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The Washington times., 1938-09-03
We'll Sympathize With
England, But Won't Go
To War for England

mmANY of us have British or Irish blood in veins
1V1 Almost all of us got our language from the British
1sles We also good deal of culture there though
thank God don't count in pounds, shilngs or pence
even if still do count measure by the stupid idotic
system of inches feet yards Fahrenheit etc., instead of
bv the much more sensible French decimal system.
We got good many of our democratic notions and
ways of procedure from the English with their struggles
to free themselves from despoc rule and the French got
many of the same notions indi-
we're AELn LO rectly. We are spiritually
u1:oL E~o,,oh akin to Great Britain and Ire
S' land now called Fire, and to
the French than to any other European nations
Like them do not believe in prosecuting the Jews
in relationships in the goosestep many of the other
notions popular Just to the east of France. And
we hope that if there's trouble with Germany, England
and France will win.
But we do not intend to go overseas to fight for
England Fire France. If Europe is to be resolved
into saughterhouse anarchy and chaos in the Thirty
Years War; if there is to be sit
OOTTy-DUC uaton like that in Spain; like
We Won't Go France during the religious wars,
when than half the people of
France Slaughtered we're terribly sorry but our
first duty to ourselves is not to take part in European
war again. The cartoon on this page a slight
reminder of heritage from the last The money
lost and the money still owed us is but small part
of the damage that was done to U.S.
Perhaps the last will be trivial compared
to the next Instead of being actively in the war
few weeks may be in for years.
And when you go into war, you can't be sure how
you'll come out of it. We might go to Europe to fight
dictatorship and wake up day to find that the
had established an alright dictatorship right here
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Defending the Trolley

MAY I be permitted to say a
AVA few kind words in favor of
the street car, which your edi-
torial entitled "A Slight Dis
agreement" disparages. OF
course, you understand, I am
speaking Of the new cars, rather
than the ancient contraptionS,
some of which still clutter our
streets.
Although I cannot speak as
a constant street car rider, the
times when I do ride I have
found the new cars far more
comfortable than buses. Start
ing and stopping is easier, and
one can enjoy reading a news
paper or magazine while riding
to or from work. But try it on
a bus sometime!
Another thing: I believe that
the new cars will make as good
time as the buses. And the
riders are not bothered with the
sitting fumes which pervade
our very best buses.
CONSTANT READER.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is q current event quiz.
Score 10 for each question.
/. Up to the advent Of the
new nickel to be issued this fall
the face of only two Americans
have ever been honored on a
regular coin issue. Who were
they and on what coins?
2. Bogota, Colombia, is cele-
brating the centenario which is
the (a) Tooth (b) 400th Co
50th anniversary.
3. The Czech premier is (a)
Konrad Henlein CD Milan
Hodza (c) c. B. Cadoz.
4. What New Deal organiza-
tion is the REA?
5. The CCA is the latest of the
New Deal alphabetical agencies.
What do the letters represent?
6. The Queen Mary shattered
the Normandie's westward cross
ing between Europe and Amer
lea. She made the crossing in
approximately (a) five days Cb)
four days (c) three days.
Z. The Federal Government
has just filed an antitrust suit
against (a) steel industry (b)
movie companies (c) Mexican oil
companies.
8. The next governor Of Texas
may be (a) Lee O'Donnell (b)
w. L. Daniels (c) w. Lee
O'Daniel.
9. During a recent celebration
in (a) Cuba (b) Puerto Rico (c)
Philippines the governor was
fired upon.
10. What famous American
had his mongrel dog buried be-
side him and the dog may be
placed with the body of his mas
ter when it is removed to a
$400, 900 tomb now nearing COM
pletion?
ANSWERS on Page 1S)
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elected the country would 60 to hell You thought that
In order to save Americanism, William Mckinley had
to be elected. Your papers doubt contributed lot
toward eecting him. Maybe, if hadn't been for your
papers, the silver-tongued orator would have won
"Now, looking back on it, Colonel McRae, you must
see that most of the things Bryan advocated have subse-
queny to pass such devauation Of god and so
on. Do you really think now that it would have made
such difference if Bryan had been elected Presdent
"cNo" said Colonel McRae 1T wouldn't have made
damned bit of difference.
'The country goes on the old way regardless of
elections They are just the surface and the popular
leaders are on the surface just symptoms Of what's
going on underneath"
(From the New
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anyone hear of them. While
they are trying to do their very
best to put us and our accom-
plishments in a good light be.
fore other nations and keep us
informed Of the activities Of
other people, as well as keep uS
from entanglements, we slap at
them in every direction and
hamper them and their depart
ment in their various difficult
and dangerous tasks.
# we would only compare the
foreign officers Of other nations
with ours, and compare what
their government and people do
for them and how we hamper
ours, we would then realize how
lucky and proud we may be OF
our representatives and the
State Department.
ANNA LANSBURGH.
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Silly Bunch

The Communists are certainly
making the most Of the fact
that little Shirley Temples
name was mentioned not long
ago pertaining to communism.
but no one accused her Of being
a Communist. I believe the &C
cusation was that her money
was being used to foster COM
munism, which could easily hap
pen through some Of her agents
or anyone connected with her.
Since she Is entirely too young
to understand such a thing: it
seems silly for them to make
such a grandstand play on &C.
count Of it. but then they are
a silly bunch anyhow.
Just a bunch Of grandstand
artists that will wither when
real Americans really wake up.
AMERICAN.
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VAANAA JSA 3SAV we Aa - DOUkE8B
like buying; all the free lunch
you could eat; your opinion de-
ferred to on any question of the
day; the right to toss out any
person you didn't like: freedom
from all annoyance on the part
of women barflies; a welcome in
the home Of any customer (of
course you always brought along
a quart Of the boss liquor).
4 4 y
A ND WHAT have we now:
IA Touch a drink while on duty
and out you go on your ear:
buy drink for a friend and the
same thing happens; no free
lunch and you've got to buy
your own meals; stock-taking
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really means no. It is much
easier to make a woman change
her mind, as I have experienced.
All women will say mo- to begin
with, even if they are interested.
Some actually expect to be urged
into changing their minds.
With most men it's different.
When a man is interested he
will show it Immediately. He
will also show it Immediately
and emphatically if he means
no."
X + 4
Joseph Scimeca, 518 Tenth st.
N. w., office clerk:
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officer has so many millions
that he doesn't know what to do
with it all. So, being charitable
they try to relieve him Of his
burden by charging him more
than others for everything he
needs. Society naturally puts
in its bid. AS Uncle Sans rep
resentative, he must be sociable
and generous.
He makes a good target at
social functions.
Only the average climber puts
on such mild pressure. The
pressure put on by those who
are in the employ Of a power to
find out certain information
cannot be measured with all the
instruments at our disposal.
ObstacLes
To all these tribulations Is
added the steady flow Of Ameri-
can tourists, who consider them.
selves goodwill ambassadors aft
er a toast or two and who make
certain statements to embarraSS
the State Department and their
foreign officers position more.
During office hours he has to
listen to all kinds Of human SUf-
ferings, then to figure on his
own calamities and how to bal
ance the budget, which Uncle
Sam uses so economically for
him, but expects so much out
Of.
While the foreign officer in
the Orieut and other remote cor.
ners of the globe does not get
the bulk Of the big-shot travellers
and Headache" ambassadors.
he Is confronted with the eli
mate and uncultivated surround
ingS Of his post.
The foreign officers perform
many heroic tasks in their vari.
Gus posts but very seldom does
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
.ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

TACK MADDEN, the only who mix mint julep
to suit mccullough his recipe brings howls of rage
from certain Southerners of my acquaintance professional
and otherwse-is in heck of He has been dele
gated by Local IS Of the Barenders International League
of America to find spot for Sunday party And he has
discovered to his intense chagn that barenders planning
to be on the loose in Washington welcome Jews in
Lbya.
AS an exbartender who proud of the profession while
gracng it and who carried union card for many
after adopting another of livelihood, emphacally
protest this sur splendid body of martyrs
carried uncomplaningly under brutal torture
If the reader can hark back as - , - -. ,
far bartendng .'1S We ~ "o INV ,r.t
profession she already w OA"VOAA e'oA 1900 F
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knows ow
he ca ling
has suffered.
For tn ose
W h o q r e
y o u n g er I
paint a brief
pic t ur e: A
drink W h e n
you felt like
having it; the
right to buy
for a friend
Uhon vOlI felt
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we DO so, because IL is nOC
only a very good, but also a
very important story with
an important moral. A few
years back he went to call
on the late Col. Milton NJ.
McRae, of the Scripps-Mc-
Rae newspapers, at San
Diego, where Colonel Nc
Rae was having his last
view of the sunset. He said
to Colonel McRae: "Now,
Colonel McRae, 40 years
ago you set up a chain of
newspapers to oppose Will
liam Jennings Bryan. You
thought that if Bryan were
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Local Tweeds

The time is coming when the
National Government will have
to act in local politics in order
to guarantee the voters any say
in choosing their own repre-
SentativeS.
There are plenty Of places
where one man dictates all the
public job distribution, and the
honest voter doesn't get q look
in. Such conditions will finally
produce revolution, unless the
Government weeds out a lot Of
little local machines. H. HIS.
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actly the opposite of what they
say and do. We hear the saying
so often that other men must
have the same feeling about
women in general. Women are
contradictory by nature, but I
suppose that is what makes
them interesting"
Il y *
Abe Clar, 615 Kenyon st. N.
W., musician:
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and from what I do know so far
I don't expect ever to be, but I
do wish women would say what
they mean. I like the kind Of a
girl that a fellow can take liter
ally. I think men have greater
respect and confidence in girls
who don't bother with Subter.
fuges."
&AN
George ii. Evans, 1905 I st.
N. w., sign manufacturer:
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the man can usually figure out
what she really means and
wants. Sometimes it takes a
mastermind to figure a woman's
feelings. I have discovered that
many women are not consistent,
but neither are a number of
men have known"
- \ 4
Jerry MacRae, 1888 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w., auditor:
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"The saying is
really true about
some women, but
not all, I'm glad to
say. 1t would make
things much sim.
pier if all women
said W h a t they
meant. I'm no ex-
pert about women,
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women are hard to understand.
I like those who are not hard to
understandable frank type. It
eliminates a lot of difficulties
and misunderstanding which
might arise otherwise"
u Il
Charles Mckinley, U. S. Naval
HoSnita1 Marine.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

"Yes. The ma
jority Of women
like to be coaxed.
l believe that sales
men get a good in
sight on the nature
of women along
this line and they
can usually decide
when a WON a n
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

saying, It's a woman's preroga-
tive to change her mind and I
find that it Is true with many
women. At least it's true that
women do change their minds
more often than men,"
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

well, a girls
mo- som e tim e S
means y e S. de-
pending on the girl
and the subject.
Many women try
to be discreet and
coy, so they say
mo- in just the
proper manner and
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

I don't think
the saying is true
Of all women. It
depends a lot on
the girl and who
she is saying mo-
to. A lot of times
mo- can be taken as
maybe 7 will ad.
NIT that som e
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&C er t a / My the
saying is true, be-
cause all women
are tickle and they
change their minds
very easily and
often. It's been my
personal experience
to find that many
women mean eX-
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

every week and not a chance
to snatch even q half-pint;
bounce a customer and the boss
loses his license; women at the
bar, women at the tables, women
cadging drinks, women in your
hair. I'm glad I got out Of the
business.
For six days these men toll
in the bars Of Washington and
on the seventh day, when they
would like to get drunk them
selves, the town is on a wine
and beer diet. For a week they
take it on the chin, stroking
down drunken ladies, appeasing
men they would like to slap
into flatness: smiling here, pla-
eating there, stopping a fight.
picking up drunks and deposit
ing them tenderly in easy
chairs. So long as there is no
Prince Of Wales to bear the
motto of that rank, "Ich Dien,"
then the bartenders should
adopt it and translate it into
English: Il Serve" Truly they
do.
This splendid body Of men de-
sireS to stage a stag party on
some Sunday-if those who
Stagger around and annoy them
during the week will permit
them. They seek a large space
where they feel they would be
entitled to emulate their GUS
tomerS-just for a day and may.
be also the night. AS for me
I think every man-jack Of them
is entitled to a months jam
boree on pay each and every
year, and with the liquor
thrown in. Instead, these poor
fellows are hunting a spot to
get drunk in like gentlemen
far from the madding crowd,
mind you-and what's the an.
Swer:
"Bartenders? Wreck MY
Joint! I should say not!"
WAS there ever q baser
w calumny? Brave souls who
spend all week seeing to it that
others do not wreck joints are
coolly informed they have a repu-
tation for doing likewise. Under
that sort Of reasoning you could
prove every policeman a burglar.
And another thing that makes
this attitude even harder to
bear: The boys want to pay for
this party themselves. There's
more than $500 in the treasury
and they're itching to let it
loose. They can go to a brewery
and arrange for space and all
they can drink for nothing.
They have refused. Any whole
sale liquor dealer would be glad
to act as host and rent a floor
in a hotel for the purpose.
No soap. Local rs will pay its
own freight-or suffer in 81
lence. though that won't happen
if I can help it. They don't want
free beer because it's unethical
and they refuse free whiskey for
the same reason. They want no
strings tied to them in the mat
ter Of what they sell across the
bar.
In brief they are trying to do
the right thing and keep the
profession on q high level. But,
apparently the public won't
help.
(Copyright 1888. BY Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
For Hay FeUer

Brooklyn: I have a remedy
for hay fever. Eat honey three
times a day until September 80.
8. 3.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

There are a lot
Of women who say
mo- at times just
foE effect. I think
women dislike be-
ing forward and
they like to be
coaxed about GER
tain things. We
often hear another
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
AnecdOte

cNECRETARY OF COMMERCE DANIEL C. ROPER
~ recently told an interesting story. While he didn't
give us permission to print it, hope he'll not object if
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1898, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
The Career Men

The constant reports and cri-
ticism Of the good and wild times
that the career men Of the State
Department are having abroad
make me realize the necessity Of
informing the public about these
so-called good times.
For a number of years I have
been in a position to observe the
life and tribulations Of foreign
officers from various countries.
The American foreign officer
starts out with several handi-
caps, which other officers Of
world powers do not have to cope
with. Other countries build up
q so-called foreign office clan
for generations. The son follows
the fathers footsteps and is
trained from childhood for these
positions. He brings naturally
into the service a wealth of In
heritance, education, experience,
family connections, prestige and
a large income.
Good Target
These countries maintain spe-
cial academies Of training for
such positions. Then their Of.
ficers have only one superior to
face. while the American diplo-
mat and consular officer have
every visiting vote-trailer on
their necks.
The Europeans believe that
every American is a millionaire
and especially that the foreign
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

should limited 200 words Names and addresses Of
the writer winb be omitted upon request
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r. ]. Anderson, 1888 K st. N.
W., insurance agent:
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TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you believe in the saying,
"A woman's mo- means 'yes'?"
THE ANSWERS
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

II Cne reader can hark back as
far as I can into the bartending
profession he or she already
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
HAGERSTOWN TO GET
A MODERN BUILDING
Reported Large Industry
Here Will Erect New
Structure

Very soon, according to reliable
reports, Hagerstown will have a
new building which will house
most modern machinery and en-
ploy quite number of persons.
Plans, it is understood, have al
ready been drawn up for the new
modern and up-to-date structure,
located in the business section Of
the city, not far from the Public
Square.
The new building will take the
place of a building which has oc-
cupied the site for number of
years and in which has been
operated as a prosperous business
plant.
The old building and annexes
will be torn down and building
equipped with the latest model
of machinery installed for the
same kind of work for which the
building has been used in the
past.
The new structure will cost ap-
probably in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 and when completed will
be a credit to Hagerstown in
every particular.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
NEW FIRE ALARM
SYSTEM FOR CITY
Expected Installation at
First Hose Hall to be
completed in Week

Work is progressing on the new,
improved Gamewell fire alarm
system for the city, being in
stalled at the First Hose Co. hall.
1t is expected that the new system
will be in operation in about a
week.
A number Of modern ideas are
being included in the new install
lation which will serve Hagers-
town with a system which is the
last word in handling fire alarms.
Knobs are used in turning in
fire alarms instead of the old
system, which makes it possible
not only to get a correct reg
istration every time but does it
more quickly, both of which are
of the utmost Importance in case
of a fire.
A tape system registers the
number sounded on Big Six,
whether from one of the boxes
over town or turned in at the
First Hose Hall
Hagerstown installed its first
alarm system in the year 1895.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
NEW BUILDING

John Wishard is erecting a
brick building in the northern
section of the city, to the left of
Pennsylvania avenue, near the
railroad, to be occupied by the
Loose-Wiles Sunshine Biscuit Co.
The company heretofore has been
located in the building of the
Victor Products Company, Freder-
lex street extended. The new
building is now under roof and is
being rushed to completion.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
VETERAN EMPLOYMENT

According to notices being sent
out by the Administration of
Veterans Affairs, concerted
effort is being made to have all
unemployed veterans seeking en-
ployment, register with the near
est office of the U. S. Employ
ment Service during March, 1898.
Such registration it is stated,
carries no promise of a job but
assures the veteran of assistance
in securing employment. Field
offices the Veterans Admins
tration and the local posts Of any
ex-service organization can furn-
ish information as to the location
of the nearest public employment
office.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
MONARCH LADIES' NIGHT
ON ST. PATRlCK'S DAY

At the regular weekly luncheon
of the Hagerstown Monarch Club
on Thursday preliminary plans
were made for the observance Of
Ladies Night at Hotel Hamilton
on the evening of ST. Patricks
Day, Thursday, March II. An in
teresting program is being arrang-
ed for the occasion A speaker OF
note will be engaged to make the
principal address of the evening.
The other luncheon clubs of the
city-Rotary, Kiwanis and Lyons
will be invited to have an Off
cial representative present.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
HANGOVERS
BY LITTLE HEIsKELL

Dear Little HeiskeII:
In last weeks issue of The
Globe you inquired as to the
identity of the firm manufac-
turing the original White Way
posts, and asked what the init
iaIs "H. C. H. Co.." appearing
on each post, signified. These
posts were manufactured by the
Hagerstown Combination Heat
er Company, long since out of
business. This company was
originally formed 30 manufac+
ture heaters ard its plant was
in the building now occupied by
the Maryland Ribbon Company.
One of it's officers was l. S.
Kahn, prominent <jeweier and
business man who also built
quite a number of houses here
about rs years ago.
Hangover Reader
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
Dear Little HeiskelI:

Dear Little Heiskell:
The fact that a woman has
been named commissioner in
WiIliamsport, proves again that
IT women are good enough to
vote they are also good enough
to serve in elective offices. The
day is past when the men can
expect them 4 to merely cast
their vote and then 90 home,
stay there, and have nothing to
doc with their government. 4
have always been of the opinion
that women in office have ten
dency to improve government
al conditions. While it is true
that women, as a rule, are not
as well versed in politics as are
men, nevertheless, it must be
remembered that it has been
only during late years that the.
women have been taking an
active part in the selection of
persons to serve in elective of
fices- wish the new Williams
port commissioner every sue
cess. 1t certainly would be to
The advantage of both the Re-
publicans and Democrats to
place the name of at least one
woman on their respective tick
cts this Fall. am 100 per cent
IN favor of it. If the two major
parties do this will have only
one regret-and that is that I
VIII be unable to vote for both
Of them.
Woman Voter
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
CITY Hall CHANGES

Work was started yesterday at
City Hall transferring the court
room to the second floor, in the
space formerly occupied as a rest
room for the police force. A part.
Of the new rest room space down
stairs will be thrown into addi-
tiona1 room for the electric light
plant. The work will be complet.
ed in a few days.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-25
LENTEN SERVICES

Special Lenten services will be-
gin at St. Paul's U. B. Church on
Sunday, February 27, to continue
each evening during the week.
Following an established custom,
various classes of the Sunday
School will attend on designated
evenings. The Mems Bible Glass
will attend on Monday evening
February %.