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Evening star., 1934-08-19
ARMY BACKSLONG,
STATES DICTATOR
Legislature Also Makes Him
Tax and Election Over
lord.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, August 1S-
Senator Huey P. Long today assumed
complete dictatorship of Louisiana.
The Legislature which concludes a
five-day special session this morning,
had made him:
/. Commander of an army.
2. Controller of elections.
3. Referee in an investigation of
the hostile New Orleans government.
4. Overiord of taxes.
S. Dispenser Of reprieves.
6. Suppressor of gambling.
7. Prosecutor of crime, and
8. Disarmer of enemy police.
Powers Vested in Allen.
The powers were legally vested in
Gov. o. K. Allen, but Senator Long
need only say frog" and the Gov
ernor hops"
An important minority did a lot
of talking during the session of
armed revolution" " "bloodshed," "an-
archy," and of general chaos and
decentralization, but supposedly irate
farmers failed to arrive with pitch
forks and Shotguns Ito set things
right"
Mayor T: Semmes Walmsley of New
Orleans, speaking for the opposition.
said today that if armed henchmen'
of Senator Long appeared at the polls
in. the September II congressional
primary they would be arrested.
Let me warn Huey Long right
now" he said, that the acts Of the
Legislature do not authorize or permit
him to have armed men at the polls
and any of his henchmen whom he
thinks he can swear in to go around
any of the polls armed are going to
be locked up in Jail and we are going
to have a sufficient number of men
to see that the law is enforced
Fist fights, slugging of newspaper
photographers and exclusion of the
press from proceedings failed to halt
the swift approval of 81 bills which
the Senator personally shot through
both Houses.
Long Kept From Floor.
Opponents were successful in doing
only one thing, invoking a trick rule
with 10 votes which barred Senator
Continued on Page 3, Column D.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
FORT NAMED FOR LONG
Paraguay Rechristens Bolivian
Stronghold for "Kingfish.

Stronghold for "Kingfish.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, August l8
R).-A fort in the warridden Chaco
Boreal has been named for Senator
Huey Long by virtue of his pronounce
ments in the Senate considered favor
able to Paraguay.
The Paraguayan army command
announced today the former Bolivian
Fort Iona ViStosa, captured yeSter-
day from the Bolivians has been re-
christened Fort Long" in honor of
the Louisianan's defense of the Para
Ruayan cause"
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Ignorant of Communism.
MACHINE GUN STOLEN
Police Supply Salesman Robbed
as He Talks to Sheriff.

WARSAW, Ind, August Is P).-A
machine gun was stolen today from
the automobile of H. A. Abbey, st.
Louis salesman, parked just a block
from the Warsaw police station.
Abbey. who sells police equipment,
was talking to Sheriff Harley d. Pear
son when the theft occurred. He said
the thief apparently used a wire to
open his locked automobile.
1t was at the Warsaw police station
that John Dillinger staged one of his
many raids in search Of arms.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
MOVIE STARS FACE
BANS ON RED AID
Lupe VeIez, Dolores Del Rio,
Novarro and Cagney
Linked in Probe.
BY the Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, August 1S-
Injunction proceedings to restrain
movie stars from advocating or Civ
ing financial aid to Communism were
threatened today by Neil McAllister,
district attorney, as the names Of
Lupe VeleZ, Dolores Del Rio and
Ramon Novarro joined that of James
Cagney in the investigation.
The district attorney announced he
would seek an injunction against Gag
ney next week and would take similar
action against the other Hollywood
players if an inquiry in Los Angeles
showed they had any connection with
radicalism.
Charges Are Denied.
Miss Velez Miss Del Rios husband
and Cagney Joined i'll denying the
charges. NoVarro was not available
for comment.
Meanwhile Lincoln Steffens. noted
editor and author, branded "as absurd
as DR.. Wirt's now famous remarks
about the brain trust the reports
naming Cagney for comment.
He said the movie tough guy had
done no more than aid strike suf-
fererS in the San Joaquin Valley.
Detective Ray Kunz a member Of
the police ''red" squad, said the names
of the two Mexican actresses and No
varro were found on slip of paper
in the effects of Caroline Becker, sec
retary of the Cannery and Agricul-
tural Workers Union, Communist
organization.
Ignorant Of Communism.
In response Miss VeleZ supported
the assertion of her husband, Johnny
WeisSmuller, that she did not know
the meaning of the term Communist.
Me a Communist! Ho! l don't
even know what the blazes Commu-
mist is" she said I'm not SO dumb
that I would have anything to do
with something that l don't know
what it is. And I'm no bolShevik,
either"
WeiSsmuller declared SILLY and ri
diculous" any attempt to link his wife
with radicaliSm.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
'From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning TO city and suburban
homes by The Stars exclusive carrier serv-
ice. Phone National 5000 to start delivery.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

w II I 4 I L IN.
90. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and warmer today, followed by
showers at night tomorrow, showers
and cooler. Temperatures-Highe 80.
at 3 pm. yesterday; lowest, "a, at
am. yesterday.
Fun report on page A-9.
Evening star., 1934-04-13
SALE-AUTOMOBILEs.
PARTS-PARTS

For All Cars and Trucks.
Auto Glass Installed and Repair Work.
ROBERT HERSON AUTO EXCHANGE: mo
~ Florida Ave NE North lO4OS-
Evening star., 1934-04-13

SALE-AUTOMOBILES.
PLYMOUTH 1882 sedan; good as new:
Evening star., 1934-04-13
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.

AUTOMOBnEs at Weschler.s auto auction.
92S II NV. every Wednesday and Satur-
day, 10 am. Usually q good assortment.
Evening star., 1934-04-13
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.

PLYMOUTH late 1929 coach; fine me
cash. 1909 14th st. NV. GEorgta 5402.
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sheriff, the sheriff's deputies, the
entire courthouse crowd belonged
to the same ring. The public Of
ficials that summoned the men
who were to serve on the juries,
belonged to the ring.
Whenever a case was in court
that involved any member of the
ring, it was easily within the pow
err of those in authority to sum-
mon for jury duty only those who
were ring sympathizers. Under
such conditions the lawyer on the
other side might challenge pros
pective jurors as much as he
pleased. He could eliminate this
one and he could eliminate that
one on this objection and on that
objection, but always somebody
who could be counted on to vote
right in the jury room, could be
brought up to take the piece Of
anybody eliminated. The PROPOSE
ton could be likened to chasing
flies away from pan of molasses.
Again end again throughout
this home of the brave and this
land of the free, we see hnholy
court set-ups which make the con-
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
KEEPING CHRISTMAS

Along with Dickens Christmas CAROL the
little prose poem by the late DIR. Henry van Dyke,
"Keeping Christmas" will likely live as one OF
the worlds Christmas classics. 1t Is worth re-
reading every Christmas. In Beauty OF thougnC
and diction it is unsurpassed
1t is good thing to observe Christmas Day.
But there is better thing than the observance
of Christmas Day, and that is, keeping Christmas
Are you willing to forget what you have done
for other people, and to remember what other
people have done for you to ignore what the
world owes you and to think what you owe the
world; to put your rights in the background, and
YOUR duties in the middle distance, and your
chances to do little than your duty in the
foreground; to see that your fellow men are just
as real as you are, and try to look behind their
faces to their hearts, hungry for joy; to own that
probably the only good reason for your existence
is not what you are going to get out of life, but
what you are going to give to life; to close your
book of complaints against the management of the
universe and to look around you for place where
YOU can sow few seeds of happiness-are you
willing to do these Things even for day? Then
you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to stoop down and consider the
needs and the desires of little children; to remem-
Der the weakness and loneliness OF people WHO are
growing old: to stop asking how much your friends
love you, and ask yourself whether you love them
enough to bear in mind the things that other peo-
pie have to bear their hearts; to try to under
stand what those who live in the same house with
you really want, without waiting for them to tell
you; to trim your lamp that it will give more
light and less smoke and to carry it in front 50
that your shadow will fall behind you; to make
grave for your ugly thoughts, and garden for
your kindly feelings, with the gate open-are you
willing to do these things for day? Then you
can keep Christmas.
And if you can keep it for day, why not al
ways?-Morganton News-Herald.
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Cedar Springs To
Stage Play Soon

The Cedar Springs Dramatic
club will present professor
Pepp," a comedy in three acts, on
Saturday evening, December p,
at 1880 o'clock at the Cedar
Springs school house.
The cast for the play is as fol-
lows: Professor Pepp, Otis Nc
Vowel; C. B. Buttonbuster, Curt
Osteen: Sim Batty, Oliver Capps;
Howard Green. Paul Bayne; Ped
der Benson, Woodrow Bedding
field: Naisy Fleming, Jennings
Beddingfeld; Pink Hatcher, Blu
ford Beddingfeld: Buster Brown,
James Capps: Minerva Boulder,
Lola Mcdowell; Petunia Muggins,
Eula Mae Bavne; Betty Gardner,
lucille Warlick; Olga Stopski,
BESSIE Russell; Kitty Glover,
Edith Bayne; Caroline Kay, Ruth
Coins.
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DANGER IN A FEW DRINKS

Dr. William j. Mayo, of the famous Rochester
clinic, believes that the motorist who goes out on
the highway with just two or three cocktails under
his belt is greater menace to public safety than
the one who goes out blind drunk
A couple of cocktails, he says, will slow up the
normal mans reactions so that it takes him two TO
four times as long to react in emergency as
man without any alcohol in his stomach. A cold
sover driver, proceeding at 40 miles an hour, will
travel about rs feet before he can take action to
meet sudden danger; the man ballasted with a
pair of cocktails will require so or 100 feet
'The drunken driver" says Dr.. Mayo, twill crash
into a pole before long and thereby take himself
off the road, but the driver with only couple of
cocktails will keep going. His slowed-up reac-
tions to dangers and emergencies constitute the
real menace. Burlington Tinnes-News
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WHAT is PATRIoTIsM2

We very properly revere the memory of our
patriotic sons who die in defense of our liberties
and grateful nation provides for the comfort of
their dependents. To fail to do this would prove
ourselves unworthy of the freedom we enjoy as
the fruit of their sacrifice
Under present law, when man dies of alco-
holsm in his frantic ecorts to balance the budget
and restore prosperity does he not die that his
country may live and ist hat not patriotism and
should not his memory DE revered and, particular
ly, should not grateful nation provide for his
family? Do not some of statesmen consider
it patriotic duty to drink alcoholic liquor for
needed revenue, even at the risk of making the
supreme sacrifice and if wd die on the bottlefeld
should we be despsed and our friends disgraced?
Let be honest and extend the NEW Deal' "a
the unfortunate victims of revenue system
Let us have a court of claims where such cases
may be heard and as far possible restitution
made-Joseph E.. Travers.
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NEGROES OWNED SLAVES

Few of the present generation, particularly in
the North, know that before the Civil war great
many free negroes in the South owned other ne
groes as slaves. Some interesting facts concerning
the subject are given in Prof Carter Goodwin
Woodsons book Gree Negro Heads of Families. y
He shows that as far back as 1880 one-seventh
of the negroes in the country were free, some CT
them rich, owning large plantations and other val
liable property In 1857 one negro in South Caro-
lima owned 200 slaves, in Louisiana four negroes
owned respectively o. &c. so, and AZ slaves. Many
others owned similar numbers it being estimated
that 10000 free negroes owned nearly 100000
slaves at time.
The story is told of Charleston negro who
admired female slave owned by a neighbor and
bought her for wife. Later on when she failed
to behave herself as he thought proper, he sold
her at profit of s5O-Monroe Enquirer.
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SON, WANDERER 30
YEARS, is BACK HOME

SOMERVILLE, Mass, Dec. 20.
CUP)-David A. Frazier and his
wife, both in the late 70's. are
looking forward to a Christmas
happy beyond expectations.
A son, Walton, whom they had
not seen in 80 years, returned to
them today, posing as the gas
man." then embracing his parents
and revealing himself to them IS
they were shutting the door in
the face of the stranger.
Walton left the family home at
Canso, Nova Scotia, at the age OF
IT, travelled the world as sailor
married in Mexico. and finally
settled in Tulsa. Okla, where ne
has three children. He made
enough money in oil to come east.
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HAND PICKED
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

viction of wrong-doers impossible.
Verdicts against rascals can not
be obtained because the rascals
belong to the political rings which
are in power.
No matter how just and honor
able the judge may be, Justice
hasn't a Chinaman's chance if the
rest of the court officials are in
league with the gang. The system
of special protection has been so
carefully worked out and so well
fortified in many localities that
it is well-nighi impossible in such
communities to secure jury that
will decide against a member of
the political machine or anybody
that it chooses to protect. Honest
judges must boil inwardly at some
Of the things they are forced to
witness, but are helpless to cor
rect.
Again and again law violations
are permitted to go unchallengod
and mans inhumanity to man un-
punished because those who would
take action know that action
would DC blocked by sinister, pow
erful, political forces.
What are we to do when court
machinery is in the hands of I'M
principled men? There is just ono
thing to do-chase them ont and
fill their places with persons who
are trustworthy, capable and hon
est. Self-preservation requires us
to do that.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER

NEA SS..ice stnE Correspondent
WASHINGTON = Since football
w went out OF season, tho caDi-
tai has been able to turn its alton
lion to the bis scrap between the
Crackpots and the Stuffed Shirts,
Stuffed Shirts" is the name ap-
ri!ed by brain trusters to most of
he big business leaders who now
seek to steer the New Deal toward
q recovery for which they can
take some credit-end who. Of
coursc, arc prone to refer to the
brain tTusters as "Crackpots.
Lately Roosevelt has given the
ball to the Stuffed Shirts and it
is charged they're merely running
back and forth across the field
without getting any nearer the
goal. That's the same criticism the
Stuffed Shirts used to apply to the
Crackpo.s.
Nov that tho Stuffed Shirts are
going into 4 huddle. with a meet
ing of 100 leaders os the U s.
Chamber OF Commerce and the
National Association of Manurac.
turers at White Sulphur Springs,
it appears they may develop some
strong new plays
Bat the cynical Crackrots
don't think so. They insist the
Stuffed Shirts have had q
cfancc to develop 9 depression
cure ever since late in 1920 and
that mono OF them, has yet pro.
duccd a workable idea.
They confidently expect TINT
Roosevelt will soon have to return
the ball to the Crackpots II ne
wants to resume ground-Gainipc
EVEN outside the brain trus,
there's considerable smiling
at tho idea that big business lead.
ers, rather than New Dealers. are
best lifted TO lead us back n
| prosperity One, reason Is tina,
Mr. silas Strawn is Chairman OF
the Chamber of Commences com.
ittea for business recovery.
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sasN0 TIE SCENES M
WASHINGTON.

MI Strawn recently kicked In'
own Hall. 4 forum organization
including many prominent New
Deal folks IS we'll az many con.
servativcs out Of the Chamber
auditorium. which il had leased
for series Of lectures on ecc2om.
ic problems
When it was explained that
the Town Hall WAS trying Il
give a CTOGS-seCii0n ~ various
viewpoints, Stiiaw.n cour:couSIs
remarked that you're trying tG
get CroSs-scction Of Graz.
Cr4"ktTRinS."
Since Mesdamcs Roosevelt
Ickcs. Wallace, Hull Roper and
even the wife Of Supreme Court
Justice Roberts were among the
sponsors of Town Hall, which was
first conceived by Commissioner
of Education studebaker. and
forthcoming speakers included
such gents as Don Richberg, Will
liam Green and Sir Willmott
LOWS, the Crackpota fastened to
name Strawn captain of the
Stuffed Shirts
Many New Dealers customarily
refer in private to the L S c of
Z az Public Enemy No. and
Strawns attack didn't tend to
sweeten the recent Official honey.
moon of the Stuffed Shirts and
the New Deal
T'HE inside explanation of
Strawn's agitation was not so
much the character OF lecturers.
but Town Hairs quaint system of
appointing panel OF four or five
sharpshooters to question each
speaker after his speech
President Glenn Prank or
the University OF Wisconsin was
tho first lecturer and a panel
which Included Secretary Wal.
lace, Commissioners Of Terri.
tories Ernest Gruening, Lothrop
fStoddard. and Willa,t. KiDling.
'er took . lot OF the stufflng out
OF him.
fCopyriGht 1894 NEA Service, Inc.
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Hendersonville, N. c., r. 2.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy, five years
old. | go to school and am in
the first grade.
/ want you to please bring me
a steam-shovel, train, some fire
crackers and candy and nuts, and
oranges, and big pair of over
alls. If you have anything else
for me, you can leave it on my
Christmas tree.
Mother says I am pretty
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5 ERUITLAND c. 1 !.
REoRCANIzATTioHH',S

4 meeting of tho F.,
"A. a; wa, held at Mrs t Il||
t Jat;o,, last Saturday lay t5 s't'e|
o,o The following offi....
S elected President. Y i1l'Ss' !,
I r vice prcsident ~0"1 I. .
Getz; second, Gather ir. LII.
secretary ana trcasn' ,S IF,
G chorists Sim" na, pianist mist iaEs
an me name Louise P p,
decided upon for t5a y
the organization. ,A ise ! p
, ngs, and activities 70, !. 3
year were discussed ." Ga
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BIBLE THOUGHT
uEY PRESENTED UNTO HIM GIFTS
Matt. PAID

The danger that all OF US face at the |nriSti"'S
season. is that shall leave out OF the eeleO'",
ton the One in whose honor the day IS observer
and who alone has made possible IT'S observance
As we reflect upon the Gift of God $. love- 'ne
Babe of Bethlehem, may there be IN our hearts
that chdlike faith and gratitude and love thae VIII
lead US to give Him the gift He desires above oil
iothers-OURSELVES! And then the whole year
will be rich with gifts of service and substance
From, white Gifts for the King
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VETS ROMANCE FADES

ALBUQUERQUE, N. w., Dec
2O.-UP)-An 86-ycar-old Civil
war veteran, Monte Coons, IVA.
seen his romance fade. In a suit
for divorce filed here recently
against Mary E. Coons, he charg'
ed abandonment. The couple We're
married secretly in July this year
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L h a t lawyer
was trying to
prove that GER
tain outstanding
men had commit
ted certain I'M
! a W f u a C t s.
Those outstand-
ing men belong
ed to the, ring
that controlled
the politics Of
t h a t particular
county. The dis
y.
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A lawyer talking about a case
he was pressing: said dismally:
81 can never win that case with
a jury from this county. The
cards are all stacked against me-"
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good boy,
ours nS truly.
BOBBY Jjrsr,
hendersorr;,,

hGndersopy.Ir,
Dear SAINT, 3D. December '' T. \
n + want you to %5S 2ips s'n ne, gs,|
e pre- ., wagon, and SIC .o5 me ! a
t tbs. candy, oranges sY', ssi fas'
| | T ii2o to D.. school o. at o Eas, + E.
HAROLD H 4'E, !.
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REPEAL CURRENCY

Ten mills one cent, ten cents one dime, four
dimes one drink, ten drinks one drunk, two drunks
one fight, one fight ten dollars or ten days-.San
Francisco Chronicle
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Americanism: 1so0-seasoned men of % years
building nation 1934-soft boys of % looking
for jobs.
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Diplomats: Agents kept in foreign lands to apol-
ogizt when big shots at home talk too much.
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The funnies aren't meant to be read aloud. No
body can pronounce 'Tskp'
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MESSAGES TO
SANTA CLAUS
Henderb n. C.

Dear Santa Claus:
l am little boy eight years
old. Please bring me bicycle,
an air rifle and some nuts, candy
and oranges.
Don't forget my little sister,
Joan, and the little poor children.
Yours truly,
BOBBY SAMPLE.
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ture prosperity for the South, would be
the biggest and best economic and bust
ness deal this section ever made.
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Stun clearance used to be simple matter Q
telling doughboys to come and get it. n
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Who was the first woman
graduate in geology?
When was window glass first
drawn?
What was the first college to
teach political economy?
Answers in next issue.
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Answers to Previous Questions
TN 1880, Borden made a crude
surveying apparatus for meas.
urements required by Massa.
chusetts. Ira H. Hill OF st. AL.
bans, VT. made a large globe
map for Fairfield Academy. but
James Wilson's factory at Brad.
ford was the first of its. kind.
Royal Arcanum is a fraternal,
mutual assessment beneficiary
and benevolent society whose
motto is Mercy. Virtue and
Charity"
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East Flat Rock, n. C.

December -, 1884.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little boy 7 years old.
| go to school every day and like
my teacher. | want you to bring
me a little filling station and a
little toy racing car with rubber
tires and a little flashlight. Please
don't forget to fill my stocking
with fruit, nuts and candy.
Don't forget all the other little
boys and girls.
Your little friend,
OSSIE ORR, JR.
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USE THE WANT IN
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Military Leader

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