davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-10-23
Are Less Women

(Continued From Page One) populated area of the nation with 6,443 persons for each ten square miles.
 Half Whites
 Dr. Gruening reported approxi- mately one-half of Alaska's popu lation is white, two-thirds con- ing from the states and the re- mainder from other nations. The other half of the population con- sists of Eskimos and Indians of the following tribes: Thlingets Haidas. Shimpsians, Athabascans and Aleuts.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
ZiOncheck Holds
Bout in Mayor
MNdir'S office

PITTSBURGH, May 20 G.N.S).
Ali Bahia, the Terrible Turk" and
worlds heavyweight wrestling
champion, and Marion zioncheck
"Call me ziney"D, Washington
States irresponsible Representa-
tive, staged a mild catch-as-catch-
can match in Mayor William N.
McNair's office here today.
The exhibition was somewhat of
a preview of Ali Baba'S bout here
tonight, in which he is scheduled
to defend his title against Ivan
Rasputin, Russian mauler, and
took place in the mayors absence.
zioncheck, in Pittsburgh at the
mayors express invitation, has,
oddly, been unable to catch up
with Hizzoner. Arriving in the
city in the wee sma' hours of the
night, the Washington larruper
called at McNair'S residence, where
Continued on Page 3, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Mill AIRY
0ATHGIVEN
MEMBERS
Governor of Michigan
Leads Move to End
Black Legion Rule
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
International News Service

DETROIT, May 20 G.N.SD.
Police investigating the sinister
aspects of the Black Legion reign
of terror in Michigan today re-
vealed an organization known as
the Army of American Vigil
antes," whose members take a
military oath" as regular COM
batants."
Whether this organization has
any connection with the Black
Legion could not be Immediately
determined. Orders were issued
to bring Harold Dugas, reputed
to be commander-in-chief OF the
army" to police headquarters
for questioning.
Officers James BleSsington and
James Whetmore, who are COM
piling a who's who" Of the Black
Legion here, declared:
From our information so far
we believe it is a branch Of the
Black Legion"
Governor Takes Hand
Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald
meanwhile assumed personal lead
ership in the Statewide movement
to wipe out the Black Legion. At
Lansing, the capital, the governor
announced he is diSpatching his
general secretary, H. o. Weitschat.
to Detroit to act as his represen'
tative.
In a letter to Attorney General
Divid H. Crowley the governor
urged continuation of the aggres-
sive efforts Ito punish those who
have been guilty of crime in con-
nection with the so-caQed Black
Legion terrorism"
Dugas, authorities said, ordered
500 copies of the military oath of
the American Vigilantes" printed
at a print shop in suburban High
land Park last January 9.
Oath Is Revealed
The oath calls for "volun-
tary enlistment in the Army of
American Vigilantes" and for
members to serve for "Such
bounty, pay, rations and clothing
as may be established"
The oath included profession
of faith and allegiance to the
American Vigilantes, the Ameri.
can flag, and the Constitution
Of the United States, and to de-
Continued on Page 3, Col. II
The Washington times., 1936-05-29

NET SUSPECT

The Police Courts recently in
stalled fingerprint system en-.
meshed its first victim in a bed
of whorls and loops today and
Walter Tate, colored driver with
out a permit, will spend the next
Is days in the District Jail re-
GREETING that he told Judge Ed
ward M. Curran he had never
been arrested before.
Tate was arraigned yesterday
on the no permit charge under
the name of Edgar Dugan. Judge
Curran. sensing he had seen the
man before under similar Cir
cumStances, ordered him finger.
printed and continued the case
until today.
Back from the files in the De-
partment of Justice came the
mans record, registered under
two aliases. 1t disclosed seven
brushes with the law dating from
1928, when Tate was arrested for
violating the prohibition law, to
earlier this month when Judge
Curran himself took the mans
personal bond on a nopermit
charge.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
STAR,
DAUGHTER
- PURSUED
Bannister Seeking to
Halt Ann Harding's
Trip to England

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
May 20 U.N.SO.-Harry Bannis'
ter, former husband of Ann Hard
ing, chartered a plane and took
off today for Montreal where the
motion picture actress was ex'
pected to change trains en- route
to Quebec on her dash to Eng
land.
Bannister was accompanied by
an attorney, presumably in an et'
fort to halt Miss Harding's at
tempt to sail for England from
Quebec tomorrow.
MONTREAL, Quebec, May 20
Q.N.SO-Unaware that her for
mer husband. Harry Bannister,
was wingtng his way here, Ann
Harding and the couples daugh'
ter, Jane, arrived here this morn
ing and Immediately boarded the
ocean limited for Quebec from
where she plans to sail for Eng.
land tomorrow aboard the EN-.
press of Australia. Miss Harding
said:
II am sailing for Europe by
way Of Quebec because / like
the scenery and not for fear Of
any court order"
She was accompanied by her
attorney, R. R. Wooley; her man
ager, Harry E. Eddington, and
Catherine Smith, nurse to AIMS
daughter.
Miss Harding refused to COM
ment on reported legal Difficult.
ties between herself and her for
mer husband. She declared:
"All I can say is that / am
not running out on any court
order.
81 don't know how that story
(rumOrs that she is seeking to
thwart BanniSter's efforts to re-
gain James custody by her trip
to EugIand) started.
while in England I will
make at least one picture. If
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Illinois Youth Made
Niddies Honor Man

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 90
G.N.SO -Midshipman August F.
Weinel, of Columbia, ILL.,, is honor
man of the Naval Academy, class
of 1896, having won close race
with Midshipman William B. Near,
of Wauwatosa, Wis, who gained
the second honor. Weinel's total
mark for the course was 907.61,
and Near's 905.85. Third place
was taken by Midshipman James
A. Brown, of Nashville, Tenn, who
totaled 1878,
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
ASKS
PURGE OF
PARTY
Must Fight Monopoly,
Greed, All Foreign
ENHANCEMENT
"Details Of Senator BOrah'S
Speech on Page p
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service


Senator William E. Borah,
who will run second or third in
the initial balloting at Cleveland
for the Republican presidential
nomination, has no quarrel with
any of his rivals. Nor does he
at this time plan any bolt if
things do not go to his liking
in the national convention.
But he made clear to his
party today that his is war
to the political death with the
Old Guard leadership, SO long
dominant in party affairs, and
he accompanied it with a warn
ing that Republican defeat is
certain in November if the plat
form and the candidate contem-
plate going back" instead of
going forward"
Still an Enigma
The result of Senator Borah's
nationwide speech, the last of
his campaign for the nomina-
ton, is to leave him still some
thing of an enigma for his party.
He didn't say he would bolt if
the Cleveland convention nomi-
mated candidate not to his liking
and adopted a platform of which
he did not approve. Nor did he say
he wouldn't. In this respect, he
left the door of his own future
action slightly ajar. He said:
$50 far as personally am
concerned, there is nothing the
convention may do, no action it
may take, which will leave its
impress upon me one hour after
it shall finally have closed its
DOORS"
Previously, the Senator had said
that any ,epublican candidate
who showed up at Cleveland with
evidence of wide popular strength
with the rank and file of the party
would have his support.
Old Guard Seen Beaten
Coupling the two statements,
most Republican leaders were dis
posed to believe today the Idahoan
Continued on Page S, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
DISMISSED
FOR TAKING
L0BBYS
GIFT
Legal Aide, so, Gets
Formal Finding of
Court-MartiaI
International News Service

Discharge from the United
States Army of Col. Joseph I. NC
Mullen, formerly attached to the
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment, was announced by the War
Department today.
McMullen was removed from
the Army owing to his conviction
by District of Columbia Supreme
Court jury of having accepted
gratuity in connection with lobby.
ing activities.
McMullen's civil conviction fol-
lowed quickly in the wake OF his
conviction by an Army court mar
tial of a breach of honor" in &C.
cepting gift" from Joseph
Silverman, jr., an Army goods
trader.
The courtmartial denoted Nc
Mullen to the bottom of his rank.
but did not remove him pending
the civil court case against him.
Dropped May 8
The announcement in Army or
derS today said he had ceased to
be an officer of the Army on May
8. 1896, and that the action was
taken under section 203, title IL,
Of the United States Code.
This section provides that any
officer $of the Army who shall,
directly or indirectly, receive or
agree to receive, any compensa-
ton whatever for any services rem
dered or to be rendered to any
person, either by himself or an
other, in relation to any proceed
ing, contract, claim, controversy
charge, accusation, arrest or other
matter to which the United States
is a party, or directly or indirectly
interested, shall be fined not more
than $4,000 and imprisoned not
more than two years; and shall
moreover thereafter be incapable
of holding any office of honor,
trust or profit under the Govern
ment of the United States"
In Tax Bill Lobby
McMullen was convicted in the
civil court of having received fees
from firm lobbying against a
tax bill. In view of his convic-
ton and sentence in the civil
court, the Army confined its SEN
tence to discharge.
In his court-martial conviction
he was charged specifically with
"wrongfully, dishonorably and to
the discredit of the military ser
vice" accepting two railroad tick
cts to San Francisco on January
20. 1884, from Silverman.
The Army prosecution charged
him with accepting the tickets as
a reward" for legal advice rem
dered Silverman at a time when
the latter was seeking War De-
partment contracts. McMullen
passed on contracts sought by
Silverman and drafted some Of
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
SPEEDS
FOR RECORD

ABOARD S. S. QUEEN MARY,
EN- ROUTE NEW YORK, May 20
G.N.SO.-Gradually speeding up
the revolutions of her four giant
propellors, the liner Queen Mary
today struck out for a trans
atlantic speed record on her
maiden voyage.
Her wash mounting ever higher,
the 8O,773-ton pride of the British
merchant marine covered TAT
nautical miles from noon yester-
day to noon today-outstripping
the mileage of the French liner
Normandie on her corresponding
record breaking day, when the
longer French vessel logged 744
miles.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
STRIKE PER|LS
ALL FRANCE

PARIS, May 20 G.N.S0.-That
the rapidly spreading industrial
strikes that have paralyzed
Frances war industries" would
turn into a general strike COM
pletely tying up the nations
railroad and postal services as
we'll as all industries and trades
loomed today.
Workers of the building trades
decided to meet tonight and dis
cuss calling a general strike
June 30. Their decision will be
handed over to the confedera-
ton generate du travail, which
is the mother union" CONTROL
ing all Frances trade unions.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
100000 in Liquor
Seized by Hijalkers

WARREN, Ohio, May 29G.N.SD,
A truckload of liquor valued at
100000 and consigned to the
State liquor store at youngstown
was hijacked early today near
Canton, Ohio, John A. David, So
Warren, driver of the truck, re-
ported to the Trumbull county
Sheriff's office here.
David, who was kidnapped, made
his report of the hijacking after
being released on the outskirts of
Masury, Ohio, east of here near
the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Fiorenzd 10 Appeal
Murder Conviction

NEW YORK, May 20 G.N.SO.
Counsel for John Fiorenza, "a
year-old upholsterer's apprentice,
prepared today to file a prompt
appeal from his conviction yester.
day for the first degree murder of
Nancy Titterton, writer
Judge Mott will sentence Flor.
enza to the electric chair next
Friday. Fiorenza remained in his
cell in the Tombs today, seemingly
unconcerned by the verdict.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Hymn Singer Doomed
For Drowning His Wife

WORCESTER, Mass, May 20
T.N.SO.-Newell Paige Sherman,
81, hymn-singing mechanic con-
victed of the drowning of his wife
in Lake Singletary last July, to-
day was sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Charlestown
State prison the week of Au-
gust 2.
Sentence was pronounced by
Superior Court Judge Thomas j.
Hammond.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
King Edward Tried
Chute-the-Chute In
Liners Play Room

ABOARD S. S. QUEEN MARY,
EN- ROUTE TO NEW YORK, May
20 U.N.S0.-King Edward VIII of
England has taken a slide down
the padded chute in the children's
play room aboard the Queen Mary!
This was revealed today by a
source who was aboard the vessel
when it was inspected by the King
and other members of the royal
family before it sailed from South
ampton.
Princess Elizabeth, who may be
England'S future Queen, went
down the chute with her Uncle
David" as she calls the monarch.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Slayer Of Salesman
In Ho|dup Is Hanged

WALLA WALLA, Wash, May 20
Glenn Stringer, "a, Van
couver, Wash, was hanged today
in washington State penitentiary
for the murder two years ago Of
H. L. Caples, tobacco salesman.
during a holdup.
The trap was sprung at 1908
a. m. Stringer was pronounced
dead IS minutes later. He betrayed
no nervousness as he walked the Is
gallowS steps. A minister attended
him to the last.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
4 Die, IS Injured
In Ammonia Blast

FORT WORTH, Tex, May 20
QNS0.-Four persons were re-
ported killed and is injured here
today in an ammonia explosion
at the Fort Worth Poultry and
Egg Company plant. Rescuers
began combing the wreckage to
discover any additional casualties.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Oaks Stakes Classic
Won by Lovely Rosa

EPSON DOWNS, England, May
90 UN.S.)-Sir Abe Bailey's
Lovely Rosa today won the Oaks
Stakes classic over the Derby
course. Sir Frederick Ely'S Bar
rowby Gem was second and Lord
Derby's Feola third. Seventeen
ran. The first three horses paid
80 to /, % to / and 10 to /.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
ARMY DISCHARGES COLONEL M'NIULLEN
Racing From
Her Former
Husband

ANN HARDING WITH
DAUGHTER JANE. THEY
ARE RAGING TO SAIL FOR
ENGLAND BEFORE STARS
EX-HUSBAND CAN PRE-
VENT. INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
M. E. Leader Dies

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May %
U.N.SO Rev. A. S. Williams, 81,
Harrisburg, Pa, district superin-
tendent of the Methodist Church,
who fell i'll here while attending
the Methodist Episcopal general
conference, died today, six days
after an operation for an intestinal
obstruction.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Brisbane Sees Roosevelt

Arthur Brisbane, noted news
paper writer and editor, was the
guest of President Roosevelt at
luncheon yesterday. He said the
President appeared to be in fine
health.
The Washington times., 1936-05-29
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair and continued cool tonight and tOmOr.
row; lowest temperature tonight about as de.
grees; Sunday fair with rising temperature.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

had already received notice Of the
formation of nineteen state commit
tees and that he was directing letters
to the governors of the Twenty-Five
remaining States, asking them to ap-
point committees Immediately.
With the completion of committee
rolls a nationwide drive to moder-
nize and unity traffic laws in the
various States at the coming sessions
of legislatures will he launched. Gov
errors have been notified by O'Neal
that the Conference will provide them
with standard legislation designed to
provide strong drivers licenses, COM
pulsory automobile inspection, speed
control and other laws recommended
by the Conference. State committees
also will be given legal advice gratis.
The primary drive will be for driv-
ers' license laws in the States of
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana
Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee,
and Wyoming Legislatures meet in
all of these States, except Louisiana
and Mississippi, during 1887.
The personnel Of the nineteen State
committees already appointed by vari-
Gus Governors was announced as fol
lows:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
-Four Regions Show
Faunhc0n1eGQi11S
This Area Is Less

ketings were IA percent higher than
in the same period in 1885.
South Central States: Cash receipts
from raketings were down five per-
cent. Principal factors in the decline
were smaller receipts from cotton
lint, cattle, and calves. Receipts for
the first eight months of 1886 were
eight percent higher than in the same
period of 1885.
Western States: Cash receipts were
up II percent. Larger receipts from
barley, truck crops, potatoes, peaches,
and from nearly all livestock items
more than offset smaller receipts
from wheat, pears, and citrus fruits,
Montana was the only State to show
a decrease this August compared
with August a year ago-due to small
Ter marketings of wheat. Gains rang
ed from three percent in Washing
ton to rs percent in Wyoming. A II
percent gain was also reported for
the region for the first eight months
of 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

has carried on for nineteen years at
its own expense. Each year the Col
lege conducts an inspection and sur
vey of all hospitals of Is beds and
over in which acutely i'll or injured
patients are treated. To obtain APP
proval by the American College of
Surgeons hospitals must comply with
requirements relating to virtually
every phase of hospital work. The
physicians for instance, must not on
ly be licensed, tut must also be re-
putable graduates of recognized medi-
cal schools Records of all that trans
pires to the patient during his stay in
the hospital must be kept The results
of treatment must be analysed in a
group meeting of the medical staff
and all deaths checked. The hospital
is required to have facilities for x
ray work and laboratory examina-
tions. All these and numerous other
standards have been established for
the protection of the public "A uni
que feature of the Hospital Standard
ization movement is that enforcement
of the requirements is entirely volun-
tary.
Nineteen years ago, when this
movement for better hospitals COM
menced, only SO or 1923 per cent of
hospitals under survey met the mini
mum requirements for hospital ser
vice as sponsored by the American
College of Surgeons. Today, after 49,
900 individual surveys of hospitals
have been made, 2,577 or 1922 per cent
have attained a place on the official
list of Approved Hospitals just an
nOunced.
Medical science and hospital SER
vice have made unprecedented pro-
gresS during the past two decades. At
the beginning of this century 80 to
80 patients out Of every 1000 treated
in hospitals died, whereas today this
mortality has been reduced to 20 or
30, on the average, in standardized
or approved hospitals. At the be-
ginning Of this century Is out of
every 100 persons undergoing major
operations died, hut today this has
dropped to or less in well regulat-
ed hospitals and clinics, due to more
competent surgery, newer and better
methods of anesthesia and improved
technique and procedure. At the be-
ginning of this century the patient
remained in the hospital 25 to 40 days
on the average, whereas today he
need only remain 10 or IL days in the
same hospital for the same condition.
Medical science at work in our hos
pitfalls has speeded up the patients re-
cOvery
The approved hospital has been a
vital factor in eliminating unneces-
sary surgical operations, in stamping
out irregular medical practice, in
eradicating fee-splitting, and in as
SUI ing care laboratory and physical
examinat' ons before proceeding with
treatment Improved treatment of
fractures, cancer, goitre, metabolism
disorders, and other diseases are in
dications CT the advance of scientific
medicine in our approved hospitals.
It will be decidedly to the benefit of
each and every one of us to become
thoroughly familiar with the approx
cd hospitals in our communities.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

Washington, Oct. o. = Increased
cash receipts from the sale of prin-
cipal products by farmers in four out
of six regions in August as compared
with August 1885, were reported to-
day by the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Grains ranged from II percent in
the Western States to 80 per cent in
the West North Central States. Re-
ceipts declined seven percent in the
South Atlantic State and five percent
in the South Central region.
Smaller marketings of tobacco in
the South Atlantic region in August
this year, as a result of the later open
ing of the markets for some impor-
tant types of tobacco and smaller
cotton marketings in the South Cen
trail region were reported.
Gains in the cash receipts in the
other four regions were due to higher
prices of truck crops, potatoes, and
barley, in addition to higher prices
and marketings of corn in the North
Central states, and the larger receipts
from nearly all livestock items in
each Of the four regions.
The bureau reported by regions:
North Atlantic States: Cash re-
ceipts up 26 percent. Larger receipts
from potatoes and truck crops, dairy
products, meat animals, and chick
ers more than offset smaller receipts
fl ON wheat and apples. Increased
cash receipts ranged from II percent
in New Hampshire to So percent in
New Jersey. Receipts from raketings
;rrL1% sc 100G
were 16 percent higher than in cor
responding period of 1885,
East North Central States: Cash
receipts UP 81 percent. Larger re-
ceipts from corn, truck crops, barley,
dairy products, and meat animals
more than offset smaller receipts
| from wheat, oats, and eggs. Receipts
| increased in each State. For the first
months of 1886 receipts from mar
ketings were % percent higher than
in the corresponding period last year.
West North Central States: Cash
receipts from raketings were up 80
percent Part of this increase was
doubtless due to a liquidation of cat
tie and hogs compelled by the drought
but it was also in large part due to
the higher prices received by farm
ers for dairy products and nearly all
crop items. Larger receipts from corn
Qast years CROP, barley livestock
and dairy products more than offset
smaller receipts from wheat, oats,
and eggs North Dakota was the only
State showing smaller receipts for
the month, due to the smaller mar
ketings of wheat. Gains in other
states in the Region ranged from II
percent in Missouri to Sc percent in
Minnesota. Receipts from marketings
in first eight months were 80 percent
more than in the same period in 1885.
South Atlantic States: Cash re-
ceipts were down percent. Besides
the reduction in tobacco marketings,
there were smaller receipts from
sweetpotatoes cotton lint, wheat, cat
tie, and sheep. Receipts declined in
West Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina, but were larger in
other States. For the first tight
months of 1896 receipts from mar
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
AndCanadaLeadWorld
In Their Hospital Service

the approved list of hospitals should
be of especial interest inasmuch as
one person out of every fifteen will
need good hospital care before this
time next year. This care is offered
in the approved hospital with it's
ethical competent medical staff, ade-
auate facilities for diagnosis and
treatment, and well supervised, eff
cient services in all departments to
serve the best interests of the patient
The proper care of the sick and in
jured has been the fundamental ideal
of service Of the American College
of Surgeons in this work which it