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The Washington times., 1938-12-22
He Hopes to See:

Should we grasp the ram by
the other horn, peace on Earth
Good Will Toward Man." as
laid down by Jesus Christ, of
course, would hardly resolve it.
self into War in Heaven, ILL
will added"
This Christmas is too young
to see the birth of such prop
oSitions, as:
l. Washington, D. C. in the
National League as well as the
American, the National League
games in the new jefferson
Memorial Stadium. Also, New
Orleans in both major leagues,
San Francisco in American, Los
Angeles in National, night major
league games to give the work
ing girl a chance to attend.
2. New Deal in engineering,
because the past regime failed
to (a) build a bridge across
Bering Straits, (b) a connect
ing railroad line between Alaska
and Seattle (c) q bridge from
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Your |. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each question.
/. Governor Lehman declared
a bank holiday before President
Roosevelt did. True. False.
2. At an Arbor Day in 1891
the rose was selected as the
New York State flower by vote
of (a) its voting citizens, (b)
school children, Co legislature.
3. The term of the governor
of New York State is (a) two
years. (b) three years. (c) four
years.
4. The New York State gov
ernor's salary is one-third of
that of the President of the
United States. True. False.
S. F. D. Roosevelt resigned as
a member of the New York SEN
ate. True. False.
s. Lotteries flourished in the
United States until 1890. True.
False.
7. Bronx county was named
after Jonas Bronck, settler.
True. False.
8. In 1925, what did Gomez
call the Hudson River?
9. The Long Island Indians
were once massacred by the
whites. True. False.
10. The great seal of the State
is in the custody of (a) gov
ernor, % secretary of State,
(c) attorney general.
ANSWERS ON Page Az
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ROllin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

NOTO the Clown into the offices of the Pahe Pic
l. ture Company in New York spring day of 1916
and asked to Charles Pahe the head of the
had just returned from France and acting Mr. Pathe
secretary AS the French movie mOgul could talk
word of English told to receive the visitor.
Toto, whose real Armando Novello was at
that time drawing capacity audiences in of American
panomime at the Hppodrome. The crowds which howled
at his silent antics made up largely of chdren-and
for that Mr. Pahe shook his head in negaton of
Totos expected request that he be put making
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eyes bowed t.
me. He kept
on gracefully
b e n d in g in
ne motion
u n t i l h e
folded up on
the floor, as
G. Sc to It
and as flat as
you could get
a pancake.
Il k n O W
you're funny,
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make two-reel come lies for us
under the supervision of Hal
Roach, then making short fun
nies with Harold Lloyd. I spent
quite a lot of time with Toto
before he went out to Holly
wood and got to know him very
well. Money meant nothing to
him-but his art was every
thing. And that art, he consid-
cred, had been given him solely
to please little children. He
wanted to be the spirit that kept
going through the picture, the
element that switched a tear to
a laugh-and vice versa.
0 FAIRY tales" he told me,
those are the vehicles.
There are so many of them that
should be brought to life on the
screen. There's Snow White
and Rumpelstiltzkin, Cinderella,
The Little Match Girl, The Tin
Soldiers-all beautiful stories"
He told me. long afterward,
that he went over these ideas
with Roach-but the producer
showed him into slapstick.
There's been a lot of water
passed under the bridge since
then, and I don't want to be hard
on my old friend, Hal. But I
think he had his mind only on
making Harold Lloyd into the
star he became at last-and that
he resented Toto as a visionary
without the proper comedy sense
of that day. At any rate, the
little clown was a flop and went
back to stage work.
I saw his name billed incon.
Spicuously in a Detroit theater
a couple of years ago and
dropped bacRstage to talk to
him. He was practically blind
and the doctors had told him
his only chance of recovery was
to lay off work for at least a
year.
Il cannot do it," he said to
me as he applied to his lashes
the very paint which the physi-
clans had told him was blind
ing him but which made him
so very funny to children. "The
clown business is not so good
these days."
I WENT out front and watched
the well-remembered routine.
His tiny automobile, his dog,
his suitcase, his floppy clothes,
his eerie, enticing silence. There
were plenty of children present
and they laughed heartily. AS
for myself, I didn't feel like
laughing.
When I got back to the dress
ing room he was taking off the
paint.
II used to leave it on between
shows" he explained, but the
doctors tell me my eyes will
last longer if I don't let it dry"
He turned his head to where
was sitting.
"The children" he said, "did
you hear them laugh? Poor old
Toto still pleases the kiddies,
doesn't hep"
Toto died a week ago.
Copyright, 1888. by the Washington
Rerald-Times)
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manager:

think the modern girl is well be-
haved. Girls in the past made
just as many mistakes as the
girls of today, even though they
did not appear to be as forward.
Women are taking positions
that in the past were filled by
men, therefore, in business they
act with as much forwardnesS
as men to hold their own"
X Il X
Mrs. Virgie Parker, 1900 block
North Columbus ST., Arlington,
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Vect1EIQN1It1eA o.
People
By Frank Romer
WILLIAM COWPER

WILLIAM COWPER
DRAMATICALLY bent on
suicide, yet fIinchine
from the step each time,
the poet CowPer tried
four ways-and failed in
each. He turned from
poison, drowning, and
stabbine, then hung him
self by a garter that broke.
He finally allowed himself
to be dissuaded after six
teen months S faithful
nursing by a woman he
insisted hated him!
Ct. N. Reg. q. S. Pat. oft.) Sss
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there. Today there is a changed
outlook on life. The young
women are now out in the world
making their own living, forced
to do so because of economic
conditions. They must be for
ward to meet competition"
X 4
Thomas Harris, 31O0 block Mt.
Pleasant st. N. W., fountaineer:
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rights and make their demands,
but I don't consider them TOO
forward. I think girls are
much more advanced today
than they were even five years
ago. A generation from now we
will appear slow and old-fash-
ioned to our children"
X X 4
Miss Betty Greene, 2800 block
Douglas St. N. E., secretary:
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don't think the majority of girls
go beyond propriety. I admire
modern girls for being genuine
and frank and in the open with
their ideas. Underneath it all,
modern girls are pretty much
the same as their mothers
were"
X X
Jack Wolf, 1400 block Tuck
erman st. N. w., liquor sales
man:
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accounting firm in New York city.
1t happens that Price, Waterhouse
has audited the books of The News
for number of years past, and has
been engaged to audit them again for
this year.
We think it most unlikely that the
fact that Price. Waterhouse audited
McKesson & Robbins books for the
late Mr.. Coster-Musica meant that
there were any Irregularities in the
Price, Waterhouse firm or on the part
of any of its members or employees.
Hnmo1,or r,n hnlin,-n 4ho .,.,Ll:
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
the writers will be omited

upper mouth Of Hudson Bay
to Greenland, I'D dredge and
widen entire length of Rio
Grande for ocean vessels, (e) q
canal across upper neck Of
Florida, CD prolong Hudson
River to st. Lawrence River.
3. Give the public television
same as radio, without increase
in rates.
CAPT. GEO. w. BOOTH, U. s. A..
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few cheaper themselves because
all they try to do is attract
men, but the majority are girls
of good character who are fun
loving in a nice way. l believe
the woman with a good busi-
ness head is better off today
than the shy, clinging vine"
x y
George William WhaIer, 1900
block Euclid st. N. w., night
manooar.
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Yes and No

Thanks, Mrs. M. E. O'Connell,
for your Voice letter. / GER
tainly agree with you.
Incidentally, Mr.. Editor, your
editorial of December 8, actually
stinks. If Americans were able
to they would consume this sur
plus you are suggesting to sell
to immigrants. Your editorial
is easily apalyzed.
EXASPERATED.
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TWO TOpn0tchers

Well, personally, I back Duke
to beat the Southern California
Trojans in the Rose Bowl game.
The Irish of Notre Dame,
though, are the No. / team Of
the country. r. AS.
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ct o day, women
must be forward to
get any place. Girls
find that if they do
not push themselves
forward they will
be left behind. If
they are in busi-
ness they m US t
take up for their
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Too International?

Your Times column is great,
but why all the bellyaching by
the contributors? Some of them
would moan if they had IL
loaves Of bread under each arm.
Why don't they forget foreign
affairs and think of home q
little?
JUST A. CROUCH.
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Gates Up, Says J. B.

1t is really very stupid Of you,
Times, to suggest that we open
the gates and let in a lot more
foreigners, with 10000, 900 peo.
pie out of work here. j. B. c.
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mo. I think mod
ern girls are clever.
Most girls, after
completing school,
must go out to
work. They must
be forward and ex-
ercise initiative to
get what they want
in business, but I
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

va, IOunCa1lceT.
"B e i ng forward
does not hurt the
modern girl. TAX
ing everything into
consideration they
are not any worse
than girls in the
past. Years a g o
the women sat at
home and stayed
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

don't believe girls now are
much different than girls Of 20
years ago. They Just have more
opportunities. Everything is
moving faster and most girlS
are not out Of bounds at all"
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

"No, I wouldn't
say so. OF course,
girls are bolder
than their mothers
were, but they are
forced to be that
way to keep in tune
with modern trends
and times. They
can't avoid it. A
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

"No. Girls could
be much more for
ward than they
are. Only about five
girls out Of every
hundred speak their
minds. I venture to
say. The men still
have to do most of
the figuring, I
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

Here's a good motto for the
United States to bear in mind:
In case Of war, run, don't walk,
to the nearest exit" j. N.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

ia S y I n e
young women to-
day are pre- t ty
smart, because they
get W h at they
want. They use
their own judgment
and most Of them
are pretty indie
penden mt. But I
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
"Need Spanking"

Will the United States join
the other democracies of the
Old World in case the present
crisis leads to war? Are our
ideals worth laying down our
lives for?
Germany's present regime is
not supported by the older ele-
ment Of her population. Her
strength comes from her young
pagan-inoculated soldiers born
since the World War and in
fused with a revenge complex.
No regime can stand the test
Of time that is not founded upon
respect for individual rights
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
What About Price,
WaterhOuse & CO.?

TTHE accounting firm of Price, Waterhouse & Co. has
Il long enjoyed high standing that of any
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
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., 1938-12-22
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times IN
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you consider the young
women of today too forward?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Pat Kenney, first block
Decatur St., Cottage City, Md,
stenographer:
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Should Start Young

The writer attended school
with the Mexicans about As
years ago and obtained the fun
damentals Of Spanish.
American students to &C.
quire proficiency should take it
up in the grammar school age
thereby acquiring the proper
accents, infection and idioms.
Castilian is spoken in Mexico,
Central and South America, ex-
elusive of Brazil, where the Ian
guage is Portuguese.
Strange as it may seem, three
distinct languages are spoken in
Spain, each of which is entirely
foreign to the other. The Basque
language of northern Spain; the
Catalonian tongue Of the pro-
Vinces of eastern Spain, and the
CaStilian Of southern Spain.
For all practical purposes,
CaStilian is the language for
the North American child stu
dent in schools and must be used
constantly thereafter, otherwise
1t is or no practical value.
If all our children in North
American gram mar schools
started today to study Castilian
and followed it up by reading
the leading daily South Ameri-
can newspaper, by the time they
are old enough to be travelling
statesmen, they may have Suf-
ficient command of the Ian
guage to sell enough goods to
defray the expense of a tourist
trip.
Your ideas are good. Better
late than never. But I am sorry
to say Europe has just so years
head start in South America,
in Castilian and business rela-
tions. AUG. G. LIEBMANN.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

shoud know the whole story OF the Price, WaterhouSe
dealings with Musica The story should be told so that
the public may know whether there are any dangerous
loophoes in accounting practiced by accountants
and regulated by law
We don't know enough about accounting answer that
question. 1t may turn that it is undesirable for big
business executives to be able hire their own account
ants to check up them, matter how honest the ac
countans may be- Perhaps need some public agency
similar to the SEC to supervise the whole accounting
business.
We don't know But we're doing best to get the full
story of the Price, Waterhouse connection with Musica
THE LOCAL COMMUNISTS
and their 'felow travellers" are very happy over the
Musca explosion. They somewhat as follows This
proves that the capitalist system rotten Therefore,
1.. let us adopt Communism, which is the
OO"'"'"''oO alternative to capitalism. Let us make
"ReasOnin0" Earl Browder President by ballot or by
bullet, and let Mr.. Browder's OGPU
shoot Mr. Roosevelt and his family and everybody else
who has 5000.
There couple of gaps in this reasoning we think
For can't how the Musca mixup proves
that capitalism is rotten Musca caught in previous
attempts to trick captalistc law serving time for one of
these and avoiding prison for the other only by turning
States evidence In the McKesson Robbins matter the
law about to close in him again. it so hot
his heels that he chose to commit suicide rather than
face the law That doesn't argue any weak
in the laws that brace capitalist society," quite
the contrary.
Nor is Communism the only alternative to capitalism
There several alternatives to capitalism glance
at the globe will show Nor does Communism once estab-
lshed, infaliby endure There several countries
which had taste of Communism just after the war; and
which spat it out of their mouths.
There also alternatives to Communism, which the
comrades believe to be the inevitable SYSTEM The Scan-
navan countries have worked out various combinations
of capitalism and Socialism successfully that the Com
muns party in those countries is microscopic in SIZE
There have been other which showed weaknesses
in American capitalism far forcbly than does the
Musca case. The insult of these-a
Capitalism wnolo countrvside Strictv Within the
lent Porfocf law And there were the cases of the
hip hankers-Wiooin Mitchell and
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

When I went into the room
the funny little olond.haired
man with the peculiar, fixed
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Capitalism
Isn't Perfect

to some extent Morgan with his "preferred list
AS soon these holes were discovered, steps were
taken to plug them up steps to strengthen and improve
the capitalist system within the framework of that sys
TEN. Capitalism isn't perfect yet by long shot. But
still think that this country has the best system yet
developed in the world with this possible exception that
may be able to learn few things about regulating
human greed and promoting human endeavor from the
Swedes, the Norwegians and the Danes.
To u.s. the Musica case, like the Insu Wiggn Mitchell
and Morgan affairs is chiefly another illustration of the
soundness of the old saying, Make haste slowly Real
improvements in any system about, we believe,
gradually and by trial and error not by the exharatng
overturns and for which the Communists
yearn.
And if there is perfect government we're afraid
it will be damnaby dull government to live under.
CFromt the New ork lily News)
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Peace Slogan

X y X
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of financial Napoleon wrecking a
whole countryside, strictly within the
law. And there were the cases of the
big bankers-Wiggin, Mitchell, and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-14
]. H. BR|DGERS NEW
DISTRICT BAR HEAD
Named at Meeting Monday
in Windsor, Attended
by II From County

j. H. Bridgers, dean of the Hender-
son bar, was elected president for
the coming year of the third judicial
district bar association at the annual
meeting held Monday afternoon at
Windsor. He succeeds Alex Norfleet,
of Jackson, Northampton county, who
presided at the meeting Tuesday,
which was a luncheon affair at the
Windsor hotel
B. H. Perry, of Henderson, repre-
sentative of the district as counsellor
in the State association, still has time
left of his term to serve, and was not
up for reelection. He made a report
to the meeting on the activities of
the group, which handles complaints
of unethical conduct of lawyers in the
State.
Judge w. A. Devin, of Oxford, asso-
ciate justice of the State Supreme
Court, was the principal speaker at
the meeting, discussing the behind
the-scenes" operations of the Supreme
Court.
Julius Banzet, of Warrenton, was
reelected secretary-areasury of the
district association.
1t was decided the next meeting
would be held as guests of the Hert-
ford county bar, probably at Ahoskie.
and likely in June next year.
Henderson attorneys attending the
meeting were: j. H. Bridgers, B. H
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-14

county is like unto a dictatorship
rather than democracy, l susmit
that we are only administering a Fed
eral law enacted by Congress and ap-
proved by the President on February
Is, 1888, and approved by the pro-
ducers themselves in a referendum or
March u, known as the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1885, The act itself
specifies that the Extension Service
shall be utilized in administering the
act, and that the county agent shall
be an ex officio member of the county
committee without the power of a
vote. Committeeman are elected an
nually by the members of the Agri-
cultural Conservation Association
from among themselves. These cleo
tons have been held each yaar strict
ly according to regulations No die
tatorial attitude has been imposed or
assumed in the administration of the
act or regulatory amendments either
by the committeeman or the county
agent. At the same time we have not
and cannot-accede to the many de-
mands that are pressed upon us daily
to depart from the regulations as laid
down by the act and thus violate the
law of the land in an effort to appease
the wrath of those who are of neces-
sity being restrained in their produc-
ton efforts by the operation of the
law"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-14
Cadet Chavasse in
Graduating Glass
From West Point

Cadet Nicholas H. Chavasse, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Chavasse, this city,
was member of the graduating class
at the United States Military Academy
at West Point today
In the four years at school there,
he won distinction in academies,
dramatics, and athletics. He played
football, and belonged to Perturbation,
five sports event including riding,
swimming, shooting, track, and fenc-
ing, for which two men from each
company were chosen Cadet Chavasse
won highest honors in fencing, and
represented West Point in the inter-
collegiate fencing games held in New
York last year. He was prevented
from playing this year on account of
sickness.
Lieut.. Chavasse will be at home for
the summer and will go to Randolph
Field, Texas, in September.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-14

prescribed by the secretary of agri
culture set up recommended usual ac-
reage for Vance county producers and
the county agent submitted these TO
the State allotment committee on
April 4, 1888, and made a determined
plea for this amount for the county
as follows:
For Glass A and B
For Class c. farms 49,. 1868 acres
1otal .......... 15,314.1 acres
1.-THE original acreage allowed bv
the State committee was 14,4OO, and
1t was necessary for the committee
men to reduce their recommended
usual acreages accordingly Mean
while, group of prominent farmers
and business men appointed as a re-
suit of mass meeting held in Hen
derson met before the State allotment
committee for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not Vance county
had Jared as we'll as other counties
in the distribution of the allotments
and to get additional acreage for the
county if possible. The county agent
attended this meeting on invitation of
the chairman of this committee and
cooperated in this endeavor to get
more tobacco acreage for the county
While no official report has been
made that I know of on the result of
this meeting, it is generally known
that no additional acreage was grant
ed the county at this time. However,
from time to time upon receipt OF
producers complaints the committee
men recommended upward adjust
ments Of their allotments and they.
together with the county agent went
to Raleigh and appeared before the
State allotment committee in an eff
fort to get the adjustments approved,
Seven such trips were made and ap-
prevails have been secured for upward
adjustments which have brought the
county's usual or base acreage up 10
Ats acres for Class A and B farms
and $50 base acres for Class c. FARMS
making total of 1882 usual or base
acres for the county as against H.
AGO base acres allotted to the county
under the 1887 Agricultural Conserva
ton Program.
"(e) To the charge that as run to-
day the county agents office in this