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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
Awaits Ruling
Upon Her Death
Keystone Electric Chair
May Claim Murderer
BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY
limited Press Staff Correspondent

DIV JoS
United Press Staff Correspondent
SUNBURY, Pa, Feb. 20. (UP)
The last tribunal to pass on life
in prison. or death in the electric
chair, for Mrs. Mary Stancavage,
40 hammer slayer of her 70-year-
old husband, is the state PRISON
board.
The swarthy Italian-Amerlcan
calmly sits in her cell waiting
news" of whether she must die
for the brutal Staying.
Clement Kiselefski, 50, step-son
of the slain man, who now IS
serving 10 to 20 years for par
ticipating in the crime, has evil
denced little interest in Mays
fate.
Jacob Stancavage, an examiner,
was beaten to death by his bride
and step-son so they could have
"his home to themselves" They
endeavored to blame burglars.
CLAIMED WITCHCRAFT
Mary claimed witchcraft had
something to do with the murder.
She contended Glen, hopeless
cripple who struggles around on
knee-pads. threatened to curse
her with "black-magic" and strike
her blind within six weeks unless
she killed her husband.
Forty-fve days must clapse be-
tween the death sentence and the
date to be set by the governor
for execution, to allow appeals.
MarY, however. pleaded guilty t.
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There is no substitute for
newspaper advertising.
BEHIND THE SCENES IN
WASHINGTON
WITH RODNEY QUICHEE

reduced to $500 would be about
100000 & year, but might lead
to other federal salary cuts aggre-
eating as much as $80,O00,000
Living expenses in Washington
would be lowered if salaries were
lowered, thereby eliminating the
argument about the expense Of
living here.
AGAINST
EITHER proposed cut would
=" make Congress a erich mans
club,"- its members subject to
domination of and reward by spe-
cial interests.
A cut TO. $500 would reduce
federal expenses only one ten
thousandth of one per cent.
Salaries have been cut too
much for the good of the country
and Congress shouldn't set a Eur
Their bad example.
The congressman who doesn't
think he is worthy OF his hire
should quit or return the excess
to the treasury.
Business men and lawyers must
sacrifice their own interests to
come TO Congress and usually
have to finance their own cam
paignS.
The additional living costs and
the necessary standards of living
in Washington make it easier to
live on $4,000 at home than S1O,-
600 in Washington.
Most congressman must MAIN
tain homes both in their districts
and in Washington. Moving fam
lilies back and forth is expensive
and so is the cost of keeping
children in school regardless of
session dates.
Congress already has reduced
its salaries, mileage, clerk and
stationery allowance and multi.
piled income tax on it's salaries
four or five times, besides passing
the lame duck amendment which
means two months less pay.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
REPORT FEW
NAVAL CUTS
British Figures Show They
Lead World as to
Disarmament

LONDODN, Feb. 20.-UP).--
Little or no actual reduction in
the worlds navies has been made,
despite the treaties calling for it,
judging by statistics contained in
the 44th issue Of "Brassey's Ma
val and Shipping Annual" recent
ly published.
Commenting in the preface on
this. the book says: cat the end
of the year in which there was
held the first international con-
ference on disarmament, the ma
tions showed no immediate inten-
ton to reduce their sea forces.
Although proposals for limitation
ere both numerous and varied,
the task of reconciling them into
an agreement satisfactory to even
a majority proved insuperable.
WORLD UNREST
GAS the needs of each country
for national defense differ, so did
the degree of Importance which
each attached to the particular
arms or standards of strength.
Nor did the events of the year
tend to support the assertion that
ornaments are the primary cause
of war. There was unrest in many
parts of the world. -.
"In these circumstances, it is
hardly to be wondered at that
governments were reluctant to
exchange the substance of their
tried means of defense for the
shadow of reliance upon interna-
tional agreement, especially when
history shows so many examples
of the disregard of paper pacts. "
AZ PER CENT CUT
The statistics show, however,
that Britain probably has reduced
her navy more than any other
nation.
Reckoned in total tonnage, by
the end of 1886, the navy of the
British Empire will have been de-
creased by At per cent; that of
the United States may have been
increased by % per cent and that
of Japan by 81 per cent.
In personnel Japan has $4,000
men, Great Britain, 91,410, the
United States, 100000. This last
figures does not include 1866
professional man-of-war's men in
the coastguard. For reserves. the
United States has 42,508. Japan
$4,000, and the British Empire,
33,S06.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
Highway Patrol
Not To Be Put
Under Governor
The Tincs-News bureau
g.. NTV,Ilzr IIa4Al


RALEIGH, Feb. 20.-The fate
of the state highway patrol,
which has been the target of so
many bills this session, now
seems to be pretty well charted,
the reorganization committee
having given its approval to the
bill introduced the other day by
Senator Ingram of Randolph and
others to transfer the patrol
from the highway commission to
the department. OF revenue.
The committee, at the same
time, rendered an unfavorablc
report on the bill Of Senator
Kirkpatrick of Mecklenburg to
transfer the patrol to the gov
errors office. The reorganiza-
ton committee, as a part of its
program recommended TO the
legislature early in the session,
proposed the removal Of the pa
troll to the department Of reve-
nue.. the patrol also to take over
inspection duties now performed
by the department Of agricul-
ture.
The Ingram bill did not differ
materially from the committees
original recommendations. There
is not expected to be serious OBJ
lection in either house to the
proposal to put the patrol in the
revenue department, but there
i some bloc which will fight the
plan Oh the ground that the pa
troll cannot take over any large
amount Of new duties and do its
job as efficiently as now is the
case.
The joint appropriations COM
mittee is now studying a sub
committees proposal to CONSOLE
date the highway patrol, the mo-
tor vehicle bureau, and that this
bureau be placed under the di-
rection of the highway commits
sion. This plan, it is claimed,
would result in q saving Of $685.
900 under the combined sum
recommended for these depart
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
Fiiddlers Contest
Set Friday Night

An old fiddlers convention Mill
be held at the Flat Rock .cEo% i
on Friday night at 7:3O o'cio SJ
sponsored by the PMcnt-Te
association. '''e'
All fiddlers are invited and
cash prizes will be awarded ~
winners. All fiddlers are rro.J
to register with Ernest justin, nv
superintendent. or Mrs. Eoms,
Mckhan, but registration is |.
necessary. it was explained, ''
Proceeds will 90 for tie bor..
fit Of the school. This even, :.
the one which had been scbeSri,
ed for February 10 hut was ms,
poned because of inclcme,,
weather.
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ments by the budget commission.
It is believed that the appro-
priations committee will approve
the subcommittee proposal and
that both Of the plans will get to
the floor of the general assem-,
bly,, where they will be threshed
ont.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
the murder.
FIRST WOMAN

FIRST WOMAN
Just two years ago the g.,
woman to be executed yoi Tts;
through the "little green SaG
at Rockview. She was T T
Schroeder. blonde gun-girI Irene rl
with Glenn Dauge, killed = p"Ao,
sylvania highway patroman in SAa'
tempting to evade arrest af ~ d.
robbery. WI
Mrs. Stancavage NAV bo d,
second Pennsylvania woman 'ae
walk the last mile" " 70
Mitigating circumstances VIII,
the plea of the woman at.o ~. oe
in seeking executive cIan,"nnt'
They contend she wa Irdos ." u.
influence Of Kieselfski. Tia IN sae
contends, however, that She doS ats
mated the step-son and pIsrro .'i
the entire crime. '''VU
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

Now that a 912-pound hog has been
given star-rating in a movie, maybe more
film tests and less fertilizer will improve
the farmers plight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

But never yet have crooks vctimized law-abid-
ing citizen who didn't want something for nothing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

Uncle Sam made his big mistake when he loaned
money where the Marines couldn't land to collect
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

AmiericaniSm: Educating boys to search in vain
for white-colar jobs; training carpenters on
other craftsmen to serve when the old ones are
gone. ..'...... 20 IS d ...-'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

Now they say that lifting the hands above the
head makes you grow taller. But you're usually
short after it's over
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

Yet once in while, even now, you find girl
who tells her parents where she is going.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
Admonition

Love all, trust few, do wrong
to none.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

The high spot in Macedonian G5erality as set
ting an example for is in the text: First they
gave their own selves TO the Lord" Our Lord
doesn't ask money from the unconverted.-Howard
A. Banks.
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There Is no substitute for
newspaper advertising.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20
BIBLE THOUGHT
THE EXAMPLE oE MACEDONIA

THE EXAMPLE Or NIANLDOANL4
This they did, not we hoped but first GAVE
THEIR OWN SELVES to the Lord e Cor. $50.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-20

FROGS and oads prefer living food the lively an
sect the more attractive is to them. frog would star
DEATH sitting in the midst insects they continue
to remain motionless Insects captured by snaprng %
long, sticky tongue which is attached the front end
frogs mouth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
GENUINE UNITY OF
WORKERS, FARMERS

DENVER, Colo.-When part of the
California Hunger Marchers on their
way home from Washington arrived
in Denver, after being held up in
Kansas City for repairs on their cars,
they were given special welcome.
A farmer on the outskirts of Den
yer invited part of the delegates to
his home for lodging and entertain
ment and for two days while they
were repairing cars, so they could
proceed to California, they were given
turkey dinners and all the trim
mings. The marchers sang songs and
had a general good time and getting
plenty Of sleep for two days they
were in fine shape to make the trip
home.
Farmers in the neighborhood who
saw the marchers' cars all decorated
up with slogans were sympathetic and
interested and, brought plenty of milk
and butter and other eats to them
The delegates aroused quite lot of
interest by talking to some of the
farmers. All whom they talked with
wished them speed on their way home
SO they could tell the workers of
California about the treatment they
received m Washington. L. L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
NEIGHBORS BLOCK
EVICTION OF FARMER

PERKASIE, Pa.-The eviction Of a
farmer in Bucks County, Pa, was
stopped by the united action Of the
farmers in his locality, who turned
out $50 strong at a sheriff's sale on
John Hanzers farm. All household
goods, COWS, horses, chickens, farm
machinery, grain, etc, were to be sold
at auction. This sale would have
taken away Hanzels last means of
support for himself and his four
small children, to whom he is both
father and mother since the death
Of his wife two years ago.
The farmers held meeting at the
place of sale and agreed to leave all
bidding to three of their number,
who would bid only small amount
for each article offered, and later
return it to Hanzel.
Only one man, lawyer from
Doylestown, desired to go ahead and
deprive this family of this last means
of support. He started to oppose the
farmers and to single out one or two
of them whom he hoped to intimidate,
but he finally saw that the farmers
we're 100 per cent united to see that
this family was not turned out upon
the road, and he agreed to let the
sale go on as the farmers wanted.
All household goods. beds, stoves,
furniture, ETC., was sold for a total
of 6 cents; good bull sold for 5
cents; five COWS sold for nickel
apiece; horses totalled IA cents; a
heifer, wagons, 2 gas engines
hayrake and other farm machinery,
some fodder, crib full of corn, 8
hogs, so chickens, were all sold at S
cents or less per item. Total receipts
for the sale were $1.18.
Immediately after the sale the buy
ers gave Hanzel a 99-year lease on
all goods sold and the farmers took
up a collection Of $22 to cover the
cost of the sale GLIB, and to con-
tribute to their paper, the Organ
lied Farmer" A second collection Of
S12 was taken up, to be given to
Hanzel and his four small children,
who are very glad to have a roof
still over their heads and to know
where they are going to sleep.
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and we sold most of the cattle but
they didn't bring enough to pay for
raising them.
One share cropper told me that he
hasn't had any wages for two years
and he is $50 in debt with only food
to last until April. One of his sons
is working for a landowner for just
a days food as wages. I know that
sharecroppers never got enough to
eat. Because they don't have what
is called balanced diet" their chill
dren are thin and rickety and thew
fall victims to pellagra. He told n .
that he wasn't going to starve but
intended to walk into store in day
light and pick up what he needed
and let the storekeeper try and be
man enough to stop him. told him
about the Sharecroppers' Union and
the fight in Alabama to show him
an organized fight is the only way.
He said the poor people around here
would be forced to do that if they
expected to keep their farms and
not starve.
The Red Cross relief is forced la
Dor on the road at $1.12 a day. Some
of the poor people make n1oonshine
and the rich send them to the peni-
Tertiary. A lot of them sit around
their cabins and occasionally steal
something to eat. I hope that the
poor class of Negro and white people
get organized here and fight against
this slavery. J. Z. ~ (
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13

FARMERS WRITE OF THEIR INCREASING STRUGGLES
FARMERS BABY DIES;
DOCTOR REFUSED HELP

LUTTRELL, Tenn.-Most of the
farmers here are very poor. AT
Sharps Chapel farmer told me the
Maynardville Court sold IS acres Of
land for $11. You can see times
around here are bad.
I have children. didn't work on
the road because 1 was sick. I sup
pose will be in the workhouse be-
fore many days We have all been
sick.
We had no doctor. The doctor on
the square won't come unless you
have the money to pay him at once.
One of my neighbours children was
taken sick with fever. The doctor
asked if they had money. They
promised it in a few days, but he
wouldn't go, because he says that
won't buy gas. Now their baby died
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
DEMAND NEWS"
RETRAC1' ITS LIES
Be nj a min Denial Is
Printed by Reuters

NEW YORK, Jan. PA commu-
nication addressed to Herbert Ben
jamin has just been received from
Reuters News Agency enclosing a
clipping from the London Times
publishing the denial of Benjamin
that he made during the hunger
march at Washington the speech at
tributed to him by the lying, dis
reputable sheet, the Daily News of
this city.
Reuters letter to Benjamin said:
eve are enclosing clipping of your
denial of the speech attributed by
the News to you on Dec. last in
connection with the recent hunger
march to Washington. AS you see,
your denial was circulated by us and
published in the London Times on
Dec. 90
To Act Against News
The News, which tried during
the Hunger March, by printing the
most provocative lies, to furnish an
excuse for a massacre Of the starV-
ing men, women and youth who par
ticipated in the hunger march has,
of course, not had the decency to
publish a retraction of its foul mem
dacity. That is its usual custom. Its
reputation for truth cannot be dam
aged because it has none.
However, action is to be taken
against it, according to information
received from Joseph r. Brodsky, at
torney for Benjamin. The letter of
Brodsky after lengthy quotation
from the manufactured speech at
tributed to Benjamin concludes with
the following:
"Client instructs us to advise you
that he demands retraction of the
article hereinbefore referred TO-,
same to be published in the same
place in your paper and as conspicu-
ously displayed as was the hbelous
article complained Of.
"Unless this is done at once We
are under instructions to institute
suit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
GOVT. CONTROLS WATER
DEMANDS ADVANCE PAY

BOISE VALLEY, Idaho.-Just to
show the plight Of the farmers in
this part. The government controls
the water supply, and that must be
paid for by the farmers before the
water is turned to him. If there
is scarcity Of water, the govern
ment has the farmers money, and
does not return any part for not
being able to supply the water.
Potatoes and onions sold for 15c.
a hundred pound sack last fall,
thousands of sacks we're left in the
fields. Apples, peaches, prunes, etc.
could not be marketed at any price,
so were left on the trees.
The average farmer is done, and
done right-tl1is year will finish
those who but few years ago
thought their worries were over.
One of those well-to-do farmers, a
kulak who has been able to exploit
his fellow farmers, put his surplus
money into government bonds. He
had between thirty and forty thous-
and dollars worth, and was referred
to as the coupon clipper in this To-
cality He told me the other day he
did not get any interest, and could
not get any of the principle. Said
he had his doubts if he would ever
get any. He worked very hard for
Hoovers reelection, SO his bonds
would be safe, as he needs that in
terest very badly to pay his taxes.
This is all in the home state Of Sen
ator Bill Borah, the U. S. Circus
Man.
Read the Daily Worker, and know
the truth. j. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
Ford Calls for
Release of
.Huang Ping

James w. Ford, Communist vice
presidential candidate in the last
election and member of the Gen
eral Council of the Red Interna-
tionaI of Labor Unions, made the
following statement on the case of
Huang Ping before the Chinese
Legation in Washington, d. c.,
Jan. 10. Tonight friday at
pm. mass meeting for the release
of Huang will be held at Irving Pla-
"a, 18th st. and Irving Pl., N. Y. C.
"I denounce American imperialism
as an enslaver Of the Chinese masses
and for her joint role with the Japa
nese imperialists in carrying out
direct war instigations against the
Soviet Union through the aid of the
reactionary Chinese NankiHg govern
ment.
II denounce American imperialism
and her agents in Chins for trying
to destroy the Chinese Soviet govern
ment and the revolutionary move
ment, which alone are bringing nber-
alton to the people of China.
Agents of U. S. Imperialism.
L denounce American imperialism
and her agents, Chang Kai Shek and
the notorious war lord, Marshal
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sions and prevent the launching Of
a broad campaign. It must be I'M
derstood that slogans and demands
can meet with success only when
they are endorsed and supported by
the masses themselves. A program
will be born out Of a thorough dis
cUssion of grievances and problems
of the steel workers. The movement
against the wage-cut must be inn
mediately brought down from the
higher committees to the steel work
ers in the mills ard the unemployed.
The fullest democratic discussion Of
policy; program; tactics; slogans;
and demands must begin at once.
The traditions and spirit Of mass
struggles conducted by the steel
workers in 1919 must be revived
Some Proposals
The following are a list Of draft
slogans and demands submitted by
the campaign against the new pro-
posed wage-cut:
Slogans:
l. Organize to STOP the new
proposed wage-cutl Form committees
against the wage-cut in every de-
partment!
2. Three days work or three days
pay per week
3. Against all forms of terror in
the steel mills and towns!
4. Employed and unemployed
Unite and fight together against
wage-cuts and for better relief!
5. Join the Steel and Metal Work
ers Industrial Unionl
Demands:
l. No wage cut!
2. Immediate Sc cash unemployed
relief for all married workers; 81
additional for each dependent.
3. Four dollars cash relief to all
single unemployed workers.
4. No discrimination against Negro
workers
5. Against discrimination and de-
portation of italian; South SlaY and
other foreign born workers.
6. Equal pay for equal work for all
workers dncIuding young and women
workers..
Z. Immediate payment Of insVr-
ance by the company Tor all unem-
ployed and part-time workers. No
deductions from the workers pay for
insurance and relief.
8. Weekly time schedule Of work
to be posted in each department at
the beginning Of the week. Pay for
all time spent in the mill.
9. Reinstatement Of all blackhsted
workers.
10. Right to organize: The recog-
milton of Workers Grievance Com
mittees.
NOTICE: Elect delegates at all
meetings of steel workers to the
United Front Conference Against
Wage-cut organized by the Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union to
be held on Sunday, Jan. 20.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
FASCIST TERROR
SWEEPS BERLIN
5 SeriouslyWounded in
Attacks on Workers
(By Inprecorr Cable

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE wave of
fascist terror continued in Germany
yesterday, five Berlin workers being
seriously wounded. Following a pub
lie Communist meeting in Pharus
Hall in the proletarian Wedding dis
trict, uniformed fascists fired at
groups Of workers from speeding
auto. A woman, Johanna Fueser, and
a Communist, Gotthardt Bittner,
were seriously wounded. Oother shots
were fired but the bullets went wide
of their mark.
In Badstrasse, Berlin, 40 fascists
attacked group of worker sports
men returning in the evening from
training. Two were seriously stabbed
and had to be taken to the hospital.
A workers hall in GARNER Platz
was attacked by 40 fascists who
wrecked the interior. Several workers
were injured.
The revolutionary worker, Her
mann Eicholz, was waylaid in the
Charlottenburg section Of Berlin and
stabbed. He was taken to the hos
pital.
Alright occurred at the Friedrichs-
hahn Hospital when gang Of uni
formed fascists entered, threatening
to finish off the wounded Commu-
mist brothers, TIillerkuss, who we're
stabbed Tuesday. Police arrested
se;;sssa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13
OKLA. FARMERS GREET
FIGHTING IOWANS

GRADY COUNTY, Okla.-Through
the columns of the Daily Worker
we extend our congratulations to the
farmers of Iowa and other states for
having organized against foreclo-
sures and evictions. 1t is a pleasure
to inform you that the farmers OF
Grady County are waking up and
are coming to the conclusion that
mass action is the only chance for
relief. Our local boasts large at
tendance Of very enthusiastic men,
bers and militant leaders.
We are with you to the finish
Yours for solidarity,
THE WAYDON LOCAL,
Farmers National Relief Organi-
cation.
John Phillips, Sec.