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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

data Is being done for him by the State
Department. Shortly after his return
he probably will call his committee to-
gether. or confer with various members
thereof, so that hearings may be held
and no time lost after the assembling of
Congress in drafting a bill for submiS-
sion to the legislative body. In the light
of events which have transpired in the
international field since the subject was
last discussed and with expected action
on it at the Pan-American Peace Con-
ference about to meet in Buenos Aires,
a considerably modified bill is antici-
pated.
Issuance by the President of his
Thanksgiving day proclamation has set
Uncle Sans officers in various branches
of the service to work in the preparation
of delectable menus for the occasion
This includes the men in the 1000
C. c. c. camps, where, for the fourth
time since the establishment OF this
organization, the officials and enrolleeS
will sit down to groaning boards for a
THANKSGIVING day dinner. Some OF the
men go home or are invited to have
dinner with friends, but the majority re-
main at the camps, and what gaps there
are at the tables will be filled by neigh
boring friends who will be asked to join
IN the festivities. Turkey aplenty and
"all the trimmings" will be served. The
Army Quartermaster Corps. which has
charge of feeding the men in these
camps, reports that 820, 100000 pounds OF
food were required for camp chow" dur
ing the past year, and that the en-
rollees, the ma ajority of them boys II to
18 wears of age. gain an average of z to
u pounds in weight during the year.
x +
Speaking of turkey. friends of Vice
President Garner report that he is living
close to the grass roots" these days and
that he is particularly interested in a
fine flock of turkeys which he is raising
at his Uvalde, Tex, home. The Vice
President inspects them every day and
is giving much of his personal attention
To their care. His friends doubtless will
share with him in thankfulness for these
birds on November 26.
Interested comment has been aroused
In diplomatic and official circles here by
the thought emphasized by Gen. Malin
Craig. chief of staff of the Army, that
this country's military establishment ''is
designed for defense and is unsuitable
for aggression" To many persons in
the United States, as well as abroad.
this distinction between the American
Army and those of foreign countries
comes as a new viewpoint. Gen. Craig
in his annual report points out that
"our establishment is OF character ex-
clusively our own, essentially different
from the military establishments main
tanned abroad" He asserts that "our
regular Army is merely the nucleus OF
wartime establishment that must be
created in the event of a major conflict" ="
adding that ''it should be capable in war
of throwing up protective wall under
cover of which our citizen forces can be
modified"
With the possible exception of the
activities in which it engaged during the
World War, the United States today
starts on the largest canvass of its citi-
zenry which 1t has ever undertaken. This
is the gathering of information by the
Social Security Board as to the qualifi-
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Affairs no longer absolutely insists on
students from the social science fields.
Perhaps the most ambitious Of all the
attempts along this line, however, is the
new divisional program of humanistic
studies" instituted by some Of the
younger members of the faculty and
approved by the trustees for this coming
year. This offers to a selected group of
students "a co-ordinated course of study,
supervised by an interdepartmental COM
mittee and adjusted to the needs Of in
dividual students"
Certainly progress is being made when
one of the oldest centers of education in
the country strives to keep abreast of
the times and educate its undergraduates
to the problems of the day by surmount-
ing the barriers of departmental exclu-
siveness.
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A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Bv the Sea Wall.

By the Sea Wall.
I linger awhile by the old tidal wall.
In the throes of late Autumn sunse:
mood,
With the hills far beyond in dim purple
relief
And the river a soft-swellins roseato
flood.
A sailboat that catches the glanorou7
light
Cleans opaline 'gainst the horizon
clear blue.
Solitary. alone. standing by the old wal,
The glow of the sunset brings memorie5
of you.
Then the dusk falls The tide in, the
river is dark:
Dark save for the lights from s-e
city's gay mart
The sky is deep indigo Night comes
Drawing peace from the river, sigh
and depart.
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Merit System Extension.

Growth of the spoils system under
patronage hungry Democratic admins
tration resulted in steadily increasing
barrage of criticism before and during
the campaign which the Democratic Ma
tional Convention answered in part by
q platform plank promising:
sss the immediate extension of the
merit system through the classified civil
service to all non-policy making
positions in the Federal service. We
shall subject to the civil service law all
continuing positions which, because of
the emergency, have been exempt from
its operation.
Whether exemptions from the civil
service law were brought about by the
emergency or resulted from the extraor-
dinary demands for patronage which
faced the Democrats in March of 1888
may be matter of opinion. The emer-
gency of the war produced no such de-
partures from merit system principles as
marked the war against depression. But
be that as it may, it is encouraging to see
that the President is giving thought to
application of the civil service and merit
system principles to the emergency
agencies as one of the early actions
anticipated by the next Congress.
On Saturday afternoon the Presidents
conference with civil service commission
ers developed the proposition that nom
civil service positions in the Government
would probably be covered into the civil
service by executive order, authorized by
legislation, with incumbents submitting
themselves to non-competitive exanlina-
ton. The number of positions thus to be
treated would depend on the number OF
emergency agencies to be retained. The
treatment of the emergency agencies, in
turn, will doubtless depend largely on the
recommendations of those now working
on q reorganization plan for the Gov
ernment, under which some Independent
agencies would be absorbed by the
regular establishments and others would
retain their specific identities.
Supporters of the merit system will no
doubt approve this method. The expan-
sion Of the merit system in the past has
been accomplished in large measure by
executive order. Under the circum-
stances, non-competitive examination
would be more practical than competitive
examination in the process Of blanket
Ing in" employees under the civil service.
And as new employees absorbed in future
requirements or additions would, Of
course, take competitive examinations.
the full principles of the merit system
would be applied in the course Of q
relatively few years.
Aside from the technical method of
covering employees into the merit system,
however, the determination to apply
merit system principles is the important
thing It Is gratifying that the Presi-
dent Is setting the wheels In motion to
accomplish that purpose. The fact that
both parties adopted strong civil service
planks in their platforms should facili-
tate early enactment by Congress of the
necessary legislation.
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Not for Intellectual Analysis.
Capitulation.

That big campaign was advertised
To show a fierce contention,
But no reprisals are advised
To stimulate dissension.
Again the atmosphere is bland,
Again the skies are sunny.
Some words were rather peevish, and
Some more were only funny.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Prominent in the list of speakers on
behalf of the Red Cross is Alfred NJ.
Landon, who is this time permitted to
select a subject which will command
unanimous approval.
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The possibilities of causes and con-
sequences relating to another war have
been 50 thoroughly studied that 1t be-
comes hard to see how any intelligent
politician would risk a course which
might lead to such disaster.
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The approach of Thanksgiving day
causes turkey to be featured in adver-
tising print. Scientific agriculturists
agree that turkeys are naturally so hard
to raise that there can be no need Of
artificial scarcity to raise the price.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Mr.. Farley finds Ireland an attractive
place in which to spend a vacation. As
history advances 1t seems remarkable
that an Irishman seeking political peace
and quiet for awhile should 60 to Ireland.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

cations of an estimated 100000 work.
ers scattered from coast to coast for old
age retirement benefits. Through the
$4,000 post of1ices in the country there
will be distributed today to some 5,000,-
600 business establishments the employ
ers' application forms for identification
numbers, which will be the beginning Of
the basic record data of wage records.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-11-16
A Mans Keep.
m the worcester Gazette.

From the worcester Gazette.
A fellow out West has been boasting
that he hasn't worked for 10 years, but
has lived by visiting his friends. Appar-
emily q man kept by the company he
knows.
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At time when so many problems are
pressing that concern the future, it might
seem permissible not to worry any
further about the Literary Digest poll.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Members of the Congress will now
develop the usual brilliant oratory, but
with not quite so much incidental ex-
pense for radio time.
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A Journey to South America will
enable Franklin D. Roosevelt to appear
as an ambassador of good will, with the
prestige Of one who has done marvels in
quieting political differences in his own
country.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

About the most formidable combina-
tion of letters is C. 7. O., which arises
not in the Government but within the
ranks of labor.
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The World Of Fancy.

The holidays that now draw near
Bid Dickens once again appear
Like a magician who survives
The usual end that Fate contrives.
We love and hate the world he made
To be in fancy still displayed.
All hail to Little Nell so sweet,
And Pickwick with his quaint conceit.
But treachery inspires contempt
Which fiction's grace cannot exempt.
For some we hold affection deep
And how we hate Uriah Heep!
Tain no use arguin'," said Uncle
Eben, "wif q man dat has foldin' bed
mind dat gets mussed up and Is shut
together to prevent observation"
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Gangsters show their versatility by
breaking into almost any kind Of struc-
ture, including political organization.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Every nation desires more airplanes,
at the same time striving to put them
under bond to keep the peace.
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Confidence.
m the connellsyiIIe Courier.

From the ConnellsyiIls Courier.
Much Of the returning confidence
seems to be the kind that induces people
to try the irish sweepstakes. the slot
machine and the numbers yAekoA
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Chinese in America.

From the South Bend Tribune.
The report that Chinese are fond OF
noisy radio sets generates suspicion that
some Chinese live in every American
neighborhood.
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Ouadrennial Somnolence.

From the jamestown IN. " Post.
Those towns which sought the distinc-
ton of being the first to report returns
of the election will now subside for four
years.
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Puzzled Farmer.

Does your boy Josh understand
farming?"
Better than do" answered Farmer
Corntossel. He has been trying to
explain the value Of blowing under
crops, by considering agriculture q
branch of mathematics in which by
scientific rearrangement you can make
q minus sign carry q plus value"
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Task for its Own Sake.
The world must be busy as old Father
Calls for lilies or blossoms of snow
That drop to the earth with o beauty
sublime
When the Boreal lights are aglow.
When the season is gay with the flowers
of May
1t is time for smile or a song.
There's nothing resplendent to sing or
to say,
So we'll simply "boondoggle" along.
The task may be only duty too small
To shine in the records of fame.
But duty will call to good cheer after
all
And Danish the spirit of blame.
Though hope may be high at the dawn
of the day,
The hours that go empty go wrong.
The purpose of lifting this bit of lay
Was just to 'boondoggle" along.
Not for Intellectual Analysis.
"Have you studied communism"
"You can't study communism" replied
Senator Sorghum. THE most you can
do with communism is to pick out some
one you dislike and hope you can
eventually make arrangements to have
him shot at sunrise"
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. Is it true that both the film and
stage version of The Green Pastures
was banned in London?-M. H. r.
A. The stage version was prohibited
in England because of a British act for
bidding impersonation of the Deity on
the stage. This law does not affect
pictures, but there was some objection
to the production. The film censor,
Baron Tyrrell, after five months delib-
Grafton, has passed on the picture and
it will be shown.
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or 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., 1936-11-16

@. Are more pedestrians killed by
automobiles in the city or country?-
j. G.
A. For the first time in automobile
history, more pedestrians were killed
last year on country roads and in small
communities than in towns of more than
10000 population.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

Envy is a tribute of admiration" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. "Unfor-
tunately it is also . temptation to rob-
berry,"
Evening star., 1936-11-16

A reader can get the ansuer to any
question of fact by prtttng The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director. Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. Is there any bank in the National
Capital which will accept new checking
accounts with small deposits?-B. L.
A. The District Of Columbia Bankers
Association says that there is only one
financial institution which offers thi
accommodation to small depositor;
The City Bank Of Washington will opel
accounts of IS or more.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. What is macaronic verse?-J, W.
A. This is kind of facetious poetry in
which foreign words are distorted and
iulrbled together as macaroni is mixed
with cheese.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. Please name some of the outStand-
ing international dogsled derby con-
testants-H. M.
A. Leonhard Seppala of Alaska. Emile
st. GODDARD Of LIE Pas, Earle Brydges OF
Lethbridge, Shorty Russick Of Chicago
and Georges Chevrette OF Quebec are
among the best known.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. Where did Helen Jepson receive !
musical education?-G. c.
A. She studied five years in the Gu
Institute, winning a scholarship e.
year.
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mind bent on some other Office to which
he may aspire, q senatorship, a cabinet
post. or even the presidency. So Gov
ernor's position is not quite comparable
to the position of President, who has
attained the highest public ONCE in the
gift of the American people.
A great deal of concern is manifest
over what the Republicans are going
to do. All kinds of suggestions are ad-
vanced for reorganization, for new
leadership. The question is asked con-
stantly: viii the old guard conserva-
tive faction of the party take CON-
mand? 1t recalls the anxiety which
was expressed over the Democratic
party in the Winter OF l923-2S. after AL
Smith had been disastrouSly defeated.
If it had not been for the business crash
in 1929 and the following depression,
the Democrats very likely would still be
the minority party. But the crash came.
and the Democrats had an active ma
tional committee, headed by John
Raskob, which set about Undermining
President Hoover. Raskob continued as
national chairman, despite the de1eat
Of Smith.
So John Hamilton will continue chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee, despite the defeat Of Gov. Lam
don Of Kansas in the presidential race
Just ended. 1t is Hamiltons purpose to
keep the national committee on its toes.
ready to take advantage OF any mis-
fortunes that may befall the Roose-
welt New Dealers and the Democrats.
There is no particular reason for q
meeting of the Republican National
Committee for some time to come, and
II meeting were held Hamilton would
be continued - chairman beyond .
d0ubk
Evening star., 1936-11-16

@. Is there any book on the mark
that gives a complete analysis OF vario
foods and beverages, including COL
mercial brands?-C. w.
A. Food and Beverage Analysis !
Milton A Bridges, published by I
e. Febiger, Philadelphia, Pa, is II
and complete work on this subject.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-26
NOTICE OF LAND SALE.

Under and by virtue of order and
decree of Superior Court of Vance
County, North Carolina, made in spe-
cial proceedings entitled Margaret
Henderson Martin VS.. Sallie Hender-
son, single, Francis Henderson, SIN
gle, John H. Henderson, William H.
Henderson and Lucy Henderson, the
same being number 1886 upon the spe-
.cial proceedings docket Of said court
the undersigned commissioner will
on Monday the 18th. day of January
1887, at midday at the courthouse
door in Vance County. North Caro-
lima, offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash at public auction, the fol-
lowing described land in WilliamsborO
township, Vance County, North Caro-
lima, viz:
All of that certain parcel of land in
WILLIAMSBURG township, Vance Coun-
ty, N. G. bounded by Mat Young on
southeast, on west by Satterwhlte
and the county road Oh north, con-
tanning one acre, more or less, as con-
tanned in deed from Zollicoffer. Com
missioner, to John Henderson dai"d
March 6, 1906 Book A Page %, also
see deed in Book IL Page 2oi Vance
Registry.
This 18th. December, 1886.
D. p. McDUFFEE,
Commissioned
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-26
SUNDAYS YESTERDAYS

Dec. 81, 1571-It was the name of
st. John, Evangelist and Apostle, so
the child born to the Kepler family
in Wurtemberg naturally was named
Johannes.
He was to become the greatest of
all those named John which is the
commonest name in the western
world. 1n, of course, it's various
forms-Giovanni, Ian, Jan, James,
Juan, Joao, etc).
keOler, son of a woman who was
condemned and tortured as a witch
rose from potboy in a tavern to be an
immortal of science. The theory of
universal gravitation was founded by
Newton upon the claws of Kepler," l.
e., his laws of planetory motion. Keep
Ter made the most notable discoveries
in astronomy before the telescope was
invented.
The World War 20 Years Ago, Dec.
1927, 1916-In identical notes, Ger
many, AustriaHungary Turkey and
bulgaria replied to President Wilson's
note, declaring that direct negotiation
between representatives. of all of the
belligerentS in some neutral country
seemed the best road to peace, and
proposed that the meeting be con-
voked Immediately.
Lloyd-George's fiery statement in
Parliament. peace without repara-
lions is unthinkable," promptly with
cred any hopes that the proffer of the
Central Powers would result in peace
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-26
RESALE OF LAND UNDER
COURT ORDER

An advance bid of five 90 per cent
having been placed with the Clerk of
The Superior Court upon that certain
sale made by the undersigned on Fri
day the eleventh CID day of Deem
Der, 1885; and pursuant to order of
e. O. Falkner, Clerk of Superior Court
entered on the 18th day of December.
1886 and
BY virtue of the power contained
In Deed of Trust executed by Os-
borne Bullock and Mary Bullock, his
wife, recorded in the office of the Re-
gister of Deeds of Vance County in
Book 1862 at page 12O default having
been made in payment of the debt
therein secured, on request of the
holder Of the same, I shall sell for
cash, by public auction at the Court
House Door in Henderson, N. C. TO
the highest bidder, at Twelve d2)
o'clock, noon on Saturday, January
Second, 1887, the following described
property to-wit:
FIRST TRACT: It is a tract of 1O4
acres conveyed to Osborne Bullock bv
Chalmers Gordon on February 18th.
1904; situate in Townsville Township.
Vance County, and long known as the
Betsy Newton Home place. bounded
by the lands of E. o. Taylor, the e.
B. Brewer land, Mack Jones and
others. See Register of deeds office
Book IS page 453 for metes and
bounds of same.
SECOND TRACT: This is q tract
conveyed by Thomas Taylor to Os-
borne Bullock on January 9Th. 1907:
See Book 43 page ga in the office of
the Register of Deeds for metes and
bounds it adjoins the above described
tract, the Hargrove land and the
Grandson Boyd land and contains 1O3
acres, more or less.
THIRD TRACT: This tract convex
ed to Osborne Bullock by T. T. Hicks
and T. M. Pittman, Commissioners
Sept. IA, 1917, see book 70 page 40 in
the Registers office for further de-
icription. The same adjoins the land
If G. W. Hargrove and sisters on the
East or Southeast side of the road
running from Woodwork to Tarry's
store, and containing Sc acres more or
ess and long known as the Thomas
IF Haskins land.
Bidding to commence at $6,14250
B. H. HICKS, Trustee.
henderson, N. c.,
December 49, 1886
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-26
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS


Dec. 20. 1716-Thomas Gray was
born IS years before he began his i'm
mortal Elegy Written in a Country
Churchyard-
The curfew tolls the knell of parti-' G
day,
The lowing herd winds slowly DER
the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his
wea.y way,
And leaves the world to darkness
and to me.
He was seven years in finishing it
and he himself regarded it as one of
his lesser poetic accomplishment IS. He
never attempted to have il Y'hlished
He never wrote for money. Friends
were responsible for appearance of
his work in print. Gray lived m NOR
tai dread of fire and never slept on
the upper floor of a house except be-
side an open window with a ladder
raised to it.
Dec. rs, 1776-Gen. George Wash
ington defeated a German army.
The British thought they had the
Revolution won and actually had ord
cred Gen. Lord CORVALLIS army hor1e
when Washington, having sneak I'd
his 240O men across and down the
Delaware on Christmas night, fell at
dawn upon Col. Johann Rails Hes
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ing and nodding in her direction to
one another, followed at distance {
several PAGES.
I'm growing attached to those
boys" she said. Sometimes I invite
them into my car when it starts to
rain and they have been all set to fol-
low me for a stroll on foot. One even
ing 1 invited couple of young men
who, 1 thought were newly detailed
to watch me but who turned out not
to be detectives at all but simply pas
sersby So what? So we went for
ride and good time was had by all.
But what's the diff? That's life"