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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-28
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FOUR PERISH IN FLAMES

HANFORD, Calf, June 2s.-
(UP).-Four persons burned TO
death. here when fire trapped
them in a ranchhouse asleep this
morning.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-28

In a weird suicide pact that mis-
carried at the last moment, Leon
ard Hodge, %, above, is in Jones
boro, Ark, Jail, and Clifford Mil
Ter, %, below, is dead. Miller shot
himself to death after the pair
tipped a nickel to see who would
go first, but Hodge, pnnerved by
the sight of blood, could not
shoot, and faces a first degree
murder charge for aiding IN a
suicide.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
BOARD ASKS DATA
ON FREE" PHONES
Federal Communications Unit
Also Seeks Data on Owner
ship Agreements.
By the Associated Press.

By theAssociated Press.
The Communications Commission
today ordered major telephone COM
panies to report all services furnished
free Of charge to ANY person or cor
poration" from July /, 1888, to June
80, 1884.
The order also required the COM
panies to disclose any services rem
dered at other than regular rates in
the same period.
Another order called on interstate
phone companies with gross annual
operating incomes in excess of $50,000
to report all agreements under which
they have acquired other companies
or merged with them.
The companies in the $50, 200 gross
income class were asked to report their
complete corporate histories, including
their original capitalization. the
amount and price of initial stock is
sues, and the price Of any stock or
bonds involved in consolidation.
The companies in the same group
required to report every change they
had made in telephone rates since the
beginning Of their services up to today.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
POLICE TO DELIVER
TITLES FOR AUTOS
Brown Takes Step to Pre-
vent Misrepresentation
or Fraud.

To minimize the chance of a per-
son obtaining an automobile title by
fraud or Misrepresentation, the titles,
under an order issued today by Supt.
of Police Ernest w. Brown, are to
be delivered by a policeman on the
heat in which the. car owner lives.
This, it is pointed out, is q departure
from the old system Of delivering the
titles to the owners at the Trafnc
Department, where they apply. or
sending them by mail.
The change in the system was Or
dered after a conference between
Traffic Director william A. Van Duzer
and Maj. Brown, in which they dis
cussed possible methods to be de-
vised in doing away with fraud or
misrepresentation in obtaining auto
mobile titles or drivers permits. Pos
sible change in the method Of issuing
the latter still is under consideration.
Maj. Brown said, however, he favors
a system whereby person not thor
oughly known would be able to obtain
only a Today permit until police
authorities had sufficient time to
properly check on his address, etc.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
D. c. ASSESSMENTS
CUT s8,0(O,ODO
District Real Estate Owners
to Get Benefits of New
Tax Compilation.

Assessment on real estate in the
District will be reduced between $38,-
100000 and $43,ooo,Ooo fer the fiscal
year of 1885, as compared with the
total for the past fiscal year, William
p. Richards, assessor, announced to-
day.
During consideration of the 1885
District budget last Winter the Com
missioners stated it was estimated the
reduction in the assessment would run
probably as high as $5o,0o0,OOo for
this fiscal year.
Richards estimated today the as
sessment on real estate for this fiscal
year would total between SLIPS, ,000,-
600 and $1,130, ,000, 900. The real es-
tate assessment for the past fiscal
year totaled 81, 1853. .252, ,220, after there
had been cut of some 100000 900 in
assessments.
The assessor now Is preparing to
wind up the work of setting assess
ments which will be in effect on tax
leyies this fiscal year. Last year there
were some 5000 appeals from assess
r1ents made by members Of the Board
of Assessors. This year the appeals
numbered only 1000, Richards said.
The first Monday in June was the
last day for filing of appeals, but. q
number of weeks is required each year
for hearing cases. This work now Is
practically finished.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
GOTWALS TO RETIRE
ON SEPTEMBER 80
New Engineer Commissioner Not
Revealed-Somervell
Favored.

Engineer Commissioner John c.
Gotwals will be retired from the Army
September 80, it was announced today
at the War Department.
President Roosevelt some days ago
let 1t be known he was about to name
new Engineer Commissioner to sue
coed Maj. Gotwals, whose four-year
tour Of duty here ended July 20. Mai.
Gotwals recently was called before the
retiring board of the Army and his
retirement was recommended for
physical disability.
Army orders published yesterday
stated Maj. Gotwals had been granted
month and 10 days of leave, which
must be ended on or before Ssptem-
Der 80 If the leave is taken. Under an
act of Congress 300 Army officers must
be retired by September 80. Maj.
Gotwals' retirement will bring to a
close 81 years service in the Army,
during which he set an enviable
record and held many important
assignments.
While the President has not an
nounced the name of the officer of
the Engineer Corps who will take over
the duties of Engineer Commissioner
1t has been indicated Maj. Brehon B.
Somervell is first choice. Maj. Somer-
veil is a local man, a graduate of West
Point, and served here some years
ago as district engineer of the War
Department.
Maj. Gotwals said today he would
continue at his work until his sue
cessor assumes Office, even though the
War Department yesterday granted
him the leave. He didn't ask for the
leave and prefers to continue at work.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
Won PAPEN GREETED
IN QUIET CEREMONY
Austria Displays Desire to Mini
mize Importance Of Hit
ler Envoy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, August 16.-1n a perfume
tory and colorless ceremony lasting
only four minutes, Franz Won Papen,
special envoy of Germany, today pre-
sented his credentials to President
MiklaS in the presence OF Chancellor
Kurt Schuschnigg and the stan OF
the German legation.
It was apparent that the Austrian
government wished to minimize the
Importance of Hitler's representative
in making the ceremony as unpre-
tentious as possible.
The police kept the public away
from the foreign Office. thus forestall-
ing any possible demonstration. Won
Papen and the German legation stan
we're conveyed to the foreign office In
several Austrian government auto
mobiles flying the Austrian flag. but
they passed through the streets OF
the capital almost unnoticed.
When the special envoy arrived at
the chancellery one company OF q
Vienna infantry regiment rendered
military honofs.
The presentation Of the credentials
was preceded earlier in the day by
an informal call by Won Papen upon
Chancellor Schuschnigg at the foreign
ofice In which greetings were cx-
changed.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
ITALY WITHDRAWS
BORDER TROOPS
Order Cited as Proof She
Believes Austrian Situa- +
tion Has Cleared Up.
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, August 16.-Italy today or
dered the withdrawal of the $4,000
troops she concentrated on the Aus
trian border at the time of the Aus
trian Nal putsch late last month.
Several regiments started south
from the frontier this morning i'm
mediately after their receipt of the
order. They were bound for their
regular camps, IS to so miles away.
Only the normal border garrisons
will be retained near the frontier.
Proof Situation Is Cleared.
The withdrawal order was cited In
official quarters as proof that Italy
believes the situation in Austria has
been cleared up.
Prince Ernst Won Starhemberg, vice
chancellor of Austria, conferred with
Premier Mussolini two days ago. He
went from Rome to Venice yesterday
and is expected to return to Vienna
shortly.
The order withdrawing the troops
was believed to have resulted from
the conference between the Austrian
vice chancellor and II Duce, for Won
Starhemberg gave a full report of the
Austrian internal situation to the
Italian leader.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
u. S. Workers Allowed to Vote
But Not Campaign in Takoma
CiUH Service Officials Ban All Political
ActiUity in Wet-Dry Fight to
Classified Employees.

Although they may vote, classified
Government employees in Takoma,
D. c., cannot take any political
activity" in the liquor referendum to
be held there next month.
The Civil Service Commission ON
cials said today that Federal workers
in the classified service may vote as
they please in the referendum on
liquor licenses September IL and ex-
press privately their own opinions on
the issue, but are prohibited under
civil service rules from taking an
active part in the wet-dry campaign.
This explanation followed the Gus
tomary campaign year broadside which
the commission posted conspicuously
in all post offices and other Govern
ment buildings yesterday notifying
Government workers of the long
Evening star., 1934-08-16
LINDBERGHS' SON
is TWO YEARS OLD
Parents Are Away as Jon Nor.
row Celebrates Quietly
at Maine Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTH HAVEN, Me-, August 49,
Jon Morrow Lindbergh celebrated his
second birthday anniversary here to-
day in the seclusion of the Summer
estate of his grandmother, Mrs.
Dwight w. Morrow.
Maybe Jon had a party, but If he
did his most important guest, and
perhaps his only one was his nurse,
Betty Cow.
He had to celebrate without the
assistance of his parents, Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who left
the island several days ago. A
parentless birthday anniversary, how
ever, is not novel experience for the
Lindberghs' second son. A year ago,
when he celebrated his first, his
mother and father were in distant
lands on their aerial survey expedition.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
Bureau of Engraving to Add
Employees in S'Ne,v Deal' Rush
200 More to Be Hired as York Ap-
proaches Enormous Production
of World Var Days.

Asked what classes of printing orders
made it necessary to appoint new
employees, and the quantity of these
orders, Director Hall stated they in
cluded Home Owners Loan Corp.
bonds in the number of approximately
1000, 900 sheets, Federal Farm Mort
gage Corp. bonds In the number OF
1,560,0 sheets, checks totaling about
2,00o.0 900 a month, and postal savings
certificates amounting to about 600,-
900 a month.
It is not the new silver program of
the Government which Is bringing
about extra activity at the bureau, he
said, but the orders for securities for
the special agencies of the Govern
ment. AS matter Of fact, the bureau,
it was said, has had to order no extra
currency paper to meet the silver
printing program. nor was it necessary
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column s.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
WILL SEEK
TOLOOSEN CREDIT
Named "Liaison Man" Be.
tween Government
and Bankers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Eugene r. Blacks appointment as
'liaison man" between the Govern
ment and the Nations bank is re-
garded as a new effort to stimulate
the private capital market.
Black resigned yesterday as gov
ernor Of the Federal Reserve Board to
resume his old post as head Of the
Atlanta Reserve Bank and take up
the "liaison" work.
He viii seek to give the administra-
ton o clear view Of the banks view
points and problems. Also. he win
try to put the fun force of the bank
ing community behind the Roosevelt
recovery program by interpreting the
administration aims ana policies.
Black has been known as o con-
servative In some quarters, there
was q tendency to interpret the move
as meaning he had received assur-
ances that no radical monetary ex-
periments were in sight. Black said
he had suggested the liaison idea to
Mr.. Roosevelt year ago.
May Maintain once Here.
The problem of increasing the flow
Of private capital is considered para
mount. There has been some criti-
cism that bankers were hampering
recovery by reluctance to lend. On
the other hand, there have been sug-
gestions that the administration
could best stimulate loans by bolster
ing confidence.
Although Black returned to his
Atlanta post today, he may maintain
an office in Washington. When he
resigned yesterday after brief con-
ference at the White House, the
President said he could do much
good" in his new and important
task"
Among those mentioned as possible
successors are B. A. Mckinney, gov
ernor of the Dallas Reserve Bank;
Mariner s. Eccles, special assistant
to Secretary Morgenthau; former Gov.
James M. Cox of Ohio, and Tom K.
Smith, St. Louis banker.
NOT An Omcial f0Sts
Blacks new liaison post is not an
official one, he told reporters, and he
will draw no salary. He viii visit
banks and financial institutions
throughout the country.
The Presidents letter to Black said:
Dear Governor:
II have accepted, with great re-
luctance, your resignation as governor
of the Federal Reserve Board, effec-
tive today as requested by you.
"And now that you are leaving
Washington and returning to Atlanta,
where you will reaSsume the post Of
governor of the Federal Reserve Bank
there. am glad you are undertaking
a new and important additional task.
You can do much good by pre-
senting the recovery program to the
country's reserve banks, commercial
banks and other financial institutions;
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-08-16

Further reductions in the retail
price of gasoline were limited at today
by one of the largest distributors after
it was learned that small group OF
independent dealers had announced
the second cut in two days.
Yesterday the price was dropped
throughout the District an average
of 4.s cents per gallon to a minimum
of IL cents, including 3 cents District
and Federal tax. Today the minimum
was reduced to 10 cents by the small
group. This figure also included the
Scent tax.
The renewed price war was the first
since last Spring when independent
dealers launched a campaign to un-
dersell the large companies. The bat
tie ragged for q brief period and
finally was ended with an agreement
that permitted all companies to sell
At the same price, although it was
Evening star., 1934-08-16

Turning out new deal" work in
rush of business near the enormous
production Of World War days, the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing is
adding about 100 printers assistants
and 100 operatives.
Alvin w. Hall, director Of the bu-
reau, explained that the personnel
changes include reduction Of admin
istrative furlough of plate printers,
transfer of printers assistants to
operative positions and appointing
both permanent and temporary print
ers' assistants and operatives.
The new employees are being added,
he explained, to print Farm Mortgage
Corp. and Home Owners Loan Corp.
bonds and liquor stamps.
No additional plate printers win be
needed to speed UP production, he
said. At the present time plate print
ers are required to take four fur
Tough days q month. This may
shortly be reduced.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
LIVE STOCK FEED
SHORTAGE IS HELD
CRUX OF DROUGHT
Secretary Wallace Says
Shift in Diet Will Solve
Human Problem.
ASSERTS MEAT SUPPLY
WILL BE LESS IN YEAR
Administration to Set Up Com
mittee to Direct Feeding
of Animals.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A shortage of live stock feed, rather
than human food, was described to-
day by Secretary wallace as the crux
of the drought problem.
He suggested that any shortage IN
food could be taken care of by shift
ing diets to more abundant products.
Supplies are sufficient for the
larger part of the usual American
food requirements, the Secretary said
at press conference.
There is no shortage at all for two
thirds of the products and the pro-
spective shortage does not exceed to
10 per cent for the larger part Of the
remaining items.
What shortages do exist can be
compensated for by shifts in the diet
to use more of the foods which are
available in abundance. AS whole,
these shifts can be accomplished
sumers as to cost, or any material de-
crease in the nutritional value Of the
diet"
Abundance Of Food.
With some slight notifications in
diet, Wallace added, there is "a great
abundance of food for human beings
despite the worst drought the Nation
has ever had" He said he viewed
this situation as an excellent demon
stration of the adaptability of the
country's agricultural resources.
These conclusions, Wallace said,
were based on estimates of probable
production plus stocks on hand of
various commodities correlated with
diet studies worked out by the Bureau
of Home Economics.
I'VE have a prospective supply large
enough to meet average domestic de-
mand for grain products, fluid milk
and cream, citrus fruits and vege-
tables-except potatoes and dried
legumes-and sugar." he said. "Ordi-
narily these foods constitute q large
share ofAthe diet, furnishing some 81
per cent Of the calories and about 81
per cent of the protein"
Meat Supply Affected.
The supply Of potatoes, fruits,
poultry. eggs, lard, and probably
buttCIs Cl1CcSC dIIQ cFdpOIdt6Q anu
condensed milk will be about 80 to 95
per cent of the average domestic sup
ply, according to department esti-
mates. Ordinarily these products
furnish % per cent of the calories
and 18 per cent of the protein in the
American diet, Wallace said.
The Secretary said the most marked
effect of the drought would show in
meat supplies, with ample stocks of
beef, veal and mutton for the re-
mainder of this year but declining
stocks next year.
He added that next years supply
would depend to some extent on how
much meat is preserved by both Gov
ernment and home processing. Meat
products ordinarily supply about Is
per cent of the calories and Is per
cent of the protein in the average
American diet.
Wallace expressed belief that esti-
mates of drought damage in terms of
dollars had been exaggerated. His
own rough calculation of the dam
age placed it at several times less
than the $4,000, ,000, 900 given by some
estimators, he said.
The administration is setting up
A Live Stock Feed Committee, which
(Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-16
AMERICAN VICTOR
IN WAR WITH NAZIS
Charges Marchers to Capture
Trooper Who Slapped
Him in Berlin.
~ the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 16.-The one-man
war Of Albert Lapawski Of Chicago,
who does not like to get slapped,
ended today when the police notified
the United States consulate that the
Chicagoan's Na1 storm troop adver-
sary had been arrested, Jailed and was
scheduled for speedy punishment.
1t all began Monday night when
Paul Joseph Goebbels. minister Of
propaganda, staged a prediction
rally. A storm trooper slapped La
pawsh for failing to salute flag.
Lapawski, special agent of the Gen.
Gus Bureau of the United States De-
partment of Commerce, wasn't in
jured himself, but whole battalion Of
brown shirts almost was, for Lapawski
smashed his way single-handed into
the thick of them in an effort to
get at his assailant. who had jumped
back into the marching ranks.
He got his man, all right, and
officers of the NaZi detachment
dragged the slapper out into the open.
Lapawsh filed police complaint.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
FURTHER CUT IN GAS PRICE
HINTED BY LARGE DEALERS

below the price that prevailed when
the cutting began.
Since that time. the price gradually
increased to the former level until
yesterday. when the independents cut
to IL cents.
The larger companies described the
reduced price as applying only to
third grade" gasoline. The better
grades, it was explained, were main
tanned cents above the 12-cent
minimum.
When the larger companies learned
Of the new reduction, they declined
to say definitely whether they would
meet it. but indicated they would
make an announcement this after
noon. After once posting new price,
the dealers and distributors are re-
quired by the oil code to maintain
the new price for at least "A hours
before making any additional change.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
GIRL, Is, PREPARES FOR 32-MILE,
36-HOUR SWIM OYER LAKE ERIE

before has stroked more than seven
miles in one try.
A slight drizzle was falling and the
lake was foggy as the patrol boat set
out. Schell planned to make the start
from the tip of Po..1t Pelee after the
girl has been prepared for the swim
aboard the Coast Guard vessel.
Florence will be given a heavy coat
ing of grease to protect her from the
chill of the water. A rowboat will
take her ashore from the shoal, and
there she will start the long pull to
the American side, expecting to be
in the water from 80 to 36 hours.
She has been training for this test
of her skill all Summer.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
TEXTILE WORKERS
THREATEN STRIKE
Collective Bargaining Is De-
manded as Leaders At.
tack N. R. A. Policies.
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK, August Is R.-
The United Textile Workers of
America today gave mandatory in
structions to its Executive Coun-
Gil to call a general strike in the
cotton textile industry on or be-
fore September /.
BY the Associated Press.
Threats of a general strike in the
vast textile industry presented fresh
problem to Government mediators
today as negotiations for ending sew
eral strikes approached a climax.
Attacking the N. r. A., delegates
to the New York convention of the
United Textile Workers of America
said they would consider calling a
general strike In the industry unless
collective bargaining were assured.
The strike would affect 100000
employees.
Cotton, silk and rayon mills would
be affected by such action.
Appeal to Be Made to Board.
Striking employees of the Gull
Refining CO. In Philadelphia decided
to appeal to the National Labor
Board to force the company to accede
to their demands.
The men struck In protest against
the discharge Of a number of work.
ers, later adding q demand for wage
increases. \
In Pittsburgh, Fred Keightly. Gov
ernment conciliator, sought confer
ences with oficials Of the Aluminium
Co. of America. He already has
listened to the striking aluminium
workers complaints and has heard
their demands for a collective BAR
gaining contract with the company.
A heavy police guard was under
call in Chicago to prevent possible
disorders resulting from the strike Of
union drivers of the Chicago Motor
Coach Co. The strike, ordered for
today, climaxed four months of argu-
ments between the company and
members of the Amalgamated Coach
Drivers Union, beginning when "a
union drivers were fired.
Action Is Awaited
Disputants in Minneapolis pro-
tracted truck drivers strike awaited
action of the National Labor Board
on a request for immediate elections
to determine which organization the
drivers want to represent them in coll
lective bargaining.
With about 1000 fishermen and
cannery employees deadlocked in a
wage controversy, salmon swan safely
up the Columbia River in Oregon.
The York Motor Express Co. Of
York, Pa, announced discontinuance
of its service because Of its dispute
with drivers who, counsel for the COM
pany said, demanded a CLOSED shop"
Labor difficulties struck far-off Ma
Mia, in the Philippine Islands. Sol
diers and police were called out to
preserve order in the strike of cigar
workers who demand restoration Of
pay slash.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
17O Die IN INDIA
IN BOAT ACCIDENT
Stampede of Bulloeks Said to Be
Responsible for Ferry
Disaster.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PATNA, India, August 16.-Drown-
ing Of ITO men and women when a
ferry boat overturned in midstream
was reported today from Darihara.
About 200 persons were on the boat.
and they were hurled into the river.
The terror of number of bullocks
being carried on the boat was said to
have been responsible for the disaster.
When the boat rocked the animals be-
came frightened and jumped into the
water.
The movement caused the boat to
rock more, and the terrified passen-
gers crowded to one side. Their
weight caused the craft to capsiZe.