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The Washington times., 1937-07-21
German Submarine
sScares' British

mand. An official statement from
the admiralty denied decorators
had been aimed at the U.boat, and
in the House of Commons, Alfred
Duff Cooper, first lord of the ad-
miralty, gave the U.boat COM
mander q clean bill of health.
Naval circles at Portland, how
ever, continued to be highly ex-
cited over the. affair, said to be
without a parallel since the World
War.
Replying to questions put to him
in the house because of the ire
mendous play given the story by
London afternoon newspapers,
Duff Cooper said:
"On Monday q German sub
marine was on the surface out
side Of territorial waters in the
vicinity of Portland Bill, where
it had q perfect right to be.
"A depth charge fired in con-
nectiOn with q British Subma-
Fine had no connection what
ever with the German sub
marine"
The admiralty declared this
depth charge was fired as a signal
to a British Submersible exercising
with the Wolfhound, minesweepers
and hydroplaneS.
BERLIN, July 81 GN.S0.-Sug-
gestionS a German U-boat was de-
liberately present off Portland
Bill at the time Of British naval
maneuvers can be discounted as
"baseleSs," the German admiralty
announced after an investigation
today.
A German submarine on a cruis-
ing program was due off Portland
on Monday, several hours before
the incident reported from Lon
don occurred.
In view of the statement made
in the House Of Commons by First
Lord Of the Admiralty Alfred Duff.
Cooper, the incident "can be con-
Sidered closed" so far as Germany
is concerned, it was said.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
bARKLEY WINS BY ONE VOTE
Of D. {. Tax Collecting System Urged
Announcement

II Effective today, both the Washington Herald (morn-
Z ing) and The Washington Times (evening) will be
published by Mrs. Eleanor Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson who for years has been editor and
publisher of the Washington Herald last April leased the
Herald from William Randolph Hearst
Now Mrs. Patterson has also taken The Washington
Times from Mr. Hearst and under the terms of the
lease the newspaper properties to be under her sole
direction for period of five years.
All the great features of both newspapers will be retained
and augmented.
Readers Of The Times and Herald may be that each
newspaper will continue in its devotion to the public interest
and it's thorough and presentation of the events Of
the world nation and community, in and pictures
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
Mary Returns to Work

PASATTEMPO, Cal, July 81
G.NSO.-Their wedding trip at
an end, Mary Pickford and Charles
Buddy" Rogers were ready to re-
turn to work today.
The celebrated Hollywood honey
moonerS returned from Hawaii
yesterday aboard a Pan-American
clipper. Miss Pickford said she
planned to return to the screen
"as both producer and actress
but not at once.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
DELINQUENT
PAYMENTS
ASSA|LED
Special Probers ASK
City Heads to Push
Levy Collections

Coupling recommendations for
complete overhauling and modern.
iZation of the Tax Assessors office
with stern criticism of the Tax
Collectors office, the special COM
mittee investigating delinquent
tax collections in the District made
it's report today to the District
Commissioners.
Appointed in March, 1885, the
m m | t t e e has held numerous
meetings, but pointed out because
of work on the 1888 fiscal year
District budget and the apparently
Inflated increased taxation pro-
gram, was prevented from making
a report until this time.
Twenty-six pages in length, the
report was divided into two secs
tions, one dealing with IS recon-
mendations for new legislation.
the other with practices and pro.
cedure In the offices Of the Asses
Sor and Tax Collector.
Cut in Personnel Urged
Going hand-in-hand with the
committees recommendations for
modernization and mechanization
of work in the Assessors office
was a call for q reduction in the
office personnel, which the com.
mittee agreed should "be done as
far as possible by transfers, reSig.
nations and retirements."
Citing the cumbersome present
methods of preparing assessments
in the office, the committee urged
that $57,500 be appropriated for
new machinery equipment and
postage by which number of the
present steps in preparing tax bills
may be reduced and more COM
pact, easily accessible records
maintained.
Unpaid Taxes Cited
Criticizing the tax collectors
office, the committee pointed out
from 1878 to May, 1887, unpaid
real estate taxes totaled $518,838.
while unpaid tangible personal
property taxes from 1903 to 1896
amounted to $2,889, 1853 and I'M
paid intangible personal taxes be.
tween 1918 and 1885 totaled ST.
002,45l. The report stated:
There is something obviously
wrong here and what's wrong Is
clear enough. Little real effort
is made to collect unpaid per-
SOnal taxes. The loss at the
present time is running around
8 to 10 per cent on tangible
personal property and 3 to 4 per
cent on intangible personal
property. This is too high. To
collect these back taxes it is
proposed that the collectors Of.
flee adopt vigorous, systematic
collection methods modelled
after the successful plans Of
private corporations with .
large number of accounts"
The committee pointed out that
the loss in Federal income tax col
lectionS is almost nothing and
urged follow mailing campaigns.
telephone calls and similar steps
to augment the efforts of four
deputy tax collectors.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
Street Cleaners Title
UnimpOrtdnt in n. Y.
# They Just Do Work

NEW YORK, July 81 Q.N.S).
A rose by any other name would
smell as sweet
Delicate suggestions by the
city's street cleaners that they
would prefer to be called Omen
(the &c" for garbage) or S-men
the IS" for sanitation), today
drew this comment from Santa
ton Commissioner William F..
Carey:
81 don't care what they call
themselves as long rs they col
Iect the garbage"
The Washington times., 1937-07-21

LONDON, July 81 GN.S).-A
furry of excitement was caused
in British naval circles here today
by widespread speculation over the
presence off Portland Bill Of the
German submarine U-27.
In disclosing the incident, the
press association reported the sub
mersible had spent two days be-
meath the waters of the English
Channel before being spotted by
the British destroyer Wolfhound
and finally was brought to the
surface by the dropping OF de-
tonatorS. -
The admiralty, however, sought
to minimize the gravity Of the in
cident with all means at its COM
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
PAL N 7 F Rs
QUIT TRADE
COUNCIL
lrKed as Other Unions
Fail to Heed Call for
Sympathy Strike

Unions connected with the
washington Building Ira d es
Council, all of them affiliateS Of
the American Federation OF La
Dor. were thrown into open war.
fare today when one Of the mem
bers, the Painters and Decorators
Local Union No. 1853, announced 1t
would sponsor a rival local organi-
cation.
Completely unexpected. the &C.
ton caught other construction
unions unawares, although Spokes'
men declared they knew officials
Of the painters group had be
come angry"
The dissension - first internal
quarrel in the building trades
here for many yearS-waS touched
off this morning when a mass
meeting Of the painters, gathered
at their headquarters at 704
Sixth st. N. W., hailed enthusiast
tically y proposal by their business
agent. Bryce p. Holcombe. that
they sever relations with the local
Building Trades Council and be.
gin organization of a rival body.
Outlines Dispute
Behind the movement are three
principal causes, Holcombe de-
clared to his men. He listed them
as follows:
Failure Of other building
tradeSmen to walk out on Fed
eraI construction in sympathy
with the painters, who have re-
fused to work on two jobs, the
Bureau of Internal Revenue and
the City Post Office Buildings.
where Out-Of-tOwn contractors
are claimed to have imported
nOnuniOn employees from dis
tant cities.
Action Of other building
tradeSmen in passing through
picket lines established this
morning by the Painters and
Decorators Union at the Apex
Building, Archives Building, Blu
reau Of Engraving and Printing,
Procurement Division of the
Treasury Department and the
Government Printing office.
Presence Of five representa-
tives of the BricklayerS Local
Union No. on the local
Building Trades Council, a fact
which HOIcOmbe denounced as
"'ilIegaI" because international
unions should have but one
representative.
SPURNS MEETING
In explaining the third point,
Holcombe declared he refused to
sit with the council at a meeting
scheduled for this morning, sig
nalizing the breaking Of relations.
He said:
"What chance do I stand Of
getting support for the painters
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
Vote From Own State .
Defeats Harrison For
Leadership Of Senate

4utcfh4tADhtAA MOVIE CCEVACO
The lanes Of politics have long
turnings.
Senator Pat Harrison of MiSSis-
sippi was defeated for the Demo
cratic leadership today by a single
vote, SO to 81.
It was vote from his own State
that defeated him. It was cast
by Senator Theodore q. 1.-THE
Man" Bilbo, with whom Harrison
has long been at odds. They fell
out several years ago over a Judge
ship appointment, and last year
when Harrison ran for renomina-
ton Bilbo took the stump against
him.
Bilbo was elected to the Senate
In 1884 on a pledge that when he
came to Washington he would
"out-Huey" the late Huey Long,
but he has been relatively quiet.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
KENTUCK|AN
VANQUISHES
HARRISON;
30 1887
Party HarmonIzatfon
His Goal, Declares
New Leader
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

40S9gAABeAOAAe8A SN0"U DcENACD
Senator Alben w. Barley Of
Kentucky. was elected Democratic
leader Of the Senate today to sue
coed the late Senator Joe T. Rob.
inson.
He won by the narrowest Of
margins, 80 to 81, and then upon
motion Of Senator Pat Harrison
OF Mississippi, his rival. the cleo
ton was made unanimous.
Taking over the leadership in
the midst of a party crisis, born
Of the protracted and bitter fight
over the court reorganization pro-
gram, Barley said:
II will devote my efforts to
harmOnizing the party"
Both Barley and Harrison
were In favor of the Roosevelt
court reorganization bill, although
Harrison had simply gone along"
for reasons Of party regularity.
Hard-E1itting Debater
Although the white House Of.
ficially kept hands off the leader.
ship contest, it was no secret that
it favored the selection Of Bark
ley. The Kentuckian is a hard.
hitting dehater and a skilled par
Humanitarian.
Barley said:
''My policy will be to be the
representative of the Admins
tratiOn as well as the Senate
in working out to the best of.
my ability the problems that
face the party, the Administra-
ton and the country"
Asked specifically whether he
had any plan in mind for settling
the dispute over the Presidents
Supreme Court proposal, the new
leader added:
II have no comment on that
at this time"
In Second Term
The new leader Is serving his
second term in the Senate, and
is up for reelection next year.
In point Of service, he was much
Junior to Senator Harrison. Bark
ley will be 60 years old next No.
vember. Prior to election to the
Senate he had served 10 years in
the House.
His election was accomplished
at q Democratic caucus behind
closed doors, with the full Demo
cratic strength Of the Senate pres
ent. There were several abSentees
because Of illness, but they were
voted by proxy.
Both Pledge Support
After the election, Barley
posed beside Harrison for a photo.
graph amid a group of smiling
colleagues. Harrison said to him:
"Alben, / congratulate you on
your victory. We've got to
fight together now as we have
in the past for the progress Of
the country and the success Of
our party"
To this, Barley replied:
"Thank You, Pat, for your
congratulations. You and
have been fighting together
since the beginning of the VIII.
Continued on Page 4. Col. p
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
Soottsboro Case
To Jurors Today

DECATUR, Ala, July 21.-
Arguments in the trial of Andy
Wright, ono of nine Negro Scots
boro defendants charged with
criminal assault. were completed
and Judge w. w. Callahan an
nounced he would charge the jury
Of II white men today,
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
DurdntY Operated
Upon in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, July 81 G.N.SJ.
Walter Duranty. well-known cor
respondent, underwent an abdomi-
nal operation at Johns Hopkins
Hospital yesterday. His doctors
said he probably will leave the
hospital h 3 few days
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
Mrs. Field III

BEVERLY FARMS, Mass, July
21.-Mrs. Marshall Field I'd, "a.
Of Washington, D. c., widow of
Chicago retail merchant, was re-
ported seriously" i'll at her sum-
mer home here today by friends.
Nature Of her illness was not dis
closed.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
DEAR MR.. HEARST:


Sometimes at the end of long, drawn-out and diff
cult struggle when you suddenly win your point, you
feel sort Of flat and let down.
Maybe should, but don't feel that way now. You
have contended for long time that the responsibility Of
the management of your two papers-The Washington
Times and the Washington Herald-would prove too
heavy burden for me. But have stubbornly believed
that could prove to you that right and you
wrong in this particular argument.
Five years is long time-sometimes. August first,
less than two weeks from today will mark the seventh
anniversary of the day you first put in charge of the
Washington Herald.
WE'LL these past years have passed like dream
the grandest and most brilliant adventure of my life
But these last years hope and believe will pale
before the next five Because at the end of five years.
pledge myself to return to you two properties Of which
you will be justly proud.
Icannot thank you adequately for everything that
you have done for me- tell you how much your protec
ton and friendship have meant to Please don't cut
loose entirely. For will want to turn you for help
and counsel just the in the future in the past
Faithfully yours
ELEANOR PATTERSON.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
DESH0NG FACES
S0X TODAY
THE LINEUP

CHICAGO, July 81. - Jimmy
DeShong will try today to beat the
Chicago White Sox and end the
losing streak of the Washington
GriffS at 10 games.
Bill Dietrich, former member of
the Washington club, will go
against his former mates.
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
A Letter to Mr.. Hearst

Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, aOho yesterday leased the
Washington Herald and The Washington Times
from William Randolph Hearst for definite period
of ve gears last night sent the oIosOing letter to
Mr.. Hearst
The Washington times., 1937-07-21
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow fair
and slightly warmer; gentle north and north
east winds. Temperature range last a. hours,
6s-66.
weather Details on Page III
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
BAPTIST CHURCH

Morning worship at 1880.
Prelude. Doxology. Prayer,
Hymn 8. Announcements. Hymn
1873. Offertory.
Special duet-Miss Allen and
Miss Clark.
Sermon by w. B. Haynie. Hand
fuls on Purpose. Invocation.
Hymn 129.
Evening Worship o'clock.
Prelude. Hymn 1874. Prayer.
Hymn 286. Offertory..
Special Christmas Carols by the
choir and a special male quartet,
r. E. Irby, Quitman Steed, J. O.
Ritter and Bill Haynie.
Sermon What Christ ia
Invocation. Hymn 247.
Benediction.
The college boys and girls will
have charge of the services Sun
day evening the 26th at 7 o'clock.
The public is welcome to wor-
ship with us.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
Mississippi Passes 10th
Birthday Without Notice

Mississippi-which lacked only
six votes of never having existed,
at least under that name-observ-
ed its 120th birthday, Dec. 10th,
but strangely the only celebration
was in Washington, D.. c., where
several former Mississippi resi-
dents commemorated their states
admission to the union with a re-
ception and ball at a fashionable
hotel.
In Mississippi, itself, apparently
no one remembered that on De-
cember 10, 1917, Mississippi be-
came a state after President Mon
roe's approval of a state constitu-
ton drafted by a convention at
Washington, Miss.
The first congressional step to-
ward laying the foundation of
Mississippi's statehood was the
passage of an enabling act on
March /, 1917 that empowered
citizens of the six counties in the
western part of what was then
Mississippi territory to convert
and proclaim the type Of govern
ment they intended to establish.
What is now Mississippi was then
half of the Mississippi territory,
the other half becoming the state
Of Albania. The six counties send
ing representatives to the consti-
tutional convention were Warren,
Claiborne, jefferson, Adams,
Franklin and Wilkinson.
The act authorized the conven-
ton to select the states name and
Mississippi nearly became known
as the state of Washington. The
name Of Mississippi finally was
chosen by a vote Of % to II.
After the convention drafted and
submitted its constitution, Sena-
tor James Barbour of Virginia Of
fered the congressional resolution
approving it. The Senate passed
the resolution on Dec. 3, 1917, and
the House concurred on December
8, President Monroe signed it two
days later.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
Vienna Choir Boys Visit Local City

group for three or four years.
They travel in their own spe-
cial bus. A urse goes with
them always.
f.S:er that period is over the
bows return to their homes in
Vienna where they enter school.
Professor CONDOS stated that
his organization had eighty boys
under constant supervision. One
group travels III the United States
another in Europe and one sings
at the Imperial Church in Vienna
all the time. The other group
stays in Vienna undergoing train
ing that will enable them to go
with one of the travelling groups.
Thousands of people all over the
world have heard and been in
spired by the beautiful music of
these boys.
Their bright faces alone are
wonderful inspiration.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
MRS. ALLIE BOOTH
PASSES AT ACONA

Mrs. Allie Booth, wife of J.. c.
Booth, Acona, died at community
hospital following a short illness.
Funeral arrangements are incom-
plete but will be held at Acona
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Booth
was a member Of a prominent
Holmes county family and had
spent her lifetime in Acona COM
munity. She was a member Of
the Methodist Churefs. she 10 sur
vived by her husband, and three
children, Carl Booth, of Tchula,
and Miss Ouida Booth and Earl
Booth of Acona; two sisters, Mrs.
R. M. Benjamin of McComb, and
Mrs. Susie Booth of Acona; and
two brothers, Wright McRae OF
Cruger and Lon McRae of Lex
ington, also survive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
EASTERN STAR
OFFICERS ARE
INSTALLED
NEW OFFICERS IN CHARGE
OF LODGE

Installation of officers of the
Durant chapter, Order of the Eas-
tern Star, will be held Monday
evening, December 20, at the
chapter room.
The officers elected and appoin-
ted at the regular meeting were
as follows
Worthy Matron-Mrs. Charlotte
Cresswell.
Worthy Patron-T. M. Stevens.
Associate Matron-Mrs. Evelyn
Fulmer.
Associate Patron-E. B. Guess.
Secretary-Miss Pearl Mcgee.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mamie Rhyme.
Conductress-Mrs. Maids Moore.
Associate Conductress-Mrs. Pau
line Thomas.
Ada-Mrs. Mocel Sudduth.
Ruth-Mrs. Ruth Mitchell.
Esther-Mrs. Adella Irby.
Martha-Mrs. Norma Alsbury.
Electa-Mrs. Ruby May.
Chaplain-Mrs. Edna Dicken.
Marshal-Mrs. Minnie Campbell.
Drganist-Mrs. Lou Long
Warder-Mrs. Pauline Nealy.
Sentinel. G. Sproles.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
XMAS TREE
CONTEST
Rules GIVEN
JUDGING WILL TAKE
PLACE SOON

Christmas tree lights must be
turned on Sunday night, Deem
Der 10 and burn until December
80 t oget the benefit of the fifty
cent discount on the light bill,
according to an announcement to-
day.
Patrons are expected to burn
their lights nightly from dark
until about ten o'clock.
Prizes r being given for trees
in the contest sponsored this
year by the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club of Durant.
An entrance fee of IS cents is
charged and fifty cents is given
off on the light bill for the month.
The trees will be judged by a
committee the first part of the
week and prizes will be awarded
as follows: Best tree i INDOORS
residence, includes trees on por-
chest; best outdoor tree; best
window or door decoration in res
idence; best window in business
houses.
Anyone desiring to enter a tree
is asked to contact any member
of the Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16

Twenty merry, bright-faced
youngsters who compose the mem
bership of the world renowned
Vienna Choir Boys, were in Du-
rant early Thursday having their
breakfast.
"The boys gave a concert In
Tyler Texas, last night and to-
night we sing in Memphis, said
Victor CONDOS, their equally IA
nous director.
The Vienna Choir Boys range
from ten to thirteen years in age
and all hail from Vienna, Aus
tria. Exceptional musical abili-
ty is necessary before a boy is
picked for membership in the or
~ganization.
After becoming a member OF
the organization and undergoing
intensive training the boys usual
ly stay on the road with the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
LETTER FROM sUPT.
OF EDUCATION

The Christmas campaign for the
Mississippi Children's Home So
ciety is already under way, and
the little red stockings are being
sent out to the many friends who
r interested in neglected and
dependent children.
Ii you can make a donation to
this home, you can be assured
that you are making it to a worthy
cause.
The chief work of the Society
is providing permanent homes for
the orphan, homeless, neglected,
abused, deserted, and needy chill
dren. These homes are carefully
selected to assure love, care, edu-
cation, and training for useful citi-
zenship.
The Society gets no support from
the State, or Federal Government,
but is supported entirely by vol
untary contributions. People all
ove the state have always e
sponded freely, enabling the So
ciety to care for 2,840 children in
the twenty-five years of its ex-
istence.
Although there is no connection
between the Home and the State
Department of Education, l feel
that it is such a worthy cause I
am very glad to commend it to
you at this Yuletide, when the chill
dren of our homes and state are
the center of our thinking.
Any donation made to the Mis-
sissippi Children's Home Society
will be gratefully received and
wisely applied in the furtherance
of the great and noble work be-
ing done by this organization. All
contributions should be sent to
DR.. John L Sutton, S~uperinten-
dent 1900 North West Street,
jackson, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16

vows o K MONDAY

A marriage of great interest in
Holmes county will take place
next Monday morning, December
20, at the Methodist Church in
Lexington, when Miss Harriet
Marlborough will become the
bride of Mr.. Stanley F. Allen.
Miss Marlborough is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. McMor
rough, and is head Of the girls
physical education department of
Holmes Juniro College.
Mr.. Allen came this year from
Georgia and has been connected
with the Junior College in the
capacity Of business manager
and head of the commercial de-
partment.
Both young people have a host
of friends who wish them happi-
ness.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-16
ANDERSON WILLIAMSON
MARRIAGE PERFORMED

An announcement coming as a
great surprise to their many
friends throughout the county,
was the marriage of U. c. William
son and Miss Virginia Anderson.
Mr.. Williamson is the assistant
county agent and Miss Anderson
is connected with the schools at
Acona.
The ceremony was solemnized
Saturday afternoon at the Meth
odist Educational Building with
the Rev. j. T. McCafferty officiat-
ing. Immediately afterward they
left by automobile for Memphis
where they caught a train for
Chicago. They are expected to
return Monday.