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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
G. D. White New President
OF League Which Num-
bers Six Teams This
Year
BY E. H. CASE

The initial steps towards or
ganizing the Henderson county
baseball league for the 1884 sea-
son were taken at a meeting held
at the court house Saturday
night.
Representatives from East Flat
Rock, Fletcher, Green River and
Valley Hill. four of the eight
teams that took part in the
league last year, and CCC camp
F-2, which is taking Boylston's
place in the loop this year, were
present and went ahead with
plans for the coming season.
A chairman was appointed and
CCC camp F-2 was officially
made a member of the circuit.
Then a league president to fill
the place left vacant by Tom
Hyder, who resigned at the close
Of the 1888 season, was elected.
G. D. White of Mills River
was the unanimous choice for
this job, although he was not
present at the meeting and his
acceptance of the presidential
duties is not vet assured.
+. II. Case was reelected
league statistician and sports
writer. and other business was
discussed.
1t is not known just yet how
many teams will be in the loop
this year. Nothing definite has
been heard from Mills River,
Balfour or Fruitland, the three
other communities that had teams
in the fight last season. But it
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
EBEAM CIRCLES MEET

s be circles of the Sunbeam
q Of the First Baptist church
yesterday afternoon. No. 1
at the church with Miss Mary
IFerine Keith in charge. After
ng and a story by the leader
children repeated memory
les. The Golden Rule was the
for the afternoons meeting
"a was attended by eight. Sew
sunshine deeds we're report
fetore delightful refreshments
served.
lss Agnes Gale conducted the
Ping of Circle No. 2, which
met at the church. Twenty
were present and they re-
eG 10 sunshine deeds after
rally song. Two new members
Present. Those taking part
ae program were Neva Brock.
rs Zimmerman, Van Reese,
osborne, Edward Osborne,
aIulne Roper, Jack Ayers and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
COLLEGE Head
NOT ELECTED

BREVARD, Feb. 20. Especially.
At a meeting of Is of Is mem
bers of the board of Brevard Col
lege held here today. with the
Rev. H. C. Sprinkle of Lexington,
presiding, adjournment was taken
at p. M. with the likelihood that
a president for the new Southern
Methodist educational institution
would not be elected at this time.
The meeting was an executive
session of the trustees and it was
stated following adjournment for
luncheon that it had been very
harmonious. 1t was said that
three of the four men recon-
mended for the position had been
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
COSTNER GOES ON
STAND in FACTOR CASE

Continued from page one)
that Banghart told him what to
do in the kidnapping.
Among others whom Costner
implicated were Tommy Touhy,
outlaw brother of Roger, and Will
lie Sharkey, who committed sui
eide in a Minnesota Jail cell after
he. Roger Touhy. Schaefer and
Tom McFadden were acquitted on
charges of kidnapping William
Hamm, Jr.
Costner was given $4,000 (by
Banghart) as his share of the ram
som. r.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
France Orders
Day Of Mourning

PARIS, Feb. 20. (UP)-The
government ordered a day of
mourning throughout France on
Thursday and ceremony will be
held in Paris simultaneously with
the burial of King Albert, OF
Belgium, in Brussels.
ROME, Feb. 20. (UP)-King
Victor Emanuel yesterday order
ed 81 days court mourning, Ell
fectiye Monday, in tribute to the
Kings Albert. of Belgium.
Crown Prince Humbert and
Crown Princess Marie Jose arriv-
ed from Naples, prior to proceed
ing to Brussels on a special
train. The young princess Is
expecting a baby in June.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
CCC CAMP F-2 BASEBALL 9
TAKEN IN COUNTY LEAGUE

is hoped that the league will be
an eight team affair. However,
it will operate with only six
teams. if necessary. -
Another meeting will be held
at the court house Saturday
night, March 8, at 1880 o'clock.
1t is important that all COM
munities wishing to enter a team
in the league this year be repre-
scented at this meeting. as the
league rules will be reviewed. a
schedule committee appointed
and an opening date set.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20

eliminated, and that it was not
likely that a president would be
elected for another two weeks.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
WEDNESDAY MUSIC
CLUB TO MEET

The Wednesday Music club will
meet tomorrow afternoon at $50
o'clock at the home of the chair
man, Mrs. J. c. Morrow, Jr., with
Mesdames w. w. Carpenter and
George NJ. Flanagan as joint hos
tesses. The meeting was scheduled
to be held at the home of Mrs.
B. A. Egerton but was changed
on account of illness in her
family.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
NC. Desperadoes
Roundup Looms

RALEIGH, Feb. 2O.-(UP).-
Chief of Police Clarence Barbour
today promised early develop
ments in the general roundup Of
a band of desperadoes which has
been operating in this territory.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Colds That Hang On

Don't let them get a strangle hold.
Fight germs quickly. Creomulsion com:
bines 7 major helps in one. Powerful
but harmless. Pleasant to take. No mar.
cotics. Your own druggist is authorized
to refund your money on the spot II
your cough or cold is not relieved BY
Creomulsion. (adyD
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
SENTENCED IN DEATH

RUTHERFORD, Feb. 20. (UP)
John Henry Pritchard, was
sentenced today from five to
eight years in states prison for
the fatal shooting of Roy Price,
November 25.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

cause the lot Is too narrow, some
rooms must be blind, or the like?
4. Is the proposed remodeling
sound from architectural and engi-
neering points of view? Remodeling
should never be undertaken without
competent architectural or other tech
nical advice.
Although these points are drawn
up by H. o. L. c. experts for appli-
cation in cases where that organiza-
ton makes the loan, they are worthy
of consideration by any home owner
planning reconditiontng or remodel
ing.
The Stars $1,000 Better Homes
Contest Is designed to further en-
courage home improvements in the
metropolitan area. The Washington
Board Of Trade has put up an addi-
tional 500 landscaping prize.
The 81 900 in prizes in The Stars
contest - which continues through
September 15-are divided in two
groups, for homes valued at $4,000
and less and for those valued at more
than $4,000. In each group the fol-
lowing prizes will be awarded: First
prize, $3.50; second, 500; third, $50,
and four honorable mention prizes
Of $25 each.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
MARYLAND NEEDING
REPAIRS AND PAINTS
Agriculture Department Finds
Nearly $4,000 Homes Need
Complete Dressing.

The State of Maryland, famous for
its historic farms and its agricultural
development, Is badly In need Of re-
pairs and paint. according to findings
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Making public the first survey OF
farm properties in the "Old Line"
State. the department finds that Of
So, TOO farm houses nearly 10000 are
in need of complete repainting. while
more than $500 others should have
at least a new coat Of surface pro-
lection.
The exterior paint on only 1880 of
the total was classed in the survey as
good" The report showed that 3,815
farm houses were not protected by
paint at all. Maryland farm proper
ties range in ages from 10 to so years.
The farm housing survey IS q Civil
Works Administration project, carried
out by the Department of Agriculture
and the State Agricultural Extension
Evening star., 1934-05-12

Thirty-f1fth street northwest, to cost
$400.
N. Mezzanotte, 26l7 Fourteenth
street northwest. owner, designer and
builder: to erect brick garage, $500
North Capitol street, to cost $400.
Edward j. Lanahan, 1907 North
Capitol street. owner; S. G. Runtt,
designer; Fred Drew Co., 2539 PENN
sylvania avenue northwest, builders;
to make repairs, Bates alley, to cost
$3.50.
Joseph Gatti Estate, 1900 Sixteenth
street northwest, owners; Marcus Hal
lett, designer: o. Y. Maxwell, Lam
ham, Md, builder; to erect one l.
story brick addition. 742 Sixth street
northwest, to cost $3.50.
Washington Hotel, Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, own
ers; E. L. Bullock, jr, architect;
Charles H. Tompkins Co., 1880 Con-
necticut avenue northwest, builders;
to make repairs. Fifteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, to cost
5000.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

BY the Associated Press.
Sharp cost reductions and advance
ments in designing pre-fabricated
steel houses have been noted recently
by Cleveland architects.
Less than a year ago it was gener-
ally believed q seven-room house Of
this style construction would cost
5000 and possibly more.
Now the architects have found they
can be built for as little as $2,500, in
cluding basic equipment for service.
In addition. the designers believe
they have been able to make the
newer steel homes more practical,
better looking. and more susceptible
to style variations.
Some of the architectural ideas Of
the ancient Romans as well as those
of the most -moderns have been
drawn upon in one Of the latest steel
house designs, the work of C. L. Van
Ness, q consulting engineer, Of Akron,
Ohio.
Just as some Of the ancient Romans,
Van Ness plans to heat the house
partly by tradition through the walls,
Evening star., 1934-05-12
REALTORS ASK CHANGE
IN BALTIMORE LAW
Say Owners Are Forced to Pay
for Benefits Existing Only:
in Public Blueprints.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May l2.-Mayor
Jackson was called on this week to
help change the law which forces real
estate owners to pay for benefits ex-
isting only in the blueprints of :pro-
posed street openings and public i'm
provements.
c. Philip Pitt. secretary of the: Real
Estate Board, issued a statement In
which he declared that If arend-
ments to the city charter passed by
the General Assembly in 1891 were
unconstitutional. as contended hy the
city solicitor, city officials are Bound
to make the special levies called for
in the plans of proposed improve
ments. The mayor. therefore, accord
ing to Mr.. Pitt, should ATTEMPT to
amend the charter further.
I'VE only know that the present
law. as interpreted by the city gov
ernment, is unfair-the mayos and
others admit it." Mr. Pitts statement
asserted. 1T should be changed and
the mayor can change it."
Evening star., 1934-05-12
COST REDUCTION AND ADVANCED
DESIGN NOTED IN STEEL HOMES

floors and ceilings. Heated air from q
centrally located furnace is conveyed
to every room through the metallic
hollow panels of which the floors,
ceilings and walls are constructed.
Decorative openings in the walls
panels also admit the heated air to
the rooms. Alternating panels return
the cool air to the furnace.
In the Summer the process may be
reversed by converting an air washer
at the furnace into a cooling cabinet,
and using a fan to blow the air
through the walls into the rooms.
The Van Ness house is like most
other pre-fabricated steel houses in
outward general appearance. 1t has
fiat roof, Is about "a feet square,
has 8-foot ceilings. and is two stories
high. About nine tons Of steel would
be used in construction.
Another steel house Of recent design
built near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, also cuts
the costs below the $4,000 level. 1t
required II tons Of iron and steel.
One Of its features is the use Of spun
glass for insulation in its exterior
walls.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

Note: This is the ninth in
series OF articles on historic homes
in the Capital. Another Uill dp-
pear in the Real Estate Section OF
The Star ncrt Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

+, President Jackson brought pressure
| to bear on the members Of his cabinet
in an effort to have their wives take
his War Secretary's wife into their
fold. but they refused to recognize her
official position.
Because of the failure Of Vice Presi-
dent Calhoun's wife to accede to his
demands for social harmony. jackson
thrust the logical candidate to sue
coed him into notification.
General Disruption.
Van Buren,, who very ostentatiously
befriended Mrs. Eaton, was made
minister to England. Jackson later
secured his succession to the presi-
dency in 1886 in consequence OF his
behavior The quarrel over the social
status OF Mrs. Eaton eliminated In a
general disruption of the cabinet in
1881.
While abroad with her husband,
Mrs Eaton was said to have shone
with brilliancy in the Court of 1sa-
bella in Spain, and was social favor
ite in Paris and London.
Secretary Eaton died in 1855, leav-
ing vast estate to his widow.
She moved to the I street residence
and about a year after the death of
her husband married an Italian dane
ing master, from whom she was sepa-
rated after losing much of her prop
erty. She died in 1879.
The O'Neil house has deteriorated
and undergone many changes. Never
a very pretentious dwelling, the old
home is now a small apartment house,
with little to distinguish it from the
row in which 1t sits.
The only feature retained Is the
staircase. down which Mrs. Eaton is
once reported to have thrown a maid
in a fit of temper.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
REALTY ASSESSMENTS
PUBLICATION URGED
Board in Baltimore Acts on Rec
ommendation Of Efficiency
Commission.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May l2.-Publication
Of real estate assessments on all prop
critics, for public distribution, Is being
urged by the Real Estate Board, fol-
lowing such recommendation by the
Commission on Governmental Eff
cheney and Economy.
The commission recommended the
publication Of the tax rolls and a
review of real estate assessments
often enough to keep the assess
ments more nearly in conformity with
changing property values"
Another recommendation was the
adoption Of the assessors manuals,
together with the unit value map, to
assure the application Of uniform
rules, standards and methods by all
The assessors in the valuation Of prop
erty for taxation"
Evening star., 1934-05-12
BED ROOM Styles
TO Be SEEN HERE
Newest Creations in Modem
Furniture Shown in .
Willard Exhibit. .

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-12
2OO-M|[L|0N LOAN
SPURSHOME WORK
Guide Tells Owners How
Best to Invest Borrowed
Funds.
CONTINUED From First Page.)


L. G. continues, repair and mainte-
nance are the essentials Of upkeep.
All homes that are to be kept fit to
live in must be put In good repair
periodically. Repairs made often need
not be expensive. They will general
ly add enough value to q home to
permit higher appraisal and a larger
loan.
Some types Of remodeling and
undermining, such as the addition of
q bath room or the installation of
running water and an indoor toilet,
are likewise essential to the Ameri-
can standard OF living. However,
they are usually more expensive than
basic repairs and may be impossible
to borrowers in financial distress. Be-
fore q borrower from the Home Own
ers' Loan Corporation applies for q
loan to remodel. enlarge or modern
ize his home he should consider the
cost very carefully and get advice
from the corporation"
Points To Be Considered.
Points which deserve consideration
are listed by the corporations experts
as follows:
/. Can the home owner really af-
ford to make the larger monthly re-
payments on his loan necessitated by
an expenditure for remodeling and
undermining? Usually a home owner
should not spend more than rs per
cent of his normal income in pay
ments on his home.
2. Does the neighborhood Justify
the expense of remodeling? A $4,000
house is a poor investment in $4,000
neighborhood.
3. Will an expenditure for remod-
cling tend to extend the life of q
house which Is irredeemably bad be-
Evening star., 1934-05-12

Cypress Grain Simulated.
Both color and grain of weathered
cypress are accurately simulated in o
new asbestos cement shingle.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

interior decorators throughout the
country. !:
Not only will the 16 bed rooms :be
shown, furnished in perfect detail,
but color and harmony schemes are
featured. The latest and most sp-
proved fashions in drapes, accessottes
and even wallpaper designs to har-
monize are shown.
The furniture that is to be shows Is
Of all-metal construction, since 1t pas
been learned after years Of expsri-
ment that greater durability and style
can be built into metal pieces.
Forty cities in the United Ststes
were chosen for the exhibit to- be
shown in this first year Of the gsild
movement. They have proven ere-
mendously popular in the cities where
the salon has been held to date.
Great crowds have attended the shows
and they have created new interest
among clubwomen and educational
leaders interested in the home-beau-
tiful plan.
Educators have pointed out thai 1t
Is the harmonious home that sehds
the brightest child to school, proper
environment playing one Of the most
important roles in the education: Of
children today.
Admission to the salon is WITHOUT
charge to the public, as the purpose
of the displays is purely educatiofal.
Competent attendants and stylfsts
are present to answer all questions,
but nothing can be purchased from
the exhibit.
Fifty Firms Represented.
More than 1000 individual pieces
Of furnishings appear in each show,
representing the products Of more
than so manufacturers.
For long time, in fact the past 10
years, these concerns have felt the
need Of awakening the American pub
lie to a realization that their home
furnishings may not only be thread
bare and rickety, but entirely out. OF
tune in the prevailing mode Of :he
streamltned automobile and trains.
Nor have they kept pace with ehe
advances in architecture which have
produced Rockefeller Center and ;he
Century Of Progress Exposition.
Methods adopted by the Modern
American Guild have been patterned
after the experience of the automobile
industry. 1t is the plan Of the glild
to make the home furnishing style
shows permanent affair, such as She
automobile shows held each year: in
the United States.
Guild leaders point out that She
home is the center Of culture and
social activity, the reflection of their
personality and the outward manifes-
tation Of their habits and fastest to
those who partake Of their hospitality.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

garage roof, 1901 Connecticut avenue
northwest, to cost $700.
A. Mihill, 825 Underwood street,
northeast, owner and builder: to erect
brick garage. 825 Underwood street,
northwest. to cost S700.
L. R. Frayser. 2732 Sherman ave-
nue. northwest. owner; j. A. Kay, Inc,
Union Trust Building, designers and
builders; to erect one 2-story brick
addition, 2732 Sherman avenue north
west, to cost 5000.
Joseph Kay, 1904 Fourth street
northeast, owner; r. c. Archer, jr.,
architect; N. Smith, 1927 Allison
street northwest, builder; to erect one
1-story brick addition, 1904 Fourth
street northeast, to cost $500.
Ruth Kobbe, 1873 Eleventh street
northeast, owner: Thomas J. Wing
field, 154 Eleventh street northeast,
designer and builder: to make re-
pairs, 1873 Eleventh street northeast,
to cost $500.
Washington Gas Light Co., All
Tenth street northwest, owners and
builders; j. B. Fox. designer; to make
IepduS, 1Wcllly -olAJlL oIlCCIs bCIWCCll
G and H street northwest, to cost
$780,
Curtis T. and Frances c. Martin,
1884 Patterson street. owners; to in
close porch, 1854 Patterson street,
northwest, to cost $500.
Marie R. and Robert E. McKnew,
1872 Thirty-second street southeast,
owner; E. E. Smith, 472 F street
southwest builder; to erect one l.
story frame addition, 1872 Thirty-sec-
ond street southeast. to cost $3.50.
National Laundry Co., Inc, owners;
Pringle Construction Co., GOT Fiji
teenth street northwest, builder; to
repair walls, 21-31 Pierce street north
west, to cost $3.50.
M. M. Forrest, 14l1 Thirty-fifth
street northwest, owner and builder;
Marcus Hallett, designer; to erect
one 1-stoVy brick addition, 14l1
Evening star., 1934-05-12
BY IRVING LASH.

Peggy O'Neill, daughter Of an Irish
tavern keeper, who was the center of
a bitter scandal that split the cabinet
of Andrew Jackson and subsequently
tossed the presidency of the United
States into the lap of Martin Van
Buren. once lived at 2J07 I street.
Little Friend Peg" as she was
known to President Jackson, is be-
heved to have taken up residence in
the I street house to be near the hotel
at Twenty-flrst and I streets. where
she was reared by her father, William
ONeil.
1t was in the tavern, which was
frequented by politicians and notable
figures a century ago, that Peggy
O'Neil met Maj. John Henry Eaton,
a Tennessee lawyer. Maj. Eaton, who
later became a Senator and Secretary
of War, married the pretty little
daughter of the tavern keeper in 1928,
after her first husband. John B. Tim
berlake, a purser in the Navy. killed
himself at sea.
Given Social Position.
Maj. Eaton's appointment to the
cabinet year later gave his wife the
social position that she had long de-
sired, but, owing to reports unfavor-
able to her reputation, she was re-
fused recognition on equal terms with
the families of other members of the
cabinet.
Thus began the social war which
completely altered the course of poll
tical events in the United States for
the next half century.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

Service. The object Is to provide the
basic information necessary for q pro-
gram Of improvement for farm homes.
About 800 counties throughout the
country are being covered by the in
vestigators. The report on the State
Of Maryland is the third State sum-
mary to be issued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03

and intelligent Senate leader the future stock
Of his new Progressive party is apt to be worth
more in the public market than the depres-
sion-priced G. o. P.
OF course. neither President Roosevelt nor
Senator La Toilette has copyright on Lead
ership. There is plenty Of room for Republican
leadership. But after so many false alarms,
the public is likely TO remain skeptical until
the Republicans produce something more
tangible and effective than the present post
election larnents
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
AUTO DEATHS AND REPEAL

THE first detailed figures on auto accidents
= for 1884, just made public by the Trav-
elers Insurance Company, are exceedingly
shocking. During the first ten months of this
year there has been an increase of Is per cent
in number of traffic fatalities. In Marion
county 118 people have been killed. Last year
the twelve-month figure was 131, with ninety
six having been killed in 1882.
More than $4,000 people have been killed
by autos since Jan. 1; the total for the year
will be upward of 360o0-an all-time record.
The first question to be asked is, How far
is repeal responsible for this?" The figures
have not yet been broken down and analysed;
but at first glance alcohol seems to have played
an important part in the increase.
There has, for instance, been a gain of
nearly "a per cent in the number of intoxicated
drivers involved in accidents Indications are
that repeal has made our traffic problem con-
siderably more difficult
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
l aUhotty dlsapprove of a0hat you sag and a0W
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoLtaire

manner in which parking laws Of
Indianapolis have been neglected.
The police department, no doubt,
feels that lack of enforcement of
the stickers issued makes a laugh
ing stock of them, and have heard
them say that often.
We have an ordinance prohibit
ing double-parking, overtime park
ing and alley parking A check-up
on street parking at 2 a. m. dis
closed that nearly every available
space taken on many streets and
alleys. In case of fire it would be
impossible for fire trucks to get
through some alleys or near fire
plugs. This condition also lnterferes
with street cleaning or locating
stolen automobiles.
am sure the public will cooper
ate with you in cleaning up this
parking menace and see that the
law will be enforced for the pro-
lection Of pedestrians and property
owners.