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Horoscope ''The stars incline
 but do no. compel'
SATURDAY, MAY l, 1887

SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1887
 Benefic aspects rule strongly on Ithis first day of May, according to astrology It is a time unusu- !ally favorable to the highest ambi- tions of men and women. Women should be especially for tunate today. Even though they are engrossed in changing their places Iof residence they may expect a lucky twenty-four hours.
 This is primarily time when the young turn to thoughts of love, but they are warned to be cautious regarding letters to sweethearts. While this is read as supremely lopportune rule under which to be- Igin new projects or to push the old, special caution should be ex- ercised about signing contracts.
 The wise will make the most of social comforts over this weekend when fellow guests at entertain ments may prove to be angels in disguise.
 It is promising sway for those who seek positions of importance. Washington is to bestow surprising upon young men and young women.
 Theatres may not profit this eve ming. Unforeseen conditions may retard success for certain new plays and untried players.
 Although peace and prosperity stimulate American citizens in all lines of industry, Mars rising in the evening skies gives serious warn ing.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of success and advancement. Speculation may be successful.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be of happy and kindly nature Subjects of this sign may have outstanding talents They of ten combine artistic and practical ideas.
 Douglas Tilden, sculptor, was born on this day 1860. Others who have celebrated it as birthday in clude George Inness, landscape painter, 1925; Joseph Addison, Eng fish assayist, 1872; Jacob Albright, religious leader. 1759.
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agents of alertness and integrity and intel- gence, that it has the best training methods possible to procure and that it functions as a smooth working body of common purpose and high enthusiasm. The other integral is the fact that it has public support public interest and public scrutiny. The Federal Bu- reau of Investigation wants every citizen to know all about it's organization. It expects and desires to be on view and on trial during every minute of it's official life, because we know that when the public is thus interested, there is that common ground of achievement by which every one can work toward success.
 The Bureau believes that the public may we'll increase its interest in law-enforcement problems and that it should do so for its own good If the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington is of sufficient interest that persons travel across the country to see 1t, then your local enforcement should be of suf- ficient interest so that you may be impelled to learn all you can about it. It seems to me that it is the duty of the citizen to look to his local enforcement with the same enthuiasm and the same desire for helpfulness and the same eagerness for knowledge which he has been kind enough to bestow upon the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation. Once this IS done once enforcement becomes mat ter of enthusiastic participation by the aver age citizen, I believe that great day will have arrived, day when we can begin to compress that imaginary stadium of crminality into the vastly smaller dimensions in which 1t should be confined
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Fixing Ideal Weight
Buffalo Courier -Express)

Buffalo Courier -Express)
 The Journal Lancet Minneapolis medical pupil cation comes out with the near-news that person ideal weight governed by the individual body buld and the skeleton structure not the correct Welgnt chart on the scale at the corner. These charts It is submitted are mostly guesswork and fail to con- slider individual variations in weight within normal range of variations which may be due to different body structure.
 The doctors responsible for the article nave tner own technique for determining correct weight: Ihey take the width of the hip bones from the outside crest at the point of the widest flare Next they divide this figure by the persons height times lo0O rms figure gives them their width length index and eX- presses the width of the body in relation to standing height Charts they have computed after many phy- sca examinations then form the basis for estimating the persons correct, or ideal weight.
 All of which however complicated, should cheer up many persons who reducing slaves or mere push-over figures for gratutous chart figures. The obvious fact of weight being unreliably determined on the simple basis of and height frefuV over looked by many who stoop to conquer.
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DAILY LESSONS 2
 IN ENGI ISH \
By W. L. Gcrdo,.

Words Often Misused: Do not say, The boy should jump at such an opportunity" Say. should em- brace such an opportunity
 Often Mispronounced: Iroquois Pronounce ir-o-kwoi, first is as.-in it, as in obey, oi as in toll, prin- cipal accent on last syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Loneliness. Observe the first e, not lonliness.
 Synonyms: Frankness, openness, directness, candor.
 Word Study: Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Tenet; an opinion, doctrine, prin- ciple, or belief maintained as true. Free speech is one of the essential tenets of Americanism.
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20 YEARS AGO
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APRIL 30, 1917
From The Empire

APRIL 30, 1917
 The Territorial House was con- sidering the revenue bill. Taxes on bakeries, meat markets, laundries, firms of attorneys or doctors were being considered.
 The Treadwell band under Band master Erickson, was to give con- cert at night on the Douglas Base ball diamond. Glen Darlington, broker, left for the westward on the Admiral Far ragut.
 The American armed oil tanker Vacuum had been torpedoed and sunk off the British coast by a German submarine. Half of the crew were killed and the remainder escaped in lifeboats and were picked up.
 Weather report High tempera- ture 49; low 36; clear.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. Is it proper to say "excust me" when one has unintentionally done something discourteous to- wards another?
 A. No; not when one wishes tC ask another's pardon. Excuse me should be used only when one is asking permission to leave the room, or go somewhere. M
 Q. When writing a bread and butter" letter, should it be address ed to the girl one has been visiting or to her mother?
 A. It should be joint letter addressed to both, or a separate letter to each.
 Q. What does huitres frites mean on the menu card?
 A. Fried oysters.
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THE "G-MEN" TO ALASKA

Announcement is made that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is to open office in Juneau In other Alaska is going 10 have what have become known as the "G-Men" or government men whose principal duty is crime control and prevention.
 Fortunately Alaska is not the stamping grounds of the criminal element. We have crime wave with which to hit first pages of the newspaper We have no sensational Kidnapping case for the e. Men" to move in on In fact, we fairly well behaved 6o000 persons and a result many will wonder why the "GMen,"
 Unless have been badly duped the Bureau or Investigation is not coming to Alaska to uncover great crime expose what they like to refer to in the States as a racket" or to probe into the personal lives of Alaskans Rather it is belief it is being extended to the Territory to carry out the major pur pose for which it created-prevention and con- tIol of crime and a support to existing law en- forcement agencies, working with the Marshals of fees and District Attorneys.
 Aside from it's well trained personnel, the Bureau of Investigation has authority which other law enforcement agencies do not have It jumps red tape" regulations and boundary lines which bind other agencies to certain procedure. Its in large degree be attributed to the fact that when necessary it strike any place any time and with complete authority. An enlghtenng insight given by J. Edgar Hoover, its chief recently when he said
 If the Federal Bureau of Investigation has aeeopplishedx encouraging results there
 something to this accomplishment than
 the fact that it is free from political domina-
 tion that it appoints young men special
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LOOK nld LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

 l. What was the date of the United States entrance into the World War? 2. What are the lifetime major league batting averages of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? B. What has always been the favorite musical instrument of Ire land? 4. What does the leopard symbo- lirn?
 5. What is the largest Island ( the West Indies?
 ANSWERS l. April 6, 1917. 2. Ruth, .341, Gehrig, 343. 3. The harp. 4. Sin. % 5. Cuba.
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Weather report High tempera- ture 49; low 36; clear.
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tire and rubber company has reduced the worK- ing hours of its employees to 36 per week. Sort of change from high pressure to balloon for easier riding.
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Times do change whether for bettes or worse. Picture if you can 98er with Social Security number and permit to go into the woods.
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If it won't nstigate strike, we'd like to do ht- tie collective bargaining with the weatherman over the week end
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
"YeIIow Jock" :"
Tonight

The Washington Civic The
ater production of yellow Jack"
by Sidney Howard and Paul
deKruif, opens tonight at the
Wardman Park Theater and
continues for the rest of the
week including a special bene-
fit performance Sunday eve
ming. This is Washington's first
opportunity to see this great
play, which has been called
zone of the great plays of the
contemporary theater."
1t employs a large cast headed
by Rudolph Justice Watson,
Paul Bradbury Walters, Edward
Stevlingson, Frederick V. Rand,
Milton Freedman, Charles Grun-
well, Harry Bozof, Donald Sisler,
George Buchan and Helen Myers.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

WELL TOLD STORY
The completed product, run
off at the Fox exchange yester-
day matinee, and coming to the
Capitol Theater Friday, is in
teresting from start 10 finish,
incorporates some moments of
pure emotion that will conjure
tears with many audiences.
We have three distinct types
of boys entering the gates at
Annapolis for midshipman edu-
cation, and character building.
Robert Young goes there be-
cause Navy always has a good
football team and there is a
chance to be a Saturday hero.
Also the fact that the girls go
for a cadets uniform like a
kitten after the catnip, Sug-
gests possibilities of marrying a
wealthy blonde.
James Stewart plays a second
class fireman in the Navy, who
sees in his appointment the
chance to clear his fathers
name of a service blight, and
who is all Navy" An idealist.
Tom Brown is there because,
as a millionaire son, he always
wanted to get in, because he
figures he knows all there is to
know in the book Of rules about
football.
NAVY IS GLORIFIED
The inevitable girl in the pic
ture is Florence Rice, sister
of Tom Brown, aSSiduouSly
courted by the brash Mr.. Young,
but reserving her heart flutterS
for the more timid James
Stewart.
The veteran Lionel Barrymore
comes in as Navy'S All-America
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. James Roosevelt
will be the honor guests at Va
riety Clubs annual banquet on
Saturday night.
The Merry Co Round of 1898"
didn't exactly break down for
RKO Keith'S, but moves out after
tonight to make way for Anna
bella and Dinner at the Ritz"
STRICKLAND BIRTHDAY
Bill Strickland, AL Norton and
company have been four years
at the Lotus Restaurant, and
early this morning were still
celebrating a new long-run rec
ord for a washington band.
"In Old Chicago" will be Daryl
Zanuck and Twentieth Century
Fox's first road show picture.
It is due in at the National
Theater around the holidays.
AL Trahan will entertain for
the press and other friends at
Wardman Park tonight after
the Civic Theater's opening
night in yellow Jack" He will
show the Scribes how to tear
up Washington telephone book
using only four fingers-of
Scotch.
Guy Wonders, Charlie Kurtz-
man and others of the theatrical
world attended the Cocoanut
Grove to give Irene Bordoni a
hand and cheer the three Yates
Sisters, the latter soon Holly
wood-bound.
"ALCATRAZ" COMING
"Alcatraz Island" taking you
behlnd-the-scenes at the exclus-
i've home in the Pacific main
tained by Uncle Sam for AL Ca
pone and other major offenders,
will come into the Metropolitan
Theater a week from Friday.
Al doesn't appear in the pic.
ture, but the Jail shots are guar
anteed to be 100 per cent au-
thentic, since Warner Brothers
studio was permitted to study
the prison fortress and repro
duce it at the studio.
Goldwyn-Mayer also
pays some attention to Alcatraz
in Eddie Robinson'S new pic
ture, THE Last Gangster," due
for release soon. The central
character in this story bears a
close resemblance to Gangster
No. /, since among other things,
he happens to be caught and
jailed for income tax violation,
not for any of his many rackets.
w. B. ON THE RADIO
With the acquisition of Bob
Taplinger. ace radio publicist, to
man promotion at their Bur
bank studios. Warner Bros. are
going in heavily for network
entertainment to exploit pic
lures.
The national weekly broa d.
casts begin next week and will
employ Dick Powell as emcee.
The brothers Warner also
hope to realize more photo
graphic publicity through the
appointment of Helen Walter as
party adviser. 1t will be Miss
Walters duty to show the w. B.
stars how to make their social
affairs SO unusual they will at
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

right end of 1888, and the grid
iron mentor at Annapolis.
These three midshipmen are
buddieS and work their way to
a commission, after doing their
bit for the Navy Blue on the
pigskin squad.
James Stewart gets the most
dramatic sequence in the pic
ture. Here he defends his
fathers name against the Of
ficial record and the aspersionS
of his ranking officer. It gets
James in a peck of trouble,
ironed out when a courtmartial
shows that Navy officers are
real human beings, as well as
gentlemen.
SKILLFUL EDITING
Strange to say, this is a Naval
Academy picture made almost
entirely in Hollywood. Director
Sam Wood came to Annapolis
and shot his background mate
rial without the actors. Then,
by the magic of Hollywood cut
ting news reels and montage
shots, the action was welded
into a complete pattern. Com
mander Haslip, of the U. S.
Navy, saw that the high ira
ditions of the service are pre-
served, even okayed some inter-
esting sidelights on hazing.
There is ingeniously devised
comedy, cleverly projected, and,
on the whole, this motion picture
Of admiralS in the making is
something that both Uncle Sam
and Leo-the-Lion can be proud
of. The hard-boiled preview au-
dience gave Navy Blue and
Gold" a unanimous Grade A
report card,
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
ME ROP

NJ E T R OP OLITAN - Irene
Dunno. Cary Grant, "The
Awful TRUTH" 11:15 a. m,
lis. 3:20. 5:25, 7:30. 9:40 p. m.
EARLE-Brian Aherne, Olivia
DeHavilland, '"The Great Gar.
rick" IL a. m, 1:40, 4:30, 7:15,
10 p. m. Stage, Ted Lewis,
1850. 3:35, $40, 9:05 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITH'S-Alice Brady,
ischa Auer, "Merry-Go-
Round of 1885," 11:47 a. m,
lat, 3:47, SAT, Tat. 9:47
p. m.
CAPITOL-JoanB Blondell,
Stand In" II a. M, 1:45,
ABS, 1920. 1910 p. m. Stage,
12:45, 3:35, $40, 9:10 p. m.
PALACE-Greta Garbo, Con
quest" 1850 a. M, 2:15, 4:40,
7:05, 9:35 p. m.
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Starting Time of Movie Features

Shorts at 10. and 11:45 q. M,
1880, las, 8, AIS, $50,
6:45, 8, 9:15 and 10:45 p. m.
HOWARD-Errol Flynn, Joan
Blondell, "The Perfect Speci.
men," 1890, 1855, 7:05, 1910
p. m. Stage, Count Basee and
orchestra, 2:30, $50, 9:10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Gleanings
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

"Navy Blue and Gold' is think the best picture yet
turned about the famous service school at Annapolis
That considerable territory for have
looked Naval Academy pictures beginning with Ramon
Novarros "The Nidshipman and including among others
Shpmaes Forever" Here Comes the Navy" Annapolis
Farewell and this seasons Annapolis Salute"
None have had the advantage of such interesting story
that provided by Author George Bruce Navy Blue and
Gold He took the familiar Tecumseh formula, spiced
with novelty then blended authentic football scenes
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

COLUMBIA - Shirley Temple,
Heidi" HAS a. mi, 1:45,
3:45, 5:45. 7:45, 9:45 p. m.
LITTLE-Margaret Sullivan,
Little Man, What Now" IL
a. M, los, $40, Sis, 7:2O,
9:45 p. m.
TRANS LUX - Newsreel and
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KELLFYGRAMS

tract the attention of the maya
zine and press photographers.
A sort of Hollywood Elsa Max.
well is what they call Miss Wal
ter's job.
Joe Penner of RKO assured
himself of much camera atten-
ton by his novel party last week.
Joe and his Duck put it on for
81 press photographers. T n e
lens hounds were exclusive
guests.
"Navy Blue and Gold" will be
the feature previewed on the
M-G-M radio hour tomorrow
night, which explains why this
picture was moved up to open
here Friday, instead of "The
Last Gangster." Wherever pos
sible M-G-M pictures will be re-
leased to correspond as closely
as possible to their airing on the
Thursday night broadcasts.
TONIGHT AT RIALTO
It is an interesting movie pro-
gram which the Film Society of
Washington will offer at the
Rialto Theater tonight.
Among the antiques to be
shown is Mary Pickford's The
New York Hat" which, Adolpl
zukor assured me, had continu-
GUS booking in the old days for
two solid years. One of William
S. Hart's cowboy westerns is
also on the program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-16
Says Woman Out
To Become ''Boss'
Continued from Page One.)


fices. That is to say I am sure that
we will back Miss Proctor elizabeth
Proctor, Lumberton, a candidate for
national committeewoman) one hun
dred per cent just who will receive
the support of the seventh district for
president I am unable to say at this
time. (. I will hazard prediction that
Miss Mae Oliver, despite the opposi-
ton of Mrs. Bessie B. Phoenix with
her hand-picked : candidates, Archie
Allen, will receive the endorsement of
the seventh district delegation
writes Mr.. Carter.
"OpposE-on is very pronounced in
the eastern part of the State to the
alleged dictatorial activities of Mrs.
Phoenix. Down here it is suggested
that Mrs. Fhoenix's name should be
Boss and not 'BeSs.'
1--WE know that Mrs. Phoenix kept
the convention from coming to
Wrightsville Beach and the East this
year where it rightfully should have
gone. We know that Mrs. Phoenix
selected the present president, Ed
Butler, and brought about his election.
"In addition to all of this, we know
that most of the presidents of the or
ganization have come from Raleigh in
the past, and we are opposed to adj
ding another one at this time.
sMore than that, we know that
Mrs. Phoenix has disliked Miss Oliver
for years and that the present fight
is Just another chapter in long bit
ter struggle between the two ladies.
And we do not think that two men
in succession should hold this high
office.
because of the official position
now hold with the clubs of the
seventh district 1 am forced to re-
main neutral in this fight for the pre-
sidency. However, / will be on the
sidelines pulling for Miss Oliver
In his letter Mr.. Carter, whose
home is in Wilmington, points out
that the seventh district was the only
one in the State last fall with an or
ganized and affiliated club in each
county. He expects to have the same
record again this year.
Mr.. Carter puts in good word to1
Miss Proctor as candidate for national
committeewoman.
"My information is that Miss Proc
tor is the only candidate in the field
now for this position and from the
progress she seems to be making, il
looks as though she might not have
any opposition at the convention ne
writes.
Miss Proctor was offered and en-
dorsed unanimously by her home clut
in Robson county.
In it's resolution Of endorsement thf
club said: "Miss Proctor has been &C
tive in the work of the organization
comes from family of loyal an'
prominent Democrats, is young LAD.
of charm, personality and efficiency.
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ed in the literature of the promoters.
| During the trials of the promoters
/ of this sWindle, inspectors produced
thousands of letters containing false
representations and promises mailed
! by them to their victims. It was claim
ed that Jacob Baker was a colonel or
captain in the Revolutionary War and
that in return for his military services
he was given valuable land grants. In
spectors produced proof from the War
and Navy Departments that there
never was a Jacob Baker from Penn
sylvania who served as a commission
ed officer in the Army or Navy dur
ing the Revolution. Furthermore, no
land grants were made by the United
States government to any Captain,
Colonel or other Baker in Pennsyl-
vania on account of such alleged SER
vice.
Other promoters represented that
the Treasury Department was holding
vast sums for distribution among the
supposed heirs. The inspectors prov
ed that there were so such funds in
the Treasury. It was also claimed by
promoters of the racket that millions
of dollars were available for distri-
button to the purported heirs of Bak-
er as a result of the French Spolia-
tons in indemnities. This was proven
to be false in every particular.
During the investigation, inspectors
unearthed evidence to show that a
total of forty-four different organiza-
tons. at one time or another engaged
in the operation of this gigantic swim
n Of Of
their scheme for a comparatively
brief period would fold up when the
pressure from their victims became
too great. Some of the members, how
ever, would inspire the creation of
new organizations. They in turn,
would disappear after defrauding
those victims it could entice into their
clutches.
These spurious practices continued
for many years. Finally, relief was
requested from the Post Office De-
partment. It was then the matter was
placed in the hands of the inspectors
of the Department who exploded the
myth and secured evidence resulting
in the conviction of twenty-four out of
of the twenty-five swindlers who were
brought to trial.
There is no Baker estate and there
never has been such an estate that
could possibly be the subject of such
schemes. Something that started as a
rumor grew into a gigantic. fraud.
Thousands of people were deceived
into contributing their time and mon
ey for many years without any return
or possibility of reward
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row, the convention will be entertain
ed at a barbecue at which brief talks
will be made by number of State
officials, including Secretary of State
Thad Eure, State Auditor George
Ross Pou and State Treasurer Char
t.Gi3tsaf-sftts r1cftS = s9s4aet't y
les Johnson.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-16
PAPER SUSPENDED
AT ELIZABETH CITY

Elizabeth City, Aug. 16-(AP)-
The Daily Independent, within two
weeks and a day of it's first anniver-
sary, suspended publication Sunday.
'"The suspension is Indefinite" an
nounced w. 0. Saunders, editor, in a
signed editorial in this mornings is
sue of his newspaper, which goes on
to say that decision to take the step
had been reached in the past "a hours.
"The future Of the paper is uncer-
TAIN" continues the editorial. while
there is little hope of resuming pub
LEGATION of the daily, it is possible that
an arrangement may be worked out
with creditors of both the Indepen-
dent Publishing company and the
Saunders Independent corporation, to
enable us to return to the weekly
field