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Are You Hunting Q Job?IWORK in an employment
office. I am employed; Ihave a job; I draw a pay
check twice a month; so perhapsi haven't a chance to obtain theapplicant's true point of view.But I have interviewed Job
hunters for a year and a halfnow, and I have developed apretty definite theory abo u tthem.A person looking for a job
must learn to depend a greatdeal upon the first impression hemakes, and It won't be a goodone if he comes In chewing gum,with a dirty face, with un-brushed hair, wit h unkemptclothes; if he says, ••Have yagut any' appllcashuns to giveout?" or ••I gut ta have a JOb--anyt'tng will do."Nor will it make a good Im-
pression if he sneaks Into theoffice as though he were. goingupstairs at 1:30 in the morningwith his shoes In his hands; orif he whispers so one muststrain to catch his every word.No employer is going to be
interested in a pompous personwho knows it all, uses an ex-traordinary vocabulary, or whois snooty to the people who workfor him; neither is he anxious togive much of his time to someone who whines about bad luckor who is looking for a shoulderon which to cry.Being unemployed is one of
the most tragic things in theworld. I know; I've seen how it
!...atfects strong, husky men; theireyes are tired and hopeless; I'veseen younger men with white
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(Continued from perge four.)Hitler's private guests in BerHnand in Berchtesgaden claim thatKannenberg and his wife, thephotographer Heinrich H 0 f t .mann and his wife, can be con-sidered as closer to Hitler thananybody else at the present mo-ment, except possibly for Dr.Otto Dietrich, his friend andpress chief. Kannenberg, Hit-ler's intimates ex pia i n, canthrow you a full course dinneron half an hour's notice, whilehis wife delights the heart ofHitler through her expert ar-rangement of fiowers.Flowers are very important In
the home of Germany's dictator.Every day you can see the smalltrucks of Berlin's most famousfiorists stop at the different en-trances of the chancellery, withattendants scurrying up anddown the broad, impressive stair-cases past the sentries standingguard as if they were made ofstone, The result is, accordingto some of the diplomats, that Ifat official fUnctions you justdon't know what topic to pickfor the dinner conversation withthe enormous storm trooper orSchutzstatfel man opposite you,talk flowers to him and yOU'llfare quite safely. The Fuehrerlikes fiowers, and your subleaderhal made a point of knowtngabout them, too.In the chancellery one special
small apartment is reservedfor Hitler's press chief, Dr.Dietrich. He has a villa in oneof Berlin's nicest suburbs wherehe Uvea with his family, but hisduties .0 frequently compel himto be within Hitler's reach thatHitler ordered the arrangementof special quarters for him. Hislittle daughter then comes down-town to visit father, who prOUdlytakes her in to see Hitler andthe other men in the chancellery.Bodyguards, secretaries, andhigh officials are unanimous intheir praise of the poise andcharm of the tot, who is about5 years old.
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ingratiating manner, Dr. Diet-rich has been with Hitler formore than twelve years. Hisshrewd judgment, his coolnessand genuine kindliness h a v ehelped bridge over many a eon-flict and remove quite a gooddeal of friction in a countrywhere every man is keyed up tothe highest pitch, eager to en-force plans which are almostrevolutionary in nature, at leastin the eyes of the average Oer-man.Lunch takes about three-quar-
ters of an hour, after which Hit.ler leaves the chancellery to visitan exhibition, to drive to newplants in the vicinity of Berlin,or to call on one or the other ofhis aids. In summer time hemay drive to the Schorfheide to
Advice fromOne Who
HiresBy HELEN McfARLANE
knuckles s tan din g 0 u t onclenched flsts; and I've seen theeyes of women and girls fill withtears and their lips tighten intoa pinched line. But, worst ofall, I've seen despair, resent-ment, and perplexity on the facesof the boys and girls who have
• Thia czrticle wera contributedto The Tribune in the hope thertIt will be of help to .. er greatmerny pto.pectl.e employe •••who might be .. excluded fromer tincrl choice beceru.e of theirinattention to some of the .merll
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finished school, who are findingthat there are no places in theworld for the majority of them.I can't give jobs to all of the
people to whom I talk, but I cangive a suggestion or two:Keep your chin up and put
your best foot forward.. Be con-fid.ent in yout' NATURAL sell,but don't be overbearing orproud.
See that your appearance at-tracts attention by its good taste,not by its offen.e to the eye (and,in more cases than you'd realize,to the nose).
visit Goering and enjoy the lakeand the forests; or, if he mustreturn to town qUickly, he mayrun out to Schwanenwerder,where Goebbels has his summerresidence. The countless newbarracks, m1l1tary schools, andtraining quarters being erectedaround Berlin were visited byHitler, who carefully watchedtheir progress, having helpedsupervise the architects' plansfor these huge blocks of build-lngs, which are small cities Inthemselves.If the\ weather Is bad Hitler
will roa-n the chancellery andlook at collections of paintings,prints, and sculptures of youngGerman artists kept in readinessfor his inspection. Architecturalplans and models are submittedto him. On such afternoons Hit-ler sketched the new water roun-tains now gayly spouting In thegardens of the chancellery orhelped map out the new plansfor the reconstruction of Berlin,Hamburg, and other cities. ItIs safe to say that there is notone new big building erected atthe expense of the governmentwhich was not submitted to Hlt-ler before its construction wasdeclded upon. It is the samewith German buUdlngs in tor-eign countries. The plans forthe German embassy in London,which was rebuilt at great costwhen the present foreign minis-ter, Von Ribbentrop, was ambas-sador in London,were d e vis e dunder Hit 1e r'sguidance. Whenthe Germans de-cided they neededa new embassyin Washingtonthe projects werepresented to Htt-ler by the wife ofGermany's a m-bassador, F r auDieckhoff. The plans have beendropped for the moment.The widow of Hitler's favorite
architect, Frau Professor Frost,carries out Hitler's suggestionsfor interior decorations and sub.mits sketches for interiors tohim. Great efforts are beingmade to create a new style thatin some dim future might rankwith Empire, Chippendale, orother styles distinctive to theirperiods. It Is a goal towardwhich Hitler is striving. and thewives of his subleaders are anx-iously attempting to emulate himor make new suggestions andthus win Hitler's favor.Late in the afternoon Hitler
returns to one of his offices,where his aids report to him andwhere secretaries are ready totake dictation. Press Chief Dlet-rich presents a summary of theday's news and the reaction inthe foreign countries. If in thecourse of the day Hitler hasheard of an important report ina foreign paper Which Herr Dtet-
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Treat all with whom youcome in contact with the samecourtesy that you intend to ae-cord the person who may hireyou. (How do you know that areport on you isn't turned in byeveryone to whom you talk?)Be a positive character, -not a
negative one. Have 80methingto offer, be it ever so small.True, a stenographer has hadspecial training; so has an ac-countant and a draftsman. Butno training is required of anoffice boy or a messenger or ofa file clerk. Ask for informationregarding these positions, sothat yoJ'll appear to have some-thing definite in mind. Nothingis more difficult for an interview-er than to be expected to decidewhat an inexperienced personis best fitted for, as he probablyknows little of your likes, pref·erences, and outside intereststhat help to form your aptitudes.All this may not be sound pol-
icy to personnel administrators,but there are a few hints thatmay be helpful to you when youare looking for a job. As I said,I actually know how much atten-tion is given to the appearanceand manners of the applicant,and therefore I cannot stress toostrongly their importance in ac-counting for the considerationthat you receive.Yes, I have a job now, but If I
didn't I know I would give a lotmore thought to the things men-tioned here than does the aver-age applicant with whom I havetalked within the last eighteenmonths.
<Tribune Studio photo.).. I erctuerllyKNOW how much atten·tlon i. gi"en to the erppeerrance and
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Europe's Man of Mystery
(A•• oclated Pr••• photo.)The corridor In the Reich cherncenery through which olflcierl. emd foreign
diplomat. mu.t werlk on their wcry to the reception han.
rich either overlooked or consld-ered unimportant, a full transla-tion is ordered for H ttl e r'sperusal.In recent months army men
were daily visitors, since Hitlertakes the keenest Interest In mil-Itary problems. He has workedhis way through countless man-uals of strategy and mllitarybooks of all descriptions.
• ••Occasionally, when there are
no formal receptions, Hitler wlllgive a small tea party for vis-itors from abroad or for his aidsand their wives. If he knowsthem better he wUl surprisethem with an invitation on theirbirthday. Recently many of thepresents he has given to hisfriends or their wives and rela-tives have been engraved withhis initials, which also now ap-pear in extra big size on theentrance to his big study, Dur-ing these receptions nobody it>allowed to smoke. Formerlythis rule prevailed only so longas Hitler was present; now therule is that in the entire chan.cellery nobody may smoke.After dinner, which is similar
to lunch. Hitler and his aids goto the opera or to the theater, orthey view new films in the hallhe had bUilt specially for thatpurpose. Recently Hitler hasdeveloped a great interest in thelighter arts. Formerly 0 n I yopera singers and the heaviertype of music could be heard Inthe chancellery; now you n gdancers. tncludlng young Ameri-cans and other foreigners, havebeen invited to display their artat formal and informal recep-tions. The number of womenamong the visitors to the chan-cellery has increased. F r a uHimmler, the wife of Germany'ssupreme chi e f of all police'forces, and Frau Morel. the wifeof Hitler's chief doctor, often
act as chaperons when Hitlerand his aids Invite the youngergeneration. While almost noAmerican films can be seen pub.licly tn Germany. Hitler sees almost all of them. They are fre-quently shown to him beforethey go to the censor. Americanfirms complain that the Germanskeep their films for weeks onend. Though the authorities arefully aware they can't run inGermany because of the Importrestrictions, American films arestudied most closely by the Oer-man movie producers before the)'return them. .At official functions Frau Goe-
ring usually acts as Hitler's ot-ficial hostess, her charm and nat-uralness win n i n g her manyfriends among foreign and Oer-man visitors. At these functionsyou can see Hitler preside inwhite tie or In his new gala outfit-a white coat with a silver andgold belt. He enjoys his glassof ••herva" While his guestssample the best of German wineschosen carefully from the chan-cellery's cellar. Formerly elab-orate menus were printed, butnowadays the real menus arebeing kept secret-if chicken orturkey is served It appears asmere chicken or turkey and notwith the hlfaluting names theydeserve because of the truffies,spices, herbs, champagne, orother extra titbits used to turna fowl Into a fancy bird fit fora state banquet. Even thenames of the wines are kept offthe menus, much to the disap-pointment of some of the oldgourmets who enjoy collectingthe menus that they expect insome future day will bring backthe memory of the delicaciesthey tasted.Until a year or two ago every
Nazi would assure you Hitlernever would marry. Now theydon't feel so sure about It. Theyclaim that when Hitler and Mus·
stage, and the stage managers,who at first reluctantly gave Into his wishes, feared he wouldbe tempted to emulate the activoItles of the former Germankaiser, but Herr Tietjen, diree-tor of the Berlin Opera house,says with all appearance 01 sln-cerlty that "every suggestionthe Fuehrer has mad e hasproved a great success."If you talk to Nazi politicians
they will tell you the Fuehreris happiest when he Is amonghis ••old fighters" and can talkof the days of his fight withthem and discuss social prob-lems. To judge by the expres-sion on Hitler's face at thesedifferent functions one is tempt-ed to say that the artists now-adays speak with more justifica.
«Acme photo.)Hitler ;ive. autogrerph. to Ba"ariem peer.emt ;irl.. Mu•• olinl erd.i.edhUn to get" clo.er to the eerrth •. crnd become Ie•• the acetic leerder.
sollni met In Munich the Duceof Italy urged the Fuehrer ofGermany to relax a little more;that his people would love himeven better if he were" closer toearth and not quite so ascetic"as he appeared then. Relaxing;the Duce claimed, helped youremain young and able to with-stand better the self-Imposedstrain ot dictatorship, in whicha whole nation allowed one manto bear almost the entire burdenof responsibllity.
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Gay parties have taken andtake place in the chancellery,with scores of Germany's mostfamous artists helping beautifythem. Movie stars, actors andactresses, singers and pianists,painters, sculptors, and arehl-tects wlll proudly tell you: ••TheFuehrer is happiest when he canforget his care of state in themidst of his artists. We are elos-er to him than many of the poll-ttctans who take themselves sovery seriously." Stage manag-ers tell of Hitler's interest in thepractical side of their work. Inthe Berlin opera he made sev-eral suggestions for alteringsome of the settings, some ofthe mass movements on the
tlon, though the cordial relationsof Hitler and the old fighterscannot be doubted.Hitler himself rarely retires
before midnight or 1 o'clock.When there Is a crisis or he ispreoccupied with a new problemhe wUl talk of the various ae-peets of the situation for hourson end to the men of his entour-age, their wives, or other vtslt-ing friends. The small circle ofintimates includes his adjutants,Capta.in Brueckner, BrigadierSchaub, Press Chief Dietrich,Herr von Hewel of Ribbentrop'sstaff: hIs personal physician, Dr.Brandt: his chief physician, Dr.Thea Morel; Frau Morel; thechief of his police forces, Hlmm-ler, and his wife; Heinrich Hoff·mann, his chief photographer,on whom he bestowed the titleof professor, and his wife; hismajor-domo, Kannenberg, andhis wife. In Berchtesgaden thevisiting house guests - artists,officers-join the circle. AI thehours go by the men on dutywill signal to each other and un-obtrusively one after the otherslip out until only a few remainclustered around Hitler. It Hit-ler reaches a conclusion, coinsa phrase that he flnds important,one of the secretaries may be
summoned or Dr. Dietrich willjot down whatever notes Hitlerwants to be noted. Such ses-sions are strenuous. and thestrain tells on the participants.Frequently you see the men whowent to the Berghof for a corn-parative rest return more ex-hausted than when they If'fttheir Berlin offices.On less tense days Hitler ro
tires early to study the bookspicked for his perusal by hispropaganda minister, Goebbels,or books he ordered himself.From time to time- he requestsoutsiders whom he met throughsome flUke of chance to workout a full report on the hvingconditions in their part 01 Ger-many or similar problems, andHitler will study them to corn-pare them with the official reoports of his men.In recent months' Hitler has
taken up the study of the starsand planets. In th~ pavllion onthe Kehlstein, th~ mountain Inthe Bavarian Alps near his Berg.hof through which he had ashaft blasted to make a lift, hespends many hours stUdying theheavenly bodies. He has con.ferred with astrologers at lengthand has learned the art of mak-ing a horoscope.» The names ofHitler's astrologers are keptsecret with utmost care. Notcompletely satisfied wit h theknowledge gleaned from themHitler is stUdying old boOk~which his representatives havebought him in Germany andabroad. His fondness for sketch.ing and designing stands himin good stead, making it easy forhim to draw horoscopes in ex.pert fashion. He makes his ownanalyses of the constellationsand works out his own lnterpre-tatlons, comparing them withthose of his experts.Just how far his study 01 the
stars has affected his decisionsis hard to establish. Every Naziwho should know will answeraccording to his own reaction toastrology-those who believe Init will tell you most seriouslythe Fuehrer goes only by thestars. Those who lack the faithwill ridicule any such assertion.One thing Is certain-Hitler hastransformed his pavlhon on theromantic Kehlstein into a regu-lar observatory, and he is devor-Ing quite a lot of his time to thestudy of the stars and books onastrology.With as wide and diverging a
range of interests as those dis-played by Fuehrer Hitler andhis uncanny ab1l1ty to adapt him-self to his audience and to sensetrends, it is qutte natural thatevery one of the twenty or soclosest to him would give youa totally different picture of theman who today rules Germany.Only in one point they all agree-men and women-they are allready to blindly obey his orders,whatever they be.