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The Washington times., 1935-10-22
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin C. Hill

Edgar B., had done a play. The
title was '"The Ladder and it
dealt with reincarnation, teach
ing a lesson of tolerance by
pointing out that a tycoon Of
today may have been a galley
slave Of King Tut once upon a
time.
Mr.. Davis, having a humani-
tartan turn of mind, thought
this lesson should be brought
home to the public. He kept
at it for % months, but the
public would not take the les
son. Davis stubbornly persisted,
and the playgoerS as stub
bornly stayed away. At most
of the performances the cast Of
At outnumbered the audience,
and the final performance of
November %, 1928, played to
% customers for a gate Of $50.
A GAMBLE
Strangely enough, another
play with the theme of tolerance
was running concurrently with
The Ladder" Some of the New
York critics had termed this
other production "the worlds
worst SHOW" Not a producer
would put it on, with the re-
suit that the author spent all
that she had and all that she
could borrow to go through with
it.
That play, called "Abie's
Irish Rose" was q homely
comedy of the Jews and Irish
of New York. 1t ran and ran,
but, unlike 1.-THE Ladder" it ran
to full houses. It stayed on
Broadway for five years, an all.
time record, and Anne Nichols,
author and producer, made $5,-
100000 with it.
"All the worlds a STAGE" says
Shakespeare, and the wise men
of Broadway add: "And all the
stage is a gamble" They point
to the current farce, Three
Men on Horse" repeatedly
turned down by managers only
to be produced for the best
money-maker in years.
Then, too, there is that peren-
nial Tobacco Road" which
came perilouSly close to closing
down after its first few weeks.
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
''WOrst in the Country"

Whatever may be said Of General Hugh Johnson his
severest critics will admit that he has picturesque
Hence pleasant to see his gift OF language ensea IN He
cause of safer flying which has the support Of EVERY
American whether he has been up in plane or not.
Speaking of the hghtenson wires which are found near
most of the nations apo and which constitute the chief
menace to safety in the air. General johnson says:
"1hese the only factor in flying UOhfcn
any worry, and THEY GIVE ME HEANA
FAILURE
"In Washington the situation is truly GpP0Ling
Wires, railroads and highways combine to make the
Capitals airport the UOrst in the country"
General Johnson urges all municipalities having aports to
apply to the PWA funds with which to remove high tension
wires ALI such wires within half mile Of an altled should
be buried underground.
"EUery PWA project must hdUe a public SPONSOR"
says the general "and renoUal of these Wres should be
submitted a orks project to the responsible authors
ties at Washington"
That Of taxpayers money that all taxpayers will
agree is a proper and necessary one.
It is the reverse Of boondogging.
It will put men to work Immediately it will create perma-
nent public improvements and it will SAVE LIVES.
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

can see it in those hitch-hikers.
The way they expect you to give
them a lift"
But haven't they a right to
expect it?" I questioned, puz-
zled. These are tough times.
Many q man cant help being
idle. You and T-we've both
been pennilesS. We know how
helpless a fellow is before the
System. If, in spite Of our best
efforts, we're busted"
But that's just the point!"
my friend cried hotly. THAT
fellow-and a million like him
don't give a hoot for the old
American best effort theory.
They think they've a right to
anything they need, whether
they've struggled, themselves. or
not.
You and I, when we were
young, expected to try to make
good for ourselves before we
asked for help. Democracy
means we should be fair and
generous-but it doesn't mean
we should get things free. Even
Nature doesn't give life free.
Even d turnip has to work to
survive.
INFECTIONS
But now-they d e m a nd
things as their right, regardless
of their personal record. Hitch.
mixers? I tell you this hitch
hiking idea is the most danger.
Gus thing that has ever hap
pened to us. And it's spreading.
We're all getting infected with
it. UnconsciouSly, we're all be-
ginning to feel we should have
things handed to us as our nat
ural right. WHERE'S IT GO
ING TO LEAD US? WHERE'S
IT GOING TO LAND AMER
ICA?"
I couldn't answer. The under
dog-heaven knows he's often
had a raw deal. And many a
man may work his head off, yet
get nowhere through no fault
of his own. Yet-does that
mean we should swing to the
other extreme? Abolish all
sense of personal responsibility /?
Allow people to feel they've a
right to anything they want
anything the other fellow has
regardless of their own records 4?
And suppose we give it to
them
How long will anyone have
anything?
What's YOUR answer?
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

States Senator from Vermont.
After a painstaking review
of the whole case Judge Ed
munds recommended that Car.
ter's conviction be sustained on
eight counts.
But the pressure on the White
House did not stop and the
President referred the case to
his Attorney General, John w.
Griggs, Of New Jersey.
Griggs recommended that Car
ter's conviction be sustained on
four counts.
The President accepted as con.
elusive the findings Of his At
torney General and approved
the sentence of the court.
These four counts revolved
about two matters-conSpiracy
between Carter and two con.
tractors by the names of Green
and Harmon to defraud the
United States Government of
230,749.90 for improvements to
Savannah Harbor, and Of $345,-
900 for improvement to Cumber-
land Sound.
It was found that the i'm
provements had not been made,
although Carter had officially
certified the correctness of these
fraudulent claims against the
Government and a disbursing
officer had paid the claims.
At the time of Carter's court
martial the contractors in con.
spiracy with him-Green and
Harmon-fled to Canada. They
were extradited, tried and con-
victed by the civil court.
These culprits were sentenced
to four years imprisonment, of
which they served at least two
years. They were also sentenced
to a large fine and paid part
Of it.
IN THE RECORDS
The United States brought suit
against Green and Harmon to
recover and the contractors lost
a long legal battle with the Gov
ernment, the history of which
is set forth in United States v.
Green, 146 Fed. 803, and Green
v. United States, 154 Fed. 401, in
case any honest lawyers are in
terested in checking up on the
Senate's extraordinary action in
reopening this notorious case.
It was about 1888 that Carter,
after the witnesses and other
principals in his case were dead,
began through political chan
nels his so-called campaign for
"vindication."
These facts are in the records
Of the Government.
They we're not laid before the
Senate by it's Committee on Mill
tary Affairs which recommended
the reopening Of this case for
reasons not yet vouchsafed to
the public.
Copyright. 1885. The Washington Times)
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

And perhaps one in 20 of the
200 shows of the year will be a
success.
The theater always starts
bravely. but this season hopes
are very high. A new troupe Of
angels" hovers about the
Great White Way, dropping
golden shekels from an mex
haustible bag-Shekels to be
picked up by the producer who
has a name, a play and what
ever else it takes to grab himself
a backer for that most hazard
Gus of enterprises, the launch
ing of an entertainment on the
main stem.
This mama from heaven
comes by way of Hollywood, for
the motion picture companies
have taken over the "angeling"
of the theater. The reason, Of
course, is the right to film the
production after it has proved
itself in the theater. Heretofore,
successes have commanded a
high price and have started
wild Scrambles among film pro-
ducers.
Under the new system, the
motion picture company goes
into partnership with the the
atrical producer, shares in the
profit or bears part Of the
losses, but it gets the picture.
GREATEST CANCEL"
So Hollywood moves in, and
as it does Broadway pauses a
moment to learn that the great"
est angel it has ever known,
Edgar B.. Davis, has returned
to the wildcat oil regions Of
Texas to try again, at the age
of 62, to make a fortune. Broad
way wishes him luck because it
grew to like the jovial Davis
even while it couldn't make out
what would prompt even a
prodigal millionaire to drop ST.
100000 in a show which no
one would go to see even when
admission was free.
Davis barged into the pro-
ducing business in 1926 with
about $4,000, 900. His career
had been adventurous, starting
in Brockton, Mass, where he
was born, and passing through
the East Indies and Texas be-
fore it entered the New York
phase. In Is twenties, he
had worked himself up to an
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
The Party Kick-Back

Solicitation of political funds from Government en-
ployes is always dangerous to the welfare Of the general
public as we'll as the employees.
IT BECOMES DoUBLY DANGEROUS WHEN THE
LARGE BULK OF THE EMPLOYEES SOLICITED
OWE THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND TENURE OF
OFFICE TO THE HEADS OF THE POLITICAL
PARTY WHICH IS DOING THE SOLICITING.
The Democratic party is now making an appeal for
funds to Government employees thousands Of whom have
been added to the Federal pay roll through the influence
of the party and who are without Civil Service protec
tion.
Regardless of DIat high-sOUnding language may
be used in the letters of solicitation and regardless
of assurances Which may be giUen by heads of de-
pGrtments the primary effect of receipt OF one OF
these soliciting letters is to scare the recipient.
Naturally he fears to refuse to make contribution
knowing the power Of the party which created and gave
him his job.
He knows that his name is on the party's books
He knows that if he should fail to make contribution
that fact will be known to the party officials.
AND HE VERY NATURALLY FEARS THAT WHEN
THAT CONDITION IS KNOWN TO PARTY OFF,
GALS IT CAN VERY EASILY BE COMMUNICATED
TO HIS OFFICE CHEF
short time ago we had party organization virtually
levying on Government employees appointed from its
State telling the employees that they should contribute
ten dollars for every thousand dollars Of salary they
were drawing.
That system brought forth great indignation and
prompt disavowals from Government officials and from
some party chieftains.
But there WGs a strong suspicion that the dis
0UOUaLs lUere made IDith tongue in cheek.
The latest evidence of fund solicitation among Govern
ment workers is not quite the former effort
Nevertheless when Government employees as such are
singled out and contributions asked is nescapabe that
the element of job-fear enters into the thing.
Possibly the partv deserves well of those it appoints
to jobs .---ou,,
BUT WHEN DEMANDS ARE MADE ON THOSE
APPOINTEES FOR MONEY FOR POLITICAL PUR-
POSES THE THING RESOLVES ITSELF INTO THE
PRACTICE IN GOVERNMENT OF THE NOTORIOUS
KICK BACK SYSTEM.
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
Extraordinary Action
Ru James T. Williams, Jr.

Contrary to the impression
created in some quarters the no
torious case Of Oberlin M. Car
ter was reviewed by the courts
more than thirty years ago.
Carter was tried by court
martial on the charge Of con-
spiracy to defraud the Govern
ment while a captain in the
Corps Of Engineers Of the
United States Army.
He was charged with 81
counts of fraud. He pleaded the
statute of limitations on II
counts.
On the other 20 counts the
Court, which was presided over
by General e. s. Otis, convicted
Carter on Is counts and ac-
quilted him on four.
He was convicted in 1898 and
his sentence of dismissal from
the Army, five years impriSon-
ment, $1,000 fine and the pub
lication Of his offenSe in his
home town newspapers, was ap-
proved September 10, 1899.
Civil suit to recover was then
brought against Carter by the
United States. The Government
sought to recover $500,000 but
was able to seize only about
$375 900 in securities.
BEFORE THE COURTS
Upon the allegation Of Con-
stitutional irregularities in his
courtmartial Carter appealed
his case to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. This
high civil tribunal reviewed his
case and found no merit in
Carter's contentious.
Carter then appealed to the
Supreme Court Of the United
States for another review, but
the Supreme Court found no
cause for review, declined to re-
open the case.
Lawyers interested in check
ing up on the Senate'S extraor-
dinary action in reopening this
notorious case may be inter
ested in turning to their book
shelves for further information
on the subject. It will be found
in United States v. Carter, PIT
u. S. 1856; United States v. Car
ter, 172 Fed. /: Carter v. Nc.
Claughry, 1873 U. S. 365.
No allusion to these court
records was made when Senator
Duffy filed his report to the
Senate in support Of the ex-
traordinary resolution intro
duced by Senator Lewis for the
Senate investigation of the case
after all the witnesses who teS-
titled against Carter have been
dead for years.
This was not the only re-
view of the Carter case.
Carter's friends brought such
powerful influence to bear
upon the Mckinley administra-
tion that the President referred
the case to one of the ablest
jurists of his time - George
Franklin EdmundS, United
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

passing anyone UP. But all
these hold-ups-you never can
tell. Besides, in this State, if
there's an accident and a
hitch-hiker is hurt, he can hold
you legally responsible and get
heavy damages. So we slid by.
The tramp shook his fist
cursed us.
Not very polite, is Hep" I
answered. But why a signifi-
cant Developments"
Cant you see it for yourself?
That fellow wasn't just asking
for a lift. He felt he had a
right to it and that you had no
right to refuse it. That isn't
just rudenesS-it's a step in
history.
Think back thirty years
even twenty. Would an obvious
tramp have expected to share
the family buggy; cursed you if
he were refused? OF course he
wouldn't! Decent people have
always believed in giving the
other fellow a hand-always
will. But the other fellow didn't
demand 1t as his right-not
until he'd done something to
earn it.
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
There were certain things
we always respected. Among
them, any mans right to enjoy
the simple comforts he'd been
able to accumulate through his
own hard work. Didn't matter
whether a man were a ditch
digger or a millionaire-he had
a right to the fruit Of his own
labor and q right to his privacy.
But there's a new attitude
now. Everywhere. You can't
Just put into words. but you
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
Words of Wise Men

Why covet a knowledge OF
new facts? Day and night,
house and garden, a few books.
a few actions, serve us as well
as would all trades and spec
tacleS.-EmerSon.
To mourn a mischief that is
past and gone, is the next way
to draw new mischief on
Shakespear.
Light quirks of music, broken
and unev'n, make the soul
dance upon a jig to HeaV'n.-
Pope.
He who quarrelS with a
drunken man Injuries one who
is absent.-PubiliuS Syrus.
Life is short and the art Is
long.-HippocrateS.
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

The fruits Of the tree of
knowledge are various; he must
be strong indeed who can di-
gest all of them.-Mary Cole
ridge.
knowledge may give weight,
but accomplishments give luster,
and many more people see them
weigh.-Chesterfield.
What most people relish is
hardly music: it is rather a
drowSy reverie by nervous
thrillS.-George Santayana.
Who hears music, feels his
solitude peopled at once.-Rob-
ert Browning.
Licker talks mighty loud wen
it git loose from de jug.-Joel
Chandler Harris.
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
The Greatest Show On Earth
BY John SElure, Jr.

the concession to run the House
coffee shop.
In the past men haze at,
tempted to furnish food to leg
iSldtorS, their constituents, and
others Without Overwhelming
success from a financial stand
point.
At last a woman has been
given an opportunity to show
her culinary and financial tai
ent, under the Capitol dome.
Despite concentrated attempts
to improve conditions in the
American merchant fleet, the
United States Shipping Board
has issued an order which
grants only 5 per cent salary
increases to officers instead OF
10 per cent as had been ex-
pected.
Supersedng the 1929 wage
scale order, the new regulation
fails to provide restoration Of
the 10 per cent salary Of the
men whose pay was reduced in
conformity to other wage cur
tailment.
AS other Government en-
ployes had received the 10 per
cent pay increase to compensate
for the Federal reduction, Of
flcers had expected to receive
a similar increase.
The Shipping Board, headed
BY J. C. Peacock, failed to take
care of the expected increase
in its recent mage order 1Dith
the result that there are re-
ports of bitter controversy on
affected UeSselS.
Bert L. Tood, Of the United
Licensed Officers Association,
issued a protest against the wage
order recently in which he in
dicated there was dissatisfaction
among the men for whom he
spoke.
Furthermore, reports are ema-
mating from ports of the United
States that officers consider
they have been singled out for
unfair treatment.
They say that the recent Con.
gress gave its approval to legis-
lation designed to improve the
American merchant fleet, and
point to the Bland bill, Spon-
sored by Representative Schuy.
Ter Otis Bland, of Virginia, pro-
viding for Americanized crews.
Consequently they contend
that it is an unfair situation to
refuse to allow restoration Of
the 10 per cent reduction to
officers or to issue any order in
terfering with the restoration OF
morale among this group on the
merchant fleet.
Copyright, 1875. The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

office in a show manufactur-
ing concern. Failing health set
him to travelling.
In Sumatra he had O $10,-
100000 idea, that Of tapping
the rubber trees Of the island.
The millions were furnished by
an American rubber company,
and Davis made goodly sum
for himself. Texas was his
next oyster. He went into the
Luling region, and the geolo-
gists he engaged told him that
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

he was wasting his tine and
his money; that there was no
oil in his acres.
The day after they had rem
dered their solemn verdict, the
first guSher was brought in.
Edgar Davis sold his Luling
holdings for $12,000,000 and
gave to each of his employees
a sum equal to his total earn
ings while in Davis employ.
In the meantime, j. Frank
Davis, who was no relative Of
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

S h epp ard,
Democrat of
Texas, Occu-
pies the time
of the Senate
by extOlhng
the virtues Of
D rOh hibitiOn.
Usually his
speech is Of
the variety
tha causes
his fellO W
members to
give rapt at
tentiOn - to
speeches else
where,
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

significant de-
velopnent in
America to-
day"
H e didn't
look like a
"signifi C a n t
d e v e ] o p
ment," the
husky young
l. a er in
filthy ag S,
who stood
thumbing us
for a ride.
For q mo-
ment I hest
tatedI hate
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

the legitimate
theater. Each
night is a first
night and will
be until No
vember rolls
a r o u n d.
Drama, COM
edy, farce,
g | orifie e d
vaudeville, in
+ a C t, every
thing ro m
s h akeSpeare
to C a m o IL
flaged ur-
lesque is on
-
The Washington times., 1935-10-22
FLYING Submarines

It's pity that Mark Twain isn't still with u.s.
Consider what he would have done with the obviously absurd
rumor seriously by correspondents that Italian planes
had dropped three submarines in an Ethiopian river.
What would he have done with it?
Why man. he would have had you BELIEVING it,
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

What Price-Hitch- Hiking?
THAT" said my friend the
Thinker, as our car swung
around the curve, sis the most
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

On the anniversary of the
adoption Of the Eighteenth
Amendment, Senator Morris
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

New Theatrical Season
One by one the electric signs
are blazing forth on Broadway,
announcing another season Of
The Washington times., 1935-10-22

To plot the forceful overthrow
Of our democracy.
Yet the official gesture means:
Hes good enough for me-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-30
Indiana Bell Telephone
Officials Name Sheerin
to Board of Directors
City Broker Elected to Fill
w. S. Gifford's
Position.

Thomas d. Sheerin, indianapolis
investment broker, was elected a
director of the Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Co. at meeting of the board
Of directors yesterday.
Mr.. Sheerin is senior partner of
Thomas D. Sheerin & Co., dealers
in investment securities, and is
we'll known in local business and
financial circles
Mr.. Sheerin takes the place on
the board made vacant by the resig-
nation last August of Walter S.
Clifford, president of American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co., parent
organization.
Mr.. Gifford's retirement from the
directorate Of the local company was
in conformity with a ruling laid
down June II by the Federal Com
munications Commission, regulatory
agency for wire companies, order
ing certain officials to resign as an
officer or director of all but one
corporation.
Other directors of the Indiana
Bell Telephone Co, are James F.
Carroll, president; Frank A. Mon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-30
Other livestock
lBy Times Speciall


LOUISVILLE. Nov. .-CattIe-ReceiDts
zoo. market. nominal; compared week ago
Steers. heifers and COWS steady to in suofs
Zoc lower; sausage bulls generally steadv,
Stockers and feeders unchanged. weeks
ouIK common 70 medium steers and heif-
ers 50 23M %. common dairybreds down
TO around s4.75 better finished ouotahie
st.oo to around $40 latter price weeks ION
ior seven head good $50 h. steers. clos
ing ouIk beef cows. :4M5 Is: smooth bsif
er types early in week tn IS IS. buik Iov
cutters and cutters. 50 25a375: ssussg.
nuIIs mainly. 81 800 so: desirable besf
type stockers and stock calves mainI,
s9.f2n 1-75' common 70 inferior Iigbt
Soutnerns mostly SANS Calvs-Pecei6t-
z9p lncluding $50 stock calves: martet
steady bulk good % choice vealers "a 5oS
IOor medium and lower grades. ga down.
weeks market steady to 5nc higher al,
ooeadnce on better grades Hog-Receipry
Z 5o market. l0c lover TOP and buik
aso-22o lbs. 80 30. 225-250 lbs 20 s.,
255-3oo lbs. 20: Dos lbs up. $3.50: I20.
a 1oo ins;; $3.50. sows s735: weeks market
zoc higher than last Saturday sheer
receipts, %, market. nominal. market
CIoslhg steady with last SATURDAY.. bulk
nieolum 70 good native lambs. soGg 81:
cnoioe natives TO $40; strictly choice fed
Westerns eligible somewhat higher: plain
grade natives including bucks. SASHA
o-oo' lat ewes, $3.50 down
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-30
CONTRACT SALE
FORCES GRAINS
LOWER ON DAY
Wheat OFF | to 1Ns Cents
at Close; Corn, Oats
Also Weak.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-Sel!ing of
December wheat prior to the first
delivery day Monday depressed
wheat futures today on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
AT the end wheat was l to is
cents lower, corn was eff Is to Is
cents and oats were off = cent.
The indifference of the Liverpool
market to the European war rumors
unsettled the local wheat trade at
the start and prices were on the
down grade. The selling of the De-
cember contract was parity by way
OF changing over into the deferred
positions and partly outright hqui-
dation
Northwestern interests were cred
tied with buying December and SELL
ing May. The open interest in the
nearby month totaled 21,759, 900
bushels, according to the grain fu-
lures administration.
Liquidation in the December con-
tract also played a ma or role in the
corn market. Much of the selling
was pure liquidation although there
was some changing into the later
months.
Oats and rye also were affected by
liquidation in the December con-
tract. Elevator interest switched
hedges in December oats into May.