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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

Frederick H. Koch and his
Carolina Playrnakers have done
a service to the community. In
prod u ing "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" in the Forest
Theatre last Friday and Satur-
day evening they gave US mo-
ments of beauty in which all
dismal reflections on depres-
sions, reduced appropriations,
and salary cuts were complete
lily banished. Moreover, they
showed US that even in times Of
misfortune we need not yield to
defeatism, for, despite unfavor-
able conditions, they gave US the
most brilliant performance that
has yet come from the Play
makers organization.
They restored our confidence /;
convinced us that all about us
lie materials and talents eager
to be used; and revealed to us
that great effects can be obtain
ed by simple and inexpensive
means. The result of the whole
enterprise has been a lift to our
energies.
In "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" Shakespeare showed us
wherein he could be a poet, roll
ticker, and player. 1t is not
only a play, but play. In this
spirit Koch and his managers
and technicians prepared pro-
duction that put a capsheaf on
their seasons work.
The Playmakers have some
times been accused or faults or
diction. In their own theatre
they can sometimes scarcely be
heard beyond the middle seats.
But in the production last week,
in an outdoor theatre where the
conditions were more difficult,
they delivered their lines not
only distinctly but with distinc-
ton. The audience could catch
not only Shakespeare's rhythms
but his actual words. 0 actors
and directors, receive our
thanks!
The sets and their arrange
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

Hubbard of Carolina and Dun
|aj of Washington and Lee
rounded the last of the two
mile shoulder to shoulder, but in
the stretch Hubbard forged
ahead to win by a stride. His
time, 9:46.4, broke the confer
ence record.
Lynn of Clemson won the
100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds,
tying the conference record. In
the 440 Wexford of V. NJ. I. set
a new record of 48.2 seconds.
The University of North Car
olina winners, besides Hubbard,
were LeGore in the javelin
throw, Mullis in the discus
throw, and Abernethy in the
120-yard high hurdles, and
Smith tied Curry of Clemson in
the pole vault. Second places
were won for the University by
Williamson in the half mile, and
Highly in the broad jump.
The chief surprise of the meet
was the victory of Lewis (Duke)
over Lauck (Virginia) in the
mile run. Lauck could not quite
equal the time he made against
the Navy the week before,
4:15.7, and Lewis made exactly
that time, thereby setting a new
conference record.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26
The University's Team Wins the
Southern Conference Track Meet

The University of North Caro-
lima won the Southern Confer
ence track and field meet last
Saturday in the Duke stadium.
This was the third capture of
the conference title by Coach
Fetzer's men. There were about
1000 spectators. Thrilled by
the closeness of the contest, they
cheered wildly.
The score was: North Caro-
lima 66, Duke So, Virginia 35Ha,
Clemson 1712, Maryland 12z,
South Carolina II, V. P. 1. 10,
V. NJ. |. 9, Washington and Lee
81a, N. C. State 2.
Duke won six events to Caro-
lina's four and a half, but Caro-
lima won enough seconds and
thirds to take the victory.
Brownlee of Duke was the in
dividual high scorer, with 15A
points. He came in first in the
22O-yard dash and the 220-yard
low hurdles. Other Duke win
ners were Lewis in the mile,
Bradsher in the half-mile, and
Fulmer in the broad jump. The
Duke quartet that won the mile
relay was made up of Bradsher,
Brownlee, Fulmer, and Reich
mann.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

all it's impressiveness, will fail to
solve the air transportation prob
lem that most affects ordinary
dwellers in the suburban region.
This is the problem of how to
prevent some fool flyer from
roaring over your house at the
crack Of dawn, especially on
Sunday morning, with din that
shakes the whole structure and
awakens every living being
within it.
Airplanes at 1000 feet or
higher are not noisy enough to
be q nuisance and most people
like to watch them. But one at
200 feet is, in the first place, a
very definite menace to life, limb
and property and, in the second
place, raises a clamor so hideous
that its injection into a peaceful
day, especially in the early
morning hours, constitutes not
merely nuisance but real in
jury.
We fear, though, that the
stately lawyers assembled in
Rome are much too top-lofty to
deal with this problem.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

panies as illegitimate intruders.
Their moves are, therefore, pro-
tective rather than progressive.
They would halt the expansion
of the transportation industry
to suit the convenience of their
own archaic methods; they
would prohibit the competition
which is unfair only because
they have been too conservative
to improve their own equip
ment to a point of comparative
efficiency"
The function of the rails, says
Mr.. Turner, is mass transpOrta-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

tion. They are equipped to
carry more people than either
the bus or the plane, as well as
more freight than the truck. The
superiority Of mass industry is
low cost. Through this is the
pivot of the railroads problem,
l have never seen more than
passing reference to it in any of
the numerous authoritative ar
ticles purporting to deal with
the vital factors of the situation.
Officials, engineers, all seem in
terested in initiating the bus,
and regaining lost business by
the foolish expedient of apply
ing small-carrier standards to a
large carrier"
While Mr.. Turner has little
sympathy with the whining Of
the railroads about unfair COM
petition" he thinks that there
is bound to come such regula-
ton and taxation of trucks as
will Offset to a great extent the
disadvantage now suffered by
the railroads because of their
enormous overhead, their road
beds, stations, and safety devic-
eS.
'As the public realizes the
drain of taxation occasioned by
the use of The highways, and
as the trucking interests are
forced to shoulder this obliga-
ton, as well as the precautions
which they have thus far failed
to make for the safety of their
passengers and others who use
the roads, a fairer competitive
relationship will be effected. The
bus and truck are at present
both an expense and a menace
because Of their size and speed.
as we'll as because of the ire
sponsibility of the individual
owners and small companies. A
sizable bill awaits the trucking
company; enforced insurance
against accident and taxation to
pay for their rights of way. In
addition to this, safety pre-
cautions will have to be taken
which will curb their running
(Gontinued on nert page)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26
The Situation of the Railroads as 1t Is
Seen from the Passengers Point of View

The financial distress of the
railroads has been the subject
of a great deal of discussion IN
the last few years. Their losses
could be taken with equanimity
by all but a relatively small part
of the population but for one
circumstance. That circumstance
is that savings banks and insur-
ance companies hold heavy in
vestments in railroad securities
and depend upon the solvency of
the railroads. And so the humb-
lest men and women are inJur-
iously affected by the railroads
losses in freight and passenger
revenue.
Pungent criticism of policies
and methods of management IS
contained in an article in the
June Harper's s Mdgazlne-"Some
Suggestions for the Railroads
a Passengers Point of View,
by Tyler Turner. Mr.. Turner
presents instances Of the failure
of the men in control of the rail-
roads to introduce improve
ments until they were forced to
do so by the competition of bus
the motor truck and the motor
bus; and, also, he points out
some superiorities Of European
over American transportation
service.
His judgment of the basic
cause of the troubles that have
come upon the railroads is con-
tanned in this passage:
Railroad men are prOverblal-
ly conservative. RailrOading is
an involved occupation, sur
rounded by an enormous amount
Of native circumstance, and
touching in its various aspects
innumerable other fields. 1t is,
therefore, to be expected that
its personnel experience some
difficulty in viewing it with any
degree of detachment. Their
evaluation starts from the CEN
ter and works outward. Such a
restriction is, Of course, by no
means confined to the railroads.
Most of the older industries are
as bound by tradition as the
church or the schools" ."
To question the opinions OF
railroad officials takes some
amount of self lf-assurance, verg-
ing upon presumption, says Mr..
Turner; but, after all, the rail-
roads exist not for the officials,
but for the public, and so an
ordinary citizen has a right to
say what he thinks is the matter
with them.
'In ignoring their primary
function and specific attributes,
the railroads have lost sight of
the particular part they play in
the field of transportation. They
think of themselves as the only
rightful operators, and of the
trucking and air transport COM
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26
When a Plane Is q Nuisance
Baltimore Eveni,,g Sum

Baltimore Evening Sum
In Rome today an internation-
al asSemblage of impressive leg
al luminaries is opening a con-
ference on air laws. All sorts
of legislation regarding the
rights of passengers, liability
for damage, responsibility of
air transportation companies
and so on will be discussed.
Nevertheless we venture to
predict that the gathering, for
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-05-26

All the great finAnciers are In
favor Of restoring confidence. if
they can do it without getting
confident enough to lend any
body any money?-San Diego
Union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
Shun Switch
New Warden Has Same
Horror of Executions
as Daily.

T OUIS E. KUNKEL, Laporte
~ county Democratic boss, who
has been named warden of the
Indiana state prison, shared the
aversion of his predecessor to
pulling the switch when con-
demned murderers die in the
electric chair.
This repugnance of Kunkel
was revealed tacitly Tuesday
when the new warden visited the
statehouse, and discussed the
status of Walter H. Daily, ousted
warden, who is not included in
Kunkels future plans for the
prison.
Under the law, it is the duty
of the warden to pull the switch
that dispatches killers souls into
eternity, but the warden is per-
mitted to delegate this task to
the assistant warden.
This has been the practice OF
DAILY during his eight-year ten
ure. He has left the odious task
to Harry B. Claudy, his assistant
warden, whom Kunkel plans to
retain.
Kunkel said he had not had
time to look into all the aspects
of the prison administration. but
had no intention of displacing
Claudy with DAILY, and did not
believe the latter would care to
stay"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
Too Curious!
Girl, a, Nearly Loses Life
in Attempt to Explore
Flooded Basement.

CURIOSITY almost claimed the
~ life of a 4-year-old girl Tues
day night in the flooded basement
of a Speedway City home where
she is a visitor.
Elizabeth Jane Grifford, st.
Louis, found the door to the base
ment in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Grifford, 1888 Winton
street, wired so she could not en-
ter.
Undaunted, Elizabeth Jane
perched herself on a chair, re-
moved the wire, and toddled down
the basement steps into as many
feet of water as she was years
old.
A sti1ed scream brought her
brother Lewis, who dived down
the stairs to find Elizabeth Jane
floating face downward in the
water He rolled her on the floor
and bundled her into blankets
before a fire.
BY the time the police rescue
squad arrived, Elizabeth Jane was
sleeping soundly, none the worse
for her adventure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
WOMAN KILLER
is GIVEN LIFE
Hammond Widow Pleads
Guilty to Staying Boy
Ward With Rat Poison.

By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, May 17.-Mrs.
Daisy Harmon. 50, Hammond widow
who confessed killing her 13-year-
old ward with rat poison, was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
women's prison today when she
pleaded guilty of charges of second
degree murder.
Sentence was pronounced by
Judge William J. Murray of Lake
criminal court.
Mrs. Harmon told authorities
that she killed Anthony Brabender,
her ward, to collect a $4,000 insur-
ance policy on his life.
Anthony was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Fox, Hammond. He
was placed in Mrs. Harmon's care
at the request of his Stepfather.
Mrs. Harmon was indicted by the
grand jury on charges Of first and
second degree murder. She was
allowed to plead guilty on the lat
ter charge to avoid death in the
electric chair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
STATEHOOD
DEATHS MOUNT
Streams Continue Rise in
Southern Indiana; Huge
Damage Done.

Flood deaths in Indiana stood at
eight today, as streams rose in the
extreme southern part of the state
with lower stages reported in In
dianapolis and other points in CEN
trail Indiana.
Damage is estimated in millions of
dollars, probably as high as $6,0O0,-
600 being conservative.
In Marion county alone, the loss
is about 100000, including dam
age of $2500,000 to farms and
$25 900 to roads.
There is a possibility Of rain to-
night and Thursday, but J. H. Ar
mington, meteorologist at the local
United States weather bureau, said
the fall is not expected to be of
sufficient volume to cause streams
to rise.
Latest deaths are those OF Buddy
Dielkes, 4, Posey county, drowned
in a ditch filled by overflow from
the Wabash river, and Samuel
Conner, IA, who collapsed while
en- route to his water-isolated home
near Columbus. Six persons were
drowned during the weekend.
White river today had fallen here
four and one-half feet since Tues
day and since the crest of the flood,
the fall has been 73 feet. Crest
of the flood in the east fork of the
river passed Shoals Tuesday night,
but is resing below that point. Crest
of the west fork passed Elliston
Tuesday night, and the river is ris-
ing south Of there.
The Wabash is high at Vim
cennes and still rising, but is fall
ing to the northward.
Although the Ohio is at a high
mark at Evansville, it is not ex-
pected to reach a point as high as
had been predicted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

Hitler, the fiery crusader,
who led Germany from en-
FILTERED acceptance of the re-
strictions Of the Versailles
treaty, to a new, aggressive
national consciousness, unbent
but little in his presentation
of Germany's stand on arms,
awaited eagerly by all nations.
Denouncing the Versailles treaty
as the cause of untold misery and
224,900 suicides in Germany, he
again uncompromisingly demanded
its revision.
Hitler, in a word, accepted the
Roosevelt proposal and the MacDon-
aid arms plan if Germanys equal
ity demands are met, but threatened
to wreck the world arms confer
ence by withdrawing from the
League of Nations unless Germany
is given her full place in the sun,
toe to toe with France and all other
nations.
Endorsed by Parliament
After accepting Hitler's declara-
ton, the reichStag, which had been
shorn of its powers, and abruptly
dismissed when Hitler took over the
reins, adjourned indefinitely, having
been summoned for this special occa-
sion merely to indorse the chancel-
lor's speech in behalf of all Ger
many.
The tone of Hitler's speech
throughout was one of being will
ing to cooperate with other nations
toward peace, but only on condi-
lions.
He promised to disband the Ger
man auxiliary police and also to
subject semi-military organizations
to international control, provided
other nations accept the same con-
troll.
He accepted the Macdonald plan,
Endorsed by President Roosevelt, as
basis for a disarmament agree
ment, but declined to forego Ger
many's present defense system for
any new settlement not identical
with that given other nations.
Proves Roosevelt Plea
Warmly welcoming President
Roosevelt's message to the world,
Hitler agreed that disarmament is
indispensable to a solution of the
worlds economic problems. He
praised the Presidents high
minded" offer to participate in guar
anteeing European peace.
President. Roosevelt's proposal,
which came to my knowledge last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

There is a new school of po-
litical reporters who with q
kind of beautiful cruelty are
making it embarrassing for
politicians to employ their
old tricks" Walter Lippmann
himself is one of that new
school.
Intolerant only of intolerance
and deception, he has shown
up political fraud, and I'M
masked baser motives that
posed as sanctimonious or
patriotic.
Walter Lippmann has joined
the staff of The Times and
under his own name he will
continue TO write the clear and
vivid comments that won him
his reputation.
His column appears today
on Page 7.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
Fugitive From Georgia Chain Gang
Tells Story to Federal Officials Here

Il am fugitive from a Georgia
chain gangl"
EleXie CORVALLIS Newman of
Greenville. N. c., a handsome youth
OF Is, today calmly related to fed
eral officers and reporters his escape
from a chain gang and three prisons
as he was arraigned before Howard
S. Young, United States commits
sioner, in the federal building.
Nothing that has been written
or said about chain gangs is ex-
aggerated, he said. The food IS
bad, the work is terribly hard and
the overseers are tough. 1 escaped
because l couldn't stand it any
longer"
Newman. who is under indictment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

in Leaksville, N. c. for the theft
of an automobile, is not perturbed
by the prospect of serving another
Jail sentence in his home state. He
is fearful of being extradited by the
Georgia authorities after he serves
& term in North Carolina.
-Four years ago." he said, I ran
away from home and stole a car.
l did stretch in the penitentiary
in North Carolina. I escaped and
went to Georgia where I stole an
other car. Then I did that awful
stretch with the chain gang.
When escaped dragged two
hTelve-pound balls OF iron with me
into the woods where I finally man
aged to sever them. ! maneuvered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

900 preferred stock issue subscribed
for by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
Thus far, it was indicated, more
than half the proposed issue of
100000 shares has been subscribed,
subscriptions ranging from one
share to maximum of $500
shares.
Approximately 1000 depositors in
the Fletcher American have signed
and sent in waivers approving the
plan of freeing so per cent Of the
impounded deposits as soon as the
new bar is opened, and impound-
ing tt her half until nosliquid
assets Quidated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17
LIVING-ROOM SUITE-9-piece mohair TO
what have you? WA-24SO.
McNutt, Sullivan to Speak
on NeU Bank at MeetinQ

Governor Paul v. McNutt and
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan will
address the meeting Of civic leaders
at 4 Thursday IN the Chamber of
Commerce building, called to
arouse civic interest in the new
American National bank.
The meeting was called by Louis
j. Borinstein, chamber president.
The new bank already has more
stockholders than the old Fletcher
American bank, assets of which it
will take over when and if opened.
Opening of the new bank is con-
tingent upon the sale Of 100000
in common stock to. match $780,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

the escape by studying the routine
of the guards"
Newman told of how he went
back to his home state where he
again was arrested and again es-
capped. He toured the eastern por-
ton of the United States in a stolen
car and finally was arrested in Fl,
Wayne where he was implicated
in labor trouble.
He escaped from the Indiana
state farm and later was arrested
and sent to Pendleton reformatory.
He was brought from there today
Judge Robert G. Baltzel ordered
him returned to North Carolina by
the United States marshal,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

For his cooperative pro.
gram of industrial planning
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed:
l. Shorter work week.
3 A decent wage for the short
ened week.
g. Prevention of unfair competi-
ton and disastrous" overproduc-
ton.
a. Limitation of the operation OF
antitrust laws.
New revenues must be provided
to finance the public works pro-
gram, Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Repeal Revenue Advocated
In this connection, he said that
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, now pending before the states
would restore former revenue laws
which would yield enough Wholly
to eliminate these temporary re-
employment taxes
Mr.. Roosevelt estimated that $500
100000 in additional revenue will
DP IltGdtd W NCl NltC bliC WI
templated borrowing for the public
works program, But he did not
make specific recommendation
for the form it would take.
"A number of suggestions have
been made as to the nature of these
taxes he said.
II do not make a specific recon-
mendation at this time, but hope
that the committee on ways and
means of the house of representa-
tives will make a careful study oil
the revenue plans and be prepared
at the beginning of the coming
week to propose the taxes which
they Judge to be the best adapted
to meet the present need, and which
will, at the same time, be least
burdenSome to our people.
Will Assure Action
AT the end of that time, if no
decision has been reached. or il
the means proposed do not seem TO
be sufficiently adequate or certain,
it is my intention to transmit 20
the congress MY own recommends
ions In the matter"
Mr.. Roosevelt said that since the
taxes would be of an emergency
nature, provision should be made
for their reduction or elimination
as soon as increased revenues from
improved business, or revenue from
prohibition laws, which would
go into effect automatically upon
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment. became available.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-17

night, obliges the German govern
ment to warm gratitude" Hitler
said. 1t is willing to join in this
method to solve the international
crisis because it agrees that no
economic recovery is possible with
out a solution of the disarmament
question.
After stressing Germany's will
ingness to join a nonaggressive pact,
he again referred to President
Roosevelt, saying:
May Demand Rearmament
Germany would welcome the pos
sibility of consultative pact sug-
gested in the Presidents proposal.
to bring the United States into con-
tact with European affairs as the
guarantcr of peace. This proposal
brings great relief to all those will
ing to maintain sincere peace"
Hitler emphasized that Germany
had fulfilled the unreasonable de
mand' of the Versailles treaty with
suicidal loyalty"
Germany he insisted, has dis
armed in accordance with the
treaty, and now if other nations re-
fuse to carry out their part of the
treaty and disarm, too, then Ger
many is entitled to demand re-
armament.
Hitler spoke with the persuasive
oratory for which he is famous, and
carried his audience with him.
Reichstag Meeting Tense
He read from manuscript. His
tone and gestures were mild COM
pared to previous speeches, when
his voice was aggressive and his
gestures sweeping and vigorous.
Today, he moved his arms only
slightly, and occasionally opened
his hand TO punctuate his cadences.
The whole atmosphere of the
Knoll opera house, where the ses-
sion was held, was hushed and
tense. The former crown prince,
in field gray uniform, sat in the
diplomatic section, where the
French and British ambassadors
also sat.
mo European war could i'm
prove the present situation" Hitler
said significantly.
President Roosevelts message to
the world urging peace and dis
armament, he said, deserves Ger
many's warm thanks"
Germany, he declared, sincerely is
DESTROYS of promoting peace with all
nations. He could see no good, but
nothing except misery and Bolshev-
ism, from new war in Europe.