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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08
Black-D raught Brings
Refreshing Relief of
Constipation Troubles

Constipation produces many dis
agreeable sensations, several OF
which are mentioned by Mr.. T. E.
stith, of Boonville, Ind, who
writes: IT have used Thedford's
Black raught many years when
needed for biliousness and other
minor ills when a laxative was
needed. I have a tight feeling In
my chest when I get bilious. I get
dizzy and feel very tired, just don't
feel like doing my work After
taking Black raught, I feel much
better. This is why I continue to
use it when needed" 80. Thed-
lords Black Draught is q good
purely vegetable laxative, obtain
able for 25e a package.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08
louisiana Bill Would
Make Every Man King

Baton Rouge, La.-We'l all be
kings OF queens in Louisiana, with
crowns, castles and green paJamas:
if the Legislature passes Represent
tative Rupert Peyton's bill.
Our castles will cost 100000
piece, and each of us will have
hotel suite at our disposal. Our
Maiesties will get $4,000 a year
apiece for doing nothing, and have
all the rights, titles and privileges
that 60 with out rank.
Kings may choose between
queens and harems. Will Street
will pay a tax of $4,000 a square
foot, and the sacred Standard Oh;
Company shall be assessed $1o'-
600, 900 a year for our upkeeP.
It's Just in fun. Representative
Peyton doesn't like Senator Huey
P. Long, who runs louisiana poll
tics. who once won fame by re-
|ceiving a German admiral in greer
paiamas, who has a hotel suite
and who wrote a book entitled
Every Man A King"
The Peyson bill would not be-
come effective, anyhow, until Sen.
ator Longs "share the the wealth
program goes into effect, and Ions
ss,vs that when this is accomplish
led. "every man will be a king" al
ready,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08
Hopkins Forecasts
Old-Age Pensions

Kansas City-Harry L. Hopkins.
Federal Relief Administrator,
looked into the future here recent
" and forecast a socity that would
care for its unfortunate with old
age pensions, state responsibility or
public health, widows PENSIONS,
unemployment insurance and pro-
per utilization of land.
The relief chief addressed a din
ner of the American Public Wei
fore Association at the National
Conference of Social Work after a
dav spent in receiving delegations
from drought stricken western
states and arranging for grants OF
funds to care for their emergen-
sles. 49,. ri
MIR. Hopkins expressed himself
forcibly opposed to any unemploy-
ment insurance of the dole type
for those who could reconstruct
themselves. For the unemployed
ne would have an eight to l6 week
ner;od of cash benefits; then a SIX
months not COMPETING with phi
vate industry and eat the end OF
that time if a family has not be-
come readjusted, barring a nation
al emergency, it must give way TO- (,
another and go On the relief rolls
On the farm problem he SAID:
This business of controlled
rrons does not solve the farm
problem. 1t is only for an emer-
sencv. The slums Of the large
eir,es are nothing compared to
the farm slums of America. there
IS no reason why a housing pro-
cram in America should not give
% the farmer the kind of house he
desires. There is no reason OF
vhv farmers should not have eiec-
1ric;tv and modern improvements
But YOU say they always have done
without them Sc why do anythlns
now Or that they can go to the
cities for good schools and moves
But why should they? There l.
no reason why society cannot Dc
organized so that the great recfea.
:anal and cultural benefits IS cite
an be taken to rural America
< Old age pensions, he said To s1'
5e financed through ta1es-lo1a
stare and probably federal lhey
would be distributed ION the bash
Of need
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08
N. E.. Gets
Over Million
By Relief Administration L
A~nmoatnced At Washington.

Washington-Grants by the fed
eral relief administration, most OF
them for June expenditure, includ-
ed:
Virginia $4,000, including
S11.415 for student aid, $4,000
for transient relief, $15,543 for the
unemployment service, $3.50 fol
public works of art, and $3.50
for May costs of relief research
North Carolina-$1,066,155, in.
GLIDING $29,411 for transient re-
lief, $16,421 for the re-employ-
ment service, $13,523 for student
aid, $4,000 for teacher training
Institutes for workers education
and $1,000 for May cost of relief
research.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08
manual Skill
Provides Real
Entertainment

Simple amusements through the
development of manual skill are
of as much Importance to the
human race as preventative medi-
cine and even the food we a in
the opinion of Anna Roosevelt Dali.
daughter of President Franklin D,
Roosevelt.
She makes this assertion in an
article appearing In the May issue
lof The Guildsman', offscial ma
gazine of the Fisher Body Crafts
Iman's Guild. The message was in
lspired by an exhibition of model
Napoleonic coaches that have won
university scholarships for their
builders in the annual competitions
sponsored by the educational foun-
dation.
LAS I watch young people en-
Gagged In making creative things
with their hands, l am always i'm
pressed with the actual fun they
get" she declares. "The fun is
not confined to the process of
making these objects, but is am
plified by the sense of accom-
plishment any one experiences when
|he has completed some selt-aP-
pointed task.
"In my opinion, fun is as i'm
lportant for all Of us as the more
|pedatic vitamins, calories, and IN
NEGOTIATIONS about which me have
become so serious.
"Handicrafts of all kinds are a
wonderful balance for children IN
this age of rush and excitement.
A person who cannot sit still tor
10 minutes under any pretext has
little chance to develop the neces-
sary qualities of concentration and
inner resourcefulness which con-
tribute to a successful adult life.
Mrs. Dali speaks, with regret
concerning the fact that such large
proportion of the adult population
is unable to obtain the satisfaction
of constructing things with their
own hands, due to a lack OF in
struction in the various forms OF
craftsmanship.
tits fascinating to note the
growth of handicraft in the school
curriculum today" she states.
So many of my generation of chill
dren, who didn't have a natural
talent for some form of handl-
craft. v had the satisfaction
of creating things with their own
hands and minds.
"Who can tell-with the ex-
pension and stressing of handi-
crafts in our schools and homes,
maybe the neutrologists of the
next generation won't have a
chance to come into their own
The magazine also contains a
message from Daniel Carter
Beard, honorary president of the
Fisher Body Craftsman'ss Guild
and national Boy Scout commits
sioner.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

| Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Davis and
Miss Nina Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Davis and family were Sun
day afternoon visitors at Mr.. w. H.
Burton.
Mrs. Sara Jane Cartner of Kan
napolis, N. c., is spending some
time with her daughter Mrs. H. W.
Miller.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

INNER OF PRIZES VIII BE ANNOUNCED IN
THE ISSUE Of JUNE IS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

Old idea was eight hours for work
eight for sleep and eight for recre-
ton, Now it seems to be six hour2'
for work. v six hours for sleep, sia
for sports, and six for eating ane
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

NOW that sun-bathing has become
~ the smart pastime, a ship to be
chic must have a beach-or even
two, or three. These beaches with
their umbrella-topped tables. bright
hued beach cushions and spacious
tiled swimming pools are one OF the
most attractive features of modern
liners-particularly when they are
the setting for such a gay scene as
This one photographed on the new
Grace Liner Santa Elena.
Seagoing swimming pools and
Lido" beaches are growing bigger
and better as each new ship make
her bow. Those of this ship and he
three sisters-which made ~
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

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debut last year-are beautiful ex-
amples of the latest vogue.
The pool, unusually large and
built of sea-green tile is fed with a
constant flow of salt water from the
ocean and has fresh water showers
conveniently near. At night it Is
illuminated with overhead lights
and underwater food lights. The
surrounding deck is dressed up in
the smartest of beach paraphernalia
complete ever to radio loudspeak
err. On this beach the sunbathers
play cards, listen-in on radio pro.
srams, enjoy lunch and cool drinks
served on parasol-shaded tables
pending the entire day. if they
Wish, basking in the sunshine in
omfortable beach attire.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

Mrs. V. C. Niblock and Mr.
George Niblock stopped a rev
minutes Saturday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. P. A. Johnson.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

These strike rioters should look
out, or someone might take them
for the sophomores and freshmen
Of some college.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-08

The modern world is opposed
dishonesty when it doesn't pay.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

BeIasco-"The Dark Tower" at
$3.50 pm.
NationaI-Maria Jeritza in AN
nina" at $50 pm.
PaIace-"Eskimo Wife Traders" at
11:15 am, 1:50, 4:25, and 9:35 pm
Rialto-"Love Birds" at 1882 am,
1:16, 3, 4:44, 6:28, 8:12 and 9:56 pm
Fox-"No More Women" at 10:45
am, 1870, Ais, 7:15 and 10 pm.
Stage shows at 1920. sos, 6:1o and
8:55 pm.
Gayety-"Golden Crooks" at II
noon, 2:l5 and 8:15 pm.
Columbia Lady," at 11:20
am, 1:25, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and 9:35
pm.
Metropolitan-"Once to Every Wom-
an" at 1905, 2:35, S, 7:25 and $50
pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"It Happened One
Night" at 11:15 am, 1:18, 1921. 5:24,
1927 and $50 pm.
Earle Jimmy the Gent" at IL
am, lao, 4:25, 7:O5 and $50 pm.
Stage shows at 1880, 3:35, els and
9 pm.
Tivoli-"Queen Christina" at 2:10,
4, $50, TAO and $3.50 pm.
Ambassador-"Cat and the Fiddle"
at 6:15, 8 and GAS pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
FINAL PROGRAM.

The final musical meditation pro-
gram of the present Lenten season
will be given tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock at Universalist National
Memorial Church, Sixteenth and S
streets northwest, when DR.. Albert w.
Harmed, organist of the church, will
be heard in an all-Wagnerian pro-
gram, assisted by Irene Koehl,
soprano, and Jessie Masters, contralto
On Good Friday night at o'clock.
at Universalist National Memorial
Church, there will be musical service
during which the introduction and
part l of Gounods THE Redemption"
will be sung by the National Capital
Choir of so voices, conducted by DR..
Harmed at the organ. Representative
Clifford A. Woodrum of Virginia and
Justin Lawrie will be guest soloists
for the rendition of "The Redemp-
ton" on Friday. The public is invited
to both services.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
LENTEN CANTATA.

'The Triumph of the Cross" a
musical story of the crucifxion and
resurrection of our Lord, by H. Alex
ander Matthews, is to be presented
by the choir of st. Adams Church
tomorrow evening at o'clock.
The solo parts will be sung by the
members of the quartet-Mrs. C. c.
Mcdonnell, soprano; Mrs. Harlan
Shrader, contralto; H. G. Leef, tenor,
and j. M. Waters, baritone. The reg
ular chorus will be augmented by sew
eral assisting artists, including Vir-
ginia Sellers, soioist at Keller Me-
mortal Church, and Arthur Deibert.
for many years soloist at st. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church. Walter H.
Nash is the organist and choirmaster.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
HOTEL WORKERS. LOCAL
ASKS 1929 WAGE SCALE
Ten Per Cent Upward Revision
Requested in Return for
4S-Hour Week.

The Executive Board of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Alliance,
Local 78l. has voted to request hotel
owners to re-establish wage scales
prevalent in 1929 in return for a a.
hour week. Such a scale would
amount to an increase of 10 per cent
upward. it was said.
Hotels which have opened since
1929 were asked to re-establish the
salary scale in effect on the opening
date. The employees have the support
of the American Federation of Labor
in their requests, and hope to enlist
the aid of N. r. A. officials.
The local announced that employees
are dissatisfied with the restaurant
code and are seeking to have more
liberal provisions included. The local
claims a membership Of 1000 cooks,
kitchen workers, bartenders, walters
and mattresses.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Mysterious and Exciting
Is This Dramatic Potion
The Dark Tower" at Belasco, Is Well Played
by an Excellent Company-Melodrama
by Woollcott and Kaufman.

makes both witty and pernicious. Doro
Merande Is good enough as the house
hold servant to get her audience to
laugh at her by merely walking across
the stage. Madeline Ashton as the
aunt, John Leslie as the producer,
Willard Dashiell as the physician
friend of the family, and Dorothy Ver-
non as sophisticated young actress
are excellently cast.
Because it would spoil one of the
most pleasant theatric surprises of a
long time to let those in on the mys-
terry secret Of the play who have not
already seen The Dark Tower" the
secret will not be divulged here. But
the play concerns Jessica Wells (Jes-
sic Royce Landis), who, after three
year absence from the stage, is sud-
denly forced to delay the New York
opening of a play in which she is to
make her return to the footlights by
the appearance of Stanley Vance, her
supposedly dead husband. Vance. who
possesses weird influence over his
wife, Immediately places Jessica un-
der his control once more as he es-
tablishes himself in the home of her
self and her brother alexander
Tower.
1t is the spectacular and novel man.
ner in which the sinister husband is
removed, to every ones satisfaction,
that makes this drama exciting and
mysterious
THE Dark Tower" has been staged
and directed by William MacFadden,
who also is to be seen in a minor part
as a New York detective. In case you
may think the play is too eerie-which
it is not. despite the fact that one
grand piece of numbering is performed
right before your eyes-you may know
that THE Dark Tower" does not re-
fer to the citadel Of spooky castle.
but is the name of the play in which
Jessica is to make her return to the
stage. M. B.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
PIANO RECITAL.

A piano recital by Josef Martin of
Philadelphia was given Friday evening
at Arlington Hall. Mr.. Martin, who
has concertized extensively in Europe,
made deep impression on the audi
ence with the refinement of his style.
His program comprised Brahms so
nata in F minor, op. S." Debussy's
La Cathedrale Engloutie" and La
Soiree Dams Granade," Iberts lie
Petit Ane Blanc" Lecuona's "Malag-
ueno," Chopin's "Nocturne in C
minor" and "Valse in G fiat" and Al
beniz's "Layendo."
Evening star., 1934-03-27
JEAN HARLOW Is GIVEN
10 DAYS TO ANSWER SUIT
Demurrer to Complaint on Behalf
of Dead Woman Is Over
ruled by Judge.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 27-Judge
Thomas c. Gould ruled yesterday
Jean Harlow, movie actress, must
answer in 10 days the suit filed against
her on behalf of the late Dorothy
Millette to recover a share of the
estate OF Miss Harlow's husband, Paul
Bern, film executive.
The judge overruled Miss Harlow's
demurrer to the complaint of the pub
lie administrator of Sacramento
County, who brought the action in be-
half OF the woman he contended was
once the common-law wife of Bern.
Bern shot himself in his Los An
geles home and Miss Millette leaped
to her death from a Sacramento River
steamer a few days later.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
NLAYwR1TERs Alexander wooll-
. colt and George S. Kaufman
have concocted, it seems, by

have concocted, it seems, by
L mixing few borrowed dra-
matte ingredients, several shots
Of tragedy, an allotment of clever lines
and a goodly portion of comedy,
strong and pleasant take theatrical
cocktail which they have labeled The
Dark Tower" This dramatic potion
was served up to Washingtonians at
the Shubert Belasco Theater last
night by as well-rounded a cast of
histrionic cupbearers as could be asked
for
Albeit that much that smacked of
The Royal Family" and our old
friend Svengali was found to be pres
ent in this spicy melodrama, the COM
bination of the two into an entirely
different and up-to-date theme has
been SO we'll done by the co-authors
that it is excellent theater.
There is no one star part TO this
play about a young actress who is
hypnotized into passivity by her sim
lister husband when he establishes
himself in the unwilling home of
royal family Of the theater three years
after his supposed death. But If
collection had been taken by the ush-
ers at the end of the final act last
night there is no doubt that the
Belasco's large audience would have
contributed freely toward the pur-
chase of suitable citation for Alex
ander Clark for his spectacular part
in the removal of the Svengalic hus-
band and for the ease and casualness
with which he played the worthy scion
o. a theater family.
Jessie Royce Lands, featured player
of the large cast, was admirable as
the hypnotized young actress. Her
changes from a normal to hypnotic
state of mind, and her department as
q lethargic person, were managed
without the loss Of an iota of the dig
nifty with which she carried her diff
cult role.
While his name is not to be con-
fused with the name of the play, Al
Ian Tower has a most important part
as the husband, whom he cleverly
Evening star., 1934-03-27

It runs something like this. In the
picturesque and quiet Toluca Lake
section of this colony where live
Richard Arlen, w. C. Fields, Charles
Farrell and score of equally, promi-
nent movie stars on estates all cost
ing from $4,000 to over a $l00, 900,
there is very charming apartment
house. 1t differs from other apartments
in that it doesn't attract the average
small residence dweller-the apart.
pickle box and buys her dinners at
the corner delicatessen. Toluca Lake
isn't that type Of suburb.
Therefore, when two pistol shots
rang out in the Silly night air in this
suburban apartment dueling, the
tenants piled themselves out into the
Railways in quiete obvious agitation
to see where the noise had come from.
Nobody knew anything about IL, but
all felt so foolish standing there in
the hall without their mascara, or
other first aids to beauty, that they
finally concluded the sound came from
First National Studio and, owing to
the clear night air, sounded distinctly
in their immediate vicinity.
Picture people figured quickly that
the picture business was responsible
for this infringement on their nights
rest and all packed themselves back
to bed laughingly. In the general
hubbub nobody noted that Eric Madi-
son didn't come out Of his room.
The next evening Belle Bradley,
landlady of the apartment, entered
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Inc outstanding IedLuTe Ol llle
work of this choir is the extreme care
and thought that has been given to
the working out of effects. Every
word and every phrase is delivered
with appropriate tone color and full
emotional content. 1t is remarkable
that Mrs. Stahl has been able to ac-
compIsh with this large group of
singers what many single singer has
not done, and the value Of this angle
of Interpretation alone is beyond
price. The singers sing with convic
ton and a self immersion in their
task that carries its influence over to
the listener There could be more
moments of legato singing when the
music is permitted to speak for itself
without too much stress on analyzing
its meaning completely, but from
Mrs. Stahl's point of view the inter-
probation of the entire program was
one in which the training and unity
of the choir was evident to an i'm
pressive degree.
Mrs. Stahl conducts with ease and
without unnecessary movements, and
one feels the firm dominion she ex-
cI d1lQ llc1 POWCl W dS1llCfC 4CSuAlS
The choir is responsive and thus
working together they have formed
an ensemble that can rank with the
best exponents of this type of choral
singing. The voices are fresh and
blend with nicely, and the members
sing with excellent intonation and
without effort throughout the range.
In certain numbers the bass section
was heard a little too prominently,
due partly to their placing in the
group and partly to the heavier
quality of their tone. Solos were
sung by the quartet memberships.
Stahl, soprano; Dorothy w. Halbach.
contralto. with soprano timber in
Dale Hamilton, bass.
The program of religious character
throughout contained some Of the
finest numbers written for A Cappella
singing. Especially effective both as
compositions and in the refined sing
ing Of the choir were Byrd's ave
Verum Corpus" Rachmaninoff'
"Glory to the Trinity Daniels THE
Christ Child Niedt's "In Mirth and
in Gladness.'' Bairstow's Il Sat Down"
and Nicolsky's The Earth Is the
Lords" The final group contained
the delightful King Jesus Is Listen
ing" by Dawson, an arrangement OF
"Rock of Ages" by Andrews; Bring
Torch, Jeanette" arranged by Dick
tnson and Gounod's "Benedictus."
TWO numbers, Trowbridge's Peace Be
Unto You" and Schubert's God Is
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Richard Barthelmess Ill.

HOLLYWOOD, March 27 R.-
Suffering from a severe cold, Richard
Barthelmess, screen actor, was con-
fined to his home today. He con-
tracted the ailment Friday and was
ordered by his physician to bed. His
illness, however, will not hold up the
making of his current picture as
scenes in which he does appear will
not be taken until he recuperates.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
BAND CONCERT

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band in Stanley Hall. this evening,
at $50 O'Clock. John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster Anton Pointner.
assistant
March, March of the Nations
Lenzberg
Overture, Tampa" ......... .Herold
tRequest)
Paraphrase The Evolution of Broad
way sss'.' Lake
Excerpts from musical comedy.
MODEST Suzanne" ........ Gilbert
Characteristic, An Irish Patrol"
Puerner
Valse de Concert, Morning Journals" :"
Strauss
Finale. MY Spanish Rose. Padilla
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-03-27
u. S. SILVER EXPERT
is SENT TO TOXIC
K. M. Bratter's Mission Said to
Have No Significant Bearing
on Prof. Rogers Trip.

By the Associated Press.
K. M. Bratter. Commerce Depart
ment silver expert, has been sent to
Toxic to study the financial situation.
While there has been no oficial an
nounceent of his assignment. it was
said authoritatively it is in line with
plans to increase the number of finan-
cial observers Of the Government in
various parts of the world.
The fact that his departure COIN
cided closely with that of Prof. James
H. Rogers, special monetary adviser
ordered to China for the same pur-
pose. was said to be without special