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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-31
Rev. w. @. Leumun Dies;
Was Educated in D. c.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the hSS0ClhIeu PTeSS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 31-The
Rev. Melvin George Leaman, so,
Baptist minister and evangelist who
conducted revivals in 81 States in 40
years, died yesterday from pneu-
monia.
A native of Maryland, he was
educted at George Washington Uni
versity and held pastorates in Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky and Okla
homa.
Before coming here last March as
pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, he
was pastor of the Second Baptist
Church in Oklahoma City.
He is survived by his widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-31

The literature of China leads us
back to the remotest past in an al
most unbroken line of writings,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-31

The average weight of a freight
locomotive is IA tons in the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-31

sian capital One was born in New
York City in 1884 The family re-
sides in Yonkers, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-31
Mrs. Browder

Continued From First Page.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
DEMOS TO PUSH
FOR W.P.A. FUNDS
COP Fights F. R. Request,
Hint Money Desired
AS Slush Fund

WASHINGTON, April 10. - VI
Administration leaders, disregardlng
republican queries as to whether q
"campaign slusn fund.- was sought,
were working quietly today Tor
speedy house approval of President
Roosevelt's plan to maintain relie1
spending at the present Sl,50o,ooo'-
D00-a-year rate.
They were spurred, authoritative
sources said, by a White House re-
quest that congress expedite dlspo-
pition Of the relief issue so as not to
delay it's own adjournment.
In a letter to Speaker Bankheao'
Mr.. Roosevelt asked yesterday 1or
discretionary authority to spend d
1875. 900, 900 WPA appropriation IN
eight months, if necessary, instead
of the full year as he originally
recommended.
There is certainly at the present
time" the President wrote, no III
formation available to justify a re-
duction in the program OF tine "oih
projects administration belo" that
which has been carried on In the
current fiscal year with an appro'
priation of approximately one ana
one.half billion dollars
Colonel F. C. Harrington, WA
commissioner, later told reporters
that the 1915, ooO. 900, if spent dur.
ing the first egiht months, would
maintain work relief rolls at the
1910 level of about 2,O00,0 900 persons
a month.
Political implications were imme.
diately read into the Presidents re.
quest by republican critics.
Chairman Otter (R-Pa) of the
republican congressional committee
said the discretionary authority
sought would be 'only another one
of the instances SO APPLY defined by
Justice Cardozo as a vagrant ana
unconfined power and which, in an
election year, might offer tempta-
tions that I feel certain the demo-
cratic party would not care to deal
with"
Rep. Fish (R-Ky) asked On the
house floor whether another cam
paign slush fund.- was in the offing.
The house, meanwhile, began de-
bate today on a bill to extend the
federal crop insurance program to
cotton. 1t now is limited to wheat.
Overwhelmingly Approved
After three days Of debate, the
house yesterday overwhelmingly ap.
provd the Logan-Walter bill to pro.
vide for uniform procedure by fed
eral administrative agencies and for
speedier court review Of their or
ders.
b The measure went TO the senate
by tn t%opheavy vote Of $50 to 81,
but leaders there have mad no plans
for its consideration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

workers who annually flow back
and forth across Arizona.
Clinics operated by nurses, with
a staff Of doctors on call, have
been established by the association
in Phoenix, Chandler, Casa Grande,
Yuma, Stafford and Avondale. One
hundred and fifty physicians, and
SO dentists, serve the association,
and $50 drugstores provide supplies
at special prices.
A dozen large growers control
the states cotton-producing bust
ness Operating with large invest
ments and under certain market
hazards, they must produce q max
imum amount of cotton in a min
imum time ut the smallest cost.
The camps were the federal gov
ernment's answer when Arizona in
sisted that she-with a law requfr-
ing three years residence Cor re-
lief-Was unable to take care OF
the migrants.
But the camps are not the gov
ernment's only answer.
The Farm Security administra-
ton, which has built or is building
the camps, has gathered enough
staple foods for a small army. AL
ready, a half-hundred stations have
been established and even now are
distributing thousands of pounds
of flour, sugar. cereal, salt pork.
canned meat and dried fruit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
VALUE OF PRESS
CITED BY EDITOR
Huey Long Dictatorship
Could Happen In Any
State, He Says

WASHINGTON, April 19.-OP-
lanes M. Thomson. pupllsher OF
the New Orleans Item-Trlpune' told
~nawsnaner editors from all over the
country today that what happened 10
T.o,,,siana. under the Huey Long
dictatorship might lust as well
happen in your state
In an address prepared Tor the
American society of newspaper q
tors, Thomson asserted that a man
of the late Senator Longs calloer
probably could have establlsheo a
dictatorship in New York, Illinois or
any other state more easily thar 1t
was established in Louisiana"
Louisianans, he said, Just nap
papers could not reach a majority OF
voters unless "they operate with the
interests of the majority in mind
However, he said, II believe that
if they ceased to operate, within a
short time, the liberties of the Anne
rican people would be gone"
Huey Long, said Thomson was
building "a dictatorship as 1ronclad
and alright as those of Stain, Hit
Ter or Mussolini," and his ultimate
purpose was "to do to the United
States what he had done to louisa
ma"
Had he lived" Thomson said,
Long probably would have had as
much money to spend on the adven-
ture as either Of the big national
parties. This sounds fantastic, but
it Is true"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
Legion Chief Sees
Too Much Liberty

HIGH POINT, April 19- Up -
Junius H. Rose, state commander
of the American Legion, told the
State Congress Of Parents and
Teachers here last night that there
were dangers attendant to too
much liberty" and added:
"It is our immediate problem to
apply the brakes to this present
precipitious movement toward un-
licensed freedom-possibly anarchy"
Rose is also superintendent of
Greenville city schools.
The speaker said he subscribed
to the doctrine Of progressive edu-
cation, but cautioned against a
change for the sake of change"
Rose told the parents and educa.
tors that ait does not take a genius
to find fault with the present So
cial order, but the problem is to
find the right method Of achiev-
ing a better world without running
what we already have"
The congress elected Mrs. Jerry
Strader Of Burlington recording-sec-
rotary and Mrs. Raymond Fuson of
New Bern fisrt vice-president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
Cooper Lriticizes Ban
On Local Government

BURLINGTON, April 19-R-
Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Coop
er rode his red, white and blue
sound truck into Burlington today
and told a quickly-assembled crowd
that there is no such thing as To-
cal government in North Carolina"
1.-THE supreme court Of the state,
FOR example, has told the people Of
my city they cannot support parks
or Fairgrounds with tax monies be-
cause the supreme court does not
feel they are public necessities in
Wilmington.
That is a shining example to me
Of the need for home rule in the
state" Cooper said. He called for
an amendment to the state consti-
tuition to allow local units to ap-
propriate funds for parks and play.
grounds previously he had called for
such changes to benefit libraries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
SLOGAN

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, April
1s-CR-Tension pervaded this
usually placid community today
over the now burning question
of whether it shall continue to
be known as Natures Air-Con-
ditioned City"
Commander Fred Branson of
the local unit of the Eightieth
Division Veterans in a COM
munique announced he would
"Organize a March" Of com.
rades on city hall Tuesday to
protest against a proposed or
dinance banning use of the slo.
gan on penalty Of as much as
80 days Imprisonment and 500
fines.
"Our organization spent $500
for stationery which carried the
slogan inviting veterans to a
national convention this fall"
asserted the veteran. 1--WE do
not want that money wasted"
Civic embarrassment prompt.
ed proposal Of the ban. officials
said. Twelve public events, in
Guiding an exhibition baseball
game between two major league
teams, were prevented by in.
clement weather.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
HODGES Kept BUSY
WITH TWO PROBES
OkieS

BY JERRY McLAIN
lNEA Service Special Correspondent

NEA Service Special Correspondent
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 19.-The
Okies will soon be on the march
again, and Arizona already is pre-
pairing for it's greatest influx of
migratory laborers.
In three counties-Maricopa, Pin
al and Yuma LIS, 000-acre cotton
crop was harvested last year. An
estimated 10000 to 10000 migra-
tory workers poured in to harvest
that crop.
The 1910 crop will be larger
and more migratory workers are
expected; will, in fact, be neces-
sary.
Sc Arizona soon will have three
Of the six largest migratory labor
camps in the nation, and will set
up what probably is the greatest
group medical plan ever conceived.
The three camps, one now open
at Coldwater, near Phoenix, an
other opening in April near Eloy
and the third under construction
ana due to open in May near
Yuma, cost the federal government
more than $500, OOO-and will &C.
comodate only $50 to 1000 families.
WHAT ABOUT
THE REST?
What many persons are ponder
ing is what is to become of other
migratory workers once these-and
three contemplated mobile camps
ARE filled.
The camp at Coldwater is believ-
ed the largest in the nation. 1t is
really a little town, with its own
water system and sewage disposal
plant. Yet last year, at the height
of the harvest season more than
1000 families were turned away.
OKIES TO GET
MEDICAL CARE
The government has another
swer: medical care.
This will be accomplished large
ly through the Agricultural Work.
ers' Health and Medical association.
in which membership is hold bv
many of the thousands of field
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
STILL AGIN 'EM

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 49,
R)-Being 4 railroad director
doesn't change Oscar Johns
toms views on freight rates
which southern leaders have
termed discriminatory" against
this section.
Election of Johnston, a Miss
issippi cotton grower, to the
Illinois central systems board
of directors was announced at
a meeting here yesterday. AS
president of the national cotton
council, Johnston has taken an
active part in the south's fight
for rate revision.
Asked about his views on the
discriminatory" rates, now that
he was a railroad director,
J%ohnston's only comment was
brief:
I'm still 'agin' 'ems \
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

lists a n d historians W h o have
pointed out inaccuracies in t h e
drawing of the Pony Express mes.
senger On the new Scent stamp.
Horse Says A Bit
But 1t Will Do
"Hm-m-m," said Benny. Then,
with mounting interest, wal. III
be daw-gone!" Suddenly he strangh-
tened with determination and call.
ed sharply, Rochester. get me a
horse"
"Yassuh, senor." A sun-blackened
vaquero in white silk fiesta outfit
came around the corner at a brisk
crawl. This was Benny's top hand,
Jose, whom he calls Rochester for
short. Isl, 81, Mistuh Benny. Only
All already got o a horse. It's in
the fourth ace at"
mo, 1 mean a boss to r i d e..
There's gonta be trauble in Wash.
ington. Maybe they'll have to with.
draw this issue Of stamps, and then
Jim Farley will need an authentic
picture of a pony express messen-
ger. I'll pose for it! I'll show 'em
how those boys really looked"
Rochester said, "Ain't no horse
in de studio 'ceptin' one that kinda
says. You be wantin' de stepladder,
too?"
mo, I can climb on from the
hitch rail. But get me a gun and
some mail pouches and meet me It
the western set. I'll take the short
cut and round UP a photographer.
Buck Benny rides again!"
Yessir! He Detected
Error Right Away
AS we walked across the lot to the
set where some Of the scenes of his
new picture have been filmed, Ben.
ny fumed about the errors in the
portrayal of the pony postman. 81
could see at a glance that the sad
die bags, the gait of the horse and
the posture of the rider were all
wrong. Why didn't somebody ask
me about it? It may be too late now.
but I'll do what . ran. Maybe Far
ley'l put my picture on an S1st
anniversary stamp"
Rochester, with a shaggy, sway
backed horse, was waiting for us.
He also had some pouches and the
first gun he could lay hands on in
the prop departments bellmuz.
zled b~lunderbuss. "Mistuh Benny
he faltered, II think this boss would
look kinda funny on a stamp"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

ing a story about
the Pony Express
stamp controver-
sy.
T h Q rootin',
tootin' B u C k
("When you call
me that, smile ~
Benny read the
article, which was
by Fred Hartman,
who drawls t h g
Red Ryder adven-
ture strip. Har-
mon is one Of sew
eral western art.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

for the first time, a federal grand
jury hit a situation precisely the
way Arnold has maintained it ought
to be hit-on a national basis, all in
one bump.
All of the other indictments in
this campaign have dealt with local
or regional situations. This one GOV.
cred the country as a whole-or,
at any rate, the greater part of it.
1t can stand as a model of the
antitrust divisions idea of the way
t oenforce the antitrust law. in
that it takes one specific product
and covers every step in its prog.
ress from factory production line
to the home Of the ultimate con-
CI1mer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
Tar Heel Bankers Plan
For Bob Hanes Day

RALEIGH, April 19.-LR-North
Carolina bankers will dedicate May
9, the opening day of their annual
convention at Pinehurst, in honor
of Robert M. Hanes Of winston
Salem, president of the American
Bankers association.
The day will be listed as bob
Hanes Day" on the program. Hanes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
HANGING ROCK A r

RALEIGH - State Parks Supe-
rintendent Thomas W. Morse said
todya that present indications are'
that the Hanging Rock State Park
in Surry county would not be for
mally opened this summer.
Recreational facilities at the park,
including an artificial lake, bath
house, parking areas and several
miles of roads and trails, have been
completed, but provision has not
yet been made for the entry road"
Morse said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

= CT NotSu 80
nent's building
,osts inquiry; in
he eyes of AS
sistant Attorney
General Thurman
Arnold it was al
so the most inn
%portant.
That's not be-
IL Arnold fig
E The plumb
ing business is
any worse than
other parts Of
the building in
i'lstry, out be.
,ause In this case
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

CHAPEL H I L l. - semi-ffr,,.
will be held this afternoon in ,ba
2Sth annual contest for the Av,.
Memorial cup and the state hizi,
school debating championship
Two hundred and twenty bi,,
school students entered the ore,;a!
naries last night. They We're cbora.
from almost 1000 who partjcino+n,
in the triangular contests haIa
throughout the state last month
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
Mount Planning
Gallopade May l To J

ROCKY MOUNT, April 1s-R-
Plans are being completed for the
Sixth Annual Gallopade to be held
May 1-3. According to Gallopade
President Ray Bandy, the spring
festival will attract thousands Of
visitors TO this Eastern Carolina city
during the event.
Miss Lulu Darlington Gravely,
daughter of Gubernatorial Candidate
Lee Gravely and Mrs. Gravely, will
reign as Queen with J. O. Bishop,
Jr., as King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
In Hollywood

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, April 19.-Jack
Benny, a fine figure Of a westerner
if there ever was one, was loung'
on the shady S i d e Of Para
mounts sS5, 900 cook shack, or cafe,
when your correspondent %innocently
showed him a newspaper contain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
CORRECTION

In a recent advertisement we stated.
'The WHISTLES in this product are
4 years or more old" This state
ment should have read, "The
straight Whistles in this product
are 4 years or more old. 80 proof.
300 straight whiskey. 1910 grain
neutral spirits. 1870 straight whis-
key d years old: 1870 straight Whis-
key 5 years old"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
WALNUT ASSOCIATION

HIGH POINT The American
Walnut Manufacturers association,
composed of Walnut lumber and
Veneer manufacturers, opened a
three-day convention today.
Eighteen holes Of golf and other
entertainments were on the pro.
gram today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
BROUGHTON COMMITTEE

RALEIGH - A seven-man com.
mittee will manage the gubernator-
ial campaign of j. M. Broughton in
Cumberland county, State Manager
q. B. Denny said today. Members of
the committee are: Alton T. Muir
Gibson, chairman, John A. Oates, D..
T. Perry, T. A. Lyon, H. c. Black
we'll, T. A. DeVane a n d Morris
Fleischman, all of Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-That
1~O2-pronged indictment voted in
against plumbing leaders
was not only the biggest indictment
xot uotod in the Justice depart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
MANY COMPLAINTS
WERE RECEIVED

Action of this kind was In the
cards even before the building costs
campaign got started.
The department had been getting
complaints about the plumbing
business for years. Ed Hodges, Ar.
nold's assistant who handled the
case, had made preliminary studies,
off and on. for many months. AS
soon as the building costs inquiry
was decided on, it was figured
plumbing would be a key part.
When Hodges went to Cleveland
last October, he had a pretty good
idea of the sort Of evidence he was
going to get and where he was 60
ing to find it. It was printed ma
terial and typescript, mostly; once
the grand jury convened, in Novem.
Der, the job was largely one of sub
poenaing and analyzing documents,
NO SHORT CUTS
FOR CONSUMER, CHARGE
In substance, the department
fixtures was tightly organized from
lOp W DOtlCiIy lOt LII Pol pooCo VI
price-fixing, but with the effect Of
making price structure more rigid.
Manufacturers and jobbers. it al
leges, had mutual agreements; job
bers, in turn, had agreements with
master plumbers-the contractors
who hire the journeymen who &C.
tually install the fixtures in a
house. And master plumbers are &C.
cused Of having similar agreements
with the journeymen's union.
Net result, according to the de,
partment, was no shortcuts for the
consumer. So-called "DTU" ship
ping-direct-to-you service from fac
tory to consumer-declined until,
by department estimate, it amount.
ed to less than a fifth of the entire
business. Just incidentally, n of
the departments important studies
of the situation consisted Of ar ex.
the big mail-order houses.
In general, Hodges says, his men
figured the consumer had to pay
from II to % per cent more for
plumbing fixtures than he would
under a free and open market.
HODGES KEPT BUSY
WITH TWO PROBES
Hodges had a busy time Of it
throughout the investigation. Not
only was he in charge Of the plumb
ing investigation; he also had charge
of the investigation into the build
ing industry in Cleveland. The
Cleveland situation was one Of the
hottest" in the country; for both
jobs, Hodges had eight assistants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
BEER LICENSE

RALEIGH - The Brewers a n d
North Carolina Beer Distributors
committee asked t h e Buncombe
county board Of commissioners to-
day to revoke retail beer licenses of
two dealers in the Black Mountain
section because their places "con-
stitEte public nuisances."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
WPA CHIEF

WPA CHIEF
WINSTON-SALEM- Col. F. C..
Harrington, works projects commits
sioner, will be the principal speak
err at the formal opening Of Rey-
nolds Memorial park here June /,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

King Christian of Denmark is
the worlds tallest monarch. His
height is 6 feet 6 inches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20

will speak, as will Ray A. lie. r..
ton banker. va
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
ReMLaAau
COURT REPORTER
Decision in the Strange Case of
1.-THE AFFAIR AT THE
EQUATOR"
Continued From Page Eight

Usher
was given the decision by the court
at Bombay, India, in one, of the
oldest trials ever held in a British
court. He was awarded damages in
the sum of 400 rupees. A rupee is
equivalent to about 33c in Amer
lcan money, so Neptune and the
two under-officers were forced to
pay Usher about 1892 for their
jollification.
10 many, the verdict was not
very popular. Usher was considered
"high-brow" and a very bad sport
and many ofhis bruises were caused
by his own struggles of resistance.
The ceremony of "shaving'' was
an old recognized custom, prac-
tlced on ship-board, when a "fresh-
man made his first trip across the
Equator. 1t was for the amusement
OF the passengers and was an occa-
sion for levity and good-fellowship.
IN passing sentence, the court
said: The defendants do not appear
to be able to pay a heavy fine, nor
do we suppose that the plaintiff
expects to obtain such. 1t is, how
ever, proper that he should be re-
lmbursed for all the expenses of his
SUIT. This verdict shows the courts
dlsapprobation of the defendants
behavior. 1t should prevent a repe-
tition Of similar practices in the
future"
This is a true case. Reference of
citation may be had by sending a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
to Bella Lanan-Court Reporter
Starting Next Week
THE STRANGE CASE OF
CHOW BAD is A COMMUNISTS"
Don't Miss It-Follow 1t Daily In
This Newspaper.
TRADE Mark Registered; U. s. Patent Office.
World Rights Reserved by Garlic Crutcher.1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
FESTIVAL

IULIf AL
WASHINGTON-The Fourth An
nual Tulip Festival here closed to-
day. Miss Helen Mishoe was queen
of the event.
Visitors from all sections Of the
state visited Washington and Terra
Cha, Dutch colony near here, dur
ing the two-day festival.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
PREPs d LIGHTS

ST. LOUIS, April 2O-St. Louis
high schools will play night base
ball this season,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
CANDIDATES

CANDIDATES
FAYETTEVILLE-John H. Cook,
E. c. Derby and T. c. Bynum are
candidates for Cumberland county's
house seat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
Carolina News
Shorts
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
ROCKY MOUNT--Governor Hoey
will attend the 189th Rotary dis.
trict convention May 8-9.
William Kiker of Reidsville is
district governor.
T. D. Thorpe of Rocky Mount Is
general chairman of the convention
and Mrs. Jack Bennett will have
charge Of the entertainment of Ro.
tary Annes attending.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-02
OPEN HOUSE AT SIGRID'S SALON
 TOMORROW

It will be "open house time" to- morrow at Sigrid's new Beauty Sa- lon in the newly completed J. c. Cooper Building, and an invitation is extended to the Juneau public to call between o'clock in the af- ternoon and 9 o'clock in the even- ing.
 Sigrid Walther will be assisted by her staff of operators, Ellen Chin ella, Helvig Barrager and Peggy Gaddy, who will act as hostesses for tomorrow.
 Many new and modern fixtures and appliances have been selected for the new salon, which is expect ed to be. one of the most beautiful in the Territory. Appointments will be taken on Thursday at the new location, according to Sigrid