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The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Retail Code Chief
Hits NRA Practice

JOHNSONBURG, N. j., Aug. 18
G.N.SO Price fixing and market
regulation under NRA was sharp
ly criticized from within the ranks
of the recovery body today, when
DR.. Paul H. Nystrom, vice chair
man of the National Retail Code
Authority, gave his views on mar
keting at Stevens Institute OF
Technology conference for en-
gineers. He expressed the urgent
hope that we may rescue what is
worthwhile in the NRA, but get
rid of it's harmful developments
certain to cause economic and
political disorder if they remain. y
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Will Rogers
Says:

MUKDEN, Manchukuo, Aug.
18.-Td heard how nobody
seemed to be able to recognize
Manchukuo, and there's been
such a lot of trouble about it,
but l recognized it the minute I
got into the hotel here.
It's not as exciting as you
might think. There's lots of
news. But it don't seem to be
originating around here.
Copyright. 1894. by McN@ught
Syndicate, InC.)
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
NRA CHIEF SEES
PRESIDENT
By International News Service

Reorganization OF IIle NINA was
the subject of a White House con-
ference today between President
Roosevelt and Recovery Admins
traitor Hugh S. Johnson.
General Johnson refused to talk
about details but admitted Mr..
Roosevelt had told him he could
not get away from his work with
the Administration for a long time
to come. General johnson said:
eve discussed reorganization
generally, but cannot discuss
the details of that now.
"The President told me I can
not get away from my duties,
so of course I will stay on. The
NRA reorganization plans are
being worked out, but they have
not gone past the formative
stage yet. 1, of course, will take
up the whole matter again with
the President later"
General Johns o n said he
planned to leave for vacation at
a Delaware beach next Wednes-
day,
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Alexandria Opens
First Auto Fete

The first motor carnival to be
held in Alexandria was opened to-
day under auspices of the Carter
Motor Company. Twelve mer-
chants in Alexandria have do
mated prizes valued at over $1,000.
These will be distributed at
various features during period
of 10 days.
The Speed Pearson's original
Blue Ridge Mountain band will
play each evening.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
By JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN

What constitutes ''modernizaon under the rules of the
Federal Housing Administration?
That is question asked by many property owners de-
sros of obtaining from private financial institutions loans
for improving their holdings but uncertain to the type of
repairs and alterations they may make
The of the Federal Housing Administration both
elastic and specific this point Referring the note which
the property gives the private financial institution the
regulations state:
"The note not have been made cover payments
for movable equipment considered part of the real
estate when installed"
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Employe of Bank
Sought by Police

A. N. Waller, 81, employe Of the
Riggs National Bank, reported
missing from his home in the 21OO
block Wyoming Avenue, N. w.
was sought by police today
Mrs. Louis j. Waller, mother OF
the missing man, who requested
the police search, reported he left
home Thursday, ostensibly to GO
to the bank. He did not report for
work on that day, it was found.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
100000 Silk Theft
Holds 2 of Gang

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 0N.SD
Rocky Carey, 33, alias Bob
Wilson. was being held today as
a fugitive from justice in con-
nection with the theft of a $780,
900 truckload Of silk in Old
Forge, Pa. Detectives also ar.
rested Lawrence Favola, 81, said
to be a member of Carey's gang
The gang has hijacked more
than a million dollars worth of
merchandise from trucks passing
over the Pocono Mountains, &C,
cording to police.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18

up a dozen typewriter ribbons"
Several other motion picture
stars were mentioned in the seized
letters, but their names were not
disclosed by the authorities. One
letter read:
"Dear Caroline:
81 have another wire from
William Goodman asking me to
come down to Imperial Valley
and organize a committee, but
I'm not exactly where l was 10
days ago.
81 have Cagney's money again,
too, and will send some for the
strikers, but I want to send it
for gas and oil for pickets and
for food relief, not for defense
at present. 1 feel it is more i'm
portant to keep up the strike
than to shrek about civil liber-
ties at present"
The signature attached to the
litter was not disclosed.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
DriZzle to Halt
And Skies Clear

Despite a light drizzle in the
District this morning, the Weather
Bureau forecast fair and slightly
warmer weather for the week
end.
Yesterday was one of the coolest
days of the summer, the mercury
reaching only IS degrees at the
top. and falling to a low of 81
early this morning.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Senator Stephens
White House Caller

Senator Hubert Stephens DD,
of Mississippi. candidate for re-
election. called on President Roose-
welt at the White House yesterday.
Senator Stephens is opposed for
the Democratic nomination by
Representative Ross Collins,
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Coast Beauty, 16,
Found Strangled

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 10
GN.SD.-Cecila Gotta, Is, pretty
spanish-American girl, was found
strangled to death today in a lit
tie canyon not far from her
home here. The girl, who had
disappeared from home yester-
day, had been brutally beaten.
The scene was not far from Bal
boa Park, where Hazel Bradshaw
was found stabbed to death
about three yeaxS ago.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
BY EUGENE ]. CADOU
international News Service

Activities Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company
will be subjected to pitiless in
vestigation by the newly organized
Federal Communications Commits
sion, international News Service
learned today.
The giant utility has been
ordered, along with all telephone
companies, to submit exhaustive
information concerning its opera
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Girl, Il, Ends Life
By Turning on Gas

SUFFOLK, Va, Aug. 10 (spe-
ciaD.-Marie Griggs, IA. ended
her life with gas at the home of
her uncle, C. B. Slavin.
She left a note in which she said
There is nothing in life for me-"
The girl had been dead several
hours when her body was found
in the kitchen.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Industrial Board
Seeks Wage Level

Meeting for the first time yes
terday, the emergency industrial
committee named by the PreSi-
dent to study and adjudicate
conflicting interests of Govern
mental agencies in industrial and
labor problems, considered the
question of correcting varying
wage scales on similar Govern
ment projects.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18

be applied to almost any type of
structure, including business
building, garage, hotel, and the
like, providing it is worth while to
repair the property.
Ideas for modernization can be
obtained from an electrical con,
Continued on Page 10, Col. p
The Washington times., 1934-08-18

This means that the improve
ments may include repainting, new
electric wiring, and repair of a
fence, but may not include the al
dition of such movable equipment
as an electric fan, a radio, or a
store counter.
The store counter is mentioned
because the modernization may
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
PRESIDENT TO CRUISE

President Roosevelt plans to
leave Washington late today for
a cruise aboard the official yacht
Sequoia. He will return tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aug,

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 18
1N.SO. Defiant Communistic
correspondence, disclosed in the
seizure by the Sacramento police
Red" squad, of private letters of
Caroline Decker, so-called firebrand
of California farm labor agitation
under arrest on charges of crlmi-
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
KIDNAPPED PREACHER, HELD HERE, FREED
MOdernizatiOn Loans
Cover Wide Variety
Of improvements

THIS IS ANOTHER of series of articles on the Fed
eral Housing Administration. The Washington Times is
the only newspaper the United States giving complete
Information this project.
The Washington times., 1934-08-18

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair tonight; tomorrow warmer, followed by
flowers. Full weather report on Page III.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1934-08-18
Weaver HurLs
First Against
White Sox
TODAY's PROBABLE LINE.UPS:
WASHINGTON
CHICAGO

Figures for pitchers indicate games
on and lOSt.)
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

Where an overhanging ledge furnished protection
from flying branches that were carried by the tre-
mendous wind, De Cana, Prudence Jerry, and Tom
crouched and watched their ship pounding itself
to pieces.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
CATS GO ON STRIKE

BELGRADE.-The cats on the
Island Of Sofia are sick of mice.
What once was a rare delicacy
is now daily fare. Thousands of
small field mice have invaded
the island and devour9d the fig
crop and started on the oats and
peas. The few cats on the island
have gone a strike. Heavy rein
forcements of new cats have
been summoned, but no picket
ing is expected,
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
$40 CLOTHING TAKEN

DR.. Menson B. Pettitt, Of st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, told police
today that thieves had stolen
clothing valued at $40 from his
automobile which was parked in
the 2400 block of Fifteenth
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-10-31

Repeatedly, they were blown of their feet on the
short trip to the beach. Boo-Boo the lion, lay
down in the lee Of big rock, and refused to stir
further. Near the beach the four adVenturers also
sought refuge.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Judith Lane
bv JEANNE BOWMAN

some smart reporter like ella Sanford
would see them and smell a political
mouse. You remember my esti-
mable news sheet nearly put both of
them on the scandal spot after the
last election"
'I must get hold of Big Tom. He
should know about Lampere before he
reaches Houston. Wait . there S
some one at the door,"
well, girls" Mrs. Dale stood in
the doorway. Aren't you coming
up?"
when I was girl" observed ella,
with the affectation of an ancient
crone, my hostess escorted me-"
Times and hosteSSes have. changed"
laughed Mrs. Dale, but there was
apology in her voice, 80, under the
circumstances, come along"
The hostess met them on the main
deck and, propelling Judith gently
along by a delicate pressure on her
arm, came to a stop on the after
deck, where the crowd had gathered.
Folks" Mrs. Bevins' voice was
genial, friendly, 81 want you to meet
Toms stenographer, Miss Lane"
Having been catalogued," observed
ella, laughing, suppose you come
along over here and sit with the only
other working girl aboard"
Judith followed ella, slightly be-
wildered, while the crowd laughed
good-naturedly. Judith noticed Nor
man wasn't on deck, nor was Big
Tom. She sank into wicker chair
which was pushed out from some
where, and then saw Norman ap-
preaching, an eXquisitely lovely girl
smiling up into his face.
The girl accepted a chair directly
opposite Judith's and she noticed with
start that this was Mathile Bevins-
a Mathile who had changed tremen-
dously since she had last seen her.
Her eyes, artfully shadowed, seemed
dark instead of pale blue, beneath the
crown of platinum hair. She wore a
dark blue organdy, cut on exaggerated
sailor suit lines, with silver braid and
Evening star., 1934-03-20

strange emotions 9. storms espe-
cial1y.
For illustration: During one OF my
earlier trips abroad we spent some
time in Italy. I managed to shake
my chaperon oh, yes, mother
tried to have me properly duennaed
and take a cruise on the Medi-
terranean.
1T was an Italian boat with an
Italian captain. young fellow .
handsome in a plebeian sort Of way.
We ran into a tremendous storm.
Now, of course, under ordinary cir
cumstances would never have spoken
to the man, but that storm worked
Evening star., 1934-03-20

on my emotions so thoroughly 1t took
me fortnight ashore to realized ]
loathed, instead of loved, him"
Judith's eyes were no longer gray
they were blue-black with anger. She
looked at Norman, he was smiling
easily. as though amused at the story
then she looked at ella.
The girls red lips had parted to
show the gleam Of white teeth, her
figure seemed vibrating with anger
but when she spoke her voice was
filled with laughter.
MY word, Miss Bevins," she
chuckled, lone might almost think
you were inferring that Mr. Dale de-
Evening star., 1934-03-20

look badly. Has father been working
you too hard, or have you been diet
ing for the former fashionable fig-
ure?"
, Forced dieting" barked Tom Bev-
ins, who had come up behind Judith.
"all of us were. We found the natives
down there about starved and this
child" with a fond pat on Judith's
head. Slipped her poor share to the
kids"
Really, tell us about the trip, Miss
Lane?" suggested some one.
"Help!" gasped Mathile delicately,
"not that. I've been bored with tales
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Of surveying trips ever since can
remember"
'You wouldn't have been bored
with this one, or on it, either" her
father suggested, comfortably. I'VE
had the kind of a storm, Tilly, which
used to send you scurrying under the
bed"
Tily flushed scarlet and the crowd
hooted at the idea of the elegant
Mattel on all fours seeking shelter.
Peculiar how danger brings out
the primitive in us" remarked some
one.
Danger" retorted Mathile, her
voice brittle, brings out lot of
Evening star., 1934-03-20

buttons for trimming. It was unques-
tionably smart.
Judith sought for simile to ex-
press the change in the plump, dowdy
girl she had known and the gently
rounded, beautifully sophisticated one
before her, She had it. She was as
different as the lilly her father had
once called her was different from
the Mathile he called her now when
he didn't forget.
Norman seated himself near Judith,
a proprietary air about him which
caused the Bevins eyes to narrow.
Miss Lane" she began with a
patr1nizing note in her voice, you
Evening star., 1934-03-20

cided to fall In love with Judy because
they ran into q small hurricane"
Norman sat up with a start. "Oh.
no." he protested, "Mathile's always
reminiscing over affairs"
Tomorrow, Judith sees her future
home.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Pays 3 Cents Tax Quarterly.

HARTFORD, Conn. OP)-One tax-
payer. whose income tax amounted to
3 cents, elected to pay it in quarterly
installments. His return came to the
internal revenue Offices with a penny
attached to it by a paper clip.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

SYNOPSIS Judith Lane, Tom Bevin's
secretary. and Norman Dale return from
Rio Diablo engaged Bevlns is about to
build dam at Rio Diablo to reclaim a
Galveston by the Bevins yacht. on which is
CHA Sanford. Judith's reporter friend; CHA
tells Judith that Mathile Bevtns Will try
to make trouble between her and her
newly acquired dance and that Morton
Houstons law firm. is out to queer Bevins'
dam project.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-01
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
DIAGNOSES DIFFER

Judges Michael Schenck and Thomas J. Shaw
opening court at Asheyille and at Lincolnton both
had suggestions to make which, they felt, were
calculated to have retardng effect upon violations
of the law and general cussedness Judge Schenck
urged the members of his grand jury to report to
the solicitor any instances of drunken driving
adding the fearsome promise that 'if you bring
before this court any offenders will fix it so they
can't operate automobile over our highways for
long time"
Judge Shaws observation took different task
''If newspapers" he said, "would discontinue the
publication of crime news / believe it would do
more than any effort of the government to curb
crime These crime stories, which always get
prominent positions in the papers, are serving as
abetters to lawlessness in this country"
What IS common to these separate utterances is
the readiness with which both distinguished (that
adjective ought to insure against contempt pro-
ceedlngs) Jursts recommend extra special proce-
dure to curb lawlessness in general and in particu
lar. Judge Schenck requests the individuals who
comprise the grand jury to turn coppers and re.
port those they may have seen driving drunk in
order that he may pop it to them. Which might
De helpful but not anywhere near so helpful as
would unanimous resolution simply on the part
OF the courts themselves to deal adequately with
drunken drivers brought before them in the ordi-
nary run of business. Ignored by Judge Schenck
are such pertinent facts that in Charlotte for ex-
ample, last year 1913 drunken drivers were arrested
and not more than very occasional one if any,
sent to the roads; that of 33 who appealed from
the Judgment of recorders court to the superior
court the cases of 25 were mol pressed.
As for Judge Shaws suggestion, made, it is ex-
planned, not as attack upon that group the stock
IN trade of which is happenings, Charlotte sta
tstlc again suffices to return to the doorstep OF
the courts the baby which they would work off on
the newspapers In the last three years alone there
have been rs homicides in this city, yet during the
full "a years of the electric chairs existence it has
had only two customers from Mecklenburg, with
another on deck.
Does His Honor consider that an agreement b.
the newspapers to refrain from publishing crime
news would have anywhere near so salutary an
effect as few frst-cass executions directed by
the courts?-Charlotte News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-01

the lot was the 9-year-old daugh-
ter of our host. The party made
no allowances for her tender
years and she seemed to expect
none. On Saturday might she
finished a toilsome trip to Beech
Knob, at the head of the party
she spent the night in a track
load of straw, she washed her
face in the morning in cold
mountain water, she curried her
own horse after breakfast and
was off on a 25-mile ride
through the mountains b without
the benefit of trails, and when
the time arrived to leave she
begged to stay another night.
One of the best views in the
mountains may be had from
Beech Knob. The entire country
spreads out before ones feet;
Pisgah to the left, the Pink Beds
below, and Hendersonville in the
distance. At night automobile
lights on the Hendersonville- Bre-
ward and Hendersonville- Asheville
road are clearly seen.
There seems to be a great deal
of dead wood in the forest.
Most of the chestnuts are dead
as the result of a blight of, a
few years ago.
Horses are a great deal like
people. Four of the animals
were picketed out for the night.
The fifth, a pony, was left to
wander about. He Immediately
sensed the fact that the others
were at his mercy and for the
remainder of the night he passed
away the time worrying them.
This greatly annoyed an emin-
ent dentist on the party. His.
bed was near the wall of the
wall of the cabin and immedi-
ately in line with the heels Of
one of the horses as she made
passes at the pony most of the
night.
Making a fire is a gift and
not an art to be acquired by
practice. Those doubling this
statement should try their hand
at it some time.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-01
THE SPOTLIGHT
By WICKES WAMBOLDT =
RULES OF ORDER

After a board of alderman had
stewed around in their own juice
for a number Of months, and the
public had been obliged to witness
first one thing and then another,
a friend of the administration
suggested the following rules Of
order:
mo member of this board
shall talk more than three hours
on any one subject without Sc
curing permission from the board
every sixty minutes to proceed.
mo member of this board
shall interrupt his own or any
other members discussion of a
question to tell irrelevant anec-
dotes.
3.-Such expressions as "liar, "
"thief," "half fool half crook"
"libertine," "embezzler," etc. ap-
piled by one member to another,
shall be considered Objectionable
eveh when applicable.
Amy person appearing be-
fore this board with intention
Of shooting any member of it or
the city manager, must first pro-
cure a hunting license.
amy member Of this board
squirting rotten eggs through his
teeth at the presiding officer
shall be considered out of order.
6.-Any member of this board
who fails to smile when he ac-
cuses another member of having
canine ancestry will be consider
ed out Of order.
Tt shall be the duty Of the
presiding officer to enforce these
rules with the aid of a sawed off
shot gun which will be provided
out of an emergency fund to be
included in the next budget.
8.-Any time the presiding Of
ficer wishes to make a remark,
he shall surrender the gavel to
the vice chairman, leave the
chair, walk around the block,
salute the flag three times and
exclaim in a loud voice, ode
gustibus non est disputandum."
st is understood and agreed
that except where there may be
conflict with the foregoing pro-
visions, the conduct of this board
shall be governed by Marquis of
Queensbury rules.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-01
INNOCENT BYSTANDER
(Who Should Be Shot)

Z.
When an aspiring colunmnist
takes a vacation for even a week
end he should always carry along
the materials of his trade or else
possess a good memory, for he
invariably sees or hears some
thing worth recording and pass
ing along.
The Bystander passed a cou-
pie of days and a night in the
Pisgah National Forest a few
DAYS ago, hence the necessity for
getting some of this stuff off has
chest.
In the forest there is much
evidence of the activity of the
CCC lads. All over the place
one sees trees cut about the
trunk so that they will die and
the forest be thinned out. There
must be thousands of feet of
wood thus condemned. 1t was
this fact that makes a remark
of a friend pertinent. With the
CCC thus killing out large
quantity VI IluluSl, duIllOIitleS
contracted for wood at Tuxedo
to be hauled into the forest to
keep the Gees warm during the
winter.
High on top of mountain
near Club Gap there stands the
remains of a one-room cabin. 1t
stands in the center of a small
clearing and there are remains
of a rail fence in front and in
the rear of the house.
The cabin is built of hewed
logs and what remains of the
floor appears to be hewed plank
The chimney is of rock plastered
with mud. although there is no
rock in the immediate vicinity.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-01
wide peace.

The South Carolina Legislature, which
meets each year, made record last year
for the length of it's stay in Columbia and
the record was not at all pleasing to the
people of the State. This year the South
Carolina body is hard at work in what ap-
pears to be more efficient manner, with
the certainty that the session will be short
and all necessary business will get atten-
ton.