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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-18
COUNTY CRIME RECORD
HIGH, is REVEALED

Continued from page one.)
for more speedy prosecution of
all cases docketed in Henderson
county court.
Following his brief introduc-
tory greeting, Mr.. Sheppard told
Kiwanis and guests of the club OF
mis- experience as prosecutor over
a period of three and one-half
years, speaking as follows:
1t would perhaps be of interest
to YOU to know that the court has
tried approximately 1900 cases
in this period of time. This Is
not the exact number shown by
the record because in great
number of cases there are several
defendants instead of one. The
last number shown on my docket
is 2,303. Some Of these were
handled during the term of Judge
Meekins. The court records indi-
cate trial of 338 cases for assault
and assault with a deadly weapon
and assault on females. Of these
cases tried 258 resulted in con-
victions, making tho percentage
of convictions in assault 1858 per
cent. Of this number of assault
cases tried in the past three and
one-half years, 210 were for as
sault with deadly weapons, 1875
resulting in convictions, 1913 were
for other assaults. The assault
with deadly weapon is a vicious
violation of the law intended to
protect the persons of our citi-
zens for that in a number OF
these cases the person assaulted
barely escaped with his life.
These cases are the embryo of
homicides, manslaughter and MUIR
der, and could easily have result
ed in long and tedious trials in
superior court for homicide.
The next largest volume of
criminal cases is known as lar
ceny. This is the felonious steal
ing, taking, and carrying away oe
another's property. Tie court
during the last three and one-half
years has tried 240 of these cases,
1876 of which resulted in convic-
tions, or 81 IA per cent. These
cases are offenses against proper
ty rights of our citizens,
Perhaps the most dangerous Of
Tense committed and coming be-
fore the court for trial is the
case of the drunken driver. The
court, has tried rs such cases
within the last three and one-halt
year period, so of, which resulted
in CONVICTIONS, or 80 per cent
The mipimunY fine imposed by the
Court, q Judge T., Foy Justice, in
these Cases is $l5O for the frs
offense, and the cost, which The
| defendant also must pay, usual!
about S25. The court cost ant
fine paid into the county in fthes'
cases is approximately 5000 pc
case. A number of these defend
ants however made road sentence
instead. Should these defendant
all have paid their fines, tn
amount collected for this viola
ton of the law alone would hav
been some less thar $4,000.
One hundred persons have bee
tried in the court for violation @
the prohibition law, resulting j
SO convictions, or s3 per cent.
Drunk and disorderly case
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INVADERS Are.
BADLY BEATEN
IN FIRST JAUNT
Fasteners Romped on in
West, Cubs Defeating
PhiHies 10 to 3

NEW YORK, May 1o.-NC " -
Eastern American league teams
invading the west lost four games
Yesterday, but eastern National
league teams playing host TO
westerners, held their own ana
came away with an even break
Western American league teams
smashed out a total of 40 hts
against 80 for their eastern OPP
ponents to capture all games
Western National league teams
bounded out As hits against So
for their opponents to oreaH
even. ~
o. The Chicago Cubs were the
strongest in the National league.
They smashed out 20 hits TO Ge1
feat the Philadelphia Phillles' lV
to 8 and replaced the PlttSourgh
Pirates in first place. -
The St. Louis Cardinals raiiled
in the first inning to score thIee
and defeated the Boston Braves.
The two New York teams,
Brooklyn Dodgers, and the GIANTS
evened the day for the eastern
teams by defeating the Pirates z
to l and the Cincinnati Reds
to 8 respectively.
Chuck Klein led the Cubs TO
victory. He hit his 10th and llth
home runs. Gabby Hartnett also
contributed a home run.
Paul Dean turned in the CARD
inals victory, outpitching Walter
Belts and Smith. A home run
by Manager frankie Frisch, with
one aboard featured the Cardln-
ais uprising in the eighth. Nr-
gil Davis also hit a home run
for the Cardinals.
The Dodgers nosed out the Pl-
rates in the 10th inning. Grace,
attempting a double play with
the bases loaded, threw into right
field, permitting Boyle to score
the winning run Both Bill Swift
for the Pirates and Van Mungo,
allowed seven hits.
The Giants defeated the Reds
behind the eight-hit pitching of
Freddie FitzSimmons, who hit a
home run. They found st. john
son, Shaute and Stout for nine
hits.
In the American league, the
Cleveland Indians pounded White
hill, Russell. McColl and Bur e
for II hits and defeated the
Washington Senators IA to 8.
Pearson and Hildebrand held the
Senators to nine hits, including a
home run by Heinie Manush.
The St. Louis Browns scored
ali their runs in the eighth in
ming and nosed out the Boston
Red Sox 4 to 3. Manager Rog-
ers Hornsby, pinch-hitting in the
big inning, poled out home run.
Tommy Bridges turned in D
to 4 victory for the Detroit Zig
ers over the New York Yankees.
lie allowed 10 hits, one less than
the Tigers garnered off Van Alta,
Murphy and Uhle. Van Alta was
taken out in the fourth after he
was spiked bv a runner. Crosetti
hit home run for the Yanks.
The lowlv Chicago White Sox
completed the sweep by heating
the Philadelphia Athletics to 2.
Both teams made nine hits. Nc
Nair hit a home run for the AS,
while Bonura did likewise for the
Sox. Jones and Wyatt pitched
for the winners. The AS used
Cain. Matuzak Dietrich, Benton
and Kline.
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SAN QUENTIN PRISG
May 18. (UP).-Three =
kidnapped William F. Cs4.I
erly Hills millionaire, 1
serving LIE sentences I'd
60 hours after their can
The men who lost tta; 4
to the law without psTra
Ransom, pleaded guilty %
Angeles court. They al
federal indictments tg
fraud. They were LISTED a
son records as follows:
James Kirk, 3S, BON u
ada, occupation, weldsr
Raw Williams. 80. born u
macnlnlSt.
Larry Kerrigan. 30, u
Minnesota, furniture fms;
A fourth man, Clyde 81 7
was held in Los Angeles q
Join them if the state cl
that he provided the 'Gt''
used in taking Gettle I'M
Arcadia estate. Two Vofs'
are held at Los Angeles
Kirk was describe DIT
"brains" Of the s75.O09 !
plot.
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tions, and by far represent the
greatest bulk of crime committed
in our county.
That the law must be enforced
Immediately and rigidly for the
protection of the persons and
property of the people of this
county admits of no question. AS
stated by Chief Justice Hughes
of the United States supreme
court: ,"Mo community can De
trusted to, lift itself up socially
that will not enforce its laws"
The individual citizen has no pro-
lection for his property or his per-
son except that afforded him by
the Joint force and cooperation
of all the citizens of the COM
munity. The law has therefore
seen fit to say that where ones
property has been stolen it is an
offense to all the communicative
State, because while 1t is the duty
of the citizen to be law-abiding.
self-supporting, and self-respect-
ing, to assist in enforcing the laws
of the community, the citizen is
entitled to the protection from
the community of all his rights
in his property and his person.
Any failure on the part of So
ciety to offer Immediate, ample,
and rigid enforcement of the law
is a failure on the part of the
government to function. That
there is far too much crime in
Henderson county admits of no
doubt: that there is an indiffer-
ence on the part Of the people
generally to this fact admits of
no doubt.
CRIME RECORD HERE
ABOVE STATES
1t might be of interest to tell
you that there is one conviction
for criminal offense for every 1903
people in North Carolina as
shown by the reports in the at
torney generals office, these re-
ports coming from the superior
courts and some of the recorders
courts. As shown by the 1881 and
1882 reports, Henderson county,
at that time had criminal Of
tense reported for every 80 per-
sons or inhabitants in the county.
This does not include all of the
recorders court cases. Since that
time the cases in recorders court
have increased during these de-
preston years. This does not
take into account the cases tried
before justices of the peace in
criminal offenses over which they
have Jurisdiction. 1t must there
fore be apparent that there are
far more violations of the GRIM
inal law in Henderson county
than there should be. In Stanly
county there. are 900 and some
odd people for every criminal
case, certainly a splendid example
for US to follow.
REMEDY FOR SITUATION q"
is OFFERED
Up to the present time ! have
only stated a condition, now l
propose to discuss with you gem
tlemen in the light of my expert
ence in the county recorder
court as your public servant what
to my mind would help solve the
| problem of crime in Henderson
county. There must be, "inlo' this
county specially trained and
equipped administrative officers
for the enforcement of the law,
given every modern equipment
for the detection, apprehension
and conviction of criminals in
| the court. The people of this
community as we'll as others in
their indifference to the proper
enforcement of the law in their
own behalf and in behalf of their
fellow citizens concern themselves
little, if at all, with the ability,
the previous training or the in
clination of the administrative Of
ficers to enforce tho law. Officers
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of stealing and other u
within your community \
sonally investigate tts
yourself and never le; \
get old until the wrOrs
brought to justice. The I
be enforced. With you, a
ton it shall be enforret.
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST
IMMORAL HOUSES

There has been class OF cases
to which l have paid particular
attention as solicitor of Hender-
son county. | know that these
cases come from places that are
the rendezvous of criminals, the
breeding places Of crime, hell
holes of degradation and vice,
designated as the nuisance, the
bawdy house, the immoral house,
usually associated with liquor and
other violations of the law, and
general prostitution. 1t will In
terest you to know that &c such
cases have been tried within the
last three and one-kalf years, re-
sulting in "a convictions, or a
percentage of 81 2-5 per cent.
There is a record of Is cases
of gambling coming before the
court, resulting in Is convictions.
These cases include the convic-
tions of the gamblers in the Mon
tie Carlo and the Red Frog cases
which was successfully closed last
August, much to the relief of d
great number of our citizens.
There are a number of other
crimes committed in the county,
such as violation of the game law,
carrying concealed weapons, SLAM
der, abandonment, violations of
the road laws, and other law VIC
lations. l have however particu.
larly set out the ones above be-
cause in their nature they are the
more dangerous and vicious viola
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 6; Cincinnati 3.
Boston 8; st. Louis 3.
Brooklyn 2; Pittsburgh l Go In
nings).
Philadelphia 8; Chicago 10.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Birmingham L; Atlanta 2.
New Orleans l; Nashville 4.
Chattanooga 2; Memphis 90
innings).
Knoxville-Little Rock, night game
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RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit 5; New York d.
Chicago I: Philadelphia 2.
Cleveland IA; Washington 6.
St. Louis 4; Boston 3.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago at Philadelphia,
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York. p
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Birmingham at Atlanta.
Chattanooga at Memphis.
Knoxville at Little Rock.
New Orleans at Nashville.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE
SCHEDULE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia at, Chicago,
Boston at St. Louis. ~
New York at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
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Nobody knows why esr'a
duce is called garden tTa'i'
less it's because you NH'
lack to raise it.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Charlotte at Norfolk.
Greensboro at Columbia.
Wilmington at Richmond.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-18
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Richmond 16; Wilmington 5.
Greensboro 10; Columbia Is.
Charlotte-Norolk, postponed, rain.
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coming before the court number
96. of which "a resulted in con.
victions, or a percentage OF
At ID
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
ROOSEVELT KIN
To END TOUR

Completing the last lap of a
hazardous journey, Miss Leila
Roosevelt, a relative of the First
Lady, will arrive in Washington
tomorrow after encircling the
globe in a truck.
Miss Roosevelt, assisted only by
a girl mechanic, Miss Edna Ohm
sted, started out from New York
city, March 2, of last year in a
freighter and has Travelled
through many miles of almost
impossible country.
In private life, she is Mrs. Ar.
mand Denis, wife Of well-known
explorer and motion picture di'
rector. She was prompted to
make the hazardous journey
when she was refused permission
to accompany her husband to
Africa to produce one of Frank
Bucks pictures.
No women were allowed on that
trip and Miss Roosevelt felt that
if she could complete a journey OF
her own, she would in the future
be permitted to accompany her
husband.
She is only 26 years old, the
mother Of four young children
and very attractive.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23

A. j, DPiaCOu OlSITlCI COuI-
mittees at their meeting tomor-
row.
Foremost in the list of projects
approved by the Federation are
the sewerage disposal plant. to
cost So, 900 900, and a tuberculosis
sanitorium to cost $l,500, 900; a
million-dollar bridge across the
Anacostia River at Pennsylvania,
Avenue, to replace the present mar
row structure, and the municipal
center project, for which $4,000
900 Is needed.
A resolution was adopted call
ing upon Congress to furnishe ade-
quate appropriations for fight
ing tuberculosis; employment OF
q full-time tuberculosis officer;
construction Of a new, 6O0-bed
tuberculosis sanitarium: employ
ment Of an adequate staff sup
piled with more modern equip
ment; physical examination Of all
school children at least once a
year, and cooperation between
the District Health office and the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society.
DR.. william C. Fowler, Health
Officer, was commended in an
other resolution for his fight for
better health conditions although
handicapped by niggardly appro-
priations.
Action of the House, with only
a handful of members partici-
pating, in Slashing the District ap-
preparations was scored in an
other resolution which was
adopted.
The resolution demands a sys-
tenn Of fair valuations for tax as
sessmentS and states that no civic
association wants the tax rate re-
duced at the expense of needed
improvements.
A. H. Gregory introduced a
resolution, which was adopted.
calling upon the Commissioners
to refuse permits for permanent
advertising signs in residential
sections. The death of former
Senator John j. Blaine of Wiscon
sin was deplored in another resolu-
tion.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
MISS CONVICTION

, Ways and means of scaling
down the cost of nursing to meet
the pocketbooks of the men and
women of average income, who
cannot afford nursing service,
were under discussion today as
1000 nurses met here for the
national biennial nursing conven-
ton.
The five-day conclave, which is
being held in various parts of
the city concurrently. represents
the joint convention of the
American Nurses Association,
the National League of Nursing
Education and the National Or
ganization for Public Health
Nursing.
At Four Hotels
Meetings Of the three associa-
tions are being held in the May
flower, Willard, washington and
Wardman Park Hotels, with the
joint sessions in the Washington
Auditorium.
The nurses are expected to map
out a program for hourly nursing
in homes and group nursing in
hospital designed to reduce the
cost of nursing services.
Business meetings were held to-
day In the willard Hotel by the
National League of Nursing Edu-
cation and in the Washington
Auditorium by the other two or
CARNATIONS.
8-HOur-Day Plan
One Of the main points on the
five-day program will be discus
SionS regarding ShorteI working
hours for nurses. Efforts will be
made to work out plans for an
8-hour-a-day week for the nurses.
most of whom are now engaged
on a 12-hour-day schedule.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is
scheduled to be the principal
speaker at the joint gathering to.
morrow morning in the Wash.
ington Auditorium.
At the session at 8 o'clock to-
night the Walter Burns Caunders
Memorial medal will be awarded
to the nurse who has rendered
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
SUN NSPOTSSEEN
AS HARB|NGER
Of STORMS

Terrific storms and other cli-
matte upheGUGIS may be in store
Immediately for this earth, IT the
theorp of the late Father Jerome
S, RtcGrd, "PGdre of the Rains, !"
Is correct, astronomers In CGlttor-
mia declared after OteUtng sun
spots through telescopes.
At the request OF International
News SerVice, DR.. Albert J. NeID-
lin, Uho is carrying on the tDork
at the RicGrd Memorial ObSerUG-
tory at the University of Santa
Clara, wrote the tollotDirag article
explaining the sun spot theory.
By DIR. ALBERT J. NEWLIN
written Especially for Interna-
tiOnaI News Service).
SANTA CLARA, Cal, April %
uNS0.-The violent whirling Of
sun spots on the solar surface Of
the sun, which began April IA, has
caused an equally violent whirl Of
activity at the Richard Memorial
Observatory here.
The solar group Of spots ap;
peared on the eastern limb or edge
of the sun April IA, and has in
creased in intensity and size as 1t
is crossing the solar surface south
of the equatorial line and ap-
preaching the central meridian.
Startling" Results
With the aid Of reflective tele-
scopic equipment, remarkable re-
suits are being obtained, and per-
manent records have been started
for future study and research IN
an endeavor to advance further
the Ricard sun spot theory Of
solor activity and terrestrial me-
neurological phenomena.
Computations made after re-
cent observations resulted in the
estimate that the largest Of the
sun spots is approximately $4,000
miles in width.
Not Complete
Specially equipped instruments
for this purpose are being used.
AS yet, however, the study has
not been complete enough to
announce definite conclusions.
Owing to the fact that we have
just been passing through the
period of minimum solar activity,
any conclusions in the effect of
the disturbance on the radio
would be premature.
Father A. r. Nuttall, s. j.,
United States Government as
tronomer at Manila, and a
corps of assistants are engaged
in making observations Of this
new solar disturbance.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
Five-Day Convention Being Held in Four Big
Hotels and Auditorium; 8-Hour-Day
Proposals Favored by Delegates
MISS CRUIKSHANK

eHthe most distinguished service dur
ing the last two years.
To Dedicate Memorial
The convention comes to Wash
ington as the guest of the Gradu-
ate Nurses Association Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, the Maryland
State Nurses Association and the
Graduate Nurses Association Of
Virginia.
Addresses will be made this eve
ming by presidents of the principal
participating organizations and
Bishop James E. Freeman, who
will pronounce the invocation.
The Marine Band will present a
musical program.
Thursday afternoon the conven-
toin will dedicate a memorial to
the 296 nurses who died in the
World War.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
CUNARD ADOPTS
CREDIT PLAN

The Cunard and Associated
Lines announced yesterday that
arrangements had been for
mally concluded with a number
of Morris Plan banks throughout
the United States for the financ-
ing Of European trips and pleas
ure cruises over its services. The
deferred payment plan Is q great
deal more comprehensive than
that inaugurated by Cunard in
1892. Under the new plan all
major expenses, such as railroad
and steamship fares, hotels and
sightseeing expenses, ETC., of q
European trip or pleasure cruise
may be financed.
A down payment of approx
mately Is per cent of the total
cost Of the trip is required be-
fore sailing. Subsequent pay
mentS over a period of a year
do not start until 60 days after
sailing date. Special provision
has been made for school teach
ers and educators, whose sal
aries do not usually reccmmence
until after the summer season,
whereby their first payment is
not made until October l, jr-
respective Of date of sailing.
The plan is applicable to all
classes and types of accommo.
dations. although it is antici.
pated that it will prove most pop
Illar among those sailing in
cabin and tourist class.
H. P. Borer, general passen.
ger manager Of the Cunard Line,
said:
Even though the family
budget at the present time
may be somewhat slim a great
many families will see their
way clear to take q real vaca-
aOn-the first in many years
provided they can pay for It
conveniently over an extended
period"
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
SAVANTS BARE
NEW ADVANCES
IN SCIENCE

Opening a three-day meeting in
the National Academy of Science
Building, presentation of eight
papers by members of the National
Academy marked the forenoon
session today.
Subjects Of the papers varied
from report on the effect of to-
bacco-mosaic virus on the COM
mon garden pepper, to a study Of
quantum relations in photoSyn-
thesis with chlorella.
Freak Tree Studied
A paper, the joint work of J. L.
Cartledge, A. D. Shamel, and A. F.
BlakeSlee, of the Carnegie InSti-
tute Department Of Genetics, pre-
sented the results of a study Of
two freak branches Of a typical
Bartlett pear tree, in which the
bud sports grew to be twice the
size of the ordinary buds.
B. o. Dodge, of the New York
Botanical Garden, reported on
tests made on abnormalities which
followed X.ray treatment of asco-
pores of Neuspora tetrasperma.
Water An Anesthetic
How distilled water produces
anesthesia of stimuli in fresh
water plants was described in a
paper by w. j. V. Osterhout and
S. E. Hill, based on studies made
at Rockefeller Institute for Medi-
cal Research, New York.
Thermal Overflows and Rock
building Mineral Waters" was the
topic of w. A. Setchell, Of the
University of California, in an il.
lustrated lecture showing rock for
nations and thallophytes forming
colonies.
Genetic factors in cellular pa
thology generally were discussed by
A. j. Riker, of the University Of
Wisconsin, and by Drs. B. M.
Duggar, ]. r. Stauffer and Far.
rington Daniels, of the same uni
verSity.