davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
MARYLAND TAKES
UP PROPOSITION
FOR STATE SONG

After three-quarters of century,
Maryland has taken up the matter
of adopting officially Maryland, My
Maryland" as the State song, and
the Legislature is having a merry
time of it.
Some of the lawmakers were not
satisfied with the war-like anthem
James Ryder Randall composed af-
ter a former classmate was shot and
wounded in a clash Of citizens with
Federal troops in Baltimore. They
proposed revisions of the song, which
became a favorite and rang from the
Threats of thousands of Southern SOL
diers in the Civil War.
Randall's composition, adapted to
the tune of an ancient German song.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
BAKERY CHAIN
MURDERS MAN
FOR INSURANCE

An amazing story of how bakery
chain owner allegedly paid $4,000
for the murder of an advertising exc
cutive in a 100000 insurance plot
was related from a criminal court
witness stand in Chicago.
Walter Murphy, hoodlum who adj
mitted he had been hired to execute
the Staying, but who insisted he had
sublet the contract" to the actual
assassin, made the recital before a
spellbound crowd.
He was the States star witness
in the trial of Irving Weitzman, head
of bakery chain charged with the
murder of Eli Daiches. Daiches' poll
cies were made payable to his firm,
an advertising agency. The defen-
dant's brother, Louis Weitzman, Of
New York, is chairman of the con-
Germs directorate.
The murder, Murphy swore, was
carried out last March on a throng-
ed boulevard by Jerry Pilot, alcohol
runner since slain, for $4,000 fee.
"Sure, we got him bumped off,"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
ny ANN PAGE

EGGS and butter are again some
what cheaper but meat prices have
stiffened after a temporary easing,
though certain cuts offer good value.
Potatoes continue to be the most
economical purchase possible though
several vegetables Of the type called
hardware" are MISREPRESENTATION
bulk carrots, rutabagas, white tur-
nips, parsnips, onions, old cabbage
and kale. Green beans, peas and
cauliflower are moderately priced.
Good Florida oranges are again
available at about the same price,
size for size, as navels. Apples, grape
fruit and bananas are unchanged in
price. Strawberries become more
plentiful.
Recent weather has been favorable
to salt water fishermen.
Here are three menu suggestions
which are suited to three budget lev
els and the season:
Low Cost Dinner
Braised Lamb Shanks
Mashed Potatoes Carrots
Bread and Butter
Chocolate Pudding
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Boned Rolled Shoulder Of Lamb
Pan-browned Potatoes
Diced Turnips
Bread and Butter
Butterscotch Pie
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Consomme Julienne
Rolled Roast Beef New Potatoes
Dreamed Onions
Apple and Celery Salad
Rolls and Butter
Banana Shortcake
Coffee Milk
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

some policies due and you'd better
get him knocked off as soon as you
can"
"That evening"" the witness said,
81 offered Jerry Pilot $4,000 to knock
off a fellow. London pointed Daiches
out to Pilot. We prepared to do the
job the next day, March 8.
81 got there about $3.50 in the morn
ing. 1 saw Pilot in a car with an
other man. When I saw Daiches' car
move out I gave Pilot the office "
Murphy told how Daiches had been
shot to death and added:
eve saw Daiches slumped down in
the back. The next afternoon Weitz-
man gave use the money"
Murphy has been indicted for the
murder.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

was asserted by Delegate Joseph A.
Cantrel, of Montgomery county, to
refer too much to "gore and war-like
thrusts." No less than three revis-
ions were put before the Legislature
in an effort to find something which,
in Cantrel's words, ''is more in keep
ing with the trend of modern times"
One, the work of John T. White,
of Allegheny county, late former
president of the State Teachers
Association, would substitute "Sail
On, Sail On, o Ship of State" for
as "Huzza, She Spurns the North
ern Scum"
Another, sponsored by Delegate
Cantrel, would reduce the anthem to
three verses and in the second insert
line about Margaret Brent, first
feminist" where Randall would sing
of war. This version, done by Mrs.
Eugene E. Stevens, of Chevy Chase,
begins with "Thy beauty lives for
evermore, Maryland, My Maryland"
instead of Randal's ringing: "The
despot's heel is on thy shore, Mary
land"
Randall was a son of Maryland
and the song he wrote at New Or
leans in 1861 generally had been re-
garded as the States own. Appar-
emily no one thought much about Of
ficial adoption until after Maryland
celebrated her Tercentenary last year.
Soon afterwards, music clubs Of the
State sponsored such step.
A bill was drawn, and Delegate
Charles Carroll, of Howard County,
was named for the patriot of whom
Randall said. Remember Towards
war-like thrust"
But no sooner had this measure
been introduced in the General AS
sembly than others began to follow.
Most Assemblymen appeared to favor
the original Randall composition, but
plenty of fiery debate was in prospect
before final disposition of the ques-
ton.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

THE VOGUE for white pique as
a trimming on black evening gowns
which started last season met with
such popularity that designers are fea-
turing it more than ever in the new
frocks. In this one, for instance, Of
black satin, the pique carries the en-
tire burden of trimming, for it is
used in the belt, as piping about
the yoke and the collar and for the
cluster of flowers at the belt.
White pique also lines the gloves
The flared skirt and little cap sleeves
make this gown an ideal one for din
ner wear and not too formal evening
occasions.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-22

We have one of the finest equipped
plants on the Shore for turning out
high class printing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

children as the ogre lie 10, -,
But as the activities of the Kid
naper have become more common
and his practices more devliSh'
his demoniacal personality has
come closer and closer. Parents
are afraid to let their children go
on the streets; and the children
themselves, reflecting such fear
wonder when they meet an unta-
miliar human form, whether or
not it is inhabited by a man or
a fiend. Somebody said recently 1t
was only 50 many years ago thaI
wild beasts roamed this land.
There are more wild beasts roam
ing this land today than when Co.
lumbus discovered it; they are the
more dangerous because we can
not discern them at a glance.
When YOU see tiger in tiger
form, you know him instantly to
be a tiger; but when you see a
tiger in human form, you may not
recognize him to be 4 tiger until
he suddenly unsheaths his claws
and hares his fangs.
Fear is one of our greatest enc
mics. It is q greater enemy than
the kidraper or any other type OF
demon or disaster. Fear has a
paralyzing effect on the growth o.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
POWER PLAN OPPOSED

Whether the government can lawfully go into
the electric power business in competition with
private companies on the large scale planned by
the Tennessee Valley Authority will probably so
to the Supreme Court of the United States for
decision.
The constitutonality of the act creating the
Tennessee Valley Authority is being challenged in
the courts and opponents of the government pro-
gram contend that even if the act itself is consti-
tutiona, the extensive plans announced by the Au-
thority greatly exceed those authorized by the
Jaw, and therefore illegal
Federal Judge Grub of Alabama in recent
ruling inclined to the view that the IVA was ex-
ceeding its authority, and strongly ntimated that
the act creating it was unconstitutional. A case
now pending before his court will bring definite
decision on the points in question. The case will
doubtless be carried to the supreme court in any
event.
In an advisory opinion involving the same points,
Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, and
James NJ. Beck, noted constitutional lawyers, re-
Gently held that the act under which the IVA IS
operating is observation-disclosures Enquirer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
WHEN SOLICITED

This being the season of the year when new So
letting schemes of various kinds being pressed
upon business men of the community, the Cham
Der of Commerce renews its suggestion "that no
solicitation in the name of charity when sponsored
by an individual or organization who make profit
out of the receipts should be supported"
The suggestion is made that when one is solicit
ed by person unknown and for an object Of
which he has no knowledge the Roanoker thus ac-
costed should do the following Take the name of
the solicitor and his her address, take the name
OF the agency, organization or publication for
which solicitation is made; make memorandum. as
to the purpose for which the solicitation is made
and whether it be in the name of public charity
or benefit or for personal profit and gain.
1t is well to remember that when one is ap-
preached and solicited for a contribution or in
vestment of any kind whatever, one has perfect
right to ask questions, and searching questions
too These are times in which money is not to
be lightly party with or saved after acquiring full
and complete knowledge of what it is to be used
for. If the solicitor shows resentment at being
questioned, that is indicative of the fact that the
project for which solicitation is bein~ made is of
nature not calculated to stand searching inquiry
or observation-disclosures (Va) Times.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
COUNTY CONSOLIDATION

Reports that Tazewell and Buchanan counties
are holding preliminary conversations looking to
possible consolidation and that Russell county may
join, give new impetus to the movement for mol
ern local government in Virginia. Should the first
two merge the total population would still be less
than that of Pittsylvania Wise county; should
the three merge it would be the largest county in
the state.
"The general assembly may provide for the
consolidation of existing counties on vote of
ma jority of the qualified voters of each such coun-
ties voting at an election held for that purpose.
In the final analysis, therefore, the matter is
that the affected counties will settle for them
selves If they are interested in saving the cost
of duplicating sets of officials, they will probably
vote aye-f they prefer to support separate armies
of officials in the manner to which they have be-
come accustomed, they will vote nay
There is little question how the affected officials
will vote. They have uniformly been against any
change in county government and Improvement of
existing conditions regardless of the cost to the
taxpayers And it is to be remembered that it IS
the policy of Virginia to keep the number of &C
tua voters to minimum. Were such an election
to be held in these counties, less than a third Of
the number would be permitted to vote as would
60 to the polls on such an issue in any three of
the adjoining counties of West Virginia. The
courthouse rings are generally not in favor of hav
ing more voters on the list than be controlled
in the average election.
That may explain why of Virginias 100 coun-
ties, only four have modernized their government
notwithstanding the constant cry of high taxes
Henrico has the county manager system; Albemarle
the county executive system, while Arlington and
Augusta operate on modified county manager
FORMS All of the other counties are maintaining
q system century old, devised for time when
there were few roads and when travel was slow
and distances prohibitive. Maryland gets along
with % counties. There seems no reason save ira
dition why Virginia should require 100.
The Richmond Tmes-Dispatch says the counties
could be consolidated to not than 80 or 40
to their own vast betterment, and continues:
"Under such plan, host of job holders would
be eliminated, much wasteful duplication would
be done away with, efficiency would be promoted
and money would be saved If there are too many
obstacles in the way of this type of consolidation
then there is no reason why functional consolida-
ton cannot be made effective throughout Virginia
Already it has been introduced in certain fields,
as, for example, that of education. One division
school superintendent functions for several coun-
ties. Why cannot one commemorative attorney
be chosen to perform the duties for several cOun-
ties in a similar manner? Or one sheriff ?"-Roa-
noke (Va) World-News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
BEHIND THE SCENES
I'M WASHINGTON
sY RODNEY BUTCHER

.0NE man the committee Will
~ be calling in the effort to dis
credit existing War Department
industrial mobilization policies
will be eX-Congressman Ross Col
Inns of Mississippi, long an able,
informed critic of many. things in
the department.
The army crowd so thoroughly
dislikes Collins and his past ey-
posures Of it's foibles that it used
what influence it had to get him
defeated when he ran for the
Senate in 1884.
Collins was q member of the
large War Policies Commission
and signed n one-man minority
report which opposed the assign
ment to military men OF power
to fix prices of commodities and
b j &c ted to recommendations
tending to give military men the
power to regulate activities Of the
civilian population during war or
at any Otnef tlmc.
+
INCIDENTALLY. this same Col
L Inns figured in the elevation Of
the famous Bilbo of Mississippi
to the Senate There was a three
cornerea primary fight among
Collins, Bilbo, and Senator HUI
bert Stephens.
Roosevelt was told that Ste.
phens had helped him by holding
the Mississippi delegation for him
at the Chicago convention and
Senator Pat Harrison persuaded
him to telegraph Stephens a spe.
cial invitation to come to the
White House and discuss matters
Of national Importance. That
gave stephens a big campaign
break.
Collins wired Roosevelt remind
ing him of his promise to abstain
from interference in. primaries
and his friends rushed to tell the
president that if Collins were
eliminated. Bilbo would beat Ste
phens in the runoff primary.
But Roosevelt stood pat-an6
that was the way it turned out.
Copyright, 1884, NEA Service. Inc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

studies upon which it might base recommendations
for tree planting to be transmitted to Congress by
President Roosevelt. And in January the Society
of American Foresters meets. Some of its men,
bers followed up President Roosevelt's tree belt
announcement by statements which in polite
way remarked that the President did not know
what he was talking about.
Some other foresters, however, think the idea
of tree paintings has much merit, even though it
should be on no such scale as the grandiose one
of President Observation-Disclosures News-Argus
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
THREE WAYS TO PREVENT RELEASE
OF GUILTY
CBY BRUCE CATION

One of the things which the last year
brought us was a new attitude toward our
crime problem. We are no longer dlscour-I
aged about it, or ready to admit tnat the
problem is insoluble. Some OF our most
notorious lawbreakers are under the
ground and some of them are behind the
bars, and we are beginning to see that
putting them there isn't an impossible JOB,
after all.
Nevertheless, our machinery for dealing
with criminals needs overhauling; and one
of the places that needs it the most is the
courtroom where the crook stands trial.
Prof. Mason Laid of the University OF
Iowa discussed needed changes in the law
of evidence before the 32d annual meet
ing of the Association of American Law
Schools, in Chicago recently.
There are ways, says Prof. Laid, by
which we can make the conviction OF
guilty persons easier without increasing
the hazards which an innocent man must
face when he goes on trial. One of them
is by Tightening up the laws governing an
abb defense.
Let us provide, suggests Prof. Laid, that
where an accused person plans to plead al
abb he be required to give notice to the
states attorney in advance of the trial.
As things stand now, a man being tried
in San Francisco can assert that he was in
New York when the crime was committed,
and it is practically impossible for the
prosecution to meet his claim when it is
sprung suddenly in the middle of the trial.
If advance notice were required, the
state could make the necessary lnvestlga-
ton ahead of time and marshal evidence
to refute the claim, if the claim were false.
Some states already have such law; Prot.
Laid suggests that the law should be made
universal.
Then, he continues, the state should be
allowed to comment when a prisoner takes
advantage of his constitutional rights and
refuses to testify. In AZ of our states the
criminal may refuse to testify and the
prosecutor may not'remark upon it in any
way.
Surely no innocent mans rights would
be jeopardized if the state were permitted
to draw differences from such silence.
Lastly, Prof. Laid urges that criminal
law be revised to permit the impeachment
of ones own witnesses. AS things stand
now, a crook may bride or intimidate the
states star witness so that that witness, on
the stand, will give testimony contrary to
his former statements-but the state can
not expose that witness before the jury,
and the criminal wins by technicality
Here, again, simple revision in procc-
dure would make it harder for guilty
man to win acGuittal.
None of these changes would increase
the hazards for an innocent man. AS Prof.
Laid suggests, they would simply provide
a fair trial for the state as well as for the
defense.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

took the petitions to the IVA au-
thority at Knoxville. with those
petitions Cor copies of them? was
a COPY of the Asheville Citizen
carrying an article from tfE,r
correspondent in HendersonVElG
which gave the figures attributed
to me. You doubtless know VINO
the Hendersonville correspondent
of the Citizen was who gave those
figures and from where he po-
tanned them. o,.
made no statement whatever
about the attitude Of the power
company or the relation OF inc
opposition to the dam to the pow
er companies. .i+o
I however, do not hesitate TO
give it as my opinion from oDser-
Walton and conversation Win
NAM from that part of this counI
~ most affected or to be affected
bSv this proposed dam and the
names on the petition turned IN
that a large majority of the Peo-
pie are for this dam. | Will pc
iieve this until it is demonstrated
that it is not the case. :.
MY interest in the matter Is
that I. together with friends as
ISOLATED with me, have enterprises
underway that are held static I'M
til the matter of this dam Is set
tied one way or another and my
activity in this respect is for the
purpose Of bringing the question
to a speedy settlement one way OF
the other.
Yours very truly,
c. L. STARK.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
DON'T SCARE THEM
By WICKES WAMBOLDT-

the soul, and the development Of
the character.
There is not nearly so much
danger to the child from the kid
naper as from the fear that may
be set up through warning him
of the kidEaper. Comparatively.
there is little danger that a child
will be kidnapped. The percentage
of children kidnapped is very small,
but the danger Of spreading fear
into the minds Of all children IS
great and serious.
We should be taught from early
infancy not to fear life. We should
be trained thoroughly in that faith
which makes US rcsolutely face
life as it is and take it as it is.
Scary persons die thousands of
deaths. The courageous person
dies but once. ScaTy persons suf-
fer a million disasters that never
occur. Courageous persons suffer
onlv those disasters which actual
ly happen and they mitigate those
and often overcome them entirely
with their courage.
While we should learn not to
fear, we should also learn to be
wisely careful. We should learn
not to be foolhardy. Military COM
manders who direct armies in bat
ties and who require their men to
face death unflinchingly, will not
countenancc foolhardincss on the
part Of their men.
"Pcrhaps you will die they
say to their soldiers, "but you
must not recklessly expose your
selves to death. You have work to
do and you must not necdless!y
eliminate yourselves from doing
that work"
We should teach our children
and we should teach ourselves to
be wisely careful, but never to be
fearful. Keep fear out Of the con-
sciousncss; it is terrible atf!ic-
ton.
You can tell the down-and-o"t-
c. who hasn't given up. lie still
,.I,o,,c hi hnuovn9ilc
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
TREES, JUST TREES

We haven't read or heard anything much lately
about that felt of trees hundred miles wide and
several hundred miles long which President Roose-
Welt last summer announced would settle drought
problems in the farther West
But in Washington the subject is likely to crop
up again from two directions. A million dollars
was allowed the federal forest service to make
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

children against
k.idnapers a n d
cautioning them
to be leary of
strangers.
The kidnaper
has always been
a frightful crea-
ture, but until
lately, the dan
ger from him has
been very, very
remote. Even so,
he has always
been held up to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

Mr.. Stark states in his ~
that the figures referred IA !
were contained in a news s,or
the Asheville Citizen-Timcs y.
was sent to them by me as "a,
spondent for them in Hcnj,,,,
county.
The exact wording Of the n.
graph in the Citizen-Timrs 4
story was as follows: "SDor'
of the petition declare +. /, !,
belief 80 per cent of the pe,
of the city and county arc hi
vor of the proposed dam. s.
even declare that 81 per cent
the people are in favor Of b.
ing the dam"
This information, written
me, was based on a conycra+
with Walter Smith, who orig,
ed the petition, in the State n
Co., on the morning Of Janlar
Mr.. Smith declared that ], vas
opinion that 90 per cen, Of
people were in favor OF the D.
Continued on page roqB
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

One of the deplorable out
growths of the crime of kidnapping
is the fear that is developed in
the minds Of children. 1t is nat
ural that mothers and fathers
should be constantly warning their
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

NOTE-The news item to when
Mr.. Stark refers in the above COM
munication was one sent out from
Knoxville, Tenn. by the AssoclaI-
ed Press and printed in the A: T.
newspapers last Saturday. Inc
article is as follows:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. D.
(AP).-Thc Tennessee Valley Au-
thority today was handed PETITIONS
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-07

containing between soon ..
900 names asking that i S S'.g
dam on the French Broad 0L
between Asheville and H.! =
sonville, N. c. The sig1.a. :7
were from residents of HsnG I' q
and sTransylvania coun.;c:
C. L. Stark, chairman Of
zens' committee Of Western T.s 9
Carolina, presented The n.. w.
TO Carl A. Book. assis.qa. q
engineer of the IVA. '
Delegations from IIcpao,.
vile previously had arEaI I.
IVA not to build the dam. -:
it would flood most Of thu Z,
land of that section. q
"Thosc people rCprosln.ns ,
private power Interests" &.
commented on drlivcrfrr n.
titions to the IVA. We ~.
sent 81 per cent Of Tho pnoT.
the two counties involved" q"