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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
NATIONAL LIES
INCREASE IS RAPID
New Business $45, 637, 900 in
1886; Assets of Com
pany $187,774,53O

Montpelier, VT, Feb. Ito the an
nual meeting of polcyholders of the
National Life Insurance Company
here today, President Fred A. How
land, reported that the company's ex-
perience in 1896 was satisfactory, with
these encouraging increases:
The new sales of life insurance were
$45, 637 900, an increase of 1887 per
cent over 1885.
Insurance in force, which had been
declining during the depression, was
increased by nine and three-quarters
millions.
Assets increased $3,7667O to the
new total of $187, TIA, $50, and they are
in excess of liabilities by $11, 166, 249
The mortality in 1886 was the low
est in the past seven years, being
$500 per cent of the expected
The net interest earned on main
invested assets was 383 FER cent as
against 1853 per cent in 1o35-an ex-
cellent showing under recent invest
ment conditions.
This enables the Company &c main
tam through 1873! re dlNldend scale
of 1886 and thus iHsures very low
net cost to the Laii"y;lo,dors. There
will be for distribution as dividends
to policyhclders in 1887 $3,6O9,33O.
The eight types of bonds listed
among the assets, amounting to $75,-
505,215 were all free from defult, on
December 81, except five small items
of municipals, involving principal of
$51 ZOO, which has since been reduced
by payments and refunding opera
tons to $500.
At today's meeting three directors
whose terms expired were reelected
These were Charles p. Smith, who is
chairman of the board of the Burling-
ton (Vt) Savings Bank; Osman D.
Clark of Montpelier, who recently re-
tired as secretary of the company;
and Ernest M. Hopkins, president of
Dartmouth College.
The annual meeting of directors for
election of officers, usually held on
this date, was postponed until Mon
day, February 1.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
Joel isn't calling me just to talk to me.''

whatever the uncertain future had
in store for her with Terry O'Brian,
And if her laugh was not so ready
on her mobile mouth, her spirit
was staunch and her eyes were
ever upward with understanding to
where her Terry's head was in the
clouds. And her manner was quiet
anchored to the ground where her
small feet served for two.
Janet was like Felicity. She
could encourage, she could share
and she could comfort. Her ca
pacity was deep and for all her
small stature, she was sound. She
could weigh her balances and when
the storms in her life were immi-
nent, she held the wheel of her
emotions with a steady hand.
She thought of Felicity, whom
she had never known, during those
days when she and Joel were wait
ing to hear the outcome of the
screen test.
"Joel," she said to him on one of
those days, "why do you want it
so much ?"
ITO buy you pretty things with.
To put money in the bank. To
travel and see. the world. Never
to have to worry about the next
meal. Never to see my Janet c. 3k-
ing another lamb stew" He
laughed.
Janet was very grave. "That
can't be the real reason, JOEL"
mo, it isn't" he said, blowing
smoke rings contemplatively. only
I feel like a fool when 1 try to talk
about the things inside. me. Those
things have lot to do with it.
There are roles I'd like to play.
Great, inspirational roles! The pic
lures are doing great things today,
giving great opportunities for in
depreciation, for the expression of
an art. I'd like to do them, Janet.
I'd like to play great parts. Don't
laugh at this. darling. I'd like to
do Hamletl'
Janet didn't laugh. She was too
proud OF him. He wanted to eX-
press something he felt. He want
ed to create a character out Of
man the same way a painter Gre
ated a scene out of canvas and
paints. Acting had dignity, she
thought, rather incoherently.
"And solyou WILL" she said faith
fully. =
"And you, my queen, shall have
a satin cushion for your feet and
a carriage of chromium and steel
and never again will your little
fingers touch kitchenware. You'll
sew a fine seam and eat strawber-
ries and crean."
Janet had sinking feeling that
that was just what she was going
to do. And that was the last thing
on earth she wanted.
Ito Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
u. N. c. Row Headed
For Legislature
Continued from Page One.l :,
to consolidation, it was evident today.
Murphy Upset Apple Cart

to consolidation, it was evident today.
Murphy Upset Apple Cart
This same group feels that it could
have carried it's motion in the board
Of trustees to at least get complete
autonomy for athletics at State Col
lege, but for the molten Of Walter
(Pete) Murphy, of Salisbury, to refer
the entire controversy to the execu
tive committee with full power to
settle it as it saw fit. The State Col
Ilege "home rule" group contends that
the Murphy motion was out of order
and should never have been put until
after the motion pending at that time
for the appointment of a special com
mittee to report back to the board at
Ia later date, had been put. Some of
them also feel that Colonel J. w.
Harrelson, administrative dean of
State College, went back ON them
Graham Back on Top
1t is now conceded even by the most
ardent "home rule advocates and anti
Graham alumni that President Ora
ham is back on top of the heap as far
as the board of trustees is concerned,
and that it is a waste of effort to try
to get any changes made or any con-
cessions from the board. For in pass
ing, the. entire athletic controversy as
to who had authority to hire and fire
coaches at State on to the executive
committee, most observers believe the
board knew it was passing it on. to
committee. overwhelmingly pro-Gra-
ham and that the committee would
vote to do whatever President Graham
wanted it to do. The committee met
almost Immediately and adopted a mo-
ton made by Governor Clyde r. Hoey
which in effect gave President Ora
ham and Dean HARRISON authority to
select new coach if the State College
Athletic Council failed within a week
to select coach which would meet
with the approval of Graham and Har-
relson. The athletic council is expect
ed to meet tonight and go through
the perfunctory process of approving
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
PRESIDENT ACTS.
ARE DICTATOR|A[
Country Will Acquiesce In
Flood Emergency, But
1t May Be Longer
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press COyumniSt

Washington, Feb. IA dictatorship
undoubtedly has it's good points in
certain emergencies.
If the fashion in which President
Roosevelt has exercised his power
(maybe to some extent extra-legally)
to meet the midwestern and mid
southern flood situation hasn't been
dictatorial nothing ever was.
Heaven knows that conditions have
been almost unbelievably terrible
anyway. Also, however, only heaven
knows how much worse they would
have been but for the Presidents
promptness and energy in dealing
with them.
Of course it has been a manifesto
ton of dictatorial methods which no
one is inclined to criticize adversely
Nevertheless, one would not wish to
see it ioroadened and continued indie
finitely.
This is not to imply the ghost of a
suspicion of such a thought in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's mind, but it does give
an idea Of the way in which dictator
ships probably get started; an awful
state of affairs exists, strong man
takes it in hand and saved whole
population. Naturally millions are
grateful to him. Then, if he is that
Kind of strong man, perhaps he feels
in all honesty, that it will be best for
everyone concerned if he prolongs the
system into permanency.
ULTIMATELY
And, for awhile, probably the mil
lions agree with him, but ultimately
they usually tire of it.
Well, the foregoing merely is an alb
stract discussion of Relationships. It
is a commonplace that benevolent
despotism is nightly efficient, but
can it be guaranteed to stay bene-
VIOLENT?
The point is:
President Roosevelt's flood Dictator
ship has been a dandy.
1t has been the worst flood since
Noah, but the best handled.
AMPLE AUTHORITY
AS army and navy commander-in-
chief the president had ample con-
stitutional authority to mobilize these
two branches of the national service
for relief purposes.
The coast guard equally is subject
to his mandate.
The WPA, the PWA and the CCC
likewise!-all these are under imme-
date presidential jurisdiction.
Likewise the public health service
tremendously essential in such
cases.
But the money to finance the or
erations of these various agencies?
They had, indeed, the cash avail
able. 1t was appropriated by congress,
however, for other purposes. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is spending it, not
necessarily as designated, but as he
sees fit--fcr flood relief. Congress will
acquicsce-that is a certainty. But it
is safe bet that j. Raymond McCarl
if he still occupied the post of federal
comptroller general would have over
ruled such bills, as technically illegal.
In short, the President is acting die
tatorially-and getting away with it,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
War Vets Seek,
Peace For Europe

CONTINUED from Page Onc.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
Janet Paynter. newly married to
second-rate actor, Joel Paynter, whose
show has just closed, obtains card
from an old friend. Harry, Devanter.
film scout, requesting screen test for
the bearerl Because of his pride,
Joel first refuses to permit Janet to
continue working and then conceals the
fact he has been playing the role of
find nothing else. Joel is elated when
Janet tells him of his chance for a
screen test. He does not know that the
card was intended for her-not for him.
Janet proves to be JoePs inspiration
during the screen test.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01

1936-United Mine Workers of Anne
RIGA, headed by John L. Lewis, en-
dorse President Roosevelt and autho-
rize contribution to his campaign
Coal miners in Alabama, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Illinois work their Saturday
holiday for fear Of coal shortage due
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-01

NontihUed from Page Onc.)
gent and government forces, CON
tinued.
Government defenders of Madrid
reported they had cut deeper into be-
siegers' territory on the western
fringe of the capital
Fascist southern leaders of General
Gonzalo de Llano were reported vir-
tually to have isolated Malaga from
Socialist territory.
Only few scant miles remained
open between the beleaguered Medi-
terranean seaport and the rest Of
government-held Spain.
The. most important thing in a
country is the sense Of personal in
tegrity and moral responsibility on
the part of it's rulers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
California Clerks Gain
Members and Pay Boosts

Retail Clerks in San Diego, Cali
fornia, signed up 1856 new members in
three weeks, with the organization
drive still going strong.
In Los Angeles, California, where
an organization drive has also been
under way, the retail clerks have sue
ceeded in establishing minimum
wages for several divisions, including
pharmacists, $50 per week (they used
to get $40 month";; shoe clerks, $50
a week, with the 48- hour week (be-
fore organizing they got about S18 a
week for go hours); clothing clerks,
$40 and haberdashery clerks, $50
These, of course, are merely minimum
rates.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1897
RAILROAD RETIREMENT
AND THE COURT

President Roosevelt has signed the
railroad retirement act, which taxes
rail companies and their employees to
provide pensions for retired workers.
And thereby hangs a tale.
A railroad retirement act was pass
ed and signed three years ago-in
June, 1884. Roughly speaking, some
thing over 80 per cent Of that act
was identical with this act, and the
differences are not great or basic in
any part The railroads attacked it
in the courts, and on May 6, 1885,
the supreme court, by one of those
well known fve-to-four decisions, de-
clared it unconstitutional. Justice
Roberts wrote the opinion of the
court; and he couldn't have done bet
ter by the railroads in the days when
he was the Pennsylvania railroads
attorney.
He slew the act for a whole list Of
infractions of the due process clause
taking the railroads money without
due process Of law. He slew it as ex-
ceeding the powers given congress n
the commerce clause. And then, still
speaking ike a railroad lawyer in a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
WHAT NEXT?

A robot longshoreman," invented
by Angus R. Cooper, who is in the
stevedoring business in Mobile, was
recently given a test at New Orleans.
The device is reported to be capable
Of removing 1000 bags or crates an
hour from ship, cutting unloading
time in half. The device is seen as
a threat to longshoremen's jobs,
though it takes many men working
at top speed to keep the robot going.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09

bad temper, he delivered himself of
this gem:
ct (the law has and can have no
relation to the promotion of efficiency,
economy or safety by separating the
unfit from the industry. If these ends
demand the elimination of aged en-
ployes, their retirement from the
service would suffice to accomplish
the object For these purposes, the
prescription of pension for those
dropped from service is wholly irrel-
evant."
Chief Justice Hughes, speaking for
himself, Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo,
dealt with this almost incredible
statement thus:
Congress may, it seems to be as
sumed, compel the elimination of
aged employees. A retirement act for
that purpose might be passed. But
not a pension act. The governments
power is supposed to be limited to
requirement that the railroads dis
miss their superannuated employees
throwing them out helpless, without
any reasonable provision for their
protection" "
| The chief justice might have uset
shorter and uglier words about jus
tice Roberts reasoning, and still beer
| we'll within bounds.
But the crown and capsheaf of thi
story is the fact that the new rail
road retirement act, which most Of tn
language and all the 'unconstitu
tional'' principles of the act whicl
Justice Roberts condemned so vigor
ously, was consented to before its in
PRODUCTION by the railroad manage
ments themselves!
The question is whether Justic
Roberts has learned as much in tn
last three years as the railroad man
agements have.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
PUBLISHERS TO FIGHT
GUILD SHOP

Chicago (ILNS) American news
paper publishers are unalterably op-
posed TO the closed guild shop or any
other form Of. closed shop for those
who prepare and edit news and pic
lures for newspapers says resolu-
tion adopted unanimously at con-
vention of newspaper publishers from
all parts of the United States. The
publishers declared their determine
ton not to enter into any agreement
with editorial employees upon closed
shop" basis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
Public Employees Union
Progresses in Minnesota

st. Paul, MINI. (AFLNS)-Organ-
izers of the American Federation Of
State, County and Municipal En-
ployes record good results in Mime
sofa. Twelve chapters have already
been established. In addition to chap
ters in Hastings, st. Peter, Red Wing,
Fergus Falls and Duluth, the follow
ing local chapters have been set up
in St. Paul: State income tax divi-
sion, oil inspection, division, state
office building, rural credits depart
ment, state game wardens, and the
weighmasters. A separate branch
for the State Board of Control is be-
ing organized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
Teachers Union Ban Killed
By st. Louis School Board

ST. Louis, Mo. (AFLNS)-P Propon-
ents of the "new freedom" might well
stand up and shout over an action by
the Board Of Education here.
By a vote of II to l, the Board
rescinded a twentyyear-old rule
which forbids school teachers from
joining a union, under duress of dis
missal.
The Teachers Union of ST. Louis
and ST. Louis county lead a long anc
hard fight for freedom to organize
and the national labor relations act
helped gain the final victory. Already
109 teachers have signified their in
tention to join the Teachers Union
Union labels are designed to pro
tect both the purchaser and the pro
ducers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
Hutchinson Sheet Metal
Linemen Organize Unions

Hutchinson, Kan. (AFLNS)-Twc
new A. F. of L. local unions have
been formed here, while existing To-
Gals report continuing gains.
Linemen of the Kansas Power and
Light Company organized "verti-
cal" union which includes linemen
gas workers and truckmen, and ap-
piled for charter from the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
Hutchinson tinsmiths have organ
lied strong local and applied for q
charter from the Sheet Metal Work
ers International Association.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
WarehOusemen's Union
Wins Preferential Pact

San Francisco, Calf. (AFLNS)-
The Warehousemen's Union of San
Francisco and the Croker Union
Company have signed an agreement
providing for collective bargaining
and preferential employment of extra
workers, with a provision that such
workers hired from other sources
than the union shall have the right to
make application for union membe-
ship after the first two weeks of work.
The contract prohibits lockouts and
strikes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
Dubuque Brewery Workers
Gain Pay Boost Agreement

Dubuque, Iowa (AFLNS) IS The
Star Brewery here has renewed a
contract with the Brewery Workers
Union, by which members gained an
increase in wages of So week. An
effort is under way to stabilize wages
and working conditions in the indus
try in the Upper Mississippi valley,
on the basis of the Dubuque contract,
which would cover locals in Clinton,
Potosi, Rock Island and possibly other
towns.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
San Francisco Auto Mechan-
les Sign With Six Firms

San Francisco, Cal. (AFLNS)--
Attempts of the United Automobile
Workers, C. |. O. affiliate, to "horn
in" on A. F. of L. locals in six parts
plants here availed nothing it is re-
ported.
Members of Auto Mechanics Unior
No 1906 and of Auto Parts Unior
No. 801, both associated with the A
F. of L., have agreements with the
six firms; but, Notwithstanding this
fact, the C. |. O. body placed pickets
about the plants, which were ignored
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09

80 days; after that, 60 cents, 70 cents,
and TIN cents. This was an increase
of 10 cents per hour. The contracts
also called for the closed shop, the
48-hour week, the eight-hour day,
time and one-half for overtime and
one weeks vacation with pay. j. L.
Sage, A. F. of l.. organizer here, as
sisted the union in finalizing the con-
tract.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
Cooperative Gasoline Fill
ing Station Opens in Denver

Denver, Colo. (AFLNS)-The Con-
sumers' Cooperative Association of
Denver, me-, patterned on the Roch-
dale plan, has established Denver's
first cooperative gasoline filling sta
tion.
Products are sold on a cash basis
and the association expects to con-
form to organized labor's standards
employing members of unions and
selling union products.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
SAN DIEGO BUTCHERS SIGN UP
A. & P. TEA COMPANY SHOPS

San Diego, Calf (AFLNS)-The
Butchers Union here has signed
every meat cutter in every shop of
the A. & P. Tea Company in San
Diego county; also, all meat cutters
in the retail and jobbing departments
OF the Central Meat Co., one of the
largest concerns here, along with
numerous other smaller shops.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
FURNITURE WORKERS ORGAN
IZE STATE DIST. COUNCIL

Centralia, Wash. (AFLNS)- The
District Council of Furniture Work
ers of Oregon and Washington was
organized at a meeting Of union rep
resentatives here.
1t is planned to establish uniform
wage scales and working hours in
every plant in the territory which the
new council represents.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
HOUSTON ENGINEERS FINALIzE
AIR CONDITIONING AGREEMENT

Houton, Texan (AFLNS) = Sta
tionary Engineers Local No. 10Y OF
Houston has negotiated an agreement
with the Kress Company covering the
operation of air conditioning and
other equipment which comes under
the jurisdiction of the union. The
contract was finalized following sew
eral weeks of negotiating and just
before the deadline neared for a
strike.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09

Approximately 10000 people were
returned to employment in private
industry by the Ohio State Employ
ment Service the first four months
this year, an increase of almost 70
per cent over the same period in 1886.
The Hamilton office reported 848 jobs
filled in private industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-07-09
TheCherry
" Where with eur
roo Little Hatchet
We tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pre-
feundly, sometimes 1ippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

The public likes to see "the big
boys" dragged forth and made to con-
fess.
Well, some of them have been tax
ing the stand to tell Uncle Sam and
the public how they evade heavy tax
1t is said-and it is probably true
that most of the schemes rigged up to
avoid taxes were lawful.
Yachts were incorporated, farms
were Incorporated and many other
things were made into corporations,
which are in reality artificial per-
sons" creatures of the state.
1t seems to be something of a
bad joke on the government that
big tax payers use creatures of
the state" to beat the state out
of taxes.
But that is how it is-the state
sets up the machinery and offers its
protection to the very devices used to
keep tax payments down.
Maybe the whole thing raises some
questions about what ought to be
done about corporations in general.
This trick of using the corporation
device to avoid taxes is fine example
of special privilege. 1t is special
privilege because only the rich car
do it.
The wage Garner can't resort to
any such stunt to keep HIS taxes
down.
SO the wage Garner pays, and pays
and pays.
The corporation has the best of the
argument, no matter which way you
turn.
Corporations fight laws enacted by
congress. They go to the supreme
court to challenge congress.
Creatures of the state challenge
the state in the matter of its owr
laws.
We've had a grand example in the
case of the national labor relations
act
"There oughta be law"-but per-
haps if there were law the corpora
tions would get it knocked out some
where along the line of courts.
One thing, though, seems fairly
sure.
Corporations are not getting away
with as much as they used to get
away with, and they seem destined
to lose lot of the privilege and power
they now have.
These, by golly, are changing times
and don't make any mistake about
that.
These corporation gents don't look
so happy as they confess their opera
tions.
While their tax tricks are put on
the display counter the securities
exchange commission stops lot OF
other tricks. This new government
agency is grand policeman, stopping
a lot of the tricky devices by which
the people used to be teased into
giving up their cash.
Every new agency to restrain is
brought into being because Of some
pretty fragrant previous abuse.
One thing that ought to be done
is the revival of the O'Mahoney bill
to license corporations, making the
federal government the real boss.
Of course O'Mahoney got himsel1
out on a limb by bucking the cour'
reform bill, and probably nothing HI
now wants could get anywhere il
congress.
But the bill itself is no mans prop
erty, because labor first offered it a
necessary measure.
Corporations over large ares
have been making social wolves o
themselves and something HAS T(
BE DONE ABOUT 1T.
Because America isn't going to b.
nation FOR wolves.