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The Washington times., 1938-07-05
DOpey, No Copy!

DURING the progress Of the
anniversary celebration, no
copy or information of any kind
emanated from this lethargic,
drowsy- publicity department.
Indeed, when it was asked to
distribute such material for
component parts of the celebra-
tion. it just ignored the request.
AS an example, the adjutant
of the Twelfth Infantry, on
duty here, Major Tom John
son, had a most interesting
story Of a salute to be paid the
members of his regiment who
had fallen at Round Top. He
found a Southern gentleman
who had faced the Twelfth and
a member of the outfit who had
fought in it's ranks IS years
ago. It was a human interest
story such as all good reporters
love. The major prepared his
own copy and sent the load of
his stories to the publicity de-
partment, asking for distribu-
tion to the press,
But the young ladies must
have just pitched the stuff in
the waste basket. The story
would never have got in print
but for the chance remark of a
lieutenant of the regiment to a
reporter whom he met in a hotel
tap-room. The newspaper people,
apprised just in time, rushed in
a body to the scene and got
their story. But they did it
with no help of the authorized
department.
The entire story of the ami
versary was what the newspaper.
man calls "a natural" and it
had to be got. So the reporters,
men and women, went about
getting 1.-THE hard way! The
resultant columns upon col
umns of space given to it doubt
less will be claimed by the pub
licity chiefs as their own splen-
did accomplishment. But, it
was brought about in spite of
these gentlemen, and not be-
cause of them!
Copyright. 1898, by Washington Times.)
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

(Score 10 for each of the first
eight questions; 20 for No. 81
/. What is the difference be-
tween the solar hour and the
Sidereal hours?
2. Why was Wall Street, in the
financial district Of New York
City, so named?
3. What is a numismatist?
4. How does "hooch" get such a
name?
5. Who was Sun Vat Sen?
6. What year did the Volstead
act go into effect?
7. What is meant by materia
medica?
8. What is the difference be-
tween ordinary honey and
wild honey?
9. Brain Teaser: Aunt Matilda
took her two nephews and
her two nieces to the circus.
Naturally, she bought some
peanuts. To the Oldest, a boy,
she gave one peanut and one
quarter Of the remainder. To
the next oldest, a girl, she
gave one peanut and one
quarter Of the remainder. To
the third child, a boy, she
gave one peanut and one
quarter of the remainder. To
the fourth child, a girl, she
gave one peanut and one-quar-
ter Of the remainder. She dis
covered that the boys had 100
more than the girls. How
many did each have, and how
many did she have left for
herself?
ANSWERS on Page 25)
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

bound to enter the Land of the
Rising Sun. When the people
of Japan become weary Of war
with its heavy burden of taxa
ton, when the treasury is emp.
tied and Japan's credit is no
longer good, then will Russia
with the largest army in the
world step in and avenge her
self on the empire that humili-
ated her early in the twentieth
century.
Russia has overcome the ma
jor handicap of that war
transportation of troops across
the barren wastes Of Siberia
with her airplanes. At present
she appears to be toying with
Japan.
Should Germany go to the
aid of her Far Eastern ally, four
disastrous results may be eX-
pected: Austria would revolt;
France, as a Russian ally, would
Immediately declare war on her
traditional foe; England. fear
ing German might, would aid
France, and Italy would desert
her ally, Germany, as she did
in 1856. She fears England's
mighty navy, having an exten.
sive unprotected seacoaSt.
So, Germany must forget her
alliance with Japan to protect
her European interests. Russia
will wreak vengeance on Japan
unmolested, and China a will
emerge as a world power.
LEO S. PEAK.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

mimeographed and passed
around among the press as
would have been done by any
person in authority with any
newspaper sense and knowl-
edge. The result was that the
reporters had to grope person
ally from tent to tent, seeking
names and personalities.
Instead of the usual group Of
hardworking young women. will
ing and eager to please and aid
in lessening the burden, the pub
iicity-quarters tents - were in
possession of a group of girls
who posed in camp chairs
through the live-long, lazy day,
flirting with anybody who had
time to flirt. but raising neither
finger nor hand to help. The
invariable answer of these
young ladies, who seemed to
have been selected for beauty
and not brains, was:
II wouldn't know"
Then you would ask:
"Who would know"
And the answer would be:
Il wouldn't know"
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Rifles at Point

I don't agree entirely with
your editorial west Points Out
worn Traditions" but there is
something in it. Here's another
point.
Some time ago a recognized
military unit requested a rifle
match with West Point, but was
informed that this is not a
major collegiate sport, and the
challenge was declined. The
Academy has all facilities for
large-bore shoots, and is a mill
tary school, and rifle shooting
is the basis of small-arms works.
You may know the answer; I
don't. B. F., Jr.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
THE UNITED STATES?

Well be hearing from pacfst friends that it shows
the danger of heavy armament to the nation possessing
heavy armament; that such nation inevitably grows
~ c,. ambitious to try those arms out.
WO O'"Po We think the moral is otherwise To
For Ono us, the moral is that only in adequate
" armament nation find safety for
ITSELF The world is always eeming with persons ma
tons ambitious to take the world and it, One
these nations gets going its march to hopedfor power
often enough for the rest of the world be threatened
most of the time. Germany no sooner overthrow
than Japan became ambitious. When and Japan is got
under control, other nation-perhaps Italy, per-
haps Russia perhaps nation nobody is now think
ing of-will pop up with the same old bid for over
lordship.
nation which desires peace must 90 always armed
to protect its peaceespecialy when it is giant bank
and sorehouse of which the rest of the world is envou
The moral then is: Two ships for one
e York
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

rooms. The Army, which also
handled the issuance of press
passes, operated in this depart
ment from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m.
After that, or before that, re-
porterS could get nothing. AS a
number arrived either very early
in the morning or late in the
afternoon, they were blocked
from gathering news-on-the-run.
One young woman reporter
made three such firing journeys,
being refused each time.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

ever, walking lights would help
to solve the situation greatly, as
I realize pedestrians are endan-
gered because Of righthand
turns on the green light. But
they are risking their necks even
more when they cross in the
middle of the block or against
q red light"
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

self to be led by his military and naval advisers into
adventure which looks and like forlorn hope
Japans armies sog through Chinas mud and dust
and rocks Japan seems to be begging down into the
Chinese quicksand.
The situation is further complicated at this writing
by squabbe between the army and navy. The navy
wants blockade war, which would have been the
sensible thing all along; the army insists continuing
its glorious" progress overland though lot of that
progress of late has been in reverse.
We don't know, but have feeling that Japan's
grab for continental maybe world dominance going
end Germany's did.
Well, what is the moral of all this for
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Well, Well, Well

So a young lady wants to
know why we handsome fellows
are woman haters. Well, I'll
tell her. The girls of today are
about the dizziest specimens
since Napoleon's time.
All they look forward to Is
tapping up beer, dancing their
dizzy heads off, flirting behind
their boy friends backs, and
God knows what else. In short,
the girls Of today are tickle,
dizzy, irresponsible rummies.
I'm a bachelor of Is, extremely
handsome, and expect to stay
single, and too bad about the
girls. HANDSOME JOE.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

find fault with is turning of
the stop-go lights at most of the
intersections at midnight. They
should be continued on at least
an hour longer. I'd also sug-
gest to each motorist that the
caution blinkers after midnight
are on for the other fellow as
we'll"
Ray Foley, 1881 o st. N. w.,
Government employe:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

from % miles to % miles per
hour, and from 30 to 35. In
city such as Washington, where
there are so many automobiles,
a higher speed limit is neces-
sary to get the cars out of the
business areas as quickly as pos
Sible during the rush hours"
X i
Mrs. Hermann Murray, 901
Tenth st. S. E., clerk:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Robert E. Lee

In "The Myth of Invincibil-
ity" you had to go and spoil an
editorial that brought a tinge
Of satisfaction and approval to
everyone who read it-down to
about two-thirds the way
through. And then, in a manner
that pleases no one, you had to
go and bring up our own civil
war again.
The title, "The Myth of IN
vincibility," was an appropriate
one. Your expression Of views
concerning Japan's war of ag-
gression is without doubt the
opinion held by everyone. At
least there's no one on the
Western Hemisphere who does
not feel just as you expressed it.
And further, there's no one able
to successfully bring forth an
argument in defense of the rape
Of China.
Objectionable
The myth Of invincibility you
aptly prove, by references to
past world aggressors: Atilla,
the Scourge Of God: Napoleon,
the Son Of Destiny, and Will
helm I'd, Me und Gott, and
other aggressors against peace
and happiness.
The theme of the editorial is
just another way of illustrating
the familiar biblical thought
that pride goeth before de-
struction and naughty spirit
before destruction" And it ap-
pears that in Japan's case her
naughty spirit will bring about
her destruction.
But, Mr.. Editor, I beseech
you. point to a spot about two
thirds down in your editorial.
To even mention the name of
Jefferson Davis and Robert E.
Lee in the same breath with the
above war lords shows a
pathetic lack of insight into our
own American history.
Were the comparisons true
the choice indicates extremely
poor taste to my mind. Sons Of
the South have frequently had
Haunted in their faces the time
worn charge of always bringing
up the civil war and fighting it
all over again. But here is one
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

However, it has to be regret
fully reported that, among the
working press on the job at the
seventy-fifth anniversary of the
Battle of Gettysburg, there is
ground for justified, solid COM
plant against those presumed to
be in charge of news relations.
Some blame attaches to the
Army and National Guard au-
thoritieS, who absolutely re-
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

fused to put
up temporary
pr eS S stands
for the writ
ing and dis
pa t c hing of
copy. This
compelled re.
p ort erS to
fight through
crowds a n d
run a quarter
of a mile to
t h G wire
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

this IS not what proVOkeS me
the most. It's too difficult to
park in this town, almost any
where, and it is not fair to auto
mobile owners. The Police De
partment and the District Com
missioners should do something
about making it more conven-
lent for people to park on Wash
ington streets"
"a
d. H. Goldman, 1901 Vermont
Ave N w salesman.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

LOO many Qr1V-
ers make left-hand
turns from a right
hand lane. Also the
stupid drivers that
are always cutting
in and out of traf-
fic, don't seem to
realize what they
do to the nerves of
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

"A speeder is the
most d a ng ero us
driver on the street
and there are too
many of them in
this city. So I
think the speed
limit law should be
more ri g dly en-
forced. H o W ever,
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

"The S p e e d ing
law should be more
rigidly enforced,
but this will never
be done until the
limit is set at a
h l g h er rate of
speed. I b Ii ev e
the speed linn i t
S h oul d be raised
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Wise Words

There is no cheerfulnesS like
the resolutions of a brave mind,
that has fortune under its feet.
Seneca.
Time is precious, but truth Is
more precious than time
BENJAMIN DisraeG.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

other drivers. It's a dangerous
habit and drivers certainly
should be forced to keep in the
lanes of moving traffic instead
of ducking from one lane to the
other and into the parking
lane"
\ X X
Miss Betty Davis, 1924 K st.
N. W. hat check girl:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Army Promotions

Congratulations on your West
Point editorial. Most officers
are gentlemen, and I'm for
them. Incidentally, about the
only chance an enlisted man has
nowadays to become an officer
is to enter West Point before
he is %.
Why can't selected enlisted
men be made officers up to
the age of 35? These leather
necked practical soldiers would
make fine officers and leaders.
I put in six years in the Army,
and quit because saw I would
have to remain a dogface for
the rest Of my life. z. D.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Old Run-Around!

A ND WHEN the passes ran
"A out those newspaper people
who arrived late got no creden-
tialS at all. Appeals to the pub
licity department resulted only
ir a dozen forms of the old run
around.
No lists of the veterans were
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

Il b e Ii e v e the
speed regulation is
more often broken
and causes m or e
trouble than a n y
o t h r traffic law,
and so, should be
more rigidly en-
forced. AS long as
there is a 22-miles-
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

The stop sign
a n d traffic lights
should be watched
more carefully by
the drivers as well
as the pedestrians.
I've seen dozens of
violations of these
safety a ids. An
other thing that I
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

land or the scandinavian countries or any
other European nation got around to
them. German public schools were ex-
cellent, German universities the envy of
the world-except maybe to Oxonians and
Harvardians.
Germany's system of compulsory mill
tary training had made the German army,
active and reserve, the finest in the world
and German public health was at high
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
ROllin' Along
BIZ ". A. s. DOunLns

| is seldom working newspapermen women complain
of treatment received while covering stories. They
used to abuse and fashion or another penetrate
majority OF doors closed against them When great planned
events such national conventions or anniversaries
staged those in charge invariably give the press the finest
cooperation. They reason rightly more help
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
JAPAN

Japan's mass living conditions have
not come to equal pre-war Germany's by
long shot. But it's army and navy have
been large, we'll trained, and victorious in
every conflict before the one that began
year ago this month.
It's liners have competed for luxury
and speed with the best on the Pacific;
it's commerce has spread far and wide.
Japan has had position of mastery in
large part of Asia which seemingly moth
ing could shake
And now HirOhitn has allowed him
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Germany

before 1914 regarded great nation all fronts
Of human endeavor.
Prince Bismarck stole the Socialists thunder by in
stutng old age and obess insurance and starting sum
clearance projects in the nineteenth century, before Eng
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

Isn't there a law
which says the pc
destrians h ould
also pay attention
to traffic lights?
If there is none,
there S h ould be.
There are too many
jcy W ak ers in
Washington. How.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

case when it is not brought up
by a Southerner, but brought
up by another in a manner
slightly offensive to the whole
country - North, South, East
and West. And brought up like
a red flag.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

per-hour speed limit, it should
be carefully observed and people
caught speeding should be Sc
verely punished. This speed is
fast enough for the crowded
downtown areas, and certainly
fast enough in residential Sec
tions, where children are apt to
cross streets"
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
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., 1938-07-05
Chind's Future

While Japan is pushing her
exploitation in China with a
certain measure of success now.
she will eventually discover that
China is too vast and too popu-
lous to be subjugated.
Not only will China become
a unified nation but will gain
power hitherto unknown. How
she will effect this about face
will depend on Russia.
Russia is biding her time
awaiting the coming dissatiSfac.
ton and disSension which is
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Family Quarrel

Were your intimation true
that Davis and Lee were ag-
gressors (dispassionate Eu-
ropean historians Of that period
have expressed themselves on
that score) why bring it all up
again at a time when the sew
enty-fifth anniversary Of the
Battle of Gettysburg is being
memorialized under friendly
and peaceful conditions and in
a manner recording for all pos
terity the truth that the civil
war was just one Of those sad
family quarrels which might
well have been avoided?
The Eternal Beacon turned
on at Gettysburg is spread
ing it's beneficent CLEAN through
out the whole nation and
no doubt will dispel any fur
ther darkness and inaccurate
concept that posterity might
cling to concerning the war be-
tween the States-for that was
simply what it was.
I might add that some young
editorial writer on the Times
staff seems to know a lot about
his ancient history. Has he read
Freeman's Robert E. Lee?
Might I be so bold as to suggest
it to him? S. M. B.
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
and addresses Of

Letters the Editor should be limited 200
the writers will be omitted
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What traffic law should be
more rigidly enforced?
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
HE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Miss Helen Rodman, 1908 Six
teenth st. N. W., Stenographer: {:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

The German navy second only to the British.
GermanyS merchant ships piled the seas, bring
ing home more and more trade to the Faherland the old
German liners-Deutschland Vaterland, Wilhelm der
Crosse, etc-were floating palaces and extremely
popular.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was the noisest man in Europe and
actually of the most important because he had such
q magnificent nation behind him.
Wilhelm tossed all that into the fire-or let it be tossed
in according to his apologiss-in gamble to win
lordshp of all Europe and the better parts of Africa and
Asia for Germany And look at Germany now
We may be wrong, but just it looks as if
JAPAN
lis going to repeat the German story.
Japan too has been wonder nation. In Is years it
has moved ahead 400 years by Western standards
of civilization
The Washington times., 1938-07-05
Max Frank, of Arlington, Va,

Government employe:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

Ave. N. w., salesman:
The Washington times., 1938-07-05

N. w., hat check girl:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-08
political influence he said.

political influence" he said.
In his report to the road builders
he said of the kind of highway patrol
he 5avOrS:
"The regulations governing highway
travel should be uniform throughout
the country and enforced by State
Highway Patrol which should be coor-
dinated with adjoining states in order
that through identical laws and uni
form enforcement confusion an.l
annoyance may be minimized.
! "The patrol units should have suf-
ficient men to maintain continuous
contact with the highway both day
and night as many be necessary pro-
perly to supervise the traffic, espe
cially where there is a high accident
frequency"
In discussing this recommendation
he said that it would be fine thing
to dress the patrol members as con
spicuously as possible, pointing out
that the sight of a patrolman is al
ways the finest kind of deterrent to
reckless driving.
He pointedly remarked that patrol
men should be doing a job of super
vising and assisting traffic" and not
collecting taxes of any kind"
At the road association meeting he
recommended that "the mechanical
condition of the car, especially the
lights, brakes, tires, steering appara
tus, windshield wiper and rear view
mirror should be checked by a State
officer. Its hould be rechecked at in
tervals of six months. after each
wreck in which it is involved and in
case Of change of ownership"
For drivers, he recommended thor
ough tests before issuance of license
and the issuance of licenses only up
to the qualifications shown in the
tests. Thus, he said, eff driver shows
that his tinne-reaction is not quick
enough to handle a car at go miles an
hour, but can handle one at 40, then
his license should so state and any
driving by him at faster than To-ty
should be a violation of his licenses
Also "the rules of the road" should
be so condensed, so reasonable and SC
readily understood that all drivers
might be able to memorize them
quickly"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-08
TODAY II
ToDAY.S ANNIVERSARIES

17oe-Simon Cameron, journeyman
printer Pennsylvania, newspaper
publisher. U. S. senator, Lincoln
first secretary of war, diplomat, SEN
ator again and succeeded by his son.
horn in Lancaster Co., Pa. Died June
26, 1889.
1SO7-Samuel Downer, Boston In
dustrial pioneer, who introduced luo-
ricating and Illuminating oil in coun-
trv. horn there. Died Sept. 20, 1881.
1824-Charles L. Flint, secretary OF
the noted Mass. Board of Agriculture
in that day, one of the founders OF
the Mass. Institute of Technology
born at Middletown, Mass. Died Feo'
26, 1889
1928 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
New York City art patron and pro
testant Episcopal Church benetactor
born there. Died April 4, 1887.
1841-Oliver Wendell Holmes, son OF
the. famed poet-essayist, Union sol
der, Boston lawyer and jurist, U. ;.
Supreme Court justice for % years
retiring at go, born in Boston. Died
March. 6, 1885.
1867-Homer C. Davenport, cartoon
list, born at Silverton. Greg. DIED
May 2, 1912.