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The Washington times., 1938-08-05
Lowlor's Record

I cannot refrain from reply.
ing to letters in Voice over the
signatures of John Arthur Shaw
and Jerry Cornell. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Shaw states: This man
Lawlor may be either a veteran
or nonveteran," and Mr.. Cornell
wants to know who is B. J.
Lawlor?
Let me advise the writer's that
I enlisted at Fort Myer, Va, in
the Infantry on August IA,
1916, and went across with the
163d Infantry, Machine Gun
Company, Firty-first Division.
Sent to front as replacement.
Toul sector. Company "A" 102nd
Infantry, Twenty-sixth Yankee
Division, same outfit as Bill and
Larry Connery, Representative
Carol Reece. Joseph Cullen
My officers were Major Maurice
Conner, Joseph Hoully and
Lieutenant Fuessinich.
Served six months in five
major engagements on as many
fronts. Evacuated to Base Hos
pital No. %, Vittel, France, from
the Argonne via Verdun. Octo-
ber Is, 1918.
Arrived back in U. s. A. at
Camp Devens, Mass, April 8,
1919. Discharged honorably at
Camp Lee, Va, on April %,
1919. Service honest and faith
full: character, excellent"
Now that I have answered
their letters, how will Comrades
Cornell and Thaw's service
records compare with mine?
am not working for the Gov
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eminent and never expect to.
But I will not doublecross or
stab my buddies in the back
who are now Government en-
ployes.
In a speech at Springfield,
ILL.,, on April 4, 1899, Teddy
Roosevelt said: "A man who is
good enough to shed his blood
for his country is good enough
to be given a Square deal after.
ward. More than that no man
is entitled to, and less than that
no man shall have"
Forty years later the Demo
cratic Dealers sing the veterans
a new tune, i. E., "you are too
disabled or too old to work for
your grateful Government, and
you are not entitled to War-riSk
Insurance or a pension which
you bought and paid for with
your blood and cash."
Let me tell Mr.. Shaw and Mr..
Cornell, that there are not many
of our veterans left who would
stand by Voltaire's dictum: II
disagree wholly with everything
you say, but I shall fight to the
death to preserve your right to
say it" B. j. LAWLOR.
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A Bit InUolUed

In commenting on my letter,
"IS War Justified?" r. Book
over did not prove that war is
now sinful or against our Gods
will. His argument, Thou shalt
not KILL" evidently does not
apply to war because Moses
justified war after receiving
that Commandment. See Mum.
81.
My contention is if we are
ruled by good and evil gods. as
the majority teach. then we
are shining by not using our
Army and Navy, because war is
the will of such gods. Or if we
are ruled by only one good
God, as q few teach. then We
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ROllin' Along
By w. A. S. Douglas

Pearl White is dead The greatest rouper and finest
~ around good fellow greasepain in front
of movie camera. What courage-and what of
humor her for the last time couple of years ago in
Lottis bar the Rue Castglone in Paris She knew she
going diethat her days were almost exactly
bered got up leave and said her. the language of
today:
"I'll be seeing you, Pearl"
NO. she replied brightly mot where I'm going you won't
Because belong above with the angels and you belong
below"
my only chargeon against
sitting down agan-and fur the gross brought
ther discussion. than $4OO0,OO0.
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A Traffic Suggestion

LAST something constructive is being done to halt
"A the slaughter of children Washingtons streets.
Major Ernest w. Brown has decided that police regu
ations give his department authority to close certain
streets in the District for safety purposes He has
dered survey to determine how many streets be
closed to traffic and turned into play zones
That is good start, but there should be unneces
sary delay in creating chain of these areas throughout
the District that will supplement established Fairgrounds
and provide space for ALL WASHINGTON CHILDREN
to play without danger of being down by vehicular
traffic.
True some of the residents in the roped-off blocks
might complain about the made by the children
and there might be trfng inconvenience to traffic.
but noisy children definitely
BeLteT 1HuH more to be desired than silent
Slab in MOrque children lying waxike on slab
in the District Morgue. And
for the inconvenience to traffic. that need not be consd
cred when lives are at stake.
Major Brown should let nothing prevent this exemplary
plan from going into effect at Close all necessary
streets and meet any objections that may arise later
Another thing Existing Fairgrounds, that is, those
that permanent (and there should be of
them) should be made attractive. Especially
provision should be made for shade Parents and
playground officials cannot expect the youngsters to
play for any length of time under blazing sun.
On those grounds where there no trees the per-
sons in charge should open ad-
open up AH jacent or nearby schoolhouses and
coLo7 1,,,,o conduct recreation activities in the
O"' "S comparative coolness of the big
school buildings Three months of the year they are
unoccuped.
Open them up. Open up the gymnasiums which are
part of many of the schools If there is not enough play
equipment available public appeal would no doubt
bring an ample supply overnight.
Other cities these facilities with notable success
Washington should follow Immediately.
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any nickname. It's no use OBJ
jecting, I just can't get away
from it. Sometimes when hear
people shout the undignified
name of Red or Pinkey I do
wish that I hadn't been born
with red hair, but this, too,
never really worried me"
X Il n
Miss Wilma Fowler, 908 South
Oak St., Arlington, Va, Govern
ment clerk:
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started calling me Cracker.
The name has stuck and some
of my friends still call me by
this name. But don't resent
being called Cracker in the
least. 1t probably suits me bet
ter than my real name. I like
to call people by their nick
names if it suits their person
ality. Most people who have
very odd names usually end up
with nicknames."
X
Arthur MaphiS, 34D5 Georgia
Ave. N W.. soda diSDenSer:
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t a i n e d her
viewpoint in
r e g ard to
both of us.
Her great
est and most
successful Sc
ries of pic
lures W e r e
THE Exploits
of Ell ne"
T h e t W o
w h a r : O n
B r o t h e RS,
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mot ait all. AS a
matter of fact I
prefer a nickname
to b ing called
Mister My name
is Daniel. but I pre-
fer to be known as
Dan. Some people
call me D n n y
and others, which
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"Well, I never
had a n / C k n a me
when I was a child,
but I did acquire
one a bout five
years ago. I used
to work in Child's
Gingham Club at
that time and the
other e m ploye e S
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salesman.

change. I acquired the name of
'Bill' when a friend of mine in
troduced me to my fellow work
ers when 1 took over a new job.
If 1 must have a nickname, why
not make it Willie I guess
that's Just as kiddish."
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AS long as don't ever get a
worse nickname won't mind.
Most Of my friends have nick
names and some of them are
perfectly suitable to the people,
and I just can't help but apply
them"
Wilbur SisSOn, 431 South
Washington St., Alexandria. Va.
salesman:
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out Of It. If could give my own
self another name 1 would choose
Maxine If ever have a daugh-
ter 1 shall name her Maxine.
Here's hoping that don't nick
name her Max I really dislike
nicknames.
X
Dan Dranke, 8 Kendall Green
N. E., tabulating equipment
salesman:
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1--WE had quite a
few nicknames, and
I still have them,
such as Red Art
and 'Pinkey.' I'm
called Red more
often than by any
other name. But I
never did really OBJ
ject being called by
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lot where I'm going you won't.
the angels and you belong
were the only charge-off against
the gross. Elaine" brought in
more than $4,000,000.
Pearl White never had a dou-
BILE. She scorned them. Other
serial queens had sprung up in
her wake and these, with the
possible exception Of Grace
Cunard, were careful of their
bodies and their beauty-but
not Pearl. She tackled anything
and having been an acrobat and
a circus rider before she came
to work for Pathe she managed
to get away with things
though there were several mar.
row escapes. Cashier, also a for
mer acrobat, and without any
grasp of the meaning of fear.
set her seemingly impossible
tasks. She never said no.
THE stunts" which were the
ornaments Of each thrilling
episode, were mostly thought up
in collaboration. SeitZ and
Reeves produced many of them
out of the field Of their
own most fertile imaginations.
Charles Fathe himself contrib
uted some. He was a voracious
reader and, out Of his huge
library of old French paperback
thrillers, he dug up miracles Of
death defiance to make the
world gasp in horror-and to
pour into the theaters again the
following week and each succeed
ing week.
There was the episode of the
folding bed, not the one used
time and again with tremendous
laugh success by Mack Sennett
in his Keystone Comedies, but
the one where the canopy slowly
descended on the sleeping hero
inc and was about to smother her
to death when the screen flashed
the words: ITO Be Continued
Next Week"
DEARL was in the bed look
= ing as lovely as she ever did.
The property boys started the
mechanism of the canopy and
the cameras began to grind. She
was to be s&ndwiched and ap-
parently left to smother to
death. The action was cut as
she was completely covered, the
idea being to lift the canopy
when the cameras stopped.
Pearl had been told to hold her
breath.
But the mechanism stuck and
the canopy wouldn't lift! And
there was Pearl, now really
Smothering to death. We could
hear muffled cries for help
through the thickness Of blank
cts, mattress and canopy!
Among the props nearby was
a huge curved sword. Cashier
grabbed it and started slash
ing through the enveloping
cloth.
Bounce if stick you, PEARL"
he yelled to the imprisoned
star. He cut her all right, but
she had no wind left for bounc-
ing purposes. She was in a bad
way when they finally dragged
her out. what with no breath
and a gashed shoulder.
$50 that was Charlie Pathe'S
bright idea," said Pearl-the
first words after she came to.
Looks like he's stuck for a new
trick bed in the next episode.
Copyright, 1888. by Washington
Herald-Times)
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"My older brother
started calling me
'Bill' when I was a
child and people
have called me that
ever since, that is,
by those who know
my nickname. How
ever, I don't object
to being called Bill.
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Yes, l do object,
most strenuously. I
dislike being called
the n a m e of
r u t h i e. terribly
much. l never liked
my first name very
much, but it sounds
worse when people
make a nickname
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is the most often used nickname
of mine, is Reds the latter for
obvious reasons. Perfect strang-
ers and others who do not know
my name call me Red without
any hesitation, but I never OBJ
ject."
X 4 4
Miss Mary ROssOn, 1882 I st.
NJ w waitress.
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Feels Frozen Out

Why do so many Of you boys
Is to 80 years Of age 60 out
with girls of 18 or 10? Don't
you think that's unfair com.
petition for us fellows Of 10 and
202 N. =.
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"Sure, I object to
my nickname and
have since I got it.
My nickname is
Bill but I always
feel like q kid when
someone calls me
that. I'm over 81
now and I'd like to
feel groWnup for a
The Washington times., 1938-08-05
Traffic Toll

The list of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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TheInquirine
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used In this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you object to being called
by the nickname of your child
hood days?
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


the writer be omitted duponre
The Washington times., 1938-08-05
CHEAPER Milk---Maybe

TN THESE days-when a penny means something
the introduction Of paper containers as retail milk
CARRYING mediums in Washington should be welcome
news in many households where enough money for
enough milk is daily problem.
A drop in price is promised by the new purveyors-
which may we'll mean the drop with the bottle
folks Competition is the spice of trade-and fourteen
cents a quart just doesn't sound right.
The invaders from Philadelphia and Baltimore, Syl-
van Sea Inc have been granted permit to sell by the
District Health Department. Their containers, like the
mugs and cups in drug stores and other eating and
drinking places, guaranteed germless, germproof
and as sanitary is possible for such useandhrow
away vessels to be.
The new Notwithstanding corporation will gather
its products from sources under inspection by the Dis
trict Health Department and an in
inspector 10 spector will be duty in the bot
: D. a. III tling departments clean bill of
~O " WV health seems insured all the way.
! On the other hand, the Central Labor Union has
adopted resolution presented by the Milk Drivers
Union condemning such shipments of milk "detri-
mental to health" The union has right to be assured
on this matter long it raises the question AS to
labor itself paper container takes much physical
distribution as bottle and the manufacture of
taners would to balance bottle blowing and bottle
cleaning in the general economic run.
The Washington times., 1938-08-05
Open Up All
School Gyms
COrrigan


LOT of people trying to make Corrigan's flight
n prove things these people believe.
Hedgehopper fiers say proves that the hedgehopper
is better man and better aviator than the careful and
well-heeled professional Rugged indviduasts are call
ing Corrgan supreme proof of the virtues OF rugged
indivdualism Some Old Deal brain twirlers have
worked out and broadcast honey to the effect that Cor
rigan made Social Security,
Spectacular FLLgHt Federal relief and general
Proved Nothing new Dea' ITnrefn wnu diOn,ouS iOr
If we put our minds to it, could doctor up some
fancy arguments for the proposition that Corrigans
flight proved something vital in favor of the New Deal
The fact is that Corrgan proved nothing. He merely
pulled of the grandes wild stunts of all me merely
captured the magnations of most of the people of the
civilized world has merely acted to the present writ
ing like swell egg and Irish adventurer of the old
school.
So we hope the nation forgets the philosophy, and
gives Corrgan the biggest most un-sef conscious well
come it has given returning hero in years.
YorkDa ally News)
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Ruth Collins, 1907 King
St., Alexandria, Va, HOLC
clerk:
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trict Health Department and an in
spector will be on duty in the bot
tling departments. A clean bill of
health seems insured all the way.
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rigan made Social Security,
Federal relief and general
New Deal concern for the
Forgotten Man ridiculous.
The Washington times., 1938-08-05

Ave. N. w., soda dispenser:
The Washington times., 1938-09-13

&uo444SS tA1C SA1I"
gulars and pluralS are enough to
mix up the professors. How to
spell them and just when and
where to use them is the question.
Let's try to use them all in the
same sentence. ITO have too
many twoS" I see the sea"
and 1T sew for so and So" These
are just a few of the things you
will have q chance to Straighten
out in your mind this year.
WHAT'S PLURAL
The plural, however, has wor-
fied us. in fact it has us ready
to fuss. for if the singular is
this and the plural is these.
should the plural of kiss be nick
named keese? Then one may be
that and three would be those.
yet hat in the plural would never
be hose. and the plural Of cat
is cats. not coSe.
We speak of brother and also of
brethren. but though we say
mother, we never say methern.
the masculine pronouns are re,
his, and him. but imagine the
femme. she, ShiS and shin. ..
So with the "Old Skipper" we
think you'll agree. the plural is
singular as it shouldn't be.
Regardless Of the problems, how
ever, that confront our club mem
herS at the start Of another school
season, we know they will be
mastered. Those born in Septem-
ber are inclined to run more to
the intellectual than to the emo
tional. they like harmony in
everything and are agreeable COM
panions.
SEPTEMBER LIST 49,
Keeping our September lists
company are such well-known
names as George Gershwin, Zach
ary Taylor. Elizabeth Queen Of
England, John J. Pershing, Mark
Hanna Richard I tthe Lion
Hearted, Rex Reach, J. Fenimore
Cooper, Eugene Field and many
others.
Another branch "Old Shippers"
club will he formed Friday night
at Upper Marlboro, Md, when the
"Old Skipper" officiates at the
special performance on the stage
of Sidney Lust's Marlboro The
ater.
Amateurs among the young
folks of that district will COM
pete in the talent quest and many
of the "Skipper's" regular gang"
heard regularly on WJSV will sing
as guests. This will be branch No.
2 for the Washington Herald
Times club.
We will have more club news
for our shipmateS tomorrow in
this column so until then {.
Ship Alloy.
THE OLD SKIPPER.
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Deadhedd' Pigeon

SALEM, Mass, Sept. 13 G.N.SO.
A pigeon rode "deadhead" while
the two-story frame house Of Mrs.
Francisco Centorino was being
moved from one residential neigh
borhood to another here.
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Hosts to Orphans

ARLINGTON, Va, Sept. 13.
Forty inmates Of the st. Johns
Orphanage, Columbia Pike, will
be entertained by the Arlington
Kiwanis Club at its fifth annual
picnic for the children at 5 D. m.
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|. Q. Answers
Questions on Page 81


1. b. 2. Gable tramway used
going up mountains, across ra-
vines, etc. 8. Axes. 4. a UinuS
Yale). S. a-one who writes
annals. bone who analyses.
Three. 7. b. 8. False (coxwain).
8. Twelve miles per hour. aver
age speed. For example, sup
pose it took half an hour to get
across if the distance was five
miles. then coming back it would
take one-third of an hour or
20 minutes. The trip would take
so minutes for 10 miles, or IL
miles an hour average. Try it
with any number Of miles.
The Washington times., 1938-09-13

LONDON, Sept. 13.-The Earl
of Clarendon, Great Britain's new
lord chamberlain, has ruined a
thriving business for impoverished
peeresses who sponsor debutantes
at the Court of st. James for
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today on the orphanage grounds.
The program, arranged by A. C..
Stickley, Kiwanis president, In.
cludes entertainment by Frank
Portillo, Washington's No. /
clown; Harry Baker, past presi-
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profit.
Following recent instructions Of
King George vi that exploitation
of royalty for private aims must
cease, it was revealed that q
number Of titled women who in
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dent Of the Washington Chapter,
American Society Of Magicians: a
band concert by the Kiwanis Boys
Band Of so pieces, and motion
pictures.
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the past made presentations at
the court for fees are being noti-
fled that in the future the names
submitted by them will not be con-
sidered by the lord chamberlain's
denartment.
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b e 70 re the
opening Of a
new school sea-
son. In the old
days we used to
talk a b o u t
lea ng our
t hree "R' s."
Reading, 'Rit-
in and 'Rith-
metic, but to-
day the prob
] e m h q S
changed some
what.
The three
~To'S" are con-
fIISinu. the sim
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"OLD SKIPPER"
GIVES PUzzLERS
FOR MEMBERS.
Saws Modern Problems
Harder Than 3 Rs
BY DON HIX

Heigh-ho, shipmates! Much as
we hate to remind our club mem
bers. less than a week remains
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
THIRD WEEK OF
 TRIAL STARTED

One of the longest common pleas court trials of the current session is that of Mike Kochuk against John and Mary Labaha of Litch- field and the Brooks Bank & Trust company of Torrington. The trial is now in its third week.
 The plaintiff seeks an account ing of his share of farm which he owned jointly with the Labahas In 1886 he was hospitalized for a considerable length of time during which the bank was appointed his conservator. He seeks an account ing and $10,000 damages, claiming the bank was not efficient in its duties as conservator, and that the other plaintiffs attempted to de-. fraud him of his holdings. Judge Edward J. Finn is presiding.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12
EMIL DICLIANI
 PAYS $61 FINE
Father of 10 Children Guilty of Selling Liquor
 Without Permit

Emil Digliani, 49, of 1883 North Main street, was fined $50 and costs by Judge John F. McGrath in city court today after plead- ing guilty to charge of violating the state liquor laws. He was charged with selling liquor with out a permit.
 Lieut.. Fred Hickey and members of the vice squad arrested Digliani last Saturday. In the raid the officers confiscated five quarts of wine and pint and half of whis- key.
 Attorney Michael Ciano, defense counsel, told the court that Digliani had opened the restaurant short time ago. His client. he said, was the father of 10 children and was unable to secure employment.
 Digliani paid total of s61.15.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-12

Boston, May 12-(SpeciaD Meth ods by which all New England bus mess may capitalize on the New York Worlds Fair were outlined here this afternoon to group of leading New England business, ad- vertising, travel, and recreational authorities, at luncheon meeting of the Boston Advertising Club. The program was arranged by the New England Council.
 Charles c. Green, corporate-sec- retary of the Worlds Fair Corpora tion, told the meeting that the Fair offers a major opportunity for the expansion of all types of New England business activities. There is no business and no head of business that can look upon the New York fair with unconcern, he declared.
 Affects All
 "It will touch the lives of every one, and business executives in a very special way, particularly if they keep themselves in touch with its progress and are alert for ways and means of tying in with that progress" he said.
 By the time the Fair opens," he continued, it will have become, in a very real sense, part of the daily life of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Women everywhere will be wearing Worlds Fair dresses, car rying Worlds Fair compacts; men will sport Worlds Fair neckties. Wrapping paper, match boxes and even automobiles will reflect Worlds Fair motifs, and hundreds of other items of daily use will show the in- fuence of the 1889 exposition.
 New England manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers will find sales spurred, both by reason of the injection of new life into their pro- ducts and of association with the interest which the Fair is arousing throughout the nation. For them the official tags and seals, affixed to Fair approved items, will constitute an award of merit.
 Millions Expected
 with more than 50,000,000 Worlds Fair visitors at its very front door, New England business will be shortsighted indeed if it does not make the most of the op- portunity presented to call atten- tion to the quality products manu- factured and grown in this region and to point out New England $ many advantages as a favorable area for capital investment, for residence, and for winter and sum- mer vacations.
 An advertising program designed to sell visitors to the New York Worlds Fair on the idea of includ- ing New England vacation in their 1889 Worlds Fair plans was .out- lined by Colonel William A. Bar ron, chairman of the New England Councils Recreational Development Committee.
 A model of the proposed New England joint exhibit at the Worlds Fair was displayed during the luncheon. It represents typical New England waterfront scene, with 150-foot sailing vessed lying at dock as the central feature. Henry R. Shepley, chairman of the New England Councils Advisory Com mittee of Architects, pointed out that the proposed scheme will not only lend characteristic distinction to the New England exhibit, but will admit of economies in construc- tion costs, landscaping and main- tenance charges.
 Maximum Attention
 The spars of the vessel, MT. Shep-