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This Week in Washington
(PUBLISHER’S AUTOCASTER SERVICE)
Washington, D. C.—With the re
turn of the President to Washington
from his triumphant journey to South
America, the policies which will gov
ern his second Administration are
beginning to take shape. In the
absence of any public statement by
the President, a great deal of the
talk about what he intends to ask
Congress to do must be accepted as
pure speculation. It has always been
difficult to read the President’s mind
and probably not until he delivers
his annual message to Congress on
January 5 will there be any clear
cut definition of his program.
In general, however, the best in
formed Washington opinion is that
his aim will be to find ways of in
creasing the production and distri
bution of commodities at the same
time increasing the general wage
level and shortening the working
hours in industry, and without per
mitting too high a proportion of cor
porate incomes to be distributed as
profits to capital.
In other words, the Administra
tion’s purpose will likely be to so
control and regulate business as to
insure a wider distribution of wealth.
That objective which, if reached,
would mean practically the abolition
of poverty and economic distress, is
one with which even the Adminis
tration’s vigorous opponents are
heartily in accord. Such differences
in opinion as may arise will be as to
whether the methods proposed will
accomplish that objective.
The President is believed to have
come around to the view that low
commodity prices don’t necessarily
mean low wages. It is expected
that he will not encourage any or
ganization of business which has for
its purpose the maintenance of high
prices and large profits. The aim
is, rather, expected to be the stimula
tion of mass production methods
which have proved so successful in
many industries in reducing prices
to the consumer while at the same
time increasing wages to the men
engaged in production.
Here and Abroad
There is no question that Presi
dent Roosevelt’s prestige both polit
ically and in the public mind, has
been greatly increased by his
speeches and his reception in South
America. The way has been cleared
it is believed here, for something
approaching complete solidarity of
the Western Hemisphere.
Beyond doubt, the nations be
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific
are wholeheartedly for closer inter
national relations among themselves,
looking toward lasting peace and
closer trade and diplomatic relations.
Now that uncensored reports of
what is going on in Spain are be
ginning to come out, it appears that
what started as a civil war has be
gun to take on serious international
aspects. Positive evidence that Rus
sia is supplying tanks and other
munitions of war to the Communist
government forces in Spain, and that
Italy and probably' also Germany
have been furnishing both munitions
and men to the Fascist rebels, has
reached the State Department.
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These seem to presage a conflict
which may easily involve all of
Europe.
The situation is complicated,
moreover, by the Bsitish Cabinet
crises, the outcome of which may
have a decisive effect upon Eng
land’s international relations and
even upon the integrity of the Brit
ish Empire. Washington, therefore,
is watching European affairs more
closely than ever before.
It seems quite probable that one
of the most important problems pre
sented to the new Congress for its
early consideration will be the re
vision and strengthening of our neu
trality laws.
As an evidence of the delicacy of
the international situation, the State
Department has issued orders to the
entire diplomatic and consular corps
that hereafter no member of these
services may marry a foreigner with
out the State Department’s consent.
Nearly 200 American diplomatic and
consular officials have married for
eigners in the past four or five years.
The purpose of the regulation is
to prevent the development of too
sympathetic an international point of
view on the part of the men who
are sent abroad to represent the
United States in foreign countries.
They must have no relationships
which could possibly keep them
from dealing with every situation
from a strictly American viewpoint.
The Speakership
Present indications are that the
new Congress will bfe organized
with the Southern Democrats in
complete control. The battle for the
speakership in which the North and
East are lined up behind Congress
man O’Connor of New York,
against the Southern Democratic
wing of the party, which appears to
be solidly behind Representative
Sam Rayburn of Texas, seems at
this time to be most likely a victory
for Rayburn.
As Washington views the labor
situation, it seems to be getting out
of hand. Most serious of all of the
increasing numbers of strikes is that
of the sailors and longshoremen on
both coasts.
One of the early acts of the new
Congress may be the establishment
of a Maritime Mediation Board with
rather broad authority to take com
mand of this situation and use what
ever force may be nesessary to pre
vent interference with seagoing com
merce, pending the adjustment of
disputes between workers and ship
owners.
There is no peace in sight between
the two major factions of organized
labor, the American Federation and
the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization.
The Department of Labor is al
most in despair at the failure of its
efforts thus far to avert or to settle
the strikes in the glass industry, the
rubber industry and various other
industries, the effect of which has
been to slow up production of com
modities for which the demand is
increasing.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Murder Masquerade
(Continued from back page)
she did not love him, that she actu
ally loved another man, Walter
Treadway. Why, however, she did
not break the engagement, she did
not tell Caro and Caro could not
guess.
“1 received the affidavit from
Drina Demoyne’s husband on Fri
day morning. Friday afternoon, as
you remember, Mrs. Avery, Ace
Blaikie, Bruce Hexson and I
stopped here for a cool drink. That
was about two o’clock in the after
noon. My granddaughter and Mol
ly Eames were here. They left just
before we did. When I got home,
Caro had not arrived. A few min
utes later however, she came in.
She had been riding around and
around the Head in Molly’s car.
Molly told her that Ace Blaikie
was insisting that she elope with
him that night after the masque
rade. He was apparently putting
the screws on her. I felt that the
time had come to act—that I must
act instantly—but I wanted advice.
I called Bruce Hexson on the tele
phone and asked him if I could
come to the Camp to talk over an
important business matter that had
just come up. I drove over there
at once and told him the whole
story.”
“How did it affect him?” Patrick
interrupted.
“He was horrified profoundly
shocked, I may say. For he too
had known Eleanor Dacre, al
though naturally this was the first
time he realized that she was my
stepdaughter. Naturally, I had nev
er mentioned her name to either
of the men and there was no rea
son why they should mention what
would seem superficially a casual
war acquaintance to me. However,
he remembered her clearly. He
spoke in the most touching way
of her great beauty and goodness.
He advised me to go at once to
Ace Blaikie and have the thing out.
I agreed. I felt, like him, that
with the idea of this elopement in
Ace Blaikie’s mind, there was no
time to lose.”
“By the way, what time was
this?” Patrick interrupted.
“It would be about four now. We
went at once to Doctor Blaikie’s
house. Hexson had dropped him
there on the way back. In Mr.
Hexson’s presence I repeated the
story. Ace Blaikie was utterly dis
comfited. I felt all the time that
the only thing he was thinking
of was that this might interfere
with his elopement. Well, in the end
he said that he would reveal his
marriage and would acknowledge
Caro as his daughter. I asked him
if he would draw up a will making
full provision for her. He answered
that he was an engaged man and
begged time to think the matter
over. I replied that I would give
him a little time. Ultimately, he
asked me if I would meet him in
Mrs. Avery’s Spinney at a quarter
of eleven that night and we’d have
a little talk. He mentioned that
he was going to meet his bootleg
ger there to give a few orders but
that that conversation would be
over before I arrived. Then I left.”
“And you say Bruce Hexson was
present during this talk?” *
“Yes.”
“Did Mr. Hexson leave with
you?”
“No, he stayed.”
“Where did you go from there?”
“I went directly home.”
“Did you leave your home again
before the masquerade?”
“No.”
“Did you have any further com
munication with Ace Blaikie be
fore the masquerade?”
“No.”
“Are you prepared to stand by
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Then He Took Up His Story
Again.
everything you told me before you
opened up?”
“All except my conversation with
Ace Blaikie.”
“Tell me about that.”
“It was comparatively brief but
it was—from my point of view
satisfactory. Blaikie said that he
had decided to make announcement
in the newspapers that Caro was
his daughter, within three days. He
said that he would leave her the
Blaikie Tiouse ana a suTlauie In
come.”
“Did you make any reference to
his proposed elopement with Mol
ly Eames?”
“None.”
“Did he make any reference to
it?”
“No.”
“Didn’t that bother you?**
“No, for Caro had told me only
that evening that she was sure
Molly was making up her mind to
marry Walter Treadway.”
“Have you told me everything
now, Doctor garden?” Patrick
asked after a long pause.
“Everything, I believe.”
“All right! It’s not necessary
for you to stay here any longer.
I shall have to ask you, though, not
to leave Second Head. You under
stand, Doctor Marden, that you are
a very important witness in this
case.”
(To be continued next week)
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
There will be sold by the under
signed, at public outcry, between
the legal hours of sale, for cash,
before the court house door of Ear
ly county, in the City of Blakely,
on the First Tuesday in January,
1937, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
One-fourth undivided interest in
and to the following described
land, to-wit: 150 acres of land off
the south side of lot of land No.
236, and 125 acres of land off the
north side of lot of land 235, said
two tracts of land lying in a body
and containing 275 acres, and lo
cated in the 6th land district of
Early County, Georgia, and being
the place known as the Elizabeth
Daniel Place.
Said property levied on and to
be sold as the property of Mrs. Kate
Betton to satisfy a fi. fa. issued
from the City Court of Blakely in
favor of T. G. Avery vs. Mrs. Kate
Betton. This December 9, 1936.
S. W. HOWELL, Sheriff.
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R. H. FTUCKEY, JR., Sec'y.
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SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
December 14, 1911
COL. W. W. WRIGHT was up to
Atlanta this week.
MR. FOY HAYNES returned
from Columbus Monday.
MR. S. A. LINDSEY was up from
the Cuba district Thursday.
MR. M. C. SMITH visited Dothan
Wednesday.
MISS ETHEL MILLS, of Bluffton,
and Mr. Neal P. Land, of Blakely,
were married last Sunday at the
home of Rev. Mr. Spurlock, at Co
lomokee.
IN THE state primary of Decem
ber, Joseph M. Brown was nomi
nated for Governor over Richard B.
Russell and Pope Brown. Russell
carried Early county.
MISS ELIZABETH MORGAN en
tertained at a 6 o’clock dinner last
Friday night. Guests included Miss
es Sanders, Whatley, Elliott, Pow
ell, James; Messrs. Fryer, Davis,
Gay, Williams, Smith, Hawkins and
Hamil.
POSTMASTER W. J. GRIST has
received notice that a postal savings
bank will be installed at the Blake
ly office on the sth of January,
next.
MASTER ARTHUR HILL, of Ja
kin, who won the free trip to Wash
ington offered by Congressman Rod
denbery, left last Saturday for the
nation’s capital. Arthur won as
champion corn raiser of Georgia.
BLAKELY Lodge No. 89 Knights
of Pythias have elected the follow
ing offices to serve during the en
suing term: C. C., J. M. Haisten;
V. C., I. P. Belisle; Prelate, J. G.
Butler; M. of W., J. B. Murdock; K.
of R. & S., W. W. Fleming, M. of
Ex., J. B. Tarver; M. of A., J. C.
Bryan; I. G., S. T. Going; O. G., J.
G. Mashburn.
MR. PERRY H. WADE and fam
ily have gone to Polk county for
the holidays.
MR. J. R. LANE was over to Al
bany Sunday.
MR. W. W. FLEMING visited
Fitzgerald the past week.
MESSRS. J. D. Abernathy and
J. B. Murdock visited Dothan Sat
urday.
THE WORK of building Blake
ly’s new school house was begun
last Monday by Contractor Smith, of
Albany.
REV. J. C. FLANDERS, the new
Methodist pastor, and his family
arrived last night.
MR. JOHN W. RYAL has been
up from Boyd, Fla., this week.
THE DEATH of Mr. Jackson
Kenney, at the home of Mr. Gil Wil
lis, in Griffin, Ga., is chronicled this
week. He was 98 years old.
REV. AND MRS. J. M. LOVETT
left Tuesday for their new home
at Louisville, Ga.
ON December 12,
1911, at high noon at the home of
the bride’s uncle, Mr. Lee Harde
man, in Wilmington, N. C., Miss
Cleo Farnsworth was united in mar
riage to Mr. William A. Hall.
STATEMENTS of condition of
banking institutions of Early coun
ty are published in this issue of The
News. The Farmers State Bank
statement, signed by J. B. Tarver,
lists deposits at $60,360.50. The
First National statement, signed by
R. O. Waters, lists deposits at $175,-
189.99. The Bank of Blakely, J. E.
Freeman, assistant cashier, lists
deposits at $45,132.68. The Bank
of Kestler statement, signed by W.
M. Bradley cashier, had deposits of
$46,558.07.