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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
Portrait Of Judge
Falls, He Expires
Suddenly in Bath

NEW YORK. Aug. 25-CUP):
Some time in the early hours of
Thursday morning, a large por-
trait of Henry G. Ward, former
presiding judge of the United
States circuit court of appeals
fell with a crash from the wall in
the courts chambers.
A few hours later, Judge Ward
was found dead, lying face down
ward in a bathtub, half filled with
water. at the country home of a
nephew at Shelter Island, N. Y.
A coroner's investigation re-
suited in the decision that the 3d.
year-old jurist had died acciden-
tally. 1t is presumed that he
slipped and fell into the tub.
Court Clerk William Parkin
was re-hanging the portrait when
word reached him that Judge
Ward was dead.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Aug. 25.-(UP).-The
French government intends to re-
iect Japan's claims to ownership
of nine small coral islands in the
China sea, near the Philippines,
it was indicated yesterday.
Despite Japan's verbal pro-
tests the United Press was in
formed that French occupation
of the islands may be considered
definitely and permanently estao-
lished.
The islands form a minor ar
chipelago between Indo-Chlna
and New Caledonia.
The French flag already is fly
ing, it was understood, on the
islands of Thi-Tu, Deux-Iles, ltu-
Aba, Laoita, Tempete and Am
boyne, and the others shortly
are to be occupied formally. Inc
japanese claimed their possession
was established by the fact that
a japanese phosphate company
had been operating there for
years.
Toxic, However, had never
formally claimed the islands ana
the French proceeded to occupy
them, announcing claim to own
ership. H.
Informal protests preceded the
verbal one through the Japanese
embassy this week. These pro-
tests, coming principally through
the official japanese news ag-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
FLOWER SHOW
IS UNDER Way
Annual Exhibit Will Be
Enjoyed for Beauty
and Size

Superb both for its profusicn
and the beauty of the blooms on
display, the 14th annual flower
show. under the auspices of the
Womans Club. was underway at
the city gymnasium today. The
show opened at II o'clock this
morning and will continue until
10 o'clock tonight. :,
Despite the fact that it had
been feared that the excess rains
of the current month would re-
| duce the choiceness of the flowers
exhibitors would be able to offer
the show was opened today in fine
style. and promises to give the 10;
cal flower lovers and tourists all
they had hoped for as an annual
diversion.
People not only sent in a pro-
fusion of blooms for exhibition IN
contest for honors, but many
flowers were offered by growers:
merely as indicating interest and
cooperation with the annual show
and wishing to swell the number
of flowers offered for public view.
Prize awards were not avail
able for publication today, but
will be printed tomorrow.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
DRAFT REVISED
RETAIL CODE
Acceptable to NRA; Re.
action of the President
Not Yet Known

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25 CUP
A revised retail store code was
drafted last night at the closing
session of a three-day hearing. 1t
was understood the codes provi-
sions were acceptable to the re-
covery administration.
A. D. Whiteside, deputy NRA
administrator; characterized the
new draft "the greatest trade
agreement that ever has been
made"
If adopted the code will affect
approximately 100000 employees
in 100000 stores throughout the
country.
The code provides maximum
hours ranging from 40 to AZ per
week and minimum weekly wages
from $40 to SIS.
Whiteside told the retailers he
believed the agreement acceptable
to the NRA. He refused, however,
to predict President Roosevelts
reaction.
Provision was made for unfair
competition regulations including
prohibition of inaccurate or mis-
representative advertising, COM
mercial merchandise lotteries ana
schemes of chance, and gifts de-
signed to influence sales.
Stubborn controversy over such
regulations featured the hearings.
The national retail code author
ity, which is to administer the
code, is empowered to submit rec
concentrations concerning the sale
of prison made goods. In the old
draft such sale was forbidden.
Maximum weekly employment
hour schedules are: 40 where
stores operate a maximum of 81
hours: IA where they operate 56
20 AZ hours; and 48 in the case
of stores open SO hours or more.
Minimum weekly wage sched-
ules are:
In cities over 100000 popula-
tion-$14 where maximum hours
are 40; S14.50 where maximum
hours are A; and SIS where
hours are 48.
In cities between 100000 and
100000 - $13 for 40 hours;
$3.50 for id hours and $14 for
48 hours. -,
In cities between $4,000 and
1O0,OOO-$12. $3.50 and $13 re-
spectively.
In cities between $500 and
25,OO0-wages to be increased ~
per cent to a minimum of $40 but
need not exceed Sill.
In cities of less than 2,5OO--
wages to be increased 20 per cent
but need not exceed $40. No min
imum wage is set.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
PROCESSING
TAX QUIZ SET
Textile Men and Admins.
tration Want Question
Cleared up

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-To
obtain clear and accurate data on
the increase in textile costs and
to determine what portion of the
increased prices is attributable to
the processing tax of AZ cents
per pound on raw cotton, George
N. Peek, administrator of agricul-
tural administration yesterday af-
ternoon set a hearing for Septem-
Der 7, in Washington as previous
ly indicated.
Decision to call this informal
hearing was the result of COM
plants made by textile manufac-
turers. headed by T. M. Marchant,
president of the American Manu-
facturers Association. and E. S.
Henry, both of Greenville, S. G.,
who have been in Washington
several days. urging action. They
contend that TIE imposition of the
processing tax on cotton is, caus-
ing a drastic decline in consump-
ton of cotton productions and
forcing some mills to close.
The claims of the cotton-textile
manufacturer have been alleged
ly answered by charges from pur-
chasers of cotton mill products of
profiteering and pyramiding costs
on the part of the textile manu-
facturers since the textile code
and processing tax went into eff
feet. In announcing the hearing,
Mr.. Peek said:
eve have received numerous
complaints from cotton professors
concerning the processing tax.
Some of them attribute the cur
rent decline from peak activity of
the textile industry to the imposi-
ton of this tax. The purpose of
this hearing will be to determine
the facts.
eve have been engaged in pre-
liminary analyses of textile prices
and costs and find, in certain spe-
cifc products, there is an increase
of 30 per cent in the price above
that which is usually associated
with the current price of raw cot
ton.
eve would like to know the
factors that have caused this ad-
ditional 30 per cent price increase
on some of these products"
1t was pointed out by the agri-
cultural adjustment administration
that mill consumption of cotton in
June and July was at the highest
level in history, and an effort will
be made to ascertain to what ex-
tent the present declining tenden-
Continued on page 8.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
WILL REJECT JAP
CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP OF
NINE CHINA SEA ISLANDS

ency, gave the foreign office
some anxious moments, especial
ly when it was learned that the
Japanese navy was considering
sending a few warships to lie off
the islands, to protect japanese
interests.
The French, however, believe
the rights of the Japanese Phos-
phate company, called the Rasa
Phosphate company can be ad-
justed and protected under the
French flag, as well as the tradi-
tional privileges there of certain
Japanese fishermen.
The French heard, in fact, that
the phosphate company already
had abandoned its activities, and
the few inhabitants found on the
islands were said to include more
Chinese than Japanese. The in
dustries of the islands are prin-
cipally in semi-tropical produce,
including cocoanuts, bananas,
phosphates, fruits and fish.
The French gunboat Malicieuse
in 1880 took official possession
of the lille de la Tempete, Tenn
pest islands, in the group under
dispute, it was pointed out, and
Japan's protest at this late date
was received with surprise.
The islands, it was, insisted,
have been fully chartered, ex-
plored and formally taken in the
name of the French republic
and there was no disposition to
turn them over now to the Japa-
nese, 60
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
.NULLIFY CUBAN TWO PLAYS ON
CONSTITUTION C PROGRAM
Mountain Folk Dancing
Also Will Feature
Event Tonight

The Chamber of Commerce en-
tertainment tonight at the city
auditorium at 8 o'clock will fea-
ture two one-act plays by the
Theatre Guild, which has pre-
scented some splendid shows this
wear. "Old Walnut" will be pre-,
sented by John Roberts and Bill
Stokes and Misses Jane Truck
and Jerry Barrett. The other
play will be story of Amarillo
explorers entitled "The Brink OF
Silence" and this will be pre-
sented by James Ward, Frank
Read, Howard Thomas and Jas
L. Brown, Jr. Both Of these
plays were coached by Mrs. Fred
,Justus and both include popular
and talented young people OF the
city. III -
Mountain folk dancing will be
on the program and this will In
clude Is popular local business
and professional men and wo-
men Flack's orchestra will fur
nish the music and Bob Cathey
of Mills River, will call the fig
ureS. ,
AS a speciality number between
the acts, Miss Nan Huger CT FIAT
Rock and Charleston, will appear
in dancing numbers. =,
Mayor A. V. Edwards Will
greet the visitors and nave d
word to say for HendersonylIle,
A nominal charge Will DE
made to help defray the expenses
of the entertainment committee
of the Chamber of Commerce
and to finish the tennis courts
which are being built IN the city
park.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
Rev. Mauney to
Preach Sunday

=.
Rev. J. D. Mauney, pastor OF
st. Andrews Lutheran church,
Hickory will preach at the local
Lutheran church Sunday morning
at II o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Mauney
was pastor of Grace church for a
number of years and his presence
here is expected to attract a large
congregation.
Miss Elizabeth Mauney, daugh-
ter of Rev. Mauney will render L
solo number at this service. Miss
Mauney is a talented and accom-
plished singer, having studied for
the past two years under Edouard
Albion. one of Americas finest
vocal teachers, -,4 'o.,-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
Forest Eskridge
Of Shelby Heads
States Bankers
Convention Hears Ehring,
haus; Asks for Coop
Grafton With State

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.
c.. Aug. 24.-Forest Eskridge,
cashier of the First National
Bank of Shelby, was elected
president of the North Carolina
Bankers association at its an
nual convention here. EskrIdge
succeeds R. N. Page of Aber-
deem.
session of the convention, Gov
ernor Ehringhaus spoke to the
convention. urging that bankers
work for the return of Tar Heel
money deposited elsewhere" and
also asked for cooperation be-
tween citizens and the state gov
eminent as is being demonstrat-
ed in the, federal 90 government
CONTINUED on page 81 .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
All Vestiges of Machado
Administration To Be
Wiped Out

HAVANA. Aug. 25.-CUP).-
The revolutionary government
has agreed to wipe out all yes
tiges of the Machado regime rs
if it had never existed and call a
general election February 10th.
Congress has been declared dis
solved, and the constitution en-
acted by the Machado regime or
dered nullified in favor of the ba-
sic constitution Of 1901.
All provincial. municipal and
executive offices have been de-
clared vacant.
President Carlos Manrel de
Cespedes prepared to sign these
DEGREES at once.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
Power Industry Public Business, Is RuZine
DIVISION NO. | OF NRA ARMY
GETTING READY TO ADVANCE
ON HOMES OF CITY MONDAY
Consumers Asked to Gel
Stickers Before Can
vass Begins

Division No. l Of the local
NRA army fell into line at the
city hall yesterday afternoon and
prepared to advance Monday on
the business houses and homes of
Hendersonville.
Under the direction of Col. H.
H, Ewbank, rs or 80 details will
meet at Chamber of Commerce
offices at 9 o'clock Monday morn
ing for final orders for a house
toulouse canvass to enlist support
of local firms and households be-
hind President Roosevelts re-em-
ployment campaign. Colonel Ew-
bank, assisted by Major Erie q.
Stillwell are blocking out the city
so that the canvass can be made
as expeditiously as possible, each
team being assigned to a certain
small territory.
Assisting the men in reaching
this objective will be the woman
power of the community under
the leadership of Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Mrs. John S. Forrest.
Meanwhile consumers cards and
stickers were to be distributed to
merchants today with the request
that as many consumers as posi-
BILE get them at once and place
them in the windows of their
homes before Monday. Presence
of the stickers in the windows will
inform the canvassers that the
members of that household will
comply with President Roosevelts
request to trade only with firms
under NRA code, and thus will
eapedlt,, the work of enrolling
supporters. No stops will be made
at NRA homes.
A special group will visit bust,
ness houses to check the number
of firms that are cooperating un'
der code and to urge those not
yet signed up to do so at the
earliest possible date.
The canvassers have authority
to enforce code and will make
no" attempt to help employers
straighten out technicalities II
the matter of hours or wages, bu;
in instances where firms have moi
signed a code they will be re-
ferred to Noah Hollowell. perma'
nent chairman of the NRA execu'
tive committee, or General A. V
Edwards for recommendations. II
these officers do not have the in
formation desired, specific re-
quests for interpretations or fol-
exceptions from an established
code will be sent to Washington
Similar solicitations of homes
and business houses in the small,
er towns Of the county will be
made by their own citizens.
AUTOMOTIVE AND GASOLINE
DEALERS GET TOGETHER
The automotive and gasoline
interests of Hendersonville ano
community met last night at thu
city hall for profitable exchange
of ideas in connection with theil
memberships in the NRA anc
called another meeting of the
gasoline retailers for next Tues.
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
STORM DEATH
TOLL RISES, AZ
FATALITIES
Damage Placed at IS Mil
lion Dollars as Storm
Subsidies
SOME COMMUNITIES
NOT YET HEARD FROM
By UNITED PRESS

The storm known death toll
was set at AZ and property dam
age at $15,OO0,OO0 today.
The hurricane which swept up
the Atlantic from the tropics, cut
a path across six states today
diminished into a low pressure
area in Canada above Lake On
tario.
The death toll by states was
Virginia, 10; New Jersey, 8;
Pennsylvania, II; Maryland, IL;
New York, 3; District of Column
bia, 4. :,
More than a score of small
communities along the coast are
still isolated and it is feared the
, death toll may increase.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-(UP).
Leaving 80 known dead in its
wake, the violent tropical storm
which yesterday ravaged the At
lantic seaboard from Hatteras to
Cape Cod, diminished in force
yesterday as it moved northward
across New York state and cas-
tern Pennsylvania.
Scenes of desolation lay in the
wide path of the storm. 1t was
estimated that the property dam
age will total many millions OF
dollars.
New York City, braced for the
blow Wednesday night, escaped
/ without severe property loss, the
, storm having struck glancing
blow at the metropolis as it whirl-
ed its way toward the upper st.
Lawrence valley.
Upstate yesterday, however,
mountain streams were swollen,
some towns were flooded and at
least one drowning was reported
when a New York City priest was
| lost in an attempt to save three
! women and two children, ma
rooned in the rising flood waters
of Esopus creek.
, The crippled steamship Madi-
son. of the Old Dominion line,
made port at Norfolk early yes
terday to report that two of her
officers were swept overheard
during the battle with the storm
off the Virginia capes. The ship,
which sent two sos flashes when
her superstructure began caving
! in. lost all but one lifeboat.
A second marine scare occurred
yesterday when the passenger ship
City of Norfolk was full day
overdue at Norfolk. Planes flew
over lower Chesapeake bay
searching for the lost vessel,
which had 40 passengers from
Baltimore, and coast guard patrols
Joined in the hunt. Late yester-
dav afternoon it was learned that
the ship was aground in Pocomoke
Continued on page 3D.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
PLANE CRASHES ON
ROUTE OF THE POPE

CIAMPINO, Italy, Aug. 25.--
(UP).-Pope Plus XI and men,
bers of his party motored over a
highway near Ciampino yesterday
a few minutes before a military
airplane crashed on the pavement:
The pilot was only bruised ana
scratched but his plane was
wrecked. 1t crashed when the
undercarriage caught telephone
wires at the overhead crossing
near the Ciampino airport, the
ship somersaulting into the high
way and down an embankment.
The pilot was thrown clear,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
GOVERNMENT FINDS
RETAIL PRICE GAINS

copyright AOSS W ShAeS
WASHINGTON. Aug. Is CUP
American department store prices
are so much higher now than they
were last winter that government
leaders predicted today the rapid
approach of buyers resistance
An up-to-the-minute price list
from which the administration Is
drawing important conclusions re-
vealed today almost everything in
city department stores has risen
in costs ranging from II to 81
per cent.
Muslin and sheets advanced the
latter figure. Reversible blankets
are up IS per cent. Many other
articles are up so to 60 per cent.
Most of the advances are on a 50
per cent increase in the wholesale
price of cotton goods.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a (UP)
Secretary of the Navy Swanson
signed contracts for the construc.
ton of two aircraft carriers and
two cruisers, which will cost $751;
100000. and will be built by the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock company.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
MACHADO GUARDED

NASSAU. BAHAMAS, BRUSH
West Indies. Aug. 25.-(UP).-
A patrol of armed police was de-
tailed yesterday to guard Gerar-
do Machado. banished president
of Cuba, in exile here.
The move was taken by the To-
cal authorities on reports that a
plane bringing men seeking to as
sassinate Machado had left Ha-
vana.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
WOULD AFFECT
news BRINGING
PRICE CHANGES
Government Finds Prices
Approaching Buyers
Resistance" Point
$6l,OO0,OO0 NAVAL
CONTRACTS SIGNED

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is (UP)
Government censorship of market
information calculated to affect
commodity prices wa. advocated
today by Senator Thomas, Demo"
crat of Oklahoma, as an emerg-
ency measure for the duration OF
the administration.
In its efforts to increase price
levels, Thomas said that the coun-
try is spending ten billion dollars
trying to work itself out of the
depression which is comparable to
a war in its effect on society.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
WEATHER

tonight; fair, slightly
's@T saturday
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25

The old.fashioned girl believed
in kissing and making up. The
modern girl believes in kissing
and makeup.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
QUOTA INQUIRY
POSTPONED

postponement until October of
Che House Civil Service Com
mittee investigation of the ap-
plication of the employees appor-
tionment clause of the Civil
Service Act of 1888. was an
nounced today by Representative
Lamar Jeffers CD of Alabama,
chairman.
The investigation was aut'- or-
lied b. the House when it adopted
O resolution offered by Repre-
sentative w. w. Hastings CD of
Oklahoma.
Hastings, when discussing his
reSolutic pointed out that the
District, Maryland, Virginia. Iowa
and Vermont had more employees
in the Federal government than
were permissible unde~ the ap-
portionment clause and asked
that the entire matter be inveSti-
gated.
a special subcommittee of five
was named, headed by JefferS to
subpoena Civil Service Commis-
sion officers and executive heads
of departments and independent
establishments.
Jeffers today said that since
many of the subcommittee men,
b crS have been forced to absent
themselves from the city it will
be necessary to postpone the in
Nestigation until fall.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
ANNEX
TOBE RUSHED

Construction Of the $4,000, 900
Congressional Library annex, au-
thorized under the national recov-
cry act, will be rushed, it was in
dicated today with announcement
by the joint Congressional Library
committee that bids for clearing
the site would be opened next
Tuesday.
The annex, which will consist of
five stories and a basement, will
be bounded by the Folger Shake
spearean Library, Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast, and S e con d
and Thirds Streets. The property
was acquired by the Government
several years ago.
Members of the joint commit
tee are Senator BarkIey CD,
Kentucky; Senator Fess (RO,
Ohio; Representative Keller Cd,
Illinois; Representative Luce (R.),
Massachusetts,, and Capitol Ar
chitect David Lynn.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21

Four regional conferences in the
principal wheat producing re-
gions will be held within the next
two weeks at which the wheat
acreage reduction" plan will be
outlined, the agricultural adjust
ment administration announced
today.
The meetings will be held in
Kansas City, Fargo, N. D., Spo-
kane and Columbus, Ohio.
Before State and county allot-
ments can be made under the
wheat plan, information regarding
conditions in the different regions
will be needed, officials said.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
SCANPER
FROM POISON

Following the placing of poison
on dump near the 3700 block
Albemarle St. N. w.; the Health
Department today announced
there was no further activity by
rats which have infested the dump
and discomfited residents Of the
vicinity.
The poison was placed several
days ago after The Washington
Times published a story that COM
plants to the Health Department
had been unavailing and that the
rats were overrunning the place.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21

Eighty-two men have been
booked at police headquarters
since June / on the charge Of
soliciting aims, a survey made to-
day shows. Only two women have
been arrested for street begging
in the same period.
All except two of the 50 claimed
United States citizenship. All but
five gave occupations. Laborers
led with %.
Other trades such as bricklay-
ing, plumbing, mechanical work,
steam-fitting account for a large
percentage.
A man who said he is a drug
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
Wheat Acreage Is Topic
In Regional Farley

The States to be represented
at the four meetings are:
Kansas City-Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska, Kansas. Colorado,
wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas and
New Mexico.
Spokane-Washington. Idaho,
Oregon, California and Utah.
Fargo-Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Montana.
ColumbuS-New York, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, New Jersey,
Maryland, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, In
diana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
Catholic Daughters
To Visit Convention

Headed by national chairman
of the society's Converts League,
Miss Florence M. Winter and
Miss Mary C. Boland, grand
regent, the washington delega-
ton will leave soon to attend the
1888 supreme international BIZ
ennial convention Of the Catho-
lie Daughters Of America, to be
held in Colorado Springs, July
81.
Extension Of activities of the
Converts League will be dis
cuSsed by Miss Winters at the
conclave session, July 5.