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Evening star., 1936-10-09
CLIPPER REVIEWS
WESTWARD FLIGHT
Midway Island Next Stop
for Newspaper Men on
Way to Manila.
BY CHARLES E. GARNER.


ABOARD CHINA CLIPPER, Octo-
Der 9.-Roaring steadily westward on
its Pacific Ocean spanning flight, the
China Clipper left Pearl Harbor. in
Hawaii, at CAT am. U2:17 pm. East
ern standard time) today,
The great plane, bearing five news
men passengers on fight to Manila
from Alameda, Calf, preliminary to
regular passenger service, flew away
from Oahu Islands green hills in the
GOODNESS of a clear dawn. Its first des-
tination was Midway Island, 1898
miles away.
We obtain information at Honolulu
which adds to knowledge dramatized
by the voyage. Our mentor was Maj
Gen. Hugh A. Drum, commanding the
Hawaiian Department of the Army.
We called on Gen. Drum after a
reception by Gov. Joseph B. Poin-
dexter, who described Pan-American
Airways' route across 2,400 miles of
the Pacific as eliminating the former
ISOLATION of Hawaii.
Gen. Drum looked at the situation
from a military angle. He described
Hawaii as the focal point in the
United States western defense.
The general pointed out the United
States has 5000 miles of coastline, in
cluding Alaska, to defend, but Hawaii's
strategic position permits rapid avia-
ton movements to intercept any type
of mainland attack from across the
Pacific.
We proved that statement by reach
Ing Hawaii from Alameda, Calf, in
18 hours, travelling as passengers
aboard mighty flying boat. The trip
would have consumed about the same
time from Alaska.
Our trip to Midway. next stop in
the voyage to Manila, entails a flight
Of 1928 miles northwestWard.
The conference with Gen. DruS
disclosed the Army is devoting much
attention to developing Hawaii as an
air base, with Honolulu the center of
operations.
Drums vision of the future of
Hawaii does not end with a picture
OF the islands as the hub of Pacific
defense. He sees the Territory as the
hub of commercial transportation be-
tween Australia and Canada by Brit
1sh lines as well as the present Amer
lean link with the Orient.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
CIVIL SERVICE GROUP
NAMES YADEN COUNSEL

TO Aid New Babcock Unit in Az
fairs Concerning Members
~ d, Q. Citizens.
James q. Yaden. chief of the ex-
amining division Of the Civil Service
Commission, has been named civic
affairs counsel of the United Civil
Service Employes, the organization
being formed by q. Claude Habcock,
the latter announced today.
Yaden. who for years has taken an
active part In civic matters here, IL
president Of the District Department
Of the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees, Of which Babock
formerly was national president.
He u to aid the new group "in such
problems as may concern the United
Civil Service Employees Is citiseas of
the city of Washington" Babcock's
statement said.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Split Ships to Enlarge Taem.

Five mail ships running between
England and South Africa are TO be
made speedier by builders at Belfast,
Northern Ireland, who will make room
In them for larger engines.> The re-
powering will mean cutting several of
the vessels In two so that they can be
heightened. This is part of the plan
to make mail vessels fast enough to
complete the trip to South Africa in
Is days and II hours.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

bobbed up today with a recipe for
sweet potato chips.
Beyond saying "they are sweeter
than Irish potato chips" the inventor,
Byron c. Brunstetter, did not 60 into
detail about the recipe. 1t will be
made available to the public later.
He hinted that the potatoes must
be carefully selected. sliced just so
and cooked Just right.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
FOUR BRITISH AIRMEN
RESCUED FROM REEF
Fishing Boat Discovers Plane
on Timor Sea After Flight
From Australia.

~ the Associated Press.
PORT DARWIN, Australia. October
e.-Four British aviators. attempting
a flight from Australia to England,
were rescued today from lonely
coral reef in the Timor Sea.
A wireless message said a fishing
boat discovered the plane after the
flyers had been OH the reef two days.
The airliner, owned by Lord Sempill,
was abandoned and the men taken
aboard steamer.
The flyers, whose names were given
as Wood, Gilroy, Davies and Oro-
combe, were said to have made
forced landing soon after taking off
from here Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Cat Mothers Baby Skunks.

JUNEAU. Wis. @.-Mamie's un-
usual display of maternal affection
threatens to make Joseph Kasten-
meier q Stunned man. Mamie-his
pet cat-brought six baby skunks out
OF the woods recently. A State con-
servation warden returned them to
their original habitat. Persistent,
Mamie revisited the woods and now
her six striped friends are back again.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Protected from the rain Rockefeller
fnaneier sho,Dn about to board
Winter estate the Easements The train dra,Dn up on
sahg at me Jreight staom so that ne rockefeller automobile
the oil magnate to step directly into private car ,hout
- World
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Napoleonic Houses Raced.

Houses used by soldiers in the Ma
poleonic wars are being razed in
Houghton, England.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
BAKER RITES
HELD This Am.
Interment Is Conducted at
Oakdale Cemetery

Relatives and friends gathered
at Bakers Art Gallery this morn
ing to paw final tribute to the
memory of the late Arthur F: Ba-
ker, pioneer Hendersonville buSl-
ness man who died at his apart
ment Saturday at midnight, tot-
lowing a brief illness.
The services were conducted by
Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, bishop
of the Western North Carolina
Episcopal diocese, and a quartet
comprising Mrs. ]. c. Morrow,
Mrs. Irma Allen, Roy Bennett and
.Tno, T. wilkins. accompanied by
Mrs. J. F. Brooks, rendered two
HYMNS. Crock of Ages" and
"Abide With Me-"
Pallbearers were o. Roy Keith,
Amos Bennett, J. c. Morrow, Hen
nv Atkin, Homer Hawkins and II.
H. Ewbank. =,
The service was concluded at
Oakdale, where interment took
Among those from out of the
citv for the funeral were Mrs.
Seifert of New Bern and Charles
r Baker, of Asheville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. (UP)
"A bill to short circuit court
tests of laws involving constitu-
tionality to the Supreme Court
was introduced in the house yes
terday by Rep. John A. Martin,
D., Colo. >.
If Martins bill is passed-and
is accepted by the federal courts,
cases involving the constitutions
lily of laws passed under the tax
ing power, commerce clause, pow
err to coin money, due process and
state due process clauses would
not be tied up for months in the
lower federal courts.
Tests of the NRA and AAA
which were thrown out by the
Supreme Court originated in low
err courts and gradually moved up
on appeals until many months or
even years after the bills became
laws with the presidents sigma
ture the highest court decided they
were unconstitutional.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. H.
CUP)-Two right of way commits
sioners were named yesterday for
the Florida-Gulf canal as en- en-
pIovment on the S143,OOo,OOV
project reached its maximum Suo-
to of $500 for the first time:
J Tom Watson, special ASSIST
ant to U. S. ATTORNEY Generas
Homer S. Cummings, in charge OF
land acquisition for the canal;
named Ernest A. Watson anu
John w. Ball of Jacksonville as
his assistants. ..oou
Watson. the assistant attorney
general said. will maintain head
quarters at Ocala. Ball VIII super
wise a right-of-way bureau mere,
Meanwhile. WPA officials here
announced that employment on
the huge project has scared TO
6 200 men. The figures represent
the first time that labor lists have
appropriated the full quota set
by U. S. engineers on basis OF the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
Florida Canal Jobs Reach Maximum
Quota; Name Right Way Experts

original $5,OOO,OOO ALLEGATION.
While engineers pressed for
ward work on the canal, efforts
were being made in Washington
to secure additional ALLEGATIONS to
insure continuation of work.
1t was reported authoritatively
that President Roosevelt recon-
mended a $12,OO0,000 canal allo-
cation in his general request for
S129, 100000 to finance works un-
der the war department.
In a report submitted to con-
gress, the chief of army engineers
recommended a $12,000,000 canal
ALLEGATION in his general request
for S129, 100000. to finance works
under the war department.
In a report submitted to con-
gress, the chief of army engineers
recommended that S57,000,000
"profitably could be expended"
on the Florida canal during the
Forthcoming biennium. The re-
CONTINUED on page six)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
NORRIS WOULD CURB
HIGH COURT POWERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. (UD
4 iudicial reform to c'ear the way
for a new farm program was pr
nosod bv Senator George w. Nor
ris (R., Neb.) as a preliminary to
legislation to replace the dcmol-
ished AAA when he appeared be-
fore the senate agriculture com
mittee and urged the problem be
approached through judicial re-
forms before the new statutes
enactment is attempted. He said.
"Hate to say it but it seems to me
the only thing we can do is to pass
a law taking away the jurisdiction
of the lower courts" He explain
ed that the lessening of Jurlsdic,,
ton of the lower courts would
strip the appellate function from
the United States supreme court,
making it impossible for the court
to invalidate acts Of congress.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
MRS. HOWARD
SUCCUMBS ON
NDBIRTHDAY
Widow of Civil War OFF,
Ger Was Mother of
Is Children

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Howard, age %,
pioneer Hendersonville resident,
died at her home on West Allen
street last night at s o'clock fol-
lowing an illness of several years.
Funeral services were being
held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the First Methodist church, and
burial was to follow at the ShawS
Greek Baptist church cemetery.
Services were in charge of the
Rev. E. X. McLarty, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
Mrs. Howard was the widow OF
Richard Howard, who served as a
lieutenant in the Confederate
army in the Civil war. She was
born on Jan. IS, 1914, and died
on her 92nd birthday. She was a
daughter of William Jones OF
Greenville county, S. C., ana
Sarah Scruggs Jones of Hender-
son county. She was one of the
oldest members of the Methodist
church, having Joined that denom-
nation when 16 years old. :,
She was the mother of - chill
dren, seven of whom survive as
follows: Miss Grace Howard, Mrs.
j. F. Thompson, H. 0. Howard, IL.
H. Howard all of Hendersonvllle;
Miss Josephine Howard of Char
lotte, Mrs. Matte Goodspeed OF
Dixon, ILL.,, and w. E. Howard OF
Greenville, S. C..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
S. c. HIGHWAY
TANCLE MAJOR
SOLON'S issue
Legislators Converting at
Noon Today to Take Up
Many Controversies
COURT ADDS ANOTHER
RULING TO SITUATION

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. Ia
(UP).-A permanent solution to
South Cardinals tangled highway
department affairs today appar-
emily was the major issue as leg
islators arrived here for the sec
ond session of the S1st general
assembly.
The legislature will be conven-
ed at noon today and immediate
ly plunge into work on controV-
erSy-loaded agenda.
Stop-gap measures enacted by
the extraordinary session last
month must be replaced by per-
manent measures, ending the feud
between Gov. DIN d. Johnston
and the board of highway COM
missionerS.
Yesterday the state supreme
court, in a per curiam order, held
that the temporary board placed
in charge of the highway depart
ment for 60 days by the special
legislature has full authority to
perform all duties necessary to
keep the department functioning.
The ruling validates authority
of the board, comprised of Chief
Highway Engineer J. S. William.
son, L. c. Robinson, secretary of
the state sinking fund, and Comp
troller General A. j. Beattie.
The court held, however, that
highway bids opened and tabulat-
ed during Johnston,s military
domination of the department
were of no effect. Consequently,
all projects on which bids were re-
ceived during that period, must
be re-advertised.
In seeking solution of the high
wav muddle, the legislature may
reopen ancient political sores,
precipitating major battles on
floors of both houses. Pending at
Continued on page slx)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
Hope Morgenthau To Aid Bonus Plan
Big City Mayors
AskCongressFor
Additional Dole

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. (UP)
Big city mayors asked congress
late yesterday for a S2,340,000,-
600 appropriation to continue
federal relief II months after
July /.
They carried their request over
the head of President Roosevelt
direct to Vice President Garner
of the senate, and Speaker Byrns
of the house, with the charge
that:
l. Administrator Harry L. Hop
kins' $4,0O0,00O,OOO program fell
100000 jobs short of freeing di-
rect relief rolls of all employable
needy.
2. The serious problem con-
fronting the cities, counties and
states, since the government end
ed the dole lis that of providing
adequately for the relief popula-
tion not cared for under the fed
eral work program"
A S2,340,000,000 relief appro-
priation for the 1936-1937 fiscal
year would be SS40,O00,000 more
than President Roosevelt is re-
portedly considering.
Without figuring lost AAA pro-
cesSing tax revenues, the action
would boost next years estimated
federal deficit to around $780,
100000.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
House Measure Would Short Circuit
Court Tests AS To Constitutionality

Martin said that inferior fed
eral courts had been able to null
ify the work of both the execu-
tive and congress by declaring
certain laws unconstitutional. The
Utility Holding company bill, for
example, is now not in full force
because a Baltimore court held it
unconstitutional but an appeal
has been taken to the higher
court and no decision will be
final until the Supreme Court has
ruled.
Rep. Tito Marcantonio, R., N. Y,
introduced a resolution directing
the labor department to investi-
gate workmen's deaths from sill
COSTS, a frequently fatal disease
caused by inhaling dust. He was
motivated by the deaths of 476
tunnel workers at Gauley Bridge,
w. V.
The house considered District
of Columbia legislation while the
Continued on page Sky
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
BAILEY GETS
LIFEPEN Term
Is Convicted of Murder Of
Greenville, S. C., Officer
Four Years Ago

GREENVILLE, S. c., Jan. ID.
Ray Bailey, 26-year-old Burns
vile, n. c., man, was sentenced
to life Imprisonment here yester-
day by Judge A. L. CASTOR Of
Chester, for the murder of Motor
cycle Officer A. B. Hunt here
about four years ago.
A verdict of guilty with a rec
concentration to the mercy of the
court was accepted by Solicitor j..
G. Leatherwood and the court
then imposed the life sentence,
In a signed statement after the
sentence had been passed Bailey
declared that he was innocent and
stated that it was only because
of falsehoods that had been sworn
against him and his lack OF tunas
for an adequate defense that ne
was offering the plea.
Officer Hunt was shot ana Kill
ed in a gun battle here on May l,
1882, when officers stopped a
taxicab to question the occupants
Later Bailey was arrested. at
SYLVIA, n. c., where he was IN a
hospital with bullet wounds, he
was freed on a habeas corpus near
ing and this decision was upheld
by the North Carolina supreme
court, but reversed by the U. D.
supreme court. o.. -, L.
capture in Georgia last fall. ms
capture came about week after
he had shot his way out of trap
near Brevard.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
EVEN BREAK
over RADIO IS
FLETCHER PLEA
COP. Chairman Accuses
Chains of Political
Favoritism

WASHINGTON, Jan. ID. (UP)
Chairman Henry P. Fletcher Of
the Republican national commit
tee last night called upon the two
major broadcasting companies to
be "as non-partisan and free from
governmental domination as great
news services" and to give both
sides an absolutely equal break"
He made public a letter sent to
William S. Paley, president Of the
Columbia Broadcasting system,
concerning Fletcher's request for
free time to match President
Roosevelt's message to congress
on the state of the nation.
Quoting Paley's statement that
"appeals to the electorate should
be intellectual and not based on
emotion, passion or prejudice
Fletcher said this seemed almost
funny" in the light of the impas-
stoned appeal to class prejudice
made by the president in his con-
gressionaI broadcast on January
g." -.
81 cannot, however, free myself
of the impression that the attitude
YOU have taken is affected and
perhaps involuntarily controlled
by the political party in power
which regulates the issuance OF
your licenses" Fletcher wrote. .
Both Columbia and National
broadcasting systems declined TO
allow the Republicans to buy time
for dramatic presentations of po-
litical issues.
Paley also wrote that his or
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
Group
MEETS TO SEE
FWAYE0PEN
Many Leaders Believe Con-
stitutional Change
Unnecessary
FARM leaders TO
LEND AID BELIEF

WASHINGTON. jar. IA. CUnl
! congressional drive 20 curb thu
powers of the supreme court was
given impetus by the courts now
blow at the admin stration fam
p'ooram in processing tax cases,
The house judiciary commit
was called into session today bH
Chairman Hatton W. Summe
d., Tex.) over legislative acts.
"We'll proceed with caution
Tut linden ably there is strong
sentiment in the house TO restr.cC
the courts powers" Summers
said.
Many administration leaders
belle, ed that congress has the
power to enact legislation to re-
strict the powers of the court
without long and bitter fight to
amend the constitution. Support
for a constitutional amendment or
other means of curbing court
powers came also from some lead
ers of farm organizations here r.
discuss AAA substitutes. MANY
talked to their congressman OH
the possibilities.
The courts decision was inter-
preted as meaning the $2O0,OOO,-
600 paid into federal courts and
held in escrow under injunctions
will be returned to professors. 1t
left in doubt, however, the status
of S1,0O0,000,000 paid into the
federal treasury.
In 10 minutes of as fast action
as seen since the famous gold
clause cases, the court ruled
against the New Deal in the eight
Louisiana rice cases bearing on
1000 processing tax cases, dis
missed the Lee Moor suit attack
ing validity of the Bankhesd cot
ton control act, and failed to act
on the IVA act, which may be de-
cided next Monday.
The Bankhead case was thrown
out on a technicality, but its con-
stitutionality may be decided Ia
ter in a suit brought by Governor
Eugene Talmadge of Georgia,
caustically critical New Deal foe.
Administration leaders general
ly were silent on the latest New
Deal reversal in the court. Con.
siderable interest was manifested
in Summers announcement he ex-
pected to address the house IN
the AAA decision, in which the
court held the principal admins
tration farm pillar unconstitution-
al last week.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
HOFFMAN MAKES NO DECISION
ONREPRIEVE FOR HAUPTMANN
Bruno's Attorneys Confer ;
Hauptmann Pleads for
Lindbergh Interview

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. IA
(UP)-Governor Harold G. Hoff-
man today said he had "made no
decision" on the question of
granting a reprieve that would
prevent the execution of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann Friday night.
Hauptmann's attorneys meantime
continued conferences prepare
tory to making an eleventh hour
appeal to the federal courts 20
save the convicted murderer of
the Lindbergh baby from death IN
the electric chair.
AS the execution hour grew
nearer Hauptmann began to grasp
frantically at straws pleading for
a lie detector test and an inter-
view with Lindbergh.
1t was a desperate race against
time that the lawyers were run
ming when they met in Pope's Of
flee at Somerville, N. j., yester-
day for a three-hour conference. -,
Hauptmann will be executed
Friday night unless some court
stays the executioner's hand or
Governor Harold G. Hoffman
grants reprieve. :.
Hoffman stayed away from his
office all day. He was in New
York, reported to be working on
business connected with the open
ing of the New Jersey legislature
today. He will return today TO
face an assembly and senate con-
tanning many persons hostile 70
him because of his intervention IN
the Hauptmann case.
Threats were heard among New
Jersey legislators that an inveSti-
cation of the governor would be
proposed if he grants a reprleVee
and there even was some talk or
impeachment proceedings. Most OF
it came from Democrats like AS
semblyman Crawford Jameson
who weeks ago threatened to IN
vestigate Hoffman's participation
in the Hauptmann case from the
time the governor paid his secret
visit to the death house last Dc
tober. Hoffman, a Republican, has
a small majority in both houses.
Sentiment among his opponents
apparently had not become strong
enough to bring out any concert
ed plan of action, but the CALLER
les will be crowded at noon to-
CONTINUED on page six)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-14
By FREDERICK KUN
Copyripht. 1885, by United Press


Copyright, 1895, by United Press
LONDON, Jan. Ia. (UP).-Ja-
pan has decided to withdraw from
the five-power naval limitation
conference because of the refusal
of Britain and the United States
to grant her demand for naval
equality, it was announced Off
cially last night. :.
Japan will re-state her position
about naval limitation, Just as she
did before resigning from the
League of Nations when the lea
que denounced her actions in
Manchuria, and then will walk out
of the naval parleys.
The Japanese decision was con-
veyed to the British delegation, as
hosts of the conference, by short,
stocky Admiral Osami Nagano,
chief Nipponese delegate. The u.
S. delegation was informed later.
The re-statement of the Japa-
nese attitude was expected to be
in the nature Of a general state
ment to the world outlining again
Tokyo's contention that Japan
must be recognized as the equal
in all respects of the greatest of
world powers.
1t was considered possible that
Emperor Hirohito, as he did when
japan withdrew from the league,
might issue a rescript to the en-
pire setting forth national policy.
Admiral Nagano an dAmbassa-
dor Matsuzo Nagai, his associate,
probably will return to Tokyo via
the United States. If Washington
shows interest, it was said, they
may talk Informally about the pos
sibility of a separate Japanese
American naval understanding
Admiral Nagano was said to
have informed British officials
that Japan is withdrawing from
the conference after they rejected
his suggestion for sine die adj
journment.
It was learned that other dele
cations have agreed to continue
the conference on a four-power
basis, primarily with a view to
agreement on limiting the sizes of
individual types of warships and
their gun calibers.
The American and British dele
cations probably will discuss fur
there plans today, while it is pos
sible that the session scheduled
for Wednesday will be postponed
to allow Japan to prepare the
text of it's final declaration.
1t is expected that the~Japanese
will attend the next meeting of
the conference, whenever it is
held, but that it will be their last.
The London Daily Telegraph's
naval expert was informed that
Continued on page three)
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Brevard And HIS.
Play Two Cage
Games Tonight
New Seats Provided for
Spectators, Heat Also
Provided

The Hendersonville High school
basketball teams will meet Bre-
ward high school in double-head-
err at the high school gym tonight
at 1880 o'clock.
Coach Jones stated that ade-
ouate seating facilities had been
arranged for all who might attend
the games, and the gymnasium
will be heated. New seats have
been put into the gym replacing
old and worn out equipment:
The Cat teams have been fairy
successful in their season so Tar
and are working hard in an effort
to play winning basketball.