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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Postmaster Chance Was Not
Displaced, but Resigned

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Saturday edition of The Evening
Star carried an editorial headed, Our
New Postmaster"
I appreciate the very complimentary
statements contained therein and am
sure the new appointee, Mr.. Burke, feels
the same way
One statement in connection with the
article, however, I would like to have
corrected, viz, the reference to my
predecessor Mr.. Chance. The writer
stated that my appointment was non
political to certain extent, also re-
vealed the party label by displacing Mr.
Chance, which is not the fact. I did
not displace Mr.. Chance; he resigned
voluntarily to engage in business, and
upon the expiration of his leave period
I was appointed to succeed him. Thank
you. w. w. MOONEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEY ELL.

How easy 1t Is to do a thing wrong,
even when you know how to do it
right!
A small instance of this fallibility was
the overlooking recently of goldfish
in an enthusiasts tank.
This gentleman had been keeping
fishes of various types for more than
four years.
He had experimental endlessly with
all sorts of foods, both live and manu-
featured.
He had cabinet in which more than
100 varieties of dried foods reposed, a
true museum, doubtless not duplicated In
the National Capital.
He thought he knew all about foods
and feeding, as, indeed, he did.
X X X
That, of course, was where the trouble
came in.
He knew so much that he grew care
less
He had become so used to working
with the reaction of food and animal
life, as manifest in the fish, both trop-
ical and gold, that he forgot some of
his own rules.
One of these, an old standard, was to
be wary in the feeding of the old-time
goldfish.
Every one who has ever had a bowl
or tank has been warned about this.
Yet goldfishes continue to die from
| this cause regularly, and with disheart-
ening dispatch.
The gentleman concerned in this
anecdote of everyday life thought he
knew this rule just little better than
most.
He purchased the most abused looking
fish he could see IN a tank in store.
Hundreds of them were moping around
there, as if hoping some one would take
! them out.
There was one fellow not more than
an inch long, all white except a dash
| of crimson over its head.
The stomach of this little fish was
| hollow, denoting one of two things,
| either lack of food, or illness of some
| sort.
This silver of life kept mostly at the
| bottom of the aquarium, and seemed to
look with pathetic eyes at the fish
| fancier.
Fish eyes are not always "fishy," de-
| spite the popular belief.
Ihelr eyes differ as human eyes do.
Some are mournful, others happy Some
| CLEAN with vengeance, others show a
| light of kindness, in their way.
x X
This abused-looking fishlet soon was
| in a paper box, on its way to the gen.
tleman's tanks.
The water in which it swan read IS
| degrees.
The tank into which it was to go read
| 68 degrees.
1t was necessary, therefore, to permit
| the water in the paper box to warm up
| to within few degrees of the tank
| temperature, in order not to subject the
sick fish to a shock.
Even goldfish cannot stand abrupt
| changes in temperature. To transfer a
fish from water at SIS degrees to water
| showing 60 or 10 degrees is cruelty an
unconscious cruelty often practiced.
While fishes so handled often seem
| to be all right, for time, their Subse-
quent deaths, even weeks later, may be
| laid to this cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Shooting Stars.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.

Admonition.
I met sport one day who had mind
with wisdom stored,
Although the pattern of his vest was like
a checker board.
Quoth he, MY friend, bit of good
advice Ill give to you,
Which you will find of benefit your
whole existence through.
Twere best to shun the flowing bowl,
likewise the glass that clinks.
But if you can't abstain be sure and
never mix your drinks.
"If you would quaff from pleasures cup,
no matter where or how,
Select the kind of bliss that circum-
stances will allow.
If you're peasant, be content to dance
upon the green
And don't butt into palaces and make a
social scene.
One mans equipped for sturdy toll, an
other schemes or thinks.
You can't do both at once, my friend, so
do not mix your drinks.
eff you are bred unto the lot which takes
a modest chance,
Don't undertake to play the game with
kings of high finance;
If you are gifted with voice less mu-
steal than strong,
Be happy as an auctioneer, don't try to
sing song.
Stick to the course which once you
choose and thus avoid the kinks
And tangled thread of destiny. My boy,
don't mix your drinks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Dead Pigeon a Reminder
Of Cruelty i'm Zero Weather

To the Editor of The Star:
About 10 days or so ago, during some
of the severe weather. carrier pigeon
died on our roof, apparently from ex-
haustion and cold, as it was in a crouch
ing position on its breast, with feet and
legs doubled under it's body.
The bird bore band marked "W. D. c.
Au IS 3337.'
know nothing of the ethics of pigeon
flying and have no sympathy with the
practice of overtaxing these little crea-
lures on trial flights, trading on their
God-given instinct of homing. But
do have my opinion of an owner who
would try cut bird and a compare.
lively young one In such weather as We
have had. ERICA FIELD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Mother

The thing that fingers in our minds
Is her warm chestnut hair
That waved in ripples from her brow
When loosely knotted there:
And as the lights we're turned down low
And all our prayers were said
Her gentle face bent over us
AS we were tucked in bed.
We've drifted very far apart,
Finding new aims and ties,
To little children at bedtime
Singing new lullabies;
But there one link we cannot break,
One memory we all share
A gentle face bent over us
Crowned with warm chestnut haiE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
A Word of Apology.

Republics are ungrateful," said the
readymade philosopher
"Well," replied Farmer Corntossel, "all
the governments I ever read about got
imposed on so often that you couldn't
blame EN- for CROWN sort O. cynical an
suspicious"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

The stock ticker asserts the freedom
Of the press in venturing into impetuous
differences, with the privilege of making
new lightning calculations when a court
decision is better understood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Prevarication by Proxy.

Prevarication by Proxy.
Massa George Washington, he couldn'
tell lie;
I speck he mebbe didn' find no 'casion
fob to try. -
Oars allus folk enough around when
some one must be sent
To do de talkin' fur de man dat's up
fob President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
BreYitY.

"A man who wants to reach the public
ear should learn to express himself in
words of one syllable"
eyes," replied Senator Sorghum; "the
promises expected of us make it almost
necessary to rely largely on two mono
syllables. yes before election and mo-
after"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

The radiologist enjoys another ad-
vantage over the patient proof-read
scribe. Nobody can tell whether in his
secret consciousness he is spelling the
famous Tennessee River Shoals muscle"
or "mussel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

An a b problem in soil erosion is
that of controlling floods to prevent
arabic land from being swept away
along with melting ice. 1t involves
expert engineering skill as well as
finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

The District of Columbia has no voice
in governmental affairs, but is COM
PEELED to be a patient and perpetual
audience at close range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

An Alice in a political wonderland
might be surprised by so many mad
hatters throwing illusionary head wear
into an imaginary ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

A mob is the more dangerous because
it is usually composed of persons who
have little or no idea of what it is all
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Lightning.

From the Toledo Blade.
Some one estimates that a PERSONS
chance of being struck by lightning is
one In a million. There is, however, no
rule against involuntary lodging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

In rendering a decision the United
States Supreme Court has been known
to create an incidental supply of new
interrogation points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

Beltsville might benefit by a special
arrangement with the S. P. c. A. to
provide vigilance committee to pro-
tect the COWS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
An Air Danger,

From the Ann Arbor Daily News,
If they keep on setting new marks for
transcor,tinental flights, one of these days
an aerial speed demon will collide with
himself On the way back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
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All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t OF not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
The Race.

Though yesterdays may leave a trace
OF anger and regret,
Tomorrow's always in the race
And is your one best bet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

"You amt got much to be fraid Of"
said Uncle Eben, IF you kin manage
not to see any more Of de underworld
dan you kin turn up by daylight VIII q
ploW,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
A Respectful Reply.

when was a young man worked
twelve hours day." said the sire.
81 admire your youthful energy" re-
piled the son, "but admire still more
the mature wisdom which led you to
stop it,"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
So. Carolina
Might Enact
Tobacco Bill
States Delegates to
Washington Meet
ing To Offer Meas
ure Immediately

Columbia, S. c., March 3.-(AP)-
The two South Carolina representa-
tives who attended the regional to-
bacco conference as State delegates
announced today they would intro
duce duplicate of Virginia bill to
restrict tobacco production.
The representatives, w. c. Graham,
of Florence, and A. G. Sloan, of
Marion, said they did not believe eff
fective steps could be taken to limit
the 1886 tobacco crop, but looked for
ward to possible action to curb plant
ing in 1887.
They differed over the effect Of
Georgia's prospective non-participa-
ton in a tobacco control compact.
Graham predicted control measures
without Georgias cooperation would
prove "ruinous," while Sloan said he
thought pact by the Carolinas and
Virginia might be made effective, al
though 100 percent support was pre-
ferable.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
Army, Navy and Air Forces
To Be Expanded as De-
Tense Move, White
Paper Explains
READINESS FOR WAR
OBJECTIVE OF MOVE
Industrial Mobilization Also
Provided in New Scheme;
Statement in London De-
plores "Undeniable World
wide Expansion of Arma-
ments" by Nations

london. March 3-(AP)-Great Bri-
tian's government announced today
vast immediate expansion of its army,
navy and air forces, and industrial
mcbilization for instant readiness in
case of war.
white paper, or government re-
port, said the re-armament and IN
rreased national defenses were made
necessary by complications of the in
ternational situation, combined with
q "deplorable and undenied WORLDWIDE
expansion of ornaments"
The United States, Belgium, Ger
man. France, Italy and Soviet Russia
were listed as having embarked al
ready on similar plans.
Citing dangers of war" and pro-
claiming a necessity for means of de-
Tense against aggression and enforce
ment of collective security, the white
paper disclosed:
"a fresh examination of the posi-
tion made last summer and autumn
led to the conclusion that it was nee
essarv to make further changes IN
the roval air force, and speed up mea-
sures contemplated for mOdernizatlOn
of the army and navy to PROVIDE as
rapidly as possible necessary reserves
of stores of ammunition and equip
ment and organized industrlal re-
sources of the country in such a way
as TO allow immediate expansion OF
productive capacity in case of an en-
Urgency"
Parliament will debate the white
paper next week.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin will
name new cabinet minister as de-
putv chairman of the imperial defense
committee to supervise, coordinate
and control the huge ornaments ex-
pansion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
LANDLORD is GIVEN
LONG PRISON TERM

Snow Hill, March 3.-(AP)-J. +.
Owens, Greene county landlord, was
sentenced early today to seven 10
nine years in prison following his con-
viction of manslaughter in the death
January Is of Paul Nethercutt,
tenant on his farm, and the woundlng
of Nethercutt's son, Lyman.
The shooting followed an argument
over crops. Owens said he shot in self
defnse. Lyman Nethercutt's testimony
contradicted this.
The jury deliberated an hour and a
half before bringing in the man
slaughter verdict, then deliberated 70
minutes longer to bring in convlc-
ton verdict of assault with intent to
kill in Lyman's case.
The defense gave notice Of appeal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
Peace Sought In NeU York
Building Employees Strike
Representatives of Both Sid Meet With Mayor; Srlk
ers Seek To Extend Tie-U p; Effort To Enguf Stock
EXCHANGE Fails; Many Elevators Are Running

Some of the buildings not yet af-
fected by the strike, and which it was
indicated at union headquarters
would be objects of concentrated &C
ton before nightfall, are the Empire
State, Chrysler and Claiming build
ings and Rockefeller Center.
The surprise" move at which
James j. Bambrick, president OF the
local units of the union limited yes
terday, turned out to be an attempt
to call out workers in the New York
Stock Exchange building. 1t was not
successful.
About 20 members of strike COM
mittee went to the building at New
and Wall Streets and shouted to the
workers to join the walk-out. There
was no response and police dispersed
the strikers without disorder.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03

New York. March 3.-(AP)-Whlie
opposing factions met in conclila-
ton conference, leaders of the c1ty's
oSorder-marked building employees
strike today accelerated their moves
10 make the walk-out complete thro-
ughout Manhattan by nightfall.
Officials of the building service en-
pioyees union, and representatives OF
the real estate operators gathered in
Mayor LaGuardia's chambers to seek
settlement of their differences.
Despite the geographical extent OF
the strike, New Workers were not Sc
rlously Inconvenience in getting to
work this morning.
Replacement workers took over
most of the elevator posts left vacant
~ the strikers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
Ehrinlghaus Declares Farm
Welfare Uppermost in
His Mind About
Extra Session
MANY OBSTACLES IN
WAY ARE REVIEWED
Governor Answers Critics
of His Position, and Re-
minds That State Com
pacts Impossible Without
Congress Permit, and No
Move Is Made There.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter Hotel,

nv .. u.
Raleigh, March 3.-Politics or the
political futures of any of the candi-
dates for governor have absolutely no
bearing on his present attitude to-
wards the tobacco control problem in
North Carolina or the calling of a
special session to consider tobacco
crop control legislation, Governor
C. B. Ehringhaus said today.
Farm Welfare UppermOst.
my only interest at the present
time is trying to find out what course
of action is for the best interests OF
the tobacco growers in North Caro-
lima and for the entire State,' Gov
ernor Ehringhaus said. 81 am just as
much interested in the tobacco farm
ers and the tobacco situation now as
I have ever been-and it must be
agreed by my enemies as we'll as my
friends that so far 1 have not led the
tobacco farmers astray on anything.
And if it becomes clear to me that a
special session is for the best inter-
ests of the tobacco farmers, the poll
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
Tri-Power Naval
Pact Is Probable

London, March 3.-(AP)-An au-
thoritative statement today said
that France had agreed to the
United States maximum demand
for battleships at $4,000 tons, eff
fective until 1910.
This statement said the agree
ment was made by delegates to the
international naval conference.
AS result of the agreement, OBJ
servers considered that tri-pOwer
treaty between the United States,
Great Britain and Farnce now was
I'm sight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
Hoffman Nears Point OF
Break With Police Head

Trenton, N. j., March 3 (AP)-Gov-
ernor Harold G. Hoffman's difference
of opinion with Colonel H. Norman
Schwartzkopf, head of the State po-
lice, over the merits of the police
work in the Lindbergh kidnap-slay-
ing were close to the breaking point
today.
Two unexpected political develop
ments sharpened the edge of their
disagreement.
Democratic minority leaders of the
State Assembly swung their strength
against bill sponsored by a Repub-
lican legislator, which was intended
to defeat any designs the Republican
governor might have to see that Sch
wartzkopf is put out of office by the
end of June.
And resolution was introduced in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
ANOTHER CHICAGO
CANISTER KILLED
Anthony Demory "Blotted
Out" by Quinn en-; Broth
er-in-Law of McCurn

Chicago, March 3.-(AP)-The STAY
ing of Anthony Demory-third of hrs
clan to meet gangster's end-today
was linked to the assassination of his
.half-brother Machine Cum Jack Nc
Gurn.
Supervising Captain John Siege an
nounced his belief Demory died he
cause he had boosted.
The striking similarity of the two
executions prompted the official
theory that they had been carried out
by the same trio of gunner.
Demory was playing cards with
Continued on Page Three.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
BYRD'S DRIVE FOR
ECONOMY, USELESS
Bureaus And Commissions
Have Been Growing
Since Nation Began
"By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, March 3. i Senator
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. starting a
congressional investigation to deter
mine how much money can be saved
by various consultations of govern
mental administrative units and the
abolition of such as may be found to
be wholly useless certainly is an OPP
timist if he really expects to accom-
plish any saving.
Since early in American history
there hardly has been a session OF
Congress at which lawmakers have
failed to demand curtailment in the
proportions of Uncle Sans executive
establishment.
And throughout this whole period
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03

the Assembly to investigate the motor
vehicle department. Assemblyman
Basil Bruno, Republican, who brought
up the resolution, said he was advis-
ed several employees are engaged in
the Hauptmann case"
Schwartzkopfs letter to the COVER
nor detailing his allegations that
State troopers who worked on the
Lindbergh case had been approached
with promises and threats" by men
who said they were agents of the gov
ernor was on Hoffman's desk today.
The bill which would protect Sch
wartzkopf was introduced February
3 by Henry Young, Jr., member Of a
group of Republicans opposed to the
governors policies and highly criti-
cal of his activity in the Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann case.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
2 Generals
OfJapanese
ArnyResign

Tokyo, Japan, March (AP)-Sev-
en- of the highest ranking generals
of the Japanese army tonight asked
permission to resign from the sup
RENE war council of the empire, ow-
ing to a feeling of indirect RESPONSE
bility for last Wednesdays rebellion
and assassinations of government
leaders.
They asked General Kawashima,
minister of war, to transmit their
joint resignation to Emperor Hiro-
hito, saying they felt responsible for
the condition in the army which had
made the rebellion possible.
General Kawashima is expected to
present the resignation to the en-
peror tomorrow. The action is I'M
prececedented.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
LINGO TALK HERE
INFLUENCED JAPS
At Least Partly to Blame
for Uprising; Change
in Japan Rapid
By LESLIE EICHEL,
Central Press Staff Writer

Central Press stall Wr1trf
New York, March 3.-Japanese Ii
beral leaders feared jingo talk in the
United States. They knew that mill
tarist-fascists leaders would seize on
it to gain power. That talk, coupled
with the liberal trend in the recent
election, caused the break sooner than
expected. At the same time, the in
famed young militarists acted too
hastily for their own good
The world would be gravely harmed
by a militarist-fascist regime in ia
pan. The financial world seems that
opinion first Japan's commercial and
monetary interests are part of the
world fabric. The United States-par-
ticularly the South because of cotton
would be greatly affected by dis
abled Japan.
CAN WE AID?
Men in the United States are ask
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
21 American and
Canadian Mission
Workers MenaCed

Peiping, China, March 3.-(AP)
Anxiety was aroused today for
the safety of FL American and
Canadian missionaries reported to
be i'm the path of a Chinese COM
munist invasion sweeping Shansi
province.
Contact with the missionaries
has been lost since last Saturday.
Authorities said they hoped that
the break in communications was
due solely to a Geographic wire
failure, but they were not OPP
timiStic.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
MRS. HEWITT STILL
HOVERS NEAR DEATH

Jersey City, N. j., March 3 AP)-
iAlternatively rallying and sinking,
Mrs. Marion Cooper Hewitt, remain
ed on the danger list today at the
Medical Center. She is charged with
attempting suicide with an overdose
of sedative.
Her grave illness made uncertain
contemplated extradition proceed
ings to remove her to California,
where she has been accused of con-
spring with two San Francisco ply
sicians to perform a sterilization ope-
ration on her daughter, Ann Cooper
Hewitt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
High70uyS
Surplus Is
FadimgOut
Dairy Dispatch BuIe can.
In The Sir Walter H0te.


RALEIGH March 3.-The existence of
the large highway fund surplus which
accumulated from 1888 to 1885, be-
cause the 1888 General Assembly I'M
derestimated the highway revenue
and put the highway department on
starvation appropriations, has blind
ed the State to both the condition and
leeds of the highway system, Chair
man Capus M. Waynick, of the State
Highway and Public Works Commls-
sion, reiterated today.
Already Using Surplus.
The facts in the case are that the
highway department is not now able
to operate on the highway revenue
only, but is already having to dip into
this surplus SO that by the end of this
biennium there will be no surplus
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-03
REVENUE DECLINE
IS NOT So GREAT
General Fund and Gasoline
Taxes Hold Up Well
in Winter Months
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
- DA 6 L. ER Will.

Raleigh March 3-The shrinkage
in revenue. due to the severe winter
weather in January was not as much
as had been expected. the figures
showing revenue collections for FEB
ruary, just issued by the Department
of Revenue, indicate. It had been es-
timated that sales tax collections
would show a shrinkage of about
$500, 900 below normal for the month
and that gasoline tax collections
would be off at least 100000.
Actual Increases.
The actual figures, as released py
the Department of Revenue, however
show that the sales tax collections IN
February on business done IN Janu-
INarfinllad On Ra4a ThCee.l