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The Washington times., 1938-09-26
In Time to Die''

It seems to me that in all
fairness to those who are now
in the Government service and
to those young people who de-
sire to enter the service and
make it their career, Congress
should, at its next session, pass
legislation granting the right to
all employees to retire from the
service after 80 years therein
provided they have reached the
age of 60.
Under the present SYSTEM the
young man who enters the
Government service at Is will be
compelled to serve so years be-
fore he is eligible for retirement
while the man who waits 20
years longer, until he is 80, be.
fore entering the service, will
have to serve only 80 years to
earn the same right. The for
mer will pay into the retirement
fund the specified contribution
for so years while the latter will
need to contribute for a period
of 80 years.
Thus we find the United
States Government charging
one man almost twice as much
as another for practically the
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same annuity. # an insurance
company tried to do this every
law enforcement agency in the
Government would be on its
neck.
AS matters stand now, Gov
ernment employees retire from
the Government just in time to
die, if they live to retire at all.
It is my opinion that a man who
has served his Government hon.
orably for 30 years should be al
lowed to retire at an age which
will make 1t possible for him to
enjoy a few years Of contempla-
tive leisure before he reaches
the end of the road.
BY granting optional retire
ment at the end of 30 years, the
Government would be opening
up opportunities for young men
and women who decide to en-
ter the service. This in itself
would be reason enough to adopt
the proposed plan, in my opin-
ion. WOLDUH.
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Your |. Q.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is a special quiz on Cap
tain Oliver Perry, whose naval
victory on September 10th, 1875
years ago, is being celebrated to-
day.
/. What was Perry'S middle
name?
2. Where did the battle take
place?
3. In what year?
4. What was the name Of
Perry's flagship?
5. What was the name Of the
twin brig which was destroyed
in the opening of the battle?
6. Here are the scrambled let
tiers of the five famous words
inscribed on the pennant of that
ship. Can you unscramble
them?
THE guns pop hit! Dive"
7. How lhany stars and stripes
did the U. S. flag under which
Perry fought have at that time?
8. What are the famous nine
words with which Perry started
his report of the battle to Gen.
eral Harrison?
9. Commodore Matthew C.
Perry, U. S. Naval officer who
negotiated the first commercial
treaty between U. S. and Japan
was his (a) brother (b) cousin
Co no relation.
10. Capt. Oliver Perry died
(a) in battle (b) Of yellow fever
(c) in his sleep 1T home.
Questions on Page 24)
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the most ruthless of all sword
wielders and the most ruthless
of all pen-wielders. In accord
ance with the ancient custom
of telling the truth about people
after they are dead Strongbow's
Savagery is carved in stone be-
side him.
His bones lie under an effigy
of himself showing the con-
queror stretched full length in
the armor of a Crusader. The
other figure alongside is that Of
a young boy, or rather half a
boy-for he is only there from
the waist up.
This represents one of the
sons of the Norman conqueror.
He had gone into battle with
his father at the age of 15-and
had shown cowardice. So
Strongbow killed him then and
there, and cut him in half as a
warning to all towards.
On the other side Of the tomb
is the statue of an orphan with
stone tears carved at the corners
Of his eyes and down his cheeks.
He stands for the children Of
that old Ireland whose parents
were put to the sword by the
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Norman and who themselves
became his serfs.
JONATHAN SWIFT and Miss
Esther johnson (My Stella)
lie side by side under flat tomb
stones in the nave Of st. Pat
rick'S, together at last, their in.
termittent and stormy love pas
sages ended for always. Where
they have buried Hester Van
homrigh, nobody in Ireland
seems to know. She was Van
eSsa-and seemingly had more
patience with the supreme ego
ist than had Stella, whom he
preferred.
It was Vanessa who babied
him while he wrote "The Con.
duct Of the Allies" and "The
Barrier Treaty" which are cred
tied with bringing to an end
the War of the Spanish Success
sion Q712). And it was Stella
who waited on him hand and
foot while he produced the
greatest of all lessons in satire,
"Gulliver's Travels" Indeed she
wore herself out, for she died
one month after the last word
had been written (1728).
Soon after that, Jonathan
Swift went mad-the sort of
madness so common to great
men and to those who come to
consider themselves great. Here,
as an example, is his epitaph,
written by himself and carved
on his flat tombstone, in glar-
ing ill-taste beside the simple
life record Of Stella:
"Here lies the body of Jonathan
Switt,
"For thirty years Dean OF this
Cathedral.
"Where savage indignation can
no longer gnGw his heart.
"Go, traveler, and initiate, it
you can,
zone tDho played a mans part
in defense of liberty"
IN st. Patrick's Cathedral hang
l. the tattered banners of those
famous regiments diSbanded
when the Free State came into
existence and the Irish set up
their own army. The names OF
Britain's greatest victories hang
in ragged letters from flagStaffs
carried into battle by the Dub
lin Fusiliers, by the MINISTERS,
and by the Connaught Rangers.
They form a fading canopy over
the tombs of the two most myS-
terious lovers in English litera-
ture-Jonathan and Stella.
Copyright, 1898, Washington
Herald-Times)
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Rollin' Along
BY W. A. s. Douglas

FTER Brian Boru Irelands greatest king, murdered
"A in his while giving thanks to God for having
qushed the Danes at Clontarf-Good Friday Of the
104ceran of his followers returned to Dublin and built
Christ Church Cathedral The original crypt still stands
and person should leave the Irish capital without
study of its ghosy interior In the of Christ Church
is the tomb of Srongbow the Norman advenurer who cap
tured the country for Henry II of England and who all
Irshmen will admit was the founder Of the Irish problem
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Amazed Him

(Replying to the letter by
John Riggles published in the
'Voice" Of The washington
Times last Thursday
Sir: Your editorial amazeS
me. First, you claim paid
columnists belittle our Presi'
dent; second, Republicans and
Democrats worked shoulder to
shoulder to defeat the President
and the New Deal; third, a poor
textile worker in South Caro-
lima chosen for governor Of said
State; fourth, your version Of
Georgia primary reseating Sepa-
tor George: fifth, corporation
money in Maryland helping Ty-
dings to win the primary.
Taking up these points one by
one, I can't see how you. a good
Marylander, would stand for in
vading individuals guiding the
destinies of the Free State. AS
for belitting our President, I'd
say the columniSts are advising
rather than belittling. AS for
the textile worker-that's up to
the people of South Carolina.
AS to the Shoulder-to-shoulder
Republicans and Democrats, it
seems to me that teamwork in
the recent Maryland primaries
would have been the proper
thing to send the man back to
the Senate who asks no quarter
and gives none. In Georgia the
people voted for their preference,
therefore he must be okay or
they wouldn't send him back.
AS q voteleSS taxpayer OF
Washington I can at least eX-
press my views, and I say let
each state take care Of its own
business and send to Congress
whomever they may please. SO
stay in your own backyard.
WILLIAM KNIGHT.
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ality and attractiveness. She
loves to dance, which makes
things pleasant, because I like to
dance also. She likes sports, es-
pecially tennis and swimming,
and so do I. She's very ambi-
tious to do worthwhile things.
She's a real companion and she
knows how to act in all circum-
stances. She's my dream girl
come true"
Il + 4
AloysiuS SypitkOwski, 3719 r
st. N. W., accounting clerk, Fed
eral Housing:
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Full Stop

Half way across a car shot out
in front of me and stopped and
asked me if I was bringing a
load of hay to town, and then
said: Whats the matter, can't
you read? There's a stop sign
over there"
What I said in return does
not have to be repeated, al.
though I will say this much:
I do not have to have anyone
else take care of me or my
troubles.
In reference to his remark
about the load of hay, I have
this to say, THANK the Lord
for all the people in the world
that have the ambition to go
out in the world and grow hay
or haul it. wonder what part
Of the slums the moron that &C.
costed me comes from"
Now my reason for writing
to you is not to air my troubles,
as I mentioned before, but to
ask you and your paper to en-.
tighten the people Of Washing
ton as to what a stop, sign really
means.
My instructions have been:
when you come to a stop sign,
come to a full stop and look
both ways before proceeding
into the intersection; If inter-
section is empty, you then have
the right of way and any car
or vehicles travelling toward you
from either side must stop.
Please check this with the traf.
fic bureau.
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swimming and dancing. She is
a girl who does not ask too many
questions, but trusts implicitly
in me. She is a girl completely
reliable and trustworthy. She
has a true appreciation of life,
and enjoys the finer things and
the simple things on this earth"
X xN
Jack Herbert, 1924 Chaplin st.
N. w., stencil company clerk:
"Well, I don't dream any
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companion in every way. I would
like her to be willing to work
two or three years after mar
riage in order to get a home
started, and who could like to
wait about five years before hav-
ing children. She would take
marriage seriously, regarding it
as a lifetime jon."
Leo T. McKenna, 1881 La
mont St. N. W., hotel employe:
MY dream girl is a real per-
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have usually
gone to st.
Patrick's Ca
thedral, close
by, to stare at
the graves Of
] o n a t h a n
Swift and his
m y S t e r ious
Stella. Thus,
by means OF
a few steps.
you come to
stand close to
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most wonderful person in the
world and then things happen
and all the beautiful ideas and
dreams are shattered, it's pretty
hard not to get indifferent about
love-"
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nered, well bred, a good sport,
and always considerate. She is
interesting company. The great
est pleasure in life is just talking
to her. Words are inadequate to
describe my dream girl"
X
Frank Peak, 1434 Harvard st.
N. W., Central High student:
Someone looking and acting
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

1T h e 6 ri I
dream about is
fairly attractive, of
medium h Ell g h t,
possesses a pleas
ing personality, is
ambitious, W e ! l.
bred, and likes the
same recreations I
like, such as tennis,
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Dangerous DriUers

The other and most impor-
tant factor in my writing to you
is that am the father Of a
young child, and it is just the
type of driver that I have
written you OF thai causes most
Of the traffic Deaths of children.
ISpent five hours at one inter-
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sport. I like the girl who knows
how to enjoy herself without
being silly. There are many very
nice girls in Central High that
come up to my standards"
X
Emmett Dwyer, 1858 Sheridan
st. N. W., accounting clerk, Fed
eral Housing:
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ike MyTIla 10y
would be my dream
girl, except that I
would not want her
as tall as Miss 10y
appears to be on
the screen. I like
the athletic type Of
girl and I like a
girl who is q good
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

MY dream girl
is the brown.hair,
brown-eyes type. I
like a girl that you
could have a good
time with, but who
is not frivolous.
The girl I visualize
would be intelli-
gent and the ideal
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my dream girl
is a blonde. She has
bright blue eyes, is
about five t e e t
eight inches tall,
and slender. I'm a
Northerner, but my
dream girl is from
the South. She has
plenty Of person
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son ana l Wouldn
be able to visualize
a more wonderful
person. At present
she is in college.
and blue-ey y e d,
about five feet
eight, and she is of
the athletic type.
She is nicely-man-
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Wise Words

An migrate is sometimes less
to blame for his ingratitude
than the one who did him the
favor La Rochefoucauld.
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more and I don't
have a dream girl.
In fact, I'm sure
I'll never get mar
ried. I was disap-
pointed in love, so
I'm through with
women. When a
fellow has a girl
he thinks is the
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Hope thinks nothing difficult;
despair tells us that difficulty is
insurmountable.-Dr. I. Watts.
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Cultivate only the habits that
you are willing should master
you.-Elbert Hubbard.
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Praise makes good men better
and bad men worse-ThomaS
Fuller.
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1 would not anticipate the
relish Of any happiness, nor feel
the weight Of any misery, before
it actually arriveS.-Addison.
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The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January 1. 1898, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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have visited Christ Church
several times to dream about
Strongbow. And from there I
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George Mclaughlin, 1923
Owen st. N. E., Government
employe:
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Editor should be limited 200 words Names and addresses
the writer's will be omit upon request
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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
THE ANSWERS

How would you describe your
dream girl?
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m HE Roosevelt Purge which opposition paper
i say 80 defeat for him, in reality wasn'
quite as bad that. Some of the he favored go
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
President Prepares Message
to Congress and
Nation
BUILDING PROGRAM
WILL BE LAUNCHED
WPA to Garry Heavy Load
of Relief Work for
Seven Months

WASHINGTON, April 13-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his economic adj
visors today worked at top speed to
complete a new recovery-relief pro-
gram.
II was apparently agreed upon al
a lengthy night conference in the
Whltehouse, but while the conferees
did not disclose the details of the
plan, it was indicated that the key
stone of the bill will probably be the
proposal to spend billion and q
half dollars on public works as a
means of reviving business and in
dustry.
This ton, in addition to
a billion and quarter dollars APP
preparation for relief would let WPA
carry the peak of the unemployed
load from July l to next February
/.
Both public works relief propo-
sails are expected to be covered in
FICslQciiG ISOOSCNCAbo iiiSoooSt "
Congress tomorrow noon.
Official sources disclosed the pres
idential message will discuss not
only State affairs of this country
but also conditions abroad.
Il is also said the Congressional
message will probably be followed
by a Fireside Chat tomorrow night
of Is minutes, starting at 7:30 pm
Pacific Coast Standard Time
The President may explain to the
nation his views of the economic
situation and his reasons for the
new program.
Roosevelt told a press conference
Yesterday that he and Garner had
not had an argument over pump
printing or anything else when they
met Monday in legislative confer
ence.
Reports were that Vice-President
Garner had sharply expressed his
dislike Of spending for recovery
plans The reports are also that a
GOODNESS has been created between
Garner and the President.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
United States, Great Britain
Warned that Japan VIII Join
NoraI Building Pace; Boast

I TOKYO, April 13. japanese
Marine Minister Yonai has warned
the United States and Great Bri-
tain that Japan is ready to follow
the naval building pace set by the
larger powers, regardless of the
cost.
Admiral Yonai said Japan de-
plored the big navy plans of Wash
ington and London. However, the
Nipponese Marine Minister declar-
ed, Tokyo would keep up with any
naval race in order to keep her
navy on equal terms with any
other in the world
The Cabinet officer said he re-
Gently toured Japan's shipyards and
munitions works The trip, he said
had convinced him that Tokyo was
capable of winning any naval race
she chose to enter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
Chinese STILL
HOLD JAPANESE
IN FIRM CHECK
Forces of Defenders Becom-
ing More Versed In
Military Strategy

SHANGHAI. April 14-Employ-
ing European military tactics with
increasing skill, or when necessary,
using the big swords of their an
cestors, the Chinese today tenn
porarily, at least, stalled the Japan
csc war machine on the Central
China front.
The real test of the new Chinese
resistance is yet to come, but re-
ports indicated that china has
everything in her favor.
Army observers say Chine S e
forces have the advantage in num-
bers, and in geographical position.
Evident improvement in the train
ing of soldiers has been noted, with
fresh Chinese troops now in front
line trenches, we'll schooled in man.
euvering of the European type.
Japanese reinforcements continue
TO pour into Shantung Province,
which probably means a smashing
drive to regain what is left OF
Taierchwang, the long embattled
strategic town in Southern Shan
tung
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
RIPE FOR REVOLUTION

In 1911, the fiery Madero and his
revolutionists turned out Diaz, and
set themselves to liberating Mexico,
But MeXicans of 1911 were not
ready for freedom. A succession of
military conquests a d uprisings
followed.
Each new president also had to
keep weather eye on the United
States. Uncle Sam was policing the
Americas, and a revolutionist in
bad odor to the north had better
look out for rivals who could
smuggle in rifles or get money
from people who had investments
in Mexico.
Moreover, a leader thrust into
power by military faction had to
find quick money to run the gov
eminent and pay off his support
ers. The simplest way was to tax
landowners and foreign capitalists.
He also needed popularity, and
the popular thing was to promise
to give the land back to the In
dams and drive out foreigners.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
PULP MARKETS
REACHING OUT
TO new FIELDS
Forester Says Alas a Is
One of Few Potential
Region Left

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Cniet
Forester F. A. Silcox today said at
hearings on the Department OF
Agriculture Appropriation Bill, that
"A hasty survey of world condi-
tons with respect to softwood pulp,
indicates production areas are now
confined to Southeastern and
Northwestern United States, includ-
ing Alaska and Russia"
Silcox said the current situation
in the South indicated the need for
regional application of the sustained
yield principal.
We recently have seen a humid
red million dollars invested in pulp
and paper mills in the South" said
Silcox.
1t is estimated that the influx of
new pulp mills into the South has
about doubled the existing pulp de-
mands on the foresters there.
Silcox said one factor bringing
about the higher price of newsprint,
Is the fact that the supply of Canad-
ian spruce is getting farther and
farther away from the mill
I'm Canada they are coming to
the limit in the matter OF exhausting
their forest capital, Silcox said.
The Chief Forester also declared
that the per capita consumption OF
paper is increasing and that Rus
STA will use all the pulp she can
produce within the next few dec
ades
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
BRITAIN PLANS
FOR SAVING OF
FUEL, WARTIME

GLASGOW, April ID. = If wal
comes, Britain will power her vehi-
Giles with gas as far as possible, con-
serving gasoline for military use.
Two methods are being developed
Safeguarding fuel plants fed by
charcoal or coke and carried on
the vehicle; bottles of gas which
have to be replaced after they are
exhausted.
Buses equipped with each type
are already in operation
The fuel plants are being manu-
featured in Glasgow.
The first of a chain of public fill
ing stations for gas-driven vehicles
was opened recently at Chester
field
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
INSURGENTS
GOING DOWN
TOWARD SEA
Port of Vinaroz Is Next OF
General Francois
Detectives

HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Bor-
der, April 13.-The Insurgent arm
les today blasted their way through
the last of Government SPANS
defenses in the southern sector Of
the Catalan front.
Insurgent forces are now driving
downhill toward the little port Of
Vinaroz on the Mediterranean Sea.
Elsewhere, viewer, Insurgents
appeared checked, especially north
ward of the Catalan front toward
the French border.
The Catalan front mountain bat
tie has developed into one of the
most brilliant tactical maneuvers of
Frances entire Catalan campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
BIC HIGHWAY
BROUGHT ONE
Step CLOSER
Five-Man Commission Nam.
ed for International
Road Project

WASHINGTON, April 10. = The
proposed Seattle to- Fairbanks High
way was brought a step nearer
today with approval by the Budget
Bureau of Representative Warren
Magnuson's bill to create five
man investigation commission.
The commission will adjust in
ternational problems in connection
with construction of the proposed
link and agree upon costs.
Magnuson said: 1T seems to me
that if we are going to embark on
a vast public works program, we
have here the most feasible and
beneficial project on the contin-
ent."
1t is said the cost of the big
highway would be Sl3,000,000 for
the 1903 miles of construction.