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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03

Qucry-Why are some mer-
chants allowed to keep part of
the consumers sales tax they
collect? Some merchants only
pay the state , per cent of the
tax they collect, although they
may collect as much as 10 per
cent. Are merchants supposed
to collect the sales tax and then
keep part Of it?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
Pending In The Circuit Court of
Said Mcdowell County

Pending III The Circuit Court OF
Said Mcdowell County
The object CT this suit is TO obtaic
FROM the defendant by the plaintiff
II divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony and for general relief.
And it appearing from an affidavit
now on file with the papers in this
cause. that the defendant is nom
resident of the State of West Virgin
ia; it is therefore ordered that the
said defendant do appear at tho
Clerks office Of the Circuit Court Of
Mcdowell County within one month
from the date OF the date Of the LIST
publication OF this order, and do
what is necessary to protect
Ter interest herein.
And it is further ordered that
copy Of this order be published once
week for three successive weeks In
some newspaper of general circula-
ton, published in said Mcdowell
County.
y Copy, Teste:
......ALEX d. CYPHERS, Clerk
Circuit Court. Mcdowell County
FLEMING A. JONES, Jr. Pc.
Date Of first publication, Feb.
3, 1889.
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| Copy, Teste:
Log Cabin of Long Ago

The log cabin once dominated all
other house construction in the Unit
ed States. That was when pioneers
were settling the West. 1t used to
be an advantage politically to be
aoie to say one was born in a log
cabin, for the cabin was the hall
mark Of democracy.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03

Query-Which is more diff
cult, to sincerely believe in a
God as to sincerely disbcIicve
in the existence Of any god?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03

PROPOSED, including state aid
and local revenues for all pur-
poses, is less than the cost of
the minimum program.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
SENATOR'S VOTE AGAINST
ROBERTS APPOINTMENT

Continued from PaEo One)
the failure of the two Senators
from Virginia to vote for the
measures proposed by the Presi
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
Education or Training?


educated? This question was
recently brought out by Albert
J. Mock in the American Mer-
curry. Mr.. Mock believes that
fully 80 per cent of the student
population is uneducable, but
can usually be trained for some
vocation. Mr.. Mock also believes
that the "uneducable" 90 per
cent are merely cluttering up
educational institutions.
One easily associates Albert
Mock with II. L. Mencken; both
a 7 e iconoclasticily inclined
peSslmistic, and neither seems
to care much for democracy, at
least, the American system of
democracy. Mencken, too, has
written articles about t h e
schools, deploring the erection
of large school buildings; the
hiring of instructors whose sole
claim to wisdom is a college
degree and the consequential
affect on the students. How
much Mencken influenced Mock
or Mock influenced Mencken is
open for discussion.
1t seems to this writer that
education and training are so
closely related that to make a
distinction one must split hairs.
We think of nurses as being
trained but seldom do We say
of a writer with Phi. D. that he
is trained Phi. D. 1t is fallacy,
though, to say that nurses, to a
degree, are not educated and it
is likewi9e wYone TO cbntend
that the Phi. D. has had no train
ing 1t is true, as Mr.. Mock says,
that Holmes, Longfellow, Henry
Adams and Lowell were educat-
ed, cultured men. What role
training played in these eminent
mems lives, Mr.. Mock fails to
mention.
Children, especially in the
early grades, are most surely
trained. over and over it is
drilled into the child's mind that
2 plus 2 equals 4. Now, as soon
as the child is able to deduct
that 3 plus / is also 4 because
there are four units in 3 plus +,
as there is in 3 plus 2, then his
education has begun. That is, the
child is able to think for himself.
He is able to associate the trend
and result Of one thought with
that of another. Thus does cdu-
cation replace training.
Dogs, too, are trained; that
is, by constant repition the dog
learns. Once an act is establish
ed in the dogs mind, once the
proper brain and nerve connec-
tions are made the dog rarely
forgets.
No doubt, a large percentage
Of tn student population aim toe
high Too many desire to become
doctors or lawyers and too few
take courses dealing with car
pentry and plumbing. Doubtless
more brain-work is required Of
the would-be doctor than OF the
w2uld-be plumber. Why, then,
do not more students aspire to
become plumbers than doctors,
since less work is required. The
plumbing field is not over
crowded, at least it is not over
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
Potent Sales Talk


Salem, Ore.-Jim Carroll, 10,
newsboy, marched into the state
house of representatives to sell
magazines.
Are you Democrat or Re-
publican?" a solon queried.
"A Republican, of course"
ne answered quickly.
Rush business followed. 27
magazines were sold as fast as
they could be handed out.
The house is Republican by
8 to 1 ratio.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
Legal
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County -
January 2S. 1889.
LARKIN THORPE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
kEDNAp-KILLER
 RECEIVES STAY
 FROM GOVERNOR
Franklin Mccall, Cash Boy Murderer, Misses Chair
 for Several Days

HAIFORD, Florida, Feb. 20.- Franklin Pierce Mccall, head shaw ed for the electric chair, was grant, ed a stay of execution today until next Friday with permit to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
 Mccall was convicted in the death of James Bailey Cash, 5, kidnapped and killed last May.
 Mccall was to die on the State Prison Farm today, but Superin- tendent Chapman said he had ord- cred the postponement under auth ority given in the death warrant to hold executions any day of the week set by the Governor.
 Chapman said he acted after a telephone call from Governor Cone.
 The stay was obtained after rela- tives had bade fearful goodbyes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
REVOLT SHORT LIVED; LEADER
 E SHOT DOWN
Minister of Interior, in Peru, Starts Something
 He Can't Finish

LIMA, Peru, Feb. 20.-Gen. An tonic Rodriguez, Minister of Inter- for, taking advantage of the absence of President Oscar Benadvides, at tempted to seize and overthrow the government. The General was kill ed by loyal troops.
 Gen. Rodriguez was killed by Ser geant Major Rizo who challenged Rodriquez's assertion he was Act ing President because President Benavides was sailing for Europe.
 One police officer, two patrol men and Japanese pedestraian are reported to have been killed and 36 wounded in the brief fight ing that followed the attempted coup d'etat when Gen. Rodriguez seized the Presidential Palace and proclaimed himself head of the Government. also issuing a mani- festo that his new Government was replacing that of Benavides. He ordered Capt. Ismodes, Chief of the Machine Gun section quartered in the Palace to relinquish com mand.
 Capt. Ismodes pretended to obey the command but telephoned to the Presidential Troop quarters, then trained machine guns on the entrance to the palace to prevent anyone entering until the loyal troops arrived.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
SpANISH PEACE
 OVERTURES ARE
 NOW UNDERWAY
French Senator Goes to Franco s Headquarters
 for Discussion

PARIS, Feb. 20.-France and Great Britain today sought a new approach to peace in Spain on basis of recognition of Gen. Fran cisco Francos Nationalist Regime as the legal Spanish Government.
 Only cautious optimism is evil dent in the French official quar- ters over the prospects of success for the mission of Senator Leon ard Berard to the Spanish Insuf- gent Capital at Burgos. It is said he found General Franco's spokes- man and discussed the question of restoring normal communications across the Pyranees frontier.
 The terms for the formal recog- hilton of the Franco regime were taken into consideration. T h e French Government will permit the Loyalists to hold political confer ences in the Spanish Embassy in Paris.
 The spokesman also protested against the action of the French in holding a number of Insurgent prisoners.
 Senator Berard had two confer ences with Count Jordana, special French emissary He reported that his reception by the Insurgent lead CTS had been most cordial and that the negotiations had been carried on in a friendly attitude. It was that todays interview will be the last between Senator Berard and Count Jordana and that any further negotiations will be carried on by the other mem bers of the Insurgent Foreign Min istry.
 Senator Berard planned to cross the frontier at Hendaye today to report to Foreign Minister Bon net.
 The belief is expressed that if the report of Senator Berard is at all favorable, the French Government will decide to recognize General Franco's regime at the meeting scheduled for Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
House 1 Leaders Promise Measure Goes on Floor
 for Two Days
RULES COMMITTEE
 WANTS QUICK MOVE
Military Secrets Moi fo Be DivuIged If Nye Pro-
 posdI Endcted

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. = The 53,000,0 ,000 Naval Air Base bill sped forward in Congress today with im- petus in new evidence of determina- tion to bolster National Defense.
 Speaker Bankhead and Represen- tative Rayburn. of Texas. majority leader in the House, announced that the House of Representatives will de- vote tomorrow and Wednesday to the consideration of legislation concern ing National Defense.
 The decision for action came after the Rules Committee had voted un- animously to ask the House to start voting.
 After six hours of general debate, the Rules Committee sat on the question of how long the palaver should continue, their decision re- sulting in the request for action.
 Meanwhile, Senator Gerald P. Nye proposed that law should be writ- ten providing Army and Navy reg ulations do not release any secrets of military aircraft to foreign govern ments.
 Senator Nye introduced the bill as a measure designed to safeguard the United States on any airplane or ap- pliance built under Government con- tract, according to Government spe- cifications, or through the aid of Government funds or research.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
PREFERS REICH
 BUT GETS JAIL

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-A man who used to live in Germany made it clear that he would rather go to Germany than to jail. However, he went to jail.
 He is Paul Beyram, and he was brought before Judge Justin F. Mo Carthy in Town Hall court on a charge of disorderly conduct-so- liciting contributions.
 q wish I could buy you a ticket to Germany" the judge told him. But all I can do is fine you $200 and send you to Bridewell."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
MORE TROOPS
 WILL BE SENT
 NORTH AFRICA
Soldiers fo Be Dispatched Immediately 10 LibYa,
 MussoIini Orders

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The Italian decision to send 30000 more soldiers to Libya, in North Africa, was today announced in the House of Commons as the British Government sought approval Of costly rearmament pro- gram.
 Under Secretary of Foreign Ar fairs Butler, said Italy told Lord Perth, British Ambassador in Rome, that Premier Mussolini has ordered more troops for Libya to provide sec urity for the territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20

 ASSAILED
 BY ITALY
Charges U. 5. Le aders Have Started Demo-
 UatiC War i,

ROME. Feb 20.-Foreign Minis ter Count Ciano's newspaper Il Telegrafo today charged that the "Imperialistic Puritan minority of American leaders, headed by Presi- dent Roosevelt, have started the United States toward "Democra- tic War"
 Givani Ansalado, in the news papers leading editorial, wrote:
 The arming of American minds is even more dangerous than the enormous material of armaments"
 He further states the Italians do not believe providence has given the Americans a blank check by which thye write any victory they want.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. = Any body who thinks it is fun legislating for this rich and enterprising de- mocracy can obtain an earul of education in practically no time at all if he will drop in at the right places.
 Up comes Senator Smathers Of New Jersey to protest in the Sem ate any reduction in the relief ap- propriation.
 "If we desire to practice real economy, let us stop handing out s266, ,000,O 0,O00 a year to the cotton farmers" he shouted. Let US stop handing out s50,OO000O year to sugar farmers. Let us stop handing out $60,000,000 year to wheat farmers, $70,0000OO year to corn growers, and $300,0O0000 year to build schools and university build ings. Let us stop spending billions on dams"
 New Jersey, he said, needed re- lief money most. It has no cotton, no corn, no sugar beets, but hun dreds of hungry unemployed.
 Even before he could sit down Senator Connally of Texas (they grow cotton in Texas, as you re- member), was on his feet to pro- test the idea of cutting out aid to cotton growers.
 That is only sample. You speak to Senator Adams of Colo rado about the reciprocal trade act.
 THE STATES CHIME IN
 They want to give Iowa farmers an opportunity to sell hams and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
NAH PRESS IS STIRRING
 UpTR0UBLE
Attacks President Roose- veIt-CaIIs Him Disturb
 CT of Peace, Etc.

BERLIN, Feb. 20. = The entire German press today struck at Am erican President Roosevelt for re- ports he might shorten his cruise in the Caribbean because word has reached him that developments abroad require his personal atten- tion
 The German newspapers assert ed that all American newspapers are excited by the new batting by peace -disturber Roosevelt"
 The newspaper Nachtaisgabe asked whether the Presidents "ceaseless war gossip is intended te push Europe in a war to aid American arms industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
1T IS TOUGH SHEDDING TO IEGINATE FOR THIS RICH
 ENTERpRI5INC DEMOCRACY

bacon to Cuba, so they lower the duty on Cuban sugar so Cubans will have more money to buy Iowa products. But Colorado grows sugar, and her market is lost. They let cattle come in from Canada so Can- ada will buy other American pro uucts. But it hurS the market for Colorado cattle. They let England woollen goods in so New England and the South in turn can find a market for their goods. But it hurts the Colorado sheep industry. We want some reciprocity for Colorado too"
 And the various states act on their own account to add to the business of dividing the country against itself.
 California was first to find that under a fancy interpretation of the 21st amendment, it was possible to embargo beer, wine or whisky made in other states. The amendment, seeking to protect states which wanted to remain dry, stated that liquor could not be shippedinto a state in violation of it's laws. Since then California, Indiana, Michigan, and host of other states have put restrictions on foreign beer" (made in some other state) so as to pro- tect the home market for home production.
 And the Supreme Court has up- held such legislation.
 WHAT NEXT?
 Trucking companies hauling au-
 (Copffnfad on poUa TrivaA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
ROBBED TO WED;
 GIVES HIMSELF UP

VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 20.- Love didn't laugh at locksmiths in the case of Bruce Evanson, twenty year-old mechanic; it closed jail doors on him, police reported.
 Evanson was charged with rob- ping a drug store of s35. A few hours after the robbery he appeared at headquarters with the money.
 He was "broke," in love and wanted to get married. But after he got the money, he explained, my girl' insisted that she wanted none of it and wanted him ito go straight"
 And am going straight" he in- sisted. He is without previous police record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
R0OSEvELT E
 TO WATCH WAR
 GAMES OF NAVY
President, Aboard Cruiser Houston, Is Now Off
 Cuban Coast

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 20-Cruiser Houston, with President Roosevelt aboard, has arrived off Guantanamo, Cuba, as the contending Black and White Naval Forces assumed posi- tions for one of the most significant war games in the history of the Am erican fleet. the defense against any foreign power.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
SITE POSITION OF LOST PLANE
 STILL SURMI5E
Search Goes Into Ninth Day with No Solution 10 Bdf-
 fling Disappearance

Completing program of aerial photography. mapping the Grand Island area where Marine Air. ways ship went down with six occupants eight days ago, two Navy bombers and one local airplane turned in yesterday some 100 pic- lures of the locale.
 Drifting clouds made shots diffi- cult and perusal of the photographs today by airmen offered little aid to the searchers.
 Alex Holden, flying companion of Lon Cope, pilot of the lost plane, was in the air again this after noon with Martin F'eist as observer.
 Sent out on the scene yesterday was the Bureau of Fisheries boat with eleven men aboard prepared to SCOUT the Point Arden section on skiis and snowshoes.
 On the scene in addition to the Brant is the gasboat Wanderer with a party of six searchers.
 The two craft will remain in the area until something is found or the search abandoned. The two vessels were anchored yesterday in Tanglefoot Bay and Green Bay.
 Navy B0mbers at Scene
 Two Navy bombers were over the scene yesterday for three hours with the Haida serving as tender. Pictures taken by one of the planes were brought into Juneau on the cutter after being picked up from the plane between Cove Point and Marmion Island.
 The Haida returned here Sunday afternoon and will remain in port awaiting further plans.
 Herbert Neff operated an aerial camera borrowed from the Navy at Sitka Saturday by Shell Sim mons while he was in the coast town on passenger trip. Pictures made by Neff from Simmons plano Sunday were shot through the cabin aperture, made by removal of the door. In the ship was Dr. Jo- seph Aronson of the United States Indian Service.
 Tony Schwamm of Petersburg
 (Continued on Pare Fivel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
AMERICANS TO LEAVE BATTLE
 ZONE, RULING
Cut Off for Months, Tour ists to Leave with Jdp-
 anese Escort

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20.-Nine Am ericans are prepared to leave the mountain resort of Ruling, where they have been stranded for months while Chinese and Japanese battles ragged all around them.
 A message from the U. s. gunboat Oahu informed the U. s. Embassy at Chungking that 45 foreigners at Ruling, including Americans, hoped to leave Wednesday for Shanghai aboard a transport provided by the Japanese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
FUR TREASURE RAIDED FROM
 QUEENS SHOP
Thieves Get S25,OOO in PeIfs But Pass Up EIi-
 zdbeth' 5 Models

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Thieves broke into the Mayfair Salon, dressmak- CTS for Queen Elizabeth, today, and stole furs valued at $25,000
 The thieves, however, passed up several exclusive models selected by the Queen for her forthcoming visit to Canada and the United States.
 Evidence indicates the raiders took along woman to act as man. nequin in making their selections.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
DOUBLE PLANE
 CRASH; i LIFE K
 TAKEN, ! WRECkS

WALDO, Florida, Feb. 20. = An Army airplane pilot watched his companion crash to death in Lake Santa Fe then wrecked his own plane as he landed in an effort to give aid.
 The body of Lieut.. Theodore Prox- mire, Jr, sank with his plane in l5 feet of water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
OLD FOLKS GET
 OVER MILLION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The Social Security Board announced today Hat more than $1,250,000 in Old Age Insurance Benefits were certified for payment to 18,700 claimants during January.
 The payments included Alaska, where claims were certified for eight payments in January.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
LOCOMOTIVE, IN RUNAWAY, TAXES
 TOLL OF LIVES
Crashes Headon Into Pas. senger Train During
 Fog in Night

HARLAN, Iowa, Feb. 20.-A wild runaway locomotive hurtling through the fog -shrouded night from 50 to 75 miles an hour, crashed headon into Great Western passenger train near here. Two trainmen of the passenger train were killed and g passengers were injured.
 Loosened brakes caused the loco- motive to runaway and the steam valve also became looSened.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
SHOT DOWN BY GUNMEN
 IN MARKING
Former Disfinguish he'd Chinaman Assdssinated
 for Joining Japanese

SHANGHAI, Feb 20. = Tcheng Lon. Foreign Minister of the Japan ese-sponsored Ranking Reform Gov ernment, has been shot to death by 20 Chinese gunmen who broke into his home.
 Tcheng Lon had long and bril- liant career before joining the Jap anese.
 The staying is the latest in a series of more than 50 political assassinations since the Japanese occupation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
Ieebreaker Is helpIess,
 Ar(iiC Area
Soviet Craft Is Reported Making Record in Drift
 ing Near Pole

MOSCOW, Feb. 20.--The Soviet Russian icebreaker Sedoff, which has floated helplessly in the Arctic for the past 15 months, is reported to have drifted to the farthest point in the north ever reached by sea- going vessel, one mile closer to the North Pole than Nansen's Tram in 1895.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
BETTIG L0SES
 POSITION; OUT
 BY NAzI ORDER
Director of Amer. Branth, Student Exchange Sys-
 fem, Is Dismissed

BERLIN, Feb 20.-The dismissal of George Battig, Director of the American Branch of the University Student Exchange system, is dis closed
 Gen. Von Mason, head of the sys- tenn, said Bettig acted without or ders in asking German students to be virtual spies.
 No successor of Bettig has been announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-20
WHAT NEXT?

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Evening star., 1939-09-20

Pupils of the Thomson School
learned some safety rules all chill
dren should remember this morn
ing, and they enjoyed the lesson
thoroughly.
The teacher was Knee-Hi, the re-
markably- trained wire-haired ter
rier, who today began series OF
public safety demonstrations under
sponsorship of police, school and
traffic officials and The Evening
Star.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of Police; Acting Supt. OF
Schools Robert L. Haycock and
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer were among those who
watched the canine instructor per-
form at the intersection of Twelfth
and l. streets NV. The children,
together with numerous adults,
stood behind ropes on the four
corners.
A special police detail was on
hand to assist in the demonstration,
and automobiles, trucks and a bus
were Communicated to help Knee
Hi illustrate safe conduct on the
city's thoroughfares.
Shows How to Play Safe
Under supervision of DR.. George
Brunson, her owner, the dog showed
the boys and girls how to cross a
street-walking quickly, not running.
Knee-Hi stepped from the curb only
when no traffic was approaching
and when she received a Go
ahead" signal from her master
similar to that used by policemen
and schoolboy patrols.
The four-footed safety instructor
also broke up a football game in
the street, barked vigorously at boys
riding double" on bicycles, chased