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The Washington times., 1935-04-16
PUERTO RICANS
FACE Def Of
MARTIAL Law
Governor Winship Takes Plane
Here to Confer Over
Relief Troubles

Threats of violence by natives
protesting against administration
of FERA funds in Puerto Rico
were said today to have caused
Mai. Gen. Blanton A. Winship,
island governor, to make provision
for declaration of martial law at
the first intimation Of an out
break.
The orders were left by the
governor as he took off by plane
for the United States today to con-
fer with officials and probably the
President on conditions developing
in Puerto Rico.
Paid 50 Cents Weekly
Emissaries from the island have
protested to Resident Commis-
sioner Santiago Iglesias here that
in many instances families OF six
and eight persons in the island
are being paid only so cents to
81 per week. On the other hand,
these emissaries, including Mrs.
Ana Alfonso Colon, former Dis
trict director of relief, say girls
are being paid $3.50 per month
and $50 monthly expenses to
assist in administration Of funds.
Complaints have been made
that James r. Bourne. director Of
relief, has surrounded himself
with a group of inexperienced
people.
Went on Strike
In protest against the relief
work, the legislature went on
strike last week and since then
officials have feared the natives
may riot.
Although thirteen million dol
lars have been spent in Puerto
Rico in 18 months, Commissioner
Inglesias has been told that there
are no results to show for the
expenditure and that starvation
is still prevalent.
The native Spokesmen have
appeared to Harry Hopkins, FERA
Administrator here, and Gerald
Chapman, righthand man of
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes, but they say their pro-
testations have not produced re-
suits.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16

HAWAII HONORS NEW COMMANDING GENERAL
Pacific Outpost PrOUes It Is Ready

IN tribute to Maj. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum, new depart
ment commander, 10000 men
recently paraded at schofield
Barracks, Honolulu. They
proved to General Drum
that the archipelago in the
midpacific, one of Uncle
Sans outposts, is ready to
defend itself. Top photo is
that of a mechanical machine
gun outfit passing the re-
viewing stand. The lower
picture is part of the Twenty
first Infantry. international
Photos.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
SENATE DELAYS
ECCLES RULING
Interna tiOnaI News Service

The Senate Banking and Cur
rency subcommittee, considering
the nomination of Mariner S.
Eccles, of Utah, as governor of the
Federal Reserve Board met for two
hours today and adjourned with
out action.
No date was set for another
meeting to consider the Eccles
nomination. The former Utah
banker and millionaire was before
the subcommittee yesterday and
outlined his career as a bank or
ganizer.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, April
16.-NOw here Is where this
Hitler kinder has three other
nations in the hole when they
start yelling about his arming
when he was supposed not to.
In the treaty Germany wasn't
to arm for so many years, but
In the treaty. Germany wasn't
and here is the but-they were
to diSarm down to a certain
point by then.
Now it's a question Of Who
has broke who's treaty?'
Trouble with all these treaties
Il, that the guys that make 'em
are generally kicked out by the
time they get home. and the
new bunch says, That's not our
signature
But nobody is fighting, so
what's all the worry about?
Copyright 1895. by McNauEht
.-.. ..-..-- Syndicate, 1nc.I
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
LYDDANE TELLS
Of TROUBLES
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was calm-unusually calm, I
thought.
Mrs. Beall pleaded with me
to intervene in an attempt to
save her family. She wanted
me to keep Anne away from
Arthur. She then turned to
Anne and asked her to quit
running around with her huS-
band.
"Mrs. Beall was very polite
about the whole affair. We
chatted that Sunday morning
for almost an hour. Mrs. Beall
and l met for conferences three
or four times after that"
SCOFFS AT VIOLENCE
When informed of reports that
Mrs. Beall was living in fear of
vengeance because of her part in
the case, Mr.. Lyddane said:
Il want to say to the public
at this time that the reports
about Mrs. Beall having night
mares and living in constant
fear of being harmed by my
wife are nothing but pure nOn-
sense.
Il don't believe Mrs. Beall is
living under this apprehension.
Mrs. Beall knows the type of
girl Anne is and she knows she
would not resort to physical
violence no matter what her
goal was"
In announcing that he had five
surprise" witnesses, States At
torney Pugh said it was unlikely
they would appear at the prelim-
mary hearing Saturday.
Meanwhile, defense counsel
prepared to meet the charges of
the State with their side of the
story. Stedman Prescott, chief
defense counsel, today outlined
for the first time what Mrs. Lyo-
dane will say when arraigned
Saturday:
Mrs. Lyddane occasionally
dropped into the inn in Rock
vile to meet Arthur BealI. In
this manner she became ac-
quainted with Harry Carnell,
the bartender. Carnell knew
of her relations with Beall.
THEN THREATS BEGAN
Carmel had a friend in
Washington, John M. BoIand,'a
police character. Not long after
Carnell knew about Mrs. Lyd.
dane she began to receive
threats that her relations with
Beall would be exposed to her
husband.
"She was then approached and
asked for money. The girl had
a good standing in the COM
munity. She had a good job.
She feared the consequences of
exposure.
Rather than face the dis
grace of being exposed she paid
$500 to a man she thinks was
BOland.
'She told her husband about
this payment, although she lied
about the reason. That hap
pened last fall.
"BOland or Carnell then went
to Washington where they knew
members of the underworld.
They told about Mrs. LSSdane
and how she worked in a bank
and how easy lOOting the insti-
tuition would be with her as an
innocent tool.
But either Carnell or Bo-
land talked to the wrong per-
son, for the police got wind Of
the whole affair. What could
Carnell and BOland say then?
They could hardly admit their
guilt.
"ThuS. in order to save them
selves they dragged Anne Lyd-
dane into the case, hoping,
thereby. to remove all guilt
from themselves. This Is the
true story and the one the de.
fense will relate at the proper
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
SENATE'S PLAN
Of TAXATION
DEFENDED
Financier ContradiCtS Self in
Criticizing Committee Pro-
gram, Says Senator

Interna tiOnaI News Service
The controversy between Sen
ate munitions investigators and
the former War Industries Board
head, Bernard M. Baruch, over
the method to be pursued in TAX
ing the profits out of war, in
tenSified today with issuance Of
a statement by Senator Vanden-
berg (R.O of Michigan.
Senator Vandenberg took Mr..
Baruch to task for his statement
yesterday, opposing the commit
tees tentative draft of a bill to
remove the profits from war. Mr..
Baruch asserted the proposed
legislation would kill business and
retard production in wartime.
'Contradicts Himself
Senator Vandenberg accused
Mr.. Baruch of speaking in rid
dies" He said Mr.. Baruch ad-
vocated before the committee a
''pay as we fight" plan. and that
the committee was trying to
practice what Mr.. Baruch
preached. He added that Mr..
Baruch, in his statement, contra
dicted his own testimony before
the committee.
Senator Vandenberg said:
"Mr. Baruch cOncurred with
our committee that we should
pay as we fight We simply
propose to make that formula
mean what it says. We practice
what he has preached. We de-
cline longer to pillage our chill
dren with war bills that ought
to be COD
Mr. Baruch cOncurred with
our committee that fighting wars
on borrowed money Is the root
of postwar deflatiOn from which
our people still cruelty suffer.
ACTION DEMANDED
1--WE propose to stop it-nOt
just to talk about stopping it.
The alternative is a real war tax
program from which Mr.. Baruch
promptly runs away, although it
is entirely practical.
There is nothing sacred
about our tentative formula.
It may need drastic amend
ment. But it is not the mon
Ster Mr.. Baruch envisions as a
threat to capitalism-and
speak as one who is everIaSt-
ingly opposed to the collective
state.
ION the contrary, God help
capitalism if it won't defend
q common national crisis with
out its pound of flesh. War
itself is the monster Of real
menace.
''When Mr.. Baruch asks me
to believe that Americas
civilian population will not gen.
orally defend the republic il
temporarily forced to foregO
the normal profits motive,
precisely as the soldier foregoes
1t, / decline to join with him
In his low estimate Of the
national patriotism"
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
World News
GREECE

ATHEN April 16 U.N.S).
Belated reports today stated
severe fighting has broken out in
the Dodecanese Islands, Italian
colonies in the Aegean Sea, result
ing in injuries to many women
and children and filling the jails
with arrested combatants.
Editors note: The Italian gov
ernlhent at Rome denied the re-
ports)
Persons arriving from the
islands said three Italian de-
stroyers were reported to have
landed armed forces at KalymnoS.
The outbreaks were laid to reli-
gious quarrels. Returning travellers
said martial law was declared
after serious battles between the
population and troops.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
ON TRUCK
BURNS S3 AUTOS

ANN HARBOR, Mich. April 16.
Those huge trucks that carry
three or four automobiles at
time are fine for quick delivery
of new machines. but it's just too
bad when fire breaks out. When
one is destroyed they all go up in
smoke.
A reserve tank of gasoline ex-
ploded on a trailer of a heavily
laden truck passing through here
and before anything could be
done three new sedans had gone
up in smoke.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
Canada to Pay
Damages to !. S.
International News Service

International News Service
The State Department today an
nounced the conclusion of a con-
vention with the Canadian govern
ment whereby the Candian gov
will pay $350,Oo0 for dam
ages done in the State of Wash
ington by fumes discharged from
the sulphur of the Consolidated
Mining and Smelter Company, at
Trail, British Columbia.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
Woman Is Robbed
OF $50 Necklace

Sarah Corbin. Of the 100 block
F St. N. w., reported to police
today that a $50 necklace was
stolen from her apartment. Edith
Madon, Of the same address, re-
ported the theft of a pocketbook
containing SO.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
TREASURY CONDITION

International News Service
Treasury balance as of April
10: $2.429. .044.352.77: Internal
Revenue: $2.577 ,649.22: Customs
Receipts: $15,646,154.66.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
TWO WEDDINGS OF INTEREST

Two weddings of interest here,
were solemnized week-before-las one
in High Point and one in Durham.
They were Mr.. Glenn Wrenn, form
erly of this place, but who has been
living in High Point for the past
few years, and his former wife, Mrs
Lyla Vestal Wrenn, who has beer
living in Southern Pines for some
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Wrenn were sep.
arated some time ago and last winter
they were divorced.
The Yadkinville Ripple, July 18th
says: In High Point Wednesday Mr.
Glenn Wrenn was married to Mrs
Frances Caudle Burns, of Higl
Point, in a quiet ceremony at tn
home of Mrs. Burns sister.
In the chapel of Duke University
at Durham, on Thursday, Mrs
Wrenn was married to Virgil Pag'
Clark, of Southern Pines.
The North Wilkesboro Hustler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
HOPES TO GAIN GREATER
MARKETS FOR US. TRADE

President Roosevelt is seeking to
make clear that the administrations
program to expand foreign trade
through reciprocal tariff reducing
agreements will be vigorously push
ed despite some congressional oppo-
sition.
Answering attacks on the Brazilian
and Soviet Russian agreements by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Ne
vada, the President declared he saw
no valid reason for making any
changes in the American foreign
trade programs policies, procedure or
detectives.
One phase of administration tariff
bargaining, that with Germany, faces
possible failure. The proposed pact
now is under discussion in Berlin.
The chances for an agreement are
viewed here as slim unless Germany
does an about-face from policy of
insisting on bi-lateral balancing of
exports and imports.
The German-American trade treaty
the first unconditional most favored
nation pact ever concluded by the
United States, ends on October ii
and unless a new agreement is con-
cluded before that date it is consider
ed probable that the equality of
treatment now accorded Germany
will be withdrawn and German goods
levied at higher tariff rates than
those of other nations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
UNCLE SAM TO DOUBLE
REGULAR ARMY STRENGTH
Congress Appropriates $4,000, 900;
Elistment Drive Began
July LIST

Washington.-The war department
is holding a summer drive for enlist-
ment of "doughboys," designed tc
double the fighting forces of the
army for which expansion Congress
has appropriated $2O,OOO,OOO.
The program provides for an in.
! crease in the enlisted strength of the
| regular army by 46,250, bringing il
to an average of 10000 men. The
10000 figure includes non-combat-
ant troops, but it is planned to de-
velop highly organized fighting
force of 10000 equipped with the
most modern weapons of warfare.
Although the military establish
ment now has 1880 men, General
Douglas Macarthur, chief of staff,
has explained that $4,000 are in the
Philippines, Hawaii and China and
more than $4,000 are non-combatant
troops or care-taking detachments
scattered throughout this country.
That leaves present actual fighting
force of less than $4,000 men in the
United States today.
A drive to enlist 31,70O recruits
statred July 1. Army contingents in
all of the nine corps areas in the
United States will be augmented by.
the assignment of recruits to existing
organizations.
General Macarthur has figured that
the new men can be maintained and
trained at cost of $4OO each year
as against $1,100 a year for men in
CCC camps. While the recruiting
drive is not designed to aid the job
less, it is expected to relieve the I'M
employment situation to a substan-
tial extent in many section of the
country.
The 31,700 recruits will not include
men who are to be enlisted in the
medical, signal and air corps. The
air corps, which has been increased
to 1852 by transfers from other
branches, will be further strengthen
ed by $500 new men. It is also plan
ned to organize five new skeletonized
anti-air-craft regiments so as to pro-
vide one for each corps while the
mechanical cavalry and infantry
tank units will be increased as new
equipment becomes available.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
WAYNE COUNTY FARMER
TELLS CHAMPION STORY

A narrowing experience with a big
rattlesnake was related in Goldsboro,
N. c., last week by Frank Pearsall,
who lives three miles north of that
city.
He said that recently he was down
near Burgaw when he came across
the snake. He hooked the tines of a
pitchfork over the snakes head, and
the snake COLD around Mr.. Pearsalps
leg and arm. He felt his limbs grow
ing numb and called to man who
was near to help him. The man was
afraid and would not come near.
Finally Mr.. Pearsall got string
Topped around the snakes head and
choked him. Then the man came and
helped remove the snakes coils from
around Mr.. Pearsall's leg and arm
The snake was killed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
N. C. COURTS SEND 19,257
TO ''PEN" IN PAST YEAR
Negro Men Followed by White Men
Head List of 27,673 Handled
by North State

Raleigh, July 1.-THE courts of
North Carolina sent 19,257 convicted
law-breakers to state penal institu-
tions in the year ended June 80, the
highway and public works commits
sion reported today.
The fiscal year ended with 1856
prisoners incarcerated, or 300 more
that the 1876 on penal rolls July 1,
1884. White convicts accounted for
well over half Of the increase.
During the year the penal division
handled 27,673 prisoners, divided as
follows by race and sex: White males,
1927; white females, 81; negro
males, 1899; negro females, 43.
The 1856 prisoners listed July 1,
1885, were as follows: White males,
3,499; white females, IS; negro
males, ALTO, and negro females, 1O1,
all four groups showing increases.
In the past fiscal year, SO prison
erS escaped, ana al were recapCured.
Sixty-three convicts died during
confinement last year. Sixteen pri-
so'uprs were pardoned and 489 were
paroled. Released upon expiration of
their sentences were 1896 convicts,
while 271 were freed upon court
orders. =,
Prisoners sentenced to 30-day
terms totalled 5,937, while 6,4O1 with
such sentences were released during
the fiscal year.
The Durham county camp led the
other 88 penal units in escapes with
40. Central prison had IL recorded,
Camp Polk, near Raleigh, had "a,
State hospital had nine, and Gale
donia farm had %.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
SOUNDS CHEERFUL NOTE
ON POULTRY SITUATION

The outlook for the producers of
poultry and eggs is brighter than it
has been for several years. With a
few spasmodic exceptions, the vol
ume of poultry and egg production
has shown a steady decline for five
years. During this time the market
price of poultry products has not by
any means been as high as the ever
growing scarcity of these commodi-
ties would justify. Just why this was
true has not always been easy to de-
termine, but due allowances must be
made for the fact that the economic
situation has been very abnormal,
and all rules break down when condi-
tions are so far out of adjustment.
We are proud to say, however, that
the price condition at present is ma
terially improved and more in keep
ing with what the volume of produc-
ton and storage supplies justifies.
The average price of eggs throughout
the country, according to the latest
report from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, is almost go
per cent higher than on the same
date the year before, and decidedly
the best price for the season We have
seen in many years. In spite of these
good prices, total supplies of poultry
stock and eggs in storage are still
below normal, and we fail to see any
possibility of the market being over
worked for at least year or more.
The number of eggs in storage is
less than at this time last year and
less than the five-year average for
the date. The number Of young
chickens in farm flocks is less than
for last year or for the five-year
average.
In addition to these facts, the price
of broilers is holding up better than
it has for this season any time within
the past five years.
AS the Matching season for next
winters supply of layers is over, ii
will be impossible to replenish the
country's stock of layers before an
other year. The poultryman who has
already taken advantage of this stu
alton ard is keeping his flock in the
prime of condition may consider him
self very fortunate. He has an unus.
ual opportunity to make money or
his flock.
If history repeats itself, we should
be entering cycle Of a few years Of
profitable prices in the field Of poul
try production.
Dixie Poultry Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25

Under the unconditional most IA
vored nation policy the United States
now grants all tariff concessions
made in any pacts to all nations
which give American goods equitable
treatment.
The President explains, however,
that a protective clause in the agree
ment makes it possible to withdraw
concessions from any country which
discriminates against the United
States, or to modify provisions con-
corning specific products if dump
ing" results from lowered duties.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
CONGRESS NOT TO ADJOURN
UNTIL THEIR WORK Is DONE
Resolution that Would Have Ended
Session is Voted Down
by 259 to sc

The big drive in the house to force
a hurried adjournment of congress
fizzled the last of the week-smoth-
cred 261 to IS by the same Demo-
cratic majority that had previously
cheered the proposal.
Peculiarly, the attempt was init.
ated by a Representative
Deem of Georgia. But when the roll
was called, only Is members of his
party voted with him and 70 Repub-
icans. On the other side were eight
Progressives and Farm-Laborites, II
Republicans and 241 Democrats.
Within a few hours after the house
action, Chairman Harrison of the
Senate Finance committee reasserted
that congress would stay in session
to pass President Roosevelt's tax
program and that there was NO
thought of returning for a special
session this fall. His announcement
was made after a series of confer
ences with administration leaders.
Deem started the adjournment at
tempt Recently by remarking that
26 members were i'll, that congress
had worked "long and faithfully
and that some of the "share-the-
wealth, soak-the-rich and save-the-
poor" legislation ought to be left
over. He got ringing applause, par
ticularly from the Democrats.
Monday, Representative Woodrum
D., Va.), opened the discussion, in
sisting that it "would be a major
political blunder" for his Democratic
colleagues to let congress adjourn
without enacting, among other
things, tax bill.
"Our leader, the President" Wood
rum said amid a dead silence, "has
said we must raise additional reve-
nue.. I don't say we should do it
through any particular means, but l
do say in all fairness that We owe it
to the contry and to business to re-
moevany doubts, before we adjourn,
as to what We intend to do"
He added that although it was hot
now it would be "hotter" if congress
: went home without acting on that
measure. .:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
NEGRO DESPERATE KILLED
IN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE

Gastonia, July 19.-Jimmie Chalk,
25-year-old negro desperate, fugitive
from a chain gang camp in York
county, S. c., was shot and killed
about 5:25 o'clock this morning at
the rear entrance of the Gastonia
City Hall by Policeman J. Ed Arm
strong after a struggle in which
Chalk grabbed at Armstrong; pistol
and knocked down another officer,
Brooks Parrish, in an effort to es-
cape.
Armstring fired at Chalk twice,
the first shot striking him in the alb
domen and the second in the heart.
Death was almost instantaneous.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
DAWES PREDICTED UP-TURN
IN BUSINESS COMES TRUE

Industrial developments of the last
10 days have indicated General
Charles C. Dawes prosperity prophe-
cy, Franklin Hobbs, BUSINESS analyst,
asserted Saturday OF last week.
"The upswing General Dawes pre-
dicted last winter for this month has
started, an accumulation of data re-
veals," said Hobbs.
"The gains of the last 10 days are
us, ;, ", Of sensation, particularly
IN EEL and iron industry. The
durable goods lines, he said, would
indicate the passing of the depres-
.ion."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25
TO SPEND TIME IN PRISON
WAITING FOR HUSBAND

Convicted of taking part in the kid
naping of ro1 the 1Eeyerhaeuser at
Tacoma, WAs.pgoaBG" Sentenced to 20
years in prison, 19-year-old Margaret
Valley looked forward to imprison-
mnet, remarking "It'll be easier
waiting on the inside for Harmon"
Her husband, Harmon M. Valley, con-
victed a few weeks earlier, is now
serving a 45-year sentence.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25

When we want to spend a while
in the montains, we SIMPLE do away
with the oceans roar and the leaping
waves. We still use the hose though
and the back yard and the bathing
suits. We inhale the cool, sombre
breezes that steal across the cedar
topped mountains, and talk about
those wonderful balsam odors that
flicker here and there within reach
of our noses. We retire and run the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-25

We retire after getting a suffici-
ent quantity of ozone breezes, mean
ing that we go to bed. We have rent
ed an electric fan; we turn that on
SOS it will rake all 3 of the beds in
the sleeping porch. We also hang a
newspaper in front of the fan to keep
up the effect of the murmuring
breakers as they roll in from a dis
tant shore. Before going to sleep, we
cuss several minutes about the poor
food, the hard beds, the stuck-up
Smiths and the idiotic Jones, who
evidently have plenty money.