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Evening star., 1932-08-28
Former Slave Is Now lO7

~ HE "jes' sets" now, and looks back
over the years when toll was her
lot. She has a little room, Nancy
~ Miles does, there on the second
floor of the Stoddard Baptist
Home for Colored at 324 Bryant street,
and there she enjoys a haven to which
her lot years of life have led her.
Elwood Street, director of the Com
munity Chest, told about Nancy yester-
day in the ninth Of his series of Little
Journeys to the Homes of Great Ser.
vices" Mr.. Street was visiting" then,
the Baptist Home, one of the chests
charges.
Nancy, he said, is the Oldest resident
of the home. She was born down in
Caroline County, Va, in 1925, and If
that doesn't seem long time ago, Mr..
Street suggested, remember that 1t was
about then that Lafayette, infant
Americas friend in the Revolutionary
War, was paying his final visit to the
United States.
Born in slavery, this colored woman
lived for 35 of her years as the
property" Of white folks. Then, when
an amended constitution gave her race
its freedom, Nancy kept on Just as they
had-she worked. And she worked
the century mark. During the last 25
years of her working life she was with
the family of prominent physician
here, all of whose children she nursed.
Then Nancy retired" and Of course,
it was to the Stoddard Baptist Home
that she went. There in the two-story
brick structure with a comfortable
porch Nancy and As other aged colored
folks live under the administration of
Mrs. S. F. Lewis, who has been matron
Of the establishment for Is years. The
residents who can help with the house
work perform such tasks as peeling
potatoes and making beds. For enter
tainment, a radio is depended upon, al
though piano also Is feature of the
living room.
The home had its beginning in the
will Of Miss Maria Stoddard, white
woman, who, in 1890, left land on Nine
Evening star., 1932-08-28

teenth street above Florida avenue for
the building of home for Baptist min
isters and members of their families,
as well as other needy persons whom
the board of trustees might elect to
admit.
The land was sold and part Of the
proceeds used to purchase a tract in
Garfield City In Southeast Washington.
The dwelling on the land was opened
as home for eight residents in 1902.
The present property was acquired in
1915, the gift of the widow of colored
minister.
The home is operated by board of
trustees made up Of pastors and two or
more delegates from each of the colored
Baptist Churches of the District of Co
lllmbia
Evening star., 1932-08-28
CLUB PLANS OUTING

Lido Civic Group Will Hold Picnic
at Bay Resort.
The Lido Civic Club will hold its
annual outing at Seaside Park, Chesa-
peake Beach, today. Special cars of the
Chesapeake Beach Railway are to carry
members and their families to the
resort.
Joseph M. Bonuso Is in charge OF a
program Of athletic events, assisted by
Ralph Cipriano and Joseph Lurco.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
DR.. HOWE TO SPEAK

Capital Physician to Address Ma
tional Dietetic Session.
DR.. Paul E. Howe of Washington is
included in the list of speakers at the
fifteenth annual convention of the
American Dietetic Association, to be
held in New York City beginning
November 10.
Eight hundred leading dietitians from
all parts of the United States and
Canada are expected to attend the
conference.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
CLUB GIVEN TO BOYS
I. B. P. o. E. Turns Over House
at Lodge to Youngsters.

At recent meeting, Columbia Lodge
No. 85, I. B. P. o. E. of Washington,
voted that the house and grounds in the
rear of its headquarters, 301 Rhode
Island avenue, be utilized as a club
house and playground for boys. 1t was
also voted to promote the formation of
club to be known as THE Columbia
Lodge Boys Club"
Evening star., 1932-08-28
[ (OMONN

1t costs very little to cook with Electricity sur
vey of our many present Electric Range users shows
that the average family pays less than So per month
for current.
Too, when you cook with Electricity there is no
flame to consume part of the food you are cooking.
You cook only with heat and therefore food shrinkage
is much less You save substantial amount on your
food purchases.
If you value your time you may also add further
savings because of the many more leisure moments
which Electric Cookery makes possible. 1t saves time
because pots and pans need scourng walls and
curtains do not become soed from SCOT smoke and
require very little cleaning; entire meals cook them
selves even while you away from home.
In this time of restricted household budgets, thrifty
homemakers are solving their problems by installing
modern, fast-cookng, economical Electric Ranges.
Your electrical dealer will gladly give you further
details and arrange convenient purchase terms.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
TROOP TO PARTICIPATE
Local Detachments to Take Part In
Fort Meade Exercises.

Headquarters and Headquarters De-
tachment, 18th Infantry Brigade, of this
city, will participate in the annual field
exercises of Regular Army units in the
Third Corps Area, scheduled for Fort
George G. Meade, Md, the first two
weeks in October.
Musketry tests and the corps area
commanders tactical inspection will
also be held.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
SUES AUTO OWNER

Mrs. Anton Scuderi Asks $25, 900
as Result of Crash.
Mrs. Anton Scuderi, 319 H street
northeast, has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover 5000
damages from Jacob kaufman, 800
Taylor street, for alleged personal
injuries. She says she was passenger
in an automobile with which a car of
the defendant was in collision July IS
at Fifth street and Neal place northeast,
and sustained serious injury. She is
represented by Attorney James F.
Reilly
Evening star., 1932-08-28
CAPITAL VICE. CGNSUES
ORDERED. TRANSFERRED
Courtland Christiani Is Sent to
Turkey and c. w. McGlasson
| VIII Go to Paris.

Will Go to Paris.
Two Washington men are affected by
changes in the foreign service an
nounced yesterday by the State De-
partment.
Courtland Christiani, now American
vice consul at Client, Belgium, was ap-
pointed vice consul at Izmir, Turkey.
Clifford w. McGlasSon, American
vice consul at Lausanne, Switzerland,
was named vice consul in the District
Accounting and Disbursing Office at
Paris, the transfer to take place on the
closing Of the Office at Lausanne.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

izing beer while continuing the
outlawry, in law if not in fact,
of hard liquors, is that We are
doing it for taxation purposes,
and taxation means protection,
said Mr.. Morehead. I'VE VIII
simply open the doors Of beer
parlors in the name Of the law
where whiskey will be sold, whis-
key which formerly netted the
government Sc a gallon and
which now goes to the bootleg
gers.
The beer will be the screen
Of respectability for the boot
logger, and by iegalizing beer we
put him in the best way to sell
hard liquor without sanction Of
law or payment Of tax
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

Deeds for Orange County, n. c., in
Book 81 of Mortgages at page 2S0,
because of default in the payment Of
the indebtedness therein recited and
thereby secured. and at the request of
the owner ard holder of said indebt-
edness, the undersigned will on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1882
at u o'clock noon on the premises
in Chapel Hill, n c. offer for sale at
public auction for cash the following
Land, lying and being in Chapel Hill
Township, Orange County, and de-
scribed as follows:
Lying and being in the Town of
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North
Carolina, located on the north side Of
Franklin Street and BEGINNING at
a stake in the property line on the
north side of Franklin Street $685.
feet east from the. northeast inter
section of Columbia Avenue and
Franklin Street; and running thence
with the property line on the north
side Of Franklin Street north 50 deg.
east $40 feet to stake, Strowd' 5
outhwest corner; thence with Strowds
line north q deg. west 130 feet 70
a stake; thence south SO deg. west
SIS feet to a stake; thence south 81
deg east 130 feet to Lacock's south
east corner, also the beginning corn
er; and being part Of the same land
conveyed to the Chapel Hill Insurance
& Realty Company by deed from {.
L. Lindsay and wife dated July IS,
1919, and registered in Deed Book II
at page 81 in the Office of the Register
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Drying up the Zuyder Zee
(Bufdld Euening News)

Completion by Dutch engi-
neers of the eighteen-mile dixie
across the North Sea entrance
Of the Zuyder Zee marks the end
Of that picturesque body Of wa
ter. With the sea cut off, the
greater part of the Zuyder Zee
will be. drained. Famed seaport
towns will become inland vii
lages. The quaint Isle Of Mar
ken, which has been detached
from the mainland Of Holland
since the thirteenth century, will
be lost as part Of the central sec
tion of~one of the 'polders, Or
drained, sectors.
What the Netherlands will
lose in picturesqueness, it ex-
poets to gain on the economic
side The value of the 900
square miles wrested from the
sea is estimated at S210,000, 900.
The cost Of the huge undertake
ing, expected to take thirty
years from its beginning in
1918, will be about $3.50, 900, 900.
History records few such ambi-
tious projects. Holland reclaims
for It's rapidly increasing popu-
lati0n an area as large as the
state Of Rhode Island, which was
dry land six centuries ago when
the sea swept over it.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Notes on Hunting

It is said that Theo Best and
Archibald Henderson have about
equal claims 10 the honor Of be
ing the best shot in Chapel Hill,
with Mr.. Best perhaps a shade
IN the%lead
The law sets a limit Of 10 TO
the number Of quail or squirrels
a hunter may Kill in one day.
The turkey limit is 2 in a day and
5 in a season. The sale or pur-
chase Of quail is forbidden.
Squirrels may be bought and
sold during the open season. It
is unlawful 10 kill squirrels in
public parks.
Hunting rabbits with gun is
legal only from November 20 to
February Is, but they may be
trapped or hunted without a gun
at any time. There is no re-
striction upon the sale or pur-
chase Of rabbits. The game law
gives the state department Of
conservation and development
power to shorten or extend, by
proclamation, the open season
for hunting rabbits with a gun.
The University's lands and the
lands Of w. &. Coker are includ-
ed in the state game preserve,
which means that upon them no
hunting of ANY sort is permitted.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Praises Henderson Book
Eaton Saws Shaw Volume Is Mine of
Valuable Information

In Books, the literary maga-
zine Of the New York Herald
Tribune, Walter Prichard Eaton
praises Archibald Henderson's
Bernard Show, PLoyboy and
Prophet.
Here is the story writes
Mr.. Eaton, "of one of the alert
est intellects of our time cease
lessly at work for two genera
tions, one Of the chief comic
dramatists ofSour times fighting
both an artistic and intellectual
battle, one Of the most puZzling
personalities Of our times at once
posing before the public as the
most arrant egotist, the most
f1ippant jester, and at the same
time over and over demonstrate
ing himself man Of deep social
passion. Of tolerance and kindli-
ness. And so. for all the fact
that Henderson is primarily try
ing to create for his readers a
picture Of Shaw, the man, what
he actually does is to write a his
tory Of modern English drama,
and modern English social se-
form, and passions during the
World War, peering over Shaw's 5
shoulder as he does so.
1T is, in a. sense, a BosWellian
method, but has the advantage
Of its own footnotes. Like Bos-
wells method, however, it builds
up a portrait, builds up, rather,
an acquaintance with the sub
ject, just as we get to know and
ultimately estimate anybody
from observing his reactions to
the world, over a period Of time.
Is there any biographical meth
Cd better? What Henderson
thinks Of Shaw as dramatist,
how high he ranks him, does not
matter in this process. The BIZ
ographer as a critic can have his
say, and still leave US the pic
ture, the acquaintance, and we
may do our own estimating.
"Henderson's book is packed
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

of Deeds of Orange County. See deed
from Chapel Hill Insurance g. Realty
Company to J. L. Sutton, dated Aug
ust %, 1926, and filed for registration
September IS, 1926, and registered in
Deed Book 81 at page 304 in the
office of the Register of Deeds IF
Orange County.
Granting further to the party of
the second part, its successors and
assigns, an easement for ingress and
egress ard stairway privileges in a
strip of land A feet wide running
northward from Franklin Street 130
feet in depth along r. L. Strowd's
western line, adjoining the land here
by conveyed on the east, which case
ment has heretofore been granted to
the Chapel Hill Insurance & Realty
Company, its successors and assigns,
by R. L. Strowd, and along other lands
of Chapel Hill Insurance and Realty
Company of the first part lying north
of and adjoining said Strowd's prop
erty and adjoining the land conveyed
on the east. Subject, however, to the
following reservations and party wall
agreements as set out in deed re-
corded in Book "a page 304.
Subject to the reservations set
forth in the deed from the Chapel
Hill Insurance & Realty Company 20
r. L. Strowd and the deed from the
Chapel Hill Insurance &. Realty Com
pany to W. 0. Lacock
This the 11th day Of October 1882.
f. L. FULLER, JR.
Trustee
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
MOrehead Recommends
The Swedish System

Continued fror, preceding page
liquor business was restored to
the extent before prohibition, it
would produce 00,0o0,000 an
nually in revenue.
Il think we are due for a
change" continued Mr.. More
head. we have got to make a
change. AS bad as the situation
is, it might be possible to bear
it if it were not getting contin-
ually and progressively worse.
These bootleggers are daily
getting more money. they are
constantly getting more busi-
ness experience. and they
are improving their vast organ
ization day by day. making i
less vulnerable the longer they
are al il through the increase Of
the number Of politicians and
policemen in the business,
The men at the head Of the
bootleg industry are building
ships with faster engines. they
are buying the last word in ma
chine guns. they are purchasing
faster and better automobiles
and airplanes.
Let this bootleg industry
continue much longer and il will
become almost irradicable. 1t
was not SO long ago that the
bootlegger was what the name
implies. a criminal who carried
d bottle Of whiskey in his boot
But today he is a man Of wealth
and power, with a steam Yacht
capable Of fifty miles an hour
and an army Of thugs and assas-
ms at his command" !"
Here Mr. Morehead began to
discuss the halfway proposal u
permit the manufacture and sale
If beer a. q way out Of the men
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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

with pictures, with information
about first and subsequent per-
formances of Shaw's plays in all
foreign countries, and above all
with letters, postcards, wise
cracks, from pages in this book,
and there is something of Shaw's
to quote on nearly all of them" "
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to the terms Of a certain
deed Of trust executed by ]. L. Sut-
ton and wife, Lucy A. Sutton, to F.
L. Fuller, Jr., Trustee, under date of
May 22, 1929, which said deed is re-
corded in the office of the Register Of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

The American people can't
work up much enthusiasm for
third party. Two seem to be
plenty-Cincinndti Times-Stdr.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

Have you ever seen exceed perfect grace and
exhibited by these jumping kangaroos?
They live "down UNDER the British call it, around on
Che other side of the world, just below our feet.
When they resting the ground the soes OF their feet
point to the soles of your feet.
Once upon time, when thought the earth was flat
they wouldn't have believed that
They would have said "Why, if those kangaroos
standing head downward they would fall off, But they
don't fall off, Gravtation that makes everything "tend
toward the earhs CENTER holds them it holds and as
M holds great cathedral that points sky at night
and twelve hours later will have its steeple pointing in ex
actly the opposite direction.
The graceful powerful kangaroo not knowing whether he
d con top of the word or down under leads cheerful
life except when Engshmen, who "mus have their SPORT
pursue him.
Even then the kangaroo has fighting chance
In this picture you three of the creatures beautiful
n notion jumping wide gully to escape pursuing on
horseback
AS you look at picture you marvel the creatures
grace and natures wonderful adaptation Of living forms to
their environment
lobster crawling along the oceans bed in search Of shell
fish, the devifish with its many reaching under the
shelving get the LOBSTER the whale plowng through
the Arctic Sea- the eagle high in air, the snake wggng
through grass and man. standing erect balanced two
small feet all illustrate marvelously Natures power Of
adaptation.
See how through necessity and struggle for existence
the kangaroo has gradually grown to its present shape It's
foreegs tiny of little except to hold the kangaroo
baby convey food to its mouth It depends on the
powerful hind legs for defense and for escape when
All the driving power in the hind quarters and is the
same with the horse by the way The hind legs do all the
horses gaopng propeng forward the front legs are
there merely to hold up the animal after each gaopng
Jump
Admire natures wisdom, admire the strange animals
kangaroo ornhorhynchus etc, that live eight thousand
miles below the sole Of foot The kangaroos Of many
kinds ranging in size from that of rabbit to the giant man
kangaroo" six feet tall.
Like all other animals Of the great Australian island CONT
nent they gentle Let them alone and they let you
alone The human "sportsmen let alone nothing that
has life and be killed "for pleasure
In all the great expanse Of Australia when Europeans first
visited it, there was except the barbarous natives animal
shat killed any oher wolves foxes panthers other
fEmeat eaters''
Everything gentle, in the Garden of Eden It
not
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

THE message of the Presi-
L dent is in no sense a
notable public document be-
cause of its specific recon-
mendations. In its general
observations, on conditions
and necessities, it is in ac-
cord with the common con-
victions. Of course the
budget must be balanced; Of
course economies of a drastic
nature must be effected in
the public service; of course
something must be done to
strengthen the banking sys-
tenn. In the case of the
budget and the reduction of
the cost of government. we
are to have supplementary
messages in which specific
recommendations will be
made.
There is nothing in the
message that will be of in
terest in the short session ex-
cept those features touching
on the immediate necessities
of the country. Mr.. Hoover's
\views on banking will not
determine the course to be
pursued, since they are
thought to be quite different
from the views of those who
have been given a mandate
from the people. There is
little probability of banking
legislation in the next three
months. That can wait until
the party with the mandate
assumes power and is ready
to function as the govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
A Clearer View Of
The President Plan

Much of what is recon-
mended by the outgoing
President may be brushed
aside in all practical calcu-
lations. There are just a
few matters that must come
up for action. Taxes is one,
to balance the budget; re-
ductions in the cost of gov
ernment is another; the
modification of the Volstead
act is another; and while
something should be speedily
done for agriculture it is
not likely ecause Mr..
Hoover's attitude is not
that of those soon to as
sumo power.
On some OF these SUBJECTS
we shall have a clearer view
of the Presidents plan a
little later. Whatever he
proposes on these subjects
should be considered on its
merits and without partisan
prejudice.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
WISE WORDS

To trea5 a poor wretch with
a bottle of Burgundy, and
fill his snuff box, is like giving
a pair of laced ruffles to a
man that has never a shirt
on his back.-Browne.
He that has lived near the
woods is not frightened by
owls.
To think we are able is to
be so.
A nod from a lord is a break
fast for a fool.
Full bellies make empty
skulls.
War is the child of Pride
and Pride the daughter of
riche7.-Swift.
From the discomfort Of man
the worlds best progress
@ Wilcox.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
ONCE OVERS

Very often those under the
direction of competent superiors
are able to do good work but
when they assume the response
bility Of direction, fail utterly.
When it comes to directing
their own efforts as well as
the efforts of others they are
found wanting.
AS an underling you are dis.
gruntled because you don't
hold the top position.
You think that you could do
better than the one in power.
Maybe so, but it is doubtful.
If you were as proficient as
he the chances are you'd be
in his place.
If you are a success in your
line, better stick to it, rather
than hazard your living.
Copyright, 1889, King Features -
6Nndi1aoA 1noof ~ =
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
Be a GOOdfenOW
Spread Joy at Christmas Time

Many years ago The Washington Times Instituted the
GoOdfeows" distribute Christmas cheer to deserving
families of the city, fallen into misfortune.
The Goodfelow idea has grown and expanded until this
year when will bring Joy and happiness to many homes
at the Yuetde.
There particular need at this time for the Goodfeows
More families in need and distress than before
The regularly constituted charity agencies looking
after their daily and The Times has intention
interfering with the work Of those agencies.
But at Christmas time there is need for something
plying.
There need for trnket for the youngsters There is
need for little extra decacy the table, There need
4or little clothing
These needs the Goodfellows will attempt to supply.
Anyone be Goodfellow.
The smallest attention may make family happy at
Christmas
Let The Times put all who want to be Goodfellows IN
leach &th tantlaa @aA I'D tha4 aasiatanoA -
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
New Sources
Of Taxation

In the discussion Of new
sources of taxation he men
tions one-a sales tax. He
fails to mention another on
which the people have just
expressed themselves at the
polls. Evidently he wishes
to try everything before
trying the one thing on
which other nations raise a
large portion of their reve-
nue.. His ingenuity does not
go as far as a tax on beer.
This is interesting, and
some will find it disturbing
to the hope that the short
session speedily will modify
the Volstead act to permit
the manufacture and sale of
beer for the purposes of rev.
enue. However, we prefer to
have the test made. Since he
has changed on the sales
tax, thereby showing he can
change, and while he does
not indicate a change on a
beer tax, it is not easy to
believe that he will stand in
the way of a beer tax should
one be provided during the
next three months.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

began to retaliate, spokes-
men of the present Admin
istration talked bravely to
the effect that we are a
"self-contained nation" and
can get along without for
eign trade.
Never has any administra-
ton been so tightly bound
to the fallacy of economic
isolation.
Mr.. Hoover in the cam
paign clung tenaciously to
this kind of economic isola-
ton; he wished to make it
surer; and we fail to find in
the message the slightest in
dication of a change in dis
position.
It is the message of an
isolationiSt.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

lying, ....
And the next
I'd die for. Truth!
One moment kind,
Big hearted,
Understanding, loyal;
The next, as tricky
AS the devil
And as cruel
AS hell
Queer, 60.
How a soul
Can be split up
Like that
Part God,
Part Scallywag.
It's queer,
It's inconvenient, too;
Because you're never sure
Which part
Is on. the job!
Just when you think
You're set to act
The saint,
Something inside
Goes flop
And there you are.
A slob!