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The Washington times., 1933-03-24
JAPS To DECIDE
OWN STAND
IN LEAGUE
Matsuoka Claims Manchuria
Caused Geneva WaIkout;
May Visit Roosevelt

NEW YORK. March "a G.N.S)
Yosuke Matsuoka, who headed
the japanese delegation which
recently walked out of the League
of Nations assembly at Geneva,
arrived today on the Leviathan
and declared that the status of
Japan and the League has not yet
been definitely determined.
It is up to the japanese Gov
ernment, he added, to settle
Japan's final policy on this
matter.
Not League Affair
He pointed out that the Japa-
nese government walked out
merely on the Manchurian ques-
ton and not over the issue Of
membership in the League. He
told newspaper men that japan
"is not a vasSal state" He said:
eve are not obliged to ap-
peal to America or any other
country. We are not q vaSsal
state Of America, or any other
country"
He made this comment in ex-
planning that the Manchurian
policy "has not been properly
understood in the United States. "
Met BY Chinese
AS Matsuoka came off the boat
at the pier 800 Chinese students
attempted to stage a demonstra'
ton, protesting against the Man
churian activities of the Japanese.
A squad of policemen broke up
the demonstration and made three
arrests.
Matsuoka declared that the
presence of the combined Ameri'
can fleet in the Pacific waters
had caused misgivings among GER
tain sections of the japanese
people.
Asked if the Japanese govern
ment had shown any miSgivlngs
regarding the American fleet in
the Pacific, Matsuoka replied:
''NO." -.
He thought, however, that it
would help relations between the
United States and Japan if the
fleet were withdrawn.
will Keep Islands
He expressed the belief that
Japan intended to keep the man
date islands in the Pacific, despite
Japan's withdrawal from the
League assembly at Geneva. The
islands were awarded to Japan by
the League after the war. 1nas-
much as the Japanese delegation
walked out of the League assem-
bly,, there has been dispute about
the islands. They formerly be-
longed to Germany.
He said Japan regarded Man
churia as her life line"-"eco-
nomically and strategically."
Pointing out that Japanese were
poor propagandists," he declared
the greatest enemy Of peace was
ignorance. He said:
''Manchuria has become open
ed up chiefly through our ini-
tiative. We have Russia to the
north and west. You are see
ing chaos right at our door.
Manchuria is contiguous to our
territory. We cannot allow
any nation hostile to our people
to be there for intrigue or to
carry on such warfare.
WHAT WOULD U. S. DO?
''If Americans had a similar
situation in the Caribbean or
in the Panama Canal Zone,
what would the United States
dO?"
The japanese delegate will re-
main in New York five days and
will visit Washington, among
other cities.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

i n & deStruc-
til on Of a
damned nuiS-
ance."
S o S a y S
H e n r y L.
Mencken. He
W as a Wis
itor in Phila-
delphia We S.
t e r d a y be-
tween trains.
The on y
danger con-
fronting beer
is constituted
by S n i d e
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
TAX lNSTALLMENTS

ALBANY I.N.SO.-The Assem-
bly, has passed a bill to permit
village treaSurerS or clerks to &C
cept partial payments from tax
payers at any time during the
year instead Of paying their tax
in full.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Local Option Report
To Be Aired Tuesday

Local option in Montgomery
County will be discussed at the
monthly meeting of Section 8,
Chevy Chase citizen group, Tues
day evening, in the form of a
report from its committee on
legal action headed by H. A.
Smelling. Use of fireworks is also
to be voted upon.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

Labor mem.
ber as "the
g 90 m i est
Chancellor of
the Exchequ-
or England
ev er had"
undertook to
disprove the
C h a r ge by
S a y in G the
world SituA-
ton was like
ly to improve
in the next
few months.
AS evidence
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

Nelson Dou-
bleday, N e W
York publish
er, and Mi
chael Arlen,
the Armenian
author W h o
became ne
of B r it aims
leading liter
ary lights and
then married
aGreek count
eSS.
In between
ou n DIS of
golf at the
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

MICHAEL AhLEN Cannes Coun-
try Club in Mougins, in the
foothills of the Alps. publisher
and author are doubtlessly ar
ranging future publications.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance: $541, 1885,
511.35; expenditures, $8,S00,S11.-
90; customs receipts, SLAP
999.05.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Doubleday and Arlen
Golf TWosome at Cannes

CANNES, France, March "a
0.N.S0.-Glim p sed together
around Cannes these days are
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Chamberlain "Refutes"
Charge He Is Gloomy

LONDON, March 24.-Ne-
vile Chamberlain, described in
the House of Commons by a
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Mencken Warns Against
Overtaxing Beer

PHILADELPHIA, March "a.
"The comeback of beer is a
psychological symbol represent
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

CLEARINGS
Charlotte .......... $1,277,s36.1l
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12

CJOR Quincy! lie was in n
, plight that clmost made him
shake with fright. The limb that
he was hanging from looked far
from very strong.
a frantic "IIcip," ranG in the
air and then he thought. ] wonder
where wee ScOuty is. lie surely
knows that something has gone
wrong.
Ana he was right. Brave Scouty
knew. He'd raced to see what ne
could do, and when he reached the
MidgGc Man, he shouted, Come
with me!
Wee Duncy'S hanging i'll the
air. Oh, lie has had al awful
scare! Two big siraffes have pulled
trick, as YOU will shortly see.
s.PIGHT GVw mes hanging DC:
AZ a cliff and I'm afraid ihat
hell fall if we do not run and pull
him up. re need 4 strong, long
rope.
ore look, and YOU will under
stand. Come on, you TIMES. lend
a hand. If we all pull together. we
can save his life. | hope
my monkeys and nv elephants
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12

ple. We are not satisfied to merely accept anytmns
or take it for granted just because it has been the
custom to do so we're picking into the lhharos anu
asking why, and if we can be gwen no satiSlyins
reason why, then we are showing Wiling 1eh-
dency to try something else.
In other words, where we questioned SUCH draS-
tic and radical thing county consolidation year
or two ago we are now on the verge OF Wohuer-
ing if everything considered we might not get
along without counties and the expenses attached
thereto. -
In answering his own query EDO counties JUSTIFY
themselves: ." Mr. Null had the following to say:
"Tbe state has taken over our road SYSTEM our
welfare work, most of the prisoners and TINS egiS
lature is now providing for state-operated eghV-
months school, leaving little for the counties ID
do They are not now rendering. enough service
TO Justify the taxes they collect from the people
and they must soon quit or start doing something
useful to Justify the taxes they collect.
az do not predict that the imaginary lines diVo-
ing counties will be wiped out soon but there IS
trend in this direction. Whether it is for the best
or not do not know but this is the DRIFT OF eglS-
lation."
Along with Mr.. Null we aic not prepared to say
that the Capitalization program, based upon econ
on1v perhaps wise and perhaps unw1se, VIII De 1or
the best or not but, it must be admitted, that we
seem to think so now. Perhaps the movement has
not been interpreted by the average citizen as Il
general trend with that ultimate goal but certainly
we are moving that way step at time just
little more advance and we'll be there. Many of us
approved the state taking over the roads, some OF
us approved state maintenance of schools ana
others approved the handling of prisoners, welfare
work and such as that by the state. Step by step
the county as a governmental unit is losing its
identity. Such a change might have been opposed
bitterly had it been outlined as one distinct pro
gram. but coming little at time 1T has, from
our observation, met with an approval of the ma
iority If not, then the majority does not rule as
we are prone to believe.
Anyway, it is not too broad statement to say
that this generation may live to see the day when
the county courthouse is only office headquarters
for state supervisor who conducts our affairs as
lust one unit in statewide government. What
else when we already say statewide schools, state
maintained highways, welfare departments, etc.
Cleveland Star.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
WOULD Limit
MANDAN(JSES
Senator Bell Offers Bill
on More Specific Use
of Court Writ

RALEIGH, April Ex-senator
J. 0. Bell of Henderson county
has introduced d bill in the gem
eral assembly amending the con-
solidated statutes relating to the
issuance of the writ of mandamus
in eases of political subdivisions.
The bill is as follows:
Section /. That section SGT of
the consolidated statutes of 1919
be, and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding the following:
provided that in all appiica-
tfons seeking a writ of mandamus
to enforce money demand
against any county, city, town, or
taxing district within the state,
the applicant shall allege and show
in the complaint that the claim or
debt has been reduced to final
Judgment establishing the amount
and maturity of the debt and the
character and sufficiency of the
original contract out of which
such Indebtedness arose; what
part of said judgment, if any, re-
mains unpaid. what resources, if
any, are available for the salts
faction of the judgment including
the actual value of all property
sought to be subjected to addi-
tional taxation and the necessity
for the issuing of such. writ't X
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
A-LAYMAN breaches

Adolph, Ochs, publisher of the New York Times,
on occasion of his 18th birthday tore all the veneer
off the times through which the country has been
passing when he said this:
"The Ten Commandments cannot be ignored y
Mr. Ochs has builded great newspaper. The
New York Times is an honor to journalism, Mr..
Ochs is an ornament to American citizenship. He
is no preacher but it is not required of one to be
cleric to preach sanity and ordinary common
sense. Mr.. Ochs proves it.
Brilliantly successful himself, terribly outraged
at the lack of moral integrity in some of the big
gest of Big Business men, he tears straight to the
heart of the question. 5...l..
"The Ten Commandments cannot be ignored
America evidently thought they could
1t proceeded pretty much on the theory at least,
that they could be compromised.
And take a look at it now after having made
such experiments with basic virtue, with basic NOR
atty, with basic truth-with basic life Charlotte
Observer -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
PROTECTION FOR SHADE TREES AND
FORESTS

A number of beautiful trees have been
slaughtered in this community in recent
months. Many of these were magnificent
white pines of several decades OF growth.
The Times-News has protested against THIS
policy of destroying one of the most Valua-
BILE assets of this section; and in this pro-
test this newspaper has been joined by
Mrs. Lila Ripley Barnwell, whose opinions
have been voiced in a communication to
The Times-News, and by many citizens
who have spoken privately of their opposl-
ton to the destruction of our splendid
shade trees. In the Morganton News-Her-
aid we find an article on the subject OF
destruction of trees and we pass 1t along
for the instruction and encouragement oil
all who are interested in the preservation
of our shade trees and in the proper pro-
lection of our forests This article follows:
"R w. Graeber, extension forester for North
Carolina states that doctor cannot cure stoni-
ach or other digestive disorder by amputatihg I
leg or an arm, neither he expect his patlen'
to live if he removes the digestive system
"Hov then can he expect his shade trees to sur-
after the fSafiul OpeTaIlOH VI IOPPiNS' A"N''
Graeber notes that recently he has observed more
groves butchered by tree tOppers than we ordi-
narilv see in years. In places where federal aid
has been used for cleaning grounds, shade trees
have been mutilated to the point that large por-
ton viii never survive.
Referring to Mr.. Crackers observations Inc
Salisbury Post wonders why it is that people Will
send a man who knows little nothing of trees
and understands little about their treatment into
a ward or grove to cut at will, and it seems the
more cut, the deeper, the better. Often the trees
are cut to the trunk and if they stagger through
it requires long time and they never fully over
come the treatment Often they die. .. ....
"The Post observes that we have written
tragic record with reference to forests For years
we slaughtered the trees without thought. Care
lessness, if not ignorance has marked much OF the
work in this respect in the years that are gone
and we are learning the lesson too tardily Maybe
after the trees are all gone we will think of them
sympathetically and integenty aud try and re-
build our forests. ..-..
Beautiful shade trees have been cut TO the
point of death, when they might have been saved
by a studied and intelligent treatment. 1t Is hlgh
time we stop slaughtering trees where there is no
need" ...-.....---..-- ....-.-.- e.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
IF THE LAW WOULD BE RESPECTED, LET 1T
MAKE ITSELF RESPECTABLE

The law has become tyrant 1t grants immunity
to the rich and powerful and persecutes the weak
and the poor. 1t encourages crime to obtain evil
dence against the criminal 1t violates the Consti-
tuition to enforce statute 1t tOrtures witnesses to
obtain evidence .
Unrebuked use of power has obtained the sane
ton of custom, with the result that innocent men
and women now dread the law and its courts more
than criminals do. ,... ...
Consider the plight of the witness.
Again and again you read in the public prints
that some well-meaning citizen, having reported a
crime, is held in jail as a material witness.
That doesn't happen to rich men. 1t happens
only to nobodes who are too poor to furnish ball.
And because it, happens, the innocent who are
wise flee from a scene of crime as the guilty do.
They keep their secret to avoid being treated as
criminals. And thus the law defeats itself and by
its unfairness estranges those who would be a!heS
Observe the witness in court. He is afraid. He
has done no wrong but he feels that he is helpless
among enemies ..
as it true that you once served jail sentence
for perjury" asks the lawyer. us Is true that
YOU forged your employers name check?"
The lawyer knows these things not true. He
is trying to discredit the witness. Perhaps the
other lawyer objects to these questions and the
objection is sustained No matter. The point is
made Insults have made the desired impression
on the jury
The press reports without bias that the witness
denied this and denied that, but the harm is done.
The fact that he was forced to deny these things
caused some suspicion of his guilt
The witness is nobody to the world, but nc Is
somebody to his family and his. friends. He is
ashamed before the only people whose good opin-
ion matters to him. ..
1t is rare court and rare case that witnesses
no unfairness or fragrant dscourtesy to witness.
Unless all of the witnesses have wealth and inftu-
The forgotten man never knows when he will be
a witness If the New Deal would give him tardy
Justice, let it protect him from tyranny in the
courts that exist to- safeguard his rights.-Robert
CULLEN in Greenville IS. CD News
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
COUNTIES NOT NEEDED NOW?

Are counties no longer justified as governmental
units in North Carolina?
Odus NJ. Null, former state Democratic chair
man and for years a close student OF government
taI problems is of that opinion and in his address
to the Shelby Kiwanis club he summarized ra-
Their convincing support of his contention
Just q few years ago many of us were shocked
when someone suggested that many OF our counties
might be. consolidated. We shuddered that anyone
1vouId suggest that we do away with some OF
eur routine, conventions and systems although we
had to admit that majority of them were anti
ouateS-as much out-of-date as the "one-horse
shaw But along about the time we first began
to hear tell of the New Deal, we began to realize
that in our public affairs an otherwise modern ma
ton was losing money, time and efficiency by cor
tipuing methods and systems of our forefathers
who in turn accepted them without question from
their forebears In several instances in county and
state activities we still use Civil war methods.
We've watched the advent of the motor car, the
airplane talkes and many things of that type, yet
in our most costly and most important phase ct
life we have chung nonchaantly to and drifted
along with woefully Anticipated system. Until
the New Deal when the New Dealer emphasized
the fact that there were other and better ways OF
doing things, we were not inclined to question the
status quo or pry into the wherefore We. merely
accepted things as they We're.
But here lately we have become a curious peo-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
LEAGUE PLANS
TO HIT Trust
To Make War Upon Mono
poly Held Over Worlds
Quinine

GENEVA, April 12.-UP).-
The League of Nations health
section is experimenting with a
cheap substitute known as "tota-
ouina," with which it hopes to be
able to break a world qunne
monopoly.
So tightly does a small group
of manufacturers control Qulnlne
production tina THE League re-
ports "world consumption Is Tar
below the minimum necessary"
Two million. persons die an
nually from malaria. The num-
Der could be reduced considerably
if sufficient quinine were avail
able, Il League report says. IN
your years alone l,lS4,9S4 deaths
we're recorded from malaria in
three Indian provinces; S9l,3SO
Indians die every year from the
disease.
1t is in the Dutch East Indies
that the supply of cinchona bark,
from which quininc is extracted,
is controlled by the manufacture
ers' group
Health experts from a dozen
countries have testified to the
necessity for an international
ouinine conference as soon as
possible, to deal with the qulnine
shortage.
They recognize that as the
malaria results in a far greater
loss of life than the biggest bat
ties in history, it is necessary to
put "totaquina" on the market in
large quantities.
The enquiry recommends that
chemists in malarial areas should
be obliged to sell government
ouinine or sell commercial qui-
nine at a reasonable price.
The American retailer is bIam-
ed for "the excessive price Of
uuinine in the United States
where the consumer has to pay
So to $3.50 per ounce, or %IO TO
$SS per kilogramme."
The United States needs 20, 900
ky. of quinine yearly for its
/ 100000 malaria sufferers, &C
cording to the league. India
needs $50 ky. 70 CT.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON. - Between quaffS
" os the legaIizcd 80 per cent
beer. everyone concerned is hold
ing his breath.
The vets are frankly worried lest
beer and the handling Of it get such
bad reputation as 90 hamper their
campaign for ratification in the
states Of complete prohibition re-
peal.
The dryS lean forward avid!y,
ready to pouncc upon every instance
OF abuse as propaganda for their
last ditch fight to keep the eight
Ccnth amendment in the COnstitu-
ton.
The consumers Of course arc pri-
marily interested in the enjoyable
ity Of the product. Behind them,
also wondering how the consumers
are going TO like il, arc the brewers,
the hotel men and restaurant keep
crs and all others who will have a
hand in production, transportation
and distribution.
Federal, state and local gov
crnments want to know exactly
how much they will collect in
taxes. and economists will be able
to stop guessing how effective
beer can be in relieving depres-
sion.
But the effect Of beer en- the
repeal campaign, if any, presents
what may be the most important
aspect. The vets long ago left
light wines and beer as rallying
point and gave up interest in
beer as compared with repeal.
Now they fear that between
politicians seeking to get their
clutches on the beer situation and
extremists acting badly with the
restored beverage there may be
Just enough of a reaction to
enable the drys to hold the IL
states they need to prevent re-
peal's consummation.
ia few high school boys and
girls get funny and get loaded up
on beer before classes the repeal
cause may be done definite harm.
The drys will magnify such incl
dents and cite them far and
wide. And there is also the pos
sibility that other evil results of
the present widespread prohibits
ton violations with reference TO
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
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newspaper advertising.
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WASHINGTON!
WlIl PODNEY DiJICHEE
WITH RODNEY DQICHEE

lard liquor will be blamed on the
relatively innocent brow.
The vets also realize tSat ".
some places sale Of beer is likely
to he used as a cloak for diSpcn"
sation Of hard liquor, which,
might give beer another black
eye.
Politicians appear 70 haze hecr
trying TO chiscl in on tho new
beer business in nearly all states.
There has been = notable frht in
New York, where Governor Leh-
man has led IT,; forces favOring
nonpOJ.iCal control. But the sen
cral fear that beer might get out
Of hand and restore many OF the
old abuses has led TO stringent
regulations in many states, cSpc'
cially against the Old-iaSnioned
saloon.
The 'dryS have always argued
not only that 50 per ceGt beer is
intoxicating, but 2lsO that beer is
just as vicious bcvCragc--ii not
more So-than hard liquor.
1t is accepted that beer intOXi-
cation is less vicious than hard
liquor intoxication. But il enough
people seem to be getting s.cWCd
on beer they will give the nrys
further argument against rcStora-
tions of all types Of alcoholic bcY-
erages.
A further problem involves the
extent to which the beer expert
ment can change nations drink
ing habits. There are those who
claim prohibition has bred mil
lions of hard liquor drinkers who
cannot be weancd away. Thoy
think beer will be a fad at fts,,
but never will gain permanent
popularity.
Already the great army OF
home brewers is 5oGsting that it
will continue to make its own
beer. preferring both the saSte
and the greater alcoholic content.
Their case may parallel that oi
the home makers It bathtub gint
few of whom may, now be per-
suaGed to exchange their simple
product for the pre- wa2 gin.
One. other class remains TO be
considered-the speak asy pro-
prietors. They also wait With
bated breath to learn whether. anX
large portion OF their customers
is going to desert them for the
pleasures OF beer in law!ai stsr.
roundings
,o3 s7iiyi4stius or ~ 9isnl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12

The State Department OF Con-
scrvation and Development has
approved the application of the
fish and game committee OF the
Chamber Of Commerce for a sup
ply of fish TO be placed in Schep-
pcrgrclPs lake. These fish Will
soon be obtained from the hatch
cry at Balsam.
The Chamber of Commerce
adoptcd a new sentence that Will
90 at the bottom of its leLterheaGs
as follows: -
"The new Donald Ross golf
course will open in July"
The Flanagan Printing com
pany is preparing a pen and ink
engraving Of the golf course to
be printed at The bottom Of let
tcrhcads Of business and profess
sionaI women and men who desire
to further the community inter
csis by making known to Their
CORRESPONDENTS the important fact
that Icndersonvillc viii soon have
q new golf course in excellent
condition for play, Why not run
a line at the bottom OF our let
terhcads bearing the contents Of
this important announcement?
Something of the Importance
Of the new federal route No. Ga
through HendcrsonvilIc, a piece OF
work in this state promoted mostly
by the Chamber Of Commerce, IS
indicated by the call Of the annual
meeting of the members Of the