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A Week In Carrier Efldh Saturday THE CAMDEN 8tatt United i VOLUME XVIII CAMDEN. ARKANSAS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1937. NUMBER 120 WASWWTOH MAM MEW PEARSON ml ROBERT S. ALLEN Staid State Department, Rusty for Years, Got Thorough Overhauling; Stunner Welles, with Hull's Approval, Put Well-Trained Team at Top; Vneffident. Handling of Funds, Buildings, Personned, is Shaken Out; Anti-Soviet Bias Removed by Combining Anti-Jap is INext.

Divisions; POLL Sen. KU KLUXlLAN F. Railroad Worker Killed In Terrific Explosion BULLETINS Washington, Sept. 13. an exterior viewpoint, the Department cf State is a sedate and solemn in.stiluiion noted chief- doers -of the saloon variety, and ly lor its early penitentiary architecture, its swinging doors of the saloon variety, and its battery of antiquated cannon which glower the passing public.

Inside, however, the Department is not so forbidding. It Elands on far less ceremony than any foreign office of Europe. Us bureauciats are riot a.s unfriendly a.s they look. And the Negro messengers, who study law in its corridors, are permitted to receive their clients and render eloquent legal advice, between carrying code messages upon which may hand world peace. On the whole the machinery cf foreign affairs has functioned with reasonable efficiency.

But in the last few years there has been a noticeable increase in the self-contentment and red-tape rtBtiness which always accumulates, like any departmental ship not pur regularly into dry-dock. Recently, nuwever the Department of State has been given one of the most thorough over- haulings of its staid existence, and this dif- ferqntiated from tlj2 shake-up of the career done it a world of good. Chief ruffler of State Department dignity has been Sumner Welles, newly appointed Unclei Secretary. Welles is a man 01 broad ideas, and an acute understanding of human nature. he ana Cordfc-ll Hull see eye-to-eye KG closely that a well-trained team is now running the foreign affairs of tin: United Slates.

Russian 1'olson One of the first things Welles did wa.s to root out the bureaucracy in charge of appropriations buildings, consuls, visas, transferring the gentleman "charge of this work, Wilbur J. Carr, Assistant Secretary of State. Carr had been there for years, long had passed the peak of hi; efficiency. Altnough charged getting bigger and bettei appropriations from Congress, it -was discovered that certain members' of the Appropriations Committee would not attend when i he was present. So Mr.

Carr wa.s made Minister to Czechoslovakia. Next was ousted Robert Kelley, for years chief of the Kaslern European Division which handles Soviet Russia. Kelley was Human who fed the anti-Russian poison to Hughes and Kellogg. Ik; had never been to Russia, but was constantly in touch with the Jesuit fathers ul Georgetown Uni! Vorsity. Kelley wi.s sent to Istanbul.

Transferred from Istanbul to Washington was G. Howland Shaw to take charge of personnel. Shaw was educated in a Jesuit school, once planned to enter the priesthood, but does not let religion enter into his work. One of the most brilliant men in the State Department, his chief rv- ligi-on now is a more efficient career service. Kilt's Nest.

Welles also discovered a rat's nest in tlie office in charge of foreign Service Buildings. Esi timates on the construction of American embassies and consulates abroad were thousands of dollars out of whack. A million dollar embassy was purchased in Berlin, then allowed to stand six 1 years unused, supposedly because money was not available to re- Fitness Of Justice Attacked By Solon New York, Sept. 13 (UP). Sen.

Hoyal S. Copeland of New York, who opposed confirmation of Ken. Hug-o L. Black of Alabama, as associate justice of the U. Supreme Court said today (hat "the supreme court and the senate should find some way despite the senatorial confirmation" to keep the Alabaman from becoming a member of the court.

Copeland based his itenewed opposition to Black on the first of six dispatches copyrighted by the North American Newspaper Alliance, in which a reported gave to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, said lie hid found that Black is a life member of the Ku Klux Klan. The dispatch Ilia! Black joined the Robert E. Lee Klan in 1921 and later resigned out was received back ir. the Klan made a lite member. Copeland said lie fell that in view of these disclosures, the Supreme Court and the senate should find some way despite the senatorial confirmation to keep this man from "wearing the black robe by day and the shameful white robe of the Klan in the of night." Hi mliiyc, Franco- Spanish iiiti.r, Sept.

(AI'I insurgents today through hiinl-fighf iinr iinient lines pro- advanced six miles lo- the jvoveriuiNMit's Uis- i ay. ill (ii'icnsic p'jsitions. O-rmuny, S-'iil. i I'. (A i pLlIiiv.

wir parly congress lo- in n'isiinlic display of Kri, mii- IU.i!s;:l.«i!iir, Mass. Ililis Parker Imth-r. ,7, hiimoris', am! iiiiiiiOi 1 of i'iiis E.s died Washington, Scpl. 13 (UP). department officials said that Justice Hugo L.

Black's appointment to the Supreme Court was "for life" and that the senate could not reconsider its action confirming him. There is pending in the supreme court an action brought by the former district judge calling on the former senator to show cause why he was not constitutionally ir.elcgible for the justiceship. Justice department said it decide whether it wanted to hear the case, saying tlio first time that the court had over been called upon to determine the fitness of one of its members. Jasper, Ala, Sept. 13 (UP).

Sen. John II. Bankhead( Democrat, today termed a demand by Sen. Royal S. Copeland, that Black be burred from the U.

S. Supreme Court because of an alleged life membership Ku Klux Klan. New York Sept. W) Royal S. Copeland brought the name- of Supreme Court lice Hugo L.

Black, into the NI-A' York- mayoralty campaign today, referring to new alligation: of the former Alabama 1 1 and is now again a mem ber of the Ku Klux Klan and demanding his immediate resignation "at once" from the Supreme Court bench. Senator Copcland's demand wa: followed by Sen. David I. WaNi (D.Mass.) who said if Justice Black had not resigned "I'mm his alleged life membership" in the Kl.m he felt the wa, "confirmed by Senate heiusior. and the Pieiidenl ask his resignation." Negro Body Found In Ouachita River The body of found floating river between railroad and a negro man was in the Ouaclnla the Cotton Belt highway condition buildings it.

Meanwhile new were erected in other Sunday. The negro was unidentified and Coroner O. I 1 HainiHoi; held an inquest with verdict that death was due to drowning. Band Practice On Wednesday Morn Band practice will be daily at 8:15 a. m.

on days it was announced First practice sea! ion will Wednesday morning. Last practice sessions were noon. This year a new (Continued on Page Six) been adopted by school and band officials. All uand members are to take note of this change. 13 nil iii'l AIIHIS, s' Jo MI assuK of a liilc B'irl on UK v.is, iin-1 HlC liilii'-r Sahivfuiy nisiil but 110 U'itll ItlP of ('ily Bennett there.

SCHOOLS OPE Mam- Students Back A 1 Desks In Camden Public School-, Monday inni'iiii with ci number pupils enroll MP in nr NhlUbt rm ur EOrit will be Hi. leu that f're textbu' Fire Damaged OTHce Kdii'ice Rehiiilt Deacons To Mori Sen. (iaihing: present, in th Citizens Asked To State Views On Work Can and should Camden provide six municipal projects at a of $125,000, is an important qiK slioi.i, and one that the News vill endeavor to give Camden voters an opportunity to through tlie medium of a vote. Ballots will appear Wednesday's edition of the The voting will close this hi-nd. Only persons 21 years .1 age may vole, and you must a resident of Camden.

Negroes vote in this unofficial mil. Il is apparent that the highest per capita pur- Ici.sini.; power in the state has no improvements which our neighboring ii.ie.-i. The questions are, does ('amdi'ii these-- municipal iro.jocl.s and are we able to pro. ide I hem? The proposed six municipal are: 1. Municipal swimming pool, '2.

Purchase of addilional fire to meet the re- jiiirements of the Fire Prevention Jun-au of Arkansas to reduce 'amdon's fire insurance classifi- from Hie Seventh to the -iixtb class, $15,000. (Note: This eduction will affect a blanket aving of 15 per cent of our fire insurance premiums which will aw purchasers of fire insurance ipliroximately $12,000 per year.) Funds to bo given to the 'amden Cemetery Association for purchase of improving and. naintaining Hit- cemeteries, novation of present City hill into modern and adequate -in- Department house present additional equipment and 'or the renovation and moderni- ation of tin- city jail, $5,000. I). Funds to liquidate Camclen's in-sent outstanding indebtedness, I'L Municipal auditorium to fur various city L'liambcr of Commerce and Guard Ar- noi-y.

Total, SI liii, 0(10. Acci.idiiiH to Joe Coan, an au- Imrity mi bond matters, based -n our present assessed valuation I real and personal property of 1-2 mills will be to amortize $50,000 iond issue on a 20-year basis at i per cent inlerc-st. On this ba- is 3-4 mills will be necessary retire Ibis bond issue- of The present millage for the Caindin a.s follows: 5 nill for j4eiieral maintenance i-i the maximum under as law. 1 mill fire- fighting equipment, and. wo i-iir hall mills for the 'emenl of the bond issue on Ouacliila River dump, niok- a total of and onu two and one half-mill t'oi tin rivi-i dump will be hcM at plan bar- nee of oilier municip- pools i e- ii lai-t that the revenue 11 nin the operation is 1 said pools.

The i to am- 1 against them, i i that unless the it oi pi-ovii'les a Nat- oi.al lii.ii .1 sixJlier Of to lose our i uai'd i in in- provided. eon- ion of these dm m)' tin- 1'irsl six uf oider that we ma. a va la U'I'A il il! I'm- the Ijuor- HID 1'unj't hii-li jui-i-l'. Die first December to n- lo amortize boi ii, has been defmile- ihat if this pro- put elei'tion to of the City I'oUlU'il In lie will linVC be I later than Oct- I'iie I'U'ction must be adver' thirl) days which -naiile I'amden voters to he at all election "ii ail.u-1 Tin- Quorum i '''ui ih, the first i 'Mi 1 and assess. he le.iil.i.'e provided the election i The News also asksl (Cuntinued on.