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The Washington times., 1939-01-12

hold the sacred tradition Of
the stage by utilizing New
York Federal court room as a
sounding BOARD to issue state
ments whose ring is akin to
radio comedy script.
To some observers his utter
ances bear the taint Of six de-
licious flavors of untruthful-
ness in statements, wherein he
claims he was the unfortu-
nate victim of circumstance
merely by virtue Of being an
innocent bystander.
Such gag might receive a
lair share of applause if Jack
were working before a mike"
However, the grand jury failed
to appreciate the funny mans
plea of innocence.
The other alleged Side-Splltter
Of the air waves. George Burns.
who, too, was ensnared and held
as an accessory in this inter-
national smuggling case, during
his day in court pleaded guilty.
What Benny hopes to accom-
plish by this court room by
play is hard to foresee. unless
perhaps it is for audience con-
sumption in order that he
might remain the nations No.
air comic without blight,
and a Sabbath delicacy in many
American homes. CWAR.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Your l.. Q.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Here are some more questions
about time. Score 10 for each
question and 20 for the problem.
/. The millennium represents
(a) a period of 1000 years, (b)
an indefinite period, (c) the end
of the world, or end of time.
2. The letter o with a dash
over it, as used by the ancients.
meant how many years?
8. Is O'Clock" a contraction
of (a) to the clock, (b) on the
clock, Co of the clock.
4. What is apparent time?
S. Does Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, Canada, use Eastern
time, as used along the New
England Atlantic coast?
6. Where is the International
Date Line? (a) What difference
does it make in time for those
who cross it?
7. If a man was born on
February 20. 1896, how many
birthdays would he have had
up to the present time.
8. If you have a clock which
strikes the hours only, how
many times will it strike in "a
hours?
9. Problem: At a certain time
between l and 2 o'clock the
minute hand is between 2 and
3, and within an hour the hands
will have changed places ex-
actly. What is that certain
time between l and 2?
ANSWERS on Page 24)
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Mexican Oil

About those Mexican articles
by Fred Pasley-American and
British oil companies having
closed world markets to Mex
ico'S oil in revenge for Mexico's
justified seizure of these COM
panies' monopolies, Mexico is
left no alternative but to sell oil
to Fascist nations. Yet The
Times has the brazen nerve to
blame Mexico for trafficking
with the Fascist countries!
Open the British and American
oil markets. and Mexico will be
only too glad to stop selling to
the Fascist countries!
TRUTH.
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Strategy

Particularly among people of
Protestant denominations in the
United States, there should be
an organization to try to help
the oppressed people of Europe.
Our own experience here in
America, in the fight over the
Ku Klux Klan, demonstrated
that the Klan situation could be
best Strengthened out through
the active leadership Of nom
Catholics and non-Jews. as the
Catholics and Jews were spe-
officially under attack by the
K1an j. M. T.
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Nations Builders

I disagree with those who
exult over Daladier's victory in
the French crisis. Apparently
these people want fascism here.
Well, we don't want French-style
labor troubles here. but neither
do we want fascism. And don't
forget that our great country
was made great by people will
ing to try something new, not
by those who hang onto old
ways. A.J.H.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

love will stand out above all
other loves. It's not that a per-
son does not think much Of love,
but it is a human tendency for
a person to be in love with
someone. Something happens
to one love, unintentionally, and
sooner or later he meets an
other. They like each other,
and, after a while, it becomes
love-"
X X
Mrs. Rose TrOianO, 81 T st.
N. w., housewife:
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dominating love. A second love,
even if it is sincere, can never
take the same place. There are
some men who prefer to remain
single after the death Of their
wife. However, I believe a per-
son should go ahead and get
married again, for his own sake
and for his children's sake"
Mrs. Dorothy Beall, Of Gath
ersburg, Md, stenographer:
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Planes Disturb Patients

went over to st. ElizabethS
Hospital the other afternoon and
from a standpoint of common
sense if these planes would stop
zooming over the hospital the
patients would have better
chances for making recoveries.
One of the patients told me
that these planes disturb the
patients-the nervous ones in
particular.
HENRY P. BRAGG, JR.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Just Get The Gate?

Why are women so cussed?
Why are they such gold-diggers
and so parsimonious? Why do
they have so much nerVeP Why
do so many of them think the
world owes them a living? Why
do they expect the men to be
Santa Clauses? Understand me.
there are plenty of swell women
but where? DISCOUNTED.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

q ONE of critics advise that write too much about
~ Ireland, the land of my birth. But these the
and women of my profession and class they
inclined to tell what they think wrong instead
of what they think is right The fact remains that when
do piece about Ireland get than twice many let
ters as the mail man brings other subjects.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

the Irish government doing any
thing about it?"
I am glad to be able to inform
Mrs. Cor MissO Station that
DeValera's government is hon.
estly trying to do something for
the ancient city. It's docks have
been repaired and liners Of the
smaller classes, along with
freighters, are making regular
calls. And the salmon industry
is booming. At the weir on Gal
way river. you can see, in sea-
son. the big fish packed as tight
as herrings in a barrel. The
English come over regularly to
fish and they tell the story Of
one amateur who hooked a
beauty, dropped apparently dead
of excitement and fell into the
river! The local newspaper,
which was fish-minded. reported
the occurrence as follows:
Our readers will be glad to
know that the rod Mr..
dropped when he fell in the
river was Immediately grabbed
by our fellow townsman,
Mr.. -, who found the fish
still on and after 10 minutes of
grand play succeeded in landing
it-a fine 15-pounder."
But the English angler, who
might not have been dead when
he fell in the river, was Ger.
tainly dead by the time the sal
mon was landed!
TLARA EDMUNDS HEMING.
WAY has written a beautiful
piece about Galway and the fish
ing boats which should warm
Mrs. Cor MissO Stations heart:
when the tide is out at GAL
10dy, and the boats are moored
at shore,
"Just as if they'd not be sailtn'
from the Carib any more:
"High and dry they WGit a.
thincin' God forgot thin
Dhere they lie,
"Or a. kneeIin' or a. prGyin,'
mGStS a. reGchin' to the sky.
IVAN more chGnSt, wan more,
"They're beggtn.'
"Though it bring US calm or
gale,
IVAN more chanSt to ride the
Se1-U1UeS
IVAN more chdnSt to hoist the
SAIL"
I'VE are like the ships of Gal
way, niver dream that high
an dry
"We'H be prGyin' for another
chGnSt to sail beneath the
sky.
"Whin the tide is in We're
happy, nothin' much to fret
about:
"But we're like the ships of Gal.
wGy whin the tide is running
out"
Copyright, 1899, by Washington
Herald Times
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ten about the
ira g edy Of
the once-great
S e a port Of
G a | W ay on
the west coast
which never
r e c ov cred
from t h e
curse of OH
yer Cromwell,
the man who
so crue ely
punished all
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

mo. I dom t
think it is possible.
1t is possible that a
person may have a
number of strong
a t tr a c tions or
puppy loves before
he meets his true
love. A man can
only have one pre-
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

mo. Most men
and women love
truly only once.
OF course, they do
have other loves,
but they are not
the same. Love is
too deep a feeling
to have it occur
more than once.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Strength Of character Is not
mere strength Of feeling-it is
the resolute restraint of strong
feeling. It is unyielding re-
sistance to whatever would dis
concert us from without or un-
settle us from within.
Charles Dickens,
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Certainly. ANY,
body can fall in
love more than
once, because so
many different cir
cumstances com e
up in a lifetime
over which a per.
son has no control.
I do think that one
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

get. I do not think 1t is posi-
BILE for a woman to love two
men at the same time. 1t
just would not be sincere love
concerning either one"
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Il think it's pos
sible. T he first
love need not be
the most sincere.
There are so many
different kinds of
people and every
body has a differ.
ent attraction. AS
a person gro WS
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

"It's possible for
a man to love sew
eral differen n t
women in his vari-
Gus stages Of life.
I believe it is also
possible for a man
to love truly two
women at the same
time. He would love
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

It's one of those things that
happen once in lifetime and
you can't fool around with love.
don't think people ever forget
the real and sincere love of
their life"
X 4 X
Clark r. Miller, Chevy Chase
Sanatorium, medical student:
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

one person for certain appeal
and another for something the
other lacked. When a man
finds a woman who has all the
elements he admires, he usually
marEies her"
X X
Harold A. Olin, 210O block H
Ct Al n,,Ii+n..
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Jacks Day in Court

In the lore of the theater,
"the show must go on" and so
apparently on that premise
Jack Benny, movie and radio
comedian, is attempting to up
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
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., 1939-01-12

older his ideas and tastes some
times change. A person is not
necessarily tickle if he has sew
eral serious loves. I've known
people who could never forget
a love and others who have no
difficulty falling in and out Of
love. Most people are the lat
ter, I believe"
X X X
Irving Nusbaum, 1900 block K
Ct NJ w insurance salesman:
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

The more honesty a man has,
the less ne affects the air Of q
saint. The affectation Of sane.
tity is a blotch on the face of
piety.-La yater.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Its purpose was to take lot of boys
off the streets and out of the freight
cars and hobo jungles and give them
stimulating worl, in the open plus
plenty of grub and comfortable lodg-
ings. There was no work for them in
private industry.
The fiercest enemies of the New Deal
have had hardly a word of adverse
criticism for the CCC. 1t began achiev-
ing its main aims from the start, and it
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Yes, it is posi-
BILE for a woman to
be in love at differ
ent times in her
life. depending on
circumstances, but
the first love is
the most sincere
and the one that
she will never for
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Guns, Bullets and CCC-
Put Them Together

m HE Civilian Conservation Corps established in
l. 1888 after President Roosevelt first in
augurated
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Wise Words

No nation is fit to sit in
judgment upon any other ma.
tion.-Woodrow Wilson.
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Alice Erickson, 2400
block Thirty.ninth Pl. N. W..
secretary:
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

My biggest bag-and they
still come in after many weeks
was secured after I had writ
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Should
of the Writers Will Omitted Upon Request
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
The Inquirine.
Photographer.
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Is it possible to love truly and
often?
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

single force for the conservation of human values and
natural wealth The amount of rockbottom conserVa-
ton work the CCC has done-tree planting and tree
doctoring flood control dams along the little creeks
that feed the big rivers anerosion projects, etchas
been enormous, and enormously valuable.
The CCC is supervised by U. S. Army officers.
After the World War, the United States Government
found itself with about 23OOO 900 LeeEnfeld rifles
hand plus about 100000 Sprngfelds and about 100000
Krag-Jorgensens.
TOfe nf Gunc It has now disposed of all the
o4.11 1, Krags and about IS 900 Lee-En-
fields and has loaned or sold 295,00O
Lee-Enfields to the Philippine Commonwealth 1t retains
the Springfield rifle standard Army equipment until
such time the Army be reequipped with the new
Garand sem-automatc rifle. The leftover guns in
good condition.
How much wartime ammunition for these guns the
Government has on hand, we don't know But we know
it has large amounts of the stuff and from personal
of this ammunition we know it still performs we'll
When the CCC started, the Administration wisely
bowed the objections of organized professional pacifis
and ruled against gun instruction for the CCC. 1t
couldn't afford to begin apparently mitaristic ad
mnisraton, though plenty of u.s. including this news
paper urged almost from the beginning that the CCC
be taught handle guns of national defense
Much water has under the bridge in the five
since that time. Our pacifiss by and large
most bloodthirsty warmongers. They in standing
rage at Neville Chamberlain for having betrayed the
world into peace at Munich and they calling for
5.OOO 10000 and up planes two more S1OO,O 100000
battleships. ETC.
The Administration is encouraging this agtation
partly, we suppose because Ambassadors Kennedy and
Bul seem to have stated in secret session with the
Senate and House Military Affairs Committees that
European this year is highly probable and partly to
steam up congressional appropriation fervor.
But the CCC remains it The leftover guns,
the leftover ammunition and the CCC boys have not been
put together. This though gun training for the CCC
would give us almost Immediately big nucleus for
wartime force of who could shoot and though News
canvass sometime ago showed that most of the CCC boys
would like it.
The President at his Tuesday press conference said
that he had made his decision against gun training long
ago and would let it stand
The reason is plain human nature. The President is
great and strong minded who rather prides him
self on his streak of Dutch stubbornness Great men,
they have made decision,
OIHOOOTHHeSS tend to feel that they decided rightly
Of GrontDocc and must stick by the decision in
spite of chance and change, hell and
high water While admire the subbornness of great
ness, we would like to point out that policy to
training CCC boys to shoot is no longer liberal or
progressive 1t is in reaction against the spirit and
needs of the times is To
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Irving Nusbaum, 1900 block K

st. N. W., insurance salesman:
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

single force for the conservation of human values and
natural wealth. The amount of rockbottom conserva-
ton work the CCC has done-tree planting and tree
doctorng flood control dams along the little creeks
that feed the big rivers, anerosion projects etchas
been enormous and enormously valuable.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

ersburg, Md, stenographer:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

ington Hill athlete, who Is now run ming for political office for the first time.
 The article follows:
 Joseph Happy" Shea, veteran lo- cal athlete and Democratic nominee for the office of City Clerk, has been one of the most popular personal ities in the local athletic world for a great many years. A graduate of Crosby High school, where he star red as halfback on the gridiron and as brilliant outfielder on the baseball diamond, Happy" was hon. ored in his senior year by being elected to the captaincy of the varsity nine, in addition to being voted the most popular boy in his graduating class at Crosby. Espe- cially noted for his sportsmanlike conduct on the athletic fields, he has ranked as one of the city's athletic idols with local sports enthusiasts for the past twenty years. A splen- did tribute to the fine character of the ever popular athlete was recent ly expressed by one of the city's most, prominent young physicians who stated that the genial Happy was "Everybody's Friend"
 Happy" was member of the original Washington Hill Cardinals baseball team which included on itl roster many personages now prom inent in professional life throughou the country. Numbered among hi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

Women Moose, Royal Neighbors of America, Daughters of Italy and Unica Chapter being honored by election to various offices of local, county and state. She is presently president of the Ladies' auxiliary of Our Lady of Lourdes church, as- sistant secretary of the Italian Aid committee and incidentally is also president of the Italian Women's Democratic Club.
 This section as well as other sec tions of the city are expected to register 8 big vote for Mrs. Hadden. the former Miss Anna DiOrio of Brooklyn distict.
 Supper
 Plans are complete for the Lith- uanian "Kilbasu" supper and dance in honor of the second anniversary of the Lithuanian radio broadcasts, which are on every Sunday at 1:30 to 200 over station WATR. Tomor- row evening will feature "Kilbasu supper and prizes for the best Lith- uanian polka and waltz Ed Dig imas will furnish the music for dancing, mainly of the Lithuanian folk dances.
 T c. of c. Auxiliary
 Tthe Lithuanian c. of c. Auxiliary will hold their meeting Monday eve- ming at 800 at K. of L. rooms. Miss Nellie Asakunas will address the group. Miss Asakunas has just re- gently arrived from Lithuania and will tell the members of her excit- ing trip during these days of war. There are other speakers on the pro- gram during the social period. Mem- bers may bring their guests.
 Reception
 Mrs. Albert Bronsky, Mrs. Ray- inond Snyder. Mrs. Marcela Digimas, Mrs. Val Lasky. Mrs. Mathew Col- ney in charge of reception for Anna Kaskas" ct Hotel Elton, Nov. l4 at |10 D. m. Reservations have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
CIVIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT NOV. IS
Organization Has Prog ressed Under Lead of
 Mario DiCeccO

The Civic Orchestra of Waterbury who present their first concert of the 1939-40 season Thursday eve- ming, November IS, at Buckingham Hall, organized over two years ago with a two-fold aim. This was, first "to afford an opportunity to ambitious and talented musicians in this city and its surrounding towns for associating together un- der competent supervision, and so to establish medium in which their abilities might find expression through the playing of good sym phonic music; second, to make available the results of such organ ized association to the music lovers of Waterbury in the form of a ser ies of public concerts"
 Successful concerts have been given for the past two seasons by this group directed by Mario Di Cecco. The organization gives a most worthwhile performance that has none of the weaknesses of an anna teur orchestra. As the directors state the orchestra belongs to Wa terbury and vicinity. Those who have not taken advantage of season tick cts may buy for single concerts. As sisting the orchestra in their first concert of the season is a well known singer, Nora Fauchald, so- prano of Watertown. Miss Fauchald has been heard in this country and abroad and has been soloist with leading musical organizations.
 Tickets for the concert are on sale at McCoy's and at Mario Di Cecco's 3l4 West Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
Happy Shea Lauded
 By Democrat Reader
Candidate for City Clerk Recipient of CommendatiOI
 By Contributor Called 'EverybOdys Friend
WASHINGTON HILL

mates on that colorful aggregation were Doctors Vincent T. Shea and Joseph Corey, Attorney James J. Shea of Boston, Rev. Thomas Shea, George Gimp" Darlington, Frank "Packy" McGrath and Alvin James, the latter trio establishing enviable regulations in their athletic coach- ing endeavors in various sections of the country.
 Happy" enjoys the unique dis tinction of having played for seven- teen consecutive years in the City Amateur Baseball league with 6 Washington Hill team. He made his debut in the circuit in 1923 witt. the championship Cardinals anc continued his long period of serv. ice with the Washington Hills when that organization was merged with the Cardinals some years ago Happy" remained loyal to Wash ington Hill fandom through all these years, refusing to play with other clubs in the amateur loop, despite the fact that he had received nu- merous offers to change his affilia. tions with the Hill club. His fel- low members in the Washington Hill athletic honored the l'opular lad few years ago by electing him to the office of president of the organi- zation, and, during the following year he was chosen as captain of sports for three years.
 Happy" was born on the Hill where he still resides and is g brother of Rev. Thomas Shea, now stationed in Ansonia, also a stellar athlete during his school days at Crosby and Holy Cross college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

The largest enrolment in the his- tory of the local chapter is sought in the annual Red Cross Roll Call which begins today and will con- tinue through the end of the month.
 Maj. John M. Burrall, president of the local unit, is general chairman of committees appointed to can- vass all districts in the city, operate booths, and carry on the adminis- trative business of the campaign.
 Early responses to the campaign have already been noted and con- tributions received from various firms and organizations.
 Radio Program
 A special radio program tonight will feature Maj. Burrall, Mrs. Ralph Darlington and Health Off, ficer Dr. Edward J. Godfrey who will be heard from 8:15 to 8:30 o'clock.
 Committee members follow:
 Mrs. Frank Kenney, chairman Of publicity; Mrs. Ralph Darlington, chairman of street canvass, assist ed by Mrs. J. F. Roland, Mrs. Ross Chamberlain, Mrs. Gilbert Kilduff, Mrs. Louis F. Larn, and Mrs. Peter MsSherry; Miss Ruth Gerard, chair. man. Window displays; Miss Eliza beth Barry, chairman, radio pub- licity; Frank J. Green, chairman, industrial roll call; Miss Josephine Pope, chairman, roll cali +railers display; Miss Barbara LaVigne and Mrs. A. Henry Weisman, chairmen of bank booths.
 District Chairmen
 Chairmen of districts, as follows: Waterville, Mrs. Seth Goodwin: Col ufnbia Boulevard, Mrs. F. B. Wep- ster; White City, Mrs. Sherman Brainard; Overlook, Mrs. M. H. Toomey; Hopeville, Mrs. David Whitney: Willow St., Miss Eliza beth Hoadley; Newton Heights, Mrs. J. ]. Meehan; Bouley Manor, Mrs. Roger E. Hamilton;. Bunker Hill, Miss Helen Stoddard; Grove St. Miss Marjorie Campbell; West Side Hill, Mrs. Ridgway Shinn; Hamilton Ave-, Mrs. Wendell Gross; Fairlawn, Mrs. Clarence Tappin; Mill Plain, Mrs. Monroe Wetmore; Grove to West Main St. Miss Evelyn Alexan- der; Bucks Hill, Miss Frances Line han; Brooklyn. Miss Frances Mur- phy; Beecher Ave. Section Mrs. J. P. Brophy; Rockville, Mrs. Carlton Chapin; City Hall, Mrs. Harry Mi- chaels; Nurses, Miss Harriet Greg ory; Laval St., Mrs. c. L. Ayotte; Coolidge Ave-. Edwin Ave-, Mrs. John Joyce: Huntingdon Place, Mrs. Mary Schoonmaker.
 Early Responses
 Among the early responses to the Roll Call are:
 Consolidated Plan of Connecticut, $2.00. 100 per cent enrolment; Hea- ley & Healey. $500, 100 per cent en- rollment; Morris Plan Bank, $500. 100 per cent enrolment; Martin Bergin & Sons, $500; Lombard Brothers, S25.00; Visiting Nurses Association $2oQo. 100 per cent en- rollment.