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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
OH. MO-

There couldn't
by any chance
be any sarcasm,
could there? in
t h c remark Of
t h a t Japanese
statesman - n o
said recently he
hoped that the
friend S h i p be-
tween the Unit
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
ATTENTION TO o. MAX GARDNER

Since hearing Max Gardner here the other night,
this community has been recession-conscious.
Nearly everybody one met on the street the next
morning shot this one at you: "Well, what did you
think of Max Gardeners speech and of what he
thought the President going to do to help
busness?"
1t put us all to thinking. 1t gave some Of us the
creeps to think that we might have to undergo all
that WPA free spending, graft and extravaganza
again.
There are many who think that President Roose-
welt could accomplish the desired object by less talk
on his part and more action; and also by letting
congress get through what it has to do and adjourn
If congress were to adjourn today, you would no
tice an immediate effect on business.
Old General Ironpants Hugh S. Johnson has
the right idea, too. And what he says is exactly
what we quoted yesterday from Senator Bailey and
Roger Babson. And that was to bring to an end
the fear and uncertainty that has possessed the
American people.
at (the government) should stop doing the
things that make people uncertain or afraid TO
spend or invest their money! says General john
son. Here is his full statement on the matter;
at is simply silly to say that it is up to business
to suggest what government should do to end this
depression. l have spent more time in Chicago re-
Gently and consulted many business men-big and
little, well-establshed and on the skids. didn't
observe any confusion of council They all thought
just one thing, viz:
Government can't do anything to end the de-
preston, but it can stop doing enough to end 1t
promptly. -..-.
What it should stop doing should not be as a
favor to- or trade with business. 1t should be done
as blessing to consumers, workers, farmers, and
the unemployed. 1t should stop doing the Things
that make people uncertain or afraid to spend or
invest their money. That's all. There is plenty
of money to bring prosperity All that is needed is
for it to get busy. 1t should stop encouraging
business cooperation with government with one
hand, and trying to send men to jail Tor doing 1t
with the other 1t should stop condemning, restrict
ing preventing and Furnishing the investment OF
money for profit. Above all, it should make up its
mind whether it is for capitalist or socialist
economy."-Gastonia Gazette.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
IRRITATING UNDOUBTEDLY

Bandits robbing a bank are
likely to lose patience with those
in charge of the bank if they re-
sist the robbery. And it is easy
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
RIVERS EORD,S GUEST

WAYS, Ga, Feb. 4. (UP).-
Henry Ford, the automobile man
ufacturer, entertained at his
coastal winter estate here yester-
day for Governor E. D. Rivers of
Georgia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

A peaceful nation seems to be one that
keeps out of foreign wars because it is too
busy fighting at home 49, - -..-...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

1t takes a lot of thinking to figure out a
way to make money through the work of
other people. ~. ..a
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

1t is very rare to have to argue with a
man to convince him that he knows some
thing. tH
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Japan has ordered that all clothes worn Their
must be of wool mixed with staple fibre.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

In the confidence of real faith a few
months are nothing: the word of truth,
once spoken, will remain.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Laughter benefits the lungs and is an outlet TO,
some forms of superfluous energy
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Happiness eventually comes to those who
have strength not to rush too fast and the
power to wait and be patient
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

The law of the land needs revision when
it takes three years for litigant to find
out what it is, .,. ~.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

FEBRUARY is not bad month for adver-
Using if yofwant it to be good month for
BUSINESS. 5z=-- 1850
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

The American debut of Marie Jeritza was mad
at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1921.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Spin-wheel tuning is new system introduced
a 1898 radio set displayed in London.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

~ The first national organization of American trade
unions was formed in 1859. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Shortage of agricultural steel is still handicap
ping building in Italy.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

The name Catholic is derived from Greel
word meaning universal"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

Salvador's 1898 coffee crop
will weigh over l00,000,000
pounds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
ALL WOMEN BEWARE: 81

would like to have a cow if my
wife could milk her." remarked
|. w. Allen, merchant with home
in the country.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04

TO unQerS I 4 u Il
how Japan feels
when she de
clares she has
lost pa t c n c e
with China.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
HOW LONG. AlETHIA,

will you keep neslecting your complexion!
Help bring out it, natural loveliness with
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Wonderful
for pimples. blackheads. roughness and
otherexternallyc caused irritations. Soap2f.
Ointment Isl at your druggists. FREE sam
pie, write Cuticura, Dept. g. Maiden, Mass:
Evening star., 1938-12-06
+. E. 0. Sisterhood
To Hold Benefit

A benefit food sale will be held by
Chapter c of the P. E. o. Sister,
hood at pm. Saturday at the home
of Mrs. L. H. Bentley, 3485 Holmead
place NV.
Chapter G will be entertained at
1:30 pm. Thursday with luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Harry L. Un-
derwood, $500 Ontario road NV.
Mrs. Grant S. Barnhart will be as
sistant hostess.
DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr Of Ameri-
can University will speak on Euro
pean Conditions"
Chapter M will meet Thursday at
8 pm. at 2124 I street NV, with
Miss jeanette Stewart and Miss Eliz-
abeth Vandersluis co-hostesses for
the annual inspection by the State
organizer. Mrs. T. A. Hutton.
Chapter l.. will have its annual
inspection by Mrs. Hutton at a
meeting at 1:30 pm. Friday at the
home OF Mrs. j. H. Harper, 708 East
Capitol street.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Court Rules Rifle Body
Must File Tax Returns

The National Rifle Association
Of America, Inc. will have to file
with the District tax assessor re-
turns for the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1884 to 1887 inclusive,
under an opinion handed down
yesterday by the United States Court
Of Appeals. The appellate tribunal,
IN reversing District Court, held
that the activities of the associa-
ton clearly constitute the carry
ing on of business in the District
of Columbia
The rifle association had con-
tended it was benevolent, charitable
and scientific in character and so
exempt from taxation, but the ap-
pellate tribunal found the objects
OF the association are not neces-
sarily or exclusively educational in
character The court commented
that the association collects a min
imum of approximately $4,000 or
$500 per year and said:
THE Commissioners are specifi-
cally authorized to compel the fl
Ing of sworn return by any per-
son required by law to file such a
return. Appellee has failed to show
that 1t comes within any exemp-
ton provided by law and the lower
court erred in entering the order
from which this appeal is taken"
Evening star., 1938-12-06

same salaries as men is the best
measure of the long way women
have come in government service" "
she declared
Mrs. McMillin referred to the
former Representative Edward Keat-
ing as the father of the classifica-
ton act of 1929 and declared that
this act was really an emancipation
for women in respect to getting into
the government service on an equal
footing with men.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick introduced
the speaker. Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard,
president of the club, was among
those at the speakers table. The
guests included Mrs. Hugo Black.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Mission Auxiliary Dinner,

A dinner meeting of the Evening
Auxiliary of the Central Union Mis-
sion will be held at pm. Friday
at the First Congressional Church.
This will be the first time since it
was organized, more than 20 years
ago. that the auxiliary has met out
side of mission headquarters. The
change was made necessary by the
increased membership.
The program. following dinner,
will include Christmas music by
Miss Leonora Tatum. soloist. and
Mrs. Lalla S. Harrison. pianist, and
also group of readings. Devo-
tlonals will be conducted by Mrs. J.
II. Neal
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Women in Civil
Service Theme

The present working conditions
of women in government service was
contrasted with working conditions
in the earlier days in an address
yesterday by Mrs. Lucille Foster
McMillin, United States Civil Serv-
ice Commissioner, at the forum
luncheon of the Womens National
Democratic Club.
THE fact that it is possible today
for women to gain recognition by
the same standards and with the
Evening star., 1938-12-06
DR.. Williams Speaker

DR.. Louis L. Williams, jr., of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice will address the meeting of the
Washington Wellesley Club at pm.
tomorrow at the home of Miss Cary
B. Millholland, 1906 California street
NV. His subject will be "On the
Beaten Track in India"
Evening star., 1938-12-06

GOLDEN WEDDING.-Mr. and
Mrs. Orren J. Linendoll Of
Plymouth, Mich, are celebrat-
ing their 50th wedding ami
versary at the home of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. James F. Mcfarland,
10l E street Sc. The Linen
dolls have four children and
five grandchildren.
-Harris-EW Photo.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Rush arty Planned

1ota Chapter of Chi Sigma Soror-
ity, which recently celebrated its
twelfth anniversary, will have its
last rush party of the season Sun
day in the form of a breakfast at
Rixey Mansions. Inactive men,
bers of the chapter also will be
guests at this annual affair.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
To Read Original Stories.

The Writers League OF Washing
ton will meet at Thomson school
Thursday at pm, Original stories
will be read by Mrs. l.. w. T1lton,
Mrs. Leila w. Marshall, Mrs. D. w.
Thayer and Mrs. Agles Wright.
Mrs. John Hreachmac and Miss Ivy
Lindsey will read some OF their
published poems.
Manuscripts for the poetry con-
test are due at this meeting, the
poem not to exceed 80 lines.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Hadassah Membership Tea.

The Business and Professional
Women's Division of Hadassah will
give a membership tea Sunday at 3
ON. in the gymnasium room of
Harvard Hall at 1850 Harvard street
NV. The entertainment program
will include accordion selections.
Refreshments will be served.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
"Pins and Needles" Cast at Tea.

The members of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
who opened their show Pins and
Needles" at the National Theater
last night, are being entertained at
tea today by members of the Wash
ington League of Women Shoppers.
The league is sponsoring the Friday
night performance of the show to
raise money for its winter program.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Insurance WOmen's Dinner.

A dinner meeting of the Insurance
Womens Club of Washington will
be held at pm. next Monday at
the Ivy Terrace, 1884 Connecticut
avenue NV. Mrs. Jennings w.
JaWler will preside.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Gardeners Plan Exhibit.

Members of the Garden Club OF
Chevy Chase, Md, will bring ex-
hibits suitable for Christmas deco
rations to the meeting at 3 pm.
tomorrow to be held with Mrs. Dud-
lev Morgan at / Quincy street.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Pen Women's League to Meet.

Senator Gladys Pyle of South
Dakota will be the guest Of honor
at the fellowship tea of the District
of Columbia League of American
Pen Women tomorrow at the studio
at the Grafton Hotel. Justin
Lawrie, accompanied by 1O-year-
old Gertrude Troutman, will present
the program.
Evening star., 1938-12-06
Faculty Party
Saturday
AtG.W.
Women's Club Plans
Informal Affair
: On Campus

An informal all-faculty party will
be given by the Faculty Women's
Club of George Washington Uni
Versity at pm. Saturday as a sub
stitute for the clubs monthly meet
ing. It will be held in the buff and
blue room of the Student Club,
Building C. on the campus.
Mrs. c. R. Naeser and her Com
mittee on Arrangements are PLAN
ming a program including music,
dancing, games and the presenta-
tion of melodrama. Refreshments
will be served.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Norman B.
Ames, Miss Ruth AtWell, Mrs.
Mitchell Dreese, Mrs. Wood Gray.
Mrs. John A. McIrtire, Mrs. Donnell
B. Young and Mrs. B. D. Van Evera.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04

some place else. 1t turned out to be
here"
"For what?"
zone has to be somewhere got on
the train, and after some thought l de-
termined to get off at the first station
whose name began with the letter P"
"Why?"
because that's the initial of my first
name -. l see you wear a badge"
"Fire marshall" said Mr.. Katz, swell
ling with pride.
"Indeed. Out of every one hundred
commercial enterprises that suffer a
considerable fire but fifty-seven per cent
are able to continue in business. Not
long ago forest fire was started by
sparks thrown from the shoe of a
horse"
"Gosh!" exclaimed Mr.. Katz "How
long you goin' to stay?"
permanently"
"For good? Here?"
"That." said the young stranger. "is
my intention"
81 got to stay here. / got to because
can't git away. l never would "a come
here if l hadn't been born here. No
buddy else is here that wasn't born here.
Bein' born in Pecllham Falls is a kind
of an affection like cross-eyes. Either
you got it or you hain't. Me, | can't
see no reason why : teller that wasn't
born here should come any other way"
"Born." said the stranger. During
the last year 2.220,000 babies were
born in the United States: $4,000 were
twins, there were 300 sets of triplets,
and 6 sets of bankruptcies"
"Be We rich?" asked Mr. Katz.
81 am moderately affluent-moder-
ately. Why do you ask"
81 was wonderin what you calc'lated
to live on in Peckham Falls. You'd have
to fetch it with you. Hain't no way of
maxim a Twin here"
"You are alive" said the young man
with incontrovertible logic. Numbers
of persons are alive"
"It's because they're too healthy to
die They started out by bein' alive, and
just kept on at it because nothin' killed
'cm off,"
a." said the young man, "am seeking
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04

PECKHAM FALLS was drowsily sur
prised every time the ten-forty train
arrived, because it had vague feeling
the engine would give up some day from
pure Encouragement at the uselessness
Of it's arrivals. The town was astounded
If . passenger alighted, but not at all
amazed if resident went away. never
to return. In short, Peckham Falls could
not be regarded as the Land of Oppor-
tunity.
Once it had been a thriving little
place, but the Depression had sat down
upon it and smothered it. What industry
once existed in the way of a pulp mill
and a clothespin factory and a couple of
miscellaneous enterprises had ceased to
awaken the world with their seven
o'clock whistles, and such inhabitants as
remained, to the number of 2,811. con-
tinued to exist by sort of rotating
system which consisted of buying from
one smother on credit.
The lake was as beautiful as it ever
had been; the mountains were as lovely.
Gorgeous cloud shadows moved along
their wooded slopes as graciously as if
Prosperity were just around the corner.
and fish continued to bite. Which was
fortunate, because without fish numbers
Of residents would have had more meal
times than meals.
Peckham Falls snuggled down in
huge saucer through which rushed or
gurgled or trickled river-the nature
Of its movement regulated by the sea-
sons. When the melting SHOWS came
down, it was a very savage little stream
which had a way with bridges, carry
ing them off their feet with its ardor;
when August arrived, it almost ceased
to be, and the fishes went to the lake
or hunted pools and wished they were
squirrels. If you were hunting for a
town to look at you could have found no
more pleasant example than this: but
II you sought an arena. scene of ac-
ton, field for the display of economic
talents you found Sahara.
Therefore. Fire Marshal Katz refused
to believe his eyes when the ten-forty
drew reluctantly to a stop and a pas
senger alighted with huge Gladstone
bag. The marshal rubbed his eyes and
stared. The young man stood over his
baggage and stared at the wheeling
train. Then he turned and scrutnized
such portion of the village as was
visible from his point of disadvantage.
Villages seldom are at their best in the
vicinity of their railroad stations. Fire
Marshal Katz heard the young man
sigh. It was not exactly pathetic sigh;
& was not an exasperated sigh; it was,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04

rather, sigh of resignation; as if the
sigher were saying to himself that what
he saw was no better than he deserved.
He was thin individual, not tall.
You would not have called him wiry
because there was no suggestion of
muscles of any sort. He was pale. not
with the pallor of illness, but of lack of
exposure to anything in the nature of
sunlight or exercise which might give
tint to his skin. His nose was notable.
1t was a noble hook. His forehead was
high and his hair was straw colored.
There was quite good deal of it, and
it all pointed backward, as if he were
facing a strong wind. His eyes were
brown and bright and melancholy, and
you could not tell much about his mouth
because it was in motion, sort Of ro-
tary. ruminant movement attainable
only by the habitual chewer of gum.
He picked up his bag and set it down
again, and then he glanced at Katz and
said, "that sign is accurate" He pointed
to the name of the station on the face
of the depot.
"Accurate?" asked Mr.. Katz.
"This really is Peckham Falls ?"
"What makes you think it ANTI"
asked the fire marshal.
81 didn't think it wasn't" said the
young man patiently 81 was simply
confronting the possibility that it might
not be-"
THIS WAS TOO much for Mr.. Katz,
who spat copiously over the edge of the
platform. "You talk lot of words with
out sayin' anythin', seems as though"
he said petulantly.
"Words," said the young man. "The
English language contains, at the mo-
ment, upwards of 100000 living words.
yet 43 of them comprise more than half
of all the words that are written or
spoken each day."
"What of u" asked Mr.. Katz.
"Nothing in particular" said the
young man.
"Then why did you fetch it up?"
SIT Just occurred to me-" said the
stranger mildly.
"Come on business ?" asked Mr. Katz
quizically.
"On impulse" said the stranger.
"What's that?"
"I didn't wish to be where / was any
longer. / therefore determined to 60
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04

a business opportunity-a chance for
profitable investment"
"What's your name?"
"Peleg Bodkin."
'That gives me kind of an idea
said the fire marshal. Just why the dis
closure of Peleg's name furnished him
with a thought it was difficult to say
COZ Myron Peddie up m died last week.
81 regret to hear it." said Peleg.
"He used to be in the fire insurance
business before he died"
"Indeed."
"Calc1ate his wilder wants to sell it.
How much money you got?"
ga thousand dollars" said Peleg with
some pride. 81 never had thousand
dollars before. 1 acquired this sum all
at once by the exercise of a certain
amount of skill, ability, application, and
intelligence. 1t is why 1 determined to
uproot myself and seek new environ
ment."
"How'd you git it?"
"By stating correctly the number o,
beans in large glass receptacle. This
receptacle was exhibited before
motion picture house The purchase o,
a ticket of admission entitled you t.
one guess as to the number of beans ir
the bottle. The prize was $1,000"
"And you won?"
81 did," said Peleg modestly. at was
easy to determine the cubical conten
of the bottle. 1t was a simple matter
then, to arrive at the number of aver
age-sized beans that could be place
inside. But there was another factor.
"What?"
"Shrewdness," said Peleg. "The per-
son who offered the prize would not
make it's winning a simple matter. He
would contrive some device that would
make the bottle contain either more
beans than it could apparently, or less.
1t was simpler to make it contain less.
This could be done by placing some
object in the bottle, which would take
the place of number of beans. My
problem was to determine what this
object was and its cubical content"
"You done it,"
"By process of reasoning. The large
bottle, shaped somewhat like those
sometimes seen in apothecaries' windows,
contained four and quarter gallons of
liquid matter. What, then, could be the
size and nature of the object concealed
beneath the beans studied the habits Of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04
BEGINNING:
the
FAC s

The RoHcking Story of PeIeg
Bodkin. Purveyor of Facts,
Whose Statistics Were Proof
Against All but q Perky Nose.
Evening star., 1938-08-15
Falls Fatal.

Falls Fatal.
Falls caused 26,s7N. deaths in the
United states IN 1888. the United
States Census Bureau reports.
Evening star., 1938-08-15
ing that they awaited instructions
from the higher command"
"a Japanese war office announce.

ing that they awaited instructions
from the higher command"
"a Japanese war office announce.
ment Saturday said military rep
resentatives of both sides had
signed memorandum pledging
themselves to avoid further incl
dents In the area and that map
marking troop positions at the
time the truce was declared was
expected to be signed Saturday,
Skepticism as to japanese inten-
tions was expressed by the Soviet
navy newspaper Red Navy, which
asserted Japan had been preparing
an attack on the Soviet Union for
seven years.
The newspaper said financial Diff
ficulties at home. poor crops in Man.
chukuo and other dtfnculties had pre-
vented "com pletion" OF the war prepa-
rations, but that the Japanese had
nearly 100000 men, 1900 pieces Of
artillery, $50 tanks and $50 war;
planes ready for war against the
U. S. S. r."
Foreign military observers in Mos
COW were inclined TO await develop
ments of the next few weeks before
deciding whether the Changkufeng
armistice Is only military truce in
the narrowest sense Of the word or
4 beginning Of better relations be.
tween Soviet Russia and Japan.
Toxic Charges Truce Violation.
TOXIC, Aug IS (A1.-Domei Japa-
nese News Agency said today Soviet
Russian troops had violated the
Changkufeng truce by constructing
dugouts within the no mans land
agreed upon when the border fght-
ing was ended August II.
The news agency said the japanese
had protested to Gen. Shutern, chief
Of STAFF of the Far Eastern Red Army,
and he had promised to enforce OBJ
servance OF the truce, but that Soviet
troops continued to build dugouts in
l80.yard- wide neutral zone separating
the Japanese and Russians along the
4-mile 'front.'
All Japanese troops had withdrawn
the agreed 90 yards from the crest
Of Chanekufeng Hill. Domei said.