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The Washington times., 1938-03-05

emily leap out Of their leather
holsters themselves and shoot
at a whisper. and never miss.
Then there Is South Trimble,
Clerk Of the House. Thousands
know South. When he was q
young man he could shoot with
mystic accuracy. Such men
don't aim, they merely point
with a sixth sense. South was
taking a gang of prisoners UP
some Southern river once, and
he was IN charge and alone.
But upstream he managed to
shoot off the heads Of q thou
sand turtles or 50. all at least
couple Of hundred yards away.
Every prisoner saw this amaZ-
ing feat. Every prisoner did
JUST what South told him.
Which is what Colonel Startling
meant when he said that the
advantage Of being a good shot
lies in knowing you can depend
on yourself.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Opposes Silk Boycott

From scattered sources one
hears the advocacy Of a boycott
of silk hosiery. Unfortunately
many individuals do not realize
or else are not concerned, with
the seriousness of such a move
to deprive over 250,O00 workers
of a livelihood. Naturally their
families and many thousands OF
others associated with the silk
hosiery and undergarment in
dustries would suffer depriva-
ton, together with others who
depend upon the silk business
for their income.
The American Federation Of
Silk Hosiery Workers, together
with the AFL and CIO have eau
toned the American public that
q boycott Of silk hosiery, ETC.,
would prove disastrous to our
own workers.
The boycotters seem to over
look the fact that China also
sells us large quantities Of silk,
hence her product would be al
fected. Over a period Of many
years Japan has bought tremen-
deus quantities of cotton and
hundreds Of other products.
The trade balance in our favor
aggregates many millions Of dol
lars, whereas the reverse applies
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

the American people against the
immigrants to force them to
leave the country.
They figure that they would
not only gain people, but also
the money they have accumu-
lated here, as well as supply
them with information which
might aid them in their arnbl-
tions Of world supremacy.
Lucky that Secretary Perkins
is nobody's fool. like some mex
perienced members Of Congress.
L. ORM.
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volta storm!
Oh, boy!,..
Oh, boy!!...
OH, BOY!!!...
And through 1t all, q little
bunch of phone girls-stuck!
Wires down . h eat gone ...
water rising. wind roaring. ..
there they sat on their high
Stools-plugging =. plugging. b..
plugging! Battling hell.let-loose
to make connections with a lost
and shattered world.
Tired. So tired! Wall-eyed
..gummy fingered with wear
mess. yet they stuck. No front
page headlines to buoy them
on. No plaudits from a wor-
Shipping mob. Everybody too
distracted with their own affairs
to even notice them-YET
THEY STUCK.
Out here, where I write
miles away-a little boy lay,
fighting for breath. Wind at
the roof, snow on the sill. big
trees trembling, falling in splin-
tered files. Central! Central!
For Gods sake, Central!!!"
AND CENTRAL WAS AL
WAYS THERE!
And today-the little boy
smiles.
Laugh with us, cry with us,
thank God with us, old worldD
And after you've laughed and
cried, thank the little "centrals"
who STUCK!
And then, while your hearts
still open >. while your Visions
still wide think again, Of
those others who stick. All
those other loyal little gals
The waitress who kids you
out of your morning blues when
she brings you your mornings
tray
The hat check girl who wise
cracks you out Of your eve
ning's peeve as she takes your
coat
The manicurist, brother, who
listens to your office peeve while
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

to our business relations with
Cl:ina-especially during 1885
and 1896, when China sold us
about fifty million dollars worth
more than we bought from that
country.
Talking Of a boycott is one
thing, but due deliberation
should be given to the serious
effect such a move would have
upon our own workers.
M. M. T.
Calls on Tax Payers
A member Of the United
States Senate publicly ex-
claimed:
"The most important ques-
ton before the American people
today is to take government
from the hands Of boodlerS,
grafters and lobbyists and place
it's control in the hands Of the
people"
I say that If we American
people want to keep our homes
and country we had better not
sit back and let these grafters
and lobbyists tax US to death.
Get them out! If we taxpayers
don't, who will? r. o. B.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

a humming bird.
The colonel was informing
this reporter Of the excellence
of the White House police pistol
team which was plugging the
bull's-eye with never a miss the
other night and walked off with
a high score from Capt. Browns
Metropolitan Bluecoats, the Lor-
ton Reformatory guards and the
hign hats of the Washington
Pistol Club.
To get a team score of 1882
out Of a possible 15O0-five-men
team-meanS that "a c h man
doesn't dare miss that bull's-eye
more than once in q coon's age.
In fact, White House Policeman
HalIion made a score of 2S3 out
Of 500, which Is just a hairs
breadth off from an evening Of
perfect bull's-eyes. p
But Colonel Startling reminded
me tllat the old pistol shots who
won the west-like Buffalo Bill
Cody-could pull a pair Of six
shooters out Of holsters and
shooS Simultaneous with an UP.
ward pull from the hips . So
fast that the eye couldn't see
a thing, but the flash. And
these men always hit: and hit
first.
There isn't any way to express
that ten thousandth-of-a-second
speed. Startling himself handles
his truSty weapon that way.
suspect. He is about as Gloss
to those clear-cut gigantic mer
Of the Wild West Of the eighties
and cary nineties as you car
locate around Washington.
There was Bill Hickock anC
bat" Masterson, famed q. 8
marshals Of the bad days ir
the COW country, whose six
shooters were works Of art, 81
well balanced and so finel!
made that they would appar
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Wise Words

What stronger breastplate than
a heart untainted?
Thrice is he armed that hath his
quarrel just,
And he but naked. though
lock'd up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice
is corrupted.
Shakespeare.
You owe little less for what
you are not, than for what you
are. to that discriminating
mercy to which alone you owe
your exemption from miseries.
Boyle.
Providence is noiseless as 1t
Is irresistible. REV. S. c. Logan.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Enuors In1niRrafion


The letter Of A. J. Lea, COM
menting on Anna LanSburgh's
letter on Immigrants" was q
letter after my own heart, as
well as Of the many people I
have discussed these letters
with. Every one that comes in
contact with an immigrant is
impressed by their loyalty and
enthusiasm for our form Of gov
ernment.
Every one heard the dictators
declare that they consider all
their people here still citizens
Of their respective countries.
That means that, in case they
need them, they expect them to
come and submit to their com.
mandS.
They know that, no matter
how homesick their people might
be, they would never pay any
attention to this cali. once they
have had q taste of American
democracy. Therefore, they en-
ploy all kinds Of means to arouse
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

it could be le-
galized a n d
that the sport
would be so
r e G u ! a ted
that no crook
ed operations
would go on.
I a m cry
much in favor
of clean sport,
well regulat-
ed. One phase
of horse rae
ing I oppose
is the admin
is t er ing of
narcotics to
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

racing W t h
/ is accom-
panying bet
ting in the
ope n. The
gambling goes
on behind our
backs now. I
don't KIN o W
m u C h about
horse racing,
but l can't
see that it
would be any
worse than it
is now"
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

"ADSOluV61y.
Horse racing
in the District
of Columbia
for entertain
ment and rec
reation would
be fine. I am
not opposed to
betting on the
RS e S in q
mild and rea-
Sonable MAIL
n er. An d !
hope some Of
my lunches
m e tru G
sometime"
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

NeA - 49, n -
"Y S. I'd
like to be able
to spend my
d ay off in
watching the
sport of kings,
as they call
horse racing.
L e galization
of horse rae
ing in t h e
D i S t ric c t
W oul d also
keep m u c h
m o ne In
w a shington
that now goes
to Maryland"
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Total $50 Total $51

What about the extra dollar?
4. Try this brain teaser:
when I am as old as my
father is now, I shall be five
times as old as my son is now.
BY then my son viii be eight
years older than I am now. The
combined ages Of my father and
myself are 100 years. How old
is my son?"
5. The following are names Of
well-known books:
(a) He knows the way.
(b) A gambling set mislaid.
Co The home of a relative.
Id The charming negresS.
(AnswerS on Page %
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
This Town of Ours
By EARL GOODWIN

THE value of being good pistol shot, says COL Ed
Starting head Of the White House Secret Staff is in
knowing that you depend your rusy weapon when
and the time Colonel Startling himself good
shotust how good he refuses to tell but II wager that
with machine gun he could make the old Betsy sing like
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

eS, 1 90.
I think it
would k e e p
t h e money
of Govern
m mt e M
ployeS in cir.
culation in
the District
of Columbia
instead of be-
in g poured
out to Mary.
land courses.
It would help
w a sllington
business men
C onSiderably,
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson
Copyright 1898, King Features Syndicate. Inc.)
TO THE GALS-EVERYWHEREl

With Ny Love And GrGtltudeD
NINETEEN days of storm Nineteen days with
~ the High Sierra turning somersaults howl
ing screaming, splitting hellfire! Trees crashing
peaks smashing-rivers slashing their banks Light
ming, rain. seet, snow-and a 10O-mile wind :.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

"I think it
W o uld be
very inter.
eSting to see
the effect Of
leg aliZin g
horse racing
in the Dis
trict Of Co
lunabia. Al
t h o u gh I
haven't been
often, I like
to watch the
r a c e S. W e
folks in Alex.
andria would
be enabled
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January 1, 1898, Is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Your [. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is a general quiz. AL OF
the questions were submitted by
readers. Score 20 for each aues.
tion.
/. Who wrote the following
lines?
Words are like leaves: and
where they most abound,
Much fruit Of sense beneath
is rarely found"
2. What Is the length Of o
knot?
3. A man had $50 in the bank
and his Withdrawals are as fol
lows:
Draws $40 leaves $50
Is is
@ 6
6 {" 0
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


writer will be
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

much easier to enjoy the sport"
X X 4
William Burns, 1442 Belmont
st. N. W., shipping clerk:
II think it would be fine If
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
Canal COncealnaevse

Speaking Of these spy revela-
tions, a boatload Of Sea Scouts
could survey the Panama Canal
and the canal forts before the
Army would know what was
happening.
There are orders against pic
lures Of troops, forts and canal
features in the Canal Zone, yet
such pictures can be bought
right here in this country. Mill
tary secret, my eye.
NON-COM.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
Do you favor horse racing in
the District of Columbia?

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Myrtle Whitelock, 1929
Belmont st. N. W., buyer:
we might as well have horse
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

Miss Goldie WasSerman, 619
Quebec Pl. N. W., Stenographer:
Evening star., 1938-12-04

The protest filed against the re-
suits Of the American Legion tour
nament game at the War Mothers
Home on last Sunday night, has re-
suited in an amicable adjustment Of
the trouble. The difficulty arose
from the fact that on board No. %,
after it had been played at several
tables, the cards were inadvertently
changed in the pockets. Those be-
longing north and south were placed
in the east and west holders, caus-
ing q wide difference in the play and
in the result of the deal.
AS originally announced the out
come was based upon neutral score
for this board. The protestants in
voked rule No. 73 which provides
among pairs sitting in the same
direction and playing the identical
deal, each pair shall be awarded
one match point for each pair beaten
and one-half point for each pair
tied: furthermore that each pair
shall be awarded one-half match
point for each pair sitting in the
same direction which did not play
the Identical deal, or which re-
ceived neutral score.
The situation was called to the
attention Of the director and the
Evening star., 1938-12-04

North was dealer and holding Eve
plus honor tricks opened the bid
ding with one diamond, hoping that
his partner could and would bid
no-trump. Mr.. Culbertson and
probably many other expert players
would have kept the bidding open
by calling one spade, even with
the very shaded holding of one plus
honor trick. Instead Mrs. Naupolde
in the South bid one no-trump,
which West passed, and then to her
great embarrassment her partner
bid three no-trump. 1t was a pre-
carious position in which the de-
clarer found herself. She could do
no more than her best and that
best called for the exercise of no
small degree of skill.
Vests opening was the jack of
hearts which was the natural lead.
When dummy went down showing
four hearts to the king, and she held
two small cards of that suit, declarer
rightfully figured that East had only
three hearts and that two of them
were the ace and queen. Dummy did
not cover and the jack held; it was
followed by the ten, which East was
now forced to win with the queen
A return Of the ace would set up the
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Automotive Briefs

The Automotve Industries Show
is to be held at the Navy Pier, Chi
cago, ILL.,, December to 10. At the
same time the national convention of
Motor and Equipment Wholesalers
Association will be held. Frank G.
Stewart of Standard Automotive
Supply Co.; L. S. Julien of L. S. JUL
lien. Inc, and Harry E. Hyde of
Southern Wholesalers are attending
from this city. The first session will
be held in the grand ballroom of the
Stevens Hotel. Col. Louis johnson,
Assistant Secretary of War, will ad-
dress the convention.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
In Local Bridge Circles
Community Center instruction Is Success

king in dummy, 20 East played the
Jack Of spades, which was won by
the ace IN dummy. Declarer then
led small heart, and as she had
correctly judged, East was obliged to
win with the ace. East now played
the ten Of spades, which the king
won In dummy. The king Of hearts
was cashed by declarer, and here
East encountered his first squeeze.
He could best spare a diamond. On
the third and fourth rounds Of
hearts Mrs. Naupolde had discarded
a club and a diamond. She now
planned q "give away" trick by
leading from dummy the jack Of dia-
monds, which East won with the
queen, but thereby reduced his dia-
mond holding to ten and eight. Con-
tinuing with his spade sequence he
now led the nine Of that suit which
was won by declarer, who next
entered dummy with diamond. On
the fourth lead Of diamonds East
was again squeezed. He must either
give up his good spade, now estab-
lished. or cast away the jack of
clubs. If he discarded the spade the
declarer would return to her own
hand with the ace Of clubs and
make the fourth spade, while II he
threw away the jack OF clubs, she
would lead the queen Of that suit
from dummy, overtake East's king
and then make the good ten of
clubs. Those who argued that II
West had switched to q club after
winning the first heart, the contract
could have been defeated, but only
a superexpert would be likely to do
that, and the contract Of three no
trump was made. but not without a
liberal amount Of perspiring.
The Crackers team for the first
time came out on top in the Fed
eral Bridge League game last Tues
day night at the Wardman Park
Hotel, and by so doing came near
placing themselves in the lead In
the Leagues series Of games. They
won IA out Of 18 boards in section
A, while the Arlington team was
winning 1Oh boards and the sub
titutes 8. In section B the Coast
Survey team won IL boards, while
the Federal Reserves and the Gs
were tied with 10 boards each. In
section C the Four Winds had 13
boards as did also the p. w. A.
team, while the Hopefuls were third
in this section with 1912 boards.
The standing of the teams, with
the most recent play not comput-
ed, Is:
Evening star., 1938-12-04

mination Of trafic requirements on
all routes by continuous observa.
ton and analysis, (2) planning,
design and construction Of high
ways adequate to handle trafIic
economically and safely at least
cost to highway operators, (3)
financing to be on a basis which
takes into account the responsi.
bilities Of (a) the general COM
munity, (b) the owners Of land
especially served, and (c) those who
directly operate motor vehicles over
the highways.
The proceeds from taxes on gaso.
line, registration fees and other
special taxes collected from the
highway user should be spent on
highways.
Federal aid for highways initiated
IN 1915 should be continued with in
creasing appropriations. The Fed.
eral Government has a paramount
interest in the construction and
maintenance Of Nationwide high
way network, to conserve the ma
tional welfare, to provide for the
distribution Of the mail and to pro-
vide for the national defense. All
Federal highway funds should be
administered by the present body,
the United States Bureau Of Public
Roads, which has been outstanding
In its administration and beneficial
influence on standards of design
and construction.
AL highway construction should
be done by contract.
The modernlzation Of many exist
ing highways will bring about a
further surprising reduction in the
highway death rate. Reconstruct
ton OF existing highways should in
clude provisions for divided traffic
lanes, easier curves, less hazardous
grades, better visibility, adequate
lane marking, elimination of grade
crossings, highway illumination and
control Of roadside uses. The Safety
Committee Of the American Road
Builders Association has been
particularly active on the phases
of highway safety involving highway
hazards. Much educational matter
has been published and broadcast
on radio programs.
While the American Road Build
ers' Association is a national Or
ganization it includes in its list of
past presidents three prominent
highway officials located in the Dis
frict of Co1npohio 7 II rr,-sa.l
president of the Crawford Paving
Co., was president Of the association
in 1925; w. A. Van Duzer, present
director Of traffic, was president in
1881, and H. c. Whitehurst, present
director of highways, was president
in 1884 and 1885. The expansion
OF the association has been in no
small way due to the efforts of its
present engineer director, Charles
M. Upham, whose engineering ex-
perience has been obtained not only
in this country but in several for
eign countries.
San Francisco has been selected
as the location for the next con-
vention and highway exhibit of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton. The dates are March 7-l0,
1889, which is soon after the open
ing of the Golden Gate Exposition.
The theme of the meeting will be
Highways of Tomorrow"
The Associated General Contrac-
tors of America will meet concur
rently with the American Road
Builders Association. This double
feature should result in a record
breaking attendance of people con-
nected with the highway industry
and profession.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Among the weeks winners were
the following:

Among the weeks winners were
the following:
MT TUESDAY .ns.rs a. the raift.x H9.el. DE. .nd
and N Hal s1oimsS ssSopd ,b,r Mrs Ralph woodside
wednesdsy. at the Fairfax Hotel north
FIRST; Mrs. Rose Robins and Mrs Fannie
Evans and Mrs. Z. Walton. frst: Mrs. W.
de st; Aubin and James A. Dearine tied
second
south Mr.. At Rap sf 'sa MHte .ns norn G ans
3. GRAY hrst; Mrs; W: de st: -Aubin and
and Mrs. Alice Robinson third: east and
west Mrs. Mark Daniel and Mrs. S. Daw-
son: nrst; T. NJ; Clark and Mrs. Esmond
Jack Bennett third.
ment Bridge Club. Miss katherine Nc
Mutt and Miss Anne Skinker, first; A. r.
Arnold and John Abramson. second; Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Reed, third.
At the La Sale Studio. Mrs Alma Byrne
ana Rush BUCKLEY. frst Mr.. and Mrs
clarence w. thinner, second; Mrs W.
Peyton Blamire and c. H. Parkman. third.
At the American Association of Univer-
Miss Virginia Kinnard, first: Miss Isabel
Dubois and Horace G. Torbert, second.
At Colonial Village. north and south.
Mrs. P; Z: Henninger and J. r Onley.
first: Mrs. E. c. Kennedy and Miss Leona
Friday second: Mrs. J. B. Grigsby and
Mrs, H. G. Gray. third: east and west. Mrs
and Mrs. v G: Fishel. second: Mrs: D. Z.
Stephan and Robert McGFath third
Evening star., 1938-12-04
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
American Road Builders See Highway Construction Failing Keep
Pace With Automobile Registration

Highway construction Is nos keep.
Ing pace with the increase In auto
mobile registrations, which is result
ing in curtailment Of vehicle use and
the high mortality rate on the high
ways, highway and trafdc officials
state. Unless there is q radical STEP
up in the road-building program in
the near future the automobile own
er residing in metropolitan areas
may have to leave his car in the
garage and take to the air. The
situation becomes more acute as
another upward surge in automobile
registration becomes apparent.
Motor vehicles have improved by
leaps and bounds, and these modern
automobiles, now possessed with un-
limited power, are operating on q
roadbed, a large percentage of which
has outgrown its usefulness as q
means of efficient transportation as
we'll as being extremely hazardous.
It is doubtful II the automobile
manufacturers realize just how
much their production is curtailed
by lack of operating space, particu-
larly in metropolitan areas. The
fact that the good roads movement
is at half speed in many States is
evidence that the vehicle owners and
manufacturers either do not know
or else refuse to do anything about
1t. These States are, mainly the
ones that divert many millions Of
dollars of highway user tax money
to purposes not connected with road
building.
The American Road Builders As
sociation. the national association
representing all highway interests,
including engineers, contractors,
manufacturers and oflcials, is &C.
lively fighting against this misuse
Of highway funds by approximately
80 States and the Federal Govern
ment, the contention being that
these funds should be used % for
the extension and modernization
Of the primary highway system, (2)
the improvement Of q large mileage
OF secondary roads, 90 the con-
struction OF a system of motorways
with circumferential or belt line
highways around larger cities and
"a a continuous program of grade
crossing elimination.
The American Road Builders &C.