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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01
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BLACKCLAN
Pontiac (Mich.) Grand
Jury Accuses State,
County Leaders

PONTIAC, Mich, Sept.
1.N.SO Acting Police Chief
Alfred L. Reynolds of Royal Oak,
where Rev. Charles E. Coughlin
has his famous Shrine of the
Little Flower, was among those
named as a Black LegiOnnaire
by the Oakland county grand
jury in its sweeping report today.
Five patrOlmen and expatr0l-
men there also were included in
the alleged who's who" of
Michigan's Black Legion.
PONTIAC, Mich, Sept. /
G.N.S0.-Declaring the Black
Legion was formed by "rebellious
members" of the Ku Klux Khan,
the Oakland county grand jury
today in a 33-page report charged
that State, city and county gov,
ernments here were honey-combed
with more than 80 members of the
outlaw band.
Included in the list Of those
named In the grand jury report
as Black Legionnaires were a po-
lice chief, the prosecuting attor.
ney here, q State representative,
policemen, detectives, firemen. the
city treasurer, the city attorney,
the manager of the State liquor
store here. the manager Of the
State hospital and many State
hospital employees.
No Charge Made
Yesterday the same grand jury
indicted 20 men for arson for put
ting the torch to a Communists
camp, near here. Today the grand
jury. in naming names, accused
more than 80 public servants Of be,
ing members Of the Black Legion
and sketched history Of the night.
riders in Michigan.
No charges were made against
the men other than to link their
names to the alleged terrorist cult
Nor were recommendations made
for dismissal of any of the public
employees. The report said the
grand jury was merely a fact
finding body" but promised ito
gladly counsel and advise proper
authorities" in any action they
desired to take.
Formed for Vengeance
In discussing origin Of the
black.hooded secret band, the for
NAL report said: ...
Born Of political, race and re-
ligious prejudice, masking its
terrOristic activities with grim
secrecy, the Black Legion was
formed in Ohio probably in 1881
by rebelliOuS members of the
order of the knights of the Ku
Klux Khan. Such prejudices,
nurtured by the un-American OBJ
legation and mob activities of the
Khan, found a greater expression
in the Black Legion, an order
which is a far cry from the riders
of Quantrell, civil war guerrilla
leader.
"AS conceived. the Black lie.
gion was a khan with a ven
geance, organized to accomplish
its objects by force and violence
II necessary. 1t was q black
klan."
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cipal contenders for the presi-
dency to meet vis-a-vis in the midst
of a campaign that is more than
ordinarily warm.
Five State Conferences
Filled as it is with dramatic pos
sibilities, it is unlikely that Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Landon will be
alone at any time during their
meeting at Des Moines. The ar
rangements, as Tentatively Planned
aboard the Presidents special
train, provide that Mr.. Roosevelt
should hold separate conferences
with the governors and other State
officials on Thursday.
Five States will be represented
at the Des Moines meeting-Kan
sas. Missouri, Nebraska. Oklahoma
and Iowa. the host State. Invita-
tions have been extended to the
governors, to the two United States
Senators from each State. num-
Der of Congressman, and such
State officials intimately con-
cerned with drought and relief
problems as the respective COVER
nors want to have present. 1t is
the present plan to take each
State separately.
Few Republicans Present
Thus, when conditions in the
State of Kansas are taken up,
Governor Landon will be accom-
panied, it is expected, by Senators
Capper (R) and McGill CD and
by such Kansas assistants as Gov
ernor Landon wants along.
Incidentally, Governor Landon
will be the only Republican COVER
nor represented. The others, Her
ring of Iowa, Park Of Missouri,
Cochran of Nebraska and Mar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01
APARTMENTS

Washington's choice va
cancies in one, two and
three-room apartments,
classified according to
price, size and location,
will be found today and
every day in the Want
AID section Of the Herald
and The Times. Turn
now to the Rental Sc
lector" in the Want Ads
to find that apartment
you have been looking
for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Lower Auto Insurance

Automobile insurance policyholderS
in New York are getting a fine New
Years present of ST 300, 900 in lowered in
surance rates. In few localities former
rates are unchanged. In few others
the rates are raised, because the condi-
tons producing high rates continue.
For most of New York city, which
benefits with a saving of $500,000, and
for the greater part of the state, lower
rates are justified by two factors. One
is the vigorous drive against ambulance
chasing and fake-claim racketeers. The
other is the active safety campaign which
has been producing results in fewer traf-
fic injuries and fatalities.
Perhaps careful motorists who resent
high insurance rates would take more
lively interest in fighting the two evils
of insurance racketeering and bad driv-
ing in their own communities if they
realized they would reap reward OF
lowered rates, more in keeping with their
own good driving habits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Press Comment
II. F. ID. IN WINTER
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE

Who could have guessed, when 1t
was established, that rural free de-
livery would not only bring comfort
to the farmer but also, some day,
be priced by city slickers! But as
the earth turned, and human van
ity with 1t, the smart urban and
suburban addresses were forced to
share their prestige with the hum
BILE r. F. ID. No. L The landauiet
and the limousine gave way to the
closer-hauled town car and the sta
ton wagon. and the old Hezekiah
Yates place with light, heat and
copper plumbing installed) also
shed the small white r. F. D. box,
model 1910, replacing 1t with a large
aluminium one, the squire's name
stenciled on the side.
The squire, maybe, has never no.
ticed the number stenciledi on the
front: a number close to one hun
dred. To the r. r. D.. man, on a
day when the temperature rises to
above zero at high noon and a
forty-mile wind Is lifting the tops
of ten-foot drifts and barring ice on
the steep Indian Hill road out of the
village, buffeting the car and driv-
ing into the marrow and the 'front.'
al sinus, these numbers are signif-
icant and tick off slowly. If the
squire hibernated as much as he
estimated here. neither chains on
four wheels, nor oversize car heater,
nor half pint of apple under the
belt would give him courage to set
forth on day like this. And the
hardest farm folk are glad to re-
main at home.
But somehow or other when yes
terdays deep tracks have been
erased by fresh storm or heavy
drifting, the rural mail man makes
his appointed rounds with his bur-
den Of local blatter.- In world
from which all other human contact
has vanished for the farm family on
the windswept hill, suddenly out Of
the desert Of snow, the silence and
emptiness. exhaust blowing a white
cloud, wheels tossing snow, windows
opaque with frost a few inches
from the frost-remover, here comes
the man who makes r. r. D. FASH
ionable for city slickers in spring,
summer and fall, and tolerable to
the farmer in winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
A Book a Day
A Complete History of
Clipper Ship Era
BY BRUCE CATION

There is a rich feast for anyone
who is interested In the lore of the
sea-or, for that matter, for any
one who can enjoy a colorful and
romantic slice of American history
in Clipper Ships Of America and
Great Britain" by Helen and JAG
ques La Grange putnam: So.
This book Is a complete record of
the great clipper ship era. 1t con-
tains an extensive text giving the
case histories of 40 or more of the
fastest ships ever built, and some
IS wood engravings in color show
ing how these vessels looked.
From about 1886 to 1860. naval
architects served the great god
speed. They broght out lean. knife
like vessels of incredible swiftness
and grace. which recorded speeds as
high as 81 knots and which were
perhaps, as breath takingly beauti-
full as anything ever created by
man.
The clipper, as a matter of fact
were woefully uneconomic. They
lacked carrying capacity, they were
fragile and occasionally treacherous
and the demand for speed caused
them to be driven so hard that
their lives were very short. AS soon
as the era Of skyhigh freight rates
ended, the extreme clippers van
ished.
But, while they lasted-what ships
they were, and what names they
had! Herald of the Morning. Flying
Cloud, Golden West, Sovereign Of
the Seas; how those names fit them
how they bespeak the pride and love
the builders had for them!
This book does ample Justice tc
its subject. 1t Is an invaluable re-
cord Of a nexciting and glamorous
era.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1886
A Thought for Today
More About ParkwaYs

Scarcely had the ink dried on our
article of yesterday concerning Fairfield
county parkwayS and the possibility OF
through airline route from New York
city to Hartford, when we read that
slightly more than $5,000,000 in Merritt
Highway bonds were to be sold. The
money will be used to continue the prog
ress of this super-roadway now being
flung across Fairfield County as memo
rial to the county's bestowed national
legislator, Schuyler Merritt of Stamford.
AS the bonds have been authorized by
the Legislature there will be no difficulty
about their sale.
In fact motorists throughout the state
will greet the announcement with cries
Of delight. The fact that the money is
needed must mean that work on the
roadway is rapidly progressing to the
Apoint where some material sign OF ad-
vance may be seen. The latest sale or
bonds will bring the total up to well over
$40, 100000 and will leave probably about
100000 to complete the job, as the
General Assembly authorized merely a
SIS, 100000 bond issue.
Coupled with this announcement IN
our mind is the latest report of West
chester County in New York State. The
county authorities have decided to light
their parkways during 1887 an increase
of Sc cents in the tax rate allowing this
extravaganza, formerly enjoyed in flush
years. However, the authorities were set
back when they tried to put across plan
to charge toll on parkways, the same
to be paid only by out-of-county motor
lists
We mention these facts simply to ac-
quaint all motorists with the troubles and
worries that 60 with county parkways.
OF course in our own instance it is differ
ent While Fairfield County endeavors
Ito have the full say as to how the Merritt
Parkway will be built and where, it is the
entire state that foots the bill for the
road, not the county nor it's residents
alone True Fairfield County will issue
the parkway bonds, but they will be re-
tired by State Highway funds to which
all motorists will donate regardless OF
county residence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

Watervilles complaint that it was
overlooked or neglected when Christmas
trees were passed out this year, will
probably fall on barren soil. 1t would be
very nice for this section of the city to
have a community tree on the "green"
up there, but if the city supplied one for
Waterville, why shouldn't it do so for
every other individual phrt of the town?
And as we recall it when tree was placed
in the park at Waterville several years
ago all the electric light bulbs were stolen
off it. This is no reflection on the Sec
ton. nor the residents, but it does de-
crease Park Department interest in con-
tinuing the custom. The community
clubs might work out program whereby
trees for all sections would be provided
with cooperation of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

Too much cannot be said about the
dangers of ice-skating on ponds where
there is no supervision. 1t is customary
for most newspapers to issue warnings
along about this time of the year to par
ents to warn children about skating on
ponds where there is danger of the ice
cracking. The tragedy of Monday came
too quickly for the danger signals to be
called in Waterbury. There has been ice
safe for skating on local ponds this win
ter, but the warm weather of the last
week or so has converted most ponds into
swimming holes again. 1t is regrettable
that young boy should be plunged
through the ice to his death and it is
cause for mourning by the entire city
when such thing like this occurs. His
brave companions are deserving of every
bit of praise for their valiant efforts to
save him. May this tragic end to happy
young life serve to curb the spirit and
abandon of other bo. 5 and to prevent
other such tragedies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Americans Stern Stuff

Fears often are expressed that we mod
erns are becoming flabby, physically
mentally, and morally. Pessimists fire.
quently point out, for instance, that soft
food eventually will deprive us of our
teeth and the automobile of our legs; that
nudists, strip-teasers, and the like are
corrupting our morals; and that predl-
gested ideas, served up in books, news
papers, and radio, are weakening our
minds. 1t was not thus, we learn, in
grandpa's day. Then, it seems, men were
men; and chores, church meetings, and
cracker barrel debates served to keep
mind and body in fine fettle.
Under all this criticism modern Amerl-
cans have been in fair way of developing
huge inferiority complex. But now
comes some news that should dispel all
their uneasiness. It is revealed that
knitting mill at Cohoes, N. Y, is doing
land office business turning out red flan-
mel underwear. And prominent Toledo,
Ohio, dealer in the flamboyant garment
reveals that his customers always keep
coming back for more.
To understand how significant is this
information, it is necessary to delve into
the history of red flannel underwear,
starting - as the saying goes - from
scratch. To begin with, it is a contempor-
airy of the buggy, horse trough, stereopti-
con, muStache cup, and wooden Indian
which now can be seen only in museums;
and of the horse, which, on city streets,
is almost as much an object of curiosity
as the giant panda.
Doubt clouds the origin of red flannel
underwear. Some believe it an offspring
of the penitential sackcloth and ashes.
Others VOW it was the invention of one
of the more inhuman managers of the
Spanish Inquisition. In any event, if half
the stories told about it are true, wearing
old-faShioned red flannel underwear
through church sermon was an ordeal
that would have made Spartan bite his
lips.
To boys especially was it said to be a
bane, and not only because of the physi-
cal discomfort. In the old days. it seems,
there were few things more embarrassing
to the young hopeful than to pass his
house with his best girl just as pops GRIM
son undies were fluttering in the breeze.
Even after taking into consideration the
vast number of lives red flannel under
wear must have saved, in warding off
death from pneumonia and train wrecks
= they frequently came in handy. we
understand, for tagging trains at wash
outs - old-timers must frequently have
wondered If It all was worth the price
And for this reason the knowledge that
Americans are still disporting red flan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Doughboys In Denim
Slight-Plus Uniforms to Clothe Britain's War
riors-Gen Hagood Has Soundest Ideas.
SCIENCE MONITOR

How distant is the relationship
between operetta and war those
men know best whose experience in
the World War got beyond the
dress rehearsal.
The new style-plus uniforms an
nounced in Britain will no doubt
have their greater appeal for men
who have never observed the un-
tidying effect shrapnel has on the
nattiest outfit. Whatever recon-
mendations recruiting officers may
have for additional military plum
age, seasoned soldiers would more
likely share the practical point Of
view which the United States Cen
eral Hagood takes on uniforms.
BLUE denim overalls with the let
tiers U. s. painted or stamped on
the back is the most likely solution"
General Hagood apparently not
only knows his war business, but his
people and his times. Peacock fea-
theirs may sign up few vain young
chaps, and amy have been assets to
national defense while war was the
concern only of diplomats and pro-
fessional soldiers. Now that 1t has
acquired all the aspects of this
mass-production age, even in the
placing Of a higher value on its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

in no way concerned with Cough
lin.
The interviews, published In the
United States, were Immediately
cabled back to the Vatican by
one or two American cardinals
friendly to President Roosevelt
and hostile to Coughlin.
The Vatican waxed exceedingly
wrath and made 1t clear to news
papermen that its whole purpose
in summoning Bishop Gallagher
to Rome had been q squelch
Coughlin.
Merry.GO-ROund
Before he reached his present
exalted position, Pope Plus was
Achille Ratti, born Of poor folk
at Desio. near Milan. His father
was a silk weaver :. The Pope
was once q great mountain
climber. having scaled Mount
Rosa, $4,000 feet, by q new route
which was named inu his honor.
-. The Pope is q great be-
lever in modern science, establ-
lished a radio station inside the
Vatican City, also has his own
wireless telephone between the
Vatican and his villa at Castel
Gondolfo .. He replaced the
old bell, ringers Of st. Peter with
a modern electric bell-ringing de-
vice, has fitted out an ornate
Papal train, installed new electric
elevators in the Vatican, Q mod
ern power plant, and even a tele-
phone machine by which he re-,
ceives wireless photos from all
over the world Prior to
1914 Pope Plus scarcely had been
heard of. He spent 20 years in
the obscurity Of the Ambrosian
Library at Milan as librarian.
Then he became vice perfect of
the Vatoican Library, Papal le-
gate and Nuncio to Poland, car
dinal and archbishop Of Milan.
Eight months after he re-
ceived the red hat of the Car
dinal, Pope Benedict died 1922
and Achille Ratti, son Of the
Lombardy weaver, was elected by
the College Of Cardinals to take
his place.
Copyright, 1885, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Current Comments

Women don't want to be told
about life as 1t is; they want to be
told the world is what they would
like 1t to be. @G
John Erskine, American nov
elist.
Twenty-Five million women in the
United States have inferiority COM
plexes because no economic valsia-
ton has ever been set on their
services In the home.
DIR. Ralph Borsodi, Suffern,
N. Y.
I am convinced that when we
fully understand the economic his
tory of the period of the ,20S. we
shall ind that the debacle which
terminated the end Of another APP
parently highly prosperous period
was largely contributed to BY q fall
ure Of industry TO pass It's improve
ment on TO the consumer.
Former President Herbert
Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

machines than on its men, the cut
OF piece of cloth can hardly con-
ceal its less pretty aspects.
War may be sport to those few for
whom the color of a uniform is a
matter for more than a passing
thought. But to the people who are
called upon to fight nowadays, war
can only seem very serious bus
mess. They would prefer to wear
overalls when doing a dirty Job.
And they must appreciate the
frankness of a military authority
who is willing to call spade a
spade, and admit that for handling
one there is no better dress than
the unoperatic denim worn daily
by men who have become accus-
toned to doing their duty without
expectations of curtain calls. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Selected Poem
TO A PEKINESE

paul Raison in the New York SUM
Snug and imperious little beast,
canine caricature, no less,
Your self-assurance Is at least
More than a lot of us possess
With perfect poise and sober tread,
You join the afternoon parade.
Which Is the leader. which the led?
It's hard TO answer, I'm afraid.
Your knitted jacket has trim
And tailored elegance. No doubt
They humor every foolish whim
A dog can think Of walking out.
Well it's no wonder you've begun
To have decisions admit
That lording 1t Is lots of fun
Who wouldn't make the most of 1t?
Stationed at the apartment door.
You bark and bark with all your might,
A midget Cerberus whose roar
Is more disarming than his bite!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

What were intended to have been
Christmas cards were still arriving up
until this writing Those that expressed
both Christmas and New Years greetings
are still appropriate; those that carried
Xmas greetings only, well = next year be
sure and mail your Christmas cards early,
about Labor Day Those contemplating
sending Easter Greetings have just barely
three months left to get them to their
friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

/. When was the Carolina colony
definitely divided into North and
South Carolina?
2. What Is the Introductory mu-
sic Of an opera called?
3. In what country Is the Sea OF
Galilee?
4. Name the founder of phren-
Ology.
S. Name the statesman and gen.
eral who founded the empire Of
British India.
Q. What Is the biblical name for
Egypt?
Z Which three languages are Of
Nez.l IN Switzerland?
9. What Is the name for the sat-
elite of any planetp
0. Who was Nell 0wynn?
! 10. Whore " the state OF 0Walior?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

mel underwear is encouraging. It is a
revelation that we are not going namby-
PANTY; and that we are made of the same
stern stuff as our granddadS, who sat
Stolidly in their pews while rash OF
itcheS cried out for scratching We, there
fore, shall have something to say to the
next calamity bowler who tells us that
Americans are going soft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

Congratulations to the Sharon, Pa,
man who has had piece of lead extract
ed from his brain after q years. Many
of us have something in our brains and
never get it out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick M. KERRY

@. Does q French horn have
keys like cornet?
A. Yes.
Q. What does the name Bonar
mean?
A. It is British surname, from
the Latin through the French, and
means kind, gentle" Frequently
it Is used as o first name.
Q. What was the best American
transcontinental walking record
prior to November, 1885?
A. From New York to San Fran
cisco 3,415 miles in 70 days, 10 hours,