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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12

using the English idiom.
you ought to be able to I'M
derstand Them" I said to the
driver, while the ladies stared
at me sort Of resentfully.
IF they would talk English"
he replied with a grin, cor
French I could understand
them. But this language"
He spread his hands in typi-
cal Gallo fashion.
X Il
7 TOLD the ladies the driver
l. did not know what they were
talking about and asked how
far they had ridden. They re-
piled that Of course he knew
what they were saying, that
their French was at least as
good, and in all probability, bet
ter than my own. I made as if
to move away and one of them
said:
"All right. Well pay him what.
ever you say. At least, you
seem to know Paris"
So we settled the matter
much to the taxi-driver's dis
gust and I was about to leave
the scene when one of the ladies
tossed a final barb.
I'D like you to know" she
said, that all four of us are
teachers of French in American
hi0h schools -
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and then let some person with
a smooth line take it away from
them. do think, however, that
those who are penny wise but
dollar foolish are a minority"
X X
Mrs. Lillian Slaby, 1900 block
Flower Ave-. Silver Spring, Nd,
secretary:
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penny wise, but definitely am
not dollar foolish. Most of my
extravaganza is about small
things, but am particular of
the costly things buy, and
don't waste money that way"
X X
Richard Stone, Atlas Hotel,
bell hop:
eyes. Sometimes the penny
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vote another editorial some time
soon to the question of where these
newcomers would get the money to
buy these things they needed after
they got here.
Anybody who dogmatizes on this
subject of immigration is foolish,
we think. We have no wish to
be dogmatic in suggesting that
what this country needs is more
domestic consumers for it's almost
yearly overproduction of food
stuffs, and that if we could bring
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entitled to some entertainment,
many people are extravagant in
this line, always looking for
ward to that next pay check. I
really believe this is a trait of
most people,"
4 \ 4
Miss Ann Rubin, 1900 block
M st. N. w., bookkeeper:
mo, I have not felt that way
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though I can't afford to throw
money away. At any rate, life
is short and it might as well be
enjoyed. Those who are actually
penny wise lose out on a lot of
interesting things"
X X u
Robert j. Berberich, HOO
block Twelfth st. N. W., solicit
tor:
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sums on some entertainment
spree. It's not one of my traits,
because I really am careful of
both my pennies and my dol
lars. The last depression taught
me that.
\ X i
Gene Chillemi, 800 block Mich
igan Ave, unemployed:
'Most people seem to be penny
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polation of a
single Anglo
Saxon word.
H a v in g a
pretty good
knowledge Of
both tongues,
I grasped the
fact that the
ladies were
talking a vile,
b a d ly pro-
n o u n c e d
F. r e n c h,
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Here's one answer to the queS.
ton why it's hard for the re-
taller to make a fair profit and
a decent living. Too many Of
these wholesale" firms are
selling direct to anybody who
goes in-and giving alleged dis
counts of 80 per cent to so per
cent. j. D. JANSEN. :
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A credit standing is one of the
best attributes a person can
have. People should try to get
what pleasure they can get out
Of life, without buying foolishly."
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we thought
lessly spent dollars
on things I could
have done without,
but I don't think it
has really hurt me
any. If I lose a
dollar or two it
doesn't really break
NV heart q " q n
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with a lot of peo-
pie. Some people
will walk long dis
tances to save car.
fare, yet they think
nothing of wasting
a months salary
on something they
don't n e e d, or
in spending large
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wise people are DOL
lar foolish. Many a
man will walk 10
blocks to save a
dime and then
throw away $40 in
a night club. Then
there are the penny
wise people who
bank their money
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dOOuG people. AL
least, I have not
come across enough
people who would
justify the express
sion. Most Of my
friends are neither
penny wise nor dol
lar foolish. I don't
find that I am very
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wise ana QOudr
foolish. So m a n y
seem to skimp and
save for necessities,
yet 60 out and blow
a lot of money on
something t h e y
could well have
done without. Al
though a person is
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Immigrants and Money

THE other day, in editorial suggesting that it
l. might be wise to reconsider postwar crack
down European immigration, promised to de-
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7 eS, LEeTe are
many like this.
There are those
who cannot afford
certain lux uric S,
but they buy them
anyway. Then they
become penny wise
or they can't keep
up their payments.
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times IN
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Have you found that folks
who are penny wise are dollar
foolish?
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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They were actually using
whole sentences of the drivers
own language without inter
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
D TO 900 WORDS.


the writers will be omitted
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THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Marie Carter, 1400 block
L st. N. w., housewife:
Eyes. This is certainly true
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The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Newcomer Here

Miss Ella Johnson came up to
Kennecott on April 25th, to cook
in the w. A. Richelsen home.
She came from San Diego, Calf.
She had been working for a
short time in Cordova before
she came up here. Miss John.
son says she came up here to
see what the sOurdoughs look
like. She had to cross the river
on the tram at Chitina. Miss
Johnson says that when she
saw that, she began to think she
had seen about enough.-LM
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Ken O'Neel's Athletic
Pal Here From Greg

Virgil Hills of Estacada, Greg,
arrived in Kennecott on April
"a. He played basketball, base
bali, football and track. He was
q right tackle in football, and
made all.conference.
The power plant hired Virgil
as an oiler about a day after he
arrived. Ken O'noel is d friend
of Virgil Hills as they both
come from Estacada.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Hardy Explorers
Laugh at Danger

On April II, John Cone, Wer.
ner Henschel and Al Nikolaus
took the first hike of the season
over the glacier TO the island.
They climbed up the glacier by
the powder ho lac and they had
to dig steps in the ice. A rope
$50 feet long was tied between
t I'm, SO that if one fell in a hole
t ,ey would all get pulled in. Al's
fsce got burned to q fragile by
lie glare of the sun on the ice,
and he had to sleep standing in
a corner for several nights.
His face was as red as a beet.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
"vic" Returns

Mr.. G. w. Vickory came back
on April 80 after q little over q
months vacation. He went to
Seattle to visit his family. He
said he had a good time.
Mr.. Vickory says that many
more people have spare tires
now, but that quite a few people
are out of jobs.
Deborah, one of Mr.. Vickery's
daughters, who left Blackburn
school in 1881, is teaching the
second grade in Shelton, Wash,
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Babe Does Well,
But Pat Nervous

Ever since baby Sharon Kay
Mccain came into the world on
Marh "a, father Pat McCann
has been a jumpy man. Every
time the robust infant exercises
its vibrant vocal cords, Pat is
on the verge of nervous collapse.
Between taking care of the baby
and Pat, Mrs. Mccain is pretty
busy.
Frieuds say that there just
isn't any need at all for Pats
worry, either. because Sharon
Kay is an extra fine specimen
Of babyhood.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Grace Back

Miss Grace Strandburg came
b. Ok from Cordova ON April IS,
after over q months absence.
She was nursing with Dr.. Young
most of the time. The last is
sue of the STAR got a little too
excited, and announced Miss
Strandburg's arrival before she
showed up.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
u MON Admits New
Members and Officers

Basil O'Neil is Recording Sec.
rotary for the local UM.S. w.
Union. and John Aeyser is the
Financial Secretary. Ben Cecil
has left, SO Al Dolan, the vice
president, has been acting pres.
'ident until new elections.
The officers report that the
union is going along fine. Five
new members we're ad mitted in
one week last month, and more
are usually admitted at each
meeting.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
. Gather For April
Sultrier Than Usual

The following facts on the
weather we're given to us by the
engineers of the mines:
The maximum weather for
April was So; the minimum,
49,. The mean temperature
was $3.50, 60 warmer than the
regular April average.
Prec pitation amounted to SO
ms witch is the normal aver
age. The snowfall amounted to
10 4 ms. The snowfall for the
winter is 1914 ins.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Grejf All Well

Greif, Paul WilheIm's dog.
was i'll during the last part of
April. Greif was i'll for many
days. Now he is fully recovered.
He was so ill that Paul almost
had to shoot him. Everyone in
camp was on nerves edge when
Greif was sick, because he is SO
we'll known and liked.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Joe Matloy Gone

Joe Mallov came in from the
Bremner about the middle of
April, and left for YaL ataga a
Week later. He walked in from
t re Bremner in two days, and
$ tagged around Mccarthy until
b left. He expects to survey
at Yakataga in the oil fields.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Dan Morris Back

Dan Morris came back from
l1aines on April o3d. He had
gone down about month be-
fore to see his father, who had
had a paralytic stroke. Dan re-
ports that his father has gone
Outside now for treatment.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Four New Workers
Land in Kennecott

On April 20 6 gorge o. Caesar,
Ralph Carlson. Chester CAM
horn and Tom Weldon came up
here to work. They were hired
in CordOva.
Weldon is from Honolulu, Cae
sar from Seattle, Carlson from
Minnesota. and Ganzhorn is from
Mentor, Mimi. They are good
pals and met in Juneau, where
they stayed for a time.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Mysterious Ursus

A black bear was seen up the
Erie trail by the mine engineers
Bill Tolnen and John Core. They
thought it might be Sam Sea,
gar's pet bear, just out of hiber.
nation, but weren't sure.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Mrs. RicheIson Back

Mrs. w. A. Richelsen came
back from Cordova on April Is.
She had been there since the
middle of February, and cam
back because Of warm weather
and improvement in health.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Tram Inspected

On April 90, Jack Morris went
down to Chitina on the speeder
to inspect the tram across the
Copper river. He came back
that night after finding it all
right. The tram is there to take
supplies to Mccarthy and Ken.
necott while the bridge is out.
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
oscar at Dan Greek

Oscar Watsjold came back
from Seattle on April 30. He
left on December l8 1887. He
went to Seward on his way to
Seattle.
Oscar went to high school in
Seward once. He is going to
work at Dan creek. LIN
The Kennecott star., 1938-05-19
Shows
May %


Timothy's Quest"
With Elizabeth Patterson, Ele.
more Whitney, Tom Keene.
ALSO
King of the Mardi Gras."
Yankee Doodle Rhapsody"
March of the Presidents"
May 20
FLORIDA Special"
With Jack Oakie and Sally
Eilers. ALSO
More Pep"
II Feel Like a Feather
in the Breeze.
News Reel
June 5
1.-THE Glass Key"
With Geo. Raft. Edw. Arnold,
Claire Dodd. ALSO
Shorty Goes South.
Parade of the Maestros.
June IL
"The Virginian."
With Gary Cooper, Walter
Huston, Rich Arlen. ALSO
Jungle Waters"
News Reel
All are Paramount pictures.
Evening star., 1938-05-24

which gave new life to the other
pieces. All of his designs show the
severely practical hand of the ex-
perienced cabinetmaker as well as
the originality of the fine designer.
X X X X
THERE were others in London at
the time who made their own
furniture as well as much Of the fur
niture designed by Sheraton. Thomas
Shearer was a fine cabinetmaker and
he also published book of his de-
signs, though it was never used as
extensively as Sheratons. There was
also the firm of Seddon, Sons g.
Shackleton. 1t would be just as rea-
sonable to have q Shearer style or q
Seddon style, but most of the others
made the mistake of failing to con-
slider posterity, and though Sheraton
was pitiful and unhappy during his
later years, he would have been graft
fed to observe his fame today.
Sheraton had one good friend.
almost the only one This was Adam
Black, who had helped him in the
printing house in preparing his book
for publication and later operated one
of the finest publishing houses in Eng
land, which still exists in Soho today.
In gratitude for his friendship and
assistance, Sheraton made a gift for
him in the form of a sideboard. SIM
pie in design, 1t has all the ear
marks of having been made by a
person who no longer had q bench
and equipment of his own. but bor-
rowed the tools and the workshop Of
another. It was not fashionable
piece at the time, for round-front side
boards were popular and this one was
straight. When ornament and decora-
ton was used on everything, this piece
has only a narrow inlay around the
top and small decoration in the cor
ners. The wood was the finest the
world could provide and the workman
ship exquisite, giving an idea of what
might have been created by this master
if he had stuck to his job and
executed lin the life" the things that
his brain conceived. So far as it is
known, this is the only piece Of furni-
ture ever made by Sheraton after he
came to London, and it remains in its
original place in Soho, q monument
to the fine art of the man.
METHODS of charging for chair
making in those days was quite
different. Listed in the price book"
was the cost for each separate joint,
nail, screw and bit of carving for
any piece of furniture. A good chair
maker could tell you in q moment or
two exactly the cost Of any article,
and they said he knew his book"
In this way the contract went to the
most proficient and the slow or in
efficient worker was penalized. Now
adays, under the trade union policy,
the best is leveled down to the worst
and there is neither reward nor other
incentive for efficiency.
Chippendale, the Brothers Adam,
Hepplewhite and Sheraton were the
great furniture names of the 18th
century. From them the cabinet
in the Colonies received both
designs and inspiration Sheraton's
later book, The Cabinetmakers' Die
tionary," was great force in the rise
to fame of Duncan Phyfe of New
York Under his skilled hands the
overdecorated Sheraton designs of the
English Empire style became the finest
of our own Federal era.
Evening star., 1938-05-24
Manners
of the
Moment

WHEN a girl gets new coiffure
wv she wants to be noticed. She
probably got it because she hoped it
would change her into an alluring
siren. And at least, she thinks, it
should have some slight effect on her
husband or her beau.
But, unless he is as rare as the
Neanderthal man, he'll probably not
notice that there's anything differ
ent about her appearance at all
She'll wait patiently for few min
utes and finally she'll say, How do
you like my hair this way?"
That's his cue He buries his face
in his paper, or starts looking at his
watch and says, Fine, fine" He
doesn't even look at her hair.
Naturally that burns a girl up.
should think man could understand
that. 1t seems simple enough. But
1t completely battles him when she
goes of in huff. He Is bewildered
and shakes his head over the mysteries
OF woman.
Tut, tut. May make a suggestion
to my gentlemen readers? All you
need do is to look at girls hair for
q second instead OF at the paper, when
you say 1t looks fine, fine" She'll
be perfectly satisfied.
Isn't that easy enough? :.
tcopyrisht. 1889
Evening star., 1938-05-24
Uptown Styles Full
Of Chic Surprises.

WITH the Saturday fashion lunch
cons almost over for the season.
it was an unexpected surprise to hnd
the one given last week so brimming
over with fresh ideas in summer
dresses for town and resort wear, with
snappy white hats of linen and felt
and smartly arranged coiffures, all
presented by three style-conscious
uptown shops.
Summer is particularly favorable
season for shops in the less crowded
districts where one may drop in in the
cool Of the evening and make an un-
hurried selection. and these same lit
tie shops are often blessed with excel
lent taste in the stock that they have
on hand
New for daytime was a white linen
like dress with embroidered banding
used to accent princess panel front
and to finish the short sleeves. White
bolero suits with gay printed seer
tucks gave movement to most Of the
white ensembles. A sleek and shining
chromium gray satin afternoon dress
with shirred BOSOM fullness was de-
cidedly different for the sophisticate.
For travel there was star-dotted
navy crepe with full-length cape.
Evening ensembles high-lighted
coifiures which showed the upward
trend, but not too extreme, with
tendency to becoming curls at the
neckline.
A long black summer silk evening
coat, a black net formal with beige
lace bodice. and q white silk jersey
with sculptured lines worn with a
thrse-quarter-length black fan-pleat-
ed silk cape were notable for summer
after dark gaiety.
Evening star., 1938-05-24
Punishment
For Class
Failure
Mistake to Deprive
Child of Field He
Is Succeeding In.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

<A3NOAA<O - = ASAs
CAROLINE'S report shocked her
parents. G was the highest mark
she had, and c is unsatisfactory.
That Is, G was the highest mark for
scholastic subjects, in "extramural
activity" she got A; in physical edu-
cation she got B plus.
Whats this extramural business?"
asked father, in q high rage.
I'm receptionist in the heads
office. I meet visitors and I help
them find what they want. or the
people they want, and answer the
telephone. All that kind Of thing"
mo wonder you get C's In arith-
metic and grammar and the rest.
Wasting your time doing errands. Let
the head do his own work. You at
tend to yours"
II do. That's 40 minutes Of extra
time I put in. I don't have to. I
like to do it,
"Yes. You like to DO what's none
of your business. Put that time on
your lessons and maybe you'll get
them done You can get high marks
in sports, too. Well, from now on you
do no more Office work, and you go to
no more games. You stay home and
study during those hours and see If
you can't get somewhere where you
belong. I don't see what they were
thinking about to let you 90 on this
way, wasting your time. There'l be
no more Of it, I can tell you"
Father meant we'll, but there were
some things he did not know, and
those were important matters that al
fected his daughters school success.
She was not q bookish girl. Lessons
were hard for her. It was not that
she neglected her work, but that she
could do no better in that work than
c. But she was making good in other
directions where her powers lay. She
was a pleasing presence. She could
welcome people; she could make them
feel at ease; she could attend to the
details of their business in the school,
and so help a great deal. All the ex-
periences she met with in this work
stimulated her intelligence and could
be counted on to strengthen her work
in every way.
The games and the sports she did
80 well in had q good effect on her
mind and body. They, too, would re-
fleet strength on her scholastic work
because they improved the quality Of
her intelligence, It Is Z mistake to
make the pupil, who fails in arith-
metic, do more arithmetic. The better
scheme Is to find work this. ne can
do well and let him do it in the hope
that such experiences will strengthen
him for other work.
When a child fails in scholastic
work don't take away the work he
succeeds in, even though 1t is not
found in the book. Success in any
one field is worthwhile. It is worthy
Of respect. To take away the child's
one chance of success Is to leave him
hopeless and helpless. It Is to take
away what strength he has.
Tho live teacher looks for some
work-no matter in what field it lies
that the failing child can succeed IN,
and helps him forward 1t In every
possible way. Success is . moral and
mental stimulus. It reflects power on
the intelligence. Welcome 1t and don't
take any part Of 1t from any child.
Use 1t.
(Copyrisht. 1889
Evening star., 1938-05-24

SVWA SollSltlls SuDSSiiPtloiAo w VAN
book. He must have travelled by foot
and stayed few days in any locality
that seemed interested. He arrived
In London with 522 subscriptions. The
first edition was published in 1871
under the title The Cabinet Maker
and Upholsterer's Drawing Book" and
1t is to this volume that we credit the
style that is known as Sheraton. Other
editions were published in 1893 and
1902.
Sheraton had hoped to win fame
and fortune in London but he could
not have chosen worse time for his
venture. He did not have pleasant
disposition which prevented him from
making either personal or political
friends who might help him, he in
sisted upon ranting his own political
views in both pulpit and press, and
planning great volumes which he
hoped to have published. But Eng
land was filled with refugees from
France who told lurid tales of the
revolution. and Napoleon's exploits
CduoC0 ddlly CASllSLlSIlt, 81 tlldl pCOplC
cared very little how they furnished
their homes. Chippendale had died
several years before, Hepplewhite and
the Adelphi were past the prime of
their careers, and feeling the depres-
sion themselves had no fat commits
sionS to offer for furniture designs.
So Sheraton was disappointed again
and again, and railing at all who
would not listen and agree with him,
SO he eked out a small living teaching
drawing and publishing his pamphlets.
He died in 1906 disappointed,
acrimonious and penniless old man.
When society again took an interest
IN fashions 1t was natural that it
should seek the designs of Thomas
Sheraton, as he offered the one and
only new idea. He made interesting
chairs with square backs, which, in
contrast to the curved. wheel, heart
and shield shapes of the other 18th
century makers, was new and differ
ent as we'll as pleasing and struc-
turally fine. Though his sideboards,
tables and wall pieces were on the
same general lines as those of Hepple-
white, the chairs we're a drawing card