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The daily independent., 1936-10-06
WHEN MUvvER MAKES COOKIES

When muvver makes cookies, we Klddles all go
Out into the kitchen to play;
But muvver don't mind and she doesn't get cross.
Altho we get right in her way.
She asks us funny why is it we come
Why into the kitchen we tear
On days she bakes cookies, for we do not go
Except it is Cookie day there
She tells us nice stories and sings to u.s. too
While making these cookies so good
She tells up bout Sinbad and Old Mother Goose
Cock Robin and Red Riding Hood
Bob pulls up his chair and he stands by her Sloe'
And gets his paddles all flour
And one day he tumbled some eggs on the floor
Which made muVver clean for an hour.
But muvVer'S the best muVVer ever was seen,
She laughed and said Bob, you're fright"
And Susie poured buttermk into the can
Of powder that makes cookies light.
Now here is the recipe our muVVer takes,
For cookies We quickly devour;
One cup of fruit sugar. and shortening the same,
Two eggs and two cupfulS Of flour.
Small teaspoon of soda, cream tartar the same
Vanilla one teaspoonful, too;
Cream sugar and short'ning, of course you know
how
And add beaten eggs when you're through.
Put soda and tartar right into the flour,
And mix well together, you know;
May need some more flour, then roll EN- all OUT
And into quick" oven they CO.
Now if you have kiddies, want you to make
Some cookies from this recipe;
Tell how you all like EN- and if they are nice,
Be sure write letter to me.
RALPH GORDON
Editors Note: MIR. Gordon says this is a real
recipe and he would like to hear from any mother
who tries it. Address him care of THE DAILY
INDEPENDENT" Elizabeth City N. c.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

what government can do to make
the economic system operate fair
" and efficiently. But we have
no doubt that if business does not
learn to distribute its products in
lower prices. or higher wages,
thus expanding markets and Civ
ing Jobs. then government will at
tempt to do it.
The Christian Science Monitor
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
Personals

Mrs. Lankford Gregory of Nor
folk is the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones.
Jesse S. Lilies of Raleigh was the
guest of Miss Rosa Mann Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. l. C.. Yeagel and
baby and Mrs. Rupert E. West
spent Saturday afternoon in
Elizabeth City in interest of the
Moyock Community Fair.
MI. and Mrs. E. H. Carlton. Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Counce, all of
Norfolk and Norman HolloWell
and John Bunch of Edenton were
the guests Of Mrs. r. E. FiSke and
Miss Marion FISke Sunday.
Mrs. =. A. Cox and dsughter.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
Me -ytf-HUhnCt, ,CLeaWdrPoS
Young PeopIc's Meeting

The Young Peoples meeting of
the Moyock Baptist Church will
have their regular meeting We'd
nesday at 8:l5 O'Clock, instead of
Monday evening. There will be
election of officers at this meet
ing and all members are urged to
be present.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
WARWICK

When Agriculture Secretary Wallace and his
first assistant were out of town during the last
few weeks all questions of agriculture policy we're
referred to man who left the department months
ago the federal reserve boarder Chester Davis
Quite unobserved, Davis has taken very active
part III all the recent farm policy developments He
only tbs tsdsraI re-9rvs board as more coll
genial place in which 80 hang his hat
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
W. M. S. Meeting

The regular meeting of the Mo-
yock Baptist w. NJ. S. will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the church. All men,
bers are urged to be present as
there is special business to be at
tended to.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

wan High School IA.
SmallS Cross Roads. sps.
week end with her mO..g
R. E. FiSke. Miss Fisie s
her guest for the week G.:
May Belle also Of the {:
School faculty.
Mrs. w. j. West an! +:
West spent Monday in Nor.
Clyde Mason and MARI
Wart of New Bern were ~
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Mann a..
Rosa Mann Saturday.
Notice TO home bulldgy
cutter il looks now. the !-.
will look 20 years Later.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

q QOS was IIIeu
before a judge
for biting a boy.
And a n o t h e +
judge was ap-
pealed to, that
he save an ele-
phant condemn
ed to die. So
someone proves
that, through
many centuries,
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
How to Campaign

Candidate: Ito campaign man
ager>- You issue the dodgers"
Manager And you dodge the
issues. = PaStime Scrapbook.
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
.Tust. A Minute
With Irwin S. Cobb

Las Vegas. N. NJ. Oct. Stately
The daily independent., 1936-10-06
THE REAL
TASK INVOLVED

legged man at a kicking frolic but at last
the League has tackled subject that it
may be able to do something about. 1t is
the problem of "POvcrty in Plcnty'
The League has been collecting data on
the misuse OF the natural abundance of the
ncccsSaries Of life. and the ignorance that
prevails IN many classes and countries as to
the right selection Of a dietary and the pro-
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

DIR. CLARENCE POE,
chairman Of the State
Committee for Tax Re-
form Amendments is do
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

THE League of Ma
lions in a war Crisis
appears to be about as
Intellectual as a one
The daily independent., 1936-10-06

IRWIN S. COBB
Copyright. 1886. BY The North
American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
Listen
World
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

You want Life. Lots of Life.
You're always peeving because
you don't get enough of it. Won
dering how you can get more. And
asking people and reading books.
Well, you'll get lots of answers,
stranger. But if you really want
to make a success of living, there
is just one fact you must face
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE
YOU START.
There's just one thing that life
and your fellow men can't and
won't do for you, and that is,
make up your mind. This seems
a simple and reasonable state
ment when set down in cold print.
Yet most of us spend all our days
bucking it.
We're always expecting the
other fellow to shape our program
for us. Or waiting for lady luck
to hand it to us on a silver plat
ter.
I don't know much about God,
partner but I've seen plenty Of
life. And I'm telling you that If
you can't do your own picking,
you're just out of luck.
If you can make up your mind
what you want-whether it be
peace or power, freedom or pro-
lection, opportunity, adventure or
quiet reflection. when you can
make up your mind what you
want and are willing to back the
desire with all you have, then
you'll get it.
There is somebody who should
do something about you, but that
somebody is YOURSELF.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND AS TO
WHAT YOU WANT. THIS is
YOUR RIGHT-YOUR MOST
SACRED RIGHT. YOU WERE
NOT BORN INTO THIS WORLD
TO BE GROUND BENEATH
ANYONE'S HEEL AND YOU
WON'T BE IF YOU HAVE THE
SPUNK.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND WHAT
YOU WANT. THERE'S MOTH
ING CRIMINAL ABOUT THAT
NOTHING CRUEL. IT rs
NOT ONLY YOUR RIGHT BUT
YOUR DUTY. YOU WE'RE PUT
HERE TO DO SOMETHING-BE
SOMETHING. WELL, WHAT'S
HOLDING YOU?
copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

to time of authoritative articles
prepared by competent officials
of the Army and Navy setting
forth the true mission of the
armed forces of this country,
their present condition and
future needs, alien intrigue struck
swiftly and in force to shut off
this stream of truth and stop its
flow through American news
papers into the homes of the
American people.
Alien intrigue organized and
alien money subsidized and alien
agents aided and abetted by their
domestic tools and dupeS finally
succeeded in bringing to bear
upon the Government at Wash
ington enough pressure from the
American pulpit, Americ a n
churches, schools and colleges,
the American Congress and the
American press to put a stop to
American officers Of the Army
and Navy writing for American
newspapers in regard to the Com
mon Defense except under such
censorship as to make their et-
forts well nigh futile.
Other IMPLIES Of alien
intrigue'S sapping expedition
against the American press will
be given in a subsequent article
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

Alien intrigue, subsidized by alien
money and directed by alien
agents, aided and abetted by their
American tools and dupes in press,
pulpit, school, college and public
office, and among organized
minorities, is mobilizing its Amer
lean victims on American soil to-
day into three groups - Reds,
Pinks and Fellows.
Russian money is believed to be
paying in large part the cost of
organizing the Reds. They seek
the overthrow of the American
system of government, either by
boring from within or violence
from without and generally by
both.
British, French, German and
japanese money is helping to de-
fray the cost of organizing the
Pinks and Fellows. They seek to
make American foreign policy sub
servient to their respective ma
tional interests and to influence
the trend of American domestic
policy and the result of American
elections to the same diSloyal end
-disloyal from an American point
of view because anti-American
from the point Of view OF the
common enemy whether British,
French, German or Japanese.
Alien intrigue thus subsidized,
directed, aided and abetted is at
lacking American institutions to-
day on the main fronts Of our ma.
tional life. It is attempting to de-
bauch press, pulpit, school, college
and public office to its Sordid ends.
It is attempting to NEEDLE in the
purely domestic matters Of Ameri'
can foreign policy, American do
nestle legislation and adminiStra
ton, American education and
American elections.
SOME EXAMPLES
Alien intrigue is tampering with
the freedom and independence OF
the American press in ways that
the owners and publishers and
readers of American newspapers
have only just begun to discover
Here are some examples:
For many years American news
papers depended in large part
upon foreign propagandists camou
flaged as military and naval "au
thorities" for their expert com
ment on matters vitality affecting
the common defense. At the time
President Harding convened the
Washington conference on the linn
itation and reduction of naval ar
maments, some Of the largest news
papers in the country had for
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
Poisonous Propaganda
Blu James T. Williams, yr.


emany months been buying special
articles from foreign propagandists
maSquerading as naval "authori-
ties"
During the Washington confer
ence a foreign editor and pub
lisher-British he waS-Set him.
self up as sort Of self-appointed
official" spokesman for the con-
ference. This spokesman was in
secret communication by cable
throughout the conference with
his own government. He boasted
upon his return nome of the IA
vorS that he received at the hands
of American correspondents as
signed to report the conference.
The favorS referred to consisted
in swallowing whole what this
alien propaganda said about the
conference and filling the columns
of American newspapers with his
alien and poisonous propaganda.
And to cap the climax of this
fatuouS performance this walking
delegate of alien intrigue sailed
for home at the end of the confer
ence with a silver loving cup un-
der his arm as testimonial Of
the gratitude of the American
journalistic victims of his success
full intrigue.
FUTILE EFFORTS
This British propaganda was
not alone in this intrigue at the
Washington Conference. He had
number of imitators, some of
whom were also his accomplices.
The whole experience resulted in
opening the eyes Of some Amer
leans to the fact that it was
folly for American newspapers to
remain. dependent on foreign
propagandists masquerading as
authorities for expert interpre-
tation of the true mission of
the American Army and Navy and
of their needs to perform their
mission.
One of the results Of the
Washington Conference was an
effort to develop a group of
American students Of the Com
mon Defense competent to inter
pref the established defense pol
icy of the United States and to
set forth it's real needs and to
make. a public sentiment in this
country independent in its judg
ment on these matters Of the
mouthings of pork-barrel politi-
clans at home and the mischief
making distortions Of so-called
experts" from abroad.
When American newspapers be-
gan the publication from time
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
So It Can't Happen Here!

There is something uncanny in the in which the march
to dictatorship as outlined in Sinclair Lewis 1T CAM
Happen Here being followed by the National Adminsra
ton.
In Baltimore two companies Of the Thirty Infantry,
Regulars marched FULLY ARMED in political parade pre-
ceng the Presidents address members Of his party the
Fifth Regiment Armory.
Use Of the Army, in POLITICAL PARADEs and then at
the POLLS is the way which Hitler Mussolini and EVERY
DICTATOR from the time Of the Caesars to power
Use of Army in political parades and then at the polls
is forecast in 1T Cant Happen Here
United States Senator's rightly alarmed have demanded
that Secretary War Dern explain WHY the troops
used and WHO ORDERED THEIR USE.
There is vast difference between AMERICAN SOLDIERS
marching in holiday parade and ARMED TROOPS march
ing in POLITICAL parade.
It is the difference between what have and what
we may have the difference between people and force
cowed slaves.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

ed to the adop- Rep. j. j. Cochran
ton of a certain demand.
The claim was for 1925. because
of a so-called dixie break.
Cochran asked that it be re-
jected, saying:
"The outstanding question IS:
Is the Congress going to approve
of claims for damages resulting
from ravages by muskrats?"
Cochran pointed out that the
Government had not been negn-
gent as far as the dixie was con-
cerned but that it broke and musk
rats attacked the crops OF the
farmer who asked for damages
from the taxpayers Of the nation
He was sustained.
RESTRICTED
When Gen. Hugh S. Johnson,
in the first days Of this so-calleo
Deal. used Army airplanes to lily
all over the country, he made 1t
extremely difficult for other Off
Gals to fly in the future.
Because johnson and others
used Government planes on va
rious occasions, President RooSe
welt issued his Executive order pro
hibiting civilians from flying IN
Army and Navy ships.
It has been upheld.
Not so long ago a member Of
Congress wished to rush to the
bedside of a dying brother. He
asked the aid of a Government
plane. Because of the Executive
order he encountered great diff
Guilty.
On one of those days when many
areas in the East were flooded an
other member of Congress having
much to do with affairs of the
Navy Department was stranded
He sought the aid of the Navy
and asked that a plane be per
| mitted to fly him to the Capita
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
Local Appropriations

The District subcommittee Of the Senate Appropria-
lions Committee has attempted to right Of the
grievous committed by the House when passed
the District appropriation bill.
Outstanding among the notifications recommended by
the Senate subcommittee and adopted by the Senate is
that which would restore the Federal appropriation for
the National Capital to the budget figure of $5700000
This does not represent equitable contribution by
the United States to the upkeep and maintenance Of its
seat of Government.
It is, however, a vast improvement the figure
of $700OOO which was included in the bill passed
the House.
The bill as reported by the Senate subcommittee shows
an absence of the animus which apparently motivated
the similar committee in the House. and the House itself
when it passed the bill.
The Senate measure eliminates the silly rider adopted
by the House which would have deprived the District
of the parme services of professional and women
Although it may not seem to be so actually this is
move toward economzng the expenditures Of tax funds
There is also evident in the Senate bill liberal
treatment of these agencies of the District
which are actually rendering needed service to ct
zens such as the Police Department. the Health Depart
ment and the institutions operating under the Board Of
Public Welfare
The bill reported by the subcommittee has been ap'
proved without change by the Senate.
The only doubt which arises in the minds Of Wash
ingtonians as to the ultimate enactment of the Senate
BILL as against the House bill, centers about the ques-
ton of how vigorously the Senators will insist upon main
tanning their position when the bill goes to conference
SINCE THE POSITION TAKEN BY THE SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE IS so MUCH MORE SOUND THAN
THAT OF THE HOUSE, THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE SENATE IN CONFERENCE SHOULD FIGHT
TO THE LAST DITCH TO RETAIN THE PRoV1-
sIONS WHICH THE SENATE COMMITTEE HAS
INSERTED IN THE BILL.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
OBVIOUS STRATEGY

Senator Hugo L. Black Cd Of
Alabama is using what is reported
to be bit of strategy.
On a recent day at the close OF
the Senate session, Senator Ken.
meth Mcclellan CD of Tennes"
see presented to that branch OF
Congress a resolution calling for
the appropriation of $4,000 in
order that House committees
might pursue certain investiga"
tons. The Senate adopted the
resolution.
In a few moments, Senator
Black. chairman of the Black
guard Committee, rushed into the
chamber. He asked that the reso-
luton be reconsidered.
Instead of having the Senate
vote on that motion as is Gus
tomary, Senator Mcclellan agreed
to the reconsideration and the
bill was withdrawn.
The next day, Senator Black in
troduced a resolution authorizing
payment of fee to Champion Har-
ris, his legal associate, for work
expected to be done in connection
with the BLACKBOARD Committees
seizure of kilograms. The resou-
ton was referred to the Commit
tee on Audit and Control.
Blacks strategy is obvious. He
has had great difficulty in Secur"
ing an appropriation for the pay.
ment of a large fee to this lawyer
to defend the bitterly condemned
committee for its seizure Of tele'
grams.
He asked that the resolution
Senator Mcclellan introduced be
reconsidered hoping that by play
ing for time he would have the
Audit and Control Committee re-
port his lawyer payment resolu-
ton so that when the Mcclellan
resolution is agar: considered he
can offer his pet as an amend
ment and thus force it through
the Senate md the House which
heretofore objected to it's passage.
When the House "oted down the
bill to pay Blacks lawyer ne i'm
mediately attempted to plan tc get
the money some other way and
the resolution which would give
the House money for it's own in
vestigation appears to him to be
a great vehicle for his own leglS-
lation.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
The Land of Opportunity

Don't let anybody tell you that this longer the land of
opportunty-even under the Raw Deal.
Montana rented land from the Indians at from 30
cents to $150
Then he did NOT raise wheat on it.
For NOT raising wheat this rented land Mr. Roosevels
Agricultural Adjustment Administration gave him 81
His total profit was FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Yet critics have the that the Raw Deal is
strangling individual intative
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

of certain claim
bills presented
to Congress.
On some occa-
Sions it might
appear that he
has just reason
to worry about
having the tax
payers money
spent for a few
of the requests.
The H u sc
was rece n tly
CON S i d e r ing
c. i'm S a n d
Cochran object
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

Modest doubt is called the
beacon of the wise. - Shakes
peare.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

, so that he could be present for
the consideration of important
legislation.
He was reminded of the Execu-
tive order prohibiting such flights.
And even in that emergency he
was refused permission to fly.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
OLD FAVORITES
The Adventures
May Byron

They sit at home and they dream and daily,
Rakng the embers of long-dead years.
But We go down to the haunted Valley
Lighthearted pioneers
They have forgotten they young,
They hear your songs unknown tongue
But the Flame of God through your spirit stirs
Adventurers-O Adventures!
They 1.-THE their herbs and they count their tally,
Choosing their words that phrase may live
But We cast down in the hungry Valley
All that give.
They prophesy smoothly, with weary smile
Fulfilling their feeble appointed while,
But Death himself to your pride defers,
Adventurers-O Adventures!
ReGders iUted to send to the editor their sugges-
tons of the fGVores among the poems for reprintng
this SpGce)
The Washington times., 1936-04-24

The greatest man in history
was the poorest.-Emerson.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
Wise
Words

Modest doubt is called the
beacon of the wise. - Shakes
peare.
The greatest man in history
was the poorest. Emerson.
The heaven of poetry and TO-
nance still lies around us and
within uS.-Longfellow.
The drying UP a single tear
has more of honest fame than
shedding seas of gore.-Byron.
The greater man the greater
courtesy.-Tennyson.
The wretched hasten to hear
of their own miseries.-Seneca.
Go deep enough and you will
find in every one some spring OF
knowledge.
Fame sometimes hath created
something of nothing.
Fame is no plant that grows on
mortal soil.
Man, know myself! all wisdom
centerS there.-Young.
The Washington times., 1936-04-24
SUSTAINED

Representative John j. Cochran
CD of Missouri has very definite
views concerning the enactment
Evening star., 1936-03-22
HERRING TO VISIT
K. Of c. COUNCILS
State Deputy viii Attend
Meetings Within the Next
Two Weeks.

State Deputy George e. Herring
Of the knights Of Columbus will
attend the meetings Of all local coun-
cils within the next two weeks and
will speak on the five-point campaign
of progress now being conducted on
a Nationwide basis.
Meetings scheduled this week are:
Tomorrow, Potomac Council, under
the direction Of Grand knight Charles
j. Considirle, after which there viii
be a short entertainment, under the
direction Of Frank Pearson. Tuesday,
Washington Council, with Grand
Knight Alfred A. McGarraghy in the
chair. Thursday, Grand Knight DR..
George r. Ellis will preside over Keane
Council.
Alfred Paul Neff will conduct a
hingo party Saturday evening in the
club house at $50. Following the
bingo party there will be social in
the recreation room.
Next Sunday at 3 o'clock Washing
ton Council viii confer the first and
second degrees as part of the Nation
wide campaign for new members.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
JOBS DAUGHTERS

The following were initiated at
Bethel No. ] last Saturday night:
Edith Hershel, Grace Sterner, Doris
v. Kluge, Julia Lawrenson, Henrietta
Nunnally, Funder Beall, Virginia
Horace, Marion Woford, Catherine
Talbert, Doris Henderson and Dorothy
Cuatt. Catherine Dikeman transferred
to Bethel, No. /.
The Hiking Club went to the Zoo
yesterday.
The Mothers Club will have a lunch
con and card party at the Fairfax
Hotel April at 1890. The meeting
of the Mothers Club will be held April
z at the home of Mrs. Bailey. AL
Emerson street.
The Dramatic Club will meet to-
morrow at the home Of Mary Ellen
Bailey, 421 Emerson street.
Drill team Thursday night.