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Evening star., 1936-07-19
ROBINSON HALLS
BENEF|TS0F A.A.A.
"Even Judges Liable to Err"
He Says, Discussing Acts
InvaIidation.
B, TIE Associated Press.


PINE BLUFF. Ark, July l8.-Sena-
tor Joe T. Robinson, discussing Su-
preme Court invalidation of the agri-
cultural adjustment act, told a farm
ers' mass meeting tonight, Judges.
like other men, are liable to err"
The Democratic Senate leader de-
,cribed the act as THE most important
ever passed by Congress for the bene-
fit of the farmers" He said he had
no apologies for sponsoring the meas
ure.
Notwithstanding the adverse deci-
sion of a bare majority of the SUI
preme Court that the act was uncon-
stitutional," he said. "it accomplished
its purpose and saved agriculture from
hopeless ruin.
Let me supplement this remark
with the statement that have great
respect for the courts, and recognize
the binding force of their decisions
even though rendered by a bare ma
jority.
Nevertheless, judges, like other
men. are liable to err. Their opinions
are subject to fair analysis and sound
reason. No one is under obligation to
accept conclusion from whatever
source II he regards the conclusion as
not sustained by logic. justice and the
preponderance Of argument.
When the Supreme Court based its
holding that the agricultural adjust
ment act was unconstitutional because
1t dealt with a purely local problem it
invited the criticism Of all who have
recognized agriculture as q subject of
national concern and who know that 1t
can't be dealt with adequately by the
States and their subdivisions"
Robinson said the Supreme Court
shocked many members of the Amer
lean bar" when it held in the New
York minimum wage case that the
States cannot prescribe maximum
hours and minimum wages.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
Politics

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-07-19

Continuing, he said the States
weren't big enough to handle social
legislation. but that 1t had to be
achieved through : a constitutional
amendment. -
you and I both know thAt we live
In country where 1t Is unnecessary
Evening star., 1936-07-19


placed on the board of directors and
that there be youths on State boards
Full of Dynamite"
One which recommended a COM
mon cause alignment with groups
that would include an unqual1hed
Endorsement of the Townsend plan in
their platform was sent back to the
Resolutions Committee with the state
ment by Townsend that the resolu-
ton appeared to be full OF dyna-
mite"
Another resolution calling for the
Citizens Miximi, an advisory organi-
cation composed of representatives
chosen by the clubs Of each State,
to have the power to choose the board
of directors of the organization was
also sent back to the Resolutions Com
mittee at the suggestion of DR.. Town
send, who said it was hastily drawn"
In Chicago today, Representative
Lemke said, That doesn't hurt my
candidacy a bit when informed Of
the convention resolution against presi-
dental Endorsements The resolution
doesn't say anything about individ-
uals."
He interpreted the resolution to
mean that those few Democratic can
didates who feel they can serve two
masters will now continue to straddle."
OF his speech before Townsendites
here tomorrow Lemke said, MY speech
will be an exposition of my views on
old age security. on regaining and re-
establishing representative government
and on the money issue"
Thomas Points to Banner.
Thomas appeared before thousands
Of delegates who were still in the
midst of a camp meeting, enthusiasm
to which they had been stirred by
calls to rally round their leader.
Thomas began by saying he thought
1t proper that the convention not in
dorse any candidate for President or
Vice President.
He pointed to q banner in the back
The Townsend goal, training for
youth, work for maturity, security for
age, 1t reads" he said. That is our
program 100 per cent"
I'D like to ask Mr.. Gerald L. K.
Smith how he expects his candidate,
Mr.. Lemke Representative Lemke of
North Dakota), to get on the ballot in
his own State of Louisiana with the
election laws that were set up by that
States boss, the late Huey Long"
States Not Big Enough.
Continuing, he said the States
weren't big enough to handle social
legislation. but that 1t had to be
achieved through a constitutional
amendment. - &
You and I both know Tint we live
In q country where 1t is unnecessary
Evening star., 1936-07-19

about 10 days in Wisconsin and then
come to Washington. He is a mem
Der of subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Manufactures. which is
to have a meeting here then.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

aid Of the Democrats. have domin-
ated the State in recent years. Their
problem this year is to continue an
alliance with the Democrats.
Senator La Toilette will remain for
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
CALAMITY HOWLERS AND
THE PUBLIC DEBT

When President Roosevelt's op-
ponents are in a mood to admit
that any recovery has taken place
during his administration they inn
mediately charge that recovery ha.
cost too much and point to the in
crease in the public debt as evil
dence.
Of course, the depression rolled
up a large bill. The Government
spent and lent its funds to helF
agriculture, to save homes ane
farms, to keep banks open, to keeE
railroads operating, to keep insur.
ance companies sound and to helE
repair the human damage of tn
economic disaster. Despite thes'
necessary OUTLAWS the status Of th'
public debt On June so, 1886, wa
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

measures have been in the habit of
voting the Democratic ticket any
way.
Much the same situation exists in
regard to the labor vote. Organized
labor and the families of members
of labor unions may account for a
possible total of 100000 presi-
dental votes. But, again, the
question arises as to what proper
ton of these 100000 has been in
the habit of voting the Democratic
ticket in previous elections. No
body knows.
While it is the general belief that
a higher proportion of the organiz-
ed workers in trade and industry,
and a higher proportion of those
who occupy the lower economic
strata, will vote for Mr.. Roosevelt
this year than have votel for the
Democratic candidates in previous
years., there is no way of finding
out what percentage of Their elief
vote and the labor vote will 60 to
either Of the major candidates.
In other words, all Of the signs
of the times point to an extremely
close election, for the first time in
20 years.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

stood to be involved; merely an ex-
change of facilities. The building
of dirigibles in this country got a
black eye when the two largest,
constructed for our Navy, both
crashed. There have been no fatal
disasters in the case of commercial
passenger-carrying dirigibles. Like
most other lines Of business this is
a business which apparently thrives
better under private control and
operation than under government
direction.
WORKERS Jobs for skilled
Really skilled workers in any of
the building trades have never been
too plentiful. Right now they are
especially hard to find. A real
building boom is beginning in the
East and every competent carpent-
er, plumber, bricklayer, plasterer,
electrician and painter has more
work han he can attend to. l am
having some work done on my new
home in Bucks County, Pennsyl-
vania, and have been amazed at the
scarcity of good workmen.
This scarcity is likely to be even
more noticeable because there have
been SO few apprentices in the
building trade in the past few
years. One of the largest New
York City building contractors told
me the other day that his business
was facing a genuinue labor short
age.
All Of this confirms my belief
that the man who is a master of his
craft and really wants to work is
seldom unemployed for long.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

old higher rates. That is another
proof of the fallacy of the idea
that when things are sold cheaply
they must be sold at a loss. We
ought, by this time, to have learned
that low prices to the consumer
mean a wider distribution, greater
production and better profits.
FLIGHT speed
The fast passenger-carrying
flights of the giant new "Clipper"
planes across the Pacific have just
been made. The newspaper men
who went along on these aeria voy-
ages of adventure report that for
comfort and the thrills of following
the trail of the early explorers a.
long the islands of the Pacific
nothing in their experience has ever
reached this.
Three newspaper reporters who
set out to break the existing records
for travelling around the world have
exceeded expectations and have
demonstrated that there are several
routes available to everybody by
which anyone can completely cir
cumnavigate the globe in less than
three weeks. The flying speed Of
these big new multipassenger planes
is still considerably under what
would be necessary to fly around
the world in one day. Some day we
shall see planes and airships capable
of a speed of 500 miles an hour,
which, at the latitude Of Quebec,
could literally follow the sun
around the world, completing the
journey in "a hours.
That is not an idle dream. 1t is
a possibility which will be realized
as Don as evidence accumulates a
sufficient demand for such a service
to make it commercially profitable.
DIRIGIBLES -. practical
Negotiations between the Zep-
pelin company, which has built and
operates the largest and most sue
cessful airships, and the United
States Government, looking to-
ward the building in this country
of a fleet of lighter than air craft
to establish regular passenger lines
all over the world, are said to be
progressing very we'll.
No government subsidy is under
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER p, 1886
ROOSEVELT mi LABOR

Evidence accumulates daily that
Labor is practically a unit in sup
porting President Roosevelt for re-
election. The reasons are not hard
to find.
Under President Roosevelt more
than 100000 people have been
put back to work.
Under President Roosevelt pay
rolls have increased 1920 over the
low point between 1855.
Under President Roosevelt Labor
for the first time in the history
of tbs country-was given the
right by legislation to join a union
of its own choosing.
Under President Roosevelt the
United States Employment Service
placed 2,7S1,732 in jobs durine
the fiscal year 1934-35.
Under President Roosevelt chile
labor was diminished.
Under President Roosevelt EN-.
ployers were barred from interfer-
ring with membership in any labor
organization.
Under President Roosevelt sweat
shops were abolished and long hour.
of toll under miserable condition.
prohibited.
Under President Roosevelt the
five-day week was established anc
has been maintained in many i'm
portant industries.
Under President Roosevelt rail
road wages were restored to the
1929 level and railroad workers
pensions provided.
In a word, from President Roose-
welt Labor has had more than lip
service. 1t has had action. 1t i.
not surprising, therefore, that
Labor should rally to the President
support. In the language Of the
resolution passed by the New York
State Federation of Labor, toiler.
are Unanimously of the opinion
that the hopes, aspirations, ambi-
tons and future well-being of thu
working people of our State ane
nation lie in the reelection Of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

as OllOWS
The Gross Public Debt, June
80, 1886, $33,778,543,494.
i The Gross Public Debt, March
-, 1888, $2o,937,35O,964.
Thus the Gross Public Debt in
creased, $12,S41,192,530.
Total increase in Treasury as
sets which ultimately may be used
to reduce the Gross Public Debt.
$6,534,128,999.
Actual increase in Gross Public
Debt, $6,3O7,063,531.
Exclusive of Veterans Bonus.
Thus it will be seer that the sue
cessful war President Roosevelt
waged On the depression, which, in
many respects, had more devastat-
ing effects upon the life of Amer
lea than the World War, cost the
United States less than six and one
half billion dollars.
The cost of the World War te
the United States has been estimat-
ed at $4,000 600, 900 President
Roosevelt thought that if the
United States Government coulc
afford to spend this huge sum te
save Europe in war time it could
afford to use its credit freely tc
save its own suffering people in q
national calamity.
Would the rich men who COM
plain about the increase in the pub
lie debt prefer the collapse of the
Hoover administration to the revi-
val Of Mr.. Roosevelt. The value
of listed stocks on the New York
Stock Exchange alone has gone uE
some $4,000, 900, 900 since the in
auguration of President Roosevelt
Governor Paul McNutt of Indiana
recently suggested that stock mar
ket investors could pay off the en-
tire national debt with profits madt
since President Hoover left the
White House. Of course, it is not
expected that they will do so
But. without loss to themselves
they could stop the calamity howl
ing about the public debt. Tn
war against the depression has beer
won at relatively moderate cost
The nation has emerged from on
of the gravest crises in its histor,
solvant and sound in credit. TIL
public debt will be paid. And, a
President Roosevelt said in Pitts
burgh, it us not going to be pai'
by oppressive taxation on futur
generations. 1t is not going to b
paid by taking away the hard-wo1
savings of the present generation
1t is going to be paid out of an in
, creased national income and in
creased by increasing national pros
perity."
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
of Drowned
Man is Found
On Island

The body Of John F. Sheffey, Sc
Davidson county man who was
drowned while attending his trout
lines in the Yadkin river September
80, was found Saturday by two
Spencer men on an island near the
Buck steam plant of the Duke
Power company at Yadkin. H<
was identified by papers found on
his person.
His widow lives in Davidson
county, and he had relatives in Eli
zabethtown, Penna., it was stated
The body was sent to Lexington
for burial.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

THERE ARE not a few men in
WHO belong to enough
DIFFERENT KINDS of organiza-
TONS TO take them away from
HOME ALMOST every night in
THE WEEK. In the mind of
HERO's WIFE there is some oues-
TON ABOUT the activities of
CERTAIN GROUPS to which he
BELONGS. ONE evening last
WEEK A neighbours little girl
CALLED AND said, daddy wants
TO KNOW if you've got a battle
OPENER" THE lady nodded her
HEAD. EYES," she said. 'But he's
# * +
NOT AT home"
I III A AIK NnII
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
For Bad Feeling
Due to Constipation

Get rid Of constipation by taking
Black-Draught as soon as you notice
that bowel activity has slowed up or
you begin to feel sluggish. Thou
sands prefer Black-Draught for the
refreshing relief it has brought them.
Mrs. Ray Mullins, Of LATE, Ark,
writes: MY husband and I both take
Thedford's Black-D raught and find
it splendid for constipation, bilious
ness, and the disagreeable, aching,
tired feeling that comes from this
condition" With reference to Syrup
Of Black raught, which this mother
gives her children, she says: "@They
like the taste and it gave such good
results"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from page One(

much closer division of the vote
between the major parties than at
any time within the past 20 years.
That is one of the reasons why it
is so difficult to forecast the out
come with confidence. At this
stage in almost every previous pre-
sidential campaign, the experienced
political forecasters have been able
to say with great certainty which
party would win. There have, as
a matter of fact, been very few
close elections in the political his
tory of America since 1860.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Revealing the trials of a ST.
OO0,0 beautiful heiress. An I'M
usual illustrated story in the Nov
ember 1st issue of the American
Weekly, the big magazine which
comes every tSunday with the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN. On
sale at all news stands.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

-. for comfort
l took a trip to West Virginia
the other day and in the Pullman
sleeper in which I returned | came
across a new and interesting gadget,
This is a ventilating fan built into
the side of the car between the
windows, with a filter to keep the
smoke and cinders out and a nozzle
which can be turned in any direc-
ton, while the passenger , either
sitting up or lying down, can regu,,
late the speed of the fan and the
volume of fresh air at will.
This to my mind is a very long
step in the direction Of making
railway travel more comfortable.
have long believed that the rea]
eason why people have developed
such a marked preference for the
automobile over railroads is tina,
you can control the fresh air supply
in your own car. l never slpet bet
ter than l did on the G & O from
White Sulphur Springs to New
York with the aid of this new CAD
get.
TRAVEL increases
I have done quite a bit of rail-
road travelling in the past few
weeks and have talked with a great
many railroad men. My observation
which the railroad people confirm
is that more people are travelling
now than at any time in the past
ten years. The sudden rush of traf-
fic to the railroads is due largely
to the reduced fares which went
into effect on the first of June.
People feel that they are not pay
ing an exorbitant price for trans
p~ortation when they can move
about the country for two cents a
mile.
Railroad men, moreover, tell me
that the roads are earning more
money because of the increased
traffic than they would under the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Iredell farmers will use over so
cars of ground limestone this fall
in preparing land for seeding to
soil improving cover crops.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
FEW CLOSE

Mr.. Lincoln had a close shave in
his campaign for reelection in
1854. In 1876 the presidential con-
test was so close that the election
was thrown into the House of Rep
resentatives to determine between
Mr.. Tilden and General Hayes. In
1884 it was also an extremely close
thing, Mr.. Cleveland carrying the
State of New York by less than D.
900 purality.
There was no other really close
election until 1916, when Charles
E. Hughes, now Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, went to bed on
election night satisfied that he had
been elected President over Mr..
Wilson. 1t was two days before
the belated returns from California
gave hat state to Mr.. wilson and
reelected him President.
There has not been a single close
election since 1916. All the rest of
them have been in the nature of
landslides. Popular sentiment has
been so preponderantly upon one
side or the other that it took no
particular skill for impartial OBJ
servers to foretell by the middle of
October which party would win.
Mr.. Harding's election in 1920,
Mr.. Coolidge's in 1924, Mr.. Hoov-
er's in 1928 and Mr.. Roosevelt's in
1882 were foregone conclusions al
most from the beginning of those
respective campaigns.
This year such doubts as there
are arise from two factors which
have not been present in previous
presidential campaigns and for
which there is no experience to
serve as a guide in trying to esti-
mate their weight. All of the ma
tion-wide polls upon which the
public and the politicians have
been accustomed to rely since 1920
point in n direction only. That
direction is toward Gov. Landon,
who has a comfortable margin in
these STRAW votes" Likewise, in
the matter of newspaper support,
not more than a small handful of
influential newspapers outside of
the South are supporting Mr..
Roosevelt.
But when it comes to predicting
tie election outcome those who ap-
proach the question with the most
open minds, hesitate because of two
factors whose value it is impossible
to determine.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Beaufort farmers report heavy
losses of hay due to recent rains;
however, the cotton crop is said to
be the best ever grown in the coun-
tV.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Stokes farmers have so far re-
ceived more than $4,000 in price
adjustment payments on last years
tobacco crop.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23

Southern root rot is affecting
the peanut crop of Northampton
County with one farmer reporting
that he will lose 20 percent of his
CROP.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
RELIEF AND LABOR VOTE

RELIEF AND LABOR VOTE
Those two factors are the re-
lief vote and the labor vote. The
general assumption is that the relief
vote will go preponderantly for
the reelection of Mr.. Roosevelt
There is no way of determining
what proportion of the beneficiar-
les Of the Administrators relief
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-23
TROUBLES OF AN HERES

THANK YOU.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-20

emerged later with his own state
ment.
1t admitted "the outlook was
dark" but added that he and his
colleague, Frederick A. Pope,
Are hopeful that matters now
under investigation will work out
to our clients benefit"
He declined to say that these
matters" were.
In response to a direct question
as to whether he intended to say
that Hauptmaun was guilty,
Leibowitz said:
"fll stand on my statement"
1t was recalled that Leibowitz
had publicly stated several times
that he was convinced of Haupt-
mann's guilt but was of the opin-
ion that others were involved in
the crime.
Leibowitz said he would not
visit Hauptmann again. Earlier
the condemned man sent Chief
Keeper Mark o. Kimberling of
the state prison note explaining
that he wanted to see the New
York lawyer again and asked that
he be admitted.
Hauptmann sent another note
to Kimberling asking for an aud
fence with Dr.. John F. CondCn,
saying he believed he could prove
to Jasfie that 81 am not the mrn
he dealt with" in the Lindbcrgh
ransom negotiations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-20
WEDNESDAY MUSIC CLUB
MEETS

The Wednesday Music Club met
yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Charles Morrow, Jr., with
MeSdameS George NJ. Flanagan
and George F. Wing, Jr., as joint
hoSteSSeS. Mrs. ]. w. Payne pre-
sided and spoke of the state meet
ing to be held in High Point. The
Federation hymn and collect were
used in opening. The election OF
officers resulted in Mrs. Wing be-
ing elected chairman and later she
said that she trusted that the
members would lend cooperation
in making next years club work
successful. Mrs. o. Y. Brownlee
was vice-chariman, an Miss
Tommie Shepherd secretary.
Mrs. John s. Forrest, club presi-
dent, then spoke of the next civic
meeting, the first Wednesday in
March, and said that this is one
meeting of the year which every
member is expected to attend.
The election of part of the Off
GERS will take place at that time.
The Saturday Music Club of Ashc-
vile suggested an exchange pro-
gram. the club being delighted TO
accept their proposal.
Mrs. A. c. Hewitt was program
chairman and announcer. Mrs. b.
A. Egerton presented some inter-
esting facts about Strauss. Miss
Norma Osborne, a graduate of the
vocal department of the Asheville
Normal, was a guest soloist and
was accompanied by he rpresent
teacher, Miss Kate Dotson, when
she rendered several delightful
selections. She has a beautiful
voice.
Miss Debora Rubin of Ashe-
vile, a young violinist of much
promise who is only fifteen years
of age, rendered we'll quite a num-
Der of solos which were also tav-
orably received. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mary Brooks. Her
instructor Mark Wollner, was a
visitor as we'll as her mother, Mrs.
Rubin, and Mrs. Langley who also
motored here with her.
Attractive refreshments were
served during the social hour
which followed. 1t was anounc-
ed by Mrs. J. F. Brooks that Mr.
Wollner, widely known musician,