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ment.
One fact to be remembered by honest,
patriotic citizens who are guided by prac-
ticaI common sense and whose first consid-
Grafton is the general welfare of their coun-
try and the preservation of American free
dom and our system of government and
economic and social structure, is that any
movement to wreck program of prepar-
edness will have the active approval of
professional pacifsts. All anti-war and
anti-foreign complications sentiment which
can be aroused will be narshalled by this
class of citizens. aa
On the other hand, as DR.. Jordan sug-
gests, the easy way of approach to solidify
sentiment and to array majority of the
countrv's citizens behind new deal plans,
is the way which, evidently, will be taken
bv President Roosevelt and his new deal
supporters. The people of this country
have never faced a situation which de-
manded the exercise of more solid patriot
ism. wisdom and determination, than will
he required to meet these conditions, save
the nation from political dictatorship, and
at the same time make it safe against the
designs and Vaccinations of foreign enc
mics.
The middle of the road course is the way
of safety and ultimate victory for Ameri-
canism, according to the settled convictions
of this newspaper. We counsel that eternal
wstebfuIness is the price of safety in this
period of danger.
As to the charges made against new deal
leadership by Dr. Jordan, the fact is that
they are believed true and justifiable by
thousands of the country's citizens; and as
that gentleman asserts new low in politi-
cal leadership is thereby indicated. How
tragic it is that those in control of the ma
tional government at this time have made
a record which affords ample justification
for the charge that, having lost their battle
for dictatorial control of the nation on all
other fronts, they now seek to achieve their
ends in the name of patriotism and national
preparedness.
Countrymen, remember that already
there are federal laws which, should this
country become involved in war, would
Immediately transform it into dictator
ship which would make Adolph Hitler look
like piker Also watch the efforts which
will be made in the next Congress to enact
laws even more stringent. If this country
does become involved in war and pass to
the control of military dictatorship, we
can say goodbye to the Republic.
Why not compel Congress to enact laws
which will preserve the Republic, prevent
dictatorship, and at the same time enable
the United States to protect its territory
and it's people against threats of foreign
enemies?
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
OCCASION FOR PAUSE

Report of Assistant Secretary of War Louis
Johnson, in which he recommends government con-
troll of the entire economic of the nation
as part of the national defense set-up should
to first and, perhaps most constructive purpose in
causing the American people to scrutinze the
tire ornaments program and the lengths to which
it NAV 90 under threatened hysteria and emotion
alsm.
National defense has already been stretched to
cover practically the entire American economy. In
addition to spending billions for actual military
naval and aeronautical equipment and detectives
there has been indication that the program will
spread into the railroads and the utilities in order
that they too may be ready for the burden of war
The Johnson plan, presumably devised with admin
istration approval, goes infinitely farther. There
industry, no phase of economic life that would
be left untouched under its provisions
Some of this defense this preparedness is I'M
doubtedy necessary in view of world conditions
and the proof already supplied that the dictator
ships can understand only the language of arma-
ments But just where are We going in the entire
matter? What is our international policy? What
are we going to defend? Whom are we going to
fight? Where does defense end and offense begin?
What is to be the end or the limits of this great
program which We are undertaking to outarm any
nation in the world, widely separated as we are
from potential enemies? Where is such move
ment, in its spirit and its Implications to take
and our system of government? Certainly Assistant
Secretary Johnson's program should give great
pause to this last question
Ii everything is set up for absolute government
tai control IN event of war; all that is necessary to
assure dictatorship is to bring on conflict 1t is
well indeed to think, while there is sanity left,
upon the antipodism of war and democracy. Once
war comes democracy is abandoned in the rigid
control which ensues; and as preparations take
place the democratic cause is relatively affected
Democracy must defend itself; but the grave dan
ger is in the probability that such defense may
become Frankensteinian.-Gr News.
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Of course there are many Ger
mans living in Germany and else
where who are stoutly opposed to
the bestialities of the pagan Hit
Ter and his pagan lieutenants.
There have always been individ-
ual Germans who have been
against the blood and iron poll
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, JOHN T. FLYNN

The use of the term heavy"
and durable" goods is quite in
adequate to describe the phe-
nomenon.
DR.. Lubin has included auto
mobiles as durable goods. But are
watches durable goods? A watch
will outlast several automobiles,
An evening coat may we'll last a
man twice as long as car.
Besides, this is not an "automo-
bile" depression. While automo-
bile production has suffered along
with every kind of consumers
goods, it has done better than
many.
This is a capital goods depres-
sion.
1t is depression caused by the
falling of in the production of
goods, whether heavy or not, dur
able or not, which are produced
on bong term credit, such as
buildings, plants, machinery, rail-
road equipment, utility equipment,
houses, etc.
The depression proceeds from.
the dact that when goods made
to be sold, on long term credits
are not produced, then the pro-
duction of new supplies of money
and income are not produced.
DR.. Lubin's own statement re-
veals this fact for he found the
weak spo:s to be in the industries
which supply building construc-
ton. ~.
Another odd statement is that
in the depression years we "lost"
1873 billion dollars.
Taking 1929 as his base, Dr.
Lubin concludes that if we had
gone on making what we made
in 1929 we would have made 1873
billion more than we did make.
This he calls loss of 1873 billion.
Thus if John D. Rockefeller
made 10 million in 1929 and no
profit in 1880, DR.. Lubin would
say Rockefeller lost 10 million in
1890.
This is one OF those statements
which are all right at Chamber
of Commerce banquet but have
no place in a supposedly scientific
study of our economic situation.
Copyright, 1888, NEA Service. Inc,
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LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

tally the German nation believes
in ruthless terrorism; the world
should recognize that fact, and
shape its course accordingly. Any
attempt to delude ourselves into
believing that the persistent bru-
talities of Germany are the fault
of some personality, rather than
of the spirit of the nation, will
but confuse and handicap us in
meeting the situation.
Millions of Germans are con-
scientiously opposed to German
brutalities-which is one reason
there are so many Germans living
in other countries - particularly
in the United States.
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nation. Down through history tne
same spirit of brutality has been
manifested.
1t was the German chancellor
Bismark who ineXcusably as
saulted and plundered France in
1870; and the German people fol-
lowed him. 1t was the German
Kaiser Wilhelm who inexcusably
undertook to overrun the world
in 1914; and the German people
followed him. And it is the Ger
man dictator Hitler who is today
giving the mortified world an ex-
hibition of medieval barbarism;
and the German people are fol-
lowing him.
History shows that fundamen-
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are threatening to inflict still
worse atrocities on the Jews I'M
less everybody shuts up about the
matter.
There are folks who think you
are scared of them if you yield
to them. Making concessions to
them is like paying money to
Acknowledgement surrender calls
for another. The only language
such persons understand is a left
to the jaw and a right to the
chin.
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NlNS VI St-~
man nation. But
any attempt to
set up the de-
Tense that the
Germans as a
people are out
of S y m p a t h y
with the ruthless
terrorism so long
associated w i t h
German govern
ments, will not
s Z a II q ANALYSIS.
The thing has
D ers i S t ed too
long not to be
To the
Germans as a
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HORRIFICATION
PERSONIFIED

There is one thing for which
we who believe in democracy
should go down on our knees and
thank God. Hitler, by showing his
true colors, is giving the United
States great big dose of anti
Nazism! 1t would be about as
easy now to induce our people to
swallow tablespoonful of rat
poison as the Nazi doctrine.
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CANNOT UNDERSTAND
APPEASEMENT

1t is useless to try to concili-
ate people who believe in terror
ism. The more you attempt to
appease them, the more arrogant
and brutal they become.
Instead of showing apprecia-
ton of England's peace effort in
yielding them Czechoslovakia, the
Nazis are merely encouraged to
increased deviltry. Not only are
they ignoring England's protests
against more and more merciless
treatment of the Jews, but they
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-09
UNARMEp AMONG WILD BEASTS

When several of the worlds most powerful ma
lions are ruled by men who recognize no law or
code but force, whose philosophy is that Knight
makes right" what defense has any other nation
II 1t have not the might to cause the international
gangsters to stop and listen to reason?
No man can be safe unarmed in jungle of pow
erful, vicious, boodthirsty wild beasts, nor in the
midst OF gang of armed bandits, no matter how
much ne may desire peace.-Charlotte Observer.
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DUBBED "SOONrpp

RENO, New. Dupp-T,.
time claim-rushigg-day tenn "
"sooners' is now applied - .
various game hunting .s,.'.
One sooner 0. the pre.,..
hunting season who baggei :.
one bird and one day too ,oo, ' !,
a $50 fine for his ">oarrc.. e.
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"DOG-KETCHER:" II
Ey NOAH HOLLOWELL

"DOG-KETCHER:" It's won.
derful how fellow can sit
around and be beaten to a bang
up idea. l have long contemplate
ed running for the high office of
dog catcher just to see what it
took to get elected, because you
often hear a persons popularity
described by the saying che
couldn't be elected dog-ketcher."
Constable T. T. Turner wasn't
running for the job of corralling
dogs but he proved that a person
could be elected dog-ketcher if he
and his mother-in-law could get
together and write his name as
candidate on the county ballot on
election day.
For some cause Mr.. Turner's
name wasn't on the official ballot
but two persons in his home pre-
cinct wrote. his name on the Off
cial ballot and he was elected
constable of Crab Greek town.
ship.
UNPOPULAR JOB: Wouldn't
fellow lead dogs life as dog
ketcher! My, how his neighbors
would kick him around! But,
wouldn't the job qualify him for
the higher office of mayor of a
lovely city? Just an ordinary man
can qualify for the judicial temp
erament of passing upon the up
risings and downsittings of a
stubborn human being, but it
takes a genius like Payson Ter
hume to sit in Judgment upon
mooted questions as to what it
takes to make a dog nuisance
in an urban neighborhood.
You have to know the dog lam
guage and appreciate the faith
fulness of dog to sit in judy
ment. For instance, there used to
be a dog in my 'neighborhood that
barked exactly like my dog did
when he freed" a squirrel. He
made me forget myself and the
troubles OF passing years that
make person turn grey and
want to rush out and shoot at |
something jumping from limb to
limb of a tall tree. Then there's
the bark of a dog on cold trail |
of prey whose scent has been |
spent with passing hours where
there is little humidity. Such a
bark has detected note. Then
there's the gratifying whine of a |
dog and the calm of the setter or
pointer when he is doing big bust |
ness. There's the loneliness of |
his baying at the moon when he
means no harm.
Then there's the musical chase
of the fox on a still night that
would be a nuisance to those mott
up on dog lore as was the case of
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OVER SEIZURE
OF ETHIOPIA

Headline: ENGLAND S ct ! e S
Long-standing Row With Italy"
Yes, and by completely giving
in to Mussolini. Chamberlain has
demonstrated clearly that there is
no need of anybody's having
trouble with these dictators. All
one has to do is to capitulate to
their demands.
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the man of the city who visited
his country friend and was taken
out on midnight hunt. The pack
of hounds warmed up and the
cOuntryman was getting a great
thrill while the urbanite didn't
hear anything to interest him.
"Listenw exclaimed the profess
sional hunter. did you ever hear
such heavenly music in all your
life?"
The city man cupped his ear to
catch the sound and finally said
alphabetically, Il can't hear any
thing but those damned dogs"
But, now we know how to be-
come q dog-ketchr despite the OPP
probrium of the high office.
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BIBLE THOUGHT
PRESERVED IN HEAVEN FOR YOU
Peter Ia Il Cor. 2:9)

Scenes of surprising delight await US. Sights on
which NO cloud or shadow ever rest. Our sun will
never set Our happiness shall never be dimmed.
M grief no sigh, no tear there. 1t is Land OF
fadeless day" We shall traverse the whole extent
Of our magnificent inheritance, exploring its Won
ders and beauty.
In joyful hope We anticipate walks and talks
with our ever blessed Lord.
Walter Scott.
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BARKER HEIGHTS
BARKER HEIGHTS. Dec

BARKER HEIGHTS. Dec. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bigger of
Charlotte motored here for the
weekend and were accompanied
home by the latter's mother, Mrs.
Isabel Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Ruff were
recent supper guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam. Husky at their new
home near Hendersonville.
MI. and Mrs. Tom Cornwell
spent the weekend with relatives
at Spartanburg. S. C. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Getty King spent
Sunday $, with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Keisler. ..-
Miss Fac Hyder of this place
is at present nursing Dr. Sam
pies mother, who is i'll.
A number of people from this
section attended the funeral of
Mr.. Ralph McGraw of High
Point. He was buried at the
Methodist cemetery at Dana.
Mrs. Roy Gowan visited recent
ly with Mrs. Emily Hambright of
Charlotte.
Miss Mary Leslie called Wad-
nesday on Miss Irene Mitchell,
Mrs. W. Sherman and brother,
Evening star., 1938-05-01

Gold mining companies incorporated
in the Philippines last year numbered
375.
Evening star., 1938-05-01

whose own parents cannot care for
them or who need some specialized
service. He is also spiritual con-
sultant for the volunteer program of
the ST. Vincent de Paul Society and
the Ladies of Charity and must see
that the work of their 900 members
dovetailS into the complete Catholic
welfare program without duplication
or waste of effort
AS board member and controller OF
admissions to st. Vincent'S Home and
School and St. Josephs Home and
School, the 200 children who live in
these homes are his spiritual wards.
He also works in close cooperation
with st. AIMS Home for mothers and
babies. st. Roses Technical School
for girls of high school age. and the
Christ Child Settlement and Con-
valescent Farm.
Although the cost of this compre-
henSive Catholic welfare system is
met chiefly by the Community Chest.
the administra ton remains entirely
in the hands of Catholics-the board
members, staff members and volun-
teer workers of these agencies. Father
Shehan helps them in all phases of
the program, irons out difficulties and
keeps the work running smoothly. BY
his own example of the practical ap-
plication of church principles to the
everyday troubles of the world he not
only helps needy Catholics to find a
better way of life, but also guides
many other Catholics into paths of
useful service
Evening star., 1938-05-01
OKLAHOMA DENIED
SECURITY GRANTS
Board Rules State Welfare
Commissions Record Still
Blemished.
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
The Social Security Board decided
yesterday that the Oklahoma Welfare
Commission must do more thorough
job Of house cleaning before the Fed
eral Government will resume pay
rents to that State for public as
sistance
Conceding there was evidence of
"commendable action" since Federal
allotments to the State were halted
recently. the board demanded, never
theless, 'fsctual showing" of COM
pliance with Federal law before it
would resume payments.
Social security grants to Oklahoma
were stopped March after the Fed
eral board found the States public
assistance program was mot admin
istered in conformity with the S )cial
Security Act
At that time the board said its in
Vestigations indicated payments total
ing several millions of dollars had been
made to dead persons persons ineligi-
bic because of age or to individuals
who did not meet State requirements
as to need.
Withdrawal of Federal funds, it re-
ported, had made it necessary to re-
duce monthly payments to need blind
persons and dependent children and
threatened to force sharp reouc-
tions" in grants to needy aged per-
cons.
Evening star., 1938-05-01
zOOPARK|NCPLAN
REPORTEDBYCL CLUB
May Be Doubled by
Use of Vacant Space,
Keystone Declares.

The problem of automobile parking
In Washington's Zoo, which has be-
come increasingly trying because OF
the added interest since the arrival
last year Of 1000 new specimens. is
the subject of report submitted
yesterday to DR.. William NJ. Mann,
director of the Zoo, by the keystone
Automobile Club.
, Based on surveys made by William
s. Canning, engineering director of
the club, in collaboration with Dr.
Mann and DR.. Ernest P. Walker, as
slstant director of the Zoo, the 22-page
report shows plans and estimates for
doubling the parking capacity with a
preparation of unused areas and the
enlargement of existing space.
: Eighteen parking areas to accommo-
date 1900 cars have been mapped,
and every precaution was taken to
avoid injury to the natural scenic
beauty of the park area. The esti-
mated cost of the plan was placed at
$4,000, contemplating the use of
w. P. A. labor, and few purchased
Nioeei ldiS LIE report suggests use
of gravel from the creek bed for grad
ang the parking spaces and discarded
power line poles for marking, leaving
paint. lime and similar materials the
only items to be purchased.
Several recommendations for i'm
provements in the interests of safety
are included in the report. Sixteen of
the areas recommended are off-street
parking spaces, and the report urges
that parking on the main drive be-
tween the Lion House and the Ele-
phant House be prohibited, because OF
heavy pedestrian traffic on this road
on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
The report also states that the larg-
est and most desirable parking area
in the Zoo could be developed west of
the Bird House, near the Connecticut
avenue entrance, but that removal OF
large part of the hill would be neces-
sary, recommendations are also in
cluded for the future development of
parking accommodations.
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Father Shehan Guides Work
Of TlUO of Oldest Charities
His Job Embraces Many
Fields of Service in
District.

One of the oldest forms of charity
in Washington is that of two volun.
teer Catholic organizations-the st
Vincent de Paul Society and the La.
dies OF Charity. Starting in the early
part OF the last century with neigh.
borly good deeds to fellow Catholic!
who were in trouble, they are the
foundations upon which practically
all OF the seven main charitable or
CARNATIONS for Washington Catholics
have been built.
Today, both of these volunteer Or
CARNATIONS have a membership OF
over 300 laymen. They live and dc
their charitable work in all parts
OF the city. Yet their work never
overlaps, is equally effective and ef-
f1cient, and the institutions which
they use maintain the best of mod
ern standards One of the chief
reasons for this modern service is
the priest who guides 1.-THE Rev Law.
renee j. Shehan, director Of the
Catholic Charities, l44l Rhode Is
land avenue NV.
Born in Baltimore and educated in
Catholic schools, Father Shehan COM
pleted his studies and was ordained
at the North American College, Rome
He received his real initiation into
the problems and sufferings Of in
tense poverty when he was assigned
as assistant pastor to parish in one
OF the poorest sections of Washing
ton. There he visited dingy rooming
houses where large families were
housed in tiny rooms. He sat beside
death beds which were mere bundles
of rags upon bare floors. As he delved
deeper and deeper into his work, his
interest in it grew. He found from
his own experience then that re-
ligion had the power to lift men out
OF failure and despair.
BY 1929, he had proved so successful
in this work that he was appointed
assistant director Of the Catholic
Charities and in 1887, upon the resig-
nation of Msgr O'Grady, he became
its director. His job is unlike that of
most other welfare workers in this
city because 1t embraces so many fields
Of service.
He is administrator of the pro-
fessional welfare program which, with
Community Chest funds, aids an aver
age of $50 Catholic families a month
and helps over 800 Catholic children
Evening star., 1938-05-01
WARFORC.AND0
RESUMEDBYBANK
Letter by Guaranty Trust
Ends Negotiations by
eBaiIie.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3O.-The war
between Robert r. Young and power
full banking interests over control Of
profitable Chesapeake g. Ohio Rail-
way was on again tonight.
Peace negotiations presided over by
Earle Bailie, partner of j. & w.
Seligman d Co., Wall Street invest
ment bankers, came to an abrupt end
when Guaranty Trust Co., third
largest bank in the United States,
sent out letter to bondholdefs of
Allegheny Corp, in which the bank
put itself on record as believing the
c. d. o. should not continue to be
subject to the control OF Mr.. Young" "
Mr.. Young, chairman of Allegheny
Corp, who had said yesterday the
way was still open for further nego-
tiations, after c. & O. directors turned
down an offer fro mthe bankers, re-
piled by saying:
The statement of the Guaranty
Trust Co. that control the Chesa-
peake d Ohio Railway Co. is ab-
Surd."
Bailie Enters Fight.
1t was also reported that Mr..
bailie. Guaranty'S candidate for the
Chesapeake Corp. and C. & o. Boards
jumped into the fray with a letter
to stockholders Of both companies,
but confirmation was not immediately
forthcoming.
Mr.. Young is plaintiff against
Guaranty in pending action in the
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals. As chairman of Allegheny,
top holding company in the former
100000 100000 Van Sweringen rail
system. Mr.. Young seeks the right
to vote controlling stock in Chesa-
peake Corp, middle company in the
set-up, at a special stockholders
meeting called by opponents of Young
and postponed pending the outcome
OF the litigation.
The stock in question. owned by
Aileghany, Is pledged as collateral
with the bank as trustee for ALLIE
ghany bonds. The bank contends It
has the right to vote the stock be-
cause collateral went below $50 per
cent OF the bonds face value.
c. & o. Management Backed.
chesapeake Corp owns "a per cent
OF c. Il o. stock Three-ouarters of
tne owners of the remaining stock,