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Evening star., 1935-05-31

BY W. H. SHIPPEN.
n YOTHING up this sleeve. moth
n ing up that one! 1t was an
u honest hand. honestly dealt
L to the seven poker players by
Royal l.. Villas. card wizard
Evening star., 1935-05-31

Meeting, National Association of
Retired Federal Employees, Room 43.
National Museum, Tenth and Consti-
tuition avenue, 2 pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-31

Dance, Gamma Eta Gamma, La
Fayette Hotel, 10 PM.
Dance, Florida State Society, Shore
hame Hotel, 9 pm.
Spring Festival. Masonic and East
ern Star Home, 6100 Sligo Mill road
5 pm.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
NOVA SC0T|ANS
FIGHT FIRES

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. %
G.N.SO Fires continued their
sweep through Nova Scotia today
inflicting unestimated damage on
forests, homes and other buildings.
Roaring through nine Of Nova
Scotia'S 18 counties, the fire
Knocked efforts of nearly 1000
weary fighters. From Cape Breton,
where Waddens Cove had been
wiped out, came word that the ad-
joining hamlet Of South Head has
been raZed.
Ten houses, an Anglican church,
schoolhouse, barns and livestock
were destroyed but no loss Of hu-
man lives has been reported so
far.
At st. Peters, Prince Edward
Island, three houses, four barns
and livestock were burned, while
grain crops were ruined.
At Loggieville, inhabitants as
sembled in little Catholic
church, and prayed for a down.
pour. Outside, smoke from the
worst forest fire in years rung
menacingly over the village.
Several other communities also
were threatened. At Chatham,
closed their establish
ments so clerks could aid in the
fight.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
Congress Chiefs Back
Rogers Shrine

his homely and sound philoso-
ply.
This monument should be
erected to him as the good will
ambassador Of the world. In my
opinion he has done as much as
any man to hold down interna-
tiOnal strife and to promote
good will among nations" .
The entire Oklahoma congres.
sional delegation m m d lately
leaped to the support of the move
ment.
Representative Houston (D.) Of
Kansas, who was prepared to in.
troduce a similar resolution when
Nichols made his move, immedi.
ately offered to cooperate.
Representative Disney CD.) Of
Oklahoma, has introduced q bill
to name a Chicago to Los Angeles
highway, which passes through
Claremore, Okla, Rogers home
town, for him.
Senator Thomas CD Of Okla
homa, predicted Oklahoma would
nominate Rogers for the Capitors
Hall of Fame.
Another proposal to name the
proposed new model airport in
Washington the Rogers-Post Air
port was under consideration. Still
another called for issuance of Will
Rogers and Wiley Post commemo.
rative medals, and a Will Rogers
stamp.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22

" LIE yuU Sue uUU w LLG ILuu To-
oether in the Sho,U. "Three
CheerS.")
Copyright. 1885. by International
News Service)
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 N.N.SD.
81 remember one time" Miss
Stone continued, "when the
show started Will was nervous
and upset-missed his cues
and seemed awfully diStraught.
When we were off the stage for
a moment I asked him what
was the matter. He looked rue.
fully at me and said:
"'Why DOtty, Betty and the
children came down to the show
to say goodbye. They're in my
dressing room, but we've lost
little. Jimmy somewhere. and
they've got to catch q train In
a few minutes
FORGOT SHOW ENTIRELY
"Well, we went out on the
stage together in the next scene,
and, in the middle Of the act,
Will looked up, and there was
little Jimmy all alone in a box,
watching everything intently,
with his chin cupped in his
hands. will forgot the show, let
that lOveable broad grin spread
over his face. and shouted:
There you are, young 'un!
Come down here! Hurry! You'll
miss your train!'
"Then Will grinned sheep
ishly, turned to the audience,
and explained the whole thing.
When Jimmy came down, he
left the stage, kissed him good.
bye, then came back and fin
ished the scene.
"It brought down the house.
Zone Of Wills most striking
features was his generosity.
Every time anyone would send
him a token of admiration or
affection he would buy me the
same thing so I wouldn't feel
left out.
REVERED HER FATHER
will just reverenced my
father, and during the time
when he was convaleScing from
his broken leg, no one could
mention daddy'S name without
tears yelling up in his eyes. He
felt it more deeply than If it had
happened to himself.
"Once during the show, we
The Washington times., 1935-08-22

(ThiS is the fourth and last
inStallment of an interUiew
,Dith Dorothy Stone. stage and
screen star, on will Rogers AS
/ KneU Him." In the last ar.
ticIe, she 1Oas describing some
OF the fun she and Will had to-
gether in the ShoW, "Three
CheerS.")
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
Miss Stone Recalls
ROSeES' Last Visit

broadcast from Wills dressing
room to daddy's room at the
hospital. 1t was so arranged
that daddy could speak to us,
but 1 had to go on the stage
during the time when daddy
was speaking, and didn't hear
him. Will was there, however,
and when he later came on the
stage, everybody noticed he was
upset, and his eyes were moist.
"The closing night in Pitts
burgh was one of the most wOn-
derful and yet one of the sad
dest moments l have ever ex-
perienced.
"As the show was almost over,
1T began to dawn on the audi
ence that this was the closing
night. When Will came out for
his last scene, the entire audi.
ence rose to their feet and ap-
plauded for ages.
Twill stood there looking at
his feet in his bOyiSh way and
bOwing-then, finally, when the
audience qu:etened, he took me
by the hand. led me down to
the iOOtlights, and made the
most beautiful speech to the
audience l have ever heard"
THEIR LAST VISIT
Miss Stone was visibly move(
by the narration, but she con
tinued:
Last Easter week was the las
time I saw Will Rogers. l wa
playing in Los Angeles in "A
Thousands Cheer" and he cam
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
ROGERS HONOR
ENLISTS MORE
FILM FOLK

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. % CU.sD.
Hollywood continued its insistence
today that a monument to keep
eternal the memory of Will Rogers
be erected here.
Some preferred towering shaft
Of granite beauty; others proposed
a practical memorial, that all
could. use and enjoy, and there
were many who advocated a hos
pital where underprivileged chill
dren would be treated without
cost.
But all, including those who
work for small wages and those
whose annual salaries aggregate
hundreds of thousands OF dollars,
said they stood ready to subscribe
to a memorial fund for Will
Rogers, actor, writer, humorist and
philosopher.
Hailed By AL Jolson
Miss Marion Davies brought the
memorial proposal to a focus last
Tuesday in a letter to the LOS
Angeles Examiner.
William Koenig, Warner Broth
ers Studio, said:
"There should and will be a
memorial to keep alive the
memory Of Will Rogers. I know
that If he we're still with us, and
the suggestion were made for
someone not nearly as deserv-
ing, Will would be the first to
pledge his time and money"
al Jolson:
"By all means let every
player in the films, and on the
stage, too, join in the move.
ment to pay tribute to Will Rog.
erS."
Lawrence Tbbett:
IF ever a man deserved a
monument subscribed to by the
entire nation, that man is will
Rogers. A memorial to him
would be fitting, only If all the
people have an opportunity to
help build it,"
Carole Lombard:
Twill was a plain and warm
hearted man. I feel that he
would prefer to be memOrialized
in a way that would reflect
those traits of his character"
WAITRESS WOULD HELP
Marceline Moore, studio cafe
waitress:
I'VE all loved Will Rogers.
They couldn't find a better man
to hOnOr-and I'd like to help"
Dick Doyle. gateman:
"WilI Rogers never forgot us
and we'll never forget him. No
matter how small our wage, we
boys of the studios will demand
to subscribe to = memorial
fund.-"
The Washington times., 1935-08-22

back stage to see me. Somebody
had sent me flowers, and I no.
ticed that as soon as he saw them
he seemed upset. 1 asked him
what was wrong.
law, honey he said mourn
fully, All didn't send you any
flowers
Il couldn't help laughing, but
that was Will-always.
This seemed to conclude the
interview, and ,petting a dog
which had wandered into the
room, Miss Stone said:
II could go on forever like
this. Il guess But it brings
back too much"
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
international News Service

A congressional movement to
erect a shrine to the memory of
Will Rogers in the National Capt.
tai gathered strength rapidly to-
day.
Representative Nichols CD of
Oklahoma, who introduced a bill
in the House for the memorial,
said the proposal had met with
such favorable comment that he
hoped to obtain action even during
the crowded days Of Congress
just before adjournment. He
said:
II do not think that there
has been a man in this decade
who has performed more hu-
manitarian service, by reason Of
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
Sheehdn and Jeritzd
Sail on Honeymoon

NEW YORK, Aug. % 'U.N.S0.
Declining to talk business" or
discuss plans for the future, Win
field Sheehan and his bride, Nine.
Jeritza. have sailed for Europe on
the Normandie.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
PeeYApproves
PWA Loan Plea

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. %
(SpeciaD Approval was given
by Governor Perry today to an
application from the University
Of Virginia for a $950,000 PWA
loan and grant for erection of q
library building.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
SCRAPE SCALY PAINT

Repainting iron railings, foot
scrapers, steel window easements
and other architectural hardware
is not difficult. All old, loose.
scaly paint should first be scraped
or wire-brushed and the surface
then coated with red lead paint.
After this has been allowed to dry
thoroughly for a week or 10 days,
cover it with two thin coats OF
good house paint.
The Washington times., 1935-08-22
RICHES, FAME
NEVER TURNED
ROGERS HEAD

This is the fourth Install
ment of the lite OF Will Rogers
by James E. BrotDn. In yeSter'
days article the Driter de-
Scribed wins early stage career
and his transition from trick
rider to humorous nlo1toLogtSt.
Evening star., 1935-04-12

Georgetown together the following
September. and are continuing their
studies together now, both aiming at
degrees.
In addition to his full-time work
at the G. P. o. during the last four
years McCaddon took the required
supplementary course of study for ap-
prentices as we'll as an estimating
course, for which all study had to lie
done outside work hours. McInerney
also took the course for apprentices.
McCaddon. who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William H. McCaddon OF
Washington, came to Washington
from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, when his
father went to work at the G. p. O.,
and finished his high school educa-
ton at Central Night School, gradu-
ating in June. 1881.
Full Night Course.
For three years after entering
GEORGETOWN he carried a full night
school course of five subjects, receiv-
ing his diploma certificate last June.
He is now employed in the proof room
of the G. P. O.. and aims to work
eventually in the foreign proof section
Evening star., 1935-04-12
HOPE EXPRESSED
IN RUBBER STRIKE.
Miss Perkins Says Heads
of Firms Show Effort
to Be Helpful.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of Labor Perkins, after
long conference with Akron, Ohio,
rubber manufacturers, said today she
was more hopeful tnan she was last
night that threatened strike in their
plants could be averted.
Immediately after the manufacturers
left her Office, Miss Perkins and Edward
r. McGrady. Assistant Secretary, had
q talk with Coleman Claherty, Amer
lean Federation of Labor organizer in
Akron.
Federation rubber workers in the
Goodyear. Goodrich and Firestone
plants have threatened to strike in
protest to continuation of company
unions and the companies opposi-
ton to labor board elections in their
plants
Miss Perkins said the executives of
the three companies were showing
an effort to be helpful and were
standing by" for further develop
ments in the negotiations.
During one stage of this mornings
conference, the manufacturers left the
Secretary's Office and held caucus.
They returned to report they wished
further time to talk over the situa-
ton among themselves. Miss Perkins
agreed to temporary adjournment
mot break" she emphasized
pending other developments.
Claherty went to the Labor Depart
ment after a long conference with
William Green. federation president.
After the parley, Claherty told news
paper men he had nothing to say"
but Green made the following state
ment:
II had a conference with Mr.. Cla-
herty and the representatives of the
different rubber workers unions. He
reported to me the situation as it now
stands. He acquainted me with the
facts and data.
"It doesn't seem at the moment l
could make any further statement"
Green amplified this, however, by
saying the negotiations so far at the
Labor Department have mot changed
the picture"
Evening star., 1935-04-12

of the printing office. to which end he
is continuing his work at Georgetown,
specializing in Portuguese and Spanish
history and language. He intends to
obtain a degree Of bachelor Of science
In foreign service.
McInerney, the son Of Mrs. James
Gibbons of Washington, graduated
from Emerson Institute here. He also
has been full-time student at
Georgetown since 1891 with the ex-
ception Of the school year 1884,
when he was forced to drop out Of
school. He intends to continue at the
Foreign Service School one year more,
obtain a law degree at Georgetown
Law School and return for his bach
elor Of science at the Foreign Service
School later.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
Kenmore Attracts
D. A. r. Tomorrow

The hostesses. for the tea tomorrow
afternoon at Kenmore, the old home
In Fredericksburg of George Wash
ington's only sister, Betty Washington
Lewis, will be the officers of Washing
ton-Iewis Chapter. D. A. r., in COM
pliment to the National Congress
of the d. A. r. which will be held
In Washington next week. The dele
gates are now assembling and, as
they have always been deeply inter-
ested IN Kenmore, a large attendance
Is expected.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
AD AGENCIES ELECT

Raymond Rubican Chosen Head
of Board of Directors.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va. April II LP)-Raymond Rubican
last night was elected chairman of
the Board of the American Associa-
tion of Advertising Agencies at the
organizations annual election.
Other officers we're named as fol-
lows:
Maurice Needham. Chicago. vice
president; William Benton. New York,
secretary: E. De Witt Hill, New York,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
SIGNALS BRING AID
TO BEREAVED WOMAN
Was Three Days on Lonely Island
With Dead Husband Before
Being Sighted.

BY the Associated Press.
CLINTON, Conn, April 12.-Ma-
rooned for three days on lonely Duck
Island after finding her husband dead
in mis- boat, the wife of the lighthouse
keeper new her dress from the flag
pole until it was spotted from the
mainland, mile away, yesterday.
Semi-hysterical after being brought
ashore, Mrs. Charles w. Neurer relat-
ed that she found her husband dead
in the cockpit of his sailboat Monday.
High winds prevented her from SAIL
ing 1t to the mainland.
The medical examiner found his
Evening star., 1935-04-12
Pupils to Give 0peretta.

SILVER SPRING, Md, April u
Especially An operetta, THE Sleep
ing Beauty" will be presented to-
night at 7:30 o'clock in the Wood
side School by the primary grades.
Evening star., 1935-04-12

L ton that spells success. and
ought to be an object lesson
to any young fellow who wants to
know the value of education, no mat
ter how hard it is to get.
They are Walter McCaddon and
John McInerney, both %, who grad
uated Wednesday night as Journey
man printers at the Government
Printing Office, and all the while
have been taking full college course
to get a degree at the Georgetown
Foreign Service School.
While their co-workers were salts
fed merely to learn the printing trade
in a four-year apprenticeship at the
G. P. o. tquite job in itself. incl
dentally) these lads were burning the
midnight Oil al Georgetown in as
stiff a college course as you could
hope to find.
Both After Degrees.
They began their apprenticeship
/ together in January. 1881. entered the
freshman night school class at
Evening star., 1935-04-12

death due to a cerebral hemhorrage
and said he apparently had fallen
from the rigging or been hit by the
boom.
Evening star., 1935-04-12

IERE are two young men who
are not afraid of work.
They've got the sort of ambi-
L ton that spells success. and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
Jealous Wife Murders
Husbands Secretary

Enraged by her husbands avowals
of love for his pretty blonde secre-
tary, Mrs: Eta Reisman, 35, shot and
killed the girl outside New York City
last week and was arrested on a
charge of murder.
The shooting occurred in the drive
way of the Reisman home in the
Beechhurst section of Queens while
the husband, prosperous operator of
a chain Of beauty shops, and his g.
year-od daughter by previous mar
riage looked on.
Miss Virginia Sleigh, %, the secre-
tary, who had lived with the couple
for seven years, died almost immedi-
ately from the effects of a bullet
wound in the breast. Mrs. Reisman's
stepdaughter, Annette, was wounded
in the hand when she attempted to
seize the weapon.
AS police reconstructed the affair,
Arthur Reisman, AZ, informed his
wife that he was in love with his
secretary and would pay Mrs. Refs
man $50 a week if she would give
him a separation.
Early on the morning Of the MUIR
der he drove into the driveway but
refused to cave his car. He had been
drinking.
His daughter and Miss Sleigh, both
clad in pajamas, went out and tried
to persuade him to come in. From an
open window, Mrs. Reisman heard
him mutter:
81 love Virginia and Virginia loves
me-"
Taking her husbands pistol from
it's holster near the bed, she went out
and began shooting. One shot struck
Miss Seight, another wounded An
nette, and three others went wild.
Then she went back into the house
and sat down. When police arrived
she was sobbing Historically.
Hours later Mrs. Reisman, who
married the beauty shop operator IL
years ago and bore a son, Arthur, Jr.,
now nine, was half-carried into mag
istrate's court for arraignment on a
first degree murder charge.
She was held without bail for a
hearing August Fl.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
MRS. CRITCHER, NATIVE OF
ASHE, DIES AT BLOWING ROCK

Mrs. Laura E. Critcher, wife of A.
". Critcher and a we'll known citizen
of Blowing Rock for many years, died
at her home there Friday after a long
illness, which had been seen as criti-
cal for the past several weeks. She
was IS years old.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Reformed Church Sunday after
noon, Reverends Buchanan and Wi
denhouse being in charge. A large
concourse Of friends gathered for the
rites and the floral offerings were
profuse. Interment was in the Church
cemetery.
Deceased was born in Ashe county
in the year 1870, but lived in Wa
tauga county for forty year. She was
married in 1893 to Arson M. Critch-
er, who with three children survives
Mrs. Beulah T. Hewlett, Of Whining
ton, N. c.; Cecil A. Critcher, and Mrs.
Helen Cooper of Blowing Rock.
Five grandchildren survive as do
one sister, Mrs Sallie Graham, of
Todd, and four brothers, Joe, John,
Robert and Charles Howell, all of
Ashe county.
During the two score years which
Mrs. Critcher had spent in Blowing
Rock, she had endeared herself to the
people of this section and was sur
rounded with a wide circle of friends,
with whom she was extremely popu-
ar. She was highly esteemed for her
many fine Christian traits of charac-
ter and her passing has occasioned
great sorrow.-Watauga Democrat,
Aug. Is.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
Camp Meeting at Fig
Not to Be Called off
Ashe Ministers and Visiting Ministers
to Conduct Union Revival
on August 20

The annual camp meeting at Fig
will not be called off as has been
announced according to written re-
port from that community. The meet
ing will begin Thursday night, Aug.
%, and will be conducted as a union
revival by ministers from the county
and visiting ministers.
Special arrangements are being
made to take care of ministers and
others who wish to stay on the
grounds. The public may also come
and stay in the dormitory during the
meeting which will continue through
September 1. Meals will be served as
usual in the kitchen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
JONES-DAVIDSON WEDDING
HERE LAST FRIDAY EVENING

The announcement on Saturday
August II, of the wedding of Miss
.nez Jones to Mr.. Earl L. Davidson
on the Friday before, came as a COM
plete surprise to their many friends
throughout the county.
The ceremony was performed Fri
day evening, Aug. Is, by Rev. Walter
T. Wilmington at the local Baptist
church with only a few close friends
present.
Mrs. Davidson is the popular and
attractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Jones. She graduated from the
local high school and accepted a posi-
ton with the T. E. Parker Store
where she was a successful buyer and
clerk until she went into business
with her father and is now a member
of the staff at the E. E. Jones Store
in this city. She is one of the out
standing young business women in
the county.
Mr.. Davidson is the son of Mrs. M.
L. Davidson, of Hickory, N. c. He
is member of the bridge department
of the state highway and has been
located in the county for several
months.
The young couple are keeping
house in an apartment in the Rhodes
Furniture building.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
2 MEN CAUGHT
STEALING LOGS

Gene Eldreth and Parker Latham
were brought to Jail in Jefferson
Thursday night after having been ar
rested on the Threetop Thursday
night while they were loading logs
to hau laway from the John Thomas
property which is now known as the
Martin property. It was thought that
the logs were to be carried to Lenoir
and sold.
The arrests were made by Deputy
David Burkett assisted by ]. w. Neal
Edwin Foster, and David Waugh.
Reports are that log stealing on
the Martin property has been going
on for several years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-22
Airplane Crack-up in Far North Robs
World Of Great Filler and
Greater HumOrist

A military guard of honor, COM
posed of 40 army filters from March
field, will be stationed around the
casket of Will Rogers as thousands
pay silent tribute to the noted actor
and writer today Thursday in Los
Angeles, California, where a private
funeral will be held with the pastor
of the Baptist church in charge.
Ro: rs body may later be taken to
his tive state, Oklahoma, for perm
anent 'urial.
Wiley Post, famed air pilot, will be
buried in Oklahoma, his native state.
Wednesday all that remained of
these two men-who died together
in their crash of Posts plane near
Point Barrow, Alaska, Thursday
lay under the shrouds in Los Angeles,
after having been brought $500 miles
back home.
The arrival marked the end of a
dangerous, tragic journey.
At forlorn Point Barrow, on the
top of the world, Pilot Joe Crosson,
veteran Arctic flyer, and friend of
both men, picked up the bodies and
started southwark Saturday.
Two weeks ago, Will Rogers,
known and beloved by millions, and
Wiley Post, famed flier, left Seattle,
Wash, in Posts plane for a vacation
trip to Alaska. The plane crashed in
Alaska at Baron Friday morning.
The rebuilt plane in which they
were travelling faltered and fell as
the two took off for scant 1O-min-
ute flight from their river position at
Baron tC Point Barrow. Twenty yards
in the air, the motor misfired, the
plane keeled over on it's right wing
and fell to the sluggish stream below.
Both lives were snapped out when
the impact drove the heavy motor
back through the fuselage.
A terrified Eskimo is reported to
have run Is mics to Point Barrow.
Alaska, with news of the crash of
the flying vacationists. Missionaries
and Charles D. Brewer, the King of
the Arctic whom Rogers was flying
to see, dressed the bodies after they
we've pulled from the wreckage.
Both men apparently died instantly.
Posts watch stopped at 11:30 p. M,
Eastern Standard Time, Thursday.
Both mems limbs were broken and
both suffered severe head wounds.
Posts face bore a cash over the
left eye and other smaller scratches.
Rogers face was crushed.
But for a surprising, last-minute