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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-31

what does it all meant" Mark
ham asked him. "Where does that dog
fit in ?"
81 don't know yet" Vance sank into
chair and took his cigarette case.
"But I have a feelin' it's our opening
wedge. That little dog is the one to-
tally irrelevant item in this whole
bloody affair she's our one contact
with the world outside. She doesn't
belong here, and therefore will have
something important to say to us.
Furthermore, she was wounded in
this house."
Markham's eyes suddenly narrow
ed.
And the wound was similar to the
one on Goes head, and in the same
place"
Vance nodded obviously.
"But that may be merely a COIN
cidence," he returned after moment.
"In any event, no one in this house
cared for dogs. There's never been
one here. No member of this house
hold brought that dog in, Markham.
But had the dog got in by mistake,
no member of the family would have
hesitated to strike it."
'sYou think an outsider brought it
in?"
"No, that wouldn't be reasonable
either" Vance frowned meditatively.
THAT'S the strange things about the
dogs presence here. It was probably
a terrible accident fatal miscalcu-
lation. That's why I'm SO deuced in
terested. And then there's this point
to be considered, the person who
found the dog here was afraid to let
her out. Instead-for his own safety
he tried to kill her and then hid her
behind the portieres downstair. And
he almost succeeded in killing her.
The dog either witnessed the stabbing
or was present in the house shortly
afterward."
"It's curious situation" Markham
murmured.
eyes, it's curious" Vance agreed.
"And damnable But once we trace
the dogs ownership, we may know
something pertinent"
Markham looked doubtful.
"How, in Heavens name are we
going to trace stray dog?" he asked
dispiritedly. "The city is full of them.
And if it belonged to the person who
entered here last night, the owner is
certainly not going to advertise for
it or even answer found advertise
ment."
aTrue.' Vance nodded. "But the
matter isn't as obscure and difficult
as that. That little Scottie is no mere
pet-shop companion. Far from it.
Shed make trouble in the ring for
some of our leading winners. ! know
a little about Scotties, Markham, and
I have an idea she's got both Lauries-
ton and ornsay blood in her.
aThat's all very well' Markham
was annoyed by Vance's technicali-
ties .but what do those things mean
to anyone but breeder? ! can't see
that they get us anywhere
ooh, but they do" smiled Vance.
aThey get us much forrader. The
breeding Of certain blood-lines in this
country is known to every serious dog
fancier. And a bitch like this one IS
the result Of years Of intensive breed
ing Furthermore, she's in perfect
show condition now; and the chances
are that q dog as good as this one has
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Consumption of chees in the Unit
ed States is about 4.39 pounds per
person per year.
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
BARKER HEIGHTS

BARKER HEIGHTS, April 5
Ernest Floyd of Greenville is
spending his vacation here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Floyd.
Misses Ruth and Eva Justice OF
East Flat Rock, were supper
guests of Miss Marguerite Ruff.
Mary Jane, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Moss
had the misfortune of dislocatine
and breaking her arm Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings Mar,
shall and son of North Blue Ridge
were dinner guests Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lamb.
Mrs. Ira Stages has moved to
Hendersonville.
Mrs. Cav Justice and little
daughter, Joan, Of Hendersonville
called on Mrs. Roy Gowan re-
Gently.
Mrs. Wesley Lamb has as her
guests this week her mother. Mrs.
jamie Spronce, and Walker
Spronce of Spartanburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Hightower
of Tigersville motored to Hender-
sonville Sunday accompanied by
Mrs. Lille Phillips of this place,
who was returning home from a
visit with them and other rela-
tives.
Hubert Justice Of Canton spent
Tuesday with his father, C. T.
Justice, who is i'll.
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THE COUNTRY WILL NOT FOLLOW
THESE MEN

prorL Kent, in The Charlotte 90
.orror makes the charge that the Roose-
Welt administration is deliberately surviving
TO build up throughout the country lear "a
the pIans and schemes of such men as Dr.
Townsend, Hooey Long and Fatner Oous1'-
lin in the effort to brighten the conserVa-
tive population into support OF the freSi-
dent and his policies.
Mr.. Kent says it is we'll known that th7
following of the men named anu othet
radicals is not numbered by the tens VI
millions, as their propagandistS clalm' put
that the administration is encouraging THIS
view and helping to make the big radical
fish stories bigger in order to frlghten con-
sentative people. The hope is that they
will become so scared of the rabld radicals
that they will flock to the standard around
which are gathered those of milder type
Frank Kent is authority for the state
ment that false propaganda of the worst
type is being used in the attempt to make
the country believe that millions of people
are ready to fall in behind Townsend, Long,
Coughlin and other agitators and follow
them to the end regardless of consequences.
All of these men have some following, but
the number of their followers is being
grossly exaggerated for the purpose OF
stampedmg the public.
There is probably much truth in these
statements. Such tactics are favorite
trick of men who undertake to build up
following for policies and purposes that
make no appeal to intelligence and COM
mon sense.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
NEGRO JURORS

The decision of the United States supreme court
in connection with the Scotsboro, Ala, case hold
ing there was discrimination due to the fact that
negroes were ineligible for jury service is deci-
sion of somewhat far-reachng effect in Southern
states
The decision may have the effect of placing
negroes on jury rolls in many Southern states
where none have ever been called for jury service
Speaking of the situation The Greenville News
remarks, quite appropriately:
"Just before jumping to conclusions as to the
effect of this opinion with regard to Southern
court procedure it would perhaps be wiser to await
complete study of the full text of the opinion in
this case 1t may be that it is based upon some
instance of actual discrimination against negroes,
as to jury duty, on racial grounds. Under the Con-
stitution there cannot be discrimination in the mat
ter of public service racial grounds; however,
that does not necessarily mean, would think,
that it is mandatory that negroes be placed on
juries jury rolls. Certain qualifications are
provided for jury duty If jury commission om:ts
to place any negroes on the rolls in pursuance OF
its duty to draw list of citizens qualified for the
service, that can hardly be regarded as definite
evidence of discrimination on the ground of race.
There are, perhaps many white citizens eligible
for service who are never drawn. If there are ne
gro citizens who can be shown to be qualified for
jury service, the fact that they simply have not
been drawn hardly stand as definite evidence
that racial discrimination has been practced
If the court is holding that a negro cannot be
fairly tried in the courts of the country unless
there are some negroes on the jury this would,
indeed, be new principle which might have far
reaching ramlfieations. However, a careful study
OF the text of the opinion is necessary before def
mite conclusions can be reached."-The Anderson
| S. c., Record.
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bosses set up the precinct organl-
cations. All persons holding pollt-
ical Jobs controlled by the ma
chine are part of the precinct or
CARNATIONS. They are particularly
valuable, for not only can they
be completely controlled, but they
must donate a percentage of their
salaries to the campaign fund.
Therefore the political machine is
always eager to control as many
political jobs as possible:
The big boss has in his office,
complete record of every voter
in every precinct showing his po-
! litical affiliations and leaning.
These records, which are arrang-
ed by precincts are sent at inter-
walls to the precinct bosses to be
corrected up to date.
Previous to each campaign the
/ big boss calls in his precinct boss
es and ascertains from each the
amount of money he will need to
carry his precinct, the workers
who must be hired, the votes that
will have to be bought, the edu-
cational work that must be done.
This money is turned over to the
precinct boss and he spends it ac-
cording to his Judgment, for he
knows his precinct thoroughly and
he has his workers well IN hand.
These workers who are expert
enced in leading thought. canvass
from house to house, distribute
| literature, collect, information and
spread propaganda. They see to
| it that every friendly voter is reg
istered. $500. ;,
Immediately preceding the cleo
ton, the precinct records are sent
to the precinct bosses. Each pre-
! cinct boss opens a headquarters
in private residence near the
polling place. Here during cleo
fion day he is in touch with his
workers. He endeavors to have
an arrangement with some cleo
tion official at the polling place
so that he will know which per-
sons have voted. He has at his
command a fleet of hired auto
| mobiles which are sent for such
voters as are believed to be
"right," yet slow or indifferent
about going to the polls.
If the machine can control the
election officials at the polls, it
helps nightly in getting the bal
lets counted Fright" for the ma
chimes hand-picked slate of can
didates. =
Whenever the political machine
desires to start whispering cam
paign or to spread some lie about
someone, it conveys the message
to the precinct bosses who imme-
diately give it to their workers
who in turn spread it as fast as
possible. Thus the story will APP
pear simultaneously all over the
+, city as if it were something the
public had just found out.
| This political machine organiza-
ton which always works under
cover, is kept in action or ready
for action year in and year out.
Sometimes during. a campaign
a duplicate organization is set up
for show purposes. Leading per-
sons who e~not supposed to be
politically tainted, are induced"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
SOVIET BUILDS
FAR EASTERN
BUFFER STATE
Powerful Industrial Unit
Being Reared Against
Manchukuo
IMBy JOSEPH H. BAIRD
*ked Pre,s Staff Correspondent

DSCOW, April 5.-CUP)-
largely as . measure Of military
defense against Japan, the Soviet
Union is in the midst of a ire
mendous effort to build power
full Far Eastern industrial state
in the area Just north Of Man
churia.
The central pattern in this new
military and industrial design
will be a new trunk line railroad
from Lake Baikal to the Pacific.
1t will parallel the existing Trans
Siberian, but will run several
hundred kilometers north of it.
Thus, it is hoped, communication
between Central Asia and the
Far East will not be entirely
broken should an army advancing
from the south be able to cap
ture or destroy the Trans-Siber-
ian.
NEW WATER ROUTES
But the railroad is only part
of the pattern. New water routes
will be opened. Sea and river
ports will be improved. New air
I plane bases and landing fields
will be laid out. New mines and
! factories will be started. In short,
the Soviets hope to build a pow
erful military and industrial
country where recently there was
wilderness.
Transportation has been the
weakest link in the Russian sys-
TEN of military defense for a
long time. This is true under
Stain, just as it was under the
Tsars. The breakdown of trans
portation largely was responsible
for Russias defeat by Japan in
1904. Clogged lines of supply
caused Russian soldiers in the
World war to lack food, their
guns to run short of ammunition.
The Soviets are trying to profit
by these lessons. E'.
STRENGTHEN LIFE LINE
Ever since the Japanese adj
vance into Manchuria in 1881,
Soviet officials have been work
ing to strengthen their "life line"
to the Far East-the TRANSIT
berian RAILROAD.
Closest secrecy has been pre-
served, but travellers say the line
now is double-tracked to a point
Jjust north of Blagoveshensk, or
about nine-tenths of the distance
from Moscow to Valadivostok.
Completion of this work is a part
OF the new Far Eastern program.
The new railroad (joining the
Irans-Siberian at Lake Baikal)
Will traverse the northern CONT
mental part of the Far Eastern
region, passing on a rough line
through the sources of the Zeia
ana Bureia rivers and on to the
new town of Komsomolsk-on-
Amur in the Maritime Provinces
H a1out l00 kilometers north of
KKliaoaroVSk. A line between
homsomois.; and Khabarovsk will
T1nhecT the new railroad and the
irans.olberian on the east. Also
system of feeder lines" will
Iaulate from the Lake Baikal-
homsomoisk route to Industrial
towns of the Far East.
win the completion of this
new ilne the Soviet Union will be
freed OF its old fear of heinz
completely cut off from the Pa,
chic IN case an enemy snould
capture the Trans-Siberian.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
BIG WILLOW

BIG WILLOW, April 5.-Miss
Nelma Higgins of Hendersonville,
is spending a few days with her
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Higgins.
Miss Audrama Cantrell of Val.
ley Hill, is spending a few days
with relatives here.
Miss Mary Jane Prince OF
Pleasant Hill, visited relatives
here Tuesday.
A singing practice is being con.
Quoted at Beulah church this week
by Junius Higgins. Every one is
invited to attend.
L. Chaplin of Balfour called al
the home of w. c. Raines We'd
nesday afternoon.
The state road crew is doing
some nice work on the roads.
G. G.. Revis of Bowmans Bluff
was in this section Wednesday.
Miss Martha Bill was the din
ner guest of Miss Gervia Huggin!
Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

The answer to those who insist that private capt.
talism IS either inefficient or immoral or that 1t
has totally broken down and convicted itself OF In
ability to functionhe answer to all of that Is the
motor car industry ~
Inc business that is leading the professional TO-
day III getting the country out of the economic
muck Is not that business that is either being Who'll
nnanced on the socialistic basis of public spend
lng' or even in part, SO financed, but it is this
business of making automobiles in America.
private capital owns this industry, is asking no
oonus from the government, is managing its own
credit problems, is getting its ready cash with
winch to operate and is padding its own canoe,
without reaching out to grab the eoattail of Uncle
Sam to be dragged along-Charlotte Observer
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
A BALANCED BUDGET

sat in my bedroom last evening
As the shadows around me did steal,
thought of the past and the present,
And longed for another square meal
The budget is balanced they tell me-
The State has money galore,
But not for the downtrodden teacher
To keep the wolf from the door.
l once made very good salary
From the State and the city as well,
But the lawmakers saw things differently,
Now there's only this story to tell.
Ny salary was cut and then slashed
Till it's now in the pitiful state
OF six hundred dollars per annum,
All certificate can rate.
Ny expenses are large and heavy
In the capital city so fair,
And my nerves are torn and shattered,
But why should anyone care? ',.>
Ny clothes are patched and tattered,
My teeth in state of decay,
Ny cart is falling to pieces
A pa Chevrolet. .....,s.
/ have to keep up my insurance,
And pay my N. C. E. A. dues,
Tho there are corns on my feet and calouses
From wearing my sisters old shoes.
Two meals day is my quota,
spend at very slow pace;
MY budget ALSO must balance,
Five months without income / face.
The ads in the papers are alfuring,
l pass them by in high gear;
| cannot yield to temptation
The State balanced its budget this year.
There's Carlo and Rogers and Temple
Ny favorte stars of the time,
But for pleasure and recreation
| dare not spend dime.
At night in the halls of learning
l must sit through an extension course,
For it takes six hours of credit
To keep my certificate in force.
look on the incoming lawmakers
With neither hatred nor malice nor rage,
But with the hope they'd make amends quickly
And give me living wage.
/ unused on the present and future
And of things might have had,
If the State at the expense of the teachers
Hadn't balanced its budget! Too bad!
ELISABETH WALKUP.
Raleigh, N. C..
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always whip corrupt political
machine because it has the power
of right on its side,
The average citizen does not
know how to vote and is not much
interested in government. Some
element has to show him how to
vote and keep him interested in
government, if we are to have
good government.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
FRIDAY: APRIL 5, ,,,,

the French tongue, the O1..
Canadians will do koroS' go +:
spring to the British king tow, :
they are loyal, and to his .-. :
of which they have ben y.
since Wolfe wrested CAM - -
the courageous Montcal-r J
Plains Of Abraham c&:.
City in 1859. w.
PARADES AND FES1Ep
Throughout the Proyins,
towns and hamletS will Ia
the QuartCr-century of the Ii
reign with ccremonials, I.ts
and other festivities in H.
IEnglish-speaking Canadians al
thousands Of American tours
will participate.
The jubilee has added signt
canoe since it is serving, with d
Kings consent as the inSpirati,
for a campaign to raise a Nj
George Silver jubilee canesSSR
for Canada, proceeds fff6
willsgo toward curbing "
tually eliminating the, oHal
from the Dominion. it is-wpu
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
TAG SAVED SAFE

FITCHBURG, Mass, April s.
CUP)-Lcvi Lashua's safe VI!
more valuable than its contents
so he took precautions. Lastai
auctioneer and secondhand tt''
er, hung a tag with the con5lt''
ton on the diai. Robbers bEoi'
into the store. Opened the ai'
and stole SIS in silver.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

Many persons wonder why it is
that though a large majority of
people want clean government,
yet most municipalities are in the
clutches of a small group of po-
litical grafters.
The grafters control cities by
a scientifically organized political
machine called the Tammany sys-
tenn. Here is the way the machine
is set up in my own city
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
HERE'S THE SECRET
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

to buih an organization similar
to the secret organization previ-
ously described. This show organ
ization will make noise with
speeches and what not and will
get into the field and do some
work. 1t will publicly have the APP
pearance of putting the campaign
over.
If that great majority of citi-
zens who desire good government
would want it as much as the po-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
HOUSTON BUYS BABY BOND

HOUSTON, Tex, Apnl D. D.
CUP)-Postmaster J. S. GI.li Y,
reported the sale of S20'G Y.
worth of baby" bonds al Y
Houston postoffice. A new . .
ment totaling 100000 in 'SS
was received this week.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
CAT LIKES BEER

CLEVELAND. (UP),-Miicskkeevy.
the, ) plump white 1eat SownaT nv y,
Mrs: Josephine Bullock, likes he ey
and hates milk. Although Re I'M,
bibes freely. he has never. GO ".
Mrs. Bullock, been Gin his Guns y y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
POSTMEN CANVASSING

CLEVELAND. (UP). - Cleve-
land postmen are attempting to
collect $4,000 door-to-door to
finance their national convention
to be held here September 2.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
HAWAII SETS EXAMLE OF
u. S.-JAPAN AMITY
(By BRUCE CATTON)

Every nation seems to need some pet
enemy to fear-some class or group on
whom can be focused all the vague suspi-
cions and distrusts which are part of
nervous &ad restless modern life.
8lor kfodesF america that role seems TO
Be ilEed jdst now by the Japanese. Some
of US can give ourselves the filters just By
repeating the word Japan over and over.
Japan as a foreign power, Japanese as
jewellers in our midst-either way, we I'M
load our vague uneasiness on them.
Now there is no bit of American soil
with as many Japanese residents as Ha-
wall; and it is worth while, therefore, to
see whether this timorousness is shared
out there. If it isn't, it ought to be pretty
good sign that our fears are overdrawn.
There is at hand a special edition of the
zHopelulQ lletiN printed recently to
e<I'l' Inv Hnth anniversary of the
B ~ - ef Ia ffSe japanese settlers N
Hawaii; and all people who think that try
ing to get white Americans and Japanese
to live tremendously side by side is like
trying to mix oil and water ought to have
look at it.
For this edition presents glimpse at a
japanese community which is about az
thoroughly Americanized as anyone could
wish. Lying on an island in mid-Pacifc,
these Hawaiian Japanese are looking to-
ward washington and not toward Toxic.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
Tricolor To Fly
For King George
French Canadians to Join
T-." in Jubilee

MONTREAL, Que, April s.
(UP)-Imagine the tri-color of
France flying above farms and
buildings in Hitler's Germany.
And yet that, in many respects,
would be no stranger than the
sight Of the French flag as it
waves over the ancient fields and
streets of this city Of the British
empire.
For in spite of the historic ri
valry between France and Eng
land, older even than the clashes
between the french and Germans,
Quebec's French Canadians, true
to the traditions and culture Of
the founders of New France, still
fly the tri-color. They will unfurl
the French flag with the Union
Jack from buildings on May 6 in
observance of the silver jubilee
celebration of the accession Of
King George V to the British
throne.
ARTICLES OF
CONFEDERATION
Permission to display the ban
ner of the mother country and to
retain the native tongue in both
public and private activities off
cially was granted Quebec by
Great Britain in the Articles OF
Confederation adopted with for,
nation Of the Dominion of Can
ada on July |. 1867.
Thus with French flags and ir
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

New radio compass enables a plane t.,
fly straight to the station broadcasting.
The device is probably put to severe test,
though, when a crooner comes on.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

No wonder Huey is anti-Roose-
welt. 1t makes you mad when you
work for a fellow and he doesn't
give you anything.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

Praneess Hagbara Hutton is reported to
haye NJ about third of her s4O,-
s w, 7ahce. She seems to be way
mead OF Huey Long.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

Inc suggestion that our manufacturers
go 10 the front in time of war isn't so dumb.
Ihey ought to be pretty good on the firing
line.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05

Thousands of Germans are undergoing
sterilization to blot out feeble-mindedness.
IL this keeps on, who will be left to sup
port Hitler?