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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Ueorse VI municated to the
house of commons by Prime Min
lister Stanley Baldwin. Haggard and
deeply moved, the man who has
borne the brunt of the struggle on
behalf of the cabinet and parlia-
ment handed the speaker the royal
message and the speaker read it
to the half stunned members. This
is what Edward said:
Realizing as l do the gravity Of
this step can only hope that I shall
have the understanding of my peo-
Piles in the decision l have taken
and the reasons which have led me
to take it.
II conceive that I am not over
looking the duty that rests on me
to place in the forefront the public
interest when 1 declare that I am
conscious that I can no longer dis
charge this heavy task with eff
cheney or with satisfaction to my
self.
Il have accordingly this morning
executed an instrument of abdica-
tion in the terms following:
"I, Edward VIII of Great Brit
ain, Ireland, the British dominions
beyond the seas, king, emperor of
India, do hereby declare my ire
vocable determination to renounce
the throne for myself and my de-
scendants. My desire is that effect
should be given to this instrument
of abdication Immediately.
In token thereof I have hereun-
to set my hand this 10th day of
December, 1886, in the presence of
the witnesses whose signatures are
subscribed
There followed a request that the
accession of his brother to the
throne be expedited, and according
ly enabling legislation effecting the
abdication and the accession of the
new king was promptly introduced
and put through the house of COM
mons and the house of lords.
The new king was proclaimed
with the traditional ceremony fol-
lowing an assembly of the accession
council made up of privy councillors
and other distinguished persons.
That evening the ex-king went on
the air to broadcast a message of
farewell to the half billion people
who had been his subjects.
King Georges first official act
was to make his brother Edward
duke of Windsor. The encourage of
the abdicated monarch seem to pre-
fer to call him Prince Edward. For
the present he is in secluSion at
the castle of Baron Eugene Roths-
child not far from Vienna.
In most questionable taste was a
radio broadcast by the archbishop
of Canterbury after the affair was
all over. The primate scored Ed
ward for seeking his private happi-
ness 'in a manner inconsistent with
Christian principles of marriage
and within a social circle whose
standards and ways of life are alien
to all the best instincts and tradi-
tions of his people"
ParliamentS of all the British do
minions passed legislation ratifying
the abdication of Edward and the
accession of George. But the Irish
Free State, as had been expected,
adopted measures almost eliminat-
ing the last vestiges of its adher-
ence to the empire. The dali eire-
ann erased the name of the British
king from the Irish constitution,
abolished the office of governor gen.
eral, the kings representative, and
described limited functions for
George vi of England in the for.
eign affairs of the Free State.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Intelligent DR.. Craster, health Of
ficer of Newark, N. j., starts
needed campaign against kissing
babies, suggesting the use of bibs
embroidered with these words:
Il don't want to be sick-do not
kiss me-"
He says:
"A kiss can be more dangerous
than a bomb"
Consumption begins in infancy;
babies usually get it from tubercu-
lar mothers who kiss them on the
mouth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
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ESA - EsSA TA EA T5sA %ANSA
The
5sGlorified
Christmas
Puddine"
By Alice 3. Palmer
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- s's.sss.ss,,s'

A SOFT carpet of fresh snow
"A sparkled in the sun and the
L n whole of Christmas was in
the room as Lois opened her eyes,
yawned contentedly and then sud-
denly remembered the great con-
quest of the day-"the Christmas
Pudding!"
'Oh En-" she shouted, radiant
with joy and keen with excitement.
Wake up! Wake up! It's Christ
mas!"
What's that?" murmured En-,
sleepily. "Oh yes, hurrah for the
fun! Is the pudding done?"
Every year, as far back as Lois
and EN- could remember, they had
looked forward
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

There is still reverence for Eng
lish kings in democratic Amer
ica." In New York clubs of "aris-
tocratic" membership all rose
when the broadcast began, and not
one sat down while the King was
speaking. In England they sat down,
they are used to kings there.
Mrs. c. H. Wilson of Columbia,
S. c., went farther; her house was
on fire, she told firemen, let me
know if you think the roof will fall,
and went on listening to Prince Ed
ward, while the house burned.
1t takes a long time to breed out
of human beings that which is in
bred into them through ages; hence
the persistence of our various su-
perStitionS.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

that live, labor,
die and are ex-
plotted. The Chi
nese Generalissi-
mo Chang Kai-
Shek, alta ched to
the ancient Chi
nese belief tina t
right is so power
full that it does
not require to be
supported or en-
f O r C e d by
might" is arrest
ed by his mutt
nous troops de-
manding IAN i'm
oJio+o loo1nro
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

got money" OBJ
jected Joe, IAN
1 bet she needs
a lot of things
coal an kindlin'
an everthin' q"
Leave it to
me, Joe. l got a
mother idee, but
it S o be a Sc
cret. 'Tain't a
good deed if va
t e IL anybody.
Now cross your
heart an say:
I'll never tell
till death us do
part T h e r e,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

VIII, steadfast in
his determination to
make Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson
his wife, abdicated
as king of Great
Britain and emperor
of India, and his
brother, the duke of
York, reigns in his
stead as Georve vi.
Edwards fateful
decision was COM
AZ
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Shensi province, by
troops commanded
by Marshal Chang
Hsueh-liang, former
war lord of Man.
churia. The mutt
nous soldiers de-
manded immediate
declaration of war
against Japan; a
pledge from IN e
N a n in G govern
ment to recover all
10 st territory, in
clIIdino MapcbtIria
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
"Quo+a+ions'

have always felt that religion was
something to be lived, not discussed.
Mary Picktord.
1t is so much easier to be enthu-
siastic than to reason.-MrS. Frank-
lin ID. Roosevelt.
No one can doubt that China is
one day destined TO be among the
most powerful nations. - Pearl 5.
Buck.
| think women are giving up
mems ideas about life and stepping
back to the home.-Queen Marie OF
Rumanid.
Youth will be served. Middle-age
should be.-Fmuie Hurst.
The people who make wars never
have trouble getting the money to
do il with.-Cen. Smedley B. Butler.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
Edward Abdicates and
George Is the King

7 Owe and the British constitution
~ are the winners in the great con-
test that has stirred the vast en-
pire to its furthest borders. Edward
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

The Former King Edward has bid
farewell to England, and England
and the rest of the world bid fare
we'll to the young man, who told his
people: II have found it impossible
to carry the heavy burden of re-
sponsibility without the help and
support of the woman I love-"
A good many men might say that
who do not realize it.
Whoever wrote, or helped to write
that broadcast, it was a sincere,
touching farewell to the world S
highest position, and we'll done.
There is no doubt that the young
King inspired it.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
kidnapping of Chang Kai-shek
May Bring on Warfare

TX7AR clouds again gathered over
w the Far East when Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek, dictator of
of China, was kidnapped at Sianfu,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
Plan to End Electoral
College System

MEMBERS of the electoral COL
ANA lege met in the capitals of
their respective states and went
through the empty formality of cast
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
CLASSIFIED
HOME WORK

LADIES-Copy names. addresses for mail
order firms. Good Pay. Experience un-
necessary; no canvassing. Write. Stamped
envelope. Capitol Advertising. 1925 New
York Ave. n. w. Wash, ID. c.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
g Western Newspaper Union.

powers, including the power of G.
suing permanent and temporary la
functions.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
From Old China
She Wore Boys Clothes
The Long Farewell
Dangerous Gold, in Russia

A roar comes from the great
Chinese dragon, the 400,OOO,O00
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Helen Coberly said she never
liked girls clothes, wanted to be a
boy"
Millions of other girls have said
that. Helen lived up to it, put on
boys clothes, went through the
boys high school to the senior class,
earning her way digging bitches,
mending fences"
Known to be girl, expelled from
the class, she weeps. Some intelli-
gent young man with blue eyes and
kind heart, marrying Heien Co
berly, might some day be the IA
ther of a great American.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

that's the bindinest words l know"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

tion of war against Japan; recov-
cry of all Chinese territory, includ-
ing Manchuria."
This outbreak worries Tokyo, and
it might, if China had a few fight
ing leaders, with enough airplanes
and good pilots. China now is like
Niagara Falls before the turbines
were put in, much power going to
waste. What could military genius
and modern weapons accomplish,
backed by a nation of 00,000,000
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11

No matter what the Seasonal
samplers always fun to do, espec-
cially when it offers as colorful
a picture, as quaint a verse, as
this. You'll find it a grand way to
use up scraps of cotton or silk
floss, and a design that works up
in no time, for the background is
plain. Wouldn't it 60 beautifully in
a young girls room? Perchance
that Young Miss will want to do
this easy cross stitch design her
self!
Pattern 1877 comes to you with
a transfer pattern of a sampler
II IA by Is IA inches; color sug-
gestions; material requirements;
illustrations of all stitches used.
Send Is cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferreO for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft
Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-, New York,
N. Y.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
NAMING A PARTY

IRONICALLY enough. the names
of the two principal political
parties once were combined as
Democratic Republicans, group
of which the standard bearer was
Thomas Jefferson. referred to per-
haps oftener than any other leader
when Democrats trace their polit-
ical origin.
Under Jackson the party name
was shortened to Democrat, which
it continues to bear.
Republicans emerged as sepa-
rate party as early as 1854, al
though its first nominating conven-
ton was held two years later. UP
at Ripon, Wis, in a corner Of the
campus of Ripon college, stands
the Ripon Congregational church,
scene of the first Republican meet
ing.
The Ripon meeting had been
called by Major Alvan E. Bovay,
Whig lawyer, who generally re-
ceives credit for suggesting the
name under which a major politi-
cal body was to function.
He had passed on his idea to
Horace Greeley who later advo-
Gated the name Republican at a
convention in jackson, Mich.
Although Ripon had a voting list
that hardly exceeded 100 in those
days of exclusively male suffrage,
more than half of them attended
Bovay's first gathering. The i'm
pulse which brought them together
was the conviction that the slavery
question was coming rapidly to
a head and that those who opposed
the practice must unite in new
group, regardless of geographical
lines.
Northern states naturally proved
the most fertile ground for spread
ing the new doctrine. Before the
party's first national convention,
which was held in Philadelphia on
the anniversary of Bunker Hill
June II, 1864 firm ''toehold' had
been secured by senatorial repre-
sentation at Washington.
History fails to record what part,
if any, Major Bovay played in the
Philadelphia meeting. The dele
gates were unanimously in favor of
nominating John c. Fremont and
he was selected as presidential
candidate on the first ballot.
Another Republican attended,
however. He was the gangling Illi-
nois rail-splitter, Abe Lincoln, and
some of his colleagues had the
temerity to advance his name as
candidate for vice-president.
Honest Abe" lost the nomination
but four years later he was too
emerge with the party's first sue
cess in a national political contest.
! g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
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3A C&8S FRANK e. HAGEN
$0ES>dhzaA..nunz- ELMO SCOTT WATSON
BY ONE VOTE

D4 o1NC No4G
D UTHERFORD B. HAYES of
IN Ohio, nineteenth President OF
the United States, can be desig-
mated "the man who was elected by
single vote"
His contest with Samuel ]. Til
den of New York, the Democratic
nominee, threatened for a time in
1876 and early 1877 to bring about
resumption of the Civil war. Per-
haps it explains in some measure
the bitterness of battles today be-
tween the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
Hayes faced the disadvantage Of
running in the wake of the eight
years of the Grant administrations,
followed as they were by sensa-
tional accusations of financial
frauds. There was little to choose
between abilities of the candidates
and when first returns were in,
Tilden was acclaimed in the press
as winner.
The election had been bitter. In
Limitations of those days, what we
know as sluggings now, had fig
ured. Perhaps they were the tip
off on what was to follow.
Shortly after election day, it was
revealed that Tilden'S managers
were uncertain as to the results
their party had achieved in Flori-
da, South Carolina and Louisiana.
Normally Democratic, these states
still were in the hands of carpet
Dagger government.
Tilden had 184 electoral votes
and the ballots of any of the three
states named would have elected
him. Hayes, with 166, needed all
of them to have one more cleo
toral vote than Tilden. In Louisi-
ana, the canvassing board threw
out 13,250 Democratic votes and
gave the state to Hayes. Republi-
cans asserted their candidate had
won in both South Carolina and
Florida But DEMOCRATS of the
three states returned votes for Til
den.
To make the situation a typical
American scene, congress was di-
vided, one branch being Democrat
ic, the other Republican.
It was decided finally to appoint
five congressman from each party
and five judges of the Supreme
court to make the decision as to
which set of returns from the dis
puted states should be accepted.
The election of Hayes was as
sured by the vote of Justice Brad
ley. whose participations gave the
deliberative body margin Of eight
Republicans to seven Democrats.
And congress approved these mo-
mentous findings just in time to
enable Rutherford B. Hayes to take
the oath Of the highest Office in
the gift of the American 'peepul."
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
Rural ADDeal

"Do you intend to take the stump
this summer"
YES" said Senator Sorghum.
''The stump is better than the
soap box for oratory. The stump
is there in all kinds of weather,
but boxes are being made Of paste
board and are liable co collapse in
any passing shower"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
If you feel...
tired
-run-doWn
NERVOUS
-out of sorts

THERE is usually definite reason
l. for such complaints. so, now let's
reason Sensibly.
Don't try to get well in day. this
Is asking too much of Nature. Remem-
ber, she has certain natural processes
that just cannot be hurried.
Therefore, if you are pale, tired,
lack Keen appetite, have lost rceight
and feel rundown. "a frequent sign
that your blood-cells are weak, with
tendency towards anemia-then do try
in the simple, easy way so many mil
lions approve-by starting course Of
S.S.S. Blood Tonic to feel like your
self again. 0S.s.s. Co.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
EATING HEAVY FOODS

brings on highly acid stomach condition
after" distress. Milnesia,
original milk of magnesia in wafer form,
quickly relieves distress. Each wafer
equals 4 teaspoonfuls milk of magnesla.
Crunchy, delicious flavor. 20c, 35c & 60c
at druggists.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
Avoidance

do you know any funny sto-
ries?"
Yes" answered Senator Sor-
ghum.
why don't you tell one?"
my wife don't let me. She
says 1 have already made myself
SO ridiculous that what I need is to
avoid laughter instead of encour-
aging it,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-11
Not So Simple

Visitor From City-Oh, to be a
farmer and live always with the
blue sky overhead.
Farmer-YeS, 'tWould be nice il
that was the only overhead.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
TWO CAPITAL SHOTS
GET SIMMS HONORS
Jensen, Thill Among First Six
in Small-Bore Meet-Title
Kept by Johnson.

ONLY the fact that he placed more
shots within the 40" circle en-
abled Eric johnson of Hamden, Conn,
to retain his small-bore rifle cham
pionship at Camp simms yesterday.
w. p. Schweitzer Of Hillsdale, N. j.,
tying him In total points in the three
title events.
johnson and SchweitSer each scored
1,1s6 On the so and 100 yards and so
meters, but upon close inspection it
was found that the former had the
greater number Of ks" The repeat
ing champion also outscored Schweitzer
in the longer 100-yard event
Two Washington shooters placed
within the first six. Maj. C. c. Jenson
taking fourth with l,l76 and A. J.
Thill. sixth, with Its. L. A. McDonie,
another local man, teamed with J. T.
Gallohue Of Oakmont, Pa. to win third
place in the 50-meter two-man team
shoot. won by johnson and J. W.
Ferguson, also Of Hamden.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
OLSON, MAT 'HERO,'
ERNIE DUSEK'S FOE
Pair Set for Hectic BraWl
Here Thursday in Ring
at Turner's Arena.

)LIFF OLSON. local matdom's
perennial hero, who has par
4 ticipated in preliminary tus-
sling here for many months,
will face Ernie Dusek, wrestling's S
meanest man. Thursday night in the
feature match of the weekly cauI-
flower card at Turner's Arena.
In his only feature bout OF the
season Olson, inserted as a substi-
tute for Gino Garibaldi, won from
Joe Cox when the latter was disqual-
ified for swatting Referee Benny Bort
nick. Since then. however, he has
trimmed Henri Piers, Eli Fischer.
George Koverly and Jim Wright and
drew with the villainous John Katan.
olson's pay-of hold, the one with
which he climaxes each winning
bout, is an arm stretch and back
drop. He grabs his opponent by the
arm and smacks him against his
own crouched back two or three times,
which usually Is enough.
Ernies last bout here saw him tri-
umph over Ivan Managoff in one
of the most hectic brawls Of the sea-
son. His well-caulifowered left ear
received another knot on that occa-
sion, when Managof continually
thumped his head with elbow smashes.
Nick Campofreda, former Western
Maryland grid ace, who defeated Harry
Finkelstein in his debut here several
weeks ago, will tangle with John Katan
In a 45-minute semi-final.
Three additional matches will be
added to the card, which will get
under way at $3.50 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
SHOW FOR GEVINSON
IS PLANNED BY PALS
Boxer About to Turn Pro to Be
Honored at Guard.0cean
View Matches.
l FAREWELL boxing show for Lou

A FAREWELL boxing show for Lou
"a Gevinson, talented local amateur
featherweight who plans to make, his
professional debut next month, will
be given by his buddies Of the Ma
tional Guard at Turner's Arena on
October 81, when the District soldier
will clash with the Ocean View
Athletic Club Of Norfolk, Va.
Gevinson led the local larruping
contingent to its second win in as
many starts against Ocean View Fri
day night at Norfolk, when he scored
decision victory over Chief Little
Wolf of the U. s. S. Astoria.
Bob Matthias, hard-hitting welter-
weight, and Roy Crombie, lightweight,
accounted for other Washington VIC
tories, trouncing Jim Walch and
Tommy Tucker, respectively. Bob
WEIGH, District Guardsman, was
knocked out by Sailor Kid Capable in
the first round and Butch Rodgers
dropped a split decision verdict to
Buddy Fox in a welterweight en-
counter for National Guard setbacks.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
0KLAH0MANS HONOR
HUBBELL IN DEFEAT
Ball Players Who Went to Major
Leagues From Sooner State
to Attend Banquet.
By the Associated Press.


OKLAHOMA CITY, October 12.-
Carl Hubbell. still King Carl"
in Oklahoma even If the Giants did
lose the world series, has a huge home
coming party waiting for him tomor-
row here and at Meeker, his home
town.
Besides high State and civic officials,
he will be welcomed by other mem
bers of the Oklahoma major leagues
contingent.
Invitations to the 4oo-plate banquet
have been sent to these who went up
to the big time from the Sooner
State: Pepper Martin, Paul and
Lloyd Waner. Cy Blanton, Bob Seeds,
Ray Peaches) Davis. Rip Radcliffe.
Jim Winford, Vernon Kennedy, Euell
Moore. Willis Hudlin. Ival Goodman
and Clarence (Re6 Phillips.
The long-trousered master Of the
screw ball will be the honored guest
both here and at Meeker, but he must
share the hometown spotlight with
the Cardinals Winford, also a Meeker
boy.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
cox SKEET TROPHY
ISTAKEN BY FRANK
Kenwood Gunners Finish Second
to Staunton in Shoot for
Team Award.

THE first leg on the Witty Cox Tro-
- ply, symbolic of the skeet cham
pionship of the tournament annually
held by Kenwood Golf and Country
Club, has been captured by v. A.
Frank of Hyattsville's Skyline team.
Kenwood's team finished second to
the Shennedale Skeet Club of Staun-
ton in the group rivalry. Another
Skyline team member, George Howard,
won the Class A. Cup. with DR.. Fred
Markley of Staunton second.
r. E. Stuart of Alexandria and L.
Singer and Harry Walters Of Ken
wood won the Glass B, G and D titles.
respectively. F. Vermillon, also Of
Kenwood. won the 20-gauge crown
after a shoot-off with Walters, Stuart
and George Radebaugh. A third Ken
wood member, George Deyoe, won the
kl0-gauge shoot.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
HEINTZ, EDRINGTON
CLOSE SAIL RIVALS
Each Wins Race in Competition
for 20-Foot Boat Honors of
Potomac Association.

NJ w. HEINTZ'S Madic and p. e.
" Edrington's Lady Avon con-
tinued their close rivalry for suprem-
acy Of the Potomac River Sailing As
sociation's 20-foot open class yester-
day when each won a race, the Madic
in the morning and the Lady Avon
in the afternoon. It was the first
time that these boats had sailed with
out handicap.
r. Clyde Cruit and D. Werner
Smythe split honors in the comet
class, with Cruit's Serena winning in
the forenoon and Smythe's Sassy In
the afternoon. H. H. Jacobs Little
and Dr.. A. o. Pagan's Owen finished
third and fourth, respectively, in each
race.
The Class A Handicap's two races
also found two victors, r. Levy's Kitty
wink sailing home first in the morn
ing and N. Elgin's Buccaneer in the
afternoon. Class B honors also were
divided between two, c. r. Luckett
winning in his Lucky II and o. Gris-
void in his Squinx.
Each race. the fourth Of the asso-
cations Fall series, was two laps.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
Trouble Ahead for Hoosiers.

MICHIGAN bowed to Indiana Sat-
urday. II to 3. the Wolverines
scoring on Chris Everhardus' field goal
Indiana presented an alert, scrappy
eleven. but will need its full power
Saturday against Nebraska at Lincoln.
Purdue's highly geared Boilermakers,
who routed Wisconsin, IS to IA, Satur-
day, tackle Chicago at Stagg Field and
Coach Noble Kizer's eleven will be
heavy favorites over the Maroons. In
John Drake and Cecil Isbell, Purdue
has two fine backs. Chicago was held
to Gall tie by Butler University.
Illinois, which bowed to a fine South
ern California team, "a to 6, also helps
get the Big Ten race under full steam
by engaging Iowa's Hawkeyes, who had
little trouble beating South Dakota. 53
to Z. Wisconsin, which even II defeat
has displayed spirit and drive lacking
in recent Badger elevens, runs up
against Notre Dame at South Bend.
The Irish" defeated Washington
University Of st. Louis, IA to 6, and
used IS players in the job.