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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
Police Chief
ut Saluda Dead

IN, Dec. 27.-Funeral SER
|e5 ~ John A. Germany, for
~ ,S OF police of Saluda were
! u Wednesday at the Ebe-
lin BAPTIST church in South
hp6 S;sSrma1any died Sunday in a
n s, ). C., hospital. The de-
h. naa resided in Greenville
~ past II years. He was an
u l. Il. Arledge of Fryon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
RTH AND MIDDLE
ET SUFFER MOST
By UNITED PRESS

Oy SANl u LII u NIS1
Christmas blizzard, sub-zero
f;7,1reS and other hazards of
sason brought sudden deash
least IT'S persons in the
k! States. a United Press sur
Esc.Osed last night.
= northwest and middlewest
|si most from bitter cod
moved down from Canada's
snzie Basin. Weather fore
said the sub-zero temper
would 90 even lower before
IS due late today. In Chi
Ehere the winters low of 2
zero vas reached Christmas
below was in prospect foc
morning.
E.s Lake, n. D., again was
oldest spot on the U. S.
!: map with a reading of %
zero. Iowa and Minnesota
Exported the mercury as low
'elOw. 1t was 10 below in
IN cities of st. Paul ana
a?Olis.
roads and snowdrifts rs
I; 10 feet contributed most
death toll, swelled by traf-
eoerts. Many died of freez-
slgn: were burned to death,
ces we're numerous - attrl-
pie 70 poverty, hunger, do
troubles, with resultant
4sao.y accumulated by holiday
even the South escaped the
wave. Snow fell in Tennes'
1u was expected in northern
'Onnnled on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
TRADESMAN WIPES
DEBTS OFF BOOKS

JAMESBURG, N. j., Dec. 81
UTP).-Condit M. Dawson, gen
oral storekeeper wiped his books
ciean of $4,000 of debts yester-
day, some of which CHI have been been in n
existence since 1888. "Just a
Chr;stmas present for some of my
FORMER customers, che said: "They
can stop avoiding me now."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
JAPSPOlNT' TO
INFLUENCE ON
STUDENT LIFE
Parliamentary Element
Wins Jap Post; to Aid
Amity With U. S.
MARTIAL LAW In
CHINA EXTENDED

TOKYO, Dec. 27. (UP).-Stu-
dents in foreign mission schools
of China and subject 70 AfnerteaR,
.sdi =
onstfsl % sisrsisB ii
today charged. The charge was
eloquent Of Japan's feeling now,
thoroughly aroused by a wide
spread student agitation in China
against the recent japanese move
to force an autonomous govern
ment in North Chinese territory,
adjoining Manchukuo.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
uno'sChance to
Ne Grows Slim

.
'1N ION, y. j., Dec. 81
thames for Bruno Rich
naQptmann to live through
'sek Of January Is seemed
SSSIngIy slim today after Gov.
u. Hoffman had asserted
- I see any cause to grant
p!leYe TO the convicted muir
u the Lindbergh baby.
herman carpenters only
lfng hopes are in the state
VI pardons and the attempts
'ountrymen to obtain a new
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
SENATOR NYE
BACKS B0RAH
Praises Liberalism in Sup
porting His Republic
can Candidacy
BY JOHN r. BEAL
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. (UP)
Sen. Gerald Prentice Nye, North
Dakota Progressive Republican,
yesterday threw his support to
Senator William Edgar Borah, R.,
Idaho, as a Republican presiden-
tial candidate.
Nye praised Borah's liberalism,
said he was willing to campaign
for Borah if the Idaho veteran
gets the nomination, and urged
leaders Of various Nye-for-Presi-
dent clubs to switch support to
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
MANY KILLED ON
TAKHAZE FRONT

ROME, Dec. 27.-(UP).-Six
Italians, three native Askari. SOL
diers and many Philippians were
killed in a skirmish near Afgaga
Pass, adjacent to Takkaze river,
an official communique today said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
WEATHER

continued cold tonight;
,ir ,na cloudy with possible
'',. saturday
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-27
GOOD AFTERNOON

According to President Roose-
Welt, most Americans want to give
something for what they get. If
necessary.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
LONG AWARDED
DICTATORSHIP

BATON ROUGE, La, April 10
0.NSO The State senate to-
day voted its approval of legis-
lation making Senator Huey P.
Long the dictator of Louisiana.
Working methodically and
rapidly, the Senate adopted meas
ures giving the State admins
tration, which Long controls, di-
rect supervision over all local
governmental agencies in the
State and placing in the hands
of State board supervision over
expenditure of all PWA funds.
The dictatorial legislation was
included in two measures, one of
which prohibits any municipality
or other governmental agency
from narrowing money, issuing
bonds or mourning any form Of
debt without permission of the
Long controlled State bond and
tax board.
The other measure places super
vision over all expenditures by
local governmental agencies, in
Guiding the expenditure of Fed
eral loans and grants, under the
supervision Of Longs State high
way advisory board. :.
Both measures were passed by
a vote Of 20 to 10.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
ALL EFFORTS
To CHANGE
PLAN FAIL
Administration Forces Push
Scheme Through; Final
Action Due by Night

With Administration forces
again dominant, the House today
continued piece-meal approval OF
the Administrations big economic
security bill.
Without opposition the House
tacitly approved provisions for
Federal aid to States in establish
ment of unemployment insurance
systems.
While unemployment insurance
was to be subjected to another
fight with consideration of the
payroll taxes, the first test re"
vealed comparatively little OPPOSE
ton to the system.
A move to extend the benefits
of the bill to blind persons was
defeated 100 to 81.
After beating off the most dan
gerous threats to the bill, the
leaders said it will pass by an
overwhelming majority by night
fall.
Carrying old-age pensions, I'M
employment insurance and other
social provisions, the measure is
regarded by President Roosevelt
as the No. bill of the session.
Crush Rival Plan
Riding roughshoG over all radi'
cal schemes of old-age pension and
unemployment insurance, tn e
House approved the voluntary old
age pension system and the com.
pulsory contributory old-age insur.
ance plan devised by the Admins
tration.
Because the tax features are
separated from other parts of the
measure, a bipartisan coalition Is
to have an opportunity to fight
the 9 per cent pay roll taxes car
ried in the measure.
The provisions approved are:
Federal grants up to SIS per
month per person for State old
age pension systems for persons
over IS years of age, with State
matching required.
Insurance System
Creation of old-age Federal in
surance system, under which EN-"
ployers and workers contribute
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
HANGED
AS 1900 WATCH

SMTTHLAND, KY, April 10
G.N.SO More than $500 per.
sons today attended the public
execution of Willie Deboe, %,
convicted of criminal assault, and
heard the condemned man make
a long speech before they saw
him go to his death in the hang
mans moose.
Deboe was the first white man
to die under Kentucky's law
which makes such an offense
punishable by hanging.
Deboe was placed on a plat
form surrounded by an eight-foot
fence. The platform was high
enough to insure the spectators
full view of the condemned
man.
In response to Sheriff George
Heaters question whether he had
anything to say, Deboe started his
speech. He located his alleged vic
tim, Mrs. Randall Johnson, in the
crowd and directed most of his
remarks to her. In his deep South
ern tongue, he went from shouted
vituperation to almost whispered
poetical phrases.
He said:
people, I hope none Of you
ever have to face what / do.
I've been up there at Eddyville
10 months lacking one day,
thinking about this, and, believe
me, 1 have died a thousand
deaths. If you wanted me to
pay, l have paid.
"They are putting me down
on the day that Christ died.
Woman, are you satisfied"
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
SandlOt Baseball
Has First Victim

NEW YORK, April 10 I.N.S.)
Sandlot baseball claimed it's first
victim today. Jay Kornblum, IS,
became involved in a free-for-all
climaxing a dispute in a Brooklyn
sandlot game yesterday. He was
knocked down, but apparently re.
covered and went home. This
morning he complained of a Sc
we're headache, then lapsed into
unconsciousness He died a short
time later from a. brain hemor'
rhage.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
Family Battles
OfSpreckelsin
Court Again

NEW YORK, April 19.-The
tangled domestic affairs of Mrs.
Lois Clarke de Ruyter Spreckels,
wife of Adolph B. SpreckelS, jr.,
heir to the Pacific Coast sugar
millions, and her former husband,
Jack de Ruyter, were brought into
the public spotlight again today.
Mr.. de Ruyter is on his way to
Reno, New, where his former wife
is awaiting a divorce from Mr..
Spreckels. He said he is crossing
the continent to see that the vel
fare of his two children, whose
custody was given to the mother
at the time of their divorce, does
not suffer as a result of the
mothers forthcoming decree.
Reference to the children re-
calls the suit two years ago in
which Mrs. Spreckels won Gus
tody of the children on the
charge that Mr.. de Ruyter's
mother, Mrs. John H. de Ruyter,
of Leonia, N. j., drank as many
as a dozen bottles of gin a day
and was constantly under the in
fluence of liquor. The children
had lived with their grand
mother since 1882.
Mr.. Spreckles frequently had
said he was willing to devote
part of his 100000 yearly income
to. see that the children get
proper care, but his attitude is
uncertain now, with the divorce
nendinr
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
MENACED
BY CAPITOL
PLUMBING
13 Faulty Connections Found,
Engineer Says; Threaten
Spread of Disease

Lives of every member of the
Senate and House and every at
tache in the Capitol are endan-
gered by defective plumbing, it
was claimed today before the
House Committee on Public Build
ing and Grounds.
Shocked by the revelation, Rep
reSentative Fritz Lanham, chair
man of the committee, immedi-
ately requested District Engineer
Commissioner Dan I. Sultan to
appear before the committee Tues
day. Commissioner Sultan will
be asked to give the details of o
survey being conducted by his Of
flee into the plumbing systems of
every hotel and large building in
the District. The survey has been
in progress for several weeks.
: Representative Pehr G. Holmes
(R0 of Massachusetts, said he
knew about the citywide survey
under the direction of Commits
sioner Sultan. David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, said he
had prevailed Colonel Sultan to
include the Capitol and the
Senate and House office buildings
in the survey.
Engineer Is Heard
Ernest Flentje, a mechanical
engineer representing the Ma
tional Association of Master
Plumbers, was the witness who
made the statement concerning
existing conditions. He disclosed
that in one hour yesterday a
party of plumbers headed by him
found Is defects in the plumbing
system, any one of which could
lead to the spread of disease.
AS result, he told the commit
tee that when he was thirsty he
went to the Senate restaurant and
drank beer instead of water.
Mr.. Flentje recounted the
history of the recent epidemic in
Chicago in which Is members of
the House of Representatives were
taken i'll. He said defective plumb
ing certainly was a contributory
cause.
Tells of Inspection
Coming to the condition in the
Capitol as he found them yester-
day, he said:
81 think there is potential
danger in the Capitol to the 500
men and women who are re-
garded as the most important
in this country.
Yesterday in company with
a man who knows the plumb
ing system of this building I
made a curSOry examination
between 3 and o'clock and
found 13 different places where
defects existed.
TheSe included a direct cross
connection between the water
supply and sewers on both the
House and Senate sides.
1--WE consider this situation so
serious that we have drawn up
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col 81
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
Litvin0ff to Visit Paris
To Seal French Pact

past at Geneva over this very
issue.
Litvinoff wanted Frances mill.
tary assistance to be automatic
in event of an attack by Ger.
many.
Laval, mindful of the opinion
Of Britain and her obligations
under the Locarno treaty, wanted
the spirit of the League cove
nant incorporated. In a crisis
this would keep control of the
situation out of the hands of the
general staffs, and would vest it
in the League Council. The Coun.
Gil would strive to negotiate so
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1935-04-19

PARIS, April 10 Q.N.SO.-The
League of Nations council was re-
vealed today as probably silent
partner" of the much-heralded
Franco Russian mutual assistance
pact.
While details of the pact, being
submitted to the French cabinet
today by Foreign Minister Laval,
remained officially secret, it was
disclosed that provisions Of the
League covenant were being en-
bodied in the agreement upon the
insistence of France and over the
objections of Russia.
In particular, Laval and Maxim
Litvinoff, Soviet foreign minister,
disagreed strongly in debating the
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
Born | Day Apart,
Die One Day Apart

GLENDALE, Cal, April 10
G.N.S0 Born just "a hours after
his twin brother, SO years ago, Ed
win C. Barnett died at his home
here just "a hours after his twin,
Edward Barnett, succumbed in
Chase's Mills, New York, it was
revealed today. The twins last
saw each other in 1917 but re-
union was planned for Febrauary,
1886, when Edwin and his wife,
Dora, would have celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
Film Stars Bare
Trial Separation

HOLLYWOOD, April 10 G.N.
S.).-Another trial separation"
in the Hollywood motion picture
colony was revealed today by
Douglas MacLean, associate pro-
Queer and former comedian.
Mr.. MacLean said that his wife,
Lorraine Eddy, former stage star,
will return to New York next
week. No divorce action has been
discussed, he said, adding "a quiet
divorce may be sought later"
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
j. s. DIRECTS
RELIEF IN
GEORGIA
Hopkins Names Own Agent
to Rule Funds; All Will Be
Stopped by June |
international News Service

The Federal Government will
take over the administration of
all relief in Georgia, Harry L. Hop
kins, Relief Administrator, an
nounced today.
All Federal funds for direct re-
lief Mr.. Hopkins said, will be dis
continued not later than June /.
After this discontinuance, he
added, the State and local govern
ments of Georgia will become
wholly responsible for the provi-
sion and administration of direct
relief in that State.
Names Relief Head
In making the announcement,
Mr.. Hopkins designated Miss Gay
3. Shepperson as director of Fed
eral relief in Georgia for the in
term preceding shutting off Of
Federal relief.
Administrator Hopkins allotted
the State $1,700,000 for April re-
lief, of which 100000 already has
been advanced. A check for the
remaining 100000 will be sent
to Miss Shepperson very shortly"
Mr.. Hopkins said. Georgia re-
ceived $1,885, 900 for March relief.
Representative of U. S.
Miss Shepperson has been State
director of relief in Georgia by
appointment of Gov. Eugene Tai
madge with the approval of Ad-
miniStrator Hopkins. She now be-
comes the representative of the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
iStration in charge of all Federal
funds allotted to the State with
out any connection with the State
administration.
Administrator Hopkins had de-
manded that Georgia provide 3d.
100000 a year as it's share of the
relief load. When the legislature
adjourned, it had taken no &C.
ton to provide for relief.
P. w. A. Administrator IckeS
and Mr.. Hopkins have clamped
down the lid on both Georgia and
Louisiana in no uncertain terms.
And the Ickes-Long battle has de-
veloped into a choice bit of repair
tee.
IckeS AssailS Long
"Halitosis Of the intellect" and
emperor" are terms Mr.. IckeS
has applied to Senator Long,
while he refers to the Louisiana
State Legislature, which has done
Senator Longs bidding in enact
ing bills sponsored by him as the
"Longislature."
While less picturesque, his crit
icism of Governor Talmadge is
none-the-less severe. Explaining
his withdrawal of four allotmentS
for Georgia PWA projects, Mr..
Ickes said he liked "to do bus
mess with people can rely on"
Hence his refusal to do further
business with the Georgia State
administration.
The resembling of the allot-
Continued on Page ,, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
DEFENSE MAY
SUMMON
. PUGH TO
STAND
Hearing on Murder Conspiracy
Charges to Be Held at
Rockville Tomorrow

In a surprise move today, de-
Tense counsel for Mrs. Anne Lyd-
dane had summOnSeS served on
the entire Montgomery county
police force-3O in number
ordering them to appear in
court tomorrow morning to teS-
tify at the hearing of murder
conspiracy charges against the
blonde bank clerk. State Sena-
tor Stedman d. Prescott, chief
of defense counsel, also said he
would attempt to place States
Attorney James H. Pugh on the
witness stand.
Testimony of five secret wit.
nesses-all residents of Rockville
will form the States chief
weapon in beating down the plea
of innocence of Mrs. Anne Lyd'
dane, 30-year-old bank clerk &C
cused of scheming the murders OF
her husband and Mrs. Josephine
Beall, of Jamestown, Nd, States
Attorney James H. Pugh an
nounced today.
These secret witnesses, men and
women who are said to have over
heard conversations between the
blonde bank clerk and the thugs
the State charges she plotted
with, may or may not be called
to testify at the preliminary hear
ing tomorrow morning in the
Montgomery county Circuit Court
room, Mr.. Pugh said. They will,
however, be held in readiness, and
will appear at the trial if one is
held.
Rockville Residents
This revelation exploded earlier
theories that the State would pin
Its hope of conviction on the
testimony of several police charac'
tiers who are being held in jail in
Montgomery county court house
Mr.. Pugh steadfastly has re
fused to disclose the identity OF
the States witnesses. He did re
veal they are residents of Rock.
vile and said that, because OF
their standing in the community,
their testimony will be unimpeach'
able.
The State will charge that they
saw Mrs. Liyddane in the COM
pany of known police characters
Meanwhile, the defense was
making last-minute preparations
today for the presentation of its
side of the story.
Mrs. Lyddane held conference
with her attorneys in Rockville
shortly before noon. The main
prop in the defense structure will
be the charge that the wife was
blackmailed by the thugs with
whom she was acquainted.
Will Admit Payment
The defense will readily admit
Mrs. Lyddane paid the sum of
5000 to either John "Googy"
Carnell or John Boland, both po-
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
MARK
GOOD FRIDAY
Interna tionaI News Service

Special religious services were
held in every part of the civilized
world today in observance of Good
Friday, the day of the Crucifixion
nearly 1000 years ago.
In the Vatican City Plus XII led
the ceremonies.
Businesses were closed in many
places out of respect for the day.
In New York the stock exchange
was closed for the day, as were
many other businesses.
No newspapers were published
in London and business in general
was at a standstill. Good Friday
additionally is part of a four-day
holiday, ending with Easter Sun
day in that city.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
PENSION BILL NEAR PASSAGE
MASpreads
Johnson
Words
International News Service

The MIRA may be dead as
a dodo" but Gen. Hugh S.
johnson, once its boss, is not
dead as a dodo around NRA
headquarters though he has
been out of the job for several
months.
NRA officials admitted today
they had mimeographed and
were distributing about 10000
copies of the 100-page tran
script of the testimony the
former cavalry officer offered
before the Senate MIRA inves-
tigating committee yesterday.
It will be quite a tidy bill
for the NRA.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
TIMES INDEX

THE WASHINGTON TINES
guarantees Home Delivery Serv.
ice every evening. Should you
fail to receive yours, call DIS
trict 1900 promptly any time
before 7:15 p. M, and your
copy will be dispatched by Spe-
Cial messenger.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
NEW JAP DEFENSE

TOKYO, April 10 G.N.s0.-The
Japanese army today announced
it had created a new anti.aircraft
corps for the Chiba prefecture,
along Japan's Pacific coaStline
north of Tokyo and Yokohama.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
High Court Asked
For NRA Oil Rule
International News Service

The Supreme Court today was
urged to decide constitutionality
of the MIRA oil code before it
adjourns for the summer. The
request was made in a brief filed
by the Wiltshire Oil Company, and
other California companies, ask
ing decision upon certified quest
ions from the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19
Gen. CLANCY Will
Head Air School
International News Service

Brig. Gen. James E. CLANCY
assistant chief of the Air Corps
today was assigned to command
the Air corps training center
at Randolph Field, Texas. He
will leave for his new post on
or about May l.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19

New York security and
commodity exchanges are
closed today as well as the
Washington Stock Exchange.
Trading will be resumed
on the security exchanges to-
morrow. Many commodity
markets, however, will not
open until next week.
The Washington times., 1935-04-19

weather Details on Page 49,
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
ACTIVITY
RATE REDUCED

NEW YORK, May 1 G.N.SO.
Steel operations have currently
receded to 40 per cent of capacity
down l point from a week ago, but
firmneSs in scrap prices is re-
garded as a hopeful augery, in the
weekly Iron Age review today. An
increase in heavy melting steel at
Philadelphia has lifted the Iron
Age scrap composite index from
$10.33 to $10.42 ton.
Production has risen 7 points
to IS per cent at Detroit, but is
off ~ points to So per cent at
Chicago, 5 points to 81 per cent
in the valleys. 4 points to 48 per
cent in the Cleveland-Lorain dis
trict and 8 points to 81 per cent
at Buffalo. Elsewhere, output is
substantially unchanged.
The Iron Age composite prices
for finished steel and pig iron are
unchanged at 2.124 cents a pound
and $3.50 a ton respectively. The
recent advance of ST ton on cast
iron pipe has now become gener-
ally effective.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Little Change Seen
In Business Picture

Favorable changes outnumbered
the unfavorable in the business
picture during the latter half of
March and the first half of April,
though such changes can scarcely
be said to have materially modi,
fled the fundamental situation"
the American Bankers ASsocia-
ton declares in its publication,
Banking.
Among the developments of the
month classes as favorable by the
review, include improvement in
residential building and industrial
production continuance of brisk
retail trade in rural areas, cessa-
ton of the declining tendency in
prices and a spectacular increase
in the rate of security refunding.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
COTTON ROAMS
NARROW RANCE

NEW YORK, May l GN.S0.
Cotton futures added another
dull session to the string today
with prices steady and vacillatlng
in a range of only about l to 3
points. Slightly better than due
Liverpool cables maintained the
market at unchanged levels.
Locals changed their stand and
became purchasers. The Jap
anese, wire houses and the trade
were also buyers. A fairly con-
sistent buying group in Liverpool
were selling today with the South
and New Orleans also diSposing
of contracts.
AS result of the curtailment
in textiles cotton consumption
during April is reported to have
dropped about 10000 bales below
the March Government figure of
4S1 900 bales. Exports for the
month are placed at approx
mately 28O,591 bales, against
371,587 bales a year ago. 1ndi-
Gated acreage planting for this
year is unofficially reported down
about 100000 bales from last
months estimates.
Towards noon May was quoted
at lit, unchanged; July 11.81,
unchanged, and December 11.44,
up l.