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The Washington times., 1938-05-05

me with a troubled frown and
explained that she had received
an offer of a position in another
State. She asked me what I
would do if I were she. II
would stay here and marry me-"
I replied firmly. She took my
advice. w. S.
City.
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fashionable Shape

New and nice is the narrow,
forward-tilted line for millinery.
1t is used in a hat of white togo,
with the narrow brims curled up
at either side. The trimming il
chenille dotted blue yelling
beautifully draped and ar
ranged.
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HOU She Got Me to Propose

YOU'RE doing line boys. We like your confessions on
goodnatured and humorous about being "shanghaied"
into the matrimonial boat of you voices your con-
version from bachelorhood to benedict state We want
to hear more The Washington Times will pay So for
each letter published Address Doris Blake Washington
Times, Washington, D. G.
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Dear Miss Blake:

Dear Miss Blake:
She and 1 met one summer
when we were assigned to the
same playground as instructors.
1t was love at first sight, but I,
being very conservative, did not
get to the point of asking her to
marry me. So the weeks wore
away until one day she came to
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
AdUlCe TO
LOUeLOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am % years old and have
a good position. 1 don't work on
Saturdays, and on that day I
go over to visit an aunt. She
has a son and a daughter. The
boy, who is Is, has told me he
loves me, and is always trying
to get me to go out with him.
have other boy friends, and
when I go out with them I do
not feel as happy as I do when
I am with this cousin. Some
of my friends tell me that cousins
should never marry. I really
do think a great deal of him,
but still don't know what to do.
UNHAPPY.
This is not question for a
layman to decide, my dear.
Sometimes first cousins marry
and have perfectly normal chill
dren and everything goes well.
Then again, the consequences
are unfortunate. It seems to
me if you and your cousin seri-
ously consider marrying, the
best person to consult is your
family physician.
X x X
"Custodians" Create
An Absurd Situation
Dear Miss Fairfax:
While I'm a daily reader of
your column, have never seen
a problem exactly like mine.
The girl I like and go with al
ways dragS along a couple of
her girl friends when take her
out. Whether she is doing this
as part of an act to play she's
difficult to get, or as a way to
get rid of me, I can't quite
fathom.
I have been going with her
for more than year, and they
come along every Time, not miss
ing a word of what 1 say or do.
Occasionally, when I happen to
be with her without her custo-
dams, 1 always have a swell
time. She has told me she tries
to get rid of them, but it's i'm
possible. PUZZLED.
The "custodians" have what
is known as crust" I'd try a
little humor with them and be-
gin to hum that old-fashioned
ditty, ooh, I could be happy
with either, were 'tother dear
charmer away" But as there
are three charmers in all, you
might have them draw lots for
your society. The situation is
really absurd. Don't let these
girls make a convenience of you.
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"A GROUP OF
INDIGNANT GIRLS"

Are you getting personal,
young ladies? 1 am neither pow
erty stricken nor immoral and
I know great many men can
be clas5ed with me. Id like to
match you moral men for moral
women and see the outcome.
The trouble with you girls is
that you are measuring the men
you meet with your own past
mistakes and lack of Judgment
In picking friends. Men could
say just as much for the morals,
or lack of them, of the women
they meet if they chose as ex-
amples the bad ones among
you.
Or are you kidding me and
all men?
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Boy
AdUl;SGS
Girl
By George Anthcil

WOtIu llldL tHeN nave ueCluCu
not to take on the job of keep
ing our morals up to par?
Now | should think they
would be crazy about the job.
Here we are, a world full of
male sinners, and they won't
lift a hand to save our souls,
or our hides for that matter.
Where's
Maternal Instinct?
Where has the brooding ma.
ternal instinct gone that was so
much a part Of the feminine
makeup? Are there none to
straighten our ties, none 20 coax
us not to gamble, none to dis
tract us from the primrose path
by their goodness and purity
and their love for us?
1t leaves us in a terrible pre-
dicament because, while you
girls leaned on us for physical
strength, we leaned on you for
moral support. Just because you
have jobs you don't need to
desert us! But from the letters
I have received lately I am Won
dering what we men are to do
about the situation. Here is
one of them:
Foolish
ResolUe
"Dear George:
I'VE are a group of '1ndig-
nant Girls and, with all due re-
spect to your column, we beg
the privilege of joining with "A
Group of Disguised Girls in
Voicing our sentiments in regard
to the man question.
I'VE say that although no job
Is too big for determined women
to tackle, we do not propose to
reform the men. We can get
along very happily without
them. When we girls prove
what We say by not marrying
them, then men will reform
themselves.
Pray tell us, if there are any
decent men living, who and
where are they? Poverty is the
only Security for morality
among the men of today.
I'VE are all wrought up over
this man question. Is there a
topic in the whole world which
Is more important to the welfare
Of future civilization than moral
ity, excepting perhaps the ques-
ton of war?
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Baked Black
Or Striped Bass

Choose a large fish. Wash and
dry. Butter a large baking dish.
Cover the bottom with sliced
onion, parsley, celery. Lay the
bass on that, and sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Cover the fish
with more onions, celery, par
sley, and a few mushrooms.
Don't forget salt and pepper:
and top with butter. Add two to
three cups of hot water in the
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pan, according to the size, and
bake. When it begins to bake,
haste well, adding one-half cup
of white wine, and sprinkle with
fine breadcrumbs over the top.
Let it bake one-half to three
quarters of an hour longer. At
the last, squeeze the juice of a
lemon over it.
Spinach
With Cucumbers
Clean and wash the spinach
thoroughly, then steam for
about 10 minutes; drain, press
free from water (the water can
be saved for soup. Chop fine.
season with butter, salt and pep
per, and last, stir in two stiffly
beaten egg whites. Place in q
buttered ring mold; set the mold
in a pan of hot water and bake
about 20 minutes. Pare two large
cucumberS, and cut in cubes.
Boil for Is to 20 minutes in salt
water. Drain, season with but
ter, salt and pepper. Turn the
nodded spinach on a warm plat"
ter; fill in center with cucum-
bers, and pour the following
sauce over the cucumbers: To
one cup of white sauce, add the
yolk of one egg mixed with a lit
tie lemon juice and a dash Of
paprika.
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will come to her attention.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18
The Use of Words

How often do we find difficulty
in thinking of just the right word
TO express certain idea? Even
the biggest writer's must often stop
to weigh their words in order to
hit upon the most appropriate
one, while few speakers can OBJ
serve all the niceties of express
ion without writing out their
speeches and memdrizing them
beforehand.
This is not due TO any lack of
words in the English language,
however, Possibly it may be a
result of our having too many to
choose from. The latest un4
abridged dictionaries contain more
than 100000 words, and the list
is increasing constantly,
Noah Webster's first dictionary
published in 1928, contained only
about 10000 words; the edition
of 1854 included 114,0OG, and that
of 1890 about 175, 600 as compared
with the 4OG,O0O recognized words
today.
Yet, President Wilson. vino was
one of the foremost masters of
English, in rs public addresses
used total of only 1921 different
words. In three of his published
books, however, he used about
10000. This shows that vastly
more words are used in writing
than in speaking.
A leading photographer esti-
mates that the educated person of
fair ability understands on the
average about $4,000 words. but
uses only a small part of that
number in either speaking or
writing. The mass Of people
know and use less than 5000
words out of the 100000 available.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18

depression the national income
exceeded $4,000 millions of dol
lars.
Wisest OF the Nations business
and industrial leaders do not for
see a recession as severe as the
one in 1912 from which we quick
ly emerged to start the long, up
ward march TO all time high 1929.
And they are backing their con-
victions with millions of dollars
of their own cash.
If people generally will join
these leaders in their optimism
the surge upward will begin soon
er continue longer and carry the
Nation to higher peaks than ever
before.
America in depression has more
food. comforts, Injuries than any
other nation in its richest pros
perity.
Let US press forward and if we,
as individuals, cannot find the
pathway to higher ground, let us
make one.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18
means more dollars 10 the pocket
of the farmer.
Beauty and Big Feet

After observing feminine pull
chritude in many parts Of the
world. DR.. Earl H. Bell, anthro-
pologist al the University Of Ne
braska. comes to the not very
original conclusion that American
women are the most beautiful Of
all. He says the great mass OF
our girls, from the humblest to
the socialite class, are much more
attractive than those Of foreign
countries.
DR.. Bell is impressed especial
ly with the way in which older
American women retain their
charm in comparison with Euro
pean women. He does not rate
French women SO highly, and
says that while occasionally one
is found who is beautiful. the ma
jOrity are not.
He made one statement as a re-
suit Of his Investigations, however
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18
Washjngton's Adojce

In his Farewell Address, George
Washington offered some advice
that is still applicable to the
American scene, Specifically, ne
urged:
I. Against sectional jealousies.
2. Again the spirit of partisan
ship.
8. Against "the insidious wiles
OF foreign influence"
If Washington were here today
he would steadfastly oppose all
attempts to enrich one part OF
the country at the expense of an.
other, all efforts to inject partisan
favoritism into public affairs and
all pleas for intrusion of the u. S
into the tangled mess of European
militarism.
There can be no doubt that
strict adherence TO these policies
would speed the dawn of recov
cry. 1t is a tribute TO the far
sightedness OF the first president
that sucn wise counsel should
have been proffered so early in
the nation's history.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18
The Sun WI Shine

Man can drive an automobile
through uneventful years with
out giving thought to the intricate
working mechanism.
And the longer the period of
trouble free performance the
more matter of fact his appreciat-
ion.
IN time ne expects dependable.
trouble free performance under
any and all conditions.
But let one fouled spark plug
slow his pace and he complains
bitterly, and pfttnes condemns
the entire mechanism.
Man driving an automobile and
man driving a business or a in
dustry are one and the same.
Let one little cog of the bust
ness machine slip and he is trans.
formed into a harsh critic Of his
fellows, and anything and every
thing that he suspects NAV have
SSAS4 AoACCu ~ OECGlGTdJEati
business pace.
Well, there is no more sense in
ranting over present conditions
than raving over an automobile
with a fouled spark plug or two,
Business since the war has had
many ups and downs. The rises
have continued over longer per
iods than the decents. Each dir
has previously pulled out of the
valley and scared to a new peak
We were up in 1920, down in 1922
Business started slow, gradual
climb that pushed upward to
unprecedented heights in 1929
Then the spark plug fouled and
we steadily lost momentum until
the bottom was reached in 1898.
But at the very bottom of the
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18

which may not be entirely pleas
ing to his countrywomen, and
that is that they have big feet.
He says a survey made at Vassar
and other girls colleges disclosed
that the modern girl wears shoes
at least two sizes larger than
those her grandmother wore. .
Just how ne got the data on the
grandmothers is not stated.
We can readily agree with the
learned doctors general conclu-
sions, but We are bit skeptical
about those big feet. Still, it is
difficult to prove that a scientist
is wrong.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18
Better Meat AninlGJs

Great livestock expositions are
primarily dedicated 10 production
Of better meat. although this basic
aim is sometimes Swallowed by the
glamour of horse shows and ex-
element over high bids for the
grand champion steer.
Everyone connected with the
industry. points out the editor
Of a leading feed journal, wants
the average grade OF beef. pork
and lamb so improved that the
consumer Will be glad 10 pay
more for il. Thus the livestock
farmer would prosper. Scrubby.
underfed livestock offered in pub
lie stockyards daily show lack
Of feeding care by many pro
ducers.
Total United States farm in
come from meat animals in 1885
is placed at two and one-half
billion dollars. Some experts as
sert the net profits 10 producers
from meat animals could be
doubled if quality were raised
and consumer returns enhanced.
Experiment stations are doing
admirable work in the way of
soybean oilmeaI as an ingredient
in the feeding of cattle, hogs,
dairy cows and poultry. The
1887 soybean crop was the sec
ond largest in htstory-close to
the big 1885 total. A survey
shows that 98.7 percent Of the
soybean oilmeal produced in the
year ending last Sept. 80 went
into livestock and poultry feed.
OF the soybean oil produced, 1874
percent went into edible uses.
The soybean in the form of
meal the experts say, has prov
ed to be an important factor in
helping producers improve quail
ity meat because of its superiority
as high-protein concentrate
Proper feeding they declare,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18

Martin Woods arrested in
Franklin, Ind. for distilling corn
liquor, told the Judge that boot
leggers. because of heavy com
petition, had been forced to di-
lutte their liquor half and half
with vinegar.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18

WOrshiping an ordinary little
man because he is the king seems
funny TO Americans, who think
any little squirt great man be-
cause he got elected.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-02-18

Call not that man wretcbad
who, whatever ills he suffers, has
child to southey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-28
There Oughta Be a LatO

My sentiments exactly, "Flora-
dora" and "Globe Trotter." This
"get thin" phobia of the modern
girl has really reached an alarm
ing stage. The more emaciated
they look, the more determined
they are to take off a few more
pounds.
The poor mesmerized crea-
lures think gauntnesS and
beauty are synonymous. When
I suggested to a young member
of the dieting sex that a femi-
nine curve or two might be more
attractive to men than lines and
angles like a draftsman's "T"
square, she gave a characters
tically feminine answer: But
men marry thin girls!"
"Of course" I retorted, land
they marry girls that are pecu-
liar in other ways too, but not
because of their popularity, in
spite of it," IT think I'll cut
out lunch," she murmured to
herself.
None of the men 1 know have
ever expressed a favorable re-
mark on mere leanness in a girl.
To the masculine mind feminine
pulchritude still means a figure
we can put an arm around with
out danger of being cut by a
shoulder blade or punctured by
an elbow. There's no kick in
hugging a II inch pine board
anyway.
The less said about the bath
ing beaches the better. I've
never seen such a display of
protruding collar bones, back
bones, shoulder blades and ribs
outside of the medical museum
as exhibited by the unlovely,
modern starved sex.
But when pathetic little 10
year-old girls ape their female
elders and starve their growing
bodies by reducing diets it seems
to me there ought to be a law.
VERSUS.
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Your [. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is a special quiz on
journalism.
l. What famous editor Ca
said Go west, young man." and
of CD what great paper was
he the founder?
2. What is the A. N. P. A?
3. Which morning newspaper
has twice the circulation of any
other newspaper in America?
4. Who created "archy" the
cockroach?
S. What is the name Of the
newspaper of which William Al
len White is the editor, and
where is it located?
6. Who is "the poet laureate
of Michigan?
Z. What was the name of the
first daily newspaper in the
United States?
8. What is the oldest comic
strip in the daily New York
News?
9. Who was the most famous
journalist of Colonial America?
ANSWERS ON Page III
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Hamilton Said 1t

Republican Chairman John
Hamilton spoke the truth when
he praised the antiNew Deal
Democratic Senators like Ty-
dings, of Maryland: George, of
Georgia; Smith. of South Caro-
lima, and a few others for work
ing shoulder to shoulder with
the Republicans; but it won't
help them with votes in the cleo
ton.
Hard times and hunger made
the voters think. Corporations
can no longer buy elections. A
critical condition faces our ma
ton with overproduction and
poor foreign markets.
President Roosevelt had thE
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Discrimination

A friend Of mine went to Po-
lice Court the other day to an.
swer a parking violation sum-
mons and I accompanied him.
We sat for a considerable time
before my friends name was
called and I heard Judge Hobart
Newman try a number Of per-
sons for speeding.
One Of the cases particularly
interested me. 1t was that Of a
man who was picked out of a
line of traffic near Potomac
Park and charged with fast driV-
ing.
In his testimony he said he
was going the same speed as a
long line of machines. For no
reason, the officer admitted, he
picked out this particular mo-
toriSt.
The officer conceded the
whole line Of a dozen or so ma
chimes were going the same pace.
If this officer wanted to really
accomplish something along the
lines of law enforcement why
didn't he head off the whole line
and bring them in? Such whole
sale arrestS-if we've got to have
a campaign for Safety-might
have the effect of saving some
lives. But why pick on one of a
score Of simultaneous violatorS?
INTERESTED.
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the opportunity for wholesale
discrimination. I feel that the
temporary employees are at the
mercy of the bosses of the bu-
reaus, who will be the ones to
rate the examinations they must
take, from what I've been able
to gather in the papers,"
y X x
Miss Hilda Herbst, 1901 Mas
sachusetts Ave. N. W., Govern
ment secretary:
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This Guy Is No ROi Fdinednt

"T1 1et guy referred to above Franklin D. F''''
Our knowledge of French is limited we like to parade
It whenever we can. Roi faineant is French phrase
meaning feeble king"
1t came into in the Frankish
History OF Kingdom some 1900 years ago, when
T.. DLu the kings of the Merovingian dynasty
founded by the Emperor Clovis grew
oy the head and the mayors Of the palace did more
and more of the governing
The inevitable finally happened One of these mayors
of the palace Charles Marte stopped the Moslems in
vasion of Europe (Poiters, 1872 A d., pushing them
permanently south of the Pyrenees. Marters Pepn,
asked the Pope who entitled to be King of the Franks
the man who wore the the who did the work
The Pope decided in Pepin favor and Pepn crowned
King and the aeant of the moment faded into the
footnotes of history Pepn the father of the great
Emperor Charlemagne.
President Rooseves fireside chat last Friday evening
showed aresh that here ro faneon that this man.
being President of the United States intends to act the
part He has a social phlos
ROOSeUeLt ActS ophy and social program. In
Like n President stead of standing on the side
lines he got into the game at
the start, and proposes to stay there.
Specifically he intends now to indicate his prefer
ances in State primaries where Democratic New Dealers
are running against Democratic Old Dealers for nom-
nations to offices which they will be able to help or to
hinder the President.
The Presidents enemies almost to man are telling
him that he must not do this AS James A. Farley neatly
put it. their idea that the only in the country VINO
hasn't right to express preference in primary cleo
ton is the President of the United States.
Such thinking is foolish believe; and we don't think
many voters will fall for it. The people elected Roosevelt
to be President, not to be White House ornament
From Dairy News)
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OUR activities through the me-
dunn of your paper as tran
scribed by your representative.
Mr.. A. j. Drlscoll. 1t is, indeed,
a pleasure and privilege to &d-
wise you of this action.
Mr.. Driscoll is beloved by this
association for his friendliness
and faithful attendance at our
meetings over a period of sew
eral years.
His ability is unmatched, es-
pecially in the field of civic mat
tiers and this association cannot
express in words its true feel
ing of gratitude for the manner
in which he has so fully re-
ported the actions of this body.
AS retiring president, I desire
to express my personal thanks
to your paper as well as to Mr.
Driscoll, whose friendship and
announcement have been OF
very great assistance.
It is a privilege to have had
the support of Mr.. Driscoll and
his friendship and especially
commend him for his ability
and thorough grasp of reporting
the progress and actions of the
many citizens groups he at
tends and covers for your paper.
His cooperation will ever remain
a cherished memory.
Again thanking The Washing
ton Times for the generosity ex-
tended for the splendid report
ing of Mr.. Driscoll, am,
CHARLES E. S. RICH,
Past President,
Conduit Road Citizens AsSocia-
ton.
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mining gu Iifie d persons Tor
positions, because it is the only
way to have a better class of
public servants. Having the tenn
porary employees take uncompeti-
tive examinations is the only
fair way to give them Civil SerV-
ice rating"
X X +
Jack Fisher, 1901 Rittenhouse
st. N. W., office supplies sales
man:
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TITS a good idea.
1t will help all tenn
porary Government
employees to eStab-
lish a more certain
footin g in their
jobs. Civil Service
e x a m in a tt o n S
should be the only
method of deter
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Civil Liberty

We certainly live in a funny
country, where the Federal Gov
eminent can draft us to fight
for democracy in Europe, but
can do nothing to guarantee
civil liberty in New Jersey!
e. H. SIMPSON.