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The Washington times., 1938-04-07
Let's Survey Our Cures

WE HAVE received encouraging response from
w our readers in the Senate and the House of Rep
resentaves TO recent suggestion that American
spas and health resorts-already known yet UNI
developed-be thoroughly surveyed and, where
they be, brought into the service of the nation.
We live too fast-and we have woefully neglected
Ito bring TO perfection those very for the too
abundant life with which nature has generously
dowed our own country. But it is not too late to take
lesson from those nations which have made world
known health rcgcncraors out of their uphur springs,
their muds their geysers and others of natures
tones.
We would say to our friends in both the upper and
lower houses that the get busy the better it
will be for all of us who being bothered by years,
Dbl 1,,. e. worries hard work Europes
~. Du:.u Quarreling people and the poll
ces of certain rulers have driven
the idea of the cure out of the minds of many Ameri
who in the habit of taking it regularly
there-and paying plenty for the privilege.
In England today-about the only country
the water where common sense seems to predominant
the development of spas is going forward apace.
They consider there that Germanys foolishness is
Britains opportunity. Back in the days Of the Georges
and of Nictoras YOUTH Engishmen took ''the cure''
at home-but later found they got better service
the Continent Now they seek to redevelop
Scattered over the length and breadth of this
country have the tonics Of nature in super
abundance. Properly developed, will be able to
give wealthy citizens better SERVICE dollar for
dollar, than they got in Middle Europe will
get in the British Isles. And on top of that with
We're Ryossed With proper State and Govern
Natures Tonnes ' ~ '''0 ~
add years to the lives and
materially increase the happiness through return to
health of millions of our less we-to-do citizens
The first is bill asking for an appropriation,
say of $5OOOO for survey of all natural health re-
scrts-whether privately owned public lands.
This should be done at once so that work can be got
under way before this session of Congress adourns
Investigation has brought to light the astounding
fact that have never even attempted to catalogue
our wealth in natures cures.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
Likes Her Plan

Your article about Mrs. Anna
LanSburgh is very interesting.
It is the first constructive plan
offered so far. 1t is a fine idea
to establish new communities
from these foreigners instead of
adding more unemployment.
There is no doubt that il. her
plan should be carried out that
it would be good for everybody.
C.. HANE.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

fled in taking Mexico, lock,
stock and barrel for the past
trouble it has caused US. And
with our facilities it could be
made a much more progressive
country. Peonage would vanish
with the advent of American
methods, and the people would
be happier for it. Also untold
natural resources would be at
our command, and the presence
of American supervision would
be a definite warning to the
world to hands off. A passive
attitude in such times as this
is suicidal, for in a den of lions
one can't practice such beauti-
full theories and survive. The
game has Started-no one can
tell just when-but it is def
nitely going, as briStling events
in Europe and China prove.
With Mexico under our wings,
our southern border would be
we'll taken care Of. AS yet, I
believe we have nothing to fear
from Canada, as it is so much
like the U. S., but I venture to
say that sometime in the future,
Canada as well as Mexico will
be as much a part Of the U. s.
as is Alaska.
]. ]. TROTTER.
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rid Washing
ton of crime
until we have
the vote. The
repeal Of pro-
h i b !; tion
killed a lot of
rackets that
the olice
and the laws
couldn't stop.
TIL e s m e
goes for other
laws tina. peo-
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

destined to win its Bar
celona and Catalonia objec-
tives. That will pretty well
isolate Madrid. There may
be a long epilogue of guer-
rilla warfare in southeast
Spain, but the Loyalists'
ultimate chances look slim.
The lesson of this little
World War" as military OBJ
servers see it is that war
machines have now def
nitely gained the advantage
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

full time, working or playing,
and we did not take ourselves
at all seriously.
was writing a blood-and-
thunder serial for the State
rights market. The leading lady,
a natural blonde kid of 19-She
later became a great star-waS
married to the director. My girl
friend was a pretty little hoyden
whom Tom Mix, one of our
happy-go-lucky brotherhood and
sisterhood, used to rescue by the
hair while at full gallop in one
reel Western comedies. She
later married a merchant prince
but she has never turned her
nose up at me.
The four of us were pals on
and off the lot. We were max
ing this serial for a kindly little
old man whom picture folk Of
those days called Uncle Joe.
We made an episode a week
two reels of action film-for
which he advanced us bare cost.
He would make prints from our
negative, sell them, cover his
outlay and give us a cut OF the
profits.
Those were the days OF dane
ing cups and Baron Long, not
then a race track and hotel ty-
coon, held contests every Satur-
day night at his Vernon Country
Club on the road from Los
Angeles to Redondo. On the
particular Saturday night OF
this, our tragedy, the baron was
giving a cup to outcup all other
cups. Only previous winners
of his contests were eligible to
compete. That included me and
my clown, the director and his
bride, and such other amateur
dancing teams as Wallie Reed
and Alice Lake, Harold Lloyd
and Bebe Daniels, Harold Lock
wood and Mae Allison, Lew
Cody and Juanita Hansen, Nor
man Kerry and Constance Tai
madge, Kenneth Harlan and
Lottie Pickford - these, and
many others now dead or for
gotten, playing extras or living
comfortably on their savings.
But on the evening Of this
night of nightS-we knew we
held the cup among us-we
found ourselves completely
empty and our credit exhausted.
We already owed Baron Long \
bill for what we had drunk and
eaten on the occasion of his last
big dance and we knew there
was no hope there. Uncle Joe
was in town but he had turned
a deaf ear to our plea for a
further overdraft.
Not a cent more for foolish
ness, DEAR" he had told our
star, whom I will call Mary be-
cause that is not her name.
There Wa cot in the onorf
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often q III tie
Young people.
For this rea-
son crime pre-
v e n t | o n
should start
with or chill
dren. Partic-
ularly is it
m por ant
that our girls
should have a
pr op er and
early moral
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

fici ent pro-
lection 70 the
juveniles of
t h is C / t y.
There should
be a curfew
law so that
C h / l d r e n
should not be
permitted on
the sire e is
and in thea
tiers after 9
o'clock unless
accompanied
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
Your 10.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is q maze. The problem
is to start with the letter A and
and touch each point repre-
sented by q letter, once only,
and return to the starting point.
To make the maze easier the
first letter is given as the start
ing point, but to make it harder
there happens to be two as!
The route when spelled out is a
well.known proverb Of 20 letters.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

education. There are too many
girls in their early teens run.
ming the streets"
Miss Viola Dant, 1911 Queen
st. N. E., clerk:
II agree that there is not Suf-
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"b lu e n ose"
ST a tuteS on
the books due
t o an in
creased ten.
dency CT the
law to LSurp
the duty OF
the church in
p re S cribing
moral codes.
w pc off
t h o Sc silly
! a W S which
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ment, plunged in gloom and
already Vince Roses orchestra
was tuning up at Vernon. Then
all of a sudden, Mary had an
idea. She went over it with
us briefly, hurriedly, and then
she called our distributor at his
hotel.
Come a-running, Uncle Joe,"
she sobbed into the telephone.
Something TERRIBLE is going
to happen"
In due time came a ring at
the bell, two stories down the
walk-up. That's Joe," said
Mary.
She grabbed tiny ornamental
pillow from the living room
couch.
you boys turn your heads
a minute" she went on.
Always the realist," NUT.
tered her husband.
When Uncle Joe came in, hat
in hand and all of a other,
Mary lay stretched on the
couch, a negligee covering her
dance frock. Looking at her
and not being aware of the
properties contributing to the
act you would have said that
here was pretty young wife
who in the near, very near,
future, was about to become
a charming young mother. My
clown sat beside her, claSping
her hand, her face serious on
one of the very few occasions
have seen it so. Joe, an OBJ.
servant fellow, took it all in.
Vat iSS?" he muttered,
stumbling toward tine couch.
"But-but, my poor dear"
moaned Uncle Joe after the
shameful fraud had been COM
pletely launched upon him,
"you-you vos so - $3.50
straight on de lot dis morn
ing"
Mary just sighed. This was
my clowns cue.
Joe" she whispered, wiping
her eyes, IF you only knew how
the poor dear has suffered.
Lacing and all that sort of
thing. All for you, Joe. But
she's at the end of her rope"
For the first time Joe grasped
the tragic possibilities as con-
cerned himself.
"Gott i'm Himmel," he cried.
MY serial! Only but half fin
ished! I'm ruined, I'm ruined!"
"Act of God, you know, joe"
interrupted Mary's husband,
sympathetically but firmly.
X 4
Mary turned her lovely face
toward the distracted little film
distributor.
Uncle joe" she said softly,
you've been awfully good to all
of us. And wouldn't ruin you
for all the world. I've decided
I've plenty of time for babies
and I've got to finish that serial
for YOU"
Joe was no fool-that is you
didn't have to draw pictures for
him.
Don't tell me, don't tell me-"
he yelled, "all want to know Is
HOW MUCH?"
"A hundred bucks" snapped
my little clown.
* X
That was a grand night at
Vernon. My partner and I were
ruled out early because we could
not dance for laughing. But
WHICH, DOL VII 44OA1S NoA4t@A WIG
huge cup in triumph over to
Mary and her husband a waiter
trailed behind with a magnum
of champagne.
From you, baron?" smiled
Mary. How sweet"
mo, it's not from me-" said
the baron, cts from Uncle
joe"
"Oh!" gasped Mary.
eyes" went on the baron.
Hes been sitting over in a cor
ner watching you all night. He
said you were to take it home
and keep it till your baby is
born. And then you're to
christen him, or her, as the case
may be, with it, same way they
christen battleShipS. You're to
hit him or her over the head
with it-hard."
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
ROllin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

TVERYTIME 1 visit Hollywood depart with more
~ definite impression of the unrealness of the pic
ture business. BY that it's make-beheve from
the succession of movements they plant on negative
film down to the nnermost lives of the great majority
of the members of the colony Insincerity-and sell
flshness-are the controlling motifs.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
means include America.

n1EduS IuCIuUE A1NEIICds
We do not begrudge the in
ternational bankers the right to
carry on, but our ledger does
not show either England or
France to be worthy of our
support. CLARK sHULTz.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

pie openly disregard. One of
these is gambling. 1t would
benefit Washington if gambling
were legalized."
X 4 X
Mrs. Mary Dant, 1908 Frank
lin st. N. E., housewife:
IT notice that criminals are
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

force. by hav.
ing the high
est type Of
m Z n W h o
W o uld b e
thro u 6 hly
ira n ed to
cope W i t h
crime. Crime
prevention is
our problem
today. I also
believe gam
bling and lot
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

Kill crime
and vice in
the bud That
m e a n s to
start with the
c h ildren n.
They n u S t
have a con-
Structive edu-
C a on in
e v cry W q Y
a n d he y
must be prop
erly locked
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
Victory of the Machine

TT LOOKS as if the latest tragedy in SPANS history
is in its last act. The Loyasts still held the consd-
cradle portion of Spain shown the map when went
to press But FRANCOIS offensive begun March s.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
operator:

after, with such agencies as the
police department, churc he IS
and schools cooperating with
the parents. The Police Boys
Clubs are Splendid"
K&&
E. B. Cottrell, 1907 Fifteenth
St. N. W., real estate salesman:
There are far too many
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January /. 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

m ov ing
pictu re
lots be-
fore the
war. 1t
W q S a
g a nj e
t h e n.
t h e r e
W a s MT
m u c 4
money in
it, our so
cial as
pirationS
were aD-
S o | uteiy
nil, we
h a d a
W O nder-
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
People
BY F. RomeT
BERZELIUS

BERZELlUS
THIS scientist who gave
] chemistry its lam
euaee symbols, had head
aches which came when
the moon was full or new.
Thinking to expose this
as faIIacy, a friend invited
him to Paris from Sweden
for a banquet. thinking
he'd not know the moons
phase there. Berzelius
could not eo-his head
ache was like the moon.
full on!"
Copyright. 1888. BY '. RomsrI
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Letters the Editor should be limited
will be
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

AS citizen what do you
think is the best way to rid the
city of vice and crime?
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

futilely seek to regulate human
conduct and much of the so
called vice and crime would
disappear"
4 X
Miss Betty Miltimore, 43 u
st. N. W., telephone operator:
1--WE should improve our police
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

terles should be legalized
X y
Tony MoSchetto, 1909 B st.
N. E., news dealer:
Il think it is impossible to
The Washington times., 1938-04-07
THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Mary Howard, 1902 Mas
sachusetts Ave. S. e, telephone
operator:
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

But it wasn't like that when
l was a youngster around the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

In the middle of South America
is a pleasant, beautiful, green
state named the Gran Chaco. But
it has run red with over a hun
dred years of strife between Para
quay and Bolivia over its owner
ship. A conference in this pres
ent lull of peace is attempting to
fix ownership of the territory.
Bolivia and Paraguay under the
plan are each 10 be given parts Of
the Chaco, but Paraguay yester-
day would not agree to the boun-
Diary line. The difficulty mainly
Is that now 100 years of personal.
state and group feeds have put
bitterness into the very blood of
the opposing sides, from which ii
is extremely difficult to purge.
Other South American moves.
Over 200 Maxi Germans have left
Rio de Janeiro after the recent
Green Shirt Nazi riot. followed b.
very unpleasant restrictions
placed on Germans in that sector
by the government. Ecuador and
Peru, whose boundary dispute
America has tried to settle for
many year. yesterday began re-
newed hoSnllties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04
FREE ROOSEVELT HAND

Senate passed the $3,723, 900, 900
relief bill late last night. JOY
fully, President Roosevelt waits
to put pen to the bill to make it
effective. According to provi-
sionS of the bill he had a free
hand to spend as he thinks wise
but he does not always think
wisely. Opposing thought to his
bill was to give the states some
responsibility in the spending Of
the money, or to have it appro-
priated to rivers and harbors and
flood control methods, a govern
ment measure which has been
proven to have saved thousands
of dollars in the recent past. All
to no avail, these moves were de-
feated. Showing that the Presi
dent still has a great deal of
backing in Congress-. Now COM
mon sense, common sense come
unto the Presidents aid. Let him
give relief unto them who cry
out for relief in known, per-
manent measures. He has not
the talent for visionary, success
full experimentation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04
KEY WEST DOGS NSOLENTLY CLARE
Reclining In Shady Streets, They Mind Horns Little
DOWN MOTORISTS DESIRING TO PASS

faces as much as if to say. Hey
Mister. what do you mean by
coming down this street,"
Other older dogs are even more
adamant in their ways. Lying
down in their favorite spots, they
calmly gaze straight on at an ,Aps
preaching car, and look it sqdakek
" down as it comes to a stop be;
fore them. AT the insistent sound
of the horn. however. they are
gracious enough to allow the car
TO pass.
The breeds, too. are interesting.
There are dogs in Colored Town
which certainly have never had a
near counterpart in any other sec
ton of the world. BriStless and
fur in the strangest spots have
appeared to confound the observ-
er. Combinations of the long
noses of police dogs. too. are
found on short, stubbly bodies.
II is indeed a new race and a
proud onel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

possible to the state in this re-
form movement, he made a spe-
cial study of the systems of GRIM
inal procedure used in European
countries.
Attorneys who have practiced
in the courts over which Judge
Gibbs presided agree that his out
standing characteristics are his
acknowledged legal ability, his
honesty, fearlessness and his un-
questioned sincerity.
As attorney general, he has re-
tanned the eight assistants APP
pointed by former Attorney Gen
eral Lands, and his first official
act was to announce that no
changes would be made in the
office personnel at the present
time.
He also has announced that he
will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the office of
attorney general in the special
primary election which will be
called by the State Democratic
Committee at its meeting June 2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

Alonzo. Howard Cook. irwin Rob
erts. Erundina Fernandez. Betty
Lou Roberts.
6B- Madge Mallory. Albert Ra-
nirez. Ernest Avila. George Jen-
sen.
5A--Kermit Watkins. Elizabeth
Gates. Rose Curry. Maude Rose
Brady.
5B--Leroy Sawyer. Bernard
Roberts, Louis Lowe. Arthur IN
graham. Bennie Fernandez.
5A-4A~-John Collins. Daniel
LulaR. Byron Cock.
4A--Waldo Collins, Fay Rob
eFts.
4B-RoSe Mae HiggS. Kermit
Roberts. Carload Rancells.
sA-SSra Bertha Lowe.
3B-Retty Rae Brady.
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new ATTORNEY
GENERAL WELL
FITTED FOR JOB
CONSCIENTIOUS IN REGARD
TO DUTIES; TO SEEK DEMO
CRATIC NOMINATION IN
SPECIAL PRIMARY

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, June 4
FNS).-The first two weeks
which have passed since Judge
George c. Gibbs assumed the of
flee of attorney general of Flor
ida by appointment of Governor
Cone upon the death of Attorney
General Lands, have presented
no unusual problems, but the
time has been sufficient to show
that the states new attorney gen.
eral has a conscientious regard
for the duties of his office The
manner in which he has taken
hold of routine matters and the
thoroughness with which he has
studied such matters as have been
presented, indicates that the legal
affairs of the state are in capable
hands.
Attorney General Gibbs was
born in Jacksonville in 1879. He
received his law degree from
Washington and Lee University
and was admitted To practice of
law in Virginia and Florida in
1908, and cunamenqA the practice
of law In iJacE8a Vile shortly
'''f H iSlFshaegAalit Judge in.
1919 FIR 1l,IAafbAhrAv and in 1914
became cirepitrr Judge +, for the
fourth circuit composed Of Clay,
Duval, Nassau and st. Johns
counties. For the succeeding
twenty-three years he continued
to serve in this capacity until he
voluntarily retired at the end of
his term in 1885 to resume the
practice of law.
His past record shows high
regard for civic obligations. He
served in the First Florida Volun-
tary Infantry during the Spanish
American War. For ten years he
was commissioner of the Boy
Scouts of the Greater Jackson
vile Council and at the present
time is a member of the National
Council of the Boy Scouts of
America. At the time of his ap-
pointment he was president of the
Civilian Club of Jacksonville.
Judge Gibbs was a member of
the state committee for the re-
form of criminal procedure, of
which Attorney General Lands
was the chairman, and in order
to render the greatest assistance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

Key West dogs should have
been in the movies long ago.
For instances. the canine ex-
preston in the face of one of the
scores of dogs that lie down in
the street i'm the shade cast by
the traceTy of tropical trees and
at whose pleasure motorists must
wait TO continue their drIves. In
solently naughty, the command
ing canine gazes slowly around
and calmly rises to all fours as
he nobly and slowly barely moves
a step or so to allow the car to
pass meanwhile recording the de-
meanour of having conferred a
favor.
Dogs receive the utmost con-
sideratioa in this friendly, little
city.
Other young CANNES standing
erect and alive in the middle Of
the streets with their tails turned
TO an approaching car lumber to
one side at the sound of a horn
with startled expressions on their
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

The following. is the closing
day program Ahat luag rendered
yesisrthaafta HarAis Grammar
School by tb8IeA GLASS, under the
direction IF }ffst he t4afqlqfFh2er , Mrs. En-
ma Albury:
Bible-Memory selection, Ec-
clesiastes, 18th chapter.
Flag Salute-Star Spangled
Banner
Opening Song-Hail! Hail. The
Class Is All Here.
Welcome Addrcss-Jimmie Sin
gleton.
Reading, "a Question of Brains
Jack Malek.
Songs-Gay Spring Comes
Over The Mountains, Shipmates
Stand Together and Down BY
The Sea.
Playlet, Queer Excuses.
Characters
~ Mr.. Switch, Henry Manro.
~ Buttercup, Charles cefvantes.
Lady Slipper, Emma Neal
Ayala. III
Marigold, Argelia Gonzalez.
Toad-Stool, Jack Malek.
Blue-Bell, Lorraine Rassella
Four-O'clock. Hugh Papy
: Song, Our Own School.
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Closing Day Program Al
NOD E g4JHarris School Yesterday

Playlet, Daisy Almost Didn't
Pass.
Characters
Bettina. a little girl, Emma
Neal ,Ayala.
Sprinkles, Jimmie Singleton.
The Flowers-Rose, Elizabeth
Gartenmeyer; Violet, Erun-
dina Fernandez.
Sweet Pea, Barbara Curry.
Lady Slipper, Betty Lou Rob-
erts.
Blue-Bell, Shirley Roberts.
Daffodil, Gloria Suarez.
Mother Earth, Lorraine Rus
sell.
The Wind, Anna Key.
The Sun, Harold Sands.
June, Rosalie Nottage.
Summer, Anna Papy.
Song-The Magic Name, Vaca-
ton.
Farwell Address-Emma Neal
Ayala.
Glass Song THE Dear Old
School We Love So Well.
Prizes for highest average were
presented to Jimmie Singleton
and Emma Neal Ayala.
Class gift to the school was a
group of library books. ID
Mrs. Mervin Russell was pre-
scented with a PIT. A. pin.
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Religious Riots

Recently an American speaker
openly blamed revolts in Spain
and Mexico to suppression of re-
ligious worship and communistic
setups. Spanish oppression of the
will of the people resulted in
Fascist war, an unwelcome type
of populist aid. in which it seems
that the government will be
backed to the wall and blotted
out. In Mexico agrarian leader
Saturnino Cedillo threatened
revolt but was suppressed and is
sought at present. However, sur
prising news came through yes
terday. Mexican president Car
denaS ordered the reopening of
all churches, which is expected to
relieve bloody religious rioting
among the people. The next
point is the communistie ten
dency of the state, which is said
to be influenced by European
rGolnHuniStic states. A successful
government is that which fulfills
4he viii of a great majority of
the people.