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Evening star., 1934-05-17

our separation, so far. My elder chill
dren all understand 1t perfectly, and
all accept 1t as inevitable. There Is
not a shadow Of doubt or concealment
among us-my eldest son and are
one as to 1t all.
Another Woman Mentioned.
1.-TWO wicked persons who should
have spoken very differently of me, in
consideration of earned respect and
gratitude, have Gas am told, and in
deed to my personal knowledge)
coupled with this separation the name
Of a young lady for whom I have a
great attachment and regard. I will
rot repeat her name-I honour 1t too
much. Upon my soul and honour,
there is not on this earth a more spot
less and virtuous creature than this
young lady. know her to be innocent
and pure, and as good as my own dear
daughters. Further, I am quite sure
that Mrs. Dickens, having received this
assurance from me, must now be-
lieve 1t, in the respect know her to
have for me, and in the perfect con-
fidence I know her, in her better mo-
ments, to repose in my truthfulness.
"On this head again, there is not a
shadow Of doubt or concealment be-
tween my children and me. AL this
is open and plain among us. as though
we were brothers and sisters. They
are perfectly certain that would not
deceive them, and the confidence
among us Is without a fear.
CD"
Then there was this note:
May 20, 1858.
1T having been stated to US that In
reference to the differences which have
resulted in the separation Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Dickens certain state
ments have been circulated that such
differences are occasioned by circum-
stances deeply affecting the moral
character of Mr.. Dickens and COM
promising the reputation and good
name Of others, we solemnly declare
that we now disbelieve such state
ments. We know that they are not
believed by Mrs. Dickens, and we
pledge ourselves ON all occasions to
contradict them, as entirely destitute
OF foundation"
Appended were the signatures of
MIS- Hogarth, Dickens mother-in-
law, and her youngest daughter, Helen.
Two letters Dickens wrote his wife
In 1855 and 1867 are suggestive of the
completeness of the breach between
them. The 1865 letter must be
reply to an inquiry from Mrs. Dickens
after a railway accident Of that year:
Dear Catherine thank you for
your letter. I was in the carriage
that did not go over the bridge, but
which caught on one side and hung
suspended over the ruined parapet.
am shaken but not by that shock.
Two or three hours work after
wards among the dead and dying
surrounded by terrific sights, rem
der my hand unsteady.
Affectionately.
The 1857 letter is equally uncom-
promising:
My dear Catherine-I am glad
to receive your letter, and to accept
and reciprocate your good wishes.
Severely hard work lies before me;
but that Is not Q new thing in my
life. and I am content to 60 my
way and do it.
Affectionately yours.
Surely no one will refuse pity to the
woman. however. united she may
have been to mate with q genius. And
pity goes the deeper on coming at the
end Of the collection on the frail, old
fashioned handwriting in which the
following Prayer at Night. In Dick
ems neat, strong penmanship Is in
scribed by her as Prayer written for
our own use":
A Dickens Prayer.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Dickens Letters to His Wife
Tragic Record of Love- Disillusionment and Farewell

This Is the fifth OF series OF
articles making public for the first
time the intimate letters OF Charles
Dickens to his tDife.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

(Copyright. 1894, by The North Amert.
can Newspaper Alliance, Inc. in North
America, and by the Times. London. every
where elSe.)
Evening star., 1934-05-17
WILL DISCUSS PARADE
Committee Will Make Final Plans
for Marine Event.

for Marine Event.
Final arrangements for this years
Spring marine dress parade, Sched-
uled for June 8, will be discussed at
a luncheon meeting Of committee
chairmen at Schneider's Cafe, APT
Eleventh street, tomorrow at 1890 pm.
This year the Spring dress parade
Is being sponsored by the Presidents
Cup REGATTA Association.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

because until this very minute
I never talked about the sad
parts Of my life. the wallopS
that have landed on me, or my
toothaches, and I've had tooth
aches, too-worse than any
body elSe's-my teeth are big
ger. When people say, TITS
easy for you to be funny" I
long for an axe.
It's no more difficult for
you, or you, or you, to learn a
funny story and ten it at a
party than it Is for me. You're
Just lazy and don't try to pay
your way. I never have ap-
peared in public yet that I
haven't been checked with
fright.
I could go farther than the
word fright and say terror. but
] won't give into it and I see
no reason why others should
make knocking knees an ex-
cuse for lack Of effort. This
may appear rather stern. Per
haps it's not my business to
go around giving boneset tea,
but If I had not talked to
myself as I'm talking to you I
would never have kicked my
tagging feet out upon the stage
in the hundreds Of plays in
which I have appeared.
The next inevitable question
is: what plays weren't You in?
Well. I never to my knowledge
played Camille" except in
trsvesty, and I didn't sing I'll
Trovatore" at the Met. but I
may be allowed my modest be-
lief that I might have done no
worse than some of the peo-
pie who have played in them.
I believe I have appeared in
about everything else and every
body else thinks so, too. I
never sit down in a public
place with my corned beef hash
nicely poised en- route to be
dropped on the front of my
best gown that somebody does
not totter toward me, bow and
say, Aren't you Miss Dress
ler?"
The hash lands as per ex-
pectation and the voice con-
tinueS, Didn't I see you in
Lady Slavey'?"
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Vets Bureau Clerks
Form Union Branch

Newly organized after a series
Of meetings attended by practt.
cally all the personnel in the
agency. the Veterans Administra-
ton Lodge of the American FEEDER
alton of Government Employees
bids fair to become one Of the
largest in washington.
This prediction was made today
by national officers of the A. F.
g. E., who have been assisting Of
ficials of the lodge in the work
of obtaining new members! Daily
meetings have been held to ex-
plain the aims and accomplish
mentS of the A. F. G. E., with the
approval Of Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, Veterans Administrator.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

Well, In nine cases out Of ten,
I don't know whether I was
there or not. I have never
kept q fooled leather scrap
book, or even collected clip
pings about myself. There Is
nothing to refresh my memory
on these points. The ques-
toners guess Is as good aS
mine, and let it 80 at that.
So I start with another forkfu1
Of hash, he hobbies off, and
we both feel better. or ! do
until I get the hash and find
that my big personality that
they like to talk about hasn't
kept it warm.
I always wonder If the man
was as disappointed with the
interview as a child I heard
of at the Savoy-Plaza in New
York, where I happened to be
stopping. The child could not
be coaxed away from the hall
through which. I was accuS-
toned to pass.
It finally developed that her
little friend had seen Marie
Dressler and she was deter
mined to see me, too. When
I finally appeared the desk clerk
said, There's Miss Dressler
now." To which the disap-
pointed youngster replied, "Oh,
is that her? Why, she looks
just like Aunt Carrie. l thought
she was an actress"
The one play that always gets
q warm response from me Is
TITLES. Nightmare" because I
starred in that five years. I
had been in good plays and at
good salaries before, but this
was S o m ct hing different. I
could never 60 backward. I was
'it," I was made! I believed
the song that I sang, Heaven
Will Protect the Working Girl"
was really happy for the
first time. I had no cares. I
could do all the things I had
always wanted to do for my
family and my friends. I was
able to indulge in 1uxurieS for
myself, Of which more anon.
I derived just as much fur out
Of it as did the audience. My
ship had come in.
ITO Be Continued Monday
Copyright, 1894, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
ABUSE Of MERIT.
CHARGED

Lashing what she terms to be
zone Of the most flagrant Of the
many recent violations Of the
merit system" Miss Gertrude M.
M cNally, secretary-treasurer of
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, has protested
President Roosevelt's order remov-
ing positions in the National Sol.
dierS' Home at johnson City,
Tenn, from Civil Service control.
Miss McNally asserted:
''While it is obvious that this
specific attack has been made
in response to q demand for
Jobs to take care of a State pO-
litical situation, the executive
order has far more than local
implication.
'It represents a thoroughly
brazen step in the direction of
q wide-Open return to the spOils
system. 1t can be justified on
no ground save that of political
expedience. The order provides
q new cause for rejoicing among
the hordeS Of political hacks and
carpetbaggers who have been
chatting at remaining Civil Serv.
ice restraints"
Miss McNally said the Civil
Service Commission was not con-
suited before the order was issued,
and that it is a negation Of Presi.
dent Roosevelt's pledges to support
the merit principle in Federal per.
eonnel administration.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
LABOR GROUPS
JOIN IN FIGHT
FOR DONOVAN

Dismissal by Brig. Gen. Hugh
8. johnson Of John L. Dono-
van, president Of the NRA en-
ployes' union, from his post on
the Labor Advisory Board, bids
fair to become one Of the most
celebrated employe disputes in
the history Of the Federal ser
vice.
Today it was learned that
many labor organizations, both
within and without the Govern.
ment fold, have enlisted In the
fight to have Mr.. Donovan re-
inStated, and that dozens Of his
fellow workers in the recovery
agency have voluntarily Joined
the NRA union or contributed
money to reinstatement fund"
now being collected.
Arbitration Demanded
Leading in the controversy is
the American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees. Of which the
NRA union is Local No. 81. z.
Claude Babcock, president of the
A. r. G. E.. has insisted that
the case be arbitrated by an inn
partial board that will determine
whether Mr.. Donovan was dis
charged for his union activities
or because Of the official charges
that he was inefficient and iu-
subordinate"
Among the non-Federal groups
protesting the dismissal are the
powerful National Federation Of
Architects, Engineers, Chemists
and Technicians; the Central La
Dor Union. which represents $4,000
workers in the District. and Local
No. 10 Of the Elevator Construc-
tors Union, according to Miss
Margaret Stabler, secretary Of
NRA Local No. 81 of the A. F. G. E.
Other Units Join Fight
Other organizations which have
voluntarily Joined the battle, says
Miss Stabler, are the Civil Service
Reinstatement League, the Joint
Committee for Unity, and various
locals Of the A. F. G. e. in Wash
ington, including those comprising
the General Accounting Office
and the Department of Commerce.
A special committee is now at
work soliciting funds for the NRA
union throughout the Recovery
Administration, Miss Stabler said,
adding that speakers are being
drafted from within her organiza-
ton to discuss the Donovan case"
before interested unions, clubs and
societies.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
7 TUBERCULOSIS
FUND NEEDED

The Children's tuberculosis
Camp at Thirteenth and Upshur
Streets Northwest viii have to be
supported by private funds for the
rest Of the summer, following the
refusal Of the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration to furnish
the $4,000 necessary to keep the
camp going.
The tuberculosis Association
which maintains the camp has
only $1,000 in the treasury to run
the camp with $50 children in.
mates.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Rifle Sent in MQiL
Wounds Postal Man

BUFFALO, N. Y, July TN
jury Of Patrick Breene, %, a mail
handler, from mystery" exp1o-
sion Thursday night in the New
York Central Terminal was caused
by accidental discharge Of a rifle
packed in q travelling bag with
some clothes, according to postal
authorities. The rifle and clothes,
Postal Inspector Joseph s. Wick,
jr., revealed, were mailed by Q
Gowanda veterinary to his son ct
Vernon,
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
HOW0rd Teacher
Wins ESSdU Prize

The Toppan prize of 5000 was
awarded to Ralph j. Bunche. pro-
fessor of political science at How
ard University, by Harvard Uni
versity for the best essay on a po-
litical science subject as q gradu-
ate student at the university. His
subject was French Colonial Ad-
ministration in Togoland and Da-
honey"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
II Small Boys Are
Buried Alive By.
Coal Mine Cave In.
Hundreds of Tons of Coal
Fall in Pennsylvania;
Five Saved Quickly

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Oct. "a.
(UP)-Eleven boys were buried
alive last night under hundreds of
tons Of coal in a cave-in at an i'm
provised mine shaft at Plainsville.
Two in the hospital were Joseph
Flynn. II, and Joseph Re~alski,
Is. Names of the six missing
were not Immediately available.
The boys entered a small tunnel
in a clum bank near the Henry
Collery of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company. Police said digging in
to the bank evidently loosened
fine coal at the chest of the culm
bank.
They were about % feet inside
the tunnel when the slide occur
red, apparently without warning.
Tons of black rock swept down.
Companions who had remained
outside gave the alarm. Rescuers
worked in peril of their own lives,
due to the danger of additional
slides. Within 80 minutes five Of
the boys were dug out, but an
other slide shortly after impeded
further, work.
Officials ordered several steam
shovels brought out, in a desper-
ate effort to reach the victims.
Police reserves held back crowds,
hampering the work of rescuers.
Three were dead when rescuers
reached them. after digging for a
half hour. Two were dying in a
hospital from broken necks and
suffocation. Six, still missing,
were believed dead.
The boys were trapped attempt
ing to steal coal from coal bank
under cover of darkness.
The identified dead were: John
Cont, II; William Dwornicki, IA;
and Joseph Frawbczik, ~, all of
Plainsville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
Relieve Headache
and Quiet Nerves
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utes with "B. c." a reliable,
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
EV AL ATES.
AAA PROGRAM.
Tarheel Farmer Would Cut
Acreage More in Cot
ton Production
BY LAVE WARNER
Urited Press Staff Correspondent

RALEIGH. Oct. "a. (UP)-Not
in an enthusiastic, careless manner,
but calmly, after consideration,
farmer J. Y. (Jim) Fletcher is in
favor of the AAA farm adjust
ment program.
Fletcher is participating in to-
bacco, cotton, and corn-hog prof.
ects. His tobacco crop allotment,
on 10 acres, was 600 pounds. So
far he has sold nearly 5000
pounds, and expects to come near
his allotted figure before the sea-
son ends.
81 don't reckon any of my to-
bacco has averaged less than 30
cents a pound" Fletchc" remark
ed. Last year by average was
10 cents per pound, and the high
est any of it brought was % cents.
This season, some of the tobacco
from those same fields hrCu hit 45
cents.
"That just goes to show you,"
the farmer explained, chow the
government program, or some
thing, has helped tobacco"
A warm brisk breeze swept con-
tinually across the hill on which
Fletcher lives. In fields below,
white cotton bolls nodded on
brown, drying stalks.
"There's something wrong
about cotton" Fletcher unused.
It seems the per-acre allotment
is too low, in his opinion. On IS
acres, each capable of producing
one bale, or 487 pounds of lint,
the crop adjustment program al
lows him to raise 1850 pounds
approximately 221.5 pounds per
acre.
This leaves surplus of 1865
pounds on every acre which must
either rot or be sold on cotton GER
tificates obtained from other
farmers, who failed to raise their
allotted poundage.
The only solution Fletcher
could offer is "to reduce acreage
still more, and allow more pounds
per acre on good land"
The grower was pleased with in
creased cotton prices He believes
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
HaHigan Thinks
Football in Need
Of Regeneration
Veteran Official SAYS the
Trend to Generalized
Style Too Great

Football needs tonic, says JIM
Halligan, veteran southwestern
conference official. The old days
of side-swing kicks and shoestrlnI
sideline plays offered the ian
much more for his money, nc says
Ina series of three articles Halt
gan discusses the evolution OF
football for the United Press. eX-
planning the origin of macy pres
emit day plays and systems. In"
author was graduated from Mass
acusetts State in 1900 after foIr
years in action as cni and full
back under four of the famous old
systems, the Pennsylvania, Dart
mouth, Princeton and Brown. The
first of the articles, discussing old
eastern teams, follows Editors
nOte-United Press Association.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
20 SISTER MARYS
.J9A KITCHEN
BY MARY E. DAGUE
NEA SeryiPe STAFF Writer

occasionally we housekeep-
~ ers find time to add course
that nakes a meal an event even
for the cook. A perfect cake with
o perfect frosting is something
more than sweet course with
which to finish the dinner. It's
the expression Of the cooks de-
votion to her art anG Of her eager
ness to give pleasure to others.
A simple, honey meal finds an
ideal dessert in a layer cake.
There's a touch Of lavishness
about a glittering frosted cake
that adds glamor to the simplest
meal.
When you plan to have a cake
dessert, the rest Of the dinner
should be low in starch and SUI
gar, for a cake is rich. in these
two properties. Baked or broiled
fish, spinach timbaleS, buttered
carrots, f.nit salad and layer cake
form a well-balanced menu.
A cake is always good for Sun
day night lunch, TOO. Precede II
with stuffed tomato salad or to-
mato aspic ring filled with salad,
and coffee ard toasted sandwiches.
Ribbon Cake
Here's ribbon cake, a favorite
with men: Three cups sifted pas
try -four, 3 teaspoons baking pow
der, 2-3 cup butter or other short
ening, IL cups sugar, 3 eggs, 1
cup milk, 1-2 teaspoon salt, ga
teaspoon cinna.lon, is teaspoon
cloves, Ia teaspoon mace, IA
teaspoon nutmeg, 1 1-2 table
spoon molasses, 1-3 cup finely cut
raisins, 1-3 cup finely cut figs.
Sift -four once, measure, add
salt and baking powder and sift
together three times. Separate
yolks from whites of eggs and
beat yolks until thick and lemon
colored. Cream shortening and
gradually beat in sugar. Add
yolks of eggs and beat well. Add
flour, alternately with milk,
small amount at a time. beating
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24

after each addition until smooth.
Fold in the whites of egg which
have been beaten until stiff. Fill
two OILED and Toured nir, 9-incb
LAYER pans with two-thirds Of the
mixture. To remaining mixture,
add spices, molasses and fruit and
pour into one prepared nine-inch
layer pan. Bake in moderate oven
1915 degrees F.) for rs minutes,
Arrange spice layer between light
layers. Spread tinted fluffy frost
ing between layers and or top
and sides Of cake.
Fluffy Frosting
Three egg whites. 2 IA cups
sugar, 1-2 cup water, 2 teaspoons
light corn syrup, l teaspoon va
nilla, few drops pink coloring.
Combine egg whites, sugar, wa.
ter and corn syrup in top of
double-boiler, beating with ro-
tary beaten until thoroughly mix
ed. Place over rapidly boiling
water, beat constantly with rotary
beaten and cook 10 minutes or un.
til frosting will stand up in peaks.
Remove from fire, add vanilla and
beat until thick enough to spread.
Add coloring to frosting to turn
it a delicate pink.
This cake is very good put to-
gether with apple jelly and then
covered with the frosting. Apple
jelly is chosen because it is deli-
cately favored
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24

this winter will see them go still
higher.
Definite effects Of the corn-hog
program in Fletcher's county are
still a matter of conjecture. Many
farmers in his area had quit rails
ing hogs entirely prior to the AAA
program because of low prices. As
a result, only a comparative few
signed adjusted pledges.
Each farmer agreed to reduce
his hog production by one-fourth
of his AVERAGE number for the past
three years. Then he was to re-
ccive SIS for each pig included in
the one-fourth cut, cor S. per pig
for the tmee-fourths raised-all
of which amounts to the same
thing" Fletcher explained.
But out of money received for
these pigs, the farmers must pay
office, mail, and other organlza-
ton expenses incurred in forming
their corn-hog association. Hence
they do not know Just how much
profit they will actually realize
until checks arrive.
The government rented seven
acres from Fletcher, in the corn
adjustment program, and allowed
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
HOOKS; z-o
l | and SLIDES
5Y Sill .SRRuCHER
By ART KRENZ

WHAT player have to do to make the Minnesota
touchdOwrs in the Gopher Hrs
two bat went squad because Sheldon Be
r princeton and Minnesota on Buddy Baers pugls
boirr fights by
VIZ 44Se 80 mess row He
Max entirely he stands in front OF him. ana losses
champion like sack of flour win Deng esa,leu' W
attendance this Belmont Park more than oo
bed that o; 1888 Mickey Cchranes going to honolulu forget
he series his spike wounds Win the Deto Man
Al Simmons and 1athSl "
Perkins Playing of Willis Ward Negro end by MlchsaH III Ito
Oct 20 game Georgia Tech has stirred up runpuS Even
hitting DISCRIMINATION
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
Long Used Laxative

To be bought and used as needed
for many, many years, speaks we'll
for the reliability Of Thedford's
Black-Draught, purely vegetable
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constipation, = tired feeling and
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