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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26
Negro Finder OF
Lndbergh Baby
Is Destitute

TRENTON, N. William Allen,
finder of the dead baby of Charles
A. Lindbergh last spring, was i'm
personated by an unidentified man,
who sought reward from Cover
nor A. Harry Moore and the Lind
bergh family.
This was revealed here Wednes-
day when DR.. Leroy Morris, Pey-
ton Manning and Arthur Wilson
took the real Allen to the governors
office in an effort to secure him a
state position.
It was brought out that Allen
was in destitute circumstances, with
wife and three children to sup
port. His trucking work was not
regular and he is in need.
Proved a Fake
The impersonation of Allen by
another man shortly after the baby
was found in the spring has not
been generally known. 1t was re-
vealed in the interview with the
governor. 1t seems that this i'm
personator called at Moore's office
in the spring and claimed he was
Allen.
No Lindbergh Thanks
At Wednesdays interview the gov
ernor is reported to have asked
Allen was it not true that he had
been to this same office before. AL
len replied that he had never been
in or near the governors office. He
also admitted that no member of the
Lindbergh family has even thanked
him for his aid.
He further pointed out that. his
chance to make a little money in
theatres and the like had been
ended when Lindbergh requested
such appearances of the "Lindy Baby
Finder" to be called off.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26
Ford Motor Co.
Hires More Negroes
Than Any Concern

DETRoIT-Talking to the larg-
est throng to crowd into the GYM
nasium of the st. Antoine Y.M.C.A.
in more than year, Donald Mar
shall, colored member of the Ford
Motor Company's Employment De-
partment, opened the forum Sun
day afternoon, speaking on, 1.-The
Negroes Opportunity in Industry"
He said that some workers mis-
used their opportunities with the
Ford Company just the same as they
misused the jobs they had prior
to the walters, bell hops and
porters. They considered themselves
to good for hard work.
Had $4,000 On Payroll
AT the peak of the boom in 1922
90, the Ford company had $4,000
Negroes on the payroll. He also
reminded his audience that the
Ford Company hired more Negroes
than any other industrial company
in the world. In addition they were
given the opportunity to work as
first class mechanics after they had
been trained in the Ford Trade
School.
Now Has 1000
At present Mr.. Marshall stated
that the company is employing a.
COZ on a part time basis. OF this
number more than 1000 are colored.
However, he said, that Just as soon
as the preliminary arrangements
have been completed for the new
model car which the Ford Company
is putting on the market, there will
be cards sent out for workers. How
ever, he said that many would be
unable to return because where the
automobile output was 100000 in
1929, it would only be 100000 in
1898, thus making it about six to
one against getting n job.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

Every colored business worth while
in Seattle, advertises in The Enter
prise.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

Editorials
Back Breaking Taxes

News comes out of Washington
that the income tax rate is to be in
creased to balance the budget. The
rate on lower incomes is threatened
to go upward from to per cent.
The experts need to use a little
common sense and less science. The
last Congress upped the first class
postage rate from 2 to cents.
This was calculated by the experts
to increase the revenue several mill
lion dollars. What actually hap
pened? The revenue dropped sew
eral millions and the post office de-
partment in spite of lower wages is
running a bigger deficit.
Common sense teaches us that the
reason for the unbalanced Federal
budget is due to business failures
and that there are fewer incomes
to tax. The power to tax is the
power to destroy. And Congress is
using its power to tax to destroy
business.
The City Government is running
into the red because thousands of
real estate owners can not pay their
taxes. The city would collect more
money with a lower tax rate because
more people would pay their taxes.
Back breaking taxes are destroying
the small home owners. Their prop
critics which represent their lifes
savings are being eaten up by high
interest and tax rates. Homes are
sold at Sheriff's sale each month
Will no power stop this carnage?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

The three cents stamp should
teach the Federal Government that
increase in tax rate does not neces-
sarily mean increased income. The
thousands of unpaid tax bills should
teach Seattle that property owners
can not pay the present rate. Com
mon sense is needed in our Federal
and local government as never be-
fore.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

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Claude r. Dockery, Seattle...-..-S1.00
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
R.E.C. TO FUND
Wine MAKING
Dry Leaders Complain of
Administrations OPP
position to Cause
convr;ebt 1893 bv u. P.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. (UP)
The Reconstruction Finance cor
poration will lend millions OF
dollars to established firms to fl
nance the processing of grapes
into wine, the United Press learn
ed today.
One loan of several hundred
thousand dollars to a California
firm already has been approved,
but not announced. Several APP
plications from western and east
ern companies are awaiting ac-
ton.
The advances will be made an
der section 201-D of the recon-
struction finance act authorizing
loans for the orderly handling
and marketing of agricultural
commodities.
The board, the United Press
learned, has made a broad inter-
probation of this section to in
clude grapes under the heading
of agricultural commodities" 1t
was done only after considerable
research by the agency's legal
department.
Anticipating protests from pro-
hibitionists, all loans to wine
making companies will carry re-
strictions to the effect that the
money must not be used to de-
feat the purposes of the law, Of
ficials said.
Dry leaders already are COM
planning of the action of admin
istration leaders in including pro-
hibition repeal as part of the ma
tional recovery program.
Col. John E. Edgerton. chair
man of the national prohibition
emergency committee, in state
ment today said "use of execu-
tive powers to obtain repeal is
violation of the constitution"
Cognizant of the danger of
spread of mushroom" wineries
spreading throughout the nation
on the eve of repeal, the RFC
will not lend money for the pro-
cessing of grapes to any but long
established concerns which can
supply tangible collateral.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
LIBERIANS MAY
HAVEDICTATOR
League Studies Plan to
Save Negro Republic
From Ruin
By STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA. Oct. 1O.-CUP)-A
Joint United States-League plan
for a five-year white dictatorship
over Liberia, tiny Negro republic
founded by freed American slaves
on the west coast of Africa, now
is before the Liberian legislature
in Monrovia for adoption or re-
lection.
If Liberia rejects the plan she
will fail to get any interest re-
auctions on her loans from the
Harvey FireStone rubber interests
and the promised assistance OF
the League in the economic, fnan-
cial, educational and medical re-
Mobilization of her country. Adop-
ton of the plan means submission
to the dictates of an international
white commission for five years.
NEW DEAL" FOR LIBERIA
The League of Nations, the
United States government and
the FireStone interests prepared
the "new DEAL for Liberia in the
form of a national reconstruction
program under League supervi-
sion. In return for Liberals APP
prevail of the plan the Firestone
interests promise to reduce from
seven to five per cent the interest
charges on a loan of $2,500,000
granted to Liberia in 1926.
This loan was extended after
Firestone obtained a 99-year lease
on 100000 acres of land, of
which $4,000 acres are now uu-
der cultivation. for development
of rubber plantations designed to
free the United States from Brit
ish and Dutch control of the
worlds rubber production. In adj
dition. the Firestones also have
agreed to underwrite the cost of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
HOLLYWOOD
FILM SHOP
By ALANSON EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 1O.-(UP)
The legitimate stage is protitine
handsomely by adopting motion
picture technique. but Hollywood
is tagging in taking advantage OF
its lessons. according to Wallace
Smith. we'll known scenarist.
The most successful plays OF
recent years, he pointed out, have
been those in which action-the
lifeblood of movies-is foremost,
Simplicity of background and
concentration on highlights of
the plot are the ingredients OF
success for both stage and screen,
Smith said.
"Street Scene" was one of the
first of these. DINNER at Eight, >
design for Living" and "An
American Tragedy" are other ex-
amples.
At the same time, motion pic
lures often forget this funda-
mental lesson,' Smith told me.
Lavish settings for the most
simple and direct action in a pic
ture are usually the rule nova
DAYS instead of the exception.
Everybody remembers the sue
cess of Douglas Fairbanks in The
Mark of Zorro There were few
sets in the picture. Much of it
was taken against the bare back
walls of his studio. Action was
the big thing, and the setting was
so insignificant that nobody no.
ticed it's absence. If you've got a
good story to tell, you don't need
a baronial hallway in which to
tell it."
Action stuff is Smiths forte.
He has just finished the script on
"Viva Villa" the saga of the ia
nous Mexican revolutionist. Now
he's doing a bullfight story for
George Raft, "The Trumpet Call
Smith does not entirely agree
with Ernest Hemingway on bull
fight matters, and he is doing the
Raft yarn in his own way. He
gathered material for it during d
long sojourn in Mexico.
Smith broke into pictures five
years ago after a successful news
paper career. He was assigned to
story for Rudolph Valentino but
the famed actor died before it
was completed. So Smith turned
out "Two Arabian Knights" and
his fame was made.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10

Where Real Gators Are :.
True alligatOrs are found d
southeastern United States I
eastern China.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10

the Leagues program OF assist
ance to Liberia.
Under the plan the League
would send to Liberia for five
wears a staff of nine foreign ex-
perts in administration, educa-
ton. medicine, law, and finance,
to help the Liberian government
to its feet. The chief advisor, or
chairman. of the international
commission would have absolute
authority in Liberia subject only
to the veto of the League Council.
AMERICAN INTERESTS
American interests, including
the government. Firestone and va
rious religious and educational So
cieties spending about S25O,OOO
yearly in Liberia, are lnslstent
that the League name an Amerl-
can as chief adviser. But Libe-
ria. particularly inspired by Brit
ish and Dutch rubber interests
and frightened of further Ameri-
can control of Liberian affairs,
docs not want an American and
is holding out for a neutral.
Under the 1926 loan contract,
Liberia already has an American
financial adviser appointed by
Washington. Liberians argue it
would be unjust to overload the
administration of Liberian affairs
with Americans. On the other
hand. American interests, and es-
pecially Firestone, hold that be-
cause of Americas traditional
sympathy with Liberia and money
invested there, it only is logical
that the proposed plan of assist
ance should be administered by
an American. If their opinion
prevails, it is generally believed
Major General Blanton Winshlp.
of the American army, will be
named chief adviser.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Big Sunspot Can
End World Life
By LEICESTER WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

PASADENA, Cal, Oct. 10. CUP
Scientists, jolly good men in their
odd moments. are intrigued with
the many ways in which civlllza-
ton may come to an end on our
earth.
They are not actually pessimists
but. in the course of their eXplor-
alto l. Jlese men have discovered
more ways to kill the human race
than the most professional Jack
Ketch" who ever hung convict
in Britain
Suppose you remarked chow
warm it is today" and the Their
mometers throughout the world
over a period of a year indicated
an average increase of only 10
degrees.
DEAD IN A YEAR
By the time the year had rolled
around, the earth would have be-
come as dead as the moon.
1t wouldn't be the heat nor the
humidity. 1t would be the lack OF
Ilife-giving oxygen.
That's the way DR.. R. M. Lam
ger of California Institute of
Technology explained the possible
demise of the world.
The chance of killing off the
worlds population is pretty re-
mote, DR.. LANCER saba chance
about equal to finding a pin
dropped from an airplane.
FATAL FACT
Astronomers have realized this
fatal fact for many years, but it's
one of those subjects not discuss
ed publicly.
"But what" DR.. LANCER was
asked, could cause this increase
in temperatures"
CAL we need is a good sunspot,
say one covering the entire sur
face of the sun and remaining
there for about a year." the SCI
enlist explained.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Will Revive Old
Laws of IOWans

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 10.
UP)-Iowas 87-year-old gov
ernmental organization and tax
system are due for rejuvenatlon
in a special session of the legls-
lature in November. ,.
The assembly also will substl-
tute for Iowa's ancient bone,
drv" laws a new liquor control
code in anticipation of repeal OF
the 18th Amendment.
Reorganization of the states
governmental machinery has long
been a dream of Gov. Clyde l..
Herring. He campaigned a year
ago on the Democratic platform
augmented by a personal plank
urging rebuilding of the states
executive machinery.
DRAFTED PLAN
One of the governors first acts
was appointment of a special
legislative committee to draft a
plan for reorganization. He also
secured for Brookings Institute
for Governmental Research in
Washington, D. c., to make a
thorough-going review.
The committee, under Chair
man Will F. Riley of Des Moines.
now is digesting the Brookings'
recommendations preparatory to
presenting a report.
In order to forestall a disor-
derby rout in consideration of
new liquor control laws in the
special session, the governor ap-
pointed a special commission to
study all types of existing liquor
laws.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
This commission, headed by
Maj. Gen. Matthew A. FINLEY,
Council Bluffs, Ia, has held pub
lie hearings at which every con-
ceivable plan was considered:
Ii is believed the commission
eventually will favor a plan
whereby a state commission OF
three appointed by the governor
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
EBENEZER FORMS
COMMITTEE OF 10
FOR DRY CAMPAIGN

A prohibition meeting which
was largely attended was held at
Ebenezer school house Sunday
night. ]. f .Shipman, schedule 1
to speak at the meeting, was IN
Raleigh and did not return 20
Hendersonville in time to meet
this engagement. but other speak
ers were present.
Excellent prohibition talks were
made by Prof w. H. Gale, G. H.
Magoon, George w. Justice and
the Rev. A. l. Justice, as reported
to The Times-News; and a cam
paign committee of ten members
was organized to lead the dry
fight in the community for the
November election. Ed Ross was
made chairman of this committee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Bethel Wesleyan
Revival Planned


Rev. NJ. R. Harvey genera
evangelist of the Wesleyan Meth
odist church, whose home is IN
Cberrvville. will begin a revival
meeting in Bethel Wesleyan Meth
odist Church, near old Tracy'S
Grove school house. on the Tracy
Grove road, October 10th, winch
will continue throughout October
29+h. 20,
Evening services will be at 7;oo
O'Clock. special singing and IN
strumental music will be features
of this meeting. eve sincerely
solicit your presence and extend
to all a most hearty welcome to
come and worship with u.s." said
Rev. Lorenzo A. Harvey, the pas
tor there. today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Crash Fatal to
Federal Agent

SALISBURY, Oct. 10.-(UP)
C. R. Sulratt, SO, special agent
of the federal government. with
headquarters in Charlotte, was
killed Sunday at noon between
China Grove and Lands when
the car in which he and his wife
were riding was struck by ma
chine driven by Tom Litaker OF
Concord.
Mrs. Surratt and Litaker are
in a hospital here but neither Is
considered critically hurt.
Both automobiles were demon
ished. ,
Surratt's home is in Burlington
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10

cessfully completed his prelimi-
nary training at the marine base,
Paris Island, S. c., and trans
ferred to the marine barracks,
Quantico, Va, for duty, 1t. Col.
A. B. Drum, officer in charge of
marine corps recruiting office at
Savannah, has announced. Kill
patrick was accepted there for
enlistment on August 10.
Mr.. fitzpatrick is the son of
Mrs. Esther Fitzpatrick, East Flat
Rock and is a graduate of the
East Flat Rock high school, class
of 1882.
Colonel Drum advises that a
limited number of high school
graduates will still be accepted
for service with the marines at
the Savannah office each month
during the balance of the year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
PAUL V. FITZPATRICK
SENT TO QUANTICO

Paul V. Fitzpatrick of the Uni
ted States marine corps has sue
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
REGISTRY OFFICE TO MOVE

MONTREAL. (UP).-The reg
istry office of the Canadian board
of grain commissioners will be
moved from Fort William to Mon
treal soon, it is announced.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Competition Ed
Road BuildiI
Work Falls A
Many Contractors b
Secured About All vi
They Can Bond nj
The 'l'irnes.Ns,,.
Sir Wai,s,ni

RALEIGH, Oct. lO.-r,1
highway and public work,
mission is up against a new
lem in connection with i, !
way construction program
having difficulty in getting /
ficient number of contrsS,'l
bid on it's construction r,|
Until a few months ago tb.|
way contractors were ont
anything they could get. Bull
the government started NJ
millions into highway cmj
ton, many of the copst
have already contracted 10,
all the work they have ecr,1
to do and about all the N
companies will bond for h.
cording to Chairman f. NJ
ress of the state highway "A
lie works commission.
$50 far we have not hi
trouble getting a sufficier
Der of bids at the lettings ,
held. but indications are >
have some trouble later o
Jeffress said. "At the las
held in South Carolina !,
there was an average
three bids to each PROD
that is not much competit
are hoping to have a ber9
age than that at the ner
we are having on Octobety
it is a fact that a good a
the contractors now hau
all the work they can /
about all that the bondiu
panies will carry them fn
Chairman Jeffress hops
the October Is letting wolf
about $1,000,000 worth d
construction, but approval c
eral projects was not I'd
from Washington in time
all into this letting that Ia!
inally been intended. Asti
letting includes some eight
ects, totalling some s. ME
new construction including
ing, structures and surface
ment. 1t is expected thea \
ects will total more than si
in cost.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10

will handle liquor sales through
state and privately owned dis
pensaries. ,.. :.L
This plan, also a favorite with
Governor Herring, is a comblna-
ton of the Quebec, Can. liquor
control system and the bratC
system now used in Sweden.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
CANADA SEEKS PROBE

MONTREAL. - (UP).-A re-
quest for the early appointment
of royal commission to investi-
gate prison conditions in Canada
has been forwarded to the federal
government by the Canadian Pris-
oners' Welfare association.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
UNAsKED ToNsIL OPERATION

GONZALES, Texas.-(UP).-
Guadalupe Martinez, %, got
tonsil operation which he didn't
order. The knife, welded by an
other Mexican, who intended it
for his jugular vein. missed its
mark. but made clean job of
removing one of Martinez's ton
Sils
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
QUEBEC APPLE CROP DOWN

MONTREAL, Canada.-(UP).
Quebec's 1888 apple crop will
amount to 100000 barrels, a de-
crease of 5000 as compared with
last year, according to govern
m.ant statistics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-06-30
PLENTY OF WORDS
FOR COMMON USE
Easy to Meet All ''Small
Talk Demands.

Somebody has computed that the
vocabulary of the average person in
his telephone conversations Is
''about 80 words" And when you
come to think of the substance Of
most telephone communications the
estimate may bear some relation to
the facts. Probably nine out of ten
telephone messages have to do with
arranging meetings. planning dinner
parties, ordering household supplies
or calling the doctor, and for these
purposes the English vocabulary of
Chinese laundryman is ample. The
longest conversations probably are
those of lovers and, as everybody
knows, few words from the Funk
4 Wagnalls list, fondly reiterated,
cover all possible demands on the
language. Next to lovers the long
time takers are ladies during those
hours of ease when they are express
ing their candid sentiments concern
ing the new scandal just around the
corner or telling of their new mark
down discoveries or criticizing the
behavior of Mr. Blobbs last night
when he was so sharp with Mrs.
Blobbs at the bridge table. Strange
to say, with all the fluency that goes
out over the wires during these col
loquies they involve no heavy draft
on the reservoirs of speech. Here
again dozen or two of words in
various combinations serve as an ad-
equate vehicle of thought.
Even if the estimate by the "some-
body" were fairly accurate we
should not hastily accept it as the
measure of the average persons
vocabulary. Along certain lines,
within a certain range, few differ
ent words suffice us, but on occasion
we can draw upon a great store of
them, some of which lie unused in
the backs of our heads for weeks
and months together. And then
there is the lingo of the office or
shop, which most of us drop when
we shut the door on business and
go home to tell bedtime stories to
the children. We couldn't interest
them in noils and warps and cams
and differentials. And the house
wife, likewise, has one considerable
vocabulary for the kitchen and an
other for the bridge party. We are
not so tongue-tied as the experts on
language would sometimes scare us
into believing. Transcript.