davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

True. stark. real life epic surpas-
sing any tale of fiction of the sea-
a startling true story OF men who
challenged destiny. One Of many
features in the December 18th ISSUE
of the American Weekly, the big
magazine which comes regularly with
the BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04
When The West Was Really wild

Second of a series of interesting
articles by Arizona Bill", pioneer Of
the West. who relates many thrilling
tales. One of many features in the
December 18th issue of the American
Weekly, the magazine which comes
every Sunday with the BALTIMORE
AMERICAN. On sale at all news
stands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

The IL states In this country
which do not require auto drivers
permits have over 100000 motor
vehicles regiatsrsd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

Government scientists are now
working to perfect the fog-piercing
infra-rsd seachlight announced few.
weeks ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

Ink stains on wall paper may 10
removed with solution Of equal
parts Of hydrogen peroxide and ana
monia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

There are approximately 6.000;O0Q
blind people II the wsxl9.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-04

A wooden spoon is best for mixing
cake hattar.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

surprised the cotton trade and at
New Orleans all options shot up to
the 12-cent a pound mark or more
in n jump, advancing fro 50 to
$3.50 a bale.
Cotton for delivery in October
which had been selling for 11.43
when the market closed for the re-
port, reached a peak of 1929. De-
cember climbed to 1921; March to
1926. The market later sold off a
little, but gains ranged to 50 a
bale.
Traders On the New York cotton
exchange termed the bullish gov
eminent report "sensat;onal' as
cotton spurted Is points, Or about
1915 a bale.
A stream of buying orders with
both. domestic and foreign trade re-
ported represented, sent the New
York list above II cents. October
cotton reached 12.22; December
1885; March 1881, and May
1926. The market later sold off &
few points from the peak, but
closed steady.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Two Escapers
Captured

Calvin Brown and Hermon Per.
ry, two of the six convicts who es.
capped from the Rowan prison camp
early Monday night by saw g thu
bars of a back window with - hack.
saw, were captured WEDNESDAY
night in the woods is Davidson
county, it was reported by George
Rike,, district engineer of the STATE
Highway department. +
The negroes were trailed BY
b1oodhounds from the Iredell pris.
on camp, Rike said.
Brown previously had escaped al
the local camp. He also is wanted
in South Carolina for escape while
serving a 20-year term for murder
He wa double shackled but hae
cut his chains before his escape.
Three of the six negroes are still
at large, a third, Frank Eddlemar
having been captured early Tues
day by W. D. DeMarcus, chieffod
police at China Grove. The thret
sought are Charlie Jackson, Jult
Lawrence, and Theodore johnson.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

Regardless of who is elected Pre-.
sident on Nov. ;, and whether the
House of Representatives in the
new Congress has a Republicn OF
a Democratic majority, some high
ly important decisions will have tc
be made by the new Administration
and Congress at the very beginning
of things.
Several of the most widely-dis-
cussed laws enacted by the 73rd
and 74th Congresses will expire by
limitation early in 1887. The new
18th Congress will take office at
noon on January 3. Presiden,
Roosevelt's term, whether he is re-
elected or not, will not expire until
noon on January goth. There will
be a period of II days in which,
even if MI. Landon should be elect
ed President, with a Republican
House of Representatives, Congress
will be in session but Mr.. Roosevelt
will still be President.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

Pu$z5,Oo0 =

Raleigh.-M. G. Mann, general
manager, announced the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooper
alive association would distribute
checks for $4,000 to farmers Of
the State during the next so days.
The checks, Mann said, repre-
sent settlement on cotton handled
BY the association for its members
and payment in full of all member
ship reserves accumulated since
1926.
1.-THE directors, in ordering all
membership reserves paid in full,
established a record that has never
been excelled and seldom, if ever,
|equalled by any cooperative mar
heting association" Mann said.
More than $4,000 members are
being sent forms to fill out and
return to facilitate the payment of
the reserves.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

Farm Land Taxes Show Big Drop
Ministers or Salisbury
Oppose Local Gin Option

A resolution opposing local op-
ton of liquor without a State
wide referendum was adopted at
the first fall meeting of the Sails
bury Ministerial association at the
First Methodist church Monday.
Gale Burgess, head of the dry
forces in the State, is to be sent
copies of the resolution, it was de-
cided.
The ministers also decided to
preach on peace and armistice Sun
day, November g., and to arrange
for a mass meeting, with an out
standing speaker, on that date.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Tourists Business
Is Best Since 1929

Chicago.-The American tamil,
went onsa vacation Spending ,spre'
chs sumrnsr which xafionsagssoE
siseesre2A
Although exact Figures were i
most instances unavailable, est
mates Of the amount spent toppet
anything reported in the last few
years.
On the eve of Labor Day spee.
were set for the last busy weex
end of the summer.
From Maine to California, from
Florida to Lake Michigan, cham
bers of Commerce welcomed the
throng and marked up seasonal
business Jumps which ranged from
10 to Sc per cent above last sum-
mer.
The eutpouring of play seekers
eash-far.over saeooaso,eso-
rolled into Atlantic ocean liners
and the desert lands of the South
west, as we'll as into smart hotels.
An increase of 10000 passengers
on North Atlantic boats over last
years traffic was reported by U. S,
Secretary of Commerce. Roper. And
in the Indian country around Gal
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Arid Weather
Cuts Estimate
11,121,OOO Bale Forecast,
However, Still Above
Short Crops of Last
Two Years.

Washington. = Drought damage
to this years cotton crop, reflected
in an official government estimate
of an ~11,l21,ooo bale production,
this week sent prices for the South's
staple soaring.
Arid weather in the western end
of the cotton belt caused the Fed
eral crop reporting board to re-
duce its forecast of this seasons
yield 100000 running bales below
its August l estimate.
The 11,121,Oo0 bales estimate
for 1886 was still above the short
crops of the past two years-l0,-
$4,000 bales in 1885 and 1885,
600 bales in 1934-but we'll below
the Swear average of 14,667,ooo
bales in 1882.
The sharp reduction apparently
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

lup, New Mexico, ceremonial
dances Of the red men were watch.
edh5sfhe higeest crowds in history
EzSeES sensn rhs6ssa1
ID Gleveland q, bsllss and Earl
! Worth, Tex, and San Diego, Cal.
Asheville N. c., reported tourist
business exceeding 900,
breaking the al1-time high set in
1929. Miami Beach, Fla, announ-
ced a 81 per cent increase over last
year. Last summers attendance
was doubled at New Mexico's
Carlsbad eaverns.
National parks broke visiting
records in most cases. Yellowstone
topped the list, with 321,7s1 per-
sons, and the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado was next with 1886.
Glacier, Rocky Mountain, Rziniers
YosemitearSesneiss andaMesz Verde
'sH reported increases for the West.
Only Wind Cave, S. D., showed a
drop.
. Great Smoky mountain park in
Tennessee and Mammoth Cave park
in Kentucky held up their end of
the record in the East.
The old South, as represented by
Continued On page five)
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Will,
Use Freshmen

When the 1886 Catawba college
eleven takes the field here Septem.
Der - against Western Carolina
it's a sure bet hat at least three
freshmen will be in the starting
lineup.
The newcomers have been hus-
Ting since the opening day of prac-
tice, and quite a number Of these
new recruits will see action this
year. The prayers of Head Coach
Gordon Kirkland were answered
fer be now has sTessnds. that can
staek apsw ehx the Indians
Iksssessr nd i
In Nancy (TfsdesJ Hysa, a ran.
gy six-foeeer weishiag no pounds,
the Indian Chat shssa promising
'flsnkmss1, and. in1 Leander Morn
son, !, 17s-poundS all-state high
school flankman from Newton, the
head boss of the Tribe has a success
sor to Hayden Keser, who will be
ineligible to play this year. Both
of these new ends will probably
get the starting call in the opening
game.
Johnny Newman, a hard charg-
ing lnesman who captained the
Waynesboro, Pa, high eleven last
year, likely will be the third fresh
man to start the game. Newman
who weighs 1870 pounds, fits RICH,
in the Insfans' forewall.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Slight Damage
Results From
Local Storm

A sever electrical and rain storm
hit this city about 5 o'clock Wed
nesday doing some damage.
Lightning struck a tree adjoin-
ing the home of M. R. Brockman,
Of West Marsh street, ran in on an
aerial and ignited curtains on a
lower floor. The fire department
extinguished the flames, with small
loss resulting.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Survey
Report Given
Whitfield Dwon
From Average of So
Cents in 1929 to 81 In
1896.

Washington.-A drop Of So pei
cent in farm real estate taxes from
1929 through 1885 was reported by
the Agriculture department thi!
week. ag
A tax study, limited to farm
land taxed by States, counties
school boards and other local units
disclosed that the levies had beer
whitfield down from an average Of
So cents an acre in 1929 to 81
cents last year.
Nevertheless, the study showed
that the 1885 taxes were still abou,
three times above the 1900 aver
age Of II cents an acre, and more
than so per cent above the 1914
average of "a cents.
A"sharp rise in taxes from 1900
to 1922 was said to have been
caused by rapid expansion in local
and State services" with road
building and education chiefly re-
sponsibk.
The9,depression, the study said,
has .'reversed the farm taxation
tTend," with public services either
cprtailed or Their cssts shifted %
tie s.-te and Federal govefnsants.
aDuging this sEift. the repefs
said, fmany pesl ,choch -
closed sor pps atspate ssesch-
erss salaries cut and school conrses
Road building and
public works construction. wsfe
said to have been expanded. the
cost being shifted from farm real
estate to State and Federal govern
ments with payment "from sources
other than property"
The study showed the average
acre tax varied widely in different
regions and states. In 1884 the tax
was 5 cents an acre in New Mexico
and 1921 in Massachusetts,.
Comparison of principal regions
for 1885, and 1929, follows:
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Presented To
Audience
By Doughton
Ten
Thousand Give Presi-
dent Wild And Hearty
Welcome On Arrival.
MR.. DOUCHTON
@s'S,WITH PRESIDENT

President Franklin Delano Roose-
welt was a warmly welcomed visitor
to Salisbury last night.
Approximately ten thousand
persons were On hand to greee the
President when his special train roll
ed into the Union Station last nigh-
at $40. The immense throng gave
Mr.. Roosevelt a tumultuous and
hearty welcome.
MI. Roosevelt appeared on the
rear platform with his youngest
son, John, and was presented to the
audience by Congressman R. l..
Doughton, Of this District, and
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Doughton board
ed the train in Charlotte with the
President and accompanied him to
Washington.
!, The President spoke a few words
of appreciation and stated that he
had enjoyed his trip to North Caro-
lima and that he hoped he could re-
turn in the near future and spend
more time in the state. The Presi-
'fdent was en- route to Washington
/ from Charlotte where be had at
.s0ed he GreenRastsressR RALLY nf
te seysa d6thezn Democratic
states. He spoke roa crowd Of
100000 persons in Charlotte late
Yesterday afternoon.
His flashing smile and famous
hand wave completely captiyated
the crowd from the time he step
ped out on the rear platform of the
special presidential train at $40
until his train left at S:22, and his
smile and outstretched hand could
be seen until the train was out of
sight.
Mr.. Roosevelt's stopover was ar
ranged by ". D. Kizziah, register
lof deeds Of this county, and Walter
H. Woodson, Jr., chairman Of the
Rowan County Democratic Execu-
tive COMMITTEE, through the office
of Congressman r. l.. Doughton.
For over an hour before the train
was scheduled to arrive, the crowd
began to assemble at, the Southern
Passenger Station. Shortly before it
arrived, rain fell and continued
drilling during the Presidents
stay. Every downtown street was
;ammed with cars.
The open space around Union
Station, as well as the several rail-
road tracts were packed with eager
people.
The flag escort and drum corps
of the Samuel C. Hart Post of the
American. Legion assembled at their
headquarters and marched to the
Union Station, a few minutes prior
to the arrival of the train, followed
by atgreat throng of enthusiastic
citizens. When the train pulled
into the station, the flag escort
stationed themselves Immediately at
the rear Of the platform where the
stood.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
Nell Kenneth Is
Rowan
Home Agent

Nell Kenneth of Guilford county
who has been home economics
teacher in the Pleasant Garden. high
school has been named home dem
onstraton agent of Rowan county
to succeed Mrs. Mary Cummings,
resigned. Her appointment was
made. jointly by the County Com
missioners and8the State Extension
service. prs
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
100000 DEAD

Paris.-More than 100000 Span
iards have been killed during the
civil war between Fascists and So
cialists, the newspaper Jetit Journal
declared.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
ARMY TO TRAIN PHILIP
PINE GOODS

Manila, P. I.-Co-eds at the
University Of the PHILIPPINES will
be given special training under the
national defense program if plans
of officials of the school are car
ried out. ,
The commonwealth department
Of military science is drafting
plans to train the girls who will
specialize in Red Cross and relief
work.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
TAI REVISION DUE

There are several excise taxes
now On the statute books, yielding
about 100000 900 a year in rev.
enue, which run only to June 80,
1887. What will the new Con-
gress do about renewing them OF
replacing them with some other
kind of taxes to produce new reve-
nue.?
Any consideration of the tax
question might open the door to a
general overhauling Of the whcle
system Of Federal taxation. AN
here lies an opportunity for lead
ership to the one willing and able
to seize it, in the necessity fo1
planning and putting into effect
Confined on page five)
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
WET COUNTIES-WET
v

Raleigh.-Figures tending to
show a greater percentage of drunk
en- driving in the Is counties of
North Carolina where the sale of
spirits is permitted than in the
State as. whole were released by
the State Motor Vehicle division.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11
MUST ACT

1AIAASA ~ RSo sAAS
ten days following the inaugura-
ton, the Congress will have to de-
eide whether or not it will with
draw the authority which the 73rd
Congress granted to the President in
May, 1888, to devalue the dollar;
for that authority expires by limi-
taton on January 3oth next. Under
this authority, the President by
proclamation, reduces the gold con-
tent Of the dollar by a shade over
40 percent; under the law he could
have reduced it as much as one
half: >.t.
Since early 1888, therefore, all Of
the Federal Governments financial
operations and, naturally, all bank
ing and business transactions and
calculations, have been in terms Of
aslower value dollar. -,
Whatever Congress might do,
either in -, the extending OF
Withdrawing the authority of the
President to lower the gold value Of
the dollar still further, or to in
crease it, would in itself have little
effect. The dollars themselves ise
sued under Presidential proclama-
ton would still be dollars, and obi
CATIONS incurred in terms Of such,
dollars would call for payment I'M
whats<er values might be called
dollars.
There is a likelihood if the Repub-
licans should be victorious in Mo-
vember, that the new Congress
would vote promptly to withdraw
this and other powers which its pre-
decessors granted to the Executive,
as a matter Of party principle,
without necessarily in any way null
lifying any Of the acts which the
President has performed under
them.
sILVERAND PAPER O N
Ia fhe same Act which authoriz-
ed the devaluatien of The gold dol
lar-ehe. Thomas Amendment to
the Agricultural Adjustnnent Act
the President was also authoriz-
ed to resume che free and unlirnit-
ed coinage OF silver dollars and to
fix che relarive value Of such silver
coinage and the gold dollar in his
sole discretion.
The President was also authoriz-
ed to issue up to three thousand
million dollars of paper money
based on government credit with
out any metallic reserve behind it.
He has not exercised that power
of currency initiation, and has not
done nearly as much to rehabili-
tate silver as the ardent silverietes
wished.
These monetary matters are, In
many aspects, highly controversial
stuff, and the new Congress might
easily get into a jam over the ques-
ton of whether it should proceed
to fix the value Of the coinage. or
continue to leave it to the Presi-
dent, or do nothing about tin
which case the present Presidential
authority over these things would
expire by time limitation, and
Congress could leave the money
situation "as is" for later consider
alton and turn to other matters.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

IN o U
Bob-Well, Joe your sister has
promised to become my wife.
joel knew something would
happen to you if you kept coming
around every night.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-11

FIT. KNOX, KY. :. Here is the superstructure of the vault where
Uncle Sam will shortly store $40 O00 O0O, 900 in gold. The vault has
been built from secret plans 1t will be surrounded by a high steel
fence and two waterflIed meats with q device to food the underground
vault in event Of danger. The gold VIII be moved here in fifty armored
trains, guarded by 1.400 regular army soldiers. Insert shows workmen
installing stainless steel bars, held by headless Jail bolts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-10

splendid day in December,
1868, when the first shovel
turned the dirt for that great
enterprise.
How splendid and fitting it
is that the Council Bluffs
Chapter of the D. A. r. has
enshrined the memory of Lin
coin out toward the West.
How fitting that there should
be inscribed on that monument
King of Men Whose Crown
Was Love, Whose Throne Was
GentleneSS.' The great rail
road and the West forever a
part of the Union, is the mon
ument to his craftsmanship.
All these things you celebrate
today and yet more. You cele-
brate the future of America as
we'll as its past.
If America could tame the
wilderness shall we cry quits
because in these modern days
there are problems to face?
Ours is to dedicate ourselves
anew to the great future of
America. The Creator has
given us unbounded resources.
With a population only 6 per
cent of the population of the
world we have created here
one-third of the wealth of the
world.
America here today renews
its vision and from the van
tage point of all that it has
achieved looks forward in the
courage and the spirit of the
men and women who wrought
this achievement to an even
greater future.
CALF. M. LANDON."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-10

business of living and a pretty
fair mixture of fun and kicks in
the pants.
Saturday, February II, George
K. and Msos Hart arrived in
town for a few days before
going to Palm Springs to write a
plya. AS George said it seemed
little silly to come all the way
to California to find a quiet place
to write, but
Grand Week End
Anyway it was a grand week
end and Saturday night Florence
and Freddie March gave a din.
ner for them-Sunday I gave a
cocktail party - Monday - we'll
| come back to that-TueSday
Marian Splitter gave a grand
dinner and Wednesday they left
for the Springs.
Monday was able to see George
alone for the first time. Got
slightly in bria ted on three
drinks-went to Mangin'S to get a
birthday present, to a stationery
shop for some typewriter paper
and then back to the hotel. 1t was
raining and lovely. I left about
o'clock.
Finished the picture on Tuesday,
the 9th. Drove down to Palm
Springs with Dick and Dorothy
Rogers Friday, March 2. It was
simply too wonderful. Sat around
in the sun all day-lunch in the
pool grill with Moss and George
and the Rogers. Dinner at the
Dunes-a halt in the moonlight
without Moss and the Rogers-ah,
desert nights!
Came back by plane Tuesday
morning and found the baby very
sick with flu.
Saturday, March "a, got a wire
from George saying they were leav-
ing the following Wednesday and
would not be coming back to Holly
wood. BY the grace of God I got
a break. Didn't have to work
Saturday afternoon or Monday,
so 1 caught the plane and had
dinner at the Dunes with him Sum-
day. We had at lot of fun. Har-
Ian Thompson was there marian S
huSbanO and he took pictures of
Moss and George and me on the
kiddie slide and swings.
"Preview" on Play
George called me into the bunga-
low and read the play to me.
was pretty puffed up at being the
first to be in on it and terrifically
pleased that I was able to make a
few good suggestions. It's very
fine, thrilling thing, and it's called
"Merrily We Roll Along" and is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-10

that thrfsI be
AndN Castawa n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-10
MEXICO ARMS
AGAINST PLOT
OF FASC|STS
Government Employees
and Workers Groups
Receive Guns

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10 G.N.S.).
Charging it had uncovered a Fas-
cist plot for a September revolt,
the Mexican government today
moved toward showdown on the
Fascist issue by distributing ma
chine guns, rifles, and ammunition
among workers organizations and
government employees.
The Mexican Confederation of
Workers, outstanding labor organi.
zation in Mexico, adopted plans to
fight for the government if necesr
sary, and the Association of Com
munist Youth and the so-called
Mexican popular front" also Of.
fered their services.
These organizations received ma
chine guns and rifles along with
employees of the ministries of edu-
cation and communications. EN-
ployes of the federal district gov
eminent and the national print
ing works also received arms.
VOTE AMERICAN