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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PGge Four

1. In the foothills of what noun
+ains ;s the city of Pasadena, Calf. :?
. Name the Duke of W1ndsor's
closest American friend.
3. What is manganese:
a. What is the real name for the
bird sometimes called Poor Joe" or
blue Cranef'
S. Is there sch (. word as "irre-
gardless?"
6. Where in the Bible is the Golden
Rule?
7. Name the British secretary for
foreign affairs.
8. Who wrote Looking Backward y
9. What is the name for person,
one of whose parents is of white
race and the other Negro?
10. In which Belgian city was the
recent "Nire-Power Treaty confer
ence or=-.ed?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25

to the new underpaSs on the Gar
nett street side, and the suggestion
has been made that the street depart
ment of the city obtain the tree and
erect it. The community decoration
fund would light it. The suggestion
was also that another tree be placed
on the premises of the American Le-
gion hut on South Garrett street
Plans call for the erection of the
lights to be started on next Monday,
and it is hoped that the response of
the business community will be so
generous that the entire 5000 can be
provided for on Friday and Saturday.
It has also been suggested that in
dividual merchants place miniature
Christmas trees in front of their
places of business as an added piece
of decorations to add to the spirit Of
the season. Lack of wiring facilities
probably would make it impossible
for these to he Illuminated at night
but they could be so placed as to add
greatly to the attractiveness of the
shopping district in daylight. The
trees, it is pointed out, would be small
enough that their trunks could be
rooted in the holes now existing in
front of business houses for planting
flagstaffs.
The idea of the two large illuminat-
ed Christmas trees has aroused more
enthusiasm. There has not hitherto
been a very desirable location for the
large illuminated trees in public places
1t is thought that the center of the
triangle at the underpass on the Gar
nett street side would be an ideal To-
cation for tree, both from the stand
point of it's location with respect to
the railroad and the nation highway.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25
SEAL SALE WILL
START ON FRIDAY

The annual sale of Christmas tuber-
culosis seals will be launched tomor
row, and will continue up until Christ
mas.
For several years the Junior Wo-
mans club has sponsored the sale of
the seals, and this year has Mrs. Leon
Wick as chairman. with Mrs. Robert
Tanner and Mrs. Clarence White as
co-chairmen. Mrs. Wick has announc-
ed that the business section of the city
will be divided into districts, with one
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25

or two members of the club in change
of canvassing each district. Some of
the committee will appear before the
schools and the civic clubs of the city.
1t is through the seal sale that the
milk funr for under nourished chill
dren is available. Last year the Jun
Tor Woman's club provided a number
of children with milk during the win
ter months. The larger portion of the
money realized from the seals is kept
by the club, while Is per cent goes to
the State Tuberculosis Association.
The Junior Woman's club requests
business houses and individuals in the
city to support the sale.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25
CanpaignOn
Concerts Is
Big Success
Sufficient Number OF
Tickets Sold To
Guarantee Thre e
Programs Here

The weeks campaign for the sale
of season tickets for series of three
high class musical or other concerts
or programs to be given during the
winter season was a success. leaders
of the Henderson Cooperative Con
cert Association today announced
The campaign came to a close We'd
nesday night with sufficient cash sales
to assure the program, it was stted.
Expectations even of those in direct
charge of the drive were exceeded, il
was stated. The goal asked was 1000
memberships" at So each, covering
the series of three concerts. That fig
ure was not reached, but no announce
ment was made as to the precise num-
Ger that were sold.
The three artists selected were an
nounced as being Carolyn Urbarck,
lyric soprano; Garcia Goya, world
famous Spanish performer, and
Dorothy Crawford, monologist.
The membership list is definitely
closed for this season, and no indi-
vidual admissions will be sold for the
several concerts, it was stated. Those
in charge are already talking of in
ereasing the membership in next
years campaign in order that more
concerts may be given
All concerts will be presented in
the auditorium of the Henderson high
school. Dates will be announced in
the near future as soon as they can
be arranged, and it is believed prob
able that the first will be sometime
in December, with the other two fol-
lowing in January and February.
The committee handling the ticket
sale today expressed its appreciation
to all workers whose untiring efforts
made the success possible, and also
to the Henderson Gas Company,
theatre. Henderson Daily Dispatch
and Hughes Furniture Company fot
their assistance.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA"
LAST PICTURE nTTJTNGER SAW

Manhattan Melodrama," starring
William Powell, Clark Gable and
Myrna 10y, showing at the State
Theatre next Wed. and Thur, is the
picture the late John Dillinger, Public
Enemy No. 1, took the chance Of mis-
life to see and was killed when leav-
ing the theatre after hiding out for
some time. He took this long chance
to see the picture of pictures Man
haitian Melodrama."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25

The custom of praying with the
arms extended like a cross was par
t1cularly well-known to the early Irish
both as an ordinary private devotion
and as imposed as a penance.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-25

False Acknowledgement responded to
a false alarm from Box 13 shortly aft
er midnight this morning at the cor
ner of Arch and Zene streets.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Your @. By Shirley Spencer

from US. Its light travels to-
ward US at the rate Of 10000
miles q second. How many min
utes does it take the light from
the sun to reach the earth?
8. Take one from 10 so that
the remainder is 20.
9-1O. A writer burning the
midnight oil in his farm retreat
in Connecticut finds himself
without cigarettes. 1t is i'm
possible for him to purchase
any at that hour. knowing he
has some cigarette papers in
the house. he decides to roll his
own if he can find the makings.
He makes o round Of the house
and finds 16 butts. He finds
that it takes four butts to make
one cigarette. How many cigar
cites was he able to make? No,
the answer Is not ~
(Answers on Page ~
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

ENE cox of Georgia af-
" fects a heavy tragedian
air and likes to dwell on his
youth in the cotton fields.
With his colleagues he is
high-handed and trigger-tem-
pered. In Georgia he has
trained with tn e Court
House Gang" known for its
reactionary policies, and,
nearly lost his seat in 1886
because he was known to be
anti-New Deal.
Only an appeal to his old
friend, Sam Rayburn, saved
him. Sam made him "Assist-
ant Director of the Speakers
Bureau" enabling Gene to
point out to his Georgia con-
Stltuents that he stood ace
high with the Administra-
tion. Now, when accused of
disloyalty to Rayburn, he
replies: Hell, I've been
useful to the party. I helped
Sam out as vice chairman Of
the Speakers Bureau"
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

HOWARD W. SMITH of
" Alexandria was born in
Broad Run, Va, which was
the nearest he ever got to any
breadth of vision. If Smith
had his way, he would place
a statue of Harry Byrd on
top of the Capitol dome in
place of the Goddess of Free
dom. His greatest chagrin is
that he cannot bar John L.
Lewis from owning a home
in Alexandria.
These, together with Bay
ard Clark of North Carolina
and William j. Driver of
Arkansas, b 9th unrecon-
structed rebels so far as a fair
deal for labor is concerned,
complete the little group of
Democratic die-hards on the
House Rules Committee.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

That is a general quiz with a
''brain-buster" at the end. Score
ten for each question. except the
last which counts as 2O-K you
solve it. Ten minutes on this
one.
/. What are six midwestern
States which constituted the
Northwest territory?
2. What is the opposite Of
nocturnal7
3. A mandrake Is q
fisn bird plant insect?
4. Why does It take AZ min
utes to boil . 3-mtnute egg in an
airplane travelling at an altitude
Of $4,000 feet?
S. Unscramble this word to
form the name Of q bird. lagee
8. What are these words? "A
monarch curtailed becomes to
all q blood relation. said by
Hamlet to be less than kind"
This Is an old form Of riddle.
Z. The sun is e3,000.0O0 miles
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

T AWRENCE LEWIS Of
- Denver is the only Rules
Committee Democrat from
north of the Mason-Dixon
Line who is opposing the
wages and hours bill. He got
his start in life as editor of
the plant magazine for the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
pany, and has moulded his
public life accordingly ever
since.
In the House, he sits on the
front row, holds one hand to
his ear, and votes NO on all
New Deal measures except
pork. Regarding this, his one
conviction is that all pork
should go to Denver.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
What a Sea Battle!

Here Is q digit Of applied
craftsmanship. which Uncle Sam
would revel in analyzing re-
suits:
Italy VS.. Japan.
Should the mighty italian
hordes Of King Emmanuel and
Mussolini, even as they swept
over Ethiopia and are now be-
leved aiding Fascism in Spain,
continue on, in q maddening
wave of conquest and challenge
Japan's foothold in such an
open pie as China has proven
for the English, Russians, and
now Japan?
Quite a few believe every par
eel of ground taken over by the
Nippon entry could just as well
have been seized by Italy, thus
elevating Italy to a first rate
power in the Orient, and ready to
meet on even terms England,
Germany, France. What q sea
battle, Italian dreadnaughs and
submarines versus Japanese air
and sea armadas.
CAPT. q. w. BOOTH,
q. s. Army, retired.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

M ARTIN DIES of Texas
N harangued hi way
into Congress as a profess
ional patriot. Never having
been to war, he could tell
impressionable ladies' clubs
all about it. Back in Texas
he was once a teacher of
public speaking, and now
when he debates on the floor
of Congress he acts as if he
were still teaching elocution
to a bunch of backward boys.
He is one of the most pomp-
Gus speakers in the House
and a consistent voter
against his party's policies.
In his own district, he tells
labor that ''Bill Green and 1
don't think this wages and
hours bill is good. enough for
you" But his uncle is attor-
ney for a large oil company.
Dies entire viewpoint is as
stepped in oil as Teapot
Dome.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Marry-Go-
Round
BY HELEN ROWLAND

You can serve your beloved
delicatessen luncheon, and cook
his dinner with q can opener and
escape remorse; but remember
to keep his breakfast calm and
unruffled.
When you prepare his coffee.
do it with prayer and concentra-
ton; and when you cook his
eggs, keep one eye on the clock
and the other on the frying pan.
Let his bacon be a work Of
love and q fine art, and his
toast as golden and uncharred
as a summer sunset.
Whatever you have on your
mind, keep it hidden until he
asks for a second cup. For the
Letter from Mother and the
tradeSmen's atrocities can WAIT.
No clever woman ever seeks
a quarrel at breakfast-and the
wife who asks for money before
the coffee has had time to settle.
belongs in q Sanitarium.
The wife who remembers to
keep her husbands breakfasts
serene. is a happy woman. For
peace and plenty win be her re-
ward, and a little thing like the
list she has prepared for the
Christmas shopping viii fail to
arouse anything more than q
frown or q grunt!
(Copyright. 1881, By King Features
Syndicate. Ine.O
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
For President

I believe 1t is about time to
give some serious thought to .
presidential candidate and as
we have had various types Of
very fine men to fill the bill in
the past, may I, at this time,
take the liberty Of making q
suggestion for the selection Of
q man for the next presidential
election? =
It is now time for us eve, the
people, to select a strictly bust
ness man, one with the required
knowledge and ability Of real
business ethics. A true Amer
ican. and a very fine person in
every sense Of the word.
May !, therefore. suggest the
former president Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce Of the United
States, Mr.. Harper sibley.
MEYER N. GOLDMAN.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
No. | Enemies of Labor

Exercising the antquated rights of committee rule six
Democrats-a but from below the Mason Dixon Line
have sat like eeches the Rules Committee cngng to
their alleged prerogave of blocking consideration of the
wages and hours bill.
No matter what may be its pros and cons, this BILL in
system Of representative government is entitled to debate
minority which STILES debate by majority not only is
an enemy to labor but to democratic government and in
vte scrutiny under the public microscope Let's apply the
microscope
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

Mr.. Clark. At least, he is a new
prospect.
CONGRESS has been holding
its head high and firmly as
serting it is now writing all its
own legislation.
1t was getting along all right
in that new pose. until the new
housing bill was introduced. The
nominal author forgot to erase
a notation at the top Of the
official print, which read:
"sixth 1887 draft housing legis-
lation, Nov. 20, 1887" obviously
implying it had been prepared
in the Housing Administration
Gas it had and that the five
drafts had been discarded. This
was the first time a Congress
man ever had been caught red
handed.
Only slightly less embarrassing
was the predicament Of a nomt'
nal author Of the maritime bill.
He was not caught by telltale
marks on the bill itself, but news
men could not get a statement
from him explaining it for two
days after he introduced it. He
had to wait until the Kennedy
Maritime Commission prepared
one for him.
Note: THIS may not be as
bad as it sounds. The housing
and maritime bills involve tech
nical revision of previous laws.
Downtown commissions are
much better versed in the sub
jects than Congressman. On
farm relief and taxes, the contro-
verSionsl policy subjects, Con-
gress is really writing its own.
TF YOU do not understand
4 what Washington awor d 8.
mean, it does not necessarily IN
dicate you should 60 to night
school.
For instance, it will get out in
time that Chairman Mansfield,
Of the House Rivers and Harbors
Committee, wrote War Secre-
tary Woodring asking him to
appear with the "lost report" Of
his department on little iva
legislation, the one which was
bottled up by the Budget Blu
reau because it did not jibe with
the Roosevelt program.
It will also get out that Mr..
Woodring replied his depart
ment" had made no report to
the Budget Bureau. OF course,
the report actually was made by
the Army engineers, which,
technically, may not be Wood
rings department but only a
bureau in it. Mr.. Woodring did
not say anything about that.
Nor did he respond to the invita-
ton to appear before the Mans
field committee.
One committee man Dondero
Of Washington was angry
enough to prepare a resolution
for introduction in the House,
officially demanding the report.
He decided, however, to wait
until the chief Of engineers
appears before the committee,
December IA. Then, If the lost
report is still lost, an official
searching party will be organ
lied. ..
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

Wule CIlS Captain Is OuL ISL
ing for the moment, his mates
know he is Just making q star
board tack. The whole secret
of his purposes. they say, is Of.
ficially a matter Of record in
these, his own words:
Our immediate task Is to try
to increase the use Of private
capital to create employment.
Private enterprise, with coopera-
ton OF. the part Of the Govern
ment, can advance to higher
levels of industrial activity than
those reached earlier this year.
Such advance will assure bal
onced budgets ... # private
enterprise does not respond,
Government must take up the
slack" (His November Is mes
sage to Congress.)
In other words, this is a sec
ond breathing spell-with man.
ual respiration, not an Old Deal
or a really New Deal. If the
patient does not respond, Mr..
Morgenthau's gold pulmotors
and credit oxygen tanks viii be
wheeled into action.
That's official gospel.
DOLTTICAL w1Semen are keep
L ing an eye on Senator Ben
nett Champ Clark Of Missouri.
They call him the man with the
charmed life. ...
The Roosevelt Farley clan
scratched him from their lists
when he rebelled flagrantly on
the court fight. If any one was
to encounter White House re-
prisal, Clark was the man.
Worse, his appointee, District
Attorney Milligan, in Kansas
! City, went after the powerful
Tom Pendergast Democratic
machine and put some Of the
Pendergast mechanics in jail
for vote tinkering. AS Clark's
term expires next year, he was
as nearly out of a job as a Sena-
tor can get.
But 10 and behold, Missouri
Republican bigwigS came out for
him in view Of his courage in
the Court wrangle. Scared
Democrats thought they might
lose the State by fighting among
themselves, switched toward
him. Even Mars Tom swal-
lowed the indictments Of his
tinkers and came around. Now
it appears Clark will be unop-
posed for denomination, prob
ably not heavily opposed for re-
election.
The moral is not being over
looked. Courage still pays.
TNHE Clark experience. from
= rags to riches in three
months" is having more than q
moral effect in the upper slti-
tudes Of Democratic leadership
80. ANY one who can get all
factions of a State like Missouri
for him, must have something"
THE State is certainly CEN
trially located, politically" -.
"Clark's father once had q
majority for the Presidential
nomination"
Thus there might be a posi-
bility Of a new Missouri com.
nronnise in 1910 in the nerson Of
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

pose in life.
In an o t her
year and a
half I shall
have my law
degree, til en-
I intend to
e n t e r law
practice here
and ! a t e r
h ope to be
able to 20 to
New York. I
hope I shall
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

Il have a
very definite
purpose in life
$ e ! fl m
provement. I
want to do my
work as well
as I can in
order to OBJ
tain advance
ment and to
educate m y.
self as much
as poSs i BILE
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Voice of the People

able pay checks-instead Of the
Scurvy originals Of need who
were to have been literally
yanked from the gutter.
In drafting rules and regula-
tions-humaneness somehow
was completely lost in the Scufs
f1e-so dogmatic did this be-
come that-doggone it if some
well-meaning mortal tries to
take, borrow, or steal q canine
and spirit the mutt into this
model village, the growl that
will go up will not be Fido'S
alone. UNDESIRABLE.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
off Greenbelt

Want never to return to
"Greenbelt" "!Tugwell t wn. or
anything you want to call this
super-slum development sup
posed to be a Paradise Of Per
lection for all slumgullions who
wear white collars and pull siz-
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

do as well as my brother, who is
an Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci for the District"
Mrs. Beulah Cooper, 1852
Abbey Pl. N. E., waitress:
THE care and education of
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

p ur p oS e in
life and that
m o S t people
have SON e
definite an1bi-
ton. My par
ticular aim is
to e d u c a t e
myself so that
I shall be able
to o b t ain q
good Secreta-
rial job and,
to attain this
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

"AAO AASsAASSSNA
"Of course.
I think a per-
son without a
purpose is like
a ship with
out a rudder,
drifting a i M
lessly in get
ting nowhere.
w lie I do
not c are to
say what my
aim in life is,
I am begin
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

my two chill
dren provides
t h T greatest
possible pur-
pose in life
for me. I hope
to be able to
send tn e m
through high
S C h OIL and
college and in
the meantime
I am striving
constantly to
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

end, ! am attending night school.
I feel that if I reach this goal I
shall find some other purpose
toward which to strive"
+ 4
Horace W. Nelson, 3423 Por-
ter st. N. W., law student:
Il have a very definite pur-
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

ming to realize that it is pretty
hard to attain. However, I shall
keep on trying and even if I
definitely fail I think that I
shall never come to the point
where I am just existing from
day to day."
X II Il
Mrs. Charlotte Russell, IS
Seventh st. N. E., telephone op-
orator:
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

MY c h ! eff
purpose is to
save enough
money to own
my own home.
I am also in
t ere S ted in
improving my
self as much
as pos 81 BILE,
b o h in my
W ork an d
otherwise. Be
sides, I have
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

provide them with a good home
and with the proper environ
ment so that they may take ad.
vantage of the things shall be
able to give them"
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Troffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District Of Co
lumbia since January l, 1887.
is graphically shown by the
death watch:
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

through reading and studying"
$50
Howard Slayton, 610 Rock
Creek Church Rd. N. W., restau-
WON'T ,,oo~o-ar.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02

my hobbies, languages and inte-
rior decorating"
y 4
Miss Dorothye Krie, 1851 Bilt-
more st. N. w., cashier:
'tI feel that everyone has some
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you have a purpose in life,
or do you just exist from day
to day?
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Miss Esther Akers, ZIG Chan.
ming st. N. E., telephone opera
tor.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
News Behind the News
Capt. Roosevelt Just Taking Starboard Tack;
Courage Pays, Senator Clark Demonstrates
By Paul MGLLOn

CWord copyright 1887
Reproduction in o n art
DOL1T1CAL compasses have been running wild trying to-
find the direction Captain Roosevelt is following
Since he started calling business up from the brig for
consultation he has gone Hoover which apparently
straight conservative His latest messages housing
promotion and roads curament being interpreted that
way particularly among his disappointed porsded sailors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-22
Rajah's Release
Has Fans Agog

ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The un-
expected firing of Rogers Hornsby
as manager of the Browns today
provoked a general guessing bee as
fans cast about for the real rea-
sons behind the summary action.
The old chestnut of the Rajah's
race-horse betting has been re-
vived. While a member Of the
Cubs, Hornsby allegedly became in
volved with Bill Veeck, the then
of the club, for gambling.
Years and years back, Frank
Moore, a Cincinnati 'bookie," filed
suit for $4,000 against HornSby'
Moore lost the action.
"Sure, I play the horses. But
why bring up that old theme
song? There was nothing In my
contract which specifically said
/ couldn't do this or that. I've
been fired before, SO it's no
novelty. That's baseball, / sup
pose. But why bring up that
old bOgey?"
Donald L. Barnes, president OF
the Browns, continues close
mouthed. He referred questionerS
to his sparse explanations which
accompanied yestecdayI& notice
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-22

Consider, If you will. how happy
the members Of the old Cleveland
team, the Spiders, or the Blues,
or whatever they were called then.
Those boys lost "a games in row.
And then there were the Pitts
burgh Pirates Of 1890, who con-
trived to blow az decisions in q
row, and the Boston Red SoX Of
1906, who lost 20 games, 10 Of
them at home.
Why. the good folks Of Boston
made what amounted to q civic
holiday out Of the swapping of
that streak. There were parades
through the streets, and bon
fires in the commons. It's said
that the policemen carried wood,
so filled were they with holiday
spirit.
But All Of this has Nttle to do