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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-21
Bv LESTER ZIFFREN
.,p.. Staff Correspondent


MsDRiD Feb. 21.-(UP).-
Madrid today was in the grip OF
one Of the worst influenza cpl
denies since the World war, with
thousands i'll and hundreds dying.
President Niceto Alcala zamora
and two daughters were among
'"G The United Press checked lG4
funaraIs up to 2 p. m. at a single
cemetery in the Spanish capli stiv
The epidemic spread swiftly
+bronph the provinces, as well, ana
On On ner cent of the population OF
1 Ty was reported afected'
U4h'I lesser percentages in other
cities. M oo,,r,;ss;oner of
z.raSoza announced that more
thnn 100 persons had died during
4 ha mist week of the illness.
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SETS MELLON
FORTUNE AT
81 MILLIONS
Private Secretary Reveals
His Personal Wealth at
Income Tax Hearing
By ROSCOE SNIPES
United Press Staff Correspondent
(Copyright 1885 by United Press)

NSOPyAiSh1 AOO1 " ShAhN~
DER A L COURTROOM,
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 81. (UP)-
The lOng-hidden personal wealth
of Andrew W. Mellon was reveal
ed yesterday as more than $751;
100000. not including the other
millions which he holds in such
huge corporations as the Alumni
mum Company of America and
the Gulf Refining company.
That figure-exactly S97, 6O3,-
005.49 as of December 81, 1881,
after the stock market crash OF
1929 which sent many Million
aires into near-pOverty - was
calmly disclosed by Melons con-
fidentia, secretary as he testified
at the hearing by which the fed
eral government seeks to collect
an additional S3,000,000 on Mel
Ions 1881 income.
The money represents only the
personal wealth of the man who
was secretary of the treasury dur
ing the boom" years and the
market crash. 1t is the money he
can control directly, like the cash,
the bank accounts, the furniture
and the real estate of the aver
age citizen, whose per capita
wealth in 1881 was computed at
S2,259.
H. NJ. Johnson, the secretary,
who disclosed his employers per-
sonal wealth under government
counsePs crosS-examination, also
made other admissions.
He said that Mellon, then sec
rotary of the treasury, was so
rushed when he examined his
1881 income tax return. that he
neglected to swear to it.
He said also that Mellon made
$72, 900 in 1881 by a "short" sale
of stock.
Johnson took care of the affi-
davit to the tax return when he
returned the next day to Pitts
burgh. A notary public in the Mel
lon National bank, who knew
Melons signature, certified it.
IL had only a few minutes with
Mr.. Mellon in Washington" John-
son said. 'In our rush, the oatn
was overlooked, but returning 20
Pittsburgh, the omission occurred
to me on the train" -,
"You fixed this up to look IKE
a sworn return and you filed II!
Robert H. Jackson of government
counsel asked Johnson. Don I
you know this is not a valid re-
turn?"
81 believe it is a valid return,
Johnson replied.
1t is on that return that the
government asks $3,975, 1O3 more
Continued on page three)
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Offices, Bank In
Holiday Friday
Library Also Closing for
Washington's Birthday

Public offices, the bank, and
post office will observe George
Washingtcn's birthday anniversary
tomorrow by closing all day.
Merchants and business houses
will be open for business as usual.
The post office will be open from
8 to 10 a. M, but there will be
no deliveries during the day.
County and city offices, the
public library and the State Trust
company will be closed all day.
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heath PENALTY FOR
fENNANER URGED

/ PAWSEE. Okla. Feb. I'll
kPl-s il,y which has been
ksei 70 :r:lc. The death penalty
k.irei &,r.y before noon today
\ del;5sa.e he fate OF Thil Ken
kne-. ..4:gst with numbering
/ t..g-l. Joan Gorrcll. Jr.. in
bis, & Thanksgiving night.
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Strike Fails To
Close Factories

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-(UP).-
Employers of 10000 garment
workers today admitted that the
strike called by the American
Federation of Labor had ham,
pered production, but said it had
not closed any of the 20 garment
factories affected.
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"SECk IN RUSSIA

gPI.HIlSTi. U.S,&R., Feb. a.
aud nins persons were kill
'asa 10 r gIne seriously injured
!. asad,on oo mere demolished in
S5ss'epger ar collision between a
IA 9 St Stain and a freight train at
!, 'jspale,Si = The station mas
- simpI,oeILea clear track to both
@''S Was ordered ~, OAi'
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kglCsGO BANDITS
fyT $4,000 TODAY

CHICAGO Fe0. 2l,-lUPl.-.
sree bandits bel! i? the ca cashier Ter
he Hammond Packing Co, tTI
b. and escaaei Win a payrOli
lnounting 70 $1,000.
The bandits used ;go maehlne
Inns and a pistol They were
Epsssd As butchers, in keeping
tith their Surroundings
Their walked into the Office with
srJSosr5 boxes under their arms
ii guns under their aprons.
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NOMINATED
BROADER GENERAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (UP).
President Roosevelt yesterday
nominated Thomas Jackson, Gray
son, Miss, to be brigadier gem
eral of adjutant generals de-,
partment of the national guard
of the United States.
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EXECUTION STAYED
|0R HAUPTMANN

TRENTON, Fec. .. up
FetG:i i. Pore today filed a
Pei error in the case Of Bruno
hl9-aEl. sentenced to die for
murder Of the Lindbergh ba-
Nth the clerk of the court of
faS and appeals.
L'yt Fisher and Pope. who
p El: with Chief Counsel
PIG, a,eT announced the writ
!. been serged, thus automati-
" &sEns Hauptmann's execu-
p Sc: Tor the week of March
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FIREMEN CALLED

The fire department answered a
call yesterday afternoon at the
home of Louis Williams, on Flor
ida avenue. Small damage was
done by blaze in the basement
of the house.
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NOW
E1lDSRECORD
flying EAST
D., Los Angeles to
Washington WI Hop in 10
Hours, z Minutes
[,sANER MURDER
CASE WITH JURY

r,sgyGTON, Feb. p. CUP)
| ' I,,,I $. Andrews landed
/ '' -. nonoplare here at
r, 'a.., T" today, completing: a
lE !? , y non stop flight
Ecm u, Angeles. .r:,;,,rc timed
| The n . as-: p minutes and 81
T 10 a ..i ct; a new record for
h E:'5 5s,s a5s ' from Los Angeles to
Washington.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

BY the way things look, some
of our senators don't seem to
realize that relief is not spelled
PORK.
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WEATHER

tonight and Friday slowly
temperature
Evening star., 1935-03-09
TOBACCO CONTROL
DECISION DUE SOON
Judge Dawson, Opponent of New
Deal Activities, Considers
Agricultural Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 9.-Fed-
eral Judge Charles I. Dawson, who has
declared unconstitutional the N. r. A.
and Government condemnation Of
land for slum clearance, today had
before his court third New Deal brain
child, the Kerr-Smith tobacco control
act.
When Government Counsel Robert
N. Anderson and Donald McGuineas
defended the act in oral arguments.
pointing out that the Oleomargarine
act and the Harrison narcotic act
likewise were control measures writ
ten as tax laws, Judge Dawson said:
Frankly, I'm against you on the
constitutionality question"
Judge Dawson said he was puzzled
over the question Of his jurisdiction
and asked counsel to submit briefs.
'I believe the Constitution should
not be rewritten by legislation" he
continued, but that any change In 1t
should be submitted to the people"
The case concerns a petition by
Oscar, Frank and w. e. Penn. tenant
farmers of Lexington, to enjoin en-
forcement of the act, which levies q
Is to 33h per cent tax on tobacco not
covered by Government crop reduc-
ton contract.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
WOMEN CHANGING
BUYING POLICIES
Housewives League Head
Warns of Revolt in Price
Increases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March s.-Right now
American housewives are changing
their buying policies to meet the
problem Of rising food costs.
But If prices keep going up. women
will REBEL" Thus Mrs. Wilbur Fribley.
president Of the Housewives League
of America. detailed the tactics adopt
ed by the Nations largest purchasing
class yesterday.
This was the burden Of her opinion:
I'VE stretched our budgets as much
as we could. Now we are doing some
deep thinking. rearranging our menus,
buying cheaper foods and substituting
staples for many luxuries. We are
using more lowly vegetables. such as
parsnips and carrots, instead Of ex-
pensive green groceries.
More people who relished Brussels
sprouts are eating cabbage now. More
fish is finding its way to the table.
It's cheaper than meat, and people
don't eat as much. We have gone
back to the old method of buying by
price instead of by quality"
Mrs. Fribley recalled statistics plac-
ing food costs at q level IS per cent
higher than year ago and an Agri-
cultural Department estimate that
they might ascend another II per cent
in 1885.
She epitomized the reaction Of the
ladies of the Land in this statement:
we wouldn't mind higher prices II
our husbands incomes were boosted
too."
Evening star., 1935-03-09
BRIDE, 18, KILLED
IN AUTO COLLISION
Mrs. Richard T. Fleshman's Death
Brings Traffic Fatalities
to 20.

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Fleshman. 10
OF Berwyn, Md, a bride of several
months, was fatally injured last night
when the automobile in which she
was riding with her husband, Rich
ard r Fleshman. %, collided with
another automobile at Nevada avenue
and Rittenhouse street.
Mrs. Fleshman received skull frac-
ture and died within two hours in
Georgetown Hospital. Her death
brought to 20 the total District traffic
fatalities for this year.
William H. Waters, jr., 16, 1921
Mckinley street, driver of the other
automobile, was detained temporarily
by police, but later was released in
custody of his father by orders of
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
pending appearance at an inquest.
Mrs. F1eshman was the former Miss
Mary Elizabeth Jones and her parents
live at Harwood, Md.
In another traffic accident earlier
yesterday Mrs. Ethel L. Davis, 81, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, suffered knee frac-
ture and shock when knocked down by
a delivery truck at Fifth and G streets.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
The truck was driven by Carl G.
Aufrecht, IS, of 10l7 Third street, po-
lice said,
Evening star., 1935-03-09
BOY FOUND SLAIN
BY F|END KILLER
Son of Wealthy Manufac-
turer Stabbed to Death.
Clues Lacking.

By the Associated Press.
YPSILANTI, Mich, March ga
flend killer who wieldS a two-edged
knife was sought by local and State
police today for the murder of 7-year-
old Richard Streicher, jr., whose body
was found stuffed under footbridge
leading to an island park in the Huron
River yesterday.
Prosecutor Al Rapp said authorities
were without clue. and in an effort
to pick up lead had questioned and
released several men
DR.. Stacey c. Howard. pathologist, de-
scribed the case as sex crime" after
he completed his autopsy. He said he
found by his examination that the
boys body core 10 stab wounds
He declined, however, to explain his
theories that it was "sex crime"
He also said the slayer "either was a
degenerate or was motivated by in
tense hatred, possibly desire for re-
venge."
Young Streicher, son of a wealthy
tool and die manufacturer here, left
home after school hours Thursday ano
was not seen again until two school
boys found his body under the bridge
I'VE have not been able to discover
that the crime was committed by any.
one seeking revenge said Rapp. THE
family has no enemies. We are still
working on the theory that the child
uoc killad nv a 6pCpnprateo
DR.. Howard indicated that it would
have taken the strength of an adult
to have inflicted the fatal wounds
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Highest SaIaried
Banker in america
Dies at Seash0re
H. c. McEldowney of
Pittsburgh Union Trust
Is Victinr of Stroke.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 9.-Henry
Clay McEldowney, who as president
of the s300,000,Oo Union Trust Co.
of Pittsburgh was listed last year by
the Government as the highest SAL
aried banker in America, died today
in Atlantic City. his family was in
formed.
The banker, close associate Of An
drew W. Mellon. had been in a semi
coma for several days after suffering
a stroke of paralysis, his second with
in two years. He would have been 81
years old March 10.
The Government reported his SAL
ary as $4,000 for 1884.
McEldowney was regarded as a
banker of the "old school, in Pitts
burgh.
The son of a house painter, Nc
Eldowney went to work as a messen-
ger at the Pittsburgh National Bank
of Commerce in 1887, directly after
graduating from high school. He had
worked to the position of assistant
cashier when, on June /, 1900, An
drew w. Mellon and his close friend,
Henry Clay Frick, had him named
president Of Union Trust.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
New Deal Looks on
McCarl as G. O. P.
Dark Horse in 1886.
BY PAUL MALLON.

-HERE are other things behind
this strange dispute between
the New Dealers and Con-
/ troller General McCar)
Grown-up officials do not
lose their tempers ordinarily over such
a question as whether the Navy should
pay the return fare Of the families OF
its officers stationed abroad. At least
they do not continue to throw cannon
balls at each other day after day on
such trivial pretext.
The resistance of McCarl against
the speed of all New Deal expendl-
lures is one explanation, but a deeper
contributing reason is that McCari
NAV be a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination next year.
His name has never been publicly
mentioned, but the New Dealers keep
as close an eye on the opposition camp
as they do on their own. They have
heard that McCarl is potential can
didate and have seen signs to verify It.
Comes From Nebraska.
It is not as astounding as it may
sound. McCarrs term expires next
year. He comes from the right Sec
ton (Nebraska). has been out of the
Republican political messes OF the
past Is years. is stickler for the law
and for economy. holds old Progressive
ties through Senator Norris, whose
secretary he once was. A rally fol-
him could certainly be attempted, al
though it might lead him to Senate
seat more easily than to the White
House.
This matter was actually discussed
at recent secret meeting of New
Dealers who have had spending trou-
BILE with McCarl. The agencies which
have had greatest difficulty getting
him to okay their expenditures are
F. H. A., P. w. A., H. o. L. c., A. A. A.
N. r. A. and F. e. r. A. The Treasury
has had some trouble also, and prob
ably others. The only New Dealer
who has outwitted the controller /!
Evening star., 1935-03-09

Continued From First Page)
Europe are unduly alarmed over the
Balkan outlook.
This alarm evidently was caused by
new developments on four fronts:
Charges and counter charges be-
tween Bulgaria and Turkey. and with
Yugoslavia joining in with reported
threat to invoke the Balkan pact IT
Bulgaria attempts to aid Greece.
Not quite on the sidelines. in fact,
bitterly accused by Yugoslavia of
precipitating the whole embroglio in
a plot to break down the Balkan pact,
Italy remained officially aloof, but
dispatched three warships toward the
Aegean Sea.
Papers Pessimistic.
Some London newspapers, despite
the official tendency to play down
any war scare, commented darkly
The Daily Express said, lucky, indeed
Britain will be If some accursed pact
or treaty does not tie us up in that
Gypsys quarrel"
The London Times said:
"A large Turkish Army is now en-
camped between Constantinople and
Martha. This could not have been
assembled in the week elapsed since
the outbreak in Greece. The Turkish
government preparations, SO dispro-
portionete to the requirements of the
Greek situation. indicate that Turkey
has other ideas in mind"
Evening star., 1935-03-09

Reliefer Harry Hopkins. When Nc
Carl insisted on auditing all the c. w.
A. vouchers. Hopkins made no protest,
but summoned half dozen Govern
ment trucks and sent the controller
Is barrels full of Government checks.
He then called McCarl on the tele-
phone and said: Let me know If you
find anything wrong" McCarl should
be through looking within Is or 20
years. if he applies himself to the
barrels diligently.
Estate Fights Humphrey Custer.
Few know it, but the estate of the
late William E. Humphrey is carrying
on his court fight against his removal
from the Federal Trade Commission.
Roosevelt before he died has been car
ried to the Supreme Court. 1t was
quietly sent there January Is by the
Court of Claims, which ducked the
issue as to whether Mr.. Roosevelt had
the power to fire Humphrey.
If Mr.. Roosevelt wins this suit, Nc
Carl may have an opportunity to start
presidential campaign before the
expiration of his term.
Trick in Belgian Pact.
The whooping New Deal publicity
about the Belgian trade agreement
did not say so, bu. there was a trick
in that treaty.
The lower import duties which we
promised to Belgium are applicable
not only to Belgium. but to every other
country. In other words, the reduced
tariffs we granted her are really gen.
eral tariff reductions.
That was not entirely evident until
the Customs Bureau issued its routine
circular No. 1348 the other day, order
ing the general reductions or the
articles mentioned in the Belgian
treaty. Such action is required be-
cause we have treaties with most
nations promising We will not discrim-
mate against them.
The Yankee traders are now in their
storm cellars here awaiting the re-
action.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Deficit of Four Million
Pesos Overcome by
Governor.
STABILITY SEEN
AS MAJOR AIM
Wants People to Be Able
to stake Over"
for Selves.
BY GEORGE HURD.

An Irishman with shaggy red eye
brows and a fighting jaw. who ad-
mits a boyhood love of the Erin pas
time and pleasure, perched precari-
ously on q radiator at Washington
hotel yesterday and talked Of his &C
complishments. plans and ideals for
the Filipino people.
Frank Murphy, with eyes as blue
as the Killarney, soon will return to
the Philippines as Governor General
Of the islands. carrying with him the
praise of President Roosevelt, to
whom he made report of conditions
in his territory.
Characteristically Murphy has his
ideals. But ahead of ideals comes
efficiency and stability in govern
ment. Taking with him his ideas of
government from Detroit in June of
1888, Murphy has so ruled the 49
island provinces that now there is
a surplus of nearly 10000, 900 pesos
in the treasury, 100000 of which is
an outright surplus, while about 49,
100000 Is appropriated. but unspent.
This is in contrast to a deficit of
more than 100000 pesos when he
arrived on the job.
Stability First.
"The first thing we strove to do
upon taking over the reins of gov
ernment," the Governor General said,
was to establish stability in govern
ment in order to give the people a
greater sense of economic security.
The records will show how well we
have done that"
But Murphy Is modest about the
accomplishments. He said: People
give me all the credit for doing SO
much for the islands when, as mat
ter of fact, attribute most Of it to
the people who have so valiantly aid
ed me in carrying out the plan"
As to his ideals. Gov. Murphy says:
Everything we do in the islands
must look toward establishing this
stability Of government, If for Moth
ing else but as pride in accomplish
ment. Our 36 years of government
in the Philippines must so establish
the government that the Filipino peo-
pie can take over with a full sense
Of security when we step out"
Murphy has proved himself highly
popular with the Filipino people with
his financing as well as with his So
cial reform measures His rule in the
islands elected the remark from Pres
ident Of the Senate Manuel L. Que
zon that "he is the best governor We
have ever had"
Experience In Detroit.
The whole principle of government
was based upon his experience as
mayor Of Detroit-which means only
Evening star., 1935-03-09
GOV. GEN. FRANK MURPHY.

measures when they threatened to un-
balance the budget.
"Our first aim in the Philippines Is
TO have a happy, contented people. In
order to give them this. we must first
give them stability in government and
social security" the Governor Gen.
eral said. I'VE have taken long step
toward this goal and before the Fill
ipinos take over self-government, they
will be ready for it and I have every
confidence that they will do it ably
and we'll"
So from a small Michigan village,
where the Irish lad jumped on a
board and cut his upper lip. IS years
ago, has come a man who has, in all
probability been the first to put a
government on a paying basis. and
during the worst depression in his
tory.
Asked about the scar on his lip and
If it was received in the true Irish
manner, via Scantilon or Shillalah.
the Governor General replied:
mo, the other fellow got all the
marks"
Evening star., 1935-03-09
COURT DENIES RIGHT
OF N. R. A. TO FIX PAY

pany Was Not Engaged in
Interstate Commerce.
BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Ruling that
Congress was without power to fix hour
and wage scales for them, Federal
Judge Charles B. Faris today denied
the Governments suit to force the
National Garment &C. and subsidiary,
National Underwear Co.. to comply
with N. r. A. codes.
Judge Fsris cited numerous decisions
of the United States Supreme Court
in the written opinion in which he
said he vas constrained to conclude
that no valid power lies in the Congress
to fix by law hours of labor and mini
mum wage scales for employees Of
these defendants"
The court found that the two COM
panies were not engaged in interstate
commerce and had not elected to be
bound by the code of the underwear
manufacturing industry or its regula-
tionS.
Evening star., 1935-03-09
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.
TODAY.

by tne hSSOCldteQ FEcoS.
TODAY.
Senate.
In recess.
Agriculture Committee continues A..
A. A. hearing.
Commerce Subcommittee hears wit
nesses on food-drug bill.
House.
Acts on home owners loan extern
sion bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
continues hearing on utility control
bill
Flood Control Committee conducts
hearing on preliminary upper Missis-
sippi project.
YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Passed s4oo,ooo,ooo Army appropria-
ton bill.
received Post Office Committee re-
port declaring Long charges against
Farley unfounded.
Debated S4 $50 600 900 relief bill.
Finance Committee heard Donald
r, Richberg on N. r. A.
House.
Agreed to increase home owners
lending fund from $4,000, 10000 to
S4,750,000,0 900.
Agriculture Committee approved
Doxey bill to exempt two-bale cotton
growers from Bankhead act tax.
Labor Committee approved Lundeen
old age pension bill.
Appropriations subcommittee asked
Secretary Swanson to explain his dis.
agreement with Controller General
McCarl.
WAYS and Means Committee heard
Secretary Morgenthau advocate stric,
anti-smuggling legislation.
Evening star., 1935-03-09

that he confines his spending to in
come Where he called in the various
department foremen for conferences in
Detroit, he called in chiefs Of the 40
provinces In the islands.
In the early days of his governor
ship of the islands the populace. or
rather the politicians, were outraged
when he plugged up the holes in the
pork barrel. This patronage graft
amounted to more than 100000
pesos, or $2.500. 600.
I'VE found practically the same
conditions, in so far as political
spending was concerned, in the is
lands that We had left over here" he
said. You can imagine what hue
and cry would be raised If you sud-
denly took away the politicians pat
ronage. Well. that is just what hap
pened over there. We confined pub
lie works spending to absolute neces-
sites"
During his administration, Murphy
has vetoed or disapproved expendi-
lures of more than 30o0O,o00 peros
He even vetoed some tof his own pet