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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
By E. NJ. GUNDY
Written for NEA Service

TORONTO, Ont, Apr. 5.-Fred
Davis, who takes all the photo
graphs of the Dionne quintuplets,
worked "on the job" for two
months without taking a single
picture of the famous five.
1t was not until the official
guardians of the quins were ap-
pointed that Davis had his first
real chance.
Davis was on the job at the
farm near Callander, Ont, from
the second day of the babies lives
The third day, Nurse Clouthier ad-
mitted him and a few pictures
were taken, while the babies were
being bathed, the first ever taken
of quintuplets, and the last Davis
was to take for many day.
The day previous, Olivia Dionne,
their father, had signed away
Photographic rights to Tours Blu
reau, of Chicago, and nothing
would induce him to allow photog-
raphers on the premises.
But Davis refused to be licked.
When the guardians were ap-
pointed on July %, 1884, Davis
was on the job with a contract
writer from his paper. A contract
was signed the same day for ex-
elusive rights, and Davis had won
the first round.
On Saturday, July 20, as the
quins started their third month,
Davis took his first real set of 20
newspaper photographs of the FIVE
babies, mother and father, nurses
and doctor.
PICTURE SCOOP OF YEAR
These pictures are admittedly
among the finest ever secured by
a newspaper photographer. Ihey
were taken in a tiny room IN the
Dionne farmhouse, already over
crowded with the quins and their
nurses. Flashlight bulbs were care
fully wrapped with gauze to pro-
tect baby eyes.
Newspapers all over North
America and Great Britain hailed
these photographs as the picture
Scoop of the Year"
With a fertile imagination for
seeking out new poses and novel
presentation, and with an Unborn
faculty for getting along with peo-
ple-nurses, doctors, mother and
father, grandfather, and all others
concerned with the quintuplets-
Davis began his long series of pic
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
scoop after scoop.
DARING AT AUTO WHEEL

If he hadn't been cameraman
he was born to be a racing driver,
as many poor suffering cub, shiv-
ering at speeds ranging from gu
up, has discovered as Davis opened
the throttle on news break.
Davis in all has travelled more
than 100000 miles behind the
wheel-practically all in getting
after news, and getting there first.
Dav;S accompanied DR.. A. K.
Daf)e, the famous physicians to
the gums, on his New York trip,
at the doctors special request.
although modern science takes
the credit for saving the babies
lives. Davis wonders if the ultra
violet rays from his 1900 explod-
ed flashlight bulbs haven't some
thing to do with it," DIR. Dafoe
told me smilingly one day in dis
cussing Davis enthusiasm for the
babies
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-05
ALLIGATOR GRABS HOOK

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.
(UP)-A 26-inch alligator, $50
miles from it's closest natural en-
vironment in Florida, grabbed a
fisherman's hook in the Cumber-
land river near here. Local river
men were unable to explain pres
ence of the alligator, which Del
phin Wayman, the fisherman, kept
as pet.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
White House Kitchen Closed.
Presidents Menu Nearer

The well-known Roosevelt hospi-
tality at the White House table will be
missing for the next few weeks.
The famous White House kitchen,
which is being rebuilt and modernized,
has been put out of commission. This
will mean that all members OF the
household except the President and
Col. Louis M. Howe, his secretary, who
has been III for several months, will
have to eat their meals outside--at
their own expense.
Mrs. Roosevelt began her vacation
earlier this week. before the kitchen
demise.
Temporary house guests and those
visitors who ordinarily would be In
vited to break bread with the Pres!-
dent. will de denied this privilege.
Then, too, even the Presidents daily
menu will be a meager one, at least
so far as choice and variety Is con-
cerned.
The new scheme went into effect
today and the Presidents breakfast
was prepared on small electric stove
which has been set up temporarily on
the third floor Of the White House and
which has a capacity for cooking only
three slim meals at time. Breakfast
consisted only Of coffee and cereal.
Mr.. Roosevelt iaughingiy remarked
Evening star., 1935-07-27

when he was speculating on his lunch
that he probably would lose some
weight before the modern electrically
equipped kitchen is working.
Later 1t also will be necessary to
cut of the White House water supply.
1t has been the custom of the Presi-
dent since coming to the White House
TO have his luncheon served on O tray
at his desk In the executive once and
TO have one guest Join him for what
he calls a luncheon conference.
The curtailment of facilities is nov
giving him some concern regarding
these lunches, not because OF any
worry about his own appetite, but
for fear his luncheon guests each
day may md Ia inadequate, The
little temporary electric stove will
provide only two trays, One of
these must be served 10 Col, Howe's
sick room. and this means the Prssi-
dent would be compelled TO share his
with his luncheon guest,
Faced with this reduced bin OF fare
for the next few weeks the President
will look forward with greater relish
to hts week end cruises aboard the
sequoia, on which occasions he will
be assured OF meals Of the quality
and quantity TO which he Is mnre
aceustomsss
Evening star., 1935-07-27
FIGHT.
AWAITS BANK BILL
VOTED BY SENATE
Administration Seeks to
Recover Points Lost
to Glass.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated freSS.
After sweeping through the Senate
in form hailed as a major triumph
for Senator Glass. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, the omnibus banking bill
/ headed today for Senate House con-
ference.
There some administration forces
are expected to make a last stand to
recover some of the ground they lost
when Glass subcommittee re-
worked the bill. One aim of some
administration men is TO strengthen
centralized, Federal Reserve Board
control of open market operations.
Without making any changes the
Senate passed the bill yesterday with
an emphatic chorus of ayes" Its
supporters were so solidly united
there was not even a voice vote
Previously the Senate had swamped,
SO to 10, a proposal for Govern
ment-eWned central bank. the idea
offered by Senator Nye. Republican.
of North Dakota, with the support Of
Father Charles e. Coughlin, Detroit
radio priest This amendment would
have substituted the central bank for
the credit control section of the bill
Differences In Bills.
This credit control feature consti-
tutes a principal difference between
the bill passed in May by the House
and that approved yesterday in the
Senate Both measures increase Wash
ington's control over the Nations
finances, but the House bill goes
farther. 1t would give the Reserve
Board sole control over the purchase
and sale of securities by the IL Re-
serve Banks after consulting an ad-
visory committee of Reserve bankers.
The Senate compromise provides for
a committee of seven members of the
Reserve Board, and five regional bank
representatives. These five would have
voice in framing policies. Admins
tration leaders were saying this
banker representation would be re-
duced by one in conference.
A motion favored by President
Roosevelt was defeated yesterday. 80
to %. This would have taken from
the measure the provision to permit
commercial banks to return to the
business of underwriting securities
under strict limitations. The Presi-
dent held to the view this would open
the door to speculation. Senator La
Toilette, Progressive, of Wisconsin,
made the motion, arguing on the side
of the President.
Senator Glass said there were ade-
quate safeguards.
Clause Defeat Seen.
Administration leaders privately ex-
pressed the opinion the underwriting
clause would be eliminated In con-
ference
Among the cardinal points Ia the
bill as passed by the Senate are:
Retains existing statutory require
ments governing maintenance of re-
serves against deposits as a further
!. check on use Of bank funds for specu-
lation. BY vote Of not less than five
OF the seven board members, the
present requirements OF 7, 10 and l3
per cent could be doubled, but not
lowered
Allows reserve banks TO continue to
tSee BANKING, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-07-27
ROOSEVELT INVITES
M'CARL ON CRUISE
Critic of New Deal Policy Asked
to Join Party on Chesa-
peake Bay.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Controller General McCarl, critic Of
many New Deal expenditures, has
been invited to spend the week end
with President Roosevelt on Chesa-
peake Bay.
McCarl, Republican whose tenure
of office Is not subject to the Presi-
dents wishes, recently criticized some
of the outlays made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
Prior to that be had clashed with
Secretary Swanson over a question of
financial policy, had blocked a Fed
eral housing project in the District
Of Columbia at one time and ruled
informally against some administra-
ton proposals for spending work-re-
lief money.
Mr.. Roosevelt left the White House
shortly before noon to begin the week
end trip by motoring to Annap-
oils, Md.
Invited to accompany him were the
controller general and Mrs. McCarl,
Henry Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy; Capt Ross T. McIntire,
White House physician; Miss Mar
guerite lie Hand and Miss Grace
Tulley, personal secretaries.
The President hoped to do some
fishing late today and planned 10
return to the White House tomor-
row night.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
D|ST|[LERS HELD
IN BOOTLEG RING
Bottle Engineers Refusal
to Explain Charge May
Net Contempt Case.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After asserting before the Senate
Finance Committee today that the
National Distillers Corp. is the head
of a bootleg ring" Lester P. Barlow
an engineer, was threatened with cita-
ton for contempt if he refused to tel
the source of his purported informa-
ti0n.
Barlowe, who said he was a con-
sulting engineer for Yale & Towne OF
Stamford, Conn, lock makers, showed
the committee the design of a bottle
which he said could not be refilled be-
cause of a special lock-top destroyed
in the opening.
But the glass industry don't want
it." he said, adding that the glass in
dustry is in the hands of the boot
Logging ring"
Promptly Senator Clark, Democrat,
of Missouri, asked who was in the
(See LIQUOR, Page -
Evening star., 1935-07-27
SCAFFA is CONVICTED
IN GEM THEFT CASE
Jewel Detective Is Found Guilty
of Perjury-Faces Is.
Year Term.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27-Noel Scaffa.
convicted as perjurer, was free on
bail today, but had as prospects for
the immediate future a possible sem
tence of Is years in prison and another
prosecution in Federal court.
A Federal jury which deliberated
less than six hours returned its verdict
late yesterday. finding the noted jewel
detective guilty of lying to a grand
jury about the return of $183 900 worth
of stolen Jewels to Mrs. Margaret
Hawkesworth Bell
Another indictment, charging con-
spiracy and violation Of the national
stolen property act, which prohibits
transportation of stolen property
across State lines, is still pending
against Scaffa.
Mrs. Bells jewelry was stolen In q
hold-up at the Miami Biltmore Hotel
in Miami, Fla. last January. The
Government produced testimony that
the jewels actually were recovered In
New York.
scaffa Is to be sentenced August Is.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
COMFORTABLY COOL
WEEK END FORECAST
Today's High to Be in Low SOS
Return Of Heat Due
Monday.

washington Is getting its first taste
OF sub-normal temperature since early
this month.
The cooler weather viii continue to-
night and most OF tomorrow. the
Weather Bureau predicted, but on
Monday the heat win be turned on
again.
Despite the drop yesterday. one
prostration was reported. Edward
August, 90, OF 1889 Ridge place north
east, was overcome while walking in
Anacostia Park. He was treated at
home by O private physician,
The N average yesterday was the
i1west since July I, The highest
mark all day was IS at pm. The
mercury was az at $50 this morning
and al 1880 It was N, The high to-
day u expected TO be aboYt "a.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
U.S.. Workers. Annual Leaue Bill
Raises Vacation Is Days at Once
Restoration of 3O-Day Total for Year
to Be Effective as Soon as President
Signs Measure.

leave and sick leave bills special
order of business for Tuesday.
Government workers have been
specially interested to know whether
the restoration OF the 30 days annual
leave would apply to the present vaca-
ton period-and the answer is that it
would
On Fiscal Year Basis.
Both of these bills-30 days annual
leave and IS days sick leave-are for
the fiscal year. The annual leave
bill originally was written for the cal
endar year period, but the committee
has adopted an amendment which will
be voted on in the House. placing both
of them on a fiscal year basis. In
each case the leave Is cumulative up
to 100 days.
There Is no known opposition to
(See LEAVE, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-07-27
MEXICAN REBELS
WIN FEDERAL AID
Agrarians Lift Matamoros
"Siege" on Promise Foes
Will Be 0uSted.
BY the Associated Press.

a
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas, Mexico
July 81. - Agrarians who besiegec
Matamoros for four days scattered tc
their homes today, claiming fedora
assurance of victory in their fight tt
oust state and city administrations.
The siege" staged by more than
1000 rebels, was lifted last night when
leaders were advised by Silvano Barba
Gonzales. minister of the interior. that
the political controversy would be set
tied satisfactorily within four days.
Agrarian leaders said the telegram
from Gonzales pledged federal favor
to them in their move to evict Gov
Rafael Villarreal and his political
ally, Mayor Rafael Munguia OF
Matamoros.
1T means that Gov. Villarreal and
Mayor Munguia will be removed within
three or four days." said Roberto F.
Garcia, agrarian representative. I'VE
feel that the cause of the agrarians
has been vindicated."
Mayor Munguia would not comment.
The agrarians had sought Munguia's S
removal, spokesmen said, because he
had been against us" and was affil-
lated with the governor.
The city was left in the hands of
Gen. Gabriel R. Cervera, commandant
of the Federal garrison at Matamoros.
who stated his troops would remain
until the difficulty was settled.
Gonzales had held conferences with
Gov. Villarreal since the agitation
started, and had communicated with
President Cardenas.
Shortly after Gonzales telegram ar
rived, the Agrarians broke camp and
started home in trucks. They had
established their camps outside the
city because many were armed and
military orders forbade carrying arms
in the municipality.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The question of widening the scope
of the proposed new income taxes
bobbed up again today.
Some Democrats, dissatisfied with
the revenue which would be raised by
the tentative bill drafted by Democrats
on the House WAYS and Means Com
mittee. are seeking to dip down into
the incomes of those making less than
Sl50,000 year.
Some other legislators freely pre-
dicted. however, that the movement
will fail.
As the tax bill stood today, in
dividual income taxes would be in
creased only on that part of an income
over $150,000 a year. On a 100000
income, the tax would be $50 GOO.
against $87,0ls under existing law.
The committeeman had found that
the whole inheritance, gift, individual
and corporation income and excess
profits tax plan contained in the bill
would raise only $245,000,000 to
SZ0S,UUU,OUU year.
Cite Morgenthau Views.
Some contended that was not
enough to jibe with Secretary Nor
genthau's assertion that the time has
come to move" in the direction of
taxes which would both meet cur
rent expenditures and make substan-
tial reductions in the debt"
Consequently, they proposed that
the rates be stiffened and what they
called real" money be brought in.
Their opponents insisted that with the
new taxes II would be more than pos
sible to meet the interest charges on
the public debt and that was all that
was necessary at the moment
Political considerations also bore
weight Some objected to the bill
being labeled share -the-wealth" on
two groundS-first, that it would not
actually redistribute wealth and, Sec
ond. that the phrase implied it was
radical" program.
They contended that If the smaller
incomes were tapped-despite Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recommendation that
only the very large" be touched the
stigma Of that phrase, If any, would
be avoided.
Seen Unwise Before Election.
On the other hand. some thought 1t
would be unwise in the year before
presidential election to hit the smaller
incomes. The committeeman had
found that an increase in the tax on
incomes over $l50,000 would affect
only a few persons. If such tax had
been applied in 1898. it would have
affected only 962 persons, Government
figures showed.
Dropping the limit to $1,000 would
have affected l085 more, while put
ting II down to $4,000 or $4,000
would involve indeterminate thou
sands.
Actuaries figured that the schedule
(See TAXES. Page 81
Evening star., 1935-07-27
.ANT|-JEW|SH DRIVE
IS STATES, NAZ|S
WARN INDIVIDUALS
Single Actions" Forbidden
in Decree of Berlin Chief
of Police.
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. July 27.-Count Won He'll
dorf. Nazi police chief of Berlin. an
nounced today that the state itself
would conduct its fight against Jewry
and that individual actions against
Jews were forbidden.
Won Helldorf'S announcement gave
no clue as to the measures the Nazis
planned in continuing their anti
Semitic drive, except that it would
be conducted in another way"
In a decree which the police chief
issued "in agreement With the party
officers" he said:
The fact has beea recently ascer-
tanned that in few cases (Nazi)
party members have allowed them
selves to be led astray ~ provocateurs
to participate in anti Semitic demon
strationS.
Single Actions Cited.
The state party has again and
again emphasized that individual ac-
tions are prohibited. These single
actions include painting end damag-
ing name plates, shop windows, etc
-It is noticeable that in individual
cases the police are hindered from do
ing their duty by provocatures men,
tioning my name. The fight against
Jewry will be conducted by the state
Nazi movement in another way.
ANY one participating in individual
prohibited actions puts himself out
side Of the state party and is liable to
punishment"
While whispered alarms continued
throughout the Reich to the effect that
the present Nazi drive against Sem
itism and 'reactionaries" presaged
another blood purge" newspapers
hammered reports from New York Of
an alleged Communist attack" against
the steamship Bremen.
Vivid details of the tearing down
of the German flag were presented
readers under lurid headlines, but
there was no official comment on the
incident.
The courts today resumed their SER
les OF trials against money smuggling
Catholic monks and nuns" with a sixth
case.
Four nuns of the Congregation of
the Holy Karl BorromaeuS" faced
judges and possibly heavy punishment
If found guilty of smuggling 225 900
marks approximately $50 .OOO) into
the Netherlands.
They were the general vicaress of
(See GERMANY, Page %
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

The annual leave bill for Govern
ment employees, which is expected TO
be passed by the House Tuesday. car
ries IS days additional vacation. be-
ginning just as soon as the bill is
signed by the President, it was learned
today.
This means that any one who al
ready has had IS days vacation would
have another Is days coming this
Summer. and any one who has only a
day or two of vacation leave left
might expect another is days to be
added.
This was confirmed by Chairman
Ramspeck of the House Civil Service
Committee. who is sponsor Of the bill
He appeared before the Rules Com
mittee several days ago and secured a
special rule giving this measure privi-
legged status and then persuaded the
House leaders to make the annual
Evening star., 1935-07-27
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27-Closing of the
Suez Canal to Italian warships as a
means of averting war between Italy
and Ethiopia was urged upon Great
Britain today.
Such a step was advanced by the
reputable London Law Times" as a
measure of disciplinary action to be
sanctioned by the League of Nations
The proposed closing of the canal
would be in line with Britain's tenn
porary ban on arms shipments to botn
italy and Ethiopia.
The Law Times urged that Great
Britain close the canal as a protect
ing power"
The demand is made as the British
government is preparing to call for
Il complete showdown in the Italo-
Evening star., 1935-07-27
England Urged to Close Sues
To Arert ItalO-Ethiopian War
Shutting of Canal Is Proposed as Disci'
plinary Action to Be Sanctioned
by League of Nations.

Ethiopian dispute at Geneva next
week.
The Suez Canal is the key factor in
Premier Mussolini's heralded cam
pajgn against Ethiopia, since its clos
ing would force Italy's warships to de-
tour thousands of miles. 1t would
necessitate their going clear around
Africa to reach Eritrea or Italian
Somaliland.
The canal is bound by the nine
power treaty of 1888 to remain open
to traffic lin time Of war as well as in
time of peace to the warships and
merchant vessels of all nations"
The Law Times says, however, that
Italy cannot expect that treaty to be
observed and at the same time itself
violate not one but four treaties-the
(See SUEZ, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-07-27
SHARP JAPANESE NOTE
TO SOVIET IS FORECAST
Military Preparations on Amur
Assuri Delta Said to Have
Aroused Toxic Again.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 27-The Rengo (Jap-
anese) News Agency reported today
from Hsinking, Manchukuo. the
Manchukuoan government would
shortly file a protest to the Soviet
government emphatically demanding
immediate abolition of reported mill
tary preparations on the Amur ASSURE
Delta.
The protest, 1t was stated, would be
a stronger note than one recently dis
patched on the same subject.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BULLETIN

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 27.-The German
press tonight demanded diplomatic
intervention and an apology from
Washington for the incident at
New York last night in which the
German flag was torn from the
stern of the steamship Bremen.
Earlier Story on Page A-4)