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The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Your l. Q.
By sHIkLEy SPENCER

/. The Alpha intelligence test,
applied to nearly two million
American soldiers in the World
War revealed "a a high level
of intelligence (b) the expected
average level, Co Unexpectedly
low level.
2. The Gatling gun is (a) a
tear gas gun CD machine gun,
(c) large bore rifle used in
slaughter house.
3. Mrs. Jones paid $43.75 for
31a tons of coal. How much a
ton did she pay?
4. Change DIME to CENT in
four moves. (Ore letter at a
time, in regular order, making
new word each time)
5. The mustang is considered
a>Superior a breed of horse. True.
False.
6. Give a four-letter word for
the opposite of slac'.
7. A spouse is a (a) married
woman, (b) married man, 'c)
either a married man or married
woman.
8. 1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket
was written by William Words
worth. True. False.
ANSWERS on Page 3O)
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Would Raise Fare

am writing you for the first
time because of that moron
Lover of Hitler" Perhaps he
wonders why I speak or should
say write of him as a moron.
In his last disgusting letter he
said he approved of one of the
things this great country was
founded on, namely, freedom Of
speech. He overlooked, however,
another very important founda-
ton of America; that is, that
we hold no hate against people
for what they are born.
If he is truly a Lover Of Hit
ler," perhaps he would like to go
over to Germany and kiss Hit
ler's feet for the rest of his life.
If this is true, then may I sug-
gest the following: The Times
has taken a collection for many
worthy things of our fair city,
now let's all chip in and send
this moron over to Hitler; I for
one will send in my share.
I am a Gentle and have Ger
man blood.
LOVER OF AMERICA.
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day was touched with gorgeous
flame and ecstasy was obvious"
And SO Mr. Ray Bell. press
impreSario of the local Loew
theaterS, has at last managed
to steal his way into this space
which means that he has
now cracked open all sections
of this newspaper. except the
obituary column. He will make
that eventually-though I trust
the time will be long. I like
the young man for gentle per-
sistence which could be likened
to a pile-driver wrapped in
sWanSdoWn.
60 MR.. BELL and his space
~ grabbing coconspirator of
the B. g. C.-Mr. Robert Van
Sant--conceived the not-too-bril-
liant but thoroughly sound idea
of staging a race between the
replica of a stage coach of the
1840's and old william Gallo
way, the B & O.'s senior engine
-circa 1874. In the motion pic
ture-which was viewed later in
the day-such a scene occurs
not once but twice, with Mr..
Taylor, Mr.. Beery, Grantland
Rice's pretty daughter, Florence.
and Helen Broderick working
all matters out to the inevitable
happy ever after"
Well, a stunt was always a
stunt to me-but when $4,000
people, young and old, turn out
to expect O. good time and get
it, overflowing, then it is no
longer a stunt but really ex-
cusable piece of manufactured
journalism. The mayor and his
cabinet met me and some other
cynics at the depot at high noon.
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West Gets a Break

Why, you book worm, with
YOUR voice criticisms of those
Westerners, if those Westerners
should quit working right now
you Fasteners would Starve to
death. Where do you think
your wool comes from, and the
beef you eat?
You'd smell like cattle, too, il
you were in the cattle business.
Anyway, those Westerners don't
have to wait for a hurricane or
a flood to take a bath, and there
is more honesty in them than
in many of you chiseling East
erners. j. K.
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More About the Duchess

Concerning that Voice letter
from Dorothy Parker about the
Duchess of Atholl-it is amaz-
ing to see the once ultra-con-
servative duchess peing sud-
denly transformed into a "cou-
rageous fighting liberal" by
American liberals and Com
munists.
When I was in England, it
seemed to be common knowledge
that the Duchess of Atholl had
large holdings in British colonies
which would become endan-
gered if Mussolini should get
control of the Mediterranean,
and that this might have some
thing to do with her passionate
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Says Ukes Missed Boat

I don't see why these Ukran-
ian nationalists should get any
publicity in the papers. The
Ukes got what they deserved
when they were sliced up among
the Russians, Poles and Ru-
manians. The UkeS in 1917 had
the same chance as others had
to establish their own country,
but they preferred to talk So
cialism and international broth
erly love. Now they ought to be-
have like brothers, and stop
kicking about the Poles, Rus
slams and Rumanians.
POLE.
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Wilr Still Be Free

"Mr. subscriber: In Europe
and Asia the Jews dwelt prior to
any other people, even the Ger
mans. And even here in
America the first who came
over with Columbus, first who
saw land, first who put their
feet on American sail, were
Jews.
When the Jews had their own
country, even then the big
majority of them dwelt in other
countries, making pilgrimages
three times year to take part
in the holy services of their
Lord. And as they returned to
their adopted countries they had
only the one purpose to love
and respect the laws of the
land.
Don't be afraid if the Repub-
licans get elected. We will still
have a free country. I assure
you that you will not live to see
the day that America will be
like Germany. American free
dom and American love for thr
prosecuted are engraved in tn
hearts of every American-Den
ocrat or Republican. God prt
serve America. M. G..
"COmplete Failure"
Sponsors of the New Deal
frequently refer to this Tam
many type of government as
liberal"
Liberal, indeed! For waste
full squandering of public money,
for crowding public offices with
political favorites, and others
whose services are not needed;
for tramping under foot hon
ored American traditions to
please or gain the favor of re.
dictionaries, this scheme of gov
ernment should long ago have
been repudiated as a complete
failure.
How long will it take COM
placent electorate to awake to
a proper realization of the situa.
ton?
GEORGE o. OSBORN.
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Wind of what was going to hap
oen in Germany long in ad-
'ance? AS a result of this in
.ormation was the news of the
opposition of people in other
ands hushed up so that the re
igious and racial persecution
n Germany could be made
major issue to be used as a pc
litical football in the comm
election?
Will the people of the U. S.
ever be given the right to decide
whether or not they shall go to
war? I wonder.
CHAS. A. BARNES.
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Rollin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

IKE most sraightnews reporters back away from pub
IL city So yesterday morning when Andy Kelley
asked spell him trip Cumberland where the Bal
tmore and Ohio railroad and Mayer at
tracing attention picture starring Robert Taylor and
Wallace Beery didn't feel overly keen about it. But Andy
has been working like dog putting that Herald Times
newsboys party and Mrs Kelley hasn't been feeling good
so | went-and I'm glad did.
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He's Skeptical

Was it coincidence that An
thony Eden's visit to this coun-
try came at a time when Europe
is on the verge of war? What
did the President and Mr.. Eden
discuss? Why was it kept Sc
cret? Was it because it would
not meet with public approval?
Why, all of a sudden, this
drastic armament program?
Is Representative Fish right
when he says: 1.-THE U. S. was
never safer from attack than it
is today"2
Is there any significance in
the fact that movie houses all
over the country are showing on
the screen the Stars and Stripes
and the band plays the National
Anthem?
Did the Administration get
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protection of this gateway be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. 1t would be to their
advantage as we'll as ours"
X 4 x
Mrs. A. T. LarcOmbe, house
wife, McReynolds Apartments:
1T would be advisable for the
United States to build another
canal so as to have two water
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Our Own Backyard

I admire Mr.. Roosevelt'S de
sire to help the poor victims OF
Hitler, but he really ought to
try to clean up his own country
first. After big America stops
Iynching, kidnapping and listen
ing to false prophets, it might
consider going after evils in
other countries.
MISSISSIPPIAN.
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mcndouS en-
Joyment. For
the space of
a couple of
h ours t h e
town was al
most a hun
nred ye a r S
younger than
its real age.
And for me,
the old cynic
of the news
columns, the
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Wdit'LL We
Get the Vote
The Republican Candidates

HE Republicans, whose party said to be dead after
L the 1886 Democratic landslide perking up
siderably They rather remind you of the Democrats
back in 193132 the Democratic party having been said
to be dead after the Republican landslide of 1928.
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey spoke at big Re-
publican gettogether dinner at Albany night before last
compsh this year with their control of both houses of
the New York Legislature
Mr. Dewey went 10 say that the Republicans if they
are smart in the few months set the stage for
a national victory in 194O
Mr. Dewey may be unduy optimistic. But it is inter-
estng to speculate on who may be the Republican Pres
dental and Vice Presidential candidates in 1910.
There is good deal of talk about
DeUey uHU ticket made up of Senators Robert A.
TnG,,0rdin Taft of Ohio and Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts. Both of these men have
brains, energy and considerable color, and Ohio and
Massachusetts, big important and politically doubtful
States.
We'd like to remind the Republican leaders that New
York is also important and doubtful State, and that
New York has couple of outstanding 1910 possibilities
of its
These are Messrs. Dewey and LaGuardia
1t may be too in 1910 for Dewey for Pres
dent.
AS for Mayor LaGuardia we don't know whether he
could get the Republican nomination He has been pretty
radical in his time and has played ball with both major
parties and minor But conscientiousy
send out word from inside Mayor LaGuardias city
that he has been splendid executive as Mayor, and
that we believe he would make excellent President.
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parted Cumberland was ours.
THE schools declared a half
L holiday and most of the
stores followed suit. There
wasn't much sense in keeping
open because everybody went to
the race. The town set back
the calendar ninety-Six years,
the B. and o. had just COM
pleted its track into Cumber-
land-and the stage coach was
doomed. sort of guess the
B. and o. today feels something
like the stage coach did ninety
six years ago-but if it does it
didn't show it. Good old B.
and O.! My grandson will sit
by his fire and watch this same
picture by televiSion-the plot
was standardized at the time
of the invention of wagon wheels
and the railroad will be in
the discard then instead of the
stage coach in another peep into
what then will be dim but
glorious past.
The engine, with its ancient,
two-decker cars, was literally
roaring to go when we crossed
the platform. Such smoke and
dirt you never did see. Cumber-
land, bless its soul, is none too
clean in ordinary times, but yes
terday the SCOT from old Viii
liam Galloway wrapped it in a
new coat of dirt. But, all the
town considered it a bridal veil
for wasn't this the day that
the pretty village, fresh and
clean, was welded to the Balti-
more and Ohio? What, after
all, are SO years?
TITLE more, in truth, than
- the flight of time between
the start and the finish. They
were going to make the race
end slap up against the Queen
City Hotel beside the tracks
a hostelry almost as old as
putting, snorting William Gal
loway. The chief of police,
who, like the rest of us. had
shaken off SO years, was def
nitely ag'in that.
Them horses and that
coach!" he said. Coming along
like a bat out of hell! Happen
they might go slap through the
hotel. What them"
So the finish line was set a
block and half away-William
Galloway and the cars on the
tracks, the coach on the parallel
road. The two entrants paraded
in state to the starting point,
William Galloway going back
wards-which called for more
SCOT than ever. The horses &C.
tually pranced-for horses, be-
ing somewhat back numbers
themselves these days, don't get
such showing-off chances very
often.
They came-William Gallo
way and the coach-juSt as the
chief said, "like bats out of he'll" "
Or so it seemed to all of us. For,
remember, we had shaken off
96 years. First the train, then
the coach, then the coach and
then the train. Twenty-Five thou
sand Cumberland folks yelling
their heads off. And William
Galloway won like Seabiscuit-
and according to the scenario.
I suppose if I don't mention
the name Of the picture young
Mr.. Bell will be over here weep.
ing on my shoulder. So-it's
stand Up and Fight" coming to
Washington-oh, read the ads.
Copyright, 1899, by Washington
Herald-Times
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tain radius that
could protect it at
all times and ships
to meet any emer-
gency. 1 do not
think it advisable
to build a larger
canal to enable the
larger battleships
we are building to
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pass through. The money can
better be used in enlarging the
present canal"
X X X
w. ]. Holman, city ticket
agent, Canadian Pacific rail-
way, Takoma Park, Md:
Il do not believe the Panama
Canal to be impregnable. In
the event of war, or even before,
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or South American
help for its protec-
ton. The United
States should for
tify the canal and
strive for workable
treaties with Cen
tral nd South
American countries
for its protection.
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Likes Eddie

I would like to know why
Lover of Hitler" dislikes Eddie
Cantor. I think he is a very nice
gentleman of the best type. AS
for Hitler-I can't say much
for him.
CHARLES ASTRYKR.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

in 1940 think it is probable that President Roose-
welt the he wants to be his successor Or
if he to succeed himself we see no valid argu-
ments at this time against that.
mn. The anti-third term tradition in a time
"'"U when precedents going overheard in case
TorX,o1 lots, looks and more like tradition
which could wisely be broken sometime in
the not too distant future The Democratic Party at
this time has not developed any other leader with any
where the ability unite the party and attract the
votes that Mr.. Roosevelt has now shown in two Pres
dental elections.
Things may change radically between now and June
1940 month of the national conventions But up to now
Mr. Roosevelt looks like the strongest Democratic candi
date for President that year.
From he FORK DAHL News)
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sibly it now is not impregnaole'
it could be made so by increaS-
ing submarine, air and coast
artillery defenSeS.
Donald Garcia, physician,
Lima, Ohio:
1T is not impregnable. First
of all, it is far away from us.
We cannot depend on Mexican
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All nations should have access
to it, but We must protect it
with increased armament"
X X X
Miss Joan Galloway, waitress,
5000 block New Hampshire Ave.
N. W.:
In my opinion, the Panama
Canal is impregnable. The
United States has men in GER
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it can be sabotaged
in one or several
vital spots a n d
would disrupt the
entire canal serv-
ice, inasmuch as
it is the only gate
way between the
Atlantic and Pacif-
ic Oceans, my Sug-
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THE ANSWERS

The present one is
in the logical To-
cation. 1t should
be enlarged to al
low larger trans
atlantic liners to
pa S S t hrou g h,
namely, tFe queen
Mary and the Nor
mandie. While pos
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Do you believe the Panama
Canal impregnable. and if not,
are you in favor of constructing
a similar canal and where?
THE ANSWERS
Stuart Bradley Wright, travel
agent, 220O block Fortieth st. N.
w:
Il am definitely opposed to
the construction of a canal
similar to the Panama Canal.
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geStlon would be to increase
the Navy to twice the proper
tionS it was during the World
War. Construction of another
similar canal wouldn't help the
situation at ALL"
Vincent ]. CurIey, Federal
employe with the Ssh, 21OO
block I st. N. W.:
1T is by no means impreg-
nable. 1t would be wise for the
United States Government to
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interest in a Spanish loyalist
victory.
It was this same Duchess Of
Atholl, by the way, who led the
fight in Parliament against pro
posed legislation to outlaw child
labor. AL.
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ways for commerce.
1t should be larger
than the present
Cne to allow larger
merchant vessels
to pass through.
Both should be
adequately fort i
fled, a n d protec-
ton of the Panama
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Canal at the present time should
be increased. 1t was one of the
greatest engineering projects in
the world. and is as important
to this country as the Suez
Canal is to England"
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Traffic Toll

The list of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
?nuary l, 1889, is graphically
SHOWN by the death watch.
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because over that rather
Az brutal piece OF landscape
which is the city of Cumber-
land there was spread a ire
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tortlty the canal
and increase its
protection. 1t is a
small area a n d
could easily b e
done. The Lima
Conference makes
it easier for South
American countries
to cooperate in the
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


OF Omitted Upon Request
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-02
their degrees. run1 'ttli~
Any family would have just

Their degrees. 'lNJ 'tt
Any family would have just
reason to be proud of such a
record when it is remembered
that it extends through each
generation from slavery to the
present day, it is perhaps, with
out parallel in the Negro race.
Likewise any college might well
be proud of such a tradition of
scholastic effort, professional
achievement, and persistent 10y
atty. Here again are manifest,
"The Full Fruits of Freedom.
Lincoln acclaims it's oldest
living graduate, William Leonidas
Bethe, 1879 and 1882!
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REV BETHEL

Continued from Page one)
3, 1902. Studied medicine until
injured in laboratory. Success
full businessman in Detroit. Ten
Children.
Mrs. Bessie Smith-Teacher
Oklahoma City,.
pr. Allen P. Bethel-Lincoln
AE 1905. Philadelphia College of
Smrmacy, D.Ph. 'OS; druggist
in Oklahoma City. One son.
Among the 10 grandchildren
one is a college dean and Asst.
Director of the Colored Div. of
the NYA at Washington, d. c.,
one is bridge engineer at
Buffalo, N. Y; one is a register
ed nurse in New York CITY; one a
radio technican and one is a
pharmacist in Oklahoma CITY;
six are teachers in high and ele-
mentary schools in New York.
Michigan and Oklahoma one
is a member of the graduating
class of 1889 at Lincoln and the
remaining six are now in COL
lege. The 9 great-grandchildren
are not yet old enough to be
more than counted.
In summing up, t. h e record
shows that beginning with Great
Grandfather Bethel who came
to Lincoln in 1874, ten male mem
bers of the family, including a
brother in law of the eldest
daughter, attended Lincoln u,
of whom 2 remained to receive
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RECENT US. SUPREME.
COURT DECISION

Continued from Page u
radically amended by the adDi
ton of a literacy test from
which white voters were in eff
feet relieved throug the opera
ton a grandfather clause.
The clause was stricken down
by this court as violative of the
prohibition against discrImIna-
ton ION account of race, color,
or previous condition of servl-
tude" of h e 18th Amendment.
This outlawry occurred on June
p, 1915. In the meantime the
Oklahoma general election of
1914 had been based on the Of
Tending Grandfather Clause.
After the invalidation of that
clause special sussion of the
Oklahoma legislature enacted a
new scheme for registration as
prerequisite to voting. Ok
lahoma laws of 1916, Act of
February 26, 1916, C. "a Sec. a.
o this statute (now SECTION 1854,
Oklahoma Statutes 1881, 26
Okla. st. Ann. 74D was obvious
ly directed towards the conse-
quences of the decision in Quinn
V. United States, Supra. Those
who had voted in the general
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HARLAN NINE OPENS
WITHOUT CIO CONTRACT

Harlan, KY, May 30.-Supt.
r, E, Galbreath aid tonight
the Wisconsin Steel company'S
mine at Bcnham, closed since
the general coal shutdown ApI.
1. would reopen tomorrow with
out a union contract.
Galbreath said both the UNI
WA QC1O) and the Progressive
es (AFL) were claiming the
maionty Of the mines @G1
workers. ......
"We cannot deal with any
union because we do not know
which organization, if any, has
majority" he added, declar-
ing the NLRB's Cincinnati office
had promised prompt action
to determine the bargaining
agency" ......
Two hundred of the 1850 Ma
tonal guardsmen sent into Har-
Ian county by Gov. Chandler on
May14, took Up stations at the
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Favor Shown Editor Whittico
Through the Kindness Of Mr..
and Mrs. King, several days
were spent with their brother,
Editor during the visit to PIT.
Pleasant.
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l. ct shall be the duty of the
precinct registrar to register
each qualified elector of his elect
ion precinct who makes appli-
cation between the thirtieth day
of April, 1916, and the eleventh
day of May, 1916, and such per-
son applying shall at the time
he applies to register be a
qualified electOr in such precinct
and he shall comply with the
provisions of this act, and it
shall be the duty of every quail
fled electOr to register within
within such time; provided, if
any elector should be absent
from the county Of his residence
during such period of time, or is
prevented by sickness or un-
avoidable misfortune from re-
Clustering with the precinct re-
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Mr.. Beatrice Ilo"ard, keH-
stone, leave, Sunday night for
New York CITY whore she wili
do her final summer work lead
ing to the VI. A. degree at COIum
bia university.
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BLUEFIELD STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR 1889
w. Va


42nd ANNUAL COMNENCEMENT-44th YEAR OF Institution
Sat June g. 800 p. NJ College Class Night in AFTER gym.
June 2:30 p NJ Baccalaureae Sermon Rev. Johns,
Pastor First Baptist Church, Charleston w. Va.
100000 p NJ President and Mrs. Dickson at home
to Alumni, Faculty, Senior classes and their guests.
Mon June s. Alumni Day-1O M-Aumni Business Meet
ing 900 p M-General Alumni Benefit Social Student
Loan Fund AFTER gymna SUM.
Tues 1000 A. MGra duation Exercises Commence
Address by DR.. Luther p. Jackson, Professor OF
y History, Virginia State college, Petersburg Va.
Mon. June - 900 A. NJ Summer School registration
.Ax YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND -.