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Gives Credit

M. K. g., taking a crack at
Marie Gundersen, under cover
of a pseudonym, says: II don't
think she knows what she is
talking about, or rather writing
about, half the time" Well, in
my opinion. there's one thing
you'll have to give Miss Gunder-
son credit for-she signs her
name to her logic.
What strikes me today in read
ing the letters of your critics
is the praise that comes with
the blow: "Your letter is bad.
bad in talent and morality, but
you are a witty writer, ETC."
This balancing pole of cow
ardice which does not want to
make enemies and still wants
to retain the privilege of frank
ness is worn out but still use6
B. ]. LAWLOR.
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Burns Him Up

This seems to be a govern
ment for the aliens, communists
fascists and every other kind
of an list" that is parading in
this troubled world Of our days.
Here we have the govern
ment under the guise Of Social
Security or Old Age benefits de-
Quoting part of our pay every
week with not an iota Of assur-
ance being given us that the
money will be on hand for our
use when we reach old age.
Will some reader Of the
Times come to my aid and
show me any guarantee that
the government gives that We
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(the donors) will ever get our
money back?
It certainly burns me. up to
see the deduction slip in my
pay envelope every week when
we never are able to tell from
day to day how the master
mind at 1000 Pennsylvania
Ave. is going to move. He is
worse than a weather vane that
depends on the wind for action.
PUZZLED.
"LOUers"
would like to suggest that
Lover of Hitler refer to the
standard dictionary for the defi-
milton of the word lover" which
states that it is one who would
at all times be close to those he
loves. In keeping with this defi-
milton he should take the first
boat to Germany so that he can
continue this great love Of his
for Hitler.
As for myself, will continue
to do everything can to show
my love and admiration for my
own dear Uncle Sam and I am
very happy to be living in this
great and glorious country. I
shall always be proud to sign
myself.
LOVER OF UNCLE SAM.
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Your [. O..

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
Here is a pronunciation test.
Score S for each word. Allow
half a second for each word.
Write beside each word the
number of syllabIes:
/. grievous
2. elm
3. business
4. athletic
S. parliament
6. administer
Z. attacked
8. film.
Underline syllable to be &C.
cented.
8. municipal
10. interested
IL. lam-en-ta-ble
IL. chi-rop-o-dist
13. chi-ro-prac-tor
IA. non-cha-lant-ly
Is. select
Check correct pronunciation:
16. (a)rek-og-niz (b) rek-a-niz
(recognize)
II. (a) status COD status
0ong % (status)
18. (a) ra-di-a-ter ~ rad-i-a,
ter (Short a. (radiator)
10. (a) so-lace 0ong o. (b)
Sol-ace (solace)
20. (a) arktik (b) ar.tik (arc.
tic)
., ANSWERS ON Page 33)
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ROllin' Along
BIZ Louis SObOL

LNL PASO Tex-El Paso isn't quite certain about Its new
IL boy governor Lee ODanie but expects he will be an
instrument for enticing avalanche of publicity for the
State of Texasas Ma Ferguson did 1t is skept
cal about all those glowing prediction promises he made
but it is hopeful.
After ALL didn't dream the fellow who spoke and sang
the radio with hbiy gang would even get into Of
ce anything may happen now-and it is willing to stand
by and wait-but is withholding its cheers
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
MICE looking Miss Betty
~ Luther, Of the afternoon
paper here. came over to inter

view a visit
ing reporter
and a S k e d:
wv a S N e W
York going to
S t a n d b y
Roosevelt for
a third term?"
I told h er
N e W Y or k
wasn't at all
certain Mr..
r o OS e v e 1t
wanted to be
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with their happiness. They can
work together and plan out
their future. It's better to
marry young and enjoy romance
and life in the best years Of
ones life, than to have long en-
gagements. If they work hard
and spend properly, they'll be
happy"
X 4
Miss Katherine O'ReiIly, 220O
block Fourteenth st. N. W.,
nurse:
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riage would bring on financial
responsibilities that he could
not handle. If he did not have
just the right type of a wife, he
would become disilluSioned. A
couple shouldn't marry until
their income is at least $4,000 a
year"
X X Il
Miss Audrey COryell, 1900
block Park Pl. s. E., Govern
ment bookkeeper machine op-
orator:
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helpful as possible. Many young
people who get married don't
know what they are doing. But
if they are in love, and if he is
willing to assume his response
bilities, he should progress bet
ter than the single fellow"
M. r. Lawson, 1900 block N
st. N. w., trade association en-
ploye:
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and housekeepers and they are
very happy. II both people
have the proper foundation and
thought for marriage, they can
make a success of it. They just
must put their best efforts into
their marriage"
y \ X
John RittenOur, $500 block
Thirty-fifth st. N. w., medical
student:
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What? No COntagiOn?

Why does The Times concern
itself so tenderly with victims
Of syphilis? Let them rot, say
The sooner the world gets rid
of these pests, the better it will
be for every one else. MILT.
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well, it would
be according to the
type of woman, be-
cause she would
have the greater
influence. A young
man who is making
a small income is
better off unmar-
ried, because mar
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II believe most
young men would
find a wife inspir-
ing. She would be
someone to whom
a young husband
could tell his
troubles and anbi-
tionS. In my opin-
ion the ordinary
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young man can get much farther
with a wife. Married, he has
a goal. The fact that he might
be making very little money
need not interfere with their
happiness if they live within
their income"
Earl FOgel, -.vv block Twenty
seventh st. N. w., soda dis"
penSer:
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"A wifi e should
be an inspiration
to a young man.
but it depends on
what kind Of per-
son she is. She
must take an inter
est in her hus-
bands work, and
willing to be as
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"An inspiration.
Couples should get
married if they are
in love, even II the
salary is small. The
fact that they will
not have a lot Of
money and the pos
sibility of children
will not interfere
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"An inspiration,
of course. What
else could she be?
OF the ng
couples I know, the
wives all are a
great help. Most
Of the girls are not
working, but they
are good managers
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although at this writing I am
somewhat befuddled as to just
what.
NAPT. JOHN R, HUGHES,
" now in his s0s, lives here in
bachelor solitude III little farm.
Hughes is the last of the original
Texas Rangers and still rides a
horS, with the oest Of them and
can nick the point o. l. needle
with a slug from his gun at 100
paces-so steady il his hand, so
clear his eyes.
He tells blood-curdling tales Of
ranger deeds of the past when
Texas was a wild terrain and
hadn't gone effete with hotels
with showers and ladies' ap-
parel shops and perfume coun-
ters and the like.
I am not quite sure that the
venerable captain approves Of
these modern soft luxurieS-and
feels pessimistic about the fu-
ture when additional new-fan-
gled improvements will take the
last kick out of life. Nor,
was given to understand, does
this last Of the rangers have
anything but contempt for our
presentday dacoits with their
petty bank robberies and tom
my gun aSSaSsinationS. Nothing
like the two-gunners of half q
century ago.
TT GOES WITHOUT saying
L there is little night life here
under the current stringent
liquor tabooS-all the night life,
I repeat, is across the Rio
Grande. Nor are those natl
nee sessionS-the cocktail hours
which brighten up Manhat-
tan and Chicago and San Fran
cisco and Washington after.
Moons.
For instance, at the Hilton
Hotel, where I am stopping, Man
ager Robert P. Williford e.
corted me through beautiful bar.
rooms and cocktail lounges ana
pointed most dolorously to
empty chairs. "All gone to
waste" he sighed. Ladies and
gentlemen Of any spunk don't
want to collect over beer-not
these days."
I MIGHT add that while in
L Juarez a yellow-faced. twitchy
youth, furtive whisperer, offered
to guide me to "la luz colorado"
and I went. la luz colorado"
puts on a great show Of being
wicked, and in q few Of the
open doorways stood women,
some young, some old. none too
attractive, singing out soft invi.
tationS.
THE truth is, I found more ex-
= citement lowering near the \
customs guards, watching them
as hundreds passed back and
forth over the border-2 cents
to get into Mexico, cent to get
back into America.
There was always a close
scrutiny of faces-for there was
no telling. Some brazen bri-
gand might be trying to walk
calmly through the turnstiles-
into temporary safety. Very
few, I was told. had ever at
tempted it-but occasionally, a
fugitive had been detected.
N#
A ND so we leave El Paso and
IA the play-town across the
soiled ribbon Of river and head
into the ruggedly picturesque
lovalinaSc If SnacioIIs AriznYa
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Inspiration. She VIII be q real
help. A wife gives the normal
man of good character some
thing to work for. A wife can
help a young man to adopt .
goal and he'll 60 ahead faster"
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"The friv o louS
type of Q wife is a
d e finite handicap
to Q struggling
young h US b a n d,
but the ambitious.
saving wife. who
loves him and en-
courages him. will
be more than an
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Mooney Go Higher?

Now that Tom Mooney Is out
Of the jug, suppose Roosevelt
will put him on the Cabinet
with the rest Of the crackpotS.
D. 4.
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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
Is a wife an inspiration or a
handicap to a young man?

THE ANSWERS
Miss Mary Cunningham, 1900
block North Stafford ST., Arling-
ton, Va, secretary:
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Traffic, Toll

The list of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January /. 1899, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

human rights than for the rights
of apes.
MARIE GUNDERSEN,
Conduit Rd., Md.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
James and

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Evening star., 1939-02-10
80 EncycIicoIs on Wide Range
Of Topics Issued by Pope Plus
Marriage, Movies, Foscism Among Subjects;
He Asked Justice, Not Aims for Labor

boys and girls are snatched from
the bosom of the church, their
mother; they are incited to renounce
and blaspheme Christ; they are
urged to the worst eXceSSeS Of lux
ury; whole nations of faithful are
terroriZed, despairing, constantly
menaced either to renounce their
faith or to perish, sometimes by the
most atrocious Deaths
Mems Nostra" December 20,
1920 proclaimed an annual period
of spiritual exercises" and retreat
which the Pontiff asked all clergy
and laity to observe.
Reviewed Accomplishments.
On the 5Oth anniversary OF his
ordination as priest, Plus issued
the encyclical "Quinquagesimo An
no" December %, 1920. in which
he reviewed the accomplishments
of his pontiflcate. Chief among
them was the happy solution" of
the Lateran treaty which ended
more than half a century of hostil-
ity between the Italian State and
the Holy See.
A week later the holy father pub
lished one of the most important
of all his encyclicals, "Divini illus"
which dealt with the education Of
Christian youth. in which he said
education belongs pre- eminently to
the church" and termed unjust and
Illicit any monopoly of education
which obliges families to send their
children to state schools contrary
to the dictates of Christian con-
science or even their legitimate
preference"
OF the part the state and the
church should play in educating
youth, the pontiff said:
"On one is committed directly and
specifically the charge of that which
is helpful in worldly matters; while
the other is to concern itself with
the things which pertain to Heaven
and eternity
Disapproved Sex Education.
The Pope voiced his firm disap-
proval of education in sex matters
and of co-education. Proponents of
sexual education" he said. fail to
take into account that 'offenseS
against good behavior are less the
result Of intellectual ignorance than
of weakness of will
The Pope dwelt on problems Of
marriage in "Casti Conubi" Decem-
ber 81. 1930), one of his most widely
quoted encyclicals.
Social problems were the subject
of another famous pronouncement,
"Quadragesimo Ammo" MAY Is,
193D. In this the pontiff termed
unemployment dreadful scourge"
and criticized the irresponsible
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Young Urges RestoroI
Of Fire Benefit Fund

The appropriation Of $4,000 for
widows and orphans Of deceased
f1remen cut from the State budget
by Gov. O'Conor should be restored
Karl Young of Mount Rainier, presi-
dent of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association, told members OF
the Silver Spring Fire Department
at the annual meeting.
Tokens of esteem for outstanding
service during the last year were
presented to Fire Marshal Thomas
Evening star., 1939-02-10

est and most deep-seated sentiments
of the people"
An encyclical December "a, 1885,
enjoined the clergy to be "healthily
modern as is the church, which is
at home in all times and in all
places and welcomes ALL"
The Pope addressed directly to
the bishops of the United States the
encyclical "Vigilanti Curl" (July 2,
1886 dealing with motion pictures.
He urged the bishops to establish
a censorship for the guidance of the
faithful and obtain from them "an-
nually renewable promises to alb
stain from witnessing bad films"
Issued Three After Illness.
This was Pope Plus last encyclical
before he became gravely i'll in De-
cember, 1886. Many expected it
would be the last of his lifetime. Yet
In March, 1887, His Holiness, recu-
perating from his illness, astoniShed
the world by issuing three encyclicalS
in nine days. Two were among the
most important he ever had written.
The first, "Devini Redemptoris," p"
March 18, 1887, was an attack on
atheistic Communism, which, the
Pope said, Strips man of his lib
erty, robs human personality of
all its dignity and removes all the
moral restrains that check the erup-
tions of blind impulse"
The pontiff proposed a compre-
hensive program to combat Commu-
nism.
THE fundamental remedy lies in
a sincere renewal of private and
public life according to the prin-
ciples of the gospel" he said.
The rich should not place their
happiness in things of the earth nor
spend their best efforts in acquisi-
ton of them"
The poor, too, in their turn, while
engaged according to the laws of
charity and justice in acquiring the
necessities of life and in bettering
their condition, should remain al
ways poor in spirit and hold spirit
ual goods in higher esteem than
earthly property and pleasures"
"Justice, Not Aims" for Worker.
"The wage Garner is not to receive
| in aims what is his due in justice"
To-day more than ever the acute
world crisis demands of those who
| dispose of immense funds built up
on the sweat and toll of millions
that have keep constantly in mind
| the common good"
A few days later the pontiff struck
! out with equal vigor against Nazi
Germanys treatment of the Catho-
lie Church. The encyclical, Nit
Brennender Sorge," addressed to
German bishops, was sent secretly
Evening star., 1939-02-10

wealthy class" which "in the excess
of its good fortune deems it a Just
state of things that it should re-
ceive everything and the laborer
nothing"
With mon Abbiamo Bisoeno"
June 20, 193D Plus crossed swords
sharply with the Fascist regime
! with which he had only recently
made peace through the Lateran
treaty. The issue was Fascism's S
effort to suppress the Catholic
Action Societies, a campaign which
was carried out in many instances
with great violence.
So vigorous was the tone d the
holy fathers denunciation of this
campaign that his encyclical was
not published in Italy. Instead, it
was smuggled across the frontier
by Msgr. Francis Spellman, now
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, and
distributed to the world press in
Paris.
He accused Premier Mussolinis
government of planning ito monop-
olize completely the young, from the
| tendereSt years up to manhood and
womanhood, all for the exclusive
advantage of party, of a regime
based on an theology which clearly
resolves itself into real pagan
worship of the state"
The pontiff again proclaimed his
concern over the economic crisis of
the rearmament race in Nova I'M
pendet" October 2, 193D.
He called for Crusade of charity
and relief" to aid sufferers from
the depression and blamed the arms
race for being mot the smallest con-
tributor to the current extraordinary
crisis
BemOans Rise of Communism.
LUX Veritas" December IS, 193D
commemorated the 1,50Oth anniver-
sary of the Ecumenical Council of
Epheus. In it the Pope urged ven-
Grafton Of the Virgin Mary upon
every one, especially on "those
mothers of modern times, who, an
noyed by children and the mar
riage bonds, have villified the duties
which these impose"
In "Charitus Christi" MAY 18,
1892 his holiness reiterated the un-
happiness he felt because of the woes
of the economic depression. the
spread of atheism and the rise of
Communism.
I'VE see today" he said, what
was never before seen in history
the satanical banners of war against
God and against religion brazenly
unfurled to the winds in the midst
of peoples and in all parts of the
earth"
The situation of the church in
Mexico was the subject of "Acerbi
Animi' (September 30, 1892. At
this time the pontiff announced a
policy of formal cooperation" with
the Mexican government.
Deplores Spanish Action.
Plus also deplored the plight of
the church in Spain in the encyclical
'Dilectissima Nobis" (June 3, 1889
in which his holiness rebuked the
Spanish government on the error
of its course in wounding the dear
Evening star., 1939-02-10

into Germany and read from all
German Catholic pulpits Sunday,
March 81.
The document bluntly accused
Nazi Germany Of wilfully violating
its concordat with the Vatican.
Five days later the Pope addressed
the encyclical 'Firmissima Con-
stantiam" to the Mexican clergy
and laity, asking laity's co-opera-
ton with the clergy Gin the inten-
sification of Christian life and in
good works in every field of activity"
Through I'm Gravescentibus Malls"
September 20, 1887, the Pope ap-
pealed to the faithful to pray to
the Virgin Mary for amelioration
of the worlds ills.
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Deplores Spanish Action.

Plus also deplored the plight OF
the church in Spain in the encyclical
"Dilectissima Nobis" (June 3, 1889
in which his holiness rebuked the
Spanish government on the error
of its course in wounding the dear
Evening star., 1939-02-10

An outstanding example Of
famous "Kroehler" quality.
embodying the finer details
of workmanship. Attractively
covered in mohair frieze and
available in choice of colors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

claim TO areas In the western
hemisphere first. We plan TO 81.
tablish three bases one at Little
America near the New Zealand
end Of the ice area. another in
Palmer Land off the South Ameri-
can coast and the third. a smaller
one, about halfway between
Byrd believed that the part
Of Antarctiea lying In the
western hemisphere should be
included In the Monroe doc
trine. for any nation getting .
foothold there would he within
striking distance Of South
America"
He said the United states al
ready has claimed about zoo. 900
square miles. much Of which IL
repeatedly rch IN coal, copper,
silver and oil
Various countries have tried 10
encroaeh on our claims already. !"
he said. hut 20 far they have met
with but little success. Nov vs
are out TO make a definite move TO
prevent further claims being
stsked.
with air transportation groN-
ing by leaps and bounds. II " quite
possible that this particular area
would be inysinable 10 a foreign
power wanting 10 reach the
American continent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
REFUGEES FATE
STILL IN DOUBT

BEIRUT, Lebanon - This 1850
Jewish refugees on three ships,
who failed in attempts To enter
Palestine without official sanction
awaited their fate off the shores
Of the Lebsnese republic today.
The master Of one ship. the
Brasslau. obtained permission from
French mandate authorities 10
bring his ship into Beirut hsrbor
10 be dlsinfected when he reported
that there Was an outbreak OF
plague among the $50 refugees
aboard. and that several bodies had
been thrown overheard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
GOOD LAND IN
PRIVATE HANDS

WELLESLEY, Mass.-The ma
jor national farm organizations
were described as Americas rural
wall street. by Executive Secre-
tary Benjamin c. Marsh of the
Peoples Lobby, Washington.
Addressing the summer institute
for social progress, Marsh said:
THE America farm bureau fed
GRAFTON, the national grange. the
associated farmers Of California
and, to some extent, the farmers
educational and cooperative union,
are largely controlled by landed
banking farmers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
Warships Quit
Bay Area Region

SAN FRANCISCO After a II
day stay N San Francisco bay.
As Dattleships. cruisers. airplans
carriers and destroyers Of the Pa
etfie fleet departed Monday, all but
five ships for San Diego.
Five battleshlps. headed BY the
flagship California. and including
the Colorado. Idaho. Aississippi
and New Mexico, headed north 10
Tacoma. Portland, Seattle and
Everett.
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Though Byrd declined to name
the invaders" 1t was understood
he referred to Germany who re-
portedly will send an airplane car
rier to the south polar region this
fall to map the region between
Little America and Palmer Land.
Byrd plans to leave Boston by
Oct. 1 with three ships, $50 men,
200 dogs. three airplanes, two
army tanks and q 25-ton $3.50, 900
snow cruiser" being built by Dr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

Thomas Poulter Of Chicago, for
mer expedition member.
This isn't another Byrd expe.
dition." Byrd said. Rather, | am
servant of the government, which
has placed me in charge of an
expedition TO explore. map and
claim areas in the western Antsrc-
tic region lying close to South
America.
1T might conceivsbly be called
race, since we hope TO lay prior
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

Someone wants 10 rent your
spare room Reach them with a
Fsst-Aetion Times Want Ad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
Fears of Foreign Invasion
To Send Byrd Back to Pole

BOSTON-Plans for dramatic claim strategic
Antarctic territory for the United States and prevent
sion by foreign powers announced today by Rear
Admiral Richard r. Byrd
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