
The Washington times., 1938-09-13
They Talk a Good Fight, But
How Would They Fight!

-1E1D MARSHAL HERMANN GOERING boasted to
the Nazi Party Congress last Saturday that Germany
is mpregnabe unbeatable and unstarvable. Hitler SAID
as much Yesterday in that longawalted speech pug
nacious saberrattng (but still cagy) speech IN Whlch
he demanded pIebiscite in Czechosovaka We quote
Goerng "Never will it be possible to sarve out our ma
ton and then demoraze by propaganda Those times
are definitely We are
"GettLng stronger provisoned both with food
~ ., and with raw materials. Al
Every Year" tbouob ,'1' 7 took I stringent meas
ures against boarding. | boarded mysef-for the ma
tion-suppes that for many will protect us against
series of bad harvests . Germany is getting stronger
every year, and no stop us -. Let them laugh
at US in the democratic countries They may have the
fun if we have the success.
Nicelv nut Field Marshal, but what would
actually mean to Germany? Or for that matter to Ger
many's enemies? Strategcally, it would mean insuper-
able difficulties for both sides.
WHOH ANOCf' France has the Magnot Line.
d., Wbu+ Po,fo3 The Belgians have defensive
- line of their own. The only
unfortified route of entry is through Switzerland and
that's tough country to go The Germans have
the Siegfried Line facing the Magnot Lne on which
(accordng to Hter) 278,O0O working-a for
tress nearly 200 miles long and nine miles through.
This that whichever side declares war, there
will have to be frontal attack with all that implies.
There can't possibly be flank attack frontal attack
will be difficult costly and ineffaby bloody Verdun
alone cost the Germans 100000 men trying to break
through immovabe line. The French lost 100000,
but of this number twohr died after the French began
counter rattack The World War took four years. and
the battle line hardly moved at ALL The next will
probably take longer than that
Supposing Germany does into Czechoslovakia,
which she already surrounds than so per cent?
If the French try attack through the German line,
~ there will be ghastly casualties.
CzeChS' Allies The same thing applies if the
Avn Eur A,ruu Germans try to beat France to the
" punch. Czechoslovakia is not
contiguous to France at any point and neither is Russia
Russia might go through Rumana, but it doesn't
likely Most any other country would be afraid that if
Russian troops moved in, they wouldn't out again.
result of another would be long dreary stalemate
with decision for years Then what's left? Well,
there is the favorite weapon of
Aerial BOn6S: all newspaper strategists the air
Mt Doo:o:,,a plane bomb A casual glance at
Spain and China will show that
side has marked preponderance of force In the
of European war, there would be marked pre-
ponderance of force They knock down each others
cities indefinitely, but where would it get them?
CFrom
WOohHnorAOo Moods
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wv e II, everyone
has a different idea
of perfection in
beauty. Had I been
among the judges
1 would h We
chosen Miss Cali
fornia as the win
ner. But I do think
that our Mis- S s
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THE ANSWERS

Yes, 1 think so.
The judges are fair
in picking them
out. The judges
seem to consider
other things, such
as talent and in.
telligence, and for
this reason they
are more the typi-
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Wise Words

The very spring and root Of
honesty and virtue lie in the
felicity of lighting on good
education.-Plutarch,
The Washington times., 1938-09-13
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., 1938-09-13

will meet early in November to
formulate plans for q city-wide
drive to demand of Congress the
speedy passage of this vitality
needed legislation.
Each of the numerous organi-
cations which have so far en-
dorsed this bill and urged its
enactment will be called upon
for representatives to collaborate
in the councils plans and mem
bership drive.
Thus it is hoped that the
people of the District of Colum-
bia will become sufficiently
aroused to demand the correc-
ton of this deplorable condition
and the passage of this bill.
JOHN P. MULLEN.
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Merit and good breeding
will make their way every
Where.-Lord Chesterfield.
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There are two kinds of weak
ness, that which breaks and
that which bendS.-J. r. Lowell.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
and addresses Of

the Editor should limited 200 words Names addresses
the writers will Q
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The only correct actions are
those which require no explana-
ton and no apology-Auerbach.
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other Austrian coup would fol.
low.
Could one intelligently say
that the failure of the Southern
Negro to vote today is a true
index that the Negro is not de-
sirous Of Voting? Likewise in
the Sudeten area tomorrow in
your proposed plebiscite!
Equally astounding is your
suggested Irish parallel - can
you picture England yielding to
a plebiscite forced upon her by
a circle of viciouSly armed and
threatening neighborS? 1t was
thought conclusively settled that
a nation may prevent secession
of its component parts. If this
be not true today the South
should be notified because once
it did strongly wish to do SO.
Or do you recall the civil war?
Destructive criticism is ordi-
narily in poor taste-but that
presumes something worthwhile
in what is criticized: but your
space limitation forbids any
suggested solution of my own.
LEON L. WOLFSTONE.
&k \
Voters Decided
Is it honorable for G. o. P.
voters to enter Democratic
primaries in Idaho, Maryland
and other States and dictate to
the Democrats as to their SEN
atorial choices?
Isn't it worse for them to do
that than for President RooSe-
velt as head of the party to
recommend his preferences?
After all, he is not trying to de-
eide the contests as he merely
recommends. Maryland voters
decided.
Tydings and others went into
office by big majorities on
Roosevelt's popularity. The
people endorsed Roosevelt's first
term in 1896. These tories turn
around and bite their bene-
factor!
Tydings has already spent
over five years income as Sena-
tor, and probably much more.
indirectly. Are we coming back
to the Lorimer and Ware period?
Or will the people call a halt to
this in 1910? And will the
Senate allow him to take his
seat? A. S. E. ELY.
Ready to Fight?
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Thelnquiring.
Photographer.
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you think the Miss
Americas" of the annual beauty
contests are typical and perfect
American beauties?
THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Frances Henry, 1915 D
st. N. E., Government clerk:
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Ready to Fight?

o. K, P. K. R., on your Voice
letter saying the United States
should keep the Philippines
under some kind of control for
ever. o. K, that is, provided
you are personally willing to
go out and fight to save the
Philippines in case some nation
tries to grab them. Are you
willing, pal?
CUT EN- LOOSE.
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''NO Solution at Au''


dence I diligently searched to-
days Times for a notification
that your yesterdays editorial
was a jest or a trial balloon"
to sense public reaction. Great,
indeed, was my surprise that
such was not to be observed:
1t is astounding that you
yourself could be so yullible as
to believe that the plebiscites
held in the Saar and Danzig
were impartial" much less ac-
curate. Certainly you do not
believe your reading public so
uninformed or gullible as to be
under such a Misrepresentation.
Unfortunately your solution"
of the Sudeten crisis is no so
luton at all. Martyrdom is not
the mode of the day and one
would be, indeed, a candidate
for martyrdom to oppose the
Nazis Cor Ratzis as Winchell so
ably puts it, in one OF their
sponsored or supervised "plebi-
scites." If the prevote indica-
tionS looked unfavorable an
The Washington times., 1938-09-13
City-Wide Drive

1t is for this reason that there
is being organized the Nations
Capital Primary Council, which
The Washington times., 1938-09-13

To be proud Of learning is the
greatest ignorance -Jer emy
Taylor.
The Washington times., 1938-09-13

My tickets always come from
a former brother officer in the
British army. Now and again
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Gust Roosevelt
From First
Place
WESTERN TRIUMPHS
Wilson Scores Over
Central in Extra j..
Period
BY PAUL BEACH

Western High, defending inter
high champion, removed Roosevelt
from the top spot in the series last
night, when they came from be-
hind in the first quarter to knot
the score, 10-10, at the half and
went on to win the game in a
breeze. 37-19.
In the other game of the double
header, Central came very close
to winning their first game in five
starts, but finally succumbed to
Wilson, 23-21, in an overtime
battle that stole the show as far
as any court pyrotechnics were
concerned. IT,.
Eastern and Roosevelt are now
tied for the series lead, by virtue
Of EaStern's forfeit, with four wins
and one loss. In the last game of
this ha1f, Western meets Wilson
and should the Red Raiders win,
IT win throw the top bracket of
the league into a three-way tie.
ENJOY EARLY LEAD
West, Of Roosevelt, started the
fray with marker that sent the
Rough Riders off to an early lead.
but the Westerners retaliated
rapidly with tallies by Stanton
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
RACER KILLED
IN SPEED TRIAL

FRANKFORT, Germany, Jan.
29.-Today all Germany mourns
the death of Bernd. RoSemeyer,
one of the greatest sportSmen Of
the nation, who brought fame to
his country by his sensational
auto racing. The 27-year-old speed
demon, who won the Vanderbilt
Cup in New York last year, met
death yesterday when his giant
16-cylinder car, crashed into a
forest that fringed the speedway
in an attempt to recapture two
world racing records.
RoSemeyer was flung 100 feet
from the car when it careened
into the forest. Close observers
say that the car skidded about 600
feet Ove- an embankment, as the
speed ace lost control. There were
no indications of a blowout or
engine trouble as he reached 275
miles an hour as he zoomed
across the finish line.
He is survived by his wife, ELY
Beinhorn Rosemeyer, outstanding
German aviatrix, and a three
year-old son.
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and Custer to gain a 5-to-2 advan.
tage. zuras and West then com.
bined to give Roosevelt a 6-to-5
edge at the end of the quarter
the only time during the game
that they were to enjoy a slight
superiority.
After the half had ended in a
1910 deadlock, Western went on
to pile up ~ points inthe second
half, while their opponents could
garner but nine.
Custer, with II points, and
Stanton and Halloran, with eight
each, were the leading scorers for
the victorS. West and Stein, with
seven and five points, respectively,
were best for Roosevelt.
In the second game, Central
opened the tilt with a IA margin
in the first quarter. Wilson's Ma.
loney brothers, however, kept the
green-jerSied lads in the running
until the middle of the second
period; Don scoring two points
and Dave coming through with
five. Hawksworth then took over
the scoring to keep the Presidents
within three points Of the Cen.
traliteS at the half.
OVERTIME PLAY
Steadily pulling up, they went
into a 21-19 lead with only two
minutes of the tilt remaining
Panago, of Central, then tossed
in a basket to leave the tally even
and the regular playing perioc
ended shortly afterward.
In the overtime period neither
team was able to score, and ir
the next extra stanza, to be term
mated by the team who scored
the first two points, Dunningtor
registered one out of two fou.
toSses and Jack Hoyt endearec
himself to Wilson rooterS by sink
ing another foul throw for the
winning margin.
Dave Maloney, with five points
was best for the winners, while
Sokol and Panago, with eight ano
seven points, respectively, were
best for Central.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
MAX SCHMEL|NG
HEAVY FAVORITE
I'm FOORD FIGHT

HAMBURG, Jan. 90 Q.N.S0
Max Schmeling today Is a 5-to-1
favorite to defeat Ben Foord, the
South African heavyweight, in
their 12-round fight in Hanseaten
Hall tomorrow afternoon.
Both have been training near
here for three weeks and both ap.
peared to be in great condition as
they came to town for the weigh
ing-in ceremonies.
Should Make defeat Foord-
and there is nobody apparently in
Germany who does not believe he
wiI-he may take another tune-up
bout before meeting Joe Louis for
the heavyweight title in the United
States next summer.
Walter Rothenburg, noted Ger.
man promoter, has made tentative
arrangements for a fight between
Schmeling and Walter Neusel for
March 10. Neusel has been trying
for years to get a return bout
with Schmeling who once in
flicted a humiliating knockout on
the blond German tiger.
Schmeling said today he was
certain that Louis would not
dodge him again.
'"The American public" declared
Schmeling, demands this fight.
Interest in fighting in the United
States is just as great as
1t ever was, although the business
recession there may prevent some
Of the old-timers from attending
fights"
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
Cue Artist to Play
Local Champion

Joe Procita, crack professional
cueist, is slated to appear in a
three-rail exhibition billiard match
Tuesday night at the Royal Bill
Hard Academy against Johnny
Dodge, local amateur champ.
The visiting pro has had re-
markable success on the green
cloth, and since 1884 has played in
1,134 exhibitions. winning LIS of
them. including the worlds tour.
nament (pocket billiards). when
he met and defeated two former
champions, Rudolph and Taber.
iSki.
The Washington times., 1938-01-29
The Lineup

listed in the training quarters OF
the C. U. gym at 4 o'clock.
AS has been previously an
nounced, an imported referee has
been engaged to handle the bouts
in the place of a D. C. Commission
official. The third man in the
ring tonight is Capt. John R.
Lowell, Of Portsmouth, Va. He
is a licensed Virginia State referee
and is chairman Of the Fort Mon
roe Boxing Commission.
Graduating from West Point,
where he captained the Army ring
team in his senior year, 1927,
Lovell's most important ring job
during his career as referee in
which he has worked more than
5000 contests, was Judge and
referee for the United States team
in the Eleventh Olympiad at Ber-
lin, 1885.
While stationed in Hawaii, Cap
tain Lowell coached two Army and
Navy ring teams to victories.