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The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Weasel Words

CERTAIN well-fed members of the Board OF Edu-
y cation made sorry spectacle Of themselves when
they refused to make formal request for deficiency
appropriation with which to continue feeding hot
lunches to hungry school children.
The board doubted the propriety of making the
formal request to the District Commissioners because
hunger among school children not be regarded
as an educational problem within its jurisdiction
So the board resorted to the silly sham of merely
advising the Commissioners that funds will be
available to carry the hotlunch
N0 r""uS project after next Wednesday and
After Jan. 20 suggesting that they "take such
steps as they may deem necessary to meet the emer-
gency.
Weasel words!
The board members can earn the admiration OF
District citizens if they stop splitting hairs and quO-
bling over narrow egalistc interpretations and start
utilizing every at their command TO insure
continuance of the lunch project.
The myth that feeding hungry school children IS
an "extracurricular'' activity thoroughly ex-
ploded when the lunch program was naugurated IN
1882 over the stubborn opposition of certain school
officials.
Since then the need for the program has been
thoroughly demonstrated. Thanks to the untlrlng
work of Mrs. John Boyle, jr, as
0,ZOO rUpHS head Of the Citizens Committee Tor
NOW he"9 &c" Feeding Hungry Scnool OnAuleH'
and the generosity of citizens who responded to her
Meas for contributions, 5000 youngsters are now
being fed. l.,
Unfortunately, contributions have begun to lag
Obviously. the school lunch program is public
project which should not be made to depend upon Prl
vate charity.
Commissi ioner Hazen says the Board of Commls-
sioners will consider the ''advice'' Of the Board OF
Fducation tomorrow BUT my personal feeling IS
that we should not ask Congress for deficiency ap-
propriaton without a specific recommendation from
the Board of Education to that effect"
1t is high time the Board of Education and the Com
missoners showed they understand the realities OF an
emergency. They should meet in emergency sessions
until they agree on definite program to meet the
crisis facing Washington's hungry school children
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Two Steps Toward State
Socialism

rvore taken in this country day before yesterday.
One was the answer of David Lilienthal, IVA dl-
reotor TO the offer of President Wendell l.. Wllkle
Of Commonwealth and Southern Corp to sell this
power holding company's Tennessee
A'''e''''"' Valley properties to the Government.
To WiLIkie Svmpathzing as we do with the Gov
ernment side in this particular dispute, we thought
Tilipnthals answer was we'll considered and dlspas-
sionate and substantial His IN effect was that
the Government might think about taking up Wilkes
offer but would pay only fair price for actual power
producing properties, not for water and wind I'M
prisoned in stock certificates.
That seems fair enough to us. If the Government
should make the buy it would increase Twas power
distribution at cosplus to people living in the Tennes
SEQ River area, while many of Commonwealth and
Southerns stockholders would be out of future divi
dends.
Most of the stock like most stock in most holding
companies is probably held in this part of the coun-
trv where such wealth is concentrated, and not in
the Tennessee River country.
The other step toward State Socialism was the
startling proposal by Governor George H. Earle of
PENNSYLVANIA that the Government buy the Eastern
Eu,1o ~ Pennsylvania hard coal fields and lease
them to private operators. The Gov
OncIe sam ernment would regulate the private
operators production and sales.
That would be unquestonably piece of State So
cialsm. But is there any way out besides that? Oil
and electricity both cleaner and better fuels cut
ting deeper and deeper into coal.
Results blighted, poverty stricken coal areas;
overproduction of coal; cutthroat competition in sell
ing coal; spreading coal operator bankruptcy; the
approach of chaos in the coal industry
It begins to look as if only the Government re-
store order and insure reasonable employment and
profits to as many people as the coal industry
support in decent STYLE subsidzing the rest until they
can find other trades and perhaps other homes.
If this seems radical remedy, we should remember
that Great Britain is doing this very thing with
its coal fields-Britain, which many of like to
think of as more conservative than the United States
--Frona ne e
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put in a special charge for ser.
vice If the Minimum wage
board decides that a decent
wage is to be paid the girls.
Tips are now said by the en-
ployers to bridge the gap
between the starvation pittance
they pay the girls and what
they should make.
This is utter rot. There is
no reason to put on any more
charges. Some of these places
would probably have to pay $40
to $50 a week more to bring
the salaries of their scant forces
of mattresses up to par. Out
of a weekly gross of hundreds
to thousands Of dollars made on
cheap beer, sold at 10 cents for
a 10 ounce glass, these tight
listed tavern keepers can easily
enough pay decent wages with
out forcing the public to roll UP
their income on such a flimsy
excuse.
AS for tips, why should a man
feel compelled to tip a waitress
every time he drinks a glass
of beer or a cup of coffee. If
he wants to. well and good for
the mattresses. but this should
have nothing to do with the
wages of the girls or final cost
to the customer.
...--- FAIR PLAY
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of Bali is it's people. Handsome,
with perfect figures and inter-
esting faces, they are Of a deep.
spiritual nature, cultured,
happy, peaceful. Their festivals
are usually of a religious nature,
but their religion is by no means
one of gloom. From their very
birth they show religious and
artistic inclinations.
BEAUTIFUL TEMPLES
The Bali native takes to his
embossing much as we take to
reading and writing.
That is why the most beauti-
ful temples, rich in ornamental
ton, garlands, and delicate re-
lief work, rise up like mush-
rooms from the ground. The
stone used is soft and the Bali
nese handles his chisel with
graceful dexterity.
It must be an intensely Spir.
itual people who will place a
tiny altar within the air-roots
of a giant banyan tree, an al
tar on which they deposit o
handful of rice, a few betel
leaves or some freshly-picked
flowers-an offer Of respect
made to the spirit of the tree,
a thanks for its shade and
beauty.
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given to every man to benefit
by, take advantage Of, and
profit Herewith be resorted to-:
In Boston, we have ''Margery,"
the wife Of DR.. L. r. S. Crandon,
ex.EIarvard professor, working
under scientific test conditions,
and with the Richardson voice
cut out in play, the voice-speak-
ing is proven to be a separate
entity.
Bring Miraballi Of the prov
ince of Suo Panba, Brazil. to
this country, as not only can he
alone materialize the departed,
without the aid Of a cabinet,
as the Two Worlds of Man
chester, England, informs us,
but can also dematerialize. hav-
ing performed that stunt in the
presence of witnesses and IS
minutes later reappeared at a
point Sc miles away.
Radio. the Voices of the De
parted with the aid of trum-
pet medium, the voices speaking
in tongues would demonstrate
it would be the efforts Of one
like what in due course Of time
we will be.
January 5, 1888, sitting with
Caroline Wister, came q spirit
character announcing himself
as abraham" and relayed:
I'm my race there is strength"
Asking "Why his people had
departed from the Enquiry Of
the Lord, that prevailed during
the Biblical period?" the relay
was:
1.-THE love of worldly goods;
the passion to possess"
Add that explanation to the
matter contained in prove all
things" and we have an un.
authorized departure of religion
from the field of clairvoyance;
without which immortality can
not be demonstrated, and not
alone cause the Memphis dean
to act as he does, but, in all
probability, was the cause of
making of the late william
Montgomery Brown, ex.bishop,
of Arkansas, an atheist.
JOSEPH s. EDGAR.
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that you're wasted on us simple
home folk. You and MuSsolini
and maybe a few deposed czars
and kaisers and sultans ought
to get togetherO
THE world is going to the
dogs because we no longer have
any fixed standards. No matter
what a man does, we find some
excuse for him. We blame 1t on
his early training, bad environ
ment, or the social system. If
his act is too abominable. we
send for an alienist and have
him declared insane. The time
has come to call q halt to such
tolerance and substitute good,
old.fashioned severity"
That's his story. And you
can bet he'll stick to 1t.
CHUMMY WITH SINNERS
Which side do I takep I don't
take any. 1 dasn't! For I
have my own reasons for want
ing all the tolerance there is.
I'm one of those unfortunate
humans whose lives are just
chuck full of the painful conse-
quences Of folly.
Would I like to have those
consequences sweet-kissed away?
Would I like to hang them on
someone's neck?
BRING ON YOUR KISSES
AND SHOW ME THE NECK?
Which explains why I vote for
tolerance and am downright
chummy with sinners. But, of
course, that may be all wrong.
Maybe tolerance is a blight.
Maybe we should lambast the
beam in our brothers eyes, re-
gardless of the mote in our own.
And not only heave the first
stone. but hire a quarry for
emergencies.
If so, here's your chance to
say so. Don't mind me. I'm
not proud.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Softly Shippers

It certainly seems that the
days of before the mast" have
vanished forever.
From what I read in the
papers the men that skipper our
ships must either be softieS or
else there is an entirely new
class of men manning American
merchant ships.
Stories of thugs and thieves,
gamblers "infesting" American
ships are being told before con-
gressional committee by persons
hiding behind the vague title OF
"shipmaSterS."
What's become of the rugged
sea captains who ruled their
rooSts aboard ship with a belay-
ing pin and a gnarled fist.
What's become of the sailors
like Popeye, with homely honest
hearts and dynamite in their
brawny arms.
It's a far cry from the sea
heroes of ]. Fenimore Cooper.
etc. And even from the modern
Glencannon, who sails under
the Union Jack in the Inchcliffe
Castle.
Lay on with the Delaying pin
is what I says to the American
sea captains.
JOSEPH BLOQUE.
Question of Tips
There have been reports
recently that employers of
restaurant mattresses want to
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A gentleman who signs him.
self For Righteousness" says
it is, and we shouldn't. Which
wouldn't be so remarkable if I
didn't get scores of other letters
saying the same thing. So may
be there's something to it.
People need punishment" he
starts, "or they never learn
sense.
SIGN OF A LAZY CONSCIENCE
Tolerance is the sign Of a
lazy conscience. We make it
easy for others because we want
to take it easy ourselves"
(somebody please page Budd.
ha, Confucius, Epictetus, Jesus
of Nazareth, Socrates. and other
benevolent philosophers. They
had it all wrong about helping
that underdog.)
I'VE should" he snarls, de
eide once for all just what is
right and what Is wrong. We
should choose definite standards
for ourselves, And then we
should stick by those standards
and demand that others stick by
them, or pay the penalty. There
should be no exceptions, even
though the culprit be the one
we love best on earth"
A GOOD ARGUMENT
(What a cosy little domestic
comrade you'd make, strangerD
THE Puritans may have made
a few mistakes, but, in the
main, they we're right. There
can be no compromise with evil.
If a man sins, let him pay the
price. Doubtless many will say
that I should not condemn be-
cause I am not perfect myself.
But that has nothing to do with
it. If I am unfortunate enough
to err, I should hate error all
the more and prove it by fight
ing it in my fellow man"
boy! With arguments like
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Wise Words

There are two modes Of 'es.
tablishing our reputation; to be
praised by honest men. and to
be abused by rogues.-Colton.
It is not strength, but art,
obtains the prize, and to be
swift is less than to be wise.
Homer.
Virtues lose themselves IN
self.interest, as streams lose
themselves in the sea.-La
Rochefoucauld.
The true university Of these
days Is q collection Of books
Carlyle.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
CGnOuflaged Reds

The Government should take
some action against Stains
rats and stoolpigeons who are
necessarily working to over
throw democracy in this coun-
try.
They usually use some mis-
leading name for their organiza-
tions, two favorites being
American" and Democracy"
ANTT-COMMUNIST.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20

Il love snow.
Ever since I
was a child,
I've c n ioyed
a good snow,
I still have a
sled that was
given to me
some 10 years
ago, and per-
hapS I will
use it again
if we have a
nice, d e e p
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
By Temple Manning

VERY few round-the-world itineraries do not make
stop at Bali and very few cruise passengers remain
Indifferent to the charms of this most glorious spot Bali
bounded on the north by the Java Sea- the east by the
Straits of Lombok the south by the Indian Ocean and
on the west by the Straits of Bali.
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o t her winter
sports. I hate
like heck to
work in the
snow. 1 have
to un all
~ortS of err
rands and it
m a k e S it
ha I'd er to
have to plod
a b o u t on
snowy streets.
B e S / des, we
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A later article will particular.
ize but now we will content our
selves with generalizing - and
rhapSodizing. High mountain
tops slanted against clear blue
skies, mighty banyan trees with
heavy foliage dropping over pic
turesQue native villages, dense
forests, flower-filled ravines. ex.
otic vegetation - all these are
some of the characteristics of
the country.
Even more thrilling are the
people, their religion. their mu.
sic, their art, their temples,
their culture.
The Bali Hindu temples. with
their age-old ornamental SYM
bols in artful decoration, the
Bali habitations. usually made
of clay and covered with palm
fiber, and their handsomely
formalized gates, the colorful
ornaments and palaces of their
princes, their craftsmanship
all are peculiar to the people of
Bali.
OUTSTANDING SPOT
The most noteworthy and out
standing spot in a Balinese vii
lage is the "puri" or residence
of the local prince. 1t has hand
some open.work walls and a
scenic terrace with turretS and
bell towers whence the people
are called to assemble for a
feast. Then there are the tenn
pies and markets.
Things are interesting In Bali.
A Bali farmer works on the
grounds released to him by his
prince, who, in turn, holds the
soil in tenure from the deity.
Thus, all disputes are "out."
Not the least of the charm
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were kids all
of us we're in
tere S t ed IN
getting out in
the snow. But
now I realize
what a nui-
sance S n o W
can be, espe'
Cially to the
motorist. Par
ticu larly in
the city snow
is a serious
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pl e a S ure to
m a ny sports
lovers, it sad
dens me some
what to think
of the many
u n f ortunate
p eop'e who
S u t f e r so
g r e a tly in
W n t Ell and
whose suffer
ing is made
W o r S e by
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problem and I certainly can't
enjoy a snowfall, knowing the
accidents that result from slip
perry streets and roads"
x X
Miss Frederick Slagle. 2122
California st. N, W., secretary:
mo. Even though snow brings
The Washington times., 1938-01-20

never have enough Snow in
Washington to make it seem
like real winter. 1t just makes
1t messy and slushy."
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Spiritualist's Solution

In order to help the church
out, and cause the Memphis dean
to cease his self.inflicted tortures,
and in order that immortality
be proven, it is suggested a re-
sort to the following means,
involving spirit and Gifts"
which st. Paul informs us is
The Washington times., 1938-01-20

MY C h i eff
delight in the
snowy wealth
er is watch
ing the de-
light of the
children e n
j oy ing their
winter sports.
While I don't
a ppre c late
snow as much
as I did when
I was a child,
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really enjoy the spring and sum.
mer months most of all"
!. X X
Bernard Klateman, 1881 H st.
N. W., florist:
mo. Of course. when we
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still like to walk in falling
snow and 90 not mind tie con.
ditions it creates under foot"
x X
Albert Bauer, 1924 Nicholson
st. S. E., office boy:
although l like slediilg and
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mo. Even
when I was a
c hild I did
OF particu-
larly | i k e
S n o W al
though I used
to play in it
with the 9TH
er c hill dren.
AS I h a v e
gro wn older
I've liked win.
ter ! SIS. 1
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snow. 1t is very hard to enjoy
snowy weather in the city and,
even if it were possible, I should
not have time to take part in
the fun"
X X
Miss Phyllis Jones, 6315
Thirty-third st. N. W, stenogra-
nher.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

r S tolerance a vice?.
i Should we be charitable toward sinners?
Should try to understand how they got that
way and do our best to relieve them from the un-
pleasant consequence of their folly?
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snow and if there is a good
spot reserved for sledding."
y x%
Mrs. RoSelyn Leet, 4817
Thirtysixth st. N. W., office
clerk:
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THE ANSWERS
Miss June LaBoiteaux, Ais
Fessenden st. N. W., insurance
clerk:
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VOICE OF. THE PEOPLE

addresses
writers will omitted
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The Inquirine
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 like snow as much now
as you did when you we're a
child?
Evening star., 1938-10-16

will be on hand to supervise the
hunt, to guide hunters to their as
signed areas and help them carry
out their kill.
Chances for bagging q deer during
the hunt this year are better than
in previous years, since both doe and
buck are legal targets. At first only
the bucks were allowed to be killed,
but 1t soon became apparent that
the ratio between buck and doe on
the preserve was becoming badly pro-
portioned, likely to result in . smaller
and scrawnier herd. With the de-
cision Of the fish division Of the
department Of conservation and de-
velopment to allow hunters to shoot
doe as well as buck. the hunters
chances Of bagging his prey have
been increased more than so per cent.
Successful applicants for the hunt
will be required to possess either =
resident or nonresident North Caro-
lima State hunting license, in addition
to $3.50 cooperative agreement
charge by the United States Forest
Service. The nonresident license fee
is $1525 and the resident license
$2.10. and can be obtained either at
the checking stations of the hunt or
from the North Carolina Department
Of Conservation and Development
State hunting licenses can be obtained
in practically all towns throughout
the State.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
SIGHTSEEING BOATS
TO EXPLORE RIVER
Florida Visitors Will See Upper
0klawaha First Time
This Winter.

ORLANDO, Fla, Oct. 15.-The up
per waters of the worlds most crook
ed river" the Oklawaha, will be opened
to sight-seers for the first time this
winter, when boat trips are. started
between Winter Garden and Silver
Springs.
The stream, which folds its way
up the Florida Peninsula, originates
in Lake Apopka, one of the States
largest lakes. 1t flows northward to
finally become a tributary of the ST.
Johns q short distance south of Pa
latka.
Marshes, hummocks and swamps
border the stream for virtually its en-
tire length, thus making it inacces-
sible except by boats. The river and
surrounding territory have long been
favorites of anglers and hunters, but
Florida sight-seers have been denied
the beauties of the tropical stream.
The boat trips will begin at Winter
Garden on the southern shore of Lake
Apopka, cross the lake, pass through
a canal into Lake Dora, through an
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Storks Bring
Luck to Polish
Rural Homes

WARSAW, Oct. 15.-Storks don't
bring babies in Poland, as they do in
English-speaking countries, but they
bring good luck, and they keep the
cottages Of Polish peasants from CATCH
ing fire. Or at least all Polish farm
families firmly believe that they do.
And besides that service the storks
that tourists Zee on the roof gable of
nearly every home in the Polish coun-
tfyside are remarkable "mousers" and
are effective in keeping the property Of
their human hosts free OF rodents.
Poland has more storks than any
country in the world. They have lived
with the people there since before re-
corded history. When a new house Is
built In the country the rafters at the
end Of the roof are run past each other
to form an TX" as an invitation to a
pair Of storks to build q nest inside
that brace. II pair OF the solemn,
long legged birds accept the bid OF the
young couple below, the peasant pro-
prietor and his wife are very happy;
they know they are going to have good
fortune and that their house will never
burn.
Polish boys and girls often tame and
domesticate young storks that fall out
Of their nests on the roof, or birds that
are injured and can't fly. and even the
free storks become almost like men,
bers Of the peasant family. A char
acteristic rural scene remembered by
travellers who tour in Poland by motor
car Is farmyard with all its activi-
ties surveyed and presided over by a
tall bird mounted on a nest on the roof,
standing on one leg and cooking his
head over critically at every motion
below him.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Bahia, Passing Devils Island, Marti-
nique. st. Thomas.
Three around South America are
listed for the first two months OF 1899:
January 3l-Gripsholm, 56 days;
Nassau, Havana. Cristobal, Balboa,
Callao, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt.
Punta Arenas, Buenos Aires, Monte
video, Santos Rio, Bahia, Para, ANA
zon River, Passing Devils Island, Trini-
dad.
February 11-Nieuw Amsterdam,
46 days; Havana, Cristobal. Balboa,
Callao, Valparaiso, Cape Pillar, Punta
Arenas, Mar del Plata, Montevideo,
Santos, Rio, Bahia, st. Thomas, Mas
sau.
February 11-Bremen, 40 days: Cris-
tobal. Balboa, Callao, Valparaiso,
Puerto Montt, Straits Of Magellan,
Punta Arenas, Mar del Plata. Monte
video, Santos, Rio,. Bahia, Trinidad,
Nassau.
Besides the Stella Polaris, two ships
will cruise around the world. The
schedule:
January 5-Franconia. 146 days:
Port Of Spain. Rio, Buenos Aires,
Montevideo. Cape Town. Port Eliza
beth. Durham, Zanzibar, Mombasa,
Port Victoria, Bombay. Colombo. Bella
wan Deli, Penang, Singapore. PAX
nam, Tourane. Hong Kong. Manila,
Batavia. Semarang, Telok Padang,
Keopang, Port Darwin. Port Moresby,
Fila. Noumea. Suva, Nakualofa, Pago
Pago, Apia, Honolulu. San Francisco,
Balboa, Cristobal
January 7-Empress of Britain, 127
days; Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Mo-
naco, Naples, Athens, Jerusalem, Cairo,
Bombay. Colombo, Penang, Singapore,
Bangkok, Hong Kong. Manila, Bali.
Batavia, Durham. Capetown. ST. Hell
ena. Rio, Bahia. Trinidad. Havana.
January 2l-Stella Polaris. ITO days ;
Cuba, Panama Canal, Cocao Islands,
Galapagos Islands, Marquessas Islands,
Society Islands, Tahati, Cook Islands,
Samoan Islands, Fiji Islands, Papua,
Thursday Islands, Dutch New Guinea,
Banda Neira, Amboina, Alor Islands,
Flores Islands, Bali, Java, Straits Set
Elements. Sumatra, Mas. Ceylon. Sey-
chelles Islands. Madagascar, Mozam-
bique. st, Helena. Senegal. Canary
Islands, Morocco, Gibraltar, Southamp-
ton (where cruise ends).