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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-25
By RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Sean Correspondent


SEA Service sean Correspondent
WTASHlNGTOM-TUday isn't eX.
actly Christmas, but your CORE
spondent must report at once about
the Jingle Bells Committee, be.
cause he has just obtained the low.
down on it.
/ forget the official name for it,
but it's known as the Jingle Bells
Committee throughout the Interior
Department, because it's the de-
partmental committee handling the
reindeer problem in Alaska.
The fate of $4,000 reindeer de-
ponds on its long and frequent de.
alterations.
Reindeer are the meat supply of
the Alaskan natives and the prob.
lem arises because a private COM
pany claims title to most of the
animals. The villagers claim title
to many Of them and, since the
deer roam free over the ranges,
nobody can tell which reindeer IS
whose.
The company tries to round I'D
the reindeer every year and brand
them, but in rOundups 40 per cent
Of the little does and fawns are
crushed or otherwise done to death,
so what the heck?
Is there going to be q New
Deal for reindeer and the natives
who haven't any money and must
live on deer meat? You bet,
The good old Jingle Bells Com
mittee is fixing it up so Uncle
Sam will buy out the private COM
pany. let the reindeer roam UNI
tagged, and allow each village TO
Kill all it needs for food.
The Jingle Bells Committee
plans a federal corporation which
will have title to all the reindeer,
with natives on the board of di-
rectors-including a few Eski-
mos. tPWA viii nav the billD
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BEHIND TIE SCENES m
WAS: A|lIINI(77T ION

THE collapse of a beautiful
dream and the departure of
one Of the New Deals more at
tractive dreamers-that's the
meaning Of the investigation of
alleged over-appraisals of land in
PWA's Housing Division and the
resultant resignation Of Director
Robert d. Kohn.
The dream was that you could
get property owners interested in
self-liQuidating low.cost housing
projects, involving slum clearance
and employment of builders, at
a limited investment net profit of
6 per cent if PWA only would
lend money for such projects at
4 per cent.
A thousand projects were SUBJ
mitted. OF which nine were con-
sidered fair enough to be accept
ed. (Architects were too dreamy,
promoters and real estate inter-
ests too graspingD
Now the nine projects are be-
ing investigated. in the belief
that they were overvalued, to the
detriment Of the dream and fu-
ture tenants.
kohn, an outstanding archi-
tect, resigned after hot private
session in which he accused Ickes
OF crossing up everything by con-
slant interference, There's a lot
to that-everyone who works I'M
der lckes has the same experience.
But Kohn was a poor business
manager, an idealist, and de-
lightful personality, who fought
off hundreds of crooks and
cranks, but not. enough of them
to keep him from his present
plight.
Kohn's chief trouble was that
he appointed many dreamy sub
Ordinates. who aNDarcntly let
project sellers Sc e values of
their properties Il. ,neir own fig
ures. No one is suspected of dis
honesty.
downright. 1891. NEA Service, Incl
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and SDOllSmCn by the SCluIlS o.
their scruffy necks and throw
them as far as the mighty pow
er of united eNasperatcd popu-
lace can project them?
Honesty? What a wonderful
word! What wonderful quail
ity. How refreshing is honesty!
How safe il makes one feel.
After spending the past three
years actively in politics, value,
respect and revere honesty as /
never did before. | treasure ii
in men as I would treasure the
most priceless gem in me world.
| always have the feeling when |
come in contact with Z man who
is fearlesSlv honest that ! want
to hug him and say feverently
."ThanH God for YOU
Anybody can do something, can
get somewhere, can go places
with an honest man. and not be
wondering all the time just what
is going to happen. just what
sort Of trick is Going to be work
ed. Just what element Of dcviltry
lis going to creep in and crop out.
In many political and business
situations. if you are striving FOR
an honest result. you feel that
enemies are standing around
thick, glaring at YOU from the
dark with evil, murderOuS eyes.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
IS THE WORLD GROWING BETTER OR


This question is frequently raised, although it
is not capable of any definite or wise answer. 1t
is an idle interrogation.
Of course, it does not concern the material
world, with its forests and streams, and flowers,
and fruits. That world is stationary, and neither
grows better worse, except men modify. it by
their efforts.
But the world about which the question is raised
signifies the and women in the world. Are
they, upon the whole, growing better worse?
Unquestionably, there is moral progress, and the
general standards of right and wrong have been
elevated through the Christian centuries The
teachings of Christ have pulled down many stand
ards of low religious life and base moral courses.
When our Lord earth in the flesh, par
ents had power over their children that moth
ing less than tyranny, with the right to STAY off
spring at will. Cicero mentions and admits the
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UNCLE SAM BECOMES A LEADING
BANKER
CBv BRUCE CATTON

PEOPLE who like to sit about and discuss
whether the government ought to take
over banking. might stop moment ana
consider to what extent it has already done
so.
Since the banking crisis of March, 1853
great changes have swept across the whole
banking world, changes so sweeping that
few realize them. The American Bankers
Association recently summed up some OF
them. and the picture it draws is enhght-
ening.
For instance. we used to have 3O,8O9
banks. back in 1921. Now We have some
thing more than $4,000, a decrease OF
around $1,000 lover half.
About 1000 banks have vanished since
March, 1888. Several thousand banks owe
the RFC more than half billion dollars
on pledge of valuable parts of their assets
The RFC has taken more than billion
dollars worth of stock in 6,4OO banks By
wav of increasing capitalization, Including
many of the strongest banks in the eoun-
try. Thus it has an interest in A per cent
of all banks today.
A million people and institutions have
borrowed from the $500 lOaning aSSocia-
tions and corporations started by the gov
ernment to extend various types of credit.
The RFC also has direct loans to various
corporations totaling around $7OO,000,eoe.
In the deposit field, the postal savings
system has grown amazingly. More than
100000 people now have savings on de-
post in the 5000 post offices authorized tc
receive them. A thousand such offices have
had to be added during the last four years
Private agencies have virtually abdlcaU-
ed from the credit field, the survey indi-
Gates. From 1922-1931 securities floated
in private capital markets averaged more
than five billions a year. During 1925
these issues shrank to 1921 100000 year,
a decrease of almost 90 per cent. Some
ury did it.
Add in the fact of federal deposit insur-
ance, giving another government agency Il
direct interest in banking. Divorce of the
security business from commercial banking
puts new complexion on the whole field
and the influence of the Federal Reserve
System is admittedly rising.
So when you hear discussion of wheth-
er the government ought to go into bank
ing, it's well to realize right at the outset
that the government is already in banking
right up to the hips.
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esso'ene 9"4'astee' smoorHta pIs,,,

few days with his children; Law
renee and Claude, Jr., and his
mother, Mrs. Martha 4. Stepp.
A sermon by Judge Rutherford.
Bible, student and radio lecturer
by electrical transcription wa
heard by a small congregation
the Advent Christian church her
Sunday afternoon Of last week.
A most enjoyable children'S
day program was given at TIL
Methodist church here last Sun
day afternoon, and large crowd
was present. There was al.o
preaching services by the pastor.
Mrs. Jesse Creasman and Nh.
McCarson, OF Asheville, spent last
Thursday here with the former
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wife is honest. She sees what is
absolutely necessary to the whole
ONE, harmonious reconstruction
of this nation.
With honesty you can go places
worth going to. Without honesty.
you can go to Just one , place
You. can go to he'll. And that. if
YOU ask me, is the place where
tn United States has come mighty
near going to and from which +
is still far from being saved.
Mrs. Roosevelt. has rightly and
truthfully told us how to save
the nation.
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DANA

/ DANA, June 25.--A reunion OF
friends and relatives was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Armstrong, Of this place, Sunday,
June 16, and more than 60 per-
sons were present to enjoy visits
with each other and a most deli
cious dinner served picnic style
on the spacious lawn. These peo-
pie, who were from Greenville, s.
c., and SimpsonVille, S. c., as
well as Asheville and Henderson
vile, came early and spent the
day. During the afternoon the
Fowler quartet of Simpsonville
entertained with a number of Sc
lections. which were muM enjoy
ed by all.
Funeral services were held here
on Sunday, June 10. at the Ref
uge Baptist church for Miss Nodi
Jones, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Jones, of Upward, who died
on Saturday after a long illness.
InteIment followed in the Gene
terry of the Refuge church.
Mrs. j. s. Prescott and son are
recent guests at the Edelweiss
Farm, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Schuyler.
Mrs. Hattie West, Of Simpson
vile, s. c., spent a few days here
recently with her sister, Mrs. Il.
j. Allen.
Nh. and Mrs. J. R. Northington
and children, Miriam and John,
Of Waynesville, moved to this
place Monday, June II, and are
occupying one of the houses
owned by 7. d. Stepp.
Miss Tommie Allen, of Travel
ers Rest, S. c., spent week here
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Arm
strong. 49,.
Nh. R. f. Ward of this place,
and Harmon Thompson Of Sa-
luda, made 4 business trip to
Kingsport, Tenn, recently.
Mrs. w. s. Miller and daugh-
ter. Miss Louise, were the dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Schny-
I der on a recent Sunday.
Mr.. Lewis, of Tuxedo, pastor
of the Refuge Baptist church,
conducted a study course in B. Y.
Up. L. work each evening last
week, which was well attended.
Mrs. r. E. Ward. Miss Helen
Ward. and Keith Ward visited Mr..
and Mrs. P. D. Holbert at the
power house near here last Friday
afternoon. and while there enjoy
, ed fishing in the nearby river.
Mrs. A. f. Stepp, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. n. b.
Gibbs on the Spartanburg high
way. arrived Sunday of last week
to spend some time with another
daughter. Mrs. J. R. Northington,
Of this place.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Gibbs of
this place motored to Mills River
! Sunday of last week to visit the
| formers parents, and his mother
accompanied them home on Tues
day to visit them until Sunday:
Mr.. Gibbs. who is science and
history teacher in the high school
here, is employed at the Dixie
store in Hendcrsonville for the
summer months.
Mrs. Martha A. Steppe of this
place has been on the sick list For
the past few days, her friends
will be sorry to learn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd H. Edney
spent the past weekend with M.
and Mrs. Brownlow Justus at
Gambler, and on Sunday after
noon visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7.
Perkins and family of West Ashe-
vile. r
Mrs. Adeline Case is spending
a few days here visiting her sis
tiers, Mesdames Lulu Harris, Min
lite Harri and Martha Stepp.
Mr. Claude H. Stepp of Colunl-
bia arrived this week to spend a
! wife is honest Cha sooe ,,,bot 80
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The young are queer False teeth seem more
dreadful to them than tongue of the same kind
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Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt said
recently that what more than
anything else would put the new
deal over in a big way, IS hon
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They are childish yokels however, if the spheroid
they herd into little hole is called marble in
stead of a golf ball. ..
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But, Alas! if you had the limousine and the silk
hat, you would have the kind of stomach that goes
with them. .,
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
) MEN ESCAPE
INDIANA PEN

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, July
% G.N.S0.-Five long-term con-
victs escaped over the wall Of
the Indiana State Prison early
today after gaining entrance to
the yards by fashioning a key
to fit the basement door Of the
prison hospital.
OF the five who fled, accord
ing to Warden Louis e. Kunkel,
two were attendants in the hos
pital and three were patients.
The disappearance of the men
was first discovered at 3 a. m,
when a guard noticed that the
three patients were not in their
beds. The beds had been stuffed
to give the appearance that the
prisoners were still in them.
Louis Grail and William c.
Jay were the attendants who
made their getaway and the
patients were John Burnett, Maui
rice O'Flaherty and Kenneth
Rogers.
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Italy's 100, 1000 Poised on Border

Isolated snping ambuscades and other manifestations Of
guerilla warfare adding to the casualties which
estimated at more than 1900.
Mussolin with estimated 100000 troops the border
continues his policy of watchful waiting.
The Italian government repeatedly denying recurring
that Italian troops have crossed the Austrian border
Musson blocked the acceptance of Franz Papen
new minister to Austria.
The London News Chronicle carries Vienna dispatch today
other minister from Germany until the Reich fufs three
conditions:
Dissolution of the Austrian Legion Of Nazis in Germany
Suppression of the Austrian Naz headquarters in Munich
which has been sending money and bombs into Austria
and formal declaration by Hitler Of Austrias right
to independence
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.E|U. s. DAVIS CUP
I | STARS BEATEN

WIMBLEDON, England, July %
G.N.SJ.-England swept America
off the court today in the first
two matches of the challenge
round of Davis Cup tennis play.
Fred Perry, ranking player of
the world, defeated Sidney Wood,
of New York, 6-1, As, 81,
60, 6-3, after Frank Shields,
of New York, had bowed to
Bunny Austin, Ga, Ga, 6-1.
Puts Up Great Fight
Wood put up a brilliant fight
before going down to defeat, but
Shields gave a miserable exhibi-
ton against an inferior opponent
who also was off his game. A
brisk wind and clouds of dust,
hampered the players and some
flagrantly faulty decisions against
Wood did not make his task
any easier.
Wood rose to great heights
after dropping the first set when
he swept through the English
stars fine service and carried on
with some brilliant volleying and
wonderful recoveries of impoS
Sible shots to square the match
Then he stepped out in a long
(Continued on Page 4, Col. s,
Second Section)
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WILL ROGERS
Says:

HONOLULU, July 2S-Wen
we blew in here this morning on
the first leg Of our long hop, and
imagine who we run into. You
wouldn't guess in q year. You
remember the President we lost
Just after Congress adjourned,
the one that was so tickled that
he disappeared? Well he Is out
here at some japanese islands
in the middle Of the Pacific.
Just looks fine, same great
smile that he used to use on
those COngreSsmen and make 'em
bring sticks out of the water
for him.
These folks want their sugar
quota raised, but he just smiles
at 'em. He is the worlds only
man that can turn you down and
you 80 out liking him. The
whole Of Honolulu is doing the
hula or riding a surf board for
him today. If he don't raise
their quota, I will go over his
head and take it up with Gen.
Hugh Johnson and get IL
done for 'em, for we can't let
the GardeA Of Eden be dis
satisfied.
CCopyTaght. 1894, by McnIaught
Dyu4ieat@mIno.l
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REDS ARRESTED
At EMBASSY

A squad of police under Lieut..
Horace W.. Lineburg swoope d
down on a group of Communists
today and spiked a demonstration
in front of the German Embassy.
Carrying banners asking for
fair treatment for laborerS and
seeking the release Of prisoners
held by the Nazi government in
Germany. the Communists at
tempted to march before the en-
bassy but had no sooner started
the proceedings when they were
arrested on charges of parading
without a permit and disorderly
conduct.
Another group, headed by Har.
old Spencer, avowed leader Of
the Communistic movement in
Washington, remained at the en-.
trance of the embassy and de-
manded to see one Of the at
tacheS. A spokesman for the
embassy came to the door and
announced that the group would
not be received, whereupon the
gathering dispersed.
Those arrested were Joe Zane.
res, %, of the 1900 block U st.
N. w.; Mary McClead, Is, col.
ored, 400 block Twenty-first st.
N. w.; Sylvia Hartman, Is,
Pythian Temple; Freida Borence,
18, Pythian Temple, and Sam
George Dicken, "a, Pythian TEN
ple.
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DUE
To SAIL TODAY

HONOLULU, T. H., July %
G.N.S0.-President Roosevelt will
head towards home today aboard
the U. S. S. Houston, with a
thorough background of the eco.
nomic and military needs OF
United States possessions in both
the Atlantic and Pacific. :
Before boarding the Houston,
the President planned a short
radio talk, expressing his heart
felt thanks for the magnificent
reception rendered him in Homo
lulu during the past two days.
Mr., Roosevelt was deeply con-
cerned over the European Sltua'
ton precipitated by the assaSslna'
ton of Chancellor DollfusS.
While returning from an 1nspec'
ton of Pearl Harbor naval base
Yesterday, the President had a
close escape when a runaway
horse, frightened by police sirens
raced into the automobile follow
ing his car.
Theodore Allen, Francis steph'
enson and Edward Roddan'
washington newspaper cores
pondents, were bruised and cut
A secret service man jumped
from the running board Of the
Presidents car to prevent the
wild horse, drawing a vegetable
cart, from plunging into Mr.
Roosevelt's car. The secret ser
vice operator suffered a severe
arm bruise when his fist shat
tered the glass windhreaker on
the Presidents car.
Mr.. Roosevelt'S belief that
America must continue to build
large cruisers and submarines
consistent with the naval treaty
was strengthened by his visit to
Pearl Harbor naval base.
The Houston was expected to
lift anchor this afternoon, and
is scheduled to arrive in Port
land, Ore, August 3. The Presi'
dent plans another fishing ven
ture shortly after leaving the is
lands.
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Austrian Fighting Increases; Italy Blocks
Move to Send Yon Papen to Yiennd

troops and the Heimwehr tried to
drive them from their positions.
Won Papen Blocked
A Heimwehr commander was
killed and many. Of his company
were killed and wounded in a
bloody battle with the Nazis at
Lettering, near Salzburg.
Fighting also was reported at
Mandling and at other points.
Whether the new outbreaks sig.
nailed q new Nazi offensive or
(COntinusd on PGgs 2. cN. -
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Stencil Bomb Hurled
In RefOrmer's Home

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
July % O.N.S0.-Two men early
today smashed front windows and
tossed q stencil bomb into the
home of Miss Emma st. John,
dry crusader, who recently asked
Governor Lehman to remove
three public officials for alleged
failure to prevent open gambling.
Miss st. John suffered from shock
and was under the care Of a ply
Sieian.
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Billion-Dollar Suit Names
Grain Corporation

NEW YORK, July % QN.S).
Suit for more than q billion
dollars was filed in Feedral court
today against the Grain Sta
bilization Corporation and 80
other defendants comprising Fed
eral and private corporations and
individuals.
The action, brought by Robert
A. Gilchrest, charges that the de-
PENDANTS conspired to defraud
the Farm Board and the Gov.
ernment out Of 1854, ,766, 500.
Damages in twice this amount
are claimed.
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VIENNA THWARTS NAz| PLOT TO ASSASS|NATE
Won STARHEMBERG;; GUERRILLA WAR SPREADS
All We'll on "Strato'
Balloon, $4,000 Feet
Up, Pilot Radios

Society on Sixteenth Street, a
few blocks from the White House.
The crafts instruments, Major
Kepner said, were in excellent
shape, with only the cameras
functioning improperly. Three
thousand two hundred pounds Of
ballast remained at 10:40 o'clock.
It was expected most Of this
would be dumped in the dash for
the Strato.
Lose 1000 Feet BY List
The first intimation that the
ground crew had succeeded in
communicating with the balloon
lists, Major William E. Kepner,
pilot, and Capts. Albert w.
Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson,
scientific observer and alternate
pilot, respectively, came when a
feeble voice was heard over the
loud speaker Of a radio in a little
darkened room at the National
Geographic headquarters. That
loud speaker was connected with
the radio hook-up between the
ballooniStS and the ground crews.
The voice said:
"Hey, 10000 feet"
A few seconds later, it spoke
again:
"Hey, we had a hell Of q list
just them"
And within a few seconds, it
came out Of the ether again:
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Welfare Unit Due
To Bury Baby Boy

Funeral arrangements by the
Board Of Welfare may be neces
Sary following death last night Of
a baby boy, less than one day old
according to First precinct police
who said the child's parents are in
Strengthened circumstances.
Mrs. Sallie Carnell, 200 block z
st. N. w., the baby's mother
called for help after the baby be
came unconscious. A Casualty
Hospital ambulance responded and
an interne pronounced the infant
dead.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
MINNEAPOLIS
STRIKE IN
DEADLOCK
Communism Becomes Issue
! As Employers Refuse to
Treat With Truckmen
BY JAMES L. KLGALLEN

MINNEAPOLIS, July % I.N.SJ.
Communism today developed into
q bitter issue in the Minneapolis
truck drivers strike. which has
put this city Of almost 100000
population under martial law.
Employers in the thick Of the
fight again declared in a formal
statement to the Federal medi-
ators that the leadership Of the
strike is Communistic. They
bluntly asserted they will not deal
with men Of this type.
Red Editors Ousted
Two alleged New York Com
munist editors hurriedly left town
"by request" Of the military au-
thorities. They were James p.
Cannon and Max Schachtman,
editors of the Militant and the
New International, respectively.
They had been held for SO hours
by the civil and military authori-
ties.
In the excitement of the mar.
tial law there has been some talk
of ''press censorship" due to the
stringent rules laid dow Brig;
Gen. E. A. Walsh, in con
the National Guard troops.
Editors Of Minneapolis news
papers, however, do not feel that
they are being censored" They
said the policy Of their papers
has been unchanged since the
PRONUNCIATION Of the military pro-
clamation.
Absolute order has prevailed
since martial law went into effect
(Consinued nm Pace 8. COL n
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Anita Page Weds
COMPOSER SeCretLH

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, July %
U.N.S0 Anita Page, petite screen
star, and, Nacio Herb Brown
popular composer of some Of the
movies best musical hits, were
married secretly in Tia Juana,
Mexico, last Thursday.
Under the California law Mr..
Browns divorce from his second
wife will not become effective
until June S, 1885, and the song
writer declared that he and Miss
Page will maintain separate homes
until that time.