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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12
KILLED BY A SNIFF
By WECKES WAMBOLDT

crimes of violence. Perhaps so.
Perhaps not. The overwhelming
percentage of persons-criminal
and otherwise-do not wish to die
by any kind Of means.
The bald fact is, fear of the
death penalty does not have a
strongly deterrent effect on per-
sons inclined to commit capital
crimes. And that is because the
death sentence is so infrequently
imposed and so irregularly carried
out in this country, that almoS.
any person-particularly one with
money and influence-can feel
almost certain of escaping it, 10
matter what he may do. Haven't
you been rather amazed that the
vicious killers captured by the
Omen have not been executed
Men with long lists of diabolic ii
murders have been given merely
terms Of Imprisonment.
Our juries seem to shrink from
hanging, shooting or electrocutlng
criminals, no matter how devllisn
they may be. Perhaps juries would
not be so reluctant to eliminate
by peaceful lethal gas beings who
had proved themselves to be iends
in human form.
SO our lethal gas chamber in
stead of stimulating crimes Of vio-
lence, may have an effect more
discouraging than had our galloWs
and electric chair.
An excellent way to make a
naturally unruly child disobedient
is to punish him sometimes and
not to punish him sometimes for
the same offense. He is apt TO
take gamble on the matter of
punishment. Unruly adults are
likely to do the same thing.
England has fewer murders an
nually throughout the entire en-
pire thar has almost any single
large American city during q cor
responding period. England coa-
sistently executes It's nurderer2.
There is 10 gamble there.
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tfUns, which everyone take'ss i IN He
industrial centcrs.
4 ,We%have. bean asleep AT tho
sWteh We should be Sold 10 ths.
WeGid because we have everFthine
ttsSsssppfef inifhe way bfiiGeal 4:iyinl,
tohditiofs.f ~
7 suggest, that should any ac-
ton be taken in regard 20 a snc-
cial edition Of the newspaper. that
the business men instead Of put
ting lengthy ads into The paper.
insist that the space be given over
to pictures and word descriptions
Of the wonderful section, and that
they pay for the mailing OF 50
many hundreds OF papers them.
selves, as we'll rs tbs hotel keep
crs, boarding house keepers, and
all these interested in selling our
town, which means money to US
all. ..
Once a crowd is in Henderson,
vile fer reasonable length Of
time we will all benefit in dollars
and cents, but with the season
narrowing down from year to
year to where there is only az
tually SIX or eight weeks, few Of
us can take two months business
and live twelve months on il. !
know that you will get my idea
here in regard to this matte. Be-
lieve me.
Sincerely and respectfully yours.
COL. JAS. i. McLAUGHLIN.
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the official witnesses of the exc
cution. Under the chair is a jar
of hydrochloric acid. Suspended
above the jar are pellets of potas-
stun cyanide. BY a mechanical
device the potassium cyanide can
be dropped into the hydrochloric
acid at the will Of the execution
er. The first inhalations OF the
resulting cyanide-hydrochloric acid
gas will cause Inconsistencies,
followed almost Immediately by
death.
After the penalty is paid, q
powerful exhaust fan drives the
gas out through g special fiue
extending through the prison roof.
BY an ingenious arrangement the
locked and sealed doors Of the
death chamber cannot be opened
until all the deadly vapor has
been removed.
One might imagine that such
an easy method of officially de-
priving q person of life would en-
courage rather than discourage
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chair for the le-
thai gas cham
Der.
Being executed
by lcthal gas is
an easy way to
die. The person
who is TO be Of
fcially speeded
from this world
is placed in a
chair in an air.
t i g h t compart-
nent fitted with
& panel or shat
ter proof glass
for the use OF
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12

My state, North Carolina, used
to hang its condemned criminals,
then a legislature substituted the
electric chair for the gallows.
Our last legislature-it is not
our last legislature, though some
persons wish it were-perhaps |
should say our 1885 legislature
decided to exchange tie electric
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12
j. 7. COED PAYS S.
FOR SEAT In CHAPEL

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Oct. IL.
lup}-aiiSa Katherine Spencer. q
freshman ut the University OF
Tennessee. has arranged for a reg
ular seat in the university chapel.
She paid So to "selious-faeed
man who looked like . professor"
and told her that ct that price she
was getting Z bargain.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12

Editor, The Times-News:
| have been in business in Hen
Jacksonville for over five years,
ard have watched each year the
seasons grow shorter and the
amount of business decrease. l
cannot understand why city that
has been a resort town for fifty
or more years should travel back
ward instead of forward, unless
our citizenry by neglect of our
visitors while here, or neglect in
our sales talk to bring them here,
| have caused this. This town has
! without a doubt one Of the most
ideal climates, winter and sum-
mer, that the writer has known,
and he has travelled most Of the
! United States. Every visitor who
comes here leaves our city with
! the highest recommendation for
our wonderful climate.
Why is it that Hendersonville,
| like Tryon, cannot have visitors
through the fall and winter? Our
climate is more temperate than
Asheville, yet Ashevillc advertises
itself as both a summer and win
ter resort, and from what | am
able to find out. has better pat
ronage in the fall and winter ac-
cordingly than they have during
the Summer months. Tryon led
the way from this section by 60
ing into the northern states and
securing tourists from the mid
die west who have filled the town
almost to capacity even the past
three winters, which should &C
cording to business conditions
throughout the country have been
had seasons. Would it not be a
rood investment for Henderson
vile literature and a Henderson
Vile representative to contact the
middle west and impress upon
those people, who have retired
from business and the farms and
located in the smaller cities which
seem to be their selection for re-
tirement, that Hendersonville, N.
iC.. a summer resort with winter
climate that is just cold enough
to suit the average northerner,
lean be lived in for the amount OF
money that is spent for fuel dur
ling the year in the northern city?
The price of coal in the north is q
good deal more than in the south
and the amount consumed is enCr-
nous. This one point would sell
the average northcrncr who OBJ
Ijects so seriously to this item in
his living expenses.
While | am on the subject Of
the north, especially the middle
west, l would like to noint out
this fact: Spring comes later and
the long drawn out winter makes
those employed in factory and Of
fee buildings long for vacation
time, and literature pertaining to
vacation and vacation places is
eagerly scanned by these people.
For d good many years I was
employed by a corporation in In
diana that employed around s.
600 people. These employees were
required TO take two weeks va
cation year in the plant. which
usually closed down for this pc
riod. This took place usually in
July or August. The office force
was composed of around ! 800
people, mostly young men and
women who began their vacations
during the month OF June and
continued them through the month
OF October, a period of five
months, in which Loo or so would
be Off at all times for the tw1
weeks, These vacations Y were
usually with pay. The majority
went to the lakes and to the re.
sorts in the country, where the,
WPrRs nhnroaH :
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
runications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name of the author. No COM
munications signed with a fic-
ti.io1s name will be published.
EDITOR
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Amercanism: Demanding that the maker pay lis
better wages; buying japanese gadgets because
they are produced cheaper
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12

There's always something. When We start to get
rich by charging too much, some hog starts charg-
ing too much ....
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12

III the place where they are worn it will be no
trouble to find a halo to fit,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-12

Ole was wounded for our tranSsressionS q
With Hi, stripes we are healed" Elsa. $500
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
HOUSE PASSES
BANKING BILL

WASHINGTON, May 10. (UP)
The house late yesterday passed
a banking bill which rewrites the
Federal Reserve act so as to make
a virtual central bank out of the
reserve system, with power to ma
|nipulate monetary policies to pro-
mote business stability.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where its future is uncertain. Ly-
ing in wait is Sen. Carter Glass,
D., Va, who doesn't want Federal
Reserve Governor Mariner S. Ec-
cles to tamper with the banking
bill he wrote during the Wilson
administration. Eccles is credited
with being the chief author of the
new law.
No important changes were
made in the bill from the form
in which it was reported. Repub-
lican attempts to curb the en-
larged powers given to the presi-
dent and to the reserve board over
the ~ district banks failed.
The strongest fight came over
an attempt by Rep. T. ALVIN Colds
borough, D., Md, to insert "com-
modify dollar" amendment. Al
though defeated Wednesday by
the narrow margin of six votes,
Goldsborough renewed his attempt
yesterday in a parliamentary ma
neuver but lost again.
The vote came at the end Of a
two days fight to amend the bill,
led by Rep. John B. Hollister,
Ohio, ranking Republican member
of the banking and currency com
mittee, which handled the meas
ure.
The bill carries a provision CIV,
ing the Federal Reserve board
power to change reserve require
ments of member banks. Holllster
moved to have this stricken OUT
He was defeated 70 to a.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
Rotary Captures
Donkey Contest
With Kiwanians

The hard riding Rotary Club
donkey baseball team defeated the
Kiwanis team 6 to 2 before a
large crowd at the Balfour field
last night in Hendersonville's first
donkey game.
The Rotarians proved more
adept at guiding the sometimes
stubborn beasts along the base
lines and piled up safe score IN
the first three innings.
A large crowd turned out to
crowd the base lines and roar with
laughter as members of the civic
organizations demonstrated their
abilities as mule drivers.
Tonight team will be picked
from the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
to meet the American Legion
team, and on Saturday night a
game will be played between the
Balfour and Green River teams.
The Legion team will feature
such players as j. B. Creech, Ben
Prince, Paul and Claude English,
Ray Arledge, Walter Shepherd,
Frank FitzSimons, Sam Lubew,
M. B. Mcdaniel, C. Few, Lee Whit
mire, Ed Livingston, Doc Griffith,
Harold Bangs, "Bean" Reese,
and many others.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
DR.. Randolph To
Be Heard Sunday
At Sanitarium
Institution Will Be Open to
Visitors; Program To
Be Varied

DR.. H. S. Randolph of the Ashe-
vile Farm School will deliver an
address at the National Hospital
Day program to be given at the
Mountain Sanitarium on Sunday,
May ~. Friends of the institution
are cordially invited to visit the
sanitarium and hospital Sunday
afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Arrangements are made for Wis
itors to observe demonstrations in
various departments. At a o'clock
program will be given in the
sanitarium chaper, at which time
DR.. Randolph will give the adj
dress. A number of other inter-
esting features are planned for
the afternoon.
National Hospital Day is being
observed by all hospitals through
out the nation on May ~. The
idea of the observance of a Ma
tional Hospital day originated IA
years ago by an editor of a hos
pital journal in Chicago. He con-
ceived the idea that if there were
days devoted to pamt-up and
cleanup, to fire prevention, and
even a week devoted to dumb anil
mails, hospitals which care for mil
lions of human beings should have
at least one day in the year. The
date of May IL was chosen as the
most appropriate, as it is the an
niversary of the birth of Florence
Nightingale, that heroine pioneer
of nursing service and hospital de-
velopment. The plan spread rap
idly until now all progressive hos,
pitfalls throughout America and
other nations of the world are OBJ
serving the day. This is an oppor-
tunity for the public to become
acquainted with our hospitals
which are serving the people OF
our community in times of sick
ness and accident.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
SAYS CITY CANNOT
FIGHT COUNTY FIRES
Continued from page one)

NSOlIlluSu IIOul pdSS OhSJ
have a volunteer fire department
in this city with the exception OF
our two paid truck drivers, and
when we go outside to help it
seems that all we get is criticism
which We have never had inside
the city where they are really en-
titled to the fire benefits.
As l explained above / have
had some citizens outside the city
limits to say that they would pay
the city of Hendersonville for the
use of their equipment. That is
not the question, the city of Hen
Jacksonville does not want to
charge anyone for helping them
while they are in distress, if we
had enough fire fighting equip
ment to meet with the require
ments of law to protect the city
while we were outside the city.
1t is true that we have two trucks
and possibly they might stand here
for weeks at a time, but the min
ute we need them, we need them,
and need them badly, and if a
business block on Main street
were to get on fire and me out
side the city with lot of hose
laid, by the time we could pick
up that hose and get in town it
would possibly be too late, and
often times we use both trucks
and practically all the hose we
have at fires inside the city limits.
/ know that it looks hard to
people who live adjoining the city
if their house is. on fire and we
would refuse to come to them,
although it would look much hard
err for peoples property to burn
up inside the city limits when
they are paying for this protection
and are entitled to it.
| want to assure everyone con-
cerned in this matter that it would
be a great pleasure to me as hre
chief to help everybody in Hen
derson county where they have
the misfortune of a fire and /
want to continue to help as !
have always done heretofore if
the people will just cooperate
with me and help me and when
we do come to help, help us fight
fire, help US roll up the hose and
take care of the hose and not
drive over it and destroy it, as
this hose costs the city $1.40 per
foot, and the city has just recent
ly had to purchase 1900 feet to
meet our requirements to keep
our fire department up to the
standard in the city limits.
Hoping that you will under
stand the predicament that / am
in in regard to this. With kindest
regards, l remain,
Yours very truly,
OTIS V. POWERS,
Fire Chief.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10

Mrs. F. i. Meyer and daughter,
Mrs. Estelle Stevenson of At
lanta, Ga, and another daughter,
Mrs. R. A. Taylor of Montgom-
cry, Ala, spent a few days at
Mrs. J. NJ. Waldrop's home while
looking after a log cabin which
they are building in Laurel Park.
Miss Nell Jones is coming from
Atlanta, Ga, to spend the week
end with her mother, Mrs. AL
monte +. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt H. Colt
have returned to their home in
Druid Hills after spending some
time at the Williams house.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Randolph
and family have rented the Camp
house on Sixth avenue west for
the season.
Roy Bennett, Jr.. was operated
on yesterday at Patton Memorial
hospital for appendicitis and is
getting along nicely.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
&C." Relieves
Periodical Pains
In Three Minutes

It is so unnecessary to suffer
month after month from NOR,
ganic pains. because "B. c." will
bring soothing relief in three
minutes. "B. c." is prepared by a
registered pharmacist, compound
ed on a different principle From
most relief-giving agencies in that
It contains several ingredients.
used by many physicians, 40
blended and proportioned as to
accomplish in a few minutes what
we believe no one drug formula
can do in so short tiae. "B. G."
should also be used for the relief
of common colds, headaches and
neuralgia. muscular aches and
pains. reducing fever and for
1uieting a distressed nervous sys'
tenn without opiates, narcotics or
such habit-forming drugs. Get
"B. c." in 1Oc and Csc packages,
wherever drugs are sold. (adv)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
HARTMAN URGES
DELAY in REFORMS

Continued from page one(
between three and four billion
dollars, he said, summing up IN
estimate that an increased stand
ard of living would put an addi-
tional ten to fifteen billions of dol
lars a year into circulation EN-
ploying at least 100000 more
men.
"In the face of these figures, 3"
he said, chow foolish and futile
it is to talk of reduced output and
of the 3O-hour week. l can easily
see a vast shortage of labor i'm
pending if the work week remains
at 40 or even if it is increased to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
CIVILIZATIONS
END F0RE'SEEN''

LONDON, Nav lO.-UP).-
"No words can portray the hide
BUSINESS of the next war;" accord
ing to George Lansbury, veteran
labor member of parliament, and
leader of the labor party in the
house. jjr. H.
Expressing the belief that every
thinking man and woman knows
that the next war will end mod
ern civilization" LanSburv told
the United Press that in his opin-
ion the next war would be indie
scribable 70 rits horror. He said
he thought that if this could be
understood everywhere, it might
act as a deterrent.
Referring to recent steps OF
governments to put an end to
wars, Lansbury said he thought
that Statesmen appear to be
paralyzed and unable to give a
real lead for peace" but that GER
tainly one exception was Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS!

Mesdames A. w. Grower and
]. n. Brunson returned yesterday
by motor after a delightful visit
to the formers sister, Mrs: K. L.;
Slate, in Emporia, Va. Several
lovely parties were given in their
honor and they motored to Will
liamsburg, jamestown and ether
points of interest.
Mrs. c. NJ. Brown came from
Miami, Fla, the early part OF the
week to join her sister. Mrs. Juila
Grassland, who, after a delightful
winter i'm Aiken and other South
Carolina points, is at her nome
The Marlborough. which she Is
preparing for opening.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
\. Mrs. c. r. McManaway
|" Society Editor
o.one SO Before II Noon
,,.s MeCALL HONoRED
sIJyrTIFULLY YESTERDAY

,,;,sss E'oiSe Yelton, Doris Bess
'S,s ard Tine Shipman were
!, bostesseS yesterday after
'%ns AZ the home of the former,
e'a' charming affair which they
compliment to Miss Marian
pm This is the first of a Sc
ga - affairs which are planned
MS bride-elect whose mar
r. 10 N Mr.. William c. Bangs
(sss: place or May Is.
% sysriean Beauty roses and a
~ Of iris were artistically
Ir the rooms. Miniature cor
rsre presented to the guests.
.ororee was presented with a
Chinese luncheon set. Open
.s' sandwiches in the shape of
~ and iris were served with
I c.s,,s a, this delightful party
WIS yiss Mccall included: Mes
- RroaduS F. Jones, w. K.
H. George NJ. Flanagan, Jr.,
S t.or Justus. Misses Jerry and
l.ssTs Arledge. Mary Reese,
~ Orr. HOrtense Headrick,
" Bopd. and Elizabeth Ship
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
LIVINGSTON PLAYING g,
DANCE TONIGHT, IS
OPENING THE SEASON

Jimmie Livingston and ms or
chestra will play for a caoaret
dance at the Skyland hotel this
evening, opening their summer en-
gagement here.
Mr.. Livingston and his orchestra
have been here for some time pre-
paratory to opening a summer en-
gagement. During the winter they
played engagements in Macon
Ca, Daytona Beach, Fort Smith,
Ark, Tulsa, Okla, Nashville
Tenn. and other cities.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
Drive Out the PoiSonS

When regular bowel movements
stop. souring waste matter clogs the
bowels and soon begins to poison the
,ntire system. When you feel BAG
on this account, take Thedfordt
Black Draught to get rid OF consti-
patton. Refreshing relief follows.
II take Thedford's Black Draught
for dizziness. headaches, bad taste
In the mouth. a dull. tired feeling
and for any bad feeling that comes
rom a clogged system" writes M.
D M. Minton. of Chiefland. Fla.
Soon | am feeling good as new. ]
,nly take q dose once in while.
TEEDFORD'S PLACK-DRAUGHT
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mr.. c. W. Vaughn announces
thc marriage OF his step-daughter.
Miss Chinea Lois Kidd, to Mr..
Charles Norman Scarborough, Oh
September 30, 1884, in Tennessee.
This will be of interest to many
of her friends.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10

Grating. The pupils presented a
delightful program before a large
and appreciative audience, which
reflected credit on both teacher
and performers. Awards for ex-
celIence went to Cecile Few, Sara
Shipman, Katherine Yelton and
Wilfred Croft, and graduation
gifts were presented to two older
pupils, Misses Ellen Waddell and
Sue Garren.
The program was announced
by Miss Jeanette MOttsman. Man.
uel Johnson served as an usher.
Some small folk from Miss AL
lene Fluker's School of Dancing
gave several graceful numbers;
the children included June 10y,
Barbara Bennett, Ann HOldford,
Joan Buchanan and Grady Jones.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
RELIEF is WITHHELD
STILL in ILLINOIS
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
Illinois situation, reopen relief
stations and feed our starving
men, women and children. We
will starve en- masse before we
leave without an assurance that
relief stations will be reopened.
Thousands of families were
without food last night as federal
relief funds in all but seven OF
the states 1902 counties were ex'
hausted. The entire relief bur
den was thrown upon local anc
private charities, in most case:
bevond their means.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10

48 hours q week. America has a
demand for more wealth and job
for every man and woman within
it's limits"
The chief objection of business
to the New Deal measures is not
to the basic principles but to the
extremes to which they are car
ried, he said. "The New Deal has
attempted much that is good but
it has tried to do too much in too
short a time"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-10
LUTHERAN AFFAIR
DELIGHTFUL.

The members of Grace Luth-
eran church entertained at
lovely party last evening in hon.
or of the members of the con-
firmation class and some new
members of the church received
by letter. The affair was staged
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Hewitt in Laurel Park. Beau
tiful Bibles were presented to
those recently confirmed, the gift
of Mr.. Oscar Latt.
Mrs. L. d. Kernkamp and Miss
Helen Hewitt were in charge of
interesting games and contests.
A special guest was Mrs. Mary c..
Linn of Savannah, Ga, guest of
her son, the Rev. j. Arthur Linn,
and Mrs. Linn prominent men,
Der of the National Womans Mis-
sionary society. An iced course
was served to a large number of
guests toward the close of the
delightful evening.