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XIV. THE WEST INITIATES
MORE

The two-party political system
under which the nation had grown
from its earliest days was threat
ened in 1892, when the so-called
Populist movement, originating in
the wheat-growing states, swept the
Western country and parts of the
South. This new Peoples Party
elected many members of Congress,
and its candidate for President,
General James B. Weaver, received
p electoral votes. This had a pro-
found effect upon the Constitution
of the United States, for the de-
mands for Constitutional changes,
made by so large a group of voters,
could not be ignored.
One of these demands was the
income tax, which, as has been
pointed out, was later adopted.
Another demand of the Peoples
Party was for a change in the Con-
stitutional method of electing
United States Senators; they should
be chosen by direct popular vote
instead of by state legislatures. The
new states that had been carved
out of the public domain had little
of the tradition of state indie
pendence which prevailed in the
older East. They were creatures
of the Federal Government, with
no previous independent existence.
To the people of the West, there
was nothing especially sacred in the
original plan Of the Constitution,
which regarded the State Govern
ments, as represented in their leg
islatures, as somehow superior to
the people. The West had no es-
pecial reverence for its own legis-
latures; its people were mainly
farmers, with all of the farmer ira
dition of personal liberty and drug
ged individualism."
Another of the demands made by
the Peoples Party for a Constitu-
tional change was equal suffrage
rights for women.
The Democratic Party, in 1896,
captured the Peoples Party by
adopting most of its tenets. These,
therefore, became partisan political
issues, S o it was not until the Dem
ocratic Party had obtained Control
of Congress hat these Peoples Par
ty amendments to the Constitution
could be submitted to the states
for ratification. Like the income
tax amendment, it took 20 years
and more of public discussion to
about the 18th amendment
for direct election of Senators,
which was ratified in 1913.
The 10Th amendment, giving ma
tion-wide suffrage to women, in
1920. Prior to 1920 women had
been granted the right to vote in
~ states, beginning with Wyom-
ing. This was another great popu-
lar movement, which, like Prohi-
bition, had its origin in the East
but its strength in the West.
When the United States entered
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OF
American Genius
This Unique Educational Feature
Illustrated by Jules Lippit Will
Begin Soon in the Waterman

Regardless of differences on po-
litical and economic questions the
American people are united in
their v%eneration for our great men.
In the 159 years since we became
a free and independent nation
American genius has lowered to
an extent unequalled in any other
part of the world. Study of the
lives of the outstanding figures in
American history is one of the
strongest incentives to patriotism
and national pride.
These thoughts are the basis of
a series of thumb-nail sketches en-
"Milestones of American
Genus, which will begin in the
Waterman soon and con-
tinue once a week for an indef-
mite period. Each article will re-
view briefly a distinguished Ameri-
can career. The series will in
clude writer's, artists and inventors
as we'll as statesmen, generals and
captains of industry. The lst in
cludes:
Miles Standish
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Paul Jones
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-10-18
XIII. EXPANDING NATIONAL
POWERS

While the war between the states
was in progress, almost dictatorial
powers had been exercised by the
Executive. The President, under
the Constitution, was Commander
in-Chief of the Army and Navy,
and the whole nation was involved
in the war. Many things were
done under the stress of the war
emergencies for which there was no
specific warrant in the Constitu-
ton. Among these, for example,
wa the imposition of a national in
come tax. This, like the other war
emergency measures, was aban-
doned at the close of hostilities.
After the turmoil of the Recon-
struction period had subsidized, there
was general satisfaction with the
demonstration that had been given
of the fexibility of the Constitu-
ton. 1t had been stretched to cover
the emergencies of wal and recon-
struction; now it had shrunk back
to its peace-time functions.
But those functions had become
far greater than they were, and
were to keep on expanding. A new
spirit of nationalism had taken pos
session of the Government, and in
the 20 years from 1878 to 1898
Congress and the Executive, some
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witr foreign nations and be-
tween the states and to provide for
the common defense and the gen
eral welfare, the Supreme Court
held that the documentary basic
law of the land was sufficiently
flexible to warrant these acts.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-10-18
Nervous, Weak Woman
Soon All Right

II had regular shaking spells from
nervousness" writes Mrs. Cora San
ders, Of Paragould. Ark. Il was all
rundown and cramped at my time
until I would have to go to bed. After
my first bottle Of Cardui, I was bet
ter. I kept taking Cardui and soon
I was all right. The shaking quit
and I did not cramp. I felt worlds
better. I gave Cardui to my daugh-
ter who was in about the same con-
dition and she was soon all right"
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position to each other, undertook
to enlarge Federal powers while the
powers of the states were constant
ly being diminished.
The whole social and economic
picture of the nation began, in the
1905, to change from a system
based almost exclusively on agri-
culture, forestry and mining, to one
based primarily on industry. Revo-
lutionary new inventions began to
appear. Lines Of communications
multiplied, the great industrial cen
ters began to develop and their
products to be distributed through
out the nation. For the first time
the United States began to be an
exporter of manufactured goods as
we'll as of agricultural raw pro-
ducts.
Just as new ideas of Government
had been developed by the pioneer
settlers on the Atlantic Coast in
colonial days, so new ideas of the
relation of the government to the
people began to develop in the
pioneer West. As the population
of the newly created states grew,
their influence in national affairs
naturally increased. Before long,
pressure from the agricultural West
induced the Federal Government to
assume authority to regulate rail-
road communications between the
states. There was serious doubt of
the Constitutionality of the inter-
state commerce act, in the minds of
many, but the Supreme Court up
held it as coming within the pur-
view of the commerce clause of the
Constitution.
But when, in 1898, Congress I'M
dertook to enact a new income tax
law, the Court held it to be I'M
constitutional. The West, however,
was insistent upon an income tax,
and after 20 years of agitation the
sixteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution, authorizing Congress to
impose a tax, was submitted and
ratified in 1918.
Out of the agrarian West also
came demands which gradually BE-
came irresistible, for other changes
in the Constitution.
The Spanish war of 1898 put the
finishing touch to the antagonists
between the North and South and
the United States upon a
broader nationalistic career. So
completely dominant was Federal
supremacy that President Theodore
Roosevelt, in 1906, did not hesitate
to advance the idea that state lines
be wiped out.
The power and authority of the
Federal Government spread in di-
rections and to distances which the
trainers of the Constitution could
never have foreseen. We annexed
Hawaii under President Cleveland.
We took possession of the Philip
pine Islands, 1000 miles away
across the Pacific, and of Porto
Rico; almost at the end of the Civil
War we had purchased Alaska from
Russia and under the leadership of
Theodore Roosevelt we embarked
upon the gigantic enterprise of the
Panama Canal. Probably not one
of the men who sat in the conven-
ton of 1887 would have called those
imperialistic expansion constitu-
tional, but under the clauses au-
+bor;z;po Con GRACE to reo,,I,to ram
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-10-18

Thousands Of women testify Cardui beue.
fitted thee II It does NOT benefit YOU,
consult q physician.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Commissioner Davis Host
Brother Is Honor Guest at Dinner
Last Evening.

Judge Norman H. Davis, ambassa-
dor at large. was honor guest in an
interesting company entertained at
dinner last night by his brother Mr..
Ewin L. Davis, chairman of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. at his home.
Other guests included Speaker Joseph
w. Byrnes, Senator Kenneth McKellar
and Senator Nathan Lynn Bachman
of Tennessee, Mr.. Carl c. Crowley
Commissioner Charles H. March, Com
missioner w A. Ayres, Commissioner
Garland S. Ferguson, jr.: Secretary
Otis B. johnson. Mr.. Joseph E. Davies
and the members of the Federal Trade
Commission.
Judge and Mrs. Davis will 60 to
Evening star., 1935-08-09

their home at Marthas Vinyard after
the close of Congress.
Mrs. William E. Ochiltree, national
president of the American War
Mothers, and Mr.. Frederick I. Bar
rows of Indianapolis were dinner
guests of Assistant Controller General
and Mrs. Richard N. Elliott at the
Collingwood Inn Tuesday evening.
Miss Betty Marsh and Miss Ran
dolph Richardson will be the honor
guests at a dinner party this evening
at the Shoreham Hotel. The party
will be given by a group of their
friends and will be chaperoned by
Mrs. Neitah King.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN

Charles F. Sharkey and Kathryne
Ramsey will represent the Labor De-
partment employees organization at
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees, to
be held in Cincinnati September 6 to
IL. Nora Lane and Lawrence Brown
were named alternate delegates.
At its last meeting the local lodge
went on record as opposing a resolu-
ton permitting picketing by Govern
nent employees.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
NEW MARCH FEATURED
Army Band to Play Darcy Com
position at Capitol.

Opening its program with the first
public presentation of The National
Geographic March" by Thomas F.
Darcy, the United States Army Band
will give a concert on the steps Of the
Capitol tonight at 7:30 O'Clock. Mr..
Darcy will direct.
A similar concert tomorrow night
will conclude the program of the
Greater National Capital Committee
Music week.
Included in the concerts are a vocal
solo by Tommy Herbert and trom-
bone solo by Clarence E. Hurrel.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

and center spring does not later become an
uncomfortable valley. and at the same time
to give the piece form and stability. This
operation cannot be skimped if a comfort
able and long-lived piece is to be built. 1t
is but one of the hidden values" of finely
made upholstered furniture.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

After the coils are properly tied strong
burlap covering is placed over them and
securely tackled to the sides of the frame.
Then comes the important job of stitching
the edges. This involves padding the edges
of the piece so that the slope between edge
Evening star., 1935-08-09

Next comes the padding. This is called the
building up" process and also calls for ex-
pertness and craftsmanship. The selection
of padding materials involves the keenest
knowledge. Only long, clean hair can
qualify as the best filler. Second in desira-
Evening star., 1935-08-09

Down underneath the covering of an up
holstered chair lies an intricate assemblage
Of construction and materials. The wooden
frame must be built of tough lumber, free
from knots and weak spots. Very essential,
too to the life of the piece is the proper glu-
ing and connecting of joints with wooden
peg-like dowel pins. Corner supports are
Evening star., 1935-08-09

Although the coil springs are sewed to the
webbing they are further kept in place by
cords tied to each, stretched to the sides of
the frame and securely fastened. These
cords keep the coils even and controlled,
but again the utmost care is called for to
Evening star., 1935-08-09

upon the coils and again covered, this time
with muslin. The final layer may either be
laid on and again covered, thus made an
integral part of the piece, or it may be made
into a separate pillow shaped to the form of
the chair. The piece is then ready for the
outer covering.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

protects him against his own limited knowledge and
whose reputation is the assurance that the hidden
values" are there. Woodward & Lothrop invite you
to the Furniture Section not only for discussion of the
hidden values" but to the attractivey decorated
and furnished exhibit rooms
Evening star., 1935-08-09

guard against tying the coils down too
tightly and thus jeopardizing resiliency.
Thus the coils are held within proper linn
its, top and bottom, yet free to give the play
required in furnishing the comfort expected
in an easy chair.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

also doweled and glued to the frame to add
further stability and strength. Strips of
heavily-woven fabric are fastened to the
under side of the frame. Upon these strips
and sewed to them are placed the coil
springs. Care must be exercised in stretch
ing the fabric lest too great tension ruin the
resiliency necessary to comfort.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
SCHEDULE OF PLAYS
Rambling Theater to Appear at
Parks in City.

The Rambling Theater, under the
direction of the National Capital
Parks and the Community Center, will
give the following plays, beginning
next Monday:
Monday. Creatures of Impulse. -
senior group, at Montrose Park, at
430 pm. and Franklin Park at $50
pm, and on Tuesday at Stanton Park
at pm. and Lincoln Park at 80 p m.
Wednesday, Robin Hood" Junior
group. at Montrose Park at 2 pm. and
Franklin Park at pm, and on Fri
day at Stanton Park at 2 pm. and Lin
coin Park at $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

Furniture that is fine throughout is not easy to dis
tinguish In earlier days when life less compli
Gated, man had time to inform himself upon the
relatively few purchases it was necessary to make
Not so today In many purchases today he must
throw himself upon the integrity of the seller, who
FURNITURE
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Road to Cross Andes.

A highway across the Andes from
Mandoz, Argentina, to some Chilean
city, is proposed.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

BEAUTIFUL finishes, lovely appearance, even the
most authentic designs do not always that piece
of furniture will give servicesatisfaction that it
will have long and usefulfe orunder the surface are
the hidden valuesthe structural qualities of true
craftsmanship unseen to the purchaser but essential to
enduring satisfaction.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

Mrs. John w. Parker of Houston,
Tex, and Mrs. John D. Claybrook of
Austin, Tex, are visiting their brother,
Col Edwin B. Smith, and sister, Miss
Marion Smith, at their apartment,
1901 NJ street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14

An extremely smart suite, with its moderne
styled mirrors and dresser, chest, vanity and
double bed of rich, matched walnut veneers.
What an opportunity for fall brides-or brides
of other years who are refurnishing!
The Washington times., 1935-11-30
Romance Beckons Beauty
But Ambitious Mother
Seeks '.POsiiOn"
By MAY CHRISTIE
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Aboard the train speeding toWars New York from TerGs
attractive Vernon Tyson goes her OGy to meet Terry
Shannon young engineer Vernon confides in Terry that
her parents struck oil and taking her to the big city
for her debut adding tGt her cousins the WinsIoW Rush
ngtons of Park Avenue in the social register Terry
is amused at her nGiVete.
Sadie Tyson VeTons social climbing mother Gttred in
purple velvet goao short mink cape and broWn cotton
gloves appears and takes her daughter aOay repand
ing her for picking sOth "nobody" after all she hGd
done to bring Vernon (0hose real name Is Magg'eO to
Sists on their dining in their compartment.
Later however, Vernon contrUes to slip ont and Uieu0
the moon 4Uith Terry. Nan Rushngton the Tysons i'm
poveisked but socially prominent cousin, meets them in
NeO York and accompanies them to their sWGnky suite IN
the Hotel Splendide.
Nan plans to be nice to her "hick COUSINS for her
financial gai She beoGns the fact that her fathers loss
of his fortune prevents her from paying for the divorce
and Glinuony of her latest crush, "Sugdr" SdrrGtl
Although disappearing Mans escapades, her father tOas
too concerned aOth business aOortes to interfere She
supervises complete beauty treatment for Vernon.
The Washington times., 1935-11-30

q new poise, Vernon introduced
them. Already, it seemed, the
cousin from Texas was progress
ing!
Terry Shannon? What = love
ly name!" cried Nan. And
haven't you a sister, Doadie, in
Spence School? About Is or 16
now? A wild little devil?"
Terry Shannon grinned. That
fits the bill. You know her?"
Slightly. spent o couple Of
years there"
Then what about having a
cup Of tea? Let's have q pow
wow"
THE Hungarian room has gor-
geous tzigane music and q good
dance-floor," volunteered Nan
quickly. She hoped to heaven that
Vernon wouldn't queer everything
by saying she had to 60 upstairs
to her mother!
Chapter TX
A few minutes later Vernon and
she sat facing Terry Shannon at
g tiny table on the balcony Of the
Hungarian Room.
Nan chartered necessarily. She
wanted him to understand what
an important person she was, so
cially. Vernon couldn't get o
word in edgeways.
But Terry Snannon's darkly
blue eyes extraordinarily hand
some and devilish they were! Nan
decide6 were turned on Vernon.
Like her new shade Of hair?
I took her to Bonaire's and got
her all dolled up" There was
cattiShnesS behind the remark.
for Nan was growing exasperated.
II don't see much change IN
Miss Tyson at all. She looked
good to me from the start" His
eyes smiled at Vernon as though
he greatly admired her.
"If could only get alone with
him, I'd regiSter-I'd make him
fall for mel" thought Nan. She
suggested they dance. but Terry
claimed he was out Of practice.
She tried a new tack. Vernon
had no escort for the Suydam's
party this evening, and he simply
must accompany tn EN-? Nan
would guarantee that he would
have a perfectly dee-vine time, for,
all the young crowd" would be
there-the swift ones
do you mean Chisholm Suy-
dam who used to go to Yale?"
asked Terry lazily. II don't know
him. But haven't seen him In
at least a couple Of years." he
added non-committally.
Don't urge him, Man." said
Vernon, her eyes twinkling. He
assured me on the train that he
simply loatheS partieS-espec ecially
the kind on Park Avenue"
But not the Suydam kind"
persisted Nan. They're abso-
lutely informal. Everyone can do
exactly as they please. You can
even go to bed and sleep right
through them if you want to,
at The Suydam penthouse!" She
had taken q fancy to this hand
some Terry, and must have her
opportunity with hi:l-the
quicker the better!
Vernon kept silent. Her
thoughts ha'.. gone back to last
night, to their prolonged and faS-
cinating conversation on the
train. If he really wanted to cul-
tivate her friendship, it was now
UP to him.
Up in the Tysons' apartment,
some time later, Vernon stood
before her mother in the beau
tiful sea-green evening dress.
"It certainly shows an awful
lot Of you, Maggie Tyson, and if
your cousin says it's the right
style, I'm sure I won't stand in
your way" Mrs. Tyson was net
tied that neither she nor Jake
had been invited by Nan to the
Suydam party.
Not that Jake wanted to go.
He only wanted peace, and his
pipe, and the fireside. Evening
clothes he absolutely loathed.
The Washington times., 1935-11-30

she would understand-had done
what she wanted!
Her mother hadn't been such O
fool in her verdict, after all. Why
hadn't she listened to her?
Tears Of humiliation and vexa.
tion came to her eyes. Yet in
her heart fingered q hope. He
was here. Wasn't it possible it
was her presence had brought
him?
Her tongue uttered banalties to
her partner, there in the Suy.
dams conservatory, but h er
whole mind was with Terry
Shannon.
When he saw her in this gor.
geous gown, her hair q misty
cloud about her face, would his
look tell anything? She must
think of an excuse to get out to
the entrance hall-then he would
surely book her for a dance-She
would find out If there were
truth in his being engaged
really engaged-to anyone.
At that moment there was the
flutter Of q gown Of lpstick red
"A whiff Of "Peau D'Amour"-
and Nan RuShington darted past
their alcove with q delighted
gurgle: "1ey there, Terry!"
Nan had got in in advance Of
anybody else, her tiny hand that
could hold on so tight to what 1t
wanted, firmly on his arm, her
great blue eyes, elaborately Shad.
owed, lifted to his handsome face,
for all the world like the picture
Of the girl in THE Souls Awak'
ening''!
Through a gap in the lockwood
hedge Vernon could see it all
see Terry's amused little half
smile as Nan carried him off in
triumph.
She felt O sudden sharp dislike
Of Nan-and was ashamed Of the
feeling.
"Shs only q child. It's just
her manner Of doing things.
She's been awfully nice to me"
she told herself loyalty.
The music struck UP again.
The young man at her side got
up. He thought her rather dull.
Lets 20 out to the bar and
see who's there?" He stopped at
the second round, his eyes row.
ing.
That suited Vernon perfectly.
They went down @ passage and
turned to the right. At the end
was q room paneled in weod,
with English hunting prints upon
the walls and o high shelf rum
ming around it with q collection
Of pewter mugs and German
beer stems and quaint horns.
High stools were set against q
counter that had q bras foot
rail to it, and behind the busy
bartender was 8 great honey
comb across the wall. and in
each compartment . bottle!
But Vernon hardly saw those
things. Her vision was filled
with q couple at the very end
Of the bar, standing close to the
Illuminated, stained-glasS window
that flung suhdued, rainbow radi-
ance on the room. They were
Nan Washington and Terry.
He had his back to her. He was
bending over Nan. He looked won
derful In evening clothes, with his
straight back and his splendid
shoulders just the right width for
his height, and his hair, that uSu-
ally had o suspicion Of crinkle in
1t, Sleeked back Snartly.
Vernon caught sight Of herself
in the big mirrow behind the bar.
She was glad she didn't look
flushed, but pale with kind Of
pearly irrideScence. Her hair was
beautifully arranged in a halo of
soft curls across the back Of her
head. On the top it was loosely
| waved, and on either side Of her