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Evening star., 1935-12-29
Champion Liar to Be Selected
FOr'36 ds Old Year Passes Out

White Star is so named because It
is all black except for q white star on
its forehead. "I never knew just how
fast my horse was" Sokora wrote,
until put him in race-and how
he ran:
He covered ground SO fast that
when he got to the end Of the track,
that white star was back on his tail. :"
Dale Farmer of Hortonville, Wis,
knows the tallest man anywhere.
TITS my sousin," he wrote. so tall
he has to stand on his tiptoes to put
his hat on"
Describes Sore Throat.
An awful sore throat was described
by William Turner, Oroville, Calf,
who told of his experiences while
prospecting in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. He woke up with. bad
fever one morning and found himself
20 miles from the nearest house.
Ordinarily I could have yelled to
someone over there and they'd come,
but couldn't raise my voice above .
out my magnifying glass use to ex-
anime specimens. held 1t In front OF
mouth and whispered held, help.
And in few minutes those folks came
out and got me-"
Bob McSweeney OF Wilkes-B Barre,
Pa, thought certain man in his town
was just plain lazy.
But / learned later that once when
he was walking past q strong electro
magnet someone turned on the current
and took all the iron from his blood.
He was j,ist tired out. that's all."
Evening star., 1935-12-29

data will be submitted to the Plat
form Committee named by the con-
vention. The selection of the candi-
date and the writing of the platform
are distinctively and exclusively the
tasks of the Republican National
Convention. which will meet at Cleve-
land on the 9th of June. Believ-
ing in orderly, constitutional govern
ment, the Republican National Com
mittee will confine its activities to
proper channels, contributing every
thing possible to the advancement of
the interests of the party as a whole,
while exposing the buncombe. the
'alse claims and the isms of the ad-
hinistration now in power.
Encouraging response has met the
early appeals of our Finance Commit
tee. Some have feared that appear
ance Of their names on the list of
Republican campaign contributors
might be followed by some form of
reprisal.
The time has not come in the
United States when an administra-
ton temporarily in control at WASH
ington may bulldoze, harrass or pun
ish self-respecting citizens for con-
tributing to a political campaign. 1t
may be attempted, but the attempt
will be abortive. 1t will be our pur-
pose to force such practices into the
open: to give the facts to the public
as they are brought to our attention.
We intend to turn on the light, even
though that light may expose the un-
dercover methods of leaders who re-
ceived their political training in Tam
many Hall. We shall insist that every
American. wishing to contribute to the
Republican campaign fund. may have
full right to do so, without fear of
reprisals from the commissioner Of
internal revenue or any other official
of this administration who may feel
he is in position to put on the
screws"
Evening star., 1935-12-29
H. O.. c. NEARING
LOAN DEADL|NE
Lending in Most States Ex-
pected to Cease by
April |.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ofiicials reported. yesterday that the
Home Owners Loan Corp. was wind
ing up its lending activities in five
States and expects to complete opera
tions In most OF the others by April /.
Only $1,000, or 3 per cent, Of the
10000 loan applications filed with
the corporation remain to be acted on.
A total OF s65,7l3 loans aggregating
50 ,92l ,682, ,367 have been granted.
Under the law, the corporation must
complet all lending by June Is. but
O preliminary forecast showed opera
tions would be ended In most States
well In advance Of that date.
Lending already has been virtually
finished in the District Of Columbia,
Hawaii and the States Of New Hamp-
shire. Rhode Island. Delaware, South
Dakota and Nevada.
Vermont, North Carolina, Missouri
and Wyoming are set for completion
by February l. The estimated dead
lines fo'. other States follow:
March Connecticut, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Georgia,
South Carolina, Kentucky, the Dallas
am Houston districts Of Texas, Cali
fornia, Washington.
April l--Massachusetts, New Jersey,
New York. Virginia, Florida, Arkansas,
Louisiana. Tennessee, Illinois. Michi-
gan, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota, New Mexico. Oklahoma,
the San Antonio district of Texas,
Oregon.
May MAINE, Ohio, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, Wisconsin, Indiana, Colorado
Iowa, Arizona, Utah.
June l3-Puerto Rico, Idaho, Mon
tana.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
FLOODS CUT OFF DOZENS
OF TOWNS IN ENGLAND
Torrential Rains Sweep Spain,
Killing 10-High Winds
Buffet France.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 28.-Risine
food waters isolated dozens of viii
lagos in England tonight as torrential
rains swept over Europe. causing more
than a score of deaths in Northern
and Central Spain.
Widespread property damage and
crop destruction was reported in
Spain. Ten persons were crushed to
death near Orense when a house fell
after its foundations had been de-
stroyed by flood waters.
Mild temperatures prevailed both
here and on the continent. Heavy
weather was reported off the Irish
Coast
High winds, accompanied by rain,
continued to buffet France, with the
Seine rising in Paris and other Sec
tions suffering from flooded streams.
Rains caused streams to rise in
Northern Germany
Evening star., 1935-12-29
220 Lives Lost and Millions in Crops
Damaged.

220 Lives Lost and Millions in Crops
Damaged.
CHICAGO, December 28 LP).-Win-
ters first sub-zero wave was definitely
broken today. but only after it had
caused. directly or indirectly loss of
at least 220 lives and damaged crops
to the extent of millions of dollars.
Snow in many sections marked the
departure of the extreme frigid blast
that swept over the country from the
Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic
Coast.
A white blanket covered the Little
Dust Bowl of Southeastern Colorado,
extended over the Continental Divide
and reached from Santa Fe. N. Mex,
to Montana. The fall broke six
weeks drought in that area.
In many other sections Of the North
ern States, the covering persisted as
the mercury climbed slowly upward.
While the snowfall in Kansas and
other wheat-growing areas was deemed
highly beneficial, Southern agricultural
areas suffered heavily from the frost.
Garden truck production was the
principal loser.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
PUBLICITY HOUNDS
SNAG TODD PROBE
Honest Evidence and 0bvi-
Gus Faking InseparabIe,
Says Prosecutor.
BY ths Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 28.-A
charge that publicity seekers are hin
dering the Thelma Todd death inquiry
was hurled tonight by Deputy District
Attorney George Johnson.
johnson, conducting the grand jury
investigation asserted "a number of
persons" have deliberately entered the
already confused picture of Miss Todd's
death "for what they could get out
Of it."
Without mentioning names, he SAID
the case has become publicity band
wagon" adding:
1T has resolved itself into hodge
podge of honest evidence and obvious
taxing. We're having a hard time try
ing to sift the one from the other"
Death Laid to Monoxide.
The blond actress half-rigid body
was found December 16 in the garage
near the beach restaurant she operat-
ed Jointly with Roland West and above
which they both had apartments. A
coroner's jury held she died of monox-
ide poisoning. but urged further in
quiry
Detectives and Autopsy Surgeon A.
r. Wagner then fixed the time Of her
death-which a grand jury immed:-
ately began investigating on possible
theory of murder-at dawn Sunday
December Is.
But, since that time, witnesses have
stated:
They saw her in Los Angeles. 80
miles away, at 9 am. Sunday. dialed a
telephone number for her at about
that hour.
They saw her riding in the big phae-
ton death car in three or four widely
separated sections of Los Angeles, Hol-
lywood and Beverly Hills late on the
afternoon of December Is.
They saw her telephoning from a
drug store at 4:04 pm. that sans
Sunday.
Telephone Call Quoted.
And that they talked to her on the
telephone at 4:30 pm Sunday.
Yesterday Charles Duke York, an
actor, and Lord Lansdowne." wres-
tier, came forward to say they were
the guests she intended to take to a
cocktail party Sunday afternoon.
After questioning they were dis
missed and Grand Jury Foreman
George Rochester said nothing to it.
Their stories don't make sense"
At the same time, West. best friend
Of the actress, said emphatically, Il
know with whom Miss Todd would
have attended that party and know
it was not that man. This is getting
pretty ridiculous
Evening star., 1935-12-29
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
bI CUNS L nv II1NL DHtO"N
~HAT America will abandon her
traditional freedom of the seas
policy appears now more than

~HAT America will abandon her
traditional freedom of the seas
policy appears now more than
Il probable.
The President the State Department
and the ma jority of the Senators have
decided that new neutrality act must
be put on the statute books of the
United States in the course of the
next session of Congress.
The terms Of the permanent neu-
trality act will depend on the world
developments of the next two months.
The general trend of thought, as far
as the Senate is concerned, is for the
time being that this country should
break off all commercial and financial
intercourse with the belligerent ma
tions.
The practical point OF DielD of
those Who argue in tdUor OF such
a sueeping legislation is that 1914
cannot occur again. The tUould-be
1Uarrinq nations are too poor these
days to make substantial purchases
in the United States and pay for
them in cash.
The credit of almost every nation
in the world is much impaired in this
country and it is not conceivable that
any American firm would grant i'm
portant credits to any foreign nation.
High prices for wheat and cotton
will consequently be purely nominal
and the same is bound to apply to all
other raw or manufactured products
this country possesses.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
This Changing World
America Appears Ready to Abandon
Traditional Freedom of Seas Policy
Under New Neutrality Act.

Love letter writer's have organized
themselves into a close corporation In
Lemberg. Southern Poland.
Owing to the millions of people un-
able to write in Poland, the services OF
special writers are employed by many
in thei love affairs.
This is particularly common in the
Polish villages where even those who
can write do not often know how to
express their warm sentiments.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

him to organize the entire State for
that specific purpose"
Earlier, w. Kingsland Macy. former
New York Republican chairman, had
launched a drive for Borah delegates
Each faction had conferred inde-
pendently with Borah, and each
emerged expressing the view they had
been given the "go-ahead" signal BY
the Idahoan.
The entrance of Senator Borah into
the New York primaries adds to the
list of States in which his name will
be entered in primaries for the elec-
tion of delegates. Earlier he had an
nounced his willingness to run In the
presidential preferential primary In
Wisconsin. His supporters already
are organizing to enter slate of dele
gates In the Illinois primaries, pledged
to Borah.
Either tomorrow or Tuesday, former
Senator McCulloch of Ohio. accom-
panied by Daniel z. Morgan. former
city manager for Cleveland and a
political leader in the State, will call
on Senator Borah to discuss with
him the question of putting up slate
Of Borah-pledged delegates in that
State. 1t is possible that George H.
Bender. president of the League OF
Republican Clubs, will accompany
them. Bender was the prime mover
in the Republican regional conference
which was held in Cleveland the latter
part of the Summer.
Must Give Written Consent.
II Senator Borah agrees to enter
the Ohio primary, he must, under the
Ohio primary law, give his assent in
writing. The Republican leaders in
the State have planned to send a
delegation to the national convention
pledged to "favorite son" candidate
or to be virtually uninstructed.
Representative Bolton of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Committee. and Robert Taft
son of the late President, have been
mentioned as possible favorite son
candidates If this plan is carried out
However, If the Idaho Senator enters
the Ohio primary, it may be exceed
ingly difficult to carry out the favorite
son program as outlined.
Others who accompanied Ziegler
when he called on Senator Borah yes
terday were Jacob Hockert. county
clerk Of Queens County; Jacob Visel,
United States commissioner, and Alb
ner C. Surpless Of Brooklyn, long
active In politics there.
Ziegler said Borah has strong sup
port in New York City and in the
State. He said Senator Borah had ex-
pressed his qualification at their
interest.
Asked whether his group would CO.
operate with Representative Fish in
the campaign for Borah delegates in
New York, Ziegler said he would be
glad to work to that end with Fish or
any other group. The district dele
gates-two for each congressional dis
trict-are elected in the New, York
primary April Z. 1t Is possible that
the date OF the primary may be fixed
sometime later than April Z, it was
said, although that has not yet been
determined.
Date Campaign Meeting.
The plans to launch the Borah cam
paign in New York. Representative
Fish said after he had talked with
Macy over long g-distance telephone in
Evening star., 1935-12-29

The writer's are paid as a rule in
chickens butter, corn and other prod
ucts, earning sometimes as much as
$l00 a month.
Lately a great competition has been
going on between these love letter ex-
perts. Prices have been cut to the eX-
tent that some were willing to write
a short epistle for single egg"
The result of this new trade war has
been the organization of the Love Let
ter Writers Association, which re-
quires not only an initiation fee but
also each applicant should produce
10 original love letters written in the
applicants own hand"
Evening star., 1935-12-29

X 4 4 X
Such far-reaching legislation will
have another advantage. 1t will be
a real neutrality policy, playing no
favorites.
When in 1882 the question of dp-
plying economic sanctions against
Japan 1Uds raised here and abroad,
many Senators argued that the
enforcing OF sanctions against the
japanese empire might be con-
sidered in Toxic as a cdsus bell.
1t might have, since there was no
law on the statute books Of this coun-
try providing for such an emergency.
But, If such an act becomes the law
of the land, even the most rabid anti
Americans cannot say that we are dis
eliminating against any country. The
law will be applied with the same i'm
partiality on all belligerantS-yellow
black or white.
X
The political vortex of Europe have
caused most statesmen to lose sight OF
the fact that while the Italian armies
in Ethiopia have not been defeated
they have registered but nominal VIC
tories against Emperor Selassie's war
riorS.
In three months of campaigning,
Mussolini's forces under Gen. de Bono
at first, and under Marshal Bodoglio
for the last five weeks have crawled
but have gotten nowhere.
The lowlands they occupied with
Practically no bloodshed are of great
political and little military signifi-
canoe.
The Italian communiques are some
what reminiscent of Marshal Cador-
mas weather bulletins" in l917-18.
The Italian commanders have just
about six more weeks to reach their
objectives. The rainy season begins
officially on March Is. That is to say,
the actual downpours lasting % hours
day begin about that date. But fire.
quent penetrating rains begin actually
towards the middle of February and
operations with tanks and airplanes
become from that date on extremely
difficult.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

Under the circumstances, say the
legislators, complete severance OF
economic and financial relations with
all the belligerents can cause no real
hardships on Americas economic life,
and since all exports will be forbidden
there is no room to stick to the policy
of Americas freedom of the seas.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Dutch West Indies
Sugar Quota to u. S.
Set at Six Pounds

A six-pound lump Of this coun-
try,s 1896 sugar market was as
signed by Secretary Wallace yes
terday to the Dutch West Indies.
This tiny import quota was
fixed, along with those for other
parts of the world, on the basis
Of average shipments during the
most representative" three years
of the period 1858.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
JOINT CELEBRATION
FOR G. O. p. TREASURER
George 2. Getz Observes roth
Birthday Anniversary and Party's
Freedom From Debt.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, December 2s
George F. Getz, treasurer of the Ma
tional Republican Committee. yester-
day jointly celebrated his 10th birth
day and the G. o. P.'s freedom from
debt.
I'VE don't owe dollar to any one, "
said the retired Chicago industrialist,
announcing payment of the final s42,-
600 of the s225,o0o deficit in Repub-
lican finances when he took office.
From a Republican standpoint
things look pretty good to me. This
country isn't going to the devil, re-
gardless of what some people may cry.
We should hold no fears for the fu-
ture."
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Father at ".

Mrs. Thomas w. Andrews, fourth
wife of 77-year-old pioneer OF Wake
field, England, has just presented him
with twins.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
sUB-ZERo WAVE BROKEN.

field Hospital his condition late last
night was described as undetermined.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Weather

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Evening star., 1935-12-29
Politics

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Evening star., 1935-12-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF. THE FIREMEN's INSURANCE
Comrapy Of WASHINGTON and GEORGETOWN,
303 Seventh Street Northwest. Washing
ton. D. c. The stockholders of the, Fire
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MONDAY: January g. 1896. for the pur-
pose of electing thirteen directors for the
ensuing year Polls open from | AM to
u Noon. ALBERT w HOWARD. Secretary.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
American Security & Trust Company has
declared a regular dividend Of per cent
on its capital stock Of S.. 400 600. payable
January 10 1896. to the stockholders of
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stockholders on the same date. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of said
eompany for the election Of directors for
the ensuing year the presentation of the
annual report of the, president and the
transaction Of such other business as may
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polls will be open until 1890 o'clock m
The transfer books of the company will
pc closed from January 18th to the 21st.
both days inclusive.
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Evening star., 1935-12-29
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Evening star., 1935-12-29

Date Campaign Meeting.
The plans to launch the Borah cam
paign in New York. Representative
Fish said after he had talked with
Macy over long distance telephone in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-24
Animal Trainer Is
Seriously Injured

Rochester, Ind, Jan. 16.-Clyde
Beatty, wild animal trainer, was in
jured seriously late Tuesday at win
ter circus quarters here when re-
cently-imported lion attacked him.
The beast knocked Beatty across a
40-foot training area. The trainer
suffered several broken ribs and was
cut and bruised badly.
When the lion, called Samson,
struck him, Beatty fought back with
straight-backed chair until atten-
dants succeeded in .rescuing him.
Beatty was attempting to teach the
lion few simple tricks preparatory
to placing him in an act with 35 lions
,, and tigers when the accident occur
red.
DR.. Mark Mr.. Piper said the train
er will be inactive for several weeks.
The accident was the most serious
| Beatty has suffered since May, 1928
when Bengal tiger attacked him on
an opening day at Kokomo, Ind. On
that occasion, a huge Nubian lion
which was Batty's pet, sprang to the
trainers rescue and drove off the
frenzied cat.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-24
TELLS SNAKE STORY

Raleigh, Jan. 17.-Harry Davis,
curator of the state museaum, is a
bit skeptical about most snake stories,
but he took time off to tell one that
actually happened overnight among
his pet reptiles.
A Philadelphia man caused it all,
Davis said. He came through with a
water moccasin from South Carolina
and proceeded to trade him off to
Davis for two chicken snakes.
Davis assigned the visiting mecca
sin to an apartment with North
Carolina Cotton mouth" for the first
night-just to make him feel al
home.-
Said the snake from South Caro-
lima to the snake from North Caro-
lima, cts long time between meals
And sure enough, when Davis ar.
rived next morning at the museum
the Tar Heel reptile had vanished
The three and a half foot South
Carolina snake looked pulled anC
satisfied.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-24
MAY REMODEL BARNS
INTO EFFICIENT UNITS

The average dairy barn in North
Carolina is about 25 years old, is
dark, improperly arranged and very
inefficient.
For that reason F. r. Farnham,
dairy extension specialist at State
College, suggests that time may be
spent profitably now in re-arranging
barns when much of the labor may
be done by the owners themselves at
little cost.
"The barns should be remodeled to
provide the dairy animals with ample
lounging room thus allowing for the
conservation of all manure and estab-
fishing homemade fertilizer fac
tory on the home farm" says Mr..
Farnham. "Lounging rooms are badly
needed for the efficient handling of
the cows. Then, too, feeding racks
need to be constructed in these rooms
so that roughage may be fed to best
advantage and without loss. It is a
good idea to eliminate the driveway
in small barns and use this space for
the cows. In many barns, the numer-
Gus dark stalls should be removed
leaving only a few for maternity
cases and the young calves. A few
homemade milking stanchions should
be added, says three to six, for use
in milking the cows and in feeding
them the grain and ensilage."
Mr.. Farnham has received reports
from dairy farmers showing that
when their barns were remodeled in
accordance with the plan suggested
much less time was needed in feeding
and milking. In addition there was a
considerable saving in the manure
needed for the fields.
He states that plans for remodeling
old barns may be secured from hin
or from the county farm agents il
each county.