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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (UP).
The Federal Emergency Relief
Administration last night resorted
to drastic means - withholding
government aid temporarily from
750, 600 persons tt enforce its
demand that individual states pay
their share of unemployment
costs. IT,
kins. it was learned authoritative
", is holding up March allotmentS
from Minnesota, Washington and
Idaho. insisting their legislatures
appropriate funds to help their
own needy.
The three states have combined
relief rolls of almost 100000. =,
Hopkins made only partial
grants to Ohio, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Missouri, South Dakota
and Kansas, holding back money
for the last half of the month un-
less they raise funds locally 10
federal contributions: :,
81 must insist" Hopkins notified
Gov. Tom Berry, "that South Da-
kota make available. state funds
to- IAN amount that may be agreed
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WEATHER HERE
NEAR NORMAL
Coolest for February Was
on Thursday With Is
Degrees Recorded
BY T. w. VALENTINE
Local u. S. Weather Observer

Temperatures last month in
Hendersonville averaged two de-
grees warmer than the February
normal. This is a rather small de-
parture for a winter month. The
precipitation was nearly two
inches below the normal February
precipitation; but, as January ran
nearly two inches above normal,
the departure for the two months
is only about one per cent.
The lowest temperature for the
month (13) occurred early Thurs
day morning. The lowest temper
ature Wednesday was ID; during
that day the thermometer rose
slowly to 28 in the middle of the
afternoon; the highest tempera-
ture that aftersoon in Asheville
was 10.
The most peculiar temperature
conditions occurred Tuesday. The
thermometer Monday evening at
6 p. m. (the hour when the OBJ
Sensational day begins and ends },
stood at SO. 1t dropped through
the night to As; then rose two de-
grees to Al at 9 a. M; then
dropped slowly through the day
to "a at 6 p. m. Thus "a stood
as the minimum for Tuesday, and
Continued on page four)
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FIGHT OVER PROMOTION FOR
MARINE OFFICER BRINGS OUT
FORMER SECRET TESTIMONY
Butler Says Table Manners
Grew Influential as Pro-
motion Factor

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (UP).
The fight to prevent promotion of
Major General John H. Russell,
comnandant of the U. S. Marine
Corps, became a free-for-all last
night with release of testimony
from secret hearings before the
senate naval affairs committee.
General Smedley Butler, re-
tired, was one of the principal
witnesses against Russell. He told
how two men were able to fright
en- Russell into calling for aid dur
ing the occupation of Vera Cruz.
Russell, according to Buffers tes-
timony, was guarding the water
works when two men appeared and
ordered the American to surren-
der under penalty of attack by
5000 men. The 5000 men, But
Ter claimed, were non-existant.
In his testimony, Russell said
he had been commended by the
expedition commander and had
been specifically ordered not to
send out scouting parties to see If
troops were in the neighborhood.
Butler said that in his opinion
table manners were influencing
promotions in the marine corps as
much as military ability. at was
my impression we were not run
ming a knitting society,"" Butler
added. He said it was his opinion
that academy trained men were
given advantages.
The retired general said he ia
vored giving appointments to sol
diers who had proved their ability
under fire. :,
In his testimony, Russell salo
he had served in active service
longer than Butler. He said But
Ter was entirely erroneous IN
believing that the Naval Academy
Continued on page four)
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EADE FACTOR.
EI0(ONPROM!SE
BILL
I,,otiations Move Swiftly
isr Adjustment in Con-
royersial Measure
financing PLAN
ALREADY DRAFTED

WASHINGTON. Mar. ?. (UP)'
D.n.rsd demands for balancing
I. 5r5ge, we're injected today IN
rs " ' srif, moving negotiations
- for a compromise on the
s'S,S Ssiief bill now lodged in a
e. smsHiments providing methods
J., ~" 6rancing the measure were
t.,dy for submission when debate
4" he bil IS resumed in the SEN
f. Y When that will be is indeti-
Bite. e,;u
Irhedule was developed during a
I'M caused By shunting the bill
katk 70 committee after the ad.
ninistratOn opposed adoption OF
h prevailing wage amendment.
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Redden Asks
Laurel Park
Acts Repeal
Tells Sherard Town Is
Justified in Directing
to Withdrawal of
Certain Property

NJ. NJ. Redden, county Demo
cratic chairman, today forwarded
to Representative w. M. Sherard
a bill repeating an act enacted by
the legislature within the last
week excluding certain property,
including a tract of about two
acres owned by Mr.. Redden, from
the town limits of Laurel Park.
In a letter accompanying the
newlv drafted measure, Mr.. Red
den requests that the bill be in
troduced at once "solely for the
reason that the commissioners of
Laurel Park object to the with
drawal of my property, even
though the amount (of taxes) be
small" Mr.. Redden's home prop
erty is not involved.
81 think the commissioners of
Laurel Park are justified" in
making this objection, Mr.. Red
den wrote.
The letter follows:
March 2, 1885.
"Hon. w. M. Sherard,
"Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, N. C.
my Dear Mr.. Sherard:
Upon my return from Raleigh
last evening l observed a letter
in The Times-News written by
YOU to R. L. Whitmire, concern
ing the Laurel Park bill. | agree
with you in your letter to me OF
February 27, that it is strange
Mr.. Whitmire not being a tax
payer of Laurel Park should take
such an active part regarding
this measure. However, l am
sure it is entirely a selfish mo-
tive and not because Mr.. Whit
mire is in the least interested IN,
or concerned with, the affairs of
Laurel Park or the welfare of its
citizens.
"There is one statement in
your letter which | desire to cor
rect and call to your attention.
You state that you were under
the impression that the commits
sioners of Laurel Park were
agreeable with this bill: If you
will recall, | told you that ] had
only consulted with Mr.. J. W..
Duff. one of the commissioners,
and that Mr.. Duff said personal
" he saw no reason why prop
erty should not be withdrawn
from Laurel Park, but that If
such a bill should be introduced
I it should also exclude White
/ Pine Gap road, as he had been
trying to get the road paved for
some time and it was his opinion
| if the road were excluded we
could get it paved, which would
make a nice thoroughfare from
Fifth avenue to the golf course.
Also, before the bill was intro
duced Mr.. Duff wired me and
you received the telegram and
delivered it to me. opened the
telegram in your presence, read
! it and handed it to you, and you
read the telegram. The telegram
of Mr.. Duff stated that he I'M
derstood l was thinking of hav-
ing introduced a bill to exclude
Continued on page four)
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ZERO HOUR MARS
IN TEST FOR CUBANS

HAVANA, March 2.-UP).-
The zero hour for the decisive
test of the governments strength
in the present administration crisis
drew near today with call for
members Of the labor confedera-
ton on the island to be ready for
a general strike.
Interurban freight drivers an
nounced a strike at midnight fol-
lowing their rejection of govern
ment compromise on demands for
better working conditions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
SHIPPING MESSAGE
IS EXPECTED MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (UP).
President Roosevelt will send a
brief message to congress Monday
with his recommendations for
shipping, it was learned yester-
day.
The message is now with one
of the government department
heads being checked for statisti-
cal information.
With the senate in recess until
Monday, the White House decided
to hold the message until both
houses were in session. t'rt "
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02

ATHENS, March 2.-(UP).-
Bombing planes, field and coast
artillery were brought into action
by the government today to sup
pres. a sudden ttte1lfi ptssss, Md
navy elements - y
rois Venizelos i6 Ia X
Four rebel xsr} (p-
ped in Piraeus harbor, III ~ of
Athens, and bombarded from
shore.
Two merchant ships were sunk
at tho entrance Of Salonica har-
Dor to prevent rebels from eseap-
ing or entering.
Bombing planes roared over the
AEGEAN sea in pursuit of FIVE rebel
warships.
The soldiers of Evzones garri-
SON, on the outskirts of Athens,
arose in rebellion. The govern
ment said it was subdusd and that
several rebels were kths4.
The revolt Tit1syw hsssn-
ing to the public but he gevsrn-
ment had sxpsetsdfi Il for some
time. Eljs.f ss4 o. gr1
Supporters Of former Premier
Venizelos were foiled last night in
a revolutionary attempt to seize
the country.
Loyal troops, according to an
official government announcement
suppressed the movement, which
called for a countrywide upris-
ing. Former naval officers of the
former strong man of Greece
were said to have been ready to
seize warships.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
81 Prisoners Are
Trapped On Roof;
Getaway Fooled

NEWARK, N. j., March q
(UP).-Fifty-one prisoners, who
were attempting to escape from a
house of detention were trapped
today on the prisons roof and
overpowered by 40 policemen and
guards, who were armed with tear
gas bombs and riot guns.
The prisoners turned the upper
floor of the prison into a fortress
and held it for more than two
hours.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
Poultry Meeting
Set For Monday

The March meeting of the Hen
derson County Poultry association
will be held the evening of March
4 at z p. M, with Mr.. and Mrs.
O. B. Jones at their home on ka-
nuga road, Mrs. C. G. Thornton,
announced today.
The usual supper will be en-
joyed, Mrs. Thornton states, ask
ing that all members be present.
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NUNS C0NFERRING
OtIREE ON MONDAY

Lodge ID dart r. member of Kedron
saaoqnceSS' 90, SSl, A; F. and A. NJ,
pea Monde Of the lodge, to be
!. n, tb a " March 4, at 1886
eoates re ed 81 second degree will be
s5sss ali m On one candidate. He
m aC ,Onces tSa '.oeiS to attend and
"46e wcIc @,sI all visiting Masons
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
DEADLOCK REACHED
PEAK YESTERDAY

WASHINGTON. Mar. ,. (UP).
he deadlock between the senate
hd the White House over the S4,-
b, 100000 JOBS bill was intensi-
ID aSt night when the admins
|atiOn rejected a compromise
hieh would have permitted PreSi-
INT Roosevelt to regulate aggre-
te monthly wages by limiting
urS Of work.
At the same time, the Chief Elk
kutiye sent to his lieutenants on
bpitOl Hill a suggestion on which
agreement might be reached
etween opposing factions. While
etal.s Of Inc White House recon-
tenta!Ol were closely guarded,
was reported the plan calls for
e payment Of prevailing wages
projects that compete directly
Ia private capital.
Senator Pat MeCarran. D., New.
!hoI Of the prevailing wage
fs1dnent adopted over strenu-
White House opposition by a
Rgr Of one vote, said last night
W. Rooseyelt'S reported pro-
pa lad not yet been submitted
nm. He added that thus far
administration had made no
presentations to him on a basis
compromise.
De submitted his proposed re-
Eoa on the aggregate monthly
g % Majority Leader Joseph
Aoo3nson yesterday and it was
VlP,.y rejected. After confer
y win NcCarran, Robinson is
81 MS statement:
IA ny opinion the proposal
AsS no substantial change in
; $ I NcCarran amend
,SAsu 70 comment on the prog
J VI negotiations directed to-
. composing the differences of
~ 80 factions, Robinson said:
~ announcement | feel can
:. .'4le at this time indicating
= !. may De the result of confer
|, ; which have been in prog
'Is.ason conferred for nearly
auufs with Mr.. Roosevelt on
ssaa'e situation. He declined
-, ,,l'lent on leaving the White
- g, ogt It was learned he had
|, ' poS oy telephone with Sem
- %Oo y +. Wagner, D., n. Y,
u ~. the McCarran group, and
~ Ssen advised that labor was
! s'TSarran.s rejected compro-
, I nSl offered to permit Mr..
,-S,s'I TO pay less than the $50
AN; monthly wage planned by
l110' registration nS under the s4,-
I;'r ~ jobs program.
,r,, filerlng to accept reduced
compensation for work
TH,"eyer, Senator Pat McCar-
49,, i, New" author of the wage
!sra 4ent' emphasized that the
4 Is ~, would |. not affect the prin-
!, ! EMBODIED in the prevailing
> 'TNSIme. Chairman Carter
a. y y, Va. Of the senate ap-
!. or. committee, yesterday
.,oo ~ IN support of a plan to
S sss'ale $8SO,OOO,OOO for i'm
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
March Singing To
Be Held Sunday

Announcement was made today
that the March, gathering of the
Henderson County Singing asso-
citation will be held at Edneyville
Sunday at 2 p. m. All singing
groups are cordially invited to at
tend this singing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
WARCRAFT Are
BOMBED FROM
SHORE IN PORT
Government Warns Rebel
Ships to Surrender or
Be Torpedoed
FIRST OF VENIZELOS
PUSH IS ABORTIVE

ATHENS, March 2. CUP
Martial law was declared
today as the government
warned rebel warships that
if they did not surrender
they would be torpedoed.
The government claimed
the situation is under control
in Macedonia and Crete.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
RETURN INDICTMENTS
UNDER THE OIL CODE

SHREVEPORT, La. March 2.
.(UP).-Six oil companies and five
individuals are under indictment
by federal grand jury on
Continued on page four)
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PINEHURST, Mar. 2. (UP).-
A country prosecutor yesterday
called 6 halt to a coroner's jury
which was about to report a YER
dict of "by unknown means" In
the death of Mrs. H. Bradley
Davidson, Jr., Boston and Buffalo
socialite, who was found dead in
the garage Of her resort home
here Wednesday morning.
Solicitor Roland Pruett had the
coroner's inquest continued UNI
til Tuesday.
He Immediately issued sub
poenas for the husband of the
23-year-old heiress to a portion
of the Statler hotel fortune, their
house guests, servants and
friends.
81 don't know whether this is
suicide, accident, or murder, ="
Pruett said. "To be perfectly
frank l am puzzled. A full in
vestigation is warranted in view
of the facts"
Pruett announced he would eX-
anime witnesses at the inquest
session Tuesday to determine
what motives, if any, Mrs. David
son could have had for suicide.
He will also demand an ex-
PLANTATION of the dozen OF more
bruises found on her body at an
autopsy demanded by her family.
Lying half in and half out of
her automobile in the Davidson
garage when she was found We'd
nesday at 9 a. M, Mrs. Davidson
clad only in mules, sports skirt,
and a light sweater, Pruett re-
vealed.
The fact that the car was in
the garage instead of parked in
front of Edgewood, her estate, at
1880 a. m. when a butler report
ed for work, caused the solicitor
to determine upon the investiga-
ton, he said. ,
The butler told Pruett he had
never known his mistress to leave
the machine in the garage be-
fore. he found her body at 8
o'clock
DR.. M. w. Mari, physician at
the winter resort here, attempted
artificial respiration for two
hours on the lifeless body. He
said she had died from carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Attorneys for the Statler es-
Continued on page four)
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STATE HALTS
JURY ACTION
IN DEATH QUIZ.
Solicitor to Delve Further
Into Mystery Of Pine
hurst Death

PINEHURST, N. c., March 2.
-CUP).-State Solicitor Roland
Pruett said today that there were
very suspicious circumstances in
the death here Wednesday of Mrs.
Bradley Davidson, Jr., Statler no
tel heiress.
81 am inclined to discount the
theory that she may have commit
ted suicide. Certain other points
eliminate the accident theory"
the solicitor said.
81 am not trying to pin the
murder on any one but there are
so many puzzling things about
this case l am going to insist on a
thorough investigation" the solic-
itor declared.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
WEATHER

nd warmer tonight; con-
Far ann, aar and cloudy Sunday
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-02
GOOD AFTERNOON

An Iowa statesman says an
emergency can't last FIVE years.
Then let him explain, If he can,
why we still have crooners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14
MAR|HUANA CASES
REVIVE BILL PLEA
Pharmacy Society ReneWs
Appeal for Enactment of
Control Measure.

With six prisoners ready to be ar
raigned in Police Court tomorrow on
charges Of peddling marihuana,
smoked in "reefers" by addicts here.
the Pharmacy Society of the District
of Columbia today renewed its demand
for enactment of bill now pending in
Congress which would severely penalize
handlers of the poisonous weed.
Vincent B. Norelli. president of the
Pharmacy Society. said the bill, intro
duced by Senator Copeland. Democrat.
of New York, would provide for better
control of the situation here not only
as relates to marihuana, but to all
other habit-forming drugs.
The bill is pending in the Senate
District Committee. but no action has
yet been taken on it, he said.
Norelli said the Pharmacy Society
Is keenly interested in the bill and
feels that the arrests of alleged mari
huana peddlers. indicating the in
creased prevalence of use here, is ad-
ditional evidence of the need of such
legislation.
The six arrested by Federal narcotic
agents and police were slated to be
arraigned for violation of the old
pharmacy laws. They are Charles
Joseph Ross, TOO block of Thirteenth
street, white, and these, colored: Hor-
ace Battler, 1900 block of Six-and-a-
half street; John H. Brown, 1900
block of Eighth street; Sydney Eos
ter, first block Of P-street; Ruth Boil
den, 1900 block of Corcoran street, and
Robert Frazier, 900 block Of N street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14
CHRISTIAN WILL SING
FAMOUS ARIAS HERE
New York Baritone on Sunset
Symphony Concert Pro-
gram Tonight.
gram Tonight.

Two famous arias will be sung by
Harrison Christian, New York bari
tone, when he appears on the pro-
gram Of the Sunset Symphony" con-
cert Of the National Symphony Or
chestra at the Potomac Water Gate at
o'clock tonight.
The concert will be conducted by
Burle Marx, director of the Rio de
Janeiro Philharmonic Orchestra,
who won acclaim by his conducting
last Sunday.
Christian was born in Lynchburg,
Va, and has appeared in more than
200 concerts in Europe and in the
United States, The selections for his
appearance tonight are "Is 1t Thou"
from Verdi's Masked Ball." and the
popular prologue from II Pagliacci,"
by Leoncavallo. A program of South
American works will be played by the
orchestra under the direction Of Mr..
Marx Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
will feature the classical part Of the
concert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14
SIDEWALK BLAST
INQUIRY LAUNCHED
All Downtown Transformers
to Be Investigated After
Explosion at Post.

Investigation of the explosion yes
terday Of one Of the new transformers
in a sidewalk vault in front of the
Post Building was begun today by en-
gineers of the District government and
the Potomac Electric Power Co. The
damage was estimated at s2,500.
One passerby, Miss Marcia Ostrom,
Is, of 1925 K street. Government en-
ploye. suffered burns on the face, neck
and left arm when flames shot into
the air as she walked near a sidewalk
grating. She was still in Emergency
Hospital today.
Willie Thomas, colored maid in
the Post Building. was injured when
she fell down flight of stairs in try
ing to flee from the structure. She
was given frst-aid treatment at the
building. Another woman. who left
the scene without giving her name,
was reported to have been cut by fly
ing glass.
Transformers to Be Studied.
After officials have determined the
cause of the explosion there Is to be
a careful study of the whole question
of the design and installation of sew
eral hundred transformers being in
stalled at various points in downtown
Washington. This was ordered by the
District Commissioners and the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to determine
If there is anything wrong and, If so,
to indicate corrections.
The transformers are being in
stalled to provide change from d.
rect to alternating current for in
situations needing considerable cleo
trical power.
The transformer at the Post Build
ing was moved last night to the Ben
ming plant of the power company.
Fred A. Sager. chief engineer of the
Utilities Commission: Walter e. Kern,
superintendent of the District Elec-
trical Department: other District en-
gineers and officials of the power
company met there this morning to
determine the cause Of the blast.
Power Head Asked for Data.
Chairman Riley E. Elgen of the
Utilities Commission. has called on
President William McClelland of the
power company to submit compre-
hensive statements on the design and
installation of the new transformer.
Reports today by Fire Chief Charles
E. Schrom disclosed his department
Is in need of number of high
pressure fire extinguishers Of the gas
type to put out fires such as that
which blazed in the oil from the
blasted transformer. It developed that
power company workmen, using this
type of extinguisher, put out the blaze
at the Post. The Fire Department
did not have such equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14

at ought to take of sooner when
we tighten the ship up bit" Geisse,
chief of the development section of
the Bureau Of Air Commerce, said.
1T won't leave the ground now
until it gets good and ready. You
can't rush it of or ;-'Junce it of. 1t
Just takes patience"
The plane weighs l94O pounds. but
it is planned to tighten the engine.
The ship was in the making for
years. Waldo Waterman, coast aero
nautics engineer, constructed it. To
give balance to the first model he
had to build an outrigger to hold a
heavy steel wise. The present ship
has no such strange devices, however
There's nothing new about a tailless
plane, Geisse said. In 1912 the Bur-
gess-Dunn few acceptably without a
tail, but it was discarded because of
its stability. The Army and Navy
were then the leading developers of
aircraft. and they sought maneuver-
ability above all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14
BAD CRASH LACKING
AS "a HOURS PASS
Speeders Continue to Be Chief
Traffic Offenders as Police Push
Drive on Violators.

Washington today had gone through
another "a hours without a serious
traffic accident as police continued
their campaign against trafic law
violators.
Speeders continued to be the
principal offenders during the "a
hour period ending at 8 am. Total
arrests for this offense alone totaled
IS, as compared with 81 for the
previous "a hours. There were 205
arrests for all traffic violations, as
against 221 the previous day.
Ten persons were injured in %
accidents. One, a pedestrian, at first
was thought to have a skull fracture,
but returned home after being given
first aid at Casualty Hospital.
Charles Prichard, 6, of CAT Hamil-
ton street, injured Saturday when
struck by q truck near his home,
was still in q serious condition today
at Walter Reed Hospital, where his
recovery was held doubtful. The boy
has been unconscious since the ac-
cident.