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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14

Colonel Roosevelt, when he was
governor here during the Hoover
administration. Here most OF the
hundreds who came to the recep'
ton were greeted by the islands
distinguished guest.
Later, as the line thinned out
a bit, she moved in front OF an
ancient Spanish chest. with three
locks, which held lottery tlckets
in the days of the Spanish regime.
Mrs, Roosevelt sat down on the
chest for a moment, during a dull
in the line. thankful at last Tor a
moments rest. ,,, ,s
The reception theoretically was
open to the public, and no md
vidual invitations were sent out
The citizens, however, by traa,-
ton know who among them is en-
titled to attend functions at FOR
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WILL OPERATE.
CATTLE RANCH.
in BUNCOMBE.
Florida Man Buys 1000
Acre Tract Off the Mills
Gap Road

ASHEVILLE. March 14.-C. A.
Baumann of Winter Park, Fla,
and New York city, recently pur-
chased 1000 acres of Cane Greek
property. three miles east of
Fletcher, and will develop a beef
cattle ranch and build a summer
home for his family on it, &C
cording to advices received from
him in the Asheville Citizen yes
terday from his home in Winter
Park.
The ranch to be known as the
Half Circle B. will be Immediate
" stocked with 500 Or more
thoroughbred Hereford cOttle
from Colorado, Texas, East Ten
nessee, and Western North Caro-
Ira, and a rustic 10-room house
will be built, it was learned IN
Asheville.
at is my conviction that West
ern North Carolina is just as fine
cattle country as any other Sec
ton, and | hope to prove it by
my investment, Mr.. Baumann
said.
Mr. Baumann bought the prop
erty, known as the Meadow
Brook farms, from the E. w.
Grove estate, through the ]. G..
Stikeleather Realty company
here. He paid approximately
$4,000 for the 1000-acre tract,
it is understood. The property is
located off the Mills Gap road.
Plans for a spacious rustic
home, consisting of 10 rooms,
three baths, a four-compartment
garage with servant quarters, to
be located on the mountalnslde
cast of Cane creek, are being
drawn by Henry |. Gaines, Ashe-
vile architect. Bids for the build,
ing will be received about April
/. ne said. 1t is. estimated the
structures will cost $4,000. The
structures will be made out OF
materials-logS, rocks, sand, and
gravel-found on the property.
P. H. Bagwell who has haC
charge of the property for the
Grove estate until the purchase
on March l, has been selected by
Mr.. Baumann to be foreman OF
the ranch. A crew of genuine
western Hereford cow-punchers
will be imported to run the ranch
under Mr.. Bagwelps foremanship,
it was explained.
Mr.. Baumann purchased the
property and made plans for the
ranch while on a visit here sew
eral weeks ago. He and his fam.
lily spent four months here last
summer, occupying "Breezemont, "
the home of H. D. Miles in Alber-
marie park. While here then he
considered establishing a summer
home and bought a 1O-roOm dwell
ing on a four-acre lot in Colonial
Heights from the billiard Realty
company.
Mr.. Baumann, his wife, his 9,
year-old son, and three young
daughters, one of whom is attend
ing Vassar college and another
Rollins college, are expected tt
arrive at their new home OF
June 1.
Practically the entire eastern
section of the United States, Mr.
Bauman pointed out, imports it
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Puerto Ricans In
Big Reception 10
Mrs. Roosevelt
Another Day Of Intensive
Work on Island Calls
for University Tour
BY RUBY A. BLACK
D.. Staff Correspondent

SAN JIIAN Puerto Rico. Mar.
14,-(UP).-The elite of Puerto
Rico filed past Mrs Franklin D.
Pnosevelt in a long line last eve
n;no at a reception in her honor
at La Fortaleza. residence OF the
American governors.
The presidents wife stood for
two hours and shook hands with
thousands of men and women of
this tropical island who had come
from all parts Of the country to
meet her. She had a word and a
smile for each, and seemed to en-
Joy this personal touch to her
visit which, in the main, has been
marked by little pomp or cere-
mony.
The First Lady returned to the
capital. in time to attend the re-
ception motoring down from the
mountains at Ponce and vicinity
at the end of two-day 300-mile
motor tour of the needlework and
IODdCCO CCIlItlS VI oNi w
She had spent busy two days IN
the interior. Seeing at first hand
conditions among the workers ami
farmers on the island, but seemed
none the worse for her rigorous
program of sightseeing and in
specting social and economic al
fairs here.
Gov. Blanton Winship, newly
appointed to rule here, received
with Mrs. Roosevelt at the gov
eminent house reception. Inc
first person to greet her as she
descended what she called the
most beautiful staircase IN the
world was young woman seek
ing treatment at Warm Springs,
Ga, the resort made famous by
the president.
Mrs. Roosevelt stood in front
Of a brocade-covered settee given
the house by Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt wife of the younger
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LAURA LA PLANTE
DIVORCING SETTER

LONDON, March 14.-fUP)-
The beautiful and blonde Laura
la Plante, screen favorite from
st. Louis. still loves William A.
Setter, her director husband, but
is suing for divorce - Latvia,
she revealed here TUESDAY.
She told reporters the. she had
filed divorce action at Riga on
the grounds of incompatibility of
temperament, independent of guilt
on either SIDE" and explained she
meant neither was to blame.
ave always adored my hus-
band, and still adore him." the
actress said. ri married him be-
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FUNERAL HELD

Albert Ettlefield, 81, of Campo
bello, S. c., grandfather of Her.
bert T. West and Clarence and
Joe Bishop, of Hendersonville,
was given burial at Campobello on
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Littlefield was a prominent
citizen Of upper South Carolina
and was a veteran Of the Civil
war, he having joined the Confed-
crate forces at the age of 16. He
was a member of the Campobello
Baptist church and had made his
home at Campobello for % years.
At the funeral services the fol
lowing grandsons served as pail
bearers: Will West, Homer West,
Herbert Harmon, Boyd Harmon
Joe Bishop and Fred Bishop.
Mr.. Littlefeld is survived by a
brother, Ben Littlefield, of Spar
tanburg, and the following chill
dren, A. L. Littlefield, Jr., Mrs
Hattie Edwards. of Campobello,
and Mrs. Alice Culbreath, OF In
man.
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Will
Repeat Its Play

Lighthouse Man," the senior
play given by the Edneyville high
school, will be repeated March 16
Friday night. The first produc-
ton of the play was a huge sue
cess, and friends of the school and
community are urged to see it this
week.
The story is an interesting one
of waif of the lighthouse who in
the end proves to be the long
kidnapped daughter of rich bank
er.
Leola Coston as MAN" gives to
the audience an appealing picture
of the hardworked girl. "Chic"
Henderson, as the English noble
man, lends charm and color to
the homely lighthouse scenery.
Backed by a splendid cast, good
choruses and string music, the
evenings entertainment is prom
Used as being we'll worth the NOM
inal charge. 1t is given for the
benefit of the home economic de-
partment.
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beef from western states. 81 can
see no reason why just as fine a
grade of beef could not be raised
in North Carolina" he said.
A shipment of 120 Hereford
cattle were received at Fletcher
from Houston, Texas, for the
ranch, last week. Another ship
ment Of $50 Hereford cattle, in
Guiding 100 thoroughbred regis
tered Herefords for breeding pur-
poses, and 10 COW ponies, is ex-
pected from Colorado and Texas
this week. A western Scowpunch-
er. Mr.. Kenney, will be in charge
of the shipment and will join the
ranch crew at the Half Circle B.
Forty men are already at work
on the ranch property, clearing it
for grazing purposes and gather
ing materials for the new build
ings. They are tearing down a
log house on the land, which has
stood 100 years, to obtain the
logs to make floor boards for the
new summer home.
An engineering crew is laying
out the road from the Mills Gap
road to the location of the new
home, including a one and one
half mile stretch and a bridge.
Buildings already on the ranch
include 10-room owners house,
two tenant houses. the log house,
barn and silo. These will all be
utilized, according to plans, ex-
cept the log house. A new barn
will be built to help accommodate
the ranch animals. The principal
crop to be raised on the ranch
will be ensilage for the cattle.
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taleza, and there i, =,
In receiving them 10 h
Mrs. Roosevelt M,
from New York ', u !
Noyes. the former D.. ~
while visiting a bo,ni .sa
IN the interior, esrI;.s
Her aid was sought ebbt', e !
a cancer ca, clinic for y, tseH
The program ,o I. !
weeks intensive s, ,"$sl
lions r! on the island oi'@ y
" to the insane S.'
Tropical T,ropica! Medical Scb y
University of Pue r,,C :.
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Famous Baseball
Pilot Is Dead

PORTLAND, Ore, March IA
(UP)-Filder Allison Jones, 81,
former manager of the Chicago
White Sox. died at $50 p. m. yes
terday of heart disease.
The fighting, coloyful pilot of
the old "hitless wonders" who
surprised the baseball world by
winning the American league pen
nant and world series in 1906, had
for "a years been a resident of
Portland. He was interested in the
lumber business.
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cause we were such great friends
but there's where we made our
big mistake.
g All the time, I felt we never
got beyond the bonds of friend
ship. We were too good as pals to
be married. There have been no
quarrels and no miserable situa-
ton, but We are sure we can find
greater happiness"
Miss La Plante at present is
working on a new picture,
":Church Mouse" in the Warner
Brothers studios at Teddington.
There is no substitute for
newspaper advertising.
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Anton Cermak was shot by a
man who attempted to assassi-
nate President Roosevelt. Mt.
Redoubt Is a VOLCANO about
so miles southwest OF Anchor.
age, Alaska. NEW YORK has
more telephones than any other
state.
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RADIO AUDIENCE
ESTIMATED

Radio-The United States GEN.
sus of 1880 reported 12,O7S,345
radio receiving sets in use In this
country. Two years later the
number was estimated at from
$4,000, 200 to 100000, and the
radio audience" was estimated
at 6S,O0O,O0O. In 1881 there
were 2S,456 radio stations of all
classes, including 22.73S for
broadcasting.
There are four major communi-
cation organizations in the Uni
ted States, ali of which would be
affected by the regulatory au-
thority of the proposed federal
communication commission. These
are
First, The American Telephone
& Telegraph company. and asso-
ciated companies, operated 49,
793,00 telephones.
Second. The Western Union
Telegraph compaSy, engaged in
telegraph and cable communica-
ton service operating $4,000
telegraph offices in this country
also operates a cable service to
the West Indies. Europe, and in
conjunction with a British COM
pany to South America !.
Third. The International Tele-
phone & Telegraph corporation,
operating through subsidiaries a
domestic telegraph service, a do
mestic radio service, a marine
radio service, a cable service to
Europe. the West Indies, South
America. and the Orient.
Fourth, The Radio corporation
of America, engaged in radio
telegraph and radio-telephone
communication service. Its prin-
! cipal subsidiaries are:
| RCA Communications, Inc,
providing 40 circuits to the West
Indies. South America, Europe,
Asia and Africa.
! Radio Marine corporation, op-
Grating II marine radio service
stations providing ship-shore and
ship-ship traffic
National Broadcasting company
operating a chain radio broadcast
| system.
Two manufacturing companies
in the United States.
| Smaller radio companies engag.
Jed in telegraphy include the
Globe Wireless company, the
American Radio News corpora.
ton, the Press Wireless company,
the Tropical Radio Telegraph
] company and others.
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FEDERAL Wire
CONTROL BILL
HEARING IS ON
Vast Powers Proposed for
Set Up of Communica-
tons Group
Rv HARRY w. FRANTZ

WASHINGTON, Mar. ID. (UP)
The proposed federal communl-
cations commission, now subject
of congressional hearings, would
be vested with a broad control
over foreign, as well as Interstate,
communications by wire or radio
Establishment of the commls-
sion was recommended in a mes
SAGE to congress by President
Roosevelt, and the bill SUISSE
ouently introduced by Chairman
Clarence Dill of the senate inter-
state commerce committee pro
vided "for the regulation of in
terstate and foreign communlca-
tions by wire or radio, and TOT
other purposes"
Hearings on the bill have start
ed, and advance information In
dicted that numerous contro-
versial points wor<1 be developed
Notwithstanding the fact that the
bill sought to avoid some of the
important questions at issue IN
the communications industries.
Provisions of the act would ap-
ply to all interstate and foreign
communication by wire or radio
which originates or is received
within the United States.
The commission would be vest
ed with broad authority to license
stations intended for foreign COM
munication. whether radio or ca
BILE, and radio station licenses may
not be granted to an alien or to
a foreign government, or corpor-
alton of which more than one-fifth
of the capital is owned by aliens.
WOULD REPLACE OTHERS
The proposed commission would
affect companies estimated to
represent investments of at least
S8,O0O,O00,000 and services ex-
tending to every corner of the
globe.
The regulatory functions of the
commission would extend to all
services which rely on wires, ca
bles or radio as a medium of
transmission. The commission at
the beginning would absorb the
present authorities for control of
communications vested in the
federal radio commission and
the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Some idea of the extraordinary
power that would accrue to the
commission may be derived from
statistics assembled by the bureau
of the census with respect to the
principal United States agencies
of communications:
Telephones-In 1882 there were
S7,491,1S2 miles of telephone wire
in the United States, and 17,424,-
396 telephones. of which 11.O89,-
$50 were at residences and g.
334,546 for business. The number
of calls during the year was 3d.
O4S,365,5 13. The telephone sys-
TENS engaged 334,0S5 persons
and represented an investment in
plant and equipment of $4,791,-
61l,280.
Telegraphs-The total number
of messages transmitted in 1882
by 23 land and ocean telegraph
companies was 158,377, $50
Twenty-three companies owned
2,266,054 miles of wire, and &c.
46S nautical miles of ocean cable.
The companies engaged 66,723
persons, and the plants and
equipment were valued at $685.
115 126-
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Advertise it or you may
have to keep it.
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Plymouth, Dodge. Hudson and
Terraplane cars now on display at
LYERLYS AUTO EXCHANGE.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Hat Sales Climb
Well Above Mark
For Last Easter
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0ptCldl DlopdlCH " 4LC otdIs
NEW YORK, March 27.-The East
er fashion parade this year promises
to display the best styled hats seen
III the last five years.
The general tendency to dress up,
that came in with repeal and more
leisure, has helped mems hats as we'll
as millinery. The youth who would
set campus styles has discovered that
to be hatless now is about the same
as going barefooted at a full dress
affair.
Hat sales are running well above
those of last Easter. Makers of both
mems and women's headwear should
be credited with some of the retail
hat trade improvement. as this year
there has been a conscientious effort
to adapt styles to the personality
Of the individual
There Is an endless variety of wom-
ems hats, whether judged from a
point of view of shapes, styles, de-
signs, materials or trimmings Their
sizes are about as varied as their
prices. Built for the March winds
or Aprils gentle breezes are hats
with windblown or streamline ef-
fectS, either for off-face or on-face
wear.
The Summer hat season for wom-
en-, according to the millinery code,
will start April 16. The official mems
straw hat date has not been con-
flrmed.
Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-03-27
US. BONDSF|RM
IN LIGHT TRADING
Many Corporate Issues Tend
to Weaken as Session
NearS Close.
BY BERNARD S. OHARA,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Many
corporate issues suffered from a
paucity of bids and late prices showed
a tendency to weakness over a con-
siderable part of the list. United
States Governments remained firm
under light trading.
Such issues as Allegheny Corpora
ton SIS of 1850. Baltimore & Ohio
4las, Milwaukee IS, Erie SIS, Interna-
tional Telephone SIS, Nickel Plate 412s,
st. Louis-San Francisco 41ks, and
Southern Railway As gave up from
! to points.
Exceptions to the general heayiness
in the rail group were some of the
Denver g. Rio Grande Western issues,
which rallied sharply on announce
ment Of the company's plan to pay
half of the last February l interest
on the general mortgage SIS.
Some of the German issues re-
bounded from their recent lows On
a heavy turnover the Reich rs pushed
up "a points and the 5l5s a point.
French 712s we're weak under mod
crate offerings. Other groups were
widely changed.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, March 27.-Follow-
ing is today's summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statistics
Co., Inc, New York:
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Co. net in
come, six months ended February %,
was S776921. equal to 81 cents a COM
mon share, vs. deficit S32O.254.
Skelly Oil Co. 1888 deficit was $780,
534, VS.. deficit $674,507.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way February net railway operating
income was S243.737, VS.. net railway
operating deficit of S710,O64; in two
months net railway operating income
was 1851 ,492, VS.. net railway operat-
Ing deficit of S848,396.
Baltimore & Ohio r. R. February
net railway operating income was ST.
423,582 vs.. $1,244338; in two months
total was $2,648, 493, VS.. S2,8l5,845.
Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy Rail-
road February surplus after charges
was $160,773 VS.. deficit of $515 ,49O in
February, 1888; in two months sur
plus was s365,9l0 VS.. a deficit of
S1,022,772.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway February net railway operat-
ing deficit was S38, ,402 vs. net railway
operating deficit of S432,9 ,916 in Febru-
ary, 1888; in two months net railway
operating income was SIPS ,526 VS.. net
railway operating deficit of S613,4O2.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad February net operating in
come, S272,792 VS.. deficit, s62, $50; two
months net operating income, $377,-
557 VS.. deficit of $1l6,458.
Erie Railroad-Company has been
authorized by 1. C. C. to issue S2,671,-
900 of 4 per cent serial collateral
notes to be sold at par to p. w. A.
and use proceeds for maintenance and
improvements.
Missouri Pacific Railroad February
net operating income, s55s,07s, VS..
$18l,61l; two months $1,116,282, VS..
$500, 2,7O9.
Norfolk & Western Railway Febru-
ary surplus after charges was $1,752.-
760, VS.. $1,376,376, in February, 1888;
in two months surplus was $3,OO3,6 ,632,
VS.. $2,688,304.
Virginian Railway February sur
plus after charges was $285 5,599, VS..
$210,861; in two months surplus was
$592, 1913, VS.. $466, 757.
Wabash Railway February net oper-
ating income, $373, 1872, VS.. deficit $lO7,-
251; two months net operating income,
$537,033, VS.. deficit, s336,717.
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Feb
ruary net operating income $170,416,
VS.. S81 ,087; two months $307,195, VS..
$131,339.
Electric Boat Co. 1888 common
share earnings S cents. VS.. mills.
Steel ingot production in the United
States during this week is expected to
average 45.7 per cent of capacity, ac-
cording to American Iron and Steel
Institute; a week ago rate was 46.8
per cent.
Gorham Manufacturing Co.-Net
income. year ended January 81, ives
$238,024, equal to $l.22 common
share, VS.. deficit $429,208.
Standard Oil Co. of California-W.
F. Humphrey, president of Associated
Oil Co., said the practices complained
of In the indictments have been ruled
as not violating code Of fair competi-
ton for the petroleum industry by
the Planning and Coordination Com.
mittee Of the industry appointed by
President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
TRADERS GLOOMY
ON CONTROL BILL
Brokerage Firms Rally
Forces for Final 0ppo-
sition to Program.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 27.-The
promise that the bad news" with
regard to security trading regulation
will soon be definitely known has not
helped to relieve the deep gloom
which pervades most Wall Street
brokerage quarters, according to re-
cent soundings.
In this situation, in the opinion of
observers, the brokers seem unable
to temper their depressed mood with
reminders that the worst of their
fears, at least as to the past, have
never been realized.
Fearful that they are going to get
more regulation than they want, in
fact large enough dose to cut down
their business considerably, the brok-
ers are rallying their forces this week
for final stand against the amended
Fletcher -Rayburn bill.
The tumble in the price of Stock
Exchange seats last week was widely
attributed to the impending bill to
control trading. While the explana-
ton was plausible enough to most
people in Wall Street, some pointed
out that the market for member
ships, always private and con-
floential affair. is subject to wide
OSCILLATIONS on single bid or a single
offer.
Exchange seats were "active and
irregular" today. following the over
night news that President Roosevelt
had requested Congress to pass a
trading regulation bill with teeth
in it."
-Four memberships changed hands
at varying prices. The first brought
100000, the second s85 900, the third
$4,000 and the fourth rallied to the
top figure of 100000. The lowest
rate was $4,000 under a sale reported
yesterday and more than SlO0 900 be-
low the figure of about a month ago.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Net operating figures for the other
roads reporting included:
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK March - LP.-Eggs: &C.
205; easier Mixed colors special packs
or selections from fresh receipts. 20a21 "a;
standards and commercial standards. 10;
frsts. 179a; seconds. l6i2a17; mediums.
30 pounds. l6I2s16a4; drties. No. !. A.
poun6s. 16l7; average checks. 16; stor-
age frsts. 1Sa1Sl2.
Butter: lS.lsl; unsettled. Creamery;
nigner than extra. 24l2a25: extra (a2
scorel. "a hrsts ts7-gI scoresl. 23l4a24;
seconds unquoted; centralized go score,
339 ,a34
ri
Evening star., 1934-03-27
CENTRAL REPORTS GAIN
IN OPERATING INCOME

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27-Net rail-
way operating income of the New
York Central Railroad and its leased
lines totaled Sl,365,873 in February,
compared with Sl,070,835 in the same
month a year ago.
For the first two months Of the year
the road showed net operating income
OF $3,8201l0. compared with s2,257.-
978 in the first two months of the
previous year.
Net operating income of the first IS
lines to report results for February
amounted to $12,573,515, compared
with S2,206,835 in the same month a
year ago. For the first two months
the same roads reported net operating
income of s24 ,568, ,67O. compared with
s5,4l9.97S in the first two months
of 1888.
Net operating figures for the other