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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06
Dr.. James Kirkland,
Vanderbilt j. Head
A Years, Dies al 79
Widely Known Educator
Served as Chancellor
From 1893 to 1893
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5.-Dr.
James H. Kirkland, who served as
chancellor of Vanderbilt University
for A years-longer than any con-
temporary headed an American in
stitution Of higher learning-died to-
day in Magnetawan, Canada. He
was 10.
The Acknowledgment educator
was at his summer home for brief
vacation. With him when he died
were his wife, their daughter, Mrs.
Benjamin Merritt, and DR.. Hugh J.
Morgan, professor of medicine at
Vanderbilt.
The son of Methodist clergyman,
DR.. Kirkland was born at Spartan
burg, S. c., September 9, 1859, the
youngest Of seven children of the
Rev. William Clarke Kirkland.
He received his bachelor of arts
degree from Wofford College before
he was 10, became a college profess
sor at % and IL years later chancel-
lor of Vanderbilt
SldSSlcS Long required.
DR.. Kirkland guided the destinies
of Vanderbilt from 1893 until his re-
tirement July /, 1898. During his
tenure the schools assets increased
from less than 100000 to more
than $2O,0O0,00O.
Chancellor Kirkland's interest in
Latin, Greek and the classics in gen.
eral was reflected in the list Of
required subjects at Vanderbilt,
which was one of the last colleges in
the country to abandon the dead"
languages as requirements for grad
uation.
Tennessee's far-famed anti-evolu-
ton law was criticized by him, and,
although he would not discuss pro-
hibition for publication, he once
told reporters privately that the
18th amendment and the Volstead
Act, in his opinion. were mo ad-
vantage to temperance"
He said Federal prohibition
brought on shifting of the point
of emphasis" and explained that,
before prohibition, the emphasis had
been on educating people not to
drink, but that the Federal laws
placed it on Furnishing people for
drinking.
Laboratories His Answer.
AS to the anti-evolution law, DR..
Kirkland not infrequently referred
to its enactment and the subsequent
test trial at Dayton, Tenn, as the
foolishness in the Legislature and
up at Dayton
THE best answer I can give to the
episode at Dayton is to build more
scientific laboratories. he said
shortly after the trial. Less than 10
years later one new building devoted
entirely to scientific subjects and
another devoted in part to such
courses had been erected on Wander
hilt's campus.
He was positive in his views about
normal schools.
Nearly all these institutions for
the training of teachers have gone
wild over methods and have neg
lected subject matter" he once said.
They have sent out thousands of
teachers who have had elaborate
training in methods of classwork
but who were quite ignorant of the
subjects they were undertaking to
teach"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06
Finol Tribute Is Paid
DR.. n. Spencer Lewis

By the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Calf. Aug. 5.-Floral
tributes from all parts of the world
banked the casket of DR.. H. Spencer
Lewis, SIS, as funeral services for the
North American imperator of the
Rosicrucian Order were held today.
The rites, in Francis Bacon Audi
torium OF the Rosicrucian Center,
were conducted by Alfred N. Will
liams, controller of the order. and
Cecil A. Poole, secretary general of
the Spanish-American division. Gre
nation followed.
DR.. Lewis died Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06

highway that Is scheduled to be
completed next year may form link
IN a Nationwide system of super
roads. clipping great distances from
principal cities end offering speedy
motor truck mobilization of national
resources In the event Of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06
Pageant Victim Dies

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 5 R.-
Sally Lacy, Is, whose fllmy dance
costume caught fire at pageant,
died today.
Patricia Sells, IS, and Addie
Felker, IS, two of the four others
burned In the shows tragic climax
Thursday night, were reported In
grave condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06
European CunuI

FRANKFORT, ermany Pr
The Rhine Maine Danube Canal
will be finished in 1945, Werner
Daintz, foreign ministry official, re-
ported to the canal company. The
Rhine-Nuremberg link will be fin
ished in 1943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Lawyers Paid 936 Fees During Period of Eight Years

e. From the payments that we1t made in 1892 through 1887, Mg Brown, whether or not payments were made to MT. Leary by the bank before the entry of the item upou the books?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Q. And can you give us the split of. time in some of those cases?
 A. From two days to several months.
 @. Was there any comment made by any of the auditors with respect to these payments?
 A. No, there was none.
 o. Or to the fact that they were charged to the account of interest on floating debt?
 A. No, sir.
 Recess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23

The testimony given this morn- ing by Warren M. Brown was as follows:
 @. want to turn your attention to the Levy Hayes contract of 1930. I wonder if you have before you the communication which Mayor Hayes sent to the Board of Aldermen dur ing the year 1930 referring to the contract?
 A. Yes, sir.
 o. will you read that communi- cation?
 A. The following communication was received, ordered placed on file and on motion with subsequent vote passed, to wit:
 July 2, 1930 Honorable Board of Aldermen Gentlemen: For some time past, the survey has been car ried on for the purpose of reducing the cost of light and power charges to the city. The order to effect econ- omies at this time has been neces- sary to make various changes in the schools and other public buildings. Tentative agreements have been en- tered in to by me before these changes could be made. Communi- cations will be carried on from time to time and I will, therefore, request your honorable board to pass the following vote authorizing me to enter into such agreements that willatend to reduce the power and light bills of the city. Vote: That the mayor be and he is hereby authorized to enter into such con- tracts or agreements that may be necessary for the purpose of eff fecting economies in the cost of light and power purchased by the City of Waterbury. Yours very truly, Frank Hayes, Mayor.
 Continuing on page 503: Voted that the mayor be and he is hereby authorized to, for and one behalf of the City of Waterbury, to enter into such contracts and all agree ments that may be necessary for the purpose of effecting economies in the cost of light and power pur- chased by the City of Waterbury,"
 Crawford: Is it true that the list of aldermen voting is there stated?
 A. That is true, yes sir. Thirteen names.
 (Brown then read the names of the aldermen.)
 Alcorn: Have you before you the charter of the City of Waterbury which appeared in the Special Act of 1925?
 A. Yes. sir.
 Q. Will you refer to page TAI, chapter 249?
 A. Yes, sir.
 o. Will you please read it?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23

The following two provisions of the 1925 charter of the city of Waterbury, which was superseded by the strong mayor charter en- acted in 1881, are what Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn con- tends make illegal all funds paid to Edward G. Levy of New Ha- ven, under the terms of a contract effected by Mayor Frank Hayes in 1930:-
 Chapter S39.
 AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WATERBURY, etc.
 Section 8.
 The board of aldermen shall not pass any resolution or vote re- quiring the expenditure of any money by the. city until 1t shall have received from the board of finance . report as to whether or not there is money available for the purpose, unincumbcred. If the board of finance shah report that no money Is available for the pur- pose. such proposed resolution or vote shall be laid upon tho table
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Accused Faced
 Judge Inglis
 One Year Ago!

One year ago t0morrow-May 24--twenty-five men were ar- raigned in superior court for the first time on charges of conspiring to defraud the city of more than a million dollars.
 As they filed in and out of the building, large crowds of spectators lined the surround ing sidewalks, and voiced loud bOOS and catcalls.
 Judge Ernest A. Inglis on that day continued the proceedings until June 21, to allow defense counsel to file preliminary mo- ti0nS.
 Neither Enoch BOrgnaes nor Philip Coppeto were present for that arraignment. B0rgnaes is still missing.
 On the same day the grand jury resumed it's investigation, following almost 8 weeks re- cess after returning its report and recommending the prose- cution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Provisions CitedBy
 Prosecutor Alc0rr1

and shall not be passed until the board of finance shall report that there is money available for the purpose unincumbered.
 Chapter 229.
 AN ACT AMENDING THE
 CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
 WATERBURY, CONCERNING
 RESOLUTIONS PROVIDING
 FOR EXPENDITURES.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Gen. eral Assembly convened:
 Each resolution or vote, pro- viding for the expenditure of any money, pending before the board of aldermen of the City of Water bury. shall be referred to stand ing or special committee of said board and shall not be put upon its final passage until the next regular meeting after such com mittee shall have reported on the same. unless a two-thirds vote of the board shall determine ether wise. The clerk shall keep q rec. ord of each such resolution or vote and any action thereon.
 Approved, May 6. 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23

37?
 A. Yes, sir. The total amount paid for the year 19S0-37 inclusive other than salary was $7,O31.s5.
 e. What was paid for the year 1880? A. Two payments made in 1930, both which were identified from the warrants payable register, amount ing to $365.
 Q. To what was that charged?
 A. Interest on floating debt.
 Q. In 1881, what was the amount?
 A. $2,4O8. also charged to interest on floating debt.
 Q. 1882?
 A. $l477, also charged to inter- est on floating debt. @. 1883?
 A. $1,253.50, also charged to in- terest on floating debt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Bonded Debt

Bonded Debt Q. 1884?
 A. $S3O, charged to interest on bonded debt.
 Q. 1895?
 A. $340, charged to interest on floating debt and $108s to traveling expenses, controllers department. Q. 1886?
 A. $500, charged to interest on bond fund.
 Q. 1887?
 A. $236, charged to interest on floating debt.
 o. l want to direct your atten- tion to voucher No. 6337, dated April 2, 1887. What did that cover? A. Voucher attached to the check reads: City of Waterbury, bond sale expenses, twelve trips to Hartford, $236.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Objections

When Attorney George w. Craw- ford voiced lengthy objections to the procedure, Special Prosecutor Alcorn stated that his purpose was to show that the request of the mayor and the subsequent resolu- ton of the board of aldermen was illegal in every respect under the provisions of the charter then in force"
 He asked Brown to read from the charter. enacted in 1925. which pre- ceded the so-called strong mayor charter in force since 1881.
 Last Thursday. when Alcorn at- tempted to show that "every dollar Apent" under the contract between
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
GERMANY is PREPARED
FOR A LONG WAR

BERLIN-The German high
command this week appeared
convinced that a full-fledged war
with Britain and France was a
certainty.
Nazis have expressed hope that
the British and French would &C.
cept Germany's conquest Of Po-
land as an accomplished fact and
let matters rest there without
pushing the conflict on the west
eIn front.
But it was reliably learned to-
day that the German high COM
mand has taken a significant step
by starting construction of a
boombproof great army headquar-
tiers somewhere in the vest ap-
parently in preparation for pro-
longed warfare.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Fair To Have
Large Exhibit
OF Machinery

Approximately 100000 square
feet of floor space at the North
Carolina State Fair have been
set aside for a display of farm
machinery and tractors that will
be more elaborate and preten-
tious than any that have been at
tempted in the past" Professor
David S. Weaver of State College,
exhibit director, declared this
week.
The State Fair is to be held in
Raleigh, October 10-14.
Weaver said that while prac-
tically all kinds of farm machin-
cry have been improved, fair-go-
ing farmers will be most interest
ed in the small tractors, small
combine harvesters and the COM
bination planter and fertilizer
distributor.
He said most tractor companies
have developed small, economi-
cally priced and operated trac-
tors adapted to do the work Of
one or more teams in the field,
provide belt power for ensilage
cutting, woodsawing, feed grind
ing, water pumping and many
other farm tasks.
"Another improvement in ma
chinery which has gained the in
terest of farmers" Weaver add
ed, sis a combination planter and
fertilizer distributor, which will
place the fertilizer in two bands
slightly below and to the side of
the row of seed. Results of ex-
pertinent and demonstration have
shown this to be better loca-
ton for the fertilizer than any
other for most field crops"
General improvement in de-
signs and particularly the wide
use of rubber tires on farm ma
chinery will add to the interest of
this exhibit at the State Fair this
year," Weaver added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
West Jefferson
Stock Market
Report, Sept. q
Sheep

Sheep
No Good Eve or Buck Lambs
offered
Eve Lambs avg so tb $50
Common & light Lambs 100000
Fat butcher sheep 2.0O-3.5O
3 or year stock Ewes 6.O0-6.5O
Good Stock Ewes 100000
Calves
No Select Calves Offered
Top Calves 100000
No. 2 Calves 100000
No. 3 Calves 100000
No. 4 Calves 6.OO-7.OO
Common & light Calves 100000
Good stock Calves 15.00-42.00
Medium to Good Stock
Calves 15.0O-27.OO
Hogs
No Good Hogs Offered
Hogs Avg. 100 tb. to
210 tb. 6.80-7.35
Shoats avg. 10 to 125 tb. 100000
Cattle
Best Steer 8.25
Good Steers 10000
Medium Steers 6.O0-7.00
Common & light Steers 5.O5-6.0O
Best Heifers 7.25
Medium to Good Heifers 6.10-7.0O
Common & light Heifers 4.75-5.9O
Best Cows 600,
Medium to good Cows 4.75-5.95
Gamer & Cutters 3.O5-4.60
Bulls 5.O0-6.7Ol
SALE EVERY THURS. 200 P. M.
Checks Mailed on Saturday. AID.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
King Carol Is
Well Guarded

Precautions were taken this
week against any attempt on the
life of King Carol II by the pro-
Nazi iron guard during state fun
eral services for Premier Ar
mand Calinescu, assissinated last
Thursday by guardist gunner.
While tribute was paid to the
slain premier in a ceremony at
the flower-banked Atheneum,
Bucharest's largest hall, the gov
eminent continued its drastic re-
prisals with additional executions
of iron guardists in various parts
of the country.
"a Copenhagen report, based
on reliable information from
Bucharest, said $40 members of
the iron guard had been killed
and that public executions still
were going on in Bazardjic, Con-
stanza and Galatz.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Educational Dav'

You'll certainly in
morning until late night
It's big day the history of Ahe
a single
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
SWEDISH STEAMER WAS
TORPEDOED ON SUNDAY

OSLO-The 1,51O-ton Swedish
steamer Gertrud Bratt, loaded
with wood pulp for England, was
torpedoed and sunk Sunday Is
miles off Langesund, southern
Norway, by a submarine identi-
fled as German.
The crew of Is was landed safe
ly by a Norwegian torpedo boat
which saw the sinking.
A witness of the attack said
an airplane accompanied the sub
marine.
The Gertrud Bratt was the
fourth vessel to be sunk in three
days off the southern coast of the
Scandinavian peninsula.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
n. e.. Citizens
Like n. 7. Fair

WORLDS FAIR, N. Y, Sept.
ga United States Congressman
back in the COS, John B. Bella
my, IS, of Wilmington, N c., ex-
pressed his enthusiasm for the
Now York Worlds Fair in a re-
cent visit to the North Carolina
State Exhibit. His granddaughter
Emma Bellamy Williamson, is a
hostess at the State Exhibit.
Former Governor and Mrs.
Cameron Morrison of North Caro-
lima, now residents of Charlotte,
were high in their praise of the
Fair. Mr.. Morrison, who appear
ed here on North Carolina Day"
said: "I like this exposition so
well that I've returned for an
other visit"
Ernest G. Hayward, 70, of Ra-
leigh, who recently completed a
round-the-wcrId trip, was anoth-
er visitor. Arriving back in the
United States the day after the
European war began, Mr.. Hay
ward confided that he intended
to spend the next few years
quietly at home.
Not so felt Miss Johnnie" Ma
bry secretary for United States
Congressman Robert l.. Dough-
ton of Albemarle. Miss Mabry
stopped at the North Carolina ex-
hibit before sailing for Bermuda.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Death Claims
Film Producer

The incredible Carl Leammle.
ST., who ran an immigrants
hoard Of $50 into multi-million-
dollar fortune as movie pro-
Queer, died at his magnificent
Spanish hacienda in Hollywood
Sunday of a heart attack. He was
Y.
"Uncle Carl" as he was known
throughout the picture industry,
went automobile riding Saturday
night in an attempt to escape
Southern CALIFORNIA; prolonged
heat wave. When he returned he
reported he felt a little wobbly,''
but slept soundly the rest of the
night.
Shortly before luncheon Sun
day he fell from his chair, I'M
conscious, and died 80 minutes la
ter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
LOCO WAR REFUGEES
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK-Two more ships
bringing more than 1000 war
refugees arrived from Europe
Sunday and two others prepared
to sail in the wake of four which
left Saturday.
The freighter American Farm
er brought 1873 passengers and %
survivors of the British freighter
Kafirstan which was torpedoed
$50 miles off Ireland eight days
ago.
The Greek liner Hea Heilas,
formerly the British Tuscania,
locked with about 900 more pas
sengers from Mediterranean ports
after an uneventful trip.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

His only direct survivors were
his daughter, Mrs. Isabelle Ber-
german, and his son, Carl Jr.,
who used to help his father make
films at Universal City, oldest
movie studio extant.
Uncle Carl sold the whole es-
Enlistment, including ZOO, No.
ire Dame Cathedral of Papier
Mache, and an assortment of
cavernous stages three years ago
for $5,500,000, cash.
Since then he lived in retire
ment on his estate, which looks
like nothing so much as a movie
set magnified a thousand times,
and devoted his time to his
grandchildren, his blooded stock.
and his interests in helping Ger
man refugees.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
ROME ANXIOUS FOR
"WAR TO BE STOPPED

ROME - Fascist Italy, urging
Europe to heed Premier Mussoli-
mis- appeal that a general war be
called off, warned Sunday against
the frightful and perhaps world
wide slaughter which it said
could be expected if there is no
settlement now.
Authoritative commentators
said italy did not want to aban-
don her acknowledgement role but
added that if events brought her
into the conflict the consequences
would be extremely grave.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Brief News OF
European War
RUSSIA BARS FOREIGN
SHIPS FROM NEVA

MOSCOW - Soviet Russia
Russia has barred foreign ships
from the strategic River Neva,
which flows into the Baltic sea,
it was learned here this week.
The river flows through the
outskirts of Leningrad into the
Gulf of Finland. The ban was un-
derstood to have included Fin
nish ships.
An agreement signed between
Russia and Finland in 1923 main
tanned the soviet's right to close
the waterway to Finnish ships in
case of "War danger"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

The Triple-A has announced a
new program designed to encou-
rage increased production of Aus
trian winter pea and hairy vetch
seed so as to make possible more
winter cover crops in the south
east.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

Cotton growers of North Caro-
lima and other Southern states
will vote in referendum Decem-
Der 9 on whether they want quo
tas on their 1899 cotton crop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11
Oil of Indiana
Sold on Newspaper Ads.

Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
for the fourth consecutive year, will in
crease the number of newspapers to
carry its spring and summer advertising
campaign, which this year will take its
keynote from Standard of Indiana's
Golden Jubilee" Matt Indy, Standard
Oil agent in this city announced today.
The Ely Miner and 1,746 other daily
and weekly newspapers with combined
calculations of 1887 ,486 will receive
more than rs per cent of the total adj
vertising appropriations. A total of
1,746 papers was used in 1888 and 1,543
in 1886.
THE Story of Standard Oil is
typical story of American business" said
Mr.. Indy in speaking Of the company
and its Golden Jubilee" The COM
pany was organized to build refinery
at Whiting, Indiana, on June 10, 1889,
when its principal product, kerosene,
was sold from the old tank in the back
room of the grocery store.
To-day the Whiting refinery, which
has become the largest complete re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11
Everett Lake Operations Yield
100 Quarts of Eggs, Data
for Propagation Work.

Fish spawn, the nucleus of Ill $50, O0G
potential pike dinners, had been taker
up to Friday night at the stripping
operations in progress on the stream
between Everett and Twin lakes. This
is taking for granted, Of course, that
every egg will become a fish. Ward A
Cook, Duluth, veteran fish propagation
worker, is the authority for this figure.
Mr.. Cook, superintendent of the fed
eral fish hatchery at Duluth John Cam,
junior forester stationed at the Seagul
lake CCC camp, and crew of sun
burned enroIlees from the Portage river
camp, commenced operations, Thursday,
April 81, and expected to terminate
them the first of this week.
Friday the pike run had just about
ended and suckers had already begun to
come in. They always follow the pike,
and, after eating up generous quantities
Of the pike spawn, if they were allowed
to collect in the river in natures way,
deposit their own eggs where pike eggs
were before, according to Mr. Cook.
With the bulk of the spawn collected,
100 quarts had been taken, Mr.. Cook
said. His estimate of these particular
eggs was that they would run about
$4,000 to the quart, although it is not
uncommon for them to number as high
as 10000.
But the sight of a couple of million
pike yet in the egg stage did not affect