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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
DR.. WYNEKOOP ON
STAND YESTERDAY

: CHICAGO, March 3.-(UP)
Dr.. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, g.
year-old matriarch of promi-
nent Chicago medical family, sat
in the witness chair in criminal
court yesterday and in a quaver-
ing voice asked that jury acquit
her of charges that she murdered
her daughter-in-law on an operat-
ing table.
Frail and bent, seemingly on
the verge of collapse, DR.. Wync-
.koop recited her story of how she
found the body of Rheta Gardner
.Wyhekoop lying on the operating
table in a basement room of the
Wynekoop mansion on West Mon
roe street.
Her testimony indicated that
the defense is seeking to show
that Rheta died by her own hand,
or was killed by a burglar. The
aged DR.. Wynekoop, frequently
weeping during her testimony, de-
MED that she was guilty of MUIR
der.
81 opened the door of the pri-
vate office" she said, " and l
switched on the lights" She
paused and her body was shaken
by sobs. She continued in halt
ing voice.
81 saw Rheta on the operating
table. The head was exposed. A
blanket was over the body. l
walked around the body and saw
the pistol near her hand. She was
the very picture of death"
Tears streamed down her wrin-
killed. cheeks as she sobbed out the
story of finding the scantily clad
body of Rheta, unhappy wife of
her youngest son, Earle, on the
blood-soaked operating table.
On cross-examination' sugges.
ton by the prosecutor, Charles
S. Dougherty, that she was a
"cold, mercenary woman" drew
her wrath. "You know that isn't
So" she said sharply, shaking Il
bony fist at the prosecutor. He
had suggested that she had paid
for insurance on John Van Pelt,
a handyman about the house, and
had made herself beneficiary of
the policy.
"I did not" she snapped. Her
eyes flashed with anger. 81 paid
for the insurance, but | was not
the beneficiary" Then she settled
back in her chair. ale was an
unfortunate man whom | gave a
home and helped"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
HOTEL BLAZE
FATAL FOR A
4 Others Seriously Burned
In Worcester, Mass.

WORCESTER. Mass, March 8.
(UP).-Trapped in their rooms
by flames which mushroomed up
through an elevator shaft, four
guests persisted and four others
were seriously burned or other
wise injured, while SO others es-
capped unassisted at Pleasant no.
tel here early today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
JAPANESE MINISTER
OF EDUCATION QUITS

TOXIC, March 9.-(UP).-
Ichiro Hatoyama, minister of ed
ucation, submitted his resignation
to Premier Makoto Sato today.
The action was preceded by
severed weeks in which the Diet
attacked and questioned him con-
corning his acceptance of party
campaign funds when he was
cabinet secretary two years ago.
The cabinet, admittedly shaken
by the attacks on Hatoyama and
other members. was expected at
least to survive the present ses-
sion of the Dict.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
nome OF work
MORE.
NEARING END.
bo,ks Piled Along Road
sides To Be Used When
Possible, Is Said
brnIICTION BRINGS
MERGING OF GROUPS

n,ricc the process of demobi-
~. ,bs CWA army, between
4 ! ~ IS percent already having
dismissed. what disposition
In he made of the unfinished
Projects: 5
over and over to the local
Iva officials.
4 The local administrator states
l., three district and state en-
- and the district supervi-
I, hare visited HenderSOnville
H. he view to solving this
X.o,,.r which will find its main
Esfrtor il is believed by local
sfri,; in the discontinuance
4 al highway projects. ,
/ The status of some of the road
broier,s appear a little ugly TO
Se casual observer, said oftlcl-
"a bu, it has been the policy OF
Ia local CWA and the state
4 gbvay commission to place as
f,1,b rock as possible along the
Roadside 50 the prisoners under
tse stare highway commission
koud distribute the same when
Binding the roads.
|. would have been unsafe said
kifiaas. for prisoners to have
ben given the liberty of getting
bose stone from the mountain
ktes and piling it along the
koais therefore cOnside T a b | e
tinp has been spent at this, and
though the projects may be left
; ! bad shape temporarily, the
k.a.e highway force has looked
FORWARD 10 the time when they
boli be able to place prisoners
kni portable crushers on these
tOais 50 as to crush the stone
BAD build roads economically.
considerable progress has been
faie on the highway projects
kri these are pieces of work that
III Iesul: in permanent good and
lolc convenience in the opin-
d 0; the local CWA.
Local officials state that some
The other projects have been
rS,ei and some are nearing
S1PIetiOn. 1t is their plan and
be policy of the state officials
give the finishing touch, if
o&o.e 70 all the projects that
fa7e been undertaken. Some
pa have TO be terminated a lit
short Of what was intended,
\ l' |: will De the policy of the
pea. officials to leave every
'olec: in fair shape.
Inc severe slash of about 80
Green; last week in the number
employees badly crippled some
me working crews and it has
gen necessary to transfer them
I0m one project TO another so
ley might work to advantage,
" the local officials are ask
Z Inc public be patient and not
scome alarmed at the transfer
the workers.
1t will not be possible to work
e people in their own neighbor-
OooS as much as in the past,
u their cOnveniences in getting
me work will be borne in
.no, and where they can be
UoPed together, arrangements
~ De made to take them to
"a from their work.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
Presbyterians To
Conduct Canvass
Sunday, March A
Men OF Church Gather AT
LAS P. M. To Start
Annual Event

A number of men of the
Presbyterian church are called to
meet at the church building Sun
day afternoon at las o'clock,
for the purpose of making the
"every member canvass" of the
congregation. The men have
been designated by the board OF
deacons of the church, and it is
expected that they will visit
every home and member of the
congregation during Sunday al
ternoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
Plane Sabotage.
Runnor Fails OF
Substantiation

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8. CUP
Secretary of War Dern said
today that rumors of sabotage
of army mail planes have
reached the air corps, but
that $50 far nothing had been
developed that would substan-
tate the rumors."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
ANDOCTOR'
CONVICTED IN.
POISON DEATH.
Penalty In Mississippi Muir
der Conviction Life
Imprisonment
DIR. WYNEKOOP ASKS
/ ACQUITAL in CHICAGO

GREENWOOD, Miss, Mar. 5.
(UP).-Dr. Sara Ruth Dean to-
day was convicted by the circuit
court here on charges that she
killed DR.. John Preston Kennedy
with a poisoned highball in jeal-
Gus anger at his plan to remarry
his divorced wife.
Conviction of the 33-year-old
woman physician came at the end
of the fifth week of the trial.
The penalty was fixed at life i'm
prisonment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
insult TO Quit
Greece At Once

ATHENS, Greece. March g.
(UP) - Foreign Minister James
Maximos today notified the min
istry of the interior that Samuel
insult, Chicago. utilities magnate,
must be made to leave Greece
at once.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03

Summary for February: Max,
10; Min, 8; Mean max, 4L'E
mean min. 23.1 mean, 5o.4 ;
mean daily range. 24.6; greatest
daiiv range, 38. Precipitation
4.5I inches; normal mean tenn
perature for Feb. 400: normal
appropriation for Feb, 4.Sl in
ches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
JOHN DILLINGER, NOTORIOUS
DESPERATE, BANK R0BBER,
BREAKS JAIL AT CROWN POINT
Rides Off In Sheriff's Car
With Two Hostages
And Accomplish

CROWN POINT, Ind, Mar. 8.
(UP).-Using a wooden gun to
intimidate guards, John Dillinger
broke out of the county Jail here
today.
Within a few hours the car
carrying Dillinger and his negro
accomplish was sighted near Pc
tone, ILL.,, east of here.
Ernest Blunt. guard, who was
inundated by the wooden make
believe gun was released near
Petone.
Blunt was unceremoniously
thrown out of the car and found
by a farmer. With him was the
mechanic who was forced to drive
off. They Immediately Joined
hurriedly organized posse. The
car was believed headed toward
Morris, Ill.
CROWN POINT, Ind, Mar. 3.
(UP).-John Dillinger. notorious
desperate and bank robber, broke
out of the Lake county jail and
escaped today in the private au-
tomobile of Sheriff Lillian Holley,
with two hastages and a negro
accomplice. 9,
Three other prisoners followed
Dillinger and the negro, but the
trio returned to their cells when
they saw the desperate take a
machine gun from the office Of
Warden Lew Baker. The negro
was a convicted murderer named
John Youngblood.
The break occurred at 800 a.
M. and ten minutes later Dill
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
GOOD AFTERNOON

Primo Cameras championship
title has Melted him just about
$340, or as much as pair Of his
shoes cost him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-03
WEATHER

-,..1v tonight and Sunday
nth occasional rain
Evening star., 1934-03-09
568,94O TRAVEL
BY AIR IN YEAR
1888 Increase in U. S. Prac-
ticaIIy $4,000 Over Pre-.
viouS Period.

American-operated commercial air
lines carried a total of 5e8.e4o pas
sengers during 1888, an increase of
approximately $4,000 over the pre-
vious year, it was announced yester-
day by the aeronautical branch, De-
partment of Commerce. Express
handled in 1888 also increased but
airmail dropped slightly from the
1882 total
Total air express handled by all
American commercial lines in 1888
amounted to 2,452 ,812 pounds as COM
pared with 1,600,821 pounds in 1882.
Domestic lines handled 1,5l0,2l5
pounds and lines with foreign ex-
tensions, reaching Latin America and
Canada handled 942,597 pounds.
Total airman carried in 1888 was
was 1862 pounds as against T.
9O8,723 pounds in the previous year.
A total of 454,352 pounds airmail was
carried on the foreign lines.
Mileage flown on all regular lines
totaled 54,642.545 as compared with
5O,932 ,967 flown in 1882. Computed
on the rate of one passenger flown
one mile, this made a total passenger
mileage in 1888 of 198,800079 as
compared to 146,552. .597 in 1882
On December 81, 504 airplanes
were in operation on regularly
scheduled lines.
The report also showed that COM
mercial airlines furnished employ
ment for 6,273 persons. These en-
ployes were classified as follows: 542
pilots, 2O6 co-pilots, 1920 mechanics
and ground crew men, 1884 hanger
and field personnel, and 1870 opera
ton and Office personnel.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
FREED IN SLAYING
San Francisco Woman Acquitted
of Killing Camera Man.

SAN SALVADOR, Salvador, March
9 LP).-Mrs Melida Hockwald of San
Francisco was acquitted yesterday of
killing Bertin Moissant last December
The trial lasted four hours and the
jury deliberated one hour. Mrs
Hockwald was accused of Staying
Moissant, a Los Angeles camera man.
in revenge for Staying of her huS-
band. She had been detained since
December 10 under the Salvadorean
criminal code specifying prison on
the simple presumption of guilt in
criminal case until the defendant is
proved innocent. Twenty witnesses
we're called None testified to having
seen the actual shooting of Moissant,
a cousin of Mrs. HockWald Moissant
was acquitted here last July of a
charge of Staying Luis Hockwald.
Evening star., 1934-03-09
MOORS REPORTED SLAIN

LAS PALMAS. Canary Islands
March LP).-Reports were received
yesterday that several Moors had
oeen killed in fighting near Cape JUDY,
Rio de Orc. Spanish possession on
the west coast of Africa.
An army report said the battle was
entirely between Moors and Spanish
soldiers were not involved except to
suppress the strife.
Evening star., 1934-03-09

the Federal Surplus Relief Corpora
ton yesterday let contracts for the
purchase Of 1861 900 pounds Of food
stuffs for destitute families in the
island. Shipments will begin imme-
diately, 1t was announced by the cor
poration, Of which Harry L. Hopkins,
Federal emergency relief admins
traitor, is president.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt accom-
panied Tugwell to Puerto Rico, where
the Federal agricultural official is
making a complete survey Of condi-
tions with a view to recommending
a general relief program under direc-
Evening star., 1934-03-09
FORMER U. S. ATTORNEY
INDICTED IN TEXARKANA
Two Ex-Prohibition Officers Also
Cited by Grand Jury in Con-
spiracy Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated PTeSs.
TEXARKANA. Ark. March o.
Former United States District Attor-
ney w. N. Ivie of Fayetteville was
indicted yesterday by Federal grand
jury on charges of conspiracy to OBJ
struct justice and destruction of grand
jury records.
S. M. Gurley, former deputy pro-
hibition administrator at Fort Smith,
and Owen R. Wilson, former prohi-
bition agent, also were indicted on
the conspiracy charge and were
named in a separate bill on charges
in connection with liquor cases in
Federal Court. where they allegedly
received money from defendants in
the cases.
Evening star., 1934-03-09

ton of Secretary Of War Dern.
The foodstuh purchases will in
clude 650,000 pounds Of lard, $4,000
pounds Of breakfast cocoa, 264 900
Evening star., 1934-03-09

pounds of corn meal, 263,000 pounds |
Of condensed milk and 256,000 pounds
of canned salmon purchased from
six companies.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
CHAMPAGNE
ONLY CIDER

Some of that champagne"
that Washingtonians bought for
Christmas is going to prove a
big disappointment with an apple
cider flavor. But District Attor-
ney Leslie Garnett will be more
disappointed if he cannot prove
13 sellers guilty of violating the
Pure Food and Drug Act.
Hard cider it is, despite the
authentic pearing g legend,
"Champyne Americaine." How
ever, the manufacturer explains
that the product is fermented
apple juice, but this information
is geven on a small label stuck
to one end of the bottle.
Although the outcome OF the
seizures will depend on evidence
found by Distric Attorney Gar
nett, no quarter can be expected
from the Pure Food and Drug
Administration.
The act provides 5000 fine
for the first offense and $500
fine with one year in Jail at the
courts discretion for the second.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
0 'CONNOR DUE
To RETAIN
POSITION
Comptroller Expected to Stay
at Treasury Despite Big
Federal Reserve Pay
By International News Service

Immediate retirement of Comp
troller of the Currency j. F. T.
O'Connor was not anticipated in
high administration circles today.
While a month ago it had been
expected that Mr.. O'Connor would
quit his present position to be-
come Federal Reserve Agent and
executive head of the San Fran
cisco Federal Reserve Bank, the
situation had changed radically.
Mr.. O'Connor, it was reported,
informed Governor Mariner S.
Eccles, of the Reserve Board,
that he would not be a candidate
for the San Francisco position
which carries about twice the sal
ary of Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
BY statute, the Comptroller of
the Currency is ex-officio mem
ber of the Reserve Board and a
director of the Federal Deposit In
surance Corporation.
Mr.. O'Connor and Chairman
Leo T. Crowley, of the FDIC, are
at odds regarding the policy OF
the Insurance Corporation.
Neither Mr.. O'Connor nor Mr..
Eccles would disclose the contents
of the formers letter to the Re-
serve Board.
Mr.. Eccles said that after the
board had taken action the letter
would be made public.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Toledo Sleuth
Finds Out[aw
In Lock-Up

EDO, Ohio, Dec. %
T.N.SD The keen eye of a
Toledo detective may lead to
solution of 35 robberies and
burglaries in Pittsburgh, police
here said yesterday.
Detective Ralph Murphy of
the Toledo police department
visited in Pittsburgh some time
ago. He dropped in the police
station, where officers showed
him the picture of a man
wanted for the string of rob-
berries.
Yesterday Officer Murphy
happened to glance up at a po-
lice lineup in Toledo Jail. He
espied Manuel Delgada, alias
Edward Dawson, 80, who was
arrested last night on charges
of entering a Toledo dwelling.
He said:
That's the man Pittsburgh
wants."
Delgada admitted, police said,
that he was deported to Mexico
after serving time in Pittsburgh.
Police of the latter city will be
notified of his arrest, authori-
ties here said.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
SANITARY PROBE
PROMISED

Demand in the Maryland legis-
lature for sweeping investigation
Of the washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission was promised to-
day by Joseph A. Cantrell, Fusion
member of the House of Delegates
from Montgomery county, who
charged the bonded debt of the
sanitary commission. which en-
braces Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties, was far beyond
the lawful limit.
Mr.. Cantren declared that re-
port of the Maryland planning
commission, read this week before
the meeting of county supervisors
at Annapolis. declared the two
county sanitary commissions in
debtedness totalled $19,311,624, of
which $13, 1862 is fixed as Mont
gomery's share and the balance as
Prince Georges county. If these
figures are correct, Mr.. Cantrell
added, it would mean Montgomery
is indebted for 23.1 per cent of its
assessed valuation, while the Prince
Georges percentage is 15.9. The
law fixes the maximum bonded
Indebtedness for the sanitary COM
mission at IA per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
BONUS To WIN
IN SENATE
CONTINUED from Page -

u ontGnue0 from rage ~
in the last Congress only by keep
ing it from a vote in the Senate.
The only serious question is
whether such a bill could pass
over a veto by the two-thirds ma
jorities necessary to override the
Presidents opposition.
House to Override Veto
And that question doesn't Seri-
ously exist as to the House. There
doesn't seem to be any doubt in
anyone's mind that the House will
pass the bill by any desired ma
jority.
The question which has existed
and, aside from the expression Of
the pro-bonus boys, still does exist,
is whether the Senate would pass
the bill over the Presidents veto.
In the past the Senate two
thirds majority has been the STUN
bling block of the immediate pay
ment advocates-When they have
stumbled.
They have, therefore, made a
particularly careful survey of Sen
ate opinion as it will exist when
the new Senate meets. They
haven't allowed their desires to
overcome the necessity of being
conservative. At least they say so.
See Senate Victory
AS a result of their survey they
are confident that the Senate will
be "in line" when and if the bonus
bill comas back to the Capitol
from the White House.
These estimates of strength by
the veterans are not contributing
to the peaceful manner in which
the White House views the bonus
situation. Admittedly the Admin
istration would like to compromise
and they aren't likely to get in
such a mood as long as they are
able to convince themselves that
they can win without compromis
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
FLAYS
MEDAL|E FOR
HIS WOES
Gangster-Beer Baron BIames
Ex-FederaI Attorney for
Harassing Him, Kin
Copyright. 1884, by the New York Eve
ming journal and International
News SerViCe)

news SeTNlCeJ
UTICA, Dec. % G.N.S.) Dutch
Schultz, in the first and only in
terview of his life, told Interna'
tional News Service today that he
is a secret bridegroom and said
the reason he vanished after be-
ing indicted on income tax
charges was because former U. S
District Attorney Medalie was
vicious and tried to make me the
scapegoat." He said:
"It was a trap! So I decided
to stay out of it. Medalie went
out Of his way, being that am
newspaper characer, and used
me q reflect glory on himself.
WAITED HIS TIME
"He indicted me illegally.
With a man as vicious as Me-
dale doing what he did, l knew
/ wouldn't get fair trial"
"SOOner or later 1 knew poll
tics would change the situation
and no matter who got in, no
matter how severe, 1 would get
. fair deal from them"
Asked if he surrendered on a
charge of defrauding the Govern
ment of taxes on $45O,000 in.
come because he was afraid OF
gang guns or 8 fate like that Of
Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson,
Schultz said:
II have nothing to fear from
any man. 1 have sweet friends"
With a safe and satisfied look
he surveyed the faces of half a
dozen Broadway friends who sat
about him in the private dining
room of a roadhouse, scene of
what he called my maiden trip
with the newspapers.
The interview took place a few
hours after Schultz (Arthur Flen-
genheimer, in private) was re-
leased from Albany county jail
under $4,000 bond.
The Golden Rule
Disclosing for the first time
that he is married man, Schultz
characterized his wife as lust a
country girl" and added:
"She's been the only person
that's kept me going all this
time."
He expressed angry resentment
against Medalie on more than
his own account. He charged
that the former Federal attorney
slapped a Government lien on
his mothers $4,000 bank account
SO she can't get a penny of it
even now.
Schultz has been catalogued as
Public Enemy No. l of the East
and New York's biggest prohibi-
ton beer baron.
The big shot of the Bronx said
his philosophy was merely:
"DO unto others as you would
have others do unto you"
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
5 on Fishing Ship
Feared Lost at Sea

LEWES, Del, Dec. 22.-Fears
were expressed here today that the
fishing vessel Naome, with five
men aboard, had been swept to
sea and lost. The ship, which left
New York December 7 for Scallop
fishing off the New Jersey coast,
has been hunted by Coast Guards
men for a week.
1t is possible. however, that the
52-foot vessel put in at some OBJ
Scure port, Searchers said.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Jap Critic Sees Nippon
NAVY to Defeat U, S.

TOXIC, Dec. % Q.N.S0.-PreSs
attacks on American aggression
in the Pacific, coincident with ia
pans abrogation of the Washing
ton Treaty, reached their peak
today with a blast in the maga
zine Hinode warning that Japan
would build up a fleet capable OF
defeating America"
America wreSted Hawaii away
from its queen; then took the
Philippines as a Stepping-StOne
for convenience of her aggres-
Sive Far-Eastern policy.
"The United States possesses
a Navy built for carrying out a
firm policy.
"Japan must prevent a Pa
cific invasion by the United
States"
The American Navy, according
to the writer, ShinSaku Hitata
well-knoWn naval critic, is practic
ing long distance operations, ap
parently preparing for action.
"America's aggresSiveness
threatens Far.EaStern peace.
Japan must take the lead in
next years naval conference in
an endeavOr to weaken the
American Nays demands and
prevent long distance opera
tions, which are dangerous and
likely to provoke war between
America and Japan.
Until the United States re.
duces her naval strength, Japan
must continue on the alert for
an attack from America.
when Japan is. free Of the
Washington treaty, she will
build ships suitable for her re-
quirements, and strong enough
to defeat America"
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
AUSTRIA IS OFF
DEFAULT LIST
BY international News Service

BY international News Service
The strife-torn little republic Of
Austria was removed today from
the list of European nations con-
sidered in default on their obliga.
tions to the United States, the
Treasury Department announced.
This action will permit the sale
of Austrian securities in this coun.
try. The johnson law, enacted at
the last session of Congress, speci-
fically banned the sale in the
United States of securities of coun-
tries in default on their debt pay.
ments.
Austria, because of her acute
financial plight, which forced Eu.
ropean powers to come to her res
cue, has been considered a "spe-
cial case" for several years as far
as the United States was con.
cerned, and has received sympa-
thetic treatment.
Earlier in the day the Treasury
had announced postponement of
the debt inStalment of $460,093
due from Austria January /.