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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
Funeral Services
Held Yesterday
For Drake Lad

Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at o'clock for
Franklin Drake, the 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Drake
of Oakland street, at Steps Flu
neral home and interment was at
Pattys Chapel, Fletcher.
The Rev. w. H. Ford conduct
ed the services, both at the fu-
neral home and at the cemetery.
Miss Mamie Perry sang two solos.
"Under His Wing" and "Some
Time We Will Understand" Mrs.
w. B. Sinclair was the accompan-
list at the piano.
The deceased who expired Fri
day in a Kinston, n. c., hospital
after lingering illness, is sur
vived by his father and mother
and two sisters, Dorothy and
Helen.
The pallbearers were N. B. Bald
win, E. J. Baldwin, W. E. Bald
win, J. F. Baldwin. Ira Baldwin
and Joe Freeman.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
LOWER HOUSE VOTES
EMBARGO POWERS

WASHINGTON, Apr. IS CUP
Overcoming bitter opposition the
house passed the arms embargo
resolution giving President Roose-
welt power to ban munition ship
ments to warning nations.
The vote was 252 to 10.
Opponents of the resolution
contended it would open the door
to cooperative action with the
League of Nations and might re-
suit in the United States becOm-
ing embroiled in international
disputes.
The resolution now goes to the
senate where speedy action is an
ticipated.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
By EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff Correspondent

/
MOSCOW, April 1S.-(UP).--
Frank admissions of guilt on the
part of their clients made by at.
torneys for one British and all
the Russian defendants shocked
the courtroom last night when the
defense attorneys took over the
presentation of their case in the
Metropolitan-Vickers trial.
The lawyer for William Mac
Donald, one of the six Britons
charged with espionage, bribery
and sabotage which may cost
their lives, admitted that his eli
ent's confession was sincere,
courageous and conscientious"
Far from impugning its credl-
bility, the counsel. NJ. Smirnoff,
held it up as an argument for lem
iency. He pictured Macdonald as
a weak, subservient petit Bour-
geois" employee who obeyed the
orders of his superiors but who at
the crucial moment had admitted
everything.
MacDonald's fellow BritonS
gazed at him and Smirnoff in as
constituent as the admission was
heard. Macdonald had sought to
repudiate his original plea and
line up with the others in insist
ing he had confessed" only un-
der duresS.
Attorneys for the Russians in
volved first took up the arguments
at the evening session, after the
summation for the state had been
brought to a dramatic conclusion
by Prof. Andrew Vishinsky, chief
prosecutor for the Soviets.
One by one they spoke, and
none made any effort whatsoever
to deny the guilt of his client.
They arose and in comparatively
brief speeches instead pleaded
extenuating circumstances had
caused the Russians to succumb
to the alleged brides of the Brit
ish defendants.
The attorneys reached orator.
cal heights in denouncing the
British.
THE clutching hand of a for
eign intelligence service" was
held responsible by NJ. Kama
cheyev, defense counsel for three
of the Russian engineers, Peter
Oleynik Vassili A. Gusev and
Vassili Sklolov. He was the first
to intimate that their inveigle-
ment bv what he described as a
clever and well-fnanced British
spy system, would be the defense
tactics for all the Russians.
Kaznachayev argued that Obey
mix was less culpable because he
had worked for foreigners, and
not directly for the state.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18

ditures of the war department
and at the same time preserve an
efficient fighting machine suitable
for peace time purposes.
To carry out such a drastic re-
duction program, similar to thas
which will be applied to all gov
eminent departments, Secretary
of War Dern was of the belief
that from $4,000 to $4,000 enlist
ed men and 1000 officers would
have to be dropped from the rolls,
also that the rivers and harbors
improvement work under supervi-
sion of the war department would
have to be curtailed.
Administration circles while ad-
hitting such a sweeping reduction
plan would effect employment fig
ures. were convinced that so far
as the non-military activities were
concerned, they could be carried
out under a bond issue for neces.'
sary public works. This would
mean. it was argued, that the
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
JUNIOR ORDER
TO MEET HERE
EARLY IN MAY
800 Delegates Expected ;
Local Council Confer
This Evening

The regular meeting of the
Junior Order United American
Mechanics will be held tonight at
s o'clock in Woodman Hall on
Main street.
Councillor M. Allard Case urges
that all members be present ia
make plans for the district meet
ing which is to be held on May S
with the local council.
Members are hoping to make
that meeting one of the most in
teresting that has been held yet
in the district. There will prob
ably be 800 delegates from all
over Western North Carolina TO"
this event.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
Japs Reject 3
Rail Protest p
By Russians
Accused Breaking Protec-
ton Pact; Reply Made
Manchuokuo Is Now the
Joint Operator

TOXIC, April 18.-(UP).-A
vigorous protes. against Japan's
interference with Soviet rights"
in the operation of the Chinese
Eastern railway was made by Mos
COW today.
The protest accused Japanese
of violating the agreement to pro-
tect Soviet property as made at
the outset of the Manchurian in
Cident.
Government spokesman said
that Japan will reject any pro-
tests and that the maintenance of
the railway now rests strictly with
Russia and the Manchoukuo gov
crnment as joint operators of the
road.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
ROOSEVELT'S OPPOSITION
TO CURRENCY INITIATION
DEFEATS BLOC IN SKIRMLSH

to with gold.
The vote was 43 to SO.
Shortly before the vote was
taken, Democratic leader Robin
son, in reply to a question by
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
said:
81 can assure the senator that
the president is opposed to this
amendment"
Robinson's announcement spell
ed the doom of the attempt of
the currency initiation group
composed of progressive senators
of both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties-to return TO the
William Jennings Bryan formula
that was a prime issue in politics
more than IS years ago.
A curious situation developed
in the senate as debate progress
ed on Wheeler's proposal. No
body spoke against the amend
ment but when it came time to
take roll call the opponents of
Continued on page three1 ),
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
By HERBERT r. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

PEIPING, April 18.-(UP).-
Americans prepared to evacuatc
their posts in North China last
might as the Japanese offensive
below. the Great Wall threatened
20 kweep'o on TO Piping and fient-
The United States minister,
Nielsen t. Johnson, notified his
consul-general to ITientsin. Frank
Lockhart, veteran in the China
service, that he would be held re-
sponsible for the safeguarding of
United States citizens in the war
zone.
The minister empowered Lock
hart to advise American Nation
ais to evacuate outposts between
Tientsin and the wall, where con-
siderable United States mission
property is located. Consular and
diplomatic authorities have no
power to force Americans to
evacute, but ordinarily in emer-
gencies such as this their advice
is sufficient.
The station master at Changl,
where American Methodist mis-
sion property is located. including
a hospital and school, informed
his superiors that japanese air
planes have dropped FIVE bombs
near the mission buildings during
an air raid over the Chinese lines.
The telegram from Changli was
supported by an official Chinese
military communique declaring
that Japanese plane had
dropped 80 bombs at Shih-Hsi. 80
miles north of Peiping, killing the
leader and 10 workers in the Red
Swastika (Cross) Associations re-
lief unit there.
The communique claimed the
Chinese shot down the japanese
air raider, but not before he had
done wide damage.
Verifying reports of heavy
fighting along the Great Wall
prior to the japanese push south
ward, Selling 250-mile triangle
in the Chinwangto area, foreign
observers who went over the bat
tlefelds reported they found u
900 Chinese wounded.
The Peiping authorities esti-
mated 1000 killed and 5000
others so badly wounded that
they were unable to be brought
into the capital for hospital treat
ment.
The Chinese fell back to the
south bank of the Luan river. for
"last stand" in defense Of Tient-
sin. The Japanese consolidated
their positions at Chinwangato, on
the sea, and Peitaho, popular sum
mer resort outside the port, set
ting up local self-governments.
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
FLYER Balls OUT
in HIS TEST TRIP

RALEIGH, April 18.-(UP)-
Percy Hicks, of Durham, escaped
death late Monday when, unable
to bring his airplane out of a
spin. he jumped with a parachute.
Hicks was taking a private pi-
lots test in a biplane with COM
merce department in pc It o r
watching from the ground. Under
the regulations. he was to go into
a spin and then prove his ability
to right his ship. He failed, how.
ever, but managed to get clear OF
the plane before it crashed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
IS PLANNED TO
AVOID ATTACK
ON JEHOL AREA
Fighting Below Chinese
Wall Is Over Unless New
Assaults Made
AMERICANS PREPARE
TO QUIT WAR ZONE

SHANHAIKWAN. China, April
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of an
independent Chinese regime in
the region of Peiping and Tient-
sin was forecast in informed cir
cles here today as Japanese mill
tary officials indicated their cam
paign proper is now finished un-
less China counter attacks.
The success of the latest Japa-
nese drive formed basis of belief
in a new and independent regime
which would serve as a buffer
against Chinese assaults upon the
subjugated Jehol province.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
WOULD END ASSEMBLY
MEETING APRIL 30

RALEIGH, April 18.-(UP)-
Senator T. Leroy Kirkpatrick, Of
Mecklenburg, introduced reso-
luton in the senate today calling,
for a sine die adjournment of the
general assembly April 30.
The resolution said that the
assembly had been in session 81
days beyond the regular 6O-day
period and that it would be an
economic, industrial. and agricul-
tural advantage to adjourn as
soon as possible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
ADMISSIONS OF
GUILT MADE IN
MOSCOW TRIAL
Stand of One Briton and
All Russians on Trial
Shocks Courtroom
SABOTAGE AND SPY
CASE NEARING END

MOSCOW. April 18.-(UP).-
The fate of six Britons and II
Russians. charged with high
crimes against the Soviet state
was placed in the hands of three
Judges today when the trial end
ed. A verdict was expected late
tonight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
BELIEVE WRECK OF
AKRON CONTACTED

NEW YORK. April 18.-(UP)
Graphing irons from the tug Sag
amore encountered "an object
large enough to be the main body
of the sunken Akron" the tug re-
ported today.
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
MINIMUM WAGE.
ALSO SOUGHT.
IN BLACK Bill.
Hearing for Revolutionary
Social, Economic Expert
ment May Be Had
ARBITRATION WOULD
DECIDE JUST WAGES
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Apr. Is (UP)
President Roosevelt has asked
that national control of prOduc-
ton as we'll as a minimum wage
provision be included in the Black
Connery five-day week, SiX-hOur
bill which the senate finally sent
yesterday to the house, the United
Press learned last night.
By adding this industrial plan
ming feature, the president has
broadened the measure now pend
ing in the house into revolution
airy social and economic expert
ment.
1t was known that the president
has discussed control of produc-
ton with his advisers in a general
way. II was thought, however,
that his plans had not developed
to the point where they were
ready for submission OF congress.
But it became known yesterday
that Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins has submitted to the house
labor committee. on behalf of the
presidents, an amendment which
would set up a national board to
provide for control of production.
1t would prevent the recurring
SURPRISES that periodically have
proved the bane of American in
dustrv and the workers who de-
pend upon it for a living.
The senate gave its final APP
prevail to the Black bill yesterday.
II defeated 50 to 81 the long
pending motion by Senator Park
Trammell. Dem, Fla. to recon-
slider the measure and then sent
it to the house. The vote came
after pleas by Senators H. D. Hat
field, Repn.. West Va, and Ar
thur F. Vandenberg. Repn., Mich,
to include Hatfield's amendment
applying the restricted working
schedule to imports.
Without this amendment which
the senate defeated by only two
votes several days ago, Hatfield
said that American industry
would be Disseminated against.
As. it stands, he declared, the
measure instead of increasing en-
ployment, would add hundreds OF
thousands to the ranks of unem-
ployed.
Speaker Henry T. Rainey re-
ferred the measure to. the house
labor committee. Chairman Will
liam P. Connery Immediately
called the committee to meet
Wednesday. He said yesterday he
would suggest that public hear
ings be held because of the pro-
tests from manufacturers which
have flooded the committee since
the senate passed the bill. The
committee Wednesday will con-
slider and make public the amend
ments submitted by Miss Perkins.
In addition to the national
board to survey American indus
try and correlate production, Miss
Perkins recommended boards to
supervise wages and working hour
schedules.
The amendment on wages
would not definitely fix a mini
mum wage. 1t would follow the
New York law in prescribing a
lust wage and would set up an ar
bitration board to adjust and set
tie controversies over wages. 1t
was feared fixed wage might be
declared uacOnsti utional. The
question of cOnstitutionahty also
has been raised in regard to CIV
ing the board power over wages.
This might be revised to give it
merely arbitral powers such as
the railway meditation board en-
Joys. depending upon public Opin-
ion for its effectiveness.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
$500 Tarheels
Will go to Camps

RALEIGH, April 18.-(UP)-
North Carolina will recruit $500
men for the civilian conservation
corps of the federal reforestation
program, it was decided in a week
end conference in Washington.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
MISS KENNEDY TO WED

HOLLYWOOD, April IL. (UPJ
Merna Kennedy. former leading
lady for Charlie Chaplin, yester-
dav said she would marry Busby
Berkeley. creator of dance ensem-
hleS. in June.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
GEORGIA HAS NEEDY
WHO WILL NOT WORK

AMERICUS. Ca, April 49,
(UP).-In a front page daily fea-
ture, 1--WE Saw Today" the Amer
icus Times-Recorder said:
THAT a good many of the So
called needy in Americus won't
work when they get a.cAaRee."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
TANNING CORN BETTER

The condition of Tanning Corn.
who was struck by an automobile
on Saturday night, was reported
as improved at the Patton Me-
mortal hospital today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
REDUCTION OF $lA,OOO,OOO IN
WAR DEPARTMENT FINANCING
ROOSEVELT'S OKAY

WASHINGTON, Apr. 1s (UP)
The proposed drastic reductions
of the navy's operating expenses
may cause dismissal of 10000 of
the $4,000 civilian employees at
navy yards over the country, it
was learned on high authority to-
day.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
TUNGHOW BOMBED

PEPING, April 1S.-(UP).-
! Three Japanese airplanes today
bombed Tungchow, 10 miles east
of Peiping, where there is Uni
/ ted States boarding school.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
By FREDERICK A. STORM
IIn;t.J Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UP)
President Roosevelt last night was
reported ready to approve a re-
duction of $144,000,000 in the
cost of Americas army as one OF
the first steps in his general pro-
gram of economy and budget bal
ancing.
Mr.. Roosevelt who is DESTROYS
of slashing billion dollars from
direct appropriations in the next
fiscal year was said to feel that
S90,0O0,O00 could be Topped from
military expenditures and S54,-
600, 900 from non-military expen-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18

WASHINGTON. Apr. 18 (UP)
Sponsors of currency imitation
legislation received a double set
back in congress today. The SEN
ate abandoned the current out
break of currency imitation debate
and the house rules committee re-
ported favorably a change in the
rules which, if accepted by the
house, will serve to block imitation
legislation there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18
By HARRY FERGUSON

United Fress StdII NOITtSPOnucH
WASHINGTON, April Is. (UF),
President Roosevelt's opposition
sent the currency initiation bloc
down to defeat yesterday in the
first senate skirmish of the bat
tie to cheaper the American dol
lar.
The senate rejected an amend
ment offered by Senator Wheel
er, Democrat Montana, to the
farm relief bill, providing for the
coitTagIshf silspn1at ratio of i6
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18

Generally fair Tuesday night
and Wednesday with rising temp
eratureS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-18

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-09

"Up till now, the military police had
nothing to do with US, but now be-
fore they sent US home they have
military police. There Is military
drill for half an hour. The most the
men do is dig bitches, put up tents
build mess halls, toilets, etc. We
were always told that we would be
sent out to work, but we never knew
where they we're going to send U.s.
We had to live in tents and all the
men will live In tents even in the
winter because there is no other type
Of building The soldiers live in the
barracks. When we first came there
we did not have any mess kits. It
was all terribly dirty and As Of US
refused to eat out Of those dirty
things"
I called his attention 10 the morn
ing papers which attempted to print
the whole affair in humorous"
vein by claiming that unworthy ele-
ments" had gotten to the camps and
that the army was going to insist
that only worthy youths get help.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-09
SCottsbOro Marchers
in Washington

1T is a bill calling for full social
political and economic rights for the
Negroes" Patterson explained. d.
Priest abruptly cut the interview
short, saying that If he had anything
to say he would say it for himseh
and that no one could tell him what
to say.
The parade through Washington
eliminated in a meeting at East Seat
on Park
In speech to the Marchers as
sembled, William L. Patterson called
upon the Negroes in the o. s. %
violate all Jim Crow laws and to com
pletely smash discrimination OF any
sort against the Negro people.
The march to Washington, Pat
terson declared, lis only the begin
ming TO save the Scottsboro boys. The
mass protest movement will be de-
veloped until the millions Of Negro
and white workers are aroused to
militant intensity in the defense OF
the Negro boys.
The marchers must develop
plans for preparatory work for the
development of strikes of workers ana
students in order to save the Scots
boro boys, and to establish complete
equality, including social equality, for
the Negro people Of America"
Other speakers at the meeting we're
James W. Ford, Communist candid
ate for vice-president in the last ma
tionsl election; Louise Thompson,
secretary of the National Scottsboro
Action Committee; A. j. Music, Of
the Conference for Progressive Labor
Action; Frank Spector, assistant ma
tional secretary of the International
Labor Defense; and Samuel PatteT-
son, Of the Caribbean Union and Of
the Odd Fellows.
Line Of March
The Scottsboro Marcflers formed at
New York Ave, east of Florida Ave,
then marched west on New York Ave,
10 N St., west on N st. TO 18th st.,
south on 18th st. to New York Ave,
west on New York Ave. TO Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, west on Pennsylvania
Avenue to West Executive Avenue,
around South Roadway TO extension
Of Z st., east on E St., to Pennsyl-
vania Ave, east ON Pennsylvania Ave.
TO Constitution Ave, east on Consti-
tuition Ave. to Second st. N. E., south
on Second st. to c st. 8. E., west on
G st. to Third st. SW., north on
Third ST. to East Seaton Park where
big mass meeting of the n1archers
was held.
Previously Major Ernest w. Brown.
superintendent Of police in the Dis
trict Of Columbia in haggling over
the permit for the parade, sought to
force the Scottsboro Committee TO
accept shorter line of march which
would make impossible the focusing
Of the demonstration upon thousands
of Negro and white workers of the
city. Brown, in insisting on the short
er line Of march, offered as reasons
that longer line would tie up trsf-
fic and fatigue the marchers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-09
ROOSEVELT AIDS
TAMMANY UNITY
Smith Acting to Unite
Forces for Election

NEW YORK, May s.--The elimins-
lies clears the road for reconsolids-
ton of all Tammany forces in the
coming mayoralty campaign. That
the Roosevelt administration At
Washington, while pretending to
fight Tammany in words, is trying
to strengthen the New York demo-
cratic machine, is seen by the ap-
pointrnent of Mckee as president Of
the Title Guarantee and Trust Co..
a mortgage concern, at $4,000
q year. Since Mckee knows nothing
about such business, it is plain that
this was a convenient place to shift
him. The further fact that the Re-
construction Finance Corporation il
to grant loan" TO the institution
that pays Mckee his salary shows
that the administration at Washing
ton participated In the n1anetver 10
get Mckee out of politics and viii
furnish part Of Tarnmany's bride.
Smith 10 Solidify Forces.
Edward O. Flynn. the Bronx polit-
ical boss who was the chief backer
Of Mckee, was in Washington over
the weekend. holding conferences
with friends of Roosevelt. 1t is con-
sidered certain that, through the in
PREVENTION Of Alfred e. Smith, some
arrangement will be made uniting
Flynn again within the Tammany
fold.
LaGuardia Wants to Run Again.
~ ~ - q.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-09

taken back; that the workers be pro-
teeted from discrimination after
their return to the shop by both
unions; that following the settlement
of the strike a joint shop committee
be set up to take care of the inter-
ests of the workers in the shop and
that the workers remain members Of
their respective organizations.
A joint strike relief committee is
to be established also as result Of
the agreement. Both organizations
accepted these conditions and the
strike stands solid.
The Sewing Mschinists local and
the Metal Workers Union cell upon
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union TO cooperate in this strike
by demanding that all msehinists re-
pairing machines in shops controlled
by the Union shall be union work.
prS