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The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Leave off worrying about what
the men folk for Christmas right

We'll probably you wouldn't have to go more
than few stones throw from your house toIget
the fastest whiskey a man ever put into his
stomach-the exact same as US dist1ers win be
celebrating with on Christmasday. Just ask for
The Wilken Family WhistOey. It's got all our
Fanily's distflling experience in it Grandpa
Wilkens, Pa Wi1ken's and ours. And when
tell you it's tasty, mean tasty. Well here's
hoping you folks have real merry Chistmasl
fz::;5&1%I
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
GROUP POLLED
ON UNDERPASS

Whether they favor or oppose a
traffic underpaSs at Dupont Circle
will be decided by members Of
the Connecticut Avenue Business
Mems Association in a poll to be
conducted by mail.
A mtnoritJ' Of the group last
night decided to sound out the
membership Of the association
after an informal vote Of the IS
members present out Of 1877 indi-
Gated there was some opposition
to the plan.
Polling the 13 members, and
asking the sentiment Of seven
others present, a vote Of 16 to 4
was registered against the Dupont
Circle underpaSs. Former Dis
trict Commissioner Luther Reich
elderfer, holder of property abut-
ting the proposed underpass
route, expressed approval of the
project, declaring:
81 am for this project even
though it may, as some fear,
hurt my own property. The
underpass is popular through
out the city and has been ap-
proved by the authorities"
Capt. Herbert c. Whitehurst,
Director of District Highways, ex-
planned the proposal and said
engineering studies indicated no
harm would be done business Of
establishments adjacent to the
projected underpaSs.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
63O,OOO,OOO CROP
seen FOR WHEAT

I.NS). The condition Of the
winter wheat crop on December /
was 76 per cent Of normal, indicat-
ing a production Of $50 million
bushels in 1888, the Crop Report
ing Board announced.
The condition Of rye was placed
at "a per cent Of normal.
The board reported the 1887
winter wheat acreage at 57,492,-
900 acres, compared with $751;
900 in 1885 and 47,765, 900 in 1888.
The rye acreage this year was set
at 6,869, 900 acres, compared with
1888, 900 in 1886.
The abandonr. .ent Of 1885 win
ter wheat seedlings was 1875 per
cent of the acreage sown, the
board said, the 1885 seedlings be.
ing 24.3 per cent and the average
for 1922-1931 period, 1873 per cent.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
3 in Land Fraud
Fight ExtraditiOn

DETROIT, Dec. % G.N.SD.
Three of five Detroiters under in
dictment in Kentucky in connec.
ton with an alleged land swindle
today announced they would fight
eXtradition to that State.
The three, Mrs. Edith Mae Cum.
nings, Mrs. Julia Barker and
George w. Brooks, surrendered
Tuesday to answer to fugitive war
rant and were released under
$1,000 bail pending arraignment
today. Two other persons, R. w.
McPhee and Arthur McEchron,
also named in indictments in Lex
tngton, KY, were expected to sur
render later this week.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
ChacO Arms Sales
Bring Indictments

NEW YORK, Dec. % G.N.SO.
Illegal sale of ornaments and air.
planes to Bolivia during the Chaco
war was charged in IA indictments
handed up to Judge Goddard by
q Federal Grand Jury here.
Firms and individuals are
named in the indictments, among
them the following: Curtiss-
Wright Airplane Company, CurtiSS
Aeroplane and Motors Company,
Curtiss-Wright Exports Corpora
alton, Aircraft Export Corpora
tion, Ralph S. Damon, John S. AL
lard, Clarence w. Webster and
Clifford K. Travis.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
$4,000 Bond Set
In Robbery Case

Earl MaSSie. "a. who was re-
turned here yesterday from North
Carolina to answer charges in con-
nection with the robbery of
Schneider's Restaurant last Feb
ruary, was held for Grand Jury &C
ton under bond of $4,000 when
arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turn
age. Massie was apprehended in
Charlotte N, C,
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Tracy Escape Plans Sought

the correct one. Send it in and
then, if you are a winner, you will
more than enjoy seeing "Rosalie"
at the Loew's Palace Theater next
week.
All entries must be in the mail
before midnight, December %.
Address the Dick Tracy Editor,
care Washington Herald Times.
You'll enjoy watching for Dick
Tracy next Sunday and will also
enjoy two seats to "Rosalie."
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
FEDERAL FORCE
HUNTS KIDNAPER
Who ROBBED 2.
Victims, Unframed, Get
Back to District

Federal agents in the Richmond
area, acting under orders from
the Department of Justice. today
intensified their search for the
bandit who abducted two men
here Monday night after robbing
them and rifling the cash register
of a College Park, Md, filling sta
ton.
Walter Lox, Washington taxi
driver, and Thomas HaneS, filling
station employe, returned here yes
terday with a description Of the
holdup man, who commandered
an automobile at the scene Of the
robbery. He forced the two men
to drive him along back roads to
near Richmond.
PAIR UNFRAMED
Lox and Hanes were ordered out
Of the machine, unharmed, and
made their way back to Washing
ton by hitch-hiking.
The bandit, said to be larger
than the "agate-eyed" maniac
sought here Monday, hailed Lox
at Ninth and 1 Streets North
west Monday night, robbed him
OF $5.40 and ordered him to drive
to the College Park filling sta
ton.
There he held up Hanes. robbed
the cash drawer of $50 before fore
ing the two to start on their
night-long ride in a car owned by
Hanes' brother.in-laW.
FBI TAKES OVER
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation, after questioning the two
men yesterday, assumed direction
of the man-hunt with the coopera-
ton of Virginia and North Caro-
Ina State police.
Lox and Hanes said their abduc-
tor was between 25 and 80, of
medium height, and about 100
pounds in weight. He was wear
ing light summer trousers, a
heavy blue jacket and a brown
trench coat.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Gales Endanger
5000 Fishermen

TOKYO, Dec. 20 G.N.S).
Grave fears were felt today for the
safety Of 5000 Japanese fisher.
men and sailors, swept to sea
aboard 900 frail fishing boats by
terrific gales raging southwest of
Korea. Rescue ships hastened to
the scene, but heavy seas ham,
pered their efforts to rescue the
fishermen and crew Of the boats.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
STUDENTS AID SANTA

For the eighteenth year stu
dents of Dunbar High School have
helped spread Christmas cheer
with their own Christmas post
office. The office in the armory
of the school will be open through
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
UTAH GETS FUND

GN.S0. The Social Security
Board today allotted $66,117 to
Utah for the administration OF un.
employment compensation from
January l to May 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

March IS, "A B. Caesars wife
(who was not above suspicion) learn
ed that her premonition had become
fact. Calpurnia had dreaded that she
held Caesar butchered in her arms;
and begged him that morn not to go
to the Roman senate. He did go, and
he was butchered. In the Curia Pom
peiana, not the Capitol as Shakes
pere had it.
So you see those wifely intuitions
can be correct.
Of Caesar it had been said excel
lently" conquered 300 nations,
took 800 cities, defeated 800 millions
of men, slew 100 millions on the field
of battle He was learned himself,
and an encourager of learning and the
arts. He wrote the Commentaries
on the wars of Gaul, a book which
bears his name, and which would
have been lost in the bay of Alexan-
dria, if he had not swan from his
ship with his book in one hand, and
his arms in the other His ruling
passion was ambition, yet he was a
slave to sensuality; with talents that
might have made him the protector.
March Is, 1767-Andrew Jackson
was born after his father died. $50
was another U. S. President-Hayes)
He had a remarkable mother. Her
last letter to him, written when he
was IA, shows that:
Andrew, if 1 should not see you
again, 1 wish you to remember and
to treasure up some things l. have al
ready said to you.
I'm this world you have to make
your own way. To do that you must
have friends You can make friends
by being honest, and you can keep
them by being steadfast. You must
keep in mind that friends worth hav-
ing will in the long run expect as
much from you as they give you. To
forget an obligation or to be migrate
full for kindness is a base crime
not merely fault or Sin, but an &C
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
McBRYDE TABLED"
IN HOUSE DEBATE
Ialkative Cumberland Scion Mumbles
On as Business Is Continued
Regardless
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
1Sy HENRY AVERTTT

Raleigh. March Representative
Lacy McBryde, of Cumberland, has
gained the unenviable distinction of
being the only House orator to be
tabled during the current assem- y
session. Numerous measures have
been thus unceremoniously treated.
but it remained for McBryde to talk
so long and aimlessly that the House
proceeded with it's business, leaving
the aspiring orator mumbling to him
SELF
1t came about during DEBATE on the
$500 homestead exemption which
Pete Murphy, Mr. McBryde and 9th
ers proposed as an amendment to the
tax machinery bill
The Cumberlander talked once and
got scant attention. Others talked
at length and got less. Then, with
everybody anxious for a vote, tired
out with long session, and willing
to do almost anything to get away,
up rose the gentleman from Cumber-
land and began long discourse, to
which not even one House member
appeared to pay any attention what
ever.
On and on went the speaker, ap-
parently thoroughly wound up and un-
able to stop. More and more restless
grew the House.
Finally audacious Tom Cooper, New
Hanover representative with no awe
for any parsonage, took matters into
his own hands, rose and loudly de-
manded the previous question"
Speaker Cherry pointed out that "The
gentleman from Cumberland has the
floor but at this point Representa-
tive Murphy likewise rose and, as one
of the sponsors of the amendment al
so demanded the previous question"
as well as the "ayes and noes" All the
while Mr.. McBryde continued to talk,
but the speaker recognized another
memoer, who had his say simultan-
eously with the Cumberlander who
eventually sat down-then the House
voted. The Cumberland representative
as usual, was a loser, 81 to 25.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
MARCH
SUN MON TUE WE'D Thu FRI SAT
KS !; !: ]! ]: !! !
Today is the Day
= By CLARK KIE%NAIRD
Copyright, 1897, for this Newspaper
by Central Press Association

tual crime Men guilty of :. sooner
or later must suffer the penalty.
"In personal conduct be always po-
lite but never obsequious. None will
respect you more than you respect
yourself.
avoid quarrels as long as you can
without yielding to imposition. But
sustain your manhood always.
Never bring a suit in law for as
sault and battery or for defamation.
The law affords no remedy for such
outrages that can satisfy the feelings
of true man.
Never wound the feelings of Others
Never brook wanton outrage upon
your own feelings. If ever you have
to vindicate your feelings or defend
your honor, wait till your wrath cools
before you proceed"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
ANSWERS

l. Calvin GreaveS, of Caswell county
was speaker of the senate in 1848 AS
! speaker he held the deciding vote in
case OF q tie. A tie vote was cast for
the bill which would grant a charter
and give state aid to the North Car
DINA Railroad for building a. line
from Colds, orc to Charlotte. Speaker
Greaves cast the deciding vote for the
measure, and it became a law. 1t was
claimed that. he retired because of
severe criticism Of his act.
z. increasing. In 1900 there were
1oo,6l0 mules on North Carolina farms
Ihls number had increased to 1885,
5O9 in 1920, and to 294, 3O8 in 1880.
5. North Carolina in 1874 gave
Henry Clay, whi,g a majority of g.
59O over James K. Polk, democrat.
porn IN Mecklenburg county.
4. The legislature of 1922 passed an
act that provided that "any honest
DEBTOR may surrender his property
and not be subject to imprisonment
for any dei.t contracted after Nav 1
1873" Until that time any person
could De imprisoned for any debt he
could not pay
a. Ahe special session called by Gov
arnor Jonathan Worth to convene
January 18, 1866. Governor Worth had
been elected as civil governor to sue
coed Provisional Governor Holden
and the office was turned over to him
on orders from President Andrew
Johnson on December %, 1866. He i'm
mediately called the special session
to elect justices of the peace. At that
time justices of the peace were in
charge of county affairs.
g. Samuel p. Carson, of Pleasant
Gardens, Mcdowell county. Before
moving to Texas in 1886 he had served
three terms as congressman and two
terms in the State senate. He became
Secretary of State shortly after NOV
.ng to Texas and held that office for
wo years. The Republic sent him to
Washington in 1886 to intercede' for
ecognition of the new republic.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
Hoey's Personal
Charm Reason of
Great Influence
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY HENRY AVERHT.. -

Raleigh, March 15.-The tremen-
dous influence which Governor CLYDE
r. Hoey has exerted over the current
legislative session is due as much to
the chief executives exceptional per-
sonality as to any other one factor.
The governor has political enemies
There are thousands of North Caro-
linians who doi not agree with his
views on government There are other
thousands who are at complete odds
with his philosophy, his economics
and his principles
put there is scarce a PERSON who
has eyer met him who is not willing
to: testify to the complete charm of
his manner. to praise his obvious
pleasure in mingling with people, to
admire his perfect courtesy, and to
like him for his "hu-ranness."
; Is Regular Fellow"
In short, Governor Hoey, despite
his eccentric (for mis- age) dress and
unusual manner of wearing his hair,
rs conceded by all and sundry to be
a regular fellow"
Even his harshest political critics
come away from an interview with
the present occupant of the governors
office praising him personally, how
ever much they may damn his views.
States Most Popular.
He has astounded Raleigh residents
used to chief executives who have
held themselves somewhat aloof from
the common herd, By his actions. He
teaches a Sunday school class, he
walks down Fayetteville street on
week days to get Coca Cola, on Sun
days Just to be walking and mixing
with folks. His eyes light up with
pleasure when he sees an acquain-
lance. He speaks first without waiting
haugh'ily to unbend
In short. he can sway people, even
politicians, with his magnetic person
atty. He is perhaps the States most
Popular personality and justly so.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
ANSWERSQUER|ES
ON WORLD AFFAIRS
Wallace's Age, WPA, La
Dor Act, Goering and
Birthrate Discussed
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press COlumniSt

SOME MORE ANSWERS to your
questions:
How old will Secretary of Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace be in 1910?
Fiftytwo:
YES
Does the Federal theater (branch
of the WPA) read play manuscripts?
Yes. 1t has read some $4,000 this
year. Merely 100 have been worth con-
sideration.
CYCLE
Are higher living conditions, higher
wages, higher costs, a cycle? Will
there be reaction?
Probably Some eminent economists
believe this is a part of our infla-
tionary period. Higher wages, higher
costs are not believed a solution to
EMBELLISHMENTS, which cause periodic
reactions and depressions.
COURT If
If the U. S. Supreme Court should
declare the Wagner labor act uncon-
stitutional, would the agreements ne
gOtiated by the John L. Lewis unions
be void?
No. Those agreements are actual
contracts. The unions forced those
agreements by their strengthened
are relying now rather on their own
strength than government protection
since their experience with MIRA null
LITIGATION. Modification of the Wagner
labor act, however, would leave the
government powerless to bring cor
porations into bargaining conferences
The strength and the pressure of the
union would be the sole governing
force
GOERING. 49,.
Who is next in line to Hitler in Ger
many?
Hermann Goering He virtually is
the warlord now. Many say he is the
real active head of the Nazi state.
Outside Germany he is considered a
firebrand, an extreme militarist.
FRANCE DECLINING
Is France seriously affected by it's
declining birthrate?
Yes. The 1941 census will show a de-
finite decline in population. The war
losses are being felt now. Hundreds
OF Thousands of rnen who would have
hnGn fathers are coed. The population
loss would be still heavier had there
not been 100000 naturalizations of
emigres who fled from other lands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
THE WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-Nicholas II
abdicated as Gar 1t Russia, in favor
of Grand Duke Michael, the brother
Nicholas made an exile from Russia
for years because he married NOR
ganatically. But Michael refused the
throne.
Grand Duke Alexander, cousin and
brother-in-law of Nicholas II, gives
in his autobiography a picture of the
departing sovereign:
"Nicky's motor car drew up to the
station -. He walked slowly along
the platform, said good morning to
two Cossacks standing at the entrance
to his mothers car, and went inside.
He was pale, but nothing disclosed his
authorship of that horrible Manifesto.
He remained clOSeted with the old
Empress for two hours.
when I was invited to join them,
she sat in chair scbbing aloud, while
feet and, of course, smoking. We en-
braced. I did not know what to say
The calmness of his demeanor show
ed his firm belief in the righteous.
ness of his decision, although he did
criticize Michael for refusing to &C
cept the throne and for leaving Rus
STA without a ruler.
"Miscna should not have done a
thing like that he concluded senten-
tiously, I wonder who could have
given him such strange advice.
This remark, coming from man
who had surrendered one-sixth of the
earth's surface to mob of drunken
reserviets and rioting workers left
me speechless."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
By FRED H. MAY

l. What legislative act is claimed to
have caused Calvin Greaves to retire
from public life?
2. Is the use Of mules on North Car
DINA farms increasing or decreasing?
3. What majority did North Caro-
lima give against her native son,
James K. Polk for president?
4. When did North Carolina pass an
act prohibiting Imprisonment for
debt?
3. When was a special session of the
legislature called to appoint justices
of the peace?
6. What North Carolinian was Sec
rotary of State of the Republic of
Texas?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
Gregg Cherry, Representative D. L

Gregg Cherry, Representative D. L.
Ward, of Craven, and Victor S..
Bryant, of Durham, regarded as the
"big three" among those who did not
want the resolution ever to come to
vote, have now assured Represen-
tative Spruill they are sorry they have
caused any delay in the consideration
of the resolution and that they will
help to bring it to G vote Monday
night.
SpruiIl ReDews Motion.
Late Friday afternoon, Representa-
tive Spruill renewed his motion to
take the Price resolution from the I'M
favorable calendar and put it on the
favorable calendar and called for a
record vote by "ayes" and noes" BY
this time, the opposition realized they
were beaten and that they could not
hope to postpone action on it any lon
ger. So Speaker Cherry put the ques-
ton, 1ut by a voice vote, ignoring
Spruill's requests for record vote.
1t is generally agreed that this was
to avoid roll call vote, which would
have put the members on record eth
er for or against the resolution, which
is exactly what Spruill and the New
Dealers in the House wanted-and
what the anti-court reorganization
and pro-Bailey members have sought
to avoid. For while it is frankly ag-
reed that most of the lawyer mem
bers of the House and Senate are op-
posed to the Presidents court reor-
ganization proposal they do not want
to be put on record as opposing the
President or any Of his program
But after the correct the record"
second Victory Dinner here Friday
night, at which more than 1000 Roose
veltian Democrats from almost every
section of the State cheered and yell
ed as Secretary Ickes replied to the
speech made by Senator bad" Tyd-
ings ten days earlier-and inferential-
ly to Senator Bailey, whose views are
regarded as coinciding with those of
Tydings-the legislative leaders who
at first had decided to sIuelch the
Price resolution seem to have chang
ed their minds. Some are pointing out
today that this dinner was the most
representative gathering of Demo
Gratis the State has seen in years, that
it was an almost perfect cross-section
of sentiment among Democrats over
the State as a whole, and that it de-
monstrated conclusively that the Dem
ocrats of the State are whole-hearted
in their approval of the Presidents
program and determindly opposed to
the position taken by Senator Bailey.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
IT'S TRUE

IT'S TRUE
Samuel Gordon was banished from
Massachusetts for "disrespect to
magistrates
Just suppose men had always been
retired from responsible work at 70.
Michel Eugene Chevreul, French
chemist, continued his notable re-
searches until he was 1O3.
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
bullt. his great railroad fortune of
S10O,OO0,OOO between 70 and SO.
w. e. Gladstone was made Prime
Minister of England for the fourth
time at. the age of 80.
The most powerful statesman in
Europe at the end of the World War
was Clemenceau, aged 70.
Kant wrote his classic Anthropoloev
Metaphysics of Ethics and Conflict of
the Faculties after the age of "a.
Alexander Won Humboldt's celebrat-
ed Kosmos was completed when he
was &C.
Leopold van Ranke wrote his great
history OF the World, in II volumes.
after he was so, yet he is regarded as
the first of the modern historians.
Goethe finished his masterpiece.
Faust, at 80.
Iletlan painted the priceless Battle
of Lepanto at 90.
Michelangelo produced immortal
works of art after 80.
victor Hugo was "A and more whom
ne wrote his Historic dun Crime.
Longfellow was as prolific of lasting
poetry in his seventies as in his teens
and twenties.
Queries, reproofs, etc., are welcom-
ed by Clark Kinnaird.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
Approval of Court
Plans Due to Pass
tContin"cd from dge One.)

tContin"cd from dge OneD
here Friday ni~l,- by Secretary OF the
interior Honest II old lckes has
put the fear of God into most OF the
.anti-New Deal and pro-SenaSor Bailey
members of the House who mad been
keeping the Price resolution bottled
up in committee with an untavoraole
report and who later had resorted to
parliamentary maneuvering TO pre-
vent its being recalled from commit
tee and put on the House calendar.
It is understood that Speaker II.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Todays native has a mystical tenn
permanent, strong in friendship but
not very warm blooded. There is a
rather luxurious trend, with no great
desire for exertion; but really cap
able of strong action if the interest is
aroused. The mind is philosophical,
carrying one along comfortably, and
rather oblivicus to other peoples opin-
ions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15
Labor Backs Board
In Restoring Jobs
In Remington Firm
(Continued from Page OreD

of the court to invalidate legislation.
\ Joseph Eastmna, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, informed the
House Merchant Marine Committee
rivalry among water carriers and be-
tween them and a railroads was so
fierce it constituted "distinct peril
to the shipping industry.
/ He advocated regulation of inter
coastal and inland waterway transpor-
tation by the I. c. C.
The House passed and sent to the
senate an act to permit government
acceptance of Andrew Melons offer
TO put up $10,O00,OOO art gallery here
and fill it with his collection.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-15

Monday, March Is; Nisam 3, 5697 in
j. C. independence Day in Egypt. Ma
tional holiday in Iran (king's 59th
birthdays; national holiday in Hun
gary day of Hope. Magyar indie
Statehood day in Maine
.117th anniversary of it's admission to
the Union as the 23rd State.