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The Omaha guide., 1935-07-20
Mar. IL, Alb Young,
Slayden, Mississippi.

Young was an organizer among
the sharecroppers who were urg-
ing them to demand their share of
the AAA funds. He was APP
proaced and threatened by Hardy
Mackie, an agent Of the landlords.
Mackie drew a pistol AMI Young
shot in self-defense. He was
seized by lynchers, placed on top
of an auto with a rope around his
neck, one end was tied to a tree,
and the car was driven from I'M
der him. He was captured at
Rossville, Tenn, and carried
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-20
Mar. %, R. j. Tyrone,
Hattiesburg, Miss.

Tyrone was supposed to have
committed suicide, but a month
later the following facts were re-
vealed: A group of rich white
plantation owners had wanted his
properly and had provoked Tyr
one to a fight. When he defended
himself the landlords organized a
gang to lynch him. Three days
later is body was found riddled
with bullets, making the coroners
verdict Of Suicide ridiculous.
April 5, Rev. T. A. Allen
Marks Miss.
Body found shot to death and
weighted with trace chains about
his waist in a river near Marks.
Carried literature indicating that
he was interes. ed in the condi-
tons of the poverty-stricken
sharecrODnerS
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-20

MILLER
RI I
Make Miller Writes:

Cor the Literary Service Bureau)
Evening star., 1935-06-02
BY PERTINAX.

v N THE march of events that pre-
/ cipitated the World War. Great
/ Britain bore a heavy RESPONSE
/ bility. Not that she ever aimed
Evening star., 1935-06-02
Wide World Photo.

we all wonder whether, this year or
the next or the year after that, Europe
is not going to be faced by the same
developments. For the present. the
difference land 1t Is not one that we
can rejoice about) is that one of the
worst wobblers Of 1914, Sir John
Simon, sits in the armchair of Sir
Edward Grey, who, despite all his
shortcomings, was a courageous man.
All over the world, the press has
observed that a striking parallel can
be drawn between Sir Johns journey
to Berlin in March, 1885. and Lord
Haldane's mission to the same capital
in February, 1912. Vestigia terreni.
Last December the foreign Office Il
mean the foreign Office in so far as its
duties can be distinguished from those
of the Secretary of State) woke up to
the necessity Of embarking upon a de-
fensive action, in conjunction with
France, against the menace Of Hitler
ian Germany, and, for that purpose,
of reviving the long-forgotten entente
cordiale. It had come to the conclu-
sion that under the new circumstances
the League of Nations could not be
an adequate bulwark against war. and
that the Rhineland pact of Locarno-
which makes England and Italy kind
of arbitration board between France
and Germany-was out of date.
In addition, England began to won
der If it were not high time to provide
for the contingency which is very
likely to arise next October, when the
Reict's. two years notice expires and
its withdrawal from Geneva becomes
Evening star., 1935-06-02

the ministerial majority. and for a
while "a short while. but so dread
fully fataD he thought of starting a
campaign for keeping the union jack
out of the battle.
Wavering ministers-foremost among
them was John Simon, then attorney
general. who did not open his eyes to
the seriousness of the situation until
the flfty-ninth minute of the eleventh
hour-were impressed by the Welsh
demagogue. And action. when 1t came,
was too late to have any preventive
effect.
For years the foreign Office, in the
belief that "conciliatory" methods
would be efficient, had allowed Ger
many to bully it successfully at every
turn. "Our people in Berlin are fool
ish to declare war" said one Of the
most intelligent of the German spokes-
men when he called at Downing Street
to take leave on August 3. Didn't I
tell them all the time that there was
no limit to what they could get from
threats!'
On July 8 the Anglo Turkish con-
vention-which practically amounted
to recognition of the absorption of
Anatolia by Germany-had been in
itialed in London, and the ink was
hardly dry on the agreement with
Berlin about the partition of the
Portuguese colonies in Africa. British
diplomacy was not able, in July, 1914.
to stop the force that she had let run
wild before.
Twenty.one years have gone BY, and
Evening star., 1935-06-02

Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1935-06-02

complete. This event will make 1t i'm
possible to pretend any longer that the
Locarno system, inseparably bound up
with the Leagues Covenant, is still
valid. either in fact or in theory.
Such were the real objects of the
invitation to London which Sir John
Simon was persuaded to extend to the
French ministers on December %.
Plan Carefully Phrased.
OF course. to spare public opi,lion,
both in England and in the Domin-
ionS-which are not alive to the dan
ger and are not prepared to accept
Continental entanglements-the whole
plan was carefully wrapped up in the
fashionable phraseology of the day.
The plans of mutual assistance"
northeastern pact, Danubian pact. and
the cooperation of the air forces of
the western nations against an aggres-
sor-were all put forward as an
attempt to include Germany in an
association devoted to the mainte-
nance Of peace.
Officially, the conclusion of those
pacts without Germany was described
as possibility which. for the time
being. need not be seriously contem-
plated and, at any rate, would event.
ually call for further consultation.
But that the Hitlerian Reich would
reject as whole, one way or the
other, the joint Anglo-French pro-
posals. and that its refusal, IN the
Judgment Of the foreign Office. should
lead to an Anglo French compact
this could not nave been doubted by
any competent political observer.
Toward the close of the conversa-
tions between the British and the
French ministers .Jaruary 31-Febru-
ary 81, it was reported, some one
asked Sir John Simon what would
happen if the assent of Germany could
not be won to the whole scheme. The
latter replied, in the traditional style.
that new situation then would have
arisen and that it should have to be
considered. Whefeupon the highest
authority in the foreign Office ad-
dressed the secretary of state as fol-
lows:
"No, that will not do. If you are
not resolved. now, to sign the air
convention with France and Belgium
in the teeth Of Germsny's hostility.
you had better give up the whole un-
dertaking without further delay!"
Such was the spirit behind the
Anglo French communique of Febru-
ary 3.
Forced to Walk Backward.
Since then, it IS only too clear, the
foreign office has had to retrace its
steps. In that respect. publication on
March of the white paper" setting
forth the new military policy about
to be put into force by the British
government was q decisive turning
point. All the forces In Great Britain
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column %
Evening star., 1935-06-02

veterans bonus" in landscrip. pointed
to the vast reaches of the Great
Plains. and told the depression VIC
Tins to help themselves. Outside of
a few troops Of cavalry in widely scat
tered garrisons. the settlers were left
to shift for themselves.
Government followed. rather than
led. in the march which subdued the
continent. Even when Texas and Cali
fornia were added to the Territories
of the United States by the Mexican
War. it was chiefly a matter of the
Federal Government legitimatizing an
enterprise which the pioneers had
barged into on their own. mainly
through and over the objections of
Evening star., 1935-06-02

ALONG THE OLD SANTA FE
COVERED WAGONS
THE PIONEERS OF OTHER DAYS
SOUGHT NEW HOMES.
Painting by John Young Hunter.
fit and shipped to the frontier by
train and boat-his fare paid and his
food clothing and shelter guaranteed
for five years.
Arrived at his destination. he is de-
posted on his designated plot of land,
upon which the Government fells the
timber and builds him a modernized
log home-not cabin, please. He is
instructed what to plant, when and
how. A Government-organ CO.
operative will market what he raises
on his 40 acres, and when he is not
busy on his farm the Government will
give him a job to earn extra cash.
The Government will stock his farm
and supply needed implements. He
will not have to worry about provid-
ing a school for his children, or
teachers-the Government builds the
roads. provides a community build
ing and a recreation director-even
erects his interdenominational church.
Must Pay for Farm.
Not that the modern pioneer gets
all this for nothing. After the first
five years he is expected to begin to
pay for his farm. One way and an
other, his 40 acres. home. implements.
clearing and so on. will run to about
$4,000. He can take 80 years to repay
this to the Government, with interest
at 3 per cent.
This Is not intended as derogatory
criticism. The Nation as a whole ex-
poets more of Government than its
grandfathers did. In the last century
the unplaced man might reasonably
expect to starve if he couldn't figure
out way to maintain himself. But
society-and, later. government-has
accepted the responsibility of main
tanning its unfortunates, and that
upon a level within hailing distance
of the American standard of living. ."
So it speaks we'll for the con-
temporary spirit that the announce
Continued on Page z, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-06-02

" IN IIldl CII VI eNtIltS pre-
cipitated the World War. Great
Britain bore a heavy RESPONSE
bility. Not that she ever aimed
at bringing it about in order to
destroy a dangerous rival on the high
seas and in the economic fleld-the
absurd accusation thrown at the head
of the British nation by German prop
aganda. Indeed, she was deep in
dream of world peace when the CEN
trail powers made up their mind to
overcome. by violent means. the resist
ance of the Slav world to the expand
ing hegemony of Berlin, Vienna and
Budapest: and she was occupied at
home with the struggle over Irish
home rule. The real responsibility of
the British government of the time
arose from the fact that 1t failed to
realize soon enough that the threaten
ing European conflict could be stopped
only If the might of the British En-
pire were unhesitatingly thrown into
the scale.
remember calling upon Paul Cam
bon. the great Ambassador then rep
resenting France in London. on the
morning of July "a, 1914. I asked for
his opinion about the AuStro-Hun-
garian ultimatum to Serbia, which had
been published in the newspapers.
He glanced at the document (Which
he had not yet found time to read)
and exclaimed at once-he. the most
composed, the least excitable of all
men, who before had never despaired
of general peace:
This time war is coming. can
easily foresee what will happen. Grey
owing to the divisions in the cabinet,
will not be able to repeat the solemn
warming which. three years ago. after
the Agadir incident. prevented the
whole of the continent from slipping
into the catastrophe. He will prob
ably speak, but too late!"
Forecast Proved Accurate.
Paul Cambon's forecast proved &C
curate to the letter Asquith and Grey
truly realized the danger. They want
ed to define their country's attitude
publicly. But Lloyd George did not
lend the same support as in July, 1911,
when his famous speech so greatly
helped bring German policy to its
senses. He listened to Ramsay Mac
Donald, leader of the Labor wing of
Evening star., 1935-06-02
Wide World Photo.

Washington. The covered wagon
trains were not financed by paternal
government. and there was no county
agricultural agent to indicate to the
settler where he might drive his
stakes.
That was back in the days, when
rugged individualism was more than
sounding political slogan. The 1885
pioneer is cut to a different pattern.
He is carefully handpicked from the
relief lists in a certain designated
area. submitted to a physical exam
ination to make sure he and his fam
lily are sound in wind and limb.
checked for various skills and social
aptitudes, supplied with a proper out
Evening star., 1935-06-02
BY MARK RHEA BYERS.

"<HE American pioneer Is on the
march again. Depression
driven. as always in our his
L tory. he Is moving on to the
frontier. Those gloomy OBJ
servers are wrong who have been
mourning that this time there were
no new lands to which the victims of
economic dislocation in the settle
ments" could migrate, there to wrest
q living from the wilderness.
1t is true that there remains no
Government domain of any size or
agricultural value in "the States"
The frontier, pushed to the Pacific
Coast, has turned northward. A con-
siderable wave of migration has set
in to the sub-Arctic valleys of Alaska.
In Matanuska Valley. north of Seward,
the Government has its latest home
steading project under way. A month
ago the first contingent of home
steaders-287 members Of Middle
Western families that had been on
relief-sailed from San Francisco
Soon they will be joined by others,
who will bring to 1000 the population
of this new community in the North.
And here, it seems probable a new
chapter in the saga of the American
pioneer is to be written
1t will be pioneering, however. mod
ified by the twist which generation
of increasing paternalism in Govern
ment has given to the American way
of life. After the Revolutionary War
the landless and the misfits OF the
seaboard colonies pushed over the
Alleghenies into the Mississippi VAL
ley without benefit of Government
help. They were. indeed. a consider
able nuisance to the Federal authori-
ties. continually embroiling them
selves with the Indian tribes and de-
manding protection, squatting on lands
in defiance of State territorial claims
and individual titles.
Earlier Pioneers.
After the Civil War. in the long de-
preston which broke upon the Nation
in 1873, much the same thing oc-
cured. The Government paid its
Evening star., 1935-06-02

plebiscite, which authorizes the gov
ernment to take the necessary steps
to combat the crisis, can mean any
thing. If the government wishes it
can interpret the public approval to
mean that the franc Is to be pro-
tected at all costs. or that the gold
standard is to be abandoned.
If the Swiss do 60 of gold 1t will
mean that the days of the French
franc and Dutch guilder, are num-
bered and that the italian hra Is
doomed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24

Ragan actually looked injured. T was goin' t tell you," he said. "I knew it was five after because had tuned in my radio and the first thing hear the announcer says it ie exactly o'clock. See, I'm timing a program, an got my watch out--see? So know where I was"
 The D. A. knit his brows in an- noyance, but he snorted skeptically. And maybe you can recall what program you heard at 9:05 that night. can you, Ragan?"
 "Yes, sir" the defendant said, averting his eyes. Tt was-it was the comedy team, Hank and Elmer"
 This seemed to take the wind out of the sails of the D. A. He grew very red in the face, but suddenly he had an idea and he bounced up- on it almost gleefully. In almost q purring manner, but in a voice that trembled with triumph. he said:
 "Now, Ragan, will you kindly ex- plain to this jury how you, of all people in this broad land of ours
 how you were able to get Hank and Elmer at 9 o'clock that night when the rest of us--the rest of the list
 eners in the United States and Can- ada had to wait until 10 o'clock,
 central standard time to hear them?"
 It looked bad for Hoke Ragan.
 The D. A. had played a mortal ace.
 Then, ratlike, Ragan grinned.
 "Oh, no, sir" he protested in al-
 most pained surprise. "They come
 on at 9 that night. You see--it---
 1t was durin' daylight savin' time" l Unconsciously several of us in
 the jury box nodded sudden real- ization. thought the D. A. would
 drop with apoplexy. Ragan's law.
 yer was beaming triumphantly.
 rubbing his gnarled hands in de- light. After that the D. A. lost his head. He tried to trip Ragan, but only succeeded in eliciting certain
 comic excerpts from the dialogue | of the famous radio comedians.
 which got the courtroom and the
 jury to laughing. You can't death for him, you know. So we
 acquitted Ragap without leaving tho box.
 That's what makes me want to
 laugh when I think of this jury of-
 his-peers stuff. But at the same
 time get little sore, too. There
 was the judge. There was whole | court filled with people who every
 night listened in to their radios and
 who knew programs and their reg
 ular schedules like a book. There
 were the visiting lawyers and the bailiffs. And there we were =
 twelve supposedly intelligent men l-"peers."
 I have to laugh. you see, be- cause I'm a newspaper man; and
 the other day had to dig hack in to the files to get some informa- ton on an old story. finally
 found 1t. in one of our editions of
 Aug. 24--the day of the Bronx ] murder.
 It was a Sunday and Hank and
 Elmer don't broadcast on Sunday. Copyright. 1895, The Chicago Daily News, Inc.) Tomorrow "Domestic Jug" by
 Donald S. Aitken, tells the domestic turmoil created by husband who ] wanted to build e ship In a bottle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24
By WILLIAM KEY

The constitution of the United States Is remarkable document. Among other important things 1t guarantees human beings the right to life and liberty; and to safe- guard that right. 1t stipulates that no man shall be deprived of his fife or liberty until jury of his ''peers" has decided otherwise.
 If you had been on the jury try ing H0ke Ragan for murder you would not have been eager, per- hapg, to admit that you were Ragan's "peer." But you might have qualified, under our legal gyg- tenn. did, though I am news paper man.
 Lawyers hardly ever want a newspaper man on a jury, and l don't know yet just why was acc cepted. The other jurors were above Hoke Ragan's rank or equal, too. They were just eleven 0rdi- nary, everyday Americans, like my self, not spaced so very far apart in standards of living or in customs. We ate three meals a day, slept; went to movies occasionally, talked about baseball and politics ande scandal; listened to our radios. and
 I have to laugh when I think what suckers We were; and yet 1t makes me sort of sore too.
 A jury of his peers!
 That seems rich now, because looking back you get vivid pic- ture of this guy Hoke Ragan. Pretty dumb, you thought, as you looked at him. Mild hammered, but rat-faced-a little weasel about 35. He had long police record, but only fin cases of pool hall raids and bookies' troubles.
 But in this particular case the grand jury had slipped him pretty valentine-a true bill charging him with the murder by shooting of one Jim Bronx, another of his ilk. Bronk was killed at exactly five minutes past 9 o'clock on the night of August 24. The prosecution pro- duced gun which 1t said was Hoke Ragan's, and there were two empty chambers. They produced an electric clock which the bullet had struck. stopping it at precisely 9:05. And they put up couple of mugs who testified Ragan and Bronk had fallen out over $2 bet.
 Well, 1t looked like an open-and- shut case against Ragan, just on general principles, let alone the mass of circumstantial evidence against him. But Hoke's lawyer had smelly reputation.
 You could have bounced me over with a cream puff then when this runt of defense lawyer put Hoke on the stand. Before I recovered he had asked Ragan about ten ap- parently stupid questions and had placidly turned him over to the district attorney for cross examina- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24
DAILY SHORT STORY -
 HIS. PEERS
W A Courtroom Filled with Radio Fans Failed to See
 IN the Flaw in Hoke Ragan's AIibi.

Pagan" said tho D. A. severely "where were you at exactly Two minutes past 9 on the night of Aug 24?"
 Ragan shifted his snalky eyes and answered meekly, "I was to home the night Jim was bumped.~
 "I see--the night Bronx was-- bumped off," purred the D. A. pressing his finger tips together and squinting iftently at Ragan. s'T suppose you were at home looking at a clock and q calendar, were you, Ragan?"
 At 9:06?" Ragan repeated inno- gently,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24

Answers tO Previous Questions NEW YORK'S ferryboats piled betwee Manhattan and Staten islands The U. s. patent office at first doubted Borden's invention. and granted the patent finally in 1856. The Allentown homeopathic school was the fsrat in the world. Constantine Her ing was its first president and chief instructor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24
7HS CURIOUS WORLD 2. 2.,s".." w''s''

ALTHOUGH INSECTS SPEND MONTAS. AND
 EVEN YEARS, tkl
 REACHING MATURITX MOST or THEM LIVE ONLY LON0 Ek0U0t4 ~ T1AE ADULT STAGE TO CAN THEIR EGGS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24

"Yes-at 9:05!" parked the D. A, angered at the defendants attitude. And, by the way, tell the jury just how you remember so well you were home at exactly 9:05 that night"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24
|WHOMDF FIR5To|
 IN AMERICA / By Joseph Nathan Kane | Author of Famous First Facts"

Who founded the Order of De Mol6y?
 When were street mail boxes Introduced?
 When was the first national quarantine law passed?
 Answers in next issue.
Evening star., 1935-07-21

PONTIAC 1929 de luxe coach. Has had
one original owner. who happened to be
a Government oficial. Car has had the
care OF baby. II you are interested
in wonderful transportation. the appear
ance of a new car. here is your oppor-
tupity to buy this remarkable car for
Sl39. Midcity Auto Co. 11l1 14th St.
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

PONTIAC 1894 black sedan. carefully
driven / yr by u. s. Senator: Just ike
new 34I9 Conn ave. Phone Clev. 3S3S.
Evening star., 1935-07-21

STUDEBAKER-ROCKN sedan; beautiful
dark blue finish. silver wheels. This car
must be seen to be appreciated. Wonderful
buy: only $40 down. balance to suit. Logan
Motor Co. Ford Dealers. 1419 Irving
st. nv. and $500 14th st. NV.
Evening star., 1935-07-21

ESSEN. Si3a. '9n Challeneer coach oriei-
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

FORD 1924 con. oeupe, runs hne; re
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A real beauty; $l65, only ~ down. bal
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

STUDEBAKER 1929 S-cyIinder President.
In good running order; $3.50. Albert j.
Osgood, 1920 H st. NV.
Evening star., 1935-07-21

6TUDEBAKER 1891 Dictator REGAL se-
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rack. clean finish and interior. faultless
mechanieally; excellent tires: S225; easy
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and M sts. NV. Phone District S1OO
Evening star., 1935-07-21

vately driven 21.500 miles; S400. Sale
by attorney to close estate. Address Box
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

FNRD iN.34 ae luxe Tudof sedan, Cordova
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

sTUDEBAKER 1881 commsnder 5 Royal
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

ESSEX 1929 coach, Sso,. new sppeatence
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

FoSD 1854 Tudof sedan; black finish.
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

rumble seat: nnish. motor and tires good:
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Evening star., 1935-07-21

TERRAPLANE ''6'' 1888 sport coupe. S375.
This car is in splendid shape driven very
little: guaranteed: terms. 1929 l4th st.
NV Phone Decatur o3g0
Evening star., 1935-07-21

FORD 1898 Tudor; black finish excellent
faultIess VS. motor spotlessly clean 1000
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