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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
BALLYHOOING. NRA

1t has cost the federal government several hun
dred thousand dollars, perhaps half million, to
puhlicize the NRA and the Blue Eagle. The exact
figures will not be known until considerable audit
ing has been done, for cost items are not budgeted
under the lump, sum appropriation available.
The NRA publicity unit is the most extensive
and perhaps the most expensive ever maintained
by a government agency in peace or in war.
In such circumstances reports CT censorship
seemed odd. The fact is that General Hugh john
son wants to keep the public eye on the NRA and
the Blue Eagle .t
The talked of censorship was aimed, it seems,
more at private information seekers than at those
getting information for the public.
The publicity organization will continue to func-
tion puttingoout an average of 18, official bulletins
a day. They will average several pages each.
The work will be confined, however, as it has
been in the past to factual reporting
The organization, was created to "nut over the
NRA and TO have the public thoroughly familiar
with its workings and. the reasons therefor.
There are nine experienced news writers on the
staff to prepare and edit all the material They.
are men who have had years of newspaper expert
ence here and abroad on leading newspapers and
press associations. Three of them,. the directing
head and his two immediate, aids directing the
work, receive salaries commensurate with those
they would receive in outside employment of the
same nature. The other six receive less than $4,
900 year, and as low as $4,000 a year. ..~
Three girl typists in the organization, a, secre-
tary and two assistants handle the vast bulk of
mail, answer telephone calls and cut stencils
Five other employees are engaged in sending
out stuff to the country papers and in maintain
ing a morgue and clipping service Newsdom.
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where they will grow up to be real Communists
The propaganda used was most mastery and
depicted child welfare most miserable, especial
" in the southern mills, to- the extent that SYM
pathy dulled reason sufficiently to get the Owen
Heating Child Labor bill through Congress in 1916.
This was the foundation upon which they hoped to
build sufficiently to carry out their full program.
In 1918 the United States Supreme Court ad-
Judged the Overwhelming bill unconstitutional,
and the essence of the opinion was that the
troll and training of the child belonged to the par
ents This was succeeded by the Lenroot 10 per
cent tax bill, another child labor law, which was
also adjudged unconstitutional,
after these. defeats these women determined,
by an amendment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States to take over absolute control of the
educational and physical activities of all persons
up to 1a years of age Mrs. Kelley, we'll versed
in constitutional law, directed the drafting of the
amendment selected the senator and representa-
tive, she could dominate and tenaciously fought 1t
through Congress, defeated attempts to confine it
to hazardous occupations, exemption of those on
farms and in the home. She also fought its ratf7
cation by conventions upon the, ground that it
would never get ratified She insisted upon spa-
cious wording and an 'all-inclusve power, as apr
pears from the Congressional records"
The foregoing proves conclusively the
Communistic origin of this alleged Child
labor" legislation; and that alone is of suf-
fcient weight to cause. all loyal Americans
to oppose it to the, bitter end; but the
amendment speaks for itself more en-
phatically than the interpretations of its
friends, bad as they are. Present indica-
tons are that the proposal is again on the
way to defeat and that it will be found
impossible to secure its ratification by two
thirds of the States.
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BEHIND THE SCENES IN
WASHINGTON!

Writ was doing to lit childi,
the U. s. Steel city of Gary
their environment. The nearcS.
approach to an answer he got w2s
Wirt's boast of football teams.
music clubs, and art clubs.
A COUPLE of hours after din
IA ner, two or three sleepy bu!
infuriatod guests went into
huddle in the kitchen, wondering
whether the ordeal couldn't be
ended.
The result of that conference
was that Todd stepped back into
the living room and announced,
in a loud voice, looking straight
at Writ:
az must be getting along back
to town. Who can drive, in?"
Todd drove Miss Kneeland, DR..
David Cushman Coyle, and Writ
back to- town.
Writ resumed his talk in the
car. Then Todd swore to himself
that he would get, that noise out
of his ears.
To the best of anybody's men,
DRY except Wirt's, he said. Roose.
Welt was the strongest president,
in SO years, that economic de.
Ivelopments beyond his control
probably would drive the presi.:
dent toward the left, and that the
RIGS heavy loans would give the
government greater control ovei
banking and industry.
INONE of the sensational things
w Writ says he heard wert
heard by anyone else at any time
during Wirt's evening with the
brain trust" !
No mention of Kerensky OIL
Stain, no talk Of having "Roose.
welt where we want him. ne
suggestion that anyone sought tc
defeat national recovery.
The name "Tugweil' WASN'T
mentioned except perhaps in
lpriyAte minute between Writ afl6
Missl Kneeland. , 4 Il & z r.
Downright. 1894. NEA service.sInc.
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SECURITIES BILL

/ A year ago, congress, then still enacting legls-
lation practically verbatim written by the young
radicals in the administration, enacted bill to
control issues of securities. The bill was so drastic
that after year. very few securities are issued.
This partial paralysis of longtime lending by pr-
waite capital led to corresponding partial paralysis
of what is called "heavy industry" Paralysis of
heavy industry has caused corresponding arrest of
recovery Right now the. greatest lag In re-em-
ployment is in heavy industries. The monthly sur
vey of business by the American Federation Of
Labor SAYS that heavy industries care still 55 per
cent below 1929 while consumer industries are
now within Is per cent of that level" Conse-
quently to restate the situation recovery at this
moment is dependent on resumption of heavy in
dustry resumption of heavy industry is dependent
ion long, time borrowing of private capital, and
longterm borrowing of private capital is checked
by the new securities law.
In the light of this, suspicion arises Did the
young radicals make the securities bill so drastic
with the deliberate purpose of prolonging depres-
sion on the theory that prolongng depression would
make revolution easier?' Except as to very few
OF the radicals, would not harbor that suspicion
There; is another suspicion, somewhat credir
ble Paralysis of borrowing from private sources
leads to enormous borrowing from tho government
There is a theory that, this immense borrowing
from the, government will lead ultimately to gov
kernment ownership of the industries that borrow
This theory of bringing about state socialism is
no doubt sincerely believed in by some of the
young. radicals, L am quite sure Mr.. Roosevelt
does not believe in it.. On the contrary, his great
est recent effort has been to bring about revival
of normal, private lending to industries, -;Mark
Sullivan in Charlotte, Observer e.,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
Camp System
Is Prison Aid
Reduces Congestion al
Central Institution
The 'rimrs-Newa l,ursnp
Sir Whittier Hotel

The Timcs-News Rurenp
Sir Walter Hotel
RALEIGH. April 17.--Conges-
ton in the Central prison here
and in the various units of the
old state prison system, formerly
among the worst cOngested in the
country, has now been almost en-
tirely eliminated as a result of
the merging of the state prison
units with the highway prison
units. ACCORDING to Deputy War
den L.. G. Whitley, in charge of
discipline and personnel. The
Estate prison and the highway pri-
son camps were all merged into
single prison division by the
1888. general assembly, the mer-
ger becoming effective July l,
1888. The present consolidated
prison system, under the COM
plete control of the state high
way and public works commits
sion, consists Of 81 units. Of
these, 25 units are composed en-
tirely of prisoners from the old
state prison system and GO of
prisoners sentenced to the roads,.
most of these being short term
ers. Under this ne wsystem, all
fthe able-bodied prisoners are
compelled to work on the high
ways.
Only 533 prisoners are now in
the Central prison here in Ra-
leigh, which is just about its
normal capacity although up to
a year ago as MANY as 600 to
700 prisoners were frequently,
housed in it, Whitley pointed
out. This overcOwding made
conditions very dangerous either
in case of fire or mutiny. This
danger has now being very great
~ lessened by reducing the mum.
Der of prisoners kept there. The
Central prison is now used only
as a receiving station for all
prisoners, for the safe-keeping of
the more dangerous or incorriyi-
bic prisoners andfthose physically
unable to wok on the roads.
d. IIlc
Caledonia prison farm in Hail
fax county is now only $40 men.
although as many as 500 men
have been kept at the farm bri-
SON in the past, Whitley said,
This reduction in the number of
men there has greatly helped the
morale and, discipline, since
croWding of prisoners always
leads to discomfort if not actual
revolt, he pointed out. There
are now only 1872 prisoners at |
the Camp Polk farm. near the
state grounds, here at Raleigh. /!
although as many as $50 prison.
ers have been housed there in |
the past. This. unit is maintained |
for first offenders and most of |
those in this camp are from III
to II years OBJ IA, IA =, =, II
! There isgno sab.tita.elfo, !
newspaper advertising.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
THE LINE is BUSY
-By WICKES WAMBOLDT

phone company called the sub.
scriber and said, 81 understand
you have had some trouble" The
subscriber admitted he had, and
told the story all over again
And the somebody treated the
matter quite airily. He guessed
it wouldn't happen again; but, if
it did, let them know and they
Would look into it.
The subscriber. being of a per-
sistent turn Of mind, called up
another of the telephone man
ayers assistants and told his
story another time. This assist
and was courtesy and efficiency
combined. She said she would III
vestigate Immediately and make
a report to the subscriber. In
side of 80 minutes she called the
subscriber. She graciously ex-
planned that the operators them
selves had been at fault, and that
they had been cautioned particu-
larlv in regard to the error so it
would not happen again. She
warmly thanked the subscriber
for having reported the trouble,
thus aiding the company to inn
prove the service.
Unknown to those three assist.
ants, the telephone manager had
been watching what was going
on. When the time comes to pro-
mote somebody who do you think
will be promoted? You need but
one guess.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
MA c.ry,ca staR Correspondent


Observation-Disclosures a. CON
w gressional committee is to
near the replies of five brain
rust satellites" and one newspa-
oer man to Dr.. William A. Wlrt's
charges that they furnished, him
with details of a plot to foment
revolution by rotarding recovery
and to disnlace "Kerensky
Roosevelt with a "Stalin," II Is
now safe to report precisely what
happened at the. now famous din
ner party at Mclean, Va.
Miss Alice Barrows, Wirts
hostess, had idofized the Gary
school superintendent for 20
years as. an educationalist.
SO Writ was her prize guest
that evening, She invited the
others to hear him discuss edu-
cation. None of the party could
be. classed as radical with the ex-
ception Of Laurence Todd, who
has written for iabor newspapers
for many years.
The others were loyal, support
ers Of most reform measures
which Roosevelt has said are es-
sential to survival of our econom-
ic system.
Their superiors and, those. of
Miss Barrows stand solidly be-
hind them in the face of Wirt's
charges, expressing complete con-
fidence in their integrity, yeraci-
ty, loyalty, and good sense. -
DURING dinner, Writ talked
constantly of education. AT.
ter dinner he talked steadily fol-
three hours about the monetary
problem. and the. 50-cent dollar
! The first person to gain the en-.
yiable distinction of breaRine
through the barrage with a dues.
Ion, after much. effort, was Rob.
,rt W. Bruere, chairman OF
| NRA's cotton textile Industrial
board: Bruere Is an educational.
lst. too. e%7''70 ~ G's'' -
nsnsrs wantsd 10 know wba,
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And the operator SAID, Inc
person that called you hung up
Did that ever happen to you!
Then the subscriber replied,
"Nonsense. I was right in the
midst of an important CONVERSE
tion nth that person. Get my
n, orr again-Main 1gfV.a Did
vo1 ar experience anything like
that.
, Whereupon the operator re,
piled. ''The line is busy" Dld
that ever happen to, you!
Finally, after five or 10 mill
utes of arguing with the super
visor and the chief operator, the
subscriber got his number again;
And the person at the other end
of the line said. "They cut US
off. I've been trying to get you
ever since, but every time, was
told your line was busy" DID
that ever happen to you?
In the interest of improved
service, the subscriber reported
the matter to an assistant of the
telephone managers. The assist
ant wasn't very sympathetic. She
was sour-sweet.
at is probably some little me-.
chanical trouble that will never
happen again." she said. "1t GER
tainlv wasn't the fault of the OPP
orator. 1t would have been much
easier for her to have given you
the number than, to have told you
the line was busy. But we will
look into it and let you know"
Later somebody in the tele-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
Speculation Over
Race By Macon
Many Wonder at His OPP.
position to Winborne
The Times-Ncws Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, April 1.-THE last
minute decision Of T.. G. Macon,
ASheville insurance man, to again
oppose Stanley Winborne for the
Democratic nomination for state
utilities commissioner, maxine it
necessary to have a statewide
ballot in the June 2 Democratic
primary, is causing political cir
cies to hunt for the reason of
Macon's decision to enter the
primary. For Macon ran against
,Winborne two years ago for the
nomination as a member of the
old corporation commission and
was showed under, carrying only
four out Of the 100 counties in
the state. AS a result, it is not
believed here that Macon has any
chance to defeat Winborne for
the nomination, especially since
Winbofne is considered as being
much stronger over the state as
a whole now than he was two
years ago.
Some think that Macon decid-
ed to get into the contest partly
through pique at not having been
appointed by Governor j. c. B.
Ehringhaus as one Of the two as
sociate utilities commissioners,
but this is not generally credited.
Visitors here from the western
part of the state say that the
principal reason for Macon's de-
cision to oppose Winborne in the
primary is probably the result of
local political scraps in Buncombe
county and in the 18th congress
sional district where his candi-
dacy is expected to help get out
a larger vote than otherwise
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
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Funeral Held Taj

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TUESDAY, APR, :,

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are apt to eX-
plain the matter
with all sorts of
reasons except
the real reason.
Now for ex-
ample, the other
day a telephone
subscriber in a
large city was
cut off in the
midst Of a phone
conversation. Did
that ever hap
pen to you?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17

Editor, The Times-News:
After having read the letter
that f. w. Ewbank wrote on the
liquor question and the answer
so ably written by the editor of
The Times-News | must say that |
think the editor was quite right.
/ do not believe that Mr.. Ew-
bank would like to live in town
that would turn liquor loose and
take chances on the enforcement
of the law. l have been a read
er of The Times-News for years
and 1 think that the editor came
near hitting. the mark when he
answered Mr.. Ewbank's letter. l
wish to call this editorial in last
Fridays issue to the attention of
those who failed to read it and
suggest that they do so.
JOE HIGGINS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
BREVARD GIRL MAY
QUEEN AT MONTREAL

MONTREAL, April .17.-Miss
Bertha Jean Hampton. of Bre-
ward, has been chosen May Queen
by the students of the Montreal
Normal school. She will be
crowned at the Nav Day spring
Pantomime on May 7th on the
lawn of Anderson auditorium.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17
SHOOT TWO Gown

CANON CITY, Coic 'H y
(UP)-Two convicts n ! /
RADIO state penitcntiarr y
here late YESTERDAY IS
prisoners attempted h
from the prison. "
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17

There are employees who Won
der why the fellow at the next
desk gets moved up a peg while
they remain where thew are: they
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
munications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name of the author. No COM
munications signed with a fic-
titious name will be published.
EDITOR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17

AT Is he boasts of the good things he will do;
at so he boasts of the naughty things he once did.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-17

Among. the things that have, come down since
1929, thank goodness, are lot of elevated noses.
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Advertise it or you may
have to; keep it.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-29

mon Grau San Martin today expressed
his willingness t 0 run as presidential
candidate Of thu revoutionar! priv.
Political opinion made him favori.e in
event an election is held.
Pa.nssvil~. o no: The Brown Powder
Company Pant was wre ,k4d DY an
explosion aai fire. to lay in. Wai:h { " Dsst
men were4beieVed 10 n ave- Gee killed
and five otnt IS critically wounded. -Four
of the five il lred were exDec' ed TO die
in he Painsville hospital where they
were taken after being carried from
the burning plant by firemen
Calcutta: The All India Congress com
mittee today voted to concentrate all
civil disobedience activities 10 the future
in the Mahatma Ghandi origlna Or of
the campaign against British rule in
India. The move appears to be weak
ening of the All India congress Anti
British pro xram was generally b4lev "a
far from proving the ind of the drive TO
dust foreign control.
Chicago The nation p9rspirsd today
in heat wave that saw the thermo
meters as high as 104 degrees. Govern
the heat. w.
Chester, III. Basil Banghart. member
of the Roger Tough Gang. today began
serving III the Southern Illinois state
PRISON 80 year sentence OF charge
OF diinapplnQ John Jake) The harhrr.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-29

1.-The Governor Of the Virgin Is
lands Of the United States shall
have power 10 enter into an agree
ment or agreements with The
Virgin Islands Company. winch
is a body corporate created by
special ordinance adopted by the
Colonial Council of the Municipai-
ty of st Croix. whereby the said
The Virgin Islands Company
NAV act as an age ncy OF
the Government of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States in the
management and operation Of any
manufacturing sale. or exporting
business which the Government OF
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-29

Chairman. want to substantiate the
statement made by the two last speak
ers. AS member of the Rum Standards
cation Commission | can state that the
Commission was unanimous in its deel-
SIGN that the Government have mono
poly in the retail of rum: that IS TO con-
troll all the rumshops in the island. it
didn't 90 any further than that.
End Member for Chrstlansted Town
(Chabert). Mr.. Chairman. | want to re-
mind members that | didinot introduce
this bill If you turn to page YOU will
see: introduced by Government. !"
This bill proposes the monopoly of the
manufacture and sale of rum. If we give
the Government today or at the next
meeting of the Council such monopoly
we would be putting the distiiiers OF
this island in a very Drecarious position.
Is this Council prepared to pay the dis
tiIlers for their equipment which they
have installed through the help and en-
couragemeng of this Government? |
think we ought TO consider the question
of compensation. | do not mean mere
promise You are practically going TO say
to those people: By order of this Coun-
ell yon are not permitted to use your
machinery for the purpose of distillng
rum. Ii gn0sS people are going 10 DC
compensated for the trouble and expen-
ses they have gone through will give
my vote.
Isl Member for Chrstia nsted Country
District (Roman): Mr.. Chairman. Sup
pose pnt upa distillng plant and the
rum produce is little Inferior to other
rum manufactured here, what would
happen?
The Chairman: | cannot answer that.
| know what would happen if you have
no monopoly, you would be able TO sell
your rum to any one who would buy
it.
LIST Member for Christiansted Country
District (Roman): Mr.. Chairman. You
mean whether the rum is inferior or not
would have a right to sell il TO any one
like.