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

As look around on faithless world, perhaps
faith is the very thing that needs reviving. Ger
tainly unfath is failing. The nations that have
lost faith in themselves in liberty and in human
rights also the ones that have renowned faith
in God. -.
What with the modernsts who made the crude
ness of the old theology longer thnkable; the
neo-paganists, who upset the old aesthetic ethics,
and gloried the world and the flesh and fraternzed
with the DEVIL and now the ultra-nationalists who
repudiate God because they will recognize nothing
higher than the state, religion is momentarily in d
bad way. But is everything else but the MARKHAM
materialism, which is sweeping the world with its
doctrine that the production and distribution OF
goods is the sole end of man. We have come a long
way down from the vision of faith.
Perhaps that is the surest sign that the next re-
action will bring back to it. Not to the old
naive theology probably, whose cosmic geography
cannot be fitted to the map of the universe, but
perhaps to an even more mystic vision of God and
an even more loyal following of the ways of Jesus,
the one prophet of all time whose leadership has
stood the test. Surely we are not condemned for
ever to regime which exalts the tribe over man.
kind: the dictator the freedom of the people
the flesh the spirit and sordid opportunisnl
over the evidence of things not seen.-Chester H.
Rowell in San Francisco Chronicle.
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SURRENDER

Yesterday America abandoned national prohlol-
ton. Legally it will linger until sufficient state
conventions have convened and ratified repeal The
thirty-sixth is expected to do so by December 6th
But despite the anti-repeal votes of North and
South Carolina-the first out Of thirty-nine states
to sustain the Eighteenth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
referendums gave the decisive mandate for aban-
donment.
Abandonment seems the right word in more than
one sense. For did ever a country let itself go
more recklessly in throwing overheard policy
definitely and thoughtfully established after long
and unsuccessful experimenting with alternatives?
Did ever nation walk forth more thoughtlessly
unprepared to cope with an unrepealed liquor
problem? Of course, state prohibition still holds
in some states and others talking about
various restraints But very little has actually
been done to meet the situation December will pre-
sent The abandon with which America has treat
ed the prohibition question in the last few months
suggests that it is intoxicated and stupefied by
even the prospect of legal liquor
Not long ago, Governor Rolph of California, in
ordering whiskey given to about to be
hanger said he wished to 'let him go out happy
Apparently the assumption was that his execution
would end the mans problems. There no
thought that he would have still to overcome the
evils to which he had surrendered including the
belief that intoxication is happiness.
Can the United States afford to act similar
assumption in this march to repeal? Can it afford
merely to go out happy?" While never oppon-
ent of happiness the Monitor submits that since the
execution has been ordered, it would not be
too early for America to consider how it will
from the evils to which it has surrendered.-The
Christian Science Monitor.
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Stiff Penalties Are Provided By
Federal Laws In Liquor Cases After
Amendments Repeal Is Effective

States or to defraua the United
States in any manner or for any
purpose and one or more of such
parties do any act to effect the
object of the conspiracy, each OF
the parties to such conspiracy
shall be fined not more than
$4,000 or imprisoned not more
than two years or both.
While it is doubtful if person
would be prosecuted for posses
sion of less than a gallon of whis-
key under this act, there have
been many prosecutions of per-
sons keeping larger quantities for
their own benefit.
Other statutes which were SUI
perceded by the amendment and
the Volstead act but which be-
come effective again with repeal
follows: ''r'
Section 1858 prohibits any per-
son to have in his possession or
custody or under his control any
still or distilling apparatus which
has not been registered with the
collector of internal revenue.
Section 1865 prohibits any per-
son from manufacturing any still
or boiler or other vessel to be
used for the purpose of distilling
and no such vessel shall be set up
for use until same is registered
with the collector of internal rev.
enue-showing by whom it is to
be used, its capacity and the time
when the same is to be moved
from the place of manufacture.
No such boiler, still or vessel
shall be set up without the per-
nit in writing from the collector.
Section 1896 prohibits any per-
son from using any still boiler or
other vessel for the purpose Of
distilling in any dwelling house
or on board any vessel or boat,
or in any building.
Section 1916 prohibits any per-
son from removing or aiding and
abeting in the removal of any
distilling spirits on which the tax
has not been paid, to a place
other than the distilling ware
house provided by law, or con-
cealing or aiding or abetting in
the removal of any distilled
spirits from any warehouse, in
any manner other than provided
by law.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
THE LANDSLIDE

The people of North Carolina by a majority
which assumed landslide proportions, have an
nouneed to the nation that they do not favor re-
peal of the 18th Amendment
Although the more than two to one margin of
the arys in Tar Heelia came as very pleasant
surprise even to ardent anti-repealists, the most
eomrhendable phase of the campaign is that the
prohibitionists had the courage to make the issue
clean-cut and decisive. No timorous tactics on the
part of the dry leadership would have enabled
them to score the glorious victory which is today
theirs to enjoy No compromising with those wets
who made the specious suggestion of a later
''plebsclte' to pass on statewide prohibition
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could have sufficed.

could have suflced
The proposition was put bluntly to the people,
and back has come the answer in terms of man
date which defes msinterpretation.
North Carolina voters were not deluded. They
will not scan with surprise the news that Ono,
PENNSYLVANIA, Utah and possibly Kentucky have
Joined the popular parade trOoping to seal the
doom of the 18th Amendment.
What North Carolina voters have said is that
they are not ashamed to follow their convictions
even when it is necessary to strike course dla-
metricaly different from that of most of the other
states A state that prides itself on long history
of unfiinching independence since colonial days,
does not feel i'll at when placed temporarily
in a position of minority leadership which some
may characterize as awkward. Neither does peo-
pie that holds the proud boast of being "frst at
Bethel. farthest at Gettysburg and last at Apo
mattox' need ever apologize for adherence to a
North Carolina has spoken in fashion which
should have a most salutary effect at home and
abroad Prohibition ceases to be a moot question
with us. No longer may the officers throughout
the state offer public sentiment an abb for
not enforcing the liquor laws. No longer may the
vets assert that the people have not had opportun-
ity to express themselves the one question OF
whether they want booze legazed. No longer may
there be any speculation to what the legislature
should do concerning the burlington Act.
Citizens of North Carolina have by overwhelm-
ing majority written their mandate and it is up to
offcialdom to accede to the demand for honest and
efficient enforcement of statewide prohibition
laws. on the same voters who have spoken with
ample authority are quite likely to be heard from
again. anon-Hickory Record
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A. l. JUSTICE.
Fletcher, n. C.,

Fletcher, n. c..
November 10. 1888
Editor, The Times-News:
l was at the courthouse at Hen
Jacksonville last night attending
the meeting considering the dam
to be built on the French Broad
river near Asheville. which will
flood all the land and buildings
on my farm situated on the
French Broad river. The farm has
$50 acres in it and l am taxed
more than anyone else in this
Mills River township.
Will you kindly request to the
chairman of the county commits
sioners to place a highway engi-
neer and a railroad man of sound
judgment as well as a farmer of
this valley on that committee
which is to be selected to get data
and all information in the interest
of all the different departments
of those interested in the damage
this dam would do to this valley.
There might be a few of the
idle laboring people who would be
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-11
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
-. s,.;ce staff Correspondent


v7ASHINGTON.-Dr. Rex Tug
w we'll No. man Of the Bran
rrust. is embarked on labor OIL
owe. ,.
Food and drug law reform WASH I
inst a problem which fell into MS
IAN when Mr.. Roosevelt made nm
assistant secretary for agriculture.
Tugwell reached out and embraced
il.
He had an active, studious inter-
est in protection OF consumers from
ohvsical harm or swindle by dis
honest makers of patent medicines
foods. and cosmetics. He was
friend of F. ]. Schlink, co-author
IF the sensational "lO0,OOO,ooo
Guinea Pigs" and a hacker of the
Schlink-directed Consumers Re-
search, which informs folks on how
10 get their moneys wOrth-it any
in everything they buy, from
pink pills to automobiles.
The Food and Drug Adminlstra'
ton here had sought curbs on mis-
leading claims f,l years. No sup
mort came from higher up.
Tugwell promptly worked out the
pure food and drug bill sponsored
by Senator Copeland OF New York.
Under his inspiration, the Agricul-
ture Department against oppos'-
ton from many medicine makers,
began an extraordinarily intensive
campaign for the legislation.
Tugwell made sound movie
speech, reproduced locally and re-
ferred-not by name-to an eye
lash dye alleged to have blinded
peop!e. Dozens Of Washington
beauty parlOr operators wrote 10:
information. Many we're using that
dive on their customers.
The denartment. bold under Tug
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WHERE is OUR FAMED AMERICAN
SPIRIT?
tBy BRUCE CATION


man who listens attentively to the
heat of some of the arguments for and
against the recovery program hardly can
help wondering, now and then, if anything
has happened to the traditional American
spirit of courage and determination.
According to some arguments, the NRA
and its allied measures are the law and the
prophets, and we shall go down to chaos
and confusion if we depart from them for
an instant.
According to others, the NRA is tragic
mistake and all our cherished institutions
are doomed unless we speedily renOunce it
and get back to something else.
There is a growing tendency, in other
words, to see the whole recovery program
in straight blacks and whites; tendency
to look on the mechanics of the effort, in
stead of on the spirit back of it, as the
all-mportant thing.
Americans were not that way in the
past.
For generations this country was famous
throughout the world for a thing referred
to as ''the American spirit" Probably no
two people meant precisely the same thing
when they referred to this spirit; but II
the main they meant that indomitable air
of determination and optimism which
made the nation ready to try anything
once-the spirit which, if one program
failed, had no hesitation in trying sec
ond, third, or fourth until it hit on the
winning combination.
That was the spirit that conquered a
continent and erected a society which, for
all sitS faults, remains one of the fine
achievements of the race. And it's little
hard to see why it can't be invoked again
today.
Suppose the NRA should prove flop.
Suppose the farm program fails; suppose
thescurrency sterilization SCHEME won't
work, or the public works scheme, or the
other experiments now being made. What
of it?
y We have the determination to succeed.
WeShave shown that our vast and hetero-
geneOus people can achieve unity in time
of crisis. We have shown that our demo
cratic system can provide swift and force
full action when it is needed. We have
shown that we have the stomach to make
drastic experiments.
Why must we assume that our salvation
stands or falls on the success Cor on the
abandonment of one particular plan? We
have reaffirmed our common purpose, our
strength, and our loyalty.
If the old spirit lives, we can be confident
of ultimate victOry-if not on one road
then on another
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ENTER BISHOP MOUZON

The stout-hearted bishop is not Wanting himself
not personally making claims for his contribution,
but he must be put in this picture of those whose
heads are crowned. -..
With his fiery phillipcs and far-carrying shafts,
he stood out among the clerics of the state for
leadership against the repeal movement. He made
the matter militant for pastors and pulpits
The repealists gained no ground over his part Of
the line at center. On the other hand, his own
plungng tactics gave the oratorical ball-csrrers
great highways to 60 through.
On the offense, he was what you might call a
Gibraltar of strength. He set fire to the ministerial
legions of the state and from them it spread amaz-
ingly through the churchized forces.-Charlotte
Observer.
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Editor, The Times-News:
In looking over today's issue Of
The Times-News, l notice that
Mr.. J. F. Newell claims that "the
Republicans in North Carolina viz
tually won Tuesdays prohibition
victory"
l give Mr.. Newell credit for the
good work he did, speaking in the
interest of prohibition in the cam
paign. | do not question but that
he was actuated by conscientious
convictions in the work which he
did in the interest of our cause.
But l do sincerely regret that
now since the election has been
won and we all, regardless of par
ty affiliations, are rejoicing to-
gether over the triumph of what
we believe to be right in the in
terest of sobriety and morals, Mr..
Newell should inject politics into
the aftermath of the great cam
paign.
JJTCTTrT-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-11

Stiff fines and imprisonment
are provided in United States
laws which will he in force after
repeal of the 18th amendment
for persons possessing liquor
who were exempt from federal
prosecution under the amendment
and the Volstead act.
Prohibitionists have consistent
ly maintained that the prohibit
ton laws could be enforced if
punishment were provided for
purchasers as we'll as dispensers
of the illicit liquor.
If their contention is correct,
the state may look forward to
real prohibition.
One of the laws contained in
the revised federal statutes, I'M
der which a person possessing
Whiskey may be prosecuted and
imprisoned, in section $3.50 which
prohibits any person from remov-
ing depositing or concealing any
goods or commodities for or in
respect whereof any tax is or
shall be imposed with intent to
defraud the United States of
such tax or any part thereof.
This means it is pointed out,
that any person possessing whis-
key on which the federal tax has
not been paid is guilty Of de.
frauding the government.
Section 81 of the criminal code
provides that if two or more per-
sons conspire either to commit
any offense against the United
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benefited, but why destroy the
cream of land in all Western
North Carolina when work in 9TH
er ways can be found for the men
who would be employed? They can
be put~to cleaning out the French
Broad river bed, ditching all this
land which would make this the
cream of all Western North Car
DINA. l could find many ways to
keep the unemployed at work.
Make dams up the river where the
lanG is not so valuable and save
this valley. if possible. l am will
ing to move any day the govern
ment will pay me enough for my
land, but l know they will not give
me it's value.
Respectfully,
MRS. C. j. JEFFRESS.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
munications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name of the author. No COM
munications signed with a fic-
titious name will be published.
EDITOR.
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BIBLE THOUGHT
LET NO MAN

brothers way" (Rom. l4:I3).
Neither paid propaganda, nor hysterieal clamor,
nor political demagoguery can alter or change the
facts and principles of the moral order. WHAT Is
MORALLY WRONG CANNOT POSSIBLY BIZ
ECONOMICALLY RIGHT. In the long run, moral
principles have always prevailed. They are found
ed in the very nature of things. And whoever
strikes at the moral convictions of people strikes
rock and the rock stands.
=Bshop Edwin D. MOuzon. Charlotte, \. c.
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Germany prohibits its newspapers from analyz-
ing the country's finances. Red influences have
been wiped out of everything German except the
budget ~ An I
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BEHIND THE SCENES IN
XASElllG1 Ol

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lease calling the prcp.,I hs
name.
NRA stan loyalty
high. Oscar Chgpm,,, d,
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the interior, salcd oyo, Wy I
of documents. "Ha,nn,, "
to read EN- AL. bun 49, =
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didn't 90 to Jail. He's 90" "pI
the hospital. High rc,o, ""'
down by "ycrwork." 49, - y
doctors verdict.
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SEALlONS bolt their food whole their being used only
prevent the of slippery fish, which the largest p
OF their diet Although Of these animals consistently H
20 pounds of fish daily it also endure living e
s fat
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-11

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Arn1istice Day

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-15
INVITES MIAMI
STUDENTS HERE
FOR WEEK END
INVITATION EXTENDED BY
SUPERINTENDENT RUSSELL
ON BEHALF OF JUNIOR
SENIOR HIGH PUPILS

Melvin E. Russell, superinten-
dent of public instruction. has ex-
tended an invitation, on hehalf OF
the Junior-Senior High School pu-
pills of Key West, to the students
of the Junior-Senior High of Mi
ami, to come to Key West for the
weekend excursion this week.
In a letter to Charles M. Fish
er, county superintendent of Dade,
Mr.. Russell calls attention to the
educational value of the trip, es-
pecially for school children and
particularly those who have never
been "to sea on train"
The local superintendent says he
can "think of no more interesting
way for the school children of Mi
ami to spend a day than in riding
down over the Florida Keys, spend
ing a few hours in Key West, and
then returning home to Miami"
Mr.. Russell asks Mr.. Fisher to
extend, through the principals of
the various schools this invitation
and advise as to how many will
make the trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-15
VERNON ADAMS
GOES TO TRIAL
CHARGED WITH STRIKING
MAYOR MALONE In BACK
OF NECK

Vernon Adams, known as PA
Winkie", was placed on trial this
afternoon on a charge of assault
and battery. While intoxicated
yesterday, Adams walked up be-
hind Mayor Malone and struck
him on the back of the neck.
The charge of assault and bat
terry without any specifications as
to the assaultee or being a candi-
date for office nor the chief execu-
tive of the city, was made at the
suggestion of Mayor Malone who
said he did not want the fact that
he was mayor stressed at all.
This the mayor told The Citizen
this morning and said he would so
advise the police justice, Allan B.
Cleare, Jr., asking that he con-
duct the trial as he would in any
ordinary case, excluding the fact
that the mayor of the city had
been assaulted.
The judge considered the atti-
tude of the mayor and fined
Adams $40 or 10 days in Jail.
Friends were this afternoon MAX
ing an effort to get the money for
the fine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-15
BODY OF ORION
DEMERITT HERE
ARRIVES OVER EAST COAST;
FUNERAL TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

The body of Orion Demeritt, 80
years old, who died in Louisiana
9 o'clock last Friday morning,
came in over the East Coast this
morning.
Funeral services are to be held
4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the residence 1925 Simon
ton street, Rev. E. r. Evans, of
the Congregational church, Off
ciating.
Arrangements for the services
and funeral are in charge of the
Pritchard Funeral Home.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Josephine Demeritt ;
one son, Orion, Jr.; one daughter,
Cecilia Demeritt. Parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cleny Demeritt; four
brothers, Stephen, Harold, Cleny.
Jr., and Glenwood Demeritt; two
sisters, Mrs. Hugh Hinde and Mrs.
Will Demeritt.
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RECORD CROWD ON
EXCURSION EXPECTED

CONTINUED from Page onel
points along the line of road is
as follows:
From Fort Pierce. 100. This
number does not consider the
group already mentioned. Fort
Landerdale. 100, other than those
who have written direct to Key
West. Stuart, 100: West Palm
Beach. from 500 to 500 and pres
ent Indications are that 2,500 or
more will come from Miami.
Leo Warren, president of city
council. has agreed to try and ar
range for Illuminating the White
Way. which was done several
weeks ago when the crowds came
to Key West.
Restaurants and other places
whore meals are served are max
ing preparations for the recep-
ton Of the visitors. and it is I'M
derstood that the lunch room and
coffee shop of the Hotel Colonial
viii be opened by Manager Jack
Golden.
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r. BALBONTIN
IS ACQUITTED
ARRAIGNED FOR TRIAL THIS
MORNING IN CRIMINAL
COURT


Frank Balbontin, charged with
embezzIement, was placed on trial
in criminal court this morning. He
was specifically charged with fall
ing to return a suit of clothes that
was the property of William Saw
yer, left at his place of business
for repairs.
The case of the defendant was
presented by Attorney L. A. Har-
ris. After all evidence was in the
jury retired to consider the case
and in a short time returned a
verdict of not guilty.
Court was ordered recessed UNI
til tomorrow morning when the
case of John Pent, charged with
assault and battery, and that of
Benito Perez, alias Mexicano, is to
be called for trial.
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FLORIDA TAKES
81 PASSENGERS

The steamship Florida, of the P.
and o. S. S. company, sailed 1925
o'clock yesterday for Havana with
81 passengers, one ton of freight,
one automobile and 1873 sacks of
mail.
Ferry PARROT came in from
Cuba $50 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon with seven carloads of SUI
gar, two of machinery, two cars of
pineapples, 600 crates, "a sacks of
mail and three miscellaneous cars.
Freighter Ozark, of the Clyde
Mallory Steamship Lines, is due in
tomorrow evening from New Or
leans and will discharge. load and
leave for Miami and Jacksonville.