davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
ANSWERS

1. The vote in Allefany county was
1856 for to y against calling a con-
vention.
2. In 1882 The vote in Vance county
for Edward w. Pou, Democratic can
didate was 1905; for L. P. Dixon. Re-
publican, 279. Two years later the
vote was for Harold d. Cooley, Dem
ocrat, 986; for Hobart Brantley. Re-
publican, 49,
8. In that year seven wagons loaded
with goods were shipped to Governor
Iryon On the Cape Fear. A windmill,
476 pounds of candles and other items
were included in the shipments.
4. Of the total population of 3,17O.-
276 in 1880, 1,14O,971 were gainfully
occupied.
5. Before he had been charged with
the crime he admitted in an affidavit
that he had on March 2, 1925 married
Thomas Spencer a white man, and
Martha Paul, a mulatto woman "con-
trary to the laws of North Carolina"
In bringing his own guilt to the at
tentlon OF the courts, as informer, he
was entitled to one-half of the fine
winch was fifty pounds. Shortly after
wards he left the province and went
to Maryland.
6. The Great Secession" occurred
IN 1oo5 after bylaws had been adopt
ed ny the trustees to appoint two
monitors In each class to preserve or
oer. Resentment against this bylaw
caused 40 students, a majority of the
student body to secede.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

New York, Dec 22-Now the drama
season, which looked pretty gloomy
for weeks and weeks, is perking up.
There was the richly REVEALING you
Can't Take It With You" and on its
heels pleasant play about military
school by pair of 26-year-old alum
nj, Brother Rat"
Brother Rat" doesn't compare, in
vivid showmanship, with the Kauf-
man-Hart play, but the fact that it
is worth while evening in the the
atre, with laughter here and there,
believable young people in the throes
of military school and love and
that it engenders high suspense from
time to time make it a worthy item
for any Christmas. list.
Moreover it is the third of a trio
of military school plays The first
two wept for the tender souls of
young men exposed to harsh disci-
pline. They were bitter indictments
of "the system" This one under
takes to view military schools through
rose-colored glasses, if you will; but
it sees them, for all that, in a much
truer perspective for the simple rea-
son that the characters are closer to
life. I can't prove that, but audiences
feel it; the first two, indignant plays
were flops and this one has already
caught on.
1t IS my suspicion, too, that Mr.
Sam Harris, sponsor of the newest
play about young warlords, played
sagacious trick upon the critics-a
naive and vulnerable crew, to say
the least. Brother Rat" drew raves
of higher voltage from the drama
amplers than it might have other
wise simply because they had sat
through two earlier plays laid in SIM
liar locales but in which the crusad-
ing sp rit drowned out the drama in
shrill preachments.
Now" I can picture the astute Mr..
Harris musing, when they think all
military school plays must sound like
tracts issued by the League Against
War and Fascism, TIL show them one
which sounds like play" He did
and knocked them out of their seats
Laurence L.. Doggett, president of
the international Y. M. G. A. College.
Springfield, Mass born at Manchest-
er, Iowa, u years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
OTHERS VIEWS
THE MAXWELL CASE

To the Editor:
For the second time a court at Wise,
Va, has convicted Edith Maxwell of
killing her father, Trigg Maxwell,
July 81 last year. Edith is a school
teacher and is twenty-five years old.
Nothing was proven against her char
acter in this trial. It was proven
however that her father got drunk
every week of her life. On the night
of July p, 1885 Edith's father came
home drunk; Edith, her mother and
twelve year old sister were all that
were at home. A fight ensued and at
it's end Trigg Maxwell was dead. It
was proven that Trigg was the ag-
gressor and his daughter, Edith was
the champion of peaceful firesides and
better homes in America
1 am not trying the case; Edith
Maxwell versus the State of Virginia.
That is the business of the courts
the lawyers. Remember please law
yers compose our courts and are the
big majority in the Congress and all
the State Legislatures. They make
our laws and rule the country as
surely as God rules the world, and for
C-AOAA PetAC III NAA1AAAAS ILLS OOO1ALIy LII
the past seventy years, the blood of
poverty of a hundred million people
is on their skirts.
With the late lamented prohibition
law we had far less drunkenness than
we had before 1r since. Yet these
government controlling lawyers had
that great and good law annulled,
and brought liquor back with all it's
horribleness and propensity to de-
ystroy homes. They brought it back
for the sordid reason that the taxes
of the rich might be less and the peo-
pie kept drunk 81 they could be the
more easily robbed.
Yet these lawyers go into court and
convict poor girl who in trying to
defend her honor, her old mother, lit
tie sister, and their lives, finds her de-
PRAYED drunken father dead at her
feet. I hold no brief for any law
breaker, as much as I would like to
have the necks of many lawmakers
broken, still Edith Maxwell stands
out, to me, heroine of which this
country should be proud. The quicker
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Dec. %, 1440-The 36-year-old Giles
de Laval, Seigneur de RetZ, marshal
of France and aide of st. Jeanne Dare
who is called Joan of Arc, was execut-
ed at Nantes by strangulation for the
murder of 1875 children.
Marshal de Retz, a man of high
birth, of great fame for military
achievement and of great wealth, be-
lieved in witchcraft and he lured boys
and girls aged to 10 into his castle
tortured and put them to death, and
used their blood and hearts as charms
in diabolical rites!
So distinguished and gentle a fig
ure was he outwardly, that he was
not suspected of the mass crimes for
eight years.
Dec. %, 1775-The first naval fleet
of the u. S. was organized. Two "a
gun frigates, Alfred and Columbus,
and two briggs, Andrea Doria and Ca
bot, were placed under command of
Esek Hopkins, So, who was given the
rank of brigadier-general and a sal
airy of $24 month.
This first commander-in-chief of the
navy was deposed within a few
months on the ground he was a cow
ard
20 Years Ago Today-The World
War: What seemed at first a master
stroke of Austro-German statecraft
turned out to be a dud. The "inde-
pendent" kingdom of Poland, was re-
cognized as independent in a joint AL
lied note, and the Poles proceeded to
make themselves independent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
r TODAY y
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

16e6-James E. Oglethorpe, English
soldier, philanthropist' founder esa. OF
Georgia, born. Died June 80, 1885.
177O-Dametrius A. Gallitzin, Rus
sian noble-born Catholic missionary
who labored in the Alleghanies, born.
Died at Loretto, Pa, May 6, 1910.
17SS-Joseph Lowell, the army's sur
geon-general from 1918 to 1886, born
in Boston. Died Oct. II, 1886.
1789-Ann H. Judson, missionary to
Burma, born at Bradford, Mass. Died
in Burma, Oct. "a, 1926.
1823-Thomas Wentworth Ilggln-
son, Bostons noted soldier, reformer
and philanthropist, born at Cambridge
Mass. Died May 9, 1911.
1824-Matthew H. Carpenter, noted
Wisconsin lawyer apd U. S. senator,
born at Moretown, VT. Died Feb. "a,
1881.
1869-Edwin Arlington Robinson,
famed poet, born at Head Tide, Maine
Died in New York, April 6, 1885.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
Today is the. Day
By CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright, 1886, for this Newspaper
by Central Press Association

raises question about which was the
first steamboat on the Great Lakes.
Kaempffert's History of American
Invention confirms his belief that it
was the Ontario, which was launch
ed at Sacketts Harbor, under license
from Robert Fulton. However, it was
not success. Great Lakes steam nav
igation really began with the first
steamer on Lake Erie, the Walk-in-
the-Water.
Queries, reproofs, ETC., are invited
by Clark Kinnaird.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION

In Superior Court
State of North Carolina:
County of Vance:
Helen S. Lee, by her next friend
Henry T. Powell.
VS..
Willie Lee.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the Su-
perior Court Of Vance County, N. G.
for a Divorce A Vinculo on the
grounds of two years separation, and
said defendant will further take
notice that he is required to appear
before the Clerk of Superior Court of
Vance County on the 9Th day of Jan
uary 1887 to answer or demur to the
complaint in said action or plaintiff
Will pray for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
1hls Ind day of December, 1886.
e. 0. FALKNER,
Clerk of Superior Court.
}. M. Peace, Atty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
IT'S TRUE

For 16 years Kit Carson, the Ken
tuckian who was a notable factor in
the winning of the west never ate
anything except meat (There was
nothing exceptional about his ability
to live on meat alone. Stefansson, the
explorer, has demonstrated the aver
age man can do it,
Gasoline will freeze. This is a
chemical fact we'll known to such au-
thorities as A. M. Ewing, professor of
chemistry, Texas Wesleyan Univer-
sity, who thinks these columns ought
to be published in book form Who
else thinks so?
Grammar and spelling of Benia-
min Disraeli, notable novelist and
prime minister of England, kept a sec
rotary to correct everything he wrote.
Richard Arkwright, uneducated son
of poor family, was working as a
barber to make living, when he in
vented the first cotton-s spinning ma
chine, which introduced the machine
age.
Earl r. Forrest, Washington. Pa.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

any man who goes to his home and
family drunk is sent back to his Gre
ator for repairs the better, for not
only his family but every one.
God grant from now on there will
be champion of sobriety and clean
living, like Edith Maxwell, in every
home in the land.
JAS. H. WRIGHT.
Henderson, Dec. 81, 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
TODAY'S HOROSCOPES

Today promises ability for hard
work and considerable success in life.
Inc mind is capable and full of enter
prise, sharp, incisive, and with a
strong purpose. Success will probably
be ultimately attained, but the road
may be rocky, though it may be made
easier if the advice of friends is list
ened to. Self confidence is a good
thing, but can be carried to excess
here
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

SECOND HAND TIRES OF ALL
sizes and makes. See US before
trading for new tires and let us save
you money with Firestone. Carolina
Service Station, Firestone Distribu-
tors, Garnett St.. at Andrews Ave.
12-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

Tuesday, Dec. %; second day of
Winter. Morning stars: Neptune
stationery in Right Ascension) Mars.
Evening Stars: Mercury, Venus, Sa-
turn, Jupiter, Uranus. Zodiac sign:
Capricorn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

l. A unit of measure of interstellar
space.
2. Washington Irving.
3. The artificial application of water
to land
4. California.
3. The Balkan Peninsula.
6. Alkalies
Z. American scientist.
8. Yes.
9. Marrow
10. jamaica.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FRED H. MAY

1. What was the only western coun-
ty to vote for the prohibitional con-
stitutional convention?
z. What difference was shown in
Vance County's congressional vote for
1892 and 1884?
B. What articles of manufacture
were shipped from the present Win
ston-Salem as early as 1857?
T. How many persons are working
at gainful occupations in North Car
DINA?
3. How did Rev. John Blackwell in
1925 evade payment of fine for mar
rylng a white man and Negro wo-
man?
8. What is known as the Great Sec
cession" at the University?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, Mimi,
ex-secretary of State, born at Pots
dam, N. Y, 80 years ago.
Opie Read of Chicago, noted author
born at Nashville, Tenn, "a years
ago.
Deems Taylor of Stamford, Conn,
noted composer, born in New York, 81
years ago.
Gov. Frank F. Merriam of Califor-
MIA, born at Hopkinton, Iowa, 71-years
ago.
cambridge Colby of New York, law
yer, ex-secretary of State, born in St.
Louis, Ct years ago.
Prof. Alexander Petrunkevitch, not
ed Yale zoologist, born in Russia, 81
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
WANT ADS

BE SURE TO REMEMBER HER
with Christmas box of Whitman's
Norris or Martha Washington Can
dies Our stock is complete. Page
Hocutt Drug Co. 22-1t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
TODAY IN HISTORY

1775-Esek Hopkins commissioned
by the Continental Congress the first
commander-in-chief of Americas navy
eight little merchant ships hastily
altered to war uses.
1821-James Fenimore COoper's
THE Spy" his second novel, publish
ed in Philadelphia without the au-
thors name on the book-known to
history as the first outstanding Anne
rican novel.
1894-U. S. Golf Association organic
ed.
1894-Capt. Dreyfus of France found
guilty of betraying state secrets.
1929-Germany's election referen-
dunn upheld the Young Preparations
Plan-only of the Al million voters
appeared at the polls.
1934-League of Nations "Interna-
tional Army" English, Italian, Dutch
and Swedish troops, took up stations
in the Saar for the January plebiscite
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY CHRIST
mas you must keep warm. See our
choice variety of good heater values
at "The Place of Values" Alex S.
Watkins 22-1t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

WANTED-FARM FAMILY WITH
two pillow hands to farm on salary.
j., F. A: LaMond, route 1, Kjttrell,
: N. G. 21-2t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO PAINT
up! Because Lowe Bros, quality and
beauty endure and give lasting sat
isfaction. Lovely shades in Melo-
tone flat and Mello Gloss, semi
gloss paint. Alex S. Watkins 29,1t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

READ THIS AND SEE WHY
crowds are always at Student Cen
ter. We sell gigantic milk shakes,
SC; delicious toasted sandwiches, Sc;
cigarettes, two packages, 25c 21-4t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

FOR SALE-REM1NGTON PORT
able typewritef,' Model No. 4, same
as new, ono of the best and latest
portables. Edward H. Dixon, Jr.,
Phone 1853: - go 22-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22
-.z,.s =. 30, ~
U|fl]1(lf|jI)9 bIf)od
6Fselh p.s 0,s ~ lest ue ~s ~ stA-raa l NJ

GODS COMMANDMENTS By this
we know that we love the children OF
God when we love God, and keep MS
commandments John 5:2
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

NOW rs THE TIME TO IN
vestigate our easy payment
plan. No advance in our
prices and a choice selection
of values. Loughlin- Goodwin.
18-5ti.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

T H E HENDERSON BUSINESS
School offers professional and
thorough training in all commercial
subjects. New term begins January
4. Phone 1868 foi appointment. 8-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

USE YOUR CREDIT. OUR
fine diamonds are your guide
to quality. Your assurance
Of genuine valtie. Loughlln-
Goodwin. l8-5tl'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

JUST RECEIVED LATE SHIPMENT
beautiful wooden ware gifts, nut
bowls, hors d'oevres trays novelty
smoking sets. Special prices. Hen
.derson Book Co. 22-1t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

REMIND SANTA CLAUS TO BRlNO
Fireworks, We have a complete as
sortment of every kind. Fl. + New
man, oppo Motor Sales Go. NV
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

THE APPRECIATED GIFT JACOBS
of New Orleans. candy-in attrac-
tive Christmas wrappers. De'iclou'
lunches at all tines. Sonny Sooe
Shop. 80
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-22

LOST OR STRAYED. GERMAN
police dog year old. Answers to
name of jack. Wearing collar with
no name. Telephone 322-J. 22-2ti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06
Protect Youngsters
 Vision Urges Doctor
Large Percentage of Children Have Defective Eye
 Sight-Early Examination Essential

amount of nervous force or energy due them and when this continues some other organ in the body, less imperative in it's demand, must suf- fer for the lack. Naturally other organs revolt, causing the child to lose vitality and pep and making him nervous so that he cannot give the proper attention to his studies. He is backward in his classes and does not learn as fast as the child who Is not handicapped by poor eyesight. Oftentimes his compan- ions begin to look upon him as lazy and stupid. In reality the child is using up so much of his visual en- ergy in trying to see that there is little energy left with which to re- cord the visual impression.
 Improper Lights
 Improper lighting plays Q large part in the straining of Q child's eyes. Never let child read or write with the light facing him. It should be placed behind him with the light, preferably, falling over the left shoulder. Some eyes are subject to glare more than others. Glare tends to injure the eyes as well as disturb the nervous system, thus reducing the efficiency of Q pupil. It is now possible to secure lenses which absorb ultraviolet rays, which are present in all light, particularly in sunlight, without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06
Infantile Paralysis
 Reason For Decline
Attendance at Baby Welfare Station Shows Drop of
 Nearly l,OOO-Nortf End Busiest

although many continued to do SO
 Leading the list for attendance figures was the station at the North End Y. M. 0. A., under the medical direction of Dr. Louis c. Backhus, which reported Q total attendance of 1068. Following, in the order of Dr. Joseph Hetzel, with 861; Christ chapel, Dr. Hetzel, 582; South Fed- erated church, Dr. A. s. Brown, 514; 324 Baldwin street, Dr. Bernard Ber- man, 405; Taylor street, Dr. E. A. Eugene Sirica, 40; Waterville, Dr. H. Everett Allen, 374.
 Significant of the interest shown by Waterbury mothers in the sta- tions is the fact that 37 per cent of of the 1890 live babies born in the city during the year were brought to the centerS.
 353 Conferences
 The total number of conferences held was '353 and the average at- tendance per station was 12. The city board of health and toxoid clin. les were conducted as usual under the direction of Dr. E. J. Godfrey, city health officer.
 Since the institution of the sta- tions, physicians and nurses engaged in this praiseworthy work have been inspired by 8 slogan which, 1t is felt, will bear repetition. It is Save the Babies, the Wealth of the World"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

Despite Q setback in attendance due to the prevalence of infantile paralysis during the months of Au- gust and September, the Waterbury Visiting Nurses association and its staff of physicians. associated, car- ried on with marked success the work at the baby welfare stations located throughout the city. For years the stations have served as in- valuable aids to Waterbury mothers
 During the past year the total at- tendance at all stations was 4,324, Q drop of nearly 1000 as compared with 1884. The loss is ascribed di- rectly to the infantile paralysis scare. During August and Septem- Der when the disease reached the proportions of Q mild epidemic, mothers were not encouraged to bring their babies to the stations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

hindering the free passage into the eye of the harmless rays of the vis- ual spectrum.
 If Q child's eyes should become red and inflamed by wind or irrita- ton, bathe them with either quite cold or quite warm water. This will stimulate circulation and also rest and freshen the eyes.
 Of course. the most important and safest thing to do for child's eyes is to have them examined by an optomctrist or optical specialist. This way you will find out just what condition the eyes are in and what to do for them. The optom- etrist has the advantage of being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

ated that 10000,000 of them re- quirc eye treatment or glasses to give them full vision.
 If child is nearsighted he may have great difficulty in being able to sec well and therefore the par ents will have his eyes examined and proper glasses fitted giving the child normal vision.
 Astignatism
 On the other hand the great ma jority who arc afflicted by farsight- cdncss or astigmatic condition there is no direct consciousness of the handicap.
 l will try to give you general idea on the structure of the human eye, enabling you to understand just why, even though not con- scious of having an eye disorder, it may prove to be dangerous, not only to the eyes but to the whole system of the human body, If not taken care of and properly treated. Tn each eye there i8 q tiny muscle that helps the eye to focus correct ly giving eyes that are too short or that are too long or that are wrongly curved, power of accom- modation so that for limited pe- riod, at least, they can form perfect image. We know that the functioning of, any human organ is made possible only through the ex- pendlture of nervous force. Nature allots each organ certain portion of this force. When the eyes are strained and muscles overworked they are taking more than the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06
BY DIR. RENE W. MEssIER

Every child upon entering school should have his eyes examined by o registered optometriSt.
 You may say the child does not need glasses and can see perfectly well without them. All parents should realize that there Is prac- tically no such thing as 3 perfect eye. If every mother and father could be made familiar with this fact and realize that by correcting the cyesight while the children are young 1t will very often save the eyes for when they are men and women, they would take Q different attitude toward glasses for their children.
 From statistics I find that there are 24 million school children in the United States and 1t is estinl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

able to give an eye examination without the use of drugs to relax the eye muscles, therefore not hav- ing to wait for a time before the eyes will resume their focusing power.
 Neve think of purchasing glass; es unless they have been made ex- pressly for the child after com- petent and thorough examination. Tn dealing with eyes and particu- larly with children, always remem. Der the best is none too good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06

Phone today and ask for the Koppers Service Man. will call shortly after
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-06
ST Baby Specials

125 Sanitex Diapers, made Ct Doe.
by Birdseye. 27X27 size. ~
SOC to 81 Sample Baby > for G.
Dresses. Handmade and y ~
hand embroidered, only one or two OF
a style. Sizes months to years.
m Basy e sso emSr nsna:
ed in sizes months to 2 years.
Infants Flannele ties, a for G1
gowns. gertrudes and XII ~
monos in pink or blue with nice trims.
Knit Leggings - All-wool = for Ct
leggingS in broken sizes A ~
and color ranges from l to 3.
Baby RobeS-Blanket cloth > for G1
robes with silk cord ties a pI
Sizes l to 3 in pink or blue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-06

Panties, chemise and dance
sets, samples and seconds Of
100 garments. Tearose
only in lace trimmed and
tailored styles ..........
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-06
Rayon Taffeta Slips

Fine quality silk crepes in lace trimmed and
tailored styles. Full length models in sizes
Is and II. Tearose only ..................
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-06
.omen's Satin Undies

Slips, sizes "a to A. Panties, sizes II to 81.
Dance sets, sizes 80 to SO. Chemise, sizes So
to 40. Lace, tailored and embroidered styles -.