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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
AIRCRAFT EXPERT SAYS ACID
ON ORDERS WRECKED MACON

Rear Admiral Ernest J. King,
chief of naval operations, was not
prepared to make such a definite
refutation Of Knabenshue's the
DRY.
Sabotage always is a distinct
possibility" he said, although l
think we will have to wait until an
official inquiry has determined the
cause of destruction"
Knabenshue, who was sent to
Paris as a lighter-than-air expert
after Americas entrance into the
World war, may testify before the
house naval affairs committee
when it begins it's inquiry into the
Macon crash.
He said it was Extremely sus-
picious" that one of the two per-
sons who died aboard the Macon
was a Filipino mess boy of Jap
anese extraction" implying that
the mess boy might have sacri-
feed his life to wreck the ship.
Chairman William I. Sirovieh of
the committee said he would call
on the navy to cease hiring for,
eigners as cooks on aircraft ana
fighting ships.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. CUP,
Somebody deliberately poured
acid on a metal girder of the Ma
con and sent the dirigible to Its
destruction in the Pacific ocean,
Row W. Knabenshue, an expert on
lighter-than-air craft, told the
house patents committee yester-
day. o.nors;bla
Sabotage also was responsive
for the loss of the Akron of the
Atlantic coast more than a year
ago. he said. .s die
puted by Commander Herbert y. w:
W;Iev who was in charge OF the
Macon on its last flight from Sun
:, m a,sno1e Calf. He had this to say
.bont Knabenshue's testimony:
aDU e.q dnn,t believe sabotage could
h.va = I been possible. We always
, r,n a;ntained a heavy guard around
M Manon hangar, and frequently
ene mS close inspections of the
c uin Another reason l belleye
SNIP. toae would have been highly
S ;;,,npobable is that officers were in
mpio oort of the Macon that col
Ine pa loss than half an hour be-
fore the accident
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
LONDON ARMS TRAFFIC PLAN
TOO WEAK FOR u. S. SUPPORT

ed, which it would examine at
Geneva.
"The original plan does not
provide the very thing the word
inspection connotes,""c Wilson said.
namely, reporting evidence of
the eye-sight of the inspectors.
This is not our purpose-and we
propose therefore to offer an
amendment" -. .-.
He insisted the Inspectors
from the league be given the
right to 90 to the spot and re-
port what they see as well as
what they hear. Wilson added,
however, that the United States
is ready to meet any well-found-
ed objections concerning the pro-
iected inspection within the gates
of any signatory power. adding:
"This inspection must be effica-
cious, but it must not be irrat-
ing or a nuisance"
Italy Joined Britain in criticiz-
ing the American plan for arms
traffic control, which also sug-
gests licensing all arms manufac-
turers, as we'll as full publicity
on the output. of. public and pri-
CONTINUED on page FOUR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
MARCH TERM ERA SCHOOLS
JURORS NAMED WILL CONTINUE
Are to Last Three Months
Longer; Five Teachers
Added to Force

The Emergency Relief Educa-
tion schools will continue for three
more months, making a total Of
eight months that the schools have
been in operation in this county,
and Henderson county is adding
five new teachers to the force for
the remainder of the term, it has
been announced following the reg
ular meeting of the teachers at
the city hall last Saturday.
This increase in the number of
teachers, it is felt, will do much
toward reaching the goal set for
the schools this year.
Information received from Mrs.
J. C. Day was to the effect that
the goal for the remainder of the
year would be more and better
gardens. Mrs. Day also asked that
each teacher get five people each
month unable to read and write
and enroll them in the adult
classes.
A check-up on the past month
showed a number of children ex-
amined for physical ailments and
one clinic held for colored chill
dren of pre-school age.
At the meeting Saturday, DR.. L.
T. Wilds, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, conducted the de-
votional on Matthew 6:18-21 and
made an inspirational address.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
[STRIA GIVES GERMANY NEW
AIMING TO KEEP HANDS OFF,

for all all claims on Austria"
The Viennese foreign minister
exclusively revealed also that the
first day of conversations between
himself, Chancellor Kurt Schusch-
nigg and the British statesmen
had convinced them England was
firmly opposed to any move by
Germany or another power which
might jeopardize his country's in
dependence-the main reason for
their visits here and in Paris.
"The independence of Austria
finally and unalterably has been
settled and cannot be questioned,
the Baron said. "We even refuse
to admit of any discussion on Aus
trials future.
Austria must be recognized as
an equal and the Independent
partner in all diplomatic CONVEX
Sations. If Germany is willing TO
accept these conditions, the reia-
tions between the two countries
may resume a normal trend."
He ironically added: For the
past month terroristic attempts III
Austria actually have not been or
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
senate OKEHS
DRIVERS ACT
But 1t May Reconsider Po-
sition as to Licensing
Motorists, Is Said

RALEIGH, Feb. 26.-The low
err house of the general assembly
on Monday night killed Represen-
tative E. B. Clouds bill to in
crease the Polk county board of
commissioners from three to six
members by the appointment of
three additional members named
in the bill.
The house voted so to 43
against the bill. The vote followed
bitter debate in which Represen-
tatives Sullivan of Buncombe,
Ward OF Craven, Mrs. Charles
Hutchins of Yancey, and others
led the opposition to the measure
which they described as a spite
measure aimed at the Democratic
party in Polk county.
In the senate yesterday appro-
val was given the statewide driv-
ers' license act, but there was a
threat of reconsideration today
when Senator Corey of Pitt, de-
clared that he would ask to BRING
the measure back to the senate
floor at noon today.
The finance committee yester-
day heard Commissioner A. }.
Maxwell declare that no state in
the union levies such taxes on
corporations as are contained IN
the proposals of the supporters OF
the McDonald-Lumpkin measure
offered as a substitute for the
sales tax.
The house yesterday passed a
bill to allow county commission
ers to make adjustments with de-
linquent taxpayers.
The senate passed a bill TO
place widows of Confederate vet
Grams who were married during
or before the war in class A
which would raise their compeIna,
sation to the maximum of S3Oo
per year.
The joint appropriations com
mittee today was to consider d
number of departmental MONEY
appropriations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
EDNEYV
BANQUET Held
Father And Son Event
Staged by FLA. Is
Largely Attended

The annual Father and Son
banquet, given by the Future
Farmers of America chapter, was
held at the Edneyville school last
night with about so members of
the chapter, their fathers, and a
number of invited guests in at
tendance.
Foy Hill, president of the chap
ter, presided at the dinner meet
ing and introduced the speakers.
The ritual of the organization
opened the meeting and the invo-
cation was by Albert Hill, of the
Edneyville faculty.
Fathers and guests were well
coined by C. F. Pryor and T. A.
Cathey. principal at the school re-
sponded. Dinner was served by
the home economics department If
the school and incidental music
during the program was given by
the Homebrew band, five-piece
string band.
A paper on the damages result
ing to farmers in the country and
in North Carolina due to soil ero-
sion was read by Carroll Stepp, q
member of the chapter, and a pa
per on Soil Improvement was read
by Donald Orr, also a member of
the chapter. Junior Presley was
heard in a song, "Home on the
Range" Some of the accomplish
ments of the Edneyville chapter
were given by Hollis Justus.
Guests present were introduced
bv E. T. Frisbie, advisor of the
chapter and vocational agricultur-
al teacher in the school. Those
who responded briefly were Mr..
Franklin, vocational teacher at
Etowah and Flat Rock; Randall
Lyday, advisor of the BOSNIAN
chapter; Julian Glazener, farm
agent for Pennsylvania county; j..
T.. Fain, of Hendersonville; Vic
tor Sigman, of the Rosman chap
ter; George Liverett, of the Bre..
ward chapter; Gather Hyder, OF
the Dana chapter; J. T. Fain, Jr.,
of Hendersonville; G. B. Hill, OF
Edneyville; and M. Presley, OF
Edneyville.
Officers of the Edneyville chap
ter are: Foy Hill, president; Roy
LYDIA, vice president; Carroif
Stepp, secretary; Donald Orr,
treasurer, and Mark Rhodes, re-
porter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
Judge Oglesby to Preside
Over Court Session
Opening March 4

The March term of the super
Tor court of Henderson county
will convene here on Monday,
March 4, with Judge John M.
Oglesby of Concord, presiding.
The court will be in session for
two weeks and will hear criminal
cases.
The regular grand Jury for the
next IL months will be drawn at
this term of court.
Jurors for the first week are
as follows: P. d. Holbert, X. w.
Owenby, C. A. Crary, A. E. Hud-
gins, J. T. Moffitt, w. L. Hug
gins, j. w. McCrary, X. X. Ship
man, E. B. Barnwell, c. F. Hill,
C. D. Nix, R. P. Freeze, j. V.
Corn, T. H. Revis, J. d Brown,
Dewey Lanning, NJ L. Owenby,
L. NJ. Hill, J. R. Ward, l.. l..
Moore, E. r. Russell, A L. Nc
Dowell, C w. Bailey, J: c: Sex
ton, Clyde C. Ward, 7. T. White
sides, j. Fl. Stepp, w. D. Barn
well, C. C. Nix, Frank S. Ran
dali, H. B. Laughter, B. F. Gill
bert, NJ. V. B. Pace, f. V. Pray
tor, A P Case and w. j. Fowler.
Jurors for the second week
are: L. X. Roper, w. H. Garren,
R. NJ. Pryor, T. D. James, E. c..
Nix, G. w Griffith, C. L. Osteen,
G.. B. Brown V. H. Justus, Mic
chell Capps, H. S. Baldwin, G. B.
Hill, R. N. Gillian, Raymond
, Cox, Hus Henson, J. T. Greer,
CLAY Hyder and L. G. Garren.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
SEES crime in
COUNTY GROW
MORE VICIOUS
Houston Sponsors Finan-
cial Backing for Prose-
cution and Convictions

The smokehouse Of j. o. Hous-
ton was broken into and robbed
Monday night, the thieves taking
5 hams. 4 sides and ) shoulders
of meat. Mr.. Houston's residence
is at Davis Station, west of the
city.
Mr.. Houston reports that the
tracks leading to his smokehouse
showed that two persons did this
Job, and that they removed the
meat from the smokehouse to a
truck parked nearby--Mr. Haps-
ton is offering $50 reward for
information to convict the par
ties.
Mr.. Houston reports that twice
before gasoline has been stolen
from his automobile parked in the
garage, and small articles have
been carried away. This was done
when the garage was not locked,
The smokehouse was supposed to
be securely locked when it was
entered last night.
Speaking to a Times-News rep
resentative TODAY Mr.. Houston
said that conditions in Hender-
sonville and this section are be-
ing made intolerable by thieves
and robbers, and that the law
enforcement officers and law
abiding citizens will be compelled
to take drastic action to break
up what appears to be the sys'
tematic depradations of more OF
less organized gangs of thieves,
who began a few years ago by
despoiling the property of sum-
mer residents and have become
so vicious and bold that they are
now robbing where property Is
occupied.
Mr.. Houston thinks that an or
ganized effort should be made to
break up this wave of house,
breaking and thievinG. He is
willing to give substantial finan-
cial backing to such an effort and
thinks that Henderson county,
through its officials, should Of
fer standing rewards for the ar
rest and conviction in the courts
of houSebreakers and robbers and
that when convicted they should
be given the limit of punishment
for their crimes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
By IAN FRASER

United Press STAIR Correspondent
GENEVA. Feb. 26.-(uP).-
Hugh Wilson served notice last
night that the United States is
ready to fight the British attempt
to draft a weak arms traffic
agreement. He informed the
traffic committee Washington
as strengthening her original
plan, reinforcing the very fea-
lures to which Britain objects
most strongly.
Opening discussion on the
fourth chapter of the American
plan to control arms traffic
establishing a permanent disarna-
ment commission - Wilson an
nounced he intended to offer an
amendment widening the COM
Missions power to investigate the
arms manufacture and trade
within territories of the differ
ent nations.
Lord Stanhope of Britain, at
previous meetings opposed the
plans provisions for investiga,,
tons and proposed the projected
commission only. receive reports
from the governments concern
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
Administration Seeks to
Uncover Identity of
Instigators

WASHINGTON, Feb. 60
(UP).-Administrative investi-
gators sought today to disclose
the identity of instigators of a
terrific propaganda drive against
proposed legislation to eliminate
public utility holding compa-
MES.
Two attorneys have been as
signed to conduct an inquiry to
reveal those responsible for a
huge deluge of mail to con-
gressmen, protesting enactment
of the measure which would
wipe out holding companies in
1910.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
Groups
Planning Supper

A benefit supper will be given
next Tuesday night, March 5, at
$50 o'clock under the auspices Of
the Sunday school teachers and
the woman's auxiliary Of st.
James Episcopal church, funds
from which will go to the MISSION
airy work OF the Sunday school.
The supper will be held at the
home of Mrs. I. C. Arledge, White
Pine Inn. Sixth avenue west.
1t falls on Shrove Tuesday eVe'
of the church calendar, the last
day before Ash Wednesday, which
the opening of the Lenten
season. It will bear out the ira
ditions of what is known as the
Legend of the Pancake supper.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
I'LL RULE ON
abiding Ia
|SeH to Define Fea-
Fs; Slot Machine
Sezures Restrained

fLnGH, Feb. 26.-Attorney
"a. 4 L. T. Seawell was ex-
4 | !. % make a ruling today on
I0.''Ve features of the new
Ia y banning slot machines
,I,'Ia' devices that may he
p; ! gambling purposes.
L :, Yesterday. Judge
AclIroy signed an order
Many restraining the seiz-
MOI machines and other de-
Ia operation in Winston-Sa-
AeIgn and other cities of
~ machines have been
&. ~Ce the new law became
twenty-five machines
'S ) seized in Raleigh.
!, save. q has expressed the
I. ma, /, the language of the
/. - = VIII. effect the so-called
: shooting machines. The
;, " written, he said, that it
~ ~ machines I. adaptable for
= : Under this definition,
y !. a marble machine is
!. !. L IN Itself is a gambling
wi may be used as such.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
PRESIDENT GIVES
HIS FIRST VETO
BY JOHN r. BEAL
United Press Staff Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. CUP
The senate authorized an invest
cation yesterday of charges by
Senator Burton X. Wheeler, Dem,
Mont, that food professors grew
rich during the depression. pur-
chasing yachts and expensive aus
tomobiles while farmers lost Their
farms and consumers were pressed
to pay their grocery bills.
1t voted to give the federal
trade commission $150,O00 for an
investigation of the costs of pro-
ducing and distributing foods to
consumers. The resolution, which
must be approved by the house,
directs the commission to inquire
into charges that monopoly and
unfair competition were response
BILE for decline in farmers in
comes, and authorizes the commits
sion to examine the financial rec
ords of any corporation engaged
in producing or distributing food
products.
Wheeler introduced a similar
resolution in the 73rd congress but
it was sidetracked in the closing
days. In reintroducing it he
strikes at critics of the agricul-
tural adjustment administrations
processing taxes. The resolution
has the support of AAA officials
and of Rexford G. Tugwell, UNI
dersecretary of agriculture whom
Wheeler defended last year when
he was forced to explain his fit-
ness for farm post to a senate
committee.
The senate received formal no.
tice of a consent by Dennis Cha.
vez, D., N. NJ, for the seat held
by Senator Bronson Cutting, H.,
N. M. Chavez charged fraud and
illegal balloting gave Cutting his
slim majority last November.
The challenge was an echo OF
the bitterness which resulted when
the Democrats sought to defeat
Cutting after he had bolted the
Republican party in 1882 to sup
port Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Chavez charged irregularities in
five counties-San Miguel, Valen-
cha, Terrence. Tace and Guada-
lupe. Cutting declined to comment
but said that if Chavez wanted
recount in those counties he would
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
lslIoN wITHDRAWS
ENNINCS SUBPOENA

IETTSBURGH. Feb, %. (UP).
Essv v. Mellon today with
81 E,,o,rss for Attorney Cen
IN Egnsr s. Cummings and his
&. saon he had sought as wit
Is, against his government
In nat Mellon sill owes 49,
S.OO5 N his 1881 income taxes.
Ehs Ethiraval was asked as
buytesy to justice department.
teials. Frank J. Hogan, MELONS
knsel. told the board Of tax APP
is. Hogan obtained the right
reissue them i il was found
eSSary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
WIFE
SLAIN

TOKYO. FEB. 26. (UP).-Chi-
bandits are believed to have
! NS. Ruth Wheatley French
wife Of a Missionary worker
they were holding as hostage.
was a native Of Melbourne,
Eraia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
DIGESTION RECORD

BURLINGTON, VT. (UP).-W.
Russell Pillsbury of Barre, Uni
versity of Vermont freshman,
holds what is believed to be a new
record-even if it
isn't in the books. He recently
ate 20 doughnuts in 20 minutes,
26 seconds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26

ldWave Due DeepSouth
Gets
Tournament Bid

The Edneyville boys basketball
team has been invited to partici-
nate in the annual Mars Hill tour
rament, it was announced today
bv T A. Cathey. coach.
This will be the tenth year in
succession that the Edneyville
team has taken part in the Mars
Hill tournament, and eight of Ed
nevvilIe's teams have been coached
by Mr.. Cathey.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26

RATION ROUGE, La, Feb. 26;
UTPl-Senator Huey Long said
last night he would convene the
T'onisiana legislature for a mon
controversial and very brief" spe-
ciaI session within a week.
He gave no intimation of what
70 expect in the way of new laws.
Alighting in New Orleans from
an early morning train, Long and
his squad of bodyguards raced
through red traffic lights to the
senatorial residence, and left for
the capital in few minutes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
DSLiFFoRD L. DAY
N,I,' staff correspondent
nm. 1885, United Pres,l

|F lo.:l Feb. 26.-CUPC.D
'S$ ,Ia foreign minister,
Il, SsOG Berger-Waldenegg''
b n -. o.u n, warned Ger.
b I ~ hands off" of Aus
e.. tease all moves towsr,j
| ~'''on Of these Germanic
%9n in an exclusive IN
H.. the United Press was
e. for an "AnscbIu r,s
! 5.reu,oa Under which Austria
+ a I gras..J, Just another prov
! asS by the support Of
last ~ Vita Italy, assured him in in
b ,, weekend, and by the ,e
} tSei ,''a ;s of the British b
.lsster5s,nn ltIal conversations
rsIsd BAY say' the rotund, be-
sSCs, ,, relations to-
those c. are possible only
+ dss,in'1y sponsibIe for Ger
'enoance once and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
SAY TERRIFIC PROPAGANDA
CAMPAIGN ON FOOT TO BEAT
WITHHOLDING COMPANY BILL
FLORIDA TOURISTS
EXCEED THOSE In "a

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Feb. &c.
(UP).-An indication that more
tourists were in Florida as COM
pared with the same month last
year was seen today in gasoline
consumption figures.
Comptroller J. M. Lee an
nounced that motorists used 49,
706,747 gallons in January of this
year, an increase of 1,595,542
over the same month of 1884.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
COYOTE KILLED

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 26.
(UP).-J. B. Stone was motoring
on the outskirts of Kansas City
when he saw a coyote caught in
the wires of fence. He stop
ped, took a tack hammer from
the cars tool chest and beat the
animal to death.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. &c. (UPl
Proposal to end discord developed
around the New Deal policies by
a compromise work relief plan on
a smaller scale than that the ad-
ministration has advanced, drew
support today from congressional
insurgents.
Sentiment is piling up behind
the Adams-Byrd plan for substi-
tuting $3.50, 100000 appropria-
ton for the s4,88O,O00,O0O pro-
gram which has been temporarily
wrecked by the senate.
Senator Pat McCarran. DEM,
New, whose prevailing wage"
amendment to the bill provided
the administrators defeat by the
wage proposal last week, said to-
day he would support this bill.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
ROST AGAIN
,
For FLORIDA
E,g.p Aides May Not
[;uunon Cummings in
Tax Hearing
|EE OF MISSIONARY Ma =,
| Is FEARED SLAIN

|cD,,AGO. FEB. 26-(UPl.-A
Il, - ~, HSi is passing southeast
= , ,,ross the country in the
r. S !. a weekend blizzard. 1t
= the Appalachians and
Z. S,r, h, today. Thermometers
n ,. 1Cv:I zero from the Dak 5
/ rs ~" Frost IS predicted in
Ts,,' East coast spring wealth
.,.,.risr will give way to eX-
IT, scld. government forecast
s said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
JUNIOR ORDER MEETING

The weekly meeting of the
Junior Order United American
Mechanics will be held tonight at
1880 o'clock at the Knights of
Pythias hall on North Main street.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-26
LONG TO CALL
NEW SESSION
BULLETIN

BATON ROUGE, La, Feb. 26.
(UP).-The Louisiana legislature
h.. been called for an extra ses-
sion to be convened at 10 O'Clock
tonight.