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Evening star., 1936-12-05
Deaths Reported.

John J. Burns, 81. 425 Oneida pl. /.
Susan A. Palmer. 70. 2737 Oevonshire pl
James y. Hayes. ~, 622 D st. ne.
Arthur Chadoourne. "A. 1923 Newton ct.
susanna a. Dreyer, IS. 20 Todd pi. ne.
Louis ?: Dounis. 81. 1922 9th q.
Laura r. Parker. s. 3406 Garfield st.
Richard Backing. IS. st. xlisabeth's Hos
Esasss asss kk';sas:s w:S. e 1s1s sso ussos 5; !:
Daniel Brady. 81. 311 Elm ct.
Mary w. Sims. 81. 906 26th st.
S.ss1 SC:sDh ,! 2 LeNson - n; 2sss ,th l1th st.
Elenora Brown. 70. 612 Ct:
Lucy II. Johnston. 70. 446 4th st. ne.
Virginia N. Lane. 60. rreedmsn's Hos
Msggie Lee, 90, q. Xlisabsth's Hospital.
Amanda Smith, SO. 1722 q st.
william A. Thomas. 80. tfeedmen's Hos
John Moore, 80. Casualty Hospital.
Clarence n. Carter. 81. ot. Elisabeth's
STANLEY Butler. 81. osllinger Hospital.
William johnson. 5. Rllineer Hospital.
infsas Dsfssfs zhs osiiinssr Ass.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
RUBBER PROBLEM
IN WORLD ARM|NG
Reich and Russia Relying
on Substitutes for "Must"
Material.

The nations race to rearm on the
Industrial front. as Germany and
Italy, among the "hape-not" poi0-
ers, push their selt-su1fciency" pro-
grams. spurred on by the Fascist
Communist cleavage ouer the cipil
Uar in Spain. What the nations
are doing to develop synthetic raw
materials needed in uar is dis
cussed here in the seuenth of a
series of articles BY a ,Dell-known
,Driter tDho ,Uas formerly a ciuilian
chemist in the United States Army
Chemical Warfare Service and uho
had access to confidential doca-
nlents in his research,
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Mrs. John Coefeld Injured.

Mrs. John Coefield, 4701 Connecti-
cut avenue, was injured slightly at
Raeford, N. c., yesterday, when an
automobile in which she and her hus-
band were riding crashed into the
rear Of . wagon, according to the As
Sociated Press.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
German Product "Buna".

Meanwhile, Germany counts on
''buna," q synthetic rubber made in
the same way - "sovprene" except
that the butadiene transformed into
caoutchouc comes from acetlyene
rather than alcohol. Here too, the
substitute Is expensive, costing about
i've. times as much asSaw rubber.
"Ersatx" rubber ins tArtime viii be
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Veterans to Hold Dance.

The District chapter Of the Rainbow
Division Veterans will hold its annual
dance tonight at 10 O'Clock in the
Broadmoor. Bentley Mulford Is chair
man of the dance committee. The
dance is for the benefit Of the chapter
fund.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

ton Tor the past
seven years. going
there after serv-
ice at Ellis Island,
N. Y. He had
served also in New
Orleans, Puerto
Rico, San Fran.
cisco and at for.
eign posts. While
at Charleston he
had supervised an
expansion pro-
gram ut the quar-
antine station.
DR. Fauntleroy
graduated in 1906
from the Uufyer-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
NOT
WEAR
Health Bouyant as He Pre-
pares for Active
Campaign
~ GEORGE scARBo
By MEADE. c. MOORE
Ir;tsJ Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 16. CUP
Buoyant good health is President
Roosevelt's as he prepares for an
active political campaign which
he hopes will place him in the
White House for another four
years. -,
White House attaches and the
presidents personal physician,
DR.. Ross T. Mcintyre. described
Mr.. Roosevelt'S physical and nerV-
Gus condition last night as most
excellent"
Cares of the nations most eX-
acting office have failed tC leave
their mark on the chief executive.
Comparison of the president OF
today with photographs taken
when he entered the White House
more than three years ago reveal
only a few more grey hairs, Il few
more faint lines in the face.
The infectious, cheerful grin
remains. There still is the charac-
teristic backward toss of the head
when the president laughs or
makes a particularly telling point
in a speech or press conference.
Hot weather leaves the presl-
dent comparatively unmoved. He
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16

SINCE the Observation-Disclosures
vile airport at Fletcher has been
closed for improvements, num-
her of planes have been moved TO
the Hendersonville airport, located
Just off the Spartanburg highway
and operated by Oscar Meyer, Jr.
At pre-ent there are 10 planes
at the field. four of which are
owned by Mr.. Meyer and SIX Whicn
are, owned by men who reside III
or around Asheville. =.
In addition a number OF WISH,
ing planes have been on the field
recently. Preston Fender, nephew
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Patton, ana
now in the U.S.A. air corps at
Langley Field, has visited the port
twice recently, flying from Lang
ley, ,,..;-. .,ay.. al. .,-tf g
On, his first. visit he was, flying
a Basic Training ship which was
equipped for blind flying; On has
second visit, be was flying q lo"-
wing attack ship.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
PER CAPITA DEBT RISES
ABRUPTLY IN. YEAR

WASHINGTON, May 16. (UPl
The public debt reached the all
time record high Of $Sl,5l9, l69,-
$50 at the close Of business May
IL, the treasury department re-
ported last night.
This was an increase Of almost
three billion dollars over, the debt
on, the shlsf dlte ut It
repre- 81 {. ride 10 sppfsxtnate-
W. Q4fg14s4Sy4 3tfy nj %, Woman
and child in the nation compared
with approximately $224.S7 at the
same time last year. .. -',.. -,,'7'
Financial quarters predicted the
debt would. approach $36, 000,.
600, goo or approximately $274,46
per capita before the end OF, the
fiscal year on June 80. The treas
ury is faced with the necessity of
heavy borrowing in June. Itprob.
ably will need $1,000, 900, 600 and
in addition $60,000;000 bill issues
are being made. weekly to prepare
for paying the soldier bonus
bonds. '- y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
CAN ADJOURN IN THREE
WEEKS IS DECLARED

WASHINGTON, May l6. CUP
Congress can adjourn in three
weeks if senate Republicans con-
tinue to cooperate, Majority
Leader Joseph T. Robinson said
Yesterday. He listed work relief,
taxes, food control and commod-
ity exchange regulation as the
only items left for the 74th con-
gress. -
The house has passed all four
bills and will mark time until the
senate catches up.
Congressional leaders have been
drivine for adjournment before
June 9, when the Republican ma
tional convention meets in Cleve-
land. President Roosevelt's de-
mands for taxes to cover the bo-
nus and farm program costs,
which had unbalanced his budget
figures, made it seem for a while
this would not be possible. But
with May half gone Robinson was
able Yesterday to hold forth the
promise of sine die adjournment
by Saturday, June 6. :
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
HAGUE SEEKS
F0PlJT END TO
latin EXODUS
L.,,.malan Withdr a W a |
limos New Uneasiness
to Leaders
nv pRESAGE PAN
',gEUICAN STRENGTH
, WALLACE CARROLL
~ D.. Staff Correspondent

- Press Staff Correspondent
|%yEvA. Nav II (UP).-The
va D of Nations considered rad
/ ,.forms last night to avert 4
t.',srpl Wholesale exodus OF
e and South American ma
f,om Geneva following Qua
t., sudden. unexplained res
['Tar # Friday afternoon.
E.,~s officials feared that
lS.~,Ia's action might be the
= ior withdrawal of Ecuador,
4 Argentina, Colombia, Uru-
Z and Mexico and perhaps one
| ~ orbrr Latin American ma
spDievrd on the point of
mi informed quarters said the
L.. win act immediately to re
4. al sources Of Latin Ameri-
|, satisfaction. Their cOntri-
a., * members of the league
| ypse,ed TO be reduced at the
I,,r5er meeting of the ASSN
|,sr-mala'> resignation merely
!, rSa league the required two
Il notice Of withdrawal and
1 that an explanation of her
rs will be airmailed shortly.
i,pmala became the sixth
\, 10 resign from the league,
N vas first. resigning because
,ague refused TO recognize
EsFasuo. The island empire
b.lowed closely by Germany
he Reirh'S rearmament de-
rs we're turned down. Brazil.
|aEay and Costa Rica also quit
hmly Of nations.
s.,aMala'S decision was be-
b influenced at least partly
ay when the league brand
aly an aggressor against
boa and applied economic
financial sanctions. Guatemala
b only half-heartedly.
l,seymore. Guatemala has
!. the lead i'm the proposed
EAnericln peace conference
s de>irous of creating an
Eean court of justice, like
|TrId court.
S believed she also favors
Etan Of an American League
Nations. foreSeeing almost
rs,e ISOLATION from European
lSstic political affairs.
ntemala was never active in
p Affairs and did not send q
EtON to the assembly meet
at September and October
Italy was condemned for
alOnial war in East Africa.
Aa.smala owes the league
y for membership dues in
o. She pays about $3.50
\, and therefore she is le-
bound to pay the league
$4,000 before her men,
70 can cease in 1888.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16

truth"
For years Bernard dreamed OF
a port to rival New Orleans, once
the second largest Of the nation.
Yesterday he returned from New
York. He said private company,
which he would not name, had de.
cided to built it. In New York, he
said, he arranged the financing
and New Workers. will come here
soon to inspect the property.
His plan is to locate the port
somewhere between Lafitte and
Crown Point, in jefferson parish,
and dredge a shin channel direct.
ly to the Gulf of Mexico, generally
parallelling the Mississippi river
which provides the New Orleans
channel. Bernard's channel would
reach the gulf through the coastal
bayous and provides a shorter
route than the river, which meand-
ers through the vast delta it has
deposited into the sea. Demands
port would have only overland
connections with the interior, ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
H'ville Airport Active As Fletcher
Port Closed For Improvements
10 Planes Make Headquarters There Now; as Many
Students Receiving Flight Instructions

An army plane from Cleveland,
TO-, was on the field recently and
Willard McGahey of Miami, visit
ed the field recently with his Stin-
son five-passenger cabin: ship.
Ships now on the field include
a J-5 Travelair, owned by Jack
son and Brown of Asheville, a
Waco and Rearwin Junior, owned
by Ralph Greenwood of West
Asheville, and a J-5 Stearman,
owned by Mark Reid of Asheville.
Mr.. Meyers ships include a
TAYLOR Cub training plane, a Chal-
lenger Robin cabin monoplane and
two Bird planes.
About 10 students are receiving
instruction at the present and
several are ready to solo and some
others have already flown solo.
Students come from Canton, Ashe-
vile, Tryon, BOSNIAN and Hender-
sonville. -,
Passengers are flown at the field
at any time.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
KURT SCHUSCHNIGG BECOMES
ABSOLUTE AUSTRIAN DICTATOR
His Action Marks End Of
Trend Toward Fascism
in Country
By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN

VIENNA, May l6. (UP).-
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg last
night formally proclaimed himself
absolute dictator of Austria.
The dramatic proclamation eli
NAKED the bloodlesS coup d'etat
by which Schuschnigg sheared
Fascist leader Prince Ernst Rudi-
ger Won Starhemberg of all power.
Speaking to the powerful Fa-
therland front of which he as
sumed complete control, Schusch-
nigg said dictatorship of Austria
henceforth will rest with his own
individual personality instead of
in the dual system by which he
and Starhemberg directed the re-
CINE. Starhembberg was ousted
Wednesday and dissolution of his
troops, the heimwehr, was begun.
eve are assembled here in an
earnest and decisive hour" Kurt
SGhuschniGg said.
with full consciousness of my
responsibility and in memory of
the late Chancellor Engelbert
Dollfuss, | herewith take over ma
tional leadership of the Father
land front"
Thus Schuschnigg, frail, schol-
arly and devout churchman, be-
came the fourth member of the
European Dictators' Club" join
ing Premier Benito Mussolini of
Italy, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of
Germany, and Josef Stain of
CONTINUED on page fourj
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
MCDONALD HAS
LARGE CROWD
Parade Led to Courthouse
by Band for Speak
ing Today

Led by the 60-piece AshevIlIe,
high school band, a large crow Na
went to the courthouse at 3:Oo
O'Clock this afternoon to hear Dr.
Ralph w. Mcdonald, sales tax zoe
speak in behalf of his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination lor
governor. .
Starting at the north end OF
the business section, the Danu
marched through lines of people
on both sides of the street, pre-,
coded by motorcycle officers anu t
followed by cars bearing worm
M. Lyerly, county campaign man
ager, and other Mcdonald SUP,
pOrters. The candidate rode Will
Mr.. Lyerly and others in the e"i
Immediately behind the baho. +,,a.
The band gave concert a. LILY, Wv.
courthouse, and the crowd Ia nid
went inside to hear DR.. Mcpoii tho
advocate the abolition oi liz |He'
sales tax, reduction of automobile.
Continued on page 1our''
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Is. ADHERES
n POLICY OF
chinese PACT

|4SHINGT0N, May 16. (UP)
Yale deOartment, confronted
a'ge movement of Japan
-@ps into North China, to-
1'Drmed its support of the
power pact. guaranteeing
territorial integrity.
[.;st5Seeretary of State Phil
~ !, that the diplomatic posi-
he United States is the
When it was outlined in
.y HnlPs statement of De-
y q = 1885, and then said the
yates has a binding faith
~. fundamental principles of
Eaaonal policy"
government adheres to
aSlonS Of the treaties to
y party" he declared.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Magistrate Miller
Ends Jury Task

Magistrate W. l.. (Uncle Bill)
Miller. yesterday at noon finished
his work as foreman of the fed
eral grand jury at Asheville when
the jury turned in a total OF 45
indictments for the term. So.
1t was his second time to. act, as
federal grand jury foreman in
four years. Judge Webb recog-
nized him when his name, the first
to be called, was taken from the
Jury box. ffe recalled that Magis-
trate Miller had made an excel
lent jury foreman on the former
occasion and appointed him: Mop
day as the inquisitorial body be-
gan it's labors. '.,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Pan AMERICAN
|PARLEY ENTRY
is APPROVED
Public Debt Goes to New
Record High Of $751;
5l9,l69,639
ADJOURNMENT DAY
IS MOVING NEARER

WASHINGTON. May 16. (UP)
President Roosevelt today signed
the peacetime record $572,000,-
900 army appropriation bill, which
provides funds for the military
and non-military activities of the
war department for the fiscal year
ending June 1887.
At the same time, the president
gave q final approval also of the
so-called four departmental bill,
making appropriations for the de-
partments of state, justice, COM
merce and labor.
He also signed the joint con-
gressional resolution authorizing
the United States to participate in
the forthcoming Pan American
conference to be held at Buenos
Aires or at the capital of some
other American republic during
1896. Ni-t .." -.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Bind Two Over
In Chicken Thefts

Magistrate H. L. Pace yester-
day bound two women, Allie
Green and Nancy Featherstone, to
the October term of the superior
court on charges of breaking and
entering the hen house of Mrs.
Addie Maxwell on Thursday night.
The two were arrested by Sher-
if M. N. Orr and Constable Zeb
Corn on Thursday night. Called
to the home of Mrs. Maxwell, the
officers traced Allie Green to her
home and later arrested Nancy
Featherstone. .
Two chickens were found at
each place, but the women stated
that they had bought the chickens
from some boys about midnight.
The sheriff's department has in
vestigated nine chicken cases and
convictions have been secured OF
about 20 defendants, a,y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Noted Engineer, In Feud With New
Orleans Says Rival Port To Be Built
SAYS New Orleans Policies Have Caused Steady De-
cline; New Seaport Will Cost $40 100000

NEW ORLEANS, May 16. -
(UP).-A new $1O,000,000 sea-
port will be located 20 miles south
of here near Lafitte, La, where it
can compete with the declining
port of New Orleans, John H.
Bernard, civil engineer and water
ways expert, announced yester-
day.
Bernard had a fight with the
New Orleans dock board in 1928
and went to Russia. He lived there
six years, acting as chief of con-
sulting engineers for all OF Rus
sia's waterways. He became chair
man of the chronological commits
sion Of Russia.
Back home, he resumed the
feud with the dock board, an
nounced he was disgnsted with
the system here. 49,, 371g.,.fss.
GIN Russia, the state produces
for consumption. Here, produc-
ton is for profit. You could write
books, but come no closer TO the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
WILL SHAVE SELF
WITH 5-POUD AXE

ATLANTA, May 16.-(UP).-
A man will shave himself with a
five-pound axe as an advertising
feature Of the 22nd annual con-
vention Of the Southeastern Re
tail Hardware and Implement as
sociation here May 19 to q.
Approximately 400 dealers and
jobbers Of Alabama, Florida, Ten
nessee and Georgia are expected
to attend the convention.
C. w. Truitt Of Commerce, Ca,
is president of the association.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
MISS BRADLEY GETS
CULLOWHEE HONOR

CULLOWHEE, May 16.--Miss
Amelia Bradley, of Edneyville,
was recently installed as the Sun,
day school director for the local
Baptist Student Union Council for
next year.
Miss Bradley has been active in
the extra-curricular activities this
year. She was president OF the
B. S. U. Council, secretary OF the
Monogram club, and a cheer lead
err. She is also q member Of the
Alpha Phi Sigma, national honor
airy fraternity.
She has been elected president
of the journalism Club and 9
member of the college newspaper
staff for next year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
Demos Again
Elect Redden
ASChair11nan
Cites Reduction of County's
Indebtedness, Debt Set
element Plan
ANOTHER LANDSLIDE
FOR FDR FORECAST

Democrats of Henderson county
met in convention this morning at
II O'Clock at the county court
house and unanimously reelected
Al. NJ. Redden, Hendersonville at
torney, as chairman of the county
executive committee for the next
two years. He has served three
terms of two years each, and has
led the party to victory at each
election.
Otis V. Powers, vice-chairman,
and J. T. Fain, Jr., secretary,
were also reelected for terms of
two years.
On recommendation of the ex-
ecutive committee that a woman
be named as second vice-chair-
man, Mrs. Drayton Jones, who
was suggested by the committee,
was named as vice-chairman.
The convention was called to
order by Chairman Redden, who
stated that the purpose of the
meeting was to formally organize
the democracy of the county for
the next two years.
A roll call of precincts revealed
representatives present. from IT
of the county's 20 precincts. Re-
ports of precinct meetings held
last week and of precinct chair
men and committeeman named
were made. .-.--,...
The executive committee, COM
posed of precinct chairmen, then
retired to name officers of the
committee. J. F.. Shipman report
ed for the committee that all Of
ficers had been reelected and re-
ported the committees action on
a woman vice-chairman.
During the deliberation of the
executive committee. John Ew-
bank, former representative in the
legislature, spoke briefly on the
achievements Of the Democratic
party in Henderson county and
North Carolina.
In accepting the craftsmanship
of the executive committee, Mr..
Redden pointed out that in presl-
Dental preferential primaries held
i'm states of the nation, and par
ticularly in states usually voting
Republican, President Roosevelt
had polled tremendous votes, and
he predicted that the national ad-
ministration would be returned to
power in a Democratic landslide
in the November election.
Relative to the local situation,
he pointed out that the Demo-
cratic county administration had
come to power with the county
debt approximately three and a
half million dollars. In keeping
with the party platform, no new
debt has been created, he de-
clared, but rather more indebted
ness had been retired than in any
similar period of the county'S
history.
He pointed out that a debt set
Element had been perfected that
will not only put Henderson coun-
ty out of default on its indebted
edness, but will also save the tax
navers of the county approximate
" S1,3OO,O0O. This county, ne de.
clared, is now one of the as of
the states 100 counties which
have their bonded indebtedness IN
good shape and are out of default,
Relative to delegates to the
state Democratic convention,
which meets in Raleigh on June
12, the convention voted to seat
as delegates all Democrats of the
county who desire to attend.
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
ROOSEVELT SIGNS RECORD ARMY BILL
Two Negroes Who
Killed Sheriff Are
Machine Gunned
Are Slain in Burning Home
After Six.Hour Gun
Battle
fconvrigbt 1885 by United Pre,D

Copyright 1880 oy Omted TretsI
GORDONSVILLE, Va, May l6.
(UP)-Two negroes killed sher-
if. wounded five other white men,
held off q posse numbering up to
5000 men in a six-hour gun bat
tie, and died, finally, in q bar
rage of machine gun bullets in
their blazing home early today.
Two hours later. after the ruins
had cooled enough to permit APP
proach, members of the posse rak-
ed among the ashes and recover
ed one of the bodies. 1t was torn
and cut up and parts of it, includ-
ing some of the bones, were car
ried off as souvenirs.
The body of the second negro
q woman-was recovered several
hours later. 1t was dragged from
the smouldering ruins and left the
curious to stare at the few re-
naming souvenir hunters to dis
member. .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-16
ESTIMATES ON TAX ON
CORPORATIONS HELD UP

WASHINGTON, May 16. (UP)
The senate finance committee, UNI
able to make Roadway on the COM
promise corporate profits tax to-
day studied modification Of the
proposed "windfall tax" on un-
collected AAA processing funds.
The committee indicated ia
yorable attitude on changes sug-
gested BY witnesses, who contend
ed that the tax as contained in
the house draft of the 3,000,-
900 administration bill would un-
fairly penalize some professors.
Progress on the corporate tax
profits section was delayed by in
ability OF treasury experts to COM
plete their estimates on the yield.