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ly for the good of the nation.
If a dictator were placed over
the United States (as it is now
organized) who would fix wages,
working hours, selling prices; who
would tell us where we could
work and when we could work ;
how much we could raise Of this,
mine of that, manufacture Of
such-and-such; how much we
could possess Of this and how
much of that; who could impriSon
or execute us for criticism of
him, or resistance to his methods,
we should then have a fascist gov
ernment in the United States in
stead of So-callcd democracy.
You will note that in certain re-
spectS we have already gotten in
to some phases of faScism.
But If our government should
take over the ownership of every
thing, put everyone to work for
the government, upset the social
order by placing the lower class
in the saddle to dominate and per-
secute the upper and middle class
es, with an absolute dictator over
all, then we should have commun-
ism in the United States rs prac-
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but are playing politics for the stakes of
power in an effort to maintain their hold
on the government.
The platform of Prof. Spahr, as a mat
ter of fact, is not by some scores or hun
dreds, the only one that has been offered
to displace the new deal. Many of the
country's leading economists, political
leaders, business men of various classes,
industrialsts, and observers and commen-
tators in the field of public affairs, have
offered along with their opposition to and
criticism of the new deal, many sugges-
tions for restoring normal conditions in
this country. So it cannot be truthfully
charged that those who oppose President
Roosevelt and his policies have nothing to
offer but criticism.
This newspaper agrees with Gen. john
son that Professor Spahr has covered the
ground and has put his platform in con-
crete and impressive form.
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cd by Soviet Rus

ticed and preached by Soviet Rus
Sia.
Communism and taSciSm are
identical in that both set up alb
Solutc dictators and regard the
citizens as existing for the bcnc-
fit Of the state instead Of (aS in
a democracy the state existing
for the benefit Of the citi2cnry.
In both forms of government per-
Sonal freedom is dependent on
the will or the whim of the dicta-
tor. Life under both forms Of
government is a kind of convict
existence - like that of prison
er out on parole and under the
supervision and control Of a pro-
baton officer.
In the partial democracy which
we have in the United States, we
have certain advantages over fuS-
ciStS and COMMUNISTS: While our
political machines and rings DOM
mate us in the selection Of candi-
dates tor pubic Office. ana SO
manipulate elections as to put
their candidates in office, We are
otherwise tolcrably free - or
have been. All that our politicians
have asked is that we let them
plunder our public treasures
within certain limits and tax us
sufficiently to keep those trcasur-
les replcnished.
Personally | am more opposed
to communism than to faSciSm.
And ! am more opposed to ras-
ciSm than to a partial democracy
like ours. What / really yean for
is an honest-to-GOd democracy
a government which is actually of
the people, by the people, and for
the people, such as we are sup
posed to have, and such as our
forefathcrs fought, bled and died
to get for us, and which they
thought they had gotten for us.
| shall never be satisfied to try
any other kind of government un-
til we have honestly tried democ-
The times-news., 1937-11-25

WASHINGTON Tom
" Connally of Texas. who
doesn't like the anti-lynching bill,
may have done that measure a
very good turn during his fill
buster against II.
The senator's filibuSter was fca-
tured by the reading Of a speech
against an anti-lynching bill once
delivered by Senator Hugo Black,
now a Supreme Court Justice, and
by Connally'S reiteration that
Black was certain TO hold the
Wagner anti-lynching measure un-
constitutional because he couldn't
"eat those words"
Well. it's fairly certain that
here will be an anti-lynchlng
act sooner or later and that
eventually tho law will como up
70 the Supreme Court for a test
Of its validity. And at that time
il is not very likely that Justice
Black will participate in the de-
ciSlon.
Whether he should or not was
bound to be a rather delicate
question in any event. But Con-
nally has put Black quite def
litely on the spot and the chance
that he might participate III any
decision invalidating an anti
lynching law is now much moro
remote. Black is anxious to make
4 name for himself and is hardly
likely to brave the public outcry
which such action would invoke
Speculation as to how the court
might divide is rather futile as the
composition of the court at that
indefinite future time is pure
guess work. But there have been
four to four decisions which meant
nothing except that the ruling oi
the lower court was permitted to
stand and it is easy to imagine an
evenly split vote on a. i-iyncnihe
if Black rcfrains from par''e'pa'
ton ...,.,s,,,.., ,.,, ...
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THE vIRrUoUs coLLARD

The big collard patches arc most encouraging
sign, and prove that all is we'll with Eastern North
Carolina. Farm life during the past few years has
evidently taught our folks much. The family with
big collard patch is fortunate. For most of them
have not only collards, but they have hogs and
they have corn, and they have potatoes.
Hog and hominy, and green's and spuds, all win
ter long 1t may not be words that rhyme with
"table dc hote" and "a la carte" but this menu
can leave no sensible man ashamed of his fore
sight, and plenty of it will leave growing brood
of "younguns" with the bellyache.
We need more eollards and sieh in North Caro-
lima, and less canopening and complaning--Darc
County Times.
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l2G per cent of the prc-war level,
the report said. Many farm hands
are finding employment in cities
at higher wages than paid on
farms.
Higher wage rates i'm 1898 are
expected to encourage increased
mcchani2ation Of the farm bust
ness in types of farming adapted
to it," the bureau said. This will.
in the long run, tend to minimize
the effect of prospective increases
in the demand FOR farm labor"
The number OF farm workers
has decreased steadily since 1929.
Total employment on farms this
year averaged 292 persons per
100 farms, compared with $40 in
1929. Increased farm machinery
has offset decreased farm labor.
MACHINERY PRICES TO RISE
a rise i'm prices of farm ma
chinCry is expected next year. In"
bureau said. mainly due To in
creased costs of manufacture.
Wage rates in manufacturing in.
dustricS is IL per cent higher
than year ago and lG per cent
higher than in 1929, the bureau
said.
Building costs 10 farmers in
1893 may be somewhat higher
than in 1887. it was said. Whole
sale prices of building materials.
particularly lumber. have advanc-
ed Is per cent during the past
year. while prices to farmers have
advanced only z per cent.
Retail prices Of fertilizer dur
ing the 1888 fertilizer season will
average higher than a year earlier
and probably the highest since
1881. The tonnage sold may be-
about as large - this year. even
though retail prices are higher, it
was said.
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THE NEW DE A L
IN WASHIN GTON
.eY RODNEY BUTCHER.
NbA Service Stan Correspondent

| OBBYISTS for the subsidized
- ship operators continue TO pro-
mote propaganda against maritime
labor unions as vigorously as pos
sible. Isolated horrible exam
pies" of INSTRUMENTATION by stew
ards and ships crews and usual
~ representative incidents show
ing lack Of respect TO passengers
arc being used 10 indicate that the
unions and the mcR who do the
dirty work OF American ships are
responsible for the unfortunate
state of the country'S merchant
marine.
Propaganda Of this type is cSpc-
cially valuable at the moment be-
cause word is going around that
Chairman Joe Kennedy OF the
Maritime Commission, who oSc
hard boiled attitude toward unior
members threatened row be-
tween the administration ana the
C.I. o, has been told TO pull lr
his neck,
The authority on which Ken.
.nedy proceeded when he caoleo
the captain of the S. S. Algic &c
put his men in irons if they didn
Immediately resume work a
Montevideo is still Il matter o.
vague speculation and il is being
admitted around the White House
that Joe didn't handle himself
very we'll"
VICE ESIDENT JOHN
' NANCE GARNER. the wealthy
banker from Uvaldc, TEX. is boss
al his hotel as well as in the Sen
ate
Every so often the hotels dim
ner menu includes steak on the
SIPS dinner which does not APP
pear on the 85-cent dinner On
such occasions Garner demands
his rights and they tactfully give
him the steak on the S5-cent plate
,cnnvrIght 1897 NEA Service. Inc
= . r.
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farm EXPENSE
WILL RISE AS
PRICES SLUMP
Federal Economists Re.
port for 1888 Not so
Encouraging
BY FRED BAILEY
United Press Staff Correspondcnt

WASHINGTON, Nov. -. OUpD
The farm outlook for next year is
less favorable than this. depart
mcnt of agriculture economists
report in n study Of the aGricui-
tural situation.
Farm income will be lower and
farm expenses greater, they pre-
dicted. This would be the FIRST
reversal in the upward trend Of
farm prosperity begun in 1888.
Farm income doubled during that
period.
Costs Of production next year
will be increased by higher wage
rates, higher prices for farm ma
chinery, fertilizer, automobiles.
building materials, equipment and
supplies, the bureau of agricul-
tural economics said.
FEED TO BE CHEAPER
Partly offSctting this increased
production cost will be- Substan-
italy lower prices for feed and
seed. Lower feed prices will be
largely nullificd by lower market
prices for meat animals, especial
~ in the latter part Of 1898. the
bureau said.
4 growing shortage in farm la
Dor already has boosted wages To
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TUMBLE DOWN STAIRS
WORTH $l0O A STEP

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Nov. 20.
(UP).-A fall down flight OF
stairs is worth 500 per step.
This was the opinion of a Su.
premc court jury which awarded
Mrs. Mary A. Kinsella, 81. of
Rochester, $500 for an lS-stcp
fall down n stairway in four
family apartment house.
The verdict was against the
owners Of the building.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

Is pr G s G I ' 4 q.
Businesses ar e
owned and Opcr-
atcd as before.
Titles remain as
before. The rcla-
tionS Of all the
various classes TO
one another re-
main as before.
B ut Ov cr Il ! |
there rules an
absolute dictator
whose word is
law without APP
peal. The indi-
vidual exists on
The times-news., 1937-11-25
THE DIFFERENCE
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

what is the difference be-
tween communism and faScism?
In fasciSm things remain out
wardly as before. The status quo
The times-news., 1937-11-25

raCy.
But perhaps We Americans arc
not vet fit for Il true democracy.
Presumably if we were we should
have it.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

San Francisco headline says the movies
are here to stay, but they said that about
democracy, too.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

London university library Of
100000 volumes is being moved
from South kenSington 10 new
quarters in Bloomsbury, England.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

Opposition to emphasis on football arises
again, as colleges find there are too many
letters of credit on the campus.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

Voters in Connecticut elected a dead
man, the opposition courteously deleting
all references to the campaign as a burn
ing issue.
The times-news., 1937-11-25
NEW PHONES CARRY GERMS

LONDON. (UP). - New hand
microphOncS in public telephone
boxes are more likely to harbor
germs and cause infection than
thc old-fashioncd telephones with
separate receivers. This is the re-
suit of an investigation of public
telephones in Edinburgh reported
in the Lancet by Dr., 7. Smeall.
Many cargoes Ell route from
Europe to Shanghai, have been
stored in Malaga, .s ,- ..
The times-news., 1937-11-25

SOMETHING RARE: Did you
ever hear Of Il religious corn
shucking? Here's one with the
corn on the cob and not in the
bottle. l.. V. LYDIA, chairman of
the Lords Acre project for the
Dana Baptist church, invites my
household to the Lords acre
constructing on Thanksgiving
day at my homc," with dinner on
the ground. When the whole story
j. told it will he an inspiring one
on how Il new church raised hun
drcdS of dollars to erect house
of worship from the proceeds of
farm projects dedicated to the
Lord.
The times-news., 1937-11-25

The spirit of Thanksgiving should permeate the
whole of life Dean Phillips has written: when
you see something beautiful-that stirs your soul
"A sunrise or a sunset q cloud or a rose, a fall Of
rain or snow-whatever it may be that lifts yoLs
heart-a beautiful act or a kind word, perhaps
only a pleasant smile-let your heart voice little
prayer of thanks giving Christian Observer.
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THANKSGIVING SPIRIT: Do

YOU have to labor and work your
self up to thankful mood on
Thanksgiving day? Do you find
it difficult to accomplish this, sec
ing, feeling or realizing otherwise
that the way has been tough and
hard? If so, you might employ
the Phariscc'S method, 100 X
around and see others in worse
plight and feel, after all, that you
have something to be grateful
for.
The PhariscC entered the tenn
pie and prayed in this manner:
"God, | thank thee, that ] am not
as the other men are, eXtortlor-
crS, unjust, adultcrcrs. or even as
this publican. fast twice in the
week; | give tithcs Of all that |
possess" Christ didn't think much
of this type Of prayer wherein
the Phariscc was footing his own
holn and blowing about his own
virtues, being sclf-righteous.
BY gazing down the vistas of
time through the Pharisce's gog-
giles you are enabled to get an
other viewpoint. You see lots that
you are glad YOU are not a part
Of. You know Of the guilt of 9TH
crS and are glad that you are in-
nocent. You think and may know
Of some who are hungry and
should be grateful that you are
not numbered among them. You
sec evidences of what it takes to
make some observe Thanksgiving
in their own joyful style and you
are glad it doesn't take all that
to make you happy and grateful.
All Of u have something to be
thankful fer.
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BIBLE THOUGHT
II WILL BLESS

II WILL BLESS
IN, Lord AT ALL TIMES His praise shall CON-
TINUALLY be in my mouth" (Ps. 34:D
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Branch Washington, D.. c.. June IL,
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the conditions of Bulletin No. 81 (reVised)
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in this office at 10 A M. June "a,
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laboratory in the U. 8. Internal Revenue
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C. Drawings and specifications, not ex-
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Director of Procurement, Public Buildings
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The Washington times., 1937-05-08

Gypsy appeared before cam
eras as a tot in the old Sem
nett days or maybe it is be-
cause she's acting now with
all her clothes on. But she
takes counsel with the Ritz
Brothers, who know every
thing there is about nervous
ness, before she goes on.
Gypsy is wearing a curve
something black evening
gown, silver fox furs and a
red scarf hat. She plays the
playgirl pal of Don Ameche,
who is a playboy playwright
in the story.
Alice Faye is the other girl,
and Ameche, who has been
teaming up lately with Di-
rector Norman Taurog on
practical jokes, has con-
cocted a swell bit Of ribbing
for Alice.
It comes off when she fin
ishes a scene solo and goes
to her portable dressing
room. She finds Ameche
has tossed all her clothing
outside, cleared out the
makeup drawers and is sit
ting with his feet on her
dressing room table.
''They assigned this dress
ing room to me-" he plays
straight when Alice, with
fire in her lovely eyes,
wants to know how come.
When she goes to complain
to Taurog, he recites glib
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Mountain Music

They have let a few visi-
tors on the Mountain
Music" set at Paramount.
They see Martha Raye in
a bingham dress taking
part in a hick town vaude-
Vile show. Among tie hit
players is one girl with an
exact Simone Simon make
up, another with q make
up that apes Ginger Rogers.
One of the strangers says,
"Look, simone Simon and
Ginger Rogers" and is sur
prised when the guide tells
her she is mistaken. The
other takes a look at
Martha Raye and says, eyes,
and you'd think that was
Martha Raye if you didn't
know she was better look
ing"
Syndicate. 1ne.l
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picture, have as much COM
posture as the veterans in
Hollywood for years, even
though their father, himself
seventh son, is hidden way
back of the watching crowd.
Alfredo, t h e youngest,
steals the spotlight, just as
he did at an impromptu
weekend show at the Troca-
dero. When you hear him
lisp the widow in Blue
Lace song, you'll probably
react just as they did.
They rehearse again and,
Director Lee calls, "That's
fine boys. Now one more
time"
"No! Two times more"
pipes up tiny Alfredo, the
one-week Hollywood "vet-
eran" already wise to the
value of an audience that is
hot.
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PREVIEWS
By Jimmy Starr
GOOD Old Soak"
RGtinq: Good

Produced by Observation-Disclosures.
Starring wallace Berry. Directed by
DON Marquis. Screen play by A. e.
Thomas. Harry Rapf, associate pro-
Queer.
Wally Berry can do the darned-
est and the dumbest things on the
screen, and then make you love
him for his stupidity. He possesses
a certain knack for characteriz-
ing worthless and downright nc
good cusSes" in celluloid.
OF course, scenario writers
manage to angle situations around
so that eventually he is the real
hero Of the piece. But even know
ing this, one can not help pouring
out coolies Of sympathy for him
during his cinematic journey down
the wrong path.
An especially bright thought
was the idea of placing Wally in
the rather ancient but always
good Don Marquis play, THE Old
Soak" Scenarist A. E. Thomas
has modernized much of the ditty,
but he has retained all of Mar
quis' priceless lines and the real
flavor Of the original.
The story is Of a small towns
shiftlesS and nonworking husband
and father, whose meetings with
his bootlegging pal are the bane
NJ his wife'S and his children's
existence. In fact, he narrowly
escapes wrecking his daughters
romance, his bond-Snatching sons
life and his devoted mates eternal
happiness.
All through these semitragic but
otter. comical scenes, Wally is
superb, squeezing every ounce of
fun and suspense that he can
from the situations.
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BY HARRISON CARROLL

LIGHTS! CAMERA! AC-
TION!
The scouts are shooting
scads of talent into the R. K.
o. studios for Director Leigh
Jason to work into New
Faces in 1887"
We stand behind the cam
era today as Sammy Lee
works up an elaborate must
cal number. Almost every
body not tied down on the
lot is with us watching the
Loria Brothers, seven musical
youngsters from Yucatan,
Mexico. They range from
4 to IA years of age, look
ing on the stage like a human
xylophone.
Behind them on the stair
way are two dozen lovehes in
blue lace; at the chromium
steel bar Thelma Leeds (Mrs.
Parkyakarkas) is surrounded
by a group of slick-groomed
men in tails.
But all eyes are for the
seven youngsters in green
trousers and red sombreros as
they sing and play a number
with instruments that range
from the jawbone of an ass
to a strange music box called
the marambola.
The tots, who were brought
5000 miles to appear for per
haps three minutes in the
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Gypsy Is Worried

Not so composed is Gypsy
Rose Lee, strip tease queen,
on the set of "You Can't
Have Everything out at
10th Ccntury-Fox. After one
morning of takes, this lass
who takes 'em off and losses
'em at New York audiences
with perfect sangfroid is SO
nervous that she asks if the
set can be closed. It is, but
there are ways Of getting in.
It is a few years since
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Youngest IsOIdest

The youngest principal in the
cast of RIOS "The Woman !
Love" is the oldest In experience.
He is Wally Albright, 8. He be-
gan his career in 1928 In "The
Trespasser, " starring Gloria Swan
son. Currently, he plays oppo'
site Paul NUM- and Miriam Hop
kiaS.
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that everyone wants to see
how a Marx Brother acts in
captivity.
Accordingly, from my own
situation and from what
I've been able to gather
from the other players here,
the chances for a vacation
this summer look pretty
slim. Nearly everyone is
assigned to one or more of
the pictures on the schedule.
I am particularly fortunate
and the vacation plans can
go by the board without re-
greet, for I have been cast
opposite jeanette MacDon-
aid in "The FREELY" with
Robert 2. Leonard as our
director.
Glad Of Opportunity
Naturally, I am happy to
get such an opportunity.
Coming after my work in
"a Day at the Races" with
NJ aureen O'Sullivan, it
amounts to a double-barreled
chance to make good.
Miss Macdonald has just
completed her costarring role
with Nelson Eddy in ''May-
time" I am told by some of
the long-established stars on
the lot that the 1887 produc-
ton schedule is to be the
most impressive that M-G-M
has ever launched.
More than a dozen pic
lures are being filmed now
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berish doggerel at her and
she catches on, sits down to
figure out something on
Ameche. -.
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Many Visitors

The Marx Brothers sent out
for spirits of ammonia, or
volatile alkali. High Hat"
inhaled the stuff and got
up. He wanted to drink the
connection, probably remem-
bering his days on the
desert, but Chico saved it
to spray on the handker-
chiefs of his friends.
Life has been just 1000
things after another in this
picture. During the film
ing, we have been visited
by nearly everybody on the
Metro oldwyn-Mayer lot,
and several hundred out
siders. When the Makes
will permit visitors, we get
them in droves. 1t seems
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Dear Andy Kelley;

Now that the Santa Anita
race meet is ended. and we
are approaching the finish
Of "a Day At the Races, %
I still haven't seen either a
horse race or a race horse.
Of course, we have a
horse in the picture, but he
does his best in slow motion
shots. High Hat" has
head, body, tail and four
legs, but otherwise he bears
no resemblance to a horse.
One of the laborers appeared
on the set recently with a
pot of glue and High Hat"
tainted outright.
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Allan Jones Writes q Letter

and at least as many are in
preparation.
Greta Carlo and Charles
Boyer are costarring in
Madame Walewska." Luise
Rainier and William Powell
are preparing to make "The
Emperor's Candlesticks," and
Gloria Swanson begins work
ing soon in "Mazie Kenyon"
Clark Gable and Myrna 10y
are in ''Parnell," and Spencer
Tracy, with Gladys George
and Franchot Tone, are in
the midst of "They Gave Him
a Gun"