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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-14
KIDNAPERS OF
z HEARD FROM
Third Man Seized on
Massachusetts Poul-
try Farm

ALBANY, N. Y, July ID CUP
The family of kidnapped John j,
O'Connell, Jr., today announce
receipt of another communication
from the kidnapers, demanding a
new list of Intermediates.
A week ago last night O'Con-
nell, handsome young national
guard officer and member of the
ruling" family of Albany, was
kidnapped in the darkness near his
home.
ALTON, Ill.,, July 14.-(UP).
Receipt of several notes purport-
ing to be from the kidnapers of
August Luer, 77-year-old banker
and packer was announced today
by two Intermediates appointed
by the family.
BRIDGEWATER, Mass, July
14.-CUP).-P Fallon, AZ,
of Boston, was kidnapped carly
yesterday from a poultry farm
here by two men representing
themselves as Boston police Off
GERS, according to a report to 20
lice Chief James Moore.
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MERCHANTS IN
SESSION over
ACTION ON TAX
Are Comforting at Raleigh
Today With Reference
to Possible Course
LARGE FORCE GIVEN
COLLECTION POWERS

RALEIGH. July 14.-(UP).-
The executive council of the
North Carolina Merchants asso-
citation was meeting here today to
discuss new methods Of passing
the sales tax on to the consumer.
The council, consisting of the
seven immediate past Presidents Of
the association, will discuss other
matters preparatory to the meet
ing of the board of directors,
scheduled for next week, w. l..
Dowell, secretary of the State
Merchants association, declared.
At the meeting of the board of
directors, the feasibility of con-
testing the legality of the sales
tax was to be discussed. The
board was given full power to
proceed with the contest at the
annual merchants convention at
Winston-Salem.
Dowell said widespread dissatis-
faction among merchants over
the states method of collecting
the tax has brought additional
clamoring for a legal battle.
If the executive council devises
more effective method of col
lecting the tax today, Dowell said
last night. it will be presented
promptly to A. J. Maxwell. state
commissioner of revenue.
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MISS WALLACE GETS
POST AT CAPITAL

Miss Elizabeth Wallace Of Spar
tanburg a member of the faculty
of Fassifern School for Girls for
the past two years, has been ap.
pointed a clerk in the office of
Congressman J. J. McSwain of
Greenville, S. c., according to in
formation received here today.
Miss Wallace is the daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Wallace.
She graduated from Converse
college, spent several years in
Europe, and was a member OF
the Fassifern faculty for two
years, s
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COTTON PLAN
PUT THROUGH
Wallace Announces Acre.
age Reduction and
Processing

WASHINGTON, July ID.
(UP).-Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace announces
the adoption of the cotton
acreage reduction program
and has set a processing tax
at AZ cents per pound to be
paid by all manufacturers of
cotton goods to create a
fund to finance the crop re-
duction plan.
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Community Sing
Set for Sunday

The weekly community singing
will be held Sunday at 4:30
o'clock at the high school audi
forum under the leadership of Il.
w. Brickert. Mr.. Brickert an
nounces that old-time songs, both
sacred and secular will be used
and that on the program will be
piano solo by Miss Esther Mi
not, an orchestral selection by
the Gibson orchestra and an ad-
ditional musical feature yet to be
announced.
The public is invited.
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Noted Evangelist
Here on Sunday
T. Miller Announces Ad-
dresses by John Tyler

soNn Tyler. world traveller and
,.4rer. will speak at the Grove
'eet Gospel church Sunday at
& m., and again at 8 p. M,
pastor, Rev. R. V. Miller an
TTpeed this morning.
'onn Tyler is a unique evangel.
o., eoa IS widely known as a con-
~ y. Of the Jerry McAuley mis-
-. ~ IN N New York. Although now
|n,.oo Years of age, he is active,
aSIIe'lc and has powerful
kso ,SAlng voice with which he pre-,
S MS Christian message.
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Rv UNITED PRESS

President Roosevelt's drastic re-
Mobilization program hurtled for
ward on a far flung front yester-
day.
Developments included:
Codes were submitted to the
national recovery administration
by the oil, coal, building trades
and wearing apparel industries.
Reports were heard in some
government quarters that Wal
Street bankers are inspiring the
powerful steel industry to with,
hold its code.
A form of unemployment in
surance was recommended in the
code to govern the women's ap-
parel industry. This was the first
time such a plan has been advC-
Gated under the recovery act and
it has the support Of Secretary OF
Labor Perkins.
Admiral Stanley, chief of ma
val operations. announced the
navy's $86,OOO,000 building pro
gram would be expedited to pro,
vide work for thousands of un-
employed.
Agricultural adjustment admin
istration announced it would Ii
cense the milk industry to force
recalcitrant members into agree
ment. 1t was the first use made
of these drastic powers awarded
by the last congress.
Clerks and stenographers OF
the agriculture department were
swamped by returns from the
South on the proposed cotton re-
duction program. An indication
that the plan would be placed into
effect came when it became known
officials were studying a cotton
processing tax.
The first list of public works
projects under the $4,000, 600, DOC
program approved by President
Roosevelt will be announced TO-
day. They are expected to pro
vide thousands of jobs at once IN
scattered sections of the country
AS part of the government
"new deal" war on racketeerlng,
department of justice officials en-
listed the aid of the public to re-
port Immediately threatening let
ters received. The department
pledged unceasing warfare against
the underworld.
WASHINGTON, July IA. (Uf)
Industry, generally, has shown IN
creased signs of cooperating IN
the industrial rehabilitation cam
paign in the last 48 hours. Two
more codes were submitted yes
terday and hearings set. These
were for the shipbuilding and
shipyards industry and the cleo
trical manufacturing industry,
both large units employing many
workers.
Leaders in the steel industry
were hard at work in New YORK
last night completing their code'
1t was expected here today.
Bituminous coal operators ano
union leaders of IA states mere
received from a subcommittee a
tentative code, finally drafted al,
ter three days. denoting the hr :;i
progress in this industry. 1t VII,
be submitted, after approval OF
the whole group, as the basis 1ol
code for the whole industry.
Agreement was reached on a
minimum wage Of 81 a day Ioi
surface workers and S. for under
Continued on page A.
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AGREEMENTS
BEING MADE
RAPIDLY NOW
But Broad Acts Would e.
feet a Prompt Upswing
of Buying Power
RUTHERFORD MILLS
USE TEXTILE CODE

WASHINGTON. July ID. CUP
Industrial Administrators Hugh S.
Johnson said today that while
codes of fair competition are be-
ing presented in abundance /.
might still be necessary to invoke
an immediate blanket code cover
ing all industries to effect an I'M
mediate upswing in purchasing
power.
Johnson referred to 100000
retail stores in the United States
but did not elaborate. He indiCat-
ed that any step toward universal
short-week recommendation might
be applied in this manner.
Johnson confirmed the United
Press story of yesterday by say
ing that the rayon silk industries
are ready to come under the cot
ton textile code. The wool indus
try is also about ready and John
son said he understood the steel
industry has agreed on a code.
FOREST CITY, July ID. (UP).
The Cliffside and Haynes plants
Of Cliffsidc cotton mill announced
today they had already put into
effect principles of the new tex
tile code. They are the first ON
Rutherford county to adopt the
plan. s.s. .... = -
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20 RUSSIANS
ARE DROWNED

MOSCOW, July 14.-UP).-
Seventy persons were drowned
today when an excursion boat
carrying $50 workers and their
families overturned at Jaroslav
on the Volga river. A trades
unionist will be tried for over
loading the boat.
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|IQLET WOUND
h FATAL TO
|0Hy NORRIS
Mn Instructions as to Fu-
neral Had Been Mailed
to MIR. Hoke
PORONER MAINTAINS
k0IJEST UNNECESSARY

him Norris, II. a resident Of
Jacksonville for a number Of
cans. died in the Patton Memo
4 ., hospital yesterday evening
Inv. : o'clock as a result of a
q .s;rFictcd bullet wound Su$-
4 ned on Tuesday morning about
4 orock. COroned J. F. Brooks
H. today no inquest would be
fscesSarr.
Funeral services had not been
krarged today pending word
Ernv a friend in Providence. r. J.,
H. were expected to be held on
E,-fav if there is no word from
frovr6snce. Burial will be in
6aS.a.e cemetery beside his wife
H., died four years ago.
Mr. Norris, according to infOr-
Staror in a letter addressed to
In Hike. who resides on the CHM
rsr Rock road, was a native OF
Frr:ance. r. l.. but had been q
bsgirt here for a number OF
t:IS
4 4 suicide motive was estab-
tshei by notes mailed to Mr..
Eose and J. NJ. Stepp, under
E7ksr, and in a note found on his
EsrsOn after he was taken to the
Eospital.
He shot himself through the
EOoi Of the mouth with "a .22-cali-
be pistol on Tuesday morning,
rn the porch of vacant house
rn the old ASheville road. He was
lscOycred by a cOlOred woman
F,o notified city officers who car
Esd him to the hospital.
The letter addressed to Mr..
Hose bore a cancellation of Hen
EisrsonvilIe. July 10 at 8 a. H.,
he day before he shot himself,
bahough it had been dated June,
|ll33.' and was as follows:
"Hendersonville. June, 1888.
| w. Hoke. My good friend
FDea, Sir
lam about to end it all or try.
4 hope I succeed. | am getting
4 BIZ and money is about gone.
|HOPe to have enough with my
Email insurance to pay for my
Funeral and stone same as is over
lary. Nary's cost $46.5O. Cheap
knox, jim Merrell was talking
me-. He would put same as
plays for $4,000. l can just
f0ou, nee. it. l thought premium
pos and policy also deed of lot
p Oa6ia,e cemetery. Mr.. Stepp
VI. want them to bury me.
. InIrtyhye dOllars-$35.00 you
f91 Until Nr. Merrell does his job
p then you pay him.
I thought 10 put it in your
r.. hope you don't think NE
bold. I wanted to trust an
nest man as it is my all. want
done decent. This will be the
a& trouble | will be and if it be
'Sslole you will get paid or at
r. rate will thank you very
} lch
-! feel God is good and l am
ang old with no means. So
wait longer.
l am not acting in defiance.
r. 70 think it the best way out.
Wy love to you all and best
SHE'S, Good bye.
John Norris"
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II. /. Middleton, Flat Rock am
ateur radio operator who received
this report this morning said that
the point at which the disturbance
was located this morning is a little
southeast of Porto Rico.
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new STORM IN
WEST indies
In Vicinity Of St. Kits
This Morning, South
east Porto Rico

WASHINGTON, July 14.-10
a. m.-(By Radio) "A tropical
disturbance of slight intensity is
central near st. Kits, West In
dies, and is apparently moving
west-northwestward.
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pan Norris Born at Prov. r. /.
!. Sept. 24-1862
'@l at Hen.v. n. C. July 1888.
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WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sat
~ hut for occasional local
,howcrs; warmer
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-14
GOOD AFTERNOON

The budding fad for Partridge
jewelry" just means dad will have
to shell out again.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-14

.IIy;wO letters affects a
liter So
Stone that is already up 10
$500
3@yO used other ways if need
: II not, why put up stone.
remaining part of lot | give
tContinued on page four(
Evening star., 1933-05-21

IA /RTTING Russell well knew, was out for
w the rest Of the day Well, then, he'd
move He'd snap his fingers at the lease. Let
them take it to court after what he'd put up
with-a week Of wasted mornings and nerve
racked afternoons. Tum-tum- -tum! Tum-
tum-tum! Worse than the tom-toms In the
brush.
The janitor, surprisingly enough, was reason
able. No one else had complained Of Miss
Iittle's music, he said Shed been most con-
siderste not to use her piano evenings. after
the other tenants around her returned from
work. But If Mr.. Carter was disturbed, there
was q suite on the top floor Of the twin apart
ment house adjoining under the same man
agement which he could have without any
trouble.
Two hours later, with the janitor's help,
Russell found himself installed In his new
quarters. with everything IN exactly the same
place as II he had not moved at all. Even
the view Of the court was the same. Now he
could write. Now he'd make up for the past
weeks wasted effort.
Never had he 80 pounded his old typewriter
with his two forefngers. He made the villain
smile and smile, as, an innocent bystander, he
knocked on o couple more major characters
whom readers didn't mind having killed, since
one was n4seriy and the other q crook.
Copy rolled out so fast that Russ forgot meal
time. Stopping now and then to light cig-
arctic, he worked away, needless Of time, far
into the night.
Cliclrety chckety clickl Clickety cAckety-
click! Hours Of clicks.
Bang! BangI Bang g-bang-bang! Could that
be somebody rapping on his steam pipes? Ri
diculous! Clickety- -clickety click!
Knock, knock!
Russell was In his pajamas, ready for bed
Often he wrote in his pajamas at night He
grabbed faded bashrobe. opening the door a
crack .. .t.t... ..c -
Evening star., 1933-05-21

she said softly
You bet you will"
DUss awoke with the birds. He would
n breakfast with Pearl and then do chapter
10. But Pearl did not appear at the Elite that
morning, though he dawdled half an hour over
one egg.
WE'LL he must hurry up with his work or
he couldn't afford to take Pearl out again very
soon. His money was at lowest ebb, and you
know how editors are, rejecting stories you think
are your best right when you want to give your
girl good time.
Scarcely had Russ inserted q fresh sheet
with carbon into his typewriter when from be-
low came ah-ah- ah- ah-ah -ah-ah! Ah-ah-
ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahl love you! I lo-hoye
you! Hill love you-o-o-o-o-o-o! All
ah-ah- -ah- -ah-ah-P
Russell bounced out of his chair. Maybe he
could rent space in . steam boiler factory.
He pounded on the floor, beat upon the steam
pipes. But the vocalizing continued.
He raced down an the stairs to find the jani-
tor, with the usual result. He looked at the
names beside the brass mail boxes IN the vesti-
bule, but no name appeared In the offending
SLOT Yet some one was IN there driving him
distracted.
He made up his mind that he would ask
that person to do her practicing In the after
noon. That would give him two hours. Or.
If she wouldn't, maybe she'd let him have the
alIciuoon W WiAec III PcaCc' 0OLlctIiAuB IaQ
to be done about it, that much was certain.
Knock, knock, mockI Sharply interrupting
the ah-ahSah-ahs.
PEARL"
Good morning Russ. can only give you
moment. I'm vocalizing."
Russ gulped and discarded the sentence he
had prepared to give utterance to.
TIL just wondered h-n you'd lunch
with me?"
I'D love to. I-cant ask you in. There's
only cot in here. had the janitor put 1t In
to see If I'd better move up here. But there's
a worse pest above me here than below me Tn
the other house. I'm glad tried 1t out. Pretty
hard to write a love song with demon bang
ing on the steam pipes"
so you sing them? That's how you write
them?"
"of course. How else would you compose q
song?"
He didn't know. A writer didn't have to
murder q man to get q villain In the electric
chair. But he mustn't bother her. She must
Continues ~ Fifteenth Poge.
Evening star., 1933-05-21

woman! He only half saw her, after .
hasty peek In the wretchedly lighted hallway.
Then he made the crack even smaller. No
woman should see him looking like thati Eyes,
MADAME"
"It's your typewriter. I can't sleep, it makes
such q noise have hard days work ahead
OF me tomorrow and must have my sleep. Do
you thing it's fair to pound away all night?"
ut is only-why. great scot!-it's a quarter
to H."
Precisely And I was promised this part
Of the building was the most quiet spot in New
York City. If you're going to pound all night
I shah have to move again, that's all"
Don't think of It," Russ begged. II myself
was driven from my last studio by . human
pest. You will not be annoyed again. I'll not
type after the radios tune Off rest assured
d USS slept late. He awoke to the sound OF
II vocaIizing Ah-ah-ah-ah- -ah- -ah- -ah-ah!
Ah-ah- -ah- ah- -ah-ah-ah-ah Up and down the
scales. Even the bath water didn't drown 1t
out.
Another pest? Was this house full of 'em.
too? Wait till he found that janitor.
But Russ didn't find the janitor In that
way janitors have Of never being around when
most needed this one had disappeared. Very
well, he'd have . combination breakfast and
lunch and hunt the janitor later.
"Poached eggs, corn muftns, conee. Two
cups" Sliding his tray along the rail at the
Elite Lunch, Ladies and Gents. cafeteria style,
Russ made for the end table near the window.
He saw the ketchup bottle bobbing up and
DOWN even before he saw the pancake hat Yes,
there she was, his ketchup girl, only this time
she had q chop-and, as usual. ketchup.
Russ clattered down his tray. May I" he
asked, even before he sat down, please have
the ketchup?"
The girl gave the bottle final nip. Sorry"
she smiled. TITS empty See?"
'T knew It would be. I mean, here's another
one. Do you mind?" he asked Of nobody IN
particular at the next table and spprehended
q full bottle
The girl watched him quizzically. That's
new one-ketchup ON poached eggs"
Delicious. Ever try it?"
mo, but viii"
She was, he realized practically through
scraping that chop.
mo dessert today?"
mo dessert I'm In a hurry. The truth Is,
I'm moving. Isn't 1t terrible an artist can't
find quiet spot in the whole of New York to
create in?" ''4
Evening star., 1933-05-21

. PEST J
BY ISABEL WATT Z
/ illustrated By PAUL kRoEsEN
illustrated By PAUL KROESEN
BY ISABEL WATT

Russ laid down his fork. ''Ter-
rible? I'll say! Are you up against
it, too? Why, I've just moved for
the same reason-a little peace
. little quiet to collect ones
thoughts. Are you q painter, .
designer, maybe?"
''No, a composer. And . miser-
able public stenographer keeps the
typewriter going night and day,
night and day. until could
scream"
Public stenographers ought not
to be allowed in apartment houses,
any more than-say, what do you
say If we don't 60 back Just for
one afternoon? How about q
ramble out in Bronx Park, or down
Riverside Drive, or somewhere?"
She adored to ramble, she said.
They had 30 much In common,
he thought; ketchup and . desire
for quiet. She was very brave,
making her own way in q big city
in difficult times like these.
Did he sell every STORY he wrote?
Well, hardly. Neither did she sell
every song. In fact she hadn't
landed one yet. But II only she
could get an auditor over the
radio. singing her own compose
lions, well anything might happen.
Look at "Springtime In the
Rockies"
1t was SpringHme in the park.
he. reminded her. 6pringtime in
both their lives. Did she think
him very old at ~? She was Is
herself, she confessed-an old
maid! Her name was Pearl, she
told him simply.
"An right, Pearl. You call mo
Russ" he told her joyotlsly.
They dined, sans ketchup, on
chicken and WafYies at restaurant
with service, and they laughed .
great deal together, eating every
morsel.
~Movie?"
Love It. Only we must go
Dutch"
Next time, maybe. Come on.
sold o story last week"
It was very hate when they took
the subway home.
Not the Riyerview Apart
ments?"
"Why, yes, Russ! Don't tell me
you live here, tool"
"Umh'm. Twin house. I call
1t fate"
"Good-night. I'll be seeing you?"
Evening star., 1933-05-21

USSEIL CARTER watched tte
girl opposite him with fascinated
awe. She was eating, he saw,
bread ON ketchup. literally that.
Again he watched the ketchup
ooze n criuoeon pool upon hG
Nogales international., 1933-01-18
Chapter XIV

miral. followed by his Chief Of staff.
and the Captain Of the ship arrived
on the fight deck. The lights from
the exploded rockets, attached to
small parachutes. were slowly de-
scending towards the sea. Other
rockets were fired Soon the watchers
on deck could see the dim outline Of
the plane circling about the flare
from o rocket. preparing to descend
"Godl If they can make It'll"
gasped Baldy under his breath.
Whoever found the ship in this
fog will make landing all right.
said Graham. reassuringly.
The airplane had come close to the
deck by this time: 1t made pass at
landing. missed. few of into the fog
and began circling again.
There are two men in the plane
and a third clinging to wtngl" said
the Chief Of Staff In an awed voice.
That was Chief Nelson on the
wing" said the Captain.
Its Windy at the controls!" said
Baldy. In his excitement addressing
the Admiral and leaving off the GUS
tomary Sir"
Amid the glare Of ships flares, the
noise Of the fog horns. the fare Of
Nogales international., 1933-01-18

From overhead came the drone OF
airplanes. flying In formation save
that one plane was missing.
The chaplain finished the service:
Greater love hath no man than this:
that he should lay. down his life for
his friend"
The notes Of bugle. blowing the
slow. long-drawn TAPS" resounded
along the deck of the Saratoga.
The quiet. subdued voice Of a.i
officer gave command to the firing
squad. Three volleys Of shots rang
out.
The pall-bearers lifted the flag
draped casket preparatory to casting
1t upon the waters of the sea.
Baldy felt hand on his arm. and
turned his face towards Steve Nelson
The leading Chief Petty Oficer ha"
grasped Baldy's arm, unconsciously IL
seemed. for his eyes were directed
towards the casket disappearing over
the ships railing. his face was grim.
but about his mouth was played ar
emotion he could not conceal. His
eyes wandered from the railing out to
sea with a far-away look in them.
80 long. Windy" said Badly. ana