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The Washington times., 1937-01-09
Is Hunted
In Burglar Staying

CHICAGO. Jan. 9 0N5)-A
paroled convict was sought today
for questioning concerning the
Staying Of Benjamin Greco, SO, a
burglar with a long police record
who was put on the spot" by two
gunmen in a delicatessen store
last night.
Police said Greco turned States
evidence against two pals in a
burglary trial five years ago. his
evidence being instrumental in
their conviction. One of the men.
police said, was recently paroled.
The Washington times., 1937-01-09
LONDON HINTS
EXILE RETURN
Continued from Page u

CONTINUED from Page u
indicated. hopes he would be able
to slip into England by late spring
or early summer without fear Of
reviving public controversy.
For part of the year he hopes
to be able to lead the life Of an
English country gentleman at Fort
Belvedere, his old country home
where he spent his last days in
England, and where he signed the
formal document of abdication.
If this plan can be realized, 1t
is understood it is the Dukes
intention to spend this spring.
summer, and fall in England, and
the winter abroad, probably on the
French Riviera or in Austria.
where he is expected to rent or
purchase home.
Any suggestion that either the
due or his duchess will be persons
non grata with the royal family
can be dismissed, according to in
formed quarters,
The Washington times., 1937-01-09
S25O,OOO in Gold
Stolen On Statue

NAGOYA, Japan. Jan. 9 ON.
S0.-For 327 years the two golden
scaled nine-foot dolphins have gilt
tered from atop the ancient
wooden-walled castle of the war
rior Kiyomasa Kata, the chief
pride of Nagoya. Today it was dis
covered thief cut through an iron
net and took So gold scales from
the female dolphin. His loot was
worth nearly $250,o0o.
The Washington times., 1937-01-09
Mrs. Bethune To Be Heard

Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune, di.
rector Of the colored division Of
the National Youth Administra.
ton, will address the forum Of
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A., to.
morrow at $50 p. M, on the sub
ject, What the New Deal Has
Done for Our Youth" Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, executive secretary
Of the branch, will preside,
The Washington times., 1937-01-09
VIEWS
ROOSEVELT AS
PEACE HOPE
Scared Continent Sees
u. S. Mediation As
Sole War Check
BY EARL GOODWIN

Behind the Presidents an
nouncement Of two new battle.
ships to bring Uncle Sans far
flung naval strength to the level
of other contenders for world
power is the fact that Europe
wants President Roosevelt to step
in and stop that fight.
European dictatorS, armtng
themselves to the teeth on money
that could be used for paying off
the World War debt to this coun-
try. have arrived at the point
where they have got to fight-and
how they hate It!
The State Department knows
and has been informing the Presi-
dent that Europe looks to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to do something to
prevent q world war starting In
Europe and dragging the rest OF
the world into it. It is repre-
sented here that Europe is scared
of itself.
Forced to Fight =
It is also represented in diplo-
matte language that' each Of the
militaristic dictators is something
like the drunken rioter who has
forced himself into a fight-and
then looks around despairingly
for someone to hold him back.
European nations, now In the
throes Of a general war, would just
as soon give all the loot they got
out of the Versailles treaty back
to the original owners-if only
someone on the outside would sug-
gest it. That someone" may be
President Roosevelt.
Germany wants its old colonies
back; and a little bird around the
embassies whispers that the other
powers would love to give them
back. But how to do 1t and save
the face Of the countries involvedP
Italy Cautious
Italy thinks it can take the
place of Great Britain as a world
power in at least so years, but
doesn't want to spend all its
strength on the question right
now. Military experts here think
that Spain is gone anyhow-no'
matter what happens, so why
march all the rest of Europe to
that row?
Germany is getting close to the
breadline. There's more goose step
than goose in the German regime
right now-and if the truth were
known (the experts hear) the Ger
man people would just as soon
quit spending money for pocket
size hattleShips.
Some time ago it was limited
broadly that the President would
perhaps some day step in and talk
turkey to MessrS. Hitler, MusSolini,
Stain ct al and point out they
had everything to lose and moth
ing to gain by the riot they have
now precipitated. Mr.. Roosevelt
never completely disavowed that
hint.
PF0paganQ3 Loose
Europe can't get money from
this country now because Of the
johnson act, which prohibits loans
until something is done about ex-
listing debts; but there as strong
propaganda loose that may have
an effect on Americas feelings on
the subject. There is a story go
ing around that Italian Sympa-
thizers may work on Congress to
the end that a liberal settlement
Of Italy's war debts to this coun-
try might be effected-So that II
Duce could borrow some more
money for his Black Shirts.
Meantime official silence and
deep-furrowed State Department
frowns greet any inquiry on these
subjects.
Nevertheless, the little birds
that fit about the embassies tell
the story. The President Of the
United States is looked on as the
one man who can stop a European
| fTanaS
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30

HANGOVERS
By ZlM.

Ever so often get the "Iet-
tsrwriting fever'. When this
disease lays me low, dig into
my cluttered files and come up
with a heap of headaches.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
WORK BEGUN ON
NEW BUILDING
d. n. Henson and G. I.
GOssard Are The
Contractors

Work has been started on the
foundation for the three-story
brick and steel office building and
apartment for the Washington
County Building and Loan Assoc
citation, on West Franklin street,
the former site of the old Trinity
Lutheran Church. ID. Newton Hen
son has the ontract for the foun-
dation work while G. T. Gossard
will erect the building proper. It
is expected to have the building
ready for occupancy in November.
Other permits issued at the Of
flee of City Engineer Lyon, are:
w. Murray Baechtel Agency, sin
gle brick dwelling, on the Ter
race; Charles Flock, brick and
frame dwelling, Irwin Drive; Do
menico Di Biase, stone addition
to frame house, 455 Jefferson St.;
Adam E. Smith, two-story frame
dwelling, Indiana avenue; trus-
tees of F'ahrney Memorial Home,
concrete block garage, 836 Gull
ford avenue; M. F. Marion, frame
lunch stand, corner Frederick
street and Commonwealth avenue
and Mrs. Lutte Blickenstaff, an adj
dition to garage, SO Water street.
The total value of the permits
above, issued in the past week,
aggregate value of $4,000.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
WESTERN MARYLAND
MOVES 1900 CARS
WITHIN "a HOURS
Indications are That 1897
Will be Best Year
Since 1929

Reports from the Western
Maryland, the B. &c o., the Penn
syIvania and the Norfolk and
Western indicate that freight tom
mage in and out of Hagerstown
will this year reach a high record.
These reports also indicate that
manufacturing industries in this
city are experiencing a boom,
the first since 1929. All through
the Cumberland Valley the rail-
roads are reporting increased
business, which means that favor
able conditions exist not only in
Hagerstown but in the surround
ing sections as we'll
Recently, during a period of "a
hours, the Western Maryland
moved 1000 carloads of freight
through this city. The other rail
roads are also reporting volume
increases, especially outgoing
freight from Hagerstown. A few
days ago a local milling company
shipped eleven carloads Of feed
and grain. Other concerns con
tributing to the INCREASED ship
ping volume out of Hagerstown
are the Pangborn Corporation, the
Moller Organ Works, the Porter
Chemical Company, Brandt Cab
met Works and the North Ameri-
can Cement Corporation at Secur-
ity.
The freight business passing
through Hagerstown consists very
largely of machinery, it is said.
This would indicate that manufac-
turers, in an effort to meet order
demands, are equipping their
plants with new and additional
machinery which in turn will
eventually cut down unemploy-
ment.
AS a result of this tremendous
increase in freight tonnage, the
various railroad departments are
being taxed to keep pace with the
business.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
PARADE AT CITY PARK

All is in readiness for the mas
querade and lantern parade to be
held tonight at the City Park I'M
der the sponsorship of the Play
ground Association. The masked
parade will start at o'clock to
be followed by the lantern parade
at 8 o'clock All contestants
must be registered at one of the
four Fairgrounds before 5 o'clock.
Three hundred lanterns have been
made by children at the play
grounds and will be used in the
parade. Boy Scouts will assist.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
MUNICIPAL BAND
ASKED TO ATTEND
QUEEN CITY EVENT
Celebration in Cumber-
land to Attract Thou
sands of Visitors

Hagerstown's Municipal Band,
has been invited to take part in
Cumberland's sesffuicentennial pa
rade to be held in the Queen
City, August to IA. The invita-
tion was extended to the band by
Cumberland's chief executive.
According to Mayor Lee Elgin
the band, in, all probability, will
accept the Invitation The big
celebration in Cumberland has
been extensively advertised thru
out the East and plans are being
made to entertain many thous-
ands of visitors.
August 10 is one of the import
ant days of the celebration.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
NEW HoPPY SHOP

The Hobby Shop, % IL East
Franklin street, operated by Hugh
H. Artz, as the local coin collec-
tor and Robert w. Bard, local
stamp collector and dealer, is
something new for Hagerstown.
There is on hand an interesting
display from the various collec-
lions of local people. Anyone with
hobby will find it very interest
ing to visit this store.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30

So, let's write some letters:
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
MAY BE a CANDIDATE

Stuart Bushong, prominent local
attorney and a former member Of
the Maryland Legislature may en-
ter the Democratic primaries as
a candidate for the Office of States
Attorney.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
VISITING HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Richard Beard
and two children. Lansdale, Pa,
and Mrs. Grace E. Corle, Reading,
Pa. are visiting the families of
MIR. and Mrs. B. A. Beard, Way
side avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs. d.
e. Wills, Glenside avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
BIG PICNIC

A large crowd attended the Tri-
angle Picnic at Rows Park on
Thursday. A program of much in
terest was arranged for the day.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30

Arthur W. Overlook, who was
cited by Gen. Malin Craig as the
No. l man of the 1887 graduating
class of the West Point Military
academy. He led 298 future gen
erals in his class with general
average for four years of 94.6. He
is the first cadet from Illinois to
graduate with top honors.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
TO The Park Board,

To The Park Board,
City Hall.
Gentlemen:
am intensely interested in
the parks Of Hagerstown and
with but one exception you boys
have done great job. That one
exception is, of course, your
failure to accept from the State
Of Maryland, the aquarium Of
fered the city free, without any
strings attached.
However, during the past ten
days the boys in blue have been
extremely active in tagging
automobiles belonging to mem
bers Of the City Council and
heads of other city departments.
They have also warned proper
" owners to trim their trees,
So I'm therefore reminding you
mat the big maple tree on the
lower end of the Cannon Park
iot' North Avenue, will soon be
Kissing the pavement. Also the
pedestrians are yelping. A
little trimming at this point is
now in order, so | would re-
spectfulIy suggest that you hop
70 It before the law separates
you from the long green.
Very truly yours,
zIM.
20 70 the Honorable City Attorney
Dear Sir:
scores Of residents of the West
Continued on Page 81
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30
SUFFERS STROKE

J. A. Brewer, well known potato
chip manufacturer, suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-30

To The Street Commissioners,
City Hall.
Gentlemen:
August / will soon be here
and still we see no weed gang.
Have the boys gone on a sit
down strike? Anyway, I'm cur
ious.
1t is my understanding that
you gentlemen are opposed to
a 1898 edition of the gang,
claiming that from financial
standpoint it is a losing propo-
sition. Well, let's look at the
record, or the figures of the
City Auditor:
From April 1, 1885 to March
81, 1886. this report shows that
the weed gang operated at a
profit of $483.97.
The auditors report covering
the period from April l, 1886
to March 81, 1887, again shows
a profit of $1,000.
In this years budget there is
an unexpended appropriation of
$40 set aside for this work.
What make me so curious is
that | fail to see anything in
these reports concerning losses.
Would you be good enough to
explain?
InquiringIy yours,
ZIM
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
Other Editors Say
Misery An Explosive

The French revolution century and half ago the
that out of human
compounded would
destroy civilization There limit to suffering But never
think sits and satisfied behind its Baby
that its strength be defed But
before the of all today
nation that mankind
that when sufficiently represed it will break out
commented the effect which the
the Negro the United States
Communism language and few Negroes have
that political faith Yet
today Negro his official connection with the Communist
speak that the blacks factor which
Boshev leaders Russia counting bring about revou
ton in this country.
thought gansayng that the Negro
the United States the object deliberate injustice The question
oppression great make him revolt
Whether it is the of the situation the
justice opportunity replace prejudice and persecution
history contention that the United States
need thought the condition of its black citizens Obvious
the good they
equally obvious that should not fly in the face of fact
they
treated New Orleans Negro named Charles
amuck He bad citizen But like all his people he
subjected dgnes demanded of him that he take
the when other of the sidewalks objected him. He
berer killed killed Formerly South
one-sided rabbit hunt Even century
the section the standard of the Negro leader
whatever he thought the whites wanted.
Not YOUTH black well white, has dared &c"
will" dictated the old way Communism
other confusion will rather than humble Today
France long misery explosive The arstoca
told said
"Let them CAKE America the wonderful social experiment
created who thought being naenabe
right % liberty and the pursuit of happiness and that all
should be the of the ought be intelligent enough
France and Russia Justice and equality liberty and opportunity have
made the leader nations They keep
and they alone its insurance against class warfare and the down.
fall of the chief of by the people and for
people.-K. c. Call.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06

exploitation and placed them on
the road to progress.
But now, to quote Calvin's News
Service comments on the growing
tendency of white philanthropists to
encourage Negro leadership in the
conduct of Negro affairs, Negroes
must become doubly conscious of
their increasing power and prestige
and conduct themselves as BELTS
leaders of men. Trials and tribu-
latiOns come to leaders and they
must in the midst of storm and
strife keep cool and calm and col
lected."
If there is any lessening of the
church's influence it may be traced
to its forgetfulness in the matter
of the every day living of it's peo-
pie and in its failure to properly
guard and strengthen their power
and prestige in economics, health,
pleasure and in discarding those
things which custom has built up
but which experience has shown to
be harmful.
Competent, intelligent ministers
on leave from their home churches
are being paid by those same in
stitutiOns; they don't need other
pay than the welcome hearing they
receive from those to whom they
bring a message. To offer such
ones a collection discounts their
standing and integrity and spreads
very thin, indeed, the value Of the
message they come to bring. AT
least, so thinks this column.
If there is any virtue in num-
bers and in the good that numbers
can accomplish, please be remind
ed that there are twice as many
Negro preachers per thousand of
population among the Negro group
as compared with the white group.
They should bring US twice as much
good. They will when they help
US to void unwise customs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
LISTS TWELVE GREATEST
AMERICAN INVENTORS

When the Tooth anniversary OBJ
serVance Of the American patent
system was celebrated recently, an
nouncement was made of the ma
TONS "Twelve Greatest Inventors"
at banquet attended by over 1000
persons at Washington, D. G. The
twelve greatest American inventors,
chosen to head the nations honor
roll Of scientific genius, were named
as follows:
Alexander Graham Bell, the tele-
phone.
Thomas Alva Edison, the electric
light and the photograph.
Robert Fulton, the first CONNER
cial steamboat.
Charles Goodyear, the vulcaniza-
ton process for rubber.
Charles Martin Hall, aluminium
manufacture.
Elias Howe, the first practical
sewing machine.
cyrus Hall MCCORMICK the QrsC
practical reaper.
Ottmar Mergenthaler, the limo
type.
Samuel F. B. Morse, the electric
telegraph.
George Westinghouse, the air
brake.
Wilbur Wright, the airplane.
Eli Whitney, the cotton gin.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06

custom into a racket. And one is
not necessarily a rascal who does
this. There are numbers of well
intentiOned men of the cloth whose
messages are not worth the time
it takes to deliver them, who have
passed through the Twin Cities in
past months on a tour of the cOun-
try, as wide as the sympathies of
the various churches they visit
will permit, convinced they are
Goods men" called to do an espe-
cially valuable and needed work.
And custom has influenced us to
accept this at face value and with
out question.
1t does not matter how hard UP
the church may be; it does not
matter that its own pastor may be
having hard time to get what's
coming to him. Nor does it mat
ter that the congregation has had
nothing to say about it. The pas
tor, who is the leader, has issued
the invitation; the church pays the
freight. Custom has decreed that
the visiting minister must have
his tip and so he gets it.
Of course the rational remedy is
for the congregation to keep it's
nickels and dimes in its several
pockets when it feels that it is
being exploited, but few of us have
the moral courage to do that.
When the plate is passed we chip
in.
The leadership of the ministry
acknowledged and supported by
many pages of history, became
what it was because it did not con-
fine itself to the spiritual welfare
of its people. 1t bulwarked theil
lives in the realms of economics
of health, of daily living. It's ad.
| vice and its counsel kept them from
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
NOTE ON SOCIETY

Editor:
1 saw a lady the other day, who,
rushing to the street car with her
very small daughter, barely es-
capped injury by an automobile. Her
attention was so deeply centered
on catching the street car that she
lost sight of danger that might
have jeodarized both lives.
1t is apparently the same with
the present day society; we are so
deeply interested in having what
we call good time we forget the
youth who is to follow after we
are gone.
am making the appeal to So
ciety because she is the present day
church. The church and the So
ciety go hand in hand to beer
rooms, dance halls, and then to
church. Should we who are inter-
ested in the things of God, wish to
correct rightly the destinies of
our youth, it can only be done by
spiritual church, not society
churches.
May explain myself? I mean
those who are not allowed into a
real society, but the opposite, those
who are demoralizing those inno-
cent people who think you can not
do right and stay in society.
We have been with the society so
long some are saying in a reflect
ing on that which Jesus said when
some of the weak church people,
so weak that they can scarcely
walk, did everything a person can
do contrary to the teaching of
Jesus Christ; then they say,
"Jesus said, let the wheat and
chaff grow up together"
1t is untrue to begin with, if
Jesus wanted everyone to be alike
why then would he choose disciples
and then train them to make
others?
Should we as church-going peo-
pie expect Gods blessing as he
promised them? We must abso-
lutely divorce our so-called So
ciety or else quit ringing the bell,
for no sensible person is coming.
1 have a message for ministers
next week. 1 am not saying that
1 am an angel, but I do expect peo-
pie to be more morally inclined as
to deceney in respecting their SUI
periority over the lower animals.
Rev. Isaiah Brown,
500 St. Anthony Ave.
st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
Mrs. E. H. Mcdaniel of Vim

Mrs. E. H. Mcdaniel of Winni-
peg, Manitoba, was a guest last
week for two days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Effie L. Larkins of
st. Anthony avenue. En- route to
Chicago on a vacation trip Mrs
Mcdaniel will visit in that city her
daughter, Miss V. Mcdaniel, and
her niece, Mrs. Esther M. Pierson
Mrs. Nellie Walker, 1916 Fourth
Avenue South, returned last week
from a five weeks vacation trip.
She attended a family reunion in
Emporia, Kans. Thirty members
of the Harness family from all
over the country attended the re-
union.
Other cities visited were Kan
sas City, Des Moines, Topeka, and
other Kansas and Missouri towns.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
PIONEER AITKIN, MINI,
VISITOR SUBSCRIBES

Mrs. Warner Strader, Aitkdn,
Mimi, pioneer, resident of that
town for forty years, became a
subscriber to this paper last week.
Mrs. Strader was i'll the Twin
Cities visiting relatives last week.
The Straders, natives of Ken
lucky, came to Minnesota in 1896,
settling at Aitkin. Mr.. Strader has
been in the employ of the North
ern Pacific R. R. for 95 years in
Aitkin.
The couple are the parents of II
children and have ten grandchil-
dren. The only colored family in
the entire county, they have al
ways been active in the civic and
religious life of that section. Mrs.
Strader is one of the founders of
Calvary Baptist church, white, and
is a member of the deaconess board
and is on the pulpit committee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-06
HERE and
THERE
y ". Il. Smith

Custom has its bad, side by side,
with it's good points. 1t is COM
forting, perhaps, to do thing day
by day in exactly the same way
until it ceases to require thought
and becomes all but mechanical.
That's one of customs benefits;
no worry or strain; no seeking after
better methods or a more effective
way; just doing as always and
letting it go at that. No stopping
to think and find if the action Gus
tom has made so easy is the best
thing; if, indeed, it has not led
us at times to accept very hurt
full if not a downright evil thing.
/ thought of that Sunday as
listened to a preacher say at is
the custom of this church to raise
an offering for our visiting
speaker"
Now it happened that the visit
ing speaker in this case was a man
of unusual experience and ability
and the things he had said to his
audience had been said with Sc
much of spirit and earnestness
that it added greatly to the effec-
tiveness of his message and made
it of far more value-ten times
over-than what his hearers would
give in an offering.
The trouble is that any man who
can wangle an invitation to Occu
py a local pulpit may turn thu