The Rocky Mo
VOLUME 3, NO. 24
Yonni Peoples
- League To Meet
Five Hundred Preybeterian Boys
And Girls Will Assemble At
Davidson
Davidson, June B.—Davidson Col
*iege will again this year be host to
■ the annual conference of the Presby
terian Young Peoples League of
the Bynod of North Carolina, which
will be held June 9-16 on the col
lege campus. It is expected that
approximately 500 Presbyterian boys
and girls of high school age will
> be in attendance as representatives
E: 'of their respective churches.
F The executive and program com
mittee of the conference, compos
ed of Dr. J. R. McGregor, Dr. J.
O. Mann, Rev. W. M. Currie,
Rev. W. D. McGinnis, Miss Ma
mie McElwee, and Miss Margaret
McQueen have secured a strong fa
£ culty of noted Bible scholars for
the instruction of the youthful del
egates.
Courses in Bible will be taught
by, Dr. Samuel McPheeters, Sav
annah, Ga. j Rev A. R. Batchelor,
Marion, and Miss Lucy Steele, Ra
leigh. Church history will be taught
by Dr. C. M. Richards, Profes
sor of Bible in Davidson, while Pro
fessor James Christian Phohl, of the
Davidson music department will
teach hymnology. Other members of
the conference faculty are: Rev.
I Cary Adams, Maxton; Rev. Char
lea Worth, Hangchow, China; Rev.
Clauds Pritchard, Atlanta, Ga.;
•Rev. E. B. Paisley, Richmond;
Miss Anna Jones, Wilmington; Rev.
J. O. Mann, Richmond; and Dr.
P. D. Miller, Raleigh.
Daily vesper services will be con
dueted by Dr. Miller, with Rev. W.
W. Melnnis as song leader. Rec
reational activities will be *»4er the
* (direction of Rev. Cary Adams and
Miss Margaret Van Devanter, Miss
Margaret Pritchard, of Kwanjo, Ko
rea, a registered nurse, will super
vise the health of the young people
while at -Davidssn.
The. officers of the Presbyterian
t»Young Peoples League are: Pres
ident, John McMullen, Davidson;
. vice president, Aritold Rhodes, Bo;-
ky Point* Secretary, Margaret Hol
leman, Winston-Salem; treasurer,
Josephine Hutcheson, Charlotte.
Truck, Cycle __
Are In Crash
Two Slightly Injured At Oil And
Fertilizer Plant Here
A collision of an automobile and
a motorcycle that injured two men
slightly, occurred near the Planters
,£ptton Oil and Fertilizer company
on Cokey road.
The injured, who according to the
investigating officer, R. L. Rogers,
were likely to be released from a
local hospital after they were treat
ed, were Fred Brocket*, of Lynch
burg, Va., and Alton Rogers, city.
Both were on the motorcycle.
From Officer Rogers' investigation
Brockett was guiding the motorcy
cle, which ran into the left of f .he
# automobile, driven by Sidney
'•Bridges, of Pinetops. The auto was
a truck, and neither it nor the mo
torcycle was hurt much.
Mr. Bridges wa& turning in the
driveway at the oil and fertilizer
plant this afternoon apparently, and
Brockett also tried to make the turn
on the motorcycle. It crashed into
the left of the truck, then skidded
about 30 steps into the side of a
building before it> stopped.
Brockett, about 40, received a
[ cut on his right arm and one on
his right leg. He is a former Rocky
Mount resident, and was here visit
j in*. Officer Rogers disclosed.
Young Rogers, the officer reveal
ed, suitered an injury to his right
shoulder and lacerations on his right
"•arm.
The officer planned to issue no ;u
--' dictments, he said.
. Funeral Services
For W. E. Rosser
Funeral servicee for Walter F.
* Rosser, 60, who died in Halifax
County Suijday afternoon were held
from the home of his mother, Mrs.
,Mitt Perkins jjosser, Monday after
noon. rt.
Besides hislfcother he is surviv
ed by one brother, Rev. W- O. Ros
ser, of Smithfield, and two sisters,
Mrs. Tom W.. Wheelees, of Es
sex, and Mrs. Walter Berry, of
Bakersvillc.
Closing Auto Door
Costly To Motorist
Greensboro, June 9.—He closed
his car door but nearly lost his liio
K in doing so. J. W. Cooper, fill
ing station, operator, leaned across
his front seat this morning to close;
1 a door which had suddenly flapped
open. He closed the door but his
[ car had meanwhile headed into a
1' phone post. The car was torn up.
{;, Cooper is in Clinic hospital with
severe cuts and bruises but will get
I well, the hospital forecasts.
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Lightning Hits
Home, Children
Young Son And Younger Sister Of
Linwood Massengale Hurt—Fire
men Called
An alarm that necessarily had 'o
be a "silent" alarm as the light
ning put the alarm system tempor
arily "on the blink" sent the Rocky
Mount firemen to the house of Lin
wood F. Massengale on Poplar sc.
last night where lightning had
struck two of Massengale's children,
not apparently injuring them seri
ously.
This was the second of the weak
end fire calls, the first coming Sat
urday night from the kitchen of a
local hotel where a flue was burn
ing.
Last night about seven o'clock the
local firemen received a call to f.o
to the Massengale house, No. 1151
Poplar street. Reaching there, they
found there was no fire but —
Linwood Massengale, 19, the son,
had been temporarily knocked sense
less as a bolt of lightning struck
the chimney, went down it, hit the
stove, tore it up, and went from
the kitchen (where the stove was)
into the living room. There Linwood
was, an estimated 30 feet from
where the lightning first hit.
Edith Massengale, 12, another
child, felt the stroke slightly too,
but not much.
Linwood Massengale, the parent,
was the only one of the family not
at home. Employed by R. R. Mel
ton, of this city, Mr. Massengale
told details of the accidental stroke.
The lightning "knocked him (his
son) senseless for a few minutes,"
he said. It tore the store up, knock
ed a hole in the sink and plastering
off the wall, besides blowing rho
fuses.
Mrs. Massengale in bed a short
time before it struck, had been
asked by the children to "fi*i sup
per." She told them to wait a few
minutes, and shortly afterwards it
hit. Had the group been there, all
would have been killed, Mr. Mas
sengale said.
The other week-end alarm was
sent in Saturday night at 8:20 and
was from the Ricks hotel kitchon.
At fire station No. one it was esti
mated the damage was negligible.
About 31 answered tf»e alarm Sat
urday night, and 15 last night de
spite the fact that the lightning
temporarily pat the alarm system
out of business.
Assistant Chief J. R. Thomas,
contacted today in the absence
(temporary) from the state of Chief
J. R. Sorsby, said the system had
been put in working order again
today, and alarms would come in
all right.
Tarboro Scouts
Expert Swimmers
Tarboro, June 10.—Six of the
seven Tarboro Boy Scouts who arc
spending a week at Camp Bailey,
Scout camp near Bailey, won rat
ings as "expert swimmws" it was
learned here.
Boys from a number of eastern
Carolina points attending the camp
were rated in three groups—begin
ners, good swimmers and experts
—in tests given by Scout executiv
es.
Those from this city winning the
rating of experts were Watsoii
Smoot, Jr., OUie Oraham, Harvey
Palmer, Bud Shook, John Muse,
Joe Wagner and "Fatty" Alford.
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Martha Hale
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
tha Hales, who died suddenly at
her home near Philadelphia, Nash
county, were held from the home
of E. B. Costin near Richlands.
Rev. Ouy C. Momyer conducted
the rites. Burial took place in the
family plot.
She is survived by her husband,
Ernest Hales; two sons, A. O. Cos
ton of this city and Warren Victor
Caston of this city and Warren
Victor Caston of the home; two
daughters, Mrs. F. W. Cockrell of
Nashville and Miss Ruby Caston of
the home. All of the children are
by a former marriage. Four bro
thers, K. K. Padrick, Paul Pad
rick, Clarence Padrick, and Fou
dos Padrick; five sisters, Mrs.
Blanche Hudson of Jacksonville,
Mrs. Deb Williams of Catherine
Lake, Mrs. Ina Penny of Rich
lands, Mrs. Eunice Lewis of Golds
boro. and Mrs. Janie Caston of
Roanoke Rapids; and her father,
J. H. Padrick of Richlands also
survive.
TORNADOES KILL 5,246
New York.—Tornadoes in the
United States have taken 5,246 lives
and caused property damage o'!
$233,000,000 in the last twenty years,
according to statistics of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company.
Safety Sure
Wifey—Darling, I always hit my
fingers when I go to drive a nail.
Isn't there some way I can prevent
this?
Darling—Yes. You should hold th?
hammer in both hands, dearest.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1936
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Mrs. Hubert 8. Piatt, wife of Professor Piatt of the Geography depart
ment of the University of Chicago, submits with a laugh to the demands of
Aguarana Indians for a lock of hnlr. The Indians are natives of Peru, In
habiting the eastern foothills of the Andes near the headwaters of the
Amazon. In days agone they took the heads of visitors to their lands.
Bible School Is
Planned Shortly
Baptist To Stage Two Weeks In
terdenominational School
The First Baptist church will hold
a two weeks interdenominational
daily Bible school at the church
starting next Monday morning, it
was announced.
A faculty meeting in preparation
for the two-weeks school will be
held Friday afternoon at two o'clock
and afterwards at four, registra
tion from the beginners through
intermediates will take place .
Then the children, who are plan
ning to enter the sehool will stage
a parade through the streets of the
city, and afterwards refreshments
will be served them it was stated.
The school, which will be in
charge of Mrs. J. H. Stokes, gen
eral superintendent, will begin next
Monday morning, and will run daily
except Saturdays and Sundays, thra
June 26. The school will be from 9
until noon each time, and each de
partment will have a superintendent.
Mrs. Stokes is in charge of the
whole school, and leaders today em
phasized the fact the school is in
terdenominational and that children
of other denominations beside the
Baptist may attend.
The children are asked to bring
drums and whistles and other noise
makers for the parade.
J. L. Strickland
Died Sunday
Wilson.—Josh L Strickland, tSO,
died suddenly Sunday night around
10 o'clock while on his way to a
doctor in Wilson after he had stop
ped at a nearby filling station to
get some one to drive his automo
bile. He had suddenly been taken
ill while driving his car.
He is survived by three sons, E.
O. and J. L. Jr., of Bailey, Ab
bie of Brevard, four daughters, Mrs.
'J. C. Collie, Bailey, Mrs. Allison
Farmer, Wjashington, and Mrs. Al
lie Baker and Miss Jessie Strick
land of Bailey; three brothers Will,
Needham and Mallie Strickland, and
two sisters, Mrs. Nat Finch, Spring
Hope and Mrs. Joe Whitley.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home in Bailey Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev.
O. W. Farrar. Interment was in
Bailey cemetery. He was buried with
Masonic honors.
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EDENTON YOUTH SETS
EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRY
Edonton, June 10 Frank Muth,
lively 14-ycfer-old, sees no terror
in the unemployment situation, aor
| has he during the last few years of
economic disturbance. Frank is up
. daily at 5 o'clock hanging on to
| the side of a dairy truck and dash
ing in and out of Edenton homes
I with bottles of milk for which he
gets 40 cents a morning. At 7
o'clock he helps deliver newspapers
and gathers 25 cents more a day
for that. Afterward until noon he
carries groceries about town, en
riching himself 35 more cents every
24 hours. In the early afternoons
he is generally busy putting store
I circulars under doors, his pay for
this varying with the number of
such distributions. At 5 o'clock bo
starts delivering afternoon papers
; and making circulation collections,
j which averages him 75 additional
: cents a day. Frank dresses him
; self, pays his mother board, is a
good church boy, and always has a
dime in his pocket.
| o
Helen—lsn't it odd how many
people are suffering from head
| colds this winter!
| Dorothy—Yes, it is rather strange
i how those little germs can always
I seem to find our weakest spot.
j Minister—Don't you ever attend
a place of worship!
Youth—Yes sir and I'm on my
way to her house now.
Dr. J. T. Burrus
Taken By Death
State Senator And Surgeon Sac
combs Suddenly At High Point
To Heart Attack
High Point, Juno B.—-Dr. John
T. Burrus, 59, State Senator and
surgeon, died suddenly late today at
Burrus Memorial Hospital of a heart
attack.
Dr. Burrus had served Guilford
Counrty in the Statfce Senate two
years and was a leader of the *nti
sales tax movement La the 1935
General Assembly.
He became mildly ill Sunday, but
no alarm was felt over his condi--
tion.
Born in Surry County in 1877, he
attended Yadkin Valley and Fair
view Institutes before going to Da
vidson College. He obtained his
medical degree in 1900 ..from Balti
more Medical Colieg&JAd later was
connected with several Eastern hos
pitals and clinics and for a time
was connected with St. Mary's Hos
pital in London.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
Get Honey But
Have To Pay Fine
Tarboro, June 10.—Roland Ken
ny, North Kenny, and Claude Bel
lamy, young Negroes, found a b'je
tree and set it afiire to drive the
bees away so they could get the
honey.
They got the honey but the fire
burned over 80 acres of wood.
Forest Warden. M_ W. H&ynta
took them to court where they were
fined $2.50 each.
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'Mrs. Tilghman
[ Buried In Wilson
Wilson.—Mrs. Rose Davis Tilgh
man, 78, died at a local hospital
) this morning at 6 o'clock.
| Funeral services were held Wed
{ nesday afternoon from the home at
3:30 P. M. and were conducted by
the Rev. A. J. Hebbs, of the First
Methodist church. Interment wad in
Maplewood cemetery here.
Born in Salisbury, Md., Novem
ber 3, 1857, the daughter of Mr. and
i Mrs. Edward Ellis Davis, Mrs. Til
ghman received her schooling in
, Maryland and shortly afterward mot
! and married Captain T. Wk Tilgh
man also of Salisbury. The two were
married on January 3, 1882. Short
ly afterwards they moved to Wasli
j ington, and aftei living there a
short time they moved to Wilson,
, April 25, 1900, whero Captain Tilgli
man as president controlled the des
-1 tinies of the Dennis Simmons Lum
i ber Company which had a number
i of large mills in this section of th?
'State. He died on July 7, 1925.
| Deceased is survived by a son,
Theodore Clyde Tilghman, of Ra
leigh ; three daughters, Mrs. Har
riet S. Cooper, Mrs. Vance Mo
bane and Mrs. Mary Lynwood Her-
I ring, all of Wilson; two brothers,
| Charles Davis ; of Fleeton, Virgia
! ia, and Joseph Dnvis, of Salis-
I bury, Md., and eight grandchildren.
TINY BIBLE
Enid, Okla.—A seventy-year old
New Testament, small enough ti
be encased in a metal watch fob,
is owned by William Deitz, pub
lisher of this city. It can only be
read with the aid of a magnifying
glass.
Pete—When I arrived in Washing
ton I didn't have a single cent in
niy pockets. In fact, I didn't evoL.
have any pockets.
George—How on earth did that
happen f
Pete—Oh, I was born here.
Ail Incumbents
Named By Voters
Tarboro. June 9.—Edgecombe Co
unty voters displayed their satis
faction with present county office
holders by returning to office every
one of them up for renomination
in last Saturday's Democratic pri
mary.
Both Senator William G. Clark
of this city, chairman of the coun
ties, cities and towns committee of
the Senate in the last General As
sembly, and W. W. Eagles of
Crisp, chairman of the House agri
culture committee, won over their
opponents. Clark polled 3,550 vot-;s
to 2,582 for Roscoe Griffin of Rocky
Mount, who opposed him on an an
ti-sales tax platform, while Eagles
defeated Frank E. Wtinslow, promi
nent Rocky Mount attorney, 3,349
to 2,7(56.
Other incumbents who won were
Sheriff W. E. Bardin of this city
over Ed Moore of Rocky Mount,
and Walter Hargrove of this city,
chairman of the County Board of
Commissioners, over R. E. L. Cook,
local druggist.
The commissioner's race was one
of the most heated in the county.
Cook, campaigning on an economy
platform, charged Hargrove had led
the board into extravagant and un
wise expenditures of county funds.
Court Of Honor
On Friday Night
June Session Will Be Held At 8
o'clock—Other Functions Planned
For Week
Local Boy Scouts and Scout offi
cials were preparing for a number
of events this week in .connection
with the regular monthly court of
honor session, which was postponed
from last Friday until this Friday
because of high school commence
ment exercises.
The court will git as an award
ing body under the direction o£
Chairman T. A. Avera at the Par
ish House of the Church of the Good
Shepherd at S o'clock Friday night, j
it was announced today.
The board of review, under the
direction of A. T. Cronenbery, met
this afternoon at the First Metho
dist church and examined Candida-!
Fes for the various awards expected
to be made by the court.
On Friday evening at 6 o'clock
members of the Pow Wow circle,
Scout officials' organization, will
meet for their regular monthly sup
per session on Washington street,
it has been announced by William
Draper, sagamore.
All local Boy Scouts have been
asked to meet at 7:30 o'clock Friday
night at the First Methodist church
for a parade prior to the court of
honor session and in connectiou
with flag day celebrations.
Mrs. Frank Garter
Dies In Wilson
Mrs. Prank Carter, Jr., of Wil
son, formerly, Miss Ruby Land,
died late Sunday afternoon, in a
Wilson hospital after only a few
days illness.
Mrs. Carter, 23 years of age is
survived by her husband, a son,
Donald, about ten months old, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Land of Elm City; three brothers,
W. C. Land of Wendell, Claude
Land of Rocky Mount, Vester Lanl
of Rockingham; Six sisters, Mrs.
W. C. Mullen, of Wilson, Mrs.
Clem Barbee of Spring Hope, Mrs.
Bill Qarrison of Rockingham, Mri.
R. S. Ango. of Quantico, Va., Mrs.
Daisy Hasseltine of Burlington and
Mrs. Hoyt Brantley of Weldon.
The funeral was conducted from
the Carter home by the Rev. Mr.
Starling, pastor of the Baptist
church of Elm City and the Rev.
Mr. Parrish of Zebulon. Interment
was in the Elm City cemetery.
Mrs. Carter had many friends
who learned of her sudden illness
and death with wrrow.
The large crowd attending the
funeral and the many beautiful
flowers beapokr) the esteem in which
she was held.
Prof. T. R. Eagles
Laid To Rest
Saratoga.—Last rites for Professor
Theophilus R. Eagles, 51, of Bir
mingham, Ala., vie© president and
treasurer of Howard College, who
died in a Birmingham hospital
Monday morning, will be held from
thp home of his brother, Dr. C.
o. tagles, here, Thursday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Rev. J. M. Waters of At
lantic Christian College in Wilson,
the Rev. Mr. Newman of the Won
dell Baptist church and Col. W. A.
Barnes of the board of trustees of
Howard College will conduct
the services. Interment will be iu
the Eagles cemetery.
Pallbearers will be L. A. Gard
ner, Saratoga; S. R. Jenkins, Pine
tops; J. W. Bass, Farmville;
John Fountain, Leslie Yelverton,
Fountain, and Lynwood Owens,
Walstonburg.
PARAGRAPHS
PROBLEMS AT
Farm Bureau
To Hold Rally
Greenville, June 9. E. F. Ar
nold, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau Fed
eration, today announced plans f)r
a rally and basket picnic tobe held
at Third Street School here Wed
nesday under the auspices of' the
organization.
Prominent persons from over the
State will speak, and four Con
gressmen, John H. Kerr, Lindsay
Warren, Graham Barden and Har
old Cooley, are scheduled to attend.
Approximately 150 delegates from
the Farm Bureau are slated to be on
hand and take part in the rally.
Arnold said the purpose of the
meeting is to arouse interest in *;he
Federation, and added that out of
the renewed drive in the east, and
the campaign in the Piedmont area,
bureau officials anticipate that some
25,000 farmers will line up with the
organization.
The program here Wednesday
calls for addresses by Mrs. J.
Brooks Tucker, Dr. L. R. Mead
ows, Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon,
Dean I. O. Schaub, Congressman
Lindsay Warren and W. R. Ogg,
secretary of the American Farm Bu
reau Federation.
G. E. Trevathan, vice president
of the Pitt County Bureau, will pre
side over the morning session, and
J. E. president of the
State organization will be in charge
during the afternoon.
Miles C. Glenn
Dies Suddenly
Southern Railroad Official Diss At
Daughter's Home In California
Greensboro, June 9. —Miles C.
Glenn, 69, assistant superintendent
of the Greensboro Division of the
Southern Railway system, died this
morning at 6:30 o'clock in San Die
go, Cal., at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. P. W. Hardie. He and
Mrs. Glenn arrived there Sunday
for a visit. They intended to tour
the Pacific coast.
For more than 53 years, Mr.
Glenn was in the employ of the
Southern Railway. He began his ca
reer at the age of 16. He advanc
ed along with the industry and saw
service as a helper, fireman, en
gineer, train-master and assistant
superintendent, serving the 'ast
position for five years. He was a
native of Raleigh, son of the late
Anderson and Elizabeth Glenn, tn
1802, he married Miss Minnie Helen
Lawrence of Durham. They have
four children.
Surviving besides his wife ara
three daughters, Mrs. Hardie, Mr 3.
Nell C. Scocott of Greensboro, and
Mrs. Clarence A. Griffin, of Rocky
Mount; one son, B. D. Glenn of
New York City; eight grandchil
dren and - two sisters, Mrs. Sam
Bogasse and Mrs. W. M. Dupree,
of Raleigh. Funeral plans had not
been completed tonight, but it was
stated the body would be brought
! here for burial.
Besides being active in railroad
ing, Mr. Glenn was a 32nd decree
Mason and a member of West Mar
ket Street Methodist church here.
S. S. Brooks, superintendent of
'the local division with whom Mr.
Glenn worked, spoke very highly
of the dead man tonight. He refer
red to him as one of the most val
uable mn in the company's employ
and said as far as service and loy
alty go, he can never oe replacei.
Hughes Family
Gets Invitation
New Bern, June 9.—Mr. and Mrs.
George Isaac Hughes, aged 96 and
28 respectively, and their two young
children, Franklin Roosevelt, 17
months old, and Mary Gertrude,
one week old, have been extended
an invitation to spend just as long
a time this summer as they would
like at th© summer camp of Ber
narr McFadden in New York State.
Their physician, Dr. Charles Duf
fy, says they may go, if thoy
like, as soon as the mother and lit
tle baby are strong enough to trav
el. All their expenses will be paid
by the camp management, and they
will be considered honor guests
there.
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F. D. R*'s CAMPAIGN PLANS
WHAT THE STATES DID
RELIEF AID VARIED
By Hugo Sims, Special Wuhlnftoa
Correspondent
Naturally the eyes of those in
terested in political events are turn
ed this week to Cleveland where
Republican delegates start the ini*
tial advance of the presidential
campaign. As the convention got
underway it seemed apparent that
Governor Landon, of Kansas, wouid
be the nominee and that, despite
suggestions of a Democrat as hit
running mate, a Republican would
complete the national ticket.
% .
The Republican platform will be
studied throughout ths nation in
order to ascertain just exactly what
the party intends to do, if it wina
the election. The voters will look
for positive statements to indisane
where the New Deal is condemned
and what legislation the Republi
cans will sposor if they take con
trol of the nation next January.
Of course, the Democrats will re
tain control of the Senate, regard*
less of any possible landslide, but
the Republicans have an opportunity
to capture the House as well a 4 the
Presidency.
It i 9 not the business of the wri
ter, in this column, to make guess
es as to the outcome of the elec
tion, but it will be a good tfciaf
for the country if the Republican
party makes iUelf a real party of
opposition, thus giving the people
a direct opportunity to select ita
course. Naturally, because of many
Republican votes east in support
of some of the New Deal's meaaur
es a severe castigation of every*
thing is not to be expected, al
though such a development ia net
an impossibility.
For the benefit of those readore
who are interested we call attea
tion to one of the clearest pre-el
ection analyses that we have some
across, taken from The New York
Times. According to this eurvejr,
based on polls, party dissension!
and various factors, the writer ob
serves that party leaders gen
erally agree that 27 States, with
232 electoral votes, are safely Dem
ocratic and that 12 States, with 128
votes, are reasonably classed as Re
publican. Nine States, with 171
votes, are put in the doubtful '•ol
umn, including Kentucky, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Illinois, Indi
ana, Ohio, lowa, New York, and
West Virginia. The commonwealth
given to the G. O. P. by the
chair strategists are Conneticutt,
Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire!
Pennsylvania, Vermofnll, Colorado,,
Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nt»lf
Jersey and Rhode Island.
In 1932, Mr. Roosevelt polled
28,821,857 votes, just 7,060,016 more
than Mr. Hoover, whose addreit
to the Republican convention thla
week was a significant feature, bl
the nine pivotal States of this ee
timate, he got 9,279,191 votes, of
1,942,586 mlore thjMi the former
President. Next November therefor#
the Republicans must manage to
claim about a million votee m
these States to turn back the Naw
Deal leader.
Many weeks ago in these column*
we pointed to a twilight zone, creat
ed by decisions of the Supreme
Court, wherein neither the Statea
nor the Federal government would
be allowed to legislate. Barring
Federal legislation because it inter«
feres with State's rights and set
ting aside State legislation becauie
it conflicts with the due proceg*
clause or interstate commerf the
Supreme Court moves to set up *
zone in which no governmental au
thority is able to regulate anything.
This danger has been emphasized
by the recent five-to-four decision
voiding the New York State Minl
mum Wage Law for Women.
Once again we see the same div«
ision of the supremo judicial bodj,
of the nation, with five conserva«
tive members backing the dictum
of Justico Butler that neither th»
State nor the Federal government
has authority to fix wages for wo
men workers. A vigorous dissent bj
Chief Justice Hughes was support
ed by three liberal members, wha
also put in their own opinion at>
tacking the majority attitude as ai
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