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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-11

DREAM OF SAFE
DEMOCRACY DIES

Fifteen years have passed.
And now
To begin with, the world has
been made unsafe for democracy.
Russia is ruled bv the iron hands
of a small band of Bolsheviks, and
liberty has disappeared.
Italy is ruled by a small band
of Fascists, and liberty, as Amerl-i
cans understand it. is unknown.
Germany is ruled by the Nazis,
and adds to the loss Of all liberty
a terror that strikes savagely not
only at German Jews, at Social
lists. Communists, and trade union
lists, but at every man OF liberal
or pacifist views.
Jugoslavia, aggrandized as a re-
suit Of the war. is ruled bv a king
dictator. Hungary is ruled by
small band of Magyar land-own-
inc mobiles. Poland is under the
domination of Marshal Pilsudski.
Turkey is bossed by Mustapha
Renal. Japan is under the thumb
of military and naval martinets
who do not stop at murder TO
stifle opposition. Spain. still re-
public, waivers before a dubious
future.
KINGS FALL AND
DicTATORS RISE
Only a few countries, fifteen
years after, still cherish liberty
and offer freedom an uneasy
hone-the United States, Great
Britain. France. Holland. Belgium,
Switzerland. CzechOslovakia and
Scandinavia.
The kings. the princes. and the
dukes have almost vanished, but
in their place have risen dictators
and ruling cliques.
TODAY. Is years after "The War
10 End War" a new war IS at
least as likely as it was in 1914.
Nations not bound bv the various
peace treaties are arming as new
er before.
France is armed TO the teeth.
So are her allies and friends. PO-
land. Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavta,
and Rumapia. Ttalv is fully arm
ed. and talks Of "Drimacv."
Russia is heavily armed in a
new socialist nationalism." Japan
not only is armed. but is using its
arms to wrest Manchuria from the
helpless Chinese and press on to
what well may be a major con-
flict with Russia.
The United States is increasing
her navy. and Britain is preparing
60 increase her air force.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PROVES IMPOTENT
Everywhere in Europe, among
the nations that maintain armies
and navies, military expense is a
large part of the national budget.
Germany, disarmed at Yer
sailles. prepares now TO re-arm if
other nations do not disarm. Some
contend she alreadv is we'll on the
way with her highly trained pro-
feSional army of 100000 poten-
tial officers. her "po"let battle
ships" her huge civilian flving
force, and the disquietinC rumorS
of. new poison gases against which
there is no defense.
The League of Nations, which
was, to have been the door to a
new era in world relations. has
failed again and again to measure
up to its hopes. 1t did not pre-
vent the Italians from seizing
Fiume, the Poles from taking
Wilma, the japanese from grab
hing Manchuria, nor several
South American countries from
wsging long and bitter warfare.
American we-told-you-so's here
bring only Europe's bitter answer
you threw US down. You
started it. and then wouldn't join
,N TF
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-11
the League might have do
much"
BITTER CUP OF DEFEAT
DRAINED BY LEADERS

The leaders of that Almistice
day of Is years ago have been
stricken no less than the coun-
tries they led. Every one mas had
TO drink the cup of bitterness to
the lees.
Wilson saw a hostile senate re-
ject his Covenant of the League,
and died, his spirit broken. Gle
menceau, whose tigerish will drove
disheartened France through to
victory, was denied the final hon
or of the presidency. Lloyd
George, who brought the British
through triumphant. sits today
in Parliament. an unreal ghost
without a following.
Orlando, who stiffened Italy
after the nearly fatal defeat at
Caporetto, finds himself in disa-
greement with Fascism and lives
in obscurity, almost forgotten.
Worse than all these things,
the endangering of democracy,
the new arms race, the disap-
pointments of the League, is the
terrible economic aftermath of
the war.
ECONOMIC DISTRESS
WORSE THAN CONFLICT
A violent eruption of a volcano
often is followed years afterward
by earthquakes ever a wide aera.
Just so the eruption of the World
war has been followed by econom-
ic earthquakes almost as terrible
as war itself.
1t is estimated here that be-
tween 80 and 40 millions of the
earth's workers are out of >em-
plOyment today. In many places
in the world are mountains of
wheat and wool and cotton, and
millions are hungry and I'M
clothed. The world founders to-
ward means of bringing them to-
gether.
And so, Is years after, the
world struggles to pay it's war
debts. Not the monetary debts
over which nations now are
wrangling, but the far greater
debt that is the price of dislocat-
ing and upheaving world by
war. The generation that brought
on the World war is dying. The
generation that fought it passes
into middle age and decline. Nei-
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
American Held Since April
In Theft of Bank Notes

PARIS, Sept. % U.N.S).-Op-
epations of a daring gang Of Con-
tinental thieves were being investl-
gated thoroughly by the Paris po-
lice today in an effort to clear up
a number of mysterious factors in
dicating possible links with the
Lindpergh kidnapping.
In addition, they renewed their
inquiries into the past record OF
Stewart Donnelly, an American
said to bear a number of aliases,
who has been held in Jail here
since April %.
Held in $4,000 Theft
Donnelly was arrested on
charges of completely in the theft
of approximately $4,000 in Bank
of England notes from Sigmond
Van Den Refs, a Dutch banker.
No specific action has been taken
on this case, however, as both
the French authorities and United
States representatives here have
been engaged in investigating the
possibility of the prisoner or the
gang with which he is alleged
to have worked having being con-
nected with the Lindbergh kid
naping.
The American legation, it was
learned, undertook an investiga-
ton of Donnelly's activities on
the request of Detective Thomc 5
Diamond, of the Newark, N. j.,
police.
Says He's q Salesman
Donnelly carried an American
passport issued on June %, 1882,
to F. E. Eaton. He said he was
born in New Lothrup, Mich, in
1886, and gave his occupation as
a salesman.
Donnelly said he was employed
by a firm doing business in Indian
apolis and gave as a reference a
man by the name of Sam
Donally," of Indianapolis.
Thus far, according to reliable
information, Donnelly had not
furnished what American author
tiles consider an adequate account
of his activities at the time of the
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
MANN ACT CASE
HOLDS SHERIFF

An Anne Arundel county police
official was under arrest today by
Department of Justice agents
while an investigation was being
conducted into an alleged white
slave ring operating near Herald
Harbor.
Carl Reuter-, said by police to be
a deputy sheriff in the Maryland
county. was turned over to Fed
eral agents yesterday by Sheriff
w. Curtis Hopkins, of Prince
Georges county.
Reuter- is accused Of taking a
17.year-old Mt. Rainier girl to Her.
aid Harbor for immoral purposes.
He picked the girl up in Wash
ington and drove her to the re-
sort town, police said.
Washington authorities first
took the policeman into custody.
He was later turned over to Sher-
iff Hopkins and was to have been
tried in the county police court
yesterday.
State Attorney Alan Bowie dis
missed charges against Reuter- and
ordered him released in the GUS
tody of the Federal agents.
The girl was temporarily de-
tained in the Hyattsville Jail short
ly after the incident week ago.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
PRISONERS LINK BILL TO Indy KIDNAPPING

'Lindbergh kidnapping. They have
not yet been able to determine
whether he was in the United
States at the time of . XII; .lap-
States at the time of the kidnap-
ing.
The Department of Justice in
Washington, it was understood,
asked the legation to notify it i'm
mediately if Donnelly is released
by the French police and returns
to the United States.
Donnelly's status came to light
Immediately following the arrest
of two men and an innocent con-
federate, who was later released,
in Antwerp on charges of attempt
ing to convert 1,000-pound
Bank of England note into Bel
gian currency.
Complicated Angles
Bank officials, it was said here,
became suspicious and immedi-
ately telephoned the Bank of
England. being informed that
the bill was believed. to be part
of a packet Of European currency
which was exchanged for the
Lindbergh ransom.
Authorities here were unable or
unwilling to unravel the many
complicated angles of the case.
When first approached for COM
ment on the Antwerp arrests in
the light of a possible Lindbergh
connection, an official spokesman
at the surete genereale refused to
commit himself, stating:
I'VE cannot afford to comprO-
mise success at this stage"
It was learned, however. that
police believe a thorough investi-
cation of the activities of the rob-
ber gang which robbed the Dutch
banker may bring to light Euro
pean underworld operations pos
sibly contributing to a solution OF
the Lindbergh crime.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Murphy Purchasing
Plan for President

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. %
U.N.S0 Federal authorities at
Washington have notified Thomas
F. Murphy, associate editor of
the Scranton Times and presi-
dent of the Scranton Chamber
Of Commerce, that his suggestion
that the Government purchase
100000 to 100000 tons of
anthracite coal for needy fam
lilies will be placed before Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
An outline of Murphy's plan
was forwarded to Washington
earlier in the week. The Scran-
ton chamber has voted to send
a committee to Washington next
week to urge the President to put
the Murphy plan into operation.
Chambers from other anthra-
cite cities will be asked to join
in the movement.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Further restrictions on the
sport of wildfowling must be
adopted or the sport is doomed,
declared w. c. Henderson, associ-
ate chief of the Bureau of Bio
logical Survey, Department OF
Agriculture, in an address before
the international Association Of
Game, Fish and Conservation
Commissioners in Columbus, Ohio,
recently. Mr.. Henderson asserted:
II am not speaking of a catas.
trophe far In the future, but Of
q thing SO imminent that it
may be seen by most of us. II
the situation in 1884 is less
favorable than in 1888, or even
II it is only as good, we shall
be forced to adopt further re-
StrictiOns or the sport of wild
Rowling will be doomed"
Cooperation Asked
Emergency measures will have
the strsAg support of the Govern
ment tSsnake them effective. Mr.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
New Curb on Hunting Seen
Vital to Save Wild Fowl

Henderson asserted in an appeal
to all sportsmen for cooperation.
Conditions, especially those in
the northern areas, indicate the
shortage of birds cannot be
charged mainly to drought, but
that overshooting has not left
sufficient stock to utilize the
breeding possibilities. The species
have reached a point where they
cannot make full use even Of the
favorable areas that remain.
SpOrtSmen Ready to Aid
The fact that sportsmen in this
country and in Canada are
alarmed over the situation and
are ready to support any action
deemed necessary is the only en-
couragement in the situation,
Henderson added.
He urged sportSmen to prac-
tice strict moderation in shoot
ing and to see that the kill is
made chiefly from the more abun-
dant species. t...
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Donne|Iy Wanted in Ohio
For Race Track SWindIe

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. %
G.N.SO.- Stewart Donnelly, 49,
held in Paris as an alleged mem
Der of a gang of Continental
thieves having a possible connec-
ton with the Lindbergh kidnap-
ing case, is a well-known Indian
apolis police character, AL Feeney,
State director of public safety said
here today.
Donnelly, a former Indianapolis
pugiNst, is now wanted by the
police of Toledo, Ohio, ior an al
legged $12,500 race horse swindle
there on July Is, 1929, Feeney
said.
A brother of Donnely lives here.
He is Sam Donnelly, a Govern
ment meat inspector.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
DRIVER SOUGHT,
VICTIM DEAD

Police today started a search
for George H. Walter, jr., be-
lieved to be a resident of Alex
andria, following the death of a
colored woman of injuries said
to have been suffered when the
Car in which she was riding col
1ided with a machine driven by
Walter on September 13.
At the time Walter was ar
rested and charged with reckless
driving. He posted $25 collateral
and forfeited this when the case
was called.
The woman, Mrs. Agnes Rich
ardson, colored, 48, of the First
block @ st. N. w., died last night
at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
NEW BANK NOW
GOING CONCERN

The Hamilton National Bank
became a "going bank" today,
although it will not open its doors
for regular banking business until
Monday.
E. C. Graham, president of the
bank, and the directors today
were sworn in at the Treasury, as
j. F.. T. O'Connor, Comptroller OF
the Currency, issued a charter to
the new institution. A provision
of the national banking act re-
quires that bank must be a going
concern before a charter can be
issued, so, figuratively, the Hamil-
ton National Bank became a
reality today at noon.
It's seven branches in various
sections of the city and the main
office at Fourteenth and G
Streets Northwest will open Mon
day, with the branch managers,
already appointed, in full charge.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
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fled as part of the Lindbergh
ransom.
Later, however, police corrected
this announcement, revealing that
the money in question was a
Bank of England note, and when
the prisoners came up for swift
trial, the Lindbergh connection
was disclosed in their own fears
of mysterious "reprisaIs."
These fears were lent credence
by disclosure revealing the opera
tions of a daring gang Of con-
tinental thieves. The 1,000-pound
note, the trial here revealed, was
part of the contents of a bag con-
tanning the equivalent of $4,000
900 which was being transferred
by a Dutch banker from Paris to
Monaco.
All of the money had previously
been received with exception OF
the 1,000-pound note.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
VRG|N|AN HELD
IN Bic THEFT

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. %.
After a five-year search, Max
Krohl, AZ, has been returned to
Winchester to answer charges Ct
embezzlement of some $4,000
which wrecked the Jones Woolen
Mills of this city. Krohl, at the
time of the embezzlement was
secretary and treasurer Of the
Jones Company.
In February, Krohl was arrested
in Mineola, Long Island, and
while awaiting extradition to Vir-
ginia jumped his $4,000 bail.
Krohl was arrested at the Chi
cago World Fair on Tuesday by
his bonding company and re-
turned to Mineola. where Officer
Lee Barr, of the Winchester force,
obtained him and returned him
to Winchester.
Krohl on his arrival here to-
day demanded a doctor and at
torney. He will be given near
ing within the next few days.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
FeUer Peril Cited
Bv Health Officer

"Deplorable" overcrowding and
lack of sanitation was responsible
for the recent outbreak of typhoid
fever in Prince Georges county,
DR.. A. B. Hooten, health officer,
made known today in his monthly
report.
An epidemic, which might have
reached great proportions, was
forestalled by the prompt action
Of a family physician who recog-
nized the situation and vaccinated
families promptly, DR.. Hooton
said.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
j. 5. WILL BUY
COAL FOR THE
NEEDY

BY International News Service
Purchase of coal by the Fed
eral Government for the needy
this winter was a virtual GER
tainty here today, following
President Roosevelt's announce
ment that such step was con-
templated.
Officials of the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration head
ed by Harry Hopkins privately
conceded coal was "just as neces-
sary" as food for the destitute
during the cold months.
They announced at the same
time that the list of relief pur-
chaSes already decided upon by
the Administration would have
to be enlarged. Coal was one
Of the first additions made to
the list.
Decision as to what quantities
Of coal will be purchased prob
ably will be reached in conferences
next week.
The White House received last
week an outline for a coal-buying
program from Thomas F. Muir
ply, associate editor of the Sran-
ton Times and president of the
Scranton Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, Representative Pat
rick j. Boland Cd, who repre-
Sents the Scranton district, has
discussed the matter with Govern
ment officials.
If 100000 to 100000 tons
Of anthracite were bought under
the Murphy plan, it is estimated
1t would bring employment to
some 10000 miners in the hard
coal region.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Hhad no connection with the Lind
bergh kidnapping case. Letcher
gave no details or reasons for his
conclusion.
Letcher's report said the three
men were convicted in connection
with confidence swindle at Nice
and that there was no evidence
this swindle had anything to do
with the kidnapping of the Lind
bergh baby.
The note had been turned over
to the three men by an unnamed
Dutchman in Nice in the execu-
ton of a confidence game.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
WHAT'S DOING

Hearing-I. C. c., all day. Will
lard Hotel.
Broadcast-Boswell Sisters, z p.
m, Willard room, Willard Hotel.
Meeting-Microscopic Oral Cav
ity and Bone Demonstration Con-
gress, all day and at night, May
flower Hotel.
Bingo Party-Card and bingo
party, $3.50 p. M, 44o81a Georgia
Ave.
Meeting-Writer's Rendezvous,
8 p. m, 1853 Corcoran st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
CrQnked Telephones
Gone From Rockville

Telephone users at Rockville
will no longer have to crank the
battery box to get the operator.
For 600 phones, handling about
$500 calls a day, have been con-
verted into modern instruments
and work on new common bat
terry system.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1, 1898. 717
Excess of temperature since Septem-
ber l. 1888. as.
Accumulated excess of precipitation
since January l. 1888, 9.74.
Deficiency Of precipitation since Sep
tember l. 1888. 0.3s.
Tide Tables
Today-High tides. 1915 a. m. and
1O:43 p. m. Low tides. 4:4S a. m. and
4:4l p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides 1903 a.. m.
and 1894 p. m. Low tides. 5:96 a. m.
and 5:26 p. IN.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today, 5:56 a. m. and
sets :05 D. m.
The sun rises tomorrow. 5:57 a. m.
and sets 6:03 p. m.
The moon rises today. 1925 a. m. and
sets p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow. 1889 a. m.
and sets 8:4S p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
BRIDGE PARTY

A bridge and five hundred party
will be held by the Women's
Guild of the Gaithersburg Church
of the Ascension at the High
School Auditorium on Friday.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
WILL ELY SWASTLKA

German merchant vessels after
May 1 will carry a swastika flag
at the signal stay or starboard
signal yard arm, the Navy De-
partment has learned.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Consul Convinced 3 Not
Involved in Kidnapinu

Marion Letcher, American con-
sui at Antwerp, advised the State
Department today that after an
investigation, he was convinced
that the three men arrested there
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
BAND SUPPER

The Montgomery County Band
will hold a supper in the base.
ment of the Burtonsville Church
on Wednesday from to 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
The Weather

District of Columbia-Mostly cloudy
tonight and Sunday. Showers Sunday
afternoon or night. Warmer tonight
Gentle southerly winds.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy tonight and
Sunday Showers Sunday afternoon or
night. Somewhat warmer tonight.
Virginia-Generally fair tonight and
Sunday, except possibly showers Sunday
afternoon in extreme north portion.
Slightly warmer in west and north
portions tonight and in south portion
Sunday.
Nogales international., 1933-04-15
!. Easter

Easter is observed by Christian IN commemora-
on Of the resurrection Of Christ but its observance
! really an outgrowth of the Jewish Passover
There is no mention of Easter IN the New lesta-
nent, nor in the writings Of the apostolic fathers In
fact neither Christ any OF his apostles suggested
1he keeping Of this or any other festival
But as most Of the early Christians were dra"n
from the Jewish church, it was natural that many
Of the old Jewish festivals continued to be observed
by them and gradually passed into the Christian cal
endar. @lt.
In the ancient church the celebration Of Easter
lasted eight days but after the eleventh century It
was limited to three later to two and finally 70 one
The proper time for the observance OF Easter mas
been the subject Of bitter controversy among va11os
Christian groups and at time no less than seven
casters were celebrated in single year In fact, the
Greek church did not adopt the date used by the rest
Of the world until 1928 so that only during the last
ten wears has all Of Christendom observed Easter
simultaneously.
According to present usage, which conforms to
the date established by the Council OF Nice IN the year
325, Easter can not fall upon date carrier than
March 22 nor later than April 25 it having been de
creed that should be the first Sunday after the fu
moon following the vernal equinox.
The last time Easter fell on March ~ was III 1915
after which about three centuries must eapse before
it occurs on that date again It fell on April 70 tht
last time in 1843 but will not occur SO late In any year
Of the present century.
Nogales international., 1933-04-15
Loss Of The Akron

Again the highest modern engineering skill mas
been set at naught by the clements, resulting III the
loss of the worlds greatest airshp, the Akron with
loss of 73 lives only three of those on board Delng
saved This marks the most disastrous tragedy IN the
history Of aeronautlcs,
The Akron's fate recalls that Of three other Am
ercan di1igbles-the ZR-2, the Roma, and the Shen-
andOah.
The ZR-2 built in England for the American
Navy bucked and exploded over Hull, England, on
August 2 1921 causing the death Of 62 OF the 90 men
aboard II of whom were Americans, the nucleus OF
a crew sent to bring the ship to the United States
The Roma built in Italy for the United States
Army, went out Of control at Hampton Roads, Va,
struck electric wires which broke setting fire to the
airship causing the death of 35 out Of Of as
On February 25 1922.
The Shenandoah broke in three pieces and fell to
earth during storm over Noble county, Ohio, on Sep
tember g. 1926 killing IA out Of Al board, and ser
iousIy injuring two others,
At present the United States Navy has two large
djrgibles the Los Angeles temporarily out OF COM
mission as economy measure, and the Macon, SIS
ter ship of the Akron just completed In the light OF
what has happened to nearly every dlrgble sooner
later, we may well ask whether they worth while.
More than 100 German dirigibles were destroyed
during the war without inficting any serious dam
age upon their enemies. The allies lost dozen or
more practically all they had. Of all the large
dirgbles built by various countries since the war,
only two three remain, the rest having met with
disaster.
The whole history Of dirigbles, like that Of sub
marines, is Of wasted money and wasted lives.
The world would perhaps be better off if neither of
these death-traps had ever been invented.
After fighting war to end war, Europe is now
fighting war to end war debts.
1t appears that fixing depression-gu guilt is as diff
ficult as fixing warguilt
Nogales international., 1933-04-15
CRAIG POTTlNGEk, Editcr

Europe is ripe for another war just as soon as
Uncle Sam signifies his willingness to finance it.
Americanism: Worrying about foreign trade
when own people are suffering for want Of our
surplus wheat and cotton.
With warm weather coming on, Mr. Roosevelt
should try hard to avoid donning that presidential
"harshirt"
By marginal lands we assume Mr. Roosevelt
means those golf margins commonly known
as the rough"
One of President Roosevelt's hobbies is stamp
collecting And Congressman fear he it too par
tal to the rubber variety