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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
BY SAMUEL WEINMAN

Everywhere in the Philippine
countryside the struggle of the
landless peasantry, sharecroppers,
tenant farmers and farm laborers
against the parasitic landlords cast
the shadows of the coming agrarian
revolution. Philippine peasants stag
gering under the burdens of oppres-
sive rents, heavy taxes and usury
are organizing and joining revolu-
tionary farm unions. Farmers dot
the fields with red flags, defying
landlords to collect rent or crop
shares, or to evict them.
In an effort to moderate the in
tensity of the peasant fight for the
land, the native landlords, through
the Quezon-Roxas government have
promised land reforms based on the
distribution Of public lands. Hardly
a week passes without a new prom
Use. The latest empty demagogy
was released by Labor Secretary
Torres.
How Reforms Work
How do these land reforms"
work out in practice? AS matter
of record, it is well nigh impossible
for a peasant to obtain a public
land grant. Many of the peasants
who did get land have been driven
off by money lenders, tax collectors,
government grafters and neighbor-
ing rich landlords. The bulk of the
public land grants are available
only to land spectators, politicians
and absentee landowners who have
an inside influence in the land Of
flee.
So openly fragrant and widespread
has the systematic robbery of land
become that the scandal has COM
PEELED the insular government to
catch" and prosecute few small
fry in order to create the impression
that steps are being taken to halt
land grabbing.
Under an eight-column head
reading, SHADY Land Deals Probed
Behind Closed Doors,' the Philip
pine Herald of October 30 gives an
account of the latest corruption
brought to light in the land office
This time the manager of the
branch of the Philippine National
Bank has been caught and sacri-
feed to cover up the wholesale
swindling by the rich landlords and
spectators.
The Philippine Herald's story fol-
lows in part:
THE most glazing irregularity i;
the case of land grants to the man
ager of the branch of the Philippine
National Bank, the cashier and the
wife of the district engineer who
obtained lands at 10 pesos per hec-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21

nent contacts with non-Party work.
ers for collections in the future? Do
you know that this is a means of
tightening the relations between
Party members and the scores of
thousands of sympathizers who
voted for our candidates in the last
elections, and the hundreds of thou
sands who participate in our dem
onstrations and actions and who
eventually will join the Party? Do
you know that this will greatly in
crease recruiting in our Party if the
plan is properly put into effect? Do
you know that where the units or
Party members have given serious
attention to this RED Fighting
Fund" the financial results have
been excellent?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-21
BY PAUL GREEN

MIR. P. j. PHILIP, the French
WI correspondent for the New
York Times, writing in the New
York Times of Dec. Is on the
French situation, claims that "the
Saar issue is being settled without
any of that feeling of panic that
was current" Mr.. Philip seems to
ignore completely the implications
resulting from the Franco German
Saar pact, which of course was
nothing else than a robber deal
beween two capitalist sharks at the
expense of the Saarlanders and at
the expense of the French and Ger
man working cass. What ballyhoo
the bourgeois papers displayed at
the conclusion Of the Saar pact at
Rome, in regard to the political
racial and religious" minorities
living in the Saar! Hitler's sigma
ture as in the case of Danzig, as
in the case of Austria means moth
ing, unless it means a more subtle
path to terror and subterfuge.
The terror in the Saar territory
still goes on. The "Arbeiter Zeit-
ing" reports that three agents of
the "Gestapo" (the German Secret
Police entered the Communist
headquarters, reyolvers in hand,
ready for attack, but fortunately
there was a guard stationed at the
headquarters. AS Consequence
they took flight. The police got
the license number of the automo-
bile, which was -Saar 1896.
The police gave the following re-
port: The Saar automobile
16,636-was stopped at the Ger
man frontier, near Einoed where
the gendarme Kreutz forced the
chauffeur Thale, a Nazi living at
Neunkirchen, to return to Saar-
brucken because there were no po-
lice stations at Einoed. The three
German agents were from the
Reich. Kreutz had intended to get
additional help at Schwartzenacher
but before getting there, the three
secret agents attacked him and al
most strangled him to death. They
then threw him out of the car.
Thus Hitler signs a pact guarantee
ing liberty to the minorities and the
anti-fascists. He knows nigh well
(the signing of the pact itself is
an admission that the vote for the
Status Quo is no longer in an en-
bryonic stage, that it no longer
limits itself to the Socialists and
Communists, but is manifesto
ton of the sentiments of the Saar-
landers, whose population consists
mainly of catholic workers. The
same holds true of the French
steel and coal trusts. They know
that the effectiveness of the united
front is the death knell of both
German fascism and French i'm
perialism.
Two Point Appeal
The Anti-Nazi united front in
the Saar anticipating the fake deal
of robber barons, sent an appeal tc
the Socialist and Communist Par
ties of France, asking these parties
ito reinforce their action of SOL
idarity in favor of the working
masses in the Saar" through par
liamenGary and political influence
as we'll as through campaigns ir
their press, meetings and demon
STATIONS. This appeal outlines two
points upon which the campaign
of their brother parties in France
are to concentrate their efforts:
ID That the French workers de.
clare themselves for absolute right
of self-determination of the Saal
population against Hitler, includine
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
CITY PUBLICITY
IS FRUITFUL
SO Inquiries Made About
Town; Kentucky Motor
cade Here Sunday

Fifty inquiries for information
concerning Hendersonville have
been received this week from
Florida in response to a chamber
of commerce advertising CAM
paig which started last week in
Florida newspapers, Milo W..
Strong, president, said today.
These inquiries are in addition
to number which were not
prompted by the advertising, and
Mr.. Strong said he anticipated
that the chamber of commerce
office will be kept unusually busy
in the next several weeks supply
ing literature. A mailing OF ht-
erature went out last Friday to
127 persons in 10 states.
A motorcade composed of rep.
resentatives from a number OF
the leading cities in Indiana, Ken
lucky and Tennessee will move
south from Madison. Ind, Friday
morning. June /, for Charleston,
S. c., and will pass through Hen
Jacksonville about 1880 a. M, on
Sunday, June 8. The trip is a
goodwill tour cementing friendly
flies between the people of those
states and the people Of the Caro-
llnas, chiefly in the interest OF a
lC,ontinued on pare three
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
BENNETT ASKS
VOTERS STUDY
E. ANDIDATES
All Asked to Thoroughly
Inform Selves for Satur-
days Balloting

Roy C. Bennett, chairman of
the United Dry Forces of Hender-
son county in an interview given
Yesterday urged the necessity "of
all the good people" taking some
interest in the forthcoming pri-
mary election Of Saturday "by
not only voting but by influence
ing others to do likewise.
In discussing the choices that
must be made as to nominees, Mr..
Bennett said, addressing himself
to the voters of the county:
Next Saturday won will be eX-
rccted to express your choice as
to men you want to fill various
offices in our county and state.
If we are to have the very best
men all the good people must take
some interest in the matter by
not only voting but by influence
ing others to do likewise.
"The Try forces have mailed
out missionaries to all the can
didates and most of them have
been answered and published in
The Times-News. Every voter
should carefully study these an
swers and then thoroughly inves-
tigate the personal habits and
opinions of all these men, GET
their records, and vote for the
man you think is best fitted for
the office.
"To properly enforce the laws
a man should obey the laws him.
self. How can a man drink whiS-
key and prosecute the man who
sells it, or arrest the man who
does likewise, or represent us in
the legislature unless the personal
habits and opinions are in accord
with the way the people voted last
fall on the prohibition question?
"There are other matters be-
sides prohibition, we realize, but
if a man is a good, sober, law
abiding Christian man he can ham
die most anything that comes
along in the proper manner.
Thoroughly inform yourself
and then vote"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
MAKES DIRECT
OFFER TO CUT
NAVAL FORCE
viii Not Participate in
Purely European Dis
f..
putes, However
DAVIS OUTLINES
POLICY AT FARLEY

GENEVA, Nav 29.-WP).--
The United States went square'v
m record for peace at tie world
disarmamant conference here to.
dav. orerino to reduce its naval
strength and to joir an interna-
tinnaI agreement for the control
of traffic in arms and to consult
with other nations in the event of
trouble which might lead to war.
NORMAN Fl. Davis, rerresentin"
the United States said that how
ever ANXIOUS as the United States
is for disarmament, this country
will not particinate in any pure
lv European disputes or settle
ments. nor will it agree to us"
American troops or warships in
the settlement of disputes any
where.
"In effect, the policy Of the
United States is to keep out Of
war, but to help in every way to
discourage war" Davis declared
in outlining the attitude of this
country.
Following Davis, Maxim Litvin.
off, Soviet Russian eomBissar.
proposed that the conference be
transformed into q permanent orr
ganization, which would hold reg
ular meetings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET FRIDAY
Field Day" at 1880 PM.
at Courthouse, When
Voters May See Them

Democratic candidates for the
county offices will have a "fieid
day" at the courthouse next Fri
dav night at 1880 o'clock.
1t was announced today that all
the aspirants for the Democratic
nominations at the primary Satur-
day will be given five minutes
each in which to speak, and that
every voter who wishes to meet
the candidates and acquaint him
self or herself with their qualifi-
cations is invited to attend. Fur
Their plans for the meeting will be
announced later, it was said.
Rights Of Republican and indie
pendent electors to vote in the
primary are set forth in a COM
munication from Raymond Max
well, executive secretary of the
state board of elections, to V. G..
V. Shepherd, chairman of the
county election board. Answers
to some of the questions most
frequently asked, follow:
Can a voter, registered as an
independent, legally vote in a
Democratic or Republican pri-
mary? Answer, No: When one
registers as an Independent he
thereby states that he is not a
member of, or affiliated with,
either of the two political parties
holding primaries in the state this
wear. SO long as he remains an
Independent, he is not member
of either party and, therefore, the
law confers upon him no right to
participate in the selection of the
nominees of either the Democratic
or Republican parties. In the gen
eral election an Independent
voter, of course, can vote any way
he so desires, but he cannot vote
in a primary election.
Can a voter, registered as a
Republican, legally vote part or
all of the Democratic primary
ticket in a primary election? An.
swer, No. When one is registered
as a Republican and declares that
he is Republican at the time he
goes to vote in the primary, he
should be given only Republi-
can ballot, if the Republicans
have ballot in that primary, and
if there is no Republican ballot in
that primary, then he should not
Continued on page six.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
KAYE DON IS
hurt IN WRECK
Noted English Auto and
Motor Boat Racer Is
in Hospital

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN;
May 20. (UP-Kaye Don, noted e,
English automobile racer, was IN
inred seriously last night when
his automobile was wrecked IN ia a
practice spin for TIE round eh e
houses race" He was taken 10 4
hospital. .-ruos N break-
mo motor boat speed records as
ing NJ aC automobile speed records,
We; 90 a Greenwich, Conn.,,
iJr while ir America, in
S SeDtoTnber. 1882. His bride is the
f Se Eileen Martin, FL.
Time and again he has sent his
.,bnlIet like racer" over the sands
Of Fq pavtona Beach, Fla, and h his
, 0r boat skimming over the De-
no o;t liver in speed races with Gar
Wood, American speed racer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
MAIN STREET
TO STAY OPEN
DURING REPAIR
Central Restricting Prof.
ect Not to Hamper Traf-
fic Is Promised

The work of removing the
street car tracks from the center
of Main street between Second
and Seventh avenues and the re-
paving of the center Of the street
is not expected to cause any serI-
Gus disturbance to summer traffic,
officials of the city end the cham
Der of commerce said today.
Work was started on the re-
moving of the paving in the cen.
ter of the street yesterday, and
contractors have estimated that
the entire project will be COM
pleted by July l, thus avoiding
disturbance to traffic during most
of the summer.
In addition, the contractors
have promised that the concrete
and earth removed from the
street will be hauled away as soon
as it is taken out. Main street Is
about so feet wide and the part
to be replaced is only about IL OF
Is feet, leaving room on botE
sides for the uninterrupted move
ment of traffic.
Mayor A. V. Edwards stated TO-
day that as work moved down the
street from Seventh avenue il
would probably be necessary tc
prohibit parking where work was
being done, but this will be
worked out with the least possible
inconvenience to motorists.
The contract for the work was
awarded to Reed and Abee, Ashe.
vile contracting firm. The prof
ect is a PWA grant and the entire
project for the repaving of Sew.
enth avenue and the repair tt
Main street, which is held by the
same firm, will amount to approx
imately $4,000 or less.
At present only seven laborers,
four truck drivers, and a steam
! shovel operator will be required
on Main street. About 40 men
are working OH the Seventh ave-
nue. project.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
Intrepid French
Airmen Are Both
Honored for Feat
Rossi Becomes Captain ;
Codes Named to Le-
gion of Honor

PARIS, May 29.-(UP).-Its
Captain Maurice Rossi, of the
French air force, last night as 8
result of his successful westward
crossing of the North Atlantic
with Lieutenant Paul Codes.
The air ministry telegrapheo
the French embassy in Washing
ton:
"Please inform Rossi and Codes
as follows: The moment you are
flying over American soil, / am
happy to announce that Rossi is
promoted to captain; Codos
name commander in the Legion
of honor. France, which you are
heroicallv serving, is grateful to
YOU. Affectionate fluctuations. "
The wives of both airmen were
happy at the safe landing but
shared disappointment at their
failing to set new nonstop dis
lance record.
The wives sent this Joint dis
patch to their husbands through
the United Press:
eve are very happy at your
success-our worries are ended,
Happy landings - hurry home
Love-"
Mrs. Rossi added: owe both
had confidence in our husbands. "
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
ROSSI AND CODOS HOPING TO
CUT WORLD GIRDLING TIME
Still Hope to Fly to San
Francisco Despite Halt
at New York Monday

PARIS. May go. CUP).
Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes
left France on their ocean flight
with the knowledge that their
monoplane was defective but de-
termined to risk their lives be-
cause the weather was good, Nine.
Codes today revealed to the Uni
ted Press.
The revelation came as the air
ministry indicated it would leave
to Rossi the decision whether to
continue on to San Francisco and
perhaps return eastward in an
other effort to break their own
New York to Kayak, Syria, world
distance flight record.
Before they started. my hus-
band, Captain Rossi, discovered
the wires holding the wings were
defective" Nine. Codes said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
By THOMAS COPE
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyrieht 1884. by u. P.

Copyright, 1884, by u. p.
NEW YORK, May 29.-(UP).
An ambition to circle the world
in less than week and wrest the
globe-girdling record from the
United States and Wiley Post was
revealed by Captain Maurice
Rossi, French airman, in an ex-
elusive interview last night.
Rossj. who flew to New York
from Paris, arriving at Floyd
Bennett airport yesterday after
noon in an attempted nonstop
flight from Paris to California,
said he thought with a lighter
plane and a little more luck than
attended the flight with Paul
Codes yesterday, he could better
the little Oklahoman's record of
days. 1S hours, AZ 1-2 minutes,
set last July.
Rossi and Codes, interviewed in
their suite at the Waldorf AS
toria were disappointed but very
much undaunted by their failure
to continue nonstop to Califor-
mia and break their own distance
record, set last August when they
flew from Bennett field to. Kayak,
Syria.
Rossi said they still hoped tc
fly on to San Francisco, but that
this part of their immediate plans
awaited confirmation from the
air ministry in Paris.
care you going on to Sar
Francisco" they were asked a:
Continued on page six.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
10 GRADUATED
BY FASSIFERN
Certificates, Art Medal
and Other Awards
Are Made

Ten members Of the senior
class at Fassifern School for Girls
were awarded diplomas at the
commencement exercises last eve
ming, and three students received
certificates. Four students COM
pleted postgraduate work.
Members Of the graduating
class were: Mary Adams, Tryon;
Adeline Ellis, Houston, Texas;
Elizabeth Hunter, Hendersonville;
Elizabeth Jones, Birmingham.
Ala; Eunice Meredith, Clewiston,
Fla; Frances Milton, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; Jane Rarden, Ashe-
Vile: Louise Struggled, Waynes-
vile: Nancy Sutherland, Hender-
sonville, and Ruth Waddill, Hen
Jacksonville.
Those receiving certificates
we're: Adeline Lineberger, Shelby;
Eleanor Richards, Tryon, and
Louise Warren, Hampton, S. G.
Postgraduate students were:
Ruth Bonick, Conover; Katherine
Crye, Hendersonville; Ethel Cole
man, Hendersonville, and Carolyn
Sancken, Augusta, Ga.
Miss Ann Putnam, of Washing
ton, N. c., was awarded the art
medal, given by DR.. w. r. Kirk,
of Hendersonville.
The exercises opened with the
Professional March, by Wagner,
followed by DR.. Jos. R. Sewers
address of welcome and the salu-
tatory address by Miss Nancy
Sutherland. Special music was
rendered by Mrs. Rice and Miss
Archer.
The address to the graduates
was delivered by the Rev. James
P. Burke, pastor of st. James
Episcopal church, Hendersonville.
Diplomas and certificates were
presented to the graduates, and
the valedictory address was given
by Miss Elizabeth Jones. s2,s.
One Of the interesting features
. Continued on page: si&O
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
FAILS TO SUSTAIN
COMPLAINT AGAINST
PRESBYTERIAN AGENT

MONTREAL, May 29.-(UPD.
The Southern Presbyterian church
in general assembly here failed
today to sustain the complaint of
DR.. J. P. Robertson, Memphis,
agent to the synod of Tennessee,
regarding charges against DR..
Charles E. Diehl, president Of
Southwestern university. Any &C
ton on the question of DR.. DiehPs
faith would have to come from
the university's trustees, the
church commissioners decided.
The general assembly later
voted not to appoint a commits
sion to investigate further the
faith of DR.. Hay Watson Smith,
Little Rock, Ark, pastor.
Recommendations that the as
sembly decline to consider any
further overtures regarding this
case from any source, were
adopted.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
CONGRESS IN
FINAL STAGES
Business Gets Assurance
Excise Taxes Will Not
Be Disturbing
BY ARTHUR F. DEGREVE
II,;t.d pcs. Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 20, (OP)'
The administration last night as
sured the business world that ex-
else taxes protecting at least four
great industries would not be dis,
turbed by the reciprocal tariff
act.
Chairman Pat Harrison, d.
Miss, of the senate finance com,
mittee, who is guiding the bill
through the upper house. said ne
would introduce clarifying
amendment which would freeze
excise taxes contained in the
1882 revenue act. -.
Four of the large industries al,
fected are lumber, copper, coal
and petroleum. =,
Harrison said he also would in
troduce an amendment governing
the hearings to be set by the
president before tariff rates are
changed in the negotiation OF
reciprocal trade pacts.
Passage of the bill Thursday
was forecast by Harrison. He
said the Democrats would lose
only "four or five" party votes
owe are in as good position
today as we were when the de-
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
NEW CUBAN TREATY
PERFECTED TODAY

WASHINGTON, May 90. (UP)
"A new basic treaty between the
United States and Cuba, in which
the Plat amendment is eliminat-
ed, with the exception of provi-
sions for q naval base at Guam
tanamo, will be signed at the de-
partment of state this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock (EST).
A statement Of the treaty's con-
tent will be issued Immediately
afterwards, said Sumner Welles,
assistant secretary of state and
former ambassador to Cuba, in
strumental in drawing up the
treaty.
AS soon as it is completed, it
is planned to rush it to the sem
ate 80 it can be ratified at this
session.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
RUSH TROOPS
TO GUARD ;
MORE PLANTS
Threat of Further Labor
Rioting Brings Ac-
ton in Toledo

TOLEDO, May 29.-(UP).-
Threat of further rioting caused
national guardsmen to be rushed
to three automomtive parts manu-
featuring companies here today
while federal mediators strove I'M
availingly to bring peace on this
troubled labor front.
Guardsmen were ordered dis
patched when army officers were
advised that unruly crowds, armed
with bricks, stones and clubs had
gathered at two plants, openly
threatening the strikebreakers in
side these factories,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
CHECKS READY FOR
JANITORS, DRIVERS

Supt. R. G. Anders of county
schools said this morning that all
janitors and truck drivers may
get their checks for the eighth
month of school by calling at the
office of the county superintend-
ent, at the courthouse.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
CAPoNE DENIED WRIT

NEW ORLEANS, May ~
(UP).-The United States circuit
court today denied Al Capone a
writ of heabeas corpus which
would have freed him from the
Atlanta penitentiary where he IS
serving 10 years for evading in
come tax. He claimed the statute
of limitations had expired when
he was indicted.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
LIBRARY TO CLOSE

The city library will be closed
Wednesday, May 80, in observ-
ance of Memorial day. The State
Trust company will close and the
post office will observe holiday
hours.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
FALLS DOWN SHAFT

NE WYORK, May 29.-(UPl.
John Mcdaniel, 25, hotel bell
boy, carrying the bags of guest
opened an elevator door and
fell two and a half stories. The
elevator wasn't there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-29
John D. LEAVING

ORMOND BEACH, Fla, May
29.-UP).-John D. Rockefeller
expects to leave his winter home
here to return to his summer home
at Tarrytown about A p. m. today
if weather permits.
The retinue of aobut 80 serv-
ants had everything ready to leave
earlier this week but were held
up bv the weather. Rockefeller is
reported to be enjoying his best
health of the past year.