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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
FIVE Held in
MECKLENBURC
TORTURECASE
Ends Judicial Inquiry Into
Loss of Feet by Negro
Prisoners
GRAND JURY CALLED
FOR FURTHER ACTION

CHARLOTTE, April 1.-Two
of the county's best known men
"a veteran physician and a con-
vict boss of as years service
with three changing guards were
held on torture and mutilation
charges at the conclusion yester-
day of a sensational judicial in
quiry into the loss of their feet
by two young negro convicts.
DR.. C. S. Mclaughlin and Capt.
Henry c. Little, along with
Guards ]. w. (Doc) Eudy, T. M.
Gordon and R. C. Rape, were
committed by Judge Don Phillips
of Rockingham, sitting as a COM
hitting magistrate upon instruc-
tons from Governor Ehringhaus,
for trial in Mecklenburg superior
court at the term beginning May
IS, if bill of indictment is
found by a Mecklenburg grand
jury.
Little, Rape and Eudy were
held for trial also in county re-
corder's court upon the charge of
assault with a deadly weapon up
on Oscar cunningham and Ed
Biggers, negro convicts. The
charge is a misdemeanor and bond
was set at 5000 each.
In the cases in which probable
cause was found against each of
the five men bond was set at ST.
900 each. The findings were that
the five defendants did assault
with intent to kill, inflicting
serious injury by torture as de-
fined in the warrant alleging that
offense," and the judge bound
them cover to the next superior
court, there to answer a bill of
indictment if one is found by the
grand jury; bonds fixed in the
sum of 1000 EACH"
AS to the warrants against the
five men charging each of these
defendants with the common law
offense of torture, the court finds
probable cause and binds them
over to the next term of the su-
perior court there to await the
action of the grand jury; bonds
fixed in the sum of $1,000 each.
Bonds for the defendants in the
assault with a deadly weapon case
in the sum of 5000 EACH"
No probable cause was found
against Capt. T. S. Brown, boss
of the state changing camp near
Huntersville, and he was ordered
released. Solicitor John G. Car
penter told the judge he felt there
was insufficient evidence against
Mr.. Brown to ask that he be held
for trial, and Judge Phillips
agreed. D. B. Smith represented
Brown.
The Mecklenburg grand jury
had been ordered by Judge Phil
lips Monday to report today, and
it was considered probable that
presentments would be made to-
day by Solicitor Carpenter. No
date for the county recorders
court trial for Little, Rape and
Eudy has been set.
The decision of Judge Phillips,
announced shortly be ore 1
Continued ON page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
BAPTIST WORKERS
WILL MEET MONDAY
NIGHT AT FLETCHER

Her, regular Monday night con-
Eers ~ Of the ministers and work
EciatioD .ne , Carolina Baptist asso-
|er P. SliI meet with the Fetch
night 1p'ISt church next Monday
An april Is, at 8 o'clock.
ch1rc M. pastors, deacons and other
DGr;.v workers are invited.
. Is ~ - the spring of 1884 about
|the y,I GeSe meetings were held in
+ the nyOls churches throughout
/ they -HSssOelation, and, it is stated,
way, ', rove. very helpful in many
feliov.IIS specially in the matter of
ings Jop' So far this year meet
Shavs re been held at Tuxedo,
April % Sr =, and Refuge, and on
at Mon. the meeting will be held
nov Sa; Noriah. Invitations are
siurebD.e being received to go to
On Toog curing the month of May.
y sunday, May 5, the month
70 which n meeting will be held,
lsters, Jo al the pastors and min
are inv Tits%SonS and other leaders
aeetinos a. These first Monday
Rouse S n are ar held at the Lewis
la HepS a. The First Baptist church
'sOnvlle at 10 a. m.
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PERSISTENT HINTS OF
.SPLlT ARE HEARD

lCopyrght, 1885, United Press
TGESA, Italy, April IL. (UP),
Persistent hints of a split between
Britain on one side and Italy and
France on the other, last night
threatened the big three" confer
Enc which opens today in an eff
PoI TO keep peace in Europe.
Two sharp Emergencies of opin-
Poa prevailed as the statesmen
|ga'nered for the momentous par
|ley. Britain hoped to act as me-
|cla;or for Germany, where France
Zion
! Inc British were expected 10
5g1 ll for Cancellation, while the
tAuanS and French opposed that
'0IrSe as a sign of weakness.
NaIy already has outlined clear
Inc absolute necessity Of
I !, Germany to account for
\ HItler's abrupt breaking of
''e erSallles treaty by re-arming.
mat Italy, France and Bri-
,S'u must agree on a common line
, !. acton IN face of such fragrant
"'S5on, because disagreement
E TIN place a strong weapon in
|a;Ier,s hands.
some measures must be
'Iaou 70 guarantee Austria's in
The Inc military situations of
''OntInued on page four)
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M'N[NCH FILES
POWER REPORT
Says Third of Electric
Power Produced by Pri-
+ vate Industry

WASHINGTON, April II. (UPl.
About one-third of the nations
potential electric power is de-
veloped by private industry, the
federal power commission report
ed today to President Roosevelt.
Frank R. McNinch, commission
chairman, told the president that
222 generating plants are pro-
ducing rs per cent of the nations
total of over 31.000.000 kilowats.
The report showed GAIA per
cent of the undeveloped power
sites are in the Pacific northwest
and in the southwest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
is FIRST MOVE
MEETING OF
flowers TODAY
Memorandum on German
Situation Does Not
Predict War
MEET PAVES WAY
FOR LEAGUE ACTION

sTRESA. Italy, April IL (UP)
France today submitted to Great
|Bri,sin and Italy the text of a
|r.morsrdum TO be addressed 70
IL, r..ore Of Nations calling on
IT, council 70 act on the threat
y war provoked by German re-
armament - e.
ss.fnit eroye in the three-power
srorference on the European crisis
'&On IsoIa Bella island in Lake Mag
,gOre.
"a T, ,eOues, for cOnvocation of the
LEAGUE council to consider the
thrsat to peace brought about by
Is Germans siingehanded denuncia-
4 ton Of the military clauses in the
So Versailles treaty,
"a The memorandum was pesSlmlS-
Il tic in tone and although it doesn't
predict war it stresses the sert-
BUSINESS of the situation which 1T
argues can be solved if serious eff
forts are applied.
French Foreign Minister Pierre
Laval brought the finished draft
Of the memorandum from Paris.
It was not believed likely that the
British or Italian delegation would
suggest any notifications.
The first decision of the con-
ference was to make the French
memorandum the first subject to
Be discussed.
British Foreign Secretary Sir
John Simon opened che morning
session, explaining the results of
trips by Captain Anthony Eden to
|the capitals of Europe. The
French declared their first impress
sion Of the conference was bet
ter than haG been expected.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
NYE MEASURE
May REPLACE
M'SWAIN BILL
Senate Committee Wants
"Pay-as. You-Fight" War
Plan to Prevail

WASHINGTON, April II. (UP).
The senate munitions committee
made plans yesterday to substi-
tute the Nye bill for "pay-as-
you-fight" war in place of the
McSwain war profits elimination
bill passed Tuesday by the house.
At the same time Secretary Of
State Cordell Hull conferred with
President Roosevelt on Amerl-
cas- neutrality policy-a subject
not touched on in either of the
war profits bills. Resolutions have
been introduced, however, to pre-
serve American neutrality in
event of war.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not say what
aspects of the neutrality policy
would be discussed. 1t was as.
sumed that freedom of the seas
and other technical questions
such as banning loans to belli-
gerent nations and embargoes or
war materials were among the
conference topics.
Munitions committeeman hoped
to have the McSwain bill refer
red to their committee instead
to the military affairs or finance
committee, to which it would or.
dinarily go. This would give them
a chance to substitute the Nye
bill and report It to the senate.
The McSwain bill would:
First, Confiscate excess profits
in time or war.
Second, Empower the president
Continued on page four)
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SECURITY BILL
DISCUSSION TO
Be UNLIMITED
Doughton Predicts Its Pas
sage by the House in
Weeks Time

WASHINGTON, April IL. CUP).
The new deal measure to provide
security for the common man
against the hardships of old age
and the hazards of modern life
starts on it's way through the
house today under an open rule
allowing generous debate and
amendments.
Responding TO demands from
President Roosevelt for action,
house leaders yesterday hastily
abandoned plans to obtain a gag
rule" to thwart cleft wing" and
liberal blocs and decided to place
the experiment squarely in the
laps of house members.
A move to safeguard the meas
ure by limiting debate and per-
hitting only committee amend
ments was scuttled by fierce OPP
position which has arisen to such
procedure on important legisla-
ton. The rule reported out yes
terday permits advocates of the
Townsend old-age plan and other
drastic schemes to offer them.
The action yesterday marks a
new departure from methods fol.
lowed thus far in the new deal
congress in the handling of i'm
portant administration measures.
This is the first vital piece of leg
islation sent to Capitol Hill since
President Roosevelt took office
which members are to be given
full opportunity to amend and
discuss at length.
Such a course will serve two
purposes. First, it will soothe the
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
WRECK KILLS
n. EDUCATOR
Leary, Cliffside Principal
Dies, Five Children
Injured

ALBEMARLE, April II. (UP),
R. L. Leary, principal of the
Cliffside, N. C. high school, was
killed today when his car crashed
into a heavy truck on a curve
near here today. Five children
were injured, one seriously.
Elizabeth Hendricks, Cliffside
pupil, was severely cut and bruis.
ed and brought to the hospital
here. Four other students were
released after first-aid treatment
But names were not Immediately
available. Leary was said to have
been driving the students to
Chapel Hill to participate in a
debate.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
GIRL SCOUTS
MEET CALLED
Those Going From Here to
Be at High School 3
P. M. Friday

Mrs. Robert Gibbs, one of the
local sponsors of the Girl Scout
movement for Hendersonville an
nounced today that all Girl Scouts
are asked to be at the city high
school building Friday at 8 p. M,
and prepared to go to a Girl Scout
meeting to be held at Asheville,
at the Battery Park hotel, Friday
at a p. m.
Mrs. Gibbs also asked that all
those who are providing cars in
which to make the trip be at the
high school promptly at the same
hour, 3 p. M, Friday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
ROOSEVELT BELIEVES HE CAN
STOP DEPRESSION WITHOUT
SPENDING ALL RELIEF FUND
Long Wrangle in Congress
Appears to Have Small
Effect on Plans
By HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Apr. II. (UP)
President Roosevelt believes ne
can spend the nation out of the
depression without using all of the
$4,880,000,O00 work-relief fund.
He said at his press conference
yesterday that he might be able to
turn back some of the money to
the treasury. Mr.. Roosevelt could
start out tomorrow and spend
$10,900,000 a day for the next
year and still have nice balance.
Apparently the long wrangle in
congress over the work-relief bill
has had only one effect on the
Presidents plants. Originally it
was intended to get the peak of
the work program - the employ
ment of 100000 men - under
way in October. Yesterday, Mr..
Roosevelt said he believed the top
would not be touched until No
vember.
The President is going to insist
that all the administrative work
be done by existing government
agencies, rather than through the
creation of new boards and COM
missions.
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared brown
and lean from his vacation. Some
one recalled that when he re-
turned from a vacation last year
he told members of congress he
was a though guy" Yesterday he
was asked if he was as tough now
as he was last year.
Tougher" was the reply.
Almost as soon as the newspa-
permen left Mr.. Roosevelt's office,
Robert Fechner, director Of the
Civilian Conservation Corps, went
in. When he came out, he was
under orders to increase the en-
rollment of the CCC from 100000
to 100000 and to build 1850
camps to house the recruits.
Thus the .CCC-frst recovery
agency organized by Mr.. Roose-
velt-was the first to go into &C
ton in this spring offensive
against the depression. The CCC
will continue its work in forest
planting and control as well as
erosion work and forest fire fight
ing. 1t is about the only recovery
agency concerning which some
body in congress has not conf
planned in the last two years. Mr..
Roosevelt said it might be neces-
sary to allocate slightly more than
the original S6O0,000,00O which
he planned to give to the CCC.
Equal speed will be sought for
the other ALLEGATIONS of the $4,-
$4,000, 900. Relief Administrator
Harry Hopkins, who already had
received enough money to keep
relief work going until the works
program starts, eventually will
get $880,000,OOO.
Mr.. Roosevelt said one way to
hurry the program was to decen.
tralize it. Regional boards would
be set up to superintend the work
rather than having all Of it under
the supervision of Washington.
Decentralization, it is believed,
could be applied to projects such
as flood and river control, already
started in the Mississippi valley.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
BRITON WILL TRY FOR
300 MILES PER HOUR

LONDON, April 11.-CUP)-
Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder OF
the worlds automobile speed rec
ord, announced at a luncheon yes
terday that he would attempt to
boost his mark above 800 miles
an hour before the end of the
year.
Sir Malcolm, who returned to
England after hitting 276.816
miles per hour at Daytona Beach,
did not reveal the site of his pro-
posed 30O-mile attempt.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
TEXAS TO SAVE BRANDS

SPLIT ROCK, Tex, April IL.
(UP)-Old livestock brands,
some of them used by early set
tiers as far back as 1856, are
being collected by the Kerr Coun-
ty Pioneers association. The as
ISOLATION plans to have drawings
made of all authentic brands and
to determine the date they were
recorded. When completed, the
drawings will be bound in book
form.
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House votes
HIGHER PAY

RALEIGH, April II. WP)+
Without reaching a vote, the SEN
ate in the committee of the whole
spent the morning debating the
two per cent sales tax and hear
ing Senator Gravely, Of Nash,
who gave information" regard
ing sales tax substitutes.
The house passed a constitu-
tional amendment raising the pay
Of legislators to 5000 Tor the SEES,
sion instead Of $780, II iwil b
sent to; the senate .;.shnsII ~ Il
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
LILIENTHAL WOULD
TAY IVA DIT ANTS

WASHINGTON. April II. (uP)
David p. Lilienthal, iva direc,
tor, said today he believed that
the power agency should pay the
same state and municipal taxes as
private utilities, at a hearing on
the Wheeler-Rayburn public util.
ity bill. -. ,5G
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
ST. PAULS, EDNEYVILLE,
WILL HAVE SERVICE

Announcement was made today
that the Rev. Edgar Neff, rector
of Calvary church, Fletcher, will
conduct services at st. Pauls-in-
the-Pines, Episcopal church at
Edneyville, Sunday, April ID, at
8 p. m. The public is invited.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11

MEMPHIS, April II. (UP)-
Riding a stiff wind, dust storm
spread over Arkansas, Tennessee
and other southern states like
thick fog. Many persons were
frightened by the appalling sight.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April II.
(UP)-A thick dust pail hung
, over eight states today with yfsi-
bility at zero. In the Oklahoma
panhandle silt blotted out auto,
truck and wagon tracks Of refu-
gees fleeing from the dust: More
than one hundred families already
have left. p, -,
In western Kansas from Gar
den City south the N1k crop is
a complete failure. IN 3hrouded
ruined farms and fafNSEEe APP
plying for federal r. no leave
the once fertile bu barren
soil and learned thu lids are
available for that
. In the Texas pad N dust
moved before the lH5 great
waves. drifting pSe Iilrosd
tracks, highways and ~ travel
dangerous. In eastefR UGlorado
where three weeks age ~ died
of dust pneumonia npttt l5swere
masks to prevent the, f4nce
of deaths from the dred kdy.
In Washington congfea yare
pleading for federal rSlig tfp3
In Kansas $25O;O00 il 3ble
for oil and gasoline fqfbrs
to fight dust but farmS lot
get to towns to claim r up
plies. -. E
From Wichita, Kans., - III
Amarillo, Texas, weather btfeaA
readings yesterday showed zero
visibility and zero ceiling. Prophe-
cies that the drought areas would
revert to desert again were heard.
Over the entire state of Kansas
observers called the new storm
unprecedented. Automobiles and
buses were unable to cross the
dust area. Airplanes were ground
ed. Trains ran late. -
A wedge of snow swung in be-
hind the dust and brought Good
land in northwestern Kansas q
mingled mud and snow which Ne
braska farmers had labeled
"snust." III u
In western Kansas agricultural
agents regarded the 48-hour!old
storm as the end of hope for !, a
wheat crop. More than 100 fam
lilies were reported migrating
from Cimarron county in Okla
homa. ,
The dust was reported as ,"the
worst ever" in eastern Colorado.
The storm moved eastward over
Kansas during the day and began
it's drift into the old south to-
night.
It's eastern front reached line
from Kansas City to Fort Worth.
Texas. in the late afternoon. 1t
spread over Missouri county by
county. Automobile traffic was
crippled. Schools were closed.
Merchants covered their stock.
Like three huge fountains the
dust swirls rose steadily from
sere fields in western Kansas,
northwestern Oklahoma and east
ern Colorado. -"
Rain clouds which had :: given
Nebraska, Wyoming and eastern
Kansas much-needed precipitstion
last night, disappeared In the
dust eddies which choked eastern
Kansas towns. a.a.
Business and farm work were
paralyzed. Crop losses were esh-
mated in hundreds Of thousands
of dollars. Best crop prospects in
western Kansas are only about 70
per cent. Most regions report" a
total loss. : s
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Andrew Mellon says his wealth
grew from good will. And his chill.
dren can claim theirs came from q
good one, too.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
SPREADSEAST
TO TENNESSEE
This MORNING
Latest Scourse Brings Elk
odus Of Some Midwest
ern Farmers
USE MASKS TO KEEP {
DOWN PNEUMONIA

WASHINGTON, April IL, (UP).
Drouth and dust storms have
robbed the farmers of nearly
100000 potential income
from the 1885 winter wheat crop.
unofficial estimates from the de-
partment of agriculture's report
today indicated. ty
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11
WEATHER

Probable rain and somewhat
amer tonight; rain and colder
Friday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-11-22

The Hardin Local. American
Federation of Labor, will this ev-
ening at the primary grade school
building in Hardin celebrate it's
first birthday anniversary. There
will be out of town speakers of
prominence, including James D..
Graham of Helena, state presi-
dent; Robert Morhous and several
others from Billings, as we'll as
several local speakers. There will
be several vocal and instrumental
numbers. and a delectable lunch
will be served. A cordial invitation
is extended to everyone to attend.
A. C. Wilson of Cairo. Nebr..
arrived in Hardin, Monday for a
weeks visit at the home of his
brother, William F. Wilson. MI.
Wilson was here on a visit four
wears ago. He will spend Thanks
giving at Billings With his broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Tewksbury.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-11-22
Annual Hardin
Might Service
At the Burgess Memorial Indian
Baptist Church, Crow Agency
Sunday, Nov. "a, 7:3O.

Fol- the past three or four years
it has been the custom OF n
dian church at Crow Agency W
invite the citizens OF Haroln W
attend a Sunday evening service
at their church, some time IN NO
yember. Many folks from Haralh
and vicinity have awaited thenl-
selves every year of this opportunity
to become acquainted WIN tlle
religious work at Crow Agency
This wear We hope that those VINO
are not planning to worship else
where will attend this service
Sunday evening next at 7:3o.
Special arrangements nave oeerl
made through a committee IN Inc
Indian church, composed OF Frank
Shane. Charles Yarlott and MIS-.
Kitty Deer Nose, for a dramatic
production to be put on by the
indians. Special music has oeen
arranged for among friends III
Hardin. This bids fair to be a
fine service-one which you WILL
not wish to miss. Then. too. there
will be a social hour in the church
yestry sponsored by the ladies'.
ORGANIZATIONS of the white and
Indian churches.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all our friends both at Hardin
and Crow to attend this service.
C. A. BENTLEY,
Pastor.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-11-22

in charge were Mrs. George
Cooley, Mrs. Charles Adams and
Mrs. Fay Abel. A nice sum was
netted by the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Norvall en-
tertained at dinner, Monday night.
Their guests were Mrs. Charles
Carr. Veva Carr, Mrs. Ira Chip
man and Lillian Schatz. The ev-
ening was spent at cards.
Mrs. w. A. Petzoldt spent We'd
nesday in Billings, where she ad-
dressed the young people of the
Billings Polytechnic Institute and
in the evening spoke before the
Women's Society of the Baptist
church ut that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Mcintosh OF
Sheridan we're Tuesday visitors at
the Roy Mason home. They we're
ACCOMPANIED on their return trip
to Sheridan by Mrs. Howard Ma
son and baby. who will be their
house guests for the week.
Miss Katherine Kier entertain
ed Wednesday evening at the P. r.
Forman residence in honor Of her
sister. Mrs. j. Neil, of Helena, who
has been her house guest for the
mast two weeks. Cribbage was the
entertainment for the evening.
MI. and Mrs. John Whiteman
gave a wedding feast, on Sunday,
in honor of their son and his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. ArlisS Whiteman A
huge wedding cake formed the
centreplece Of the table on which
We're neaped all sorts OF good
Things 10 eat. Those present were
MRS. Martina chatham, MRS. Cal
Gordon, George Hogan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Deernose OF Crow
Agency: Mrs. Robert YelloWtall,
Mrs. IelloWtail, Mrs. Grove Stewart,
| Mr.. and MRS. Ben Pease, BETH
Anne Pease, Mrs. Elias Hugs, Miss
| OldS, Miss johnson, and the guests
of honor.
A romance of several years cul-
minated in the marriage of ArllSS
| Whiteman and Ada Belle Chatham
on Armistice Day. The marriage
took place at Billings in the par
lors of the First Baptist church.
In attendance were the groom's
father and mother, MIR. and Mrs.
John Whiteman, and MI and Mrs.
Donald Deernose of Crow Agency.
Mrs. Whiteman was a senior in
the Lodge Grass high school, from
! which Mr.. Whiteman graduated in
1884. His outstanding work in
basketball has made Mr.. White
man well known in athletic circles
all over the state. The best wishes