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The times-news., 1936-08-31
Editor, The Times-News:

Editor, The Times-News:
Yesterday, in pursuance of q
double purpose, kept steadily in
view, Ito make more and more
friendly contacts with all, who as
l, give to Jesus Christ their su-
preme allegiance, and to gain
clearer insight into their interpre-
tation of the revelation of God
made in Him, I attended the mid
day service of the Methodist
church. 1t was my reward to hear
from DR.. McLarty an illuminating,
instructive, powerful sermon.
Some impressions were driven
in deep upon my mind and heart
First, in order, that. DR.. McLarty
is Just saturated with the sacred
scriptures, old and new; that, &C
cordingly, as the Lord Jesus said
of every Jewish scribe, instructed
also unto the kingdom of heaven,
so Dr.. McLarty is able, like a good
householder, to bring forth out OF
treasure things old and new.
That sermon also confirmed
one of nv most deeply fixed con-
victions - that the Christian
preacher, whose chief subject of
study is the Bible, and the whole
Bible, who has in full command
the searching appeal its revela-
ton of truth makes to every con
science of men, its Increasingly
marvellous Interpretation of the
problems, the true purposes. the
mysteries of our common human
life, need not concern himself
with the passing vagances of
mans PHILOSOPHERS, each in its
own thought pretentiously digni-
fled as modern thought.
Another conviction from that
sermon: A thousand pities that
the men of great faith distributed
throughout the motley variety OF
sectarian Christianity should not
find some way to corral their man,
fold divine gifts and graces, &c
concentrate their collective spirit,
ual strength so as to present one
united front against our common
enemies: the world, the flesh, anC
the devil: should not be able tc
discern how much more sacred
more binding, more Fundamental
are the great things we have II
common that the comparatively
insignificant tenets and customs
which keep us so long asunder.
n. COLLIN HUGHES.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
BEHIND TIE SCENES
IN THE CAMPAIGN

grant only Sucn percentage OIL tle
projects cost as could be used foI
employment of relief labor.
Ickes figures this would mean
that the federal contribution
would have to be cut to 10 or IS
per cent, since PWA projects re-
quire skilled labor for the most
part, and doubts whether munich
palities want to put up 85 or 80
per cent of the money themselves.
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| MEANWHILE, it is understood
+'A that a confidential study Of
relative costs of WPA and PWA
employment per man recently
made by the Budget Bureau has
put PWA in very. favorable
light.
When the amount of local con-
tribution and the labor indirectly
employed in producing materials
is figured in, it appears that PWA
money employs far more men than
! indicated by figures previously
given the president-fgures pre-
pared and furnished by WPA
statisticianS.
| - p tNE. SO y
jokes frankly said he just didn't
know what the presidents plan
was, "in the absence of any direct
communication from him."
When someone remarked that a
certain other phase Of the situa-
ton didn't make a damn bit of
difference" IckeS Interrupted
and said: "That is how feel about
the whole business"
His top subordinates explained
later that Ickes was bored. Some
of them feared his remarks would
appear to Roosevelt Like "insub-
ordination"
fcnnyriaht. 1876. NEA Service. Inc.)
The times-news., 1936-08-31
FEWER TAX DELINQUENClES RE-
Fleet BETTER TIMES

Publication OF the city anu County . AA''N
Of deEnuuent taxes for the year 1850 Is
completed in today's issue of The Times
News.
As in former years many property own
ers negligently permitted their names 10
be published for amounts less than one
dbIIar and Others for only few dollars
bnt on the whole the lists this year re-
veaIed that fewer persons let their taxes
on deIinuuent, and a much larger numOer
than in former years paid up after puoh-
cation was started. Within the last week.
far example, names of ninety-slX properly
oUners in the county were Withdrawn oy
+bS tax collectors office, while during the
three weeks after publication was started
more than three hundred county property
owners laid their money on the counter
and thus stopped the accumulation OF pen
allies.
aThere is, of course, primary reason
aud that reason is that there is more money
instbe city and county than was atloat laat
vSar, Truck farmers especially, 1t was salo
og-tbe courthouse, were prompt IN paying
taxes this year, thus indicating that vast
ossntitv of foodstuffs was grown and solo
az GOOD prices. Added to this and other
sdSrces of revenue was the bumper crop
of5tourists that began arriving IN June ana
fIarrished through July and August. 1t IS
amatter of almost common knowledge
that tourists not only came to Henderson
vifie in numbers unprecedented since 1879; !;
thew overflowed the rural districts as well
and helped consume farm products IN ex-
change for the coin of the realm. Much OF
this money found its way into the cotters
ofseity and county and much more of it is
left with which to buy clothing and other
needs for the winter not far distant.
Property owners, moreover, have been
erRouraged.to pay their taxes by progress
made in reducing the public indebtedness
by an additional pairing of the county tax
rate, by huge saving of interest in the
refunding of the county's bonded obllga-
tiShs, and by efforts being made to secure
refunds from the state of amounts ad-
yaaced by the county in the construction
ofkhighways. Delinquent tax lists are still
laEge, as they are in other cities and coun-
ties, but this year has witnessed the only
Substantial reduction in several years-a
fact in which taxpayers themselves may
take pride and for which officials who are
working out the solution of the financial
problems of local government units may
feA encouraged.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
BY RODNEY DUICHEK.
SF1A Service staff Correspondent

WTASHINGTON-Given another
w term, President Roosevelt
doubtless would eventually make
up his mind as to what kind of
PWA program he wanted.
The battle between Mr.. IckeS'
boys and Mr.. Hopkins boys has
been going on steadily for more
than year and it is Importantly
involved in the current peculiar
situation, which finds Mr.. Ickes
sitting on $3O0,000,000 and not
knowing what to do with it.
MIR. Ickes is not only confused
He is also bored. He has had
PWA pulled out from under him
and then tossed back into his lap
SO often that it isn't even funny
any more.
The latest mixup is due to
Roosevelt's alarm over increase IN
the WPA rolls, which would be
hard enough to cut in a campaign
wear. anyway, without the great
drouth coming along to add enor-
mously to them.
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DOOSEVELT'S idea is that large
II numbers of WPA worker:
should be employed on PWA
projects. Which would be an eX-
cellent idea if it worked.
So far, the PWA program fol
this fiscal year hasn't even started
because of confusion over preSi-
Dental regulations. Current un'
dcrstanding is that PWA can put
money on its basis of SIS per cent
loan and 45 per cent grant only
if As per cent of the labor or
the project can be taken from the
relief rolls.
DIVA would be permitted Il
The times-news., 1936-08-31
MISS KATHARINE GOOI

man closed her second SeaSoH as
hostess for the Chamber of Com
mercc Saturday and will head IN
toward the Smokes for a change
mill she resumes work on the
faculty of the HendersonviIle
public schools. Miss Goodman had
on q very active program, when
would be more important in Sep
tember than in August, when
there were so many commercial
entertainment features. It's going
to take little juggling on our
part to extend or lcngthen the sea-
son,
The times-news., 1936-08-31
FOUR CASES HEARD
BY MAYORS COURT

Four cases were heard in city
court, this morning before Mayor
A. V. Edwards. The docket was
as follows:
Flem Garren, drunk and disOr-
derly, and quarreling and fighting,
was fined $40 and costs.
Clyde Lanning, drunk and dis
orderly and quarreling and fight
ing, was fined '$25 and, costs.
M NJ. Davis, drunk and disor-
derly, was assessed the costs.
Floyd Griffin, drunk and disor-
derly, was fined $40 and costs.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
IDTJST STORMS SEEN AS SEQUEL
TO EROSION; (,tJLIEY MAY HAVE
STARTED THE GRAND CANYON

measures are taken. od
Experts say that erosion caused
tho Grand Canyon of. the COLORADO
and the Dakota Bad Lands; GH, IN,
doubtedly even these started WIZ VIII
o11llies-gullies that kept on "oi II
ing overtime. o4;or;s+s
''F what can the conserVatloniSVS
do after erosion has started!
A half dozen well known meIh-
ods have been worked out by the
soil conservation service. Ihese
include:
/ Rotation Of crops.
, Return to natural cover.
8. Contour ploWlng.
A. Terracing.
5. Strip farming.
6. Dams and gully planting: ,
Crop rotation is a recognized
principle of good farming. Inc
cotton and wheat farmers realize
this although they do not always
practice what they know. Rota-
ton of crops maintains as near a
balance of soil uses as is possible
under extensive cultivation. In
any rotation, agriculturalists say
that some legume, such as clover
or sorghums, is important because
if nuts back chemicals which other
crops remove from the soil.
When land is too badly eroded
to respond to this method, soil
conservationists believe that the
native or natural cover should be
restored. During the centuries be-
fore the white men came to North
America nature worked out a sys-
tenn of it's own Of putting the most
suited crop in the most suited
nlaces. Man upset that, especially
in the semi-arid regions which the
prcsident is now visiting. There
the grasses grew because rainfall
was restricted and they held what
little water there was. Man put
the land to crops; recent dust
storms ar the price for tins
change.
Contour blowing is simply plow'
ing on the level, instead of over
hills and valleys. This keeps some
Of the water that falls because
there are little valleys" an incl
or two deep in which to store the
rainfall.
Terraces are only a larger man
| Hesitation Of the same principle.
Strip farming is somewhat
comparable application which may
be used on level as well as hllly
land. In strip farming, the farmer
leaves broad strips in his field be-
tween other crop patches. A few
rows of corn, for instance; then
stand of clover; more corn, ant
so on across the land. This Gre
ates sort of natural dams with the
strips of grasses, clover or ever
weeds.
Dams and gully paintings arc
the engineers contributions to the
battle against erosion. Dams, lltltt
homemade affairs as well as blg
ones like Boulder, hold back the
water and prevent it from causing
uncomfortable floods. Small dams
save the water for the dry day
when the land is parched; they
also help hold the previous, rich
top soil on the farms. Gully plant
| ings simply try to use nature to
stop further expansion. In sue
cessful application, gullies may be
reformed into woods or brush
land which is useful; gullies are
waste.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
IEF RECTOR CALLED SPEC

tators around the sycamore IN
front of his office to let the ants
teach a little lesson in fine team
work and industry. Large ants
had bored into the dead wood OF
the tree about two feet from the
ground and were cleaning out
quarters for the winter. One crew
mined the dead wood and brought
it to the surface. Another picked
it up and dumped it over a ledge.
As it lodged on another ledge an,
other crew picked it up and
dumped it so it would fall to the
ground. >,
"If the city had team work al!
the way around like that we would
The times-news., 1936-08-31
PIANO 100 YEARS OLD

MEXICO, Mo. (UP).-A piano,
believed to be more than 100
years old, is being thumped and
is producing music at the home OF
c.. r. Powell. 1t was acquired by
G. B. Hull, grandfather of Mrs.
Powell, in payment of a grocery
bill 6S years ago.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
OLD PICTURE FOUND

GLASGOW, Mo. (UP).-A cen
tury-old picture of DR.. John Bull,
sought for years for the Wash
ington congressional archives, has
been found here. DR.. Bull, turbu-
lent pre-Civil war Democrat, turn
ed Wing to be elected to congress.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
CRAFT INVENTED

TORONTO, Ont. (UP).-A pom
toon undersca salvage craft, capa-
bic, it is said, Of lifting the largest
of sunken ships, has been invent
ed by James Mawhinney, Toronto
inventor He believes it will be
capable Of recovering treasure
from ships out of range of divers.
More than 275 languages are
spoken by the natives of Africa.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

If bows 90 to Sunday school they will not go to
iail That is conviction born of the study Oh
crime statistics. =
A grave Indictment lies against the ehuren, l"
that she has let from fifteen to twenty mllh0n
Young persons remain outside of her shephefalns'
teaching care.
Forpiye us, Good Shepherd of the lambs that we
have let so many of Thy little ones SO untendeo'-
Amen. r,,,.
DR. William T. Ellis.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

Stranded without food 700 miles
up the Fly river in New Guinea,
party of American explorers
were saved from starvation when
food was. dropped from an air.
plane. Ia
The times-news., 1936-08-31

Bedford, Ind, sees an early winter be-
cause moss already is forming on the trees
buN that is only from ancient political jokes
noF making the rounds.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

5Fhe life of the party in midwest heat
arsas this Simmer was the man who could
sran warns so thrilling they made the blood
run cold.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

New York scientists have developed a
transparent model of human being-a
lotof trouble when there are so many per-
soss anyone can see through.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

Political campaigns would be as hot even
if held in winter instead of summer.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

THE coneshaped shadow of the vtrlcS from -@o
to 236 900 mss in length while the distance OF the moo" %
earth varies from $4,000 miles to 24S0Oo miles Hence
seen that the moon can pass directly between the sun anu M y
sometimes without the shadow falling the eaTl III W." % 4,
we have an annular ring-shaped eclipse WIZ" '"'
center of the sun being blocked out
The times-news., 1936-08-31
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
munications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name Of the author. No con-
munications signed with fic-
titioEs name will be published.
EDITOR.
The times-news., 1936-08-31

ESoak the Rich" advocates should re-
msmber, if they win, that their ship of
state will have to ride some pretty big
sHells. a
The times-news., 1936-08-31

Germany is getting iberal-none OF the Ameri-
can boys was arrested for smuggling 'ne ni"i M No
they set at the Olympic games ~
Evening star., 1936-02-09

spection, which will include also the
great shipyard at Newport News and
Hampton Roads. Officials of the school
are planning to accompany the
students.
The Mask and Bauble Club will
have a three-day engagement" at
Georgetown this week, beginning to-
morrow evening at 8:45 o'clock in
Castor Hall. The play, In a Fools
Bauble," will be a departure from the
usual college production in former
years, since it Is a combination of
music and drama.
From a production point Of view
it is the largest ever undertaken by
the students, upward of 40 players
being in the cast. There will be
three acts and eight scenes, with
student orchestra to furnish the in
cidental music.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., regent
of the Foreign Service School. spoke
Friday night in st. Louis before the
Georgetown Club of that city.
The Alumni Club of the George
town Law School, headed by Justice
Jesse c. Adkins of the District Su-
preme Court, is arranging for
smoker the evening of February l9
at the Mayflower Hotel. Several hun
dred alumni are expected to attend.
A committee, headed by Dean George
E. Hamilton, is to select a speaker,
since the smoker will take the form
of a legal forum.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Negro History Week.

THIRTEEN prominent educators
from Howard Universitys faculty
and Washington will discuss voca-
tional education and guidance next
Friday at $50 pm. in the periodical
room of the Howard University Ii
brary, as part of the annual celebra-
ton Of Negro History week, which
will be celebrated during the coming
week, under auspices of the Associa-
ton for the Study of Negro History.
Other programs also are being
planned by several organizations
throughout the city.
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, head of
the history department at Howard,
will be chairman. and the speakers
scheduled to appear are:
DR.. Harold L. Trigg, associate di-
rector, national survey of vocational
education and guidance for Negroes,
United States Office of Education;
DR.. Russell A. Dixon, dean of the
Dental School: Dr. Benjamin B. May,
dean Of School of Theology; James
v. Herring, professor of art; Walter
G. Daniel, university librarian; DR..
Howard H. Long of District of Colum-
bia public schools; William E. Taylor,
acting dean Of Law School; Miss Alice
c. Simmons, School of Music; j. St.
Clair Price, associate professor of edu-
cation; Howard N. Fitzhugh, in
structor in commerce; DR.. Roscoe
Mckinney, vice dean of School of
Medicine, and Miss Ruth Jackson of
School of Social Service.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Four "a" Students.

-FOUR students at the College of
Liberal Arts of American Uni
versity led the school in scholarship
during the first semester with grades
of IA" in all subjects, it was an
nounced by DR.. George B. Woods, dean
of the college.
They are Nellie Strong, freshman,
1543 Foxhall road, and three juniors,
Owenita Harrah. 3025 Cathedral ave-
nue.: William Powell, 2449 Tunlaw
road. and Ethel Whitlow, 1862 Newton
street.
Others winning class honors for the
first semester we're as follows:
Freshmen: Walter Bastian, Shir-
ley Batcheler, Leon Bick, Harriette
Christie, Joan Evans, Lemuel Fraser,
Eliza Goddard, Helen Harkness, Wal
ter Hendricks, Margaret Johnston,
Catherine Knockey. Elizabeth Morse,
Charles Stewart and Margaret Thorn
ton.
Sophomores: Mary Aiken, Freder-
lex Church, David Copenhafer, Jane
Getz, Christine Kaufman. Carol Laise,
Lucille Maris, Joseph Mast, Jerry Will
liams.
Juniors: Margaret Courtney, Susan
Drager. Margaret Hall, Richard Hum
mer, Mary Lehman, Frances Page,
Helen Sanderln, Dorothy Schoonover,
Carl Stevens. Henry Willard and Mar
garet Woods.
Seniors: Franz Berbe, Catherine
Church. Albert Cooper, Worthington
Houghton. Harriet Reed. Letha Robin
son, Esther Smith, Margaret Spiller,
Mary Lesta Wakeman and Melvin
Wheatley.
The Anglican Club Of American Uni
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Wesleyan Students Coming.

TWENTY Wesleyan University stu
dents. all majors in government,
were to leave Middletown, Conn, today
for a week in Washington. during
which an intensive study of the gov
ernmental Set-up will be made. The
party will be in charge of Prof Elmer
z. Schattschneider and Ralph F.
Bischof.
The group plans to attend sessions
of the House and Senate, committee
hearings, at least one session of the
Supreme Court, and hopes to be re-
ceived at the White House. The party
will be entertained by the Wesleyan
Alumni Club of Washington at
lunch on Tuesday and special dinner
parties have been arranged for several
evenings during the week.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Student Activities Resumed.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNI

u
VERSTTY student organizations
have resumed their activities with
the opening Of the second semester.
The Student Union will meet this
afternoon at 3 o'clock In Stockton
Hall to discuss two important ma
tional issues: During the first half
Of the session the union will take
under consideration a bill providing
for entrance of the United States
into the League of Nations. Reba
Edelman. Fred Brooks and Frank
Brisebois will present the majority
report Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. The Judiciary Committee of
the union will then present its bill
providing for the Federal regulation
of intrastate commerce.
Organization Of committees of the
union has been completed, the fol-
lowing chairmen being named: Foreign
relations, Fred Brooks; natural re-
sources, Edmund Browning; agricul-
ture, Jerry Griffin; commerce, Lloyd
E. Rogers; national defense, John
Bracken: education, Lily Shepherd;
labor, Austin Cunningham; judiciary,
George Stevens; banking and cur
rency, Boiling Lambeth, and finance,
taxation and tariff, Robert Doolan.
Plans are being made for the formal
opening February 16 of international
House. headquarters on the campus
for students from foreign countries.
Two important student social events
are in immediate prospect. The inter-
fraternity prom will take place on
March 6, the Willard Hotel being the
Evening star., 1936-02-09

trip to Norfolk,
Va, next month
for students who
wish to study the
problems Of port
management.
DR.. Alfred H.
Haag. U nj t e d
States Shipping
Board official and
professor of ship
ping, will be in
charge of the
party. Omcials Of
the Norfolk Port
Authority W ill
take the students
Evening star., 1936-02-09

versity will be host to the Tri-Dio-
cesar Conference OF Anglican Clubs
to be held at Epiphany Church, Feb
ruary IS, II and Is.
The Women's Guild viii meet at the
Women's Residence. February 18.
Epsilon Kappa Sorority at American
has been accepted as chapter Of the
national undergraduate sorority Delta
Gamma.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
character, mental keenness and the
qualities Of leadership.
School ENLARGED.

Scn0oi ENLARGED.
nUE to the heavy registration n
both the day and evening classes
Of the new art department of the Co
lumbia Technical Institute, it has been
necessary to add considerable space in
the school building at 1919 r street.
In addition to the regular class room
accommodations, the school has pro-
vided special room for life and figure
drawing.
The courses of this department have
been further extended by the inaugu-
ration of series of talks on the
modern, up-to-date methods Of draw
ing and reproducing art work profess
sionally.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
VIENNA PURGE PRESSED
Prosecutor and Four Others Ar.
rested Deny They Are Nazis.

VIENNA. February 8 B.-Vienna
police continued their drive to purge
government Offices of Nazis yesterday
and arrested Robert Kauer, juvenile
court prosecutor. and four department
heads in the post office and Tax
Bureau.
All i've Of the arrested men denied
they were Nazi supporters.
Nazis are prohibited from holding
government positions under ruling
Of the Federal Cultural Council, which
also has set up various tests for per-
sons desiring official employment.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
HER BATH is 13 BELOW
Michigan Woman Takes Daily
Dip for Health.

EAST JORDAN, Mich, February
(P).-Mrs. Peter La Londe didn't
need a thermometer to know it was
Is below zero yesterday. She took
her daily dip in Lake Charlevoix.
Advised by physicians to take icy
baths, she follows the prescription
literally, and says she hasn't missed
a morning plunge all Winter.
She insisted the only disadvantage
of cold wave was the difficulty of
clearing ice from her swimming hole.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
KING CONFERS HONORS
Officers Who Brought Georges
Body to London Picked.

LONDON. February R.-King
Edward VIII conferred the first hon.
ors of his reign yesterday upon II
naval and army officers and two naval
gunners who assisted in bringing the
body of the late King George from
Sandringham to Westminster Hall and
later to Windsor.
The men were given appointments
In the Royal Victorian Order. Persons
admitted to the order are those who
have rendered extraordinary services
to his majesty, his heirs and success
sors" and who have merited his mai
esty's royal favor"
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Wellesley Scholarships.

WELLESLEY COLLEGE has Just
established group of 10 national
prize scholarships, one Of which will
be awarded next year to a graduate of
q private school in Washington. The
scholarship Is for $500 and will cover
the cost of tuition for a year. If the
students standing and attitude war
rant, it may be continued for another
year, and possibly for the entire COL
lege course.
In announcing the establishment of
the grants, President Ellen Fitz Pen
dleton stipulated that to win the
award the candidate must show fine