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The Washington times., 1938-05-03
A Oman Killed on Day
That G-Men Are Fired

WHERE is story in this newspaper today that ought
to impress the budget chiefs and certain members
of Congress who have just committed folly in economy
The story relates how Oman William R. Ramsey died
this morning with bullet holes in him fired by his
outlaw foe He feled by bullets fired by Joe Early
wine ex-convct wanted for several bank robberies
The killing occurred at Danville, III.
This Oman shot down the very day that J.
Edgar Hoover was forced to drop half his men, close
His Death Marks ol1lces' olScon'lnue important IN
vestigations, curtail Others
An Anniversary In cutting, to the bone, the
appropriations for the countrys force Omen for the
next fiscal year and leaving unsupped deficiency of
nearly 100000 for the present fiscal year. Congress has
compelled this furough of oneha the agents and opera
tives of the F. B. l.
That Congress should have pracced its first and only
economy at the expense of the enemies of the underworld
is almost unbelievable.
AS an officer of the Government, J. Edgar Hoover
chief of the bureau cannot under the law take his
to the Congress or to the country.
But the people take the to Congress
What is this bureau which Congress in it's short
Rendered ImDotent sighted ignorance has rendered
almost impotent at savings of
BY Economy about half million dollars?
It is the bureau which in 1887 recovered in fines,
coveries of property ETC., the of SAL 37O.22
1t the bureau which in 1887 obtained convictions in
more than "a per cent of the cases investigated.
1t is the bureau which apprehended 1896 fugitives
from justice.
It is the bureau which wiped out the John Diinger
gang of So desperate criminals which has ended the
ntoerabe crmewave of the past decade and which has
brought sense of relief and security to crimetorn
people.
Congressmen-and they all up for reelection this
year-had better not ignore public opinion.
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sentfully, and while making q
mental note to cancel her sub
scription, she scanned the other
journals. These reporters also
had found nothing about Don
AIDS technique to set him above
the other children and again
he was not in the pictures
printed.
MRS. Erwin. now thoroughly
AVA angry, went through all
the papers again, very carefully,
reading each caption as she
turned the pages. And so she
came upon a three-column pic
ture which showed a policeman
carefully lowering small, weep
ing boy through the branches
of a large tree while firemen
stood below ready to bring the
scared little fellow back to land
again.
The picture was captioned:
''Donald's Up a Tree!" and be-
low it was explained that Mrs.
Ervin's adventurous boy had
climbed high into the branches
so high that on looking down
he h d become thoroughly
scared and had yelled for help.
Other little boys, less adven-
furious, who had remained on
the ground, had summoned the
rescue squads.
Quite evidently, Donald, up in
the tree, had made a VOW that
if ever he got his feet on the
ground again he would be a
good boy. today, tomorrow, and
always.
Copyright, 1898. Washington Times
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Your [. O..

How prejudiced are you?
Probably you consider yourself
a broadminded person with few
prejudices. It is sometimes very
startling to discover that we are
not as broadminded as we think
we are. One may BE- in disagree
ment with certain principles
and ideas but not show an &C
tive prejudice. The rate of ones
social intelligence is lowered by
too many prejudices. Check
yourself below.
l. Would you change your seat
rather than sit beside a man
or woman of another color?
Y N
2. Have you a prejudice against
any particular nationality
because of war experience,
customs, or painful expert
ence? Y N
3. Do you consider those whose
religion is not the Christian
religion heathenS? Y N
4. Have you ever condemned
or talked disparagingly of
any particular sect? Y N
S. Have you ever refused to
meet or shake hands with
any one because of a strong
prejudice? Y N
6. Have you ever refused to try
strange food or go to a place
where foreign dishes are
served? Y N
7. Do you show a prejudice to
divorce by your actions to
those who have been d.
vorced? Y N
8. Have you strong political
prejudices? Y N
9. Are you actively prejudiced
against labor or capitalism,
unions. communism or Big
Business? Y N
10. Check any Of the following
prejudiceS you m a y have:
-sma II towns; women
smoking; children; mod
ernistic art; certain foods:
Jazz; card gam S:
-blon d es; New York;
drinking.
ANSWERS on Page 2O)
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Labor Board Backs Water

HTNHE Supreme Court week ago yesterday remarked
l. that Government boards and commissions in their
dealings with citizens must observe the same rules of
D. H. fair play and hearing both-sides courts
A'oO'"o '''e observe.
wagner ACT This caused the National Labor Re-
lations Board established under the Wagner Act, to
to withdraw its recent and desist orders
against the Ford Motor Company and perhaps against
others, that the records in these cases could be
strengthened before the should reach the Supreme
Court. 1t looks like Labor Board admission that rules
of fair play might perhaps have been sheved while those
firms probed
It looks further like another argument for revision of
the Wagner Act That act conceived as law to help
labor organize The purpose and is good one.
But the act has been kicking up discomfort and protests
ever since it took effect AS we've often said before it
is lop-sdedly drawn, and needs to be righed Until it
works for employee and employer toward adjustment Of
their common difficulties, it cannot work WELL
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Eyes, it has helped me. A
good cry has relieved my feel
ings more than anything else.
BY a good cry I have gotten out
of my system the thing that was
worrying me. The majority of
women do cry when their feel
ings get the best of them and
feel better afterwards. Men
don't always understand this"
X 4
Miss Maxine Schwartz, 2811
Thirty-third st. S. E., nurse:
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Certainly. 1t unburdenS one
and often does one a great deal
of good. Nursing is hard work
and sometimes we are so ply
sically and mentally tired, and
also there is a certain extent of
suffering other peoples ills and
troubles that the endurance
point is reached, and so we
break down and have a good
cry"
X 4
Miss Rosa Lee Busby, Copley
Courts Apartment, Government
employe:
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Eyes. I'm talking from my
own experience. After all, one
can get so full of anxiety and
emotions about something that
it just spontaneously comes out
in a good cry. I've been told
that people who suffer sinus all
mentS often find themselves
greatly relieved after a good
cry"
+ \ 4
Miss Beatrice Sigal, 2811
Thirty-third st. S. E., nurse:
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car making that much noise, the
police would give him enough
tickets to paper his house. But
since the police ride free on the
buses, the transit company can
get by with anything.
So please, do what you can to
make the bus lines put their
chariots in order and let us have
a little peace and quiet.
INDIGNANT.
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Matter of Definition

Apropos the immigration issue
debated by a Descendant Of
Roger Williams" Correspondent
Urgh and others, the writer
would like to suggest it might
clarity the issue if the terms
used were more clearly defined.
The words Immigrant" and "im-
migration" it seems to us, are
given the very broadest mean
ing of which they are capable.
Would it not be more appropri-
ate when reference is made to
Rogers Williams and his people,
for example, to define and
classify them as settlers" or
pioneers"
Both those who came with the
Williamses, and also those who.
followed for quite a number Of
years thereafter, it would seem,
would be entitled to be referred
to as Fathers" of the nation,
just as Washington is referred
to so frequently. If not
Fathers" then at the very least,
as original settlers" or "pio-
neers"-the builders and develop
ers of a new nation.
1t would seem to this writer
there is quite a distinction be-
tween he who settles, pioneers,
or builds, and he who comes.
lives and makes his home as an
immigrant in a land which was
occupied by rowing savages but
in which has been established
law and order, and which has
been developed and made hab-
liable by others.
LOYAL AMERICAN"
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liked by Buses

AS a nerve-wracked resident
of Connecticut Avenue, I ap-
peal to you to grant us poor
mortals some relief.
The Capital Transit buses
speed along our street with mo-
tors backfiring in fashion that
reminds one of the Argonne in
1918, or Chicago when Capone
was in power.
. II an ordinary motorist had .
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F. D. RS Critics

President Roosevelt, being hui
man, has made lots of mistakes.
Nevertheless, let's cooperate
with him for our welfare and
happiness. Anybody can criti
cize adversely, but it takes real
thinking to produce helpful,
constructive criticism.
D
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q IL " AL 84Aslk S4k&*2''' A~AA@M
clination. W. A. y. DOuglaS
That sort Of outlook made re-
hearsals mighty difficult-but,
after all, what chance has a
boy against an ambitious. pa
tient, painstaking mother?
NAME the day Of the plays
" presentation-with Donald
as obstinate and mother as de-
termined as ever. Mr.. Erwin was
neutral-and hoped the best
man would win. He likened him.
self, in effect, to Bud Fishers
famous blind horse. Bud sold
the animal to Tad Dorgan. the
cartoonist, but neglected to men
ton his infirmity. Tad let the
horse loose in his fenced field
at BaySide, Long Island. 1t was
the first time the poor brute
had felt green turf under his
feet and the first time he was
without a guiding rein. He gal
Hoped to and fro over the field.
whamming into the fence every
now and again, bouncing off,
galloping some more-and then
another wham!
81 do believe said Tad to Bud
as the pair of them leaned on
the gate" that horse is blind?"
mo-" answered Bud, hes not
blind. He just don't give a
damn"
DONALD came home that eve
~ nlng and his mother thought
he seemed somewhat strained
and nervous. She asked him how
he felt and, to her surprise, he
told her he was worried over
the sort of performance he was
going to give. He let her know
that his dearest wish was so to
comport himself on the stage as
to be a credit to her and to his
father. And he apologized for
his conduct during rehearsalS.
A couple of times during this
remarkable interview Mrs. Erwin
wondered whether or not to sum-
mon the family physician-but,
mother like, she decided that
here, after all, was the real Don
aid, as perfect a boy as ever
came into the world.
The show was everything that
Mrs. Erwin could have wished
for in her fondeSt dreams. Don
aid fairly scintillated on the
stage. And there we're photog-
raphers and reporters present
from all the Washington news.
papers. Taken all in all, 1t was
a splendid evening, and even
Mr.. Erwin enthused over his
sons art.
Next day Mrs. Erwin naturally
hunted through her favorite
newspapers, The washington
Times and Herald, for pictures
and mention of Donald's per
Torrance. She found stories
but to her horror and surprise
her son was Jumped with the
rest of the youthful cast-and
he was not in the pictures. Re
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Entitled to "His Say"

I want to congratulate q.
Rome whose letter appeared in
your column. His rebuke to
Clark Shultz was timely and
fearless, but his display Of
apparent ignorance Of interna-
tional affairs was all but re-
freshing.
Shultz's place on British prop
uganda did smell a little like
the backwash Of the Rhine, but
it also contained too many
facts concerning our English
speaking neighbor to be judged
'Nazi poison propaganda" as
G. Rome refers to it.
No, G.. Rome, I do not believe
you could debate with Shultz on
the subject, but like Mrs. Nc
Lean you are entitled to your
Say" If it gives you any relief
from your delirium.
2 TNHT ISu
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ooh Say, Can You See?"


think it would be as well to
let "The Star-Spangled Banner"
stay unchanged, though Vincent
Lopez and some of his associates
want to simplify it. It is true
that several parts of this tune
are very hard to sing, but I don't
think changing them would
make the song more popular.
In any large gathering some
would sing the new version,
while others would hold Loyalty
to the old, and the result would
be nothing but discord.
H. A, H,
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What's Doing in Mexico?


had nothing to do with President Cardenas expropra
Mexican Civil ion 81 z1nleioan' Dil' nH anu
War on the Way? though he endorses it HEARTILY
Comrade Trotskys letter nothing either way.
One of his as we'll as Comrade Stains cardinal prin-
cples that radicals should lie whenever they gain
by lying
We have suspicion that Mexico is approaching some
sort of bowup. We base this suspicion yesterdays
story of big parade in Mexico City, thrown Sun
day by army which Cardenas has put together
from the working classes Cardenas ntmates that this
army which didn't march with guns take care
of the regular army if the regulars get fresh.
1t becomes clearer and clearer that Cardenas did
himself good by grabbing those oil properties mat
ter whether he or Trotsky thought up the grab
n1: ~, Latest advces are that Mexican
oil production has dropped 1870,
marked FIOpS while oil exports have dropped 900,
with thousands of oil workers out of work.
1t easy to why. If Mr.. Cardenas expected those
appropriated oil companies to buy their oil back from
him. he naive If he expected cooperation from the
United States, England Holland in selling the oil to
imperialist Japan Fascist Italy Germany, he
naiver still. And if he thought the cutting off of Mex
lean oil would hurt American or British oil companies,
he just didn't know the figures world oil production
and consumption. All he did to us dirty Gringos for
pettors 900 off the market
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"Of course. A good cry re-
lieves nervous tension. 1t is
common for women to give way
to their emotions by crying, but
it is better to cry than to be
pent up with anxiety. After a
good cry many women have a
saner outlook on things"
X \ X
Matt Walker, 1927 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W., must
clan:
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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

THE QUESTION
Do you believe a good cry
often does lot of good?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Margaret Reed, Lee
Boulevard, Falls Church, Va,
cashier:
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pictures when she gets q few
years older?
Sterne declared: 1.-THE desire
Of knowledge, like the thirst Of
riches, increases ever with the
acquisition of it," An adde's
cent child, after seeing such pic.
lures, is lured into finding out
just how such things come
about. The result is horrifying
to these So-called moderns who
believe in printing such pic
lures and placing them before
the public.
A country progresses Just so
long as it stays morally on the
right track. Such pictures in
a popular magazine cannot keep
it so.
ANOTHER READER"
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ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

THE nnermost thoughts of small boys-whenever they
be brought to the surface-have always delighted
So warmed to charming story told by Everett Watkins
of the Indianapolis STAR concerning Donald the small Of
Morris Erwin Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District Of Columbia since
January I, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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The Ervins live in Spring Val
ley, which boasts a community
playhouse. Mrs. Erwin, under the
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VOICE OF THE. PEOPLE

should limited 200 words Names addresses Of
the writers will be omitted
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guests and was told that if a word
of it appeared in print she would
be sued?
Could it be true that a certain
well-knOwn Washington lady told
Senator "Jim Ham" Lewis a funny
anecdote about gentleman losing
his "toupee," and remained very sur
priSed when she noticed he wasn't
thinking it was a bit funny?
Could it be true that a certain Sena-
tor from Ohio realized at a formal
dinner that, besides eating his ice
cream, he was eating, billy-goat fash
ion, the paper dolly, too?
Could it be true that when the poor,
bewildered priest who had asked
Mariana Zuberbuhler if he was cap
able of taking care of his bride, Mar
got Garrett, got the answer from the
Argentine diplomat: Il link so, /
have already taken care of seven
women in my life p and only later on
found out that Mariana meant his
seven sisters?
Could it be true that when a "wor-
shipper of the rich' heard Mrs. Will
liam Doeller casually express a wish
to know the recipe for green tomato
pickle she telephoned over the whole
of Warrenton in a frantic effort to
discover who knew how it was made?
She wanted to be able to render the
homage of green tomato pickle to
Queen Lou Doeller Could it be
true that tittering spinster at the
North Wales Club inquired of New
York stock broker and Warrenton
resident, 81 am so glad to see you,
and who is that painted old drag on
just behind YOU" Without batting
an eye quoth he "She is my mother
in-law. | insist that you meet her."
Could it be true that pretty Mrs.
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.ra Hutton's

ment Railways, the whole thing is
very coy en- famille When
Thomas and Helene are free, we hear,
they will tie the knot for another
try at the marriage game ;. Could
1t be true that Howard Hughes
finally had that date with Martha
Stephenson, New York society belle,
that he called up to arrange couple
of days before he left on his world
circuit? To Martha's mother. who
said she wasn't yet back from New
York, he said casually: ooh, that's
all right. | am going away myself
for three or four days, and I'll call
her when | come back p Could
it be true that Alexander Troya
novsky, Soviet Ambassador to the
United States, when called back to
Russia expressed the fear that he
wouldn't come back and that his
young son, Oleg, had to remain in
Russia to Finish his education" any
way?
Could it be true that Mrs. "Nick"
Longworth once was caught by her
hostess phoning to a Baltimore paper
choice bits of gossip about the other
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William polly Buchanan) Stokes
will receive visit from the stork the
second month of 1899?
We have finally identified the
sculptured figures shown dining and
dancing in a miniature reproduction
of the Shoreham's Terrace . . They
were nodded by the artist, Ruth
Bigelow Deggs The girls are
Eleanor Meem and Evalyn Mclean
The gentlemen, though one of
them still remains a mystery, are
John Hamilton, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, and
long absent young Count Charles van
der Straten-Ponthoz.
Manuel Trucco and John Galliher
have issued telephone invitations for
a wild party to be held at their little
newly rented apartment on Thursday
night -. We made a terrible mistake
the other day when we stated that
Eleanor Meem, Ruth Dove and Dolly
Corbin were the only girls left in
town =. We forgot those two extra
popular femmes, Eleanor Flood and
Mary Wilson -. Eleanor Flood, any,
way Ito show we were not so terribly
wrong), will sail with her attractive
mother, Mrs. Henry De La War
Flood, for Italy at the end of the
month The youngsters of D. C.
can still have some fun .. There is
always the Chevy Chase Club with
plenty of good swing on Saturday
nights Heigh-Ho is still going
strong :. Barnee and boys are hot
swingers at the Shoreham :. Then,
if you want to drive down country,
the Warrenton Country Club will
furnish a swing session and drinks on
Saturday night, the Both E. But if
you really want to know what the
elite do, come with us to Newport,
R. l., for a while! We're off!l
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Naval Operations and Mrs. Will
liam Leahy, the Commandant
of the Marine Corps and Mrs.
Thomas Holcomb, the Minister
Counselor of Cuba, Senior DR..
Jose Baron; Mr.. William S. Cul-
bertSon, Baron Paul Schell, the
Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Monroe John
son, the Counselor of the
Chilean Embassy, Senior Don
Sergio Huneeus; DR.. and Mrs. P.
S. Constantinople, Mrs. Morris
Evans, Miss Meta Evans, Major
and Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald,
Admiral and Mrs. Mark Bristol
and the Secretary of the Lat
Wan Legation, Mr.. Rudolf
Smits.
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Lilies on Altar

The catafalque was covered
with the Rumanian flag and on
1t were placed sprays of deep red
and yellow gladioli. At the base
was lavender buddleia. Easter
lilies adorned the altar and
white gladioli formed many of
the wreathS which had been
sent.
The Charge d'AffaireS of Ger
many, Herr Hans Thomson, was
present as were the Ambassador
of France, Count Rene de Saint
Quentin, who was accompanied
by the Counselor of his embassy,
Mr.. Jacques Truelle; the Charge
d'Affaires of Brazil, Mr.. Joa-
quinn de Souza Leao; the Min
lister of Sweden, Mr.. Wollmar
Bostrom. the Minister of Den
mark and Nine. Wadsted, the
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Thonnpsons
ReturnHere

Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Thomp-
son have returned from a visit
in Ottawa, Canda, with their
son-in-law and daughter. the
Charge a'Affaires of the United
States Legation and Mrs. John
Farr Simmons.
During their stay Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson were entertained
at dinner by the Rt. Hon. Mac
kenzie King, prime minister of
Canada, at his summer home,
Kingsmere.
The Consul General of Po-
land and Nine. PaWlika also en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son at Chateau Laurier.
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En- Route West

Iieutenant-C Commander and
Mrs. Emmett P. Forrestel and
their baby have arrived from
Rome, Italy, where Lieutenant
Commander ForreStel was as
Sistant Naval Attache at the
American Embassy, and are at
the Shoreham for a few days.
They will go from here to Cali
fornia where Lieutenant Com
mander Forrestel will be in COM
mand of the U. S. destroyer
Cushing.
Nine. Cantcacuzene Grant
has arrived in New York city
and is staying at the Hotel
Sherry Netherland.
X 4 X
Col. and Mrs. r. L. Eichel-
berger, of Washington, are at
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in New
York city.
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At Oak Rise

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Elmer
Murphy have as their guests at
their cottage Oak Rise" in
Mountain Park Lake, Md, their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Cramer, jr.,
of st. Louis.
Mrs. William B. Rayner, who
makes her home at Wardman
Park Hotel, has visiting her
there, her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Rayner,
of Palm Beach, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Reynolds,
of Chicago, have arrived and will
be at the Carlton for short time
while in Washington.
x x x
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Wright,
of Montclair, N. j., are at the
Shoreham for a few days and
will visit ip Baltimore before re-
turning to their home.
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Attend Opening

The italian Ambassador, Sig
nor Fulvio de Suvich, was among
those attending the opening per-
Torrance at Stephen E. Coch-
rams New Olney Theater last
evening.
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins
was in the audience accompany
ing Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Cas-
well and Mr.. Marshall Orme
ExnicioS. Others seen we're
Mrs. Katharyn Fuqua, and her
daughter, Miss Katharyn Fuqua
ELISA Landi, the star of THE
Lady Has a Heart" had written
her name, prior to the per-
Torrance, on the trunk of the
huge tree around which the en-
trance to the theater is built.
X x x
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Webster,
of Far RockaWay, Long Island,
who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph A. Lee at Wardman
Park Hotel, have returned to
their home.