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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
|L.SNOT READY
|i0R CROP CUT.
PLAN IS SAID.
|gbsst Export Scheme
po,, Down In London
Farley
MARKET APPEARS
open FOR SCRAMBLE

,rurNS. Ga. May IL. (UP).
- the federal crop reduc-
q; ,r6rram through to the end
ri @;rvoIve an agricultural
-.I,,;or such as we are not pre-
~ FOR DR.. B. H. Hibbard Of
NJ T.r;yersitv of Wisconsin said
|. - a. he proposed a longtime
l.,-r.m for the farmer at the
...;.r,s Of Public Affairs, IN
krgress here.
His program Is:
of the tariff seek
j, aexi5ility and bargaining
T.. 10 promote foreign trade;
ia land policy program TO
] 70 ,9or land out of cultivation
r isrelop forests, grazing. and
4 monote game and recreatlonal
IL; ~.
- better tax system so that
t,,, hest able to pay will assume
,rorS5ility for the support OF
asr rstitutionS; .
l-Sme effective control of
.m must be devised, while it
b ts necessary to require the
g,Ss.irg Of a given crop through
cooperative agency.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
BYERS TAKES
OVER JOB OF
POSTMASTER
Receives Temporary App
ointment To Succeed
r. H. Station
GET QUICK ACTION

Hendersonville had a change
in postmasterS over night.
Il. C. Bvers, a Democrat, a
native of the county and a grain
and feed dealer here for num-
Der of years, succeeded r. h.
Station, Republican. whose term
expired February Ii and who
had been holding over while gov
ernmental machinery in Washing
ton was going through the pro-
cess of designating his success
Sor.
Mr.. Byers will be acting post
master until the civil service
commission certifies names of
three men from a list of twelve
or fifteen. Congressman Zebulon
Weaver dominates one of these,
and President Roosevelt makes
permanent appointment.
As acting postmaster, Mr..
Byers was appointed by the first
assistant postmaster general. Tele-
grams to him and to Mr.. Station
notifying them of the change
were received here at $50 p. M.
yesterday. They had been await
ed daily since May /, when &C
tive candidates for the office rec
commended the appointment Of
Mr.. Byers until such time as a
permanent appointment could be
made.
The message from Washington
ordered the transfer to be made
at the close of business yester-
Continued on page SKI
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7. W. Valentine
Home From Meet

Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Valentine
and Miss Katherine Valentine re-
turned to the city early this morn
ing from Wilmington, where MT.
Valentine had been in attendance
on the annual state Masonic grand
lodge meeting in the capacity OF
delegate from the local Masonic
chapter and the Cyrene command
cry, Knights Templsr, Of Ashe-
vile, of which he is also an Oh
ficer.
This was the 18th annual
meeting of the grand chapter Of
North Carolina Masons. The next
meeting will be held in Raleigh in
October, 1885.
Rev. Jos. Peacock. Of Raleigh.
was elected grand commander OF
Knights Templar for the state ju-
risdiction.
Walter N. Sherrod, of Enfield.
was named grand high priest Of
the Royal Arch chapter of North
Carolina.
A number of the Asheville dele
CATION, including Jack Enright,
made the trip to Wilmington by
air.
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By STEVE T. McGiNNIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

RALEIGH, May 11.-UP).-
The term "penitentiary prisoner"
was added to the long list of iden-
tifications Of Col. Luke Lea, of
Nashville, Tenn, late Thursday. as
doors of the North Carolina state
penitentiary closed behind him
and his son, Luke Lea, Jr.
Colonel Lea and his son were
brought here by automobile from
Asheville, where they spent a
night in the Buncombe county
Jail, following their. surrender to
North Carolina authorities by the
tennessee supreme court We'd
nesday.
Thew were convicted three
years ago on charges of violating
North Carolina banking laws in
connection with failure of the
Central Bank & Trust company,
at Asheville.
The Colonei's wife, whom he
married two years after the death
of his first wife, the present Mrs,
Lea's sister, accompanied her hus.
band here. She babe him goodbye
at the prison gates and hurried
away.
Colonel Lea entered the prison
cheerfully, conversing freely with
newspapers reporters and prison
authorities.
The prisoners were received by
Deputy Warden Bowen Dorsey
who signed a receipt to two Bun
combe county deputies. The Of
ficers, who brought the prisoner
here, then sped away.
Only concern evidenced by Lea
was over his sons health. "Prisor
sentence for my son." the Colone
asserted, "is death sentence in Ii:
present state"
Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus yes
terday denied requests for re
prieve for the younger Lea. Eff
forts toward reprieve, to allow
Luke, Jr., time to seek $4,000
for an optional fine. will continue
friends said.
Thomas L. Johnson, one of the
special prosecutors in the case
which resulted in conviction OF
Lea and his son, telegraphed the
governor in behalf of the reprievt
request.
"The boy was dominated by hi
father and had no criminal in
tent" the message said, "and hi
conviction was entirely on thu
grounds of being co-conspirato1
necessarily following conviction o.
his father"
The governor, at Elizabeth Cit!
for an address, replied that it wa
neither the time nor the place
to act"
Percy Lea and L. E. Gwinn
chief counsel for Colonel Lea, ar
rived here shortly after the pris
oners. Mrs. Lea and her younge'
son planned to remain here sew
eral days, probably in the inter
est of the reprieve. Gwinn, de
nying reports that either habea
corpus or injunction procedure
was to be brought in fedora
(Continued on page three)
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Health Held So Vital
10 Recovery, World Business Men
Are Placing Insurance On Him
'NId Interest In Whether Or Not He Will See Fro
gram Through Is Based Upon Primary VI
American Leadership

+erest-an interest, it was empha-
sized. rooted in the inescapao ae
fact that as America goes SO goes
the nations of the earth.
Lloyd's revealed they consld t,
- fha chances of assassination
considerably eoTs Sn less than the chances
the president might die through
natural causes.
Their policies on this unique
lowing three forms at present: -.
iOI ia premium of 5 per cent mt:
against Mr.. Roose ev;dest death by
"a premium Of Z IL S4, per
cent against his death by natural
causes.
"A premium of IL 3-5 per
CONTINUED on page three(
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Summer School
Is Scheduled To
Open Monday
Interest Shown In Special
Instruction AT H. 5.
Building

Inquiries concerning the sum-
mer school which is scheduled 10
open next week, are coming into
the high school offices and indi-
cate considerable interest, Supt.
F. M. Waters said this morning.
Enrolment for the school and
conferences with persons who
wish information will begin at
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning, he
said. The subjects to be taught,
personnel of the faculty and dura-
ton of the school can not be de-
termined in advance. he added.
The school will be conducted
for pupils who have failed in GER
tain subjects because of the short
ness of the regular school term
and the reduced teaching staff,
for those who wish to correct
weaknesses and avoid failures in
the future, and for those desiring
additional training in work al
ready pursued successfully.
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IscENTlNE OUT; OTHERS
kAST ALL TO SIGN

/ LONDON, May 11.-CUP).-
tsgotia:ions for a world wheat
hort agreement begged down
kiay and with prospects for a
Ewble world shortage due to the
|gugn. and rust. the field APP
Earei open for an international
kramble to capture the market.
American and European crop
Etrates are reported cut by the
bought.
Russia may suffer some reduc-
pn. Argentina refused to join
] other wheat countries in an
reement for a minimum price
exports and unless the agree
elt is unanimous the other ma
pHS which have been participant
& in the world wheat conference
n not join in it.
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U. S. s. MACON
REJOINS FLEET
Controversy Still RACES At
Washington Over Useful
lness OF Dirigibles

MIAMI, MAY II. (UP)-The
.U.S,S. Macon left at $50 a. m.
today to participate again IN
United States fleet maneuverS IN
Caribbean waters. In carrier
maneuvers the Macon was ode
stroyed." She will return to her
mangar here Sunday.
WASHINGTON, May II. (UP)
Controversy over usefulness of
dirigibles ragged undated today,
with high navy officials remain
ing unconvinced of their value
but holding an open mind pend
ing further tests with the giant
Macon.
The Macon theoretically was
"shot down" by attacking arr
planes in fleet maneuvers in the
Caribbean last week end. Navy
aviation officers defending her
work said, however, the $4,000
900 craft had gained valuable IN
formation for her side IN the
war games even though she later
was destroyed. "
Secretary of Navy Claude A
Swanson, revealing additional de-
tails of the tactical exercises
said the navy has not yet reach
ed a decision as to the useful
ness of dirigibles." He takes
the position that greater proof
of their efficiency must be pre-
scented before the administrator
will be convinced of the value o.
spending any more money o.
risking any more lives with new
airShiDS
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PLAINTIFF IS
GIVEN VERDICT
Mrs. Mclaughlin Gets $3SO
For Loss OF Car; Court
Term Here Ends

In the superior court yester--
dav afternoon jury awarded
damages in the amount OF Sooo
TO the plaintiff in the action en-
filled Mrs. Inez Mclaughlin
against the Southern Railway
companv. The case occupied s
DAYS of the court session ana
was declared to have been one
of the most colorful civil actions
ever heard in court here:
The plaintiff in the action was
seeking $1,000 as result of the
destruction of her automobile a
Chrysler coupe, by a Southern
freight train at Royal Plnes OH
Ocober 8 of last year.
The car was being driven by
her husband. James j. McLaugh-
lin and stopped on the tracks.
n was alleged in the complaint
that a wheel of the automobile
slipped into a hole at the cross
ing and that Mr.. Mclaughlin
was unable to move the car. He
went for help to move the car
and was returning when the
train struck the car.
The Jury held that the plain
tiff was damaged by the negllg-
once of the defendant and
awarded damages. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin, according to evidence, was
alone at the time. ,.
The court also granted a dl-
vorce Yesterday to Leevon Berry
from Roma Caldwell Berry.
The court adjourned this morn
ing about 1890 after being in
session almost two weeks.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
Drought, Insects Are Destroying
Million Bushels OF Wheat Daily In
Midwest; Large Surplus Still Stored
Spring Crop Situation Worst Since Famine OF 1894;
Calls Attention To Need Of Flexibility In The
Governments Program

of 45,OOO,OOO busrels
will come out of this years crop.
The agriculture department es-
timated yesterday winter wheat
surplus of 45,000,000 bushels
80, 100000 fewer than it predict
ed a month ago. Unofficial es.
Inmates showed that even if the
spring crop-normally 240,.O00,-
900 bushels falls $4,000, 900
bushels below that. the total 1884
crop will be approximately $685.
900 bushels.
Federal Relief Administrator
Harry l.. Hopkins told senate
labor subcommittee that drought
was adding serious problems to
the attempt to care for the de-
stitute. He said s25,000,000 had
been spent in the last two months
Continued on page threel
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Miss Geiger Gets
Prize Scholarship

HARTSVILLE, S. c., May II.
The national honor fraternity;
Beta Pi Theta, has conferred
upon Miss Antionette Geiger, OF
Hendersonville the annual award
for the best essay in French sub
mitted by any member of the
fraternity. The award consists
of a ring with the official insig,-
mia and a tuition scolarshlp at
the summer school of French at
Middlebury college. Miss Geiger
is sophomore at Cocker college.
Miss Geiger is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Geiger of
this city. She had been elected
president of the French club at
Coker College before winning the
scholarship.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
BIBLE LECTURES AT
DANA ANNOUNCED

Evangelist R. L. Isbell, of LIE
noir, announced today that he will
deliver a series of Bible lectures
at the Advent Christian church at
Dana, beginning Saturday evening
at 1880 o'clock and continuing
until the latter part of next week.
He will also preach at IL a. m.
Sunday. The public is invited.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
|WO OF TOUHY GANG
FACING TRIAL AT
ASHEVILLE MONDAY

ASHEVlLLE, MAY II. - Two
||Gany gangsterS, Ludwig (Dutch)
Enmldt and Basil Banghart viii
brought immediately from IL
Fols to Asheville for trial in fed
"a court here Monday in con-
FcHon with the S1O5,O0O mail
F0oeTy in Charlotte last Novem-
r United States District Attor-
Y Marcus Erwin revealed here
Esterday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
BALFOUR AT HOME in
SATURDAYS GAME

Balfour will meet Beacon Mills
in the Western Carolina INDUS
trial league on Saturday after
noon at $3.50 on the Balfour dia-
mond. Don Parker, former hlgn
school star will pitch for Balfour'
with Albritton receiving.
Several new players have pee9
added to the Balfour lineup ara
a good game is expected,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11

Rev. Fred G. Mackenzie (above) ,
of Scranton, Pa, accompanied by
Mrs. Mackenzie, will arrive in the
city Saturday and hold a short
series of Bible meetings at Grove
Street Gospel church, beginning
Sunday morning. In addition 20
his Scranton pastorate, Rev. Mac
kenzie, assisted by Mrs. Macken-
zie, sponsors the Scranton School
of the Bible. The meetings here,
to which the public is invited, will
probably continue through Thurs
day night of next week, services
being held at 8 p. m, on week
nights.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
BY WILLIAM A. BELL
Jpt;ed Press Staff Correspondent

u
WASHINGTON, May II. CUP
"A million bushels Of wheat a
dav are being destroyed in the
middle west by drought and in
seccts, and conditions are worse
for the spring crop than at any
time since the famine harvest of
1894, Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace said yesterday.
But America is in no danger
of going hungry, because tucked
away in elevators and farm bins
there is a surplus of 100000
600 bushels from previous crops.
Even though some farmers are
watching helplessly while hot,
prairie winds are whirling seed
wheat out of the dust in which
it is planted. it is likely that a
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
PRESBYTERIAN MEN
TO MEET TUESDAY

Prof. F. M. Waters. president
of the Men of the Church organ
ization of t h Presbyterian
church. announces the regular
monthly meeting of the men for
next Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock. Supper will be served
at that hour by ladies of the
church. Supper will be served
at that hour by ladies Of the
church, to be followed by a pro-
Gram on church work.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
EV. MAHAFFEY AT
VALLEY HILL SUNDAY

nns Rev. R. R. Mahafrey will
.aCn special Mothers Day
mon at Valley Hill at IL a. m.
80 An invitation is extend
/" me people of this and other
iun''leS to bring old people,
cauy mothers. &c the service.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
TWO LEAS SEE
ATTORNEY FOR
CONFERENCE
Communication For Luke Jr.,
Sought Yesterday From
Ehringhaus Fails
MRS. LEA TO MAKE
HOME in RALEIGH

RALEIGH, May 11.-(UP).-
l.. f. Gwinn, chief counsel for
the Leas, conferred with the Leas
in state prison for an hour today.
Afterwards he said, owe didn't
discuss anything Of a public ma
ture."
Mrs. Lea, Sr., visited her hus-
band and son today. She said she
would remain at Raleigh indefi-
nitely to be near them.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
U,i, SI HENRY T. RUSSELL
C.. Press Staff Correspondent
wright, 1884, United Press)

,ssi3SDOS, Nav 11.-UP)-
inSor.snI RooSevelt's health is so
Ran ,an; 70 the world in the fight
laep -, oppression that business
Rain, ouylng insurance policies
tin n, anything happening to
Tbo- .oyG'S revealed yesterday.
q~lo,no.o tstd-wIde insurance agen-
a0IeisS famous for it's unusual
>das' Ia. against almost anything
1i man zen issuing policies to men
I've n tahds on whether he will
rOugb IN. MS recovery program
Seiia,,,,e company officials said.
p one MI, ~ history has the rate
||Satecraf. nan \ and his policies Of
oeld such universal in
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
POSTS 100000,
STATE SERVES
Two WARRANTS
Must Arrange Another
$4,000 Bond On En-
bezzlement Charges
COURT CASE GOES
OVER TO TUESDAY,

CHICAGO, May 11.-(UP).-
Samuel insult today posted
100000 surety bond for his re-
lease on two federal indictments
but was Immediately rearrested
on two state charges of embezzlc-
ment.
To secure his freedom from Jail
it will be necessary for him to go
to Criminal Courts building and
arrange another bond of $4,000
for his appearance on state
charges.
CHICAGO, May II. (UP)--
The battle by Samuel insult
against the right Of the govern
ment to bring him to trial was
postponed today until next Tues-
day. 49,.
Copyright 1884 United Press)
CHICAGO, Nav II. (UP)--
Samuel insult will fight for his
freedom on the ground he was
"shanghaied" from Turkey.
The fallen public utilities mag
mates attorney, Floyd Thompson.
revealed last night he will make
this claim the basic for a new
appeal to the courts to lower In
sull's 100000 bond to permit
his release from iail.
Thompson, said he would start
his move after Judge Will M.
Sparks of the United States cir
cult court of appeals refused a
habeas corpus plea.
The attorney said unless he
could obtain insults release inn
mediately on lower bond, no
would start extraordinary pro-
ceedings in an effort to. prove
the former multi-millionaire was
brought here illegally.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
GREATEST DUST STORM ON
RECORD DRIFTS EASTWARD
TOWARD ATLANTIC OCEAN
BY UNITED PRESS

The greatest dust storm on rec
ord drifted across more than half
of the United States to the At
lantic seaboard today, adding to
devastation of the prolonged
drought in the midwestern grain
land and causing wide discomfort
in the eastern states.
Meteorological authorities said
that the storms extent was almost
unprecedented. Dust clouds raised
by winds from scorched plains of
the west might drift high in the
air for many miles, it was said.
Henderson county today was
getting it's share of the dust be-
lieved to be blown in from wes-
tern states where prolonged
drought has done much damage
to farm crops. The air today was
decidedly dusty, and the noun
tains appeared in haze caused
by the dust. This is the second
time this year that this section
has been visited by dust clouds
believed to come from the middle
west.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
DRIVE CAREFULLY TODAY
REMEMBER

FIT YOUR DRIVING TO THE WEATHER.
If the streets slippery, slow down.
Take the easily 49,
Don't travel at speed that Will make sudden stop necessary
intersection
it is raining be sure your vision adequate by having the
windshield wiper in good working condition. -, u ,
-Hghway Safety Committee Carolina Motor Club
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-11
GOOD AFTERNOON

Thirteen hundred words are
enough for any language, says a
Canadian educator. Why, that
hardly covers the choice cuss
words, let alone the slang.
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WEATHER

tonight and somewhat
tonight and Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
$3)O,0DO,0)O FIXED
FORPUBL|C WORKS
Roosevelt and Ickes Agree
on Amount to Ask of
Congress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Ickes have fixed $500 1000, 900 as the
amount Congress will be asked to
authorize for public works expendi-
lures in the next fiscal year. begin
ming July /.
Although considerably smaller than
| the $500 900 900 originally allocated
for public works and now virtually
exhausted by allotments to some S.
600 Federal and non Federal projects,
the sum, which was agreed upon at a
conference between the President and
the Interior Secretary, is considered
sufficient to carry on larger projects
for which only partial allotments
were made from the original fund.
In addition, it is expected that more
| than 100000, 900 will be available for
| allotment to non-Federal projects.
Applications for money for this type
OF project now on file total So, ,5OO,-
000, 900.
Projects which will have to be
carried forward out of the new fund
include the $63 ,OOO, 900 Grand Coulee
dam for which $4,000, 900 was allo-
Gated for additional work; the S22,-
100000 Caspar- r-Alcova irrigation pro-
ject in Wyoming tor which $4,000
600 was allotted; the $84 900 900 Fort
Peck dam for which $25, 900 900 was
set aside; the $44,000,00O Vonneville
dam in Oregon for which s20,O00,-
900 was put up and the sl0s, ,000, 900
Boulder Canyon project for which
$38, 600, 900 was allotted.
officials said other demands on the
new fund may be made by the Navy
for ship construction, by the Army
for rebuilding and other departments,
such as the Post Office Department
for new post Office buildings.
Secretary Ickes Is known to be
anxious to have States which were
prevented by constitutional limita-
tions from participating to any large
extent in the previous fund to have
an opportunity of obtaining money
from the new $500,000,00o chest.
Evening star., 1934-04-19

argued that if they were to be ex-
plotted they should be represented in
Parliament; the King refused, North
was his instrument, and the one
made the Revolution while the other
bore more than his share CT the
blame for 1t.
Today it is all very academic-ex-
cept in Washington. But here, where
the institutions of democracy are GEN.
tered and where liberty and justice
theoretically have their national
home. people still appreciate the i'm
pulses. the motives and the ideals OF
the Revolutionary fathers because the
problems they face are much the
same. For the disenfranchised Dis
trict another Revere must ride
Evening star., 1934-04-19
EASTMAN DEFINES
RAIL LABOR ISSUE
Senate Committee Told
Collective Bargaining
Is Essential.
By the Associated Press.

oy tnc hSSOclateQ freSS.
Joseph B. Eastman, transportation
co-ordinator, told the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee today
that railroad employees must deal
collectively rather than individually"
in arbitrating labor disputes.
Opposing amendments suggested by
railway managers to the Dill bill to
change the existing railroad labor act
and set up mediation and national
adjustment boards, Eastman said:
Apparently it is the idea behind
these railroad amendments that or
ganiZations representing the minority
as well as the majority ought to be
recognized"
Such a change, he added, would
lead to "all manner of confusion, con-
troversy and internal strife among
employees"
Eastman said If a majority of the
employees wanted a company union
that ought to be the representative
organization" He added he did not
favor compelling the company to
deal along with a national union
representing minority, and the same
principle would apply when the situa-
ton was reversed"
The co-ordinator said the theory
of collective bargaining was that
employees cannot deal on equal terms
with the employer unless they or
ganize"
They may subdivide into crafts or
classes, if desired" he said. But
whether the organization represents
all of the employees or a craft or
class, it should be set up by the ma
jority, just as our National Govern
ment is set up, or State or munich
pal government"
If the management's idea prevailed,