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Evening star., 1935-05-25
Ghosts of Early West Visit
AIexa1ldrian on 85th Birthday
]. e. Tut Pioneered in
"Ne,Us Butching'' on
Railroad Run.
Parade Exhibit Inspired
Thousands to Settle
in Oklahoma.

Tabor and Stratton and Bonfils and
Tammen-some Of the Vests most
colorful characters-live again for j..
C. Tut as he quietly observes his 85th
birthday today at his home in Alex
andria.
Shadowy figures now, these men
who made millions were we'll known
to Tut when he was a salesman in
Guthrie, Okla. and later in Denver
and Kansas City.
Grubstakes were the foundations Of
the fortunes Of Tabor and Stratton,
he recalls, the former striking rich
silver lodes while prospecting on
borrowed money, and the late hotel
chain owner discovering gold In great
quantities while exploring the noun
tains with an outfit furnished through
a friends generosity.
Knew Fiery Publishers.
While Tabor and Stratton were
speaking acquaintances of Tut, he
would rather reminisce about Bonfils
and Tammen, with whom he was on
more intimate terms.
His introduction to Bonflls came
about when the man who later kept
Denver and Kansas City in an up
roar as a newspaper publisher with
Tammen as his partner built a store
and piled dirt and rocks in front of
TUFTS novelty shop two doors away
while digging foundation.
This occurred in Guthrie, Tut
says, but he continued his friendship
with Bonfils and Tammen while they
were publishing the Denver Post and
solicited subscribers to the Kansas
City Post when they took over that
paper
But aside from these men. there's
another person the octogenarian likes
to talk about and that's ]. C. Tutt.
Born in Rushville, Ill, Tut lays
claim to having travelled more than
a million miles on various railroads,
including the old Toledo. Wabash &
Western, on which he served as a
peanut salesman and water boy and
later as sleeping car conductor.
Sold Peanuts on Train.
A lad of II, he persuaded the con-
ductor of the Wabash line running
out of Quincy to let him sell peanuts
on the run. The conductor agreed if
the boy also would serve water to
passengers. Every one drank out Of a
bucket from the same tin cup, Tut
says.
AS sleeping car conductor two years
later, it was TUFTS duty to take
tickets, make up hunks, sweep the
car, shine passengers shoes and brush
Evening star., 1935-05-25
DEATH ENDS YOUTHS
FIGHT FOR FAMILY
G. W. Student Is Buried in Car
negie, Okla, Through Gifts
of Friends.

The final episode in the tragic story
of a youths valiant fight to aid his
destitute family was written yester-
day with the burial in Carnegie, Okla,
Of A. Elton Roberts, 22-year-old
George Washington University stu
dent and an employe of the Treasury
Department Procurement Division.
Young Roberts died Tuesday in
George Washington University Hos
pital Of a ruptured appendix after the
aid of his many friends here, who
offered blood transfusions, failed to
save him.
Representative johnson Of Okla
homa. one of Elton's staun llest
friends since the youth "stumped"
for him before the last elections, was
the first to volunteer for blood trans
fusions. Mr.. Johnson's blood was
found not to be of proper grade, but
he donated $25 to a professional
blood donor. Later it was found more
transfusions were needed and this
time members of the foot ball squad
volunteered
When physicians realized Elton
might not live, they notified his
parents against the protest of the
youth. who told them his family could
not afford to come here. But out in
his home town, friends of the grief
stricken family rallied to their aid,
one person donating his car and
others giving money to make the trip
here possible.
Last Sunday afternoon, the youths
parents, two young brothers, sister
and an uncle arrived here. Elton
died Tuesday and the family left for
home that afternoon. Funds for the
return trip were donated by friends
at the hospital, at the church Elton
attended and at the Office. The burial
in Elton's home town was made pos
sible through these gifts.
Evening star., 1935-05-25
UNIVERSITY PROBE
EVIDENCE STUDIED
State Senate Committee
Sits Testimony of Al
legged "Red" Teachings.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Testimony to-
falling more than 10000 words was
studied by a State Senate committee
today in an attempt to get to the
bottom of charges Of Communistic
teachings at the University Of Chi
cago.
The charges, preferred by Charles
r. Walgreen, drug store magnate. en-
braced an allegation that the social
science course at the university "evi-
denced a subtle and lnsidious design
to impress, by indirection, Communis-
tic views on the minds Of the stu
dents"
Absurd" was the gist Of a reply
by Harry D. Gideonse. economist
and director of the social science
course.
LESS than ! per cent of 5,ss7 pages
of reading deals with Communism, E"
he said, adding that 1000 pages are
devoted to American institutions, I"
and that the charge Is absurd and
more difficult to handle because it is
not backed by evidence"
The committee, which added huge
volume of testimony yesterday, stood
adjourned today, subject to call for a
resumption of the inquiry, probably
about June 3.
The allegations included a charge
Evening star., 1935-05-25

them of at the end of their ride.
This was before the Pullman inven-
ton, when the hunks were hard
wooden affairs and triple -decked,
there being two uppers and one lower
to section.
With 18 years of railroading behind
him, Tut was hired by the little town
of Guthrie as a professional booster.
He attended the Mardi Gras at
Galveston in 1889, where he drove a
brilliantly decorated wagon in a
parade and exhorted the Texans and
others to settle in Oklahoma His
success as a booster is attested to by
the fact that in "a hours the popula-
ton of Guthrie jumped from 800 to
more than 10000.
Tut lost his personal fortune
during the Florida real estate boom,
but, undiscouraged, he went back to
work as a salesman and is still active
During the past so years Tut has
drunk nothing but water, not only
abstaining from alcoholic beverages,
but for the past threescore years
avoided coffee, tea and milk He
uses no tobacco. goes to bed early
and rises with the sun.
Evening star., 1935-05-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Dinner, S. Kann Sons Buyers
Club, Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting and supper, Phi Beta
Kappa Fraternity. University Club,
$50 pm.
Dance, Lambda Phi Sigma Fra
ternity, Officers Club, Army War
College, 9 pm.
Card and bingo party. Trinity
Chapter, No. 33, o. E. S.. 24o7 Min
nesota avenue southeast, 8 pm.
Testimonial dinner, Washington
Journal, La Fayette Hotel, pm. .
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Mercantile Club, Hamil-
ton Hotel, 1870 pm.
Meeting, Fidelity Mutual Life In
surance Co., Ambassador Hotel, 1880
pm.
Breakfast, Newman Club, May
flower Hotel, 1920 am.
Supper and dance, Reciprocity
Club, Mayfower Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-25
10000 EXPECTED
AT COLOR MASSING
Army, Navy, Marines, Guards,
Coast Guard and Cadets
to Be Represented.

More than 10000 persons are ex-
pected to attend the eighth annual
massing of the colors service to be
held at the Washington Cathedral at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow, when color
guards representing the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps. National Guard, Coast
Guard and cadet corps will parade
their colors through the massed as
semblage
The maSsing of the colors, under
auspices of the Military Order of the
World War, will be preceded by a con-
cert by the Marine Band Right
Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop Of
Washington, will deliver the principal
address.
Evening star., 1935-05-25

by Miss Lucille Norton, Walgreen's
niece, who was withdrawn from school
because Of alleged "indoctrination, I"
that Prof. Frederick L. Schuman, DO
ltical scientist, had said: IT believe
in free love for myself"
The reply, made by Schuman and
Gideonse, was that, at the conclusion
Of q debate on War With Relation to
Economics" some one "facetiously'
asked. What do you think of religion
and free love?" And Schuman ia
cetiously" replied. Religions all right
for some people. believe in free
love for myself" and everybody
laughed"
Evening star., 1935-05-25
RIVER SHIPPING BEGINS
1000 Tons of Newsprint Sent to
Kansas City by Water.

CHICAGO, May 25 CP.-A cargo
of 1000 tons Of newsprint headed
southwark last night for Kansas City
through the Mississippi waterway
the first cargo transferred from
Great Lakes port destined for the
Mississippi Basin.
The cargo arrived here in the hold
Of the S. s. Mondoc out Of Fort Will
liam, Ontario, and was transferred
aboard a barge after the 686-mile
voyage from the Lake Superior shores.
The barge will go down the Illinois
River to Grafton, thens& up the Mis-
souri, to Kansas City. =
Evening star., 1935-05-25
Secret Service Official Dies.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May IS (R.-
Robert L. Godby, 43, chief of the
United States Secret Service in Gen.
trail New York. died of pneumonia
last night. Last Sunday he was seri-
ouSly injured in an automobile acci-
dent
Evening star., 1935-05-25
BARKER TO PRISON

Man Sentenced in Bremen Case
Goes to Leavenworth.
ST. PAUL, May IS R.-Federal
officers late yesterday started for
Leavenworth Penitentiary with Ar
thur Doc) Barker. sentenced to life
imprisonment in Federal Court here
10 days ago after being convicted Of
conspiracy in the 100000 Edward G.
Bremen Kidnapping.
Authorities did not say whether he
would be kept at Leavenworth or
taken later to Alcatraz Prison.
Five others who were convicted or
pleaded guilty in the case still are
here awaiting sentence.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
Jobs To Be Furnished For
48 Persons Under This
Grant, Announce
ment Declares
WORK is ALREADY
IN PROGRESS HERE
Tar and Gravel Pavement
Being Provided Under Di-
rection Of City Street De-
partment; Property Own
ers Pay Only for Cost OF
Tar Mixture

A new allotment of $22, 1914 of Works
Progress Administration funds tor
street improvements in Henderson
was announced today from the Ra-
leigh office of the WPA. Work is al
ready under was and will be pushed
on to completion as rapidly as pos
sible
Jobs for 4S persons are being pro
vided under the appropriation. most
of the workers being day laborers.
Tar and gravel treatment is being
given to a number of streets IN the
CITY that have never before been paw
ed. The work is being done under di-
rection of the city street department.
Of which w w Coffin is superintend-
ent.
Adjacent property owners on each
side of the street are required to pay
for onlv the tar mixtuer that is used
in the work. the city furnishing the
rock. Mayor Irvine 3. Watkins. who
was influential in obtaininf the al
lotmcnt of funds, said the cost to a
propertv owner for an average lot
fronting about so feet on street be-
inc aved is around $40 to S25, depend
ing on the width of the street.
Streets that are icing paved in
clude Gary. Southall, College and
Highland avenue, together with some
others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
MRS. r. P. EARLY IS
EURlED AT OXFORD
Mother Of Henderson Man Dies After
Illness LnstiD" Only Very
Few Hours

Tunc"ol services We're held in Ok
ford thi7 afternoon for Mrs. r. P.
Early. Of that CITY who died at her
homo there at 3 o'clock Thursday
morning after an illness of only few
hours. She was the mother Of James
Early. of Henderson, She was 53
wears Of age and native of Cleve-
lend county. but had resided in Ok
ford for many years.
Funeral services were from the
horne on West College street, in
charge Of hnr pastor. Rev. T. G,
Vickers. Of the Oxford Methodist
church, assisted by DR.. f. NJ. Sham
burger. retired Methodist minister of
Oxford. Ipt"rmcnt was in Elmwood
ceneterv in Oxford.
Mrs. Early is survived by her hus-
band. six sonse Herman, Lloyd. r. P.
Jr. and William Early. of Oxford
James Early, of Henderson, and Rev.
Joyce Early, of Manners; two daught-
ers, Mrs. g. II. Schmidt. Of Berkvlle
Va, and Mrs J. Fl. Schmidt Of Vic
toria. Va; ore brother, T. l.. Put
man. Grover, and ono sister, Mrs. G..
L. Hamlet, Of baltimore.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
BURY MRS. WILSON
IN VANCE COUNTY
Oxford Woman Inferred at RhObOth
Church in Watkins Community
This Afternoon

Mrs. E. Ralph Wilson, 80, Of near
Oxford, who died at her home there
Tue. day morning, was buried this
afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist
Protestant church in Vance county,
with Rev. l. S. Richmond in charge
of the services, assisted by Rev, c. L..
Spencer, pastor of the church. Fun
eral services were held in the church
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her hus-
band, two children, Marie and Ran
dolph Wilson, Jr father, w. =. Black
we'll; eight sisters, Mrs. C. M. Hester
Mrs. Graham B Daniel, Mrs. A. F.
Dickerson, Mrs. w. r. Kittrell, Mrs.
w. NJ Brummitt and Miss Edna
Blackwell, Granville county, and Mrs.
Roy Thomas, Burlington; and one
brother, Noah Blackwell, Route 3 Ok
:Ord.
Active pallbearers will be Garland
Hester, Howerton Daniel, Crawford
Hester, Jack T. Dickerson. Junius
Rogers and Robert Davis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
Assault, Drunk and
Traffic Cases In
Municipal Court

Assault, drunk and traffic cases
made up the docket in today's ses-
sion on Municipal Court before Nav
or Irvine B. Watkins.
Edison T. Hicks, white, was charg-
ed with being drunk in two warrents.
He was given 30 days on the roads in
each count, the sentences to run con-
currently.
James Murphy negro Was sent to
the roads for 80 days for assaulting
and threatening to- shoot Emma Muir
ply.
e. H. Journigan, white, paid S5 and
costs for being drunk.
Charlie Forsyth, white, was fined
SIS and costs for reckless driving.
George Evans, negro, was dismiss
ed on a charge of beating Beulah Ia
born.
0. G. Cawley, white, was discharged
for careless driving and damaging an
automobile Of N. L. Harris,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
MRS. LEMAY DIES
AT THE AGE OF 81
Venerable Henderson Lady
Had Stroke of Paralysis
Three Weeks Ago

Mrs. Frances CurrIn LeMay. 81
widow of Herbert S. LeMay, died at
her residence at PIT Zene street at
$50 o'clock Tuesday evening after an
illness of three weeks as the result
of a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs LeMay was born in Granville
of Stephen Currin and Sallie Barker
Currin, both of whom have been dead
many years. She had lived in Hen
derson for % years.
The deceased had been a member
of Island Creek Baptist church near
WilliamsborO for 60 years, and fun
eral services were held there this
afternoon at 3 o'clock, Iii char ge of
the pastor, Rev. G. Van Stephens, who
was assisted by Rev. A. S. Hale, pas
tor of the Henderson First Baptist
church. and Rev. w. d. Poe, of Ok
ford. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters Miss
Annie LeMal and Mrs A. C. Moss, OF
Henderson, and Mrs. Joseph S. Roy
ster, of Asbury Park, N. j., and one
son, S. Thomas LeMay, of Hender-
son, Route 4; also an only sister, Mrs.
J. L. Wilson, of WiIliamsbOro. Her
husband has been dead "a years.
PaJgbearers as announced were:
Active, S. E. Wilson, Clifton Tippett,
William Royster, Fred Royster, M. G.
Evans; honorary. J. u. Fleming J.
M. Fleming, w. D. Massee, T. w. Ellis
E. G.. Shaw, l. D. Hart, T. G.. Flem-
ing, w. W. White, George n. Rose,
Sr, George A Rose, Jr., j. S. Evans,
G.. T. Evans. D. E. Evans, w. T. Brew
er, l.. T. Shanks, G. w. Knott, j. S.
Norwood, F. J. Bell, J. M. Bullock,
]. S. Gayles, c. C. Tunstall. H L.
Shanks. C. II. Sneed, M. D. Tillotson
E. J. Green, S. NJ Green, P. e. Wilk-
inson, J. G. Parker, DR.. A. P. New
comb, NJ. c. Boyd, H. 3. Parrott, L.
F. Boyd, A. P. Wilkinson, P. D. Guy
ton, w. l.. Dorsey. Jesse Bullock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
TEAGUE SPEAKS TO
THE ROTARY CLUB
Tells of Relationship Be-
tween Employee and En-
ployer in Business

superintendent E. M. Rollins was
in charge of the program at the re-
gular meeting of the Rotary Club last
evening in the American Legion hall,
and presented Postmaster j. r. Tea
que, as speaker
Mr.. league gave a most interest
ing talk of the relationship of the
employer and employee, tracing the
Improvement in the feeling between
them from the days of white slavery.
He pointed out the many changes that
had taken place and of the mutual
benefits that were being derived from
the friendly relationships. He vited
group insurance as one of the many
benefits of friendly cooperation.
The attendance at the meeting was
very good, and J. w. Jenkins, presi-
dent, presided.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
BARNES PROPERTY
FIGURES IN DEEDS

Three deeds were filed with the
Vance Registry yesterday, all of them
covering property of the A. T. Barnes
estate.
Cora E. Barnes, ct al, sold to Vir-
ginia B. Barnes for $40 and consid-
Grafton the Barnes homeplace on
Rowland street lot on Harris ave
nue. and four lots in the Highland
Park tract.
Cora E. Barnes and C. E. Greene
and wife sold to A. P. Barnes and
Joe E. Barnes for $40 and other val
liable consideration one fourth acre
adjoining Elmwood cemetery, three
lots in the J. r. Young property on
the Henderson Townsville road and
the funeral home site on Garnett st.
Joe E. Barnes and wife and A. P.
Barnes sold to the A. T. Barnes Fun
eral Home Inc, for $40 and consid-
erations the property conveyed to
them by Mrs. Barnes and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Greene.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
VISITING PASTOR
AT BAPTIST MEET
Rev. ElwOOd Carroll, of Greensboro
NJ +. Church, at Prayer Ser
vice This Evening

Prayer meeting tonight will be the
first mid-week service during Loyalty
Month at the First Baptist church, it
was announced by Rev. A. S. Hale,
pa stor of the church. who said re-
sponse to the movement last Sunday
was fine. He said it was expected
similar response would be made at
this evenings service.
Rev. Mr.. Hale announced that Rev.
Elwood Carroll pastor of Grace Meth
odist Protestant church at Green's
boro. now here in attendance upon
the annual Methodist Protestant Con-
ference of the state. will bring the
in5pirational message"
a brief business conference Of the
church membership will be held at the
close of the service, this to be follow
ed by the monthly meeting OF the Sun
day School Workers Council and a
social period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06

ern North Carolina not represented in
this meeting, in backing this project.
One of the principal speakers at this
meeting was Hugh N:acRae, of Will
mingtOn, who pointed out that this
proposal for huge colonization pro-
Ject was not in the least impossible of
idealistic, since smaller farm colonies
established there under his direction
during the last IS years have roved
entirely successful. He pointed out
that there are today scores of happy
prosperous farm families not only
making good livingS but actually be-
coming wealthy on farms of only ten
acres. Many Of these farmers had no
money and no previous experience at
farming before coming to these farm
colonies near Wilmington. One of
these farmers is today worth $780,
OCO or more and others have been
making good livings for years.
What these farmers have done on
their 10 acre farms in New Hanover
county can also be done by thousands
Of other farmers who face failure and
even starvation on their present farm
and under the old methods of farm
ing" MacRae said. Their only hope
of ever attaining economic indepen-
dence is to leave their present farms,
stop trying to grow tobacco and cot
ton and learn this new type of farm
ing which has made our present farm
colonies in New Hanover county such
a success. If they try to keep on grow
ing cotton and tobacco and adhere to
the old methods of farming they are
bound to fail and become more and
more of a problem"
The people of Wilmington and New
Hanover county are already convinced
that such a farm colony as is pro-
posed by MacRae can be made a sue
cess in New Hanover county or in al
most any county in Eastern North
Carolina, it was pointed out by State
Senator Harriss Newman, of Will
mingtOn, because they have seen the
various colonies started by MacRae
over 80 years ago win through the
success. But other sections of the
State, and especially the Federal gov
ernment, are still skeptical and must
still be convinced that farm colonies
of, this type are practical and work
able. Both Newman and MacRae urg-
ed the newspapers to help them con-
vince both other sections of the State
and officials in Washington that what
they are proposing is something en-
tirely practical and workable and not
merely an idyllic dream. MacRae is so
certain the plan is workable that he
has offered to make the Government
present of the $4,000 acres if the
farm colony experiment does not sue
ceed and if the colonists do not find
it possible to make good livings and
also enough extra to pay for their
land.
The ReSettlement Administration is
now developing an experimental farm
colony at Penderlea in this same sec
ton, largely through the efforts of
Mr.. MacRae. But he believes this lar
ger and more ambitious plan, to pro-
vide for as many as 1,50O farm fam
lilies, is needed and should be under
taken at once and that the Federal
government can be persuaded to fin
ance it if the powers that be in Wash
1ngtOn can only be convinced that
such farm colony can be made to
succeed, or that the farmers in it can
succeed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page E'OMr

l. Name the vase desert region of
central Asia.
g. What is the name for a Swiss sum-
mer house or villa?
g. Who was Nikolai Vasilievitch Co
gol?
I. In which country is the foreign city
of Geneva?
) Where is the town of Nucknall
Torkard?
g. What is the name for the period of
life extending from puberty to
adulthOOd?
Z. What does the term ad valorem
mean?
3. Between which states does the
Savannah River run?
9 What is a NuciO?
10. Which states provide the death
penalty for KIDNAPPING?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
$22. 1854 WPA Fund Given
For Local Street Work
Tobacco Is
Firm Here
At $23.46

Tobacco again sold for a high
price in Tuesdays sale on the
Henderson market, with the days
average being $23.46 per hundred
The official statistics were ar
nOunced by J. r. McDuffie. sales
supervisor, xshOwing sales of 49,
l5G pounds for $JO7,261.O5.
Warehouse floors were cleared
late in the afternoon after being
blocked at the close of sales on
Friday and again on Monday.
Another large break was on hand
today, and prices were holding firm
it was said. 1t was thought that
the floors would all be cleared
during the afternoon in prepara-
ton for an expected large break
on Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
CH|CKENPOX LEADS
OCTOBER DISEASES
Ten of That Contagion Re-
ported in Month; 9th
ers Are Also Listed

Ten cases of chickenpox made that
contagion the most serious of four
that were reported during the month
of October, according to statistics an
nounced today from the office of DR.
z. P. Mitchell, county health officer
1t was the most cases Of that malady
reported in many months.
The report showed three cases OF
scarlet fever prevalent in the county
together with two of diptheheria. Dur
ing the month there was also one case
of spinal meningitis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
HEALTH OFFICER is
VISITING SCHOOLS

DR.. z. " Mitchell was at Central
and North Henderson schools this
afternoon giving the Schick Test and
diptheria vaccinations as part of his
program for the curbing of the dis
ease in this section.
He has already visited South Hen
derson, West End. Clark Street, Grey
stone cOlored and Middleburg white
and colored schools, and will con-
tinue his visitations until he COM
pletes the county school list.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-11-06
ASSAULT CASES ARE
TRIED BY RECORDER

Assault cases were heard at to-
days session of recorders court be-
for Recorder R. E. Clements, there
being three cases for trial.
Sweet Robertson, white, was charg-
ed with assaulting H. E. Finch with
a deadly weapon. Prayer for judg-
ment was continued upon payment of
a $3.50 doctors bill and costs.
Duke Patterson, white, was fin
ed SIS and costs for assaulting j. w.
Fuller
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs in the case
of Munk Currin, white, on a charge
of assault with deadly weapon.