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Evening star., 1937-09-13
BLACKS DENIAL
: QUOTED DBY BORAH
New Justice Said He Is Not
a Member of klan, Sen
ate Told.

During the debate August Is on
confirming the appointment of Hugo
L. Black to the Supreme Court, Sem
ator Borah, Republican, of Idaho
told the Senate that Black had said
IN private conversation that he was
not q member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Senator Borah's remarks, as pub
hshed by the Congressional Record,
follow:
Mr.. President, the Committee on
the Judiciary had this matter before
1t, and do not see any reason why it
should be sent back to the committee.
There has never been at any time one
lota OF evidence that Senator Black
was member of the Klan. No one
has suggested any source from which
such evidence could be gathered. The
members of the committee have had
hundreds of kilograms, even running
into the thousands, from people over
the country sent upon the theory that
the Senator is member of the Klan.
But in no telegram that I have seen
has there been a suggestion as to any
evidence or facts sustaining that prop
osition, and, for myself, / am not
willing to go about hunting for the
possibility of something which may
reflect upon member of the Senate.
Borah Called for Evidence.
I'VE know that Senator Black has
said in private conversation, not since
-fhis matter came UP but at other
times. that he was not a member Of
the Klan, and there is no evidence
to the effect that he is. What is there
to examine? OF course. the country
seems to proceed upon the theory that
there Is something to examine. but
there is not. There is no fact or facts
even indicating it. 1t is rumor or
hearsay. For myself, / am not. de-
sirous OF entering upon any investi-
CATION regarding it, unless some re-
sponsible person is prepared to make
the charge, not based upon hearsay,
but upon knowledge of some facts
tending to sustain the charge. If it
goes back to the committee, upon
whose charge or upon what facts shall
we begin investigations"
Senator Copeland of New York
asked whether Senator Borah would
oppose the nomination if Senator
Black was or had been a Kansman.
Hits Racial Intolerance.
Senator Borah replied:
Mr.. President, for myself, if l knew
that man was a member of a secret
association organized to spread racial
antipathieS and racial intolerance
through this country, 1 should GER
tainly vote against him for any posi-
ton. There is one thing We ought to
be very careful about in this country,
and that is not to start the flames
OF intolerance; and 1 have no SYM
pathy and no respect for any effort
along that line. But that is a wholly
different proposition from taking an
associate here who has been with us
for III years and, because of mere
rumor, putting him under the hu-
initiation of trial as to whether or
not he Is loyal American citizen. |
II any one has any facts, let him pre-
sent them here and then we will talk |
about the nomination going back to |
the committee"
A few minutes later Senator Borah |
voted against confirmation, but pre-
sumably on the basis of certain legal |
objections he had raised.
Evening star., 1937-09-13
TYPHO0N TURNS BACK
TO JAPANESE ISLANDS
10 More Lives Claimed as Storm
Strikes Inland at Northern
End of Honshu.
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
TOXIC, September 13.-The de-
structive typhoon which killed at least
90 persons yesterday along Japan,s
western and southern coasts before
swinging into the Sea of Japan
CANNED 10 more lives today by strik-
ing inland again through Aomori
Prefecture, at the northern tip of
the main island, Honshu.
Two thousand houses were inun-
GATED, Is small boats swept out to
sea, railroad embankments washed
out and train service was disrunted
Fire added to the havoc In some viii
lagos.
Four were missing in Aomori and
many others were unaccounted for in
sections where the hour
storm, accompanied by torrential rain
struck earlier.
Evening star., 1937-09-13
Black

Continued From First Page.)
States attended. That was the oc-
casion Of the presentation to Black
OF the gold life membership card
Proceedings Recorded.
The proceedings of that meeting
were taken by the official Klan stem
ographer, Transcribed and made a part
of the records of the Alabama Klan.
These records. according to the Post
Gazette, show that Black, in accent
ing the gold membership card, said:
Il realize that was elected by men
who believe in the principles that /
have sought to advocate and which are
the principles of this organization.
There is no official record in the
files of the Alabama Klan of Blacks
resignation, the newspaper says. So
far as the official files indicate. the
gold card presented to him when he
was made a life member has never
been returned.
When Black joined the Klan on that
September evening in Birmingham,
the newspaper says. he went through
the usual ceremony, standing before
the white-robed brethren, his left hand
over his heart, his right hand raised.
Crossed swords lay on the Bible on the
altar as he intoned the long oath of
allegiance, swearing never to divulee,
not even under threat of death, the
secrets of the Invisible Empire. A por-
ton of the Klan oath follows:
Il swear that I will most zealouslv
and valiantly shield and preserve by
any ans all justifiable means and
methods white supremacy y.
All to which I have sworn by this
oath, I will seal with my blood. be
Thou my witness, Almighty God.
Amen"
Written in Longhand.
s Blacks resignation was submitted
a year before the primary election of
1926, and was apparently written in
his own hand on a sheet of stationery
of the grand dragon of the realm of
Alabama. The text of the resignation
follows:
Mr.. j. w. Hamilton.
Dear Sir and Klansman: Beg to,
tender you herewith my resignation
as a member of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan, effective from this date
on.
Yours I. T. S. u. B.,
HUGO l.. BLACK"
Yours in the sacred unfailing bond"
is the translation of the capitals with
which the letter of resignation was
closed.
In connection with the resignation.
it is pointed out that Hamilton was
not addressed properly, his Klan title
being "Kligrapp," not "Kligraph," as
written.
Apparently never coming to the at
tention of Hamilton, the resignation
lay dormant and Black stayed out of
the Klan until the meeting at Klan
headquarters in 1926, when he was
given the life membership, the news
paper says.
Evening star., 1937-09-13

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-09-13
SPAIN CARDINAL NAMED
ARCHBISHOP OF SEVILLE

BY the Associated Press.
CAsTEL GONDOLFO. Italy, Sep
tember 13.-Pope Plus today named
the cardinal primate of Spain, Pedro
Segura y Saenz, archbishop of Seville
to succeed Cardinal Ilundain, who
died in August.
Prelates disclosed yesterday that
Evening star., 1937-09-13

Cardinal segura, who fled from Spain
about the time former King Alfonso
abdicated. had been in insurgent ter
ritory for some days studying the
situation there.
Cardinal Segura, who had been
archbishop Of Toledo and head Of the
Spanish hierarchy before Alfonso's
regime was overthrown. fed first to
France and later went to Rome. He
has been living there as member
of the curia.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
D. C. DEFENDER
ASKED IN BILL

Declaring that his bill provid'
ing for a public defender in the
District was an experiment, Rep
reSentative Byron Scott CD of
California, said today that he had
no objection to increasing the
number of assistants provided for
in the bill.
Mr.. SCOTS bill calls for one de.
fender and one assistant. The
Junior Bar Association has ex-
pressed an opinion that two men
would be inadequate to carry out
the work of the office. Mr.. Scott
said that in offering the measure
he had hoped to begin the expert
ment with two men and increase
the number of assistants if it
were successful. He said, how.
ever, that he would oppose the
suggestion of the senior bar asso.
citation to appropriate money to be
used by the court in hiring young
lawyers to try INDECENT cases.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
LECTURE ON ART

Sponsored by the Friends of Art
and the Department of Art of
Howard University, the 1878 lee
ture series will open tonight at
S:15 o'clock in Howard University
Gallery of Art. Gordon B. Dun
thorne will discuss flower and
fruit prints of the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth centuries. The public
is invited.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Special Parking Rules NOw in Effect
In Area Near City Post office

their packages can be handled
per hour under the plan, said
Postmaster Burke. There will be
little or no waiting, he continued,
either for parking facilities or in.
side the post office.
The postmaster asserted busi-
ness during the first IA days this
month indicates at least a 6 per
cent larger volume of Christmas
mail in transit through the Wash.
ington post office than ever be-
fore.
He made a strong plea to
Washingtonians to avail them
selves Of the new plan, pointing
out that the branch post offices
throughout the city generally
have small Iobbies. This makes
for congestion and delay, he ex-
planned. Under the new plan
there will be no truckage from
branch to main post office, it was
said, making for a great saving
of time.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
By Helen Essa,:y

perilous than now. the late Joseph P. Cotton,
when he was Under Secretary, wished to make
light of complaint received from a foreign
government.
So he cheerfully composed a cablegram with
this wording: Laugh it Off" A few minutes
later a young man from his outer office came
hesitatingly in with the cablegram in his hand
and said IT have been unable to send your
cable, sir There is no international code for
Laugh it Off"
Bureau of Information: There is a rumor, un-
confirmed that Supreme Court Justice BrandeiS
uses a blue tint on his white hair E. Justice
Black was making a pencil sketch of Assistant
Solicitor General Golden Bell while Mr.. Bell was
arguing a housing case before the tribunal of
nine Justice Sutherland looks like an English
squire who has dined heartily on roast beef and
stout. He could pose for a portrait of John Bull.
Countess van der Straten-Ponthoz, wife of the
Belgian Ambassador, has two toy dachShunds,
Heidi and LeiSchcn, who understand only English.
Heidi is so devoted to her mistress that when the
countess is absent she drags her fur coat. her
shoe, her hair bruSh-any personal possession
she can find-into her basket =. One Of the
prettiest and youngest mother and daughter COM
binations in town is Mrs. Hal H. Flood and
Eleanor always have to look twice to see
which Is which.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
D DEDICATION
BY FIRST LADY

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been announced as the speaker
at the dedication of a Christmas
tree at Hopkins Place, a slum-
clearance project, during the
Christmas season.
Her visit to the new housing
project community will be made
at a date after December 25.
Hopkins Place, at L Street be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
Streets, Southeast, is being i'm
proved by the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

Fireman of No. 2 Rescue Squad
have a mascot today and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Heiss, of 6611 Western
Ave. N. W., retain memories of
an eerie night.
Heiss, who is traffic manager
of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, and his wife
were seated in the living room
of their home when they were
startled by a weird, m min g
sound emanating from their chin
ney.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

EValyn Wal Mol WIuC0 LOuSC uCdA GAAC PA4oO1'
This was the wardens office 1t was in this
same office that Warden Holohan and two
members of his staff were assaulted by convicts.
The day arrived with my three young com.
panions we were greeted by sweet little man
who said that the warden was sick at home, and
that anyway couldn't possibly go into the mems
prison I even had to assure him that the
boys were over 81 years of age before they could
go in. At that point, was getting little peeved,
but when told him the boys were old enough,
he detailed guard to them, and was wlisked
off to the women's prison.
A Marvellous Institution
It is truly marvellous institution. Each
woman prisoner has her own little room, which
Is her palace" She can do with it what she
WILL whatever her housewifely and interior deco
rator instincts dictate. She can fix it up with
chintz or anything else, provided she works and
earns the money with which to do it.
The prison has it's own upto-date beauty parlor
and a variety of classes where the women can
select any number of subjects to study. One Of
the women was remarkably pert and ambitious
student. She was go years old and "lifer' (for
murder), but despite her age and the handicap
of looking forward to her remaining years behind
bars, she had finished law course at the prison,
and was practicing law directly from her cell.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

not only genuinely regrets the incident, but also
is sincerely worried over the reactions of foreign
governments most especially, Washington.
observe to what lengths Tokyo has gone to
convince the United States Of its contriteness:
In Tokyo, the ministers Of the foreign office,
war office and navy department, in person,
visited the United States Ambassador to express
regret. The government promptly and officially
accepted all responsibility for the bombingS.
The two senior Japanese admirals in Shanghai
called on Admiral Harry Yarnell and expressed
horror and regret The Japanese consul general
called on the United States Consul General.
Ordered Hunt for SurOiOOrs
More astonishing have been the japanese
actions calculated to prove the sincerity of their
regrets.
Japanese troops were ordered to cease attack
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

This shows what can be done, even from be-
hind bars, if the courage and the determination
are there.
A Talk With the Warden
When l got back to the little white office
told the man there that wanted to go up and
see the warden. After few minutes hesitation,
he said it was all right. So started up the wide
drive, which has beautiful flower bed on both
sides, and rang the bell of white house.
stout goodnatured man, in carpet slippers,
opened the door. asked him if he was the war
den and he said he was.
You're running a heck of a prison here" I
told him They won't let me in"
Whereupon he told me that ladies were not
allowed inside the prison walls. then and there
told him that have never been lady, never
wanted to be a lady, and never would be lady.
He laughed at that and invited me in.
I had delightful talk with him and his wife,
and the upshot of it all was that he insisted on
changing his carpet slippers for shoes and tax.
ing me Gown to the jail.
There were the most beautiful flower beds
of great red flowers in front of the jails The
warden showed me pictures of men who had
been hanged.
Noise, But No Jail Break
Suddenly, as we were walking through the
prison, there was a tremendous noise. Sirens
began to blow all over the place, and I imme-
diately pictured myself in the midst of Jail
break. But it was only the o'clock whistle,
calling the men back to their cells
I believe that the system of strong discipline
practiced at San Quentin and Sing Sing is the
most sensible way to handle prisoners.
I feel, too, that there has been a great laxity
in the paroling of sex perverts and sex maniacs.
The frequent occurrences of sex crimes within
recent months should make it increasingly ap-
parent that these criminals are of the dangerous
variety that should be kept behind bars for the
duration of their lives. 1t would be kinder to
these people to keep them in prison, where they
could do no harm to society or to themselves.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Says Boake Carter

ing the Chinese village where the survivors Of
the Panay and the three tankers had landed.
Detachments were ordered to go hunt the
survivors and give them aid A naval air trans
port was ordered to the scene with doctors,
nurses, medicines and blankets, and a United
States naval officer was invited to go along-a
precedent in itself.
A japanese warship was ordered to steam up
the river, through Chinese gunfire from shore
batteries, to aid in the work. All japanese
army pilots were ordered to be most cautious in
future bombing operations in the Yangtze Valley
area The pilots who reported the bombing de-
clared they thought the ships were Chinese gun
boat and three Chinese troopships.
All Of which is an astounding array of concia-
tory acts on the part of an Oriental nation, to
which prestige means so much. This general atti-
tude Of trying to make amends" to the United
States grows all the more amazing when con-
trasted with the almost $50 what?" attitude Japan
assumed toward Great Britain previously.
Answer Not Hard
The answer is not hard to find. First, Japan
has far greater cause for argument with Great
Britain than she has with the United States be-
cause Britain holds the largest commercial stake
in the Far East especially in the Yangtze Valley.
Second, the japanese readily recognize most
obvious point of kindergarten diplomacy-that if
they put their best foot forward to make amends
to the United States, Washington will not only
have less excuse but also feel less inclined to unite
with Great Britain,
(BoGke Carter's opinions are his olDn and not
necessarily those of The Washington TtnpeSJ
Copyright Ledger Syndcate)
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
PARKING PERMITTED

Fifteen minute parking will be
allowed post office patrons" said
Postmaster Burke, and this will
be ample for walking to the post
office building, transacting the
Christmas mailing business and
returning to the machine.
A number of units" have been
set up along the long and spacious
lobby of the city post office. Each
will be manned by an expert crew
Continued on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
"Chimney to Firehouse"
Is OWPS Success Story

, They lost no time in summon
ing police. The police looked up
the chimney and saw a pair of
eyes staring at them. They called
the fire rescue squad.
After a 1O-minute struggle, the
firemen extricated a large owl
from the chimney. They took 1t
to the squad headquarters, de-
cided to make it the squads Off
cial ascot and dubbed it
Smoky"
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

Another of our happy peculiarities is that we
are an unhampered people. Some of the for
eigners who were guests at the Gridiron Club
dinner Saturday are still marveling at the aban-
don with which the evenings program attacked
the President and all his works. In no other
country in the world, they say, would anybody
dare to criticizO or laugh at its government.
"You Americans don't realize" said one visitor
from the European Continent, what a Joy it
iS to live in a completely free country"
State Department HunOr
Even the State Department sometimes makes
its little Joke. Once In days that were less
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

about a quarter OF the clGlzenry
is now paying anxious calls
to the dentist. I personally
know nine men who are hav-
ing their mouths X-rayed and
five who are having their jaw
bones scraped.
If Mr.. Roosevelt ever stopped
smiling we probably would
turn into a d down-at-the-mouth
nation. Laughing easily, so
visiting foreigners tell me, is
the happy popularity of this
country.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Extra Service
Starts Monday

A special midnight mail
collection service will be in.
augurated Monday night for
the duration Of the Christmas
mailing season. The special
collection will continue until
the night of December %,
Postmaster Vincent Burke an.
nOunced.
He said he expected the
collection of 100000 to SOO,-
900 pieces Of mail on each of
the midnight collections.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

japanese airmen is Japan's at
titude of profound and deep re-
gret toward the United States,
compared to the almost COM
plete indifference of Tokyo
toward Great Britain when the
British ambassador was shot by
a military pilot some months
ago.
Japan's government authori-
ties have left no stone u1l-
turned to convince Washing
ton that the whole affair was
q boJ.I.ih1e V1nicfake. that Tnlrv0
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Action of Congress
Needed on Traffic
Control Says Hazen
DC. Heads POWerLesS
. To Force Reforms,
He Declares

Drastic proposals for traffic re.
form, such as pedestrian control
and the banning of parking, can
be undertaken only through action
of Congress, Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen declared today.
He said that in view of the social
and legal problems involved the
District Commissioners are power
less to put into effect the reforms
suggested at a conference of mem
bers of the House District Com.
mittee with local traffic officials.
ONLY WAY, IS VIEW
Congressional action alone could
effect such wide change from
present traffic control methods, in
the opinion of the Commissioner.
Also Commissioner Hazen let 1t
be known that he was doubtful as
to the wisdom of enacting the
proposed control, particularly that
barring night parking in resi-
Dental areas. He seemed willing
to experiment with pedestrian con.
troll and with banning of daytime
parking in a small part of the
business area.
Elimination of cruising taxis in
downtown areas and institution
of parking meters in the city will
be considered at the next meet.
ing of the Schultz Traffic Com.
mittee.
The meeting will be held either
late this week or early next week,
dependent upon what time the
three Commissioners can come
to the Capitol to face the com.
mittee.
"ROUND TABLE" TALK
The round table" discussion
Of the city's traffic problems
opened yesterday at the call Of
Representative William Schultz
O), Indiana. Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer, Major
Ernest w. Brown and Inspector
William E. Holmes were the chief
witnesses.
II think we did a lot yester-
day." Representative Schultz
said today. I intend to write
letter to the Commissioners to
follow up the suggestions that
regulations be put into effect
setting up pedestrian control
and cutting out all parking in
the downtown areas and all
night parking throughout the
city.
Elimination of cruising taxis
is another matter to be con-
sidered. Most of all we want
to direct our investigation to
the causes of traffic deaths.
They must be stopped and If
there is anyway to stop them
we are going to do our best to
find out about it."
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

A new and high pressure system
Of handling Christmas mailing
will go into effect at City Post
Office today as Yuletide postal
business gave indications Of a
record mark.
Postmaster Vincent Burke an
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

and two of his friends for a
tour of inspection.
A police boat took us across
the beautiful harbor, and as
we made the trip a very nice
policeman, who had been de-
tailed to stay with Mayor
Jimmy Walker when he was
out there, assured me that we
would have no trouble at all
getting in.
Upon our arrival, we crawled
up a ladder and went to a little
r,,Io;fa Ln,xea 1aaar kka YH1.icOV1
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
USED FIRST TINE

The system has never been used
in Washington before, said Post
master Burke, but has been
adopted in other large American
cities.
From 1,5OO to 1000 persons and
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

nounced special parking arrange
ments had been made in con.
junction with Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer for several
blocks around the post office.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
My Say

One Of the most interesting experiences have
ever had was at San Quentin Penitentiary in
California, where some time ago took my son
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
'EBut" l."

the bombing of the United States gunboat Panay
and the three Standard Oil tankers in China by
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Dear Washington

Of the American public is so great that as
result of his recent widelypublicized toothache
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
THURSDAY, DEC. Is
By E0alw Wabh Mclean

This shows what can be done, even from be-
hind bars, if the courage and the determination
are there.