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The Washington times., 1934-06-13
GENE TAUGHT
POLA NEGRL,
HEPBURN
BY DAN GILL

ny OkAGN NAAA
Gene Hermann mused a bit,
and then sighed a sigh.
'T wonder If Mae West will
ever get over this way, and If
she does, will she come up and
see me some time.'"
Genes still tennis professional
at Army Navy Club, and is doing
a good job, having successfully
run-off the Middle Atlantic
Doubles Tournament not so long
ago.
Two Movie Stars
His duties, strangely enough,
have thrown him into contact
with two erstwhile movie stars.
One, Weldon Hepburn, whom he
is still coaching, while the other
is the beautiful Pola Negri, whom
he tried to show the rudiments of
Stroking.
Hepburn, the son of Col. Wyatt
F. Franks, is that tall and much
sun-tanned young man you have
been seeing daily at the City of
Washington and Middle Atlantic
doubles tournaments. Although
he was a star athlete at Central
High School a few years back, he
has only lately been bitten by the
tennis bug and now has it bad.
Gene says, however, Frank Shields,
Lester Stoefen ct al. are safe for
the time being at least.
Pupil Of Genes
Miss Negri, who recently ex-
pressed the desire to settle down
near Mt. Vernon, took lessons
from Gene. She seemed to have
a habit of hitting a few feet above
or below the ball, and Hermann
didn't coach long enough to fully
correct her faults.
When you consider Gene has
only been a pro since the season
started, you've got to admit he
has worked fast and with sure
steps.
Give him a year or so and he'll
probably have Greta Carlo tax
ing lessons.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Griff Gives Cran1er,
New Hurler, Date
To Report

Ed Cramer, big southpaw
pitcher of the Temple Univer-
sity nine, whom President Clark
Griffith has been interested in
for some time, will report to the
Griffs as soon as his school
term is over, President Griffith
stated today.
The Griffs signed Cramer
early this week, following an
eleventh-hour look-in while the
lad pitched in a Temple-Ind
game. Prexy Griffith plans Civ
ing the young pitcher a thor.
ough trial in the hope that he
will make good from the start.
Cramer is a cousin of doc"
Cramer, outfielder of the Phila.
delphia AS.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
C9RwM;S C991aHHHTS
By BILL CORUM
; But He's All Alone
ROGrs At OLDn Jokes
He Rates Our COurteSU

SNOWFALL into the heel Of his
shoe.
But you will have Soresi in
your corner"
Offered another Kibitzer.
Huh, what does SOreSi know
about boxing?
Scoffed Primo, answering his
own question by the tone of his
voice.
"I cannot think Of his name
but a friend Of Duffy's will be
in charge of my corner" con-
tinued Primo. But this prOba-
bly, will be the toughest fight
1 ever had and 1 am sorry that
1 cannot have Bill with me-"
Fighter With 3 Arms
Here one of his batsmen
handed the champion his neck
tie but he waved it aside, leav-
ing his collar unbuttoned to
expose a neck that would be the
envy of a wrestler. He did, how
ever, accept a pocket comb from
his comb-bearer and carefully
parted and Slicked down his wet
hair before returning the comb
to the owners vest pocket.
did 1 ever tell yOu," he asked,
"about the time 1 fought the
man with three arms in PariS?"
We said he hadn't.
"HO, no, no." rOared the giant.
"That was funny. HO, no, no.
That Dickson, he had me fight
ing a man with three arms. Tell
that silly Baer about that. 1t
was almost as silly as he IS.
Dickson strapped a third boxing
glove on some fighters left
shoulder and then advertised all
over Paris that I was going to
fight a man with three arms.
It drew a big crowd, too. And
when we would clinch, the
fighter would jab me in the
face with the glove strapped to
his shoulder. HO, no, no, that
Dickson led. nOte-Jeff Dick
son is the leading European
fight prOmOter), he is a scream"
The little room fairly shook
with the big mans laughter,
while overhead the rain beat a
steady TATTOO on the roof and
through an open window along
the way came q low-down Har-
lem blues lament from Lew
Flowers, Primo's ebony sparring
partner.
Surely this was not a man
who was worried or greatly up
set.
Dignity and Determination:
There is a certain dignity
about the big man sitting here
on the rubbing table chatting
with us that Baer, his reel and
real rival. does not have. A GER
tain dignity and seriousness.
So sincere is he, so anxious
to please and be polite, so de-
termined to be a credit to him.
self, his country and his coun-
trymen, in this fight, that you
cannot help but wonder if far,
far back somewhere there isn't
a touch of the blood of the
Emperors in him.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
PGirings Are Made
For British Golf Omen

SANDWICH, England, June 13.
Denny Shute, defending American
holder of the British Open golf
championship, has been paired
with StenhouSe, professional of
HornesS, for the qualifying rounds
of the 1884 British Open, which
begin on June 25.
Other pairingS for the outlying
rounds:
Gene Sarazen and E. j. Brad
beer, BaSingstoke; Joe Kirkwood
and j. T. c. Moore -BarbaZon,
WallaSey; and Alex Herd and Jim
Braid.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
PrinuO's Work Done
He Is "Ver' HGppee"
He's Not Nervous

POMPTON LAKES, N. j.,
June 13.-The ancient oaks
above the ring stirred in the
gusty breeze and lifted their
leaves to the needed rain.
''Time." called . voice.
"GOOd. That Is enough"
grunted the giant, as he slipped
through the slack and Sagging
ropes. 'Tt is finished now and
/ am ver' happee that / am not
cut or hurt"
Then he pulled a soiled towel
across his wide-aS-a-barn door
shoulders, and went padding
across the grass to the gym
naSium with the first drops Of
rain washing the sweat from
his swarthy face and ponderous,
almost unbelievable, arms.
Primo Camera, champion Of
the world, was through with his
training for the 15-round title
bout with Max Baer in Long
Island City tomorrow night.
He was through. He was
glad. He was ready, and he
was an exceedingly cool and
confident champion. Pay no
heed to reports and rumorS that
have him otherwise. Pay no
heed to Baer's prattle that bis
(Primo's) sleep is made fitful
with dreams Of the big, bad
Baer.
Carnera is on edge but he is
not visibly worried. Whatever
else the mountainous man with
the gargoyle grin is, he is not
afraid. Or if he is, he keeps it
his own secret. I have seen
more than one man go out to
fight for, or defend, the heavy
weight title and, up to the hour
of writing, Camera comes near.
est to Tunney in calm and
poiSe.
Which is more than a little
strange, since the man is next
to all alone.
No Trusted Friends
A heavyweight champion, be-
lieve it or not, without single
trusted friend or adviser. One
against the world. TO this
minute, less than 48 hours be-
fore the bell, Primo Camera
does not know who the chief
second in his corner will be.
"Silver Slipper Bill" Duffy,
the man in whom he has the
most faith as a second, will not
be there. "Silver Slipper Bill"
is keeping a brief but pressing
rendezvous with Mr.. Whiskers,
and MIR. Whiskers is known far
and wide as a tenacious host.
you'll miss Duffy?
said to Primo as we stood
in his dressing room watching
him pull on a pair Of canary
colored wool socks that looked
like baby sweaters. Indeed,
one such sock would make a
swell lower berth for the five
Dionne quintuplets.
"Sure, 1 miss him."
Replied Primo, careleSsly stuff
fling what looked like a woolen
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
ALekhine Retains
Worlds Chess Title

BERLIN, Germany, June 13.
DR.. Alexander Alekhine again is
the world champion chess player.
He clinched the title yesterday
when he won the twenty-fifth
game of his match with E. D.
Bogoljubow, Of Triberg, the vic
tory giving him enough points to
assure his retention Of the world
title which he held last year.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13

players will furnish one with
enough ability to top young Mol
10y.
AS was the case on Monday,
scores scared again yesterday.
plenty Of would-be stars tearing
up their cards, while others went
above IS and all the way up to
81.
If a play-off for final positions
in the championship flight are
necessary, it will take place this
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
GETTING READY

Rockingham Park, N. H., is be-
ing groomed by a large number
of workers for it's first horse race
meeting of 1884. Heading the
improvements is the installation
of a totalisator, the most modern
equipment in parimutuel betting,
at cost of $250,O0O.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
LOOP
MINES CLASH

DORA meets Hyattsville at River.
dale and Animal Hushandry en-
cages the Beltsville A. c. at Belts
vile in the Maryland Suburban
Baseball League today, starting at
$50 p. m.
The league meets Friday night
at 8 o'clock in the office of Bur
ton Shipley, University of Mary.
land baseball and basket ball
coach. All managers are urged
to report promptly, as matters of
utmost Importance will be dis
cusSed. Standings:
The Washington times., 1934-06-13

didn't impress the people who are
offered 10-to-1 on the Lions. While
the New York city lads are being
ignored, Glendon is moulding his
crude material into a smooth boat
and may score surprise.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Columbia Links Tourney
Led By George Molloy

Public links golfers of Washington and vicinity today
pointing with pride the spectacle of of their topping
the best private clubs have offered to date in the
Columbia Country Club invitation tournament
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Alexandria High Officials
Consider $4,000 Gym

ALEXANDRIA, Va June 13-A gymnasium to cost $4o 900
being considered by high school authorities It is to be
part Of the school and will be discussed at the
ing Of the ctv council
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Sixteen Crews in Time Drills
For Poughkeepsie Regatta

P0UGHKEEPSIE, N. Y June 13-With the thrty-seventh
annual Poughkeepse regatta but four days off, the S
along the Hudson shore here today reached the zenith
of their strenuous training campaign.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
ARMY filters
ARE GROUNDED
BY BLIZZARD
Half A Ton OF Air Mail
Piles Up As First Flights
Are Postponed

NEWARK n. j., Feb. 20
UP).-The f1iers of the United
States Army yesterday took over
the nations airmail lines, al
though a blizzard in eastern states
kept the war birds grounded.
The first army plane to carry
mail under. the new arrangement
which followed Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley's sweeping
cancellation of all private alrmall
contracts, flew from Kansas City
to st. Louis with Lieutenant L. L.
Mosely at the controls.
Lieutenant Mosely left Kansas
Citv at 1855 p. m. (CST) and
reached St. Louis at $40 p. M "A
short time later the second army
mail plane was wingingIwest
from Chicago's municipal airport
to Omaha, flown by Lieut.. Herman =
A. Schmid. Schmid took OF at I
D. m. (CST). -.
Military aviators gathered at
Newark's great municipal airport
waited impatiently for a break m n
the weather that would permit
them 70 take to the air with more
than a half ton of souvenir mali
that piled up in the hangers here,
Snow, rain, dense fogs ana a 10"
fContinued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20

The finance committee OF Stle
Bov Scouts will begin a drive dUt
ryDport on Thursday, 1t was an
nonnced this morning. 80, of
The committee is composer p p
7 p, Lampley, chairman; T. e. q
BroWning, Jr.. H. E. Buchanan
and Mayor A. V. Edwards: ba-
The committee must raise soo osr
tween $3.50 and $500 Tor ot1 10.
s sm during 1884, if Seoutlms
i to be continued in tne c ~; =
nunity. Mr.. Lampley sad t th;s
morning. however, that all s OIL '4 4o
e srTr does not necessarily have 10
no raised at this time. o.L Cor
O The committee plans to ask t fEs
hedges of support during 'hs
year. mont here has
shown remarkable progress IN en'
3Sort time it has Deen re0r gan
ized. and members OF tne ' ronj.
mittee feel that it is a gooS wU ~
and that it is deserving OF Ine sup =
mort of local people. finaneial
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Local "Hunters
Bag Buck Deer
Without A Gun

Most hunters go into the woods
after deer and are often unsuc-
cessful. but We. Stallings, Jr.,
manager of Motor Service and
Sales, Inc, local Chevrolet deal
ers, and F. A. Ewbank, Hender-
sonville insurance broker, can
bag" them on the highway with
out a gun.
While the two were riding about
ten miles east of Greensboro Sat
urdav night, a large buck deer
attempted to bound across the
road in front of Stallings' car and
was struck and killed instantly.
Besides this casualty the automo-
bile was damaged considerably but
the two "hunters" escaped un-
hurt.
The dead deer was hauled into
Greensboro and presented to the
Chevrolet dealers organization
there. although the Hendersonville
men brought two or three trophies
of the expedition home with them.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
CWA PAYROLL WILL BE CUT
TO 1882 WORKERS ON FRIDAY
investigators Find so Persons Not Eligible For Aid
And These Would Be Dropped Anyway, Is Said

not certain. He stated, however
that Investigators had already
turned in the names of 80 persons
on the CWA payroll who had been
found unworthy of relief jobs and
that these would have been
dropped this week anyway.
The federal payroll here last
week was $4,286.82.
Continuing the instructions, the
telegram from Mrs. O'Berry said:
"In order to complete eva
projects before May 1 it will be
necessary to discontinue projects
that can be terminated without
loss and concentrate on most nee
essary projects now in operation
The district supervisor and engi-
neer will confer with you this
week to determine the projects to
be continued. Please have all In
formation relative to projects
ready for the conference. Suggest
you call together at once city and
county officials and other agencies
interested in projects to discuss
projects most desirable to be con.
tinued." -,.~~ssa->
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20

Effective Friday of this week.
the number of employees on CWA
payrolls in Henderson county
must be reduced to 1872, Moan
Hollowell, director of the county
civil works and federal relief ad-
ministration was advised today
by Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state
administrator. =,
The reduction is in line with
similar cuts being made through
out the country, the telegram this
morning stating that further re-
duction will be made each week
until the program is discontinued.
Mr. Hollowell said SIT persons
were on the civil works admins.
tration. federal emergency relief
administration and emergency re-
lief education payroll here last
week and that the order therefore
means that 1875 names will be
dropped on Friday of this week;
Whether all these deletions would
be made in the CWA payroll or
mart from the CWA and others
from the FERA and ERE, he was
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
COSTNER GOES
ON STAND IN
FACTOR CASE
Pals In kidnapping Are
Angered, Amused AS He
Testifies For State

|, CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-(UP).-
Ilsaac Costner turned states evi,
dence yesterday and testified that
he helped abduct John (Jake the
Barber) Factor for $4,000 ran
som.
Costner, arrested recently at
Baltimore, admitted as three
Touhy gangsters glared at him,
that he was "the coffee man" in
the Factor kidnapping. He identi-
fed Roger Touhy. Gus Schaefer
and Albert Kator as three of the
other abductors.
Touhy, Schaefer and Kator are
on trial again in the kidnapping
Charges. Their first trial ended in
deadlocked jury after Factor
dramatically identified all three in
the courtroom.
First Assistant States Attorney
Wilbert Crowley said the testi-
mony would make the second case
much stronger than the first, in
which the jury was reported as
standing eight to four for convic-
ton when dismissed.
Costner was brought here from
Baltimore with Basil Banghart,
notorious outlaw with whom he
was arrested on charges of rob-
bling the mails in Charlotte. Both
were identified by Factor, a veal
thy stock promoter who himself is
under Indictment 10 England on
charges of perpetrating a $1,000
900 swindle. -
The gangster's former pals
glared at him as he told his story.
At times they seemed puzzled over
the fact that here was gangster
who not only was talking" but
was doing it on a witness stand.
One of the first laws of gangdom
is that a man never "talks" even
if he is dying, because gangdom
likes to settle its own differences
in its own way.
At other times, the gangsters
seemed angry or amused. Each
managed to smile as he was told
to stand so that Costner could
point him out. -.
Costner was allowed to testify
only after a bitter controversy
between Crowley and Defense At
torney William Scott Stewart,
who contended that the testimony
should not be allowed because 1t
was not known when the jury was
selected that Costner would ap-
pear. Judge Michael Feinberg
overruled Stewards objections,
but did allow him time to ques-
ton the witness in private, with
only a detective present to watch
over Costner.
The witness told of knowing
Banghart in Tennessee, Chicago.
Baltimore and Charlotte. He said
Continued on page ,three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Stroke Fatal To
Mrs. Hutchinson;
Rites Wednesday
Mother OF Mrs. Julian
Lummus Died After Ill
ness In 18th Year

Mrs. Antionette Fisher Hutchi-
son, SO, mother of Mrs. Julian
Lummus, died at the home of
her daughter on Fifth Avenue
West yesterday afternoon follow
ing an illness of several months.
Mrs. Hutchinson suffered stroke
of paralysis several months ago
and had been confined to her
bed since.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at II o'clock
from the home of Mrs. Lummus
with the Rev. L. T. Wilds, Jr.,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, and Rev. James P. Burke
pastor of st. James Episcopal
church. officiating. The body
will be taken to Charlotte for
burial tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Hutchinson was born in
Rowan county. She was the wi
dow of the late Andrew C. Hut
Gibson, of Mt. Holly.
Pallbearers at the services to-
morrow will be B. P. Buckmeyer,
r. L. Edwards, G. w. Brooks, E.
E. Lott, Fred Justus and H. G.
Love.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Austrian Nazi
Armistice Put In
Force This Noon
Habicht Gives Dollfuss
Time To Grant The
Nazis' Demands

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 20.
CUP)-A "strict armistics" IN
the Nazi campaign to force Aus
tria into an "anschuluss," or COM
bine. with Germany was an
nounced by Theo Habicht, Germ:
an Nazi chieftain of the Nazi
movement in Austria, in radio
speech last night.
Habicht said that in order to
give the Dollfuss government
full opportunity to grant the
Nazi demands for a German
solution" of this issue, all Aus
trian Nazis were ordered to OBJ
serve the armistics between noon
TODAY and February %. All
members of the party were Tor
hidden on pain of immediate ex-
pulsion from attacking the Aus
train government or institutions
"by word, writing or other
means" L.,
The Austrian Nazi party. how
ever, shall be ready at any time
to make any sacrifice to obtain
a German solution" of the Aus
trian question.
Habicht charged that Austria
broke off negotiations for such
a deal without reason and on
"false grounds" He said by the
end of the armistice period, the
Maj movement expects the Aus
trian government "to return a
clear-cut answer to our demands
put to them" :.
"Should this not result: OF
should the result be insufficient!
then the fight will be renewed
at the expiration of the ARMS
L
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Early Restoration For Air Mail Service Seer
TEN WIDOWS SURVIVORS OF
CIVIL WAR VETERANS BURN
TO DEATH IN PENNSYLVANIA
Small Frame Building OF
Hospital Quickly De-
stroyed With Inmates

BROOKVILLE, Pa. Feb. 20
(UP).-Ten aged women surviV-
ors of Civil War veterans were
burned to death in their hospital
beds here today when defective
wiring started a fire which de-
stroyed the frame structure with
in an hour.
The victims died silently, ap-
parently suffocated by smoke
which billowed through the hos
pital of Pennsylvania Memorial
Hall, driving off would-be rescu-
ers and firemen.
All entrances to the little frame
structure were blocked by the
time the volunteer Brookville fire
department arrived.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20

HONOR COURT
Two More Troops Ready
To Organize When Spon-
sors May Be Obtained =.

A court of honor for the twt
local Scout troops was held las
evening in the city hall. A large
number of parents and friends
were present. The court of honor
was presided over by w. X. Sing
ley. A. E. Allen, Scout executive
from Asheville was present to ale
in the court of honor.
Scouts receiving ranking awards
were as follows:
TENDERFOOT :
Troop I, none; Troop 2, Bobby
Quarles, Jack Stuart. Robert Nc
Intyre. and Stanly Carson.
: SECOND CLASS
Troop 1, Billy Bracket, Marion
Bracket. Henry Sinclair. Edward
KAHN, Ben Carol, Fred Waters,
Jr., Bob Forsythe. and Kalman
Sherman; Troop 2, David McFar-
land, Sam Williams. Billy Reese,
MILFORD Croft, Wade King, Jr.,
Louis Reynolds, John Lummus,
and Guy Dixon.
FIRST CLASS
Troop 1, Nick Gianakos AND
Bennett Hunter; Troop 2, Robert
Brown. Harry Byers, Allen Free
man and Edward Jamison.
MERIT BADGES
Troop l, Tony Gianakos, han
dicraft; Jennings Headrick, per-
sonal health; Perry Gianakos, han
dicraft; Edwin Hinsdale, first aid
to animals; Nick Gianakos, per.
sonal health; Robert Mahan, wood
carving and handicraft; Edward
Kantrowftz, personal health.
Troop 2, Bobby Williams. han
dicraft; Robert Brown, handi-
craft; Robert Stuart, photography
and signaling.
The Merrell twins. Hans and
Fritz, received the Eagle Palms
presented by Mr.. Allen, Scout ex-
ecutive.
The second class awards were
made by w. B. Sinclair. Mr.. Sim
clair is a member of the Court OF
Review and Court of Honor. He
highly praised Scouting. Mr..
Flanagan presented the first class
awards. The merit badge awards
were made by Mr.. Sutherland.
Mr.. Sutherland and Mr.. Flanagan
are also members of the Scout
committees and courts. Mr.. Allen
presented the tenderfoot awards
and led in the court of honor:
Star Scout, Edwin Hinsdale, led
in the oath. Eagle Scouts. Hans
and Fritz Merrell. led in the clos
ing oath and law.
NEW TROOPS
1t was announced that two new
troops were ready to be organized
as soon as sponsors could be found
and meeting places. Boys wishing
information about these troops
should see City School Superin-
tendent Fred Waters, who is dis
trict commissioner.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
NEW CRIMINAL
LAWS SOUGHT
Wider Federal Authority
In Prosecution OF Many
Crime, Is Aim

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (UP)
The department of justice flung
a challenge to the underworld yes
terday with recommendation to
congress of a series of bills which
would give the federal govern
ment the right to step into almost
every crime of the type commit
ted by racketeers and gangsters.
The creation of the frequently
suggested american Scotland
Yard" would be wholly practicable
under the laws, observers pointed
out.
Attorney General Cummings
program embodied some leglsla-
ton which has been pigeon-holed
in congressional committees for
weeks and some new bills drafted
by the department of justice. AID,
ministration backing is expected
to speed action on the bills, which
seek to chink up the legal cracks
through which criminals evade
the law.
Chairman Henry F. Ashurst OF
the Senate judiciary committee,
to whom Cummings sent the bills,
said he had not had opportunity
to study them. but would do SO
The legislative pro-
gram strikes at bank robbers, kid
napers, gunner and fugitives
from justice. 1t removes from
prosecuting attorneys legal ham
dicaps concerning which they have
complained for years.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20
Small Business
Men Will Have
NRA's Attention

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (UP(
The MIRA moved Monday to aid
small businesses which complain
that they are being squeezed into
bankruptcy by codes. Administra-
tor Hugh johnson announced ap-
pointment of review advisory
board of six members, including
Clarence barrow, noted Liberal
attorney.
Five of the six members were
proposed by Senator Gerald 2.
NyeA Repn., S. D. Samuel Sea-
bury, New York attorney was
asked to serve but refused because
he said he was committed to de-
vote himself to New York City af-
fairs.