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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-07-05

OLYMPIA, Wash.-fhe state SUI
preme court has sustained the con-
stitutionality Of the law which
banned the use of fish traps and
seine nets in Washington state wa
tiers The suit was brought by fish
ing and canning companies which
held the law was discriminatory.
The court ruled otherwise.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-07-05

PORTLAND, Ore. Another
bombing affair similar to the Sc
ries which was blamed on the
brewery and transfers unions dur
ing the labor battle wrecked Bar
nacle Bills east side beer parlor
today. The blast which was caused
by a home made black powder
bomb, broke windows of the Port
land Wicker Furniture company
and nearby residences but no one
was injured. Both unions have de-
MED connection and recently post
ed rewards of fifty dollars for any
information leading to the arrest of
bombers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-07-05

TOPEKA tremendous and de-
vastating grasshopper plague $
sweeping eastward from Topeka,
Kansas, imperiling all crops and
seriously threatening the food sup
ply OF the district The streets in
Topeka are covered thickly with
the insects now and the advancing
horde is getting stronger and
stronger in spite of all that man
can to to decimate.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 4 - Forty
persons already have been injured
here as the result of the annual
Fourth of July celebration acct
dents. The sale of fire crackers has
been forbidden by city laws but
there has been a heavy bootleg
business and nearly as many fire
crackers were shot as in former
years. Two persons have been ar
rested and fined for selling the
fireworks illegally.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-07-05

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16

with their engine missing Post
nosed the plane into the tundra,
striking frozen hummocks of
moss. The planes right wing was
broken and the engine driven in
to the cabin. The crash instantly
killed both occupants. The ship
crashed from an altitude of only
fifty feet. 1t was reported that
the filters were on a leisurely trip
through Alaska, after which Post
had planned to cross Bering
Strait on a hunting trip in north
ern Siberia. The filters landed at
Walkpi, an Eskimo village. when
they were lost in a fog late yes
terday afternoon. They made re-
pairs and asked the way to Point
Barrow. They ate with the Eski-
mos and then decided to take off
despite the fog.
Natives said the plane appeared
to be running smoothly as it lifted
from the river but it soon plumet-
ed. Rogers was thrown clear but
killed instantly. Posts watch stop
ped at 8:18 p. m. The bodies were
placed in a whale boat and remov-
ed to Point Barrow, awaiting the
cutter Northland.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
Program Out For
Lutheran Concert
Evening

The church choir of Grace Lu-
theran church, under the direction
of Mrs. o. A. Meyer. will render
a sacred concert on Sunday even
ing at 8 o'clock. The choir will be
assisted by a number of visiting
artists.
The program will be as follows
Prelude: Evening Song, by
Schumann. Hymn No. 1919. Scrip
ture reading. Prayer. Anthem,
"My Soul is Athirst for God,
Nolte, by the choir.
Solo, Prayer, by Pearl G.
Curran, sung by Andrew Mailer:
Anthem, "That Sweet Story OF
Old", by Meredith, the choir. Quar-
tet, Festival TIE Deum", Dudley
Buck, sung by Mrs. ]. c. Morrow,
Mrs. o. A. Meyer, A. w. Honey
cult, and A. F. Berber. m
Ofefrtory: "Break Thou The
Bread of Life, by Lorenz, sung
by the choir. Solo, selected, A. W.
Honeycutt. Anthem of prayer,
"Grant We Beseech Thee Heat
on, sung by the choir. Benedlc-
ton.
The choir will be assisted by
Mrs. Morrow, Mr.. Mailer, Mr..
Honeycutt, and Mrs. Honeyeutt
will serve as accompanies. b.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
ROGERS, FOREMOST AMERICAN
HUMORIST, HAD LONG, VARIED
EXPERIENCE, WAS FLYING FAN

Will Rogers, foremost American
humorist, was born in Oklahoma
on Indian territory, SIS years ago.
Both his mother and father were
one quarter Cherokee Indian. His
father was a self-educated man
who took an active part in franz
ing the constitution on which the
state was admitted to the union.
For his work the county in which
he lived was named Rogers coun-
ty.
Will left school at Is and went
to New Orleans where he took q
lob as deck hand on a ship and
sailed to South America. After q
few weeks in South America he
sailed to England. The Boer war
was in progress and he shipped to
South Africa. There he met Texas
Jack. owner of a Wild West
show, and took a job as rope
artist.
Fourteen months later he went
TO Australia where he joined a
circus. He sailed back to San Fran
cisco after several months. He
visited his parents for some time
and then worked in a wild west
show at the St. Louis Worlds
Fair. He then went into vaudeville
as a rope artist. /.
While working as roper his
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act was going flat and he was ad-
vised to talk to the audience. This
led to his story telling on the
stage. In 1913 he was engaged
by the late Flo Ziefield to stand
in front of the curtain and do
rope stunts and tell jokes while
scenes were being shifted.
As his fame as a humorist grew
he became a national figure and
was signed for newspaper articles.
One of his first assignments was
to write current news in cowboy
style for the New York Times. At
the time of his death his short and
to the point article was being
printed in $50 daily newspapers.
It is estimated that his return from
this article alone brought him
$4,000 per week.
He has been married 26 years
and has three children, Will, Jr.,
Mary, who recently made her de-
but on the Broadway stage and
James, q college student.
In addition to his other duties
he has managed to write ten books
in the past ten years. He was an
active Mason, a devoute member of
the Methodist church and an Elk.
Rogers rose to the heights as
humorist, but he was more than
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
Visitors To Take
Part In Festival
CT Folk Dances
Usage Indian From Okla
homa Will Offer Indian
Dance Tonight

The Folk Dance Festival spon-
sored by the Chamber of Com
merce at the city auditorium will
include some of the local promi-
nent young people and also some
visitors.
The Indian dance will be pre-
scented by Johnny Martinas. a
full-blooded Indian from Okla
homa.
The minuet will be presented
by a group of young ladies in
Guiding Misses Kitty Brownlee,
Sue Garren, Alice Louise Powers,
Ella Payne: Messrs. Jesse Reese,
Joe Hollingsworth, Donald Bar,
Der and Henry Baynard.
The Virginia Reel will be Of
fered by the following young la
dies and young men: Misses Min
ME Sue Flynn. Allene Pendleton
Louise Holland and Mildred Wal
ker and Messrs. Kay Orr, Bill
Arledge. Bill Keith and Ton
Berdell.
A waltz will be presented BY
Charlie Sherrell and Miss Shirley
Frymore. A tango will be TEA
tured by Ed Mottsman and Miss
jeanette Mottsman. The adagic
will be given by Bobby and Joar
Sample. More modern steps in
Guiding the fox troat and shae
will be given by couples made W
from some of the above mar
dances.
Those competing in the square
dance contest will be as follows
American Legion: Mr.. and Mrs
A. V. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. )
E. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Free
S. Justus, Mr.. and Mrs. W. }
Reese, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade King
Paul Johnson and Mrs. Horace
Morris, Ed Livingston.
Hendersonville City Team
John wilkins, Bill wilkins, Bo'
Cathey, Bonner Brownlee, San
Houston. Bill Keeter, Barnett
Hugh Whisnant, and Misses Tom
mie Shepherd, Jennie Brasenell
Marie Benton, Jane Truck, Dor
is Arledge, Marion Hayes, Mrs
Kathryn Wiseman.
Flack Team: Clarence Butler
Bill Lawrence, Fred Yelton, Div
er Brownlee, Capt. Whitehead
Paul Byrd, Archie Clark, Hok
Flack and Miss Clarence Butler
Jerry Arledge, Marie Justus, Mrs
Whitehead. Oracle Tanner an
Kathryn Crye.l a..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
UNITED PRESS

Few of Americas ace tilers en-
tered the game with less equip
ment and training and gave more
TO the development of modern
aviation than Wiley Post.
None of them was less impress
sive in appearance, or better
Sersed in flying knowledge than
this short, portly Oklahoman with
b flrlS y hair and one eye. With a
strins of records that paled the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of his aerial con
temnoraries, Post usually remained
in comparative obscurity until
some So new project took him into
the air. -. L.
achievements against physlcaii
odds: the world at large followed
With tremendous interest his every
venture - his flight around the
world with Harold Gatty in 1881
his hazardous solo flight two years
later over the same course in al
most a day less time; his attempts
to penetrate the stratosphere'
Above all they smiled over his de.
votion to the Winnie Mae, the
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
Posts Contribution To Flying
Among Greatest Made By
Any OF Americas AVators
plane that made him famous,
BEAT VETERAN PILOTS .

plane that made him famous.
BEAT VETERAN PILOTS
In September, 1890, a white air
plane, flashed across the country
and settled down to earth at Cur
tiss-Reynolds airport, north Of Chi
cago. A stocky figure stepped out,
shook his head as if to shake the
roar of his motor from his ears,
and walked unconcernedly to the
Judges stand. He had beaten the
crack fiiers of the country in a
nonstop hop from the Pacific
coast. 1t: was said that at least
one OF the judges had to consult
his schedule to learn the pilots
name. -. ~
That was Wiley Posts first taste
of fame, and the first time that
news of his flying ability had FL
tered out of the Southwest where
ha had transformed in a Jenny"
since the early '20s. That also was
the start of Wiley's spectacular
career under the sponsorship of
F. C. Hall, Oklahoma oil man and
the .Aier,s first employer
Hall was SO > pleased with his
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
FINGER PRINT
FILE GROWING
Local Officials Building Up
Record of Criminal
Population

Finger prints of the men who
perpetrated 20 robberieS in Hen
derson county are on file in the
office of Bruce Cox, finger
print expert, it was learned to-
day, and these prints are expect
ed in time to solve many future
crimes.
Acting under authority of a
statute enacted by the general
assembly of 1925, the board OF
county commissioners employed
Mr.. Cox on a fee basis to make
finger prints at the scenes OF
robberies and other crimes, and
with the same authority author
lied the sheriff's department tc
finger print prisoners placed If
the county Jail. These prints are
now being filed in Mr.. Cox's of
flee and, while tt : file is small ii
is anticipated tn, : it will grow
into such size that it will be OF
! incalculable aid in running dowr
and convicting robbers and other
criminals. Estimates have beer
made that perhaps five per cent
of the people of Henderson coun'
tv commit 95 per cent of the
crimes. and it is in this connec-
ton that a comparatively com
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
.KIWANIS PICNIC
IS ARRANGED
Directors Are Guests at
Dinner of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mitchell

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell
entertained officers and directors
of the Kiwanis club last night at
their home off the Brevard road.
Dinner was served at 1880 o'clock,
after which the board heard a
number of committee reports, in
Guiding a statement by the under
privileged child committee which
said that a white child had been
given hospital treatment, and a
home secured for negro child
suffering from colitis and under
nourishment. Efforts are being
made to have third child admit
ted to an orphanage.
The secretary reported that the
addition of A. P. Cox to the clubs
roll brought the membership to
IS. Mr.. Cox, manager of Becker's
bakery, was admitted at the club
weekly dinner meeting yesterday,
the charge being given by A. F.
Barber.
A picnic for Kiwanians anc
their wives and other guests vii
be held about September 10, the
board decided.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16

Death apparently was instan-
taneous although the cause cf the
crash was not Immediately learn.
ed. Residents of Point Barrow re-
moved the bodies of the filters
from the wreckage Of Posts new
airplane and took them to the
Presbyterian Mission hospital at
Point Barrow.
Information of the tragedy
came in a message sent by Ser
geant Stanley E. Morgan, signal
corps officer at Point Barrow, to
his chief, Col. C. E. kumpe, head
of the Seattle-Aiaslta district of
the U. S. Signal corps.
The filters were on a leisurely
trip through Alaska, after which
Post planned to cross the Bering
Strait on a hunting trip in north.
ern Siberia when they journey
was SO tragically ended.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
mite HOUSE AFFAIRS MOVED
PARK FOR WEEKEND
'S'dent Quits Sweltering Washington on Last Minute
Decision; to Study Pending Measures

mediate presence.
The president is anxious to at
tend a birthday party Saturday at
Hyde Park House for Franklin,
Jr., Harvard sophomore, who be-
comes 81 on that date. The party
has been arranged by Mrs. Roose-
welt who recently returned from
Campobello, N. B. Only members
of the family and a few close
personal friends will attend.
During the greater part of the
rather brief stay Mr.. Roosevelt
will study measures still pending
on Capitol Hill. He is expected to
keep close contact with Washing
ton by telephone.
Stephen T. Early, White House
secretary, explained that the pres
ident was returning Sunday in
stead of Monday morning in or
der 70 discuss with tue legislative
! Continued on page tnree) .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
Death IN ALASKA INSTANT
AS POST TRIES TO LAND IN
FOG, ENGINE MISSING FIRE
Craft Had Been Repaired Few Hours Before Accident
Last Night; Frozen Hummocks Crush Machine, in
5O-Foot FALL Engine Driven Back Into Cabin

SEATTLE, Aug l6-(UP)-Wiey Post and Will
Rogers killed late yesterday when their plane crashed
route from Fairbanks to Point Barrow, Alaska, the
United States Army Signal Corps informed.
Post and the cowboy humorst were on a rambling tour
of Alaska They left Fairbanks intending visit Farthes
North, outpost in Alaska.
The crash reported to have occurred when they
virtually within sight of Point Barrow The message
said "Post and Rogers crashed IS miles south of here
Both killed Crashed p. Have recovered their bodies
ard placed them in of Dr. Greist Are standing by
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
AIR JAUNT TO
ALASKA ONLY
PLEASURE TRIP
Will Rogers Was Reported
Glum After Rough Trip
to Juneau
HAD DENIED RUMORS
OF TRIP TO RUSSIA
(UNITED PRESSl

Will Rogers and Wiley Post
took off from California on Aug
ust 7 in a new red Lockhead low
wing monoplane for an air jaunt
to Alaska. Both had previously
denied reports that the trip would
result in another round-the-world
flight over the route previously
flown on two occasions by Post,
one with Harold Gatty and later
on solo trip. .. CHS.
1t was during Posts second
flight around the world that he
was lost for days in the wilds of
Siberia.
The flight was in the nature of
a vacation for the two men and
they intended staying some time
in Alaska.
They landed in Alaska at Jun
eau after $50 mile flight from
Seattle, the last stop in the Unit
ed States. The flight from Seattle
to Juneau required eioht hours
and l minutes. ..
Rogers was glum on arriving at
Juneau and told reporters eve
only just got here.
They landed at Juneau in rainy
weather. and were held there for
sometime before continuing their
trip over Alaska. ". 81.
Prior to the fatal crash which
took both their lives they had
flown to several points in Alaska.
Only yesterday they had visited
the colonization project in Alaska
and were enroute to Point Bar
row, the northermost town on the
North American continent. They
were only a few miles from Point
Barrow when the fatal crash &C.
Cured.
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HOLD RITES TODAY
AT FLETCHER FOR
MISS LIVINGSTON

FLETCHER, Aug. 16. - M.Ss
Louehina Livingston, 6O, uI" p
ter of the late Mr.. and MIS- -
Livingston, died Thursday i Eoart
ing at 7:45 o'clock from d n'
attack at her home near mere Ed
SURVIVING are one brother 80 ~
N. Livingston, and three SiI Clad
Mrs. o. E. King, Mrs. s. T. II Of
and Mrs. M. S. Bookings, "'t
Fletcher. y this
Funeral services were heLI tohpr
afternoon at 8 o'clock at fle oStor
Methodist church, with the P"'I IN,
Rev. D. V. Howell, otflclatIi!5 Cha
terment was made in Patti!
i.pel cemetery. . o.. .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
Wealth Tax Bill To Conference
$4,000 Seaplane
Lost Off Florida
Was on Mercy Errand; No
One Injured

MIAMI, Aug. 16. (UP).-The
United States lost a 100000 sea-
plane today when it settled to the
bottom in a rough sea while being
towed here after it crashed with
three coast guardsmen and a ply
sician yesterday.
The plane crashed at, sea while
on an errand of mercy aud coast
guard cutter neared here last
night with the uninjured occu-
pants of the plane aboard.
Lieut.. G. H. Bowerman, pilot;
Edward Zimmerman, radio oper-
ator: T. J. Kozanecki, machinest
mate, and DR.. E. D. Chaplin crash
ed in a Douglas coast guard pa
troll plane alongside the tanker E.
w. Sinclair as they attempted to
land in rough water.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
BLOODHOUNDS
Aid IN SEARCH
FOR 3 CONVICTS
Posse Still Combing South
and West Areas of
County
NO ACTION YET In
DEATH OF CONVICT

The search for three colored
convicts who escaped from IA
working party in the Mt. Olive
section yesterday morning be-
tween 8 and 8 o'clock was being
continued today as a large posse
secured the woods and mountains
in Green River township with the
aid of four bloodhounds brought
here yesterday afternoon from
Statesville. ~
The search was continued last
night as a close guard was main
tanned of roads and trails in the
vicinity. The three men are at
large in the mountains west of the
Greenville highway in that section
lying between the highway at the
Green River manufacturing plant
and the Pennsylvania county line
to the west.
The three men escaped yester-
day and at the same time fourth
negro was killed in break for
liberty.
The negro killed was John
Brown, 35, of Lancaster, S. c.,
'sentenced to serve from IL to 10
years. He was shot by B. H.
Brown, guard with the party as he
attempted to escape into the
woods. The negro was SHOT only
once, one buckshot from the
charge entering his body under the
left shoulder and probably reach
ing the heart.
The three ar liberty are Lon
ME Parker, of Marshville, SEN
fenced in Arson county to serve
a life sentence for murder.
Robert Kennedy, serving Is to
liz years from Monroe on four
charges of larceny and breaking
and entering.
Artress Cannon, of Spartan
burg, S. c., sentenced from Wins
ton-Salem to serve 10 to Is years
for robbery with firearms.
The break occurred yesterday
morning as the party of about 20
prisoners was working on the road
A party of young girls from q
summer camp in the vicinity came
down the road and the party was
ordered to stand aside to let then
pass. .x
Guard Brown and the prisoner
the latter made break, keeping
the party between him and thu
guard. Mr.. Brown said that the
girls showed great presence OF
, mind and all fell to the ground
| He ran around the party and FIR
. ed at the negro, who ran into the
= woods before falling.
Mr.. Brown said that he heartc
: someone yell "there go two more,
{ and that he turned to see two
more prisoners breaking for the
woods. He fired the remaining
shell from his gun at one OF these
negroes but did not know whether
the shot took effect. ;,
After he had fired the last smell
from his gun the third negro
made a break for the woods Mr.
Brown reloaded Immediately Dus
did not get a shot at the thlro
. man.
The other guard with the party
R. V. Anders, was about 200 yara:E
down the road from the party II
which the break occurred and ai'
not get a shot at the fleeing prlS
, onerS.
The body of the dead man wa;
returned to the prison camp whels
it was viewed yesterday afternS w..
by Coroner J. F. Brooks. WI
Brooks had not decided on pro
cedure this morning. .,L,
He can hold an inquest or taN ,'
a warrant for the guard, t"o u,
sending the case to a cour' u
jurisdiction.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
POST, GATTY ONCE
HERE WITH THE
FAMOUS WINNIE MAE

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
visited the Asheville-Henderson-
vile airport in the Winnie Mae at.
ter their flight around the world
in 1881. Large numbers of local
people greeted the two flyers at
the airport and the Winnie Mae
was flown over this county dur
ing their stay here.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
F. S. WETMUR AND HIS
FAMILY VISIT HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Wetmur and
year-old son, F. S. Wetmur, Jr.,
and Mr.. Wetmur's daughter, MISS
Ruth Wetmur, arrived last night
by automobile from Winthrop,
Iowa, for a ten-days' visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hester, the
latter also being Mr.. Wetmur's
daughter. The trip of about $50
miles was made in two days. Mr..
Wetmur, former head of the Wet
muir Motor Co., here, is operating
farm near Winthrop.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-16
MUMMY GOOD WILL GIFT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
(UP).-A quartet of Japanese
Boy Scouts were en- route to Chi
cago last night, ENJOYS to the can
celled international Boy Scout
Jamboree at Washington. They
had a strange travelling compan-
ion, whom they shall present to
the American Scouts as a good
will gesture-an ancient num-
mified Nipponese warrior.
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Comedians Wife,
Daughter Bearing
Tragedy Bra ely

LAKEWOOD, Maine, Aug. Is:
(UP).-Will Rogers wife and
pretty daughter, Mary. bore up
bravely here TODAY as they listen
ed to the news of his death. lroni-
cally, Mary. was rehearsing today,
"Ceiiing Zero" an aviation melo-
drama with !. Lakewood players
when the report was received, =