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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
THEY HAD SOCIAL SECURITY

Again we remind that the great and successful
experiment in social security made in the South
and ended in 1865. The negro slaves had old age
sickness. unemployment and every possible form OF
security that their masters could afford They were
as n rule over period of years, freer from munger
and anxiety than was the free labor in the great
cities before the war" Oh, yes there were some
hard masters and so there were and are hard mas
tels Of free labor. Free labor can strike, whether
il ever pays or not Slave labor could not. The
News and Courier has not the slightest doubt that
the average man would be fater, less worried about
the future better clothed and sheltered were he a
slave of government provided government always
ver as kind honest generous and attentive as were
nine i'm ten of the ole marsters' and "mlsSueS
who owned the Southern negroes. The more gov
eminent we have the more nearly the approach to
slavery and perhaps if it possible to elect the
angel Raphael whom Milton called "the friend OF
man president of the United Gates for an unend-
ING term CANCELS are immortaD all human troubles
would come to a halt. Still are not saying that
IN 2 South Carolina primary Raphael would get a
majority or that his friends would control state
convention. Never was social security enjoyed any
whore on this planet equal to that the southern
moro slaves had-but the cold marsterS' and
.nissuses" were not elected by the people and the
slaves had no votes.-Charleston News and Courier
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02

tative i'm Russia for many years, IN ms DOOR,
Write as Please favors an old age pension, but
points out that it should be administered through
the existing life insurance companies, where it
would cost less and be free from politics But that
is not being done these days chance 10 put d
few thousand more employees on the federal pay
rolls by their party in power all poIltlcal appoh
tees is not lightly to be passed up.
The social security bill was conceived in hurry
ord rossed as "must" measure. Some of the best
brains of the country say it will not work But it
{ the law and will be unless it is declared uncon-
stitutional In the meanwhile, employers must start
January LIST to deduct l per cent from every pay
envelope and turn it over to the government
Rock Hill Is. c. Record.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

No one seems to know yet, not even the trainers
of the BILL just how the social security law is
going TO work out. II is acknowledged to be full of
holes and it is certain that it will require the larg
est bureau in the government to put in operation.
Every employee will have to be registered and
given number. Safeguards will have to be made
TO identify that number with the person it belongs
to. And the most important part is that every en-
ployee, at least that is the Interpretation so far,
will have to pay one per cent of his salary during
1887 toward an old age pension plan which will
pay something back when and if he reaches the age
Of 65 years, after 1941. Nothing will be paid out
before 1941 but many dollars, running into the bill
lions, will be paid in.
1t is the law or they think that this one per cent
the first year must be deducted from the pay en-
Velope by the employer. Anyone getting $4,000
week, for example, has 80 cents week deducted
from his pay check for each week of 1887, 45 cents
a week in 1888, sixty cents week in 1889, and
on up until he is paying 80 cents a week in 1941
and every year thereafter It is going to make a
tidy sum- acknowledgements of $1,000, OOO 900, to
tur mover to the politicians to play with.
Matter DHranty. the New York Times represen-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02

Editor, The TmeS-News:-
1t is not now nor has it ever
been my policy to pay my res
poets to poliJica! mud-Slinging.
Such should DC completely ignor-
cd by all good citizens because,
in addition to ugl.ncss, it never
teaches anyone anything but ere
atcs hatred.
would like, however. to say
in reply TO the message which /
suppoya arrived by the Reddcn
Fast Tongue Express. charging
me or intimating that | am trying
10 cover my action as well as TO
bcf!iond Nj. Q. B. Jones. In the
matter of disseminating the SER
vice OF the Home Demonstration
Agent, | wish to say that nc'cr
hava had 81 any time the least
desire TO conceal my action in this
natter or any other matter dur
in my tenure Of Office as Char
man Of the Republican Board OF
County Commissioners. | am not
only clad 20 confess my action IN
this or any other matter Of legal
consequence. as this and all other
actions Of mine or the Republican
Beard at the time referred to arc
on public record. | am proud to
stat, that my action in this mat
ter was based on the mandate Of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
"cAN AMERICA BE BOUGHT"

"The most important question to be decideo at
tho nolIs in November is whether not the Ameri-
can electorate can be bought" says the Detroit
Free Press.
Upward of 100000 Americans have received
assistance in one form or another from the federal
government in the Roosevelt administration. Mr..
James A. Farley has reminded several of the states
of what the New Deal has done for them.
Mr. Farley is among the many who believe with
Alfred f. Smith that nobody shoots at Santa Claus.
But shooting at Santa Claus may be one thing and
agreeing with Santa Claus another. If the Ameri-
can electorate is to be swayed by the New Deal
spending, this country is in dire predicament.
Unfortunately, it is no easy matter to defeat
gentlemen who have scattered billions of dollars of
other peoples money.-CharleStOn News and Cou-
rier.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
BEHIND THE Seemed
I'M THE CAMPAIGN

Ing that their gubcrnatorial can
didatc. Raymond Springer, would
run at least $4,000 votes ahead of
Landon and they seemed to be
shedding no tears or taking any
drastic efforts TO prevent that.
In Michigan. National Chair
man John Hamilton was report
cd to have protested the prefer
ontial stress G.. O. p. leaders were
LAYING on reelection of Governor
FITZGERALD, and Frank Murphy,
hcsought by New Dealers to run
for governor to help Roosevelt
seemed sure to run behind the
president.
Candidate John Bricker in Ohio
was mentioning Landon but
casually. knowing that many
Roosevelt voters would support
him aaainst Democratic Governor
Martin l.. Davcy. Jesse Barrett,
Republican candidate for governor
in Missouri, was pursuing similar
tactics. Hamilton and Landon
were said TO have had a row with
Wavland Brooks in Illinois over
thc way he was alleged TO be pro-
NOTING his gubernatorial candi-
d,cv at Landon'S expense.
Many Pennsylvania politicians
we're especially interested in their
local candidatcS-cSpCcially in biG
ritics where Landon was conaid-
cred more of a liability than an
asset.
Exncrts differed as to whether
Roosevelt or Lehman would run
nbc.d in New York, but one heard
,,riouS reports about willingness
or certain Democratic local ma
chimes TO lie down on Lehman.
Whether much Of all this was
dine 10 iandOn'S failure to build
himself up as glamorous candi-
G,Ic il indicates one Of the scri-
ms handicdpS he has had TO face
,S,.r,,Iglt. 1896. SEA Service. IncD
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gum has seen in the immediate
past treaties as solemn as could
be made. broken as indifFerently
as a tin horn gambler repudiatcS
his gaming pledge.
A friend of mine who owns a
number of apartment houses says,
81 never any more enter into leaS-
es with my tenants, for | have
found by experience that a lease
holds me but does not hold the
unethical tenant. If it Is to his
advantage, he stays; but the mo-
ment he feels it to his interest to
move out, he moves out; so now
/ rent my apartments from month
to month"
Until great nations reach the
point of integrity and reliability
beyond that Of fly by night rent
ers, can Belgium be chided for
having little regard OF respect for
treaties?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
POLL OF THE DEAD

According to Raleigh reports $4,000 absentee
ballots have been mailed by state board of election
officials in North Carolina This indicates officials
are expecting a tremendous absentee vote on Nov
g. Many who vote absentee, no doubt, will be out
of the state on election day, others will be out OF
the county in which they are registered, while some
will probably be taking long rest in churchyafoS
and cemeteries 1t is touching the way some pious
and benevolent persons see to it that their depart
ed friends are not disfranchised by little thng
like death.-Upton G. Wilson, ReidsVille Review.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
BY RODNEY BUTCHER


WA SHIN None Of the
W things Governor Landon prob
ably always will remember about
the 1886 presidential campaign is
the way many Republican gubcr-
material candidates and state ma
chimes were willing to let the
wolves have him in case it would
help their local aspirations.
That's an extreme statement to
make as a generalization. 1t APP
plies in full to some states and TO
only modified degree in others
among the several large pivotal
states recently visited by this
writer. But you may be sure the
Kansas governor has learned a lot
about machine politicians.
Those politicians had begun to
recogi re that the tremendous
backswing of sentiment against
the New Deal would swing Just
so far and that there remained a
great residue of Roosevelt popu-
larity.
or course the campaign wasn't
anything like the state campaigns
of 1884, when many Republicans
saved their skins by endorsing
the New Deal. But it became
obvious in some states that
G. o. p. candidates would do well
not to ALLEVIATE all the Roosevelt
voters, many Of whom would
otherwise split tickets.
Simultaneously, numerous DEM
ocratic candidates for state office
who had thought they'd be run
ming ahead of the national ticket
began TO realize that for better Oh.
worse they were in for a ride on
the Roosevelt Coat-tailS.
q
IN Indiana, Republican leaders
were repeatedly heard assert
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
CARTOONISTS' UNCLE SAM STILL
SYMBOLIZES u. S.
CBv BRUCE CATION

Uncle Sam was grand old character IN
his day, but he is out of date now and it Is
time for the cartooniSts to find new SYM
Dol for America.
So says David Low. famous British car
toOniSt. who has come to this country tor
a visit and who has discovered that the
ianky. administered Yankee OF thou
sand sketches no longer represents modern
America.
Certain il is that the typical American
of today-if there is such a perSon--lS no
longer a down east farmer. The country
has grown citified and sophisticated since
Thomas Mast popularized the lean coun-
tryman i'm the tail coat. A brisk business
man in horn-rimmed specs might NIL the
bill little better.
But national character is hard thing 10
assay. 1t changes more slowly than surface
indications might make you think. UncIe
Sam may have moved to the city, logged
himself out in up-to-date clothes, ana
shaved his chin, but there is life in the old
gentleman yet
For the distinguishing thing about the
American character is precisely the tact
that way down underneath it is symbol
lied bv this familiar Uncle Sam, in spite IL
everything.
What is Uncle Sam like, anyway What
qualities does ne stand for, when we see
him on the printed page?
First of all. ne rs earthly and elemental.
He has the tang of the frontier on him; ne
is tough and sinewy, gifted with dry hu-
NOR and a native shewdneSS, easy-going
am dslow to anger. but terrible in his wrath
when something does get under his hide.
He is Lincoln and Andrew Jackson, and
he has a touch of Mark Twain's gaudy in
ventiveness, his fondneSS for tall tale. He
tends to be cannily Skeptical, and ne is not
impressed very much by outward show.
He gets fooled now and then, but never
twice in the same way. He has continent
to walk in, and it has given him why mus
cles and made him just little bit restless.
That, or something like it, is the charac-
ter that Uncle Sam stands for. 1t would
Be foolish, OF course, TO say tnat every III
dividual American partakes of those char
acteristics; but somehow that picture does
express the reality which underlies the ma
ton as a whole, and the man who forgetS
Il is due to have an abrupt awakening
some day.
For America is not half so urbane, so
Sophisticated, and so Streamlined as the
outward surface sometimes makes us think.
Down underneath there is this elemental
and earthly toughnesS, this saving and IT,
reverent humor, this raw-boned strength;
times of crisis bring out these qualities in
all their old freshness.
Uncle Sam will do until better figure
comes along. He stands for the best OF
what we mean by the word american"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

The person who kills a man and
takes his autmobile is a murderer
and a thief; but man who
slaughters people and SeizcS
their country is regarded as 4 fine
and great leader. Yet is not the
latter the bigger murderer, the
bigger thief?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
YOU CAN'T BLAME HER

Belgium IS Sald
to have deter
mined TO pull
out Of all mutual
assistance pactS
with other ma
tiOnS. What Bel
GUM has wit
messed recently
can we'll cause
her to feel that
a treaty would
bind h er but
might not bind
the party or the
parties of the
other part. Bel
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02

nor Is years, since the death o
the unfortunate cx-Empero
Karl Of Austria, his wife. Zita
has groOmcd her son Otto for IL
role of king, with the hope tina
some day he will return TO III
throne Of the HapsburgS in V
emma. Dressed always in black
this determined woman has move,
tirclCSSly about Europe. Scckin.
aid from other governments.
Born in the early '9Os 10 In
Princess Of Bourbon-Parma, Zit
became the wife OF young Arch
duke Karl Of HapSburg when sh
was 10. When Emperor Fran
Joseph died, ard Karl bccam
ruler of Austria Hungary, Zita at
tempted separate peace witt
France and Italy. in 1917 Blu
she failed. the final peace brok,
up her country, her family had I,
ncc,. and, ever since, she ha
strivcn increasingly to regain Aus.
trian leadership, first for her hus.
band, now for her son.
On July 10, 1885, Austria re.
stored the HapSburG estates TO III,
family, and now Zita is even NOR,
hopeful! OF gaining the throne fm
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned commu-
nicatiors are published by The
Times-New5. All letters must be
signed with the real name of
the author. No communications
signed with a fictitious name
viii be pxblished.-EDiTOR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
THELOTTERY SUCKER

small item going the rounds of the newspapers
tells us that Americans spend annually from three
to eight billions of dollars in foreign and domestic
lotteries numbers games, and similar sorts of SIN
veStments."
The figures may be estimate. They sound
good deal like guess. But there's no doubt that
what spend in this manner runs up into big fig
ureS
Occasionally also we hear of somebody winning
few dollars in baseball pool a few thousands
from the Irish sweepstakes. Which, by comparison,
makes the American people look like lot of suck
ers Other people are less foolish, of course but
it would seem as though the average American was
enough of a wise guy to have more sense.-Rock
Hill IS. CO. Herald.
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hcr son. In The
short time tha.
she did wear the
crown, both Aus.
tria and Hungary
issued stamps ir
her honor. The
Hungarian issue
OF 1918 is shown,
y IA Service. Inc ,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02

The Persian coin Daric, named
after Darius, contained about l25
grains Of gold.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
D. {. CLEAR|NGS
FALL BELOW
LAST YEAR

Washington clearings for the
week ended December 81 totaled
$l4,491,11776 against $685.
094.12 in the anne period Of last
year, q decrease of 14.4 per cent,
according to the washington
Clearings House. For the week
ended December "a, clearingS
totaled $13,149,273.83.
For the 20 leadings cities as re-
ported by Dun & BradStreet, clear
ingS totaled $4,991 ,801 900. com.
pared with $4,590, $50, 900 in the
previous week, a gain Of 8.8 per
cent and with 81, TOO ,221 900 year
ago, an increase of 6 per cent.
New York city clearings totaled
$3,247 $50, 900 rise of 40 per cent
over the corresponding period in
1884, while the aggregate for cities
outside of New York was $1,744,-
1853, 1000, or 80 per cent higher.
All cities, except Chicago, re-
ported gains, the most notable of
which appeared at Cleveland, New
Orleans, Detroit, Omaha and
Dallas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03

Canada
Dollar Montreal funds In New York,
S3,l21h discount,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
COOK IS NAMED
AGENT OF
NAT. LIFE

Appointment of Theodore w.
Cook as general agent Of its Dis
trict of Columbia agency was an
nounced yesterday by the National
Life Insurance Company, Of Mont
pelier, VT.
Territory under his direction. in
cludes the District Of Columbia,
Alexandria and the counties Of
Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun
in Virginia.
Cook brings to his new work q
successful underwriting and mana
gerial background. He came to
Washington in 1923 and joined the
Equitable Life Assurance Society.
In December, 1929, he was APP
pointed unit manager of that COM
pany.
In September, 1882, he was en-
gagged by John F. Cremen, general
agent of the Massachusetts, Mutual
in Washington as production man
ager for that agency.
He was elected to the position
of vice president of the superviS-
ors' association for the MaSsachtl-
sets Mutual at it's annual convenr
ton in Chicago last spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Washinoton Produce Markets

mand light; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, green, flat type, $500,
according to condition.
sQuash-Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida. bushel ham
psrs. white. wrapped, small size $3.50,
large size $50; FELLOWS, $3.50.
Okra and Cucumbers-Practically no
supplies on the market.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba. IN -bushel
crates, S2.5O@3.
Peppe Fs-Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. Florida, IN
bushel crates, fancy, 13.5o; choice,
$3.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES light: demand
very light; market weak. Florida, pony
refrigeratOrs, use per pint; crates, 20
q Csc per pint.
MushrOOms-supplies moderate; de-
mand very light; market weak. Flor
ida. 3-pound baskets. 5O075c; few 81.
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals; 2
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand light; mar
ket weak. California, crates, $1.s5@2.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. California, some via
Baltimore. crates, 50; few higher.
CarrOts-Two Arizona arrived, 1
broken ana z unDrOken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light: market
steady. California. Western lettuce
crates, punched, $3.50; few higher.
OranEes-Two California arrived; 4
unbroken cars on track. Florida, boxes,
No. l 1sGS.26; few higher; No. 2,
GrapefruIt-one Florida arrived; l
unbroken car on track. Florida, boxes,
No. l, S2.5O63 few special marks
higher; No. ?, 32.25W2.50.
TangeFineS-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car on track. Florida, As
hushel boxes, No. l, I1.75; No. 2.
$3.50.
LemOns-California, boxes, S5@7.5O,
kale-Supplies liberal; market weak.
Virginia, bushel baskets, 5O960c. few
75c.
COllards Supplies liberal: market
weak. Virginia, bushel baskets, 5O96Oc.
few Use.
Beets-Texas. y crates. $3.50.
GraDes-No carlot arrivals; l broken
car on track.
Pears-No carlot arrivals: unbroken
car on track
FlOrida-34 Tugs avocados: So crates
eggplant: Is Tugs lines; II bushel bas-
kets okra: 46 crates peppeEs; IS bushel
baskets peppers; IS bushel baskets
SQUASH refrigerators (64-quarts each)
strawberries; 2s4 bushel baskets green
beans; As 30-pound crates tomatoes.
CallfOrnia-36 Jugs avocados.
Pennsylvania - 1875 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Michigan 10 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
virginia. barrels watercress
Unknown Origin-47 crates mixed veg
etables
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Failures I'm This Area
DOWnin 9 OfllMOntInS

Commercial failures in the
Fifth district were said to be
fewer in number in nine of the
first II months of 1885 than in
the corresponding months of 1884.
Most of the developments in
Fifth district business between
the first Of November and the
middle of December were seasonal,
and marked activity noted in
October continued during the
later period, the bank said.
The Richmond bank reports a
slight rise in rediscounts and
an increase in industrial loans
and commitments made under
authority of Section 1913 of the
Federal Reserve Act. The in.
crease in Federal reserve note
circulation during the month was
said to be less than in most years
at this season. Reporting mem
Der banks increased loans moder-
ately between the middle of No
vember and the middle of De.
cember, decreased investments in
securities, and built up reserves at
the reserve bank still further
above requirements, while their
deposits and cash in vault in
creased, the review said.
Employment About Same
Little change was noted in en-
ployment for November. Coal pro-
duction for the same month, fig
ured on a daily basis, was reported
below october but above November,
1884. Textile mills continued to
operate on a more extensive scale
than last winter, the review said.
Auction tobacco markets in
North Carolina and Virginia sold
about twice as much tobacco as
in November last year, but prices
were lower than in the like 1884
month.
November building permits were
reported approximately IS per
cent ahead Of last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03

Statistics for 1885 are not yet
complete, but on the whole the
year now closing continued the up
ward trend in commerce, industry
and agriculture which was noted
in 1884, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond reported in its
monthly review Of the Fifth Fed
eral Reserve district Of which
Washington is a part.
Unemployment continued to be
a serious problem throughout the
year, but definite progress was
made toward restoring workers to
jobs, the review said.
Developments Seasonal
Retail trade in department
stores and wholesale trade in
groceries, hardware and drugs ex-
ceeded 1884 trade, but wholesale
drygoods and shoe sales declined
about 10 per cent this year, &C
cording to the bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Pittsburgh Produce

PITTSBURGH. Jan. JAN
poultry. butter and eggs. are wholesale
prices to dealers. Supplies limited.
Poultry steady. Heavy hens, 20@22c;
light hens, 16@1Sc; heavy springers, 4
pounds and over. 2O@22c; under I
pounds, 10000; Leghorn springers $50
lSc: young turkey hens, 26@2Sc:
ROSTERS, 13614c: ducks, 2O@22c: geese.
1870 zoe; young toms, =66 Csc; old toms,
2O622c: No. 2 turkeys. IS @2Oc.
Butter steady. 90 score. 35Ac; 80
score. S4hc; IS score, S3hc: standard.
S5c.
Eggs steady. Nearby current receipts.
26626Ic; extra firsts, ESQ 2Slac; white
tomatoes steady. Florida. 6x6 pack.
$f5O62.75; SKI pack. $1@2.25. Ohio
hot house pound baskets, $1.40 q 1.A5.
Cabbage steady. New York Danish
type. 5O-pound sacks, S5c. Bulk per
bushel baskets. 65@70c. Texas round
type, s0-pound crates. $3.50. Penn
syivania Danish type. 5e-pound sacks, so
660c.