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The Washington times., 1936-05-12
CHARGES STILL
IMPROVED,
ISCLAIM
House Group Works
Secretly on Rumors
of Graft, Politics

Members Of the House District
su b ON itree Investigating
charges Of graft and politics at
the Lorton Reformatory were I'm.
certain today as to whether the
inquiry may lead.
Representative william r.
Schultz CD of Indiana, chairman
Of. the subcommittee, declared
that, while he and his associates
have done some work in connec-
ton with the investigation, most
Of the information consists Of
rumors and as yet unsubstantiated
charges. He added:
1--WE don't know just what
this might amount to. 1t may
develop into something very
serious, or we may find that
there is nothing to any Of it,"
A House District subcommittee
was appointed some weeks ago to
probe charges that favoritisrn was
being shown at the Lorton Jail.
With the investigation completed,
the committee desires to ascertain
whether the information which
has been adduced is well founded.
Charges Kept Secret
The nature Of the information
has not been made known.
One Of the charges on which
the inquiry is based, however,
is that politics have been EN-.
ployed to keep Capt. M, M. Bar.
nard, superintendent of penal in
situations, who is over the retire
ment age, as superintendent of
penal institutions for the Dis.
trict. Those who desire to keep
him at the post, it is charged.
are doing so with a view to pre.
vent Col. William Peake, super.
intendent of the Lorton reform.
atory from taking over Barnard's
position.
Efforts have been made pre-.
viously. it is commended, to place
Maryland man in Captain Bar.
nard'S place, and when that was
prevented those opposing Peake
used influences to have Barnard
retained so that the job would
not go to him.
Schultz to Ask Questions
Captain Barnard, Elwood Street.
director of Public Welfare, and
others will be called before the
District committee, and will an
Swer questions asked Schultz. It
was Schultz who originally brought
the charges and sponsored the in.
vestigation.
The probe was conducted quiely
to evade publicity and because the
committee believed more could be
learned through a secret inquiry.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
Newsboy Stabbed

Bleeding from a stab wound
in the left shoulder, John Koh.
len, 90, a newspaper vendor,
walked into Emergency Hospital
last night and declared he was
stabbed by an unidentified man
at Twelfth and G streets N. w.
After treatment he left the hos
pital withou giving his address.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12

! AS you trip lightly down a gal
1ery aisle to find seat for watch
ing the proceedings Of the House
do you realize that your feet are
treading the carpets where once
trod the mighty of the House?
With thrifty, housewifely in
StinctS the guardians Of the Capt.
tol put the House rugs and car
pets. grown old and rusty, in the
gallery.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
o. E. S. Honors Mothers

A program in honor Of Mothers
Day has been arranged for the
meeting Of the Warren G. Harding
Chapter Of the Order of the East
ern Star tonight in the Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth Street and
New York Avenue Northwest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16

Candidates
Pay ImFee

Raleigh, April 16 (AP)-Three of
the tour candidates. seeking the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
were in far scattered places of the
S'nte today campaigning, as Gillian
Grissom, the Republican convention
designee, paid his filing fee with the
state Board of Elections.
r. T. Fountain, seeking the Demo
cratic nomination. to the United
States Senate, paid his money to the
board of elections also and headed for
Greenville for noon speech.
DR.. r. w. Mcdonald was the only
eubernatorial candidate speaking by
formal announcement today, talking
al Edenton at noon and Elizabeth
City tonight.
A. H. tSandy) Graham was in the
Waynesville section doing organiZa-
non work and Clyde r. Hoey was at
Rutherfordton at court, and in any
spare time was also doing organiza-
ton work
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Duce Seeks
/. TOCOnduct
Own Peace
Demands Right To
Negotiate Directly
With E t h iopia
Without League

Geneva, April 16 (AP)-Italy was
described by an authoritative source
today as demanding the right to con-
duct direct negotiations with Ethio-
piay for peace without any interior
ference by the League Of Nations.
According to this source, in init
mate contact with the League, the
italian government demands that d.
rect negotiations for the eventual
be conducted as, between victor and
vanquished.
Such an armistice, it was said,
might be followed by peace con-
ference at some neutral point, such
as Lausanne.
1t was reported here that the Ethio-
plan delegation told the committee of
10 it is absolutely impossible" to &C
cept the preliminary peace terms Of
fered by the Italians.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden arrived for a meeting of the
League of Nations Cancellation COM
mittee of Is intent on determining
whether Italy was disposed to make
an early armistice and reasonable
peace.
Infirmed sources said Eden would
insist that Premier Mussolini disclose
his terms for East African peace and
engage in Cancellation negotiation
without delay.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
FOUNTAIN ATTACKS
BA|LEY'S CONDUCT
Accuses Senator of Refus-
ing To Join Demand for
Extra Session

Greenville, N. c., April 16 (AP)-
Richard T. Fountain, former lieuten-
ant governor, who wants the Demo
cratic nomination to the United States
Senate, today criticized Senator Jo-
siah William Bailey for his alleged
refusal to join the North Carolina de-
legation in asking a special legisla-
tive session.
Speaking one day after a mass
meeting of farmers here voted to
march enmasse on Raleigh next Tues
day to request a special session to
act on tobacco control legislation,
Fountain charged Senator Bailey as
"having no time to look after the IN
terests of the farmers, but he has had
plenty of time to devote to the inter
ests of the power trust. :"
Fountain asked his audience why
the delay in Senate approval of the
tobacco compact bill, already passed
in the lower division of Congress.
Widely published press reports in the
State stated that Senator Bailey re-
fused to join the Congressman in MAX
ing this Especial SESSION. request OF
the governor" Fountain said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
WITNESS REFUSES
TO ANSWER QUERY
AT LOBBY INQUIRY
And Contempt Proceedings
May Be Started Against
Farmer Council
Organizer
CRUNWALD WILL NOT
GIVE NAMES WANTED
Lobby Committee Hunts
Money for Its Inquiry and
Members Say There Are
Many Ways To Find 1t;
House Refuses $4,000
Fund to Finance Hearing

Washington, April 16.-(AP)-Blunt
refusal of witness to answer ques-
tions today abruptly halted a Senate
Lobby Committee hearing, and raised
the possibility of contempt proceed
ings.
Committeeman said they would
meet this afternoon to decide whether
to cite the witness-Kurt Grunwald,
organizer for the farmers Independ-
ence Councillor contempt.
Il don't want to get anybody in
trouble" Grunewald said when asked
whom he had contacted for his anti
AAA organization.
Would you get anybody in trou-
ble?" asked Chairman Black, Demo-
crat. Alabama.
I'D be damn fool to give the
names. You set your boots I'd get
them in trouble under this New DEAL
Committeeman coincidentally stu
died methods of getting funds denied
by the House for it's legal battle. A
member of the committee said there
were numerous ways" of getting
money for fighting injunction pro-
ceedings brought by William Ran
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Thanked by Tanks and.
Watched Over by Air
planes as Triumphant
March Goes On
CAPITAL MAY FALL
BY THE WEEKEND
Italians Back Home UnfurI
Victory Flags at News of
Great Successes in Africa;
Remaining Ethiopian
Troops Are In Greatest
Danger i'm North

Rome, April 16.-(AP)-A flying
column composed of hundreds of
trucks, thanked by tanks and watched
over by airplanes, sped from Dessye
toward Adds Ababa today, italian
press dispatches said.
The mechanical forces will reach
Ethiopias capital within three days.
the Italian advices said.
At the same time another column
may move southeast and overtake Ras
Nasibu's troops at Harar, second city
of Ethiopia, from the rear.
Reports that the IT'S miles from
Dessye to Adds Ababa could be COW
cred in less than three days came
while Italians at home unfurled vic
tory flags in celebration of yesterd-
days occupation of Dessye, confident
that their East African legions were
on their way to completion of the
Ethiopian conquest.
italian correspondents described 100
trucks loaded with cheering rife-wav-
ing soldiers passing through Dessye,
escorted by tanks, on the way to EN-
perior Halle Selassie's capital
The correspondents said the cap
ture of Dessye not only rendered the
situation precarious for Ethiopian
troops in the north, but also created
grave problems for the southern army
of Ras Nasibu, still believed entrench-
ed at Harar.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Names Hoover and Landon
Among Those Espousing
New Deal Policies
For Campaign
STATES ROOSEVELT
TO BE REELECTED
Assails Liberty League Al
so, AS Analysts Continue
To Dig Into Results in H.
linois and Nebraska Pri-
maries; Next Balloting Is
Awaited

Washington, April 16-(AP)--A con-
tention by the New Deal high COM
mand that Republicans have embrac-
ed the principles of the Democratic
farm program was added today to the
growing list of campaign arguments
With the Illinois and Nebraska pri-
maries over, and a fortnight lull now
before there is more balloting, admin
istration forces and their foes prepar-
ed vigorously for the future.
Chairman James A. Farley, of the
Democratic National c o m mittee,
speaking at Albany, N. Y, last night,
said Republicans were taking over
New Deal policies. He named former
President Hoover and Governor ALI
M. Landon of Kansas.
Opening the national and state cam
paigns with his speech, Farley declar-
ed that Hoover and Landon "had ac-
copied and adopted" as their own the
administration farm plan.
Farley assailed the American Lib
erty League and reiterated his state
ment that there is Overwhelming evil
dence" that President Roosevelt will
be reelected.
Results of the Illinois and Nebraska
primaries continued to command the
interest of capital observers.
Latest compilations from Illinois
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
EUenbogan
Textile Bill
Is Approved

Washington, April 16.-(AP)- The
House Labor Committee, with two
dissenting votes, today approved the
Ellenbogan bill for Federal regulation
of the textile industry.
The vote was ten two, with Repre-
sentatives Ramspeck, Democrat, Geor-
gia, and Hartley, Republican, New
Jersey, opposing the bill on constitu-
tional grounds.
Chairman Connery, Democrat, Mas
sachusetts, Of the labor committee,
said he would ask a rule to bring the
measure before the House at this ses-
sion.
The measure would set up g textile
commission with authority to estab-
lish minimum wages for various
classes of labor on the basis of q 35-
hour week. The commission would
have power to regulate production
through curtailment of operations.
Connery emphasized the bill voted
on favorably by the committee today
differed radically from the original
bill SO bitterly denounced by manu-
facturers at hearings conducted two
months ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Mother OF )
Is Hanged In
BritishTown
Convicted of Poison
Staying of Bed-Rid-
den Patient To OBJ
tain Legacy

Birmingham, England, April 16.--
(AP)-Mrs Dorothy Waddingham, 81
year-old mother of five children, died
on the gallows of the Winson Green
prison today, while police guarded the
approaches against a demonstration
in protest at "this Disgrace
Mrs. Violet Wander Elst, energetic
campaigner against capital punish
ment, organized the demonstration,
broadcasting appeals to a crowd of g.
900 to attempt to prevent the hang
ing. The throng looked on quietly,
however, some smiling at Mrs. Wander
Fists exhortations, some praying for
Mrs. Waddingham, while the convict
ed slayer of patient in her Noting
ham nursing home died within the
prison.
King Edward himself was the only
one who could have saved the woman
from the gallows by granting last
minute reprieve after Home Secretary
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
TWO ARE KILLED IN
FUNERAL IN MADRID
Five Others Wounded i'm Shooting
Between MOurners and Work
ers on New Building

Madrid, Spain, April 16-(AP)-Two
persons were killed and at least five
wounded today in an exchange of
shots between mourners in a funeral
procession for slain policemen and
workers on a government building
project.
The dead policeman, civil guard,
was one of two persons killed in 9TH
err disorders last Monday.
Nearly 5000 mourners, including
many policemen, were walking behind
the hearse on the way to the GENE
terry.
AS they approached the new build
ing, several civilians in the procession
shouted:
"Long live fascism."
Afterward, according to the police
version of the story, workers fired
from the windows of the building un-
der construction.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
France Fears Britain Nav
Abandon Her To The Mercy
of Hitler's Growing Army

Paris, April 16.-16.-(AP)- France
took careful stock of it's own military
strength and FASTENED to increase it
today, fearing that the entire system
of collective security built up under
the League of Nations since the World
War might collapse.
Virtually all French sources anti
cipated that a final showdown on
sanctions at Geneva not only would
demonstrate that the League was inn
potent in the face Of Italy's defiance,
but also would create a new peril
British abandonment of France a
gainst Germany.
Hope for Compromise.
Frances Geneva representatives, in
formed sources said, would attempt
to head off the latter course, which
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16

they said Britain might adopt on the
ground that France was to blame for
failure to block Italy's campaign in
Ethiopia by stronger support of sane
tons.
French diplomats, these sources as
serted, would try to convince the Bril-
fish that sanctions against Italy. re-
CARELESS of their success or failure, set
a precedent for dealing with viola
tons of international law, and called
for some punishment of Germany
Most informed sources, however, ex-
pressed scant optimism for effective
British support of France in its cam
paign against Germany's remilitariza-
ton of the Rhineland on Frances
eastern border and denunciation Of
the postwar Locarno pact
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Britain Enlarging ), 1
Gibraltar Defense

London, April 16.-(AP)-With
tension and uncertainty mounting
in Geneva, the British Admiralty
has hurried a new secret type of
anti-submarine craft to Gibraltar
to bulwark the grand fleet, scatter
ed through the Mediterranean.
The publication of the Admiralty
list today showed that Is especially
designed ships described as mine
sweeping trawlers had arrived at
Gibraltar from England within the
last week.
Most of them left the Portland
base on Easter Sunday.
Five deStrOyers arrived at GibraI-
tar from the eastern Mediterran-
can.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
la The Sir Walter Hotel.
by J. G.. BASkERVILL

Raleigh, April 16.-Recklessness,
speed and liquor killed II persons in
143 automobile accidents in March,
and injured 1872 others, according to
figures released today by r. r. Nc
Laughlin, director of the motor We
hlcle bureau of the State Department
of Revenue. In March, 1885, total of
50 persons were killed and 457 injur-
cd in 3S5 accidents. So, while IL fewer
persons were killed in March of this
year than in March a year ago, IS
more persons were injured in 38 more
accidents than in March, 1885.
The accident figures for March
show that so far this year 1872 persons
have been killed and 397 injured in
l,526 accidents while $50 persons were
killed during the first three months
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Auto Deaths Still Drop
In Totals For The State
But Number of Accidents nd Number Of Injured Are
Greater in March; II Kill ed With Excessive Speed
Blamed in Most Cases; Woman Driver Involved

of 1895, thus showing decrease of
So in the number of persons killed in
the first three months of this year as
compared with the first quarter of
1885,
Excessive Speed Blamed.
Excessive speed, rather than reck-
less driving, was listed as causing
more fatal accidents, with 20 fatal
and 40 non-fatal crashes listed as due
to speeding. Reckless driving came
next as the cause of seven fatal and
SO non-fatal accidents, while hit-and-
run drivers figured in ten fatal and
"a non-fatal crashes.
Drunken drivers were listed as caus
ing seven fatal and IS non-fatal acct
dents, while three drunken pedes-
TRANS were injured Iby cars while they
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16

Astrid, was killed in an autOmO-
bile accident, unless money was
left in woods near the border city.
The writer was finally traced,
the police said, through a refer
ence in one letter to the fact
that the person threatening the
kidnapping was a former convict.
King I4eOpold's children, who
had been closely guarded in re-
cent weeks after the threats, left
on seaside holiday soon after
the man was. arrested.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Man Held For Threat To-
Kidnap Kings Children

Brussels, Belgium, April 16 (AP)
"A threat to kidnap the mother
less children of King Leopold of
the Belgians was disclosed today
with the arrest at Liege, eastern
Belgium, of a 31-year-Old former
convict, Nicholas Elsen.
Police of the city of Liege said
the arrested man confessed to
writing letters to the king
threatening to abduct the royal
children, whose mother. Queen
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
PAROLE is GRANTED
TO VICTOR ROYSTER

Raleigh. April 16 (AP)-Governor
Ehringhaus today paroled Victor Roy
ster, sentenced in Vance county In
January to six month sfor breaking,
entering, larceny and receiving.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16

This afternoon thousands of ballots
have been placed in the mails, adj
dressed to registered Democratic vot-
ers in North Carolina. These ballots
went into each of the 100 counties and
Into every precinct. Last week, these
newspapers went directly to the reg
istration books in the entire State and
addressed ballots to every 18th Demo-
crat registered. This is the first time
that names of actual voters have been
used in a straw vote. Every registra-
ton book, whether for. the most ex-
elusive residential district or for the
city slumS, was used in securing
names of voters who will state their
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
Dispatch To Cooperate
In Statewide Newspaper
Straw Vote On Governor
thousands of Postal Card Ballots Mailed to Voters
Whose Names Are Taken From Registration Books;
First Returns to Be Ann ounced Thursday May 7

Who will be the democratic nominee governor of North
Carolina this year? Who will be the top the
dates In the first primary Who will enter the
primary if a second vote is necessary?
For the purpose of answering these questions the
son Daily Dispatch and 10 cooperating
day the Inauguration of the most thorough scientific
ever attempted anywhere at any time
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
BANK INSURANCE IS
FURTHER EXTENDED

Washington, April 18 (AP)-
The House today passed the Sen
ate bill extending the life of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
pOratiOn for two years from July
/, 1886. 1t now goes to the White
House.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
CORNERSTONE LAID
BY THE PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Pledges New Con
servation Effort at In
terror Building

Washington, April 16.-(AP)- The
cornerstone of the new $12,000,0OO In
terror Department building was lad
today by President Roosevelt, who
pledged renewed efforts to conserve
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16
OUR WEATHER MAN

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy, much colder to-
night. possibly light scattered
frost in the mountains; Friday
generally fair, cooler near coast
and: in south central portions.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PLAN BOOSTER DAY
FOR OPENING GAME

Skipper Ed Powell of the Hender-
son Tobacconis.s and H. E. Cap"
Burgess, president OF the Henderson
club are planning to launch big
Boosters day for the opening of the
Virginia-Carolina league here next
Wednesday afternoon when the local
ball club entertains Oxford Dodgers
at League Park.
Most of Louisburg Colleges base
ball nine has been signed to play for
the local aggregation, and a fast
brand of baseball is to be offered fans
Support of fans is solicited by Pow
ell for the club, and through the
Booster Day grogram, the skipper
hopes to put his team on good finan-
cial footing as we'll as create inter
est in his club.
Continued support during the sea-
son will give Henderson a type of
baseball that will be a pleasure to
watch during the summer.
To help the Tobacconicts, buy a
booster ticket and turn out at the
game next Wednesday afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-22

THE TEACHING found in the two
chapters of this lesson are a part of
the last day of our Lords public
teaching on Tuesday Of his last week.
Jesus Final Teachings
The religious leaders of the people
challenged his authority to teach. But
he silenced them with a question con-
corning Johns teaching which they
refused to answer because they fear
ed the people on the one hand and
feared the truth on the other And
yet they were trying to stop Jesus
who in his teaching feared neither
people nor truth. Jesus took their
photograph in his parable of the wick
ed husbandmen, and they recognized
the likeness. Then they tried to catch
him with that delicate political ques-
ton about paying tribute, and them
with their doctrinal question about
the resurrection. All of which Jesus
answered to their utter discontinue.
Jesus Warns His Disciples
Far from retreating before the fire
of his enemies Jesus held them up to
public derision and condemnation
when, Sin the hearing of all the peo-
pie he said unto the disciples, Beware
of the scribes who desire to walk in
long robes, and love salutatiOns in the
marketplaces, and chief seats in the
synagogues, and chief places at feasts
who devour widows houses, and for a
pretense make long prayers: these
shall receive greater condemnation.
What a blistering denunciation or
vanity, avarice and hypocrisy in high
places! How his own humility, SYM
pathy and sincerity stood out against
the dark background of the direct OPP
pOsites in his opponents!
The Widows Mite
The last note of teaching Jesus ever
uttered in the temple, which, from a
child he had called "my Fatner
house." was uttered as che sat over
against the treasury and saw the rlcn
men that were casting their gifts lnto
| the treasury And he saw certain
widow casting thither two mites. Ana
he said, of a truth I say unto you
| This poor widow cast in more IMAM
| they all: for all these did OF tnelr
| superfluity cast in unto the glIts:
| but she of her want did cast IN al,
! the living that she had" SO our LORD
measures our gifts by the sacrl1iciaal
| love that prompts the giving. me III
| tie given out of poverty outwelgns
the much given out of plenty. Inc
/ gift without the giver is bare" me
widow in casting in all the nv.ns
J that she had" was literally Duiiuins