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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Tunisian Racket

'The officer says" he re-
ported, that the head of the
customs doesn't know what he's
talking about. He will re-
lease your films on this order.
but you must leave two thous-
and francs here as a guarantee.
Or if you do not want to leave
the money. you must get the
manager of your hotel to guar
antee YOU"
How do you like that? Not
only was this customs man
calling his boss a complete
jackaSs, but he was insisting
upon a guarantee that was
something of a complete mys-
terry. What was the guaran-
tee for? Who? What? Why?
I could get no satisfaction
out of the interpreter, but I
had made up my mind about
one thing. I wasn't going to
pay those bozos one single
penny if I had to stay in that
Qlngy custom mouse a SOllQ
week. If they wanted a guar
antee. they would have it. /
raced back to my hotel, ex-
planned the situation to the
manager through another inter
prefer, received the guaran-
tee-and raced back to the
pier.
Another hour of deliberation
and my film and baggage were
finally released. But not until
I had to pay everyone in the
joint for keeping open after
hours. They finally got me in
one direction anyhow.
Back in the hotel, I told the
head porter all the details.
Gould he tell me what that
mysterious guarantee was all
about? He could. They wanted
to be sure that. if had been
fined, I could have paid it!
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
The Broadway List

An old-fashioned custom fixes
the department mid-winter jaunt
to Broadway bright lights and
round of, the hit shows at mis-
tletoe and holly wreath time.
There is much to seen by the
casual visitor to New York and
so for the benefit of Thomas
F. Flaherty and Others who may
be interested in the footlight
mem of Washington pilgrim,
I can say that I expect to look
over, Music In the Air" Din
ner At Eight" "The DuBarry, !"
with Grace Moore; Take A
Chance" and Ina Claire's new
Theater Guild play, Biography. !"
Maybe movie or two also for
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
No Shortage in Cats

Fictional history relates that
Tom Sawyer alone saw anything
of value in a dead cat, presum-
ably the absolute low in goods
of value. 10 Won Ronkel, assistant
director of Secrets of the French
Police" at the Radio Studies,
looks upon deceased felines as
something else again. Won Ronkel.
and the property department had
to assemble "a stuffed and
mounted cats for this picture
which is now being shown at RKO
Keith'S.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

Claus all next
week, giving away some substan-
tial gift each night from the
stage, besides distributing 1000
toys to the children of the city.
On the day before Christmas a
special morning show will be
held for Capitals orphans with
the Washington Times-Herald as
st. Nick and a great time prom
iSed.
R-K-O-Keith's expects to dip
back into big box office crosses
with the opening on Christmas
Day of Animal Kingdom" a
picture which offers the blonde
Ann Harding and the genteel
Leslie Howard as it's alluring
brace Of stars.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
RROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
BY Mark HeIIinger.

MAJESTIC HOTEL, TUNIS, NORTH AFRICA.
As sit down to write this column have been in Tunis
exactly 10 hours I'd like describe the strangeness Of
this town, but I'm afraid that will have to wait until
other day. For of the 10 hours I've been here nine of
them spent in the dizzest custom house with Mr. Hell
lnger up to his neck in troubles and Arabs.
The fun began the moment put my foot African soil
My baggage dumped before elderly gentleman with
wide mustache and mind He looked at very
suspciousy and ordered to open my first bag.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

t h e a t RS, Of
course. will soon
be right in the
midst of the be-
fore Christmas
slump, but the
pot Of gold at
the end of this
seasonal cloud,
is double holi-
days for Christ
mas and New
Year.
M q n a g e r
NJ e akin, of
K h s will
play Sa n ia
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Warburton Debut

Funny that John Warburton
with an English accent as thick
as Bond Street should be dele
gated by Hollywood to play a
Frenchman. The ex-juvenile Of
the National Players, with a
tiny moustache, looks more like
John Gilbert than the Prince
of wales on the screen in "Se-
crets Of the French Police"
Gwili Andre. beautiful as they
come, is cold and expresSionleSS.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

come upon a highly intelligent
gentleman named Frederic
Knobel, a member Of the
French diplomatic service.
About him I will write much
more in the future. But for
the present, it will be sufficient
to tell you that, through him,
I Immediately received letters
Of endorsement from practically
everyone Of Importance in Tu-
mis-. And that included a note
to release my film free Of duty,
from the head Of the entire
customs.
I went in search Of my officer
with a song in my heart and a
pain in my head. I searched
the entire joint, but not soul
could I find. 1t suddenly
dawned upon me that this was
the luncheon period and, if
they observed the same idea as
France, nobody would return
to work for at least two hours.
I sat down to wait.
1 am now in a position to
tell you that they do observe
the same idea as France, ex-
cept that here they go the rul-
ing country one better. In
stead of resting from twelve to
two, they rest from twelve to
three. And if they feel that to
be insufficient. they just take
off the rest of the day and let
it go at that. It's the ideal
spot to raise a race Of col
umnists. God forbid.
At any rate, after a horribly
tedious wait, the gentleman
with the shimmying mustache
reappeared upon the scene. I
waved my papers under the
slight portion Of nose that
could be seen through the mus
tache.
Read those, you monkey" I
cried. Read 'em and jump.
I'll teach you to- fool around
with. the wrong ruy in the fu-
ture."
He read the papers and, to
my utter amazement. he did
nothing more than shrug his
shoulders. found me an in
terpreter and attempted to find
out what the trouble was now.
The interpreter was most ex-
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
High Stopper

Seven-league boots have nothing
on an African lion for going
places in a hurry. One jungle
monarch today took a l4-foot
stride. and lunged at the rate of
80 miles an hour, while charging
the camera for King of the
Jungle"
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
A Nice Gentleman

n NICE O6nCIen1dn
Well. children, that bird was
an absolute pip. I was smiling
hopefully as he hit the first
piece, Of luggage. but the smile
disappeared in nothing flat as
the dope began to dump things
on the dock. First a pair OF
shoes. Then handkerchiefS.
Then a sweater. Then socks.
And all, mind you, for the
payment of duty.
When he arrived at the
second bag, half the contents
Of the first were Strewn all
over the dock. If a sudden
windstorm had come up at the
moment, half my shirts would
have been blown right back
into the store window. 1t was
all very lovely.
The second bag went the
same way as the first. Ties,
underwear, dress shirts and
wl1atnotS were tossed on the
dirty pier. BY this time, quite
q crowd had collected around
US. Numerous Arabs, old and
young, were paving my gar
ments. And filth-wow! 1t
would have been almost impos-
sible ever to have given those
guys a bath. You'd first have
to start with rake.
AS my pal was about to dive
into the third bag, I touched
him on the shoulder.
Tell you what you do," I
suggested hopefully. We'll just
=. reserve the whole process. You
pay me the duty-and you
keep the bags"
My only answer was a grunt
from the runt. Twenty minutes
went by. Half an hour. And
finally, after what seemed to
be five or six years, he came
to the last box; the one that
contained some $4,000 feet of
motion picture film. -
Lots Of Fun!
When explained in my ex-
pert sign language that 1t was
motion picture film, the gen.
tleman's mustache began to
shimmy and he fairly squealed
with delight! He talked rapidly
to me in some language that
seemed to be a combination Of
French and Arabic. And I, Of
course, had no knowledge OF
what he was talking about.
The crowd grew larger, His
voice rose higher. He pointed
at the film. He began to shake
my lapel. His mustache quiv.
cred violently. His eyes began
to roll. His voice went higher
and higher. I began to won
der whether I was on an
African dock or in one of Amy
McPherson's revival meetings.
It had taken me a long time,
but finally boiled over. /
grabbed the dope by the tie
and yanked him toward me.
It was a stupid thing to do
because was in a strange
country and anything might
have happened. But I couldn't
help myself.
Listen, you screwy bum," I
fairly screamed. I've had
enough of this. I'll not pay
ing you one dime now or at
any other time. I'm going to
lock those grips and leave
them here. I'm going to see
the American ambassador, the
: French consul, the Tunis chief
of police and-if there's a local
Winchell-I1l see him, too.
How do you like those onions%
I released the mug, locked
my baggage and raced from
the pier. Nobody made the
slightest effort to stop me. I
didn't know where I was going,
but I was on my way.
Influential Man
Within two hours, I was
back at the dock. Through
the luckiest of breaks, I had
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

strange enough while the flick
ers can show on Sunday in New
York, the dramatic shows and
musical comedies must keep up
the shutters.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
HOLLYWOOD Parade

Latest exploit of Fiji Dorsay is
to take up the game of polo. She
got her first lesson yesterday un-
der the guidance of her four
horsemen from Argentina
You can see Katherine Hepburn
and Don Terry lunching together
most every noon now. He's a for.
mer Harvard football player
Here's one that the Palm Springs
crowd forgot to put in the book.
Richard Dix takes ordinary white
water glasses, leaves them out in
the desert sun, for two or three
days and they turn that fashion
able shade of blue.
One of my San Francisco scouts
reports that Conrad Nagel and
his wife were dancing the other
evening to Ted Fiorito'S music at
the st. Francis. and those two
perennial stay-at-homes - Jobyna
Ralston and Richard Arlen-were
out to the Club La Boheme here
the other night. Dick, by the way,
is sick with flu and will not be
able to participate in the attempt
to break the outboard motorboat
record on the Salton Sea.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
1~nn A AIC n A DTN TE TO
al
Four Companies
Seeking Irish
Insenue

BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

That snow storm and the sting
in the air did much to make the
town holiday conscious. The
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Film Wives Are
Resumins
Careers
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1882, King Features
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12.-Holly.
wood wives, bored with the social
rounds, are finding a new escape
in resuming their careers.
Ruby Keeler Jolsop started the
fashion when she signed with
Warmers to do "FortySecond
Street" and now Mrs. Chester
Morris is following her lead by
agreeing to make her screen de-
but for the same company. She
will have an important part with
Loretta Young. Lyle Talbot and
Regis Toomey in "She Had To
Say Yes"
Back on Broadway, Mrs. Nor.
ris. then Susanne Kilbourne, was
a well-known leading woman.
When she married Chester and
he came out to Hollywood. the
two of them agreed, however.
that one player in the family was
enough.
1t was during a visit to the
studio to have lunch with Chester
that Warner officials saw Mrs.
Morris and suggested that they
had just the part for her If she
would consider it.
Talking it over with Chester,
she found him willing, so now the
deals all set.
Billie Burke is, crazy about Cali.
fornia and doesn't care who knows
it. She made big hit both here
and in San Francisco in "The
Marquise," and will reopen the
play in Hollywood over the holi-
days.
The star makes no secret either
Of her desire for, film career.
She has a warm admirer in David
Selznick Of R-K-O, and it wouldn't
surprise me to see her sign there
for one of the important roles in
THE Great Desire" The part is
hers if she wants it. It's only a
question Of working out an ar.
rangement by which the picture
wouldn't conflict with her stage
engagement.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

I did as directed. 1 was
carrying a lot of motion pic
ture film with me and I fig
ured that I would have some
trouble with it. So l de-
hberately held that for che
very end. BY the time he
went through all the Junk I
was carrying I imagined that
he'd pass the box of film by in
order to get rid to me.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
rs Killed
By Autos
In Sept.

Automobile accidents claimed
76 lives in North Carolina and in
jured 4S2 during September the
motor vehicle bureau has reported.
The toll included seven children
who were run over while playing
in the streets. Drunken drivers
killed two people, while reckless
driving claimed Is lives. Speeding
resulted in II deaths.
There were 315 motor accidents
reported in September. Male dry
ers were at the wheel Of 423 auto
mobiles involved, while women
were driving only A..
Forty-fve motorists figuring in
accidents were intoxicated at the
time.
A total of 1905 persons were
killed in automobile accidents in
North and South Carolina in 1881,
while o,165 Others were injured.
The first nine months of this
year, in the two Carolinas, ga
persons were killed and 1921
hurt.
Although only 20 days have
passed this month, records reveal
26 have been killed in the state
during that period.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
Jake F. Newell
Speaks Tonight
AT Courthouse

Jake F. Newell, Charlotte at
torney and Republican nominee
for the United States Senate, will
deliver an address in the Rowan
county courthouse tonight at 8
o'clock.
Preceding the address, there
will be a torch light parade down
Main Street. The parade will form
on Main Street at the Kress build
ing and proceed down Main Street
to the courthouse.
Mr.. Newell, dry leader in this
state, is expected to discuss this
issue at length, as we'll as the
leading issues confronting the
people in this campaign.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
Blames
COP. Leaders
For Depression

Indicting the Republican party
for policies that have isolated the
United States, piling up axes I'M
til they are unbearable and foist-
ing upon the country a banking
system hat could not endure, SEN
ator Bailey in speech to a large
audience here Wednesday night
pledged the Democratic party to a
readjustment of taxes, a world
wide policy that will put US on
friendly terms with other nations
and a relief program for the far
mers that will really relieve.
Senator Bailey very forcifully
outlined some of the proposed
measures for bringing back pros
Federal taxes will be cut
to the bone, with the Democrats
promising at least a rs per cent re-
duction, he stated. Further, the
agricultural difficulty will be ad-
justed so that the farmer will be
protected and make a fair profit on
his farm products, thereby pro-
viding a market for industry. The
banks will be safe deposits for the
depositors, Mr.. Bailey said, and
the Democratic program proposes
to seek a new system whereby a
person may not be able to borrow
money for gambling or speculation.
Another of the Democratic
measures is to pursue an interna-
tional policy for peace, and read
justments of tariff laws so that all
trades of all nations will be aided.
Ross M. Sigmon, chairman of
the county executive committee,
opened the meeting, afterward
turning it over to Lee o. Gregory,
chairman of the Rowan Roosevelt
Garner club, sponsors of the meet
ing. Charles L. Coggin, local at
torney, introduced Mr.. Bailey, and
spoke of his honesty, faithfu1ness
and loyalty to the interests of the
common people.
During Mr.. Bailey's address, he
paid a beautiful tribute to the late
Senator Lee S. Overman, of this
city, and his closing words attri-
buted to franklin D. Roosevelt,
whom Mr.. Bailey predicted would
be elected by a large majority.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
Fake Money
Gang Sent
To The Pen

Cases against several counter
letters arrested a few months ago
in a roundup in this state were dis
posed of in federal court here.
Judge ]. J.. Hayes sentenced ].
D. Kelly to three years in Atlanta
penitentiary in each of four cases
and fined him 81 in each case.
Frank Webb was fined $3.50 and
placed on three years probation in
one case, in another judgment was
suspended.
Eugene Click was sentenced to
Atlanta to two years and fined 81
in each of three cases, the terms
to run concurrently.
Joe West was fined $3.50 and
put on probation for three years.
Dewitt Bost was sentenced to
Chillicothe reformatory for two
years and fined 81 in one case, but
judgment was suspended in anoth-
er.
Raymond Herrin was sentenced
to IS months at Chillicothe in one
case and a year and a day in anoth-
er, the terms to run concurrently.
In a third case he was sentenced to
a year and a day at Chillicothe,
the terms to begin at the expira-
ton of the first.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
All: Voting Is
To Be Secret
November s
To Receipe Same Kind
OF Slips On Entering Booths
On Election Day

North Carolina voters on Nov
ember 8 will find themselves vot-'
ing a straight Australian bstast IN
the hrst time, it vas pointed out
yesterday at the office Of the coun-
ty board Of elections.
All candidates for office will be
on the same ballot, and there will
be this fall no Republican tickets
as distinguished from Democratic
tickets, said Chairman E. c. Gre
CORY of the election board.
In Rowan county there will be
only four ballots, and in each of
the 81 precincts id%entically the
same ballots will be cast. One bal
lot will contain the names of the
Democratic, Republican and So
c%ialist, presidential electors. The
second will be the state ballot,
which will contain Democratic
and Republican candidates for state
officers and for United States SEN
ator and congress. The third will
be the county ballot, listing all
Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for county officers, including
township constables. The fourth
ballot will be for voting for or a
gainst the proposed constitutional
amendments.
Can Vote Straight Ticket
If a voter wishes to vote a
straight state ticket or county
ticket, he merely makes a cross
mark at the head of the column
of his respective party. If he wish
es to vote for Ehringhaus for gov
%ernor, for example,, and Jake New
ell for the senate, he does not: make
a r in either the Democratic
or Republican circles, but merely
makes a cross in the square OPP
posite each candidate he votes for.
In other words, he votes a mixed
ticket.
When the voter goes to the
polls, he is handed the ballot. He
goes into the booth and votes for
the candidates he prefers. There is
no way to prevent his ballot from
being secret, as would happen in
event each party had diferenet
tickets, for everybody gets the
same sort of ballot. 1t is a secret
ballot in the full meaning of the
word and a pure Australian ballot
Two Weeks To Register
Two Saturdays remain for reg
istration, said Chairman Gregory.
The registrars will be at the poll:
from 9 o'clock to sunset each Sat
urday and at their homes on Other
days.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
Number Of
Sent To Atlanta While
Others Given Time
In County Jails

Vlolators of the national prohl-
bition laws Jared hard in federal
court here this week. Judge John
son ]. Hayes, presiding over the
October term, melted out a number
of sentences to the penitentiary
and to various county jails.
In several instances, probations
given at former terms were revok-
ed,
A large number of booze sales
men pleaded guilty to the charges
preferred against them.
A summary of the leading cases
follows: -a....
Earl Smith and DIN Smith, pos
session and Transporting liquor,
plead guilty; Is months each in
Chillicothe reformatory.
Mary Strockton and Febe Grit
fin, possession and transporting of
liquor; Griffin plead guilty, Is
months in Atlanta prison: verdict
of not guilty as to Mary Strock-
ton, by order of the court.
Henry Marks, violation of nat
fonal prohibition act; jury verdict
of guilty, Is months in Atlanta
and 5000.
Leo Franklin Fry and Glenn
Lester Beauchamp, violation of
national motor vehicle act. Fry
plead guilty, IA months in Chilli
Gothic reformatory; mol pros as to
Beauchmanp.
Roy Mckinney, violation Of ma
tional motor vehicle theft act,
plead guilty; two years in Chilli
Gothic reformatory.
Joe Lentz, Stanly county, viola
ton of national prohibition act,
plead guilty; $50.
Charles Dees and Eddie Spivey,
possession and transporting of
plead guilty; both on pro-
baton three years.
Earl Burroughs, manufacturing
and possession of liquor, plead
guilty; six months in Montgomery
county Jail.
Charley Talbert and Jesse
Thomson, possession and rams
porting of liquor, plead guilty; or
probation until the April term of
court.
]. Robert Melton and J. Pres
ton Crisco, manufacturing and
possession of liquor and conspiracy.
plead guilty to manufacturing and
possession; probation until April
term.
A.. L. Hinson and ]. ]. Hatley.
manufacturing and possession of
liquor; six months each in Cabar-
rus county jail.
Floyd Ledbetter, Cabarrus coun-
ty, violation of national prohibi-
ton act; capias for non-payment
of fine is extended, defendant in
state prison for a term of ten
years.
George Floyd, Davidson county
possession and sale of liquor; plead
guilty; six months in Jail and
5000.
John Hunt, Davidson county,
possession and sale of liquor; plead
guilty; probation two years.
Ernest Snyder, Davidson coun-
ty, possession and sale Of liquor;
plead guilty; on probation three
years.
Dave Leonard, Davidson coun-
ty, violation national prohibition
act; plead guilty; 500 and placed
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
FATAL EXPLOSION

Pouring kerosene on live embers
to kindle a fire, was a fatal mis-
take for Mrs. W. L. Harrison,
wife of a Caledonia prison farm
guard, October 10. An explosion
ignited her clothing and she was
burned to death.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
Guilty. OF MURDER

George W. Courson was found
guilty, by a Jacksonville, Fla
jury of manslaughter of Arthur
Maillefert, young convict who
died in a prison camp with shack
les on his feet and a chain about
his neck. Courson and Solomon
Higginbotham, guards, were &C
cused of murder Higginbdthhm
was freed by the Jury. Courson
noted an appeal.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
IN FIGHT

STABBED IN FIGHT
Paralyzed on his left side as re-
suit of a knife stab in the spinal
column, NARROW McCraw, II,
Burlington, is fighting for his life.
Contane Ball, IS, is held for the
stabbing. He says McCraw and
others attacked him as he was es-
corting a girl to her home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
LUTHERANS PROBE
PENSION, RELIEF FUND

The Lutheran biennial confer
n c at Philadelphia ordered an in
vestigation of investments in pen
sion and relief funds of the church.
1t resulted from criticism of the
real estate and MORTGAGE holdings.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
PITTSBORO HAS FIRE

The Fields building, most mod
ern business structure in Pittsboro
was destroyed by fire of unknown
origin, with a theatre and four
mercantile firms on the first floor
and a number of private Offices on
the second floor Quilted by the
flames.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21
STATE HOSPITAL HEAD DIES

DR.. Albright Anderson, 70, for
10 years head of the state hospital
for insane at Raleigh, died Sunday
morning of uremic poisoning.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-10-21

Political eyes Of the nation are O New York state where Republicans and
Democrats ire in a Touchdown, drag out fight which started months ago
and came to white heat in the Rooseveh-Al Smith Jimmy Walker, lnvest-
cations, split etc, situations Here are photos Of the heavyweight candidates idsstes
for Governor; Upper circle, Lewis H. Pound, COP. candidate for mayor
of New York City; Lower circle, Judge John P. OBrien- Tamny compro-
mise candidate over Walker for mayor Of Democratic ticket; Right, Lieut.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, Democratic candidate to succeed Gov. Roosevelt