davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-02-23

and one-half times the height of a
tall man-may still sound fantastic.
But A. C. Gilbert, who has done
30 much for vaulting in America,
agrees on the possibility and per-
former-George Varoff, University of
Oregon husky, who now holds both
world marks.
Gilbert. now well-to-do business
man who coaches Yale's vaulters as
a devoted alumnus, created sensa-
ton in 1906 by vaulting to a new
world record of II feet inches in
1906 and won the Olympic title in
1908
Over the years Gilbert's Yale vault
ers have been outstanding, although
the coast provided all three of our
1886 Olympic polemen and now has
both world marks in the person OF
Varoff, who took the world indoor
standard from Keith Brown of Yale
In the recent Boston A. A. games.
Ohe Has Yale Style.
CUEO OHE, the Japanese star who
~ is captivating America, uses the
Yale technique, even to the short pole,
TO illustrate Gilbert's influence.
Gilbert and I were watching Varoff
at Princeton last July 4 during the
A. A. U. meet, where George thrilled
with his new world record elevation.
He's a pretty vaulter to watch. Gill
bert, enthused, exclaimed: There S
the man who can do Is feet" l
agreed and am willing to risk a pre-
diction.
People are calling Varoh mystery
man" because two weeks after set
ting his world mark he failed to make
the Olympic team at lower height.
The answer is simple George was
and still s-perfecting his form.
Vaulting is really an artistic acrobatic
stunt, requiring the suppleness which
comes from gym work on ropes and
parallel bars. Because Of the shock
your system gets while you're learn
ing to fall. and even later, men can
not practice hour after hour. and
therefore polishing is a long, spread
out process.
VarOff on Way Up.
NAROFF has the head and the
heart, plus strong shoulders, arms
and wrists The finesse will come.
He hasn't reached peak; when he
does, look for that 15-footer.
For the sake of youngsters who
dream of doing just that I wish l
could say Varoff was an absolute un-
known, as many seem to think when
he few into the sky and headlines at
Princeton. His coach, Bill Hayward,
knew Of course.
Il have a vaulter," he confided,
"vho will make your Olympic squad
and push up that record"
1 was convinced, sight unseen; Bill
doesn't talk through his hat.
With the vault elevated 8 feet In
10 wears, you'll ask If we're breeding
q generation of supermen, birdmen, or
what.
1 doubt it. They then used spruce
poles; now bamboo provides more
spring. For, as the boys say ABOUT
poles, 1T doesn't mean a thing II 1t
hasn't got that spring" They de-
mand good poles, even in practice.
Runways are better, coaching Is
better, more men specialize on the
pole, and when a lot of men start
pushing at a record, it's bound to
60 up.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
SEEKS THURSDAY GAME.

game for Thursday is wanted by
the Mount Rainier basket ball team
which has gym. Call Greenwood
2477.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
INGRAM V|S|ON|NG
GEV|NSON BATTLE
Scores Snappy 8-Round Win
Over JaramiIIo-May Meet
Pena, Who Beat Lou.

~ AY INGRAM, somewhat neg
- lected in the local flstlc pat
tern heretofore, now is antici-
pating a smoother road to
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Jim Maloney, Congressional golfer,
says that Jack McCarron is red-hot
these days on account of Jacks prac-
tice during a five-week trip to Florida.
Jack lost only one match in five
weeks" says Jim. so, you see, he
didn't do 50 badly. He's tough
anywhere"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Albert r. Mackenzie talked with his
son Roland on the telephone from
Florida a few days ago and learned
that Roland plans to start back north
from Jacksonville about the middle Of
the coming week. Roland may 60
through Atlanta and have round Of
golf with Bob Jones at Eastlake.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
c. v. HOME STRING
SNAPS At 26 T|[TS
Novak, Lanky LoyoIa Cen.
ter, Blocks Colonial Quint,
Beaten 36.34.
didn't play the game at

"HEY didn't play the game at
night, as usual. but George
Washington's Colonials had the
L daylight scared out OF them
yesterday afternoon-which should
have made them feel perfectly at
home on the big Tech floor.
And, for the second time within four
days, local college basket ball team
found itself victimized by an oppos-
ing center standing more than 61z
feet in the air. Last Thursday night
Maryland came a lot closer to beating
Washington and Lee than any one
expected, only to lose because of the
6-foot 7-inch Bob Spessard.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
NEW RING CHAMPS
IN GOLDEN GLOVES
MedIock's Win Over Feather
TitIiSt Assures Revised
New York Lineup.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February 23.-The
nj 1887 Golden Gloves amateur
boxing tournament Of the New
York Daily News A. A. will
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Duchess Fails To
Survive Operation

Charlotte. April i UP
'Duche~j". star performer of a
carnival lion act, died today as
the result of an operation to re-
move two yards Of canvas from
her stomach.
The 35O-pound lioness, who
swallowed the canvas several days
ago to top off a meal of meat, un-
derwent an operation Tuesday
when her condition became Criti-
cal.
After the operation, performed
on a table in an old warehouse
here. Duchess lay in a coma un-
til her death. Once she showed
signs of revival when, after in
lection of a strong stimulantin her
veins. she raised her head and
growled.
Miss Larraine Wallace, owner of
the lion act, said she would train
a frisky three-year- old. Greta
Garbo", to replace the DIchC1s.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

Will Maintain A
Hands-Otf Policy
UuIIDenies RumOrs That 4
Disarmament Confer
ence Is Sought

washington. April l-(U.R)-The
administration is graVely con-
cerned over the ominous situation
in Europe but this country Will
continue a strictly hands-off poll
cv. .ecretary of state Cordell Hull
said today.
He reiterated emphatically at q
press conference that the presence
of rowing ambassador Norman H.
Davis in Europe was in no way
concerned with recurrent rumorS
that President Roosevelt Would
propose a world disarmament con-
ference as a .o!ution Of the Euro
pean crisis.
Davis naturally will report any
thing Of interest and may attend
the May l meeting Of the Steering
committee of the disarmament
conference at Geneva but prl-
marily he is overseas to represent
the United States at the INTERNAL
ional Sugar pariey. Hull said.
The secretary said that DaV-5
has no authority to speak for this
government or to enter into or
propose any agreement without
White House sanction. He added
that the administrations primary
purpose was to keep alive the
pacts signed at the Pan-Amerlean
peace conference at BuenC5 Ares
as an objective lesson III how
peace may be obtained.
In this connection HUI ana
other officials have suggested that
European nations follow the lead
of the BuenoS Aires confereeS IN
placing international relations on
a foundation of morality. law and
order. the keystoneS Of the Pan
Union treaties.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
FOLDING SHIPS
WILL BE ADDED
TO FORD FLEET

Dearborn. Mich. U.R)-Socn af-
ter June l. two CT the largest ships
eve" to ply between the Great Lake
and the Atlantic will slide along
the New York State barge canal
loaded with parts for Ford cars.
When they come to a bridge.
their supecstructurCj will be suck
ed in ike turtles neckS. their fun
nels will lean over backward and
their maSts will telescope.
The two ships, now under con-
Struction q: Ford Motor Company
dock yards near the great River
Rouge plant. will supplement a
large fleet of Ford ships which ply
the Great Lakes and the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Ford engineers boast for the
newcomers a list of "frStS,' among
which are:
|. They will be the first freight
carriers on the lakes with no rivet-
ing in hull or deck. The steel plates
will be welded.
2. They will be the largest ever
to pass through the New York
State barge system. They will be
300 feet long, with a 43 foot beam
and 20 foot depth. Designers point
out that they could not get
through the canal locks if they
were any larger.
3. They will be the first to have
disappearing superstruCtures, a
feature which will permit passage
under bridges as low as Is feet
from the water. The pilot house
will rest on a hydraulic lift.
The vessels will be powered BY
two 6O0-horsepower Diesel engines
capable of driving them at 11l2
knots an hour. Each will carry
about 1000 automobile engines
and other heavy parts sufficient TO
assemble that many cars or trucks
in the company'S plants at Edge
water. N. j.. ChC3ter, Pa, and Nor
folk. Va.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Elizabeth City
TRANSFORMATION Schedules

NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Bus Line
70. shbound-Lv. 1885 AM 100,
4:40, 1920 PM.
5outhbound-Lv. 1890 A NJ;
lao, "5:4O, 11:0O P. M.
'Manteo connection.
''Raleigh connection.
Iorthbound-Lv. 3:07 PM.
Southbound-Lv. 1l:17 AM.
IorfOik:
Elizabeth City-CaroIina Line
Foot Colonial Avenue
Gldora- -Ni-lvs l PM. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday.
ganchese, MannS Harb0r, Stumpy
Point:
The WancheSe Line
MS Dock Foot Burgess Stree
Hattie Creef and o. T. & Lloyd,
Jr.-lvs II noon daily except
Sunday and Monday.
East Lake, Buffalo City, Gum
Neck:
Alligator River Line
MS Dock Foot Burgess Street
Jessie M. LewiS-lvS 9 AM. Non
lays and Thursdays.
Gum Neck g. Alligator Line
sic of Surry-lvs. foot Colonial
Avenue Am. Mondays and
Thursdays.
Columbia:
Columbia Boat Line
Foot Colonial Avenue
Nancy Lee-lvs. II noon Thurs.
days.
Hatteras:
Foot Burgess Street
kathleen and C. H. MalliSon-lvs
6 P. NJ Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays.
,odanthe, Avon. Buxton:
Foot of Fearing Street
rhe JoneS-lvS. 8 PM. WedneS-
days.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Lord TweedSmuir
Ends Washington
Good Will Visit
Makes Plea for Co-opera-
lion Between English
Speaking Countries

washington, April l. -W.D-
Lord TweedSmuir, governor gen.
eral of Canada, ended his three
dav official visit to the United
States today with the plea for
cooperation between the Engli-h-
speaking countries for the preser-
vation of world peace.
In two formal speeches, the
personal representative in Canada
of King George vi, pointed to
mutual problems calling for close
friendship between the United
States and Great Britain.
He called attention to special
similarities between Canada and
this country in brief address to
the senate where rules were suS-
pended to permit him and Lady
Tweedsmuir, with other members
of tn Canadian official party, to
enter the floor of the chamber.
Il want each Of our great ma
tions not only to speak the same
language but to think along the
same lines, for that is the road to
effective cooperation" he said.
The party was welcomed with
applau.e a few minutes later in
the house where Tweedsmuir re-
marked that he regarded Amer
lea as my second fatherland."
Earlier, he tod the midshipmen
of the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis that every addition tc
your navy is an extra addition to
the security of the world"
The American and British ma
vieS, he said, have a common pur-
pose-"the preservation of liberty
and peace. He said the World war
brought the United States and
Britain closer together in an ev-
erlasting friendship which is
strengthening all the time"
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Connie Mac Berry
Elected Captain of
States 1898 Quint

College Station, Raleigh, April
Connie Mac Berry of Green
lille, S. c., high scoring center of
North Carolina States 1887 baS-
ietball team, will captain the
;choolS 1888 quint.
Berry led individual scoring in
he Southern conference this sea-
on with 270 points which is be-
ieved to be a record for the con-
ference. He also topped individual
scoring in 1886 with 229 points.
Berry is recognized as one of
he South's outstanding athletes.
Ie is a star end in football and
IS on the pitching taft of tie
1897 baseball team.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

Continued from Page One
lynching shall be liable for a max
imum of $4,000 damages to the
victims family.
Chairman Hatton w. Summers,
D.. Tex. of the judiciary commit
tee. who personally opposes any
federal intervention in the lynch
ing problem. indicated the Mitch
ell bill would be brought up early
next week.
Democratic leaders have at
tempted to Sidetrack the Contro-
versial issue but were forced to
action by majority support OF the
Gavagan bill petition. Mitchell is
confident his measure will pass
the house, but senate action this
session is doubtful.
The Judiciary committees vote
today was the first favorable ac-
tion on anti-lynching legislation
since 1922. Fihbusters have pre-
vented lenate action during the
long fight.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Thief, Posing As
Friend Of Family,
Makes Jewel Haul
Loaf of Miami Home Is
Valued at $25, 900; Ser
wants Hoodwinked

Miami Beach, Fla April -
ulpC-Police tonight sought a well.
dressed smooth-working thle1'
mistaken by servants in the home
of G F Fuller, Jr., Duluth, MIMI
grain broker, as a friend OF tne
family, who stole $4,000 in JeWelS
and nonchalantly walked out the
front door.
A maid in the fashionable Full
ler home saw him leave. IhlnKng
him a friend of the family she
made no effort to stop nm. LaCei
she asked the butler whether lie
had let him in. When the putlcf
rep,ied in the negative, a search
was begun and the jewels were
discovered to be missing.
The robbery took place Whlle
the Fullers were attending the
horse races at Tropical Park. The
loot included a diamond and plat
inum bracelet, emerald clips, "a
Baguette diamonds and II Bag
uette emeralds.
Fuller said the loss was covered
by insurance.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Useful Father-in-Law

Columbus got exploration ideas
from his father-in-law, Bartolom-
meo Monis de Palestrello, one OF the
most distinguished navigators under
Prince Henry of Portugal. Column
bus was "a large man, with a long.
red-frccklcd face" says descrip-
tion of him in a book published in
1884. But all o. the Columbus por-
traits are Of doubtful authenticity,
and no one knows for certain just
what he did look ike. The discovery
Of Anne rica is claimed by the Span
ish. Italians, Portuguese, Iceland
ers. Danes. Norwcgians, Welsh,
Dutch. Arabisns, BasQues, Irish and
Chinese!
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

'NOllOllluC0 IL OIll dSC SklCI
were unable to find such a tool in
Gedeon'S shop and the entire
neighborhCod wGs serched, even
to the sewers, in hopes a discard
ed regulator would be found.
Byrnes' fatal wounds were infiict-
ed by some instrument .imilar to
an icepick.
Another clue was a scrap Of
cloth. one inch wide and two
inches long, found behind the
right ear of Mrs. Gedeon. Police
said the cloth matched a bot of
material found in Gereon's shop
and on it was a stain. Laboratory
tests were being made to deter
mine if the stain Is blood.
Gedeon faced an angry throng
of 1000 today when he attended
funeral services for his wife and
daughter at an undertaking par
lor.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Father Divine To
Purge "Hea1,;c.;.
Continued from Page One)

Miss Jewett said Hunt persuad-
ed her to go there for a vacation
but it turned into a succession OF
parties in which Hunt and &C.
year-old H. B. c'John the Bap-
tiSt'D Smith threw around $1,000
bills, and she finally was betray-
ed again.
Miss Jewett told department of
justice men she had protested that
this was not in accordance with
Father Divine'S teachings, but
Hunt replied I'VE all have to re-
lax now and then"
D. G. Berger, Miss Jewett's law
yer, said he had asked investiga-
tion by the department of JUS
tice into doings of Father Divine's
followers in the interest of pub
lie morals and welfare"
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Pygnies Plentiful

Contrary TO popular belief, pyg-
mics arc quite plentiful in the
world. Several races live in equa-
torial Africa and on the Pacific is
lands, says the Washington Post. It
is thought that race Of pygmIcs
even lid in Europe at one time,
giving rise 10 the tales Of elves,
COLLINS. gnomcS and fairies. The
word 'pygmy" is Greek and means
"the distance between the elbow
and the kiNckleS" Of a man OF
average size. Homer first used the
word to describe q tiny race CT
men dwelling in far southern land,
probably Africa.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

Continued from Page One)
Borah had barely taken his
seat when Sen. Hiram Johnson,
R., Calf, a colleague of the Ida
hoan in .uch memorable senate
scraps as that waged over the
League of Nations, arose to de-
mand an immediate vote on a
government Sit-down policy.
We do q great diSservice to
say that sit down strikes are un-
lawful but-but-but-and give
fanciful reasons why we do moth
ing" he declared.
Hasty Adjournment
With every indication that the
oratorical fireworks was just be-
ginning. senate leaders hastily re-
ceSScd the chamber until noon to-
morrow without calling for a vote
on the ByrneS proposal. Mean
time, Sit-down strikes were aSSail-
ed again in the house where Rep.
John Taber, r., N. Y, charged
that President Roosevelt lacked
courage or patriotism enough" to
intervene.
Imagine Cleveland or Wilson
sitting by and doing nothing" Ia
Der said ScOynfully.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
High Schools Will
Debate Tonight
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
test. The Central affirmative
meet the New.and negative at
Central. The Weeksville affirma-
tive meets the Central negative at
Weeksville. And the Weeksville
negative meets the Newland af-
firmative at Newland.
Other schools in Northeastern
North Carolina that have enter
ed the debating contest are: Pop
lar Branch, Moyock, Chowan,
HobbSville, Lewiston Woodville,
Roper and Gatesville.
The Elizabeth City high school
teams are coached by Julian Ayd-
lett.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Government Bonds
Sink To New Lows
Jittering Market
New Strikes I'm the Detroit
Area and Coal Situation
Increase Nervousness
By MAX BUCKINGHAM


New York. April l. lUJH - FL
nancial dealings were nervous TO-
day after U. S. government bondS
broke to new lows for the year
and fresh difficulties broke out on
the labor front.
Stock market losses ranged to
three points. steel shares bearing
the brunt of the selling.
The bond market, however
made investors uneasy. Losses IN
the government section ranged 10
1882. There was some support
around the lows for active issues
which came back about 4 polnC
from their lows but those under
most pressure showed no recoV-
cry All 25 issues traded on the
stock exchange went to new lows
for the year or longer and eight
drifted under par. The 2l2s OF
1888 broke more than a pomt
to $500.
Treasury Secretary Henry Nor
genthau. Jr.. said the treasury and
federal reserve had funds TO sup
port the market. but his an
nouncement did not furnish any
buying impetus to the market
Traders pointed out that while
some support might develop now
further difficulties could be eX-
pected around the middle OF the
NINTH. Cove :nnert statements
recently have indicated that Z'2
per cent yield on government
bonds is a good level. Many OF
the issues already have gone
through that point.
Meanwhile new strikes IN Cen
eral Motors plants. the uncertain
ty in ChrySler. REQ and Hudson
plants and the uncertainty IN the
coal labor developments brought
further uneasineSS into the mar
ket. Many traders indicated they
would not leave the sidelineS un-
til after the Monday supreme
court session when they hope tor
a decision on the Wagner labor
relations case.
Payroll increases already are re-
flected in costs Of production as
indicated by statement Of the
American Iron & Steel Institute
of a s2l5. 100000 annual increase
in production costs. Numerous
companies have announced rising
prices for finished products tc
meet increased costs.
Industrial operations COltlnuec
good. The Automotive Daily News
estimated that first quarter pro-
Guction. despite strikes. would TO-
tai around 1,158,548 units Whlcf
would establish a record for tht
period. On this basis the publica'
ton estimated 1886 output arounc
100000 units which would bt
the best since 1929. Steel produc'
ton figures were coed although L
was reported some consumers arr
placing duplicate orders with va
riouS companies in order TO ge
deliveries.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
L E & A J.,
Nc.:cc of Administration Sale

As Administrator of the Estate
Of w. c. Riggs. deceased. shall
en- MONDAY APRIL 5, 1887, at
10 o'clock A. NJ at the Slaughter
House formerly occupied by w. c.
Riggs. located On the Pear Tree
Road about one milo from Eliz-
abeth City, the undersigned ad-
airis.rator will offer for sale at
public aUctiCn the following per-
sonel property belonging to the
estate Of w. c. Riggs, to-wit:
All the slaughter house equip
ment consisting of Falls, Blocks,
Single Trees, Track. Trolley,
Hooks and Building, One Boil
CT. One Steam Pump, Two
Tables, ard such other articles
aS may be in such slaughter
house o. used in connection
herewith.
One Chevrolet Truck, One Chev
rolet Coupe.
G. c. DOWDY,
Administrator of w. C. Riggs
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

could find Cheerier motif for Spghty linen set
lowering garands OF roSeSte
whole Such fun to enbroder 1t
pillow towels and scarfsand then finish them
coched edge given in the pattern Do in
colors Pattern l46 contains
pattern 21l2 inches and two motifs
directions the crochet material requirements
il. Straions Of stitches used; color suggestions
'con preferred for this pattern
TIE DAILY INDEPENDENT Needecraft Dept Write plainly
PE.T TERN NUMBER your NAME and ADDRESS.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

The Street today talked about:
Some indications U. S. Gypsum
sales for the year will be about
20 per cent ahead of 1886.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube likely
to earn as much as $40 a share
this year. Western buying
in Crown Zellerbach issues.
Possibility that Magma Copper
this year will show earnings OF
about the 1929 levels.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Cottages For Rent

SIX-ROOM seaside cottage . o4,, !,
lights. water; screened pofTT5. To,J !;
three sides. Kitty HAWK DS~% ,.s
near NagS Head. for ren. 10. - I
mer For information aGpf: .,
Mrs RUTH S. BROWN. Be;s'y,ii ,,i
N. c. cN%o'% ''-'''. -
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

big month for placements, with a
total of 72, of which 67 were pub
lie and five were private.
The l37 placements made dur
ing the three-months period were
ii. tributed as follows: % in Dare,
~ in Camden. II in Currltuck
and SIS in PaSquotank.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
LOCAL MARKETS

Following are the offering prices
to the producers on Elizabeth City
markets at the close Of business
hours yesterday.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Financial

Transactions IN STOCKS uSeo III
averages today: InduStrialS. AL
500: rails, 70.700; utilities, $4,000.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
SrETOIK PEANUTS

SLETDLh PEANUTS
Peanuts at Suffolk were quoted
as fOllOTS:
JumboS, a. TO 424;
Runners. 4l4;
Bunch. AZ.
Market firm.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Truckers

TRUCKERS: Truckers Liability
Property Damage-CargO 2t DT.
e. t rates-Informat!on and ..Ig
service with State Corporat.- I'd
Interstate Commerce C0m-&1
included-You should Go lis q
once. Telephones S70-S7l. Es-Z
A. Jones, American Bank Bul.t@
Suffolk, Virginia. CM29.M
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Schools

LEARN BEAUTY CULIO!Ii
Write SOUTHERN SCHOOL y
BEATTY CULTURE, a4S GI,.n GIai'.I =
St, Norfolk. Virginia. cFLS.-
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Shoe Repairing

JUST AS GOOD as new are th:
shoes that leave oUg repair shop
ReasCnab work. Elizabeth C!r
Electric Shoe shop. Fhcnr ilg
pM3O-hj
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

WHAT WE HAVE to say about
Tavlor-made Custom CoIne'
George A. Coz. Virginia Dare n:
cade pM3O.GI
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Seeds. Plants. Flowers y

CUBAN YAM potato slips. 7jc Dr.
bushel at my farm. o. L. BuNDY
RID 2, City. pAl-2-3-5-5.,
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Repairs, Service

BICYCLE TROUBLE CURED !,
short order. All types repair wm; ;
Griffin's Bicycle Shop. Phone h: n
CM30.!;
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Many Persons Put
To Work by NOSES

Continued from fage One)