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Ground Elderly Pilots

GONE good has out of the tragic air crash of
- few days ago. when Army plane fell in the streets
Of Anacostia killing two filters and endangerng the lives
of scores of persons
Shocked by this tragedy the War Department has at
last started to consider the advsaby of restricting fly
ing by middle aged and elderly officers.
The War Department apparently just learning what
others have known for long time that flying is young
mans game.
There exceptions to every rule, of course There
excellent filters in the services and in civilian
life, who have passed the age of 40 or more.
But with modern high speed planes requires the high
est skill and coordination to fly them. And it known
and proved medical fact that with the coming of middle
years, there is physical slowing
COOT0Ln0tLOn down, there is not the coordination
Ts Essential of youth.
The causes of the deaths of Gen.
era Westover and Colonel MacDill probably will
be known. But do know that these officers were ex-
ceent fers, who had been pilots for many years.
The Army ill afford to lose the services of such
How much better, then to ground officers who
have reached middle age Let younger pilot the
ships and profit from the experience and advice of the
older officers
We sincerely hope, for the good of the services and of
the nation, that such course will be worked out
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Boquets for Blossoms

I am following your battle for
the cherry trees-would enter it
on your side-but is it worth all
the struggle?
No one could admire a tree
more than I do. I stand in silent
admiration and alteration Of
trees. Melody of the Leaves" is
ever with me. Kilmer Trees"
stirs and sooths my emotions.
It has been my privilege to
see "our" cherry trees in bios
som more than once. They are
beautiful, but aren't they greatly
overrated and over dramatized?
Isn't it true that one must wear
cherry-colored glasses to see
them as they are painted and
written up? The pale wilderness
cannot compare with the deli
cate pinkneSS of the almost I'M
heard of crab-apple trees.
Certainly the cherry trees are
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More Than Welcome

Before leaving your most
hospitable country, I wish to
express my appreciation of all
the courtesies and services rem
dered to my country, your good
neighbor, Cuba, and to me and
nv associates by the great
newspapers of Washington, New
York, Miami, and other cities.
The hospitality extended to
our party in Washington, New
York, Miami, and West Point,
has been so friendly and good
neighborly that it has over
whelmed us to a point where
we cannot find words to truly
express our appreciation.
I want particularly to thank
your reporters and photogra-
pliers and your news editors for
the great services rendered.
Again thanking you and
through you, everyone who has
contributed to the pleasure OF
our stay here, am,
Yours most cordially,
COL. FULGENCIO BATISTA,
Chief of the Constitutional
Army Of Cuba.
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K. r. BoiIs OUer

Just what kind Of men and
women are the prominent cit
liens Of Washington to stand by
and see Frank Roosevelt
Tammany politician (and never
anything else) destroy the his
toric beauty Of washington
planned by George washington
and l'Enfant for the Nations
Capital and not stop him?
Are they cowed by his high
handed Tammany tactics? If
they are afraid of the Tam
many trickster it is time they
took the advice Of a famous
Tammany chief: "Forestau
their treachery and beat them
to it," K. n.
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education! No doubt the aged
clergyman was too much Of a
gentleman to ask Lawrence how
he came oy all this. Surely he
put him down as "a wrong 'un,"
a man of parts who had sunk to
acceptance of the kings shilling,
one of Kipling'S gentlemen
rankers-"damned to all eter-
nifty"
7 WANT to know why at the
L height of his career as a SOL
dier, diplomat, a writer, a
teacher-a man who could have
been of even greater use to his
country than his accomplish
ments, splendid as they were,
had counted for him so far-he
buried himself first as private
soldier of the British Air Force
and then in the same capacity
in the Tank Corps. Or was it
vice-versa? I forget. In any
case Colonel Lawrence removed
his crowns and stars and
climbed into chevronless khaki.
Maybe-and I hope I live to
find out-this diary he wrote
while a private soldier will ex-
plain everything. In his will he
directed that it should not be
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Something Wrong

%. E. d., on November IS
in the Voice, you explained why
the Jews are prosecuted in Ger
many; but there's still some
thing I don't get. Hitler said
Germany is backed entirely by
81 per cent Of her population.
Surely more than 8 per cent Of
the population is Jewish. Surely
3 per cent of the population
could not do all the damage you
said it did. Either you and .
bunch of other anti-Jewish, Or
Hitler, is wrong.
Perhaps Hitler just let an
other Of his boasts slip out Of
the old windbag before he had
time to think; but I wish the
old coot would stick to one story
or the other.
DICTATOR Halter.
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ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

VOLUME of selected letters written by Thomas Edward
"A Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia" went the market
yesterday. certainly going buy copy chiefly for
the purpose of learning something about this extraordinary
which has been uncovered in his writings and
by those who have attempted write about him. The prom
Use great for there is letter which recounts the
rences of eye and he walked along the countryside
with fellow private of the British Tank Corps. Again.
there is talk with old English clergyman the two
the priest and the solder-sat through afternoon
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
WORDS Names
the writers be committed upon

called relief office, at 480 In
diana Ave. N. w. There I saw
people damned in like sardines
in a can. Some old, some Grip
pied, some afflicted. Black and
white crowded together
Only one woman clerk that I
saw was to receive all applica-
tons, or to tell some that they
could not help employable per-
sons. It doesn't seem to mat
ter that the employable persons
might find it impossible to find
employment. And that they get
hungry and must wear clothes
and pay rent, the same as any
one else.
But the Government seems to
have funds to chop down cherry
trees and build a worthless me-
mortal to a dead statesman, in
spite Of protests. They are very
much interested in aiding and
finding a haven for foreign
refugees. And yet such condi-
tons as the relief office exists.
It seems to me that a lot Of
the interest in foreign affairs
is only to draw attention away
from the conditions at home.
EXASPERATED.
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Your I. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

By SHIRLEY SPENCER
Score 10 for each question, or
5 for part.
/. Strictly speaking a cat is a
TABBY which is ca brindled,
CD all fawn color, Co has white
paws, I'D has long hair.
2. Is a DAPPLE horse "a
spotted, CD striped, Co all gray.
3. The CONDOR is a native of
(a) Rockies, (b) Himalaya, (c)
Andes.
4. What is the difference be-
tween a (a) MARMOSET, Cd
MARMOT.
S. MOWGLI, hero of Kipling's
Jungle books, was adopted by "a
natives, CD a wolf pack, (c) ele-
plants.
6. A half-woman, haIf-fish is
called a mermaid. What is a
Mailman, half dolphin called?
7. What bird is the (a) larg-
est, CD smallest, Co can fly
backwards.
8. Which animal has (a) no
vocal cords, (b) has to turn his
head to see sideways.
9. Which animal (a) lives up
side down, CD changes color if
you hold him in your hand.
10. (a) Why does water run
off a ducks back? CD Why does
a horse usually sleep standing
up?
ANSWERS on Page 24)
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their hair nowadays that most
would consider it a compliment
if the coloring is commented
upon, but I'd never dye mine.
It's not such a terrible thing
to have false teeth, but if I
had any I'd want my husband
to know it before marriage"
X X
Miss Beulah Ward, 1900 block
L st. N. W., business college stu
dent.
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here and somewhat of a fixture,
and are q good commercial at
traction-for a few days. But
they were brought here by the
Japanese, I believe, and surely
we can do well without any
reminder of those despicable
people.
If the removal of some Of the
trees helps to bring the vote to
Washingtonians, I'm for it.
Your plea wood (en) man
spare those trees" may go I'm
needed, but your editorials will
be needed.
Blossoms to you, madame,
S, j, R.
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Relief and Refugees

The plight of the Jews in Ger.
many is indeed deplorable. But
there are only 100000 Jews in
Nazi Germany, including the
mixed bloods. In America there
are more than 100000 unem-
ployed persons, and 1 know that
the plight OF many of these are
as bad as any Jew in Germany.
And just as uncalled for.
Recently I stepped into the so
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the truth so beautifully. I be-
lieve in the saying Where igno-
rance is bliss, it's folly to be wise
At any rate, if a man cares for
a woman, it doesn't make much
difference if her hair is blue or
green"
X \
Mrs. Dorothy MillisOn, 1900
block Garfield St., Woodside,
Md. housewife:
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people and if I were unfortu-
nate enough to have false
teeth, I'd not try to hide the
fact. Things like false teeth or
bleached hair shouldn't make
any difference if man loves a
girl"
X X X
Miss Mary Ellen MahOney,
5000 block Ellicott st. N. w.,
Secretarial student:
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but complete honesty is neceS-
Sary if a couple wish to be
happy after marriage. 1t would
be foolish to try to fool a man
about these things which he'd
be certain to notice later"
x
Miss Lillian Bernight, 1400
block N st. N. W., housewife:
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Asks Pensions for Widows

It looks like Congress has for
gotten all about the pension
bill for World War veterans
widows. Almost all soldiers
widows get a pension but these
others are left out.
Just think the money which
will be spent for the Thomas
jefferson Memorial would keep
hundreds of veterans families,
also worthy persons, from pow
erty.
It seems hat the vets clubs
and lodges should make a big
effort to get the bill passed in
a short time. A lot of veterans
have good Government jobs
and got bonuses. I am unable
to get a job, and receive no
bonus.
WORLD WAR VETERANS
WIDOW.
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A Northwest Colony?

I believe the best solution Of
the German Jewish refugee
problem would be to open West
ern Canada and Southern
Alaska to unrestricted Jewish
immigration. The area de.
scribed is sparsely populated
at present, and is entirely suit
able for settlement. D. H. F..
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would not deceive him. I'd tell
him before marrying, but not
until after I had his confidence.
If it were a boy friend I didn't
consider seriously who gave me
such a compliment, I'd not think
Of telling him."
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and of t h e
world. I sup
. o S e h e
q u o t e d
Greek, m a y
be talked in
K u r d o r
T u + k oman,
Armenian or
Arab tongues.
A private sol
der of tn e
British army
with all that
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to him, and some men are funny
that way, it would be better to
find it out first. A man is pretty
blind if he can't notice false
teeth. And very few women can
make dyed hair look real"
X X
Miss Helen BreZOn, 1900 block
Sixteenth st. N. w., Govern
ment employee:
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TRUE love is
based on sincerity.
1t is best to start
any kind of a flu
ture on a clean
slate. If a man
loves a girl sincere
ly, those things
would not matter.
If they did matter
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"Of course I
would inform him.
1t certainly would
be better to tell
him first, than to
lose him after mar
riage. OF course,
beautiful teeth and
lustrous hair alone
won't hold a man,
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published until 1850. I think, l
hope, that this man who trav.
eled far and Travelled danger
ously, was completely miscast
and that in burying himself in
a barrack room he was hunting
for an England which he knew
and which he loved as he would
have loved America had he
been an American. Search of a
land which he had had, so far,
no opportunity to study. Likely
enough, and what we have
learned Of the letters seems to
prove it, he was more at heart
a Lawrence of the David Her
bert kind, a man whose Eng
land, My England" won him for
giveness even for Lady Chat
terly's Lover" than he was the
Lawrence of Revolt in the DeS-
ert." We shall see-if We live
that long.
At that, a barrack room is a
mighty fine place in which to
do thinking which can possibly
be reduced later to the writ
ten word. And life in demo
cratic armies during peace time
is a splendid fashion in which
to laZe away or to dream away
existence. I remember as a
young soldier that rarely
missed my afternoon siesta and
that as long as my conduct was
what it should be even more
rarely missed a nightly visit to
the bright lights of the city in
which my regiment might be
stationed.
THEREFORE,, because of my
own experiences. I can see
Lawrence of Arabia, loaded with
honors for his valor, for his dis
coveries, for his translation Of
the Odyssey Qikely enough he
talked of that to the bewildered
old clergyman, wanting deSper-
ately to be another Lawrence,
the real Lawrence who in these
letters has likened little girls to
tumbling daisies; little girls who
annoyed him as he studied the
beauty of cathedral, but to
save whose lives he would will
ingly have dragged down the
cathedral. And remember, he
just about paralleled that
thought when he laid down his
own life so that a little girl
would not lose hers under the
wheels of his motorcycle.
He wanted to get down to
England-to know his country
in the fashion of that other
Lawrence (the unhappy David
LaWrence), in the fashion Of
Priestly and of Morton. And
having been a soldier he figured
from his own experience that he
would gather what he really
wanted to write in English bar
rack rooms. where he could talk
to ordinary men, where he could
climb onto his motorcycle and
roam the countryside seeking
bewildered clergymen, garrulous
old ladies and children who
looked like tumbling daisies.
We shall find that out-in
1850.
copyright, 1888, by Washington
Herald-Times)
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"Of course I'd
tell him b e f o re
marrying him. If
he had any sense,
l think he would
notice those things.
He should, at least,
notice ones false
teeth. I've always
been frank with
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I'D be truthful
about any defects
I had, but I'd
n yer admit to
false teeth an d
dyed hair to a fell
low unless my in
tentions were to
marry h m. So
m any girls dye
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"SAAN SASNH
him in ignorance.
Why tell him any,
thing and disillu-
sion him. If I re-
ceived compliments
on such things I
would be doubly
pleased for having
been able to hide
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ut would be en-
barassing to tell
he man W h o
wanted to marry
you that your lovely
white teeth were
j. E d 6 e work and
that the shining
hair was due to the
beauty shop, but I
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w the pogrom news from Germany and the assorted
international intrigue from England, Italy, Russia
and Ruthena But it ought not to do any harm to take
>, time out today to observe that the
AuLO INDUSTRY business news in this country con-
On the Upgrade un nue., reasSurlns
The automobile industry, which
has displaced the railroads chief of STEEL
reports striking gains The recession began in the fall
of 1887. Autos hit almost at once; Ford, for ex-
ample went practically out of production in October of
that year, produced few in November, and went
into large scale production of new models only in
December.
This year. Ford has been producing actively since mid
October General Motors current production is slightly
better than this time last year. and climbing FAST Chrys
Ter about surpaSs its November 1887 production
figures.
Passenger air transport is up too. October
record month for this ndustry51 $50 900 pas
senger miles flown 40 the September total of
" 49,500,000, the best previous month";
AHLHteS; and gain of 81 90 over October of last
RnftIoebino year. Barring spectacular and conf
demonstrating crashes, the airines are
hoping for really prosperous 1889.
Increased Government spending for national defense
begins to take hold with award of contracts for
batteship to cost total of almost $1O0OOOOOO. Work
relief has it's often unreasonable overhead but that
plant can't be lodged against fighting ship construction
1t is estimated that 800 of this money goes to labor
The American-British trade agreement, signed last
week. expected to turn loose lot of British exports to
the United States held back pending conclusion of the
agreement Persons or
4TuUe agreements groups here and there in
DIVA Dunn Dr;,,,;,,, land may not like this, but
don't how New
Workers be other than pleased since the seaport of
New York gets its ransporcost cut out of every piece
of merchandise that goes through it.
Speaking again of public spending, PWA Admins
traitor Harold L. ckes that for all his reputa
ton slow and careful putterouter of public money,
he has managed to alot practically all of the 1924 OOO
900 given the PWA for the present -prming pro-
gram and that all the projects should be under way by
the end of this year. PWA being heavy of heavy
materias-steel iron concrete and on-the effects
ought to be felt in the heavy and material indus
tries before long.
If we keep out of for while longer, it looks
have fighting chance to build up fairly stable
and prosperous economy in this country If get into
a war; of course, all bets off, including bets
prosperity for anybody in the lifetime of the most dura
BILE baby born yesterday
the New okDa lily NewO
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We Hope For The Best

If I produce a daughter
within the next three or four
days, I'll be pretty sore because
you didn't let me in on those
rat experimentation expert
mentS a year or so ago.
ANNOYED EXPECTANT
MOTHER.
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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

If you had false teeth and
dyed hair and your boy friend
raved about the beauty of your
teeth or the lustrous color of
your bleached or dyed hair,
would you inform or deceive
him before marriage?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Judy RawlS, $500 block
Eighth st. N. W., secretary:
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People
RpFronk Romer
WATTEAU
THE PAINTER

THE French capital went
wild to get his art on
their snuff and powder
boxes, coach panels and
boudoir pieces. Vatican,
in spite Of all this, hid
away at times, feeling his
work to be inferior. He
necessarily moved about,
restIessIy rowing, unhappy
wherever he CHANGED to
be longer than a little
while.
IT. N. Reg. o. 8. Pat. Off,
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January 1, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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on a spread OF grass.
Lawrence delighted himself
and mystified the aged man
with his knowledge of literature
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Business Is Better

WE WOULDN'T discount the ominous Importance of
w the pogrom news from Germany and the assorted
international intrigue from England Italy, Russia
and Ruthena But it ought not to do any harm to take
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(From the New York Daily
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-06-02
The Low Down
On Hickory Grove

A congressman, he may be
lacking in some ways, but when
it comes to listening. he takes
no back seattle is a super
champion-he knows listening.
And voters who have been sit
ting around and letting the
Govt. take the roof off their
house, they are waking up and
sending messages and letters
and talking turkey.
And if congress will not get
up some steam and start
in and do away with some
of the comedy already on the
book, and omit any more new
laws. we can stop wondering
every night about what tomor-
ROY will bring forth.
And if we Just had the 10
commandments to 60 by, and
rothing else. it would be great.
And to study law. YOU would
'Nst read Deuteronomy. And
nardner. Won don't need a law
yer to eXplain it. like with the
3 A. where even a Philadelphia
LAWYER cannot figure it out.
And Deuteronomy. it is a
book in the Bible. and is not
some courtrv in Africa or some
+hino to do with YOUR appendix.
ThiroS look better.
Yours. with the low down.
10 SIERRA.
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Hallway News

Mrs. Charles FaW went to Bill
lingS Saturday. Her daughter,
Mary, a bookkeeper for Mont
gomery Ward and Co., and Miss
Mildred Larsen, a student at
Eastern Montana Normal re-
turned with her.
Miss Larsen returned to Bill
lings Monday afternoon, accom-
panied by Howard Simpson and
Junior Mabe.
Miss Mary Faw became quite
i'll Sunday and is still at the
home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl GRAY and
daughters visited at the Elmer
Simpson home Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Happy Humph-
rey visited at the Albert Steele
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Baro-
vich and daughter, Betty joyce
came from Columbus Friday
night to visit at the home OF
Mrs. Rarovich's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Simpson, and FAM
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simpson,
son Harold and daughter. Myrtle
visited at the Happy Humphrey
home Monday evening. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Cary Mabe and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart
Delp and sons, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Stimpson and family.
Earl Grav and daughter. Ella
joyce. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom FaW
and family. Mrs. Farnv Humph-
rev and j. L. Blackburn and
son Clinton attended the Men,
OVAL Dav services il Hardin on
Monday. =,
Miss Veta HODGES. who taught
the Owl Creek school the past
wear is spending the vacation
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Happy Humph-
rev we're dinner guests OF the
Cary Mabe family Monday eve
ming.
The condition of Elmer Stimp-
son. who has been receiving
r~odical treatment in Hardln is
much ir~"""ed. ard it is eX-
nected that he will be we'll
enough r. return home soon.
Mrs. Simpson has been going
to Hardin everv morning to
S~nnd the dav VIII him.
The annual Big Horn County
Eormer'S Union picnic will pc
"eld near the Two 1eggil
bridge all dav June 9. Hallway
iS sponsoring the snorts events
ond il is hared that there Will
he a large ~"oup present.