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The Washington times., 1937-08-17

met Judge Moran at the court recess today.
He is gentle, sweet-looking old man. His eyes
twinkle knowingly. He has kind, preoccupied
smile.
Hero of 1907 Divorces
Barney Moran, hero Of 3OO1 divorces in the
past year, would have made good bishop or
even . cardinal if his Irish family hadn't
gone Protestant about the time he began his
public career.
He has been Judge for 20 years and the
State adores him. He is a sentimentalist with
the practical hand of the Irishman. :
"How do you feel, Judge, about divorces"
asked him, coming crudely to the point at once.
Barney Moran's father was ships captain.
His son speaks in the vernacular of the sea-.
II feel that this court is like the blessin' OF
good weather to ship that has been tossing
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
Wage Bill Urged
By Labor League

GN.SD. Democrats in the House
were urged today by labor's non,
partisan league to keep their
party's campaign pledge and
bring the wage and hour bill to
the floor for a vote.
"Let it not be said that the
Democrats elected In 1886 are
in favor of keeping their prom
ises in principle but in favor
of breaking those promises in
practice" E. L. Oliver, the
leagues executive vice president,
wrote members.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
House Speeds Up
Move to Adjourn

Q.N.SJ. Foreshadowing early
adjournment Of Congress, the
House today approved an extraor-
binary resolution designed to speed
up procedure.
The resolution permits the
Speaker to recognize members to
call bills up under suspension Of
the rules each day, consideration
Of rules on the same day they are
reported, and allows the majority
leader to move a recess at any
time.
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ARRESTS SOLVE
OLD CRIMES, BUT
OTHERS PILE UP

With four men in custody and
confessions which solved several
major holdups and safe robberieS,
police today were told of more
housebreakings and holdups which
occurred overnight.
The four men were arrested
Sunday and early yesterday by
Chief of Detectives Bernard w.
Thompson and a picked squad Of
detectives after trailing them sew
eral weeks.
Lucille Newton, So I st. N. w.,
reported the theft of $425 worth of
diamond rings and wrist watch
from a dresser drawer in her home.
Robert Brace, 1917 Morse st. N.
E., reported the theft Of a large
quantity of tools from his place
of employment in the 1400 block
of Florida Ave. N. E. last night.
Henry Reynolds, manager OF the
Singer Sewing Machine Co.. told
police a thief last week had stolen
a sewing machine valued at $108.
John Stewart, 915 Fifth st. N.
w., reported he was held up by
two colored men, one armed with
a knife, and robbed of Sc in the
TOO block of r st. N. w.
Edith M. Opensha, 423 Quacken.
hos st. N. w., said someone stole
her purse, containing So and pa
pers, from soft drink stand in
the 5700 block Of Georgia Ave. N.
w. yesterday.
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Thief RObs Home
Of DC. Policeman

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. ia
burglar entered the apartment of
Lucian Peyton, a Washington
policeman, and stole $40 from a
dresser drawer last night.
Police said entrance was gained
through an unlocked rear door.
Peyton. who lives at 1907 Mount
Vernon Ave-, was not at home.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

RENO, Aug. 17-From the Mormon Taber.
nace at Salt Lake City, and marriage made for
time and eternity, to the divorce court at Reno
and marriage unmade in five minutes by the
big wall clock, is too sharp Jump for my already
uncertain mind.
The double backf1op has given me the jitters
The whole town has given me the filters.
The air Of my hotel is heavy with the ghosts
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of restless memories. I can't
sleep. ..
In dozens of cafes men and
women, determinedly gay or
hollow.eyed with anxiety,
drink and gamble and flirt and
pretend hectically that every.
thing is swell. <
In District Court No. / in
the big white marble court
house, Reno's favorite Judge,
Barney Moran, hands down
DEGREES of divorce,
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Studied His Colleagues
Capitol Stuff

With as little vulgar ostentation as possible,
solemn obsequies are being conducted in this
Capital to mark the passing Of beautiful
friendship. For the President and the Vice
President Of the Nation are no longer the bosom
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
GIVE PAROLED1
MEN CHANCE"
BOARDS PLEA.
Points to Difficulty
OF Rehabilitation

Criticising the social system
which makes it difficult to rehab-
ilitate paroled prisoners after they
have paid their debt" to society.
the locol Parole Board today re-
ported that during the fiscal year
ending June 80 paroles were
granted $50 prisoners.
Of the $40 new applications
filed for parole during the year,
$50 petitioners were denied. The
report points out that "those de-
MED were for the most part men
with bad records or men who for
some other reason are not con-
sidered safe parole risks"
SERIOUS HANDICAP
At the same time the board
members, Wilbur La Roe, jr., En-
NETT j. Scott, and Frank r. Jelleff.
revealed that because of social
conditions many men who could
be safely paroled have been kept
in jail.
THE mixture Of first offend
ers with hardened criminals at
orion is a serious handicap to
our work and Is to be con-
demned from every viewpoint"
the report says.
Another and even more seri-
Gus handicap is extreme poverty
and inadequate homes, eSpe-
cially among Negroes. Effective
rehabilitation is icpossible in the
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the common people"
Not much attention has been
paid to him, but it is apparent
that Washington observers in
the future will have to change
their focus and keep their eyes
trained on men whom they
have been in the habit of
neglecting as not worth their
while.
The Alabama Senator's ap-
pointment knocked them for a
goal, and already he is showing
how much they misunderstood
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pals of yeSteryear. The d.
mon and PythiaS bond is
broken.
No longer does Cactus Jack
Garner of Uvalde, Texas, drop
quietly into the White House
o'night to talk things over
with the boss simply to
strike a blow for freedom in
the upstairs study, or a de-
canter Of blows, depending on
the peril in which freedom
happened to be at the mo-
ment,
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

him. He hasn't been in the Senate since his name
was sent up.
That shows you he is a different Black, not the
one we thought we knew. That Black would have
been right there in the Senate prepared to take
vigorous part in the debate over his nomination.
He would have taken over the leadership Of it, in
fact and denounced those who spoke against him
or questioned him, as tools Of the Interests who
were trying to keep the Common People under
heel
Studied His Colleagues
His investigators would have been following the
society pages closely to find out whom Senator
diner with the night before, whom he visited, in
what circles he was wont to find him companion
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Letter Carriers
To Take Cruise

A moonlight cruise on the Will
son Line steamer Potomac will be
held tonight by the members of
Capitol Branch, No. 142, National
Association of Letter Carriers.
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Memorial Fund Bill
Defense Is Launched

vigorous defense of the 100000 item for the beginning of
the Thomas jefferson Memorial contained in the third def
cheney BILL launched by Representative Clifton Woodrum
3D. Of Virginia. charge of the BILL he opened the debate
in the House the today
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help it get out Of the misery of a bad first
passage and turn its head toward hope and better
luck next time"
Seriously, Judge?" interrupted
Why Marriages Fail
81 am serious" replied Judge Moran. '11l try
another metaphor. When marriage is bad it's
like an engine whose machinery is running off
center CThe Judge was first railroad man,
It's valves will not work for equalization. It's
power can't coordinate. It's crew feels the nerv-
Gus strain. The engine can't make speed. 1t
has no resistance AS piece of mechanism, it
is failure"
Certainly approve Of divorce" continued
the judge But it's the children of divorce that
worry me- try to look after the children. They
deserve my best thoughts"
The Judge beamed at me as he signed DEGREES.
The bailiff entered and coughed.
"Your Honor, there are some people here who
want you to marry them"
Bring them in" said the judge, grinning.
"You see, they want to try the trip again. They
hope to avoid the squalls"
zone room for the divorce and the anteroom
for the weddings" remarked.
Certainly" said Judge Moran, and twinkled
benignly as I feebly left
Tomorrow shall go to District Court No.
again to hear the actual proceedings in divorce
case.
want to listen to the testimony of some Of the
disillusioned people have seen. wonder whether
the practical benevolence Of Judge Moran is felt
in the court room. whether Gin giving the
troubled craft another chance to make good
crossing" he helps it "get out of the misery OF
bad first passage"
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

Court has called attention to the potentialiteS Of
Senator Rilbo another 'liberal" and friend Of
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
ESQ DISMISSED
WPA WORKERS
REACH CAPITAL
Expect 1900 More
By Next Monday

Two hundred and fifty dismissed
WPA workers of New York, the
vanguard of between 5000 and
1000 marchers who are expected
to reach Washington by next Mon.
day, arrived in the National Capt..
toll today to seek passage of the
schwellenbach-Allen bill which
proposes to provide work for all
unemployed through the WPA.
Plans for housing and feeding
the marchers are being worked out
by David LASER, national presi.
dent Of the Workers Alliance Of
America, and other officers of the
organization.
STAY INDEFINITE
Efforts are being made to Sc
cure use of tents and other equip
ment such as was provided for
the Boy Scouts during the Ma
tional Jamboree.
Duration of the stay Of the
marchers is indefinite and will de-
pend largely upon what action is
taken by Congress, LASER said
today at press conference held
at the Alliance headquarters, 1911
I st. N. w.
The New York delegation, ap.
prehenSive Of the possibility Of
adjournment by Congress this
week, left New York in buses at
midnight and was escorted by
motorcycle police to quarters in
Wesley Hall, 827 Fourteenth st.
N. w.
A mass meeting of all the march.
ers is scheduled to be held in Syl-
van Theater next Monday night.
and LASER said plans are being
made to stage a march from Wash.
ington Monument past the White
House and the Department Of
Commerce to the Capitol on next
Tuesday.
RAPS WOODRUFF
Responsibility for the march and
delay in securing action on the
Schwellenbach-Allen bill is placed
squarely upon Representative Cliff
ton Woodrum, of Virginia, by Las
ser, who said today:
more than $50 Representa-
tives and 80 Senators have pub
licly stated their support of the
Schwellenbach-Allen bill, which
is being kept from a record vote
by being buried in subcommit-
tee on deficiency appropriations
in the House, of which Represen-
tative Woodrum is chairman.
Representative Woodrum and
a few other reactionaries must
take the full responsibility for
this march on Washington. This
city, we know, cannot handle
such a gathering. The march
was approved at our national
convention in Milwaukee in
June"
I'VE are willing even now to
cancel plans for the march If
the bill is brought out and
passed"
Although the stay in the Ma.
tional Capital is indefinite, Las.
ser said that in large part the
marcherS would be financed by
contributions made by their local
units. Between $4,000 and $40.
300, he said, has been raised for
this purpose.
(See Earl GodtDin's Story on P A.
Nv PERCY CROSBY
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
The Listening Post By Carlisle Bargeron

ship. That is the way he did in his famous lobby
investigation and it had been assumed that, carry
ing on his fight for the Common People, he would
follow this procedure against his fellow members
on the Supreme Court.
But he has withdrawn from the Senate alto
gether, suggesting that maybe, although it can
scarcely be believed on the Court he will not par
ticipate in those questions with which he had to
do in the Senate.
But the reason we are satisfied that Bilbo had
now better be watched is because he and Black
are of practically the same school. AS a matter
of fact Bilbo was playing to the "baser emotions"
of Mississippians when Hugo was just hanging
out his shingle.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17


True, the Vice President lunched with the Big
Boss last week at the White House. On that
occasion, however, the boss. had third party
in the ring-Mr. James A. Farley, who was a
boxing commissioner before he took up politics
on national scale.
Acting as referee, the Postmaster General
needed all his experience to keep on his toes and
move in rapidly between good old Jack" and
the boss whenever the conversational clinches
threatened to develop into an exchange of rabbit
punches or bit of eye gouging.
Court Bill Knitting limited
For general consumption, the report has been
spread through Washington that the reason
for the demise of the frankie RoosevelD and
Johnnie (Garner) affair." is the New Deal con-
viction that the Vice President knitted the Presi.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
District 1000. There will be given SIS
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

"ROmances" Similar
There is somewhat the same romance about his
career too. At the outset Of the New Deal he came
here as the highest-priced paper clipper in the
world, down at the old MIRA, at $4,000 year.
An indication that he is being groomed for
something is the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt let him
announce the agreement whereby cotton farmers
are to get loans. We fully expect that in due
time, The Man Bilbo, as he is called, will shoot
ahead in the world in these topsyturvy times.
Anyway, we want to go on record right now as
predicting him for the next vacancy on the
Supreme Court so if he does get t-and it is fool
ish under the circumstances to count him out
we can say we told you so.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

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The Washington times., 1937-08-17
TUESDAY, AUG. II, 1887
Seeing America Last By Helen Esya,y

In heavy storm. We give the troubled craft
another chance to make good crossing. We
help it get out Of the misery of bad first
passage and turn its head toward hope and better
luck next time"
Seriously, Judge?" interrupted
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
By PERCY CROSBY

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-04

when proponents of the bill feared
that the adoption of these amend
ments might endanger it and make
it less likely that South Carolina and
Georgia would enact it.
The members of the subcommittee
which will prepare this supplement
tary bill are Senators L. Y. Ballentine,
of Wake county, who at first advo-
Gated the amendments; J. G. Eagles,
Sampson and w. w. White, of Vance.
This subcommittee is expected to
meet today and to bring in the com
pleted bill within the next day or two
Present indications are that it will
provide for the election of a county
board of appeals in each county, to
be composed of three tobacco farm
ers, to be elected sY the farmers in
each county in countrywide meetings.
All appeals from the decision of the
boards created in the State compact
bill can be taken before these county
boards for hearing. If the appeals are
without merit, they will be dismissed
by the county boards, but if regarded
as worthy, will be certified to the
State commission for hearing.
In this manner, the supplementary
bill is expected to provide more ac-
ceptable machinery for the hearing
of appeals than was provided in the
main bill and to meet all the objec-
tons of those who at first were not
favorable to the compact bill on the
grounds that it did not provide suf-
ficient means for the hearing and
clearing of appeals from dissatisfied
farmers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-04
Edwards
Crossroads News

MIS-. Louise Brame was the week
enc guest of her mother, Mrs. Frank
Ellington. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Robinson. Mr.. and
MRS. Marshall Robinson and Mrs. H
U. Elliott were the Wednesday even
ing guest of Mrs. Lotion Owen.
Mrs. Herman Burroughs was the
Friday guest of Mrs. H. G. Elliott.
Mrs. Louise Brame visited Mrs
vaughan of Norlina last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion Owen. Mrs
n. 6. Elliott and Miss Rosa johnson
were the supper guest of Mrs. Zeb
Robinson Friday evening.
Miss Willie Lee Elliott spent Fri
day night with her sister, Mrs H. L.
Burroughs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Burroughs and
Willie Lee Elliott spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robertson was
tho Saturday night guest of Mrs
Marshall Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elliott and little
daughter was the Monday night guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Burroughs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-04
Mrs. Horace Sweet
Honored at Party

Honoring Mrs. Horace Sweet Of
LoulsDurg, Mrs. Marvin Brown en-
Certalned at miscellaneous shower
FRIDAY afternoon at her home in Kit
treH. Mrs. Sweet was before her re-
cent marriage, Miss Margaret Brown.
of route 1, Kittrell
The guests, who were received at
the door by Mrs. Redic Woodlief were
invited to register in the Brides Book
which was supervised by Miss Hallve
Brown. After registering, the guests
were directed to the dining room
where punch was served by Miss
Phillis Smith and Mrs. Rees Finch.
During the contests, prizes were
awarded to Mrs. l. w. Finch. Mrs.
Thelbert Fuller and Mrs. Horace
Sweet. At 4:30 o'clock, Miss Margie
Brown, daughter of the hostess. wear
ing rain cape and goloshers. and
carrying raided parasol entered and
announced to the bride that a shower.
had passed over and that she must
follow her to see what had leaked in.
Tables were ladened with beautiful
and useful gifts for Mrs. Sweet who
gracefully thanked her many guests
and who invited her friends to visit
her in Louisburg at her apartment at
SOP Kenmore avenue.
During the course of the entertain
ment, Mrs. Brown assisted Ey Mrs.
Cleacy Hight, Miss Phillis Smith, Mrs.
Ries Finch, and Miss Hallye Brown,
served open faced sandwiches and
coffee to the following guests: Mes
DANES Horace Sweet, Cleacy Hight,
j. E. Smith, ]. H. Dickerson, Ries
Finch, I. w. Finch, J. H. Abbott, Rob
ert Lassiter, T, H. Brown, T. L. Full
Ter, E. L. Fuller, Clifton Fuller, w.
NJ. Smith, B. L. Rowland, E. D. Per-
kinson, R. E. Mayes, Donald Mitchell,
J. T. Hight, C. M. Young, A. M.
Wynne, Will Blackley, Paul Kerley, T.
J. Kerley, Ralph Kerley, Claude Ker-
ley, J. H. Wynne, J. B. Wellington,
H. P. Gill, J. p. Rowland, j. r. Row
land, j. L. Moss, Wayne Woodlief,
r. O. Woodlief, Dwight Woodlief, B.
O. Merritt, G. r. Woodlief, E. r.
Woodlief, M. B. Brown, r. L. KittreH,
Willie Kittrell, j. r. Ellington, Julian
Smith and Edwin Ellington
Also Misses Phillis Smith, Dollie
Sweet, Selma Woodlief, Elizabeth Kit
trell, Addie Young Myrtle Mitchell,
Minnie Russell, zula Hight, Alice G.
nth, Maurice Rogers, Mary Rogers,
Lois Wocdlief, Laura Frances Per-
kinson, Eleanor Smith and Hallye Y.
Brown.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-04

cided against answers, 1--WE don't &C
cept the verdict anyway
What will Nine. Perkins tribunal
10 about that?
ADVANCEMENT NEEDED
Similarly, suppose it is revealed Gas
perhaps it has been revealed) that
employers have spied on employees or
carnations.
What of it? It may be unethical
but is it illegal?
Competent authorities, not alone OF
capitals but on labor's side of the
,rgument, say they cannot see any il
leality in it unless and until the Con-
stitut.on is amended.
An employers spy upon his EN-
ployes may, indeed, be required to
register as a detective-which woulc
advertise him and make him useless
as secret agent-but that is a mat
ter for state, not federal restriction
It has been tried repeatedly and in
var ably it has fizzled. because of the
federal-state distinction.
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'tContin"cd from :~age One.)
be able to compel better relations be-
tween big industries and their work
erS.
Secretary Perkins plan to force en-
ployers and employees to get together
when they clash or threaten to do so
promises to site in' effectively with
the La Toilette committees dis
closures of employers alleged in
Engagements upon their employees
civil rights. That is to say, the secre-
tarys plan and the senator's dis
closures are Complementary.
But what can htey actually accom-
pliSh?
T. AN IMPASSE
Secretary Perkins says quite truly
and-labor disputes and that, when one
arises, each side should be required
to appear before an impartial board
and state it's case. When summoned,
however, one group or the other US
ually balks. The secretary then, pro-
poses that the recalcitrant be subject
to subpoena-subject also to a term
in jail for it's representatives if they
don't come and answer all questions
put to them.
This should make lot of witnesses,
pro or con, tell many things that they
would prefer not to tell. ~
Yet even So
Suppose that the party which is de
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-04
PIPE LINE PERMIT.
WOULD CUT PRICE.
Would Be Hard Blow at
Companies Transport
ing Gasoline
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,


Raleigh, Feb. 1.-The bill to give
pipe lines or pipe line companies the
right of eminent domain in building
pipe lines, introduced in the House
Wednesday by Representative Oscar
G. Barker, of Durham, is regarded by
many observers here both as step
towards lowering gasoline prices by
making possible lower transportation
costs, and as a slap at the big gaso-
line and oil companies, especially
those which maintain their own trans
portation trucks and transport it
over the highways of the State. Some
see in it also a slap at the railroads,
since it is agreed that if a pipeline
system for the transportation of gaso-
line should be built from one of the
States ports, such as Wilmington or
Morehead City inland to Greensboro
or Winston-Salem, that it would great
ly reduce the cost of transporting
gasoline in the state.
The only reason no pipe lines for
the transportation of gasoline from
coastal ports inland, has been that at
the present time a pipe line does not
have the right of eminent domain in
crossing property, with the result that
one or two property owners could vir-
tually block the building of pipe line
by asking exorbitant sums for the
Barker bill is enacted, pipe line COM
panies will be given the same rights
as railroads. power companies and
other public utilities in acquiring
rights of way to the extent of using
the right of eminent domain.
It is understood from reliable sour
ces that if this bill is enacted, one or
more pipe line companies are ready
to start construction of a gasoline
pipeline from one of the coastal ports
as far inland as Greensboro or Wins
ton-Salem, with view to extending
1T eventually to Charlotte and even
to Asheville, with outlets in many of
the other cities and towns in the State
A good many here believe that the
construction of such pipe line would
virtually eliminate the fleets of large
gasoline trucks which the highway
engineers maintain aresdoing tremen-
dous damage to the highways of the
State, also that it would also helm to
get reduction in rail rates on gaso-
line. ~ @. ~ ~ ,..sT,.-.t',~
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