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The Washington times., 1938-02-12


In this book the many-faceted
life of the great American is
dutifully exposed. The source
material being the letters and
papers of william H. Herndon,
Lincoln's law partner. For Is
years after the death of the
President, Mr.. Herndon kept UP
a flowing chain of letters to all
and everyone who could tell him
of incidents in the life Of his
friend, which he hoped to pre-
sent in a Life" that would be
honest" first and a literary
achievement If it so happened.
In the course of this letter
writing he was asked by many
who turned out articles, bro
chures, books and biographies
of Mr.. Lincoln, for confirmation
Of stories and rumors. It is
reported that he gave quite
freely, and the letters included
in this volume carry out this
assertion.
EDITED BY HERTZ
Emanuel Hertz, collector and
biographer of Lincoln, has
edited and arranged the Hern-
don letters which have come to
him after years of research.
They are presented in three
sections:
First: Letters Herndon wrote
to biographers of his day, ex-
planning and helping with their
work.
Second: Letters received by
Herndon from men and women
who had known Lincoln and
whom he had asked for in
formation.
Third: Articles which the law
partner had written for inclu-
sion in the Life" that he was
always preparing to write but
which was never published as
he intended it.
From these three sections
there comes an interesting pic.
ture of the day-by-day life Of
the great President. His va
garies, foibles and intimate
secrets are all bored by the
correspondence Of this inde-
fatigable worker, Mr.. Herndon.
Sad, dismal episodes of Lin
coins life are discussed deeply
or casually, depending upon the
angle or subject upon which the
correspondence turned. On the
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Story of Belgium's
Secret Newspaper

Underground News" by Oscar
Millard, publication of which is
announced for February 10, is
said by McBride's, the publish
ers, to be the first complete story
of La Libre Belgique," the
newspaper published secretly in
Belgium throughout the Ger
man occupancy during the war.
One hundred and seventy-one
issues were printed in cellars
and distributed through an
elaborate secret organization,
many members of which met
death before firing squads.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

eight. nine, ten thousand. UP and
up to thirteen thousand feet be-
fore it finally wings away over the
mountains.
Below lies Reno.
Thanks. for the memo.
ries D."
"Wada - wada-wada de.o-do."
The silver thread on which the
brown city is beaded is the Truckee
River. In it. according to tradi-
tion. lies her wedding ring,
thrown from the bridge next to
the Riverside Hotel.
The roaring bird cuts it's lazy,
climbing circles. Goodbye to Reno.
/ There is the strange, vital little
city now a darker patch on the
brown carpet of the valley.
She presses her face close to
the tiny window for the last
glimpse. Nostalgia memories have
already begun to course through
her brain. She hears again the
brassy cries of the keno dealers,
and the whirr of the slot machines,
and sees the brfghtcolored lights
advertising the casinos and caba-
rets.
The rides over the desert, and
the siX-foot-three COW puncher
who lifted her out of the saddle
with his two hands, kissed her and
then grinned at her.
MUSIC-AND DEAD vows
The bands and the scrape of
dancing feet on the floor, the
chime of the cash register behind
the bar and the talk and laughter
of men and women.
The strange queasy feeling at the
pit of her stomach as she sat in
the witness chair and heard the
bored voices of the men of law
giving her her freedom, and the
sudden flash that had gone
through her mind Whom God
hath joined together, let no man
put asunder."
Decree granted"
That awful first day in the hotel
room. the day she won a $3.50 at
craps and bought three new
dresses. the new friends left far
below; men who loved her. .wom-
en- still serving time.
The great bird levels off. The
motors seem to quiet down. Reno
drops back and at last disappears
as the ship heads over the noun
tains.
Goodbye to Reno.
"Wada de-o de-deedle-o do"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Noted PsychiGtrist
Author of Book

DR.. Karl A. Menninger, author
of Man Against Himself" to be
published by Harcourt. Brace, is
the well-known psychoanalyst
who, with his father and
brother, runs the Menninger
clinic IN Topeka, Kan, which
has been described as the best
pSychiatric hospital west Of the
Alleghenies. Mr.. Menninger'S S
book is a study Of the forces
of destruction working within
individuals, acute manifestations
of what the author calls Chronic
suicide"
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other hand much of a lighter
side of the great man is also
revealed.
The volume can be recon-
mended to quench the thirst of
many who are Lincoln fans"
and also to provide interesting
study for those who desire a
more intimate knowledge of one
of the greatest figures in Amer
lean history.
("The Hidden Lincoln" let.
ters and papers of William H.
Herndon, edited by Emanuel
Hertz and published BY the Vik..
ing PreSS.)
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Union Playhouse

The first free show of the Union
Playhouse will be presented Thurs
day, FEBRUARY II, at the Agricul-
ture Auditorium under the aus
pices of the Agriculture Branch
of Local No. 2, NFFE The
program will include three films,
"The Building of Boulder Dam, "
'Flood Waters" and "Stop Forest
Fires" DR.. Bauer and the Agri.
culture Orchestra will furnish the
music and there will be three ad.
ditional entertaining acts pre-.
sented by Federal employees g.
Two employees of the Division of
Grazing, Interior, have been sus.
pended Tor violations Of regula.
tions in the repair of automotive
equipment.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Would Save Time

An idea: Much of the business
of Congressman is hampered daily
by visitors appealing for aid (fi-
nanciaD some are qualified. rep
resenting organizations, etc., but
many are pure fakes, hoping to
wheedle something for nothing :.
But they take up valuable time
until either victorious over their
host or elected. Therefore, why
not a special secretary set up
somewhere through which all such
appeals would be cleared, he to
investigate each appeal? -. It
would be real economy in the long
run.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Fuss OUer Food
Highly Confidential

Persons tDEto mail or prone
"news tips" about GoUer1'
ment affairs or conditions
often are GDGrded cinema
tickets By this department.
Names are kept strictly con.
Jidenti1l and thus it Is GdUtS-
able for those With juicy in
formation to adopt a "pen
name" for Identification IN
case they tDin. (CAP) beside
your name or pen name en-
titles you to call at this desk
for tho passes to Locus CGpt'
tol, noto shouting "OF HC-
MAN HEAR TS," with
HELEN MORGAN on the
stage. Those 1Dith (PAL) CON
head for the Palace. tOtere
Fredric March is appearing
in "THE CCANE Err"
Dhile (COL) m cans ttno
passes to see Joan CrGtDtord
and Spencer Tracy in MAN
NEQUIN" at the Columbia.
General 1tewS about "toIEs in
the office" Is also tDeIcomed.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Case Was Settled

In response to inquiries, WPA's,
trouble over misappropriation Of
funds was settled as follows: The
employe was indicted April 5,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to probation for one to five years,
with a $500 fine. Complete resti.
tuition Of all money was made.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Foreign Service Quiz

State Department holds q writ
ten exam for the Foreign Serv-
ice September IL here and a
dozen other cities. To apply.
write Secretary Hull not later
than 40 days before the fatal
date. In other words, before
August 2 .Ads SMILES: AS busy
as the Commerce soda fountain
after $3.50 a. m. GAO has three
entrants in the star-gazing method
o. killing time (many offices re
port this way Of soldering" Is
rapidly replacing "battleship" in
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
CANDY FOR you

Beginning Monday, this
department will daily present
three Federal employees men,
toned in its columns with
One-pOund boxes of Velati's
delicious candy, caramels or
chocolates. This treat is pro
vided through courtesy of one
of WashingtOn'S oldest firms,
the Original Velati Company,
established in 1866, with
stores at $40 Ninth and 500
Fourteenth st. N. w. Watch
for Mondays column!
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Joseph in Egypt'

A new novel by Thomas
Mann is announced for puhlica-
ton in February % by Knopf.
Its title, Joseph in Egypt" i'm
plies that it continues Mann's
retelling Of the Joseph story, yet
it forms a complete novel with
in it's own two volumes.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

prizes Will go E' u hOOpeE
to those who can sing, recite
dance or play music the best. :. q.
Hooper is receiving entries at
Room 503, ITO Fourteenth st. N. w.
Whitsey Separated
Flash: Charles Whitsey, D. C.
organizer, has been axed by
Ages national office. Just
prior to that recent administra.
tive upset within D. c. depart
ment.
No. 28 Elects
At the regular monthly meet
ing of st. Elizabeth's Lodge
No. %, AFGE, Tuesday evening
the following officers were re
elected: Harry F. RAIDER, presi
dent; Mary Ruth Copsey (PAL)
recording secretary, and Frank
H. Maxey, financial secretary and
treasurer Roscoe O'Flaherty
was elected vice president {. Ma
tional Vice President G. Carroll
Diamond installed the officers
after the election and National
Treasurer Cecil Custer gave a per
talk The executive committee
RAIDER, Maxey, O'Flaherty, Mrs
Margaret Kelly and Mrs. Myrtle
Spudis, was retained Plans
were made for an oyster roast tc
be held carly in March.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

Hearings will be held within the
next two weeks by the House Post
office Committee on sick and an
nual leave for substitutes . It is
expected that further hearings
will be held before the Civil Serv-
ice subcommittee Of the Senate
on retirement legislation The
subcommittee on railway mail
service of the House was recently
informed by representatives OF
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

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what it's doing
from week to
W e e k...A n d
right off the
bat, Fisher and
S e C r etary FL
mer C. Hooper
have cooked up
an a m a t e u r
night after the
regular meeting
Monday night
on the mezZa-
nine floor at
the Washing
ton, W h e re i n
t h r e e c a S h
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WhOOps!

The approach Of st. Valentines
Day never fails to bring sly smiles
to the faces of the toilers in one
division of WPA wherein the
chiefs secretary is cordially de-
tested because of her disagreeable
personality. Being decidedly high
hatish, the lady is an ideal sub
iect for comic valentines and as
sured of a goodly shower from
all quarters. She is already in a
dither of expectation,
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

ficiently each day as clerk with.
in Veterans Section, General Ac'
counting Office Post Office Divi.
sion Outstanding attribute OF
Miss Griffith, her friends and coll
leagues declare, is her pleasing
personality, ready smile and will
ingness to extend help wherever
1t Is needed.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Mary Beth

QY REQUEST of numerous
~ friends, today's attractive
floral tribute was delivered by the
c. and c. Flower Store, at 808
Fourteenth st. N. W., to Room 6,
Old Post Office Building :. There
it found its way to the desk of
Mary Beth Griffith, who tolls ef'
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Indiana Gathers

Indiana State Society's second
party of the year will be given,
9 to /, Wednesday in the main
ballroom of Wardman Park .
There will be a night club ar
rangement with tables on the ter
race surrounding the dance floor
for those who don't care to dance.
Meyer Davis will furnish the
music and Harry Albert will WELD
the baton Tariff, $1.10 per
lperSon.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

popular favor): two women on
the second floor and a young man
on fifth floor of Moses Building
Hole report for November
0atest) shows foreclosures au,
thcrized for 125,487 homes and
$4,000 loans completely paid up.
Brief Indeed
Add SMILES: "As short as a rest
period"
Zones Neglected
Lives Of Federal employees walk.
ing to and from work are daily
threatened crossing Constitution
Avenue because of the neglect of
the District authorities to repaint
almost obliterated safety" zones
"A word to the wise may save a
life.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
'HerndOn Letters. Reveal
The Hidden Lincoln

The material of portions Of almost every biography
written about Abraham Lincoln being presented today by
Viking Press in volume entitled "The Hidden Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

Railway Mail Association that
since 1882 the appropriation fol
travel allowance has been reduced
by "a per cent, while the clerical
force had been reduced by 8 pei
cent. That due to a parsimo onious
policy it was contemplated to turn
back $4,000 of the travel al
lowance appropriation for this
year as an unexpended balance
That this saving was made
directly at the expense Of the
clerks and items disallowed that
had the approval Of the chief
clerk and division superintendent
Fuss OOer Food
From Guard Gleeron Fall, OF
Government Printing Office comes
a denial of charges by a colleague
that GPO guards are not allowed
to sit down within the cafeteria
for lunch Fall says guards eat
ing conditions are quite satiSfac
tory, adding: "This bird who wrote
you about eating conditions
should resign and go in business
for himself so he could take his
secretary out in cafeteria style"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Fisher Makes Comeback

Flash: Treasury local, NFFE,
has appointed the popular Hugh
w. Fisher to let the world know
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
News Tip Prize. xYZ tPAL).
Changes Fast

Johnny Federal says: "1f you
don't like our Washington weather
Wait a minute"
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Speaking of
Government Workers
By j. EARLE MOSER

A FTER repeated denials by Of
"A ficials, the dreaded dismissal
ak is ready to swing within WPA's
local staff once again This
time, 1t is said, the reaper will
clatter principally within Division
of Research and Statistics, with
an indefinite number of notices
to be distributed probably on Tues.
day . Local /, UFWA, has swung
into action with a protest baseo
on the fact WPA workers in one
section piled up 1000 hours of
overtime during December and
January and that the agency
shows a definite need for addi.
tional personnel throughout its
structure.
Justification?
WPA's last serious cut took
place in the field, costs of admin.
listration having risen above a con-
gressional restriction Of five per
cent of total costs Now, how
ever, the WPA program is being
expanded, the Administration has
called upon industry to rehire the
unemployed, and it is difficult to
see how WPA can justifiably re-
duce in the face of an already
weakened administrative staff.
Curt But Courteous
Visitors, it seems, notice that
while Treasury's guards are a bit
curt and to the point, they are
invariably courteous. Rival
to FBI's museum" in attracting
and interesting tourists is the
stamp exhibits presided over by
Robert E. Feller, Post Office
Stamp Division superintendent,
who keeps up with all philatelic
magazines.
"Leftist" La Toilette
"The Liberator, authorized by
IDixie's Silver Shirts of America
and placed on all Hill desks, rapS
Senator La Toilette for being
Ieftist in trend and running his
Civil Liberties hearings along
Lenin lines. United Civil Service
Employees will banquet in March
Back in Again
Senator Byrd had the provision
eliminating preaudits by General
Accounting stricken from the
farm bill. but in the conference
report being considered by the
Senate the same provision rests
within Section 513, GAGS only
proposed section on agriculture
expenditures being a once-a-year
inspection of books for "a report
to Congress" . , The Senator had
best act quickly If he doesn't
know it already.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
News Tip Prize: j. j. (CAP).
D. C. Department

Margaret Kelly, st. Elizabeths
Hospital, is the individual winner
Of the AFGE membership contest,
it was announced at last nights
D. c. Department meeting, while
among units D. C. Lodge No. 81
topped all . Informal dance will
be held at Hamilton Hotel tonight
in honor Of visiting executive
council, 50-cent tariff =. Repre-
sentative John D. Dingell ID of
Michigan endorsed five-day week
proposals before the meeting.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Bv PAUL CALICO

LITTLE while gives YOU strange feeling towards the women
one encounters in the city You longer regard them as
inst nain ordinary and residents of thriving COM
munitv-vhich most of them You get into the habit of
REGARDING them a as potential divorces repositories OIL
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Light Loves Kindled
On Forgotten Vows;
That, Ladies, Is Reno!'
Ninety Per Cent of Visiting Wives Haze "NO
9" Waiting for "DeCree Granted"

(Ed1tors Nbte-This is the last of series of articles
on q,ddv Reno Ner the cid gay little far Western oWn
nm the threshold of the snow-topped Sierra NeUaddS
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

Biological Survey reports de-
struction of 500 illegal wild duck
traps in Virginia and Maryland
marshes.
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

stories.
You are sitting in a cabaret lis
tening to a floor show. A lady has
lust finished singing. The ap-
plause has not yet died away. She
is pretty good-too good. Some
body on the inside nudges you
and says-"Taklng the cure. She's
got three more weeks to go. Pick
ing up a little change while she's
at it."
The Washington times., 1938-02-12

The hills are full of game and
the lakes of fish. Hunters bring
down 300-pound bucks and think
it not unusual In Lake Tahoe
and Pyramid Lake are 30-and 40
pound trout which fight like mar
lin, and there are half a dozen
stores In the town devoted to ski
equipment. Within a short ride
of Reno. the slopes of the Sierras
offer wonderful skiing
Some of the wilderness in the
State has still to be explored.
And so the Reno adventure
ends. The Ex Mrs. Failure sits at
the window of the giant metal
bird as it circles and re-circles the
valley roaring up for altitude
The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Postal Chatter

News Tip Prize: "AAA" tcAP>.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09
a5a Hr1tnrrann 1aly Dtapatrl1
MRS, RUPERT TART
HURT in ACCIDENT
New York Negro Sideswipes
Auto Driven By c. E. Page,
Jr. Last Night

Mrs. Rupert Tart, of Dunn, sustain
ed decorations in an automobile acci-
dent last night about 1870 o'clock ON
U. S. No. / seven miles south of Hen
derson, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence f..
Page, Jr., of Raleigh, escaped injury
when an automobile driven by Clifton
Bull, Negro, of 142 st. George Place,
Long Island, New York, sideswaped
their automobile, badly damaging it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page and Mrs. Tart.
mother of Mrs. Page, had been IN tie
city for visit to Mr.. Pages parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Page, ST., Chest
nut street, and were returning to their
home in Raleigh at the time of the
accident.
Sheriff LII Swanson, and Deputies
E. A. Cottrell and Clyde Inscoe in
vestigated the accident, but no
charges were preferred.
In Bulls car, there were four 9TH
ers, but none was injured in any ex-
tent.
Mrs. Tart was brought to Maria
Farham hospital here for treatment,
being discharged after two stitches
were taken to close a cash in her
head
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09
COUNCIL TO NAME
BOND SALES DATE
Meeting Tonight Is Routine
Procedure In Handling
Securities

A date for the sale Of Henderson's
$4,000 sewage disposal bonds was
the business announced for a called
meeting of the Henderson City Coun-
Gil today. Mayor Henry T. Powell said
the bonds would probably be sold on
Tuesday, December 20.
Negotiations for the Technology of
the bond papers already have been
completed with New York bond at
torneys. Bids for construction of the
new disposal plant will be opened
Monday, December 10, at p. M. in
the chambers of the City Council, ad-
jacent to the city clerks office
WPA funds to be donated amount
to a little better than $4,000, with
some 100000 odd to be available in all
for the entire job. A few sewer lines
in various parts of the city are to be
laid also as a part Of the work, it is
understood.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09
CHEST DINNER TO
BE HELD TONIGHT
Final Plans For Campaign
Next Week To Be Dis
cussed At Meeting

A meeting of the steering committee
of the Vance County Community
Chest is to be held at dinner tonight
at $50 o'clock in the Vance hotel to
lay final plans for the chest drive
next week.
S. T. Peace, chairman of the cam
paign, is to preside, and workers in
the campaign are to be in attendance.
Ward leaders and those to direct the
work in the business section and in
the mill districts have been selected.
The drive is to obtain cash and
pledges to underwrite the 1889 chest
budget of $4,000: Mr.. Peace has plan
ned to start the campaign on next
Monday and to end it by Thursday IF
next week, if possible. 1t is hoped
that there will be a generous response
and that the full amount of the bud
get will be pledged during the time
eot aside for the campaign
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09

Farmers of Vance county will join
tomorrow with those over the entire
tobacco and cotton belts of the South
in voting in two referenda on whether
or not to accept government crop con-
troll for 1899. 1t is estimated that 3OO,-
600 farmers in all will be eligible to
vote in the STATE at large.
Polling places and election officials
have already been designated for
every one of the nine precincts of the
county, and they had made final ar
rangements today for the balloting. 1t
is expected there will be rather
heavy turnout for the issue.
Farmers in this county will vote on
both tobacco and cotton, but they are
chiefly interested in the tobacco re-
ferendum, since tobacco is a much
more important crop than cotton in
this immediate section.
AS soon as possible after the bal
loting ends, the votes are to be tabu-
lated in each precinct and reported
to j. W. Sanders, county farm and
AAA administrator for the county,
who in turn will transmit the results
to State AAA officials in Raleigh.
It has been expected that control
will carry in Vance county, but there
are some who say that if the farmers
vote the way they talk it may not
carrv here, certainly not by any large
margin.
Several meetings have been held in
this county in furtherance of the cam
paign in behalf of control State Col
lege Extension officials met with a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09
DOG GIVES PROGRAM
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Kinney Boy, famous dog star of
screen and radio, gave performance
yesterday afternoon at Henderson
high school. The program was pre-
sented by the budget committee, and
is one of four entertainments to be
given by this committee.
The performance of this intelligent
dog, German police, thrilled the en-
tire student body. The big dog obeyd
his master and performed every trick
with hte greatest of ease.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-09
Lighting of Highways
Is Satisfactory
Continued from Page One. }

them is primarily from the stand
point of safety, since they virtually
eliminate headlight glare when cars
pass, said w. Vance Baise, chief en-
gineer for the highway commission :.
"Other states which have expert
mented with these reflectors have
found that they have caused very
sharp drop in night accidents by eli
minating headlight glare in passing.
One state (Michigan) which has IS
mile stretch of highway equipped
with the reflectors, has recorded a
reduction of 70 per cent in night driv
ing accidents within period of four
months after the reflectors were in
stalled"
North Cardinals experiment has
not lasted long enough to give any
results as yet, but careful check of
ali accidents on this stretch is being
kant in order to determine the rate
of accident reduction, if any, effect
ed bv the installation of the reflectors