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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Sept. 16, 1638-Louis Bourbon was
born. Five years later death was to
make him King Louis XIV of France,
the most profligate ruler since the
Roman Caesars. He spent 14.OOO.-
900 francs ($2,8OO,OOO in present day
currency for one court costume. An
other cost him 100000 francs!
200 Years Ago Today Gabriel
Daniel Fahrenheit died in his native
Danzig at so, having assured himself
of immortality by making improve
ments in the thermometer.
You're wrong if you believe he in
vented the thermometer It dates
back to 1898 and Calico. Fahren-
heit was 26 when he introduced mer-
curry instead of alcohol in construc-
ton of thermometers, and sometime
later he devised the scale of gradual
ing thermometers known bv his
name He fixed the freezing point
at 81 deg. to avoid negative measure
ments unaware that there were in
habited places in the world where
the thermometer often went below
81 deg. below his zero
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
TODAY IN HISTORY

-Died-aged so, Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit, the German-born physi-
cist who introduced the use of mer-
curry in the thermometer and devised
the scale bearing his name.
1810-Mexicos historic day-Padre
Hidalgo, Mexican patriot-priest, first
sounded the call for liberty and indie
pendence from Spain.
1883-Cherokee Strip opened for
settlement-almost 100000 in rush.
1919-American Legion incorporat-
ed when President Wilson signed
bill.
1920-Bomb in Wall Street, New
York, opposite ]. F.. Morgan building,
killed more than 30 and injured 100
19N-Steamship scatters thousands
of flowers along the route of the Dole
race Of the preceding month, when
10 lives and three planes lost in Pa
cific.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1e

Tuesday, Sept Is; Felt Hat Day.
independence Day in Costa RIGA,
Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and
Salvador. Second of Mexicos three
independence Day holidays. Primary
election day in Wisconsin. New
moon.
Scanning the Skies: The Earth is
5000 miles farther from the Sun at
new moon than at full moon. This is
due of course, to the fact that in the
course of a month it travels around
little circle 5000 miles in radius.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
.TCDAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Oscar G. Huffman, president the
Continental Can Company born in
Augusta Co., Va, so years ago.
James aCsh Penney of New York
City merchant. born at Hamilton,
Mo, 81 years ago.
Hamlin Garland, noted novelist
and dramatist, born at West Salem,
Wis, rs years ago.
Prof. Ellsworth Huntington of
Yale, noted gcographer, born at Gales
burg, H., go years ago.
Alfred Noyes, famed English poet,
born 56 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
ANSWERS

l. In ITO an act was passed estab-
llshlng fees to be charged by lawyers
The top fees were allowed in land
suits. In cases of this native the high
est fee allowed was five pounds. pro
badly as much as $3.50 in proclama-
ton money. These fees were added
TO the bill of costs in the suit. A law
yer was subject to a fine of fifty
pounds for neglect in his case, and
was taxed with all court costs.
2. Governor Daniel G. Fowle. O,
Wake county, April 8, 1891. He was
succeeded by Thomas M. Holt. of Ala
nance, was was lieutenant governor
s. Officers have bees bought since
the earliest days of the colony. Ir
l772, Governor Josiah Martin. the
last of the British governors, propos-
ed reforms in selecting officers. The
system at that time, it was claimed
caused those in office to practice ex-
tortIon upon the people in order &c
reimburse themselves for monies
spent for their appointments.
a. The first register of deeds Of
Alexander County after it was formed
in 1847 was Moses Austin. Austin was
AAPPio' anu liVeu III the country
he committed between his home and
the court house on a sled drawn by
an OK.
.. 1t was opened in the fall of 1886
by James Phillips. Two years later
it was called MRS. Phillips Female
Seminary. Reading, Writing, Spell
ing 49,. History, Rhoetric, Natural
Moral & intellectual philosophy, AS
tronomy, Chemistry, Natural History
Geometry, Algebra and Latin. Music
On Piano and Guitar" were among
the courses given. Use of the libraries
and other apparatus of the University
was mentioned.
o. A steamship, The Metropolis, was
wrecked. In the wreck 100 lives were
Host.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-The machines
known as the tank first lurched out
across no-man's land, walked through
the German wire and over the Ger
man trenches and machine gun nests
and thus initiated a new era in land
warfare.
They were a tremendous secret the
British had been keeping from enemy
spies since June 1915, when the Brit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Todays temperament is too enthu-
siaste, to impulsive and fanciful,
unless kept in careful bounds. Well
handed, the life will be fortunate
though perhaps not free from trouble !;
but # the natural rowing instinct be
allowed to assert itself, it will be a
case of the rolling stone"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

l. One not expressible as an integer
or the quotient of two integers.
2. Each represents one of the five
continents.
3. A. D. 1401 to 1900 inclusive.
f. Great Britain.
5. At the place of Versailles France
6. Crustaceans.
7. January 20, 1887.
8. That which is made in creameries.
as distinguished from butter made
on a farm.
9. Filipino
TO- Caspian Sea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FRED H. MAY

l. When were lawyers fees regulat-
ed in all cases by law?
2. Who was the last governor to
die in office?
8. How long has it been the prac-
tlce of office seekers to use money
in elections?
4. What was there of particular in
terest about Alexander County's first
register of deeds?
D. When was Phillips Female
School operated at Chapel Hill?
g. What sea disaster occurred off
the Nohth Carolina coast in 1873?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER *

Wednesday, Sept. 16; Ember Day.
Last of Mexico's Three independence
Day holidays. Zodiac sign: Virgo.
Birthstone: sapphire.
scanning the Skies: The Sun
dominates the Earth, but the Earth
also Yields power over the Sun. IF
makes the Sun describe a circle
within the radius of their common
center of gravity.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

CONTINUED from Page One)
est caution. One vessel, the Nor
wegian steamer Trovanger, was sew
erely damaged about 500 miles north
west of Puerto Rico early yesterday.
It made immediate repairs. Accom-
panied by another vessel, it was pro-
ceeding slowly toward Bermuda, sew
eral hundred miles behind the advanc-
ing storm.
Forecasters said the storm center
was about 300 miles south southwest
of Bermuda at a. M, eastern stand
ard time, and was moving slowly
northwestward and attended by gales
and squalls over wide area, and by
full hurricane winds Of more than Is
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

miles an hour near che center.
Reports from Hamilton, capitol of
Bermuda, told Of gusty winds and
heavy rains today but forecasters
there said they did not expect the
weather to grow worse for at least
eight hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
WANT ADS

FOR SALE OR RENT-TEN ROOM
house with two baths, close in, cult
able for apartments. Mrs H. M.
Church, North William street,
Phone 1851. 16-1ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

FOR SALE FORD TRUCK WITH
dual tires. Looks almost as good as
new. Price $26y.OG including cab.
Call at our factory. The Corbitt
Company 1-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
ss,r,sirt At-.nL. FOX CHRIST
1ilt]I)G|i5jeea % ',1. zl|bljf@od
Evsss l.s =. q l..t a " D p s.,A-f.A No. .

OUR HELP: Our help is in the name
of the Lord, who made heaven and
eartb.-Psalms 124:S.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
IT'S TRUE

~
1oure wrong if you believe the
moon revolves around the center of
the earth. 1t revolves around the
center of gravity of the Earth-Moon
system This center of gravity is
within the globe of the Earth. about
I,OOo miles below the surface and 2 :
ooO miles from the physical center
Just human: Benjamin Franklin
practlced nepotism freely and set the
precedent for succeeding postmasters
general. He gave his son and son-in
law appointments on his staff
The first punishment prescribed
Tor robbery of the U. S. mails was
flogging.
Money-order service was establish
ed by the postoffice to enable sold
lers TO send money home.
Just to show you how new movies
are: back in 1916, Ben Johnson men
toned a lady who admitted that her
most cherished form of entertain
ment was attending the motions"
These were shadowy dramas enacted
with puppets or marionettes upon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-Rv-nAv

20 Years Ago Today-The British
used their tanks too soon. They did
not have enough when they first
sent the mimic battle near Conbles.
They broke through the German
third line, and captured the Flers.
Coucelette and other positions. but
the complete and crushing surprise
they could have dealt the enemv was
not realized. They were not EMPLOY
ed correctly on a large scale until
more than a year later.
The British haste to use the tank
which cost them a great victory be-
lore 1918 as due to desperate desire
10 make the thus far futile Sonme
offensive realize some of it's objective
at any cost. Little gains at big cost
were causing rumbles in London.
Liddell Hart greatest of the war
historians, remark:
One Sept. Is, 1916, a new instru-
tnent OF war received it's baptism of
Ilre' and helped make the British at
TACK on that day one of the land
marks OF the Somme offensive. It was
one OF the new attacks which did NOT
require the use of a large scale man
and magnifying glass to detect it's
progress. But, far more significant
1t cast its shadow over the whole FIJI.
lure OF war. And as it thus becomes
greater landmark in the history
o. the war than in the history of the
0omme, SO it is likely to become a
still greater landmark in the history
of war.
For this new instrument-the
lank-changed the face of war nv
substituting motor-power for mans
iegs as a means of movement on the
battlefield and by reviving the use
oi armour as a substitute for his
SKIN or for earth-scrapings as a
means of protection. Hitherto he
| could not fire if he wished to move
ana could not move if he wished for
cover. But Sept. Is, 1916, saw the
simultaneous combination in one
agent of firepower, movement and
protectlon-an advantage until then
employed IN modern warfare only
oy those who fought on the seas"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

KE1FER PEARS NOW RIPE, OF
per zbushel, Phone 628 or 586-W
Mrs. C. D. Allen. 16-and-18
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16
Bermuda To Miss
Worst Part Storm

Continued from Page One)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-16

MRS. GEORGE WEBB HAS BEEN
appointed manager of the Print
ing Department of Henderson Book
Company at their plant on Winder
ST. For high grade printing, reason
able prices and quick service call
us. Phone 791-W. 1868
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
DIR. COOPER'S YMCA THEORY ATTACKED
COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT CRITICIZED
BY PROMINENT SEATTLE CIVIC LEADER

"A community center has been established at
twenty-third and Madison through the assistance of
the late Laurence j. Coleman. This furnishes place
for the boys to engage in directed recreation and
keeps them off the streets"
The above quotation appeared in the article "A TOWN
WITHIN CITY," of the April 18th issue Of the Seattle NUM-
eipa News partial of discussion led by
local Negro professional at meeting Of the Seattle Muni-
cipa League.
Evidently the speaker was referring to an nadequatey
equipped and deapdated building at 2rd and East Olive for
maly built BY the 1ennis Club In reality this movement re-
presents the cutting "Back Door in the YMCA. for Ne
gro boys-ahough the front door open them This Negro
~" then labeled Community Center
The speaker to further his audience that the
Negro in Seattle recognizes His Place. and desires to remain
it. when he reported having given this IMPRESSION quote
"....-the colored people are pleased TO engage
in their own social and receational activities
community usually receives the kind of treatment it de
when fails TO heed advice given by Who by
of education training, and by experience in the field of
social service competent to advise and who being paid
to protect its social interests
An individual only respond situation according to
the which he has been educated TO think and those
of who still accept and practice yesterdays philosophy of
prescription by oppressive forces from without not compe
tent to think consructiyely for the youth of today
The needs of every generation vary, because individuals
are not duplicates the one the other being different
this respect different concept and approach the solution of
economic and social needs and different viewpoint Of
atonhips with other groups must necessarily follow as con-
sequence continue to the methods generation
after generation there will be any e progress
part
This kind of isolation represents most fragrant effort
ward planned segregation and ultimate sagnaon of the Negro
YOUTH by pang him in environment that carries with the
duplication u inferior social status that must b. accepted and
fixed limit of participation the social and cultural develop
nent of our city
What's sorey needed is a Community Field House, with
adequate equipment for all the needs of this region
by William J. Hyatt
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Joe Louis, Training,
Taking No Chances

NEW YORK (ANPl Masde
schmeiing opens his camp for tie
Joe Louis bout on May Z, although
the sUhIan win not don the gloves
until May Is. Recently declaring
that he would defeat Louis in two
rounds and that he would go into
training immediately, Max was
seen in a night club around mid
night on the same evening.
In his training ca-lp, there will
be Accommodations for three thous-
and spectators at the outdoor are
ma. while the indoor ring win nc
comod : 1000
LouaA,, however, now weighing
212 pounds, is going to do some
preliminary work at Lafayetteville
N. Y. before going to his regular
training camp on May IS at Lake.
wood, N. J.
Roxborough, Louis manager, de-
elared that his charge would not
come to N. Y. until he starts for
Lakewood. then only long enough
TO change trains at the Pennsyl-
vania depot. Louis has not fought
since his bout with Charley Retz-
laff and he feels that he is a little
stale.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Fisk Gets Brilliant
Pianist as Instructor

WASHINGTON CAMP -Accor-
ding to an announcement made
hcra this week, VIM. Allen, stellar
young piano instructor in the Ho-
ward School Of Music, has resign
ed his position in that institution
to accept an associate professor
ship of Music at Fisk University.
Mr.. Allen who is native Of Port
land. Oregon, is a graduate of Oh
erin Conservatory and has studied
with Gordon Stanley and James
Friskin at the Institute Of Musical
Art as well as with the famed
Dutch pianist. Egon Petri, in Lon
don, England. He has appeared in
concerts from coast to coast and
has served Abbie Mitchell, Lillian
Evanti and Todd Duncan as &C
companist, appearing with the last
two at the White House.
Mr.. Allen is now finishing his
graduate work in music at Ober-
lin, being scheduled to play his
graduate recital Tuesday, May 20,
when he viii De assisted by ODER
Inns orchestra.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Urban League Sponsors
Annual Garden Contest

me Urban League Is urging cIE
tizens with beautiful gardens and
lawns to enter them in the contest
for recCgnition. Gardens viii be
4udgsd bg the Seattle Garden Club
committee headed BY Mrs. James
%. calleeher. Certificates Of ach-
iexement win Be awarded BY the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
President Wright PAYS
More Than $4,000
In WiIberforce's Debt

WILBERFORCE, Ohio (ANP) -
Wilberforce University has made
great progress during the past four
years under DR.. R. R. Wright, Jr..
one of the old Wilberforce citizens
said. "I9is administration seems
more like that of Bishop D. A..
Payne, the founder, than anyone in
recent years
In 1882, DR.. Wright accepted the
presidency of Wilberforce when the
debt was nearly 100000. The in
stiution was in such plight that
'sran the telephone service had
been cut off, the electric light bill
was nearly $4,000 behind, and the
school threatened to be in dark
ness. The sheriff had numerous
executions.
The first year under DR.. Wright,
the deficit was $4,000, the second
year there was a $1,000 surplus,
the third year the surplus was
$4,000, and the fourth year just
closing the surplus is again $780,
900. DR.. Wright has paid during
these four years over $4,000 on
the back Indebtedness besides all
che current expenses.
A new library building which
win give Wilberforce facilities to
accommodate 300 people at one time
IS now under construction and be-
ing paid for as the building pro-
crosses. The alumni groups in De-
troit, Cleveland, New York, and
other parts Of the country are aid
ing in this project.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Memphis Housing
Project In Danger

MEMPHIS (ANP) The local
WPA low-housing project appear
ed heading for setback this week
following the reported withdrawal
of two officials of the $4,000, 900
program. The two members, Es-
ties W.. McMann and George Avs
umb, were slid to have forwarded
their designations to WPA head
quarters in washington, but this
was later denied. While neither Of
the interested parties would reveal
the cause Of their reportd action 1t
was rported that the trouble arose
over the number Of hours members
Of the partnership worked on the
plans incidental to the big project.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Seattle Republicans
Attend Convention
Held In Spokane

Mrs. Curfew L. Peoples, Prentis
Frazier, Roy Sheffield, Vernon
Greene, and Attorney Clarence R.
Anderson, left Seattle today to al
tend the State Republican Conven-
ton at Spokane, all being dele
gates from King County. All, to-
gether with Rev. John R. Harris,
william Bowman, and Fred Wood
son, were active in the King Coun-
ty Convention, recently held, and
were successful in their efforts to
secure in the platform approved
by the King County Convention, a
plank favorable to the group.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Bill Introduced To
Pension PearY's Aide.

WASHINGTON (ANP))-A bill
to create a pension for Matthew
A. Henson, famous aide to Com
mander Peary when the latter dis
covered the North Pole in 1909,
was introduced by Congressman
Arthur w. Mitchell last week.
$500 per year is the amount of
the pension which the bill provides.
The bill would also authorize the
granting by congress Of a gold me-
dial to present to Henson for his
valor The United States has ne
yer properly recognized the heroic
valor of Henson, the only other
man to stand on the North Pole
when Peary set the countrys flag
upon it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Three Fla. White Men
FIogged By Klansmen

BARLOW. Fla CAMP A re-
markable story Of brutal fog
cling by alleged masked Klansmen,
IN which three white men were SO
severely beaten that one of them
died. was told In detail here this
week when one Of the victims, Sam
J. Rogers, told his story in open
court. He was appearing as prin-
cipal witness for the state IN its at
tempt to convict seven former po-
licement, headed by former Police
Chief r. c. Ellsworth Of Tampa,
Of conspiracy. false imprisonment,
and kidnapping in the notorious
Tampa lash cases.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Miller Youngsters To
Try Old Woodenface

Miller youngsters will have their
first and last chance to win free
tickets to the Seattle-sacramento
baseball game on June and the
playfield prize Of silver watch
fob when Old Woodenface visits
Miller playground, next Monday
afternoon at 3:15s o'clock.
All boys who have not reached
their 14th birthday by April 20 are
invited to compete. The boy who
makes the most total strikeouts
will win the local contest and will
be entered in the finals on June 8.
A watch viii be given to the all
city champion.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
COlored Conductors
On n. 7. Subways

NEW YORK (C)-The first col
ored conductor seen operating
New York subway train was noted
Tuesday morning, March 81, by a
reporter of Calvin's Newspaper
Service. The reporter boarded an
Independent System (city-owned)
express train at 125th street and
rode to 145th street. Leaving the
train, he noted a dark-brownskin
colored man was operating the ell
ectrically controlled doors, by
which passengers entered and left
the train.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
CONGRESSMAN
MITCHELL LAUDS
DEMO. PARTY


WASHINGTON (ANp) Repre-
sentative Arthur w. Mitchell. to
whom his friends here and in Chi
cago where he represents the rich
est district in Illinois are wont to
refer as Lucky Arthur" address
ed congress recently and caused a
10 minute unanimous demonstra-
ton by democrats as republicans
sat dumbfounded. It looks now as
II he started something n republi-
can politics. The Congressman
sasd IN part
-About 1928 / went TO a great
democratic leader in this city and
said. 4 want to know what will be
the attitude Of the democratic par
ty toward the Negro Voters in
1882 He looked at me and said,
TO begin with, ! say TO you that
the democratic party does not owe
the Negro a damn thing. The re-
publican party owes the Negro a
hell Of lot and will not pay him.
Now, politics Is q coldbIooded BUSH
ness. For so years the republican
party has had the Negro vote in It's
vest pocket, and have not you
learned that nobody tries to catch
the fish he has IN his basket7 As
long as any party can boast II has
the Negro vote in it's pocket, you
may expect no consideration from
that party, and you can expect less
from the party you have never af-
fillated yourselves with or attempt
ed to work with
"That opened my eyes and Inn
mediateIy began to work for the
democratic party and 10 bring in
as many Of my people to the de-
mocratIc party as could. In 1882
/ was chosen to trail Mr.. DePrlest,
my predecessor IN office, TO speak
for the dsnpcfatie party syess-
where that he spoke. During that
campaign we were able to bring
TO the democratic party 50 percent
Of the vote in those states where
Negroes can vote. II i no longer
true that the republican party has
the Negro vote In It's vest pocket,
and they are learning that that Is
not true.
~ have been busy compiling sta
tistlcs to use in this years cam
palgn, and find that in % states,
where we expect to wage q cam
paIun for Negro votes, where Me-
aroes are permitted to vote, and
where their votes are counted, we
have more than 2,4oo,o 900 Negroes
who can vote IN this election. We
expect to wage a campaign and
show the republican party, that has
abused the Negroes more than 1t
has abused the country, that we
stand politically enancipsted, and
we are going to give the denoera-
tic party and the great PresideNs,
that / love so dearly the largest
vote that any Negro group has ev-
er given a president Of the United
states.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
100000 Or Relief

WASHINGTON, D. CA recent
Federal count showed that over
20, 100000 people are dependent up
on relief in "the richest country in
the world"
Wage cuts ranging from sixteen
to twenty-one per cent were also
put over on WPA workers during
the past month, a confidential re-
port just put in circulation here
among WPA administrators shows.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-08
Duke Ellington Will
PLAY in Chicago Hotel

CHICAGO (ANP) = Duke FL
lington, scheduled to go into the
Urban Room Of the Congress Ho-
tel this week, and return Of Fetch
er Henderson, are giving Chicago
a serious bid to swipe the name Of
Jazz Capital away from Harlem.
the secret is radio work.