Lively Chatter Of Washington Personages Washington— Notes from our na tion's capital . . Hot news: Senator William Edgar Borah ap peared on the senate floor the oth er day wearing a bright red necktie. No one remembered any other time when he wasn't wearing Ills little black or blue bow. Borah is a good dresser, but Mrs. Borah has to see that he "keeps pressed.” Norris of Nebraska almost inva riably wears a bow tie. He hasn't yet borrowed Borah's red four-in-hand. Did you hear the' one an Anti-Sa loon league friend pulled on Gover nor Alfalfa Bill Murray in intro ducing him to an audience? "Alfal fa BUI is so ugly that when he goes away on a trip his wife always goes with him so she won't have to kiss him goodbye." . . And the house passed a bill the other day to remove certain restrictions on land owned by two Crow Indians named Spottedhorse. The name of one was Benjamin Spottedhorse and the other’s name was Horse Spotted horse. Wisecracks. Washington is teeming with mean, untrue anecdotes about a very high personage who lives here Latest A hitch-hiker was boasting that he had hitch-hiked from coast; to coast In U days. Asked how, he said “I just wore a big sign on my back, inscribed* "If you don’t give me a lift 111 vote for-." Business men continue alter nately to berate the president and congress and beg favors from both. A story about Mayor Anton J. Cer mak, who will welcome both poli tical conventions to Chicago, may be more or less apropos of some thing or other. Many ol the clty”s leading industrialists and merchants gathered with him at a very private banquet, worrying about local af fairs—which were plenty to worry about. Someone made a crack about the need of business men in politics. Cermak said: "I know many of you fellows voted for me as the lesser of two evils. I know you're men who control your corporations, but you report to boards of directors. "The city equnctl, elected by the people to take care of them, is my board of directors to which bud get cutting and whatnot must be submitted. Where would a business man get without 30 years of politi cal experience, forced to get SO men from 50 ward? to agree? He'd try to cut the payrolls in respective wards and wouldn’t get to first base. He would require three years to get what It was all about to spend his last year wondering how it all hap pened and why everybody hated him.” -On the Hip.’’ Dr. William Gerry Morgan, farm er president of the American Med ical association, told the senate sub committee holding hearing on wet legislation that one evil result of prohibition was that young women were carrying liquor^ "on the hip.” Presumably because the doctor's work brings him In contact with so many hips, no one questioned tht assertion. Dedine In Fire Loses In State In Ten Years Lew Last Tear In N. C. Only 11.77 Per Person. Lowest In 1933. (Star News Bureau.) Raleigh, Feb. 28.—North Carolirn had a fire loss last year of only *1.77 per Inhabitant, as compared with a loss of nearly twice as much. *3.21 in 1922, or 10 years ago. and as compared with more than twice as much, *3.67 per person, in the United States last year, according to figures made public by State In surance Commissioner Dan C Boney. While the state was headed for an excellent 10-year record and maintained a practically regular decrease in fire loss for eight years, the last two years have served to hinder that record, showing an In crease In loss of more than a mil lion In 1930, over 1929, and nearly a million dollars increase in 1931 over 1929, the report shows. The eight year decrease was from more than *8,000,000 a year to less than *f, 000,000, of which record the st&U Insurance department was proud The total fire loss for the elgl years was *56.871,393. an annua average of *5,667,193. Loss from fires In 1930 jumped ti *6,308,552. and *5,525.437 In 1931 from *4.992,412 In 1929 The lot mark was reached In 1928 84.912.92 and for the six years before tha the losses had shown an almo regular drop. The residence loss' tn 1930 was *1,489,720. of whicl 8322,390 was In rural areas, whll losses in 1931 was *1,430 309. o -htcb rural accounted for S351.30' i What Would George Washington Think About World Now?; Gastonia Qazette. A hundred and twenty million j people, citizens of the most power ful nation on earth, paused this week to do honor to the memory of a man who Is more of a legend than a personality , . . more of a principle than a man. George Washington Is a symbol of truth and honesty and Integrity. His name stands for Intellectual supc lority, military prowess, and poli tical strategy. We spend too much time build ing up glorified legends about the shades of our great, We pay too little attention to the man Inside Washington was Intensely human. He liked to make the welkin ring at old Mount Vernon with week end beer orgies. He liked the ladles and didn’t care who knew It. He liked a good story If It was fairly clean and told^ without profanity He believed in dressing in tht: height of fashion. He liked good food and good wine. Washington was a devout believ er In personal as well as political liberty. .He thought the constitu tion of the United States would as sure its subjects, so long at It should stand, of true liberty In every sense of the word. How mistaken he was! How bit terly disappointed he would be cou'.d he be called from his mausoleum to witness the tragic twists that have all but destroyed that liberty In which he believed so firmly! What, we wonder, would the great Washington think of a court sys tem providing punishment only for those unable to buy Innocence What would he think of a Judiciary that functions only against the helpless negro and the insignifi cant white man? What, we wonder, would Wash ington think of an America in which people literally starvecT to death in the very shadow of ware houses bulging with the plenty of the fields? What would he think of an America in which more than half the people lived in virtual slavery , . . an America where greedy hand-; snatched bread from the mouths oi babes and sucklings? What would he think of Amer ica's stinking politics ... of her lackwlt scenes of morals . . of her high and mighty snobbery ... of her graft-ridden government . . of her Inability to cope with the leering gangter .... of her tabloid; newspapers and her profane bur lesque entertainment? What would he think of the brazen thievery of the federal farm board? What would he think of women congressmen and men hair dressers? What would be think of men like Albert Fall and Warren Harding sitting in the seats of the mighty? Is there any question as to what his attitude would be toward the tragic America that would greet his eyes could he be revived for a brief moment to gaze upon the wreck of the promising republic which he moulded with his own hands more than a hundred years ago? He would grit his teeth to des peration at the plight of his Amer ica. He would weep bitter tears of disappointment. He would thank God that he had not lived to see this utter degrada tion of a principle that once seem ed so promising . . . that he had not survived to see the falr-halrei child of democracy, guided safely through its infancy by his able hand, transformed into a sulking ogre of ugly despotism. And he would smile a bit wist fully, we fancy, at the sight of a hundred and twenty million people planting Japanese cherry trees and singing "America” on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth. Mules Introduced By Geo. Washington News and Observer. “We have George Washington to thank, for the mule—the introduc tion of that animal was perhaps his greatest livestock service to Amer ica.” observed William A. Graham, State Commissioner of Agriculture, apropos of a not so well known fea ture of Washington's activities. "Pioneering In the southwest had a great boom and Washington him self Invested in land in Missouri. He insisted that pioneering could not be profitable with oxen— they were too slow; nor with horses — they were too sensitive to weather conditions, food and care. He ob served that mules were indifferent to weather and were not particular about their food and care. “There were no mules in the country, but Washington took care o/ that by importing breeding stock from Spain and Franco and a new industry was born in America. To day we are producing 9,000,000 mules annually,” said Commlssion i er Graham. ■ Since prosperity seems reluctant i to return to business, maybe It's up to business to return to prosperity. ; i A scientist has Just perfected i what he claims is a perfect stabil ■ iser for ships. If he really wants to t be famous, he should start on one for business Farmers Really Have Someth ing ToComplainOf Pliers Of Farm Product* Below 1914 Level And Below Every thing Else. Washington.—Why doesn't the farmer stop complaining? The fol lowing quotations, taken from the exhaustive monthly surveys of the agricultural situation made by the bureau of agricultural economics of the department of agriculture, may throw^ome light on the question.: January, 1931—"Even among bad years, 1930 stands unique. The five per cent smaller crops of 1930 had a December value of 38 pei cent less than the previous year.” February, 1931—“Th? annual in ventory of livestock . . . reveals that the total number of animal units in the county Is about the same as I year ago. but the total value of the livestock dropped from $5,887, 184,000 to $4,368,447,000.” March,^931—"Prices of farm pro lucts, in general, are below the 1910-1914 level, and some products which represent the very backbone bf our agriculture almost go beg jing for buyers.” Wheat Surplus Jumps April, 1931.—"Farm stocks of wheat (for March) were estimated »t 160,000,000 bushels, compared with 130,000,000 a year ago and an average of 125,000,000.” May, 1931—"Not the least signi ficant part of the picture is the evidence of further decline in land values last year. This seems to have been quite general . . . Most of the sales are by corporations and others who acquired ownership as a result of distressed conditions." June, 1931—"Farmers sell at less than pre-war prices, but still pav about one-third more than the pre war level for what they buy. Farm prices are at 86 compared with pre war while the prices of things farmers buy are 131 compared with pre-war." July, 1931.—'"The abundant crop of winter wheat, selling now at the lowest prices in a generation, pre sent* a striking example of the sit uation faced by agricultural pro ducers in these times ... Whole sale beef prices were from 30 to 60 cents lower and poultry down about a fourth.” August, 1931—"Milk production per cow has declined as a result of the poor dairy pastures which have been reported poorer than in any year for 20 years.” « September, 1931—“The general prospect for farm markets and prices is anything but reassuring . . . . Oross income November, 1931.—“A turn in the markets has provided a small but helpful development . . . but has not yet changed essentially what is an extremely hard situation for farmers. Prices of many,, loading farm products are still be low cost of production. Farmers everywhere are hard pressed this fall.” December, 1931.—“At the close Of last year, with its drought and low prices, farmers had the feeling that depression had about done its worst to them. But this year has been worse. The general picture, is reflected in these indexes: Whole sale price level of all •cmmoditloes. pre-war—or about 100, Industrial wage level 200. farm taxes aver 250 farm wages 120, prices of thingr bought by farmers 125, prices re ceived by farmers for products 70." More Price Drops January, 1932—“The average prices of farm products dropped one-half fropi their already low point reached two years ago. On top of the drought and low incomes of 1930. the past year came like a capsheaf crowning a decade of ag ricultural depression.” February, 1932.—"The total value of livestock (despite Increase t” numbers) dropped from $4,450,000 - 000 a year ago to $3,196 000.000." Proxy Wedding Is Held In Washington Washington, D. C.—If you can’t be present at your wedding, Just get a proxy to sene for you. That’s what Lieutenant Oscar J. Rum bo, a 26-year-old Argentine naval officer, did. While in far-away Argentina, he was married here last night to Miss Dorothy Bayliss, 24-year-old Wash ingtonian. After investigating the legality of a proxy marriage, he commissioned John H, Debaus, of Lyon'Park. Va, a personal friend, to represent him. Mrs. Rum bo expects to sail for Buenos Aires Friday and they will be remarried. The ceremony was performed here to facilitate her entrance Into Argentina under immigration laws. V G. Washington Day At Boiling Springs Marked by Reception Junlor-Srnlor RrcepUon Fratures C'olonlpl Period In Dress And Program. (Special to The Star.) Boiling Springs, Feb. 25.—The George Washington bicentennial celebration was very appropriated initiated at Bolling Springs Junto college on last Saturday evening February 2Q, when the high school Junior-senior reception was held in the college reception hall. The guests were greeted at the door by Miss Eunice Kneece, spor - sor of the class, and the officers of the Junior class. Immediately each one felt that he had been suddenly transported back to the historic days of Oeorge and Martha Wash ington. The colors, red -and white had been so combined in the deco rations as to make an artistic set ting for the occasion. After they were presented with tallies repres enting miniature hatchets with r,n attractive painting of the tradi tional cherries, the guests were con ducted to tables where progressive seniors was played. Interspersing the progressions of the game a pro gram consisting of several George Washington numbers was given. Sarah Hamrick, Scott Melton, Katharine Hamrick, D. W. Moore, Kathleen Hamrick and Leander Hopper danced a colonial minuei. Dressed in quaint costumes of 17fP they lent a touch of grace and charm to the entire evening. Miss Mary Tedder, accompanied at the piano by Miss Myrtle Greene, sang two solas which were quite fitting. Concluding the program a playlet "George Washington’s First De feat,” was given by Dorothy Lath more, Mary Hamrick, and Charle-, Callahan. • 1 Made Lee Hamrick and Packavd Elliott, also in period costume, as sisted those in the minuet in serv ing. The dainty refreshments which consisted of cherry ice cream and cakes decorated with crystalliz ed cherries and an approprite ’32. further carried out the Washing ton motif of the evening. Democrats Cut 22 Million Oat Of Supply Bill Force Economy in Government. Want 39 Political Jobs Abolished. Washington, Feb. 25—The house democratic economy campaign* to day threatened political patronage as it brought a $22,000,000 slash in one supply bill. In reporting the reduced $1,069. 898,563 treasury-postoffice appro priation bill, the house committee recommended^) political Jobs in the customs bureau now tilled by re publicans and four western treas ury assay offices be abolished, F. X. A. Eble, customs commis sioner, disclosed to the committee during its hearings on the bill that abolition of “surveyors” at seaports had been recommended as far back as President Taft's administration. Abolition of the customs positions which consist of 15 appraisers, seven comptrollers and seven surveyors will result In a net saving of $153,800 in salaries. Their duties will be tak en over by men already on the gov ernment payroll. Most of the posi tions paid $5,000 or over, the com ptroller and surveyor in New York city each receiving $9,000 New York alone of all the ports is allowed to retain an appraiser. From one to three of these .posi tions are abolished in each of the following ports: New York, Phtla delpha, Boston. San Fianciseo, New Oi’eans, Baltimore, Chicago, Buffa lo, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St Louis Portland, Me., Portland, Ore., and Pittsburgh. - The four assay offices to be abolished are at Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Helena, Mont., and Car-* son, Nev. Salaries and expenses sav ed will be $24,390. * These items constituted a mere fraction of the $22,677,342 which the committee cut off the budget bu reasu’s estimates. They are however regarded as especially significant because thefr removal may have an Important effect on local political organizations, built up to some ex tent through the friendships brought by Job appointments. TBl'STEE’S SALE OE BEAL ESTATE Under and by virtu» of th« authority contained In that certain de*d of tru«t executed by Charlie Davie and wife. Fear: Davie, to the underlined trustee said deed of trust being dated July i, 1»31 and recorded In the office of the regls ter of deeds for Cleveland county. It. C. in book No, 111 at page M. aecurtnj an Indebtedness to the Shelby and Cleveland County S. A L. Assn., and default hav tnf been made bi the payment of said indebtedness, I will on Thursday, March 17. Mtt at II o'clock noon or within ltfal hours, at the court house door In Shelby N C„ sell to the highest bidder for cash a' public auction those certain lots or par cels of laid described as foi owe: _ylny and being In No. ( township. Cleveland county. N. C.. and described nv follows: Being loU Noe. 41 end M of the tub division of the Mrs. Z. Oreen land as shown by rasp made by F. S. Ptrragon C. *.. Nov. 1st. 1113 and rsended In thf office of the register of deeds for Cleve land county. N. c , In book of plat I at page 4S reference to which mao 1: made for a full and comnlete description This February 11th, 1131. JNO. P MULL. Trustee v «t ?eb fj' True Bills For; Judge And His Daughter Found Judge And Daughter Will Be Tried Jointly Followin',; Their Indict ment In Wake. Raleigh, Feb. 20.—Wake county's grand jury Wednesday found true bill's against Mlis Lola <3. Harwood, late employe of the state, who Is charged with the embezzlement of (4,823 of the state's money, and against her father, Judge John H. Harwood, who is charged with changing, substituting and erasing records that would have been used as evidence against his daughter. The indictments were brought and the bills prepared after ex tensive hearings in the attorney general's office in which state de partment clerks were examined by Attorney General Brummltt and his assistant, A. A. F. Seawell. The jury after looking over the volum inous document on which the state Will proceed, returned a true bill. The two will be tried jointly. Solicitor J. C. Little is nof certain when he can reach the case. It is not probable that it can be tried earlier than April as there • are numerous jailj, cases ahead of this one and these defendants are out on bonds. Japs Not As Great Fighters As Thought Charlotte News. H. L. Mencklen, writing not so long ago in The Baltimore Evening Sun, traced the martial history of the Japanese in an effort to dis prove the popular belief that they were the "greatest little soldiers in the world." He sought to show, and perhaus did, that the early termination of the Sino-Japanese war in 1894 and the quick work Japan made of Russia both were due to the infer ior quality of the opposition with which Japan was met. In the World war. too, Japan's record does liot strike one as that of a people hot for blood and possessed of reckless Inspiration on the field of battle. Beyond losing a couple of capital ships the extent of Japan ese participation is perhaps best, indicated by her losses in manpow er, which were about 300 killed and less than a thousand wounded and missing out of a total mobilized force of 800.000. Apparently the greatest Japanese engagement in that war was fought out In can tonments. The current disagreement in Shanghai would seem to bear out Mr. Mencklen’s hypothesis. The Chinese rightly or wrongly are con sidered notoriously poor fighters, private or public. They are poorly equipped, with scarcely the sem blance of organization and train ing. Yet three times has Japar. tried to push through the Chinese lines, admittedly superior in num ber, and three times has she with drawn to cable to Tokyo for more men. And as for that poor old bat tered relic of a fort, Woosung, 1* reminds us of our own Mint here In Charlotte: it continues to stand despite every bombardment that la laid laid upon it. 6 66 LIQUID • TABLETS • SALVE 566 liquid or Table s used tnterifai ty and 666 Salve externally, make a complete and effective treatment for Colds. Most Speedy Remedies Known EXECVTOES’ NOTICE Having this day qualified as exeeutori of the estate of the late J. M. Wilson o: Cleveland county, this la to notify ail persons having claims against the aaul estate to present eame to us properly proven on or before the 29 th day ol January, 193J. or this notice will do pleaded in bar of any recovery thereof All persons .owing the said estate wit! please make immediate settlement to the undersigned This Jan. 29th. 1932. CLARENCE and W ORADY WIL SON. Executors of Estate of J. M Wilson. It Feb lp ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrators oi the estate of Susan F. Jones, deceased late of Cleveland county. North Carolina tills Is to notify all persons having clalnir against the estate of said deceased, to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2Sth day of January. 1933, o> this notice will be pleaded In bar of theli recovery. All persons Indebted to said es tate will pleasa make immediate pay ment. Thu the 2Sth day ol January. 1932. F. Y JONES. J. H. JONES. JR, Administrators of the Estate of Susan P. Jones, dec'd. Bynum E. Weathers. Atty. It Jan 2Sc TBl'SSEE'S SALE By virtue of a certain deed of trust executed by J. C. Brooks end wife, Colne Brooks on Dec. 1. 1»37 to secure on in debtedness to' George W. Mauney, and after default and demand. I will sell to the highest bidder at the court house door in Shelby. N. C. on: Monday, March 7, 1#**. at }3 o'clock M or within legal hours tht following described real estate: Being a part of the L. E. Powers land. Georgs Elliott and others, bounded as follows: Being on wesPaslde of Hinton's Creek, beginning at a stake In said creek. J. E. Elliott's corner and runs with Vs line B. 4tVt W. ♦« poles to a forked pine: N. 78 tr W go poles to a stone on top oi range; thenoe N. 7«v, w 37 poles to tw< black gums: 8. 7«lb W. 58 pole* to a rne in Chlt*ood’s line; thence with it J7tk E. Mtk poles ta a atone. Whis nent’s corner; thence with his line R, * B. 73 poles to a stone: thence S 37 c 5'a poles to a post oak; N. 48 E 84 poi>: to a wild charry on north bank of creek: thence with creek as it meanders s as W. 13 poles to a stake, N 37 W to the beginning, containing 3*'. acres more o less. This the 8th dev of February, 1*37 B T. BALLS, Trustee Web g Immense Amount Of Life Insurance Is Carried In World Charlotte New* Life Insurance In force through-j out the world at the close of 1939 aggregated $147,000,000,000, accord ing to figures of the Departments of State and Commerce and comptl-1 2d by the Association of Life Insur ance Presidents. Incomplete data for 1930 indicate a substantial in crease in the world total during that year. The English-speaking countries of the world now carry 85 per cent of the international life insurance total, the United States leading by rar in voluvme of business, with (103,146,000,000 in force at the close of 1929, or considerably more than two-thirds of the world total. The United Kingdom ranked second with (11,875,000,000, followed by Canada, with $6,713,000,000. Signs His Bond, Then Marries Him Rtdgeland. S. C„ Feb. 25.—Mrs. Louisa S. Tumure, fashionable di vorcee and sportswomen today was the bride of Wendell Simmons, manager of her large estate near Bluffton, and whose appeal bond she had signed in a prohibition law j :ase. - ' Mrs. Turnure, daughter of the late Richard Thornton Wilson, banker, sportsman and president of the Saratoga Racing association, and Simmons were marTied here yesterday. The ceremony was per formed by Dan Horton, Jasper county clerk of court, at- the home of John P. Wise, prominent attorn ty- ; Simmons is under a 22-months sentence in the prohibition case. He was arrested along with several others after officers seized a large quantity of liquor in the Coosa whatchie river section in 1930 and was tried and convicted in Charles ton last October 24. He carried his case to the tJ. S. circuit court of appeals and retain ed his liberty when Mrs, Turnure, now his bride, signed his $5,000 ap peal bond. Mrs. Simmons obtained a divorce from David A. Turnure, 'whom she married in 1925. She made her debut in 1922. Where are the women who used to hook rugs, inquired a reader of a newspaper. Maybe their time isn’t up yet. STAINLESS Same formula . . same price. In \ original form, too, if you prefer \lb/COLDS VICKS OVErA-W MILLION JARS USED YEARLY C. C. HORN Attorney At Law Room No. 11 Lineberger Building KC BAKINC POWDE P Sfdtf PWCf * FOR OVIR ' $550,000. Twenty-one farmers of N:-.;b county will keep accurate record* of their expense and income for 1932 in a cooperative arrangement completed with the extension serv ice of State college. At The Change A Critical Time in Every Woman’s Life. "During a critical time in my life I took Cardui for several months. I had hot flashes. I would sud denly get dizzy and seem blind. I would get faint and h^ve no strength. My nerves were on edge. I would not sleep at night. "Cardui did won ders for me. I rec ommend it to all women who are pass ing through the criti cal period of change. I have found it a fine medicine."—un. untie Murphy, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Cardui 13 a purely vege table medicine and con tains no dangerous drugs. !•!»» CARDUI Helps Women to Health ITake Thedford's Black-Draught tow Constipation, Indigestion. and Bllloume—j Don’t Fail To See The Beautiful MAGNOLIA GARDENS And MIDDLETON PLACE GARDENS This Season See the magnificent camellias azaleas, japonicas and scores of other rare shrubs now blooming 4 | and very beautiful. i Southern Railway System Offers Greatly Reduced Round Trip Fares from all Stations to CHARLESTON, S. C. Dates of sale: March4-5-11-12-18 -19. Final limit prior to midnight Wednesday immediately following date of sale. Round trip fares from some ol the principal points. Shelby. $5.50 Forest City.. $5.50 Lattlmore...$5.50 Splndale .. $5.50 Rutherfordton.. $5.50 Union Mills __^_$5.50 Low round trip fares one fare plus H fare for the round trip on sale March 1, 3, 6, 8, 10. 13. 15 17, 20, 22nd. Final limit 7 days. Ask ticket agents about reduc ed round trip fares from other points. Excellent service. Con venient schedules. Write or call for beautiful leaflets showing scenes In the Magnolia Gardens. R. H. GRAHAM. Division Passenger Agent, Southern Railways Passenger Station. Charlotte, N. C.