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Evening star., 1937-03-29
BOY KILLED AT PLAY
TO BE BURIED TODAY.

Funeral services are being held today
for Robert Mcfarland Russell, IL, son
of DR.. Albert E. Russell of the United
States Public Health Service, who
was killed Friday night by revolver
In the hands OF playmate.
Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery was
to follow services at 1l:45 am. at
st. Stephens and the Incarnation
Episcopal Church, with Rev. Paul
Wilbur, rector, offlciating.
Richard Ham, ID, son OF William F.
Ham. chairman Of the board Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., who
was showing his gun collection to
Robert in the Ham home when tho
tragedy occurred, was exonerated Sat-
urday by a coroner's jury that decided
Roberts death was accidental.
Robert was an only son. Tho Rus
sellsl live ut 1870 Wyoming avenue.
Evening star., 1937-03-29

en- of labor" must disavow sit-down
strikes. He said these were that pub
lie opinion would not support them
and that they would inevitably lead
to permanent injury"
Labor should refrain from en-
gaging in sit-down strikes and main
tain its freedom OF action and associa-
tion,' he said, rather than expert
ment with 1t and as result be sub
jected to oppressive legal regulation
and compulsory arbitration
Labor, therefore, runs the risk Of
losing more than can be gained by
engaging in sit-down strikes"
Evening star., 1937-03-29
LEWIS TO DIRECT
MINERS 'PAYF|GHT
Entry of c. |. O. Head Into
Negotiations May End
Deadlock.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 29-John L.
Lewis, hefty leader Of the Committee
for Industrial Organization, returned
to his home grounds today TO take
charge of the soft coal miners fight
for higher wages and shorter hours.
AS president Of the United Mine
Workers for l8 years, Lewis is q vet
eran Of many wage and hour negotia-
tions with the soft coal operators.
Some operators privately predicted
his presence would help break the
deadlock between miners and oper-
ators that threatens TO result in a
strike Of 100000 miners Thursday.
The negotiations are in the hands
Of joint committee of three miners
and three operators. For the last
week Philip Murray, union vice presi-
dent; Thomas Kennedy, secretary-
treasurer, and Van A. Bittner, South
ern West Virginia district president,
have spoken for the miners. Charles
P. ONeill, Central Pennsylvania; L. T.
Putnam, Southern West Virginia. and
Duncan Kennedy of Charleston, w.
Va, have represented the producers.
Evening star., 1937-03-29
Diplomatic
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Ambassador to Moscow, is reported to
be anxious to obtain q transfer to
London. He now is on his way to
Washington to see whether the Presi-
dent is to agree to such a change.
David H. Morris, United States Am
bassador to Belgium, Is reported de-
sirous to retire. While he has taken
no official steps toward that end, his
friends say that he has had enough Of
diplomacy. In the event Of his re-
tirement, it is probable that Hugh
Gibson, at present Ambassador to Bra
zil, but who will be without q Job
when Caf1ery takes over the Rio de
Janeiro Embassy. will be appointed to
Brussels, where he served the United
States during the Hoover administra-
ton.
Evening star., 1937-03-29
100 Seek School Job.

S1KESTON, Mo, March 70 R.-
More than 100 educators have applied
for the position Of superintendent Of
schools here, to succeed Roy v. ELISE.
who u retiring after Is years Of
service.
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Minimum Wage

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Murders

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Bargaining

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Judiciary

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Lewis

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ENVOY.
Dennis Hoeys-he is the ac-
tor and she is his wife-are
going to have very good story

he mas Inere g. pretty pracucA1
reason for liking children.
AUTHORITY.
A husband and -,Dite combina-
ton 1Oas bound for a uery late party
on Saturday night. The Uite Uas
doing the driving and when they
arriUed the only available parking
space inDolped backing smack
against the bumper OF another car.
"You can't do that" said the
husband. THAT chap can't get
out" - - ------ --
"It's much too late for him to
be going out, any,Ddy," said the
uite, Which seemed to settle the
matter definitely.
I ENT ended in blaze of sacrifice
on the part of q Washingtonian
whose name implies he should belong
to a certain religious faith ever
though it happens he does not.
He went into rather well known
restaurant on a recent fast day anc
ordered one OF the meat combination,
on the menu.
You can't have that today said
the hostess, who was taking the
order.
why not?" asked the customer.
With your name, you just can't,
she replied.
"Rut nv name hos nofhinc tn dr
with it." he protested.
That's what he thought. The hostesl
ordered an omelet for him. What Il
more, he ate it and liked 1t!
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

freight charges. say rising
charges" for the present wage
agreement runs out in less than
two weeks. The u.Ilon wants a
new contract calling for six
hour day, a five-Cay week, and
guaranteed annual income of ST.
200 for workers. The operators
say this will add S140.0000O0 to
the payroll, boost the cost of coal,
reduce orders, and throw more
men out OF WORK. Inev. in turn.
demand that the present 35-hour
week be extended to 40 hours so
that they can compete with other
fuels. This deadlock looks
threatening but it will probably
be quickly settled with higher
labor costs the major result.
Differs From Old NRA
This. then, is the background
of a typical sick" industry which
the government proposes to cure
by public regulation. The new
coal-NRA, now being pushed
through Congress, differs from
the old Blue Eagle Act in that it
is chiefly a code of fair trade
practices. Collective bargaining
and higher labor standards are
declared to be public policy of
the United States. but are not
made part of the bill. A seven
man commission is to set mini
mum prices based on average
costs are to include wages. Hence,
prices will indirectly reflect wage
costs. The significance of this
bill spreads far beyond the bounds
of the soft coal industry for it
may well be the pattern of rcgu-
latOry bills for all industries.
Regardless of this new legiSla-
ton, competition from other fuels
is still cutting into tcoal cen
sumption, holding down prices,
and destroying jobs. The Guffey
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

Bill does not suggest how TO
solve this basic trouble. That IS
why l differ with the New Deal
theory Of economic planning. l
know that there must be some
regulation in cur complicated
modern system. For instance, l
have always been 100 per cent for
the Stock Exchange Control Act.
I am convinced, however, that
controlling hours, wages, and
prices is not striking at the soft
coal industry'S real problem, which
is how to beat cut oil, gas, and
electric competition. Raising
costs and prices does not seem q
logical answer to this puzzle.
A Temporary Stimu'ant
It is fatal for any industry in
his age of scientific prograSS to
stand still. Yet during the past
;wo decade the coal industry has
lcae nothing to eliminate such
evils as dit and dust. A recent
:urvcy of Cincinnati showed that
thousands of tons Cf SCOT fall on
he city every year! Has the IN
Iustry exhausted all poSSlbllltleS
# eliminating this unhealthy ana
yocteful nuisance? The anthra-
2ite stoker. developed by heating
concerns. has shown what can be
lcne with improved equipment.
Only four years ago there were
TX Gil. burners SCld to every Cne
;tcker. Today there are only two
oil = turner's sold to one stoker.
IN my opinion, such basic I'M
3rovementS are the best medicine
for an "ailing" industry!
In discussing the bill, its pro-
OoncntS will undoubtedly refer to
he experience Of thc coal COM
panies under the old NRA. Huge
i-sseS were quickly turned into
'tartling profits. The same re-
suits can b, g pected to-day if al
effective bill IS new passed. Re
gardicss CT PFC :, certain con
Gems n,igy continue to use coal
because Change-oycrS to other
.ue.S cannot take place over
night. Chronic priC2-Cutting will
temporarily be eliminated. Wages,
prices. and profits should tempor-
2rily be better. Coal secueritie5
may be a good buy, temporarily.
Hence, the first effects CT the bill
will seem favorable. But the ulti-
mate consequences can be dis
lSterCuS.
No form of NRA can save the
coal or any other industry from
the effects of stagnatiOn in this
technical age. Natural, spiritual,
and economic laws still rule the
world. The simplest solution of
many sick" induStry'S problem
lies in rendering better service to
consumers.
Copyright, 1887. Publishers
Financial Bureau
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

ward Ti!lett, Jr., 20, of the Ports
mouth Navy Yard, and Mildred
Parker Cooper. 18, of Pasquotank
county.
The following conveyances have
gone to public record:
C. v. and Selma S. Ballard to
Lydia and Mary Frances McPher-
son, lot on west Main street.
V. K. and Andrea c. Overman
to j. M. and Kate P. Pool, by the
entirety, lot at the corner of east
Church and south Martin streets.
RECORDERS COURT
Gather Blount, Sheppard street
Negro, drew costs of court yester-
day for driving with. improper
brakes while Pedro Mendoza, orig
inally from North Africa, but more
recently of this county, was held
under suspended judgment on a
charge of vagrancv. He was held
by local officers to determine if
he were wanted elsewhere after it
was shown he had served time in
other states on two criminal
counts.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Hull Apologies
Once More After
New Nazi Protest
Expresses Pious Hope That
Both Sides Will Find
Another Subject

WASHINGTON. March II. --iU.R)-
Secretary of S.atc Cordell Hull
.oday made a second apology to
Germany for the caustic attacks
BY New York's fiery mayor, Flor
clio II. LaGuardia Cn Chancellor
Adolf Hitler.
simultaneously Hull indirectly
rebuked LaGuardia by calling up
1n al who are participating in the
present controversy Ito find other
subjects. which can be discussed
more tempCrateiy.'
On March 5. Hull made an
apology to Germany after Nazl
officials had protested against
LGGuardia'S statement before the
Jewish women's congress that a
statue of Hitler should be erected
n a Chamber Of Horrors" at the
Forthcoming New York worlds
fair. Hull said he deeply regret
ted" any utteranc2 by American
citizens which offended foreign
governments.
He repeated this regret today
after Dr.. Hans Luther, German
ambassador, had lodged a second
protest. this time against LaGu&r-
diaS statement to a mass meeting
n New York on Monday night
that Hitler was not "SatiSfaktions-
facing which, translated literal
~. means that The chancellor is
an unworthy foe. Hull added that
n view Of this governments limi-
tatiCn with respect to freedom Of
speech nothing can be profitably
added to what already has been
said"
Then. the secretary said:
Il am personally hopeful that
all who are participating in the
present controversy. which is
marked by bitter and vituperatiVc
utterancCS in this country and in
Germany may soon reach the
conclusion that it would be to the
best interests of both countries
for them to find other subjects
which can be discussed more tenn
perately."
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Richmond Visitors
Like Dare County

Manteo, March 17.-Mr. and
Mrs. r. E. Shearer and young son,
Stanley of Richmond were visitors
in Mantco over the week end. They
were delighted with their first visit
to Roanoke Island and Dare coun-
ty. Mr.. Shearer is connected with
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
While in the community Mr..
Shearer made a visit with the
Bank of Manteo and talked very
interestingly Of the helpful bene-
fits of Federal deposit insurance.
stating that the local citizenship
and the citizenship of Dare coun-
ty would be interested to know
how beneficial deposit insurance
has worked out all over the
United States. Approximately on
ly ninety banks have failed in the
United States since federal deposit
insurance became effective. North
Carolina has not suffered single
suspension Of any bank since this
deposit insurance became effect
i've. The Bank of Manteo enjoys
the insurance of each single de-
post up to $4,000 each through
its membership in the Federal De-
post Insurance Corporation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shearer were sur
prised and delighted to find such
a delightful resort community as
Dare County offers those seeking
recreation, entertainment and en-
ioyment. The historical interest
of Roanoke Island was of parti-
cular interest to these delightful
,,npOlp
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

DR.. John Saliba, for many years
owner and chief surgeon OF what
is now Albemarle Hospital, but
who is now a retired resident OF
Savannah, Ga, was recently elect
ed secretary treasurer of the Mems
Garden Club, of Savannah, sue
,.eulng W. w. DeRenne, owner OF
the famous WormsloW Gardens.
The Savannah Club is a mem
ber of the Men's Garden Club OF
America and is the first Mems
Garden Club in the South. DR.. Sa-
iiba's interest in flowers and his
profound knowledge of botany was
not long in finding recognition in a
city famous for its flowers ana
historic gardens.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Cotton Is Playing An
Anthem Of Prosperit
Soaring Prices Have G.,
Southern Farmers Co'|
fdence In the Futu,'''

New Orleans, March II III.
Soaring cotton is stirring q -.
prosperity tone through the "' y
giving scores of handlers
producer to consumer hops,
hundreds of millions of ~ =,
profit from the new crop,
Spot cotton rose to l4,75 ~.
pound here Tuesday. within
ly half a cent of the l93o
and a three-week boom in
has shot cotton up SS.3O
Translated in terms of ss.'
100000 bale crop. it me-,
potential premium of SlOOM.
to farmers.
But cotton worth s73 q :.
the field is worth 5000 to :
bale as night-shir.,j. ~
warehouses, credit sources ,S
ance, firms, merchants ~.
mills and dozens Of Other
smiling in anticipation-or AN
pocketing extra profits on
October harvest.
Playing the prosperity an,
is better business, more cor6...
in the future, and worSr.I
demand that brought the I.,.l
consumption figure on raco,s
American cotton during Febr,'1
Cotton men believe if the p,,,
maintained to August |. a nev i
mestic consumption mark Of rs,|
ly 100000 bales will be set
Textile mills, whiriing q, j
unprecedented rate for currer, !
mand, are buying the yet unpls-
ed crop and many Of the arl
farmers are hedging their gain,
selling part or all Of their nd
fall production at todays prj,sl
Merchants and spectators d
ways cautious about giving oy.|
ions. now freely admit they see \
reason why cotton shouldn't \
higher. It's under a parity MD
other commodities. they point Oy]
and the department Of agricu,y,|
has set an arbitrary figure Of NJ
as the price should be.
AS prices 60 higher, the Sranl
BILE to get spot cotton has brours1
nearly a third of the 100000 a.|
loan cotton supply held By ts.|
government into the marks,
Rain and cold is delaying b.
planting of the new crop ag
most of the south and for tlg-N
part, the farmers have no%1
on hand. But supply houSGI
banks are viewing the rising Hz'
ket with an expansive attitude, Il
cotton business is always done
terms of the future, and the nd
boom is literally bringing sid
meat and shoes TO tenant taErj
ers and their familicj-now.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Loyalist Offer Is
Rejected by Great
Britain, France
Offer Concessions In Mo.
rocco In Return for
Aid Against Foes

London, March l7-U'H-Great
Britain and France tonight re-
iected a Spanish Loyalist govern
ment offer to give them special
rights in Spanish Morocco II they
would help smash Gen. Francisco
Frances rebels.
British and French foreign Oh
fee experts Londcn and Paris
col abcratcd on identical notes
Of rejection which will be sent TO
Julio Alvarez del Vayo, Loyalist
foreign minister at Valencia.
The notes Will point out that
the offer of Moroccan concessions
cannot be entertained" in vie"
of French and British rigid neu-
Srality policies in the Spanish
strife and their diligent sponsor
ship of the international non-in-
tcrvention scheme.
The Spanish offer, evidence OF
the Loyalist plight under the
pressure of Rebel offensive, was
contained in note which Del
Vayo dispatched February 9 to
Anthony Eden, British foreign
minister, and Yvon Delbos, French
foreign minister.
The Loyalists did not offer to
ccdc territory in Morocco to Eng
land and France but agreed to
turn over special facilities" =
presumably Of naval, military and
aerial naturc-to the two powers
on condition that they help the
LoyaiiSts.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Gufey Bill, NRA
mNe,UFOry,1, Can i
.Sare Coal Industry
Babson Says Regula'
ton Cannot Cure
Sick Industries
Rv ROGER W. BABSON

Babson Park, Flol';-I, -darcl'
II 1e37.-Can a new MIA OF
similar type of government regu-
Iation solve the problem OF our
sick" industries? In view ot
all the talk about the new GulIey
Bill TO fix up" the coal business
this question is timely: Is puollc
regulation more powerful than
natural economic laws? The New
Deal saws, Yes. The economists
saws. No" Let us examine the
coal industry. 1t is ar eXceiIenC
i1mstraticn for it's is not only one
of our most basic industries, ouV
il is also one of our Sickest.
Coal Industry's Problem
For the first century Of our IN
dustrial life coal was rlndlsputeo
as our leading energy producer.
During this period, when oper-
ators had everything their own
way. little was done to improve
their product and methods OF It's
use to make it immune from COM
petition. In 1918. coal consump-
ton hits it peak-67S, 100000 tons.
In that year coal produced 81
uer cent of the energy used, COM
pared with Is per cent tcr oil
and natural gas. and 4 per cent
for waterpower. Today, two de-
cades later. output has dropped
TO around 530.OOO,000 tens, pro-
ducing 50 per cent Of total energy
against 80 per cent for oil and
natural gas. and 10 per cent for
waterpower!
Since 1918 two trends have cut
down Goals lead. CD Greater et-
ficiency in coal-burning: and 90
growth in use cf competitive fuels.
Coupled with the excess mining
capacity developed during the
war. the industry has been in
poor shape. Output is off 80 per
cent and prices have suffered like
wise. Although soft coal at the
mine sells for 80 per cent what
it did IS years ago; hard coal is
down nearly one-third. In the
past few years prices have f1rmed
up to some extent, but they are
still just equal or slightly under
the cost of production. The Law
of Supply and Demand works
slowly in this industry for most
operators prefer to run at loss
as long as they can rather than
to shut down and let their mines
deteriorate.
Labor and Freight Costs
The labor cost in producing
soft coal represents about 80 per
cent of the delivered price. John
Lewis United Mine Workers of
America is a powerful union.
Hence coal operators have never
been able to control wages. They
have, however, made big econ
omies by using mechanical equip
ment in more recent years. Due
to labor-Saving devices and de-
clining demand, the number of
workers has fallen from $4,000 in
1928 to around $4,000 at pre-
sent. The biggest cost item in
the price you pay for a ton of
soft coal. however. is not labor
but freight. Carrying charges
cat up we'll over so per cent OF
the delivered price. This means
that the cost of hauling a ton of
coal is more than what the coal
sells for at the mine!
The coal industry is caught be-
tween the upper millStone of
competitive fuels and the neither
millstone Of rising labor and
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
WITH THE
COURTS
FEDERAL COURT

Hairy Austin SeaWeli, Jr., taker
up in NCrIo.k for violation Of his
l8 months parole on liquor law
charge was brought here yester-
day by Virginia Deputy Marsha
ArmiStead and turned over tt
Whit Wright, deputy U. S. mar
shall for the Eastern N. C. district
TO be lodged in the PaSquotank
county Jail to await further dis
position of his case. SeaWell's pa
role had been granted in October
1885.
Condemnation proceedings by
the Federal government have been
instituted in the suit Of United
States of America against 2,702.35
acres of KinnckCet township, Dare
county, North Carolina, and M. B
Simpson and others.
Purpose of the civil suit is tc
obtain possession for the Federal
government of that number OF
acres of land owned by approx
mately 100 co-defendants in the
action to establish the Pea Island
Migratory Waterfowl Refuge OF
Dare County, North Carolina.
SUPERIOR COURT
March term of PaSquotank civil
Superior court came to a close
here late yesterday afternoon after
presiding Judge Clawson L. VIII
iiamS had disposed on a number
Of the cases on the docket and had
ordered the remainder continued
until the May civil session.
Yesterday, Judge Williams pass
ed down his reserved ruling of the
day before in the case of r. L
Hinton against Mrs. Ada White
hurst and others, to continue a
restraining order in the action
until Tuesday, March 80 to be
heard at the opening of the March
civil term of Chowan county Su-
perior court at Edenton.
Coming up on appeal from the
ruling of a justice of the peace.
the case of G. w. Twiddy against
j. w. Dimette was dismissed upon
order of the court.
William Earl Anderson was
granted an absolute divorce from
Eva A. Anderson.
Rudolph EaSon was given his
divorce from Gertrude Eascn.
When the appellant said he
did not want to contest the action
further, the case of Mrs. Narcissa
Overman, administrative of D. D.
Overman, Sr., against Bruce Nc
Pherson, upon appeal from a JUS
tice of the peace court, was dis
missed.
Non-Suit was granted in the ac-
ton by Minnie Mercer Smith,
administrative of Levy H. Miller.
against the Pilot Life Insurance
Company, and the plaintiff ap-
pealed on the ruling.
Earl Edward Pace, bringing
suit by his father as his next
friend, won an award from the
jury of 1888 against the Ameri-
can Fork and Hoe Company of
Plymouth, N. c., in an action for
personal injuries received to his
fingers in course of employment
on a barge of the defendant.
To Fannie Cartwright went a
jury assessment of $500 against
the City of Elizabeth City because
OF alleged injuries received by the
plaintiff when she stumbled over
an iron pipe projecting a Slight
distance from the sidewalk on
PersSe street in an accident suf-
fered several weeks ago.
REGISTER OF DEEDS
License to marry was issued
yesterday by Register of Deeds j.
c. Spence, to Almando DeSander,
26, of Langley Field, Va, and
Katherine Elizabeth Cash, 18, Of
Williamsburg, Va; to Samuel Ed
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Profit in Catalpa Trees

Oklahoma City. ,UpO-An !
cadia farmer gambled SIS on
patch of catalpa trees to see vi
ther his idea of the value Of
wood in them would material
The scheme worked. and in a @
en- years he was ahead ain
$4,000.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
Baby of % Months Dances

Cleveland, O., U.R)-Since the
time she first stood alone the %
months-old daughter of Mrs.
Theresa Gibbons has been able to
balance herself and dance en- the
tips of her toes.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18
QU1RKS
He The NelUs
Ry UNITED PRESS

New York, March II. --(U.R)-
Orchestra Leader Vincent Lopez
and Dance Teacher Arthur Muir
ray, tonight announced a new
dance, The Lopez Lope". They
explained bluntly that it is a SIM
plified rhumba designed for pot
bellied business men.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

New York, March II. -U.R)-
When Maude Richardson, a COL
ored woman, ignored a greeting
from Thomas Montague. a color
ed chauffeur, today, Montague al
legedly drove his car onto the
sidewalk and chased the woman
for three blocks finally knocking
her down. Police charged him
with feloniouS assault.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

HaCkensack, N. J., March IL
lU'P)-Erin go bragh! John Mnya-
honcsak, "a, today was given le-
gal permission by Common Pleas
Judge Leyden to change his name
to Mahoney.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

New York, March IT. -U.R-
Highest income tax payment re-
ported in the New York area up
to tonight was S2,5OO.OOO. Lowest
was one cent.
The daily independent., 1937-03-18

New York. March II. -U.Rl-
CartooniStS should depict Uncle
Sam as a humorous, fun-loving
wit rather than a serious mind
ed, penny-pinching, church-dea
con type" Prof. Clyde r. Miller
said in an address today. Ameri-
cans aren't in the least like the
traditional cartoons of Uncle Sam.
the professor believed.