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THIS WEEK
Teeth Of the Dragon
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speed, for instance. There are three
blades on each of those motors. The
blades can be regulated so the pitch
will vary. The engineer sets those
motors at speed which is figured out
mathematically. speed at which
they'll function to best advantage and
in which every part of the ship will
coordinate properly. That speed
never varies. II the plane starts down.
and the motors have less work to do.
and therefore attempt to speed up. an
automatic device changes the pitch
of the blades so they take a deeper
bite of the air and the engines are
slowed down accordingly.
The reverse happens if the plane
noses up. The carburetion is adjusted
scientifically and also automatically.
Every time we move up few hundred
feet where there's less density to the
air, it takes more air to mix with the
gasoline to secure the most efficient
ratio of carburetion. That's what is
taken care Of by automatic devices
which register a difference in eleva-
tion of osiIy a few feet"
"And the radio OPERATOR?
He sends out reports of our posi-
ton, gets reports on weather and at
mospheric conditions. keeps in touch
with various steamships and -"
Peterson interrupted himself to say.
There's the Lnriins showing up ahead
now. Check the time when you can look
down her tunnels and see how much
the navigators missed it."
Burke looked through the window.
saw a long V-shaped streamer of water
spreading out into a wake. In the
apex of that huge v. graceful white
ship was cutting through the water.
Peterson handed him pair of binocu-
lars. When Burke raised them to his
eyes. the magnificent liner seemed to
be but a few hundred feet away.
As he looked down at the ship. a
billowing cloud of white steam shot
from the front of the forward smoke
stack, to be followed after moment
by two more white clouds - the three
whistles which mark the salute of one
Evening star., 1936-10-11

gadCets on this ship than | could ex-
plain to you between here and Homo
lulu. Sit back and read the magazine.
There's nothing to see, and nothing to
worry about. After a couple of hours
you'll break out into starlight. Well
make good time after we get through
this. A bit of a head wind now. but it
won't last"
And the pilot walked past Burke, to
the front of the ship. with all of the
calm confidence of mariner bunked
down in tight little ship. sailing in
clear weather on an open sea.
Burke pressed his face against the
window and could see only swirling
clouds. which wrapped the plane as in
a blanket. He felt the ship rock, then
realized it was descending. 1t dropped
below the clouds. seemed to be skim
ming almost over the surface Of the
tempest-lashed waters. Suddenly the
ocean was flooded with a greenish
light which showed the tumbling,
surging waves.
Were they making a forced land
ing?
He felt swift fash Of alarm, then
looked back. He could see a carbide
fare tossing about astern. He grinned
as he realized the pilots had merely
tossed fare overheard to give them
a fixed point from which they could
check their speed and wind drift. A
few moments later. having secured
the necessary data. the plane was
once more nosing upward into the
swirling sea of black storm clouds.
Burke finally settled back in his
chair. opened magazine. became in
terested in a story. When he had fin
ished, it didn't occur to him to look
out Of the window. He felt perfectly
secure. He dropped naturally off to
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Mosoxiss Section

sleep and wakened with start, hours
later. to look out of the portfolio into
vast expanse of star studded, cloudless
sky. while below lay the blackness of
the ocean. Directly ahead was a spot
of luminosity. Minute by minute it
grew in volume, finally resolved itself
into myriad twinkling lights.
Peterson grinned at him and said.
Honolulu. How do you like it?"
Burke matched Peterson's grin and
answered. Buddy, like it SWELL"
1--WE usually figure on a daylight
landing" Peterson explained. but
we wanted to take advantage of
weather conditions. this trip. You'll
have the thrill of seeing the Islands
at night"
So straight was the Clipper headed
for the Islands that the lights were
soon blotted out by the limit of Burke's
vision at the portfolio. The next he
saw of them was when the plane
banked into turn and he saw whole
sea of lights - lights which twinkled
over streets. lights along the beach at
Waikiki. the lights Of ships in the
harbor, the criss-cross network of
searchlights. Then. like some great
water fowl which has completed a
long fight and drops with bowed
wings to the surface of the water for
food and rest. the big air.boat came
downward in a long turn, Strengthened
out, skinned along the surface OF the
bay. struck a little wave, sent up a
splash Of spray. settled. and the water
rose on either side in curling waves
as the ship slowed speed.
Burke felt a thrill of excitement. As
soon as he could arrange to have his
baggage sent to an hotel, he would
60 to the house of p. Y. Lee.
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didn't 90 into his room and turn out
the light?"
"And Margaret" Lillian ventured.
What sort of girl is she?"
''I'm a bit worried about her. Oh,
she's not a bad girl or anything like
that, but she's headstrong and stub
born. She's going to be problem.
And Lord. she's pretty. That's going
to make it all the harder. :"
In 1927. Lillian remembered, they
had all agreed that it was crime to
bring any child into the world these
days. Some of them. Lillian leading
the pack, came out fiat for race suicide
as the only solution of the worlds ills.
They talked abstractly of the mag
nificence of an earth devoid of human
hypocrisy. And that would sometimes
lead to an academic, but loud dis
cussion of whether or not there would
be sound on a planet with no ears to
hear.
In 1928 Bayne Evans wrote play.
None of the crowd had known that
he was writing it until one night they
all got together and he announced
that a producer had paid him five
hundred dollar option and he had
joined the Dramatists' Guild. He
was rather shamefaced about his
effort, and they all kidded him and
asked him if the Guild had a password
and a special grip for members when
meeting one another. And what did he
have to do when he was initiated?
1t made everything almost all right
when he told them what his play was
about - the futility of success - but
it didn't carry complete conviction
because Bayne had obviously put in
great many hours to write the thing.
and he must have hoped it would sue
ceed. Which, to the surprise of all his
friends. it did.
They celebrated Bayne's success
with an after-theatre party in an
expensive speak-easy. Bayne footing
the bill. They taunted him with his
money-grabbing, and said they sup
posed they wouldn't be seeing much
of him any more.
They were joking, of course, but
they did not realize how near the
truth their jibes were falling. Bayne
took an apartment in Beekman Place,
quit his little job, and continued to
write plays which continued to sell
and capture the public's interest. And
they didn't see him as often as they
had before. Oh. he always had good
excuses, but when members of the
old crowd dropped in on him unex-
pectedly. as they had in the old days,
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box at all. just tin receptacle which
chung to a window ledge and some
times. on windy nights. blew off and
clattered into the court four stories
below. Nothing mattered but being in
New York. being young and free of
everything that had held you down.
and knowing that your destiny was
not going to be hitched up with some
dismal old-young man like Henry
Travers.
1t wasn't long before they found
themselves members Of a crowd of
youngsters like themselves. All of
them except Lii Lilith. as Bayne
Evans called her them had inconse-
quential jobs which paid them just
enough to get by and occasionally. by
pooling resources. 60 on cheap out
ing to the beach or for a table d'hote
dinner. 81 so. dancing. The boys made
their own gin and the girls carried it
in TASKS under their evening wraps. 1t
wasn't very good III fact. it was
terrible, - but it wouldn't kill you
and it certainly was effective.
They called themselves the Lost
Generation. believed in it. gloried in
it. The country was recovering from
the shock of the depression of '2l and
Scott Fitzgerald's early over-expo-
sures. Somebody had discovered that
Sex constituted the only real topic
of conversation.
Marriage? What was marriage but
a dull trap? Careers? They were
traps, too. not worth the price you
paid. The war had revealed all sue
cessful persons as dishonest misers
ready to sacrifice their own flesh and
blood to greed. They must have been
nice people once - success had made
them as they now we're. Why sue
ceed if you paid for it with your soul?
There was nothing for it but to live
to the utmost, burn your candle at
both ends and watch the lovely light.
Oh, it was a great way to live. You
saw through everything. everybody,
even your parents, and you said
brave, bitter things and everybody
believed you. You believed yourself.
". and then in 1927 young Henry
was born." Henry was saying. land
year later Margaret. Poor Ellen -
the children came too close together
and sapped her strength. But Lord,
Lillian, it's great to have kids! Henry's
nine now - and looks like me. But
he's better boy than l was. He has
Ellens goodness. He's in the fourth
grade this winter and studying like a
trooper. I'm afraid sometimes he'll
ruin his eyes. Why. would you believe
it, the little codger'd read all night if
Evening star., 1936-10-11

. Constipation gave me dizzy spells -
so I chewed one tablet of FEEN A
MINT. Next day, l was full of vim
bowels regular as clockwork.
Chew FEEN-A-MINT for minutes.
Medical science has proved it's the
chewing that helps make FEEN- A
Evening star., 1936-10-11

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ing. nausea. or disturbance of sleep.
Non-habit- forming. Next time - use
FEEN-A MINT. You'll never go back
to old fashioned methods. l5c and 25c
a big, economical. family sized box.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
Thought she was safe
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Catholic Priests
To Declare Red
Peril In Pulpits

BERLIN, Aug. 20. (UP).-All
Catholic priests will declare from
their pulpits Sunday that Bolshe-
vism menaces Germany and that
freedom from religious persecu-
ton is the only protection for the
unity of the Fatherland, it was
learned today.
The priests will protest vigor-
ously against alleged anti-Catho-
lie measures and purported OPP
preston against Catholic organ
izations by reading pastoral let
ter, drawn by conference of
bishops at Fulda.
The letter calls upon Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler to intervene in the
threat of Bolshevism from both
sides of the Fatherland," and
warns that if Spain succumbs to
Bolshevism Europe will be jeop-
ardized.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
CONFERS WITH TWO
STATES GOVERNORS .

BOARD PRESIDENTIAL
TRAIN, PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 20.
(UP).-President Roosevelt in a
back platform address to several
thousand persons today reiterated
his defense of government spend
ing to meet the drouth problems.
He said, eff it costs a million
dollars to save ten million, think
worthwhile" After his talk he re-
tired to his private car for
drouth conference with Gov. Tom
Berry, South Dakota; Gov. Leslie
Miller, Wyoming, and other state
and federal officials. The presi-
dent inspected a CCC camp this
morning.
Pledged to a long-range plan
ming program of drouth proven
ton through federal, state and To-
col cooperation, the chief execn-
tive was DESTROYS Of laying before
these officials the views that he
ard a special committee hold para
mount to the solution of problems
now faced by the nations "bread
basket" as result of desert-like
conditions in this once fertile
land.
His defense of spending to pro-
vide relief for the drouth victims
and conservation Of water and
soil, regarded as a reply by some
to Gov. Landon, was also expound-
ed to an audience of several thou
sand that foeked about his train
last night at Aberdeen, S. D., af-
ter he had completed a 40-mile
drive inspection trip.
Begrimed with dust that swirl
ed about the dirt roads over which
he had motored, he said:
81 understand there are some
people that are not in favor of
planning ahead. believe there
are some people that say it isn't
worth spending money to save
money.
Somebody said yesterday up
in North Dakota that they believe
if you could save $10,000,000 by
spending $1,000,000 it was worth
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
CHARLIEROPER.
FACING TRIAL.
Charge of Aiding Prisoner
to Escape Will Be
Heard Monday

Charlie Roper will be given a
preliminary hearing before Mag
istrate J. F. Brooks on Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock on a charge
of aiding and abetting a prisoner
to escape from the county jail.
The charge grew out of the
escape of his brother, John Roper,
from the county Jail last Saturday
afternoon while awaiting trial on
an arson charge in connection with
the burning of the r. l.. Moody
home, near Osceola Lake, on June
Ia.
Charlie Roper was arrested last
Saturday night several hours aft
er the escape, while asleep in a
barn in the Green River section.
He is being held in jail pending
the hearing.
John Roper was recaptured
Thursday night in the Mills River
section.
1t is alleged that Charlie Roper
found the Jail keys on a table in
the kitchen and released his bro
Their from a cell on the second
floor of the Jail.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
DEATH TAKES
ANDY GRIFFIN
Respected Colored Man To
Be Given Burial by
Legion Post q.

Funeral services for Andy Grit
fin. respected colored citizen of
Hendersonville, who died yester-
day, will be held on Sunday after
noon at 2 80 o'clock from the Star
of Bethel Baptist church.
The services at the grave Will
be in charge of the Hubert M.
Smith post of the American Le-
gion. ...... 49,,
Griffin was born in Henderson
vile and spent his life here. he
was one of the best known and
most respected members of his
race here. For the past Ii years
he had been in the employment Oh
Gregg Bros. Hardware Co:
During the World war ne serV-
ed in the American army for ~
months and was in France WIN
the A. E. F. for a period OF IL
months. .L,. ~ his
He was the last member OF MS
immediate family. ,,.;.h
The services will be held with
paui English, Legion Post com
mander, and Rev. Broadns =.
Wall pastor of the First Baptist
church and Legion post chaplain
f
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Writer Leaps Sc
Stories To Death
Erskine Was on Empire
State Bldg. Tour

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (UP)-
Robert F. Erskine, a magazine
writer, climbed to the rampant of
the seth floor terrace of the En-
pire State building yesterday,
smiled as he shouted $50 long,
folks" and jumped. He crashed
to death on 33rd street, 1000 feet
below.
He was the only one of five per-
sons who have fallen from the
worlds tallest building to hit the
street. The others landed on ter
races or setbacks. Erskine's body
plummeted into a crowded street
between two automobiles in front
of a window in which sign iron
ically read: ENJOY a similar view
from the observatory"
Erskine was among a party of
ten being conducted about the
tower by a guide. He smiled and
chatted amiably. A tower photog-
rapher approached him and asked
if he wanted a picture made. Frs
kline nodded, took three PAGES
backward and still smiling climbed
to the rampant.
He stood there for a moment
with a newspaper in his hand.
Then he laid it down, turned,
waved, and leaped. Said Wilson
P. Brumback of Van Vert, Ohio,
who was watching:
"He smiled just before he
jumped. 1t was a friendly, kindly
smile"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29

A state Fourth Wild Life Ooh-
ference will be conducted at camp
Greystone beginning Monday
August 81, and running through
Saturday, September 5, Whlcn
will be devoted to conservation
and allied themes, with outstand-
ing experts on the staff Of IN
structors. H.
The conference faculty and the
subjec they will teach have oeen
assigned as follows: -,
DR.. J. H. Stallings and stall OF
the U. S. Soil Conservation ser
vice-Soil Conservation.
R. W. Graeber and 0. F. NC
Crary, North Carolina Extension
service = Forestry and L
Study.
West Jacobs, U. S. Department
of Commerce, Bureau of Fisher
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Federal And State Experts Will
Head 4-H Wild Life Conference
AnNext Week AT Camp Graystone

INSTRUMENTATION of Wild Life.
Alexander Sprunt, Jr., Ameri-
can Audubon society, and George
Lay, U. S. Biological Survey -
Bird Life.
DR.. z. P. Metcalf, N. C. State
college and DR.. R. w. Lieby,
State Department. of Agriculture
Insect Life.
L. R. Harrill of the North Car
DINA Agricultural Extension SER
vice will be camp director.
The daily schedule calls for a
camp routine beginning at $50
a. m, and closing at 10 p. M, and
recreation will include early
morning setting up exercises,
swimming and boating, tours and
recreation, while a vesper pro-
gram will come between supper
and the regular evening diver
sions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
RAIN FALLS Il
DAYS IN MONTH
But August, Nearly Gone,
Is Without Record Max
ing Weather
By T. w. VALENTINE
ocaJIT 6 Weather Observe

The records for % out of the
81 days in the month show an
average temperature of IT de-
grees above the August. normal,
and precipitation slightly more
than the normal total for the
whole month. There is no reason
able. possibility of any change in
the mean temperature for the
month beyond a fraction of de-
gree; any change that may occur
in the precipitation for the month
can have no effect except to IN
crease the excess already record
ed.
Measurable amounts of ram
have occurred on II out of the rs
days; but seven-tenths of the to-
tai rainfall occurred on four days.
and nearly six-tenths of 1t occur
red on three days.
No records either of tempera-
ture or rainfall have been broken
during the month. 1t has been a
Continued on page threel
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
J. B. cox dies
IN FLORIDA
Native Here Made Home at
Jacksonville, Past
30 Years

J. B. Cox, a native Of Hender-
sonville and a graduate of old
Judson college, died Monday at
Jacksonville and was buried there
Thursday. He was 60 years old
and had lived in Jacksonville 80
years. He left this city in 1901.
His wife was the former Miss
Ida Sunossky, sister of Mrs. H. l..
Granger of this city, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Granger with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Sunossky of Illinois, who
have been visiting here, attended
the funeral.
Five children, all grown, and a
number of other relatives survive.
Mr.. Cox had been a building
most of his life.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Registration For
School Year Set
Next Wednesday
First Grade Age Eligibil-
ity Ruling Here Is
Explained

All city school pupils entering
the first grade must have their
sixth birthdays not later than Oc-
tOber 18th, Mrs. AlmOnte Jones',
principal of the Rosa Edwards
school, said today in reminding
parents and pupils that registra-
ton of new pupils will take place
next Wednesday from 9 to II a.
m. and 2 to ) p. m. The age re-
quirement is made by the state
school commission. New pupils
that will enter classes at the high
school building will register at the
same hours on Wednesday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
KNOX ASSAILS
'4-JOB FARLEY
Says Campaign Crusade
to Save America" Not
Political Fight

BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. 20,
(UP).-Frank Knox, Republican
vice presidential nominee, last
night summoned voters to a "cru-
SADIE to save America" in an eX-
temporaneous climax to his speech
at a Vermont COP. rally here.
Departing from his prepared
text, Knox asserted "this is not a
political campaign. We are in a
crusade to save America"
Knox served notice that if a G.
O.P. attack on "evils" of the
Roosevelt administration consti-
tutes "a dirty campaign . Four
Job Farley can make the most of
it,"
KnOx's blunt warning to Demo
cratic National Committee Chair
man James A. Farley came in his
fifth major campaign address and
his second in New England.
Speaking at a party rally here,
he asserted that personalities"
were not the issue but that the ma
ton faces the "most critical situa-
ton" since the Civil war-one in
volving struggle to retain the
sovereign power of the people"
Knox journeyed here by auto
mobile from his summer home in
Manchester, n. H. He continues
his New England speaking tour
Monday with an address at Water
bury, Conn.
The Republican candidate charg-
cd that natural recovery has
been retarded by New Deal "regi-
mentation" and that limitation
and bankruptcy" face the nation
unless the rate of spending is d.
minished. The "plain men," he
Continued on page two)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Weather Bureau
Man Here Friday
New Instrument Shelter
Here To Be Asked

L. A. benson, of Raleigh, mo
teorologist of the U. S. weather
bureau, was in town Friday IN
specting the weather bureau equip,
ment at this station. lie is pleased
with the efforts made to protect
the U. S. property in this city, and
has promised to file a requisltlon
for a new instrument shelter to
be installed here in the course Oh
the next three months.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
GOING AWAY PARTY
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

A going-away party will be
given for young people of the
Presbyterian church who are soon
to leave for college. This party
will be given at the manse, 220
Seventh avenue west, on Monday
night at 8 o'clock. There will be
refreshments, games, and short
talks by representative young peo-
pie. :. All young people of the
church who are going away to col
lege are invited, -.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
Pope Is Not Ill;
Does Days Work

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Aug. 80.
(UP).-Refutine foreign reports
that he is gravely i'll, Pope Plus
XI rose yesterday at 6 a. m, pray
ed for Spain and engaged in a
normal days work, receiving many
pilgrims and visitors.
The Pontiff spent much time
with Father Stein, director OF tne
Vatican Observatory. at Caster
Gondolfo, and several observatory
assistants. - 49,. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
DR.. RANDLE
In COLLISION
Reckless Driving Charged;
She Posts $500 Bond
This Morning

DR.. Helen G. Randle was charg-
ed with reckless driving this morn
ing after an automobile collision
at the intersection of Fifth avenue
west and Church street.
A Dodge sedan, driven by Mrs.
Randle and travelling east on
Fifth avenue, was in collision with
a Ford car, driven south on on
Church street by ]. L. Jones, COL
ored school teacher of Canton.
Charges were preferred by Jones.
Bond in the sum of 5000 was
posted and a hearing had not been
set this morning.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-29
LATE ASYLUM
INMATE TOLD
FRIENDS PLAN
Roosevelt Continues His
Dust Bowl Tour; Sees
Officials
DEFENDS IDEA OF
SPENDING TO SAVE

ABERDEEN, s. D., Aug.
29.-(UP).-A 70-year.old
former insane asylum inmate
was jailed here today after
telling friends he was going
to shoot President Roosevelt
at Pierre, S. D. Police did
not reveal the mans name.
They say he apparently had
no motive.