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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-11

MAJORITY and minority reports of
Iva the investigation into DR.. viii.
liam A. Wirt's red plot" stories were
made to the house, and they were just
what had been expected. The major
ity of the committee held that Wirt's
charges were untrue and that his COM
panions at the famous dinner party
did not make the statements he had
attributed to them. Representatives
McGugin and Lehlbach, the Republican
minority members of the committee
characterized the investigation as a
Reputation of all precedents" and in
dicative Of intentions to suppress all
information" which might directly in
volve the brain trust.
y George V began the twenty-fifth
year of his reign as king of Great Brit
ain, Ireland and the British dominions
beyond the sea and emperor Of India
By his own choice the anniversary was
not observed by especial ceremonies,
but preparations are already under
way for celebration of his silver ju-
bilee in 1895 that will rival that of
Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in
1887. In his "a years on the throne
George has earned the high esteem of
the world and has proved himself a
real leader and, in the minds of the
British, all that king should be.
THE senate by reclamation accept
i ed the conference report on the
1884 revenue measure, which provides
for an increase in taxes of SAT-, OOO,-
000 The Couzens amendment for a
10 per cent increase in income tax,
which the house rejected, was cut ont.
GIN FAD" for more than a year, the
II Austrian parliament came to
life long enough to approve, by a vote
of IA to 2, the new Constitution and a
mass Of laws decreed by Chancellor
Dollfuss since March s, 1888. The new
Constitution abolishes parliaments and
also does away with trial by Jury.
ebv Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-11

WHEN the administrations bill for
w reduction of cotton production
was under consideration it's opponents
argued in vain that it would work
grievous injustice to thousands of ten
ant farmers and troopers" in the
South. Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace now finds this prediction was we'll
founded, his information coming from
DR.. Calvin B. Hooker Of Duke univer-
sity whom he requested to make an
investigation. Mr.. Wallace now plans
the establishment Of a compliance
board to inquire into complaints of
tenants. At the same time the enforce
ment of cotton reduction contracts will
be frightened to prevent farm owners
from ousting tenant farmers end farm
workers because of the reduced
amount of production.
CPEAKING to about two million
~ Germans at the Templehof airport
outside of Berlin, Chancellor Hitler
defantly denied Germany's war guilt
and declared the reich has been vic
tim of the war. He warned the world
again that Germany no longer was
willing to accept discrimination
against her by the former allied pow
ers, and declared that day of spine
less submission" was at an end.
Referring to his anti-Jewish policy,
Hitler said:
Jewish writer's sought to make the
sickle and hammer (of Soviet Russia)
the symbol of internationalism and
they almost succeeded, but the Nazis
make these tools again the symbol of
the community, the farmer and the
laborer."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-11

COlQccllOu, LlldL TIE DSpdI VI
Agriculture already
Looks Like has taken step
Backtracking IN tne u'recllon %
business to run it's own affairs by its
announcement that government con-
troll of dairy production is not to be
attempted at this time. From the in
formation l have been able to pick up
here and there in high places, l suspect
that dairy production control is never
going to be attempted, but Secretary
Wallace's announcement said only that
control would not be attempted "for
the present"
One can only guess whether this is
the beginning of trend, backtrack-
ing, from the governmental control ex-
IRENE to which some of the profess
sors would like to have gone. They
advanced the control idea to the ulti-
mate in the Bankhead compulsory cot
ton production control law and they
have pushed the control principle al
most as far In wheat, tobacco, corn
and hog industries. With regard to
the dairy business, however, they ran
into difficulties. The stumbling blocks
and obstacles met in that attempt illus
trate better than anything that know
that industries In the United States
have interests too divergent to permit
of a universal regulation. l mean by
that: practices and problems vary in
every locality and there are few in
dustries which can be lined up under
the same rules of operation without
some of them being handicapped and
others profitlng unduly.
The dairy industry gave proof of
this fact, according to the announce
ment by Mr.. Wallace which said there
would be no attempt to undertake pro-
duction control program without the
support of a substantial majority of
the industry.
@ BY Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-11
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National Topics Interpreted "a fTM1ESYfe
by William Bruckart kGxIl3dT
National Topics Interpreted
by William Bruckart

Washington.-There is rising tide
of belief here in Washington that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-11

WHEN the senate committee on
w privileges and elections opened
the hearings on the demands that Sen
ators Huey P. Long and his political
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
Now
"A Letter From Hollywood
'Tydings Is Popular
The Eighth Art
!. By Helen ESSary

A welcome letter by air mail
from an old Washington friend
recently gone to California
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
SCHOOL HEADS
ALARMED At
CROWD|NG
Third of Glasses Here Larger
Than Rules Allow; 56 New.
CIaSSroomS Are Needed

With enrolment surprising all
previous records, school officials
today expressed their alarm over
the increasing number of over
size classes in schoolroomS
throughout the city.
Some time ago, at the last
compilation of statistics on
sch dollhouse accommodation
when the enrolment was not as
heavy as it is now, 33 per cent
of all classes in the District en-
rolled more students than the law
provides.
This percentage was consid-
cred unduly high at that time,
and now, with an increase of
more than 1000 students, the
number of oversize classes has
jumped to point higher than
ever before.
40 Pupils To Teacher
According to the rules of the
Board of Education, no more
than 40 pupils should be as
signed to one teacher in the ele-
mentary schools.
Because of the increase in
school population, however, and
the lack of funds to provide the
additional classrooms and addi-
tional teachers to care for the
overflow, as many pupils as pos
sible are being jammed into class
rooms.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of schools, some time ago,
stated that 56 additional class
rooms were needed to accommo-
date the overflow and to keep
the classes within the established
rate Of 40 pupils to a teacher.
Since that time, the school
population has jumped to 91.355
and in the elementary schools,
where the number Of oversize
classes is computed, the enroll
ment is 55,621.
Funds Have Been Cut
School officials point out that
the reason for the increasing
number of oversize classes lies in
the fact that school appropria.
tions for the past four years have
been curtailed to a point where
additional schoolhouse construc.
ton has been impossible.
In their estimates for the fiscal
year 1886, the school authorities
recommended an appropriation of
$2,469,500, for buildings and
grounds. which would have taken
care of some of the school con-
gestion, but the District Commis.
sioners, in sending the estimates
to the Budget Bureau, pared this
figure to $1,110,000.
The Commissioners estimate
for buildings and grounds is even
less than the current appropria.
ton, which has not permitted Suf-
ficient construction to take care
Of the overcrowded conditions.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
TR|-STATE GANG.
VENGEANCE
|SFEARED
Local Authorities Afraid Mais,
Legenza Will Try to Kill
Man Who "SqueaIed"

With special police details on
guard to prevent any attempt of
gangland to get Arthur big
Dutch" Misunas, Tri-State gang
ster who squealed on his pals, the
trial of John "Slim" Dunn, al
legged member of the gang, will
start in District Supreme Court
Monday.
Misunas, whose testimony was
largely responsible for the death
sentences imposed on Robert
Mais and Walter Legenza, will be
brought here from Richmond to
testify against Dunn. Mais and
Legenza escaped later from the
Richmond jail.
Detectives are frankly worried
for fear Mais and Legenza, re-
garded as two of the most deS-
perate criminals at large, will at
tempt to make good their VOW to
kill Misunas.
Report MaiS Wounded
It has been reported that Mais
was wounded and is dying. But
police are skeptical and are TAX
ing no chances.
Dunn was indicted for partici-
patton in the Union Station mail
robbery almost year ago, in
which a guard was wounded.
Mais and Legenza also were in
dicted for the mail robbery. Three
others of the gang indicted for
the same job already have met
death.
William B. Phillips was killed
in a gun duel with police here.
Herbert Myers was shot to death
in New York as he sought to
escape arrest. And George big
Mouth" Kaufman was put on
the spot and slain mysteriously
in Pittsburgh.
Kendrick at AlcatraZ
John Kendrick, another mem
ber of the gang who participated
in the robbery, is now serving a
long term on AlcatraZ Island
Prison, the new Devils Island"
of the United States for hard
ened criminals.
Misunas was indicted also for
his part in the robbery, but it
was thought likely the charge
will be nolle pressed in view Of
his assisting the Government.
The gang is regarded by police
as the most dangerous ever to
operate in this part of the coun-
try, but it has been broken.
MaiS and Legenza are the only
two major members at large.
The rest are either dead or in
prison.
Gang Got Rich Loot
In the two years the gang
worked, more than a score of
robberies were committed and
their loot ran into the hundreds
OF thousands of dollars.
The breakup started when Phil,
lips was killed here and then his
sweetheart, Mary Elizabeth Fon.
talne, was shot to silence her.
She recovered and gave police
Important information which re.
suited in the roundup. It has
not yet been decided whether she
will be brought back from her
hiding place to testify in the
Dunn trial.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
NICE To PROBE
MANY OFFICES

Wholesale investigation of sew
eral branches of the Maryland
State government will be started
by Governor-elect Harry w. Nice
shortly after he takes office, it
was learned today from a reliable
source.
Action Of Governor Albert C.
Ritchie in demanding yesterday
from State Roads Commission Of
ficials an explanation Of their
activities is regarded by political
observers as the first step of a
program that the incoming
Governor will follow.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24

JOHN "SLIM" DUNN,
above, being ushered from
court by a policeman, goes
on trial Monday for par
ticipation in the Union Sta
tion mail robbery a year
ago. Mary Elizabeth Fon-
taine (right) may be a
witness at the trial. She
was shot in order to
silence her, but recovered
and gave inf or m a t ion
which resulted in the gang
roundup. Below (left),
Arthur Misunas, who will
be brought here from Rich
mond to testify. Lower
right, Robert Mais, who
escaped from the Rich
mond Jail, wounding a
guard, and who threatens
to "g ct Misunas for
squealing. Inset is a pic
ture of Dunn.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
Ken Murray
Says:

I'll bet the tobacco growers are
happy to know that the AAA
will allow them to produce more
next year. Funny, they're the
only group that likes to see their
business ego up in smoke"
It's really remarkable how
the manufacturers manage to
sell so many cigarettes. If
you're already satisfied. don't
cough. and hate long walks. ..
what good are the things?
Business experts claim that
the large increase in sales, the
past few years, is due to women
And they're right! It's reached
the point where babies are cut
ting their teeth on smoke rings.
so REMEMBER
Some people limit their pur-
chase of cigarettes to one pack
daily. Others will smoke any
given amount.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
WORKERS REFUSE WAGES

Controversy over wages and
number of apprentice boys to be
employed caused 60 sheet metal
workers here to refuse for a third
time to accept their pay envelopes
yesterday.
j. Edward Faulconer, business
manager of Sheet Metal Workers
Union Local No. 102, said the EN-.
ployes had passed up their pay
since November l because they in
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
Scouts to Give Out
Seal Cards Today

Several groups of uniformed Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts will start
the distribution of window posters
today for the annual Christmas
Seal campaign of the tuberculosis
Association, which will start after
Thanksgiving. The groups will
meet at 10:30 a. m. at the associa.
ton, 1922 Eleventh st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
D. C.. Death Rate
Second in Nation

Need for swift and intelligent
organization of the local Health
Department was demonstrated yes
terday when the division Of vital
statistics of the Census Bureau
revealed that Washington's death
rate for the 46 weeks of 1884 end
ing November II was the second
highest in the United States.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
DAWSON SEEKS
RECOUNT IN
ELECTION
Defeated Montgomery Man
Charges Irregularities in
Every Precinct

Walter w. Dawson, Rockville
(Md.) attorney and a candidate
for States Attorney Of Mont
gomery county in the election
last November 6, protested in Cir
cult Court at Rockville, Md, the
election of his Democratic oppon-
ent, James H. Pugh.
Mr.. Dawson charged a large
number of irregularities in the
official count of the ballots in
each of the precincts of the
county. He claimed ballots had
been counted for his opponent
when they should have been tabu-
lated in his favor.
Third TO Ask Recount
The candidate is the third to
ask a recount thus far. The
others who have filed claims that
they were counted out are Demo
Gratis, John B. Diamond and
Raleigh S. Chinn. both candidates
for county commissioner.
Mr.. Dawson is en- route to
Frederick, Md, today to secure
an order from Judge Charles w.
woodward against his Democratic
opponent, Mr.. Pugh, to show
cause why the petition should
not be granted and the recount
ordered.
Mr.. Dawson's petition charged
that in several precincts of the
county election officials "know-
ingly" counted ballots in favor of
Mr.. Pugh when they were marked
as a vote for him.
Beaten by 46 Votes
Mr.. Dawson was defeated by 46
votes, official returns show.
The Dawson petition particu-
larly stressed the conduct of the
county in the Seventh and Thir-
teenth election districts. He
claimed Democratic workers at
several polls were allowed to
handle ballots and to commit
other acts in violation of the law.
In the Tenth election district,
the petition averred, a Demo-
cratic judge of election ran" the
polls, examined all ballots, and re-
fused to allow his watchers TO ex-
anime them. Judges of several Of
the polling places left their posts
without providing substitutes and
thus deprived him of proper pro-
lection, he added.
Asks Cause Order
Mr.. Dawson asked the court to
issue an order requiring Mr.. Pugh
to show cause why a recount
should not be granted. The peti-
tion asked that all precincts of
the county and their alphabetical
divisions be examined under the
us al -,ryland recount procedure.
The court was also requested
to speed the proceedings as far as
possible in order to clarity the
Montgomery County election situ-
alton and to have the recount
completed before the legislature
meets in January, for two oEher
care es, both for the House Of
Delegates, have threatened to ask
for a recount and this would ne
cessitate the transportation Of the
ballots to Annapolis for a count
t.. ere.
Mr.. Dawson, when he filed the
petition, said:
81 have filed this petition
but am not actively pushing
the same. I am merely awaiting
results of the courts action in
the petitions filed against MIR.
Karn and Mr.. King. / have every
hope that MIR. Karn and Mr..
King will prevail in the actions
filed against them. My friends
have insisted that file this
petition to await final action
on the Others"
|
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
BUCK TO SPEAK

"The Church and the New So.
cial Order" will be the subject of
the Rev. Calvert Buck, superin-
tendent of the Episcopal Hospital
of Washington, tonight at 8 p. m.
at the Annapolis Hotel. The meet
ing is to be held under the auspices
Of the Washington Open Forum.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24

'sist on a rate of $3.50 an hour in
stead of $1.29 which the contrac-
tors offer. He pointed out that all
sheet metal workers employed
since November i are receiving
$1.50 an hour.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
BOPP SPEAKS TONIGHT

George Bopp, New Jersey State
organizer for the Socialist Labor
Party, will speak at meeting at
Musicians Hall, tonight, at 8
The Washington times., 1934-11-24

tells Of a very
c n a r m i n g
dinner given
a few days
ago in Holly
wood by Mr..
Robert Jack
son in honor
of Senator
Millard F. Ty-
dingS.
Washington
Is m is S i n g
Senator Ty.
dingS, n o W
'cheerily on
his W a Y to
- - sVs
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
TRUCE WITH NAILS
is BEING SOUGHT

Copyright, 1884, United Press
VIENNA, Feb. 27.-(UP).-
Peace between Austria and Nazl
Germany is likely by early March,
the United Press was Informed By
reliable authorities last night.
Negotiations are under way
through three channels and are
moving toward a successful con-
clusion. despiate firm announce
ments by Austrian leaders, appar-
emily designed for home consump-
ton and reaction in Berlin.
Vice-Chancellor Emil Fey said
yesterday that the government
is determined to exterminate Boil
shevism in all forms throughout
Austria. whether red or brown.
The statement was regarded as
part of the campaign to eliminate
Brown Shirt (Nazi) Fascism from
the republic.
However, it is learned that Fey
is working on the truce with the
Nazis. The three channels IN
which this truse is being hurried
forward were understood to be:
1.-Prince Ernst Rudigen Won
Starhemberg, head of the Heinz
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
8 FROM HERE
| ARE AWARDED
| CAGE MEDALS
Harry Williams OF Edney-
vile Gets Highest Hon
or In Canton TourneS

Bill Wilson. former Edneyylllc
basketball star, and Harry VII.
liams, former Bearcat star and
All-Western North Carolina play
err, were named on the first team
selected recently at the Canton
Gold Medal tournament.
Eight Hendersonville players
Wilson, Williams, Bill Arledgc,
Albright Brown. James Sheriff..
Raymond Flicker. Joe Perry, and
Shirley Collins, received bronze
trophies as the team finished in
third place in the tournament.
Wilson, in addition to winning
a place on the all-star team, waJ
adjudged the best player in the
tournament, and received gold
medal. The highest honor Of tho
tournament, that of being the
best sportsman, was voted to
Harry Williams.
The local team went into the
semi-finals of the tournament
where they lost to Blanton's
Business college by a score Of 20
to 81.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
Child's Red Tam
Brings Rescue In
Deep Snow Drift

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 81
(UP). - The red tam-o-shanter
which seven-year-old Mary Hook
er carried in her hand en- route
to school yesterday, fearful that
a raging storm would blow it off
her head. was credited with hav-
ing saved the child's life.
Patrolman George Kunze saw
the little hat lying on a huge
snowdrift. He started to pick 1t
up and found a child's hand in it..
Working desperately, he dug Mary
from the snowdrift.
She had slipped and toppled
into the drift and, overcome by
the cold soon would have died of
exposure had not the officer spied
the red hat. She was treated at a
hospital for exposure and lacera-
tions about her knees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27

HSINKING. Feb. 27.-(UP).
The city assumed holiday mood
and attire yesterday as the regent
Henry Pu vi. 2S-year-old de-
scendant of Manchus. prepared
to ascend the throne of Manchu-
kuo,
The carefully reared and pro-
tected member of the once hardy
fighting Manchu Bannerman was
the last Manchu to rule over all
of China. He was unseated by
revolution. Under the protection
of the japanese who took charge
of him as a boy and who made
him chief executive of Manchu-
kuo at a salary four times great
er than that of the japanese pre-
mier, Pu vi on Thursday will re-
ceive the seal of authority from
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
GUILD COMEDY
THURSDAY EVE
Cast For Performance Is
Given Out; Ticket Sale
Is Begun

At a meeting of the Theatre
Guild last night final plans for
the presentation of "a Success,
full Calamity" were drawn up and
consideration was also given to
the three one-act plays from
which one will be selected for the
state dramatic contest.
"a Successful Calamity" IS
known as one Of the cleverest
comedies ever written for the
stage. First presented in 1917 it
has been used continuously by
both professionals and amateurs.
Heading the cast are Frank
Read as Henry Wilton; Rather
inc Valentine, as Emmie. Will
toms second wife: May Goodrich
and Bill Stokes, as Marguerite,
and Eddie, WiIton's daughter and
son.
Others in the cast are Oliver
Brownlee, Doris Arledge, Hamp-
ton Johnson, George Fain, Louise
Mclean Jack Hewitt. 1rby Jack
son and Charles Harberson. Miss
Elsie Flicker is directing the pro-
duction.
The curtain will rise promptly
at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening,
at the high school auditorium.
Tickets are on sale by members
of the Guild.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
WILL DROP 81 MORE WORKERS
FROM CWA ROLL THIS WEEK
Relief Roll May Be Effect
ed By Purging Next
Week, Is Said

The Henderson County office
of the CWA received notice this
morning that it's working quota
would be reduced from 1872 to
325 effective with the closing of
the work week on Thursday. This
means that notice will be sent to
ST employees of their dismissal
from the service.
information also comes to the
local office that reductions will
be made each week until the
CWA program is discontinued
and the workers dismissed on or
before May l.
The CWA uses the following
method in bringing about the re-
auctions:
/ Workers in whose families
one or more other members are
gainfully employed either on
CWA or CWS projects or in 9TH
err public or private work.
2. Workers with resources SUI
ficient to live without suffering
8. Workers who are known to
no able to get other work.
4. Farm owners and tenant
farmers who should be preparing
In retaining workers give
preference to ex-service men who
have dependents and who are IN
need of relief.
The relief roll of Henderson
county has not been purged OF
anv of it's workers but next re-
duction may affect a few OF
them
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
II MAIL, PASSENGER
4RVlCE is GROUNDED

ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 81
sp.-Bitter cold weather bore
'Tn upon the South last night,
freasIng the difficulties of re-
1 workers in scattered commu-
Re- Of three states ravaged by
Enatoes Sunday.
Inc cyclonic wind storms left
ota! Of Is known dead in Mis-
flppI three in Alabama and
q IN Georgia.
NOre than 100 persons were
Eng treated for injuries. Vari-
Il rei'et agencies provided med
AID Tor the stricken communi-
/ ana food, shelter and cloth
! lSr hundreds who escaped in
out were left homeless,
CSCHlnunlcatiOn lines were Grip
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