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Evening star., 1933-01-05

design showed a log cabin in circle,
with the caption: Andrew johnson,
seventeenth President, born at Raleigh,
N. C., December 20, 1903" A special
cachet also was used in honor of Presi-
dent Martin Van Buren, at Kinderhook,
N. Y, December 5.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
COURT MARTIAL
Of BR|TON HELD
IN SECRET

LONDON, March 81 GNS0.
A blanket of secrecy was thrown
over the court-martial of Lieut..
Norman Baillie-Stewart of the
Seaforth highlanders today.
London.
After a few minutes of per.
functory testimony. the president
Of the court-martial acceded to the
request of Prosecutor Major H.
Shapcott that the next nine wit
nesses be heard "in camera" !"
Accordingly, the courtroom was
cleared of newspaper reporters
and spectators.
Accused Cheerful
Lieutenan Baillie-Stewart
greeted the packed court room
on his entrance with military
click of his heels and a CHEEKY
good morning.
Norman ParkeS, his attorney,
started the days proceedings by
resuming cross-eXamination of
Lieutenant Colonel Symes, one of
the chief witnesses for the prose.
cution. regarding the latter's
methods of interrogating the de-
fendant regarding his visits to
Berlin in connection with the ri.
legged disclosure of military Sc
cretS.
Symes flatly denied that he
had adopted third degree" meth.
odS to wreSt admissions of guilt
from the 24-year-old officer, mem.
ber Of an aristocratic Scottish
family.
He likewise denied he had told
other officers that Baillie- Stewart
Dragged about his relations with
women.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
What do the RooseveIts read?

What do the RooseveIts read?
Books, scattered everywhere in
the family's private sitting room
at the White House, indicate the
literary taste of the Roosevelt
family.
Mrs. Roosevelt, apparently, has
recently been reading Rudyard
Kipling's tribute to a Scotch ter
rier, Thy Servent a Dog" Meg
gie," Mrs. Roosevelt's own best
beloved pet, is of that breed. 1t
is an equally safe bet that a
copy of Dickens Cricket on the
Hearth" is Mrs. Roosevelt's. 1t
is well-worn little volume and
tells a story of someone's love Of
Dickens.
Many Books on Russia
Perhaps it is Mrs. Roosevelt who
has been reading Willis "Roose-
velt in the Rough" one of the
many thousands of books written
about the first President Roose-
welt. her uncle.
The President himself must
have been reading the numerous
volumes on Russia and no doubt
the books on the present economic
crisis are his.
The Roosevelt's sitting room
on the second floor of the White
House is one end, cut off by
screens, of the upper hall. It has
one huge window that takes in
the side Of the room and was
used by the Hoovers as a
Solarium.
Furniture Is Comfortable
The furniture, large and COM
Portable, is covered with red linen
with big cream colored flowers.
Several bits of extra pieces, a
couple of tables, are from Mrs.
Roosevelt's Waikiki furniture fac
tory. One particular table, a
tiny thing in walnut, is copy of
one of Mrs. Roosevelt's favorite
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
ROLph Names Loud
For Oil PdrLev Here

LOS ANGELES, March 81 CU.
SO.-Ralph B. Lloyd, president
of the Oil Producers Sales Agen,
cy, of California, who has been
appointed to represent Gov. James
R. Rolph at the oil States Cover,
nors' conference in Washington,
D. c., next week, will leave Los
Angeles Wednesday night, ac-
companied by George Farrand
as chief legal adviser.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
Scientist Compares
Beer to Coffee

NEW YORK. March 81 USD.
Prof. H. L. Hollingsworth, head
of the department of psychology
at Barnard College, said today
tests he has conducted show the
alcohol contained in three to five
bottles of 2.75 per cent beer have
no more effect on ability than the
caffein in two or three cups of
coffee.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
Directors Er-WHe
Divorces Promoter

LOS ANGELES, March 81 GU.
S.l.-Charles Harvey, oil pro-
moter, tossed furniture about
when he became angry, Margery
Wellman Harvey, former wife of
William Wellman, film director.
told Superior Judge w. S. Gates
today, and was granted a divorce.
She was also given $100 a month
alimOny.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
Mrs. Bass in Lead
For Chicago Post

Mrs. George Bass, Democratic
women's leader, yesterday ap-
peared as an outstanding candi
date for appointment as Collector
of Internal Revenue in Chicago.
She left Washington last night
for Chicago after a series Of con-
ferences with party chieftains, in
cluding Postmaster General Far
lev
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
GLGsSfOrd in Radio
Plea for Cnn1D Plan

Gen. Pelham D. Glassford last
night addressed the radio audi
ence of Station WJSV with a
plea to aid in financing Camp
America" a 1,0OO-acre tract upon
which the general hopes to re-
habilitate wandering boys.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
First Lady Likes Dog Yarns
Her Books Reveal

pieces in the Metropolitan
Museum.
Plants crowd the big windows
and flowers and books are every
where. The plants are ferns and
small shrubs and the flowers
most frequently roses since Mrs.
Roosevelt loves them.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21
Mrs. Costello Pleads
Not Guilty in Murder

SALEM, Mass, March Il GU.
SJ.-Charged with the poison
murder Of her husband, Mrs. Jes-
sic B. Costello, calm and smiling,
pleaded not guilty today and was
held without bail for trial.
The Washington times., 1933-03-21

Lost or Found! Hun
dreds of articles are lost daily and the
greatest percentage of them are adver-
tised by the loser lend helping
hand II you've found something, read
the Lost and Found Columns Of the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
Sir Malcolm to
Sail Home Soon
Wrist Injury Prevents Fur
Their Speed Efforts

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Feb.
24.-UP).-Sir Malcolm Camp
BELLS hopes of adding the stand
ing start mile mark to his collec-
ton of worlds land speed records
were ended Thursday when physl-
clans. after an examination OF his
injured left wrist. advised him to
stav from the wheel of the giant
Bluebird for several weeks.
Immediately following the ply.
sicians' decision, Campbell ordered
his mechanics to prepare the Blue
bird for shipment to England to-
day. Campbell will follow the car
on Tuesday and sail for England
on the Auuitania March 3.
Before he sails Campbell plans
to. visit Toronto next week where
he will be the guest of the Empire
club. -
81 am very disappointed that I
won't be able to take a shot at the
standing start mile and kilome-
ter" Campbell said. "but the doc
tors told me any further aggrava-
ton of my wrist might result in
permanent injury"
Campbell suffered the injury IN
his test run last week. when,
changing from second into nigh,
the gear lever snapped back and
cracked him a hard blow. The IN
jury was aggravated during We'd
nesday's run in which he estab-
lished a new land speed record OF
272.1O8 miles an hour.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. "a
(UP)-Skeptical scientists, doubt
full of certain phases of the Elm
stein theory of relatively, were
ready to test the German PROBES
sor's famous conclusions during
the eclipse of the sun here today.
zone of the physical argument
of the greatest Importance in ia
vor of the Einstein theory was the
bending of the rays of light from
stars when passing tangientally to
to the field of solar gravity during
total eclipses of the sum-" DR..
Julio Bustos Navarette, director
of Ell Salto Observatory, said.
Nevertheless. observations since
the total eclipse of the sun May
20, 1919, have cast serious doubts
as to the real origin of this phe-
nomenon.
"The forthcoming eclipse in
Chile will be a very favorable
time to test the argument" .
DIR. Navarette said the bend OF
the light rays observed during the
1919 eclipse had "fully proved the
Einstein theory"
"a certain bending of the light
RAYS from the stars was noted,
he added, "but observations Ell
fected since have been most con-
Trajectory. The deviations are not
uniform, nor even of the same
mathematical sign in every case.
"Thus, the proof of this nota-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
u. S. GETS BID TO
CONSULTATIVE GROUP

GENEVA, Feb. "a. UP) Let
tiers were addressed by the Leagne
of Nations secretariat to the Uni
ted States and the Soviet govern
ments asking them to decide
whether they would participate in
an international consultative COM
mittee, Immediately after the
league assembly adopted the
Manchurian report today.
The consultative committee"
would continue to follow events
in the Far East and discuss meas
ures to secure Japan's compliance
with the report and recommends
tions condemning Toxic for mill
tary activity in Manchuria. >
The committee recommended
that the new consultative body be
composed of the present commit
tee of 10 members plus members
from Holland. Canada, the United
States and Soviet Russia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
j. s. IS INVITED
TO COOPERATE
FOR COERCION
League Would Enforce Its
Manchurian Views,
Held in Report
SENTIMENT TOWARD
JAPANESE DIVIDED

GENEVA, Feb. 24.-(UP).-
The japanese delegation. defying
world opinion, formally withdrew
from the League of Nations to-
day when the league unanimously
adopted the committee Of nine
teens report. condemning Japan
for its activities in Manchuria and
making recommendations for set
Element of the Manchurian dis
pute.
Japanese Delegate Yusoke Mat
suoka told the assembly Japan
could no longer cooperate with
the league.
The assembly vote was AZ to 1,
with one abstention.
The United Press correspondent
asked Matsuoka if the japanese
delegations action in leaving the
assembly meant his governments
withdrawal from the league.
eve are not coming back"
Matsuoka answered.
Matsuoka later announced the
delegations withdrawal from the
league, the first step in breaking
relations with Geneva. Two years
is required to make withdrawal
final. Japan will be held respon-
sible for fulfillment of her inter-
national obligations during that
time.
The japanese delegation stalked
from the hall while a translator
interpreted Matsuoka's speech. In
the galleries some spectators hiss
ed. while others applauded.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
BINGHAM MAY
GO TO LONDON
Said to Have Accepted
Ambassadorship to St.
James Court

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)
Judge Robert Bingham, publisher
of the Louisville Courier-Journal
and Times, was understood here
last night to have accepted ap-
pointment as ambassador to Great
Britain. the ranking post in the
American diplomatic service.
Judge Bingham conferred yes
terday with Senator Cordell Hull,
who is to be the Roosevelt secre-
tary of state. Declining to COM
ment on his plans, Judge Bingham
praised highly the choice of his
old friend Senator Hull for the
state department post.
"He is admirably fitted for the
post in character, knowledge and
training" Judge Bingham said.
In taking the London post, the
Louisville publisher will find him.
self on familiar ground. He has
been a regular annual visitor to
England for some years. For the
last four or five years he has
taken a hunting lodge in Angus
during the grouse shooting season
in Scotland.
He and his father were on their
way to Europe in 1914 when war
was declared. Walter Hines Page,
American wartime ambassador to
England, was a pupil in the elder
Bingham's school years ago.
The first task that will fall on
Bingham's shoulders will be TO as
sist in the war debt negotiations.
It was believed here last night
that the appointment would be an
nounced at an early date to per-
nit him to enter preliminary con-
ferences between Sir Ronald Lind
say, British ambassador, and Sen
ator Hull.
In addition to his two newspa-
pers, Judge Bingham has extern
sive business interests. He is d.
rector in the American Creosoting
company. the Liberty Bank and
Trust company of Louisville, and
the Louisville and Nashville rail
way. He was mayor of Louisville
in 1907 and later was chancellor
of Jefferson circuit court. For a
number of years he spent heavily
of his time and wealth in develop
ing tobacco co-operatives in Ken
lucky. He belongs to numerous
clubs in Louisville, New York and
Washington.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
SKYLAND MAN
STAYS MATE;
ENDS own Life
Tragedy F olIowed An
nouncement of Wife She
Was Quitting Him
INQUEST SET FOR
THIS AFTERNOON

SKYLAND, Feb. 24.-Clarence
Mcdowell. age as. shot and killed
his wife at their home on the
Long Shoals road, near Skyland,
at 0 o'clock this morning, and
then fired a bullet through his
own head.
The tragedy is said to have oc-
Cured when Mrs. Mcdowell had
announced her intention Of leav.
ing her husband.
"Then We'll both go together"
Mcdowell is quoted by their
daughter, Miss Evelyn Mcdowell,
age IS. as having said. Miss Nc
Dowell said she heard her mother
scream an instant later, heard
three shots fired in quick success
sion, and then rushed 70 the front
door where she saw her parents
lying dead in the front yard.
Neighbors also heard the shots
fired but no one is believed TO
have seen the actual shooting.
When DR.. J. L. Carroll of Bun
combe county arrived he found 4
.32 calibre revolver clutched in
McDowelps hand.
Persons living in the commun-
itv said the McDowells had been
uuarreling for some time.
The McDowells are survived by
two other children, James, age IS,
and Nellie, age II. Mrs. Mellow
ell's maiden name was Patricia
Murray.
An inquest was set for this at
ternoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
TO GALLONS OF
WHISKEY Held
Two Men Jailed After
Seizure by Dry Agents =.
in South Carolina

One hundred and twenty gallons
of bottled in bond whisky We're
taken this morning in Wildwood
Park, in South Carolina. by fed
eral officers w. w. Owens, Roy
Owens of Hendersonville. snS OF
fcers Lee and Whiteman OF
Greenville.
The liquor was being transport
ed in a Studebaker coupe. packed
in the rear in a number of travel
ing cases. 1t was of the finest
grade and was packed in pintS
and quarts.
Two men by the names of De-
horn and Young were arrested
and placed in the Greenville Jail.
They were en- route from Savan.
nah, Ca, to Omaha. Neb.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
ROOSEVELT CONFIRMS
|RPOiNTEES REPORTS

,,, albany, n. Y, Feb. ga
||NCFl:-PreSidentzelect Franklin
Roosevelt Thursday added
%O outstandinS Democratic
'sSSerners to his sfficial fafily.
seated before &s dessert in
= Spacious dining room of
!, nun n Elbow, his country home
: i%de Park. Mr.. Roosevelt Of
~aliy announced the appoint
~, ~s@ OF George H. Dern, former
smsrnor of Utah, to be secre-
!. Oh war and Representative
S ss Douglas of Arizona, to be
D' s,tOr Of the budget.
and that is all for the pres
Nentlnued on page tnree)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
G. ". H. Justus'
|Vondition Is Low

Se condition of DIR. w. H
LS, pioneer Hendersonville
fs sae s. man, was reported as
Inn rSS.lo low at noon today. Slight
5s s'OsSement was noted this morn
4, Siter DR.. Justus had suffered
s,s uAlng spell last night, but it
cri,i, sad his condition still was
,%;S:noers of the family were re-
NM ng close to his bedside, while
ss,o S OF inquiries concerning him
s,c,. 'eSe e, at the Justus Phar-
Iscso,, Inc Times-News and other
In Iustus has been in i'll health
Il wv, rso Or three years, causing
IA, iSe,lrement from business. and
OSs oee = confined to his home for
'sre :. u ne He began business
" 1889 .--&M.MiW
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
CONGRESS May.
YET VOTE FOR
RELIEF BILLS.
New Steps Late Thursday
May Bring Action for
Farms and Banks

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a (UP).
Congress stirred from its apathy
yesterday to speed up and make
possible passage Of important
emergency debtor relief, farm
aid and banking measures in the
seven legislative days left before
March 4.
The senate gave right of way
last night to the sweeping La
dia-McKeown-Hasting bank
ruptcy reform bill, passed by the
house which permits adiustmenC
of individual and farm debts by
federal court sanction. Senate"
James Couzens, Republican. Mich
igan, will move to insert pro-
visions granting similar relief 10
corporations and railroads. The
senate committee struck this pro-
vision from the house measure.
The house banking and cur-
rency committee is expected 70
report favorably today the Couz-
ems bill, passed swiftly Wednes-
day by the senate, which would
allow national banks to freeze"
their slow assets. This would
permit national banks, which
otherwise might be forced to
close, to remain open and make
partial payment on deposits. A
depositor would be permitted to
draw up to the percentage which
the banks liquid assets bear to
its slow assets.
The bill extends to national
banks, under discretion of the
comptroller of the currency, such
privileges as were granted. to
state banks recently in the Mich
igan moratorium proclaimed by
the governor. It also would
match state laws now being
framed to give state bank Off
Gals power to make such ar
rangements on deposits. The bill
would operate for one year.
1t was considered by the COM
mittee yesterday at an all-day
session, without action. A report
was forecast today after the COM
mittee hears from Secretary of
Treasury Ogden L. Mills.
The senate has passed the
Smith cotton bill, but neither
branch had considered the Stea-
gall measure.
Chairman Henry B. Steagall,
Alabama, of the house banking
committee put his committee to
work yesterday upon the Couzens
bill, but he still is pocketing the
Glass banking bill and the $780,
100000 Wagner unemployment
relief bill, both approved by the
senate.
President-elect Roosevelt's in
fluence may be sought to force
action on these two measures.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
VETERAN FUND
IS LEFT INTACT
Senate Passes Appropria-
ton Bill, Without Attack
on Compensation

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)
The senate yesterday passed the
81, 03,000,000 independent office
appropriation bill without at
tempting to reduce the $966,000,-
900 expenditures for veterans.
Later, however. it voted to cut
$4,000 from it's running expenses
through reduction of excessive
personnel.
Reduction of the veterans ap-
preparation was not even discussed
from the floor. 1t was reported
some senators planned an attempt
to eliminate benefits to veterans
for all disabilities not received in
World war service. The attempt
was abandoned, apparently in the
face of certain defeat.
The federal trade commission
was allotted $1,101,500 in the Of
flee appropriation bill or more
than twice the amount voted that
agency in the house bill.
This increase was made on the
motion of Senator Joseph T. Rob-
inson. DEM. Ark. who declared
the commission would be COM
PEELED to abandon important pub
lie utilities hearings unless more
money was voted.
The senate moved to abolish the
bureau of efficiency by striking
from the bill the entire $146,000
appropriation for that agency.
Previously it attempted to abolish
the bureau in the economy bill
but the house refused to accept
the action.
The amendment to reduce the
senate's running expenses, con-
Continued on page three).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
Death Is Blamed
On Police Chief


UNION, S. c.. Feb. 24.-(UPC e..
Police Chief C. Y. Allison of But.
falo s. c., last night was blamed
by a coroner's jury for the fatal
shooting of Harry Willard IN a
pistol duel at Buffalo Saturday
night =, u,.r,
The formal verdict said Willard
"came to his death by gunshot
wounds at the hands of c: Y. Al,
lisou." Allison is in a hospital
here reported as having only a
fair chance to recover from three
gunshot wounds. ,
The inquest attracted a CROWD
that jammed the courtroom ana
corridors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
JAPANESE DELEGATION QUITS LEAGUE
TOMS HILL RESIDENCE, ONE
TIME W. N. c. SHOW PLACE, IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE TODAY
Notable Landmark, Built
by the Late Captain M.
c. Toms, Scene Of His
toric Interest

The old Toms residence. local
ed on Toms Hill in southwest Hen
Jacksonville, was destroyed by fire
about 2:30 o'clock this morning.
AS far as could be learned this
morning the house was at present
owned by Townsend and Wake
man, a Florida firm. 1t was unoc-
cupicd at the time and the prop
erty. originally comprising 10
acres. had been divided and is
owned by several people.
The old house was formerly one
of the show places of Western
North Carolina. 1t was built in
1881 by the late Captain M. G..
Toms, father of c. +. Toms, of
Hendersonville.
James Brown was the contrac-
tor for the building and, at the
time the house was built. it was
probably the finest residence N
this entire section. 1t contained
nine rooms, baths. and Railways,
and was the first house in this Sec
ton having slate roof.
The house was located on a
knoll in a grove of oak trees. and
Cantain Toms beautified the. prop
erty by building ponds. planting
shrubs, and laying off driveways.
Lilies were brought from Flor
ida and South America for the
lily ponds. and the fish ponds were
stocked with German carp and
other varieties of fish.
Another unique feature of the
place at that time was that it con-
tanned an ice house. the first built
in this county and one of the first
in Western North Carolina. Ice
was taken from the ponds. and
Mr.. Toms recalled this morning
that the ice house was always
stocked before Christmas. The
ponds also were used by young
people for ice skating.
Captain Toms was a prominent
man in this section and during the
years in which the house served
as his residence he entertained
many prominent southern people
in the old house.
The knoll itself has an interest
ing history. During the Mexican
war volunteers from this section
and others assembled there for a
barbecue: and years later when
Captain Toms was excavating for
a swimming pool the fire pits and
Goals from this barbecue were un.
covered. =,
During the Civil war the knoll
was used by Stoneman's brigade
of federal troops as a camp site,
and when the property was being
cleared for the erection of the
house, large quantities of cart
ridges and other equipment were
found.
A part of the property. includ-
ing the lily pond, was later given
to the city by Mr.. C. F. Toms and
was made into a park, called Toms
Park. :, =.
The property was subdivided IN
1925 and sold in separate lots.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
Skeptical Scientists Seeking
By Today's Eclipse to Set Aside
Einstein's Theory Of Relatively

BILE theory seems to have been ex-
ploded. 1 hope we can know more
tomorrow"
The scientist said that the
eclipse today, "apart from yield
ing valuable meteorological and
magnetic data. may perhaps per-
nit this question to be solved def
nitely."
"The results may mean that the
theory which many think revolu-
tionized modern science is explod-
ed" he added. eve shall see."
The eclipse begins at dawn, sci
entists said, and the sun will rise
in the total eclipse zone in the
extreme southern part of Chile
and Argentina. already partially
covered by the moon, passing be-
tween the sun and the earth.
BUENos AIRES, Argentina,
Feb. %. - (UP). : The solar
eclipse tomorrow will commence
at 6:56 a. m. and end at 9:12 a.
m. DR.. Juan Hartman, director of
La Plata observatory. said today.
"The phenomenon will be best
seen in North Patagonia about 3
a. m.," DR.. Hartman said, but
even in Buenos Aires the moon
will cover three-quarters of the
suns surface"
The eclipse will not be visible
in Central or North America, sci
entists said,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-24
s0LEY FOR ASSISTANT
8cRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. (UP)'
hctesSor Raymond Moley, adj
EsOr to President-elect Roose-
"a: on economic and political
aareS. has been named assist
ut secretary of state in the new
a'net, it was reported in In
arned quarters here last night.
Noley is on the staff of Co
1bia university.
He attended recent confer
%es between President-elect
|iaOssyelt and President Hoover
concerning war debts. 1t is re-
ported his work at the state de-
Ipsfrnent will be centered large
" on this controversial problem.