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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

Would Lift
Rank U.S..
Would Advance Three
Notches if As, 900 Men
Are Added; Streng-
then Canal Zone

Washington, Jan. 23-(AP)- The
$4,000 increase in army strength pro
jected in President Roosevelts dc
Tense program, officials said today
would move the United States III
three notches in the list of worlds
active military forces.
A proposed addition Of $1,000 off
GERS and men to the air CO. ps, 1900
or more to the Panama Canal gar
rison and 5000 to other branches
would swell the regular army to a.
most 100000 officers and men.
Ten countries now have larger
standing armies than the Unite
States, on the basis of newly-revised
official figures. Disregarding increase,
which others might make in TIE
meantime, the United States will rank
eighth in two years if Congress an
proves the 552,000,O0O armament rec
ommendation
When trained reserves are included
the United States ranks or.ly 18th. and
officials anticipate no relative ad
vance in this respect,
In air forces the United States
with 25,895 officers and men in &C
tual service and in trained reserves
ranks seventh and probably will con
tinue to do so.
The proposed $3O0,OOO,OOO expansion
OF the army air corps likely will be
the first part of the defense program
ready for House action. Chairman
May, Democrat, Kentucky, of the
House Military Committee, said lie
hoped to complete hearings late this
week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Legislative Progress Is
Slower Than 1t Appears
"Steam Roller" Tactics on Revenue and
Spending Bills Is Resented by Many Members;
High Pressure on Merit Exams Anglers Some
Others

1889. The Senate and House of Re
representatives. in formal session can
not consider subject matter which
has been definitely disposed of at a
former sitting, but this rule does not
apply to committees. There is a con-
siderable group which believes that
the committee work is not actually
as far advanced as it might appear.
Those Merit Exams Worry.
Perhaps the most important legis-
lation of last week was enactment of
the law blanketing under civil serv-
ice all present employees of the I'm
employment Compensation Commits
sion who have been on the job as
much as six months. This relieves
them of taking the merit examina-
tions which began Saturday.
Rushed through both houses under
high pressure from the five affected
employees, the bill received weak
"ayes" but nary a single mo-. After
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it was born! 1t was enough to make
any Hamiltonian Cor Jeffersonian)
doubt the evidence of his own ears
and eyes. Secretary of State Corden
Hull, the boss apostle of information
al trade reciprocity, could not have
pointed more capably to the economic
evils of commercial barriers between
countries than Colonel Knox did in
that speech before an audience of far
mers at Pierre IS. d.. The fact is,
the colonel might almost run for Of
flee as an old-time Democrat, since
he feels about the tariff as he says
he does. He also referred favorably
to tax reduction. New Dealers are
not so enthusiastic for that. Neither.
however, are old-fashioned Democrats
so hostile to it, and they were the
ones l suggested as somewhat in sym
pathy with Colonel Knox-not the
New Dealers, if they and the oldtim-
ers are fellow Democrats at ALL
It is significant that it was an agri-
cultural gathering to which the col
onel addressed himself. All gather
ings are predominantly agricultural in
that neck of the woods They used to
be predominantly Republican, too.
With the New Deals advent they
Topped the other way. The 1898 cleo
ton showed them Hopping semi-bacls
to the G. o. p. side. 1t was a Repub-
lican victory blowout to which Colonel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
ny G.. LYNN NISBET.

Raleigh, Jan. 23-The General AS
scmbly starts it's fourth week, tie
third of actual work, tonight with
divergent views about how much has
been accomplished Committee hear
ings on finance and appropriations
are further along than usual at THIS
stage, but there has been little I'M
portant statewide legislation COM
pleted. There are members, too, WI D
voice resentment at what they term
steam roller tactics in pushing
through the budget revenue and ap-
preparations bills without giving IN
terested parties full opportunity u
be heard.
The same tactics two years age
were more successful than this year
effort is apt to be. They shortened
the legislative session in 19S7-an
had some influence on the defeat oI
Victor Bryant for the speakersh1p ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

and the plane stewardess, who slipped
beneath icy waves apparently too
weak from injuries for the long strug
gle against winds an water
Eight coast guard vessels gave the
three up for lost after a thorough
search of the seas, where motor trou-
BILE forced the Bermuda bound I'M
perial British Anyways craft to pan
cake into the Atlantic Ocean 300
miles southeast of Cape May, N. j.,
during a gale Saturday afternoon. It
sank in ten minutes, forcing the 13
persons aboard to leap into the water
before they could don life-saving
equipment.
All survivors were reported in "fai"
condition." except Captain M. r. AL
derson pilot of the plane Who suf
fered more from shock and exposure
than the others. Several were believed
cut and bruised
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
WASHINGTON MAN is
GIVEN PRISON TERM
Frank Bright Gets Seven to Ten
Years on Conviction Under
Manslaughter Charges

Washington, N. c., Jan. 23.-(AP)
Frank Bright, 4O-year-old Blount's
Creek farmer, convicted by jury
verdict late Saturday afternoon of
voluntary manslaughter following a
four-day trial on a second degree muir
der count, was sentenced by Judge
Leo Carr in superior court here to-
day to serve seven to ten years in
Central Prison.
Bright, charged with the pistol
aging of Osborne Clayton, 80, neigh
Dor of the defendant, on November
o. had pleaded not guilty by reason
of self-defense when the four-day
trial opened here last Wednesday aft
ernoon. I'D !.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 23.-(AP)-
United States officials arranged to-
day to remove Americans from Bar
celona as the Spanish government or
dered civil evacuation of it's capit5l
under the threat of insurgent armies
a little more than Is miles from Bar
celOna's gates.
American Embassy officials here
said they would summon the United
States cruiser Omaha tonight and
told Americans to be prepared for the
ship. The Omaha is about IL hours
from northeast Spain.
In London, steps were taken also
to evacuate British nationals.
Government Spain, meanwhile, went
under a drastic full state of war;"
which some observers believed to
mean martial law. A commission was
created to move Barcelona's entire
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23

S~t~A CAAO an w - ~
Col on Ell FIR an k
Knox's appearance
as as advocate of
plenty of tariff re-
auctions.
The vice presiden-
tial candidate on the
Republican party's
last, national ticket
turning against pro-
tective import tax l
ton! - a doctrine
that the G.. 0. P. has
sworn nv ever since
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Hopkins Foes
Are Attacked
By Senator

Washington, Jan. 23-(AP)-Sena-
tor Schwellenbach, Democrat, Wash
ington, accused critics of Harry Hop
kins today of trying to destroy the
confidence of the people in a demo-
cratic government
Rising to praise the appointment.
of the former relief director as seer
tary of commerce, Schwellenbact
asked why Hopkins assailants had
taken so much time in Senate debate
ICa,,4ixn..ad runna
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Hoey Moves
Cautiously
For Program
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Jan. 23-One can hea-
about the Capitol statements that the
administration is in complete control
of the General Assembly, and that its
program will be put through with as
much ease as it was last year.
One may also hear the next minute
the statement that the House is de-
finitely anti-administration, being in
control of the forces which have for
years supported candidates for gov,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
u. S. Moves Citizens
From Barcelona AS
Rebels Draw Close
lnsurgent Armies Are
Only Is Miles Distant
f r O m Government
Capital; Francois War
Planes Bomb City At
Regular / intervals
During the Day

Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 3d.
AP).-Insurgent air raiders to-
day bombed five British ships,
sinking Ole and killing two Off
GERS in attacks apparently intend
ed to choke off BarcelOilaS food
supplies.
The five vessels were freighters.
The second mate on two of them
were killed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Knox Appeal
For Tariff
Cut Surprises
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Jan. 23.-Politicians on
Capitol Hill scarcely could credit their
own senses the other day when they
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
Dewey Beginning
Second Effort To
Get James Hines

New York, Jan. 23.-(AP)-
Judge Charles G. Knott, Jr., today
deferred ruling on motion to
dismiss the conspiracy count in
l3-pOint indictment against James
!. Hines as the Tammany- district
leader went on trial for a second
time on charges of abetting the
late Dutch Schultz's $20,OOO,OOO a
year Harlem lottery racket.
Judge Knott delayed announce
ing his decision on the moot
point, basis of IL felony counts
in the Indictment, until after a
jury has been picked from a Spe-
ciaI panel of $50 veniremen. The
IL felony counts accused Hines of
contrOving a lottery, yhile the
conspiracy cOuK, midemeanOr,
charged with him with "influenc-
ing. intimating or bribing" public
officials in connection with the
policy gambling syndicate.
New York, Jan. 23.-(AP)-In
the biggest test of his recOrd-break
liz CdAtCI, N1dIAulnUOttIA AASOA ACO
Attorney Thomas e. Dewey OPEN
ed a new court fight today to
convict Tammany district leader
James i. Hines of conspiracy i'm
connection with $2O,OOO,OOO a
year Harlem lottery.
A sensational trial ended Dew
ey's first attempt to put behind
bars the bluff, white-haired ex-
blacksmith he accused of selling
political protection for the huge
policy racket operated by the late
Dutch Schultz ard his gang.
State Supreme Court Justice
Ferdinand PecOra ordered &he
mistrial in September, 1888, after
ruling that Dewey had hopeless
Iy" prejudiced the jurors against
Hines by improper crOss-examina-
ton of a defense witness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-23
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Rain tonight and Tuesday, be-
ginning as snow or sleet in west
and north central portions; rising
temperature.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
This |. No Joke

Franks Prove Very Annoying" read headline in The
Times the other day. That putting il very mildly.
Here were the FRANKS
Paul Kohut, 1922 So St, surprised to have the
following call at his home, summoned by untraced phone
calls-two taxs fire truck and police car with three
officers.
Obviously the episode the work of practical joker
someone with grudge seeking to embarrass Kohut.
But it's mighty dangerous type of practical joking
Calling taxs wild chases bad enough but calling
fire department truck and police is joke at
al-it's mighty serious business.
Every time firemen and police make run it is an
emergency, and the consequent speed with which they
must travel of danger to themselves and the
public in general Then, too when these guardians of
public safety answering such fake call they not
available to real emergency call that might come
Such practical joking simply cannot be tolerated If
the responsible for the Kohut episode be caught
the punishment should certainly be enough to serve
warning to any other Predetermined individuals that
they had better confne their panks to- perhaps less
tacular but safer trcks-safer both for the public and
themselves if they get caught!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

operating with the laws of the
country in which the individual
may reside, as well as the elm
inatioh of all action for self in
terest.
Naturally such a statement is
distinctly Objectionable to the
large number of Japanese Bud
dhists in this community, and
elsewhere, who are among the
most law-abiding and respectable
members of the commonwealth,
and to whom such accusations
regarding the Buddhist religion
is incredible and sameful. This
they consider is likely to give
the public a decidedly wrong i'm
preston of the religion they re-
we're. as well as being disgusting
to the American Buddhists of
this country.
REV. S. N. PRATT,
Pastor, Buddhist Temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
No Franco For Us!

America needs Franco, Dudley Gilbert has told the
Dies committee.
Gilbert is a New York sociaite who fears that unless
have dictator, there will be what he calls red"
revolution
This country will laugh at Gilbert The American people
may stand their traditional right of grumbng, but
there little danger of them rebeing against constitu
tona which gives them rights and free
dom than any government which has existed.
Franco dictatorship would, in the long run, be
hard Mr.. Gilberts class it would be the under
prvieged-as witness the state control of wealth in Ger
many and Italy,
Over period of years, either Fascist a Communist
tends toward the absolute control of the
many by the few.
Americans will prefer to continue to struggle down the
middle course of Democracy If anything would tend to
swing the left it would be such silly statements as
that made by Gilbert
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

During the reign of Louis XIV,
France was torn with internal
strife, ministers vieing with each
other for personal glory, the
church. through the various men,
bers Of the clergy, graphing for
rich spoils. OF these clerics, the
Able Terray was one of the best
known. He was a harsh indi-
vidual who had no affection for
anyone, and was. consequently.
utterly despised by his enemies.
and feared by his friends.
On one occasion. when dining
at the house Of q friend. who
knew his character intimately,
Terrsy began to laugh. His host.
turning to his neighbor at the
table. said:
See. The able u laughing.
Someone must have met with
misfortune.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
1T SHALL NOT
HAPPEN HERE

Editor, The Times: In the
light of recent events, dare we,
like the ostrich, hide our heads
in the sand, oblivious of the
dangers which threaten the very
foundations of society and gov
eminent itself? Are there those
who still insist that 1T Can't
Happen Here ?"
Many of Germany's most
highly cultured and educated
people believed likewise. but be-
cause in their professional. liter
airy and scientific pursuits, they
ignored the paramount issue
the preservation of a democratic
state-the enemy crept upon
them unawares and made them
slaves of a nationalism which
had no place for intellectuals.
The great German writer and
exile. Thomas Mann, speaking
before the writer's congress at
the New York worlds fair.
pleaded for all writers to climb
down from their aloof nom
political towers and join the
common cause for democracy.
Vividly portraying how in Ger
many everything human has
been swallowed up and all free
dom crushed by fascism, the
exiled writer declared:
u see now that it was a mis-
take for the German citizen to
believe that man could be
cultured and non-political.
realize that culture is in danger
when il lacks the instinct and
the desire to understand the
political. In short, an acknowl-
edgement of the democratic ideal
rose to my lips. Where should
be today. on what side would
l be standing. If I had chung to
my conservative. German. anti
political attitude For all Ger
many's music. all her intellectual
achievements. could not save
her from q barhsrism that
threatens the foundations of
western civilization.
Dem cracy is in a crisis
throughout the world, not ex-
cepting our own United States.
The enemy is here: We can no
longer evade the issue. II We
are to escape the barbsrism and
slavery of fascism. it is impera-
tive that all classes. still loyal
TO the preservation OF a demo-
cratic society, must unite in
common determination that il
shall NOT happen here
MAUDE y. RICHARD,
1921 So. = St
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
.86ELIl

The defense was that the In
dietment was not legal be-
cause of defects in the suf-
frage law.
The case went to the supreme
court where Fremont Camp
bell. Pierce county prosecuting
attorney. represented the state
and Elwood Evans appeared for
the defendant.
The court was divided and IN q
two to one decision sustained the
contention OF the gambler. the
decision did not make the
women any more tolerant to
gambling business which was
flourishing then in Tacoma and
Seattle.
The gangster issue which
raised its ugly head to plague
Gov. Newell was suddenly set
tied by the citizens of Tacoma
and Seattle. A law and order
league in Tacoma had served
notice on the gangsters to move
on and they did so. In Seattle
they were holder and defied the
efforts of law enforcement Off
GERS and citizens alike.
One evening George Reynolds,
Seattle business man and
member of the law and order
league, was held up by two men
while on his way back to the
store. Instead of putting up
his hands Reynolds reached for
his gun and was shot by one Of
the holdups.
The noise of the shot drew a
crowd and Reynolds was found
dying where he fell. Two men
seen running from the spot were
arrested and accused of the MUIR
der. A mob attempted to take
the men from the Jail but were
persuaded to let the law take
its course. The next morning
the men were arraigned and
bound over to the grand jury,
they were seized by small
group of Reynolds friends and
hustled out of the building while
the rest of the crowd in the
court room kept the sheriff and
police officers in a corner.
Outside the courthouse
beam had been placed on the
lower branches of two trees
and In a few minutes the
two men were dangling at
ropes end.
That business being disposed
of, while the crowd held the
sheriff a prisoner in the court
room, the posse went to the
county Jail and battered a way
to the cell where the murderer
of a policeman was confined. In
five minutes he was swinging
alongside the other two.
These hangings put an
end to lawlessness around
Puget Sound. Inside Of
twenty-four hours the gang
sterS had moved out.
Monday: Gov. Watson G.
Squire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
1. Why are Jewels used in
watches.
2. What is primogeniture?
3. On what river is Liege, Bel
GUM.
{. For what do the colors in
the American flag stand?
s. Name the capital Of Mis-
souri,.
8. What In the correct pronun-
citation Of the word gondola !?
Z. Which u the lightest metal.
8. Which 10 the leading cattle
raising state in the U. s.!
.. What strait 10 ut the south
ern tip Of South America?
10. What u the poisonous ele-
ment in the exhaust gases Of an
automobile
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
DEFENDS BUDDHIST
CHURCH TEACHINGS

Editor, The Times: In a recent
issue of The Times there appear
ed an article regarding the ar
rest of Fred Mcintosh. 1877 So.
X ST. This article was brought
to my attention as il stated:
After being booked at police
headquarters for investigation
the youth is said to have adj
mitted TO Lieut.. William Farrar
that he had been studying Bud
dhist philosophy and that it was
beginning to get him"
AS this statement is distinctly
Objectionable to the members of
the Buddhist church in this COM
munity. | have this morning
written letter to Lieut.. William
Farrar. Such actions and state
ments on the part Of this young
man are totally inaccurate.
This statement has caused con-
siderable annoyance TO the men,
hers of the Buddhist Sangha IN
this community. for you may be
we'll assured that there is abso-
lutely no ground whatever in
Buddhist ethics. morality philo-
sophy or religion, for such action
on the part Of this young man.
In fact such is absolutely against
our teachings, which insist upon
strict self and mind control. with
the injunction TO assist in CO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
SCIENCE NEWS

Devised primarily for use In
factories and industrial plants. a
newly-developed vacuum clean
er can pick up debris ranging
from fine dust to particles as
large as hens egg. This
cleaner is powered by a one
horsepower motor (gasoline)
and is driven about the factory
floor by an operator who rides
it in much the same fashion az
farmer rides a moving ma
chine. 1t has varying speeds,
controlled by clutch, but the
maximum speed is three miles
per hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
r. DIS ACTION SEEN
AS ARGENTINE BID

The explanation OF President
Roosevelt's insistence that the y.
S. navy buy Argentine canned
beef because il is cheaper and
better than the American prod
uct lies deep in the mysteries of
western hemisphere politics.
Argentina is the natural lead
err among -hte Latin countries on
the American continents. Her
cooperation is essential to make
any Pan-Ameriean policy we de-
wise really effective and she has
been acting too darned independ-
ent to suit Washington authori-
ties. She nearly wrecked the
Lima conference last winter.
The sorest spot in Argentine
U. S. relations is our ban on inn
ports of Argentine beef. based on
the allegation that the cattle in
that country have hoof-and-
mouth disease. This hurts Arg
entina's pride as well as her
pocketbook. In reality. it amounts
to legal boycott for the protec-
ton OF our own cattle-rsisers.
The state department has tried
repeatedly to have IL lifted. but
without success. The cattle men
have strong political connections
on Capitol hill.
Insiders Interpret the
presidents praise Of Argen-
tine canned beef as pri-
marily \ gesture TO improve
our relations with that ma
ton. Even such q trivial
demonstration of esteem Oft
en- has a profound psychology
ical effect on the sensitive
Latinos The roar of pro-
test from congress Is pretty
much = teapot tempest.
The naval order involved is
chicken feed. Moreover. Amer
lean packers aren't seriously in
terested in canned corned beef.
They use the same cuts Of meat
more profitably in hamhurgers
and hot dogs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-29
DICTATORSHIP OF
COMMITTEE SCORED

Editor, The Times: We were
interested and gratified to note
in Wednesdays Times that H. r.
2, Townsend national recovery
plan, is to be reported out of
ways and means committee "a
committee that has most no.
toriously usurped dictatorial
powers and authority for con-
sideration by the house as a
whole.
1t would be interesting to have
our astute legislators refer us
to any place in the Constitution
that delegates to a few auto
cratic power that is subversive
of popular rights as demon
strated by the house ways and
means committee.
Streamlined starvation, farm
ing farmers for famine, idiotic
taxing of the poor to satisfy
plutocratic lust, and other equal
ly unciviliZed and savage meas
ures have flourished too long.
H. r. 2 is practical applica-
ton of the teaching: Honor thy
father and thy mother" The
principles of II. r. are clearly
defined in the Declaration of
Independence and in the pre-
amble of the Constitution, viz. /:
human rights and human well
fare are paramount. And, fur
thermore, the Townsend plan
incorporates the philosophy of a
permanent recovery. It is feas-
ible.
1t is something different from
outworn and chaotic academic
economics. and, therefore, ridi-
culed by periodic depression Geo.
nomic specialists.